The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-13 00:00:00

NOTTINGHAM TRADE.

If the wars and rumours of wars have not paralysed
th• lace trade this week—there is at all events a case of
temporary suspension of animation. Nothing could be
more languid than the existing state of matters. It may
be that it is only waiting for a result or certainty of some
kind to take a decided turn, but instead of any improve-
ment since our last, things are even worse. The worst
thing that could happen, however, would be a panic
much as would stop production ; and we are very averse
to encourage such a feeling, resting assured that the
hesitation exhibited in business is an utter mistake, and
that the actual outbreak of war would occasion imme-
diate activity, and that under circumstances which, when
they do arrive, will demonstrate the folly of the present
pause.

There is a softening in the silk Market owing to re-
cent extensive importations, the arrivals for the last
month fully equalling 2,000 bales ; but also, in part, at-
tributable to the stagnation of feeling. It occurs to us
that advantage ought to be taken of this condition of
the market, before war begins in earnest--as, although,
wages are at present at the maximum of ordinary times,
owing to the high rate of living, it is impossible to tell
what scarcity of labour or increase of its remuneration
may ensue.
We notice the arrivals of one or two German pur-
chasers this week from Leipsic, &c.
The Hosiery branches have also participated in the
unfavourable impression created by the state of our
foreign relations, though in a minor degree ; and whilst
Sutton goods are comparatively so active that in some
instances they cannot be obtained fast enough from the
operatives ; and there is a revival in the glove branch,
and considerable activity in pantaloons ; the home
trade generally, upon which our warehouses depend
up till the American arrivals in May, and on which
they are particularly dependent for the present, in
consequence of the caution inevitably evinced by
shippers, is far slower than is usual at this period.
Still it i 3 hoped that as purchasers are known to be
taking goods exclusively for the supply of immediate
wants, an easy demand from this source may be maintained
up to the end of July, instead of stopping short at
midsummer. Manufacturers necessarily prefer the ex-
citement and advantage of substantial orders, enabling
them to look a month or two beforehand, to this drop-
ping fire, although we dare say it must amount to the
same thing in the end. It is certain, however, that
employment, though not excessive in any one branch,
continues, from the numerous branches into which the
trade is now divided, not only to be pretty generally
diffused, but to occupy a number of hands.--Notting-
hainskire Guardian.

RACING FIXTI
FEBR

RES FOR 1854.
rARY.

Lincoln Spring 14

Nottingham Spring ...... 21
Cll.

MA.

Liverpool Spring 1
Doncaster Spring 7
Salisbury
Coventry Spring l4

Warwick Spring 21
Catterick 27
Northampton 29
30
Abergavenny

Catterick Bridge 19
Abergavenny 2O
York Spring 25
Malton 27
A.Y.

Croxton Park 4
Epsom Spring 6
Cheltenham Spring l2
Newmarket Craven l7

Newmarket F S ........ 1
Chester 5pring...,,,,,,.,, 9
Lothians Edinburgh 11
Newmarket S S l6
Shrewsbury ~ 1$

Lothians and EdinburghlB
Lewes l9
Bath 23
Liverpool Hunt Spring 24
Epsom 30