The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-12-24 00:00:00

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THE FUNDS, SATURDAY NlGHT.—Business at the
Stock Exchange, though not particularly brisk, to-day
was sufficiently good to give prices an improved appear-
ance, and Exchequer-bills rose to 635. to 655. p.m. Con-
sols for the account left off 100+; Bank Stock, 2081 to
2094 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 11)04 to ; Three-and-
a-Quarter per Cents., 1031 to s ; Long Annuities, 12
1-16; and India Bonds, 745. to 78s. premium.—ln the
foreign house a good deal of speculation was going for-
ward, and the general movement seemed to be in favour
of a rise. Spanish Stock was particularly buoyant. the
Five per Cents. leaving off 264 to 1-, and the Three per
Cents, 381 to 4 ; Russian closed 119 to 120 ; Peruvian, 29
to 30; Portuguese, 584 to 594; Mexican, 361 to t ;
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., En to 641 ; the Five
per Cents., 994 to a; Danish, 89 to 90 ; Colombian, 141
to 4; Chilian, 99i to 100 i • Buenos Ayres, 37 to 38;
Brazilian, 831 to 894; and Belgian, 102 to 103.
PROSPEROUS STATE OF THE REVENUE OF THE LI-
VERPOOL CORPORATION.—The reduction going on in
the bonded debt of this estate, from the recent sales made
to the Dock Commissioners of Wallasey and to our own
Dock Committee, promises very shortly to place the
Corporation of Liverpool in possession of a large surplus
revenue, to be expended in the improvement of the town,
and in advancing the health and comfort of its inhabitants.
On Friday last £45,000 was paid on account of the pur-
chase in Wallasey Pool ; another sum of £25,000 is to be
paid in the beginning of the present week, and the balance
of the whole amount of £260,000 on the 31st of December.
This, with the deposit of 10 per cent., already paid, will make
the entire amount received by the Corporation from this
property during the present year.£2B6,ooo, in addition tothe
interest which has accrued since its sale, making in round
numbers nearly £300,000, by which the amount of the
bonded debt of the estate may be diminished. The
amount of the sales to the Liverpool Dock Committee,
in all £254,000, paid for in dock bonds at 3& per cent.,
will make a present reduction in the bonded debt, from
these two sources alone, of, in round numbers, £550,000,
or, in other words, increase the ordinary income of the
estate by £17,000 to £lB,OOO per annum.
THE WEATHER.—After a few days of thaw, with occa-
sional slight showers, succeeding the severe cold of the
previous week, a change took place on Thursday night,
and a fine black frost gradually set in with, for the most
part, a clear and bracir', atmosphere. By Saturday,
which was a remarkable fine winter's day, the skaters
were again busy at their recreation on the pits and lakes
in the neighbourhood, the ice having attained considerable
strength. It is remarkable that though in the beginning
of this frost there was here only a light breeze from about
the east-north-east, strong easterly gales were experienced
on the eastern coast of Ireland, and several vessels were
lost or damaged, including a fine barque outward bound
from this part, stranded near Dublin. Sunday was
a fine clear day, and so was yesterday, the frost continuing.
SOUTHERN AND TOXTETH HOSPITAL.—On Sunday
morning last, after a most eloquent and touching appeal
from the Rev. Hugh Wlsleile, the sum of £67 was
collected at St. .iude's Church in aid of the funds of the
Southern Hospital. The reverend gentleman made a
most appropriate allusion to the recent meeting at which
so many congratulations were offered about the anticipated
extension of our commerce ; and argued, that as we must
therefore necessarily increase our dock room, timber
yards, forges, &c., and in consequence multiply propor-
tionately the number of casualties, we were bound to en-
large the spheres of our benevolence, and provide, pro
tank), more accommodation, with every other requi-ite
for the immediate relief of those who may suffer from such
calamities.

THE ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SIXTH ANNIVER-
SARY OF THE SHUTTING OF THE GATES OF DERRY.—
The commemoration of this great event in the annals of
Derry, and in the pag of British history, was this year
conducted with an energy and enthusiasm worthy of our
palmiest days.—Although the spirit of discouragement
for some years past has presided supreme among many
who ought to encourage and perpetuate the recollection
of the great and noble exploits that decided the glorious
Revolution ; and although, in too many cases, the ill-
concealed dislike to the principles then eaunciated and
established has exhibited itself in successless censure
against the celebration of,those deeds of glory ; the ar-
dour and fervent zeal of the youthful citizens of Derry
have become strengthened and confirmed during those
times wherein the friends of the British Constitution
looked upon the ascendency of adverse principles. Dur-
ing the day (the 18th December), cannons were fired,
colours were seen on the public buildings, and an im-
mense procession was formed to the Cathedral, where a
sermon was preached by the Rev. J. Graham. In the
afternoon, the burning of an effigy of " Lundy the trai-
tor" took place, and in the evening, the apprentice boys
sat down to an excellent dinner.