The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-07 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER, FEB. 6.
The market continues inactive, such sales as arc effected
being chiefly of a very limited character. The rather higher
prices of Mobile and Orleans cotton hayed led to more in-
quiry in some kinds of cloth, but it has not resulted in much
business. For India and China goods the sales that have
taken place have been at rather lower prices, and sellers are
unable to obtain remunerative sales. At Oldham and some
other towns a movement is taking place among producers to
go upon short time, as the only means of protection against
high rates of cotton on the one hand, and lower rates for
goods on the other. Yarns are not quite so easy to buy as on
Tuesday, but the market is dull.

LEEDS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TRADE
REPORT.

LEEDS, FEB. 6,

WOOLLEN TRADE.—During the mouth of January a very
large and satisfactory amount of business has been transacted,
and the demand still continues good. In the hands of the
manufacturers stocks are low. The workpeople in this dis.
trist have been in good employment all the winter, and the
present state of the cloth trade is on the whole encouraging:
WooL. Since our last report a steady business has been
done in colonial wools, and the stocks, which were then
moderate, are now very small. Prices, as may be expected
from these circumstances, are on the advance. East India
and other low foreign wools are in tolerable demand at an ad-
vance on the previous sales, and prices firm. English wools of
all descriptions have been extremely buoyant.
Flax TRADE.—Generally speaking the flax trade in Leeds
is in an active state, but stocks in the hands of the merchants
and spinners are low. An advance in price has been estab-
lished on all counts of linen and tow yarns. The high price
of cotton has likewise an indirect influence on the flax trade,
and tends to strengthen the spinners in maintaining the pre-
sent rates. Some improvement has taken place in the de-
mand from the Barnsley linen manufacturers.
MacurNs-MAKING.--The improvement noticed in our last
report of this branch of trade still continues. A considerable
drawback on the profits of the machine-makers arises from
the fact of the present high price of copper, which has again
advanced ld. per lb. within a short time, that metal enter-
ing largely into the construction of flax machinery.

HAYMARIET THEATRE.—Mr. Murdoch's benefit and
final appe4rance took place last nigiit at this theatre in
the part of Claude Melnotte. Let Es hope that he will
soon return to rejoice. tbe lovers of genius comedy with
representation of character 3 which be alone can give.
The house was fully and fashionably attended.
ST. LEONARD'S, SNOREDITCH.-11lias Burdett Coutts
regaled the children of the five schools belonging to the
parish church—the two parochial, the two National, and
the infant (numbering nearly 500) —with an ample and
ex, el!ent suply of tea, bread and butter, a large slice of
cake, and an orange eacb, on Tuesday evening.
HARTLEPOOL BAY AS A HARBOUR OF REFUGE.—At
the instance of the Hartlepool Pier and Port Commis-
sioners, a memorial is about to be got up for•presenta-
tion to the proper quarter, impressing the great neces-
sity which exists—as was more especially evident during
the recent gale—for the formation of a refuge harbour.
A committee has been appointed for preparing the
memorial.—Durham Chronicle.

CrnraiG.—This almost exclusively Scottish game,
which to the eye of an Englishman appears like bowls
on the ice, has been for the last few days indulged in
by a number of Scotch gentlemen on the lake in the
Royal Surrey Gardens ; the excitement of the game, the
picturesque scene around, the many skaters flitting
about in every direction, altogether present a most ani-
mating sight. We understand it is in contemplation to
form a club here for the enjoyme%t of curling.
METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS.—tit a meeting of
the board yesterday a deputation presented a plan for
converting Charing-cross foot-bridge into one for general
traffic, so as to establish a carriage traffic between the
Middlesex and Surrey sides of the river. The docu-
ment was referred to the Works Committee. The Com-
mittee of Improvements have recommended the removal
of the blocks of houses known as Middle-row' Holborn.
Estimates of the proposed new thoroughfare from Old
street, Sr.. Luke's, to Liquorpond-street, and thence
along King's-road, Theobald's-road, and Hart-street,
to New Oxford-street, were ordered to be prepared.
THE CIVIL SERVICE.— General Post-office—Mr. W.
L. Baines has been appointed postmaster of Bantry,
in the room of Mr. W. Adams, retired ;, Mr. Richard
Hobson has been promoted from the second to the first
class of Surveyors' clerks. Bank of England--A va-
cancy has been caused in the New Three-per-Cent. office
by the death of Mr. Robert Hyatt. Customs—Mr. C.
J. Cox, landing-waiter, has been appointed a landing-
surveyor in London ; Mr. John Courroux, extra clerk,
has been appointed a clerk in the Secretary's office,
London ; Mr. T. W. R Chaplin, cl,rk in the Long
Room, has been appointed a clerk in the Secretary's
office, London ; Mr. W. H. Hinton, clerk in the Soli-
citor's office, has been appointed a clerk in the Secretary's
office, London ; Mr. Joseph Felder, extra clerk, has
been appointed a clerk in the London Docks ; Mr. B.
Scanlan, lauding-waiter, has been appointed a landing.
surueyor iu London. Inland Revenue Departmiint
(Stamps and Taxes Branch)--Mr. George Chew has
been promoted to the second clerkship in the Special
C ,mtuissioner's office, Somerset-house, vice Mr. William
Bolton, resigned.—Cavil Service Gazette.
BUCKS COUNTY POLICE.—The election of a chief con-
stableyester-
for tbo eount3 of Buckingham
day at an adjourned quarter
The Lord-Lieutenant of okar at Aylesbury.
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the
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pre .ided. There was a very foil attendance ofie p
jrirsotceceB,
and censiderable interest was manifested in t
ice H. ay-
Lames having been read over so eba tat,
ings. There were 35 candida.t.est fermtrheitoffieße.
Clay
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for Ayles u.ry, ncminated, and
Captain WilloughLy Carter, tLoonr'd fßoroesnteerni ye eMe o.nPie d, Cap
for-
merly of the 64th regimren_te,oragneda late
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eCaptainpo t itnptrhoe_
,atMhew. GKnapp seconded, Captain
pro-
posed, ad I Baunedk Militia.
m
Bernerd Pigott, formerly of the 99th Regiment and
late commanding a detachment of mounted police in the
Bathurst district of Australia. The pen was then taken
behalf of Captain Carter and Captain Pigott, when
the former was elected by a mkjori yof 16. Tee salary
of the chief constable Is fixed at 3001. per annum, with
au alloaance of 1001. for the purchase and keep of horses
and all other expenses incidental to the dace.