The Express.
London, England, 1868-01-17 00:00:00

WESTMIBSTER ABBEY A ROYAL PALACE,

At the Westminster police-court, yesterday,
Messrs. Poole and Tyler, the former a mason, and the
latter • builder, inWeettnuister, were summoned by Mr. J.
Tolley, district surveyor, for an offence under the Metro-
politan Building Act.
Mr. Philbrick, barrister, represented the Board of
Works; and Mr. Edward Vaughan Richards nominally
for the defendants, but in reality for the dean
Zerdhapter of Westminster.
Mr. Philbrick, in opening the case, stated that the sum-
monses were taken out by Mr. Tolley, charging the de•
fendanta that they did do certain work within the district
of St. Margaret's and the Close of St. Peter's,Westminster,
without giving due notice to the district surveyor, as
required by the 38th chapter, section 122, of the 1$ and P 1
Victoria. The facts were not in dispute, but the question
that would be raised was whether the abbey was a royal
palace or place intended for the use end service of the
sovereign. If so, it would be exempted under the act of
parliament.
A pipe for heating part of the abbey had been placed
too close to the roof of the Jerusalem Chamber, and as
the venerable pile was considered to be endangered by it.
as well as for the interests of justice, these proceedings
were commenced twoor three months ago, and fully argued

yesterday.
Mr. Arnold said, in adjourning the matter sine die, that
so important a question should rather form the subject
matter of proosodings in a superior than in a police court.

MARKETS.

LACE AND HOSTERY.—Norrnamsw, J. 16.—
The partial revival noted in our last report of the staple
trades has since made some little programs, especially in
the home and continental markets Orders are being
placed for silk and fancy laces to a fair extent, and there
to kw depression in she sale of cotton goods. There have
been some American buyers but they have bought
not
much In the hosiery trade the state of things has not
much changed from what it was last week.—NottingAans
Journal.

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OOTTON.—Llvraroot, JAL 16.—Steady market at full
Batimated sales to-day, 12,000 Wm, including
rOr speonlaiion and export 5,000 American, Old. to
8 d
511.
. ; 1,500 Pernam, Sic., 7d. to 7td. ; 400 Maranham,
7d. to ed.; SOO IgTpiaan, 70. to '2ld. 4,100 Burst,
4 to 6411. ; Madrait sid. ; Bengal, Scinde, dm, 40. to
; 200 Peru, Ted. to ad. Pair Dhollerah, 50. ; fair
Oooomeruttee, 50. ; fair Broach, fild. ; fair Bengal, 40. ;
fair Eaptian, 7pl. ; fair Penton, 70. ; middling Bowed',
7i ; middling Orleans, 7id.

CLOTH.—MancErmin, Jan. 16.—We have had 'rather
matted market for sloth and yarn to-day, and a pretty fair
banner haa bean dose at advanced FWm.

WOOL AND WORSTED. —BRADFORD, Jam. 16.—
There is no ellaarsti:rn general tope of the wool market
since liouday. cantinas to purchase only what :
they require, and isa staplers generally report the market ,
as very quiet. A large motion sale of English wool by
Messrs. O. and W. Townead, broken, took place this after-
noon in St. George's-hall, and was very largely attended
by gentlemen connected with the trade. The prices res.
limed, imperially fa lots of choke wools, were very good.
The following are a few of the prim. given :—Shropeldr•
deep hop, is. 3d. per lb. • Lincoln hop, la Oid. ; mom
hog and nether, 10d. ; half-bred hogs. la. 14d. • North-
umberland fliped bogs. is. lid. ; do., mothers, lOd. ,• tee
lambs wool, ls. ; inedrawing wether, ls. 31d. • Shrop-
shire hop la. 2.41. ; super hogs, le Cid. ; Cheviot ewss,
la. lid. ; In hlf.tered hop, le. lid. ; middlemetbers,
la. lid. ; down togs, la. 2d. ; lustre neat withers la. 21.,
ho. Although no improvement can be reported in
the wonted yarn trade, still inquiries are more frequent.
Nen:baste are picking up cheap lots here and there, and
maks offers for irregular spuinuip at low prima Low
30's and some manes of two-fcdds have been in better re-
quest. Prises me dill very irregular. The demand for
the home trade is very unselidestory. Though the im-
provement in demand for pieess, noticed last week, is
still maintained to same extent, yet it is may very partial.
for whilst cane manufactories report that they have le-
°idiot fair orders, others complain of being nail& to sell
anythimg. The sease of Mainly is biennia(
toloe verylt. Travellers of the Uiess bows' are
only jolt their jeunreys, sad it is uusiolsia hew
the mew in anise way he socepaide to the Was
1 of the. beams The Gomm trade operas the beet at
I fee although the orison we oily small, they are
Priem an Miser steadier.
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ODEN.—BtainioNAN. JAN. 16.—At tLis day's smaticet
these was a siert supply el wheat, wide& was aseetkr bold
ter lest week's rate, bat the few sake nada VIM at a
desklas of la per querAir. Bang trum. Oats wily taken
ta Mail. Bows Tailor bower. Peas samialetnerl their valne.
Ilatino4 Jai, 16.—A* ear amerket this alleraosa tit*
mg* et wheat wee &wt. end found bares at