The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-03-07 00:00:00

TO CORRESPONDENTS. a nam _ cient ser at the fire it: TUESDAY MORNING, unless the ca tion, the r Eibtrpool &.tailbarb. Ar,lB4ts. i~:~ A correspondent, who 2,.! of thp wishes_the ments or onestin industry Tnko g impost nt, the case of t 1, Mt commercial employtnen 'essure is 1 IS 0 11 known , or Is ed up m whc mercial firm, ant the thousands connected with its lerity or adve of these hard Yet what annum ; and there "are rs in pensive )port of Eng would b .z I has incre of so r Ise if a colonia. rise in j now vice to look ? operation ( we to exp the present , nt Quick ler Mr. bto THE LIVERPOOL STANDA RD. GENERAL TRADE REPORT. presume that the complaint meant only that he was sufficient reply to any objection' which could have been to not permitted to screw down the remuneration of made to an adverse vote, as being prompted by factious motives. Those classes could no t f or a momen t b e sus - Mr. the officials to a mere p itt ance. Thi s resu l t, h ow - . LIVERPOOL EXCIIA.NGE, YESTERDAY. t. t isual ever, has been pretty well achieved. The hands, Governs of eng wish to leave even a Whi ent tertainin withoute. the means of satisfying the public Whatever may be the result of th e p resen t political . _ through which 'the vast correspondence of this credito r , and maintaining, th in all their efficiency and dissensions on the continent of Europe, there seems to be great empire passes, are, for their long hours of la- activeness, the Institutions and Honor of the coon- a pretty general feeling against any interference on our part in . the quarrels . . of other nations; and, although the bour, remunerated with a pittance less than a corn- try. They asked only that the burthen of any measure of direct taxation, which might be found necessary, should ---- - mon mechanic can earn. With a responsibility be made to press more equally upon all classes. revolutionary principles acted upon by the Provisional t greater than that of any other officer under the The amendmenti of the honourable member for Cocker- Government in Paris must be f ar f rom consonan t w ith Crown, the p os t- o ffi ce c l er k i s p a id le s s than a daily mouth—Mr. Ho Iman—would if carried, have fully met the constitutional feelings of the British people, the desire v - ' , non any of our railways, or in any of our all the difficulties of the case ; and from a gentleman so I ' ` ;n evinced other government depart- fully conversant, as Mr. Ca r d we ll un d ou bt e dly is, not on their part to restore, as s pe e dily as p oss ibl e , s deserving as to intellectual only with the feelings entertained by our mercantile clas- the peaceful institutions of their country, combined with t c ents, both better paid and ses towards the imposition in its present shape, but as the friendly feelings already expressed towards this nation, well with its peculiar oppressiveness in the present condi r ...ged with the hope of pro- t i on of commercial affairs and of commercial men, a tor- warrant us in entertai n i ng a con fid en t b e li e f th a t th e wor ld E ,sent, as the reward of desert and di a l suppor t to suc h amendment m i ght have b een may yet be saved f r o m ano th er re i gn o f t error . C onso l s , n reasonably anticipated. Mr. Cardwell might have re- which reached their l owes t p o i n t o f 791 on M on d a y l as t, t! as an example of this inequality of treat- membered that as a Liverpool man, connected with h ave fl uc t uate d d ur i ng the week at a marked improve ' - -cloyed in the Post- the commerce of the port, and i n the con fiden c e that went, and closed yesterday at 821 to 821 for money, and e in him they would find an excellent commercial states „se, or, in fact, in eany man rather than a mere party man, the exponent of the 821 to 821 for the account; and, although but little dispo ..; service, or in private opinions of this or that statesman, it was that he received sition to speculate has been displayed in the different There is no one who can a large portion of the support which placed him in his branches of commercial enterprise, we may fairly hope .dility which is imposed upon present distinguished position. We must not now con . clerks in the Post-office. It is teal f rom him the fact that , by his course on Friday night, that the imminence of the da nger i s p as t. Y es t er d a y, th e he has forfeited the good opinions of a large majority of SHARE MARKET opened ste a dily ; a li m it e d b u siness was chat their hours of labour are not the constituencyj which so honoured him. Already, we trnsacted during the day, but prices were firm at the close. ,i. There is not one o f th ese c l er k s h ear of movements making, and in agitation, with the a i assiduityand attention is no t d e p en d en t o bj ec t o f con veyi ng t o hi m an assurance o f thi s f ac t, which As allusion has been made by a con te m p or ary to Mr. every-nay interests more momentou s , an d res p ons i- must be as painful for himself to receive as it will for his John Ridgway's commercial affairs, we may state that his bility greater, than the Custom-house.clerk has to many personal friends and the admirers of his great talent present difficulties arise, as much from the embarrassment to feel themselves compelled to join in. deal with in a twelvemonth. The mere detention • of others as from his own engagements. It is not true ' • — l - 4 - "•-• norrlpr4 ;.. 4:,.....•. that two-thirds of his assets are in New Zealand; there In the Jamaica papers which we received last night, we being only about one-third there, and the surplus on beingthe find considerable discussion as to the necessity which statement submitted instead of £4ooo is upwards of -,a the remunera now exists for a proper representation of the colonies in £lO,OOO. _.. worked servants of the public in the British parliament. Re have not space now to enter . A t quie f t, co firm, steady market for Carr v , es l t l erday, . gown? And it is a fair specimen of their into the subject, and the following extract from the en I Reek'ss cotton oes. o Q o ng in , a a n y d h remark s th w a l t I l i n ot r dec e s L rs n'o a t t position in other places. There are, we believe, i n Jamaica Dispatch of the 7th February, must suffice for lust press sales, or force the market in any way. 5,000 bales \ the Liverpool Post-office, something like forty ordi nary clerks, who must be persons of some educa tion, and of good character and conduct. The pay to-day.,,Col o n T i e h s e the empire, will justice always o f the b e treated arguments l ilike a n p till they have a voice in her councils. n oo o r t rbeeladteionniesd. of were sold at full prices. The following important infor mation relative to the import stock, and prices of Cotton, we copy from Messrs. T. and H. Littledale and Co.'s sir . - - - " The wail of colonial oppression finds no sympathy in cular, published on Saturday : ~ ''' bosom of a colonial secretary, and it is a slow and ex- c‘The import, so far this year, has been 160,000 against --4 -1 a ootiva annul will of the neonle 187,000 bales , ili s. lBS ,,,, The ... tratle n l , ias ,,, take i n ,i 2l6, , ekoo , against les from the lowest point t his year, is consi , s remunerat we been yea: he can hope for an adv Dm £7O to £ ,0 as his year's ;y fellow-labourers liave 3 forty steps in the ladder to a grey head and perhaps a 1 children, he achieves the po clerk in the Custom-house full of ill- ailor of ordinary is soon as he has the States to the 6th February if they have is. o ht really tion for tt interest of the and do suffer, undE What right have t continual ivatchfulness and bodily and mental energy from a class of men whose whole life we make a hopeless struggle with po- t creditable to the Post-office clerlts , ortion to their number and their WEST DERBY AFFAIRS.—The annual meeting of the Trustees and Commissioners of Waste Lands in West Derby, was held at the office in Harper-street, Low-hill, at ten o'clock yesterday. The business was confined mainly to the receipt of applications for new enclosures, the granting of new leases, and the renewing of former leases.—A subsequent meeting was held at noon same day, at the same place, for the purpose of adjusting the accounts of the trustees of the Waste Lands in the town ship, and disposing of the proceeds. Nothing of general importance transpired at either meeting. THE EX-BISHOP OF CHESTER—On Sunday morning the Right Reverend Prelate who has been so worthily selected for the Primacy, preached his last sermon in the Cathedral of his late Diocese, from words so suited to his Apostolic character—" The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with you all." At the close of his dis course he made very feeling allusion to his approaching removal. In the afternoon he held a Confirmation in the Church of St. Paul, Boughton. We understand that he leaves Chester on Thursday, for Lambeth Palace. We believe there is now no doubt that Dr. Graham, Master of Christ's College, Cambridge, will be his successor in the See of Chester. lo few are found converting the pro s to their own use. We trust that e men. THE INCOME-TAx.—Amongst those who voted on Friday night, for the continuance of the income-tax in its present very objectionable shape, were E. Cardwell, Lord Ashley, Lord Brackley, W. Cubitt, B. Disraeli, W. T. Egerton, W. E. Gladstone, G. C. Glyn, H. Goul burn, Lord R. Grosvenor, G. Hudson, Sir R. H. Inglis, Manley, and J. Tollemache. Amonwst the members who voted in the minority, for the modification proposed by Mr. Horsman, were W. Brown, Sir T. B. Birch, A. Henry, J. Bright, J. Heywood, J. Brotherton, R. Cobden, W. Ewart:R: Gardner, G. Greenall, C. Hindlev, W. Jackson, G. San dars, R. Spooner, R. A. Thicknesse, T. Thornely, Sir J. Walmsle7, and Dr. Bowring. The details of Mr. Hors man's motion, and•its result, will be found in our parlia mentary summary of Friday. PROPOSED MEETING OF THE WORKING CLASSES.- A meeting of a number of the working men of this town was held at 33, Canning-place, yesterday, Mr. Robert Joseph Evans in the chili, when - a series of resolutions were agreed to, to the following effect :—That a public meeting of the working classes and others aggrieved by the manner adopted of working the Albert Dock be called to consider the propriety of establishing a Working Man's Protective Association-Ist, to oppose monopoly in every shape; 2d, to effect an alteration in the system of working the Albert Dock; 3d, to petition the Dock Committee to abandon the resolution to build more dock warehouses • 4th, to enquire how mu c h o f th e presen t b va.rancy and destitution of Liverpool h ave b een cause d by the indiscriminVe employment of itinerant and incom petent persons ; and sth, to foster and promote a friendly feeling between the employer and employed, so that the social and moral condition of the latter may be improved without encroachment on the property or privileges of the former. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN BERRY-STREET.—Soon after eight o'clock on Sunday morning, the premises of Messrs. Bennion and Healey, coach-builders, Berry-street, were discovered to be on fire. Six engines were promptly on the spot, but unfortunately'no water could be obtained for nearly three quarters of an hour. The cause of this delay is not yet ascertained, but the proper authorities will no doubt investigate the matter. Six or seven car riages in the repository were saved, but the building being combustible was destroyed. In two or three hours the roof fell in. The damage sustained by Messrs. Bennion and Co. is considerable. Both premises and stock were, we learn, insured in the West of England Office for about The fire which we back fearw t i o ll a n n o d t e d o a v m er ag t e h d eir se a v m er o d un c t o o tt f a l z o e s s s . . Mr. Grace, haberdasher, next door to Messrs. Bennion and Co.. succeeded in removing the whole of his property with the exception of some rn fuiture in an upper roo m . Mr. Smythe, bookseller, sustained much damage from the water thrown, perhaps £350. The shop of Mr. Eaton was also damaged, and lost some of his stock through theft. The flames, owing to the action of the wind, ex tpnapti to the nntincita chip of at." shutters _ of several shops, Ir. Dowling, Mr. larli those of Mr. Ro- ire-oltice, was and we so observed present ct or novancement t To iiia pi.u. ,u parliament, anti pus a question so sue minister F— i ,--:-.... i , — ,, ~....,. ..- - ,-. .... -......,,‘, ~..... ...,..‘, of the day. and prices advanced ad. per lb. n the ordinary and middling have these poor toilers in „ Colonies can never be viewed as 'integral parts of the ti qual onsities of American and Surat, and id. in the better descrip . A new man enters the empire,' till they are permitted to have a share in the "The accounts from India and China by the last mail were t ed precisely the government. not satisfactory, and at the same time the advises from Ame sin the service. " Colonial complaints are doomed to pass through the rica were looked upon as more in favour of larger supply at 'wen hands of governors to th e c olo n i a l o ffi ce , b e f ore th e y are moderate prices, and the new landed Cotton paying a f a i r pro - fit, was very freely offered; prices, under thesecircumstances, entitled to receive the attention of government ; hence a gradually declined and the advance above (incited was more prejudiced governor, or colonial secretary, can do much to than lost in the two , succeeding weeks. Last week the sales obstruct or stifle such complaints, without being called to only amounted to 19,000 bales, and 18,009 bales have been sold this week. Public attention has been fixed upon the extraor " Now that political changes are afloat, a fair opportunity dinary political events of the last ten days. Trade in Manches ter has been nearly at a stand, but the stocks of Goods and presents itself for all British Colonists to urge their right steadyarns ge an reg u rzerited as being light, and prices are more to I .)e represented in the imperial parliament, as a strong means of correcting the abuses which exist in the colonial weeks to this date, ta o v f e wi been i expected. The T s h o Lsf i l n l eLi e n fi t r tz five o office. Such a change is now rendered practicable by the weeks, amount to 125;000 bales—speculation 10,300, export rapidity and certainty of steam navigation, and need not . 44 , 00 , T , l h e e av f ima2 average of 22,000 Der w's'ir f.,...,.. -- be allowed to disturb the present colonial system, furth. , ' than that imperial representation must be accompanied by imperial taxation on each colony, in proportion to the amount of protection given to it. " The colonial legislatures or councils might remain as they are, and send members to the House of Commons as the stage legislatures of the United States send mem bers to congress. And if all the colonies together had even as many members as Ireland, the rights of colonial property would then—but not till then —he as much respected as the rights of property in the Briti is islands." Ship'd to FrnceN. of Other Vls.ldrig Gt. BritainEu 9 pe F.prts Total. Rcpts Stcks G.B. Fee 1848 222680 145306 41471 67837 477282 930403 461584 90 ... 1847 248274,104970 21247 42960 417456 1002770 501668 68 .. 1846 376000 109000 by which it appears that the difference of receipts is still 72,000 - "The estimate of the crop is , generally 2,100,000 to 2,200,000 bales,. though there are some higher and others lower. Prices were much the same, and about on a par with our present quotations. Shipments to this country were progressing slowly—only 25,000 bales in the last ten days ; but the state of affairs on the Continent may eventually give us a larger share of the crop than would otherwise have been the case. " EAST INDIA. —The import so far this year has been 25,000 bales against 9,500 bales , the sales•3o,soo against 21,000 ; and tne stock remaining 60,000 against 83,000 bales. The sales in the last five weeks have been 16,200 bales. The last accounts represented the new crop of Surat as havirr , suffered consi .. _ stock remaining at Bombay so inferior in quality as•to be unfit to ship to this country; prices have, nevertheless, given way id per lb., and the market is heavy at present." Our WOOL MARKET has been rather quieter during the past week, very few large sales are reported. Alpaca is not much inquired for. Scotch is very very (lull. Im ports for the week :—Foreign.—Bombay. 10, Shangae, 51, Islay, 2159, previously, 14,733, total,. 16,953. Scotch.- 477, previously, 2130, total, 2616. The COLONIAL MARKET generally speaking is not very brisk. For Sugar there continues a good demand, and sellers obtain stiff rates. The sales since Friday are about 5000 bags of Bengal and Madras, the latter at 335. to 375. Rum is not much inquired for, a few puncheons have changed hands, at a slight advance. Nothing new to report in Molasses, holders are not anxious to realise, and will not sell unless full prices can be obtained. Coffee is again lower, and the Market is much depressed. The Publi . c - Sales of Tea yesterday went off flatly, there was no disposition to buy, in consequence of which the sound portion was withdrawn. The damaged sold cheap. Rice continues quiet. For Pearl Sago there is a little more enquiry. The Sales in Saltpetre are trifling. Owners want higher pricea, which cannot now be obtained, —The markers in I .4.9 .Jndon have shown little animation during the week, and the transactions have not been on a very extensive scale. Saltpetre rose rapidly 2s. 6d. per cwt. when the accounts from France arrived, but that was the chief exception to the general dulness. Th^ he mar West India sugars, however, closed steadily on Friday at fully 6d. advance on the prices of that day week. Ac counts from Mauritius, up to the 17th December state that the prices of sugar then ranged from 28s. to 465., ac cording to quality. The shipments of sugar up to the Bth Dec. represented 37,545,2691 b., against 52,407,2691 b. at the same period in 1846. Freightage for England could not be obtained under £5 103. The market for Scotch pig IRON has been unsettled by the 'continental news, and a further reduction in prices has taken place, which may now be quoted, delivered in Glasgow :—No. 1, 495. to 495. 6d. ; Mixed No., 475. 6d. ; No. 3, 455. to 455. 6d. The English and Irish CORN MARKETS at the close of the week, were generally firm, with a slight advance in the leading articles of the Corn trade; which, stimulating a more active demand in LIVERPOOL, Wheat, Indian Corn, Corn Meal, and Flour, commanded rather higher it indicates considerable confidence. Subsequent letters from Paris tend to its confirmation. Payment of the dividendsOnii; French portion of the Greek Loan has been authorised by the Provisional Go vernment of Paris. The Banks of Lisle, Nantes, Bordeaux, and Rouen, have all suspended specie payments. At Antwerp, Brussels, Amsterdam, and Frankfort, the respective Bourses have been closed, to avoid rash adven turing in stock jobbing; and at Havre, as well as other places, business has been brought entirely to a stand. The Branch of the Bank of France at Havre has suspended specie payment, and the commercial Bank at Antwerp has stopped business altogether : it is stated that this es tablishment will pay in full. The Directory of the " Societe des Effets Publics" of the same city, has decided that operations in the public funds shall be temporarily suspended. The failure of the banking firm of F. de Kinder Theunissens has been announced ; this firm will not, it is said, pay more than 50 per cent. At Antwerp and Frankfort general trade was all but suspended. Ap plications had been made at Antwerp, Bordeaux, and Lille, for the Government to authorise a postponement of engagements due on the Ist inst. to the 15th, but nothing definite had resulted. The committee of the Amsterdam Bourse have completed arrangements for the settlement of the account, to take place on the 13th inst. Gold is very scarce in Havre. English sovereigns are worth 28 to 33 francs each. The commercial intelligence from India, by the Over land Mail, reached London on Saturday. At Calcutta trade continued dull, and the money market tight. Ex change is quoted at ls. 10d. to Is. llid. for first-rate document bills at six months' sight. Freights have gone up again, and are quoted at £6 15s. to £7 for dead weight to London. Government securities going freely at a con siderable depreciation. At Bombay very little alteration had taken place, and money was still very scarce. Ex change on England, six months' sight, ls. 10d. to ls. 100.; three months, Is. 9d. ; thirty days, is. 81d. The writer of a commercial letter from Bombay, in speaking of the effect of the home failures at that place, says that it has been comparatively slight. A third house had suspended payment, but it had taken no one by surprise. Two or three more failures are announced, and credit. still appears to suffer from the advice of extensive failures on this side. The estates of Messrs. Lackersteen Brothers, and Messrs. J. Wignholt and Co., were to be liquidated by the pro cess,. . _ • it appears tnat toe sum now to be made up by the share holders, after the total loss of their entire capital of £1,000,000 sterling, is estimated to be £77,500. By the last advices from Mauritius sovereigns were 84 to 9 per cent. pm., and British silver 5 to 6 per cent. pin. Commercial accounts from the Australian colonies state that trade was gradually improving, and that the exports of wool and tallow, especially the latter article, were rapidly increasing. In South Australia, mineral researches have been attended with the most successful results. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (BY EXPRESS.) FRENCH REVOLUTION, The most important of the manifestoes of the Provi sional Government, that of M. Lamartine to the French courts, occupies ;he principal at for the West of England offic . G. Hewit of the neig acted admirabl i circumstance should not affect the tone of indignant nu assistance in working toe. engines, ~,,„. remonstrance which ought to be addressed to the British the engineer of the Green-lane Works was present. government by the entire commercial community. It is origin of the fire is unknown: The front of Messrs. Ben monstrous that any British subject should be thus out- nion and Co.'s premises (the only wall standing) is in so raged and robbed by the representatives of a contemptible precarious a condition that it must be pulled down. power. whose sovereign is only maintained upon her ST. JUDE'S CHURCH.—On Sunday morning, the Rev. fhrone, at this moment, by the presence of a British fleet Dr. ill`Neile preached his farewell sermon at St. Jude's. ' onchor in the Tagus. The church was crowded to excess in every part long --;nd in our hisi„--• nf which a case of before the service commenced. The reverend gentleman -or the con- took his text from the 145th Psalm, 10th verse :—" All -land to thy works shall praise thee, 0 Lord ; and thy saints shall 1 f or bless thee." Having shown the abundant motives to sti ,..• .., , . ,_ r__ ..,__ han half the enermi ion of the Lady Sal attend Id have stirred en whc dema LO praise, aau cAprcnavu aria LUaIIftILLII iich had in many instances crowned I to this eff prices yesterday The LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET has been pretty liberally supplied with butter during the past week, the arrivals, yesterday inclusive, being 6,112 firkins, 1,382 casks. Good and fine qualities are rather low in stock, and consequently in low demand, realising extreme rates ; middling and inferior sorts are slower of sale, and rather reduced in value. The following are the prices landed in Liverpool :-Waterford, 88s. to 945. ; Kilkenny, Carlow, and Clonmel, 88s. to 925. ; Carrick, 86s. to 88s. ; Wexford, Carlow, 88s. to 89s. ; Belfast, 88s. to 925. ; Ballymoney and Coleraine, 86s. to 89s. ; Banbridge, 84s. to 88s. ; Newry and Dundalk, 80s. to 82s. ; Dublin, Carlow, 84s. to 88s. ; Sligo, 803. to 86s. ; Londonderry, 82s. to 865.- Bacon in good request. American at 50s. to 545. ; Irish long middles at 603.-Hams e not inquired for.-Fine Keg Lard 60s. to 665.: American very saleable at 503. to 525.-Arrivals last week, including yesterday : Bacon, 115 bales; hams, 6 hbds. ; lard, 8 tierces, 92 kegs. The following sales of TIMBER took place last week :- American Pine Timber was neglected, save 33 logs Quebec red, sold at 20d. per foot, the Quebec yellow offered having been limited beyond the market value ; a few logs Nova Scotia were sold at 140. per foot ; and 76 logs hemlock at from 8&d. one fromfeet average the at from s ro 2dto 9d . per foot. -American Oak, of good size and quality, toth e extent of 350 feet, were sold at 2 s. Oid. per foot , a n d about 1 ,000 feet Nova Scotia, fresh and small in size, at 16d. per too t.- American Spruce Spars, of inferior quality, were sold at 12d. per foot, string measure. American Deals: Quebec s , th ough offered by auction, were limited too high by the importer. Two cargoes . to 2t7 1 - 32 Sdt..pjeorhfno'ost Spruce yielding per cond cargo off the quay, having a large proportion of thict tens, was sold at from lti._ 5-16 to 2d. 1-16 per foot.—Ame Lath wood was sold at .3 - 1 - )e - r fathom- I Cedar at is lmerican Pitch Pine 5 savannahw V 1111 - X9 x 9 re sold, say off the quay, 12,000 feet at from 2W. to 22i(1. per foot from the store, 8,000 feet, 41 to 75 feet long, at from 21d. to per foot, 1,000 feet shorter lengths at from 20d. to 201 e foot, added to which a cargo rust arrived was sold by private bargain at 2]d. per foot.—Baltic Deals: 500 redwood Archanf , el were sold at 417 ss. per standard, and a few short Rip white wood deals at 411 10s. per standard.—Mahogany : This branch of the business was quite as animated as could have been anti cipated, and the Spanish and Cuba wood merited the attention which the trade generously afforded. On Friday Consols for money opened at 821, and ranged between that price and 822. until the middle of the day, when, the purchases on the part of the public being over, they again declined to slg. The closing quotation was 81i to 824, securities were rather firmer ; Alexi- mins advanced nearly 1 per cent., owing to the probability of a treaty of peace being concluded between that coun- VAR CH an be bronght to cons will be equal to meet its ordinary expen Such a fact, concl swely ye of the node in wh whip} tto be, is sugge whether the are levied our e can be n to the extent to wl --whether, in fa worthy of tt erne, T ;, our pre van ced po science of the preser and anomalous mockeri of right and common iiisnment of the in system of the revenue est- 1 - 1 iirect and ind taxatior, of the country is heir equ. aptation t In the ti] by which _ 3- Ight to be secured. 1 to their t ate of warfare we rom which a .wised. Hair .rnages, few millions per annum could be r able sot powder, dogs, light itself, servants a hund armoria bearings, an were selected, with an a intity. equal pressin of for( Ira tc zer needs such has been d€ anothe directed with indi fashion venue wi to the p us of t we have at and ti cular 1 preser attemT as of t Ind of I to 1 pense ; ich the As an instan It Is 1 of the co war ta. a flue the light Thant Me to is, in the eve e cairn upon us, and s of any a populati( re the amount ra malt tax is another imp° tion. But the mal I the am be sna le on every grown expediency, yet we d because the existing duty brings in to the revenue from four to five millions sterling. The impost upon tobacco, which may r .e not E v be rani ed the espe- of our ex n as a whole, iced intellizen ad health and the n happiness of the sed to the rational om it is imposed. during the east not without ample ad the moral cou- ecause they so as to r ider its press We are upon the body of the people .es disposed, ho' not d mode to . object that the energy of the Legislature is d to the more comprehensive task of re f taxation altogether. Little as we I think t I tloxi, cently 0r.,, are cannot but mirpose, ha rganisation of our he re tti onal revenue Without s to the comparative tion, there ier of our it a system ire rnieht be devised . —1 sto an ap- they appear to do in dealing equitabl,, luty, as applied to the succession to landed with the We sf uld tl 'ore be more sanguin from the labours of such a ,tion if its meml ald confine the 3sely to an agitation for a re-model rstem, and act less as a suggestina of our S. dies, bithertO,ls, tha.i voured to upon the com- own interest interests of the to point to modes of asses may he arlynn- asiye system mment A. Win- 3 even- mea- neut. The advocate of Aty of outrageous which prohibits 1 -1 escape of dele- a measure yet we insist )ortation support n he defend house ventilai terious matte few wee WS put I anticij sanatory impri house drains 1 reign food for th e them by our pool for this , aisina t entering upon t fip ) doubt as to fixed system present more it he win K upon proper )ry cor ufficient to ght is )d of Heaven's f this impost nernent for years ble from the Aid). 1 we cannot now the pouring popu ly to the it produces cannot of the duty upon such reduction is r principle and in this demand, and .otl ing thE and comfort e men y more encot tive advance , on t that, in pr ill be done for ti gislature can regard nately acquired savings thus clipped from !s of a hard-working and respectable class. untry nor the gue impression existing in the minds of Englishmen, probably implanted there b 3 the lessons of our school days, t fo is a y may find themselves, their per r property are protected from aggres e respect in which the naval power of our held throughout the world. Yet, it is a ict, which our merchants and the corn s of our commercial marine are continually hat upon the commerce of no other singul experien a slight or an injury be inflicted with greater impunity, by the meanest and most con temptible foreign nations, than upon our own. The flags of other great naval powers float in the harbours of the world for a definite and intelligible object; and are respected because it is seen that count n of the commercial ghts, and of immunity from outrage of their American citizen is fellow countrymen It an ate, with wh countr relations or commercial intercourse, redress is promptly insisted upon and enforced. France, with a similarly jealous care protects her subjects ill 41IC11" operations. Great Britain alone refrains from affording such protection, as if ashamed to he seen st oo pi ng t o • •, .• • commercial rivalry. Her fleets are in every sea. We have consular establishments in whatever spot the globe British commerce makes its resort. But for what useful purpose those fleets present their imposing strength to the world appears as little known to their commanders as to the hum blest tar on board. And, with respect to any real power being vested . in our consuls, beyond that of mere protest, there is none such. ed in But if prompt redress upon the slot where in jury is inflicted upon them is virtually denied to our merchants, it is equally so when the case of grievance has made its way into the Lethean cham bers of our foreign office. We may refer in proof , of both these facts to the iniquitous case of the Lady Sale of this port referred to by his Worship ition I the Mayor, on a recent occasion. and most ably- brought before the attention of the House of Commons by Mr. Cardwell. An outrage more gross than the condemnation of this ship by the Portuguese majority of the mixed commission on the coast of Afr - -Pding conducted throughout more g 1 cannot be cone,' a proc laringly in defiance of the la ed. Yet her owners,- Charles Horsfall and Son Messrs a firm than whose members no men can be moi. _ posed to the horrible traffic in slaves—none more absolutely above suspicion —must, we p r esu me , I -e tardy course of protocoling, likely, if indeed they are ever likely nursed the value which has been fel +e3 ltiously on- await for vear ber- ,re they are to he re-i ouslv wre African sta nd the loss )f such a vessel ng out of 'the a from the non irindina i mate cargo, would have invo a calamity occurring to is iirlect o: !c,asioned ; but suc intil f member cou THE WEST INDIAN MAIL The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company's ship Clyde, W. Symonds, commander, arrived at Southampton on Sunday, bringing the West India mails. She brings on freight4s3o,ooo on merchants' account; platina, value £500;: 149 casks of coffee, 3 bales of to bacco, 157 bales of sarsaparilla, 45 serons of indigo; precious stones, value £1600; 297 packages of sundries, and 50 passengers. This steamer encountered stormy weather on the pas sage home. From the advices brought by her we learn. that the West It.dian islands were generally healthy, and the weather seasonable. The political intelligence is important and interesting. A revolution had t ken place on the 24th of January at Caraccas, the capital of Venezuela, where the Congress was in session. A violent debate occurred, and a tumult arose in the Chamber of Deputies, in which five members were killed. Some fighting afterwards took place in the city, which ended about nine in the evening ; but fresh outbreaks were expected. The commercial advices by this arrival are important. The trade of the British West India colonies is repre sented to be in a sad state of depression, and shippers are recommended to use the utmost caution in sending sup plies of goods. The Duchess of Montpensiet has. been sent for by the Madrid Government. Some revolutionary movements are stated to have taken place in Germany, but they are not credited. Among the patents lately obtained in France, is one by M. Lafond, for the application of chloroform, as a motive power, instead of steam. THE PRESBYTERIANS AT MALTA.—Mr. More O'Fer rall, Governor of Malta, has directed that for the future the bodies of Presbyterians shall receive burial in the ground destined to hold the remains of other members of the Protestant community. PRUSSIA.—The King of Prussia's Ambassador in London made, on Saturday last, an official declaration to the British Government, to the effect that Prussia would not interfere in the internal a f fairs of France ; but that while she did not contemplate any aggressive military movement against the new Republic, she was resolved to resist any attempt of France to violate the territory of her neighbours.— Times. GROWTH OF COTTON IN SClNDE. — Attempts are made at a great expense to raise that staple in different districts where facilities for its removal are not so available as they must be by the river Indus. The comparison of the Indus to the Nile has been often made. Cotton of good quality has been known to grow well on the banks of the Nile, and magnificently on those of the Missisippi and its tribu.. taries. There is no reason shown why it should not be cultivated with equal success in Scinde. With abundant crops of wheat, of cotton, and even of sugar the value of Scinde to Bombay will soon be incalculable.—Bombay Gentleman's Gazette. ITALY.—We mention in one of our inside forms the disturbed state of several parts of Italy. We have not yet received intelligence of the effect which the news of the revolution in France had produced in Italy. The fol lowing extracts, however, show in what temper it was likely to be received. The students of Pavia had issued a manifesto in favour of Italian independence, wherein the following passage occurs :—" The day is at hand on which, under the roof where Virginia died, in the field whence Barbarossa fled, on the plains where the vesper bell resounded, amongst the men who responded to the voice of Masaniello, within the walls defended by Michel Angelo, in the country of Eugene of Savoy, and on the banks of the river where the children are heroes, seven armies of warriors will assemble, sworn to embrace each other on the field of battle. Then will the God of free men inspire your hearts, guide you in the gl or i ous con flict, and decide you r destinies. ' At the sairear-tteee tee cintents beseech their menns not to furnish Austria with any pretext for dividing them by closing their halls and interrupting:their studies. At Turin a meeting of the people was held on the 24th ult., to thank the British Government for its " worthy" reply to the note addressed by Prince Metternich to Viscount Palmerston on the affairs of Italy. Advices from Rome of the 21st state th a t a movement of battallions towards the frontiers of th e States of the Church, and to several more central points, such as Bologna, Forli, Pesaro, &c., was in course of organization. The London papers of yesterday give the proclamation of the Canton of Neufchatel on its throwing off the sovereignty of the King of Prussia. The republican movement every where gains ground. On the Sth January last, Joseph Littler, aged 42, left his home in Pleasant -street, and was notafterwards heard of until his body was picked up by two boatmen on Sun day evening, floating on the Mersey, opposite the North Docks. On Saturday night, John Magrath, 36 years of age, lodging in Walnut street, went to bed under the influence of liquor. At eleven o'clock on Sunday forenoon he was found dead in bed. He was in the habit of drinking hard. COMMITMENTS, YESTERDAY, FROM THE POLICE. COURT.—Mary Connolly and Catharine Fazakerly, for stealing a flannel petticoat, three months' imprisonment; Patrick Flinn, for stealing 4s. 6d. from a woman; Win. Brain, stealing from Margaret Davies some lead piping; John Joyce, Pat Brennan, Edmund Barry, 'and Joseph Barry, all for attempting to pick pockets, three months each. CHILDREN SCALDED.—On Saturday afternoon, Mi chael Barry, aged fifteen months, living with his parents in Ben Jonson-street, was playing on the floor, when a kettle of boiling water fell from the hob, and so scalded him that he died next morning: —On the same day, Ca tharine Carr, aged two years and three months, living in Corlett-street, fell backwards into a p o t o f h o t water that stood on the floor, and died yesterday morning. GENERAL EUROPEAN EUROPEAN PASSAGE OFFICE.—That a sys tem of shaving is daily carried on. by many of the Euro pean passage offices, none but those interested deny. it affords us pleasure in stating that we believe the firm of Byrnes, Son, and Co., 69, South-street, New York, do their business honestly and above board. Those who have had business dealings with them assure us that there is no shaving in that establishment.—Brooklyn Advertiser. [That a system of shaving has of late years been carried on by a few extinct firms is probable, but that it is a daily occurrence is a reflection on our authorities. Amongst many firms, however, who are equally wishful to stand high in respectability, that of Messrs. Byrup...d Co., the - representatives of the firm mentio METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER, lit. C. H. CHADBURN, 71, LORD-STREET & T li C -- - - - -- - Temperature in - - Daily Direc • . ioa shade by self-re- Humidity at t -:----- ' Noon. Wind of Fall of at• i Dry I Wet Rain. Noon. Max. 1 Min. bulb. 1 bulb. Pressure at Thermometer. Nine 1 Six a.m.; p.m. --, .111 ch In. I In. Dm Dm* 29 29'20 i 28'87 56 ' 39 1 28'71 ; 28'88 45 41 2 29'23 : 29'56 45 40 3 99'92 30'05 45 37 4 30'07 i 29'93 45 38 Deg. De;. In. 51 48 0.08 w.s.w 44 41 0.01 N.N.Ir 45 42 0.03 N.w. 44 42 N.N.w 43 40 0.90 s.s.w. 0.04 w.N.w 45 43 attention in r The National Assembly has been convoked for the 9th of April. It is to consist of 900 members, elected by a constituency composed of all Frenchmen above the age of 21. Tranquility everywhere prevails, nor do there appear any indications of its being interrupted. It-will be seen from our foreign intelligence that the news of the Revo lution in France has created a great sensation in almost every state in Europe. The arrival of the Clyde steamer at Southampton, with the West India mails, brings no account of improvement in the state of affairs in the colonies. The account of the state of the progress of the sugar crop is certainly not unfavourable; but the depressed state of the home mar kets holds out no inducement to excite energy in the manue - ' ' • ' -b1 _.a.cture ; it is highly probable, therefore, - that the aggregate production will fall short of that of last season. Commercial matters had not in any shape improved, the whole of the colonies having severely felt the effects of the stoppage of the West India Bank. The only ameliorating circumstance mentioned is the very low price of provisions in some of the islands, which renders the pressure of discredit less severe on the labouring classes. LONDON CORN MARKET, ,-YESTERDAY The market to-day was but scantily supplied with English Wheat; which met a brisk sale at fully the currency of this day week, and an advance of ls. per quarter was realised on prime selected samples. We had a good attendance of buyers from the country, who purchased more freely of foreign, which was generally the turn dearer. • Barrel Flour remains as last noted. Indian Corn on the spot is Is. per quarter more money, and. in good request, with increased inquiry for floating cargoes of good quality, near at hand. Choice Chevalier Barley was scarce and steady in value, but secondary sorts difficult of sale, without yielding in price. In Malt, Beans, and*Peas there is no alteration. The supply of Oats being more moderate, an advance of 6d. per quarter was generally demanded, but this checked business and could not be established, and only a moderate extent of business at forma* rates can be reported. MONEY MARKET- -YESTERDAY The Consol market has fluctuated one-half per cent., the extreme prices being 82A and 2. and are new_lAuverskstAime. Considerable amounts of money stock have been again pur chased by the public, and a farther advance in the price has only been prevented by the " bears " still resting with some degree of confidence on the chapter of accidents that some event will turn up in their favour. The price for money has 0(.11.11, VA...CUM I uui. IL 1110 ueen luny tne turn IJI the market higher on the average than for the account. It is clearly understood that the jobbers have had for several days past to borrow stock for delivery from the bankers. The Three per Cents. Reduced have been done from 82i1t0 Z 1 the Three.' and-a-Quarter per Cents. 834, Bank Stock. 194. The advertised Exchequer-bills have advanced to 25 30, the June bills 25 29, and India Bonds to 5 pm. A REALLY NEW SCHEME OF TAXATION It has been a tedious task, which we have had to en counter during the past few weeks, to read through th e host of pamphlets which have issued from the press,. sug gesting e e n v u e e r . y sort w of remedy for the failing condition of of taxation ; to save us the cost of a coast guard and a new idea—a plan, in fact, which . is to supersede customs, revenue cruisers, and to reduce, e te cost of collecting the revenue. We don't know by two millions and a el w okixfia h ncl e fids iher, ultimately, it might not save us the expense of keeping a Chancellor of the Exchequer. The plan in question, which is proposed by Mr. John Revans, who informs us that he served for some years as secretary to the Irish Poor Law Commission, is simply this :—Mr. Revans would sweep away at once our present system ; leave us neither excise nor anything else, and its income, the revenue o f th e country b y a tax, not upon income, but upon the domestic exvenditure of each indi vidual or _Amity. There would be no difficulty, as in the case of the income tax, on the score of unpleasant disclo sures of pri va t e matters. Every man cou ld declare his expenditure without difficulty, as, if it were small, he would get the credit of being either a clever manager or a frugal person ; and if it were large, the world would take for gran t e d that he was better o ff th an h a d b een supposed ! W e are no t i n f orme d, h o wever, how the pl an would affect that class of persons who contrive to main tain a large expenditure upon no ostensible means at all, or the very numerous class who have to tell little whit e lies upon the subj ec t o f the cost of their living to penu rious old uncles and aunts, from whom they have expec tancies. Of course, at the end of every year the officers appointed to carry out the system will have to make returns to government of the expenditure of their districts ; and from the gross amount, which will vary very much, the Chan cellor of the Exchequer will make his calculation as to how much per cent. he can do with. Thus, suppose the expenditure of the kingdom is returned to him at £500,00,0,009 for theyear. and he wants £52,000,000, he may as be on tne saie siae ; ana we shall all immediately nave orders to prepare that amount, which, by the way, we are very considerately allowed to pay by monthly instalments! We may add that, to save unnecessary exposure of details, for example, the disclosing of such items as " new hori- zontal grand for Caroline," or " paid Master John's losses on the Derby,"—it is only expected that each party should return himself as having expended " not exce e di ng 4100," and so on. -Of course strict honesty nay be de pended upon ! Our readers, we fear, will suspect we are hoaxing them. We are not doing anything of the kind. The sage pro positions noticed are contained in a pamphlet just now before us, bearing the imprint, " London : John Hatchard and Son, 187, Piccadilly." Its price is a shilling, and it is cheap at the money as a curiosity. DEATH BY FALLING OVERBOARD while the steatn-th& On Saturday thrA March 7, 1848. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. -YESTERDAY. W. J. HAMMOND'S INSOLVENCY. This insolvent, the well-known comedian, appeared yesterday at the Court of Bankruptcy, before Mr. Com missioner Perry, on an application for protection from arrest. Mr. DODGE, on the part of the insolvent, said that none of the creditors now opposed the application, though previously some of them had done so. The insolvent replied that he bad been five days in custody. His HONOR, in adjudicating in the case, said that, when it was last before him, he did not consider himself war. ranted in granting a final order to the insolvent, not in consequence of there being anything fraudulent on the face of the insolvent's conduct—and it was, perhaps, only fair that he should now state that, before entering upon the decision which he was about to give —but in conse quence of the insolvent contracting debts without a fair and reasonable prospect of being able to meet them. Every one knew that the profession in which Mr. Ham mond was engaged was subject to considerable reverses, still he seemed to have contracted debts to a very large amount. Whether he was induced to do so in conse quence of residing in the town of Liverpool, and so thought himself justified in doing so, he (the Commis sioner) was not prepared to say. Having regard to the time which had elapsed since the insolvent was before him, and to the absence of any opposition on the present occasion, he considered he was fully warranted in giving the insolvent the benefit of the act. The insolvent's protection was then granted. - - ON TuE s °lft ke her 41:1 Piri J RD m coNc, O SATU' Vo Mr. Hp, N T - i; 444 " • Sit o'clock &te . '' - iLt 1 1(e'NeET conapiiaßn LP -eTt 3 tnt ,e Will j r 4 4 4 e istiel8 bon se 110tlY(T3II'"" THE LA Titiumpli 141 Ate '„ Opt tXI —. , tirltt ite , 'kat. Up OLL ow p fit „, R I Veto +went or q t trof ""e h e pr :bt::„ I r le e n k sINI R I °MI tie from NErahe I * Coto piete Sei 1. 86.,, Si i r Nw Prooi ,:e from F whi t . , Envelope States the /61.' 41 :lice of th lisf:r the Prop, hernntione 10d tis, Mr. W E P a yment ma '1! P R.ublireaWol i a lt the n t kei pt `°, posses cl oaed "all be , Which, if speGU cifie 1, 41 - 4 ) 4 A;lig COU', pt ni , Th e READIN bit GYAINA: tilt BILLIAB Th e CL. AD Npw, 411,, • -ro, — "lts at j Th e , Ptr til)-scril)l h. quarte r 5 , M onthi DAY, ( at 4: 11 T HE SUN Fie sun, t6 e , elds, ll ". 1( k ti pp rovai T h uAy, thej to earnest Clergy Shalla Mrs. Co li r• CooP -, rs. Bin Ayaluabl .mall am e „ 0 , 04:` kiio r ; Leh, o z! re( TRH LI U It Ott "Ng% 1, 4 e e? far ~f „th 'A N 1) 0 4, 4 d, ly r. t ° !he 'l3l a Ildi date e . 44 ( 1 : 1)1 3 - to tio 4 : 4 le a r b Mar c 4 40; e8 t ea t tome 4 Eculty in neg :ociating bill gfish funds comparatively SlTiiday, and a slight advance on Friday's prices were maintained. The first quotations of Consols for money was 82 to a 4 i whence, owin ,, to the laree nurchases which still continue on the part of the put which they closed. time done as low as 82 Stock closed Tar t( is they advanced to 8: For the account they were at one left off 821 to 1. Bank ', and the to ; tOilVA;;;;;tiC's: and Exchequer-bills (March); In the foreign :Os. ic; 255. premium ceording to the return from the Bank of England for the week ending 26th February, the amount of notes in circulation was £18,179,755, being an increase of £ 95,060 ; and the st oc k o f bullion in both departments was 1 X 14,760,815, showing an increase of £191,166 when com- he preceding rt Money, in the shape of Bullion, continues to flow into the country, and the stock in the Bank is now £14,569, 619 against £8,312,691. at the lowest point in October, whilst the Notes vnemployed amount to .0,806,010—an increase of £2,358,625 during the last month. The Bank still supports the rate of 4 per cent., and it is not desirable to see it reduced • but should there be no further dis- Money must be cheap, —as a amount may be sent to this country, for secure investment The suspension of Messrs. De Mattos and De Leon, general merchants, which was announced in London on Friday, wa s expected to be merely temporary, pending ad vices from the firm in Amsterdam. The Bourse was expected to open yesterday ; and ac counts from Paris as to the probable tone of the money market are as favourable as could have been expected. It is asserted that offers have been made for the Three per Cent. Rentes, of 55f. for money, and 60f. for time, and that these have beeu. refused ; if 019 can be relied on, labor f a co revenue of t regarded as indicative of the dear luction of disputed wi Lion has paid its expenbc. we believe, it has not paid its expenst shab bine do not believe that the people of England 4eaire a paltry saving in the cost of one of the most i m p o rtant of our national establishments at the expense of the humble individuals whom it em ploys. It was urged, we remember, -- - har(1811i p, that the originator of cheap system "a 110 Pcamlifirr'.4l to wait utii hue, ‘; largm of ny postage s "It ❑as beer her the give the wealthy we give them met the weekly ket ft nr, stria tern, ha: ,ysteTn in ques- Fairly stated, and no% French glo silks and oth half-ounce c his tea 300 close affainsi bea - tir beverage ition at that thoment, he said, We live, h We have I me a nciflc, I launch now of vo. good sir, you spat upon us on Fr content to hang, in beggar fashion, around the area g of the bewhiskered and mustachiod ambassador of ,etty court, until in his magnanimity and conde- one. in mu " I have not 1, and ink and .. id, snivel- and transient excitement w... are called farewell sermons. easily produced; but is not proper. - -(a sermon. From many of th all not attempt, to produce any of that anti ich usually accompanies what forth our ension we are rewarded for our Patience - 1 Al insufficient atonement, flung to us like a with a tardy r a well-gnawed bone uch excitement is very gation I do ► remain in cannot c member for this Borough, M not expect to b_ this church I cannot speak farewell in the usual se that word ; for, although I shall preach no more hem minister of this church, still I expect to preach often here as a friend and brother of the Lord's children. Then, in e are grieved at the entire disregarc here this morn not belong to this congregation, with regard to those wuo r. Card- have come here under the very questionable excitement of the declared of cariosity, to witness a parting scene between a pastor and his people, I have to say, that my bush My business is ' - - nit) , of his constituen Horsinan, particular )e born ag is to tell them th save sinners," and cannot see God." " unless a man My busine After the st Monday previou ;tun, he at them .....anentripry summal/ estion made by are no o th er m eans under Heaven by which a man can be h hon. member on the - vhen the saved, of whatever creed, communion, or conduct he may -wal of the proposed addition of 2 per cent. was be: Jesus Christ is the only foundation. The man of the 'by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, that the most orthodox creed and the most Scriptural communion, "wed time to digest and reflect upon the man with the most moral conduct, if not resting on wlthdta' House should be a t to the I ti be damned. stron g fedings r oflostility expressed by the mercantile are now about to celebrate the Lord's Supper. Strangers public of Liverpool towards an y re-imposition of the tax may go away ; and as they go making their comments in in its present unjust and o ppressive shape. A very slight the street, we shall pray for them that God may cause this enquiry would have served to convince him that such day to be remembered by conveying the truth to their hostility was not f o unded upon the mere question of souls. Doubtless they may feel disappointment. Instead amount, although perhaps it had been stirred up to the of a moving scene—instead of yielding to my heart's af tpiling point by the proposal of increase so unwisely fections towards you as God's people, and seeking to call nttired upon by Ministers. And a knowledge of the out your natural affection towards me,—instead of that, I character for loyalty and patriotism which- distinguishes have preached the Gospel. Be it BO ; that is just what :L6 ii,,a:aLLIL; u 1 1.1311; W WIT btta a i T Intended." one of the hands, was outside the gunnel in hooking the main sheet, when he lost his hold and fell was cast off from the tug, and the got out just as he was sinking. He nit died in five minutes overboard unfortunate man CHARGEOI , KTIALING SUGAR.—At the Police-court, yesterday, a man named Thomas Launcelot was charged with having :Ihqtr.eted and carried away two tierces of sugar, part of five which were lying on the Old Quay Company's Wharf, Manchester Basin. The prisoner had taken a cellar in another man's name, in which to stow were misses on Sat carter, to the cellar. The sugar (weighing about a ton) was consigned to Messrs. J. and D. Gray, and was identi fied by the marks. The cellar had to be broken open by U reezebright shower.-3rd : clear.-4th : bright ; night, he g avy rain.-sth : clouded : p.m., bright. —6th : bright. The Temperature at Everton, Feb. 29, 46; March 1, 42, &C. FEBRUARY'S REGISTER. Atmospheric pressure, max. inches, 30.38: 28. n. —..Lnperature, max. deg., 54 ; ditto, min., 3; average 44. — Average difference wet and dry bulb, deg. 2 2 ; average fall of rain, inches, 3 .B6.—Prevailing winds, W. and S.W. Temperature at Everton : maximum degrees. 55 : min. 211 : from China EATIIEF neginning of the present month nas Luc sea. son, and peculiarly favourable for the tilling of the ground. Wednesday and Thursday were coldish, but dry. F r id ay was mild, bright, and sunny ; Saturday rather changeable. On Sunday morning we had heavy rain,. apparently set in for the day, and with a high wind ; but it cleared up beau tifully in the afternoon, and a splendid evening and cle ar starry night succeeded. Yesterday _was fine and clear SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE Mary Stewart, Williams, hence fer Galatz, at Holyhead Irene, from Rio Janeiro at Bahia_ Test, fro: Clyde, (steamer.) from St. Thomas at Southampton with the oast of Soutl► 1 to reduce the superfluous w America Hibernia, (steamer,) hence off New York 16th Feb_ Sophia, for this port, and Brilliant, for—, sailed from Hon duras 24th January. Murray, hence at Alexandria. DARTMOUTH, 4th March.—The Maypo, Atkinson, from Li verpool to Bonny, has put in here with loss of topmasts, main yard, jibboom, sails, rigging, bulwarks, stancheons, &c., on 25th Feb., off Cape Finisterre. LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET, MARCH 6. The supply of stock at our market to-day has been mallet' than last week, yet equal to the demand. Beef, sd. to 60. per lb. ; Mutton, id. to Bd. that had collected in the low grounds. The sowing of spring corn will, ere long, be commenced in earnest. By reference to our Weather Table for last month it will be found that not less than 4 inches of rain fell in this locality during that month,—an extraordinary downfall, exceeding that of January by nearly 3 inches. In Manchester the LIVERPOOL : fall of rain last month was also unusually great, even for TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1848 that proverbially wet locality. The glass with us ranged PRINTED AND PUBLISHED between minimum and maximum points much lower and EVERY - TUESDAY MORNINA. much higher than ordinary within a month. By JOSHUA FLETCHER LACE, of 53, Grove street, sad LEONARD ADDISON, of 14, Great Orford street, At N 9.4, ST, Gao/101,1 CaaIICENT, LITIRP99‘ aim E "N s 's-QP( . t.0.1 7r0/8/ 44 V LANI NV I. gip ALL Mr, Lg t*, O c . 4317%' C ks .. Ttt.t h • 'ere rt, , • Pr. W g, AO. Rtt, , ;k:4' BT htt e „ s isTo. 1 44 5 .,,.1 11 0 Y Iv 4.r ' itB v Dp• t o -Ray tiTi t 1 „ ° NO. X I . RI ‘ l ttt N O • • ta t% "all.