The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-04 00:00:00

MISCELLANY.

Advices from Monte' Video to the 6th state that every.
thing was quiet; business had been resumed, and was

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, SEPT. 21.
MONEY.—The stock market is generally firm, and in
some instances an upward tendency is apparent. In in-
vestment securities the transactions continue light. Money
is in good demand, but the supply is easy at the rates last
quoted. The receipt of gold from California for the fort-
night amounts to $2,250,000. Export of coin, $426,956.
Foreign exchanges are rather higher. The demand for
bills is more active, and the supply less extensive, the
lower quotations for breadstuffs from Europe having
checked shipments The closing, rates are :—London

108 k to 1091; Paris, 515 to 5.-
401; Hamburg; 36# to 364; and Bremen, 794 to 79
COTTON.—(From the New York Shipping List of
Sept. 21,)—The market continues very dull, but we have
no change to make in our quotations. There is a reluc-
tance on the part of buyers to operate beyond the supply
of their immediate wants, but on the other hand, holders

maintain much firmness, notwithstan
unfavourable advices from abroad. r.
three days are 1,000 bales. We quote
Atlantic

;ontinnec

Other Gulf
Ports.

Inferior
Low to good ord.
Low to good mid.
Mid. fair to fair.
Total impor

nom.
8/ to 9 8
0 11 10
111 11:
Ist instant ...

Export froin Ist to 20th Sept., 1853, 18,943 ; 1852, 7,3++•
EXPORT FROM THE UNITED STATES.
Since Ist September, 1852 2,529,112 bales.
Same time, 1851 2,440,509 2,
(From W. P. Wright's Circular of September, 21.)
We continue to have a dull and lifeless market in New
York.
Th—C saps daily are to a very limited extent, and

DEFICIENCY OF COIN IN SYDNEY.—The inconveniellee
arising from the scarcity of copper coin and of small silver
money has given rise among tradespeople to a somewhat
novel system of currency. Pieces of paper, called I 0 U's,
are substituted by a great many shopkeepers for pennies
and fourpenny pieces, and, instead of lawful money, are
given to their customers as change. The facility of coun-
terfeiting those pieces of paper has led to a great deal of
forgery.—Australian and New Zealand Gazette.
PRINTING "BY EXERESS."—In the New York Exhi-
bition there is a new printing press which prints from
uncut paper, rolling from a cylinder, and cuts and folds
with perfect regularity 30,000 copies in an hour. There
is no counteraction in the process, and consequently n°
time lost in returning motion. Both sides are printed at
the same time, and 30,000 per hour is a low estimate,
since by increasing the speed they can be printed as fast
as paper or cloth can be unrolled from a cylinder. The
inventor declares that he can print one mile of newspapers
as fast as a locomotive can run on a railway !
FEIGIITYIIL ACCIDENT AT GIBRALTAIL—On the 17th
ult., a frightful and melancholy accident occurred, by the
explosion of a powder magazine, used by the 30th Re-
giment, situated at the furthermost or south end of the
rock at Windmill-hill. A tobacco-pipe was found neat
the spot, thus indicating that the accident may have
arisen, as is often the case, from the incautiousness of
persons in smoking. The loss of life was very lamentable;
five ant of the six men, all belonging to the 30th, who
were at work in the magazine, were killed, and the sixth,
the corporal (in charge), was dangerously wounded, and
was not able to utter a word. He was not expected to

survive.
ATTEMPBD SUICIDE AT NIAGARA.—We have received
a singular narration of a narrow escape of life at the Falls
of Niagara. Mr. E. V. Wilson, of this city, of—lightning'
rod notoriety, went to the Falls with a pariy, and among
the number was Mrs. N. L. Piper (of the/firm of H. Piper
and Brother). The lady at the time was labouring slightlY
under a species of insanity. It was thought by her ham'
band that travelling and change of air and scenery would
do her good, but, unfortunately, such was not the case.
Immediately upon her arrival, she was very desirous rc,
see the Falls ; and, while standing on the Canada side, 11;
about 20 feet from the falling sheet of water, she slipped
her arm from Mr. Wilson and made a rush towards the
precipice. He rushed after her, and just as she was going
over, he caught hold of her dress, and by it held her clang'
ling in the air. The dress gaVe way,' and she fell upon a
ledge of rocks at a distance of 20 feet. As she thus 10'9
Wilson, our narrative says, " with great presence of mind,
looked for a soft place," and, discovering that a quantitY
of loose earth was lying on the rocks, be immediately'
jumped down on it. He was just in time to save her froin:
going over the main precipice. By the aid of a pair :
long lines, belonging to a team close by, they were bothe
drawn up together. Both suffered from some contusions,
but neither were seriously hurt.— Canadian paper.
RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—There has been a serious ace'
dent near Poitiers, by which three engines were utter!y.
destroyed—smashed to pieces, in fact ; and five of the ral`,/
way servants killed on the spot—viz., the driver 0-a"
stoker of the two engines in collision, and the conducts
or guard of the mail train, whose place is in the lugg'tes
van immediately behind the engine and tender.. Res'', of
two others of the company's servants who were nrrolig
less injured, . some 'l4 passengers are named as '1;00
received severe contusions and lacerations in varioioeti on
of the' body. Two very singular incidents occia led by'
the occasion. Each passenger train is accompaa under
an inspector, or superior officer of the compan,:%nt, de
whose immediate direction the train is placed. ". was
Sassenay, the inspector on duty with the mail tralle
00and
;
on the present occasion on the engine with the ari'v
of
stoker when the collision took place. By the it, and
the shock he was hurled right over the embankine?
stoker
so escaped almost unhurt. The engine-driver an of the
were killed on the spot. The conducteur, or gaftmedistelY
mail train, whose place is in the luggage van ire, aof an
behind the engine and tender, hearing the tit out
approaching train, opened the sliding doors and
his head to see what was the matter. At thaFand cora-
the shock took place ; the doors closed violent
'rh one rolled
pletely severed his head from his body. ed in the
down the embankment, while the bodY remain
luggage van ! Christiania,
THE CHOLERA.—Copenhagen, Stockholm ,„„,, continue
Carlscrona, and other adjacent towns alarming,and_nl in
to send their reports, less gloomy, but still Cpena,
()To
regard to the progress of the ch
there have been some fresh caseosler
and conse-
Oth ultimo, of
new cases reported since the 1
been declared free
quently, the island of Bornholm has
es have been
few cases deaths in comparison. In Christiamathere have been no
the disease. In Odense, however, .a
considerably, an"
Imsterdam, to ir cmidemic has decrease of attacks, but feW
reported for the first time on theipcielvaenfret.offulFrual:iagene.s,
bials

U _ trie ep.PAGAM•-•
from some towns, after having ma,
disappeared altogether as suddenly. In Stockholm th
disease has also abated considerably, but is still doing its
fearful work. Up to the 20th ultimo, the total number
of patients has been reported as 3,378, and deaths 1,955;
recovered, 864; under medical treatmeut, 559. In Carls-
+. the 16th ultimo, there had been 1,859 attacks
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and 1,066 deaths. In Norkoping, to the tau
number of cases were officially given as 1,494, of whien
480 only had proved fatal. From many smaller places in
the vicinity where the disease was acting its part there
n. renorts sent in, but numbers were daily being

were iw
carried off. In Christiania the virulence Placetne
was, in proportion, greater than any other mined,
as, out of 2,005 attacks, 1,269 cases had proved fatal. ll!
Laurvig, a small town near Christiania, there had been
of unripe

139 deaths out of 235 cases. The consumption
fruit, but especially, plums, which are sent in the sann
unriPe state from Germany to Norway as to Hull 11311
Newcastle, has been in many cases the evident cause 0,
much disease, especially among young children, who boo
been allowed to partake of them.