The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-30 00:00:00

STATE OF' TRADE.

FOREIGN WOOL TRADE,—LEEDS, Nov. 27.—Buyers
generally have exhibited a goad deal of caution in their
purehmes during the past fortnight, evidently from a
desire to learn the result of the pending London sales,
before operating to any extent.
ENGLISH WOOL MARE ET.—LEEDS, Nov. 27.—There
has not been any variation in the sales of English
combing or clothing wools daring the present week, and
prices remain about last week's quotations.
WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKEZ—Nov. 27.—The state
of the wool market is quite stationary; the sales are ex-
ceedingly limited, but the impossibility of buying from
the ground to meet the rates here causes the arrivals
to be still more limited, and late quotations are sup-
ported.
LEEDS.—There was scarcely anything doing at the
Cloth Halls except assorting to positive orders, either
on Saturday or Tuesday. The trade is as usual at this
period, falling off as respects the home demand, and
there is yet but little doing in market goods for ship-
ping. The same dull state of business obtains in the
warehouses; after Martinmas few buyers visit market,
and with the exception of a few. orders, which are in
course of execution for the American spring trade, and
for the eastern market, the foreign houses are doing
very little.
BRADFORD MARKET, THIIRSDAT.—There is a better
demand for wool than last week, but still the demand is
an extremely dull one, even for the season. The supply
of wool is fully an average one. Prices, to the surprise
of every one in Bradford, do not give way. Clothing
wools are not in good sale. For home consumption the
demand for yarn is as usual at this season; but as little
is done in the export way, the trade is dull, and many
spinners are further curtailing their production. No
variation in price. For heavy piece goods there is con-
siderable inquiry. The manufacturers are in better
hopes, in expectation of a good American spring trade,
of which there are some indications. The manufacturers
are very low in stock.
MANCHESTER, FRIDAY MORNING.—We have bad a
most gloomy trade in cloth this week, and, which since
Tuesday has in no ways improved ; perhaps a duller
market than that of Thursday has seldom been expe-
rienced, nor is there any prospect of things improving.
The dyers are exceedingly dull this week; a bad sign
this of the home trade. Yarns are very heavy, and the
buyer has a further advantage.
BARNSLEY.—The linen trade during the last fortnight
has been rather better than for some months previous.
The drill houses are at present well employed, and a
few of the plain goods warehouses have experienced a
slight improvement, so that there is a much better pro-
spect for the winter than was presented a month ago.
NOTTINGHAN.—The condition of the cotton hosiery
trade in any of its branches, whether wrought, cut-up,
or fancy stockings, has not mended ; at present scarcely
any English made cotton hose are consumed in France,
Spain, or Austria, these being rigorously and effectually
prohibited. The drawer and pantaloon branch too is
extremely dull. The silk glove trade is in much the
same state. The lace trade, both bobbin and warp, con-
tinues in a very depressed state. In despite of this,
machines still keep up in price, and what is more sur-
prising, since the repeal of the law against the exporta-
tion of machinery, not more than from six to eight lace
machines have been shipped from Great Britain; France
in raising the duty from 15 to 35 per cent., having so far
encouraged smiths, that they make their own machines.
Some of the Nottingham smiths have two establishments.
—Nottingham Review, yesterday.

DISTURBANCE IN COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.—On
Friday evening Covent-garden Theatre was the scene of
a disturbance which lasted during nearly the whole of the
first part of the concert. No sooner were the doors open
than the eatire space of the immense area was speedily
crowded from the basement to the ceiling, stage and all.
Notwithstanding this, money was still taken at the
doors, and the stream kept pouring in until the people
were literally packed together in one solid mass. The
first overture, Fidelio, was played by the band, and the
usual movement was attempted to be made towards the
" promenade." To this movement a formidable obstruc-
tion opposed itself at the proscenium on either side of
the orchestra in the shape of a barrier, where the pres-
sure and crowding were very great. A scene of uproar
commenced which almost baffles description ; the music
was stopped by the groans and yells which ensued, and
it was with much difficulty that even Miss Birch ob-
tained a hearing, The new " Valse," "The Garland,"
and the solo performances of Herr Koenig were perfect
dumb show, and the appearance of a body of police only
added fuel to the flame. Another piece of music was
stopped, and M. Jullien essayed to address the discon-
tented, but the groans and hisses for some time pre-
vented his being heard. Ultimately he declared that
those who were dissatisfied should have tickets given for
the following evening.—(Cries of " Why take our money
when the place was over full ?") Ile assured them that
a placard was put out announcing that the theatre was
full.—(Cries of " False, false !") The music again pro-
ceeded, but the riot now assumed so serious an aspect
that a reinforcement of police was deemed necessary, and
in a few minutes a large body of the F division, under
the orders of Mr. Superintendent Pearse, made their ap-
pearance, and took up their station at the barriers,
amidst the most discordant yells and other marks of dis
approbation, and the post was not yielded until the police
truncheons were exercised pretty freely. Noise now
took the place of violence, and the concert proceeded
amidst cries of " Shame !"—" Jullien, give us the
Police Quadrille"—" Jullien's Dew Police Polka," &c.
Ultimately the time arrived for the British Army Qua-
drille, the noise of which completely drowned all attempt
at further interruption, and the theatre having become
considerably thinned, the first part terminated, but not
until nearly an hour after its proper time. A general
feeling appeared to prevail that the number of persons
admitted ought to have been more limited.
THE LATE SIR CHARLES WETHERELL, KNIGHT.
—On Friday the property of the late Sir Charles
Wetherell, Knight (this being the second portion of the
sale), was put up to auction at the auction-rooms of Mr.
Hammond, Chancery-lane, baying been removed from
the mansion in Berkeley-square, and the chambers in
Stone-buildings, for that purpose. It consisted of the
service of plate, amounting to about 7,500 ounces, the
cellars of wine of about .350 dozens of bottles, some
having been bottled fifteen and thirty years; the library,
comprising about 2,500 volumes ; the fittings of cham-
bers, the furniture from Berkeley-square, &c. The
books included Journals of the Houses of Lords and
Commons, a variety of reports by Vesey, jun., Vernon,
P. Williams, Alaule and Sellwell, Baruewell and Cress-
well, &c., many of which have manuscript notes by the
eminent deceased ; a collection of the Greek and Latin
Classics, and the best authors in English literature.
Yesterday the service of plate was disposed of, which
comprised 185 lots, and consisted of several dozens of
silver spoons, plates, dishes, knives and forks,"&c. The
present sale will last four days.
UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.—OXFORD, Nov. 27.
University Preachers : —The Rev. the Regius Pro-
fessor of Hebrew (i)r. PFsey), at Christ Church, Sun-
day , morning. The Rev. R. Alucklestone, Worcester
College, Sunday afternoon, at St. Mary's. The Rev.
William Palmer, Worcester College, St. Andrew's, at
St. Mary's.
A SENSIBLE LANDLORD.—One of the first acts of
the new Earl of Yarborough is indicative of a wise and
successful career in the management of the vast estates
which have come into his possession. lie has given his
tenantry at Cadney with Howsham and Ne,wstead full
and permanent permission to kill game on their eeveral
farms, with no other,restriction than that of keeping out
of the woods and covers which are not in their posses-
sion. Th.e contiguous
.estate of his Lordship in that
parish, &c., amounts to about 4,500 acres, upon which
the game has been very carefully preserved fur nearly
twelve years. You may drive twenty miles in nearly a
straight line over the contiguous Lincolnshire estates of
the earldom. Ths business habits which the present
Earl has acquired during his long, efficient, and laborious
representation of the county in the Lower House, and
his constant communication and association with his
tenantry and constituents, together with his well-known
Liberal principles, eminently qualify him for becoming
rP of the most. Ty,ptilar and useful linalords in the
kingdom. His revenues would nut sulfa by an exten-
sion of the above leave to destroy game.—Doncaster
Gazette.