The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-31 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER, May 30.—For shipping yarns we
have had a more active demand than on Friday,
and but for the extreme prices demanded by spin-
ners it is generally thought we should have had a
considerable business to-day. The market for all
kinds is strong, with a decided upward tendency.
Yarns suitable for India are quiet. The market for
home trade yarns has been strong, at an advance of
something like id. per lb. on the rates of .Friday,
caused by the upward tendency of cotton in Liver-
pool. A moderate amount of business has been
done. The rise in the Liverpool cotton market is
attributable to the relatively high prices of cotton
ruling in New York, quoted 53 cents in the advices
by the Hibernia, which arrived this morning. The
cloth market still hangs behind that for yarn, and
shippers especially decline to follow the upward
tendency of prices. One cause of this is a prevail-
ing impression that the advance in cotton will not
be sustained, and that a reaction may be expected
but the main cause is to be found in the tenour of
the advices from India. There are telegrams from
Calcutta and Bombay of the 26th inst. Those
from Bombay speak of six or eight failures there,
including one of the banks, and report the prices
of Manchester goods still depressed. At Cal-
cutta also on the 26th prices were lower, with
very little business doing, and a flat feel-
ing. These advices have had an evident effect
upon the Manchester cloth market to-day,
and fabrics of all descriptions suitable for
the East have been scarcely saleable for the
prices of last week, notwithstanding the advancing
tendency of both cotton and yarn. The business
done in these goods has consequently been of a
very limited character. There has been a little
doing in printing cloths and in goods suitable for
the home trade, but sellers find themselves unable
to get an advance except in exceptional cases where
suitable cloths are scarce.

LEEDS, 30th.—The attendance of buyers in the
cloth halls to-day has not been large, and their
operations have been limited and miscellaneous, like
-those of the last few market days. Purchases are'
about equally divided between ordinary plain goods
and those for the colder season of the year. The
export trade keeps steady rather than brisk, and
little or no improvement is noticeable this month
either for Canada or America, but there is a little
more inclination to do business with the Federals
than was exhibited at the early part of the year.
The smaller' manufacturers of the neighbourhood
report themselves not to be so busy as they were in
the spring, but there are few hands totally unem-
ployed. The dressers and finishers in the borough
are also less employed than they were a month ago.
Prices of wool, yarn, and goods keep alike firm.
NOTTINGHAM, 30th.—There was a moderate at-
tendance at our Exchange-hall to-day, and the de-
mand for lace yarns was steady, the full rates of
last week being well maintained. For hosiery yarns
the demand was firm, and prices had a tendency to
improve. Spun silks may be quoted 6d. per lb.
higher than last week. The demand for brown nets
was less active, some large houses being engaged in
stock-taking. Prices for these goods remain with-
out material change.
ROCHDALE, 29th.—The flannel market was but
indifferently attended, and yet there is an improved
tone both among buyers and manufacturers. A fair
amount of business was done, considering the flat-
ness of the past month or two. The quantity of
fancy flannels sold was a tolerably good average.
There was rather more doing in Yorkshire woollens,
and especially for superior goods there is a satisfac-
tory inquiry at advanced rates. Merchants have
been giving out orders, since our last report, a good
deal more liberally than for some time past. Pur-
chases from stock have been somewhat extensive,
There have been cases in which the buyers have
made good bargains, but generally manufacturers
are very obstinate in their adherence to high prices.
The dearness of wool is most strictly maintained,
and this is owing not a little to the fact that the
stocks held by local staplers are small, and that
there have been among the buyers those who do not
generally resort to this market.

St, Pancras Workhouse.

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Yesterday afternoon a very fully attended meet-
ing of the directors and guardians of the poor of St.
Pancras took place at the Vestry-hall, Camden
Town, for the purpose of considering a motion of
which notice had been given in reference to the mas-
ter of the workhouse.

Mr. Churchwarden Lawford occupied the chair,
and a letter was read from Mr. Morrison, the mas-
ter, asking for a committee of inquiry into his con-
duct before the resolution of which notice had been
given was carried.
It was moved and seconded that the master be
permitted to be present during the discussion, which
was carried.

Mr. WATSON said it was with very painful feelings
he felt it his duty to bring forward the motion of which
he had given notice. He then went into a series of
charges against the master, in reference to his con-
duct with regard to the recent pauper will case ; as
to his supporting the two paupers, Grant and James,
in their misconduct against the orders of the board,
and endeavouring to make it appear that the board,
before the Poor-law inquiry, had issued orders for
their incarceration ; that he had caused the robbery to
be compromised in which they were alleged to be con-
cerned ; that he was a party with the editor of a local
newspaper in publishing untruthful and scurrilous
attacks against the members of the board, and
finally, that whilst he had made an investigationinto,
and was fully conversant with, all the facts relating
to a series of criminal assaults made by an inmate,
he did not think it worth his while to report the
case to the board ; that he allowed the culprit to es-
cape, but who was afterwards captured and prose-
cuted by the board, and sentenced to four years'
penal servitude. With reference to these, and other
matters connected with the management of the
workhouse, Mr. Watson moved " That Mr.
Morrison, the master, had forfeited the confidence of
the directors of the poor, and shown himself unfit
to be continued in the office. The directors, there-
fore, recommended the Vestry to call on Mr. Morri-
son to send in his resignation within seven days, and
failing in doing so that due notice be given to deter-
mine his appointment."
Mr. WINTER seconded the motion.

Mr. STOCKTON moved as an amendment to refer
the matter to a committee to investigate all the
charges, but not to report till after the report from
the Poor-law Board had been received.

This being seconded, on condition of withdrawing
the latter part of the amendment, Mr. Watson
assented to it, and it was carried.

UNIVERSALITY OF THE DELUGE.—And this reve-
lation brings us at once to the disputed points as
to the extent and nature of the Deluge. As to the first,
one thing is clear. Even if the words of Scripture
were not so decided, the consent of all the tradi-
tions of all the races of mankind would proclaim,
beyond the possibility of reasonable doubt, that
the universality of the Deluge was co-extensive with the
universality of human life, that wherever man had spread
over the face of all the earth, over that spot the waters of
the great Flood flowed. But it is clearly another question
when we are called on to consider whether we are
not only allowed, but obliged to believe, that the
universality of the Deluge includes, not only the universal
destruction of human life, but the universal submergence of
the earth. Of course if Holy Scripture plainly tells us it is
so, as a matter of faith, there is nothing further to be said ;
it then becomes a question with which probability and human
reasoning have nothing to do, and of which we can but say
that all things are possible with God. Yet the words of
Holy Scripture seem scarcely such as of necessity imply a
general submergence. The words are decisive as to
" man whom I have created," and the animals which
were joined in fellowship with him. But such pas-
sages as " all the high hills that were under the whole
heaven" are paralleled in many places of Holy Writ by
equally strong expressions, in cases where a certain dis-
trict is all that can possibly be meant.—Readings on the Old
Testament.—The Englishman's Magazine for June.

MURDERED WHILE BATHING.—M. Lombard, of
Montgerou, has been murdered while bathing in the
Yeres at Villeneuve St. Georges, Seine et Oise, Franco.
It appears that he tried to prevent the plundering of his
clothes by two individuals on the bank, who knocked him
back into the river with stones, and afterwards dragged
him out and strangled him. The younger of the assailants
came forward, and, declaring that his companion alone was
guilty, gave information which led to the immediate arrest
of the other man,

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HER MAJESTY.

RUZIORAL, May 27.
The Queen drove out with Princess Louise in the
morning.

In the afternoon the Queen and Princess Helena,
attended by the Hon. Mrs. A. Gordon, went up
Glen Gelder, and returned by Alt-na-Guithassach.

MAY 28.

Their Royal Highnesses the Princess Helena and
Princess Louise attended divine service in the morn-
ing at the parish church of Crathie.
The Queen, with Princess Helena and Princess
Louise, attended by the Dowager Duchess of Athole,
went to church in the afternoon.

The Rev. Dr. Caird officiated on both occasions.
The Duke of Argyll and the Rev. Dr. Caird had
the honour of dining with the Queen and Royal
family in the evening.