The Sun.
London, England, 1866-02-17 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER, FEB. 16.—1 n shipping yarns we
have had a fair amount of business to-day, and some
rather large orders have been given out at the full
prices of last Tuesday. Many buyers appear to have
acted more freely than they otherwise would have
done from an impression that discounts will be
lowered to 7 per cent, next week. This branch of
the market closes very strong, with an upward ten-
dency in prices. In home trade yarns there has
been a general inquiry, with a fair amount of busi-
ness doing at Tuesday's prices. The cloth market
is a little unsettled, some people being under an im-
pression that prices will be lower, and that they will
do better by waiting, while others are content to go
on at present rates. There is no change in prices.
In fact, no material change in the demand for cloth
or its value since Tuesday. A telegram from Bom-
bay on the 9th February quotes 71b. shirtings at 71
rupees per piece, 81b. shirtings at 9/ rupees, and 40's
mule yarn at 17i annas per lb.
NOTTINGHAM, 16th.—At our Exchange-hall to-
day there was a moderate attendance, and the de-
mand for lace yarns was fair, at the prices of last
week. The demand for hosiery yarns was by no
means brisk, but prices remained without material
change. Silks very firm, but trade dull. The de-
mand for brown nets continued quiet, and prices
were much the same as last week.

Shocking and Fatal Accident at Lady
Towneley's Funeral.

The remains of Lady Caroline Towneley, who
died in London on the Bth inst., were buried on
Thursday, in the Towneley Mortuary Chapel, St.
Peter's Church, Burnley—.the sanction of the Secre-
tary of State having been previously obtained for
burial in the church. At ten o'clock mass was per-
formed in the private chapel at Towneley, which
was draped in black. The escutcheon—arms of the
Sefton family, the deceased being the daughter of
the second Earl of Sefton—was placed on the wall
opposite the altar. The mourning coaches were oc-
cupied by Col. Towneley, Lord Norreys, and Lord
Alexander Gordon Lennox, son-in-law of Colonel
'Towneley ; Lord Camoys, Lieut.-Colonel John
Towneley, Mr. Richard Eastwood, Captain Creeke,
Mr. T. G. Sandy, and Messrs. G. Storey, J. Cul-
shaw, and J. Langdon. Several carriages of the
neighbouring gentry followed. Many of the shops
in the town were closed, and the whole line of the
procession was densely crowded with spectators,
most of the mills having stopped in order to give the
hands an opportunity of witnessing the funeral. A
dole to 63 poor women, consisting of is. and a 41b.
loaf to each, was distributed after the funeral cere-
mony. Soon after the arrival of the hearse at the
churchyard, and before the body could be removed,
about 25 yards of the wall coping, with the rails,
on the left of the
principal entrance gate, gave way
and fell to the ground. Those on the coping, boys
and girls, fell with it. Many of them escaped, but
several were injured, and one girl named Ann
wyer, aged eight years, was killed on the spot.
The one killed was taken into the vestry of the
church, and the injured were removed to public-
houses close at hand, and medical assistance was
obtained. None of the injuries appear to have been
very serious.—Manehester Courier.

" A REMARKABLE C ONSULTATION." A little
before five o'clock on Tuesday evening, when the House
of Commons was crowded, no little surprise was created
at the spectacle of the Light Hon. the Chancellor of the
Exchequer leaving his place on the Government bench
and seating himself on the step of the gangway at the feet
of Mr. Bright, with whom he entered into what appeared
to be an earnest and confidential conversation. This might
he called sitting at the feet of Gamaliel, but it is a question
whether it was a dignified position for the leader of the
House of Commons. Would Lord Palmerston have done
it ?—ffercad.