The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-30 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

FOREIGN WOOL TRADE, LEEDS, MARCH 27.—Some de-
scriptions of Foreign Wool have been more in request this
week, but-the demand generally is somewhat languid, and
sales limited to the requirements for immediate consumption.
ENGLISH WOOL MARKET, LEEDS, MARCH 27.—The de-
mand for wool continues in the same languid state as for the
last few weeks, and prices may be quoted a shade lower.
WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET, MARCH 27.—1 n short wool
we have little doing, but as stocks are small, prices are
better supported than for long wool, the demand for which is
exceedingly limited, consumers only buying to supply imme-
diate requirements on rather easier terms.
LEEDS.—On Saturday there were re-her more goods sold
at the Cloth-halls than his been the case during the month,
but on Tuesday there was leis business done. Notwithstand-
ing the dull markets, there is no great accumulation of goods
in the Halls, the manufacturers wisely continuing to limit
the production. Prices in consequence remain steady. Busi-
ness continues dull in the warehouses, and until the Tariff
Bill is settled, it is generally thought that there will be no
material improvement in trade.

BRADFORD MARKET, THURSDAY.—The slackness in all
departments of our market still contiques. For combing
wools the demand is extremely limited for the season; for
short wools there is more request. Prices are ♦ery firm.
There is no improvement in the yarn market. A very great
deal of machinery is standing idle. Prices remain the same.
For plain pieces the trade is steady, but very dull. There
was a good attendance of merchants, but they seemed in
most cases to be merely lookirig on. The opinion is most
emphatically expressed in our market that the delay in the
settlement of the corn question is doing great injury to the
trade.

MANCHESTER, THURSDAY EVENING.--It is hardly possible
correctly to describe the extreme prostration of our cloth
market. Advices from all parts of the world represent the
markets as quite overstocked, and sales making at great
sacrifices, and to this must be added the daily large increase
of stocks in manufacturing hands. Hence there is a general
anxiety to sell, but it is impossible to effect sales to any ex-
flat, even at prices below the nominal rates of the day.
11'0 printers are very slack, and the dyers not much better
The librne market is anything but satisfactory. Spin-
ners are-also anxious selkrs, at rather easier rates than on
this day week.
LEICESTEIL—We regret we are unable to report any im
.proveinent in the demand for manufactured p.ods this week.
Mrbysted yarns are flat, and spinn• r- produce catiiiou,ly.
Thy UT 4110 e doing in wools, without alteration in prices,—
Leicester '41(;7474ial

• DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN EDINBURGH.—On Saturday
night a fire took place in Edinburgh which for rapid de-
struction and frightful appearance we have seen nothing to
equal since the memorable fire in Greensile-street, about
nine 'years ago. It appears to have begun shortly after 9
o'clock, in the premises belonging to and occupied by
Messrs. Stevenson and Co., printers to the U. iversity,
Thistle-street, and which before 11 o'clock were entirely
destroyed. The fire commenced in the dyytog-house in the
upper story, west side; but the alarm did not reach the no-
lice-office fill about half-past 9. The RoSe-street engine was
on the spot about a quarter of an hour after, hillowed shortly
by the whole fire brigade; but, -unfortunately, it was nearly
half an hour before the first engine could be supplied wit.i
water, and that very inadequately, while in the meantime
the tlam,s were running riot nearly over 'the whole
building-, the flame shooting upwards to the skies, which
were illuminated to a great height, at d the glare must have
been seen for many miles mound. An engine was sent
round to the back lane, but fur this there was no fire-
plug nearer than the centre of George-street, where it crosses
Hanover-street, and the quantity of hose was found insuffi-
cient to reach the distance. The consequence was another
delay of about half an hour, until an additional, supply of
hose could Le brought from the principal engine-house at
Melbourne-place. To save the premises was now altogether
hopeless, and the fire-mister directed the energies of the
brigade to 'the prescrvation of the adjoining buildings, east
and west, in which they happily succeeded, though many of
the inhabitants in their alarsn were removing their furniture, .
of curse to their serious hurt. By twelve o'clock the fire !
was subdued, or rather had exhausted itself, and the print-
ing office showed nothing but the front and back walls, with
the steam chimney standing. We understand, however, that
on the lower or street floor, the steam-engine and printing
presses, especially towards the west end, sustained no injury
but what may be repaired. We are gl id to hear that the
premises were insured; and, as will be seen by an advertise-
ment from the firm, the stereotype department, which was
in a separate building behind, remains untouched. How the
firsloriginated we have not heard, nor will that point, perhaps, •
be easily ascertained.—Caledonian Mercury.
PEDESTRIANISM.—FOOT-RACE AT MANCHESTER F,,R
A-SlDE.—William Howarth (of kt,thon) and Thotnas..Bnr:sariid(loyf
Bradford) ran 200 yards, on Tuesday, at the Believue-ground, , Man-
chester, for the above large stake. The a,semblage was
unusually
barge, and the Yorkshire division backed their champion at 5_ to 3, at
which price an immense deal of money was risked against Brian by
the Lancashire people. At starting Howarth took
ok thlote,,;,v
lead,er h
but Was
passed about the 50th yard by Brian ; he again,
foremost when 100 yards had been covered. He could not, however,
hold his ground, the Bradford man outpaced him, and ran in a
triumphant wiener by five yards, amid the shouts of his partisans.
Inwood and Rawlings's race of one mile, for 251. a-side, fixed for
Tuesday, did not come off, Rawlings forfeiting 151., his health not
permitting him to centeml!