The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-09-13 00:00:00

DIED,

in Ireland, Mr. Gallaher, the celebrated. yen—
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On
11th March, on board the ship Africa, on her way-
to Australia, ased 40, William, second son of Richard
Widdows, of tins town.
On the Bth April, On his passage to Australia,. G. W.
Pearson, of this town, son of the late R. M. Pearson, or
Folkton, Yorkshire.
On the 31st ult., aged 27, Ellen, wife of Mr. Thomaar
Turton, Huskisson-street.
On the Ist inst., at the residence of his brother, George
James Lowe, of the Ravenhead,
Thos. Lowe, Birkenhead, aged 44R,aRinzlia.nd, son of the late

of Sweden.
Vienna, after a short but severe'll
aorfkicornedscoenn.t, George LW,. EM..
1 nesgr
from disease o
On the Ist inst., Ann Eliza Easthope, infant daughter Of
of the heart, the Princess Amelia
On the Ist inst., at Brussels, aged 73, Lieut.-G.neral Sir
formerly
On
nn the Ist I\l
ils
t"Pti n. inst.,sfot .r,a'te acti
t}i:
Nmerii RDiocubgalrads,Williams, of Toxteth-park.
K.C.IL, K.C.H. Sir Neil Douglas was aide-
de_canip to George IV. and to William IV. He was a native'
of the city of Glasgow, and was descended from the old Earls
of Angus, through the Douglases of Cruxton and Stobbs.
On the 2nd inst., at Wrotham-park, aged 18, Frances
Elizabeth, only child of Viscount Torrington.
On the 2nd inst., at Portarlington, King's County, IreiaucT
Elizabeth, relict of the late W. Hutchinson Marshe, Rag..
and eldest daughter of the late Robert Bickerstaff,, Esq.;
formerly of Preston.

On the 3rd inst., in his 79th year, Charles Linton, Esq., of
the Royal Navy, one of the medical officers who attended the
Battle of Trafalgar in Codrington's ship the Orion.
On the 4th inst., at Rickmansworth, aged 78, the Rev. El
Hodgson, upwards of 48 years vicar of that parish.
On the 4th inst., William, son of Wm. AV:Caught, of
Great Howard-street.

On the 4th inst., at Birkenhead, aged 85, Mrs. Ellea
Johnson.

On the 4th inst., at London, Mr. Blewitt, the composer._
He is stated to have closed his days in great poverty, leaving
a widow and family of children to depend upon eleemosynary
aid for whatever temporary provision can be obtained for
them in their bereavement.

On the sth inst., at Tobin-street, aged 43, Eliza, Wife or
Mr. Robert Love, whitesmith.

On the sth inst., at Ramsey, aged 32, Mr. C. Radcliffe
Croggane, Isle of Man. .

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On the sth inst., at Breck-road,
Duckworth.

ged 35, Mr. Wm. M.

On the sth inst., at his residence, Holliwell-street, London
in
this hitowns 66t,h watch ear,
and chronometerm Mr. John Moncas,
aker late of Castle-street, is:

On the Gth inst., aged 17,
Lowndes, Esq., of Edge-lane

son of M. DP..

On the 7th inst., aged 3 mor
daughter of Robert D. Nuttall, R

Mary, infant

On the 7th inst., at the residence
after a long and painful illness, in t
Adolphus John Gillett.

r, Stanley,
of his age.

On the 9th inst
Appleton, Esq.

, R. W.

On the 9th inst., Marg.;
11. D. Whittington, Reg,€

liter

On the 9th inst., at her resit
37, Catherine, the beloved wif
of this town.

a short illness,, aged
ml. Pugh, victualler,

On the 11th inst., at his residence, in West Derby-street,
Thomas Brassey, Esq., in the 74th year of his age.

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THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, AND 'GENERAL CO3
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_ i .. 4. .... , —perhaps they were not so clever ;he was impetuous and ' COMMERCIAL MONETARY NEWS. quiet, but, including Saturday's business, the sales
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5'44 t gjl*v t 00 t -pic." oairu. garrulous ; they cool as cucumbers. MICHAEL was ever consist of 100 hhds. Barbadoes at 335. 6d. up to
anxious to wipe away from his corporation the medieval
40s. for grainy, 30 hhds. St. Lucia at 345. to 355.,
____ __ _ ---- —_— stigma, that butchers were not fit to sit as jurors ; hence MONDAY NIGHT.
FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT. he scarcely ever opened his mouth in public, which was A COMBINATION of circumstances, neither of 90 hhds. Antigua at 325. 6d. to 365. 9d., 800 bags
every opportunity he had, but he quoted the famous Benares at 38s. 3d. to 395. 9d and 400 cases good
them sufficient in itself to create an alarm, have "
• speech about the " quality of mercy." MICHAEL SCALES • brown Bahia at 21s. per cwt. Nothing to notice
al-oxnA-1- MORNING. bade fair to be one day Lord Mayor; in an evil moment together caused a fall in the value of public securi-
in Molasses, Rum, or Coffee. The Tea market is
Is sheer disgust, and—doubt, I may as well add, I have lie listened to the voice —not of the charmer —but of the ties, and a general stagnation of business, both in
steady, but no transactions to report ; a small
held my tongue (pen) silent, touching political affairs,— tempter. Science might ha?ve lia::ilemsoeme.thittge toel deo with our our commercial marts and manufacturing districts. public sale is declared for Thursday next. Of Salt-
Russia and Turkey—to wit. There is not a soul at the jot.urnCeompaanractivele_eranaattom
" dressing an an animal,-Inm attinl(:. he Theprotradcted settlemf ent of the Turkish affair, the petre 1,100 bags are reported at 275. 6d. for 51,
clubs can say more. The few Ministers who are here only . was a Spaniard, tall, with tremendous shining black continued__fE decrease of . the stock. of bullion in the
Ba t o
with ng nb thebi.n.crease. in the rate. of dis- 28s. for 41, and 30s. per cwt. for 11 per cent. re-
remain an hour or two in town per diem ; cutting out a moustacbios—grease he had for nothing :in the park, onfraction. 400 bales Jute sold at £23 10s. to £24 55.,
Sunday, this journeyman had the appearance of a mata- court s the pro a ility of its further rise to five and 80 bales ordinary Bombay Hemp at £2O per ton.
bit of work for their moustached precis writers. Every- dor. It was hinted that he could kill and " dress" a per cent., and the uncertainty which prevails as to
thing in Downing-street is kept as close as a miser's donkey, which the keenest eye could not distinguish from the future, have tended to paralyze operations. The COTTON.—We have already remarked on the
fist; and even now, beyond the Ministers, no one knows a calf similarly served. Done. The donkey was slain, Funds have declined, but Railway Shares have stagnation which pervades most commercial opera-
what on earth made them telegraph for Lord Join; straightway dressed, and hung in Mr. SCALES'S back
still more, particularly North-Westerns, owing, tions, and the Cotton trade is by no means an ex-
shamble. The deception was perfect. CUVIER, ASTLEY
to the large sums to be embarked in addi- ception Of the 32 590 bales comprising the sales
RUSSELL, all the way from his mourning relatives in COOPER, BRODIE, OWEN, would not have been able to perhaps,
up to F* 'd , 2,490' were onth speculation, and
55,0%0
Scotland, among whom he was ; Lady MINT°, his wife's detect the departed brayer from the succulent calf! tional lines. Exchequer Bills have maintained f export. On Saturdaysalesmareket
w onlywas
etill
mother, having just been buried. At a club dinner— MICHAEL SCALES did not wish, far less aettedmeepct,wtaso palm their value, but it is said that the Chancellor of
.bales,expand TO-DAY the heavier,
there the Exchequer has been " Bull-inn" the market
there are such things still left in London—say of three or toffatthecei asgseftor veal even
twinklingeavnednifnorapo
the whole court the sales reaching only 4,000 bales, of which about
with Savings Banks' money, an operation not diffi-
-1,000 were on speculation and for export.
four, "Is there to be a war ?" is the first question ;to aldermen were at MICHAEL. From that day he never rose
cult considering the small amount afloat. On the
which no answer is given. I firmly think that matters a step in the civic ladder, leading, if not to the temple of
look more bellicose now than they did three months ago. fame, certainly to the Mansion House. MICHAEL, for a whole, there is not so much ground for apprehen-
low, time, thought he could get into parliament ; that sion as many seem to imacine • the fluctuations have SALES.
ending , ously entn
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Sept. 9. this yr. Sept. 9". This
This hanging-on system don't look cordial. Among the fierye'
peer,' and then "fast man," the Earl of MORNING- not been b ''
' IMPORTS.
DESCKIPTION. PRICES. Week 1 Previ- Week • STOCK
y any means extravagant, and should we
Turks the most ardent feeling in favour of a war of inde- TON, had uch to do with MICHAEL, who never got into Year. Sept. 9
have a few good arrivals of specie within the next
pendence is everywhere apparent ; while in St. Peters- parliament.
few weeks, the Bank returns may present a ver
Tomas on a simmer's afternoon, Y Sea Island .. 17 (837 480 15450 509700
burgh they are absolutely raving for onslaught on the A wee before the sun went down"— different aspect. -'n Stained .... 7i 15 20' 1330 y 3449 451332 ....
Tiircoman. These are facts which we learn in the City of
I found SCALES dozing on his sofa, his arms steeped in The monthly returns of the Board of Trade, Bowels .... 4
,? 3-r63 359330 •• • •
London, r ng the merchants of both countries, as you blood up to the shoulders; though with much pelf he had made up to the sth of August, again show a con- Neowijrleans. 43 7i 11730 7g7090 }
smell rhu b with the one, or eat caviare with the other, been helping his men—in short, it had been killing day. siderable increase in the amount of our forein Pernams, &c. 63 8 580; 54780 .... 41102 2030.
2697 892721 '• • •
If such be the wish of- the two peoples, it will require MICHAEL was ruminating—thinking aloud, thus—"Oh trade, particularly in exports, and also in the im- Bahia, :: a C7l 759 102.32 E 2.6.1.0 ;41973? 2t)g±g
, MICHAEL, MICHAEL! I begin to think you area —."
greater strength of mind, action, and utterance, than areports of Wheat and other articles of general con- Demerara,Blc 7 ....1 570 .... I 4951 500
;Icon gheand cut short the expected anathema. He had
to be found in our coalition Cabinet, doubled and doubled ! been dreaming of WELLESLEY LONG POLE TILNEY sumption. It must, however, be borne in mind
tityrrri:i.C. al3 la 1?) Tig 16?tii 845g0; B,Bigg
,
over again, to quell it. The Ministers are sticking , POLE, &c., now Earl of MOENINGTON. MICHAEL'S bro- that the totals of exports are made up from the Surat
.... 3350 j• .... 1912061 119840
ther tradesman,. the Lord
.11Iyor, is sorely damaged by. returns of the exporters, against whom there is no
together, for no other purpose than +hat of keeping theirMa d rale
.... 4490 .... 4665 1630
that railway accident ; but if it were to happen at all, it possible check as to the correct estimates of value ; uenga
places. ABERDEEN and PALmEnsTos's affections do not could not have occurred more Opportunely—CHALLia's __,l 4.1.---.1. -4- ----4- 4-1,,,,-,, rn.,‘, i-,. 'its ovm.,-.,-.4- I ______l_____ _____
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that railway accident ; but if it were to *pen at all, ft
could not have occurred more opportunely—CHALLls's
well-attended and brilliant gastronomic period having
passed ; —all his Mansion House dinners had been given !
It may seem droll to commence a theatrical paragraph
with a reference to the price of provisions and the other
necessaries of life. Be it so. One thing is certain, that
at present food in the metropolis is just one-third more
in price than it was a year ago ; and so on with almost
everything else Two days

clothes especially are dearer
the stag: of one of the me

vanced in price. The cause ? They couldn't tell,—mut-
tered something about export trade,—Australia, and so
forth. This is melancholy, yet worse remains behind ;
employment is not very plentiful, nor very well paid.
Yet at no time do I remember to have seen our theatres
and places of amusement so crowded, or our working

people better clad, or more joyous. Let us take a view of
two theatres, one in the East, down among " plucks and
jemmies" at Shoreditch. This house has been nearly re-
built, and nearly doubled in size ; it is crammed to suffo-
cation every night. SHAKSPEARE and the better class of
dramas are played, ANDERSON taking the lead, with an
enormous salary. This looks well. I remember what
Drury-lane Theatre was on a Saturday night, twenty
years and more ago ;—with great actors —a beggarly
account of empty boxes, empty pit, empty galleries.
What was the state of this once noble temple of MEL-
POMENE, on last Saturday night, when I went there ?
Crammed to the ceiling ! It made one's heart swell with

pride, or something bate; to see the galleries packed by
human beings as close as they could well be. Standing
room nowhere,—excepting here and there a niche in the
back seats of some of the boxes. The play was Othello ;
DAVENPORT, the Moor ; BROOKE, lago ; GEORGE BEN-
NETT, Brabantio ; the names of the other persons I do
not know. The play was given in a manner which was
really an honour to Drury-lane ; careful and scholarlike
throughout was it rendered, with occasional gleams of
genius. But it was the greedy, the eager attention

The monthly returns of the Board of Trade,
made up to the sth of August, again show a con-
siderable increase in the amount of our foreign
trade, particularly in exports, and also in the im-
ports of Wheat and other articles of general con-
sumption. It must, however, be borne in mind
that the totals of exports are made up from the
returns of the exporters, against whom there is no
possible check as to the correct estimates of value ;
and though at present there may be no apparent
object to serve in overstating the amount, the
return is still open to the objection. At one time
a small duty was levied on exportation, which
operated in some degree as a check ; but the over-
care of Sir ROBERT PEEL for the interests of Com-

ances in

with which my old acquain
drank in every measure of the great creature's grand
work— Othello ! It is not necessary to criticise the
performance of BROOKE ; his lago is good ; but not
so good as his Othello. DA.VENPORT gave unmistake-
able evidences of his being an actor and a Shaksperian
scholar, with wonderful physique. BROOKE surprised me
a little by his dress. lago was no popinjay. BROOKE
bna qmnethirw white on his head, like one of those Protean

erce removed this slight obstacle, and a mer-
taut who is desirous of making out a colourable

case of prosperity, or of deterring other merchants
from shipping to a particular port, may put what
value he pleases on the goods which he exports,
and they swell the returns accordingly. Upon the
aggregate value of exports during the month
ended the sth of August there has been an in-
crease of £1,405,918, as compared with the corres-
ponding month of last year. Of this sum the
increase was, on Cotton, £328,467 ; Metals,
£269,414 ; Haberdashery and Millinery, £263,186 ;
or, no less than 116 per cent. ; Woollen Manufac-
tures, £141,642 ; Linen Manufactures, £90,930 ;
Hardwares, £80,454 ; Beer and Ale, £61,459 ;
Machinery, £60,794 ; and Leather, £47,703. The
decrease was, on Wool, Woollen Yarn, Linen Yarn,
Cotton Yarn, and Thrown Silk and Yarn, all partly
manufactured goods. Upon the first seven months
of the year the total increase was £9,723,083, or
more than 24 per cent. over the corresponding
period of 1852. Upon foreign goods taken for
home consumption there was an increase of—
Wheat, 416,497 quarters ; Indian Corn, 196,890
quarters ; Butter and Cheese, 38,735 cwt. ; Coffee,
569,359 lbs. ; and Sugar, 138,000 cwts. Of Wine,
the exports increased from 528,502 to 1,119,481
gallons, and the quantity taken for home consump-
tion from 511,916 to 605,051 gallons. The raw
materials for manufactures show no particular al-
teration except in Wool, of which the quantity re-
exported was less by about 450,000 lbs.

paper hats that dexterous vanew may uu men bumetimes
turning into all sorts of shapes and things. This was bad
enough, but to make lago'.v head-gear worse—more pre-
posterous—if BROOKE had plundered the tails of a dozen
parroquets and macaws, the gaudiest that ever screamed
Ariatralia_ he could not have made himself, or his hat.

The returns of shipping entered inwards and
cleared outwards show a small increase of British

vessels and tonnage, while that of foreign shipping
is enormous. Of the vessels entered inwards
during the seven months the increase is as fol-

lows :---

more ludicrous. Two feathers in your cap, Master
BROOKE—one a rifle green, t'other scarlet. Try mine.
The theatre is crowded every evening ; but when I have
stated that it was so on Saturday, proverbially the worst
in the week, I have said enough to indicate prosperity
and an undying appreciation of the immortal WILLIAM.
Managers at the other houses are laying on their oars
previous to their winter campaigns. HENRY RUSSELL, a
clever man enough, is filling the Lyceum with his touches
of negro life and melodies; he sings some of CHARLIE
MACKIE'S nicely written songs, such as "Cheer Boys,
Cheer !" with much effect. ALBERT SMITH, on Saturday,
closed Mount Blanc for a short season. He has banked
a world of money, and will take care of it too.
KEELEY and his wife, JohN COOPER and ALBERT SMITII
take the greatest possible care of their assets. TICA.CKE-
RAY'S first number of the " Newcomes' " is ready for Oc-
tober ; his fellow-illustrator is young DOYLE, the son of
H. 8., who left Punch a couple of years since, for con-
science sake. Young DOYLE is a Roman Catholic, and did
not like to see Protestant Punch " cutting" at WISEMAN.
What is the young artist's father about ? For several
years he has not sent out one bit of caricature. The
library people are losers by the non-appearnce of H. B.'s
works ; a guinea a night, for the hire of a copy or two at a
party, was not a bad return.

32590'17779901

LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

LAST week the Liverpool and Manchester Agricultural
Society held its sixth annual show ; and, according to the
concurring testimony of the judges and the spectators, the
show of animals was better on this than on previous occa-
sions. At the dinner which took place after the competi_
tion, this gratifying fact was alluded to by more than one
of the speakers, in terms of satisfaction. As is usual at

such dinners, where the sole object of the meeting is not
confined to mere eating, drinking, and mutual compliment,
several suggestions were thrown out by gentlemen con-
versant with the subjects, having for their aim the prac-
tical development of the objects of the society. Of these
speakers the Chairman, in pointed terms, alluded to the
superiority of English over Irish labourers, and urged on
both landlords and tenants to give liberal encouragement
to their own countrymen, bearing in mind, as a leading
rule of action, the maxim " Live and let live." Mr.
WILSON PATTEN, M.P. for South Lancashire, discussed
at considerable length the disadvantages under which
agriculturists labour, from the want of statistics by which
they can be gaided in directing their operations into par-
ticular channels; remarking that no one can tell with cer-
tainty whether the present high prices of agricultural
produce are occasioned by a circumscribed supply, or by
other causes.

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Another point to which Mr. PATTEN directed attention,
and on which he laid considerable stress, was the incon-
venience and uncertainty occasioned by varying and con-
flicting standards of weights and measures, used for the
sale or purchase of agricultural produce, in different parts
of the country, and often in different districts of the same
county. Some inconvenience, no doubt, arises from the
want of uniformity. We are hardly, however, prepared to
go to the full length which Mr. PATTEN goes, either with
respect to the amount of evil occasioned by the irregular
practice, or as to the extent of benefit which would be de-
rived from the uniformity he advocates so strenuously.
Although not uniform in different districts, the weights
and measures are not relatively fluctuating ; and a similar
amount of application with that required by our mer-
chants in reducing the weights and measures of foreign
countries to the standard of our own, would enable
farmers to master the variations in adjoining or even distant
counties. It is, however, purely a question of practice, as
by act of Parliament all goods are ordered to be sold by
standard weights and measures. _

A matter -of more real importance to agriculturists
generally than that of uniform weights and measures, was
introduced to the notice of the meeting by Mr. GREY,
farmer, at Dilston, near Newcastle-on-Tyne. We mean
attention to the introduction of those classes of stock best
suited to the natural and acquired conditions of the district.
He impressed on the meeting, with much cogency of ar-
gument, the profitable nature of that kind of study which
would enable the farmers of a particular district to discover
and cultivate those breeds of animals most likely to yield
a profitable return for the amount of keep on which they
are maintained. In this species of knowledge, he showed
the farmers of our neighbourhood, that they are by no
means proficients, and erred them to an effort for its im-
mediate acquirement. L h information would indeed be
to them useful knowledge, and we doubt not that their
own good sense Till speedily induce them to find out the
means of its acquisition.

WooL.—No change to note in the Wool market
this week ; a full average amount of business has
been done at firm prices ; a sale of about 200 bags
black Spanish Merino and a small sale of Alpaca is
reported at medium quotations. The general aspect
of the market on the whole looks favourable, and
should the long-disputed question between Russia
and Turkey show symptoms of an amicable settle-
ment, considerable animation may be looked for in
this branch of trade. The imports for the week
are not very extensive.

LECTURES ON COMMERCIAL LAW.

British 282 ships, 145,819 tons.
Foreign 2,331 „ 804,432 „
The latter being an increase of more that 61 per I
cent., and the former being below 7 per cent. Of
vessels cleared outwards during the same period
the return is as fellows :
British...decrease 435 ships, increase 23,876 tons.
Foreign.. increase 1,612 „ „ 333,272 „
The latter being an increase of more than 26 per
cent., and the former being under 1 per cent.
These being the results from official returns, no
doubt can remain as the effect of the repeal of the
Navigation Laws in promoting the employment of
foreign vessels at the expense of our own shipping.
We stated last week that the drain upon the
Bank of England for bullion might be attributed,
in a great measure, to the increase of our foreign
trade, by which a larger amount of capital was
necessarily absorbed ' • and this view is confirmed
by the returns which we have just quoted. It ap-
pears that, during the seven months of this year,
the excess of wheat and flour alone which has
been imported amounts to 1,425,453 quarters and
538,144 cwt., the value of which in round numbers
may be estimated at £4,000,000, in addition to
other articles of general consumption, which may
bring the total increase to about the same amount
as that on our exports. But while the greater
part of the former will have been paid for, the re-
turns for the latter have not yet been realised, and
the amount has therefore, for the time, been with-
drawn from circulation,—a circumstance sufficient
in itself to account for the absorption of all our
receipts of gold, and something more, without
exciting any apprehensions as to commercial
security, as far as this point is concerned. There
is, however, the recent speculation in corn, by
which prices have been forced up to a higher level
than can be justified by the reports of our own
harvest, or those from the principal corn-producing
countries. A warning voice has already been
given in raising the rate of discount, which has
partially checked the upward movement, but
should this not prove effectual, the Bank of Eng-
land may apply the screw, as it did in the begin-
ning of 1829, under similar circumstances, and
the result was a fall more sudden than the rise.
It is, however, to be hoped, that the appeal to
such a remedy will not be deemed necessary, as the
consequences will be injurious to other interests, as
was the case at the period we allude to, and again
in 1837, when the screw was applied to the Ame-
rican trade.
The SHARE MARKET has been in a most despond-
ing state during the past week. At present there
seems little hope of improvement, from the in-
creasing tightness of money, and the indisposition
on the part of the public to act.—Caledonians,
301 30 29+1 + 1 ; Eastern Counties, 121 I ;
East Lancashire, 171 S ' • Lancashire and York-
shire, 701 4 2 f 2* 70 691 74 691 ; 43 ; ;
Leeds Northern, 14 ; London Stock, 104 31 3 3c
31 ; Sheffield Stock, 20/ 20 ; Midland Stock,
621 I 4 2 1+ 2 14 4; North British, 6+ • Dover
Stock, 19* 9 8i 9 8-1 ; York and North Midland,
24* 4; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln pref.
£lO shares, 98; Greenock guaranteed 271 shares, 9;
North and South Wales Bank, 54 ; Lancashire
Insurance, 13-16 p.
The return from the Bank of England for the
week ending the 3rd of Sept., gives the following
results, when compared with the previous week :
Public deposits £4,701,598; Increase £99,913
Other deposits 11,017,313; Decrease 116,043
Rest 3,634,523; Increase 343,083
On the other side of the account—
Government securities £12,773,176; Decrease 254,406
Other securities ... 14,546,194; Increase 715,359
Notes unemployed ... 7,696,695 ; Decrease 58,650
The amount of notes in circulation is £22,465,945,
being a decrease of £310,360 ; and the stock of
bullion in both departments is £16,500,068, showing
a decrease of £462,850, when compared with the
preceding return.
PBODUCE.—In Sugar there has been a large
business done, and for refining descriptions very
full prices have been realised ; the sales consisted
of 1,100 hhds. 8.P., 4,000 bags of Bengal, and
6,500 bags of Mauritius. The sales of Foreign
during the week were 70 cases, 3,500 bags and
brls. Brazil, 260 hhds. Cuba Muscovado, and 100
boxes Havanna. Of Molasses the finer descriptions
not much in demand, whilst the lower have been
required for purposes of distillation. There is a
better demand for Coffee, but the limited supply
curtails the extent of business. Pam and Surinam
Cocoa sold at 30s. to 31s. per cwt. Rice has been
in less demand ; Carolina sold at 235. 9d. to 255. ;
Bengal at 13s. to 13s. 6d., being rather cheaper;
and Madras, to arrive, at lls. per cwt. For Rum
the demand is active, at full prices. Of Tea,
Congous have been in request at about ls. ld., but
few offering ; medium kinds have found ready sale
at ls. 3d. to ls. 4d. ; second class Monings, is. 61d.
to is. Bd. per lb. Scented Orange Pekoes and
clean Scented Capers in demand ; supply very
small. - Rather more inquiry for Saltpetre. No
change in Nitrate of Soda. In Hides no sales of
moment. Olive Oil in fair demand, at fully pre-
vious rates. Seal Oil in fair demand, without
change in price. Linseed and pale Rape Oil in
moderate request. Palm Oil in good demand ;
1,000 tons on the spot sold at £36 10s. to £37 55.,
and 800 tons to arrive at £37 per ton. Tallow in
better request, at 525. 6d. for Petersburg Y.C., and
at 48s, to 525. per cwt. for South American. Of
Jute the sales amount to 3,000 bales, at very full
prices. Manilla Hemp, £42 to £49 per ton.
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ON Thursday last, Mr. Lxvi delivered the third lecture
of his series on Commercial Law, in the Chamber of Cora-
This lecture was devoted to a continued discussion
of the principles which regulate the practice and formation
of partnerships—their nature and varying denominations—
The rights and liabilities of partners, and their obligations
to each other and to third parties. At the conclusion of
the lecture there was a discussion, in which several gentle-
men took part,

ORGAN BUILDING.—It will be seen, by advertisement,
that the organ building establishment of the late Mr.
Bewsher is to be carried on as usual, by his widow.
THE ROYAL MAIL STEAMER AFRICA, Capt. Harrison,
took her departure hence for Halifax and Boston, on
Saturday, at 1 30, p.m., with 150 passengers, a full cargo,
and the usual mails on board.
The SATURDAY EVENING CONCERTS are announced to
be opened, for the season, on Saturday next, with a Scot-
tish entertainment by the Misses Bennett and Mr. J. A.
Fairburn.
LAUNCH OF A LIVERPOOL STEAMER.—Last week there
was launched from the building-yard of Mr. Potts, New-
castle-upon-Tyne, a fine steamer, named the Iron King,
intended for an excursion and tug steamer on the Mersey.
She is owned by Captain John Murphy and Co., and from
her model it is belived she will be a match for any excur-
sion boat on the river.
THE ALARM OF CHOLERA.—NO fatal cases have oc-
curred since those of the German emigrants reported last
week to the Health Committee, and all the German
lodging-houses are reported to be in a healthy condition.
On Thursday a German family, consisting of five persons,
arrived in Liverpool for the purpose of taking passages in
the American packet-ship Washington. They went on
board on Friday, but were sent ashore again on Saturday,
the, head of the family being discovered to be in the
second stage of cholera. He was conveyed to the Brown-
low-hill hospital, where he is progressing favourably. The
rest of the family, none of whom are affected by the dis-
ease, were taken back to the lodging-house. The man's
name is John Fisher, and he had arrived, direct from
klAuturgh,