The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-07-06 00:00:00

FREE TRADE AND CHEAP BREAD

The following statement, taken from the report of the late
Factory Commissioners appointed Lord John Russell and
his party, as to the comparative prices of labour, ought to be
brought before the different election committees :
" The factory operative in England works 69 hours per
week, for which on an average he has 11s. wages.
" In America he works 78 hours, and has 10s. wages per
week.
" In France he works from 72 to 84 hours, and has ss. Bd.
per week.
" In Switzerland he works 78 to 84 hours, and has 4s. sd.
per week.
" In Tyrol he works 72 to 80 hours, and has 4s. per week.
" In Saxony he works 72 hours per week, and has 3s. 6d.
wages.
" And in Bonn! in Prussia, he works 94 hours, and has
2s. 6d. wages per week."
Free trade humbug, if it gives us cheap bread, gives also a
beggar's wages.

DREADFUL EXPLOSION IN OLD BOND-STREET, LOND ON.
—Yesterday week, between the hours of six and seven
o'clock, the inhabitants of Old Bond-street and the neigh-
bouring vicinity were thrown into the utmost alarm in con-
sequence of a tremendous explosion, similar to the discharge
of cannon, which was ascertained to proceed from the ex-
tensive manufactory of Messrs. Eley and Co., cartridge and
percussion-cap manufacturers of Emmett's-mews, Old Bond-
street. A vast number of persons immediately proceeded to
the premises, accompanied by a number of the police on
duty near the spot, when they found that great destruction
had taken place. The consternation of those engaged in the
concern was so great, that at first little could be collected
from them, but after the first confusion every effort was made
to ascertain whether any parties had perished, and also the
extent of damage. It was very shortly discovered that Mr.
Eley, the proprietor of the manufactory, and who carries on
his business in St. James's. at the corner of Jermyn-street.
had perished. On search being made through the dilapi-
dated premises, •he was discovered stretched on the floor of
the counting-house, a frightful spectacle to behold. He was
surrounded by a quantity of dark-coloured blood, his left
arm and hand were blown off, his right thigh was nearly
severed, both his feet were blown to atoms, his person in
other respects was mutilated and blackened, and scarcely a
remnant of his apparel was left about him. Information of
the awful catastrophe was immediately forwarded to Mr.
Gell, coroner for Westminster, who appointed Saturday af-
ternoon for the holding of the inquest. After the jury had
viewed the body of the deceased, the following evidence was
produced :—Mr. Charles Eley, of Cheshunt, said that de-
ceased was in the habit of using detonating or fulminating
mercury, a composition of a most combustible and danger-
ous nature. He bad no doubt the deceased was stirring the
composition when it exploded. Mr. —, solicitor, of Re-
• gent-street, stated on behalf of Mr. Emmett, the proprietor
of the premises, that he had not been aware of any combus-
tible matter being used by the deceased ; that had the fact
been known to the neighbours, the unfortunate deceased
would have been indicted. Ann Stubbins, servant to the
deceased, stated that the whole of the partition and roof of
the room in which the composition was made had been more
or less carried away and injured, and all the windows de-
stroyed. Joseph Long, and James Price, both in the de-
ceased's employ, stated that the detonating mercury was ob-
tained at Mr. Diamond's, on Holborn-hill. After the other
evidence had been heard, the jury returned a verdict of " Ac-
cidental death." The deceased, who has left a large family,
was much respected.—Herald.

-Carena, Hayden, hence at Malta, and sailed 15th June for the
Levant

Gunga, Reside, from China, at Sincapore, and sailed 7th Apri
for Australia

Canopus, Titherington, sailed from Sincapore for Mauritius 26th
March, and Dumfries, Thompson, for Adelaide, 3rd April
Jupiter, Sedman, from Sincapore, at St, Helena
Earl Grey, Bell, from Calcutta, ditto
William Lockerby, Stroyan, sailed from St. Helena for Liverpooi
Bth May

John. Peat, Guthrie, sailed from Alexandria 3rd June, and Hanna,
Tudre, 4th J une, both for Liverpool

Lotus, Dawson, from Alexandria, at Malta, and sailed 23rd June,
for Liverpool

Champion, Steele, from California; at London

Thomas Lowry, Graham, sailed from Sydney, N.S.W. for China,
2nd March; Malcom, M'Farlane, for Valparaiso sth March, and
Begulus, for London, 12th March

MONDAY, JULY s.—Wind S.S.E. light.

ARRIVED.—Dragos, Obilovich, from Trieste.
SAILED. Emma, Wadley, for Narva—Ellen Brooks, Howes, for
Boston— Courier, M'Millan, for Archangel—lda Maria, Behrendt,
for RAvel—lne William. Wulff, for Danzic—Empress, Sbott, for
Jamaica—Louisa Elizabeth, Barber, and Caroline, Walter, for
Dordt.

Great Western. (steamer) from New York, at Bristol. 4th inst. ;
left 12th June. The Ohio, Lyons. from Liverpool to New York,
went on shore on the Roman Shoal, near New York 12th June ;
assistance had been sent to her, and would probably get off. On
27th June. at 1 p.m. 1at.47, long. 42, spoke the Britannia, hence to
Halifax
Phlegethon, (iron steamer) hence at Ceylon
Hesperus, sailed from Calcutta to Liverpool 10th May
Haidee, and Brothers, hence at Sydney

Colombian, Wakeham, from Manilla, ditto
London, -, from New York, ditto
Wilson, and Village Girl, hence at Monte Video
Pocahattan, M'Cerran ; Mary Appleby, Mackie, and Denmark,
Frost, hence at New Orleans
Susannah Cumming, hence at Virginia _ _

Gen. Wiltshire, Leslie; Bradshaw, Milroy, and Roscius, Collins,
hence at New York

Ann Henzell, Henzell, hence at Quebec
Louisa, Chalker, hence at Gibraltar
Emma, Irving, from Leghorn for Liverpool, at Gibraltar
Athena, Asbridge, from Manilla, at Cadiz
Water Witch, Dunn, sailed from Gibraltar for Liverpool 18th
June

Ashburton, Bulkeley, hence at Lisbon
Tarujo e Filhos, Almeida, sailed from Lisbon for Liverpooi 27th
Liberal, Oliveira, hence at Oporto
Margareth, and Crusader, from Valparaiso, at Swansea
St. Leon, , from New Orleans to Liverpool, was spoken
6th June, in lat. 32, long. 78