The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-09-27 00:00:00

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little creatures, whose strange

clothing is not a tithe so strange as their strange appear-
ance—strange gestures—and strange existence altogether,
—who frisk and play about with a mysterious unconsci-
ousness of their problematical condition of being, in the
most affectionate familiarity and confidence in their guar-
dians, and who, take them in whatever light you will,
must ever be a marvel to the most ignorant, and a curious
puzzle to the most instructed! I should not have taken
up my pen to examine this vexed question, and so shed
whatever light I might in my humble capacity be enabled
to do, in any other respect or under any other standing,

that of a scholar seeking to discover and elucidate
Passing over much of the Aztecs' history, we
know that the empire had been in existence for at least
three centuries before the arrival of CORTES, that the

and basaltic ruins of Anierican antiquity, correspond in
form, in lineament, and in position to the Aztecs them-
selves, and furthermore that HUELTOS, HAMMOND, and
VELA SQUEZ were trustworthy persons. But the strongest
evidence after all lies in the children themselves. Whether
they are, or are not, the weird children—idols of Sximaya,
, whether they have, or have not, been worshipped, cap-
get- tured, wounded—they are here as a sign—a wonder, and

1 mark of astonishment ! Original, unique, unrivalled!
I have seen everything worth looking at in London for
a quarter of a century, but never saw a sight so
wonderful and thought-begetting as—the Aztecs. Of
their intellect—what P Here I must talk taperly ; it
appeared to me less than their little bodies ; the boy was
for ever, will I being put through his t9ilett?t previous to his appearing

in the theatre of the Adelaide liallery adjouung ; he
made a great pother, apparently wanting to reach a wash-
hand basin near him --he was thirsty ; he knew the
facts, that the basin contained water ;—that water quenched
thirst ; these he appeared perfectly to comprehend, hence
his efforts to get at the basin, heedless of the suds ! The
monkey, we are told, will warm himself by the kindly fire,
but will let it go out though there is plenty of fuel within
reach ! The creatures appeared to be much attached to
the gentlemen who superintend them, in one of whom I
recognised an old acquaintance, Mr. ANDERSON, the clever

" Wizard of the North ;" the other appeared to be a
foreigner ; it may be he was an American, named Moiss,
or MOVES. Both gentlemen were exceedingly civil and
communicative, answering every question put to them
anent their tiny charge.
It may be to my shame that I am not an admirer of
American literature, even including WEBSTER'S dictionary
and BORER'S one incident play, though in five acts, and
I do not remember how many scenes—say thirty or forty;
for, like the great incomplete work of PIERCE EGAN, who,
before his death, contemplated a play, embracing life in
London, life in Liverpool, and life in Dublin, with five
hundred scenes, the newAmericandrama, " The Betrothal,"
is spun interminably : in truth, it only consists of a pro-
logue, and a simulated death ; for, like Irene, the prin-
cipal character leaves the stage alive —pardon the intrusion,
for it is only partly applicable. So much for the dramatic
situations, incidents, or what you please to denominate the
stamina of the American drama played at Drury-lane
Theatre before an audience of two or three thousand
people. I need not say that the lessee produced the play
for GUSTAVUS V. BROOKE— applause, nothing but ap-
plause from first to last was the order of its going. The
author has had sent to him all the dramas of England ;
he has read them with the profit of an imitator. Shall I
say with my master :-
--" 0 imitateres !
Servum peens."
Yes, unhesitatingly. He (BoKER) has made the Eliza-
bethan period his particular " betrothal ;" his style is
identified with it. But, oh dear, Yankee swagger, exag-
geration, and simile, however forcible and amusing, are
not the things for an English stage, like that which Drury-
lane's once was, and may become again. Mr. BROOKE
is eminently successful; like a good boy, he has availed
himself of many judicious hints and observations I have
seen in some of the newspapers. His dying scene in
"The Betrothal," which could easily be rendered repul-
sive, was really a masterpiece,—nothing to offend; much
to appal ! The theatre is crowded, as I have intimated ;
the critics—many of them learned; some of them prone to
encourage the ascerbities, rather than the amenities of
life—they are pleased. With regard to the other theatres,
their seasons are drawing to a close, but only for a short
period. Femoral', the " cock salmon," as he playfully
likened himself unto, many years ago, played for his
benefit (a bumper) his famous character of Lord Ogleby
for the last time. I have seen FARREN in this character
more times than I recollect; I don't think he ever sus-
tained it better than on this, the last oceasion ; but he
had no one to support him. Oh, RICHARD JONES, and
goodly Mrs. GLOVER, how you were missed! WIGAN,
the first Frenchman, especially of mauvais sujet, on the
English stage, succeeds FARREN at the Olympic ; with
him in that elegant bijou theatre, and BEN WEBSTER at
the Adelphi, there will be plenty of fun in the Strand, and
its neighbourhood. Young WALLACE has taken the
Marylebone Theatre. It is far away from the centre of
civilization ; but in the midst of a dense population, not
very fond of theatres, I am afraid.

A FUENCII SQUADRON passed Dover on Friday, sailing
to the northward.

ADMIRAL HOTHAM, it is stated, has obtained, in conjunc-
tion with the ministers of Paris and the United States, a
treaty which opens to the commerce of the world for ever
the rivers Parana and Uruguay.
MR. LEONI LEVI returned to Liverpool yesterday
morning, and was announced to deliver further lectures of
the series on Commercial Law, at the Hall of the
Chamber of Commerce, in the morning, and at the Col-
legiate Institution in the evening : but the notice had
been so short that it was deemed advisable to adjourn
them until to-morrow (Wednesday) morning and evening.
STEAM-MADE CASKS.—The power of steam has been
ingeniously applied to the manufacture of casks, not only
superseding the ordinary labour of the cooper, but per-
forming his work with a symmetry and finish superior to
the common method. The invention is now employed in
making 300 gallon water casks for the Australian trade,
and we refer to an advertisement in another column for
details of its advantages.
CONSECRATION OP A ROMANIST BISHOP.—There is
no doubt of the Ecclesiastical Titles Prevention Act being
a dead lettea. On Sunday, a Dr. Alexander Goss was
consecrated Coadjutor Bishop of Liverpool by Mr. Wise-
man, assisted by five Romanist Bishops, at St. Nicholas'
Romish Chapel, Copperas-hill. _ _ _

ABE THE ENGLISH A SOCIABLE PEOPLE ?--Of course
they are—if sociability consists in liking to have one's
relatives and friends gathered around one, at certain times
and seasons. But is that what constitutes a " sociable"
people ? We rather think not. Let us look a little fur-
ther into the matter. If we recollect right, it is in his
" Dark Ages" that Dr. Maitland illustrates the utter
futility of attempting to establish brotherhoods in Eng-
land, by adducing the fact, that if an Englishman walks
into a public room, to take refreshment, he will, as a
matter of course, look out for a table at which no other
person is seated. Who has not done this, and seen it
done, hundreds of times. Yet what Christian man dares
analyze, and defend, the feelings or the principles upon
which such a proceeding is founded ? Will it be said that
it arises from a wish not to intrude upon others ? Few
will have the courage to say this, for very few indeed dare
deny that when they thus shun their fellow-men they are
thinking exclusively of their own feelings and likings—
that whatever theory they may advocate, when retirement
from society is talked about in religious controversy, they
practically deny the Divine precept which says that "it is
not good for man to be alone,"—a precept which we believe
would be as applicable in the one case as in the other.
Many a man would be the better, in many ways, if he
would, with prudence and discrimination, determine not to
be alone, and apart from his brethren, when placed within
reach of them in public places and public conveyances.
He would often find a relaxation in such casual conversa-
tion as such opportunities afford, which would prove an
allowable and even necessary relief to anxious thought and
care, while he might occasionally meet with and impart
useful information and edification. Why should two
reasonable beings, professing Christian fellowship, get as
far away as possible from each other, or preserve utter
silence, because they have never seen each other before ?
It is no satisfactory answer to this question to reply that
each of them prefers it. The preference has no Christian
foundation, and therefore it cannot be defended. That
there may be times when a man is necessarily employed
with his own thoughts and feelings, and would be inter-
rupted injuriously by conversation with strangers, we
readily admit ; but then this is manifestly the exception,
whereas the rule is fc:- :in Englishman to hold himself
entirely aloof from strangers, unless he is shut up with
them for several hours or days, and finds that he cannot
get on without them. It becomes an important practical
question to ask whether sociability and friendly inter-
' course, especially among the middle classes, cannot be
obtained in England without the costly aid of the wine-
merchant and the pastry-cook—without, in fact, any other
bribes to the body than it would receive in our own homes.

For if the intercourse of friends be worth anything to us,
surely our bodies must stand less in need of extra stimu-
lants and indulgences when we are enjoying that inter-
course than when we are alone, or in our families. We
are not now speaking of dinner-parties—that is a sepa-
rate question, and not one necessarily involving " so-
ciability"—but we allude more especially to friendly
meetings of neighbours and acquaintances, in the evening,
among the middle classes ; and we do think that good
service would be done if some practical people would
confer together, and come to some arrangement, and lay
down some rules and limits, by which the English middle
classes might meet at each others' houses, especially during
the long winter evenings, without two or three days' pre-
paration, and absorbing two or three days' income, in
i wine and mere delicacies, which nineteen persons out of
every twenty would gladly exchange for something plainer
and more substantial, were they not afraid of being
thought "vulgar." Cannot we have plain "Social Even-
ing Parties," without extravagance, fuss, fine dresses, or
late hours ;" but with kind feelings, good humour, and a
desire to please and to be pleased ? Surely such parties
would have a much more healthy influence and effect, in
many ways, upon young persons especially. We commend
this subject to the consideration of the mothers and daugh-
ters of the middle classes. It will be observed that we

merits, apart from the religious arguments and motives
which might obviously be brought to bear upon it,—
Snglish Churchman,

COMMERCIAL 4 MONETARY NEWS.

MONDAY NIGHT.

THERE has been almost a panic in the money
market during the week, the Public Funds slightly
falling in value, every day until Saturday, when the

fall was cc
and a sii

'able, being more than two per cent

it not greater, depression- was ex-
perienced by almost every description of invest-

capital.
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Ily excited much attention-,
and various opinions have been propounded as to
the causes which have led to it. Among those
which may be considered most prominent, are the
continued decrease in the stock of bullion in the
Bank of England, as shown by the weekly returns;
the unsatisfactory state of affairs in the East ; the
increase in the minimum rate of discount, and the
demand for money for commercial purposes. All
these circumstances may justify a rise in the value
of money, but they certainly are not sufficient
grounds for that alarm which appears to pervade
all monetary and commercial affairs. The rise in
the rate of discount has been but a prudent pre-
caution against the drain of bullion, but the latter
has not been to any extent to warrant a belief in
there being any serious inroad upon our monetary
resource's beyond the requirements of legitimafe
trade. It is true, that the prospects of peace being
preserved between Russia and Turkey are daily
diminishing, if any reliance can be placed on recent
reports, but the danger of the dreaded war is con-
siderably lessened by the fact that the necessity for
English interference is altogether removed. If
both these causes, therefore, were estimated at
their true value, there would be little ground for
apprehension ; but, unfortunately, ever since the
Railway mania of 1846 an unnecessary importance
has been attached to monetary movements, and
the legitimate transactions of commerce have to
suffer from the feverish excitement of mere specu-
lators in the Funds, a consequence also induced by
the weekly publication in the London Gazette of
the position of the Bank of England. Were it not
for this latter circumstance, the public at large
would know little, and care less for the movements
of the Bank Directors; which often fail to influence
the large discount houses, and are sometimes
induced by merely temporary causes.
In discussing this subject, we notice that many
of our contemporaries have entered into laboured
disquisitions on the demand for gold for exporta-
tion, as being chiefly, if not solely, caused by the
demands of our continental neighbours, arising
from the higher price of gold on the Continent,
the speculations in foreign corn, and the require-
ments of Russia for the anticipated warlike opera-
tions. These have, no doubt, had some effect,
though by no means to an extent to justify the
apparent alarm on the subject, when the receipts
from our Australian resources are taken into con-
sideration. There are also the restrictions on the
operations of the Bank of England, imposed by the
Currency Act of 1844, which have been brought
into the argument, but without much reason, when
it is borne in mind that, however objectionable the
act may be in itself, the simple fact that the Bank
of England has even now a balance of unemployed
notes to the extent of about seven millions renders
it virtually inoperative. The commentators leave
out of view the far more important fact of the
greatly increased trade of the country, which is
more than sufficient to account for all the large
demand upon the precious metals which has excited
so many fears. We have added to our importations
very considerably, and augmented in an equal
degree• our exportations, from which we have yet
to receive the returns ; every merchant has largely
extended his business, and thereby rendered neces-
sary the employment of a greater amount of capital,
while the general augmentation of wages in almost
every department of industry, and consequent
accumulations of small savings, has inevitably led
to an absorption of the circulating medium.
Inwhat direction are we, then, to look for any rea-
sonable ground upon which to base the present ap-
prehensions for commercial security ? It cannot be
in the particular circumstances of trade, for it must
be acknowledged that, notwithstanding its magni-
tude, it was never more free from hazardous specu-
lation. Prices are high, but not exorbitantly so,
and with no disturbing causes which it is impossi-
ble to foresee or controul, there are few com-
mercial transactions which do not present a prospect
of fair remuneration. We are indeed trading to
the full extent, if not beyond our capital ; but not
to the verge of danger, if a groundless sense of
panic be not permitted to interfere ; and though
we are sending such enormous shipments of British
produce and manufactures to the United States and
our Australian Colonies, California in the former
and the gold diggings in the latter should banish
all ideas of those markets being glutted, at any
rate for a length of time to come. There is, how-
ever, the inconvenience of waiting for the net pro-
ceeds, and to this circumstance may be attributed
that demand for accommodation which seems to
have frightened the holders of capital.
In attributing, however, the monetary pres-
sure to what we believe to be the real causes,
we must not leave out of view the unsatis-
factory state of political affairs in the East,
which, from the delay in the negotiations, and
the uncertainty as to the ultimate result, has
naturally excited much apprehension. But the
danger has been considerably over-estimated, as,
from the turn which affairs have taken,the European
powers are absolved from any active interference
in the defence of Turkey, which by the refusal to
accept the note agreed to by the conference at
Vienna, has assumed the offensive and become the
aggressor. Another element in the question which
must have a counteracting influence, is the recent
strike among the operatives in the manufacturing
districts and the collieries. They would appear to
have selected the most inauspicious time, for a lull
in the demand for their labour renders their idle-
ness of less consequence, and it is to be hoped they
will be the sooner convinced of their folly, as the
masters have now more inducement to stand out
against the attempt at intimidation, owing to the
absence of all demand for their products. So far,
therefore, the strike is less to be dreaded than if it
had occurred in a time of general activity, and
while it may operate beneficially as a warning to
the men of the folly of their proceedings, it will
also help in some degree to diminish the pressure
on the money market, by lessening the demands
for the payment of wages.
The reports from the manufacturing districts
show a still greater depression than has prevailed
for several weeks previously, owing to the state of
monetary affairs and the uncertainty as to Eastern
politics. There is greater anxiety to sell, but buy-
ers are holding back until something more defini-
tive is known ; and while many ',mills have been
stopped, owing to the strike of the operatives, other
masters are about to put their hands on short time,
and there is greater indifference as to those who
are out resuming work. In the woollen districts,
however, there is a steady demand, which is only
checked by the high price which the raw material
still maintains.

There has been some fluctuation during the week
in the price of corn, but nothing of a decided ten-
dency, and as the late favourable weather has en-
abled farmers to get in much of their late wheat in
good condition,there isno doubt that itwill go lower,
though it cannot be said that the pike has been at
any time extravagantly high, when compared with
that of other commodities in general consumption.

The return from the Bank of England for the
week ending the 17th of Sept., gives the following
results, when compared with the previous week :
Public deposits £6,007,833; Increase £756,823
Other deposits 11,053,973; Increase 191,915
Rest ... 3,658,265; Increase 16,557
On the other side of the account—
Government securities £12,527,893; Decrease 239,125
Other securities ... 16,740,682; Increase 1,782,808
Notes unemployed ... 6,977,155; Decrease 691,936

The amount of notes in circulation is £22,421,920,
being an increase of £224,240; and the stock of
bullion in both departments is £15,862,398, showing
a decrease of £338,954, when compared with the
preceding return.

ISSUE DEPARTMENT

Notes issued ... £29,399,075 Governmt. Debt £11,015,100
'Other Securities 2,984,900
Gold coin & bu11'n.15,399,075
Silver bullion ..

£29,399,075

caste_
earlish

£29,3993075

BANKING DEPARTMENT:

001
Prop. Capital ...1,553, Gov. Securities £12,527,893
14
Rest ... ... 3,658,265 Other Securities 16,740,682
Public Deposits 6,007,833 Notes ... 6,977,155
Other Deposits 11,053,973 Gold & Silver Coin 463,323
7-day & other-bills 1,436,982

£36,709,0531

£36,709,053

Our SHARE MARKET has been much agitated all
week, and we have had a decided increase of
business. There has been a considerable amount
of loan sales, a large amount of speculative, and
some few real sales, with the buying partly real,
partly speculative, but chiefly to close open bear
accounts. The decline in prices has been very
considerable, London Stock having been quoted as
low as 98, and Midland 541, the former being the
lowest quotation that has been registered of this
stock for many years; it not 11_ avin, receded lower

than 99 in the panic of 1846-7. On Saturday
.a
perfect panic was produced on receipt of the
intelligence that a portion of the fleets had passed
the Dardanelles ; from this the market has but
slightly recovered to-day. We annex prices :
Aberdeens, 10 ; Caledonians, 241 13 a ; Eastern
Counties, 11* 2 ; East Lancashire, 154; Lan-
liire and Yorkshire, 621--4 4 Lancaster and

New Thirds, 102 4p; Liverpool
and Southport, 16 ; London St

100 9

Midland Stock
66 ; Dover

100 ; Sheffield Stock

f 1001

19
North British,

17111 7-16 2 7-15 s 5-16 ; Lancashire and York-
shire Pref. £l6 Shares, id.
COTTON.—The continued uncertainty as to po-
litical affairs, the panic in the Money market, the
strikes of the manufacturing operatives, and the

general stagnation in trade, have operated upon
this market ; but though the saleS have been low,
reaching only to 27,030 bales in the week, ending

on Frid-ay, the reduction in price has been only sc
per lb. On Saturday the sales were limited to
4,000 bales, of which 1,000 were for export.—To-
DAY, there was a better feeling ; and the accounts
from the other side by the Europa being favourable,
the manufacturers showed more disposition to pur-
chase, and the sales reached 7,000 bales, including
1,000, chiefly for export. We cannot, however,
notice any improvement in price ; but should the
accounts from the East prove more satisfactory, it

is believed that prices will advance, as the stock of
saleable Cotton is low, even for ordinary require-

DRSCRIPTION.I PRICES

Sea Island 'l4 029
Stained 5 10}
Iloweds I
4
New Orleans: 3i 7i
Pernams, &c. Gi
Bahia, &c. 62
Niaranham Bi,
Demerara,&,c
Egyptian 4/ 12
Com.W.l.&c 4i
Surat
Madras
Bengal 3i

I M PORTS.

SALES,
-A-
--
Week Previ- Week This
ending ously 'nding I Year.
Sep.23. this yr. Sep. 23.1 ' Sep. 23
!--

220 16080 510740
-
6740 375140
80 1350 40351 463876
3310 233940 } 12038 i 918281
10670 786031
830. 56000
230. 42190
810. 33

178100 10816300501
2770 176670
3330,
30, 44901

27030'18337801

230 44983' 10530
...1 265121. 12790

1740 88812! 89950
53001 4100
51541 2297391 152380

5035! 1970

23583 1810102 8051. in

PRODUCE.-There has been a quiet market tor
Sugar, and the demand very limited, but in prices
there is no material change. Of foreign there has
not been any business in refining descriptions.
Molasses in good request, and 800 puns. have been
sold, all from the quay. In Coffee no transactions
reported. White Pepper sold at 10d. to 101 d. per
lb. Para Cocoa 28s. per cwt. Carolina Rice sold
at 225. 6d. to 245. 6d., Bengal 11s. to 13s. for
broken to good white, and Arracan at lls. per
cwt. Rum is again dearer. In Tea common
Congous continue dull of sale at Ild., but the
demand for the better grades from ls. 2d. to
ls. 4d. per lb. continues, and a good business has
been done at full previous rates. The transactions
in greens are limited. Saltpetre is dull, and only
500 bags sold, at 255. for 9, at 275. 6d. for 53 per
cent., with fine at 295. 6d. per cwt. Turpentine
and Tar scarce and in demand. American Rosin
has again advanced. The public sales of Hides on
Tuesday were dull, and only a small portion found
buyers, comprising 500 salted River Plate Ox and
Cow at 51d. to 51d. for sound, 670 dry at 60. to
7d., 3,000 salted Horse at Gs. sd. to Bs. 5d., 1,700
dry salted Brazil, chiefly at 61d. to 6fd., 15,000
East India Kips at 9d. for good dry salted, 6241. to
71d. for common, and rubbed in proportion, and
2,000 Buffalo at 3d. to 31d. per lb. For Olive Oil
only a limited demand. About 200 tuns Seal Oil
have been sold, pale realizing £33 10s., straw £32,
and boiled £3O per tun. Linseed Oil in better
demand, at 28s. 6d. to 295. per cwt. Rape Oil
without change in price. American Spirits of
Turpentine 555. to 58s. per cwt. For Palm Oil
the demand has again been upon a very extended
scale ; the sales amount to 1,800 tons, on the spot,
at £37 to £3B 10s., and about 3,000 tons, to
arrive, at £37 10s. to £39 10s. per ton. The
Tallow market has been excited throughout the
week, and sales to a considerable extent have been
made, at 545. to 565. for Petersburg Y.C., and at
535. to 545. 6d per cwt. for good South American.
American Lard 575. to -60 s. per cwt. Petersburg
clean Hemp £34 to £36 per tan. Jute £23 to
£24 ss. per ton.-TO-DAY, and including Satur-
day's business, the operations in Sugar consist of
60 hhds. BarbadOes, at 325. to 365. ; and 5,000
bags Bengal, to the Refiners, at 275. to 355. per
cwt., for very low brown to grey Date. Of Molasses,
170 puns. Antigua have been sold from the quay
at 17s. per cwt. Nothing to notice in Rum. 150
bags St. Domingo Coffee, to arrive, have been taken
at 455. per cwt. The Tea market is firm, at pre-
vious rates, but no sales of moment to report. A
good demand for Arracan Rice, and, including
Saturday's sales, the transactions reach 15,000
bags, at lls. to lls. 3d. ; 150 tees. Carolina are
also reported at 235. 9d. per cwt. Linseed is
higher, 1,365 bags Bengal having realised 495. 9d.,
and 850 bags Bombay, 51s. per quarter from the ship.
WooL.-The attention of the trade during the
past week has been occupied with our public sales,
which commenced here onthe2lst and ended on the
24th, when 16,485 bales were offered, consisting of
5,671 East India, 3,291 bales Turkey, Egyptian,
Mop,udore, &e., 2,003 Portugal, 2,473 Peruvian
and Chili, 1,437 Russian, 1,610 Buenos Ayres,
Italian and Sardinia, being the larest sales by a
considerable amount which ever took place here.
The chief feature worth notice in these sales, is
the East India Wool, which sold briskly, at a
shade above the rate ruling at the late London
auctions, • viz.,-lst white well bred, 121 to 134 ;
middle white, 10 to 111 • low white, 8 to 9 • best
greymi ci3dile to 61-; • Oporto fleece,
yellow, 9 to 10; low
fleece, well washing good color,
to 11-f, and part withdrawn. There:being
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Egyptian Ist white, 121 to 121 • 2d
ditto, 91
very little competition for Barbary, Mogadore,
Russian, Buenos Ayres, and Lisbon, the greater
part was withdrawn, but, upon the whole, the
result of these sales may be considered satisfactory,
taking into consideration the large quantity offered,
and the unfavourable news from the East, com-
bined with the increased rates of discount, which
have tended to check the animation previously
evincible.
IRON.-This trade seems to be an exception to
other trades, as notwithstanding the gloomy aspect
of monetary
affairs, there has been no cessation of
activity, and prices are well maintained. The pre-
liminary meeting of the South Staffordshire trade.
will take place on Thursday, and it is believed
that an attempt will be made to recover the reduc-
tion made last quarter.