The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-08-07 00:00:00

Erabe ant; Continua.

STATE OF TRADE.

LEICESTER, August 4.—There is a fair amount of busi-
ness' doing in regular hosiery goods, and the deznand
continues steady. the tnule generally being in • healthy
condition. At Hinckley and Loughborough business is
in a satisfactory condition, and the workpeople are well
engaged. Wools are quiet, and no higher mica can be
looked forward to. Yarns are a steady sale, spinners
being well employed.
Norruciat.tu. August 4.—During the last few days
the lace trade has been more quiet than fur some time
past, and there is nut an average amount of business
doing. Nearly every branch feels the depression, and
many of the workperiple are either totally unemployed or
only making limited time. There is not so much doing
in the plain branch, both as respects stilt nets and Mech.
line. In fancy trade there is not touch change; but pur-
chases are made with caution. Most of the silk houses
are flat, anti it is only in • few choice goods that any-
thing like business is doing. The hosiery trade retnaius
exceediti,gly dull, and from present appearances no
immediate change for the better is expectel The price
yarns is too high for manufacturers to produce,
except to order, and its a natural consequence the
operatives are very badly employed.

The English funds on Wednesday morning opened at
another advance of an eiglith. which was fully supported
to the close, buoyancy being observable in nearly all
departments of the Stock Eachange. The letter of the
Emperor Nepulcon appears to have produced in the
minds of the speculators an impre,sion more favourable
even than that a hich was created 15 months ago by the
1111 l uncemeut that France had bit suluml and did nut
intend to arm, or at a later period by the assurance that
she would accept no, material recompence for her aid to
the Italians.

ith regard to the affairs of the Royal Rank of Liver-
pool it appears that circular has bCell addressed by the
directors to the depo.it.is to the effeet that the accounts
.4 Mr. Chaffers had been found perfectly correct, and ,
that the establishment is in a satisfactory condition.
Irritation from idgsical infirmity, the recent death of a
brother under painful eircutiodances, and the fact of
some disclose of his management having been displayed
at the annual meeting, which took place on Thursday
week, mem to have been the proximate causes of Mr.
t -haffers's derangement. After the first announcement
on Wednesday there IVIIS • slight run on the bank, a
report being an circulation that. among other bewes
recently sustained, was 1;70,till0 from • local firm
in the leather trade. l7ltimately, it was stated that,
instead of I:7o,isin, the utmost amount would be £10,009
or EI:LOW. At the same time it transpired that the
available assets .4 the bank in cash and good bills are
unquestionably large. and the tendency to distrust
steadily subsided. It may be hoped that after there
shall have been time for a inure formal and open inves-
tigation, and for the /election of a new manager of
ability and repute, the hank will be found in • position
to command iwrmasient confidence.
At • meeting of the Electric and International Tele-
graph Comlciny on Wednesday the report was adopted
and a dividend declared for the past half-year of 34 per
cont. (or 7 per cent, per annum), against '4 in the pre-
vious year. Mr. Evans drew the attention of the
directors to a new telegraph company which was about
to be set on foot. The chairman explained that the
scheme would not affect them.