The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-23 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER, 'TUESDAY.—The frightful state of the
weather, and the consequent apprehensions for the safety
of the harvest, coupled with the unfavourable nature of
the accounts from the East Indies and China, have had
a depressing effect upon our market to-day. It is un-
derstood that orders to some considerable amount are
in the hands of the buying agents; but they show very
little inclination to give them out until the fate of the
grain crops is better ascertained. The business done to-day'
has, consequently, been on a very limited scale; but prices,
on the whole, have been well maintained, and the market,
altogether, exhibits, under the depressing influences which
now prevail, a degree of stability which promises well for
the future, provided the apprehensions for the safety of the
harvest should be removed by the return of seasonable
weather.

ROCIIDALE, MONDAY.—The annual wakes, which take
place this week, have somewhat interfered with the attend-
ance at the market to-day; but there has been a fair demand
for flannels, at the rates of last week. In the wool market
there has been no change.

HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY,—The attendance of buyers to-
day has been good, but we cannot report a brisk market.
The untoward state of the weather, and the uncertainty re-
specting the harvest, cast a gloom on all, which it is hoped
a succession of fine days will dispel.
HALIFAX, SATUEDAY.--. The trade in our Piece Hall is as
inanimate as ever, and the amount of business doing in the
warehouses is far from extensive, but somewhat more than
it was a few weeks ago, and chiefly in teney goods. Yarn
remains pretty much as noticed in our last. Wool is firm,
and the spinners purchase rather more freely. There is more
inquiry for some description of short wool, and a trifling ad-
vance is asked, but does not appear to be generally obtained.
Limps, TUESDAY.—We have had but a quiet cloth mar-
ket to-day, and very few goods changed, which may be
attributed to the unsettled state of the weather, as well as to
the unfavourable accounts from the country respecting the
Wotato disease. Our manufacturers continue to be prettyell employed.—Manchester Guardian.

THE CATHEDRAL FESTIVAL AT
COLOGNE.

COLOGNE, AUGUST 14.—Six hundred years) hp,,„,
elapsed to-day since the foundation stone of the cathe-
dral of Cologne was laid in the presence of emperors,
electors, dukes, bishops, princes, and barons. The
wealth of the empire of Charlemagne was almost
at the command of its founders ; the genius of
the architect and the skill of the workmen
have never been excelled, rarely equalled ; the
heart and faith of half Europe were in the
task ; and yet on this 14th of August, 1848, the
cathedral stands half finished, the ancient part of the
edifice crumbling in decay visible to the most careless
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eye, beside the additions finished within the last few
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purpose ever given to the world. The history
the building is involved with that of the
whole German empire from the 13th century down-
wards, for the works were first arrested by the quar-
rels of electors with emperors, and the prince-
bishops with both, and the conflicts of the unruly
burghers with all three. The funds that should
have raised the temple of peace were seized by the
strongest to defray the expense of wars ; the Refor-
mation came and dried up many of the sources whence
the revenues were derived, and from that period its
history is nearly a blank ; in 1620 Cologne did not pos-
sess even mechanical skill enough to repair one of the
chapels—the old traditions of the craft had perished.
From the beginning of the 18th century nothing was at-
tempted but the patching of rotten roofs and decaying
walls, with great difficulty even keeping it water tight,
till within the last seven years, when a movement,
partly religious, partly political, commenced, which re-
sulted in the present attempt to complete the gigantic
design, and atone for the poverty and indifference of
ages.

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impression made by the aspect of the whole structure
was that of magnificence, incompleteness, and decay
combined.
It is to tho now triumphant idea of German unity
that most of the success of the present effort to realise
the gorgeous conception of the founders in all its splen-
dour is to be ascribed. That idea was proscribed, and
accordingly it adopted any method by which it could be,
though but indirectly, expressed, without the possibility
of the rulers opposing it. The completion of a work of ,