The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-30 00:00:00

THE WOOLLEN TRADE.

( From the Leeds Mercury of this day.)
GERMAN WOOL.—We have little to say about the
business done in wool during the month of April. The
whole stock of this article in Berlin does not exceed a
few thousand hundredweights, including every descrip-
tion. In low fleece wools, at 40 to 50 rix dollars, some
bargains have been made for Hamburg account. Slipes
and skins are in good demand for the inland consump-

tion, and still rising in prices.
L•NDON WOOL TRADE.—The market is firm. The
imports into London during the week ending to-day
have been 1,777 bales, of which 1,107 were from Port
Philip, 313 from Alexandria, 140 from Mogadore, 55
from Germany, 38 from Spain, 140 from Holland, and
the rest from the Cape of Good 1. ope. The accounts of
Jan. 12 from Port Philip state that large quantities of
the new season's clip were coming into town, and were
being rapidly shipped. Three or four vessels would be
ready to leave in ten days or a fortnight.
In the English wool market there is no material alte-
ration in the demand for combing and clothing wool
this week. Prices are firm and stationary.
In the Liverpool wool market the public sales last
week so cleared the market that there is very little busi-
ness doing now. Any arrivals sell readily at full rates.
Imports during the past.week-134 bales Callas, 320
Buenos Ayres, 211 Constantinople, 63 Egyptian, and 18
Mogadore.
With regard to the state of the Leeds woollen cloth
market, we have no change of any importance to report.
A. good steady trade continues to be done in nearly all
descriptions of goods that are suitable for the season.
ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET.—The flannel market
continues good, notwithstanding it is that part of the
year when the demand for goods of this description is
usually the slackest. English wool is becoming very
scarce, and it is said that the dealers are already buying
the coining clip at the present price at which wool is

selling.
TRADE of LEICESTER.—The trade of Yorkshire 'con
tinues good, and, consequently, the consumption o:
wools is large, and its value increasing.

PROPOSED TAX ON TRADING LICENCES. I 6-

Yesterday a meeting, consisting of deputations from
Norwich, Cambridge, and Brighton, Southwark, and
Lambeth, and other parties interested in the tea and
other licensed trades, was held at Radley's Hotel, New
Bridge-street, Blackfriars, with a view to consider the
increased duties contemplated by the Chancellor of the
Exchequer upon trading licences ; Mr. R. Rowe, in the
chair. The following letter on the subject from the
right hon. gentleman to Mr. Moffat, M.P., was read :
" Downing-street, April 27, 1853.
"My dear Sir,—l have received many representations
of the grocers, tea-dealers, and other classes affected by the
new scale of licences from other parts of the country as
well as from London. The question is one which I can
much more advantageously consider with the aid of written
statements showing the application of particular scales than
in successive conversations with the parties. I should be
much obliged if they would, in the first instance, favour
me with any such written statements, which will have my
careful consideration. The scale, as it now stands in print,
must certainly be altered, and I will take care that the
changes to be introduced into it are printed at such time
as shall give sufficient notice to all parties concerned before
the scale is submitted for the sanction of Parliament.
Should those on whose part you write then be of opinion
that an interview is requisite, I shall be happy to see
them.; nor will the fact that the scale will have been re-
printed in any manner narrow their liberty of objecting,
or of hearing objections.
" I remain, very faithfully yours,
(Signed) " GLADSTONE.
" S. Moffatt, Esq., M.P."
Mr. Peto, M.P., and Mr. Warner, M.P., then briefly
addressed the meeting. On the motion of Mr. Cope-
man several resolutions were carried, recording the
strong objections of the meeting to the increased duty
on trading licences, and stating that the withdrawal of
this proposition the previous evening, as announced by
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for the expressed ob-
ject of reconsideration, was alike honourable to the
Minister and satisfactory to the meeting, at the same
time expressing its intention to watch most vigilantly
the amended proposition. It was also determined that
a memorial embodying the views of the meeting, and
describing in detail the unjust operation of the contem-
plated tax, should be forwarded to the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, together with the resolution. The meeting
then adjourned.

APPROACHING MARRIAGE IN HIGH Ling.—A ma-
trimonial alliance is arranged, and will shortly take
place between the Lord Colville of Culross and the eldest
daughter of Lord Carington.
RE-PAVING OF CHEAPSIDE.-0 wing to the great de-
lay and consequent inconvenience necessarily caused to
the vast traffic of this enormous and important thorough-
fare the repairs are being proceeded with all possible
rapidity, and in the meantime the public and other ve-
hicles are obliged to take a circuitous route of the nar-
row streets on either side to and from the different parts
of the metropolis to their destination. The repairs have
already been completed as far as Bow Church, and the
thoroughfare is now open from the Mansion-House to
King-street, and at the upper end beyond Wood-street.
The repairs, which were much needed, will be continued
to the end of Cheapside, westward, and when the whole
is completed, which will be effected as quickly as pos-
sible, this most important thoroughfare will be in a
strong and durable condition.
NATIONAL VACCINE ESTABLISHMENT.—The report of
this establishment for the past year has been laid before
both houses of Parliament. It states that during that
period 215,630 charges of lymph have been supplied, and
155,790 persons reported as vaccinated, besides 11,219
children by the stationary vaccinators in London. The
number of letters received and answered amounts to
10,028. The board also particularly notice the increased
demand for lymph from the Colonial and Emigration-
office for the use of emigrants and convicts. There has
been a similar increase in the applications from the dis-
pensaries and hospitals in Ireland, where, although vac-
cination is greatly extended, much still requires to be
accomplished. It is also mentioned as a gratifying fact,
that all foreign countries having diplomatic intercourse
with this kingdom are supplied by the National Board ,
and the lymph has been furnished for introduction into.
China and parts of Africa. In conclusion, the board
state that they have to much reason to lament the opera-
tion of influences emanating from ignorance, prejudice,
or apathy, which continue to obstruct the progress of
vaccination, and they therefore rejoice to learn that a
bill, intituled, "An Act further to extend and make
compulsory the practice of Vaccination," has been
brought into Parliament. 'The board beg to refer to
their report of 1850, in which they thought it right to
remind her Majesty's Government that " the progress of,
vaccination was more rapid in foreign countries, where
municipal measures or legislative enactments are adopted
to promote its dissemination, and they expressed their
conviction that, if England is to be free from the small-
pox, the interposition of the Legislature alone; by wise
and comprehensive measures, can disarm the pestilence
lof its terror, and realise the fond hopes and prayers of
the friends of humanity for its extinction."

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