The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-12 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

(From the Manchester Guardian of yesterday.)

MANCHESTER, May 10.—The advices received by the
America, Boston steamer, which arrived yesterday, re-
port a continued falling off in the receipts of cotton, the
total excess to April 27th, as compared with the cor-
responding period of last year, being now reduced to
316,144 bales, thus showing a deoiease during the last
week of 46,891 bales ; and by telegraphic accounts we
are led to expect a further falling off of fully 30,000
bales during the coming week. These accounts have
rather hardened the Liverpool market, and in the majority
of sales effected yesterday and to-day, a slight advance
upon the quotations of Friday last has been realised.
In our own market we have to report a firm and healthy
feeling, with a fair demand for both yarns and goods, at
the fullest rates current last week. In the former there
would have been much more business done, but many
spinners have declined to engage themselves in con-
tracts to extend over more than one or two weeks in
advance, in consequence of the uneasiness exhibited by
their workpeople, who are demanding a considerable ad-
vance in their wages, and intimating that a non-acquies-
cence with their request will be followed by a " turn-
out." Indeed this has already occurred in several mills,
and as they are chiefly employed in the production of
India yarns No. 40, the value of that count has advanced
id. per lb. upon last week's rates. Domestics continue
unremunerative, and any slight advance which the manu-
facturer can obtain is barely equal to the late rise in the
price of yarn. Printing cloths, shirtings, and madapollams
are in fair request, stocks are light, and most manufac-
turers are engaged for some weeks to come ; althous h
no definite change in price can be quoted, still the tend-
ency is to advance.

ROCHDALE, MAT 9.—The piece market has been
rather quieter to-day, and the attendance of buyers has
not been so good as it generally is. The manufacturers
have not been very desirous to purchase wool at its pre-
sent price ; the new clip is near at hand, and there is a
prevailing opinion that prices have reached their highest
peiit.

HALIFAX, May 7.—Our piece hall has presented to-
day a very unanimated appearance, and few goods have
changed hands. The merchants purchase sparingly,
now that prices are not so high. Yarns do not sell
freely from the same cause ; but where sales are effected,
the quotations are steadily maintained. The wool
market is quiet. The spinners buy only from hand to
mouth, and look forward to the new clip with some
anxiety as to its probable influence on buyer.
_HUDDERSFIELD, May 10.—We have no improvement
to repeat in our market upon last week. Manufac-
turers are principally engaged in working up their
orders, which they deliver direct to the merchants.
Consequently there is a seeming slackness in the market
by these goods not passing through the Cloth-hall.
Middle blacks and union cloths are mostly in request,
and find purchasers at firm prices. New patterns in
fancy woollens for the fall trade are being inquired for.

A FRIGIMIL SCENE NEAR LEEDS.—About half-past
11 o'clock on Tuesday morning, the 3d inst. the inhabi-
tants of Bramley were much alarmed on finding a young
man, who had been for many years out of health, almost
reduced to a skeleton, and of late scarcely able to walk,
standing upon the chimney of a house three storeys high.
This young man, a mason received an injury on the head
by a fall from a high building several years ago, and as he
advanced in years he continually grew worse, and at length
was compelled to give up working. He is subject to fits
daily, and after one of them he was seen, in the absence of
his parents on the roof of a house adjacent. He then got
upon another house of three storeys high adjoining, and
when he could get no higher, immediately mounted the
chimney, and there stood for about three quarters of an
hour. He commenced reading in a stentorian voice,
which soon drew the people out of their house to
ascertain the matter. The terrified spectators shouted
at him, but he heeded it not. All were afraid to
attempt his rescue, as their own lives must
thus become a sacrifice ; but at length some persons
volunteered to make the attempt, and obtained a ladder
and went up to him, but, as soon as they endeavoured
to touch him, he took a brick from the chimney upon
which he stood, and swore he would throw it at them. Mr.
J. Firth then made an ascent and asked him to come
down, but he took no notice of him. Finding he could do
no good, Mr. Firth also came down. The people
shed many tears, especially the females. At length the
young man's father came, and fearing no hazard ascended
the ladder, ran up the roof of the house to the chimney,
ordered his son to come down, but he replied he
would not, and that ho would kill him. The father was
about to resort to physical means, but the son said he
would leap down. The father shouted "No," and the son
immediately replied that he would go down the
chimney, and just as his father had thrown off his
coat, he was, head-foremost, commencing his descent.
His father fortunately caught hold of him, brought him
from the chimney, and held him down across the roof, and
then about a score of spectators went to his aid, bound
the unfortunate young man hand and foot, and then let
him down by two long cart ropes ; and thus saved his
life. —Dr. Laycock has since pronounced him to be
in an unsound state of mind, and steps are being taken
for his future safety.—Leeds Mercury.
LONDON DRAINAGE BILL.—A Parliamentary paper,
published yesterday, contains the Admiralty report on
the London Drainage Bill. This bill provides for the
construction of one tunnel sewer of sufficient dimensions
and at a lower level than low-water mark of the Thames,
on either side of the river, with such branch sewers as
may be necessary, for collecting and accumulating the
sewage of the metropolis and conveying the same to two
basins or receptacles for sewage matter ; that on the
north side of the Thames being situated on the western
side of Barking-creek, and that on the south side in
Greenwich-marshes. The sewage matter thus accumu-
lated is to be disposed of for agricultural purposes. The
lines of sewer pass under the river Lea or Bow-creek at
Bow, and on the south side under the Deptford-creek at
Deptford. The Lords of the Admiralty desire that
these crossings be submitted to them for approval, and
they tack to their favourable report on the plan, the
condition that if at any future time the navigation of the
Thames shall be obstructed by deposits from the sewers,
such obstructions shall be removed at the expense of
the Drainage Company.
REFORM or THE CUSTOMS.—The committee for pro-
moting a Reform of the Customs have announced that,
apprehending further delay in the prosecution of the in-
tended measures by the Government, the preparation, on their own
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