The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-09-23 00:00:00

PRINCE ALBERT' S•BIGHTS.

GOTH 3, SEPT. 10.—We have already stated that in the
sitting of the Chamber of Deputies a very important ques-
tion was brought to a close. The question and details are
as follows :—The late Duke had bequeathed to his sons,
the present reigning Duke and Prince Albert, of Eng-
land, the sum of 50,000 florins annually, as revenues
arising from Royal domains.
This bequest was made in 1836, and was carried out
till 1849,, when the Chambers protested against continuing
the annuity. Prince Albert accordingly instituted pro-
ceedings against the Diet, which had refused the grant on
the ground that the Crown do►nains, being the property
of the reigning Prince as such, and not as an individual,
he had no legal right to assign or bequeath any revenues
arising from them to his successors, heirs, or any other
person. The Court, however, after a minute investiga-
tion of the fundamental law as then existing, empowered
the Duke to bequeath part of the revenue to his own
sons, and accordingly gave judgment that the ccuntry
must pay Prince Albert 50,000 flOrins per annum as his
legal right.
The Minister of State proposed as a compromise that
Prince Albert should abate 10;000 florins per annum of
his claim, and that the Chamber should vote his Royal
Highness 40,000 florins. The debate upon the question
came on yesterday. Several members insisted that the
Regent had in no case the power of the Crown lands in
his own hands, and the present case being unprecedented
the acceptance thereof would be a virtual acknowledg-
ment of its validity. The majority, however, decided
that, although it was an unprecedented case, and the
judgment passed by the Co-art might therefore be con-
sidered dubious, it was nevertheless desirable that this
tedious point should at length be settled, and accordingly
voted his Royal Highness Prince Albert 40,000 florins
per annum. _

By this decision of the Chambers the revenue of the
state, which has to pay all arrears, is lessened by a million:
of fiorins.—Hamßurgh Correspondent.

SHAKSPEARE'S PRESENCE OF MlND.—This eminent
man was performing the part of a king in one of his own
tragedies before Queen Elizabeth, who, wishing to ascer-
tain whether he would depart from the dignity of the so-
vereign, dropped her handkerchief on the stage, as if by
accident, on which the mimic monarch exclaimed—

•
" But, ere this be done,
Take up our sister's handkerchief."
This ready remark is said to have highly amused the Queen

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CORN

MARKETS

LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 19.—Advices from all the counties
northward continue to represent harvest to be proceeding
most favourably, with fine settled weather; and the markets
generally in the United Kingdom being more liberally supplied
this week with new Wheat from the farmers, prices, with very
few exceptions, continue to recede, and the aspect of the trad.r
appears lowering and uncertain. Prevented by adverse winds
at sea, we have had scarcely any arrivals worth naming coast-
wise, from Ireland or abroad, since Monday last ; but several
vessels being reported near at hand, supplies are expected to
increase to a fair extent, on the first change, from the west.
With these anticipations and an ample show of samples
offering from granary, the trade during the brief interval
since Tuesday has been extremely quiet here, exclusive of
occasional sales of Flour and Indian Corn, the demand for the
latter, prompted by the reports of potato blight, having con-
tinued at full prices both on the spot ar.d floating. Having a
tolerable number of home and country millers at our market
to-day, good descriptions of Foreign Wheat were held rather
firmly by importers, and a fair amount of business was trans-
acted, chiefly for the interior and on Irish account ; but our
local buyers being inactive, no advance was obtainable, and
our last quotations therefore remain unyaried ; new Wheats,
of both home and Irish growth, being in fair request and
steady in value. With rather fewer operations in States and
Canadian Flour this morning, but a regular large consumption
weekly, and an extensive demand prospectively, prime brands
were the turn dearer to-day, and other kinds, including
French, maintained late prices. Barley, Malt, Beans, and
Pease were difficult of sale, and each slightly dep-essed in
value. Oats receded id. per 451b5., and Oatmeal 6d. per load,
with a very limited demand severally. Having very little
Indian Corn here and no fresh arrivals, good samples on the
spot were 6d. per quarter dearer to-day, and several more
floating cargoes changed hands.—Tuesday's currency :
BRITISH. Wheat, 70th, s. d. s. d.
Wheat, 70th., s. d. s. d. Pomeranean, &c. 5 3to 5 8
English red .... 5 sto 5 8 Danish, &c . 4 10.. 5 5
Do. white .. 5 8.. 6 0 French, &c..... 5 0.. 5 7
Irish red
Do. white
Barley,qr., Eng. 0 0.. 0 0 Russian,&c.hard 4 1.. 4 3
14601b.Sc.&Irish 3 4.. 3 8 Egyptian
Malt, T) qr. Eng... 49 0..53 0 Barley, qt.), 6oth
Do. Irish 40 0..45 0 Oats, *). 451 b
Oats,l4slb.E.&Sc. 2 11.. 3 1 Beans, 'limn Eurp 3O 0..32 0
Do. Irish.... 2 5.. 3 0 v 48016 Egyptian 22 6..1:3 0
Beans, qr. Eng.. 31 0..34 0 Pease, 139, qr. white 27 6.. 29 6
4801 b. Sc. & Ir. 29 0.. 30 0 Ind. Corn, 1,1.450 th,
Pease, 'le, qr. Eng.. 29 6.. 31 6 Amer. yellow
Flour, qp. 280th, Do. white
English &Irish.. 30 0.. 33 0 French, yellow
Oatmeal, le. 2401 h., Do. white
Irish 24 6.. 25 6 Ibrail & Galatz..
FOREIGN. Flour, 1., brl. 196th,
Wheat, 1' 701 t, s. d. s. d. Canadian,sweet 18 6..19 0
Canadian
United States
Danzig, &c 5 5.. 6 3' Frnch,v.sk 2801 h 28 0.. 36 0
MANCHESTER, SEPT. 20.—The trade has been very inactive
during the week, without any positive change in prices. At
our market to-day, the business done in each article is limited
to the absolute wants of buyers. Wheat is rather lower. Flour
'unaltered. Hardly any old, and but few new Oats are offered.
The same may be said of Oatmeal. Old English Beans very
scarce, and fully Is. per qr. dearer. Barley and grinding stuff
maintain late value.
PRESTON, SEPT. 20.—Our supplies fresh up are very
trifling. The weather throughout the week has continued
exceedingly favourable for completing harvest operations.
Upon a limited enquiry for each article in the trade, scarcely
any change in prices has occurred. There was a large supply
of English Wheat at our Corn-Exchange to-day, but neither
the condition nor the quality was equal to last Saturday, and
the sale was slow, at a reduction of 6d. per windle. White,
16s. 6d. to 19s. 9d.; Red, 15s. 6d. to 17s. 6d. per 2201b5.
Scarcely any Irish Grain offering. Farmers' new Oatmeal
supported our last quotations. Irish manufacture declined Is.
per load. Fair to prime qualities 265. 6d. to 275. 6d. per 2401b5.
Tne reports in regard to the spread of the Potato disease con-
tinue unfavourable.
WAKEFIELD, SEPT. 19.—There is a good supply of Wheat
to-day, and, our millers still continuing cautious buyers, a de-
cline of Is. per qr. is submitted to on new and old, anti the
common descriptions of the latter are very unsaleable. Oats
are id. per st., and Shelling Is. per load lower. New Barley is
more plentiful, and makes from 275. to 30s. Good English
Beans fully as dear.
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, SEPT. 20.—There has been no
rain during the week, but the nights have been foggy and clamp.
Harvest, throughout the northern district, has been consider-
ably advanced; and, with very few exceptions, the whole of
the Wheat crop has fallen under the sickle. The supply of
Wheat this morning from the farmers was not large, and con-
sisted chiefly of the new crop : the condition and quality was
not near so good as last week ; still it met a good demand, and
was all cleared off at a reduction of Is. on the best, and Is. to
2s. per quarter on the secondary and damp descriptions.
Coastwise, only a few small lots of new were shown to-day,
which sold at Is. per quarter decline. For Old Wheat, foreign
or English, the demand is merely in retail, and where sales are
forced, to clear vessels, a decline of fully Is. per quarter had to
be submitted to. Grinding Barley, Pease, anti Beans supported
late rates, with an improved demand. English and Scotch Old
Oats with difficulty maintained their value, notwithstanding
the supplies are small : New are Is. per quarter cheaper, and
Foreign are neglected. Flour a dull sale. The potatoe disease
continues to get daily worse in this neighbourhood.
WISBECH, SEPT. 20.—We have a smaller show of Wheat
here to-day, and prices are about Is. per qr. lower. Of Oats
there is a fair supply, which make from 9d. to 91(1. per stone
No alteration in the value of Beans.

26 0.. 26 6
27 O. .28 0
25 6.. 26 6
26 0.. 26 6
23 O. .27 0

DUBLIN, SEPT. 19.—We have a continuation of fine wea-
ther, and the Grain harvest progresses under favourable
circumstances. The demand for new Grain was scarcely so
good as on Tuesday, but every description brought nearly the
same price as on that day, and Rapeseed was advanced at 6d.
per barrel. Old Grain of every description, feeding Oats ex-
cepted, still extremely difficult of sale; and when sales could
be effected, they have been at reduced rates. There have been
a few sales of Indian Corn, and some holders require an ad-
vance of Gd. per cwt.
White Wheat.. 17s Od to 20s Od I Barley 11s Od to 14s 6d
Red do 16s Od to 19s 6d New Rapeseed 14s Gd to 16s Od
New Oats Os Od to lOs 6d Oatmeal lls6d to 12s Gd
New Bere „ 9s Gd to lOs Od I Flour, second l2s Od to 14s lid
Oats 13s 6d to_l4s_6d Indian Corn .. 25s Od to 27s Od

BELFAST, SEr. 19.—With a continuance of the exceedingly
favourable weather noted in our last, farmers have been
enabled to secure the bulk of their crops in good condition, and
but a small proportion now remains in the field. There has,
consequently, been nothing to create uneasiness as to our
future prospects of supply, except the continued, and apparentls,
increased reports, as to the spread of the potato disease. In
this neighbourhood it is now certain that the amount of injury
done has been sufficient to entirely. prevent the possibility of
there being food for the poor during the coming season. A
better demand for Indian corn has been felt this week, and
prices are ss. per ton higher than last Friday. For wheat and
flour the demand has been very languid; and late rates are
barely supported. At this day's market home-Frown wheat
was in small supply, and brought last week's prices ; foreign
dull of sale. Old oats scarce, and wanted at £8 to £8 lOs. per
ton; new, in fair supply, and worth Cs. to Gs. 3d. Oatmeal in
fair demand at last week's prices. More inquiry for Indian
corn.

CORK, SEPT. 20.—The weather continues most favourable
for the country and the harvest is gathering in line condition,
our very important crop (the potato) is again disappointing the
hopes of farmers, and has greatly deteriorated in quality the
last ten days. Flour is dull and prices droop. In foreign
Wheats little doing. At our Corn market the deliveries are
moderate, and prices of grain well supported during the week.
Indian Corn meets more alteration.

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CATTLE MARKETS

LIVERPOOL, SE PT. 22.—We have again had a heavy supply
of both Beasts and Sheep at market this day. The demand
was fair, but numbers tell on prices, and our quotations were
barely sustained.
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Prime first-class Heifers
Second-class Heifers....

PINKING THE OFFAL
4td. to 40. per
4id. „ 4Act. „

First-class Oxen
Old Cows and half-fed Oxen
Prime Wether Sheep sid. "
Second quality Ditto 5 d. 19 s;d.

Old Ewes
Lambs .

4 d. 4id.
Sid. „ 6d. „
Beasts, 3070 ; Sheep, 9258.

SALFORD, SEPT. 17.—Beasts, 1876 ; Sheep, 8254 ; Calves,
54. The best Beef, of which there has been an indifferent show,
made fully sd. ; inferior, 40. to 41.1. ; Calves, 3ad. to 4d. The
best Mutton, nice weights. sad. ; useful Sheep, sd. ; inferior
class, 41d. per lb. Ratder heavy market.
WAKEFIELD, SEPT.-At this day's market we have had an
average show of fat Beasts, and a good attendance of buyers.
Trade in Sheep rather heavy, but in Beef a very good business
was done. Beef, ss. 3d. to ss. 6d. per stone of 141b5.; Mutton,
4ad. to sd. per lb. We had only a moderate show of lean stock,
and a good show of pigs.
DUBLIN, SEPT. 18.—From the full state of the English
markets in the beginning. of the week, as well as the dull
accounts from the cattle fair of Banagher yesterday, there was
but little disposition to purchase, and the demand for prime
quality only, which barely brought last week's rates. Inferior
may be quoted Is. to Is. 6d. per cwt. lower. Mutton and Lamb
sold freely. Pork in demand, and the market greatly increased.
Prices of Beef in sink, 365. to 425.; prime 435. per cwt.; Mutton,
4ad. to 51d. ; Veal, 6ad. ; Lamb, 6d. per lb. ; Pork, 38s. to 408.
per cwt.