The Sun.
London, England, 1853-01-12 00:00:00

OXFORD, WEDNESDAY, 3 P.M.
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LATEST FROM FRANCE.

General Lawcestine, Commander-in-Chief of
the national guard, quitted
i on Sunday the apart-
ment which he occupied n the Palais Royal ;
but the guard of honour of the general staff of
the national guard still remains here. It is
not true that the general staff is to occupy the
hotel Galifet, in the Rue de Grenelle. The
Marshal Prince Jerome will not take possession of
Palais Royal until the repairs in progress shall
be terminated, which will not be for two or three
months.

The Moniteur publishes a decree of the Em-
peror, giving the title of imperial to the Hotel
des Invalides, the Polytechnic School, the Spe-
cial Military School, the Military Prytanee (for-
merly the military college of La Fleche), School of
Cavalry, School of Application of the Staff, School
of Application of Artillery and Engineers, and Mi-
litary Schools of Medicine and Pharmacy. The
other establishments of the artillery and engineers,
such as the central depot, arsenal, waggon-trains,
&c., will take the general titles of imperial esta-
,blishments.
The Minister of Public Worship has appointed a
commission, composed of M. Godelle, Councillor
of State (section of finances), M. de Mericourt, In-
spector-General of Finances ; M. Ogier, Referen-
dary of the Courts of Accounts • M. Thiac. notary ;
and M. Roy, Inspector of Finances, to arrange the
division of the credit allowed for settling with
the creditors of Monsignor Dupuch, Ex-Bishop of
Algiers.
The consulting railway commission is now defi-
nitively constituted. It will have to give an
opinion on all subjects relating to railways, and to
etaßsify the various lines to be conceded into Ist,
2d, and 3d classes, according to their importance.
The commission has at present to examine a consi-
derable number of applications sent in for conces-
sions, amounting in all to not less than 70.
The Courrier du Gard states that the Minister of
Police has written to the Inspector-General of Po-
lice at Montpellier, declaring that pardons will be
accorded to all persons condemned by default for
political offences, who may send in their adhesion
to the Government.
The Courrier d u Havre states that orders have
been sent from Cherbourg to all the ports not to
send any more sailors to that division for the man-
ning of the fleet, a sufficient number for the mo-
ment having already arrived.

STATE OF TRADE.

(From the Manchester Guardian of this day. )

MANCHESTER, JAN. 11.-It appears that the discou-
raging advices from hence on the 10th ult., occasioned a
decline of ic. to c. per lb. in the New York cotton
market. From New Orleans, however, there are no ac-
counts of the effect of that intelligence. At Mobile, on
the 25th Dec., prices were lower, and freights had re-
ceded to 9-16 d. ; whilst at Savannah and Charleston, the
latter had fallen to Id. So, now, we have both prices
and freights giving way. The receipts were still
very heavy, being, in all, 406,800 bales beyond those of
the corresponding period of last year. Many of the let-
ters, howeveranticipate a great falling off very soon,
with a concurrent reduction in the estimates.

The Liverpool cotton market is spiritless ; yet prices
are not quoted lower. The tone of our own market is
in some degree affected by the magnitude of the receipts
of cotton, and the declining tendency of prices, as
well as by the advance in the rate of discount by the
Bank of England, and the failure of Messrs. Coll-
man and Stollterfoht, of Liverpool and London,
which is noticed below. There is felt to be greater
wariness and inclination to hold back from business
among the buyers. We cannot, however, say that the
quotations for yarns are lower than those of last week
(except in the medium counts of cops), though the
general bias, in numbers below 60's, is in that direc-
tion, more especially in water twist. However, there
has been some inquiry for Indian qualities of mule. The
makers of shirtings for the Eastern makets, and of print-
ing cloths also, are enabled by the contracts which
recent operations have placed in their hands to exhibit
a degree of firmness exceeding that which is mani-
fested by spinners. In domestics no improvement is yet
observable ; we are, however, glad to hear that the home
dealers have been well engaged with customers to-day.
ROCHDALE, JAN. 10.—This has been the first, or new
market, which has been tolerably well attended, and a
fair amount of business has been done, considering the
time of the year. The manufacturers are asking more
for their goods, while the merchants are very reluctant
to pay an advance. It appears goods are wanted, as
some of the large manufacturerers have been in the mar-
ket to-day, and purchased freely to supply their own
orders. The wool market is firm and steady, with a fair
amount of business doing.
MACCLESFIELD, JAN. 11.—We have to report a fair
demand for silk manufactured goods, some of the houses
are working to order, and the stocks on hand being
quite insignificant, better prices are expected. The
weavers, for the season of the year, have more em-
ployment than usual ; and, altogether, the trade
wears a more healthy appearance than it has done for
some time. Thrown Silks : The market is bare of useful
descriptions, and there is more inquiry from the home
trade. The demand for the Continent is however less
active for the moment. Raw Silks : A large business
was done in Chinas at the commencement of the year,
but there is less activity again the last few days. The
John Bertram is just reported with 3,500 bales, and
other large arrivals are shortly expected. In Italians
the market has been nearly cleared, at an advance in
prices for the throwns. This silk is thought dangerously
high, as compared with other descriptions. In Bengals
little has been done, but prices are firm.
HALIFAX, JAN. B.—There is no improvement in the
demand for worsted goods. In our piece hall to-day
there was perhaps a little more inquiry for mixtures ;
but not many sales were effected, as the merchants still
demur to the advanced prices. In the yarn market a
marked advance has been established, and the manufac-
turers purchase more readily. The shipping houses,
however, hold back their orders, as they still refuse to
give the increased rates. A fair average business is
doing in wool, and the quotations are again higher, and
the growers are demanding a further advance, beyond
that obtained by the staplers.

HUDDERSFIELD. JAN. 11.—We have to report an im-
provement in our market upon last week. Indeed, since
the new year commenced, a briskness has prevailed
through the trade that is rather unusual at this season.
There has been a good attendance at the Cloth Hall to-
day, both of buyers and makers, and a brisk trade has
been done in fancy goods, of new patterns, for the spring
trade. Indeed, stocks have mostly been bought up, and
some little business done to order. Most of the manu-
facturers are running full time ; some are making long
overtime ; and, generally speaking, the season has made
a very good commencement, and with every reason to
suppose that it will be a very active and rrosperous one.