The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-04-12 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TITESDAN, APRIL 12, 1853.

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themselves of the advantage in this country, if the
impost were removed. It is a question in which all
have some degree of interest, and it is to be hoped
that the CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER will
not be forgetful of it in the preparation of his
Budget.

A WAVERING BRIGADE.—If the Tablet were as
certain authority about what the Brass Band will
do, as it is peremptory about what they ought to
do, we might number the days of Lord Aberdeen's
omnium-gatherum almost to the hour. That un-
compromising servant of Rome demands the down-
fall of another ministry, without heeding the neces-
sity that may immediately arise for tripping up a
third and a fourth. "Impatience and Shuffle the
Cards," seems to he the principle, by which it is
expected that Spado will turn up at last, in the
shape of a thoroughly Popish premier. Out, then,
with the present men, before they get "insolent and
hardened by an overweening sense of security."
Half a dozen rolls in the mud may render statesmen
amenable, who are already beginning, like Falstaff,
to forswear sack and live cleanly, in the confidence
of having reached an elevation above the vile
degrees by which they rose.—Dublin Evening Mail.

ENGLAND INVADED BY A FOREIGN ENEMY.—
His name is Anacharis Alsinastrum. He—she
rather, for only the lady has yet reached these
shores—is from America. The Anacharis is a weed
which has found its way into our canals and rivers,
which is choking them up in some counties, and is
spreading alarmingly. This water-weed (says the
Athenaeum) threatens "an entire blockade of our
ports, and to arrest our navigation." The invader
in question, we are further told, is not a number of
water-weeds, but parts of the same individual.
"The plant is dicecious, and it appears that the lady
only has arrived in this country." The weed, we
have elsewhere heard, is giving immense trouble in
some of our midland counties. In the north, too,
as we have read in a letter from Dr. Latham to the
Athenaeum, goitre, cretinism, and idiotcy, are so
extending in certain districts as to call for govern-
ment attention with reference to a remedy for the
evil.—Church and State Gazette.

San Francisco, causing the markets to be well supplied
with goods. The accounts from the mining districts are
of the most cheering and satisfactory character. Two
Mexicans commenced sinking a hole on the 16th Feb.
below Campo Seco, and struck a pocket from which they
took out, by twelve o'clock on the 21st, 43'5,700 ; one
piece of gold weighed eight pounds. In one hour they
washed out 200 ounces in their Mexican battaias. The
accounts from the El Dorado state that gold dust con-
tinued to pour into Placerville in extraordinary quanti-
ties, and seventy thousand ounces per week may be set
down and safely relied upon as a fair average purchase by
the regular dealers is gold dust, and the coming season
bids fair to be one of unprecedented prosperity. At
Negro Point and Shaw's Point the average value of the
gold found by each miner was from .86 to S'B per day.
CUBA.—We have advices from Havana to the 22d
ult. The slaver Lady Suffolk is reported to have landed
a cargo of Negroes on the island. Her Majesty's steam-
frigate Devastation arrived at Havana on the 21st. The
weather in Cuba was excessively hot. It was rumoured
that serious disturbances had taken place among the
troops at St. Jago de Cuba, or some other port in the
Eastern department of the island.
From Vancouver's Island we have advices to the 12th
February. Two ships arrived there from Liverpool, in
January, with a large number of immigrants.
Sandwich Island advices, of the 7th February, state
that the fever still continued to rage throughout the island.
Business was very brisk at Honolulu.
The English mail steamer Lima arrived at Panama on
the 13th ult., with Valparaiso dates to the 19th, and
Callao and Lima to the 17th February-. She also bad
8100,000 in bullion on freight. Every thing was quiet
in Lima. A revolution was expected to take place shortly
in Bolivia. The fall of Belzu eras considered certain.
Chili was flourishing under the auspices of peace.

COMMERCIAL.
NEW YORK, MARCH 29.
MONEY MARKET.--There was an increased demand for
money, but no change in rates of interest. The market
is well supplied with capital. There is little doing in
foreign exchange, as remittances go forward slowly on
account of the pressure in the money market. Leadintr
drawers on London ask 1091 ; and on Paris, 5.16+ to 5 ;
Amsterdam, 404 to 41 ; Frankfort, 40# ; Hamburg, 36+
to 361 ; Bremen, 791 to 791.
CoTToN.—The courier and Inquinr, of the 29th
March, says, " The sales since our last review per Africa
of the 23d inst., have been daily large, and in excess of
the quantity reported. The unfavourable advices per
Asia to hand, p.m. 25th inst., produced no effect, being
counteracted by the continued falling off in receipts at
Southern ports. The only change in price during the
past four days has been a hardening in quotations of
good middling and' upwards, which grades are very scarce
of all growths. Owing to incessant rains and tempes-
tuous weather throughout the South, the wires have
worked only at intervals, and the latest dispatch through
from New Orleans that we have seen is of the 23d :
" Middling, 9i ; freight, 9-16 d ; excess, 440,000." One
of a later date is reported to have been received from
Savannah, further reducing the excess to 439,000. Seven
mails are now past due from New Orleans. Considerable
sales, although not reported, have to-day been effected ;
the market closing firmly at the annexed quotations :

New Orleans Other
and Texas. Gulf Ports. Atlantic.
Inferior nominal. nominal. nominal.
Low to good ord 9l to 91 t to 9-1 9 to gi
Low to good mid....
Mid, fair to fair ll/ 124 Ili
Mr. W. P. Wright, in his circular, of the 29th ult.,
says, " As we are without a maill from New Orleans and
Mobile, since 16th, I am unable to give the usual table
of receipts, exports, &c., for all the ports. The approxi-
mate receipts for the week under review will be 73,000
bales against 118,000 bales in the corresponding week
last year. The total receipts at the ports will, therefore,
be about

1853. 1852. 18511 1850.
2,685,000 2,253,000 1,845;000• 1,693%000
From which it is seen that the excess is reduced again this
week and now stands at 432,000 bales over the same period
last year. It should, however, be borne-in mind that the
bad state of the roads during the past twoweeks, weeks of
very heavy receipts last year, has not been without influ-
ence in this reduction of excess."

BREADSTUIPFS.-A further decline in the price of flour,
to the extent of 181 cents per barrel, was-submitted to
last week, subsequently to the 22d inst., but the market
has assumed a firrner aspect, and the quotations are rea-
dily obtained. Wheat was in better demand for milling,
and the market a shade firmer. There were also some
orders for exports, but very little choice offering. Indian
corn is in fair demand, with sales of 20,000 bushels at
58c. to 59c. for unsound; 60c. to 61c. for Southern
mixed; 61c. to 621 c. for white, ditto and 6-16. to 65c.. for
Southern and Jersey round yellow.
PROVISIONS:-Quite a moderate business has been
done in provisions. Pork sold in limited quantities at
815 25c. Beef is steady at 314. Cheese Bc. to Sic.,
fair to prime Bkc-. to 9.1 c., and choice 9i.c. to 9'4c.
NAVAL STOILES.-There has been no movement in
naval stores of any importance. Spirits of turpentine is
unsettled ; sales have been made at 60c. to 61c. Common
rosin, 81 40c- to 31 65c. Tar, 32 25e. to 32 371. c..
IRON.-Iron was unsettled. Scotch pig was offered on
the spot at $3B-, and to arrive at 3'32 to-S'36 per ton, on
six months' credit, but buyers were reluctant to take it on
such conditions. English bar was nominally quoted at
$65 for common and B'S5 for refined, per ton.
FREIGHTS.-To Liverpool, cotton, id. to 5-161 ; flour
and meal, per brl., 2s. 63. to 2s. 91; rosin, 2s. 71d. to 2s. ;
heavy goods, per ton, 255. to 355. ; grain, in bulk, per
bushel, 7d. to 744. To London, tobacco, per hhd.,
to 325. 6d. ; flour, per brl., 2s. 9d. to 3.5.; turpentine per
2801b5., 3s. 6d. ; measurement goods, per ton, 305.; heavy
goods, oil, &.c.., 255. to 30s. ; cheese, 30s. to 355. ; beef,
per tierce, 65..;. oil cake, per brl., 3s. To Havre, cotton,
square bales, per lb., *e. ; ashes, per ton, SS to 3'10; rice,.
ditto, S 10; whalebone, &c., per lb.,
CHARLESTON, MARCH 27.
Sales of cotton yesterday and to-day, 1,000 bales ; quo-
tations Bc. to-10ic. MOBILE, MARCH 2.5,
Sales of cotton for the week, 13,000 bales ; receipts,
8,000; exports, 14,000; stock, 130,000. We quote mid-
land, 94c. NEW OELE,-11,18,
MARCH 24.-Sales of cotton, 4,000 bales ; prices firm.
strict mid., 91c.
MAacK;25.-Sales of cotton, 7,000-bales. The Atlan-
tic's news has produced no effect on. the market ; prices
firm. Sales.of the week, 40,000 bales. Increased receipts
at all southern ports, 431,000 bales.
MARCH 26.-Sales of cotton, 6;000 bales. Market
steady. Stock, 397,000 bales. Sterling exchange, 81.
Freights.to Liverpool, 9-16 c.
MARGH 28.-Sales of cotton, 6,000 bales, at firm prices
for betterlqualities. Mid., 93c.
HAVANA, MARCH 21.
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Considerable demand for sugar during the fortnight
ending 19,th instant. Stock over 120,000 boxes, and re-
ceipts daily increasing.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-TUESDAY, APRIL 5.

Several petitions were presented in favour of the Poor
Removal and Local Assessment Bill, and against the
Jew Bill.

The Bail in Error Bill was read a third time and passed.
The Land Improvements (Ireland) Bill was read a
second time on the motion of Lord Canning.
A conference was appointed with the Commons, with a
view to an address to the Crown for a commission of
inquiry into the proceedings at the late Hull election.
THURSDAY, APRIL 7.

Earl Winchilsea's motion on the Maynooth Grant was
postponed to the 18th April.

BIRTH OF A PRINCE.

The Earl of ABERDEEN announced the birth of a
Prince, and moved an address of congratulation to HER
MAJESTY.—The Earl of MALMESBURY, in the absence
of Lord DERBY, expressed his satisfaction at the
auspicious event, and seconded the motion, which was
carried unanimously.

THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.

The Earl of HARROWBY presented a petition from the
native inhabitants of the Bengal Presidency, complaining
of their exclusion from office, and of the general mal-
administration of the affairs of India under the present
system. He supported the prayer of the petition in an
able speech.—Tho Earl of ALBEMARLE also supported
the prayer of the petitioners, who, he believed, com-
plained of grievances which it was the duty of the •Im-
perial Government to redress.—The Earl of ELLENBO -
Roux also addressed the house in support of the petition,
and especially implored the government, in any future
plan for the administration of India, to take care that
the Governor-General was placed under the direct and
sole authority of the Crown.