The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-12-11 00:00:00

Oatmeal

Liverpool Averages, week endini
I Wheat. Barley. I Oa
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Prices.. 1595. I 53570 d. 1 40:rad. 121 sI

SHIPPING INTELLIG

FRIDAY, DECEMBER H.—Wind S.l

Anamtn.—Majestic, Laidley,
Adrian, from New Orleans—Cath

and Asia

From Cephal

SAILED.—James Matheson, Bra.
rock, Daldy, for Launceston—Belvidere, Stephenson, fo.
Isabel, Griffiths, for Antigua—Asia, Hannah, for Mob!lt
Burns, Messenger, for Apalachicola—Thetis, Brown, for CI
—Fama, Winreath, for Virginia—lsabella, Rymer, for Peri
—Alexander Liddle, Henderson, for St. Thomas—Joseph,
for Ghent—Neersland, Vrow, Dc Groot, for Rotterdam

scombe, for Sydn

Elien, Yapp, hence at Calcutta
Marwood, Stott, from London at Malta
Apame, (late Hunter,) from Port-au•P,
sails, stauncheons, stern boat, &c.
Jean Hastie, Smith, hence to Sierra Leone
in lat. —, long. g is
London, of Liverpool, was spoken 21st Sept. in lc.. ~„
Premier, and Mauritian, from the Cape of Good H
Mauritius
Allerton

, was sr.

from Calcutta, at the Mauritius
worth, Maldrum, from St. Petersburg for Live
Stromness, lost boats, bulwarks, cook-house, and one ma
overbaoard

Ilaidee, -, hence to New South Wales, was spoken 3
Nov. in lat. BN, long 23. On 25th October, got on shore on Qu
Island, Cape de Verds, but was got off with little damage, and lc
of best bower anchor

Madras,
49 31, long. 10
WORKINGTON. Dec. 9.—The Lord Abercrornby, rc
verpool, in attempting the harbour yesterday, got on s
North of the Channel, but is expected off without mucl

hence to Demerara, was ap

Among the melancholy results of the late banking fz
was the case of two young people about to be married,
respective parents had each agreed to advance £59)
their children up in business, but not having quite (lc
are now prevented for a while, or perhaps altogether. fui
such a very agreeable duty, for one kept cash at Wri
and the other at Hammersley's.

THE WEATHER IN IRELAND—.
day night we were visited by a most terrific storm.
in the early part of the evening began to blow from th.
with considerable force. Towards midnight it became
mendously violent—amounting to a hurricane. It cone"
in this state the whole night, blowing off the slates fr
different houses in the neighbourhood of our office.
began to fall yesterday about twelve o'clock, and
the gale subsided. We have not heard of ap-
fallen, or the loss of life or property as ye'
much to be dreaded that some melanchol
have happened at sea. We hope and trus,
groundless.—Lirnerick Reporter.
The oldest existing version of the Old and New
is in the Vatican, written in the fourth or fifth cc
published in 1587. The next in age is in the A
MSS. in the British Museum, presented to Char'
Greek patriarch, and said to be copied by Ti-
tian lady of the fourth century. The
was published in 1786.

TIIE STORM.—On SC

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New Test

ROYAL
SELF-POSSESSION.—During the first intery
Prince Albert had with the Queen, immediately
Majesty's accouchernent, his Royal Highness, w
delicacy of feeling, expressed a fear lest the nation
perience some disappointment when it

lat the royal infant was not a
withstanding the necessary exhaustion under which st
have laboured, replied with great naivete, " Never
Albert; the next shall be a boy!"—Morning Post.
We are glad to hear, that Messrs. H. and J. Johns:
Co., who lately suspended payments, have issued a (...
to their creditors, stating that they will be prepared
Saturday next, to pay a second instalment of 10s. ii
pound, and thus liquidate in full all outstanding claims ag
them. Afterwards the firm will continue their business
the old footing. The business of Wright and Co., the Ii
ers, has been taken up by the London Joint-stcck Bank
it will he conducted by two of the partners in Wright's l:,
Messrs. Jerningham and Robinson, as joint manegers,
old premises in Henrietta-street. All the other rumor
an unpleasant nature have died away again.—Globe.

The eminent house of Fox and Co., wire-i
mingham, stopped payment on Wednesday.
are said to exceed £130,000 ; but it is hoped
will be 20s. in the pound for all the creditor
looked-for event upwards of five hundred

be thrown out of employment in Birmingham al
a great number in Wales.— Worcester Herald.

The Globe of last night contradict:, _
fatal accident which it was the first to dis.,
following terms :—" We are glad to learn that
truth in the statement of a fatal accident having occurred
on the Birmingham and Gloucester Railroad.
authority on which it was rumoured was
one of the Cheltenham coaches. We cam.
deprecate the Propagation of these rumours, a..
the public mind is so sensitive on the subject ot. .
cidents." The "sensitiveness" of the Globe is L
praiseworthy.—Morning Herald.
REPORTED TREATY WITH SPAIN.—Some r
have published, perhaps not with the best intettiot
British Government is about to conclude a cl
treaty with Spain. Though the report is in no way
nor can it be inferred that any disadvantage to ei
try would follow the execution of sucha compact,
cordance with truth, we are authorised to dee'
question of the kind is under consideration he'
governments, nor would the regency enter
stipulations with any country whateve
the constitutional formalities, and e'-
which might secure a result useful for the inter..— _
and conformable to public opinion—the only course whereby
a law can become a reality.—Madrid Gazette.

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