The Sun.
London, England, 1860-08-28 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE..

•
HIALIFAX, Aug. 25.—The trade of this district
has 'undergone no material alteration during the
wee] k'. The continuance of unseasonable weather
tend s; to increase the ulness, and great caution is
observed, there being 'most an entire absence of
anyt ding like speculation. The business this week,
both, in worsted yarns and piece goods, has been on
a ye ry small scale, and there is really no activity
in at ry department either of the home or foreign
tract e. Spinners and manufacturers are letting as
little: of their machinery stand as possible, but
stoclr s are rather accumulating, and, unless an im-
prove ment in the demand takes place, there must
be az arcity of employment. Notwithstanding the
quiet ness of trade, wool continues pretty firm,
thou/ ;h a few dealers have shown a little disposi-
tion 'to sell at a shade lower.

HIUDDERSFIELD, Aug. 25.—The aspect of the
woollen cloth trade has not improved. There his
been a fair number of buyers in the town during
the: 'week, and for black doeskins, steel and other
mixtures, as well as for fancy goods of moderate
quedity, there has been some demand • but the ge-
neral tone of business is quiet.. Manufacturers are
not so actively employed as they were a few weeks
ago., and stocks ars increasing. There is no alte-
ration in the local wool market..

DEEDS, Aug. 25.—The fine weather, of which last
Tu,?,iiday's sunshine gave anticipations, has not been
reaEsed, and there has been more or less rain
every day since, although today is fine. The
weather just now is the turning point of the
stapae trade of this district; for, although business
contiinues steady, and on the whole good, the very
unfa vourable season has greatly checked the retail
demand for summer and autumn fabrics, and within
the last few days two, or three failures, both in
London and the country, have been reported. Un-
less a change speedily-, take place, and the harvest
be tolerably well gathered in, the woollen cloth
trade cannot be very active during the ensuing
winter. At present, however, the tone is cheeriful
and ;sound, but considerable caution is exercised.
During the week there has been a pretty large at-
tendunce of buyers in the town, some of whom have
' made purchases on a moderately large scale, and
the :-,warehouse trade generally has been steady,
though by no means animated. The trade with
Canada continues good. There is no scarcity of
employment in the manufacturing districts, and,
though stocks have rather accumulated, they are
kept within a moderate compass. Prices are firmly
held.: At the cloth-halls this morning there was a
numerous attendance of merchants, the tone of the
mark et was steady, and in the coloured cloth-hall
about an average quantity of goods was purchased,
but in the white hall the market was flat. The
flax trade continues satisfactory. There has been
a good business during the week in the raw mate-
rial, and full prices have been realized. The ac-
counts from abroad report very firm markets, and
an upward tendency in prices. The demand for
both flax and two-yarns here keeps steady, both
for home consumption and for export.

TILE AGAPEMONE AND THE

MA 0 IS TRA TES.

At the Borough Petty Sessions held at Bridge.
water on Monday, the Mayor, R. Ford, Esq., com-
mented on the recent attack on the Agapemone,
and intimated, as did also his brother magistrates,
his determination to prevent further lawless pro-
ceedings in connexion with the " Abode of Love."
The Mayor, addressing the assembled audi-
ence, said that he wished to publicly announce
in open court something referring to the late attack
which had been made by a body of persons from
Bridgewater on the Agapemoue. Last Friday Mr.
Thomas, one of that establishment, waited upon
him, and sought his protection as chief magistrate
of the town. He told Mr. Thomas that he in no
way countenanced the conduct that had been ex-
hibited, and promised him to bring the subject
before the magistrates. He further told him
that he was quite willing to issue any' sum-
monses against the parties offending, for he
considered it was a disgraceful thing for a lot
of people to go and assail a dwelling
in such a manner. No one knew where such
matters might end, unless speedily put a stop to.
Murder might have been the consequence of the
attacks that had been made.- Since Mr. Thomas
had called upon him he had received a letter from
that gentleman, which he would read to the
Court :

"The Agapemone, Aug. 25th, 1860.
" Dear Sir,—l think it right to inform you that,
since I called on you on Friday last, I have learnt
from an official source that tho uneasy feeling
stirred up the other day in Bridgewater has not
yet subsided ; but, apart from Mr. Price, other
parties amongst the lowest orders in Bridgewater
are concerting further violence against the Aga-
pemone. You kindly promised me that when you
meet your brother magistrates on Monday. you will
express a decided opinion, discountenancing such
proceedings. I would now further request you, in
consequence of what 1 have stated above, to give
the necessary information to the borough police,
that they also may be on the alert to aid in repress-
ing such unlawful conduct.—l am, &c.,
" U. R. THOMAS.
R. Ford, Esq., Mayor."
The Mayor further remarked that if any attempt,
as was suspected, was made to annoy these people,
steps would be immediately taken to frustrate the
design.
The Mayor wished to know whether the police
were aware of the colleetion of persons in Bridge-
water previous to their departure for the Aga-
pemone.
Superintendent Bussell replied
thatt together.
s not
aware that the parties left the town
' did not believe it was correct i
ft htahhcagpicneohrushealoahni sthalane‘tf,
est
Bridgewater in waggons ; but
did so leave he did not know how
prevented them. T
place of attack was not in
the borough, and hehteherefiFe had
hose
to do
with
it ; but the county police, district it
in wwas, were informed of the departure from the to vvn
of a large number of persons.
Mr. Smith, addressing himself to people in the
body of the Court, said that they might tell it out
of doors that any persons :,:aiding in these attacks
would be liable to be punished. The magistrates
would issue warrants against persons so offending
against the law, even if they numbered half of the
population of Bridgewater.
Mr. Browne—Whatever the magistrates have
tdhaante,thanedcownhdauteetvoe
of Mr.
ropped.
The subject then d
i‘tihre.ipprbicliecismdaiy do, I consider
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