The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-18 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE:

(From the Manchester Guardian.)
MANCHESTER.—The unsettled state tf the foreign re-
lations of the country continues to exercise a most
injurious effect upon the business of this town ; ard
although the present is usually considered about the best
season of the year,. though we are blessed with weethar
beautiful almost beyond example, and though there
is a decided tendency to advance in the Liverpool
cotton market, there scarcely ever were two duller
or more discouraging markets than those of yes-
terday and yesterday weak. The demand both for
yarn and goods—and especially for the latter—was
languid in the extreme ; and sales could not be
effected at all, without serious sacrifices. Lidee.d,
we believe, 27 - inch printing cloth was, in some
few cases, sold yesterday at the lowest rates current in De-
cember lost, notwithstandieg the great advance in cotton
which has taken place since that time; and, in 'domestics
and shirting, it was almost impossible-Meffect saleate any
.extent at any prices tbatcouldbe named. This discouraging
state of the market has, of course, caused a very general
inclination amongst the spinners and manufacturers to '
lessen the'r production, and !WO or three large concerns in
this town have already began to work short time. A simi-
hr course has, we understand, been adopted by some cf the
mpinocrs at Heywood, and in the neighbourhood of Oldham.
Prep orations are also making at Stockport to collect the opi-
nions of the trade on.the subject ; and notice ha; been given
at 'Macclesfied, of a reduction to four days per week
Should the present state of the market continue two or
three weeks longer, we have no doubt that working short
time will ba as general throughout the district as it was in
1639. It is to be hoped, however, that this grievous neces-
sity may be everted. We understand that, for some time past,
the exchanges between this country and the Continent
have been gradually assuming a more favourable and
healthy appearance ; and, if the pending disputes with
America were amicably settled, there is reason to Lelicvc
that we should have a tolerably speedy return of coufiJenc-s
and a consequent improvement in business.
We have
ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, Mxncu 15.
those
had but very little doing in the market t 7
°-
doab I i;,-, ct 1 to
who have sell have, in many instance;,
been
for
take less money ; the chief demand Iba,s,
low-
priced goods. The wool market l'c•san 'mice, yet
though tilers may not be a derided h
riccs.
goeninslack ; and
wool is better to purchase sit.tAhnee;_
16P._
This market wore
11ULDERSVIELD MARKKl,e,Nlowingi
to the fineness of the
were made in light fancy
goods. Extensive p t
awevaet7ear:iainlaat;gde.°nPuPmeabtrieraern.loafsl,ssuyers, and a gee It supply of
trade. fiad it not i
nbortiskh trade Tull
woollens ond otlicebi.eingnhtfofrabtrhiocs,hacdhietefitny
pfeorroftobner
titnonmse.
nproce , but
have hems fully realized. Prte .s h .
atlantic brett‘ren, tee aeticipa- ion
Business in the warehouses as improved
hoafvea
week; and hopes are entertained that the
_
curse
cr e firer.
during
oft tby ea
r ,gill be averted.

' BANKRUPTCY.
MESSRS. ‘,l-3'
has It
bevy stated in some of the papers that the certificate
of ex younger Charnter; alone would be allowed ;
but is last night's Gazette the names cf both father and
sou appear, to be certificated on the 6th of Apfil, unless
cause Le shown to the contrary before that day.
The Duke of Beaufort, who is one of the best
add boldest tilers across a country, hid a severe fall last
Monday while hunting. His .Grace receked several se-
vere contusions, and his back is much bruised, but the in-
juries are not considered dangerottE,

On We aesday mernirg, the 3d, the Commandant de.
spatched a corporal and six privates belonging to the de-
tachment Et Brisbane Town, guided by the men of Mr.
S.'a party iN 1:o ha I escaped, with all possible speed to the
spot; and on Vre following morning he and Assistant-Sur-
geon Ballow followed on horseback. A boat well manned
and armed was at the same time despatched under the
command of Mr. Whyte, the Commandant's clerk, to apt
prise of the circumstance and put on his guard Mr. Dixon,
sea., surveyor, who (with his other assistant, Mr. Warner)
was tracing the coast, and extending his trigonometrical
survey _froms.tlse-Logaa R;ver southward to the Richmond.
On tha. Conauraadant's party reaching within about
fifteen miles cf the place, and while encamping by the
side of a creek at sunset, criei were heard proceeding
from the ranges on their left. Some of the party imme-
diately ran in the di.ection of the sound, and found Dun-
-I_l,, one of the men said to have been murdered, lying on
the ground in a very exhausted state, suffering from a very
severe wound on the head, and also a contusion on the
left arm and shoulder. He was immediately taken to the
camp, where every care was taken of him, and he is now
doing well.
Oa bring questioned touching the affair, be said that on
Sunday rnerniegi tiller the men had gone to the creek, .he
remarked that two blacks who hal accompanied the party
for several dsys, Murry Dido and Carbon Bob, and who had
been very kindly treated, left the tents and returned in a
short time, bringing with them five strange blacks. He
observed that they were all more than usually armed, having
two long spears each, with their bomerangs and waddics.
From their movements he suspected they were bent on mit-
cllisf, and told Tuck, who was sitting under his tarpaulin,
having a bad leg, to look after a coke which was on the
fire, while he went down to the men at the creek. Mr.
Stapvltou was at that time in his tent v;ri!ing. On his
(Dunlop's) terming to go away, he observed two or three
cf the blacks go Or a^ds M. Stspylton's tent, and two of
them, namely, Carbon 1.3,,b, and another, followed him.
He had not g,te many yards when cue a them threw a
spear st him, which mised, and Carbon Bub then struck
him on the back of arc head with bis waddy, and knocked
him dowr, after wbLh lie had no recollection of what im-
mediately folloried. Oa awthilig from his state of stu-
por, which, as near as he csuld guess, laste.i about forty-
eight hours, he observed the black-, who had returned nt
consider numbers, busied, men, women, and children,
some is et rr)ii:g off whatever struck their fancy, while others
wee employed in burring the tents And bodies.
They did not atempt to strike him again, but one of
them vas commeacing to strip him, when he appealed to
Marry Diio, who immediately stopped the I.roceedi g,
very.fi,etnyig telling hint at the same time that by a.id by
he would be bon!.;, and n that black fe'lsw would nzara
yrangyrang, n.e a.ilg that be would die very soon, and
then the blacks would get his clothes. As seen as he
could possibly crawl he got up and left the place, and had
managel to totter to tire spot where the ra ty found him.
Had he not been thus fortunately met wile, he must very
shortly have i wished from fatigue and want, tt g‘:ther with
the injuries te had received.
Oa Sunday the 7th, about ten A. m., the party arrived at
the place where the murder *as committed. They there
found a portion of the skeleton of Mr. Stapylton lying a
few yards in the rear of tire spot where his tent Lai been
pitched.
The arms were gone, as also the right foot,.whieh bad
been broken off near the ancle joint. The skull was

hing a few yards apart from the Cruuk. It presented no
appeaialce of frteturc. The body appeared to have te.-n
roaste ', and the IL2shy parti to have been either ea'en by
the blacks or devoured by the native dogs. The body of

the prisoner Tuck wee lying on its face upon some p.eLe3
of butut wood about twenty yards from the.bana.o cl,ldr.'.
Stepletoc. It was in a highly putrid state, much charred
by the fire, and was torn and disfigured in many parts by
the birds of prey. Tacre was a spear wound on tha right
side of the neck, and a contusion of the scalp .on the
back of the head. The body of Tuck was buried near
the spot whore it was found, and the bones of Mr. Sta.
pylton !Am.() brought to Brisbane Town for interment.
Everything was demolished with the excc?tion of the
dray, whim, cent,ined the broken boxes, some pieces of
pork, and a few pair of shoes.
The bullocks were found, and being yoked to the dray,
were broukht away by the 'party. The blacks were hover-
ing about in considecale numbers, and several attempts
mere made to captu::e some of them, but, owing to tho
broken nature of the ground, it was found impossible to
take any of them alive, and the party did not conceive
themsehes warranted in firing amongst them indiscrimi-
nately. One of their camps was entered by a few of the
party, and some blankit3 and other articles found, but
the blacks fled with astonishing celerity in all directions
on scrieg Viera approach. The tribes in the immediate
vicinity of the settlement volunteered to accompany the
party, which some of them accordingly did, and by their
exertions evinced their extreme anxiety for the apprehen-
sion of the murderers.