The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-07-07 00:00:00

an importation as otherwise,

The increa.e in the Excise o
is £139,027. As the
of consumption, this is the mos

quarters u

statement. The comparis
by accidental circumstance
same rate of duties. Ti

affords a fair guarantee 1
to more than X 600,000.
to an unusual amount b
period. Tbis will accou
just ended an
The variati

are will not pretend to e

Excise i

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fore, to state the fact that this quarter has b'en
ductivethantheeorresponding quarter last year b
We have then a Di us ea. mac4inci in the sharp!! c

unhappily the List instal
of £444,349. This it is

tables, and g'

of revenue thr

.educed taxes

ecline in the Cus

extent of the falling of; I

decline in the property and
The compensating inereas

nas princ

taxation, which reduces t
:£2_,466,131 to the sum 0

me tax?

chiefly 'supplied by the
head of which we find nearly th,
increase, and to this we find 440,,
tributed within the last quarter.
the year is .C 50,036,083.
This deficit, at the rate of a million or two a
proof of the prosperous working of free trade Lithe

1,011,733, abo
laneous revent

quarters o 1
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The

A BOY DROWNED.--The body of a poor boy w
Sunday, found in a pit near Great Ilomer-street. T
qu.st will be held this day.
COMMITMENTS AT TILE POLICE-COURT YESTEII
—A man named Samuel 114`Neill, was sent for Ws
being found in possession of two sacks of flax, whi
alleged he had bought from the captain of a Welsh s
which was not true.—A seaman who was found smug

of whist

ey from a steamer

7 quarts and 1 pi
rence Dock, was fined in the mitigat
being unable to pay, was committe
months.

penalty of
to prison f

STEALING A WATCH .—Yesterday, at the Police
a well dressed young man, who had given his n
John Williamson, but whcse real name is William (
was charged with stealing a watch from the shor
Samuel, i❑ Paradise-street. Miss
that on Saturday evening the prisoner came into t
and priced a watch of the value of 40s. It was 1,

the &arm, and a police officer apprehended the
who had thrown the watch on the foot.walk, whe
found. He was committed for trial, and said in
his defence.

MR. COBDEN AND THE ELECTORS OF STOCEPOI
The following is part of an address which has been
by Mr. Cobden to the elec :--` Gc
men,—The state of my health, and other private com
ations, induce me to seek a temoorary

public life

With this vi,

sence from Parliament
and it is my intention

:tors of Stockport

tnents for leaving ilOll

e obtained lens
nainder of the

I therefore most respectfully
beg tc
enjoyment of the privileges and him
at the same time, I feel it my du
your free disposal, in case a distil

during my absence.from England

..STEALING THE LEASE OF A HOUSE.-At the P,

man, n

_ .
with this extraordinary offence. Complainant said hi
taken the lease of a house, in Arley-street, from the
soner, in 1811, for twenty-one years, and had the
duly executed on stampedaarchment. lie had since
out £2BO upon the houseT Some days ago, the prim
called upon him, end some representation being mad

him, complainant laid the lease on the table, when thel
having turned his back, prisoner seized the document
it into his breast, and ran off with it

another witness,

in his own house,

afterwards apprel

fence for the

The stat

Prisoner wc.
. Mr. Owen attempted an ingt
visoner, but Mr. Rushton over

e referring to tt

such documents, rende

punishment as for a tn.
then committed for trial.
PRESERVATION OF LIFE
have been the inventions for preservation of lite
there is not one, in our opinion, approaches so ne
fection as Wilson's Life Preserving Coats. The prl.
is simple and excellent. A portion of the lining of
coat or jacket, which is of an air-proof fabric, is dot
and may be inflated at will by means of a small
contained in an inner breast-pocket, to a buoyancy
cient to float two or three persons. We give our opit
more decidedly in favour of this principle in conseque
of its connexion with, and forming a portion of,
usually-indispensible dress; and is consequently unl
most other inventions—at home, when required.
Wilson, the inventor, who has visited some of our s
ports, will not, we hope, omit Liverpool. The com
visit of the Prince would be a favourable opportunity
displaying its advantages ; but in the meantime we n
recommend it to the attention of our noble Yacht r-
APELPITI THEATRE.-Nr. T. Shuttleworth.
attentive box-keeper of this theatre •
serve, on evening.
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emeanor

AT SEA.-Numerous

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—Those who ha

-EAST/lAM FE RRV
rin— the present summer can have but
conceptor
richness and beauty displayed at this picturesque ferry, an(
ever-varying scenery by which it is surrounded; for, thous
has hitherto been admitted to have been endowed by m
with a bountiful share of rustic elecancipc

of modern proprietary has g
charms in the splendid hotel ar
dens. There can now he no ea
most charming locality on thi
and time is economised by a s
Tar," the fastest boat on the
station, To Mr. Nicholls art

711cioxal

provements; and, as it bears ont a previous spirit of
we trust he w:11 Le met by the most tlatte.ing /*o var a

creasing influx of visitor:

ZOOCOGICAI:6ARDE,;S.—The
this interesting exhibition to gr
Daly appreciated. I.ast vreekL.

Keller, w

splendid singing of the celeb.
Russell. Last night Professi
corps of " living statuary,"
in delineating, with great fide
resting historical and other
former essays in this peculiar
with his assistants—inclu
the hero of the Nile)—of Ne:
our Exchange, was so close an
that many of those who saw it posi

nt tLe Gardens t

attractions will be presented,

L4'( 1( tiND 141"1TION.

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'welve o'clock