The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-12-24 00:00:00

44 Livituncit, enalWragi,g salt the
Charitable Society,
entio r our townsmen to the claims of the Liverpool
for visiting and relieving the sick at their
°l'm dwellings, It is a very old institution, unobtrusive in
in its operation, but doing great good among the objects of
its attention. The Rev. J. H. Stewart, the estimable mini-
tu"t"" St. Bride's, preaches a sermon on behalf of the insti-
b ' on Sunday next ; from which, we hope, its funds will
c Considerably increased.
AUERICAN BEEF.—We have seen two qualities of Amer--
!'ll salt beef at the office of Messrs. Waddington, Holt, and
Co,, Goree Piazzas, which is of much better quality than any
*
tsio havebefore examined from the United States. There are
„ kinds_o mess beef," the best quality of the two, and
asilria,e," which is (in American parlance) secondary. Both
Esesssweet, fat, and well preserved, and we doubt not will prove
s'yu and palateable when cooked, though not equal to our
fwn home-fed article. We have procured a piece of the beef
ssur trki, and shall " report progress" when we have had an
Zportunity of s"
tasting" it—which is, after all, the only sure
'tst of beef as well as of " pudding."
.....,rJOHN'es S MARKET
issue prent season always brings pleasing reminiscences
tig associations, and not amongst the least imposing are
s2se f the ood old English fare, which has hitherto, by
to consent and approval of high and low, in proportion
0 their
means, characterised this celebrations of the great
"s"val of
brief •• -
the `7.sth of December. On the present occasion
the %les. of our principal markets has convinced us that
stet
is yet abundance in the land, and we are only left to
sTet that there are, unhappily, and from causes which we
not now explain, many deserving persons, forming a
Ne class of the community, who have not the " where-
withal',
e to enjoy themselves, as we should wish, by becoming
tL`eilsive purchasers ; though we feel an assurance that ano-
ther season will not pass over, now that we have a govern-
al. tit that really has the good of " the people" at heart,
was_
ills out their being enabled to enjoy to their fullest wishes
1,4 good things of this life. Our visit to St. John's, our
• tleiPal market was brief, but most gratifying. It con-
tsinees us that i only iii the culture of vegetables, but in
so' Production of the finest amal food in the world, our
4/11,11strYour county—is still preeninent. In the lower part
ss‘se market the show of poultry was superb. The turkeys
re most abundant and fine. At Mrs. Smith's (lower end
Ittue market) we saw one, a tine young bird, weighing -2-11 lbs. !
Was from Norfolk. At the next standing, Mr. Wnikinson's,
sere two fat capons, the sight of which would have made an al-
e general mass of gazers, and were purchased by Mr. Phillips,
4e. Waterloo Hotel. There was abundance of stripes.
The game, with the exception of hares, was less plentiful,
Firticulariy in partridges and pheasants. The geese were
Qe and numerous, and nmuch fun arose from the sale of those
Oni " Paddy's Land," of which there were cart-loads.
s;.°eceding u p avenue Nb.remarked a fie ig, "fed by
e Marquis of Waterford," one of the finest p carcasses we
:ye ever seen in compactness and firmness of flesh. It inea-
jsresd a foot (in the half) across the shoulder, and nine
veaes across the loins ; weight 26 score. This was shown
Mr. Crowley. Near the top of avenue No. I, was ano-
ther carcase of a pig not divided, fed by the Marquis of
koestminster, at Eaton Hall, and weighing upwards of 23
iss,te• Another of different breed (the Shropshire) in the
e avenue No. 2, weighed 24 score. The liner part of the
Ibe was however, in beef. At Mr. James Clough's, near
uPper end of avenue No. 1, we noticed three tine beasts,
t°eeof the Shropshire, and the others of the Irish breed—
s:ll prime, as usual, with that respectable tradesman. He
a, also, two fine Southdown sheep, weighing 321bs. a qr. ;
11111 the finest lamb in the market, fed by Lor f
the same d Mostyn, of
"shire. Mr. Robert Dentith at the top o ave-
/Wie
had some prime beef; also 'Mrs. Thomas, at the top of
IS`tlue 5, including a tine Highland heifer, and some excel-
rsti't bullocks. There was, also, some excellent beef at seve-
ii; standings lower down in the same avenue. At Mr.
ke,ton's, the beef of the Hereford breed was of the finest
is",``,., as well as the Southdown mutton—the former streaked
the flesh like marble. Mrs. Chaddock showed fine beef,
did Mr. John Phillips, as well as prime mutton. The
iseding and meat of time latter was splendidly decorated in
14?rclance with the taste of the season. The fruits, vege-
4i:es, and roots were, we think, more than usually abun-
t and excellent. In the former we observed, in numer-
as"ls tramids, oranges, lemons, apples, foreign and home, of
lst.luds, pine apples, grapes, and numerous varieties of
standing in the middle of the market of
yr. old friend Etty Taylor was resplendent, and she gallantly,
isi's hes wont showed her red and " true blue" conserve-
ue colours, 'At each end of her stand,- against the pillars,
`tirprees reaching to the roof, of laurel and holly, thickly
frsstled with apples, white and red roses, &c. he other
sti‘ stands lower down, were also well plenished with fruits
treens, and the whole of the avenue, as well as those
i,ll2lediately contiguous resembled groves of evergreens,
liateed by roses, red, white, and black, and various flowers,
illlnetliously carved out of turnips. There was also a large
thelT. 0, f Christmas bushes, including the mystic and long-
ml"led " misletoe bough." The market was thronged to
ss throughout the evening, and presented a most ani-
• tlittei and exhilirating scene, indicative, in the good humour
lass
tiPrevailed, of no lack of that generous and,, kindly spirit
is,'& characterizesmes the mass of our population n Christ-
." i

SEVEN-LEAGUE POWER &F LYING OF

THE DISTRESS-MANUFACTURERS

ttolre have all heard, in our childhood, of the " seven-league
ihttB" by the aid of which an illustrious individual, " Jack
Giant-killer," could traverse sea and land with une-
-4.261 celerity. In modern days, however, and by " mo-
t;'-'1 liberals," feats equally astounding are performed, with
ltal ease and rapidity, by a n instrumentality which, by
tklil usy, we may correctly designate a " seven-league
, i power,
:14g•" By his tremendous boots, the renowned Jack,
thabled to accomplish the overthrow of ogres, giants,
tia,ag ons and chimeras dire " ; and the seven-league power
l letling enabled a free-trade Bolton quaker, within the last a
to extinguish, in some half-dozen blows, 250 TAILORS,
0/4:krtreNTeus, 104 ItILICKL AYERS, 10 COBBLERS, and
kilw "artificers in wood and iron" out of count, who were
ki,,,t11 and merry in 1836, and are now " vanished into thin

and hovering like unhappy ghosts around their empty
;4410boards and benches, trowels and lapstones, or are gone
14'44 tralTIP " to ply their vocations in more happy and pros-
oua localities.
ht e Purpose laying before our readers a few of the feats
ke°rnsed at a recent meeting in Manchester by this tre-
litMclus Leaguer, whose collarless and buttonless " organi-
t4:°ll" is distinguished from that of other Bolton men by
bhiri,atne of HENRY ASHWORTH. The narrative itself from
thte.u, We must quote purports to be a statistical account of
Ikt state of Bolton in 1841 " ; and we shall proceed to
K: the rate at which the terrible engine of the quaker dis-
el of the supernumerary tailors, cobblers, and carpenters
that locality. First in order, as being the most ancient of
"I let us record the fate of the manufacturers of gar-

tits ,_ 1

Itith„2lailors.—ln 1836 the number of tailors and slop-makers
ttlt- town was 500, and these were fully employed ; at pre-
there are only 250, and these but partially employed ;
41141„ "tl!, 250 who are unemployed. Some have left the town,
TR Luers are gone to America or Australia."
TR hundred and fifty tailors lost to the town of Bolton!
cli)°b hundred and fifty sleeve-boards, shears, bodkins, geese,
1' age, and all, extinguished " at one fell swoop" by the
tto n-league" weapon of Mr. Henry Ashworth ! Some
111,14 'nay doubt this fact. Incredulous people (of whom
th,te are many in this wicked world) may doubt whether
di to was ever one-fourth of this number of tailors, inclu-
ht:ll°Pmakeri;in Bolton since the world began; and if it
be fact, of which we ourselves have considerable mis-
it:tB, we scarcely think, judging from the free and easy
It: ill which the Boltoners wear their outer garments,—as
Df t were thrown on with a stable-fork,—that the tailors
Cat town, such as they were, will be greatly missed.
It Cat
expeditious manner, having got rid of these 250
tAtrnal parts of manhood, Mr. Ashworth proceeds to
.:tnillate—on paper-125 members of another fraternity.
tleatCva''Penters.—ln 1836 flirt number employed was 150 ; at
kitilt,Ut they are reduced to 49, leaving 101 who are perma-
tht, Unemployed ; and in addition, there are also 24 out of
t" said to be employed who are disengaged at the present
01 making 125 out of the 150 who are thrown idle."
0,,111,1/ 25 carpenters left in Bolton! Why, the number
IVO7 scarcely be sufficient to make coffins for the Union
4t"house. But the bricklayers are more woefully reduced
'lts our next quotation shows.
4t,,cklayers —ln 1837 the number employed was 120 ;
y4O den they ;re reduced to 16, leaving 104 who are unern-
-1 44-n"' In many cases they have left town on the tramp,
oth;nle are gone tomerica."
tet;lY 16 bricklayers!—scarcely as many as are generally
ttalmi,red to doctor the ovens and setup grates in a town one-
-4.47! the size of Bolton. The worthy Leaguer has, we

t 111„) ante-dated this statement. We believe it is not at all
1kt1441 for bricklayers to be out of work in frosty weather ;
ttr 4fortunately for the vrai-semblance of this portion of
Itll,4Bllworth's statistics, the frost had not set in last week
41-tit Was given forth to the world. It has rained a little
dopy e, it is true ; and bricklayers, as well as carpenters,
tlit:` generally enjoy very steady employment in rainy wea-
tick but rain, as well as frost, is left out of the contempla-
lititot4 this learned pundit. Only 16 bricklayers are left in
bd ,11"--this bare fact is sufficient for the free-trade quaker—
, the corn-law has done it all!"
koti' eould go on to recount many more of these marvellous
c°' Which the gentlemen of the League School are ac-
Iht fed to call " statistics, " and which were put forth in
atlantities in Manchester. Perhaps, however, the sam-
-44 (4,sich we have given will be sufficient to satisfy the world
L Vitt degree of credit to which they are entitled.
`lt r, "ow not in what way it is customary for anti-corn-
114(ti-tetors in Manchester to preface their diatribes ; but
l'ittluggest the language of a noble Roman,—
'tt herds, countrymen, and lovers, lend me your ears !"
k It
:4ea appear to us that the auditory which could take
,74tthiLe'r rubbish to the above, for eight hours together,
0,7,4ve ad ears quite long enough to reach the height of
'qiharhy platform.

LONDON MONEY MARKET, &c

tlin\
tspior EVLNING.—The home stocks arc looking
litij'ore firm to-dav, although without any improvement
.t'itibe,„ Consols were 881 to 9, for the opening. Ex-
10s to 12s premium. Bank Stock 1651 to 64.
tp,sul /I,„4)reign Market remained in a very quiescent state
tw.7114',41Y the close of business, when, what is called a
trb,tler, flare up " occurred in Spanish Bonds, which took a
:rt,4rf lip of about I to 11 per cent. The cause was
140;13to Og, and such a one as is eagerly laid hold of in
ilog."•,‘Exchange in dull times in default of better
in the
"oe of the jobbers entering the Douse late in the
b,, t, shout
apparently a seller of Spanish Bonds ;
arv!af " market ' being soon found out by the acute
tote liii,"°of him, and that he was a buyer instead of a selleT,
testicles were run up maliciously against him, and his
spoiled. The Active Bonds with the Coupons left
eke TelfUrt, 24k to 4. Portuguese Five per Cents 321 to
iSe, tit:" Per Cents 194 to 20. Dutch Two-and-a-Half
n„were 514 to 4, the Five per Cents 994 to 100.
Its
to 14. Brazilian 63 to 5. Mexican 23 to 4.
t lan
Ite sal 24 to 4.
of produce to-day were limited.
tcitYloticer business was in East India articles. 822 hags
k416t9.] da,,..rea went generally at 655. Gd. to 61s. 6d., and 68s.
th.Ottre. '-'aged parcels lower, according to quality. Rough
kid 500 ti Per cent. refraction, realised 265. to 265. 6d. per
-s
ags Bengal Rice obtained Ils. to lls. 6d. for good
447,1,,,wais ing, about previous rates. Some East India
r partly me_riell, but
. all withdrawn. 360 bales Manilla
uni at 426 to MS.