The Sun.
London, England, 1840-10-15 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

(From the Manchester Guardian.)
MANCHESTER.—There was no material change in the
appearance of the market yesterday. The demand for
yarns continued about the same as for some weeks past,
with a. slight tendency to a decline in prices. Goods of
all kinds, with the exception of the best 27-inch power-
loom printing cloth, which was in moderate demand,
were extremely flat, and in many instances a reduction
of lid to 3d. per piece was submitted to in order to
effect sales.
ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, OCT. 12.—We have
had to-day tr tolerably fair demand for flannels ; but the
manufacturers complain at the low prices given for their
goods. In the wool market there is no change of prices
to report, and the demand continues steady.
HUDDERSFIELD MARKET, OCT. 13.—Business still
continues very brisk in nearly every description of goods
peculiar to this market. Heavy woollens especially
are in great request, and almost all sorts of fancy
goods meet with ready sale. Prices remain much the
svme. In wools the demand is :needy, with a slight
upward tendency in prices. A fair autumn trade is
doiNg in the warehouses ; and the operatives are gene-
rally employed. The fine weather has operated favour-
ably for all parties.

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ORTHODOX ALE.—A few weeks ago, a circum-
stance occurred on a Sabbath-day, in a congregation a few
miles from Crieff, which has since caused great amusement
in this country side. It would appear that a country
woman was in the habit .of calling, during the interval of
public worship on Sundays, at a certain public house, for
what she termed a battle of orthodox ale, wj3ich she
ed by alway a
s
drank during the interval of worship, aacompani
good piece of bread and cheese. She called one Sabbath.
day lately for her bottle of ale before the forenoon worship,
and having put it into her pocket, she went off direct to
church. She had not remained above three-quarters of an
hour. there, when the orthodox ale begt.n whizzing in her
pocket, to the no small annoyance of all around her. In
a few minutes the bottle burst wit th a report like a musket-
shot—the women bawling. out, Oh me I I suppose my
side's riven I" She was.imrnediately taken to the door,
wbentlie was found to have sustained no injury excepting
the 'loss of her, bottle and no orthodox contents. —Perth
Courier.
' London, No. 3, Lower Seymour-street, Portman-square.) 1
" The Countess of Clifford presents her compli-
ments
. nio . . .
to Mr. E. Solons, and is much gratified in be-
ing
able to say that his " Patent Spectacles," adapted to
simmediateoly
engageli' ihstocsiiler
her sight nearly six years ago, have
tehooenwrticanasudesdn undiminished
ent, and fror any length
hinavteheeapperefreicetnceeadse f r anda
their
hilieirn.without the slightest sight.fa-
tigue. skil-
fullyf timafeep,
rpblt
yibe
edd
amy n sotr them,r
ncieannnuadt enabling ie. all n
pigg
This is the more remarkable and gratulatory to the
Countess's feelings considering the total
.failure in the
above respects, and consequent mortifying disappointments
attending m
.ttie various other spectacles she hitherto attepted
to wear; indeed, it is with the
perfectly sase.essful
e greatest pleasure the Coon-
own
teas testifies to Mr. E; Qtn
treatment .of her sight, and submits her
case in confirmation of the strong and deserved
received, epeseemuleinar
dations his Spectacles havere C
lomons' high professional sta and of Mr, B. So-
Clifford. To Mr.nding,
--r"
ountess COnstantia
E. Solom
ons, Optician, 36, Old Bond-
street, and 1, Old Jewry
Major-General Sr
C ity,"
blr Gregory Wrey,.
_antiMajor-
General Effingham Lindsay, have beee.anied, to the list-
of general ontcers'receiving pensions for good services.