The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-01-14 00:00:00

SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET.—YEsrEnDAY

The supplies of Beasts and Sheentsmall, and trade dull; Calves
alone obtained an advance in limes. Beef, 2s. 3d. to 3s. Bd.;
Mutton, 3s. 4d. to 45. 4d. ; Veal, 3s. to 4s. 60. ; Parks 2s. 1011.
to 3s. 6d. Arrivals : Beasts, 3,849; Sheep, 19,070 ; Calves, 100;
Pigs, 295; Holland Beasts, 358; Sheep, 890; Calves, 61; Scotch
Beasts, 400; Norfolk and Suffolk. Beasts, 1,500; Leicester, OP
coin, and Northampton Beasts, 900.

LATEST SHIPPING NEWS.
Arrived at Deal, 11th : Soubakdor, from Calcutta.
Off Weymouth : Pantaloon, from Cape of Gcod Hope.
At Plymouth : Sir John Falstaff, from Moulmin.
At Bristol, 11th : Paquette D'Habanero, from Havana.
Arrived from Liverpool, at Leghorn, Dec. SI: nrYn Y'sll)r
At Pernambuco, 13th: Havana.
At Sicily, Sth: Robert Laws, damaged.
Sailed for Liverpool from Portsmouth,l2th : Forget-

3e-Not.

The Duke of Cambridge's new military, frock, coat is of
scarlet, instead of blue, as heretofore.
EAST AND WEST INDLA Docics.—On F►iday the meet-
ing of proprietors was satisfactory, and a dividenth of 3 per
cent. for the half-year, or at the rate of 6 per cent. per
annum, was said to be declared. There were also said to
be £lO,OOO carried to the reserve fund to meet- the out-
standing debt.

REDUCTION OF WAGES.—The shipowners: of Lynn
have, by the resolution of a generatmeeting,.determine4
to make a reduction of 10s. per voyage in the sailors
wages, and Id. per ten on those of the coal-porters, which
were previously Id 4 The number of men employed 10
clearing a vessel is-also to be lessened.
The Earl of Cardigan has been keeping. Christmas 00
his estate at Deene Park, Northamptonshire, in good old
English style, by-distributing duiring4the past week among
his poorer dependants, the carcases of several fine oxen?
with a liberal supply of warm clothing and firewood, while
the yeomen ci the estate, in accordance with an annual'
custom, have partaken of a sumptuous dinner.
ROYAL AIinIITREATRE—FRANCON2'S CIRQUE N.
TIONAL.—The performances of this company during the
past week, have more than fulfilled the expectations which
in our last we held out to-the public. Yesterday every
ing—and we presume it will be repeated during the week-'
the comic scene of the "-two Parisian Cockneys"- wee
introduced for the first time, and elicited hearty applause.
The "•Penny Trumpet"' performance of the clown, Toni'
kinson, is a very clever-one ; and Herr Mau is a v-eritahle
Sampson. We observe that to-morrow and Saturdal
next are fixed upon for giving morning performances.
NINEVEH SCULINeURES.—A letter has been receive°.
from Mr. Layard dated Bagdad, Nov. 210th, 1850, ill
which, speaking of the sculptures which ha is sending 0
the University of Oxford, he says—" The sculptures %ay
fortunately were on the same raft with one of the Lions,
which was wrecked between this place- and Barrah, and
for-
elapsing
bbfoyewhriecitlhleihutr revhoovveeryd,ttohfeoyrvrwael
tatlobioeomvleattoae m
&gland. They have since, therefore, remained
at Burrah with the rest of the antiquities, but I hope 0
ship them next month, and it is probable they may?
with you in spring." Mr. Layard also regrets that " the
sculptures which ought to have been shipped two yell
ago are still lying on the beach at Burrah, and have so"
fered irreparable injury." He further says, " I have neW,
deserted Nineveh for the time for Babylon, but have not
actively commenced excavations, being without the necesci
sary, documents from the Porte, and the country around
Bagdad being in an unexampled state of confusion et;
disorder. In fact scarcely any one can leave the gate,
without a good chance of having his throat cut, or making
a triumphal re-entry in his shirt."