The Sun.
London, England, 1856-01-11 00:00:00

THE SPECTATOR.

The monthly supplement published by our
weekly contemporary the Spectator, for the pre.
sent January, contains some extremely valuable
statistical information, in addition to a considerable
portion of interesting literary criticism. The
" Statistics of Money, Produce, Manufactures, and
Trade" for 1855 are, under each head, presented
with great accuracy and completeness, and will be
found a safe and serviceable compendium of refe-
rence upon many prominent points of monetary
and commercial importance. The literary depart-
ment is principally devoted to a review of "Napo-
leon's Confidential Correspondence with his Brother
Joseph," the former King of Spain, which has been
recently published by Murray—a work of which
the reviewer well observes : " To the student of
history or of human character it is full of deep in-
terest—to the politician, and still more to the
military man, it is a book of profound instruction
—to the politician, of what in a great measure to
avoid—to the soldier, of what to master till the
principles enunciated become a portion of his
mind." Bohn's edition of the works of Addison ;
Wilberforce's " Brazil ; " Ernest Jones's new
volume of poetry, " The Emperor's Vigil, and the
Waves and the War;" and "Fergnson's Illustrated
Handbook of Architecture," are likewise handled
in an acute and impartial spirit ; whilst seve-
ral works of minor note, and the last batch of
periodicals, have their due share of notice. Now
that Parliament is almost on the eve of reassembling,
the "Spectator Supplement" will, for some time
to come, derive additional importance and value
from its monthly summary of the debates in both
Houses of the Legislature. This feature must of
itself render it a most welcome companion to the
general reader.

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER, JAN. 10.

A moderate business only was done in the cloth
market this morning, and buyers appeared disposed to
operate quite as cautiously as on Tuesday. Yet a quiet
demand from time to time, and sometimes on ether than
market days, clears off what accumulations of stock may
have begun to take place, and prices are mostly steady.
Yesterday it is understood that a considerable quantity
of cloth was purchased for export. The low stocks with
which we have commenced the year give sellers a great
advantage. The pa,t year will be a remarkable cue
in the history of the cotton trade (remark Messrs. John
Ponder and Co. in their Overland Circular, via Mar-
seilles, published yesterday), as, notwithstandilog the
war in which we are engaged, the consequent dear and
stringent state of the money market, the high price of
grain and almost every article of produce (a combination
rarely continuing long), stocks of cotton goods have been
kept down. Tuis has been caused by the determination
of producers not to accumulate, and the consequence has
been to them a most remunerative trade. They may pos-
sibly soon derive some benefit from the losses thus sus-
tained, as the low prices which have been current
have no doubt forced goods into new channels, and
developed a trade that is likely to go on increas-
ing." In sbirtings the demand of the last month has
been good for the better qualities of 40-inch, and of 45
and 54-inch cloths, all of which are realising fall prices;
In printing cloths the low descriptions are most in de-
mand. In yarns there is only a moderate business, and
prices aro slightly against sellers seeking customers.
NOTTINGHAM, JAN. 10.
In the hosiery trade there has been a good deal doing,
and in many departments the trade is brisk.
We cannot report so favourably of the lace trade, the
transactions for the new year being as yet very few and
unimportant. There are some buyers from the conti-
nent in the market, who have not yet operated 'to any
extent. It is probable that the present war will have
the effect of opening a market for our manufactures in
Asia Minor and elsewhere, in which places we have not
heretofore been in connection. We have no alteration
to report in the price of yarns.

THE LOSS OF THE TRANSPORT SHIP
BARRACKPORE.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 31.—TheBarrackpore (French
transport), Capt. Louttit, of London, was 1 ost of the
island of Marmora on the night of the 14th inst. The
ship was laden with hay for the French army, and about
9 o'clock, while under 3 close-reefed topsails, strong
gales from the north-eastward, with thick snow showers,
she was driven on the east part of the island of Marmora.
So thick was the weather that within 20 minutes of first
seeing the land the ship was among the breakers. From
the first moment there was no hope of saving the ship,
and the captain states that had they been a ship's length
ahead or astern of the spot on which she struck, all or
the greater part of the crew must have perished with
her, there being nothing but steep crags with deep water
the sea tumbling in like mountains. Fortunately, the
ship went upon a kind of point or ridge. She al-
most immediately filled. The wainmast was then cut
away, which fell on the point (before the ship heeled
over to seaward), and by it all hands got safely on
shore. They just succeeded in getting a footing on the
crags, and there had to stand till daylight, when part
of the crew ventured on board the wreck, and found
her fast going to pieces ; they, :nevertheless, managed
to save a few clothes on the starboard side of the poop
and forecastle, but could not get a pound of provisions
of any kind. In the afternoon the gale and sea in-
creased again, and the ship parted—the pieces spread.
ing in all directions around the cliff. They had no
means of communicating or getting away from the
island until Friday the 21st., when her Majesty's steamer
Oberon came and took them off, as also the crew of the
Talavera, an English transport, which had been wrecked
on another part of the island. The inhabitants of the
island are represented to have treated the crew of the
Barrackpore most barbarously. After the Oberon had
landed the crews at the Dardanelles, the British Consul,
with some Turkish police, and the captains of the Tala-
vera and Barrackpore, returned to make prisoners of the
ringleaders.

LORD ADOLPHUS FITZCLARENCE. —We regret to learn
gave ho
that the favourable change which
Adolphus Fitzclarence recovering from hispes of Lord
very seri-
ous illness has not continued. On Wednesday the
noble and gallant invalid was pronounced to be not
so well as on the preceding day. Dr. Bright
and the other medical gentlemen in attendance
on his Lordship had a consultation after see-
ing their patient, and at the close of their delibera-
tion the following bulletin was issued for the infor-
mation of the numerous inquiring friends of his Lord-
ship :—" Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence has passed a rest-
less night, but has had several hours' refreshing sleep
this morning, and was in all respects as well as yester-
dy.-2 o'clock, p.m., Jan. 10." her Majesty and his
Royal Highness Prince Albert sent by telegraphyester-
day morning from Windsor Castle to learn the state of
his Lordship. At halt-past 10 last night, Dr. Bright
and his lordship's other medical advisers met at Lord
Adolphus's residence at St. James's Palace, and another
consultation was held. The result of the conference is
conveyed in the annexed bulletin :—" Lord Adolphus
Fitzclarence has passed a more comfortable day, and is
better this evening than he was at the same hour yes-
terday-10,30 p.m., Jan. 10."