The Express.
London, England, 1859-08-25 00:00:00

STATE OP TSB IRON TRADE.

The condition of the iron trade of this district
Improving. Home comatose's, who, prior to quarter-day.
had been holding off from purchasing except just sufficient
for ituneedisie use, are now buying more freely, and trice.
have assumed en aspect of increased firmness. Route foreign
orders bay. hese received, and neon the whole thing. are in
a more satisfaction condition. The orders from the United
Estates have not jot lien so great as might have been
expected; but now that there is every probability of a
bountital harvest, with • oafs ingethering, it is hoped pros-
pects will become more c►eering. There circumstance', is
connexion with as euy mosey market, will bee doubt tend
to raise confidence, ualem the settlement of the offal= of
hely, which it is mid is becomunt more intricate, should
operate adversely. The demand for disootuits is rather
abating ; but until lately it has leen indicted to activity,
and has molted a little meagre:a In the commercial world.
Notwithstanding this the proepecta of the iron trade continue
gradually to brichten, end the various mills and forges have
bets aenraly engaged, with the exception of during the loot
tow day*, the best having booms to intense that in some
places the men have mend working. The demand for pig
iron is upon the whole good, e.pecially for first-rate makee,
which are radioing 31. 12.. Gd. and 31. 150. per ton, accord-
ing to circumstances. The coal trade is inclined to briskness,
end the Mom are firmly maintained, vie.. beet, llo.;
common, 9s. ; lumps, 7.. 64. ; end tine slack, 2a. Gd. per ton
at the wharfs. The domestic consumption has fallen off con-
siderably owing to the beat of the weather; but the trade,
generally speaking, has lees of a tendency to languor it this
reason in consequence of the activity at the varioue works.
Good iroosione is arm at our list quotations, viz., gabbier
175., and white ironstone 164. par ton.— Wo/oorkainplas
Cironic/e.

In the South aisles district trade, generally spittle&
continues good, and for all description of won there Ic a very
fair inquiry. In Derbyshire, Laecmhire, and Yorkshire the
prospect,' of the iron trade continue to manifest • gradual ims
prominent. There is a better inquiry for Iron for the cob-
n-ew, but little alteration has tsk-n place In the home trade.
There is an lammed deemed fix runway iron and railway
spring., which has now become an important branch of the
Sheffield trade. The inquiry for Dsrbyabire pig iron is steady,
end prices are very finely maintained. The coal trade te
motive, considering ths season of the year, whiles the deemed
for reannfectraing purposes la increasing. The rates are
tolerably steady. In Northumberland and Durham the coal
trade continues to progress satisfactorily. The demand for
won appears to have improved a little, sad the demand for
coke also is a little more animated.
The supply of surplus capital in the bands of the various
banking establishments being still large, and the demand for
accommodation having fallen off, the rates of diecount ruled
a shade lower then last week. Short first-class bill, have
hers discounted in Lombard-street, at 23 ; thaw months',
at 3: sad six months', at 3; par cent. Owing, possibly, to
the reserve basing. increased, the directors of the Beak of
Englund have mew ao obese* in their sannistaise.

81211CIDE AT BLACKFRIARS-liRIDGE. Yesterday
morning, I etwees one Aunt two o'clock, another ;wields was
committed by a gentlemen. whore name Is at pre.est un-
known, by jumping tf Mackie ians-bridge. Hs was otwereed
by a policeman on duty loitering on the bridge, when he sud-
denly ran into one of the meow, got upon the parapet. and
before the policeman had time to reach him jumped off into
the river and sank instantly. An alarm was rinsed, when
beets and drags were put into requisition, but the body has
not been recovered. He is described to be between 20 and
30 yews of age, about 5 feet 6 inches in height, and droned
in black
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SHOCKING DEATH FROM FlRE.—Yesterday after-
moo Mr. J. Humphreys, the corner, held an Inquest a•. the
London Hospital, on yam if the body of Annie Biourtield,
aged 39 peer.. who died from severe barns through the acci-
&oral ignition of her clothing. It appeared Iron the evi-
dence that the deceased was eut.ject to ars of epikpsy, and on
the evening of Wednesday, the 10th instant, she was sitting
in her room, when she by some means dropped the candle
upon the floor, and a spark fell on her draw, which *tined.
On her screaming for sisfiatanne one of the lodgers ran to her
room, and found her lying upon the ground enveloped in •
mars of flame. The tire was extinguiebed, but not mull the
whole of her body and limbs were shockingly injured by the
sction of the flee. She was removed to the hoepiial, where
she expire/ on Monday last. Verdict, "Accidental death."

Dunning,
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a porter In the service of Mrs. Seare, a laundress.
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CAUTION TO PORTERR.—Yeeterdny, as Thomas
of Hampetead, wee occupied in delivering beasts of linen in
the neigtitoutheod of Rossell-equere, he incautiously left his
track et the door of a house In Woburn-place, while be re-
ceived payment of a bill. On his return he was informed
by • gentleman pawing at the moment that a roan hat
alighted from a cheise-cart, secured one of the basket*, end
driven a rapidly off in the duremion of Camden-town before
an alarm could be raised or the porter @delved of his loos.
The etwereeted basket contained eapen.f n &diem of French
attire, the property ore at; residing in Tarietock-equare.
DIABOLICAL ATTEMPT TO SET FIRE TO Two
Horese.—On Tuesday morning, between three and four
edlock, there was a sadden outbreak at two ilree—one at Mr.
Peralree, off end colour merchant. No. 126. Betanal•lreen-
road, sad the other at the Camden Head Tavern, No. 241,
Bethnal-men-road. exactly opposite the former house. The
lentatee in both came fame a loop stream of flame, which
they succeeded in extinguisbiag belle* any large amount of
who h
decamp was done. It wee caumd by some diabolical scoundrel,
„g poured twee one:wiriest of naphtha under the doors et
the before-mentioned tradesmen, end set fire to it