The Express.
London, England, 1850-04-19 00:00:00

March I

SMITHFIELD MARKET-THIS DAY.

We are but moderately supplied with Beasts, and the
weather being favourable, causes a rather larger demand.
Prices have conic quently pretty generally advanced, and a
leirclearance is effected. The number of Sheep is small;
consequently, Moods,', rates are lully supported, and in
som• instances exceeded. We have an average supply of
Lambe; trade ,s dull fur them • there is, however, no
quotable alter lion in value. The supply of Calvet is
large ; to effect a clearance, reduced prices are submitted to ;
in only a few OWN is 4s extieeded tor the ehacest. From
Germany and Holland there are 116 Bears, 110 Sheep, and
176 Celtic; Bc.oland, 200 Besets; and 127 Mich Cows
from the Home Counties.

for scone of Site. is d. a. d. Per sloes of elta s. d. s. d.
Hest Hoot+. Herefords 3 3 BIN Doak tilAda. A 3 6 310
Met !bombards 3 3 Dent Loorwools 3 6 3 10
Seesed teat) Beasts.. 2 2 Do. de. Vlore
lass
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Met Dos. It Hal,:fesods 4.
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.6 0
.6.6

=Aut. 974; Sheep abl Lem* 4.700 3

COTTON MARKET.7HATRE, APRIL 18.

The Cotton market to-day bee been extremely active, sales
amounting to 3,574 bales. Priem very firm ; very ordinary
New Orleans realised 951.

BRISTOL, AprillB.

Bttoca-ExcsAwss.—The market was not so active to day,
but with prices somewhat firmer. The following were the variations
inwn yesterday's rata: Great Wooten Quitter Shares awed at 131,
and Great Western New 171. shares at tII dia.

BIRMINGHAM. April 18.

Elrocx-Excnonos.—Thia shore market was buoyant to-
day. Tort! Stalforda were still a good de.d inquired tor; they were
done at 10!. M. 91. Ms., but closed higher ; bluitands were done at
Ilk ; and New ldtise at 29j dirt.

YORK. Apra 18.

&rock EXCRANCII.—Londoe, Brighton, and South Coast,
77 ; North British Preference, 4L 134. ed. id; York end North
Milan{ 14i.

THE BI:CILINONAKSHIRE RAILWAY AND THE OXPOID
Famtnue.—lt hu been decided by the freemen of Oxford,
at Common-hall assembled, that the money to be paid for
land required by the Buckinghamshire Railway Company in
Port Meadow, their property, be appropriated to provide a
capacious school room for the education of the children of the
freemen, on the comprehensive plan of the British and
Foreign School Society, under the direction of a committee
of freemen, and that the school room or room, be open for
the use of freemen in the evening subject to the regulatims of
• committee. The purchase money for the lead in question
will, it is supposed, be about 1,8001. or 3001. per acre.

Tea Brims ox THB NORTH BRITILAH. —Oa this sub-
ject a correspondent writes to the Scotsman "I am sorry
to hear the engine-driven and stokers are still out on
strike. ',tying aside all considerations as to risk or danger,
the annoyance to which the public have been forced to
submit, since the occurrence of this unfortunate dispute,
has been considerable. As one specimen of this, I may
mention ttat, on Tuesday night last, one of the engines
stuck up for want of steam at the tunnel at the Calton-
hill ; the consequence of which was that the pessimism
had to alight from the carriages, and either make their way
through the tunnel, or amend as they best could the steep
embankment to get up to the London road. The irregu-
larity of the train is, however, the most serious annoyance,
and tends more than anything else, in my opinion, to destroy
publie confidence in the safety of the line. I have bad the
cariosity to make some inquiry into this matter, and I flail
that the trains, common, mail, and express, have, in the
generality of came, been either a quarter or half an hour
beyond their time in arriving at Berwick. me detention is
still greater, lam assured, on the Hawick branch. Boma of
the more icfluential shareholders should endeavour to me-
diate between the directors end the men.

CONTOCATIONL—Tbe Guardian states that a peti-
tion having been transmitted to the Archbishop of
Canterbury, bearing the signatures of 118 clergymen of the
dimes of Lincoln, praying him to make a representation
to her Majesty oa the subject of convottatiom. the primate
replied as follows :—" Lambeth. March 30.—T0 the Rev.
r. C. Musiegberd.—Rev. Bir,—As your same stands
at the head ca the clergy who have addressed me
from the dices.. of LineuW, I 'end my reply through
your hands. And I bog the memorialists to believe
that it is always with regret that I oppose the wishes of such
a body of "Wiry as have desired me to promote the mein-
blieg of convocation. But the matter is one oa which I
must act upon my own opinion; and my opinion is quite
decided, being founded upon the snub of former mayors-
Boas, that the remade; of such a synod for deliberation
would tend to Masse rather than to moderate feelings
which are already too mach excited, sad Manses the diffi-
culty of restoring that to the church, of which we so
greatly stand in peel. NVitarrelastaaes, therefore, I must
decline acceding to the wishes of the memorialists, and
remain. reverend air, your faithful servaat, J. B. CANTUAII."
BISCI7LAR EDUCATIOII.—A meeticg was held at
Hall on Monday for the purpose of petitioning parliament in
favour of a bill lately introduced by Mr. W. I. Fox, for the
establishment of a system of secular adecation. There was •
large attendance of working men and crams. Resolutions
is support of walla education were passed, similar in tenor
te those that have been voted by other meetings throughout the
terantry.

SAVINGS BANKS AND FIJKNDLT
appear, from a parliamentary piper yesterday printed that
Irma the 6th August, 1817, when savings banks and friendly
omissies were commenced, to the 20th November lam, the
moss amount received end credited, including interest, was
59,734,7561. 17s. 7d., of which 66,248,7991. 14., lid. was
on amount of savings banks, and 3,476,9371 2a. 82. on so.
count of friendly societies.