The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-14 00:00:00

THE IRON TRADE,

Another fortnight has passed of the most seasonable
and growing weather that could be desired ; under its
cheering influence short crops, late harveNts, and blighted
produce are fast vanishing from the horizon ven of the
most inveterate alarmists, while the returning promise
of an abundant provision for man and beast is bailed
with thankfu!nes, not only in our Own iavoured land,
but throughout all the countries where the scarcity has
hitherto been more severely felt. D. pendent mainly
upon this bountiful dispensation of Providence, and the•
consequent rapid retrograde movements in the corn
market, has been the confirmation of the opinion warn-
tabled in our last notice, that the crisis of the monetary
disorder was pass•:d. Such is indisputably acknowledged
to be the fact; and the traces of returning commercial
confidence, controlled by the judicious caution requisite
to the recovery from so serious a derangement, are daily
becoming more evident. Thong!' this improvement will
necessarily have less immediate eff ct upon the iron
trade than many others, as it has participated so slightly
in the general depression, yet its interests will not re
main unbenefited. Prices have all along been well
maintained, and if the ironm•aster's clpital has not
realised so liberal a per centage of profit as formerly,
and as—in the opinion of some—might have been ob-
tained at the close of the last year, still a steady
remuneration has been returned through the increased
quantity of business done, and the punctuality with
which payment has been obtained. Thus provided with
the means of meeting present necessities, and influenced
by the better tone of feeling in the commercial world, as
well as the encouraging prospect of further improve-
ment, few would be disposed to undersell, even should
the briskness of demand be suspended till the renewed
activity in railway enterprise again calls forth the full
energies of the trade. But if, on the other hand, any
considerations of our relationship with other countries,
and the state of foreign competition, should force upon
us the policy of a temporary reduction, the low prices of
provisions which will follow an abundant harvest will
afford an opportunity for such an equitable adjustment
of wages as would ultimately prove rather beneficial
than otherwise to the interest of the trade, and might
be established without exciting bitterness of feeling
among the workmen, or distress in their families. The
limestone getters, who were standing for an advance, as
we ventured to predict, have already seen the unreason-
ableness of their conduct, and have returned to their
work. The arrival of orders has not varied much during
the last month, and sufficient are now on the books, and
on hand at almost every work, to afford full employment
for a longer period than is geaterally the case at this
season. A rumour has reached us that the chain-
makers in the neighbourhood of Dudley and Stourbridge
are endeavouring to enforce higher wages; but an under-
standing has been entered into between their masters
and the merchants, that their demands shall be resisted
—the wages now given being m ore than thirty per cent.
higher than they were a short time since.—Birmingham
Gazette.

THE TRIPLE MURDER AT
MIRFIELD.

Up to this day it was understood that the
Christian name of Mrs. Wraith was Mary, and it was
stated so by one of the witnesses, and always considered
so throughout the previous in quiries ; to-day, however,
the Coroner stated that it was Ann, and, accordingly,
in the report of this day's, proceedings, it so ap-
pears. Mary was the name of the first wife of James
Wraith, and thus we suppose the mistake arose.
Mrs. Ann Wraith had been married before she
became the second wife of James Wraith ; her
name was then Parker, and she had left, as
we before stated, two /ions named Parker alio.
It will be remembered, also, that when " Will
Sheard," at Robert Town,, was asked by Charles Flint
to go down on horseback, and inform the magistrates
of what M‘Cabe had " see n " and " beard," he de-
murred, saying, " it was a serious matter to interfere,
and he would rather be quiet ;" whereupon M'Cabe said,
" don't go, Bill, don't go, Bill ; I'm going down to the
Shoulder of Mutton Inn, 'lv d I can declare it myself."
He did, as is now well know n, set off to go to this inn,
and had got a good portion of the way when he was ap-
prehended.

We have learnt that at lihe time he was so appre-
hended, he was " declaring" his etory to a woman who
resides on the road-side in 'Zlirfield, along which he was
passing.
We are desired to annount:e that, now the Coroner's
inquiry is over, the house where the murders were com-
mitted will be permanently closed against all visitors.
The dreadful annoyance to i'hich the family now resid-
ing there has been put by tho thousands of persons press-
ing in on them, renders total exclusion absolutely neces-
sary.--Leeds Mercury of S. turday.

THE EXPIRIN'G PARLIAMENT.
As nearly six years hay e elapsed since the last general
election, it may not perteitps be altogether uninteresting
to our readers to be rem aided of the course that was then
adopted with respect to elm dissolution of the old and the
formation of the new Pe rliament. Her Majesty in per-
son prorogued the then Parliament on the 22d of June,
1841. The dissolution. by proclamation took place on
the following day, the : new Parliament being summoned
to meet, and met accor singly, on the 19th of August—.
a period of fifty-eight d ,ays thus intervening between the
two events. The Leigi' ilature having then assembled, the
sittings continued for a period of seven weeks, namely,
from August 19 to October 7, when the session, by suc-
cessive adjournmt nts,• vas carried over until February in
the following year. St ipposing this precedent to be fol-
lowed on the present o,:casion, and that Parliament be
adjourned on one day ar. el dissolved on the following, then
allowing, as in the former instance, fifty-eight days for
the elections and the interval necessary for and consequent
upon the calling of a nom Parliament, the second session
of the 1 lth Victoria wil, I commence on the 7th of Sep-
tember. On the previot is occasion, the new Parliament
commenced its sittings o n the 19th August, which were
protracted until the 7th c f October, principally from the
tact of Lord Melbourne'rf Government having been out-
voted en the address in bo rh Houses, in reference to the
rla n regulating
whether
theythe trade
did
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paragraph in the Speet .11 from the throne, calling upon
corn,Parliament
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with
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derange the
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increase the privations o f the l
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sarily led to the delay and
e, votes which
adjournments consequent
upon the formation of a new Administration. Circum-
stances, however have e
tinged since then ; Sir H. Peel
has changed ; the eorn- . aws are all but defunct ; and it
may, therefore, be presi amed that the forthcoming initia-
tory session, if it comm enoes on or about the 7th of Sep-
tember, will terminate '
in a month or five weeks from that
period, should no me
toward circumstances, foreign or domestic, intervene.-- - Observer.

We understand 1
.hat some of the high Tories have
been bustling ahou t this week with a requisition to Sir
A. Dalrymple to o Ter hims,•lf again as a candidate for
the Borough, but we have nr,t heard whether it is his
intention to compi; with it.—Brighton Herald.