The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-04-21 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE

LEEDS.—There has been rather more activity in the wool-
len trade since our last than for some time previously, espe-
cially in the warehouses. It is understood that the demand
is principally to meet the domestic summer trade. There is
not, however, any improvement in prices, which are gene-
rally complained of as being unremunerating.
BRADFORD.—There was nothing worthy of remark in the
transactions at this market on Thursday. The quantity of
business done was about the average of some weeks past,
the principal demand being for plain and Alpalba figures,
which are low in stock, and the prices also very low. The
yarn and wool markets were equally dull, and the transac-
tions very few.
HECHNIONDIVIKE.—Very little business continues to be
done in the Blanket-hall, and that little at ruinous prices to
the manufacturer. At this season of the year the makers
usually are chiefly employed for the American market, and
during the summer months ; there is, however, scarce any-
thing doing at present, and but little prospect of any amend-
ment.—Leeds Intelligencer.
LANCASHIRE.—The silk and cotton trade, with but few
exceptions, continue in a very depressed state in Manchester
and the neighbouring towns. Silk dyers, however, are fully
employed. The hattieg trade at Oldham, Denton, and Ash-
ton-under-Lyne, is moderately brisk. The operatives gene-
rally are very badly off. A cotton-spinner, in 1810, received
16s. Bd. for a certain kind of work, for which he now can
get only 2s. lid. In the flannel trade at Rochdale, good
hands, when fully employed, get only from Gs. to Bs. per
week.—Preston Chronicle.

LEICESTER.—There is not the slightest improvement in
the demand. The Leicester staple trade has not been so
depressed for a great many years as it is at the present mo-
ment, and no hope of amendment for the next month or two.
But little is doing in wool.—Leicester chronicle.
METALS.—The market for metals has not exhibited any
change in the quotations, and the business has been generally
very small throughout the week. The stock of East India
tin is much reduced, but the prices are not higher than 745.
for Straits, and for Banca 78s. per cwt. • Spelter has been
sold in small quantities at £2O, delivered on the spot.

MOST EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF GROSS SUPER.
STITION-A FAIRY ! ! !

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frequently
read of the Irish peasantry, but we believe we may with
safety affirm, that a case which displayed greater ignorance
and cruelty than the one we are about to detail, never came
before the public eye. When first we heard the circumstances
connected with it, we really could not give credence to them.
Although we are aware of the unenlightened state in which
the peasantry of this country are kept, still we could not for a
moment conceive that in the nineteenth century—in the pre-
sent day, when we hear so much about " moral information"
—there could be found a body of persons so dead to eyery
sense of religion, so sunk in the depths of grossest super-
stition, so devoid of the commonest feelings of humanity, as
to have recourse to the practises which will appear iu the
investigation that we this day lay before our readers.
The facts of the case, which will appear more fully in the
evidence, are simply these :—A man of the name of James
Mahony, who lives on the demesne of Heywood, the pro-
perty of Charles Riall, Esq., had a son of the age of six or
seven, a most delicate child. It appears the boy had been
confined to bed for two years, with an affection of the spine,
and, being a very intellectual child, and accustomed to make
the most shrewd remarks about everything he heard and
saw passing around him, his parents and the neighbours
were led to the conclusion that he was not the son of his
n•
o'
ng "good
spdeaoyoe
night
' should
last,
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father, but that he was a fairy !!! Under this impression,
a consultation took place at the house of Mahony, and the
result was,that
be frightened away , and,
child was threatened with a red hot shovel and
if he did not disclose where the real
John Mahony was ; and the
intrudera accordingly, fromord i thegly
so successful were the actors in their
scheme, devised for the expulsion of the fairy, that the feeble
duckingthe poor
underdying a pump,
•.
the pump, told them he was a
been taken part of the way
to
d back the real John Mahony
fairy, and that he would rend
him that night's lodging.
child, after being held near the hot shovel, and also having
the next evening, if they pave
the next morning.
This occurred on Tuesday night last, and the child was dead

We hear that it is in contemplation greatly to enlarge the
present station of the London and Birmingham Railway.—
Birmingham Advertiser.

ARRIVALS OF CORN,
From Me 14th to the
,20th April, 1840, inclusive.
DxscairrioN. I IDE- ' COAST- 1,0- I UNITED Tor,.
7 LAND. WISE. REIGN. STATES. .
Wheat Qrs.! 346 , 3457 12090 592 18185
Barley Qrs. : .571 , 1658 5783 I 8012
Malt Qrs. i 5 3524 3529
Oats
Rye . Qrs.'
Beans
Pease Qrs. 167 1194 I 1361
Shelled Barley
Indian Corn ..
Rapeseed Qrs.
Oatmeal . ... Loads' 1699 2 1701
Floor . Sacks , 442 I 110 582
Ditto . Buis. ; , 111 25412 25813
Into Runcorn, Ireland sad Coastwise, Wheat, 50 qre.; Oatmeal,
400 loads; Flour, 40 sacks.

EXPORTS.-Fo reign. Oats, 22? qrs. ; Oatmeal, 7 loads ; Flour,
3500 brla.-Ireland. Wheat, 503 qrs.-Coastwise. Wheat, 1097
qrs.; Barley, 998 qrs.; Oats, 98 qrs.; Pease, 84 qrs. ; Indian Corn,
97 qrs. ; Oatmeal, 20 qrs. ; Flour, 224 sacks 1196 barrels.
Average prices of Grain, for the week ending April 10, 1840.
Wheat 68s. 11 d. I Barley.. 395. I Id. I Oats.. 255. 2d. I Rye .. 375. Od.
Beans.. 41s. Od. Pease, 4.5. Id.
Aggregate average of the six weeks.
Wheat.. 635. 6d. I Barley.. 395. 6d. I Oats.. 255. Bd. I Rye.. 375. 2d
Beans .. 41s. Od. Pease .. 40s. Bd.
Duty on Foreign Grain, &c. this week.
Wheat 16s. Bd. I Barley3s. 4d. I Oats .... 98. 3d. I Rye .. I Is. ad
Beans, Bs. Od. Pease.9s. lid. Indian Corn 3s. 4d. I FlourlOs.
Liverpool Averages, week ending 14th April, 1840.
Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. Pease.
Qrs., ... I 891 29 1118 50 0
Pricks.. 160 s. I Id. 30s. 4d. 265. Sd. 435. Od. Os. Od.

COTTON MARKT.—Two o'CLocx.
There has been a good inquiry for Cotton, and the proba-
ble sales 3,000 to 4,000 bags, at firm prices.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

TUESPAY, APRIL 21.—Wind W.N.W.

ARRIt ED—Anna Litrey, Stewart, from Savannah—Patriot Queen,
from Calcutta—Wm. Harris, Luly, from Ancona—Alida,
Deddes, from Groningen—Vestal, Graham, from Monte Video—
Ocmulgee, Leavitt, from Savannah—Mischief, Jones, from Trieste
—Louisville, from --
SAILED—Yazoo, Trask, for New York

The Harriet, which arrived here last night, from Baltimore, v .
perienced a hurricane on the 18th Match, in lat. 39, long, Ss. On
the 9th April, in lat. 46, long. 20, spoke the Tartar, from Mobile to
Havre, with loss of main and mizen topmasts, &c., having becn on
her beam ends.
Albert, Hurry, hence at Malta
Calder, -, hence to St. Thomas was spoken 2nd instant, in
lat. 47, long. 12
Asia, Bloomfield, from Bahia, at Sydney, N.S.W.
Gustaf, Oldenburger, hence at Havre
George, lleinkens, hence at Brake
Marlon, Masters, hence at Cadiz
Laura Ann, -, hence for Lima, off Cape Finisterre fth April
Cecilia, Bay, from Hroge at Loughope, and sailed 12th instant for
this port
Quiz, Luckland, from Zante at Cephalonia, and sailed 18th ult.
for this port
Zulieka, Scott, sailed from Malta for this port on the 28th ult.
Nestor, from IZew Orleans at II avr,