The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-01-10 00:00:00

COURT AND FASHION.

LORD HARRIS, the Governor of Trinidad, has, it is
rumoured, been offered the appointment of Governor of
Madras.—United Service Gazette.

Tan QUEEN and the Royal Family remain at Windsor,
in the enjoyment of excellent health, and have several
times taken exercise oa the ice. The visiters at the Castle
during the week have been few in number.
THE ROYAL TWELFTH CAKE.—Her Majesty's twelfth
cake measured four feet and a half in circumference, was
a foot in height, and weighed upwards of 30 lbs. The
ornaments at the top represented the Arabs and the
dying lion, where the affrighted horses, the palm tree,
and a crystal fountain are artistically introduced.
THE DUBE OF BUCCLEUCIT, the Marquis of London-
derry, or the Marquis of Westminster, are spoken of
in the circles of the Court as likely to fill the compli-
mentary mission of ambassador extraordinary on the
occasion of his Imperial Majesty's nuptials, the Emperor
of Austria, with the youthful Princess of Bavaria.
THE COUBT.—Her Majesty, we understand, intends
to give a series of brilliant entertainments at Windsor
Castle, after the 17th inst., during the theatrical perfor-
mances, to the nobility and gentry residing in the imme-
diate vicinity of the Castle. The sojourn of the Sovereign
at Buckingham Palace, when her Majesty comes to town
to open the session of parliament, on Tuesday, the 31st
inst., is not expected to exceed two days, the Palace being
still under extensive repairs and embellishments.

DEATH OF LORD PLENKET.—The last of the distin-
guished Irishmen who figured in the native parliament,
and subsequently in that of the United Kingdom, has
passed to his long account. Lord Plunket died on Wed-
nesday, at his residence, Old Connaught, Bray, near Dub-
lin, at the advanced age of ninety years. Of this
lengthened period for fully sixty years was Lord Plunket
a remarkable public man. He was known in Ireland as
such from the rebellion of 1798 to the period of his forced
resignation of the office of Lord Chancellor of Ireland, to
make way for Lord Campbell.
COMMOTION AT THE HORSEGITARDS.—A report ap-
peared in two of the leading morning papers of Thursday
to the effect that. Lord Hardinge had resigned the com-
mand of the British army, to be succeeded by Lord Rag-
lan ; and that Sir George Brown was to resume his post
as Adjutant-General. One of the reports was dated from
Portsmouth. It is unnecessary to say that falsehood was
at the bottom of the rumour. Lord Hardinge has neither
resigned nor hinted any intention of resigning, and cer-
tainly Sir George Brown is not to be recalled to the office
of Adjutant-General.—United Service Gazette.

THE LADIES' CHARITY BALL took place on Thursday,
at the Town-hall rooms.
WELSH CHARITY ScKooLs.—We understand that a
ball will take place in behalf of this excellent charity, at
the Town-hall, on Monday, the 27th February next.
EAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY.—In order to meet the
wishes of the passengers who reside between this town
and Ormskirk, the company have put on extra trains—
one leaving Ormskirk at nine, a.m., and the other leaving
Liverpool at 10.15, p.m. Another oon to the travelling
public has been conferred by granting quarterly contracts.
These are steps in the right direction.
DR. VAUGHAN'S LECTURE To-NIGHT.—It will be per-
ceived by advertisement, that Dr. Vaughan, President of
the College, at Manchester, replies to-night the lecture
delivered a short time back, by Cardinal Wiseman at Leeds.
" How Romanism has used the arts of design," cannot fail
to prove eminently attractive in such hands, and we antici-
pate a most interesting lecture.
LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY.—A meeting
of this Society was held last night at the Royal Institu-
tion, in Colquitt-street ; J. B. Yates, Esq., in the chair.
A very ably written paper on English Dialects, by Dr.
Hume, was read by a member in the absence of the
essayist. An interesting discussion followed, in the course
of which several speakers contended for the uselessness of
dictionaries and grammars, as tending to confine the pro-
gress of language within unnecessary limits ; while others
were of opinion that they were useful in defining the
state of language at the time of their compilation, leaving
it to subsequent writers to effect improvements, and also
that they were valuable in imparting information to
learners who had no other means of acquiring it.
GLossoP.—A very melancholy occurrence has taken
place in this neighbourhood. Two boys, named Robert
and James, and their father, William Bullen, travelling
tumbler, a native of Biackbnrn, were making their way
from Sheffield to Glossop. When on the moors, on Sun-
day it was so intensely cold as to kill the two boy (one six
and the other eight years of age,) and to so starve the
father as to prevent him moving. Between eleven and
twelve o'clock at night. Mr. Charles Taylor, governor of
the union, in company with a policeman, went in a car to
the assistance of the man, and found him standing against
a wall, with his legs frozen stiff, and his children by the
side of him dead.—Derbyshire Times.

THOMAS'S SHILLING- CONCERTS continue to attract
crowded audiences, and, by their merits, to deserve the
attendance of still larger crowds, which only the incle-
mency of the weather has prevented from attending. Last
night Miss Ransford made her debut, and created quite a
sensation. She will be a most valuable acquisition. Among
the several instrumental performers, each of whom is a
host in himself, we may mention Mr. Harper on the
trumpet, Mr. Lazarus on the clarionet, Mr. Percival on
the flute, Mr. Streather on the harp, Mr. Blagrove on the
violin, Mr. Lidel on the violoncello, Mr. Hawkes on the
trombone, Mr. Jennings on the oboe, and Mr. Chisholm
on the bassoon. The experiment of cheap concerts has
proved successful, because of the sterling excellence of the
performances.
THE STRIEES.—The adjourned meeting of'the Masters'
Association at Wigan was held on Friday, and in the after-
noon Messrs' Jas. Eckersley and Sons withdrew from it,
and made an arrangement with their operatives for an
advance of 6d. to Is. a-week. The number at work
during the week has been about 3,000, or half the whole
number. At Preston the operatives have continued to
hold meetings, and determined to abide by their claim for
ten per cent. The week's returns show that the number
of unemployed hands relieved from the Trades' Union
fund was 15,721 ; last week, 15,720. The amount distri-
buted was £3.705 16s. 3d. ; last week, £2,944 Bs. 3d. ;
increase, £761 Bs. 3d. The extraordinary increase in the
receipts of the Weavers' Committee enabled them to
advance their payments from 4s. to ss. 6d. per head, and
to reserve a balance of £424, after again giving 6d. each
to 2,070 children. Several of the other committees have
also received and expended larger sums.
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RAILWAY. - An inquest
will be held to-day on the body of John Dooley, labourer,
who was killed on Saturday, at Broad-green, near this
town, on the London and North-western Railway. The
deceased was engaged, with other men, in removing the
snow from the line. They put it into vans, which, when
filled, were carried by a locomotive to the neighbourhood
of Broad-green, and the snow was there deposited. They
had taken several waggons there in the course of the
day, and having arrived at the place of deposit on a fur-
ther trip, the engine stopped, and the men got upon one
of the waggons for the purpose of shovelling the snow
out. They had scarcely commenced when the engine-
driver suddenly started the engine, and three of the men
fell off. The deceased was one of these. He fell unfor-
tunately somewhat across the line, when one of the wheels
of the waggon next to the engine ran over and along his
leg, crushing it dreadfully. One of his ears was also cut
off. The unfortunate man was removed without delay to
the Royal Infirmary, where he died soon after admission.

The returns of shipping for the month ended sth
December again show a large preponderance in the
increase of Foreign shipping over British, both in-
wards and outwards, as will be seen by the follow-
ing statement of totals :

ENTERED INWARDS.
18S2. 1853. Increase.
Tons. Tons. Tons.
British 421,225 ... 441,159 ... 19,934
Foreign 213,852 ... 272,124 ... 58,572
CLEARED OUTWARDS.
British 292,159 ... 324,293 ... 32,134
Foreign 196,047 ... 281,730 ... 84,683
With regard to the coasting trade, it appears
that the tonnage entered inward for the month was
1,087,527 in 1852, and 1,037,539 in 1853. The
clearances outward were 1,036,092 in 1852, and
1,135,508 in 1853.

Dulness, depression, and retrogression of prices
have been the characteristics of the SHARE
MARKET during the past week. The decline has
been continuous, almost without reaction all week,
and has proceeded to the extent of two or three
per cent. throughout the whole list of railways.
Other stocks—those local and provincial —have
not participated in the decline, but are remarkably
steady at former rates—we mean banks, insurance
companies, canals, &c. these will suffer com-
paratively little in case of war, and are con-
sequently in demand as at other times ; there are
many, in fact, who think that bank and insurance
shares will be benefited by a war, from the high
rate of interest which they will be able to get for
their capital. The fall in railways has arisen much
more from speculation than real sales—the latter
have been very few and light. We annex prices
Caledonians, 252 I A 111-tl* Eastern Counties,
121 9-16 ; Lancashire and forkshire, 621 -1 1
3 21 3is 3 ; London Stock, 101; Ditto Fifths,
; Sheffield Stock, 20 ; Midland Stock, 591 60
59-1 1 I 160 59i 60 Is 60 ; North British, 6-1-
15-16 7 ; Dover Stock, 171 9-16 9-16 11-16 ;
York and North Midland, 22; ; North. Union A,
250. •

The return from the Bank of England for the
week ending the 31st of Dec., gives the following
results, when compared with the previous week :
Public deposits ... £11,409,933; Increase £252,209
Other deposits ... 11,041,049; Increase 433,127
Rest ... ... 3,218,826; Increase 20,371
On the other side of the account—
Government securities £16,044,330; Increase £6OO
Other securities ... 17,676,123; Increase 932,472
Notes unemployed ... 8,102,220; Decrease 216,060
The amount of notes in circulation is £21,077,860,
being a increase of £267,705 ; and the stock of
bullion in both departments is £15,852,899, showing
an increase of £33,858, when compared with the
preceding return.

ISSUE DEPARTMENT.
Notes issued ... £29,180,080 Governmt. Debt £11,015,100
Other Securities 2,984,900
Gold coin & bu11'n.15,180,080
Silver bullion ...

£29,180,080'
BANKING DEPARTMENT.

£29,180,080

Prop. Capital ... £14,553,000'G0v. Securities £15,044,330
Rest ... ... 3,218,826 Other Securities 17,576,123
Public Deposits 11,409,933 Notes ... 8,102,220
Other Deposits 11,041,049 Gold & Silver Coin 672,819
7-day & other bills 1,172,684

£41,395,4921

£41,395,492

PRODUCE.—There has been a very briskd emand
for Sugar, and a considerable amount of business has
been done at 6d. to ls. per cwt. advance. Rice
has been in more request, owing to the advance on
Wheat and Flour. Palm Oil and Tallow have also
commanded higher prices. In other articles little
alteration. To-day sugar has continued in good
request, at prices in favour of the seller ; the busi-
ness, including Saturday's sales, comprising 60
hhds. grainy Demerara at 38s. to 395. 6d. ; 120
hhds. Barbadoes at 335. 6d. to 38s. ; 600 bags Ma-
dras at 31s. to 355. ; 800 bags fine white Benares
at 395. 6d. to 40s. • 320 bags brown Bengal at
335. 6d. ; 4800 mats Mauritius at 355. ' • 850 boxes
fine yellow Havana at 255. to 265., and 270 tons an-
clayed Manilla, to arrive, at 19s. 6d. per cwt. de-
livered. About 100 puns. Demerara Rum have
been sold at an advance of 2d. per gallon on pre-
vious prices. There are no sales to notice in Coffee,

but 300 bags Para Cocoa are reported at 275., and
a small lot of Guayaquil at 345. per cwt. The Tea
market has been more active, and several sales
have been concluded in Congon, at about Is. Bd. to
ls. 10d. per lb., together with some few boxes of
medium to fine scented Orange Pekoe, at fully
former rates. Common Congou is unaltered. Large
transactions continue to be reported in Rice,
6000 bags Madras, on the spot, having changed
hands at 155., and four cargoes (3500 tons),
Arracan, for distant delivery, at 13s to 13s. 6d.
for the Continent, and 13s. per cwt., nett cash, de-
livered here. We have further to notice 900 boxes
and bags Pearl Sago at 205., 4,000 bags Sago
Flour, for late delivery at 225. 6d. per cwt., 20
cases Castor Oil at 44d. per lb., 1,000 bales Jute,
at £23 10s. to £24 10s. per ton for middling to
very good, and 1,150 bags Bengal Linseed, to
arrive, at 58s. per quarter.
COTTON.—Owing to the general stoppage of
canal and railway traffic through the frost and
snow, the amount of business transacted has not
been great. The sales of the week up to Friday
amounted to nearly 30,000 bales, of which about
6,500 were taken on speculation and for export. Prices
have been steadily maintained, but the demand has
been chiefly for the lower qualities, which may be
quoted nearly .id. dearer. To-DAY the advices per
Asia came to hand, but had not much effect on this
market. The sales amounted to about 7,000 bales,
of which 1,000 were on speculation and for export,
and the market closed firmly. The following is a
comparison of present rates with those of the corre-
sponding period of last year

New Or;

1853.
Leans, middling 5 9-16 d.
fair
, middling .....
fair

1854.
.g:

Uplands