The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-08-21 00:00:00

THE BALTIC

(From the Third Edition of the Morning Poet)
PARIS, Monday.
A despatch from Hamburg, dated Sunday, says that on the
10th the English steamers bombarded the batteries of Riga
for five hours, and caused them much damage.

ELSINORE, Aug. 14.—The Hildegard V. Schwarzer, with a
cargo of coals for the English fleet, struck upon an infernal
machine, on the 6th inst., off Tolbaken, whilst in tow Of an
English steamer, and was blown up.

THE FUNDS, STOCK, AND SHARE MARKET.
English Funds opened rather heavily, and owing to a con-
tinued pressure for money, in connection with the new
Turkish loan, experienced per cent. decline. Railways
scarcely so firm, and in some cases close lower. Land and
Bank Shares quiet and little altered. In Foreign, Turkish
old and new were buoyant in the morning, but on the accep-
tance of Messrs. Rothschild's tender, business was transabted
in the latter at 11 pm.

CLOSING PRICES.
Consols, Account 9l* * Bank Stock
Do. Money 9li Exqr. Bills, L. & 5... 13 IT pm
Three per Cents 921 Omnium

• FOREIGN STOCKS.
Mexicans 214 2 IRussian
Peruvian — Do.
Do.
RAILWAY SHARES.
Ambergate,Nottingham, London, Brighton, and
and E. Junction 44 i South Coast 9B 100
Caledonian
Do. Preference
Eastern Counties
East Lancashire 73 5 Lincolnshire 254 64
Edinburgh & Glasgow.. 54 6 Midland Stock
Great Northern 894 904 North British 29:31
Do. A. 69 71 Do. Preference —
Do. B. 127 9 North Staffordshire
Great Western
Lanc.and Yorkshire 834 4 York, Newcastle, and
Do. Fifths — Berwick
Leeds Northern l2B 134 York and N. Midland.. 431 94
LAND SHARES.
Australian Agricultural Peel River
S. Australian Invest.... South Australian
Crystal Palace
On 'Change, Linseed Oil firm at 435. 3d. on the spot ;
Tallow, slow sale, new P. Y. C., 555., present delivery ; Scotch
Pig Iron, 82s. cash, mixed numbers; 600rbales of Cotton sold
at full rates.

LONDON CORN MARKET.—(From Kingsford and Lay's
Circular.)—The supply of English Wheat short. A small
proportion was of the new crop, the quality and conditiona of
a
which varied much. Finest Essex made 785.; old sold t
decline omfaralkmetosntot2sfarpgeer, sincegarl.ni
attend-
ance at holdleasrst in-
clined noti
business resulted. A fair demand for grinding Barley at last
dined to submit to the above reduction,. so that scarcely any
week's rates, but sweet qualities are ls. lower. A large sup-
ply of foreign Oats, but trade ruled dull at a decline of 6d. to
is., except for fine sweet Corn, which is very scarce. Flour
unaltered.
LONDON CATTLE MARKET.—Trade dull at reducedprices.
Beef, 4s to bs 2d ; Mutton, 3s 10d to bs 2d ; Veal, 3s 8d to
6s ; Pork, 4s 2d to bs ; Lamb, 4e 10d to 6s. Beasts, 4,405;
Sheep and Lambs, 25,700 ; Calves, 287; Pigs, 437.• Arrivals :
—Holland Beasts, 1,608; Ditto Sheep, 4,460; Ditto Calves,
229 ; Ditto Pigs, 213 ; Scotch Beasts, 100; Norfolk and Suf-
folk Beasts, 300 ; Cambridge, Leicester, Lincoln and North-
ampton Beasts, 2,000.
LONDON PRODUCE MABRzt.—Little done, but full rates
are asked for Sugar, Coffee, and Tea. Rice was to be obtained
at a small decline. Linseed Oil much wanted at 435. on the
spot. Tallow dull at 555. on the spot :--Stock, 44,024 casks,
against 35,208 casks last year; deliveries, 2,617 casks, against
1,682 casks last year.
MANCHESTER STOCK Excaucten.—Great Western, 56-1 55 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 831; Manchester, Sheffield
and Lincoln, 26 25/ ; Midland, 72 71/ t.
LEEDS STOCK EXCHANGE—Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincoln, 25/ ; Midland, 71/ ; Barnsley Canal, 76/ •
WIND AND WEATHER REPORT.—London, Leeds, Shef-
field, Lancaster, Derby, Exeter, Gloucester Haverfordwest,
Cowes, Brighton, Ipswich, York, wind S'.W , Sunderland,
Carlisle, Yarmouth, Lowestoft, W. cloudy ; Manchester,
Whitehaven, Leicester, Great Grimsby, Cambridge, Poole,
Berwick, S.W., Hull, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Nottingham,
Dublin, Gainsboro W., Whitby, Boston, N.W , fine ;
Southampton, 5.W.., Portsmouth, W., unsettled ; *Bnis• Bristol,
Plymouth, Hague, W., rain. 2

LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ANTWERP, AVG. 18.—The William Metcalf, transport, with
fodder for the army, took fire on the night of the 22nd of
July, and was sunk: She was raised next morning without
much damage, but her cargo is totally lost.

YARMOUTH RACES.
Norfolk and Suffolk Handicap—Noisette, Ist. Two-year-
old Stakes—Persia, Ist. Handicap Plate—Black Swan, Ist.

BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S—Tnis DAT.
EBOR HANDICAP.-5 to 2 agst Vandal, tk and off; 10 to 2
apt Little Harry-6 to Itk freely; 6to 1 agst Saucebox, tk
and off; Bto 1 agst Homily-9 to tk; 10 to 1 agst Dame
Judith, tk ; 12 to 1 agst Escape, a.
EBOR Sr. Lzotza.—Even on Oulston; 6 to 4 agst Wild:
Da/rell.
1 agst B oomm Heather, tk ; 12 to
—8 to 4se ulston ;9to 2 agst
Lord the Isles; Bt°
BEAT
of AsYT E° uRES. ILI tzso.; 16.
i)°to 4 on Fandango, tk.
1 agst Mosquito, tk.
DERBT.-40 0 1 agst Brother to Orinoco, tk freely; 40 to
1 apt 4leppo, tk. .

THE WAR.

BOMBARDMENT OF SWEABORG.

TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF THE FORTRESS.

The following telegraphic despatches have been received.
DAYMBIC, Tuesday, August 14, 11 a.m.
The bombardment of Sweaborg commenced at six o'clock
last Thursday morning, and continued until daylight on
Saturday.
The town itself is burnt to the ground,—not one house left.
The dockyards are completely destroyed.
All the earthworks and batteries are,knocked to pieces.
Six magazines blew up.
In fact, Sweaborg exists no more.
On our side there are very few casualties.
This news was brought by the French-steamer Pelican.

ADMIRAL PENALTD TO THE MINISTER OF MARINE.
On Board the Tourville, August 11, 1855.
The bombardment of Sweaborg by the allied squadron has
been attended with complete success.
An immense conflagration, which lasted 45 hours, has des-
troTed nearly all the storehouses and magazines of the arsenal,
which is a complete ruin.
Various powder magazines and stores of projectiles blew up.
The enemy has received a terrible blow, and suffers an
enormous loss.
Our loss is insignificant in men, and nothing whatever in
material.
The crews are in a state of enthusiasm.

ADMIRALTY, August 15,1856.
A telegraphic message from Admiral Dundas was received
at the Admiralty late last night :
OFF SWEABOILG, August 11..

'Sweaborg was attacked by the mortar and gun-boats of the
allied squadron on the morning of the 9th inst. The firing
ceased early this morning.
Heavy explosions and very destructive fires were produced
in a few hours.
Nearly all the principal buildings on Vargoe, and many
more on Swartoe, including those of the dockyard and arsenal,
art burnt.
Few casualties have occurred, and no lives lost, in the allied
feet.

DAirrsic, Thursday, August 16, 8 p.m.
The Vulture had arrived with the mails.
The allied squadrons returned to Nargen from Sweaborg on
the 13th.
The success at Sweaborg is fully confirmed.
No ships have been seriously injured.
The casualties on the English side are—killed, none:; two
officers and about 30 men wounded.
The French loss is equally trifling.