The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-13 00:00:00

AST :AY'S fiIIiPiIITLIPIATR E.

Great exertions are being made at this tb teatre prior
to the reopening for the summer season on Easter
Monday. Juveniles and others who feel th at, without
a visit to Astley's at this eeriod, E aster is not itself, wilt
be gratified to learn that the whole perforn ances will
not only be entirely novel, but on a scale of unprece-
dented magnitude. The entertainments are to com-
mence with a grand nautical and equestrian; spectacle,
entitled a Tale of the Spanish War, introducing " effects
never before attempted," one among these being an
expansive view of the ocean, with a wreck in the Bay of
Biscay. There will be an entire change in the. scenes of
the circle, in which the principal memers of the Cooke
family will attempt some new and very extraordinary
equestrian feats. We must not omit to men tion that.
among the other novelties, is a farce, by M r. W. T.
Simpson, called Dalrymple versus Tubbs, whirili will be
supported by all the comic talent of the estal ,lishment.
Altogether, Mr W. Cooke bids fair to outdo .all his for-
mer efforts to please and astonish the pleasure-seekers
during the preent,gaster holidays.

OPEN:NO OF THE TILBURY FORT RAILWAY.

This line of railway, in connection with the. Blackwell
and Easttrn Counties line, and the sten.= ferries at
Gravesend was opened on Tuesday by the di rectors and
a large party of friends proceeding in a special train
along its whole length, from the new term ini in Fen-
cburch-street. The hoe branches off the Ittlackwall at
Stepney, and is carried on to the Eastern Counties at
the Bow station, where it takes the main !nee nearly as
far as Ilford. It then shapes off to the southward, to
the east of Pnrfleet, and, passing through Grays, directs
its course to West 'Tilbury and Tilbury Fort, where the
North Gravesend station is erect.td, to the vrestward of
the Fort, opposite the Town Pier, Gravesend!, which has
been leased to the company. Small steamers will con-
vey the passengers across the river to am/ from the
trains. The line was this day opened for public traffic.

STATE OF TRADE.

( From th,e Manchester Guardian of yesterday.)

MANCHESTER' APRIL 11
winch was last wee! week effected,T- bothhe
in iv
-The
has produced
much less irregularity
steadying
than there wal ; and it would
seem as if the lowest i
v n pointi nn had
glstbnenenne ti,tucalniedu
tf,ofarvtohnerapbrele-
sent, unless some e
kind should arise,
ilast week,
offers
were(' the middle and the earlier part of
turers, which a-: e now acd 'i-spudl by spinners and manufac-
so far improved as to be e' 'tined. Tile market is therefore
a
arreszed in the downwa.,
igootl deal clewed of stocks, and
think that in goods
tares,ic r e of prices,
eoa.7. We do not
lort i. o some descr:Vz,ions oc yarns,4 ()!: the. day have been large,
have, been of very fair
amou,i pTamicularly mule, they
11,1-0 were, however,
expecta.t'
dions formed on S,turdav and '?ill more yester-
day. which have not been realise course which
t.riePru,s;aii Govern nent appe...rs to be
speet eastern que,doo has v taking with re-
' UA SilleE,to Itth 4e
announcement :)y tel,,,runnp::i
30-i
n ra
oony .
bl affected
ROCHDALE. April 10.— TA the fl.trine market there
has beet' little or notliit, do;n3. 'Lief.° 1,:
tion on the p'i'tio the merchants to purchntso disposi-
tion any
price. 'We have had a hunted
demand for 'wool, and
prices cotil:inue to be in favour of the buyer.
HUDDICROFIELD, April 11.—There have been very few
ne
buyers in the market to-day. .The amount of busi
doe has been much the Riffle as last week. In
the I.dosefancy ‘vaistcoatingA and woollens there has been very'
little doing for several weeks past, and the prospect of -:t
demand in that branch seems as IliStaiit as ever. The
wool trade is very fl It to-day ; and during the week the
staplers have complained of a waat of business.