The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-22 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

FOREIGN WOOL TRADE, LEEDS, JULY 19.—A somewhat
extensive business has been done in Foreign Wools this
week, at recent rates.
ENGLISH WOOL MARKET, LEEDS, JULY 19.—We cannot
quote any alteration either in the price or demand during
he past week.

WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET, JULY 19.—There have been
very few sales passing during the week ; what are made, are
at more money, but at prices quite inadequate to what is
given in the country. There is a fair demand for blanket
wool, which also commands full prices.
LEEDS.--This week we have had brisk markets at both
our Cloth Halls for goods of a general description, more par-
ticularly for beavers, low cloth shawls, and fancy cloaking,.
The supply for the market still continues very limited, in
consequence of the principal manufacturers being engaged in
delivering to order. The prices of all kinds of goods of low
qualities are a shade higher, but fine goods remain steady in
price, notwithstanding the demand is more lively than it has
been for some time past. There has been a number of the
larger buyers of finished goods in the town this week, and
pretty extensive purchases have been made ; on the whole
there is a greater amount of business than usual at this period
of the season doing in the warehouses.
BRADFORD MARKET, THURSDAY.—There is an increased
demand for merinos which are still scarce, and commanding
full prices. In other goods about an average business is doing,
and at last week's prices. In yarns there is nothing new
since our last, either in demand or prices. There is rather
more doing both in combing and clothing wools, and the bu-
siness is no doubt retarded by the staplers seeking higher
prices to meet the rates paid to the growers.
TRADE OF MANCHESTER, THURSDAY EVENING.—The
demand for cloth that was so general and extensive on Tues-
day, continues, and large as is the production, the legitimate
wants of buyers seem equal thereto, and the state of things
here must now be called healthy, with prices if anything
higher, even in the face of a lowering market in Liverpool.
The home trade continues to improve, as the lowering stocks
of domestic cloth clearly indicate. Yarns are in exceed-
ing brisk demand, and are again the turn dearer.—Leeds
Mercury.

SPORTING IN

TELLIGENCE.
UP WEIGHTS.
Wiseacre, 5 yrs, Bst Ilb
Revel, 6 yrs, 7st 121 b
Khondoez, 4 yrs, 7st lllb
Aristides, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b
Arundo, 4 yrs, 7st 81b
B g by Hindoo, out of Sister
to /Eolus, 5 yrs, 7st 71b
The Princess, 3 yrs, 7st 71b
Messalina, 5 yrs, 7st 61b
lonian, 3 yrs, 7st 41b
Antler, 3 yrs, 7st 41b
Discount, 6 yrs, 7st Olb
Brunel, 3 yrs, Bst 131 b
Red Deer, 3 yrs 6st 131 b
Milton, 3 yrs, 6st 131 b
Little Vivian, aged, Est 13Ib
Giges (bred in France), aged,

GOODWOOD C
Alice Hawthorn, 6 yrs, 9st 51b
Robert deGorham, syrs, 9st 41b
Attila, 5 yrs, 9st 41b
Lothario, 4 yrs, 9st 41b
Cotherstone, 4 yrs, 9st 31b
Una, 6 yrs, 9st 31b
William-le-Gros, 5 yrs, 9st 21b
Scalteen, 5 yrs, Bst 131 b
The Altered One (late Ca-
brera), 5 yrs, Bst 131 b
Aristotle, 5 yrs, Bst 111 b
Orion, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b
Parthian, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b
Phlegon, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b
Sirikol, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b
Bishop_ of.Romford's Cob, 4

yrs; itst 101 b
Vibration, 5 yrs, Bst 91b
The Era, 4 yrs, Bst 81b
Bramble, 4 yrs, Bst 71b
Semiseria, 4 yrs, Bst 61b
Whistle Binkie, 5 yrs, Sst 61b
Prizefighter, 4 yrs, Bst 51b
The Squire, 6 yrs, Bst 51b
Pompey, 4 yrs, Bst 51b
British Yeoman, 4yrs, Bst 51b
Belcour, 5 yrs, Bsf 51b
Somerset, 4 yrs, Bst 31b
The Original Match at Goi
stone's Larry 11PITale and Lor
has been altered to be run on I
owners up, Lord G. Bentinck
(not likely to be less than 12s1
give Sibs.

6st 121 b
Cameicon (bred on the Conti-
nent), aged, Est 121 b,
Lightning, aged, Est Mb
Stomacher (the Castor filly), 3
yrs, 6st 61b
The Ashtead Pet,3 yrs, 6st 31b
Rowena, 3 yrs, Est llb
Broken Down, aged, paid.
Daddy Longlegs, 5 yrs, paid
The Ugly Buck, 3 yrs, paid
odwood, between Lord Maid-
rd G. Bentinck's Captain Cook,
the first day, over the course,
to ride what weight be pleases
t 71b), and Lord Maidstone to

FIRE IN THE BEAUFORT PIT OF

BLACK BAND.

The subterranean fire which has for some •time se • 1
riously alarmed every person interested in the welfare
and prosperity of this and the adjoining mineral districts,
has been at length, with much labour and difficulty, sub-
dued, so that the men were enabled to resume their ac-
customed employment on Tuesday last. The large open
cut, commenced for the purpose of driving a-head of the
fire, was completed on the 12th ult., but owing to the
great discharge of carbonic acid gas from one of the old
stalls, the men were obliged to discontinue their opera-
tions, although working in the open air. To obviate
this difficulty, another powerful ventilating furnace was
erected over an old air pit, communicating with one
of the cross headings immediately over the fire. By
these means the cut was soon cleared of the life-de-
stroying effluvia, and in a few hours they struck into the
level, and there beheld the unruly monster which had
hitherto baffled all their energy and perseverance. No
time was to be lost,—walls of brick and mortar, with a
division of clay, were immediately ordered to be con-
structed, so as to intercept its further progress, and
effectually drown the workings with water, whenever it
could be plentifully obtained. A large supply of water
was turned in on Wednesday morning, but it is doubtful
whether it will prove effectual to extinguish the fire.
From the commencement of this unfortunate accident,
not a day, or even an hour, has been lost, and every
person engaged on this arduous operation appeared to
vie with each other in subduing the fire, and all praise is
due to theth for their arduous attention, their unwearied
exertion, and extraordinary perseverance. Within the
last four weeks nearly 5,000 cubical yards of earth have
been removed. It may be remarked that, with the ex-
ception of the melancholy loss of human life, for an unfor-
tunate occurrence, it has turned out far less disastrous

than might have been apprehended ; for had the fire been
a-head of the cut, it is very much questioned whether it
would here been conquered at all ; and if such had not
been the case, it would have soon communicated with the
old workings in the mines, and the consequences would
have been extremely calamitous. Previously to re-
suming employment the coal works were surveyed by one
of the agents and six colliers, and as a demonstrative
proof of the deadly influence of this gas, it was found
that rats, which had formerly enjoyed their secure re-
treat, were observed in great numbers lying dead on the
roads and in the stalls. It is now confidently asserted
that the workmen need be under no further apprehension.
The damages are estimated to be under 3001.—Merlin.

The practice of transmitting portions of the human
body through the Post-office is an outrage so revolting
to every feeling of our nature, that we are not surprised
that many persons can with difficulty bring themselves
to believe the exposure we made last week of its exis-
tence. We feel it our duty, therefore, to give more fuly
the particulars of this shockiug case • the packet con-
taining the human flesh arrived at the General Post-
office in the mail-bag from Amersham' and was addressed
to "R. Quain, Esq., Surgeon, London University." The
flesh was wrapped up slightly in flax, and then enclosed
in a thin covering of paper. The envelope was very
much damaged by the oozing out of blood from the flesh,
and other letters were contaminated to an extent that it
sickens us to allude to. If, however, any persons should
still remain sceptical on the point, we would refer them to
the Post-office. We understand that a communication
has been made to the medical authorities of the London
University on the subject, of such a nature as is likely
to prevent any further resort to the practice, as far as
they are concerned. Observer.
CAUTION TO TRESPASSERS UPON RAILWAYS.—A
young man named Richard Oldfield was charged before
Sir R. Frederick, Bart., at the Kingston Police-court on
Saturday, at the instance of the Directors of the South-
Western Railway Company, with having unlawfully
trespassed upon the railway on the 9th inst. Mr. Jasper
Dalby, the superintendent of the railway stated the case,
and informed the magistrates that on the day in question
the defendant had got down the embankment of the rail-
way and walked from Esher to Kingston. The superin-
tendent was about to prove the case by witnesses when
the defendant expressed his desire to plead guilty. Mr.
Dalby said that when the defendant was stopped upon
the railway, he said that he was not aware he was doing
wrong. The Company had no desire to press the case
harshly, but they felt it to be their duty for the protec-
tion of the public to proceed against all persons who so
offended. The magistrates observed that it was very
important such trespasses should be punished, and at the
same time said that if the defendant had been killed, the
Company would in all probability have been blamed.
Mr. Dalby remarked that the only object of the Com-
pany was to protect the public. He added that if a train
had come up, in all probability the defendant must
have been killed. The defendant having expressed his
regret at the occurrence, the bench fined him in the
mitigated penalty of ten shillings and costs.
RAILWAY MI iADVENTURES.-011 Sunday afternoon
the luggage up train, which leaves the station at 2 a.m.,
had proceeded about three quarters of a mile beyond the
Skew-bridge, at Cowley-bridge, when the engineer ob-
served a cow on the line, but, thinking that long before
he came up to it the animal would move off, he did not
stop. However, such was not the case, the engine caught
the cow and knocked it down, the whole of the trucks
running over it, and bruising it into an undistinguishable
mass. It belonged to C. Cross, Esq., of Duryard, and
being a very fine animal had been let out to a dairyman.
It is supposed that it broke the fence of the field adjoin-
ing the line, and so wandered to the place where it was
killed. The value of the cow is estimated at 181., and
besides this, great damage was done to the rails, several
of the cross pieces, connecting the sleepers, being torn
.up by the trucks thrown off the line. On Saturday, the
down train, due at 5 20, P.M., not arriving in proper
course, an engine, with engineers, was dispatched to
meet it, fearing some accident had occurred. At Bridg-
water it was found that the engine which had been at-
tached to the train was rendered useless by the bursting
of a tube. The engine sent up was then put on, and the
train arrived shortly before 8 P.M., thus having been de-
layed about two hours and a half.—Somerset Gazette.
BURNS'S FESTIVAL.—The 6th of August will soon
arrive, and its dawning will be watched by many an
anxious well-wisher to approaching festival. The
various committees, we understand, have their arrange-
ments in a very satisfactory state. The pavilion in the
large field adjacent to the monument, from a plan fur-
nished by Mr. Miller, Alloway-place, to be erected by Mr.
M`l•lab, Old-toll, will have a stately appearance, if we may
guess from the skeleton already reared, and will, doubtless,
have this character heightened to magnificence, under
rich and tasteful decorations from the gardens of the
county. The invitation to the Ayr Town Council,
to join the procession, was, at their meeting on
Wednesday, enthusiastically responded to ; and
what with Magistrates' of Towns, Public Bodies
Archers'i Societies, Free-masons, Odd Fellows,
Scottish Peasantry, &e. &c., with bands of. music,
and the town, neighbourhood, and line of walk,
decorated with the choicest offerings of the forest
and flower garden, the demonstration out of doors
at the meeting with the sons of Burns, in the cradle-
land of the Poet will be a spectacle of the most
gratifying and ennobling description. In the inte-
rior of the Pavilion, however, the effect will be greatly
heightened from the glowing orations which those mater
minds who have signified their intention of being pre-
sent, may be expected to deliver, on a theme on which
their kindred genius renders it a labour of love to ex-
patiate.—Ayr Advertiser of Thursday.