The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-02-18 00:00:00

Feb. 18, 18--15.

THE PROPOSED SUGAR DUTIES

I LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET FOR THE WEEI

A meeting of the Refiners of Colonial Sugar and Mc- The transactions during the past week have been rath
lasses at this port was held on Saturday, at which the limited, owing to the approach of account day ; and pric
representatives of six local refining firms were present, of most kinds of stock have had a downward tendenc
when various resolutions were passed—the fir)t, depre- the principal exceptions being Birmingham and Glouce
eating an immediate reduction of the duties without ter, Bristol and Gloucester, Great North of Englan
compensation for the loss that would be occasioned to the amongst the old stocks, and Trent Valley amongst tl
refiners, who hold large stocks of necessity from the new, which have advanced. Yesterday was final settlir
nature of their business, and who have been taken by day, and, in the early portion of it, little other busine
surprise in consequence of the financial statement having of course was attended to. Before the closing of tl
been brought forward so much earlier than usual—the market, however, a large business was done at improve
second, praying that the duty on colonial molasses may prices. The settling was not fully arranged
be reduced to three shillings per cwt., which low rate,
it is said, would not only benefit the poor who con-
sume the treacle and inferior sugar obtained from
the article, but furnish the farming interest with a
capital material for feeding all kinds of live stock—the Sir W. M. STANLEY'S HOUNDS will meet
third, praying that cane juice may be introduced into This Morning, (Tuesday,) at
the Tariff at a moderate and fair fixed duty, and inci- Friday, Feb. 21, at
dentally the duty on Khaur sugar may be equitably. ad- At Eleven o'clock.
justed—the fourth, that brown clayed sugar may be ad- The CHESHIRE HOUNDS will meet on
mitted at the Muscovado duty—th 3 fifth, complaining of Wednesday, Feb. 19, at.. Walgherton Lodge , Doddingto
the new scale of duty on refined sugar as too favourable Thursday, 20, at
to the colonist. Deputies were appointed to wait on the Saturday, 22, at
Premier. On the same day the wholesale grocers also At Half-past Ten o'clock.
met, and appointed a deputation to proceed to London to
claim from the government a return of the duties actually Sir W. W. WYNN'S HOUNDS will meet on
paid on sugar not removed from the bonded warehouses. Wednesday, Feb. 19, at
The petition of the refining houses sets forth that their
Friday, 21. at
business is one involving, especially when molasses is the Saturday, 22, at Peutre Bychai
article operated upon, many tedious processes; and that At Half-past Ten o'clock
the quantity under such process in small refiners' pre-
mises generally averages from 300 to 500 tons. Upon WATERLOO COURSING MEETING, OVER.
this weight of sugar the sudden reduction of the duty by
ALTCAR,
118. 3d. per cwt. would cause a loss to each refiner of On TUESDAY and THURSDAY, 4th and Gth March.
from four to six thousand pounds. The petitioners,
Mr. Nightingale, Judge.
therefore, submit that a return of duty should be made
NOMINATIONS FOR THE WATERLOO CUP,
conformably to the usage in former cases. They pro- Value 300 goys. in specie. A sweepstakes of 25 soy:
teed to state that they well weighed the words of each, for 32 dogs ; from which will be given a bonus c
the Right Honourable the First Lord of the Treasury £l7O for the 16 beaten dogs in the first ties.
last session, with respect to the notice likely to be Mr. Eden. Mr. Watts, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Garvin
given previous to alteration this year; and observing that Mr. A. Graham, Mr. Swan, Mr. Smith, Mr. Clarke
the case of dealers was dwelt on as not entitled to warn- Mr. Robinson, Lord Eglinton, Lord Eglinton,
ing, whilst their own case was entirely omitted, concluded Wynne, Mr. Deakin, Mr. Ball, Mr. Standish, Di
that the established usage of compensation, in lieu of Brown, Mr. Pollock, Mr. Gale, Major Woodhouse
warning, was to be adhered to. They appeal, however, to Mr. Woodbourne, Mr. Nash, Mr. Bennett; Mr
the House on the further ground, that ministers having Blundell, Mr. Jepson, Mr. Fowler, Mr. Taylor
introduced their financial plans two months before the Mr. Jebb , Mr. Hunter, Mr. Scott, Mr. Seg: r, Mt
usual period, no possible precaution on their own part Alderson.
could have saved them from loss. The petitioners con-
clude by recommending a number of modifications of du-
ties, which are stated in our account of the proceedings
of the meeting above.
The deputation appointed to present this petition pro-
ceeded to London, and having placed themselves in com-
munication with the refiners there, waited upon Sir
Robert Peel on Saturday, but were only able to transmit
to him a statement of their case, owing to his being sum-
moned out of town upon official business. They re-
ceived, however, an assurance that their case would be
considered, and that nothing decisive of the question at
issue will be resolved upon until Wednesday. It is the
opinion of the deputation that their prayer for compensa-
tion will be granted

THE CHASE

THE ALTCAR STAKES.

Value 100 sovs. in specie, for the 16 beaten dogs in th,
first round for the Cup.
NOMINATIONS FOR THE WATERLOO PURSE,
Value 100 sovs. in specie. A Sweepstakes of 10 sovs
_ .

eich, for 16 dogs.
Mr. Eden, Mr. Watts, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Garvin, Mr
A. Graham, Mr. Swan, Mr. Smith, Mr. Clarke, Mr
Robinson, Lord Eglinton, Mr. Wynne, Mr. Deakin
Mr. Ball, Mr. Standish, Dr. Brown, Mr. Pollock.
The dogs to be named on Monday, March 3rd.

Lord Stanley g:-.ve a grand banquet on Saturday even
ing, at his mansion in St. James's-square.
The report that the Camden Society were about to
appeal against the decision of Sir H. J. FuA, in tho
celebrated stone altar case, is authoritatively contra-
dicted.

THE SUNDAY SCHOOL SOCIETY FOR

IRELAND

Yesterday evening, the annual meeting of the Liver-
pool Auxiliary Branch of the Sunday School Society for
Ireland was held at Christ Church School-room, Chris-
tian-street, the Rev. Fielding Ould in the chair. The
room was crowded to repletion, and after a hymn and an
appropriate prayer,