The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-11-22 00:00:00

arrive, which

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IATORIO,

The Times has —reefing ,
wretched condition of the great hive of government clerks,
especially the Admiralty ones. lam not sure that there
is any class of Her MAJESTY'S subjects, save the " very
poor," more to be pitied than those Her MAJESTY'S ser-
vants. I have known some well paid ones at the War-
office, some at the Admiralty, next door, more over the
way in peaceful Whitehall-place, at the Woods and Fo-
rests, a great number at Somerset-house, several at the

public attention to tit

seeks relief in Portugal-street, and don't get it - He ha's
set apart a portion of his salary—already too small.
Money lenders—there are lots of them all about Somerset-

—and a " fruitful vine" are the ruin of the govern-
clerks for the most part. Within the last few

dent " were up," as it i
goes to be whitewas

tI liarly called when an; on

they are better paid—it may be closer looked after, They
deal in checques, we all know. Are greater checks placed
on they of the Old Lady in Threadneedle-street, than on
n Somerset-house ? I believe so. It is by no
not of the enemy—but of the
k of England, to have those masques for

British

506,407
380,688

652,216

phrase is not very applicable, unless one were I COMMERCIAL 4' MONETARY NEWS,
rg at the " effects" referred to. Enough of this, how-
Therefore, to something else.
GEORGE HUDSON has contradicted the report that he
no more to be member of parliament. That noble fel-
v, VALEwsKr, has taken Gibraltar House, so called
because the rock of that name was never taken. GEORG
house, more like a New York hotel than any h

MONDAY NIGH

APPARENTLY unaffected by the conflicting tele-
graphic reports from the East, the Funds have
maintained their value, and have even slightly

ae scarcity of

;ock, which is

K of E:

the diminished amount of the "other securities" in
the Bank returns. The returns of the Stock of Bul-
lion again show an increaseto the extent of £176,568,
notwithstanding the recent exports, which have
been been very large, particularly to the East
Indies.

The speculators in Corn have managed, as yet,
to maintain prices, though with some difficulty ;
but there can be little doubt that in a very short
time prices must give way, owing to the large
stocks on hand, the diminished consumption, and
the recent favourable weather for sowing, which
has been carried on to a greater extent than ever
before remembered.

The manufacturing districts are still seriously
affected by the turn-out of the operatives, and there
is an evident disinclination to enter into any trans-
actions beyond those for immediate necessities.
Raw materials, both of cotton and wool, have been
comparatively high, and with advanced rates of
wages there has been no encouragement to exceed
orders, which have been comparatively light.
The shipping returns of the Board of Trade, for
the month ended 10th Oct., show a considerable
increase in the amount of tonnage, particularly
that entered inward, but, as will be seen by the
subjoined, the increase is much greater in Foreign
than in British 'shipping :