The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-04-23 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE

MAN CHESTER, April 21st.--The market, yesterday, was,
if possible, worse than those of the three preceding Tuesdays ;
the demand which existed last week for 40-inch shirtings had
subsided ; and goods and yarns of all descriptions were ex-
ceedingly difficult to sell, even at declining prices. In con-
sequence of this very discouraging state of the market, many
of the spinners and manufacturers are talking of short time,
and several isolated firms, in different parts of the country,
have already adopted it. Hitherto, however, no general
agreement for that purpose has been made, except at Stock-
port.
ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, Monday, April 19.
There has been a good attendance of buyers in the market
to-day, and somewhat more business done than on the pre-
ceding Monday, at somewhat lower prices. The wool market
has been heavy and prices rather giving way, which has had
itsinfluence on the piece market.
IIUDDERSEIELD MARKET, April 20.—Last week we re-
ported a dull market, but this was more unfavourable, there
being few important sales effected in any description of goods.
Probably this arises from its being too late freely to purchase
light goods, and too early to buy for the fall and winter trade.
However, prices are firm in suitable fabrics; and business in
the warehouses, if not brisk, is not discouraging. Nor is
there any great scarcity of employment, most of the mills
working full time.

Our reader must have seen, for some days past, in the
newspapers, and plentifully posted on the walls of the city,
an advertisement announcing a reward of £5O for the reco-
very of £lOOO in bank notes " lost in Miller-street." When
this announcement came before the public, it was well known
large
sum by
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to many that the £lOOO in bank notes was lost by a person
in one of the banks, who had given away this
mistake, in the course of bank business ; and it s now con-
fidently rumoured that the money has been recovered in a
very singular manner. After the appearance of the adver-
tisement, it is said that an anonymous letter had been re-
ceived, inquiring if the reward would be increased, on the
delivery of the money ; and to this an answer, couched in the
negative, was given through one of the newspapers. The
handwriting of this epistle is, however, alleged to have ex-
cited, or rather to have strengthened, suspicion against a
young man employed by a respectable firm in town, and ac-
cordingly measures were instantly taken to get at the truth.
These, rumour says, have been so successful, that the whole
of the money has been recovered by the bank, much to the
relief of the individual by whom the mistake was committed,
and to whom the circumstance has, no. doubt, caused much
disquietude. There are various conflicting versions. of this
story in circulation : but the above, we believe, contains
the main facts of the case.—Scottish Guardian.
TROUT FISHING.—In a few hours' fishing during two
days of last week, Mr. William Flinn, of this city, and a
gentleman from Birmingham, killed 451bs. weight of capital
trout in the Lug, in Lord Bateman 's water, in the neigh.
bourhood of Mortimer's Cross. The sportsmen used the fly
only, and such success so early in the spring bodes well for
this contemplative pastime in the coming season.— Worcester
Journal.

Barbra Ann. Ethin, for St. John's; No. Ramozita, Bandera,
for Havana, and Mars, Morgan, hence for Dordt, at Beaumaris
Vrow Tuintye, De Beet from Deitzen for this port, at Deal
Victory, Abernethy, hence for Rostock, and the Williams, Clout
son, hence for Riga, at Stromness
Scotia, M'Kean, from Hamburg for this port, at Longhope
Superb, Mowatt, from Marsala at Palermo, and sailed
March for this port
Magic, Trewavas, sailed from Palermo for this port lath M

Horatio, Tiffin, from Sierra Leone, at Maryport
Eliza Ann, Carruthers, from Sierra Leone, at Whitehaven, in 76
days. Ships lying at Scarcies river when the Eliza Ann left,—viz.
The barque Venelia, Burton, of London, 200 loads on board;
Alicia, Nicholas, of Plymouth, 100 ditto; Amy, White, of London,
215 ditto; Marquis Wellesley, Long, of Dublin, 40 ditto ; Calista,
Williams, of London, 60 ditto; Sir Walter Scott, of Hull, half a
tier in between decks; Horatio, Tiffin, of Workington, full in lower
hold. The ship Evelina, of Maryport, was at the Malacouri River,
where she had 40 load on board—the place healthy.
James, hence for New South Wales, was spoken Ist Feb. in lat.
19 0, long. 29 0
Wm. Nicol, from Sincapore for Hamburg, was spoken 15th Feb.
in lat. 82 0 S, long. 37 0 E
Aurora, hence for "Havana, was spokJn gth April, in lat. 43 0,
long. 15 0, had experienced very bad weather, but was then be-
calmed. On the 2nd April, spoke the Amistad, hence for Havana,
with cargo damaged
Columbus, hence for Quebec, was spoken 10th April, in lat. 46 0,
long. 16 0
SIERRA LEONE, Jan. 27.—The Joseph Hume, Hume, of London,
and the Ann Grant, Walker, of Sligo, sailed for Tumbo to load

THURSDAY, APRIL 22.—Wind N.E. moderate

SAILED.—Thomas Lee, Woof, for Barbadoes—George IV, Cor-
nelius, for Cadiz—Arion, —, for Montreal—Minstrel, Wright,
for Quebec—Henry Hboe, Scott, for St. John, N.B.—Highlander,
Carrell. for Vera Cruz—Lady Harvey, Alexander, for Shippigan—
Monarch, Wilson, for St. Lucia—Countess of Arran, Eakin, fur
Quebec—North Star, Benedict, for Philadelphia—Ellen, Roche, for
Pillau—Minerva, Beales, for Ostend—Lyons, Agry, for New York
—Cato, Hallet, for Boston—Eliza Sanders, Sanders, for Ccnstan-
tinople—Acastus, Hayes, for Buenos Ayres—Rapid, White, for
Stettin—Warrior, Kelly, for Leghorn—and Venilia, Andrews, for
Messina.

Martha, hence to Tampico, was spoken gth April, in lat. 41. long
120 •

Valcrosa, Mera, and Victoria, Carlisle, hence at Havana
James Matheson, Branscombe, sailed from the Cape of Good
Hope for Sydney 19th February
Joseph & Fanny, Lovett; Margaretha, Mulder, and Aletta., Van
Dam, hence at the Texel
Polgooth, Oliver; Water Nymph, Jenkins; Abus, Rees; Jason,
Dunn ; Fanny & Jane, Lovering ; Concordia, Eddes ; Louisa,
Ramza, and Juff. Alida, Huising, hence at Helvoet
Creamore, Shapley, front Pernambuco, at the Cove, spoke the
Elizabeth, from New Orleans to Liverpool
Bunbury, Jones, hence for Dordt, at Milford
Orbb, Gunn, hence at Scrabster Roads, for Riga
Mary Bell, for Montreal, has put back, having been on shore on
East Hoyle, but without damage
MILFORD, April 20.—The brig Britannia, Ferguson, from Liver-
pool to Halifax, put in here to-day, the captain having had several
of his ribs broken by a blow from the tiller.