The Express.
London, England, 1868-09-05 00:00:00

CORK BUTTER MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

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(peon ova own oomeronnerre.)
Ordinary, 1244., 110•., 994., 795. ; 2,3T0
&kits. Mild cured, no change ; 130 firkins.

TALLOW MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

The market is firm. Town tallow, 445. 9d. ; Peters-
burg Y.C., on the spot, old, 445. 9d. ; new, 465. 3d. ;
October to December,- 465. 6d. ; December, 4.55. 9d. to 465.
Maurice Avsissous.—Town tallow, 475. 3d. ; fat by
ditto, 2s. 3d. ; yellow Russian, new, 475. ; melted stuff,
32c ; rough ditto, 17e. 3d. ; rearm. 181.
.cod dregs,
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6s. Imports for the week amount to 2,634 •

COVENT GARDEN.-(THIS DAY.)
The vegetable market indicates a vast improvement,
both as regards quantity and quality, on that of last week.
Out-door fruit has also boon more pleutiful, ospeciallf
apples and pears, which at present are most abundant.
Plums are likewise sufficient for the demand. Heavy con-
signments continue to be received from the Continent.
Went cobs and filberts are coming in in abundance, and,
being good in quality, command from 50e. to 655. per 1041
lb. Potatoes are small in size, and the majority of theta
by no means good. Flowers chiefly consist of orchids,
balsams, pelargoniums, fuchsias. mignonette, and roses.

FRUIT. .
Apple., per bushel, Is to 9.1 Melons, each, Is to (is
Apricots, per d 0.., Ile to es nectarines, p. dos, Si to 6.
dos•, Ye to as Peaches, per dos., 4s to ON
fEltrZ perlb., id to ls Pears, per dos, II to 48
Grapes, per lb., Si to ea Pine-apples, par lb.. is to Gs
Lemons, per 140, les to 18s Plums, per i mesa, m. to
VEGETABLES.
Artichokes, per dos., Ph to Er Lettuces, pee soxq Is tab IA
Sc IWII. Kidney, per halt sieve, — French, per dos., 4s
as to 4, Mint, per bunch 6d
Beet, per dos., Is to b Mushrooms, p sieve, 3s to la
Cabbages, per dos, Is to Sh Onions, per bushel, 44 to Is
Carrots, per bunch, 9d to Is Parsley, per bunch, 6d
Celery, per bundle, Is to th Potatoes, York Regents, p. Ilia
Cucumbers, each. td to IA 170 s to 190 s
Endive, per dos., Is 6d to 4s Maws, do., 140 s to 140 s
Garlic and Rhallots, p. lb., 84 Myatt's, do., ISO.
Herter. per bunch Sd to 4d Spinach, per basket, mto Ss
Horse Idieb, p. bond, 9e to le Tomatoes, per dos, Le to Is
Leeks, per bunch, 2d to 441 Turnipstnew), p. bun., Isto 1.6 t

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.--(THIS DAY.
Mr. Charles James Easton reports trade firm for good
meadow hay ; supply moderate :—Prime meadow hay, 10,1 s.
to 115 e. ; inferior ditto, 70e. to 90e. ; prime clover, from
120 e. to 130 s. ; inferior ditto, 90s. to 110 s. ; straw, 30e.
to 40s.

On Thursday evening (says the Carlisle Journal)
Baron Napier of Magda* passed through Carlisle by the
express. on his way to Scotland. His lordship was accom-
panied by Lady Napier • and as soon as it became known
that the hero of Magdala was in the station, a number of
people congregated to see the gallant general.

Several gentlemen (says the South London Press.)
have determined on meeting the present railway difficulty
by. hying the experiment of journeying from the out-
lying districts to the outskirts of town by the aid of velo-
cipedes, after the fashion recently adopted in the neigh-
bourhood of Paris. One expert traveller has proved the
possibility of outstripping the steam horse by gliding along
at the rate of 15 miles per hour.
MR. GLADSTONE AND THE IRISH CHURCH.—
The following. letter (says the Mane/ester Itrantiwer)
has been received, in reply to an inquiry sent is Mr.
Gladstone:—" Peamaenmawr, August 29.—Sir,—Mr.
Gladstone desires me to acknowledge the favour of your
letter of the 22nd, and, in reply to the question therein
contained, to state that he has many times publicly
stated that in his opinion the disposable property of the
Irish chutch should not, when it is dbastablisited, be em-
ployed in the endowment of any other church. Mr. Glad-
stone fears that those few who are unaware of this are
perhaps not very willing to be informed.—l am, sir, your
obedient servant, W. H. GLanerotra."

MR. BRIGHT ON TOR RATEPAYLVO CLAUSE.-
A correspondent (says the Birmaghant Post) who wrote
to Yr. Bright with reference to the personal payment of
rater, sends us the following extract from the hon. gen-
tleman's reply :—" The retention of the payment of rates
as a test was the act of the tory government ; we were all
opposed to it. It was not in Elr. ilbuistone's bill of 1866,
and he was most strongly opposed to it last year, and
denounced it ou many occasions.

Branca:4llx E.—The Hon. and Right Roy.
Monsignor Stonor has arrived in London from Rome, and
will be happy to give inquirers any information respect-
ing the Papal Zouares. Letters may be addressed to hint
at it, York-place, Portman-square, W.— Weekly Repioter.
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THE Monte& —Though the weather in Caith-
news-shire has not been the most favourable for sport, the
accounts from the moors continue to be very encouraging,
and though there may be here and there exceptions, it is
believed that the Caithness moors in general were never
better than they are this season. On the Strathmore
moors Major Brown, Mr. Forman, and Mr. Dawson have
averaged 30 brace to each gun per day. Major Brown
had one day 57 brace, and the following day 42. Mr.
Forman has had from 23 to 4.5 brace per day. and Mr.
Dawson has had equally good luck. At Daltuiwillan
Captain Bayne, Captain Cunliffe, and Mr. Arthur Con-
liffe have averaged 27 brace per day. The Brawl Castle
sportsmen have also had excellent sport, killing from 2i)
to 26 brace daily per gun, and equally good sport has
been got on other moors. —John o' Groat Antraal. _

BECKllrrB.—The traffic receipts of rail-
ways in the United Kingdom for the week ending
August 29, amounted on 13,360 miles. to 832.7061.,
and for the corresponding week, 1867. on 13,008 miles. to
822.9461., showing an increase of 32'0 miles, and of
9,7611. The gross receipts on 14 of the principal rail-
ways in the United Kingdom amounted for the week on
9.6, 2 miles, to 696,8921., and for the corresponding week of
lad year on 9,394 miles, to 684,1801.. showing an
increase of 226 miles, and of 12,7121. The increase on the
Caledonian and North British amounted to 9841. • on
the Great Eastern to 4,3271.; on the Oreat Northern.
to 2,076/. • on the Lancashire and Yorkshire to 1.6741. ;
on the andon and South-Western to 3771. ; on the
Manchester, Sheffield. and Lincolnshire to 9261. ; on the
Midland to 4,0741., and on the South-Eastern to 3661.
tidal. 12,712/. ; but from this must be deducted 327!.,
the decrease on the Great Southern and Western, 473/.
on the Greet Western, 777/. on the London and North-
Western, 328/. on the London, Brighton, and South Comet,
sod 73/. on the North-Eastern, together 2,178/.. leaving
the increase as above, 12.712/. The receipts on 62 other rail-
ways in the United Kingdom amounted on 3.678 miles
to 136.814/, and for the corresponding week of last year
on 3,614 miles to 138,7661., showing an increase of 64
miles and a decrease of 2,9611. The goods traffic on the
14 systems of lines above mentioned amounted for the '
week to 344,193/. against 331,9891., showing an increase
of 12,2041. The paseengernpareels, mails. &c., traffic on
those lines aniountrd to 362,6991., and for the COeTe
wending week of 1867 to 362,191/., showing an increase
of 6091. 111411 total receipts for the past week show an in-
MIAMI of 6,952.1. as eompared with those of the preceding
week, ending the 22nd August. _ . -

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OW AUSTRIA AND New.—The old Austria of
Metternich ismore. The Austria whose voice was as po-
tent on the Maine as on the Tiber—the Austria that could
bring eight hundred thousand men into the field, and
maintain twice as many political fallacies in the face of
Ettiope--who was always powerful and slwar beaten—
always Influential in council and as certainly always ilia,
gu al in argument and inconsequent in aeti•in.--this in
ne never to reappear spOn. And what lyiv.‘ we in its
place i• That is the question. The curtain has [alien, and
all that we have yet steals the stage-managor. ht. Beast.
who announces a totally new comp any. new pieces. new
and, be.* of all, atliniaaitat at
.0 wry and decorations,
laili-yrioc.—Bleckwowfs Atefraz,v, tor Septe

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