The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-18 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

(From the Manchester Guardian of this day.)
MANCHESTER, TIIEsDAY.—An impression has been
latterly gaining ground that we are not at present likely
to have lower prices. This impression has caused the
buyers of yarns, whether for shipment or for home con-
sumption, but particularly the latter, to come into the
market with greater confidence and freedom than they
had previously done. Willingly would they pay' the
extreme prices of la,l week; but, as the spinners are
well suppli. d with orders, they have demanded an ad-
vance of id. to id. per lb. for whatever they
might have to sell. We may specify 40's mule in
the brindle, 24's to 28's throstle warps, and 24's to
30's pin cops, as exhibiting the greatest degree
of improvement, which, however, includes warps, cops,
and bundles in general. It it less in reeled water than
in warps, because the former were before relatively
higher. The favourable advises as to twist from Bom-
bay and China have increased the transactions for those
markets; and, even for Calcutta, some purchases
have been induced by an appearance of improve-
ment ie the accounts. The Germans and other con-
tinental merchants have imn in the market, as have also
the home consumers. The increase of the German
and Dutch &mane, so fir in the present year, as
compared with the same period of 1851, is seen in
the fact thet more yarns have been sent by 2,500 bales
or 2,500,0001 b. between the Ist of January and 11th of
February. In the department of goods there is not by
any means the same degree of improvement. They still
lag very much behind yarns. However, the accounts
from Bombay and Shanghai have led to considerable
operations for those places; and a slight- abatement of
the depression at Calcutta has not been without some
efg-ct in the same way for that quarter also. The cloths
required have therefore en upward tendency to-day. In
most other articles scarcely any change is observable.
ROCHDALE, MONDAY.— We have had a dull heavy
market, with little or no variation in prices. There he's
nooft
ameliorationye t in a
been also a slack wool market, with stationary prices.
MACCLESFIELD, TUESDA
e are
po-
sition to record any considerable degree
I in the demand for our staple silk manufactures during
the
although the market does not assume a
week. Yet,
very active appearance, some manufacturers have made
bales to a fair extent in some descriptions of goods at
slightly improved rates, and they fully expect amore
healthystate of business during the ensuing month, which
is the usual period for drapers coming into the market to
take their supplies. The recent unsettled state of the
weather has evidently been against our manufacturers.
The dyers this week are slacker of orders from the Man-
chester and Macclesfield manufacturers. Thrown Silks
Thyconsideable market wears betteraparance; some little
now has a
risen again r the Continent. There it now employment for the throwaters; and
those establishments which were stopped last year are
now
mo almost in fall operation, and the operatives earning
de wages. Raw Silk—The market bas acquired
increased firmness from the receipt of letters from India
and China, reporting a decided decrease of shipments,
and leading to the
had been antici at d-expectation of a smaller supply than
from China is e the quality of the silk arriving
last year. under the mark as compared with that of
HALIFAX, SATURD
quiry to-la • AY.—There has been but little in-
ay for either plain or fancy goods; and the
merchants seem unwilling to make purchases, except at
rates unrecounerative to the manufacturers. Yarns
continue in the same dull condition, and wool retnains
quiet; the spinners buying only from hand to mouth,
and the staplers being unable to make any concession,
on account of the high prices demanded by the growers.
HUDDERsPrvun, TURSDAY.—The demand for goods
in the hall has been slack to-day; few buyers have been
in town.- SdniC few' (Parcels of job lots have been
bought up at low prices. The fancytrade continues very
dull. The wool market has not been so brisk toclay at
for the last few weeks.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
BETTING AT MANCHESTER.--TUESDAY.
LIVERPOOL SPRING CIIP.-6 to agst True Girl (t),
7 to 1 agst La Fiancea (t), 7 to 1 agst the Abbess of
Jerreaux (t).
LIVERPOOL STEEPLECEIASE.--10 10 1 agat chieftaia
(t), 11 to I agst Victress (t), 12 to 1 agar Da Gazzs
Ladra (t), 12 to 1 agst Carrig (t), 14 to I agst Hardwick
(t), 18 to 1 agst Bourton (t), 25 to I agst Peter
Simple (0.
CHESTER Cur.-20 to 1 agst Confessor (0-22 to 1
agst High Sheriff (t), 33 to 1 agst Lady Evelyn (t), 33
to 1 agst Ringleader (t), 35 to 1 apt Scarecrow (t),
1,000 to 12 agst Sally Warfoot colt (t),
1,000 to 10 apt
Mountain Dyer (t).
DEnnr.-20 to 1 agst Augur (taken to 75/.)

FIRE AND ACCIDENT.—DUTiIIg the night of Mon-
day. al,fiEreritnoo.pkiapelea,ceThinamthese.bpanrezisielin:?fic!r.
IJtocohnmmElelniocteta,
in one of the upper rooms, at which time Mrs. Elliott wail
in the place,
and owing.urned out.tothpebeddi She fell bedding becomingli it
winahgaenfeeraarl-
blaze she was unable to effect a safe retreat from the burn-
ing room, and, as the last expedient, the poor creature
opened the window and i
ful crash, and when picked up was found to be insensible,
and so much injured that she was obliged to be removed to
the hospital, where she remains in a very precarious con-
dition.
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ACCIDENT AT MESSRS. CoMIsE AND DELAEIELD's.—..
namedghtful accident occurred on ISlonday night to a man
een
tabove fihrme ,
fellat
their brewery, King-street, Long-acre. lie was passing
tWheab:o-,orsin
otth. ethee
downalong through au opening into a vault, descending be-
onJeamoeis
tweet' two beer butts, by the iron hoops of which he was
dreadfully injured. His screams were alarming, and
hisrll "fearceed ' b chile: g foundwlanserall
on s h tehde,
groundp ronpt
delugedasist assistance ci e being
blood,
and his left arm crushed and broken short off above the
literally smashed,
ma
elbow, the bones protruding. Being immediately conveyed
to Middlesex Hospital, his jaws
ej were found to be exten-
sively fractured, and the injuries to the arm so great as to
render amputation of the limb necessary. He was tic.
cordingly placed under chloroform, and in a few seconds the
operation was skilfully performed. He is not expected to
survive.

The amount of duties collected in Southampton
during the past year has increased from about 60,0001. to
90,0001., being fully 50 per cent. on the sum collected daring
any previous year.