The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-28 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

( From tire Manchester Guardian, of this day.)
MANCHESTER, Oct. 27.—There is no noticeable change
in our market since Tuesday. The week has been an in-
animate one, both in yarns and goods. This has been
the general characteristic ; and, to some extent, the ten-
dency of prices is against pi aucers. In yarns, this
shows itself principally in bundles, buyers being
able to secure an advantage here and there of id. per
lb (rarely more), as compared with last week ; yet,. ge-
neraily, the most approved and best known spiumegs
can hardly be cheapened even in this small degree. The
demand for cops and warps has been such, especially
for early delivery on continental account, that their
value is steadily maintained, although the middle num-
bers are not quite so keenly inquired after as they were
by the home manufacturers.
BRADFORD, Oct. 26.—Wool—The spinners buy with
the greatest caution. The quantity now consuming is
very limited, and the prices for which wool is held would
ensure a loss to the consumer. Yarns —Every day the
production is lessened by curtailment of time-working,
and further stoppage of spinning frames. Pieces—The
manufacturers are murmuring at the present unsatis-
factory state of things, and are acting on the defen-
sive by stopping looms and working short time. The
merchants only buy to select up stocks, and the quantity
of manufactui el goods was unusually small.
LEICESTER, Oct. 26.—A further falling off in the de-
mand for hosiery goods has taken place, and the Govern•
ment orders being nearly executed, it is feared many
hands will be thrown out of employment. There are no
heavy stocks in hand, but as a decided check has taken
place with both London and Manchester houses, manu-
facturers will produce cautiously.

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CENTRAL GAS COMPANY.—The half-yearly meeting
was held last night at the London Tavern. Mr. Dakin,
the chairman, read the report. The available balance
for the half year, after deduction of working expenses,
interest, and charges for meters, was 8,0061. 14s. 6d.
A. dividend on the half-year ending the 24th of June last
was recommended at the rate of 8 per cent, per annum.
That would require about 6,0001., leaving a balance of
2,002/. 14s. 6d. to be carried to next year's account. The
chairman further stated that it appeared from the report
of Dr. Letheby that the gas of the company was up-
wards of 32 per cent. higher quality than the standard
fixed by the act—showing that the prosperity of the com-
pany was not attained by any neglect of the interest of
the consumer. In answer to a shareholder, the chair-
man stated that Mr. Croll was not to receive any remu-
neration for increased illuminating power in the gas
until the shareholders received 10 per cent. dividend.
After several unimportant questions the report was
agreed to, and. a vote of thanks given to the chairman
and directors.
STEAM BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND PHILADELPHIA.--
Liverpool, Friday.—The Liverpool and Philadelphia
Steam-ship Company have made arrangements whereby
the regular sailings of their line will soon be completed,
which have for a time been disturbed, owing to the strand-

ing of their fine new steamer City of Philadelphia on the
coast of Newfoundland. They have completed a pur-
chase from the Australasian Pacific Steam Company of
their steam-ship Kangaroo, of 1,874 tons burden and
300-horse power, which is now in the Black Sea, but is
ordered home, and expected to be on the station in about
six weeks. Their new steam-ship City of Baltimore, of

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2,500 tons burden and 500-horse power (having 5 feet
longer keel than the celebrated Himalaya), is to be
launched in December, and to be ready for work in the
month of March next. They have also completed a con-
tract for a new steamer to be called the City of Wash-
ington, of 2,700 tons new measurement and 450-horse
power, to be ready in June next ; she will be built, as
the other vessels of the company have been, by the
well-known builders, Tod and M`Gregor, of Glasgow,
and are all of iron. The floating of the City of Philadel-

phia for more than two hours, with a hole of about 4 feet
square in her side, and ow to a good beach where every
soul was safely landed ; and also the floating of the
steamer Vesta, after having her bow stove in by the
Arctic, bears very strong testimony to the safety of iron
vessels, if they have really strong water-tight bulkheads.
SOUTHAMPTON, Friday.—The Tagus, Captain Joy,
belonging to the Peninsular and Oriental Company, left
this ;afternoon with the u-ual mails for Vigo, Oporto,
Cadiz, Lisbon, and Gibraltar. The Tagus has on board
forty-one passengers, amongst whom are Baron and
Baroness D'Aerseer, and Captain Lyon, 93d Higblsnd-
ers. Her cargo consists of specie, amounting to 15,8101.
for Lisbon, and 27,8001. for Cadiz, 50 b6ttles of quick.
silver, besides cottons, silks, hardware, indigo, &c. The
next mails from the Peninsular ports will arrive by the
Madrid. She is expected on the 3d proximo. The
Candia, with the next homeward heavy portion of the
India and China mails, is expected on or about the 4th
November. The Indus will leave on that day with the
outward heavy portion of the India mail ; and the Ma-
drid will probably convey the next mail of the 7th
proximo to the Peninsular ports. The Royal Mail Corn-
pan'sMexico steam-ship La Plata will-take the West India
,I November, and the Atrato
is expected to arrive on or about Sunday with the home-
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