The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-11 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

ENGLISH WOOL MARKET, LEEDS, AFRIL B.—We are still
unable to quote any material alteration in the English wool
market, certainly none for the better ; the business doing is
'very limited, and to effect sales, lower prices must be sub-
mitted to.

FOREIGN WOOL TRADE, LEEDS, APRIL B.—The trade has
been rather languid this week, but prices remain unaffected.
TRADE or LEEDS.—SO far is there from any improvement
in business at our Cloth Halls, trade is actually worse than it
was a few weeks ago ; nothing can be sold in quantity, except
at ruinous prices. There have been a few country buyers m
the town during the week, and there has, in consequence,
been rather more business done in the warehouses; but ne
never knew a time when purchases were made with such ex-
treme caution, or that the buyers generally bought so sparingly
at this season.

BRADFORD MARKET, THURSDAY.—The attendance of
merchants at our piece market to.day,ie fully an average of
several weeks past, and rather more inquiry has been made,
which augurs more favourably for an increased demand.
Prices are without any noticeable difference. We are sorry
to learn that since our last report of the yarn market, a largo
falure has taken place, and many of our spinners ere sufferers,
but we do net hear that materially less business has been done.
As the manufacturers are low in stook, buying only from hand
to mouth, to keep their weavers partially employed, prices are
without alteration. The transactions in wool during the
week have been very limited, particularly in hogs, of which the
market is in good supply ; but owing to the substitution of
cotton and silk for warps, they continue to be neglected, and
lower prices submitted to.—Leeds Mercury.

CHURCH RITBS.—A petition is about to be, or has
been presented to the House of Commons, from a Mr. Manning
alandowner, of Orlingbarg, in Northamptonshire, setting fortis,
by the vote of a meeting held in that parish, consisting of another
landowner, four of his tenants (two of whom are Church-
wardens), and the Rector of the said parish, it was determined
to take' down and entirely rebuild the said church in a most
costly manner, and a rate, amonnting to 1,200/. was voted to-
wards defraying a part the expense. An eminent architect
gave an opinion, that the necessary repairs might be executed
for 4001., the outlay of one.third the sum already voted. The
population of the parish does not exceed 3bo, so that it is not
for want of Church accomModation. The petitioner will have
to pay nearly one-fifth of the whole amount of the rate.
The nomination of Sir George Arthur to the Go-
vernment of Bombay was very unwillingly confirmed, it is
said, by the Court of Directors. The apposntraent is most un-
popular in the City amongst the houses connected with India,
and has given very general dissatisfaction to the Conservative
party.
The coal-mine of La Barrette, which was in such
high repute at Lille, has just been sold before the Civil Tri-
bunal of Mons, says the Echo du Nord, .4 to satisfy its credi-
tors, and was purchased by Messrs. Lefebyre and Ce., the
owners of adjoining mines, for 39,0001. The La Barrette
Mine was a few years ago divided into shares, amounting to
1,152,004)f., with a reserve of the power of issuing further
shares to the amount of 200,000 f."