The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-29 00:00:00

2,039

BIRTHS IN THE WEEK.

Males
Females

755
785

Total

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER, Aug. 28.—The tone of the market is
good, but there has not been a large business. The acti-
vity of the past fortnight, however, has placed many of
the manufacturers under order for some weeks forward,
and they have been able to maintain rather a firm atti-
tude towards buyers. For this reason most kinds of cloth
are firm in price. On the other hand, buyers have a strong
impression that the system of restricted production re•
sorted to at Blackburn and the neighbourhood will not
be persevered in beyond the month, from want of sufficient
unity among the employers there, and because other
districts, by not following the example, are reaping an
unfair advantage from it, and such of them as have orders
that are not very pressing appear disposed to hold them
back until they see what effect increased production will
produce on prices. In yarn business is quiet, as in cloth,
so far as new orders are concerned, but spinners are
mostly working to order, and are consequently in a po-
sition to refuse offers at anything below the full market
price demanded last week. Stocks are pretty much
cleared off, and the demand for India of both mule and
water twist creates some difficulty on the part of buyers
in supplying their wants.
LEEDS, Aug. 28.—Some heavy falls of rain at the close
of last week raised considerable fear as to the harvest,
and induced some caution, which has been slightly felt,
it is believed, in the cloth-markets here to-day. Hap-
pily the weather to-day is all that could be desired for the
ripening and the reaping of the cereal crops, and the
fears which have been entertained will probably prove
needless. The caution to which we allude has rendered

the market for woollen goods less buoyant than it was
on Saturday ; but there has been no perceptible change
in prices, and a moderate amount of heavy goods, cloak-
ings, and tweeds has been sold. The report from Hud-
dersfield to-day states that there was a good attendance
of buyers—London, Scotch, and Irish—and that they
purchased freely black, fancy, and mixture cloths, so
that the trade of the district will greatly benefit thereby.
Considering that holders of wheat in the Leeds corn-
market to-day demanded ss. a quarter more than last
Tuesday, a fair amount of business has been done. The
farmers are not offering much grain for sale, probably
because they have not much to sell and because they are
busy in the harvest field. The markets, therefore, are
greatly, if not entirely, under the sway of the corn mer-
chants, who in the present somewhat uncertain position
of the harvest can undoubtedly almost command their
own prices. A few small parcels of new wheat were
offered in the market to-day at about 80s. per quarter.

THE NEW BEER ACT.—On Monday evening the
friends of Mr. Benjamin Foster, the president of the
Licensed Victuallers' Defence Association, entertained
that gentleman with a " house supper," in what was
formerly the Chapter-room of the ancient Priory of St.
John, at St. John's-gate, Clerkenwell. The object of
this convivial gathering was to celebrate, in a private
manner, the repeal of the obnoxious Beer Act of Mr.
Wilson Patten, and to signify their satisfaction at the
active part which Mr. Foster had taken in the matter
from the organisation of the Defence Association until
the day when the new act received the royal assent.
Mr. Butt, of Islington, occupied the chair. After the
cloth was removed " The health of Mr. Foster " was

given, and the opportunity was taken to present him
with a testimonial, engrossed upon vellum and framed,
bearing the following words :—" The private and per-
sonal friends of Mr. Benjamin Foster desire to place
upon record this token of their esteem and appreciation
of the services rendered by him, not only to the trade of
licensed victuallers, butito the public generally, by his
exertions in resisting legislative encroachments, and in
removing restrictions imposed by the sale of Beer Act
of 1854, which had a tendency to control the enjoy-
ments and liberties of the people." Mr. Foster, in
returning thanks, expressed a grateful sense of the
co-operation of Mr. Symes, the secretary,
h and Mr.
Harriss, the treasurer of the asscriation, wose exer-
tions, he said, bad been mainly instrumental in obtain-
ing a successful issue to their movement. The enter-
tainment was kept up until a late hour, and gave much
satisfaction to all assembled.
THE LATE MYSTERIOUS MURDER AT BRISTOL.--BRIFS.
seut to fetch
TOL, TUESDAY.—Tbe police authorities have this day
been engaged in making a thorough search of the
on the sides of the path where the body of the unfortu-
nate
wood
with which
garde girl was discovered, and they have succeeded
finding the jar which she had with her when
the beer, and also a stone stained with blood,
fifth7blyood igher up than
the first blow was in all probability struck.
0 uws
eorosdstaaibt:dtwfiitfht
where the body was discov•ered,
tfohuatndsoimn
bays beeTnilsoesra6t weree
h e d
ethtre There is a rumour
up by a dog in the wood, but w
rests on any foundation to b e cannot find that this
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wood is now being cut, and relied on. The under-
ing shoe. a search made for the miss.