The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-16 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES

THE MERRY MEETING AT WARWICK.

Mr. Merry is again in trouble. His zeal for the me-
i cesF., of the meetings under his direction leads him into
sad scrapes. In endeavouring to make his handicaps to
please all parties he seems to satisfy none, and those
owners of horses who consider themselves hardly used by
him show him neither fav)ur nor consideration. His
failures are exposed and paraded in the newspapers by
those very persons whom he wished to oblige and conci-
liate, and even his private correspondence with them
is unscrupulously published. The Priestess affair
will doubtless recur to the memory of the reader as a
case in point. Another instance, however, not perhaps
so gross and flagrant has been afforded,—Count Batthy-
any has rushed into print to expose the handicapper's
alleged incompetency or partiality. I am, however,
fain to confess that the Count falls foul of Mr. Merry
without sufficient provocation. He is really too hard
upon him. It appears that Mr. Merry wrote to Count
Batthyany to tell him that he had " entered Ethelwolf
into both handicaps at Warwick, and expected him to
accept with him, as the horse was fairly handicapped."
The Count was mightily displeased with Mr. Merry's
voluntary expression of opinion, and at once sets
to work to prove that Ethelwolf was not fairly handi-
capped. He, however, somewhat fails to make out his
case ; his arguments are certainly not forcible enough to
be convincing, and neither is the handicapper's alleged
unfairness sufficiently glaring to justify the hard things
which, ia!his wrath, the Count says of Mr. Merry.
The proceedings will commence, however, at one
o'clock. The prospect of a successful meeting is not
♦ery cheering. The fields will, perhaps, in certain in-
stances be large, but the crippled state of the "Ring"
will doubtless cause the attendance to be scanty,
and speculation limited alike in its range andoperation.
At my present time of writing no trustworthy in-
formation is to be obtained respecting the starters foT
the Great Warwick Handicap. Taking, therefore, the
chances of the horses handicapped as they appear on
paper, I am inclined to believe those of Pantomime,
Lady Vernon, Little Davie, D. 0., St. Clare, Mishap,
and Diana, are the most favourable. Could I calculate
with any certainty upon a start, I should select Panto-
mimn, St. Claret, thud againaL th• field. Morning
Star, Milk Boy, and Veteran form the most attractive
lot in the Welter Cep. For the Two-yeir-old Stakes
my partiality is for the Maid of Cadiz, the Refraction
colt, and rho Sailor.

I shall not attempt to indicate the winners of the
steeple chases.
Oct. H.

A FRESH MAN.

ARRIVALS AT WARWICK.

Falcon, SE. Clair. Apostate, Tipperary Boy, Wild
Huntsman, and Kaffir.
MALTorr.—Jack Sheppard leaves here for Richmond.
NEWMARKIET.—Arrived, Hervine.

STATE OF TRADE.

(Fr•nt the Manchester Guardian of Saturday.)

MANCHESTER, Oct. 13.—A very few words will suffice
to describe the state of our market. During the present
week, there has been less of that distru4 which was so
prevalent last week. There is hardly anything worth
calling a demand for any yarns except certain qualities of
30's to 36's twist and weft in the cop, which are just now
scarce, with an upward tendency in price. In India yarns
there is nothing doing; and the Germans and home manu-
facturers are ♦ery backward buyers. Yet prices remain
very steady. A concession of lid. per lb. from the rates
current before the abortive attempt at an advance on the
3d inst. is only partially obtainable from spinners. To-
day the general tone of the market is rather worse than
it was in the preceding part of the week. Some effect
of an unfavourable kind is produced by the less promis-
ing aspect which the affairs of Mr. Edward Oliver and
Messrs. Mglenry and Co. appear to be assuming.
GLABoolv, Oct. 13.—We have had a moderate demand
for cotton during the week ; and although prices cannot
be quoted lower, they were slightly in favour of the
buyer.
BRADFORD, Oct. 12.—Wools—The purchases now
making are very smell indeed ; so much is the produc-
tion curtailed in tho worsted trade, that there is not 50
per cent, consumed compared with 1852. Neils and brokes,
from actual scarcity, command good prices. Yarns—
The business of the worsted spinner is very bad. Pieces

—lt is impossible to- produce goods except at a great
lose.

NOTTINGPIAM, Oct. 12.—The state of the commercial
affairs of the town does net warrant us in giving a more
encouraging account for either the lace or hosiery
branches than we have presented for many weeks past.
LEICESTER, Oct. 12.—An average season's business is
doing in all branches except the glove trade, which has
only partially revived.

WOOLLEN TRADE.

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( From the Leeds Mercury of -Saturday.)

LEEDS, Oct. 13.7—The merchants having concluded
their purchases for the autumn trade are now operating
with caution, and the markets have been of a rather
flat and quiet character this week. On Saturday there
were part inquiries for true wool black cloth, but as the
manufacturers are ♦ery chary in making true colours
except to order, the demand was not adequately met.
In beavers, pilots, and other heavy goods, there was a
limited business done. Tuesday's market in the Coloured
Cloth-hall was sluggish, but in the White Market
a rather better tone prevailed, and a fair quantity
of cloth had changed owners when the time for closing
the market ended the day's operations. Prices remain
without change, and stocks without any material altera-
tion. There has been no change in the state of trade in
the warehouses during the current week.
HUDDERSFIELD, Oct. 10.—The complaint of a flat
market to-day was more general than we have noticed
for some time. In the Cloth-ball the chief business was
to turn over and air their stocks. In the fancy depart.
ment complaints began to be louder.
ROCHDALE, Sept. 9.- —The flannel market continues
good and, the demand steady, with little or no ♦ariation
in price.
HALIFAX, Oct. 7.—We have had only a dull market
in nearly every department of the trivia. Prices are
quoted stationary, though in reality the poiit'on of
things is such as to favour the buyers both of goods and
the raw material.