The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-07-10 00:00:00

QUALIFICATION OF MEMBERS BILL.

Mr. WAnauwroN moved the order of the day for the
Lrther consideration of the report on the qualification of
embers bill. _

Sir E. SuG DEN said he was anxious to propose seTeral
ations in different clauses.

Mr. WARBURTON thought the hon. member might with
more propriety suggest his alterations on bringing up the
the report.
Sir E. SUGDEN stated his objections to certain descriptions
of property giving a qualification. For instance, a house and
furniture in the East Indies he did not think ought to give a
qualification, as it would be impossible to ascertain its value
before the time expired for petitioning- against the return.
He did not think either that property in the colonies ought
to give a qualification. To property in mines or railroads
within the United Kingdom the same objection did not exist.
Mr. WARBURToN said he gladly agreed to the alterations
proposed by the bun. and learned member.
After a few observations from Mr. BERNAL the report was
agreed to be engrossed and read a third time on Monday.
ARMS (IRELAND)
The arms (Ireland) bill, after a tens observations from Sir
R. FERGUSSON, Lord MORPETH, and Mr. Serj. JACKSON,
was read a second time and committed.

The report on the South Australian act amendment
was brought up and agreed to.

COUNTY OF CLARE ADVANCE RILL •
Lord MortPETH moved the second reading of the county o
Clare advance bill.

Mr. Serj. JACI(SON said he was at a loss to know the object
of the bill; perhaps the noble lord would state it.
Lord MoxvETr► said he would not have moved the second
reading of the bill to•day had it not been very pressing. The
fact was, the treasurer of the county of (Aare had failed to a
large amount, and consequently there were no available funds
to keep up the repairs of road, prosecutions, and other public
business, connected with the county. The object of the bill
was to procure the means of raising funds for public business
in the county.
The bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be
committed on Monday.
The house adjourned at ten minutes before five o'clock.

CAPTURE OF TWO SLAVERS BY HER MAJESTY'S
SHIP ROVER.

RCO JANEIRO, APRIL 30.—Her Majesty's ship Rover,
Captain Charles Eden, left this port for England on the 11th
instant. It appears from the following extract from the letter
of an officer in the above vessel that they were standing out, to
clear the land, when the look-out man cried out ", a sail in
sight, on the larboard quarter.'.' To a question from the
captain it was said to be a schooner with raking masts.
The captain, on looking at her through his glass, thought her
a rather suspicious-looking craft, and gave orders to. the first
lieutenant to alter the ship's course and speak with the
schooner. The schooner perceiving the Rover bearing 'down
on her, hauld her wind, altered her course, (this') movement
spoke volumes,) and then hoisted every inch of carvats•she
could carry ; but 'he Rover, being one of the fastest sailing
vessels in her Majesty's navy, gained upon her, and it was
not long before she was within gun shot. The captain now
ordered a gun to be fired to bring her to heave to, of which
she took not the sligtest notice, but tried her utmost to get
among the islands. - Three guns were now fired, one ball
passing near her cut-water ; this brought her to, when she
hoisted Portuguese colours. A boat was lowered from the
Rover, with twelve well-armed men, to board her,. When they
found, what they expected—she was a slave vessel She was
from the coast of Africa, and had nearly three hundred slaves
on board, in the most miserable condition. These poor
wretches appeared much alarmed, but were soon comforted
by assuring them we were friends. The crew consisted of
eighteen men, the most ferocious-looking fellows imaginable,
who were conducted on board the Rover, while twelve men
and officers remained on board the prize. Captain Eden
seized her papers and other documents, and returned in his
gig to Rio, for the purpose of condemning her. In the
course of the succeeding night (the vessels were sixteen
miles out at sea) a storm arose, when the Rover parted from
her cable and lost her anchor ; during this the two vessels
parted company, and at daybreak were nut /of sight. The
men on board the prize were in a very distressing situation,
having a "cargo" of slaves, and but little provisions and
water on board. The Rover went in search of the schooner,
and in so doing fell in with another slaver. She was a small
brigantine, with nearly the same number of slaves on board
as the first one. Immediately the crew of this vessel espied
the Rover, they took to their boats, not, however, until they
had lashed the rudder, so that she might run on shore.': On
boarding her, not a soul was to be found but the poor blacks.
• It is thought that the crew of this vessel were Englishmen,
from the several letters and papers found on board being in
English. These rascals did well to run, for had they been
caught they would have been run up to the yard-arm. The
next day the three vessels entered the harbour. The other
day we had not a single English man-of-war in the harbour,
and now there are not less than eight, viz. :—Alligator, 28,
Calliope, 28, Samarang, 23, 1, over, 18, Electra, 18, Brito-
mart, 10, Spey, 6, and Cockatrice, 6. The commander of
the Calliope is Captain Herbert, a relation of the Pembroke
family, and is very wealthy; he gives a grand ball this week
to the whole of the higher class of persons here.

STATE OF IItADE.

LEEDS.—The markets since our last have been very good,
the sales having been fully as extensive as in any week for
some time past, and prices in a high ratio. The merchants'
establishments are generally busy, and the workpeople pretty
fully employed.

BRADFORD MARKET.—The demand for goods, on Thurs-
day„ was very brisk, and there was an average quantity of
business done; indeed, the extension of transactions was
checked by the demand of the manufacturers for improved
prices, especially in six-quarter merinos, both of figured and
inferior qualities. In the yarn market prices were firm, and
the demand, good ; and .there was a fair business done in
wool at former prices, which, however, manifest a tendency
upwards.

HUDDERSFIEI:D MARKET, on Tuesday, was again a busy
one, and extensive purchases were made, especially when
they could be effected at former or slightly advanced prices.
'Wool was firm, and in fair demand.
HALIFAX MARKET, on Saturday, was not quite so brisk
as on some recent market-days; but there was a fair demand
for goods, and prices were fully maintained. For fine last-
ings advanced prices were obtained, the supply not being
equal to the demand.

1-lEcKAtoNnwixE.—The blanket trade has not been so
brisk for the last few market days as previously, and although
the price of wool does not decline, blankets do not maintain
the prices they ought to do.

DEWSBURY BLANKET MARKET.—There was a rather bet-
ter demand for blankets and drug,gets at this market on
Monday, but though prices were firm there was little or no
advance.

WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET. JULY 6.—The demand
keeps good for all combing wools, and the stock at market
being light, we are enabled to make a furthersmall advance
on last week's prices. No alteration in low carding wools,
which are in demand; the better qualities are still neglected.
YORK WOOL MARKET, JULY s.—The supply of wool to
this day's market has been The largest that has been seen on
Peasholin Green for some years past. We have also had a
many buyers, but the trade has been very languid indeed,
and a large proportion remains over unsold. The conse-
quence has been, that lower prices have been submitted to,
and the transactions of the day may be quoted at—For all
hog, 16d to 17d; half hog and ewe, 14d to 15d; all ewe,
13d to 14d; locks and cots, 7d to 9d per lb.

DONCASTER WOOL MA RKET, JUNE 30.—Our wool market
this day presented an abundant supply
of that commodity,
nor was the attendance of purchasers 'less than at any pre-
vious fair this season. There was a dulness throughout the
trade, particularly in low qualities ; and at the close some
quantity remained unsold. A radoetion took place, but of
so trilling a nature, that our quotations of last week are sub-
•joined.—Hogs, 19s 6d; hog and ewe, 18s; ewe, 16s• locks,
8s 64 per stone. We understand that Mr. Short, of Martin,
sold a lot of very superior bog wool for 22s per stone; and
Mr. J. Hutton, of Branton, some two-thirds hog and ewe at
20s 6d.

HOPS.—EAST RETFORD, JULY s,—We have no improve-
ment to report respecting the growing hops; on the contrary,
there is a great accession of filth; and the fly is much more
numerous, besides, the honey-dew in many parishes is acting
very injuriously upon the plant, so as to give occasion for
fearing the smut.
We are informed that the Crown Prince of Bavaria has
been for some days incoy. in London. What is the import-
ant nature of his business? Why is it that,he did not honour
the Coronation of our Queen with his presence? • Is he here
on a matrimonial speculation, or has an instaltnent of the
Greek Loan more attraction in his eyes?--Post.

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IREArri STORM AND FLpOp
(.From the Manchester Guardia? .Y
:=DuritiF Wednesday afternoon last, an 'extremely, terrific
?flrcfnder-sihrmi;jhlr an-almost unprecedentealcheatValrOf
hail and large pieces of ice, several inches in circumference,
and followed by torrents of rain, passed over a considerable
..{-:?aft elf this`counf, a:few miles to the north of this town; but
fr4n a ninnbet -ol'our correspondents having omitted, in
their.communicationsuto -notice the-time of its commence-
:•trient and coutinuaucerwe,are unable to state the di:ection
in which -the. storm passed froTh one pointTo another. We
-are-not equally deficient in information as to the disastrous
consequences of this conflict of the elements. In one or two
places, persons have been struck by lightning. It is said,
that at Lancaster one man was killed by it. At Preston, a
man who was holding a crowbar received a severe shock,
but escaped without serious personal injury; and at several
places, cattle and birds were killed by the electric fluid. The
hail, atid large pieces of ice, of irregular form, had done
great damage to gardens, conservatories, and to many facto-
ries and large works, especially to their sky-lights. In many
places, scarcely a whole pane of glass has been left iu the
upper windows of large mills, &c ; and the damage, from this
causralone, in Rochdale' Bolton, Bury, and their neighbour-
!moils, will be very considerable. But the most serious loss
of life, and the most extensive injuries to property, have
been the result of the floods, produced in the small streams
and rivers which take their rise in the hills north of Roch-
dale and Bolton. These seem to have been filled with fear-

ful rapidity, so that the bridges spanning them were soon
swept down ; and, in many cases, the great body of waters
carrying away, before its resistless torrent, the banks of
reservoirs and lodges of water, appears to have speedily in-
undated the lower lands to a great depth, covering the bay
fields, sweeping away the newly-cutgrass, and doing great in-
jury to buildings, machinery, and property of every descrip-
tion: It will be seen, from the following accounts from
various quarters, that a number of persons have lost their
lives ; the flood having overwhelmed them so rapidly ar to
cut off all chance of escape. Near Barnsley in Yorkshire,
27 boys and girls were drowned in one coal-pit; three men
were, in like manner, overwhelmed by the flood in a coal-pit
in the neighbourhood of Rochdale; a boy was swept from a
stable at Bradley, and drowned; another -lad lost his life at
Bolton; and a large number of cattle, sheep, and other ani-
mals, have perished. We subjoin such accounts as we have
been able to collect relating to this disastrous and destruc-
tive storm.—ln this town and the immediate neighbourhood,
but little, comparatively, of the effects of this tremendous
storm were experienced Between half-past three and four
o'clock, there was a thunder storm, and a very smart shower,
which, however, was not of long continuance• The effect of
the heavy rains pouring down the small streams tributary to
the Irwell was, however, to cause the most rapid rise of that
river ever collected. Commencing about six o'clock on
Wednesday evening, it continued rising till about nine
o'clock, and then gradually subsided. It is stated that it rose
at the rate of a yard and a half per hour for these three hours,
being about four yards and a half above its usual leVel at
nine o'clock. It overspread some fields in Lower Brough-
ton, and in some places the haymakers were to be seen busily
engaged,.knee deep in water, raking the green newly mown
grass from the flood, which was fast sweeping it away. In
other places, it was with difficulty that the cattle could be
driven home; and a great quantity of new hay, and sonic
live stock, are said to have been carried away by the flood.
A chest of drawers was seen floating down the river. but its
progress was arrested at Throstle Nest. At the old (now
the Victoria) bridge, the workmen employed in laying the
foundation for the abutments, had some difficulty in making
their way good, before the flood came upon them. Near the
New Bailey bridge, a body was seen floating; which, from its
state of decomposition, is supposed•to have been in the water
for months, and to have been washed from the bed of the
river, by the rushing action of the flood.