The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-12-10 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

The sales of cloth in the Leeds Piece-halls have been rather
more extensive since our last market-day than in the previous
week, especially in coloured goods, but there is no material
alteration in the quantity of business transacted. The stuff
trade at the Bank in Leeds is still very slack, and many of the
weavers and their families are in great distress.
Bradford market, on Thursday, was again very flat. Wool
still eontinues high, and the manufacturers complain heavily
that the merchants will not give a remunerating profit. The
manufacturers are busy preparing for the Eight Hour Bill,
which commences early next month. Some of them are de-
termined-to employ no children under 13 years of age, so that
much distress.amougst the lower orders is expected.
At Halifax market, on Saturday last, there was a rather bet-
ter demand for stuff goods, particularly the lower qualities of
lastings and shalloons, and in some cases a better puce was ob-
tained on those descriptions of manufacture.
Iluddeisfield market, on Tuesday, was not remarkable either
for ektensive-putthases or any -material variation in prices;
the demand was principally for low-priced woollens, which
went off at priccs similar to those of last week.
At Rochdale flannel market, on Monday, business was dull;
very few fine piec4 were sold ; but some of lower qualities
were purchased at last week's prices, and flannels for dyeing
were more inquired for. Some of the larger manufacturers
have forbidden their makers to work by artificial light, thereby
restricting their labour to a few hours per day; others have
limited them in different degrees, whilst some have partly closed
their manufactories. _ . .

LANCASHIRE VOTERS.—The number of registered voters of
the county of Lancaster, this year, is—in the Northern district i
6567, in the Southerntll,2l3. Compared with a register of last
year, there is a decrease in the Northern district of 26, and an
increase in the Southern of 1174.
THE TEN-HOUR BILL AT BRADFORD.—Last week Mr. John
Wood, jun., the principal worsted spinner in Bradford, com-
menced running his mills only ten hours a day, and at the same
time signified to the juvenile workers at his establishment that
during three months of winter he should not require their
attendance earlier than eight o'clock (the usual time at which
the mills in Bradford commence being six o'clock,) that he
should not require %hem to remain later in'the evening than
usual, and that there should be no abatement in their wages.—
This benevolent announcement was received with becoming
gratitude and thankfulness, both by the children and their
parents, who have severally expressed their thanks to Mr.
Wood in an appropriate manner. At a meeting of the Leeds
Short-time Committee, held at the Union Inn, Briggate, Leeds,
on Saturday last, Mr. John Stubbs in the chair, the following
iosolution was passed unanimously—" That the cordial thanks
of this meeting be given to John Wood, Esq.., as a public testi-
mony of respect and gratitude for his noble, just, and generous
conduct towards his workmen and children; and that this
meeting feels it its duty to return him its most sincere and
heartfelt acknowledgments for the happiness he has conferred
upon so many of his fellow-subjects." -

In Stralsund and other parts of the German continent clubs
have lately been formed for the express purpose of promoting
English conversation and the diffusion of English lift ratu re.—,
It would scent that Scott and Byron have rendered ours au al-
most universal language. There is no work of high rank in the
modern literature of our country which is not reprinted .ar re-
printing.
NEW MANIFESTATION OY THE TONGUES.—On Sunday, while
the rev. pastor of a chapel of ease in this city was engaged in
prayer, in the course of the forenoon service, he was interrupte-1
by a man who rushed in from the street, and, taking his posi-
tion immediately iu front of the pulpit, looked him full in tFe
face, and exclaimed, with a tremendous oath, "Give me the
hundred pounds you owe me !" So unusual a crave, and while'
the clergyman was in the act of discharging one of the most
sacred functions of his office, created a sensation of horror
throughout the congregation, and the intruder was instantly
removed by order of the minister. From some expressions
which escaped him while leaving church, it is supposed he must
have been labouring under insanity.—Glasgow Courier.

GRAND FLINTSHIRE EISTEDDFOD,
FOR POWYS AND GWYNEDD,
To be Holden at HOL MEL L in the SUMMER of 1835.
PREsinF.NT-110N. E. M. LE MOSTYN, M. P.
Honorary Secretaries—Rev.H. PARRY, M.A., Vicar of Llanasa.
Rev. G. Pn LIPS, A. 8., Holywell.
Treasurer—Mr. RIGHOUSE.
Accounts for Subscriptions re opened at the Banks of
Messrs. DOUGLAS, SMALL and Co., Holywell, and at
RICHARD and CHARLES SANREY, Esqrs., Holywell and Den-
bigh

PRESIDENT'S SUBSCRIPTION—CM.
• THOMAS CROFT, Secretary
Commiltee-room, St. Winifrede's Hall, Holywell.