The Express.
London, England, 1850-05-21 00:00:00

FRENCH EXPORTS.

The French government has just published its
periodiral 'totem nt of the flaotaatioas 41 the quantities of
merchandise exported from its dominion& The comparison
is between the first four months el each of the three pan
1848, 1849, sad 1850. We press!t it few of the chief items =

ISM.
Broady hectolitres 101,1611
Coes =WWI qui:dale 221.72 s
Modes •alv Is trams 1,061.'70
Salt quiets' 252711

1/142.
126,633
1104,126
111,033
211,633

Mask/wry .slue In'francs 1,348,639
BM tiara .....eetrbeal quintals 3,933
Word= fabrla SO Ei23
Lbw di* ..,, 1,763
liable 309

sas:oso
3,743
9/1
9,441
223

1450.
11g,719
664,616
1,2.19,213
16!,678

966,139
8.874
1.192
3,370
281

Of articles on the eiportation of wbicb a pianists ,I paid
dot fallowing are returned :

ISIS. ISIS. IMO.
ltedoed iupz metrical qulalsis 16.1103 18,614 61,184
Soaps o IMP 11,519 16,3,06
Coloured and printed aortas
testuros O ?IS 11 all 8,789

Tee same document alto coining a statiment of the eon-
►srauve movement of Freceh skipping between the ports of
France and foreign countries, the colonies, and the sea
fisheries. It appears that the depattores of Feuds easels
in the Ant four months of 1848 were in number 1,706, the
menage of which was 199,126; in the same period 1849
vessels 245, tonnage 272,470; in 1860—v vele 2A92, tonnac
262,728. The entries were, in the flot four mobile,' of 18 ".
—verele 1,663. tenure 220,930; in 11;49—vemels 1,947,
tonnage 232,066; in 1860—vuseh 1,878, tonnage 222,866.

DCBLLN Stitaze.—(From the Ilveman's Journal
of May 20.1—There has been rather an improved business in
attires, and railways are more in request. This is especially
the an with reference to he Great Southeia seta W-flats,
which have advanced since th's day month no lc •" than
41 10% p.r share, attributable chiefly to the gratifying im-
provement in 'he traffic returns. Great Southern and
Western, 31 (11 advance on the week); Midland Great
Western, 241; Dublin and Drogheda, I/ (1 advance) ;
Belfast and Killymena, 171; Dahlia and Belfret Junction,
111 (10'. advacte); Dublin and Kingstown Helves, 12;
Waterford and Limerick, 71; Dundalk and Enniskillen, 41 ;
National Brnk, 171; Royal Bank, 111; Hibernian Bank,
251 decline) ; PetrioVe Insurance Company, 71 ; National
it-urance Company, 201 ; Wicklow Copper Mine, 141;
Dirc-n and Liverpool Ship Building Company. 41 ; City
Four per Cent. Debenture a, 71. Bank Stock he, slightly
given way, and closed at 204.
WINDING UP OF RAILWAY COWPANIEIL—DIRECT
PLTY01:111, Alen DITONPORT.—YrtenIay a
meeting of &Lenses et shun in this company, now beinic
wound spender 'he proviakins of the Joint- lock Conipaci
AM, ems bald at the eie v ed -Menses. Via:glit end Bereare,
London-s" set, Feschuret-street, when step, were taken 'or
sorting against the decision of the Muter in Chucen,
Sir Wm. Horne, who has decid d on the liability of 600
fleets's who merely received shares on application. This
Heater has alto fixed as liable between 50 and 60 of this pro-
visional committee, on the ground of their having lent their
num, and attended meetings in promotion of the scheme.
CALTDOMAN.-1111ZTING WITH CRIDITOII.--On Friday
the directors of the Celedonian Rinses; Company met with
on ordinary creditors, in the Star lintel, Gi.orge's-innue,
Olarxow. The elicit having been takes by Cspt. Plunkett,
the hon. pattemars &inflect the position of affairs in wry,
much the same as there used by him on former occuioua,
and called upon the secretary, Capt. Codringtos, to
• ertain ref ilutioce—the principal one was to bind the crtdi-
. tors not to prosecute their claims during the present or next
' session of parliament, so that time might be obtained to
enable the directs" to complete the negotiations with the
guaranteed companies. This wee wended by Mr. A. Mor-
rison, writer, whet Mr. Robert Lamonu, writer, re-
marked that es some discussion would probably ensue,
it might be as well for the directors to retire. The
members of the board having left the room, Mr.
Finley, of Easteriiill, was appointed chairman, and
a discussion ensued, in the course of which, an addi
Lion was made to the resolution, to the effect, that nose
were to be bound by it ashen all the creditor, agreed, and
the alteration having been communicated to the board, they
desired time to consider it. The addition wu eventually
agreed to; and alter some farther verbal amendments, the
resolution, se amended. was unanimously adopted by the
creditors present. A committee was then appointed to co-
operate with the board, and after a vote in thanks to the
chairman, the meeting separated. At the meeting it was
stated by Captain Plunkett that the floating debt amouated
to about 570,0001 , and the 'meets, whist. we understood to be
plant, &c., for working the line, to about 150,0001. It ap-
pears, therefore, that the present director have been left by
their predecessors a legacy of debt and embarrassment,
perhaps, naparalieled in the annals of even railway mis-
management.

Mita-sun.—This company are about to contract for work
Lag their Leeds and Bradford and Bristol and Birmingham
11211.—OITORD, WORCZII2I, AND WOLV AAAAA PTON.
—Mr. Brunel, the enginrer of this company, is undentood
to tune submitted to the director a guaranteed estimate of
the co•t of constructing the entire line within 20 months, at
len than 20,0001. per mile.—Bmciuounmennut.—The
works on the further extension of this line to Islip are being
proceeded with.—OIIEAT Noxvintx.—The heavy work
in connexion with the tunnel of this company at Copen-
hagen•flelda is to be fl&shed this month.
THE SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH BETWEEN DOVER
AND CAWS, Which we. to have been opened this niontb,
will not now be complated and opened until the end of June.

NIIOIIO EDUCATION 130CIETT.—The annual meet-
ing of the Ladies' Society for Proraceing the Early Macs-
ties and Improvement of the Children of Negroes and of
People of Colour was held yesterday, at Willis's-rooms—
the Marquis of Cholmondeley in the chair. The report
stated that the agrthultural and commercial affairs of at.
West Indies seemed on the verge of ruin. Many opulent
proprietors were utterly reduced to penury, their once
flourishing estates abandoned and left uneultivated, and
their labourers compelled to seek occupation elsewhere.
The coloatal legislator. was forced to curtail, or, in many
instances, altogether withdraw, the supplies which were voted
for the support of the schools in their respective islands.
The immediate consequence which resulted was, that
many large and theg-established schools were raken
up. The committee had to record that the state
of the West Indies errs somewhat lees gloomy and
disheartening than at that time. In some of the islands,
as well as at home, th.re mu a gratifying reaction in
favour of negro education. The society's anuual musings
and sermons had tended to create a feeling of intone', as
well as cause an additional support to be given. The last
annual meeting had led to a formation of a North West
Loudon Branch Association. The committee had besa
enabled to afford efficient aid to one school in Bahama, to
a second in Nevis, to a third in Antigua. The numbs; of
schools which had received Ida from this society amounted
to 110, and the subscriptions which had been received sines
August last were 1.1001. Though the greats were small.
their value was still appreciated by the clergy, and thole
effect had been to stimulate its schools to become ultras-
taining. The report then entered lath a detail of the se-
veral island. which this society had by its elution.
benefited, cad concluded by calling on all the triode of
scriptural education to come forward and assist in the
operations of this society. Resolutions were then proposed
and carried, i ad several gentlemen having addressed the
meeting, a vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the
Moises' of the society.
DESTRUCTION Or NORTON-BY-GAULBT STEEPLE.—
The beautifulspire which adorned the west end of the 'harsh
at ibis Plan. *O4 so Monday night, the 13th inst., again
struck with lightning or • fire ball, and the whole of the
spire (which was seriously damaged by lightning in 1843, and
thee repaired) knocked down to low as the battlements.
Part of the spire tell through the roof of the church, hoick-
ing down a portion of the gallery.—Laecestershire Mercury.

MONDAY IMMO.
Hamburg letters of the 17th mention rather more ,
activity in the colonial market. The firmness of the
holders of coffee had caused a slight improvement in
price: 12,000 bags Brasil had been taken at 31 to
4/ deb.; and *boat 7.000 bags of other kinds at cor-
raponding prices. In sugar, also, a slight advance
had teken place, and business had been done in
Havannsh brown at 12.4 to 13.9, and yellow at 13/
to 17/ marks. Cotton was looking up. About 6,000
centner spettu had exchanged hands at 9.7 to 9.10
on the spot, and 1,000 for delivery at 91 marks. In
the grain market much business was apparent, and
wheat commanded full previous rates, and in some
eases a trifle more. Public securities were firm, but
scarcely anything woe doing in them. Exchange on
London was quoted 13.9 for three months. Gold
4364 marks per mark fine in bunco.
Accounts have been received from Buenos Ayres to
the 15th Much. In a commercial point of view they
are devoid of interest; business was extremely dell,
and in imports comparatively little was going for-
ward. The expart trade was also languid, and
freights were nominal. Mr. Southern had addressed
an official communication to the Minister of Foreign
Affairs, to the West that in conformity with the
sonvention of 24th November, 1849, the flannel of
Martin Garcia had been definitively evacuated by her
Mitety's naval forme.
Letters from Alexandria, dated the Bth instant,
state that the depression previously noticed as pre-
vailing in the market for all descriptions of grain
still continued. The sales had been very limited.
and prices had again fallen, but the current rates
were merely nominal, owing to the almost total ab-
sence of buyers. Cotton ban been in good demand,
and sales to a fair extent had been made at rather
firmer rates. Private growth was quoted at 84 dole.
to 91 dole., equal to 5.35 d. to 5.82 d.; Pasha's and
Be 's, 9; dole. to 10 dole., equal to 5.82 d. to 6.28 d.,
f.o.b. the bulk of the sales, it may be mentioned,
had been of private cotton, as the pasha's large
holders generally refused to sell at the above rates.
The demand for flax continued only moderate, and
prices had a downward tendency. Hough was worth
44 to 81 p., equal to 211. 10s. to 231. 10s.; pri-
vate dressed, 102 p., or 291. 95.; government
dressed, 110 p., or 301. 145., f.o.b. Shipping
was not in much request. The rates of freight
were as follows : —Wheat and beans, ss. 6d. to ss. 9d. for
orders ; cotton, Id. to 9-161. for square bales, and ad.
per lb. for round ; flax, dressed, 31. to 31. 55.; ditto,
rough, 3/. 10s. to 31. 15. There were only tour or
five English and foreign vessels disengaged in port.