The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-01-25 00:00:00

those vv this at e words were attles of igerents are order-writers, and the r !able cla rerards r 4 411 t financiers are hard at work, prepa THE Governmer aml. the Trees. .-dnesday last, to remain at their desks lerks find themselves con- ed, since Wc an additional two hours daily, preparing returns and sta tracts, which the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE QUER (now that his mind is set at ease about the University election) considers necessary towards the con struction of a budget calculated to escape the fate of Mr. DISRAELI'S scheme. On Saturday afternoon, the plea sure was mine of witnessing Mr. GLADSTONE'S helpmates gathering materials for the great Coalition Budget : as is my wont, I visited se v e ra l o f th e principal offices in Downing-street, and fou n d m y old friend ROBERT NI,, i IL BRAHAM at the Treasury, installed as Mr. GLADSTONE'S secretary; while honest, laborious FRANCIS FITZGE RALD was discharging the duties of private secretary to JAMIE WinsoN, once upon a time, and that not very long since, an expert manufacturer of felt hats for the denizens of the transpontine district between Black friar's Bridge and the Surrey theatre, so well conducted by CRESIVICK. WILBRAHAM and FITZGERALD were up to their eyes in blue books and income-tax details, ham- tistical abs rnering away for the bare life at strange-looking columns of complicated figures, and turning out in artistic style a r dish to set before the CHANCELLOR of the Ex- T.TER. If the rumours I have heard be true,—and the }hence I derive my information leads me to believe ne income-tax,neatly dressed up, and deprived of many most unjust, oppressive, and inquisitorial provisions, is likely to form one of the main ingredients in Mr. GLADSTONE'S financial pronounce ment. We are to have what is called differential income rate, a complete remodelling of the schedules, a kindly sop for the small-class farmers. You recollect GLADSTONE supported DISRAELI'S celebrated motion for a committee of inquiry into the burdens of the landed interest, with a view to their removal or diminution; and though last, not and precariot nition of the difference be I think you will rig I am pretty near the mark in this my prophetic ation of Mr. GLADSTONE'S Budget, so far, at least, renewal of the Income-tax is concerned. More certainty—' no new taxes be on semi-official authority —I say ; but the CHANC ELLOR of the EXCUE- s incline to the opinion that we shall have and very little g of the old ones n be complete on Thu: e folio lerer of Printing- 1. to contradict inferentiall in my last let- on Alo: that the o VT LW of Secretary TIT had been ap lv on my informat ELI 'CCM •, be so mu r fellow-col ng abroad for two years for the bene ri his ma What I stat a authi ,t that Mr Dme time since was the and 1 do no suppott a more equitab le and The present Minis- :xtreme I d after C n, said, the other ` A change bit of meeting in public I have been ; but I can e, however, is Lt of the inv.° Inn n he i in the I Sen my voice is required to maintain their threatened b who 7 Lid invade their Protestant liberties—when threatened by o would touch one inch or one iota of our Pro be at the command of bulwarks—my fall be raised in defence of A the. Pi eitant Bib' la_ and of him If I add no CIOUS MAJESTY. Lord a constitutional Whig, Why should PANMURE, by no means old, leave, as he terms it, ,ic life ? Is it because he thinks that the country, for time to come, will he Government e of his clique, as a body; and that he can never again expect Lord PANMURE, like .t the War-oti hard life of it, is retirin of Breebin Castle. g to the for the longevity of its died the other day nearly 90 y husband life's taper enjoying his " father's ha' " to which he was a stranger for nearly thirty years. The castle, and its surrounding sunny uplands, are to be put in order ; for a great many years there has been nothing done on the estate in the way of improvement, such at least as that required. The old Lordthe last fast man of the last century—did not trouble his head much about Long in Parliament, his evenings were seed in BELLAMY'S Kitchen, where he awaited the ringing of the division bell; on these evenings ecorded that he would discuss eighteen or twenty of brandy and water, and BELLAMY'S tumblers In this way the old baron lived, estranged to his son and successor, so much so, that ord had to apply to the mar co tland ; , this, together with his salary when in office, was pretty nearly all his income. Notwithstanding, he has lived jolly and well, and at the Ministerial dinners, whether at Richmond, Blackwell, or Greenwich, he was generally selected to act as chairman. He is a man of frank and simple manners. A few years ago he used to " stand" a breakfast and a guinea, twice or thrice a week, at his official residence, to a Parisian gentleman, for no other purpose than to talk French over the chocolate, and improve the pronunciation of the host and his noble and amiable lady. for an allowance out of the patrimonial estates £5OO per annum awarded E MAIILE with perfect certainty, of the Carlton—a ation—l sa that, had the leading cl I mention the club without had they known w ote on the ,td they had time to organise their plans it would n that venerable ith Mr. GLAI Further, had BERNAL OSBOR eat of learning berth rendered it necel he woul scary for him to abdicate, in again for Middlesex than your out of Parliament for a I give r ate fac lion. cab has srti of the famous battle of the wigs ere appears to be three g on at nt, two is he thir atrical managers, the play- the latter a .lAPOLEON, the Moniteur, and divers of the metro politan newspapers. It would be difficult to say which of the three is the most interesting. Certainly, the funniest is the battle of th e hill-- ,rorthies tickers mostly all of them earnest men 1n their avocation ; they sally out at all hours, chiefly in the dead of ni g ht, stealing , a march on each other, as well as on the public. There is one " merry cock-eyed sprite", who, at screech of day, w ill, for a consideration, stick a bill on the dome of St. • - —for the matter of that, yea on Templ e- b ar' c ki ng ham Palace. Lately asked by a c e l e b rated ad writer if he could manage to " do a bill" on Temple-bar, his naive reply was, that "he would stick a poster on the Duke of if it were wanted." W e ll, ---, these jockies, deeply interested in their employers' wel fare, are going all over. London and a radius of ten miles. Honest BENJAMIN WEBSTER, of the Haymarket and Adelphi Theatres, complains that his bills are no ,oner up than a myrmidon of the man of paste, in the !oy of the spirited lessee of T. R. D. L., blackens the 'arket bills ; the entrepreneur of Old Drury again says lie despises the action. It is a pretty quarrel as it stands. But, for the honour of the rival managers, I believe it stands between the rival bill stickers. The Play order war goes bravely on, and ugly facts are coming oat. lam sorry for a certain class, for the most part deserving) artistes,—musicians, vocal and instrumental. ; a notice in the , as it le of JERROLD'S pre ous pia: now or ltions to such concerts are SIGNOR s, whicl the poor ks to that remarkable woma: th a r THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY IERCIAL HONE TAR Y NEWS Moxp Y NIGHT Directors of the Bank of England would make a further advance in the minimum rate of discount, .was fully realised on Thursday, when it was announced that it had been increased from two and a half to three per cent. The first effect was a decline in the value of public securities, which have since slightly rallied.' The London discount houses have also increased their charge for accommodation, and most of the joint stock banks made a corresponding advance in the interest allowed on deposits. It is now pretty clearly ascertained that this step on the part of the bank directors has been chiefly induced by the ex travagant speculations in Paris to keep up the value of the French funds, for which a constant drain was kept up on the ba n k co ff ers. Thi s h as now subsided, and the rapid fall of all kinds of French securities shows the effect of the operation. Another cause, to which we previously alluded, was the mania for speculation "for Iron, particularly in Scotch pigs, and this has so far been checked that that article has fallen nearly thirty per cent. in value. It is gratifying that, in the staple articles of commerce, trade is in a healthy condition, and no fears are at present entertained of any disturbance, as prices generally have not been materially affected by the late movement in the Money market. Even in Railway shares, which are sensitive of monetary changes, the fluctuations seem to have been in a great measure influenced by questions affecting their intrinsic value as means of investment; and this is so far satisfactory, as it serves to show that operations have been mostly of a bona fide character. In the Cotton trade especially there has been considerable firmness ; and the ad vance which was anticipated last week has been realised to the extent of fully on the lower, and /d. per lb. on the better qualities of American, while the amount of business transacted has been on the increase. This has been in a great measure owing to the recent advices from America lowering the inflated notions of an excessive crop, and also to the activity- in the manufacturing districts, where the demand has been on the advance. With reference to the supply of the precious metals, the Bank returns in Friday's Gazette show an amount of £19,145,507, and since then there have been re ceipts to the value of about a quarter of a million. With reference to the effect of further large supplies much speculation has been indulged in, and writers on the subject have ventured on some extreme the ories, for which they have but little foundation. There can be little doubt but that the receipt into this country of the large quantities discovered and scovered in the gold fields of Aus have some effect in increasing our. ex- expected to be d port trade, and consequently of enlianci e degree ; but any comp. prices in son of the resul with the ge supplies from A merica more than a - .,.e is altogether futile, inasmuch as the cumstances and mode of conducting business are 7y dissimilar. At that time, owing to the low state of commercial cre tilt, payments were chiefly thus formed an important element in trade, whereas now the precious metals .Le but the small change of Our home trade, and are required but for the balance of our Foreign Commerce. The establishment of Joint Stock Banks, and the more general adoption of banking operations, has done in a considerable degree for England what a greater extension of the same system has done for Scotland, and made the expan sion of trade less dependent upon a surplus supply of sovereigns ml ..d excess may have, market is descriptio steady : g, 105 Sea Island .. 119 3 Stained ....i 6 consti Mobile New Orleans. 14 ine anticipat .d unprofitable specula Pernnms however, stimulate ion, but will most probably find its exercise in the increasei demand for real prr ---I . l ch appears to be the , ossessors of realized predominant wealth ductions w Bahia, BiAadoes Peruvian.... Laguayra.... Com.W.l.&c Carthagena.. Smyrna.... lonilln source market erty, NI in the , d a IN are an n for our pro- WooL.—Both markets the wool tra during t offered, JANUARY 25, ;engal Rice were to clwl several Broken at 1 6d. per cwt., also 1000 bags Saltpetre at 265. to 295. 6d. for 4 to 21 per cent. refraction, being a decline of is. per cwt. We have also to report 50 tons St. Domingo Logwood at £5 per ton, and 950 bags Myrabolams at 9s. 6d. per cwt. COTTON.—The reports per Atlantic, received last week, confirmed the accounts per Canada of higher prices and decreased estimates of the crop, and under the influeuce of these advices our market has shown much more steadiness, and holders being indifferent sellers, an advance of -41. per lb. was obtained in the middling and lower descriptions, and Id. in the better qualities of American. But this improvement must be looked upon with caution, as there is only a certain quantity of good American cotton each year, and at this period the exporters invariably come forward and pick it up, and hold it over for spring shipment. The stock is large, fifty per cent. heavier than last year, and the quantity on the way considerable, and the probable stock on the Ist Alay is variously estimated at 900,000 to 1,000,000 bales, and present prices Id. per lb. higher than this time last year; so that any advance taking place now, could not but act preju dicially on all concerned in the import and con sumption of this great staple, for it would only push up prices in the "States," and let the Americans realise high prices for the remaining half of their crop, which they have most un doubtedly done with the first, to the cost of many of our merchants, and spinners particularly. Ex porters have operated freely in the better qualities of Pernams, at steady prices, but in consequence of a desire to sell Maccio, they have been taken in quantity by the trade, at easier rates. Egyptian has been in better demand, and is more regular in price. For East India the inquiry is extensive, and the lower qualities command much higher prices. Speculators have taken 9,400 American, 870 Egyp tian, and 820 Surat; and there are reported for export, 3,330 American, 950 Pernam, 160 Egyptian, 2,200 Surat and 100 Madras. The demand on Friday continued good, and the sales reached 6,000 bales, at steady rates, including 1,000 on speculation and for export. On Saturday the business amounted to 6,000 hales, including 1,000 on specu lation and export. Since then the same feeling has been observable, and a good demand appearing from spinners, as well as from exporters and speculators, prices are rather dearer. TO-DAY the market con tinues steady ; the sales have been 7,000 bales, of which 1,500 are reported on speculation and for export, at very firm prices. THE PRINCE HUR EMIGRANT SHIP. he _Canning Basin on Friday g . ers being 520 souls, ,ce of the confusion g so large a vessel, a few of the pas sengers experienced some discomfort, and, to the surprise of every one concerned, a letter appeared in the Albion, making complaints of the treatment received. Some inquiry took place, and we give the following letter, signed In conseque bythesarae indivh uais v - vho sinned the letter of c-om- plaint : IM POR TO WM. SHAR ESA., J. WALTFIEW, ESQ., AND .PTAIN SUTHERLAND. Veek Prey Week This Jan.2l.ithis y'r.'Jan.2l DEAR SlRS,—Hearing you are aggrieved by the letter in the A/bion, we beg most distinctly to absolve you from any blame ; and, from what has since occurred, we think that all will pass pleasantly with the passengers on board the Prince Arthur.—We are, dear Sirs, yours', obediently, LEWIS SADIPSON. Jan. 24, 1853, WM. AUSTIN. On board the Prince Arthur, off the Bell Buoy. The Prince Arthur sailed yesterday, for Melbourne, with a fair wind. THE MASONIC BALL.—The preparations are going for rard with vigour, and already the application for tickets have been numerous. Amongst the visitors who have promised their attendance, are Lord and Lady Comber mere, the Hon. Major and Mrs. Wellington Cotton, and the Hon Miss Cotton, the Rev. Gilmore Robinson, D.P.G.M., West Lancashire, Mr. Stephen Blair, D.G.M., East Lancashire, Mr. Matthew Dawes, P.P.G.S.W., East Lancashire, Mr. Thomas Littledale, P.G.J.W., West Lancashire, Mr. Albert H. Royd, P.G.J.W., East Lan cashire, Mr. W. C. Cruttenden. P.G.R., Cheshire, and Sir Joshua Walmsley, Knight, M.P. MALICIOUSLY STABBING.—On Thursday, Timothy Conolly was committed to trial for maliciously stabbing Henry Doubleday, under the following circumstances : Conolly is a carter, in the employ of William Mooney, and resides in No. 6 court, Blackstock-street, and on Wednes day afternoon nas engaged, along with the prisoner and two other men, in emptying a midden attached to Mr. Lane's brewery, in Oriel-street. Between two and three o'clock Mooney came into the yard, and finding the men not at work, he complained, upon which the prisoner be came angered, and demanded his wages. Mooney asked the prisoner to resume his work, but, instead of doing so, the prisoner seized him by the collar, struck him, and tore his coat. Doubleday and the other men, on witnessing this, went to the assistance of Mooney, upon which Conolly seized a " yielve," or manure fork, and struck Doubleday on the body with it, two of the prongs of the fork inflicting large wounds on the breast. An officer was called, and the prisoner was given into custody. The prisoner, in ex tenuation of the offence, said Mooney had used abusive words to him, and when he (the prisoner) asked him to pay him, and allow him to go, if he was disstititied, Mooney struck him in the eye with a brick, and in making a blow at him with a fork, it struck Doubleday. THE ACHILLI CAS in the case of Achilli 2 the Court of Queen's —The application for a new trial cewmaa has 3ench, and the j On Thursday, the usual monthly ait Union Lodge, 245, of Freemasons, was held at the Royal Hotel, Dale-street, when Brother Charles Hand was installed as worshipful master for the STOCK, present year ; Brother R. Shaw was appointed senior solo been argued before idgment postponed. 287 4890 warden, and Brother Thomas Simpson as junior warden. 'pful master Brother Hand addressed the lodge asonry, and referred to the :der to develop° as fully as His views were warmly upon the r } 19960 5990 2712! 661 rtues of :Masonry AT NORTHERN R earWomersle 100 E here anc de has never E fib, 4,4,450 rO, MONDAY MORNING These, as America, especially returned, and At concert givers, see their benches thinly peopled, and have the mortification also of going without mention. With and to my old acquaintance the EMPEROR OF . . in7Ncii, 1: - .d the denunciations against certain English journals, contained in the French Government organ, the Moniteur, I believe that Louis NAPOLEON has nothing to do with the aforesaid denunciations, desecrations, or what ever they are: called, beyond having given his sanction to the government writers saying something on the subject. Probably the most ignorant.Tclass of litterateurs in the world are your small, half-educated, and altogether us travelled French political writers, though they are not half so bad now as was the case even twenty years ago, when Sir PEEL, Sir DUNCOMBE, and other bits of nonsense studded the whitey-brown columns of the Parisian papers . —they, I mean the writers in Paris, are still far behind having a true understanding or appreciation of the genius, so to speak, of the English language. Hence the quota tions and translations made upon passages said to have been In the Times, for example, are' so far wide of the truth, that they are in reality other articles, not only in spirit but in word. .To give the " gentleman in black" (theEsirEnon's evening costume) his due, I do not think he saw one of the articles in the Moniteur before it was published. Louis NAPOLEON is no fool, whatever he may be in other regards, though it certainly does smack of the veriest folly to give circulation in the French papers to such obnoxious statements, which otherwise would never have come to the knowledge of half a million of the seven or eight who are represented to have voted for L' Erupereur. A fop of a writer—let's see—CHESTERFIELD it was, says that human nature is the same all over the world, though education and habit may make all the difference. Certes, if your readers know much of the women of Paris, from those buxom ones of the fishmarket, kissed so recently by the Emperor, up to the delicate plants of the salons, who look as if a zephyr would destroy,—they, the readers of the Standard, will easily believe that the Parisian belles are anything but pleased at the :new imperial declaration of love to Miss FITZPATRICK,—I beg pardon—the most lovely Countess DE TEnS, who has, in Paris fcr the last three months, attracted all eyes in admiration of her peer less beauty. A capital breed that must be from Spanish and Irish. WISEMAN, Cardinal, par example LOLA MONTEZ. So also the destined Empress of France. LAELACIIE, too, the gros de Naples of the Opera, if I don't mistake, has mentioned that he has the same frisky of NAP. 111. cannot come to good ; antecedents are then his crown by the alli- against it ; he does not The dramatic novelty of the week was the production of tune," at the Princes. 's, on Saturdav night , the pla having been represented on Friday evening at Wind le before the co flail) , one of .ROLD'S ; characterised more by te: se language and nstruction of plot are remarkably defi- cient in connected incident. The two principal charac ters in the comedy are sustained—mirabile dictu Mrs. C. KEAN (a schoolmaster's daughter) and Mr. WRIGHT (a gipsey). Of Mrs. C. KEAN it is unnecessary Mr. WRIGHT litherto be len considered s broad —too ix for faro algar habit also of playing to the audience—winking ever to a "^-v. In the character of Queen TERROLD, WRIGHT appea eep in the Bee, allotted to him by J together an artist,—careful, attentive, r It is not saying .t the R personation more than any other i g right well tco much, t WRIGHT JERROLD himself is drama much ful as bent, chief y hard work, he is as cheer a linnet ;—living much in the country, and seeing only a friend from town now and then, and among them his old friends and collaborateurs, MARK LEMON, editor of Punch, a noble-hearted unmis takeable feIIow—GILBERT A. A'l3acKErr, most piquant and pt ng of writers—discreet magistrate, and modest In conversation Mr. A. A'Bscsarr is the least obtrusive person I have ever met,—barring the late THOMAS HOOD—the man of the shirt—Hoon's deafness, r, might in part account for his shyness Tom HOOD ! he was miserable for the night, if a pun going to St 11r, al Eng D and Well, then, there's PERCIVAL LE yclept " the Professor," author of the Comic Lati name—l uza. COOK. Bat I am forgetting JERK( r, &c., another of the " Put men"—quiet withal, excepting at dinner I may safely say that the Punch people a artiest eaters and laughers in the world. "Who the deuce are they, who are making so much noise in the next room ?" asked a Cabinet Minister at a Greenwich fish-dinner. " Oh, it 's the Punch-men," was the response of our friend in the " smalls " and white waistcoat. JOHN LEECH, too, prince of illustrators and good fellows, is another of " Duggy's" friends. I believe that JERROLD will soon have his claims. as an author who touches the heart strings, recognised by our gracious QUEEN. He got one of his sons slipped into the Treasury two or three years ago. A pleasing enough drama, L. Jervais, or some name like that, for I never touch a play bill—they dirty one's kids so—was produced by Mr. FARREN the other evening at the Olympic; it deserves notice,though of French origin. MORRIS BARNETT, the adapter, has invested it with Eng lish interest, a rather difficult task with some of the outre dramas of our Parisian friends,—mentioning whom puts me in mind of JOHNNIE MITCHELL'S programme for the forthcoming French plays. All the dons are secured, and BOUFFE, if he get well. With regard to the prospects of the two great lyrical establishments,—Her Majesty's Theatre and the Royal Italian Opera,—it looks very likely that they will be in the hands of one man next season. I have before me nearly half-an-acre of paper (not yet published) of intended performances at Her Majesty's Theatre, in which that most unmusical instrument, the auctioneer's hammer, is the chief. LANDSLIP.—A landslip took place on the Scottish central railway, near Perth, on Thursday morning, by which the traffic was greatly inconvenienced. TH Saloom, screw-frigate, has proceeded from Ports mouth to Cork. She is to embark there the 31st Regi. ment, and convey them to Corfu ; thence she conveys the 41st Regiment to Malta. embarks 740 of the 76th at Malta, and conveys them to Halifax, and then brings to England a portion of the 91st Regiment. EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCE.—A circumstance of a very extraordinary character _occurred last week at the 'lcid at Taunton— nlnre prisouers' bar together. The offence was stealing wood, and the parties were—an old woman, named Pole, aged 82; Jane Tapp, her daughter, aged 48; Ann Pole, her grand-daughter, aged 27; and a child in arms, her great grand-daughter. A GENERAL CuA Fann.—A mode of making cabriolets less objectionable vehicles in London would be to limit the charge (within a certain circle, as in Paris) to one shilling only for two persons, and sixpence for every extra person or luggage. The operation would be similar to the penny postage, depend upon it, for many would prefer this to an omnibus for cheapness—and many more, when they knew at once what they had to pay. Thus the cab would be kept generally employed even in fine weather, instead of stand ing half a day idling. For cleanliness and civility, the name and number of the proprietor, large inside, would prove partly, if not quite effective.—The Builder. A HUSBAND'S LIABILITY.—A trial occurred in the Court of Exchequer the other day before Baron Platt, which throws rather a new light upon the supposed re sponsibilities of a husband for debts extravagantly con tracted. A milliner brought an action against Mr. Trahle, for dresses, &c., amounting to £33 14s. fid. The defence was that the husband allowed his wife a sufficient sum for such necessities,—somewhere about £5O a- year,— his income not exceeding £4OO per annum, whereupon Baron Platt told the jury that the principal question for their consideration was whether the sum of about £5O, which it had been proved the defendant had allowed to his wife within a period of fourteen months, was sufficient to provide clothes for a lady in her position of life ; if they thought so, they were bound to find a verdict for the defendant.- The jury did not think so, and consequently he was ordered to pay ; but husbands having extravagant wives may find satisfaction in the law as laid down by .: - - - biaron Platt. THE .51A D 1. 1 • vi , sv . l as t Alliance .h r ad . e ' n . —A Russell at the Foreign Office, consisted of the Earl of Cavan, week with Lord John Interview 'on the subject of the deputation from the Protestant Colonel Alexander, R ev- C. Ramble, Rev. Dr. Steane, .._ .r. R. B. Seeley, per secutions now carried on i Tuscany. The K T in h n e ai d r e d p , u i t i a . t p io . n , Mr. Josiah Condor, Mr. J. Cook Evans, 111 _ Lord John Captain Giberne, and Mr. John Macgregor. Madiai, his sentiments were very much in accordance. ... Russell said, that with respect to the particular rase of the ith those of the deputation. The prosecution had been Insti . tuted under the law passed in 1786, which was an Y- n enlightened time. the late government upon the subject, and from despatches He approved of the course pursued by received by the present government, it appeared that Sir H. Bulwer was still anxiously er n with respect to any further steps which it might be ployed in the case ; but con sidered proper to take in communicating with an indepen dent Sovereign, his lordship begged to be allowed to reserve his opinion. --The deputation then withdrew, 32,259 On the other side of the account — Government securities £13,870,796 ; the same as before. 14,157,548 ; Decrease.. 863,005 9,004,185; Decrease. 805,295 The amount of notes in circulation is £23,661,370, r securitie being an increase of £300,685 ; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £19,148,507, show ing a decrease of £617,114 when compared with the preceding return. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued .. £32,665,555 Govrnt. Debt.. £11,015,100 Other securities 2,984,900 Gold coin &bu1n.18,645, 401 I Silver bullion .. 19,154 £32,665,555 £32,665,555 BANKING D Prop.'s capita1.£14,553,000 Rest Public deposits. 4,939,878 Other deposits . 13,284,158 7-day, &c. bills. 1,529,567 £37,515,481 a is esse Lan dist In the meantime the de of the gold-find .ch wil 35,000 bales will with the increasing re ers ; and England, in her Tofitable d full employment for the The sales of colonial Wool th of next month, and it is e brought expected that abou ward, of which the greater part is from Recent advices from that quarter remove any im mezliate apprehension of a falling off in the supply, but complaints are made that prices here are not adequate to the increased rate of wages in the colony. This, however, is a drawback which the vast amount of emigration will greatly, if not alto- gether, remove The Return from ti Bank of England for the is'es the following ending the 1 results wher:compared with the pre Public Decrease £832 IEPARTMENT. Gov. securities.Xl3,B7 o ,79 6 Other securities 14,157,548 Notes .. Gold & silt'. coin 482,952 £37,515,481 Our SHARE MARKET was very much depressed at the early part of the past week, in anticipation of the further raising of the rate by the Bank. Prices, however, reached their lowest point on the day of the meeting of the directors. Since that day (Thursday) there have been symptoms of returning confidence, and prices each day have steadily ad vanced. Money, too, is becoming more easy, and from all appearances in this market, the account of the Bank will soon be forgotten. We annex this day's prices :—Chester and Birkenhead, 22 ; Cale donians, 32i 3; Eastern Counties, 12k; East Lan cashire, 181; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 792 I. 80 791 80 79/ 80 791-itit; London stock, 1211- ; Sheffield stock, 301 1; ditto £6 new pref., 1p; Midland stock, 78 -k * 8 ; North British, 9 1-16 ; Dover stock, 24 31 ; York and North Midland, 274; Dutch Rhenish, 2d. PRO DU CE.—The market for Sugar has continued in its previous quiet state, and prices generally have undergone a decline of 6d. per cwt. ; the sales are confined to 350 hogsheads British plantation, 4,000 bags Bengal, and 1,350 bags Madras, the latter from 30s. 9d. to 345. Foreign has been in fair demand all the week, but without any improvement in prices; bags the sales on the spot are 70 cases, 2,101 brown Brazil, from 16s. 9d. to 18s. 3d., and 180 boxes yellow Havana, at 21s. to 225.; a cargo of brown Pernambuco has been sold, deliverable at an outport, at 18s. per cwt. from the Queen's beam, and likewise one of yellow Havana, the particulars of which have not transpired. Molasses :No sales reported. In Coffee the business is quite unim portant, being confined to a few casks Jamaica, at 40s. to 545. per cwt. In Cocoa, Ginger, Pepper, or Pimento, nothing of interest has been done. Rice : The market is without change, and about 3,000 pockets Bengal have been disposed of, at 12s. 6d. for good white, also SO tierces Carolina, with all faults, at 20s. 6d. to 265. 6cl. per cwt. Rum : Holders having shown more disposition to meet the trade, the sales have been 550 puncheons Demerara, at rather easier prices. Tea : Several parcels of new blacks and greens have been taken by the trade, out of recent arrivals, at fair prices; but there has been very little done in old Teas, and rates are barely supported. On Wednesday, 23 chests Madras Indigo were offered, but only 1G chests sold, at 4s. 6d. per lb.; 100 bales Gambier have also been taken at 245., and a few tons Cutch at 255. ; 10 chests fine Gum Arabic at 575., 40 bales Munjeet at 405., 200 bags Sago Flour at 225. 6d. to 225. 9d., 220 boxes Pearl Sago at 19s. to 205., about 1,000 bags Myrabolams, at Bs. to 10s. 6d., 350 slabs Straits Tin, to arrive, at 98s. per cwt., and a few cases Castor Oil at 4d. per lb. The market for Olive Oil has continued in an excited state, and about 200 tuns have been sold during the week, including more than half to arrive, establishing a further advance of £1 to £2 per tun. The market for Tallow is dull, and Petersburg yellow candle is rather lower, having been sold at 465. 6d. in small lots, and there are now sellers at 465. 3d.; 120 casks South American sold at 455. 6d. to 465. per cwt. 2,500 bales Jute have changed hands at very extreme prices, from £l5 15s to £lB los. per ton. TO-DAY there has been rather more doing in Sugar, but without any improvement in prices ; the sales, including Saturday's business, consisting of 100 hhds. Barbadoes at 355. to 38s. 6d., 4250 mats Mauritius at 345. 6d. from the quay, and 300 bags and brls. Pernams at 19s. 6d. to 20s. per cwt. for b ye a l v l .e ow fo t u o nd lon p • u 'c r v e h h i a t e. s 0 r 5 0 , f withoutß , I c o p h a n u g n e s ir tie DemeraraTe Tea tILWAY.-A he G of Doncaster, when by s the engine got off earth for by a violen injured t 250 1 1 were mo been rather quieter chiefly to the - stocks of the dealers being much reduced, 2h rates asked for the small quantity past wee e youni trade are however - - "her than The prospects of tht good, and holder s are expecting Messrs areame and Co., in their supply at present is quite unequal to the requirement. The increased specu lative demand has rendered the position of the manufacturer very difficult, the rise in the price of manufactured goods being very far from 'equal to that of the raw material, and unless they can obtain something like an equi valent improvement in yarns and goods, the late extreme rates must tend to curtail production ; in the meantime, however, the prospect of current rates being fully supported is pretty certain, and the report state resent eager demand for ail soits of clean low likely to continue, at any rate until a more TT-Inv/3 hie boon , both for some large - sides this week, export ana home consumption, and to arrive, chiefly in Douskoi, Crimea, Egyptian, Turkey, Peruvian, &c. ; the market is again almost cleared until new Is, which are anxiously looked for. arrival IRON.—The market for Scotch Pig Iron has taken the turn which we predicted, and we have again to quote a considerable decline in price. About the middle of December last the quotations were from 765. 6d. to 80s. per ton, and no later than Friday last it was sold at 555. 6d, since which it has rallied, and to-day sold at 655, and closed at 61s. per ton,—a price no less fictitious than that obtained in December. At sos. men were sanguine enough to imagine it would reach 100 s. and 110 s., and many backed their opinion both by betting and purchasing the article, and to-day the buyers at 655. were purchasing in the belief that they will again see the prices from which it had fallen—an error which many persons will find no less serious than absurd. For with the following statistics it is only a question of time as to when. Scotch Pigs shall sell at 48s. a figure at which the manufacturers can now afford to supply it, and get a very fair profit. Something under twelve months since they were supplying freely at 355. 6d. per ton, and although wages have advanced in Scotland. they have not done so at the some ratio as in Staffordshire ; nor does coal:form such a desideratum in the former as the latter place, added to which the chief production of the Scotch works is Pig Iron, whilst that of Staffordshire is Malleable Iron, upon which the great run has been made. The great argument of speculators in Pig Iron is, the compara tive prices between Scotch pigs and railway bars six months ago, and relative values this day—a comparison of no value, so long as the stock of the raw material is larger, and can be supplied in superabundance, at a much lower price than the quotations of the day, and leave the supplier a handsome profit. With manufactured iron it is very different, as makers are full of orders for some time at the rates of the day ; in the one case the price islegitimate, in the other absurd, because the consumption of the latter is not equal to the production of last year, when prices were 355. 6d., and what comparison the present consumption will bear to the present production, with such an inducement to increase the make as present prices offer, may be easily imagined. Production ....692,000 .. 630,000 Foreign } 133,183 Shipments Coastwise 134,574 somewhat serious Northern line on Friday, at 12.40 p.m. The train -station, about ten miles north ome means, not yet accounted for, he line, and, after ploughing up the ards, brought the carriages to a standstill ock, which greatly alarmed and partially of whom there were about 20 in the To the engine driver and stoker the consequences t leg of the forrr mutilated, and the latter being very mud] hurt. They are both now lying at Womersl being greatly bruised and in a horse-box, next the engine, was so scalded and muti lated, that it had to be killed on the spot. All the passen gers were greatly terrified, but as yet we have not learnt hat any of them had sustained any injury. The debris of he train still remain on the line. in the Yorkshire I RATHER TOO Mon.—A. strict teetotaller of our cc , st eligible match, on the an atna ing flow of I married when he was about mplaining of the difficulties to ected him, said " he would if he lived to be as old as 1850. 1851. 1852. Tons. Tons. Tons. 775,000 .. 775,000 224,070 From this statement it will be seen that, notwithstanding the high rate of freight, foreign shipments have consider ably increased, whilst the opinion is that they have decreased. Those coastways have decreased about 60,000 tons, yet the decrease has been compensated by the over delivery by land carriage. The pro duction is equal to that of 1851, and greater than that of 1849 and 1850, and at the present price it will, no doubt, be very much augmented, as new furnaces are being put in blast every day, and it will not be a matter of surprise if the production of 1853 should amount to 900,000 tons. The stock of 1852 is 100,000 tons over that of 1851, although we find the production no greater, but the same in both years. Many _of the pigs are giving notice that the warrants must be taken up—and as a natural consequence these lots will come upon the market ; whilst speculation will be crippled, and the price must work to something like an intrinsic value. It is the interest of those who are large holders to bolster up the market by making still larger purchases, and when they find they can reduce the loss which the late decline has entailed upon them, they will, as the London Times quaintly expressed it some time since, "walk quietly out," and leave the pigs in the hands of a class of uninitiated and unfortunate speculators, and the casualties of 1845 will be enacted. THE MAni.u.—An enthusiastic " Indignation " meet ing was held in Birmingham on Friday, and a strong pro test made against Itomish persecution. THE GRANITE CITY, one of the finest clippers yet built, has been launched at Aberdeen, for the East India and China trade. She will carry 1,400 tons. THE QUEEN has directed letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, appointing. Arthur, Duke of Wel lington, Master of the Horse to Her Majesty. DOWLAIS IRON WonKs.—The men have sent notice to their employers that their wages must be raised after the middle of March. The colliers also in the same dis trict are agitating for an advance. - m T .p h . e fo E r A m u , L or o c died on Saturday, at his OF Worcestershire. AmP residence in Portman-square. at the age of 60. He has left no issue, and the title descends to General Lygon, COLLIERY ACCIDENT.—A frightful accident occurred on Friday, at the New Cottani coal-pit, near the Ecking ton station, on the Midland Railway. An iron ring attached to the wire rope snapped, and seven men were killed. CAPE MAIL—The General Screw Steam-shipping Company's mail packet Lady Jocelyn, Commander Stu art, arrived at Plymouth yesterday (Monday). Her dates are—Calcutta, Nov. 15 ; and Table Bay, Dec, 16 ; but her news is not important, 5301 10 GO? , 4381! 29911 4 01 12660' 18170'J 4b 6 4580 583011 16597 7a 24600 38860, hiryhe 1853. course he.shoufd possible the supported er accident to the t animal spiri AN IRISHMAN who h Lineteen years of age, ei Methusaleim." A BRACE OF BORES.—In every society you will find a person who will talk and a person who will interrupt. The worst is, the one is not a corrective of the other, for the talkative bore invariably talks when he is not wanted to talk, and the interruptative bore will interrupt at the very period when he is least wanted to interrupt.—Punch. THE EFFECT OF COLD UPON, METAL.—It was neces sary to be very careful with our drinking cups. Tin never suited, for it always adhered to the lips, and took a por tion of the Akin along with it. A dog attempting to lick a little fat from an iron shovel stuck fast to it, and dragged it by means of his tongue, until, by a sudden effort, he - ot clear, leaving several inches of the skin and adj acen t _ One of the seamen endeavour e eye in the splice of his track el-after the true sailor fashion, le result was that he lost a great portion lips and tongue.—Dr. Sutherland's '2y. rope, put the marlin-4 into his mouth ; of the skin of PORTLAND.—in the re called Kyle and Cuninghame, where DUKE 0 ons of Ayrsl his Grace's estates are situated; many anecdotes are cur rent which illustrate the kindliness of his noble nature, and his sympathy for the humble poor. Often, while spending a portion of the summer at one of his country seats, he would wander out in a suit of homely. grey cloth, just like a decent farming-man, and thus mingling with the people incognito, he learned not a few of those trials and sorrows which he had it in his power to alle viate. One forenoon he was forced by a sudden shower to take refuge in a cotter's house, where the gudewife was busily engaged in the manufacture of oaten cakes; and as he seemed a " decent, weelfaured body," to adopt her own words, the frank but unsuspecting dame entered warmly into conversation with her visitor—gave him a good seat by the fire—proffered him a piece of her oaten cake—and became wondrously familiar on the subject of her poor husband John, " a man wha had been in his Grace's service for three-and-thretty years, and wha, though sairly bowed down and bent, had to work in these a'-day rains, else his wages wad be stopped ; which, of course, he was ower pair to afford." The rain still con tinuing, and apparently not intending to stop in a hurry, the stranger solicited the loan of an umbrella, as he was desirous of walking to his destination, a mile or two dis tant. The good woman thought this a bold stroke rather for one she had never seen before; but expressing her belief in the plainest Scotch that he had " a gae honest looking face," sho, after a slight hesitation, went the length of risking the big family umbrella with him. An hour afterwards a servant on horseback returned the precious article along with " his Grace's compliments." As may be imagined, the honest dame felt all of a flutter, and at night, when John came home, she told him the tale, asking for advice as to how she might rectify the terrible blunder, which the poor folks imagined would do them serious harm. Their fears, happily, proved ground less ; and when the faithful old cottager was sent for by the agent, at the end of the week, it was to hear the agreeable tidings that, by orders of the Duke, he was to have a pension for the remainder of his life equal to his earnings, and that he would be expected only to do little odd turns about the property when he had a mind so to do.—Notesfrom the North. How NEWS WENT IN THE TIME OP THE WAR.— The following graphic sketch of the manner in which news were carried, and the intelligence of victory con firmed, in the exciting years which witnessed the fall of Napoleon, is quoted from " Paris after Waterloo," a new work by James Simpson, of Edinburgh :—" Such were the first tidings of the war, received in England in four days, and in Scotland in six, which, had they then been known, electric wires would have brought in as minutes. The author witnessed the effect of the news in Edinburgh. It met him as he entered the outer halls of the Courts of Law, still called the Parliament House, from having been the hall of the Scottish Parliament before the Union. The unwonted• words were passing from mouth to mouth—" Wellington is defeated ! He has retreated to a place called Waterloo ! The game is up I Toe hero of a hundred fights quails before the eagles of Napoleon ! . The Prussian army is annihilated ! ' And thus and thus was Pandora's box emptied. 'No! No!' nguine reasoner of the long robe, we shall have news of a victory yet ; and as it must be near at hand, one way or the other, I should be more delighted than surprised if the Castle guns should wake Another barrister, quite as would cheerfully pay a guinea D- m orr Patriotic, but less for every gun fired for a victory, to any one who would take very easy odds. The bet was taken, the taker patri otically wishing to win, the offerer still more patriotically wishing to lose. The business of the morning had scarcely proceeded two hours, when a gentleman rushed into the great hail, and, almost breathless, shouted Victory !' He was mobbed. How had the news come ? " By express from the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, then in London. The French completely routed, at use place called Waterloo, by one grand bayonet charge of the whole British army.' Such was the brief flourish, for a lengthened struggle of ten hours, which was first sounded by Fame's trumpet. The bearer of the glad tidings was soon in the Court where the judges were sitting ; the cheers of the outer hall were suspended only to be re newed in the inner. Further law proceedings were out of the question ; adjournment was ruled ; and judges, advo. cates [barristers], agents [attorneys], and officers, were speedily in the streets, already crowded by their excited and exulting townsmen. Nobody could stay at ho me . The schools were let loose. Business was suspended, an d a holiday voted by acclamation. Everybody shook h an d s with everybody ; and as the Lord Provost's brief express, got by heart by the whole population, could not be made longer or more particular than it was, the most restless were perforce obliged to wait, with what patience they might, for the dawn of the next day. The sun of that morning saw no ' sluggard slumbering 'neath his beams.' The streets were crowded before the post arrived. The mail coach was descried approaching, adorned with lau rels and flags, the guard waving his hat ; and soon it dashed into the town amid cheers that made the welkin ring. The accounts were now official. All was con firmed; and as early as seven o'clock, the Castle flag . rose, and nineteen twenty-f our poun d ers s ounded the ears and filled the eyes—for the effect was overpowering— of the excited throng. Need we say that the nineteen guineas were joyfully paid by the loser ? or need we add, that the winner handed them over to the fund speedily commenced for the wounded and for the widows and families of the slain," LATE. ril T IN - 1 JLi_iJi- C 74 ENCE MON I G, Jx. BY ELECT ELEGR AYH FRANCE. PARIS, SUNDAY.—The name of the Empress was not Mentioned in the Emperor's speech, on Saturday. The Moniteur adds, that the Countess de Teba is the lady. The religious ceremony will take place on the 30th A rumour is generally current of the probability of two decrees. One, enabling the exiled generals to return to France. The other, restoring to the Orleans family the proceeds of the property belonging to Louis Philippe. Generally speaking, the Imperial speech has created favourable impressions. The Globe's correspondent says it was rumoured very generally, on Saturday, that the Government had received despatches from Rome, stating that the Pope has had an attack of apoplexy, and is dangerously ill, This news requires confirmation. LONDON. (From the Sun's City Articiej A report has been very generally current this morning,- that a coup d'etat has been effected at Madrid, and this has caused a great sensation among the holders of Spanish ...._ _ Bonds. Sr. PETERSBUItGIi, SAN. 11.—The weather continued very mild. (Prom. the Globe.) It is currently reported in political circles, that, from the observations recently made by a certain Scotch lord on the hustings to his constituents, and charging a right hon. gentleman and ex-secretary with haring used undue influencer at recent electionr,—a hostile message has been sent by theiatter to the former; but the result of the correspondence which has taken place we are unable at the present moment to lay before our readers. FUNDS, STOCK, AND SHARE MARKET. The English Market was pretty good in the morning, but the fluctuations in French shares caused a feeling of heaviness towards the close.—The tone of the Railway Market is scarcely so good; sales preponderating, - rnation.—Gold Mines, generall Land Shares flat.—Bank Sha ;, and prices close with little ani- ly, a shade lower; little doing.— s fairly supperted.—The Foreign Market presents no feature of CLOSIN Consols, Account .. Do. Money... I Three Si. Qr per Cents.. 103 FOREIGY .lexicans Do. Threes — Spanish New Deferred 22, Do. Threes 46 I Swedis 2 lidis London Stock Quarters Lanc.and . Yorksll - ire Halves.... -Corn Staffordshire London, Brigh South Coast ton, and 3. Eastern and Dover kmber,g.,Nottingham, nna Tlanrtinn London & S. Western York, Newcastle, and . . Caledonian _ Do. Preference 105 7 Extension Preference N. Midland Eastern Counties East Lancashire.. blanches., Sheff., Lincolnshire... Edinburgh & Glas ?reference 102 Great NOrthern East An, Agua Fria COrdeliera Ave Maria Carson's Cre Port Philip AusqalianAgricultural fully as dear, but, after .at, at M, Foreign steady.—Flou sold slowly, are fiat, some instances, to is. per c No change first report Wheat Barley Irish. Foreig 10659 2350 1044 12605 1594 sks & 10469 brls RAI LWA. 120 1 Shrewsbury, A. Do. _ SHARES ARKE cheaper. ARRIVALS English. Scotch Barley PRODUCE MARKET. Sugar: A good demand for Foreigr _. __ Yellow Havana, to at previous priges. Refined . _ goods more in demand ; Brown Lumps, 445. to 445. 6d.—Coffee dull ; Native Ceylon, new import, 46s .—Tea : A brisker demand, to 104d.—Rice sells more ,on in fair demand, and lig° : Less demand, but no MARKET ainst 59,244 last y nt to 2,045 casks. t year ; decrease this year, 598 casks 'L.TTLE MARKET :onday's prices. Sheep 2d. per stone 4d. per stone advance LAND S 220 30 I at late prices; ordinary Congou, freely; White Bengal, lls. to 12 cline.—Tallow dull TALLOW Stock, 43,748 casks, this year of 15,45 against 2,643 casks las I. ~ 1.1 a. Beasts sold readily at dearer. Calf trade brisl, Mutton 2s 6d to 4s Od I Lamb Os Od to Os Od 3s 4d to Os 2d Pork 3s 2d to 3s 10d Veal 3s Od to Os Od. 4170 Calves 152 I ... 17660 Pigs AR Norfolk and Suffolk B ea s ts LS. 1800 Cambridge, , Leicester, Lincoln, and North ampton Beasts 5OO Scotch Beasts 9OO Holland Beasts. Do. Sheep Do. Calves. ll5 - French Sheep SO Beasts Sheep and Lambs MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE. Closing quotations :—Cheshire Junction, 6 7-I6ths di> 9 l Caledonians, 322; Eastern Counties, 13Z ; L ancas hi re end Yorkshire, 79i I; London and North Western, 12la•; Malt' chester, Sheffield; and Lincolnshire, 30 ; Midlands, ; Shrewsbury, 70; South Eastern and Dover, 23k; Australian Freehold, par. LEEDS STOCK EXCHANGE. Carson's Creek, 1-16th par; London and N. Western, 1201. COLONEL Bo UVERIE will be succeeded in the commal of the Horse Guards by the Earl of Cardigan. DR. PEREIRA, the celebrated physician, died suddenly on Thursday, from some internal disease. He was in, his 49th year. DOVER CLIFF.—On Thursday, about 10,000 tons of chalk fell from the cliff at Dover, doing considerable damage to several buildings. No lives were lost. AURICULAR CONFESSION.—A large meeting was held on Friday, at Exeter, and a petition to the Queen agreed to, against a return to Roman doctrines and practices. THE. Coleraine Chronicle announces the death, at G io r z e n e d nl y o e n a g r h, o n f ea h r Peraogretl.egnsohnee,livoefdPoinllythDeiarmelogan of fithe British Sovereigns. SOUTHERN WHALE FISHERY.-04 Monday, at a spe cial meeting of this company, it was decided to issue 40,000, in debentures at 6 per cent. for three years Or meet the liabilities of the company. g the passengers who 3il steamer Ripoil as made a rapid AN. AUSTRALIAN NABOB. — arrived at Southampton in the In was a gentleman from Australia, who fortune, amounting to £75,000, by gold d country. !alings in that PLYMOUTH GARRISON. -- IlTaio Rolt, K Chief of the ice of Commander-ba nd is succeeded by Sir . the hero of Alisvall Harr: (;_ 3art., and Sobrao DEATH IN PRISON —On Wednesday, a prisoner in the Borough Goal, named John Callaghan, died of epilepsy. When his mother was called in to see the dead body of her son, she clasped her hands and passionately ejaculated, "He was the sixteenth child. It is painful to a mother's feelings. He was a bad, wild lad ; but thank my gracious . . . Redeemer that ;aken him from me AN AMERICAN Montriat.—The New York Herald contains the following advertisement :—" Any person who wishes to adopt a male infant as their own, three weeks old, and of very fine appearance, can have one by satisfy ing the mother that it will be taken care of. Such a per son may apply to, or address immediately, Mrs Caramel, at 8, Heineman's, 88, Broome-street." SHIPBUILDING IN NEW ITOR.K.—At M`Kay's ship yard, East Boston, there are two large packet-vessels on the stocks for the Messrs. Train and Co. They are des tined for the Liverpool line. They will be of 2,000 tons each, and bear the names of the Star of Empire, and Chariot of Fame. We are too top-loftical in our manner of styling, too poetical and melodramatic, too starry, too empirical. The English way of doing these things is much more subdued and eligible. Their great ships are called after great mountains, or divisions of the globe, in suc h a w ay that all the vessels of the line have a certain as regards nomenclature. C mighty odd name for a ship; besides, it makes three wor d s , w h ereas one wor d i s a l wa ys best for such bapti sms . B u t we are a poe ti ca l people, soaring and salient by na t ure an d c i rcums t ances . --American paper. d i e h s s a t i l d r n i e o g s u t: s o h f n Fame likeness, is LIVERPOOL TUESDAY, JANUARY 25 PRINTED AND PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY MORNING, BF THE PROPRIETOR, ROBERT PEARSON THACKER, OF No. 7, PEnCY-STREET, AT THE STANDARD GENERAL PRINTING OFFICE No. 4, ST. GEORGE'S CRESCENT, LIVERPOOL ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION: IN OVANCE 205. ON ORADIT 22Z, Sole Lt A MO the Sch( ever at 11 o'ch Unriv TRI EWr - 1 MORR duce cess ie positi' Ad n T" I! fora s The rama I Paint( Presid made BON( and F CB Hotel chair Cal Pr( PER, Birk 4 verec Sever Rev. Colle PRI] purs the I 31st; Will of re tran