The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-29 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EIENING, JANUARY 29, 1844.

STATE OF TRADE.

FOREIGN WOOL TRADE, LEEDS, JAie. 26.—We have no
change to report in the Foreign Wool trade this week.
ENGLISH WOOL MARKET, LEEDS, JAN. 26.—Sales of
combing wools have been brisk this week, and a further ad-
vance in price has been realised, though not equal to the
rates which the staplers have been compelled to give in the
country. There is more doing in clothing wools, and at better
prices than of late ; but they are still considerably lower in
proportion than fleeces and combing. sorts.
WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET, JAN. 26.—Stocks in most
kinds both of long and short wools have been moderately re-
plenished this week, and sales have been about equally ex-
tensive, at prices somewhat further improved upon the last
week's prices.
LEEDS.—We scarcely ever witnessed so thin an attend-
ance of manufacturers at our Cloth Halls as was the case the
two last market days ; this shows that many of them are
delivering goods to order, and that the stocks of goods in the
hands of the manufacturers is much lighter than usual. The
demand still continues to be principally for low cloths for
shipping, but fine and middle qualities of cloth continue dull
of sale. Tweeds have been in pretty brisk demand both for the
home and foreign trade. Prices remain the same as for some
time past. Business is improving in the warehouses, with a
fair prospect of a good demand for the spring.
BRADFORD MARKET, THURSDAY, :JAN. 25.—There is to-
day an evident disposition on the part of the 'buyers to ope-
rate more extensively, and they assent to give an advance
for pieces ; still the improving price is not corresponding
with the cost of production ; but as the season is now ap-
proaching when au active business is usually done, it inspires
confidence in the manufacturer either to obtain proportionate
advances, or decline sales. Yarns are very ready sale, and
the manufacturers evince a great desire to buy for distant
delivery ; the advances having. been so numerous, they are
anxious to avoid any further increase in prices, which the
improved value of wool threatens. There is still a large
business doing in all kinds of wool, and at further improved
prices, and the staplers state, that wool is now commanding
higher prices in the country. than it has been sold for here :
and unless corresponding prices can be realised, it will tend
to check the supply.
AIANCIIESTER, THURSDAY EVE.NLNO.—The cloth market
has been very inanimate this week, and prices very irregular,
arising out of ' the great advance in the staple. With the
exception of printing cloth, there are no descriptions which
command a corresponding advance with that on cotton ; a
slight rise, however, on all kinds must be noted. There is
less doing in twist this week, no doubt from similar causes :
a steady market is not anticipated for a week or two, by
which time perhaps it will be seen whether speculators can
maintain the late advance on cotton.—Leeds Mercury.

II ETHNOLOGICAL SOCIETY.
The meeting on Wednesday evening was engaged in
hearing and discussing three papers entitled-1. "A few
remarks on the inhabitants of the Pyrenees, by Mr.
W. H. Masterson." 2. " A comparative view of the
human pelvis in the different races of mankind, by Sir
Augustus Francis de Ritgen, Professor of Obstetrics at
Giessen?' 3. " On the Mongols, by Mr. Bayle St. John."
The inhabitants of Vernet des Barns, in the Eastern Py-
renees, are classed by Mr. Masterson as " longheads,"
for a very few round heads are to be found amongst
them. They are an industrious and moral people, and
differ widely from the Basques. They are of short
stature, and exceedingly swarthy complexion. Inter-
marriage of near relations is very frequent, and with no
unfavourable results. In their language there are many

words of Moorish origin, which would show a descent
rom the Moors who took refuge in these mountains
after the terrible defeat they suffered from Charles
Martel. Sir Augustus Francis de Ritgen's paper related
to the form of the pellls, as furnishing ethnological
criteria. After a rapid glance at the modifications of
the pelvis in fishes, rept;les, birds, and mammalia, the
Learned Professor noticed five modifications of this
part of the skeleton as recognisable in the human sub-
ject, and advanced the ingenious speculation that whilst
that part of the pelvis which is above the brim may be
compared to the skull, and bearing some relation to it, the
inferior portion may be compared to the face—the seat
of the senses. Thus, in the elephant, as in the human
being, the large intellectual organ is accompanied with
a large upper part of the pelvis, whilst in the libidi
nous monkey the lower portion is strikingly large. The
cranium has so generally been taken as the sole or chief
point of national distinction, that these suggestions must
be regarded as an object of almost novel interest.
The paper of Mr. Gayle St. John was of much greater
length than the two preceding, and was chiefly confined
to the Mongols Proper, as distinguished from that group
of mankind designated by Blumenbach as the Mon-
golian variety, and which comprises many nations be-
sides those which formed the subject of the paper. These
may be characterised as the nation which left their
native seat, under conduct of Ghengis Khan, and exer-
cised a temporary sway over a large portion of the
East. Their physical characters, the modification which
their religion and habits received from the natives whom
they subdued, their present comparatively limited ter-
ritory, its capabilities for the maintenance of a large
population under a different social system, and many
other points, were alluded to in the paper, which ex-
hibited much careful research and extensive reading,
and was well worthy the son of the justly-admired
author of the "Manners and Customs of Ancient Greece."

Dr. Hodgkin presided, and an animated discussion, in
which the Baron de Bode took a leading part, engaged
the attention of the meeting until a late hour. -

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE

OXFORD, JAN. 27.—Mr. C. F. Trower, Fellow of Exe-
ter College, having resigned the Vinerian Scholarship,
a Convocation will be holden on Wednesday, the 31st
inst. to fill the vacancy; there are at present three can-
didates for this scholarship.
The Reader in Experimental Philosophy (the Rev. R.
Walker) will commence a course of lectures on Hydro-
statics and Pneumatics on Wednesday, the 31st inst., at
one o'clock, at the Clarendon, and continue them on
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, until completed.
Mr. Walker has just added to his splendid philosophical
apparatus an hydro-electrical machine.
The Camden Professor of Ancient History (the Rev.
Dr. Cardwell) will begin a course of lectures on Athens,
in the time of Socrates, on Tuesday next, at one o'clock.
The Savillian Professor of Geometry (the Rev. B.
Powell) will commence a course of Elementary and Il-
lustrative Lectures on Tuesday, the 30th inst., at one
o'clock, at his house in New College-lane.
The Regius Professor of Modern History (the Rev.
Dr. Cramer) will resume his lectures on Philippe de
Comines, on Thursday, Feb. 1, at two o'clock, and con-
tinue them on Tuesdays and Thursdays during the term.
Her Majesty the Queen has presented the Rev. J. C.
Young, late of Worcester College, to the Rectory of
Southwick, Sussex—value 2071 per annum.
The Rev. J. W. Twist, late of Queen's College, has
been appointed clerk in orders of the parish church of
Leeds, Yorkshire.
The Rev. T.'l'. Carter, late of Christ Church, has been
presented to the rectory of Clewer, Berkshire—value
4601. per annum.
The next meeting of the Ashmolean Society will be on
Monday evening, Feb. 5.
CAMBRIDGE, JAN. 27.—Smith's prizes were yesterday
awarded as follows :—First, George Wergman Hemming,
R.A. (Senior Wrangler), St. John's College. Second—
William Bonner Hopkins, B.A. (Second Wrangler),
Caius College.
THE MATHEMATICAL TRIPOS.—The following Wrang-
lers were formerly students of King's College, London—
Stephen, 4th Wrangler, St. John's College ; Wilkinson,
12th Wrangler, Christ's College ; Woodhouse, 15th
Wrangler, Caius College s • Gutch, 19th Wrangler, Sid-
ney College ; Fenn, 33d Wrangler, Trinity College ;
Edwards, 34th Wrangler, Trinity College.
The Margaret Professor of Divinity's lectures on the
Early Fathers, commence on Friday, the 3d of February,
at one o'clock, at the Pitt Press. Wednesdays and Fri-
flays during term.
'The Regius Professor of Divinity will deliver a course
of lectures in the Sophs' school on Tuesdays and Thurs-
days, at twelve o'clock, commencing on Tuesday, the 13th
day of February.
CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE.—Henry Albert Goodwin,
8.A., has just been elected a Fellow of this Society.