The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-04-17 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHEETER.—There has been rather more business doing
in the yarn market during the last few days, but at gratually
declining prices. For goods the market has been fiat, and
prices rather lower than last week.—Guardian.
ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, APRIL 9.—The market to-
day has been but gloomy; more goods may have sold than on
the proceeding Monday. but prices have been lower. In the
wool market there has been but little doing, and the prices may
be quoted the same as last week.
HALIFAX, SATCRDAY.—We have rather an improved de-
mand for most goods to-day, especially for good lastings; and
this' improvement was unaccompanied by any increase in value.
In wool, a fair extent of business-is doing, and in broke wool
Sod nods large sale have been effected, and in a few instances
at improving prices. Yarns are not in brisk demand, but the
sales are fair at late prices.
Lagos, TtiESDAY.—The business in both balls is very dull,
that is, little business doing in any department. There is, of
vourse, an increasing stock, though that stock is by no means
large, but which is still indicative of what cannot be mistaken,
viz. that more goods are made than there is a demand for which,
is a very different state of things from what was experienced
about Christmas.

HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY.—There is very little to notice
this week different from our last report. For plain goods the
-demand is still limited; but a fair business is doing in fancy
goods, on about the same terms as last week. The wool mar-
ket partakes of the dulness of the surrounding markets; no
more is doing than for immediate wants, and at the turn less
money.

BRA oFonn, THUaSD ty.—Some ditTereuce of opinion exists,
even among the best informed, as to the amount of business
done in our piece market. Our opinion is, that there has been
a fair average demand. Seine goods for the United States
have been disposed of, but there is no ground for thinking that
anything like general extensiveordersfor that country havecome
to hand; so that the little life put into our market this week
may be purely evanescent. But every thing itep,nds on °niers
from that quarter. In wool the sales have been on the
.most
limited scale possible, and the market very (lull, with prices the
turn below our last report. Yarns.—The demand is only for
instant wants; but the few sales effected have been in favour of
the manufacturer.

WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET, APRIL, 12.—We have again
had more inquiry, and a little more doing in all the long wools
this week, which. has occasioned holders to be more firm, and
last week's prices are supported. Short wool continues dull of
sale, and hardly supports its price.
fisclutioNnwixE.—The blanket trade continues in a de-
pressed state, little business being done, and the, mills only
,poorly employed, with hut little prospect of amendment.
13uay.—Business, generally, it worse than last week ; calico
• printing especially; and in the cotton spinning and power loom
weaving, the stocks are getting heavy; and. it is supposed that
if there be no speedy improvement, some of the wills will corix-
'thence running short time.
• 51tont.ETora.—The silk weaving is not so brisk as it was a
few weeks since; printing is in a pretty fair state, perhaps
better at Middleton than at most of the places iu Lancashire;
<cotton band-loom
,weaving is not so brisk.
SADDLEWORTII.—The woollen cloth trade is not so good as
it was three weeks since. Very little has been done far export.
The home trade continues much the same. Hands have not
more than four and five days work per week.
CHESTERFIELD, APRIL 11.—The trade in wool still continues
in• a languid condition ; the few sales that are effected are sub
ject to a low figure. -
Latcesrsa.—We are sorry we cannot report any improve-
ment% the demand for goods. Trade continues extremely
dull. A reduction of Id. per pound has taken place in worsted
yarns during the week. In wool, little or nothing is:doing.

• At the late Warwick assizes a Mr. Lucy, a descendant of the
Sir Thomas Lucy who bas obtained so touch notoriety in con-
nection with Shakspeare, preferred a bill of iudictrueut against
a William Shakspeare.
We understand, that Sir James Stirling has resigned the go-
vernorship of Western Australia, and that Mr John Hutt; one
of the founders of South Australia, whom the body of South
Australian proprietors were desirous to have appointed as suc-
cessor to Cautain Hindmarsh, has been appointed to succeed
Sir J.. Stirling.
THE Foacs OF IMITATION.—Since the Queen has begun to
ride on horseback, every female who can mount a horse is said
to take what is called " equestrian exercise." If her Majesty
were to smoke a pipe or burn a cigar, all the ladies in the land
would we suppose, follow the royal example, and, like the ladies
in South America, envelop their fair forms in clouds of 'bacco
smoke. Why does not some dealer tempt the Queen with a
choice Havannah ? The demand for cigars would he prodigiously
increased, if her Majesty would only take whiff.
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Miss Stephens, the great vocalist, has at last been united to
the venerable Earl of Essex; and Madam Veitris, to Mr.
Charles Mathews, son of the eminent actor of that name.
Carlisle Journal.
THE TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS.—The New Yorkers were,
three weeks ago, all agog, in expectation of the arrival, about
this time, of the Sirius, from Cork, and of the Gioat Western,
about the 20th, from Bristol. They entertained no doubt what-
ever of the Atlantic being crossed by means of steam ships ;
and the newspapers of the city were busy speculating on the re-
volution, social, commercial, and political, which steam navi-
gation between Europe and America would occasion. Both the
Sirus and the Great Western have, since they sailed, had to
encounter strong. northwesterly gales, which may make their
respective passages several days longer than they would be
were the winds moderate.

ANOTHER MURDER IN BERM INCH sat.—Last night (Wed-
nesday) another murder of a most ferocious and determined
-character took place in t hi; town. The circumstances, as far as
we have been able to collect them, were as.follows ;—Some
short time back, a young man, named Thomas Wale, was em-
ployed at the house of Mr. 13otterill, the Red Lion, in the Bull
Ring, as horse-keeper to Mr. Dean, the proprietor and driver
of one of the Dudley coaches. Owing to some irregularities in
his conduct, he was discharged, and about a week since, his
place was supplied by an elderly man named Michael Handley.
This circumstance appears to have exasperated Wale; and, on
more than one occasion he has called at the house, andannoyed
Handley when in the discharge of his duties as horse-keeper.
Last night, about eight o'clock, he again called at the hOuse,
and it would appear that, in the first instance, they had a fight
in the yard. Mr. Botterill, hearin!‘ the disturbance, weut out,
and very properly shut Handley up in a stable to prevent a re-
mewal of the violence: Shortly afterwards " the boots" at the
Lion went into the yard, when he observed Wale standing
near the stable.. He immediately exclaimed, "Tian, why are
voce standing there?" when Wale replied, " Old Mick's in here,
but I'll mark him before I've done with him!" or words to that
effect. The " boots" returned into the house, and in the course
of a few minutes a cry of "murder!" was heard to proceed
from the yard. All parties, including Mr. Botterill and Mr.
Mash, the latter gentleman happening to be accidentally in the
house, rushed out, when they found Handley staggering from
the effects of a stab. He, tagetlier with Wale, were conveyed
into the kitchen, when the blood was discovered to flow co-
piously from the left side of Handley. Surgeons were imme-
diately sent for; hut before any arrived, the unfortunate man
had breathed his last. Shortly after Mr. Heath, J. Led-
earn, and other professional gentleman, were in attendance;
but, according to their statements, had they been present at the
instant the wound was inflicted, it would have been impossible
to have saved the life of the deceased. Mr. Botteriil. as we un-
derstood, took Wale, with the knife in his possession. It is a
common pocket knife, and the blade was covered with blood.
The excitement which prevailed in the neighbourhood, soon
after the occurrence took place, was equal to that in Suowhill
the Wednesday night previous, when Mr. Davenport tell a vic-
!init° the fury of Devy.—Wale was removed to the prison in
door-street, apparently in no way affected by the horrid deed
las itad untaraitt.d.—Birminyit Advertiser.