The Express.
London, England, 1861-02-28 00:00:00

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MINCING LANE.-(THIS DAy.).

Feb.i U.

fitina.—The public sake are primula, withotit spirit,
at abort previous ratio.
Conn.—The small public sale is going off steadily.
Tn.—Fine wagon continues in limited demand.
Conn.—No sales reported, but the market is steady.
Aux.—Prices are unaltered.

PIMENTO. —The demand has rather improved:; ordinary
to gond sold at 20. to 3d.
Mace has sold at Id. advance, middling to good sold at
Is. U. to lc 9d.
Jove sold heavily in public sale at 141. 10s. to 181.
Markets generally routines dull.

TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
The market is steady. Town tallow is quoted, Me.
net cash ; Petersburg Y. C. on the spot, 60s. to 60s. 61.;
3larch, 60s. 6d. ; April to JUDO, 58s. 6d. ; October to De-
cember, 56e.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
(THIS DAY.) _ _ .

There are a few more beasts than on Thursday list.
Trade is slow, but prices are about the r►me
us on Monday. The supply of sheep is spin
smalL The chokest, descriptions arc readily disposed of. ln
some instances higher rates are obtained. Trade for calves
is unaltered. Our foreign supply consists of 95 beasts, 150
sheep, and calves. Mulch cows, 155.

Per stone of 81hs. a d. a. d. Pee dons of 81bs. a d. a.
Best Scots, Herold& 4 10 6 0 Best Dos& 111-tels Sit
Drat Short-horns 4 8 4 10 Best Long.trools.... 6 11 6 8
Second quaL beasts S 8 4 2 Do. do. Shorn
Calves
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Med Das& liltbreds 6 10 e 2 lambi
Beau at. market, 1,056; nap and Jambe, 3,200 Oahu,
128 ;Pip, 370.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)
Mews. Davis and Co. report trade very dull, at the
following price.:—Prime meadow hay, 75a. to 85s. ; sups-
rior ditto, KM. to II Os. ; inferior do., 365. to 50e. ; clo►er,
old, 9th. to 110 e. ; ditto, new, second cat, 70a to 1:10a. ;
straw, 50e. to 36..

THREATENED STRIKE AT BOLTON.—The master
spinners of Bolton district have held several meetings for
the purpose of considering the present state of trade,
with a lIIOW either to a reduction in wages, working short
time, or both ; but we believe no definite understanding
has yet been come to. A notice, however, appeared in •
local paper, stating that it had been resolved to make a
reduction of 5 per cent. on hand mules, and reductions on
the strippers and grinders of la, per week, and ed. on other
hands but we are assured that up to Saturday night no
intimation hail been given to the operatives of any reduction
amongst any of the hands, except the powerloom weavers.
On Tuesday night a very crowded meeting was held in the
Temperance Hall, there being upwards of 2,500 operatives
present. The object wee to decide what course the power-
loom weavers should adopt, the resolution of last week's
meeting having been carried out by deputations from the
various mills where notice of reductions had been made, re-
uesting their employers to re-consider their notice. Mr.
John Chadwick, bookseller, was called to the chair. The
following resolutions were carried :—" 1. That there be •
deputation of eight operatives selected by our committee to
meet • deputatien of eight of the manufacturers, to see if
there Pin be a satisfactory arrangement arrived at before
the termination of their notice. 2. That we, the power-loom
weavers of Bolton and the neighbourhood, in public meet-
ing assembled, will be justified in ceasing work at the end of
our notices if our en.ployers do not agree to pay up to the
Bolton standard list of prices. 3. That if the manufacturers
of Bolton are still determined to reduce our wages, we make
anlppeal to all trades for support on our behalf."
THE FroITIVE SLAVE CAME.—The action of the
Court of Queen's Bench in limning a writ of habeas corpus
is severely resented in Canada. The precedents are not die-
putol, but it is contended that the jurisdiction of the
English court was superseded when the local tribunals,
with the assent of the crown, were established, and that
although her Majesty's writ runs in the colony, He exercise
must take effect through her Majesty's colonial courts. The
precipitate application of the writ is also generally con-
demned, and it would certainly have been better policy on
the part of our negro philanthropists to have waited until
themes had been filially decided, by the Canadian courts.
As it is, the interference whilst it was before them is greatly
resented. Anderson had plenty of friends in Canada
who would have taken the case by appeal before the
Privy Council. The New York journals are gloating over
the prospect of a collision between the mother-country and
the colony, snd making sure that the latter will gladly come
over to the Northern States. The mother-country will not
be so foolish as to enforce the rights of Sir A. Cockburn and
his colleagues, whilst all that the most indignant Canadians
ask for is to have the question of the jurisdiction at once
laid down upon some understood basis. A writ of habeas
corpus having been moved for in the Canadian courts, it is
probable that Anderson before this is a free man, when the
writ of the English court can then be executed, which it
will never be through the colonial government or tribunals,
whose officers will at once decline to recognise an authority
ef which they know nothing and to which they are not
bound to. yield obedience.--Canadian News.
MID-KENT It AI LW AY. —The tenth half-yearly
general meeting of the shareholders of the above company
took place on Tuesday at the South Sea Honse, for the
reception of the directors' report, Sm. William Dent, Faq.,
the chairman of the directors, presided. The report has
appeared in our columns. The chairman explained how the
company bad been engaged in parliamentary contests, and
that whatever happened the interests of the company would
not be nverlookel; Mr. Starling considered it was merely
an attempt (lie meant the introduction of the bill) to coerce
the South-En tern Company to give u 1; the CrAyeltailway.
Mr. Child contended that the South-Laatern pany had
always acted ie a straightforwarl manner towards the ('rays
Company, and he considered there was ample room for local
es well as through traffic, and the South-Eastern l'empany
had held oat the olive-branch to the London, Chatham, and
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ence to the bill, the Chairman moved the adoption of the
report, which was unanimously carried. Mr. John Allen
was then reelected a director, and in the room of Mr.
L Sim , who retired, Mr. Charles Hill was elected.
Mr. W. Starling wax re-clacks' auditor.
SECENOAKS HAILWAY.TIIO third half-yearly
g metal meeting of the shareholder; in this company was
held on Tuesday, at their °Te. s, No. 3, Vietona-street.
Westminster ; Lord Amherst in the chair. The directors'
report stated that the works were proceeding satisfactorily,
and they had every reason to expect that the line would
he completed by the time specified in the act of parliament,
that is in the course of next year. The engineer's report
stated that satisfactory progress had been made in the
earthworks and tunnel ; in the latter • driftway had been
drive n for nearly the entire lanirth, and will be completely
through in bss than a month. Brickwork wu again being
proceeded with on the viaduct at Eyosford, and the whole
of the pie fo Indations for the piers were complete. At
all the important points along the line the land was in the
contractor's hands, sod would be in active operation imme-
diately. The leper was unatimeas'y adopted, the two
retiring directors and the retiring auditor were re-electal,
and a vote of thanks to the chairman closed the pro-
ceedings.