The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-01-30 00:00:00

REVIEW OF THE COTTON MARKET.

The repeated and continued attacks of some of the
London papers have given a great and unnecessary pr?-
tninency to the operations in our Cotton Al arket. This
has been another excited week; and the circumstance of
two sailing packets being over-due from New York gave
speculators a stimulus to operate upon.
On Tuesday 3,000 bales were sold ; on Wednesday
4,000 hales, without change in prices; on Thursday
there was some excitement, and holders got rather
higher prices, and 8,000 bales were sold ; on Friday the
sales reached 7,000 bales, at still hardening prices ; on
Saturday buying commenced briskly, and though a half-
holiday, 10 to 12,000 bales were sold at full prices ; ott
Sunday a packet arrived, with confirmatory accounts of
damage to the crops; and early on Monday the packet
of the 7th inst. arrived, and brought very exciting ac-
counts from New York, where the market had been
rambling, and heavy business done at advanced rates.
This induced speculators to go on again, and 14 to
15,000 bales were sold at id. per lb. higher prices than
were obtainable on Friday ; speculators taking 8,000,
and thus leaving 6 to the trade ; and the market closed
much excited. The crop estimate is now almost con-
firmed at 1,700,000 bales.

Since the above was written, we have, by the arrival
of the Ashburton, a file of the New York Herald to
Monday the 9th instant, from which we learn that the
firm tone of the market had been increased, the news
from Europe having given a fresh impetus to operations,
and 8 to 10,000 bags having changed hands on the day
previous to the Ashburton's sailing, at a further advance
of an eighth of a cent, established after three o'clock of
the day, on the prices at which the market closed on
Saturday, the 6th instant. The news brought by the
Ohio and the Ashburton will be found in another column.

MARRlED.—Yesterday, at St. Bride's Church, by the
Rev. J. Jones, Mr. J. C. Watkinson, of Grove-house.
Mobberley, near Knutsford, to Anne, eldest daughter of
the late Mr. W. M. Frodsham, of Liverpool.
HUBARD GALLERY.—This is the last week of this
unique gallery of paper sculpture. The talent of the
leading artist, who is himself in attendance, is already
too well known to need commendation. Those who
value portraits should avail themselves of the present
advantageous opportunity.
ST. LEGER SWEEP.—This sweep, which is held at Mr.
Whiteman's, Brunswick Hotel, is managed in a manner
that will ensure its speedy close. Those who desire a
racy affair cannot do better than visit Mr. W. on Thurs-
day next, which is one of the nights for payment; and
those who desire comfort will find it in patronising this
retired and unique hotel.

FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER.—.TWO LIVES LOST.
—About five o'clock yesterday afternoon, a river boat,
containing four persons, in endeavouring to reach a barque
that had just arrived from Calcutta, came in contact with
her starboard quarter and capsized. Two of the hands
were saved, but the other two were unfortunately drowned.
A strong tide was running at the time, and the wind was
blowing very fresh from the northward and westward.
BOOTS AND SHOES.—N,thing is more detrimental to
health in such weather as the present than to neglect to
preserve dry feet;—cork soles, and a thousand other in-
ventions, have been brought bcfare the public; but the
primary object is to secure good shoes or boots. Messrs.
Sidney and Co , who have now been established for a
number of years, advertise in another column ; and, as
we have worn of their manufactures, we can safely say
that in quality they cannot e surpassed, while the price
is considerably lower than at many shops in town.
LIVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.—It will he seen
by a glance at our advertising columns that the first un-
dress concert of the present season takes place on Mon-
day evening the 12th of February, and the first full dress
concert on the 18th March. When we state that amongst
the eminent talent engaged for the occasion is included
that of Miss Rainforth, one of the best Erglish singers of
the day, Miss Dolby, Mr. Hobbs, and Henry Phillips;
we have said enough to spew that the lovers of song have
a treat in store for them. Handel's oratorio of " Judas
Maccabees" will be performed on the occasion.
LIVERPOOL BANKRUPTCY COURT.—It is now defini-
tively determined that the changes which have been ru-
moured in the Liverpool and Manchester courts will be
carried into effect. The report, however, of Mr. Jemmett
leaving Manchester is unfounded. Some communications
have been going on between the Lord Chancellor and the
two learned gentlemen who are about to change places;
and we have to announce that in the ensuing week Mr.
Sergeant Ludlow will take his seat at the Liverpool court,
and Mr. Commissioner Skirrow supplying the learned
sergeant's place in Manchester. Some hostility to this
arrangement has been manifested by the learned pro-
fession in Manchester.

LICENSED VICTUALLERS' BALL, LAST NlGuT.—The
annual ball of the victuallers of Livetpo took place last
night, at the Town-hall, and was numegously and fashion-
ably attended. The Mayor, owing to his engagement to
take the chair at the Music-hall, was not present ; and
the Earl of Sefton, who was also expected, was detained
by the Mechanics' meeting. The company began to ar-
rive between eight and nine o'clock, but the rooms were
most crowded about midnight, when not less than six
hundred must have been present. Mr. Horrabin's band
was stationed in the large room, Mr Parker's Chelten-
ham band in the small room, and Mr. Parker's brass
band in the vestibule. The dancing was kept up with
great spirit at the hour when we went to press.

Currrowns or. Liewurout..—The number of entries
passed at the Liverpopl Customs-house was in the
spective years as follows : —ln 1843, 203,124 ; 1842 r
188,155 ; 1841, 195,807 ; 1840, 197,931; thus showing
that a great increase of business has taken place during
the last year_ ThP numberofeAlour.6...c., antY,involved
in so many entries, is of course very great, yet after the
usual rigid scrutiny has been completed in London, the
error detected are only £3 17s. 2d. in all. (being less than a
pound a year.) on a. total amount of £16,774,050. This
accuracy reflects honour on The in-door department Of the
customs at this port, while the total absence even of sus-
picion of frauds, such as have been perpetrated elsewhere,
is creditable to the out-door officers as well as the men-
chants.

FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE DOCKS.—Yesterday, an
inquest was held before Mr. Curry, on view of the body
of John Gent, a carter, aged 21. On Saturday morning,
about 11 o'clock, he was employed in driving the tram
trains that conveyed rubbish from the Albert dock to the
North shore; and when passing the Trafalgar dock, from
some cause or other, he was stopping the train with a
handspike,' for a break, when the bar of wood he held,
slipped, and he fell to the ground, and the wheels of sev-
eral of the Inad&l waggons pasied'over his breast. He
was killed on the spot being dreadfully fractured, nearly
all over, and the left lung much lacerated.,--Verdict
accidentally killed, with a deed:hid of £5 on the carriages.
The jury expressed a strong opinion that a proper break
should be used and net a piece of loose timber, which was
liable to slip out, thus endangering the life of the party, ,
using it.

-• DAY `s PATENT WINDGUARD.—We hag ves'erdav the
plea Sure or inspecting a working mOdel.of this simple and
beautiful machi eat Mr. Bennet's, in St. Thomas's build-
.
ityg9-7' The abject of the invention as stated in thead-
vertisemetit e" is to create a draft (where otherwise it
vv,onkl 'not exist) by the spontaneous action or the exter-
nal And it certainly fulfils every object intended to
be effected. Whit appeared most ttr ingelo 13:4 was that
the more adverse to ordinary draft was the artificial gale
applied to the mole!, the more the prinCiple developed
itself, and a pair of bellows when applied to the top of
the gland in the model prodUced a greater draft than when
they were applied to the fuel, hut the instapt the guard.
was removed a back draft resulted. The NA indguard iB
of an octagonal form, takes up no more room 'than an
ordinary pipe. and is so simple in construction--every-
thing being stationary—that it is next to impo-sihle that it
can go out of repair. For cabin stoves it will be exceed.
ingly useful—and as we have known numerous instances
when cabin fires have had to. be 'exiinguished either
from their smoking or from the sea making its way down
the flues—both of which by.this invention will be obviated
—we doubt not will soon be appreciated. We would re-
commend the curious to see the models of this machine.

LIVERPOOL HAY AND POTATOE MARKET,
JANUARY 29.
Potatoes; iFO S. d. s. d. Hay, old 2lb 0 6® 0 igi
Pink-eyes
Cups
Short-tops 1 8— i 9 •traw,Wheat.• 0 0 43
Cattle
Turnips, pp ton .... 17 0 —l9 0 Barley
Carrots 2B 0 —2O 0 Manglewurzle 0 0— 0 0-

LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET, JAN. 29,
re3csovheigrehderi;onmd
the
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Better rates are obtainable for- all descriptions of butter.
ad at 68s for seconds, but
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Beef and Pork at our '&4
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quotations. Bacon and Hams are looking up. In.Fpnign.pro-
visions there is nothing extraordinary p issing ; and it is diffi-
cult to exterpate a certain prejudicial feeling which exist in the
minds of ship m sters against their use for stores. Good Ame-
rican Beef in tierces (of which there is only a small quantity
here )is, however, steadily held at full prices.

LIVERPOOL:
TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1844.
PRINTED AND PUBLISHED
EVERY TUESDAY MORNING,

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