The Sun.
London, England, 1848-06-09 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER, JUNE 6.—There is still a tolerably
fair inquiry for cloth suitable for India and China; but
the demand which previously existed for the home trade
has declined; and the market has been on the whole quite
as flat and depressed as at any period during the last
month. The yarn trade is also much depressed, as, in ad-
dition to the absence of the usual German demand, the
unfavourable rate of exchange with St. Petersburgh,
and the prohibition of the export of Russian gold
and silver coin, have tended to check purchases for
Russian account. We regret to learn that the com-
mercial advices from Germany continue unfavourable;
and it is to be feared that some time must neces-
sarily elapse before confidence is so fur restored
as to cause an active resumption of business with
that country. The prices of yarn are consequently
still rather drooping ; though the decline, of late,
has been to a very small extent. Meantime, the low
price of yarn is not an unmixed evil, as it is giving
work to the hand-loom weavers in all parts of the coun-
try, who are now, we believe, very generally in full
employment, and consequently in a better condition
than they have been in for some time previously. The
accounts of the produce of the last crop of cotton in
the United States continue favourable. There seems to
be now very little doubt that the entire crop will not fall
short of 2,300,000 bales ; and, though some small
portion of it may be kept back, there is now no question
of a supply quite equal to the demand. The growing
crop is also very favourably spoken of. We understand
that commercial letters recently received from Brasil,
speak in terms of strong censure of the conduct of Lord
Howden (who, as most of our readers are aware, was
authorised to negotiate for a settlement of our disputes
with that country) towards the Brazilian authorities.
His deportment throughout the negotiations is com-
plained of as harsh and overbearing in the highest
degree; and it is even stated, on what we believe to be
good authority, that he declared that unless the Brazilian
Government consented at once to sign a commercial
treaty, and a treaty for suppressing the slave trade, he
would go and make special treaties with the authorities in
the different provinces. What amount of provocation and
annoyance his Lordship may have been previously sub-
jected to by the procrastination and chicanery of the
Brazilian authorities, we know nothing,—having heard
but one side of the story; but, if the statement is true,
that whilst accredited to the general Government, he
threatened to supersede its functions by negotiations
with provincial authorities, his Lordship is marvellously
unfit to represent British interests in any quarter of the
globe; and we need not wonder that he is not now re-
turning from Brazil without having experienced the
slightest success in his mission.

ROCHDALE, JUNE s.—We have to-day a rather better
demand for flannels than on the preceding Monday, but
no improvement in prices We have had again two or
three London buyers in the market, but their attention
has been principally directed to what may be termed
" job lots," or purchases for cash from needy sellers.
Wool is much the same as it was in the preceding week,
both in demand and price.
HUDDERSFIELD, JUNE have had few buyers,
and the consequence has been a dull market. Iu the
warehouses, and in the home trade, there is a general
complaint that money is difficult to be obtained; and,
although there is a disposition to buy, few are willing to
increase their obligations, without a better prospect of
being able to meet their payments.
LEEDS, JUNE 6.—We have had a very indifferent
market to-day, and altogether the business done since
last Tuesday was very trifling.

SPORTING EXPLOITS OF A
HIGHLANDER.
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The Cape Fran
T Times, February 22 thus al-
ludes to the sporting exploits of
M. Ruallyn Cum-
ming, second son of Sir William
Baronet, of Altyre, who a few Gordon ,Cumming,
reckoned the foremost sportsman in the since
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land.
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intelligence relative to the late trip into thenter
e interior,
of
that well known and intrepid sportsman and traveller
Mr. R. R. Cumming, formerly of the C.M.R, who is
now on his way from Bloemfontein to Col b es erg, after
an extremely hazardous and fatiguing expedition of
eleven months. In this journey it is said he has
penetrated many hundred miles beyond the highest
point reached by any white man. He shot forty-three
elephants, three of which only were females. Many of
the males carried tusks of enormous size, measuring
seven feet in length, and sometimes weighing 100 lbs.
each. Sixty hippopotami—the finest troops to which
they belonged having been singled out for slaughter.
Such is the abundance of this game, that with his rifle
he might have killed two hundred of them. The
rhinoceros, buffalo, cameleopard, eland, gemsbok,
roan, antelope, waterbuck, hartebeest, sasaby, black
and blue wildebeest, koodoo, pall* zebra, riet-
bok, kilpspringer, &c., were found by him in
such abundance, that he rarely expended his

ammunition upon them, except when in want of
the flesh, or to get their heads as specimens to grace
his collection of sporting trophies, which is described as
being now so extensive as almost to require a small
ship to send them home. He is said to have discovered
an entirely new sort of antelope, unknown not only to
science but even to the native tribes living upon the tro-
pics. It is a very beautiful species ; and, with much
time and difficulty, he procured 22 specimens, both male
and female. His losses have unfortunately counterba-
lanced the excellence of his sport. He has lost all his
horses (15), all his oxen (30), and all his dogs (20),
and his best waggon-driver. His horses were killed
either by lions or horse sickness, and the fly called
txetse. All his oxen were killed by this insect. His
dogs were killed some by the, lions, some by the pan-
ther, crocodile, and by different kinds of game. The
waggon-driver was carried off on a dark and cloudy
evening by a monster lion, which Mr. Cumming shot
next day.—lnverness Journal.

The Courier du Nord announces that an important
discovery has been made in the neighbourhood of
the Republic. On the 3d instant the
.j
oa tagainstu b e ugwhich appears to be connected with a
Custom-house officers of Maubeuge were informed
that arms were being clandestinely manufac-
tured at the establishment of MM. Pecqueriaux
and Co., of Louvroy. An unexpected visit was in con-
sequence paid to the establishment, which led to the
seizure of a considerable number of poignards in an un-
finished state. Letters likewise were found, from which
it is probable a second edition of the attack of the 15th
of May was meditated. Those poignards are smaller than
the swords worn by the troops of the line, and they
were so constructed as to be easily fitted to -a pole.
Those weapons were manufactured by MM. Pecqueriaux,
or some chosen workmen exclusively. This discovery
had created an immense sensation at Maubeuge.
HOUSE DRAINAGE OF THE METROPOLIS.—It is
proposed by Ellerraan that tight cesspools be formed
at certain intervals under the public roadways, suffi-
ciently large to receive the soil from the water-
closets of as many houses as it may be found
expedient to drain to one point. The author
recommends the centre of thee meetings of streets in
particular, and that one cesspool would thus be sufficient
for three or four streets. The soil pipe from the closet
in each house is to be continued to, and connected
with a larger or main pipe, of glazed ware
or glass, laid on, each side of the street, and this
is to empty itself into the common cesspool:
the joints of all the pipes are, of course, to be sound.
The cesspool is to he furnished with an air-tight valve
or man-hole, near the surface, for the emptying process,
which as often as necessary (in the night or early morn)
is to be accomplished by means of the air-tight
night-soil cart recently invented and already in use
for similar purposes, the suction hose of which
being inserted through the aperture referred to, the
contents of the cesspool may be abstracted without
the slightest inconvenience or annoyance to the in-
habitants. One adjunct more than is described will,
however, be indispensable namely, an exit air-pipe
to the cesspool, in order that the foul air may
not be forced into the houses by the displacement
which must take place every time an addition is
made to its more solid contents. The pecuniary value
of the contents of the cesspools for agricultural purposes,
upon the most moderate estimation, would produce
sufficient to repay the original cost in a short time, and
would be afterwards applicable to some local purpose—
such, for instance: as improvements in the habitations
of the poor, or in reduction of some one of the present
rates.— The Builder.

; tRIOTOUS AND DISORDERLY CONDUCT.—THE MILI.
TARI AND POLICE.—The peace of this city has, to a con-
siderable extent, been disturbed for the last two evenings
by the disorderly and riotous conduct of a number of
soldiers bel aiging to the 27th Regiment, at present lying
in the barracks here. As far as we can barn, about
eight o'clock on Saturday night, two privates of the above
corps, who were somewhat the worse of liquor, and ex-
ceedingly disorderly in King• street, were seized hold of
by a couple of policemen, who attempted to convey
them to the Police-office. From the interference of a
portion of the crowd who had gathered round the
policemen, the soldiers were enabled to make their
escape, running off to the foot of Saltmarket-street,
when they were joined by another party of the same
regiment, who bade defiance to the civil authorities.
By this time, however, a numerous body of con-
stables had arrived at the scene of disturbance, headed
by Assistant Superintendents Mackay and Cameron,
who soon succeeded in dispersing the crowd. Informa-
tion having been conveyed to the barracks, picquets were
promptly sent out, and the stragglers from the regiment
secured. Before nine o'clock everything had resumed
its usual appearance. Last night a disturbance was also
attempted to be created in the same locality, by a con-
siderable number of soldiers of the same regiment, who
endeavoured to get up something in the shape of a row;
but information having been given at the Central-office,
a numerous detachment of the night force speeedily
made their appearance, and easily dispersed the rabble,
who had congregated in immense numbers, taking pri-
soners at the same time 9 or 10 of the soldiers who were
most conspicuous. No casualty whatever occurred, ex-
cept in the case of a constable, who was hit by a stone,
by which he has been disabled for duty in the mean-
time.—North British Daily Mail.

The new Imperial insurance-office in the City
is now roofed in (having been commenced in June
last year), and occupies a piece of ground at the junc-
tion of Threadneedleree
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porters, and two figures of Plenty bearing the imperial
crown.— The Builder. •
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN LEEDS. On Sun day
morning last, the shop and warehouse occupied by
Mr. Turpin, upholsterer and cabinet-maker,
bout at the
bottom of Briggate, was discovered, a
twelve o'clock, to be on fire. The premises had
ses had
been closed for a considerable time
to the tire being observed, Mr. Turpin havingpriou leftsl
Leeds early on Saturday evening, with the in-
tention of attending the funeral of a deceased
relative on the following day. The fire origi-
nated in the cellar, but in what manner we have not
been able to ascertain. It rapidly spread throughout
the whole building. A great quantity of valuable fur-
niture, and also a number of piano-fortes, were consumed
or other wise damaged, and rendered useless. The build-
ing, which appears to be completely gutted, was insured
in the Yorkshire Insurance-office; and the stock in trade,
furniture, Sic. were, we understand, recently insured in
the Leeds and Yorkshire office.
FOREIGN SUPERINTENDENCE OF BRITISH ART.—
According to our information, which comes from more
source; than one, the present esteemed and accom-
plished Secretary to the Royal Commissioners of Fine
Arts proposes to retire from that position ; its
duties interfere with his work as a painter, to which,
so it is said, Mr. Eastlake desires to devote more
time. Glad are we to hear it; for well as he performs
his duty as secretary, and useful as he has been, and
would be to his country in that capacity, it is far
easier to supply efficiently the place of the
present secretary to the Commission than of the
painter of " Christ Lamenting over Jerusalem." Not
so, however, with the rest of the story, which runs
thus, that Signor Bezzi, an Italian gentleman, is for a
time to act as his deputy, and ultimately to be his sue •
cessor!! We know that we are upon ticklish ground: we
may by possibility be annoying unnecessarily an indivi-
dual for whom we have every respect,—at all events
it may be said so, hereafter, if the intention be given up;
but we feel the matter so strongly, view it so seriously,
that we cannot, by waiting for further confirmation of
the statement, run the risk of hearing that the ap-
pointment is settled, and that the objection should
have been raised before. There are plenty of English
artists or art lovers quite as well fitted for the duty
(far better for anything we know); and this being the
case we most earnestly and loudly protest against the
appointment of a foreigner to this office. If we only
remembered what Mr. Eastlake has written we should
not believe that he could be any party to the arrange-
ment. —The Builder.
THE WEATHER.—Since our last, we have had
some thunder and lightning; both on Saturday and Sun-
day the elements were at war; and the weather continued
gloomy, cool, and exceedingly unsettled, with much
rain, till yesterday, when it became fairer, brighter, and
warmer. The telegraph reports yesterday morning at
seven o'clock were as follow :—Manchester, S.W. by
W. very fine ; Liverpool, W. very fine ; Holyhead,
W.S.W. gentle breeze ; Leeds, S. by W. fine ; Newcas-
tle on Tyne, S. cloudy; Berwick-on-Tweed, W. fine.—
Manchester Guardian of Wednesday.
SPECIE.—The following numerous arrivals of specie
in coin and bullion have just taken place:—Tho vessel
Horsburgh, arrived in the docks from Coquimbo and
Guayaquil, has brought 20 packages of dollars and 10
bars of plata pine, consigned to an individual firm, from
the latter place, and from the former 13,052 ingots of
copper, consigned to an eminent firm in the metropolis ;
the Lady Mary, from Valparaiso, has brought 384 bars
of copper, 87 bags of copper grains, and 124 packages
of silver ore; the Blue Bell, from Algoa Bay, Cape of
Good Hope, 2 kegs and 2 boxes of specie, consigned to
order; the American line of packet-ship Prince . Albert,
from New York, seven packages of specie, addreased to
six separate firms in the metropolis; the vessel Hamlet,
from Sydney, New South Wales, one case of silver, in-
dividually addressed ; the vessel Tudor, from Calcutta
and the Cape of Good Hope, respvely, has brought
from the former place 200 boxes of specie, consigned to
the East India Company; the vessel Marlborough, from
Calcutta and St. Helena, two cases of specie, consigned
to order, and also 200 boxes of rupees, for the East
India Company ; and the vessel Panope, from Valpa-
raiso, 779 bars of copper, 45 tons weight of copper
" Regulus," and 1,529 packages of silver ore, consigned
to different parties.
EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. BISHOPSGATE
STATIoN JUNE 6.—Return of cattle, grain, &c., for the
Londonmarkets, over the Eastern Counties Railway, for
the week ending June 3:—Cattle Department: Beasts,
4,293; calves, 114; sheep, 12,482; pigs, 804. Granaries
Department: Malt, 3,787 qrs.; wheat, 671 qrs.; barley,
94 qrs.; oats, 273 qrs.; beans, 57 qrs.; total, 4,884 qrs.
or 9,768 sacks; flour, 5,384 sacks; seed, 229 sacks: total
15,381 sacks. General Merchandise : Meat (dead),
151 tons 1 qr.; poultry (dead), 9 tons 4 cwt.; fish (fresh),
90 tons 1.5 cwt.; fruit and vegetables, 280 tons 13 cwt.;
ale and porter, 212 tons 8 cwt.; wines and spirits, 23
tons 13 cwt.; wool, 23 tons 15 cwt.; general merchandize,
2,521 tons 14 cwt. 2 qrs.: total, 3,383 tons 2 cwt. 3 qrs.
Milk, 17,518 quarts. Drcad, 72 cwt.