The Sun.
London, England, 1865-03-22 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

• MANCHESTER, March 21.—We have had a quiet
market to-day for yarns, and to make sales lower
prices would have to be taken. The large stock of
cotton is attracting a good deal of attention among
spinnners, who appear to think it the safer policy to
buy only what they require for immediate require-
ments, expecting prices still further to decline. In
the same spirit buyers of yarn, and especially such
of them as are shippers, are disposed to hold aloof,
and have done exceedingly little business. All the
improvement obtained last week has entirely disap-
peared, and the prices of yarn, as of cotton, are
drooping. In home-trade yarns we have had a
very flat market ; previous quotations have gene-
rally been asked by spinners, but spinners in most

nstances are willing to make a slight concession to
nduce business. In cloth there has been a gradual
decline of prices since the middle of last week, and
there is an evident disposition among merchants to
keep aloof and favour this depression as much as
possible. Sales have only been effected at declining
rates from day to day. To-day manufacturers seem
to follow a good deal in the track of the Liverpool
Cotton-market, and there has been a further de-
crease in prices.. The market closes, after an ex-
ceedingly limited business, with prices somewhat
below last Tuesday's rates, and with great irregu-
larity prevailing for all classes of goods.
LEEDS, 21st.—There is no perceptible improve-
ment in the woollen trade here, and the markets in
both cloth-halls this morning have been devoid of
animation. The attendance of buyers was small,
and many of those presentappeared rather as lookers-
on than actual purchasers. The selections made were
miscellaneous, and included about the same propor-
tions of ordinary broadcloths as of light goods for
spring and summer. The chief cause of the present dul-
ness is generally admitted to be protracted winterly
weather, but something is also due to the continu-
ance of the internecine war of America, and the un-
certainty as to what may at any moment be the
change in the cotton-market consequent upon some
event in that great conflict. Any considerable fall
in the price of cotton would be felt in the woollen
trade, for in many kinds of woollen goods there is
a large admixture of cotton. Though the woollen is
quiet and manufacturers are rather contracting their
productive powers prices keep very steady, and the
remark applies to both goods and wool. The flax
trade is not so active as we lately had to report it,
but it is not less so than it was a week ago. Prices
of the raw material and those of threads and yarn
are nominally unchanged.
ROCHDALE, 20th.—Business is still dull. Some
few and rather good shipping orders have, however,
come to hand. In that department, however, there
is still a considerable deficiency, as compared with
what is the usual standard of demand from abroad
at the close of the first quarter of the year. To-
day's market was scarcely attended. Notwithstand-
ing that things are flat, prices remain firm ; and the
same may be said with regard to Yorkshire goods
of all descriptions, for which there is no better in-
quiry than as last reported. Wool is very dear in
consequence of the quotations at the current wool
sales, and manufacturers buy none, except when
compelled for the purpose of completing orders in
hand.

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HER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, March 21.
His Royal Highness Prince Alfred returned to the
Castle last evening from London.
Lady Charlotte Locker and the Hon. Sir Fred.
Bruce arrived at the Castle, and had the honour.;
of dining with the Queen and the Royal faoe''
yesterday.

Sir Frederick Bruce kissed hands and took kale'
on his appointment as her Majesty's Minister t°
Washington.
Professor Hoffman had the honour of giving the
first of a series of lectures on chemistry before hee,
Majesty and their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred,
Princess Helena, Princess Louise, and Prince
Leopold.

The Queen drove out this morning in a carriage
and four, attended by Lady Augusta Stanley and
the Hon. Florence Seymour.
Her Royal Highness Princess Louise also took 3
carriage drive.
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The Earl of Lucan had an audience to-day, ania
kissed hands on receiving from her Majesty the G°'
Stick as Colonel of the Ist Life Guards.

The Prince of Wales was present in the Horse of
Lords last night.

The Princess of Wales took a carriage drive yes-
terday. - -

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge
will give a grand dinner party on Monday next, at her re-
sidence at St. James's Palace, to celebrate the birthday
the Duke of Cambridge.
The Duchess of Somerset and Lady Gwendtdine
St. Maur returned to the First Lord's official residence st
the Admiralty yesterday, from Bulstrode Park, Bucks. A
The Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn an
Lady Georgians Hamilton are not expected to return 11°/ne
from the Continent till the week after Easter.
The Marquis of Bowmont has left the Clarendon
Hotel for Floors.

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The Marquis and Marchioness of Drogheda °X°
shortly expected to arrive in town from Ireland for tbe

season.

The Earl and Countess Grey are expected 101. :
from their tour in Italy about the 20th of the eusivil'
month.

The Earl Granville had a dinner party on 3.01/
day evening at his residence in Bruton-street.
The Earl and Countess Spencer returned to toll:
yesterday, after a few days' stay at Althorp Hall, 1C°11,..
amptonshire. The noble earl and countess will en,„"
Min a large party at Althorp during the race meeting 8t
Northampton.
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The Earl and Countess of Bessborough Neelyd
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a select party at dinner yesterday evening, at their 1011-
in Charles-street, Berkeley-square.
The Earl and Countess of Minto have left
rance's Hotel for their town residence in Eaton-scluare.

A Ball at Washington,

On the night of the 6th instant, the Loyal League g11;,Sill
a grand ball at Washington, in honour of President 11
coin. The company appears to have been a rather reit
one. The New York Herald says :—" At half-past tent
h'"
presidential party was annonnced, and as they entered teja
bands struck up 'Hail to the Chief,' ana the company f°rrati
in lines, leading to the presidential platform. When ties
were seated dancing was resumed. Immediately an irant%ti-
crowd of curious people gathered in front of the Plat'°.,
and tried to stare the presidential party out of counten3llo-;
This crowd was constantly reinforced, until it was almost
impossible to get past the middle of the room. The Presidentto
occupied his chair but a moment, gallantly relinquishing:fp
Mrs. Senator Harris, and falling back against the wall wit'i;
rest of the gentlemen on the platform. He was dressed in
evening costume, but with a black necktie,
and I°olo°
boyishly delighted at the charming scene before him. 31r5c1
Lincoln remained seated in queenly state. She was dress%
in white satin, richly embroidered, and wore a point laer
shawl. Her necklace and earrings were of diamonds. 11°
hair was arranged with a fall of curls and with silverol
ments and white artificial flowers. Her rounded armsdimpled shoulders were displayed, and her face bore an e
pression which assured all observers that she was the ;
of the President. There were numerous outrageous ccir;
tumes to be seen. The faded wall flowers' were in vet
strong force. There was one lady who wore the dress f„
her grandmother, an old fashioned brocade
with big
knots of yellow ribbon, without any crinoline ; a mum'
ber of ladies in plain black silks, others in muslin ue-
laines ; one with a brown merino dress, with a black cloth
cloak and black hat ; one with a faded calico, ell:
dently from Tennessee ; another with a carriage cloak. it;
least a dozen ladies wore bonnets more or less inappropriate
to the festive scene. Several gentlemen elbowed their way
through the crowd with stove pipe hats in hand, and wear;
ing their winter overcoats, as though they expected
snowstorm in the Arctic regions. There were gentle ell
with all manner of scarfs, bright and fancy colours, as we,"
1,
as dingy black, displaying glittering pins of all manner
devices. And Johnson's plebeians outnumbered the aristo-
cratso,
at least twenty to one. They threw shoddy and Petr o
leum completely into the shade. The dancing of tbed
people was marvellous. The men threw their legs around
like the spokes of a wheel; the women hopped, skipped' 5,h
jumped about in a manner which would have made a Font.;
dancing master commit suicide. They introduced the fin
of a quadrille into the lancers, and a breakdown
quadrille. They appeared to think that every other a7llO
was a waltz, and acted accordingly. The gall°P',
wa
schottische, and varsovienne, the Danish and the redo
were all Greek to them. They understood nothing bunk
plain waltz and a plain quadrille, and appeared to ttyliley
that they were exhibiting the greatest science when
who
were kicking up the most dust. Those of the plebeians r..
did not dance gathered around the doors of the slit the
rooms, and remained there from nine o'clock lin'. a
time that the supper-room was opened. This giesacl
pretty accurate idea of their calibre. The President
o're.
Mrs. Lincoln did not dance, nor did the grave set set,
taries trip the light fantastic.' There was a court
B` however. Vice Admiral Farragut, Major General of
Congressman Arnold, and an attache: of °ll-3fias
the legations, danced the lancers together. the
Buchanan, daughter of Commodore Buchanan, o', ie
Boston Navy Yard, and Miss Wilson ' , of Chicago lv 'and
this set. An admiring crowd surrounded the party'
they danced with a grace and spirit unequalled by d, s
others of the large company. As Andy Johnson Pas'trtae
gentleman remarked to a Radical senator that the 'arty
President, in his inaugural speech, had disgraced 1:101
and the country. " Well," said the senator, " Ive.deeel•
regret it, for he has no chance now for the Pres; tbst
He has killed himself off." Another gentleman adds day,
"Andy Johnson was not inebriated on inauguratifeeang
but had rehearsed his speech to a lot of Tenne[the
the night before." It was generally noticed tliat were
President did not recognise Andy Johnson, nort the
they seen together. In spite of the reports 41000
contrary, not one negro was a guest at the ball. teen
of them were on hand as waiters, however, an
of the
on view in the outside halls. The retiring-roans rees
presidential party were exclusively attended by 12e55tist
This was the only concession to the African race.
before 12 o'clock the President was notified that sue order
ready. The presidential party then retired in the sanleil,oo.
as they entered, and a rush was made to folio foet
Policemen kept back the crowd and the party got 83;
by a
of the ballroom, and were ushered in the supper-r° w the
private entrance. Then the doors were thrown °Pen 100
guests, who dashed in pell-mell in dreadful confusion' inting
being crushed against the walls, or dragged 11511 fa
°rad
through the crush. Men tried to tear down the tel and
doorway. The table was cleared almost in a nun othing
after the first 10 minutes the waiters could bring 11
bring'
except for a fee. In an hour there was nothing left to f the
The President's party feasted at the upper end 131
hall, and, having finished, attempted to Pliss.,,,o,llgee and
Andy Johnson's plebeians were savage with 11"—,, es
would not make way for anybody. The Presiden"_ases of
were thus forced to enter an alcove between thef 'booed
models, climb up stairs, and emerge upon a sort
above the heads of the crowd, where they could 17 follow
upon the struggle for viands. Nobody cared !n_ poti
them now. The President and others of tnlitwoin
spoke in severe terms of the disorder. Mrs7„,Ssident
said it was a scramble.' Well,' said this sans
'it appears like a very systematic scramble.'_ TAfters
that he
his only little joke during the evening. Aurille
grew serious, and wanted to go home. ttnoth,u"
crowded along the narrow balcony, descended foci!,
stairs, and passed out quietly, without being noticed'
other d'1,40
Johnson's plebeians paid no more attention to the
did
to t
tinguished people after supper time than they
_u_oe hen' S
presidential party. Most of the aristocrats baci,q•_u_.
and only the commoners remained in force.
.o"A•doiral+
stood solitary for a quarter of an hour. The Vice-d
s°°l:
his smiles gone, roamed about discontentedlY:l7
o'ut
stole away. The ball did not close, it fizzle ,„10 We A
poor piece of fireworks. After two o'clock the P"fo're, 1011"
drinkstill eiantainfgromoff
eapclhateotsheweshiccuhpsh.,d been used be

sent a magnificletn°tßchaOlFiceTilinE FolEdEtNo
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small
church of Hoboken, near g his gales
New York, where •
lived as a ri Atiteric°'
A p vate gentleman during his stay in _,,iela
. l Canadian journal states, on information "svPr of
ith.sreason to believe is correct, that the nenlbe.,„,y
Canadians who have enlisted in the 'United States sii;er
since the • • beginning of the war is 43,000. Of this 011111 of-
FRENCH
priest his
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14,000
35,000 were French Canadians, no less than
whom have died on the battlefield.