The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-05-25 00:00:00

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st occcurred of vital interest to the
operatic and musical world. A meeting was held a day

; but it will not do. It or two azo of the patrons and supporters of her Majesty's
)1 his dupes, and amuse Theatre, to consider the best means of restoring it to its
wistime glory and supremacy. It is pretty generally
known that the present "management" is not fortunate,

under pecuniary c

3 on the

establishment amounted to the; considerable figure of
£30.000. The Duke of WELLINGTON, who is passionately
fond of music, and who has ever been a chief supporter
of her Majesty's Theatre, munificently proposed to stand
zodfather to half the debt, £40,100, provided others can
and to put the establishment

becoming the greatest lyrical theatre in the

)rld. Such an offer cannot fail to find seconders, and
erefore we may confidently hope to see this splendid
)use soon restored to its former high and palmy state—

ie elopement of the Wagner, and that " calculating
ay," her pa, to the contrary notwithstanding.

MONETARY

NEW S.

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MONDAY NIGHT
THE reduction of the rate of interest allowed upon
Exchequer Bills from 11d. to 11d. per day, and the
announcement that a similar reduction is about to
be made in the interest upon India Bonds, has
given a further indication of the abundance of
money in the market, and of the confidence enter-
tained in its continuance. There has been also an
increase in the stock of bullion in the bank, since
the last return, of £73,869; and from the accounts
received from all quarters there is every probability
of further accumulations being received. It is a
curious fact, however, not very easily accounted for
by those who contend for the existence of an active
and prosperous business throughout the country,
that the circulation of notes does not increase with
that of gold ; but that, on the contrary, there has
been a decrease during the past week of £2 31,8 10.
This circumstance may probably be accounted for
on the supposition that a portion of the bank's
stock of specie has been caused by the withdrawal
of gold coin from domestic circulation, owing to an
absence of active business to employ it profitably.
The return from the Bank of England for the
week ending the 15th of May gives the following re-
sults when compared with the previous week :
Public deposits .. £4,265,675 ; Increase £739,224
Other deposits .. .. 13,686,289 ; Decrease 444,478
Rest .. .. 3,126,621; Increase 1,663
On the other side of the account—
Government securities X 13,451,657; Increase 113,634
Other securities.. .. 10,765,581 ; Decrease 122,914
Notes unemployed .. 12,148,865 ; Increase 261,850
The amount of notes in circulation is f 21,670,2 35,
being a decrease of £174,880; and the stock of
bullion in both departments is £20,304,906, show-
ing an increase of £7 3,8 69 when compared with
the preceding return.
The accounts from the Continental money mar-
kets continue uninteresting. In Paris it has been
stated that the reimbursement of about £1,200,000,
demanded by the Emperor of Russia on account of
the Five per Cents. held by him, has already been
effected. At Hamburgh money has again become
rather more in demand, and the rate of discount is
4 per cent. From St. Petersburgh it is mentioned
that milder weather had set in, and that the opening
of the navigation might soon be expected. Several
shipments of gold to England will then take place.
The week past has been characterised by the
same lack of business in the share market as was
observed of the preceding week. The tendency of
prices until this morning has been downwards
throughout, not, however, from any pressure of
stock, but altogether from the morbid habit of
" the bears" to lower prices whenever the public
are (inlet. In this instance, from the increasing
current of bullion into the kingdom, there is every
appearance of their having to pay the penalty of
their folly. The " Crystal Palace" Company's
shares have excited some interest. We have not
heard, however, of there having been transactions
in them inside our own Stock Exchange, though
elsewhere they have been much dealt in, and quoted
as high as 1- prm. Gold mining shares continue
very flat. This day our market opened extremely,
buoyant, prices generally advanced, but the im-
provement has scarcely been maintained to the
close. We annex quotations :
Late Ches. and B'head, 17 1 3-1 6 ; Cadedonian
19T; Ditto, preference shares, 81 ; Eastern Coun-
ties. 9 1 5-1 6 ; Old Leeds, 721 11 1; Lancaster
Carlisle Thirds, 9lp. ; Leeds Northern, 16 ; Lon-
don stock, 1234- 122 - ; Midland, 68i a 2 ; North
Staffordshire, 61d ; North Union A shares, 254 ;
St. Helen's Rail. and Canal, 70 ; York and North
Midland, 24i ; Union Bank, 11 111.
The Produce Market during the week has been
moderately active, a good demand continuing for
SUGAR, of which both refiners and consumers have
bought freely at full prices.—COFFEE has been less
in request • but prices cannot be quoted lower.—
The market for TEA has been quiet, and most
articles of Dryselteries have been dull of sale.
COTTON.—Since our last, the excitement which
prevailed previously to the arrival of the Asia has
subsided, and the advance upon prices of about Id.
has been lost upon all qualities below middling.
Middling was also easier to buy at the close of the
week. For all qualities above, the market remained
tight. The total sales, as made up for the circular,
were 89,480 hales, of which speculators took 28,780
exporters 14,260, and the trade 4 6,4 60. The sales
on Friday were 7 000 bales, of which 2000 were on
speculation : and on Saturday 8000, of which 3 000
were for speculation. The market closes steady,
but without animation, the advices per the Niagara,
which is now off the port, being waited for. The
following are the latest prices :-
1852. 1851.
. 6kd. 6.1-d. per pound.
. ktd. .... 6d. ft
51d.
601,750.... 701,220 „
It is possible that the disposition to advance prices
has been, to some extent, checked by the dullness
Iprevailing in the Manchester market, both the
continental and East Indian demand for goods
being unpromising.
WooL.—The Wool sales in London, which com-
menced on Thursday afternoon, have been exciting
unusual attention, owing to the apprehensions res-
pecting the supply from Australia. The quantity
declared is only 25,000 bales, a considerable portion
of which was reported as being unfit for fine cloth-
ing purposes. The competition was very active,
and prices, compared with those obtained at previous
auctions, shewed an advance of VA. to 3d. per lb.
IRON.—There has been a lively demand during
the week for rails, which have been wanted for
railways in India, America, and the Continent, and
prices are quoted 10s. per ton higher, upon which
terms some contracts have been made. In other
is an improved feeling, and prices

are gradually creeping up.
A failure which occurred at Dundee on Tuesday
LO: last, and which was scarcely thought to require no-
" tice, proves more serious than was anticipated.
ch The establishment was that of Mr. John Birse, a
m* flax-spinner, and there is said to be only 2s. in the
;d. pound for liabilit
n- £30,000

Ntween £25,000 and

to his