The Express.
London, England, 1850-03-27 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

The ontt;; motet watianed iaseti.e buyer. anticipat
big a decline on the arrival of the steamer from Liverpool
No champ is priers.
BaLtDoTIMIS.-6,200 barrels of Soar sold at 4 dolls. 871 e.
for GOMM* to 6 dolls. 621 c. for prim* ; 24,000 bushels of
ladies ewe sold at 63e to 64e. for seized, 624 c. to 661 c. for
white, and 66e. and to 661 e. for yellow.
Freights in fair request at Id. per gonad for cotton, and
le. 6d. and 2a. per barrel for flour to Liverpool.
PaorisiOxs.—Beef was steady: 100 barrels sold at for-
mer rates; 41e. to 61c. were the surreal rata for haus, and
4e. to 41e. for shoulders. Lard dull, Chine ens.

T►e hock marketham Teen dill and heavy. rabid
&etas Sizes declined 4c.
At New Chleeas, ea t►e 6th Kush, the sale, of eottoa
reeekei 2,6Q0 bales. Market quiet sad Owe aseltangod.

ATTEMPT TO BURN DOWN THE 817RRET THEATRE
rats Monsino.—At a few minutes after one o'clock this
mornieg, the vicinity of the Royal Surrey Theatre, in the
Blatkfrisee-road, was a some of much excitement, in mass.
qua» of the outbreak of a fire in that establichment, the de-
struction of which was for some time threatened. At the con-
clusion of he Lest musical entertainment of Mr. H. Phillips
last night, the fireman and watchmen employed in securing
the safety of the building, went over and saw that the lights
were all extinguished, and the theatre safe. At one o'clock
they resumed their rounds, and were returning to the stage-
door lobby, when one of them observed a smell of burning,
and they found a wardrooms oa fire. Bo deems was the smoke
that it was impossible to discern the nature of its extent.
Several engines soft arrived, and the fire was soarer to
the apartment in whisk it bat originated. The locality
of the fire mested simple* as to its origin, no light having,
it was said, been similled there sines Saturday night, when
the theateisal perterusess feu thsated until the Easter
week. A strict examnatina erns gene into, and after turn-
ing over some burnt rubbish is s serer of the window, sest
Getout proof exhibited itself to show that it had been the
work of an incendiary, who, there is every reason lisimpeet,
is in some way emanated with the theatre. Aragras to
the report of Mr. Braidwood, the superintendent the /or
brigade, there seems to be no doubt that had the ellmewery
been delayed a few minutes, the theatre meet, ham IM gir-
lie: construction, have fallen a sacrifice to the Imes. The
supposed mode by which the theatre was deed ere by rasing
a basket filled with piece. of dams, Warr in tupelos
and paint, in one corner of the apartment, eel its being set
light to from without.
OPENINGS IN Tux Ctrs.—A correspondent of the
Builder says: "I beg to allude to the pulling down of a
large pile of buildings in Bell-yard, Greoechurelt-strest,
where the Craig keys lea used to be ; and it is to be hoped
that now eo muck epee is resat, ears mai be taken sot
to crowd buildings on to the same eget. I suggest that,
instead of a dingy, dark court-yard, enuenred with blind
Wthere Mould be a break in the egrinness lir of
end mortar facing GraceekurehMrsee, Ind that, in the
Edna thrown open by the pulling deem of henna, a
lagged rears, or "place,' as the herb have it,
be allowed to grow up. Oa the gmennelrery there
might be a reap of pr4mileg
fir
se. ward mei later
Sue with the up zr windows eresurnilng the street
(Greeschareh-street , nor prevent theirp let, whilst
these Mops might themeless w hem dru-
mmers, as well se from their frost windows.
CURE OP SNORT beg leave to say
my ezperienes I corroborative of the eMeacy of the system
of contraction at the bottom of the flue, sad the reverse at
the top: I have tried it ia many eases for the lest doses years,
and it has invariably stampeded. The lot sure I sleeted on
this principle wee a drawing-room abeam of a detained
cottage, where the draught down the ehlasey was so strong
as to hive the lame as well as smoke late the mom. The
plea I adopted wig to eat into the back et the chimaey
immedietely above the Ire-plies, sad Wert two ekinery-
, pots,—• small and a large me, applying the small end of
the least downwards, nearest the fire, and the larger one
ia the same manner en that. 'high envied it to where the
gee was of its regular dse.— The Builder.
Inca But:Til-RAnTlthir.—Me understand that the dire.-
ten of this company have surered in obtaining hots the
Eletteepter Loan Commissimen a sum of 36,0001. This will
usable them to peered vigorously with the completion of
their Has to the ZUkeemy Junction. Mt. Dugan is the
contractor and the works are already ins forvrard state.—
/rig Midway Mutts.