The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-06-29 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET-YESTERDAY.

The decline in the prices of grain and flour in Mark-lane,
the auspicious appearance of the weather, and the easy state of
the money market, have exercised a further very decided in-
fluence on public securities this morning. Consols far.the
opening commenced at 88, were afterwards done at 89f, but
in consequence of some of the speculators for the advance rea-
lising profits, a reaction took place to 89k, at which they are
now buyers. The scrip of the loan has at the same time ad-
vanced to 1 pm., the Reduced Three per Cents. have been done
at 89k, and the lree-and-aQuarter as high as 9la, Exchequer-
bills are also firmer, those for large amounts being 8 to 11, and
the small 18 to 20.preminm.

RUSSIAN POTATOES.—An arrival of potatoes from Rus-
sia has just taken place at the port of Bristol by a vessel
arrived from Odessa, having 10 casks of the vegetable on
board, the growth of that country.
It i 3 stated in the Dublin Evening Post, the organ of
the frish-gtivernment, that Parliament will not be dis-
solved until about the 30th of July, and that the elections
will take place after the assizes have been held.
OLYMPUS CRICKET CLUB.—The first match for the
season of this'Liverpool club, now under the patronage of
the Earl of Sefton, will take place to-morrow (Wednes-
day), on their new ground, Aigburth-road, with the St.
Club. Wickets pitched at eleven o'clock.
WHEAT, &C., FROM IRELAND.-6,825 quarters of
wheat, 2;226 quarters of barley, 87,662 quarters of oats,
45,869 cwt. of wheat-meal or flour, and 20,848 cwt. of
oatmeal were imported into Great Britain from Ireland,
between-the sth of January and the sth of April last.
NAVIGATION LAWS. Since the suspension of the
Navigation Laws to the 12th instant, the- foreign ships
engaged in transhipping corn are as follow --To England.
201, of 15;374 tons •, to Scotland, 102, of 6,291 tons ; and
to Ireland, 235, of 41,890 tons.
From what has transpired in Birmingham and Wolver-
hampton during the past week, it is not probable that
there will be arty change in the price of iron at the ap-
proaching iron master's quarter-days. The demand is still
good, and it is thought best to leave well alone.
OXFORD' UNIVERSITY ELECTION.—A correspondent
of the Morning Herald of yesterday says, that twelve of
the heads of houses have signified their intention of
voting for Mr; Round, and two for Mr. Gladstone. The
same authority says that nine are neutral at present, but
that six of these are anti-tractarian.

On Sunday morning the Bishop of Oxford preached his
sermon on the necessity of humility in connexion with
literary and scientific pursuits, at St. Mary's Church,.
Oxford, which was crowded to suffocation. The sermon:
was preached before the British Association for the Ad-
vanccment of Seience.

THE Bneztx.s,—Her Majesty's packet Crane, Lieut.
Lewis, arrived at Falmouth on Sunday. She sailed frqm
Rio de Janeiro-on sth May, Bahia 14th, and Pernambuco,
21st. Passengers : Miss Verran, Captain White, Mr.
Lott, Mr. Southern, Mr. Schmidt, Mr. Winter, and Mr.
Dalboussiere. Freight about £40,000. Exchange at
Rio 271 to 274. The news brought by this vessel from
Rio de Janeiro and Bahia has been anticipated by the
arrival of the Antelope.
ENTERTAINMENT AT THE AIGBURTII HOTEL.--r-A%
splendid entertainment was provided last week, in the
shape of a dinner; with wines, &c., at the Aigburth
Hotel, by Mr. Ftest, the spirited landlord, of which a
select party of friends partook. The dinner was excellent,
and the evening was passed with great satisfaction by the
party present, towards which Mr. Carson, of Aigburth,
proprietor of the new omnibuses established on that road,
and' who is considered " a second Lawrence," from the
style in which he provides for the convenience of the Aig-
burth' people' materially contributed. The gardens and
grounds' and the whole arrangements of the Hotel are just
now in beautifurorder.

THE WALLASEY INDEPENDENT FRIENDLY SOCIETY.
—Tlie‘anniversary meeting of this excellent and flourish-
ing Society took place yesterday, with all the usual joy-
ous demonstrations of the occasion. The members met •
at nine o'clock, at Messrs. Parry's pleasure-grounds,
go.r.nenho ITn+.l, of about 300, all neatlyT
and respectably attired,
Pproceeded bn theiz rural walk, halting
oore, of ;ee;i;Tusinvite- -
f ihepMaeazines, to
drink-the health of her gracious Majesty in a bumper -
each of " brown stout." The members were delighted
by the compliment-, and the civility shown them. They,
walked in procession thence to Wallasey Church, where,
joined by a large assemblage, they heard an excellent,.
feeling,- and admonitory discourse from the Rev. Dr.
Byrth", the-rector, from the text, " Give us this day our -
daily- bread." After service they walked thrJugh the-
village of Wallasey, thence to Poulton, and thence to the
club-room, where, with their friends,. they partook of a.
sumptuous dinner;—Henry Meadows, Esq., piesident,
and Mt'. William Webster vice-president. There were
present the Rev. the Rector Wm. Mann, Esq., Wm.
Peers, _Eke' Mr. Hill, Mr. Halliday, surgeon, and other-
gentlemen of the neighbourhood. The usual loyal toasts
were followed by others more immediately appertaining to
the club. Dr. Byrth delivered a most impressive and'
eloquent speech in reference to the objects of the society,
and the duties of the members as Christians and brothers.
The whble village was a scene of hilarity throughout:the
day, and the festivity, with music, games, dancing, &c.,.
was prolonged to a late hour.
DR. CHALMERS AND THE EDUCATION QUESTION.—
A few- weeks back, Dr. Chalmers (in compliance with the
request of a friend) committed his thoughts on the -educa-
tion question to paper. These have been published; and
the following is the tenor of the opinion he gives us. He
tells us--1. That he " despairs of any great and general
good being effected in the way of Christianising our popu-
lation, but through the medium,of a Government. them-
selves Christian." And he states the impotence of the•
voluntary principle to be now,r "fully
,established" 'by '
experience. 2. He declares it to be the imperative
duty" of a Christian Government " to endow the true
religion." He finds this confirmed in Scripture, both
by past experience and by the predictions of .a future
reign of righteousness on earth. 3. He declares it to be,
the duty of the State " to endow the true religion," "
because it is the religion of the many but because it is
And the endowment of Romanistu by the ta„t
he deprecates, "as being ruinous to the country
its interests." We would respectfully urge these senti-
ments on the attention of the Dissenters, as being theft
and most matured thoughts of a great awl:good man,
who certainly was not actuated by party spirit in thus
condemning their favourite dogma—seeing that his last
sermon was preached in.an English Dissenting chapel.
FATAL EXPLOSION OF GUN COTTON.—On Thursday
morning, about eight' o'clock, an alarming explosion of
gun cotton took place at the congreve rocket manufactory
of Mr. R. Wade, West Ham, Essex, which was attended
by the destruction of, a large portion of the factory and
the loss of three human lives. The premises, which were
divided into several apartments for the manufacture of
the explosive gun cotton, are situated on,the marshes be-
tween West Ham Town and the river Thames. The
three deceased men, Michael Geary, Henry Tuft, and
and Robert Redford, were employed in filling a rocket,
eighteen inches long and two and a quarter inches in dia-
meter, which was made to contain 12 lbs. of the material.
Layers of the cotton are put into the rocket, and are com-
pressed in it' by means of a monkey, a piece of wood
which is raisedby a rope. Then, in falling, by pressure,
it compresses- the cotton in the rocket. Mr. Brady, the
superintendent of the factory, had been in the room just
before, andhad not left a minute when the explosion took
place, and- he was almost stunned by the report, which
was distinctly heard two miles off; On recovering him--
self he found the gable end of the factory blown away,
and the interior in flames. At the same moment he savr.
Henry-Redford coming out of the moat, into which he
had been hurled by the force of the concussion, and
which is at a distance of nearly twenty feet from the
building. He walked into a house adjoining, and went to
bed. Mr. Brady hastened to put out the flames, which
were making lunch progress, and, having succeeded, he
looked about for the other men, when he discovered Mi-
chael Geary, shockingly disfigured, in the moat, and lifo
quite extinct. The other man, Henry Tuft, was found
near the building, also dead. Redford was shortly after-
wards removed'to the London Hospital, where he died on
Friday. The bodies await an inquest.
ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—Madame Warton, and her in-
teresting and talented corps, have, during the past week
drawn crowded and admiring audiences; indeed the at-
tendance has far surpassed that of any prior week, and so
great and enthusiastic has been the applause that followed
each tableaux, that we may expect the present to exceed
by far the past. The beautiful and effective pictures
formed by this company—in numbers greater, and in
equipment surpassing their predecessors—have been most•
astounding. The well-turned limbs and beautiful pro-
portions of the male and female artists are so tasteful',"
displayed, that without being in the slightest degree offen-
sive to the most refined ideas, they form apparent statu-
ary worthy of the age of Raphael. To particularise the
poses would be useless, as each has its peculiar beauties.
—chastity and elegance being the principal aim. This
week, we learn, Madame Warton appears in every tableau,
and on Wednesday there will be a day as well as an even-
inig performance, being for her benefit.

LIVERPOOL :
TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 1847.

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