The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-06-09 00:00:00

(Copy;)

" Green-slreel, Grosvenor-square, April 26, 1843.
" Sut,—l have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter,
dated the 22d instant, enclosing a copy of a resolution passed
at a meeting of the shipping trades connected with the port
of Liverpool, upon the subject of Mr. Villiers' motion for
the total and immediate repeal of the corn-laws ; and strongly
urging the representatives of the borough, to support that
motion.

" With all due respect for the meeting from which that
resolution emanates; with the greatest possible regard for
the well-being of that great national interest to which that
resolution relates ; but with a deep conviction that the total
and immediate repeal of the corn-laws, far front alleviating
the distress in which, in common with other interests, the
shipping
.interest of this country is now suffering, would
greatly aggravate all those existing, and, as 1 hope, tempo-
rary evils, and produce others of very formidable descrip-
tions, and permanent_ in their effects; ;. entirely convinced in
my conscience, and on the most mature deliberatiou, that
such would be the effects of passing any such law, and that
the shipping interests in particular would be severely preju-
diced by such a measure, I shall certaigly act in conformity
with these my convictions, in opposing the motion to which
the resolution, which you have transmitted, relates.
" I have the honour to lie, &e.,
(Signed) " HOWABD DOUGLAS.
" Hugh Boyd, Esq., President."

(Copy 2.)
" Green-slreet, June 3d, 1843.
" Slll,--1 have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of
your letter, transmitting to We a copy of a resolution passed
at a meeting of the Anti-Monopoly Association, held at
Liverpool, on the 31st. ultimo, upon the subject of the vote
given by tne, against Mr. Villiers' late motion for a total and
immediate repeal of the Corn Laws.

" I gave that vote under the most firm, and conscientious
conviction, that the passing of suet► a law, whether considered
singly, or followed, as it must be, either immediately or ul-
tin►utely, by withdrawing protection from all other interests,
would be productive of the most formidable evils to this
country. That vote, was eveo, too, in strict conformity with
the declaration I most explicitly made, before I became your
representative, that. I would support, firmly, the protective
principle, applied to all national interests, believing this to
be essential to the prosperity, and even to the existence, of
the empire; subject, however, to such revisions, modifica-
tions, or adjustments of the degrees of protection, as might
appear to me, to be most conducive to tl►e general prosperity
of the trading, commercial, and shipping interests of the great
community of which I have the honor to be one of the repre-
sentatives.

" It must always be a matter of regret to me, to find my-
self compelled to differ, with any portion of my constituents ;
but, I shall continue to act according to the dictates of my
own conscience, in a fearless discharge of my duties, to ad-
vocate and promote to the best of my power, the local and
general interests of'Liverpool ; and, I trust, that in so acting,
I shall best retain the confidence which that great consti-
tueircy reposed in the integrity of my principles, when they
plated me, unsolicited, and unopposed, in the proud situation
which I have the honor to hold.

" I have the bourn- to be, Sir,
'• Your most obedient
" Humble ,ervant,
(Signed) "HOWARD DOUGLAS.
" Charles Holland, Esq., Chairman, Anti-Monopoly As-
sociation."

WEATHER IN THE NORTH.—The, mouth of 1843 has pro-
ved to be the wettest and most cold unseasonable ever re-
membered here, the prevailing winds blowing front the east
and noth-west. Nearly all day on Friday the rain tell in
torrents, mingled with large bail stones, and in the evening
there was a partial thunder storm. The peals were loud and
continued, heralded by vivid flashes of lightning. Daring the
last week the mountains and hills in the neighbourhood of
Mulmerby, Patterdale, Shape and other places in the coun-
ties of Cumberland and Westmoreland, were all covered with
snow, which is an unusual circumstance at this advanced
period of the year. The " helm wind " on Crossfell has con-
tinued to blow with great violence for fifteen succaNsive days,
an unprecented occurrence, we understand. The weather
indeed continues very rainy and cold up to Monday.

TIIE TEA TRADE, June s.—The dtdiveries of tea last week
were 499,02719. This year the deliveries have, been
14.992.00011 t., and the imports 15,65-1.00016., and the stock
is now 28,658,0001 b To the corresponding dates of 1842 the
deliveries were 14.033.0001 b.. and the imports 17,995,00mb.,
and the stock was 33.128,00016. The home consumption of
London forms :in item of the total deliveries to the extent
this year of 10,492,0001 h The arrivals last month were con-
siderable, comprising 10 vessels. By the overland until we
have accounts, stating that very little business and no specu-
lation was going on in teas, though prices ruled moderate, and
the supplies received were of tine quality. llere the market is
quiet. ()u Thursday there will be another small public sale.