The Sun.
London, England, 1865-01-12 00:00:00

S TATE OF ' TRADE

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CARDIFF, Jan. 10.—The steam-coal trade is more
active, and there is a large business doing at the
docks. Merchants have a good number of orders
on the books, and with an ample supply from the
collieries the January returns are expected to be
favourable. The current quotations are well main-
tained, and the tendency of the market is to in-
creased firmness. Freights are as a rule firmer to
the Mediterranean, but to other foreign ports there
is no change to note. Considerable vitality is
evinced in the house-coal trade, and there is no
lack of employment at the collieries. Coke
commands a fair sale, and patent fuel is in average
request. The new company are about to take pos-
session of Aberaman Works, and important im-
provements and extensions are expected to be car-
ried out, which will give employment to an addi-
tional number of hands. There is only a limited
business doing in the iron trade, and makers show a
disinclination to accept contracts until it is defi-
finitely known what course the men will take at the
expiration of the month's notice which they have
received.

DUNDEE, 10th.—The American advices have given
a quiet tone•to the market, and buyers showed little
disposition for business to-day, excepting to supply
present wants. Scarcely a transaction in flax, tow,
or codilla is reported, and prices are nominally as
before. An average amount of sales of jute have
been made at firm prices, and new jute is much
sought for, and rather dearer. The demand for
yarns in to-day's market was entirely consumptive,
the business done being of limited extent, but prices
are unchanged. Canvas yarns are rather quiet, and
prices barely supported. Linens—Fifeshire, fabrics
are less inquired for, and Hessians dull and easier
to buy. Other descriptions of goods are without
change in demand or price, and manufacturers
generally foresold.
LEICESTER, 11th.—There is very little doing in
hosiery, but business is always stagnant at this time
of the year. At Loughborough, Hinckley, and the
country districts generally, business is very flat, and
the operatives are only partially employed. Yarns
are not materially altered, and spinners only pro-
duce what is required. Wools are high in price.
NOTTINGHAM, 11th.—There is a little more doing
in lace good generally, and plain nets would sell
better if yarns were cheaper ; as it is, what business
it doing in them is at an unwarrantable rate. The
demand for most classes of goods for the home
market and forthe continental is expected to improve
by the end of the month. Black silk laces will
shortly command a better sale. There is a little
doing both in silk quillings and mechlins. In
hosiery there is fully an average amount of business
doing. Yarns are not so firm, and in fact have a
downward tendency.

Ernani was given at the Italians at Paris on
Sunday night, with Fraschini and La Grange, whose
daughter and granddaughter assisted at the performance
in a loge d'avant-scene.
THE NATURAL HISTORY OF A STRAW BONNET.—
There was a little of the soil in which Bedfordshire
wheat is ',mostly grown ; there were grains of different
kinds of wheat , there were some good stalks of corn, ear
and straw included ; there were the straws after the ears
had been thrashed out ; there was the inner tube after the
outer sheath had been removed; there were straws dyed
in different colours ; there were straws split up into two,
four, or more strips each, and a woman at work to show
how this is done with the aid of a very simple little appa-
ratus ; there was a girl at work, busily plaiting the split
straws into the narrow ribbons or plaits of which straw
head-gear is made ; and lastly, there were the finished hats
and bonnets, with and without the decorative appendages
that belong to the milliner's art. All this was very good ;
so good, that we would advise an extension of the same
system in any future Industrial Exhibition.—Dickens "All
the Year Round."
REFORM MOVEMENT AT NOTTINGHAM.—A requi-
sition is now in course of signature to the Mayor of Not-
tingham, requesting his worship to convene a public meet-
ing in order to consider the state of the representation of
the people in the Commons' House of Parliament, and to
adopt a petition calling upon Parliament to redeem its
pledges on that subject ; and also to solicit the Right Hon.
W. E. Gladstone to take the lead in introducing a reform
bill into Parliament at an early period of the ensuing
geeeion,

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HER MAJESTY.

OSBORNE, Jan. 11.
The Queen, accompanied by Prince Leopold,
drove out yesterday morning.

Princess Helena took a drive with Princess Mar-
garet of Orleans.
Princess Louise also went out, attended by the
Hon. Emma Lascelles.

Despatches were received yesterday at the Colo-
nial-office from the Governors of the settlements on
the West Coast of Africa. Despatches were sent
to the Governors of Gibraltar and Malta.

PRINCE ALFRED.—His Royal Highness Prince
Alfred, who had been on a visit to the Court of Berlin for
a few days, returned to Bonn on Sunday evening last. liis
Royal Highness was accompanied to the railway station by
the Crown Prince of Prussia.

His Excellency Baron De Cetto, the Bavarian '
Minister, who has been labouring under a severe attack of
gout, is much better, and is able to take carriage airings-

The Duchess of Somerset and Lady Gwendoline
St. Maur arrived at the Admiralty, Whitehall, yesterday
evening, from Stover Park, near Totnes, Devonshire.
The Marquis of Northampton remains in town.
His lordship is in a very unsatisfactory state of health.
The Earl of Dunmore arrived in town last even-
ing from his seat in Scotland.

The Earl and Countess of Fife and Viscount
Macduff do not leave town this week as reported.
The Earl Russell will come to town on the 19th
inst., in order to meet his colleagues before the assembling
of Parliament.

The Countess Rapp and family have arrived tt
Edwards's Royal Cambridge Hotel, George-street, Honover-
square, from Paris.

Lord and Lady Ebury are entertaining a large
party at Moor Park, Itiekruansworth, Herts.

The Lady Emily Peel is progressing satisfactorily-
Her ladyship has been in a very precarious state.

The Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer
is expected in town on Wednesday next from Ilawardeu
Castle, Flintshire, in order to attend the Cabinet Council.

Death of the Earl of Ilehester.

The Right Hon. the Earl of Ilchester expired on
Tuesday afternoon at his seat, Melbury House, near
Evershot, Dorsetshire. The late earl, who was 6g
years of age, succeeded to the title and estates in
1858, on the decease of his half-brother. He married,
in 1857, the daughter of Sir Robert Sheffield, Bart.,
and that lady survives him. He had been 'suffering
from indisposition for some time, but within the
past few days he was attacked with bronchitis, and,
although every means were employed to relieve the
sufferer, he expired somewhat suddenly between one
and two o'clock on Tuesday afternoon.

The deceased earl leaves no issue, consequently
the title and estates fall to his nephew, Mr. Henri
Edward Fox Strangways, who is 17 years of age/
and son of the late Hon. George Fox Strangwaysi
by a daughter of Mr. Edward Marjoribanks.
The late earl was attached to the embassy at St•
Petersburg in 1816, at Constantinople in 1820, and
at Naples in 1822. Two years later he was or
pointed paid attache at the Hague, in 1825 was
secretary of legation at Florence, and was at Naples
in the same capacity in 1828. He was also secre-
tary of _embassy at Vienna in 1832, and was ar
pointed Under Secretary of State in the Foreigl,l'
office in August, 1835. From August, 1840, t°
January, 1849, the late earl acted as envoy extra'
ordinary and minister plenipotentiary at the Frank."
fort Diet, when he retired on a pension.
His lordship was a great horticulturist, and din'
ing his residence in Vienna was the means of intro-
ducing into this country the seeds of the Pinus Aus'
triaca, or Austrian pine. Since his retirement he 110
devoted a great deal of attention to the culture o',
flowers and plants, and his gardens at Abbotsburi
bear evidence of the care and attention bestow°i
upon them. The late earl was a liberal landlord
and a kind-hearted friend to the poor, and his 10
will be greatly felt. During the past few years De,
has improved his estate by erecting a number 0'
model labourers' cottages, containing all the neces'
sary offices, and the tenantry have had good reason
to thank him for his attention to their comfort. Oe
was patron of 17 livings.
The first earl was the projector of Chelsea .11°5'
pital, towards which he contributed 13,0001.

DEATH OF THE ARCHDEACON OF GLOCESTEJV
We have to record the death of the Yen. Jord
Timbrell, D.D., Archdeacon of Glocester, who had attaio
to the great age of 98. Dr. Timbrell was educated
Worcester College, Oxford, where he graduated in 11:3,;
In the following year he was admitted into holy orders,
that he was for more than 70 years a clergyman in th
Church of England. In 1797 he was instituted to thy'
family living of Breckford with Ashton-under-Hill 01;
nexed, a benefice which has only within the last few le
been offered for sale. The living being now vacant, to
presentation cannot be sold. In 1825 he was nominated
the Archdeaconry of Glocester, to which is annexed tijl)o
vicarage of Dursley, and these various appointments
held up to the time of his death. The Archdeaconry of
Glocester falls to the gift of the Bishop of Glocester au

Bristol.
CONTEMPLATED RESIGNATION OF MR. RonABO
M.P. FOR EAST CORNWALL.—At the annual mectill
of the Wadebridge Farmers' Club, held at the MolestiroL'ta,
Arms Hotel, Wadebridge, Cornwall, on Tuesday, Piid
Robartes addressed the meeting at some length. In t'
course of his address, the hon. gentleman renewed the l'''„ '
nouncement that he made some three years since of his hey
tention to resign his seat in the House of Commons at i'l
next election. He said he felt himself physically unecl°
to do justice to his constituents as their representatil
and should not stand again as a candidate, unless for the
convenience, until they could find another gentleman N re'
present them.
REPRESENTATION OE BUTESHIRE.—We unclej:o
stand that Mr. Mure, who has been elevated W t'liit
vacant seat on the bench, in lieu of Lord Mackenzie, s`rill
present his commission to the Court this morning, and vvfe
sit as Lord Probationer. He has, we also understand, '0
signed his seat as member for Buteshire. Contingent iip°o
this, a requisition has been got up in Buteshire, soliciti't
the Hon. George Frederick Boyle, J.P., of Millpert,4,
stand for the county. The requisition has been sigli`,,,
among others, by the provost and magistrates of Rothel?
The hon. gentleman has been waited upon by a deput4t, to
of the electors, as we understand that he has consentencii,
allow himself to be nominated as the Conservative coil, ~,
date. Mr. Boyle is well known in the county, and Wib 'et
doubt be backed by the Bute influence, which, togetijd
with his connections and residence in the county, will cO4
him to be a formidable opponent to Mr. Lamont, who '4
also announced his intention of coming forward.—J
British Mail of yesterday. •
NATIONAL REFORM UNION.—A public race.till%
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in connection with this union was held last evel3ill,4
in the Assembly-room of the Free-trade Hall, Mr Ge-ort
fd
Wilson in the chair. The Chairman having comraeli,lie
upon recent speeches delivered in other parts of "
country, Mr. J. B. Torr said he wanted to see the worlle
men come upon the platform, and either say that opt
Union was doing what they wanted, or that it Was of
According to his (Mr. Torr's) notion, the working vie° 1i
the present time were a great Conservative elementV
they really wanted a Reform Bill they must throw off 70/
apathy and work. Mr. R. D. Rusden said that we d '
governed with anomalies, one of which was the HouS,,L#
Lords. But that, like many other anomalies, would 9
away when the conditions for its existence were goue• if
would like to see this agitation short, but uncon3o ,141;
sharp. All that was wanted was to get the working ‘,
angry, and when he was angry he could carry anYtil poi
Mr. Mark Price said it was unfair in the working Weil pli
to take share in the agitation. He believed he was the °OO
working man who had appeared on the platforni• og
middle classes were as powerless in this matter as Wer jet
men, but if both united they would be all-powerfel• le
the struggle go on, let it be strong and sharp, and tllii
suit would be bloodless and decisive. Mr. J. P. Cob;;,
said he would rather write than speak. No man was 1, to
fled in proposing change unless he was duly guarded ;le
the precise measure he wished •to adopt, and he had t Iteo
fore prepared and republished a pamphlet which was 'slide/
by Granville Sharp in 1783, and which he rconoe,
working men to read. A vote of thanks to the quill
concluded the proceedings. r,

STARS AND STRlPES.—lmmediately on the Pa'of
ing of the bill creating the rank of Vice-Air A
the United States navy the President nominated 8e3'..-ebril'
miral Farragut for this distinction. By the present I`,o
lations shoulder-straps of a rear-admiral are decorate(' TV
an anchor in the centre and two stars at either end' tol?
stripes upon the sleeves are eight in number. The 2(114
for the vice-admiral will probably be decorated slia, $.1""
anchor and star in the centre, and a star in each en
the sleeve with nine stripes. The cap front of 11; le,tl`'
admiral is decorated with two silver stars. The '''e

miral will probably wear three.--4Yeto York TOO