The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-08-08 00:00:00

GENERAL TRADE REPORT.

Monday Night.
Some time back the arrest of Smith O'Brien would have
created a sensation on 'Change ; but that gentleman's
late conduct, pretty clearly evidencing that he may be
looked upon as a political non-entity, has taken away the
charm which might otherwise attach to the inheritor of the
ancient honours of Irish chieftainship. Alas !he has
fallen into the hands of the Philistines, and no one thinks
his misfortunes worthy a passing observation. The best
thing government can do for him will be to place him
under a little wholesome restraint, so that he may neitheit4
commit himself nor his countrymen to the perpetration of
such dangerous eccentricities in future. The Irish question,
indeed, seems to have nearly lost its influence on public se.
curities. Consols opened at 871 to lon Saturday, but owing
to a large sale of stock and anxiety from the state of the
weather, they receded to 801 to 87, at which they closed.
For the 7th of September the last price was 86-1 to 87A.
The grievance to the West India interest, which we men-
tioned a fortnight since, has been partially removed, in
the !increase of duty on continental refined sugars from
245. Bd. to 265. Bd.. which, although a trifling alteration,
has given some satisfaction, but on the whole it is looked
upon merely as a compromise.
With reference to our COF N Market, it is a curious
fact, that while Wheat has been held very firmly here
to-day on account of the heavy rains which have fallen in
this district, it is ls. lower in the London market, with a
dull sale, owing to the favourable weather which prevails
in the south ; and the accounts by telegraph from all parts
of the country report the weather as being very fine.
Although there has been little passing in the Wheat trade
here to-day, speculators have shewn a disposition to pur-
chase; and the prices of other articles remain the same
as on Friday, with the exception of Indian Corn, which
sells slowly, and is somewhat lower. Our imports into
this port since Thursday have been :—Wheat, from Ire-
land 258 qrs.; Barley, Europe 720 qrs. ; Oats, Ireland
580 qrs., coastwise 175 ; Oatmeal, Ireland 10 lds. ; Flour,
Ireland 490 sacks, Canada 200 brls. Exports:—Wheat,
for Ireland 80 qrs., coastwise 12 ; Beans, coastwise 200
qrs. ; Pease, coastwise 10 qrs. ; Indian Corn, Ireland 910
qrs. ; Indian Corn Meal, Ireland 226 brls. ; Flour, Ireland
67 sacks, coastwise 20 sacks 100 brls.—Generally speak-
ing, the reports of the POTATO crop are more favourable
throughout England ; but the Irish accounts are very
conflicting, and we prefer laying extracts from letters and
circulars before our readers to expressing any decided
opinion upon the subject ourselves ; we have, how-
ever, said before, and our belief is still the same,
that the evil is not so great as is anticipated
Be/fast : With respect to the Potato crop, whilst there is
no doubt that some disease in the stocks and tubers has
shown itself as the early crop came to maturity; it has
been so limited as not to affect even this portion of the
crop to any great extent, and gives reason to hope that
the generai crop may escape with a similarly light amount
of disease; at the same time, all wait with anxiety the
result of the next three or four weeks.—Limerick : The
statements received respecting Potatoes are so varied and
contradictory, from different parts of the country, that it
is impossible to arrive at any conclusion that will apply
to the entire crop, and were it not for the interest which
attaches to the subject, we should wait until a week or
two enabled us to write with more certainty. We regret
to say that the fields in this immediate locality exhibit a
very decided increase of disease within three or four days;:
but, on the other hand, we are informed by many farmers
at a distance that there has seldom been a promise of a•
better crop.— Waterford : We daily hear reports of blight'
becoming more general in the Pbtato crop. Our market
well supplied at 6d. to 10d. per-161h.—Youghal: More
extensive complaints of the spread of the disease, but
still hopes are entertained that it may be checked, and
the greater portion of the crop saved in good condition.—
Cork : There is now no doubt of the existence of the
Potato disease to an alarming extent, and we have reason
to think an official report has been made to Government
snbstantiating the fact. _ _ _

The Corri3N market has been somewhat influenced
this week by less favourable accounts from Manchester;
and although sales up to Friday averaged 5,300 bales
daily, prices at the close were a shade in favour of buyers,
but we can make -no alteration in the quotations..
On Saturday about 3500 bales were sold, 500 ter export
the market continued dull, but without material change
in prices. The sales TO-DAY are about 5,000 bales ;
of which 700 are Surats, and the remainder chiefly
Americans, at 33d. to sd. per lb. The market has been
very quiet, and, perhaps, a little in favour of the pur-
chaser. About 500 bales have been+ taken for export.—
The disasters of the times, so far, however casual de-
pressions may have taken place, have left us, with respect
to this important branch of commerce, in a much more
favourable position than we occupied at this period last
year. Owing to a larger crop in America than was ex-
pected, and the almost total suspension, since Feb. last,
of shipments to the continent of Europe, we have already
received an excess of import from the United States over
last year of £398,000 bales, while there is only an excess
of stock of 114,000 bales, The consumption of all kinds
has increased this year 150,000 bales, or 5000 per week ;
and the total stock is now 585,800 against 413,100 bales.
The following table of receipts, exports, &c., received by
the packet from the States to-day, show that the crop
is likely to prove little short of 2,300,000 bales, and
the prospects for the growing crop are so far favourable.
The receipts in the last week were only 14,000 bales, the
season being nearly closed:—
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For. the last few days a greater disposition to purchase
has been displayed in the Wool, trade. at some improve-
ment in prices. The stocks of Colonial, East India, and
home grown Wool are still large, and in the absence of
nearly all exportation, we are entirelysdepending on home
consumption, which continues in a healthy and improving
condition. Public sales here are announced for the 10th
and 11th instant, sad there are already advertised 1,800
bales Australian, 1,000 East India, and 600 of other de-
scriptions. They are expected to , go off satisfactorily.
The imports here for the month are 6,984 bales, of which
1,553 are Australian, and 2,515 East India. Imports for
the week :-Foreign-Trieste 81, Smyrna 51, America
previously 47,836, total 47,973 ; Scotch-318, previously
6,542, total 6,860.
Since the public sales of China and Bengal SILK, there
has been a better' feeling shown ; and though we have no
alteration to quote in prices, the market is decidedly,
firmer, and the consumption undiminished. The present
stock of China in the public warehouses is 15,216 bake,
and 4765 Bengal, which will account for prices continuing
to role low. In Italian, Brussa and Persia Silk there is
less offering ; but the transactions in these descriptions
have been very limited. Waste. Silk : Both Knubbs and
Husks, and also Gum Waste,. are unsaleable, and prices
nominal. Silk Piece Goods:, There has been more in-
quiry for Corahs ; but importers still continue to hold for
higher rates : all other description of Silk Piece Goods
are neglected.
Since the General Brokers' Circular was issued,. there
has been a steady demand for Sugar of all descriptions,
and prices have been rather in favour of the seller. The
sales are, 100 hhds. Barhadoes' 365. to 435. 6d. ; 1410 hhds.
Porto Rico, 375„ to 38s. ; 140 hhds. Demerara, 355. 6d.
to 38s. ; and 1,400 mats Mauritius, 335. 6d. to 365. 6d. ;
a cargo of Porto Rico, has also been sold to the grocers.
A few Bengals have been placed at previous rates. A de-
mand has sprung up for Molasses ; the sales are, 500 pun-
cheons Antigua, at 18s. 3d. to 18s. 6d., from the quay.-
More business has been done in Saltpetre, but an ad-
vance could not be obtained ; 1,200 bags realised 275. to
255. 6d., for 21- to 5 per cent refraction.-Rum is not
much sought after.-Bengal Rice is in fair request,
about 6,000 bags have been sold at stiff prices.-
The business transacted in Mincing-lane-during the week
has been large, and the colonial markets.generally present
a less heavy appearance. The public sales of sugar have
been considerable, and in several cases an advance of 6d.
per cwt. has been obtained. The refiners have come into
the market since the settlement of the duty on foreign re-
fined at the rate of 265. Bd. in lieu of 245. Bd. as previously
arranged, and have purchased extensively. In foreign
sugar some parcels have been offered publicly, which have
been generally realized at full rates, while privately, also,
a few cargoes have been sold afloat. A parcel of China
sugar, however, consisting of about 5,000 bags, has
changed hands at a very low price. The transactions in
coffee have been moderate, though a large quantity of
plantation Ceylon has been put up, and sold at full rates.
The native descriptions of Ceylon have been realised at
former quotations. Holders of Mocha are supporting the
market, and at a sale held on Friday 50s. per cwt. was
demanded for middling yellowish garbled. The tea mar-
ket has been heavy, and the actual business small.
The TIMBER market here has a little brighter aspect,
and all descriptions of timber (with the exception of
spruce and Baltic red deals) are a shade higher; all the
cargoes of square timber that have arrived have been sold
off the quay, but some of the parcels of spruce deals are
being stored on importers account. The import this year
up to the present time spews a large increase on last year
up to the same period, and if the manufacturing districts
continue to improve a higher rate of prices may be con-
fidently looked for.
The IRON Market is firm, and an advance price is ob-
tained for manufactured iron. Scotch Pig Iron is steady
at 455. per ton for mixed numbers.
The improvement noticed last week in the value of
AMERICAN Lard has scarcely been maintained since ; of
the 400 tons offered at public sale on Tuesday, 70 tons
were disposed of at about previous rates, holders being
very firm. The transactions in Pork are nearly confined
to best parcels of " Prime Mess," which realise full prices.
The demand for Bacon is good, but owing to the large
supplies, a shade lower prices have resulted as regards
low qualities. Hams and Shoulders sell at about previ-
ous rates, with a steady inquiry. There is little anima-
tion in the Beef trade; recent imports, of ordinary qua-
lity, have sold at 87s. 6d. @ 90s. About 1500 boxes of
Cheese were offered at auction on Tuesday ; very ordi-
nary quality, which constituted the principal part, sold at
275. @ 335. ; the remainder, at 355. @ 385., with one lot
of 70 boxes, extra, at 435. The prices current are-
Cheese-(duty paid)-Fine, -s to -8 per cwt. ; middling,
40s to 43s ; ordinary, 27s to 38s. Beef-U .S. (free)-Prime
mess, per tree. 3041 b., 85s to 92s 6d ; ordinary, 80s to 83s, old
408 to 60s; extra, Idia, family, &c., 975 to 105 s • ditto' per
half-barrel, 28s to 35s ;-mess, per barrel, 2001 b., 'sos to 56s ;
ordinary, 40s to 465, old 36s to 40s ; prime, 38s to 40s. Pork--
U.S. (free)-Prime mess, 36s to 555, old -s to -5 per barrel,
2001 b. ; prime, 33s to 365, old 33s to -s ; mess, family mess,
&c., 42s to 50s, old 40s to 458. Bacon-(free)-Eastern, -s to
-a ; western, 28s to 455 ; shoulders, 22s Od to 24s Od, old -s
per cwt. Hams-Dried, (duty paid,) 355 to 428 per cwt. ;
in salt, (free,) 25s to 325. Lard-(free)-Fine, in kegs and bar-
rels, 42s to 44s per cwt. ; good, in do. do., 40s to 41s ; ordinary
to middling, 36s to 388 ; inferior, and grease, 308 to 355.
Soda Biscuit-(duty paid)-265 to 28s per cwt. Pilot Biscuit
-(duty paid)-15s to 20s per cwt.
In consequence of large importations of Intsx Butter,
and dealers having a quantity of previous purchases on
hand, prices have receded in many cases is. per cwt.
under the rates of this day week, Igish Bum and Hanle

are very little inquired for j and the demand for Lard has
decreased. The following are the prices (landed in Liver-
pool) :—Butter : Waterford, new, 80s. to 84s. ; Kilkenny,
Carlow, and Clonmel, 80s. to 84s. ; Carrick, new, 795. to
82s. ; Wexford, Carlow, 80s. to 825.; Belfast, 80s. to 82s. ;
Ballymoney & Coleraine, 78s. to 803. ; Banbridge, 78s. to
795. ; Newry and Dundalk, 725. to 765. ; Londonderry,
765. to 78s. Bacon : Long Middles, free from bone,
new, .565. ; Short Middles, free from bone, new, 575.
Hams : Dry, 655. to 725. Lard : Fine Keg, 50s. to 525.
Arrivals for the week ending this day : Butter, 8852
firkins, 1815 crocks; Bacon, 74 bales; Hams, 4 hhds. ;
Lard, 8 tierces, 54 kegs.
The return from the Bank of England for the week
ending the 29th of July gives the following results, when
compared with the previous week :
Public deposits, £2,303,143; Decrease, '107,714.
Other deposits, 10,635,797; Decrease, 541,091.
Rest .. .. 3,506,556; Increase, 7,945.
On the other side of the account :

Govment. securities, £12,522,735; Decrease, £284,811.
Other securities .. 11,027,342 ; Decrease, 63,13C6.
Notes unemployed 8,118,990; Decrease, 291,850.
the amount of notes in circulation is £18,944,350,
being a decrease of £96,370 ; and the stock of bullion in
both departments is £13,710,104, showing a decrease of
£398,603, when compared with the preceding return.
The last monthly banking returns show a decrease of
£1,772,799 in the circulation of notes in England, and a
decrease of £2,940,529 in the circulation of the United
Kingdom, when compared with the corresponding period
last year; the difference from the previous month being
an increase of £397,595 in England, but a decrease of
£115,769 in the United Kingdom. They also show an
increase in the amount of bullion in the Bank of England
of £4,104,758 on the year, and £556,484 on the month ;
and in the Scotch and Irish Banks, a decrease of £179,179
on the year, and an increase of £36,420 on the month.
Business in the West Indian islands is still in a very
unfavourable condition. The following is the report from
Jamaica, dated July Bth :—ln the present state of the
island few persons will purchase except to meet immediate
demand for consumption. Shippers should be very cautious
in their supplies, as the present absence of speculation
may cause the smallest surplus of any article to' damage
the market. Shippers of fish appear to forget that there
are places beside Jamaica to which that article might be
exported. Arrivals still continue to a most embarrassing
extent, and must result in loss. The foreign trade in dry
goods is looking up a little. Several merchants arrived in
the steam-packet from Columbia,- &c., and would have
done business to some extent here, bnt the market is so
ill-assorted that the transactions have been limited.

ARREST OF SMITH O'BRIEN

AND TWO OTHERS.

Intelligence reached here yesterday morning of the
capture of Smith O'Brien, and his arrival in Dublin.
He was arrested on Saturday night, about eight o'clock,
at the Railway Station at Thurles, and was immediately
transmitted to Dublin, under a strong escort, by special
train, where he arrived about two o'clock on Sunday
morning. When arrested he was about to take a ticket
for Limerick, at the railway station at Thurles, when he
was recognised by one of the guards, who, laying his
hand on his shoulder, said, " You are Mr. O'Brien ; you
are the Queen's prisoner." Mr. O'Brien made no reply,
and the guard at once sent for the police, thirty-seven of
whom, with an inspector, arrived in a few minutes, and
took their captive before- Prince George of Cambridge,
who transmitted him to Kilmainham Gaol, under an
escort of Lancers, where he at present lies. On reaching
the prison he expressed an anxiety to retire to rest, as he
was a good deal fatigued, " having," he said, " walked a
considerable distance." Having been supplied with some
tea, he shortly after went to-bed, and soon fell into a pro-
found sleep. A third edition of the Dublin Worldstates
that the following are the authentic particulars connected'
with the arrest :—" About half-an-hcur previous to the
starting of the train Mr. O'Brien asked one of the guards
the way to the place where the tickets are procured. The
guard, whose name is Hulme, and who is a fine young
fellow, an Englishman, who served some time in the
Manchester police-force, satisfied Mr. O'Brien' t inqui-
ries-and at the same moment recognised him. Rulme,
being on duty, could not leave his post, but he despatched
a soldier to the barracks with the verbal message that
Smith O'Brien was within reach. The soldier on his way
to the barracks met Head-constable Hanover, mho is one
of a body of country detectives, and apprised him that
Smith O'Brien was at the- railway terminus. Hanover
said, " You dont't say so ; nonsense !—however, I have a
warrant for him !" Hulme pointed out the person of
O'Brien, who was immediately- arrested. Mr. O'Brien
made no efforts to disguise himself, but he had an aspect
of indescribable dejection and care. He had been, re-
cently shaved, but in other-respects his toilette was very
imperfect. He was dressed in a black frock coat and gray-
tweed pantaloons. He was very cold, and Mr. Jones,
R.M., lent him a great coat, for which courtesy he ex-
pressed his thanks. He said he was weary of hiding
himself and of travelling day and night ; that he would a
thousand times rather encounter a battle than conceal
himself any longer, especially as he knew that, sooner or
later, he must have been taken. He had not changed his
linen for a week. When starting on his ill-s'arred enter-
prise he had a large supply_ of wearing apparel, but he had
gradually parted with it to the country people. Mr.
O'Brien was quite alone when apprehended. He was
armed with a single loaded pistol, but made not the least
resistance."

After Mr. O'Brien's departure from Thurles, two other
arrests took place, one of them Fitzpatrick, and, another
named Nolan, who is said to have come over for the pur-
pose of taking command of a division of the insurgents.
On Saturday morning,. Francis Hanley, a student. of
Trinity College, was arrested in Dublin. He had been in
correspondence with O'Brien's party.
it is now expected that the other leaders in the rebel.
lien will soon be captured. Mr. Meagher is said to be in
the Keeper Mountains, and Doheny slept on Friday night
in, a cabin near Thurles. Hot pursuit is after him.

ROBBERY OF THE MAILS.-ATTACK. ON A POLICEMAN.

On Saturday as theup and down mails between Limer-
ick and Tralee arrived at Abbey Fell, about twenty miles
from Cahirmoyle, the seat of Mr. O'Brien, the coach was
surrounded by some hundreds of the country people well
armed, who demanded the fire-arms and the mail bags,
which were given up to them by the guard, resistance
being useless. On reaching Limerick, the guard gave
information to the authorities. Near the place of this
attack, the country people seized a policeman in coloured
clothes, who had a warrant for the arrest of Mr. O'Gor-
man. They searched him and took his watch, £lO and a
six-barrelled pistol. They tore the warrant in pieces,
kept him five holm in custody, and then discharged him.
Subsequently the money was returned to him.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE VIA HOLYHEAD
AND CHESTER.
DUBLIN, MONDAY MORNING.
The arrest of Mr. S. O'Brien has not produced that
excitement which many would expect.
Yesterday Mr. O'Brien: partook of a hearty breakfast,
and seemed wonderfully, cheerful notwithstanding his aw-
ful position.
In the course of the afternoon Mr. 013rien's solicitor
called and sought admission, but was peremptorily refused,
as were all applicants notwithstanding their rank or
station.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
(BY EXPRESS.)

Advices are in town from Dantzic, via" Ostend, which
report revolutionary tumults in that city. All the better
class of the inhabitants, resident foreigners as well, were
ealled out in consequence, and doing duty under arms.

LATEST FROM PARIS,
PARIS, SUNDAY, 6 30: P.M.
Nothing of importance has transpired to-day, nor has
any foreign news arrived since my despatch of this morn-
ing. There prevails, however, a general feeling of ap-
prehension, and some families have decided on, leaving
Paris for a fortnight. I cannot trace this to any definite
cause. It may probably arise from the apprehension' of
the consequences of the debate on the report of the insur-
rection.