The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-11-15 00:00:00

R, SIR ALEXAND
w old dramatic friend GLERGALL, in

COCKBURN

screaming " at the first repre-
ntation of a new farce or little comedy. BIICKSTONE,
to manager, poked remarkably spruce and well pleased

ket Theat

—the house was crowded.
There will be two Italian opera houses in the ensuing
season, so, at all events, I have it at present on the best
authority. IA- m LEY, the old impresario of Her MAJEwry's,
is to have a sort of management, without responsibility,
but with a handsome stipend—say £1,500. FREDERIC
GYE, who has been " skirring " the Continent, has re-
turned to town with some new engagements for the
" Royal," at Covent Garden. His friends wish him well
through the VAGNER affair (I spell as pronounced). The
Berlin commission will cost £3,000 if a penny,—three, and
six already paid, make £9OOO, a heavy drag upon the re-
ceipts ; though I remember £ll,OOO .being cleared one
season at Her Majesty's Theatre, but it was before those
monstrous things—Free-trade, Reform-bills, and Income-
tax—were thought of.
SAMUEL PHELPS on Thursday evening received the
gracious thanks of his Sovereign for the excellent manner
in which Henry the Fifth was represented, a most diffi-
cult undertaking. Mr. BAETLEY, too, in repeating the
noble chorus before each act, was also honoured with
thanks ; the players "were well-bestowed;" a good sup-

of them were in town the same night. The play cost
the privy purse about £250; and PHELPS paid every body
in his establishment, whether at Windsor or not. Drury-
lane continues crowded, and even on Wednesday morn-
ing the Lord Mayor's show did not prevent a
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cram. The Duke of YOU K'S scholars were present; their
band—capital—executed several pieces of music in a spirit-
stirring manner. The boys, during an entre acte, had
buns and ale. I think. given to them. the band playing all

the time. I shall never forget the first trombone's sorrow,
when he found, after blown).g away so long, all the buns
gone ; the little fellow—a splendid musician—fairly cried.
He had something afterwards.
Sir EDWIN LANDSEER, this week, came out with a pair
of companion pictures, " Free Trade—warranted sound,"
and " Protection after the last Derby day." Let me speak
of them as works of art. Poor, broken down Protection
is drawn with great skill—like a horse going to the
knacker's. DIZZY and DERBY are truthful likenesses.
rade—warranted sound" (? the latter words, Sir
_ is a fine punchy animal —lots of such in Lance-
shire—bedizzened with ribbons. As works of art, they
are matchless; but, with our quartern loaf at a shilling,
the less Free Trade throws up his hoofs and snorts his own
praise the better. Any decently dressed person, I believe,
can see the pictures at JENNINGS', Cheapside, by going in..

COMMERCIAL 4- MONETARY

NEWS

MONDAY NIGHT

THE returns of the Bank of England last week
again showed an increase in the stock of bullion to
the amount of about £400,000. This has no doubt
arisen from the diminished demand for discounts
as shown by the decrease of £506,191 in " other

securities." There were numerous reports during
the week of hostilities between the Turks and
Russians, but notwithstanding this apparent cause
for depression, the Funds maintained their value
with very slight variation. This firmness is owing
to the scarcity of stock while money has been so
abundant that the quantity on offer for advances
on stock has not all been accepted. The Bank

Directors have intimated that they will now discount
the amount of the various petty stocks due in
January, at the rate of three per cent., instead of
four per cent., as originally proposed. From the
manufacturing districts the reports are of continued
dulness, owing to the turn-ont of the operatives,
the apprehensions as to war in the East, and the
disinclination to operate until some definite con-
clusion can be arrived at.

- -
The return from the Bank of England for the
week ending the sth of Nov., gives the following
results, when compared with the previous week :
Public deposits ... £4,077,159; Increase £448,350
Other deposits ... 12,171,032; Decrease 151,646
Rest 3,184,276; Increase 8,782
On the other side of the account—
Government securities £11,498,152; the same as before.
Other securities 16,749,699; Decrease 606,191

Notes unemployed ... 6,419,885; Increase 748,385
The amount of notes in circulation is £22,627,445,
being a decrease of £359,905 ; and the stock of
bullion in both departments is £15,679,545, showing
ase of £408,861, when compared with the
return.

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precedin

ISSUE DEPARTMENT.

Notes issued ... £29,047,330G0vernmt. Debt £11,015,100
Other Securities 2,984,900
Gold coin & bu11'n.15,047,330
Silver bullion

£29,047,330

£29,047,330

BARBING D'EPAIITMENT,

Prop. Capital ... £14,553,000 Gov. Securities £11,498,152
3,184,275 Other Securities 16,749,699
4,077,159 Notes ... 6,419,885
12,171,032 Gold & Silver Coin 632,215

Other Deposits

)99,9511

835,299,951

The returns of the Board of Trade for the month
ended 10th of October have just been published,
and they again show a considerable increase both
in imports and exports. The total increase of
exports on the month, as compared with the corres-
ponding month of last year, is no less than
£1,446,708 ; while for the whole nine months of
+bp frirrense amounts to £12,596,291.

Lilt jGd L WAG 1 ma. ---
The articles of British produce and manufactures,
estimated according to the declared value of expor-
tation, upon which the principal increase arises in
the month's account, are as follow :-
1852. 1853. Increase.
£964,182 £1,577,949 £613,767
'21.061 315,298

Haberdashery
Woollen Mannfac
Leather
Hardwares

01,090
91,931

1,008,457

107,367

303,779
186,728

192,763
392,168
249,571
169,781

lachiners

114,862
88,138
434,981
49,410

62,843
54,919
52,383

140,521
483,426