The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-01-30 00:00:00

TO TUE I2DITOR ON THE LIVERPOOL ST,4NDARD.

presume Fair Play, in your last Tuesday's paper, in
reply to a Merchant's Clerk, is a roan " dressed in a little brief
authority," whose ignorance on the subject he touches un arises
from want of experience at this, port.
Hence his assertions, that "the real cause of delay" that
takes place in the discharge of vessels is occasioned by "the
want of huts ; that this grievance does nut lie at the door of the
iandingssurveyors; and, lastly, were a sufficient number of
huts provh:ed the merchants would not, as at present, have to
wait fur lauding-waiters in the discharge of their vessels,"
So, after all, Sir, your complaints, and those of the merchants,
that have been so • lergsloud, and. deep," of the' insufficient
number of landing-waiters appear to have been occasioned
solely by the want of huts!!!
I have no doubt but Fair Play has the power. of making that
class of officers übiquitary.
But really this Mr. Fair Play has exhibited the finest speci-
men of effrontery I have seen for a long period.• Is it- not as
notorious as'the sun at noun-day, that merchants bevelled, for
seine time, real and tangible ground of complaint of the delay
that so frequently occurs in the discharge of theiryessels solely
from the paucity of landing-waiters?
. recently as last week a case occurred. 'A vessel waited
upwards of four days (a short period) after all the duties were
paid—a but and everything else in readiness—/mt a landing-
waiter, and who was only then obtained after very strong mea-
sures wile about to lie *adopted.
That the'" wretched condition of the huts," and " the insuf-
ficient number of them" occasion some delay there can be no
stoat. But this grievance ikes nut rest with the Dark Com-
mittee, but with the chief officers of-the Custom's, whose ddty
it is to see, as they have the power, that the huts .be sirtficient'in
number and also in a state of good repair. ThiStrepent ill-
nesses of the officers may, in some measure, be attributedto the
"wretched" state of the huts.
I would now suggest to the chiefs of the Customs the great.
practical good that would accrue to the merchant' s could ar-
rangements be made for the
i,pc
surveyorse udirig.
go, in a morning, direct to d v ie, live depots, instead of losing,
as at present, at least one hour and a half in an unmeaning,
visit to the Custom-house to. sign an appearance boOk.
The hour of commencing business is eight; but it is well
known that it is frequently, if not generally, half-lust nine be-
fore the landing-waiters begin. So that the alteration in ques-
tion would, I know, be hailed by the merchants as a great boon,
and could not possibly, I fancy, be unwelcome to the officers.
I throw out this remark, having a confident expectation that
the-chiefs of the Customs will give it their best consideration.—
Yours,.&c., JusTus.

AN IRISH ARTIST.

The following is a genuine copy of a letter presented to the
Cemmittee appointed by the Dubin Society for erecting a bust
of the late Mr. -Kirwan, the Naturalist, who had been President
of the Si,cieiv :
" To the Committee appointed to see Mr. Kirwan's bust dun
by the Dublin Lihrary Society.
" Place your lionors—l seed ne advertisement in the Fier-
maa's Jeurnald till yesterday. wherein I observed that all statu-
aries should send in their proposals for doing as bust of one Mr.
Kirwan. what died lately in the toun. Now there's not a non
in Dublin what could do it eheal)er nor neiter than [ inlself,
amid why ? becace I Ave a boy that is just grown a man, and
out of his time, named Tim, and can work a well as tnyseif,
and if ,your Honors wants to see any of my work, go to James's
Church where-yule see a bread stone whats lately put up over
one Mister Banks, with death on • one side, and l'one with his
our glass and sigh on the other. I did Death, and Tim dime Time.
nod I defie any man to do them better. If your -Haters intend
to employ me semi to me at No. tn, Patrick's closo one pair
back, arid if I or Tint be out Misses Casee will take in any
tne,3 14 age."' , .

A Lt. TIGHT.—Dr. Bushhy, whose figure was much. under
the common size, was one day accosted in-a coffee-room by an
Irish baronet of colossal stature with, "May I pass to my seat,
0 giant ?" when the Doctor, politely making way, replied,
" Foss, 0 pig,nry!" "Oh, sir, said the baronet, "my ex-
presAion referled to the size of your intellect." "And my ex-
pression, sir," said tho dsetoi, " to the size of your's.'
Parterre.

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SECOND EDITION.

Standard Office, "hree o'Clock.

LIVERPOOL MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE.—FrunAy, JAN.3O, 1535.
The fresh supply of all articles within these few days
is exceedingly light.

The sale of Wheat remains very inanimate; the best
samples have, in one or two trifling instances, readied
the rates of Tuesday, but to effect sales, event() a mode-
rate amount, without submitting to a reduction, is
impracticable.

Malting Barleys are in good request; Cumberland
and Scotch maybe quoted Id to 21 per bushel, and round-
land Is to 2s per quarter dearer: very little of either
remains on hand.—Prime Malt is rather more saleable,
but Mere is. no improved demand for any other descrip-
tion.

Beans and Pease support their value, with a slow sale

to consumers.

The market having been previOusly pretty well cleared
of Oats, the present very limited arrival leaves a poor
show of samples of this article-for td-day ;we have had
several country buyers down, who have paid the full
prices of this day, and, in some instances, a shade
-advance. Oatmeal sells steadily at 2Gs Gd per load, su-
perior quality was held for 275. Flour is difficult to qui t
at barely so good prices.

AV ERAG

PRICES.

WHEAT. IF 70 lbs. s d s d BRANS, imp. mea. s d s
Irish dried red 5 5 e 5 11 Irish ....... 34 0 tcl 37 0
Do: dried white, 5 10 .. 6 6 Puma, 4? 280 tha,
Do: untried 5 3.. 510 ,Eng.lklrishaup. 36 0 38 0
English
Canada ..... 66 .. 7 2 Do. seconds . 24 0..28 0
Onzk to 451135... Do. thirds ' l5 0.. IR 0
Irkh ....... 210 .. 3 0 MEAL, 4? 240 lbs 0 0.. 0 0
BARLEY, 4? 60 Ms. Do. new 24 0 .. 26 3
Irish grinding... 3 6.. 4 0 BRAN, 4ir 241b8 1 1.. 1 2

AVERAGE PRICE

OF BUTTER, &e.

.. , ..
RD SD . fin SD
Waterford, 1, cw 64 0 681 0 Bacon, ge elvt.... 29 0 G 31 0
Coley in.
Carlow,
Limerick 66 0.. 68 0 Firkin Lard,
Belfast 74 0 .. 74 0 Bladderecl d 0... :. 50 0 .. 55 0
Derry
Cork, 3ds, dry

REPORTED ARRIVALS OF CORN.
From the 27th to the 29th Jan. inclusive.
, IRE- COAST- 1,0- BRITISH
TOTAL.
DESCRIPTIONS.I LAND. WISE. REIGN AMER.
WHEAT Qrs 1632 1632
BARLEY.. ... Qrs. 210
210
OATS.
1' (.OUR
Do.. Barrelsl
BRAN.. . .Cwt:
3ATMEAL Loads, 1405 1106
M ALT Qrs! 1933 1935
BeANs Qrs(
l'F.As.. ...... .. Qrsl
RYE
SHELLED BARLEY CWV
t I
R.SPESEED ...... ...Barre's, -".
•
INDIAN CORN ' Qrsl .• i

COTTON MARKET.—Two o'CLoc►t.
~. There is a good demand for Cotton to-day from dealers
and spinners, who may buy 3,000 to 4.000 bags, at steady