The Sun.
London, England, 1862-11-19 00:00:00

STAIR OF ZRADE.

MANCHESTER, Nov. 18.—There has been a
little more inquiry for yarns, and spinners having
met this inquiry by offering rather easier terms,
buyers have been induced to make moderate pur-
chases. Some people are led to think that prices
have now about reached the turning point, and that
we shall probably not see much lower, if any lower,
prices for some months to come. This belief is
founded on the fact that some little demand is now
springing up for various quarters where the mar-
kets have been observed to be bare of supplies for
some time past. While some of these markets are
bare of supplies it must also be borne in mind that
the great curtailment of production 'by a stoppage
of mills has caused stocks to dwindle a good deal
here, and some orders having been offered this
morning for yarns suitable to the Mediterranean
trade, a difficulty was experienced in obtaining them.
Prices of yarn are down to-day only a shade lower
than last week, but the decline from the highest
point of the past three months is fully 4d. per lb.
In some cases the decline is rather more, but this
about represents the depreciation in the bulk. The
cloth.-market continues exceedingly depressed,
and prices are gradually declining. For India
shirtings buyers would have been able to operate
to-day at about 6d. per piece less than in the early
part of last week ; but India goods are, perhaps, if
anything, rather more depressed than most kinds of
cotton fabrics. Printers are rather easier to buy,
but still these and domestics are less depressed than
some other goods, and the low prices have had the
effect to-day of inducing some little business. We
hear of some manufacturers who have taken orders
for printing cloths this morning, which will induce
them to re-open their mills. The cases are excep-
tional, perhaps, the manufacturers in these cases

not making their own yarns, but probably having
the opportunity of buying them either at a price
which will pay, or at a rate which will. leave so
slight a loss that they are tempted to take the orders
for the sake of keeping their machinery going, and
having it in their power to help their workpeople

a little. From the highest point at the end of
August prices are down considerably; for instance,
Bilb.flndia shirtings, which were then 18s, 6d. to
19s. per piece, may now be bought at 158. Most
kinds of cloths are down in something like the same
proportion, though pr nters, T-cloths, and domestics
are perhaps less depressed. For T-cloths we have
heard of bond fide offers from quarters from which
it would have been vain to expect orders for a long
time past. So far there seems to be some improve-

meat showing itself, but still, with regard to the
general market, the description given above is, we
believe, strictly correct. Messrs. John Slagg and
Co., report :—" The market generally continues ex-
ceedingly depressed, and prices are gradually de•
dining. India shirtings are nominally 6d. per piece
less than on this day week, and quotations are very
irregular. There is still a fair demand for certain
kinds of printing cloths; but even in these, owing
to the state of the cotton-market, prices continue to
droop."
LEEDS, 18th.—The markets in the cloth-halls
have been of a very quiet character this morn-
ing. The attendance of buyers was scarcely so
numerous as last week, and what little disposi-
tion there was ,to purchase goods was checked
by the weather, which became thick and foggy
during the market hours. In the general features
of the trade, however, there is no alteration, and
there is a fair amount of business doing for the sea-
son of the year. Till the purchase of fabrics for
spring sets in the public markets are likely to wear
a quiet aspect, Wools keep up in price, as do also
cloths of every description. The flax spinners keep
tolerably well employed, and prices are steady.
The general condition of the operatives in most of
the manufactures and trades of this town and dis-
trict is fully as good as can be expected.
ROCHDALE, 17th.—The markets to-day for wool
as well as for flannels, have been satisfactory. A
good deal of wool was sold for immediate consump-
tion, and prices were firm. There was a good sale
for flannel, especially for fine scarlet and other kinds
of fine goods. There was also a fair sale of ordinary
goods, and altogether the aggregate amount of busi-
ness done was more than last week. There is a
steady demand for Yorkshire goods, without any
alteration in price.

A BLOW AT 21-1 E AP-RICAN SLAVE
TRADE.

(From the New York Times, Nov. 1)

Another important blow at the slave-trade was
dealt yesterday in the United States Circuit Court
in this city, in the conviction of Albert Horn for
fitting out the steamer City of Norfolk for that traffic.
The evidence, as given in court, showed that the case
was a most flagrant one. It showed that Horn
bought the vessel, paying 25,000 dols. for her; that
she was run on one voyage to Havana and back,
and then was sent to St. Thomas, having had some
25,000 dols. more of repairs and outfit put on board
of her. At St. Thomas the transfer, which is a❑
almost universal accompaniment of these case s, took
place, and the vessel, after running to Barcelona
(Venezuela, to get water enough, sailed for the
African coast, and on arriving in the Bight of Benin
took in 800 negroes in broad daylight and sailed
for Cuba, where she arrived with them. Having
discharged them into boats the steamer was aban-
doned by her crew, but was shortly afterwards cap-
tured by a Spanish man-of-war, which also cap-
tured most of the negroes.

Horn's defence, of course, was that he had no-
thing to do with the vessel after she was sold, and
he said also that when he sent the vessel out he ex-
pected to charter her to the Venezuelan Govern-
ment to carry troops. The Government, however,
showed that she carried out from here nearly every-
thing which was required for the slave voyage ;
that the transfer was clearly a sham one, as no
money was paid, and the mate to whom she was
transferred testified that he had no interest in the
vessel. The Government also proved declarations
of Horn here, that the vessel was going into that
trade, and that he was interested in the vessel;
and the Spaniard, to whom the defence would have
it appear that the vessel was really sold, testified
that he did not buy her, but that the Spanish cap-
tain ran away with her. The jury, on all the evi-
dence, were satisfied that Horn was one of the
guilty parties, and we have no doubt that their
verdict was just. Thus this enterprise, which was
on the verge of success, and would have been so
profitable that the parties could afford to throw
away property worth 50,000 dole.
when they
thought it had succeeded, has culminated
in
disas-
trous ruin for at least one of the parties.
We congratulate the community that at last one
of that worst class of offenders engaged in this in-
famous traffic—those New York traders who have
fitted out and sent from
this port so many vessels
to disgrace our country, our civilisation, and our
Christianity—has
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MARKETS-7TIIIS DAY.

MARK-LANE,

The trade in all articles Was rather dull, at fully Mon-
day's decline in prices.

ARRIVA.LS THIS WEEK.
Wbeat Barley, Malt Oats. Flour.
Ir F0g115h...... 1,760 1,180170 I 1,390 1 310 670 sacks
_ •
Foreign .32,720 2,710 2,900
36,710 1,760 sacks

BROUGH H.
Our market continuOes firm as regOPards all good and fin
hops ; but inferior produce is dull, and prices have a down-
ward tendency.

WTIA.
Moderate supplies ofHITEC wheat arePEL on offer, yet the trade
rules firm as follows :
Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 10d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 2d ;
lamb, Os Od to Os Od veal, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; and pork, 3s Sd
to 4s 8d per Blbs by the carcase.

The directors of the Standard Bank of South
Africa have announced a call of £5 per share, pay-
able on the 15th December.

THIRD. EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK.

SPORTING-THIS DAY.

SHREWSBURY RACES.-THIS DAY.
BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
SHREWSBURY CUP.

Earl of Surrey
Flirtation
Watchfire..
Sixteen ran.
SHORTS HANDICAP.

Disdain
Sheerness
Eight ran.
HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES.

Hesper 1
Fravola .. 2
Miss Julia

Seven ran.
ANGLESEY NURSERY.

Mountain Maid
Quicksand
.....

Ten ran.
ENVILLE HALL STAKES.

Peignoir
Hesper
Miss Julia
__

Nine ran.
D5O HANDICAP PLATE.

Welland ..
Spicebox
Lord of the Manor

Eleven ran.
STEWARDS' CUP.

Incitatus
Baron Munchausen
Colonel Crockett

Ten ran.
SALOPIAN STAKES.

Darchettina 1
Quicksand

Declaration 3

THE WAR IN AMERICA.

(Per Edinburgh.)

NEW YORK, Nov. 7, EVENING.
General M'Clellan's army has occupied Ashby'a
Gap.

No Confederates could be seen from the heights
commanding Shenandoah Valley.
Another portion of General M'Clellan's army,
after a successful skirmish with General Stuart's
cavalry, has occupied Barbour, near the mouth of
Chester Gap, where General Stonewall Jackson has
tdken up a position. _ .

All the approaches to Manassas on the left of the
Blue Ridge are in possession of the Federals. They
also occupy Warrenton.

No information has been received of the position
or movements of General Lee's army.
NEW YORK, Nov. 8, MoRNING.
_ _

It is semi-officially announced that the report of
a protest from the French Minister against the acts
of General Butler is apochryphal.

The drafts will take place in the city of New
York on the lUth inst. There will be no draft in
Boston.

The _Richmond TVhig says the order of the Secre-
tary of War, to enrol conscripts between 18 and 45
years of age, is unpopular, if not odius, among a
large class of Southern people.

A letter from the captain of the Federal steamer
Huntsville has been published, stating that the
Blanche was burnt by her own crew when run
ashore near Havanna.

Horatio Seymour was elected Governor of New
York by a majority of 10,000 votes.

The democrats have carried the elections in_
Illinois by a majority of 15,000.
It is reported that General Hunter will replace
General Mitchell in South Carolina.

The .Phtladelphia Inquirer contains a letter,
stating that 3,000 Confederates had surrendered un-
conditionally to General Foster's expedition, at
Pl 3 mouth, North Carolina.

It is officially announced that Canadian duties on
American goods will be calculated according to the
depreciation of American paper currency as com-
pared with gold on the date of the invoice of the
goods.

_
Several suggestions are being put forward to send
from New York voluntary contributions in cat: pea
of grain for the relief of the distress in Lancashire.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

NEW YORK, Nov. 7, EVENING.

Money easy. Gold 311 to 32 per cent. premium..
Exchange on London—Bankers' bills, 106. Stocks
dull. New York Central, 104. Illinois, 79!. Erie,
631. Cotton very firm. Middling Upland, 611- to
62c. Flour improving, and 10c. higher. Wheat
improving, and lic. higher. Corn quiet. Provi-
sions good inquiry. Coffee and sugar very firm.
Molasses quiet.

EXTRAORDINARY PROCEEDINGS IN
AND OUT OF FORFAR PRISON.

A week ago the somewhat singular announcement was
made that the Governor of the County Prison at Forfar
had been taken into custody on a charge of reset of theft,in
connection with a robbery of some £294 from the person of
a farmer near Kirriemuir. The Governor—Mackay—had
been seen to drive aprisoner in a gig or dog-cart on the even-
ing of Wednesday week from the prison through the New-
town of Kurriemuir to a place on the Glamis road, where
they halted some time, and then returned to the gaol. On
the following Saturday the pocketbook which had been stolen
from the farmer was found empty, not where the Governor
and the prisoner had halted, but amongst some rubbish,
and putting these two circumstances together, the Procu-
rator-fiscal for the county caused Mackay to be placed
under arrest. After being kept in custody over Sunday and
part of Monday, Mackay was liberated on bail, and, we
believe, we are warranted in saying that the facts which
have since come to light are such as to render no doubt of
his perfect innocence of the offence with which he was first
charged. Mackay's own statement, which we belive has
been confirmed in every particular, is, that being aware of
the fruitless efforts made by the police to recover the stolen
money, and of the failure of repeated attempts to obtain
information from the prisoners themselves where the
money was to be found, and sympathising greatly with
the person from whom it had been stolen, he spoke to one
of the prisoners, urging him to point out where
the money was to be found ; that the man, after some
time, said he would show the place if he was taken
without handcuffs, which Mackay, suspecting be in-
tended to make his escape, would not hear of; that he at
last consented to go handcuffed ; that Mackay then, on the
Wednesday night, ordered the dog-cart, and, so far from
seeking concealment, told the warder to bring the man out
to him, and drove through the town on a clear moonlight
night, and up to the spot where the man alleged the money
was to be found ; but that on coming there and alighting,
the man said he would not point out the place unless the
cuffs were taken off his hands, and that Mackay declaring
he would never agree to that, and the man still refusing to
give the promised information, he ordered him back into the
dog-cart, and drove back to the prison. Such, as far as we can
near, are the material facts which have led to the dismissal of
Mackay. They show a strange misapprehension of duty on the
part of a man who had been so long entrusted with the gover-
norship of a prison, but they leave his moral character un-
touched, and those who know him best most spmpathise
with him in the very painful, but, in the circumstances,
enevitable, result of his indiscretion. From the resolutions
adopted by the Prison Board, it is apparent that the eccen-
tric proceedings which has cost Macey his appointment is
far from being the only irregular in connection with the
County Prison. The terms of the Board's resolutions point
"to examinations, questionings of prisoners, or overhearing
of the conversation of prisoners at the instance of the
Crown or officers of police," as being practised in the Forfar
gaol without legal warrant; to the taking of prisoners from
prison, and generally to a disregard of the prison regulations,
such as cannot be too promptly dealt with. Since the
suspension of Mackay, numerous statements have been cur-
rent as to proceedings within the prison, which we should be
sorry to vouch for, but it is alleged— and the resolutions of
the Prison Board give some countenance to the reports
—that on many occasions, prisoners have been taken out of
the Forfar prison by the procurator-fiscal, or by police
officers to him, and sent back again without warrant; that
endeavours have been made to induce the Governor to allow
police officers to be placed in the corridor where they might
hear the conversations of the prisoners, with the view of
obtaining information to convict them ; and that bribes
amounting to considerable sums have been offered by police
officers to prisoners to induce them to tell what would lead
to the conviction of other offenders, Now, if the half of
these statements are true, they exhibit a mode of conducting
criminal prosecutions in Forfar which should be at once and
for ever abolished. The Prison Board, therefore, have done
well in taking prompt and vigorous action to prevent the
prison of Forfar being made a great trap for unconvicted
persons. Neither the Rome Secretary nor the County
Police Committee are likely to leave matters as they stand,
and we may rest assured that henceforth prisoners at Forfar
will receive the same proper consideration and just treat-
ment which is secured for them elsewhere,—Duncleo
AdPertiOr.