The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-02-09 00:00:00

THE ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSIONERS. Although
the Ecclesiastical Commissioners have been greatly blamed
for the measures they have felt it necessary to adopt, it
turns out that- they have rather fallen short of, than ex-
ceeded, their duty. Some letters .which have recently
appeared, in in two of the morning papers, have shown that
g advantage*ld Whig
intended to 3eredoucetoilleL
has already gained a very consi-
derable The see of Durham was
£BOOO. •When it was offeredm X19;{100 per annum to
Com-
missioners gave Lim the to Dr. 'Maltby, the
them a portion, or the option, of either handing over to
whole, of the ,estates, merely re-
serving to himself a clear £BOOO per 1
rt
ing the whole property in his own
hands,; oarnodf
paying a supposed, surplus of £ll,OOO a year. He ata once
embraced the latter plan, and in so doing he acted witli
great worldly wisdom. Large fines, for leases of val nitble
coal-mines, have ' been constantly accruing ever since.
Rumour is a notorious liar,—and therefore.we do not give
credit to the stories-which have been flying about, of as
much as £lB.OOO paid in one sum, for the renewal of a
lease, &c. However, there is no doubt whatever, that his
lordship had an excellent bargain.
'nisi" GRAIN MAIMETS.—The returns from all parts
of Ireland, received in Dublin on Saturday, show de-
cided fall in all kinds of grain, which appears to be unani-
mouslF attributed to the measures adopted by Govern-
ment for facilitating the-introduction into this country of
corn and other breadstuffs. At the last Athlone market
prime wheat sold at 395., being a reduction of 12s. per
barrel within one fortnight. At Sligo the speculators
have taken the alarm, and on Saturday last more oats and
oatmeal were offered for sale than had been offered for
several months past. The stock of flour in that town is
estimated al 15,000 barrels ; -the price is' reduced fully ss.
per barrel, and all the cheaper breadstuffs have declined
in proportion. Indian corn, and Indian corn-meal have
fallen ss. per ton in Belfast. The Waterford market note
states that wheat has receded fully ss. per barrel since the
announcement of Lord J. Russell's plans, and a similar
reaction, attributable to the same cause, has taken place
.at Newry, Londonderry, and several other leading mar-
kets.

An announceme-at of a second Prince Llewellyn Society
appears amongst our advertisements.
The beautiful model of the Anatornical Venus still con-
tinues .on view, and attracts a large share of public atten-
tion.—See advt.

The ball given by Mr. C. Smith, of South Castle-street,
having given such general satisfaction to his friendS, he
has made arrangements for a second one, which, as will
be seen by advertisement, takes place this evening.
WHOLESALE. SL A UGHTERING.--OH Tuesday, the
Messrs, Boustead, of Carlisle, bought up for converting
into mutton no less than 118 sheep, which were slaught-
ered and sent off rig the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
for sale in the London market.

We have seen a beautiful little hat made for the great
general, Tom Thumb, by our neighl►our, Mr. D: C. Kin-
near, the style, quality, and workmanebip of which reflect
great credit an his taste and skill. It is the smallest hat
ever made, and, we understand, fits the general remark-
ably well.
MORNING CONCERT BY TIIR ETHIOPEAN SERENADERS.
—At the express request of a number of persons who
have been delighted by their unique representations of
negro life and melody, these able minstrels have been
requesed to give a second grand morning concert at the Royal
Assembly Room, in Great George-street, on Friday next,
which will be found advertised elsewhere. We believe
this is the last occasion on which an opportunity will be
offoroil of bearing them in Liverpool,