The Express.
London, England, 1865-10-12 00:00:00

ZRONMASTRRY QUARTERLY MEETING.

The quarterly assemblies ofhem) rountamers of
South Staffordshire and Shropshire eced at Wolver-
hampton yesterday. Them was a good attesdame of the
trade, all the pancipal dams is the district bass roma
seated; but as to ooneumers or Imes of say clams
the atteedeace was rely. small, and scarcely say
burittess was done, every Wag being pcotposed for the
mettles at Birmingham. It was stated that the leads
is is • tolerably healthy state ; at all the prig-
olpal works they are fairly supplied with orders ; sad with
snob cataracts ss have to be pas oat this querber-day
there appears to be not much doubt but that a moderato
degree of animation will be maietaised. Prices are lm as
regards all the beet brands of finished km. There is •
prospect of an ivarreeed demand by the shipping houses,
especially such as are connected with America ; sad upon
the whole the trade is in a better state this it has be. at
any former period of this year.
The transactiou in pisbon yesterday wore nominal. bat
that is attributable to the ciumenetanoe of the bulk of the
current quarter's make of pigs of good quality having bees
previously sold. Bales were reported of celoised ironstone
raised by the liednesford Company at 20a. per tea.
The tenor of • discussion which took plitee at the pre-
liminary meeting, relative to the exasesive railway chugs*
per ton for the transmission of bar iron from this district to
Londoe was reported is this *na ; the sabMot has boss
much agitated, and occupied a considerable amount of atten-
tion since, aad yasterbiy • depdatioo of gentlemen who are
oonneeted with- an indepent railway oompay bad se
interview with some of the breast members of the trade.
It was represented by them that there are lion of railway
in exiatence and sots of parliaineot for the orteatruction of
others have bees obtained, by which a new line of oommu-
niceties between South Staffordshire mad London may
speedily be formed ; the only patios of the country
over which the nseasser7 powers are wanting is
the sbort vim bohemia Oomstry sad lif alma;
the power to maks that oonmetag link obtained. there
would be a mamba* line unfettered by ensusatiou with any
of the great companies, and South giefferdebim might be
plead in direct roonectioe with the Great Bataan 'Railway
and station in the Insteepolia. A must desirable thing, for
that would tree three eopged le the ben trade from the
he terminal &sago which they ham bithertelled to bear,
sad the promoters of the scheme sow referred la amid
eater labs an moagersent to couvey bar bay be.. Irma
South Staffordshire to Losdos at lOs. per tat. Sea is the
isportaat scheme I. embryo • it will be farther disarmed
at the mastic( is Birmingham on Thursday, sad is all pro-
bability some steps taken towards bringing it to maturity.
It was stated that the Greed Jeactios Canal Oaapsay is
also williag to eater into negotiations for the cosmessites
of
• lame awed between South Staffordshire and Lend"
spoil certain terms. as akeirly stated.

Tim Femmes us Asssalcs.—lt appears from the
New York papers brought by the City of Bastes, red deka
Sept. 30th, that sum's Ferias siestiaor were sea WI
throughout the exustry, bat they were cooseisred ins portaat
only ea se lodestars' of the amass& stet* ci the Irish pops-
labs. No action Ives knows to hays been takes ia the way
of regolarasilitary oreashistros. The delivery al lamellae: my
epasches sad the tiers of Isigh-aoardiag resoistasse env
striated the of these gatherer.' so far es they
were It was eertala tbstlope ease of new bed
bee& raised to defray at isms the exposes ci these deems.
skattoes. The Rao York Herold knishes the apesehes mad
etereotyped resolutlose afforded tri,ii:earloil,e useethrez
sendly is fall, sad with (Wier el sash as "
ter the Irish, " The IriA wolf der at throat of ilia
BACA Lloss" "The Green above the zeal.• The sadism
of this pared to isvlist tbe serverasst with great ierportaisee
bad OWllla to attract much retortion. sad were fet be-
! mutiny regarded as • mow kohl joke. A meet ha id
lb, Herold deliberately discrasess the probability of the 1
bodb. al two haadrod thoseerd Psalms. "mad to the
.....w.th." la !heir, Boy frees ilaitad Mates MEd& It MS
that lie. Hewn Ned adoptal taie
eeseeliMeile eeple" With lath glitaeriP=3.lllll
Mlles dileinelles of remepte wide Aset so
eimpea leo amp. bed suffered lime thelsnuisetisa el