The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-02-28 00:00:00

obeisances to the rcol presence. It may be asked, does COMMERCIAL 4- MON_E TA R Y NEWS
b the &mummy receive her visitors in a sitting or standing
. position ? It is evident that the latter would be as tire-
_ some as the former would be uncourtlike ;-at levees both MONDAY MGM.
positions are carried out. A seat is so contrived for the THE week has presented ve little worthy of
T. SOVEREIGN that she seems to receive the company as if ry
standing, while she is in a sitting position; but, by the notice : the amount of business has been but small,
grouping of the ladies and lords-in-waiting, and the at, as though there were a general understanding to
.0. rangement of draperies, it is impossible to tell. The pre- ido as little as possible until there is a better oppor-
che- sentations were chiefly those of young officers appointed to tunity of forming a more definitive opinion on the
some foreign command : there was a complete blaze of red-coats. 1
Those persons who were in the habit of associating at probable issue of affairs in the East. There is no
oing
the more elegant,, of the artistic and literary conversazioni, brighter prospect of peace being preserved ; but,
con- which distinguished more than the present an almost past next to the blessing of having no war, is that of a
tents age,-I refer to the time of LAWRENCE, SHER, and victorious termination ; and as such a result is in
been WILKIE, THEODORE HOOK, and JOHN WILSON CHOKER, some degree insured by the magnitude of warlike
when the latter was young-must have seen a neat little operations on the part of England and France,
Inge dapper man, always exquisitely dressed, and always being confidence is in a great measure restored. The
are spoken to,-that little man very like a mercer, or some-
cuts thing of that sort, now speaking about the embankment Funds have consequently maintained their previous
of the Thames, or means for the better supply of water to value, and towards the close of the week experienced
6ng the river, then touching on some of the famous bible cba- a sensible advance ; but to-day, owing to the
take meters, and bible places,-Belshazzar, and his impious accounts of extended insurrectionary movements
sore feast,-Joshua, the Wellington of Scriptnre,-Nineveh .1
fort These and other grand topics of old are discussed with elo- in Greece, they declined. The changes in the
quence by that same little man. Who is he ? He smells of Bank of England, as shown by the returns in the
.t of gamboge,-ultra-marine more, only it has no offensive London Gazette on Friday, are not of much mo-
all smell -perfume it may be not understood. The individual re- ment. The increase in the stock of bullion was
[eve ferred to is JOHN MARTIN, the greatest, grandest historical £49,785, making the total £16,253,313. The
painter England ever had. Great nearly as MICHAEL imports of gold from Australia during the week
her ANGELO, the magnificent, or RAFFAELLE URBINO, the di- ...
us- vine-minded, PIRANESI nearer than they to JOHN MARTIN, amounted to about £130,000, but the exports to
oke Terraces stupendous and towering, running far back into the continent are increasing.
an almost undiscovered land of perspective, lending en- Trade in the manufacturing districts has been
line chantment to the view. JOHN MARTIN, England's great far from brisk, there being little or no speculation,
aed master, was eminently at home when he illustrated the
and orders, except for immediate consumption,
the inspiring subjects in the Book of Life. He painted too
1 a
much ; stuck to his work, and curious it is among us that being withheld until a better opinion can be formed
. , our great painters for a century have not been either as to the future. This is the case not only in the
du healthy or long lived. THOMAS LAWRENCE, the elegant, cotton, but in the woollen, lace, and hosiery dis-
r- died anything but an old man-died of the same woful tricts. The strike at Preston is now drawing to a
:he malady that carried off his friend JOHN KEMBLE, ETTY, close, and will no doubt add to the productions.
England's Titian, who did not seem to have a high opinion to
of the sex, yet painted their fair bodies as none since the A statement has just been printed of the results
ire period of the gentlemanly Italian last mentioned. Errr of the act of last session for
paying off the
an died young, comparatively, but the other day, and now South Sea and other stocks. From this it ap-
, ! Join./ MARTIN is gone. ETTY had the highest conceptionnot pears that with regard to the various petty
R, of the
ugliest
ffuml
eonf
?all
iTeteLnaartisstsum, was-no,3m'eetrhleie
painted
, I deliciousg female figures, a tea-kettle constantly singing on three per cents., 1751, and three per cents, 1726,
ng his hob. MARTIN died at the Isle of Man last week, amounting together to £5,901,955 17s, 10d., the
ree from paralysis. Now let us refer to another man, con- proportion exchanged for new.
stocks,. &c., was
sidered short but little of monster-NrenoLes the £1 505 706 15s 7d., this total being composed of
sts Emperor of Russia. How comes it that this man " *
' £115,560 3s. 8d„ three-and-a-half per cents„
0- "stamped,"-victorious ministers say so,-stampedas the
disturber of the world's peace,-NrcHoiss Autocrat Czar, £1,388,246 11s. 11d, two-and-a-half per cents.,.
L with his countless millions of human beings, more plenti- and £5,200 exchequer bonds, leaving the rest to be
he ful, I trow, than roubles of silver, for all his bN.,-it paid in cash, of which £2,020,545 Bs. 7d. remains
)11 will be found that he has but spare tin in his to be discharged. As ms-pects the capital stock of
in till,-this NICHOLAS was the great patron of JOHN
the South Sea Compa'ny, its amount is stated to.
,d MARTIN, our dead painter,-bought his glorious
works, bestowed diamonds of rare lustre on him : and have been £3,662,784 Bs.. 6d., the whole of which
of they have some fine ones in Russia. The CZAR purchased is now paid off The amount likewise shows that 1- those Bible pictures ; one of the last I saw exhibited in £1,129,190 4s. 2d. consoisr, £433,796 13s. 7d. re-- '
in the show-shop of Pall Mall; the Marquis of LANSDOWNE duced, and £408,900 exchequer bills were voluai.
I. and your Correspondent were studying it-perusing it. tarily exchanged for £143,281 Os. sd. three-and-w ]
The old Whig peer said that work would be priceless
td were the artist not living ! I drawled out-" Yes," JOHN half per cents.,. £1,523,624 4s. 2d. two-and-a-half
If MARTIN is dead. Years ago he used to attend sales of en- per cents, and £412,100 exchequer bonds. It 1
k, gravings, to buy up his own proofs before letters, therefore follows that the new securities created
to at any price, they had become so very scarce. are £258,841 4s. ld. three-ant -a-half per cents., i ,
The decision in the WAGNER case, I am afraid,. has 22,911,870 16s. Id. two-and-a-half per cents., and 'I.
a, completely floored Her Majesty's Theatre this season.
£418,300 exchequer bonds.. i
it I use the italicised and sporting phrase in a different sense
kt to that adopted by JULLIEN when he had a bal masque, The following. table shows the. declared value of
and floored the pit. Lord WARD, it is stated, had taken exportations of British produce and manufactures d
t- a warm interest in the affairs of the old Opera-house, and
,e a season there was expected, as I intimated ;-the decision during the year ended sth January last, showing t
, referred to, however, has rendered all activity at the new the amount of increase' or decrease under each C
e and rival ettablishment. FREDERICK GTE, the impre- several head. The total increase is £15,982,240,
sario, is busy night and day preparing for the opening in of which the increase• during the• last month was 1;
S the grandest possible style. The WAGNER affair has been only £423,377 :--
I an expensive one, even to the winner ; and there are very
_ many musical people in town who, while gratified that o
Mr. GTE has gained, are sorry for Mr. LUMLEY. How- 1852. 1853. Dicrease. Decrease ts
ever preposterous this may appear, it is no less the fact. -7
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.4, ,e
.t. si,P
• LUMLEY, though he made many enemies, made more Alkali-viz., 50da..../ 396,196 474,048 77;852 -
; friends ; hence regret is felt for his position. The stars in Beer and Ale ........ 754,627 1,289.382 534,755
(I
the fashionable firmament patronised his house; and, Butter 333,800 402,550 66,750 - ': though the prestige still remains, many of these are gone, Candles
57519 119,406 61,8871 - mB2 523 128,199 45,676' -
i,
:
and more are going, as GEORGE ROBINS used to say.
Coals and Cultn 1,372,114 1,607.743 235,21 - ex
BRUNOW and his staff was a good support; PrinceGEortHE Cordage and Cables 145,924 217,813 71, - - ex
ofCAMBRIDGE, thou,qh he only hada ticket for the omnibus- Cotton' manufactures 23,223,432 25,813,931 2,590,499. - au
box, alwayscame with a set of dashing fellows, ASHBURTON, Cotton yarn -
JAMES MACDONALD, and soforth, who gave eclat ; CAR- ..asirrienware ' 1 , st
1,151,897 1,337,265 185,368 -
350 396 456,398 106,002 - ti
DIGAN had his box-these and others I could enumerate Glass manufactures 378,827 518,451 139,6241 - to
are soon to leave, and will necessary dull the opera season, Haberdashery and of
even at Covent-garden. GYE has made a capital hit in Millinery 2,074,180 4,155,709, 2,081,520, - vi
securing LABLACHE ;-always a great favourite ;-he will Har,lwaraand Cutlery 2,691;697 3,663,856 j 972,159 t -1);
induce frequent attendances from Buckingham-palace. Leather -
HER MAJESTY has a high feeling of regard for the jolly Linen yarn
ufactures 4 23i 786 4 761.252 529406+ - ht.
1:140,565 1,149,103! 8,538, -
old basso, for many reasons, but chiefly that LIBLA.citE MachiZery. 1451,3- 1,976,509; 725,142 - to
was HER MAJESTY'S music master-after others, I admit. Metals 9,883,069 14,393,352, 4;510,288' - nc
Of Drury-lane, people wonder at the untold crowds to be Oil and Beetle. - NiQ found nightly there. BROOKE, taking advantage of hints Painters' colours, &c 249,130 325,4271 76,297 -
thrown out, has spared himself-a night or two a-week, SaltSilk .
II manufactures
76
0.. - 272,267; 48,291 -e;
t
lately; and one of the only two English operas we have- Silk, thrown - I s
"The Beggar's"- has been as attractive as the tragedian's Silk, twist and`yarn 201,037 210,4571 9;420 Ai
most strenuous efforts. Is this owing to luck or low Soap 241,921 288,295' 46,374 - to
-
prices?
Partly to both. SMITH, the lessee, gives the Stationery • 411,713 619,672' 207,959 -
10i
best talent of the sort he can get, rarely disappoints the S2ga, refinedh lambs;
public. If he don't pay salaries of
.£3O, £4O, or £5O to wool,p or
Woollen s
manufactures 8,730,934 10,171,263 1,440,329 -- .
vain humbugs, he pays the wages he has contracted for: Woollen yarn 1,430,140 1,454,457 24,317 - ins
hence no disappointments. The " Corsican Brothers"- -- -- _.-____ ag, the real original-has been rehearsed, I don't know for Total. .
how long a time-the carpenters especially looking after
their slides and slopes. The lessee deserves credit for his vet
attention constantly behind the scenes during the perfor- The Shipping returns for the pas yt ear, which wO
mantes. He allows "no nonsense" there ; a coronet dare have just been published by the Board of Trade;. wa
not, though he cultivates the friendship of the smarter give the follbwing results :-
race of literary men. Then, again, we have had two
_7; Tonnage. entered: inward-
Richards in the field. "Richard III.," at the Princess's,
1852. 1853.
and "Richard III.," at "the Lane?' Both edititions are Britishvessels .. . 4,267,815 4,513,207-
CIEBERS'-much abused COLLET! Criticsrun him down United States' vessels . 863,660 901,575 .
for making " hotch-potch" of WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE; Other countries .. . 1,598,694 2,382,768.
with due reverence for the Bard of All Thne, - - S
I think CIBBER has succeeded in making Richard 6,730,169 7,797,550' was
go more glibly ; and the last representative of modern The clearances- outward were- kee
times-EDMUND KEAN-knew and 'appreciated the inter-
-1852. 1853. Mr,
polations. Who that ever heard kEAN'S "So much for
British vessel's. . . . 4,459,321 4,551;498, the
Buckingham," ever ceased to thrill in remembering it ?
United States! vessels . 821,844 962,337' whf
No one. At all events we have it at CHARLES KEAN'S
. . .
theatre as the Antiquarian Society would like to see it, Other oountries 1,591,416 2,069,776 vest
_ --._.
and as heavy as that body of savans themselves. At the
Drury-lane it is different; the play is grandly-extravagantly 6,872,681 7,583,611 the
side
mounted at both houses, which are crowded. What more is With respect- to the coasting trade, the tonnage boa
wanted ? Mrs. C. KEAN, every admirer of SHAKESPEARE'S entered inward was 12,394,902 in the year 1851, Nev
women, will be glad to hear, is improving in health. The 12,475,401 in. 1852, and 12,820,745 in 1853. The Ewa
smaller fry of the theatrical houses are picking up lots of clearances. outward were 13 His
money, actors and actresses all rejoicing that there is now, ,466,115 in: /851,
by act of Parliament, only one night's holiday (Ash 13,441,815. in 1852, and 13,493,804 in 1863.. cut;
, a-PP]
Wednesday) at the approaching season of _Easter. This Business. in oar SHARE MARKET has been, much whe
is an alteration which the " poor player" owes to Tom more active daring the past week, and: a• large C
DUNCOMBE. Much pawning and other shifts is thus
spared. amount of business has been done. Driticihallv in this

THE week has presented very little worthy of
notice : the amount of business has been but small,
as though there were a general understanding to
do as little as possible until there is a better oppor-
tunity of forming a more definitive opinion on the
probable issue of affairs in the East. There is no
brighter prospect of peace being preserved ; but,
next to the blessing of having no war, is that of a
victorious termination ; and as such a result is in
some degree insured by the magnitude of warlike
operations on the part of England and France,
confidence is in a great measure restored. The
Funds have consequently maintained their previous
value, and towards the close of the week experienced
a sensible advance ; but to-day, owing to the
accounts of extended insurrectionary movements
in Greece, they declined. The changes in the
Bank of England, as shown by the returns in the
London Gazette on Friday, are not of much mo-
ment. The increase in the stock of bullion was
£49,785, making the total £16,253,313. The
imports of gold from Australia during the week
amounted to about £130,000, but the exports to
the continent are increasing.
Trade in the manufacturing districts has been
far from brisk, there being little or no speculation,
and orders, except for immediate consumption,
being withheld until a better opinion can be formed
as to the future. This is the case not only in the
cotton, but in the woollen, lace, and hosiery dis-
tricts. The strike at Preston is now drawing to a
close, and will no doubt add to the productions.

With respect to the coasting trade, the :tonnage
entered inward was 12,394,902 in the year 1851,
12,475,401 in. 1852, and 12,820,745 in 1853. The
clearance& outward were 13,466,115 in: /851,
13,441,815, in 1852, and 13,493,804 in 1853..
Business in our SHIRE MARKET has been' much
more active during the past week, and. a large
amount of business has been done, principally in
buying for investment ; prices, in consequence,
have advanced materially. At the settlement now
in progress stock has been very scarce,, and the
bears have had to pay for the loan of it. in almost
every description at high rates. We• annex this
day's prices : Chester and Birkenhead, 17 ;
Caledonians, 28 71 • Eastern Counties 13 Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire, 68 ac -I 8 7f 8 Leeds
Northern, 14 - London Stock, 1021;- Sheffield Stock, 23; Midland Stock, 63 21 ft-I-TT-12i+;
North British, 8 9-16 ; Dover Stock,, 191 1-1619.
The return from the Bank of England for the
week ending the 18th of Feb., gives the. following
results, when compared with the previous week :
Public. deposits ... £2,440,107; Increase £458,200
Other. deposits ... 12,177,209; Decrease. 179,836
Rest 3,445,498; Increase 4,897
On the other side of the account--
Government securities £ll,7s7,7o4;.Decrease £183,962
Other securities ... 13,348,878; Decrease 68,904
Notes unemployed ... 7,858,420; Increase 500,080
The amount of notes in circulation is £21,654,800,
being a decrease of £453,770 ;. and. the stock of
bullion in both departmentsiS£l6;2s3,3l3, showing
a decrease of £49,785, when compared with the
preceding return.

THE WELSH CHARITY BALL took place last night at
the Town-hall, and was very numerously and fashionably
attended. The harp was the principal instrument of music.
Amongst the guests were Sir Watkins Wm. Wynn, Capt.
Wynn and lady, Aldermen Bold and J. H. Turner, Mr.
J. A. Tinne, Mr. Sandbach, Mr. Eyre Evans, &c. Above
800 were present, and in every respect this was the ball of
the season.
FATAL ACCIDENTS.—Inquests were held, yesterday,
before P. F. Curry, Esq., the coroner, on view of the body
of John Murray, 24 years of age, in the employ of Messrs.
Maclver and Co. About half-past four, on Friday morning
last, the deceased went by the Badger, one of the lighters
that supply the Cunard steamers, to the Asia, lying in the
Sloyne. When he got on board, he fell into the main
hatchway, and suffered concussion of the skull, of which.
he died in the Northern Hospital on Sunday last.—A
second inquest was held on the body of Thomas Welsh,.
21 years of age. The deceased was generally employed
by Mr. Sumner, a farmer, at Formby, to assist him on
Saturdays, when he came to market. He generally brought
vegetables and took back manure. About half-past eleven,
the deceased commenced loading his cart with manure in.
Williams's yard, corner of Marble-street and Charles-
street. When he had filled it, he was helping to fasten.the.
gearing. He was easing the hind leg, in order that he
might lower the shafts ; and, the weight being very much
behind, the cart loaded with manure flew up, and although
Mr. Sumner, who was present, hung upon the shaft, the•
whole weight fell upon the neck of the deceased, and he•
was killed upon the spot.

ISSITS IMPILIITMENT.
Notes issued ... £29,6l3,22oGoveriunt. Debt £11,015,100
!Other Securities 2,984,900
Gold coin &bu11'n.15,513,220
iSilver bullion ...

SCRIPTURE READERS' SOCIETY.—Last evening a meet--
ing of the united congregations of St. Saviour's and St.
Clement's Churches, Windsor, in this town, was held in
the school-room of St. Clement's Church, for the purpose
of forming an auxiliary for the district in connexion with
the Liverpool Scripture Readers' Society. There was a
numerous and very respectable attendance. Mr. W. H.
Moore occupied the chair, and amongst the. gentlemen
present we observed the Revds. G. W. Warr, Landon,
T. Bowman, J. Butler, J. C. Nadin, awl J. Bardsley, (the
latter of whom is the superintendent of the Scripture
Readers' Society,) and Messrs. Councillor Halhead, A. F.
Jones, Grayson, Tyson, Nott, Lloyd, Pellins, Williams,
&c. The Chairman, (Mr. 2/ooze) in a lengthy and very
excellent speech, showed the necessity existing for the
establishment of such an auxiliary. He believed the
Scripture Readers' Society to be sound in principle and
essentially useful in its operation. The bishop was its
patron, and it had the support of all the leading digni-
taries of the Church in Liverpool. He showed, from the
recent religious census, that only thirty-one out of every
one hundred adult persons attended any place of religious
worship, and contended that before the destitute masses
could be reached their own clergy must have the assis-
tance of these lay scripture readers. They had, thank
God, accommodation in the churches which they had
built, for the lower classes, and they must use every exer-
tion, he conceived, to bring those persons in. They
must go into the streets, lanes, and courts of the town,
and, by kindly persuasion, induce them to come in. The
scripture reader frequently found access to the houses of
the poor, where their doors were barred against the
clergyman, and one reason, perhaps of this was,
that the scripture reader was generally taken
from the same station of life as the people
that he had to visit, and he was therefore acquainted with
their habits, mode of thought, and objections.—The Rev.
Mr. Warr moved a resolution to the effect that the
meeting felt deeply sensible of the spiritual destitution of
large classes in this town, and having great confidence in
the lay agency of the Scripture Readers' Society, recom-
mended that a joint association of the St. Saviour's and
St. Clement's be foraged.. Mr. Warr stated that he
and his clerical brethren in the town were perfectly
agreed that lay agency was a good thing for the Church,
and it was a pleasing sign that instead of going into nice
points of discrimination they had become more practical than they used to be. He shewed that there were in one
cluster of streets, almost buried alive as it were, in the
district, to whom the operations of Scripture Readers
would prove a blessing, and then proceeded in eloquent
terms to advert to the increased happiness and comfort
which would be experienced by our artisans if they could
be made religious. He adverted with pleasure to the fact
that although this was only the second year of the
Scripture Readers Society, they already employed 24
agents, and hoped that by enlarged public support they
would soon witness an increase of the number. T 1 Rev.
J. Bardsley followed in a most informing speech ; and
after a few words from the Rev. Mr. Parry, a collection
w Ingde, and tin Fleeting §9911 RftulT4r4 1409 up, 1

£29,513,220
BANKTNG DEPARTMENT.
Prop. Capital £14,653,000 GOT. Securities £11,767,704
Rest ... 3,443,498 Other Securities 13,346,376,
Public Deposits 2,440„107 Notes ... 7,858,420.
Other Deposits 12,177,209 Gold & Silver Coin 740,098,
7-day & other bills 1,098,7791
£33,702,693

£29,513,220

£33,703,683•

COTTON.—The business during the past week
has been by no, means so brisk as that preceding,
and prices of middling quality have slightly given
way, but the stocks are low, and as there is a
better state of opinion with regard to the war, and
the resumption of work in Preston will add to the
consumption, the demand, it is expected, will very
shortly revive. The sales for the week, up to Fri-
day last, amounted to 40,04 D Bales, of which the
Trade took 31,340, Speculators 5,580, and Export-
ers 3,120. To-DAY the sales amounted to 6,000
Bales, of which about 1,500 were on speculation
and for export.

The following is a comparison of present prices
with those of this date last year :

New Orleans, middling
fair
Uplands, middling

1853.
,O 13-16 d.
61d-
-5 9-16 d.

Old.
60.
511 d.
6-Id.

SALES. IMPORTS. STOCK
I r..--A.,----, ~.---.-.A---- ....-......
DESCRIPTION. PRICES.! Week Previ- Week / This Feb. 24.
lending ously ending
;Feb.24. thia yr. Feb. 24., Year.
Sea Island llO3O 380 3370 ....
Stained 5l 8 30 300 113769 85005 .
Boweds 34 6,1 7570 58310 1 308060
Mobile 4 64 2840 22860 )24908 154029 •• • •
i
New Orleans. 3f El 17190 141370
Pernams, Btc. 6f 8 550; 6720 •• • • 7627 22810
Bahia, lirc 6* 6 530; 4140 1900 5484 10660
Maranham
Demerara,atc ....1 130 .. 124 240
Surat .... 3*
Egyptian..,. 51 11 1990 21830 1778 3743 64160
Coni.W.LBe. 44 54 3401 830 18 1003 4020
4f 73001 54670 } -
Madras
-% .s. 110 1250 ° 4
Bengal - -- 800 740 3460
Os"
................ ...............
40040, 322320 48087, 3090801 i 616193
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WooL.---There is no new feature to notice in
the market this week. Operations continue limited,
and prices remain without alteration. The trade
still continues engaged with the §acl in
- -