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of his lordship's Cain, a Mystery, characterised by no less a good Christian than Sir WALTER SCOTT as a "very grand and tremendous drama." It—the statue—is still lying in " cold obstruction, " in ignoble dirt and darkness, in rotten wood, and more rotten cordage in the cellars of the Queen's Custom-house. The statue is a noble one; the Danish sculptor has, as skilfully as truthfully, in happy union, blended the real with the ideal and the grand. A junction of qualities which foreign sculptors, it cannot be denied, succeed better in presenting than our home artists ; not but that the former are frequently extrava gant, sometimes outre ; but the three characteristics enu merated they scarcely ever fail to make their own. THORWA.LDSEN never. PEEL is dead, BUCKLAND worse, and CAM HOBHOUSE, now Lord BROUGHTON, is what ? —enjoying himself, and BYRON is forgotten ! What has become of old FLETCIIER, BYRON'S faithful servant? His Italian warehouse at the West-end ?—is it still redolent of Lucca oil and Parmesan ? Asking FLETCHER one night—some friends lodged in the first floor—mag nificently "FLETCHER, is it a fact that BYRON wrote Don ,Than at night over gin and water,—it is said so ?" "Well, I don't know," said the wary and honest Sot. "I know this,- that when his lordship was writing it, Viave placed a bottle of Hollands on the table with a vessel of water, and he would say to me, FLETCHER, you may go to bed now ;' in the morning I always found the bottle empty." Rejoinder was unneces sary. Distinguishing himself very creditably in the " republic of letters" is young HUNT, described by BYRON many years ago as not being then the quietest of children. Chattering in this way, puts me in mind of THA.CKERAY and his new work ; it is said he means to give a series of literary portraits—press people—in it. He will find' the latter meagre subjects,—all accomplished men, but neither i inspired nor eccentric, as some were thirty years since. There are no MARK SUPPLES now—no DAVIE. POIVERS— that an early meeting of Parliament had been proposed no NICK NUGENTS. The gentlemen of the press —as they ; are not misnamed—are calm—careful—some of them cal k. Lord PALMERSTON, and supported by the majority cf culating. That "first person singular present of the in the Cabinet, but resisted by Lord ABERDEEN and Lord dicative," the rule laid down by the late Jousa WALTER, JOHN RUSSELL. The proposition of the ex-foreign mi- of the Times, leaves little time or inclination for " fancy's sister, who rules supreme at the Home O ice, and which ; let Innacianisar try his hand, or , sketch." His yowever, h has plume. , first number created no very great 'm hos more meaning in it than may strike the uninformed i pression on the readers thereof. The illustrations are neat eye, led to very considerable discussion, and, strangely ; and sharply executed, unlike the heavy ones in Bleak enough, met with the countenance of Lo r d C LARENDON . House, which by the way, I may mention, cost somewhere about £3O a number i.e., £l5 a piece, no bad pay for As the war of words proceeded, a telegraphic message was HARLOT BROWNE. brought to the Council Chamber announcing that the i In matters theatrical I have little or nothing to com declaration of mar by the "SULTAN" had been received at municate. BROOKE is filling Drury-lane theatre, the les i see having paid the American's " man and horse" one the Turkish embassy in Vienna; and a special courier in hundred pounds for two weeks as the keep of the latter, about half an hour afterwards brought despatches from ;in order to give the tragedian the use of the stage. In the British Ambassador at Constantinople, in which it dramatic circles it is considered that Bnoo ISE does not act a was stated that hostilities wise part, in leaving England for California. For example. • would not begin in earnest for Remaining in England, he has searcely any one to contend four weeks, the grand council considering that the period with ; he will necessarily, if he play at all, play before dis of eight-and-twenty days should be given the CZAR to criminating, if not always severely critical, audiences ; he evacuate the Danubian Principalities. Lord JOHN Rus- has an " improveable" mind, this is evident from the hints SELL grasped largely at the l a tt er i mpor t ant "pronounce- he has already adopted so that playing in the United went" as a cogent reason for not carrying out Lord of • • Kingdom he 'has the . prospect raising his . art, by . his PALMERSTON'S desire to summon the Senate, and the improvement as an artist If he go to California, escaping the dangers of the voyage, the still' more to be' dreaded g Cabinet broke up on Saturday even i ng w i t h ou t adopting place itself, wh n has' reached it, he must act, not any resolution or determining upon any practical step. It is expected, however, that further despatches will reach according to his taste e and judgment,—he must play up .or down,—they are both the same,—to uneducated, gross, Downing-street to-day and boisterous audiences ;in short, he must rant, " tear a -I walked on Friday afternoon from the Admiralty, passion to tatters." He will be hooted else, by the men Whitehall, to the other branch of the establishment in and women who throw down a paper-full of gold dust or Somerset-house,—for they are not yet amalgamated,—with two or three nuggets for admission ; I am told they are a bang-up "Melville interest " boy ;at the Admiralty, once no t n i ce a b ou t , legal tenders" and such stuff. The de in, the official is not hurried away if he behave himself velopment of deeper and darker shades of Shakspeare's anything near the mark of good behaviour. My friend great characters, the nice touches—points—in Othello, had just parted company with Captain INGLEFIELD, a Hamlet, Macbeth, Richard, will be pearls before swine copy of whose despatches were in his pocket. Before the in California. BROOKE must " rant, ' if he choose to contents had been breathed upon by the public, we had a please. This will be fatal to his future success here, — little talk on the subject.. " Great achievement," said my , should he return. He requires a severe, a chastening friend. "Humph !" said I, "a 400-year old geographical pro- audience, to repress every tendency to the vice referred to; blem solved; but. cui bona'?" No -answer. The Times, a severe, judicious, learned, chastening, yet kind audience, afnaost always well informed on such subjects, on Saturday to eliminate the effulgent, the undoubted qualities which echoed a remark made by your correspondent sense months "he possesses. He may return with fifteen thousand back referring to Sir JOHN BARROW. To that excel- p ou nds sterling under his girdle, he cannot return a better lent and most commonly discreet man was owing the artist. Let us leave BROOKE, and be more discursive — FRANKLIN expedition. Their lordships could not take a even on "matters theatrical." snack,"—and they have some good ones in that noble old i "About this time," to quote theveritable words of theeele brick building, looking into the St. James's parade ground, brated quack of our boyish reading days —Faasscis MOORE —"without his—Sir Jon N's—literally worrying them about —about this time there is a great accession of bile in the , sending out some of our enterprising and unemployed " dramatic body of the metropolis. Managers and proud sailors on the " wild goose chase ;"• for, though the prob- lessees have either been starring, like BUCKSTONE or lem is solved, the achievement is good for nothing—" a CHARLEY MATHEWS, or " enjoying a little repose and scratch • additional to the map !" I have perused the country air"—every one of these words pronounced with dreary details ; how could they be other than dreary ? a self-sufficient drawl as broad as Oxford-street. The darkness much, and thick ribbed ice, are no great : repose and good air manager is one of the well-to-do sort. communicators,—" On the morning of the 29th of July , Talk of authors alone belonging to the genus irritabile ; we found a barrier dice, stretching -from shore to shore, I know managers of theatres--have known others—who and which evidently had never broken away this season. could fritter into impalpability all the authors, gramma- We followed its edge for several Miles, in the hope of rians, writers, from PRISCIAN to G(EostGE,) P(rince) finding a lane through, but were eventually obliged to R(egent), JAMES, or LEIGH HUNT. Well, our theatrical bear up for Dundas Harbour, in Croker Bay, there to demigods have returned to town, to kick actors as stock await a change," and so on,, with little alteration, is the fish in their — the managers'—efforts to please the public. burden of th despatches. I suppose the " gentlemen of CHARLES KEAN is going to stick to Sardanapalus," England, who live at home at ease," as the ballad bath it, with his " drinking cup of the period." CHARLES KEAN will not be much disconcerted to find these ice hummocks ; is bidding fair to have his theatre like the cart of THESPIS named after the- admiralty authorities, "3elELvisais —two performers and an auxiliary. He will not have any Sound," " DUNDAS Harbour, " and " CROKER Bay. " one who gains, in the legitimate exercise of his or her Harmlessvanity! Oh,but on looking furtherintothelNarn- talent, a breath of applause. Hence WIGAN, WRIGHT, FIELD despatches we read of " some smoking hillocks, and WYNNE—I might alliterate the alphabet--had to leave. a petrified forest,"—interesting objects certainly. Mean- ; A good actor enough—l believe he is now at Drury-lane— time, no accounts of old Sir Jonas and his intrepid corn- appeared in a suit of armour at the Princess's, took well in panions. Though Sir JAMES GRAHAM is expected at the it, was applauded ; straightway he was taken by the gorge, admiralty in a few days, copies of the despatches were sent and told that the applause was not bestowed ou him, but on to him at Balmoral, where he is at present with HER MA- "my armour." BEN WEBSTER is about the best-natured JESTY. And now for the end,—it is anticipated that there manager we have. BUCKSTONE is good enough, but deaf will be no more expeditions in the same quarter ; and that and fidgetty ; he is " very intelligent," because, though he the brave fellows out will be ordered home, without wine- t"don't hear a word you say to him in his coulisse, he an cessayy delay ; in the absence of the first lord, more is not swers exactly. A warm letter of introduction from an old known at present.. 11.1.`Cmisn's name will go down to pos- friend will get a " muff" an engagement from WEBSTER terity, as the achiever of the north-west passage a route play a night or two, and then necessarily shelved; salary which cannot be accomplished, except at uncertain periods paid all the time. Having more hands than were re and seasons—far apart; accomplished too at tremendous ; quired, was one of the reasons he gave up the Haymarket. peril, and when accomplished, —again I inquire cui Bono t BUCKY is more careful of the money; though not stingy, Ice eternal anwers ! he is not profuse. CHARLES MATHEWS, son of my an -The majority of government clerks had no play on dent friend and brother-cripple, like Skimpole you be- Saturday afternoon and evening; they had three hours lieve there is such a thing as a ten-pound note,—suppose .e Ara work and most of them extra pay ; instead of the pit iit is necessary,—but Whether it be better or worse than a of Drury-lane or the Adelphi with the small fry, game ' five, you neither know nor care. CHARLES MATHEWS and claret with the larger--as I know are customary on rarely falls out with his actors. They do with him. Saturdays —they weresittingbehindtheirthickgreenshaded , Enough. I speak not here of his accomplished .sposa conapos, till a late hour, making out each in his separate not but that she has got plenty of spice left. VESTRIS! department the necessary returns for the quarter's do you remember the Olympic and LISTON, and the noble revenue tables to be published this evening. I told you women you had about you? I do; and eke the gunpow some time ago of the vitality of the income-tax collectors ; ' der tea and ease de vie, commixed in the little cups in they are always replete with it, a fortnight before the your laced boudoir : revenue accounts are made up. I can assure you' that 1 " But woe's my heart these nichts are gaen." MADA3IE GRISI AND SIGNOR 21 IRIO THIS EVENING (T v E i r I IND S / l il' G ), the 11th INSTANT, AT THE PHILHARMONIC HALL, AT A' QUARTER BEFORE EIGTIT. It?, Tickets to be had at the OFFICE • ,Z. ; ,,,i;4c1 . ,jr 1 Wi -4. - FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDEXT MONDAY MORNING. PRECISELY as my peculiar'sources of information enabled me to communicate last week, has Lord ABERDEEN acted with regard to the Eaaeen question.. Finding that public opinion.wasftist becora*raore hot than pleasant, out of doors, and that the country, from cue cad to the other viewed with dissatisfaction, if not disgust, the cowardly conduct of HER MAJESTY'S ministers, or at leak of the Statesman to whom is confided the conduct of the Foreign Office, Lord ABERDEEN saw the wisdom and policy of calling the members of the Cabinet around him at this dead season of the year, and accordingly there have been no less than two councils and one conference since Tues day in Downing-street, the deliberations of " all the talents" occupying no less than' thirteen hours, while another solemn conclave has been summoned for this day. On Saturday evening, after the Council broke up, it was very currently reported in well-informed political reunhii,; though Mr. GLADSTONE has been making plenty of speeches in the North, and is preparing himself for a dis play, in a day or two, at Manchester, he has not forgotten his clerks in town. The consequence is that the quarter's revenue account, a skeleton of which is now prepared will shew a veritable increase not only on the year but also 1 on the quarter,—phenomena seldom found together. Far be it from me to impute `f forced balances," " cooked accounts," to make things pleasant to our government men of bu.aineso ; they have a knack, some way or other, of summing up a lot of figures to the government side of the account during the week the revenue table is con structed. thought at one time "dot and go one" as I conceived would be found out, if the system existed ; I am now constrained - to . think the improvement is bona fide. The excise and customs returns (true barometers) this quarter are passing favorable. - I am persuaded that there is scarcely anything within the city of London more calculated to inspire a foreigner with respect for our. commercial institutions, than his be ing present at one of the meetings of the Bank of Eng land. I shall premise that he has taken a walk—loitered "lere in cool grot" I might safely quote,—in the garden part, and listened, amid all the noise and bustle outside,— Vow reduced to a hum,—to the quiet babbling of the foun tain—a decided improvement on the " dumb waiters" of Trafalgar-square ; the serenity without is only equalled by the quiet despatch.of business within. Anon the quarter to twelve o'clock, noon, gives note of the meeting. At the hour aforesaid, not minute time, but the time itsel; the foreigner finds himself seated in a spacious and elegant hall, partly divided, the outer portion like the pit of the Opera, though' hot partitioned off into particular seats. A. division at the upper end of. the room, of smaller dimen sion, with a long mahOgany table in front; marks the place tlir the Directors. One or two strokes of twelve of the clock are heard. ; slowly, and without creaking, a door opens, behind the table ; the governor steps in, followed in the utmost regularity by his co-directors, all men of " - mark and likelihood; you may be sure. Before the hour has done striking, the governor and directors can exclaim, like our ancient, in the pantornime, " here we ate !" I have seen as many as four-and-twenty gentlemen, thus " all of a row,'? representing in private fortune among them, probably, eight or ten millions-ef-pounds sterling. They bow respectfully to the body of shareholders, smile to some captious country banker, who has come to town to kick up a row about the "refit ; " all is bland. The governor and directors remain on their legs all the time ; a practice which meets two purposes capitally : it invests the meeting with greater respect and importance, and is a preventive, in must instances, to tedious badgering ; for who, in common decency, would hair e kept a late governor, a twenty-stone man, Standing on his gartered legs more than a quarter of an hour, the averge duration of the Bank of England meetings, which affect more or less the mone tary condition of every country in Europe. These remarks have been incontinently madein consequence of the usual bank meeting held on Thursday, when 'it was resolved that the discounts should remain at five' per cent. At this moment the Bank of France, approaching our rate of discount, have increased theirs one per cent, being still one below us ; they were two a few days ago. Indeed, on the continent, all the banks worthy of note,—Frankfort, Berlin ; Vienna,—are following our example in this regard. Even in Russia the bankers have advanced one per cent, MACRBADY was'excessively disagreeable behind the cur tain, and before it. Three parts a martinet ; the remaining part Agamemnon or Themistocles ! But very envious of applause wert thou WILLIAM CHARLES ! I have wit nessed him, a whole night, more anxious to keep his rival on the stage, with his back to the audience, than even to do justice to his great master, WILLIAM SHAICSPEARE! The night I refer to, MACREADY had KEAN - for a rival ; KERN was "up to snuff," and made MACREADY as mad as a March• hare, by maintaining each "coigne of 'vantage." EDMUND KEAN knew nothing of the little feelings re ferred to ; kind and generous, he was a god in that regard. Patting the head of a " Newcome," if at all decent. BUNN, much abused,—more abuSed than abusing,—was hasty and gruff, but a warm admirer of men and women who did his work well,—actors, fiddlers, and dancers. Suffering from a painful disease, at variance entirely with the habits of a bon vivant, BUNN is frequently short-tempered; but, as I have indicated, he is not constitutionally ill-natured. BuEN, after a cold rehearsal of a spectacle ballet, frequently stood champagne and capital sandwiches to his corps. The present lessee of Drury-lane, being in a chrysalis state, I say nothing about his temper ; I think, if he retains Drury-lane long enough, he will have as much of the fire in him as any of his predecessors. Give him time, he de serves it. He is the most industrious manager I ever knew ; his rooms —private and green—popular. . _ iipparently from the mere force of example. Your Dutch man is content to let money stand as it is ; he is satisfied with his two per cent. discount,—three . under us. Much is said, and it may be said truly, about • the arms—the honour of England—being a scorn and bye-word among the nations; what I have said clearly indicates that she is not so in her monetary concerns. Esto perpetua • Probably a desire to be very respectable was the cause of a mistake on Friday evening. A metropolitan meeting had been announced- for the purpose of discussing the eastern question, and the delay-holiey of . the EARL OF ABERDEEN thereanent. The parties having the conduct of the meeting tried to get the Drury-lane Theatre for a night, but could not,—why not then have had the melting in the day time ? on Monday ;—then all would have known the result of the fiasco Cabinet meeting in Downing reet,.- which would have given an additional impetus to the gathering. Exeter Hall surely could have been had ; but no, the meeting took place in the long room of the London Tavern, which was crammed to the doors, and thousands had to go away, which would not have been the C se had the meeting .been held in either of the places men toned. The meeting was enthusiastic ; LORD DUDLEY ExtrAnT, at home hi such gatheringi, occupied the chair, and was supported by his friend and ally, Mr. NICHOLAY, one of the merchant princes, and whose ancestors, if I mistakead,' not, Were Prussians ; Sir CHARLES NAPIER, the Mrn Ira.);g of; Catain MAYNE REID, a smart young fellow, M and r. l ) Jl . ia several popular works. There were others, 13L Ac RxTllce,.4ll,l3lT for example, JULIAN HARNEY, Mr. were carried M . P., &c. The reSolutions, all tight enough, H av • ng nem. con. minster Abbey_ all° ther peep at the PEEL Statue in West the other day, and seeing several en gravings of class-fellow 4 . l . l ol twit.LnsEN's famous statue of PEEL'S thoughts. • It wa r r o:f, Lord BYRON, came across my o • atoe _ ai rused admission within the sacred 4 9 M CCllata CilieflYi 9g the Pr9aucti9l3 MUSIC AND THE DRAMA. AT THE TunAtm , : ROYAL, the veteran Farren has been 'giving a round of his favourite characters, prior to takinc , leave of the stage. He took his farewell benefit on Friday evening, which was well attended. The piece selected for performance was the "School for Scandal," in which, with his usual facility and truth, he delineated the high feeling and refined manners of the doating and fond old Sir Peter. ' He was admirably seconded in his efforts by Mrs. Phillips, and well supported by the rest of the company. Mr. Robson continues to win good opinions of the playgoers for his happy delineations and explosions of mirth and racy humour; An engagement for six nights has been entered into with Miss Louisa Pyne, Miss Pyne, Mr. Borani, and Mr. W. Harrison, which commenced last night. THE ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE has, during the past week, been well attended to witness the performances of Mr. Wright, a comic actor of considerable note, and more merit. He is a humourist of the same school in which Liston was so great a favourite, and in which the late W. H. Murray, of Edinburgh, was without a rival. During the past week Mr. Wright has appeared in a variety of characters, including Marmaduke Magog, in the " Wreck Ashore ;" Paul Pry, in the comedy of the same name ; Billy Lackaday, in "Sweethearts and Wives ;" and several others. The humour of Mr. Wright is in a high degree conventional, but it is racy and telling ; its quiet unobtrusiveness being its chief and very great charm. In the last named play the acting of Miss Cathcart, Miss F. Baker, and-Mr. Cathcart, was excellent, the two ladies in particular acquitting themselves with delicacy and tact. Madame Celeste and Mr. Webster commenced an engage ment for six nights at this theatre last night. PHILHARMONIC rErv.7--The sixth concert of this season took place on Tuesday evening last. Madame Grisi, Madame Doria, Signor Mario, Signor Ceiabatta and Mr. Hatton, having been engaged to take p ar t in it , the expectations of the public were high, and the audience crowded and fashionable. The distinguished musical strangers were, on their appearance, greeted with a hearty welcome, and in the course of the evening their perfor mances were rapturously applauded. The programme, which was of a miscellaneous nature, was such as to afford fine scope for the peculiar talents of the respective performers,' and their 'exertions were of the most gratify ing kind. The orchestra, also, was in excellent drill, and executed the different pieces awarded to it with judgment and correct taste. NEW MUSICAL LIBRARY.--We recommend our readers who have not already done so, to avail themselves of Mr. Smith's generous offer, as detailed in his advertisement. LORD CARLISLE.—News from Smyrna brings the in telligence of Lord Carlisle's recovery from a severe attack of smallpox at Rhodes. THE ASIA, CAPT. LOTT, British and North American Royal Mail steam-ship, took her departure hence for New York on Saturday, at noon, with 160 passengers, a full cargo, and the usual mails on board. ORDISKIRIC REVISION, 1853.—The lists of voters for the Ormskirk division were revised and corrected on the 6th ult., by W. Forsyth, Esq., Barrister. The Conservative interest was defended by W. Ackerley, Esq., of Wigan, and Mr. Armstrong, the secretary of the district ; the Free-traders by Mr. Moorhouse, of Manchester. The fol lowing is the result :—Free-traders, 60 objections, 42 sus tained, and :18 failed ; Conservatives, 51 objections, 33 sustained, and 18 failed ; gain to Free-traders, 9 Claims : Conservative, 119, Free-traders, 18 ; Conservative gain, 101; deduct 9 objections gained by Free-traders, 92. Free-traders struck off by Free-traders, 5 ; Conservative. . dear Pau 9ia the reitical 87 yytegt THE LIVERPOOL STAND COMMERCIAL 4 MONETARY NEWS. MONDAY NIGHT. TrrE week has again been one . of fluctuation and feverish excitement, owing to the number of con flicting reports from the East, and the difficulty of knowing which of them to believe. On Tuesday last the electric telegraph announced that the Sultan of Turkey had signed a declaration of war. On Thursday the report was that he would do so rather than make any• concessions, and even the latest reports give no positive information on the subject. The Fuhds, on the first report being received, gave way considerably, but soon after wards rallied, and have since been less sensibly affected, as the opinion is gaining ground that the electric telegraph is being used for mere stock jobbing purposes. The returns of the Bank cf England showed another dithinution in . the stock of bullion, notwithstanding the large receipts from AuStralia ; but the decrease was not so extensive as for several previous weeks. On Saturday a notice was issued that the Chancellor of the Ex chequer had increased the interest on Exchequer Bills from ld. to 2d. per day, from the 11th of October. This doubling of the interest had the effect which might have been anticipated, of raising Exchequer Bills from a heavy discount to about ss. premium. The other Funds have also slightly improved, owing chiefly to the absence of positively unfavourable news. We cannot yet notice any sensible improN ement in ordinary mercantile transactions, owing to the same causes which have produced the stagnation now of some weeks' duration. The statements from the East, whether true or false, have no tendency to induce speculation, and business is consequently confined to demands for ordinary consumption. This is particularly the case in the manufacturing districts, where the turn-out of the operatives creates a new element in the question of future prices, and where, also, the high price of the raw material, which has ruled for some time, tends still further to check speculation. Reports are, therefore, almost unanimous in their statements of dulness, and the absence of any new feature upon which to offer any comments. Our SHARE MARKET has been very steady all week, with the fluctuations less marked than during the previous week. The indisposition of the public to sell, notwithstanding the many rumours afloat, causes stock to be very scarce, and it is with difficulty that any large order can be executed. For the settlement just approaching much stock wanted to supply speculative sales, and the bear gentry will have either to buy back at a higher rate, or pay what is called a back, for the loan of the stock. Local shares are very steady.— Caledonians, 241; East Lancashire, 151 ; Lanca shire and Yorkshire, 63 4 2 ; London Stock, 103 2 II 4 2e ; Ditto Fifths, par ; Midland Stock, 60 4 s * 60 591 -R- 2 ; North British, 61 ; Dover Stock, 171 15-16111-16 s ; Royal Insurance, lip. The return from the Bank of England for the week ending the Ist of Oct., gives the following results, when compared with the previous week : Public deposits ... £6,738,755; Increase £26,490 Other deposits ... 11,885,565; Increase 1,046,380 Rest .., ... 3,682,113; Increase 16,532 On the other side of the account — Government securities £12,339,083; the same as before. Other securities ... 19,124,799; Increasel,9Bl,s76 Notes unemployed ... 6,258,520; Decrease 871,915 The amount of notes in circulation is £22,773,375, being au increase of £837,930 ; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £15,612,562,5h0wing a decrease of £68,221, when compared with the preceding return. The returns of the Board of Trade for the month ending sth of September, again show a considera ble increase, not only on the amount of exports of British produce and manufactures, but also on the quantities of Foreign provisions taken for home consumption. Upon the exports the increase is no less than £1,426,500 on the month, or £11,149,583 on the eight months of the year as compared with the corresponding period of the previous year. The principal items of increase are as follow : Month ending 4th Sept., 1851 1833. Increase. Metals Cotton manufactures 1,940,734 2,191,239...... 250,505 Haberdashery, &c.... 265,613 494,400 228,787 Hardwares Machinery Linen manufactures 382,200 444,022 61,822 Earthenware Leather Beer and Ale 47,975 91,586 43,611 Total The only articles which show a decrease are Cotton yarn, £90,918 ; Woollen manufactures, L 51,758; Wool, 216,389; Soap, £7,466 ; and thrown Silk, £1,991. The increase in the Export of Metals is owing to the demand for railway iron, chiefly for the United States, and the other articles are such as are usually exported to Australia. As regards importation there is a large increase on the month's consumption of most of the princi pal articles, such as— 1853. .. 546,925 88,042 _11,600,593 1852 Wheat, quarters Butter and Cheese, cwts 53,710.............. Eggs, No. Coffee, lbs. Sugar, cwts. Tea, lbs... ..4,593,435. Cocoa, lbs 258,663 2,970,193 688,380 ...... 4,653,090 ..... 328,848 Upon raw materials for manufactures there is an increase upon Cotton, raw Silk and Tallow, and a decrease on Flax, Hemp, and Wool ; the latter arising from an excess on re-exportation. There has also been an increase on the imports of Dye stuffs, foreign manufactures, and most articles, with the exception of Timber, which shows no particular variation. The returns of Shipping again show an increase, both on vessels entered inwards and cleared out wards, but the great increase is, as before, on Foreign Shipping, while that on British vessels is comparatively trifling, as will be seen by the fol lowing statement of tonnage : ENTERED INWARDS. Month e►lded sth September. 1852. 1853. Increase. British vessels.... ..... 485,861 tons 495,225 9,364 Foreignvessels 255,849 „ 424,241 168,392 CLEARED OUTWARDS: British vessels 466,207 485,648 19,441 Foreignvessels 269,277... 319,935. 50,658 Upon the Coasting Trade there is an increase in the tonnage entered inwards of 1,043,980 to 1,061,435, and on that cleared outwards a decrease from 1,166,415 to 1,133,231. COTTON.—The continuance of the strike amongst the operatives, the temporary cessation of ship ments to Australia, and the high rate of interest which still prevails in the money market, have ope rated to confine transactions within very narrow limits, and prices of middling may be quoted about 1-16 d. decline. This dulness prevailed all last week, but To-DAY there was a better feeling,owing in some measure to the accounts brought by the Niagara. The sales amounted to about 7,000 bales, of which 1,000 were on speculation and for export, and prices, particularly for fair qualities, were firmer—being about *d. dearer than the lowest prices of last week. The following is a comparison of present prices with those of the corresponding period last year :- 1852. 1853. New Orleans, middling 5 •• •••••• • 5 Fair... 64 Uplands, midddling ...5 4 Fair It will be seen that while middling and inferior qualities are id. to Id. lower than last year, fair is O. dearer. PRODIICE.—With the exception of the Tallow market, which has been in an excited state, owing to the rumours of war with the Russians, and Rice, which sold largely, the Produce market generally was quiet last week, Teas, however, maintaining full prices. TO-DAY there has been more disposi tion evinced to purchase Sugar, and, including Sa turday's sales, the business comprises 350 hhds. Demerara at 325. 6d. to 345., 800 bags Dates at 345. 6d. to 365., 330 bags grainy Bengal at 375. 6d. to 405., and 40 brls. Porto Rico at 38s. to 395. 3d. per cwt. 120 puns. St. Vincent Molasses (indirect) are reported at 16s. 6d. per cwt. from the quay. The sales in Rum are confined to 25 puns. Deme rara at previous rates. Of Coffee, 120 bags St. Domingo have been sold. at 445. per cwt. The Tea market is firm, and we have to report some few sales at previous rates. There has again been a large business done in Arracan Rice, nearly 21,000 bags having changed hands since Friday, at lls. 9d. per cwt. We have also to notice 20 chests Shell Lac at 48s. per cwt., and 30 hhds. Cocoa-Nut Oil at £47 per tun. WooL.—The reports from all the manufacturing districts are very flat, and anything like animation has ceased to exist in this market since the close of the public sales last month ; there is little or no inquiry for any description, and until political mat ters wear a more peaceable aspect, we cannot ex pect to see much doing, prices generally a shade lower. Imports for the week 2,196 bales, viz., 1,173 East India : 144 Portugal ; 493 Mediterranean Ports ; 18 Buenos Ayres ; 12 Irish ; 265 Scotch ; and 91 Coastwise. In Yorkshire a mere retail busi ness is being done, and in order to effect large OgePa much lower rates miut be submitted to, RD, AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER. WRECK of a LIVERPOOL EMIGRANT SHIP. FRIGHTFUL LOSS OF LIFE. ONE of the most terrible catastrophes that it has been our lot to record for some time occurred on Wednesday, the 28th ult., when the emigrant ship Annie Jane, Mason commander, belonging to Liverpool, was driven ashore on the iron-bound coast of Barra Island, during the recent gales, and no fewer than 348 passengers —men, women, and children—met with a watery grave. The Annie Jane, of 1294 tons burthen, sailed from Liverpool on Wednesday, the 23d of August, for Quebec and Montreal, with a cargo of tea, rice, pepper, a large quantity of iron, principally for railways, soap, cordage, anchors, and other valuable merchandise, and 415 emi grants, exclusive of infants, of whom 337 were steerage passengers. On the 25th she met with a heavy gale, and, owing to the bad stowing of her cargo, rolled so heavily to windward that she carried away her fore and mizen topmasts. The passengers then bogged the captain to put back to Liverpool, which he did. She sailed again on the 9th ult., and on the 12th, at four, p.m., met another gale, which car rieft away her fore and mizen topmasts and lower mast heads ; they then had to cut away the jibboom to clear the ship of the wreck. She lay to for two days, and they rigged a jury foreyard, set a sail upon it, and, at the re newed solicitation of the passengers, the captain again put back for Liverpool ; but, when night came on, he put the ship about for Quebec. On this becoming evident next day there was a great sensation among the passen gers, and they remonstrated with the captain, who is said to have replied, " Quebec or the bottom ! and a bullet for the man who offers to take charge !" On the 21st they fell in with another gale, and lost the maintopsail, main yard, and had to cut away the maintopmast, the ship rolling so much that the chain cable was dashed from one side of the deck to the other, making a noise like thunder, which, mingled with the shrieks of the passengers, was fearful. One of the seamen, a Canadian, had his legs broken by getting them entangled with the chain. They then continued drifting, as the ship was nearly unmanageable in such a gale, until the night:, of the 28th, when they sighted the island of Barra, and the captain, seeing that the ship must go ashore, steered for a small 'sandy bay, where she 'struck about twenty minutes past twelve, at first lightly, and then so heavily that the bottom parted from the top sides, the pas sengers, screaming dreadfully the whole of the time. Another huge breaker struck on her quarter and the poop deck sank, crushing some 200 emigrants to death. In ten minutes more the ship was in pieces. It was most heartrending to hear the shrieks of 300 human beings struggling for life. The poop's deck by this time floated, and 100 of the emigrants and sailors found standing room on this fragment ; many of them perished with cold or were smothered under the trampling of others. About day-break the tide ebbed and left the fragment high and dry, when 102 walked ashore, 348 having been drowned or killed in fifteen minutes the previous night. The bulk of the emigrants were from Scotland, a good number from Ireland, some Germans, and a few French. ..The-ship's crew were Canadians, except six taken- in at Liverpool. Ten sailors and the mate, all Canadians, were drowned. The boatswain, from Dumbarton, on the Clyde, was also drowned- All the survivors speak with the highest praise of the conduct of the boatswain. Of the passengers and emigrants on board 66 weresaved, including 15 women, one of whom rescued her infant child four months old, one of twins, the other being washed out of her arms and lost. The• captain and about 35 of the crew escaped, the first mate being lost. There were about 20 cabin passengers ; among these• some Swiss gentlemen. Of the passengers eight were lost,. including Captain Rose and his wife. Captain Rose was on his way to take charge of a ship for the owners of the' Annie Jane. _ _ Before the sailors left the. island 250 dead bodies had been recovered and buried upon the island ; among these were the bodies of Captain Rose and his lady. The shipwrecked sailors arrived at Tobermory on Mon day in the sloop Maria, and were taken care of by the agent of that excellent institution,. the Fishermen's Ship. wreck Society, and had a free passage given them by the owners of the Chevalier. Many of the emigrants were natives of Ireland, one of those, a young lad, has lost 15 of his relatives in the wreck. Captain Hall, who, was visiting the Western Islands for the purpose of establishing sailors! homes, found the un fortunate shipwrecked crew at Tobermory (island of Mull). They all were present at the meeting, when ar rangements were immediately made- to establish a sailors' home: A large sum was subscribed - , and a committee ap pointed to carry it out, The names of the passengers who have arrived at Tober mory, are John Kingston, county of Cork ; George, bro ther to the former; Timothy Dineur, county of Cork; James Edmiston, county of Antrim ; Alexander M'Cor , . mick, county of Armagh ; Martha Tevanning, county of Cork, and some French Canadians. The crew are James Boyd, James Marshall, Charles Carroll, of Bay Chaleur.. Thomas Gemmel, Joseph Miller, Antonio Ligett, Charles Burdon, James Gemmel, and Charles Burnett. THE CHOLERA IN LIVERPOOL. Ix the Standard of Tuesday last we made the unwelcome announcement, that several fatal cases of cholera had oc curred in Liverpool—at that time, so far as was known, confined to emigrants, chiefly German and Irish, who had taken berths on board the Silas Greenman, bound for Boston, in the-United States, but prevented by bad wea ther from taking her departure from this port. We also intimated that the Isaac Wright, another emigrant ship, which had sailed from Liverpool on the 20th ult., with 600 emigrants on board, had met with a serious disaster on the south coast of Ireland, which compelled her to re turn here, and that she had, in the course of the pre vious afternoon, been seen off Holyhead, in tow of a steam vessel. While communicating that intelligence, we were unaware of one very serious and fatal disaster which had overtaken the passengers of that unfortunate vessel. She was brought into Liverpool at an early hour on Tuesday morning, and the information was then conveyed, that cholera, in a malignant form, had broken out among her passengers—that during her brief voyage forty-seven of her inmates, having died, were consigned to the deep ; that, at the time of her arrival in Liverpool, she had three dead bodies on board, victims to the disease, and which were interred immediately on being brought on shore ; that many other passengers were labouring under its effects, three of whom died in course of being conveyed to the hospital, at the workhouse on Brownlow-hill ; and that nearly all of the emigrants were in a most miserable and wretched state. With the least possible delay the crew and passengers were landed, and with very few ex ceptions conveyed to the workhouse, in which five of them died shortly after their admission, forty -three patients, from among the Isaac Wright's passengers, remaining under treatment on Tuesday afternoon. Up to the same time twenty-four deaths had occurred in the hospital, among the passengers belonging to the Silas Greenman. Every possible accommodation and kindness were afforded to those unfortunate strangers by the governor and the other officials at the workou.se ; and all the means which medical science and philanthropy could suggest for alleviating the distress of the sufferers, were speedily applied ; still, as must be obvious, the sudden and unex pected arrival of such a number of individuals, occasioned no ordinary strain upon the resources of the workhouse, and the attention of its officers and servants ; and not withstanding the utmost zeal of all parties, it was a work of great difficulty and labour, as well as no small risk, to classify and accommodate so unlooked-for and large an accession of inmates. Throughout the day on Tuesday, the shed, covering the carriage entrance to the workhouse, presented an unusual and' strikingly distressing appear ance, both sides of the way being so filled up with the chests, bedding, and other' luggage, belonging to the pas sengers from the Isaac Wright. as to leave but a narrow alley between them, while a crowd of the passengers themselves, of both sexes, and of varying age, clung about, or loitered among the heaps, exhibiting in their coun tenances a singular mixture of anxiety and listlessness. On Wednesday and the following days many of those parties were permitted to leave the workhouse, and they, along with their luggage, were located in various lodging houses throughout the town • but up to Saturday evening this entrance to the workhouse continued encumbered with property belonging to the returned or dead emigrants from the Isaac Wright. What may be the ultimate re sults of such a dispersion of those visitants among the in habitants it is impossible to tell, and no easy matter even to conjecture; one thing, however, is certain, and that is, several of them have been brought back to the hospital from their lodgings, labouring under symptoms of cholera, although they were seemingly free from disease at the time of their departure, and some of the cases have proved fatal. One matter occurring in connexion with these unfortu nate events, and calling loudly for remark, is the utter want of preparation of any kind, on the-part of our autho rities, to meet the exigencies of such a- calamity as that encountered on board the Isaac Wright, and, at the same time, provide for the safety of the town; and the health of the inhabitants. On the Thursday preceding the return of that vessel, cholera was known—officially reported, indeed—to have broken out to a serious extent, in an emigrant ship about to leave the docks. On the discovery being made, her numerous passengers were immediately landed, and the sick among them instantly transferred to the hospital at the Workhouse, on Brownlow-hill, where it ought never to have been necessary to receive such cases, and among these patients many fatal results had occurred ; yet on the coming of the. vast influx of diseased strangers by the Isaac Wright being announced, we! find there was still no other asylum for them but such as could be improvised for the occasion in the Brownlow hill Workhouse. Nay, on their approaoh being made known, we are told "the rooms intended for their recep tion were WHITEWASHED, and comfortable beds PEE ris,Enfor them !" For the tardiness of this preparation we cannot think the workhouse authorities-are to blame ; on the contrary, they seem entitled to high-commendation for the a-lacrity with which they made themselves and the means at their disposal available for so urgent and distressing an emergency. Surely, however, the ques tions, Why so lute ? why so unprepared ? require some explanation from the Health Committee. The approach of 'cholera to our shores has been a matter patent to all the world for months past—its actual and fatal presence in our island has for several weeks been notorious throughout the kingdom—the probability of its arrival in this town has been discussed at the weekly meetings of that body whose peculiar province it is to watch over the health of the community—its positive outbreak among the ships in our harbour found them quite unprepared. Hasty and panic directed efforts were, no doubt, made to meet the first emergency, by converting a portion of the-workhouse into a lazaretto; but after the lapse of several days, during all of which deaths were occurring from the distemper, a second crowd of pestilence-stricken strangers are landed on our piers, seeking commiseration, shelter, and relief; and the-only place yet discovered for their reception is once more the workhouse, and even that in au-unprepared con dition ! Is this course of proceeding an indication of that vigilance which the inhabitants of Liverpool have a right to demand at the hands of her rulers ? These gentlemen, as a body, are armed with powers amply sufficient to pro vide means for meeting such a contingency as the one now under consideration; they are presumed to possess infor mation equal to the requirements of such emergencies— the public advantage derived from their exercise of those powers, and the application of that knowledge, has been the- huddling and hurrying operations we have vainly endeavoured to convey an idea of at Brownlow-hill. In the meantime it is gratifying to know that the daily returns from district medical officers do not indicate any present tendency among our resident population towards that scourge which oftener than once during the last quarter of a century has swept over the world, leaving mourning and desolation in its track ; but if there be any value in segregating the sick from the healthy, or if any safety is to be obtained by isolating parties or substances who have been exposed to the.- contagious influence of cholera from those who have been brought within the sphere of its action, the Health Committee of Liverpool have not, as yet, laid the community under obligation to them for carrying such precautionary measures into effect. Since the commencement of the disease up to last night • at 9 p.m., there have occurred fifty-two deaths, — of these, one took place yesterday.. In the course of yesterday eight new cases were admitted into the hospital, seven of these being Germans, and one an Irish boy, from the ship Emma Field. Among the- fatal cases which occurred on: Sunday, we regret to learn that one was from Wright street, Scotland-road. It is only fair to add that Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co., agents for the vessel, have evinced the most lively desire to mitigate the sufferings- of the patients by the Isaac Wright, and have signified their intention to provide fresh sea-stores for the unfortunate emigrants, and to make good any loss of clothing among the female passengers. They will also 'give £2 2s. to every man who assisted at the pumps. It was alleged that the surgeon and portions of the crew, particularly a black cook, greatly aggravated the sufferings of the sick and helpless by the brutality of their behaviour; and it was ruinoured that Captain Schomberg, the Government emi gration-officer at Liverpool, was about to lay the matter before the magistrates ; but the manner in which Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co., to Whom the conduct of a mixed crew under peculiarly trying circumstances is in no way chargeable, have come to the relief of the emigrants, has satisfied their requirements,. and the matter will not, as we understand, come before the public in an official form. Most of them are what are termed " pre-paid pas sengers," a, e., their passages have been paid for them by their friends. PETER 11PGOVERNAN was, on Saturday, at the Police court, fined 10s. and costs for dealing in marine stores at the docks without a license. Join - RIMMER was, at the Police-court, on Saturday, committed to prison for fourteen days, for stealing two battles of rum, belonging to Mr. Bushell, from a transit shed at the Prince's Dock. THE PENSIONERS.—This gullant corps of veterans assembled yesterday, for six days' drill, under Col. Swan. They manoeuvre at the barracks in Birch-field, Islington, on the same ground as the militia artillery. SIR. JAMES MATESON, M.P., it is rumoured, is to be raised to the peerage by the title of Lord Stornoway, and is to be succeeded in the representation of Ross and Cromarty by Mr. Matheson, of Ardross—who, it is said, is to be created a baronet. JAMES BURNS, labourer, aged twenty-five, was walking with a fellow-labourer by St. Thomas's Church, Park-lane, when a stream of blood suddenly gushed out of his mouth. He was conveyed to his house, 49 Court, Tredwell-street, where he died before assistance could be procured. The deceased was an inveterate drinker, and the jury returned a verdict of " Died from the effects of bursting a blood vessel, caused by excessive drinking." LIBELS. - At the Bow-street Police-court, on Friday, the Rev. Wade Martin Meara, a clergyman, was committed for trial, on a charge of having circulated a malicious libel upon the characters of the Hon. Craven Fitzhardinge Berkeley, M.P. and his wife Charlotte, who is sister to the defendant's wife. The defendant was likewise said to have annoyed a Mr. Chamberlain, of Otterbourne, who had also married a sister of his wife. Wx have much pleasure in noticing the distinguished honour just acquired by our townsman, Mr. Matthew Collins, of the Mechanics' . Institute, whose ingenious Theorem on the figure of the earth, has been deemed, by pamphlet on Attractions, and on Claeraut's celebrated the Royal Society of London, worthy of publication in their " Transactions, " - and from which an abstract has been copied into the 'London, Dublin and Edinburgh Philosophical Magazine for the present month. COUNTY REGISTRATION.—The revision of the list of voters for the Southern Division of Lancaster was com menced yesterday, before W. Forsyth, Esq., and P. A. Pickering, Esq., the revising barristers. The proceedings presented no features of particular interest. The list for Liverpool will be taken to-day. TESTIMONIAL OF RESPECT.—The ladies connected with St. Silas's Church have presented a very handsome set of robes to the Rev. William H. Duck, chaplain of the Royal Infirmary; with an address expressive of their high ap preciation of the faithful and zealous manner in which he laboured whilst curate of St. Silas's Church, for nearly three years ; and with earnest desires for his continued usefulness in the ministry of the Gospel. We understand the robes were made by Messrs. Dodgson, of Lord-street, and are fully equal t 9 any we hive been &914 Q2ard LLANDUDNO IMPROVEMENTS. Tim little village of Llandudno, which within the last few years has become a favourite bathing-place, is per haps one of the most picturesque spots on the coast of Wales, and, from its convenient distance from Liverpool, bids fair to become a place of general resort. One of the. curiosities is an enormous cavern, which was discovered by the copper miners in Oct. 1849, and supposed to be the work of the ancient Romans, as benches, stone ham, mers, &c., were found entire, and even mutton bones. The church dedicated to St Tudno is situate near the summit of the Great Orme's Head, and a new church has also been erected. Under the south-west side•of Llandudno rock is the shell of a large mansion, which, centuries ago, was a palace belonging to the BISHOP of BANGOR; thence, along the steep sides of the elevated down, the visitor may proceed for about two miles to the end of the pro montory. Here the rocks are for the most part perpen dicular and of amazing height The deep and beautiful bay is within three' hours' sail or rail of Liverpool, and some commodious and elegant houses now stud the vil lage. It is intended to erect a pier and establish steamers between the village and Liverpool; and it will be seen by our advertising columns that, last week,, a public meeting was held, at which it was unanimously agreed to petition Parliament for a. local act to provide for the improvement of the town. The act will embrace the watching, lighting, paving, sewage, supply of water, construction of cemetery, and other general improvements. From the number of Druidical remains and British antiquities in the neighbour hood, there is no doubt thatLlandudno wilhbe largely resor ted to bythe antiquary as well as the lover of the picuresque The Carnarvon Herald states that the proposed har bour of refuge between the Great and Little Orme's Heads, for the construction of which a bill was obtained by a company at the last session, is to proceeded with imme diately. From the statement of Mr., W. H. Goodwin, who attended the Admiralty inquiry, on behalf of the pro moters, it appears that Llandudno Bay is formed by na ture for a harbour, being expansive, deep, free from rocks, and having excellent holding ground, lying in the direct route to Liverpool, between Holyhead and that port: be ing the only deep-water bay on that coast, it offers the only available point for a harbour of refuge for vessels caught in northerly and northwesterly gales to run for shelter ; it would be accessible in almost all winds, and at any state of the tide, without a pilot, and would be the only har bour on the coast without a. bar. When the wind is from the north to west, (the case the greater part of the year,) and the most dangerou.s for outward-bound ships, vessels brought in by stress of weather could be towed round Point Lynas and the Skerries Rocks by a steamer. and put in their course down, Channel, thus saving much time and expense. It was proposed, in the first instance, after testing the plan, to form a timber breakwater, on the recoil jrinciple, invented by Mr. Smith, and for which he has-received the Royal Exhibition Medal, and the medals of the engineers, and other societies, as well as the thanks of the Chambers of Commerce of Liverpool and Manchester. It has, however, since been determined that the work shall be of a more durable character by being constructed of stone, for procuring which the neighbour hood affords ample facilities. A dock of about forty acres is intended to be formed inside the breakwater. WAVERTREE LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH. LAST NIGHT the monthly meeting of the board was held in the public offices Wavertree, the Rev. W. Badnall, chairman of the board, presiding. There were-also present Messrs. Hill, Anderton, Davis ' Witham, Gore, Cha ff er, and Rishton. The business took principally a conversational turn, in the course of which, complaint was made as to the dilatoriness exhibited in completing the sewer in the main street. The board remarked that although they consi dered Mr. Blaikely, the contractor, had not proceeded so quickly with his operations as they had reason to think he ought to have done, still they were led to believe that his progress bad been materially delayed in consequence : o s e d v i e r r e a c l t tli e individuals a s hh bad dd c d onsequence of eefitnee eng in eerdd n m . u not twha i a n sv c ai o ni inconvenience a e st n at i ie eC t 'al in consequence of Mr. Blaikely not having removed the soil in some instances. It was resolved to intimate these facts to Mr. Blaikely, and to remind him that the termination of his contract, the Ist of November, was near at hand. Letters were read from several gentlemen, complaining of defective drainage ; among others, a note was read from Mr. Quail, stating that the old Chapel, in Waterloo-street, was injured in its foundations by water, which should be removed by drainage. The note con cluded by a suggestion that the chapel might be taken by the board as an hospital, at -'3O a year, " these cholera times." The Board directed all those letters to be courteously an swered, verbally, as was agreed on, by some of the members, or in writing by the clerk. Some conversation next ensued RS to the propriety of erecting public lamps in courts; but after a wort consideration, it was resolved that the lioa r d could not interfere in the matter.—The Chairman then di rected the attention of the Board to a recently issued regulation of the Prescot district magistrates, relative to the clearance of middens. He remarked that under that regula tion parties had proceeded to clear out pig-styes and other nuisances during the day. He instanced a case in which be had himself been exposed to considerable annoyance in Cow lane. On inquiry lie found that the nuisance he complained of was made on the understanding that it was necessary to comply with the order issued by the magistrates. He (the chairman) wished to know whether the magistrates were, under any statute, entitled to override and set at nought the bye-laws of the board; because, if so, the mandates of the board must become ft dead letter. He trusted the board was not prepared thus to have their functions superseded. It was suggested that Mr. Allen, the superintendent of police, might in this case have misunderstood the instructions of the magistrates; and it was agreed to instruct the law clerk of the board to write to him on the subject, pointing out the encroachment, which had no doubt inadvertently been made on the powers of the board. The meeting then adjourned. STRANGE DEATH vnom CHOLERA.—Yesterday, an in quest was held before P. F. Curry, Esq., the coroner, on view of the body of John O'Donnell, a child, ten years of age, who resided with his parents, No. 6 court, Wright street. On Friday evening, the deceased, who had been out all day, brciught in with him a handful of dirty sugar, mixed with guano, and said that he h a d b een ea ti ng , some . H e was taken very ill with pain in the bowels soon after wards, and died at eight o'clock the next morning. Mr. J. D. Kelly, surgeon, who made a post mortem examina tion, deposed that death had resulted from cholera. One of the jury wished the coroner to notify to the au thorities the filthy state of the house and court in which the poor child died. The Coroner observed that the end would be answered, perhaps better, as he observed two reporters present. Well might we have cholera raging in the town, when human beings were huddled in a cellar not fit for pigs. There was the Indy lying in a perfect Mate of audit, POLICE COURT .-YESTERDAY. __.-fESTERDAY. ROBBEIrr AND SIMULATING A POLICEMAN.—Peter Dunn and O'Bryan were brought up on remand, charged with having robbed Robert Kenern of 255. It appeared that the prosecutor had been inveigled into the house of O'Bryan on Thursday night last, where he met Dunn, and along with him and one or two others went to a public-house, where they had some drink. The prose cutor, being anxious to try on the coat of Dunn, (a militia man's uniform coat,) did so, and as a forfeit for this privi lege paid a quart of ale. Prosecutor then returned to O'Bryan's, where he was offered some tea, but being sleepy, he declined taking any. Having fallen asleep, he was, as he alleged, awaked by some oneputting a hand into his trou sers pocket, from which he missed a sovereign. He made his loss known, andimmediately went in quest of a police man, when he once more met the prisoner Dunn, who said he (Dunn) was a police constable, and would get his money back for him. Shortly after this prosecutor was seized by the arms, and also throttled, as he alleged by O'Bryan, while Dunn put his hands into prosecutor's pocket and stole his purse containing ss. On this he called out for assistance, and the prisoner Dunn was taken into cus tody, and shortly afterwards O'Bryan was apprehended. An alibi was proved on the part of O'Bryan, and the evi dence not being conclusive against Dunn, they were both discharged; the magistrate remarking that there was a strong case of suspicion against the latter. STABBING A POLICEMA.N.—David Hervie, dressed like: a mechanic, was charged with having stabbed a police constable in the thigh with a bayonet this morning, about three o'clock. From what transpired at the investigation, it appeared that the wound inflicted on the constable was of a very serious nature, having caused a great loss of blood, arid rendered him so weak as to be unable to attend. On the authority of a medical gentleman who was examined, it appeared almost miraculous that the poor constable had not lost his life. The prisoner said he was so drunk at the time the assault took place, that he had not the slightest knowledge of what occurred. The case was not gone into, but the prisoner was remanded for seven days, by which time it is expected the constable will be able to attend and give his evidence. STEALING FROM A PABENT.—Margaret Kelly was charged with stealing a shawl from her mother, a respec table working woman, who stated that the prisoner, her daughter, had of late betaken herself to dissolute habits, and had stolen the shawl with which she was charged. She had expressed a desire to be admitted as an inmate of the penitentiary, and she (the mother) expressed an opi nion that she could have her admitted, Prisoner was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment. HOCUSSING AND ROBEBBY. —John Morgan was brought up under remand, on suspicion of robbing a Scotch gentle man under unusually peculiar circumstances. The prose cutor stated, that on Friday week, being a complete stranger in Liverpool, he went into a-public-house in Dale : street, to get some refreshment, andi to- see the newspaper. After drinking a portion of his liquor he left the room for a. moment, and, on returning, he drank the liquor off. He remembered nothing distinctly afterwards. He had only had two glasses of ale during the morning ; and the medi cal man under whom he had since been.was of opinion that his liquor had been drugged. After taking the remainder of the ale he became very stupid, but he recovered himself sufficiently to call for a cab, and to order the driver to take him. tG a respectable house in town where he - was stopping; instead of doing which, the man drove-him- down to some park; Prince's-park, he understood, where he became aware-that some one, who was in the cab with him, was feeling in his pocket. He called to the cabman tastop, and got out,. being followed by the intruder, who however, again got in when he resumed his seat. He then became totally unconscious, and knew nothing more afterwards. On coming to himself, he found that he had been robbed of £9 15s. and a silver watch. Mr. Thomas Dtrbyshire, publican, Gloucester-street, stated that, on the day in question, the prosecutor and the prisoner arrived at his house in a. cab, and that the prosecutor was- afterwards found in the yard in a state of insensibility. He would not have him in the house because he thought he was tipsy. The case had been partially heard on Saturday, and the evidence was repeated this day, after which the case was adjourned for seven days, in the expectation that some others, implicated in the case, but not at present in custody, might be found. THEFT AND ILLEGAL PAWNING.—Jane Monks,. a poor dirty looking woman, who acts as a charwoman was charged with stealing a variety of articles, including- a counterpane; shawls, a scarf, a brooch, a pair of stays,. se veral baskets and other articles, the property of Mrs. Rymmer, for whom she was in the habit of working. The prisoner was also charged with illegally pawning. the articles. She-did not deny her guilt, and said, in-answer to a questiora from the bench, that her husband: was a boilermaker working in Scotland. She was sentenced to three months”imprisonment. LIVERPOOL COUNTY COURT-- YESTERDAY. THE First October court opened yesterday morning, before Joseph Pollock, Esq., the Judge; but the day's proceedings. were unusually brief. FRAUD SUMNONSES.—Orders, for committals to Lancaster Castle, were granted against the following persons, forueg lecting compliance with previous decisions of the court : Robert Hughes, 84, Victoria-street; Edward Jones, 10, Upper Harrington-street; Norman M`Leod, Lancaster Buildings, King-street; William Voyle, 78, Hill-street, Toxteth Park; Ralph Crook, 34, Lambert-street; Thos. Montgomery, jun.; Thos. Montgomery, Regent-street ; John Weakby ; James Cook, 1, Bamber-court, Watkinson-street ; Patrick Greatley, 30, Milton-street; Thomas Scales, Stanley-street, Bootle;: Ralph Hitchmough, 59, Mulberry-street, (fora 15s. .due to the Earl of Sefton); Thomas Robertson; and Murray, .each for 30 days. INSOLVENOY Casas.—Hermann Christian Meyer, of Ren— shaw-street, applied for his final order, and was opposed by Mr. Hime, on behalf of several of the creditors. The in solvent, who is a German, some time ago opened a restaurant and foreign news-room, at the corner of Benson-street. His debts amounted to £219, and £46 had been paid into court as the proceeds of a sale of his furniture. His- Honour, ob— serving the unanimous wish of the creditors, that the estate should be administered immediately, said - that if they had asked him to dismiss the petition, lie should most certainly have experienced some difficulty in refusing the application, as the insolvent had commenced a business which the £5, forming his only capital, did not warrant. The final order was suspended for nine months, and protec tion granted for three months, and the estate ordered to be distributed forthwith.—Richard Maddock, builder and con-- tractor,.suported by Mr. Aspinall, barrister, applied for his final order, which was fixed for the first November court, — In the case of John Hallsworth, hatter, who was supported by Mr..Aspinall, and opposed by Mr. - Grocott, a like time was fixedlor the final order, and Mr. Irwin, of Denton, was appointed assignee.—ln the cases of Win, Baylis, optician, of this ovsn, and John Thomas Williams, also of this town,. confectioner, the official assig nee's accounts were audited; a dividend to be declared at th e next court. ExEOI.7TIoN IN A PUBLIC HOUSB.—INTERPLEADER.,-- Mr.. Henry Thomson, fruit merchant, of this town, sought by interpleader to recover the value of a beer-engine, a carpet,. and ceptain tables, which had been-seta& by sheriff's officers from-a public house at the corner of Marble-street, William son-square, of which he is lessee. It appeared that a Miss Jollie is the owner of the house, and-that Mr. Thomson had been lessee for 15 years. In 1852 be got a renewal of the lease, and in the month following transferred the goodwill to Mr. James Ward. Ward, in- June. 1853, transferred. his interest in it to a person named-Samuel Longshaw, who,was the- execution debtor. Longshaw had not been long in the house, when informations were laid against him, and the con sequence was, that he was unable to obtain a license, and the house was closed from July to August, when the license was transferred at the instance of Mr. Thomson, the landlord. At the end of August an execution from the Manchester ; County Court was enforced against Longshaw, and at the sale Mr. Thomson bought some of the artices, which he -now sought to recover. At the end of August the house was closed by the landlord, and all the doors locked, but still an entry had been effected, and the goods taken away.— ii r. Hime con tended that Mr. Thomson had assigned all over to Ward, who had again re-assigned to Longshaw, and that he could, there fore, have no interest in the property whatever. If the articles belonged to any body, they belonged to Miss Jollie or Mr. Longshaw. He contended that the plaintiff must have received some interest from the transfer.—His Honour observed that a public-house ownership, was often as bad as a horse-war ranty case. There was-a complication between landlord and tenant, under-tenant and lessee, that the licensing magistrates and the public should- know as little as possible about the matter. A verdict was.recorded for the plaintiff, and the court adjourned. SUDDEN DuAxiv.—Yesterday an inquest was held on the body of Llewellyn Evans, a man 40 years of age, who lodged in Crosshall-street. Deceased was much afflicted with asthma. On Saturday he overheard one of the in mates of the house observing that he would not live, when he turned sharpbr round, and said, " What are y ou t a lki ng about me for ? " and he swore, and said he did not think he was going to die. He expired unseen, in bed, on the same evening. DEATH BY A FALL PROM AN Omximrs.--P. F. Curry, Esq., the coroner, held an inquest, yesterday, on the body of Peter Martin, a master tailor, residing at 182, Great Howard-street. He was fifty-two years of age. Yester day night week he had gone down to Dale-street to get on to an omnibus. As he was climbing up one, opposite Moorfields, the horses started, and he was thrown to the ground. He was picked up insensible by a police officer, and conveyed to the Northern Hospital. He was subsequently taken home at his own request, and died on Sunday last from the extent of injuries which he had received. THE LOCAL MARINE BOARD.— Yesterday, by the nomination of the Mayor, Alderman J. H. Turner and Mr. John Stewart held a court in the council-room of the Custom-house, for the purpose of revising the list of shipowners eligible to vote in the election of members of the Local Marine Board. There were, we believe, : neither claims nor objections, and the proceedings were con sequently formal. It may be interesting to state that the qualification consists of the ownership of foreign-going vessels, registered at the port to the amount of 250 tons. Persons are entitled to an additional vote for each 250 tons above the first, till the number of ten votes is reached, which forms the maximum. The number of parties on the register is 641. A PILOT DnowNND.—Yesterday, an inquest was held on the body of John Daniels, a pilot of this port, who fell over board, and was drowned on the night of Friday last. It ap peared that the deceased had left here on Wednesday night last, as pilot to the " Telegraph " steamer at Belfast. He came on board at Belfast shortly before the vessel's sailing on her return on Friday night, and according to the second mate, appeared at that time to have had a little drink. After the vessel had started, he went on to the bridge, to talk with Capt. Leitch. Soon after, as the latter was walking with his back to the deceased, the latter fell from the port paddle-box. The alarm of " A man over board" was at once raised, and the boat instantly lowered. Daniels was picked up, floating about, in eight minutes or so, and was brought on deck, but although all possible restoratives were used, it was found that he had expired. Capt. Leitch, in his- evidence, strongly contradicted the statement of the deceased having been much affected with drink. The jury expressed themselves satisfied with his statement. Verdict, " found drowned." BENEFIT OF MR. JAMES BROWNE.—III our advertising columns it will be seen that Mr. Browne, who, as a come dian, was a great favourit e i n Liverpool, has, in New Yo rk, fallen into ill health and very unfortunate circumstances. His friends, in order to alleviate his sufferings and mark_ their sympathy for him, as well as to testify their reglficsi a for his talents, ha v e reso l ve d t o give a performanceuc for plea benefit in the Royal Park Theatre. We fee t t h m that on sure in seconding the call of his friends , n d the occasion the house will prove a bump ra eri . ca A ri has been Glum AND MAnIo'S journey delayed till next season, when, it is to sl which has gone take place. The story of their marriage:., said, it will positively (1_ . s , husband, M. the round of the papers, is untrue :. de ldelcy, ig still alive, and residing ui raw TUESDAY, OOTOBER 11, 1853. EMMA TASICILL, lodging at No. 9, Donceste r-stree • ter•s tre ~ t : it the el was, on Friday morning, found dead in bed. ..-. _,Th b e en quest, on Saturday, it was stated that death ha' rt.....t caused by excessive thinking, and a verdict to that elat' ST. PETER'S Councit, was returned. preached in this Church on Tuesday last, by thes.ll Dr. lll`Neile, and on Sunday last, by the B ec ,: h tie Sutton, and the Rev. W. M. Falloon, after lvwesiter. liberal sum of £64 11s. was collected towards vri°lls ations which have been made in the above c hurch. i 0 EVERTOSS.—Sernions I,ol'e_, SEAMAN'S WAGES. — At the Police-court, 0 0 S a f r ook, a seaman, named M'Farlane, claimed from CeP to ot of the ship Harlequin, £ll 55., amount of wages . ss iierie• the crew of that vessel on her trip from Glasge' vw ...; e nt rara and back. In justification of the no on t he general misconduct and frequent drunkenness on ', ba th? of the man was pleaded. The complainant pro had been ill and some time in the hospital. 0' and..- ‘i were ordered to be paid, deducting half-a-month 14s. for expenses while in the hospital. LATEST INTELLIGE MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 1 0 ' BY ELECTRIC TELEG— emea • a PORTUGAL, LISBON, SEPT. 29.—LiverP— ,,,,-i ' s suspected of cholera. are taf lPl CONSTANTINOPLE.—Forty or fifty vesse ls quarantine. . - ' ld a t tile be THE MINISTRY.—A Cabinet Council. was resr a to Foreign-office to-day. The Commercial Daily List says that,. with ~?. . ,05 the rumours of an actual collision between tile ir ii of and Turks, it was broadly stated that the infoloa`,°e iset , been publicly announced, but such not provii4 t p `l o tiol , and further that it was merely a private e ololii t itled i t ,, j to a Greek firm, the letter was not regarded 35 "*" Aeldv unqualified credit. On 'Change business remaia l T O but somewhat impeded by the Eastern q uestion . ~,3 5, 61 dearer: 585.. 9d. to 695. on the spot. Scotch Pig. Iro'J ee , per ton. Brimstone and Saltpetre held for high rri THE EASTERN QUESTION. otkr The Globe's Paris correspondent states, o n gir cl igicsi rity, that there has never been any difference oi tp o r the British Cabinet as to the conduct of the O u r e apt t y Russia ; and if one member of the Cabinet has . 03 himself more indefinitely than another, that P er ' Earl of Aberdeen. for The lair if the French Go , anent Pres.s, i s COll Iguage of rencn _ ,wern— last two or three days has excited attention, as it sidered to be preparing the public mind for wa r ' HO' The Chronicle's Paris•correspondent reports thaw it , the have been given for the concentration of trocTs:4lli event of their despatch to Candia, where a dePa l ' ag tb formed. The French army being more nata er fi r e the English, a French general will have the ea' pp mand, while the naval forces will be under as admiral. 46 3 fe ‘ German letters state- that the Emperor of A por n ; observe neutrality in the event of war. Nothifigtio is known respecting the Kin°. of Prussia's in' The reports that the Shah of was hostilev Persia posed towards Turkey, wants confirmation. are of $ The Standard alludes to•the events of the seizorooft Turkish vessel by the Russians, and that Baro n to netl, le e s was on the eve of departure from this count r i , with others of an equally vague character, as affected prices at the Stock. Exchange. NEWMARKET RACES.—MoNDO' i; FIFTY SOVEREIGNS SWEEPSTAKES.—Nervo .- „, , nedia, 2. Four ran. Won cleverly.. 20€ r Sovs. SWEEPSTAKES.—Miranda, 1 ; Beatr iz I . £5O FUR TWO-YEAR-OLDS.—Twinkle, 1; Alas , 2 ' 1 .0. .610 PLATE.—Little Harry, 1 ; Mine, 2. Thr ee ' A tpl BETTING ON 71114 COURSE• „ „I; 1 40 0 CESAREWITCII.-8 to 1 agst: King Pepin, ' agst Songstress, taken; 15 to 1 agst King of "0"' freely ; 16 to 1 agst Nabob, offered. FUNDS, STOCK, AND SHARE The satisfactory Revenue Returns, and som e or, purchases operating favourably on English Securities, )01./P opened at 92k. and advanced I per cen...; but un rer d e ' an actual collision between the Russians and Tuel''':iOlf where in Asia Minor, the market gave waY, a nti : 0 , declined to 92 buyers. Nothing, however, occurring `'ne:ete" lish the authority of the foregoing rumour, prices reC' lyil their healthy tone, and close at a s li g ht improvemen' oat way Shares exhibited considerable buoyancy, and ..11Altmolt' sympathising slightly with the Funds in the down ol 7:sor/ ment, were, on the whole, strongly supported ; Fre t , - ,OIP, are firm. Land and Bank descriptions• experien ce %ll4 l ,; improvement. Gold Mines actively supported; B‘foreis" Fria and a few others closed the turn irr advanc e ' coai s market inactive and stationary. After business WW I o rab , went sligbtlly lower on repetition of various " ( I, sol g ' rumours. Share market also similarly affected. 91/21. - CLOSING PRICES. gl/P ° Consols, Account .. 92 i+Bank Stock ..... ... - Do. Money.... I 92 4 iExcheq.i3illsr j^ Three&QrperCents.. I si FOREIGN STOCKS.- Mexicans 232 Spanish Passives•• •.. Do. Threes Turkish . • Spanish Deferred Do. Threes 443 53 RAILWAY SHARES. London & w eget r ?, 1(1 7 3 5 'London & " te nd IManches., Lincolnshir e "" IMitHand W i tte '-- Midland if , '" ''''' North British ''''' •* . e -- o. Prefe renc Do. L. &N. Norfolks ''''' North Staffo;dsuir,eii: ShrewsburY a nd - mingharn,• ••••••• el 9 S. Eastern and POI # York, Newcastle, as o i Vv. guar. Berwick ..••••••'l . n . • Do. E%tebs.°- Do. PreferenCed4/3 6f York and N. Alidlo Do, Preferenc/ SHARE/4s / ;Nugget ..• .•• • • "... / B. Australian•-••"'' , Freehold ....•••••• •' A ustra l as ian ....... • Colonial ..... Mariposa ........... ' fit SHARES.OA ° Peel River ....... •.. l y South Australian •• • ' Van Die/Be/el ...... • • Amberg.,Nottingham, and E. Junction.... Bristol and Exeter .. Caledonian Do. Preference .. 9s East Anglian Eastern Counties 111 12 East Lancashire Eastern Union A Ditto B and C Edinburgh & Glasgow Great Northern 74 5 Do. Do. Great Western Lanc.and Yorkshire. Of 3 Do. Fifths 7j * Leeds Northern l2& 13 London, Brighton,and South Coast. 93 5 MINING Noveau Monde Registered Cordeliera Ave Maria Carson's Creek Port Philip • LAND Australian Agricultural 33 5 S. Australian Invest l} f Crystals or CORN MARKET. 4 tile v oi We have a moderate show of English Wheat , an 4 Al t 4; plies of Foreign are unimportant,,, the trade °Pen! for_.lill animation, but last Monday's prices are sustaiee",, lyi, English and Foreign. Flour and Malt are unaltereur ter, in Barley, Beans, and Peas is restricted, at f °r ,,,, Pi t ig e S t , i g ie White boiling Peas brought high:prices. Dealers "". o cl 7 ' cautiously, but the advance is maintained. There since the first report. r orei r English. Irish. 4 Wheat 4463 Barley 3598 140 3 4 `' Oats lO7 1650 5 5 Malt 2375 82 4 7 '• P fr a' Beaus Peas 4.9a. _ Flour •• • 2617 200 00 10 r fleif 5 , From Kingsford and Lag's Ciradar.--SupPlie l : 6l , - oy o. Wheat are small; the quality and condition ° I , D e O t* ,o) inferior, consequently met with a slow sale A t • ti t o i f, Monday last. The business in foreign is cot: s sre c'` l country buyers, at last week's p r ic es . New v iie it io ,; cheaper. White Peas bro ug ht ex t reme pr i c es; gr ,; 1 0 ' in value. Oats sell slowly at barely late tern °. little doing. '0; V PRODUCE MARKET' ~,ioli r g i Pt Foreign Sugar:: A good business has taken P 1 B; s 0cl r e cargoes, and prices are firm. Coffee : The de Tee cil proving for Plantation Ceylon ; Coloury firm er ' il ia• r te/ firm, and business good ; sound Congou, lld• t° s Ole, The sales of East India are small, but Pr ice , feif ° t ' D' v Cochineal : Several buyers as previous rates , De o O le Wool is not lower, but sales are limited. WO not cheaper. Tin : The demand continues. ti° ° TALLOW MARKET. 1, 5 o foe oo e The stock is 16,555 casks, against 31,61 3 cl 3 O i' last year; deliveries 3,571 casks, against %9 time last year. fa st rice g 1 ner , CATTLE MARKET. e d r e cbe sl Inferior Beasts have sold slowly at re d°- t ers t° i n t o a' .1 quality maintained Friday's rates. Calves 6t 5 C ''' to 4 # I Beef 2s 6d to 4s 6d Veal ..., '' , i 0 3 9 .... • , Mutton 35 10d to 58 2d Pork ...• "'.. • • '`,.••'' Beasts 5937 1 Calves • • •' . ••' ' Sheep C N a o m rf b o r lk id a g n e, d L Su ei ff c o e l s li e t r :ea L ly s i t A n s " c . i .: iti . , ~,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 29 ( 9 )° 0 Scotch a rp m oo t °Bn Pigsce Beasts a a i s v t s ......... . . . . . . . : .................... .... Irish Beasts •• • • ••' • • 23 0 ., Holland Beasts :: • • "• '• 61.7, Do. Sheep •• • • .......... '• . ..... •• " 84° Spanish Beasts ..................... ..... 15 0 Do. Sheep .............•••• .......... --' French Calves ...................... • .......... **** .., ~,figANOV• die MANCHESTER STOCK x'-''' d yoll''' eri' Blackburn, 41; Caledonian, 25; LSOCaShire an d agil ft i4l ; 63 4 2i ; London and North-western, 104 ; P it . su ire, I,rJ 7-16 prem. ; Manchester, Sheffield, and L inc°ll' .o' l oo Shares, 99 e99w;PNreoferrthencper,itthp,rein• ; 17i 11-16 i. Itlidland, 59/ ; ~P vo ' LEEDS STO C EXCHANGE a ° Leeds Northern, 124 ; mcild6ilan; d7s9thi-;eassoteurtnjter 01 Dover, 171 --- c h an ged. RtNo-dar,sßuKlaErkTe.t. o,oo' Pig Iron. in m akers' hands, 645. to 675. Warrant* Little buasini,Gel:sAtarSeoanlsOvacWrtpedlciaaOt IR ON MARKET. 631 . LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCX:AttIe' N 0 " ELSINORE, STH OCT.—The Turk, Leveret, from' g came in here damaged. lle" , vat i t ' d . MALTA, 3RD OCT.—The Dolphin, from Gala , z , • Ar• , on the 27th September, leaky, with sails cut to ). 813 :01 11 ,1 P , shifted. The Wonder, from Taganrog, put j a her. ervi ii:;, 30th September, leaky, with part of cargo thrown C o I‘ STAVANGER, 26TH SEPT.—The Endebrodre, fr°,y, castle, ran ashore on the 24th, and has become a W e ' 1 10 LIVERPOOL : DI t Printed and Published every Tuesday 111ornitigp. ',..0,',4, Proprietor, ROBERT PEARSON THACKEII,,,,,,oItY Percy-street, at the STANDARD GENERAL , ,E:`; a rr OFFICE, No. 4, ST. GEOROWS CALSCOT, '''' Tuesday, October 11, 1853.