The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-25 00:00:00

WOOLLEN TRADE.

(Prom the Leeds Mercury of Saturday.)
LEEDS, Dec. 23.—As is usual at this period of the
year, the woollen markets have been very flat this week.
The trade in the warehouses was very quiet din ing the
early part of the week, but since Wednesday several of
the principal London buyers have made their appear-
ance and caused considerable bustle and animation, but
hitherto, we believe, they have not purchased much, am
they allege they are merely on the look out for some-
thing jobbish, or below the market.
HUDDERSFIELD, Dec. 19.—The market to-day was a
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events in Australia, gloomr has been cast
little more animated in the warehouses than on many
preceding weeks, a larger number of b, wuyeershabevine no ginim.
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in which several large houses are involved.
BRADFORD,—Things are as dull and dispirited as they
can be, and it is hardly to be expected that a change for
frlmh the-Al untoward
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the better will take place at this season. Yarns—There
is more inquiry, but the prices are such as deter spinners
from producing. With the limited production, however,
higher prices must soon be realised. Pieces--Opera-
tions are limited, and the supply is only equal to the de-
mand. A manufacturer of moreens has succumbed to
the pressure of the times, for that branch of the trade is
a very profitless one.
HALIFAX; Dec. H.—Web:lye had rather less activity
in the piece market to-day than last week. In yarns
we have no alteration to notice.

EPISCOPAL AND CAPITULAN ESTATES BILL.—A bill
to make better provision for the management of Epis-
copal and Capitular Estates, brought in by the Marquis
of Blandford, M.P., and Lord Robert Grosvenor, M.P.,
proposes, among other arrangements,- to vest in the
" Church Estates Commissioners," appointed under the
act 13th and 14th Victoria, cap. 94, all the profits,
emoluments, and revenues of episcopal and capitular
estates, as respects any see in which no avoidance has
happened since the Ist of January, 1848, and the bishop
whereof does not already receive a fixed income, from
and after the first avoidance of such see, and,as respects
all other ecclesiastical corporations, from the commence.
ment of this act, with a proviso that this investiture is
solely for the purposes of this act. When the act comes
into operation an agreement may be made between the
Ecclesiastical Commissioners and for the payment
of the net income fixed by Parliament as the in.
come of their sees. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners
may, in certain cases, place tithes under the control of
the bishops as part of their incomes, but no new lease
of such tithes is to be granted in future. Existing
bishops (who succeeded before the let of January, 1848)
may accede to the provisions of this act, and come into
arrangements affecting future bishops. A saving clause
allows bishops to farm land not exceeding 100 acres,
such land to be deemed the glebe or demesne land of
the see. Deans and chapters are required to furnish the
Ecclesiastical Commissioners with information respecting
charges and outgoings, and returns of moneys received
from certain sources, the deficiency to be supplied by the
commissioners. After three years the management of real
estate may be transferred to corporations aggregate at
their special request. Payments made by the commission-
ors are to be charged on the common fund of the Eccle-
siastical Commissioners for England. Clause 18 trans-
fors the powers of the 14th and 15th of Victoria, cap.
104, and the 17th and 18th of Victoria, cap. 116,
to the Church Ritates Commissioners. The act is not
to interfere with certain Parliamentary powers of sale
and exchange granted by the 42d of George 111., cap.
116, &c. No existing Order in Council is to interfere
with the provisions of this act. No palace of a bishop
or house of residence of any member of an ecclesiastical
corporation is to be let on lease. The commissioners
are empowered by clause 25 to give compensation to
persons affected by this act. The two Orders in Council
of the 10th of September, 1852, and the 17th of De-
cember' 1852, for securing money payments to the Dean
and Chapters of York and Carlisle, are to remain
un-
affected by this act, which is to come into force on the
let of January, 1856.