The Sun.
London, England, 1836-06-27 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

(From the Leeds Intelligencer.)
LEEDS.—The demand for goods in both the White and
Coloured Cloth Halls has been rather better on the last
two or three market days than for some weeks previously,
and there is a fair demand for finished goods ; but it will
be yet two or three weeks before the markets take a de-
cided turn. At most of the Continental wool markets, an
advance of 3d. to sd. per lb. over the prices of last year,
has been obtained, which will prevent any sudden or ex-
tensive fall in the prices of the staple commodity in this
country.
BRADFORD.—Thursday was again a good market as re-
gards the demand for manufactured goods, the principal
purchases being, of six-quarter merinos of secondary qua-
lity, to meet the demand. Prices were consequently firm,
as was also the case in the yarn market, where considerable
business was done. In the wool market there were not any
very extensive transactions, and prices, if anything, receded
a trifle.

HALlFAX—Saturday was even duller than that of the
preceding week, and the prices of goods declined.
ROCHDALE, JUNE 20.—We had a very fair demand for
goods to-day, fully equal to the supply, but no variation
in price. Wools of low and middle qualities were scarce,
and sold readily.
YORK, JUNE 23.—We have again had a good supply of
wool at to-day's market, with a good attendance of buyers ;
still, however, prices may be quoted at the last week's quo-
tation. We have about four
,sheets of wool left over to
next week unsold. For fine Cheviot hogs, Is. 7d. per lb. ;
half-bred do., Is. 6d.; super good bred hogs, Is. 3d. to
Is. 6d„ and to ls. 61d. ; two-third hog'd, Is. 4:12-d. to
Is. 5 d ; half hog and ewe, Is. sd. ; one-third hog'd,
Is. 2id. ; all ewe, Is. 2d. to Is. 3d. ; Masham hogs, Is. Id.
to Is. 2d. ; locks (cots out) 9d. to 10d.; do. (cots in)
I Id. to 12d.
The accounts from Manchester and the other towns
largely engaged in cotton manufactures are of the most sa-
tisfactory character ; it is known that the stocks of yarn
in this country are reduced to a very low ebb ; and there
is little doubt, from the caution with which our German
customers have for a long time past been making their pur-
chases that there is almost an equal scarcity with them.

Early in the morning of Saturday last, some
labourers engaged in raking filth from a pond adjoining the
public road which runs through the town of New Buckenham,
and leading thence to Old Buckenham, Barham and Ken-
ninghall, discovered seven Prayer Books of different sizes and
descriptions in various parts of the pond, and which, from
their being scarcely penetrated by the water (although seve-
ral feet below the surface) could not, to all appearance, have
been immersed above a few hours. Two of them
are of the best description of prayer books issued by
the Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge,
four of a smaller description, and one very elegantly bound
in purple morrocco, gilt, &c., with the name of the owner in
gold letters on both covers, which however has been so care-
fully erased as to leave nothing distinctly legible, although the
name seems to be that of Mrs. Fraser; none of the other
books have any mark. As no loss of this description of pro-
perty has taken place in this neighbourhood (New Bucken-
ham), it is hoped that the foregoing statement, thus publicly
announced, may meet the eye of those who have lost the arti-
cles in question, and lead to the solution of the mystery which
at present envelopes this singular occurrence. Norwich
Mercury.
TOLLS ON STEAM-CARRIAGES RUNNING ON
COMMON Roans.—A Bill has been brought into the House
of) led by
Commonsl which repeals all tolls now levied on carriages
propelled other than animal power, and levies tolls on them
on the principle that 15 cwt. of the machinery and carriage
of steam-carriages is equivalent to one horse. The tolls to
be levied on this principle are set forth in a schedule. If the
weight exceed 15 cwt., and do not exceed one ton and a
half, the toll is to be the same as for two horses ; under two
and a quarter tons, the same as three horses ; under three
tons, as four horses, &e. Carriages propelled by steam • are
not to be used for passengers till the boilers have been tested ;
and the proof that it has been, with the weight of the car-
iage, are to be registered and inscribed on the carriage. The
:Bill is short, which is a great argument in its favour.
The Waterloo day was held on Friday last, and w-as
celebrated by the ringing of the bells, &c. A great number
of persons assembled on the Bowling Green, where they had
a dinner; in the afternoon they sent for the band,. butt e
weather proving rainy, they retired to the Mundy Arms Inn,
and left the band only 2s. 6d. and a little ale; not being sa-
tisfied with this recompense for five or six hours playing, the
band followed them to the inn, where a battle ensued, and the
musicians' shirts, handkerchiefs, and coats were torn in a
shameful manner,—Nottinghamßeview.