The Express.
London, England, 1850-07-18 00:00:00

TALLOW MARKET.-THIS DAY.

The market is Tether firmer to-day for new Tallow. The
delivery for the half- week is 686 casks. Prices are quoted es
follows : Town Telbw, Xis. 64. ; Petersburg Y. C. on the
spot, 365. 9J.; October to December, 375. 9d.; ditto, separate
months, Ws. 3i.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—THIS DAY.
Messrs. Cooper and Davis report trade worse, at the
following quotations :—Prime Meadow, 70i. to 781.; inferior,
601. to 651. ; Clover, 70e, to 855.; Straw, 255. to 28e.

ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE PROM THE CITY PRISON.—
This forenoon, shortly before twelve o'clock, • daring at-
tempt to escape wait made by the Chartist prisoner who has
just been sent to the City Compter from the Guildhsli Police
Court, for failing to find securities to keep the peace towards
her Majesty, her htijesty's Ministers, and her subjects, for
the space of twelve months. It will be remembered that the
prisoner In quesion limited to no small extent of his being a
determined Chartist, and that he always abstained from giv-
ing his name, address, or occupation. It appears that he has
been In the prison about a week, and during that period has
behaved himself vtry well, until yesterday, when he com-
menced haranguing hie fellow-ptiminers,whilst at dinner, upon
the charter end its six points, and advise.' them to work stre-
nuously in their liberation for its attainment. His place of con-
finement was on the second floor of the right-hand wing of
the prison, or that portion nearest Renate-street. The
window of his cell looked into Oilupur-street, and was
about thirty five feet from the ground. The prisoner had
succeeded in removing two squares of glass from his cell
window, and was on the point of removing the middle bar
when he was noticed by those passing below. An alarm was
instantly given at the door of the prison, and messengers
seat up. Whin they reached his cell they found a leather
big, something like those used by the poet-office for news-
papen, attached to a loag piece of strap, with which no
doubt he intended to let himself down. When he discovered
that he was found out he grasped the iron railings at the
; window of his cell end delivered • very touching appeal to
time. below. He swore that he was wrongfully imprisoned,
and would one day be avenged. It required three men to
remote him from the gas* of the spectator', who could not
have numbered less than 600. The excitement was very kreat.
THUNDER SrOrtn.—On Tuesday afternoon Chat-
ham and Rochester were visited by a severe storm of
thunder and lightning, accompanied by • heavy fell othail
and rain. The peels of thunder. which succeeded each Whet
in quick succession, were awfully loud. The electric fluid
fell on the chimney of • farm-hours belonging to Mr. Ed-
wards, within half a mile from tho High-street of
Rotheiter. Having riven the chimney and scattered the
bricks in all directione, its coure downwards is marked in
every room by the damaged ceilings and fissures in the
brickwork, more particularly about the chimney-pieces,
breaking several panes of glass; and, passing out of the house,
it split and displaced a stone close to the kerb of the well,
disappearing at that spot, and where a large opening in the
earth a observable. The escape of the mantes was most
providential. The bailiff, his wife, and family, were seated
at tea, and some other persons, who had taken shelter from
the storm, were also present when the destructive fluid
pawed through the room, splitting the leg of a chair on
which one of the party was seated. Thom wbo witnessed
the awful visitation describe the appearance of the lightning
at the moment se an immense mass of fire suddenly thrown
upon the house, and, under the impression that It was is
flame, hastened Swards the spot with the view of assisting
tomeW.xtinguish it. Fortunately so other injury has beau sus-