The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-15 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

FOREIGN WOOL TRADE, LEEDS, FEB. 12.—We have
uo change to report in the foreign wool market this
week. It is expected prices will range full higher at the
approaching London sales, the quantity to be offered
being but small.
ENGLISH WOOL MARKET, FEB. 12.—This branch of
trade has been without any change this week, either in
demand or prices.
WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET. FEB. 11.—We cannot
vary our report from last week's, the demand still con-
tinning languid, with prices much about the same.
LIVERPOOL WOOL MARKET, FEB. 11.—There were
1,800 bags of foreign and colonial wool offered at auc-
tion yesterday, scarcely half of which found purchasers.
The attendance was numerousus, but there was a want
of confidence exhibited, owing no doubt to the high
price. of provisions; the biddings, therefore, were lan-
guid. The small quantity of Australian and Cape realised
tull prices, considering the quality and condition, whirl;
were very inferior. There was not much United States
wool sold at auction, but several parcels were afterwards
disposed of by private sale, at prices rather lower than
previous sales. There was a good assortment of Buenos
' Ayres, but the prices offered were so very low that it
was nearly all withdrawn.
LEEDs.—We have not had such dull markets at our
cloth-halls for some month: past as on Tuesday and Sa-
turday. There continue to be considerable deliveries,
however, direct to the foreign houses, of goods calculated
for the East India and China markets, and from this
circumstance, added to the great caution exercised by
the manufacturers generally, the stocks in the cloth-
halls are not large, end prices are firm. There is a
little more business doing by some of the foreign houses,
but on the whole business has been dull in the ware-
houses since this day week.
BRADFORD MARKET, FEB. 11.—We Can report no
amendment in the wool market. Sales are compara-
tively few, and those of no great extent. The supply of
wool corning to the staplers is small, which tends to
keep up prices. The yarn market is still dull, and no
change in price. The Russian houses are, however, pre-
paring for (we hope) a brisk trade in yarns for export.
Plain Orleans cloths and paramattas are in good demand;
for the American market large stocks of pieces are pur-
chased. Fancy articles, made partly of silk, will, we
have no doubt, have a great run during our spring
trade. Merinos at present are dead stock. The manu-
facturers are full of hope as to a brisk spring trade.
MANCHESTER, THURSDAY EYENING.—We are in no
ways improving, either in our cloth or yarn markets.
The depression is extreme, and without any rational
prospect of improvement. A decided reduction on the
nominal low rates of the day would not induce merchants
to buy, except to order. There is no taste for the least
speculation.

LONDON FEVER HOSPITAL.—On Friday afternoon
the annual meeting of the governors of this hospital was held
at the Freemasons' Tavern,Great Queen-street; \V. Everett,
Esq., he the chair. The report stated that the number of
patients treated during the year was 636, of whom 531 were
cured, 5 sent to other hospitals, 76 died, and 24 remained
under treatment. The total number admitted Once the
establishment of the hospital in 1802 was 18,517. The dis-
tricts where fever now most prevailed were Lambeth, the
courts and alleys about Drury-lane, St. Margaret's, West-
minster, St. George's, Bloomsbury, and St. Giles's. The
year's expenditure amounted to 1,5671., the receipts to
2,1071., including, however, a portion of the stock which had
been sold out to meet tie expenses.
CITY OF WESTMINSTER LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC
INSIITCTION.—The veteran comedian, Mr. J. Russell, gave
the members of this institution a very agreeable reading of
the "Merchant of Venice" on Friday evening. His concep-
tion of the characters is just, and his general reading kept
up an unflagging interest, while the revulsions of feeling in
the scene with Tuba!, and the deep, implacable, bigoted
vengeance of Shylock, in the trial scene, were delivered with
consummate power. The audience evinced, by repeated
expressions of applause ant,l the profoundest attention, that
they were highly gratified.
TESTIMONIAL TO THE REV. G. T. ANDREWES,
A.M., CLERK IN ORDERS OF.iST. JAMEB'S, AND CHAPLAIN
TO THE HON. THE HOUSE OF COMMONS..—This is a de-
monstration on the part of the parishioners of St. James's,
Westminster, in order to testify the admiration, respect,
and eaeem they have long entertained for that Rev. Gentle-
man, by raising funds sufficient to purchase such a testi-
monial as would be both acceptable to him, and creditable
to the subscribers. The articles selected by the committee
for presentation, consisting of several valuable works, in
elegant and appropriate bindings, and other articles of
splendid workmanship, chiefly connected with the library,
together with a valuable gold chronometer, Sac., have been
exhibited during the past week, in a spacious gallery in St.
James's-street. The address, which accompanies the testi-
monial, and which is intended to be a lasting record to his
family, is a most elaborate and beautiful piece of penman-
ship, richly embellished, and written on vellum, by Mr.
Robertson, of the writing institution, Coventry-street,
Haymarket.
PARIS.—The Misses Pyne have been singing with
immense success at the Marchioness of Normanby's soirée
musicale ; also at Les Deux Nouveaux concerts. The
Marchioness has again scoured these accomplished young
ladies for the 19th inst.
FIRE AT BETHNAL-GREEN.—On Friday a fire,
nearly attended with the most disastrous results, broke out
at No. 2, New-street, Bethnal-green, occupied by Mr. Tay-
lor, a cabinet-maker. Upon the alarm being given, the
inmates in the upper room were so frightened that a man
in jumping out of the window was severely injured, and
two children had very narrow escapes, being obliged to be
handed out of the same window. On the arrival of the
engines the fire was quickly extinguished, but not until con-
siderable damage was done. Unfortunately the occupier was
uninsured.
FIRE AT CLERKENWELL.—ShortIy after 12 o'clock
on Friday night, a fire, that created considerable alarm, broke
out upon the premises in the occupation of Mrs. Elizabeth
Duperey, cloth cap maker, situate at No. 1, Garnault-place.
Clerkenwell. The flames originated from some unknown
cause, in the first-floor front, and were discovered by the
inmates at the moment they were retiring to bed. By timely
assistance the flames were soon extinguished, but not until
the whole of the stock in trade was destroyed, and the pre-
mises severely damaged. Unfortunately the occupier was not
insured for a single penny.
SERIOUS FIRE.—On Friday, between eight and nine
o'clock, a very alarming file broke out in the mansion be-
longing to Mrs. Mirah Loftus, situate at 82, Witupole-street,
Cavendish-square. The flames originated in the second floor
back, and were first discovered by one of the women domes-
tics, who heard a loud crackling noise proceeding from the
upper part of the premises. Upon getting to the second
floor landing, the flames could be perceived issuing from the
apertures of the door. An instant attempt was made to
subdue the fire by buckets of water, but the flames had ob-
tained too firm a hold to be extinguished by that means, and
information of the disaster was instantly sent to the engine-
stations. In the course of a few minutes the parish engine,
with numerous others of the London brigade, and the one
belonging to the %Vest of England Company, reached the
scene. An abundant supply of water was instantly procured
from the fire mains in the district, and by leading the hose
up the staircase the water was brought to bear upon the right
quarter ; but the fire bad previously broken through the back
windows, and the flames were rushing out with such impe-
tuosity as to threaten with destruction the whole of the
building. After considerable trouble, and at no little personal
risk, the firemen succeeded in entirely extinguishing the
flames, but not until damage to a considerable amount had
been done; for, besides the destruction of the contents of
that portion of the mansion in which the fire began, the floor
above and that below were severely damaged by fire and
water. The property was insured in the Guardian-office.
A spark from a lighted candle, it is supposed, was the cause
of the disaster.
FIRE IN THE OLD-STREET• ROAD.—On Wednesday
night, a few minutes before ten o'clock, a fire broke out on
the premises in the occupation of Mr. Berry, known as the
Victoria Coffee-house, 57, Old-street-road. From what couerds
be gleaned on the spot, shortly after the outbreak,
, it apr in
that while the parties connected with the premiseswere e
the lower room, a strong smell of tire filled the room, and in
a few minutes the roaring of flames was here ardbursli
in thet ruopupgehr
fire
part of the house, shortly after which the u
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the chamber windows. Engines wereso(
nenrs‘pv(a)ts,
and were set to work. The tire,however, p end
it quenched before the building (built chiefly'of wood) was
burned through, and its contents consumwl. The adjoining
shop. on the eastern side, was saved, In consequence of a
su n tial party-wall being between themd.
facie.d re is
is sup-
posed to hare originated through some e n flue.
It is said that the occupier is not insured.
ANOTHER CAFTURE OF AN ILLICIT DISTILLERY.—
From information received, Messrs. Bayford and J. Lewins.
officers of Excise, yesterday proceeded to the"house of Mr.'
John Hatfield, Trafalgar-street, Whitechapel, where, after I
obtaining admission, in a back apartment they found a large
copper still, a quantity of fermented wash, molasses, spirits,
distilla-
tion the usual fittings of a distillery. The process of sti
tion was not then going on, but it appeared to have been re-
cently suspended. They accordingly seized the still, appa-
ratus, and utensils; but, in consequence of there being no
fire under the still, they were not empowered to take the
proprietor into custody, 'although he was on the premises at
I the time.

PROVISION'S FROM TRE UNITED STATES.--The-
Queen of the West, from New York ( which arrived at Li-
verp.,' on the 11th instant) brings 5,100 barrels of flour,
4,956 barrels of Indian corn meal, 222 bags of Indian corn,
1,454 bags of peas, and 3,000 package* of biscuit.