The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-02-01 00:00:00

FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL SUMMARY

The upward movement of the public securities, both
English and foreign, has continued during the week, and
consols at the close may be quoted within a shade of 90.
The market Ras slightly influenced on Thursday by the
announcement by the bank of a farther reduction of in-
terest to 4 per cent. The effect, however, of this indica-
tion of a desire to discount has not been so great as it
would have been, owing to the fact that private capitalists
have been for some time past doing business at that rate
and even less. There is a plethora of money in the mar-
ket ; and there being no commercial operations going on
of magnitude sufficient to employ it, parties are seeking
other investments wherever they can be found. The rail-
way share market has been largely resorted to, and prices
of most stocks may be quoted higher. It is remarked,
however, that the stocks of some of the old companies
are avoided, as the feeling is very general that they' have
been injured as paying investments, and are likely for
some time to come to yield less dividends to their share-
holders, by the injudicious manner iu which, during the
late mania, they encumbered themselves with rival pro-
jects, for which they had to pay extravagant prices, either
in the shape of premiums or guaranteed dividends to the

Feb. 1, 1818.

THE LIVERPOOL GOVERNESSES BENEVO-

LENT SOCIETY,

The annual meeting of the members and friends of this
society took place at the Institution House, Slater-street,
yesterday afternoon. The attendance of ladies and gen-
tlemen was rather numerous, and Mr. EDWARD ClumpEn
was called to the chair. The society had not, he said,
much increased in funds since the last meeting, owing to
the distressed state of the times, but it had already done
much good, and he trusted that hereafter, when its bene-
volent objects became known, and the public were better
prepared to assist it, it would not lack that generous
support which it so well deserved.

Mr. REID, the secretary, read the report. That docu-
ment stated the society had now been in active operation
for twenty-one months, and during that period the direc-
tors had steadily carried on the two leading objects of the
institution, viz.,--the benevolent fund and the registra-
tion of governesses. The advantages of the system of
free registration in a book, in which all the ladies can
describe their specific qualifications, with such further
particulars as they desire. appears to have' been fully ap-
preciated by those for whom it was intended, as upwards
of seventy-five have already inscribed their names. The
directors have been fortunate enough to obtain situations
suited to the talents and capabilities of several of the ap-
plicants, and they have respectively given the highest
satisfaction. The number of ladies applying for go-
vernesses has been comparatively small, which is attributed
to the unfortunate character of the times, and the infant
state of the institution, but the first cause will soon cease,
and the second will disappear when the useful objects of
the• society become better known. The directors acknow-
ledge in the report the valuable services of the medical
officers. Through the benevolent fund relief bad been.
conferred in several cases of extreme difficulty, and the
amount expended was £B4 Bs. No person as yet hadl
entered' for the governess' annuity, though severil
inqui-
ries had been made. Five ladies have made deposits in-
the savings bank. The balance at the end of 1846 was
£365, at the end of 1847 it was £359. The report con-
cludes by stating that to effect a further extension of the
objects of the society, much greater assistance from sub-
scriptions must be given to it, and more personal exertion
will be required.
The Rev. F. PARRY, in moving wresolution that the
report and accounts be adopted, printed, and distributed
among the subscribers, pronounced an eloquent eulogium
on the purpose• of the society. In order, however, to
enable it to carry out its objects, much'would require to
be done by pecuniary aid, and also by individual exertions.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Pilcher, and was
carried.

Mr. TORY moved a vote of thanks to the officers for
the past year, including the ladies who had given their
best exertions, and, also to Mr. Duckworth, for his ser-
vices as treasurer. This was seconded by Mi. Cotesworth
and carried.

The Rev. D. STIMAAT proposed a list of names to form
the committees, being with the exception of the additional
name of a lady, a re-election. This was seconded by Mr.
Dockery, who dilated feelingly on the benefits of the
institution, to females who had seen better -days, had
received a good education, and but for the aid of the
society, might be reduced to penury, and exposed to the
temptations and miseries to which the unprotected were
liable. The motion was carried.

Thanks being voted to the chairman, in complimentary
language, that gentleman said that he had but done his
duty, and that he hoped in a little time to see the society
in a yet more flourishing condition. The meeting then
separated.

The Seine has frozen over at Paris, and skaters and
sliders are to be seen crossing the river.
The Hon. L. J. Papineau has been elected for the county
of St. Maurice by acclamation.—Montreal Herald.'
Accounts have been received from Naples, stating, that
the King had yielded to the popular demand for reform.
At the Special Commission at Clonmel, on Friday,
Henry Cody and Philip Cody were found guilty of the
murder of a man named Madden, on the 9th July last.

THE DUNDRY MURDER.—On Saturday, Benjiiminv and
James Hazell were committed for trial, charged with the
murder of their uncle, W. Hazen.
The Zeitungskalle of Berlin, of the 26th, announces
some cases of cholera in Upper Silesia, especially at Rati-
boo, Pless, and Leobshitz.

Lord and Lady Stanley have arrived at Wimpole
Cambridgeshire, on a visit to, the Earl and Countess-of
Hardwicke, from visiting the Marquis and Marchioness of
Exeter, at Burghley House, and the Duke of Rutland, at
Belvoir Castle.

The last commercial advices from the British West In-
dia islands are dull and discouraging, while at Havannah
and Port Rico all was life and bustle—a striking and
painful contrast with the condition of the English colonial
possessions.

Dr. Brady, of Gardiner-street, to whom the stomach
of the brother of the late Rev. T. Maguire, as well as the
stomach of his brother's wife, have been sent up for ana-
lyzation, swore, on Thursday; before the magistrates of
Dublin, that the stomachs of both Mr. and Mrs. Maguire
contained a large quantity of' arsenic. They had been in
Dublin for the purpose of administering to the will of the
Rev. T. Maguire, and had only returned to the country
three days before their dissolution. The parties supposed
to be implicated in the transaction have fled.
WELSH CONCERT.—A concert of vocal and instrumentalj
music, in which a selection of Welsh airs, adapted W
Welsh and English music, was introduced, took place
last evening, at the Concert,ball, Lord Nelson-street.
The attendance was good, and the performances far
above mediocrity. The vocalists were Miss Willia.ne,
in
Mr. Rowland, Mr. Watkins ; and the instrumentalists t'
Blinn Roberts, the-celebrated' harpist, and irwpaystv Mr.
Reynolds. Each distinguished themselves in the peculiar
parts allotted to them. The songs in the Welsh language
were extremely melodious, and fully free from the harsh-
ness objectionable in English poetry.
MR. BAMFORD'S LECTURR.—A very interestig lecture,
the first of a series of four, was delivered at the Portico,
Newington, last evening, by 3/Ir. Bamford, late of Ghent.
His remarks on this occasion were in a great measure in-
troductory, as they treated mainly of the state of society
and civilization towards the close of the middle ages, and
immediately previous to the Norman conquest. In the
brief but interesting review which he gave, two points
are particularly deserving of notice,—his correct apprecia-
tion of the nature and influence of Mohammedanism, and
his history and examination of the practice of duelling.
The lecture was relieved by a few suitable quotations,
very gracefully delivered, and evidently made a very fa'
vourable impression on a highly respectable audience.
INQUESTS YESTERDAY BEFORE MR. CURRY.-00
view of the body of John Wheelan aged 65. Deceasedi
who was rather infirm, lived in Ridly's-place, Hornbr
street. On the 22d ult. he was found with his clothes orl
fire in the cellar of the house which he inhabited, and at
the time he appeared to be in a state of intoxication. He
was very severely burnt, and was taken to the Norther!!
Hospital, where he died on Friday last. A considerable
portion of the body of the old man was nearly consumed.
Verdict to the effect that he was found on fire, and died
from the injuries, but how the fire originated there was no
evidence to shew.—On view of Elizabeth Burns, aged tW°
years, who lived with. her parents 'it 23, Princes'-street'
The deceased was in, a room by herself on the 29th ult.,
when her clothes took fire, by which she was so much
burnt that she died same day. Verdict accordingly, but
how her apparel caught fire no evidence.

METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER,.
BY MR. C. U. CHADBURN, 71, LORD-STREET.

ATMOSPHERIC
Daily Dim'
Temperature in ' tion
shade by self-re-Humidity at Fall of
Pressure at gistering ! Noon. "Wind
Thermometer. of at
NIT( Six
a.m p.m. Max. 1 Min. birb. bWulebt. Rain. No 0"

Jan. In. In. Deg
25 30'51 30.55 37
26 3015 3012 36
27 3014 3010 34
28 29'87 29'83 28
29 29'87 29'72 40
30 41
31 29'22 29'39

Dee. Deg. Deg. In.
32 37 34
31 36 33
24 I 31 31
23 ' 26
28 33

32 -- $.51
- 0.02
37 - x.ll

THE. WEATHER.-25th: clouded, strong gusts of wink":
26th: bright, with ditto.-27th : bright, heavy squalls; nigh"
light fall of snow.-28th : light fall of snow; strong breae.,s
30th:, light showers.-31st; light rain a.m., p.m., clotl"
breaking.

LIVERPOOL WOOL MARKET, JAN. 31.
Foreign Wool has been in good request during the pmt
week, and several parcels have been sold at former privv,:t
Holders are meeting the market freely, and we have no dotlu
that in a few weeks our Wool market will be in a healthy e°n.
dition. IMPORTS NOR THE :WEEK.

Foreign

Scotch

West Coast
Previously.

LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET, JAN. 3L
The supply of stock at our market to-day has been all,--'l,leCto
than last week, and the whole, or nearly so, sold. Beef, stit'
; Mutton, bad. to lid. per lb.

~.-~

BIRTH. 0
On the 28th ultimo, at Tresilian, Glamorganshire, the wife
J. W. NICHOL CARNE, Esq., D.C.L., of a daughter.
DIED. 10'
On the 29th ultimo, of consumption, aged 22, GEORGE „rill,
TAIN BUXTON, eldest eon of the iate Henry. Buxton, of
street, Toxteth-park.
Same day, at his father's residence, Hartford, North on
,
after a long illness, borne with great patience and resignati
aged 27 years, Mr. JOSEPH W. DUNN.

LIVERPOOL :
TUESDAY, FEB. 1, 1848

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