The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-09-24 00:00:00

COMMERCIA

The market for bre,- as still inactive, and prices were
unaltered, as the following quotations will show :—Western
canal flour, 84 50c. to s'4 62ic. per barrel; Genessee prime
. _

dstuffs w

Indian meal, .S 3 to 433 1

In cotton we have to report an average amount of sales at
New York, New Orleans, &c. The crop accounts continue
gloomy. Rates for New Orleans and Mobile, mid. fair to fair,
at steamer's departure, were 14ic.to 14ic. per lb.
Shipowners were asking higher prices for freights; viz., flour
to Liverpool, Is. 9d. to 28. per barrel. Cotton to Liverpool,
3-16 d. to id. per lb. Grain to Liverpool, 41d. to sd. per bushel.

In exchimges—on London the gale's were'moderat(
to 1101; On Hamburg'', 33 to 36; on Bremen, 1
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NEW YORK,

Sept. 13

Mr. Stewart, of Virginia, an earnest Protectionist,
accepted the office of Secretary of Interior, and confirmed
by

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s by a vote of 169 to 75

Government Stoel:s are higher ; large purchases to-day,
6's of '67 at 116, and s's of '53 1024.
Cotton market bare, prices higher•. To-day's quota-

13 to 13i- ; Guif, 134- to 14 ; fair to
to 15 ; Gulf. 15 to 16 cents,

good fair Uplands, 14

Corn and flour market !licher to-day : Western Canal
41 to 48 dols. ; Canadian. 41 to 4* dols. ; ditto, No. 2,3 i
to 4 dols. ; Indian corn, 62 to 65 cents.

JENNY LIND.

The New York Tribune says, that on the sth in-
stant the particulars of a new contract were ra-
tified by Mr. Barnum and Maddle. Lind. By this
agreement, which supersedes all former contracts, the
sum of 1000 dols. per night, for 150 nights, will be secured
to Maddle. Lind, in addition to which the net proceeds of
every night will be divided equally between the parties.
On the other hand Mdlle. Lind has agreed to sing during
her engagement in any part of Europe or America. And
it is said to be probable that she will visit London during
the Great Industrial Exhibition of 1851. She also binds
herself to give concerts in New York until the price of
tickets shall be brought down to the minimum rate of 3
dols., so that the fairest opportunity of hearing shall be
afforded to the public. Meanwhile the enthusiast; for
Jenny Lind seems not to diminish in the least, and pre-
sents of all kinds continue to be showered upon her.
Publishers send their choicest books, milliners their
most graceful hats, shoemakers their lightest shoes, hat-
ters their most sumptuous riding equipments, &c., to say
nothing of the many magnificent gifts of private indivi-
duals.—Mr. Bayard Taylor is the successful candidate for
the two hundred dollar prize for the best song, to be sung
by Jenny Lind, as a' greeting to America. There were
700 competitors. She was to make her first appearance
at Castle Garden on September 11. Her first musi;ml
display in America will be the " Casts Diva," from
Norma.

A curious conversation is related to have occurred be-
tween the Mayor of New York, Mr. Woodhall, and the
Swedish songstress. The mayor was profuse in his corn-
pliments.—Jenny Lind (interrupting him): You frighten
me. Everybody frightens me with too much praise. I
fear I shall never come up to the expectations formed of
me. I have been spoiled with flattery twice before, and
I fear I shall be spoiled again.—Mayor : We know that
you are accustomed to this, and that it cannot injure you.
We think you worthy of it.—Jenny Lind : No ; it is al-
ways new to me. I cannot accustom myself to it. There
is too much friendship shown me. I am full of imper-
fections, and if you continue to flatter me in this way, I
shall tremble when I come to sing.—And, the reporter
adds, " It was quite evident that Miss Lind, who is made
of a mould peculiarly sensitive and susceptible of applause,
was overwhelmed with the praises lavished upon her by
the two distinguished individuals who had thus visited her
in succession. Her cheek was mantled with blushes."
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The steamship America brings further particulars of
the extraordinary excitement still raging at New York,
which is increasing daily. The following account of the
first day's auction of tickets for the first concert to take
place on the 11th instant, is from the New York Herald :

Mr. Leeds, senior member of the firm of Henry Leeds and
Co., 8, Well-street, ascended the stand that had been erected
in front of the orchestra, and said he was now standing on the
spot where Jenny Lind mould stand. (Laughter.) He then
proceeded to sell the first ticket, having the right to the first
choice seat to the first concert of Jenny Lind in America.
The first bid was 25 dots., and for a long time the contest was
between the Irving House and the New York Hotel, each bid-
ding very spiritedly to the great amusement of the spectators,
who laughed outright. Doctor Moffat, Doctor Townsend, and
Dr. Brandreth, also offered for it ; but it seems, Genir., the
hatter, was determined to have it, and instructed a clerk of his
to offer 500 dots. for it, rather than lose it. At length it was
knocked down to him at the enormous stun of 225 dols.—more
than ever was given for a ticket before. When the clerk an-
nounced the name, there was the most enthusiastic cheering;
and tile people under him stood up on a seat till they gave him
three cheers more. The next choke ticket was sold to Mr.
Robinson for 25 dole., and then the prices came down to 15,
13, 12, 11, and 10 dols. The first large purchase was by Mr.
Howard, of the Irving House, who purchased ten front choice
seats in the gallery at 11 dots. each, and ten more adjoining
them at 10 dols. each. But the seats for which the hi,kest
prices were paid, next to the first choice, were four in Jenny
Lind's private box over the stage. The two principal compe-
titors were the Irving House and the New York Hotel. '1 he
latter obtained them at 35 dots., or 140 dots. for the four. After
selling about 500 choice seats, which were curiously selected
here and there in the building, and not with regard to any ad_
vantage they really possessed, there were just as good sold
afterwards for 5 dots. and 6 dols. as those that cost 15 dols,
and 12 dols. and I 0 dols. There are some as gsod seats yet to
be disposed of as any that have been sold. It is a great mis.
take to think that a very near seat is the best. The auction
went off slowly, and with some little confusion, in the begin-
ning, for want of a diagram of the seats. However, after the
choice seats and chairs had been all disposed of, the auctioneer
proceeded in the regular order, according to the numbers, of
course omitting all that had been disposed of as choice seats,
and then matters went on rapidly and smoothly. Ile sold the
drat row of the lower floor, and the first row of the gallery, and
then the second of the lower floor, and then the second of the
gallery, and so on till upwards of 1,400 were disposed of at
three o'clock, and the sale was then adjourned. It will be
seen by looking over the subjoined table, that Hall and Son, of
the music store, Broadway, have purchased a large number on
speculation. The last ticket sold was for 5 dols. The average
is 6 do's. 25 cents. The total proceeds of the tickets amount
to 9,119 dols. Not one fourth of theta have been yet disposed of.
Another auction took place on Monday the 9th, and at
the close the account stood thus :—Tickets sold, 4484,
producing 24,438 dollars. In addition, there were 600
promenade tickets sold, at 3 dollars each. Several par-
ties purchased tickets on speculation. The average price
paid at the auction was 6 dollars and 38 cents per ticket.