The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-03-14 00:00:00

"SIR,—As an old 'Money' Reformer I have had infi aite pleasure in reading your masterly articles in the , and_ more especially from see- on the currer ing that you have avoided the fatal error of allowing the general principle of ' Money' to •be confounded with the subject of Banking, which is a question rather of circum- stance or locality than of principle. Sometime ago I took tile liberty of sending you, through Mr. Brooks, a rough sketch of what I think should be done in England in Money.: Permit me now to remark that I trust my ,ws entirely agree with yours, and that you will persist not entering into the subject of whether the Banking the United States is right or wrong. If we carry our tciple this country will be infinitely more prosperous . • icier the worst system of Banking thin it could pOssibly be under the best if the humbug of Gold is perpetuated. Gold I have always viewed as a cannibal, that creates mrifulence only to 'destroy it. The prejudice however is in fairor of Gold (as at least the lesser evil) is so invete rate that I don't think ' MONEY REFORM' will ever be carried, except we profess our willingness to retain gold as the SECURITY OF THE CURRENCY, and confine our objections to its being the MEASURE OF VALUE. On the grounds that the change of the value of Gold robs the labouring man, thus—the produce of a man's labour brings in France—(ln a foreign, country the price got is not dictated by the cost of the article.)-105 cents, of which 100 goes to the industry of the United States, and cents to the capitalist or man of money in U.S.—but money becomes dearer through the export of Gold from U.S.—and the man of money demands a proportion of 10 or 15 or 20 cents of the 105. Now this he is enabled to do through your having adopted the principle of Sir Robert Peel's Bill of 1819, by which a bank note is made exactly in relation to gold, as a dock warrant is to indigo —the scarcity of the article raises the value of the war- rant, and the same enhancezient occurs to the bank note, although to blind the people it is not allowed to express itself directly, but only indirectly through capitalists' money' fetching more interest and commanding more commodities and labour when gold gets scarce through exportation. ' What ' money' reformers.want, as I understand, is t the whole industry and property of this country be aoved beyond the changes on gold which are brought )ut by foreign influence. We want to show the absui - y of every kind of industry and ,property being made ialeable and worth half nothing (is was lately the case in England), because of the importation of double the quantity of foreign labour we can pay for by our home in dustry. It is enough that our home industry be interfered with by the competition of foreign labour, without having the whole currency and also banking or confidence ,. of the country demolished 1 )y the mode of paying for that foreign labour. If gold must be paid (as of course it must for our im portations), let us arrange that its exportation shall not di minish the home trade. Gold must be put in the same category as all other commodities, and permitted to rise and fall according to the laws of supply and demand. It were preeminently absurd to attempt to retain a standard of value in a country whose imports exceed its exports, except such a one as would• represent a gradual reduction, as the country's industry and property would of course be ore and more impoverished, the more the country out- Ted its income. But even if there could be any doubt to the above, it must be self evident, that gold would ) to no greater premium than the extent of the exports -311 of the article, or, in other words, the extent of Fo ign Exchanges are against us ; and that when the fo ign exchanges are at par, notes a LEGAL TENDER, and )1d would be the same value. We cannot prevent gold )preciating. It does so now—and at present its doing to that extent depreciates all other property and bour—a state of things so utterly ridiculous that it 11 not stand long in America. Quite in consistency fh these opinions, I AM AN ADVOCATE FOR SIR R. CEwTRICTIONS ON BANKING; and I see that recent Currency Committee in England will come nothing, because the QUESTION RAISED will be r R. Peel's restrictions on banking,' _instead of EL'S E e simple question of PRINCIPLE, CURRENCY,' MONEY, to speak more correctly. I have long seen iat you seem to see clearly, that we may have a NOTE at will not depreciate in' reference to gold, any more an any other property. For instance, you might take irperty in New York to the value of a hundred millions, d issue bonds thereon to twenty millions. Those bonds add surely be as good as, or better (more saleable), an any other property in the city. But, as I have said, e prejudice in favour of gold is so 'inveterate, that to ta change commenced from wrong to right principles I xild consent to arrange the national money so as to leave e people their GOLDEN BAUBLE till they got tired of the pense of it. Without interfering with the present legal nder, I would add thereto, say, TWENTY MILLIONS OF ER, THE RECEIPTS OR EVIDENCES OF THE DEPOSIT GOLD TO THAT VALUE, in a new department of the sury at Washington (or of the proposed mint at New k), allowing the Government to increase the issue of to the extent therein an export of gold, or in other Is to the extent the 20,000,000 of gold rises in value in market, decreasing the circulation of PAPER THE EVI GE Or DEPOSIT to the exteLic the gold fails In value in other words, the- foreign exchanges got righted s, I feel satisfied, would THE INDUSTRY OF THE TED STATES I FREE FROM FOREIGN INFLUENCE, way. This plan would ld, which he wanted, was ) would be the indigo or other articles he had im- The mere capitalist or ' MONEYED MAN' would t free in no ( to the industry of the country, for liviciends he would get on his stocks would buy less 3ttr, and thus, and thus alone, we shall be able to make a proper tribut ,nterest of the money market to encourage native liscourage foreign labour in the markets of the United the more the latter took the place of the gold and all other commodities would as compared with money—(' money' I understand 3e a legal tender or ISSUE BY THE GOVERNMENT rrency,' properly speaking, is bank notes, or private 1s). I commenced to write a short note, but have insensibly led on,.and for the length of this epistle I to offer many apola in conclusior would be no .that of course on my in or interest accruing on the enty millions gold ; but neither would there be any he public. By and by the country would come to ; mime would be made by t of the amount dividend n there ar,:pa lent, humble servant, ISAAC BUCHANAN e following is the OF CURRENCY FOR LAND alluded the foregoing letter : c of England to issue fourteen iblic owe the Bank. These hi, silver, or in a NEW CLASS :es would be pay CES OV at the market I would com )LD OR SILVER, TO THE f gold and silver.)* never to hold less ,o the whole amount, or any •ould have the power of issuing cal tender because an evidence le legal-tender notes to ;, and a consequent xtent the foreign exchung icreased pfice of gold. lo not believe that there can be a class of those periods of popular ly follow great political or kall platform spouters and influential portion of the obscurity, so long as the keeps within its legitimate as our busy world main luable revolutions; no check throw these out of Lled to witness the des ch the process of infla- Med nuisances, and to sounds with which they What a hich invari thunder, for small grievances do im or the tongue that nett: of paltry o be palmed off upon us onslaughts against ima esperate decapitation of ake the very blood run idering spectators. We exhibitions. It is human. owever, . we have too fre- Is productive of mischief it originators to check or —a spark applied to a few 2onflagration which defies nen to quench led from its nt from her esty's intention to im- istry of Great i • to five r 1 tiin of ti ino.ws a whales nary oppress°. Sin cabt h at times Qrbt Eibtrpool 'tanbarb. 'i'SDAY MORNING, MARCH 14, 1848 rner from New York, which arrived bere on Saturday, brings us the following letter, in which there are suggestions that cannot fail to be of use to the Parliamentary Committee on the The letter is addressed to the Currency Correspondent of the New York Express : `New York, 23d February, 1848, M E!...g EV ability S OF 'Pei( ated by tb, toadies of t I: of nn un hear lance; than v ate contortions wit :d bv t en to -etish and e Drt mor )able NVh ;e, and i .o ions al reven rigorous inquiry into our general system of tata tion, and into the national expenditure. An influ ential portion of the community approached the question in this serious and business-like spirit. But not so some of the small spouters and jour nalists referred to. They viewed it only as a peg upon which to hang as large a quantity of trashy declamation as it could be made to sustain. It was discovered that a portion of the additional even diture to be provided for arose out of a small in crease of the naval and military estimates,—that Government were about to do a little towards pro viding for the better defence of the country; and forthwith the opportunity was seized upon to af fright the public with a notion of impending *ar. In our own and other towns we had huge anti-avar placards every where staring us in the face, in which the aristocracy and the legislature were accused of a design to enslave and to rob the people. Welad anti-war public meetings, at which some ofi our weak-headed, yet amiable, townsmen, dribbled forth as usual quakerlike sentimentalism from the same platform, upon which chartism reassumed its long dormant vitality, and railed in good set phrase against every institution and order, which stood in the way of the establishment of the "five points." Wehad twaddling mercurial denunciations of war budgets and other imaginary monstrosities. And when the steam was just getting-up, and demagoguism was flying off into a crusade against some windmill somewhere, but nobody knew where,. the news of the French revolution and the triumph of mob power burst upon us like a thunder-clap. The natural result has followed. The idle and discontented frequenters of the resorts of frothy declamations, whom our spouting and leader-in diting Solons, had stirred into activity, gave up forthwith all thought of war budgets and other in ventions, and set to work to find for themselves a few grievances a la Francais. Visions of barri cades, street fighting, the pillage of gunsmiths' shops, and the accompanying pocket-picking floated before the eyes of lazy prentices, prigs, and idlers of all sorts • and the realization is to be found in the gutted shops, the smashed lamps and windows of Glasgow and other towns, accompanied unfor tunately by a loss of several lives and innumerable broken heads, whose owners, after the slight shake which a policeman's truncheon is apt to give to a man's brain, have qUite as clear an idea now of what they were brawling about as ever they had. In the meantime quiet and timid people are becom ing alarmed for the safety of their limbs and their property; and magistrates, military, and police throughout the country are harassed by double duty and constant anxiety, whilst the vicious and turbulent people to be found in every community are on the look out for an opportunity to commit outrage. We do not know how far the gentlemen, recently so fluent in their denunciations against war budgets, aristocracy, class-legislation, and other similar topics, by which the vulgar ear is tickled, view themselves as responsible for the new direction in which their disciples have chosen to move. We trust, however, that, as some slight measure of atonement for their admitted indiscretion in moving the first straw, and commencing the warming up of the popular feeling, which has at length caused it to boil over, we shall see their names amongst the list of special constables sworn in before his worship the Mayor. It would be very hard, we admit, for the eloquent Mr. or the meek and pacific Mr. to have to break the head of Tom Nokes or Paddy Doolan, who so lately cheered their platform displays. "But, alas ! inevitable necessity may com pel them ; and at the same time it may convey a very salutary lesson as to what is a proper selection of company for men to make, and the danger of rubbing shoulders to-day with persons whose heads you may to-morrow be called upon to break in the Queen's name. The debate on Friday night in the Commons on the Government financial project, presents one or two points worthy of special notice. We cannot help aslcipg, with Sir W. Molesworth, how is it that the estimates of the present Government for the army, navy, and ordnance for the coming year, (exclusive of the item for the Caffre war,) exceed the average yearly expenditure of the five t .years of Sir Robt. Peel's administration by no less than £3 1 268,000; or, how is it that the actual expenditure for these. services, in the year ended January, 1848, exceeded that of the year ended January, 1846, by £2,800,000. - We have spoken elsewhere of Mr. Cardwell's speech, on this occasion,—a speech characterised by g"reat• business talent, although the views of the hon.. member do not accord with ours. To one portion of the. spe4ch, how ever, we have great pleasure in directing the attention of the hon. member's constituents. Mr. Cardwell. says : " With regard to the public expenditure, he was ore of those who confidently hoped that a great deal might be done in. favor of the depressed energies of the country by way of a reduction of that expenditure." _ _ _ • _ Perhaps we are not' very far wrong in taking this as an all but official pledge from that section of the Coiservative party which, at no distant period, will have to sirect the affairs of the country ; and the more especially so when we find it confirmed by the following Cleclartion of a member of that party so eminent as Mr. W.E. Glad stone. We quote the passage : "Now I, for one, shall not speak slightingly of the subject of reductions. I feel convinced, upon general principles, that a great country like this ought, periodically, whether after ten years or fifteen years, or what other reasonable term, to have a searching and thorough revision of its public expenditure. (Hear, hear.) It is now, I think, fifteen . years, or rather more, since we have had such a revision ; it is thirteen years since reduction ceased and the tide of increase of expenditure began to turn to ' flood,' and I think it high time that we should revise our expenditure; I say that quite independent of the faet of the formidable increase in the cost of our army, navy, and ordnance—the increase of nearly 47,000,040 since 1835, of 44,500,000 since 1844, of 42,830,000 since 1845, 0f,41,638000 since 1846. These facts, I think, lay a very strong prima facie case for a searching revision ; and,moreover,. they lead to the inference, that by a careful examination of details, without diminishing your effective means—which I will not presume to suppose you dare prudently diminish —you might effect a con siderable economy." • The most telling speech of the evening was that of Mr. Disraeli : a speech full of the caustic eloquence of that consummate parliamentary gladiator, yet at the same time containing stubborn facts and statistics bearing upon the question at issue which are well worthy to be pondered over by the political economist and the statesman. The debate was wound up by perhaps one of the only members—Mr. W. E. Gladstone—to whom the house could have been brought to listen and conducted back to that patient attention which the subject demands, after the excitement of Mr. Disraeli's splendid effort. That Mr. Gladstone's speech was a most able one we need not say. As a vindication of his colleague, Sir Robert Peel's policy, it was perhaps one of the most successful which has yet been delivered. THE PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL BENEFII ASSOCIATION The benefits of Life Assurance are daily becoming more nerally understood and appreciated, and experience is giving rise to the formation of societies peculiarly adapted to the professional pursuits of individuals. Amongst those recently and more advancing in importance is the Provi dent Clerks' Benefit Association and Benevolent Fund — a society formed on the most comprehensive scale—and securing for a comparatively trivial contribution, a provi sion for age, an annuity for a family; qr an endowment for children. Indeed, the advantages are well described by the agent, Mr. Lea, of Derby-buildings : "Mutual Life Assurance is perfectly devoid of everythingap * proaFbing to speculation :—it is based on almost unerring data, and he who avails himself of it has made a certain and positive provision whenever death may take place. The tables of rates of this department, which embrace every contingency to which life is subject, are approved as safe by some of the first mathe maticians of the day; but while they are safe, the assurers are certain of reaping every advantage which the proper , improve ment of their money can afford, as it is impossi Jle that any portion of it can ever be devoted to the paypent of proprietary, or any other purpose than the benefit of Members. Such has been the confidence placed in the association that nearly one thousand members have been enrolled in this department, and every day others are coming forward to join. _ _ _ _ -To the Benefit Department there is attached a 'Benevolent Fund,' for the exclusive use of clerks, which now amounts to QlO,BOO stock. This fund has been chiefly contributed by tern a means of making a provision for old age, infirmity, or Meath of those clerks whose health or circum. stances prevent their assuring their lives." '. We cannot do less than urg - " pendent clerks joining this society and it off 0 the necessity MADAME ANNA THILLON The Theatre Royal, \Villiamson-square,. opens this evening with an opera company, the object of which is principally the display of the scenic and vocal powers q that admired ,candi date for fame, Madame Anna Thilion, whese voice is said (if se .cond to any) to be only surpassed by that of Lind, while her peculiar tact, form, style, bu, iness, and dialogue, makes ber a 'character complete. Her success in London and Paris has been extraordinrary, and her debut here created such a sensation as will ensureher a welcome re-appearance..:. Loder's last new and most successful operetta, "The Young Guard," which has bad a run of some hundred nights at the Princess's, London, opens the evening. The services of some of the most celebrated ballet dancers of the day are also Secured, and it is anticipated that during the three night s th e t h eatre i s opene d i t will be' well reward. filled. The enterpris e i s d eserv i ng 1 'erge of ruin were , ressed t Omes which We *ere told that the nd under the d fallen short, nnum,of the ainount expenditure. Here rave and rious con- of every shade of political uestion ivhether to an impost of to maint Itions of t ntry ; - or insist ipon re t all events, making ,ttemot to re npost more equable in The Rev. Chancellor Raikes left on Thursday last for a sojourn in Bath, to recruit his strength, after a se :re attack of quinzy, from which he recovers slowly. OUR FUTURE BISHOP.—We give in another column a grief biography of our newly-appointed diocesan, Dr. Graham, who, we hear, is just recovering from a severe attack of rheumatic fever, so that his appearance in his diocese must be deferred for a short time. THROWING STONES.—A number of boys were yester day fined for throwing stones in the street. In former cases of this kind the offenders generally had merely em plowed their hands, but yesterday several were brought up who had used slings. These were fined ss. each,. or to be imprisoned 5 days. One youth, however, was remanded ; a boy whom he had struck on the head with a stone being so ill at the hospital that he could not appear, he having sustained a compound fracture of the skull. Mr. Rushton expressed his determination to put down a practice Which - endangered the lives of the peaceable pawn by, as well and at the same time instituting a Lai thoie of t.ll:re.-.4.1c.-, THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. GENERAL TRADE REPORT, LIVERPOOL EXCHANGE, YESTERDAY. To date anything of commercial interest from the sce - tie of confusion and uproar which took place yesterday on the Exchange flags appears almost an absurdity. An unruly mob, assembled under the pretext of demanding redress for grievances at present complained of by the Liverpool porters, took possession of the area, and diverted the attention of the mercantile community from their usual avocations to the more important object of securing their own personal safety. The Exchange News-room was closed, and all business suspended. We are con fidently assured that only a very small minority of the persons present consisted or the regular porters of the town, who are generally satisfied with the explanation and promises of assistance guaranteed to them by the magistrates; and we mainly attribute this inopportune interruption to the little business likely to be transacted during the present crisis, to the wilfulness of idle and ill disposed individuals. With respect to trade and monetary affairs, we have nothing to report but all-pervading dull ness. What with revolutions and bankruptcies abroad, and mob rows at home, business in the share market has been well nigh annihilated. What little has been done during the last week has been at a trifling advance upon the lowest quotations. Immediately after the news of the establishment of the Republic of Fiance arrived, London Stock advanced to 137 from 126;;-. Midland, 102 from 97, and the Half-shares, 5 dis. from' I dis. ; still there is no great hope entertained of any further advance until politics generally assume a more settled aspect. A list of yesterday's prices will be found elsewhere. Consols have again receded since our last, having reached the highest point on the close of Monday's business. 82,1 were obtained on Tuesday, since which they have ranged between 811 and 801. Last night the closing quotations were 801 to I. It is adifficult matter to draw up an exact and particu lar account of the state of the Corrox MARKET to:-day ; the demand has been good, and the attendance of buyers numerous, but owing to the excited and unsettled- ap pearance of things outside, the business has all been-in dribbling parcels for the immediate wants of consumers. Prices are rather irregular, and in many cases they are lower than they were on Saturday. Holders, without unnecessarily pressing their stocks on the market, are nevertheless willing- sellers, and the late arrivals are clear - ing off, day by day. The small profit which the im— porter was receiving a week or two since has disappeared, - and the decline from the highest point is now id. to td. per lb. The presentprices of the three descriptions of American , "fair " cotton, as compared with the corresponding period of last year, are : 1848 . . 1847. New Orleans 6O. per poun4. Mobile Uplands There has not been anything doing in our Wool, MAR IKET this week, but for all this- prices are firm. We have a public sale here on the 30th instant, when about 400 lbales Australian, and 2000 bales- Egyptian, Turkey, and ; Entre Rios (of wnich some are very superior) will be of - fered. Imports for the week :--Iroreign.—Bombay, 413, Monte Video, 337, previously, 16,963, total, 17,703. Sc_oick-356, previously, 2,616; total, 2,972. We have nothing further to repot- in the other co lonial markets since Friday' last, information up to which date will' be found in our seventh page. —The London markets have been characterised during the week by considerable heaviness; and a great desire on the part of the various dealers to avoidtransactions of every description. Saltpetre has continued to command atten tion, but this is the only exception to the general de pression. The Scotch Pia litoN . market has been in a very de pressed state during the past week, and' prices have still further receded. The present quotations are : No. 1, 465. ; Mixed Nos., 445. ; No. 3, 425. 6d. to 435., in Glas gow, with a downward tendency; bars- its Wales, £7, to £7 103. We have to notice an improvement in the TIMBER TRADE of this town, the leading articles being in better demand. The sales on Friday were—a cargo of St. John pine, 18 inches calliper average, at 160. per foot; with birch at 14. per foot, and deals at £8 16s. per standard, and during the last 14 days a cargo of St. John at 18d. per foot ; for yellow pine 16d. per footl- for birch 15d. per foot ; for red pine and deals at £9 - per standard. Three cargoes of Quebec pine, imported in 1945., at 124 d. per foot, one at 121 d. per foot, and one imported in 1846 at 14d. per foot. A cargo of spruce spars at 18}d. per foot ; poles at Is. 3d. each; oar rafters and sweeps at 3s. Id. each ; laths at 14s. per M, and pickets at 323. 6d. per M. A cargo of Miramichi deals at £8 108. per standard. A cargo of Swedish fir at 19d. per foot, and deals at £l4. The transactions in the LIVERPOOL, CORN TRADE since Friday have been very trivial in amount, except for In dian Corn, of which article the purchases have been chiefly for export to Ireland. Notwithstanding the small ness of our supplies, there is no activityin the trade, nor any elevation in price to note since Friday ; in fact, al though we might have expected, on the- resumption of the duties, and consequent decrease in our imports, a considerable improvement both in price mul demand, the preponderating influence of the general stagnation and uncertainty has not been without its effect. In the coun try markets, however, prices have generally taken a slight advance, and the Trish markets are firm, with an improve ment in the leading towns. The Mani Lane Express says " The immediate effect of a cessation of a totally free importation will probably be to inspire holders with more confidence, and some slight advance in prices may perhaps ensue. We are, however, still of opinion that in the existing state of affairs no material rise can occur in the value of breadstuffs, unless brought about by circum stances of which nothing can at present be known, such as bad weather in the spring or summer, or political events, resulting from the recent occurrences in Trance. Looking at matters as they now stand,. there is reason for supposing that supplies will not prOve frilly equal to meet the demand so long as the latter continues to be only for real consumption. A speculative demand, founded on future contingolcies would of course alter affairs but after the disastrous results of the past year's experience, we are inclined to think that capitalists will be cautious how they embark in fresh investments in corn." The MARKET for IRISH PROVISIONS presents little variation since Our last report. The finer kinds of Irish Butter, of which 3,927' firkins, 771 crocks, arrived last week (yesterday inclusive), continue in fair request, and the stock in Liverpool is greatly reduced. Hams unsale able. There is no doubt but that the supply from Ire land of hams and shoulders, as-well as pork and bacon, will be considerably less this year than last. Prices in Liverpool, yesterdi:--BuTTER : Waterford, Rs& to 948. ;_ Kilkenny, Carlow, and Clonmel , 88s. to 925. ; Carrick, 86s. to 88s. ; We;dord,Carlow,BBs.toB9W. ; Belfast, 88s. to Ballymoney and Coleraine, 868. to 89s. ; Banbridge, 848. to 888.; Newry and Dundalk, 80s. to 825.: Dublin, Carlow, 848. to 888. ; Sligo, 80s. to 86s. ; Londonderry, 82s. to 865.—BACON : long Middles, free from bone (new), 565. to 60s. ; short middles, 58s. to 608.—LA RD : fine keg, 60s. to 665. In the r~Mrrßrenx o- - ;TRAns there has been a good demand for Beef, and a fair extent of business done in that article. Prime Mess Pork much wanted ; the few parcels of good quality which have been received have been eagerly taken at 70s. to 725. 6d. For old strips there has been a good demand - for Ireland, and all of good qua lity, offering at 50s. or under, has been taken. A parcel of new has been sold at 60. Bacon continues in fair re quest, a ready sale being obtainable for the article as soon as imported. The market is fully well cleared of old Hams and Shoulders, and we have very few new. The imports of Cheese already in the market have met with a ready sale at improving rates. Although we have bad heavy importations of Lard, former prices have been maintained. Prices of American Provisions at Liverpool (duty paid) : Cheese.—Fine, 485 to 52s per cwt.; middling, 42s to 46a; ordi nary. 39s to 41s.—Beef.—U.S.- Prime Mess, per tee. 304 lb., 85s to 90s; ordinary, 76s to 83s, old 608 to 68s; extra, India, family, &c., 95s to 105 s; ditto, per half-barrel, 30s to 355. Mess, per barrel, 200 lb., 50s to 56s ; ordinary, 40s to 468, old 36s to 408 ; prime, 348 to 36s.—Pork.—U.S.—Prime Mess, per barrel, 200 lb., 65s to 755, old 48s to 60s ; prime, 40s to 455, old 38s to 408; mess, family mess, &c., 58s to 625, old 48s. to 595.—Bacon.—Long middles, free from bone, 48s to 54s per cwt. ; ditto, rib in, 428 to 545; old, 35s to 428. Short middles, free from bone, 48s to 56s ; ditto, rib in, 478 to 538 ; old, 35s to 425. Shoulders, old, 22s to 26s.—Hams.—Dried, old, 20s to 50s ; in salt, 388 to 455, old 26s to 325.--Lord. —Fine, in kegs, 508 to 52s per cwt.; fine, in barrels, 508 to 51s; ordinary to middling, 47s to 49s ; inferior, and grease, 40s to 428.--B/ti6er. —Canada, 58s to 67s per cwt.—Soda Biscuit, 308 to 35s per cwt. —Pilot Biscuit, 156 to 20s per cwt.—Onions, 4s to 3s per cwt.— Apples, 205 to 30s per barrel. - finpOrts, from 24th Feb. to Bth March :—Cheese, 260 casks, 2365 boxes ; Beef, 911 tierces, 495 barrels; Pork, 14 tierces, 523 barrels; Bacon, 2031 cwts. ; Hams, 4 casks; Lard, 1628 bar rels, 6468 kegs, 58 cases. _ _ We sul jolii the prices of FOREIGN FRUIT :—the pre vailing feature of the market is the continued unprece dentedly large supplies of oranges from Terceira and St. Michael's, which have tended to keep the prices down at the low figure they commenced at the early part of the season. . _ of Foreign Fruit in Liverpool (duty paid) Currants 428 per cwt. 40s to 445, 4-boxes 465 to 48s,—M It L boxes 54s to 60s, - i-b O x -es 528 to 565, 4-boxes 60s to 625, cartoons 75s to 80s; Valencia, 36s to 405 ; Denis, 30s to 328 ; Lexia, 24s to 268; Sultana, 70s to 735. Figs—Turkey, pulled, 34s to 565 per cwt. ; Blom, 65s to 808; Calamata, 30s to Us. Plums—Prunes, 348 to 35s per cwt. Almonds—Jordan, 160 a to 180 s per cwt. ; Soft Shell, Spa nish, 455. Oranges—Sicily, Os to lOs per box ; St. Michael, 20s to 248 6d; Lisbon, 16s to 188. Lemons—Messina, 18s to 20s per case, 12s to 148 per box. Nuts — Barcelo na . 42 s to 43 s per bag ; Sicily, 308 to 328; Turkey, 218 to 22s ; Black, Spanish, 365 to 37s per barrel ; Walnuts, 6s to 8s per bushel. There was upon the whole a better tone about the stock market on Friday, but the improvement in prices was merely fractional, Consols on leaving off on Friday afternoon being 801 to 1 for money and account ; on Thursday, 80 sellers. The scarcity of money stock, which was repeat edly quoted higher than for time, is just now a rather powerful auxiliary in the support of prices ; the inclination of the funds, in the absence of this counteracting course, would in general opinion be of a more decided downward cast still. There was again difficulty experienced in the disposal of bills upon 'Change, and with the exception of Holland and Frankfort, the rates were rather higher. The English funds opened on Saturday at an improve ment of a quarter per cent., and subsequently experienced a further advance, until the publication of the intelligence from France, when, owing to the rapidly increasing signs of the approach of a financial chaos in that country, C on _ pis receded per cent. The first quotation for money and account was 81 to 1, whence they rose to 811. A re action then took place to 80, and they closed at 81 sellers. Bank Stock reduced, Three-and -a-Quarter per Cents., Long Annuities, and India Stock, are now all shut for the dividends. India Bonds left off ss. to 10s. premium ; and Exchequer-hills (June), 21s. to 30s. prem. The operations in foreign stocks were wholly unimportant. The Dank of England returns for the week ending the 4th inst. chew that the notes in restive had increased by £91,970, the gross amount standing at £9,830,215 ; which, with £668,697 in specie in the banking depart ment, made a total reserve of £10,498,912. From the in crease under the head " other securities" of £182,215, it may be gathered that the Bank was obtaining a better share of discount business, as money was becoming rather dearer. It might be, however, that the increase arose principally from loans on stock or other securities. The amount of notes in circulation is £18,375,615, being an increase of £195,860; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £14,873,927, showing an increase of £113,112, when compared with the preceding return. The Freltch journals profess an expectation that the Marseilles Bank will shortly be able meet all demands in full. Messrs. Gouin and Co., of Paris, are understood to have called upon their shareholders to pay up 15,000,000 f. so as to enable the bank to resume. Letters from nordeaux state that the general excite ment occasioned by the French revolution having passed. commercial affairs were resuming their former activity. The Nantes advices report that their banking adminis stration were doing all; they could to afford customers fa cilities, and the merchants were anticipating a favourable change in affairs. Advices from Belgium are encouraging. Confidence was reviving, and within the last two days the banks had discounted liberally. At Antwerp, although the Bourse was open. there had been but few bargains, at rather unsettled prices. At Brussels the Societe G4nerale were holding out in ducements to the depositors in provincial savings' banks to con7ert their deposits into• bonds of the society, with• the view of increasing its financial resources. The failure of the house of M. Messel was mentioned. From Marnburgh it is stated that nothing can exceed' the prevailing dulness. At Frankfort business had been recommenced on the Bourse, with better prices for neaey all public securities. Letters from Amsterdam annothee the failure of the firm of A. 1, Von Harpen and Sons; this being the six teenth house which had stopped during the week. A. strong feeling of apprehension still prevailed. One favour able circumstance—the resumption of Messrs. Westen dorp and Co.--took place on the 6th instant. Advices from Naples up to the 2d instant, state that the funds continued heavy, the Five per Gents. being 991. A loan and a change of ministers were talked of. The followings the latest commercial information from New York : Exchange on London remains pretty much as per lists. The best city bills brill; from 10 to 10i, but the quotations may be fairly stated at from• 9i . to 101. For French bills the demand is rather better, and voe hear of sales at from sf. 22t: tosf. 20c. FLOUR.—The market continues firm, and prices are about 22ic. per barrel higher than on this day week. The arrivals from New Orleans have not been as heavy as many expected, and many western brands are becoming scarce; consequently holders of Genessee are not disposed to sell at lessithan .8 - 6 25c. to , 86 37ic. G RAII.—For milling, here and at the east, there is a good demand for wheat. The exporters do not take iV at present rates. Among the sales are 1,500 bushels Genessee ' at 136 to 13; ; 3,000 bushels on private terms 10,000 bushels Ohio and common Western, at 118 e. to 130 c. COAL.—Sales of Liverpool Orrel have been made at .88 50c. four months, and of Pemberton's, at .83 75c. cash, which is a decline from last week's prices. A cargo of Newcastle has been disposed of on pri - aite terms. The market is rather heavy. FREIGHTS.—Rates are low and but little freight offering. Corn has been taken to - Glizsgow at 6d. ; oil and lard; 20s. per ton. To Liverpool : Cotton, per 1b.,3-16d. ; beef, tierce-,25.6d.; beef and pork, per barrel, ISd. • flour, Is. to 15d. ; turpentine, 18d. heavy goods, per ton, 20;. ; grain, per bushel 4}d. to sd. MOVEMENTS OF COTTON IN THE UNITED STATES. Rece:pts at ports of the U. S. since Sept. 1, 1847 1,183,193 bls. IP sameperiod last year 1,211.218 • 9 same-period the year before 1,147,1.02 Exports from the U. S. since Sept. 1,1847 597,737 71 PP same period last year 492,498 , same , ileriod the tear before 577,149 If The receipts at New York since the Ist inst. have been 31,000 bales. Exports, 10,000; taken by spinners, 14,000; stack in the city,3B,ooo bales ; amount on sale, 20,000. MR. CARDWELL AND THE INCOME TAX. We have had handed te•ue a correspondence whichthao just taken place between- Mr. Edward Cardwell and the National Confederation. The first letter is from the Con federation, and is dated Feb. 22d ; and the secretary, whilst enclosing,- two resolutions of that body, declaring the budget of Lord John Russell most objectionable, espe cially for the proposed attempt at increased taxation, requested to know Mr. Cardwell's opinions on the subject. To this Mr. Cardwell answered, that government was ex pected to make some further statement, and that as soon as he had heard it, he would send a reply. On the 26th, the Confederation expressed to the hon. member the dis appointment• they felt at so• general a reply to specific questions, which were again put to him as follows : " Ist. What course you may have determined on pursuieg in reference to the ministerial budget, as it has been announced' " 2d. Whit course you may fiave determined on pursuing in reference more especially to•the principle involved in it, of attempting today an increased amount of taxation? " 3d. And what course it is. your purpose to take in meeting the attempt intended to be made by . the government, to perpe tuate the unjust principle involved in the exaction of the same per centage on income derived•from labour and industry, as on that derived from accumulatethproperty ?" The communication added that the Confederation was of opinion that no explanation of the Government could alter the fact - that certain proposals had been made, and• they wished to know Mr. CardweH's opinion on the Bud get as it then stood. To this. Mr. Cardwell returned the following reply • _ " Whitehall , Gardens, 28th February, 1848 " I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your lest letter, and beg to express myrcgict that my acknowledgement of your former communication should have occasioned any disappointment to your committee. . . . _ " It was not intended for a reply upon the subject on which you wrote ; but was, on the• contrary, only designed, in cour tesy, to acquaint you why 1 wished to postpone, for a short time, stating whether I should support the financial proposi tions of the Government; viz., that I wished. before making any such statement, to learn, what these propositions actually were. _ _ _ _ _ • _ These, which formed the subject of your letter, have been, as I thought was probable, withdrawn this evening ; and you wilt perceive that I asked and obtained for the house, and for the country, time for consideration of that which has been substituted. _ _ _ Under these circumstances, and with this explanation, think your committee will consider that I have acted consis tently with my public duty, and with my respect towards them and the other electors of Liverpool with whom I have been in communication on the subject. _ _ liliWeliiAOriour to be, &c,. - - (§igned) .." EDWARD CARDWELL, " Mr. Maedonald;Se - cretsiry." On the 2nd March,. the Confederation again expressed their regret that the reply was not more specific, and added— _ . _ _ . "There still remain most objectionable points in the Minis terial scheme. The proposed increase is set aside, butithe monstrous injustice of taxing realized property and income on trades, and from other precarious sources, at the same rate, is left untouched. This, the committee would suggest, will, doubtless, receive your best attention. The Government ought either to propose a just and rational principle to regulate the tax, or do away with it altogether. They ought, as the:com mittee think, to propose such principle to-morrow evening, or postpone the incomes of that class until a committee may have reported on a just and equitable principle. The Government ought to be urged to appoint such committee to-morrow ever ing, for, if the matter is not now seen to, the principle,will be persevered in, and the past quoted as authority for the future, in time to come." The following is Mr. Cardwell's reply : " Whitehall Gardens, 4th Mareh,lB4B. "Si answer to your letter received last night, .I have to acquaint you that I have again referred, as you desire, to your former communication, in which you advert 'especially to the principle invelved in the budget, of attempting to lay on an increased amount of taxation.' _ _ _ "This. proposal for increased taxation was the basis of your correspondence with me, and I considered the withdrawal of the one the natural termination of the other. " With reference to your renewed inquiry, I have to reply, that I am very sensible of the pressure of any income tax upon an industrious community like that of Liverpool, and that I have not heard any proposal made which would effectually correct the admitted objections against it, and might, there fore, be regarded as an adjustment of the question, satisfac tory to all classes, and for all future time. "'Under these circumstances, though I have-neither personal connexion with, nor party attachment to, the present Ministry, I have not ventured, in the present condition of the finances, to incur the great responsibility of refusing to those charged with the Executive Government a continuance of the duty for a limited period, at the existing rate of sevenpence. " I have taken my share, with great satisfaction, in the re moval of many imposts which operated unequally and injuri ously upon the commercial and trading classes, and have every disposition to go forward in the same course, and to promote the retrenchment of every unnecessary expense. " I have the honour to be, &c., (Signed) "EDWARD CARDWELL. " J. M. Macdonald, Secretary." A note was addressed to Mr. Cardwell, under date Bth March, asking if he had any objection to the publication of the correspondence with him, should the committee of the Confederation think it desirable to lay the same before the public; to which application the following is Mr. Cardwell's reply : " Whitehall Gardena, 10th March, 1848. "Sir,—l have.to acknowledge the receipt last evening of your letter, in which you ask whether I have any objection to yohr committee publishing my replies to your late letters. " I have to assure you that my replies were written without any intention on my part of sending them to the press ; and that I have no suggestion to offer to your committee with re. ference to the exercise of their discretion in the matter. " It is, for the sake of clearness, to be borce in mind, that your letters of reoruary 2*.zna anti ra. supposition that the income tax was to be continued for five years, at an increased rate, for the first two years,. of five per cent., and were answered by me as having been written by you upon that basis.* Also, that your first commmiication, after you had heard of the change in the ministerial propositions, was received by me on the night on which Mr. Horsman's pro posal was made to the House, and was, therefore; replied tot after I had heard, considered, and voted on that plan. " I request that this letter °— may be regarded as pa r t o f th e correspondence, and r (Signed) " Mr. Macdonald, EDWARD CARDWELL, Tretary • • NOTES OF TIIECONFEDERATION. —* That WES Quly one of the points embraced in the letters referred to, as the letters will, on reference, show. It is true, that is the only point to which Mr. Cardwell made any reference in his replies, and even that he did not do until after the Ministerial intention of withdraw ing it had been announced. On the question of "perpetuating the unjust principle involved in the exaction of the same per centage on income derived from labour and industry as on that derived from accumulated property," and which was contained in one of the resolutions sent to him in the letter of 22d February, and then again specially repeated as a distinct question in the letter of the 26th, it escaped Mr. Cardwell to give any reply whatever until after he had voted against Mr. Horsman's motion. There is, therefore, a manifest oversight in the statement made above. The time when " replied" to seems of little importance; the only point worthy of notice is the time of receipt of the letter, and Mr. Cardwell does not say that it had not been re ceived by him before he bad voted on Mr. Horsman's motion. And, independently of that letter, he was in possession of the Liverpool petition to the House of Commons, praying for a modification of the tax on incomes derived frod trades, &c., so that it must be supposed he was quite aware of the feelings of Liverpool on the whole question before his vote bad been given. There will.be a total eclipse of the moon on Sunday, March 19 :—begins 16 minutes aftex. , 7. in the evening ; q~idd(e, 12minutes Oast9 ; ends 8, minutes past 11, THE CROWDS ON 'CHANGE. It will be seen from a statement elsewhere that for several days last week the area of the Exchange was crowded by a number of persons, who congregated there each afternoon, without any ostensible object. On Thursday an address from the porters was posted on the walls, " to the merchants and brokers," setting forth certain grievances to themselves and also to the shippers and receivers of goods, from the present system of master porterage. This, it will be found, by an advertisement' in one of our columns to-day, caused a meeting of the' magistrates, who admit the grievances stated to a cer tain extent, and announce their determination to re medy the evil so far as they have the power. We append below a remark on this part of the question. Oh the same day a workman presented one of the pla cardx alluded to to Mr. Rushton, at the police-court, who on perusing it stated that he should lay it before the mayor and magistrates, and strongly ur g ed the complainants to be peaceable, adding that if the system of master porterage as now pursued were according to the late act of parlia ' ment, the porters must, if it' were oppressive, petition for its abrogation. He advised that they should cease to hold meetings at the Exchange or elsewhere, as such might be injurious to their cause. At the meetings of these work men on the Exchange, Mr. Dowling mixed with theerowd and conversed in a kindly manner with them, counselling them above all' things to keep the - peace. Some fevilads and mischievous idlers evinced a' disposition, by shoats and intemperate expressions, to excite a disturbance, but without effect, the porters them selvect observing becoming patience and forbearance. On Friday the advertisement we have alluded to was' posted as a placard,. in various parts of the town, and its . judicious, just, and conciliatory character had the effect of preventing on that'day any formidable gathering of the men. The magistrates, in fact, admit' the grievances complained of, and show a willingness tb aid in seeing them redressed. Every precaution was on that day and Saturday taken to meet'any sudden outbreak, by swearing in special constables, giving instructions to the police, &c. [With reference to the placard issued by the magis trates, it is but proper tb state in behalf of the master porters under the new act, amongst whom a comprised many of the most respectable merchants slut brokers in thetown, that they are not'at least the immediate parties who-are to be blamed. The new system is assuredly im micA to the interests both of the master porters and the men. The former for the most part cannot themselves /Atm& to. and overlook the labourers. The majority of the master porters are not guilty of any of the practices condemned. The system must, however, be amended in in someavav, for it works badlrfor all parties, as is testi fied by the following memorial. to the Dock Committee, which W 513 signed in a very short time last week, at the Exchange News Room, by about4wo hundred of the most respectable merchants and brokerain town :—" Liverpool, 9th March ' 1848. Gentlemen t We, the undersigned merchants =and brokers of Liverpool, some of us being registered master porters, having given a fair and impar tial trial to the system of quay porterage by master-por ters, only recently introduced into this port, beg to repre sent that the said system has proves} most unsatisfactory, our property being abused by the awkward handling of un skilful portera,.while the charges have far exceeded the amount for which the porterage could have been effected by ourselves. We, therefore, respectfully request, that you will be pleased to abolish the system of discharging vessels by master porters only, and order that in future each consignee or importer of goods shall take charge of his own property on the quay, as formerly."] On Sunday however great numbers again assembled in. consequence of the following placard " Public meeting. Good and royal subjects of her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen are respectfullyvequested to meet; at three e'clock to-morrow afternoon, on the Exchange-square, to take into consideration why British artiaans should have to , pay dearer for everything they consume than any other people under Heaven; and it is- hoped that some good citizen will pro pose a remedy for the above grievance, which is breaking the spirit of the English people, and will ultimately sink the na tion.—A British Artisan. March 11, 1848." _ . . . _ The above placard,.which was Printed fired on a white ground, bore no imprint upon it. It was mot posted till early on Sunday morning. Though no effect was appre hended from the above silly production, the magistracy assembled at the Town-hall, and took every precaution which prudence for the public safety could suggest, and as one step the following placard was immediately issued by the Mayor : ° BOROUGH Or LIVERPOOL. "Notice of the intention of holding a public meeting thisday having been posted cir the walls, I, Thomas Berry Horsfall, hereby caution all persons•not to attend it. The meeting is called anonymously, and it is believed by strangers; and the Mayor confides in the Ltryal population to aid him in his de termination to preserve the peace of the town. "THCMAS BERRY HORSFALL, Mayor. " Town Hall, March I2t" A strong body of pollee were stationed in the Sessions' House, and in the cenU•al, office in High-street a large force was also kept in reserve. At the hour announced two or three hundred individuals, "to see the fun," had gathered upon the flags ; spectators cohered, and the crowd received instant secession from the crowd of well dressed people flowing every fine Sunday towards the pier heads. Birkenhead for- the nonce was deprived of its parading visitors. The crowd, an aimless meeting, was gathered, but no " good:it:ben" appeared to address them. There was no excitement; no rallying point, till Mr. Dow ling, who was unknown: to , the mass of people there, mingled with the crowd, and proclaimed, like a " good citizen," to those who rushed round him, that no •meeting was to be held. The crowds at last perceived the hoax which had been practiseii and gradually dispersed. Yesterday, a rather more alarming, yet equally silly, demonstration, without apparent definite aim, took place in the Ex - change area. Crowds of idlers, men and boys, but chiefly the latter, began. to assemble on the flags and the adjoining thoroughfares, and these greatly increased towards three o'clock. Numbers of well-dressed persons were attracted to the spot,. and so swelled the assemblage that shortly after three o'clock the flags were nearlyfilled, especially on the east side of the square, opposite the north door of the Exchange News-room, where a man, apparently drunk, and a number of youths and boys caused, by silly broken expressions, followed by shouts. jeers, laughter, and occasional hustling to get up a disturbance. They succeeded only, however, in causing rushes of the people to and fro, and there. can be no question but that pickpockets, and' vaga bonds of elder growth or practice, had urged on the boys in hopes of a row, by which they could make , their harvest. The business- usually transacted on 'Change was of course for a time suspended, and at length• matters having begun toassume a serious aspect, it was deemed prudent to call in, shortly before four o'clock, a strong body of police who were before quartered near the spot. These, marching, in an orderly and determined manner, urged those present to disperse. It was but ne cessary to make such a demonstration to induce the greater portion of the assemblage to move off. Consider-.. able numbers, however, of those bent on mischief declined to move from the square, and the police, naturally be coming impatient at this and the insulting language used towards them, used their sticks with considerable, but it is generally thought necessary, severity. The result•was a few broken heads and bruises, but nothing serious. The effect was almost electric, and the flight general in all.di rections, the feeling being "sauvequi peat." A tremen dous rush took place in the direction of and along High-street, the north end of which was so blocked up that young and old were thrown down over one another until they lay in heaps on the ground, out of which they were very soon hurried by pokes and knocks from the police. In a very few minutes the Exchange flags were cleared of the greater portion of those who had filled them, and Dale-street, Castle-street, &c., were crowded by many hundreds moving. We should think that not fewer thau.3ooo to 4000 bad at one time congre gated at the Exchange and the surrounding streets, After the dispersion, which from its rapidity was somewhat lu dicrous, the police bodies occupied the ends of the several avenues leading ta,the Exchange, and effectually, k e pt ou t known or suspected persons, permitting respectable parties who had businesa there to pass and repass. It was, we think, indiscreet in strangers and others in respect able society to swell the crowd that had collected by mingling amongst them. Had they absented them selves the thing would have died away without any inter ference of the police. Of equally questionable taste was the appearance of gentlemen at open windows in the un derwriters' rooms, and merchants offices facing the crowd, and immediately above the densest portion. of them. At four o'clock many of the shop windows in. Castle-street and Dale-street were closed, in case of.breakage of glass: but this was unnecessary. • The fire brigade were at hand, and prepared to drench the multitude had they lingered after the first charge, in which case the merely curious as well as the mischievous would have got cooling by no means agreeable. We are glad to learn that the working porters so far as could be observed, took no part in the intended disturbance ; and that the loyalty of the people at large remained quite unshaken on both days. The greatest praise is due to the Mayor for his watchfulness and caution, and his forbearance combined with firmness, in conserving the peace of the town ; and his efforts have been anxiously seconded by his brother magistrates, and by all the civic officers and others from the highest to the humblest. These pre cautions of the authorities taken and in preparation against any further disturbance, (should such unhappily arise—which we do not apprehend) have inspired the public mind with the greatest confidence. A body of regular troops have arrived from Chester. A large number of special constables were also yesterday sworn in, in addition to many before. About 500 of the men employed at the yard and works of the Corporation, have also been taken up as constables ; and the police aro so divided and instructed, that large bodies of them may at once be brought to bear upon disturbances that may show themselves in any part of the town. About five o'clock, some idle fellows, who had been driven from the Exchange, took it into their heads to roll about some of the casks intended to be used in Exchange.. street East, for the consolidation of the new pavement there laid down. They were soon put to flight by the police. Soon after the dispersion of the crowd from the Ex change, some of the tire brigade, finding a crowd at the corner of Hargrave-buildings, played upon them from the water mains, and got them away, the mass of them seem ing to take it as a mere amusement. There was a rumour of a disturbance in Richmond-row yesterday evening, but it turns out that it was merely a resistance made to the apprehension of an offender by some of, his co-mates ; that the case had nothing what. ever to do with any of the proceedings at the Exchange ; and that such attempts at rescue are more or less of daily occurrence in the rough districts of the town. _ At the present time, ten o'clock, all is quiet through. out the town, and: there is no indication of any disturb ance of the peace. EXAMINATION OF MASTERS AND MATES.—At a meet ing held on the 7th instant, Capt. Edward Joseph Allen, master of the William Botsford, of Liverpool, and Capt. Thomas Tinley, master of the Nith, of Liverpool, were examined and found duly qualified fOT first, class masters' certificates, March 14, MC LATEST INTELLIGENCE' (BY EXPRESS.) r* The Chartist meeti n g on K enn i ngton C omm on Yl te o rais turned out a miserabl e f a il ure. Th e m i l i tary wer e no" but there was no occasion for them. "Of t On Saturday last, shoot half-past 11, a.m., the entire i r te ll over the river Nidd, at K nares b oroug h , w hi c h w as Pt i,.,10 completed, fell in with a tremendous crash, cat' s hese, thought, by the heavy rains. It consisted of four are„ op centres of which had not been removed), each 50 feet 5r.-- • 80feet high. Fortunately no lives were lost. MONEY MARKET—YESTERDAY. There being nothing prominently new in the fOreigL gence this morning, the market for Public Securities Mirrel bited a more limited range of transactions than has u " — fil &AS since the first outbreak in Pari s . C onso l s h ave bee n 80} to j for the account, and for money f rom 80 tP'beig keeping up the same character of th e money qu otation nearly 3per cent. higher than for time. All the other .. A the dividends of which are pay a bl e i n th e April (111,3,10 now shut. Exchequer Bills are 28 30, an d I n di a Bon.' LONDON CORN MARKET.—YESTERDAY. At this day's market there ws3a limited supplY of Wheat, which met a brisk sale at an advance of Is. P`' the currency of this day week. FOr forei gn there vra g ui tiP improved demand, and sellers had the turn of price favour. Earrel Flour is steady. r tlu i Indian Cern on the spot was ge n e ra lly h e ld f or Is. Period r," advance, burthere was less demand to-d a y for floating . 0 00 1 Fine Chevalier Barley sought after a t f u ll prices; sorts, however,Nery difficult of sale. Malt remains-dull Hog Peas Is. to 25., and boiling, 2s. tcr3s. lower, 13631 P better demand, and quite as dear. tht • ea pslo The supplies of foreign Oats are libe ra l, vrhrch c hea firmness perceptible at the end of last Week, and le" were effected over the currency of last Monday. SMITHFIELD' CATTLE MARKET.—YasTenteberf‘ The beef trade ma steady at last prices. The Tg lw ottr sheep were small; from ss. 4d. to ss. 6d. p er but,Lati demand. For calves the demand was firm, and late' priT e r ? Jo Prime small porkers cold readily, at full prices. All 01 ' were a dull inquiry. HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM IRErittO (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) Dublin, Mare It is with much satisfaction that I inform yo?,..' e although the peace of the city is threatened by 1 61 , „ seditious movements of the Repealers, we have efe'ior fidence that the peaceable•and loyal portion of tiVi tt if will turn out to a man, and repress any, the very ow outbreak that may take place. To-day, the Provost and Board of Trinity Colle4 after divine service, and unanimously agreed to an %at to his Excellency the Loid Lieutenant, expressive till fidence in his Excellency's wisdom and determior; o 4 uphold the' peace of the nit'', placed as the gov _4" now is in alnost awkward position by the unwar conduct of the Young and Old Ireland party. . The Orangemen of the north, ever foremost 111 _ moting socirJ order, and observing a respect for tb c of the land, have also strengthened the hands of el% ecutive. Meetings have been held all over the Ili, which that body have agreed to addresses of conf.,A, in the Lord Lieutenant, and declaring their deter . if ; and readiness to come forward at a moment's not i i render every assistance to the Government to i 2V peace and order: KINSALE ELECTION. Kinstsie Saturday 1 30 01 1 This being theday appointed fur &king the PP w itior election, the ceremony passed off quietly, and ,Ct oi : the least disturbance. At the commencement th servative candidatt Lord Robert Clinton, took ,It l r ,il P and, at 12 o'clock, wa s s i x a h ea d o f hi s conw euw Hawes, the numbers being— For Lord R. Clinton 85 For Mr. Ha w e s 79 30 rA The entire polled up 'to that hour was- 164, leaving se to record their votes. Towards the close Mr• gained ground, and won by a very small m ajorit of more than five or sir - at the farthest. The precirrole ber we have not been able to hear, as-the official ( ' tion was not made. LATEST FOREIGN :AND -4- COLONL. - off The utmost joy prevailed in Switzerland at the° the Republic in France: tbs t Accounts from Naples of the Ist instant state' „ s tio - r j that day all the Ministers tendered their reskflA l which were accepted by the king. Th e e n d eav ours ° a Nfinto to effect a reconciliation between. Naples s° had completely failed. Je d he t,e All the letters received-from Vienna, described f o f t, impression produced in Austria by the accoun t ote n 'i French revolution. The Court was in a state of c. ° o nation. All eyes were fixed on the Prime gin i ,,,,fit"; Austria, and Cabinet Coancils succeeded each ot he r out interruption. Fears were entertained for 1. 0 " where agitation continued to increase. • LATEST FROM PARIS.—We are glad to find , fr ° ol ill,l Paris papers of Sunday, that the most perfect to n PO, continued to reign in Palls, but there seeined . noP t , upon the public mind a deep gloom, the necessa", quence of the financial statement of IW. Gaol 1 0r and of new disasters in the banking and commer ceof p 3 j, the-most important of which was the suspensio!l tioi merits by a banking firm orisoine importance. connected with railroad undertakings. The firm tion is that of Messrs. Laffitte, Blount, and Co. Lord Brougham is recovering,and will leave Cs°;iigelj England at the end of the month, travelling bY The life of Annette MeyeTs, who shot the sol be spared. Sentence of death has been respited;,oool`' Lord Hardinge arrived at-Alexandria on the di and left the same day for Venice. directorsn of the East The Five Sisters was lost last week off the bDund of -Scotland. All hands were lost- She ile'g Gloasngoswat,ufrrodamy,Ltihsbeo of Cool ot entertained Viscount Falkland at dinne7, at the Tavern, Bishopgate-street, on the eve of his delier' assume the functions of Governor of Bombay. or The Rev. Moses Margoliouthi_who has been :the o°,;, on.the shores of Carthage in sowing the- seeds eloth 'Pt) pel for several months, arrived-at Malta on the sou from Tunis. lie is now on his way to Jeras attend the consecration of the new church there' The ex-King and Queen of the French reel tirement at Claremont, surrounded by the nlei;rhilbe their family. Both are in good health, and',ll . in, their fortunes appears to affect them but i:gef' ex—King takes occasional airings in a private er''' mot is everywhere treated with marked respect. ihsEpti THE FRENCH EmnAssv.--His. Excellency "„4" tr`;(e, de Jarnac is at length relieved from his duties iirrl Minister at this Court. On Friday last M. Cottutoetlbe at Hertford-house from Paris, charged with i°sfroo'. India to from the Provisional Government to receive goilrbigr Count de Jarnae the archives-and seals of the 'tApj His Excellency having delivered over the seals.; re V final departure from Hertford-house, and is nn'olef' at the house of his noble brother-in-law, Lord Grosvenor-square. eetlrd ST. BARNABAS' CHURCH.—A series of A now in the course of delivery: on Sunday and -A! evenings, in this church. Two leave already' heeoGl, ered, and the subject of that for to-morrow evet, )70/e be,—Church Authority • Second Sunday in 14ef...-P,4' 19th,—Justification ; -Wednesday, March 220"Loccitt State ; Third Sunday in Lent, March 26th,---, tion ; Wednesday, March 29th,—TheSacrameg Sunday in Lent, April 2nd,—The Creed ; 9°;c190,1'1 before Easter, April 16th,—Sacrament of the per ; Wednesday, ApriL 19th,—One Mediatormi Friday, April 21st,—Christ lifted up ; Evening! te Offering. The two Wednesday and interrae,h_e orris Evenings between ApriL2nd and April 16th are ably omitted. • ror ST. PATRICK'S DAY.—The Irish Governwheeo- pre, long consultation on Friday with the heads of department, and every precaution will be tal`J, sfc,o'; serve tranquility in. the event of the repuhln 0 let: thizers persevering in their mischievous intent plefe memorateSt.Patricklt day by a demonstration ° tie; force to overcome the Executive Government' 0110, already considerable -excitement in Ireland woof 0: operative classes, and nothing is thought or 6,1320'001; the approaching manifestation of popular wet/42" c Friday afternoon a second edition of the beNr, Journal was issued, for the purpose of laying ad public, with all possible despatch. a manifesto, pie 4,' to the people of Ireland by Mr. J. O'Connell- at tbefilild gentleman is evidently in a state of trepidation,Zek°,,oit bable effects of the storm which lowers over 0 tbe and towards the raising of which he has lent ,isa'tn share of influence he possesses over the publirrec 0113 i, LIVERPOOL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETX.---` Orfj meeting of this interesting society was held last efoil;e d the Clarendon-rooms ; the-attendance was names of p 6,1, Mr. Leatherbarrow. jun., presided. The nell'Air. Airrijto new members were announced, including see'or;, Cunningham and Mr. Skirving, nursery e 0 E 5, 31,00eil Several beautiful plants were exhibited for in"--,1 asoio an Azelia, Moreana, a new variety, from lk.f' co 4 Cure; e- Olive Mount, William Brown, giutiener, pow 07, Variura Nana, from Mr. Thos. Morris, T 11,35. ffrovtiil)l.l; gardener ; an Azelia Ledifolio, from Mr. seryman ; an Archideous plant,, the Dindrobiette-yeo ,130 (we did not obtain the grower's.name,) end 90 Le bor Perfecta, with a pink and a white blossro er' „deg stem, from C. Blundell, Esq„ North, gon corosimium obtained the prize.. A discussielo re'oeS„f modes of heating agricultural buildings was to elliestev from last month's meeting, and the spealfeaes,,,,,,l. expressed their various opinions and exnerie[Ast.':e nip them in favour of .the hot water system ; hu" ing did not commence till an hour after the our reporter could not await th&result We are compelled ' or a 0 11 113 ' • impression. - 'Ol ° o 5 sc l ' T to o olL CO it lt a lt n E u S m P b O e N ro D r i a TO --- T ic t sfro o ,ool o 9 :l7l t r d ,if We have Winedreceive a long, pertinent, and highly pi p e ,5 1 from a " Importer,"complaining that .! t e b specting the system of licensing porters had 1 1 01 5 , h epe mitted to their body for signature —as the 1,1 0 0,5 , ie of cause of complainkis any other class of vl e tt , — ey lAci, ft e import," he says, "10 or 20 hhds. of wine, ';"00 sampled, and warehoused by porters of vr' a lloa c on knowledge; and if there is a like number o f glove le I have no remedy; indeed, no importer eal 0 c1: 6 ,, .4 in strange servants. This is the general %re. l''' 4 l l that of ate Albert Warehouse is sonlew;iat Vim 90'4 LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET .:„, caner pV e rib to The supply of stock itt our market to-daY "0 - 5010/ and as we had a mullerous attendance 01 c d otn, were a little higher. Beet; 51d. to 61d • alv` - sod, BIRTH ter-street, On the 4th instant, at ( Mrs. WILLIAM INKSTEIt, o , veal' a On the 10th instant, at IJ?g i h E to p n, in his "nti! fel; Hon, Lord GEORGE SEYMOUR, On the 10th instaat, at Upper Uuke-sfree. ( - 11 Miss AGNES BANES, fourth daughter of "' Toxteth•park. On the 12th in" - A., daught- ". 00 0, , - 4 Stßat, atMosley-vale, aged 1 7 I° 47 of 3AMES N. HOLMES, Esq. LIVERPOOL : 1 04° r4 i TUESDAY, MARLS 1- I , i gv S 0 PRINTED AND PUBLISI -- p gt OY JOSHUA FLI4_,TCHER LACE, of 'EVERY TUESDAY. ~ 33 , v .- c i, e s tr- 0 0 IoKoNARD ADDISON, of 14, Great Orfoirysoro At Ng, 4, Si. 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