The Express.
London, England, 1861-09-28 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS

TALLOW MARKET .—(THIS DAT.)
The market in steady ; prioes are quoted as follows
Town tallow, 481. 3d., net cash ; Petersburg Y.C., on
the spot, sew, 44e. 9d ; ditto old, 475. 3d. ; October to
December. 48s. 6J. ; January to March, 499.. 3d. to 499 a. 6d.
MAZY= AvzaAon.—Town tallow, 50e. 9d. ; fat by
ditto, 2+- 6141. ; yellow RUS4IIII, 50s. Od. ; melted
rough stuff,
365. Od.; ditto, 20s. W. ; tallow gray is, 18s. ; good
dregs. Ti.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Mears. Davis aod Co. report trade at the following
prior meadow hay, 80.. to 90s. ; superior ditto.
955. to 105 s. ; inferior ditto, 40s. to 555. ; clover, old, 90..
to 120.. ; ditto, new, second cut, 80s. to 108 a. ; straw, Ns.
to 345.

COVENT GARDEN.—(THIS DAY.)
The supply of both vegetables and fruit centinnes good.
Apples &ad pears are plentiful, and the same may be
said of grapes, pine apples, and melons. Peas are getting
scares. Of beans there is still a fair supply. For potatoes
markets are Leavy • prices rather lower than list week.
Cucumbers are abundant, and the same may be said of
tomatoes, which are large and excellent. Cut flowers
chiefly consist of orchids, dahlias, asters, violets, mignonette,
heaths, and roses.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean will make their ap-
pearance at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham, on Monday,
sad resale for ten night..

Messrs. Sauget are in treaty with Mr. Batty for
a lease of Astley's Amphitheatre, and if satisfactorily coo.
chided will commence the season early in November.

MaxORIAL TO LOCIES.—We are glad to find that
the project of erecting • memorial bast of John Locke, as
• companion to that of Robert Blake, is progressing
favourably. Mr. Arthur Kinglake is at energetic work with
the subscription list. A model has base prepared by
Mr. E. G. Papworth, under the eyes of Mr. Bally. Rou-
bilisc's fine bust being used as the groundwork,
though it has not been slavishly followed in the expression.
The result is satisfactory. We particularly notice that,
while the lineament@ and characteristics of the face have
been well preserved, that suggestion of pain which is seen
in so many portraits of Locke—particularly in the Oxford
portrait—has been got rid of —greatl, to the
bust's advantage and the spectator • pleasure.
Mr. Locke King, the descendant of the philosopher, ex-
-1 preemie himself highly satisfied. Somersetshire will have
some right to feel proud of its heroes and of its public
spirit. In the last century, some members of the Royal
Society originated a subscription for a monument to LoCke
in St. Paul's Cathedral ; but from lack of interest or energy,
' the undertakiug failed. It does not appear likely that the
present project can fell.—Athematic
Holottnr,E Leriin'xew&—Late on Saturday
I evening last, Inspectar Smith, of Solihull, a village in
Warwickshire, received information that strong suspicions
were entertained against a woman residing at Elmdon
Heath of having given birth to an illegitimate child and de-
stroyed it. Early on Sunday morning Le went to the house
oseapied by Louisa Bobbins and her grandmother, Sarah
Hobbies, the parties suspected. There (he found a male
child, quite dead, and partially burnt. Inspector Smith then
removed the mother (Louisa Hobbins) and the body of the
child to the Solihull Union Workhouse and the grand-
mother (Sarah Hobbies) to the police station-house. An
inquest was held on the laxly of the child on Monday, be-
fore Mr. Hunt, coroner for the district. Smith said he had
questioned the old woman, and she had told him that
having brought down the baby and laid it before
the fire, a coal bad fallen on it and burnt it.
Mr. Lowe, surgeon, said—l am clearly of opinion the child
was born alive, but I cannot may bow long it lived. lam
rather of opinion that the immediate cause of death was
stcangulatioo immediately following the infliction of the
barns Ss Elvin, a labourer, deposed—l live at Elmdon
Heath, and on Saturday, about • quarter past two, I was at
work about forty-five yards from Hobbins's house, and I
smelt a very bad smell, which appeared to come from Hob-
bins's. There were several others at work with me, and
also smelt it. There were one or two other witnesses in at-
tendance, but the coroner did not think their evidence of
any importance. He carefully summed up, sad the fury
having consulted for a few manatee, returned a verdict of
" Wilful murder" against both Sarah and Louisa Bobbins,
who were then committed, upon the coroner's warrant, to
take their trials upon the capital charge at the next War-
wick Assizes. Feelings of intense indigution were ex-
preened by the public in the neighbourhood against the pri-
soners for their brutal and inhuman oonduct.—Birmitighast
Journal.

DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO MURDER NEAR BECCLES.
—The Mao village of Taft Moak', about three miles from
Became, was this morning (Thursday) thrown into • state
of peat alarm, in consequence of a young man named
Martin Pearce having attempted to murder his mother.
Pearce, who is • single man, resides with his mother at
her farm, and having had some altercation with her upon
family matters, vowed with an imprecation that he would
murder her rind dedmy the premises. He left the room.
and his mother immediately locked the door. Peirce then
fetched his gun and proceeded to the apartment in which
his mother bad secured herself. Finding the door fastened,
Pearce fired through the keyhole. A female Nernst.
observing his conduct, had warned her mistress of his
intentions, by which means Mrs. Pearce was enabled, by
shifting her position, to escape uninjured. A policeman
was immediately sent for, but Pearce absconded snit pro-
ceeded to Yarmouth. In the afternoon he returned by
traits to Bexley, at which station the police apprehended
him, and conveyed him to Loddon, where he awaits his
exemination.—ltorfolk New.
IMPROVEMENT OP DOMERTIC SERVANTA—A cor-
respondent informs us (says the StAfordshi re Ad n rtiser)
theta number of Indies Nodding in the neighbourhood of
Bishop's Oflley have been in the habit of visitincr f.,r some
years at etch other's houses alternately, and uniting their
efforts in raisingmoney to he given as mires to those do.
meetic enemas who have resided the longest and conducted
themselves in their respective situations with the greatest
propriety. The last meeting, which was a very agreeable
ore, was held on Tuesday last at the house of Mr. Heath.
Our mrresponelent thine* that this is an example worthy
of imitation ; and if it would tend, in the slightest degree,
to the improvement of • proverbially troublesome class of
the community, no doubt it is.
An awful explosion occurred on Thursday morn-
ing early, at a colliery near HolywelL The particulars of
the catastrophe, and especially its origin, were only imper-
fectly known when our Information was despatched ; but
there was little mom to doubt that ten men had been killed.
Of these, five dead bodies had been actually recovered
from the pit, but the stifling gases resulting from the ex-
plosion prevented a search for the rest. —.Manclurfcr
Gate rdiqn.
TRAIMPIC REMPTI4.—Tho traffic receipts of rail-
ways in the United Kingdom for the week ending Sept.
21, amounted to 577,565/., and for the correspooding weak
of last year to 562,1351. ; showing an increase of 15,4301.
The gross receipt, of the eight railways having their
termini in the metropolis amounted to 270.34 g., and for
' the corresponding week of 1860 to 258,7481., show-
ing an increase of 11,600/. The increase oo the Eastern
Counties Burney amounted to 3,124/. ; on the Grant
Northern to 6,1 W. • on the Great Western to 1,5061.;
on the London, Brighton, and South Coast to 6891. •
and on the London awl South Western to 1,x351.—total,
13,109/. But from this mast be deducted 4501., the
decrease on the London and North. Western Mt on the
London and Blackwell, and 966/. on the South Eastern,
together 1,5091., leaving the increase, as above, 11,6001.
The receipt. on the other lines in the United Kingdom
amounted to 307,217/. and for the corresponding week
of Lot year to :363.387/., showing an increase of 3.6301.,
which, added to the Menem on the metropolitan lines,
makes the total increase 15,4301. as compared with the cor-
responding week of 1860.

MONEY NARK ET-'THIS DJ I.)

Two o'CLocc.

The funds are heavy to-day, owing to re-
newed sales, combined with the unfavour-
able aspect of financial affairs in France.
Consols have fallen nearly per cent. The
depression has been chiefly observable during
the last hour. English railway stocks, in which
the settlement will be completed on Monday, are
likewise flat. The only animation is still is
foreign stocks, particularly Mexican, which con-
tinues in favour. The India Five per Cents. are
rather weaker.

Consols an dß...daily marked 93, I, and 921
for money, and 93a and I for the amount.
The present quotatiAus are 921 to 1 for money,
and 921 to 93 for the 10th of October.
The official business report is as follows :—Three
per Cents. Reduced. 901, 91k,, 91 ; New Three per
Cents., 91k, }, 91 ; India Five per Cent.
Stock, 1031, ; ditto, for account, 10871 ;
ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, Oct., 1863, 981,11;
ditto Bonds, 9s. prom. ; Five per Cent. " enfaced
rupee paper, 96 ; ditto Fire-and-a-Half per Cents.,
104 ; Exchequer Bilk, March, 3a. prem., is. dia.,:
ditto, June, ss. prem.

Mexican Bonds experienced a fresh rise at the
commencement of business this morning, being
first marked 274, but the last trans-
actions recorded are at 26& and 27, some
realisations haling been effected. Buenos
Ayres bonds continue in demand. The Turkish
Luau of 1858, after being marked 70, has relapsed
to yesterday's closing quotation-694 to The
loan of 1854 remains steady, at 854 to M.
Sales are recorded as follows :—Breziliau Four-and-
s-114f per Cents., 1860, 914 ; Buenos Ayres Six
per Cents., for account, 92; Chilian Four-and-a-
Half per Cents., 844 ; Dutch Four Cent. Certifi-
cates, 1014 ; Italian Five per Cents., 704 (exchange
2Zfr.) ; Mexican Three per Cents., 274, 27, 4 ;
ditto, for account, 274, 4,4, 26i, 27 ; New Granada
Active, 174,,; Peruvian Three per Cents.,
834 ; Portuguese Three per Cents., 1853,
small, 474, 48 ; Russian Five per Cents.,
99f ; Spanish Pa.sive, 17 ; the Committee's
Certificates, 6, 51; Turkish Six per Cents., 1854, for
account, 86 ; ditto Six per Ceuta, 1868, 694, 4, 4 ;
ditto, for account, 694, 70, 691; ditto 1001. Bonds,
704; Venezuela Three per Cents., for account,
20g.

HALr-rAsT Two o'Cioct.

Consols are quoted 9n to 93 for money, ant
93 to i for the amount, showing an
improvement of i per cent. compared with the
prices current at 2 o'clock.

There was a decided increase yesterday in the de-
mand for money in commercial channels. Some
effect is produced by the approach of the end of
the quarter. Preparations are also being made foe
the bills maturing in the first week in October. In.
Lombard-street yesterday the rates for good bills
have advanced to 3to per cent. A fair amount
of business was carried to the Bank of England.
In the Stock Exchange there was also a better
demand. Loans on English government securities
were obtainable at 3 per cent., but for a month
onwards the terms were 3} to 4.
Gold to the amount of 43,0001. was purchased
by the Bank yesterday.
The telegrams announce a rise in the New York
exchange to 109}.
The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon shows&
but a slight reduction, considering the disproportion
which exists between the value of money here and
that current ou the Continent. Subjoined is our
usual list :

Amsterdam, 3 months, 12.04 to 1; ditto, 3 days, 11.111/
to 194 ; Itottertlam, 3 months, 12.04 to 1 ; Antwerp, 3
months, 25.674 to 721 ; Hamburg, ms. beam, 3 moot*,
13.94 to 10 ; Paris, )3days, 25.40 to 74 ; ditto, 3 mouths,
2.5.70 to 5 ; Frankfort-on-the-Maine, 3 months, 1194 to
f ; Petersburg (per rouble), 3 mcntbs, 3.3 to 4 ; Vienna.
eff. 80., 3 months, 13.90 to Ws ; Trieste, et'. So., 3 mouth,.
13.90 to 95 ; Madrid, 3 months, 484 to ; Cadis, 3 mouths.
484 to 4; Leghorn, 3 months, 25.80 to 5 ; Genoa, 3
months, 25.75 to 80 ; Alike, 3 months, 25.75 to 80; Naples.
3 months, 394 to I ; Palermo, 3 months, 1184 to
Messina, 3 mouths, 1184 to 4 ; Lisbon, 110 days, 524 to j;
Oporto, 90 days, 624 to 3.

Undiminished firmness prevailed yesterday in the
Liverpool cotton market. The day's sales comprised
20,000 bales, and those of the week have reached no
less than 172,380.
The bills of Messrs. Raphael, Gardiner, and
Co., East India merchants, have been returned,
but their liabilities are stated to be rather limited.
A settlement has been made in the affairs
of Mr. Augustus Cooper, whose failure on the
Stock Exchange was announced a week or two
since. Mr. J. S. Cooper, the father, has made an
arrangement which has been accepted by the cre-
ditors, and upon which they give an unconditional
release.

With regard to the financial arrangements of the
Federal government, Messrs. Peyton and Wain-
wright, of New York, remark as follows:
The subscriptions to the new issue of 7.30 per coat. Trea-
sury eons from private individuals continue to locresse.
The daily apphatttous nor from 500,000 dole. to over
1,0‘..9,000 dole. The New lurk banks have now paid into
the treasury on account of their allotment 16,000,000 dole,
and the private subscriptions to date amount to nearly
8,000,000 dole.
The recent delinquencies of letter-carriers have
excited not a little anxiety amongst the mercantile
and banking community in the City. Subjoined
is one of the lettere that have reached us on the
subject :