The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-09-09 00:00:00

TRADE, COMMERCE, &c.

[From the Morning Herald.
Our attention has been drawn to the crown duties on wines
and other articles as iniported, under the 4th of Geo. 111., into
the provinces of British North America. But for the impolicy
of the present duties there is no doubt but an important trade
would arise with the Mediterranean in low wines, fruits, corn,
oil, &c. As it is, the carrying trade is thrown into the hands of
the United States, where an alteration of the duties on wines to
merely a nominal amount is already contemplated. A pipe of
120 gallons, costing sterling in the Mediterranean, shipped to
the United States, brought into these colonies, pays only 71 per
cent. ad valorem, being 7s 6d; whilst, if the same was imported
direct by a British vessel, it would have to pay £3 10s. It is
high time, therefore, that representations should be made to
our do-nothing government in the way of utility to the effect of
this ill-judged measure.
We are enabled to state, with some degree of confidence, that
it is the intention of the joint-stock hanks in Lancashire to call
a meeting of their various directors for the purpose of taking
into consideration the propriety of declining to receive Bank of
England notes, and of taking the notes only of such banks as
oppose the measures of the Bank of England, with a view of
putting an end to that constant tampering with the currency
by the bank direction, under which the property of every
manufacturer and merchant is placed in constant jeopardy.
The natural consequence of this important measure will be,
the complete extrication of the manufacturing, commercial, and
agricultural interests from the thraldom by which they have so
long been oppressed; in fact, it becomes daily more evident to
every practised mind, that, however adequate the Bank of Eng
land may have been to give a circulation to the country fifty
or sixty years ago, it is now no longer able to meet the increased
wants of the empire; more especially. when two-thirds of its
capital is foolishly lent to government, instead of being applied
to the commercial purposes for which the Bank of England was
originally intended. We conclude these remarks without stat-
ing that we are fully aware that the notes of the Bank of Eng-
land have become a legal tender; but a determined demand fur
gold will soon remedy that point, and create a feeling in favour
of a provincial circulation; and we only regret that an estab-
lishment which under wholesome monetary laws might be the
foster parent of many other useful banking establishments, and
confer a benefit upon the country, should, from the ignorance
and perverseness of its directors, resolve itself into a nationa'
pest.

( From the Times.)

There has been a suspicion all along that the motive for the
visit of the deputation of Liverpool bankers to London to con-
fer with the Bank Directors has not been fully explained, and
we are now enabled, by the courtesy of a party who is not likely
to be very wrong in the matter, to throw some further light upon
it. It has struck every one who has bestowed any reflection on
the subject as very strange that the casual rejection of a few
bills, however good, at the discount office of the Bank, which is
no very uncommon event, should have brought up to London
three gentlemen among the first in wealth and consequence in
Liverpool. The fact is that they had received an impression
that the Bank Directors intended to place under an ab-
solute stigma, as to credit, some of the most eminent
honses in London, no possible motive for which could at the
time present itself to their minds. It arose in this way
The bank directors, on the day when they created such general
consternation in the commercial world by throwing out the bills
of the houses in question, naturally reflected that they had
branch establishments in Liverpool and i❑ Manchester, where
the same bills might possibly be presented, and if they were,
that they would certainly be discounted. Letters were, there-
fore, despatched to the managers of those branches with instruc-
tions not to discount any bills on which the names of any of
those firms appeared which they had already placed under an
interdict in London. How the secret oozed out it is difficult to
say. Probably the astonishment of the managers at a denun-
ciation which the) conceived to be the forerunner of a terrible
commercial crisis i❑ London overcame their discretion. Some
say that they talked of it in their sleep. However that may be,
the secret got wind, and a deputation to London was resolved
upon as the only means, without exciting a general alarm
among the trading interest, of getting at the truth of what the
bank directors really meant by this step. They have contrived,
as we knew, to come to some sort of compact; were told,
and
discreetly resolved, to say as little as they could about it; a
cid
are now gone back to those who sent them.

'We the undersigned cabin passengers on
American Hotel, New iibrko,aiJ.daltyh2e7;hll.B;3ll)l.ia.
our sincere
mond (now in this port) feel called upon
expressti'dship, for his unre-
mitting to Captain Toole, master of tl
hiniself attentionto
b e a
thorought o us,
seaman whileonboaanrdditie atns at
h capablee
shaosualdsasialyol, more,anu
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e timeo of showing
command-
ing
the first captains
ididn
everyw-e no tokt
hneorwthat respect Captainstands
.To highol ' sl.
oPb°t7.l.G. Gordon, Esq.
Miss Gordon
among' f.
Y characterNV e
sailinjgohbnetAwermenstNroenwg,lu'o.rqk and Liverpool.
Alex. 11. Dobbs, Esq., William Gordon, Esq.
William L. Crofton, Esq.
Miss Coffy.
Mrs. Wm. Crofton
express their grateful thanks for
The steeragewpeasshseonuglde_rasls(o222 in number) have particularly
requested that
the captain's conductlintoe:s.aratdtihneribeiirialklyeepprionvgidilniigs
them
in
provisions when
_.....,
Ihe New Strand Theatre, London, closes a
THEATiOCAI,B. .
successful season in a fortnight. It has, we understand,
perfect state ofclereaqn,uired., ,
very
been taken on a long lease by its present proprietors. W. J.
Hammond visits Doncaster forthwith, with several of his present
corps. He has refused London engagements, reserving himself
for the New Strand at ,aster• next.—Doncaster Chronicle.
Novas. EXPORTATION.--Mr. Cook, the proprietor of the large
circus at the foot of the Saltmarket, Glasgow, has chartered the
ship Stewart, to transport his establishment to New York,
with toge
ithe intentionii of exhibiting the feats of himself and com-
pany in the principal towns in the United States. The vessel
is being fitted up for the reception of this novel cargo, which
will consist of 3.5 splendid horses with the requisite provender,
about 70 performers and their children, and eight or ten grooms.
The whole party are expected to be on board on Wednesday,
and the vessel will sail immediately thereafter.--Greenock Ad-
vertiser:

The whole of the crew of the ship Republic, which recently
arrived at New York from Liverpool, were arrested on Friday
evening, on charge of having attempted, during her passage, to
create a revolt in the ship. No violence was committed by
them, although the safety of the ship was placed in jeopardy.
They are committed to Bellevue for further examination.—New
York Advertiser.
We have great pleasure in informing our readers, that the
Earl of Derby has given the munificent suul of 1:1,000 towards
building two uew churches in the town of Bury.—Bolton
Chronicle.
THE WILLIAM TORN.—GREENOCK, AUG. 27.—The Antilles
arrived here to-day from Venice and Trieste, sailed from the
latter port on the 25th of June, and got down the Adriatic in
four days ; had afterwards much calm weather in the Mediter-
ranean, and passed Gibraltar four weeks ago. On the 17th
ultimo, in 1at..46 deg. 11rn N., long. 170 ago.
On W., picked
up a large oil cask, branded "William Tom" supposed to be-
long to the missing whaler.—Hull Packet, Sept. 1.

MISCELLANEOUS.
A man residing in Claddagh, Galway;:had his aSth child
baptised ou Monday!
WEST RIDING VOTERS.—The numbei,.ef(-iabjections served-
by the Conservatives to the West Riding.:voters claiming pro
pert). in the township of Leeds is 206, anctlP-O-ffier toWnships.ot
the borough about 67. The number of—Whig7ltatital
tions will probably be greater than thiuOis
tecjed to many persons against whom* Cavinbt..24Yie the;
shadow of an objection they will not sue "eoliazreint?ylrfdso
many votes from the list as the Couservativ
yencer.
- •

The Earl of Hillsborough has been returned for the county
of Down without opposition ; the uainisterialists dared not shew
fight.
The traffic by the Antwerp Railway continues to surpass all
previous calculation : the general daily average is about 4,000,
and on fete days this is carried to 10 and 12,000.

An extraordinary crop of peas has been grown in Beeding :
the piece of land measures six acres and a half, and there were
twenty-six loads and a half of pea haulm carried off.
In consequence of the advance of potter's materials, the York-
shire manufacturers have resolved upon an advance in the
price of earthenware.

AN Excuse SOMEWHAT Novci...—Lord Templemore, au
Irish Lord, though an English Peer, being invited to a dinner
given to Lord Al ulzrave at Wexford, sent the following excuse :
" I regret exceedingly that I cannot get over to Ireland in time
to dine with his Excellency. I say I regret this exceedingly.
However, lest it might be in my power, let me know your day as
soon as it is fixed."

A MERMAID.—A correspondent informs us—" The mermaid
in the bay of Dingle is nothing but a northern seal, being larger
and more silver• in its colour than those on this coast. I have
seen it repeatedly. Probably the creature is weak, which may
be the cause of its being so much out of its latitude. Of course
the superstitious called it a mermaid, and the priest encouraged
the idea, saying it was sent to frighten off the fish from the
coast as a punishment for their fishing on Sundays."—Limerick
Paper.

EMBALMING.—Making a flesh statue—eternalising a corpse
—perpetuating the perishable with more pains than we take to
save that which is immortal.

DEATH OF DR. HENRY.—It is with feelings of the most
poignant regret that we announce the death Of one of the most
distinguished of our fellow townsmen—one of those ardent and
successful votaries of science whose labours have shed lustre on
the town of Manchester, and rendered it conspicuous not merely
in England, but throughout the civilised world. Our regret,
too, is much increased by the painful circumstances under which
this melancholy event has taken place:--Dr. Henry, whose
name must be familiar to our readers, died by his own hand yes-
lerday morning, at his residence in Pendlebury,- near this town.
For some time past, we understand, he has been in a very in-
different state of health, and had occasionally laboured under
great nervous irritability. His indisposition seems to have been
considerably increased by the excitement consequent upon his
attendance last week at the meeting of the British Scientific
Association at Bristol. from which he returned with a conside-
rable aggravation of the symptoms he had previously exhibited,
and we understand that he suffered under an almost total priva-
tion of sleep, which appears to have finally overpowered his
faculties. Yesterday morning, about five o'clock, he left his
bed and went into his dressing-room, which, in the first instance,
on account of his previous habits, did not excite any surprise;
but about seven o'clock it was found that he had left his dressing-
room, without having put on his clothes, in consequence of which
immediate search was made, and he was at length found in the
private chapel attached to his house, quite dead, having shot
himself with a pistol, the report of which had not been heard
by any of the family. An inquest will be held upon the body this
morning. We lament the pain which the publication of the
above details may inflict upon the relatives and friends of the
deceased; but the circumstances attending upon the death of a
man like Dr. Henry neither can be nor ought to be concealed.
His death is a matter of public concern, and it would be mere
affectation to attempt to clothe it with mystery.—Manchester
Guardian.

Lord Yarborough has sold his beautiful yacht, the Falcon, to
Mr. Wade, a city merchant, who intends her for the opium
trade.

Some idea of the quantity of metal used for sheeting ships may
be had from the fact, that a single ship, the Neptune, of 120
guns, launched at Portsmouth in 1832, was cased with 4,738
sheets of copper, weighing altogether 17 tons 19 cwt.
A very large lot of Stock amounting to upwards of £300,000,
was recently bought in the English funds, on account of M. Mu•
noz, the favourite of the Queen of Spain.
An interesting discovery has lately been made by the keeper
of the Regalia in the Tower of London. In clearing out some
secret places in the Jewel-office, a Royal Sceptre was found,
equalling in splendour and in value the others which are there
exhibited.

The celebrated " Wandering Piper" has been exercising his
vocation at Dunbar; the money he collected was given to the
poor.

A contemporary has happily designated Colonel Evans as the
English Dugald Dalgetty. Sir Walter Scott never drew a more
faithful picture than this prince of mercenaries in his legend of
Montrose. Dugald, however, was inferior to Evans, as he never
fought without " pay and provant."
At the Surrey Zoological Gardens, a few days ago, a ludicrous
circumstance occured. One of the Giraffes, attracted by the ar-
tificial flowers displayed in a lady's bonnet, watching its oppor-
tunity, seized the covetted "bouquet," which, being firmly at-
tached, resisted the tug given by the animal. The consequence
was, the strings gave way, and up soared the bonnet fifteen feet
in the air, to the infinite amusement of the bystanders, as well
as the suffering lady herself, who laughed heartily at the whim-
sical occurence.

Richard Carlile, longknown as a notorious infidel, is at Brigh-
.on, and has, in some letters addressed to the commissioners and

the public prints, announced himself a convert to christianity.
He has, in consequence, applied for the use of the commis-
sioners' rooms to lecture upon the subject, but that body have
refused permission, on account of his previous doings.
Blacking-men and hill-stickers have at length been expelled
from the walls of Kensington-gardens, which they have too
tong been permitted to deface.
A Welsh gentleman at Oxford, known as " Leg Wynn,''
possessed such extraordinary strength, that he was repeatedly
known to take up an ordinary sized table with his teeth, and
carry it round the room.
RADICAL MANNERS.--Poor Mr. Bulwer must have felt much
flattered by being invited to the late dinner of some of his con-
stituents, merely that these well-bred gentry might have an op-
portunity of abusing him.
The homceopathics are said to be performing great cures in
cases of cholera at Vienna, by means of their veratrsim. This
remedy, if employed in time, it is said, never fails of its effect.
Railroads are not unknown in Russia. One has just been
completed, and will be opened in October next, from St. Peters-
burgh to Zarkejeselo, and Pawiosk ; and in the spring two
others are to be commenced from the capital to the imperial
residences of Peterhoff and Oranienbaum. M. Gerstner, the
engineer of these works, who has been to England to improve
himself in these matters, thinks that it will be an improvement
to attach some sort of brush or scraper to the front of the
engine, so as to clear the rails from any accidental dust, small
stones, or other obstructions. The same suggestion, it will be
recollected, was made, without any concert with the German
engineer, by Professor Lardner in his recent Lecture at
Bristol.
At all the post-offices a scrutinizing search is making to see
what newspapers have ink marks upon them; and on those
which contain such, a very heavy charge is made. The preva-
lence of this practice imposes an increased duty on the clerks in
the office, and the object of the sender is almost always defeated,
and with the certainty-. if detected, of having to pay a heavy
penalty.—arford Journal.
The Cornubian mentions the arrival at Falmouth of the Dryad.
Captain Hearn, from Sydney. She landed Major Mudie and
Mr. Benjamin Burdekin. She has had a very dangerous passage,
having had to run through 800 miles of icebergs, some of them
calculated to be a mile in length and 300 feet high. She has
been within her length of them, and whilst in this precarious
state experienced sometimes blowing weather, and at other times
calms, and so near was she to these icebergs that at times during
calms it was necessary to man the boats in readiness to tow the
vessel a-head.
The culture of the vine is introduced to a considerable extent
in jersey, and is still on the increase. There has been for some
years past 60 pipes annually produced, and which has been mis-
taken by good judges for old sherry; the produce of the island
has the privilege of entering English ports duty free.—Channel
Island Gazette.
The Junta of Grenada has levied an extraordinary contribu-
tion on the property possessed by the Duke of Wellington lin
the neighbourhood of that city, his lordship having been inclu-
ded by that assembly in a list of reputed Carlists, from whotn
the contributions were to be exacted.—French Paper.
The Mr . Johnll/ 'Ad o
a ofr
charitable
Liverpool,
w irpmerchant,
also
lwholeft
o bequeathed
oa late
to ehtedlegatees so olargea fund
in his will, of which £5OOO each goes to Mr.
iu o
James M'Gill, of Wexford, his brother, and two sisters.
There are said to be upwards of 20,000 English in Paris at
ministers in town hold meetings nearly every day at
Hollanpresent.d
i e
House,
Kensington.
The amount of the law bill alone of the town-clerk of the
new corporation, in the short time since his appointment, is
nearly £3OO.—Stockport Advertiser.
The Belgian papers state that the Jesuits who had established
a boarding-school at a place near Antwerp have wholly and
suddenly abandoned it without any notice.
A lawyer in New York once wrote " Rascal " in the hat of a
brother lawyer, who, on discovering it, entered a complaint in
Open court against the trespasser, who, he said, had not only
taken his hat, but had written his own name in it.
The prison of Bayonne is nearly filled with deserters from the
British legion under the command of Gen. Evans. They offered
their services to Don Carlos, who refused to employ them, and
the wretched men are nearly naked and in great destitution,
having sold their clothes to procure bread.
One of the earliest newspapers in the southern part of the
kingdom was printed by a man named Mogridge, who used to
insert the intelligence from Yorkshire under the head " Foreign
News."

cheap
with his lordship's corrections, has been published in
Lord Lyndhurst's matchless speech on the close of theasession,
form, and already reached a twelfth edition.
a largo.
EXTRAORDINARY SALMON.—Lastful salmon was taken in the Forth. Itwa
weighing 451b5.,
than any previously caught at the same fishery, bybeiltt)tilhtsi-.
bse,..ero.f
excellent
ehseaa.nvdieaarndhalf. It
1 quality, and was
and measuring in length three feet tenetineenh
of
ap o u beautifuln d
proportions,ji
mO
or woman residing in the
CONSIDERATR RESOLDTIoN•7-c, toe
being i a few days ago ac-
\s'o.alsd aatfiltd.
neighbourhood of Preston
olviatatri,:en some silver from a public-
cused of having improperly an end to her existence by drown-
, house, determined on pauittpiasf.
passing
i her door from Lancaster to
ing herself in the
~,i if canal
into the water for that purpose, and
Kendal. Ha' n -returned home, saying, she would take the
finding it cold, e,
shot making away with herself when the water
first opportunity
should b found more agreeable t—Lancaster Gazette.
sOF FEAR.—A. short time ago an
EFFEcr- attempt was made
to rob the apartment of a journeyman jeweller in the Rue St.
Martin, which had such an effect on the nerves of his wife that
she was
under a constant alarm of thieves breaking in. One
night last week the poor woman suddenly awoke her husband,
assuring him with cries and other signs of the utmost terror,
that a man had got into the room, and had attempted to cut her
throat. The husband sprang from the bed, seized a knife, and,
in moving about in the dark, at length fancied he had found the
intruder, to whom he gave two strokes with the knife, and then
shouted for the guard, which soon came with lights, when it was
discovered that the person he had stabbed, in his confusion
from fright and darkness, was no other than his own wife, who
was senseless and bleeding from a wound in her arm and ano-
ther in the chest. Upon the representation of the neighbours,
the almost distracted man was not arrested, and, a surgeon
being called in, declared that the wounds he had given, though
revere, Were not dangerous.—Paris paper..