The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-26 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER. May 25.—The market has been
quiet, but the inactivity is not greater than might
be expected in a holiday week. Prices are slightly
affected by the easier state of the Liverpool .cotton
market, and an impression, right or wrong, that
the raw material will be still cheaper induces
the buyer to press for lower terms in goods.
So far an long cloths, T cloths, and most
fabrics, except India shirtings, are concerned,
sellers exhibit much firmness. For India shirt-
ings the decline announced by last advices has
had some effect on sellers and we may quote them
ltd. to 3d. per piece under the value of 10 days
ago. A little more buSiness has ben doing in
light printers for the L9vant, but other kinds of
these fabrics are still dull of sale. In yams the
demand is quite as languid as for cloths. The
principal business has been in low numbers of
mule and water for the Mediterranean, and in
water twist for China, at steady rates. The home
trade has been quiet, and the offers for India have
been few, and generally too low for spinners
to accept. Where any pressure to sell has been
felt prices have given way id. to 4d. per lb. ; but
generally this has not been the case, many orders
having still to run, which will keep mills going for
some time forward. Messrs. Slagg and Co. report :
—" There is little or no change in the market to-
day. If anything the demand for goods of all
kinds, owing to the holidays, and the downward
tendency of the cotton-market is on a still more
limited scale than even during the last fortnight,
but with the exception of India shirtings, which '
have slightly declined in value, the prices of last
week are firmly maintained."
LEEDS, May 25.—Being Whitsuntide holidays
there has been a thin attendance both of manufac
turers and merchants in the cloth-halls this morn-
ing. The tone of the market was firm and cheer-
ful, but only a very small amount of cloth changed
hands.

HUDDERSFIELD, May 25.—The market has
been of much the same character on this diy
se'nnight. A few choice lots of goods hive been
so'd, but there has been little done in the market
generally, the purchase of goods for the fall trade
not having commenced.

CRYSTAL PALACE.—ONE SHILLING DAY, Tuesday,
May 25.—Admissions on payment, 11,367 ; ditto by
season tickets, 622 ; visitors, 11,989.
A despatch from Milan of the 20th states that Man-
zsni, the poet, is dangerously ill. He has been bled
seven times.
The Eineu, with the outward Australian mail of the
12th ult., arrived at Aden two days before her time. It
probable that she will make the quickest passage to
Australia on record.
THE MEDITERRANEAN.—The easterly 'wind which set
in at an early hour this morning has enabled the nume-
rous windbound vessels in the bay t' set sail for the
westward. A large number from the Algesiras roadsted,
and from behind the rock likewise, took advantage of
this opportunity.—Gibraltar Chronicle, May 17.
At the Russian chapel at Paris the marriage of Prince
Orloff and of the Princess Troubetskoi was celebrated
the day before yesterday. Count de Kisseleff gave away
the bride in the name of the Emperor Alexander. Prince
Orloff, who was plenipotentiary of Russia in the first
Conference of Paris, was present at the marriage of his
son. The latter distinguished himself at Silietria, et
the siege of which be received several wounds.
INTENDED RESIGNATION OF THE BISHOP OF ROCHES-
TER.—It was stated in Rochester, on Saturday, that the
Lord Bishop of the diecese bad announced his intention
of resigning the see, provided such a course met with the
approval of the Governor-nt. Dr. lEurray, Bishop of
Rochester, is the oldest bishop of the English episcopal
church, having been censecratsd in the year 1813, and
translated to the see of Rochester in 1827. The episco-
pal revenue of Rschester is 5,0001. per annum, and,
should the rumoured resignation be carried into effect,
Lord Derby will have placed at his disposal the first
vacant bishopric.—South Eastern Gazette of yesterday.
REMOVAL OF IRISH PAUPERS.—At the Liverpool
Select Vestry yesterday (Tuesday) a conversation took
place relative to the proposed re-enactment of the Ili-h
Pauper Removal Bill, one clause of which requires that
a pauper shall only be removed by a warrant granted by
a magistrate in petty sessions, and that he shall be
" delivered" by a person who must accompany him from
the place of his removal. As upwards of 2,000 paupers
are annually removed from Liverpool, this clause will
cause an immen-e expenditure of the parish funds. It
was resolved to send a deputation to London to co-ope-
rate with other parishes in opposing the bill.
FIRE IN GEORGE-STREET, BLACKFRIARS-ROAD.—Yes-
terday morning at half past six, a fire broke out on the
premises of Messrs. Jackson and Co., hatters, No. 28,
George-street, Blaokfriars-road. The inmates, smelling
the smoke, jumped out of bed, and made for the stairs,
but a large body of flames could be seen rolling upward.,
indicating that all egress by the usual means was cut
off. They, therefore, ran to the fr.est windows, and
screamed pitiably for help. The neighbours procured
ladders, and rescued Mr. Jacksoir, Mrs. Jackson, and
six children. Had it not have been for the perseverance
of the neighbours the whole eight persons must have
been suffocated, Engines and a powerful body of fire-
men were shortly on the spot, and with a good supply
of water the fire was subdued, but not until consider-
able damage was done to the workshops and stock. The
cause is unknown. Contents insured in the Unity.
BURNING OF TIM SHIP MAJESTIC—Mr. Wolfenden,
of the late firm of Stansfield and Wolfenden, engravers
to calico printers, Manchester, and his family, were pas-
sengers on board the ship Majestic, from Liverpool to
Prince Edward's Island. The ship left Liverpool on the
Bth April. On the 27th of that month it was discovered
that the ship was on fire, some oakum in the hold having
been ignited. Mr. Wolfenden, in relating the progress
of the fire, states that, in order to have clear room for
the crew to arrest the lames, the passengers went into
the boats, and were towed by the ship till about mid-
night. As the fire did not increase they were all taken
on board again, in order that more sail might be made,
and to avoid the hardship of exposure as long as possible.
The crew and passengers were divided into gangs, in
order to have some one constantly at work drawing
up water, while others dashed it down the sky-
light. With the exception of Clegg ann Curran, the
two chief officers, who were a' most helplessly
intoxicated all the time, the crew worked well
to save the ship. The female passengers generally bore
up with remarkable fortitude. A young lady, Miss
Warburton, a native of the island, daughter of the
Colonial Secretary, and a Mrs. Tont, of the steerage
passengers, set an admirables example, doing all in their
power to add a little to the comfort of the men by sup-
plying them with hot tea, food, and moderate allowances
lof grog, and cheering them with kind words as they
came into the forecastle, wet, cold, exhausted,
and frequently dispirited. On the Thursday, when
the crew were exhausted, when provisions were
low, and the destruction of the ship seemed inevit-
able, a steamer hove in sight, bore down in answer to
the signal of distress, and all hands were taken on board
and kindly treated, and the burning ship was left in
about lat. 46 N., and long. 50.50 W. The spirits in
the hold had taken fire as the captain in the last boat
left her. She could nut last many hours longer.—
Liverpool Albion,