The Sun.
London, England, 1836-01-18 00:00:00

THE WOOLEN TRADE.

(From the Leeds Mercury of Saturday).
LEEDS.—There has been a fair average business done at
the Cloth Halls this week ; prices remain steady. In
the warehouse there has been a little improvement.

HUDDERSFIELD MARKET, JAN. 12.—There has been
a fair demand for goods to-day. The intelligence from
America does not appear to have affected the market.
BRADFORD MARKET, JAN. 14.—Business continues
brisk ; and to-day's Piece Market may be quoted as bet-
ter than those at the close of the year. The great fire
at New York has been the common topic of conversation,
and various conjectures have been hazarded as to the effect
it will have upon our trade. There do not appear to be
positive grounds for supposing it will influence the stuff
trade materially, either one way' or the other. At all
events it will not exhibit itself for some time to come.
Manufacturers complain of the advance in yarns, not being
able to effect any improvement in the price of goods. Our
Yarn Market continues much in the same state as for some
weeks past ; an -increasing demand still exists, and prices
have a tendency upwards. The demand during the week
for wools has been brisk. Prices have not advanced since
our last, but are a little higher than they were three or
four weeks ago.
HALIFAX MARKET, Jan. 9.—The business transacted
to-day in Stuff Goods has been a full average of the last
three weeks, and unusually good for this season of the
year. Lastings and Merinos continue in excellent de-
mand, and prices have been a little higher, although ma-
nufacturers complain that the rise has not been proportion-
ably high to that on the raw material. Yarns, particularly
warps, have been in brisk demand, and have fully supported
last week's prices. In Wool there has been a great deal
done, and on the better descriptions of hog wool there has
been a small advance in price obtained.
HECK MONDWIKE.—The Blanket trade continues pretty
regularly attended by the merchants and buyers on the
market days, more so than is generall y the case about this
period. The manufacturers continue, therefore, in fair
employ, with steady prices.
BARNSLEY.—The manufacturers of this town, who re-
duced hand-winding about two years since, have advanced
it again to the same price as it was then, with the excep-
tion of one house. The weavers on Thursday-presented a
list of prices to the manufacturers, which will be an ad-
vance on some kinds of goods.
ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, JAN. 11.—This mar-
ket was rather better to-day ; all sorts of flannels were
much inquired after, and in good demand, though the
buyers appear disposed to have, them for less money, and
were offering rather lower prices ; but it is not likely that
the manufacturers can.take less so long as both wool and
oils keep up. The Wool Market was about an average day
prices were rather higher. Oils keep very high.

Osbaldestone, the lessee of Covent Garden Theitre
has engaged Miss Romer, who will shortly appear in anew
Opera. He is, we understand, likewise in treaty with young
Kean, to perform a limited number of nights.

IRELAND.

FIRST MEETING OF THE REFORM REGISTRY

ASSOCIATION.
(Abridged from the Dublin Evening Post.)
The first general meeting of the Reform Registry Asso-
ciation of Ireland took place on Saturday last, at the Royal
Exchange. The Reformers of Ireland, of all shades, were
united on this occasion, as well to exhibit their strength as
the perfect unanimity with which they are determined to
pursue the object for which they have associated—the re-
gistration of those entitled to vote for the election of Mem-
bers of Parliament in Ireland.
On the motion of Lord Viscount KILLEEN, seconded by
WENTWORTH HUME, Esq., the Chair was taken by Lord
Viscount CLEMENTS, M.P., amidst enthusiastic cheering.
Lor CLEMENTS said he had disliked party politics, but
he and many others began to feel that, they had been too
apathetic—(Hear, hear, 'and loud cheers)—while he and
others had withdrawn from public life, many had taken a
part which was dangerous to the public peace and liberty.
Their oppOnents were fraternizing, they were registering
too, they were misrepresenting, too, the liberal party, and
they were using every means to sow dissension amongst the
Liberals.—(Cheers.)
Lord KILLEEN proposed, amid loud cheers, the first
resolution. The differences, said the Noble Lord,
which had existed amongst Liberals, had been inju-
rious—these were forgotten now, and, he hoped, for ever.
—The Tory party, who would perpetuate the existence of
tithes, took advantage of their apathy. The present Go-
vernment had dealt more fairly to this country than any
Government—they were kind before—that Government
deserved their support, as it had the confidence of the
country.—(Cheers.) They should endeavour to increase
the majority of the Liberals in the House of Commons,
in case of a dissolution. They should, by increasing the
franchise, strengthen the hands of the country and of a
government who was determined to do them justice. He
was happy to say, that their Society would be one of busi-
ness and not of appeals to the country ; they should, too,
provide funds to carry these objects into effect.—(Hear.)
WM. FLETCHER, Esq., in seconding the resolution, con-
gratulated them on havinc, a Government favourable to the
country. It was not the character of an administration
they had to regard so much, as to whether they would
submit to a military desvotism,, for such they had twelve-
months since. They bad an united, reckless, and wealthy,
'so far as the muck-worms of Change-alley were concerned,
a wealthy party against them.
Sergeant W'our,FE proposed the next resolution. Hav-
ing read the resolution he said—The resolution that I
have had the honour of reading points very simply thq
manner by which it is intended that this Association should
work out the great purposes for the attainment of which it
has been endeavoured 'to be put together—and so as tore-
dress a flagrant and manifest wrong under which the liberal
party in Ireland now labours.—( Hear, hear.) At the same
time that I call' it a wrong, perhaps I ought to correct my-
self; because it' is one, that is inflicted upon them, by the
liberal party themselves.—(Hear.) My Lord, this wrong
to which I advert is this—that the Conservative party have
appropriated to themielves, namely, double the number of
representatives in Ireland to which their relative worth and
numbers entitle them.—(Hear.) Whereas 105 members
represent Ireland, and we have only 70, and the Conserva-
tives have 35, while the proper and the gross proportion
should be, that we ought to have 90, and they but 15.
(Hear and cheers.) It is that not only we ought to have 90,
but I trust that at the next general election, indeed I have
no doubt of it, if we do our duty, that we will increase the
proportion of our members: Why do I say that our proper
proportion is 90 to 15 ? 1 say it, because if we go into
details and examine each by the constituencies of Ireland,
and if we examine the strength of them that belong to us,
we find that we ought to have as our proportion 90 members
out of the 106. This detail, however, would occupy more
time than is suited to this meeting. This much I will say,
briefly and generally, that we can make an accurate calcula-
tion of the relative strength of parties, from the statistical
return of the population, and from unerring data. I am sure
I do not exaggerate when I say that the Liberal party in
Ireland comprises many noblemen of rank, station, and per-
sonal worth—(Hear)—that it comprises a large portion of
the landed aristocracy —( Hear, hear)—that it comprises
men of the first name and family in the kingdom—that it
comprises capitalists—that it comprises a great party of
the commercial wealth of the country.—(Hear, hear)—
Several other gentlemen addressed the meeting. In the
address proposed at the meeting we find the following sum-
mary of the objects contemplated by the Association :
" To obtain a full and fair registration of all persons quali-
fied under the provisions of the Reform Act for the right o f
voting—to expose and defeat the attempts of the Tory party
evidently to restrict the elective franchise by litigious and vex-
atious opposition to every liberal claimant—to secure in a
word for the Reformers of Ireland, by every lawful means,
their just weight in the electoral body—these are objects of
the first magnitude ; but experience has shown that they are
not to be obtained by detached or desultory efforts; they are
only attainable by persevering and continued exertions. The
organization of the Tories must be met by a counter-organiza-
tion of the friends of liberal opinions. Morality prohibits the
Reformers from adopting the current practices of their oppo-
nents ; but there is nothing to forbid—on the contrary, there
is every thing to recommend the closest imitation of their ac-
t!vity and concert."
DEATH OF SWEENEY.—CORONER9S

have. already given an account of the affair at Shandrum
near Charleville, on last Saturday morning, where a man
named Sweeny lost his life by a shot or shots fired by the
police. An inquest 'was held on the body on Tuesday, in
the village of Newtown, which was resumed next day, when
the proceedings were again adjourned. -
Two of the 'witnesses swore to the fact that a single po-

licernan, detached from the main body, fired`at the deceased;
A third witness identified the policeman, and alSo swore that
the man in question went upon his knees on an elevation,
and took deliberate aim at the unfortunate deceased!
Others swore that to the best of their belief there was no
magistrate present, and that the Riot Act was not read.
Add an intelligent boy, of about thirteen years of age, also
identified the policeman, whom he saw fire ; but when called
upon to lay his hand upon the accused party, " he could
scarcely be induced to touch him !"