The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-12-16 00:00:00

LONDON SHARE MARKET-YESTERDAY

Railway shares are rather firmer, and more business has been
done in some of the best of the scrips. The French shares have also
been more in request, and some of them have improved a shade in
price.

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THE NEW

MINISTRY.-LATEST,

The evening papers of last night contain nothing which
enables us to arrive at any certainty as to the probability
of Lord John Russell being able to make up a.Cabinet.
The Globe states that a meeting of the members of the
last Whig Administration is to be held this forenoon at
Lord John Russell's residence, until the result of which
transpires nothing definite can be known on tile subject.
Lord Grey and Mr. Ellice arrived in Londo❑ yesterday,
and had an interview with the new Premier. The Stan-
dard says that Lord John will not be able to form a
Cabinet which will last for any length of time ; whilst the
Sun states that " the Peel Administration is dead, and
cannot be resuscitated. Lord John Russell can alone
form a new Administration."

A meeting of the (Whig-Radical) merchants, bankers,
and traders of the City of London, convened by the Lord
Mayor, was held in Guildhall yesterday. Lord John
Russell, who was invited, excused himself for not attend-
ing, " from the peculiar circumstances of his present
position."

IMPROVED HEALTH OF THE TOWN, AND
CONDITION OF THE WORKING CLASSES.

At a period like the present, when attempts are being
assiduously made to misrepresent the position of the
country, and to get up a clamour of impending starvation
and present suffering, with a view to coerce the legislature
into a repeal of the corn-laws, every scrap of evidence
which tends to elicit the truth assumes a dool.de value;
and we have, therefore, pleasure in being en 'bled to lay
before our readers a few statistical facts bearit upon the
subject, the accuracy of which may be confiL: ntly relied
upon. . .

In all times of pressure, the deposits in the savings-
banks have been referred to as affording an index of the
position of the working and middle classes ; and but a few
weeks ago the Times, in its attempt to swamp the railway
share-market and create a panic, made the startling asser-
tion that a large portion of the savings of industry had
been withdrawn to be embarked in railway si eculation.—
So far from there being any withdrawal in this town, we
find that the deposits are steadily increasing. In the sa-
vings-bank of Liverpool we find that there was deposited

On the 4th of December, 1845,
On the sth Ditto
On the 6th Ditto

£2,649 16 4
1;041 12 6
1,753 18 7

Total in the three days, £5,415 7 5

On the corresponding days of last year we find the ac-
counts to have been as follows: viz.
On the sth of December, 1844,
On the 6th Ditto
On the 7th Ditto

£2,65116 0
1,152 13 11
1,118 17 7

Total in the three days, £4,926 7 6

Thus shewinz an increase of £5lB 19s' 11d. in the
amount deposited in three days of 1845 over the corres-
ponding three days of 1844. What renders this more
gratifying is the fact that this increase is wholly made up
by small depositors. In this year, indeed, we believe the
large depositors have decreased, whilst in the minor bank
nearly 500 new depositors of two or three pounds each,
have been enrolled on the books.
Another important fact we may mention, as connected
immediately with the improved health of the people, and
indirectly with the improvement of their condition. The
books of our leading benefit society—the Bold-street club
—give the following as the weekly payments to sick mem-
bers for the seven weeks from November to the middle of
December :-
1814
Nov

2,.
9,,
16,
23,
30,,

1845.
£62 2 0 Nov. 1,.
62 0 0 —8,
62 16 0 15,
61 18 0 22,
72 14 0 29,.
74 1 0 Dec. 6,,
78 7 0 13,

£5O 4 0
53 3 0
58 6 0
51 16 0
56 16 0
56 1 0

57 5 0

£47318 0 £383 11 0
thus shewing a decrease in the seven weeks of the present
year of £9O 75., or nearly one-fourth of the whsle. This
fact ought to be encouraging to those gentlemen who have
been active in devising measures for removing the un-
healthiness of the town, as shewing that thus far the im-
provement of its cellars and courts, their butter cleansing,
and the increased attention which our working population
have been induced to pay to personal cleanliness and the
condition of their dwellings have been productive of good.
To all, however, who bear in mind the material influence
which poverty and insufficient food exercise in the creation
of disease, it will go to prove that the condition of our
working classes is one of greater prosperity at present
than it has been for some time past. We may state, ss
conclusive with respect to this point, an assurance given
to us only last week, upon undeniable authority, that there
was then not a single cabinet-maker, bricklayer, or car-
penter out of employment in the town.

SOUTH AMERICAN GUANO.—Yesterday a cargo, ex
Prince of Wales, of South American guano, was offered
for sale on account of the importers (W. .1. Myers and
Co.), by Messrs. J. and J. Baron, brokers, at their offices
in Oldhall-street. The cargo not being considered by the
importers quite equal to their standard quality, they
offered it upon its own merits, submitting, at the same
time, a report of an analysis made by Dr. Ure, which
appeared in the advertisement of the sale in our last pub-
lication. Thr e was a very numerous attendance, and a
brisk competition, particularly for the earlier lots. The
prices obtained per ton were £7 155., .C 7 12s. 6d., £7 10s.,
£7 7s. 6d., £7 55., and £7 2s. 6d. About fifty tons were
sold at £7, after which the brokers refused to accept less
than £7 2s. 6d., and the heaviest portion of the cargo was
sold at that price. This was the first public sale, for a
considerable period, of South American guano, and it
attracted a considerable number of agriculturists, some
of whom purchased considerably at £7 lbs. The Earl of
Derby was understood to have bought largely. Alto-
gether the sale was very spirited, and the prices were con-
sidered fair.

THE WIZARD OF WIZARDS.-It will be percieved
from our advertising columns, 'hat the present is the last
week the public of Liverpool can witness the wonderful
feats of Mr. Jacobs, as the Theatre Royal will be wanted
immediately for the regular company. This gentleman
has mastered thoroughly the science of optical delusion ;
and his powers as an Improvisore and a Ventriloquist are
surprising.

A
A fearful collision took place on the Thames, on Sa-
turday afternoon, during the hazy weather, between the
Emerald steamer and the John Bull, Hamburg steamer.
The paddle-box and chimney of the former were carried
away. They continued jammed together, and drifting
down the river, came in contact with a heavily laden brig
at anchor in the river, when the Emerald's larboard side
amidships came in contact with the brig's bow, smashing
her bowsprit, which, ho'wever, stove in the deck cabins of
the Emerald on that side, and the brig's foremast fell.
At length the vessels were separated, the Emerald being
a complete wreck. Several persons were very much hurt,
but no lives were lost. The number of passengers on
board the Emerald was 120.
THE GEM LAMP.—We refer cur readers to the adver-
tisement of Mr. Roberts in our paper of to-day. and shall
notice this excellent lamp in detail at some future time.