The Express.
London, England, 1857-11-12 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARIE=

MINCING-LANE.THIB. DAY.

SrOAß.—The only public sale declared for today wee One
of 1,400 boxes of Havannah, and that was withdrawn for
want of buyers. The private contract market remains
itlorris is dull at yesterday's decline of 2s.
Tie.—There is comparatively little pressure of sales in
this market, sod we cannot quote any further decline.
Rice remains neglected.
Cocoa.—No air reported.
Rvw.—Prior must be considered partly nominal.
Other articles we very dull and markets generally inactive.

TALLOW MARKET.—THIS DAY.
The maritet la gat at the =seed quotations —Petersburg
T.C. on the ep3t, 495. ; December, 484. 6d. buyers;
Junior, and March, 49e.

SMITHFIELD RAY MARKET.—TRIG DAY.
Mr. E. J. Davis reports trade heart' Priem without alter-
ation. Prime meadow hay, 116 e. to 70e. ; superior ditto. 725.
to Ws. ; inferior ditto, 60a. to 60s. ; rowen, 60.. to 60a.
darer, Ma. to 100 a.; mom& cat, 701. to 88a. ; straw, Hs.
to Ms.

FIRES THIS DAY.—Two melons fires occurred,
one lem night and the other this morning, each being
attended with a considerable loss of property. One hap-
pmed on the preen's' of Mr. Theresa Thornton, a linen-
draper and silk-meroer, situate at Nos. 24 and 25, London-
tense*, Hackney-road. The building yea ot onnsiderable
extent, end it was feared at one time that at leant a dozen
buildings would have been destroyed. A long time elapsed
before the least Impression could be made upon the violence
of the fire, which at lest reached the pretalies of Mr.
D. Peek, boot and shoemaker, No. 27, in the earns
road: those of Mr. R. J. Westrap, baker, No. 28, and
also Noe. 23 and 28, beloeging to Mr. Lough, • ham dealer,
and Mr. Memenger, a butcher. The firemen were unable to
extinguish the flames until the premise. of Mr. Thereto
were burned down, and the four other homes damaged by
firs, water, and removal. Thelma will fell open the Ouerlian.
County, Phoenix, Atlas, and Royal Exchange firoofficee.
The other fire broke out in some warehmees belonging to
Mr. H. Ante, Mortimer-market, Tottenham-mart-road. At
the time of the outbreak there were nearly 40 loads of hay,
dome, and straw in the building, and these proved rich •
powerful assistame to the flames that they quickly enveloped
the aorth•ide warehouse. The engines were soon in at-
tandem,. but the firemen were unable to get the Sr. subdued
before that part of the Emden was destroyed.
SUSPENSION IN DIINDEE.—We (Derides Adver-
tan) regret to announce the surpen.ion of Mesas. Mee-
han:is, Ramsay, and Co., merchants, Dundee, with lieblee
amounting to 60,000/. Being mainly dependent on the
American trade, this firm has suffered severely from the
disasters on the other side of the Atlantic, and the mopes.
eion of Means. Dermistoun and Co. ; but, being well con-
nected, great surprise is expressed at wietance nottb
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been given from quarters where it might have been ex ,
It le Important to state that the local creditor,. of firm
are of such number end position that there is no likelihood
of say of them being brought down by this unfortmale

4517:;;LESS AT WooLwlcii.—The severe distreor
sow existieg at Woolwich among the mime and children of
the soldiers despatched on active service to India has a-
diced a number of ladies of the garrison to farm themselves
into a committee, with the view of collecting subscriptions
f,r the immediate relief of the most neceesitona. Meier-
Gamest Bir W. F. Williams yesterday made an application
to the Lard Mayer for permission to devote to the same ob-
ject the fonds collected by the Indian Relief COMMittle at
Woolwich, sad a conoert will shortly be given in the Arsenal.
the proceeds of which will be situilsrly applied. The ladies
have already collected the RUM of 30.51.. including a donation
of 1001. from Mr. Prater, the army clothier.