The Express.
London, England, 1857-05-21 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

MINCLYO-LANE.—THIS DAT.
Broaa.—The market continues firm, but no sales by
auction have been bald to •day, but privately business is
doin g.
Corren.—Transarticvns are at present confined to small
quantities, at full prime.
Tr.' remains unaltered, and business is limited.
Sarserran.—Tbe demand is not active, and 1,311 bap
Bengal were bought in at 40e. 6d. to 42a. 6d. for 7i to 5 per
omit. refraction.
Furir.—At the public sales, this •Mng,
,the quantity
offered was nearly all bought in, the market being quite,. de-
void of animadon. Currants have recently decliwd 2a.
to 3s.
Bum. —The market remain,. in the same poaition, and con-
sequently few transactions ere passing.
In other articles no materiel alteration.

TALLOW MARKET.—THIS DAY.
The market te dna at the annexed quotations • Town
Tallow, 66e. nett caati,• Petereburg Y.C. on the spot,
6.5 e. 6d. to 56.. /day and June, 65.. 6d. to 65e. 9d. ; July
end
.11.epteruber, Oa. 6d. , October and December, 66e. to

7.5;. 61'

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—THIS DAY.
Mr. E.. 1. Davis reports Inds very heavy; prices rather
lower than but week fur hay at middling and inferior
Prime meadow hay, Gk. to 725. ; superior , ditto, 784.
to 84s. • inferior ditto, Ns. to 80s. ; rower, 60s. to 60s. •
clover to 1055.; second cut, 755. to Wu ; straw, 2.5 i.
to 284.

WATERCOLOUR BRAWINGII.--A ilnall collection
of watercolour drawings, the property at a gentleman resi-
dent in Cheshire, was disposed of yesterday by Messrs. Fes-
ter, of Pall-mall. Among the most interesting were the fol-
lowing i—Derby, after Fnth, " An Engliosh Merrymaking ;
the Olden Time;' a niagnifieent drawing made for the en-
gineer in the Vernon Osllery-165 guinea .1. M. W.
Turner, 8.A., "The Beach at Hastings," with figures in
the foreground selling fhb; the powerful and im-
portant drawing presented by the artist to Sir Anthony
Carlisle-286 guineas. Paintings in Oil—Rosa Bonheur,
" The C Burners;" the well-known end much ad-
mired work, purchased from the French Exhibition in
1855-340 guineas. .1. Linnell, "The Inquiry," in a land-
scape, a splendid picture-130 guineas. Also the follow-
ing beautiful example of Patrick Nasmsi—" The Con-
fluence of the Severn end the Avon, from h Court, near
gßrietol," the artist's ,
. A chef
~ "Nymphs Dimming Cupid, cream', pear in 1827-310
uineas; A.B. Frost"
a magnificent gem, size wily 104 in. by 71in-115ieuinras.
TBe FORTRCoMINO TROOTT TERM.—To-morrovr
(Friday) Trinity term, the last before the long vacation,
commences, and before the next term it is probable that
several changes will take pine on the bench, as also that
there will be a new Solicitor-General. There is • good demi
of buena. for the teem. The arrears of the three common
law courts number 150 rules, &c. In the Queen's Bench
there are 53, in the Common Pleas 52, and in the Exchequer
46. Of new trials the number in the three courts is 76, of
which 26 are in the Bench, 28 in the Pleas, and 22 in the Ex.
elegver. The number of summonees at ehamben bays in-
senieldinnil the learned judges have been occupied with their
I Smiles ensakmally to late hours. Ave there is no breakfast
MO term at the load Chancellor's residence, the several law
mad equity courts will commence business at 10 o'clock.
FATAL B-ULWAT BOILER EXPLOSION.—LIVER-
POOL, WstoNseDAY.-11be inquest on the bodies of J. Ford,
Men, end Seth Foutkes, firemen of the locomotive engine
I St. Patrick, who were killed by an explosion of the boiler at
the Edge-hill station of the London and North-Western
llinil.my, closed to-day before the coroner for the borough.
The j came to the following verdict • We End that the
Joseph Ford, came to his derth by the bursting of
the firebox of an engine celled the St. Patrick, at the Edger
hill station of the London and North-Western Railway, the
firebox of the said engine being completely worn out and
unfit for use. We ere also of opinion that the superintend-
ent of the engineering department did not exercise proper
attrition when the engine was repaired in the months of
August and September last." The same verdict was re-
turned in the on of Foulke..
LENDIIILL COLLIERY EXPLOSION.—SinCe
two we Leh only six more bodice have been recovered. Of these,
two were brought eat on Monday, and one of them was
identified as that of George Thompson, one of the leaders of
tin Oaks strike. One wee found on Tuesday, and the other
these es the north side, where the men are still busily en-
pod clearing away the roof. An inspection of the pit
inensele on Tuesday by the engineers, for the purpose of
brims before the Jury, which meets this day (Thursday) the
Orb st the pit Ws that time, and if posrible to give some
Ides of the oaten ef the tertible accident. The number of
beam sesevesi bee neernesohltd 101. It ie stated that a
*wales of chains Issue Wm born since the explosion, so
that the origins' sober ef 190 left fatherless now exceeds
11100, and amen! mom be yet hare to be added to the number.
BRADFORD, WAKEFIELD, AND LEEDS RAILWAY.—
pod of this railway announces that the line cannot be
at the time dated in the last report, and it is not said
=the opening wid take place. Mr. Rawkehaw, the en-
gineer. reporting on the 18th inst., states that • amaiderabls
quantity of earthwork remained to be done, besides some
tunnelling, and the construction of 34 miles of permanent
way. Mr. 11.wkshaw went with the contractor over the
railway int the 16th inst., and urged the necessity of com-
pleting the works without further delay. With the ',mention
of the delay in the opening the affairs of the company are said
to be satisfactory. The balance sheet up to the end of the
quarter shows the receipts teem all sources to be 163,1511.
12s. 7d. 01 this the receipts from oils amount to 92,4391.,
and from loans to 600601. The expenditure up to the same
period amounts to 164,6021. 17e. 11d. Of this, parliamentary
expense. has swallowed 11,4671. •, land and compeneetson,
29,6061. ; and works, 115.2331. The balance due to the coni-
pants bankers is 1,4511.5.. 4d.
bMIGRATION TO TUE WESTERN CONTINENT.--
besneooL, WeortasnAr.—The royal mail weer item
ship Canadian, Captain Ballantyne, =lied this morning for
Quebec and MontreeL with 100 °shin and 250 nonage yes-
eengere, the Canadian main, end a full cargo of merchandise
on freight. The Liverpool and Philedelphie Company's
screw Ream ship City of Washington, Ca sin Jellodr
sailed this afternoon for New York, nth 120 cabin and a
Urge number of steerage pawners, and a full cargo. Otte
=bred • seated mail.