The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-01-22 00:00:00

GENERAL TRADE REPORT.

Monday Night.
In the absence of excitement during the past week, a
regular, healthy business has continued to be transacted
in most departments of trade ; and with the exception of
the Overland Mail, our intelligence from foreign markets
is rather scanty. From India the accounts are fair, but
from China still discouraging; and the latter must doubt-
less continue so unless the tea duty is modified to such an
extent as to encourage a further consumption of that
article in England. The tea plantations are evidently the
Chinese California, and unless we consent to take that
which we cannot grow for ourselves, in exchange for our
manufactures, we must submit to restrict the production
of fabrics suitable for the Chinese market. in the same
proportion that we lay an embargo on this invaluable item
in the comforts of temperate Englishmen. With the
present favourable condition of the revenue there can be
no better method of applying the surplus than in giving
an impetus to this important branch of our Eastern trade.
There has been a buoyant tone in our markets gene-
rally ; our prices are on the advance. Since the circular
of Friday last a cargo of good Mauritius Sugar has been
taken by the refiners at 395., and 4000 bags Bengal at full
prices. Coffee has rallied again, and the market for tea is
exceedingly firm, though with less doing.
The sales in cotton have been 12,000 bales each day
since Thursday, when the sales were made up, and prices
to-day are an eighth dearer. Of the Saturday's sales
1,000 bales were taken for export, and 5,000 on speculation,
much of which latter was again in new uplands, at 6d.
and 61d. to 7d. The aggregate amount comprised about
9000 American, 400 Pernams at sid. to 7d., 400 Bahias
at 6-0., 400 Maranhams at Qcl. to Zd., 200 Egyptians at
Bd., 1,500 Surats at 4kd. to sd. To-day the -majority of
the returns which have come to hand estimate the sales
at about 10,000 bales, of which about 2,500 are Brazils,
1,000 Surats, and the rest chiefly Americans at 6:1. to 7d.
per lb.: 500 Americans were taken for export, and 2,500
Americans, Surats (500), and Maranhams (500), on spe-
culation. Much anxiety is experienced at further ac-
counts from America now looked for, and if the previous
accounts, reducing the estimates, be confirmed, higher
prices will all at once be established. Spinners hold light
stocks, and are buying with more confidence.

There is little of importance to communicate respecting
the wool trade, excepting that a sale of East India will
take place this day (Tuesday), and as many buyers are in
town from the manufacturing districts, and this is a class
of wool which always sells well, it is expected that prices
will rule rather high. The imports for the week ending
the 21st instant comprise :—Foreign 2,506, and Irish 181.
Notwithstanding the frost, our English Corn markets
have been dull this week, which, in those districts de-
pendent upon river navigation, has necessarily contracted
the supply ; and, with the exception of Newcastle-upon-
Tyne,—where English Wheat obtained an advance at
Saturday's market of is. per quarter, and Foreign also
participated in the improvement,—the general tendency
of the trade has been to lower prices. The London Flour
market is much depressed, in consequence of importations
from France, and large supplies from the millers; and,
although wheat is rising at the present moment in Paris,
the difference between the prices there and in London,
enables the French dealer to send his flour to this
country and sell it at a profit. In Ireland, farmers
have supplied the trade on a liberal scale. The weather
there, as in England, has been harsh, with severe frost,
which, having checked sowing and out-door occu-
pations, has caused farmers in most districts to
bring an increased supply of wheat to market, which
although still small in some localities for the time of year,
has in many instances produced a slight decline in the
quotations. Belfast is the only market which is repotted
the turn dearer. Indian corn still remains in abeyance ;
the amount which may be required for this year's con-
sumption being still rather problematical, both buyers
and sellers are playing a very cautious game, although we
have no doubt a large business might be transacted if
holders would relax a little in their demands.

In our local market there is a more general inquiry for
Indian Corn, at the full prices of Friday, .2.pd some is held
for rather higher terms. In other articles nothing has
transpired worthy of notice.

A slight depression has taken place in the iron trade
since our last; and it will be seen from the subjoined
quotations that prices are a shade lower to-day :—Mixed
numbers 475. 6d. to 48s. ; 495. No. 1 ; 50s. No. 1 Garts-
herrie, f. o. b. at Glasgow. Bars are selling at £5 2s. 6d.
to £5 ss.

The arrivals of Irish Butter are still on the decrease,
but the trade has not yet derived animation from this
cause, and although stocks are now light, we cannot alter
previous quotations. The top price to-day is 665. to ids.
for Waterfords (landed in Liverpool.) The following
letter from a correspondent, writing from Londonderry,
will be interesting to parties in the trade ;--.` Butter has
become very scarce, but the quality of what is coming in is
unusually fine for this time of the season. We never
remember really fine seconds to preponderate so much
in lots still appearing at our weekly market; but this
may be accounted for by buyers for London in the
inland markets having been inactive, and the quality of
the article, on the average, being intrinsically superior to
late years." New Irish Bacon continues in fair request
on the terms given last week. American Lard manifests
a tendency upwards; the quotations to-day are 335. to 345.

The Share-market continues very animated : a large
business has been done daily throughout the week ; and
there has been a gradual, steady, and healthy advance. At
the close of the Exchange this evening, the tone is ex-
ceedingly firm. We annex the prices of business done
daring the day :
East Lancashire quarters, 3 01/3 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
60 ; Leeds fifths, 7 1/3c d. ; London stock, 117 17c 17 ; Do. new
quarters, 38/9 1i 18/9 41/3 2 2c 2A 41/3 p.; Do. Antis, 2/ 3 p.;
Do. C quarters, 11,16/3., / ip. ; Midland stock, 45 5c s}_; Do;

halves:22i ; NOrili British new s 5 pref.,
No. 2, In d.; I)utch Rhenish, 6 d. ; I,'nool Gas, 180.

54 ; -Dover

INQUEST YESTERDAY.--On view of the body of Oliver
Rylands, cook to Messrs. Fisk and Son, confectioners,
Castle-street. On Friday deceased incautiously swallowed,
from a bottle on the premises, a quantity of a compound
used in small quantities in the trade, and which he mis-
took for bitter almonds. It appeared that he had no
right to meddle with it at all; and the jury returned a
verdict of "Accidental death."

AUDITING OF RAILWAY ACCOUNTS.-Much interest
continues to be felt by proprietors of railway property
relative to the question of auditing their accounts : a pre-
liminary meeting of the principal shareholders in the Lon-
don and North Western line was held here yesterday
morning, when it was unanimously resolved to call a
meeting of the proprietors generally, in the course of,
probably, a week, to discuss the point of the aflvisableness
of going to Parliament for powers to vest the appoint-
ment in the proprietors. The meeting were unanimous
in their disapproval of the appointment being made by
Government.

ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S DISTRICT, BIRMINGHAM.—WO
beg to refer our readers to a very important and carefully
compiled ecclesiastical table in another column, showing
the population, education, religion, and morals of this
hitherto immoral district. The reverend gentleman who
has framed the table was formerly minister of St.
Matthew's Church, in this town, where many of our
readers may remember him as a devoted and laborious
pastor. The appeal which he now makes deserves to
meet with a liberal response, and though there are
innumerable calls at present on our friends, still the case
before us seems to offer peculiar features of extreme im-
portance which well deserve to be met by an ex-
tended exercise of Christian charity.
CASE AFFECTING LANDLORDS.—Two bailiffs, Benbow
and Shannon,were charged, on Saturday, with taking ille-
gally a quantity of furniture and clothes, from the house of
a lady named Johnson, in Hutchison-street. It appeared
the lady had left her home a few weeks ago to visit some
friends in Scotland, and left the premises locked up. On
her return she found the furniture, &c. all removed—at
the instance of the landlord, to whom a quarter's rent
-was due. He, however, distrained for half a year's rent,
and part of the goods were found in possession of the
prisoners.—Mr. Rushton said, that in entering the house,
and distraining for half a year's rent in place of a quarter,
the prisoners had committed a felony. He committed
them both for trial, and advised Mrs. Johnson to consult
an attorney with a view to punishing the landlord for his
share in the transaction.
THE WEATHER.—Since our last the weather has been
unusually rigourous even for this season of the year.
After about a fortnight's almost incessant hard frost, with
a gloomy sky, we had a heavy downfall of snow and sleet
on Friday, which was succeeded by a rapid thaw, win,
however, a cold damp wind. Great part of the snow had
disapp-ared by Saturday night, but the frost again set in
shortly after midnight with increased intensity, accom-
panied by a keen E.S.E. wind. On Sunday and yester-
day the roads and streets were flinty hard, and the cutting
easterly wind continued with great and searching severity,
blowing rather fresh: Skating was resumed yesterday
at Wallasey. Pool and other places, but the intense cold
rendered the sport rather uninviting. Even the sturdiest
pedestrians could not keep themselves warm. The wheat
being generally covered with a little snow, has received
little or no injury from this severe visitation.

BRUTAL OUTRAGE.—The particulars of a most brutal
assault were made known to us last evening : owing to
the lateness of the hour when we gained the information
it was impossible to ascertain the names of the parties
concerned. The occurrence took place in Mason-street,
Edge-hill, on Saturday. About the middle of the day a
gentleman, residing in the street, observed from his par-
lour window four men rush into the street from one of
the narrow courts leading out of it ; directly afterwards
he saw two of the men prostrate and the other two assail-
ing them ; one of the latter violently knocked one of the
fallen men in the face ; he then set upon the second vic-
tim, whom he struck over the head, with all his force,
with a spade which he had in his hand; he repeated the
blow twice, and was about delivering a third blow when
the gentleman before alluded to left his house with the
intention of capturing him; seeing the gentleman's ob-
ject, the ruffian made off, and succeeded for a time in se-
creting himself, owing to his pursuer falling down in his
injured
man to arrive at the scene of the outrage. The
man was taken to the Infirmary, where his wounds were
dressed : it was found that he had sustained fracture of
the skull, having been wounded in three different places
on the head. At first his life was despaired of, and at
present he is in a precarious condition, but hopes are en-
tertained of his ultimate recovery. The aid of the police
was sought to capture the cowardly villain, in which
tlidisco-
veredeycourtsThe They
leading
someinon
one of
difficulty.
the
from Mason-street, and when they entered his house he
was in the act of escaping from the roof, armed with a
poker; with this weapon he made a desperate resistance,
stuhcacteethdeedielblouwt w'hivtehd
but was finally captured, and ultimately locked up. The
time which elapsed between the commission of the act and
the capture of the reprobate was very brief, yet it had suf-
ficed for the fellow to change his clothes, with a view to
prevent his identification ; in this, however, he failed.
Upon inquiries being made from the injured man as to
the origin of the quarrel, he said it began in an attack of
snowballing; the parties are unknown to each Other; the
injured man is a carter.

Jan. 22, !t,5/

WEST INDIA MAIL.

ter
The Royal Mail steam-ship Great Western
egt
Southampton on Sunday o morning with OnW
mails. She sailed from Bermuda on the /t.,t
lies consequently made a very rapid run from t"'"fol
(3,013 miles) in 124 days. Her outward passg!4
formed in 141 days, both voyages being the ,(Itrit,
record. She brings 23 passengers and £53112

in specie. 2.301111°
We have received Jamaica papers to the
tb
The House of Assembly had been occupied VIII!
ing means for paying the interest of the island atl,
that purpose a small additional import duty ourted
general consumption was proposed and suPP° sel
country party, but opposed by the governmeuo
who wished to fix an additional acreage duty n
the purpose. The former proposition was adocd.
The publication in the island papers of the,ol,
proposed for the Royal Mail steamers had etref/
public attention in a marked manner, from ft`_„,joii
the communication now existing between J4;ti
the Spanish main, by means of the packet ;0,
be cut off by the new arrangement, to the ai
Jamaica and the advantage of the Danish ishilipeoli
Thomas. A public meeting was to be held on
26th for the purpose of remonstrating against the_Peiif
measure, and to that effect resolutions on the oler,
passed the Council Board on the 21st of Deal° tse"
Jacob Mitchell, Esq., Mosquitian consul fo&od
arrived from England in the Royal Mail_lool
steam ship Severn, and has resumed his offiol4' 11
Then!. has been an abundance of rain late_Al
whole county of Cornwall, and we are glad to le'tilt!
our agricultural friends entertain strong h°PesdiA
crops will be large. We sincerely trust that so ...of
the case, and that the produce will realise teen,
prices in the British markets. It is necessary
thing should be done by the planters of Jelolifil
purpose of meeting their altered condition when
on British and foreign sugar become eq°lled. ;
should begin to " put their houses in order" on,
by well-arranged plans endeavour to avert the'.
which they are threatened. Wl°
At Demerara the sugar crop is expected t°
10,000 hogsheads short of the usual supply. 0 P
All the West India islands are represented
healthy, particularly in the mountain districts.
Business, for the season of the year, was Ss
was possible to be, and but little appearance"
provement.
The frequent arrival of the American ON
Kingston, having on board at times hundreds cu,sd
nians on their way to or from Chagres, created rii#,
ally a little stir among the shopkeepers. Nearttsb!
depot rather an extensive tavern has been ;, 41r,
called the " United States Hotel." The '`l`,
House," the " American House," the .r.,,5
such like, have become fashionable on the sigoloo
various establishments in Kingston, and one
its name decorated with the " stars."
.o.tej
The Hon. Mr. Stanley, who has been on 1r
island, had paid several visits to the Assembly
public places. He was present in the house on '"?
December From Belize,
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of Her
on which the lengthy debate, referred to above,
sing an additional tax on land, took place. Jbd
khbbiiSapphooonva had struck
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on her way to alma, State of Honduras. It "--„0110A
itanknhgedeertltwihonoeftoguftedheneeets
potobtirsrol7ol_4i'dr;
some hopes were entertained of saving the
schooner was instantly despatched from Belie
assistance. The crew of the Sappho had suffered
from sickness.

0.1 PROVISION FOR THE POOR.—We are g.'lo,
ceive that the soup shops at the north and so"„j
the town are now in efficient operation.
,1
We SPRING SESSION OF THE MECHANICS', INS+„ro
We observe that this institution opens to-morrley
first of a course of lectures on the History of t.„O/
Ages, by Dr. G. H. Jackson, of Bury St. rob?
which will be followed up by others on differa'
by eminent lecturers.
On Sunday morning a fire broke out in the r,
Church, London, by which a great part of the 7,01
chorister's room was burned, but the buildinge
jury.
two(
A skating match took place lately in WO5-
the seat of Sir John Palling ton, on which °cool" old
Curtler, Esq., proved the successful competitory
presented by Lady Diana Pakington with a 111111..0t
some skates, as an acknowledgment of his super'e
The Inverness Courier gives the history °fl
bagpipes which have been played in that town ui ele'd
Christmas holidays. They were manufactureuol),
hundred years ago for the Duke of Gordon,. Or
been since in thirty-two military engagements 111
Egypt, and the continent.
PROTECTIONIST MEETINGS.—On Satur..,stiO
meeting was held at Croydon, at which Lora ke,)
Mr. Drummond, Mr. G. F. Young, &c., 5P,°
s
resolutions in favour of Protection were carrictoPi
standing the free-traders mustered all their strnni,'l
tried to create a disturbance.—On the same even
lar crowded and enthusiastic meetings were
Worcester, Petworth, and Yeovil.
A gentleman of Streatham, in Cambridge
lost twenty-five guinea and gnma
sometimes fatal to human beings. The bir
in a close room, in which there was an ovei`eift
baking, the embers of green wood were rale
the grate on to the hearth, and at to expires if
door was closed on the roosting fowls ; carbonic,he
was generated from the smouldering wood, and ,
dropt down dead from their perch.
or
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APPLICATION FOR " INFORMATION" 1, ri,
Just before the rising of the Court of QueelL,
Dublin, on Friday evening, a tall solemn.looliq
man, said to be a member of the legal professlt:,efo
his legs, and after a preparatory " hem,, put t',
ing question:to the Chief Judge (Blaekburne)st
Lord,—T have been deputed by some of the me
able citizens of Dublin to inquire from rurtiol
what time the Court will deliver judgment f ou'j
Wauchob v. Reynolds.' "—With a gravity 000:
nance four times as imperturbable as that di, ipfi
tioner, the Chief Justice replied as follows bs
kindness to inform the respectable citizens vl°6lol
you here, that you have put that question to
and that the Court gave you no reply." the ir
Brwra-..:—On the 20th inst., at Birkenhead'
ARTHUR DOBSON, Esq., of a son.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE•

MONDAY, JAN. 21.—Wind rgb
ARRTREll.—Pirate (s.), Hardy, from Smyrna—"'
combe, from Patras—Alzella, Brown, from Paler '
dore (s.), Little, from Havre.
le Of e#l
SAILED-,—Arnelia, Jordan, and Niobe, Sou
,4 ito
leans—Empire Queen, Porter, Mobile—Selma, uao,ise
nidad—Siren, Lawson, Triest—Express, Andersooee
—James Legget, St. Thomas and Antigtlarvilti'
Curtis, Cuba—Eclipse, Kerkhove, Ostend—Pear, 4I
—Tipula, Mortirnore, Galatz—Jenny Jones, A%,.c1i1•
stantinople—Mount Charles, Hanson, Chita "
cess Alice, Winter, Beirout. A.

The Old England, from Antwerp to this port, 11)711,
Abergele, got off yesterday afternoon, without aP
mage, and proceeded for this port.
Orleans, Henry, hence at Bombay 16th Dec, L,eol
General Sale, White, sailed from Bombay 7th v
Bth Dec.; Ontario, Watson, 13th Dec., and Panthe"'
Dec., all for this port.
Electric; sailed from Calcutta for this port 7th .ecri/OOP
Jno. Dalton sailed from Saugor 19th Nov. ; G°,cler7r
Robert Bradford, and Zuleika, 21st; Anna „,!
Mary Imrie, 23rd ; Velore, 25th Nov. ;. and Guistli
Dec., all for this port; and Emperor of China, 44
f,
London.
Grindley, sailed from Sincapore for lo.rracan 14th S°
Ripley, sailed from Manilla for Cork 13th N°,,.1)(0140
Wm. Parker, Wilson, from Shanghae at H0n,,,.tt0 5
Duke of Lancaster, Wakeham, sailed from id td
and Albert Edward, 18th Nov., both for this port,
Neill, 16th Nov., for Cowes.
Eliza Killick, Norman, from Hong Kong at Ain° ill
baying been towed up by a steamer. , „nd
Larpent, Gibson, from Manilla at Shanghai, "ditt°,oo.
Cork 22nd Nov.—Emily, Valentine, sailed front oltiAl
port 9th Nov.—Esther, Sanderson, and CrisistA Oe'
(4ctober, for London, and Hermes, Corkhill, 2`.l°-
Belfast

,onfucins, Scott, 19th Nov., and John Dug'
Nov., hence at IVoosunz.