The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-02-08 00:00:00

THE MASTER PORTERS

The following is a copy of the memorial of the master
porters to the Town Council :
That, by an arrangement of the Dock Committee, yoin'
memorialists were encouraged to take out licenses as mag*
ter porters, by which they were to be enabled to under-
take the receiving and delivery of the whole of the cargo
of any ship for which they might be engaged.
That upon the faith of such understanding, your me'
morialists took out such licenses, and made contracts in-
volving considerable outlay ; that your memorialists, as
the condition of their conducting such porterage business
on the dock quays, are made subject to the penalty of
making good any loss in cargo which may occur ; and in
every respect by the security which they have to give, the
importer is insured against loss, from the bad conduct of
the servants engaged under them.
That it appears to your memorialists that such guarair
tee, given by the master porters, ought to be sufficient for
all the purposes of merchants and importers. Yet your
memorialists have to complain that they are as a bodsr
proscribed, and prohibited from entering the Albert Dock
and Warehouses. Your memorialists appeal to the work-
ing of the other docks, since the licensing system was
adopted ; and fearlessly contend they can do the work of
the public as cheaply as it can be done by any of the ser-
vants of the Dock Committee.

Your memorialists therefore humbly pray, that until
the above allegations are met by proof of their inability to
perform the porterage of the port upon as reasonable
terms, and as expeditiously, as the porters of the Dock
Committee, your honourable council should suspend for
the present your approval of any further extension of
system, which thus prohibits the master tradesmen of the,
town from exercising their fair share of the business 01
the port.

The representations of the master porters are entitled
to every consideration, and we should be glad if their
grievances could be redressed ; for, all unnecessary inter-
ference with the business of tradesmen should be avoided,

IMPORTS INTO LIVERPOOL FROM THE ENV

OF JANUARY TO THE STH FEBRUARY.
The imports into Liverpool of the principal articles of
roreign produce, from the 31st January to the sth Febru-
ary, have been, from all ports, Brimstone, 15 tons ; Flax,
760 bales ; Flaxseed and Linseed 2157 qrs. ; Guano, 1340
tons ; Hemp, 2878 bales, &c. ; Ox and Cow Hides, num'
ber, 18,503; Indigo, 18 serons and chests; Lard,
&c., 63.?„,1
casks, United States, and 165 Ireland ; Madder, I 0
casks; Madder Roots, 330 bales, &c. ; Olive Oil,
casks ; Palm Oil, 270 casks; Pepper, 1724 packages;
Pimento, 90 barrels and bags; Rice, 23,788 bags, Sze.;
Safflower 10 bales ; Saltpetre and Nitrate of Soda, 3849
bags; Sheep Wool, 617 packages ; Shumac, 700 bags,
&c. ; Raw Silk, 20 bales; Turpentine, 844 casks ; Va-
leria, 160 tons.

The Paris correspondent of the London Times of
yesterday says, " The Duchess de Montpensier is in 11
condition which promises an heir."

The French government are not going to reduce their
army in Algeria, although they are in possession of the

country

On Friday the address relating to the Swiss questioo
was carried in the French Chamber of Deputies by a Ws'
jority of 206 to 126.

Dr. Wiseman, accompanied by the Roman Catholic
prefect of Hong Kong had an interview with Earl Grey cal
Saturday.

The Vice-Provost and a member of the Fellows of the
University of Dublin, have signed a recommendation r"
That there be no personal canvas for the candidates within
the college, and that there be no speeches at the hustings
beyond the simple nomination.
Intelligence was received in London on Saturday of the
total loss of the barque British Sovereign, a whaling shill'
Capt. Jones, on the eastern side of the Sandwich Islands'
One of the hands was picked up, and he stated he feared
he was the only survivor of the crew, all the others having
been murdered by the natives.
The Railway Record reports that it is the intention of
the directors to open the Chester and Holyhead as far 115
Bangor, a distance of 61 miles, on the Ist of March. Nn'
tice has already been forwarded to the Railway Commis'
sioners. The general meeting is to be postponed unto
the Bth of March, when the fact of the opening may be
announced to the shareholders.
_ _ _

The Swiss Diet, in the sitting of January 31, voted 0
decree, which expels, by Federal means, the Jesuits from
every part of the Helvetic territory. By a second decreer
it decided that the money and securities found in the chest
of the Sonderbund should be handed over to the Paymas-
ter-General of the Confederation, and appropriated to the
payment of the debt which the cantons of the League have
contracted towards the Confederation as war expenses,
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A wide spread system of ribbonism has been discover,
near Coleraine. Seven men have been apprehended 0"
being members, and being concerned in cutting of Of
tongue of Patrick Doherty and other outrages. One of
the men has turned approver, and states that 500 or ,
are connected in the neighbourhood with that nefariol
system. Some thirty or forty persons implicated hal
absconded. Most of the parties are comfortable farmer!:
The following is the committee which Lord Geog"
Bentinck was to move last night, to inquire into the COl3
dition of our East and West Indian possessions :-14,01"
George Bentinck, Mr. Labouchere, Mr. Goulburn,
Milner Gibson, Mr. Cardwell, Sir Thomas Birch,
Henry Hope, Mr. Charles Villiers, Mr. Philip Miles, og,:
James Wilson, Lord George Manners, Mr. Ewart, °Li
John Pakington, Mr. James Matheson, and Sir Edvia
Buxton.
From official returns it appears that the amount
I.offlo for the last week, on upwards of 3,436 miles of nal
way, was £148,325, thus accounted for :—£69,365 for the
conveyance of passengers only; £41,760 for the carrias
of goods; and a remainder of £37,200 for passengers ae
goods together, not respectively apportioned; being re
increase of £15,049 over the corresponding week of t
former year, when the mileage was 2,680. The average/
earnings per mile for last week were £43, whilst in 184
they were £49.
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to the system of priestly denunciations in Ireland, srl
thereby directing against it the full weight of public ill'
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dignation, has drawn forth an address to his Lordship
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ROBBERY OF AN EMPLOYER.—A respectably-dressed
named Edward Turner, who was in the employ of Messrs. sane
dars and Claxton, corn merchants, and who had the care of i'cie
sacks, bags, &c., was yesterday charged with having Ina,„.
away with a number of white bags, the property of his a.';l
ployers. On the 29th December the prisoner, having procurt-e
a cart, sent a bundle of sacks to the railway, stated in the 0,0 e
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die contained 140 white bags. Various suspicious circnmstan„4,
arose, which led to the suspicion that a large number of bai;ji
in addition to these, have been abstractedfrom the premises c.
the prisoner, and disposed of in various quarters. He was4d,
coroingly remanded, so that further inquiry may be institute
THE WEATHER.—We had some occasional frost o'l,
cold winds on the first three days of our editorial w-eP„s!
but since then soft weather interposed, with fogs and rain
On Sunday, the atmosphere was so dense with mist that
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steamers on the river were obliged to proceed cautiously, e
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the bell at the Rock Lighthouse was kept tolling even' 4,he
seconds all day to warn vessels that might be at hand. 4ig,
lighthouse could not be seen at the distance of a furlong. '4
terday, we had considerable falls of rain. Ploughing for seriv
corn has commenced in many neighbouring districts, anti
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ground is, after the frost, in prime order for the operatiu„
Gardening has also taken a small start, and some of the eali7e
potato growers have begun to plant. The young wheats lrep
not sustained much, if any, injury from the past severe west
and if we have no cutting frost next month, or in the begin°
of April, will be strong and thick on the ground.

METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER,
BY MR. C. H. CHADBURN, 71, LORD-STREET

ATMOSPHERIC
1 Temperature in DailY lee;
al
shade by self-re- Humidity at
Fall d
gistering Noon.
of At
Thermometer.
Nine Six Dry Wet Rain. /40*
a.m. p.m. Max. 1 Min. bulb. I bulb.

Pressure at

Feb. In. I In. Deg,
1 29'82 29'84 41
2 3014 30'23 45
3 30'20 30'08 45
4 29'93 29'93 53
5- 90'961 29.96 54
6

deg. Deg. Deg. In.
33 39 37
40 44 42
39 44 41 0.02
45 51 49 0.02 t
40 54 41 0.20
0.11 .0,,
51 50

7 129'90 1 29*78 t

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squalls.-2nd: fine, ficnl Ow,
brisk.-3rd: clouded, squalls, light rain.-4th : day foiioe
n Ts
ht,
WEATHER.-Ist:
light
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rain.-sth:
5h
Mist, with light rain.-7th: continued light rain.

TIDE TABLE.
MORN. lEVENG.I HGHT. 1 HOLYDATG,
_.1,0

Feb. h. in. h. in. ft. in.
Tuesday.... 8 8 6 127 19 8
Wednesday. 9 149 211 19 1
Thursday .. 10 235 259 17 10
Friday • .11 324 352 16 3
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Saturday ..12 423 457 14 9 11
Sunday ....13 533 612 13 11 6th Sunday aft riPir Monday. .14 654 736 13 2

LIVERPOOL AGRICULTURAL PRODUCO
MARKET, FEBRUARY 7, 1848

s. d. °'

Hay, old, 2011 0 8 @ 0 9 Potatoes, v 90%.1
6 6
New
Clover
.6i Pink Eyes.... 5 2 „
Grass 0 0— 0 0 Cups
Straw, Wheat .. 0 3 0 3,1 Cattle 0 0— 0
Oat 0 2 0 3 Man&lewurzel .. 0 0-- ,s ,
Barley o2— 0 2i Turnips, To ton .16 o—y
Carrots, per t0n.22 0 —26 0 Manure
5 0--
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LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET, FEB. 1 t
We have had a very large supply of Beasts at our maricei4
day, which met with duller sale than last week. The suPpiti'
Sheep was small, which met with a brisk demand. Bee
to bid. ; Mutton, 7d. to Bd. per lb.

DIED. 0
On the 29th ultimo, DOROTHY, wife of Mr. ROOS
COWLEY, baker, formerly of the Isle of Man.
het oOn the 3rd instant, at Upholland, in the 59th year of
CATHERINE PRESCOTT, widow of the late Rev. of
BIRD, incumbent of Upholland.
On the 6th instant,in her 30th year, ELIZA, the Se
THOMAS HARRISON, Esq., Great George's-square. Optc;
Same day, aged 51, Mr. THOMAS ASPINALL, for ti:f.s.'etel
six years a faithful servant of the Liverpool and Hari__
Waterworks Company,

LIVERPOOL
TUESDAY, FEB. 8, 1848.
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