The Express.
London, England, 1861-04-30 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

LIVRRPOOL CORN MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
on swain AND lam Juanita TZLBORAPIL)
(Moll oUR OWN OORRINWONDINT.)
Market moderately attended mad steady, sea all articles,
wheat, flour. and Nam corn, In denetadat fall rates. Oats
and oatmeal quiet.

MINCING LANK—(THIS DAY.)
Saari—The public male of Barbados' seat oil at full
prices The Mauritian are pregreasisg heavily.
Co►na. —The public sales are goireg off steadily at about
last week'. prices.
The market remains steady ; public sales are de-
clared for nest Thursday.
Cent* NO/ —The quarterly sale went off briskly at about
2d. drams cs January prices
Corros. —The market is active and about 1.230 bales
sold at full prices.
ft.wrrzrut. —The fine qualities in the public gales sold
steadily at fully uremia's rates.
Bice eeatiress dull al sale.
ROIL —This market has a Seedy appearaace.
Markets geaerally quiet today.

TALLOW MARKET—(THIS DAY.)
TY narks& I steady. PsOsisbard T. C., oa the .W,,
I.
queSsd
lid. ; April to Juno, Bea. ; October to December,
Sas.

11111THFDILD HAY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)
Kern. Davie &a Co. report trade slow. Prime
isseedow bar, 75.. to Mu ; superior ditto, 90.. to 1050. ;
inferior ditto, 50a. to 80s. ; clover, old, 9.a. to 118 s. ;
ditto. new, second eat, alle. to 100 s. ; strew. ads. to 42..

The Bradford Chamber of Commerce, at their
meeting yesterday, adopted a petition in favour of
the repeal of the paper duty. The basis of the
petition is that the impost is ?onetime and inconvenient is
operatioe, and injurious to the iotereets of commerce. It
was stated at the meeting that Mr. Cobden was expected to
antes in London this week.

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The donation* towards the establishment of
Sailors' Horne in Southampton now amount to nearly 700 f.,
and the annual subscription.' already promised towards he
support amount to nearly *Y.
THE WEATHEH.—After a month of almost unin-
terrupted flue and dry weather, the close of April bee
been marked by • singular change. On fieturdey the
wind wait easterly, and • dull cold morning made
one feel that it wile, to use a common exprewdoth rai
Band
for snow." And so it proved for before nom
Mow and sleet rem and in the afternoon the hills and
fields were in m ,ny places once again thinly covered
with a wintry garment. The flakes of snow were
unusually large— indeed, extraordinarily so—and fell
thickly and unceasingly for some time. A more sudden
arid complete champ, has rarely been experienred. So far as
the mere fall of moisture was concerned, the snow and
rain were rather welcome than otherwise, for the almost
uninterrupted' dry weather throughout the mouth
bad completely dried the surface soil of our fields,
sod rendered rain desirable for the spring sown grain.
A little more rain will do no harm. indeed it
will do good, and • fall now will perhaps
"bring down the cold." We trout we shall not have
to record next week that the month of May
hes "set in with its usual severity." It need hardly
be added that the farmers have made good use of the
dry wsestow. They have been bard at work, and to
geed purpose. We are happy to my that cheering
eseounte reech us of the improved appearance of the
Buse mops. Orate and gram are alike rapidly improving.
The pees bed taken quite a dart lately, and, with • little
wore mature sod geegenial May =me. we may fairly look
ferwand with sad belps.—Sessos 4doerteser.