The Express.
London, England, 1852-10-08 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

NEW YOLK, SIFT. A.
The increased demand for money to day hod a slight
effect upon the epeculotive stocks, and prices were lower
than will probably be the case ((Remise days to come.
The demand fur foreign exchange has not been inactive,
but the rates are steady. London, 1101 to 1101 ; Paris,
5,15! to 6,121; Amsterdam, 40k to ; Hamburg, 34;1 to
361; Bremen, 79 to 791.
Eorrox.—The market has been exceedingly dull for the
past three days, with sales at le. to .le. decline. We erpcat
the quotations of Wednesday with the remark, that in the
meant inactive state they must be considered noraixal.
The sales for the last three days were 1,000 bales.

Atlantk. Florida. Gu:t Porta.
leerier
Ord. low to good
Yid. low to good
WO. tar to fair II to Ili II to to lli
FLorlt.—There is an increuing demand for fresh flour,
and with light receipts. Holders are firm at our quotations.
The export demand has been less active fur the past week.
Canadian in bond is wanted for British Province trade,
with sales of 1,000 brit., 4 dolt. 311 c. We quote common
to straight State brands, 4 dolt. 311 c. to 4 dole. 37}c.,
mixed ; Michigan and Indiana, 4 dols.3llc. to 4 dolt. 50c.;
common to good Ohio, 4 dolt. 371 z. to 4 dolt. 50c.;
Southern is In demand, with moderate supplier, at
4 doh. 50c. to 4 doh. 601 e. for common to favourite brands
of Baltimore, Alexandria, and Georgetown. Rye flour fr
extremely scarce and sells at 4 dolt. to 4 doh. 061 tor tine.
Corn meal is quiet at 3 dots. 50c. for Western, and 3 doll. 74e.
to 3 dolt. 87,c. for Jersey and Brandywine. The exports
from this city from the lot to the 24th :—1842, Wheat flour,
98,852 brh.; 18.51, Wheat flour, 103,576 bat.
OaalN.—The demand fur wheat it still active, particu-
larly for sound shippirg qualities, which are not plenty.
The market is quite firm for the better kinds, but the in-
tenor descriptions are quite unsaleable. The sales have
been large, footing up 60,000 to 100,000 bushels during the
week, hero and to arrive, closing at 94c. to 95c. for red,
and 103 c. to 10.5 e. for mixed and white Ohio; 103 c. for
white Michigan ; 109 c. to 110 c. for white Genesee ; 90c. to
94c. for common, and 97e. to 91ic. for good new Canadian,
in bond. Rye is quite scarce, and bingo Mc. Barley fa
wanted, and brings 78 to 80c. Oats are firm at 45c. to 48e.
for Western and State. Corn it more plenty, and prices
a trifle lower—sound NVcstern mixed selling at 69c., and
inferior 68c. Tho exports from this port from Ist to 21st:
IM2. 1851.

Wheat, bushels
Corn
PROVISIONB.—Pork hu declined again, and we quote
mess in fair demand at 18 dais. 50c. ; prime, 1G dols. o0c.;
clear is held at 21 dole. ; rump—sales, 16 dole, to 16 doh
2Se. Lard is in good demand at 181 e. to 12c. for bbla,
and 111 e. to 12e. for kegs. Cut meats are nearly out of
market, and prices nominal. Smoked hams are in good
demand at 111 e. to 111 c. for uncenvassed ; and for sugar-
cured canvassed, 121 e. to 13c. ; shoulders dull at :,;c. to
9e. ; sides, 10e. to 101 e. Beef is dull, and mess sells from
12 dolt. to 14 dolt. ; prime, 9 dols. to 10 dots. Butter is
in active demand at 16c. to 18c. for Ohio, and 21c. to 23e.
for state dairies. Cheese, in boxes, 7e. to 71e.
Fituoirra.—To Liverpool wheat has been shim,' at
6d.; cotton, 3-16 d.; flour, Is. 4d. To London—Floor,
2a. ; wheat 7d. ; ship to bag and 61. d. in bulk ; MI,
22813 d. To Havre—Cotton, Ic.; ashes, o dols. to 6 dab.;
rice, 7 dols.

FORGERIES IN THE WEST ItIDING.-00 Monday,
William Banton was again brought before Joseph Stiakey,
George Armitage, John Brooke, and Thomu P. Crossland,
Bsqn., at the police offiee, Huddersfield, and was charged
with forging and uttering two bills of exchange, dated re-
spectively May 1, 1852, and May 15, 1852, for 281. 10s. and
301., both payable at four month., and drawn by the pri-
soner upon and purporting to be accepted by William
Chadwick, tailor and draper, Hanging-ditch, Manchester,
and Francis Birkin Newton, tailor and draper, St. Ann-
street, Manchester. The examination, which excited con-
siderable interest, was opened at 10 o'clock in the morning,
and continued to five in the evening. From the voluminous
evidence adduced, it appeared that the prisoner, who is B
widower with four children, for some time past has been an
extensive buyer of woollen goods from the warehouses
of Huddersfield, for which he was in the habit of paying
bills on parties stated to be his customers. These tran-
sactions extend over one or two years, bills dated as far
back as 1850 being produced in court ; end if the
transactions prior to the present year are in any simi-
lar proportion to those of more recent date, they will
have involved several thousand pounds ; but as the pri-
soner has, up to a short period prior to his apprehension,
succeeded in taking up his bills, it is difficult to rocertsin
even the approximate amount. During the present year
his principal dealings have been with the firms of Messrs.
John Firth and Sons ; Messrs. Barbour' Paton, and Co.;
Mere. Longworth, Brown, and Co. ; and Messrs. Riley,
Gledhill, and Co. ; from each of whom he has purchased
largely. With the firm of John Firth and Sons his deal-
ings have amounted to a sum of 2,6001., and they arc at
t holden to a large amount of the prisoner's hills.
prevent
replys to the inquiries of the merchants, the prisoner
represented the aceepton as bona fide acceptors ; and so
long as the bills were met, little or no suspicion was
excited ; but the present bills being returned die
honoured, inquiries were made, and resulted in the
discovery that the acceptances were forged, and that a
system of wholesale forgery had been pursued. A
warrant was issued 'guest the prisoner on the 24th
ult., and on the 25th he was apprehended at the shop of
Mr. F. B. Newton, in Manchester, by Mr. Superintendent
Thomas, when six forged bills ard 18 pawn tickets were
found upon him. Ile was removed to Iluddersfieh, the
same evening, and his residence was then searched, when
other bills and several scraps of paper written over with
names and figures were discovered. The alleged at-colors
of the bills were called, and denied that the signatures win
in their handwriting; and witnesses were subsequently ea-
mined to identify the writing as that of the prisoner. As
already observed, the examination extended over seven
hours, and involved inquiries into '2O or 30 bills, on various
parties, amounting to from 4001. to 5001. At the of
the examination the prisoner was committed to York gaol
to take his trial at the senses, and bail war refused. Sin"
his apprehension the prisoner has made an assignment ; and
his liabilities are stated to be about 6,000/.—Marichister
Guardian.

SEIZURE OP SNLTF.—A lam seizure of snuff was
made at the Broomielaw on Wedtiesday last by the Custom-
house authorities. The snuff was pecked up in botch,
purporting to be filled with oil ; and to ensure every 31,"
pearance of this, tubes filled with oil were used to the
bung-holes of the barrels. One of the officers in naugiva
barrel had his suspicions excited by the colour of the oil.
and knocking in the end of it, discovered that it was tilled
with snuff. We believe that the amount seized will al bth
about three tone, all of which was concealed in the base
manner.— Glarno Herald.