The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-25 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

FOREIGN WOOL TRADE, LEEDS, JUNE 24—This branch
of trade has worn a more languid appearance during the past
week, in consequence of buyers generally hold;ng off from
making any considerable purchases, until the more abundant
arrival of the new clip, out of which to make their selection.
ENGLISH Wool, MARKET, LEEDS, JUNE 24.—We refer to
our last week's report for the state of this branch of trade during
the present week, there not having been any alteration either
in demand or price.
YORK WOOL MARKET, JUNE 23.—We have had a fair show
of wool, and a good number of buyers were present, but the
market was heavy, and the sales have been made at a small re.
duction from last week's prices.
DONCASTER WOOL MARKET, JUNE IB.—The attendance of
buyers was numeious to-day, with a large supply of wool. A
good business was done, and a complete clearance was effected
at about the following quotations :—Hog Wool, 13s. ; Hog and
Ewe, I Is. 6d. to 12s. 6d, ; Ewe, 10s. to Ils. ; Locks, 7s. to
7s. 7d. per stone.
TRADE OF LEEDS.—With the exception of a trifling im-
provement in the demand for fancy cloakings, the market at
both Cloth Halls have been about the same this week as last.
Fine goods are with great difficulty sold, and prices are ex-
tremely low. The same dull state of business continues in the
warehouses, and the prospect of any improvement for some time
to come is very discouraging.
BRADFORD MARKET, THURSDAY.—The supply of wool in
the market continues to be of limited character, and the re-
cent advance is still maintained by the staplers. The spinners
being in no position to pay higher prices, buy only for their im-
mediate and absolute wants. The business done in yarn is fully
an average fur some lime past; some are asking for higher
prices, but we do not learn that they have succeeded in obtain-
ing an advance. The recent alt.erati .n in the wool market has
had the effect of causing several spinners further to curtail
their operations, being the only alternative, to prevent a greater
loss. There is a good attendance of buyers in the piece mar-
ket to-day, and a fair business was d inc ; merchants are ge-
nerally convinced that goods havo seen 'their lowest point for
this season.—Leeds Mercury.

Yesterday morning a fine young woman, twenty-
one years of age, named Jones, residing with her mother, a
laundress, living in Swan-lane, near London-bridge, expired
from having swallowed a large quantity of arsenic on the night
of Monday last. The matter has been kept a profound secret
by the family, and there is not the slightest doubt but the body
would have been interred without any inquiry taking place, had
not information of the case reached the ears of the proper
authorities, who lost no time in waiting on the City Coroner,
who has issued his warrant for holding the inquest. Not the
slightest reason is at present given for the rash act.
The Minister of Commerce, on the application of
the Prefect of the Ardennes, has granted 6,000 f. towards the
relief of the sufferers trom the fire at Tourterou.
The adjourned meeting under the fiat of bank-
ruptcy issued against Mr. Edlin, late landlord of the Gloucester
Hotel, was held at the Town hall, on Thursday, and after the
bankrupt had undergone a further examination, the Commis-
sioners expressed their intention of allowing him to pass.
Previous to this, however, it was necessary that the bank-
rupt should go througn the form of giving up his watch and
what money he had on his person. Th she did, and laid his
watch on the table. As the assignees were not satisfied with
his conduct, the article was retained ; but, on examination, it
was found to be of very inferior value to the watch which had
been given up by the bankrupt at his first examination, and
which had been returned to him. Under these circumstances,
the Commissioners determined on delaying the final passing
of the bankrupt till the audit meeting inDecember. —Brighton
Herald.
RAILWAY AXLES.—At a recent meeting of the
Institution of Civil Engineers, Mr. C. flood, in a valuable
paper which he read, broached boldly an original view of the
causes of fracture of railway axles, and hence the cause of many
serious accidents on railways. It was contended that any bar of
iron, even of the most fibrous and tough 'character, being sub-
jetted, when cold, to percussive action, would assume a crys-
tallized texture, and eventually break; that this would be mate-
rially hastened by the effects of partial heat and magnetism ;
that the effect of vibration is most sensibly telt in the imme-
diate proximity of the cause of it ; that this tough and fibrous
character of wrought iron is produced by art, and in all the
changes that have been described we see an effort at returning
to the natural and crystalline structure common to a large
number of metals, and that the rotating of railway axles ren-
ders them peculiarly subject to this influence. The argutneirs
were illustrated by many practical examples and specimens of
iron broken under various t ircuinstances.
Have the Tory Ministers any other project left in
store by which they can increase the difficulties of tradesmen ?
The light sovereign scheme is surely the finishing stroke of
their anti-commercial policy. Were the difficulties of trades-
men too few, and is the' Income-tax too slow a process for
abating their plethora of riches ? Such, many people think,
must be the opinion of the liread.tax Parliament. The loss and
annoyance felt here has called forth curses deep and loud upon
the already unpopular pettifogging legislation of the times.
Leeds Times.
The following instance of thoughtful beneficence
deserves to be recorded. The Duke of Sutherland, a few
weeks ago, expressed a desire that all the cottagcrs in the
mining district on his Grace's estate at Kelley, in this county,
should be furnished with the best seed potatoes for planting
their gardens. Accordingly, upwards of 150 families were
supplied to whatever extent was required. From depressed
wares and want of work, it is probable that marry of these
gardens would haae remained uncultivated, and others partly
planted, or with bad sets, had not his Grace sugeested the in-
quiry and provided the relief.—Shrewsbury Chronicle.
THE TRADE Row IN HUNGARY,—The Angsburgh
Gazette states, that on the 9th instant disturbances of a serious
BEHOLD THE PERFECT MAN I—On Thursday there
was presented to the House of Commons, a petition thus de-
nature broke out in the city of Pesth, in Hungary, occasioned
scribed in its Votes :—" Blasphemy—Petition of Charles
by the discontent of the journeymen tailors respecting some
Bradley, for a law declaring it blasphemy in any one who differences with the masters of the corporation in the matter
of a savings bank. 1,600 of these men refused to work, rood
teach any thing contrary to sound doctrine." Who is
Charles Bradley ? And, oh ! tell us what is "sound doe-
marched in a body out of the town. Some cavalry were sent
trine." Rome says she is infallible, and has it. The Pro-
against them, and 40 were brought in as prisoners. Imme-
testant denounces the Romanist as an idolater, and, thrusting diately an attempt at rescue was made by the journeymen and
an Act of Parliament in your face, vows his is the "sound" the populace. The town-house, which contains the prison,
doctrine. Scotland kicks off Episcopacy, and proclaims it to be was attacked, its windows demolished, and the lights in the
streets destroyed. The military were obliged to act, and many
there. The Unitarians, towering above them all, proclaims,
were wounded on both sides. The next day 3,000 shoemekers
posed that we treat the glorious truths of Christianity with the
" I have found it—l have found it!" De not let it be sup-had threatened to join the tailors, and much apprehension was
remotest irreverence; but, while we cherish and hold fast by entertained for the tranquillity of the town.
the sacred volume, we trust it may not yet be blasphemy to The herring fishing in Caithness was last week
smile at Charles Bradley's prayer fur another page of ridiculous very unsuccessful , but one of the smacks sailed on Tuesday,
legislation.—Morning Advertiser. with 300 barrels for Stettin. " A few contracts," says the
LIGHT GOLD COlN.—Since our last publication a John o' Groat Journal, " have been entered into by curers
f
change has been made in this place much to the public advan- for their early fish, at 20ss per barrel."— Inverness Courier.
tage relating to light gold. The Branch Bank of England at DUEL.—(From a Correspondent.)—A duel was
Leeds has been empowered by the Directors of the Bank of fought this morning (Friday) between some gentlemen from
England to receive sovereigns and half-sovereigns that are not town, on the Moor, near Farnborough. A gentleman named
of due weight, at the value of 3/. 17e. 10%d. per ounce, and O—e was brought up by the half-past ten o'clock morning
it is found that on an average the sovereigns are worth in this train of the South Western Railway, who had been wounded
way 19s. 9d., and the half-sovereigns 9s. 10d., so that the loss in the shoulder by a Mr. S—e.
does not exceed 3d. each upon the former and 2d. upon the Yesterday evening, about nine o'clock, as Mrs.
latter. For some time the Branch Bank only received this Francis (widow), of 12, Great Cambridge-street, Hackney,
coin from the other banks in payments amounting to 3,000 was passing the door of Mr. Death, a baker in the same street,
sovereigns, and from shopkeepers and others in sums amount- she suddenly dropped down at his door in a fit, and having
ing to 50 and upwards, and that only from their customers ; but uttered the words " How shall I get home," immediately
now they receive as small amounts as 20 sovereigns and up- expired.
wards, giving in exchange either Bank notes or geld of proper BATHING EXTRAORDINARY.—At the close of the
weight. In this way the light gold will find its way back to the afternoon's performance at Weymouth, on Saturday last, Mr.
Mint without . any very heavy loss to the holders, and we Van Amburgh announced his intention of letting the elephant
hope without any further interruption to trade. The other have a bathe opposite Luce's Hotel. The news quickly- spread
banks not having the same facilities as the Branch Bank of through the town, and some thousands of all classes had the
England, receive the light sovereigns at a deduction of 6d. opportunity of witnessing one of the most novel sights ever
each, and the half-sovereigns in the same proportion. The seen in that bay. The elephant was ne sooner on the sands
practice of tradesmen is various, but it is probable that the than he at once made for the water, and it was soon apparent
deduction will not generally, now that these facilities are that he was enjoying himself in his new situation. It gas quite
afforded, exceed 3d. in the pound. Sovereigns are not required laughable to see so huge a beast rolling about in the most fro-
to turn the scale ; they are weight if they are an exact balance licicsame manner, and every now and then diving under water ;
with it, and cannot be legally refused at their full value of 20s. his activity as a bather was most remarkable for his size, and
—Leeds Mercury.
in amusing himself by throwing the water over his body with
THE MURDER OF A POLICEMAN AT BRISTOL.--- his trunk, he created no small degree of merriment to the spec-
BRISTOL, FRIDAY.—The inquest on the body of Roberts was tattars. He remained in the sea about three-quarters of an
adjourned at six o'ckck last evening till twelve o'clock this hour, and, when driven out by the keeper, evinced much relue-
morning, when the Coroner read over the whole of the deposi- tante at quitting his refreshing ablations.— Wilts Independent.
tions, commenting on those parts of the evidence which ap- OLD RAGS.—It appears that the six hundfed paper
peered to inculpate any of the prisoners, and explaining that mills in the United States annually consume rags, eld canvas,
the law especially protected police constables, znd more parti- rope, &c., out of which paper is made to the enormous sum of
cularly when they were in the execution of their duty, as in six , millions eight hundred thousand dollars ! an amount
thit case, and that, therefore, the crime was one of wilful greater than the entire exports of the thirteen American colo-
murder. It would be for the Jury to consider how far the nies seventy years ago.—Jamaica Despatch.
evidence tended to exculpate some of the prisoners from having NEW DICTIONARY _ ,
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FOR
ADIES. Brute A. do-
participated directly in the attack on the deceased, but if they mastic endearment for a humane husband. Horrid, hideous—
considered weie satisfied of their having been present at the time, the law first thing one lad sees on t zither's face. Wrinkle—'l he
considered them equally guilty, unless they had merely joined Terms of admiration elicited bny lovel face. except that in
in the disturbance after the police were knocked down and in- the looking-glass. Nice dear Ex of deli ht a i died A,
lured; in that case they would be dealt with by another tri- , 4
.1 ,sessions ,g
,i 1 BIRTHS.
Ito anything from a baby to a grenather. Time—A thing that On the 17th inst., at the Spid,'al, county of Galwai,tbell*d
banal. The Jury having retired, in about two hours returned ; begins - .
to exist only after the birth of a great grandchild. of .1. W. Fitzpatrick, of a daughter.
of Lie°.
a verdict of " Wilful Murder" against Charles Dwyer, and ; ~
r_l.ll}; 1 atir MARKer.—Cherru,s are steady, at a On the 21st inst., at Sion Cottage, Bacath,mtuhee:lllll.
.1.
s.
is a.. Jeremiah and William Dwser, as accessories ; and acquitted ;
Callaghan, Donovan, and Regan, who will appear before the halfpenny the stick; but strawberries were very much fiat- nant Seymour Yorke Brown, R. IN.. of a eon, still bor,o4ooes •
tened in the early part of the week, by the rains, end were On ths 23d inst., the lady of Frederick Trower, Esq. '
_.., • Magistrates to answer the charge of assaulting the police in the
execution of their duty. I nominally quoted at sixpence a pottle. Gooseberries were M.-11l li IE D. •
to. w..
PCssii eJO-- - Tut: MARouss OF WATERFORD.—This young buoyant, at teripeece a gallon; and, from something that a On tine 23d inst., at Polebrook, .Northampton,
s, which,very large holder inadvertently let drop, there was a sudden fdi
nobleman has afforded an example to the Irish landlord J. Crompton, to Isabella Frances, youngest daughter °• •
lin higaroons, which drew off the buyers from the ropuiar late 11. Sherard., Esq., of.. Oundle. it ii to be feared, too many of them will be slovr to imitate inarket, and Isd to some very unfair transactions. The grnwers
The following is copied from the Waterford Chronicle : --. Oil the '23,1 inst., at St. fieorge'F, Eloorosbur.% Er Navel* s.
~ We have been informed by a gentleman of unquestionable ; —chiefly buys—were great gainers; though one or two, just at Car, lie. Tomes
.Stevens, youngest. (laughter of
ell„' goo Of
authority, that the Marquis of Waterford has intimated to his the tail of business, were eventually severe sufferers.—Punch. Es+ , of Dittlieht, Derbyshire, to John Thornew no
ageot, Mr. George Meara, his intention of giving the whole of ' DISTRESS IN PAISLEY.—The illith 4:'r of talent- Burton-on-Trent, Statrurdehire. '
his agricultural tenantry one entire years' rent. This ,rereious ' eloved,, and their dependent,, in Paisley, as taken upon a new li/e.:/). Millid#
.3 inspection. amounts to 8,050. For some week, past the norm- On the 15th hist.. at P,t.hore. Worcestershire, T. „boo.
and munificent act was determined on by the Noble Marquis i', MarP:".—. of .
ployed have been sumo°, ted with funds entrusted to their chat ton. E,q., s ~geon, late of Great T:tchfield-street,
„. wastwr ~
immediately after his nuptials. There is not a bettearnolurja , : On the 2001 inst., Mary, the wife of Mr. T. "• . a
kinder landlord in this country than the Marquis of Waterford. by Commissioners from London ; but Mr. Iwistleton, one of
has intimated that his connexion with the ' Victoria roa.l, Pimlico. s -pe Obild try.- - ‘
It may be said he .
can afford to be generous—to be s-su e he p •
aisley Relief Committee has now ceased. and that he has been s
the ,Commissioners,
1 Olt the List lost, Fleanor Catherine. Jane, :,,dnlerfsibS :.
Thomas and E A Brewster, having
cans-what then? Are there not hundreds in Ireland—manY (Sinter' by the Relief Committee in London to organise a only five days Fanny E. A. stir!' • •
in our own neighbourhood, who can afford to be good and gene- , af,P,v Committee'.
to take charge of the emplityment. Mr Twistleenthe list inst., 4 - Aug." bier '
sous landlords, but who are the very opposite—the veriest : 7eo;;li'as,iri consequence. named a Committee of fourteen gen- ( ' '
h our's
grinders of their unfortunate tenantry ?" , of the late -T. Wood, Esq., of the Wynding, Barn r
It emeO. Edinburgh Witness.
Wie are lad to erceiv; from ! Oil the 22d lost. at GI 'JO*.
Yesterday afternoon the steam-ship Perth, Captain t. i hun berland.
trt.fsf.aker.__ s tool', • aris " •
at Hampstead. Frances JeMinlB,2l,„—Seet!:
Spink, arrived at Hore's wharf, Wapping, from Dundee, with t g
and oilier sources of information, that 11 .-, the country journals
ton, the recent seasonable , Gloucester-
240 boxes of salmon, sixty-seven live oxen, thirty-eight lambs, rains have been pretty general throughout the country, and relict of ,Ile. T. Butcher, late of Great Titchfield-stree'i'
and a large quantity of merchandise. . that the accounts from all quarters agree in anticipating the .
Soirc—According to a return laid before Parha- .
, ~prnsissetpf.sen early,
..gsood, and abundant crap of al nest all , - , s'%
'meet, the ettanti4y-'of- soap- -made-- im-Great•Britain-duridgAid things designea by P;ovideace for the iotiriihinenfOt our ft.l. 1 London . Printed' Intl -Publigh-eir by-M 12,, sts--- .-'
last year amounts to 169,666,742 lbs., and of tbst 17,450,00 , tow.simoum No 112, Strand, at The Sun Office, NO- jos, .
it*. lam bx. 2 exported to foreign paa,
i 1 the County of bliddiassa, Saturday, O 26' .

LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, JUNE 25.—Wind this day at Noon, S. W.
STANGATE CREEK, JUNE 24.—Arrd. African, Goodman,
Africa ; Helen Munroe, Navin, alogadore.
OFF MARGATE, JUNE 24.—Tasmania, Jameson, Hobart
Town ; Union, Bombay ; Waterwitch, Messina.
PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 24.—Win& W. to W. S.W., fresh and
squally.—Arrd: Marquis Hastings, London to Hobart Town ;
Orestes, do, fur China.
DARTMOUTH, JUNE 2a —Arrd. Funchal, Pernambuco.
SWANSEA, JUNE 23.—Arrd. Emma, Jorginsen, Chili.
CLYDE, JUNE 22.—Arrd. Levenside Campbell, Jamaica.
Tourtso, JUNE 20.—S1d. Lady)(;mily, Pictou.
DEAL, JUNE 24.—Wind S.W., strong breeze.—Arrd. Slanes
Castle, Petrie, and Parkfield, Whitside, China; Thomas
Snook, Stacey, Mauritius; Deborah, Gobin, Cape ; Eliza,
Woolley, Valparaiso • Eliza (reported), Cape, from the River ;
Lady Raffles, for China ; British Tar, Sierra Leone ; Verulia,
Quebec.
OFF DOVER. —Sarah Mills, Kerr, Mauritius.
LIVERPOOL, JUNE 24.—Wind W. S. W.' fresh.—Arrd.
Cumberland, Sydney, New South Wales—sailed Feb. 17. and
from Bahia April 30; Young Queen, Read, China ; Ingle-
wood, Kerr, and Mary White, ‘l'akeham, Calcutta ; Princess
Charlotte, King, and Alertoun, Kenn, Bombay • Arequipa
'
and Georgina, Valparaisu • Satisfaction, Bonny; Ellen German,
Cumming, Porto Cabello ; Speed, E lis, Mobile ; Hope,
Soulle, New Orleans; Caledonia, Knight, Apalachicola; North
America ; Charleston, South America ; Bailey, New York ;
Romulus, St. John's, New Brunswick. Arrived off—Messenger.
DUBLIN, JUNE 23.—Arrd. Simeon Hardy, Barbadoes.
SHIELDS, JUNE 22.—S1d. Amelia Hall, Hill, Ascension ;
Don Quixote, and Merchant, Havannah;. John Hall, Boston.
COWES, JUNE 24.—Arrd. Augusta, Hunden, Bahia ; Poly-
dora, Christenson, Paraiba ; Huntress, Conn, Havannah ;
Zaida, Matanzas.
FALMOUTH, JUNK 23.—Wind S. S.W. to W. S. W., strong
breezes.—Arrd. Alexandria, Odessa. Arrd. off, Enmore,Ellis,
Port Phillip; Neptune, Cuba, for Bremen ; Hall, Havannah,
for Hamburgh • Romulus, Antigua.
BRISTOL, JUNE 14.—Arrd. Mary Marsden, Mauritius;
Flounce, Palermo.
BREST, JUNE 20.—The Hope, from Newcastle to this port,
has been brought in here with bows stove, and 'Rust discharge
her cargo, having been in contact off Mortaix with the Leeds,
of Sells), which received but trifling damage.
Portz .MAHON, JUNE 10.—The Oriental, Christmas, has
arrived here from Malta, with hswsprit sprung, &c., having
been in contact with a French steamer.