The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-04-16 00:00:00

THE DOCK DILL

The report of the deputation on the Dock and Warehouse
bill was read. It set forth that the bill had been met in its
progress by various petitions in opposition to its provisions.
The object of one party was to prevent vessels from paying
the present rates ; of the Ellesmere Company to get more
wharfage ; and of parties on the opposite side of the river
to get better accommodation for landing on this side.
The Council proceeded,to the consideration of the clauses
in the bill which had been altered during its progress. The
several clauses were read, and much discussion arose upon
the alterations which have taken place, and a few amend-
ments were framed, . . . _

Sir JOIII 1 ;11MsLEY moved that the Dock Committee
S:‘l
be instructed to frame amendments, to be approved by the
Finance Committee, for making the powers of the trustees
and the ship-owners to land from any vessel and warehouse
goods subject to the right of the merchant to the benefit of
any lay days to which he may be. lawfully entitled; and in
the case of any such vessel lying in the intended new dock,
to give power to the trustees, it the despatch of business
should be obstructed by the lay days, to remove the vessel
from such dock to any other dock.

Mr. BiuKuTir proposed an amendment to the effect that it
he an instruction to the Dock Committee to prevent the
exempting clauses from passing through the House of Corn-
,oolls, Ile said the corporation of Liverpool resembled a
shrovetide-eack, tied to a stake, at which every p_a,sserla'
had a kick. (Hear, hear, and great laughter.) When
looked at the opposition the town met with from people 1"

lopgio4 to all Fart o, thought 1

. .
when he said that the I.ery7 objects bad .been gathered to-
gether against it. The cause of all this had been the intro-
duction into parliament, four years ago, of the conservancy
bill, which was framed in such a manner as to set their hand
against every man, and every man's hand against them.
(Hear, hear.) That was the first cause, and they had finished
it last year by going to parliament, and attacking various in-
terests. Mr. Birkett continued, at some further length, to
support his amendment, and concluded by calling on the
council to stand up for the town, and not to commit a suicidal
act by adopting the exemption clauses.
Mr. GLADSTONE seconded the amendment, and in doing

so said they ought not to give up that which in reality was
not theirs to give.

Mr. EVAN; said they had given up nothing. It had been
taken from them. They had been assured that the h-
would be opposed, and that they never would

late a co

servancy or any other bill without having those exemptions
interpolated in them. But it was no novelty, for he had fre-
quently stated in the council on former occasions that be-
fore the present Dock Committee came into office the old
committee had a bill in which they admitted exemption for
Runcorn, and that clause had not been opposed by Mr. Bir-
kett or those who held with him on the occasion.. (Hear.)
Mr. G. IL LAWRENCE saw no alternative but to submit
to the exemption clauses, and that submission he would make
most reluctantly.

Mr. EARLE could not vote for the amendment, because he
thought it a side wind to get rid of the bill, and, though he
was opposed to it from the first, he would not lend himself to
any underhand work of that sort. No bill could be got
without some concession being made, and he was not acting
improperly in yielding to the concessions in the present in-
stance in the situation in which they were at that moment
placed, .

A division was come to, when there appeared—
For the amendment
Against it . .

Majority
For—Messrs. I. Holmes, Sandbach, Blundell, Cooper,
Birkett, Gladstone, Kilshaw, Parker, IL Jones, Leigh, and
J. Smith.

Against—Messrs. J. Holmes, Houghton, H. Holmes,
Thornhill, Case, Walmsley, Aikin, Woollright, Bright, H .
Hornby, Robinson, Morecroft, Slater, G. H. Lawrence,
Jordan, M`Kee, Platt, J. Hornby, T. Holt, Bulley, Frame,
Blackburn, Booth, Sheil, Evans, Barclay, Earle, Benn, J.
Holt, Moon, and the Mayor. For the ameudment-12 ;
against it-30 ; majority-18.

ARRIVAL. OF COMMODORE NAPIER.
Mr. CASE begged to bring before the council the circum-
stance of Commodore Sir C. Napier having arrived in this
town in the Oriental, and he thought probably the council
would think it necessary to receive the gallant commodore
with some tokens of respect. It was the intention of some
parties to give him a public dinner in the town. The commo-
dore was at present confined on board the Oriental, which
was performing quarantine. It was probable he would not
come on shore before Friday next. He moved that a special
committee of five be appointed to propose anaddress to Com-
modore Napier, to congratulate him on his successes, to ex-
press admiration of his skill in war and negotiation, and to
concur with others in any manifestation of public opinion as
may be deemed desirable:
Mr. EARLE seconded the motion.

Mr. CASE named the following gentlemen to form the com-
mittee—the Mayor, Messrs. H. Hornbv, Earle, G. H. Law-
rence, J. Gladstone, and the name of Mr. Case was added.
The council adjourned at half-past three o'clock.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD

Sin,—Aware of your readiness to do good, induces me to
trespass on your valuable columns.
A CASE OF REAL DISTRESS.

A man who has been a faithful clerk to a concern in this
town for about 26 years, had the misfortune to sign a bond
for glass. Owing to the delinquency of the principal, pro-
ceedings are being taken to compel him to pay a mitigated
penalty of fifty pounds. The poor man has a large family,
and not the means to pay the amount. To prevent his fur-
niture being sold, a subscription has been set on foot, and
by your giving publicity to the good intentions of his friends,
I have no doubt success will attend their exertions.
April 15, 1841. CHARITY.
Subscriptions will be received at the STANDARD Office.

SECOND EDITION.

Standard-office, Three o'clock

PUBLIC DINNER TO COMMODORE NAPIER

This day, at twelve o'clock, a very numerous and highly
respectable meeting of the gentlemen who signed the requi-
sition to Sir C. Napier, K.C.8., to accept of an invitation to
a public dinner, and others who are favourable thereto, was
held in the Cotton Sales' Room. His Worship the Mayor
was called to the chair. He stated that a deputation had
yesterday gone alongside the Oriental by the government
tender, and had presented the requisition, and he had the
pleasure of stating that the invitation had been accepted. His
Worship read the reply of the veteran Commodore, in which
he returned thanks for the honour done him, and said that he
should have much pleasure in becoming their guest. The
meeting would therefore now proceed to make such arrange-
ments as would give effect to the entertainment. He had to
state, that Mr. Garnett, of the Custom-house, had intimated
that he had not yet received the order for tke release of the
Oriental from quarantine ; but that he expected it at half-
past seven on Sunday morning, and that no time would be
lost in rendering it available. He (the Mayor) had also re-
quested Mr. Tudor to communicate with Commodore Napier,
as to the precise day (naming either Monday or Tuesday)
which would be most convenient for him to attend.—Mr.
Maratto said, that on this occasion all political feeling
should be merged, and he could not but remark on the
bad taste shown by the Mercury of this day, by an ex-
pression of political feeling in reference to this subject.
The object was that all parties should join to pay a compli-
ment. to a gallant and deserving officer.—The Mayor rem
gretted that such feeling should be manifested in any quarter ;
for never was a total absence of such feeling in the signing of
any requisition.—A conversation took place as to the fittest
place for the dinner, and the general opinion was that the
Amphitheatre alone would accommodate the expected guests
and the ladies. A committee of management, consisting of
upwards of thirty gentlemen, of all parties, was then ap-
pointed, with power to add to their numbers, and it was
agreed that they should meet at the Town-hall at two o'clock,
to commence business. A vote of thanks was passed to the
Mayor, and the meeting separated.

LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE,-THIS 1)Ai•

(From Messrs. R. MAKIN SONS' Circular.)

We have to report a tolerable quantity of Wheat and Malt
in coastwise since Tuesday ; but of other produce thence,
and of Grain, Flour, and Oatmeal from Ireland, the supplies
received here, during that time, are light. From abroad the
arrivals consist chiefly of 3320 quarters of Wheat from the
North of Europe, upon which the duty of 235. Sd. per quar-
ter is being paid as sales are effected.
In the absence of speculative buyers, and consumers re-
maining principally on the reserve, every branch of the Corn
trade here exhibited a dull, lingering appearance from tho
close of our last market until to-day ; and although holders
seemed unwilling to concede any material abatement, a par-
tial leaning to rather lower prices was observable.
The duties on all Foreign and Colonial Grain and Flour
remain unvaried.

At our Corn Exchange, this morning, the sales of fins
fresh Baltic Wheats proceeded rather slowly, on the tern.
previously noted ; but the holders of the lower descriptions
of Foreign giving way 2d. to 3d. per 701b5., some parcels, in
consequence, were taken by needy buyers at that decline,
whilst the general runs of English and Irish, continuing to
meet a very limited demand, were the turn cheaper.
English and Irish Flour, being very unsaleable to-day,
was somewhat depressed in value ; and Foreign, duty paid,
moved off sparingly at late prices. Of States Flour, in
band, 400 barrels, at 235, is the only sale reported since

Tuesday.
Barley, Malt, Beans, and Peas appeared to be nearly with-
out inquiry, and scarcely maintained our last quotations.
Oats, from the short supply at hand, were held at former
rates, but participating in the dulness of most other articles,
very few sales were effected ; and Oatmeal, still commanding
very little notice, hardly supported our last currency.

ARRIVALS OF CORN,

From the 13th to the 115th April, 1341, tnelusive

IRE- COAST- CANADA• PO-
LAND. WISE. & U.STS. REIGN. TOTAL

Wheat Qrs. 9O 3604
Barley Qrs. 831
Malt
Oats
Rye Qrs
Beans
Pease
Shelled Barley . Qrs.
Indian Corn . . . Qrs.
I
Rapeseed
Oatmeal . . .. Loads 436
Flour
Ditto .

1 3320

1 150
27

Into Runcorn, Ireland and Coastwise :—Wheat, qrs. ; Beaus,
qrs. ; Oats, qrs.; Oatmeal, 1b56 his. ; Flour, sacks.

EXPORTS.—Foreign. Barley, qrs. ; Oats, 211 qrs. ; Pease, 20
qrs.; Indian Corn, qrs. ; Oatmeal, Ids. ; Flour, 22 brls.—
Ireland. Wheat, 63 qrs. ; Rye, qrs. ; Indian Corn, 12 qrs. ;
Pease, qrs. ; Oatmeal, 138 loads ; Flour, 70 sacks, brls.—
Coastwise. Wheat, 477 qrs. ; Barley, qrs. ; Malt, qrs. ;
Oats, qrs. ; Rye, 25 qrs.; Beans, qrs. ; Pease, 81 qrs. ;
Indian Corn, y qrs. ; Oatmeal, 80 Ids. ; Flour, 53 sks. 302 brls.

Average prices of Grain, for the week ending April g, 1841.
Wheat.. 61s. Od. I Barley :12s. Bd. Oats.. 235. 6d. Rye.. 355. 7d
I
Beans.. 395. 4d, Pease.. 38s. 9d.

Aggregate averagB of the six weeks.
Wheat 63s.lid. I Barley 225. Ild. y Oats.. 225. 11d. I Rye.. 355. 5d
Beans.. 395. sd. 1 Pease.. 3gs. 2d.

Duty on Foreign Grain, &c. this week.
Wheat 235.8 d. Barley 13s. led. I Oats.l2s. gd. Rye.. las. gd
Beans Us. Od. I Pease.. Us. Od. Ind. Corol`ls.lod. I FloUrl4s.2id
Liverpool Averages, week ending April 13. 1841.
Wheat. Barley. Oats. 1 Beans. Pease.
Qrs 924 175 1471 1 543
Prices .. 58s. Od. 375. Sd. 225. Od. 425. 11d. I Os. Od.

LIVERPOOL COTTON

MARKET, 3 P.m

We have had a fair demand for Cotton to-day, and from
3,000 to 3,500 bales have been sold at yesterday's prices.
The sales of the week amount to 26,260 bales, of which ex-
porters have take❑ 3.200 American and 200 Pernams, and
speculators 1,500 American. We close as to prices much.
on a par with Friday last.

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QUICKEST PASSAGE FROM LONDON TO BOULOGNE....._
APRIL 10.—This day, at a quarter before noon,
...ereuce of London
had absolutely landed her passengers on our.
passage of no more than nine hours and 40 mi-
nutes u L o
MagnetnN E ,
and
nnu'idati
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hofaretitoti enogri anj:
quickest
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la:ill allowing ‘v
Bt nogn minutes.folTrn theiel e
trade
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eff ; ;
'llebtutst aalfilnev; heossaerie'
competent to
titters, ascribemirable s
em an hneor
less
si d trips
obhee.rtadStock,
in the habit of making the passage,. and are
form a judgment upon su4l m
a geeanmtlanship of her com-
mander
inagreact degree to
R
distin-
guished by bis urbanity and attention to his passengers, than.
by hi ,i indefatigable care and professional skill..

,aced at least /ix times a-day ;
pain I endured in the operation,
.ecover. My valet was a man of great
nd soon became so dexterous in the
e, that I told the doctor ollttuy patience
`ed. After ten days of such treatment,
visit from a friend, who advised me to
—ad Mrs. Stuart, who resided in
was successful in curing sprains. Immedi-
end leaving me, the doctor called, when I
,ong it might be ere I should be able to walk
,wer was, that I might still require to keep
o on with the rubbing, for three weeks more.
I had heard of an old wife who did strange
like mine, and I was resolved to have a sight
arned friend laughed heartily when I named
said he had also heard of her; and, as be had
;ee her, he wished that I should let him know
to be with me, that he might be present as a
identally sitting beside me, but without its be-
t that he was my medical attendant.
owing day I sent for, and received a visit from
; at which was present the doctor, incognito.
was then about the age of fourscore, and her
withered and so wild," that she might well
ated one of the " weird sisters" in Macbeth.
ag my ankle, she observed that the sprain was
ine ; but she would cure it in fifteen minutes.
cad me in what manner the doctor had treated
When I mentioned the leeches, she held up
seemed much astonished, and exclaimed, in her
cular, " Fat kind of a doctor can he be that pits
a sprain ?" I could not resist smiling as I glanced
;e of Mr. Incognito, when this remark was made.
rt's ground of objection to the leeches was, that
'ned the limb. She then pulled a small box from
, containing a sort of ointment, and said, that if I
slike to it, I might furnish her with common po-
To this answered, that I was entirely in her
would let her prescribe and operate as she thought
let _ointment was then applied to the outside, or
of my limb, from the knee down to the foot. She
eded to lay her two hands on the right side of my
press the muscles with her thumbs, lifting the one
they; and thus, in alternate succession, advancing
a, and gradually increasing the pressure, which was
,ed by a proportional augmentation of pain (though
thing in comparison to the torture inflicted by my
afteregth,she gave me a smart twitch or squeeze
le; -after %vhitili, she called to me to " Get up and
o." "1 got tip at her command, and walked across
without pain, and with ease, although I felt my leg
numbed from" its having never been used for eleven
e time employed in this cure did not exceed sixteen
and my worthy friend, the doctor, sat mute and
trifled when he beheld me strutting about on the

hen I might venture to go a-shooting
" The morn, if you like, you may
eware of the hard steens, such as you
of Aberdeen ; for a knock of one of
,ht undee what I have deen." I went
ving duly observed the precaution thus
sin suffered from my sprain.
Mrs. Stuart said she had instructed
same art, and concluded by observing,
pen say I am a witch, but the witches and I
-they dee naething but ill, I dee naething but
I am-sorry to add, that the venerable lady died

s complied with your request. lam no doctor;
high respect for the medical profession, and I
ate the recent and advancing improvements in
lepartmerit. I pretend not to give a scientific
we simply stated facts, which, you will readily

impression on my memory

10MANCE IN REAL LIFE,

details are as strange as they are true. In
od of Gloucester, a young lady, of highly
ections, has experienced a series of reverses
the heart's best affection seldom equalled. A
some station in society, became by accident
Atli the maiden to whom we allude, and their
oming reciprocal, the day was fixed for their
. was to have taken place in the city of Glouces-
,bly with this arrangement, and as the match was
one, her parent parted with a lucrative business
itry, on which she and her mother lived in re-
and comfort, and went to Gloucester, intending
The day for the celebration of the wedding ar-
, alas ! the bridegroom came not : his parents had
forbidden the match, and he was already, by
_rivance, on the seas, bound for Jamaica. A letter
,he poor girl, but to confirm her fears ; his parents'
had been withheld, and he had suddenly left the sea-
m in the west of England, where he resided, not a
3, but an unhappy lover. Time passed, and industry
part of the hapless girl but ill supplied the loss of the
rative independence herself and family had left when
sme to the city of Gloucester, with the views, and in-
--bleb we have alluded, and, though
cheerfully succeeded in helping to sup-
.,,epit mother and aunt in comfort. Time, the
ttener of affliction, had many a long day cast its
hadow over the great event of her life, and no-
',ad been heard of her absent lover, till a week or
to her astonishment and delight, she received
aim, breathing the devotedness of constant at-
,id vows of unaltered affection, not the less wel-
agh wafted across the seas. Another and another
begging forgiveness for the former apparent neglect
ill another, the last accompanied by the consent of
nts of the absent one. The poor girl's hopes were
;hest point of anxiety, when she received a still more
epistle, assuring her that her lover had landed at
1, and was hastening to perform his neglected pro-
he day was looked forward to with delight ; it came
th it the dark tidings of the grave—her lover had
Icily seized with illness the night before his depar-
'ie city of Gloucester ;—he was a corpse before the
As a melancholy satisfaction to the poor disap-
-1., the mother of the intended bridegroom visited
iately, when his mother confessed that her son had
ntary exile, and would have remained so, had not
whom he loved and respected, given their con-
nion after frequent communications, his parents
he instantly quitted Jamaica to claim the hand
' -stening to meet her, death ruthlessly ar-
.e he had been many hours on his
if of the sincerity of his attachment,
e 'lour of dissolution, bequeathed to his bride

cause of t

ks a pro,

ord Times

DEROUS ATTACK UPON A SOUTH SEA
WHALER.

the particulars of a deeply
k made upon the crew of the
)t, of London, by the natives of " Ho Ho," a
to, one of the Nicobar Islands, on the 23d of
t appears the Pilot, which left Timor in the

zetle we

ad on her return anchored off the islands of

m the 22d of December, for the purpose of re-
I obtaining refreshments, when several natives
-:r canoes, and returned to the shore in
id peaceable manner. On the following

•rew were occupied in refitting and watering the
the captain went on shore with two boys to trade
Canoes then kept passing between the ship and
avinz at each visit some of the natives on board
cc., for barter, and from their manner, and the
nv arms about their persons, nothing hostile was
The second and third mates and a party who
shore were, however, attacked by the natives,
er killed at the first onset, by a spear through
d pinned to the ground. One of the men named
ho speaks the Malay language, on his expostu-
n, was attacked and killed in the same man-
e third mate, and another man named Barb,
ndod, but they, with the remainder of the
the boat and mashed off for the ship. When

ongside they found her in the possession of the
io appeared on deck armed with the crew's whale-
ces, cutting spades, &c. Finding any attempt to
session of the ship would be fruitless, they pulled
5, pursued by several canoes, from which they
sod were on the sea among the islands until the
cember. When off Chrowry they discovered a
.fter daylight, and at eight o'clock were received on
Majesty's ship Cruizer, The cruizer arrived in
lay on the 31st, and found the Pilot plundered of
;le, her masts and standinr, rigging alone being left,
cabin, and berths marked strongly with blood,
'as plain some of the remaining crew had met their
boats of the Cruizer then were sent on shore to
nit villages, the whole of which were found to be
Dut full of the spoil taken from the ship, including
ails, guns, and other heavy articles; which having
.yed on board, and it being clear that the natives
the Jungle, the villages, twelve in number, were
and destroyed. In some of the huts marine stores
which did not belong to the Pilot, showing that
pt the first, sb!elirPosfoaclul
twohffo.
ses or nun;suffered are not known,
onfto a lie
ry reucte-
-
has proceeded to Singapore inelairngvee
o
a Cruizer. The hull, cargo, and i
valued between five aad six thousand pounds.

'1.1"'....,,.'..1.1...'_r,......AVN101M11

—A minister of the Presbyterian
visiting one of his parishioners, was thus ac-
v :—" Sir," said he, " I am perhaps able to tell
of what not another of your flock could. I have
N ty-two years in the same house, out of which I
e buried fifteen corpses, have had twelve children
married four wives." What added to the
.arrative was, that his fourth wife, who was sit-
lamediately said—" And I think, from the delicate

and hay

my health, you have a good chance fora fifth !"