The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-21 00:00:00

BIRTHS IN THE WEEK.

Males ,
Females

Total 04,•••• • ••• •• • ••• ••• 1,654

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCIIESTEB, May 20.- -In the general market there
has not been much twiness, buyers manifesting but
little disposition to give the prices asked. In this they
have received some little encouragement from the
drooping state of the cotton-market. In shirtings and
madapollams for India there has been more done, be-
cause the makers of these cloths are coming out of core
tract pretty generally, and, being unwilling to hold
stocks, they have shown more or less willingness to
make some concession in price. In some cases a reduc-
tion of lld. to 33. per piece has been allowed, and a
more general concession to this extent would probably
have led to large sales fur India and China. There is a
pretty general feeling that no greater cause exists for
this reduction in prices than there did a month ago ;
but the fact is, that at that time manufacturers had
pretty generally large orders on band, while now those
orders are mostly completed, and the production, espe-
cially of India and China shirtings, is on a large scale.
There is a great feeling against the accumulation of
stocks. In yarns there has been a dull market, the
demand both for h.eme consumption and export being
small, and spinners wishing to force sales have had to
submit to a reduction of id. per lh. on the prices of last
Tuesday. Messrs. George Fraser, Son, and Co. report:—
" There is no improvement in our market to-day ; the
demand is inactive, and prices show increased weak-
ness."
LEEDS, May 20.—The attendance in the cloth-halls
this morning has not been very great, and business has
not been very brisk ; but the tone of the market has
been firm, and tolerably cheerful. The Chancellor of
the Exchequer's budget has not called forth much re-
mark, nor produced any tangible effect on the market.
Upon the whole it has given satisfaction, as few persons
have been unreasonable enough to expect any great re-
duction from the present taxation. There have been
some tolerably good parcels of heavy cloths for autumn
and winter consumption sold, and altogether, with very
firm prices, the mar Set has been as satisfactory as could
be expected.

THE TIPPERARY BANK.—On Monday the Master
delivered judgment on the claims for exemption from
1 lability to the creditors of the Tipperary Bank, re-
li ed upon by Mr. Vincent Scully and Mr. Wilson
Kennedy. He decreed that both were liable an share-
holders. Counsel was heard on behalf of Mr. James
Starling, merchant, and Mr. James Birch Kennedy,
banker, both of p oblin. Having sold their shares in
the year 1853, the master removed their names from
the list, of parties primarily liable. Mr. John Henry
Doi le, of London, applied to have his name removed
front the lig, as be had merely allowed his name to be
usett.:.t the request of John Sadleir. The Master re-
tained his name. f:_,everal other names were retained,
although strong cues of misrepresentation and fraud
were shown.
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