The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-12-27 00:00:00

POLITICAL MOVEMENTS.

Lixns, DEC. 17 —A grand county reform dinner, as thee
rail it, is to he given her,;, if they can find a sufficient number
of persons to pay fat ti‘-kuts. The dinner is to lie ostensibly
the Hi;hug ineinto,s, Lord Alorpeth and Sir George Strick
laud; but in reality to ail the Radical and Whig-Radical sena-
tors in the district of Yotk,hire. Mr. Baines. member for the
borough; Messrs. Blackburne, J. Silk Buckingham, Daniel
Gaslidl. John Gully (cid' nn et ren,sabile numets ;) E. C
I.i.tor, John Churl's Wood, with many more, tint
unineron4 to mention. It is ni ended as a couLter dc moost ration
to the late Waki-lield din tier. mid it o ill probably be given some
tioie between tile 15. h nod of January next.
WA KLFII,I.Ii, Ur c. 17.—Everything here and all around
Jiro:, the iirtolitest prosiiect to the cause of Conservatism at
the next el.-c-boi. Sir George Stiickland cettainly will wit
coniesi the West Itiintig on a iiisi=olui ion of parliament, and it
is believed that Lord liirpetti. to save hllnsoif, has no objection
to sacrifice tits Itailical colleague iti favour of the" Ilia'. John
Stu-tit Wortley. who is sore to he teturtied triumphantly. Mr.
the present member, it is admitted oil all hands, has no
chance of succe-s at the next election for the borough; %%bile
i.veiv day, nay every hour, is stiengthening the supporters of
Lascel.es.

It appeals there is some ground for the runmred dissolution
cal ,y u. xt year. Several electors have been asked on the sly
interest iu favour of Vice-Admit ats Sir George Cock-
• u nand Sit Chailes Row key : and it is said that a gatheiing
‘,ll ty take ',lime of these gallaat Admirals' friends, to get
op a requisition for their coining forward whenever any event
just ties the same. We have seen the namo-s of several electors
who mean to support this reqmsition against the present Go-
ve,nment ; as sevens! of them hold situations which they
•Ir;ititied from 1-li. M•ljestv's Liberal Ministers, we can hardly
ctedo t Ines will thns ears in :he day tun any risk of sub-
mitting themselves to such public observation.— fiornpAire
lu-
de
tow*Gu or Faust K. R ear-Admiral the Hon. Sir Conge-
al) iiTiy .e, who is at present 4/II a visit to his brother, the Earl
of Cork. at Marston-house, was fast week presented with a re-
quisition,"seAlied by a tat v.. number of the electors of this
trorough. soliciting him to ite.atine a candidate her the repres,n-
halm' thereof at the next ele,tinn. The gallant Admiral has
accepted the invitation. pled.ing, himself to be "al his post
when required ;" and. accompanied by his comatii tee. has slue.,
made a personal canvass of the town. Mr. Sheppard, ALP for
the borough. has likewise neen pa )ing his espects to his consti-
tuents. Mr. N. Bridges, the former candidate, retires from the
(field.—Hath Journal.
ST.ICK voier.-11r re there are four candidates in the field:—
Mars aid, (Conservative,) Lohden, Stocks, and Newton,
(Radicals )
yoag, AloN PA Y, DEC. 19.--A Mr. Moorsom, a country
gentleman, of moderate fortune, and an unsuccessful candidate
for Whitby at the last election, is now secret lyecanydsain,g. or
r•. titer sounding, the constituent.) of this ancient city. He has
however, no chance of soca ess.

n "If 14.12, FREWSI-1 RE.—At a Meeting
Renfrewshire eleetios res.dent in Poilock-thaws, on,Wednes-
davrtoght, it wit.: temilved to invite Sir John Maxwell to stand
as tandidate for the representation of the county, ‘acant by the
oeath of Sir Mirhael Shaw Ste‘,ar. On the ie.ilution tieing
intimated to sir John, he expressed his readiness to comply
wirft the r. que •1 ; and we hear that au alive ,anvass has beet)
gomg on in Paisley in Sir John's favour. Sir John will receive
he stiopol of the v%110,e Literal Interest in Itenfrewsliire.—
Wavoie Cl/ rmo'cle.
It gives us _rent pleasure to inform our readers, that in coe-
quence of a rf qiusal.n numerously and most iespectaldy signed,
G,,krge lioust,n Esq., younger or Johnstone, has ;tutioutiet,l
honsiql as a tan,lidate ou the Conservative interest, for the re-
esetnation of the comity of Itenfrew, vacant by the death of
Sir M. S. Stewart.-- (itiate Courier.

Mr. E. G. NVaketield !WA announced leis intention of stand-
ing for Birinieighain at +he tie/0 el. client ! lie is an iiira
itx-
dicat. Mr. Att,veeeed has issued an a ,dress to the electerrs, front
which he oh% ienisty desties Mout z to take a post of which
he is heartily tired Captain Nimbi sone. no the other hand an-
tnnthees I„ the Itt,r,,,n, Asse,ciation, that '` A untidier of elec-
tors ate of optiil,lll 'll,l 'Mr Sturee is a fit and proper person,
and that a coinni!Pee has he.en f rtned tee be ready in case of
eitierg,nev." Toe CoullVii hii-Xl•Ver dissent, consider Mr.
Sturge unlit, awl leeekve that he would not be generally sup-
ported lev refeomers. Stu u.d Mr. Attwood therefore lesign,
his vacant seat w-uiel in kelt pe ohabitity be contended for be-
tween !hest- IWts to say nothing or any claim on the part
of the Conservateve elect...us to a voice in the matter.—Glou-
ce,,te shire Chronicle.

ItErhEsi:NTATlors OF SoMF.RSETSHIRE.—A vacancy in the
ieptesentation of the eastern division tif this county is antici-
patrol as a probable oecut rence, at no very distant day. The
Cialiiilates assigned by common report for this distinguished
honour are, in the Cd-ts,-rvatii,e interest, Sir A. 1100 d, Mr.
doliffe of letdown.Amu and Mr. James Gordon. The %wheals
are said to be looking equally to Sir R. Strachey, and Mr.
piiNott.
Itt NiEsi,NTATiom of PoNTEFRACT.—A Pontefract corres
pondent infottits us that a dinnet was given by Mt. Guney. one
of the tuentliers for that borough, to several tit his constituents,
on Wednesday, at his residence at Ackwoith Park, and that he
d then de dared to I hem his intention to withdraw from the repre-
sentation of the Radical portion of the borough. However, to
eons. e thew, he uetoolruended to that worthy portion of the
constituency the selection of a ht and proper representative
in the pers-n of Sir Cuilev Eardley Smith ex•ineniber for
DeVooport, or, in default of him, Colonel Raffles. Ether in
bon, those geniteman wtli, no
.doolit, be proud .if the recital-
Inetolation of Mr. Gully, and of the honour aof the pussibilitv
of tilling with due decorum and fitting effect the Place of thlit
Hun. Gentleman as a liadical member tot Pontefract.

STATE OF TRADE.

(From the l.e-d*

tit ADE op 'wet' happy to observe an im-
prOventent to the demand for goods in the Cloth Halls dining
the last ten dais. ltd the pressure on the money market should
p ass away witti the ear. there is every rsason to hope that the
',rent animation in the ivivd;en cloth marts would be restored,
and the workmen would be again fully eniploled.
Bit AtiFittto :11 A K At this nonket
,on Thursday, there
was more business done than of late in manufactured- goods,
more, especially in six quarter met inns of superior qualities,
whit h uenerally fetchsd improved prices. There was muse-
(pewit an increased demand for yarn on better terms, and a
good deal of business was done anning the woolstaplers, prices
-being very
II I:41i MON I,WIK E.—The blanket trade at this place continues
with but little va:iation: it is generally flat before the new year
commences, but as so much business has been done to the
American market for the last two years, former experience says
that the demand for that market fur the ensuing year will be
limited. Prices remain steady.
OCI-1 DA LE FLA NNE I MARKET, DEC. M.—There has been
very Hite business doing to day ; the few pieces that have been
31,0, ate at reduced p: ices. Wool his been Steady, aud main-
tatt..tl the price of the previous week.
NV/vas:FIELD WOOL Msttkar, Dcc. 23.—We have had a
brisk demand for deep Uttinbiiig wools. Middle flogs ishlch
have hitherto been so notch tiegleeted hive been ready of sale,
and at en advance in price or Ns per pack, this week ; of
Middle blethers, there are few in i market. but mit withstand-
ing the previous a,lytince on them they would be sold at more
moot y. The has been more ituptiry for down and short Cotfiliitig
V‘tols, within' ant improvement. in prices. A fair business
dojo,/ in Blanket wools, and prices have a tendency to advance.
Fine C.whing wools are without alteration either as to demand
or price.

Wont..—For English Wool there continues a good demand,
and last weeks prier's are maintained. In Foreign descriptions
there is still great inacti‘ity and pikes are neatly nominal.
The Dade have not yet fixed any time fur the next public sales
of(Colonial, but it is generally anticipated that. abunt the 20th
of January next will be the time appointed.—London Mercantile
JUUT II 1.
Whale and Seal Oils, which in May, 1835. sold at £29 per
tip), are at present (rioted at from £sfi to £5B per tun, and' will
prubalily experience a still further ildv.ince, intelligence having
hied received of six ships being frozen in the ice.
Dux D6E.—Some fattier sales of Fl.ix are waking at old
quotations; and, as adviees from St Petersburg and Riga, by
life last mails, mu-ration ptici.s as firm, it is the opinion of well-
info' melt peop.e, that they will nut decline, but may be other-
wise. The reports of the crop ft out St. Petersburg are favour-
ab;e; but they are not so from Riga and the lower ports, where
a good deal of the flax is under the btioo, and, of course, will
wove interior in quality. Some houses, therefore. prefer holding
their goods to at the present priers. Dundee Paper.

ft is a remarkable fart. that the two largest constituencies in
the kingrittn, viz., the West Riding of Yorkshire and South
Laticashite.'have this )ear decreased. The iegistered voters
for the West Riding were last year 29,156, this %eat 29,117-are
registered. For South Lancashire there ate 17,571 registered
voters; Lc ing 246 less than last year.