The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-10-28 00:00:00

ST. MICHAEL'S ORGAN.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANIMRD.
SIR,—A paragraph having appeared in the Albion, of the 24th
instant, signed " A Constant Reader," stating that he perfectly
recollecteckwind instruments to have accompanied St. Michael's
organ, during the first festival, after the erection of that instru-
ment, I beg leave to contradict the assertion, which I can
prove to be a palpable falsehood, knowing several respectable
individuals who were present at the time referfed to, and who,
unlike the anonymous scribbler of the paragraph alluded to, are
not ashamed to have their names mentioned if required.
The organ having been originally put up by the builders half
a tone under Broadwood's standard concert pitch, fully justified
Sir George Smart in not using it at the late festival, as it would
be utterly impossible to accompany an organ in that state with
wind instruments which are up to standard pitch; and the time
was too limited to allow of its being altered for the occasion. I
trust that what I have now stated, and my former explanation
in the Mercury, of the 7th instant, and other papers, have been
fully explicit; therefore, any other letters that may appear from
anonymous scribblers, referring to that subject, (being fully
aware of the quarter from which they emanate,) I shall treat
with the silent contempt they merit.-1 am, &c.,
W. P. DREAPER.

32, Raneingh-street, October '27, 1833.
P.S.—I should like, when more at leisure, to make a few in..
quirice respecting the trumpet stop in St. George's organ.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

The following was posted at Lloyd's on Saturday :
Extract of a letter from the Agents to Lloyd's, at Elsinore,
dated Oct. 15, 1836 Havannah is .no longer declared in-
fected. Vessels from thence, with clean bills of health, will
only get four days' quarantine of observation."
Extract of a letter from the agents to Lluvd's, at Genoa, dated
Oct. 13, 1836 :—" The Supreme Board of Health of this city
have laid a guarantine on vessels coining from the kingdom of
Naples (Sicily excluded) of ten days, with all susceptible goods
to be landed in the lazaretto."
The following was also posted :

" Downing-street, Oct. 21.
" Sir,—Having laid before Lord Glenelg your letter of the
19th instant, [ have recived his lordship's directions to request
you to state to the Committee fur Managing the Affairs of
Lloyd's, that the Governor of St. Helena will he instructed to
give every facility to the agents of the committee in that island,
or to the merchants generally, in reestablishing such signal
stations as they ina); wish to maintain for their own purposes,
provided that no charge on that account be imposed on the
Treasury of the island.
(Signed
" To W. Dobson, Esq., Lloyd's."

J AAIIS STEPHEN.

BANK of ENGLANn.
Quarterly Average of the Wee,klv Liabilities and Assets of the
Bank of England, from the 26th July to the ISth October,
inclusive, published pursuant to the Act 3 and 4, c 1,98.
ASSLTS.
Circulation . £17.936,000 Securities £28.845,000
Deposits ..13,324,0W Bullion 5 257,000
•£34,102, 00
£71,2607000
Downing-street, Oct. 21, 1836.

WHALE— FISHING.—LATEsT Nfiws.—The Neptune, Penny
arrived off' Peterhead on the 18th instant, from Davis' Straits
with 8 fish, 87 tuns oil. Reports the Dee, Gatnbiiu, 50 tuns.
ane the St. Andrew, Biuce, from 40 to 50 tons.

Barrisit ExPOßTs.—The declared value of British exports
in the six mouths ending July, 1836, is mire than ti.ci million'
and a half greater than in the corresponding period et last year;
the two sums being £20,033,406 in 1835, and £22,584,7,14 in
1836.

1 recom-
a letter, which appears in liraDu I?rening I
alive Association for
mending the establishment o Consery
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all Ireland. written
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he engineer of St. Day,
On Friday last, as. Mr. Ilockin,
Linable horse, in turnimz
was returning from the mines )
Hockin escaped unhurt.—
with a waggon and was killed.
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Cornwall 10yal Gaze.
the corner of the town the an(iimiirl. came suddenly in contact
of Belgium is said to be very desirous
Her Majestyweeks
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will, probably. brinygt;
sixty-file years of
a mechanic•, nail d A
elapsed,l hi r ' Ittrc esas.)l,,e then
square, Londinoons,tg
girl. It il
and his wife,pre-
age, .
vionslY gate .and ten years have now
nnetehetiicnchuarbt
„- t .ins. The children and the mother are likely to do
they were
well.
ELOPEMENT AND SWINDLING EXTRAORDINARY AT roNTß-
eitPlanatts
into Pontefracttiie g reoa
the
st Tuesday
excite-
ment and amazement. John Hawkins, the letter carrier 4 that
scvßeeAkcTwl—hicAh hcairscuthn;ostiav
place, eloped with the wife of a tradesman on the night of the
4th instant, after having paid a visit to a great many of the in-
habitants, and borrowed various sums of money on the plea of
necessity, as well as obtained jewellery, silks, linen drapery.
fk.c. to a great ainount., under false pretences. The route of the
fugitives was traced to Manchester, but `•et the officers of justice
have not been enabled to apprehend the villain. It is supposed
that it was his intention to proceed to America. Ilis dep•eda-
tions thus committed upon the inhabitants amount to hundreds
of pounds, as he found no difficulty in obtaining loans from
almost eve*, indkidual whom he solicited, he having hithero
borne a fair and unexceptionable character. 'le has also car-
ried off a great sum in vicarial tithea,4Boporatiou toils, &c.--
Yorkshire Gazelle. _