The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-05-29 00:00:00

rn.Ml. Wheat.)Tnd.Corn
Brls. Bush

30,828 532,521 3,993,133
3,553 110,116 2,234,025
18,560' 195,579 785,236
6,426 120,300 683,039
3,068• 9,728 381,138
5,103 31,606 666,838

67,53& 1999,850 8.743,409
89,925 215,139 2,634,896

EXPORT OF BREADSTUFFS FROM. NEW YORK,
From the Bth to the 15th May.
Flour, 1,916 brls. Indian Corn, 51,10 bush
Do., - „ Do. do., 57,282 79
Do., - „ , Do.. do., -

LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL
ASSOCIATION'.

This association held its monthly meeting last evening,
at the Royal Institution, Dr. Inman in the chair. A let-
ter from Mr. Smith, who has furnished some accounts of
the geological remains of Bidston Marsh, to the associa-
tion, on former occasions, was read, and a representation
of a section of the marsh was suspended in the room. Mr.
Smith's letter corroborated the impression that a forest
once waved its umbrageous branches on the site of the
present marsh : many interesting,specimens, (herbaceou s
andnrborical) found by Mr. S. during his investigation,
were exhibited. It was a matter of dispute as to whether
the district contained fossal remains of animals. Mr.
Boult then read a paper entitled " National credit the
proper basis for national currency." The essay, which
treated the subject in all its bearings and details, took a
similar view to that propounded on this subject in our
columns ion several occasions, a short time ago.
It proposes to effect a fixect rate of interest in place
of the present fluctuating system, by rendering con-
sols the regulating medium,, and not gold, carefully
avoiding either of the excesses of interest, the high
or the low, and so to do away with the speculative
transactions, so injurious• at present. Mr. Pictou ge-
nerally concurred with the view taken by Mr. Boult, and
would be glad to see the paper published ; he, however,
offered some objections to the principle of " fixed rate
of interest," which °bisections were replied to. In con-
firmation of the correctness of Mr. Boult's opinions, a
gentleman present read the memorial issued in October,
by the merchants, bankers, and others, and presented to
Lord John Russell. After discussing the subject, the
company retired to the room in which tea is usually
served, and partook of that refreshing beverage.

GRATIFYING TESTIMONIAL.—We understand that on
Saturday, the youths who have been successful in com-
peting for the l`Molyneux Scholarships," at the Colle-
giate Institution, waited on Mrs. Molyneux, the lady of
Alderman Molyneux, and presented her with a beautiful
yinegarette, as a small token of their gratitude to that
gentleman for the benefits derived to them and the town
at large from the foundation of those scholarships. The
youths were accompanied by Mr. Michod, the talented
head master of the lower school, and the presentation was
made, accompanied by a well written address, by
Atkinson, son of Mr. Atkinson, of the Royal Oak Ina,
Toxteth Park, who has by his talents raised himself to
the middle and thence to the higher school ; in the latter
of which we understand, he is now usefully employed as
an efficient teacher.

LIVERPOOL FLORAL AND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
—The first exhibition for the year was held on Thursday,
in the Corn Exchange. The day was remarkably fine, and
the attendance of beauty, rank, and fashion of the town
and neighbourhood far surpassed that at any previous
exhibition. The show, as regarded the number and
variety of the plants .ind flowers, was the finest which has
taken place since the revival of the exhibition in the Corn
Exchange. The place was decorated with wreaths and
festoons, and an occasional device at the extremities of the
stands added considerably to the beauty And general effect
of the show. The disposition of the plants was also very
effective, both for exhibition rand examination. During
the day the excellent band of the 46th Regiment played
at intervals some pleasing and popular airs. which contri-
buted greatly to enliven the exhibition. The following is
a list of those to whom prizes were awarded :—H.
Sharpies, T. S. Gladstone, Mr. Musgrove, Jas. Stringer,
Henry Harrison, H. Littledale, Julius Fockel, John
Haughton, S. P. Pope, T. Davies and Co.. Henderson
and Brown, Henry Wilson, R. B. Hill, T. W. Blundell,
Earl Derby, Kellock, T. Roby, Whittingham, Appleton,
L. R. Bailey, P. Wright, John Molyneux, John William.
son, J. B. Leatherbarrow, George 13rown, Henry Winch,
Richard Griffiths, I. Gray,