The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-02-14 00:00:00

conferred the office of president upon Charles Easton, Esq.,
the former treasurer; they also voted that the market
throughout the week had been irregular, and closed with a
dull feeling. The quotations are mostly retained. Prices
adopted this day for the following qualities by standard
samples:—
NEW YORE CLASSIFICATION. N. Orleans
Upland. Florida. Mobile. & Texas.
Ordinary
Middling
Middling fair
11*
Fair
BEEADSTUFFS —Flour was unsettled during the day, but
closed dull and heavy, in the absence of the Asia's news. The
transactions amounted to 12,500 hbls. Wheat varied little.
The operations in corn consisted of 25,000 bushels, showing
an easier market.

PaovistoNs.—Pork was in still better demand, at conside-
rably improved figures. The operations in lard consisted of
200 bbls. good to prime, at 10 c. to 103 c. per lb. Subse-
quently an advance was claimed. Beef did not vary much.
Beef, hams, butter, and cheese remained about the same.
FRElGHTS.—Engagements to Liverpool were light, as ship-
pers were disposed to await later news per Asia. About 1,500
brls. flour were engaged at 48., and some lots of grain were
taken at 13id. to 14e1 .in bulk and bags. Cotton was at id.
to 11-32 d.

NAVAL STORES.—Crude turpentine was rare, and worth
37ic. to S 5 50c. per 280 lbs. Spirits turpentine seemed
inactive to-day, at 68c. to 69c. per gallon. There were
1,000 bbls. common rosin disposed of at SI 621 c. to s'l 75c.
NEW ORLEANS, JAN. 28.
Cotton was heavy yesterday, the sales barely reaching 2,000
bales at fully ;c. decline. Strict middling is quoted at 91c.
The sales of the week foot up 23,000 bales. The decrease in
the receipts at all the Southern ports is now 6)6,000 bales.
CHARLESTON, JAN. 27.
The sales of cotton to• day reached 1,200 bales, at prices
ranging from 8c to 10c. The market sh ,ws no change.

PRESTON STRIKE.—The mills are now open, and some
hundreds of operatives have resumed work ; but the great
bulk still stand aloof, persisting in their demand of "a
full ten per cent."
NEW BRUNSWICK.—The St. John, N. 8., and Liverpool
packet-ship John Barbour, Captain Marshall, arrived at
this port on Wednesday, from St. John, N. 8., after a
passage of 17 days 13 hours, bringing four days' later
news from New Brunswick. The vessel experienced
numerous gales of wind on her passage home, and had the
weather been more moderate, several days would probably
have been saved in the run. The members of the House
of Assembly were beginning to arrive at Frederickton, as
it was expected the house would open soon for the des-
patch of business. Several important bills for the develop-
ment of the resources of the province were to be brought
forward. A new election of members would take place
after the present session was over.
PABLO FANQUE's EQUESTRIAN ENTERTAINMENTS.—
From an advertisement it will be seen that the unrivalled
troupe of M. Pablo Fanque is about to be withdrawn from
Liverpool. The performances of this company generally
are of a high order ; and, with his characteristic enter-
prise, even to the last he is adding to the attractions of
his company.
WOMBWELL'S MENAGERIE.—This renowned collection,
which is being exhibited in the Old Haymarket, is, as
usual, replete with interesting zoological novelties. In it
will be seen the gentle giraffe, the elegant gazelle, the
noble lion, and the agile tiger ; the ponderous and saga-
cious elephant, the uncouth rhinoceros, and a splendid
collection of ornithological beauty and grace. The attrac-
tions, as might be expected, are drawing crowds of grati-
fied spectators.
LUMLEY V. GYE.—This cause is specially fixed]to be
tried in the Court of Queen's Bench on Monday, the 20th
instant, and is 'expected to occupy more than one day.
The action, it will be remembered, is brought by Mr.
Lumley, of Her Majesty's Theatre, against Mr. Gye, of
the Italian Opera, Covent-garden, to recover compensation
for the non-appearance of Mdlle. Wagner. The damages
are laid at £30,000. For the plaintiff, Sir F. Thesiger,
Sir Fitzroy Kelley,:Mr. Hog-gins, Mr. Cowling, and Mr.
Huddleston have been retained ; and for the defendant,
the Attorney-General, Mr. Willes, and Mr. Creasy will
appear. A special jury has already been nominated by
Messrs. Lewis and Lewis for the plaintiff, and will be re-
duced in a few days. The case has created a good deal of
interest in the theatrical world.

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