The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-14 00:00:00

THE WOOLLEN TRADE.

(Froim the Leeds Mercury of this day.)
LEEDS, Jan. 13.—There has been a fair seasonable
business done in the Cloth-halls this week, considering
that we are only yet at the commencement of the new
year. Both on Saturday and Tuesday there was a good
attendance of merchants, and on the whole the markets
wore a good aspect. The trade in the warehouses has
not begun to move, and there has consequently been
only a quiet week.
HUDDERSFIELD, Jan. 10.—A moderate business for
the season has been transacted in the Cloth-hall in
broad cloths and plain troussrings ; but in the fancy
vestings there has been but a small demand. The wool
trade has been quieter to-day than for some time past.
ROCHDALE FLANNEL, Jan. 9.—This has been the
new market, which, in general, is more a day for the
settlement of Christmas accounts, than for business. It
has been rather thinly attended ; and the roads in many
places being yet impassable, on account of the late snow,
goads could not be brought to market. The demand
for pieces has been tolerably good, at prices much the
same as those of the preceding week. Though we have
had no great hilliness doing in wool, prices remain firm,
and their tendency is upwards.
BRADFORD, Jan. 12.—Wool.—The prices asked are
such as to deter buyers, and the market is only flat.
Noils and brokes without change. Yarns—There is little
doing except to order, and what is doing in this way is
anything but an average of former years. The com-
parative high prices for full-bred wool renders the
trade discouraging. Pieces. —The recent fire has caused
a large quantity of goods to come into the market on
favourable terms, and this tends to impair regular busi-
ness. Goods made chiefly of wool leave a miserable re-
turn, in consequence of the high price of wool.
HOSIERY TRADE OF LEICESTER. —Our market has
been inanimate, owing to people being employed in
making up their yearly accounts. Many warehouses
have not given out work since Christmas ; and as some
worsted spinners have wholly shut up their mills since
then, and the others are only very partially employ-
ing them, the working classes
.are suffering great
privations. As the time for making cotton goods for
the spring demand has arrived, it is expected that more
work will be given out next Saturday, but owing to the
present state of demand, and the high price required for
wools as compared with the current value of yarns spin-
ners do not feel disposed to increase productions. The
price of wools and yarns remain the same. The New
Year's prospect to the workmen is very gloomy. Scarcity
of work and the high price of the necessaries of life are
already filling our union house very fast.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)

LONDON, Jan. 14.--Wind this day at Noon, W. ;
light breeze, and fine weather.
RAMSGATE, Jan. 13.—Wind, S.S.W. Arrived—Bx-
press, from London, for Monte Video. Sailed—Frederika,
Rio Janeiro.
PORTSMOUTH, Jun. 13.—Wind, S. to S.S.E. Arrived-
-11.11.'s at. Vulcan, from Bermuda, and sailed for Wool-
wich.
PLYMOUTH, Jan. 13.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Zaringa,
from London, for Melbourne ; Alfred, London, for Mauri-
tius, to stop a leak.—The Eliza Anson has received some
damage, having been on shore.
FALMOUTH, Jan. 13.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Medora,
from Jamaica, leaky, and short of provisions ; Ajax, Ha
vannah, for Bristol, crew sick and disabled ; Dadbrook,
London, for Bombay ; Marquis of Chandos, Honduras ;
Trinidad, Odessa, leaky, cutwater started, &c.
BRIDLINGTON, Jan. 13.—The Diadem, of Yarmouth, is
on shore, twenty miles to the southward, and will probably
become a wreck. _ _

HARTLEPOOL, Jan. 13.—The Gun, of Peterhead, Lon-
don to Sunderland, is on shore near Castle Eden Deane.—
The Knaresborough Castle, Ipswich to Seaham, is on the
rocks at Black Halls.
SHIELDS, Jan. 13.—The Savannah, of Lynn, has come
off the Herd Sand.
SWANSEA, Jan. 13.—Wind, S.S.W. Arrived—Countess
of Beetive, from Coquimbo.
MILFORD,
nian, from Demerara. Sailed—Eagle, for Demerara.
Jan. 13. —Wind, S.E. Arrived—Carthage.
CORK, Jan. 12.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Amalia, from
ShiPPegan ; Norfolk, Madras ; Caros, Pugwash ; Commo-
dore, Prince Edward's Island ; Radium, Liverpool, for
New Orleans, leaky, and with damage from contact, 4th
inst., with a steamer off the Skerries. Sailed—Boadicca,
for New Orleans. . _

PARIS, Jan.
13. —The Ellen and Sophia (schooner), from
Shields to Caen, has been condemned, having been on
shore.—A vessel, of about 900 tons, timber laden, dis-
masted and abandoned (the crew had taken to the boats),
was passed 200 leagues off Belle Isle.
VENICE, Jan. 7.—The Stamboul, from Yarmouth, which
was ashore, 27th ult., has been got off ; part of the cargo
damaged.

(PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

Wind S.S.W.,
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Arrived—Harold, from Calcutta ; Africa, from Bombay;
Gertrude and Senator, from New York; Rio Douro, from
Larache.
The Iron Duke steamer, for Kingstown, was in collision
last night with the steamer Albert, and both vessels re
ceived damage.

Wind N.N.W. QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 12.
Arrived—Blanche, from Callao • Maitland, from Ber-
dianski ; Amelia, from Shippegan;for Cork ; Firere, from
Cudbuaa,rd, forfroLmivesrmpoyorin;a
. tianleZephyr,s, from St. John's, N.B. ;
E from Bermuda, with 60
returned convicts.
Off—Zephyr, from Burgos, for Liverpool.