The Express.
London, England, 1852-10-18 00:00:00

It would tbermfore be a matter of deep regret if by may
attains* Itt posh pekes beyond their legitimate range, for
the oaks d• advantage, the permanent prospe-
rity of tide meet taut brooch of industry were jeopar-
dised. As bee boa well aid, " There 4 a point in the
price of inn beyond which it is unsafe to go." There
seems good mess to believe that that point has b- en
attained. The needs* pared off to-day moat satisfactorily,
the prosposens condition of the trade being a subject of
general emagrattalation ; and at every meeting throughout
the week we have been assured that accounts were never
better paid. The puddler. an jag commencing participation
in the advance of wages acceded, bat we learn that they are
not satielled with the arrangement, and we beer doubts
expreand on all sides as to whether full justice has been
done to them. The col.iers la the neighbourhoods of Tipton
an 1 We►t Bromwich are said to bo meditating a strike, and
the coal masters who have orders for a supply of that com-
modity, far larger than they oai Induce, contemplate a
further rise in their price of from 611. to Is. per ton.

COTTON.—Livuiroot., OCT. 113.—The sales of cotton
to-day are estimated at 13,000 bales, of which 2,000 are
taken for export and 6,000 on speealation. They include
SOO Bahia at 60. ; 1,000 Bayonet', at Old. to lid.; 2,000
Surat, avi. to Oid. The market chaos very firmly and ani-
mated. Primed all kiwis are tight.: than yesterday.

DIANCIIITATIM, OCT. 18.—Thearrival of the Overland
Mail with favourable commercial advice, from Calcutta,
has added another impulse to this market, and yarns and
cloths are difficult to meet with of suitable counts and qua-
lities for the var ed and almost general demand, even at
admitted prices. The market is very hare of goode, and
fat such as have to be made advanced rates are necessary to
scents early delivery. Before the improvement, now ea
manifest in the Indian demand, the consumption of yams
by the home manufacturer was se coatiderab'e as to fully
take off all the supply. Tim large contracts now placed
for India have increased the difficulty beginning
to make itself felt, and, in some descriptious
of twist, prices haus advaucedu considerably under the ex.
'sting competition that manufacturers who do not spin and
have to go into the market for their yarn cannot buy at
prices which would leave a prullt for the cloths made hem
them. Cousiderable numbers of looms have absolutely had
to be stopped from this cause. Yarns are continually ad.
valuing in price under such a demand, end we have had an
advance fur most kinds of reeled mule for India, and for
warps and pineops for home consumption of Id. per lb. ;
is some cases equal to Id. It is long since trade was so brisk,
and the constant tendency of prices upwards in cotton tends
to enhance prices beyond what is legitimately due to a
large demand. The cloth market is scarcely equal in
buoyancy, speaking generally, but in , ome descriptions of
goods neither " love nor money " seem to have much iollu-
once. The large contracts placed weeks ago for printing
cloths and shirting, have es narrowed the choice in the
market that buyers have greet difficulty in suiting them-
selves. There Is very great difficulty in meeting with goods
of favourite makes, and nothing but higher rates will secure
an early delivery under contract. These goods, and light
40.ineh India shirtiegs, may be quoted lit:. per piece higner
than at the commencement of the week. A better demand
is springing up for heavy domestics, long cloths, and T-
clothe, owing to a slight revival in the capon demand for
the Levant., and there is more firmness in price., with
symptoms of improvement in these long depressed goods.

WOOLLEN CLOTH.—Lzene, Ocr. 16.—W• have again
had a buoyant and brisk market. Above en ge quantity
of cloth has changed hands to-day. Cloud marketable cloths
and gooda adapted fur the present season were readily solo.
The •took of cloth iu N.* halls is exceedingly low. Prices
are firm. There is a very good business doing in the ware-
houses for the home trade.

HARDWARE.—Bramtnostax, Ocr. 18 —Notwiih-
stand:ug the depressing influence which a general advance
in the price of metals invariably exercises over the hardware
manufacture, we are glad to ba able to report that trade
here, which for many months past has been in a state of
considerable stagnation, is now in • much more satisfactory
condition—is, in fact, brisker than at any former period in
the course of this year. Very much is doubtless attributable
to the large consignment of our goods which have of lute
been made to Australia, whilst others, still larger, are in
course of preparation. But in addition to this, the factors,
fur once to a way, and a wonder it is, concur in reporting
that their orders ore better than they lave been for some
titre put, and that the home trade generally is improving,
which is a very good sign, especially at this time of the
year, when the merthaiits' orders generally dc.
dine. It is said that the merchants have not
an abundance of orders, which appears probable;
fur any of the markets were thoroughly glutted last year
and that orders then given were the result of entire specu-
lation is to be found in the fact that from whatever quer.
ter there came a proportion of orders much beyond the
average, the decline has been just in the same ratio this
year. The United States orders have been somewhat
scanty all the seasun, but from Spain, India, the Ilavannah,
and South America generally, they have been large, espe-
cially as regards the last, with which our trade has been
very much improving during the last two years, the orders
having been very large. Advices just received from ltio
are also more favourable than they have been of late. The
great advance in the price of iron has already had the effect
of causing an advance in the price of some of our manufac-
tures at rates varying from 7to 10 and 12 per rent.; it
is not likely either that the rise will atop here, if the pre-
sent price of lion it maintained for many months,
which at present sumo highly probable. The lamp
and chandelier trade is in a most prosperous
state; we are assured that the orders in hand are
very large, and although there are a very largo number
of persons engaged in the trade, we believe that less has
been done to destroy profits than in most other branches, a
fact which is perhaps to some eaten% attributable to the
great improvements evinced in the character of the article.
manufactured, thereby enabling the manufacturer to keep
up his prices. The general brass foundry trade is brisk,
and the brass hearted manufacture has been undeniably
good now for eighteen months past. For cut-nails the orders
are large, theugh the quantity produced has gone on in-
creasing for a very Long time. The eleetro.platers are also
busy ; the foreign orders, which have been large throughout
the summer, are said to have accumulated on baud; all
those engaged in the trade are quite fully employed ; the
fancy trades, too, are said to be in a somewhat more sells
factory state than is usual at the fall of the leaf.

ST. PITIILSBVII43, Oct. 9.
Corn : A mixed parcel of Russian wheat, averaging
pda 9.201 b, was taken at 24 ro. ; and about 3,000 chits. good
Russian wheat, at 241 ro. —Deals : Nothing doing for want
of both sellers and ship.room.—Flax : Fully 800 tons taken
of minor dealers, at about 110 and 92 ro. for Riga 12 and
9-hd, and 105, 85, and 75 ro. fur the three Peterehurg
sorts. 112 ro. paid for a bias of 12-brad alone. Them
are now only 1,100 tons on the spot in first hands.—Hemp
Several parcels of middling and inferior clean have been
taken at 82 to B'2l, fair at 84 to., end 1,01210 Mejeiumok at
80 ro. There axe now about 12,000 Imo& cut hemp held at
95, 90, and 86 ro. ; 14 000 poode middling and low eleao,
held at 83 ro. ; and 16,000 wads Mejennoy expected by
rail. No sort., the last halt-clean having been taken at
79 to 801 ro. Contra•ts for next season are reported to
have opened at 77 ro. cash ; while with an advance 84 to 85 I
are asked.—Hides : Very firm, and 52 Co. paid for 600
1014. kips.—Linseed : 1,500 ehrb. Morahanak taken at
26 ro. I'M total supply is estimated at 320,000 amts., of
which 30,000 are nut txpected to be down till very late, and
60,000 not till next spring.—Potashes : Firm, 800 mobs
having been done at 66 ro.—Tallow : Above 6,000 casks
done during the week at 113 to 120 ro., and the market
closes rather easier.—Freights to London : For dears, 50a.
per std. hd.; hemp, 35e. to 37.. ed. per ton ; linseed, 31 9d.
per quarter; tallow, 21s. to 23r. per ton; wheat, 4s. 3d. per
quarter.—Exchanges : London, 3 months, 381 to 1 per
s. ro.; Amsterdam, 3 months, 1911 to 1911 per a. ro. ;
Hamburg, 3 months, 341 to 9-16 per a. ro. ; Paris, 3 months,
4021 to 4041 per a. ro.

CORN.—Boevols, Oct 16. We have had a small
show of Wheat to-day, which bound buyers at Wednesday's
rates. Other corn unaltered in value. Wheat, red, 361. to
395. per qr. ; white, 41s. to 445.
CANSILIDOI, Oct. 16.—Our market was fitm for all corn,
Wheat and Barley were each In. per qr. dearer. Wheat,
red, 245. to 365.; white, 495. Barley, 221. to 321.
Bean., new, 28s. to Us. Peas, 28s. to 32a. Oats, 13.. to
241. Tares, 325. to 365.
CAurnanoatr, Oct. 16.—We bad a short supply, and
prices about the same. Wheat, old brown, 475. ; new, 32a.
to 40s. • new, white, 380. to 435. Barley, 275. to 335. Oats,
19s. Bean., old, 3s. to 414.; new, 28s. Peas, 32.. to 331.

COLCHESTit, Oct. 16.—The supply of Wheat not equal
to what it luie been for several week, past. Beane and
Barley WITS more plentiful, and Yeas short. Prieto of
each of the above were fully maiutamed, and in tome
instances Is. more was given for select samples 01 Wheat
and Barley.

GLottenstien, Oct. 16.—There was • good supply of
English Wheat at our market this day, which found buyers'
at fully hest week's prices. Foreign met mote inquiry,'
and the few sales made were at prices the turn in favour of
sellers. Malting Barley Is., Sal good grinding thl. per qr.
dearer than lest week. Beans and Peas very scarce, and'
sell at extreme priers. Good Ores dud ready buyers. Im-
portsfiVieyfe4 Oat.,he we.e kl.•762lllMLOinet,.. 16: Wheat, 14740 qrs. ;
361.
Outroronn, Oct. 16.—We had not • very large quan-
tity of Wheat offering. Today there was a general do-
snood for picked parcels for seed, end millers were free
buyers at the extreme rates of last week, white in many
eases sellers ha 1 the advent:lre in lake. Inferior Barley
difiletrlt of diamond. Wheat, 325. to 625. ; old, 48s. to 68s.
Barley, 2is. to 345. Beans, 331. to 40.. Pear, 341. to 365.
HERTFORD Oct. 16 —The supply of Wheat rather small,
trade for the !wet descriptions tiros at lost week's prices.
Barley iu fair supply, the hist wimples made fully as much
money ; inferior sorts a dilltrade at barely so good prices.
Oats sold at late rates. Peso and Beano met a ready sale at
lull prices. Wheat, from 20s. to 33.. per load. Barley,
23.. to 311. per qr. Oats, lie. to Ns. Peas 201. to 21a,
per load. rins, 20e. to 2•-n. Totes, 20s. to Ls. Rye, 19s.
I to 21..

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MANCIIIIIITIa. Orr. 16.—Tbe trade throughout the
week has been of a more animated character than for
some time past, approved qualitie of flour having met a'
free sale at gradually advancing prier.. Other articles have
ruled firm, with a alliterate consumptive deemed. Into
Liverpool and Hammen the arrivals sat oatmeal from Ireland
coutinuo to increase, but of other articles they am light;
and with the osception of about 2,000 qmuten of oats, the'
''applies coastwise arc very trilling. num abroad the int-
-1 ports of wheat are ostensive, but only moderate of door and
Indian eon. At our market this morn*, wheat mast be
noted Id. to Al. per 70 lbs. higher than on this day
seli Oa dour us at
our quotations 6,1. to Is. per
I meek and barrel, bat la mat butanes • greater advise*