The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-03-30 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE ALBION.

Stn,—The report, which appears in to-da'y's Liverpool Chro-
nicle,uf ihe,casenf • Suds h,v, Walsh," abounds in ini,stateMents,
some of which ate grossly libelous on the defendant. In proof
of this we need only adduce the following consecutive passages
in the report : • •
" A tender of ten other shares by the defendant's solicitor to
the plaintiff was put in and read, and the scrip purported- to be
executed hy Mr. Welsh and. Mr. Cod, • •
" Mr..Cresswell handed in an affidavit from Mr. Curl, that he
had not executed the above deed conjointly with Mr. Walsh.
"John Jones, clerk to Mr. Harvey, t he solicitor to the Monk's
Ferry Company.. .gave similar evidence
Now, we beg to state, that Mr. Cresswell bawled in no such
affilavit as is here alluded to, nor any affidavit whatever; that
the evidence of Mr. Jones was directly the reverse of what it is
here stated to have been ; and 'that neither in any thing that oc,
(lured, in court, nor in any of she facts of .the case. is there the
slightest foundation whatever for the offensive au'd injurious inn-
coaveced by the above paragraphs.,
The Liverpool ./norna/ of to-day has reported the casefuirty.
• We are. Sir your oi‘edient servants.
DAVENI'OItTR W1...L1EU.. Solicitors for the Defendant,
Commerce-court, March 21 18.38.
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Parliamentary Return of DUTY ACCOUNT on FIRE
INSURANCE, showinz the Amount paid by each Office,"for
three months, ending on the-
-1837. 1937 1837_
25th March. 21th June. 29th Sept.
f,.. r.. d. s. d.' s.
Sun .k
P!-cenax
Norwich Union 19812 77 5- 13178 3 2 12242 7 2
Royal Exchange 18623 ' 9 0 13916 5 "8- 13136 18 2
County
Guardian 9691 15.10 739.1 10 4 7122 18 0
Globe 8530 14 4 7179 19 11 6469. 2 7
West of England .. 9237. 14 5 6707 6 9 6695. 0 5
Imperial
Alliance 61)97 0 3 5859 16 1 5491 10 1
Atlas
Alauchester. 6333 18 1 4886 10 8 3417 12 11
Leeds and Yotk-
-3399 11 3 2561 6 9 1698 0 11
shire
York and North of
2009 16 5 1747 15 6 3138 5 7
P.;ugland
Yorkshire 3177 13 6 1960
.1 5 1480 17 5
Liverpool • 892 18 2 1175 6 7 814 11 9
Independent .and
242 4 G 205 11 0' I`2Bll 5
West Middlesex.

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STEAM TO NEW YORK.—We perceive by our adiertising
columns the Siiius steamer has sailed &oat Loodon. She calls
at Cork, whence she is intended to sail on Monday next. , The
Ocein leaves this port to- rrow, at one o'clock in the after-
noon. taking passengers and letters for the Sirius. The letters
will be forwarded on the same terms as by the sailing packets,
and no doubt the public will avail themselves of the accommo-
dation thus afforded.

PRESENTATION O.F PLATE =on Thursday week last, a num-
her of the friends of the late Mr.-Murdoch, (it apes Inn. White-
chapel, met at the house of his widow to present in Mr. John
Alexander, miniature painter, of thiS town, a token of their
respect, .and of the high estimation they have of his talents as
an artist, he having executed a faithful , and highly finished
likeness of the deceased, after his death, from recollecien.
An excellent supper was provided for the occasion. which did
intieh credit to Mrs. Murdoch; afer which a handsome silver
snuff-box, with a suitable inscription, was presented to him- by
the.chairman,
.%‘ho took occasion to eulogize, in warm and.ap-
propriate terms, Mr. Alexander's talents, not only for this
particular work, but for the great success which haS attended
his self-taught exertions in the profession which he has chosen.
—flhion.

MR. LEE'S BENEFIT.—By the announcement in our list of
dramatic advertisements, we perceive that Mt% Lee has fixed
upon Monday evening next for his benefit to take place.. We
have not for some time noticed so rapid a hold upon the good
opinion of the public as in the ease of this very clever actor. In
every character that he has played he has evinced great Jact and
knowledge of human nature.—We trust that he will have an
()vett:lowing house. His merits deserve the. warmest eneour-
agement, His Jingle, in'the Pickwicks. is the finest represents-,
lion that has been seen on the Liverpool boards for many
years.
-ENTENSIVE ROBBERY IN BIRMINGHAM.-Op Saturday
afternoon last, between the hours of two and hallpatt three
o'clock, during the absence of the parties generally on the
premises, the. counting-house of Messrs. Thomas Battled and
Sons, manutaeturers of pearl and other buttons, thimbles, and
iron, tinned, and Britannia metal spoons, and bell-fOuriders,
Great Charles street, Birmingham, was • entered, by .means of
a false key. The thief or thieves—for the thing has :he ap•
pearance of having been accomplished by smite London "cracks
man''—then picked the lock of a desk, and carriedatff a number
of bank notes. bills of exchange, and crash, amounting to up-
wards of .090, of which the aggregate amount of eleven bills
of exchange (of which the payment is•stopped) is 1:513,. exclusive
of an order on a London banking-house for £320, pavable in
Anril. The bank notes. were three of £IOO each, and one of
£lO, all ofihe Bank of England, and two £5 notes of a Birm-
ingham bank; and the cash in gold and silver amounted to
about 4'38. The disPosable part of this booty may, therefor~,
be estimated at about £350. • A reward has been offered by
Messrs. Thomas Bart leet and Sons.. , •

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LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE, MARCH 27.
During the past week the iinnortS of Flour and Oatmeal from Ire-
land have been to a fair extent, but of all kinds of Gr in they have
been very small, aml the demand has. been more languid and limited
here and in our country truirkets, but at fully the priers last quoted for
every article in the Corn Trade. The arrivals of Wheat into Wake-
field .lorve •again been large..l6,24lqrs ; but though sales have been
dull in the Yorkshire markets. last week's prices have been supported,
and at Manchester. on Saturday, there was a good deinand for Irish
Oats from this port —The only alteration in the duties on Grain from
Foreign ports since Friday is a decrease of Is 611 per qv on Rye. Some
further purchases. of Wheat in bond, to the extent of about 2/01) q rs.
have been !mule for export to Canada, and part on speculation, also Of
sour American Flour, and bonded Oats, at hilly the prices last quoted.
—At this day's market there was a thin attendarce, and the transav-
tions were only to a very moderate extant • last quoted prices were,
however, steadily demanded for every article in the trade, and on the
superior qualities of Wheat and Oats a small advance was obtained.
LIVERPOOL AGRICOLA URAL MARKET, MARCH 29.

Old liav
New liar 0 9 0 0 -77-
Clover nay— 0 8 0 11
Straw, Wheat 0 5 0 6
Straw, Oat 0 4 0 5
Straw Barley.; 0 3 0 4

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Potatries d.
1 5111 s
7t.r. 9011.
Cattle Potatoes 1 2 1 4
Turnips ......22 023 6 per ton
Carrots ...... 0 080 d
Mangleirurzle2o 021 0
Manure • 8 01U 0

LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET, AlAncH 26.
The supply of Beasts at market to-day has been far smaller than
that of last week, and the quality throughout has been generally pretty
good •, but in consequence of -the limited supply the prices have been
in advance, the first quality having sold a pound a-head above last
week's juices. and many country li era being present. they were
eagerly soutilit after, and but few left taisold. The supply of Sheep
has been tolerably large for the season of the year, and buyers pretty
numerous, there being but a few of inferior quality left nnsold at the
close .of the market. Good Beef sold readily at a pound a-head above,
6d in Sink, with some 'at 'rid sad sk!. • Goad Welber Mutton may he
quoted at I'd ; inferior quality aLd Ewes from 6cl to 6W per lb. Num-
ber of Beasts, 931; Sheep, 15.37.