The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-03-01 00:00:00

rate statement on the subject of loans issued by the Eli
chequer Loan Commissioners, and the appropriation of
repayments, and stated that very shortly the balance
sheets would be laid before the house, to enable it to form
an opinion of the result of the operations of the Exchequer
Commissioners.
Mr. F.
Fo.pePrEaEtiLo'n ins ata thenser
o seat Mr.
of A
wardd
encouraging as regarded the conclusion of the contest.
On the question that the house go into cornnlittee,.
°
supply—Mr. Humn complained of the colonelcies of the
Grenadier Guards and the Coldstream Guards being give"
te ralte yt,
the Cape
theap e r eicseulret
of
to Prince Albert and the Duke of Cambridge, as a resole:
tion had been passed some years ago to reserve thtr,
appointments as rewards for distinguished services. '1;
also complained that no measures had been adopted le'
placing the army and ordnance under the same managel
ment.—Mr. SYDNEY HERBERT replied that as Y7O
government were not prepared to recommend a change I
the present system under which the army and ordnneco
were managed.—The house then went into committee°
supply.
The
Mr. MONSELL moved the Ordnance Estimates. A-c
total amount was
.£3,053,567, being an excess of
£523,746 over the estimates of 1852.—Mr. Hums
plained of the expense which Government was puttil
the country to in creating fortifications. He thought G.
best defences for England were her wooden walls.—Sir
PECHELL agreed with Mr. Hume.—Colonel Aicsos COw
sidered Mr. Hurne's advice not new, and only the en
as given every year.—The votes were then agreed to, 1113
the house resumed.

After some discussion, a select committee on the
Leasing Powers (Ireland), Landlord and Tenant (Ire‘
land), and the Tenant's Compensation (Ireland) 134°
was nominated on the motion of Sir J. Yotitio.
Upon the report of the Committee of Supply bell);
brought up, Mr. VANCE moved that the vote for the sal:
port of Kilnaainham and Chelsea Hospital be postponeui
The motion was negatived by 119 to 66. The office;
;
Examiner (Court of Chahcery) Bill, as amended, was 03:0
considered, and gave rise to some discussion and A
amendment was proposed by Mr. MULLINGS, which "
negatived by 127 to 61.

The Bill, in its amended form, agreed to.
of;
The other business of the day was then disposed
and the House adjourned at a quarter past twelve o'cloc°

FUNDS, STOCK, AND SHARE MARKET.
Consols, from various political causes, opened with a teV
dency to weakness; but the appearance of a well.kne°
" Bull" operator, as a purchaser of .e 50,000 of Stock, gars
prices an improved impetus, and the market closes firmlYP
an improvement. The Railway Market is very buoyant, 006
in most instances, shows an improvement. Some actice
buying in anticipation of a rise. Great Western particularli
good. Gold and Land Shares are moderately active. Ban/
Shares much in demand, and prices have advanced consider'
ably. The Foreign Market is,quiet, but steady.

cLosrwi• PRICE. .
Consols, Account .... 99 Bank Stock 2261
11
Do. Money 99} Excheq. Bills, L. &S. 12
Three&QrperCents lO3l :3:

Mexicana

FOREIGN STOCKS.
24 j Spanish Passives
Turkish
Swedish

Do. Threes —
Spanish New Deferred 231 a
Do. Threes 471 81 t
RAILWAY SFIA,R23.
London Stock l2O i Leeds Northern .. ,
Do. Quarters
Midland Stock
Do. Halves — London,.Brighton,and Al
North Staffordshire .. 4/ i South Coast lO3l '1
S. Eastern and Dover 80 ,i London &S. Western 90 ~a
Arnherg.,Nottingliarn, London &N. Western 1191'
and E. Junction.... 6i I blanches., Stieff., and ~,,j
Caledonian
Do. Preference 106 7 Norfolks ...., „. ..
--- 7
Eastern Counties .... 13i I North British__ „ . 36
East Lancashire 74 6 I Do. Preference ---
Edinburgh & Glasgow 76 8 Shrewsbury, A........
Nast Anglian
Great Northern 79 80 York, Newcastle, and , I
Do. A 43 5 8erwick.............. 69$ 4
Do. 8... Do. Extension 71 '
' Do. Preference -- An
York and N. Midland 59

Great Western .
Caley Preference

SHARES.
Nugget
B. Australian.,
Freehold ......
Australasian ..
Colonial
l ipm I Mariposa
LAND SHARES.
Australian Agricultural 250 8 ! Van Dieman'S
South Australian 2i N. B. Australia,

MINI NO
NOVeall l‘londe
Agua Fria Uprn
Cordeliera
Ave Maria ....
Carson's Creek
Port

PRODUCE MARKET.

Sugar: Floating cargoes are much in demand for. export;
Yellow Havana, 21s. to 245. Refined—there is an active hot
demand; brown lumps realise.4ss. to 45s.Gd.—The Coffee marl'eg
is brisk, and prices rule firmer ; native Ceylon, 475.6d..t0.485•'
Tea: There is a large demand at previous prices ;. Congou ,
most wanted at Is. to Is. sd.—Cotton : The sales are small, I
no decline has- occurred in prices.—Hemp is not lower, I'l'4
there is little business doing; clean, 10s. to ..e3.9,441iii0
in large demand at previous prices; few sellers.—ln.Tallou .
tle doing, but prices are not cheaper; tine 141 N 343.

TALLOW MARKET.
Stock, 36,956 casks against 51,226 last year. Deliver:6P
20.59 casks against 2651 last year.

CATTLE MARKET.
3.0
The Beast Trade is firm at last Monday's prices. PheePl
less steadily. 'Pate Calf Trade is a little better
Beef 2s- 6d to 4s 2d I Veal .
Mutton__ 3s 6d to 3s 4d Pork .
Beasts
Sheep and Lambs 16760 Pi;s

2s 10(11 to•'4. to_i
3s 6,1. to 48. 144`,
6* .

ARRIVALS

Norfolk and Suffolk Beasts
Cambridge, Leicester, Lincoln, and North-
.. .

anipton Beasts
Scotch Beasts....
Holland Beasts..
Do. Sheep ..
Do. Caves
Spanish Sheep ..

LONDON WOOL SALES,
Messrs..L T. Simes continued sales with the usual quanta
ane assortment, which sold steadily at previDusly establish
currency.

LATEST LIVERPOOL SHIPPING,
MONDAY, FEB. _•B.—Wind
A RRlYE.D.—Gannet (s.s.), Stavely, from Lisbon---Petrel, COO
and Electric Flash, Pentreath, St. Alichal's—Gezina, lantiO"
Alberta, Groningen.

The Anna Rich, from Boston, which got on shore on the
Devil's Bank, has become a total wreck—she has, broken in tWO•
H.M.S.. Encounter (14), ('Callaghan, has arrived. here froll
Portsmouth. • She is intended to be stationed,here as a guar,
ship.
A clipper ship, under jury masts, having been. &lamasteJ
close t 8 the deck, was passed on the 29th Janaary, in lat. 3,"
the Middlesex, which has arrived here.
Vesta, hence at Camaroons.

Susquehannah, hence at Charleston.
Edinburgh, Blair, hence at New Orleans.
S'4. Vincent, Slier;hard, hence for St.Vineent,.at Madeira-,A
The royal snail steamer America, Captain, Leitsii, arrive
hence at Halifax, on the 16th Feb.
13th- Feb.; and the Alps (s.s.), on the rth Feb,
Herald, Turnbull, and hence
Athlone, for Port Philip—both
The royal mail steamer Niagara, arrived at New York on tb°
at the Cape of Good Hope. . •
in f3elliti
having left Liverpool on the. 26th Novera'
lrlam (in 70 days,
her), and Tamaulipas (s.s.), both hence-at Jamaica,.
December,ll in
dijas,7o,out consequence.lo
Francis " Hentey, from Melbourne, .aS the Cape.af Good Hope'
The Hulk Skimmer, from Liverpool, .was- blowu up
polo
nn board.
6:
The Albert Edward, from Calcutta, for Liverpool, was oi
unces of
Gape L'Aquilhas on the 20th January, with lossof jibbooni and
topgallant masts, the result of a collision.with the Australiam,c
The Noemie has arrived hence at 13altimore; she has 011
sails, makes much water, and lost anchor and chain, in coo"
sequence of having struck very heavily on the tail of the hlor°
Shoe.
Sr:ler:a::: soenvetlriael Istlie

Princeton, Russell ; Mercury, Conn E. C. Scranton;;
Spencer; West Point, Alulliner,; T. P.. Sage, Robson ; an
Montezuma' De Courcy, all hence;' and H '-
ercyna, Mason, fro
Manilla—all at New York.
NEw YORK, FEB. 14.—The Connecticut, which sailed from
New Orleans on the 25th January, with a cargo of 3,558 hal°
of cotton, was aground at Pas L'Outre on the 3d February.
PENZANCE, Feb. 26.—The L'lndepeudent parted two halt
sera yesterday, and was run on the sand, where she straie
She is now at the quay, very, leaky.
COWIE, Jan. 13.—There is a vessel, bearing to the cast
ward of Fish Point, under jury masts, evidently dismantled tax
the late gale. She has a broad white streak, and lookaliP
transport.
MILFORD, Feb. 25.—The Mary,llunt, from Lisbon for. `iiiVo.s
pool, put in here today, with loss of bowsprit, sails, &f.,
part of cargo thrown overboard, having been in callision_`;',_
the 4th February, in lat. 30, long. 7. dismasted• ve;
at anchor off the North Bishops , slipped, came• in be`,..,
and proved to be the Maria Eliza, of Cardigan, from, Dun;
van,in ballast.
Holyhead at 11 30 a.m. ;
moderate 'rE Et,; aR Ab
rret 7,0 e chEe,
Lady
and the Pilot Fish, at 1 arP,lll,.,,frOP'
the Brazils. Two schooners off the port, at 5 30). p.m.
[BY EL.ECTRIC TEIECIRAPH.]
R2Bn—sse."lii,nfdronalt Nileowt_YbOaveiedanllflo_.o.°

Edward, hence'at Osteud,2sthfeb•
Good Intent,, hence at Serille,
tall Feb.
and Serpent, 7th Feb,,r—toth at
1.
Michaels. at
The Couveneur de Bruges, and Pepitra,--both hence
Dover, 2nly Feb. a
MADEIRA, JAN. B.
The Anna Dorothea, from.Stockholmf
Messina, was lost in lat. 47, lon. 9: crew saved. iri
MAURITIUS, J.N. B.—The Annie, from IJobart Town,
„5
Anna Maria Rose, 4th,
making this harbour on the 12th of Dec., got on a reef, but iv':,
assisted into port not much damaged, ant was pat on the sit"'
CAPE TOWN, JAN. 24.—The Kingston, from Baltimore, rig
wrecked whilst beating into Table Bay, on. the 23rd of DeTe'
the crew, except five persons, saved, aula small portion of 1,4
cargo.

LIVERPOOL GLEE AND MADRIGAL UNION.—A Bacon!
performance of this local amateur body is, our reacial
will
perceive, advertised to take pace in the Mechanic°
Institution to-morrow evening. Those who were forts'
nate enough to be present at its first performance, 4;
which we gave a good report ill October last, will, no% vni
likely to miss the second performance, the programme,:
which, we see, not only includes glees and roadrigell
principally by fine old English composers, but a beautiwoi
quartett (very little known) by Mr. Joseph Robinson,
Dublin ; a new four-part song, by Mr. Toms ' • two soli
and solo performances on the violoncello, by Mr. Licleto
and on the piano-forte by Mr. C. J. Toms, who is
conduct the society,