The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-04-22 00:00:00

ices, but receded-towards

LONDON CORN MARKET.
The supply of English Wheat is scant,
demanded, but millers are cautious, and no advani—
tained ; trade consequently doll. Foreign realised preN,
terms. Both town and country Flour Drought Monday's cu.
rency, but foreign, owing to large arrivals, was dull. Fine
Barley, fully as dear. Inferior neglected. Foreign slow of sale.
English Oats firm at former rates. Foreign difficult of dis-
posal, but prices unaltered. Beans and Peas unchaneed_

TRSTER DAT.
and more money i

ARRIVALS

figlish Wheat,
„ Barley
„ Oats
„ Malt .
„ Flour

Foreipt

;-, Beans

-,-, Peas

Irish Wheat,
„ Oats .
„ Malt..

LONDON PRODUCE MAIKET.—TESTIRDAY.
Sugar : Refined firmer and increasing ; more demand ;
brown lumps 48s. Coffee : Good home demand; prices irm ;
native Ceylon 41s. Tea : Not lower but quiet ; ordinary Con-
a n d
slow for
5
gbu Is. Oid. ()ifs : Linseed £33, with few buyers ; seal sales
small ; pale .4'33 to .4'33 10s. ; cod .4'37 t0.Z37 10s. Cotton :
few buyers, and previoe:s rates supported with difficulty
oo
Wool : holders confident, and a fair demand.
quiet 2
8. ; Scotch
•t 0415., 76s .
d . toGd.
; 425. c
o mt. ;ngS'N'redlshde burs"
.4,1 15s. to .44 17s. Gd.

Iron :_r

TALLOW RETURNS.
Market dull ; Y.C. 40s. Stock is :31,243 casks, agst 2t, le2
being an increase this vpnr ar. nrsn • .

week 777.

gainst 1,570 casks last irea-r;Tei4 aae

year of 79

tee this

TERTILIDAY

SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET
The supply of beasts at market to-day was small, ar
dull at reduced Prices. Slwon ithl.l

stone decline. Lambs Wad—cyl
Beasts 3,254 ; sheep and lam,
beef 2s. to 3s. 6d. ; mutton 2s. f
pork 3s. to 3s. bd. ; lamb ss. to

rates ; calves cheaper

33 ; calves 194 ; pigs 4.60
Es. 4d. ; real 2s. 6d. to 4s.

GRAND BAZAAR AND FLOWER SHOW, FOR
TIIE BENEFIT OF THE 'SAILORS' HOME.

This noble building, the foundation stone of which was
laid by Prince Albeit in July, 1846, and in the objects of
which his Royal Iliglinegs expressed himself to be deeply
interested, has now been, for several months, so far com-
pleted as to he available for many of the uses for which it
was-designed. The shipping-offices have been opened,
and an effective staff organized. The reading-saloon has
been fitted up, and proved a most popular resort for the
seamen frequenting the port : the savings' bank is also in
an active state of usefulness. The committee have re-
gretted, howev
rier, tha they have not yet been able
to acmnlish nn t
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with
thus to snatch them from the exactions and contact with
evil, inseparable from a resort to the present establish-
TOments, in the majority of which they are systematically
TDB EDITOR OF TIIE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. led astray and too often fleeced of their hard earnings.
Sin,—ln last Tuesday's Mercury is a letter from one To enable the reader, however, to understand thoroughly
Thomas Hughes, addressed to the Emigrants' Friendly the nature of the appeal now made by the committee to
Society, about being formed in Liverpool. Whoever this the public. it will be necessary to give a brief description
Thomas Hughes may be, he is entirely ignorant of of the building itself, and of the many beneficent objects
the emigration trade, and must have been made very which, in its completed state, it is capable of being made
foolish by some humorous person, in order to have a to accomplish.
laugh at his expense. The passenger brokers, according The exterior of the building is probably familiar to
to his showing, would very soon make a fortune, and that most. Its shape has necessarily been regulated by the
a very large one, say £5O to £5OO, and 10 per cent. profit, irregularly shaped area, after which it has been built;
on every ship (Califoreia is nothing to this); and now and it is most creditable to the talent of the architect,
that Thos. Hughes has let out the secret, no doubt the Mr. John Cunningham, that ho has so completely suc-
passenger brokers will rise in the estimation of captains, seeded in erecting a noble building, and by the economi-
and we shall have at least a thousand brokers to every ten cal and skilful internal arrangements, rendering every
we have at present. But what are the facts of the case. portion nf the space allowed to him available. The en-
Even in the past quarter, 8,700 emigrants have left trance-hall from Canning-place is devoted to the miens
Liverpool in excess of the same period last year. The public offices connected with the institution. The rear of
prices given for ships so far has been, on the average, the building, abutting upon Paradise-street, contains the
455. to 475. 6d. for each passenger, and the cost of find- board-rooms, &c. The centre of the building is occupied
ing stores,—biscuit, flour, oatmeal, rice, sugar, molasses, by the reading.room on the ground floor, surrounded by
tea, vinegar, pork, water, water-casks, coals, caboose, six tiers of balconies, with iron railings, the whole lighted
round-houses, platforms, berths, bulkheads, medicines, from a glass room above, and fromhe side windows.
and paying hospital and commutation money, commission, Oat of these balconies the berths for 350 seamen will
&c., (to say nothing of detention money)—amounts, at run ; and their ventilation must be of the most thorough
cost price, to at least 315., which add to 455. and 475. 6d., description. Each berth will be fitted up with a ham-
and you will find 765. and 783. 6d. as the cost price of mock, which the occupant will be required to cord up, as
passage, and the price this day does not exceed £3 10s. when at sea. An ample provision of water-closets.
to £3 12s Gd. for steerage passengers for New York, and wash-bowls, mid other similar requirements will be at-
the price for New Orleans is almost nominal at present, tached to each tier of berths. The great diniag-room is
although the cost price is nearly the same—X2 ss. being a spacious apartment at the west end of the top of the
accepted this day, for that port; in a very fine American building ; and there are other spacious rooms at the east-
ship.
ern end. One of the most delightful promenades which
I cannot make out what Thos. Hughes means about the can be imagined is found upon the fiat roof of thelkild-
large profit and 10 per cent. also. If you give so mush ing, which is laid down with an asphalte pavement,
a head, or a lump sum, that is your bargain ; you pay the surrounded by stone balustrades, and commands a
lump sum and there is an end of it. Ships are frequently splendid panoramic view of the town and neighbourhood.
loaded with passengers on a commission of from 10 to In the arrangements for the bazaar, it is proposed that
15 per cent., out of which the broker has to pay his own the reading saloon shall be devoted to the exhibition or
sxpenses, the ship's owner end master being handed over flowers and plants, of which a magnificent assortment is
the passage money, less the commission charged. expected to he rrovided by our leading horticulturists.
The foregoing are facts that cannot be controverted. The saloon, as well as the other portions of the building,
And now let Thomas Hughes sit down and make the cal- is being most tastefully decorated by Mr. M'Crum, of the
culation, not of the gains, but of the heavy losses that Theatre Royal, whose taste in such matters is well known.
the passenger brokers are now sustaining ; but Mr. A profusion of evergreens will cover the iron pillars of_the
Hughes forgot the passengers bad to be found in stores, gallery tiers above ; and the interior spaces belonging to
&c., &c., and never once thought a loss could be made. each, which will be devoted to the exhibition of models.
What way would Mr. Hughes propose in case the Emi- are being hung with draperies of various colours—
gherants'
to Friendly Society made a loss, would he call upon the Union Jack and other appropriate colours predomi-
t passengers pay their proportion of loss ? They nating. In the second tier of galleries, a circular stand
might do so, but would get nothing ; but if there was a is provided for the sale of plants, flowers, &c., which will.
surplus it would be very readily accepted. sln conclusion, be one of the most attractive resorts of thoseßequeinting
I would advise Mr. Hughes before he presumes to give the bazaar. The first tier will contain a stall for refresh-
advice to others first learn the truth himself. ments. The second will contain the principal stall, under
I am, Sir, with respect, yours truly, the personal attendance of Mrs. Lynn, of the Waterloo
A. CONSTANT READER.
Hotel. The third and fourth tiers will be reserved for
ships,
models of ships, steamboats, boilers, &e., sent in by some
of our most distinguished builders,—including, indeed,
a few of somewhat homely pretentious ; but the good
intentions of the donors in such a case as this covers a
multitude of imperfections in the articles given. Th.•
fifth and sixth tiers do not seem at present appropriated'
for any particular portion of the exhibition; but will
doubtlessly be appropriated to beneficial purposes.
The rooms for the stalls are on the second and third
floors, and are being very tastefully fitted up. Mrs. Lit,-
tledale's stall is in the third floor, and is surmounted by
the royal arms. The fitting of the lower room will be
equally tasteful. The walls of both are hung with paint-
ings and engravings. It is expected that the stalls in
both rooms will be filled to profuseness with the most
rechercM! articles. Nor wilt music be wanting to add its
attractions to tke enlivening scene. The splendid hand
of the 91st Regiment will, by the kind permission of Col.
Campbell, be in attendance each day, and perform u se-
lection of the best compositions et Auber, and other emi-
nent masters. Mr. Gribbin's brand of stringed instru-
ments will supply a lighter description of orchestral music.
We understand that there is also being provided a choir
of female vocalists, whose voicee have been tried in the
building, which is said to be most favourable for sound.
Amongst the variety of amusements, not the least in-
teresting will be Mr. W. T. Thompson's exhibitiou of
dissolving views and phantasmagoria, which he has kiodly
placed at the disposal of the committee for the occasion.
Mr. T. has recently selected from the stock of Messrs.
take place at one and four o'clock each day.
tCi faur 1p es
un bt er cat and ,
expressly Y
stie of Rg
forteheelt •
estxrieleibti some very
tiou wh b
iai

main of the nof the
institution. The dormitories p
ofortions the seamen,p wlahich are
to be capable of accommodating 350 in all, have yet to be
formed and fitted up. The " Home" it will also be re-
membered. was to nravian hnarrlinfr .1.,.

EMIGRANTS' HOME

Liverpool, April 19t1), 1831

EXTENSIVE CAVERN IN MANCHESTER, VERMONT.—
.4 large and singularly beautiful cave was discovered in
Manchester on the 7th inst., by a party of young men
engaged in a hunting excursion, and one of whom is the
writer of this communication. The cave is situated upon
the southern extremity of the Equinox mountain, about
half way from the base to the summit: The individual
who made the first discovery was in hot pursuit of a
wounded partridge at the moment, and was precipitated
without notice into the unseen entrance. On examining
the passage into which one of their number was uncere-
moniously invited, the party found that it led, by a gra-
dual descent of about thirty feet, into a spacious apart-
ment, measuring thirty-six feet in length, twenty-seven
feet in breadth; and thirteen feet in height, and having a
bottom as level, and almost as smooth as a door. From
this room, a narrow passage; through which we made our
way with great difficulty; and not without bruises, brought
us into an apartment far exceeding the former, both in
extent and magnificence. The most prominent objects
which met our eyes in this second room were three colos-
sal pillars, twenty feet in height and sixteen feet in eir-
cumference, of spectral whiteness, and smooth as polished
marble. In the third room we found considerable qua.tities of iron and lead, together with a kind of ore resem-
bling silver. We pursued our way. about a quarter of a
mile, passing through no less amp lime apartments, until
.we found ourselves upon the brink of a precipice. On
throwing down a large stone, a faint. splash Was returned,
after an interval of several secirds,strom which we infer-
red the existence of a pond of water at the bottom of the
abyss. The exploration of the cavern has been pursued
no further. The whole, as far as our examinations
extended, and with the exception of the water jest men-
tioned, is perfectly dry.—Man. (I7t) Onion Whig,
March 19.

A BAIT.—A London hoarding house keeper is saver.
Using that she tuts inkt n the furbished residence of Ma.
Charles Dickens, and intends to lodge her friends La it
Only think, to Ficep in Camies Ilkkeue bed at :is.
;tight