The Sun.
London, England, 1838-04-23 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

( From the Liverpool Chronicle.)
THE COTTON TRADE, MANCHESTER, FRIDAY EYENINCL—
The trade in yarn and goods this week has been as gloomy as
can well be ; and both spinners and manufacturers have again,
though very unwillingly, submitted to a further reduction, and
yet without being able to effect other than mere retail sales.
Since the panic of 1836, things have not been in so unsatisfac-
tory a state. Yarns are lower in proportion than goods, ,Inch
fact may be known from the circumstance of warps, forties so
soiled, having been sold as low as 11d. per lb.
THE WOOLLEN TRADE, LEEDS, TUESDAY.—The like dul-
ness pervades this Market which it has been our unpleasant
duty to report now for some weeks past. The absence of
nearly all erders from America, and the last reports from that
quarter not being very favourable as to the prices obtained for
goods sent at the very lowest prices known in this Market, has
thrown an additional gloom over things for the present.
ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY.—Things are in a
very poor way in this market, little deing indeed at still fur-
ther reduced prices. This dulness is attributed to there being
so few foreign orders on hand, and that this is likely to be the
for some time to come adds to the gloom.
HALIFAX, SATURDAY.—Contrary to the anticipations of the
most sanguine, and in the face of unusual depressions in the
neighbouring markets, the manufacturers to-day experienced
a very excellent demand for most kinds of goods. It gives us
pleasure also to acid, that in naany cases a decidedimprove-
ment in prices took place. Although little is doing in wool,
ienced
prices are understood to be rather firmer.
HUDDERSFIELD,TUESDAY.—The inquiries for
plain goods
are become very limited indeed, and less business again done
to-day in them than for some time past. Some fancy articles
are in good request, and for cotton backed. For buckskins
there is also a fair demand, but no advance in prices.
BRADFORD, THURSDAY.—The absence of information as to
the probable demand for piece goods for the United States,
the same dullness and inactivity which we had a right to re-
port last week still continues, and such parties as arc now
makirg goods from yarn at the late high rates are, one and
all, playing a losing game. All parties now seem to think
that there is nothing which can retrieve us from the unusually
depressed state of trade, which has pervaded this market for
some time past. Yarns.—We have nothing very particular
to notice in the yarn market this week, except a slight and but
a slight increase in sales, but quite inadequate to operate on
prices in the smallest degree.
The prices are understood
not to be paying ones, andit is now in contemplation, by
some extensive houses, to run short time by way of relief.
Wool.--There has been a very limited inquiry for wools of all
descriptions, and this has enabled the spinners to buy on
rather easier terms. It is understood, however, that the stocks
in staplers' hands are by no means large, and that any favour,
able turn in the trade would at once influence prices.

The East still abounds with Story-tellers, as it did
in the days of tl-e Odyssey. Mr. Quin's new romance of
" Nourmahal" is supposed to be recited by a person of this
amusing profession. The author is thus enabled to expatiate
freely through the whole world of fancy, and to make ample use
of the wondrous traditions so popular amongst ail classes
in those regions of the Sun. The result is that he has pro-
duced one of the most interesting fict;ons of recent time. It
is embellished by all the graces of style ; and it is touched now
and then by a tone of philosophy which adds greatly to its im-
pressive character.
The forthcoming " Recollections of the Duke of
Vicenza" will, no doubt, excite an unusual degree of interest.
In addition to a vast fund of novel and amusing detail relating
to the Court and reign of Napoleon, they contain, we are in-
formed, numerous important disclosures not hithertoqutoeurrcyheadt
upon in any of the memoirs of the time. It will be recolleeted
that Caulincourt held the appointment of Grand E
the Imperial Court of France; and no individual enjoyed in a
higher degree the confidence and friendship of Napoleon.
The Duke was also officially connected with the Government,
and was employed by Napoleon on several important diplomatic
missions. He was appointed Ambassador to St. Petersburgh
in .1807 ; and his accomplished mind and elegant manners
rendered him a distinguished favourite of the Emperor Ale-
xander and other members of the Imperial family of Russia.
His descriptions of scenes and characters at the Court of St.
Petersburgh will, doubtless, be replete with interest and
novelty.
On Friday afternoon, Elizabeth Mortlake, a respec-
table elderly female living in Goodge-street, Tottenham-
court-road, was sitting in her apartment, when her clothes
caught fire, and she was burnt in so shocking a manner, that
her life is despaired of.