The Express.
London, England, 1861-07-25 00:00:00

TALLOW MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

The market is steady. Town tallow is quoted 48s. net
cash ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 47n ; July to Sep-
tember, 475. ; October to December, 475. " buyers."

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)
We are very scantily supplied with good beasts, conse-
quently Monday's quotations are well supported, and in a
few instances exceeded. The supply of sheep is shorter ;
trade is lively at rather higher rate*. The demand
for lamb has decreased, a clearance cannot be effected. Trade
is worse for calves. Inferior quality is scarcely saleable.
Our foreign supply consists of '290 beasts, 2,600 sheep, sad
515 calve' Mitch cows, 86.
Per stone of bled a. d. S. d. Per stone of Sib..d. s. d.
Beet Scots, Herefda 4 10 5 0I Beet Due& llf-bdsBll 5 0 6 4
Best Shun-horns 4 8 4 10 Bast lung-w 0015.... 0 0 0 u
Second clued. beasts 3 6 4 0 Do. do. Shorn . 4 10 5 2
Calves

Pigs
BestDsisitint-brixis 0 0 0 0
basis at =Ask 075; NbMI
11118.110.

Da do. 80orn-. 4 4 • 8
Limbs
mut 12,3110 ; Ogres, 716

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.--(THIS DAY.)
Mesas. Davis and Co. report trade slow at the following
prioes meadow hay, ihe. to 945. ; superior ditto,
Ns. to 100 s. ; inferior ditto, 31.. to 50s. ; new ditto, 50r.
to 80s. ; clover, old, 90s. to 12041. ; slaw, 30s. to 40s.

TEE ROYAL HORSE GUARDS (BLUES).-011 Tues-
day last this regiment, under the command of Colonel
Baillie, marched from Regent's-park barracks to the Vic-
toria statiou, Pimlico, at 11 a.m., preceded by the baud, for
the purpose of celebrating the 200th anniversary of the re-
gimeut by a banquet at the Crystal Palace. The spacious
first-class saloon, commanding • noble view of the gardens
and surrounding country, was prepared by Mr. !Strange for
the reception of his guests. AU the alters and men sat
down at two o'clock, the colonel presiding. Viscount
Gough, the colonel-to-chief, wow prevented from attending
by his duties at the Curragh comp. Toasts were drunk
with true military enthusiasm, and none more warmly than
"The Heroes of Waterloo" (propoeed by Lord &ergo
Mennen", lieutenant.colonell, joined with the name of the
gallant Captain Troy, a survivor of that eventful day.
Captain Troy replied in • very animated address to the
younger comrades of his old regiment.
GOVERNMENT ASSINTANCE TO VOLUNTEER CORPS.
—This morning • supplemental estimate was issued to par-
liament from the War-office of the sum required to ho voted
towards defrayiug further charges on account of the volitn.
teer corps. The total amount in :11,0001.-10,0001. of which
is *pay, allowances, and contingencies of adjutants, and
20,0001. for pay, &c., of drill instructor.
ODD FELLOWS, MANCHEWER UNITY.—The mem-
bers of the Haggerstone Lodge of this popular social order
had their twentieth annual dinner on Tuesday last,
at the lodge house, the Pearson Arms, Kingsland.
road, Shoreditch. The host, Mr. Herbert, served
up a dinner, which gave great satisfaction. Ap-
propriate toasts were given, several songs sung, and the
evening spout with the greatest harmony and goodwill. Mr.
Barnes delighted the company with his excellent singing.
CURIOUS AND LAMENTABLE DEATH.—On WVIIIOB-
- morning, about 10 o'clock, Mr. Neal, of the Hope Dairy
Farm, near the asylum-cowl, Old Kent-road, met with his
death in a very sudden and melancholy manner. It ap-
pears that he was about to clean a water-butt, awl
while stooping to let out the plug ho overbalanced
himself, fell headlong into the butt, and was drowned.
The butt is a narrow one, like a port wine pipe, and
about five feet high; and the deceased having unfortu-
nately a wenkuess in his right hand, had nu power to
extricate himself. The legs of the unfortunate
man were discovered lying over the top of the
butt about half-an-hour afterwards, hut of course
be was dead, and surgical assistance, which was instantly
sent for, was of no avail. Mr. Neal has left a wife and four
children. He was in his accustomed health on the same
morning, and had been in cooverration with several of his
neighbour., by whom he was much respected, about half an
hour before the melancholy occurrence.
On the 19th inst. the Hungarian Chamber of
Deputies at Perth wtifirmed the election of M. Francis
PuLtsky, now staying at Turin.
Letters from Rome state that the French Govern-
ment has reeolved to establish a museum there in a
palace purchased from King Francis, and that it is to be
exclusively set apart to the reception of artislee which may
be found in the excavations about to be commenced.
N. Lion Ranier, of the Institute, has been appointed
director of it.