The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-04-11 00:00:00

SUPPLEMENT TO THE Xiberpoot tanbarb, SECOND EDITION. STANDARD •OFFICE, APRIL 11, Two O'CLOCK, P.M. BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE. A meeting of the inhabitants of this town was held this day in the' Sessions-house, Chapel-street, convened by his . worship the Mayor, to concert measures for the recep tion of the British Association for the Advancement of science at its meeting in Liverpool in September next. The chair was occupied by J. Buck Lloyd, Esq., Mayor, and the meeting was numerously attended by the resident literati ; and Professor Phillips was present on behalf of the association. The last named gentleman explained the objects of the association, and the mode in Which its operations were carried on, and alluded in terms of high eulogy to the noble hall, which the Cor- Poration had intimated its intention of placing at the service of the Association at its meeting here. He glanced also at the great commercial importance of Liverpool, as a resting point on the great highway between Bri tain and the United States. In conclusion, he moved a vote of thanks to the Mayor and Corporation, for their handsome and liberal co-operation promoting the ob jects of the forthcoming meeting. The motion was carried by acclamation ; and the compliment was gracefully acknowledged by the chairman, for himself and on behalf of the Corporation. Votes of thanks were then passed to Professor Phillips, and to his worship the Mayor for his conduct in the chair, after which the meet ing separated. LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET.--This DAY. The arrivals during the week have been to a fair extent of Wheat from Ireland and Coastwise, and moderate from ithroad, and also of Flour ; of other articles the receipts have been small. The following are the quantities : British. Foreign. Wheat, quarters . . . Flour, sacks „ barrels Indian Corn, quarters . Oatmeal, loads The market to-day was moderately well attended, and there was a good consumptive demand for Wheat and /lour, at an advance of about ld. to 2d. per 701 b. on Wheat and 6d. per barrel on Flour, on the depressed prices of Friday last. Oatmeal was in fair request, without change In value. In Indian Corn and other articles a moderate amount of business was doing, at previous rates. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] THE WAR. RE-CALL OF THE PRUSSIAN AMBASSADOR. (From the Second Edition of the Times) BERLIN, MONDAY. — The Russian party has triumphed, Alld Chevalier de Bunsen, the Prussian Minister in Eng land, has been re-called. Nothing but decisive and suc cessful action on the part of the allies will ever change the vacillating policy of the King. Accounts from Prevesa, dated Vienna, 31st March, ,and Janina, 3d April, state that the communication was unin terrupted. The insurgents had been repulsed. Hessem Pasha had marched with the Constantinople corps towards Iletzora. The Duchess Louisa of Parma has abolished the forced loan. Lord Raglan and the Duke of Cambridge left London last night for Dover, on their way to the East. The troops at Malta were embarking for Turkey, ,on the 7th instant. Letters from St. Petersburgh report exchange on Lon don 330. Mercantile failures of considerable importance are taking place. Purchases of produce were in progress to be sent to Prussia, and shipped by way of Memel. At Riga the weather was mild, and the ice was expected to break up about the 7th instant. Several ships had arrived, and some of them would be likely to take away cargoes. At Revel also it was expected some exports would yet be made. KIEL, MONDAY.—Five English steam frigates sailed Yesterday up the Baltic past the island of Bornholm. The navigation of the Gulf of Finland is not yet opened. VIENNA, APRIL 10.—Russian reports from Bucharest, dated the sth, do not make any fresh mention of the battle Which was announced in letters dated the 4th : the latest despatches only speak of the unopposed march of the Russians towards Trajan's Wall. The Times says the period of suspense and anxiety with respect to the Reform Bill is not terminated. The f tttiele alludes to the incalculable magnitude of the evils wonld now follow the dissolution of the Goverment, batoncludes as follows :—" To our public servants much 7 be conceded and much forgiven ; but what the Mtry never can and never ought to forgive, or to forget, ,2tild be the desertion of ministers in a moment of peril -4(1 anxietv for the sake of a puerile punctilio, or the l isfaction of an imaginary point of honour." Ina second leader, the Times expresses its fear that "here is .no doubt of the melancholy and ridiculous fact that the Emperor of Russia has seized and appropriated Sir Hamilton Seymour's property at St. Petersburg. In a third leader, on the present position of Prussia, the Times trusts that the attempt of the Russian faction in the Prussian cabinet to remove Chevalier Bunsen from his Post as envoy to this country has been unsuccessful, and that, if he withdraws at all, the interruption will be a very transient one. It is evident that the object of the Prus sian Minister Manteuffel is to slacken and thwart the action of the Western Powers quite as much as to resist t he aggressions of Russia. Even if Prussia moves with us, she moves as an ally hanging in our rear impeding our m ovements, and perhaps watching her opportunity to desert to the enemy. The Advertiser says—" There were some curious r umours in circulation last night, relative to a renewal of those serious discussions between the leading members Of the coalition, in reference to the Reform Bill, which IV „ 8 Yesterday alluded to as having shown themselves at ''Qe Cabinet Council on Saturday. Some persons even went so far as to talk of probable resignations. We be. lieve there was no foundation for the latter rumour." MoNDA.v.—The report of a defeat of the Turks at Silistria produced a great fall at the Bourse. Threes opened 64.35, and closed 63.60; Four-and-a-half Per Cents. closed 90.50. MALTA, APRIL 7.—The Indus, with outward India mail has returned to Malta with her machinery damaged. hour's Vectis has gone on to Alexandria in her place, after an ,_ del a y. -- LONDON STOCK & SHARE MARKET.—Tics DAY. NOON QUOTATIONS. THE FUND.—Consols for Account, 871 18; ditto for .I°ney, 87f 8; Exchequer-hills, L. and S., 6 pm.; Three wad-a-Quarter per Cent., sm POREIGN Srocxs.—Mexicans, 241 ; Russian, 951 5 31 5 ; ditto Four-and-Halves, 82 1- R.tiLwAY SHARES.—Caledonian, 52/Eastern unties, 12 ; East Lancashire, 591 ; Edinburgh and G lasgow, 56 ; Great Northern, 86 51, A 76 ; Lancashire Z 4(l Yorkshire, 59} 60/ ; London, Brighton, and Lj o ll th Coast, 97 ; London and North Western, 95f 951; dland Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 20; Midland Stock, i; North British, 301; North Staffordshire, 101 ; .o,o_tith Eastern and Dover, 58/ ; York, Newcastle, and .13 " i ck, 641 1 65; York and North Midland, 45 41. 5. LAND SlllRES.—Agricultural, 37 8 7i. ANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE.--Tars DAY. "extern, and Yorkshire, 60k ; London and North 96 ; Midland, 68 ; South Eastern, 17 7-16 17.16. LEEDS STOCK EXCHANGE.—This DAY. NOON QUOTATIONS. Eastern Counties, 12 ; Lancashire, 591 ; Midland, 5817 h. LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. 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