The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-07-24 00:00:00

GROUSE SHOOTING,

TO
be LET foriVeieason,ibe SHOOTING on one
of the best Moors in the North of England, known by the
name of SOUTH STAINMORE, in the county of Westmor-
land, near the mail coach road from Barnard Castle to Penrith,
which is a ten hours' journey from London.
The Moor is capable of carrying four or five guns; has been
strictly preserved, and is well stocked with Birds. The keep
of the Moor is to be paid by the Tenant. Excellent accommo-
dation can be had adjoining the Moor. Terms .el5O.
For further particulars apply to Mr. J. HEELIS, Solicitor,
Appleby, Westmorland.
Appleby, 17th July, 1849.

MIDSUMMER EXCURSION

LONDON AND B A C K,

FOR
TWENTY-ONE SHILLINGS!!!

Offering a choice of Four, Six, Eleven, or Thirteen Clear
Days in Town.

TRAIN S are appointed to leave the RAILWAY
jI STATION, EDGE-HILL,

On SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 28th,
AND
On MONDAY MORNING, JULY 30th.,

AT SIX O'CLOCK PUNCTUALLY EACH MORNING,
Returning from the Euston Station, Euston square, London,
on the Evenings of Friday, August 3d and 10th, at HAI:I.-PAST
FIVE punctually each ENiening.
Trains will also leave the under-mentioned Stations,,viz. :
It. M. H. M.
BOLTON 6 0 WARRINGTON ..... 640
ST. HELEN'S JUNCTION 610 HARTFORD ...... 7 0
7 10
WARRINGTONJUNCTION 620 CREWE

FARES TO LONDON AND BACK.
3d Class. 2d Class. Ist Class.
1 0 .441 10 0 .4-2 2 0
110110 0 2 2 0
110110 0 2 2 0

From Liverpool
„ Wigan
„ Bolton

, St. Helen's Junction 1 1 0 110 0 22 0
„ Warrington Junction 1 1 0 110 "0 2 2 0
„ Warrington
„ Hartford
„ Crewe..... Ol9 0 1 B'o 118 0
Children under Twelve Years of Age Half Price.

EXTRAORDINARY CHEAP EXCURSION
'FROM LONDON
TO PARIS OR BRUSSELS AND BACK.
Grand Treat available only to Parties Excursionists into Lon-
don by Special Trains.

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BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S LAST NIGHT.

(BY EXPRESS.)
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GRATWICKE STAKES.
Even and 5 to 4 on Tadmor,
6 to 1 agst Herbert.
THREE HUNDRED SOVS. STAKES.
5 to 2 agst Nil Desperandum.
HAM STAKES.
7 to 4 on Italian and Tingle; afterwards even between

them arid the field.

GOODWOOD STAKES.
10 to 1 agst Collingwood
12 „ 1 „ Maid of Masham
12 „ 1 ~ Plaudit
14 „ 1 „ Gisclie
17 „ 1 „ Maid of Lyme
20 „ 1 „ Van Diemen
25 „ 1 „ Tophana
25 „ 1 „ Syrup
25 „ 1 „ Tartar (taken)
40 ~ 1 „ Remembrancer
About £5O laid at evens between Maid of Lyme and
Giselle.

GOOD-P."OOD CUP.
5 to 2 agst Canezou (taken)
3 „ 1 „ The Hero (taken)
5 „ 1 „ Tadmor (taken)
20 „ 1 „ Black Eagle (taken)
100 „ 1 „ Borneo (taken)
ST. LEGER.
20 „ 1 „ Volcano (takeu)
DERBY.
20 to 1 agst William the Conqueror (take)
30 „ 1 „ Ghillie Callam (taken)
50 „ I ~ Seneca (taken)
1000 to 30 each against Knight of Garynme and Gen.
Legellentz (taken)

Bon Mot, the winner of the Liverpool 'July Cup, has
been sold to the Duke of Bedford.

FATAL ACCIBEWT.—A child was killed yesterday in
Great George-street by being Pun over .with a car. It
was dead when-taken from the road.
Scrofula is supposed to have diminished in this country
since the introduction of tea.
A Gentleman regaining the use of his Limbs by the
effect of Holloway's Ointment and Pills.—Mr. John Cock,
a highly-respectabie gentleman, residing at Madron, near
Penzance, had-been confined to his house for a conside-
rable period from a fearful attack of paralysis. He had
recourse to the-best medical aid, but to no purpose ; in-
deed, in such cases, the usual treatment never does any
good; he then resolved upon using Holloway's Ointment
and Pills, and,,to the surprise of all who-knew his deplo-
rable state, these wonderful medicines alone restored him
to -perfect health and the complete use of his limbs.
BELLS }LUNG 2IY FOG.—We believe-there are several
points on our northern coast and in other parts of the
world where what are termed " Fog Bells" are now in
operation, for the uurpose of giving alarm to vessels when
approaching the More. The idea of bells being rung by
fog, however, is so singular as to require an explanation
of the mechanism employed. The apparatus which rings
the bell is wound up and detained in &wound state by a
lever extending from the machinery into the open air.
To the end of • the lever is affixed a large sponge, which
absorbs the -moisture from the fog, and by becoming
heavy setties down the lever, lets the machinery free, and
thus rings the -bell. A cover is placed just above the
sponge to prevent the absorption of rain.—Calendar,U. S.
A FORWARTAIIICKEN.—A singular case of abduction
1 has recently occurred in Fairfield district. An individual
has been indicted, -under the statute of Philip and Nary,
(made offorce-in this State,) for abducting and marrying
a " woman child;`' <so styled by the Act,) under the age
of sixteen years. It is said that the girl stolen and mar-
ried in this caseais only eleven years old. 'The ceremony
of marriage was actually performed by a magistrate of
Fairfield district. The bride expresses her determination
to stick to her liege :lord, and as she weighs, as we learn,
one hundred and sixteen pounds, and seemato understand
what she is aboutawe would not be much astonished if she
carried hor point, in apite of the statute. Ifethe does not,
it will be the first instance on record, when a woman's will
was baulked by thelaw. We commend her spirit, and
wish her soceess.-4merican paper.;
THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS IN CHESHIRE.—
For many years we think such a haymaking-season has
not occurred ; all parties who have done justice to
their land trill, this ,year, be guaranteed a good win-
tering of good hey for their stock. As for those who
overstock, and who turn stock on their mowing
until nearly May-day, weeonfess we have little sympathy
for them : they are always behind ; and it is generally
their fate to submit to as Patch expense in cutting three-
quarters of a ton of mere " windle straws" per .acre,
as good cultivators incur aver a ton and a-half of real bay.
We are happy to report potatoes in a fine condition
We have looked in vain (at present) for the " plague spot"
in the leaf. The pleura still, continues to hang about the
cattle in certain districts. The cereals are still well spoken
of; although a night's rain would emit both them and pas-
turage. One thing connected with the potatoes attracts
attention ; they blossom freely once more. This we take
to be a regenerating sign.—Stockport paper.
THE CROPS IN THE MIDLAND DISTRICTS.—It is plea-
sing to state, as well from personal observations as from
the authority of some of the first agriculturists, that the
crops in Derbyshire, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Worces-
tershire, and Shropshire, are unusually luxuriant and pro-
mising. The hay harvest is nearly completed, and
owing to the remarkable fineness of the season has been
got in at a comparatively small expense. An abundant
after-math depends upon the occurrence of future rains ;
but as St. Swithin's (Sunday) passed over with only lo
almost imperceptible shower, a succession of wet, by the
lands, is generally des-
cribed a more than
weather-wise, is not expected. Berle), peas, and parti-
cularly beans, look exceedingly well : but early sown
cwrihbeeadt,
ams Ore especially
thin—stillit
o is
high
thoughtlan d
average crop may now with safety be anticipated. The
late dry, hot weather has seriously affected turnips—they
are scarce, small, and far from being of the first quality ;
but potatoes, notwithstanding reports to the contrary
from other parts of the country, arc, in this neighbour-
hood, not only plentiful but healthy. Apples promise to
be abuallant ht Worcestershire.--Derby Mercury.

GENERAL TRADE REPORT.

EXCHANGE NEWS-ROOM, MONDAY.

We have again to notice a week of progressive improve-
ment in commercial affairs. The fillip given to trade by
the settlement of the Danish question has operated with
great effect on an already expanded trade ; manu-
thrers arepressing forward under the impulse of a participa-
tion in the advance of the raw material ; the money market
is still easy ; an advance in the value of most articles is
generally anticipated; and all parties are looking forward
with very buoyant feelings to the future course of events.
The characteristic of the Share market this week has
been idleness. We never remember a week in which less
has been done. There is, however, very little stock
offered, and a preponderance of buyers. For our local
stocks the demand continues good. The report, alluded
to in our last, respecting Royal Assurance, keeps these
shares flat ; a large lot, however, were done on Saturday
at 2 and 2 1-16 pm. It is said that a considerable
body of the shareholders have determined to resist a 5 per
cent. dividend, and, should such be persisted in, to agitate
for a change in the direction. It is said, also, that the
directors, in order to reconcile the shareholders to the
divisibn of so very small a portion of the earnings as 5
per cent. ; and that they may not be suspected of working
the company for their benefit, have it in contemplation
to relinquish their own remuneration of £2OO per annum
each. They think, too, that this will be an evidence of
their sincerity in desiring to accumulate a large surplus.
London stock closes this evening 132 k 31 ; Midland,
66-7, with a firm market. Other sales comprise-Glas-
gow preference, 7.1 ; Great Northern preference, 1+ c 1 ;
Leeds fifth shares, 63/9 d ; Ditto preference, 122- ;
West Riding fifth shares 42- d ; North British new
preference,
A, L 0
p;ence,;
ShrewsburyNort Stattb
and Chester,rdshire,4l6/ 1 d; 3 d; North
Union Dover
No. 4's, 6 ; Belfast and Ballymena, 191.
On Saturday there was a good demand for Sugar, and
400 hhds. were sold at full rates to the grocers and re-
finers; to-day there has been a steady inquiry, and 1500
Khaurs, of good quality, have been sold at 33/6. The
market has a very firm appearance, and as the stock of
West India is very light, and the supply small to this
place, it is a question of concern as to how this port will
be supplied some months hence. We observe a rather
netter feeling for Rum, and prices are gradually stiffen-
ing. Coffee continues in favour, and parties are looking
for higher prices, now that the Danish business is as good
as settled. The Tea Market is very firm, but transactions
are limited, on account of the indisposition on the part of
holders to sell.-The West India Mail, which arrived at
Southampton on Saturday, brings intelligence from
Jamaica that the sugar canes look exceedingly healthy
and promising, particularly on the north side of the
island. In the interior parishes also very salutary rains
had fallen. The favourable advices received from En-
gland, announcing the slight rise in the value of West
India sugars, had operated in favour of advanced rates in
Jamaica, and had given a trifling stimulus to business.
With regard, however, to coffee, the reports are not so
favourable, and the crop will be very deficient, some of
the planters declining even to pull the berries, declaring
the present market prices to be perfectly unremunerat-
ing. In articles of import very little change had taken
place, and quotations were much the same as last advices.
Freight and exchange as last quoted.
The Iron Market shows considerable improvement.
Scotch Pig Iron is quoted at 465. 6d. to 48s. at Glasgow.
Bars in Wales are firm at £5, and at £5 10s. f o b here.
Things are extremely quiet and passive in Brunswick-
street to-day, with a tendency downwards rather than
otherwise. Indian Corn, on account of the large import,
which amounted to 38,723 qrs. for the five days ending
Saturday, can be bought to day on decidedly lower terms.
The arrivals of Wheat during fee same period reach
11,818 qrs., and of Flour 2,038 sacks, and 27,302
brls., which may depreciate values to-morrow ; the
deficiency of water power still operating, however,
to prevent any serious fall in the price of Flour.
Prices throughout England and Ireland have declined
slightly during the past week for nearly all articles of the
trade, which is mainly attributable to two causes-the
favourable appearance of the crops, of which, notwith-
standing the late unsettled weather, we still receive
gratifying accounts; and the adjustment, for the present
at least, of the Danish question, which will, doubtless,
create an influx of breadstuffs into our eastern ports.
Among our harvest paragraphs will be found some remarks
dated from Cork, bringing intelligence to Saturday last,
which speaks somewhat more unfavourably than hitherto
about the potatoes ; out we are inclined to regard this as
comparatively unimportant, compared with the bulk of
information which appears of an opposite tendency.
We cannot quote any further advance in the value of
Cotton since the publication of the Brokers' Circular,
which we have given elsewhere, although on Saturday
and to-day the market was very firm. On the former
day, about 6,000 bales were sold, chiefly Americans, at
41d. to SP. per lb. (1000 on speculation and for export.)
To-day, there has been a very good inquiry, and the
sales have reached about 8,000 bales. The impressicn is
still general that prices must go higher; and, whenever
the least lull comes, the market is kept up by parties
setting to work to complete orders, which they could not
do on brisk days.
In the Wool market there has been more animation during
the last week, and holders are asking higher prices.
The new clip of Scotch wool has been brought to market,
and prices were in favour of the seller, good parcels re-
alising 6d. to ls. per stone higher than last year. The
imports for the week ending 21st July amount to 489
bales of Foreign, 207 Irish, 348 Scotch, and 52 English.
The improvement in the Tallow market. which was
observable last week, still continues, and a fair amount of
business has been done at a slight advance ; yellow candle
has been sold at £4O. At the public sale of South
American on Wednesday, the bidding was spirited, and
nearly the whole of the parcels brought forward were dis-
posed of at prices varying from 335. 6d. to 375. 6:1. per
cwt., thus establishing an advance of Is. per cwt. From
100 to 150 tons of palm oil have been taken at £2B;
holders now demand 10s. more owing to the stock again
becoming reduced; 300 tons have been purchased to arrive
at £2B. Pale Seal continues at £3l to £31103. and some
parcels have Lbeen sold at these prices from the quay.
Cod remains at £26 10s. to £27. 40 casks of cocoa nut
oil, offered by auction, was withdrawn, £35 being refused.
A fair business has been done in olive oil at the recent
decline. Montreal pots are still 295., with a limited
demand; 200 barrels have been sold to arrive at £26.
In American provisions transactions have been limited
in extent since our last. The sales of Bacon are about
500 boxes at previous prices. Hams of good quality have
sold readily at 345. to 365. ; Middling and Low, 28s to 30s.
The low price of Short Middles has quite put an end to
the demand for Shoulders. Little or nothing doing in
Beef and Pork. The sales of Cheese are of a retail cha-
racter att-'4os. to 465. for Good and Fine ; a small parcel
much out of condition sold at 16s. 6d, to 255. by auction.
There has been a fair inquiry for Lavd, with an upward
tendency in price.
The Irish Butter market has been inactive since our
last. 'Best Southerns have retained their value, while
other-descriptions have been difficult to sell, and quota-
; tioers may be regarded to a great extent nominal.
To-day, prices rule as follow :-Waterford, 665. to 695. ;
Carrick, 665. to 675. ; Wexford, Carlow, 645. to 665. ;
Ballymoney and Coleraine, 635. to 655.; Banbridge,
633. -to 645.

'COTTON FROM INDIA.—We understand that Mr. Flem-
ing, the secretary to the Manchester Commercial Associa-
tion, has received a communication from Mr. J. C.
Melville, secretary to the H. E. I. Company, advising
him of the arrival in Liverpool, ex Ganges, from Cochin,
of a lot of 871 hales of cotton, grown in Coimbatore, re-
questing that he will furnish them with any observations
the members of the Commercial Association may have to
make on the quality of the cotton. The lot comprises
several varieties, and will be looked upon with considera-
ble interest, by all whose attention has been directed to
our Indian possessions as a source whence we may draw
a eupply of the raw material of our manufactures. The
descriptions named are farm grown, from New Orleans
seed, of the crop of 1848-9; from Bourbon seed ; sample
bates of Mexican, first sort, farm grown, from May sow-
ing ; farm grown Bourbon ' • New Orleans and Bourbon,
purchased from the natives before cleaning ' • Oopum cot-
ton purchased and gin-cleaned ; Oopum churka cleaned
and thrashed ; Oopum churka cleaned at the gin-house,
and thrashed. Cormbatore is the district where Doctor
'White has so long and so sedulously -been exerting him-
self with respect to the cultivation of cotton, and this is
the largest shipment from thence. It is gratifying to find
that the company are still directing attention to the sub-
ject, and we augur from the request that the Commercial
Association will report upon the cotton that they are
willing to assist in the efforts made to 'extend its cultiva-
tionn
distributionnn
i 'and
ber improvefsainwln ginsditi s
India,
some quality.we learn
W ne
that
tti)th respect
rhdeeroerdde torder was
tbo thee
madet.arf large
e
comple-
ted at the close of last month, and that the gins have been
shipped, and are now on their way. The members of the
association who first broached the idea, are anxiously
waiting for the next mail, expecting to hear by it of the
arrival at Madras and Bombay—and it may be the
of those sent out some months ago for experiment.
The celebrated Robert Hall wls once asked what he
thought cf a sermon that had created a great sensation :
" Very fine, sir (he replied) ; but a man can't eat flowers."
I have lost a world of time (said the learned Salmasius
on his death-bed) ; if I had one year more, I would spend
it in reading St. Paul's Epistles and David's Psalms.
A KING DISCOVERED BY A WARMING PAN.—I will
conclude my letter with a morsel by way of bonnebouclie
of genuine and authentic royal biography. My informant
is the flue de thambre at my inn, the Hotel de l'Europe :
a source of information, if not very exalted, equal pro-
bably in point of dignity to that much of the gossip which
reaches ordinary mortals ament their rulers. It so
chanced that my predecessor in No. 4, at the Hotel de
l'Europe was poor Charles Europe, passing by Toulousa
in his sad journey from the fatal field of Novara to his
retirement in Portugal. He arrived in an ordinary car-
riage with a valet and courier only, and nobody guessed
who he was. He was put into the first bedroom that hap-
pened to be 'vacant ; and might have quitted Toulouse in
as strict cognito as he entered it had not my friend the
chamber-maid received from the hands of the valet a silver
warming pan (!) for the purpose of warming the.royal
sheets. On the lid of this magnificent but tell-talc pan
were emblazoned the royal arms of Sardinia. The maid
showed the pan to her master, and the cat was let out of
the hag. Hence monarchy may learn that when they
travel incognito. they should take care to leave at home
the state warming pan with the other trappings of
royalty. Au reste—if any enquiring mind should spe-
culate on the possible reasons which induced the King
of Sardinia to travel with such an extraordinary piece
of furniture, all that I can do towards elucidating the
matter is to remind the reader that warming pans are not
generally met with in Italian inns, their functions being
performed by placing between the sheets a simple ap-
paratus consisting of a pot of burning charcoal sus-
pended in a little wooden frame—an operation which the
Italian rthamber-maids call, by a metaphor more ex-
pressive than reverent, " putting a priest in the bed."—
Correspondent of the Atheneewn•

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(BY EXPRESS.)

LONDON MONEY MARKET.-YESTERDAY.

There has been a comparatively quiet market to-day for
Public Securities, and with no peculiar alteration in the tone,
the foreign news not being of a character to influence specula-
tive dealings, while the money transactions, as usual on Mon-
day, are small. Consols have been 93 to 3 for transfer, and 93i
to for account, the present rates being 93 to k for the former,
and 93i to 934 for the latter. The New Three--and-a-Quarter
per Cents have been 93j to 94k, and the Three per Cents 93 to
93k. Exceequer Bills have been 47s to 50s, and India Bonds
82s to Us premium.