The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-15 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

DUNDEE, Sept. 13.—Dear money and rumours of
peace in America tend to keep business quiet here,
and the business done is entirely consumptive.
-Flax continues dull, and it is difficult to make sales
even with a small concession in price. The inquiry
for tow and codilla is also limited, and jute hangs
on sellers' hands, quotations being only nominal.
The raw material is therefore very lifeless, with
prices decidedly in favour of buyers. Some public
sales of flex, tow, jute, &re., took place here to-day,
and low prices were realised for the portions of the
various parcels sold. There was a moderate de•
mand for yarns, and where spinners wero disposed
to meet buyers business was done in all descrip-
tions, flax, tow, and jute, bat not to a great extent.
Orders for linen continue to be given out in small
quantities, which, with the previous forward sales,
keep manufacturers very busy. Prices of all classes
of goods, coarse and fine, are now considerably
easier than they were, and for extensive orders
buyers are feeely met to some extent.
LEICESTER, 14th.—The hosiery trade continues
in a satisfactory state, and the town and country
hands remain well employed, manufacturers having
orders on hand which require finishing. At llinck.
ley, Loughborough, and the rural districts there it
a fair amount of business doing. Yarns are realising
very high prices, and spinners are well engaged.
The wool market is quiet, and material is selling at
high rates.

NOTTINGHAM, 14th.—There has been less doing
in lace goods during the past few days, most classes
of goods sell very slowly, and the high price of
plain nets and heavy goods checks the demand for
those fabrics. There is not so good a sale for black
silk laces and narrow edgings, while the demand
for silk mechlins and silk quislings is not improved.
Buyers purchase vory sparingly, and manufacturers
confine their production to the demand, all stocks
being kept low. The hosiery trade continues flat,
and there is not much doing for either shipping or
for home consumption, Yarns are realising high
rates

ROMAN CATIIOLIC CHURCH AT SHEERNESS.
The new Roman Catholic Church at Sheerness,
which was consecrated on the 29th of August last, was
opened for public worship yesterday, by Dr Grant, Bishop
of Southwark. The chuck is atter a design by Mr Pugin,
son of the celebrated architect of that name, in the style of
the decorated Gothic, and is intended to supply the place of
the incommodious leasehold building which has hitherto
been used for a chapel. There is a Roman Catholic popula-
tion in Sheerness of about 700, end there is also a large
garrison of soldiers, many of whom are members of that
persuasion. The new church will accommodate between
500 and 600 persons. It is about 100 ft long, by 451t.broad,
sod is, in the words of Dr Manning, a very beautiful and
stately church. The opening service consisted of high mass
with musical accompaniment. The sermon was preached
by the Right Rev Monsignor Manning, D.D., Provost of
the diocese of Westminster, who took bis text from the Ist
chapter of the let Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the
Corinthians, "I judge myself to know nothing amongst
you save the Lord Jesus Christ and Him crucified." After
some opening remarks, he pointed the attention o f his
hearers to the controversies which were going on in the
world where they saw men contending, he had almost said,
over the grave of Chii,t, but Christ was in heaven. he
trusted those contentions would not last for ever, and that
the day would come when the hands which were lifted up
in controversy would embrace one another, lle trusted
'better things were ih store for them.