The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-03-07 00:00:00

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to frame the estimate
from the Customs in th

el), and I
uilig year

I in the enst

The " Levar
and the prof

We ha

year we liad t

.quer that
)on the st

this acive
to of the

July quarter, in n

Tv large

bered tf
over exo

a st

ling, NN:hich ena

1 him,

propert

3 income tax, to give a furth

to importation
repeal of an a(

to consumption

11 number of dut

he inch:

f the country, I

)y en-

materials of manu

nd also the cost of sub

to
We c

stence of the people.
'test ground for the

g year

Pith the year r

lufferir

rtatio

there is 1

ied cc

11 be rec

take off

surplus
Our tea trade—'a large reyenut
bas been notoriously a

our foreign trade
producing trade-
for the last three yea

give n

.osing on

the receipts from this
ornething approaching

an at sc

prospect of a large timbc

rade is not very pro-

inising, situated

branch of industry

is at th
bang o

,iid the same doubts

is, with respect to

other articles, which contribute

'ely to our cu

le, too, whet

Ler any revival

commercial and industrial activity can be antici-
ted NVithin the next twelve months, sufficient to
store to our population their ordinary ahitity

ler im

ed produce or e

able arti-

The most f

mrable accounts of the cotton

do not warrant us in in-
nnlov

iply sufficient to

on ; and it must
deficiency of the

of pa)

cannot import withou+

ng derangement it

final increas

employed it

come,—a fact whicbj,

time working in t

only upon our Customs but
We feel assured, moreover.

Exc

- ---.
lequer ov

resources. But we cannot withhold the expression
of our honest opinion, when we are impressed, after
mature consideration, with a conviction, that the
nation is being misled, and that its position is
p 1 . .

a \ley

UDDEN AND LAMENTED DEATH OF AN
ESTEEMED TOWNSMAN.

e regret to announce the sudden demise of Mr. Elijah
ison, under circumstances of peculiarly melancholy

t of Liv

eased had been for many years a mer

rpool, and in that character, as well as in
well were his Christian deportment and ex-
)lence,—was universally respected. He had
recently left his residence, at Chalcot, in Wiltshire, to

Woodside ferry committee have decided on con-
the present plan of running the steamers.
Corporation entered into possession of the water-

a child, five years old, named Robt. Reed,
•street, was burnt to death whilst

t. Andre

is now trying his hand as a trader at Ramsey
under the firm of " Trowsdale and Co." or

Is from Liverpool

PARKER-STREET.— It is understood that the Improve-
ment Committee and the Finance Committee are to con-
fer together as to the completion of the alterations in this

On Monday week, Robert George Swann, a little boy,
living with his parents in Comus-street, pulled a pan of
hot coffee over himself, by which he was severely scalded.

til Tuesday

The Juvenile Charitable Society has relieved during the

past two months no fewer than 601 families
case the parties were visited by the self denying honorary
- society prior to the relief being afforded.
et has been commenced at Lytham. The

In each

officers of the
A new mart

itect is Mr. Charles Reed of Liverpool. The build:
ing will be in the Roman style, to accord with Lytham
Hall, c'nse at band, the seat of T. Clifton►, Esq.
THE KNOTS' MONUMENT.—Mr. Edward Davies, sculp-
tor, of Fitzroy-square, London, son of the late Dr. D.
Davies, Physician to the Duchess of Kent, and a native
of Carmarthen, is the successful competitor for the statue
of General Knott, to be erected in this town.

The first application of self-acting water closets to cot-
tages, under the sanatory act, was introduced by Mr. Jo-
seph Spencer, architect, of Clayton-square, in some
buildings lately erected for Mr. John Lane, brewer, of
this town, in Cock,zpur.street, near Pownall-square.
FEMALE DEPRAVITY.—AII inquest was held before
Mr. Curry, on Thursday. ou the body of an infant, still
born, whose mother, Ann Lynch, is only fifteen years old ;
she resides with her parents ( poor people) in Coiling-
wood-street. The girl delivered herself during the tem-

Constantinople, which saile

on Saturday week

upon rocks near Wexford, on Sunday
of water, but her cargo will be saved.
ras a fine vessel of 210 tons burthen,
Messrs. Mongredien of this town.

CURE. OFINiLUENZA.—A clerical friend, who resides
in the Wirrall district of Cheshire, informs us that after
' g much from a lingering attack of influenza, he
• diate relief, and, soon after, perfect
from taking the following pr..‘scrip-
_ ul (when the disease is most afflicting)
of a mixture composed of equal parts of spirit of nitre,
paragoric, and syrup of squills.

cure (as he thinks

SUDDEN DEATH OF JOSEPH RIDGWAY, ESQ.—A pain
fl,.a.s excited on Thurso-- by th

y on 'Chat

announcement of the death of Mr. .toselhii4gb;ay7cOi
ton broker, Rumford-street. The deceased was in hi
own office a few minutes before one o'clock, app
good health and spirits, and was attending to a pi
was looking over samples of cotton. He ret

son who
to the

water closet, and was discovered there in a few minutes
afterwards quite dead. His death was the result of san-

guineous apoplexy
_ A REFLECTION

London Times- are very li
The leading

Liverpool Mercury and ti
e each other

parrieu

journal

'treed by many, a unity of for

nevert

pervades; ii, and the

ever dull ; it never deviatE

hive sympa'

columns, and the rna, ansin, with the
who write in it, prints it off in that kind of a
which is endued with a strong affinity for lampblac

upon I

acorn contains a miniature oak, and in the natural his
of the Mercury the paragraph encloses the germ of
come leading article. Like Pope's tasteless landscape, one 1
thing reflects another, and a leaden dullness deprive:
ons stet- of vitality. The stupid are always vulgar, and ill-man
toning the I are the inevitable -norance. If we look

quence of ig

11 these in the Mercury, we sl

,cted, a

many t

w nen
iisregard of veracity is in perfect keeping. The Mercier
lias betrayed feelings of discomfort of late ; perhaps good
advice Tv ay restore his heavy somnolency. The advice is

patronise him, and leave 'large questions for tho
understand them.—Journal (radical paper)
ST. DAVID S DAY.—Wednesday last being the

ted too much in coukur de rose. Of course,
our opinion will pass current only for what it is
worth. But so long as even a doubt can be raised
as to the correctness of a Minister's calculations,
we hold it to be sheer folly to be satisfied with

meeting an admitted deficiency by borrowing from
ccidental exchequer balances, and most dangerous
hour the duty of entering upon a
am netni+

examination of our actual position,
practicable, to place the revenue of
upon a more solid and certain founda-
-one less likely to be affected by the constantly
ing circumstances of our foreign and internal
erce and industry. We must, however,
e our remarks upon this part of the subject
r another article.

which he had retired, but from which (owing to old and
endearing assoeivtions,) he returned to this neighbourhood,
about twelve months ago, and occupied the house, in
l'oxteth Park. (recently inhabited by Mr. C. H. Horsfall.)
His lady had for some time been seriously ill, and indeed
the is not yet entirely convalescent. On the 25th ult.
leceased visited his beloved partner in her chamber, and,
while talking with her complained of a slight pain in his
' st. He retired to another apartment, hoping that a
' --pose would relieve him from a little languor, of
Lie had also spoken. Shortly afterwards, some
were read to him by his niece, while he reclined in
Whilst this was being done, as if by a singular pre-
'nt of his approaching dissolution, he made a re-
her as to his strong feeling of e inefficacy of a
"d repentance, and then he complained of
ng to his throat, and affecting his
instantly his head fell and he swooned
if the male servants of the establishment
medical assistance, and happening to meet
vrence, (formerly Mayor,) and his lady, ex-
nion that his master was in a fit. Mr.
'rence hastened to the house, and Mrs.
ring of her husband's dangerous illness,
urgent importunities, assisted from her
room to see him. The two ladies

.dside only in time to witness his de-
:is world of sorrows. Mr. Harrison was
and the immediate cause of his death is
;een defective operation in the region of the
no family and was interred at St. Michael's,
He has left a name behind untarnished as
rant, and more than ordinarily emblazoned
•as a man. He was always usefully ern-
rns residence here as an active honorary
►d of our religious and charitable societies,
he did and said reflected the deep seated
plea which guided him continually.