The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-13 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE,

MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.—The improvement which
has taken place in the weather during the two last days,
and the appearance of a more settled state of the atmo-
sphere for the present, would probably have caused
some improvement in our market, had not the good
effects of the change been counteracted by the very
unsettled condition of Germany, not only as regards
the Schleswig-Holstein dispute, but also the internal
condition of Prussia, and one or two other German
states, which has caused a number of orders on German
account to be countermanded. Some apprehensions are
also excited by the continual spread of the cholera in the
Levant, and especially at Smyrna, where its ravages
have latterly become extensive, and have tended to check
the purchases of the Greek merchants who trade to that
quarter. Influenced by these causes, the market has
been very quiet; but, although in some few cases rather
lower prices have been submitted to, by parties whose
stocks were accumulating, the great bulk of the spinners
and manufacturers have been exceedingly firm in their
demands. In all cases where orders have been given for
future delivery, full prices have been paid; and a general
impression appears to prevail that the troubles on the Con-
tiuent will be speedily appeased, and that an improve-
ment in business hero may be expected at no distant day.
ROCHDALE, MONDAY.—We have had a brisk market
to-day for flannels ; the merchants have purchased very
freely, and rather better prices have been obtained by
the manufacturers. The wool market has undergone
little change since last Monday ; both prices and de-
mand are much the same as they have been for some
weeks past.
HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAT.—But few purchases have
been made to-day in the Cloth Hall, and the complaint
is general of the lack of goods adapted to the present
season. New orders come to hand rather slowly, but
for the next month or six weeks there is every prospectis
of full employment being given for the operatives in t
distriot.
11ALIFAR, SATURDAY.—Our Piece Hall all is a
attended as ever, and the general worsted tradse thinly
inthlYe
district remains as dull as heretofore ; but those manu-
facturers who have turned their attention to fancy goods
of very light texture—and, though by courtesy called
worsted, yet containing as much cotton as wool—find
pretty fair demand for such fabrics. Heavier goods, as I
lastings, damasks, &c., meet with little or no sale. The
demand for yarns has not improved, and what is doing
is much below the productive power, as well as below
the point of remuneration. Wool continues firm, bct
the spinners, finding money and orders alike scarce, buy
very cautiously, and the quantity bold is not large.
LEEDS, TUESDAY.—We have no alteration to report
about our cloth market. There was a good business
done in the Halls on Saturday, but to-day the market ap-
pears less animated.—Manchester Guardian.

NOXIOUS CONDITION OF THE

supplied. Such concessions, when requested, not by
the lawless and disa&cted, but by the public generally,
are, on the part of the authorities, not less expe-
dient than they are imperatively called for." We
may remind our readers that about three months ago
the Observer gave a report of a meeting held upon this
very interesting subject, and at which meeting the Earl
of Harrowby presided, and said that he had received a
communication from Lord Morpeth, in which his Lord-
ship promised every assistance in his power to remedy
the evil. The remedy certainly has not as yet been
applied. At the meeting referred to, Drs. Copeland, ,
Hodgkin, Lancaster, and other eminent medical authori-
ties adduced instances of the unhealthy condition of the
waters of the Serpentine, and Dr. Hodgkin likened the
probable effects he had himself experienced while cross-
ing the Park to those of the marshes in the vicinity of
Rome, and gave various proofs of disease and death aris-
ing from the malaria produced by such stagnant water as
that of the Serpentine. The result of the meeting was
the appointment of a deputation to wait upon the Com-
missioners of Woods and Forests, but we have not heard
with what success. The approaching autumn, at the
latter end of which all water weeds rot, will be the best
season for cleansing the Serpentine, and as every au-
thority consulted agrees that the water is stagnant, some
means should be adopted to cause a perennial current of
clean water to flow through it, which we know can be ac-
complished by having recourse to the various springs
contiguous to the Serpentine.—Observer.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN BELFAST.
A very alarming fire broke out about 11 o'clock on
Thursday night in the large stores belonging to Mr.
T. Gray, of North}-street, which extended to the rear
of those houses in Rosemary•street, which lie between
the Rev. J. S. Porter's meeting-house and Hercules-
street. The structure in which the conflagration com-
menced is, or rather was, a large building, prin-
cipally used for the purpose of storing canes, cork-wood,
and other miscellaneous articles. There was also in
it a small steam-engine, for the purpose of grinding
Indian corn, a considerable quantity of which was stored
in the premises. A large number of pigs were like•
wise kept in the offices, which communicated with the
main building. It was stated that there was a consi•
derable quantity of gunpowder in these stores, and much
alarm was, in consequence, created in the neighbour-
hood ; but, on inquiry, we find that Mr. Gray's stock of
that article was stored elsewhere, and that he had but
a very small quantity in his shop. Before the
engines could render any efficient assistance the fire had
gained such a height that the attempt to save the store
was abandoned, and the exertions of the firemen
were directed to the prevention of flames commu-
nicating with the adjoining buildings. There can
be little doubt that, bad the wind been high, the
two Unitarian meeting-houses, which are s►tuated in
the immediate vicinity of the store, would have been
destroyed; but, fortunately, the burning mass was almost
isolated, though lying in the midst of building run-
ning from North-street, Rosemary-street, and Hercules-
street. In less than an hour the store was completely
gutted; after which, a range of lower offices or stores
took fire, and as these communicated directly with
one of the sides of the Rev. John Scott Porter's
meeting-house, for some time great fears were enter-
tained lest that edifice should fall a prey to the
flames. However, owing to the exertions of the fire-
men, all apprehensions as regarded that building were
allayed. Shortly before two o'clock the whole of the
front of the building facing Rosemary-street fell in with a
loud crash; and, though many persons were present, we
are happy to say that no accident occurred. We have
already mentioned that there was a number of pigs on
the premises, so many as 87; and we have been informed
that no fewer than 62 were either burnt or had to be
slaughtered in consequence of the injuries which they
had received from the fire. The store, as well as
the range of offices connected with it, is a mass of
ruins. We understand the premises are insured.
Though it was supposed that the fire had been completely
subdued, we regret to say that it again broke out about
half-past two o'clock on Friday, and, though every ex-
ertion was used by the authorities to stay its progress,
the workshop of Mr. Murdock, cork-cutter, Hercules-
street, which was contiguous to Mr. Gray's stores, took
fire, and, from the combustible nature of the materials
which it contained, was in a very short time thoroughly
gutted. Mr. Murdock, who is a very serious sufferer by
this fire, is not insured. The origin of the fire is at pre-
sent unknown.—Northern Whig.

THE WEATHER.—Since our last we have had a
great alteration in the state of the weather, for while
Saturday was throughout cloudy, with occasional
showers, and while the rain fell nearly continuously
and sometimes heavily from about eleven o'clock on
Saturday night to about six o'clock on the following
evening, Monday and yesterday have been through-
out fine and bright days. The temperature has
however, even on these last two days, been very low
for the season of the year. The maximum temperature
was, on Saturday, 62 deg.; on Sunday, 67 deg.; and on
Monday, 56 deg. The following returns by electric
telegraph, at seven o'clock yesterday morning,
show that the fine weather has been pretty general
throughout the country, and the prevailing north
wind would also seem to indicate that the lowness
of temperature is also general:—Glasgow, S. fine; Edin-
burgh, W. very fine; Newcastle, W. very fine; York,
N.E. very fine; Hull, S.W. fine; Normanton, N.W.
fine; Leeds, N. fine ; Rotherham, N. cloudy ; Man-
chester, N.W. by W. fine ; Liverpool, N. fine ; Not-
Nottingham, W. very fine ; Derby, N.W. cloudy ;
Leicester, W. very fine; Peterborough, N.W. by N. fine;
Brandon, W. flue; Yarmouth, E.N.E. cloudy; .Lowestotle.
N. cloudy ; Birmingham, N.W. by N. cloudy ; Glouces-
ter, N.W. cold; Rugby, S. by E. slight fog; Chelmsford,
N.E. fine; Colchester, N.W. fine; Gosport, N.E. fine;
Poole, W. fine; Southampton, N.W. fine; Hertford, N.W.
fine; Chesterfield, N.W. very fine; Crewe, W. fine;
Alnwick, N.W. fine; Cambridge, N. fine; Chesterfield,
S.W. by W. fine ; Ipswich, N.W. fine; Dorchester,
N.E. fine; Dereham, N.N.W. fine; Newmarket, N.W.
fine.—Manchester Guardian, of this day.
THE RECENT MELANCHOLY CASE OF CHILD
MCKIM It ON THE RlVER.—Yesterday Mr. Higgs held
an adjourned inquest at the Ship in Milford-lane, on the
body of Alice Tranham, aged five years. It will be re-
membered that on Friday evening last the mother of the
deceased was on board the London Pride steam-boat
with her child, and that when opposite Paul's Wharf she
suddenly jumped into the water with the child in her
arms from the larboard sponson. The mother was
rescued by a waterman, hut the child was unfortunately
drowned. The principal evidence that was given was
tendered by the friends of the unhappy woman, who is
at present in the Compter, with the view of showing that
she was of unsound mind when she committed the rash
act. The only witness of importance was Rebecca
Fisher, of 8, Croydon-street, Crawford-street, who de-
posed that Ann Tranham and the deceased had lived
with her for the last four months. She always appeared
to be in a low, desponding state, and frequently com-
plained of her head, saying that she was sure unless
something happened she would go quite mad. She left
witness's house about two o'clock on Friday, stating
that she was going to her aunt's in Red Lion-street,
Holborn. Witness saw no more of her until after

this melancholy occurrence. The Coroner, in summing
up observed, that in inquiries of this nature every per-
son of the age of discretion was presumed to be sane and
accountable fur his actions, unless the contrary were
proved. In compliance,with the general rule, it would
be better to leave the question of sanity to a superior
court. The jury, after a lengthened deliberation, re-
turned the following special verdict :—" We find a ver-
dict of wilful murder against Ann Tranham, and we
cannot separate without expressing our opinion that
when Ann Tranham flung herself into the Thames, the
said Ann Tranham was of unsound mind."
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gold lace. The helmet will be of composition silver,
having a plume of horse hair. The horse trappings will
be equally splendid.
PITCH AND TAR UNINTLAMMABLE.—On Saturday
afternoon some highly interesting experiments took
place in Mr. Royden's yard, Baffin-street, with the view
of testing the non-inflammability of pitch and tar, pre-
pared by Messrs. Begot, Boissage, and Tindel, mer-
chants, at Bordeaux. The tar prepared by the new
process is applicable, we believe, to sails, rigging, and
other general purposes, and it is stated that if a ship's
bottom be coated with it, it will be as effectually pre-
served from worms, shells, and seaweed, as it it were
sheeted with copper or zinc.—Liverpool Standard.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—On Wednesday last as
our respected rector, the Rev. G. F. J. Marsham, was
out shooting with his brother, the Rev. J. J. Marsham,
he fired at a partridge, which he killed, but some of the
shots at the same time wounded his brother, and one
entered the ball of his eye, of the sight of which he Was
instantly deprived. Other shots entered his chest and
body. Mr. Woolcott, of Maidstone, surgeon and oculist,
was immediately sent for, and we are happy to state that
the rev. gentleman, under his judicious treatment, is go.
ing on favourably, and hopes are entertained that he may
recover his sight.—llfaidsione Gazette.

GREENOCK,
SEPT.
11.—Her Majesty's mail packet
Banshee, Captain W. Smithett, arrived here last
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I g at five o'clock, and landed Lord John Russell and
suite. The Banshee left the harbour of Kingstown at
4 40 P.M., and made a most wonderful passage of little
more than twelve hours, against a -very strong head
wind from the north-east, being at the rate of fifteen
miles per hour. The Banshee has been greatly admired
by many shipbuilders and others who have been to see
her, and all are astonished at her beautiful form and ex-
traordinary speed.

NIAGARA OUTDONE.—Among the cliffs of the
Eastern Ghauts, about midway between Bombay and
Cape Coalorin, rises the river Shirawati, which falls
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of water rushes at first, for 300 feet, over a slope, at an
angle of 45 degrees, in a sheet of white foam, and is
then precipitated to a depth of 850 more, into a black
abyss, with a thundering noise. It has, therefore, the
depth of 1,150 feet! In the rainy seasons the river ap-
pears to be about 30 feet in depth at the fall; in the dry
seasons it is lower, and is divided into three cascades of
varied beauty and astonishing grandeur. Join our fall
of Genesse to that of the St. Lawrence, and then treble
the two united, and we have the distance of the Shira-
wati cataract. While we allow to Niagara a vast supe-
riority in bulk, yet in respect to distance of descent, it is
but a mountain fill compared with its Indian
American paper.

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