The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-06-08 00:00:00

MARRIAGE. STATISTICS.—On the 14th day of December last
nearly six months ago, Sir Robert Harry Inglis, with a view to
ascertain the practical value of the new-fangled'Marriage'Act
for which the political ,dissenters and the self-styled liberals
clamoured. so lotig,and so loudly, Moved fora return,
the number and names of places licensed for the celebration of
marriage under the new, brOomstick act. 2d—For a return of
the number of marriages celebrated "other than according to
the rites and cetenionies of the established church," under the
broomstick act aforesaid; and 341---th.e number of marriages
celebrated aecinyling to the rites and ceremonies of the established'
church within the bills
.of 'mortality. Why the return of the
church establishment mat riages should be limited to those which
have been celebrated within the bills of mortality only, whilst
the return of the broomstick marriages takes in the whole of the
rest of England and Wales, we know not; but so it is; and nu
doubt so managed from a most liberal motive. However, taking
them as they are the following results appear : —The number of
places registered under the act as marrying shops, is 1,136; and
in these marrying shops, between the 30th June and 31st Decem-
ber last, taking in the whole of England and Wales and in-
cluding the bills of mortality, there were 1,745 marriages only:
or about an average of one and a half, for each marriage shop ;
whilst' the old-fashioned marriages of the established church
within the bills of mortality only amount to 5,108 by bans, and
1911 by licence; making a total of 6,032 I—Morning Herald.

LAUNCH OF A "RADICAL."—SOMETHING Omtmous.—On
Saturday evening last, a great number of persons assembled to
witness the launch of a fine schooner from the patent slipt a.
Banks' yard, Boston. Soon after eight o'clock she started
amidst loud cheers and the firing of cannon, at the satntehei
mast-
exhibiting her name, the j" Radical," on a flag from frtohly enough;
head Fol. some distance she glided alone
but as she neared the water her p
to other radicals
slower, until at last she stuck fast—a wawrnasi
rogress..hsecntne slower and
ugsed to haul her off
to improve their ways. Every exertsiot;
ederreufnonrt snogme time
into the river, and hopes of sucrLsn-,
down, the enter-
tained,at-
but the tide having
'mned until the next mot ning,
t,nipt to launch her was coriat
poonsipilished. Many were the jibes
(Sunday) whet, it was acc
.. radical failure ;" she was de-
at this
amongst the spectatorsorthe
water, and various conclusions were
dared to be afraid,.
Where is the Radical?" Asked a b • }slander.
drawn therefrom,
of his crooked ways," was the
" In the storks, on accountreply
of one
which another rejoined, "Don't you see, the radical
it, ~,,t up ._
' to w
the toast-head for punishment ?" However, not-
to
ithstandg the rough jokes flying that were fl •
ng about, a feeling
utN in
regret at the failure was generally expressed. They gave
the vessel a bad name, and hung it, which was radically wrong;
but had nothing of the kind occurred, it would have-
been one
of the most interesting launches ever seen in Boston, on account
of the very great distance she had to traverse before reaching
the water. —Ration Paper.

LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET, JUNE 4.
The supply of Beasts at market to-day has been somewhat larger
than that of last week, and the quality throughout very 000d,especiallY
a very few choice Beasts which were imported from Limerick, and
sold at exceedingly high prices We have also had a tolerably good
supply of Sheep and Lambs, and the quality pretty good, with a slight
reduction in price. The market may be considered a brisk one,
especially for Beef, there being many country buyers present, who
bought with spirit. The heat Beef readily sold at 7d per lb. middling
61d. varying from that down to 6d. except for a very few coarse Bul;s.
which were eagerly bought up at 5d to 51d per lb, owing to the very
high price of good Beef. Good Wether Mutton may, be quoted at 7d
per lb, middling 61d, ordinary and Ewes 6d, and principally all sold
op at the close of the market. Lambs were sold at about Ad per lb.
Number of Cattle at market--Beasts, 1033 ; Sheep and Lambs, M 93•.

' PRICES OF' SHARES, LIVERPOOL', JuNE 7.
Last Prices This day
RAILWAYS, &c. Per Share. Priees.
Birmingham and Gloucester 2(l paid 14 12 6 ... •
Ditto and Derby 3O „ , 0 0 0 ....
Birkenhead and Chester lO paid 13 15 0 ....
Bolton and Leigh lOO paid 64 0 0— • •
Chester and Crewe
Dublin and Drogheda lO paid 7 0 0 ....
Eastern Counties
Edinburgh and Glasgow (old) .... 3 .... 412 6 ... •
Ditto ditto (new) .... 5 .... 6 26. • • •
Ditto Leith and Newhaven.. 5 paid II - 0 0•• ' •
Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock.. 4 .... 4 0 0 ....
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, / p 00 0.
. 5 ,id •
• and Ayr

Grand Junction 100-...:. 218 0 0 ....
Great Western 65 95 10 0 .... 90 10 0
Hull and Selby
Lancaster, and Preston 'o paid • • • •
Liverpool and Manchester 100 .... 206 0 0 ....
Ditto quarter shares 25,—. 48 5 0 ..., 50 0 0
Ditto half shares
London and Birmingham
0
Ditto new quarter shares 925 0
.. 1
5 .. ..
::. 6:40
11005
00
.. .... 69 l 0 0
0 . .
r,41 . 44 15
Ditto and Southampton
Ditto, new shares
Ditto & Brightrin (United i
Leeds and Manchester 3O • • • •
74 10 0 ....
Leicester and Swannington lO5O
.p.a..i laid :27,;5
0000 0,00, .
••••••••••• -.
Leicester and Swannington, (new) 5. paid 72 141 0 ....
Nlanchester, Bolton, & Bury. ..... 744 •••• • • 817 6 ....
Manchester and. Birmingham. •• •• 3;
..*: 00 0 ....
.
Midland Counties 9223 150 00 ........
Newcastle
Dittoq uaarnt
edr .
h Carlisleal e
shares..
. ................... •. ),,,ti ... ... ... ...
41 5 0 ....
North Midland
SouthNort
11 Easternunion. ( andnew
)D.o.v.e.r.
1;i
......
......
.67345 11j0
06, , .. .. . .
paid 0 0 0 ...,.
Ditto, (old).
paid 23 17 6 ...
St. Helen's and RuncoßrnAGNairs... . . ... ..
2100103
19 17 6
Bank of Liverpool •• • ... • .
....
......_— cLuivmermpeorocibuai,oifoLniverpool
1100 ......
1230
100
00 ...:
---
Nortli? rn and Central.... I 0 ... 39
02 60 ..•
..
Albion 25 paid 24 0 0 ....
• •
I:fori‘tihaanne(hl
eSsoteurth Wales lO ....
10 .... " 0 0 0 ...
' ------ M'cliester 8c L'pool Dset 15 .... 0 0 0 ..•
---- South Lancashire
Liverpool Banking Company ..., 10
.... 0 0 0
... :
Borough Bank
Commercial Bank of England...., f 0 0
East of England
Phcenix Bank
Royal Bank of Liverpool 5OO ... 697 10 0 ;:.•
Wilts and Dorset
GAS, WATER WORKS, &c.
Exchange Buildings £lllo paid 163 0 0 ....
L'pool St Harrington WaterW orks2oo .'... 452 10 0 ....
Bootle Ditto Stock .... 320 0 0 ....
Liverpool Coal Gas Compay—Stock ... • 150 0 0 •• • •
I.' pool New Gas & Coke V......£100 ..... 196 0 o .. • .
Ditto New Shares are now, paid up.
ASSURANCE COMPANIES.
Liverpool Marine Assurance C0.X25 pail 111 2 6 ....
Ocean Assurance Compau3 lO .... 7 2 6•• • •
Liverpool Fire and Life 2 10s. 2 1 6 ..• •

DOCKS, FERRIES, NEW COMPANIES, &c.
Anderton Carrying Company.... 12 10s. 12 15 0 ...•
Woouside Ferry ' 25 .... 00 0 ...•
Egremont Ferry is lOs
Rock Ferry.
Monk's Ferry
Steam Tug Company
Harrington Docks BO .
Apothecaries' Company 3
Asphalte (Liverpool)
2
-- (Polonveau)

14 2 d ••••
7 0 0 ••••
0 0 0 ....
o'o 0 ....
O ft 0 ••••
2 0 ,0 ••••
2 19 u • •-•