The Express.
London, England, 1861-12-14 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL SMAII MARKETS.

LIVIRPOOL, 12.—Salem to-day:—Caledonian, Idle—Meese
Western, MI }—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 106 i 6 6}—Land
and North lPostern, 413 Manchester, :•heitield. and Manna-
Ake, HI—Midland, 122 6l—South Eastern, 221—Buffalo and
Lake Huron. 4I I.l6—Dutch Rhenish. 7-10 d.--Grand Treat
of Canada, ti--Oreat Luxembourg, 8 13-16—Illinois Central, 454
d.—Bank of Liverpool, 26g.
MANCIDLSTNII, DTP. IS.—The market opened rather better, and
ematintsed dim all day, closing quiet. Great Western of Canada.
6—Crest Western, 664 i—lllinuis ('antral, 49 9 J.—Lancashire
and Yorkshire, hal I—Manchester, Sheffield, and Ilneolushire.
set—Midland. IM :—Neu York and Eric, 25—North Erna, re.
Berwick, —N arils Rtsfrordshlre, b I.lo,l.—South Eastern, 14
9-16—Hank of Manchester, 11 p.

Tannic RatfelPrm.—The traffic receipts of rail-
ways in the United Kingdom for the week ending Dec.
7, amounted to 491.2/6t., and for the corresponding week
of List year to 491,610/. ; showing au increase of :viola
The gross ieeeipta of the eight railways having their
termini in the metropolis amounted to 1.'20.9321., and for
the corresponding week of 1660 to 216,697/., show-
ing an increase of 4.2141. The increase ou the Eastern
Counties Railway amounted to 1.4791. ; on the Great
Northern to 194/. ; on the Great Western, to 1,4•3/11.; oat
the London, Brighton, and South Coast, to 1,14011, ; tied
on the Loudou Roil South Western, to 1,1781.t0ta1,
6,1591. But from this must be deducted 1,5021., the
decrease on the Loudon and North-Western, St on the
London end Blackwell. and 414/. on the South Easters.
togetl,er 1,921/., leaving the increase as above, 4,2:114.
The receipts un the other lines in the United Kingdom
amounted to 274,2941., and for the corresponding period
of last year to 274,..143/., showing a decrease of 64'9_,
which, deducted from the increase no the metropolitan
lines, leaves the total increase 3,:5.+61. as compared with
the corresponding week of 1860.
SUDDEN DEATII OF AN ECCE7..ZTEIC CHM:ACTED.
--An inquest was held lot week atSible Hedinghain, before
William Coeld, Eeq., coroner, oa view of the body of Lotion
Logsdon. aged SO, who was found dead on the door of ker
house. It appears that the deceased has for years past bees
reputed a witdi by her skighboun, many of whom were es
superstitious that they were afruid to go near her ' • and she
was so eccentric in her habits that she hid not been in bed
for more than 40 years ; and when found she was lying ea
the door in front of the fireplace with her head resting ea
the chair—bee usual custom. Her person as well as the
! house were in a moat abominable state of filth, and swarm-
ing with vermin. She was ham seen alive on the previews
Saturday, but • light having been noticed in the house em
the Thursday morning, it is known that 'be must have then
been living. It is clear that she did not die from want, se
it is supposed that silo moat have had money, as a few
yeses since a legacy of several hundred pound' was left her.
A verdict was returned of death from ' Natural causes."—
Essex Trtegraph.
A " MONIED " PAUPER.—An old woman named
Bells Hcslop, who with her sinter has for the last twelve
months been an inhabitant of Cockermonth workhouse, was
lately buried, and in turning over her effects in Workiegtra
491. Is. tid. was found, consisting chiefly of half crows
pieces. The old woman had long been considered a fit object
for charity, and besides 2s. a week from her parish, she had
been is receipt of 16s. per year from Jacksoo's charity,
and many a shilling from cLaritalils persons. About
twelve months ago, however, the fear of starving mesas
to have come upon her, and she took up her abode is the
workhouse, where she remained until bet death.— Westesore-
law/ Gazette.

NOVEL THEP FOR HAREEL —The history of crino-
line, if ever it be faithfully written, will be a curious one,
aboundicg in tragedy, comedy, and farce, and not abort
of the inele-ammatie. The following circnnutswee.
which recently occurred on the farm occupied by Mr.
Tebli, at Bence Bridge, near Stokesley, may be clawed
under one or more of the shove heads. A maid unrest.
who, like many others, thinks it better to be out of the
nation than out of the fashion, was at work in • turnip-
field, wearing the indispensable crinoline, when • cur deg
started • Inc hare from it. snug seat, and immediately paw
chase thereto. Poor pussy, after many turnings and twist-
ing, seeing no other chance of escape, took sanctuary mar
the fair maid's crinoline. Plmlie, however, wax unrelwat-
ing as the cur, and took poor pussy home alive as a prisons .
where execution was soon done upon the poor captive, ads
good dinner was thus provided for the farmer's family.—
York Herald.

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CZYNTAL PALACZ. ONI SIILLISNO DAN. •••
FRIDAY. DEC. 13.—Admissioas cm payment, 2,027 ;'ditto
by mason tickets, 936 ; total viliton, 2,963.