The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-04 00:00:00

IRELAND

THE LORD LIEUTENANT and the Countess St. Ger-
mans, accompanied by the Lord Chancellor and Sir John
and Lady Young, visited Limerick on Monday. It is
stated that the Viceregal party will next visit Galway.
COMMERCIAL AFFAlns.—The Mercantile Advertiser
says :—General trade in Dublin and in the country towns
has become dull, in consequence of the threatening aspect
of foreign affairs, and the increased rate for discount
charged by the banks,i which are acting with much greater
caution. The retail trade in provisions is also much more
limited, on account of the very high prices of food, which
press severely on the consumers, although, of course, they
greatly benefit the growers of agricultural produce. As
yet, the staple manufactures of Ulster do not appear to
have been materially affected by the causes that have led
to so much depression in England ; and this may be con-
sidered as an evidence of the sound principles upon which
the linen trade is conducted, without anything in the
shape of wild speculation. The employers and workmen
seem to be upon the best terms, and there has not been
a single " turn out" in any department. There is a fair
demand for linen yarns, without, however, any general
advance in prices. The stocks of linens are very moderate ;
prices are well maintained by a very active demand, and
the bleach-greens are in full activity. There has been,
however, an increasing business for Australia, and a con-
tinuance of the check in that quarter, which has already
commenced, would, of course, in some degree, affect the
imports from Ulster. The cotton and muslin trade is
also brisk, showing no symptoms of re-action, although
the demand for sewed and embroidered goods is not, we
are told, altogether so active as heretofore. The northern
flax markets are very buoyant, with a tendency to ad-
vanced prices.
THE RIOTS IN LISBURN.-31r. Thomas Mussen, of
Lisburn, in whose house the committee of the Conservative
candidate were sitting when it was wrecked by the par-
tizans of the Radical candidate, died on Thursday night.
He had been slightly ailing on the day of the attack ; but
the shock which his nerves sustained, and the alarm which
seized him on seeing his residence besieged and half ruined
by the assault of a cowardly mob, produced a dangerous
access of excitement, from which he never recovered. He
was a person of peculiarly gentle manners, and unoffending
disposition, and his loss is greatly deplored by all who
knew him.—Belfast News-letter.

FALL OF A HOUSE IN FRESTON-STREET, WH ITECHAPEL.
Yesterday morning, about three o'clock, as police constable
Liddle was making the round of his beat, on passing along
near the bead of Preston-street, be had his attention arrested
by a sound as of something breaking. On looking about
he discovered that the noise proceeded from the falling in
of the roof of a dilapidated fabric inhabited by a broker.
He immediately proceeded to awaken the inmates, consisting
of an old man, his wife, and one child, and to offer such assis-
tance as was in his power, to rescue them from the impending
peril. Of the fallinc, fabric they had already been made aware,
and had retreated back portion of the premises for
safety, and from which tu,y refused to stir. While the constable
was endeavouring to persuade them to leave their veryinsecure
place of refuge, a portion of the front wall fell into the street,
a quantity of the debris falling on the unfortunate policeman,
who was severely hurt about the back. Fortunately, the in-
jury occasioned by the falling masses was confined to the
policeman, no other person being in any way hurt, although
the broker and his better half with their infant kept pos-
session of the ruinous and tottering domicile till an advanced
period of the afternoon.
SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A CAPTAIN.—At the police-
court, on Saturday? a charge of shooting with intent to kill
was preferred against Captain Natrass, of the British ship
Matanzss. On Sunday, the 26th of June, as the Matanzas
was lying in Bahia preparing for sea, being bound for Trieste,
two of the men, named M'Kendall and Macdonald, refused to
go to their work, and, while the men were at breakfast, the
the mate, who
-told them, to go aft, as the

captain sem
eak to them. All the men went except
captain wanted to sp
M'Kendall and Macdonald, who remained in the forecastle.
The men were met by the captain at the mainmast, who
asked them if they would heave the anchor. On this
George Wake, one of the seamen, said they could not, as
they were short-handed. The captain asked him again
several times, saying that the two refractory men would work
when they got out to sea. Wake said, " No, they would
i..•caei that they would die sooner than

not, as they had stateu
work." The captain then said, " Do, George, for my sake;"
but still Wake refused. On this the captain took a pistol
trom the breast pocket of his coat, and fired it at Wake, sav-
ing, "Take that !" Wake fell back and said, " I'm shot."
The captain then went forward, and, presenting another pistol
at several others of the men, asked them if they would heave
the anchor. They said they would, and several of them
hailed a vessel lying near them, called the Annie, but no one
came from it. Soon after the captain sent Wake ashore : he
was very weak, and bleeding from a wound in the shoulder.
He was taken to an hospital kept by Dr. Patterson, where he
was left in a dangerous state. Information of the matter
LAMP

ws given to the Britisu consul, wno sent ine pribii
ina the Viscount Sandon. The dispute relative to the vessel
being short-handed commenced several days before the
captain shot Wake, and one of the witnesses stated he saw
the captain loading a pistol the day before. Mr. Mansfield
cot:emitted the prisoner for trial, and rertmeu to tioic

PRODUCE.—The market for Sugar has again been dull,
and in some instances slightly lower prices have been
accepted, but in the general market no change can be made
in quotations. There are no sales to report in Foreign.
Molasses.--There continues a good inquiry, and prices
recently current would be readily paid, but holders being
very firm, the sales are limited. In Coffee no sales of
Jamaica:are reported; Maracaibo sold at auction with spi-
rit at 48s to 595, and St. Domingo at 45s to 45s 6d per cwt.
Black Pepper sold at 42d. Para Cocoa 28s per cwt. In-
fluenced by the state of the Corn market, a very extensive
business has been done in Rice, and the sales reported
amount to 10,000 bags Bengal, at lls ed for broken to 14s
6d, and 45,000 bags Arracan at 10s 6d per cwt. Rum—
The market is very firm ; the only sale reported is 40
puns. Demerara, to arrive, at 2s 9d per gallon proof.
The market for Tea continues very firm, but there is not
so much doing in the blackish leaf kinds from is 214 to
is 5d ; a little more inquiry exists for common Congous
at 11d per lb, but sales are limited. Saltpetre steady.
Nitrate of Soda, 18s. 3d to 17s 7d per cwt. American
Rosin in good demand, at 6s 9d to 7s for common, to
12s 6d per cwt. for fine. Linseed in increased demand,
at an advance of is per quarter. At the sales on Tues-
day, about 7,000 dry salted Brazil Hides sold at nd
to 64d, and 1,000 wet salted at lid per lb. Olive Oil
in fair demand, at about previous rates. Seal Oil,
pale £34 to £34105, brown £3l 10s, Cod £33 per tun.
Linseed Oil in active demand at 29s to 31s per cwt. ; pale
Rape in moderate request at former rates. A good busi-
ness done in Spirits a Turpentine at 59s to 61s per cwt.
Large transactions have again taken place in Palm Oil,
principally to arrive ; the sales are 560 tons on the spot at
£3B lOs to £4O, but fully 4,500 tons to arrive have been
sold at £39 to £4O per ton. Tallow has further advanced,
but the business in Petersburgh Y.C. has not been exten-
sive, the price ranging from 56s to 59s ; 550 pipes South
American are reported at 54s 6d to 57s per cwt. Extreme
rates were maintained for Jute at £22 2s 6d to £24 7s ed.
To-DAY there is no change_ to_ notice_ in Sugar, the

business being confined to 60 hhds. Barbadoes at 35s to
41s 6d, and 80 hhds. Porto Rico at 34s to 36s 6d per cwt.
A large business has been done in Molasses, the sales
amounting to 1800 puns. St. Vincent Rum has been sold
from the quay at 2s 9d per proof gallon. The Tea
market is firm, but we have no transactions of moment to
report ; common Congou continues heavy of sale at lld

per lb. A very extensive demand still continues for
Rice ; Bengal 14s 6d, Arracan, lls 6d on the spot, and
lls 3d to arrive ; Madras to arrive 12s 6d; and Carolina
25s per cwt. Of Saltpetre, East India refined realized
30s per cwt. St. Domingo Logwood £5 2s 6d, Jamaica
£s,.Campeachy.£B per ton, Shell La(

62s per cwt., and

Castor Oil at lid per lb.
WooL.—The market has been excessively dull this
week, and prices are rather in favour of the buyer. En-
glish Wools have participated in the depression, and can
only be sold in quantity at lower prices.
META.r..9,--At the preliminary meeting of the South
Staffordshire iron-masters, it was resolved to maintain
last quarter's prices of iron. Tin remains scarce and
dear. Copper is without alteration? but the tendency is
;Abu slywayfigi,