The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-08-23 00:00:00

ifficially reported

to LuO
of the soca
Iv than 1,000 ntetaberi

ference now in session that the numbe
have fallen off to the extent of

during the past year.
FATAL ACCIDENT WITH A CAMPIIINEIA,

An g'
Mr • lamp
of "
d de;fr.

.erious injury of anotnui.
re,
at Dalston, near this,citY,
a camphine lamp, when a portion of the,, 3
ran over the table and upon a girl who was nilli,,,,nbe
little child, about four months old, and who was neat' of
table at the time. The spirit ignited with the rapisuvo,e
gunpowder, and was almost as deadly in its effects i;cl
infant was so seriously burnt that it has since re,
the nurse is •sufferinu- severely from the Nulls she

of a little child and

Ritson, a shopkeeper

plenisiun

ceived.—Carlisle Patriot
AN ENGLISH COLONY
been printed, con

parliamentary paPe
'qct from the cric,g

itaining an e:

code for the island of Malta and its dePendeffl'oces
relating to the punishment to be inflicted for
,t
against the respect due to- religion. For offences a7L4
the worship of the Romish Church, the pulliehll'e for
from a few months' imprisonment to two Year:sliteea
stealing from a Romish Church hard labour from effbeil
months to three years. Further it is declared that ,t
the thing stolen shall be or contain the fif' foe,
eucharist, the punishment shall- be hard labour ritodo„
to six years, to which punishment it shall be law' ros•
that of solitary confinement for not more than sit tevo
APPLICATION FOR DISCHARGE BY A Tiii-Licloll'
YEARS' PRISONER.—At the Judges' Chambers, iivjob
last week, an old man, named Richard Candlin, s
been thirty-six years in prison, was brought UP and
writ of habeas corpus before Mr. Justice isss
applied for his discharge. He complained that be ared
unlawfully detained in the Queen's prison. It aPPeceo
that he was committed to a Welsh prison in It'd he
1817, and when the Court of Sessions was ab°,'„- that
was brought up to the Fleet prison, and wue' the
LA

prison was demolished he was transferred tvstia
Queen's prison, where he still remains. A cri'oart,
order had been obtained in the Insolvent Debtors,
and he. was called upon to file his schedule on the
refused. The present application was oPPosea' de"
ground that the- original debt still existed ; but . the
fendant could get his discharge by filing hedole to do
a sc
insolvent debtors' court, and an offer had been de done'so, free of expense, but he would not allow it to beitistiee
The applicant denied the latter allegation. Mr.,..'''",nast
Williams told him he could do nothing for him; !Lew" de
file his schedule. The applicant said he was „nig,/ to
tained, and he would not file his schedule. Mr. the
Williams : " Then if you are obstinate you must take 0.
consequences." The old man contended that be Justice
justly in prison, and further urged his case. 111r•.P.togt
Williams decides' that he could not assist him; f the
file his schedule. The old man left in custodY °
gaoler, and was taken to his old quarters in tbe Clue

LATEST INTELLIGESO'

MONDAY

ENING, AUGUST 2?,

ELECTRIC TELE GR-S-P-11: tbe
The weather in France has become very fine; 1311rcegt.
general expectation still is, that the deficit in the 11.•
will be considerable. -----

THE EASTERN QUESTION.
There is as yet no official confirmation of the re 'our
that the Porte has accepted the propositions of the_hich
Powers ; and the Paris paper Assemble Nalionaley,, oft
has generally been pretty correct in its statelFeiftits•
matters connected with. the question, says the c,°""
tiannel has been misinformed.

TATTERSALL'S BETTING.—Trus DAl' .0.
SURREY AND MIDDLESEX STAKES.—Even on JO%
Frantic was scratched at 4 45 this afternoon. 4. cittillg:t
ST-LEGER.-5 to 4 on West Australian ; 5 to 1 IP. - log-
bourne; t to 1 agst Cincas ; 6 to 1 agst Rataplan; 10 to
The Reiver, taken. itIN .46
DERDY.-20 to 1 agst Boiardo, taken; 22 to 1 AP.' -
taken; 35 to 1 agst Papageno, taken to £lOO.

FUNDS, STOCK, AND SHARE MARK-a
.40$
English Securities advanced slightly in the forenoon, °",
to dealers securing stock for the large purchase of Saturday
but before the termination of business returned' to open
price.. Railway Shares are generally quoted a shade bettoef!
but remain inactive. Land, Bank, and Mining Shares rc
steady- without change. Foreign Stocks active andfirta in tofi.,

CLOSDNO PRICES. 223 0
Consols, Account .. 1 98 Bank Stock ...... „031)
Do.. Money.... I 981 Excheq. Bills, L. &
Three&QrperCents.. 101+

Mexicans
Do- Threes
Spanish:Deferred
Do. Threes .

FOREIGN STOCKS.
.26 7* Spanish Passives
(Turkish

23i aiSwedish .....••••
. 47i 2 ~
RAILWAY SHARES. ,n 11J
Amberg.,Nottingham, 'London &N. %Vote': --
and B. Junction.... London &S. West 1
..
Bristol-and Exeter .. Manches., Sheff., on' s 6 1,
Caledonian
"i
Do. Preference
East Anglian
Eastern Counties
East-Lancashire 72 4 Do. Preferen— ...:*
Eastern Union A
Ditto-di and C — North Staffordshire :..
Edinburgh & Glasgow ShrewsburY
Great Northern B4 5 mingham .. .....
....
.. ar. 2
Do. A — Do. L. &N. Ay. gu
__ 71
Do. B — S. Eastern and Dov,
Great Western
...
at
Lanc. and Yorkshire. 15 Berwick . ........ 69 7
Do. Fifths 76. 2 Do. Extension
e
Leeds Northern B9 i Do. Preferennc_, _
London, Brighton, and York and N. Midla I! 59 Oli
South Coast
.41, 5 Do. Preference
and l3ir

MINING SHARES.
Nugget ........
B. Australian .• •
Freehold ...• • ••
Australasian •• •
Colonial ..... •
Mariposa .....••
LAND SHARES.
Australian Agricultural 35 7 Peel River .....
S. Australian Invest 37 9 South Australian
Crystals

Noveau Monde
Registered ....
Cordeliera
Ave Maria
Carson's Creek
Port Philip ..

1
101"

CORN MARKET. d 001
The supplies of English Wheat are moderate, an A 6 OA;
of all spring Corn;. the arrivals of foreign Wheat 0-ce 01'
are large. The trade is very firm, and a further 8,1°101:
2s. per quarter is demanded, making the total itllPr°;
since Monday fully. 4s , -
.. per quarter on English and f°
The top price of town Flour is 50s. Ship samples 013
per sack dearer. Barley, Beans and Peas are ,tll,l to 0:
higher. The Oat trade is steady at an advance of 7:,pef
per quarter. Towards the close Wheat was quoted TOO;
quarter higher since Monday, and 3s. for Mei°• itiOtonlit-
made Flour 558. per sack, and in other sorts Pr°C°
advance. Fine new English Barley 428. Oats.
dearer. Peas unaltered. Beans rather lower.
English. Irish
3022

Wheat ..
Barley ..

Foreigth
8875‘

26161
30?.
1473
174 g
531 g
216013fr'

PRODUCE MARKET.
Sugar is inquired for at 218. to 245. for yellow - ig
ice
Refilled more in request at 465. 6d. to 48s. 8d•
970' fi°
wanted ; Native Ceylon 455. 6d. to 46e.. PlantatiO i,
745. Tea : Good Congou inquired after; other
'Cott °l/:
ond.
Rice is in large demand; prices are advalieiogi4' dep.-
ftt
Previous terms are sustained. Cochinealii:l;frotsu rig -
Wool: Former prices are supported. Iron
665. 6d. to 675. _

TALLOW NARKET.
to ISIS• OD
The market is firm ; P.Y.C. sold at 503. 9cl• coo oir eid
spot. The stock is 17,025 Casks, against 41,1sgainst
time last year. The deliveries are 1,911 also'
casks same time last year.

Inferior Beasts did not sell so well;
-_.
CATTLE mARKET• maims
Friday's prices. Sh
--eep L d Calves cheaper. _94
, Lambs. an 6d t° q'. 0
Beef 2s 64 to 4s 6d I Veal ...... 23 0 to 41
Mutton •
Lambs, 4s. 2d. to 58:20..
...
5299 Calves ..............
309101 Pig 5.........
ARRIVALS. ....
Norfalk and Suffolk Beasts ...........
~.
.. %
Cambridge, Leicester, Lincoln, and Nor.i.i.• 100
ampton Beasts ......................... 130
Scotch Beasts ......................... .253
Holland Beasts -- .. .................... 2355
--••.. ',,,,/
Do. Sheep .
Do. Calves. prime Scots
Do. Pigs...
Prussian Beasts
Spanish Beasts
Do. Sheep
French Calves

Beasts
Sheep and Lambs,

MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANaII•
Lancashire and Yorkshire, 76it 3 ; midland, 711
South-Eastern and Dover, 21 7-16

LEEDS STOCK EXCHANGE.
Great Northern, 211; Lancashire and Yoakshire,
Midland, 72

GLASGOW CORN MARKET. oes'
There is more business doing in the market to•daY 0006
and Flour, and prices are 6d per boll and barrel deare r
last Wednesday. There is no change in other articles.

LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENO ..---
Rattler (st), hence at Oporto, 15th Aug. ;
' ve.,
10:.
lvoet, 17 Lucrez
hence at Santander, 16th ; Pelican (st), hence at Liverpool'
Felicite, sailed from Santander, 16th±t2g., O
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LIE :
Printed and Published e V
ver RPOOLy
_Tuesday Morningf iZ0.071
Proprietor, ROBERT PEARSON TLIACKNR,.° 01. -
01;,%,
Percy-street, at the STANDARD GENERAL P,lO
OFFICE, No. 4 ST. 0E01105'6 CASSCSNTi
• Tuesday, Allot 33,1663.