The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-07 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET. —(THIS DAY.)
(sr INUTRIN AND suss also's= TZLIGRAPIL)
(non oua OWN 0011USPONDINT.)
Good atkndante at market. Wheat, rather better, sold
at extreme rates of Friday. Flour—More inquiry at full
prior. Indian Corn—Limited demand ; mixed, 36e. CA.
Beam steady. Oita ad oatmeal slow sale without charge
is peke.

MINCING LANK—(THIS DAY.)
SUOAIL—The public ales are going off without spirit,
nod
low
stea qualities scarcely support List week's prices.
Relined
Corns —The public sales are going off steadily at about
previous rates.
Tat.—This market remains quiet.
Corrox continues brisk ; about 2,000 bales sold yesterday
at a further advance of id. per lb.
SALTPITRIL —The quantity offered in public sale was
bought above the market value.
Baca.—The demand continues limited.
Bost has a firm appearance.
Markets gensrally quiet to-day.

TALLOW MARKET—(THIS DAY.)
The market W Mindy. Tows tallow la quoted MA Id.
net cash; Petersburg Y. 0., on the spot, 58e. ed. ; April
to Jane, 58e. to 58s. dd. ; October to December, 55e.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Yvan. Sint and Cs report trade slow. Prime
meadow hay, 755. to 815 m ; superior ditto. 90a to 10iN. ;
inferior ditto, 50s. to I. ; clover, old, 955. to 118 s.; ditto,
oew, woad cut, 80a. to 100 a. ; straw, 30a to CIL

We lenrn from the City Prosthat the four parishes
comprising the East London Union, vie., Alders/ate, Aid-
gate, Bishopegate, and Cripplegate, contained an 1851 a
population of only 4,777 in exams of the rearms o(1841 ; and
in 1861, col y 1,043 in ewes of the same standard. The dimi-
nution in the ten years, 1861-61, amounts to 3,734. The
following are the relative numbers :—ln 1841 thermion con-
tained a population of 39,630 ; is 1851, 44,407 ; and in 1861,
40,673.
REMARKABLE Esc APB AT HARTING& —Early on
the afternoon of Friday last an alarming accident occurred,
by which Miss M. Tioehurst, daughter of the mayor, was
soddenly placed in a position of very peat danger from
which, however, it is pleasiog to say she escaped without
any serious injury. It appears that his Worship the Mayor
was visiting J. Phillips, Eaq., at his residence Hastings House, and while doing so left his four-wheeled chaise,
containing his daughter, in the road on the side of the East
HM,koown u the Tackleway. The horse, by some means,
became frightened, and, Boding that it was uoderno °antra
demised off at a furious pace towards the sea. At the edge
of the cliff is • woolen fence, and the animal, on arriving at
that spot bounded upon the top rail, which broke with its
weight partially precipitating it over the cliff. Fortunately,
however, the fore wheels of the carriagebecune Aged between
the two lower ban of the fence, which alone prevented the
vehicle sod its fair occupant from being drawn over the cliff
on to the beach below. The force of the collision threw the
young lady from the carriage, but fortunately she escaped
with only • slight contusion, besides the effect of;rimgt.
Had she been precipitatod over the cliff, the result must
have been of a fatal character, as the height of the precipice
at that particular spot is at least 60 feet.—Sasses Adver-
tiser.

TERMINATION or TUE JOINERS' STEINS AT
BLACKBURN. —The modification of the shop rules. agreed
to at the conference of masters and men on Saturday, hes
resulted in the terminating of this strike. This settie-
meet was carried at • meeting of the operatives, on
Saturday night, after an earnest and lengthened discos.
sits, The men state that they have got all they desired--a
reduction of the hours of labour to 55 per week : and the
meters seem equally pleased with the result. Yesterday
morning • number of the operatives commenced work, and
the remainder are expected to do so this (Tuesday) morning.
—Manchester Guardian.

•
THE WAOLM QUENTION AT BOLTON. —The milli
of the unmated master cotton spinners at Bolton
are still closed, in eosesquence of the refusal of
the self.acting minden to accept the 5 per cent. reductioa
offered by the minters. The lock-oot of the band-mule
animism, and other factory operatives, after acoeptieg the
masters' terms, I. felt to be a poet hardship, and several
efforts have bear male to bring about an arrangement, but
mil e& without success.
EiNOILT TINE TON ICNOLNI DRlveitok--Alarge meet-
ing of railway entries drivers and firemen was lield at Man-
chester on Sunday. It was elated on the motor the recent
deputation to Mr. Milner Oiheon, that the right hoe. gen-
tleman bad misunderstood what was said to him. The state-
ment to Mr. Gibson was that the men did not wish to work
the extra hours for which they were specially paid ; a very
different thing from saying that the men were willing to
a~cocoeepptt" reduced wages." It was hoped that Mr. Gibson
world take the first opportunity of correcting the erroneous
impression that had been created by the use of that phew.
A resolution was unanimously adopted, exonerating the
deputation from the charge of having prepared a reduction
of wages ; and recommending that since the lioerd of
Trade would not mast the movement for shorter hours
of work, Mr. Southern be requested forthwith to draw up a
bill for presentation in Parliament ; and that a copy be
sent to each district for consideration.

11.17UMT-• RALiA.--The Prince tit
Wales landed a rare sod valuable collection of birds,
ealsetsd by Yr. Edward Wilson for Victoria. They consist
of two pairs of white swans, three pains of Canadian gem,
three pairs of Chine geese, three pairs of Egyptian
three pairs of Winch, geese, five curropeans, six
golden and six pairs of silver pheasants, nine common
pheasant' (promoted by the Duke of Newcastle), two wid-
geons, nine shell ducks, eight ortolan,, nineteen wild ducks,
seven call ducks, six Carolina ducks, two Dent geese, two
white-fronted peak and ten turtle-doves. They were an
in a splendid cooditioo, showing that the greatest care and
attention had been paid them during the pump. As •
proof of their health. r. Ley (who has charge of the con-
signment) has six Over and three China goose eggs, which
were laid some few days before the ship reecho! port. The
mortality, however, was peat, about 100 of the birds out
of Zk3
.put on board having died during the unusually pro-
tracted vo age. It was greatest amongst the widgeons,
teal, &deals, and ortolan.-41•Mroliais and Nno Zealand
Gazette.

MITILOPOLITAN Fans HOILPITAL, DEVON/MIRY,
IgIOA/2, Cm.—The outvote etuaber dparietal relieved
den* the week iodise May 4 wee : Medical, 1,325 ;
worts % 4116—tetel, 1,164, of which 677 were wow mom
The Gioonde di Verona saga :—" On the 27th
alt Domenico Matteis, wake of herbs et Vektobbindeak
we menteacerl to be mint for stremplian to pram. dew-
time aod foreign willelseaste. The solesee was carried
bDb erecatioa oa the Mae dey."