The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-08-23 00:00:00

SUPPLEMENT TO TIIE Nibtrpiatri 6encral Contmacial Abliertizer. No. 1607.1 [GRATIS. TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1853. Standard Office, Two o'clock, p.m [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] TILE ROYAL SQUADRON was off Holyhead at half-past eight o'clock this ('Tuesday) morning. The arrival of £ICO 000 specie from the United States Was lar ger th an was anticipated, under the present adverse state of the New York Stcck Market. The supply of gold 111 Lentlon is now considerable, end it is expected that the _Mater eretof ore, will porti on instead of being sent to the continent, as h 'fuld its way to the Eank of England. • OVERLAND MAIL. TRIESTE, MONDAY.— The steamer Bombay arrived at 23 9 pan., in 111 hours from Alexandria. The Indian Marl had arrived at Alexandriawith dates from Calcutta to the 16th of July ; Bombay, July 20 ; Hong Kong, July 7. The King of Ava, being starved into subnission, had sued for peace, set the British prisoners at liberty, and requested that the river blockade might cease. The Governor-General had assented and proclaimed peace, although a formal treaty had not been concluded. Trade in India was dull. The markets easy. In China th e imperialist force had attempted to regain Kiang Foo, but without success, notwithstanding foreign aid. The markets were dull. PARIS, MONDAY The Bourse was dull at the open- ing ; but closed ICg:l7 ODESSA, AUGUST 12.—The news of the state of the London Corn Market caused a very active business, but the demand had slackened. The general purchases were for the Mediterranean, it being considered certain that the crops in Italy, and the south of France, were decidedly and seriously deficient. The scarcity of shipping was felt to a serious extent, and freights had risen enormously. LONDON STOCK AND SHARE MARKET THE FUNDS.— Consols for Account oc been made in cutting grain, and we are now of course dependant upon the weather for the saving of our crops. By all accounts the harvest in France will prove seriously deficient. This is sufficiently evidenced by an extensive renewed demand for Wheat and Flour for that country, which has extended itself to this port ; and, in addition to purchases for export to France, a very extensive specula tive business has been done, at the close of the week and yesterday, at a steady advance of 3d. to 4d. per 701 b. on Wheat, and ls. to ls. 3d. per barrel on Flour. The high range of prices in the markets of the Mediter ranean, the great competition thereby caused against this country for supply, and not least the excessive rates of freights and scarcity of shipping, threaten to tell seri ously for some months against the expectation of a reason able quantity of Wheat finding its way from the Black Sea and Danube, in the direction of the United Kingdom ; this country is, therefore, at length becoming alive to the situation in which a limited Foreign supply would place us; and between speculative investments, and the increa sing demands of the trade for consumption, our prices are naturally enhancing. The American markets are slightly higher ; about 16,000 barrels Flour, and 720,000 bushels Wheat were exported for Liverpool in the week ending 6th August, and their fine crops of this year's harvest promise to afford us a continuance of a fair extent of shipments. Our fresh arrivals of Wheat and Flour on the week are most abundant, and chiefly from the United States, with some quantity of the former and of Indian Corn from various parts of Europe and the Black Sea. There was a very good attendance of buyers at this morning's market, and a considerable amount of hnainaea was doing both in Wheat and Flour, at an advance of sd. per 701 b. on the former, and ls. 6d. to 2s. per barrel on the latter, on the prices of this day week. Indian Corn was about ls. per qr. dearer. Other articles were without alteration. GENIUS unexerted is no more genius than a bush, fIOIIITC is n fe5......, ....0 —l__ 115 is a Joust OI oaks. THE TRIBUTE paid by Wallachia to Turkey amounts to about 20,000 ducats per annum, and 12,000 lbr Moldavia. THE TOWN-HA 'LT, of T ieri.,4.L. L.— -1 - _ , ~,-.A.L, vi Limericii been destroy a fire, supposed t o h ave originated nas by the keeper y ed hav b ing carelessly left a candle burning. VALUE OF A THICK SKULL.—TI Appeal _cites that a few days ago, 'snaffle a barrel of l flour was being lowered from the upper story of a warehouse, and when yet at a considerable elevation, it dropped and fell 11 TICITI A non...T. 0+.414..... _ alcsav, n urixuig mm lull on the head, and forcing out an eye. The skull was not even fractured, however, and the negro was doing well. Tun GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY YEARLY MEETING was COMPANY'S HALF. trsday. A dividend VI as uauaareu iLL LUC rare or 4 per cent. per annnm, leaving a balance of under £lB,OOO to be carried over. The balance brought down from last year was £63,770, which has been /I 'I in order to provide for the e amouu iividend THE BARNSTAPLE BRIBERY COMMISSION has been delayed for some weeks, in consequence of the commis sioners, Mr. M. Prendergast, Q.C., Sir John Eardley .eofric Temple, having been the assizes had closed. The 3ening t piry is fixed for th THE CAMP AT CHOBHAM.—On Wednesday, the active duties of the forces at Chobham were brought to a conclu sion. The Duke of Cambridge, addressing the officers of the cavalry regiments, stated that he was proud of the troops. Private Ware, of the Royal Artillery, had his hand blown off while serving one of the cannons, in con- was uteraily blown some ten or a dozen yards from the mouth of the cannon, and was raised from the ground by one of the numerous civilians standing round, some of whom very narrowly escaped injury from the wad, which was blown a considerable distance from the gun. LIVERPOOL: Printed and Published every Tuesday, by the Proprietor, IlorsEnT PEARSON THACKER Of No. 7, Percy-ef reet, at the STANDARD GENERAL P R I NTING OFFICE, No. 4, St. George's Crescent, Liverpool.—Tuesday, August 23, 1853. .- Tin S DAT Money, 984- 4 ; Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent., 101 Bank Stock, 228 i; Exchequer Bills, L. and S RAILWAY SHARES.— North Western, 112 ninuana, 7Zt ; North St a ff or d , 12i ; Dovers, o 71+ ; Caledonians, 67+ 7; Eastern Counties, 13* 13; East Lan cashire, 73; Great Western 89 *; Leeds Northern, 16* ; NLancashire and Yorkshi re _ 1 7R1- • Smi+l, Woc+ann QP,A . T.-.1.44. w.. _ r ~, 1 , uaa ..ticuand, 68/ vestment s 2 SibutEs.—Pe e l Ri ver, 6 ; South Australian In n, 2/. - -.• MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE NOON QUOTATIONS. THIS DAY East Lancashire 18; Lancashi re an d Y or k s hi re , 76# 2 North Stafford, 4-f dis.; South-Eastern and Dover, 211. LEEDS STOCK EXCHANGE. NOON QUOTATIONS LT x S DAY East Lanc, Leeds Nortl Midland. 2w Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1763- LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET.—THis DAY. Until this morning, a hen we had a return of very heavy rain for a short time, the weather has continued most fa vourable for the crops ; harvest has proceeded actively in the southern districts of the kingdom, and the dry tem perature will • ie quality of `Wheat will prove mere various than was at one time calculated upon, and even a more unfavourable opinion of the yield is expressed than was lately entertained. In this district some progress has