The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-05-04 00:00:00

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COMMERCIAL AND MONETARY NEWS.

MONDAY NIcHT

THE low rate of discounts continues to impart a
firmer tone to the feeling on 'Change in favour of
higher prices of every description of Produce. Up
to Saturday, however, transactions were somewhat
checked by the uncertainty prevailing as to the
intentions of the new Chancellor of the Exchequer.
This uncertainty, however, was set at rest on Satur-
day; and full confidence is now established amongst
the commercial community, of every shade of poli-
tical opinion, that a period of active and healthy
business is before them. This is strengthened by
the opinion, which is gaining ground, that we shall
be spared the turmoil of a general election until
autumn. The Bank of England returns again
show an increase in the stock of bullion ; and this,
with the further fact that the amount of unemployed
notes of that establishment continues large, gives
assurance that the present abundance of money is
likely to be enjoyed by the community for some
time to come.

Our SHARE MARKET has been good and im-
proving all week. The particular feature of it has
been, that the public, having consumed all the
guaranteed stocks offered at anything like reason-
able rates, are now beginning to turn their atten-
tion to the parent stocks, and particularly to those
which have not participated in the general advance,
such as Chester and Birkenhead, North Staffords,
&c., these and Caledonians being in great demand.
The quotations of some shares are higher to-day
than at any time during the year. Midlands have
reached 70+ ; and some of our local stocks—Gas
shares and Fire and Life shares—continue steadily
to rise. Mining shares continue very dull. We
annex this day's quotations:—London stock, 1241;
Do. new qrs., 51 p • Do. fifths, 4-4-p ; Midland
stock, 70 + +; Sheffield new pref., 13-16 p;
Lancashire and Yorkshire, 73+c * + 1; Do. fifths,
51 d ; Do. £2O F's, d ; Do. West Ridings, 4+ d ;
Eastern Counties, 9 7-16 ; Caledonian, 20-1 1 ;
Birkenhead, ill d ; Do. late C. &B. 18 ; Do.
£22 shares, ' 6 d • Ambergates, 1 3-16 d ; Old
Dover; 221; North Staffords, 7+ d; North Union
A, 254 ; Warrington and Altrincham, par ; York
and N. Midland, 26 ; Berwicks, 19 ; Gas, 207;
Royal Insurance, 15-16 p._ _ _

PRODUCE MARKET.—Up to the publication of
Friday's circular, the improvement in Sugar was
estimated at fully Is. per cwt. Coffee had been
also in good demand, at higher prices. Tea was
quoted id. per lb. dearer. In Drysalteries there
had not been much change, except in the article of
Nitrate, which is quoted at 15s. 6d. This day, the
market continues steady. The sales since Friday
comprise 230 hhds. Demerara, at 30s. 3d. to 355.;
300 hhds. Barbadoes, chiefly at 31s. to 395., in-
cluding some up to 415.; 720 bags Benares, at
345. 6d. to 375. 6d. ; 4,000 bags Madras, chiefly by
auction, at 265. 6d. to 275. 6d.; and 500 bags
Yellow Ceara, at 18s., being very full prices. In
Molasses and Rum, although prices are supported,
there is very little doing.
COTTON.—A steady demand has been experi-
enced for Cotton during the past week, and, notwith-
standing the considerable arrivals which have taken
place, prices have been fully maintained, and a
large business has been done, the sales up to Thurs-
day night amounting to 69,910 bales, of which
speculators took 18,100, exporters 10,110, leaving
41,700 for the trade. The sales were on Friday
10,000 bales, of which speculators took 5000 ;
on Saturday 12,000 bales, of which specu-
lators and exporters took 4000, and to-day
10,000, of which 3000 were for specu-
lation and export, with a firm market. The private
letters received by the Africa bring confirmation of
the increased estimates lately made, and the crop is
looked forward to as likely to reach, if not even to
exceed, 3,000,000 bales. Whether, in the face of
such a prospect of supply, prices can be kept up, is
not regarded as certain. The news received to-day,
however, by the Overland Mail from India, appears
to be of a character which is likely to stimulate
consumption in the manufacturing districts. If we
add to this the effect of monetary abundance, and
the fact that the wind has once more come round
to an easterly direction, we may be tolerably well
assured that no material reduction is likely to take
place. We quote the following as the current
prices :

1852. 1851.
New Orleans .... 51d. .... 7d. per lb.
Mobile
Uplands

Stocks

414,270 ..

556,810 b.ales.

In SALTPETRE a large business is reported to-
day, some 1,200 bags having found buyers at 255. 6d.
to 295. 6d. (11 to 31) and 100 bags at 245. per cwt.,
for 13 per cent. refraction.—SHELL LAC has
changed hands at 395. to 505., and 7 cases TIN CAL
at 68s. per cwt.—A few tons JAaixtcw LOGWOOD
are reported at £3 10s_ Der ton_ with all fanita
uitit IN.—rl, be genial weather by which we were
visited in the middle of the week, accompanied by a
change of wind and warm showers, gave a down-
ward tendency to the market; and Wheat was
quoted at from Id. to 2d. per 70Ibs. lower. Although
an unfavourable tarn has since taken place, the
trade has been dull to-day, the arrivals of foreign
having been large.

FATAL ACClDENT.—Yesterday afternoon, as a female
was passing along the footwalk in Tower•gardens, a bale
of cotton was rolled out of a warehouse for the purpose of
obtaining the marks, when it knocked her down, and she
fell with such force into an adjoining cellar as to cause
almost instant death.

TYROLESE MINSTRELS.—These minstrels, who are en-
gaged by Mr. Mitchell, of the St. James's Theatre, have
been singing during the week at the Concert-hall, Lord
Nelson-street. They are spoken of highly as excellent
part singers ; hut as we have not been favored with tickets,
we have not had the opportunity of hearing and judging
for ourselves.

BANKRUPTCY COURT, YESTERDAY.— The adjourned
re-examination of Joseph Hall took place yesterday be-
fore Mr. Commissioner Ferry. Mr. Simon appeared on
behalf of the assignees, and Mr. J. Yates, jun., for the
bankrupt, who was a miller at Wavertree. After a long
examination, respecting the property of the bankrupt, his
further examination was adjourned to the 24th instant.
LIVERPOOL WATERWORKS BILL.—The committee of
the Lords on this subject met on Friday and Saturday,
and several witnesses were examined. The evidence
went to show that, at St. Helens, the alkaline waste ex-
ercises a very corroding effect upon metal, and, therefore,
the alterations in the course of the pipes suggested by Mr.
Hawksley seemed to be approved of. The committee
adjourned to yesterday (Monday).

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE AT CHILDWALL.—An inquest
was held on Saturday, on the body of John Meadows.
parish clerk of Childwall, who bung himself on the day
previous,—verdict, " Temporery insanity." The de-
ceased was 71 years of age, and had been parish clerk of
Childwall for about 50 years. He was much respected,
and his melancholy end is deeply regretted by the inha-
bitants of the village.

MR. FEINT'S ADDRESS TO THE ORANGE-VENDERS.—
On Wednesday evening, Mr. Feeny, of the Merchants'
Dining-rooms, who has taken up the cause of this unpro-
tected portion of our juvenile population, addressed a
large meeting of them in the school-room, Moorfields ;
and, after explaining to them the result of his interference
with the authorities on their behalf, gave them some
excellent advice as to their future conduct.
THE INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD, FELLOWS OF THE
MANCHESTER UNITY.—The annual dinner of the mem-
bers of this body, resident in Birkenhead and the neigh-
bourhood, took place last evening, in the large room of
the house of Mr. Charles Dunbar, the Britannia Hotel,
Tranmere. Mr. James Routledge occupied the chair;
and amongst the gentlemen present we noticed Messrs.
S. Willoughby, Thomas Luff, of Liverpool, Sykes, Bowen',
Inglefield, R. E. Gorst. Messrs. J. Routledge and
Wareing occupied the ♦ice-chairs; the company being
about seventy in number. After the usual loyal and
appropriate toasts, the chairman proposed " The Grand
Master and Board of Directors of the Independent Order
of Oddfellows ;" which was responded to by Mr. Luff, in
an eloquent speech. "The Birkenhead district," was
acknowledged by Mr. Sykes, the secretary. "The noble.
men and gentlemen, of both houses of parliament, who
supported the Friendly Societies' Act," was responded to
by Mr. Gale ; and the other toasts of the evening were,
" The district officers," "Our visiting friends," " The
town and trade of Birkenhead," "The committee of
management," and " Our worthy host and hostess."
All these were responded to, in appropriate terms, and
the evening wa spent in harmony and sociality.

THE CANDIDATES FOR HULL.—On Saturday morning
last, we learn, a placard was issued by Mr. Oliveria, pro.
posing himself as a candidate for this borough ; and
shortly afterwards the address of Mr. Bramley-Mooro,
which had been previously in the hands of his friends,
was published. In the course of the afternoon Lord
Goderich issued a declaration. Who Mr. Oliveria, the
first.named candidate, is, or what are his opinions, is
not stated. He merely announced his intention to ad-
dress the electors yesterday. Mr. Bramley-Moore ap.
peals to the constituency on Protestant and constitutional
grounds ; and with regard to commercial policy he says :
" Severe blows have been inflicted by rash and hasty
legislation upon the most important interests of the em-
pire, while taxation, both general and local, presses with
undue weight upon diminished resources. Surely here is
an injustice which calls for redress ! And believing that
her Majesty's Government have both the wisdom and the
patriotism to devise measures which will go far to accom-
plish an object so desirable, I would r,nder my humble
support in any course which is likely, without abridging
the comforts of the industrious classes, or disturbing the
peace of the community, to afford the relief which is so
greatly needed."

Mr. Moore also expresses himself strongly on the subject
of the repeal of the Navigation Laws. Lord Goderich is
against the reimposition of a duty on corn, but in favour
of the readjustment of the taxes which press upon the
shipping interests. He advocates suffrage extension,
short parliaments, and " a careful reconsideration of tho
present distribution of members." Mr. Clay, the preseni
member, had issued go Addriga up to Saturday night,

MR. MAYER'S EGYPTIAN MUSEUM

On Saturday last, the Ist instant, one of the most inte-
resting exhibitions wgs opened that has ever been known
in Liverpool. Our townsman, Mr. MAYER, whose taste
for antiquities and the fine arts is well known, purchased

some time ago a large collection of Egyptian antiquities,
which had been made during a long course of years
in Egypt, and at a great cost. His intention was,
as we learn from the preface to his catalogue, to place
them in the Town Museum, which it was then sup-
posed would be at the Royal Institution. On examina-
tion of the premises, however, it was found that no suit-
able accommodation existed; and in the altered circum-
stances, there was even less prospect of finding space for
laying them out. They therefore constitute for the pre-
sent a separate museum, the profits of which will be added
to increase the collection itself ; and it is not improbable
that at some future time the present proprietor will hand
over the whole to the town.

The collection is called an Egyptian Museum, and the
description is on the whole correct ; but it is in reality
much more. There are objects illustrative of many na-
tions of antiquity, curious specimens of modern art, and
instruments of national warfare ; in short, it is not
merely Egyptian, but ethnological. The large house,
No. 8, Colquitt-street. is filled from top to bottom, the
objects being classified so as to admit of regular and sys-
tematic study. Many of the individual objects are such as
would afford score for an interesting dissertation ; and the
explanation of the objects in any one room would be a
lecture of some magnitude as well as interest. We shall
endeavour to give our readers an idea of the contents of
one room out of six.

On entering the door, the room which one first meets
with, and which looks into the street, is filled with objects
which exhibit both grace and antiquity. They are very
varied, but the prevailing articles are pottery of the Etrus-
can, Roman, Samian, and English kinds. The cases round
the room, and that in the centre, are constructed accord-
ing to a general design, for they remind one of the
Egyptian style of architecture as exhibited in temples and
in tombs. Those who look upon an Etruscan vase as a
rarity, or boast of their possession of a pair under glass
shades, will be astonished to hear of so many as 600 in a
single case. All of these were taken from the ancient
tombs ; and a large number, perhaps the majority, ex-
hibit ornaments in scrolls, figures, and other designs.
There is, also, great variety in form, but the educated eye
will not fail to distinguish the pure Etruscan typo through-
out. In the vessels of Roman construction, the lines
passing from bottom to top, are in general portions of
circles; but in those of Ancient Greek and Etruscan con-
struction, the lines, whether convex or concave, are
portions of ellipses or ovals. This may be regarded as a
general rule.

A small stand at the side of the central case, exhibits
bronze handles and other ornaments that bad been
attached to the largest class of vessels, some of them of
the most beautiful workmanship. There are also orna-
ments in Roman bronze, such as pins, spatulse, &c. ; idols
in terracotta from Mexico, taken from the ancient burial
places, respecting which both history and tradition are
silent. Among the objects in iron are two Roman swords,
almost unique; for that metal is rarely preserved so long.
There were found at Treves, with a bell in copper, the
umbo of a shild, keys, &c.
A similar stand on the opposite side of the central case
contains a large collection of Roman fibulae, chiefly of
bronze, and bracelets of the same metal; nearly all of
them found at Treves, but not a few in England. There
are portions of ancient horse furniture (as supposed) of
extreme rarity and interest, Roman tiles, bricks, architec-
tural ornaments, and even the very stucco from the walls.
When Herculaneum and Pompeii were discovered, some of
the most interesting relics were exposed to view ; the gold
of the miser besides his skeleton, the crumbling parch-
ments of the student near his remains, and the articles
of the toilet in the lady's chamber. One would think
that Mr. Mayer had had access to the last of these apart-
ments, for we find a large collection of hair pins, needles,
styles for writing, beads in glass and terracotta, and the
other curious contents of workbox or dressing ease. How
many interesting thoughts they awaken respecting the
past, and anticipations-respecting the future. Some of
hese which are not exposed to the wondering eyes of a
people whom Rome never knew, may have been the
pledges of affection, or the instruments of personal deco.
ration ; for vanity and affection have no limitation in coun-
try or in age. And what will be the circumstances of our
own little valuables 2,000 years hence, when Mr. Macau-
lay 'sNew Zealander stands at the place traditionally known
as London Bridge, to sketch the ruins of St. Paul'al'
They, too, may possibly be collected in a far-off land ; and
the sable children of the antarctic regions may speculate
respecting the ancient English, the original gold-finders,
in their own sunny clime.
Passing by numerous large presses with glass fronts
filled with articles of great interest, we wish to point the
reader to a few objects more intimately connected with
home curiosities. On the top of one is a large leathern
case, which suggests ideas of seven-leagued boots ; and
one is ready to inquire whether Goliath of Gath, or Og
the King of Basan, actually wore such coverings on the
lower limbs. On referring to the catalogue, however, we
find that it is nothing else than an ancient Black Jack of
the time of Henry VIII., and that the little one beside it,
like a junior member of the same family, is a gill of the
same period. The tradition connected with them is that
both were taken from Windsor, then they found their way
into the collection of a well-known antiquary, at whose
death they were dispersed by auction. It is curious to see
how the household words ofone age find their way into
the nursery as the absurdities of another, or into the
note-hook of the antiquary, as the case may be, in illus-
tration of history. Thus, the large leathern apparatus
was occasionally used for other household purposes than
4.oataiwiwgatronr ale : and iteconstant amanriation with
the gill, like husband and wife, occasioned a punning
upon the names. Hence, a domestic occurrence of the
sixteenth century, jocularly described, becomes of much
interest to the inquirer ; but it is laughed at by the child
in a meaningless rhyme :
" Jack and Gill wentup the hill
To fetch a pail of water ;
Jack fell down and broke his crown,
Ard Gill came tumbling after."

To our eye, the most interesting objects in this room
are those which are associated with Hoylake. Among the
sandhills at the mouth of the Dee, there is a little fishing
village of about SOO inhabitants ; but many of them have
come recently, and there were few there when Sir J.
Stanley, (afterwards Lord Stanley, of Alderley,) erected
the hotel. Yet small as the population was in the beginning
of this century and the close of the last, there is evidence
that it was not always so,.—when numerous shipsanchored
in the lake, and when cattle grazed in the meadows, and
children sported beneath the trees, where now the tide
flows. The evidences of former occupation have been
frequently stated ; and the objects in proof of it have been
fully described. Here we have them again :—the quern
or hand-mill, by which the Saxon peasants prepared their
meal ; the horns of the oxen that constituted their wealth;
the antlers of the stag which their arrows struck down in
the Forest of Wirrall; the bones of horses that have car-
ried them over the green award through the forest glades,
and perhaps those of the riders also. But we can even
show the very sandals by which their feet were protected ;
the coins and fragments of coins of the Edwards and
Ethelreds ; the brooches by which their dresses were fas-
tened ; the tweezers by which they atoned for the absence
of razors ; the buckles which fastened their sword belts ;,
the rowels of their spurs-;: a lady's wooden comb, which
would not pass muster with a gentlewoman's gentlewo-
man now-a-days ; the needles by which the robe was.
rudely sewn together ;• buttons, keys, and " what not."'
The above is only a portion of the contents of one
room! Every object is itself a thing of interest, inde-
pendent of its associations. The whole collection is- one
eminently fitted to educate ; but it should be studied wit,h
care, and not passed over with baste. lir. Mayer has
done great service to the community by bringing together
a collection of so much rarity and value ; and we purpose
to accompany our readers in due course to some of the
other rooms.

PLYMOUTH, APRIL 23.—Within the last 48 hours up-
wards of 500 vessels have passed this port bound up chan-
nel. Many of these have been detained for weeks at the
entrance.

Mr. Ronntrr KERNE, farmer, of " The Field."' near
this place, died in a most sudden manner on Tuesday
evening last.. He was having some angry words with his
son, when he fell down a corpse.—Cheltenham imprnal.
MELANe-nomi StlzetnE.—A determined act of suicide
was committed a few nights since by a fins young man,
George Westbrook, who held a situation in the establish-
ment of Messrs. Grimble, distillers, Regentpark. The
deceased left a letter written to his sweetheart, praying her
to forgive his unkindness, and requesting her to convey
his love to his relatives. Westbrook was a young man of
steady habits, and much esteemed by his employers. His
motive for the act is a mystery.
Tux LONDON ART UNION.—The annual distribution of
prizes took place in the Lyceum Theatre, on Tuesday,
Lord Londesborough presiding. The amount of the year'i
subscriptions bad been £12,903. 95., and £10,089 had
been set aside for the purchase and production of works of
art varying in value from £2OO to £l.O, and of statuettes
and bronzes of less worth. The only names of Liverpool
gentlemen entitled to prizes are those of Mr. J. Pilkington
and Mr. S. Peck, and their prizes are of comparatively
small value.

TESTIMONIAL.--A very costly service of plate was pre-
sented, on the 22nd ultimo, to. Mr Charles Lewis, the
secretary of the West of England Insurance Company, by.
135 agents of the company, from various towns of the
united kingdom, as a slight testimonial of their respect and
esteem. The presentation was made at the London
Tavern, London, where nearly 100 gentlemen sat down to
dinner, amongst whom were the Right Hon. Sir John
Musgrove, Bart., late Lord Mayor of London, Sir John
Hensler, Bart., Edward Divett, Esq., M.P., Alderman
Thompson, &c.
DEATH IN A Cnrucm.—On Sunday evening last, soon
after the commencement of Divine service at St. Peter's
Church, Maidstone, the congregation were painfully
excited by a sudden death. Mr. Edmed, clerk to Messrs.
Simmonds and Co., of the Bridge Wharf, who had been
a constant attendant at church for many years, WPS in his
usual place with his family, when he was attacked with a
sudden seizure which was evidently of a most serious
nature. Mr. France, who was present, hastened to render
his professional aid, but found it was of no avail. In an
instant the vital spark had fled, and the body of the
deceased was borne out of the church, surrounded by his
horror-stricken and heart-broken children. Several of
the spectators were so alarmed by the circumstances as to
be thrown into hysterics.-21./aidslone Journal.

TERRIFIC EXPLOSION' AT Tuatx.--Accounts from
Turin, April 2G, mention an awful explosion of the powder
magazine of the Place Pullone, by the side of the Dora.
Ono quarter of the city had been injured. It was feared
that the other two magazines would follow. Two succes-
sive shocks were felt like those of an earthquake. All the
faubourg was on fire. A barrack has fallen down. Two
hundred deaths were spoken of. Later accounts state that
the main depot had been saved. Some houses near the
magazine were on fire, and the Duke of Genoa and the
Ministers of War, the Interior, and public works, were
on the sp)t.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

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PARIS, SUNDAY.—The refusals to take the oath to the
Constitution and the President are more numerous than
was expected. In several of the departments, members
of the Council General have refused to take the oath,
as also some of the Tribunals of Commerce. At Evreux,
the functions of the tribunal have been suspended in
consequence of the refusal. The approaching fete excites
great enthusiasm in the army. The report of the with-
drawal from Rome of the French army, or a diminution
of its numbers, appears to be incorrect.

THE AZORES.—St. Michael's, 21st of Auril.—There
was a smart shock of earthquake on the IGth April at
night. The north of the island suffered severely,
lives were lost, and several houses injured

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