The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-02-26 00:00:00

THE Xiberpoot talibarb. SECOND i:EDITION. STANDARD-OFFICE, FEB. 26, TEN, A.M. [BY ELECTRIC & INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPH.I LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING. COMMERCIAL The last prices of Consols yesterday was 911 for Money, and 91i 92 for Account. There was no particular pressure for money in the Stock Exchange, but at the Bank and in the discount market the demand was very brief. The committee of the Stock Exchange have resolved that no new transactions in the shares of the Royal Swedish Rail way Company will be recognised until further notice. The suspension was announced yesterday of Schaefer and Brown, of Fenchurch-street, London. Liabilities not stated. LOCAL SHIPPING DUES BILL. The Times defends Mr. Lowe's Corporation Tolls Bill, and ridicules Sir F. Thesiger's arguments on the part of the oppo sition, special mention being made of Liverpool. The Times remarks that parliament is dealing with certain powers of taxation. Such a power may be a property in the same sense as house and land may be the property of a family ; but it is not so in this instance, as the corporation under question should be th emselvethe first to acknowledge. If the trans ference of such powers is robbery, then the corporations of Liverpool, Hull, Newcastle, Bristol, and other ports are self conferred robbers ; but that point has now been settled, and nobody with the Municipal Corporation Reform Act in his hands can deny that parliament may dealiwith the powers of taxation before us if it thinks best. The Advertiser says there was 'considerable excitement in the House of Commons, owing to a prevailing impression that if a division had taken place on Mr. Lowe's bill government would have been in a minority. What added to the interest felt in the result of the debate, was the general belief that if defeated ministers would resign. The debate, however, was adjourned till this evening, and though it is still believed that government will be beaten, it is expected that it will be by a smaller majority than:if a division had taken place last night. THE AMERICAN/DISPUTE. The Times, in a leader, remarks on the pacific tone of the American Congress. The'question is seen to have been mis understood by the people as much as by their diplomatists, both as regards the enlistment question and its imaginary affront, and the Nicaraguan dispute with its contested details, every man feels that trifling causes of quarrel have wrongly received importance when affairs of much greater weight demands the attention of either nation, THE WAR. THE ARMISTICE. The Paris correspondent of the Morning Post says : " We can announce with certainty that at the sitting of the Con gress held yesterday (Monday), an armistice was signed by the representatives of the Powers. The armistice is to be in force until the 31st of March, and to apply only to:the land forces. The Congress will meet again on Wednesday, and proceed to consider the question of preliminaries." THIRD EDITION. STANDARD-OFFICE, FEB. 26, Two P.M. LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET.—Tras DAY. During the past week we have imported 8,436 quarters of Wheat, principally from Egypt, with 3,880 sacks of Flour from Spain, and 1,246 from Ireland. The arrivals of Oats and Oatmeal are large, amounting to 7,493 quarters of the former, and 10,883 loads of the latter. The imports of Indian Corn are only 928 quarters, against 9,430 quarters exported to Ireland. American advices report a quiet trade in Wheat and Flour, with a slight decline in prices. Very little busi ness had been done for export, and shipments were conse quently limited. The country markets held at the close of the week are gene rally reported steady without material change in the value of Wheat, farmers appearing disposed to meet the wants of millers freely at present prices. At Mark-lane yesterday the trade assumed a more subdued tone, apparently influenced somewhat by the expectation of an early and favourable con clusion of the peace negotiations now in progress. Holders, however, do not appear inclined to make any further conces sion in anticipation of this event, being generally of the opinion that prices have already receded to a point which will require to be maintained in order to save the supplies of grain produce necessary to meet our wants up to next harvest, even including what may be procured from those ports that will be opened to us by a speedy return of peace. Here we have only had a retail trade passing in Wheat and Flour, while Indian Corn has been held stiffly at the full advance of Friday. There was a very dull market to-day, indeed so little busi ness was doing, that it is difficult to make quotations. Wheat and Flour may be considered the tarn in favour of the buyer. Indian Corn was not easy of sale. Oatmeal also dull. Other articles without animation, and no alteration in value to notice. (By Electric Telegraph.) LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.—NOON QUOTATIONS. Tax I'l:MM.—Consols for Money, 92k 1/ 2; Ditto Ac count, 921 2 ; Three per Cents., 931 * 3 ; Bank Stock, 216; Exchequer-bills, S., June, 2 dis. 2 pm. ; Consol Scrip, 2 pm.; Exchequer ditto, n I pm. F ORE IGN STOCKS.—Russian Fives, 104 i 5 ; Turkish, 951. LIVERPOOL : Printed and published byTHACKER. of No. 7, Percy-street, at No. 4, St. George's-crescent. 3 _ (