The Express.
London, England, 1850-04-27 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL.

Nothing new is theateek market. The money market
via very tight; lowa weld not be obtained et ler than to 1 per
teat. per naoaiti._

--e.;;;rOw7-ftseEaropa's deices were received is New York on the
4th, and were such as to have the tendency to depress cotton under
eircumatanese, but In conseqoence of the shortness of the
crop,T Delees would not make any concession. 1,900 bales were sold
at the previous prime. The crop is expected to fall short of 2,000,000
Wee
The prices far Liverpool classification are—
New Orinae
Uplands. Florida. sod Tessa.
Ordinary lll 111 111
Good ordinary
. Middling IS 11 12
Good middling
Middling fair
Fide
Fully fair l3 131 12
Fine
Bassnsrr re.-5,000 barrels of flour sold at 4 dole. 15e. to
4 dab. film for mamma ; SOO banels of southern Sour sold at 3 dole
to S dole. 1210., far mixed. Cornmeal steady. Wheat firm; demand
moderato.

Itva.-700 bushels sold at 3Gic. ; 10,0(0 lambda of Jerary yellow
WWI urn sold at pe.

trar.ingrs.ToAd. per bushel for corn; to Lntdon, 235.
for dead weight, and 4a. per barrel for beef.
New 011.LE/048.-13y telegraph from New Orleans, under
date April I, the market for cotton was firmer. Sate : 700 bales, at
Ile. to 114 e. for middling; and under date April 3, sales were 4,P, 0
bales, at i 2 c. lee w.iddlutg. Receipts were 207,000 bales lea, than
ease time last year. A frost had caused considerable Injury to the
JOUR( arty.

ORPHAN WORKING SCHOOL, HAVER/MOCK-HILL.—
Yesterday • tonere court of the governors ef this corpora-
tion was held at the London Tavern, Bishopegate-serest, to
receive the half.yearly report frau the general committee,
for the election of 20 children into the school, and for the
transaction of other business. Mr. J. R. Mills, president of
the society, in the chair. The report stated that the Queen
bad presented a donation of 2621. 10.. to the funds of the
charity, and in right of her nomination bad selected a child
from among the candidates, whom she had placed on the
foundation, vie., Joseph Parrett, son of a dissenting minister
at Meragivey, Cornwall. At the special election in Febrasry
lest there were 20 children elected, with a view to alleviate
the great distress produced by cholera, Ac. ; end to meet the
extra ezpanase thus caused, a fund was opened, which
amounted to 1,6371. os. 7d. There are now 204 children in
the school, being an increase of 28 sines the last April report;
28 have left during the year; and 4 will leave in a few days.
With the 20 to be elected and the Q teen's ermine* there
will be 145 boys and 80 girls in the school; total, 22.5. By
the sash account pre.ented it appeared that the ordinary re-
vault during the year were 3,1791 2s. Id., and the ordinary
ea furs 4,0691 3s. Id. Extraordinary rev ipta, including
rn&
be sacs from previous rear, 1.398/. le. 11d. ; extraordinary
expenditure, 5151. la. 94. Total receipts, 4,5751.4 e.; cx
penditure, 4,68 U. •e. 101. Etienne due to the treasurer,'
91. Os. 101. The report, tweak*, with the etatement of se-
counts, having been received and adopted, tne court pro-
ceeded with the election of children, vie., 13 boys and 7
tide, and the heather of the day terminated at three o'clock.
This names of the sacesedal candidates an announced by ad-
etrtisiesent.

THE BRAKESPIARESOCIRTY.—YegtertIay the ninth
manual sleeting of the members of the Shskupeare Society
was held at the rooms of the Royal &misty of Literature, St.
mertin'e-?tau, Trafalgt.r-square: J. Paine Collis r, director,
In the chair. The report presented to the meeting showed
the receipts for the put year amounted to 3461 17s. ;
payment', 3234.195. Ild.; leaving a balmsof 211.175. 7d
the hands of the treasurer. The report also stated that
the marina included the cut (or the engraving of Chan-
dos's p-rtrait of Shakespeare, of which only 750 unpreuions
gad been taken, and distributed to the members. The
namter was restricted by the council, who had announced
the determination of destroying the plots when that number

wee eon 'sled. The refore been destroyed,
and the picas. were Mid upon the table before the mewing.
It was proposed and seconded that the report acd amounts
should be printed, and that a vote of thank, be given to the
snorted and auditors. The resolution was otrticd, after
which the meeticg wa, dlevAced.