The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-10-26 00:00:00

THE FRANKLIN PRINTING PRESS

It is with no ordinary pleasure that we inform our readers
of the arrival among us of one of the most interesting relics
we have in our country. We refer to the identical printing
press at which Dr. Benjamin Franklin worked, while a
journeyman, in London, in the years 1725-26, it being on its
way to America, to be deposited in the Philosophical Society
at Philadelphia, of which Dr. Franklin was the founder and
the first president, and which is now under the management
of that philosopher's friend, John Vaughan, Esq., brother of
Wm. Vaughan, Esq., of No. 70, Fenchurch-street, London.
As our readers will, doubtless, feel some interest in the
history of this relic, we will trace it from Dr. Franklin's own
mention of it in the 21 yolume, page 68, of his life by his
grandson, William Temple Franklin, Esq., published by
Colburn, London, 1818. He there speaks o his " working
at press in the office of Mr. Watt's, near Lincoln's-Inn-
Fields," where he continued during the rest of his stay in
London after leaving Palmer's.
In volume 2, page 297, the reader will see that the press
was removed to the office of Messrs. Cox and Bailie, of Great
Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields, who purchased it with
other printing materials, from the office in which Dr. Frank-
lin had worked as a compositor and pressman. Mr. Cox was
informed by three pressmen who worked in Mr. Watt's
office, that they were present at the time when Dr. Franklin
came to see his old press during his visit to England alter
the peace, and heard him say, (pointing to this relic) that he
had worked many hours at that very press, and he advised
those who were then at work there to be industrioui and at-
tentive as he had been, and that like him they would succeed.
The names of these three pressmen were - Vizekelly. Ed-
ward Norgrove, and Samuel Hine, all of whom, we believe,
are now dead. Norgrove was working the press when Dr.
Franklin made this remark, and Mr. Cox, to whom he and
his companions repeated it, is now living, and has certified
to it. _ _ _

The press has now come into the possession of John B.
Murray, Esq. of New York, the American gentleman
referred to, who has determined to delay it here for a few
days, prior to its leaving the country for ever, for the pur-
pose of giving those who wish an opportunity of seeing it.
It has been deposited at the Medical Institution, Mount
Pleasant, the council-chamber of that body having been
politely tendered to Mr. Murray for the purpose, and it can
be seen daily, during this week, between the hours of twelve
a. M., and four P. M., excepting on Saturday, when it will
remain open until nine r. M. Admission to see it can only
be had by tickets, each ticket admitting a party, which can
be obtained (gralis, of course) on application to Mr. Moore,
surgeon, No. 23, Great George-street, any morning before
eleven o'clock.

SECOND EDITION.

Standard Office, Three o'clock

LIVERPOOL CORN EXCIIANGE,—TRis DAY.

(From Mews. R. MAKIN Se SONS' Circular.)

The arrivals into this port since Tuesday last comprise
chiefly a fair supply of Wheat, a moderate quantity of Oats
and Flour, with a large increase of Oatmeal from Ireland ;
including several parcels of foreign free Wheat received coast.
wise : in addition to these we have to note 13,066 barrels of
Flour from Canada, and 1160 bags from Calcutta ; but of
other articles direct from abroad the imports are inconsider-
able.

Our market to-day was tolerably well attended by town
and country dealers, and though we had no active business
in Wheat, a moderately fair demand was experienced for
good qualities of old, both British and Foreign, at the full
currency of this day week, but no advance, though attempted,
could in any case be established ; the best qualities of new
Irish sold slowly at the reduced rates of Friday, whilst a few
parcels of inferior were forced off at a much greater reduction.
Importers obtained 6d. per barrel advance for choice brands
of Flour, with a limited sale.—Sack Flour in slow request at
former quotations.

Having no new malting Barley at hand, prices remain un,
certain. Good samples of old are also scarce, and held quite
as high as last week.—Prime Malt, being in some request,
was the turn dearer, but in other kinds there was no amend-

Beans and Pease continuing to meet a fair demand, the
former realised Is, and the latter 2s. to as. per quarter over
the rates of this day se'nnight.

Old Oats, upon a very limited supply, advanced Id to 2d
per 45 lbs ; and new, although not readily disposed of, fully
maintained our last quotations.

In Oatmeal we bad not much bnsiness passing to-day, and
such remained unaltered in value ; the general runs of old,
notwithstanding, were taken off freely at an improvement
of is to 23 per 240 lbs ; and tsome rather extensive sales were
effected.

ARRIVALS OF CORN,
From the Igth to the 25th October, 1841, inelusiue

COAST- CANADA