The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-16 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

(From the Manchester Guardian of this day.)
MANCHESTER, Nov. 15.—The American cotton mar-
kets are affected by the question of peace or war, which
is disturbing the nations of Europe. Making the most
of the frost that had occurred, the holders of cotton
were unable to keep up prices in the southern markets.
On the 31st October, strict "middling" was telegraphed
from New Orleans at SO. per lb. The purchases of the
day have been extremely limited (consisting in yarns of
numerous small transactions), and, although, in general,
prices are not quotably lower, yet there is in them a
slight further bias against botn spinn,rs and manufac-
turers. The cloths most in request for India, during the
last few days, have been low jaconets, madapollams, and
shirtings, the prices of which are well sustained ; but the
better qualities of nearly all descriptions have been ex-
ceedingly dull, with prices in favour of the buyers.
ROCIIDALE, Nov. 14.—T0-day has been a very flat
market, with little or no change in prices. In wool
there has not been much doing, but prices have been
firm, and the demand at present is very limited.
HALIFAX, Nov. 12.—Our piece hall has been very
slenderly attended to-day, and scarcely any worsted
goods, either plain or figured, have found purchasers.
In the corn market the langour increases rather than
diminishes, and the merchants are extremely shy of en-
tering into engagements. There is a little more doing
in wool, and the quotations are, if anything, somewhat
firmer.

HUDDERSFIELD, Nov. 15.—Beyond a few buyers from
London, Glasgow, and Belfast, the market has been
thinly attended. The transactions have been in winter
cloths, and have been effected more in job lots than at
regular prices. Waistcoatings are very slow of sale, and
excepting new patterns in silk plush, scarcely anything
is asked for. There has been rather more doing in the
wool warehouses during the week.
BIRMINGHAM, Nov. 14.—Great activity still prevails
in every branch of the iron trade. The late increase in
each succeeding month's reports, not only in iron
wrought and unwrought, but in every article manufac-
tured from iron, and which is likely to receive a still
further impulse from the contemplated reduction of
duty across the channel, connected with the fact that
Scotch bar iron is actually quoted at 10s. per ton above
our nominal rates, justify the expectation that higher
prices will rule here again shortly. Coals and iron•
stone maintain their prices without alteration, and
that with a demand far exceeding the production of
the district ; and more furnaces have been put out
of blast from inability to obtain a supply. The metal
market has been again agitated to the annoyance and
loss of our manufacturers. On Tuesday last the metal
dealers of Birmingham announced a rise in the price
of copper of 91. 10s. per ton, and a further advance is
talked of.

A-SEITON-UNDER-LTNE and DUKINFIELD BRIDGE (EREC-
TION of BRIDGE across RIVER TAME, from ASHTON-
UNDER-LYNE to DUKINFIELD, with APPROACHES: IN-
CORPORATION of COMPANY : and AMENDMENT of ACTS).
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That
application is intended to be made to Parliament, In next
session, for leave to bring in a bill to Incorporate a Company, with
powers to make and maintain a Bridge across the River Tame, to
connect the borough of Ashton-under-Lyne wi:h the township of
Dukinfleld, with all necessary and proper roads or approaches to the
said bridge, and conveniences in connection therewith ; which works
will commence at or near the junction of Cavendish-street and Bank-
street, In the Ashton town division of the borough of Ashton-under-
Lyne, in the parish of Ashton-under-Lyne, in the county of Lan -
trr, end will pass over the canal navigation from Manchester to or
near Ashton-under-Lyne and Oldham, commonly called " The Manellestert,oeAsahstootioinunder-Lynn,
the Oldham,li anon e andste r , Stockport
,seineaCnadn
Lincoln-
shire under --
shire Railway, and over the River Tame and adjacent goit or run of
water, and will terminate at or near the junction of King-street and
Davis street, and Wharf-street, In the township of Dukinfleld, parish
of Stockport and county of Chester, aad will be situate within the
ea' parishes, and counties.
And Notice is Further Given, T
aforesaid division, borough, township,
describing the line of situation and letv,:dlsuoPflithesetesaPlidaninstaennddedsewctoiornkss:
are intended to be made, and property through which the same
and the lands, houses, and other
on the said plans, or
which Within the limits of deviation as de-
finedpurpose of the said works, together with
lessees,
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Of the owners, or reputed owners,
andes occupiers of such lands, houses, and
property, and a copy of this Notice, as published in the " London
Gazette," will
be deposited .on or before the thirtieth day of November instant,
for public inspection in the office at Preston, of the Clerk
Of the Peace for the county of Lancaster, and in the office at Chester
of the Clerk of the Peace for the county of Chester ; and that a copy
of so much of the said plans, sections, and book of reference as relates
to each of the said parishes, with a copy of this Notice, as published
in the said Gazette, will also, on ,or before the thirtieth day of No-
vember instant, be deposited with the Parish Clerk of each such
parish, at his usual place of abode.
And Notice is Further Given, That it is intended by the said bill to
apply for power to deviate in the construction of the said proposed
works from the line and levels delineated on the plans and sections
intended to be deposited as aforesaid, to such an extent as will be
defined on the said plans, and provided by the said bill, and also to
alter and widen the bridge over the said canal, commonly called Mill
Bridge, or to take down the said bridge, and to erect a new one on or
near the same site, and to cross, alter, divert, and stop up highways,
roads, railways, bridges, streets, path, passages, rivers, canals,
Sewers, gas pipes, water pipes, and water courses, so far as may be
, necessary or expedient for the purpose of making, maintaining, and
using the said proposed works, or any of the conveniences connected
therewith.
And it is further intended by the said bill to apply for powers fur
the compulsory purchase of the lands, houses, and other property re-
quired for the purposes aforesaid, and to levy tolls, rates, and charges
on and for the use of the said intended works, and to confer certain
exemptions from the payment of such tolls, rates, and charges, and
to raise money by shares and lean for the purpose of constructing
and maintaining the said proposed works, and to vary or extinguish
all existing rights and privileges which may in any manner impede
Or interfere with any of the objects aforesaid, and to confer other
rights and privileges.
And for these and other purposes it is intended by the said bill to
amend certain of the powers and provisions of the following acts, or
some of them, viz.:—The se • eral acts relating to the said Canal and
Railwly, including the acts (local and personal) 11 and 12 Victoria,
chapter 86, and the several acts,,kt,
"Ashton-under-Lyre Improvementherein recited, and 12 and 13 Vic-
toria, cnapter 81, as also the
Act, 1849," and " The Ashton Gas Act, 1847."
And Notice is Further Given, That copies of the said bill, as pro-
ed into Parliament, will be deposited in the
posed to be introdac Fri-
vete Bill Office of the House of
on orbefore the thirty-
first day of December next.
HENRY GARTSIDE, Ashton-under-Lyne,
Solicitor for the Bill.
GRAHAME, WEEMS, and GRAHAME
, Westminster,
Parliamentary Agents,
_ ___

2d November, 1853.

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to Liverpool for reshipment—first, by allowing it to be
towed across the Humber to New Holland in boats with
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sealed hatches, and hence in locked vans, under the
charge of Customs officers, their lordships have adverted
to the rule that they/have hitherto considered as essen-
tial in granting the privilege of unexamined ds--v.
that in all cases such goods should be removed directiL
from
the importing ship into the railway
should be locked by the landing officers van,
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which
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of importation, and unlocked by similar officers at the
port of rd-shipment, neither the officer in charge nor
any other person having means of access in the interim ;
and their lordships have expressed their opinion
that the rule must be persevered in. 'Their lordships
have also adverted to the fact, that emigrants arriving
at Hull have already this convenience by other railway
companies, and that the railway company now applying
has a similar privilege from the port of Grimsby to
Liverpool, and they have, therefore, been unable to
comply with the request. Nevertheless, as their lord-
ships are unwilling to stand in the way of permitting
a full competition of railway companies or to withhold
privileges of this nature further than the protection of
the revenue render needful, they have expressed them-
selves prepared to grant the privilege requested, pro-
vided the railway company arrange to have the baggage
in question removed from the ship, as at present, direct
into lock-up vans in Hull, which could be removed
across the Humber and placed on the railway, and then
carried to Liverpool under existing regulations.