The Sun. — 1859-06-03 (London, England)

IRO X TRADE.  (From the Wolverhampton Chronicle.)  There has been no marked improvement in the position of the iron trade since our last report. The demand from America and the continent continues to be very limited, but the demand for home purposes is rather buoyant so far as relates to first-class iron, and though the leading members of the trade have not a large amount of orders upon their books, sufficient are daily coming in to keep their works in fair operation. The ultimate effect the war in Italy will produce upon commerce cannot very readily be foretold. It cannot be questioned that up to the present time it has operated unfavourably. Some of the large foundries in the district are short of orders, and in small castings there is little business doing. Consumers of merchant iron at home are still ordering rather sparingly, probably in the belief that prices must go lower, but there is no probability of this, as it is a somewhat remarkable fact that the manufacturing trades using by far the largest quantity of finished iron have been the busiest all through the season—busy even when trade gen ex ally has been reported as slack. What the condition of the trade may be in a few months hence it is impossible to conjecture, predictions having so far this year failed to be realised. It is an acknowledged fact that both at home and abroad there is a bareness of itores of all kinds of Staffordshire iron, which leads some to suppose that orders cannot longer be withheld, whatever turn affairs upon the continent may take. The coal trade is rather brisk, arising in a great measure from the large quantities being sent to various parts of the kingdom by rail. Gubbin and white ironstone, the yeld of the district, is realising from 16s. to 17s. per ton, according to quality. Arrangements have been made for Messrs. Crcsswell to go on for the present under inspection. Their first meeting under the arrangement clauses of the Bankruptcy Act will take place on the 4th of July, when it is stated an opposition will be offered. Whether, however,it will be of a sufficient nature to bring their works to a standstill remains to be seen, considerable sympathy having been manifested for them by many of their creditors. In the South Wales district the demand for iron is steady, and railway descriptions arc disposed of without difficulty. For home consumption a good deal has been lately sold, while orders from abroad have not been scanty. Complaints are, however, made in many parts of the district of slackness. The continuance of the impression which existed last week that coal would be considered contraband of war has tended to depress the market to a considerable extent. At Newport the docks are by no means full. At Cardiff a more satisfactory state of affairs exists, and at Swansea considerable activity prevails. The coal trade there is quite brisk. It is anticipated that the new docks will be opened in July next, when much better accommodation for , vessels will be providede than theretofore. of th Lancashire, and Yorkshire, nowing The position ti on ltteerbwyasrliliiikve, state of affairs on the continent, is dull and inactive, and orders, whether for home censumptionr or for exportation, are limited to immediate requirements. Trade in Lancashire particularly is very ;in the Yorkshire district, where several firms are extensivelyi a slighetnlis ygaged in the manufacture of rails,there better trade, though much want of confidence manifested in business circles. The regular ly whichsupp. enable The them to keep coal trade is dull except at a few large firms having extensive dontraucp a m ts with .gasworks, ore regu Yorkshire coalowners have made a determined stand against the coal trading system adopted by the Great Northern Railway.  THE MURDER AND SqI;