The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-10-16 00:00:00

MARKETS FOR MANUFACTURES.

MANCHESTS n.— The stringency of the money market, and the
declining value of cotton, tend to induce protracted inactivity
in this market, and the caution we have on previous occasions
alluded to as existing, is weekly more apparent. Nothing but
extremely low prices tempt purchases of any extent, and so
far from there being any disposition at present to operate,
with a view to speculation, every inducement seems to operate
to postpone the execution of orders as long as possible. With
this continued dullness, prices are, this week, further depressed.
Producers are becoming more anxious to effect sales, and we
have heard of very low prices having been accepted for some
descriptions of goods. The operations for export are of a very
limited character, owing to the state of the money market ;
whilst the home trade, besides a drooping cotton market, has
also to contend with the prospect of continued high prices of
the necessaries of life, the corn markets again showing an up-
ward tendency.—Manchester Courier.
LEEDS.—There were brisk markets at the cloth-halls, and
the halls were well cleared ; bulb for cloths, generally, the
market continues dull. Stocks are low in the manufacturers'
hands, prices are steady, and the mills continue in full opera-
tion. Business has not been so brisk as of late for the home
trade in the warehouses, but the foreign houses are rather
more active.

BRADFORD.—WooI : The demand rules heavy, with no dis-
position on the part of the staplers to accede to lower prices.
Noils and brokers without change.—Yarns : There is no
change either in demand or prices.—Pieces : The business
doing is a steady one, and without alteration in prices.
NOTTINGHAM.—The lace trade has experienced a better
demand for goods since our last, which will be probably further
increased for a few weeks. The hosiery trade has also par-
taken of some portion of the improvement mentioned above,
particularly in heavy goods. The price of yarn remains about
the same.

HALIFAX.—The inquiry for worsted goods, of any descrip-
tion, is very limited. Yarns continue much the same, both as
regards demand and price. Some sorts of wool remain firm,
and others are rather easier to buy, but there is not much
doing.

LITERARY AND PIIILOSOPRICA.L SOCIETY.—The annual
meeting of this society was held last night at the Royal Insti-
stution, in Colquitt-street ; Robert M Andrew, Esq., F.R.S.,
was elected president in the room of Dr. Dickinson, and took
the chair. Messrs. Alfred North, Joseph Goodwin, W. W.
Rundell, and W. G. Wilks were elected members. The
annual report was read by the secretary (Dr. Thomson). He
stated that the society had improved both in numbers and
intellectual character, and now consisted of 150 ordinary, and
45 corresponding members. The election of five new members
of the council resulted in the appointment of Messrs. Francis
Archer, F. W. Bloxom, Edward Bretherton, Rev. A. Ramsay,
and Alfred Higginson. The election of nine members of the
council resulted in the appointment of Dr. Dickinson,
Dr. lime, Mr. Byerly, Dr. Thornton, J. B. Yates,
Esq., Swinton Boult, Esq., T. C. Archer, Esq., Rev. H. 11.
Higgins, and J. B. Edwards, Ph.D. The following were
elected vice-presidents : J. B. Yates, Esq., F.R.S., Dr.
Dickinson, and Dr. Ihne. Mr. Byerly was re-elected
treasurer of the society, and Dr. Thomson was re-elected hon.
secretary. The next business was to consider, for the first time,
a recommendation of the Council to increase the annual
subscription to one guinea, and the composition for life sub-
scriptions to ten guineas from January next. The resolution
was moved by Mr. Higginson, and seconded by Mr. Archer.
It was supported by Mr. Yates, and after some discussion was
carried by a majority of 13 to 7. The meeting shortly after-
wards broke up.
ST. MICHAEL'S CHURCH SOCIETY.—A numerous meeting
of this society was held last night, in the Girls' School-room,
in Cornwallis-street, the Rev. Henry Carpenter in the chair.
In opening the proceedings, the chairman read the fifth
chapter of St. Paul's Epistle to the Ephesians, and commented
upon it, stating that the objects of the society were to produce
that change of mind which the Apostle especially alluded to,
and inveiging particularly against the vice of drunkenness.
After some remarks by the Rev. W. Follett on the claims of
the society to support, the Rev. J. R. Conor, incumbent of
St. Simon's, delivered an able and interesting lecture on the
condition of the majority of the children of Liverpool. It
was listened to throughout with great attention by a nu-
merous auditory, and at the close thanks were unanimously
voted to the rev. lecturer.

A VERDICT of wilful murder has been brought by the coroner's
ury against Ann Russell, who cut the throat of her son, aged
four years, and attempted to put an end to her own life at Bil-
ston. But slight expectations are entertained of the recovery
of the murderess.

THE Times announces that Nathaniel Williams, the Wor-
cestershire labourer -imprisoned for cutting his wheat on a
Sunday, has been discharged by order of the Home Secretary,
on the ground that the conviction was not warranted by law.
The Act of Charles 11. provides for the conviction of any
person following his " ordinary calling" on a. Sunday. The
ordinary calling of Williams was that of a hired labourer
doing work for others, so that working for himself was not
his ordinary calling. Such, according to The Times, is the
logical conclusion of the Home Secretary.
RIIABON.—The strike of the colliers employed by the New
British Iron Company at the collieries in the neighbourhood
of Ruabon has been a most disastrous one. The turn-outs al-
together have amounted to 2,000, of whom the colliers, men
and boys, numbering 1,500, about 500 other persons (being
dependent upon the collieries for employment) being thus
thrown out of work. It has been calculated that at least
£1,500 per week has been withdrawn from circulation in the
neighbourhood. The distress thus occasioned has been very
great, for nearly all the families have been thrown upon the
parish, and the rates have been almost doubled. Some hun-
dreds of the men have left to seek work elsewhere.

siege.

LATEST NEWS.

DEFEAT OF THE RUSSIANS IN ASIA

We have received the following important intelligence
from the Turkish Ambassador :

THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AT CONSTANTINOPLE
TO THE TURKISH ENVOY AT LONDON.
CONSTANTINOPLE, October 13.
An official report from: the Commander-in-Chief at Kars
communicates the following intelligence : _

On the 29th of September the Russians had attacked Kars;
the assault lasted eight hours, and during the conflict, which
was fierce and obstinate, the enemy several times gained an.
entrance into some of the batteries with all their force, but
were again driven back with considerable loss.

After having made the greatest efforts, the Russians were
compelled to yield before the courage of our brave troops, and
to retire, completely routed. Besides the dead and wounded.
carried away during the action, they left in and around the
trenches of the fortress 4,000 men killed, 100 prisoners, and
one gun.

Our loss is from 700 to 800 men, among whom we have to
regret the death of several superior officers.

The Russians are preparing to retreat, and abandon the

A telegraphic despatch has been received at the Foreign-
office from Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe, dated Therapia,
October 12, stating that the Russians attacked Kars on the
29th of September, and were repulsed after a conflict of seven
hours with a loss of 2,500 killed and twice that number
wounded.

Upwards of 4,000 muskets were left on the field.
The loss of the Turks was about 700 killed and wounded.

THE CRIMEA

WAR DEPARTMENT, Oct. 14.

Intelligence has been received by Lord Panmure that Sir
Colin Campbell has been sent to Eupatoria with a considerable
force of infantry and artillery.

THE ALLIES ON THE UPPER BELBEK.

BERLIN, Saturday.
Prince Gortschakoff, on the evening of Oct. 11, telegraphed
the following intelligence to St. Petersburg :
The enemy has concentrated imposing masses of troops in
the valley of the Upper Belbek, and is preparing to advance
still further.

MARSEILLES, Sunday,
The Capitole, with advices from Constantinople of the 4th
and the Crimea of the 2nd, has arrived.
Despatches will leave at 9 am.
The Emily steamer has arrived, and the City of Washington
sailed with 1,000 troops, for the Crimea.

THE BALTIC.

DANTSIC, Friday, Oct. 12.

The Bulldog has arrived.
The gunboats left Nargen on the Bth, under convoy of the
Hogue, on their way to England.
Weather stormy.

[BY ELECTRIC & INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPHS.I

LONDON, Monday Night.

A Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign Office this after-
noon.

A meeting of Cabinet Ministers was held at the War De-
partment to-day. There were present, Lord Palmerston,
Lord Granville, and Lord Panmure. The meeting sat three
hours. Lord Hardinge was also present.
No later news from the Crimea or Odessa. The authenticity
of the intelligence in the Frankfort paper respecting the
latter is doubtful.

Mercantile advices from the continent present no new
feature. There are no arrivals from Australia.

Accounts from Paris indicate a probable reaction in the
state of affairs on the Bourse. Purchasers were acting with
caution, which checked speculation.

THE WAR.

The Hamburg correspondent of the Daily News telegraphs
as follows :—" A private despatch has been received here
purporting to be authentic, which states that, in consequence of
the defeat on the 29th of September, the Russians were pre-
paring to retreat, having resolved to raise the siege of Kara
The battle was fought with extraordinar3- animosity on the
part of the Russians, who confess to have 400 killed."

The Frankfort Postainp Gazette contains the following :
" According to a despatch from Nicholaieff, the fleet which
left Kamiesch on the 7th arrived on the morning of the Bth
in sight of Odessa. The allied squadron is commanded by
Admiral Bruat, who, on the morning of the Bth, sent a flag
of truce to General Count Strogonoff, the Governor of Odessa.
The Admiral demanded that everything in the port belonging
to the state, all vessels, provisions, and military stores, should
be given up to him, as well as the quarantine and commercial
ports, and that all the guns on the batteries on the coast
should be removed. Twenty-four hours were given for
executing those demands, and in case of refusal Odessa will
be attacked."