The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-07-10 00:00:00

THE INFALLIBLE DR. HAWTHORN.

The Mercury has found a coadjutor in puffing the
infallible treatment of cholera by Dr. Hawthorn. Mr.
John Bigham communicates a case in Friday's publication,
in which the doctor was called in to a party, whom he
succeeded in curing after being attacked for twelve hours,
given up by two medical men, one of them a parish doctor,
and was believed to be in a dying state. The facts of the
case this gentleman offers to guarantee ; and says, " the
patient himself (a young man about twenty-five years of
age, whose address he offers to give) is now gradually re-
covering, not from the effects of cholera, but from the
excessive dose of mercury poured into him from the two
gentlemen who first attended."

- We have no doubt then, in appealing to the Select
Vestry to employ Doctor Hawthorn, Mr. Bight= feels
that he is doing an act of duty ; and our contemporary no
doubt feels the same when announcing week after week
that the doctor has had so many cases, and no deaths.
But is it a fact that ho cures every case to which he is
called ? It is not. We can prove one instance of failure.
which we only mention because Dr. Hawthorn's treat-
ment bas now become matter of public comment.
The week before last he was called to a young gentle-
man, an American, temporarily residing at Seacombe.
The party in question crossed from Liverpool in the half-
past four or five o'clock boat ; was attacked shortly after
arriving. He was attended by Dr. Halliday, of Seacombe,
by whom other advice was promptly sent for. Dr. Vose
came across at half-past seven o'clock, and by the request
of the young man's friends Dr. Hawthorn came over at
eight o'clock. The two former gentlemen had given the
usual medicines and applications; and they explained to
Dr. Hawthorn their treatment, and asked him what he
would do. He mentioned what would be his treatment;
but Messrs. Halliday and Vose declined being responsible
for giving the large doses of opium on which Dr. Haw-
thorn relies ; but offered to give the case up entirely into
his hands. They appealed to him as a Christian man that,
as be said he could cure Asiatic cholera, he should save
the life of this young gentleman. He resisted their in-
treaties, however, and left the house. The patient ex-
pired in the course of the night.
What is the inference to be drawn from this refusal.
We are informed that it was a bad case; but if Dr. Haw-
thorn is to pick his own cases, to decline engaging with
bad cases, to stipulate that he must always be the first to
be called in, and that no one is to prescribe until he is
present himself, the wonder at his alleged great success
ceases. Hundreds of slight cases, in which the premo-
nitory symptoms are only to be dealt with, but which
might assume the form of cholera, are cured daily by the
regular me.lical practitioners of the town, many of whom
could, with equal truth with himself, assert that they had
so many cases, and all recoveries.

THE COTTON TRADE.
PROBABLE STOCK ON HAND IN THE KINGDOM ON THE

30TH JUNE, 1850.

To our last pthlication we offered some remarks and
statistical calculations as to the turn the Cotton market
would be likely to talce during the next few months, in
the course of which we estimated that the stock in this
port on the 31st Dec. next would not exceed 390,000 bales
of all descriptions, and we are gratified to find that this
and our other estimates and conclusions were considered
moderately drawn by both importers and consumers.
Our attention has since been called to an article which
appeared in the Manchester Examiner and Times of
Wednesday last, headed " A Glance at the Cotton Trade,"
in which several inaccuracies occur. We will point out a
few of the most prominent.
Our Manchester contemporary draws particular atten-
tion to the short crop of 1846 and 1847, and states that
prices advanced at that period nearly 100 per cent, and
that had it not been for the great depression in commer-
cial matters in the latter year, there is no saying to what
height the price of cotton would have gone; and admits
that the weekly consumption of the present year (33,000
bales) exceeds that of last year by 5000 bales. He then
talks about croakers, seeing that the past has been a large
crop,, are now inventing all sorts of tales respecting the
coming one; then ridicules the idea of the spinner feeling
alarm for the future, and satisfies himself " that there is
not the slightest ground for supposing there will be any
falling off in the supply of cotton for the next twelve
months." He pursues his way through a variety of
figures, which we will presently criticise, hops over a very
important point—the probable stock of cotton six months
hence, before we can receive any quantity of the new crop—
and arrives at the conclusion that the stock in the king-
dom, of all descriptions, on the 30th June next, will be
765,000 bales. He then admits that if the stock were by
some chance to dwindle down to 500,000 bales on the
30th June next, " then speculators would have good
grounds for operating largely;" and concludes with warn-
ing all his friends that they must not forget that America
has exported 2,074,000 bales of her present crop, and that
" if they will only bear this simple tact in mind, they will
naturally conclude that there is no immediate prospect of
supplies falling short, and that all speculation founded on
the probability of such ao event 11111 A bo very hazardouo."
Very plausibly reasoned : " Se non e vero e ben' tro-
vato." Th€ writer estimates the coming crop in Ame-
rica at 2,250,000 bales, which we believe to be a fair esti-
mate; but he says there will be 1,250,000 bales for this
country, which we dispute, without there is to be a consi-
derable rise in the value of cotton. which he denies, for
America will want for her own consumption ..... 550,000
the Continent will require something equal to
their supply of this year

1,200,000
which will leave for this country 1,050,000
He commits a second blunder of equal magnitude by
stating that we shall receive this quantity by the 30th of
June next. That this is an exaggeration must be evident
to every one, for if, out of the present crop (our supply
of which is put down at 1,500,000 bales), and which was
an early and prolific one, we have only received 1,214,000,
how is it likely we can receive the whole of our supply by
the same date next year. Besides this, he omits the
export from this country altogether, which we will
take at 150,000 bales ; so that, instead of there being a
stock on the 30th June of 765,000 bales of all descriptions,
there is every probability it will not exceed 450,000, with-
out, as we have before observed, there is a considerable
advance in the value of cotton in this country, so as to
check the consumption. The following figures,.which we
are assured are moderately stated, will show how we ar-
rive at this conclusion :

. -...--
Stock in Liverpool, 30th June, 1849, 731,000 bales,
„ Clyde and London 172,500
Import from America of this crop, 90,000
At sea, 128;500
Estimate of the coming MP, 2,250,000
less America's consumption 550,000
„ Continental „ 650,000
-------1,200,000

1,050,000
If 1,500,000—0ur supply this year from the States
—gives 1,214,001 to the 30th June, and an early
season, 1,050,000 bales will give 833,000
Imports from other countries, 360,000

2,315,000

Our own consumption for the next 12 months
at .33,100 bales a week (which is what our
Manchester friend estimates it at), 1,715,C03

600,000

The exports from this country for the next 12
months, 150,000
Estimated stock in the kingdom 30th June,

1850,
450,000
The writer in the Manchester Examiner speaks of the
great risk there wasin 1847 of extravagantly high prices for
cotton, had there not been the great commercial depres-
sion. But is not the present aspect of affairs very diffe-
rent? Our consumption is larger than ever; money is
cheap, and so is bread ; and there is every prospect of the
coming cotton crop being late and a short one. With re-
gard to the croakers, it is well known that the coming
crop has received injury from frost, that the season is in
consequence a month later, and that considerable injury
has been done in some districts by the overflowing of the
Mississippi and Ohio, and the consequent fever and cho-
lera amongst the slaves. He ridicules the idea of spinners
feeling alarmed, but does not dare to say what prices will
be in December, and between this and then will be the criti-
cal time, before fresh supplies are received. He admits
that if there is a chance of the stock being only 500,000
bales next June, then speculators would have good ground
for operating largely, and then warns his friends that
America has parted with upwards of 2,000,000 bales
already, and upon this builds his position, that there will
be no lack of supply. Why this. is the very reason that
there should be a material falling, off in the supply of cot-
ton. The Americans have already parted with nearly
every bale they dare ; their stock will only be 300,000
when they have received the balance of the present crop ;
and when they hear of the improved state of this market,
the whole will be held for much higher rates. In fact,
the general feeling in this country is that cotton is
low, and must be higher ;. and every day, although
the imports for some weeks have been very large, spinners,
when. making their purchases, find they are met by spe-
culators. Further, the cheapness or dearness of money
will,. whatever we might wish to the contrary, rule the va-
lue of produce, particularly an article like cotton; and
it is more to this barometer and the harvest that we
shculd keep our eyes fixed.
On Friday last the stock of cotton, including all descrip-
tions, in this port, was.put down at 752,000-bales, against
629,000 same period last year. It has now touched the
maximum, and will decrease each week.
The foregoing remarks have been forced from us in
defence of the position taken by ourselves last week. We
could not allow the assumptions of the Manchester Exa-
miner to pass unnoticed ; and if this plain statement of
facts should give additional momentum to the anti-
cipated advance, we disclaim any other motive than that
of correcting the miscalculations of our contemporary,
lest they should mislead those very parties whom, we pre-
sume, they were intended to serve.

THEATRE ROYAL.—Last, night " Hamlet" was per
formed, the part of Op&lia being sustained, for the
first time, by Miss Anne Romer, who was received with
al:larked approbation, and justified the good opinion of
the audience by a most careful acting, although the part
lies out of her line. The play, on the whole, was very
well performed. To-night ' Othello" will be brought
forward.
THE POOR LAW BOARD AND THE SELECT VESTRY.—
We understand that the Poor Law Commissioners have
instituted an inquiry into the circumstances which led to
the recent dismissal by the Vestry in this town of Mr.
Callan, one of the surgeons in connecsion with the parish.
We say nothing of Mr. Callan's fitness for the office, but
the inquiry by the Commissioners implies an assumed
unfitness on the part of the Medical Relief Commitee of
the Vestry for their office which might as well have been
spared, especially as three mouths have elapsed since die
matter was reported to the Loudon board. These gen-
tlemen ought to have addressed to them another of the
Rev. Rector Campbell's cutting letters of rebuke. Mr.
Austin was down here yesterday, and after some it
gation the inquiry was adjourned.

THE ACCOUNTS OF THE BOARD OF TRADE.
OUR IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.

TiO teturns from the Board of Trade which have just
appeared merely carry on the history which we have
sketched in former months, of a continually-growing
influx of the products of foreign industry, unbalanced by
any similar augmentat!on in our own exports. Of the
advance made in the importation of foreign articles, a
few examples may suffice :

Embroidery and needle-

Imported in Imported in
five months, five months,
1848. 1849.

work.. -
Ornamental glass lbs. 206,504
Women's boots and shoes .. 35,889
Boot fronts 164,624

Potatoes
cwts. 198,837

Bacon.

70,452

..
Beef, salted ,541,22655
t r ,
69
Pork, salted
Watches.. £ 26,788
._ ......._ £33,823

Woollen manufactures

X 180,269

Of the above articles we have not the means of com-
paring the present year with any other year but 1848.
But of the following we can take a wider view, and com-
pare 1849 with 1846:
Imported in five months ending June 5-
1846. 1849.
Oxen . ..
Cows
Calves 193 .. 4,859
Sheep..
Wheat ..
Barley

Oats .
Flour .
Gloves.

143,459 .. 398,596
cats 899,511 .. 1,542,174
pairs 1,137,937 .. 1,590,500
SILK MANUFACTURES.

Breadstuffs
Ribbons
Ditto gauze
But now let us turn to the other side of the question.
We were promised that if we would only take the corn
and cattle of other countries they would gladly take cot-
tons and other manufactures from us. How has this
promise been realised ? Let us see:—
Five months Five months
EXPORTS. of 1846. of 1849.
Cotton manufacture and

yarn
Earthenware 345,318 .. 303,232
Glass manufacture
Hardware and cutlery
Linen manufactured and

yarn 1,510,837 .. 1,528,446
Machinery
Metals, wrought and un-
wrought 2,800,270 .. 2,865,716
Silk manufactured
Woollen ditto 2,445,443 .. 2,321,006

It will be seen that we have here taken the five months
at the opening of 1846, when Sir Robert Peel's free-
trade measures were only under discussion, and could not
have produced any result. These therefore, might be
considered as the last five months of the protective sys-
tem. We were urged to abandon this system on the as-
surance that if we would but take our corn and provisions
from other nations, they would readily become our cus-
tomers for a similar amount of manufactures. This was
the constant argument of Messrs. Bright and Cobden,
Col. Thompson, and the Rev. Baptist Noel. The House
of Commons was induced by Sir Robert Peel to believe
these representations, and here is the result :=

In 1846 (January & May) we_bought of foreign coun-
tries, 630.991 quarters of wheat. We have removed the
duty, and in the same months of 1849 we bought 1,982,460
quarters.

Did the foreigners augment their purchases of cottons
in return ? The answer is, that in 1846 (five months)
they bought £10,526,227: and in 1849 they bought only
£10,113,549.
Of flour, in 1846 (five months) we took from them
899,511 cwts. In 1849, we took 1,520,500 cwts. In
return, they took of woollen manufactures, in 1846,
£2,445,443. But in 1849 they took only £2,391,006.
Have we not been deceived, then ? Has not the Legis-
lature been deluded into passing an important measure,
by representations which turn out, in the event, to have
been altogether 'UNTRUE ?