The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-05 00:00:00

STATE OF THE WOOLLEN TRADE.

(From the Leeds Mercury of this day.)
HUDDERSFIELD. Nov. 1.--We have had a very fiat
market again to-day, there having been very few buyers
either in the cloth-hall or the warehouses. In wools
there has been some little doing at reduced prices.
Goods in a great many cases are also lower.
ROCHDALE.—We have had an extremely dull market,
with very little business doing. The merchants are
unwilling to purchase only at reduced prices. There
is
,a decided fall in the price of wool, varying from
lid. to 2d. per lb., and the manufacturers buy for im-
mediate use only. In the warehouses the country orders
are much more limited than is usual in the beginning
of November.

Lions, Nov. 4.—We have no change to report in the
state of the woollen cloth trade ; it continues in the
same dull, inactive, and languid state it has been in
during the last four or five weeks. The trade in the
warehouses is dull ; the present is not the shipping
season, hence that branch of the trade is still, and those
whose business is principally confined to supplying the
wants of buyers who attend this market have been very
quiet this week, as we are not aware that a single buyer
of importance has been in the town. The country trade
houses are circumstanced the best at present, but even
they complain of their business being very much cur-
tailed.

HALIFAX, Oct. 29.—The general state of this market
is one of dulness and discouragement ; and the little
business that is passing in the wool trade is rather de-
clining prices, both as regards combining and clothing
descriptions. The nominal quotation for middle wethers
i s 15d, per lb.

THE CHOLERA.

( From the General Board of Health.)
METROPOLIS.

Returns made to the Commissioners of Metropolitan 1
Police by the superintendents of the D, K, L, M, N,
S, T, and V divisions of police,•state that between the
24th ult. and the 2d bast. there have occurred in those
districts 16 cases of cholera, 12 of which terminated
fatally. Death ensued in several instances after very
short illness ; for example—in 81, 131, 22, and two in
24 hours after attack. The returns describe the locali-
ties in which deaths have occurred as almost invariably
in a very dirty and neglected state.

Another death from cholera in Millbank Prison is re-
ported as having taken place on the 2d instant. This
makes the seventh death from cholera in the Penitentiary
since the 20th August, out of 12 cases which have
occurred there in that period.

DARLINGTON.
Nov. 3.—Diarrhoea (death) ...
GATBSIEAD.

Nov. 2.—Cholera (death)

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From the Ist September to 2d November there have
been 503 deaths registered in this union from cholera, and
43 from diarrhoea, making a total of 546.

NORTH AYLESFORD UNION.

Nov. 2.—Cholera (death)

This case occurred in the cottage next to that in which
the two deaths previously reported from this union took
place.

BERWICK-UPON-WE= (CANTLEGATE).
Nov. 2.—Cholera (death")
DUNDEE.
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Nev. 2.—Cholera (deaths) 4
From the returns of the Ist inst., it appeared that
there were 23 eases of cholera under treatment ; 11 have
since occurred, making 34 in the whole. Deducting the
four deaths above reported, 27 cases now remain under
medical treatment in the town.

COLDINGHAM, BERWICKSHIRE.
Ten cases of cholera and 28 of diarrhoea have occurred
in this parish. Eight of the cholera cases have proved
fatal, but the diarrhcoal cases—four of which were cho -
leraic—have all recovered.

THE FATAL FIREWORK EXPLOSION AT
CHATBAM-ANOTHER DEATH.

On. Thursday evening a coroner's inquisition
was
holden at the Chest Arms Inn, High-street, Chatham,
before Thos. Mills, Esq., coroner for this district, fo
the purpose of inquiring into the cause which led
to the loss of life, and the explosion on the premises of
Mr. Henniker, gun smith. The Coroner, in . his
remarks to the jury, observed from what he
had heard respecting the cause of this fright-
ful accident, that at the time of the explosion Mrs.
Henniker and her sons were doing an unlawful act,
and which makes the party committing the offence liable
to fine and imprisonment, under the act of parliament
6th Wm. 111. cap. I—making and selling fireworks.
He understood that at the time of the explosion between
601 b. and 701 b. of gunpowder were on the premises, and
if that quantity had exploded the fatal consequences
both to life and property would have been great. He
hoped that this sad and painful event would be a warn-
ing to all those who make and sell fireworks. Both
making and selling fireworks was illegal.
After evidence had been received detailing the facts
of the catastrophe already published,
The Coroner observed that the inquiry could not be
carried further. It appeared that Mr. Henniker was
not on the spot, as he was up stairs ; and the three sons
were not in a fit state to give evidence, they being much
burnt.

The Jury said they were agreed that it was an act-
dent, and it was probable that neither of the sons could
state how the explosion took place.
The following verdict was unanimously agreed on :
" The Jury find a verdict that the deceased met her
death from the accidental explosion of the preparation
of gunpowo'er used in making fireworks; and the jury
consider that the making and selling fireworks in pri-
vate establishments is highly reprehensible."
At ten o'clock, one hour before the inquest had closed,
the second son, Peter, aged about 16 years, died after
much painful ufferin. Both of his arms and hands
were burnt to a cinder.
The eldest son, William, is not expected to live.

RELIGIOUS SECTS IN 1177-------
population of full
affects toleration. of the The Russian Church
60,000,000 only about 45 000700 are members of they
regular Church ; 350,000 are
00issenters or heretics t
Catholics are
that Church itself ; 3,
domainslaalan the Czar ; and
nots of the Augs-
found throughout the wide
fully 250,000 Armenians. The Protestants °f
Tiloo,ooo
000erbe re 10,000
burgh. Confession of Faith amount teosta2 ; those
to the
of the Reformed Church to 54,020,5%0,
Moravlans, while no less than
Mahometan creed. The Jews are 600,000 in
number,
and the follows of that mysterious potentate, the Grand
Lama of Thibet, amount to no less than half tlat
amount. But there are creeds still more extraordinary
throughout the enormous tract of territory whichx.cc7-
stitutes the Russian empire ; 170,000 are open idola-
tors, and no less than 600,000 are addicted to the dis-
gusting practice of Eetichism, worshipping bats, cows
and every uncouth specimen of brute, asr representative
of the divinity of heaven.—Parker's 1 'National 'Wised-
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WITH A. PANTHEIL—A day labourer of
i.,Ydleyda, in Spain, on going to work in a
eat' lib about ten days ago, saw a strange-
, mai achy e towards him, showing its teeth.
Food hiss ,4und, and the animal stole on until
,I- to hint and then it made a bound and
p ..bly. Tk man, who had a sickle in his hand,
beast iiiAe neck, inflicting a deep wound.
,ed in bidod, and roared ,fearfully. He then
turned out to be a panther, escaped from
a travelling menagerie. He placed the animal on his
back, and bore it in triumph into the town.—Ga/ignani.

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