The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-17 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

TALLOW MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

The tallow market to-day is dull. Annexed are the prices .1
Town tallow is quoted, 464. 6d. net cash ; Petersburg Y.C..
on the 'pot, Ca. 6d. September, 45e. ; October to Do-
camber, 44i. ltd. ; January to March, 43e. 6d.
MARKET AVERAGES. —Town tallow, 434. 6d. • fat by
' ditto, 2a. sd. ; yellow Rtuaian, 475. ; malted stuff.
344. 6d. ; rough ditto, 104. 6d. ; tallow grave., 18.. ; gaol
dregs" I`.

SMITHFIELD HAT maursr.-(THIS DAY.)

Wears. Davis and Co. report trade very slow at the fol-
lowing prices :—Primo meadow hay, 755. to Ms. ; superior
ditto, 88a. to 100 a. ; inferior ditto, 365. to 30s. ; new ditto.
50r. to 80r.: clover, old, 90s. to 120 s. ; straw, 28s. to As.

COVENT GARDEN.-(THIS DAY.)

Vegetables and fruit of most kinds continue equal to Ur
demand. Afwicots, figs, greengage plums, and apples
and pears still come from the Continent. West India pines
are getting scarcer. Peas and beans are plentiful and cheap.
Grapes are abundant. Strawberries now consist of only
the very latest sorts ; and, with the exception of Morello.
cherries are nearly over for the season. French hews,
young carrots, and new potatoes may be hid in quantity.
Of the latter many samples are, however, diseased. en-
cumbers are coming in plentifully. Cut flowers chiefly
consist of orchids, lily of the valley, pelargoniums, violets.
mignonette, heaths, and roses.

_I UM.

Pine Apples, per lb., as to 54--
Ceapel, per Ib., ts to 6s
Meow berries. p. pun., °Slots
Melons, each, Is to 4$
Peaches, per dos.. 10a to 15s
Nectarines, do., tis to It's
Apricots do.. Is. to 3s
Vbwries, Zoglish, p. lb. Leto hi

Currants, per stove, 5s
Gomebemes, do., Fr
Penn, per dos., is to is
Apples, per doz., ed to le
Oranges, per 100, Os to 14s
Lemons, per 100, Os to 10.
Nuts, Cob, per lb., Is to is 61

vzosimuns.
Nu!Mowery, each. NI to Id : Beet, per doz.. is Gil to Gs
French bean+, p.pun. Whined' Celery, per bundle, Is 04W1'S'
Green Peas, per •puirkls to Is Id 1 Onions, per i sieve,ealld
Broad Beans, p litult.l.stal to} i Asparagus, per bun., Ils to la
Cabbages, p. drz_, 1s;:1 to Is Od I Rhubarb, per bun., id to 94
Potatoes. per ton, dos to 80s. Tomatoes, per doz.. ls to Gs
new, per lb.. 14 toad I Shallots, per to, is dd
percwt., tv toils Gallic, per lb, 6,1 to 8,1
Turnips, per bunch. 4,1 It, till I Endive, per dozen, Is to es
Carrots, new. do., Sd to dd I Horscra,Bsh,perbun., iso.i toga
1 spinach, per sieve, is to Is Mushrooms, p. poll., is 1.. ;44
Cucumbers. each. tkl to dd Parsley, per 12 bunches, on ter
Veg. Marrows, p.doz. Is tots Cd Savory, per bunch, 2.1 to ad
Artichoke*, sea. 4.1 to Cd

THE CROPS IN CAIIBRIDOWIHIRE. —From all puts
we modes the most gratifying intelligence relative to the
progress of the Lavoie The new wheat yields a fairaverems,
and the quality is of the most superior description, fit at
once for the threslaiug machine ; wheat grown at Ches-
terton has already been threshed, and soil at Bs. 6d. per
bushel for seed. The barleys in our own district are at
excellent quality ; but for the last two or three years this
has not been the cane. The dry weather appears in
have in some measure stayed the potato disease ; the mop
is very prolific, and will soon be ripe. Peas and beam
are represented as remarkable for their heaviness mad
quality, but the breadth sown is not very great. The
weather has, up to the present time, been all that could be
denied ; we have had above a fortnight's hot sunshine,
with scarcely a shower of rain ; nothing. in fact, to impede
harvest operations for one moment, and harvest work never
proceeded with more alacrity and comfort than during the
present salon. Last Monday was the hottest day we hare
had this year, the thermometer standing at 3 p.m. at
88 deg. in the shade and 104 deg. in the ,sun ; yesterday,
however, the atmosphere was cool, and there was a gentle
rain during the day, which was very acceptable, and will
be very beoeficial to the marigolds and turnips. We bear
excellent reports of the game crop also, a matter of no little
importance, both to farmers and their friends. Hazes,
pheuante, and partridges will be abundant, although some
of the latter are at present not very strong no the wing.—
Cambridge Independent.
THE CROPS IN THE Ea RIDINIL —From all
quarters of the riding (nays the Hull Pearl the reports
respecting the wheat crop are cheering, and give hopes of a
harvest Dot only of a far better yield than that of last year,
but of a quality superior to what has been produced for
some JOWL
ATTEMPT TO MCEDER A WlFE—Yesterday at
St. Helen's Polies-court, Lancashire, a man named Themes
Dixon, of Ashcroft-street, in Parr, was charged with hay em
attempted to murder his wife by striking her ors the head
with a hammer. The prisoner was com mined for trial.
HORRIBLE CRUELTY BY • S('HOOLMASTER. —At
the Tunetall Police-court, on Thursday, William Bainbridge,
an elderly man of respectable appeanuice, and tho mastered
the Wesleyan day school, at Chesterton, was charged with
committing a very serious and cowardly tumult on • little
boy, tinder seven 'Tors of age, named William Dutton, by
beating him unmercifully with • cane. The appearance el
the child's shoulders and back bore ample evidence of tie
severe treatment be hail received from the defendant, beieg
covered with livid brui,er, as though the injuring had beat
inflicted by a poker instead of • cane. The child attended
the school of which the defendant was master, and on Mem-
day morning went as usual, but when he came home at nom
his back and shoukiers were covered with great wheels
and bruises, which showed even more then than whet
exhibited in court. Defendant, with an effrontery which was
rather utonishing under the circumstance,. said he had
"personally no indictment against the child," and that la
had corrected him as he had done at the request of his
mother. (This the mother emphatically denied.) The der.
fendent also stated that he had been a schoolmaster sines
the year 1819, and for 30 years bad been a schoolmaster at
Cheddleton. coming to Chesterton only in February last.
Mr. ROM said this was one of the worst cases he had ever
dealt with. The defendant had as neatly murdered the
child as he dared, and if be (Mr. Rue) were sitting alone,
he should certainly have sent him to six mouths' bard
lahour. As, however, hi, brother magistrates were Of
opinion that n lighter punishment would meet the mar, le
should commit him to prison with hard labour for two
months.—Birelinatem Poet.
ASSAULT BY • CLERIIVMAK.—A special meeting
of justices wee, held at aidmouth on Tuesday last, at which
the Rev. .T. Hinshe was chairman. and .1. W. Sitlifant,
Esq. (Ottervi. ant! Gustavus Smith. Esq., were present, be
bear a charge against the Rev. James John Merest ter
assaulting Mr. A. Cawsev. on the previous Friday evening.
It appeared from the evidence that the complainant was
walking with Lis wife in the Marketplace, when saddes)y
both hi-melt and wife received • blow across the shoulders
from • stick. On terming round complainant was accused
of having insulted the defendant, who mid, "You made.
guard, you insulted me. I've *truec yon once, and I'R
strike you twice or thrice, and I'll split your skull."'
The stack war lifted up again, when Mr. Cawley, is ea-
defence, stn:cir the rev. defendant iu the forehead, the seer
of which was exhibited before the court. This stateroest
was corroborated by Mrs. Oawsey and Mr. Samuel Newtem
who witnessed the whole transaction. The defendant's
reply wee, that he was standing at the Post-offiee dorm,
when Cawsey in passing pushed against him, and celled him
a o nuisance." This was contradicted by Mr.
Newton, who stated that Chantey in passing was eight sari
from the defendant. After hearing the evidence the bench
were unanimous in their (minion that the assault was clearly
proved. The Rev. Mr. litriabe in strong terms remarked
that this wail the most painful case ever brought before
him—to see a gentleman who by his leered calling oumbt
to promote pews among them, committing such an
bres& of the peace. He was convicted I. the
rdl ty of 51.—Western Tina.
SHARPERS AT THE LAILEIL —An eateneively sad
expensively attired female and an elal ondely dressed
"geut," who in company have been " doing " the lakes
during the last few weeks, were brought up in custody at
the magistrates' office, Hawk ahead, on Saturday last, be-
fore T. Bowman and W. Alcook-Beek, Eemn. cheesed
with making false but successful appeals to the better feet.
ings of many of the benevolent and wealthy of the district-
They gave their oat:mean James rod Mart Anne Markin*
London, and affected to be highly indignaut at PoLim.-
constable Rowe for taking them lute custody anal then use
ceremoniceinly dragging them before the magistrates, eel
professed to he as innocent of the charge preferred **set
them es two little doves. But the evidence was coulee**.
and the magistrates ordered them off to the House of Ow-
rect4on at Preston for nue ntnuth each, with hard kbeea.
mr, Mark sported a gold watch, and a massive Albert dale
crossed his ample chest, whilst Mary Anne's dimple.
Sager' glittered with eleven gold rings, and other *Ube*
adorned Ler perste). —Wereaorriand Gazette.