The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-03 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER, July 2. —The market for goods is in
much the same position as on Tue.day, or, if anything,
rather firmer. The demand for India has increased to some
extent, and the home trade an, also operating more freely,
buyers !Aug now compelled to give rates which were
asked last week, but not then obtainable. For the lighter
weights of Img-cloths producer,' are well supplied with
orders, and f.)r the better qualities of T- cloths there is some
demand at firm prices, but the wekic's trarviactions have
not amounted to much. Printing cloth is in a much im-
proved position compared with what it has been for
several weeks past, and a slight advance has taken place
"on the lowest price of 10 days ago. In yarns the market
is now firm, at prices which last week and eveu on
Tuesday were refused by purchasers, and a fair amount
of business is doing. Buyers have operated pretty freely
both for the home trade, for India, the Mediterranean,
and Germany, especially for the latter. There is a con-
siderably more cheerful feeling manifest than at the
commencement of the week, orders baying now accu-
mulated to a fair extent, and buyers deeming it prudent
no longer to withhold them.

LEEDS, July 2. —There is a fair demand for most
kinds of combing wool, bat prices do not justify those
paid to the f tuners. A speculative spirit seems to
have sprung up during the last fe w weeks, againil
which buyers need to ba cautioned, especially after tb e
recent losses many have sustained. There is a good
demand fer colonial wool at former prices ; and also for
low foreign wool.

PIRATES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN.—RHODES, Jane
17.—Besides the band of eighteen pirates before re-
ported, there is another piratical boat with two lateen
sails and seven men on board, in the vicinity of the
Islands of Fourni, where they chased an Ottoman born-
barde about three weeks ago.

TRIAL TRIP OF THE TASMANIAN.—The Royal Mail
Company's screw steamship Tasmanian left Southamp-
ton on Thursday for a trial trip to Stokes Bay, and ac-
complished an average speed of 14. i knots per hour. She
is commanded by Capt. Hyde, ana will be employed in
carrying the mails from Melbourne to Suez.
A curious report was made to the Mar.borough.street
police magistrate yes' erday of a foreigner named Bryael-
boot, an egg-merchant, being found dead the previous
night in one of the egg-boxes in his own shop, in Little
Windmill-street. Deceased lived alone, and, it seems,
used the egg-box regularly as a bed, with some rags by
way of covering. It is singular that the wife of deceased
died iu a similar bed a short time agn.
THE REPRESENTATION OF WEST CORNWALL—The
election of a representative of West Cornwall, to fill the
Place vacant by the death of Mr. Michael Williams,
will take Place on Monday morning next, at Truro. Mr.
John St. ,kubyn is the only gentleman likely to be nomi-
nated to fin Ulm important post.
AGRICULTURAL MACHINES. —The liberal customs
tariff adopted by
the Greek Government exempts ma-
chines and instruments for agricultural purposes how
all duty on importation. Manufacturers are thus enabled
to establish depots at .Tyra, the PuMRB, and Patin, so
that the Greek farmers and inhabitants of provinces bor-
dering on Turkey can purchase them. The machines and
instruments ateitt,d free are not subject to transit duty.
4ITHE MANCHESTER TOWN COUNCIL SQUABBLE ABOUT
THE and vexed question
has
been
nwpPuot POST Or
eFBlftWbylla—slp'ehci4allorung,e,
in 4
of
he members
of the council. The government authorities some time
since determined to accept one of two sit-s offered, viz ,
the Town'.--yard site, and the John Dalton-street site.
The council decided, by their vote yesterday, in favors
of the latter site, 27 voting for and 20 against.