The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-06-07 00:00:00

Standard-office, Two o'clock p.m.

BIRKENHEAD ELECTION.

The election of eight commissioners to fill up a cor-
responding number of vacancies in the Board, caused by
the retirement of seven who go out by rotation, and one
gone abroad, commenced this morning at eight o'clock,
and has proceeded with vigour ever since. The Town-
hall is surrounded by excited crowds, and cars with the
colours of the respective candidates are scouring the
streets, while all the inns and many other houses are
decorated with party flags. The following is the state of
the poll at the hour of noon, by which it will be seen that
the Blues are in a considerable majority :
THE BLUE LIST.
Mr. J. H. GREENE ..... 386
HENRY CURRY....
„ J. J. WHITTINGHAM 358
" ROBERT HUGHES 359
„ E. G. WILLOUGHBY
THOMAS GILBERTSON 378
THOMAS BRADLEY
EDWARD MILLS 353

THE RED LIST.

~ JOHN CARMICHAEL.... 326
~ HENRY COLE 250
~ B. DARBYSHIRE
„ THOS. B. GOLBORNE
„ H. D. SCHOLFIELD 269
~ THOMAS TYLER....
„ JOHN S. DE WOLF 313
~ JOHN BARBOUR .. 272

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.]
LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING

The Money Market remains easy, and the general rate
for the best paper is 3k per cent. There were no appli-
cations on Monday for the conversion of Consols or Re-
duced.

PARIS, MONDAY.—Scarcely any business was tran-
sacted on 'Change. Threes' closed at 78.65. Four-and-
Halves, 101.80. Railways dull, but generally well sup-
ported. Northern advanced 55f. ; Paris and Lyons, 20f.;
Orleans, sf. ; Paris and Rouen, 2f.
SPAIN.—MADRID, JUNE I.—Lord Howden has left
for London on leave of absence. Threes, 451.
LOMBARDY.—MILAN, JUNE I.—The sequestra-
tion question will probably be terminated by the return
of the emigrants to their homes.
AUSTRIA.—A Vienna journal contains an official
article expressing a positive opinion that peace will be
maintained.
TURKEY.—CONSTANTINOPLE, MAY 23.—1 t is as-
serted that Ali Pacha, the Sultan's brother-in-law, is to
go on a special mission to St. Petersburg.
The Ottoman fleet, commanded by Achmet Pacha, is
concentrated in the Bosphorus.
The arrival of the Egyptian contingent of from 23 to
30,000 men was expected.
SCUTARI, MAY 24.—Omer Pacha has issued march-
ing orders to the bulk of his army. Only three batta-
lions will remain in the Pachalik. Omer Pacha himself
is about to proceed to Monastio.
PRUSSIA.—Great distress prevailed in Silesia, owing
to the want of remunerative employment, one-third only
of the persons ordinarily employed in weaving being now
engaged.

ODESSA, MAY 27.—The alarm was partially sub-
siding. Wheat, 235. per qr. free on board. Freights
enormously high. 80s. per ton given on tallow.

LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET.—Trus DAY.
During the week ending last evening, we have received
a moderate quantity of Oats from Ireland, but of other
produce, either thence or coastwise, we have little fresh
at hand. The imports of Wheat from abroad, chiefly
from the north and south of Europe, and of Flour and
Indian Corn from the United States, with about 1,500
qrs. of the latter from Constantinople, are moderately
fair, which, with a few small lots of French Flour, form
the bulk of the supplies into this port since Tuesday last.
There was a strong market this morning for Wheat and
Flour, and a considerable quantity changed hands, at an
advance of 2d. per 701 b. on Wheat and Is. per barrel on
Flour on the rates of last week. For Oats and Oatmeal
there was little or no inquiry. Indian Corn dull of sale.
In other articles no alteration.