The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-09-21 00:00:00

SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION.—On Friday last, the Ship-
ton, of Newcastle, Place, master, arrived at Hull from
Odessa, with 18d0 quarters rapeseed, and about a hundred
deals and spars. The rapeseed, it appears, had been shipped
i❑ a damp state, and on opening it out, a considerable part
was found to be burnt to cinders, and being of no value, was
thrown overboard.

NEWS OF THE NIGER EXPEDITION. -By Liberia
(Africa) papers, just received, the satisfactory intelligence is
brought of the safe arrival, on the sth ult., in Montserado
roads (colony of Liberia), of the Niger Expedition, after a
favourable passage nearly the whole way, and what is more
satisfactory, Captain Trotter reports that there was not a
case of sickness in any of the vessels. A newspaper pub-
lished at Monrovia, called " Africa's Luminary," says,
" The appearance of this squadron in our waters was hailed
as a new era in African coast and river navigation."

SAI LED.-
for Bilboa-

for Ostend

•Reliance, Dunley, for Ceara—Water Witch, Crowley,
—Kate and Ann, Prom, for Dordt—Eugene, Schreyberg,

Joseph P. Dobree, from Rio de la Hackie at this port, sailed Ist
August• On the 12th instant, off Cape Clear, spoke the Emma;
from Sydney, N.S.W., for this port
Jumna, from Calcutta, Success, from Demerara, and Henry Bliss,
from Quebec; off Holyhead
William Harris, from Naples at Antwerp
Plebe, Sharland, hence at Genoa
Invoice, Broadfoot, sailed from Odessa for this port 23d August
Glanmalier, Wheeler, sailed from Hobart Town for Sydney 23d
April
Commodore, Wortley, from Jamaica for this port, was spoken
18th August, going into Key West, having struck on a reef
Caledonia Brander, hence for Virginia, was spoken 18th August,
in lat 44, long 51

SATURDAY, SHrruatsu 18.—Wind South, light.

St. Kitt's at 235, and 70 plans. old and very inferior Trinidad at 21s
per cwt. Coffee.—The sales of Plantation have been very trivial,
and consist only of 40 casks Jamaica at the quotations. 230 bags
Ceylon were sold at 74s 3d to 77s for middling to good quality. No
sales of Foreign. 60 brls. Jamaica Ginger brought 46 ss. No
sales of Cocoa, Pepper or pimento. Rice —3OOO bags good Bengal
sold at 13s, and 1800 bags broken at 9s 6d per cwt. Rum.—The
demand is limited, and the sales effected trivial.
Tea.—Throughout the week there has been a fair inquiry for
common to good descriptions of Congou, but holders generally are
not inclined to accept present prices.
The public sales of Indigo, consisting of 1035 chests Bengal and
and Oude, 111 scrons Caracca, and 16 serous Guatirnala, came on
yesterday, when 540 chests passed the sale, of which 280 found
buyers ; the ordinary and middling consuming qualities went much
upon a par with the recent London sales' prices, while the better
class of consumers and shippers sold at a decline of 3d to 6d per
lb. The sales will be resumed this day. 1:10 bags Turmeric are
reported at 18s ; 15S chests East India Gum Arabic at, 20s to 545,
which is higher, and 20 tons Cutch, price not transpired. 350 bags
Saltpetre sold at 29s 3d to 30s 6d, and 190 bags Nitrate of Soda at
24s to 25s per cwt.

Dyewoods.—The sales of Logwood are 150 tons Campeachy at
£8 to £8 15s, and 50 tons St. Domingo and Honduras at .E 5 12s 6d
to £6 ; 50 tons Cuba Fustic are reported at £9. and 60 tons Cam-
wood, the price of which is not named. The demand for Turpen-
tine is regular, and previous prices are fully maintained, 12s 6d
having been obtained for 15u brls. in store. A cargo of 2000 brls.
Stockholm Tar has been sold at some reduction from the quotations.
There is
,less animation in the Pot Ash market, and the sales are
not large, but the stock is so much reduced that holders are very
firm, and readily obtained 2gs 6d per cwt, ; few, however, will now

sell under 30s. Pearl Ashes are in very limited demand, at 2gs 6d.
Hides.—Salted River Plate Ox are dull of sale at late prices ; at
the public sales of East India Kips on Tuesday, about 27,000 sold,
at 8d to gill for brined and dry salted sound, Gad to lad for Ist
rubbed, 7d to 7jd for dry and common brined, bad to 70 for Ist
rubbed, and 50 to bed for 2nd rubbed; also 1580 Buffalo at sad to
bid per lb. Tobacco.—The sales this week are about 170 hhds.,
chiefly new Kentucky stemmed, at former prices. The first cargo

During the last seven days we have not had any arrivals from
Canada, and moderate imports of British Grain, Flour, and Oat-
meal. There are reported from foreign states 8,217 quarters of
Wheat, 140 quarters of Oats, 172 quarters of Barley, 2,217 quarters
of Beans, and 714 barrels of Flour ; and, the duty having declined
to the lowest point, the Wheat and Flour, together with the pre-
vious stock in bond, amounting to about 170,000 quarters and
140,000 barrels respectively, are now offering for home consump-
sumption. At Tuesday's market, a large business was done in
Wheat, (principaliy in bond,) on speculation ; but, with fine weather
since, and the release of the foreign, the trade has been less
animated ; and whilst the better descriptions of Wheat are the turn
lower, we have to note all other qualities 2d to sd per bushel
cheaper. Flour in moderate demand, at Is per barrel below our
last quotations. At yesterday's market there was rather more
inquiry for Oats : holders remaining firm, however, at previous
rates, there were not many sold. No new at market. Oatmeal
dull, without change in value. Barley, Beans, and Peas have only
sold in retail, at about last week's currency. The local growers
have exhibited some samples of new Wheat: their best samples
of white have sold at 9S 3d to 93 (id, damp inferior parcels at 8s 6d
to 88 10d per 701bs.

LONDON GAZETTE.-FRIDAY, SEPT. 17