The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-08-12 00:00:00

STATE OF 7 RADE.

Our (the Manchester) manufacturers. market has be.
gun, though slowly, to recede from the yawning gulf of
ruin which had threatened to swallow as iii Up Nether.
It is true, prices do not mech improve, for the market had
become overstocked ' • neither have wages been rew4, itt
the prices at which goods arc sold will not admit of tlie
measure; and if this were not the ease, onformna‘ely
[ there arc so many weavers out of employment, that those
whose toil only products them half bread, tiMik themsdae,
happy in comparison with those who can earn no bread at
all. In a few weeks we really do caned that there will be
both employment and bread for all who choose to work fcr
it.—Man•hrsfer Herald..
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LeEnt4.—We have the pleasure to assure the public
that trade continues gradually toimprove in this pat;
of the kingdom. On Tuesday last, a nore than usual
portion of business was done in our White Chett
particularly in the article shawls. In the Mixed Cinti
Hall, an equal degree of additional business was not Irer.
ceptible, but on the whole, the progress mwartls better
times received no chick ; and a general disposition to ex.
tend rather than restrain confidence, l) gins to prevail.
As we before stated, however, the principal improvement
has taken place in Coarse Woollens—the manufacturers of
which are mostly of that drscription of persons incapable
of amassing large stocks. But as a general prt.of of in.
creasing business, we may mention the fart, that one of
the fist houses in Ueda has received such extensive or.
dem lately, as, besides giving fill employment to all their
own hands, hare enabled them to order six hundred
pieces of cloth from another manufacturer in a neighbour.
ing village, Framley. At Batley, the, two public milli
(manufactories owned by Joint-stock Companies, and
which work for whoever requires it) run now between
five and six days per week, and at Birstal, Comma!,
Morley, and other places in that neigh tourhood, a like
change is apparent. At Ileckmondwike and J)e.
but y, where the carpet and blanket ti nide is chiefly
carried on, and where, since last winter, distress has
existed to a truly painful extent, some alight alteration to.
wards a revival of business has taken place. We are, never-
theless, obliged to state, that in nearly the whole of the
die rict which these remarks emblem., a great number of
the people arc yet either totally or part a".v umunployed, and
the assistanci of the benevolent intlispensabte. The
number of unemployed poor in Leet•a an I its immedife
vicinity is also great, and we regret o a 11, that for the
present the local committee has been o from paucity
of funds, to suspend its weekly allowance to them. In
Bradford and Huddersfield the persons destitute of work,
and dependent on casual charity, are at ry numtto ts. But
we arc glad to say that the matters in the stuff and fancy
lines appear in higher spirits than heretofore, although this
this is rather the effect of present prospects, than immediate
experience of improvement.—Leeds
Banns 0 RD,—W henever we feel that we can be justified
in stating any improvement in the trade of this town, so
shall not be backward in communicating so agrceaLle a
piece of intelligence ; but we cannot say that the nsult of
our inquiries this week warrants any statement cf positive
visinle improvement. Paragraphs have follow;t1 one
another from time to time, in neighbouring Journals, in
which the trade in this town has been said to he better ;
but if there had been any foundation in truth for these
statements, the condition of Bradford must have been
very flourishing by this time. The fact is, aew mote
goods taken off or a few more hands put on, proses ;lathing
worth recording; the most that can he said is, that there
seems to be something of a more hopeful fceline, among
the trade, than existed two mouths ago.—Bros4ratti

Courier.
IIUDDIERSPIELD.—We think we may be justified in say-
ing, that in this town there is rather more doing, and
a somewhat greater disposition to dr business ; and that
last Tuesday people seemed generally in rather better spi-
rits than we have lately been accustomed to notice. In
several of the townships round Huddersfield employment
has been found for those receiving relief,—and in others,
funds locally raised are alone wanted to extend the open-
!ion of the same beneficial plan, the c •ntral committee be•
ing extremely desirous to give every assietance in further-
ance of this object.—lbid. •
A meeting was held on Tuesday evening last, of those
gentlemen who are proprietors of the ground adjoining the
Bradford Beck, with a view of carrying into effect the sug-
gestion of having it cleaned and thus providing work fat
the poor. A subscription amounting to about 80/. was
raised for that object, and a deputation was appointed to
wait upon the committee for the relief of the poor, with the
view of obtaining an equal sum from their fund, to be lip.
plied in the same way. The labourers are to receive
one shill'ng p-r day. The deputation accordingly waited
on the Committee for the Relief of the Poor, and received
for answer, that in accordance with the sentiments of the
gentleman deputes! to wait upon them from the London
Committee, they could not render any pecuniary assistance
for the employment of the poor, but would continue their
distribution of meal, taking into consist ration the wages
given ro the poor, employed by the persons interested in
cleaning out the beck.—]bed.
COVENTRY.—The following statement respecting the
trade of Coventry is given in a .horning Paper:—" No per-
sons could be more violent in their opposition to the mea-
sure of admitting Frenzh silks into England than the ma-
nufacturers of Coventry. They believed that it would he
the total ruin of the Coventry trade, and diet even the
agitation of the question had at least doubled the amount
of their poor rates. French silks, however, have been ad-
mitted into England for several weeks past, anti so far from
the trade of Coventry being ds stroyed, or even injured, it
is at this moment remarkably good. Every man, woman,
and child, capable of working at the business are now em-
ployed. A respectable manufacturer from Coventry in-
farm ad the writer this morning that he believed trade was
better there than in any other town in England. The de-
mend for ribands is not occasioned by the late election, as
the description of goods now manufacturing is quite dire
ferent from those worn on such occasions; so that the trade
is not a temporary one occasioned by an accidental circum-
stance. It is curious that the Coventry business has been
improving ever since the time at ieltich (according to the
manufacturers) it was to have been ruined—namely, since
foreign silks were first admitted into England."
Tux Court•TIIADE.—WC hope that in a short times
greater proportion of the corn trade will he transacted in
Leeds than has hitherto been done. Preparations are
nr.king by the Airc and Caldar Company to afford greater
facility its Warehousing corn than haslet been experienced.
and we hope their success will be equal to their enterprise.
They are about to builds large warehouse on Warehouse-
hill, in this town, which will contain nearly two acres and
a half of flooring.—Leedv Intelligenetr.
Gt,lase.ow.—There was little done in our cotton market
since our last. Prices are again looking down, especially
in Sea Istands. For manufactured goods there is a sone-
what brisker demand in both whelesale and retail estah-
lhhments. On Monday and Tuesday there were upwards
of 900 casks of sugar seal at improving prices, fee good
and fine qualities, and the demand still continues fur those
qualities. Coffee looks upwards, rind the general orinioa
scents favourable for that article.—Giasgow Pr, 44.

On Saturday night last, Sarah, the wifeofJoseph Harri-
son, of Bowling. near Bradford, fell on the fire in their ono
house, and was so dreadfully burnt, that she died alma'
immediately. The woman's husband, for some unaccount-
able purpose, threw, about filbs. of salt upon her. The
report is, that both of them were intoxieuted. The verdict
of the oroner's Inquest; which sat on the body as Mon-
t day, wee Accidental Death.
On Thursday afternoon, between two and three o'clock,
the sentinel placed near tho Earl of Harrington's boner, in
St. Jantes's-park, observed it gentleman who was walking
in the Mall, suddenly stagger, and called to some persons
who were sitting on one of rite benches to go his assistance,
as he could not leave his poet. By this time,ground . the genintlo°eman
had fallen, apparently lifelLes; on the 1'
mate he was carried to the park-keeper's lodge, and tnetlin.al
assistance sent for. Mr. Healy, surgeon, St. Jannis-
street, immediately attended, and opened a vein on the left
side of his neck. The attack was apoplectic, and had not
medical aisistanee Wn at hand would, mast probabl.
he proved fatal ; ass
it was, the gentleman was conveill
in a carriage to the Royal Hotel, St. James street, wllere
he was instantly put to bed, in a hopeless condition.
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appealed to be from 40 to 30 years of age.

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