The Sun.
London, England, 1852-12-08 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Six o'clock

FRANCE.

GERMANY.

STATE OF TRADE.
(Frain the Manchester Guardian of this day.)
MANCHESTER, TIIESDAY.—The promise of a large and
good yield of cotton in the United States, which has be-
come more favourable from week to week, is regarded as
increasingly so in the advices received this morning. The
receipts for the last week were 108,000 against 48,000
last year, and since the Ist September 634,000 against
410,000, being an excess in the latter of 224,000 bales.
To be guided by these figures however, without making
allowance for the effect of swollen rivers, and high
prices on the earliness of deliveries at the ports, would
be fallacious ; still, considerable weight attaches to
them in making an estimate of the probable supply. But
the fact of most importance in this respect is that of no
"killing frost" being reported from the southern and
south-western regions, but only inGeorgia and Alabama;
and both private letters and circulars represent opinion as
resting on a crop at least as large as that of last year ;
whilst some raise their calculations considerably beyond
that amount. It is evident that the Americans are
rather surprised that the Liverpool market had not yielded
in a greater degree up to the latest dates from this side.
The effect of these accounts in Liverpool is a further re-
striction of business and depression of prices, which have
receded id. to id. per lb. from the quotations of Friday
And our own market is affected in the same way. The
aggregate of the day's business is very inconsiderable ; and
the general bent of prices is against producers. Warps and
cops, of the medium and lower counts, have shown the
greatest weakness; bundles not so much, some kinds indeed
are barely a fraction lower. The decline may ginerally,
however, be stated at fully id. id. per lb. On Saturday,
there arose a lively demand for 40-inch shirtings on In.
dig and China accottnt; and we have some remains of
this to-day, though rather under the prices then ob-
tained. For India and China we have also had a limited
business in yarns during the last few days ; but on these
also some abatement is required by the buyers.
We extract the following from the circular of Messrs.
J. B. Toulmin and Sons, of Mobile :
Mobile, Nov. 16, 1852.
Yesterday, the advices per Atlantic were received,
and had a depressing influence on our market. Sales
of the day reached 800 bales, and prices were quoted an
tic. easier—say 94c. to 9i c. for middling. The weather
this morning is inclined to rain. Within a day or two
past we have had one or two light frosts ; nevertheless the
accounts of the crop continue to be as good as can be desired.
We have hitherto been very chary of operating for our
friends, as we consider prices fully as high as they are
likely to be, and we hardly think they can be main-
tained. If views be not fully realised, some parties
may be inclined to blame us, but we shall have acted to
the best of our judgment. We think the staple of Mobile
cotton so much better this year, that manufacturers will
like it as well as New Orleans. At this place there are
but very few vessels, and freights have an advancing
tendency.
ROCHDALE, MONDAY.—We have had another dull
market to-day, the merchants having purchased very
sparingly, and the manufacturers are unwilling to sell,
without obtaining a remunerating price for their goods.
Wool continues high, and English wools are scarce,
which has a considerable effect upon the piece market ;
and while this is the case, the manufacturer must have
More for his goods, or keep them.
MACCLESFIELD, TIIESDAY.—We are still unable to
report any decided improvement in the demand for silk
manufactured goods. At this period of the year the in-
quiry for the home trade is usually limited ; but the
American buyers are generally largely in the market ; as
yet, however, their operations are only on a very mode
rate scale. Our staple trade still forms an exception to
the very prosperous condition of the trades of the country
generally; and; whence this state of things ? It can
only be explained by that withering hand of protec-
tion to which some of our old firms cling so tenaciously.
On the other hand, we have thrown silks which con-
tinue as briskly in demand as ever, at still improving
Prices for the great marts of France, Switzerland,
and the Rhine, where, from our last accounts, there
not only is no slackening of business, but rather an
increase of production is everywhere apparent, and the

manufacturers are looking forward hopefully to the
future. The deniand from our home manufacturers is a
little more free, but comparatively small, to what is
expected at this time of year, when prepara-
tion should be active for the spring tide.—Raw
Silks—There is nothing new to communicate in this
market since the operations of 1,000 bales Chinas men-
tioned in our last, by a speculator; the market is
scarcely so strong as it was, the expected heavy arrivals
for the next few months rendering buyers cautious.

' HALIFAX, SATURDAY.-Our piece-hall has presented
a very dull appearance to-day, scarcely any buyers being
present, and but few goods inquired for. In yarns and
wools there is no change since our last report.

HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY.—The market has been
quiet to-day, not much spirit stirring in any particular
line ; still a good trade has been done, considering the
season and the nearness to Christmas, buyers lookingout
for job lots of any kind, purchasing at low prices for
cash.

I DEATH OF AN OLD SEAMAN.—On the sth ultimo there
died at Pollokshaws a seaman, named John Faulds, in
the 81st year of his age. "John," who was born in the
year 1771. went to sea when nine years ' • he fought
under Nelson, was two years in a French prison, saw
the execution of Richard Parker at the Nore, was taken
prisoner at Toulon along with Mr. Campbell' of Blyths-
wood, and could spin any number of yarns about the
sea. " John" has left a widow aged 79, and it is said
they were the oldest couple in the parish of Eastwood.—
Glasgow Chronicle.

TIM JEWISH LAW. —A well-known clergyman in
Wurtemberg, of pietistic learning, has come into pos-
session of a part of a scroll of the law, which had been
found in Pompeii. It was discovered in an Egyptian
temple in that city, and it .is presumed that it was
brought thither from Jerusalem, since the Romans
looked upon Judaism as originating with the Egyptians.
It is to be hoped that the missing parts will be added.
This newly discovered treasure will, however, prove in-
teresting to the student of the Bible.--.Teivish. Chronicle.
'THE ELECTRIC TELEGRATH is now extended to Lym-
ington, in Hants, and arrangements will shortly be made
by which the arrival of mail packets off the Isle of Wight
will be instantaneously made known to the government
and packet authorities at Southampton.

The Belgian Ambassador proceeded yesterday to
the Palace of the Tuileries, and presented, with the
same ceremonial as the English Ambassador the
day before, his letters accrediting him as Minister
Plenipotentiary to the Emperor of the French. He
and his suite were conducted in the Imperial car-
riage to the Palace, and presented by Count
Bacciochi, Introducer of Ambassadors.
Rumours of Ministerial changes are again rife.
MM. Abbatucei, Bineau, and Fortoul are spoken
of as either quitting the Cabinet or exchang-
ing their portfolios. The same is said of M.
Fould, whose successor would probably be M. Ger-
miny, Receiver-General at Rouen, who in 1851
formed part of the Provisional Cabinet. M. Ger-
miny partakes the financial ideas of M. Fould. If
M. Bineau quit the Ministry, it is said that he will
be appointed to the Governorship of the Bank. M.
de Persigny is also, it is said, likely to retire, on
account of delicate health.

It is asserted that M. Dupin is very likely to
soon resume his former post of Procureur-General
at the Court of Cassation.

Two new promotions to the rank of Marshal of
France are spoken of—General Baraguay d'Hilliers
and d'Hautpoul are the officers whose names are
mentioned for that honour.

The Emperor drove out yesterday in an open
carriage. He was attended by two servants, and
preceded by outriders. There was no escort.

The King of Hanover has modified the conditions
under which the Royal permission to marry is
granted to officers of the army. The late King was
particularly strict on this point, but it had been
found that the regulations could be evaded,
though their letter might be fully observed, and
a modification of the order had become neces-
sary. Formerly a first lieutenant could not
obtain the required consent, unless he proved
the possession of an annual private income of 800
thalers, either on his own part or that of the bride.
A captain was required to have at least 1,000
thalers a year, and a staff officer 1,200. A com-
mission examined the proofs of property, and
gave its certificate before the application for the
Royal consent could be made. But love,
with legal assistance, is very inventive,
and a wedding ring was often driven
through the " regulations," by producing secu-
rities to the full amounts, payable to the
" bearer," which were returned to the lenders
after they had afforded the legal proof to the com-
mission. The . amount of property required is
now lessened and equalised for the ranks to
which matrimony is permitted ; it is fixed at
600 thalers a year, but this amount must now be
not merely shown ; the security must be deposited,
and proof given that the full and entire use of
the income is possessed by the parties. All second
lieutenants, and officers of every rank under 25
years of age, are still, as before, under a total pro-
hibition.