The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-08-21 00:00:00

Erne an Commerce.

STATE OF TRADE.

LEICP2II7.II, Annnst 15.—The hosiery trade generally
is in a healthy condition. There is not mach doing for
the home department, Ant some shipping orders are in
hand, and these, with some contracts for the ar7ol,llsTo
kept the workpeople pretty well employed. n the
country diStricts baldness continues steady. The wool-
market I. firm, and high prices are asked for good
qualities. Tarns are in fair demand, and spinners Con-
tinuo tolerably employed.._

Norrixiiii.t3t, August 15.—The lace trade continues
without change. There ham been no improvement dur-
ing the past few day, in any branch, and trade generally
kin a ill•pre,olC4 mate. The present time of the year is
usually marked an the commencement of • boxy 1113116011 ;
this year. however, there are no signs of &ululation.
Plain goods are not in any better request. There in fully
as much doing in fancies AA for some time past. In the
silk department business remains dull, and only • few
descriptions are in request. A great deal of machinery
is Mill standing, and niaugelace-makers are only partially
Employed, an manufacturers appear not to Gnash except
to order. In hosiery there is no unprovoment to notice.
All departments are quiet, and numbers of the operatives
art" out of work, sonic of them apply for relief at the
union. Material is without change.

The English foods showed • considerable increase
of heaviness towards the end of last week whisk he.
et:tended to all other branches of business. Tbe news
ant Nsples has beets declared in a gate of siege, coupled
with the Cartons reports regarding the intentions ot
AuAria end of the prospects of an early renewal of war
between tha country and Sardinia, were the main
influences in operation.

GARIBALDI'S AIDE-DE-CAMP IN THE CITY.

On Thnvolay evening last a very large number of
gentleman, members and friends of the City of London
Trad,inen's Club, assembled at Salter'a Hotel, formerly
known as the King's Anna, Snow•hill, to meet Captain
E. an English officer, attache.' to General
st ill, who boa come to England for the purpose of
obtaining tuaterial aid to assist the General in the pros-
eco!ion_of his designs.. . .

Mr. Turner occupied the chair, and seas supporkd by
1)r. Ituss and the following members .4 the Court of
conne.n Council—W. Lawley, George Walter, MI
%NUR'S Hotelier.

After a resolution had been passed by the deb that a
lame public meeting should be inaugurated in the city of
London in aid of the Garitinidi fund.
A. H. Richards, Esq., intnolticed Captain Styles to
the club, amid the most enthusiastic applause.
Dr. Ross ion behalf of the club) welcomed Captain
Styles in their company. Addressing him, he said that
thin club had expressed its sympathy with the move-
ment of his general, and heartily desired that it might
collie to a prosperous issue. It was their design to cull
a public meeting iii the city, and he booed that it would
have the effect of awakening public attention through-
out the metropolis and the country at large to the
subiect.

i. B. Richards, Em., having briefly explained the
object of Captain Styles' visit to England,
Captain Styles, the aide-de-cauip of General Gari-
baldi, rose to address the club. He was very much
pleased with the enthusiastic reception with which be
hal been met. He had been deputed by General Gari-
baldi to collect • battalion of English volunteers. lb
WWI well known that he had already a noble English
efficer in his service, and there were eight or tan
Englishmen in the rank., and the general was so much
pleased with the valour which they had displayed that
he had commissioned Captain Styles to visit England
for the purpose of raising • battalion and he was
happy to say that in three days be had collected 500
volunteer., many of them of the highest respectability,
some of independent means, and, while he had been
compelled to take.me of the lower class for the pur-
pose of servants, yet with these he had received
characters for respectability. His object was to raise •
battalion of at least 800 men ; but he did not wish to
take them empty-handed. All the money and ammuni-
tion which General Garibaldi had at his command be
required fir the troops he had there. He wanted,
therefore, to collect sufficient to equip the English bat-
talk's., and when they reached Garibaldi, say, 'Here we
are. ready to fight." (Loud applause.)
Mr. W. Lawley, CC., ploposed "The health et
Captain Style's." which was warmly received, and the
captain responded.
The last toast which was given and enthusiastically
received was "Success to Garibaldi and freedom to
Italy."