The Sun.
London, England, 1861-12-12 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

LEICESTER, Dec. 11.—The hosiery trade remains
in a healthy condition. There is a good demand for
seasonable goods, and the operatives engaged in
making articles of a heavy quality are well em-
ployed. The critical state of affairs in America
does not much affect trade, as there has not for some
time past been much doing for that continent. At
Loughborough and Hindley business continues
satisfactory. Yarns are still high in price, and
material is firm; spinners are fully employed.
There is not much demand for wools, but prices are
about the same.

NOTTINGHAM, 11th.--The depression which has
existed for so long a period in the lace trade con-
tinues, and during the last few days there has been
very little doing in any department. The home
demand, which is always flat at this period of the
year, was never known to be more stagnant than it
is at present. What is doing for abroad consists
of a few small orders for Germany, &e., and but
little else is doing in shipping orders. There are
some small lots of plain nets finishing, and a few
orders for fancy goods, consisting of muslin edgings,
curtain laces, &c., are in the market. There is no
material change in the silk lace trade, nearly every
branch being dull. In hosiery there is not much
doing, and manufacturers sell and produce very
cautiously. There are many lace and hosiery hands
out of employment. Yarns continue high, and
there are no indications of their being lower.

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The Government preparations for the conveyance
of troops to Canada continue on a prompt and effective scale,
calculated to increase the general confidence placed in them
by the country. They have. to-day chartered the Magda-
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DEATH BY PRUSSIC ACID.—A coroner's inquest
was held yesterday at Kentish-town by Mr. G. S. Brent,
Deputy Coroner for West Middlesex, on the body of Mr.
Francis Robert Smith Upjohn, aged 49, residing as Reefs-
' taut-surgeon with Dr. David Winstone, at 8, Wellington-
road, Kentish-town. Miss Upjohn, daughter of the do-
ceased, stated that, although her father resided with D. r.
Winstone, her mother and the other members of the family
lived at 99, Carlton-road. She last spoke to her father on
Saturday last. She declined to say what then took place.
On Wednesday her little brother delivered a note from her
mother to her father. On Friday the family were apprised
of his death. Dr. Winstone stated the deceased, when he
came to him, three months ago, was of regular habits. lie
had since been in the habit of taking laudanum in small
quantities, and in consequence was often in a stupid state,
as if inebriated. On Thursday, about midnight, the wit-
ness returned from the country, where he had been since
the preceding Sunday. The prisoner was then well. On
Friday morning, shortly after 9, the housemaid rushed into
the sitting-room, exclaiming, "Dr, Upjohn is dead" The
witness immediately went to the room, and found the de-
ceased dead in bed. A bottle of prussic acid lay on the
floor, and there could be no doubt that his death was caused
by that poison. It was probable that the deceased had
taken the prussic acid bottle by mistake for that from
which he was in the habit of taking laudanum, as both
bottles were of the same size, and might have been stand-
ing together on the surgery table. The jury, after advert-
ing to the hesitating manner in which Miss Upjohn had
given her evidence, returned an open verdict, to the effect
that heeeffereettsheof poisonprussic
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taken rpJsoly or or mistake,

ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA,
CO .ENT GARDEN.
Unicr Cne managemenirof Miss Louisa Pyne in—dirlrgr
Hirison, Sole Lessees.
THIS EVENING, ,THE PURITAN'S DAUGHTER.
Miss Louisa Pyne, MisS Susan Pyne ; Messrs. Santley, A. St.
Albyn, Corti, G. Honey, Patey, Lyrall, vb allworth, T. Distin,
E. Dussek, and W. Harrison.
Conductor, Mt. ALFRED 3IELLON.
To conclude with THE TOY MAKER. Mr. H. Haigh,
G. Pyne ; Mesdames Susan Pyne and Thirlwall,
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Comm . at Seven o'clock
The Box-office open ft ;Ten to Five daily. No charge for
booking, or tees to Box lf
_pers.

111-1. EA TR g- ROYAL, HAYMARKET,
Leggee, Mr. J. B. Ban k s tou r.

THIS EVENING, OUR AMERICAN COUSIN. Lord
Druvireary, Mr. S,)thern. Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Farren, Mrs.
C. Young. Arc.
After which, MY AUNT'S ADVICE. Mr. Howe, Mr.
Sotheran, Miss Oliver, &.
To be followed by BOX AND COX.
To con lude Tith FAMILY JARS.
Mrs. E. Fitzwilliarn

Mr. Compton and