The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-06 00:00:00

THE NEW METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

Yesterday, in the afternoon, the members of the
Markets Improvement Committee, appointed by the
Corporation of the City of London, to carry out the
details connected with the new Metropolitan Cattle
Market, in Copenhagen-fields, proceeded, in company
with the chairman, Henry L. Taylor, Esq., to the site,
near Holloway, for the purpose of inspecting the pro-
gress of the works, the whole of they ascertained to be
in a very promising state of forwardness, considering the
gigantic character of the undertaking. The levelling
and preparation of the ground, for the market itself, for
the several roads and approaches, for the cattle lairs,
the public and private slaughter-houses, and other
works, present to the public, now, something like a
rough outline of the vastness as well as the fit-
ness of the plan prepared for the purpose by Mr.
Bunning, the city architect. In order that visitors
may obtain a more complete bird's-eye view of
the whole of the arrangements proposed, the commit-
tee have caused a temporary but substantial platform
(approachable by several steps) to be erected ; the place
upon which it stands being the identical spot upon which
will be built the market banking-houses. This erection,
which will be surmounted by a clock-tower, will show
twelve frontages. Its situation will be exactly in the
centre of the great square, or market, enclosing 15 acres
and 4 perches of ground, intended solely for the penning
of sheep and the tying of bullocks brought for sale.
Within this area there will be ample room for the accom-
modation of 40,320 sheep ; and, allowing two feet of
rail for each bullock, 6,794 bullocks may be "tied" there.
The Corporation of the City of London having declared
their intention of carrying into execution the act
of Parliament (14th and 15th Vict., cap. 61, denomi-
nated the "Metropolitan Market Act, 1851,") out
of their own funds, the tolls, &c., will be received
by the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons for
their own use, and may be paid and applied as they
may direct." When the market-place, slaughter-houses,
and conveniences, now in the course of construction,
have been provided, and a table of tolls and payments pre-
pared, the days for holding the market will be ap-
pointed ; after which the committee will have to report
what they have done to one of her Majesty's principal
Secretaries of State, to which report a copy of the
table of tolls and payments, fixed as aforesaid, will have
to be annexed. Then it will be lawful for such Secre-
tary of State to fix a time for the opening of the mar-
ket and slaughter-houses, and, "by a notice under his
hand, to be published in the London Gazette, to notify
that such market-places and slaughter-houses have been
provided," also specifying " the time when the same
will be opened." From that time " Smithfield-market
will cease to be a market for the sale ofeattle and horses ;"
and from the time that it is officially notified that such is
the case, the markets for such purposes will be holden in
the respective places provided under the "Metropolitan
Market Acts," such markets to be deemed "public mar-
kets." No " new market for the sale of cattle or horses"
to be afterwards " opened in the City of London or
Westminster, or the liberties thereof, or the Borough of
Southwark, or at any place distant less than 7 miles in
a straight line from St. Paul's Cathedral, in the City of
London." It has been reported by some party, whose
statement is not to be relied upon, that "the new mar-
ket will be opened for the sale of cattle at the ensuing
Christmas Show." The work which has to be accom-
plished before the opening can take place, and the stipu-
lations of the statute as to the official process which
must be gone through before the whole of the market
and the conveniences connected therewith can be de-
clared, in Parliamentary parlance, " provided and fixed,"
proves the rumour to be unfounded. The committee
themselves believe, that the Christmas of 1854 is the
most likely period for the opening of the new market.

STATE OF TRADE.

(From the Manchester Guardian of yesterday.)

MANCHESTER, Oct. 4.—On Saturday we had slight in-
dications, and yesterday still more decided ones, of an
improvement in our market ; and this morning opened
with a general expectation of an increase of firmness,
and, to some extent, of business also. But an early
telegraphic announcement that the Sultan was
about to declare war, under the advice of a council of
magnates, and that all the Queen's Ministers were
summoned to London, at once put an end to these
anticipations. The effect was increased by the fall
in shares and consols. Business has been completely
interrupted, and prices rendered more irregular
than before. People do not know what to do ;
and those who were encouraged to operate yesterday,
feel disappoinnted to-day with what they then did. A
greater impatience than ever with the changing
phases of this Russo-Turkish business has conse-
quently been generally and strongly expressed. Yes-
terday there were fair transactions in 16's and 24's
reeled water twist ; the entire stoppage of production at
Wigan having moved tho buyers. These spinnings
acquired therefore a greater degree of firmness. There
is no doubt that the Germans (who have had advice
of good sales of manufactures at the Leipsic fair) would
operate in yarns with some freedom, if they had confi-
dence in prices. As regards cloth the circular of a lead-
ing agency house says—" There is no want of orders in
the hands of buyers, but they are all holding back in the
expectation of a further decline in prices. On the whole,
this has been the dullest day we have experienced for
some time, and prices are exceedingly irregular."
ROCHDALE, Oct. 3.—We have had a dull market,
with little doing, and pieces stationary. In wool there
is no change since last Monday.
HALIFAX, Oct. I.—The dullness which has for some
time past pervaded every branch of the worsted trade is
by no means diminished ; and the transactions are very
limited in wools, yarns, and pieces.
HUDDERSFIELD, Oct. 4.—Comparatively no business
has been done in the market to-day. It opened languidly,r hic
and at an early period the unfavourable
telegraphic
news from the Stock Exchange operated ap
com-
plete depression of the market. The
has Aus-
tralia also tended to check the demanetdter
descriptions
newswhichto from
lat-
terly extensively prevailed for the
of woollen cloths and waistcoatings.
day in all de art
There has been a
less amount of business transactedmtoa-ny
ments than on any market day meeting of
forr_urninamr3ornths past.
BIRMINGHAM, Oct. 3.—The preliminary
shire was held at the
the ironmasters of South Staaffsotrd,
l when it was resolved
Hotel, Dudley, on Thursday
/.,4 quarter. The tin market
to maintain the prices of
continues in a very unsatisfactory state. For common
block from 1235. to 128 s• have been required during the
past week in Birmingham, and even at those quotations
manufacturers have no.t been
.able to obtain a sufficient
u
iy Copper remains stationary, but is more likely
to recede than to advance.

CUSTOMS APPOINTMENTS. -By a new regulation,
which has been approved by the Lords of the Treasury,
it is directed that persons nominated as extra clerks
must be 18 and under 40 years of age, must produce
certificates of age and character, and will be subject to
examination in writing and arithmetic ; and, should it
appear from such examination that they will be qualified
after a probation, they will be placed on duty for a
month. If not qualified at the end of that time their
appointments will be cancelled, and in that case they
will not be paid the =al allowance for the time they
were on probation ; but, should their conduct have been
in all respects satisfactory, the Board will have to con-
sider wherher half the pay of an extra clerk should not
be allowed. In all cases the principal officers are to
satisfy themselves, as far as practicable, that the persons
are proper to be admitted into the service, and to state
their opinion as to their age, when reporting i
to the
Board the result of their preliminary inquiries, n cases
where they have reason to believe that they are either
over or under the ages specified.