The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-08-24 00:00:00

AWFUL THUNDER-STORM THIS MORNING

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During the storm, the spire of St. Michael's Church,
Pitt• street, was struck by the lightning, and the spiral part
of the steeple was so much shattered that it will probably
have to be pulled down and rebuilt, to the base of the cone,
or at least to the lower loop-holes. The great probability is,
(though some difference of opinion exists on the subject,)

Wheat Qrs. 634 2812 4334 3350 11130
Barley Qrs 431 378 1000 i 1809
Malt
Oats Qrs. 9213 1564 1012 10789
Rye Qrs.
Beans Qrs. 16 685 1915 2616
Pease. Qrs. 46 1260 1306
4.
Shelled Barley . Qrs.

Indian Corn
Rapeseed . .

Oatmeal Loads 8407 1917 10324
Flour . Sacks 294 184 I 478
Ditto Bris. 262 , 17857 , 350 18459

Into Runcorn, Ireland and Coastwise :—Wheat, qrs. ; Beans,
qrs. ; Barley, qrs. ; Oats, 563 qrs. Oatmeal, 538 lds.; Flour,
sacks.

EXPORTS.—Foreign. Wheat, qrs. ; Barley, -- qrs ; Oats, 310
qrs. ; Pease, g qrs. ; Indian Corn, qrs. ; Flour, sacks, 33
brls.—lreland. Wheat, 234 qrs. ; Barley, 75 qrs. ; Rye, qrs. ;
Beans, 15 qrs. ; Indian Corn, 89 qrs.; Oatmeal, loads ; Flour,
162 sacks.--Coastwise. Wheat, 144 qrs. ; Barley, 234 qrs.
Malt, 112 qrs. ; Oats, qrs ; Rye, qrs. ; Pease, qrs. ; Beans,
qrs. ; Indian Corn, qrs. ; Oatmeal, 10 loads; Flour, 224
sacks 772 brls.

Average prices of Grain, for the week ending Aug. 13, 1841.
Wheat.. 725. lA. I 13arley35s. 11 d. I Oats.. 235. tid. Rye.. 365. 3d
Beans.. 425. Id. Pease.. -133. Id.

Aggregate average of the six weeks.
Wheat.. 675. gd. i Barley33s. 7d. I Oats.. 225. ild. I Rye.. 353. 3d

Beans— 4os. id. j Pease.. 435. fid

Duty on Foreign Grain, &e. this week

Wheat 18s.8d. I Barley 12s. 4d. 1 Oats .. . 13s. 9d. I Rye.. 16s. ga.
Beans gs. 6d. Pease.. 3s. Od. 1 Ind. Cornl2s. 4d. Flourlls.2ld.

Ditto from British Colonies out of Europe.
Wheat.... s. 6d. I Barley.. 2s. 6d. I Oats .. 2s. Od. I Rye.... 3s. Od
Beans.. 3s. Pease.. 6d. I Indian Corn.. 2s. 6d. I Flour.. 3id.
Liverpool Averages, week ending Aug. 17, 1841.
Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. Pease.
651 136 509 908
775. Od. 375. sd. 265. ad. 475. 2d. Os. Od.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, 3 P.M

The demand to-day is only moderate, say to the extent of
2,000 bales, at similar prices to yesterday. The complaints
from the manufacturing districts are loud and long of the
badness of the trade, and the almost necessity laid upon them
for closing their establishments in toto.

Elizabeth, Moffatt, hence for Sydney, was spoken 26th June, in
lat 32 S, long 2g W
Don Juan, hence for Newfoundland, was spoken 29th July, in lat
49, long 26
Grasshopper, Ley, hence at Ancona
William Murray, Dobie, and Alexander, M'lntyre, hence at
Messina
Sophia, Starke, hence at Genoa
Nautilus, Johnson, and Isabella, Kune, hence at Helvoet
Colombian, Wakeham, from Sydney at Valparaiso
Brothers, Carole, and Isabella and Ann, hence at Monte Video
Priscilla, Taylor, from Ma9eio at Cove
Young Queen, Chalmers, from Rio Janeiro at Monte Video

Ant, Jones, hence for Milford, took fire last night in Dale Roads,
which was got under after doing considerable damage

SATURDAY, AUGUST 21.—Wind N.W. moderate

ARRlVED.—Susannah Cumming, Grace, from Savannah—John
Ormrod, , from Monte Video—Fenella, Stubbs, from St. An-
drew, N.B.—Clara & Emma, —, from Montreal—Seabird, Lyall,
from Quebec —Haklee, Toby, from Newfoundland—lsabel, Swin-
dale. from Leghorn—Amelia, Menaza, from St. Michael—Branches,
—, from St. John, N.B.—Merlin, Shepperd, from St. Petersburg
—Oldamp, Kammenga, from Abbeville—Wilberforce, —, from
Montreal.

John Lilly, Barker, from Africa, at this port. On 3rd July, in
lat. s N, long. 19 W, exchanged numbers with the W. S. Hamilton,
from Liverpool for China
Bombay Packet, Caine, from Bonny, at this port; sailed sth
June, and from Fernando Po 7th June; left in N.W. Bay the
Ethiope (steamer) to sail in a few days for Bonny. On 15th Aug.
in lat. 47, long. 18, spoke the Rose, from Monte Video for Liver-
pool. On 20th August off Bardsey, spoke the Elizabeth Wood,
from Liverpool for liarbadoes
Reis Effendi, Williams, from Monte Video, at this port; sailed
23rd June. The James Ray sailed the day previous for Buenos
Ayres