The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-04-04 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE

MANCHESTER.—There is no new feature in the market since
our last report. There is -still some business doing in low
cloths for India ; but in goods generally there is barely, suffi-
cient business to maintain the present very low prices, and the
tendency of the market is drooping. This is still more the case
with yarns. Manufacturers are unwilling to drive their hands
out of employment ; and they therefore throw their goods on
the market, in order to continue running their mills, whereas
their own interest would induce them to stop working. This
circumstance partly accounts for the very great depression
wsich exists.

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A STAGE COACH Puw.—A passenger, consideri9quire)
a stage coach was travelling particularly slow, eciriser.i
What name it went by. " The Regulator" (said sthserse 11'.
" Ah (said the gentleman) I thought so ; for I °"
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every other coach goes by it." - ea bless
It is said of Socrates, that when he believed
divinely admonished to do anything, it was ireP'cises 'te
make him. take a contrary resolution. HOW , bel'e it
example shame those who pretend to receive aIP„ ale
the Scripture, as a divine direction, and yet,
for tll-
• SO
part, trample it under their feet. d SS ~
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hnta —rtTiohn
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Tspraeefcahigadre.lisvcieuraereo,iits,
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don :—" You talk of settling the affairs of the nail to '''ii
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Why,
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betterttthinerges,
est Governmentheaeanliiattteleoafboinuitn e
governing allth that
tr i gwl,l)tik.oieraos:heots;,
liken night
bbt ricockmsefsrormou Wednesdayround' again.
. Andtill Shaetldnatys;
t essayci Poi:Pt
-Tu of
his money and gets drunk like bricks till tilt San tie
and then he's got no money to work- iiP°B "' ,ettle d,
Government. • I often say to him, . Mate, )'" t siic°
better regulate your own affairs first before you se
ba
telling other people what to do." • , lift. Jute
MR. JOHN WALTER AND " THE TIMES• ,---- 10 0
Walter, the member for Nottingham, inherits_ i, or.
father's difficulty. It matters not whether bewsp'see,oll
not, responsible for the management of the ISe sissies,
the political world, and the public in generahsssessaros
credit for it, and that is enough. Mr. Walterh.V;sicesit
already experienced a foretaste of the petty fold's a ',,/
which he is likely to be subjected. He has sattossilenve,
weeks in parliament and already has he been what OS
vulgar partisans, who have charged him with r„his ail?
coarse shape of the difficulty will, doubtless, erieses,, pro,
in multiplying forms as Mr. Walter's publ.c.2.eii: fate:
conceive to be the offences of The Times. -"nt W.!,
greases. Such attacks he could afford to dew.. „sic..
not so easily disposed of is that silent, intangibleri,:otbS,
less opinion, prevalent 'in the House, which cai;e4s,„l
reasoned with, or extirpated, except by the mesto, thistb
vocal denial. The dilemma resolves itself ii.ss wl.ti
that,. when Mr. Walter's public course coillf:iit 50r.1.,
that of the newspaper, he will get but little see cbserstlX
while, should he take an independent coarss;acle, Pao
ever so little from the line of the great pubile sbsess 5.,,,f
lie opinion will more readily accuse him of 11;,,suce, 'OO
of want of forethought. Private, personal '
iuentlet/lailessi
be exercised to an unbounded extent by a g re less
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situated ; but public influence and position aof the rtlie
of attainment. Another drawback arises ont„sob o-sio
difficulty. Omne ignotum pro maynifico. l','„teryWP.of
peculiar power of The Times arose from the 111)i'bis for ;0,
shrouded its management. It is scarcely P°'sds the, for
individual, however great his powers, to embe tsresift.
pular conception of the talent and sagacity rei!dist Ps,
the management of The Times. We do not saY_ tise',isi
Walter is not the man to break down this obsltruteit o,l_,
judice ; quite the reverse. But we do say, tl ays jfallo•
for him a work of very great difficulty.—Fr:aserbeisler
A BIVOUAC IN THE BUSH.—The lodgingli tliesstiv
nounced perfect, and the sun being level wl,l ,ill'os,
zon, we hastened the preparation for our mealf;csal Pod'
pers and boxes soon gave forth their stores 01._ e%ce. Ds
tongues, hams, and meat pies. Sausages L'rto33ti',ol
things in bush campaigns; and as every n'
°f oer„sri
own on the point of a long stick, a high degreetui,sslgte
excitement is felt by each, lest he should lose P. 95 slesi,".
a 1 j
morsel in the fire. The kettle soon boiled, an, by '1
our tea-dinner, the sun went down, and e'g to dertsot
swallowed up the short twilight, leaving 111 piles,' tls
entirely on our fire, ,which presented a goeu:',sovistlii
shot forth cheerful flames, making the seellenoolsen't
bright with light. The ground for the space 01,S of t%5 0;
glittered beneath the flickering rays ; the bow" sheesio)
• trees seemed whiter than usual ; even the brow:111:K:
the natives looked less dark, as they chattered:sil'ses Ps
over their supper. Cold grog, or hot brandY sand' hey
was leisurely sipped by those who lay on the cltgoti the
The Englishwoman in' America. London : Richardson the full tranquillity of after-dinner ease; and Ile g'
and Son. Liverpool : Geo. Smith, Watts, and Co. 'ng VPi
This is another volume from the pen of Mrs. Mytton woods. Tired at last, we sank to sleep, havl ser, ~ ,
proceeded, songs and catches awakened the e first'.‘orip.,,
01 • 1 0
Maur a townswoman, authoress of the " Statesmen in- ever visited our horses and changed their teta ger 1 tileP
Amerind, in 1846," and though we cannot enter into the the night I woke up. All around were fast
soy 0100 0
views it advocates, on the fulsome laudations heaped on ferent postures; some rolling about uned3fresl%,,ere,
Roman Catholicism, it nevertheless is relieved with much dreams ; others still as the dead. I heaPe native sies4lso
good and feeling writing, and is particularly worthy a pe- the fire, which blazed forth anew. The aThollt " 'st
rusal by those who contemplate visiting the United States. huddled' under their wigwams, which are, sa edge'd; „it'
Mrs. Maury is not only talented, but, from the exertions and shape of an open umbrella resting on, 's"-serlless an, ;
she manifested in forwardingthe Emigrant Surgeons' Bill, night was dark throughout the forest, anal like a "so
is evidently imbued with that amount of perseverance and little circle of light in which I stood seem tP. eOCe- t
aciiarr:a'rsoruinridg., salctrewdaus and
tshafeesfpreocink
of
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ismpieritalrtibs:tell?tivre'ts:,
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industry that will render her knowledge advantageous.
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. VARIETIES. of Eternity—as Hope, bright and solitary, 100,0 d ,ebroarit
unfathomable darkness. There I felt safe wed a, (111. e
6 Tom, tell me the greatest lie, now, that you ever told but without—who might tell what spirits Oa Os' flier's
in your life, and I'll give you a glass of cider.'' "Me ! I ,
melancholy and malignant. Peering
sore at so
whiel'er'w Oar is l!ied
never told a lie !" " Boy, draw the cider." * boundary of forest, the eye vainly endenv sith,stef4o,
The Athenwum states that two Sanscrit comedies,
known by their titles only to Professor H. H. Wilson, the gloom. Fancy peopled its confine' they bt 0,14
shapes, and beheld a grinning hobsoblin it' the .goss
have been discovered by Captain A. Cunningham, in stum pof many a half-burnt tree, on
Chinese Tartary. mentarilv flickered. The ear listened eag cste bt,s_tif
We have received the following piece of atrocity from
Philippe dismissed M. G'.iizot with Thiers (tears) in his in the distant solitude; and one almost ex+Pbe nigssalit'd
Oxford :—" It is an affecting circumstance that Louis shrieks of laughter or of terror borne uP°9 011)—rt.°1:1
eye." We understand the perpetrator was rusticated the companions of heathen savages. A 'sr' 31' 31°0
from Christ Church for the offence. -Ole'4 11' 1
from the recesses of the hills. Evil spirits 51d, de- a rare,,e
desolate region, travelled only in the day , 0,0 hear
,tosi so
,
CURIOUS COINCIDENCE.—The following prediction
appears in " Moore's Almanack" this year, for the begin- , even then, by straggling barbarians, ve'l is nal ere' %
ning of March :—" A certain monarch, ' the Napoleon of be the haunt of the Spirits of Evil. Chiae'''y lie er ie,s4
never known a single gentle emotion, see a.l theecot sortie
•our natives, is often seen by them,
peace,' may require all his prudence and power to restrain as "'teeth Y '3l'o
the revolutionary spirit of his people. Barricades are not a ss s'
yet obsolete, extremity of fear, stalking giallt-like acid cilTil',liera all!'.
The Charirari (the French Punch) says that all trades ;under their' kangaroo skins, and huddled slooaLliel3l*4
the summits of the' hills, whilst the inoleces,. dal ~ 01
coin's° diStaaacb' or
are studying how to. do less work. Among others the her curtain of clouds. On that night, l'°a s 001:s tlis'srt
bootmakers have ,resolved to make only one boot, but no moon, and Chingi was not visible to e'Si: 5311'9150714
limonadins also baying resolved to go shares in the profits,
cannot agree for. which leg it shall be. The garcons-
our horses eating their food, and giving a 11,5 tO he the ":4',
propose that the denii-tasse be reduced, and that the mas- as the sand affected their nostrils. 11,-0° Ikea` t• eViiea
tern pay are breakage. iwa is o etc, et
spirits that might please to be visible, . ,„,tio i ctr is.*,
EDUCATION IN WALES.—" Gentlemen, (of the Car- occupied by my quadruped, with the 1117 rtob i wally,
' sound break in upon the silence of the foresoccoiSoalf4t
inarthenshire petty jury,) have you agreed, as to your
verdict ?." " Yes •; ten of us for the plaintiff, and -two -
in repose, I left him to dream of his mcllo3y co _ tbossef
for the defendant." " You must retire again, gentle- ilia his quarters ; but finding him
and two • dreturned' to it frOill y 0043
quarters of oats, an
'ewn‘ t%ve4,..wita or
men s you must be unanimous." Jury retire, and return appearance o the bivouac, to one vi .
f sage- ssi, las
in ten minutes. " Gentlemen, have you now agreed as founding darkness was very Picture— tlis sss.. l? ,011
to your verdict ?" " Yes; all of usior the defendant." was lighted u by, the cheerful blase-:, theltbesr -010
WHO's 'l'o. Ds:einn ?—During the recent debate on the packases in or about it, the sleepr3s iroet; 011 ilia
tea question,'Mr. Alderman Sidney asserted that "if any red woollen shirts, under the sloelllabeits in_ouo irse•
honourable member consumed a quarter of a pound of leaning againstthe • hts, their shot- I,ing raja ~,ell
uprights,
tea he woUld find his nerves so highly strung that he wouldoo-dog" 'rost'a /erg IVY
hanging in front—the kangaroo- ) e Burr 'r e 61 •,
'be unable to get any sleep at night." This is quite at it 'tile—t:l- then eiess'
fire and as near to as possl ght, re
variauce with the experience of Dakin and Company, as silvery',., buns-..y1,e of'
and glittering with a
to the power of royal nerves—they confidently recommend foliage rustling at the breath oft ess.--, pat
"'ix pounds of strong hrwast tca fur a ts'9l'ele;pi :" - • striking and pecubarnd .0. ".
;tether foamed a
' The Puppet Show. -
Mani or, LVe in a New Catinfily. ..w

ROCHbALE FLANNEL MARKET.—We have had a better at-
tendance in our market this week than for the last threes'. four
weeks past, and some of the manufacturers have sold more
goods to-day than they did on the two previous market days ;
yet the market is not so brisk as is usually the case at this sea-
son of the year, but confidence is better than for the last three
months past. Prices of all descriptions of gray goods are the
same as our last report. There has been rather more doing in
the Wool market : prices remain firm.
LEEDS.—With some improvement in the weather, there has
been a slight increase in the demand for woollen goods, but, as
has been,the case for so.ee time past, the purchases have been
chiefly for the home trade. Stocks being small, prices remain
firm. Many of the operative woollen manufacturers are but
partially employed, and a large number are without any work
at all. The trade has not been more stagnated at this period
of the year for several years past.
HALIFAX.—Pieces: We had a similar market this week to
what we have had for some time back ; very few buyers attend-
ing, and only a trifling business being done. Yarns still con-
tinue in the same languid state they have been in for some time
past. Wool continues much the same, and only a small amount
of business doing.
HUDDERSFIELD.—There has been an improVement in the
market this week, and a considerable number of buyers have
attended it. Some descriptions of goods are rather scarce,
especially new patterns suitable for spring. Prices are without
any alteration.
LEICESTER.—We cannot notice any improvement this week.
The London and Manchester houses are doing nothing; and
the country trade, owing partly to the continuance of wet
weather, is extremely flat. Orders for the United States are
on the most limited scale, and our continental demand is at
present at an end. But little is doing in worsted yarns, which
have not been lower since 1830. A reduction of ls. per bundle
has been made by one house from their list price in brown
cotton hosiery yarn. But little is doing in wools; prices con-
tinue steady, and, at present, are but little affected by the ge-
neral gloom which pervades all branches of trade.
NOTTINGHAN.—Lace: It is difficult to give an accurate re-
port of the state of the lace market; there is difficulty and
distrust as to the state of Germany and Italy, and consequently
sleesllsindsoifnogr tthhaenkexen atrawdeee,kwahrh.,
one
whole, appears to bfancy silk goods are
e
reviving: and it is our chief dependence, so it would prove, in
the present. improvement
the actual state of this business, a most important resource,
is rat
The number of unemployed hands
resources inadequate
otherwise, many employers finding their
production. even at its present rate.—
Hosiery
to maintaining their _ _
were the buyers tolerably assured of uninterhreurptiendateraasneqduitlhdayn.
during the past fe,
leodulda fine open
maternally tend to a still further
weather continue, it will
change for the better. Our market has also been visited by
we may safely conclude that the stocks of goods in the
: The trade, hdaasT
several buyers ;• the sales cannot, however, be reported as being
large, or, indeed,' equal to former seasons; but, from the in-
quiries generally made by buyers after most descriptions of
se;xapie,idl,ensic,
goods,htind of the factors arc comparatively small at this period of
the season, compared with former years. Still, it is to be
greatly feared that, however small may be the present amount
of production, it is more than equal to the demand.
GeAsoow.—Our market continues in a state of great depres-
sion, and there is little alteration to notice in prices, or in the
extent of transactions. The commercial intelligence, however,
from Holland, Germany, and other parts of the continent, is
of a more cheerful nature, and has contributed to dispel, in
some measure, the feeling of despondency which existed last
week. Some shipments of manufactured goods are in prepara-
tion for Mexico, in expectation of their being admitted under
the American tariff; should such prove to be the case, san-
guine expectations are entertained of a profitable result, the
country being represented as entirely bare of supplies. In
other respects, the latest foreign accounts are not calculated to
stimulate production. The country trade continues to im-
prove slowly, and our market this week has been favoured by
a good attendance of English buyers. Spinners and power-
loom cloth manufacturers (especially the latter) complain that
they are unable to compete with the low prices still ruling in
Mauchester.

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il. Utraturr.

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