The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-02-02 00:00:00

Feb. 2, 1847.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
(BY EXPRESS.)

1 LONDON CORN MARKET.—YESTERDAY.
At tiiitf day's market there Was a large supply of Englisk
Wheat; the condition of the samples inferior, and a reduction
of 3s. to 4s. per qr. had to be yielded before a clearance could
be effected.

A moderate extent of business was transacted in Foreign, at
a reduction of Is. to 2s. per qr.
English Barley sold slowly at a decline of 2
more inquiry for Foreign, at rather less money.
Although our supplies of Oats are only trifling, buyers act so
much on the reserve that no progress could be made in sales
except at is.'to 2s. per qr. under the currency of this day week
Beans and Malt the turn in favour of buyers.
Peas without alteration.
So little Indian Corn on sale that prices are well supported.

per qr. ; but

Sh. !IV-WIELD 6ATTLE BfARKET.—YESTERDAY.
The numbers of home fed beasts on sale this morning' were
season
seasonably good,a and of full average quality. Prime
_Scots,
wair rnnt Arr. .

muveu on sresuniy, at full prices, but all
other breeds were a dull'sale, at barely last week's quotations:
The supply of Sheep was less than last week, yet the Mutton-
trade, owing to the heavy arrivals up to Newgate and Leaden-.
hall marketsovas extremely inactive, at barely late currencies.
In Calves exceedingly little was doing, and prices had a
downward tendency.
The pork trade was dull, but we can notice• no alteration is
value.

MONEY MARKET.—YEsTERDAY.
The markets for public securities are all heat/ this morning.
Consols were done for both money and account' at 91* after the
opening, but the market soon after gave war, and the last
prices at which business-has been done was 91 formoney, and
91* for account. Reduced Three per Cents. have been done
from 911 to *, the Three-and-a-Quarter per Centh. 931 to
Exchequer-bills 48, Indießond3 10 pm., Bank "Steck.DA and
India 250. There has been no great amount of lyasiness done.

DESTITUTI(

N IN SCOTLAND.

Last night Dr. Mackay delivered an address iii;Great
George-street Chapel, detailing the distress in wieh the(
Highlands and Islands of Scotland are at present plunged,
He said that of 400,000 souls- inhabiting the Highlandai.
about 60,000 are at this moment totally destitute of daily
tiod,, and are supplied by charity ; and that number
will, in a short time, be doubled. Before next summer
arrives the Highlands and IslandS• of Scotland will contain
309,000'totally dependant upon charity. The failure of
the pdtato crop has been univez-saf through the Highland 4
ail the whole of Scotland ; and the population of the'
Highlands and Islands are totally' dependent upon that'
crop. From 120 districts acconntS, had been received
stating that potatoes formed seven-eighths of the food of
the people. This calamity has fallen upon a population
who are totally destitute of money, to buy other food,
and who have no resource in their extremity.. The popu-
lation of th's Highlands was divided info tWo ‘classes ; of-cot-
ters, payingqio rent to the proprietor,Of the soil, but being
permitted to build huts and plant their-little patches of po-
tatoes, which' flunish them with the means of‘ humble exist-
ence throughout the year, and of crofters, on-smull tenants,
paying 'rents 'of from ss. to £l2 to the landlords, but
raisinglittle more than is sufficient to meet those rents
and their wants. This class too live althost exclusively
upon potatoes.'- The loss had come suddenly and unfore-
seen. The ,llighlands and Islawis never. lookecti brighter
and greener than during the past summer; • and in many
localities the blikht came in a single night; 116 had seen
Acids blackened Which a week before were•flouriahing in
luxuriance. Tlaefinger of God was evidently upon‘them.
The znen ofscientitic attainments, in the prideof theieknow-
ledge, overlooked the working of God in this matter. (The
rev. speaker here detailed the circumstances and extent of
distress existing hi September in the Island of Mull.
scores of whose population must have perished if not
assisted with meal supplied by the eomnaittee, and read.
another letter from'--a• gentleman in one of •-the islands,
stating that in ordinary years. the condition of the pupa-
'titian is one of demi-starvation.) The crop of the year
before last (the reverend gentleman stated) had been a
most abundant one, and had he sma

nultl at tugh•prices.
Last year, in consequence, a greater breadth,of land had
been sown, which, however, had proved a tctal failure-
Thom' 111.1 I,IICPTI thip Irtninst raw. •, . •

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relief, to provide againstfraud, and no distinction of sect
had been permitted to interfere in their operations. They
had been endeavouring.. to get the able-bodied poor 1

co the lowlands to procure work ; and now up-
warns of three hundred were at work on railways and;
other works, who regularly sent their earnings to their
families at home. The -reverend gentleman proceeded to
give a number of interesting descriptions of the state of
poverty in which the population of various localities were
sunk, and their excellent conduct under the pressure of
Iffliction, and concluded -by a powerful appeal- forassist-
nee in the efforts of the committee to save them from

perishing

Accounts from Madrid to the 21st ultimo state that the
Etiquis of CI :se Irujo has resigned the task of forming a
linistry, and M. Mon: persists in his refusal to, do• 80.

_
The key. G. Ireland, chaplain of the Northleach House
ofeorrection' Gloucester, has committed suicide bk. cut-.
titip his throat.

—The dreadful, gale of wind, which prevailed on.Wednes—
&ay, has done considerable damage to the wood viaduct
in -course of erection at Denby Dale. The damage is
entimated at ab; ant £sooo.—Leeds Mercury.
Sir William Massey Stanley is appointed one of the
stewards for the grand French steeple-chases which .take
pace near Par is on the 11th of April next. The first
prize amounts t o 12,500 frants, (X. 500,) and the second to,
2,soolranes, (4'2oo_)___

A. letter ii" Coo i Mullingar communicates the gratifying
announcement that at the market held there on Wednes-
day, eata, whici i that ttay week fetched 255. to 27s were
sold at 18s. per ' barrel,, while a corresponding reih,,' ction
took place in t 1 ie rates of meal—namely, from 275. to 28s_
per'cwt. to 205., and speculators very tardy in effecting

- Accounts frc sm Riga, down to the 21st instant, state the
grain market to be very brisk. 74-751 b. oats are now
held. at 90rs., I Lnd 89rs. are offered in vain. This is equal
to about 2452 f ,er quarter on board. Courish Wheat has
been done at 1 68rs. being 545. 6d. per quarter. The ex-
change is 40ic/ to 41d. per rouble silver on London.
Mr. Henry Smith had a rapturous reception at the
Concert Hall last night:

FASHION ABLE RESTAURANT and SUPPER
LAI UNGE, 17, CLAYTON-SQUARE.
Those who have not-yet visited the ORIENTAL DIVAN
hJaultl not of nit an opportunity; for the arrangements not only
nrr,AßAtnos, 2of every _ •

,•• y bum Jar Hotel, but the viand& are of thel
choicest kin' Is. An excellent Steak, cut in the London style, i 8
charged 7d., and it may be finished with a half-pint of splendid,
Amontillade Sherry, or fine-flavoured Port, for One Shilling.
The Orient al has been, flattered by the following notices from
our local ress

The eleg,r Luce with which it is fitted, the promptitude and
neatness w ith which everything is served up, render it the
most fashi enable restaurant.—Standard.
The Rest aurant, Clayton-square.—We have no doubt the pro-

Witches, "keep both to the ear and the heart.—Mercury.
The de nners and suppers cannot be excelled for variety, or
lowness of charges.--Albion.
it COD solidates the reputation of the proprietor as a caterer
for the public. Mail.
Suitable to all classes; the wine is undeniable.—Timer.
BILL OF FARE AT THE FASHIONABLE
RESTAURANT,
Far THIS DAY, .the 9d, and TO-MORROW, the 3d :nst.
THIS DAY.

Gravy, Mock Turtle,spurs Hare, an , Tutton Broth.
FISH.
One o'clock.—Veal and Ham,
Codfish,'biting.
Steak Pie.
Two o'clock—Roast Deef,• : . , Turkey.
Three o'clock.—Roast Pork: I • led Lek; of Mutton, Deer
Four o'clock—PigeonPie, ' oast Fowl, and Sausages.
Fire o'clock—Haunch of
Chops, Steaks, nd Cutlets, at all hours.
pie Tarts. .
', I -MORROW.

SOUPS.
Oxtail, Gravy, ock Turtle, and Mutton Broth.
FISH.
C , Haddock, uld Soles.
Oie
r o
d Beef, Roast Pork, Harricot Mutton.
Twoi
e e o'clock.—
o' fo
cl
t oe
.4.1 c .
.-13 —n stork.
o : : .
• cal and Ham, Calves' Head and Bacon.
Four o'clock.--Rabbit Pie, Boilad Rabbit, and. Ham.
Fire o'clock.—Sirloin of Beef,
pigeon Pie.
College Pi
Half-pia of Fine Amontillado:lerry, or full-flavoured Port,
padding Tarts.
ls. ; Pint, 2s. Quart, 4s.
Cup of Coffee, 4d. ; with Toast or Muffin, 6d..
plain Tea or Coffee, Is.
Ladles will find the Refitcurant a most roapectable House to
call at
_for Refreshment.
1

Laudon O received .daily, 75. 6d. per barrel,
pen'
per;score. The following arathe opinions of the Press
CELEBRITY OF THE LONDON OYSTERS.
The acknowledged superiority of the London Oysters, and
the difficulty of obtaining them regularly even in this great
commercial town, has induced the Proprietor to arrange with
one of the first Fislnnongers of Billingsgate, from whom he
daily receives AN ATIUNnA NT SUPPLY OF THE NA.TIVES; but
as all the Liverpool journals have eulogised them, Mr. F. sub-
mits their recommendation rather than his owl.
dish of the finest Oysters we ever remember to have seen
or tasted ; we can honestly recommend them."—Mercury.
We can safely vouch for their fine condition and excellent
flavour; better cannot certainly be had in London or else-
where. ,Standard.

" We recommend our friends to pay the Divan a visit, and
judge of the Oysters by their size, freshness, and delicious its-
vour."—Journal.

" Our brethern of the press however they may be divided in
their opinion on other .eubjects, give their testimony una-
nimously is favour of Mr.Feeny's excellent London Oysters."

"The .lovers of this fine shell-fish can now procure it of
splendid quality at the Oriental Divan, Clayton-square."--
Standard.

MR. O'HANNEGAN, t
the celebrated Performer on the UNIdN Pt PES, (who has had
the honour of appearing before Her Majesty.) attends mil
T3EBDAY, THGEsDAY, and SATURDAY EVENINGS, whelk tItCI
lovers of music may indulge in a great treat. _I

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 18474
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