The Express.
London, England, 1847-04-05 00:00:00

THE IRON TRADE.—BIRMINGHAM, SATURDAY.—
Miring the present week the usual preliminary meeting of
the iron-masters of South Staffordshire and the midland
counties was held at Dudley, at which it was resolved, not-
withstanding some inducements to an advance, that no alte-
ration of price should be pro at the ensuing quarter.
day. This will be deemed on the pert of the hardware ma-
nufacturers a highly prudent and satisfactory determina-
tion. There can be no doubt that an advance in the price
of iron would have immediately led the work-people to
demand an immediate advance of the rate of wages, for
even at the present time a great portion of them are ill satis-
fied with the existing rates of remuneration. It is said that
the Welsh masters are called upon sooner than was antici-
pated to test the soundness of the resolutions adopted by
them at Rielley's Hotel some few weeks ago. Private letters
received in Birmingham
of
mention that the work.
SOU have given notice of a strike to take place on Satur-
day next, and already a number of furnaces have been blown
eat, in anticipation of a general cessation of labour on the
part of the hands engaged in the manufacture of iron in
South Wake.
THE HIRELING TRADE.—WICK, MARCH 25.—We
have nothing particularly new to record this week relative to
this brunet af ova trade. The remainder of last season's
etch is gredeally wing off; and, at the peosent rate, in a
very dee- time dr Metier sad stores wa/ entirsdy cleared.
perm Ire dme. shims is • iris "Ow discouraging.
Areenseaseles, lest ressefeed, presest le de, with advisee
derrand diminishing. Primers far ender what ean be
It ifinumirative. We lamthat to anon=
intend into at Framesgi with die liime.n in that
neighbourhood. Priors agreed to be paid very a little,
according to the stations. They are, however, far below
those of last year. We have not yet heard of any en.
gagements with the fiIIiMMINII en this comet, al
m all probability, prensnals will soon be made. trA
many coopers are now heally engaged in making prepara-
tions for the • swarm ; and as a large number have
gone south, and other are employed at other work, we
Should not be. surprised should there be found a scarcity
of hands at the forthcoming fishing. A large number of Nor-
wegian vessels have already arrived, with cargoes of billet-
wood, at the various stations. Prices are considerably under
those generally paid at this early period of the season.
The following is an extract of a letter received hoe
Stettin, by • gentleman here. It will be read with interest.
It is dated the 18th current :—" Our prices have receded to
7 dollars per barrel, duty paid, for full-branded berriap, at
which rate 100 barrels were sold theday before ;sad
it is more than likely that prices will &Aber be-
cause 2,200 barrels of Scotch herrings have arrived sees my
last letter, and 12 cargoes, with about 10,494 barrels, are
still expected to arrive, which, with the stock on hand, is
too large • quantity for the spring. We are, therefore, not
inclined to give any advance before arrival of the vessels,
but promise to remit such advance on arrival of the her-
rings as the state of our market permits. If your curers
will take an advice from me, I would certainly recommend
them to effect sales there, even at lls. or 12s. per barrel, in
preference to consigning to our market, because it is impos-
sible to say at present to what low figure cur prices may re-
cede, as we have but a few months for consumption until new
herrings arrive. Although the present fishing in Norway is
not proceeding with moms as last year, accounts still pro-
nounce the quantity caught, up to the last advice, to be
about 500,000 barrels. We also expect large supplies from
Norway, which will have influence on the price of Beetle
herrings."

BY Fin OP Tllll KENT AND SUSSEX
WHAM', LONDON-mines.—Shortly after three o'clock this
morning one of the most aztensive waterside fires More the
conflagration at Topping's-whoa. broke out upon the pre-
miers known so the Kent sad Sesemc-wharf, en the South-
wark side of London-bride peepiety el lb. Alamma
Humphrey. The north of talk Mee of lreftdiug
faces the river Thames, a few het of the
the distance from one to the other bdziffilltd. the
Hibernia-wharf, which is *mated by
Humphrey, Messrs. Gold and Co., wholesale groom wed
Mann and Skinner, rider nemehents. The south-bent et
the Kent and Sussex-wharf Mee the beement story of the
Bridge House Hotel, while on the mews side it is adgeined
by the wharf denominated . Mana's-wherL" The ground
plan of the building forms a pedellsiegrees, the depth
of which is about 130 feet, and the limili me* 20 feet.
The premises are lofty, with four floors end a Mak con-
necting roof Make& in a continuous line fee the earth=
to the souther& gabiss. The be made in appemmaim in the
flat Memel, he Met Meg the water's ads. has the
whim of wee men le hose,7by the
duty en the bridge, a etrem gime of light. He led meals;
made this distevery bobs. slugs body of Seams burst from
the lower part of the wharf, and in a few Wise the fire
✓ushed upwards with betel Manes end easoutrollshle
Say. Information of the streamlines woe instantly
dimpstehed to the several engine Mellesse, the police eta-
*end in Ilontaguingiere mude themeless meet judici-
al* In Preruiti2esenzeifreet brig the doors
hearer the arrival It wee sot keg, however,
Whey Mr. Beedieses, the el the Southwark section
of brie* Meth anima with Ide Mane, followed by the
see tem Imisyulueet Mien. Mr. Braidwood, with the
Wetilmetreet sari limen, Mr. Colt, with the Far-
end mil aim Itcm more distant et idiom.
The West el mghse sad that el the County wen
Am.
aloomesedy *the At the time of the arrival of
the cell farclibras stab of the
we
s2l.tre et the Mr at which
the outbreak maned, hut Ms et three parsons
bad miseabled, esti esenliseshie &Mk was ivip.
rimed in obtaining emiteme. AM indeed this dif-
ficulty emitinued for sem tits, a *Mem of hands not
....11numi until the sewed pelisses* aimed the neigh-
be" sod hamhed, nu Li= Mown by them to
bei=l is the tbswidul Men were glean
by M. Sunaweet% es NMI as ih* of the outbreak we.
mar Mem he him, be the smseeing of the liming ens
=LIM emegueney the rang wee moiled he all the
to raw *e sari hem its *don
seer fleut=hridp, mil be herb he week it when it
masa the Are. Upwards of hall ea hour =
Memer, beibre a millasary et mss mull be a
adze with* Sale the lime we* with a re-
malty tit& Ambit& The awtelOres
~„"r1 ii, tfiti 'Alm The greet dank the Amee, es
am um above the dem bellies el mite *MI Mee the
building, sad the mote soles et
felling, literally strewed LenillembeiMe with=
iii rendered the sem archly sigreedre, widle the
veering et the are, the eseekling et timb I* er, end
ake merMg of the Mee end reek _ea they MOW
ghti, AU ~A the welle, weris YES* be ham As
elek es wee mile the eis Mee wens Me hit
Este, two el dm My 0./Pei lIS the
brim tad war the IlibeeMarbee4 met
bodies of wither were=pdpe
.i the heenligllie km OF
Irina stationed ht eel the
worm immedistely la Mit el the wharf. I* ems=
but little imgremien was mileaff=allll Ire, bet 17 a ju-
dicious anoletment of die ot Mod, the M was