The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-09-01 00:00:00

Sept. 1, lg4s.

SECOND EDITION.

Standard-office, Two o'clock

LIVER POOL CORN EXCHANGE, THIS DAY.

The arrivals of Grain, Flour, and Oatmeal, coastwise
and from Ireland, are still comparatively light; and of
any kind of Grain from abroad we have littl

to notice

since this day week; of States Flour, however, the sup-
ply is good, exclusive of several large parcels just at hand,

but not yet reported

We hive had a slow market for Wheat to-day, at
scarcely so good prices ; but the demand for Flour
continues to a fair extent, at 6d. advance on this day

Oats and Meal are exceedingly scarce, and command,
the former 4s. to 4s. 3d. per 45 lb. ; the latter, 38s. to
40s. per 240 los.

Indian Corn meets a free sale for consumption, at an
advance of 2s. to 3s. per qr. upon last Tuesday's currency.

ARRIVALS OF CORN

From the 25th to the 31st A

CANADA U. STATE

COAST-
W LSE.

Wheat
Barley
Malt..
Oats
Rye
Beans

Ors. 732 167
Qrs. 1g
Qrs. 49 1506
Qrs. 1353 100
Qrs.
Qrs. 55

2956 I 3855
ig

1 45
1453

90 I 245

Pease Qrs.
ShelledßarleyQrs.
Indian Corn. Qrs.
Oatmeal .. Sacks 533
Flour. .... Sacks 821
Ditto

2900 I 2900

31 120627

EXPORTS.—Foreign. Wheat,-- qrs. ; Barley,— qrs. ; Pease,
qrs. ; Oats, qrs.; Indian Corn, qrs.; Oatmeal,
sacks ; Flour, 753 Ms.—lreland. Wheat, 1762 qrs. ; Bar-
ley, qrs. ; Beans, —qrs ; Oats, qrs • Indian Corn, 1451
qrs. ; Oatmeal, 1 i 0 sks; Flour, 225 sks 7377 brls -Coastwise.
Wheat, 919 qrs. ; Barley, qrs. ; Malt, 60 qrs.; Oats, 5
qrs.; Beans, 300 qrs. ; Pease, 81 qrs. ; Oatmeal, 111 sacks;
Indian Corn, 593 qrs. ; Flour, 353'sacks 6786 brls.

Average prices of Grain, for the week ending Aug. 22, 1846,
Wheat 455. lid. 1 Barley 275. SG. I Oats 235. 3G. I Rye 309.10 d

Beans.. iga: gd. Pease.. 365. 9d

Aggregate average of the six weeks

Wheat 475. ia: Barley 275. 3d. I Oat;..23s.le.ißye 308.116,
Beans.. 395. 3d. I Pease.. 365. 2d.

Duty on Foreign Produeethis week .
WheatlOsOd I Barley 4s ad Oats .. • . is 6d Rye.. 4s Od
I
Beans 43 Od I Pease .. 4s Od Ind. Corn Os Od I Flour '6s Od

Duty on British Colonial.
Wheat.. Is. Od. I Barley.. Is. Od. Oat, Is. Od. I Rye...
Beans.. Is. od. I Pease.. is. Od. I Flour. 41. cwt

Liverpool Averages, week ending Aug. 25, 1846.
Wheat, go] qrs., price 43s 5d ; Barley, qrs., price Os Id.
Oats, 130 ars., price 245. 2d. ; Rye, qrs., price Os, Od.;
Beans, go qrs.. 465. Od. ; Pease, 40 qrs., price 3gs. Od.

Duties paid in Liverpool, week ending Aug. 27.

.
Foreign.—Wheat, 401 qrs.; Barley, qrs. ; Malt, --
qrs. ; Oats. 12 qrs. • Rye, qrs. ; Beans, 244 qrs ; Pease, 846
qrs.; Indian C0rn;6947 qrs.; Oatmeal, loads; Flour,
508 barrels.
Colonial.—Wheat, 440 qrs. ; Pease, -
- qrs. ; Flour, 3221 brls

qrs. ; Indian Corn,

FASHIONS FOR SEPTEMBER

(From the " London and Paris Ladies' Magazine of Fashion."),

The materials for the present season are taffetas glare
cuit, and pekin. Plaids in every variety. Bareges taf-
fetas de fil, checked foulard, taffetas Chine- in narrow
stripes or satin waves ; gros de Naples of mauve shot
with violet or dark-green shot with a lighter shade. Very
dark plain bareges are worn by young ladies, and instead
of flounces very deep tucks edged with fringe, and pelt=
rine very deep behind and on the shoulders, crossing 10
front in the ceinture, and trimmed with folds edged with
fringe. Morning dresses of lilac, green, or sky-blue, are
made with flounces, headed by velvet of the same colour.
Robes of brochies silk in wide stripes are with flounced
en blahs, the skirt closing in front so as to leave a space
of three fingers between the stripes, on which is placed
gimp trimming; the sleeves arc long and tight, also 01
biais.
Many dresses of pink, lilac, and even white are trimmed
with flounces of black lace ; this toilette is completed bI
a large black lace shawl.
Bonnets of crape lissi have been much in favour,
of
moderate size, rather close at the sides, and spread
at
the top ; short at the ears, and with very full beeelee_L
and made not to require tying, the brides being
d of
tall
"
wide crape or tulle, hanging as a veil. Crape anas__on'
bonnets of pink and white are ornamented by T tract' r
it,
and dark green velvet, forming a striking ‘?
material and colour. Morning capotes of P"C;e have a
are trimmed with ribbon, without aceutiB.
Straw
very deep lace forming voilelle round the edge.
bonnets for morning wear are trimmed with velvet, to
which may be added a few sprigs of mignonette, ivy,
acorns, or cbesnut flower. Capotes of pale green crape
are ornamented with rnarabcuts of the same colour.
The tulle Payan is much used for dresses, its extreme
lightness giving so much effect to the double skirt; it is
made in all colours, and in black is particularly suited
for mourning. This tulle is also much approved for
cannezous, with narrow ribbon of pink, blue, or lilac,
introduced to show its transparency. Many little fancy
articles are worn of filets de soie ; handkerchiefs in pink,
blue, or cerise, some shaded, others striped, are used for
the throat or head ; little scarfs of the same description
are also fashionable. de sole
but

POLICE ESPIONAGE

(From the Times.)

The Central Criminal Court was occupied on Monday
with the trial of a person charged with setting fire to bl 9
house with intent to defraud the Sun Fire Insurance Corn-
pany. It proved, on inquiry, that the matter had been
-
entirely got up by the police, and that the Insurance;
Office alleged to have been the obj et of a contemplated
fraud had distinctly declined to prosecute. On attempting
to trace the prosecution to its source it was found to We
originated with the police; the evidence tendeted in suP;
port of the accusation was chiefly that of the police :.and
the depositions were handed to counsel by the officer °'
the court without even the intervention of a solicitor.
This zeal for bringing an offender to justice may be die.
tated by the most disinterested motives ; but we 00010
that it would have worn a better aspect if the office for
whose protection so much exertion was made had at least
shown some sympathy in the proceedings If any grotto.
of reasonable suspicion could have been shown, it is 00'
likely that any insurance company would allow its inter'
ests to be neglected, or permit its battles to be fought bl,
the police at the Old Bailey. If we admit the zeal evinced
on this occasion, we must at the same time condemn the
utter want of discretion manifested in bringing forward .
accusation that does not seem to have had even the slight
eat foundation. The charge of incendiarism was unsur,
ported by a single spark of evidence; for the principal
witness, who made an examination immediately after tbg
fire, declared that "he saw nothing at all suspicious'
The wilful and malicious setting fire appears to have been
a sort of hallucination in the minds of the police, who ma
possibly have been labouring under a temporary light,'
headedness. If they were not acting under some stroll%
i delus.on, t becomes a much more serious question, what
could have induced them to get up a charge which the re;
stilt has shown there was literally nothing to justify •
N% hen we find the police exceeding its legitimate duty 60
far as to prosecute offenders instead of being satisfied
.t°
place them in the hands of justice, we naturally inquire
whether this trouble is taken purely for the public goo";
or from base motives of interest? Assuming the facile:
to be the case, we should be disposel to discourage the
practice, as one liable to abuse, open to the graves: sag'
picion, and capable of being perverted to the worst e 0„
pores. It would be possible, if such a system were .1,0
become general, that the members of the police might, le"t
their anxiety to enhance the value of their services, " g
up" prosecutions on slight grounds, entailing great 0,0
needless exper,se, as well as subjecting nt peoPl4
yes y often to unjust imputations, pecuniary loss, and odic,
untnerited hardships. It has been said that the pr 00,21;
lion of a police-officer depends in some degree on tP.
Dumber of convictions he has obtained, and if this is
really the case, a police prosecution in,y be regarded Witk
vet y grave suspicion. Society could not be safe under th°,
dangerous practice of offering a premium to the police (°:
carrying criminal charges to a sucei ssful Issue. The (091;
hties which they have for combination—the opportunitlei
that are in their power for organising a system of mutat%
support in the fabrications upon which they might agrot
—the ease with which they could obtain a -knowledge
sufficient fact upon which to raise a superstructure va
plausible falsehood—are all capable of being converts,
into the most dangerous instruments of unjust accusan?oi
We will not impute to the police the baseness of reser,!oi,
to any of the means in their power for getting up insakbe
ous charees, but if anything would expose them to 'O,
suspicion of acting so vile a part, it would be the kit ot
ledge that a certain number of convictions is required
them as a qualification for promotion. It such a ruleel
acted upon by the commissioners, it should be abandoo4
without delay. for its existence has a tendency to coal%
the police, offer a temptation to the worst character fie,
become members of the force, and to undeemine the gr
curity of the whole community. The regulation in goes
tin is, indeed, perfectly adapted to revive in, perhaPee'f.
mitigated form the old and odious system of bioed.olio%
There are miscreants enough to make a busini ss of get hice
up false charges without offering promotion in the Pentef
as an inducement to any villain who would like to em
upon the horrible trade under the wing of authority.

HE GOVERNMENT AND THE COLONTES.—The svg
tern upon which the present government is acting '3,tesa
colonial appointments is eminently swim actorv. I°' 00
of being given, as has hitherto been almo.t uniformic iti
practice, to the partisans of the minister, they 1,,,1;;g0$
every recent instance been made the rewards,
of en'"ebtt'
public service, and in this respect partake rather the tArd
racier of promotions than appointments. Thus, f Jtr,
Elgin, after acting with much_ ability as governor 'l4 of
maica, has been appointed to the more important P°'oo'
Governor General of Canada; Sir C. E. Grey, l'teice;
vernor of Barhadoes, will succeed Lord Elgin in Je°'-rolin
while Lieutenant-Governor Colonel Reid, trom Belled at
will replace Sir C. E. Grey ; and he himself susses °int'
Bermuda by captain Elliott. The only fresh nil the
ment is, therefore, to the least important post, ank., an
principle is e'tablisbed that a colonial governor, any
able and diligent discharge of his duty may rise thrfnig.
regular gradations to the highest honours and OW'
menu of tke departmsot.—miss.