The Express.
London, England, 1857-01-20 00:00:00

TALLOW MARKET.--THIS DAY..

The ruarkot remains arm. Town tallow is quoted 60.. to
60.. 6d. nett ash; Petersburg Y. C., on the Prot, 62a.;
Jan. to March, 611.9 d. ; April to June, 660. to 661. 3d.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—THIS DAY.
Mr. B. J. Davis reports large 'apply, trade having
lower tendency. Prince meadow bay, 635. to Ms.;
superior ditto, 725. to Ws.; inferior ditto, 60, to MU.;
rowel; 60a. to 665.; clover, new, 70, to 106 e.; straw,
2ts. to 28s.

TnE Loan OF THE ViCTORY.—It is gratifying to
find that the appeal that is now being made on Leboiof the
widows, and orphans of the crew is being liberally responded
to. The deputy, F. IL Cobb, Req., had headed the bet with
31!. 10e., and J. Slater, Req., has contributed 15/., T. T.
Friend, Esq., of North Down, 101., and 501. hen Leen re-
ceived from the members of the Stork Exchange: 51. 12a., the
proceeds eta collection at St. Nicholas Church, and 321. from
residents of Canterbury. Nothing has been omitted to en-
sure seems to the movement. The committee appointed
are energetic men, and we are glad to find the ladies net
behindhand in this work of =liiwthey have fanned
committee to superintend the o aofthe necessary
articles of mourning for the widow. and rs. Goodyear, mil-
liner, of High-street, bee praiseworthily offered bee nervioM
and that of her eetabliehment in making up the n
articles of mourning. We hope to hear that evely=
and chapel in the island has lent it. pulpit for appeals for
help to the fund. The Rev. Mr. Venetia, of Trinity Church.
preached on Sunday evening but a very eloquent earner
from Psalm xix. 3. A collection was made at the conelueion.
and 141. woo the result. The lees to the owners of the beat
will be nearly 400/. We have net yet heard of any of the
bodies having been found.—&irtA Eastern Gazette.
HAVINO MEN OVERBOARD.-011 the sth ult., tithes
the creamer La Plata was in the latitude of the Bay of Bis-
cay, two milers were washed off the besieged. Mr. Edward
tI dlimn May, • yowler supernumerary officer, reported to the
captain. "Man overboard!" and instantly unfnetening eir-
cu.r life-buoy, jumped overboard, in his heavy rough-wea-
ther dress, from a considerable height above the water. He
had seen one of the men Boating past, and when in the water
he received another life-buoy which tome one Led thrown
over, and Imam to and ftecured it; be then swat. in the
directiou in which he had men the drowning loan fre-
quently boat sight of him owing to the heiybt of the rely
but eventually wee ceded in reaching him. Ile found this
man perfectly insensible but just Boating with his head
under water, and managed to put one of the buoys over hie
head and ann. Ile woo then trying with difficelty to get
the other buoy over his own head (which hitherto he held
only under his arm), when a heavy sea took it and washed
it over his bead end chest without his further effort, Lla
could see nothing of the other man. By the mercy ed Pro-
vidence a boat's clew fturneeded in finding Mr. May and the
seaman, end in getting them on beard of it, end, after m-
gaming the ship sod once again drifting astern esf her, the
boat was with great risk, on account of the furious .1•11. enc-
ressfulle hauled up. In St. Thomism'. harbour, en Satur-
day. Dec. 20, a mon fell overboard between the Plata and
the Conway ateameree. Mr. Dix and Mr. May, Milo, who
were both on that day trunferred to the Conway from the
iminediately jumped overboard end rescued the man.,
who wee linable to swim, the.. happily, ea,aphlr all attacks
from sharks with which the • harbour at the Island of St.
Thomas abounds.
ST. MART'S, MOORFIELDS.—A chapel was on
Sander opened is, thin church, dedicated to the " Seated
' Heart' Cardinal Wiseman asaisteAsd a
at the reful roe,
an
of
d
preached en eloquent discourse•
succeeaffort
modern art in the embellietereent ohsctu. devoted to re-
particularly as polychrommic deco-
. ration, anew chapel deserves pre-emmence, and relicts
great credit upon the architect and contractor.
MEMORIAL OF MR. BROTHERTON, M.P.—A meet-
' ina of the inhabitants of Salford was held vcsterdey,
at
which it was determined to erect a memorial of *the late Mr.
Bretherton, in the Peel Park, but the nature of it was left
for consideretion until it was seen what amount of mosey
could be raised. Fourteen gentlemen put down their names
for 50/. each, and altogether about 1,0001. was eubactibed at
the meeting.
CHIEF CONSTABLE FOR NORTRUNBERLAND.—At
a meeting of the Northumberland county.mairistratee held in
the Moot-hall, le-on-Tyne, Thursday, Meier
Brown, of Boltan-hall. Alnwirk, wee elected out of the sixty
candidate., ehiefeneatable of the new police force orgenieing
, in the county of Northemlxolsel. The force melee Major
Brown will eonaist of fifteen seperintendenta, four mounted
constables, and ferry ordinary policemen.