The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-03 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

FOREIGN WOOL TRADE, LEEDS, JAN. 2,—There has
been a scmewhat better feeling in this market during
the past week, and sales have been rather un the in-
crease, prices being without alteration.
ENGLISH WOOL MARKET, LEEDS, JAN. 2.—There
has been rather more inquiry for wool this week, and
prices are rather firmer.

- WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET, JAN. 2.—This has again
been a holiday week fur wool, and prices of all sorts
remain stationary, with but little doing,.
LEEDS.—The markets at our Cloth-halls, both on Sa-
turday and Tuesday, have been very dull ; on the latter
day, in particular, the weather being very stormy, and
being the last market of the year, very few buyers were
in the market, and the attendance of the manufacturers
was much less than usual. Prices remain firm. This
being the season when the principal part of the mer-
chants take stock, and when few buyers visit the mar-
ket, the usual dulness of Christmas time prevails in the
warehouses. There is, however, a generally prevailing
opinion that business will improve shortly.
HEcKmoNnwircE BLANKET MARKET, JAN. I.—There
has been only a thin attendance of buyers this week,
partly owing to the mildness of the season ; in prices
there is not much alteration for the last few weeks.

LEICESTER.—The new year presents both a steady
and firm aspect in all our staple manufactures. Stocks
on hand, both of worsted and cotton goods, are light for
the season, and made with care to meet the coming de-
mand. Several buyers are already in our market.
Wt:rsted yarns without alteration in price. Wools re-
main firm, and but little doing. Taking a survey of
last year's business connected with all branches of our
manufactures, we may affirm there has not been a more
satisfactory one for many years past.—Leicester Journal
of Friday.

BRADFORD MARKET, JAN. 1.--WOOL.—We regret
we cannot give a more cheering report of this article. The
staplers generally are holing full average stocks, while
some few are heavily stocked. The demand for several
months past hag been seriously diminished, nor until
the last two or three weeks was there any giving way
in price submitted to. During the past week but little
business has been done, and that little on terms rather
easier to the buyer. YARNS.—The year just closed has
been one of no ordinary character, for throughout the
entire period nothing but loss has been the result, wool
maintaining a high price ; whereas yarns have been
very heavy and drooping ; and what has greatly tended
to depress the trade has been the large quantities of in-
ferior yarns which have been thrown on the market, and
sold regardless of price, and in many cases at even less
than the cost price of the wool. We are glad, however,
to add, that less of this class is row offering. The in-
quiries for yarn are more numerous, and so soon as the
shippers are in the market, and the business more active
higher prices are fully calculated on. Wo hear of some
houses unwilling to sell for distant delivery. PIECES.--
The demand fur general dress goods, such as Orleans
and Parateattas, is better than for several weeks past, and
we hope now to be able to report a progressive improve..
went, as stocks in neither the merchants nor the manu-
facturers' hands are heavy, all having exercised the
greatest caution to prevent an accumulation. The fancy
branch is very depressed, and those engaged in it com-
plain loudly of their position, and many are totally aban-
doning the trade.
MANCHESTER, THURSDAY EVENING.—We have had s
very considerable increase of confidence among pur-
chasers of cloth this week ; and, considering that it is a
sort of holiday week, a large business must be reported,
at full, if not increasing rates. The market altogether is
buoyant. A much larger amount of business will no
doubt be done next week, when business for the new
year may be said to fairly commence. Spinners do not
find much difficulty in quitting stock, even at a slight
improvement.
NOTTINGHAM.—The condition of the staple manu-
facture of this district is still extremely dull and gloomy,
though not without a slight amendment in some
branches, but not such as to give any effectual and
scarcely partial relief.—Nottingham Review of Friday.

SUSPECTED INFANTICIDE.—On Friday morning
the body of a new born female child was discovered floating
;n the river Thames opposite the Crab Tree public-house,
Fulham. The body was at ,once brought on shore, and now
awaits a Coroner's inquest at the above public-house. The
body has apparently been in the water for a considerable
time.

ACCIDENT AT THE ADELFHI THEATRE. —On
Thursday night, during the pantomime, as the troops of the
King of the Cannibal Islands were efierging from the right.
hand scenes, some of their dresses caught fire from the red
flames that were formed to give effect to' their appearance.
They, however, had sufficient presence of mind to retreat.
and extinguish the fire before many of the audience observed
it. At a subsequent part of the performance, as the clown
and pantaloon were tossing a young lad in a blanket, they
nearly let him fall upon the stage, which so frightened him
that he would not undergo any more blanketing.
THE LARGEST BRIDGE IN THE WoaLD.—Acoord-
ing to reports of travellers, the bridge of Layang, over an
arm of the sea, in China, is the largest bridge in the world.
Erected in a similar way as the bridges of Babylon, but
entirely of stone. Its length is said to extend to 26,800 Paris
feet, and comprises 300 arches, or rather openings of pillars.
These are not overspread by arches, but there are placed
above them large slabs of stone, which form the roadway, 70
feet broad. The distance of the pillars is nearly 74i feet, the
latter being 70 high, and 15 feet broad, and strengthened with
stone facings,of the form of triangular prisms,which extend over
the whole height of the pillars up to the transversal slabs.
The latter (of course more than 70 feet long) extend in
breadth to fifteen feet, and have 9 feet in thickness. Other
reports, however, assign no more than 43 feet, old Paris mea-
sure, to the distance of the pillars, and only 4i feet to the
breadth and thickness of the transversal slabs—by which, of
course, the length of the bridge is reduced one-half. Even
so, it would be an astonishing structure, being six times the
length of the longest bridge in Europe, viz. the Pont de St.
Esprit, at Lyons. The parapet is, according to some reports,
a railing, according to others, a ballustrade, and every
pillar supports a pedestal on which a lion, 21 feet long, and
made of one block of marble, is placed.—The Builder.
ACCIDENT ON THE BRISTOL AND BIRMINGHAM
R.sicsvAr.—On Thursday a very serious slip took place near
the Stonehouse station of the Birmingham and Bristol Rail-
way, but by which, fortunately, no accident to any passen-
gers occurred. The utmost exertions were immediately
taken to repair the injury, but the company were compelled
to use only a single line for the succeeding trains. This
morning (Friday) the six o'clock up-train on the Great
Western line was formed for starting at the Bristol station,
the engine which was to convey the train being ready in
waiting at the engine points, near the engine-house, about
200 or 300 yards up the line, and near which the Birming -
ham and Bristol line joins and runs into the Great Western.
In consequence of the land-slip at Stonehouse the down mail
train fram Birmingham, which was due at Bristol at five
o'clock this morning, had not arrived, and a red light and a
bar were placed upon the line above the engine to stop the
Birmingham down mail train until the six o'clock Great
Western up train had passed. Just at this moment, how-
ever, and fortunately before the Great Western engine was
attached to the train, the Birmingham mail train came rush-
ing down the steep incline, passed the red light without stop-
ping, and a collision between the two engines was the con-
sequence. The butlers were driven in, the engines dashe.d.. fie
the line and much injured; but. fortunately, beyond the
alarm necessarily arising from such an accident,the set to
passen-
gers received no injury. Workmen were immediately
clear the line, and after about an hour's detention the Great
Western up-train was enabled to proceed.
last,
Mr. DISAPPEARANCE.--Uri Friday night
Mr. Hendy, of the Launceston Arms, Launceston, was ap-
parently about to retire to bed, his wife having gone just be-
fore him. He soon came into the room,.
and iv
unperceived by
his wife, who thought he was undressing, he exchanged his
dress and put on his old clothes. He went then and saw the
children, and came back to the door, and said the children
are all right. The observation appeared very singular to his
wife. Mr. Ilendy then went down stairs, and his wife hear-
ing the back door close, her suspicions became excited, and
she called the ostler, who went in search of her husband. We
regret to say that no trace of him could be discovered, and
that he has not since been heard of.—Plymouth Journal
BERKELEY- SQIJARE.—It is in contemplation to en-
large the artesian well which supplies the pump in the square
for the use of the neighbourhood, to erect a cistern and steam-
engine behind some of the houses in the vicinity, and employ
the water to supply a fountain in the centre of the plantation
as well as all the houses in the square.
THE SECEDERS FROM THE CHURCH.—The Rev.
Edgar Estcourt received the sacrament of confirmation at
St. Mary's College, Oscott, on New Year's Day. Mr. New-
man, and twelve other clergymen of the Establishment,who
are now members of the Roman Catholic Church, have as-
sembled at Oscott College to take part in the solemn festivi•
ties of the present season.