The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-11-05 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE

MANCHESTER, Nov. 3.—The expectations pretty gene-
rally entertained, that the recent intelligence from the United
States would cause an improvement here, has not been
realised. We believe that some rather extensive orders were
received by the Acadia, and others, which had previously
been given conditionally, were fully confirmed ; but the effect
of these orders appeared to have been fully anticipated, and
the market for manufactured goods, and particularly for
printing cloths, was quite as much depressed as any of those
which preceded it. For yarn the market was flat; but there
was no change in prices. _

ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY, Nov. I.
We have had a fair average market to-day in flannels ; dyed
goods have been more enquired after, but prices remain ex-
tremely low. The declining prices of wool have had some
influence upon the manufacturers, who purchase very sparing-
ly for immediate use only.

HUDDERSFIELD MARKET, Nov. 2.—The pacific aspect of
American news has inspired a little more confidence, but the
effect has not been so powerful as was anticipated, so that
we have nothing particular to notice in the state of this mar-
ket. A fair, steady demand continues in fancy woollens ;
and the general trade, if not very animated, is not bad.
Prices, too, are firm ; and, in fact, they must immediately
improve on an improved demand. Business is a little im-
proved in the warehouses. Employment generally is more
than usually abundant for the season.

PAISLEY.—For the last six months great distress has pre-
vailed in the town of Paisley and neighbourhood, among the
operative manufacturing population. Within the last month
this distress has greatly increased ; and from authentic
returns, the number of unemployed now amounts to 6,000.
BLACKBURN.—In consequence of the present depressed
state of the cotton trade, the master spinners of Blackburn
held a meeting on Friday, to take into consideration the
propriety of running their mills short time.

All temperance soldiers on board transport vessels, will, in
future be allowed double rations of sugar, cocoa, and tea, for
each ration of spirits stopped.

PRZNCH BEGGARS.—The beggars by profession begin, as
soon as soon as you are in sight, with a monotonous drawl
of set words, all pronounced on one key, and precisely the
same to every passer-by. Perhaps it is well for their own
interest that they generally ask you to give for the merit of
the gift, or the prayers they promise to breathe for you, for
certainly there is nothing in themselves to prompt it. How
different have I often thought it was from the genuine elo-
quence of Irish beggary, which makes the heart ache so
bitterly that it would almost be a relief to give one's last six-
pence ! The begging in France is simply asking for money,
while the beggar often looks all the time as comfortable and
well fed as yourself. It is true they only ask for one sous ;
but in the valley of Carnpan, when you have given them that
, they make no scruple to ask yon for another. Nor is this
only on the public roads. There is scarcely any place go re-
tired but you hear the pattering of little bare feet behind you,
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the ability of the supplicant to keep pace with you.