The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-10 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER, Oct. 9.—We have again icirenort a fiat
market, and all kinds of cloth are difficult,,of sale. At
he same time home manufacturers are every day ex-
hausting ofd contracts, which have hitherto kept them
,rom pressing goods upon the market unduly,,and are
nn.iming free sellers. The advices iron the United
mates speak of a weaker totton-market, and this adds
somewhat to the depression of prices here. In 39-inch
ihirtings the transactions have been very limited, and
where business has been transacted makers of these
goods have had to submit to a reduction of about 3d.
i.ier piece on the rates of last Tuesday. Most kinds of
:loth have participated more or less in the depression,
.►nd long cloths and T clans have been puechaseable on
asier terms, as also jacconets and some kinds of
printers. Fine 27-inch printing cloths, suitable to the
A:itierican trade, are perhaps, nearly the only exception
to the downward progress of values, the limited make
f these goods in proportion to the present demand keep•
• rig them moderately steady. Manufmtnreri of most
inch; of printers are less disposed to take a gloomy view
f the present position of the market than others, and
'Klee these fabrics, for which some good contracts exist,
.re generally rather firmer than others. In both 40-inch
and 45-inch shirtings stocks are somewhat accumulating,
And hence they have given way more than other goods.
Ile present selling price is within a shade of the lowest
rates during the present year. The demand for yarns
hai been on a very small scale, and prices may be
quoted at about id. per lb. under la,t Tuesday's 'rates.
The difficulty of procuring discounts is a serious obstacle
to business.

LEEDS, Oct. 2.—The cloth markets to-day have been
of a quiet character, and the amount of business done
has been rather below than above an .average. Heavy
goods are in chitf demand, but these and other sea-
sonable fabrics are purchased in only
small quantities. The manufacturers are still, all things considered, well
employed, and a lair trade for the remainder of the year
is confidently expected. Some anxiety has been mani-
fested with regard to the disturbed state of the money
market, and, while it is impossible to tell what May be
the indirect Effect of that state upon the svoolleti trade,
it may be safely asserted that the direct irfluence will
out be serious. The woollen trade throughout the year
has been characterised by much caution on the part of
both manufacturers and merchants as well as of dealers.
the stocks on hand are not so large as they have some-
'times been at this season of the year, 'and there is no
doubt that the home trade is iu a sound and healthy
condition. The prices of both English and foreign wool
remain steady, but the demand for the former is not
quite so active as it was a month ago, and it is probable
that a rather lower scale of prices may soon prevail.
The Yorkshire wool fairs are now over for the season.
the last WRS held at Doncaster on Saturday last, and
the prices realised (which were as high as those obtained
at the September fair at the same place) were as follows:
—Ewe wool, 13s. 6d.; Lincolnshire (one-third to one-
hilt hog), 14s. 6d. to 15s ; locks and cotts, 10s. to lls.
per stone. From 200 .to 300 sheets were shown, and
all but one lot was sold.'

THE FATAL BO,LER,-EXPLOSION AT

WALKER 11401 V WORKS.

WALEER-01C-THE-TYNE, Tuesday Afternoon. The
(.xplosion which took p'aue at Messrs. Losh, Wilson, and
Bells' iron works yesterday forenoon has down to noon
to-day been the cause of death to seven persons ; their
awes are Joshua Jenkins, John James, Abraham
Dixon, Martin Brodrick, Thomas Griffith, Patrick Don-
nelly, and John Porter, who died this morning. Two
men are lying ill at Newcastle Infirzzary, but the other
injured persons who were conveyed to their hbmeB are
likely to recover. The boiler that exploded was one of
two employed to work au engine which was engaged to
drive some blast furnaces in the rolling mill upon the
,vorke. The engine was in charge of a man named Hall
at the time the boiler exploded,, .and was standing to
Allow alt,rations to be made in some straps. In ex-
pluding it lifted the other boiler from its seat, and broke
gonie pipes, which scattered hot water about in every
direction, and scalded a number of persons. The boiler
in exploding was rent asunder, and was hurled through
the roof of the mill. It came in contact with two large
chimneys, which fell, with their furnaces, and buried
four of ;he deceased persons amidst hot bricks and
molten metal. It then alighted upon an elevation, and
as Abraham Dixon was running out of a shed where he
had been working, it dropped upon him and crushed
him to death: One of the ends fell through the roof of
An adjacent alkali works, and took three fingers from
the hand of a boy. The other portion, which weighed
five hundred-weight and a half, fell into a yard amongst
workpeoP
laded into the
sustained only Irrey, bnuetbdyidthielofhoracrif
of. tFhoeuerxppeirsosoionns,wbeuret
slight injuries, and many of the work-
people had marvellous escapes.
The inquest will be opened to-day, and some forma_
evidence will be taken, when it will be adjdurned tcliva;
time for fortlier inquiries as to the cause !lie acai
and the lamentable loss of life.

THCATHE JR.OYAL, DRURY-LANE.
Lesse,e. Mr. E. T. Smith.
THIS ZVFNINQ.

W,ll ba performed MARRIED Fan MCNEY. Characters b
rharls Mathews, Messrs. r.obert Roxby and A. Younge ; Mr,
F. I:atthews, Miss X. Oliver, and Miss aloft will appear.
To be followed by NITOCRIA. Characters by Messrs. E. F. Ed
ga-, Stuart, B. sultivan, G. Wild, C. Vincent, Er.c.; Miss Glyn, Mrs
Selby, slits De Vere, Kiss Anderton, Mis 4 Cleveland, etc.

THEATRZ ROYAL, HIYMARKET.
Under the Management of Mr. Buchatone.
THIS EVENING.
win be performed THE MAN OF MANY FRIENDS.
After which, THE PRETTY GIPSET AND THE BULL-
FIGHTER.
Followed by COURT FAVOHR.
After which, THE SPANISH DANCERS.
To oonclude with JOHN JONES.

THEATRE LOYAL ADELPHL

Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Cele4t.s.

THIS EVENING,

Win be performed RORY O'MORE. Characters by Messrs. Hud-
son, P. Bedford, C. Selby, Parselle, J. Bland, Garden, &c. ;
Mary Keeley, Kate Kelly, Wyndham, &c.
Followed by A MOVING TALE.
To conelnde with OPEN SESAME.