The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-10-10 00:00:00

anti it may be very convenient to some
emen, as yet behind the scenes in this sad

e should be provided for him "an
entire and final withdrawal from the excitement of
political life." We have heard indeed, on the au-
thority of a party only a few hours ago returned
from the scene of the trial, some most sufficient
hints of the results which would follow the full
carrying out of the sentence of the law. The "ob-
stinacy" of the criminal might render him averse to
die with closed lips. Extraordinary and astounding
disclosures are talked of as very possible in such an
event, and it is not at all unlikely that the affair

has been arranged between the law officers of the
Crown and O'Brien's counsel. Neither the former
nt which employs them,
4ies in Ireland—their pro-

gentlemen, the Governme
nor certain reverend pa

tepees—are in a position to run any unnecessary
risks of their misdoings being brought before the
world.

We hope to be a

e to give, in the course of the
aich will, no doubt, be that of

day, the

ignominious deatt

mer, to be after-
n for life.

wards commuted

gratulate our readers

in the i

‘.
ricts upon the favourable

news which has I

been re

rived yesterday from Ne

ved by the Europa, ar-
We are informed,

Lty, that the orders by her

n a very

than have been received by any one
arrival during the last twelve months. It must be
borne in mind, too, that the Washington, steamer,
left New York on the same day as the Europa, for
Southampton, and may also be the bearer of ex-
tensive orders. The news, as to the yield of the
cotton crop, is most encouraging. The season for
picking is an excellent one, and the produce is set
r at 2,600,000, 2,700,000, and, as the
,000 bales. The deliveries at the
e latest dates, exceed those of any
year, with the exception of 1845. We have,
, the additional prospect of a low price of
material to stimulate consumption, both
foreign and domestic.
The stock of breadstuf

downs'

higt
port
past _
therefc
the ras

1, up tot

to be very great

dently upon exporting 1

's in the States is reported
growers calculate confi-
fly to this country. The
last steamer from here
, arid there is every din-
without exacting ex-

ed *out per the 1

position to meetour-d

orbitant rates, which, in fact, the American grOwe

see tha

t we shall not be disposed to pay, or be
under the' necessity of paying. The advices, on the
whole, have given the greatest satisfaction to all

WE beg to take our hat off, and make the po-
litest of acknowledgments to Mr. Henry Danson,
for a very timely admission, made by him during
last Wednesday's discussion on the question of
working the Birkenhead Ferry. He is reported to
have stated that " the great objection to keeping
the Birkenhead Ferry open was that they employed
the public purse to compete with private enterprise."
O❑ this very principle we have all along objected
to the mode in which the affairs of the Dock Estate
of this town have of late been managed. We ob-
ing themselves up
masons, and engineers, with
ipport them against the

ject to the D

" the Public pt

mittee

enterprise of private coop,

On the same

their be

ming warehouse►nen, our objections be-
led by their warehouses being made
to to the local burthens, imposed upon
a the hands of private individuals.

•s, smiths, masons, and
;rounds we objected to

ing only lig'
to co-'

h-ten tt

3 which we en

n against them

to the success of
the movement to rate their whole works. It is
only a measure of strict justice towards the indivi-

g on other trades we lc

1 tradesmen, with whom they now compete

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On Sunday last, the
in St. Mary's Church,
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s collected in aid of the excellent Infant Schools

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MEETING OF THE WHIG RADICAL ELECTORS
OF WEST DERBY WARD, LAST NIGHT.

Yesteiday.evening a meetimr, of the Whig-radicals of this
ward was held at Mr. Coombes's, Grinfield-street, for the pur-
pose, as stated in the placard, of selecting "for the represen-
tation some gentleman locally connected with its interests."
:The meeting was not very numerous. Mr. THOMAS SMITH

having beenvoted to the chair, briefly opened the proceedings,
and stated that what they wanted was neither a mere speaker
nor a mere voter, but a man resident in the ward who could
use both his pen and his pencil, and especially would devote
his attention to an examination of the accounts, and to their re-
duction, where it was practicable, consistently with honesty of
diture. After a short pause the CHAIRMAN asked if any

t they wer

of the party of whom he was one, who attended the meeting by
which this was held.. They wanted a man resident in the ward,
who would be himself affected whenever their burthens were
increased. A man's political opinions he would not consult in
making this selection. He regretted that Mr. Smith,

for he was the gentleman towards whom his predilections'
leaned was present, as it prevented him saying much which he
had intended to say eulogistic of him. He would therefore
at once propose Mr. Thomas Smith as a gentleman fitted for
et of I the office.

choice, asked

Mr. HARDY stated, that it was not the intention of any gen-
tleman in the meeting to propose a candidate, who alone ful-
filled the description of what such a party ought to be, as he
had himself drawn up the placard calling the meeting. Mr.
Hardy went .on into some personalities against Mr. Smith,

whom he termed a firebrand, &c., wt.
place, in the midst of which the lai]

a perfect uproar took
a threatened to leave

the chair. Mr. Hardy having stated that no one but himself
should be heard, and that lie should talk until the roof came
off the house, our reporter left, not choosing to undergo the
consequences of so serious a catastrophe.

We Understand, that a fresh chairrrTanwas afterwards chosen
of Mr. Smith, and that the proceedings com-

in the pia

Lin connexion with our Report last week, Mr. R. M. Bee.
with has come out with a ridiculous letter, which was pub
lished in the Mercury/ of Friday. It. would puzzle
pher to find out what it is, precisely, that the gentlem.
It is absurd to suppose that he would " retire," in the cab.
stated, because he " never would have consented to stand "
,?--

,eonle, wanted
bonnet

dr. we suppose, like many unwise
to get into print, and hence this small storm in a st
shop—this very confused attempt to split hairs.]

ETING OF THE POLYTECHNIC SOCIETY,

The monthly meeting of this society took place last night,
at the Royal Institution. The attendance was numerous, and
Mr. W. Bennett, the chairman, presided.

W PROPULSION

Mr. GRANTITA as then proceeded to read an interesting paper
on the subject of the screw propeller ; and this being a subject
to which Mr. G. has devoted much of his time, and one in
which he has had considerable experience, he was listened to
throughout with marked attention. He illustrated his remarks
by exhibiting several beautiful models and drawings. He
stated that his object on the present occasion was rather to
make a few additional remarks to what he had some years be-
fors stated at this society, than to go through the whole sub-
ject from its origin. He also wished rather to confine his ob-
servations to the screw as an auxiliary power to be employed in
connection with sails, than as an independent power. He ob.
served that the question of screw propulsion had been under a
cloud for some time, owing to the in,ny discouragements un-
der which the subject laboured. The difficulties, however,
were not connected with the principle, but were owing entirely
to faults in practice. The depressed state of the times was also
much against new projects. Much forbearance on the part of
the public was required—the principle was right—time and ex-
perience would perfect it. Mr. Grantham then drew attention
to the screw, and to several vessels which had continued to
work well for some time, but more particularly to the Sarah
Sands, which, beyond all doubt, he considered to be the most
important case that could be found to test the question of aux-
iliary steam-power as necessary to the merchants' service. She
was now again about to start for America, having crossed the
Atlantic about sixteen times—and if crowds of passengers
and large cargoes were any test of public confidence, she
most certainly possessed a good share of it. She had
preserved great regularity, but owing to her small power,
and being usually very deeply laden, her speed was not great,
unless favoared by the wind, which had not often been
the case. Her qualities were the best displayed in bad
weather. Mr. Grantham made some observations respecting
the government screw-steamers,—immense sums of money
had been expended on experiments and on head-vessels, but
he regretted to say that they had produced nothing that was
likely to lead to improvements in screw propulsion. Mr.
Grantham invited discussion, some remarks were wane by the
chairman and others; but all favourable to his general opinion.
Mr. Smith (of the Gas Company,) paid him a high .compliment
on his experience in screw propulsion, and proposed a vote of
thanks to Mr. Grantham, which was carried by acclamation.

STURGES'S WATER FILTERERS•
Mr. BENJAMIN Moos in introducing this subject, said,
that the peculiarity of these filterers was that being attached
to the pipes from cisterns, they were at all times supplied with
water, which they delivered in a pure state, and that too by
self-action. They were also readily cleaned, the operation
being so simple that it might be termed "self-acting." The
idea of drawing water ready filtered was suggested to the
patentee at an eating-house in London, where very turbid
water was presented. The waiter stated that they had no con-
venience for the operation ; but he himself immediately thought
of a sponge forced into avessel, with a down stream of water, and
a cock to draw it off, Subsequent experiments led to a variety
of forms of filters, and media of filtration. Woven fabrics of vari-
ous textures were employed, and the inverting of such filters
cleansed them of impurities. In the course of his experiments
he obtained a " second" patent. [Here the lecturer exhibited
four specimens of filters, by one of which 180 gallons would be
discharged in twenty-four hours, sufficient for the supply of
even large establishments.] The substances employed as the
media of filtration were various—pounded granite, quartz,
stone of various kinds, sand, charcoal, &c., separately or com-
bined, as the requirement may be. The cleansing process is
accomplished by the reversing of the stream or flow of water
in its action on the filterers, which are extremely compact, and
formed of Britannia metal. They are, in fact, quite portable
in the hand, and may be attached to any cistern, water-butt,
or pipe. One of them (the most perfect) is constructed with
two taps—one for filtration, and the other for cleansing itself
...without one...owing irvvok•tioff. ['rho only osonto ILL LUIS
town are Mr. Bennett and Mr. Higgs.]

The lecturer's address was lisreYed to with the greatest at-
tention, and, after a brief discussion, a vote of thanks was
passed by the society.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
Ow EXPRESS.)

FRANCE

The vote of the National Assembly on Saturday will, it is
said, cause Gen. Cavaignac to resign. This, if accepted, would
greatly embarrass the moderate party.

LONDON MONEY MARKET.-YESTERDAY

We have a very busy market in Consols this morning, accom-
panied with a rather considerable depression of prices. They
opened at 80 to as they stood on Saturday, and so remained
for a short time, when sellers became unexpectedly numerous,
and they dropped to 85i. They are now a fraction worse, still
at 85k- to both for money and time. This sudden change in
stock affairs and fall of prices can only be accounted for by the
extraordinary panic which reigns in the share market, where
the jobbers are all sellers, with scarcely one to make a price.
In fact, it now appears, their cash boxes are all full of stock
and scrip, the value of which has been daily so deteriorating,
that the holders 'become desperate. All the business consists
of forced sales. The illness of Mr. Hudson has some effect
upon the market also. Exchequer Bills are 325. t 0,4,55. pre-
mium.

SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKI

YESTERDAY

The supply of beasts is considerably shorter to-day; but the
weather is unfavourable for slaughtering; trade is consequently
low. _ A few choice qualities made 4s. 2d., but 4s. is a more

general average
The number of Sheep is rather larger, and the demand so e..
ceedingly limited that we have great difficulty in selling at a
reduction of fully 2d. per Blbs. on Monday's quotations. Trade
is heavy for Calves, at rather lower prices.

LONDON SHARE MARKET.—YESTERDAY.
are fearfully bad. The state of the market can only
.accounted for by the forced sales which are taking place.
We quote London and North-Westerns, 102 to 3 ; Great
Westerns, 16 to 15 dis. ; Midlands, 74 to 6 ; Eastern Counties,
12 to ; North Stairords, 7* to 7 dis.; Caledonians, 17i to IS ;
ditto Fret's., 1 to dis. Hudson's northern lines are worse.

LONDON CORN MARKET.—YESTERDAY.
ipply of Wheat this morning by land carriage samples

quantity, but the quality and condition of by far the largei:por-
tion was almost unfit for millers' use. Everything in fine order
realised fully last Monday's rates, but the inf

Dr runs were

, although freely offered at a considerable redu
a good demand for old foreign Wheat for cons