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

IRELAND

TUE LORD LIEUTENANT and the Countess St. Ger-
mans, accompanied by the Lord Chancellor and Sir John
and Lady Young, visited Limerick on Monday. It is
stated that the Viceregal party will next visit Galway.
COMMERCIAL ABFAIRS.—The Mercantile Advertiser
says:—General trade in Dublin and in the country towns
has become dull, in consequence of the threatening aspect
of foreign affairs, and the increased rate for discount
charged by the banks, which are acting with much greater
caution. The retail trade in provisions is also much more
limited, on account of the very high prices of food, which
press severely on the consumers, although, of course, they
greatly benefit the growers of agricultural produce. As
yet, the staple manufactures of Ulster do not appear to
have been materially affected by the causes that have led
to so much depression in England ; and this may be con-
sidered as an evidence of the sound principles upon which
the linen trade is conducted, without anything in the
shape of wild speculation. The employers and workmen
seem to be upon the best terms, and there has not been
a single " turn out" in any department. There is a fair
demand for linen yarns, without, however, any general
advance in prices. The stocks of linens are very moderate ;
prices are well maintained by a very active demand, and
the bleach-greens are in full activity. There has been,
however, an increasing business for Australia, and a con-
tinuance of the check in that quarter, which has already
commenced, would, of course, in some degree, affect the
imports from Ulster. The cotton and muslin trade is
also brisk, showing no symptoms of re-action, although
the demand for sewed and embroidered goods is not, we
are told, altogether so active as heretofore. The northern
flax markets are very buoyant, with a tendency to ad-
vanced prices.
THE RIOTS IN Llsßrinr.—Mr. Thomas Mussen, of
Lisburn, in whose house the committee of the Conservative
candidate were sitting when it was wrecked by the par-
tizans of the Radical candidate, died on Thursday night.
He had been slightly ailing on the day of the attack ; but
the shock which his nerves sustained, and the alarm which
seized him on seeing his residence besieged and half ruined
by the assault of a cowardly mob, produced a dangerous
access of excitement, from which he never recovered. He
was a person of peculiarly gentle manners, and unoffending
disposition, and his loss is greatly deplored by all who
knew him.—Belfast News-letter.

FALL OF A HOUSE INPRESTON-STREET,WHITECHAPEL.—
Yesterday morning, about three o'clock, as police constable
Liddle was making the round of his beat, on passing along
near the bead of Preston-street, he had his attention arrested
by a sound as of something breaking. On looking about
he discovered that the noise proceeded from the falling in
of the roof of a dilapidated fabric inhabited by a broker.
He immediately proceeded to awaken the inmates, consisting
of an old man, his wife, and one child, and to offer such assis-
tance as was in his power, to rescue them from the impending
peril. Of the falling fabric they had already been made aware,
and had retreated to e back portion of the premises for
safety, and from which tlicy refused to stir. While the constable
was endeavouring to persuade them to leave their very in secure
place of refuge, a portion of the front wall fell into the street,
a quantity of the debris falling on the unfortunate policeman,
who was severely hurt about the back. Fortunately, the in-
jury occasioned by the falling masses was confined to the
policeman, no other person being in any way hurt, although
the broker and his better half with their infant kept pos-
session of the ruinous and tottering domicile till an advanced
period of the afternoon.
SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A CAPTAIN.—At the police-
court, on Saturday, a charge. of shooting with intent to kill
was preferred against Captain Natrass, of the British ship
Matanzas. On Sunday, the 26th of June, as the Matanzas
was lying in Bahia preparing for sea, being bound for Trieste,
two of the men, named M'Kendall and Macdonald, refused to
go to their work, and, while the men were at breakfast, the
captain sent the mate, who told them to go aft as the
captain wanted to speak to them. All the men went except
M'Kendall and Macdonald, who remained in the forecastle'
'
The men were met by the captain at the mainmast, who
asked them if they would heave the anchor. On this
George Wake, one of the seamen, said they could not, as
they were short-handed. The captain asked him again
several times, saying that the two refractory men would work
when they got out to sea. Wake said, "No, they would
not, as they had stated that they would die sooner than
work." The captain then said, "Do, George, for my sake ;"
but still Wake refused. On this the captain took a pistol
trom the breast pocket of his coat, and fired it at Wake, sav-
ing, "Take that I" Wake fell back and said, " I'm shot."
The captain then went forward, and, presenting another pistol
at several others of the men, asked them if they would heave
the anchor. They said they would, and several of them
bailed a vessel lying near them, called the Annie, but no one
came from it. Soon after the captain sent Wake ashore : he
was very weak, and bleeding from a wound in the shoulder.
He was taken to an hospital kept by Dr. Patterson, where he
was left in a dangerous state. Information of the matter
was given to the British consul, who sent the prisoner home
in the Viscount Sandon. The dispute relative to the vessel
being short-handed commenced several days before the
captain shot Wake, and one of the witnesses stated he saw
the captain loading a pistol the day before. Mr. Mansfield
COlMlnitted the prisoner for trial, and refused to tole bail,

COMMERCIAL de MONETARY NEWS.

MONDAY NIGHT.

TIIE money market has been in such an unsettled state
during the week, as to realize the idea of a panic ; and yet
it would be difficult to assign any intelligible cause for it,
except the uncertainty which seems to prevail as to the
future, although the combination of many circumstances
has tended to weaken all confidence. On Wednesday it
was reported, and generally believed, that Turkish affairs
had put on a more belligerent aspect than ever, and the
funds sunk lower than they have been for many years,
being fully ten per cent. below what they were before the
Chancellor of the Exchequer tried his hand at conversion.
On Thursday they began to recover, and had assumed a
respectable elevation by the afternoon, when the an-
nouncement that the directors of the Bank of England
had raised the minimum rate of discount to five per cent.
had a depressing effect. Since then they have main-
tained the previous rate, consols being quoted at 931, both
for money and account. These fluctuations, combined
with another diminution in the stock of bullion, and the
uncertainty which still prevails as to the ultimate settle-
ment of the Turkish question, have tended to paralyse
almost all commercial operations, and business may be
said to be confined to demands for actual consumption.
The weekly diminutions in the Bank of England stock
of bullion having operated so injuriously on commercial
credit, public attention has been more directly called to
the subject, and the opinion is gaining ground that the
Bank Restriction Act of 1844 ought to be repealed, or at
any rate considerably modified. For all beneficial pur-
poses it is useless, while it is positively injurious in cases
like the present. It may be satisfactory to state, that
since the last published account was made up there have
been several large arrivals of specie. Among them are the
Oriental, from Sydney, with 1131 ounces of gold, valued
at about £4,500 ; the Essex, from Port Philip, with
52,000 ounces, valued at £208,000; and the Typhoon,
from the same place, with 37,700 ounces, or about
£150,000. The above arrivals, together with those pre-
viously reported during the last five days, making a total
of £955,000.
From Manchester, and the other seats of the Cotton
manufacture, the reports are of a general stagnation, in-
fluenced chiefly by the difficulties in the money market,
and by no means relieved by the unsettled state of the
operatives, thousands of whom are out on strike. There
is little, however, with the exception of affairs in the East,
to create any uneasiness for the future; and as the latest
accounts report the resumption of negotiations by the
allied powers for the preservation of peace, a return to
activity -is confidently anticipated.
Our SHARE MARKET closes the week to-day very tame
and quiet after the late excitement. On Wednesday prices
took a start, from large orders having been received to
buy, on London account, which was scarcely checked by
the bank's raising the rates on Thursday ; in fact, since
that day prices have again reached the highest point of
the week. This has arisen from the great scarcity of
stock, and the preponderance of real buyers over real
sellers. We are told that there never was a time when
the bears had so large an account open as at present ; we
may therefore look for all sorts of alarming political
rumours, circulated in the endeavour of these gentry to
lower prices to enable them to get in their stock before
the next account day. Londons, which receded to 98,
are 104. Leeds, Midland, and others have advanced in
about the same proportion. Our Local Stocks are very
steady, and in all the changes have fluctuated very little.
Consols fluctuated during September between 90-2- and
971 ; London and North-Western ranged from 98 to 1101;
Brighton, 92 to 1011 ; Great Northern, 681 to 82 ; Great
Western, 771 to 861 ; York and North Midland, 201 to
281, with others in about the same proportion. Latest
prices :—Caledonians, 251 #1 1 ; Eastern Counties, 121
1-16 ; East Lancashire, 16 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
641 4 lelcl 4 66/ tic 111 ; London Stock, 104 31
41c 1031 4c; Ditto Fifths, 4p; Midland Stock, 601 60
591 4 1; Dover Stock, 18 17 15-16 1 13-16.
The return from the Bank of England for the week
ending the 24th of Sept., gives the following results,
when compared with the previous week :
Public deposits ... £6,712,265; Increase £704,432
Other deposits ... 10,839,185; Decrease 214,788
Rest ... 3,665,581; Increase 7,316
On the other side of the account—
Government
securities £12,339,083; Decrease 188,810
Other securities ... 17,143,223; Increase 402,541
Notes unemployed ... 7,130,435; Increase 153,280
The amount of notes in circulation is £21,935,445, being
a decrease of £486,475 ; and the stock of bullion in both
departments is £15,680,783, showing a decrease of
£181,615, when compared with the preceding return.

ISSUE DEPARTMENT.
Notes issued ... £29,065,880 Governmt. Debt £11,015,100
Other Securities 2,984,900
Gold coin & bu11'n.15,065,880
,Silver bullion ...

£29,065,880'

£29,065,880

BANKING D
Prop. Capital ... £14,553,000'
Rest .. 3,665,581
Public Deposits 6,712,265
Other Deposits 10,839,185
7-day & other bills 1,457,613

£37,227,6441