The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-03-14 00:00:00

_ _
no°
bi
tlink, and is under the control of the engine' ,stpo
Pope attached to a valve which he shuts and oPeniasslit
sure. When it is in operation not r particle o. or
ther the car windows can be left open withouttos
pears inside or outside of the cars. In warm an"brilectiv.!
This is a useful invention where there
through sandy districts.—Providence Journal•no
BIRMINGHAM AND OXFORD JUNCTION.
OF THE GAUGES.—RENEWAL OF HOSTILITI_4e
half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of this °Lobe
adjourned a second time from the 4th instant, ;JO
on Saturday, at Birmingham. It will be recolleofbet4
the object of the last adjournment was to reel" beh
suit of the negotiations stated to be in progre'snJ,u
the dissentient shareholders of the Birmingbani, piesF#
ford Company and the directors of the Greabo'
founded upon the propositions made by Mr. .9A (110`
solicitor to the former body. After a long "601
Mr. Mozley moved " that the Great Western „„),
be forthwith formally called upon to deliver to tocco
holders of this company who have paid tbeir.t.dto
securities now due to them under the agreeine"4°
12th of Nov., 1846, and in all other respects to a.,
Jilitti agreement, and that Mr. Dobie write tolilloe
:tjuiring their' compliance with such demand;
week from this date." This resolution was IA ol,"
the meeting was adjourned to the 23rd instr;ro4.'
Adel hi Hotel, Liverpool. After this meetinnld'
iourned special meeting was held, to consider 11';
,Le
i;ompany to make, deviation lines frond bi
ton to Warwick, &c. A resolution, moved
Mozley, that the bill should be opposed, wns 00,4
was another, that the present solicitors of thevore,
be no longer employed, but that Messrs. C°, Algr
Beale be retained Ira such. This meeting wa'
ourned to the same day and place as the other.
are trait
ro"

POLITICAL MISCELLANY.-
LINCOLN.—The parliamentary committee
ed that Mr. Charles Seely was not duly eleel'"
borough, on account of bribery. 0,1
Mr. liumrrey, the eminent Queen's Counsel,
oppose Mr. Hobhouse, at Lincoln, with ever,'
success.
CARLISLE ELECTION.—On Monday the conOtti
dared the election of Mr. Dixon, for Carlisle, tet°ori
on the ground that he was a government contr%en v
time it took place ; and that Mr. Hodgsol!lieri'
for the same place was void, on account of bri"
agents

LYME REGIS.—In the House of Commons
,is fk
cord Ashley, as chairman of the Lyme lier" 011?
Committee, reported to the house that Mr. 019,.
Sitting member, had been duly elected. Tberr.,V;y.
also made a special report, complaining that 3'1010,r;.
had been in the habit of bribing the elector' d,
vote for any candidate he might reeomme!',o,,,
therefore, recommended that a law might b° „or
better securing the freedom of election of
parliament.
BEWDLEY ELECTION COMMITTEE.—The dere,
have declared that Mr. Ireland was not dub;
the borough of Bewdley. That it was prove t;;!,
mittee that Edward Price was bribed in the wad:,
by James Banks, an agent of the said Mr. Ire
was not proved that the act of bribery was e0901,4c;
the knowledge or consent of the said Mr. Irie,oll';'
the said Mr. Ireland, by his agents, was guid'ipt'
the electors for the purpose of corruptly'
them. •
KINSALE ELECTION.—At the nomination qfr,
the show of hands was declared in favour of,,lipte:'
and a poll was demanded in favour of Lord t,
night, about fifty fellows armed with bludge°„%'o;•
the house of a man named Sisk, in which
that some of Lord Clinton's humbler stiP yj ril
located for protection. Having broken in •tii3O,•
dragged out three of them and carried thern:gel46
diately after Mr. Fitzsimons, the.conductiag,7ls4,,,,
lordship, had informations sworn before a Proil`d,,,
peace, and having got the aid of the militarcoio
recovered the parties " kidnapped," and '7l.o°.o'i
them in Sisk's house, which was defended krY'llets ,
polling was to take place on Saturday.
give in another column. jteli%rer
FREE TRADE AND REPUBLICANISM.-- 41)•/rof
and Free Trade don't appear to comport exs'-' 05,44;
It will be noticed that the English labourers,e P.
way, and the English workers in the mills, 135',n;
ceremoniously dismissed from their emPl°3l,olo,.
supremacy of home industry has been ratherfrotel,
cated amidst the revolutionaryfuror. N° cdr
has been evinced, so far as labour is coneerelre
pagandism if we except the re-diffusion of ;1.5,
in the old localities as unemployed Paul' tbytltcli
was exceedingly mean, heartless, and univellig
ing our hospitality to foreigners, and leveloolvt,
where they are concerned. It is with nillbo f
Standard remarks on this soleci-m, under
republicanism :—" It is perfectly disgrace', fri,
vernment of France and to the people Il`trl!`',11•
multitudes of poor men, invited to the COn° (101;;,
its convenience and its wealth, should besolie,
naked and penniless, like repelled invaders',
labourers have been, and this at a time vehefileesit,
shop in London- is (thanks to free trade)
_,,
produce of French labour. This, howev,:iffee'!;,
have an end, and its end will be the end of ,
THE RASCALITY OF THE RADICAL it
anxious to impress upon our readers t_.#lo./„lcrel6,
Sure-of which appeal' Irrjr.',B a ,C 1
recent inquiry. That the Radicals brinefi,‘":
aware, so that the proof of that was no ;101ellier;
us. however it may have been to such
,!;„, oe,
persons as believe in the purity of Liberal!!,e of J 0
not prepated. however, for proof ,so positi:tortre;
mous practices which appear to have been 'viro:4
the Radicals for the purpose of falsely Pro co c.Plj;:
perceived they could not truly prove—the ltbr
bribery on the part of the Conservativestb,rl6
from the evidence of their own witnesses.' crice,4-
berals " resorted to the treacherous Prig'heir",'o'-
some treating or bribery in the name of tie.51,,,"1t1,4
and tried bribery again to induce the Par CoV
to the stories so shamefully trumped UP• e 5. jsio;rg
superfluous ; the facts speak for themseff :edam*,
inference can be drawn from the monks° 3fr. deem*,,
inference
bribes had been proved, but not agains'tbAhrtoV
his agents? We declare our conviction 01)1;,(
history of electioneering iniquity never.,,ceelot•
thing so nefarious and infamous as the Por
" Liberals" at the last election.—Boiton,,

II it rii''
STATE OF TRADB. „res'l.iiitre
MANCHESTER.—Our market during- the ,Fe 11.0„t,;,
been in a most unsatisfactory condition, the' five' rv.
almost total suspension of business for theSlesu-0;;;'
treme depression to which we alluded on. „•call",10
by apprehensions regarding the present pol.lte toliiooi.,(r
France and other countries, as well as DY '' coS, fy;
culties prevailing in various parts of Eur0P%•0!'640,,,,,
minished. Continental shippers are operaloonl striiei,,e;
diate and pressing orders, and these oPeraY„ al t.r ,
the narrowest possible limits. The cessao°6e n'oPirrt!',
of continental orders thus removing from
_„el 01-e,fv,
the most important classes of buyers, the. uTotalliz,
gree of stagnation which throws a genera, g„otay :„,.
tract. In the present state of the marketi,:s of, pOi?
nite statement can be made regarding Pr';sllo;joitit
fluctuating and irregular. Many produce.' vi,,i
~,^
tion to make any material concession, beberestor-ej:y,,):
cal excitement abates, confidence will be, w weeo-tr,.
again revive. The Greek buyers who a ierchs'pettA
operating freely, are now limiting their. Itsaf t$ ei
derably. The home trade, although solnei•)ols,4-
was some weeks since, is yet far from „. Are ,if
considering the advanced state of the seas.°.;ts see ~, tt ~
minution in the employment of factory I,lBtfair,6;:i
from the present aspect of our commerclaweel, 000l'
ROCHDALE.—The flannel market this 'odstore ,t
tended. Several manufacturers sold morcf,ool t,,,'
weeks past. Prices for both goods and effli!:r,
same as usual.
Leans.--The woollen trade of this tora,4l'e,llll:inotifi'`,rl,
remains in a somewhat inanimate state. "i'la Ill'oettO' I.'
completely discarded both by merchants 'l, 01,40,1
and the latter do the largest portion of their (10't'
~,,
We may add, however, that although litlielly Oat s,l
home or the foreign trade, prices are stea' 0100 y
there are no heav_y_stocks of goods on hand'reat oide,lo,i.
BRADFORD.—WooI: There continues goy Iv 0
part of the buyers. Noils and brokes Me 0: 0044'
quantity, and command full prices. Yard stool roV
steadily on the increase, with very reduce ost. reltf,,
those of numbers not in immediate ,reil oe 10.11(
cannot remark any marked improven?entoto°olli,f
tion in France, and the nisturbances In „oft sleg,,e',
have engrossed the attention of the mele"vior,`,s.el4o),
posed to pause till things have assumed ae ,01,,e Ko
as it is yet too early to bny for any but tl, 0,,,,t, lolorirj •
is not usually of great moment so far as (1 ail , V
HALIFAX.—Pieced : Our market tms,
adsl
~,f
nearly at a stand,. scarcely anything.doi=4 saio ~,,,„,:
era attending. Yarns still continue in .tn'lrice• io viof
Wool very quiet, but much the same ii,: I;erY 1006 (frof
HUDDERSFIELD.—There has beefh,--,stoess 6011,,i
week, and not an average amount of u",, alter.,3o 1;0
son of the year. Prices are without 13%.0,;p11 bOhLoille SIY '
NOTTINGHAM,—Lace: There have .ice J'for 0, r
this week, and those of small amount. floe es ci 0, tly,
pears to remain in the same inactive r•-t tea f0.,41-'
Some
Passing political events will ll:etitilterl,co3l . i
Some foreign orders are in course of e""., coll itie, o)
fair; others have been suspended, or n'sts OVOtilly ,
confidence is restored. The vital interedia c tasti
ged in every department of trade, isle OA 0010 W
zans themselves, are now depending ap,e.rio," to toi, ?
peace abroad and quiet at home. Antpdif "-,,lelyit
either, would so injure or destroy CrWoYe'ot lietef
means necessary for giving regular e' „, to 01) , IP,t
tive classes. It is fortunate that ther'epre.eft $l,,
stock in this .largemarke et prices are so a toss lot,epr,
a less rather than a r production. e oernve.l'oiff it
tie change to notice in the trade,.stncitae,r- rn,l'e 01',
hear, on some sides, talk of a slight for rot `eo,4lot
must be very partial, and confined to !oyealedieroa4
we cannot learn that there is any ilnr,' trtir4 tDed, Ig
giving out of more work. On the c°, tto u DaPtite •• :f
at this period of the year (which oflgaus c1,„00,0,t,
disposition to curtail and reduce stac tat ''''i 'or
the present, our trade will have to tatdePie 11100 0.
.kets, and these are in a very stagn%e sa'' elegies
scarcely sufficient to carry off even f „s io o,o',
now producing. ntia"; 10's(111,
(1 co e- ji ' liO It'
LEICESTER.—The home denial, cd t,i epc s 61 oi
state as it has been for some time, avie froelboi 0, ilio
anything done in the warehouses. mi liado a viaoto:o
the failure of several large confine,' 4 we re i'' tO i ro
plete stop to our European trade, al': TV apteorce:3s,
any American orders having arrivolbeing,s. r 001 .4
in yarns ; spinners complain of not wool.ltoe 1 tf,,
price at the rate they must give ,(14, COO f tliiitli‘el
wade at extreme low rates. W°° t °.tl, rofhl
alteration in price. • • Por 0 ni 0114
artiet so; of toy
GLASGOW.— The riots, in the e ttae.st, oit eo,it
the effect of literally suspending „r es,o. 5;171,4e.,4
prehensions of their renewal no 1001.0ef.'„ peotortstilf
no means recovered from the into DO 1 oils fOt It;k
' that the present condition of Frail e,a veqstrs,o6e/LA
results, are extensively regarded 10 t, I;Uis 11110 to '4
merchants here and on the continen
..eatlifityo ~4
Holland, Italy, and the Iltedite .vg" its
,sApotlier.4oo
and every post, so far from bringlonalei fa to ?if)
•0, co
manufactured goods, cal% ek vecutio too toil,eo i
possible, orders in process ot e-_o. coil ~ at,eote.,hk
more settled and hopeful feelll.e. ,ettsl
sicu,s reffil
The country trade increases as thili the e tioriptj,
is now somewhat more act dal:iico, oiIT,,N
A fair amount of business has tbe f
.eoiliie ce,ero
staple descriptions of grey el°'F'Woods4ll4oo`ce
",-
aprincipaliteraionp. purchasers. Prices
wPrioocte,s
.Lpi„,..
nyciernelni.yol)t fa is
i and a decline of About 4d. per P-4,111 (liiicw
' Money is plentiful., and the Vile
voutinuotat Ave pet Mat.