The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-25 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

NORWICII.—This city begins to ftel a general de-
pression of trade in all its branches, owing to the
state of the money market. Our mohair manufacture,
which )„,enerally employs about 2.000 hands, ices been,
and is, partnnly suspended. The Albion mills are
closed, Lakenhaui mills are doing little, and the yarn
factory is not in full wnrk. Lie silk mills are e,,t
working full time, and employment is also falling orr
in other manufactures. B.,th in tbe city and
county, shopkeepers complain of the stagnation
of trade, and travellers cannot obtain orders to
anything like the usual extent at this sersen.
This state of things is attributed in a gre.:a.
measure to excessive railway sp?ciattion. Qiiiint:s
on this subject are much at variance, as opinions
always will he, without. a proper foundation of facts.
Some who have been injured by railways consider
that they will be the ruin of the country, while
others, who have been greatly benefited by them,
maintain, that the country could not have gone
on without them. In this district, as well as
in others, railways have had the cifect of stimulat-
ing trade to some extent, by bringing buyers
from a distance. The supply and distribution of
goods from the city warehouses and shops are car-
ried on by a far less number of persons than might
at first be supposed. The railway has had the effect
of diminishing rather than incressing the merely
distributive and n'ol carrying trade of the city, and
the increase of railways in any direction will cer-
tainly have that effect to a still greater extent, be-
cause country shopkeepers naturally prefer going to
the original markets for goods to buying from pat-
terns and samples. At the same time the railways
have given our wholesale h,:uses more speedy arid
easier access to country districts, and more particu-
larly to the fen • district, where they do a large
business. In respect to our manufactures, railways
have been highly beneficial as a means of rapid
transit; but in consequence of the excess of railway
speculation having diverted capital, to a great extent,
out of it; legitimate channel, many mills in the North
are now entirely closed, and scene mills in this city,
as before stated, are either closed or not in full work.
This, considering the high prices of pi ()visions at
the present time, is a very serious matter. It
is certain, however, that our fancy goods trade has
very considerably revived within the last two
years • that a far greater extent of business_ t
has
been done than formerly, and that some of our
manufacturers have not been able to execute their
orders in the time required. They now produce
cheap fancy goods, for which there has been a great
demand, which still continues, and if designing we're
more encouraged this trade inli.:l-n. 119. still further in-
creased. ...Norwich is niesurpas..-,3. •1, the (:uellency
of her fabries, but, as yet, 1.:0 hole little towards
rivalling the French or Sc:, c.: el, I•14W. Our manu-
facturers sellotn tal-.. the lein.! in any article. ; they
ari-; too catitliAn tea ~:t.gt;,att.' u.,yti:ing, tiling, prefi•rlng to
follow in the wake of their mere enterprising
brethren. The trade is now hanging between the
two seasons, and as yet there has by=es; a slow demand
for summer gooris.--So
_folk Chronicle.

AMUSING CASE TOR GENTLEMEN OF THE. Lora
ROBE.—It is rumoured that a gent:eramn or this Pl., II 1,.•
about to bring an a..tioto tor bleach of promb4e of mar-
riage, agaito.t m lady recently marro-d. and who, t r t.O
the time of her Marriage, wa4 reskling with a elert.;:,-
man. well known it, Ltverp.m.l. If is ,aid, that th.• p.c.
setts which he has Matte to her, from time to time, dur-
ing the c.,urt,hip, are of eunsid..rable ralur‘. Her lett..rs
pmriocl, and w bieh will, 110 r,,,.,,;;,
Urd rs 4 1
bdearpirnogituheeeriwo PcohuurPt,P.);:d/owed, ss they have 1),.,eh e.1,-,F,, 1
• Y
by the denouement which . has .ince taL:s. pl,:et-,
aunts ng p•-ri,,iiieuls —: ;verpoot ./ inv.,.
THE NEW LOED Ltt.u'rENANT —We
that the Earl of CZ:re:W..% is to arrive a 1iii,,,,„ (',.;:s.itl'e
There
Earl will ;I\"'eas.4e,:r'unn...end awsiLiott'de
are some absurd rumours
on Wednesday next.
e, an:es in other d.partniebth of
held, at which the Nohiet)n that
la
'
iLnietuhteetnieawnt,potf,.pr,r;slaa•ffaiii)
the government. They arc totmtly undeerving of at-
tention. Mr. Lab,,urchere, we ar„ happy to state, con-
tinue (s in the .Ti ~ I of Clild' S Dublin
Post. ecrtary. .Everting

WICK, MAT 13.—We have this week been re-
minded of the a; prett,li o' the herring campaign.
Upward, of 150 barrels of herrings have arrived from
Stornoway, the produce of the few previous days, and
mire are hooked for. These are being shipped off to the
continent kith all dispatch. Various opizii,ns are ex-
pressed as to their quality. Stettin accounts of recent
ib.oorrfamt
et the
ee Ig66raet
Sab-
bath
t:
so often made
(Ise; tebaadreams otsht:tut'l.,artiuter,f4tbini,. allthriJsuhe;whatrhkee;saarreecnetrl ainn "al;
sery lc w.-1?oss-Nhire Advertscr.
say s,
lethttaetrthfreopmroliizintits b:ehrfguictsoh(eNid,hi,nrau:soswsbicehaceo)lne,
st:nday instead of Saturday, has at last been
btoatthheoJneNSV
one of great importance, especially in com-
mercial of the Lille le. community. The measure is
accepted by 700 and
Jaesv,. 8 oftenot f that r
ICKLTS AT VIENNA.--On the 12th the
operations.
consideredD arBREAD
D T
muoiopti:3 ut V: tit.. i:tg.,.• t• t-,.tri,.t:e t.tketb to the
poorer classes to ena1.,1•3 them to purchase bread at less
than the market price. The house of Rothschild gave a
sum of 3,000 florins (about 3121.) to increase the number
of such tickets.