The Express.
London, England, 1856-11-21 00:00:00

TIM IRON AND COAL TRADES.

BIRMINGHAM, N0v.19.
The cestinset restrictive tett** of the Bank of England,
emir with the ear rational dulness of the elects unfa-
ir ken ere of this distriet. Durum the kw same
Ike of elk Iron bee Mee leareed, about OW e mare famous
Imile boa Nam out; red, with the view to rotors the kids in
tirtleeer if it le a ries harry kr. the ensibie of lemon in
bed be Mem elleed beams tide sad Creases. When lbw
Gerlemilli Meeks MUM Ore re Ere et she irs will all
le Wm, k k remegkeles that slang It re es* rd especially
the mot pert of it, beeb:Ely meetad doll kr theism eight
er mere the Me re et see esekeradvely ehd ere
ealleed em karts, rateterg s large proportion of
dark Ikat re avert Weis et ken tercessin. and that
IbM bee take fiK• IS vilest In the course of the
=pear shown by the export hake for the Wt rine months.
is
results, erre below, are MalltitSt to indicate that there Isvett elders( trade still umieveloped ; end they are remarkable as
Mem of Manse ream of production ia the
ultelke._ dies
lam k mot the
le ma that dosing the whole period ore
whir theme reeks§ m, reeptalate have been general on the pan of
the trade thee the leper cedes (has Meeks especially) were an.
Wmush. Os a Men occuloa, we hope to be raked to file
tie 110111011111 to whir the increase In the ezport has been mat
Iseeked. The bilker, are the "sported guerilla end riots from
the Id of Jammer, to September 30, is 1e33 and 1136 respectively,
mheel Into pig Iron-
-19i5. 1819. 1815. 1156.
Toes. Tool. Value. Vohs
Pe ben ..... MOILS 470.637 £633,931 41.011,733
Bar sad Belt Iron
Wrought iron, all klub IIIIA2 264131 1.7221.177 2.612.114
Wire . 9,880 90,273 1.3D,734
OM lies. gal 69,0e0 493.9121 113,9,4
evel Mee 16.231 434,932
The 36,900 43,030 848,633 1.0D.512
110.000 MAO 618,061 as,e47
Ywhistiri 71.000 26,900 997,331 1.330,7 e
Herdeire 7,134.508 2.66'.5e0l

1,124444 448.032 11.481.035 1.5.460,31
From the kgroing tarill te SPA that the ineremed value (wren. •
Uwe oi Methuen sod t) is nearly 34 millions, in nine oat.;
that whist** meekly export in tell was 3.,000 tom, in the attend
year It hem gendied within $ fraction oa 40,000 tons; the increase
elm WAN Spat to three-fifths of the entire make of what is cot.
eidetedint the Booth Istaffordelthe distrkt, There is every tew.
valetoe. that at an e.rly period of demand
year the ded
Bar Melt be still further latteneed ; whilst, in the mien time,
tusdase dewed= will hr avoided by the contempt sled reduction in
the mete a referred to above. No doubt at the preeent time the pig
meethee hag mazy dificulties to sontead with; the rate of wager to
a high now as at this time last ye.., when mine pip were worth
41. 104. • tom ; the price ol mammal has very little eaglets' ; to this
must Madded the very considerable drawbeak cuesequest on the ad.
verse state of the mosey market, pressing, ae Itef necessity does, open
• brands of trod' where se large a proportion of the owday goal
to the nor of labour, which mum be paid We weakly, At present the
pole of pigs is much too low compared with that of bare, sad calm
dessaiptioas of the emaulactrad commodity. We doebt, woothether,
with theist/soy charges non the production of pig iron, to which we
have referred, pries. se they now rand are sullohintly renumenitire,
especially to those who ban to boy their stone; but It la at Mac
satisfactory to know that the consumption is now very Illarly pull
to the supply. This will prevent farther. • tory
alight impetus in the demand for =drill:ad% immedlately tro.
part firainees to the pig trees, and with that re-scion prices will re.
mime • MON remunerative level; Ma may be satieipettal Ina low
weeks. From all the principal *trice La the district the reports are
that they are tolerably fall of ambers, end that then her been
no e.epartare from the Wen of guartarday. At tome
of the second.rate estabilehments they are slack which as
portly sit:abatable tithe less facilities they have for commanding
en
export trade ; the being felt more sensibly in seasons
like the present, when the orders from the home cowmen;
ate mall, partly:lo doubt fn cossequeoce of the want of coalidence
In the months as.. of prices. At some of the mills the toes me
upon short time; and se man of the merchants ham it In oan-
templation to withhold their orders until the money market gra
Wier, it fe not improbable that o:her ntablishrhents will to3ow in
that direction between this and C. rlatmes, though there ia no ree.
von to believe that the depression will be more than of temporary
duration. The timplate trade is nutaztably active both hare and
In Wales. notwithstanding the unprecedentedly high cite of tin.
This very important breath of maaufacturs will helmet consider.
ably In the Groat of the contemplated redaction In the Belgian
hertz spa iron, tin4stee, and du water, being carried into act.
fa reference to this matter • special meeting of the Chamber of
Commute wee held to.doy ; Mr. Spooner. 5L P., in the chair. A
eammittese was oppointed to onside/ the subjec, and report la Tab.
ranee to it on Thozsday next.

TAPP VALI RAILWAY.—It Is intended to lay down a
mooed Wed rills to accommodate the Magic, which is rapidly in.
areeing on the Ilne. It is expected that when the new collertee are
Opened, end the illyromey line ocepleted, the existing amommode.
Mos will be lasdeftnate to meet the requirements of the mineral die-
Wigs Utrough which the railway palms. The new collieries are
1 &sato Is the Aberdare, Taff, and Rhondda volleys.
SALISBURY AID YEOYIL RAILWAY.—The works on this
line are programing rapidly. The cuttings and embankments be.
tweet Gillbgliam and nesteyaoranion are in a forward state. The
tunnel at Gillingham has been emameneed, end aim the large cut-
ting at Imbed, in the neighbourhood of Bellebury. The site for the
station at hhaftechury has been decined 00, and to to c ecupy the
meet sonventeot situelkin neer the town.

BlitiiMAND YIBOYII. RAlLWAT.—OpetatiOni have
Just beta etoubtabewl on the tunnel at Malden Beeetareh near Crew.
kerne. The ground in the neighbourhood of Minorco's and Clayton
I la staked cot, sod the works oo this portico of the lino w4l be soon
Crwith. The works other portions of the Ilse are proceed.
voiet an
ably.