The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-01-25 00:00:00

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battle of the wigs

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atrical managers, the play-

the latter a

.lAPOLEON, the Moniteur, and divers of the metro-
politan newspapers. It would be difficult to say which of
the three is the most interesting. Certainly, the funniest
is the battle of the hill-- ,rorthies

tickers

mostly all of them earnest men 1n their avocation ; they
sally out at all hours, chiefly in the dead of night, stealing,
a march on each other, as well as on the public. There is
one " merry cock-eyed sprite", who, at screech of day,
will, for a consideration, stick a bill on the dome of St.
• - —for the matter of that, yea on Temple-bar'
ckingham Palace. Lately asked by a celebrated
ad writer if he could manage to " do a bill" on
Temple-bar, his naive reply was, that "he would stick a
poster on the Duke of
if it were wanted." Well,
---,
these jockies, deeply interested in their employers' wel-
fare, are going all over. London and a radius of ten
miles. Honest BENJAMIN WEBSTER, of the Haymarket
and Adelphi Theatres, complains that his bills are no
,oner up than a myrmidon of the man of paste, in the
!oy of the spirited lessee of T. R. D. L., blackens the
'arket bills ; the entrepreneur of Old Drury again

says lie despises the action. It is a pretty quarrel as it
stands. But, for the honour of the rival managers, I
believe it stands between the rival bill stickers. The
Play order war goes bravely on, and ugly facts are coming
oat. lam sorry for a certain class, for the most part
deserving) artistes,—musicians, vocal and instrumental.

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THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY

IERCIAL

HONE TAR Y NEWS

Moxp

Y NIGHT

Directors of the Bank

of England would make a further advance in the
minimum rate of discount, .was fully realised on
Thursday, when it was announced that it had been
increased from two and a half to three per cent.
The first effect was a decline in the value of public

securities, which have since slightly rallied.' The
London discount houses have also increased their
charge for accommodation, and most of the joint-
stock banks made a corresponding advance in the
interest allowed on deposits. It is now pretty
clearly ascertained that this step on the part of the
bank directors has been chiefly induced by the ex-
travagant speculations in Paris to keep up the value
of the French funds, for which a constant drain
was kept up on the bank coffers. This has now
subsided, and the rapid fall of all kinds of French
securities shows the effect of the operation. Another
cause, to which we previously alluded, was the
mania for speculation "for Iron, particularly in
Scotch pigs, and this has so far been checked that
that article has fallen nearly thirty per cent. in
value. It is gratifying that, in the staple articles of
commerce, trade is in a healthy condition, and no
fears are at present entertained of any disturbance,
as prices generally have not been materially affected
by the late movement in the Money market. Even
in Railway shares, which are sensitive of monetary
changes, the fluctuations seem to have been in a
great measure influenced by questions affecting
their intrinsic value as means of investment; and
this is so far satisfactory, as it serves to show
that operations have been mostly of a bona fide
character. In the Cotton trade especially there
has been considerable firmness ; and the ad-
vance which was anticipated last week has been
realised to the extent of fully on the lower, and
/d. per lb. on the better qualities of American,
while the amount of business transacted has been
on the increase. This has been in a great measure
owing to the recent advices from America lowering
the inflated notions of an excessive crop, and also
to the activity- in the manufacturing districts,
where the demand has been on the advance. With
reference to the supply of the precious metals, the
Bank returns in Friday's Gazette show an amount
of £19,145,507, and since then there have been re-
ceipts to the value of about a quarter of a million.
With reference to the effect of further large supplies
much speculation has been indulged in, and writers
on the subject have ventured on some extreme the-
ories, for which they have but little foundation.
There can be little doubt but that the receipt into
this country of the large quantities discovered and
scovered in the gold fields of Aus-
have some effect in increasing our. ex-

expected to be d

port trade, and consequently of enlianci

e degree ; but any comp.

prices in

son of the resul

with the

ge supplies from A merica more than a
-.,.e is altogether futile, inasmuch as the
cumstances and mode of conducting business are
7y dissimilar. At that time, owing to the low

state of commercial cre

tilt, payments were chiefly

thus formed an important

element in trade, whereas now the precious metals

.Le but the small change of Our home trade,
and are required but for the balance of our
Foreign Commerce. The establishment of Joint
Stock Banks, and the more general adoption of
banking operations, has done in a considerable degree
for England what a greater extension of the same
system has done for Scotland, and made the expan-
sion of trade less dependent upon a surplus supply
of sovereigns ml ..d excess may have,

market is
descriptio

steady:

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Sea Island .. 119 3
Stained ....i 6

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New Orleans. 14

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demand for real prr ---I.lch appears to be the
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WooL.—Both
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offered,

JANUARY 25,

;engal Rice were to
clwl

several

Broken at 1

6d. per cwt., also 1000 bags Saltpetre at 265. to 295.
6d. for 4 to 21 per cent. refraction, being a decline
of is. per cwt. We have also to report 50 tons St.
Domingo Logwood at £5 per ton, and 950 bags
Myrabolams at 9s. 6d. per cwt.

COTTON.—The reports per Atlantic, received last
week, confirmed the accounts per Canada of higher
prices and decreased estimates of the crop, and
under the influeuce of these advices our market has
shown much more steadiness, and holders being
indifferent sellers, an advance of -41. per lb. was
obtained in the middling and lower descriptions,
and Id. in the better qualities of American. But
this improvement must be looked upon with
caution, as there is only a certain quantity of good
American cotton each year, and at this period the
exporters invariably come forward and pick it up,
and hold it over for spring shipment. The stock is
large, fifty per cent. heavier than last year, and the
quantity on the way considerable, and the probable
stock on the Ist Alay is variously estimated at
900,000 to 1,000,000 bales, and present prices Id. per
lb. higher than this time last year; so that any
advance taking place now, could not but act preju-
dicially on all concerned in the import and con-
sumption of this great staple, for it would only
push up prices in the "States," and let the
Americans realise high prices for the remaining
half of their crop, which they have most un-
doubtedly done with the first, to the cost of many
of our merchants, and spinners particularly. Ex-
porters have operated freely in the better qualities
of Pernams, at steady prices, but in consequence of
a desire to sell Maccio, they have been taken in
quantity by the trade, at easier rates. Egyptian has
been in better demand, and is more regular in
price. For East India the inquiry is extensive, and
the lower qualities command much higher prices.
Speculators have taken 9,400 American, 870 Egyp-
tian, and 820 Surat; and there are reported for
export, 3,330 American, 950 Pernam, 160 Egyptian,
2,200 Surat and 100 Madras. The demand on
Friday continued good, and the sales reached 6,000
bales, at steady rates, including 1,000 on speculation
and for export. On Saturday the business
amounted to 6,000 hales, including 1,000 on specu-
lation and export. Since then the same feeling has
been observable, and a good demand appearing from
spinners, as well as from exporters and speculators,
prices are rather dearer. TO-DAY the market con-
tinues steady ; the sales have been 7,000 bales, of
which 1,500 are reported on speculation and for
export, at very firm prices.

THE

PRINCE

HUR EMIGRANT SHIP.

he
_Canning Basin on Friday
g.ers being 520 souls,
,ce of the confusion
g so large a vessel, a few of the pas-
sengers experienced some discomfort, and, to the surprise
of every one concerned, a letter appeared in the Albion,
making complaints of the treatment received. Some
inquiry took place, and we give the following letter, signed

In conseque

bythesarae indivh uais v-vho sinned the letter of c-om-

plaint :

IM POR

TO WM. SHAR

ESA., J. WALTFIEW, ESQ., AND
.PTAIN SUTHERLAND.

Veek Prey

Week This

Jan.2l.ithis y'r.'Jan.2l

DEAR SlRS,—Hearing you are aggrieved by the letter
in the A/bion, we beg most distinctly to absolve you from
any blame ; and, from what has since occurred, we think
that all will pass pleasantly with the passengers on board
the Prince Arthur.—We are, dear Sirs, yours', obediently,
LEWIS SADIPSON.
Jan. 24, 1853, WM. AUSTIN.
On board the Prince Arthur, off the Bell Buoy.
The Prince Arthur sailed yesterday, for Melbourne,
with a fair wind.

THE MASONIC BALL.—The preparations are going for
rard with vigour, and already the application for tickets
have been numerous. Amongst the visitors who have
promised their attendance, are Lord and Lady Comber-
mere, the Hon. Major and Mrs. Wellington Cotton, and
the Hon Miss Cotton, the Rev. Gilmore Robinson,
D.P.G.M., West Lancashire, Mr. Stephen Blair, D.G.M.,
East Lancashire, Mr. Matthew Dawes, P.P.G.S.W.,
East Lancashire, Mr. Thomas Littledale, P.G.J.W., West
Lancashire, Mr. Albert H. Royd, P.G.J.W., East Lan-
cashire, Mr. W. C. Cruttenden. P.G.R., Cheshire, and
Sir Joshua Walmsley, Knight, M.P.

MALICIOUSLY STABBING.—On Thursday, Timothy
Conolly was committed to trial for maliciously stabbing
Henry Doubleday, under the following circumstances :
Conolly is a carter, in the employ of William Mooney, and
resides in No. 6 court, Blackstock-street, and on Wednes-
day afternoon nas engaged, along with the prisoner and
two other men, in emptying a midden attached to Mr.
Lane's brewery, in Oriel-street. Between two and three
o'clock Mooney came into the yard, and finding the men
not at work, he complained, upon which the prisoner be-
came angered, and demanded his wages. Mooney asked
the prisoner to resume his work, but, instead of doing so,
the prisoner seized him by the collar, struck him, and tore
his coat. Doubleday and the other men, on witnessing
this, went to the assistance of Mooney, upon which Conolly
seized a " yielve," or manure fork, and struck Doubleday
on the body with it, two of the prongs of the fork inflicting
large wounds on the breast. An officer was called, and the
prisoner was given into custody. The prisoner, in ex-
tenuation of the offence, said Mooney had used abusive
words to him, and when he (the prisoner) asked him to
pay him, and allow him to go, if he was disstititied, Mooney
struck him in the eye with a brick, and in making a blow
at him with a fork, it struck Doubleday.

THE ACHILLI CAS
in the case of Achilli 2
the Court of Queen's

—The application for a new trial

cewmaa has

3ench, and the j

On Thursday, the usual monthly
ait Union Lodge, 245, of Freemasons,
was held at the Royal Hotel, Dale-street, when Brother
Charles Hand was installed as worshipful master for the
STOCK,
present year ; Brother R. Shaw was appointed senior

solo

been argued before
idgment postponed.

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warden, and Brother Thomas Simpson as junior warden.
'pful master Brother Hand addressed the lodge
asonry, and referred to the
:der to develop° as fully as
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