The Express.
London, England, 1852-12-13 00:00:00

HARDWARE.

BIRMINOIIAM, Dye 11.—It is said that at the present
time there is a larger amount of business being done her(
than at say former period ; we have reason to believe there is
good inundation for that statement, the evidence around us
iu favour of it being so strongly corroborative. There is,
however, some drawback to be noticed to this very general
prosperity—we refer to the terms upon which the business
is being done ; in this particular the reports are not °ignite
so favourable &character, for we arc told that in very many
branches the °Min are being executed at smaller indite
than ever they were; in some instances they are cut
down to a fraction. This is attributable more to the
high price of all metals than to excess of competition,
for although we have seen a considerable number
of circulars from manufacturers in many different branches,
all of them announcing an advance in the price of their
goods, that advance is in few instances equal to the rise
which has taken place in the raw material itself. Wo are
referring now to the heavy description of goods, in which
the cost of production is unimportant as compared with the
cost of the material. Neither have the mandfactunre engaged
in those trades (lamps and chandeliers for instance) where
the workmanship forms the chief item in the cost, for in
these branches prices are very rarely altered to
suit the varying price of metals, they have not
changed with the late advances, the producers of
this class of goods have consequently sustained considerable
injury from the cause referred to. But notwithstanding
these consideration., there can he no doubt of the fact that
the manufacturing interest of this town is in a healthy and
a prosperous condition. The shipments of goods from the
town and district during the last few months have been
beyond all precedent, and we know that there are still very
large foreign orders in hand ; these, with the steady im-
provement in the home trade which is observable all over
the country, will carry the manufacturers in many trades
to the middle, in some instances to the end, of January.
In a very important branch—the general brass-foundry
trade—and a kindred one, the brass and iron bed-
stead manufacture, we are enured that the orders
are very large, as indeed they are in the
electro-plate manufacture, and at the foundries.
Some branches of the gun trade is very brisk ;
the gun furniture makers are all busy, the contractor for
the Board of Ordnance having considerable orders on hand
from that quarter for the brass work fur muskets and other
suet appendages. The japan trade is thriving; meat of the
fancy trades are busy, which is a very unusual thing at this
time of the year, the gold chain makers having heave r
order. in the houses than can be executed for some weeks
Some very large consignments of our goods have been made
to the Australian gold region,. We have been informed,
too, of many merchants and manufacturers who have
turned their attention to, and have an anxious eye
on, this colony, which bids fair to open so floe a
market for our manufactures for the next half score
years at least; and we have reason to believe that still
heavier consignments thither from this town will be made
early in the spring. Beyond the drawbacks above referred
to, and some murmurs on the subject of the high and in.
creasing price of coal, we never remember to have heard
less complaining on the part of the manufacturer,. It is
cheering, too, to record that in so vast a community as ours
there is scarcely an artisan unemployed. As regards the
distrist, matters remain in pretty much the condition lest
reported. We see assured that the orders for iron have not
relaxed; that, to say nothing of foreigner., the roma-
factarers at home are still ordering largely, and it
seems tolerably certain that they have not, taken as a
whole an thing approaching to large stocks no hand. The
last Board of Trade returns inform us that the quantity of
iron exported during the month of October exceeded that
of last year by no less than 12,211 tone; at this moment the
foreign orders are immense, and the late advisee of 40s. on
bars will it is said be easily maintained. If no further
advance is attempted—well; to do so would probably have
the effect of bringing an additional number of persons into
the trade, and greatly peril its prosperity at no very die-
tent day. As far as the pre.ent is concerned, no more
complete evidence could be afforded of the prosperity of the
trade than by the following extract from a circular sent
out by a large house at Stourbridge to one of its customers.
It is dated the first of the present month, and says—" We
beg to inform you that our orders now on the books will
carry us so far into our next quer er's make that we shall
be unable to accept any more for execution this quarter;
all further orders with which you may favour us during the
remainder of the present quarter must therefore be for nest
quarter's delivery, and subject to next quarter-day's price."
The disputes between the colliers and their employers re-
mains unsettled ; in some of the pits coal-getting has been
impeded by the inundations, and the price of the
commodity is heightened considerably thereby. Again
during the week coal has come into the district from Notting-
hamshire and Leicestershire. but even from that quarter the
supply is checked by the inability of the Midland Railway
Company to convey it in sufficient quantities ; for, if we
are correctly informed, there are many thousanda of tons
at Staveley and the neighbourhood waiting to be conveyed
into Staffordshire so soon as the railway company can find
the means to do so. An error in last week's report is im-
portant enough to be corrected here : reference was made
to the make of pens at Mr. Gillett's works during the pro.
sent year, and (probably, from some illegibility in the
manuscript) the printer made the number " tour " hundred
instead of " two" hundred millions.

CORN.—CAMBUIMAII, Dec.ll.—A rod supply of Wheat
and Barley at to-day's market, whic met a free male at
from le. to 2s. advance upon Wheat. The best Barley
mad* as murh money as last week ; but the stained was
Is. cheaper. Other corn in short supply.
CANTULIIr, BY, Dec. 11.—Our supply of Wheat WS% 14101 t,
and prices from lm. to 2s. per qr. better. Wheat, old brown,
82e. ; new, 38s. to 48e. ; new, white, 48s. to 541. Barley,
29e. to 335. Oats, I9s. to 20s. Beans, 37e. Peas, 3,%
.
to 34m.

CARLISLE, Dec. 11.—The supply of grain at our market
to-day was only small. Oats and Barley sold at prices much
the same as last week; but Wheat obtained an advance of
fully le. per bushel. The following are the quotations:
Wheat, white, new, 211. 6d. to 22s Od. . • . old, 21s. 6.1. to
225. 6d. ; red, new, 20.. to 215.; old, 200. to 21s. Barley,
new, 10s. 641. to lls.; old, 10s. Od to lle. Oats, potato,
le. toße.j common, 6s. 62. to 70. Flour, per stone, 2s. 2d.
to 2a 441. Oatmeal, le. 10d. Byrnes', ls. 4d. Bailey-
meal, le. 441.

COLCMINTIL Dec. It:A small supply of Wheat, Bean%
end Peas ; and of Barley large. Wheat 2s. dearer. Beans
and Piris unaltered. Selected parcel. of Barley maintained
their value ; lower qualities 11. shaper.
OLOUCIINTER, Dee. 11.—At our market this day farmers
ware very resolute in demanding from 3s. to 4s. per qr.
advance on last week's prices for English Wheat, which
was in memo few instance,. obtained, though the amount of
boldness was leseenvd. Foreign must he quoted 21. dearer.
Batley r, mains a heavy sale, without alteration in prices.
Beans and Peas unaltered. Oats are more inquired for,
and an advance established of fully 6d. per qr. Import;
during the week ending Dee. 11: Barley, 2,002 qrs.;
Oats, 678.
Ovienroan, Dec. 11.—Our market was well supplied
with Wheat, for which there was an attire demand, at a
rile in prices of 24. to 3s. per qr. Barley unsaleable
except at • reduction, which was not generally acceded
to. Wheat, new, 365. to 645.; old, 60s. to 60s. Barley, Ma.
to Us. Oats, 171. to 211. Beau, 345. to 311 s.

HERTEOUU, Dec. 11.—The market to-day fur all duerip-
lions of Wheat dearer hum Is. to Is. Gd per load, with a
fair supply. Barley mat a heavy sale, at hourly so g ml
Pvices, supply large. Ode, Peal, and le ..us fully support ,
est week's prices. Wheat, from 22, to 345. per load. Bar-
-23... to 3t.. per qr. auto, I.M. to 21s. reas, Its. to
21s. pi r load. litaus, Ma. to 2Gs. Taro, file. to 23a,
Ale, 19s. to 21s.
kiamertronsm, Dec. 11.—During the present week
the demand far flour Its. been less general, owing to
sellers having again gradually raised their pretensions; oc-
casional sales of ronsideral•le amount have, however, been
effected, and at decidedly enhanced rates. Oats and oat-
meal, at the same time, were more sought after, and also
brought higher prima Into Liverpool and lemmata tole-
rably fair supplies of oats and oatmeal have been r. ceived
from Ireland. From abroad the imports of wheat and flour
are on a liberal scale, and moderate of beans and Indian
corn. Our market this morning was less active than of
late, but there was no abatement of firmness on the part of
sellers; on the contrary, a rut ther advance in prices was in
some instances demanded, and we raise our quotations 31.
to 4d. per 70Ibe. on wheat, 2a. per sack on flour, Id. per
4511ie. nn oats, and le. per load on enmesh
Nawcarria.urort-Terrs, Dec. 11.—The trade during
the past week has continued on the ascendant, and a goad
Molecule has been done iu Wheat and Flour, the farmer
at au advance of lolly la per qr., and the latter Is. to 2s.
per sack; 535. has been got fur three-year-old Stralsund
red, 62.. for prime old Nornak, and 545. for choice Scotch
white, whilst for a small quantity of superior Dantsie, the
" fancy price "of 58s. per qr. has been realised. Norfolk
linueeloolds have sold from 37.. to 38t, and white. 39.. to
40e. per vele respectively, as in quality. With the excep-
tion of Oats, for whicn a speculative demand has 'run, all
other artielem have remained much as previously n nett. At
our market this murniug we had a large show of Wheat
from the growers, but from the coast the arrivals were
trilling. Our farmers commenced by asking most extra-
vagant prices, which had the effect of checking business,
but on their moderating their pretensions, a clearance was
soon effected, at en advance of fully 2a. per qr., the best
farmers' red touching 525. to .53s weighing uatura:ly Galbs.,
whereas select white mode as high as 565. per qr. Fur a
cargo of Lincoln red, 52e. was firmly demanded and ob-
tained upon the quantity sold. Upon old foreign we raise
our quotations 20. to .1.. per qr., with a fair steady inquiry
at the enhancement. Flour must be written 3e. per sack
dearer than on this day se'nuight, extra households
being worth 39.., and choice whites 425. per seek,
Rye without change. The best descriptions of malting
Barley were fully es dear, but ordinary kinds were the
turn eh. aper. In Malt little stirring. Beans and Peas the
game. With Oats we were moderately supplied, and for
which a free sale was experienced at an advance of Gd. to
Is.(per qr. The quality of our common Oats this year is
very poor, being mull weathered and materially lighter
than the average of seasous. Superior choice old Scotch
weighing naturally 43 lbs. are commanding 22.., and 42f lbs.
21s. Gd., and new of the same weight 21k. Gd. to 21s. per qr.
respectively. The arrivals this week are: Wheat, coast-
wise, MO qrs. ; foreiga. 377; Rye, coastwise, 40; Barley,
1,180;_ foreign, 172; Malt, coastwise, 77 ; Oate, coastwise,
596 • Peas, foreign, SG; Beans, coastwise, 16; }lour, 1,570
sack's.

None/tar, Dec. ll.—Our market to-day opened by
farmers wildly demanding 6.. per qr. advance, and no bust.
nes. was transacted at those figures In a short time 4..
per qr. advance was conceded by the millers, and thew
prices brought out a great many samples, mid farmers were
anxious sellers ; and at the close of the market, 2s. per qr.
advance only could be established. The condition of the
bulk of Wheat on offer was poor, scarcely averaging 59:be.
per bushel. Flour trade, f.0.b., was, at ti e commencement
of the market, firm, ar as. per sack advance, but towards
the close it was difficult to quit. Barley was a good supply,
demand scarcely so good ; no change in price. Grinding
descriptions were saleable, at full prices. Beans were In
demand, at full prices. Peas small supply, and small de-
mand ; m price no change. Oats were plentiful, and, to
effect sales, a slight reduction had to be submitted to.
l'riees curvot:— Wheat, white, 49a to 535. per qr.; red,
445. to 465. Barley, malting. 30s. to 33.. ; grinding, 27..
to 30s. Beans, M.. to Us. Peas, 331. to 36.. Oats,
23.. to 265. Fine household Flour, 365. per sack of 2801h5.,
rurebasers finding sack., and claiming ono month's credit.
Ratil, Is. lld. per stone.

Pirrastaostouon, Dec. 11 —There was a large supply of
Wheat here to-day ; condition bad, still all descriptions
must be written 21. per qr. dearer. Samples, weighing
56. s. per bushel, make :ilk. to 40s. per qr. Barley
lower. Oats and new Beans each Is. per qr. dearer.
Reams°, Dec. 11.—Our Wheat market wall unusually
short in supply, and enntnanded a trade at fuhy 2e. to 3s.
per qr. advance of last marktt—fuls. was nail...Al for one
superior parcel of old. bast Barley sold readily at last
cluatations ; other descriptions hung on hand. A good sup-
ply of ordinary, but no good O►t■. Beaus and Peas also
short, but without variation in prices.

Warmness, Dee. 11.—We are liberally supplied with
Wheat and fairly with other grain at this day's market.
The hest dincript.on. of IVheat readily make Is. to 2s. per
qr. over the price* of this day week, whilst the raw in-
terior qualities do not participate in the rise to the lull ex.
tent. Oats, Peas, and Deans all meet a [sir demand at
fully former rates.

WORCUTItiI, Dec. 11.—Our market was again largely
supplied with both old and new English Wheat, the whole
of which found buyers at about 2s. shore the currency
of this day se'nnight. Barley dull, and scarcely so dear.
0.4t4 acme, and advanced bd. per qr. Beans much in de-
mand. Little doing in Peas.

YURI, Dec. 11.-We have &moderate supply of Wheat at
our market to-day, which met a tolerably fair sale at an
advance of 2s. per qr. Barley, unless of extra firm quality,
was rather lower. Oats id. per stone higher. Beans with-
out alteration. Flour has advanced 3.. per sack. Wheat,
white, 48e. to 565. per imperial qr.; red, 451. to 50s. Bat-
' ley, malting, 30s. to 335. ; grinding, 265. to 28s. Beane,
381. Rye, 30s. Malt, 6. to Me. Oats, 9d. to MI. per
steno of 14Ibs. Flour, 38s. to 41s. per sack of 2801bs.
Donuts, Due. 10.-We had • steady market to-day
for every description of grain, without uny alteratiou
in the currencies of Tuesday. White wheat, 265. to
305.; red ditto, 255. to 285.; new barley, 12s. 6d. to
15s. 6d. ; oats, new, 10s. Leo lie. Gd. ; rapeseed, 21s. to
23e. per brl. ; oatmeal, lls. to 12s. 6d.; bakers flour, 14s.
fkl, to to 18s. per cwt.; Indian corn, Ms. to 345. per 4801bs.
WATRRIFORD, Dec. 11.-We had au increased cup; ly of
farmers' grain at market this week, and all descriptions
have met a ready sale, at gradually improving prices.
From abroad there has been • moderate arrival of Indian
Corn, hut only a limited import of Wheat. This morning
the delivery of Irish Wheat was to a fair extent, and
holders had no difficulty in obtaining an advance of Is. to
Is. 3d. per barrel on all qualities. I. °reign we note higher
by Is. per barrel. Of Oats there was a larger quantity on
offer than for some time past, and both black and white
must be written 3d. to 42 per barrel dearer. Barley un-
derwent no change in value. Indian Corn has been in im-
proved request during the week, at an enhancement of ls.
to lc 3d. per barrel on the rates of Saturday list; and to-
day some holders refuse to sell, except at • further advance
of 6d. We have had a steady sale for Flour, at about 21.
per sack over the currency of this day se'nntght. Imports
this week: Wh. at, 760 qrs.; Indian Corn, 3,810; Flour,
84 sacks, 362 barrels Exports this week : Wheat, 02 brie. ;
Barley, 575; Oats, 6,153; Flour, 2,430 sacks; Oatmeal,
985 carts.
KIRKCALDY, Dec. 11.-At our country markets this week
the demand for Wheat was moot urgent, and an advance of
3s. to 4s. per qr. freely paid. Oats, too, were in better dc-
mend than they have been this season, and sold at le. per
I qr. advance. Barley sought after at very full rates: the
supply of this article lessens. Here, to-day, we bad only
moderate supplies of Wheat and Barley, but fair of Oats.
Sales quick for all kiwi& Wheat at an advaace of 3s. per
qr.; Oats, le. ; and Burley, 6d. Wheat, 41s. to 545. per
qr. Barley, 25:. to 31r. fal. Oats, 18e. 62. to 235. Oat-
meal, per bag of 2801b5., 2de. to 30s.

FISH.—BILLINGSGATE, Dec. Il.—Salmon, 04. to 06.0 d.
prr lb.; turbots, 3s. 64. to Bs.; brills, Is. 64. to as. ; col fish,
2.. Gd. to 7s. Od. each ; soles, 6d. to 24.34. per pair ; Eels,
64. to Is. per lb.; lobsters, 8.1. to 28.0 d.; crabs, Gd. to Is. 84.
each ; whiting,,2s.6d. to ss. per doz. ; haddocks, 44. to 10d. ;
dory., 2.. ltd. to Gs. Od. ; mullets, Od. to Os. each ; common
oysters, 9s. to 165.; natives, 345. to 395. per bushel;
mackerel, 10.1. to ls. each; smelts, 1.. per dozen; skate,
4d. to 7d. per lb.; shrimps, Is. 6d. to 2s. 341. per gallon;
bloaters, le. Id. to Is. 44.; fresh herrings, Is. to ls. 61. per
dozen.

POULTRY, itc.-141WOATI AND LIADINMALL, DEC.
11.-Geese, 34.6 d. to 7.1. ; turkeys, 3s. to 12s. each ; ducks,
Is. &L to 2s. 6d. ; tame rabbits, I2d. to 11. 64. ; wild ditto,
&I. to Is. Od. ; pigeons, 4d. to Bd. each ; roasting pigs, 4s.
641. to 7.. each; Surrey fowls, 6s. Od. to Os. bd. ; ditto
chickens, 3s. to 64. Oil. ; barn.iloor fowls, 2s. 641. to 6s. per
couple ; pheasants, 3.. to 45,; partridges, Is. &I to Is. Gd. ;
hares, 2s. 3d. to 24.'94. ; leverets, 2s. to 34. Od. ; woodcocks,
2s. to 3..; grouse, 2s. to 2.. 641. ; snipes, 90. to Is. ; teal,
6d. to 10d.; wild ducks, Is. 3d. to Is. 9d.; widgeons, 9d. to
Is. 3d. ; and plovers. 4d. to 9,1. each. koglish egg., 101. to
1 125.; French ditto, 84.60. to 9s. 64. per 120; Fresh butter,
1104. to le. Id. per lb.

TIM Lim OF A BIRD IN LONDON.—If may be
Surious to note the effect of a London life on birds. In the
course of sump inquiries made by certain gentlemen, ono of
whom was Phifessor Owen, a slaughterman was questioned
who wu, also u bird-tench r. Ile lied lived in Bear-yard,
near Clare-market, esposed to the combined I gnosis from
• slaughierhuuse and a tripe factory. Ile particu-
larly noted, as having a fatal influence on the
birds, the stench raised by boiling down the tat
from the tripe offal. Ile said, " You may hang
the cogs out of the garret window in any house round
Bear yard, and if it be a fresh bird it will be dead in a
week.'' lie had I reviously lived, for • time, in the same
neighbourhood, in a room over the Portugal-street burial-
ground. That place wee equally fatal to his birds. He
hod removed to Vere-aircet, Clare-market, beyond the
smells from three two places, and he was able to keep hie
birds. In town, however, the ordinary birds did not
usually ►ive more than eighteen months ; in cages in the
country, they would live nine years or more, on the same
food. When he particularly wished to preserve a pet bird,
he sent it now and then into the country for • change of
Mr.—Diatom's "Household Words."

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cold, which settled in her Imre and formod a tumour on the Join%
which In the wow.e of time hejame ao snit that she onuld not bend it,
and it cunt nued an go twelve immthe. She tried remidr after re.
niedy. Lot to no po,uo.e. sod Abe hccame teertury alorined. At lest
she rubbed Holloway'. Ointment into it unsparingly every flight and
moraine, and took the PM% wbloh eomptetely dlapereed the teatoll7,
sad the Jolnt has beams as Assn ss over, sad trio hos psis.

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