The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-01-23 00:00:00

HOURS OF DEPARTURE AND

RRIVAL.
ARRIVAL AT
PROM BIRMINGHAM. LTV POOL AND lIANCHESTER.
li. mL h. in.
First Class
'Mixed
•
First Class ll 30 .. A.M 415 .. r.
First Class
Mixed
First Class - 7 0 _ p.m 11 45 .. P.
FROM ARRIVAL
T.ITERPOOL AND MANCHESTER. AT BIRMINGHAM.
First Class
Mixed
First Class
First Class
Mixed
First Class 630 .. r.m.. ll 30 .. P.
Horses and Carriages should be at the Stations, and booked Half an
hour before the time of starting.

On SUNDAYS the four First Class Trains only, with the addition of
second Class Coaehes. will start at the same hours as on the week
days, but will not take up and set down Passengers at any but the
six principal stopping places.

ALARAITNG ACCIDENT.—ESCAPE AND IGNITION OF GAS.—
It generally known, that a tunnel is being excavated from
the Rochdale canal to the river Irwell, to form a navigable
communication between that canal to the river. This tunnel
passes under Camp-street; and we believe the excavators had
been at work during the greater part of Thursday last, and were
about to resume operations, between eight and nine o'clock at
night; and a boy was passing along the middle of the street
with a lighted candle, to provide the men with light by which to
descend, when suddenly, to his great amazement, a large flame
burst from the surface of the ground at his feet, nearly opposite
to St. John's Church. This flame, which appeared to have
made its way through an aperture in the earth from the tunnel
below, continued to increase in dimensions till it was nearly
three yards in height, and about the same breadth. It excited
the greatest consternation in the neighbourhood ; messengers
were despatched to the watch office and to the gas office, but it
was not till some time afterwards that two of the men employed
in the service of the latter department were found, and they pro-
ceeded with their implements to the spot. The flame was by
this time very high; and so intense was the heat, and the glare
so dazzling, that no one could approach to within a distance of
many yards. The gas men proceeded to dig down to the street
main, at a distance of twenty or thirty yards each was' from the
flame. The ground was so hard front the frost, that this was a
work of great labour and time; but ultimately, having laid the
main, they proceeded at each place to break the pipe in two
with sledge hammers, and this done, they plugged the main,
and closed it carefully with cement. The communication and
supply of gas being tlius cut off at both ends, the gas that had
escaped was soon consumed, and then the flame became ex-
tinguished, we believe about midnight. So great had been the
alarm that none of the inhabitants of the street would venture
to retire to rest, until! all was made secure. The ignition of the
gas, from the boy's candle, doubtless prevented a much more
disastrous result ; for had the men entered the tunnel with a
light, they would most probably have lost their lives. It would
appear that the settling 'if the earth over the excavation had
broken the main; and the escape of gas, from a pipe of so large
diameter, during about four hours, must have been very con-
sidi:•eode. Fortunately no personal injury was sustained by any
one, so far as we have heard.—Mancliester Courier.

Mayhem

LIVERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET, JANUARY 19,

The Sugar market continues in a very depressed state, and the sales
of B. P., wlreh are again Limier :::fro hints, are at a decline of is to Is Gd
on last week's p ices. Some hollers having consanted to a consider-
able reduction in price. about 2500 bags Bengal have been disposed of
at G6s lid per cwt fur good to tine white, and 300 bags uncertified at 14s
to Ids for dark brown, and 24s per cwt for low yellow. The Sales in-
Foteign Sugar consist of 1500 bags Manilla at 2Us to 218.440 bags low
brown Bengal at 14s to 16a per cwt, and 160 cases, 130 brls Brazil at
the quotations.—The only sale that has taken place in Molasses is re-
ported at 335, and consists of 114 puns now landing.—Coffee. The
sales of Plantation are confined to a small parcel 01 Jamaica and 25
cas,lis, 50 bags of Berhice, at the quotations. Nothing done in Foreign.
—Nothing done hi Cocoa.-60 brls Jamaica Ginger sold at 84s to 100 s
per cwt, 400 bags Pimento chiefly at 3d, and a small parcel of black
Pepper at 41d per lb.—East India Rice continues in demand at former
prices, but very little is offering under bas to 14s 6d ; Carolina is dull,
and sales are limited to very small parcels —There has been a very
good inquiry for Rum, and higher rates have been obtained, particu-
cularly for the lower strengths. The sites are about 300 puns Deme-
rara, at 2s 11d for common Leewards to 35 I id to 4s 2d for 23 to 30 a P.
and 4s 5d to 4s 8d for stronger and choice marks; altio 150 casks East
India, of ordinary and low strength, at 23 4tl to 3s 4d. for exportation.
Indigo. There has been some demand, but the market ia bare of
suitable qualith s.-50 chests of Shell Lae have been taken at 92s 6d to
955.-25 (Nests of K M Lac Dye at 12W to lid, and diamond 1 in pro-
portion.—At a public sale of Gum Arabic, 30 chests sold at 40. s to 45s
per cwt for fair quality, and 300 chests of Cassia brought the qu,,ta-
tions.—Seareely any demand for Saltpetre.-140 baskets of Mother-
of-Pearl Shells sold at 65s 6d to 66s per cwt, and 240 bags Turmeric at
18s per cwt.-
Dyewoods. An improved demand has appeared for Logwood, and
the sales are 350 tons of Campeachy, part to arrive and part in store,
up to £B. and 100 of Jamaica at £6 I2s Gil to £7; 30 tons of Savanilla
brought £4 12s Gd ; a small lot of Lima Nicaragua Wood £l2 10s, and
20 Urns of Red Sanders Wood £6 lag to £G 1.5 s per ton ; nothing re-
ported in other kinds.—There have been no sales in Turpentine or of
Tar this week, and prices remain unaltered.—The business in Mon-
treal Ashes has scarcely amounted to 100 brls, at 29s 9d for new Pot,
and 33s 6d per cwt for new Pearls.—hides. The public sales to-day
were well attended, and fair prices generally obtained, 2400 dry Buenos
Ayres Ox and Cow brought 610 to 81d. 1900 salted do 4/i1 to 41d, 700
day Valparaiso 51,1, 166 New Orleans 610, 200 Laguayra 51d, GOO dry
and brined Savanilla 5d to SW, 250 dry salted' Brazil 41d to 51d, 3200
dry Manilla Buffalo 31d, 11,800 East ndia•Kips 81d to 10d for sound
dry salted. 70 to 9d for first rubbed do, Sid to 71,1 for sound dry and
brined, and 4d to 510 per lb for rubbed ; also 2500 dry Buenos Ayres-
Horse at 9s Gd to its Gd, a ntli 379 salted at Ils 9d to 12s 7d each ; 1900
salted Buenos Ayres Ox have been sold by private at 4W, and 600 Cow
Hides at 41d per lb.—The demand for Tobacco has again been exten-
sive, and higher prices have been obtained, Kentucky stemmed having
been sold at 7W per lb. The sales consist of 80 lihtlg stemmed and 30
leaf for re-sale, 90 hints leaf and 30 stemmed for Ireland, and the re-
mainder were taken by the trade.