The Sun.
London, England, 1866-10-13 00:00:00

Theatre Royal, Glasgow.

MR. AND MRS. KEAN'S *BENEFIT.
The Glasgow Daily Herald of yesterday says :
Mr. and Mrs. Kean took their benefit last night.
The theatre was crowded from stalls to gallery, and
many in vain sought admittance. The pieces were
" Richard II." and " Jealous Wife." In the former
Mr. Kean sustained the part which gives the title
to the play, reaching, it is scarcely necessary to add,
the high standard which usually marks his perform-
ances. In "The Jealous Wife" the character of
the impetuous Mrs. Oakley, brimful of anger and
jealousy, was admirably represented by Mrs. Kean.
Mr. Kean took the part of Mr. Oakley.
On the conclusion of " Richard II." Mr. Kean
was called before the curtain, and, in answer to the
warm plaudits which greeted him, spoke as fol-
lows :

Ladies and Gentlemen,—Allow me to take this opportu-
nity to express the sincere thanks of Mrs. Kean and my-
self for the cordial welcome with which you have hon-
oured us after our long absence, and for the brilliant
engagement we are about to conclude. (Applause.) I
think I am justified in using the word " brilliant," when I
am informed, upon official authority, that during our brief
stay in your city about 40,000 persons will have witnessed
the performances. (Loud applause.) In our wanderings
round the world we have travelled many, many thousands
of miles, and visited many countries, where our efforts
were crowned with most signal success, and where we
were received with the most gratifying warmth and kind-
ness; but with all our thankful recognition of the good
feeling exhibited towards us, we return to our own land
with the heartfelt conviction that " there is no place like
home." Mr. Kean retired amidst loud cheering.

Mr. and Mrs. Kean's highly successful engage-
ment will conclude to-night with the play of " Louis
xTI.,,

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER, Oct. 12.—The yarn-market has
been a little more active, but there is no improve-
ment in cloth. In_ shipping yarns there has been
rather more business iu consequence of more en-
couraging advices from the East, and some rather
large parcels of 40's mule have been taken for that
quarter, at rather better prices than would haveto
been obtained on Tuesday. Prices were strong to
the close. In home trade yarns we had a very!
.t
market, with a steady business, but SCilaSin: d 1
COst
very difficult to keep pace with the idncoring
of cotton at Liverpool. The business
cotton
market
the result of pressure through thethermore to some
than of any urgent demand, and
ee..ng.
For cloth
is rather
extent partakes of a speculativ-e
.f il
position to follow
buyers have not the slightest
the advance in yarn alias
cbeen on a small scale.
and the business
those of Tuesday have
Where higher prices
ast is
has
done since Tuesday
ianotton,
been discouraged and
been demanded b
BuyersUScionntinue to act with a caution
checked.
that appears son,
ething like timidity, and will not
commit themselves to offers for any but small quan-
tities. India makes of cloth are less saleable
than
others, and to-day's market may be described as
dull and inactive, with quotations about the same
as on Tuesday.
NOTTINGHAM, 12th.—There was a better attend-
ance at our Exchange-hall to-day, and the demand
for lace yarns was rather improved, prices
being
fully as high as last week. Hosiery yarns a toler-
able sale, and recent rates were well
maintained.
There was not much doing in silks, but prices
tended upwards. For brown nets the demand was
limited, and prices were unchanged.

COLLISION IN THE CHANNEL.—Dover, Thursday.
—The barque, Star of Ceylon, of and from London, bound
to Ceylon, about 500 tons, with a general cargo, has been
run into by a Spanish steamer off the south Foreland.
The barque sunk directly after the collision, at 7 p.m. The
steamer run ashore in Dover Bay.—Reuter's Telegram.
THE HARVEST this year is somewhat below tpe
average,