The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-01-10 00:00:00

EFFECTS OF FREE TRADE.

TUE enormous rise in the price of all kinds of foo
the low rate of wages obtained by labourers, wb°,l,
already felt the pressure of a severe winter, has PO:
considerable discontent in several towns in Devor,

In consequence of the advanced price of wheat in 11,1
market on Friday, when it rose to lls. per bushel,)
country bakers gave notice of their intention fortl
to increase the price of the quartern loaf from
(household bread) to 9d. The women of Topsham, 1
labourers' wives, immediately commenced a eanvss3.a
bakers' shops in that town, to endeavour to dissuade;
from doing so, and pointed out the consequenlA
refusal, which, in 1847, was the cause of the bakers e_7l
in Exeter being pillaged, the windows destroyed, an
coats and hats of many of the farmers attending the
completely torn to pieces. The principal bakers at 1
ham, fully aware of the determination of the class tb
to deal with, lost no time in conciliating them with )
bribes, both in bread and money, and ultimately bl
means were fortunate enough to get rid of their its
nities. Some of the women, however, went to Eletst_ ,
endeavoured to organize a gang of malcontents in th.
and would no doubt have succeeded but for the)
sence of the cavalry regiments in the higher and
barracks, which at the former outbreak scattered
rioters at a very short time. The murmuring! ~
labouring classes at Crediton caused consideralo,
prehensions for the peace of the town on Friday
ing, when great numbers of men, women, and eDY. 41
threatened the bakers. Some of the tradesmen reivrA
accede to their demands, and their windows were 71
diately attacked by people with sticks, stones, and
siles of every description, and completely demo
To appease the destructive ardour of the mob, es!,
the bakers commenced throwing loaves of bread 0'
the bedroom windows into the streets, and the gel,
scramble for about fifty or sixty loaves foul*
occupation for the rioters, who contented theal
with doing no further damage that night. The
day (Saturday) the row was renewed, and, r,
market-day, the presence of the malcontents
many of the country folks into a sale, or rather I
sal, of their marketable produce at nominal prices, 1
those who had any quantity of eggs and poultry ea
were glad to get out of the market as best they con"',
send their goods to wholesale ;dealers at Exeter,
than risk the chance of losing all in the hands of 0,,
The poor butterwomen were most grossly assaulted'
rioters, after asking the price of butter and reeeivl
answer that it was ls. 6d. per lb., seized the baskets!,
turning the butter on to the pavement, stamped it, 71
foot, and then knocked it about the streets, an°, 1
who offered the least resistance were " bonneted
otherwise roughly handled. The authorities, though
by the police, were utterly unable to disperse the_,
and it was only on a report that the soldiers were 07
that anything like peace was restored to the town. j

LATEST INTELLIGENC,

MONDAY-EVENING, Jixvsay 9.

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAP,

Loxnox.—After the official close, the rumours of
propositions for peace, emanating from Belgium, as
the consent of Russia, combined with a reported sall,
in French Funds, produced a good effect. Consols
Railway Market has greatly improved :—Londoild
North-western 1011, 2; Midland 64;,1; Caledonian ir

THE EASTERN WAR.
The Times' correspondent (Paris) writes on

" Rumours, circulated to-day, which, though val
some details, were substantively—that the Ern]
Russia had consented to accept the Vienna proto

that despatches had been received in Paris to that it
Again : it was said that a despatch had been received;]
Vienna, announcing that the Russian ambassador sti'
court intimated that his master had agreed to send sr.
potentiary to a conference, the seat of which shy':
Berlin."

The Times' Paris correspondent writes again, on °.i
day :—" It is this day reported as positive, that the l'f'
de Chimay has arrived in Paris, with an autographj
ti
00j
from the King of the Belgians to the Emperor I'
French, containing pacific propositions. It is ni)i
whether the King of the Belgians writes in the
the Emperor of Russia ; but, if the rumour be fo .
is more than probable that it is with his cognizance:
opinion seems to be gaining ground that the FP
Nicholas will yield after all. Should he consent P ?.f
tiate on the terms of the Vienna note, it is thori
Brussels will be selected for the conference.
The Moniteur of Monday, the 9th, announces thei.
of the Prince de Chimay. I

TATTIRSALL'S BETTING.--Turs
LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASE.-100 to 7 agst Hatf-ao
15 to 1 agst The Colonel, taken.
An
CHESTER CUP.-50 to 1 Rot Alford, taken; to t
Catspaw, taken ; 66 to 1 agst Duchess of Lorra'—'
66 to 1 asst Typee, taken.
THE DERBY.-6 to 1 agst Autocrat, taken; 9to 1 atit,l
Tom, taken : 30 to 1 agst Acrobat, taken ; 33 to I agatiy
taken ; 50 to 1 agst Old Noll, taken ; SO to 1 agst Dr.
taken ; 100 to 1 azst Early Bird, taken.
THE OAKS.-4 to 1 agst Meteors, taken.

FUNDS, STOCK, AND SHARE MARKO,i,
In English Funds some smart fluctuations occurred
the day, and prices on the whole experienced a slight ..,
from Saturday's depression. Railways languid at the 01
but improved with the Funds, and closed firmly. 11;
Bank Shares a shade firmer. Foreign, from a pr-
sales, without exception considerably lower.
Consols, Account ..

CLOSING PRICES,
92t I,Bank Stock