The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-15 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTR, Oct. 14.—1 n shipping yarns the attempts
at business have been somewhat more successful to-day, but
the orders given out are again at lower prices. This is
mainly owing to the depression which prevails in the cotton
market at Liverpool, where spinners are able, day by day,
to cover their orders at lower prices. In home made yarns
there has been very little more business, though there is
less desire to sell manifested than there was on Tuesday
last. The cloth market has been characterised by much the
same features as on Tuesday. There has been very little
disposition sown to purchase, and buyers generally appear
to retrain from operating, or only offer very low prices. The
tendency of prices is still downwards, and the actual amount
of business transacted to-day has been small, Stocks, of
course, have been a good deal relieved by the purehases
which low prices have tempted merchants to make during
the last few weeks, and owing to the greatly lessened pro-
duction which is going forward ; but there appears very
little probability of manufacturers being able to take orders
at the rates now offering, and it is likely they will prefer the
alternative of closing their mills. We may accordingly an-
ticipate presently a very great limit in the production.
NOTTINGHAM, 14th.—There was a moderate attendance
at this Exchange-hall to-day. The demand for lace yarns
was not over brisk, but previous rates were well maintained.

In hosiery yarns there was not much doing, and late prices
may be written. For silks prices were steady. The demand
for brown nets was very dull, and there is no immediate

Iroyemeßt.

The Great Polish Trial at Berlin.

On the 4th witnesses were called in the case of M. Ma-
tecki, a landowner, and M. Majewaki, his steward, accused
of haVing assisted volunteers proceeding to Slaweezewo on
the 14th April last with recruits. It appears from the evi-
dence that waggons were seen on the estate on the day in
question, but there was some doubt as to their contents and
the identity of the persons who accompanied them.
The Polish and German experts were then examined re-
specting the documents ascribed to M. Niegolewski. The
Germans, who do not understand Polish, held to their opinion
that the signature was genuine, while the Poles were equally
firm in supporting the opposite view.
Herr Elven then submitted that the accused should be
liberated. The only fact proved against him was that he had
risked his blood and life in hastening to assist his eountry-
men in the insurrection against Russia. The only evidence
brought by the prosecution of this insurrection being con-
nected with criminal acts or intentions against Prussia was
that of two bakers' boys, who had not yet been called as
witnesses. On the other hand, 400 or 500 witnesses had
given evidence of a totally opposite character.
After a brief discussion, the Court rejected Herr Elven's
motion.

Messrs. Ulatowaki and Tur, accused of having acted as
commissioners for the insurgents, were then examined, but
nothing material was elicited from them.
The Court then decided that Messrs. Matecki, Majewaki,
and Tur were to be detained in prison until the case against
them was complete.
On the sth evidence was taken in the Skrzydlewski case,
from which it appeared that a body of insurgents were sur-
prised by the Prussians in the Mechlin woods, and that the
accused was seen by ti soldier in the vicinity.
A witness named liczlowski was also heard against M.
Zablocki. His evidence, however, only showed that he had
suspected the accused of assisting the insurgents; and it
appeared, moreover, that ho had been discharged from M.
Kozlswski's service for drunkenness.

Herr Lewald pointed out that M. S. Zakrnwski's libe-
ration had been delayed since the 20th ult. in consequence
of the non-appearance of the bakers' boys, Meer and Z im-
bermann, who were the principal witnesses for the prosecu-
tion. As the prosecution had not been very active in search-
ing for these witnesses, he begged the Court to summon
them publicly, and offer rest ards for their discovery.

The Crown Prosecutor said he attached no importance to
:he evidence of these witnesses, as he had other proofs—

but that Court wished to hear them.
After a warm discussion between the German and the
Polish experts regarding the authenticity of certain Polish
documents put in by the prosecution, the Court decided
against M. Lewald's motion, and temporarily liberated
Messrs Koseielski and Kierski.
On the 6th Herr Styrle, councillor of the district tribunal
of Srem, deposed with reference to the charge against M.
S. Szczaniecki, that he had enlisted 150 volunteers for the
insurrection, that in February, 1863, he (Szczaniecki) had
not only dissuaded four young men from joining the in-
surrection, but that finding one of them was Herr Styrle's
son, he took him back to his father. Herr Styrle added
that he had never heard of any hostile intentions towards
Prussia among the Poles, and that the accused M,
Switkowski was a most respectable and peaceful citizen.
M. Grabowski, accused of acting as military commis-
sioner, of enlisting volunteers, &c., was next examined. He
denied all the charges against him, and his statements were
confirmed by several witnesses.
The Court then ordered him to be liberated.

Count Constantine Buinski was then called. He denied
that certain letters produced by the prosecution had been
written or signed by him. He had sold horses to Count
Dzialynski, but not for the insurrection.
Two smiths were next examined in the case of M. Tur.
They deposed that the accused and his brother had em-
ployed them in casting bullets, and that on one occasion M.
Tur If a Russian swallowed a pill like this, he would
have enough of it."

M. Janecki then complained of the treatment experienced
by the prisoners. He said that the discipline to which they
were subjected only differed from that of the criminal pri-
son in this particular—that the latter wear grey coats, while
the former are allowed to wear their own clothes.
The President said that these matters related to the ad-
miniatration of the prison.
The Court then liberated M. Tar, but rejeoted a proposalfor the liberation of M, Bradowski; after which it ad.
journed to the Bth inst.,