The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-04-19 00:00:00

THE LTVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1853.

CHESHIRE AND WALES.

THE ROYAL ANGLESEY LIGHT INFANTRY MILITIA.
—Major Thomas Peers Williams to be Lieut.- Col.—Sep-
timus Alphoneo Frederico Cary, Esq. (late Captain in the
S3rd Regt. of Foot), to serve as Acljt. with rank of Capt.

A LARGE BOILER at the cotton mill of Messrs. John
Harrison and Co., Regent-road, Salford, burst on Thurs-
day at noon, whilst the work people were at dinner. A
warehouseman, named Reuben Williamson, was killed
ou the'spot. Two children were also injured.
THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON, three-deck screw steamer,
131 guns, sailed from Spithead to Portsmouth, on Tues-
day, as a trial trip, with the most satisfactory results.
Her engines are of 780 horse power, and her speed
averaged 10.103 knots an hour. The engines were made
by Messrs. Napier, of Glasgow.

CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the
week ended April 10, 1853 :—Railway : Passengers, parcels,
&c., £2,031 14s. Bd. ; goods, £928 14s. 2d. Steamboats :
£242 3s. Bd. Total, £2,273 18s. 4d. Increase as compared
with the corresponding week last year, £615 14s. 11d.

A LUDICROUS JUVENILE STRIKE occurred at Birken-
head yesterday week, when fifty boys employed in Mr.
Laird's yard left a hundred men idle. A night's reflec-
tion, however, cooled the ardour of their aspirations for
increased wages, and so next morning they thought well
to return to their work at the accustomed hour.
COAL TRADE IN SOUTH WALES.—The coal trade of
South Wales at this juncture is very prosperous, both as
regards the demand and the rate of prices. Both at Car-
diff and Newport the prices have considerably advanced.
In some of the inland towns the price of coal has reached
a sum which has not been realised for a period of 25 years.
AT THE MEETING OF THE BIRKENHEAD COMMIS-
SIONERS, on Tuesday last, Mr. Thompson said he was
astonished that the Dock Committee had repudiated an
amalgamation with the Liverpool docks. " The docks of
Birkenhead," he said, " were laid out for the reception of
the traffic in the salt, iron, and coal trades, whilst Liver-
pool was better adapted for other commercial wares."

AT THE ADJOURNED VESTRY AT BIRKENHEAD, on
Wednesday, there were eight candidates proposed for the
office of assistant-overseer.—Mr. Craven, as an amend-
ment to the proceedings, moved that Mr. M`Narney,
relieving officer, be allowed £35 a year in addition to his
present salary.—A show of hands was taken, and the ma-
jority appearing in favour of Mr. M`Narney, a poll was
demanded by the friends of the other candidates.

THE MONTGOMERYSHIRE REGIMENT OF MILITIA has
been ordered to become a rifle corps. The Carnarvon-
shire militia is also a rifle body. In many of the subdi-
visions of Denbighshire, the requisite men have come for-
ward. It is said that the required number of volunteers
for the county of Cardigan will not be forthcoming by
voluntary enrolment, and in consequence recourse must
be had to the ballot. The number requisite for the town
of Aberystwyth has been obtained.
THE BIRKENHEAD DOCKS.—An adjourned meeting of
the Commissioners was held on Tuesday evening, chiefly
to take into consideration the Birkenhead Trustees' Bill.
Mr. careen, the chairman, said a bill had been introduced
whereby it was proposed that the commissioners should
be empowered to take tolls on the use of their railways.
A petition had been resolved upon by the Parliamentary
Committee against this proposition. The motion that the
petition be adopted and signed was carried.
MURDER CASES.—Of the ten prisoners charged with
murder at the Chester assizes, two have been condemned,
and five acquitted; and in the case of the other three, the
grand jury ignored the bill for murder, (the death having
occurred from a prize-fight), but found one for man-
slaughter, on which latter charge they were tried and
acquitted.—Honor Gibbons and Bridget Gerrartty, found
guilty of poisoning the infant child of the former with
vitriol, will be executed on Monday next. They received
the notice of their doom without any alteration of
demeanour. Both the women are natives of Westport,
in the county of Mayo, Ireland.
THE POLICE AND THE KNlFE.—Henry Carr and
Robert Reay, two of the Holt-hill police. were charged
at the County Court, Birkenhead, on Friday, at the
instance of a labourer, named William Speed, with false
imprisonment and assault, for which he claimed £5 ss.
as damages. At night on the 18th of March, a row took
place between Tranmere and Birkenhead among the par-
ties. Speed hailed the policeman by saying, " Carr, why
did you insult my wife ?" He denied it ; when Speed
retorted, " You did ; don't do it any more, you d—d
Irish imposter," along with some other very abusive
language ; whereon Carr ultimately rushed at him, jogged
his stick into his face, knocked him down, and both set at
him with great savageness. Speed, on getting up, went
away, saying he would report them. Carr cried out,
" Don't let him go ; he's going to report us ; let's lock
the d—l up." They again abused him, so that even their
companion (Collins) threatened to report, if they did not
desist. One cried out to Collins, " Take that knife from
him ; he's about to stab ;" but Collins saw no knife.
They took Speed to the police-office, on a charge of
assault and drunkenness ; and, when brought up before
the magistrates on Monday, the case was dismissed.—The
Judge cautioned the police, but severely denounced the
growing tendency to using the knife, and gave a verdict
for £2 2s.

MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.

PHILHARMONIC HALL.

The Grand Testimonial Concert for the benefit of Alr.
E. W. Thomas was eminently successful, and realized the
most sanguine anticipations of its promoters. On Friday
the committee of management assembled to present the
proceeds to Mr. Thomas, and Mr. Sudlow, the treasurer,
handed him the amount, £282 12s. 6d., in an elegant
purse, which had been worked for the occasion by Miss
Sudlow. The amount included some contributions from
several who were unable to be present at the concert.
Mr. Thomas expressed his warmest thanks for the hand-
some mark of the good feeling of the musical people of
Liverpool towards himself. The use of the Philharmonic
Hall was granted free of charge.
Herr Staudigl, the celebrated German basso, is engaged
for the next subscription concert of the Philharmonic
Society.
We understand that, in commemoration of the four-
teenth anniversary of the Philharmonic Society, a grand
musical festival and soiree will be given as a tribute of
respect to Wiliam Sudlow, Esq., the father of the society
and the founder of the Philharmonic Hall.

THE WELSH NIGHTINGALE, Miss E. L. Williams, is
to have a bumper concert at Chester on the 20th instant.
Miss Williams will visit Liverpool professionally in May.
" THE BLACK SWAN," Miss E. T. Greenfield, who is
a negro vocalist of some celebrity, has arrived in Liver-
pool by the Asia. She will proceed direct to London.
NEW PLAY.—Among the dramatic rumours of the day
is the mention of a new play, entitled The Castilian, by
Sir T. N. Talfourd.

LLMLEY v. GUY.—The demurrer in this case, which
relates to compensation on account of the non-appearance
of Madile. Wagner, stands the third on the list for judg-
ment by the Court of Queen's Bench, and is expected to
be decided on the first day of term.
ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.—" Henry V." continues to
be played at this house nightly with the splendour and
success which characterised the opening night. The
afterpieces during the week have been splendidly got up—
those clever derformers, the brothers Lauri, appearing to
great advantage.
Music AND EMIGRATION.—Every evening this week
(except Saturday) Mr. Henry Russell will give, as a
prize, a ticket for a free passage to Australia. The winner
will haVe the option of going out in the Falcon, which is
to sail immediately, or by paying the difference in fare
may secure a berth in the Great Britain steamer.
THE WAVERLEY DRAMATIC SOCIETY gave a perfor-
mance on Wednesday evening last in aid of the fund for
the relief of the sufferers by the wreck of the Queeu Vic-
feria. The attendance was numerous. Messinger's play,
" A New Way to pay Old Debts," " Diamond Cut
Diamond," and the drama of " Mary Queen of Scots,"
were the pieces selected. The efforts of the performers
were greeted with hearty applause.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BANKRUPTS.

Tuesday, 12, 1853

. ,
Moss Samuel, Castle-street, Hound;ditch, dealer in watches.
George Hodge, Ticehurst, Sussex, builder.
William Serrell Oake Poole, painter.
Francis Rolfe, Great 111arlborou,gh-street, tailor.
Joseph Legge and John Legge, Marlborough-road, Brompton,
and Churton-street, Belgrave-road, Pimlico, cabinet makers.
Walter Marson, Wolverhampton, draper.
John Scott, Nottingham, grocer.
William Lloyd Marshall, Almondbury, York, common brewer.

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.—HorIey, Taylor, and Co.,
Liverpool, wine merchants—Vaughan and Staveley, Liverpool,
soap manufacturers.
DIVIDENDS.—J. Hawarden and R. Myerscough, Little Bol-
ton and Manchester, manufacturers of cotton cloth.

PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS.—W. Briddon, Bootle, Lanca-
shire, manufacturing chyn!ist—second div. of 3id., any Wed-
nesday, at Mr. Turner's, Liverpool.
CERTIFICATE.—May 5, A. Love, Liverpool, looking-glass
manufacturer.

Friday, April 15, 1853.
William Artingstall, Pendleton, Lancashire, joiner, April 27,
May 25, at 12 o'clock, at the Manchester District Court of
Bankruptcy : solicitors, Messrs. Sale, Worthington, and Ship-
man Manchester; official assignee, Mr. Fraser, Manchester.
John White, Charles-street, Tottenham-court-road, draper.
Edward Blakely, Conduit-street, Regent-street, Westminster,
and of Norwich, linendraper.
Robert Chinery, Withersfield, Suffolk, brewer.
Frederick Rosenborg, now or late of Albany, and Freeschool-
street, Horselydown, cask manufacturer.
Heneage Norton Cinder, Fountain-gardens, Lambeth-walk,
licensed victualler.
Wiliam Marsh, Dudley, Worcestershire, beerseller.
Richard Stephens, Truro, draper.
Edward Goldsmith, Nottingham, tailor.
Daniel Danglinson, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, licensed victualler.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.—J. Kibler and J. Bore, Pres-
ton, joiners—J. Sanderson and Co., Kingston-upon-Hull, and
Liverpool, merchants : as far as regards E. R. Sanderson—
Marshall and Tattersall, Liverpool, wine merchants—Prest-
wich and Bolton, Radcliffe, Lancashire, engravers to calico
printers : as far as regards J. Prestwich—M. Ogle and E. Steel,
Preston—Ratcliffe St Hancock, Manchester, timber merchants.

April MEETINGS IN BANKRUPTCY. Hour.
19, J. Holiwell and G. Highfieldtproof & div.) District Court, 11
21, Ebenezer Tipping (proof and div.)
21, Thomas Newby Brick wood (proof & div ) Ditto, 11
21, C. Frederick Carne &M. Telo (pf. & div ) Ditto, 11
23, John Langdale iiiroof and div.) ..
2S, Robert Pritchard. (proof and div.)

MARKETS.

MARKETS FOR MANUFACTURES.

MANCHESTER.—The market has been very steady all week,
with an upward tendency, but the demand has not been exten-
sive, the prices asked having checked the operations or pur-
chasers. The position of spinners of the coarser numbers of
Yarn, as also that of manufacturers of many descriptions of
goods, is, week by week, becoming more unfavourable, it being
found exceedingly difficult to advance the prices of Yarns and
goods to an extent equivalent with the gradually-increasing
value of cotton. At the same time, the general absence of stocks
is a feature of the market favourable to a general firmness in
feeling, which has been more especially demonstrated during
the last few days. For Yarns there has only been a moderate
inquiry both for export and home use. The demand for India
is only moderate, as also for Germany and the Mediterranean.
If anything, slightly more business has been done since the
middle of the week. Manufacturers are only purchasing to the
extent of their consumption. Prices firm ; rather against the
buyer. In Printing Cloths of nearly all kinds there is still a
good demand at full prices. Shirtings, for India, are not so
brisk, whilst in heavy goods there is only a limited business
doing, but all maintain very full prices.
ROCHDALE.—The demand for Flannels continues good, and
the manufacturers are getting rather better prices. In Wool
there is no change.

LEEDS.—Generally the staple trade of the district continues
as buoyant as it has now been for some time. The manufac-
turers are fully employed, and many of them have orders on
hand that they will not be able to complete within the ensuing
month.

BRADFORD.—WOOI: The sales during the week have been
limited ; the prices demanded act as a barrier, and the accounts
from the country are quite contrary to business being done.
Noils and brokes are without change. Yarns The business
doing is not different to that of many weeks past. The cost to
produce Yarns rules too high to enable the spinners to offer
at prices at all satisfactory to the manufacturers. Pieces: The
difficulties to make goods to meet the prices offered are not
lessened, and the avocation of the manufacturers continues
cheerless and unrernunerating. The fair at Leipsic is well
attended, but the advanced prices retard the operations.
HALIFAX.—Our Piece Hall has been thinly attended, and
scarcely any Worsted Goods, of any sort, were disposed of.
The Yarn market is much the same as it was ; and the spinners,
confident that higher rates must be realised, are shy of taking
orders at the current prices. In Wool there is a fair amount
of business, and the quotations exhibit great firmness.
IlupnEasFlELD.—There has scarcely been any noticeable
change in our market from last week ; if anything, not quite so
good a demand for the coarser qualities of Woollens. Anything
new in light goods sells readily for the home market.
LEICESTER.—In all descriptions of material suitable for the
Leicester Woollen Hosiery trade there has been further ad-
vances. Upon all Woollen Yarns there has been an advance of
25 per cent. during the last six months. All the hands are fully
employed, and advanced wages are promised to nearly all
descriptions of frame-work.
NOTTINOHAM.—There is not that marked improvement in
the Lace trade that was anticipated at this time, but the season
being cold and backward is doubtless in some degree a great
cause of this state of things. The sale of Hosiery Goods in
most branches continues moderately brisk, and as American
buyers are arriving, a fair demand may be looked for during
the summer for both Lace and Hosiery.

LIVERPOOL AGRICULTURAL MARKET,
SATURDAY, APRIL 16.
s. d. a. (I. I
Hay, old,* st 0 6 (?)0 9- I Potatoes,
New
Clover
Ditto, Green
Vetches 0 0— 0 0 Turnips, v ton .21 0 23 0
Straw, Wheat
Oat 0 3 0 31 Mangelwurzel —2l 0 —23 0
Barley

SHIPPING.

s. d. a. d.

TUESDAY, APRIL 12.—Wind N.W. to N.N.W., moderate.

ARRlVED.—lnconstant, Wilson,from Charleston—Fitzjames,
Hoyt, Savannah—Joseph Walker, Hoxie, Mobile—Voyager,
Wood, Halifax--Jane Ellis, Selmes--Preciosa, Schweigaard.
Krageroe.
SAlLED.—Rothsay, Munn, Newfoundland—Rival, Byarson,
Halifax—Esk, Peters, Bahia—Crisis, Bell, Shanghai—Frank-
fort, (s. 5.,) Lock, Genoa—Maggie, Huelm, Sincapore—Sea
Lion, Hall, Philadelphia—Mary Stewart, Pjnckhatn, Genoa—
Pequot, Gilpatrick, New York.

Glencairn, from New Orleans, at Glasgow.
Joseph ➢iauran, Barton, hence for Boston, at Newport, Bth
instant.

Royal Sovereign, liemp,hence off Apalachicola, and proceeded
for Mobile.

PEMBRRY, APRIL 10.—About five hundred casks of palm oil
have been landed from the Huskisson, but there is great diffi-
culty in obtaining carts and horses to remove it above high-
water mark, spring tides.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13.—Wind N.N.E., fresh.

SAILED.—Union, Blair, for Stettin—Jane Morice, Brown,
Port Natal—Harriet, Murdock, Pictou—Enterprise, Funk ;
John and Lucy, Curling; Robert Kelly, Barstow; Sealark,
Woodberry ; and Chimborazo, Webb, New York—James Scott,
Sutter, Shanghai—The Duke, Gould; George, Simpson: and.
Henderson, Green, Quebec—Camillus, Day; Queen, M'Cart-
ney; and John Cumming, Haven, New Orleans--Lena,
Thomas, Montreal—Earl of Elgin, Lawson, Sydney, N.S.W.—
Cumberland, Finegan, and Tremont, Hughes, Africa—John-
atone, King, Demerara—Samuel, Morris, City Point, Va—An-
nie Worrall, Foster, Lima—Jane Henderson, Collier, Balti-
more—Sir Alexander, Walsh, Prince Edward Island—Lord
Ashburton, Broughall, New Orleans and Quebec—Windermere.
Fairfield; China, Blanchard; and Meridian, Manson, Boston
—Tit Bit, Whitten), Lisbon—Dickey Sam, Power, Buena Ven-
tura—Thomas Mellor, Murphy, Pernambuco—Burns, Ewart;
Sutlej, Loutitt; and Walton Muncaster, Steele, Valparaiso—
Ellen, Thorpe, Demerara—Pingalton, O'Donnell, Halifax—
Elizabeth Mearns, Pierce, Monte Video—Portland, Ogg, Mo-
bile—Conchila, Arano, Manilla—Dores, Talle, Gaspe—Brown,
M'lvor, Stettin—Young Marquis, Benbow, Palermo—Patri-
otess, Morrie, Arica—Elizabeth, Hunter, Portland, A.S.—Sea-
gull, Gullichen, and Fairy Queen, Richardson, Rio Janeiro—
Wanderer, Hind, St. Lucia—Mer, Descovich, Constantinople
—Capella, Wegman. Sincapore—Fidget, Jarvis, Nassau—
Basque, Puchet; Wellington, Beeby • Hibernia, Stewart ,•
Slope, James; Eleanor, 11PGilton ; daninel, 11.P.Lean ; and
Hero, Harrison, Newfoundland—Jupiter, Vander Hey; Flint,
Wright; and Flora Bella, 'limbic, Melbourne Elizabeth,
Beverley, Konigsberg--Highlander, Bristow, Rotterdam--
Furruzo, Huelin, Carrequet, N.B.

Antelope, (s. 5.,) sailed from Madeira for Australia, sth inst.
♦Villiam Tucker, Page, hence at Newfoundland.
Shark, Povey, (in twenty-four days,) and Phcenix, Galliene,
hence at Maranham.
Invernaore, from Coquimbo for England, has put into Val-
paraiso, leaky, and must discharge.