The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-16 00:00:00

WOOLLEN TRADE.

(From the Leeds Mercury of this day.)
bel'EEDS'Sept. 15.—The general tone of the trade has
an
to Z,rather flatter during the eurrent week, compared
th„"nat has been the case for some time past. During
in tielarlY part of the week there were a few good buyers
Ve de t"11 ; but since Tuesday there has been very lit-
uri:ing' and on the whole the trade in the warehouses
dui" --g the week must be reported as having been rather
DD
ER
Cloth EIItsPIELD, Tuesday.—The market to-day in the
-hall was again of a rather quiet description. In
rarehouses, too, there was less doing. The wool-
14enrs' also, speak of having a flat day. There is
gr,l-"Z, however, as yet, materially affecting prices.
tf I.,IDFoRD, Sept. 14.—Wool.—The transactions.
dletn-ugliont the week are upon a limited scale, the prices
Prt 4nded being. such that purchases are only made for
eli
dt use. oils and brokes are firm, and the supply
e
„ Yarns .—There is no change since our last.
an
the merchants are all very busy in
aiißo"g Out, an d they continue buying small lots to
144;4,,Liiirpa3i s
theirc stocks.
!pt. 9.—We have no alteration to report
eithiles state of this market since our last weekly record,
r rega,rds wool or manufactured products.

St
ter,_. p ETERSIIURG.—The letters from St. Petersburg yes-
-1,11"1 are to the 7th inst., but they contain nothinghnew.
~;:',lNl'seather had been for some time rainy and cold.
Suspension was announced yesterday of Messrs.
se pule, D;; Ile, and Co., the London agents of Messrs,
isii?"4.t, Ric hmond, and Co., of Manchester. Their lia
ales are understood to be small.
Before ills. Peto, M.P., left Norwich, on Wednesday,
te Placed in the hands of Sir Samuel Bignold, 501. for
le Pestiv al, and 501. for the Free Library.
133' decree of the 31st ult., a credit of 492,155 f. 49c.
L°Pened to the Minister of the Interior on the estimates
1854, for continuing the establishment of public
bathing an d wash-houses, either gratuitous or at reduced
Prices. —aalignani.
DIVIDEN DS.—The following dividends have been ad-
Zertised for payment :—Danish Three per Cents., Brazi-
lian Five per Cents., and Chilian Six per Cents. The
agents of tl le latter Government have also published the
Particulars of the Three per Cent. and Six per Cent.
pursihaeed on account of the sinking fund.
A.CCIDEN'ff3 IN THE MERSEY.—On Thursday evening,
as the Roy: d mail steam-tender Jackal, Brewster, mas-
ter, was pr oceeding down the Mersey from the Royal
hail steam- ship America, she came in contact with the
that Martha , of and from Bymbo, and cut her down to
water's edge. No lives were lost. Another acci-
meet took p lace yesterday morning on board the Countess
of Sefton, loading in the George Dock, for Lima. A
:ask of varnish, while being lowered into the hold, fell
4-.'" °I the slings and burst. A lighted candle was used
'0 assist in collecting the varnish, when the gas evolving
411sed it to take fire. It was extinguished with trifling
PUNic
ItAL oEitssoN.--A. funeral sermon will be preached
to
-reorrow at the church of St. Olave, Jewry, on the
death of the Rey, C. C. Roberts, for many years the
respected curate of the united parishes of St. Olave,
.x"wry, and St. Martin, Pomeroy, by the Rev. Dr.
d-Ynastoe, head-master of St. Paul's school, and preben-
aq of St. Paul's.
Tulc Rxv. }luau BALM, L.L.D.—We have this day
t
Ralph
the duty of chronicling the death of Dr.
al3ll
Bbgna-tcutrciay
edministersY'of the Church of Scotland, who on
last fell a victim to the prevailing epidemic.
r• Ralph was, it may be said, in the prime of life, and
~T 1 the 31st year of his inistry —Fifesltire Journal.
tL..-.1111 MAJESTY'S SHIP VAL-'The—The locality of
pas
Western Railway Terminus, at Paddington,
0.4. yesterday enlivened by the appearance of sonic 30
',410 a the gallant crew of her Majesty's ship Valorous,
Ii?lela made so much havoc on the granite walls of
Bomarsund. The brave fellows, we were it formed, were
e,paid up on Wednesday, and the ship having to undergo
repairs, the men were granted ten days' leave of absence,
7.0 d this party (consisting chiefly of natives of Plymouth)
took their passage by the ten o'clock morning train for
at locality. Many of the lads carried with them
carious trophies from the scene of their gallant exploits.
_n
e carried with him a " Rooshan shako," surmounted
with eagle ; another shouldered, in the most comical
Fa-,Tler, a sapper's spade ; a third brandished a real
th!'"ehall" sword. Others carried with them pieces of
external works of Bomarsund, which appeared to
be of red granite, apparently as hard as Scotch granite.
These were exhibited with great glee, to show that, as
u
e fine fellow said, "Its d—d hard stuff, but you see
"41.12. g can resist Britieh when well Nerved."