The Express.
London, England, 1857-01-30 00:00:00

";111.111;VITGILMO TOM Ni 111.14. P.M.

JIG. 10.1

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I$ 4
AA 10
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)L CORN MARKF.T.-THIS DAY.
(11T 111/ONETIC TZLEORAPIII

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
Notwithstanding a moderate attendance of dealers and
farmers in town the business was limited. Indian corn com-
manded 6d. per quarter over Tuesday's closing price.
Wheat, barley, oats, oatmeal, and every other article
nominally without alteration in value.
The weather is frosty.

MINCINO-LANE.—THIS DAY.
Stoat.—We base bad a very active market during' the
week, and a very large amount of business in all descriptions,
has been done; and prices are now fully L. higher thou last
Friday. Lumps, fair to tine, 625. 6d. to 655.
Coerce.—The quantity offered in public sale bite been
limited. The prices of but week have been fully supported,
and necasionally a alight advance has been paid. - Native
Ceylon quoted 50s. 675.
Tex.—The market has been free from excitement to-day,
and wo have scarcely hoard of a transaction. Common
Congou put the quotation as 13}d. to 13/d.
Rica.—The market bas been heavy this week, and with
the exception of Madras, which is a shade dearer, but little
has been done.
Rte.—The market has been inactive during the week,
but prices are unaltered.
fiatvgrrna.—There has been a slight improvement in the
demand this week, but we cannot alter general quotations.
6ruess.—There baa been but a small quantity offered ;
prices are unaltered.
Corrox.—About 4,000 bales told during the week.
Tinnerelly shows an advance of ; other descriptions add
at previous rates.
In other articles no material alteration.

TALLOW MARKET.—THIS DAY.
The market is tints .—Town tallow is quoted 60s. 6d;
nett cash; Petersburg Y. C., on the spot, 625. fid. to 635.;
Jun. to Math, 62e. 6d.; April to Jane, 560. 641.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
(TlllB DAY.)
The number of beasts is about an average. Trade is
not active, but Monday's prices are fully maintained.
The su plidr.ydwodf sheep is exceedingly small; they ere
rasa] ' of at rather advanced rater. Calves ere
y lower. Our foreign supply consists of 43
beasts, 180 sheep, and 170 calves. The number of milch.
cows is 120.
Par aaaa at Mk. ad.a O. I Par Meat et alba s. d. ad.
Bea &eta lieniforda .411 i 0 j Bac Das It 111.344dagb
Bat altort.heras 4 4 4 I Bed lowiroal• ...... 5 3 6
&toad quality Wae 34 4 0 Va. de
C•ar 4 4 6 4 Ewa a mond gritty 4 6 410
• tDu 11•13.3.3444 6 8 6 4 Wald ...... ——
Dam at mast, 033 40449 aod 3.010; selves. =i aMs.

HIDES.—THIS DAY.
LIADZNNALI..—The following are the prime :—S6lba. to
64Th.., M.; 6416 e. to 721 be., td. to 61d.; 72165. to
80119., did. to 51d. ; Roth.. to 88Th.., bid. to 6d. ; to
Roth.., 6d. to 61d. ; Roth.. to 10416 e., 61d. to 60. Hors*
hides., IM. Caf skins, light, es. to 6e. ' • full, 9s.
Ilsnrottosie.—Sheep skins, polled, 10s. to 13e. ; Kadin
end halthreds, Se. to 10e. ; 1100 ia, 61. to 7e. 6d.

BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—THIS DAY.
Messrs. Pattonden and Smith report that the hop market
is firm at tho late advanced prices.

COAL MARKET.-THIS DAY.
Tanileld Moor, Ile. 3d. • Walls End Riddell, 17s. 3d. ;
Walls End Haswell, 19s. 61.; Wells End Hatton, 19s. 6d. ;
Walls End Laisibton, 199.-8 hash ships at market.

THE THIEVES OF ST. IETERSBURG.

A letter from St. Petersburg, of the 20th, in tho
Consfitetioond, rays :—" The polite have just arreeted fif-
teen individuals, charged with attseks on and robbery of
Isvotchiks or drivers of sledges. The plan adopted by these
men wee as fi dews =At a late hour in the eveuing, two of
them took their scale in a sledge, and ordered the driver to
proceed to some distant part of the city or to the extremity
of some faubourg, where at that hour the streets were com-
pletely deserted. At a given moment, one of the robbery
threw over the head of the driver a net with a coed having
a running knot to come tightly round Ida neck, so that in
order to avoid strangulation he gave to his ammilanG all the
money he bad received throughout the day. During the
last fortnight upwards of one hundred drivers have been
victimised by this trick. There is now in the prison of St.
Petersburg a skilful rogue who has directed his attention to
higher game. Having beard that the Archbishop of St.
Petersburg had left hie pastoral rows at a jeweller's, to
undergo repairs, he went to the shop and said, '1 coins
from 'Mgr. the Archbishop, who requests that von will
immediately give me the crone which he bas left
with you to repair. He hae been rent for to
the palace, and he cannot prevent himself before
the Emperor without the insignia of his dignity.'
' That is very true,' replied the jeweller, but as
I hare not the honour of knowing you, and as
nothing more resemble* en honest man than a rogue, we will
go together and deliver to monseigneur the cruse he has con-
fided to me." That Is just what I wish,' said the thief,
' and if you will allow me, I will give you • seat in my car-
riage in order the sooner to reach the palace of his eniinence,
who must be with the Emperor precisely at twelve.' Five
minutes after, the jeweller and his companion arrived at the
archbishop's, and entered the waiting-room, which is open
to every one. The meesenger requeeted him to wait a rooruent,
and he would inform hie eminence of his arrival. In about two
or three minutes he returned with hie heed uncovered and
without hie cloak, and said, ' Mgr. the Archbishop is at this
moment engaged with the Archbishop of Kieff, and there-
' fors cannot come to you, end
himself in the palace and with,
as he believed, one of the servants, no longer hokitated, but
gave the nun and returned to his shop. About a week
after the archbishop came himself for the met. The police
being then informed of the trick, set to week, and succeeded
In arresting the thief. He manna in the hands of justice,
but where the trainable article which he took is, remains a
mystery."