The Sun.
London, England, 1849-05-17 00:00:00

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Paul and Son, end to Mr. Terry.

STATE OF 11iADems.
(From the Manchester Guardian.)
MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.—The telegraphic an-
nouncement of the acceptance of Lord Palmerston's
proposition, by Denmatk, has had no sensible influ-
ence upon yarns in this day's market. Favourable as
the removal of the blockade (if confirmed) must be to
the northern trade, there stilt remains, in the revolu-
tionary turmoil which pervades the whole of Ger-
many, a much greater obstacle and a far more for-
midable danger to our commercial intercourse
with the continent. The private letters received
this morning give a very gloomy and discouraging
picture of the state of political affairs, and of the
prospect which the German people have before them.
The anxiety of the merchants is, of course, increased;
and their determination not to purchase beyond the
bona fide wants of the hour is strengthened. To. day.
their operations have been of trifling amount.
In this protracted absence of demand, the
yarns suitable for that class of buyers have
been purchaseable, in some instances, on rather
lower terms than sellers were willing to accept
a week ago. For India but little has been
done, and No. 40's are scarcely firm. The manufac-
turers are very cautions in their buying. The goods
market has been inanimate. The India houses are
less inclined to enter into contracts than they were
last week, though they are still purchasers of such
suitable fabrics as are ready for delivery, of which,
however, very little is to be met with. The Levant
merchants are doing extremely little ; and other
classes of shippers rendered increasingly wary in
their operations by the state of European affairs. On
the whole, however, there is much firmness in the
prices of goods. It is hoped that the fine weather
will produce a good effect upon the home trade, which
has been in a very unsatisfactory state throughout the
season. _ _

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ROCHDALE, MONDAY.—In the flannel market we
have had but very little doing to-day, and the mer-
chants have purchased very sparingly at former
prices. The wool market continues inactive with
little or no change in price.
HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY.—But little has been
doing to-day in our market, and very few buyers
have visited us.
In the warehouses, the business is
equal to the general average of this season.
HALIFAX, SATUEDAY.—Our Piece Hall has pre-
sented to-day a very inanimate appearance, and there
is n o improvement in the demand for worsted goods.
Prices are consequently drooping. The demand for
yarns is also slack for the home market, and entirely
at a stand for the continent. The spinners have now,
for the most part, completed their orders, and are
working to stock. The late rates are, accordingly,
not maintained. The wool market is still very quiet,
and prices more in favour of the buyer.
LEEDS, TUESDAY.—There is no change worthy of
notice in the state of our market, which continues
much the same as last week. The colonial wool sales
now going on in London fetch quite as good prices as
last February, contrary to the general expectation.

FIRE AT AN OIL WAREHOUSE.—Yesterday morn-
ing between two and three o'clock the inhabitants of
Plough-yard, Shoreditch, were alarmed by a €►re in the
premises belonging to Messrs. Gsbcy and Wells, oil
merchants and ginger bleachers. The engines of the
London Brigade promptly attended, and the firemen
succeeded in extinguishing the flame:, but not until about
four cwt. of ginger was destroyed, and other property
considerably damaged. Neither the premises nor their
contents wire insured.

SUlClDE.—Yesterday afternoon an inquest was held
at the Elephant and Castle St. Pancras-ruad, before Mr.
11. M. Waltley, on the body of Frederick B. Murrell,
aged 53, late captain in the 6th regiment of foot. It
appeared that the deceased had resided since the 30th of
last month at a coffee-house, No. 77, Waterloo-road, and
had been in a very nervous and excited state, attributed
by those who knew something of his affairs to the loss of
1,6001. by the failure of the Nottingham Bank. lle left
his residence at seven o'clock on Thursday evening last,
and at twelve o'clock was found in the Regent's Canal,
at Battlebridge. What led to his discovery was the re-
port of a pistol, heard at the adjacent lock-house. The
lock-keeper then went to the bridge, and on the
towing-path under it found two pistols, one of which
was loaded. The deceased was soon after discovered in
the river quite dead, and an examination of the body
disclosed a wound from the left breast through to the
back, evidently the perforation of a pistol-ball. It was
supposed that the deceased shot himself while standing
on the bank of the canal. The next morning Mr. Gould,
his landlord, received the following letter, which had
been posted the previous night at Battle-bridge:—" Mr.
Gould—When you receive this I shall have ceased to
exist. A pistol will have put an end to all my troubles,
which have of late caused me much misery and wretch-
edness; indeed, to the extent that no other remedy was
left me but to commit a dreadful deed, which I hope the
Almighty will pardon, and have mercy on my soul. The
things I have left at your house will, I trust, sufficiently
compensate you for the nine or ten weeks' board and
lodging I had of you. Whenever you again see Miss
—, tell her I felt very much pained at her not writing
a line in answer to my last letters; also tell her my last
thoughts and wishes were for her well-being and hap-
piness. Now, farewell, &c.—F.M." The jury re-
turned a verdict—" That the deceased shot himself, but
in what state of mind there was not sufficient evidence
to show."

DREADFUL OCCURRENCE.—Yesterday, about three
o'clock, a dreadful occurrence took place at a house
in Shire-lane. near Temple-bar. It appears a young
female took a lodging there the previous night, stating she
had left her situation in Golden.square. In the afternoon
she went out for a short time, and when she returned
was watched in by two women, who shortly after-
wards, accompanied by a City policeman, en-
tered the house, and proceeded upstairs to the
room of this unfortunate girl. No sormer had they en-
tered the room than she sprang from the window, and
fell a distance of forty feet into a back yard, fracturing
the back part of her skull in a dreadful manner. She
was conveyed to King's College Hospital, with but
slight hopes of recovery. She was said to have a great
quantity of property in her possession.
THE DISTRESSED NEEDLEWOMEN'S SOCIETY.—A
meeting of the ladies' arid gentlemen's committee of this
institution took place yesterday at the residence of Mr.
Luke Hansard, at which there was a full attendance of
the members, for the purpose of receiving the report of
the accounts of the society, which had been inspected by
the auditors, assisted by two paid accountants uncon-
nected with the institution, the result of which has shown
h
that the honorary secretary has expended a considerable
sum of money from his own private resources, in order to
carry out the objects of the charity. A public meeting
will be called in a few days, at which Mr. Alderman
Farebrother, the president of the society, will preside,
when it is intended that steps shall be taken to publicly
acknowledge the services rendered by Mr. Roper in pro-
mopticriGgiLthies e
btahteticehafroitry.
201. aside, between
Adams, of Westminster, and Herbert, of the cast-end,
was decided yesterday, near Grays, in Essex, after a
spirited contest. Herbert was declared the Victor, he
receiving a foul blow from his opponent.
THE Loss or TUN FORM—The following corre-
spondence has taken place between the directors of the
Royal West India Mail Company and the Lords of the
Admiralty :
6, Royal Mail Steam packet Company,
` Moorgata-street, London, May 8, 1849.
"Sir
,—The
full inquiry into all the circumstances atten-
the Alacranes
N 0.55,
Court of Directors of this company hat-
ing
dant upon the loss of their steam ship Forth upon
Reef, in January last, have felt se
highly satisfied with the meritorious conduct of Lit ut.
Molesworth,
It.N., of her Majesty's ship Wellesley, who
was a passenger on board on that occasion, that they
have desired me respectfully to r, quest you will be good
enough to move my Lords Commissioners of the Aj-
miralty to transmit to that officer the best thanks of the
Court for his exertions, together with a gold watch, taut
herewith as a token of the Court's approbation.
"I have the honour to be, Sir, your obelent servant,
" E. CHAPPELL, Secretary.
" The Secretary to the Admiralty, &c., W hitehall."
" Admiralty, May 9.
" Gentlemen,—With reference to a letter of the Bth
inst. from Captain Chappell, transmitting a gold watch
for Lieutenanti Molesworth,
R.N., of her Majesty's ship
Wellesley, and requesting that it may be forwarded to
that officer with your best thanks for Lis exertions on
the occasion of the loss of the contract steam-packet
Forth on the Alacranes Reef, in January last, I am com-
manded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty
to acquaint you that they will be happy to carry out your
wishes with regard to his gallant and meritorious conduct
on that occasion.—
I am, Gentlemen,
" Your most obedient humble servant,
W. A. B. Haames ON
" The Royal Mail Steam-packet Company,
55, Mooreate-street."
Vice-Admiral Sir F. Mason, K.C.8., h sd an interview
with Lord John Russell yesterday. The Attorney-
General for Ireland had also an interview with his Lord-
ship yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-
street.

An
LIVERPOOL, MAY 16.—Wind S. and S.W.—Arrived
Jane, Stanley,
Bailey, Buenos Ayres; Mary Queen of Scots, Wilcox,
Barbadoes; Henrietta Butcbard, New Orleans ; Wm.
Botsford, All
Orleans —an, New Orleans; Amaranth, Bliss, New
Angry Pequina. Sid. Match 10, Janthe,
Hun-
ter, Parsons, Mobile• Ottawa, Drynan, Mobile; Emily,
; Chatham, Vinnis, New Orleans; Kate
Agry, Charleston. 15. Isabel, Antigua; Fanny, Hayti;
Jupiter, Charleston; Enterprise, New York. 16. Pan-
thea, Bombay; Gothen Lima; William Bailey, Buenos
Ayres; Hermione, Buenos Ayres; Adam Smith, Buenos
Ayres; Camilla, Demerara; Milford, Barbadoes; Dag-
gers, Jamaica;
Isabel, HondUras ; Colonist, Staten Island ; Mount
Holy wood, Cuba; Lightning, La Guayra;
Washington, Boston • Ann, Portland; Martha Jane, St.
Andrew's, New Bru'ilswiek ; Fisher, Newfoundland;
Hcarts of Oak, Newfoundland. Off Port, Mexican
Packet; Smyrna, Spy; Mary, Ray ; Rosalie ;s G aliens ;
Creamore; Hibbert• Glamere; Flirt; Maria Hardy;
Jessie Stephens; Ilele.
CORK,
Mau; itius; Sarah, Jones Calloa ; Boa Harmonic, Libel,
MAY 15.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrd. Jane, Roach,
Caminha ; Courier do' Caaniuha, Caminha ; Bache
M'Evers, Hughes, New York.
BELFAST, MAY 15 --Wind N.N.W.—Arrd. Napoleon,
Feeley, Baltimore, Australia. Sld. Henry Shelton,
Long, New York.
LOWESTOFT, MAY 16.—The Donegal (brig), Mear,
ran upon the Croton Sand this morning, was ftSbiSted
off, and proceeded with but little damage.