The Sun.
London, England, 1867-04-11 00:00:00

The Special Commission in Dublin.

DUBLIN, Wednesday Night.
At the special commission to-day, Thomas Burke,
John M`Cafferty, and 13 other prisoners, were
arraigned for high treason, and counsel were as-
signed to them. Mr. Butt and Mr. Dowse were
selected by the majority of the prisoners. The court
was formally adjourned until Monday next, but
there will be no actual sitting for the trial of priso-
ners until the 24th inst.

CORK, Wednesday.
Kirwan, the Fenian centre who was lying
wounded in Meath hospital, escaped last night
through the window of his ward, although two
policemen were guarding him.

S TATE OF TRADE.

-.41,

BELFAST, Aptil 9.—Flax.—Generally speaking
the various markets of this province have been well
supplied with,this commodity. The finer qualities
continue in active demand. Coarse and medium
sorts are in fair request, but in some instances at
slightly reduced rates. Yarns.—The home trade
has somewhat improved. English, Scotch, and
American demand has been the reverse of active.
Stocks have not increased, as some coarse machinery
has been stopped. Prices have not undergone much
change. Linens (Brown).—Power-loom.—Except
for approved makes of roughs and drills, which are
in fair request, no animation whatever in demand
exists ; iu fact, this branch of the trade may be said
to be very languid. Prices of almost all descriptions
are in favour of buyers. Hand-loom.—Linen hand-
kerchiefs, diapers, damasks, and cambric handker-
chiefs-4 widths—meet with a ready market. Dia-
pers and damasks are more easy of purchase. Light
and heavy linens are in moderate demand, at steady
rates. Cloth for dyeing and hollatads, printing
lawns andjdrills, are the reverse of active in demand,
and could be bought cheaper. Bleached and Finished
Linens.—A moderate amount of trade on home ac-
count has been accomplished. The business trans-
acted on American and Continental account has not
been extensive. Stocks are small on account of
bleach-green operations having been retarded by the
severity of the weather prevailing a few weeks ago.
NOTTINGHAM, 10th.—The home trade in hosiery
is very quiet for the season, the late improvement
having been checked by rumours of wars abroad
and the unsettled state of political affairs at home.
In the foreign trade there is but little doing ; a few
orders have come to hand, although of no great ex-
tent or importance. Yarns are not so firm as they
have been, and the workmen are less actively em-
ployed. In the lace manufactures the home trade is
dull, but prices are well maintained ; business in
shipping orders continues satisfactory.

MARKETS.--This day.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.
The supply of beasts on sale here to-day was very mode-
rate ; nevertheless, all breeds moved off slowly, at Mon-
day's decline in •the quotations. The top figure was ss.
p'er Blbs. We were fairly supplied with sheep, which met
a heavy demand, at barely stationary prices. The best
Downs and half-breeds, in the wool, sold at ss. Bd. ; out
of the wool, 4s. Bd. per 81bs. Calves were in short supply,
and steady request, on rather higher terms. In pigs very
little was passing, at late rates. Mulch cows were very
dull.

For 81b to sink the offal.

adsd
Crse & inf. beasts... 3 2 3 4
Second quality do —3 6 4 2
Prime large oxen ..4 4 4 8
Prime Scots, &c.... 4 10 5 0
Crse. and int. stieep.3 4 3 8
Second quality do ..3 10 4 8

s ds d
Frac crs-wool sheep 5 u 5 4
Prime b'thilown u 0.5 6 5 8
Large coarse calves. 4 8 5 0
Prime small 2 5 8
Large hugs ...3 0 3 4
Small porkers 3 6 4 0