The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-09-17 00:00:00

:SEPTENIRER 17, 1833. , . Abstract of the foregoing. • c 7 l : 3 34____ ts. ' 866:.60cPer:t609a5 Rupees. 8 P a t n a Benares 3094-35, 51 ' 639 G 4 10,428 1,22,12,336 6 0 Stock on hand in China, ltith March, 'S 841 11,272 Chests. MALIVA oPlum.--.--The numb er o f Ch es t s f or w hi c h Passes have been taken out in Bombay to this date, 4749 Thelnumber May, 1 8330 of Do. at Maiwa to the 24th April Total Chests. 7927 01 which 4306 chests have arrived in Bombay, and 215 % chests have been exported to the eastward. By advices from China to the 16th March, it will be s een, as above stated, that only 844 chests of old Patna and Benares Opium remained on hand, and that the whole of the Malwa of last season ,had been disposed of. Assuming, therefore, that the quantity which will find I t s way, this season, from Bombay and llumaun will not exceed 11 ,500 chests, the supply to the China market for the present season will be 22,774 chests, of the value of about Two Crores and Forty Lacs of Rupees ; (nearly two and a half millions sterling.) Of Cassia Lignea, the stock did not exceed 1000 ch ests; the price, 4to 4i anas per lb. Of Silk, the 'applies for the coming season . are likely to be large, in "nsequence of the high prices. Persia, first, stood at . 12 Rupees, the Pucca Seer, (about 15-28ths of a pound 4voirdupoise,) and the second at. 10 to.ll Rupees the Seer. Spic es were i n mo d erate demand. Sugar of all ' e seriPtions on the decline. lmports generally were 11 ' 4 in a favourable state, though the state of some arti 'cies, ensured good prices. and steady sales. Iron was in tolerable demand. Freights for England stood at about 10 0 per ton of 50 cubic feet., for Cotton. Exchange on. London, *ix months sight, Is. 9id. to Is. 91d. per Rupee. , Skips Arrieed. • from. sailed. ap Gth..Mount.Stuart Elphinstotte Liverpool..l2 Dec. " Bth..dipsey D0.....24 Dec. Ships Sailed. for. - May 7th.. King • William, Carr, Liverpool. " Bth..M a ry, N emet h London. Liverpool. " Bth ..Li n naeus, Smith LONDON LATEST NEWS. Saturday Evening, Half-past Seven o'clock. vI TI!e advice s f rom Pernambuco to the 30th July state, that the 'tr T h e Thomson, from Liverpool to Bahia, which had put iuto oika, was about to be solcr. ,e es from th e M aur i t i us t o th e 6th June inform us, that Sir Francis Barton, Reid, from Bombay to Liverpool, had 311asiellarged her cargo in good order, with the exception of fifty ,-!s of cotton. Her leak could not be found. 4,.uur consul market has been rather heavy during the last few soya' the speculators viewing the approaching congress with r _ me alarm. If any faith is to be put in advices we have seen .... r u _ 4l Russia, the Emperor Nicholas has ordered military equip ;en t 0 a- considerable extent, and it is thought the Dutch el question will vet lead to some collision. Consols for account T ic l ' e sed this afternoon at 88i Exchequer Bills are 45 to 46. butZrthern bonds are heavy at 1022 for Russian ; 481 for flat ; 93 1 94 for Belgian. Portuguese . scrip has been very Ma , the holders and speculators being somewhat alarmed at closedl.4'4 Bourmont's demonstrations against Lisbon aft the scrip sat 19; 201, and the bonds at 751 76 this rnoon. ziroish stock is heavy at 2li 221, and the quotation for Bra is 68 i. The last accounts Mexico contained advices t t he insurrection had gainedgrand—that the troops of the president had been defeated, and that Santa Anna had left the t e a r ,Pito. Ito take the command of the army. This has caused a b - e lts iderabl e fall in the bonds here, the quotation this afternoon ag at 34 to 3 5. „ li re h ave advices from Campeachy to the b eg i nn i ng of July ;here ' state, that on the 23d of Jne e chke out • -eh ' and on the 28th the burials u were th fifty. olera It was chiefly 441011 g the poorer classes. tLetters fromw Orleans to the 9th of August state, that the r t "Pect of the drops both for cotton and sugar, had not been h e ea te ltb r yf.or several years, and that the place was extremely of e enunts from Ancona, of the 30th ult., announce the receipt intelligence from Corfu, that a revolution had broken out in Turkish Albania,-but no.particulars are given. ad I ntelligen ce from Valparaiso conveys the information that Marra, the President of Peru, had been deposed. All, how remained tranquil. Gamarra had been exceedingly un popular, and prio r t o his deposition he had been fired at by an assass in, who, however, was detected And shot. The'last accounts- from Para report that place to be in a very unsettled state, and the European Portuguese were in constant t?prehension of attack. Articles of export were extremely 'Eh and scarce, very little Of any kind being in the market, ~!d the currency of the country was in an alarming 'state, ow tig to the im men se quantity of spurious copp er w h ic h h a d b een ~.,4trodueed into the country from the United States and obtained wenlation,, which caused a want of confidence -in trade and It tollev; persons having refused to dispose of their goods even ' at heavy advances for such payment, and had threatened to -.loat'. their wareh ouses rather than - do business at so great a • ,it being frequently the case that copper received in pay znent one day wa s re f use d t h e next. The President, t oget h er ' with some of the ni-Hchants, w as a b ou t creat i ng a fund, by sub seription, for the purpose of rewarding those who should give information of the introduction o f th e copper co i n into the -pirvoe_ *inc e , and prosecuting the offenders to the utmost extent of the LOCAL NEWS. The proprietors of the Manchester, Bolton, and Bury canal .."`ligation and railway, at their general meeting held on Mon l. came to the resolution (amongst others ) of making app ., li d 'cation. to parliament, in the ensuing session, for an act to extend heir line of railway from the Manchester and Bolton line to !4e north end of Liverpool. The necessity . of a line of railway. .e°Minunicration with the great manufacturing districts of this ar id the neighbouring county, through the great coal field which joss to the north of Liverpool, originated this 7scheme, and the raPan inatiy have i in our opinion, act e d wisely n their present matertnon. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT SEPT. 10. —George —George Ho„ ,, hton e t „__ on his petition to be discharged... It appeared in th gr%nose of the examination that the inso/vent, who had formerly t. itlecl in Liverpool, had been arrested in . London on a friendly k 's!, and that he had not complied with the act of Parlia thrit in giving up the whole of his property to his creditors; propsp to e "e was in consequence adjourned until the whole of the was be given up, the' learned Chief Commissioner . ob se , arr est rlg. that the court would . not countenance a friendly CI:rL unless the statute was explicitly complied with. o u : Marquis and . Marchioness of Salisbury . are arrived at u,...7wa1l Hall. This fine old baronial residence was in the v"ssion of the Gascoigne family in the time of Henry this e. 41 ,1 1 ,111 - The Marquis of Salisbury became possessed of h o -- os `: in consequence of marrying the heiress of that ancient .....,,_C°MPI.AINT AGAINST A CAPTAIN OF THE NIGHTLY WATCH. ca n s " ° ,„,Priday the Commissioners heard a complaint again . st v 31 73 1. The captain had, it appears, had some words with a th e h 0 in Splingfield-street. The other night, in passing ef f . 'muse, • the coach-master, it was stated, had used some very habi t language to the captain, insinuating that lie was in the a tt ef robbing passengers during the night. High words ettfLensued; and the captain incensed at the unfounded ac totr,e7_,ll against his integrity, took the coaelunaster into eus siotiV " 41 Put him in the Lockup for the ni„,ht. The Commis testi ri reprimand e d th e ca pt ai n for making hi s i n di v id ua l tiaegs a reason for invading the liberty of the subj ect, espe coaa as, if he h a d b a d an y accusation t o ma k e against the 14. 1-1 ' 4 aster, he k new w h ere to find hi m , and could su mmon 1) bef ore the m ag i strates , to answer f or th e insu l t w h ich had "li ° lered him in the discharge of his duty. Ps ,„ 113 •1 OF THE FINE NEW STEAM-PACKET WILLLIANI freN-•—••Tlais beautiful vessel was launched at noon, yesterday, t p et t .: l Messrs. Humble, Hurry and Co.'s lard. She is iepro !te4°,f B le John Tobiu, the owner of the Gypsey and St. Patrick bat w e vesseh, in the trade between this port and Waterford,. to take are not aware of the particular linewhich she is destined stock s e ,uP• Every preparation being made, she went . t o! the ein good style, a few minutes after twelve, amidst lie al s - ' 4 ,,.!,i0ns of a crowd of spectators, including many of the . fair ' 1 4,, aLalhout the slightest accident. The 'William Penn . rs_ a kee - rill model, of 512 tons burthen, measuring 161 feet in the 25 fe ed er extreme length being upwards of 171 feet. She is lit e l 9 inches in the beam ; and with her paddle boxes, which t og 19 feet, her entire breadth is i 4 feet 9 inches, which proves be sentc for the graving docks here, and she will, consequently, engi, to Holyhead to be coppered. . She is fitted up with two P on e s.( e 4 85 horses' power each, made by Messrs. George app and Co., of Fauxhall-road, on the newest and most roved principle.' P t he ~..4caNlNT.—The Amphitheatre was opened last night for triea et rlnion of this extraordinary musical genius, who has re- I lete s ~t , ° Liverpool for the purpose of giving us " more last Nt.te rd, he he quits England for the continent. The signor's violitlt`,l appearance is as original as his execution on the lit tle to, wonderful. His tall gaunt looking figure, pale face, Na ti a r n kling eyes, long . black hair; coupled with is auto gestures, I nte t e est all conspire to make him an object of intense We ti st 4 o our visual as well as auricular senses. We look- 7 - eap ri ._,_ with mixed feelings of wonder and delight; and his xv e , 0 7,.....0,! a_re so full of extravagance, pathos, and lsumuur, that arae o "in t 'rancy we see the genius of music gambolling and licul at 4:ll' unfettered by the bridle of pedantic rules. 1 o var ssuoteererrocattltoeurtrfhoerymances of last night would be a work of were all rapturously received, and, with t he sec ond difacultv hL%va: prevailed - upon to repeat those o f 'll l , -- `' im ll i nd aet, in else tak e tpiree cYrt°l4l: to h gen lcall for an encore T he Keel How," l e ;y - 111iv e s ra es Watson and Wells* and thrice sung. The second concert wil, . It a vi al CO W nigh~ 1 Ilatftree s Pave htegr:et:edliailtras* ont . cl tliStancors Gaff —Monday afternoon last, the ( la th gua...iis_hied. regiment, the Scots Greys, now (wiles "wn Mo e? . i n ""Q by Captain Sturges, were inspected 13albia.ci' 1 nsPec marching or d e r, by Major-General'Sjr_ ° Y Major W tor General of Cavalry, accompanied genera l ! in -- d Il ene r y • well exeuted. .. Other officers. The manoeuvres were ';l_ 4_ it under five feet . The Scots Greys do not enlist any 1 lives of Scotland !en inches, and they must be . , besides, n g t a adjut ant . ••••-•C:dinburelt paper. [Sdrely, in this respect, lace th ati;isen.r r_nec.reuiting- officers of the Scots Greys are more \Vnt half so particular' ° eernmanding officer of the Engl i sh . Greys in filli th r nks of his reent. th: L o n h im, consau • • n g e a for my valiacati g a t t rity and tdhe convenience of the recruit . are tall rreehaorrt aatinded to. The aindoirdte !4h-lillitissi°ll may be ruir e g ix el if be have the good fortune to ore Z o li t n i Tortge a coennect tourat.T. This is as it should be. A family regiment will, of re ces _ .nght the battles of its leader at any rate Darin.- the the i,',' I t would be a fine spectacle to have a grand , . review' of irt t 5113410ns corps of English Greys in all tl to,:illand. How we should like to . see them principal towns h ;461117 ? How the people would gape withmwamadurchantdhroug ladi_ l ! • How they would flock to see the goodly baud, each admi ai yvidual member of which is equally efficient tO serve in the etitTinatic. clerical, civil, naval, legal, or military departments kauT, O .tta,lif We hope the venerable commander will take the 'n't ;der a grand review forthwith.] , TIIB LIVERPOOL CUSTOM-HOUSE. In resuming our.observations on the "Bill of Entry" office, we again briefly refer to the two sections of the Act under which the Customs' Annuity and Benevelent'Fund" was established —the fourth and the sixteenth sections—in order to mark dis tinctly the compulsory character. of the former, with respect to the contributions of the officers of that department, in augmen tation of the fund; although by the later it is in the power of the " Directors" to exclude them from any participation in its benefit. It will be remembered that the fund is compounded of this compulsory provision out of the salaries of officers, of cer tain profits derived from the Bill of Entry office, and of a table of rates,, which is fixed higheithan those of other and most re spectable Life Insurance offices. With accumulations so de rived, it is not perhaps surprising that the managers of the fund should find it convenient to pursue a course which may be pro ductive of great advantages to the favoured few every third year, but which.caunot be considered as anything, less than a great hardship, to use no stronger term, upon the excluded officers of the Customs' department, constituting au immense proportion of the whole number employed: The sixteenth sec tion of the Act, of which we gave all that was material ip our last number, empowers the Directors " to alter and to make any new and additional rules, regulations, and tables of rates of subscription, ad libitum." This Act was passed in the 56 George 111., (1816), and we perceive that certain rules, &c. were made on the 26th June, 1819. Of these rules so made we have not a copy ; but we have before us a copy of certain new or altered rules made on the 22d of December, 1827, i❑ the preamble of which it is set forth, that the before-mentioned rules of June, 1819 "are hereby declared to be repealed; and in lieu thereof the rules, regulations, and tables of rates of subscription and payment herein-after set forth are made for the better manage ment of the said fund, by virtue of the Act aforesaid." These last set out with what is called "the principle and policy of the fund;" in which it is laid down that,— " The Customs' Annuity and Benevolent Fund, established by an act, passed in the fifty-sixth year of the reign of his late Majesty, King George the Third, (cap. 73, local) entitled ' An act for estab lishing and regulating a fund for the widows, children, and relatives of officers or persons belonging to the department of Customs in England ;' by virtue of which these rules and regulationi, and the tables of rates of subscription and payment marked A, B, and C an nexed, are made, _shall be raised . by, subscription, upon thg principle of life insurance, in addition to the contribution of poundage, authorised and granted -by 04-act aforesaid :—and the- widows of subscribers shall in all cases participate, (in the form of a life annuity) to the ex tent of one-half, at the least, in the insurances effected ; unless for misconduct in the woman, the directors shall, at the instance of the subscriber, see cause to allow a different disposition ; and the admis sion by the directors of a nominee or nominees of a subscriber under the said act, shall, as to the person of such nominee or nominees. take place during the life of the subscriber ; and benevolent grants shall be made to the destitute widows or children, or dependent rela tives of such persons only, who, during their lives, shall hare proposed to subscribe to the fund to a reasonable extent, but whose proposals shall hare been rejected." This is designated " the principle and policy of the fund." Perhaps this principle may be deemed somewhat restrictive; a charge that will not be made against the 9th rule, which declares that,— " The Directors may, at their discretion, remunerate the secretary for his trouble, and make reasonable allowances to persons affording assistance in the management of the fund, and cause to be paid all expenses incidental thereto." A prudent economy is observable in the expenses of ma nagement of this fund; as, by the 10th rule, the subscriptions and poundage are ordered to be deducted out of the quarterly salaries of the officers, and shall be receivable by the receiver general in London, and by the collectors and comptrollers in the out-ports, who are directed to transmit them to London for investment. Nothing occurs deserving of particular notice until we reach the 26th rule, the only one applicable to " benevolent grants." It runs thus:— " The Directors, with the consent of. a meeting of subscribers, may apply a portion of the monies accruing to the fund from the contribution of poundage in benevolent grants ; 'either in gross Sums of money or in annuities to the destitute widows, or children, or dependent relatives of such persons only who, during their lives, shall hare proposed to subscribe to the fund to a reasonable extent, but :chose propOsOls shall hare been re jected ; and every such grant in the way of annuity shall be re-con sidered and re -voted annually." This rule, we think, comes under the'desciiptiOn which is well expressed by the term " cold charity." An officer of the cus toms is called upon, by virtue 'of an' act of Parliament, to con tribute, during a long series of years, a pOrtion of his salary to a benevolent" fund, belonging exclushiely to that department of the public service to which•he is 'attached. Upon his death, notwithstanding such regular, contribution On: his part, his widow or children. are absolutely excluded from all the be nefit of this fund, uililess he should happen . tO have experienced the advantage of the rejection of a proposal to insure his life in it. The case of his' widow or childreil would .be somewhat bettered if that favour of rejection' should happen to have been conferred upon him.. 'Because, then, it would be competent, but by no means "compulsory"- .upon- the - directors, to show their beneVolent feeling by giving back to 'his widow or children a portion of the stiouer r which he had contributed 'during his life to this " benevolent fund" ! But it must not be supposed that the accuinulatiOns of this fund remain unappropriated. Oh, no ! This is well defined in the 27th rule, where it is laid down that,— • " The Directors shall cause the accounts and the general state of the fund to be minutely investigated, under competent professional ad vice, at the end of every this& ; and if 'it shall appear that monies or securities remain to the fund, beyond what is amply suffi cient to answer and pay all the insurances and engagements of the fund, such surplus monies or securities shall be deemed to be profit ; and such profit shall be apportioned among the subscribers according to computations to be made of their respective claims on the fund, by virtue of their insurances ;—and the profit awarded to subscribers shall be applied, in limitation of tlw estimated number of their prospec tive annual subscriptions, if payable for the whole term of life, or in reduction of any number of such annual subscriptions already limited ; and, in the event of such annual subscriptions becoming ultimately disc harged or being otherwise paid off, such profit shall be applied in an equivalent increase of the annuities or capital monies insured by them, or both, as the case may be." The remainder of this rule applies to the possible case "of the monies and securities belonging to the fund not being suf ficient to answer and pay all the insurances and engagements of the fund;" a case which, however possible, is little probable, as, we thi n k , we can easily show. What d oes t hi s 27th rul e , then, co m p re h en d ? Why, it presumes a profit "beyond what is amply su ffi c i ent to answer and pav all the i nsurances an d engagements of the fund;" and it further contemplates, that such profit will be sufficient to enable the directors not only to diminish, and finally to extinguish, the premiums payable by the assured, but even to add to the capital sums for which such annual premiums were paid, or to the annuities which had been purchased, or to both, in the shape of bonus, after all payments by the assured, annual or otherwise, should have totally ceased. Truly, these gentlemen have, with great wis dom, taken a leaf out of the book of their great prototype, the "Equitable Assurance" of London. They have not only done this, but they have gone much further. For, whilst the "Equit able Assurance" rested their "table of rates of subscription" upon the fallacious principle laid down in Dr. PRICE'S North ampton tables, than which any thing more erroneous could scarcely be devised, it was still open to every man to propose himself as a proprietor by assurance, or to decline doing so, as he pleased. And if be paid a high premium for the privilege, either himself or hiS successors have received or will receive it back in diminished premiums, or large bonuses front the accu mulated millions of the funds of the society. Not so with the "Customs' Annuity and Benevolent Fund." It is true that they fix pretty high premiums in their tables,—higher than most of' the Life Assurance offices,—tpuch higher, certainly, than five of them, whose tables now lie open before us. If it rested here, and' Men had the option of applying to insure, or of deClining tado so t not a word could be said. But the ease is very different 'when there is not only a high premium fixed in the table of rates, but many other and extraneous resources are called in aid of the fund. IA just occurs to us to take a vulgar business-like Dr. and Cr. way of illustrating our case. Suppose we say, beginning, contrary to mercantile practice, with the credit side,— "CUSTOMS' ANNUITY AND BENEVOLENT FUND. Cr. By premiums for assurances, as per tables, higher than those of the great majority of Life Assurance Offices. By contribution of poundage out of the salaries of officers of Cus- toms, according to act of - Parliament. By net proceeds of the " Bill of Entry, published for the benefit of tl►e Customs' Benevolent Fund," and subscribed for, at five guineas per annum, by the merchants in London, Liverpool, Bristol, and elsewhere. PER CONTRA. To occasional grants, at the discretion of the Directors, to the widows, or children of those officers only, who may have been fortunate enough to have " their proposals to subscribe to the fund rejected." Nole.—These are " re-considered and re-voted annually ;" and are taken exclusively from " a portion of the monies accruing to the fund from the contribution of poundage." • To payments, at the discretion of the Directors, to " the secretary"— " to persons affording assistance in the management of the fund"— and for " all expenses incidental thereto." Note.—These are taken out of the general fund. To bonuses, in the shape of gradual reductions and final extinction of the payments of premiums, and eventually, of additions to capitals and annuities of the favoured persons upon whom the vote or power of rejection was not exercised. Note.—These are also taken out of the general fund. To balance, being an amount that is considered " amply sufficient to answer and pay all the insurances and engagements of the fund." If this be not fleecing the many for the benefit of the few, we know not what it is. Putting out of the question, for the mo• went, the extortions from the officers of Customs, under the name of "contribution of poundage," we would ask by what right these gentlemen compel 600 merchants and brokers of Liverpool to pay five guineas per annum for that splendidly executed document called the " Bill of Entry ?" Is it by way of compensation for the great talent displayed in its compila tion ? Is it in return for the beautiful specimen of the art of printing which it affords ? or the superior excellence of the paper ? or, mayl ia p, i ts extraor di nary s i ze ? W e h ave b een examining one or two of them with a critical eye; and we can not discover that it particularly excels in any of these respects; In size, for instnnce. We find it is printed upon a piece of paper just 151 inches by inches, and that the typographical portion covers precisely 131,-+y 9 inches on each side, being ex ' actly 213 square inches 'of print; (we like to be particular in matters of importance.) Nevertheless, each of these produc tions costs. precisely fourpenee. Now, we have ineasured the paper and print of the production in which we are now making this statement,—we mean the LIVERPOOL-STANDA RD,—arid we find that our typography covers precisely 24 by 171 inches on each of four sides, making a total of 1,680 square inenes, or seven times the quantity in the Bill of Entry; and after taking away threepence-halfpenny for the net value of the Stamp, there remains for our large sheet of paper, our superior typo graphical execution, and the variety of labour and talent neces sary to conduct it, j net threepence-halfpenny for each publication. We do not wish to see the Bill of Entry reduced in price ex actly in the ratio of its comparative dimensions, because that would fix it precisely at one halfpenny for each copy, or an eighth part of its present price. But when we find that a coin modity is charged about 700 per cent. above its fair value, and that for the benefit of a favoured few individuals, we think we may fairly ask by what right such an exorbitant charge is made ? We shall doubtless be answered—" by Patent right." That is to say, that "most important commercial information which exists iu the country,—which is essen tial to the welfare of . the mercantile body generally, and which, moreover, is compiled at the expense of the community at large, is to he dealt out at the will of a select body of gentle men, acting under the authority of a right granted by and to persons and for considerations which we again, for the present, decline stating—and upon terms most arbitrary and excessive ; the proceeds of such a charge being devoted, not to the general benefit of the class of persons for whom it is ostensibly establish ed, but to the advantage of those persons whose case has been sufficiently exhibited in the course of these observations. We say now, as we said in a late number, when speaking on this part of the question, we think the merchants and bro kers would not regret the high charge, if the profits derived from the publication went to relieve the wants of the decayed members, or the widows and children of deceased members of the Customs' department. But so long as £2OOO per annum, beyond the cost of the " Bill of Entry," is transmitted to Lon don from this port only, to go in augmentation of a fund from which a large proportion of the whole number of Custom-house officers derive no benefit whatever, we think the charge might Well be reduce 4 from five guineas to two guineas per annum. It is right that we should not overlook the fact, that the pro visions of the act which we have here quoted are ndt so abso lutely compulsory on the officers to contribute their poundage, but that, under certain circumstances and conditions, they may decline to do so. Those circumstances and conditions are, however, of such a nature, that but a small proportion of the whole number of offiCers find it politic to_ avail themselves of them..We cannot, of course, know the proportions of "'con tributors" and " decliners." But, as our curiosity is a little whetted on the subject, we mean, early in the next session of Parliament, to put into the hands of some one or other of our Parliamentary friends, a motion for a return relative to this said fund, in some such comprehensive terms as these:— " An account of the state of a fund established under the act 56th Geo. 111., cap. 73, entitled An act for establishing and regulating a fund for the widows, children, and relatives of officers or persons be longing to the department of the customs of England ;' setting forth the amount received in each year from the first establishment of the fund to the latest period to which the same can be made out ; distinguish ing such receipts into three classes ; those derived from assurances of lives ; from contribution of poundage out of officers' salaries ; and from the Bill of Entry' offices ; specifying, as to the last-men tioned source, the amounts contributed by the Port of Liverpool— also, stating the whole number of officers employed in the customs' department ; the numbers who have contributed to the fund, whether by poundage or by assurance ; the numbers and amounts of capital sums or annuities paid to the representatives of deceased officers, by virtue of their assurances ; and the numbers and amounts of ' Bene volent Grants' made to the widows, children, or relatives of deceased officers :—and further, setting forth the numbers and amounts of the several bonuses which have been Made to subicribers out of the accu= mulated funds, in whatever way the same may have been granted; and the payments severally made to the secretary, to other persons engaged in the management of the fund, and for all other expenses incidental thereto." To which we may perhaps, add, when the time arrives for making the motion. " An account of the number of applications which have been made for the benevolent grant ;' how many of such applications have been rejected ; and of those admitted how many have been for officers on the country establishments, and where." A return to such a motion as this would present some curious features; and the truth would then be out. There are other points connected with this "Bill of Entry" office, which the already too great length of the present article prevents our going into in detail; and which is the less necessary, as we may have .occasion to return to the subject. But we would just ask the functionaries of that office two questions. Under what authority do they levy a fee upon the merchants, (now, we believe, paid out of the dock dues,) for a certificate of the exact quantities of goods bonded, to enable them to recover back from the dock office the excess of their deposits for dock dues, Which have been paid into that office, in order amply to cover the amount of the dues, previously to the exact quantity of goods to be bonded being ascertained? Also, by what right do they demand a large fee from parties who are desirous of ob taining a little information of great advantage to the com mercial world, (not in Liverpool,) intimating that "they know where such information has been hitherto obtained; but they Will take good care that it *shall not, in future, be bad any where but from themselves" ? We may hint here, for the benefit of those functionaries, the servants of the public, that an imitation of some of their superiors in manner would be in no way prejudicial to them,—we mean a 'display of less in solence and more civility of manner. They will understand us. We cannot close this article, however lengthy, without telling our correspondent " DEcus" that he might have spar e d hi m self the tronbld orbepraising the individuals composin g t h e " Direction" of this fund. We happen to know something of several of those gentlemen; and we have not a particle of scruple in declarini that we' believe more honourable or respect able men do not exist ; and that' in their individual capacities they are incapable of doing any act unbecoming'men of honour and high character. It is not men, but a system, to which we have addressed ourselves. The remainder of the comma nica ton of " Dacus" is altogether undeserving of the least notice. THE COTTON MARKET. (From a Correspondent.) It will be seen by the report of the cotton market for the last week that the sales only amounted to 4400 bags ! and of this Auantity about 1500 hags were taken on speculation, leaving f or the trade only 2900 bags, being the smallest weekly amount of business for many years past; and such has been the panic or alarm amongst certain small holders, that sales have been made at a reduction of id., and in some instances Id. per lb. below the currency of the preceding week. The position of the market at the present moment is so singular, when contrasted with the previous three months, during which period the sales generally ranged from 30,000 to 70,000 bags per week, that it may be worth while to consider whether there are any just grounds for so sudden a change, or whether the primary cause of the ad vance in prices, viz. an inadequate import, an increased con sumption, with a stock at the commencement of the year con siderably less than was usually held when the consumption was little more than half its present amount, is not fully borne out by facts and well-founded probabilities. Bags, On the Ist Jan., 1832, the stock in the kingdom was 274,810 And there was imported in that year Making a supply of. The quantity exported was 65,100 1,110,917 The Stock in the ports, on 31st Dec., 1832, was 215,120 Leaving for consumption 865,827 But it is a ►►ell-kno►rn fact that the stocks in the in terior had undergone a considerable. reduction, and that spinners and dealers had less cotton at the close than at the commencement of the year, by at least 40,000 Which would make the quantity - actually consumed 905,827 Or, 17,420 bags weekly, In the present year, it is admitted that a considerable in crease in the consumption has taken place, partly owing to improvements in machinery, whereby increased speed is ob tained, and partly arising from an increased production of coarse yarns, which increase has been variously estimated at from 5 to 10 per cent.; and some spinners, without the aid of additional machinery, have increased their production as much as 20 per cent.; the actual consumption, therefore, for the first eight months may be fairly taken at 18,500 bags per week, which will amount to 611,400 bags; and if we make an abatement for the remaining four months, as the high price of cotton may be expected to partially check the consumption, and take it at the moderate estimate of 15,000 bags per week, or for the four months 260,000 To which add as above for the previous eight months 611,400 Will make a total consumption for the present year of 901,400 Now the stock in the ports, on Ist Jan. last, was 215,120 To which add import to 31st August 1a5t....711,000 I • And the expected import for the remainder of the year, say 50,(X)0 American, 50,001 )- BGI,OOO Brazil, 45,000 East India, and 5000 other kinds* ' 150,000 j Making a supply of . 1,11)6,120 Deduct from this the export to 31st Augu5t...49,5000 , ,„„, And for the remainder of the year 1'1,5005 1,012,120 Destroyed by fire 1,030,120 From this take the estimated consumption as above .. 901,400 Leaves for stock on 31st December next 128,720 Which is little more than seven weeks' consumption, whereas the stock at the close of 1824 amounted to 235,360 bags, or nearly twenty weeks' consumption. The estimated import, from 31st August to 31st December, is put down at the utmost quantity we can possibly receive, as it must not be forgotten that the manufacturers on the con tinent, .and in the United States, are bare of cotton, and that they will have to supply themselves out of the first receipts of the new crop, and unless this is early to market, only a very small portion can reach this country before the Ist Jan. next. • Other estimates, from well-informed quarters, give the probable imports for the remainder of thO - Year at 40,000 bags American, 40,010 Brazil, 25,009 East India, and 5,090 of other kinds. If this he a cor rect view. the stock at the end of the present year would not exceed 100.000 bags; Probably the truth inay be found between theme sums. --(En. ST.t.spas MAXIMS Fog DUNDERHEADS. BATCH THE FIRST. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. MAXIM I. At the very outset of life it is of primary importance that a dunderhead should profess liberal opinions, and be enabled to dilate upon the blessings of education, the rights of man, civil and religious liberty, and the freedom of the press. The pro fession of these opinions is all that is required, provided you be an intense hater of your country, its institutions, its established religion, your superiors, and the laws. • MAXIM 11. In these times eccentricity in dress, and a strong spice of in fidelity in religion, are strong helps to a dunderhead in making his way on in the world. But be cautious not to go too far. You must keep within a certain pale, and be careful to appear tumble and sincere in the proportion of your incredulity. This is an established maxim with superior dunderheads; with in feriors they cannot be supposed to understand these mysteries, but they must profess to do so, and be huge admirers of those who excel in them. MAXIM 111. In selecting a wife it is indispensable for your future interest —(there is no such thing as happiness)—that she be a much more intelligent person than yourself. In that case marry out of your own family; give a preference to a widow; but at all events, if a spinster be your fate, take care that she is ten years your senior. There are fourteen good reasons why she should be so. MAXIM IV, In your worldly dealings it is advisable that you assume an air of great gravity, and never miss an opportunity to inveigh against West India slavery, monopoly, taxes upon knowledge, tithes, tories, parsons, pluralities, &c., &c., and be constantly talking of honesty, sobriety, patriotism, and benevolence. If a beggar should ask alms of you, turn him away instantly, and never bestow a farthing upon such persons, unless there be some philanthropic ladies in your shop or countrng-house to whom you are paying your court. In that case you may give him a trifle, taking care to draw a deep sigh—eXpressive of commisera tion. MAXIM V. Never marry a woman who is fond of making pickles, jellies, acid all sorts of preserves ; for if you be a rich man she -101 . poison you some morning in trying an experiment, and if a poor man she will ruin you in the first twelvemonths. MAXIM VI. If your father was a gentleman the probability is that he was a tore ; but it does not follow that you should be either the one or the other. This is of great importance. MAXIM VII. It is particularly incumbent on all dunderheads of liberal principles to read only one side of a question, the popular side of course. It is not at all necessary that you understand what you read. MAXIM VIII. As it is of vital consequence that you do not exhibit your ignorance except before the members of your own family, be particularly careful as to the 'character of the persons with whom you drink. You might otherwise expose yourself. If you have any misgivings on this head, it would be as well to become a member of the Temperance 'Society without delay. In that case you must take your tipple, your brandy twist, or your rum toddy, for instance, by yourself. MAXIM IX. As it is more than probable that you will never rise to any great distinction in the world, perhaps the best course for you to pursue .is to turn reformer. To vituperate your superiors, to abuse churchmen, and attack the authorities and the laws, is part of your duty. Not being a member of the common council, you are entitled to indulge in as much calumny as ou think proper against all mayors and corporate bodies. MAXIM X. For the reasons before given, it is likely that your wife will be a more sensible person than yourself, and in all probability will hold you in great contempt. This, of course, will engender family quarrels, in which you will inevitably come off second best. But for all this, take care to represent her as' the gentlest creature in the world, the happiest of women, and doatingly attached to her "dear husband." DIAXIM XI. In your bargains or marketings never deal with a man or a woman who does not deal with you; for, as you are persons of the same class, and the same principles, it is proper that you should deal according to the strictest rules of reciprocity. If they cheat you, you can cheat them in return. MAXIM XII. Being a dunderhead you must of necessity be an ultra re former, and being a reformer you are bound to hate the aristo cracy, slander your betters, and profess an•unrelenting detesta tion of tyranny in every shape. But these professions do not preclude you from being a petty tyrant in your own family, a shabby rogue in your dealingi, and an insolent and domineering bully towards your domestics and servants. • - - MAXIM XIII. IF bytary frolic of nature, or by any areident, you havi taught to write passable English, you will of course be a regular' correspondent of some quack newspaper, by which means you will be enabled to lampoon the master you formerly served, the gentle. man whose shoes you blackened, or the kind lady who procured your admission into the charity school. You will also be enabled to puff the commodities you sell, or any other hobby which you ride, by" which you gain money, and which it is easy to convince the "dear public" you have erected or established for their exclusive advantage. MAXIM XIV. Having in your early life stolen some scraps of twaddle, in the form of doggerel rhymes, from an unpublished M.S. which you destroyed, you may with great security pass them off as your own. And you cannot too often repeat them in after life to vour friends, for they are sure to have a medicinal effect, viz., make them sick. MAXIM XV. A dunderhead is not necessarily a rogue,- but as in order to ads ance his interests in the world he must be a reformer, he of course becomes a rogue secundunt artem. In this case, if ever you practise bribery or corruption at an election for a friend, take the earliest opportunity of turning informer and swearing away the rights of your dupe. If you can hang him so much the more will your conduct redound to your own honour. MAXIM XVI. To cheat a Tory is held to be a meritorious act throughout the ,whole civilized and liberal world. MAXIM XVII. If ever you get drunk and insult a gentleman, who is your senior, ascribe the insult to the excess of your patriotism, and console yourself by quoting the Roman maxim, namely, "that a man never can suffer too much for his country." MAXIM XVIII. You need not disclose your liberal propensities to your wife, but when you sleep at an inn make it a point to steal the night cap. The chambermaid is not likely to suspect the ugliest rogue in christendom of filching a thing not worth fourpence. Um brellas, sticks, and gloves are fair game; for be it borne in mind that the rights of private property were abolished by, the reform bill. • MAXIM XIX. As' patriot you are bound to hold in the greatest contempt the works, the wisdom, and the faith of your forefathers. MAXIM XX. If your wife in the course of events should bring you a son whoseleatures have the most distant resemblance to your own, ou may rest satisfied that he is destined to be the ninth wonder if the world, i. e., a dunderhead of surpassing stupidity. THE CODIFICATION LAW COMMISSION. A new commission has been issued by his Majesty, directed to Thomas Starkie, Henry Bellenden Ker, William Wightman, Andrew Amos, and John Austin, Esquires, for the purpose of ascertaining the practicability of reducing to a systematic code the statute and common law of England. The chief duty of the commissioners will be that of "digesting into one statute all the statutes and enactments touching crimes, .and the trial and pu nishment thereof; and also of digesting into one other statute all the provisions of the common or unwritten law touching the same, and also of inquiring how far it may be expedient to combine both those statutes into one body of the criminal law, repealing all other statutory provisions, or how far it may be expedi e nt t o p ass i nto a law the first mentioned only o f th e said statutes." The - Commissioners are also empowered "to inquire and re port how far it , may be expedient to consolidate the other branches of the existing law, or any of them;" but " codifica tion" is the main object of the commission. Three or more of the learned commissioners have " full power and authority to call before you, or any three or more of you, such persons as you shall judge necessary, by whom you may be the better in formed on the subject of this our commission, and every other matter connected therewith; and also to call for, have access to, and examine all such official books, documents, papers, and records, as may afford the fullest information on the subject, and to inquire of and concerning the premises by all other law ful ways and means whatsoever. And we do hereby give and grant to you, or any three or more of you, full power and, au thority, *hen the same shall appear to be requisite, to adminis ter au oath or oaths to any person or persons whatsoever to be examined before you, or any three or more of you, touching or coned ning the premises." No doubt a report containing the usual number of volumes of light reading will be the result, and as this is au experimental age, we do not despair of seeing a " Code Brougham," as a counterpoise to the superior advantages enjoyed in France under the "Code Napoleon." In all humility we venture to suggest the propriety of passing an act of Parliament to prevent the passing of any new act of Parliament to amend acts of Par liament after the "Code Brougham" has become the law of the land. Does not this commission smack a little of the Jerry Bentham school? INTENDED MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—We understand that preparations are making for the celebration of the marriage of Viscount Fordwich, eldest son of Earl and Countess Cowper, with the eldest daughter of Earl and Countess de Grey, Lady Anne Florence de Grey. This young and amiable lady pos sesses very - considerable property in her own right, left to her by the late Countess de Grey, to which title she is also heiress. The ceremony is • •expected to take place at Wrest Hall, Bed fordshire, in a few days, and, for the purpose of. being present, the diyacLure or tne Eari mini Countess Cowper for the eouti aeuk is (irk v • • 2'O THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL ET-iND.IRD. beg leave to suggest what I conceive would be a ..very . great improvement of the plan adopted at the last grand. fancy ball. Initead of one covered way, as heretofore, to connect the Town-hall with the Exchange News-room, I would have two, to proceed right and left from the rear of the Town-hall to the east and west entrances of the Exchange arcades. By this plan, the entire area of the Exchange-build ings would be enclosed, and if the arcades were tastefully fitted up with evergreens and colours, and brilliantly lighted with gas, it would have a very beautiful appearance, and afford great space for a noble promenade in the fresh air. • . If the weather should prove faVourable, a nearly full moon will add splendour to the scene. Lord NelSeri's monument might also be decorated and lighted up, and a military band placed in front would have a fine effect; and if the underwriters' and other gentlemen whose counting-honse windows look into the , area would cause them to be illuniinated, the magic scene would be compl e t e , an d I d o no t doubt that if some arrangement of this sort, on a superb scale, is spiritedly resolved upou i the charities will hereafter be amply compensated fur any extra ex pense incurred, as a scene so enchanting as this might be made is sure to attract immnise numbers of strangers on all future occasions. . By adopting the plan proposed, carriages may set down in Exchange -streets East and West and at the bottom of Oldhall street, Ivbich will remove a very great inconvenience so much complained of on all former occasions, when numbers of ladies and gentlemen ' having waited in vain for conveyances, have been comp e ll e d to walk. I am, &c., A FRIEND TO THE NUMEROUS PUBLIC CHARITIES OF LIVERPOOL. ' N.B.—A great variety of beautiful colours may be procured from the numerous clubs, the neighbouring gentry will furnish abundance of laurel, &c., and there can be no doubt that the two flourishing gas companies will cheerfully supply the lights for such a noble and humane purpose as promoting the exten sive charities of the " good old town." TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL ST.IND,IRD. SIR,—On returning to my native town, after an absence of many years, I strolled down to the Customhouse, and was much pleased to recognize so many of my old friends in the long room still at their post. After the usual salutations I naturally in quired after their welfare and advancement, and was much grieved to hear that, since 'inv departure, they had been de prived of every privilege they then enjoyed; but, what was still more distressing to them, they had recently received an order which they proved to me would reduce many of their salaries from £2O to £4O per cent. I asked what reason had been as signed, and to my astonishment they informed me that none whatever had been given, and they likewise told me they were not allowed either to inquire. or to remonstrate! • Can it be !possible that, in this our land of freedom, any class of men can be deprived of what I have always understood was a Briton's birth-right, viz., that of petition? I was sorry to be convinced that such was the fact. As I have in former and by gone days experienced many .acts of kindness; and have reason highly to esteem many of them, I shall feel greatlyobliged for a corner in your valuable paper, in order th a t thi s circumstance may be known in the proper quarter, which, for the honour of my country, I still think they are not acquainted with. However desirable it may be to reduce our expenditure to the lowest . possible scale, I can never think that any reduction can be desirable or expedient which is felt to be oppressive, and which I consider this essentially to be, inasmuch as the reduc tion is beyond all reason, and also, inasmuch as the reduction is not general, but confined to one class, and that a class of in dividuals who have already suffered severely. Many of these persons have been nearly half a century in their present situa tions, and their salaries are under the amount which, on a re cent debate, was admitted by all, even the most rigid economist, as unfair to reduce. I repeat, this cannot be the reduction re quired by the country. Again, did not the Chancellor of the Exchequer contend against reduction to the present possessors on the score of the impolicy of having unwilling servants ? Now, if there be any weight in such arguments, this is exactly a case in point; for on these men devolve the collecting of the duties, and much of the most important business of this great and still increasing port. • Had it been deemed necessary for the welfare of the country, and had a similar 'reduction been made throughout every de partment, these individuals, I feel . persuaded, would have been among the last to complain. The injustice is, that they should be singled out, as I conceive, contrary to the wishes of the le gislature and the country general.y. This being my impres sion I deem it my duty to take every means in my power to procure them redress, and as I don't know a more effectual me dium than the one furnished by the press, I beg to repeat that I shall feel greatly obliged by a compliance with my request.— Yours, &c., A LIVERPOOL MEECIIANT. MI?. CRAGG AND THE CORPORATION. The following letter appeared in a Liverpool paper in the year 1825, and we are requested to republish it in answer to Mr. Cragg's letter which appeared in the STANDARD of Tuesday last. This we do on the principle of " Fair Play." GENTLEMEN,—FOr some time the public attention has been too frequently drawn to the individual whose name you see at the head of this letter; yet I trust you will excuse my request ing. you to insert this communication. The most unreasonable or improbable statements by frequent repetition acquire a cer tain, credit, if not contradicted, and I wish to hold up the other side of the picture to the public, as respects that gentleman ; hi therto they have only had one side shown to them. To listen entirely to Mr. Cragg, he • might be an "angel of light;" a person of the . mist• accommodating disposition, ever ready, nay anxious, to forward any measure - havingin.Yiew the public advantage, even at the expense of his own interest. You would suppose him,to be a much-injured individual, the victim of the arbitrary measures of the Corporation, and engaged in an unequal contest against their powerful purse. You would _tliinkjoo,_ that this, bodrhad itdopteettiline of•conditet the most monstrous ithat they had depaitaiii his case from their usual course; selected him for the object of their hostility ; " para lyxed"his foundry (of this presently';) and kept him and his concerns for years in the most unjustifiable state of suspense and uncertainty. What has really been the course adopted by the Corpoiation towards Mr. Cragg? I assert confidently that it•bas been simi lar to that which they have followed towarils all the other parties with whom they have had to deal under the Improvement Act. Let me try to make out this assertion. A part, and a part only, 'of Mr. Cragg'S property is required in order to widen Tithebarn-street. This was notorious; the public know, Mr. Cragg himself must have known all along, all the world may see with half an eye (to use a familiar phrase) that the foundry itself could never be wanted to widen Tithebarn street. Very well; in the first instance, Mr. Cragg offers to sell the part required: but names a price most exorbitant in the opinion of the Improvement Committee. They decline his offer, but ask him whether he has any objection to leave to re ference the value of the whole of the douses and buildings extend ing back along the line of improvement up to the foundry wall and gates. In making this application, they keep in mind that, un der the act, Mr. Cragg could claim the right of buying back be fore any other person, if he chose,_ the surplus land remaining after the street was widened, so that there was no prospect of injuring him by cutting off the foundry from the improved front of the street. Mr. Cragg's long study of the act and its clauses ren ders it impossible that he should not have known this. Ile an swers, however, that he has an insuperable objection to a re ference, as his front to the improved street may . be cut off. The Committee then apprised him of their intention to go to a jury to fix the value of the premises above-named, always keeping in view, as I have said, that he had a right to re-purchase the sur- Clus land, and begged him to name his jury. To this Mr. ragg rejoins, —No T. I beg to signify, as lam empowered by the act to do, my inclination to sell the whole of my premises, in cluding my extensive foundry itself He would• thus have the committee, under his construction of the act, and owing ; to a " blunder," as he says, in the schedule, buy. from him six or seven times the quantity wanted for the street. The value of this whole he has no objection to leave to arbritration. In other words, he will either have his owu price for the part wanted, or he will make the Committee buy the whole, which is not wanted. They never had the most remote intention of buying the whole, however; they had never given Mr. Cragg the least idea that such was their intention, and they could not, therefore, think of taking Mr. Cragg's foundry of hands, as it were, and there the matter dropped. When the Committee, after some years, had completed the other improvements entrusted to their 'direc tion unwilling to leave the work unfinished, they resolved to see whether time had made any change in Mr. Cragg's disposition. They now made hiM another ineffectual offer for the part wanted to widen the street, but met with the same unaccommodating spirit; and, at length, after some fruitless negotiation, and when every other mode had failed, they bad recourse to a jury in August last, to assess the value of the beforementioned pre mises, with the exception of the foundry, gateway, 4-c. as here after named. The verdict of the jury awarded the price to be paid by the Corporation to Mr. Cragg. This gentleman, how ever, immediately signified his intention of applying for an in junction in Chancery, to prevent further proceedings, and there the business rests at this time. I believe the above is a faithful statement (I have meant it to be strictly so) of the case between the Corporation and Mr. Cragg, and the public will judge between them. Throughout the whole proceedings, I am told that the im provement Committee have been unanimous, with the excep tion of Mr. George Rowe, who is Mr. Cragg's profe4.onal ad viser on the occasion, and maz fairly be allowed to feel a bias in favour of his client. The Council, too, have invariably con firmed every proceeding of the Improvement Committee, with only two or three dissentient voices. Mr. Cragg has often appealed to the public against the Com mittee, as having, by keeping him so long in suspense, "para lyzed the business ot the foundry:' There are two opinions as to when the first symp`oms of paralysis showed themselves. I shall not say what I think as to that, but his assertion I consi der absolutely ridiculous. The public know (or ought to know, and therefore I will tell them) that, locally, this was impossible; for the part wanted for the street does ,wt touch the foundry pro perly so called, and does not even reach to the gates ; leaving that extensive plot of ground, which is occupied by the foundry, one perfect whole, as before, for the carrying on of business. A reference to M r . Cragg's own plan, circulated by him, shows this at once. The only part of the foundry premises that would be touched is the ~srateway into an open space in front of the gates, a ve r y small part of au office on one side, and part of a small house on the other, occupied by the foreman. Both these buildings are, for all the purposes of wideningTithebarn-street, totally unconnected with the f oun d r y itself let on this point, viz., that the abovenamed office, house, gateway, and open space are the f oun d r y itself, Mr. Cragg defends his conduct. Let the public judge again. To sum up.—Although the Improvement Act empowers, it does not compel the Corporation to purchase property. They would gladly have completed the widening of Tithebarn-street, but they did not feel themselves, as-stewards of the public purse, justified in submitting.to pay an extravagant-price for doing so ; much less could they think of saddling themselves with a large property, for which they had no use. The idea of a market on 31r. Cragg's premises, fiy the bye, was neve r enter t a i ne d f or a n instant by the Council, nor ever named there but once by an individual member, whose idea was on the spot rejected. It the "ugly projection" of the gateway, &c, theretbrc remains, it is not their fault, as they contend; and, on principle, they feel that it is better that a small part of Tithebaru-street should re main as it is, even at some but not great inconvenience to the Public, than that the public should give way to an unreasonable demand. An improvement may be bought too dear, and so they think as respects Mr. Cragg. I will not comment on Mr. Cragg's attempt to set the whole town against the Corporation, nor on the indecorum of his pub lication of last week, at the very moment when he is applying to the Lord Chancellor. It is this last circumstance, however, which has induced me to address you in vindication of the Cor poratiou; but I shall not again trespass on your 'columnS.— Where public bodies and an individual have beer. opposed, it has often, perhaps too often, happened, that the latter has been the victim; but, believe me, on the present occasion, Mr. Cragg is no such individual. By iuserting,this letter you will oblige the writer, who, like yourselves, is a lover of . • • PA I PLAY. Liverpool, Norcnthrr 22, 1825. STATE 01-' TRADE. Ouni.tm.—Trade here is not so brisk as it has been of late. Cotton spinning is the most_ active of any branch at present, and has been so for some time back, but the power-loom weavers are working only two-thirds of their time; and some mills have not been running at all for the-last week. • • • • BaAnFonn.—" I am' happy to inf Orin you that, from all ac counts, we had. a very lively market on Thursday... Every de scription of stuff goods was in great demand, and fully main tained last week's prices._ Wool has given way a little, Owing to the heavy stocks in the market."—(Curre.pundent.) HALIFAX MARKET.---:Ther e was rathe r more business done in stuff goods, at this market, last Saturday, than there was on Saturday preceding. For blanket wool there was a very brisk demand, and tamer prices were fully maintained. HUDDERSFIELD M A RKET.—On Tuesday last the demand for low priced broad and narrow cloths was pretty good; and former prices were maintained, but in superfine . clotha very little busi ness was done. ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET.--On Monday last the market for fine goods was dull, though sonic very superior qualities sold readily. Middle and low qualities sold briskly at the prices of last week. • The trade of Frome is on the increase. The manufactories are lay employed, and the looms generally in active operation. Fewer names are'ou the eitra lists of the poor's books than have been known for a considerable time, and it. i 3, confidently reported that the poor's rates will he less in amount this year bit one-half than last.' The manufacturers anticipate a better spring trade than has been experi ence d for inativ wars ; as, ow ing to the modifications of the American tariff, the Americans are induced to become large purchasers of woollen goods in the British market.—Bath Chronicle. The orchards between Hereford and Leominster are looking extremely prosperous ; it is calculated that one acre will, on an average, produce 20 hogsheads of cider ; such a heavy crop has not been known for along time. The late winds haire, in some situations where no Atelier intervened, materially injured both trees audfruit.—Hereford Journal. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. (Written e.rpressly for the Liverpool Standard.) THE GREAT ST. LEGER.—The coutestfor these stakes, which excites so much interest in the sporting circles, comes off this day, Tuesday. In our Friday's Standard we shall give a lull account of the race, with other interesting particulars. The following horses have arrived at Doncaster, and will be ridden as named; the odds to each are attached :-3 to 1 agst*Muley Mo loch (ridden by S. Chifnev) ; 6 to 1 agst Rockingham (rider unknown) ; 10 to 1 agst Belshazzar (rider unknown ) ; 7 to 1 agst ussulma:n (W. Scott) ;12to 1 agst The Mule (G. Nelson) ; 15 to 1 agst Tutor (Robinson);: 15 to 1 agst Revenge (J. Day); 17 to 1 agst Jack Faueett (Sering)"; 25 to 1 agst Deceiver (un known). Despot, Siiider, Titus, Alecto, F orre st er , E ve , an d LOt, have also arrived, and are ex_peeted to go. FITZWILLIABI STAXES.-2 to 1 agst Ph} - sician, 5 to 1 agst Julius. . . —.—. CHAMPAGNE STAKES.-3 to 1 against Codllibn, 4to 1 against Emigrant. DONCASTER CI:P.-4 to 1 agst Consol, 5 to 1 agst Physician, 5 to 1 agst any other. FASHION, FACTS, AND FICTIONS. The King came to town on Wednesday, when Lord Welles ley, having resigned his white staff as Lord Steward, was de clared Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in Council. The Duke of Argyll received the staff of Lord Steward, and was sworn of the Privy Council, having on Saturday been honoured with the Grand• Cross of the Guelphic Order. - - - - On Tuesday the ex-Empress of Brazil, and her Royal daugh ter-in-law—by the grace of Lord Palmerston, Queen of Portu gal—arrived at Windsor Castle, where they remained until yesterday, when the illustrious ladies repaired to Portsmouth, to wait the issue of the contest which is to decide their fate. Meanwhile their Majesties, our King and Queen, during the visit of this "instrument of royalty," as the Times phrases it, have exhibited the greatest kindness and attention towards the illustrious strangers. THE NEW LORD STEWA rtn.—" God bless the Duke of Argyll!" So say the sawnies, upon particular occasions. We hope his grace will be able to bear his blushing honours, which have crowded quick upon him, with becoming dignity. - The " Angle sey petticoat," of course, had no influence in his grace's appoint ment, via the old Marquis. —Age. There is nothing like women for looking after the main chance; if you observe, they never look upon bank-notes ai money. How happy would it have been for England if it had been governed by the wives and daughters of ministers, instead of the husbands and sons.—C obbett's Register. RA PH AEL'S SK CLL.—It having been long acknowledged that the skull of Raphael, preserved in the Academy of St. Luke, is not the genuine skull, the members of the Academy, in con junction with the members of the Archaiological Society ha% o ,applied for permission to examine the tomb of Raphael in the 'Pantheon, in order to find the genuine skull, and collect all that 'may yet remain of the bones of the immortal artist. The Pope has already given his consent to this plan.—ltalian paper. Ron ROY'S CI, A Y MORE.—The favourite claymore of this ce lebrated outlaw has been presented by Mr. Ryder, of the Aber deen theatre, to Mr. Alexander Fraser, the young Laird of Torbreck. The present is accompanied with the following cer tificate of its authenticity :—" This was the favourite claymore of Rob Roy. It was presented by him to his particular 'friend and near relative, Mr.. Campbell of Glenlyon, and remained in that family until Francis Gordon Campbell, of Troup, succeeded to the title and estates of Glenlyon." COBBETT.—" I think it likely that I shall go to the south of Frafice ; for I want to see, with . my own eyes, what sort of state of things it is which the doctrinaires wish us to imitate. For my part, my progress hitherto has shown me nothing so good as England and English people, always meaning to include Scotland in the word " England." lam very hard to believe that I shall find any country a tenth part so good ; I am sure that I shall never find any ,people a tenth part so good, and shall never see a government a tenth part &good as that which our forefathers left.us; and that it is our duty to restore, or to die in our efforts to restore it." GARAT THE SlNGER.—During the troubles in Paris, this ex quisite artist was one evening stopped at the barriers, having omitted to furnish himself will his civic papers, on an excur sion into the • country. -" I am Garat !" cried he, " let me pass."—" How do we know that?"—" Nothing so easy to prove:" and he, immediately began singing a popular air.— .. Right, right," cried the crowd, which now collected; " no body but Garat could sing like that! Let him pass." The members of the liberal press are busy in their specula tions respecting changes which they pronounce as about to take place, in consequence of the change in the Irish Government- Sir William M'Mahon, they will have it, is to retire from the Rolls, and one of the Barons of the Exchequer to be placed on the retired list, in order to make room for the present,Attor ney and Solicitor-Generals; who, according to our speculators, are to be replaced by Mr. Anthony Blake and Sei y eant O'Loghlin! Some rumours announce. Colonel Merick Shaw, others the Rev: Doctor Tiguolles, as the new Private Secre tary. Some will have it that - Sir William Gossett will retain his present berth. This is denied by other on dits. That Lord Anglesey did not retire at his own instance from the Govern ment, but was actually recalled, now appears all but certain. But, among all those changes, we have not learned what warm corner Daniel is to occupy.—Dublin 1I order. We understand that at a special meeting of the committee of the society for the relief of widows and orphans of shipwrecked mariners, held in this town yesterday, a sum, amounting to nearly fifty pounds, was voted to cases arising• from the late severe gales.. Many further claims will most probably be mado upon the society's funds, in consequence of the great number of ships hitherto unaccounted for, a list of several of which, together with the names of their crews, was laid before the committee.—Newcastle Journal. NAVA 1, Pouci.—ln consequence of the numerous depreda tions which have lately been committed in his Majesty's different dock-yards, it has been determined on by . the Admiralty to adopt a new naval police for the protection of the various stores. A naval police has recently been established at Chat ham, and, should it succeed, it is the intention of the Lords of the Admiralty to adopt the same system in all the dock-yards iu the kingdom. BANKlNG.—Private banking was commenced in England by Mr. Francis Child, of Fleet-street, in 16.15.500 n after which, Messrs. Snow and Dean opened another bank in the Strand.; These establishments continue on the very spot where they commenced business nearly 200 years ago, unshaken monu ments of the prudence and integrity of their conductors. It was not until these houses had flourished for upwards of forty years, that any public bank was known in England. In 10.1, the Bank of England, originating in a loan to government, was established by an act sth and - 6th William and Mary. For years after further subscriptions were raised, and it was enacted • that no other bank, nor any other corporation, fellowship, nor constitution, in the nature of a bank, shall be united, established, permitted, suffered, countenanced, nor allowed by act of Parliament within the kingdom." The first years Of the bank were not very prosperous. The 6th Anne (anno 1707), however, did the company important service, for after reciting that great numbers of persona had, by pretence of deeds and covenants, united together and presumed to borrow great sums of money, and to deal as a bank, it enacts, " that from the 29th of September, 1708, and during the continuance of the Bank of England, no company united in partnership ex ceeding six in number, shall take up on their bills payable. under six months."—Farreu'i Rios no Stuck Bank,. rAKINGTON ANT) WEST WORCESTEIZSIIIRE.—Manv of - our readers will remember that Mr. Pakington, who was nomi nated on the Constitutional or Conservative interest at the late con t e st in West Worcestershire, was then, as he is now, absent in America. No less than 1,278 electors, hoWever, recorded their suffrages iu his favour, and we rejoice to find that Mr. Pakington - has lost not a moment in acknowledging so Proud mark of unsolicited confidence. From New York he has ad dressed a manl. spirited lett er t o hi s su pporters, which wiil give him new claims Upon their exertions. After enumerating the advantages possessed by the adverse faction, Mr. Peking ton continues :—" When I find that such a combination of ta vourable circumstances could obtain for my opponent a majority of only 91, from 2,647 eleetorS who voted, I infer with plea sure not only that what I hold to be sound constitutional prin ciples arc yet strong amongst us, but also that our spirit of in dependence is roused, and that the Whig party will not be able to maintain that in""PIY of representation at which they appear to aim." This is as it should be. Let but the other Tom candidates at the last general election evince a similar ' spirit, and the Greys and Goodies will again fructify as " Majesty's Opposition," INCEIWIARISNI IN DURHAM AND NORTHUNIBEFILAND.-7-II 14 with deep regret that we record two diabolical acts of incentii... arises, perpetrated in this neighbourhood within the last week. In one case, almost the entire property of Mr. Matthew Collin, a respectable and industrious farmer at Monckton, near South Shields, and overseer of the poor, consisting of buildings., farming-stock, and agricultural produce, has been consumed, The local association s for the prosecution of felons have held a special meeting, and passed a series of spirited resolutions, expressive at once of their deep detestation of the offence, and their determination to leave no efforts untried to bring to justice the Malignant criminal. With the latter view they have offered £lOO reward, and a memorial has been transmitted to govern ment requesting aid and assistance ; and sincerely do we trust the diabolical wretch will be discovered. The other case is the entire destruction of a house, the pro' ertv of M. Bell, Esq. M.P., and the ltev. It. H. Branching . In this instance, also,- one huudred pounds have been offered for the apprehension of the incendiaries; .hitherto, we regret to add, without producing the desired result. It was only last week we recorded the ignominious deaths upon the scaffold of a, wretched man awl woman convicted of this frightful crime, and in reference to whose fate a howl of commiseration was. set up by some of the London' papers. We are not insensible to the rigours of our criminal code, nor are we advocates for the infliction of capital punishment in every instance allowed - by: the law. But the midnight incendiary is equally worthy of Arath with the- assas sin—the one- destroys life,' the other, in too many instances,: inflicts upon his victim the horrors of poverty and starvation, : and sends Many a deservingfather and husband broken-beiirte4-. to the grave.--Nriceastle JOurtial.