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

STATE OF TRADE.

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 the 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-inc"
shirtings. The degree in which shirtings are
bought up causes attention to be turned to jacer
nets and other articles. Goods at large are firm
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 featuro 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 transaction's
are limited to immediate requirements.
HALIFAX, Friday.—As usual at this period of
the year, business operations have not been 0
brisk within the last few days; but there is 0°
material change in the general state of trade, and
increased activity 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 Re_r;
ceptible change in the tone of business since lam"
week.

GLASGOW IRON MARKET, Friday._Nothing
doing. No. 1, 525. 9d. to 535. ; mixed numbers,
warrants, 545. 3d. to 555. 6d. ; makers' iron, 02°'
9d. to 535.; No. 3, 525. 9d. to 535.

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 betweell
the 10th and the 15th of January, but the precise time hen
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—xl
Payne in the chair. Mr. Williams, of London, a persona.
friend of Mr. Miall, attended and addressed the meeting 071
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 appAutea
in /flue of the Pera to take out the next mail to India end
China, will not leave Southampton till the 6th of JanuarYi
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 Mier'
row, for £2OO, commenced in St. Mary's Hall, Glasgowle*
Tuesday. The first game, which was drawn lasted up-
wards of three hours. Out of the four games lived, 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 Hudson
one, the remaining one being draw
THE LIVERPOOL MERCANTILE MARINE TRAINING
Sulr.—The Lords of the Admiralty have appointed 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 expense to the association.
A BRAVE DOCK GATEMAN.—On Tuesday after-
noon a seaman, named William Callow, fell from the lore:
topsail-yard of the ship Acorn into the Prince's Dore'
Liverpool, and would have been drowned had not Dock-
gateman Morgan jumped into the water and rescued hio•
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.—
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 afternooni
they had removed a buttress pillar, and before they conk;
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, wh°
tried to follow him, was caught on the foot by a ttunbling
barrel, and pulled partly back among the ruins, under whical,
the still more unfortunate Harper was completely bitrieo•
Walker was extricated with but little diffieulty, but Del
spine was so injured that he had to be conveyed to 'Yee
General Hospital. It was six o'clock before the body 0
Harper, who was found standing nearly erect, and quits
dead, was dug out. The premises are a complete roil 4
2,000 gallons of ale being destroyed, as well as all the we'
chinery. The victim was only 19 years of age,—..mmeher
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 Redear 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 person!
on the engine to have a suspicion that all was not rightl
They, consequently, stopped the engine, put back, and
found the men—one of them in a very mutilated conditions
and the other so injured that he was not oxpeeted to recover'
There is a public path by the side of the railway; and, ee
the accident occurred in a cutting between Eaten and Cargo
leet, there can be ZIG doubt but that the men sought pc"
tection from the weather by walking on the railway, wile"
they mgt with such an unevected misfortune.—.x castle
Chrcn'cle.
THE FIRE ON BOARD A PASSENGER SHIP IN TITS
mensEy,—As stated in The Sun yesterday, the burning
New York emigrant ship Isaac Wright, was scuttled hY
shot fired into her stern from a boat worked hymen 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. Only 21 shots, however, took effect, and evesthen the vessel made watery very slowly, owing to the carg°
being packed exceedingly close. She, however ultimstelf
sank in a sufficient depth of water to cover her deck. IL steamer was left last night in charge of the Isaac Wrigl},it' and, if the weather should prove favourable, the cargo leroL
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 bovery 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 Pr)
has not yet been ascertained. The Isaac Wright belong's to
tile " Old Black Ball Line" of American packets, and the
agents, Messrs. Baring Brothers, will forward the pas-4°ll-
gers to New York in the ship Great Western, which is 111-
tended to leave the Mersey to-day (Saturday),
SINGULAR DEATH.—yesterday evening an inquest
w: s held in the Board-room of the Strand Union, Bow-street,
before Mr. Bedford, coroner for Westminster, on the boY_
of Joseph Mace, aged, 24 whose death occurred under the
following circumstances :--It appeared from the manilla:
tion of several witnesses that the deceased was a French
elan, and followed the business of an interpreter. He't
sided at a foreign lodging house, No. 10, Chaudos-stree
C.went-garden, kept by Mr. Deleroux. On, Tuesday morn"
ing he went out in his usual health, but returned hq,e,
,
shortly after, when he was scarcely able to breathe.
became worse, and Mr. Watkins, a surgeon, was sent for,
but before reaching the house the unfortunate man he".
died. Mr. Watkins said that ha had made a post mortee_
ernuinatiaill, and found that death resulted from congle
ton of blood upon the brain; from the condition of the
body he (Mr. Watkins) was decidedly of opinion, from t 0
lf
deceased's mode of living, that he did not allow hinlee d
sufficient susterumee to keep up the circulation of the bloc
and to preserve vital energy. Mr. Deleroux said the!!e**
ceased had ample means to suort himself comforts
but he was ofvery penurious habits,p and would restr 1, t
himself to the smallest possible amount of sustenance
The jury observed it was a very distressing and extraorT,:
nary ease, and then return
the medical evidenceC4 a YvAliet in accordanc4a Woo'