The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-25 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

THE VISIT OF MR. BRIGHT, M.P., TO BRADFORD.
—We understand it is probable that Mr. Bright will address
a meeting of the reformers of Bradford on some day between
the 10th and the 15th of January, but the precise time has
not yet been fixed. The Mayor of Bradford will preside at
the meeting.
MR. MIALL'S SUPPORTERS AT BANBURY._A
meeting of the friends of Mr. Miall was held on Wednes-
day evening, at the Buck and Bell, Parson's -street—Mr.
Payne in the chair. Mr. Williams, of London, a personal
friend of Mr. Miall, attended and addressed the meeting on
his behalf, warmly urging his claims to the support of the
constituency. A resolution was passed on the motion of
Mr: Pearson, seconded by Mr. Stephenson, pledging the
meeting to support Mr. Miall as a candidate for the repre-
sentation of the borough.—Oxford Chronicle.
The Ceylon-steamer which has been appointed
in place of the Pera to take out the next mail to India and
China, will not leave Southampton till the 6th of January.
two additional days being required to prepare her for sea,.
The Marseilles portion of the mail will be despatched from
London'on Monday, the 10th.
The draught match between Martin and M'Ker-
row, for £2OO, commenced in St. Mary's Hall, Glasgow, on
Tuesday. The first game, which was drawn, lasted up-
wards of three hours. Out of the four
games played Mar-
tin won one, the remaining three being drawn. In the
match for £lOO, between Drummond and Hudson, six games
were played, of which Drummond won four and HudsorL
one,__ the remaining one being drawn
THE LIVERPOOL MERCANTILP MARINE TRAINING
SuiP.—The Lords of the Admiralty have appoints(' the
Conway, 26 guns, instead of the Vestal, to be sent to Liver-
pool as a training ship for the mercantile marine service.
Their lordships have also promised to make her ready for
use, to send her to Liverpool, find moorings, and moor her
in the Mersey free of ex_pense to the association.
A BRAVE DOCK GATEMAN.—On Tuesday r-
noon a seaman, named William Callow, fell from the fote
re-
topsail-yard of the ship Acorn into the Prince's Dock,
Liverpool, and would have been drowned had not Dock-
gateman Morgan jumped into the water and rescued him.
Callow was taken to the hospital where he now lies. This
is the third life that Morgan has saved within the last two
months.
FALLING OF A BREWERY NEAR NOTTINGHAM.--
A MAN KILLED AND 2,000 GALLONS OF ALE LOST. —A
shocking accident happened at Old Basford, near Notting-
ham, on Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Beetgood occupies a
brewery there, known as Robinson's Brewery, and they
were making the cellar deeper. On Tuesday three men,
named Jackson, Walker, and Harper, were engaged in the
alterations. About half-past four o'clock in the afternoon,
they had removed a buttress pillar, and before they could
substitute a temporary support, Jackson shouted out that
the place was falling. He was fortunate enough to get
into the street before the catastrophe; but Walker, who
tried to follow him, was caught on the foot by a tumbling
barrel, and pulled partly back among the ruins, under which
the still more unfortunate Harper was completely buried.
Walker was extricated with but little difficulty, but his
spine was so injured that he had to be conveyed to the
General Hospital. It was six o'clock before the body of
Harper, who was found standing nearly erect, and quite
dead, was dug out. The premises are a co ruin ,
2,000 gallons of ale being destroyed, as well as alllete the ma-
chinery. The victim was only 19 years of age.—/fanches-
ter Guardian, yesterday,

FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE STOCKTON AND DAR-
LINGTON RAILWAY.—On Wednesday night, as the engine
which takes the last train from Darlington to Redcar was
returning, two men, in the employ of Messrs. Bolckow and
Vaughan, who were going home along the railway, were
accidentally run over and killed: The night was so bois-
terous and dark, that neither the engineman or stoker were
aware of anything being in the way, and it was only by
some unevenness in the running that caused the persons
on the engine to have a suspicion that all was not right.
They, consequently, stopped the engine, put back, and
found the men—one of them in a very mutilated condition,
and the other so injured that he was not expected to recover.
There is a public path by the side of the railway; and, as
the accident occurred in a cutting between Eston and Cargo
Fleet, there can be no doubt but that the men sought pro-
tection from the weather by walking on the railway, where
they met with such an unexpected misfortune.—Aretasastle
Chrcn We.
THE FIRE ON BOARD A PASSENGER SHIP IN THE
MERSEY.—AS stated in The San yesterday, the burning
New York emigrant ship Isaac Wright, was scuttled by
shot fired into her stern from a boat worked laymen belong-
ing to her Majesty's ship Hastings. Forty 12-Ib. shots were
fired at intervals of three or four minutes into the hull of the
Isaac Wright. Only2l shots, however, took effect, and even
then the vessel made water very slowly, owing to the cargo
being packed exceedingly close. She, however, ultimately
sank in a sufficient depth of water to cover her de ck. A
steamer was left last night in charge of the Isaac Wright,
and, if the weather should prove favourable, the cargo will
be soon discharged, and the vessel floated into dock. Of
course it is yet impossible to estimate the damage, but both
to vessel and cargo it must be very great. .The ship and her
cargo, the latter consisting.principally of fine goods and
about 800' tons of iron, were Insured. The origin of the firs
has, not yet been ascertained. The Isaac Wright belongs to
the " Old Black Ball Line" of American packets, and the
agents, Messrs. Baring Brothers, will forward the passen-
gers to New York in the ship Great Western, which is in-
tended to leave the Mersey to-day (saturday).
SINGULAR DEATH.—Yesterday evening an inquest
wr a held in the Board-room of the Strand Union, Bow-street,
before Mr. Bedford, coroner for Westminster, on the body
of Joseph Mace, aged 25, whose death occurred under the
following circumstances :—lt appeared from the examina-
tion of several witnesses that the deceased was a French-
man, and followed the business of an interpreter. He re-
sided at a foreign lodging house, No. 10, Chandos-street,
C.went-garden, kept by Mr. Deleroux. On Tuesday morn-
ing he went out in his usual health, but returned home
shortly after, when he was scarcely able to breathe. He
!name worse, and Mr. -Watkins, a surgeon, was sent for,
but before reaching the house the unfortunate man had
died. Mr. Watkins said that he had made a post mortem
examination, and found that death resulted from conges-
tion of blood upon the brain; from the condition of the
body he (Mr. Watkins) was decidedly of opinion, from the deceased's mode of living, that he did not allow himself /,
sufficient sustenance to keep up the circulation of the blood -` and to preserve vital energy. Mr. Deleroux said the de-
ceased had ample means to support himself comfortably,
but he was of very penurious habits, And would restrict
himself to.the smallest possible amount of sustenance.—
The jury observed it was a very distressing and extraordi-
nary case, and then returned a verdict in accordance with
the medical evidence.

MR. DIS.RBTLI IN THE HO USE OF
COMMONS.

As a parliamentary orator, Mr. Disraeli stands
forth, in some respects, almost without a rival
among his contemporaries. It is only, however,
upon very rare occasions that those prominent
powers in debate are conspicuously manifested.
Under the influence of ordinary circumstances, his
manner in speaking is cold, impassive, cautious,
marked at times even by an almost painful delibera-
tion. Even when most earnest, he scarcely ever
indulges in very animated gesticulation. His• eyes
downcast, his brows raised, his voice low but sin-
gularly clear in its articulation, he has the appear-
ance of one who is addressing the house by an effort
of condescension, with an undisguised air of super-
cilious indifference.
Irritated by a rash taunt, roused by the immi-
nence of some critical juncture, incited by the pres-
sure of an emergency, or goaded by an unwonted
display of opposition,—Disraeli, in voice, look,
manner, in his every movement, in his whole ap-
pearance, is like one suddenly transformed. His
delivery at these times we have heard likened, and
not inaptly, to that of Edmund Keam, the trage-
dian. A glance of the eye, an inflection upon
syllable, a sudden gesture towards an antagonist—
something as slight altogether in itself as a glance,
or a tone, or a movement, has lent a barb to the
arrow of invective, suffusing upon the winged steel
as it flies the poison of a deadly derision. It is thus
that has been driven home to the heart of some
formidable foe many a rankling dart of scorn and
ridicule. The cutting jibe, for example, inflicted
only last session upon the Whigs, when taunted
upon the morrow of their ignominious overthrow,
as an " obsolete oligarchy ;" or, years ago, that
still more pitiless alliterative allusion to ,s the
catastrophe of a sinister career," completing the
peroration of one of his most memorable outbursts
of vituperative eloquence. The rhetorician, here,
is also a consummate actor—and it is the highest
kind of acting : it is upon the stage of history, in
the arena of Parliament.—The _Derby Ministry
Cabinet Pictures. By Mark _Rochester.

MANCHESTER, Friday:—Water twists at large,
and mule yarns from 60's downwards, are so well
engaged that buyers still find sellers hardening
in price. The manufacturers who have entered
into contracts with the Indian merchants are en-
gaging yarns so far as they can to recover their
sales. The Germans are doing more ; and the
Eastern houses are still in tie market. The
demand which is still in progress for India renders
suitable goods dearer than they were last week, in
about the proportion of 3d. upon a piece of 40-inch
shirtings. The degree in which shirtings are
bought up causes attention to be turned to jacco-
nets and other articles. Goods at large are firm in
value; some kinds still hardening. Domestics
continue to lay behind the rest.
LEEDS, Friday.—Our market has been held to-
day in consequence of to-morrow being Christmas.
The weather was very unfavourable, and this com- •
bined with the period of the year, had a tendency
to produce a quiet market this morning. The trade
of the district generally has not been quite so active
this week, but the prospects are satisfactory, and
the general tone of business is unimpaired. There
is really no special feature to notice in connection
with commercial matters.
• BRADFORD, Friday.—The various branches of
the worsted trade may be reported steady. Spin-
ners are pretty well employed, but there has been
rather less demand this week for piece goods.
Wool maintained its high rate, and the transactions
are limited to immediate requirements.
HALIFAX, Friday.-=As usual at this period of
the year, business operations have not been so
brisk within the last few days; but there is no
material change in the general state of trade, and
increased aotivity is anticipated after the begin-
ning of the new year.
HUDDERSFIELD, Friday.—Trade continues mode-
rately active and satisfactory. There is, however,
no briskness in any department, nor any per-
ceptible change in the tone of business since last
week..
GLASGOW IRON MARKET, Friday.—Nothing
doing. No. 1, 525. 9d. to 535. ; mixed numbers,
warrants, 545. 3d. to 555. 6d. ; makers' iron, 525.
9d. to 535.; No. 3, 525. 9d. to 535.