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

STATE OF TRADE•

(From the Manchester Guardian )
M Axe tiEsTErt. —The unsettled state f the foreign re-
lations of the c runtry cantinues to exercise a meat
iajut ;us effect upon the business of this town ; and
Itithough the pre ant is usually considered about the best
season of the yea-, though we .re blessed writ wcather
Leautiful 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 vr.r-
terday and yesterday week. The demand both for
yarn and goods—and especially for thi latter—was
languid in the extreme ; and sales could not be
effected at all, without serious sacrifices. Indeed,
we te'izve, 27 - inch printing cloth was, in some
te.v cases, sold yesterday at the lon est racy current in De-
e,rriber Ins., not% itlistanding the great advance in cotton
wh'cir has taken place since that time; and, in domestics
and si.ie inr, it ‘aas almost imporsible to effect sales to any
extent at any prices Vii.tcould he :name. This discouraging
state cf the market has, of course, caused a very general
inclination amoi gst the spinners and manufacturers to
lessen tt.e.r production, and two or three large concsrrs in
thic. town have alre iniy began to work short fiat,. A simi-
lar. course has, we understand, br en adopted by some cf the
a.p:nnera at }ley woorl, and in the neighbourhood of o:rtha
r
Parations are also making at St )ckport to coil. Ct the opi-
tbnsof the trade on the subject ; and notice has been giv n
at Mace'cAelt.egoefnta r-tduction to four days per week
Should the
,s,teatz of the market continue two or
weeks longer,e no doubt that workirg short
time will he as generalthroughoutbow the district as it was in
1839. It it to be hoped,
undertsvtear,dtha; this grievous neces_
i •y may be averted. We that, for acme time past,
the exchanges beta eenthls
assumingenunntry and the Continent
have been graduallyifthe aretnnodrie favourable and
heathy appearance ; and,
disput-s with
nc to believe
America were amicably settled, there iusg
that we should have a tolerably speedy retire of
and a cc:mic:lnert improvemen tin business. unfijene''
ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, MARca 15. We have
had but vary little doing in the market to-day ; those
who have sold have, in many instance:, been obligel to
Lelce less money ; the chief demand has been fur low-
priced goods. The wool market has been slack; and
though there may not be a de idcd change in price, yet
wool is better to purchase at the old prices.
HUDDERSFIELD MARKET, MARCH 16.—This market wore
l
a very animated appearance, owing to the
fineness of the
weather, a large number of buyers, and a gre at sup
p y of
goads. Extensive purchases were made in light fancy
.woollens and other light fabrics, chiefly for the home
grade. Had it not been for the bad temper of our ti ant-
atlantic brethren, the anticipa- ion of a brisk trade would
have been fully realized. Prices have not improved, but
era firm. Business in the warehouses has improved
during the week ; and hopes are entertained that the
aurae of war will be averted.

APPEARANCE OF THE WHEAT CROP.—SOmC
fears were entertained lest the wheat crops might have
suffered from the severity of the winter. It gives us much
pleasure to state that in this district the crops never looked
better. Some of the backward sown looked yellow when it
emerged from the snow, but the fine genial weather of the
last week has completely restored it. In the Weal we
arc informed that the wheat has a fine, fresh, healthy,
green appearance, which promises the most gratifying re-
sults. During the lase few days the weather has been the
most seasonable, and the industrious cultivators have been
busy in getting in their Lent corn, peas, beans, &c., of
which a large breadth has been got in well. Hop cutting
is proceeding rapidly, the bines cutting firm and well, and
in some places are beginning to shoat.
The fine weather
bas had a wonderful effect on the forward fruit trees, the
buds of which arc bursting out luxuriantly. The only
danger is that they may get too forward and be cut off by
the frost.—Maidstone Gazette.
DEATH OF LORD WROTTEp.EY.--We regret
to learn that Lord Wrottesley died on Tuesday, atbis a at
near Wolverhampton. fie would have attained his loth
year bad he lived till October next. As Sir John Wrot-
%Way he represented the county of Stafford, on the Liberal
aide, for several Parliaments ; and was made a Peer in
1838: he was twice married, and has left a large family.
His eldest son, who succeeds to the title, &c., was born
in August, 1798, and married in 1821, Sophia E iiz Meth,
daughter et the late Thomas Gifford, Esq., by Lady
Charlotte Courtenay, sister of William late Earl of Devon.
DEATH 01t LORD VALENTIA.—This Noble
Lord, the eldest sea et the Earl of Mountnorris, died on
Tuesday at Brighton,
and was married in 183711u:ill Lordshipir was in his 48th year,
late Charles James Sims, Esq.maces ' only daughter of the
We hear that the Committee for managing the
affairs at Lloyd's have adopted a resolutione:u2e.ll', as
effect
that all vessels in future shall be surveyed P
by the regulations, in &der to be retained in the register
book iI3 any manner.