The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-05-01 00:00:00

SKETCHES OF CONTROVERSIALISTS.

Under this title our radical contemporary, the Sun, is pub-
lishing a series of essays on the intellectual character, per-
sonal appearance, deportment, and styles of eloquence of the
leading controversialists of the day, especially of those
who have distinguished themselves by their advocacy of the
church on the one hand, or of voluntaryism on the other.
Among the sketches which have already appeared. we find
one of our highly gifted and greatly respected townsman
(if we may be permitted so to call him), the Rev. Hugh
M`Neile. The sketch is well written, and, considering the
quarter from which it has emanated, is distinguished by its
candour and fidelity. The following are the remarks in the
Sun :

SECOND EDITION.

Standard-office, Three o'clock.

LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE, THIS DAY.

Although, during the period between Tuesday last and to-
day, all the leading articles of the Corn trade exhibited a
firm appearance, and prices remained steady, yet in any kind
of Grain the operations practically were unimportant : Flour
in bond, nevertheless, seemed to command a good inquiry,
and for prime States brands 275. 6d. per barrel would have
been readily paid ; but holders tenaciously adhering to 285.,
very few sales were effected.
The duty on Foreign Wheat is reduced to 13s. Bd. ; on
Barley to ls. 10d. ; on Peas to Bs. per quarter ; on Flour to
Ss. 24d. per barrel, and remains unvaried upon all other
produce.

About 6688 qrs. of Wheat, and 3681 qrs. of Barley, chiefly
from the continental ports of Europe, form the bulk of the
arrivals here since Tuesday, having very little Grain fresh in
of other descriptions, and no further imports of Flour from
abroad. From granary, however, our market THIS MORN-
ING was abundantly supplied with foreign Wheat and Flour,
and as a considerable portion of each will probably be entered
for home consumption, and the low prices here are expected
to direct the attention of distant buyers this way, holders look
forward to a renewed demand. Under this impression all de-
scriptions of Wheat were held to day with unabated confidence,
aud, principally in good Foreign, a fair extent of business
was done for country account at our last quotations.—Eng-
lish and Irish Flour remained nearly unnoticed ; whilst
American, duty-paid, sold rather freely at from 365. to 375.
and such, in bond, was held at 28s. per barrel.
Malting Barley remained nearly without inquiry, and Fo-
reign grinding samples moved off slowly, at late prices.—ln
Beans and Peas we have no change to note.
Oats, upon a very limited supply, were held with firmness
at an advance of ld. per 451b5., 4s. being required, but not
readily obtained, for the best Irish. Oatmeal also, coming
in sparingly, was offered less freely and must be considered
6d. per 2401b5. dearer.

ARRIVALS OF CORN,
From the 2Sth to the 30th April, 1840, inclusive

Dzscruprios. IRE- COAST- FO- I UNITED 1 TOTAL
ILAND. WISE. REIGN. STATES.
Wheat Qrs.l 126 6562 i 6688
Barle}, Qrs. ! 925'. 2756 - 3681
Malt
Oats ' Qrs.! . 400 300 700
Rye Qrs. 1 650 650
Beans
Pease Qrs. I 56 56
Shelled Barley
Indian Corn .
Rapeseed Qrs. ;
Oatmeal .. . . Loads ! 1490 18 I 1508
Flout. Sacks I 107 18 125
Ditto Brls. I