The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-11-08 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER.—AIthough the general gloom which hangs
over this market was rather increased than diminished yes-
terday (Tuesday), there was some demand for certain counts
and qualities of yarn suitable for the Indian market, and in-
ferior qualities of mule twist, from 40's to 70's, commanded
rather higher prices than last week. For every other article,
however, the demand was very limited, and the prices gene-
rally lower, particularly in shirtings, which were accordingly
depressed, indeed quite unsaleable, except at a considerable
sacrifice; and there seems to be no prospect of amendment
until some cnange takes place in the condition of the London
money-market, which exercises a powerful influence on all
mercantile transactions here.—Manchester Guardian.

ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY, Nov. 4.—
There has been a very dull market again to-day, with a very
limited demand for flannels of all kinds. Those manufactu-
rers who have made sales, have been obliged to take less mo-
ney than last week. When trade is any thing like brisk,
November has been generally considered a busy month for
the manufacturer, and the demand has usually continued good
till the middle of December. This year a fair business has
been doing during the summer months, and up to the begin-
ning of October ; but since then it has been growing consi-
derably worse, and if no change takes place, we fear the flan.
nel weaver may expect a severe winter. The wool market
has been heavy, with prices rather on the decline.

BLACKBURW.—Cotton is higher from last Friday week
lid. to id. per lb., yet more stagnant cloth cn.l yarn markets
can scarcely be imagined, and there is not the slightest indi-
cation of immediate improvement in either.—Blackburn
Standard.

DESTRUCTION OF TILE CALCUTTA THEATRE BY FIRE.
—We have seldom experienced more real pain in announcing
a public calamity than we do in now putting on record what
all our town readers are by this time aware of—the total
destruction by fire of our long-loved Indian Drury, the
Chowringhee Theatre, after standing for 30 years, a source
of delight to thousands of visiters, and of support to many
deserving professional artistes. Various accounts of the
origin of the fire have reached us, but the true version of the
business we believe to be as follows :—Some gentlemen in
the marine service had been rehersing the drama of the Pilot,
preparatory to its performance on the 6th instant, and had
duly retired to their homes about 11 o'clock. At about 12
o'clock Mr. Chester, the secretary of the theatre, being then
in bed, was suddenly roused by the ayah with cries of " Fire,
fire !" lie jumped up, looked out upon the stage, with which
his room communicated, and immediately encountered vo-
lumes of smoke, proceeding from the stage itself; the mimic
scene with which the boards were covered being (ridiculous
as it may seem) on fire, and the flames rapidly enveloping
the wings or side scenes, and ascending to the roof. Mr.
Chester saw there was not a moment to be lost. He rushed
out of the house with his wife and children, and had scarcely
got into the street when the whole interior became one vast
flame of fire. The roof composed of the most combustible
materials,—straw, tarpawlin, and wood,—soon ignited, and
in a few minutes, we may say, everything was destroyed.
The engines had arrived with extraordinary promptitude, and,
as soon as water could be obtained they were brought to bear
upon the conflagration, under the direction of Captain F.
Birch and Mr. Justice M`Mahon, who used the greatest ex-
ertions to give direction to the labours of the firemen and to
preserve order. All was in vain ; the scenery, the splendid
wardrobe and paraphernalia, the valuable dramatic library,
the benches, trellis-work, frame-v.-ork, curtains, cushions,
the whole property in short, (excepting a clock, and the plate
of the Beef Steak Club,) including all the chattels and
wearing apparel of poor Mr. Chester and his family, fell to
the " devouring element," and by morning's dawn nothing
was to be seen but the bare masonry of the walls and a heap
of smoking embers. Mr. and Mrs. Chester were, with
prompt humanity, immediately offered an asylum in the
house of a neighbour ; but we believe they have been rendered
by this calamity so utterly destitute that the smallest
assistance that can be sent them by the generous and the
charitable will, we are sure, be very acceptable. We regret
to hear that the house was not insured. The loss to the
proprietors will consequently fall short of half a lac of rupees,
in addition to which there is a debt of some 20,000 rupees,
which they will now (the mortgaged property being gone)
have to pay the mortgagees.—Englishman, June 1.