The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-12-18 00:00:00

POLICE COURT-YESTERDAY,

ROBBERY FROM THE QUAYS, AND RECEIVING OF
GOODS KNOWING THEM TO BE STOLEN.—A rather well-
dressed man, named Daniel Fazan, who had been re-
manded from last week, was again brought up, charged
with having possession of a quantity of valuable woollen
cloths, &c., which had been stolen from packages on the
quays, about to be shipped for export. The prisoner is
keeper of a beer-house in Fleet-street, Toxteth-park.
The opening of a case of woollens was discovered by an
old watchman, employed at one of the dock sheds, on
Saturday week, and the missing articles, with the excep-
tion of three pieces, out of eight which had been taken
away, were found on the premises of the prisoner, who
could give no satisfactory account of how he came by
them. The box had contained originally thirty pieces,
and it was consigned for shipping (with other goods), to
Messrs. Brown and Shipley here. A number of witnesses
were examined, and the cloth was clearly shown to have
been manufactured by a new house in Huddersfield ; the
pieces there separately marked and packed, and the for-
warding of the same through a branch of the firm in
Manchester. The mark on the case was also identified.
Mr. Davenportkppeared for the prisoner, but had no ex-
culpatory evidence to offer, and the prisoner was ordered
for trial. Another similar charge was then preferred
against him for being in possession of two large pieces or
webs of checked cotton or gingham. These were also
identified by the manufacturer, the purchaser, the con-
signee, and others. They had been taken out of a bale,
found cut open, at the King's Dock, on the 4th instant.
The manufacturer had received orders to make two pieces
to order, but had made four, and he produced reference
patterns (or small pieces), of the same texture and colour.
There was no rebutting of this testimony, and the pri-
soner was committed on this charge also, for trial at the
sessions. A suggestion was thrown out to Mr. Rushton,
to accept of bail for the prisoner's appearance, to answer
the charges, but it was peremptorily refused.
A NOODLE.--A smartly-dressed young man, charged
a female who keeps a house of a certain description in
Peter's-lane, with robbing him of five sovereigns. He
admitted that he was rather ov one with drink, and
had lain down on a sofa. While there, he added, the
prisoner took the money out of his pocket, although he
remonstrated with her ; but he had no power to prevent
her, and lay about an hour and a half afterwards before
he made known his loss to the police.—The prisoner de-
nied the charge, and the case was dismissed.
ILLEGAL PLEDGING.—AD old woman, named Cathe-
rine Carnes, was charged with stealing and pledging a
variety of articles of wearing apparel, from the house of
John Buck, where she had been a servant for some time.
A large quantity of pawn tickets were produced by two
pawnbrokers. for articles which she herself had pledged.
The value of the articles which the complainant had seen
and recognised as his property was stated. The prisoner
said she had received only 10s. a week fives, co.,.Ntatuaab
to keep ttio hon.., and finding it was too little, she had
taken the articles. The prisoner was required to pay
15s. 4d., the value of the goods, and 403. of a fine, or to
be_imprisoned 42 days

SMUGGLING.—Thomas F. Hicks, mate of a ship, was
fined 30s. for attempting to smuggle from the vessel 2lbs.
of foreign cigars.

i
COMMITMENTS.—Ann O'Connor, for steaiing a coat
n Spital-fields, from Joseph Matheson,-2 months' im-
prisonment.—Ann Rowland, attempting to pick pockets
in Great George's-place (an old offender)—three months.

COMMERCIAL AND MONETARY REPORT,

EXCHANGE NEWS-ROOM, MONDAY.
There is a strong impression on 'Change that after the
turn of the year higher prices will be obtained for many
articles of import. The inundation of gold into the Bank
coffers must overflow into some channel, and, without
doubt, our markets—considering the present large con-
sumption going on in this country—must presently feel
the advantage naturally to be expected from an easy
money market. Consols retain a firm position. The
first quotation for the opening on Saturday was 96,1 to :I
ex div., and to this they returned after having temporarily
advanced to 961 to
The conviction that a modified system of protection
must be resorted to is rapidly spreading in commercial
circles, and a fixed duty on corn of ss. to 6s per qr. is
freely spoken of as a fair compromise between the con-
tending parties. Certain it is, that men of all shades of
of opinion are finding out, as Mr. Muntz truly said, in a
speech delivered by him last week, that free trade is a
farce, and that, great as our resources may be, we cannot
afford to eat a West India planter one day, a farmer the
next, et ceteris paribus, without great danger to the
well-being of all.

During the account just closed a large business has
been done in Shares, perhaps more in the three chief
markets together--London, Liverpool, and Manchester—
than in any account during the year. As, however, the
clo3e of the year approaches, the amount of business done
appears to lessen, Christmas being a time at which the
public generally like to square their accounts, and when
speculators, ever jovial, desire to have their minds free for
the festivities. During this pause the bears seem inclined
to lower prices : this they are doing cautiously, for they
have just had a proof that the public will buy at a price.
Two large sales during the week, (chiefly made in Lon-
don,) one of 250,000 York and North Midland stock, by
Mr. Crayshaw, (who, we are informed, has sold in conse-
quence of some quarrel he has had with the directors,)
and one of 70,000 Midland stock, property of a gentleman
in this neighbourhood, also sold without reference to the
value of the stock, have operated in their favour. As a
proof of the largeness of the dealings of these gentry, we
are told, by our London correspondent, that after the
large sale of Midland stock, the bears were not then fully
supplied, and that it is yet very scarce there. Many
offered to carry it over gratis, while 1 and higher was
given for the loan of it in some instances. The market
to-day has been very unsteady, and prices are all marked
lower. The quotations are :—Chester and Birkenhead
pref., 128; East Lancashire, 11,;c; Leeds fifths, 61c1;
Lancaster and Preston 1 shares, 11 16/3 ; London stock,
111 112 ; new 1 shares, 8 8/9 p. ; Sheffield pref., 84 ;
Midland, 471 47 ; 4 shares, 211 214 2 d ; North Stafford-
shire, 94c d ; Dover 50's, 181 191- ; Ditto, No. 4, 6 8/9
6/3 ; York, Newcastle, and Berwick, .£8 pref. 44c d ;
Tourny and Jurbse, 11 12; Liverpool and London As-
surance, 21p ; Royal Assurance, 8 to 4p ; Exchange
Buildings. 224 226.
Thesteadiness noticed last week in the Corn trade has been
followed by a general rise in nearly every article, particu-
larly of native produce. Farmers' wheat in most districts
throughout England is Is. @ to 2s. per qr. dearer, whilst in.
the same markets. Foreign only maintains previous quota-
tions, although in some instances rather higher rates are
obtainable. Accordingto the official tables published by the
Board ofTrade, therehas been imported during the 10 months
ending the sth Nov., 3,975,485 qrs.. wheat, and 3,433,092
cwts. flour, and when it is recollected that the great bulk
of these supplies have passed into consumption, such a
fact affords strong presumptive evidence of the healthy
state of the country generally ; and as the navigation is
closed from the northern ports of Europe, it is contended
that the farmers, having comparatively little compe-
tition from abroad, will be less inclined to force their
stocks upon the market than has been the case of late.
The Irish markets have, as usual, followed in the course
indicated by the English advices, the advance, however,
being more partial. The supplies of farmers' grain are
not large, and our letters from Cork, to which we always
attach much importance, as being the principal place of
import, inform us that a good inquiry exists for Foreign
Wheat, prime Black Sea qualities, suited for mixing, being
the kinds most in request, and although the quantity offer-
ing from recent importations is much greater than for some
time past, still the millers having purchased with more con-
fidence, the increased supply was fully met by an improved
and daily extending sale, so that no augmentation to stocks
Las ensued, as sales were effected ex ship without difficulty.
The imports into Liverpool, reported up to Saturday night,
since Monday last, are trivial, with the exception of Wheat,
of which 8882 qrs. have arrived from Europe,26o9 qrs. from
the States, and a small quantity from Ireland and coastwise.
Brunswick-street has been quieter since Friday than was
expected, and no change has taken place in the value of
anything ; a firm market is, however, anticipated to-
morrow.

A large business has been transacted in Sugar since
Friday. On Saturday, 300 hhds. were sold 6d. dearer,
Arid 4,000 bags ,Bengal at :rather higher rates; to-day,

Dee. 18, 1840.

2,000 bags E. I. Date Sugar at 375. 6d., and 100 1111d5.
Porto Rico for rather more money. f the
There is still the same indisposition on the part ° last
trade to purchase cotton which has prevailed for Of
seven weeks. Our contemporary, the Albion, attrir:;
1 o any dullness in the markets to the near approach 111
tradesmen's " settling day ;" and doubtless at theret;
' moment no one in his senses could ascribe it to any,
healthiness in the tone of our manufacturing relatat:
But the true cause is that which we Inive repeatedlYs.
' tended for in this journal, that spinners, eagerly vie nr.
ing every turn of the market, are determined not to P,
chase more than barely safficient to keep their
advent
going, and thus reserve to themselves any
which they may imagine in perspective. This course tnis
are at liberty to pursue, if they please ; we can only saY
dangerous. Our weekly account up to Friday night 71
be found elsewhere. On Saturday the market rult
again dull, and closed heavily, without any alteration on
prices. The s les amnn ed only to 3500 bales (s°° ri,
speculation and 100 for export(, comprising 2850 Amen
can, at 51(1. to 61d. ; 50 Bahia, 6.1 d. ; 100 Maranle:.
61d. to 61.1. ; 200 Egyptian, 61d. to 7d. ; 300 Surat, 4}d'
to 41d. To-day, the demand from the trade has ill
moderate ; and with a rather better feeling we have en
a firm market; no improvement, however, has b"",_.„
place in prices. The sales do not amount to more ti;
5,000 bales (including about 590 on spece.lation), near
all American.
of
We have bad better demand for some descriptionS
American Provisions this week, though without itneatig
a firmer tone to prices.
The price of Irish Butter in the Liverpool market sheer_
no improvement, although we hear of considerable
vances in value in some of the markets of Ireland, Vve",
ford, for instance, where an improvement of 4s. to
been effected during the week. The amount of rrn„
brought into this market retards the demand for the °I
article, the quotations for which, consequently, althonfe
our imports are very moderate, remain stationary,
top price being 665. to 70s. for Waterfords.
The market for Pig Iron has continued firm during the
weak at the following quotations :-Mixed numbers, hir
to 465. 6d. ; No. 1,',475. to 475. 6d. ; No. 1, Gartsherrie,
48s. to 48s. 6d. ; being a rise of 2s. per ton within the
last fortnight.
The arrivals of timber from British America during !Lie
past week consist of five vessels. 3,270 tons. St. John
sells at from I6ld. tolBld. per ft. for 18+ to 20 in. average
girth; ; a parcel of Pictou Pine sold at 1111 per foot. ~
John and other lower port Deals sell at from k,..1"-
£7 17s. 6d. per standard. Quebec Pine sells at from Wu'
to 13.1c1. per foot, but, at even these comparatively los/
prices, large allowances are made on the broken staves_.;
Quebec Deals sell with cargo at £5 to £6 per standard,
and apart at £6 15s. to £7. ; the last sale of third clualLil
fetched £6 15s. per standard. St. John Birch sells at Wu'
to 17d., Pictou and P. E. Island at 13d. to 14d. per foot.
Oak and Elm :-The former sells at 18d. to 20d. per foot,
and the latter at 15d., with cargo ; apart they would cony
mand higher prices. Staves :-Pipe sell (merchantable
quality) at £5O fo £55 per standard _3l; and puncheon
at £l7 to £l9 per M.
LONDON MONEY MARKET.-YESTERDAY.

NOtwithstanding the excitement and fluctuations in shams
to-day, consols have been steady all day, and close very firm'
For the account, 96k, buyers ex. div. ; the highest price of the
day—for money shut.

LONDON SHARE MARKET.—YESTERDAY.
We have had an excited day here ; the bears have been, What
is called by the fraternity, banging the market, and in conSe'
quence prices have fluctuated considerably. Londons bay

ranged from HO to 112, and close at HO to 111 ; Midlands frog'
45 to 472, and close at 45 to 46. It is considered one of those
days on which a considerable decline takes place to be succeeded
by a reaction equally sudden and decided. There seemed to be
a good many orders in the market at the lower prices.

LONDON CORN MARKET

.-YESTERDAY

There was a moderate amount of Wheat at market from the
near counties, and millers displayed more readiness to bilY,
the trade ruling steadily at last Monday's quotations. Foreign
was also held at the prices then current ; but owing to the,

largeness of the supply, causing a timidity on the part of
buyers, tronsactions were limited in extent. Barley dull, at
previous prices. Beans and Pease unaltered. Moderate de'
mand for Oats, on former terms. Flour and Malt maintained
the rates previously quoted.

English Wheat.
„ Barley
„ Oats..
„ Malt
„ Flour
Beons,
Irish Oats

ARRIVALS.
3014 ForeT n.

3737
1834
1028
1585
1051

1350 Alalf

TO THE SHAREHOLDERS IN THE YORK AND
NORTH MIDLAND RAILWAY.

BROTHER Vicruts,—How is it that we are not stirring
ourselves to avert our final destruction, to come before ua
on the 21st, if the Committee of Investigation are allowed
to carry their plan for the settlement of the preference
shares. " Four and a half per cent. for ever on £lO, and
£5 per cent. on .£l5 !" Were ever terms more monstrous
heard of?—proposed, too, at a time when we are alI
suffering from the bad bargains of days gone by. Pray,
let us rouse ourselves, arndtomraak
and
nbdettceormtmerimttes
et!manndthseeesei
or bundle Ott both djee
more sensible managers. We had far better call up tee
preference shares at once, which we have an undoubted
right to do, than submit to be shorn as is proposed. See
the ruinous prices to which our shares are driven. There
is no doubt that, by a proper settlement of this preference
question and economical management, three per cent.
m'ght be paid to the original shareholders ; and yet our
£5O shares are quoted in Saturday's London list 164 17-
This,in comparison with otherlines in even a worse position
than ours, shows the injury that we have sustained from
our indolence in not looking after our property.
In the same list may be seen quoted Aberdeens 12 to
13. There is no prospect here of a dividend for the
ordinary shareholders.

Caledonians 111 4. The receipts must increase over
£2,000 per week before their preference and guarantee
can be met.

Easterns ia S, equal to 181 for our shares. When the
Great Northern is opened, there will be no dividend oa
thin line for the non-guaranteed shareholders.
Bieightons 80, paying £2 IBs. per cent., and a coral
peting line to Hastings in progress. A pleasure line, too.
liable to be bereft of its traffic b} the whim of an hour•
Surely, our shares should bear a market value equal, at
least, to these.

Bfackwalls, 3 to 4 (Xll 6s. 3d. shares.)
Holyheads 9.1 to NI.

In neither of these are the working expenses more that►
met; and yet see the prices they sustain. The sale of
Mr. Crayshaw's shares has unduly depressed us this week'
but let us be more zealous in looking after our own inte-
rests, and the first step we take will cause our properl
to advance; and, once establish efficient management►
this, with the opening of the Great Northern branch in
March, will soon put us into at least as good a positioo
as Brightons. _

I am, Gentlemen,
Yours obediently,
A VICTIM•

Liverpool, December 17, 1849

In the Vice-Chancellor's Court, on Saturday, the affair°
of the Liverpool Union Crown Glass Company were
ordered to be wound up.
At York Assizes, on Friday, a man, named Benjamin
Heald, was acquitted, on the ground of insanity, of the
murder of his two nephews, aged five and three yearr.
On Saturday, the Vice- Chancellorgranted an injunctigal
at the instance of Mr. Brittain, to restrain the Chesil
Junction Railway from taking a part of the plaintiff's 10
at boole, Cheshire, without taking the whole.
The amount of unemployed notes in the Bank of Enc.'
land is now considerably more than £12,000,000, whic
has no precedent in the history of the bank. When Or
low value of money is taken into account, and the linci
mules which in all past circumstances of a similar !on,.
was given to a variety of undertakings, we think It
impossible to draw any other conclusion than that a ?Pi'
portion of our internal industry is in a state of inactivity
In other words, that,- notwithstanding the low terms upon
;
which money can be obtained, there is but little inelli_fe,
,k
ment to invest it, because there is no reasonable prosP-
of obtaining a remunerating return.

METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER,
BY MR. C. H. CHADBURN, 71, LORD-STREE

I ATMOSPHERIC
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DailylDirec- tid ;I
Temperature tion g 3
in
Humidity at Fall of
Pressure at shreagdiestbeyrselgf- Noon. Wine 3 :14
in
Difference of of at
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Nine Six
thermometer
CD Wet and Dry Rain. Noon. lal
P; p a.m. p.m. 1 Max. 1 Min. bulb. e •

42 39
ii./f•E t 3 29
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THE WEATHER.-11th: clouded, foggy.-12th: :EY b....---
and clouded.-13th : clouded, light rain, and stiff bree;;nd
14th: morning, dense fog; rain; breeze.-15th : clouded, ht,
light rain.-16th : morning, bright; afternoon, clouded; J. ed.
raining heavy.-17th: morning, light rain; afternoon,.

In. i In. Deg. Deg. i Deg. In
11 30'33 30'26 40 36 I 2
12 30'16 29'98 40 34 1 3
131 29'90 29'79 40 32 1
14 29'81;29'71 50 40
151 29'83 , 29'95. 51 46
16

171 29'55 29'80

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TUESDAY, DEC. 18, 1849.

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