The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-12-17 00:00:00

AT REDUCED PRICES.

T. WALKER' S
WINDOW-BLIND MANUFACTORY,
135, T4WITEC VI APEL,
Opposite Great Charlotte-street.

ESTABLISHED 1813, BY
FRANCIS PINNEy.

IN STOCK, 2000 VENETIAN SHADE BLINDS.

Gauze Wire and all other Blinrlß. TVlaalovalo and Retail

LONDON CHAIR WAREHOUSE.

CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.
LTENRY PERHIS, BOOKSELLER, 6, Church-street,
Al begs to call special attention to his elegant Assort-
ment of BOOKS suitable for CHRISTMAS and NEW
YEAR'S PRESENTS, in the most appropriate Bind-
ings.
BIBLES, PRAYER BOOKS, and CHURCH SER-
VICES, in Velvet, Vellum, and Morocco Bindings, with
or without Silver or Gilt Clasps, Corners. or Edgings.
H. P. respectfully solicits new Subscribers to his SE-
LECT LENDING LIBRARY, for the coming year.
The object for which this Library was established is the
circulation Of MORAL, RELIGIOUS, and INSTRUCTIVE
PUBLICATIONS, to the exclusion of every Work of an
exceptionable character.

TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION :
Annual
Half-yearly
Three Months ............ 0 10 0
One Month 0 4 0

ALEXANDER MILLER,
LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTER,
4, HARRINGTON-STREET,
BEGS to intimate to Amateurs, and to Parties who
have occasion to send LITHOGRAPH IC PRESSES
abroad, that he continues to supply them, made on an
improved and very superior principle, along with the
Implements and Materials necessary in Printing.
A" HAND BOOR, or TRANSFER LITHOGRAPHY," is
also furnished, containing Plain Practical Instructions, by
means of which success, with ordinary attention. may be
obtained. The Hand Book (price 2s. 6d.) contains the
receipts necessary in the transfer branch of Lithography,
and may be had separately at Messrs. EVANS and
CHEGWIN'S, Castle-street.
In consequence of the increased demand for Lithogra-
phic Printing, A. M. has enlarged his Premises and made
other arrangements, to be enabled to keep pace with the
orders of his Friends; and while he respectfully solicits a
continuance of their favours and a share of those of the
Public generally, he ventures to promise that neatness,
accuracy, and the requisite despatch shall not be wanting
in their execution.

Along with other descriptions of work, Plans of Estates,
Railway Plans, Mechanical and Chalk Drawings, Mer.
cantile Circulars, Law Forms, Notes, Cards, &c. carefully
and promptly copied and printed.

CHESTERFIELD,-

TAGLIONI,
WATERFORD,

D'ORSAY,

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d4Zef7r

JAMES AND THOMAS LEWIN,
WINE, b'PLUIT, AND PORTER MERCHANTS,
AND AGENTS TO TR&
MANCHESTER FIRE - AND LIFE ASSURANCE
COMPANY,
BANK BUILDINGS, 48, CASTLE-STREET, AND
39, BACK CASTLE-STREET.

WHITEMA'S
BRUNSWICK HOTEL ANDN RESTAURANT,
HANOVER- S TREE T, L IVE RP 00L,
Fire Minutes' Walk from the R,,iltaay and Exchange,
Custom-house, and Pierhead.
E. WHITEMAN
Friends and the uto
isctaht el
aprl
ge uhreehtaos icnofmo
thei/
W•
Alterations more conducive to the comfort of his Guests,
by Enlarging his
COFFEE-ROOM AND RESTAURANT,
which will combine ECONOMY with DESPATCH.
A RETAIL DEPARTMENT Under the Hotel for supplying
superior WINES, SPIRITS, &c. on reasonable terms.
TRIPE SUPPERS on THURSDAY and FRIDAY.
N.B. A Large Room, conveniently fitted, for Commer-
cial Gentlemen, Clubs, and Dinner Parties.

VELVET BONNETS.
MRS. MORRIS, 16, BOLD-STREET, respectfully an-
nounces to the Ladies and Visitors of Liverpool,
that her Show-rooms are NOW OPEN with one of the
greatest variety of VELVET BONNETS ever offered
in the Town ; and those Ladies that Purchase at the
Establishment will find a saving of from Five to Twenty
Shillings on a Bonnet.
N.B. The New Bonnet Shape, Feathers, Flowers, &c.
.n great variety.

RETIRING FROM BUSINESS.
STOCK SELLING OFF CHEAP.
BEING desirous of quitting the Retail Business as
early as possible, a very decisive REDUCTION is
made in the Price of my whole Stock, and the attention of
the Public is invited to the advantages offer d. The
Stock is extensive and recently purchased, comprising
RICH BLACK SILKS AND SATINS, PLAIN and
FANCY COLOURED SILKS,
SHAWLS, FURS, VELVETS, CASHMERES,
FRENCH IVIERINOS, &c.,
Irish Linens, Damask and Family Drapery, Flannels,
Blankets, &c. ; also, a large Assortment of superior
FAMILY MOURNING.
The numerous Friends whose confidence I have so long
enjoyed will not suspect me of a pretence of selling off ;
and the public generally will be convinced on examination
of the Stock.

No. 40, Bold-streeet.
THE PREMISES TO BE LET,

WILLIAM MINTON.

DECLINISELLING BUSINESS.
BUSFF.
INESS.
J. PHIL,
19, BEGS to announce to the Ladies of Liverpool and its
Vicinity, that, having disposed of the Premises, and
possession to be given within a limited time, the whole of
his

STOCK WILL BE OFFERED
to the Public at a very
CONSIDERABLE REDUCTION IN PRICE,
IN ORDER TO EFFECT A CLEARANCE AS SPEEDILY AS
POSSIBLE.
The Stock comprises an extensive' Assortment of
BRITISH AND FOREIGN LACES,
,
BRITISH AND FOREIGNBLONDS LACE VEILS, FALLS,
CAPES, SHAWLS, &c.,
FRENCH. CAMBRICS AND CAMBRIC
HANDKERCHIEFS,
PLAIN, SPRIGGED, AND FANCY MUSLINS,
A GENERAL STOCK OF HOSIERY,
in Silk, Cotton, Merino, Scotch Lambs' Wool, &c.,
Drawers and Singlets, Gloves, Stocks, Silk Handker-
thiefs, Scarfs, Braces, &c.
J. P. would respectfully call the attention of purchasers
to his superior Stock of
BABY'S ROBES, FROCKS, FROCK BODIES,
CAMBRIC CAPS, CROWNS. MUSLIN COLLARS.
CAPES, SHAWLS. &c.
A large lot of Muslin Flounces, Edgings, and Insertions
in Book Jacconet and Cambric, a decided bargain.
Second Door from Williamson-street.
F1L5Z3611.1,4M43.,-,a4N-isk

THOMAS WILSON AND SONS'
FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENT,
82, BOLD-STREET,
FORMERLY OF DUKE-STREET.

LIVERPOOL FURNISHING
WAREHOUSE.
CARPETS, FLOOR CLOTHS, DAMASKS,
FURNITURE CHINTZES,
Washing Damasks, Crape Damasks, Sattinetts, Rurnseys,
Watered Moreens, Tournays, Tab( retts, Furniture Prints,
Furniture Covers, Printed, Plain, and Watered Linings,
&c.
REAL 'PITNEY & SOUTHDOWN BLANKETS,
Marseilles, Imperials, Patent Light and Super Light
Quilts, all the Woods in Oil Beiges, for Covers, Painted
and Printed Baizes,* very handsome Circular Painted
Covers, India Matting, Russian Carpeting, Turkey
innßgs,
&c. &c., in greater variety than any other house Li-
verpool.

ADELPHI HOUSE,
21, BOLD-STREET, LIVERPOOL.
GEORGE WOODS, PROPIIIRTOM.

CHIST,
BY APPOINTMENT,
TO THE QUEEN!
ROBERT LATHBURY respectfully acquaints his
Friends and the Public that, on WEDNESDAY next,
the 13th instant, he intends OPENING his new ESTAB-
LISHMENT, No. 40, CASTLE-STREET, directly oppo-
site the old one, and trusts that the same distinguished
patronage which be has hitherto enjoyed will still conti-
nue to be conferred upon him.
R. L. takes the present opportunity to return his grate-
ful acknowledgments to his numerous Friends, not only
for the confidence reposed in him, but for the many ex-
pressions of kind feeling which have been evinced towards
him on this occasion, and which he earnestly assures them
he deeply appreciates.
Castle-street, December 16, 1844.

IrutiEluN AND COLONIAL.

WEST INDIES.

The royal n ail steam -packet Avon arrived at South-
ampton on Wedneslay at half-past 11 a.m., bringing all
the West India mails, and from the following places rip
to the following dates :—Tampico, October 26; Vera Cruz,
November 2 ; Havannah, November 10 ; Demerara, No-
vember 3; Trinidad, November 5; Grenada, November
10; St. Thomas, November 15; Bermuda, November
23, being the day of the Avon's departure thence.
The Jamaica papers scarcely give a line worth extract.
A proposition was before the legislature for establishing
an island bank. Business was very dull, and the mer-
chants complain of the difficulty of obtaining cash pay-
ments.

A lengthened investigation appears to have taken place
into the origin of the fires in the canal district of Deme-
rara, and the suspicion raised of their being the work of
an incendiary was totally denied. Another attempt was
on the eve of being made to introduce African labour, and
a vessel called the Roger Stewart was to be dispatched to
Sierra Leone, under the superintendence of a gentleman
named Butt, who is said to have devoted much of his time
to the question of immigration. The weather in the co-
lony had been exceedingly dry during the last two months.
Water was so scarce that it was selling in town at 41d. per
gallon. The smallest coin was 2.r-rd. Some puncheons of
the new half-farthings, it is hinted, would be acceptable
among the West Indian community. People, it is added,
have yet to learn the value of money in this colony, and
generally throughout the West -ladies. While the town
suffer, the country thrives. The planters were quickly
manufacturing sugar, and the canes, from length of expo-
sure to the sun, gave an abundance of saccharine matter.
The Trinidad papers announce the death of Dr. "M`Don-
nell, the Bishop of Olympus, who had been hurried with
all due respect. He was 61 years of age, and yellow fever
is alleged as the cause of his death.
At Barbadoes an a,4reeable change in the weather had
taken place ; copious showers had fallen, and these, there
was every reason to suppose, had been general. In gene-
ral respect the appearance of the island is reported to be
favourable for next year's crop. Early planting is r'com-
mended by the agricultural society, and nothing, it is said,
should be put in after Christmas by parties who desire to
receive a good return from their plantations. The legis-
lature had been opened with a speech from the Governor ;
and the Finance Committee had presented their report,
recommending certain alterations in the mode of collect-
ing revenue, &c.

From the other islands we hare no intelligence of inte-
rest. An exhibition of Coolie excitement had taken place
at Castries, St. Lucia, in consequence of the flogging of a
native child, aged 13, in the public street, for the crime of
perjury ; but the riot was speedily repressed, though, it
would seem, not before stern justice mitigated to a certain
extent the sentence first intended to be carried out. The
papers contain various versions of the atThir, but they are
all contradictory in many of the essential points.

SPAIN.—By accounts from Madrid we learn that the
reform bill had passed, after a long debate. The Posdala
states positively that Zurbano had been seen at a place
near the frontiers of Portugal, directing his course to-
wards that country. A letter from fierce mentions some
interesting particulars of the mother of the younger Zur-
bano, and the wife of Benito. They arrived at Arma-
dillo on the 27th ultimo, and entered an olive grove at
the skirts of the town. The wife of the younger Zurbano
was in the last stage of pregnancy. Thai these poor
women had for the previous two nights been compelled to
encounter the cold on the mountains. They werr accom-
panied by a priest. The wife of Benito had heard that
her husband was to be shot, and was anxious to press on
to Logrono before his execution. The Alcalde of Arma
dillo rendered these wretched females every assistance so
soon as he became acquainted with their situation, and
sent a body of armed inhabitants to escort them to Lo-
grono. It appears that poor Benito had been three days
without food, and that be was captured when venturing
from his hiding-place in search of some.
The river Elbe is frozen' over, and covered with pro-
menaders.

Coal of a very excellent quality has been dicovered in
New Zealand.

SWITZERLAND.—The people of Bale Campagne, have
declared that they will rise and expel the Jeuits by force
from Lucerne, if they attempt to teach in the schools
there.

TERRIFIC CONFLAGRATION.—The Malta Times quotes
a letter from Magnesia, which states. " That the greatest
part of the city of Bulukeseit fell a prey to flames. A
fire broke out in and wholly destroyed the bazaar, as well
asill great number of houses. The houses thus destroyed
amount to 1500."

EARTHQUAKE AT THE HAVANNAH.—A letter from
Bilbao, dated the 4th instant, states that a Spanish vessel
had just arrived, in 32 days, from the island of Cuba, with
the intelligence that the Havannah had been nearly
swept away from the face of the earth by a terrible earth-
quake.

THE BOY JosEs.-- This youth has again turned up;
and it appears that his spirit of enterprise is unquelled.
A letter from Athens, of the 20th November, says, " Dur-
ing the few days the Warspite was anchored in Salamis
Bay, the boy Jones (in-I-go) Jones swam from the ship
during the night ; but, after some search, he was found
ashore. I have not heard of his getting into the palace,
however.

The Protestants of Bavaria assembled in General Synod
at Anspach, have addressed to the king a respectful re-
monstrance and petition complaining of the restriction of
the rights of that body,—of the violation of conscience by
an order of the war minister compelling Protestant soldiers
to attend the service at the Roman Catholic chapels, and
to kneel hef.re the heat, anal of othoT opproa.iono and
wants, which they desire to have remedied.

AMERICAN EPISCOPAL CHURCH.—The Rev. Dr. C.
Hawks has been appointed to the Bishopric of Missouri ;
the Rev. Dr. Chase to the bishopric of New Hampshire;
the Rev. Dr. Cobbs to the bishopric of Alabama ; the
Rev. Dr. Boone to be Bishop in China ; the Rev. Mr.
Glennie (who is an Englishman by birth) to be Bishop in
Western Africa; the Rev. Mr. Southgate to be Bishop in
the Turkish dominions ; and the Rev, Dr. Freeman to be
Bishop of Texas.

GREAT INDIAN RAILWAY.—Of the many gigantic
schemes of our day, not the least gigantic is certainly that
of the great Indian railway company. The chief line
would run from Bombay to the line of Godavery, and ter-
minate on the eastern coast. near Coringa. In connection
with this, three transverse ones are proposed ; one from
Poona to Bejapoor, another to Aurungabad, a third from
Hyderabad to Nagpoor, crossing the main line. The pro-
posed lines are 1300 miles in length, and would require a
capital of £5,000,000.
CAPTURE OF A SLAVER.—The Ferret, 10, Commander
Oake, captured, on the 26th September, a schooner, with
400 slaves on board, six days out. She was without co-
lours, papers, or chart, having, it is supposed, been all
thrown overboard. No person would acknowledge to be
the captain, whom the crew reported dead, or even give
her a name, or say to whom she belonged, or where found.
It is believed her name is the Aventura, of 140 tons, be-
longing to Rio de Janeiro. At the time of capture the
Ferret was on her passage to St. Paul de Leondo, distant
about 250 miles.

THE ICE TRADE.—There are in Boston 16 companies
engaged in transporting ice to the East and West Indies,
New Orleans, and to other warm climates. In 1830 the
quantity of ice shipped from Charleston to distant ports
amounted to £30,000 tons. No less than 50,000 tons
were exported from Boston. The expense to the shippers
was 12,340 dirs., or about a quarter of a dollar a ton.
The average receipts were 3,570,000 dirs. A single firm
in Boston freighted 101 vessels, and a cargo was sent to
East Indies, and exchanged pound for pound for cotton,
which was sold at a hand.ome profit in England. Sawdust
for packing sells at 3 dirs. per cord.