The Express.
London, England, 1857-05-06 00:00:00

197 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 641 to
6.51; ditto Four per Cent. Certificates, 961 to 971;
I Peruvian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 76 to 78 ; and
Mexican Bonds, 231 to t.
Ottoman Baak shams have advanced to 1 to 1 dia.;
Bank of Egypt were last quoted 21 to 2 dia.;
and National Discount at #to die. Bank of Lon-
don improved about 11., and some other bank stocks
were more inquired for ; but Bank of Australasia
was flatter. London Discount shares were firmer.
In Land and Steam shares little change occurred.
London General Omnibus have receded to 3,1 to 3t
ex div. Victoria Dock stock was weaker.
The nominal dosing quotations for tho newly pro-
tected railways are subjoined, vie.: Funjaub Railway,
to prem. ; Olds Railway, par to 1 prem. ; C4ll-
- Dude Railway, 3-16 to 1 prem. ; Eastern Bengal
Railway, 3-16 to 7-16 prem.; Calcutta and South
Eastern Railway, par to 1-16 prem. ; Euphrates
Valley Railway, par to prem.; Riga Railway,
to 1 prem. ; North of India Tramroad, par to
prem.; Trinidad Railway, par to 1 prem. ; Italian
Junction Railways, 11 to 1 dis.
The shares of the General Bank of Switzerland
were quoted 21 to 2 dia.

MINES—THIS DAY
--- Two o'CLoct.

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Great Wheal Alfred slums continue in demand,
and arc marked this morning 7. The market foe
home mining stocks is generally quiet, but steady.
Wheal Mary Ann shares have been dealt in at 45g.
Cobra shares have met with some business at 80
and WI, and Nlarquita at dia.
Subjoined is a list of yesterday's transactions in the
Mining Ex
Alfred Conre!lir,Tl ; Clianoellorville, 10; Draktnral2f,
2-16, 3, 21 , Devon and Courtney, 7s. 6d., Bs. 6d.; IsiA
Alfred, 11, 2; (Marton United, 20a., 215., 184., 20a.„
225. 6d., 16s. • Great Alfred, 61, 1,1, /, 7 ; Lady 13=
145., 15e. ; Wheal Harriet, 125., 12.5. 6d., 13a. 6d.;
Hamlet, 70, 71.
The half-yearly meeting of the General Mining Compay
of Ireland is called for the lit of June, at Dublin.

Tur.sota Evan.

There is still little revival of business in the home
mining stock market, but the inquiries for good
stocks have increased during the last day or two.
Devon Great Consols and Great Wheat Alfred shares
were firmer to-day, but North Basset continue to de-
cline, and Tineroft showed flatness.
Foreign mining shares remain dull.

COMMERCIAL AND AGIREBT&

MARK-LANE.—THIS DAY.
The wheat trade was firm this morning, at the advanos
noted on Monday. Flour hilly maintained that day's ratee.
Barleyrould scarcely be purchased on so favourable terms
as cm lost market day.
Oats were in fair talc at fid. per qr. advance.
Beans and peas firni.
ABSITALII INTO LONDON PROM MAY 4 TO MAY I.
totkii. kik NM&
...... 190
........ 130

MINDINO-LANE.—THIS DAY.
Sl.GAR—There bas not been a public sale to-day, but the
market is very firm at the advance of 2a. paid yesterday.
Refined lumps 69r. to 725.
COFFEE remains study ; native Ceylon, 60s. to 625.
T►o.—Common congou quoted 12id. to FIN. Good to
fine congou continues in good demand.
Itii I. has been bought freely, and pricee are fully 6d.
dearer than last week.
Rem remain• firm. Fine Demerara proof sold at 3s. Id.
Sri RITC—The public sales are going off steadily.
SALTPrfßE.—Prices have declined 6d., at which a Urge
business has been done.
Ciirros.—The market is inactive.
I s iimii.-10,300 chests declared for the quarterly mile,
which will commence on Tuesday next.

TALLOW MARKET.—THIS DAY.
The market to inn, at the following quotation. —Tom
Sie. ed. nett rash; Peterab Y. C. on the spot, 565. ;
May to June, Ns.; October to C.
Sde.

BOROUGH HOP MARKET.-THIS DAY.
Nemo. Pattenden sad Smith report that the dimmed
for fine coloured hole is extensive, end such being gems,
command higher
time poet.

COAL MARKET.—THIS DAY.
Havidaon'a West Hartley, 18s. sd.; Eden Maki, 164.6 d.;
Belnide Hartley, IS., 3d.; Tantleld Moor, 12a. 6d. ; North
Perry, IM. 6d.; Walla End:ltuasell's Heaton, 17s. •
Walla End Braadyll's Hotton, 174.; Walla End Mato;
Lyons, 15s. 6d. ; Walls End Heaton, 18a. 3d. ;
Walls End South Hatton, 18s. 3d. Walls End Stemmer,
18a. 3d. , Walls End Teen, 184.3 d ships at market.

THE PROPOSED UNION OF THE FREE AND
UNITED ParAPII:TBRIAN CRUM BEII.--On Monday night
a public meeting in connexion with the Congregational
Union of Scotland was held in Albany-street Chapel—Mr.
Adam flack, M.P., in the chair. The chairman, a• emu
remarks illustrative of the distinctive prinelpiee of coagro-
gationnlien, referred to the repotted union of the Free and
United Presbyterian Churches. Ile saw that an
attempt was tieing made to combine the dissenting
presbyterian cause in ono ecclesiastical confederation.
Such a union might be effected, but would the
step pnintote thee union indicated in the New
Testament by the injunction to worship "in spirit
lied in truth." Would • union "in spirit and In
truth" be increased by the locums suggested!' If the due-
minatiims referred to became united, there would be sure to be
one or two ropes. It was not pissible that they could all
be of the some mind. The body of the people would have to
submit to the dictation of other., and, no far u they did so,
be conedered they would be acting • hypocritical pat.
They (the congregationaliatt) had the happinete to be relieved
from any such overruling power, and he held that such a
glut ecelesiantical confederacy was even dangerous to
civil liberty. Wherever they found a greet wrest-
setical power in society, its operation was not for good.
There never was • greater confederacy than popery, and
no ono would say that that eccleeitisticel eon had
opentted for good. Ile wen expnuing sentiments which
name would consider heterodox ; but he considered what he
had esid to be the truth. Councillor M.Laren made a Mate-
meat of the accounte, from which it appeared that the in-
com o
esa 1
e f the Union for the last two or three
yearyears had been
M,600/..Pind that the expenditure last had been Idly
1,700/. This ehowed a deficiency of 2001., but that had been
nearly met by • reserve fund, which, however, wee now ex-
hauled, and the treasurer was in debt 70/. to the bank. The
Net-. Mr. Spence, the Rev. Mr. Galbraith, and others, after-
wards addreeed the atecting.—Edi shag/. Courant.
A NEW REFUGE AND ItoME FOR PENITENTS.—
It is proposed to establish an institution in the parish of St.
Jantex's,Piceadilly, to be called the "St. James'. Refuge and
Home for l'enitente," for the reformation of fallen women of
a class superior to those who alone find their way into the
refugee and penitentiaries at present in The scheme
has been set on font with the concurrence and active support
of several ladies of rank and influence, and not without an
expreuite of sympathy from the highest personage in the
Aduiliadon will be restricted to fallen women of a
superior grade, and this (writes one of the originators of the
Institution) for two reamms. "First, it ie notorious that
nue but per,ons belonging to the very loweet clam In
society, eery ant • of all work' and others, are se-
emuniodated in the existing eetablishments. All others sre
repelled from them by the nature of the occupation provided,
and by the charaeter and habits of thole with whom they
would have to a...eclair. This min due not level social dis-
tinctions in the eyes of those who commit it, however mach
it may appear to do so in the opinion of sickly. 'Seib, =n-
eer., and education *wet their euptriority even among those
who are all alike morally degraded, and thin superiority is re-
cognised as well by than who have it not no by those who
!hue it. lioth would be equally ill at cane if treated as on a
footing of equality. Aria, it Iwo been found by eeperience
far more easy to deed with eases, whether of plueical, mental,
or moral dismies, when they are classified. The mono
treatment which would benefit one clue of patients might
prove injurious to onothcr. Grant that hard menial work and
stern discipline may be beet tor fallen women of mane tastes
and habits, surely another kind of occupation and a gentles
treatment would be more suitable for those whose minds are
more refined, and who have lived, as many of them Imre, at
least for some yearn, Seep of luxury." 'rho pmpoul is to
hire two or three rooms somewhere in this parieh to serve as
a " rebus.," one of them to be a kind of office for the recep-
tion ofspplir:mtm, another a bedroom to accommodate such
as should apply at an hour too Late to blonder them into the
country: nig. to purchase and lit up a house in the country,
near to tendon, to a " home," large enough to aecommo-
date between 20 and 30 peniteate, but only titled up, at least
for the find two years, for about half that number, treating
the institution at the outset u an experiment, yet giving it,
if auccusful, room to grow. 'recover all eapermes, ordinary
and extraordinary, the sum of 2,000!. will be required on the
instant, the annual expenditure being intimated at about

uOOl. more.
ITALIAN NATIONALITY. A densely crowded
meeting of the inlmbitants of Neirmotlc-on-Tyne was bold
on Monday night in the Lecture-room Nelson-attect, Sr
John Fife in the chair, when the audien4 sae addrearcal
the canoe of Italian nationality by Si,. Sari and Moo
J. M. White. Their eloquent appeals 'were most enthu-
siastically reecireal. On the motion of the Rev. Mr. Fen-
wick, seconded by Mr. Councillor Rennin, a petition to "or-
nament was unanimously adopted. expo-aim: the crineienuet
that it is a pressing duty of the British nation, end of bre
Mojeaty's guvernment, to take steps to procure as Told, a
sithdrawal as poesiblo of the Atotrian and Frcneh troupe
from the Roman States, end inviting thew torment of si
draw to bey Majesty with that object.