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

STATE OF TRADE.

MANcIusTEK, July 2.—The market for goods is in
much the same position as on Tuesday, or, if anything,
rather firmer. The demand for ludiahas increased to some
extent, and the home trade are also operating more freely,
buyers bring now compelled to give rates which were
asked last week, but not then obtainable. For the lighter
weights of long•clothe producers are well supplied with
orders, and for the better qualities of T•cloths there is some
demand at firm prices, but the week's transactions 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 even 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 inure cheerful feeling manifest than at the
commencement of the week, orders having 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 roost
kinds of combing wool, but prices do not justify those
paid to the farmers. A speculative spirit seems to
have sprung up during the last fe sr weeks, against
which buyers need to be cautioned, especially after th e
recent losses many have sustained. There is a good
demand fvr colonial wool at former prices ; and also for
low foreign wool,

PIRATES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN.—RHODES, June
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 bom-
bard° about three weeks
MAL TM? OF TUE TASMANIAN.—The Royal Mail
Company's screw steamship Tasmanian left Southamp-
ton on Thursday for a trial trip to Stokes Bay, and ac-
complished au average speed of 141 knots per hour. She
is commanded by Capt. Hyde, anu will be employed in
carrying the mails from Melbourne to Suez.
A curious report was made to the Mar.borough-street
police magistrate yesterday of a foreigner named Brysel-
bout, 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,
tued the egg-box regularly as a bed, with some rags by
way of covering. It is singular that the wife cf deceased
died in a similar bed a short time ago.
THE REPRESENTATION OF WEST CORNWALL.—The
election of a representative of West Cornwall, to fill the
place vacant by the death of Mr. Michael Williame,
will take place on Monday morning next, at Truro, Mr.
John St. Aubyn is the only gcntleuian likely to be nomi-
nated to fill that important post.
A. GuicULTURAL MACHINES. —The liberal customs
edsotatybl en
establish
tariff adopted by the Greek Government exempts ma-
chines and instruments for agricultural purls ,ses from
aimportation.tptits at sy
rMa ntuhfea rrme rads! theyraend p .enabled
o
atoll
that the Greek farmers and inhabitants of provinces bor-
dering on Turkey can purchase them. The machines and
instruments admitted free'are not subject to transit duty.
jTBE MANCHESTER TOWN COUNCIL SQUABBLE ABOUT
THE NEW POST OFFICE.—
This long and vexed question
has been put at rest by a special meeting of the members
of the council. The governinent authorities some time
since determined to accept one of two sites offered, viz.,
the Towu'e-yard site, and the John Dalton-street site.
1 The council decided, by their vote yesterday, in favour
of the latter site, 27 Voting for and 25 against.