The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-10-08 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

LEEDS.—We hare had a fair demand for goods since our
last, principally heavy winter cloths. For the fine qualities
there was very little request, either on Saturday or Tuesday ;
of course, in the wool market, the finer sorts were dull of
sale, but we can quote no variation in the price.—Leeds
Intelliyencer.
BRADFORD MARKET.--The market here, on Thursday,
presented little variation from that of last week, and there
was nothing worthy of observation either with regard to wool,
yarn or manufactured goods.—lbid.
DRVISDDRY.—There was an improved demand for goods
in the Blanket and Shoddy Hall here, on Monday, especially
for blankets, but the transactions in paddings very little ex-
ceeded those of last week.—lbid.

WAKEFIELD WOOCNIARKET, OCT. 4.—The scarcity of
deep combining Wools mentioned in our last report still
continues, and, if possible, is still more felt than last week ;
the heavy pressure of the money market has, however, hi,
therto prevented any improvement in price. Short Wools
are in rair demand at late quotations.—lbid.
KEN DAL.—The fancy trade of this town is, generally speak-
ing, in a dull state at present ; this change may be attributed
to the alteration from the manufacture of goods for the win-
ter season, for those in demand for spring—and has caused a
number of hands to be waiting. The linsey business, how-
ever, is going on well—this is properly a brisk season for the
trade, and all hands are fully employed; as it is chiefly for
home consumption there is more stability in it than the fancy
business, and it is not subject to the same fluctuation as the
latter. We understand that the woollen weavers of Messrs.
Braithwaithe, in Highgate, struck for an advance of wages
lately. The men say they hat e been working at a considera-
bly less rate of wages than other manufacturers are paying
for the some fabric of goods, and testify their willingness to
return to their wurk, as soon as their masters are willing to
pay the same rate of wages as the other manufacturers, which
at present is refused.—Kendal Gazette.
Duaaw TRADE.—There has been very little business
done here in flax or linens for the last-fortnight, and what
transactions have taken place have been at a reduction from
our last quotations. Prices of flax abroad remain stationary.
At St. Petersburgh, small qu entities of old 12 and 9 head
had been disposed of at IV. 118 and 105, and some new 9
head at Ro. 92=to £32 Is. Id. per ton, free on board. At
Archangel freights had advanced considerably, 70s. having
been granted for flax. In consequence of an advance in the
price of hemp in the London market, that article is held
firmer in our market, and our merchants anticipate an ad-
♦ance, £33 having been paid in London for half-clean. 100
tons of fine flax have been purchased here for Portugal
within these few days. Yarns are still in limited demand ;
but as there has been less spinning of late, stocks are not
accumulating. Prices of linens are a shade lower, although
some descriptions are getting rather scarce—Dundee Courier.

DRATH OF LORD AND LADY SUTHKRLAND.—At Bath,
the Earl was attacked with a putrid fever, with which he
struggled fifty-four days, and then expired. His Countess,
having watched in his chamber twenty-one nights and days,
without intermission, sunk an unavailing victim to an amiable,
but excessive attachment, seventeen days before the death of
her lord, in her twenty-fifth year : his lordship was thirty-
one. They left an infant daughter, Lady Elizabeth, the late
Duchess Countess of Sutherland, who died, February, 1839.
A very remarkable circumstance aggravated this bereavement.
Lady Sutherland's mother, Lady Alva, knew nothing of the
death of her daughter, and only that of his lordship was
communicated to her. Whilst Lady Alva was hastening to
the assistance of her daughter, she happened to alight from
her carriage at an inn on the road to Bath, where she saw
Iwo hearses standing. Upon inquiring whose remains they
contained, she was told they were those of Lord and Lady
Sutherland, on their way to Scotland for interment.—Coun-
less of Huntingdon's Life and Times, 2 vols.
THANK GOD WE HAVE A 1101ISK OF LORDS.—The whole,
or nearly the whole legislative power, is transferred from the
lower to the upper house. To the lords' house it is, and not
to their own, that the people turn their faces. On the pro-
ceedings in our chamber the eyes of the country are fixed;
to the plain decisive judgment of our house, not to the
vacillating, uncertain, half-whispered, half-muttered sounds
which escape the commons, it is that the people of England
give ear. In our house is carried on the business of the
government of these realms, notwithstanding all the ad-
vantages which a representative capacity, a popular delegation,
the power of the purse, the sole privilege of uttering the
magical word " Money," confer upon our sister assembly ;
and as the miserable impotency of legislation with which she
is stricken becomes daily more apparent, or at least the
wretched condition of the few rickety productions which she
from time to time contrives to bring forth, in the intervals
of her cowtaut abortions, is dipluyed to excite amazement,
while they sue for pity, and are occasionally saved by us
from perishing, the impression has now become universal,
even in the lower house itself, that the lords, with all their
faults, are an absolutely indispensible portion of the con-
stitution,
if, indeed, they are now for the present the real
lawgivers and rulers of the empire.—Lord Brougham's
Letter to the Duke of Bec(ford.
A VISIT TO VAUXHALL..—In the evening we visited a
large garden, beautifully lighted up, and the fireworks that
we saw here made us forget all others we had already seen.
A garden, a heaven, large, adorned with roses of different
colours in every direction, the water was running on the
beautiful green, pictures were drawn on every wall. Here
and there were young moonly faces selling refreshments.
There were burning in this place about two millions of lights,
each giving a different colour ; the lanterns and lights were
so arranged, as to make poetry in such a manner that they
have no end. On every side there appeared the moon, and
the sun, with the planet, each moving in its orbit ; and in
every walk there were about 10,000 Frank moons (that is,
English !ad.es) walking and gazing about, where the roses
and their tribes were admiring their beautiful cheeks. Each
was taken by the hand ; such a company in such a place says
to the soul, Behold thy Providence !—pleasure and joy ap-
pear ; woes and sorrows are banished ;--every hand asked for
a glass of refreshment to present to the possessors of jasmine
hands. Thus we were happy to have in each hand a Paradi-
sean companion, and to point out the beauties of the place,
in order to draw forth the sweet music of their replies ; we
left the rose, and met a pink ! are we awake or in a dream ?
We walked in this garden from one place to another, till we
came to a plate where we saw crowds of people gazing at a
boy, elegantly clad, who was playing on a rope ; now we were
as though we had lot cur mind. This rope was made fast
high above in the garden, on which this boy was dancing ;
indeed, he was like a bird with wings in the air. Afterwards
a young and beautiful girl, handsomely dressed, increased
our surprise, she joined the hoy, and they played together
in the most wonderful manner, enough to take away the
senses to look at them. When the boy and girl had finished
their mancenvret, the people in the garden went to another
place, where there was a wheel which was set on fire. As
soon as it was lighted, it began to ascend, throwing out fire,
and continued to ascend till it reached the sky.----Journal of
Priitcs Meow (use of the Persian Prince.) in England.