The Sun.
London, England, 1861-07-13 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

(From the Manchester Guardian of this day.)
MANCHESTER, FRIDAY.
On Tuesday there were more buyers of yarns and
goods in the market than on the previous Friday.
Prices were consequently firmer; indeed, spinners
required an advance of t-d. per lb. for many articles,
and manufacturers 12cl. per piece for some cloths,
particularly 40-inch shirtings weighing 71b and 81-Ib.
That upward tendency caused less business to be
done than would otherwise have been the case.

On Wednesday and Thursday the check given to
operations was more marked ; and it is still more
so to-day. This is the general statement of sellers,
as well as buyers. It appears pretty certain, how-
ever, that without any addition to prices, the
increased buying must have speedily slackened,
because of its partial character and of the prudence
with which every buyer limits his quantities.
As the chief attempt at an advance was in
eastern shirtings, and in the yarns for such cloths,
it is mainly in them that any weakening in prices
appears. Those who effected sales on Tuesday at
the higher quotations are still holding to them with
great tenacity, but such as did not are rather more
easily dealt with. There are always a good many
who will not sell at all at an obtainable rise ; and,
of course, they are weaker, when the demand
ceases, than the shrewder men who have taken
care to place some orders. At the rates of this day
week, however, it may be said that all are un-
flinching.
We are assured by an India merchant of the
highest respectability that, in our last report, we
very much under-stated the losses shown by the last
advices from Bombay between prices in that market
and in this. If a shipper has not his own house
there, and is consequently subjected to the full
charges of agency, Sze. he will find that, allowing
5 per cent. interest on capital, and taking the rate
of Exchange at 2s. 5-16 d. per rupee, for first-
class six months' bills, best 40's mule twist nets
him Id. per lb. less than he must give for such
twist in Manchester, 81-lb, 40-in. shirtings 13d. per
piece less, and 71b. 40in. shirtings 15d. per piece
less, than he must pay for them respectively. Here
is indeed cause enough for caution in making fur-
ther shipments to that quarter, or rather for ab-
staining from them entirely for the present. Bona-
bay is, however, by far the most depressed of the
Indian markets ; and at the date of the last letters,
the business season was over. But the other markets
have not yet recovered from a state productive of
loss.

The state of trade is inducing more and more
spinners and manufacturers to diminish their pro-
duction. We mentioned in our last report that all
the mills at Over Darwen were stopped for a week,
and that half a dozen were pit to four days a week
at Livesey, near Blackburn. At Preston, from four
to six large mills are at work only four days a week.
At Burnley, all the mills are stopped for a week
during the fair. At Staleybridge and Blackburn,
and in all parts of this great district, individual
concerns are adopting some such measure without
reference to what others are doing.

THE CHAMPION SHOT OF LAST YEAR.—A special
correspondent of the Edinburgh, Courant, writing of the
performance of Mr. Edward Ross, the champion shot of last
year, at Wimbledon, says :—He could not have shot under
more unfavourable circumstances, and it is not surprising
that he failed. We understand that he got overheated on
Tuesday before the competition, and driving in that state in
an open cab, he caught cold, which settled in his eyes, par-
ticularly in his right eye. On Wednesday he had blisters
applied, but with very little effect ; and on Thursday, when
the shooting commenced, he was quite unfit for it. The
heavy wind and rain were peculiarly severe on his eyes,
and we think it a pity he did not at once give up the contest.
On Thursday night he had a renewed application of blisters;
so violent was the inflammation. We regret to say that this
bodily weakness was not the only difficulty which he had.
to contend against. We would be sorry to attribute
the crowding, pressure, and noise which was made when
Mr. Edward Ross was to fire, to any preconcerted
cabal against him ; but it is the fact that, whenever he
was
throughfollowed
all bythe rules of firing, and
a mob of volunteers
and t
to h eh s
o whot he
broke w as
formed a lane of 30 or 40 yards between him and the target,
talking, shouting, and betting in a loud voice all time he
others,
was taking aim, RR if on purpose to discompose him. This
may have been from curiosity, but it had a worse appear-
ance, and was not quite creditable to John Bull's character
for love of fair play. Another curious circumstance oc-
curred, which seems to confirm the suspicion that there was
a combination against Mr. Ross. A report was sent to the
newspapers that his father always leaded his son's rifle, and a protest WCS entered against his gaining the Piince of
Wales's prize. This report of course became circulated
over the whole ground next forenoon, and numbers came
round young Ross making remarks founded on this false
assertion, and often in a taunting and annoying manner.
This seemed to upset him more than anything ; which is
hardly to be wondered at, when he knew that there was not
a vestige of truth in the statement. In these circumstances
it is not surprising that the champion should have shot
badly. 'We are only disappointed that he attempted to
shoot, or did not retire under the protest that he was not
allowed fair play.
SINGULAR LONGEVITY IN WHAREDALE.—In the
register of bur ale, at Bolton Abbey, are the following nine
consecutive entries in 1860, viz. :—Mary Pullen, aged 83 ;
C. Williamson, 97; J. Stancliffe, 66; Ann Petty, 83 ; 11I,ry
Thompson, 91; Thomas Wise, 82 ; Jane Petty, 86 ; Riehd.
Umpleby, 89; and Thomas Williamson, 79. The gross
ages of these nine denizens of Wharfdale is 756 years,
averaging 84 years to each person—a dr, urns' anee almost
unparalleled in the annals of parish regi,tration. The
present incumbent, the Rev, J, Umpleby, is in his 79th
year.