The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-05-27 00:00:00

May 27, 1845.

LAST NIGHT'S MAIL!

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RAILWAY COMMITTEE'S DECISIONS--
;YESTERDAY.
GROUP E.
The preamble of the Newcastle and Berwick Railwai
Bill proved.
The Northumberland Atmospheric Railway Billrejectel

MARK LANE CORN MARKET-YESTERDAY'
At this day's market we had a moderate supply of E 7
Wheat, which met a brisk sale and an advance of ll* eed
over the currency of this day week. Free Foreign part'C'',„'°';o-e
in a similar improvement, and bonded is held for 2s. to 35-

,
Thoney. do
There is more firmness in Barley, Malt, Beans, and Peas, a
all the turn dearer.
seven or
We have a liberal arrival of Foreign Oats, and about ~„co
eight Irish cargoes have got in this morning. In conserlu.:;d-
of the advance in the Irish markets, factors tried to reall'%ui
vanced rates on this descrb.tion, which checked the sale, and
the demand was chiefly on the foreign, in which there vi"
moder.te consumptive sale at fully our previous currency

SMITHFIELD. MARKET-YESTERDAY'
91
The number of Foreign Beasts here to-day consisted
head, the whole of which were in fair average condininock
whilst fresh up from our various grazing districts, the bill se
droves were somewhat on the increase, compared with thd°ol
reported
ry dealersoretoeuJnotnthisday wasse'nn meighsot.Twhheaat extensive,
eny
of both L°Dueef
the "'di
trade, arising chiefly from the Beasts coming to band inn'tliso
better condition than for soma weeks past, was not .191,ad59
active as on Friday, though the currencies realised on I‘l°'"oce
last were supported in every instance, and a good cicala
was effected by the salesmen. - Wore
We regret to observe that both the Beasts and Sheep, e,,
particularly the latter, were suffering severely from the ou
of the epidemic. On the roads the losses continue severe. re,
. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire, Nveordp
ceived-1700 shorthorns, Scots and homebreds ; from the ocl
Mid ern counties 200 shorthorns; from the western and As
districts 230 Devons, Herefords, runts, &c.; from other Parod
England 200 of various breeds; and from Scotland 250 h°
and ]numbers Scot.
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Prime old Downs moved off freely, at fully the late advanol
the quotations—they selling at from 4s 10d to 5s per sib, lin,
other breeds met a very dull inquiry at barely late rates.
From the Isle of Wight, 147 Lambs came to hand per radrGe
while the receipts from other quarters were liberal. %et
Down qualities were in steady demand, at full prices; but.
kinds of Lambs were rather inactive. rtes
We had a fair trade for Veal, and last week's quotations „es
well supported. More business was doing in Pigs, and the rs
had an improved tendency.
Per Elb.to sink the offal.

PRICES" OF STOCKS, &c.—YEsTERDAI,..•
t The markets markets for public securities have opened rather fla
morning. Consols have been done at go, Reduced Three gii
Cents gsi, the New Three and a Quarter 101 i, Exchequer 11te
60 62, and India Bonds 71 72 pm. Monday has, however, O,
Saturday, become almost a dies non, except when there is co
siderable excitement.
Ole
There has been a fair proportion of business done in -Lao.
Bonds. Brazil Bonds have been sold at 89, Chilian 97.
bias 15i, Mexican Deferred 18, Portuguese Three per CenT,'4ll
Spanish Five per Cents 291, the Three per Cents 411, Venezu-
-4 ti, Russian 1181

LONDON SHARE MARKET—YEsTERPO't
The share transactions have been limited in extent; bud.
the advance in the old lines of railway is fully maintained,
Bristol and Exeter 84 ; Caledonian lok i; Great N°1.91,
'of England 225 • Do. New 571 8; Last Creation 29,
9; Midland 173 5 • Do. New 201,11, ilk; Newcastle fn.!.
Berwick 16k, 171,161 ; South Eastern and Dover 401,
Trent Valley and Holyhead Junction 31., 31 21; shrew'
bury, Wolverhampton, and Birmingham 4i.

The execution of the convict Conner is fixed for IW°'

day next. _ -- ---
JUST PUNISHMENT.—At Berlin a lieutenant has been
sentenced to six months' imprisonment for figlitini'vy
duel at Konigsberg, with a civilian, who was mortl °to
wounded. The seconds of the former were sentence

one year's imprisonment. ,ht
Another autograph of Shakspere is about to be broli,so,
to the hammer by Mr. Fletcher, of Piccadilly, Lona%e
It is pronounced by competent judges to be a gen'Llie,
one.' The name has not the "a" in the final syllabi
and is written in a thin octavo volume in Italian. St'
A church rate has been refused for the parish of kw
George in the East, London, where the rector a few
months since introduced the innovations in the cbgth-e
service which have caused so much opposition in

country. has
THE WEATHER IN FRANCE.—The Journal des 15
bats states, that the Cardinal Archbishop of LYons of
ordered public prayers to be offered odor the cessationnef
the bad weather. Our private letters express a be
that the weather had changed for the better. ei
SUPPOSED MURDER.—A medical gentleman, na-pm
d.
Hoyle, at a village near Lincoln, has suddenly disappear:ed
The pony he was riding has been found, and it is sueP°'he
that he has been robbed, murdered, and thrown into t
river. His hat was discovered at Boston, having 11°3tea
down the stream. ter'
The packet-ship Sea, Captain Edwards, sailed yes „0
day for New York, with a larger amount of freight in
board than has been obtained for some weeks past. Cal": 6
passengers—Mrs. Rivers and two children, Miss Jon"
Miss Edward's, Mr. Joseph Houghton, Mr. Edward
WSOTO
Ad ,VNElsr.
Larotr,dasnodfMthre.
TT;Easdutnryonhdasv.e
given ir;
tice that they will permit all staves exceeding 72 inches
length to be reduced in bond, at the expense of the pa,rries
to the dimensions under which the same wonld be ar," 0,
sible, duty free, by the recent resolutions of the 11°1510
of Commons, upon the distinct understanding that
staves be made use of for no other purpose than CaSkS•OO.
CONSEQUENCES OF DUELLING.—The Cologne Ace
zette of the 21st announces that three officers, tv("nre
non-commissioned officers, and five privates, vvil°e,
engaged in the pulling down of the house of M• Hattbe
against whom the public indignation was raised 139 .pet
share he took in the duel, whici. was so much the sou•l'nd
of observation at the time, have been brought to trial, a
condemned to various punishments. eafe
Two young lads, named Bedford sad Spencer, •-„ a
been committed for manslaughter at Southampton,
charge of killing a little boy, eight years of age, 08"-ere
..e.
Jacob Light, the son of a pedlar. The prisoners
playing and the child having passed them on a don t 76
they took hold of him and tied him to the animal, viii'„a
they set off at full speed. The child fell from his seat, act,
was dragged a considerable distance until life was e%tnininrt,
r
THE PANOPE.—SALVAGE.—In the Admiralty t
on Saturday. Dr. Lushington pronounced judg,ro'tbe
The vessel, which belonged to this port, while nniot,
coast of Africa, was assisted, on the 30th of August '-036
by Captain Johnson, and carried over the bars of the
river Bonny. The captain died about a month after
occurrence, and his representatives now claimed anti.„or
at the hands of the Court. On the same day two 01055
vessels ran on the outer bar, and were wrecked, with 00e
of life. The value of the property saved was on Woe
side stated at £4600, and on the other at £3BOO. _fest
Court held that the Panope had been rescued from 6.

danger, and awarded £3OO for the services.
AWFUL CATASTROPHE.—BOGOTA, Feb. k,;
learn that on the 19th instant, a slide of snow and ea $
came down from the Paramo of Ruiz and destroYe the
great part of the plain of Maraquita lying between to,
river Sabaudija and Lagnnilla, burying in its progre':-oas,
wards the river Magdalena, all the tobacco plantatl its
houses, people,. cattle • in fact, everything that lay illeaiS
course, the exact number of persons who have perie4o°
not et known, but it is supposed that at least I,oou or'
lost their lives. We fear the consequences of this c'e for
rence will be very serious to the coming tobacco cr°P'telr
not only was the Lagunilla district one of the most ester
sive and productive, but we apprehend that the gr roc
part of the people who have perished were tobacco g
ers, whose loss it will take some time to replace. ;of
CIVIL ENGINEERS INSTITUTION.—At a ineet`nker
this society last week, Sir J. Rennie in the chair, af,
was read by Mr. Grantham. It gave an interestincoelf
count of the wreck of the Vanguard iron stearo•v,e,.oce
which went on shore on a ledge of rocks at the en'ti-tbo
of the Cove of Cork, and after remaining there onto,' ater
rocks were cut away at low water, so that a lligh,i tho
tide carried her off, was found to be so little injure',e ore
i
a few days sufficed to repair damages. The engne'l j

scarcely strained, and nothing was broken. This :,'"f tlr
the mention of some very remarkable instances jeet'a
power of resistance of iron vessels, and to the expel 00
now in progress of trial at Woolwich on the power °log!
vessels to resist shot. It appeared that, with aoh
charge of powder, a hole was merely punched throlh, boll
plate by the ball ; but that, with a heavy charge, tr,ittle'
striking the plate with great velocity rendered it "'oper'
and the fragments flew about in an extraordinary eiT'; jor.
We refer our readers to the advertisement 0' t
O'Hanlon, who has opened an extensive establishale'l, is
the woollen-drapery line, in Paradise street. His
new, and the prices are such as must command att'prti,iS':
PFIRENOLOGY.—We refer our readers to the auvf tv
ment of Mrs. Hamilton—a celebrated professor: „ -4r
science—whose very extraordinary sketches of el,, be"'
are creating no little surprise. Her stay will only ,
rafted. 11
;ra t
An immense live Halebut, long, 7 feet weigh— Oy
4.1- s '-of

pounds, may be seen, and will be cut up, this -4,000,i,
Joseph Newton's, 14, St. John's Fish Market, ma did
of the Queen's birthday. The lovers of good thig"
have a treat. The fish was taken on our oun coast'
is the largest ever exhibited in our market. dug d
muchWe had pleasure a few days ago in inspect
very superb stock of articles of taste and vertu a'srtreel
at the establishment of Mr. Flower, in RenshavP!rote"
To attempt to describe the many articles that 04P
our attention would be invidious. All who vistibroiP.
Flower will admit there are few stocks selected vfl
tncte_

9
..estiOd
CONCERTS.—These Oleo,
Qg
-ing classes continue to attract lain".ereell.
those for whom they hare been instituted. We, Pr volo
that Mrs. Sinderland (than whom a more popSfa
ist has not appeared in Liverpool for years), m" troP''
h (alwaysa b e welcomee nga
gotemfdo
ralwaysgood),wee . and M. Arms
aver
ue a ric
Mu. HENRY RUSSELL.—It will be seen b 3 t",,,.005"„
tisement in another column that this favourite "iertawo;
vocalist will give one of his celebrated vocal,ehn c Alio(
ments on Monday next. The popularity whic"O'or"rl
acquired in this town, in connexion with the acre
Evening Concerts, has never been surpassed, °lot t",,,
rarely equalled. We cannot, therefore, doubt too
Concert-hall will be densely crowded on this °co le
especially when it is known that Mr. Russell iota
short time to leave this country for America. -7

for the wort

LIVERPOOL:
TUESDAY, MAY 27,
1845.
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PRINTED AND PUBLISHED
EVERY TUESDAY MORN'

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LEONARD ADDISON, of 14, Great Orford-stre_eo'k,
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