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Fott, STATE OF TRADE.
Est%l, edit WOOL TRADE, LEEDS, DEC. 19.—Foreign
"ate been heavy of sale this week, and transac-
tZtPnerally are very limited in extent.
tilli, 811 WOOL MARKET, LEEDS, DEC. 19. This
ithee" of trade has- remained during the present week
14r Same state as named in our last week's report.
AttErse s,
se of
~, LD WOOL .a.ARKET, DEC. 19.—The firm-
k,Ppi„ ,Pe growers of wool renders it impossible to
,ill',..!ue market at the late reduction in price; and the
,-17 of the trade and the unsettled state of the
4ioultrhot and of politics, occasions consumers to act
kftti„eY, and generally to be indisposed to operate
i1;14. even at these rates, so that few sales have been
ettkus
Nonni The present state of the country, and the
''ntertatY of the measures likely to be brought forward
°,14, the evils attending a short supply of food, bas
'oll,`rahle effect upon our cloth markets: both on Sa-
y,, "(I Tuesday the markets were dull. There is,
lireair'el.ta improved demand for goods calculated for
"A States for the spring trade, and also for
!Itt se, This is probably on the speculation that as
Nr,ittivlt.require to be a large importation of corn. and
8 ill give an impetus to the demand for British
i'd,lll4lthat quarter of the globe. The home trade is
. ett.';ld little is now doing in purchases for the
11,1 a, 'raets, either in the cloth halls or in the ware-
got.p;
t4:114.
the • IlTe•—The manufacturers complain seriously
:14tipl,Possibility of disposing of their goods, in any
:s• at a remunerating price, and consequently
11, 6,l,lBli_ort.time has become general at nearly all the
ititaie failure of Mr. Edward Rawson, merchant, of
, tieitalt,tll Materially add to the depression; his lie-
(
; twititiuts district being stated at more than 60,0001
'ltic'sl, a„.;be inclement season of the year, the dearness
i 4,14, it"!' the scarcity of employment, the working
Oa of Is. to be feared, will have to experience an
`duly'tnlsery and deprivation it is fearful to contem-
kt t. the admonitory lessons of monopoly are
;tisl 'eh Will our legislators consent to do our in-
NI 'Palation justice?
Nltilta°,.llSE, DEC. 15.—The trade of this place
;
10,,,litet 7 very much this last month, and it may be
id,,, toat is gradually decreased as the price of
iltteireed. We had a dull market to-day, and a
qtlea,,,,nee of buyers, owing partly to the weather.
tit,,4.1%,,a MARKET, THURSDAY.—The dullness for
lel24iid`.*ool is not in the least degree altered. The
Nit, o''Pg, is a mere trifle, certainly not more than 30
iik,tapri,' average times; yet there has been no giving
it,;'t Tiel to induce the spinners to extend their per-
kilP,t, Ni bteck in the staplers' hands here is fully an
is kaik°,lls and brakes are not very plentiful, which may
f,Nliketa for by the very small quantity making, and
04sot hoar
at which they have been latterly sold.
11,'14.11,4 "oar of any better tidings among the spin-
ts: heti: Complaints are not in the slightest abated,
sk're in • Price can yet be obtained for yarns; there
5,414,,,c1airy than for some weeks past, and by no
+.llO id in jobs pressing on the market, which have
.411'• Thn many eases fur little over the cost of the
kt the :re is, however, a prospect of better times:
ittiwe resent production stocks will not increase,
1e,',1;141;e at the turn of the year to see a more
''s'testslate of things. All will rejoice in this, for
stem our operative classes, whose privations are
,iti,Jtre,..,,at this inclement season of the year. We
~igltagrn anything different in this day's market,
is,'4l,,"saly been dull, nor is any marked animation
kk141411.,,,,uring this year. Our next, a hieh will be.
Pro, 'a3', will close this profitless year, and it
scltilksisa a great boon to all engaged if the new mar-
It Ilk 47 With the year 1846, should assume a more
i4fite,it Peet.
altsdillsrEit, THURSDAY Ev-ensfes—We have been
41,1!11 J since this day week in our cloth market,
p4' i'ees and in demand. The market at the
il)ihrttl exhibited considerable firmness, but since
I,llltesi2l h of Sir Robert Peel we appear to have lost
11,,,_00 confidence. Price may hecalled
;kites rlal, but the little that is doing is decidedly
ylit'll ti:tals than on this day se'nnight. Yarns are
i;ttitmesaltie state, there being no confidence in the
/ti•i ' 't is not a slight reduction that would tempt
1)t415 it large ril t o,
,scale.
lii 41, e Norrirscaem.—The Natingham Review
itt di ("atitins a very gloomy statement of the trade
atriet.
1)17:11t A-7 ---
t 0 Ai I? ---L WAY ALMANAC.K'for 1816.
I,;iti 4°--tanaels might be properly entitled the Corn-
;,, iss:atial. In the calendar, in addition to the
s7tiek:alation contained in that portion of an
tlyltte,:a find the various railway meetings, bank
t Iteeartica to be holden in the ensuing year rs:gu-
-41,146, t.LI. It is, in fact, a diary of those meetings
't,7lllser Yr° have also lists of both Houses of ,
`s"t4ll " lists of the stock-brokers in the three
'.t ; al. •
'sk, etil railway officials, of all existing and pro- i
ft•i ttists,s_waYs, dividends, the funds and a railway
ittNy ''"a of all Parliamentary returns relating
Itlk ortad attars, and digests of railway law, of the
It 4:104, e"s, and of legal decisions on railways.
.It
le,, tarl year book of commercial statistics
, been published.
l tts es
t,ttto a,lati T., —
,Ate.'"riP ~.....-,A.IIING HIGHWAY ROBBERY. --• On
,7ieg:,'' lis•;,vening, about seven o'clock, as a man named
"Dpa'N sso In this parish, was on his return home from
,'l4,'", neaten:-,, he had been to receive some money, he was
i,kle'tZ °f w"ilte Wesleyan Chapel, Pickledenwood, by two.
No „e othe„ Sin placed his hands over Skinner's mouth,
pipe the
; ' rifled his pockets of three sovereigns and a
I,,lip`„, the 1 and although it was moonlight, he is unable
Nr4sl3•sri,,,east description of the offenders, being so ex-
b 4,11 r °atoned. Skinner is a journeyman
.shoemaker,
‘stt„l4.l.:BPe_cted in this place.—Docer Chronicle.
i'l)• :' -Dec 18.—The Corpration of Dublin
idlit•,tai ts,,kreed to. an address to the Queen, repre-
kii,', sre great distress likely to arise from the
1"k bt the potato crop, and praying that the ports
tON fipened, and facilities given for the extension
'lOrthllent by railways and public works. A
41. ' address was forwarded to Sir James Graham,
II) ethe
'tsitilt••at that her Majesty's pleasure might be signified
'abated',,tne when the Lord Mayor and the deputation
tOoriit'u Present the address might proceed to London.
"kstobtnt the town-clerk, Mr. lord, received the follow-
"nication from the Home-office :
k gip
~,, • ,-.1 " Whitehall, Dec. 18, 1845.
NitNect,,,'Yn directed by Secretary Sir James Graham to
I', it', a e the receipt of your letter of the 13th instant, en.
4s,'",of thDY of the address of the Lord Ma) or and Corpo-
:)44,'t Isitjity of Dublin, and requesting to be informed
4q Se be her Majesty's pleasure to receive the address
l li. ""rd Mayor and a deputation from the Town
ihSti
•‘,ltt till), to inform you, in reply, that Sir James Graham
Nttit,;ll earliest opportunity of submitting the subject of
,'4 h,,.0 the Queen. But, under existing circumstances,
''t e,',‘ some delay may take place before her Majesty's
Vst;l be notified.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant.
4 .'4 Si:Trost. William Ford, Esq, Town-Clerk of
ts
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',,tt:Fass'th - OLITAN VISITING AND RELIES' A SSOCIA•
`'rt,. sse,lecond annual meeting of the members and sup-
'''O " S this institution was held yesterday at Willis's
N 144) Ll:„James's. Tee Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of
ohv, t5,,,;41,11t taken the chair,
secrete to open the business
,Napt)--„"1;g• Mr. Haly, the ry, then read the
the a' report. .It stated that the society had for its
'4PitliPLl3'sical, moral, and spiritual improvement of the
6,soi, eat regard to religious distinctions ; and he poke.
L.t,,,tii) !ging terms of the success which had attended its
'Li''tt4x, The balance sheets showed an income during
Lies,Ait_'' ear, including former balance, sale of Exchequer-
icl (7,8•1", of 8,6911. 10s. 3d. The grants amounted to
?*41(18t„8'' and here was a present balance of 896/. 3s. Mr.
Ntl)os-ne2 M.P., proposed the adoption and circulatiou of
11'4'4 the The Very Rev. the Dean of Westminster s.-
LS,'lto.,l';''esolution, and it was carried unanimously. Sir
INktie".„,"s moved the second resolution, to the effect that
enee of another year had justified the hope ex-
tst,4tri , the institution of the society, that the formation
~,,,.14'• visiting societies throughout the parishes of the
a4eatli,had been fully realised. Archdeacon Hale
,S:t11 '''.2 tesolution which was carried nem dis. Mr.
VOst,',,l•P-, moved' another resolution, recommending
L4thq, itoLgtelnent of provident societies amongst the poor,
41t007, seconded -by the Rev. T. Gibson, and carried
tiqslCY- Votes of thanks were then severally passed
t alto's; and the chairman, when the meeting sepa-
,l;lh,,.. ....
tf thl 4 ,--- POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. There is
Ivs4l4"telt passes without some addition to the number
k tf hp of carriages and machinery connected with steam
Gin`LePulsion locomotive, and stationary engines, in the
:f this excellent Institution, and among the more
544.1 observe a beautiful adaptation of pneumatic
44,,1is t,‘ Consists of a miniature steam-engine playing a
,V, I: ‘uo whole forming an elegant article of !,ertu. The
il,,"'t pr tenerated by spirits of wine, and carries
.out the
h'sst,ieh°c,,,am of a stationary engine, having a cylinder of
tgl7,lBtt-.a of an inch diameter, with pumps, cranks, fly-
°O, t 5e of , Complete. The fountain is attached, and plays in
tit:4'th glass, in which may be placed gold-fish, and presents
lire 4,et Proofs that the ornamental and useful may be so corn-
1, tii 0 produce sensations of extreme gratification. This
,Ito,s44°4kwas designed and manufactured Smith,
A 1,41 it the honour a short time since of exhibiting it to his
lqito, ghness Prince Albert, who was pleased to pay a
sb,nes-Pliment upon its ingenuity. It is now deposited in
rsef '' Poi t 1 ' Institution, and will no doubt be much
t hear4ted byY ec
nue.
• '
446, t, the visitors during the Christmas holidays.
+t t.‘kly buare are numerous novelties in embryo which will
. t4t7ss,:„Produced to amuse and instruct the sight-seekers
ke,',4l4;:stve season of the year, more particularly those who
~,s'L spending the day in places of more quiet enjoy-
It ihe 1
644,k p2,le Major-General John Mayne, C. 8., of the
amt h, -',,,.‘ India Company's service, Bombay, late of Edin-
-I)4,;)ast;,,'"°rth Britain, has left personalty in England
4: left --g to 5,000/ Sy his will, dated Feb. 24, 1845, he
ii? as4° his son, James Edmund Mayne, Esq., in the mill-
tnts ;„leu of the Hon. East India Company, two hundred
:as the Northern Coal Mining Coman for which
s,oks originally paid. All his other propertyhe leaves
t!. /. utors in trust for his children, viz., the interest of
i;it,t4i'4%.,be at the disposal of his daughter Mary, wife of
It: Pr'ne.' °Maid of the Bombay Artillery, for her life, and
4544 pal to her children at her decease. To his daughters
tt:4l.lk3band Hannah, and son .John, 2,2501. each ; and to his
ate areer, 1,750/. The residue among them. The execu-
walso Janes and Robert Mayne, Esqrs., his brothers, who
ill %„.sPpointed the guardians of his infant children. The
sad pi7ovregistered in Edinburgh on the 23d of August last,
t krTsed in London oa the 29th ult.—Post. .
]green f:AIPTED SUlClDE.—Yesterday !turning, 13
11 e-
kkt ,46'e tv and five o'clock, a determined attempt at suicide
ilot,trY•at by J. B. Cullinford, Esq., a gentleman residing in
het ,Tet, Hampstead road, by shooting himself with a
toN,ingrt°l- It appears that he returned home to his
h. his b'aPParently much dejected; he proceeded up stairs
'are aroom ; in a few minutes afterwards his landlord
I'4taie, faint report of fire-arms; he instantly proceeded up
s -s, and
pistol
oa° on ea entering the bedroom he found Mr. Cullin-
Cstsi ti' the floor bleeding from the left side, and a pocket
i` Ras Yag by his side. Surgical assistance being procured,
h 4 2!",oortained that the ball had passed through the flesh
\vruulue direction, without injuring any vital part. •
lat,r,h_ ItertELD Conti' _MARKET, DEC. 19.—The
;:erti::111 yre not large this week. Although in the same un-
baeline. 3. about the corn-laws, there was to-day a firmer
tisia_ltt the trade, and although an extremely limited
Its a„;4 :Nits transacted, really fine and dry wheats were frilly
foe_ ""r sin ma, • . .
viesar
~... mon sorts nothing doing. Fine barley sold at
mew Ctes, inferior samples Autialtable unless at a reduction.
I,'_fills_ rather cheaper einold no _alteration- .9ate id.
til/4
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