The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-07-27 00:00:00

COLONIAL APPOINTMENTS.

Mr. Humn inquired if the government would have any
objection to publish in the London Gazette all appointments
to situations in the colonies? . .

Sir G. GI:EY said, all the appointments of importance in
the colonies were at present inserted in the Gazette. (Hear.)
Captain Bot.DEno gave notice that to-morrow he should
put a question to the noble lord the Foreign Secretary, rela-
ting to the settlement of the Maine boundary line.

SUPPLY.

Lord J. RUSSELL moved that the house do go into a com-
mittee of supply. It was not intended to propose any vote
to-night, as the Chancellor of the Exchequer was not able to
attend the house; his only object was to allow those who
had given notices of motion on going into supply, an oppor-
tunity of making their statements.
On the motion that the Speaker do leave the chair,
Sir E. CODRINGTON rose, pursuant to notice, to call the
attention of the house to the injustice done to the officers of
her Majesty's navy compared with those of the other branches
of the public service. The hon. and gallant member at con-
siderable length read extracts from returns made .to parlia-
ment, from which he contended that the retiring allowance
made to officers of the navy was very much below the average
of retiring allowance made to individuals i❑ all other depart-
ments of the public service. This was a question involving
the interests of a large and meritorious class of her Majesty's
subjects, and one which required the most serious considera-
tion of parliament. The hon. member then cited a number
of cases in support of his motion.
The hon. and gallant member was addressing the house
when we left.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE AND '

MONEY MARKET.

WEDNESDAY, TWELVE O'CLOCK

,
Consols closed at 9:I to 9-i6 for money, and 91 for the
account; opened this morning at the above prices with a
dull market. Exchequer Bills, 78 80; India Bonds, 78 80;
Bank Stock. 2061 207:1 ; India Stock, • 26.5 266. Spanish
Active, 22 with coupons; Portuguese, 3 4 301; Three
per Cents., 231 24,1; Brazilian, 804 ; Mexican, 2-11, 251 ;
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 543 551.
HALF-PAST ONE.

Consols may be quoted at present 9-18 both for money and
account, a shade lower than in the early part of the morning.
Exchequer Bills, 78 80 pm.; India Bonds, 78 80 pm.; Bank
Stock, 20612 207; India Stock, 2651, rather better. In the
Foreign Market, Spanish Active has receded to 214 with
coupons; in the morning they were 22g. Portuguese, 351,
also lower; Three per Cents., 234; Brazilian, 804; Colom-
bian, 27i; Belgian, 1024; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents.,
Four: O'CLOCK.
Consols for Aug. 28, 94h 4i 4; Spanish Bonds, 228
Portuguese New Bonds, 354 Z.

(From the official list, containing the business actually
transacted.)
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT THE CLOSE.
Bank Stock, 206;C'27 India Stock, 2651
3 per Ct. Red., 942 z India Bonds, 80 78 76 pm
3 per Ct. Con., 916 30 4 South Sea Stock,
3z per Ct. Anns. 1818, 1021 Bank Stock for Acct., 20714 7
3 per Ct. Red., lO2i '2 Consols for 28th Aug. 91h-I
New 3)6 per Cents., 1011 £1(X)0 Ex. Bills 78 80 78 pm
Long Ans. 1860, 157-16 iz £5OO do. 78 80 76 pm
Ditto, 30 yrs. 1859, 154 5-16 Small do. 78 80 76 pm
Ditto, 30 yrs. 1860, 15 1-16 %,Ditto Commercial,

SHARES.
(The quotations give the actual price, without reference to
premium or discount.)
Great Western, 82u 1y Asphalte, Netherlands,
London and Brighton, gii ;Asphalte, Swiss,
London and Blaekwall, s i Asphalte (Claridge's Paten
161 16
Asphalte, Polonceau,
Asphalte, British,
NLooAsphalte,nrtd
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Asphalte,ni‘rdLiverpool,SGlcand,o.et' ee nh
4w-Bih
Asphalte, United States,

Bitumen, Robinson, 211 Bitumen, Polonceau,
Kent Zoological & Botanical
Gardens Company, 2
London & Westminster Bank,
23 21

It has been positively stated that the Earl of Durham has
received secret instructions to come to a definitive arrange-
ment of the boundary question with the American govern-
ment, in which event there will be no occasion for the fur-
ther interference of the King of the Netherlands in this
tedious question.

Lord and Lady Stanley will not leave St. James's-square
for their seat in Lancashire until the middle of September.
The accouchement of her ladyship will take place in town.
The Earl of Derby, father of the noble lord, has got the
garter vacant by the death of the Duke of Leeds, but his
lordship's investiture has been postponed sine die.
As Mr. Stride, of the Jolly Butcher Inn, Frome, was lately
cleansing some beer-casks, a lad was let down into a large
piece for the purpose of dipping up the dregs, when the car-
bonic acid gas overpowered him, and had he not been imme-
diately drawn out by Mr. S. and another person, he would
have lost his life.

It has hitherto been deemed impossible to execute the
shield of Achilles, as described by Homer in the Iliad. The
experiment is now about to be tried in Germany, where a
literary and scientific society has opened a subscription to
obtain the necessary fund. for the purchase of the materials,
and the remuneration of the artists to be employed in giving
birth to the work of the bard's inia:ination.—Paris paper.