The Sun.
London, England, 1826-09-18 00:00:00

FRIDAY EVENING.

" The. state of trade during the present week has
continued to manifest favourable symptoms with regard
to the future. The demand is increasing, and a
strong disposition has been shown towards a rise, in
prices, in several descriptions of numulactured goods.
—Power-loom cloths have been sold at an advance,
which, though trifling in itself, is of considerable im-
rortance with reference to the stare of the market.---
The factories are gradually resuming their former ac-
tivity, but wages remain as low as ever with the
weavers ; and a general effort is making in the sur-
rounding towns to reduce the wages of the spinners,
who have hitherto been paid much more liberally than
the weavers. A great sensation has pervaded this
town, in consequence of some deaths that have taken
place in a very distressed neighbourhood. A man
was yesterday taken into custody for selling handbills,
stating that the deceased persons had died from starva-
tion. The Coroner's Inquest was held to-day, and it
appeared, from the evidence, that they were natives of
Ireland, brother and sister, the former 2G years of
age, the latter 23. They had been to Lincolnshire, in
order to obtain employment in the harvest, but arriv-
ing there too late, had to return without food or
money. They begged their way as they could, and
reached Manchester, both very ill with the ague. In
a few days they were attacked by a dysenteric fever,
which is now epidemic in this town, and died nearly
together. In a room adjoining that in which their
corpses were lying, a yet surviving brother and his
wife were suffering from the same distemper. Relief
had been given by the Overseers, to this wretched
family, us it is in many (saes in which it cannot be
lerlly claimed. The Irish are averse to apply for
relief if they can possibly avoid doing so, as it is ens-
tomary to send them back to Ireland, unless they have
resided for seven years or longer in this town. So
great is the dread they have of being sent back, that
in the present instance, both the deceased had refused
to be removed to the infirmary, for the benefit of
medical aid, becamse they were told they would after-
wards be conveyed to Ireland.
" The Commanding Officer of the. Grenadier Guards
thought fit, recently, to take possession of the upper
part of a wide street, called Portland-road, for the
purpose of holdinglis parade there. During its con-
tinuance, both the foot-way and the carriage-road were
by stopped, and every passenger and vehicle
turned his
i ordersn,e,ha
ck. Tis conduct has been noticed by the
Local Press in strong terms : and the result iB. that
thiniiitary Chief this morning left the foot-way free,
contenting liimself with occupying the whole of the
highway, A carrier, whose carts had been interrupt-
ed and obliged to go round, to his great loss and in-
convenience, insisted upon their passing by the usual
thoroughfarethoroughfarebut his course was checked by the
soldiers ; and, on asking the Commanding Oft'
icer by
what authority lie presumed to obstruct the passag. e of
the ()wit: streets r the reply was, that he had t I
permission of the Boroughreeve and Constables, and
afterwards, he said, of the surveyor, of the hiet'was'
He was warned that they had 3
no rightful power to
grant any such permission, and that if he persisted in
using it, he would be rendered
amenable
to the law.
He would not yield, however, and it remains now
to be seen what steps the inhabitants of this town will
take t 9 Meta 014 4Ql4tict,"