The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-06-14 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 1853.

TOWN IMPROVEMENTS.

A PUBLIC MEETING has been convened for to-morrow,
to take into consideration thecomprehensiveschemeforthe
improvement of the town. None will dispute the im-
portance of rendering the public thoroughfares more
available for the increasing trade of Ihe port, and more
commodious for the increasing population. The chief
difficulty is the provision for the necessary large expen-
diture ; but this is not insurmountable, if those who are
most interested will cordially co-operate in their en-
deavours to obtain the desired end. In raising loans,
however, it is worthy of consideration whether an attempt
should not be made to convert the whole of the corporate
debt into capital stock at a moderate rate of interest, so
that it might form a means of local investment readily
negotiable. It might tend in some degree to supersede
the necessity of savings banks, and prove mutually advan-
tageous both to lenders and borrowers.

THE BRAZILIAN SCREW-STEAAIER JOSEFINA, Captain
Louis Burnay, had a trial trip on Thursday, attaining a
speed, under steam alone, of nearly eleven knots an hour.
She takes her departure on Thursday next for Lisbon and
the Brazils.

SUDDEN DEATH AT ROSE-IIILL BRIDEWELL.—On
Sunday night, about eleven o'clock, a man named Thos.
Reardon, a tailor, aged 27 years, was brought to Rose-hill
bridewell in a state of insensibility, and to all appearance
intoxicated. Mr. Sommers, house surgeon at the St.
Anne's Dispensary, was called in, and applied the stomach
pump, but without effect. Other medical treatment was
resorted to, but the man died about midnight, in the
presence of the surgeon. Au inquest will be held on the
body to-day.

ROYAL MERSEY YACHT CLUB : GRAND REGATTA
ON THE RIVER MERSEY. - Several gentlemen favour.
able to aquatic amusements having expressed a wish to
hold a general regatta at the Marine-station, Birkenhead,
on the occasion of Her Majesty :s Rol al Plate of £lOO
value, presented to the 1t.M.11 .0 most graciously by
Queen Victoria, to take place on the 19th July, the day
following the sailing for the Challenge Cup of £lOO and
purse of £25 added to the winner, given by the Royal
Mersey Yacht Club, the subject was warmly supported at
the last meeting, and was very liberally subscribed to by
gentlemen present. It was resolved to enter into a gene-
ral public subscription fund, to give prizes for pilot-boats,
fishermen's and other craft, pleasure-boats or small
yachts under eight tons, rowing-races for gentlemen
amateurs, in suitab!e gigs for the river, the dimensionswill be given, and for boatmen, in their gigs which ply on
the river, &c., A committee was appointed, consist-
ing of the officers and members of the sailing committee
of the R.M.Y.C., with power to add to their number, the
members of which were requested to commence a public
subscription to carry out the object in a manner worthy
of the gift of Her Majesty to the port of Liverpool.

The monthly returns published by the Board of
Trade show a considerable increase of exports
during the month ended sth May as compared with
the corresponding month of last year. The in-
crease, which amounts to £2,309,995, arises from
every article with the exception of Wool and
Woollen Yarn, upon which the decrease is £59,503.
The largest amount of increase is on Metals, which
reaches to L 672.778, and the next on Cotton Manu-
factures to the extent of £518,811. Upon the four
months ended sth May there is an increase of
£6,125,970 as compared with the corresponding
period of last year. Much of this export trade is
owing to emigration, as on many articles suitable to
colonial emigrants the rate of increase varies from
50 to 150 per cent. Upon imports of articles for
home consumption there is an increase upon Bread-
stuffs, Coffee, Sugar, Wine, Spirits, and Tobacco,
but a falling off in Tea, Fruits, and Spices, owing,
no doubt, to waiting for the new duties. The im-
ports of raw materials show an increase of every
article except Hemp, that on Wool being by far the
largest, or a rise from 4,254,2501 b. in 1852 to
7,575,8091 h. in 1853. These returns have, there-
fore, afforded abundant proof of the great increase
in our Imports and Exports. The Excise returns
for the quarter ended sth of April show an increased
consumption of Paper, Spirits, and Malt, but a large
falling off in Soap, owing to the long-anticipated
abolition of the duty on this article.
The returns of the Shipping trade during the
month ended the sth May, do not present so fa-
vourable an appearance, particularly with reference
to British Shipping, while the increase on Foreign
Shipping shows that the repeal of the Navigation
Laws is operating unfavourably to this important
interest. Of ships entered inwards, the tonnage of
British vessels has declined from 353,564 to 280,792,
when compared with the corresponding month of
last year, while the tonnage of Foreign vessels has
increased from 217,803 to 228,610. Of vessels
cleared outwards, the increase on British Shipping
is from 434,322 tons to 472,072 tons, or 81 per
cent, while on Foreign Shipping the increase is
from 174,697 tons to 219,828 tons, or 26 per cent.
This injurious tendency of the present system is
still further shown by a reference to the Number
and Tonnage of Vessels which entered inwards and
cleared outwards of the United Kingdom, on the
first four months of 1852 and 1853, exclusive of
vessels in ballast and coasting trade.
British Vessels.

Inwards. Outwards. Total. Inwards. OutArds. Total.
1853.. 4,440.-5,815 10,255 1,053,013— 1,399,467.. 2,452,480
1853.. 4,402... .5,309... 9,711.... 1,047,402... 1,348,098.. 2,395,500
Decrease British— 544.... Decrease British. 56,980
Foreign Vessels. Foreign Tonnage.
Inwards. Outwards. Total. Inwards. Outwards. Total.
1852..3,026....2,886... 5,912.... 600,034... 520,326..1,190,960
1853.. 4,028... .3,402... 7,430.... 759,006... 790,138..1,549,144
Increase Foreigr.. 1,518.... Increase Foreign.. 358,184
Or, at the rate of 1,000,000 tons per annum.
The return from the Bank of England, for the
week ending the 4th of June, gives the following
results, when compared with the previous week :
Public deposits .. £4,635,454; Decrease £970,958
Other deposits .. 12,902,839 ; Increase 967,256
Rest .. .. 3,106,195 ; Decrease 4,009

On the other side of the account—
Government securities £13,121,653 ; The same as before.
Other securities 14,632,359 ; Increase 610,645
Notes unemployed .. 8,366,970 ; Decrease 504,b90
The amount of notes in circulation is £23,423,435,
being an increase of- £841,405 ; and the stock of
bullion in both departments is £18,253,934, show-
ing an increase of £309,387, when compared with
the preceding return.

ISSUE DEPARTMENT

Notes issued .. £31,790,405 Gnvrnt. Debt.. £11,015,100
Other securities 2,984,900
Gold coin & bu1n.17,771,251
I Silver bullion .. 19,154

£31,790,405

£31,790,405

BANKING D
Prop.'s capita1.£14,553,000
Rest
Public deposits. 4,635,454
Other deposits . 12,902,839
7-day, &c. bills. 1,390,023

£36,587,511

still in good demand; 1,700 barrels, on the spot
and to arrive, sold at 4s. Gd. to ] Os. per cwt. Of
Hides about 3,000 salted River Plate, partially
heated, sold chiefly at 4!„.d. to sd. per lb. There is
still a limited demand for Olive Oil. About 50
tuns new pale Seal Oil sold at £32 per tun. Cod
Oil quiet at former rates. Linseed Oil in better
demand at 28s. 6d.; pale Rape 355. to 355. 6d.
per cwt. for small lots. Spirits of Turpentine in
fair request at 495. per cwt. About 440 tons Palm
Oil, on the spot, sold at £34 10s. to £35, and 225
tons, to arrive, at £35 per ton. Tallow firm at 4Ss.
per cwt for Petersburg Y.C., and other sorts fully
support previous rates. The sales of Jute are
trifling, at rather lower prices. To-DAY there has
been a little more doing in Sugar, the transac-
tions comprising 165 hhds. Jamaica at 335. to
375., 25 hhds. Demerara at 345. 3d. to 355. 3d.,
and 1,250 bags Bengal at 355. to 395. Gd. per cwt.
Of Molasses, 40 puns. Barbadoes are reported at
18s. 3d. per cwt. Nothing to notice in Rum or
Coffee. The Tea Market is dull, in order to effect
sales lower rates would have to be accepted.
1,600 bags Bengal Rice are reported at 1 ls. Gd.,
and 50 bags Saltpetre at 255. Gd. per cwt., 9 per
cent. refraction.

WooL.—Public sales took place here on Thurs-
day and Friday, when 6,70 S bales were offered,
being the largest amount for some time, but, chiefly
on account of their being brought on so soon after
the close of the London series, and the unsettled
state of political affairs in the East, which has given
a decided check to business generally, the attend-
ance was not as large as usual ; there was, conse-
quently, little animation, except for East India and
the better qualities of Buenos Ayres, the former
selling freely at previous current rates, except for
medium whites, which went about ;Id. per lb. lower
than the last sales in April. Turkey, Russian, Bar-
bary, Mogadore, Peruvian, Italian, &c., (which
formed a principal part of these sales,) were nearly
all withdrawn, making altogether about 4,700 bales
taken in, there being very few buyers of these de-
scriptions present. Parties interested in the getting
up of these sales will here see the effect of bringing
them on at an unseasonable time, and it is hoped
this will be guarded against in future. In corn-
menting upon these saris we quote the following
trade circulars :

Messrs. W. GREAME and Co., in their circular
of June 10th, say :
At our public sales of yesterday and to-day we had
a fair attendance of the trade; 6,690 bales sundry Wools
were offered. The East India Wools sold at about the
same rates as in London, say id. per lb. lower than our
sales here on 21st April last. For Russian, Turkey,
Barbary, and other low Wools, the demand was very
languid, and the greater part withdrawn ; the same re-
mark applies to Buenos Ayres, for which there was a very
heavy sale. Although the result of these sales cannot be
called satisfactory, we do not see any reason to make any
material alteration in our quotations.

Messrs. HUGHES and RONALD, in their report
of the public sales, say :
East India was in good demand for the home trade,
particularly good qualities of white, which brought full
prices, but other descriptions went rather lower. There
was a good attendance of buyers of Buenos Ayres and
Entre Rios Wools both for the home trade and for ex-
port, but their ideas of value were below the prices that
have been lately paid by private contract in quantity, and,
as holders were not prepared to give way, a good portion
was withdrawn, but sales have been made since.
Messrs. A. GARTSIDE and Co. say :—" Considerable
activity still prevails in the manufacturing districts, con-
sumption is satisfactory, and stocks moderate, but we find
that the uncertain state of foreign politics has unsettled
purchasers, and rendered them less anxious to operate till
the future shall become clearer."
Messrs. GRRAME BROTHERS say:—The attendance at
the Public Wool Sales was limited, which we attributed
to the trade having supplied their present requirements at
the London Auctions, coupled with the unsettled state of
the Turkish question. We are of opinion had the sales
been fixed for a later period the present unfavourable re-
sult would have been unavoided."