The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-30 00:00:00

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the Exchange to-day than at
any period during the preceding fortnight. There
was more inquiry for goods of nearly all descriptions
except those suitable for the India and China markets,
which are still flat—and we heard of some rather
considerable purchases of the better qualities of
domestics, which have been latterly neglected. The
demand for long cloths and low printing cloths for
the Levant still continues; and considerable orders
are in course of execution for that quarter of the
world. The export trade from this country to the
Levant has, indeed, been steadily increasing in im-
portance for some years past. Although, in common
with most other branches of our foreign commerce,
it suffered considerably during a part of the present
year, the activity which has since prevailed has fully
made up the deficiency that had arisen in the amount
of exports. We have been favoured by a mercantile
house in this town with the following comparative
statement of the exports of textile fabrics and yarns,
from the ports of London, Liverpool, Bristol, Hull,
and the Clyde, to Turkey, the lonian Islands, Greece,
and Malta, for twelve months ending on the 16th
December, 1846 and 1847:

1846 1847
... yards 63,331,356 ... 54,758,424
22,484,894 ... 34,706,386
243,898 ... 120,111

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139 .

11,423
247

Total cotton goods ... „ 86,061,526 ... 89,596,591
Cotton yarn ... .. lbs. 10,900,340 ... 8,954,571
Cotton thread 22,500 ... 107,762
Linen and Cotton ... yards 21,940 ... 16,549
Linens 228,542 ... 314,610
Woollens and cotton, value £ 7,611 ... 26,012
Woollens ... ••• „ £ 4,495 ... 6,004
Worsteds .. ... „ £ 21,853 ... 45,136
Unnumerated cottons

and linens
. P) £ 1,099 ... 1,764
Worsted yarn ... lbs. 68 ... 142
It will be seen that the above statement presents,
upon the whole, a very satisfactory increase in the
export of our manufactures ; but, being confined to
actual shipment, it does not give a full measure of that
increase, as very considerable purchases have been
made, which do not appear in it ; and many of the
calico-printers are now busily at work upon orders
for the markets of the Levant.

From the official return, prepared under the
direction of Captain 'Willis, as compared with that
of the previous week, it would appear that one more
cotton mill has stopped, and two have gone from short
to full time. The consequent increase in the number
of mill hands working full time is 651 ; there are
1,304 fewer at short time; but, on the other hand,
there are 608 more out of employment. Of the
total works included in the return, four more are now
working full time, with complement of hands, but
three fewer with a portion of the hands. There are
five fewer works on short time, and four more
stopped. There are, altogether, 567 more operatives
working full time ; 1,770 fewer working short time ;
and 1,179 more wholly out of employment. On the
whole, therefore, the aspect of things is rather worse
than on the preceding Tuesday.
ROCHDALE, MONDAY, DEC. 27.—There has been
but little business transacted in the flannel market
to-day. Between Christmas-day and the new
market, which is always the first Monday after the
6th of January, there is always little doing. Not-
withstanding the limited demand for wool, prices were
well maintained.

HALIFAX, DEC. 24.—This being holiday time,
and the market being held, this week, off the usual
day, the attendance of manufacturers has not been
large, but there have been several merchants, chiefly
Jews, on the 100k-out for job lots in fancy goods,
and about as much business of that sort has been done
to-day as last Saturday, but at prices from 10 to 15
per cent. below the cost of production. The closing
of the navigation of the Elbe, from frost, has
suspended shipments of yarn to that quarter, and
increased the dullness of demand before existing,
which is also aggravated by the holiday season.
Little is doing, or likely to be done, before we enter
upon the new year. Prices are too low to admit of
reduction. A little more has been doing in long
wool, and Lincolnshire wethers as well as middle
hogs, have realised a small advance. Other sorts are
not in better demand. The continued scarcity of
short wools, owing to the limited production, tends
rather to increase the tightness of the market.
HUDDERSFIELD, DEC. 28.—The business to-day
has again been of an improved character. Several
parcels of superior broads and doeskins have been
made up. There were some new patterns of very
good fancy woollens, for the spring trade, which met
with ready sale.
LEEDS, DEC. 28.—This being the last market day
in the year, the business done at our cloth-halls to-
day has been very trifling. Nothing is bought, except
for immediate want, and speculative bargains are
quite out of the question. We fear this characteristic
of trade will not change in the early part of the new
year, and that it take a few months longer before
ihi4 prevailing tightness gives way to a more elastic
state of our commerce.

BOLTON.-We glad to state that the general
turn out, which was expected to take place to day, in
consequence of a re auction of wages, has been avoided
by the hands agreeing to take 10 per cent. less than
they have hitherto received. At the general meeting
on Monday week, the resolution for a general turn-
out was carried by the young men, hut the old hands
knowing the state of trade, and believing that after the
reduction at Ashton it would be in vain to resist,
called a meeting of delegates from each mill, who,
after calmly considering the case, decided to accept a
reduction of 10 per cent. The mills, therefore, are
all at work ; and we trust that the example shown by
the men in submitting to what the Ashton spinners
have rendered inevitable will be as readily followed
by the masters, whenever a revival of trade will per-
mit the restoration of the old rate of wages.—ltian-
chester Guardian of yesterday.

NEWMARKET AND CHESTEREORD EXTENSION TO
THETEORD.—We hear that the negotiations which have
been for some time pending between the above company
and the Norfolk Company, are to be closed today
(Thursday). The portion from Newmarket to Thetford,
though it will be constructed and worked by the New-
market and Chesterford Company, will really be a part
of the Norfolk Company's line, that directory having
consented to lease it on very satisfactory terms to both
parties.—Bury Herald.
NEWMARKET AND CUESTERFORD RAILWAT.—This
line will open for passenger traffic on the 3d of January
next. We understand that arrangements are already
completed to horse fast coaches from this town to two
or three trains in the day. The proposed time to be
occupied from Bury to Newmarket is one hour ten mi-
nutes, and from Newmarket to London one hour and
forty-five minutes. One hour's time will thus be saved
between this town and London; but as a set-off to this
must be taken into consideration, the inconvenience of
changing luggage and carriages, and (to second and
third class passengers especially) the anything but
agreeable prospect of an outside ride on a stage coach in
cold and wet weather.—Bury Herald.

THE RECENT FIRE AND LOSS OF LIFE IN DRURY.
LANE.—Yesterday forenoon Mr. G. J. Mills held an
inquest, for the purpose of inquiring into the circum-
stances connected with the death of Clara Chalcroft,
aged three years, who was burnt in the recent fire which
occurred at No. 2, Drury-lane. From the evidence it
appeared that the mother had left the room with a female
friend to make some purchases, locking the children in,
and a fire burning in the grate. From the following
evidence, it will be seen that the death of the unfortunate
child resulted from the want of proper precautions on the
part of the mother. Anne Bunyan, the female friend in
question, made the following replies to questions put to
her by the Coroner:—Coroner—When Mrs. Chaicroft
went out with you, and locked the children in, was there
a fire in the room ? Witness—There was; but the rush-
light, which had been burning, was extinguished. Co-
roner—Did she put the fireguard up before she went
out? Witness—No. The mother was not absent more
than five minutes. The Coroner—lt is just as bad as
being away for five hours. She was gone quite long
enough for this child to be burned to death. I dare say
that during the present season I shall be called upon to
view the bodies of children actually roasted to death, or
most frightfully disfigured. I have thought, whether in
those cases where children arc left in roniofimnTswhewoeffiniwtchleetrrhfieirinentkos.
burning, without fire-guards, tied their death in conse-
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came home.' She (the mother) returned in about half-
an-hour. He gave her the key, and in a few minutes
after smelt fire very strong. lie went down stairs, and
found everything in the room burning. The bed on
which the infant was sleeping, was on fire.—The Coro-
ner : Can you form any idea as to the origin of the fire ?
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great majority of the cotton mills in this district have
now commenced working full time; and we have heard
of several which are running twelve hours per day,
where they can do so without infringing the law.—
Manchester Guardian.