The Sun.
London, England, 1864-02-27 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE,

MANCHESTER, Feb. 26.—For shipping yarns the
market has been quiet, and to effect sales spinners
would have to take lower prices. The amount of
business has been very small. In home trade yarns
the market has also been quiet, buyers limiting their
purchases merely to a sufficient quantity to cover
the orders they have taken for cloth. Prices aro
nominally the same as on Tuesday, but practically
buyers find them a little in their favour. The cloth
market is somewhat better, and so' far as there is
any change it is in favour of manufacturers. A fair
inquiry has been experienced for most classes of
goods suitable for India and China, and prices ap-
pear to have been very well maintained. The busi-
ness doing is still on a limited scale, and buyers
generally are operating with caution. Holders of
cloth and manufacturers appear to be still sanguine
about the maintenance of prices, and in most cases
are disposed to increase their quotations. Messrs.
John Pender and Co., in their monthly circular of
this day, say that since the 9th inst. " a fair amount
of business has been done at hardening rates, par-
ticularly in cloths suitable for China. During the
last three or four days the market has been quiet
and less business done; still prices are firm, and we
find no pressure to eell. Today the feeling is again
more cheerful." In China shirtings, they say, con-
siderable sales have been made of 71b at 17s 6,31 to
18s 3d, and of 81lb at 21s to 22s Bd. In T.cioth
there had been a fair business at 2s 3d to 2s Gd per
lb. Quotations for figured shirtings and brocades
unchanged. Calcutta goods in rather more demand,
but still the business is small. Some fair orders
placed in wide shirting at rather lower prices.
Madapolams, jacconents, mulls quiet. For Bombay
little doing. 33. inch 51
lb sold at 133 31 ; 611) at
15s to 15s 6d ; 71b at 17s Gd to 183 ; and 811 h at 21s
to 22s 61 Long
cloths quoted 2s 3d to 2s 4d
p r lb.

TRYING IT ON AGAIN !--HARDLY
It is reported that the Government will bring forward the
proposal to purchase the International Exhibition building.
TEMPTING TITLE FOR A NEW PLOMANCE.
" SCHLESWIG -HOLSTEIN MEERILMS,CHLUNGEN," a novel
in three volumes, by C. von is announced.

SECOND EDITION.

[Jli. OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 o'CLoci,.

THE POLISH INSURRECTION.

VIENNA, Feb; 26.
The intelligence from Poland is favourable to the
insurrection. It is affirmed that a serious move.
ment has broken out in Podolia. The Austrian
Government is said to intend proclaiming the state
of siege in Gallicia.

TIC i;. D tA]DiTION

SUN OFFICE, SIX O'CLOCK.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day,

HUNGERFORD RACES--Tins DAY.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGR kru )
STAND PLATE.

King Cotton
Diploma

Nine ran.
JOHN O'GUANT STAKES.

Victoria Cross
Anglo-Saxon

Three ran.
HANDICAP HURDLE RACE.

Wortham i 1
Ross ..

' Six ran.
JACK O'NEWBUIZY HANDICAP.

Ileindeer
Kennett

Five ran.
SELLING STAKES

Virginia
Bedouin

Three ran.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER—This Day,

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
7to 1 agst Bantam (taken freely)
Bto 1 agst 'Wee Nell (taken)
14 to 1 agst Portland (taken)
14 to 1 aget Emblem (taken)
20 to 1 agst Real Jam (taken)

THE GREAT NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES,
11 to 1 agst Blithfield (taken)
15 to 1 agst Sheridan (taken)

THE DERBY.
10 to 1 agst Scottish Chief (taken)
30 to 1 agst Birch Broom (taken)

Extraordinary Charge of Setting Fire to a
Ship,
___

We have lately published an account of the aban-
donment at sea of the ship John Linn, laden with
cotton, by her captain and crew, who reported that
they left her in a sinking state. Soon afterwards
she was fallen in with by a foreign vessel, the Deo-
gaum ; the captain of which said he reluctantly aban
doned the vessel as he could have brought her into
port if he could have spared a crew. Now comes an
extraordinary part of the affair. The Liverpool
Courier of yesterday says:—‘' Our shipping infor.
mation of to-day hes the following—' Some of the
crew of the Deogaum report that they set fire to the
John Linn before leaving her.' It is unnecessary
to say that the captain's report, which hes already
been published, says nothing of this, and until sonic
further communication is received from him no
comments can be made. But we may state
that three vessels which have arrived this
week report passing cotton apparently burnt, in
positions corroborative of the report. The John
Linn was abandoned on Jan. 1 some distance from
Barbadoes, at which island the crew were landed
The day on which the Deogaum fell in with her is
not given, but the position was lat. 20 N, long. 38
W. The cotton now reported to have been passed
by other vessels was as follows :—Jan. 14, lat. 20 N,
long. 40 W, a number of bales of cotton, apparently
Bombay, which looked black, as if from smoke, but
did not appear to have been long in the water, by
the ship Itedan, at London ; Jan. 19, lat. 17.45 N,
long. 41.10 W, one bale of Indian cotton, which had
not been long in the water, by the Persia, at Ply-.
mouth ;" and Jan. 25, lat. 19 N, long. 43 W, three
bales of Bombay cotton, apparently not long in the
water. When it is also considered that the ten-
dency of the current would be to take them in the
very direction they appeared to be going, at least
some tinge of probability is imparted to the remark. 4
able story now set on foot by the crew."
ABOUT THE ENGLISH OF IT,

From the Daily News of this morning we ex-
tract the following admirable comment on this
vaunted acceptance by Austria and Prussia of the
proposition of a Conference in London. Another
exemplification of Lord Russell's delight in playing
his favourite part of "Moonshine."—
" \Veen the Times of yesterday arrives at
Berlin and Vienna, the statesmen of Austria and
Prussia will perceive how wise they were to reject
Lord Palmerston's proposal of an armistice. It is
plain now that they knew exactly the man with
whom they had to deal, and the event shows that
it would have been sheer waste of amiability to
grant that request when, at the price of the most
airy of concessions, and without pausing in their
iniquitous career, they could obtain the lull reward
of moderation and virtue. Their unjust invasion is
to be maintained, the butchery in Schleswig is to
go on, and the mere consent of Austria and Prussia
to send two diplomatists to talk about the affairs of
Denmark is accepted by Lot d Palmerston as a proof
that, after all, those Powers are righteous and just.
And not only so, but this notable compliance, it rip.
pears, is held to be a great triumph of British influ-
ence, one which is to silence the Patric and confound
the Charivari. Let us hope so. Meanwhile, we sup-
posethat there was some seriousness in the eloquence
with which Ministers have been denouncing the
violent outrage' of Austria and Prussia ; and let
it be noted that the discovery that those Powere
' recognise the principles that this country has up-
held,' and acknowledge themselves responsible to
English opinion in their acts, is made before they
have given the least sign that they are disposed to
desist from their flagitious course of action. The
case is a very simple one. The burglars are in pos-
session of every room in the house except the garret.
We have been lustily crying out ' Thieves Police I'
when suddenly it is announced with rapturous
delight as an immense gain and triumph, that at
our earnest request the robbers have consented to
detach one of the gang to talk over the little affair
with us—the burglary to go on in the mean time.
Such is the state of things for which we are now
told we ought to be grateful ; and no doubt it well
becomes Ministers to be thankful for small mercies."

THE SITE OF ST. THOMAS'S HOSPITAL.—The
Lord Chancellor gave his judgment to-day in the case re-
lative to the site of St. Thomas's Hospital. His lordship
confirmed the selection of the ground at Stangate, and
building operations will commence there with the least
possible delay.

Provision has been made in the Army Estimates
for calling out the Militia for 28 day? training. The num-
ber of men to ba called out is 128,969, at an expense of
£738,783,

SIR JAMES MATursorr has, it is said, during
the last 20 years, spent upwards of £300,600 in improving
the Island of Lewes.
An interesting discovery has been made of cor-
respondence and literary papers of William Hone, author
of the " Everyday hook."
PRIZE TO THE ALABAMA.—MAURITIUS, Jan. 12.
--The Reward (British brig) is reported as having
been condemned at St. Mary's, being leaky. She was bound
hero from Foulpoint, with a lar4e quantity of the cargo of
en American vasel, said to be the Sea Bride, captured elf
the Cape of Good Hope by the Confederate steamer Alabama,
and sold at that place, The American vessel had been
ordered out of St. Mary's, and was at anchor at a Malagast
port north of the latter place. The cargo on board the
Reward had been discharged.
TIIZ GOATIILAND RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—The
fifth day's inquiry at Whitby has resulted in a verdict of
"accidentally killed by the breaking of the wire rope, which
was insufficient for the purposes of the incline, with a cen-
sure on the company."
A YOUNG SWELL "—Thackeray lias made the
word classical—who thoroughly
enjoys the Paris
life, whicb, from station and fortune he is fully qualified to
lead, betook himself, says a contemporary, six months ago
to Poland, whero he fought like a hero in the insurgent
ranks merely from the love of Ike cause. Ile was rltot
throurh the body, but was fortunately rescued from the
claws of the EnsEian hoar, and got back to Paris; ho is now
--ITC shall see thee directly at the club."
nearly well. " illon cher," raid a friend to him only yester-
day, "thou art well"
Yes," replied M. do " for a day or two, but the
moment I can travel Igo back to my c9rp3.'.l Chivalry
still exists even in 1561,