The Sun.
London, England, 1862-12-13 00:00:00

STATE OF 7BADE.

•
MANCHESTER, Dec. 12.—The yarn market hag
been very firm and strong, spinners asking higher
prices. The amount of business done for shiPPi%
hasbeen but small, but the home trade have bee;
free buyers of most descriptions of yarn at an 11,,,,"‘
vance of id. to ld. per lb. on Tuesday's Pric.
There has also been a fair inquiry for yarns
„8111,irtnt
able to the markets of India and the Levant'
the high prices asked have checked business 00
these markets. For cloths there was a little ID°
business done on Wednesday and yesterdaYpOviihil
to the active state of the Liverpool market and
advance in cotton. This applied chiefly to printer;
long-cloths, and T-cloths, but India goods Wei:t,
comparatively neglected, owing to the advance "
manded on the part of sellers. This improvetne%
so far as it went, has almost entirely disapPeare
to-day, and sellers report an exceedingly flat roar
ket. Manufacturers are firm in demanding the
advance, but buyers are unwilling to give it. The
sales during the last six days at Liverpool heti:
reached the large quantity of 59,000 bales of eo".
ton, of which 37,000 are set down as taken by tir,
trade. This is much beyond the present rate
of consumption, and may indicate that ralo
mills are about to resume work. It ,
known that some kinds of goods are to
tirely out of stock in this market, but, so far a 5 de
have heard, the contracts offered for such g°""io
are too limited in quantity and too I°W,ish..
price ta induce millowners to open their estabiver,
ments. There may be some exceptions, hoWe 0,0
and it seems not unlikely that there will be 000
increase of production after Christmas. Some ri:,-pg
which started-working a week or two ago arell-0.
very low qualities of Surats cotton, and greet clot
plaints are heard among the work-people of tile4o.
wages and extra trouble given by it. Thie Is
bably one reason, where the mills are only run-sof
three or four days per week, why there are se re, 00
complaints of an indisposition on the part oi
heat
operatives to take work. In one district we 014
of operatives who used to earn 20s. or 21s- Per Belt,
being only able now to get 14s. or 15s. Per " pet
and in another where they used to earn 125; co
week with American cotton, it is said now the'
only earn 4s, with much harder work.

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.RECEPTION OF THE NE IV 1?--S1

AMBASSADOR 42 THE TUILEBI-58.
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The Moniteur of yesterday gives an ace°,-Litt
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the reception at the Tuileries, on Thursdayto
Baron Budberg, the new Russian ambassad°r
France. His Excellency addressed the EraPer°t

the following words : f your
Sire,—l have the honour to place in the hands $l4
Imperial Majesty the letters by which I am accredit
ambassador of my august master. In placing me
be
confidential position, the Emperor commanded rci° to for
the interpreter of his sentiments of sincere friendship of
your Imperial Majesty. I rejoice in being the °rgijroi
these sentiments, and shall unceasingly devote l'esve
efforts to the development of the mutual sympathies a;:ot
great nations, the union of which is based upon to
appreciation of their respective interests. Parinit
%srgioh
hope, sire, that I shall retain the high favour with O4
your Majesty has already designed to honour DI% oc•
which will facilitate my labours in maintaining, cul
casions the relations happily existing between FrBll°-

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Russia.
To this. address the Emperor replied as foll°
I cannot but congratulate myself upon there latio'
which have existed for the last six years between 131
peror of Russia and myself. They are all the were SO
to be lasting because they spring from mutual 09931)-beeo
and the real interests of the two empires. Utile
able to appreciate the elevation of mind and the sinceilltegrir6
of heart of your sovereign, and I have formed a to
friendship for him. Your predecessor did all he c°ll.oof
strengthen our relations, and he retains a high P13ce.,1006.
memory. I know you are animated by the same inte—i el.
You will find among us, therefore, the most cordit“,cultir
come, and I am delighted to assure you of mY Partl

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