The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-12 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)
(BY TZLIOIIAPH.)
(120 X OUR OWN T.)
The market continues quiet, but steady. Sales about
10,000 bales.

CORK BUTTER MARKET.—{THIS DAY.)
(By tzzanntrit.)
(1,20 X 0171 OWN 00111.11116PONDIXT.)
Ordinary, 1395., lals., 123 e., 117.., lU9s., 100 s. ; 940
firkins. Mild cured, 15us., 1405., 12;5.; 40 firkins.
TALLOW MARKET.--(TIEUI DAY.)
The market is quiet. Town tallow, 48s. 9d.; Peters-
burg Y.C. on the spot, 60s. ; December, 60s. 6d.
to 60s. 9d. ; January, 61s. 3d.; March, Slii.
MAnzEr Avimactits.—Town tallow, 61.. 3d. ; fat by
ditto, 2s. hid. ; yellow Russian, 625. 6d. ; melted .tuff,
335. ed. ; rough ditto, 18s. ; greases. 188. good dregs,
6s. Imports for the week 6,837 casks.

COVENT GARDEN.—(THIS DAY.)
English pines are now supplied much beyond the de-
mand, and trash arrivals are reported from abroad; there
are also some good specimens of grapes from the Azorea.
The market shows generally a dull trade, and will be so
until the Christmas week. Oranges very abutsdant.
Flowers chiefly consist of orchids. asters, pelargoniums,
fuchsias, mignonette, and roses.

FRUIT.
Appko, per bushel, 4s to es Melons, 'sett. te to ts
Filberts, per lb.. ts Peso., per dos., es to is
Orspos, per lb., es ed to 114 Pine-apple% per lb., is to 51
Lensed, per too, is to to o:sage.% per 140, 2e to Is
TEO Alit-M.
Antonym, pa IGO, the I eppt, per bunch. ea
Beet, per des., Is tote I Hawhrooms,p p0tt.,1464t0 Istld
Cabbages, per doz., 1. to 2a Onions, per bushel, eo. to Ts
Carrots, per bunch, 6d to OM Parsley, pet boneh, ad 0 6d
Celery, per bundle, Is to es Potatoes, Toth &Testi VACS.
eueumbere, each, Ad to 1561 116 s to Ms
Endive, per dos., Is 6d to es Flukes, do., 1104 to lens
Garlic sod litudlota, p. lb., 61 saws, do., 120 s to lOUs
Herbs, per bunch, 2d to ad Seakale, p. puma, 2v to es
Horse Widish, p. buod., Ns toles Spinach, per bushel,' toys
Lecke, per bunch, 2d to ad Tomatoes, per dos, Is to ts
Lettuces, per score, to to ts 6d Turnips, p buaeh, 24 to 44

SMITHFIELD HAY SW:MET —(THIS DAY.)
Ur. Marl's James Easton reports trade at last
day's prices. I'rime clover, from 110 e. to 1265.;
kidenol ditto, We. to 100 e. ; prime bay, 105 s. to 115 s. ;
inferior ditto, 85s. to 95a. ; straw. 265. to 84..

THE BOMBAY BANE COMMlBBlolT.—Yosterday
was the butt appointed day of sitting, and the Government
Commissioners held a court at the Grosvenor Hotel to ex-
amine Mr. Bonney, the director and afterwards the presi-
dent of the bank. On the conclusion of his evidence the
inquiry will be completed, and the commistioaers will
prepare a report to the government, which will contain
references to the despatches of Lord Hidden to Sir Bartle
Were, the late Governor of Bombay. The losses of the
bank are 1,890,01101., and the question is whether any or
what portion should be bane by the government. The
matter will probably come before parliament.
A OOLD-DIOOER AND 1118 MONEY.—John
Frazer, a returned gold-digger, when in Liverpool the
other dee, on his way home from Inverness, venturoll
into the Imam of some abandoned women, and was there
plundered of all his Paine—about 3304 in gold and notes,
end two nuggets which he bad brought home ai trophies.
The women were brought before the Liverpool stipendiary
on Thursday, but as the police lad not yet nnovered tho
money, the prisoners were remanded.
RAILWAY TRAFFIC RECKIPTII.—The traffic re-
ceipts of railways in the United Kingdom for the weak
ending Dec. 6, amounted on 13,366 mike to 719,6981.;
and for the eorrespondingweek in 1867, on 13,030 mike, to
6•6,9761., showing an increase of 3W mace, end of
29,723/. The gnus receipts on 14 of the principal rail-
ways in the United Kingdom amounted fur the week on
9,677 roles. to 664,8031., and for the corresponding week of
last year, on 9.425 milee, to .iB2, 181/., showing an
increase of 262 wiles, and of 22,6221. Thu ineresse on the
Caledonian and North British anisianted to 3,2•,81.; on
the Great Southern and Western to 701/. ; on the Great
Weston', to 1,7911. ; on the Luwashirs and Yorkshire to
4131. ;on the London and North Wester*. to 2,444/. ; on
the London, Utighton, and South Coast, to 1,1311/. ; on
the London and South Westeni, to 2.71;/. ; on the Man-
cheater, Sheffiekl, and Lieoultiehire, to 1,3671. ; on the
/hand to 6,02e1. ; on the North Eastern to 2,292/., and
on the South }:intein, to I.9titi/ —total, 21,0731. ;
but from this must be deducted 8214 the decrease
on the Great Eastern, and ti3U4 on the Great
Northern, together 1.4.111. leaving the increase as shore
21,622.1. The receipts on 02 other railways in the
United Kingdom amounted on 3,678 miles A.
114,896/., and for the corresponding week of last year on
3.614 miles, to 107,7941., showing an Mamma of 64 miles,
and of 7,1011. The goods treflio on the fourteen
systems of lir es above mentioned amounted for the week
to 3741341., against 367,6871., show' an increase of
10.617/. The passengers, do., ;reek on
thom lines amounted to Mt., and for the corm-
week of 1867 to 214,694/, chewing an iecrease
71141461. The total reenipte for the /sat week show a
domain of 12,3661, as oompiroi with this el the pro-
wling week, aiding Nov. it

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