The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-10 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

111ANCHESTER, DEC 9.
Vhere is not so much activity in the cloth market this
day, but it simply arises fram the fact that buyers mostly
succeeded in placing their orders last week. Manufac-
turers of shirtings suited to India and China are under
contract for extensive deliveries during this and succeed-
ing weeks, and a further advance of 1-1-d. per piece is
established, making a rise of 3d. per piece within the
last 10 days. Heavy domestics, T-cloths, and 36-ineh
shirtir.gs are in better demand, and almost all descrip.
tions of goods have partaken of the improvements, at
the full prices of last week. There has also been a fair
business in yarns, with very full prices, and if there is
any change in them it is that they are a shade dearer.
The chief business has been in 16's to 30's water twist
and 49's mule for India and China. For 50's and 60's
India mule there has also been rather more inquiry.
Buyers for the Mediterranean are doing rather more
business in extra bard twist and water, Nos 4's to 14's
and 16's to 24's. The season for the Germans is closing,
but they are buying to some extent. The result of the
activity during the last 10 days has been to place spin-
ners extensively under contract, and stocks are light.
Messrs. John Slagg and Co. report :
"The improved demand for India and China goods
noted in our last continues, and a further advance of
11d. per piece on shirtings, making fully' 3d. in the last
10 days, is established. Since Thursday last nearly all
kinds of goods have participated in this improvement,
and a steady general busineFs has been done at the
full rates of this day week."
Messrs. George Fraser, Son, and Co. report :-
1• There has been a steady and firm market, but the
amount of business has been limited by the increased
prices asked by spinners and manufacturers. Our quo-
tations are as before."

LEEDS, DEC.
_9,

At the halls this morning there was a fair attendance
of buyers, and an average business was transacted, the
demand being chiefly for cloths of medium quality.
The Huddersfield market is reported as showing a de-
cided improvement, both in the cloth-hall and in the
warehouses, and low-priced fancies and low goods are
in good demand. There is also inquiry for clouds and
better-class goods. In wool the trade is brisk.

FATAL ACCIDENT BY FIRE TO A LADT.—A fearful
accident happened to a maiden lady, named Miss Mary
Hug, livtfig at 27, Highbury-place, Islington, on Th
just
concluded morning last, between 11 and 12. The lady had
concluded her breakfast, and the morning being bitterly
cold, she was seated with her feet on the fender before a
large fire, holding her dress and apron to it fox greater
warmth. Her confidential housekeeper, Miss Jones, who
has lived with her for upwards of .30 years, said she
really believed she was on fire ; but the lady strongly
protested against this, and directed the breakfast things
to be removed. A maidservant coming down stairs and
meeting the housekeeper avowed her strong suspicion,
from the strange smell, that Miss Hog was on fire. In
a moment or two the lady screamed, and both domestics
ran to her assistance, when they found her standing
enveloped in flames. The housekeeper tried to smother
filenames with her stuff gown, burning herself in the
endeavour, whilst the other servant got rugs, &c., and
the fire was soon got under and the lady quietly seated
previously occupied burst into flames,
in a chair. Almostimmediately, however, the chair
Mbuitsswilaos mgrheadoved to the garden by the housekeeper,
who fell upon the frozen ground in so doing. The lady
continued for hours highly excited, and was with diffi-
culty prevailed upon to go to bed. Medical aid was at
however, the lady fell into a
once obtained, and some relatives were soon in attend-
asonuene'd sTleoewp,arbdustnitghhe
tfali'ever,
domestics continued to watch by
her, and at 9 the following morning (Friday) she died.
She was not much burnt, chiefly about the hands and
arms, owing to the timely aid of the servants. She was
of advanced age, and had lived all her life in her house
at iiighbury-place.