The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-10-22 00:00:00

I.j. Parker

S. Leigh
S. 1.. Trotinan
A. Smith

Upon the respective merits of the above list of candi-
dates our remarks must this weak be, of necessity, very
brief, our spaee being more than usually coefiued. The
number of new names brought forward will be our only
plea for at alt referring to. the subject, in the absence of
the space which would be required to do it full justice,
In South Tosteth Ward, Mr. R. L. Jones comes forward
in the Conservative interest, in the place of Mr. S. L.
Trotman, who retires from the council. A more unex-
ceptionable candidate could not have been selected. Mr.
Wm. Mann, (of the firm of Stringer and Mann,) a mer-
chant of high standing, and a sound Conservative, repla-
ces Mr. Alexander Smith in North Toxteth. Aber-
cromby Ward, from which we regret to fiad that Mr.
Robertson Gladstone retires will find a candidate either
in Mr. Josias Booker, or it: old and well-tried represen-
tative, Mr. Procter. Mr. C. S. Middleton, an excellent
ConserVative, and active member of the Dock Commit-
tee comes forward for Exchange Ward, from which Mr.
Henry Holmes retires. It is probable that Mr. Middle-
ton's seat will not be opposed. • -
A valuable candidate. who will be most influentially
supported, has presented himself for Rodney-street Ward,
in the person of Mr. John Pemberton. We trust that
every true friend to the constitution will rally to-his as-
sistance and carry him triumphantly. We must not only
win the battle here, but win it decisively. • '
St. Paul's Ward has suffered a severe deprivation by
the retirement of its exctPent Conservative member, Mr.
Joshua Edwards, over which the Radical Journal of
Saturday exults, wh Ist it misrepresents the motives of
such retirement. We are happy to know that Mr. Ed-
wards carries with him the hearty approbation by his
constituents of his conduct whilst their representative,
and their regret at the loss of his services,.ext.ressed at a
meeting held on the 15 of August last, and presented to
him by Mr. J. Briscoe, the chairman of such meeting.
We find, however, that his place will be efficiently filled
up, a gentleman eminently calculated to represent the
Ward, Mr. R. B. Hill ha.ing consented to offer himself.
In Scotland Ward the retiring member, Mr. Isaac
Holmes, has been induced again to offer himself. The
Radicals nominate Mr. James Braricker, who, in tthe
palmy days of Radicalism, would not enter into the coun-
cil. It is little more than a vexatious opposition, as we
believe Mr. Braneker is not even desirous to succeed.
Our contemporary of the Courier said that Mr. Holmes
supported Mr. Thornhill last year ; he certainly-did no-
thing of the sort • he had declared he would not interfere
in any of the elections ; nor did he that year. He was
desirous to retire, but was persuaded to offer himself.
There is a large CenFervative majority in the Wald, and
there is no doubt of Mr. Holmes being returned.

INCREASED COMMERCIAL AND INDUS-
TRIAL PROSPERITY OF THE BRITISH
PEOPLE.

The gratifying state of the national revenue for the
last few quarters, and especially the increase of the pro-
ductiveness of those portions of it which are usually con-
sidered as the test of the national progress, have prepared
most people for the conclusion that Great Britain, under
Conservative auspices and financial management, has
already attained a greatly improved and an improving
social position. Compare her now with herself three
years ago, and what a change is manifest ! She was then
an enfeebled and well-nigh exhausted patient, prostrate
under the united effects of bleeding and blistering, sudo-
rific and purgative. She has since gone through the
stages of rallying, slow convalescence, and recovery ;
and may now be said, in a social and financial point of
view, to have almost attained the condition of r,bust
health. The results shown by some statistical data
just now before us will be sufficient to prove this beyond
the possibility of cavil. And first we take a few of the
principal of our imports.
In the year ending the sth Sept. 1843, we exported of
" Cotton manufactures," under which head are exclu-
sively meant manufactures of cotton, in a polected state,
to the amount of £10,702,438

In the corresponding year of 1844 the
amount under this item had reached .... £12,792,034
thus sheaving an increase of upwards of two millions
sterling. Our exports of cotton yarn during the same
period had sustained a trifling decrease, thus furnishing
another satisfactory evidence that the increased activity
of our commerce has taken a direction by which the na-
4.ional industry is henefittcd, and not exclusively capital
and machinery. The exports of the article " Earthen-
ware," in the year ending sth Sept. 1843, were to the
amount of

In the corresponding year of 1844, the exports

. . _..,
under the same head were
showing an increase of a hundred and twenty thousand
pounds, also in an article exclusively of handicraft pro.:
duction.

Under the head of " Hardware and Cutlery," we ex-
ported in 1843 to the amount of £1,099,766,
and in the present year of £1,438,295,
shewing a difference in favour of the present year of
nearly three hundred and fifty fir:rescind pounds.
The amount of exported " Linen manufactures" in
1843 was
and in 1844.
shewing an increase this year of two hundred and fifty
thOUSffila pounds.
In the article of" Metals," emtracing iron and steel,
copper, brass, and tin, we exported in the year ending
sth Sept. 1843, to the amount of 13,405,5(18,
and in the sane period ended sth Sept. 1844, £4,136,984,
shewing an increase in the present year of upwards of
seven hundred andthirty thousand pounds.
In the same way our exports of " Silk manufactures"
have increased by. a hundred th usand pounds ; our ex-
ports of raw " Wool " nearly that ; our exports of
" Woollen Yarn" one hundred and forty thousand ;
whilst our exported " Woollen manufactures" have in-
creased abore a million and a-half, or from,
in 1843
to,in 1844 £6,152,880.
. .

We have here, certainly, the proof of a vast increase
of mercantile and manufacturing activity ; and yet it
does not exhibit anything like the full amount of the
nation's accession of prosperity. Whilst our export
trade has been increasing, the home demand has re-
ceived a still greater iinpu:se, spewing, on the part of
the industrious masses, an increased power of consump-
tion, accompanied of course, as a natural and inseparable
feature of such a position, by a large accession of social
comfort and enjoyment.

WEST INDIES.—The Teviot, West Indian Steamer,
arrived at Sr uthamirtori on Sunday, bring the third time,
she has arrived rat that port the very day she was due.
The Teviot lett Demerara cn the 19th ult., Jamaica on
the 23rd, Barbadoes en the 24th, and Fayal on the 12th
inst. The papers by her which have come to hand do not
contain any news of importance.
After twelve trials in smooth water of 11. M. steamship
Rattler, fitted up %lid; Mr. Smith's screw propeller, the
average speed gained was 11A statute miles per hour.
The Rattler is 688 tons, and 200 horse power; and her
sister ship the Prometheus, similar to her in every respect
with the exception of having paddle-wheels, only reached
81 knots an hour. The Rattler has got her masts on
board, cod is to be fitted for sea immediately; and in
consequence of her success, the Admiralty have given
orders fur six other steam-ships, of a large class, to be
forthwith constructed on the same principle.
RAILWAY FOR THE POTTERIES.—A meeting to con-
sider the plans proposed for affording railway communica-
tion to the Potteries took place on Friday at Stoke-upon.
Treat. The secretary to the Grand Junction Railway
Company proposed a line to start from Stoke, pass
through Etruria, leaving Hanley to the right and New-
castle to the left. The grand point was to get a line to
Liverpool. The line would pass Stoke and Stow to
Stafford. The Chairman of the Chester and Birkenhead
Company (Mr. W. Jackson) said, they were prepared to
co-operate in forming a line from Birkenhead through
the Potteries to Rugby, and this the meeting approved of.
The latter line will pass from Trent Valley Railroad to
Birkenhead, through the Potteries- and the valley of the
Weaver, joining the Cheshire Junction Railway at Frods-
ham. and will, it is said, lessen the distance from London
to Birkenhead about twelve miles.