The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-02-03 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1852.

tanbarb. necessary, for the sake of the unfortunate, adds salt and
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savour to a charitable act."
In conclusion, I may call attention to an interesting
literary production about to app ar—a " History of the
Whir Administration since 1830, by J. A. Roebuck, Esq."
This is to be published on the 10th instant, and is said to
Monday Morning. he one of the most caustic reviews of the day, upon the
Tea last few days have produced a somewhat large crop I blunders, the broken promises, the imbecile performances,
and the egotistical selfishness, nepotism, and general
of speculations as to the future, rather than of facts from
winacsaii!oarcistoymoof
tiilmittetfactir, with which the writer himself
which any definite judgment may be formed. The Mi-
I
associated, and of whose characters and
nistry has been weakened by the retirement of the Mar- talents few men are so able to take accurate measure as
quis of Normanby from the position of ambassador at himself. The book is sure to be extensively read, both
Paris, a resignation which is believed to have been occa-
from curiosity, and from the original historical information
which it must nerecasrily contain.
sioned by the expulsion of Lord Palmerston, but how or
under what circumstances remains to be accounted for. COMMERCIAL AND MUNETARY NEWS.
His Lordship, Lordship, it is admitted by all parties, is one of the
MONDAY N/GHT.
few adherents of the Whigs who possessed the confidence The past week has been rather more animated in busi-
of the country ; and his refusal to cooperate with his old risu raffairs,
ltli e equanimityatthe sameot;te political rumours continue to
friends any longer, deprives them, consequently, not only Cabinet Couecils, resignationthe
oc ; PI
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toarldi st .
Normanby,Theva various
of the prestige of his name, but of the sympathy which his other incidents which have lately transpired, all tend t o
support raturally attached to them. It is felt that their throw doubt and uncertainty upon the future career of
the Ministry. The Produce Markets have continued to
circle is narrowing to the point of explosion ; and people manifest improving symptoms, and importers begin to
are watching for the final moment, without bestowing a indulge the hope that prices have seen the lowest point of
thought upon the chances of their escape by some shrewd the season. The business going forward in Sugars has ,
been rather extensive. Coffee is also very steady. Much
trick of finesse.
attention is directed towards the approaching spring sales
In the meanwhile, every preparation has been corn- at Amsterdam. The general tone of the Cotton Market
pleted for the opening of Parliament by the Queen in per- has been very firm since this day week ; sales on Tuesday
son. The noble apartments of the new Palace of West- were unusually large, and prices, before the close, were
fully k per lb. dearer, so that at the Brokers' weekly meet-
minster have received extra decorations, and been ren- ing the value of fair Cotton was quoted at sd. for Uplands,
dered more gorgeous than ever, to give eclat to the scene; 51. for Mobile, and 5451. for Orleans. The total mount
and London is filling for the season, and beginning to be of the week's business was nearly 70,000 bales. On
more animated and cheerful, than at any time since the tSrsatduerdnA;antilli.t()
Cambria,
there wasl not so much activity in the
close of the Great Exhibition, and the departure of the Orleans extend to thelst theo telegraphic e fag::
January,
c when advices
the from
marketis-evi
sight-seers from all nations, whom the World's Bazaar had receded, under the influence of the Asia's advices, to
congregated in modern Babylon. the extent of nearly ; a cent per lb.'
Even the Ministry seem to have been seized with an of TElnte.rleanisd.stil,lr ahegraematouanlatutolanclioe onf ?sapirtaalteirntthhe Bank
active zeal for business ; and latterly Cabinet Councils before known. The weekly return in greater than ever
active zeal for business; and latterly Cabinet Councils before known. The weekly return in Friday's Gnazeevteter
have been of almost daily occurrence, and of unusual du- gives the following results when compared with the pre-
ration. The subjects of deliberation cannot, of course, be vi7,7lllvc week
deposits £4,768,121 ; Increase .... £52,968
positively known. They are believed, however, to have Other deposits
reference, in the first place, to the condition of the Go- —n Rest 3,249,662 ; Increase .... 1,960
On the other side of the account—
vernment itself, shaken as it is by the ejection of Lord Government securities. 13.269,098 ; The same as before.
Palmerston and the desertion of Lord Normanby. With Other securities
Notes unemployed ..
regard to the first, it is confidently stated that he will not The amount of notes in in circulation'
is £90.640..410, being
defer beyond to-morrow evening the explanation which a decrease of £397.925 ; and the stock of bullion in both
he intends to give the country as to the treatment he has tot csr t6m3
7,, nt7 is £17,933,524, showing an increase of
received. And the nature of that explanation is signifi- In the ewe trel
yn
partcom poafr etdh
ecv iptahs
tt hwee pe
Le cper ;lei
ensg
in re touurrn .
shnre
cantly foreshadowed. It has been affirmed on the part of market sympathising with the flatness of the funds,
the Premier that the Foreign Minister had committed public securities declined materially • but the extreme
himself by approving the late coup d'etat of M. Louis
enu oe Ti
tmootnheeyeaxgtaeiont
oerthee thet
decline.
t are-
actionof
Napoleon Bonaparte, almost as soon as it had been business done, however, has been but small, thoughex' per-
effected, if not before; and that by doing so, he had de- haps somewhat larger than during the previous week. At
he account just passed,coptangoes were light, and stock graded this country into an instrument of continental !

FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT.

in some cases scarce for delivery. The traffic list through-
despotism. Lord Palmerston's friends deny that his out is favourable, all the returns showing an increase over
Lordship had any intimation of the business in hand, until last year. To-day we have a quiet market, prices showing
the morning after the President had effected his purpose, a decided tendency to advance. A large business continues
when M. Walewski, the French ambassador in London, whicht to hed goldmai
nminetai n
theirshares;
oo
the
steadily
ta prices
ic es ofdp
cure chief
llocal
oaf,
waited upon him, informed him of what had transpired, stock shares, gas shares are asked for an advance, and
and submitted documents alleged to be proofs of the Royal Assurance shares are beginning to exhibit some
threatened conspiracy of the " Mountain" party to over- ts yionotso
.m s
roof
na
(ITmove
nuepkw a1r(1164 Wl7 el
6a ti nle7x this
ddiatyto's qnueow.
throw law and order, and to set up a Red Republic. Of quarters, 3k 31 3 3 lfin ; Lancashire and Yorkshire stock,
course, under these circumstances, the English Minister, 62ki; ditto fifths. 71 11-16,1; Midland stock.ssl I 6 5161;
when asked as to the disposition of the Government of Sh. stock. 31k ; East Lancashire, 151; Dover stock,
•21k;
which he was a member, replied frankly that England had 2ni 5.16
2n: • Caledonian, 15k; East York and North Midlande Sheffield and
Goole N..' Eastern Counties, 7 3-16;
no wish or desire to interfere with the internal affairs of Whitehaven and Furness, 5.
any foreign government. On the same day, moreover, The corn trade has been very steady, and although the
the same agent—before any official accounts had reached
eqteecntetdofdubusinetshs transacted. hask been smaller,ho than that
oueercsed4rlgweveeryperoicoefi
deovteas continuedtoir
London of the scenes which had been enacted in the to advance.nannzd he
streets of Paris—waited upon Lord John Russell himself, position will not sell unless at very full prices, being
rendered him a similar narrative of the exigencies and strongly convinced that a further rise is at hand.
'proceedings of the French President, and received a pad Trade in the manufacturing districts is health- with the exception of the engineers and machinists,y'and,
the'
tic assurance of the good feelings of England. artizans and operatives generally are well employed. In
If this be the fact, Lord John Russell will have some the monthly circular of Messrs. M`Nair, Greenhow, and
difficulty in convincing the public that the dismissal of his tlet
nfdnego,rjust srlou e dt,h we efi
rfi, nt efl o ;thin? loorwsion gwr ea
smda
or kwso:w—aTr(il ige
old colleague arose out of any sudden compunction of his both as yto prieegand demand ;g htsince then, and from the
own for the fate of liberty in France, or any hasty con- arrival of the Pacific—which, from her advices as to
version of Lord Palmerston to the propagandism of abso- cotton, produced considerable activity in the Liverpool
lute power. But let the explanation come off when it Ttrartkaer;ticaleccoomopparno
owgi t ht 0 a rji
glad ;
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in hoevgalguneercal
may, the inquiry will be a rigid one, whether Lord John firmness has been observable, and producers have been able
himself has not rather made a desperate effort to conci- to realise rather better prices than they were able to secure
Hate the affections of Russia, Austria, Naples, and the
at the period referred to. All the mills are working full
time, and the manufacturing interests of the district may
Pope, than to express any sentimental attachment to pure generally be considered to be in a sound and healthy con-
Republicanism in France ; or to freedom and constitu- dition. Many complaints, as there will always be, of
tional government in any part of Europe. an opposite character, greet the ear—and not without
In the second place, it is said that the frequency of the reason, in many instances, we firmly believe—still, asaforesaid, the general condition is of a sound and healthy
recent Cabinet Councils has arisen out of the difficulties character. Though we see it stated in some quarters
presented by the Prime Minister's promised Reform Bill. that the country trade is healthy and active, a smaller
With respect to the scope, extent, principles, and details portion of truth, we believe, was scarcely ever embraced.
of this measure, he and his colleagues are alleged to he se- Our information is carefully produced from parties
riously at odds. This, probably, will, in some degree, ac- who are most competent to form an opinion ; and the
count for the conflicting versions of the main provisions result negatives and falsifies the statements referred
intended to be embodied in the bill, which have within to. Less, we believe, was scarcely ever found to be doing
the last few days obtained currency. One statement po- at this season of the year. There is. however, nothing
sitively avers that it is intended wholly to disfranchise mater ally important in such an inactive state. Ile sea-
Caine, Chippenham, Totness, Harwich, and St. Albans, son and the general expectation that cotton goods may be
with three other boroughs not named; and that many lower, together with the facilities afforded by railway tra -
other small places are to have larger constituencies given veiling—so very different to what they used to be—and at
them by amalgamation with neighbouring towns and a much lessened expense too—naturally induce more fre-
villages ; while London, Lancashire, and Yorkshire, are quest visits to this market, and to create in the minds of
to have additiona lrnembers, in proportion to their popu- the retail dealers a desire to economise, and render more
lation. Another version, which professes to be still more productive their capital, by holding smaller and better
authentic, is that " there is to be no enfranchisement assor'ed stocks. We believe that in the hands of all such.
nor disfranchisement so far as regards localities. There stocks are unusually small.

will not be a single change in the seats ; no new metro-
politan boroughs; no more representatives for Manches-
ter and Liverpool; none for the score or two of large
towns now unrepresented ; and no obliteration of the
names that have brought on the Reform Act the odium of
having created more corruption than it destroyed." All
that is intended to be done, if the authority above cited be
correct, is to swamp, by enlarging, the existing consti-
tuencies. The £lO household suffrage is to be reduced to
a £5 tenure ; and to the £5O tenants-at-will in counties
are to be added the £2O tenants ; while the boroughs that
have acquired notoriety before committees of the House
of Commons, are to receive an indefinite number of part-
ners from the surrounding districts.
It may be doubted whether such a bill would be palata-
ble to any body of men in the kingdom. Even the ultra-
radicals can scarcely relish it, for it embraces nothing that

In the annual Timber Circular of Messrs. Duncan and
Ewing, after briefly reviewing the position of trade and
commerce during the year,and alluding to the losses incur-
red by importers generally, they remark that " Importers
who have been carrying on business in the various descrip-
tions of Wool have eiperienced a favourable exception.
The supplies have, daubtless, been large, yet the demand
has been great, and on the whole, considering the de-
pressed state of other branches of commerce, prices
generally have been comparatively well sustained since
the Import season commenced, they are still moderate,
and may be considered as safe rates."
We regret that we have not space to do more than
merely allude to the elaborate and excellent circular of
Messrs. A. F. and D. Mackay. Suffice it to say, that it
contains a vast amount of useful information on the
Timber Trade in all its branches.

they have ever asked for; but still excludes the vast ma-
jority of their body throughout the northern counties of
England, and the most populous districts both of Scot-
land and Ireland. The Freetraders, as a body, are tole-
rably certain to look upon it as anything but a boon.
They could barely keep their balance at the last general
election, when the political system which they advocate
had scarcely been felt injuriously by the working classes ;
and now that employment has grown scarcer and scarcer,
and wages have undergone a progressive decline, so as to
be below the reach of an adequate supply of the " big
loaf." a flood of £5 householders can scarcely fail to sink
them into insignificance. At the same time the agricul-

The improvement which had manifested itself in the
Wool trade, in the beginning of the year, has been in
some measure checked by the unsettled aspect of political
affairs, both at home and abroad, there h"s, however,
been a fair demand for most descriptions of Wool during
the past month, and prices well supported ; on the 29th
ult. 3680 bales were offered by public auction, comprising
Australian, Spanish Frontier, Lisbon, Oporto, Egyptian,
East India, and sundry low Wools. The result of these
sales may be considered satisfactory ; we had a full atten-
dance of the trade, and an active competition for most
descriptions, establishing a slight advance on the closing
rates of last year.

turists must needs look upon the £2O tenant propOsal as
one especially intended for their annoyance, if not for the
demolition of all the influence they ever possessed in the
representation of the kingdom.
But it is very probable, after all, that the bill bas not
yet assumed its final shape—not even that form in which it
will be presented to thelegislature. The Whigs cogitate long
and change their minds often ; and, even when at last

The principal business done here last week in Wool
was at the public sales held here on Thursday, when a
good assortment of low 'Wools and about 600 hales colo-
nial were offered. Colonials being much wanted, sold
readily at. an advance of about Id. per lb. over the last
London sales. East India, Oporto, &c., realized about
former rates. The demand for Irish has been less ani-
mated of late, and prices are easier.

. are rarely certain whether it
a horse-shoe or a hiss." They

they produce a measure, th
is ultimately to make

The following reports embrace the latest transactions
n the

will leave the matter to parliament to do what seems good

LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKETS

in the way of tinkering their defective workmanship, and
be perfectly content at the end of the session, if they have

COTTON.—The market since Friday's weekly report has
not been so active, but prices generally have been well
maintained. On Saturday. 10,000 bales were sold, of
which speculators took 1,000. To-day, the Cambria's
accounts had the effect of inducing a more quiet feeling.
The demand was less extensive, and holders more anxious
sellers, so that buyers had a more abundant choice, and
in the current qualities of American the usual advantages
of a dull market. The sales were 6,000 bales. The sales
of Saturday and to-day include 10.000 American, at 41d.
to 51d. ; 700 Egyptian, at 6d. to 9d. ; 500 Pernam and
Maranham, qd. to 61d. ; 300 Bahia, sad. to 514. ; 2,000
Surat, 21-d. to 4d. per lb. The imports since Thursday
are 30,000 bales.

added the Customary number of pages, abortive or other-

wise, to the statutes at large. - -
With respect to the state and prospects of the ministr'

the speech made by Sir Robert Peel at a dinner given li);
the Mayor of Tamworth, on Wednesday evening last,

has created a strong sensation among the friends as well
as the opponents
,of the administration ; and especially

those pa.siages which referred to Lord John Russell

himself, as being at once the agitator for Parliamen-
tary Reform and guaranteeing the result; while the
colonies are groaning under mal-administration ; the ser-

vice of the admiralty is inefficient, though entailing reckless
-

expenditure of the public money ; and the need that is
universally felt for economical financial reform. The
cabinet be described as not merely tottering, but debased

SUGAR.—There has been an improved feeling in this
market, and the lower qualities are decidedly dearer;
including Saturday's sales, the business comprises 440
hhds. Antigua at 30s. to 31s. 61, 2,300 bags Benares at
345. to 375., 1,000 bags yellow Cossinore at 39a. 6d., 550
bags Dates at 28s. 6d., 1,350 mats Mauritius at 295. 6d.
to 325. 9d., and 50 hhds. Porto Rico at 335. to 345, per cwt.
MOLASSES.—A large business has been done in this
article. We note sales of 1,100 puns. Barbadoes at
12s. 9d. per cwt.
RUM.—The sales are about 120 puns., chiefly Jamaica,
at previous rates, including 20 puns. Leeward at Is. 6id.
per gallon proof.
COFFEE.—Market dull; no sales reported either on
Saturday or to-day.
Rica.—There is a good inquiry of 1,000 bags Bengal,
offered by auction this morning. 300 were sold at 10s. to
10s. 6d. per cwt. in bond.
SUNDRIES.—We have also to report 250 bags Saltpetre
at 245., 500 bags Sago Flour at 14s. per cwt., 100 tons
Campeachy Logwood at £5 15s. to £5 17s. 6d. for direct,
and £5 10s. for indirect ; also 80 tons Barwood at £2 15s.
per ton.

to the promotion of personal interest,—a family coterie
governing the State. They had forfeited the confidence of

the country, and should give place to others

A liberal

conservative policy, which would be supported by public
opinion, should be inaugurated; and men should recognise
as their leader one well known to all parties by the
name of Stanley. The prolonged cheers which greeted
the speaker at the close of his address, were better than
any verbal comment that could be offered.
Among the on this of the week, it will have been seen
that persons who profess to be well informed on the sub-
j ect, state that, notwithstanding the decline of a cry which
almost amounted to a panic, respecting the warlike inten-
tions of Louis Napoleon, and the danger of an invasion of
England, the army is to be increased by about 10,0000 men,
by raising the several regiments of the
is alleged
450 to
1,000 rank and file. This recommendation alleged to
have emanated from the Duke of Wellington, and to have
been adopted at a precautionary measure only..
It will not be out of place, perhaps, to notice here the
announcement of a theatrical performance at Drury-lane,
for the benefit of the survivors, and the widows and
orphans of those who had the melancholy hap to be in-
volved in the awful catastrophe of the steam-ship Amazon.
Her Majesty has given her patronage to the project, and
a considerable number of influential persons have promised
their support. The intended exhibition, nevertheless,
has already met with severe criticism, both in the press
and in private society, as being dictated by morbid aspi-
rations for notoriety and display, rather than true philan-
thropy ; as a thing altogether in bad taste, and deserving
reprenension, for its anomalous mixture of levity with
recollections of the deepest and most unutterable pain and
woe.. The Times, on this head, has thrown out a good
suggestion :—" That every one who might otherwise have
attended the performance at Drury-lane, should contribute
the Wee of his ticket,—why not more, if consistent with
his means ?—and quietly stop away. To be charitable is
excellent; to be charitable in secret, we are told, is still
better. To deprive ourselves of a pleasure, or even of a

JUTE has been in good demand, and prices are rather
dearer, but we observe that the exports of this article
from Calcutta continue on a most extended scale ; but
probably the low price of Common, £7 to £8 per ton,
will cause it to be uQpit rnnre extensively than ever known.

THE LIVERPOOL ENGINEERS.—A deputation, consist-
ing of the Mayor, Thomas Littledale, Esq., and Messrs.
Hugh Ifornby and J. B. Lloyd, two influential members
of the Town Council, have consented to wait upon Messrs.
Forrester and Messrs. Fawcett, master engineers, in order
to effect some arrangement between them and the work-
men, about thirty-six in
number, whom they have dis-
charged, and refuse to reinstate in their shops unless they
renounce all connexion with the Amalgamated Society.
This the men are unwilling to do, as they would thus
have to forego their claim to assistance from the funds
of what they contend is a benefit society. We understand
1 that the deputation is to meet the employers on Thurs-
day nest.