The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-15 00:00:00

ITALY.

A letter from Nice of the Bth, in the Parla-
ment° of Turin, gives a full account of the late
affair of the Duke de Valentinois at Menton. The
National Guards of Menton surrounded the Duke,
and. one of them made a thrust at him with his
bayonet, which was, however, parried by the
officer of Carabineers, who came up in time to
rescue the Prince. A shot was fired at him from
the midst of the crowd, and slightly grazed his
neck. The other particulars have already been
given.
The Opinione of Turin states, from Naples, that

(From the Manchester ciaardian of this day.)
I‘trANOEIRSTER, April 13.—1 n the last and present
weeks a very considerable amount of business has been
effected in yarns and goods for India; the merchants
having been induced to operate by a decline of about
id. per lb. in the latter as well as the former. Other classes
of yarn buyers have also come into the market under the
inducement of lower prices—the home manufacturers to
a greater extent than the continental houses. The produ-
cers of India yarns and goods are now for the most part,
not only cleared of stocks, but more or leer supplied
with orders—more so than other classes of producers gene-
rally are. In printing cloths, however, there is no move-
ment, and domestics continue fiat. Now that spinners
and manufacturers have thus been enabled to relieve
themselves by selling, they are assuming some degree of
firmness ; and the buyers cannot repeat some of the very
low purchases they made in the earlier part of last week.
We ,peak, of course of such articles as have been
in demand. Cotton is decidedly firm this week and
very dear in comparison with anything into which it can
be made. Prices are now so low as to render spinning
and manufacturing bad trades. Yet, in this state of
things, and with a serious war before us, the operatives
at Stockport have chosen to cease working this evening
rather than submit to the withdrawal of the advance of
wages conceded by their employers under better circum-
stances. It appears that a dividend has been speedily
realised by the assignees of the estate of Messrs. Thom-
son, Brothers, and Sons ; notices for the first, which is
6s. Bd. in the pound, payable on Tuesday next, having
been sent to the creditors by the solicitors, Messrs. Sale,
Worthington, and Shipman.
BRADFORD, April 13.—W001--Few purchases have
been made during the past week, and these only for im-
mediate consumption. Prices continue in favour of the
buyer, although very unwillingly conceded. Noils and
shorts without change. Yarns—The home manufac-
turers have generally succeeded in placing their
contracts on better terms than last month. Many spin-
ners continue to curtail their production, and should
this continue, we may hope to realise better prices
ere long. The shippers still continue out of the market.
Pieces— The same inactivity continues as for several
weeks, and no improvement in the demand, although
merchants are more inclined to operate when any very
great inducement is offered.

LEICESTER, Thursday, April 13.—We have no im-
provement to report in the warehouses. Worsted spin-
ners have again induced yarns a halipenny per lb this
this week, thus making a reduction of 40. per lb from
its highest point, if the demand does not warrant it they
purpose closing their mills for a longer period than
Easter week. Employment has become scarces amongst
the operatives ; many of the stoutest have been engaged
as labourers for the sewerage work. There is no alter-
ation in the wool market.