The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-08-06 00:00:00

SHIPPING ENTERPRISE.—It will be somewhat
to the natives of our sister isle to learn that

prising

of our largest ships (the Republic) is now taking in her
cargo here, but, on the completion of that, she will sail
for Cork, where she will be laid on for passengers. The
speculation we deem an excellent one, as she will there be
enabled to take prices similar to those current in Liver-
pool, and not only save the cost incurred in transit here
but shorten the voyage some days. The Republic is one
of the finest ships our port can boast of; and a ship of
nearly 2011 feet in length, and with a beam of 38 feet
will, we conceive, present no ordinary sight to the ito
;tants of that"strict, ' as

Ask , ItteG _.ie is With acco.—
tions not excelled by any other sailing vessel in our now
unsurpassed port.
VISIT OF THE NEPAULESE AMBASSADOR TO THE
SOUTH TAMAR MINE.— The Nepaulese Ambassador,
with a numerous suite, and accompanied by Captain Sir
T. Maitland, visited thisi mine on Wednesday. After

inspecting the machinery and all the surface operations.
his highness proceeded underground. They descended
by Glynn's shaft, and passing through the 90 fathom
level, went down the engine shaft to the lower levels
(100 fathoms), and came to the surface by the main
engine shaft. His highness appeared much pleased with
his subterranean inspection, and when viewing the lode,
in the hack of the 100 fathom level, frequently exclaimed,
" Beautiful, beautiful," but seemed to be more surprised
at the means employed for raising the water, and observed
that he had mines in his country, but not the machinery
uccoacnr.. fns airnin;ng, and vzewithlje than,.

THE GREAT WOOL FAIRS IN BERKSHIRE AND BUCK-
INGHAMSHIRE.—The great wool fairs in these two agri-
cultural counties has just terminated. The whole of the
wool disposed of throughout these districts realized from
3s. to 4s. per tod (28 lb.) over the prices obtained last
year. At East llsley (Berkshire) upwards of 2000 toils
were pitched, and the whole were disposed of at the fol-
lowing prices per toil :—Ewe wool, 265. ; mixed, (one-
third teg,) 285.; mixed, (one-half teg,) 295. At Abing-
don 1900 tods were pitched during the two days' sale, and
sold, upon an average, at from 275. 6d. to 28s. 6cl. per toil.
A Aylesbury the prices obtained were higher than during
the past ten years, ranging from 295. to 325. per toil.
The quality of the wool, however, was of a very superior
character. Upwards of 19,000 fleeces were pitched, and
all sold. Nearly 50,000 fleeces were pitched, and met
with a brisk and ready sale at Hemel Hempstead, at prices
averaging 295. 6d. and 30s. per tod. Some lots of a very
superior description met with buyers at 325.
LEDA AND THE SwAN.—Leonardi da Vinci's splendid
painting, illustrating the amours of Jove under the dis-
guise of a swan, and Leda, is at present exhibiting at 28,
Bold-street. The picture was produced in the year 1491,
and was long the admiration of Francis I. In the French
Revolution of 1792 the celebrated Barrore becariv: its
possessor; upon the restoration of the Bourbons it again
changed hands, and in 1830 was brought to England. The
story told in the heathen mythology is depicted with all
that modesty and grace for which this master was so

remarkable. V The principal figure is one of the finest con-
ceptions that the skill of an artist ever gave to the world.
The drawing is faultless. The Swan—in which form
Jupiter is fabled to have wooed the lovely Leda—although
a secondary object in the picture, is beautifully pourtrayed ;
perfect in representation as a bird, yet inspired by a sen-
timent of mingled passion, expressive of the feelings of the
god or man inhabiting its feathered frame. The arching
of the neck indicates a power of passion, delicate in affec-
tion and overmastered by love.
►SUMMARY JURISDICTION IN LARCENY CASES.—The
new act for the further extension of summary jurisdiction
in cases of larceny has just been printed, the object of
this act, which declares that " the expense and delay sus-
tained in the prosecution of persons guilty of petty thefts
tends to the increase of such offences,' ' is to extend the
acts 10 and 11 Vic., cap. 82, and the 11 and 12, Vic., cap.
59, relating to the punishment of juvenile offenders, to
all cases in which the age of the person charged does not
exceed 16 years. Offenders above 14 years are not to be
liable to whipping. There is a provision in this statute
which was added in consequence of the allegation that it
tended to diminish trial by jury. Henceforth when a
person is charged under this act, or the recited acts, the
magistrate is to say, " We shall have to hear what you
have to say in answer to the charge against you, but if
you wish to be tried by a jury, you must object to our
deciding upon it at once." If the' objection is made by
the person or his parent the magistrates are to proceed
with the charge as if the said acts had not been passed.
The act is now in force.

FRIGHTFUL OCCURRENCE.—On Sunday afternoon, the
numerous persons who were waiting on the Blackfriars
steam boat pier, and passing down the Thames in the
steam packets, were most painfully excited by seeing a
gentlemanly-dressed man falling from the south-east side
of the bridge. Having reached the second pier head the
skull of the unfortunate man came in violent contact with
the stone work, which, no doubt, stunned him for the
moment ; he reached the water, sank, and never rose
again. The Fier men with the life-boat and drags went to
the spot, but unfortunately they were unable to find him.
The man who fell from the bridge was well nigh causing
the death of several other persons, for a steam boat had
passed by not more than a second before, and had he fallen
on any of the passengers he must have killed them. The
deceased was dressed in deep black, and apparently was
not above twenty-two years of age. It is supposed that
it was not an act of suicide, but merely an accident. The
police saw the gentleman standing on the seat in the
second recess looking at the boats passing up and down
the river, when his hat blew off his head, and in his
endeavours to reach it he overbalanced himself, and fell
over.

LIABILITY OF CONTRIBUTORIES UNDER THE WIND-
ING-UP ACT AND THE INSOLVENCY COURT.—The im-
portant question of the liability of contributories for calls
under the Joint Stock Companies Winding-up Act, peti-
tioning for their discharge under the Insolvent Debtors
Act, came on last week before Mr. Serjeant Dowling in
the County Court of Yorkshire. Five insolvents, named
Purchon, Bullock, Kerr, Midgley, and Wild, came up to
be heard on their petition for discharge. Ttie opposition
was instituted by Mr. Goodchap, the official manager, at
the direction of the Master in Chancery Kindersley, who
had placed the five petitioners on the list of contributories
as promoters of an undertaking called the Wesleyan
Newspaper Association, the liabilities iu connexion with
which amount to some £7,000. A further call of £4 per
share had been made, and for non-payment the ksolvents
were committed to York Castle for contempt of court. It
was contended by counsel for the official manager that,
by the 88th section of the Joint Stock Companies Wind-
ing-up Act, the insolvents could not be discharged, that
section being a portion of an act passed subsequently to
the general -Insolvent Debtors Act, and consequently
superseded the latter ; in reply to which, on the part of
the petitioners, it was argued that there was nothing in the
88th section of the Winding-up Act to control the work-
in. or militate against the 55th section of the Insolvent
Debtors Act. His Honour acquiesced in this latter view
Ond the insolvents were 13'504/led.

STATE OP TRADE-THE MONEY MARKET.

(From the Monthly Circular of Messrs. T. and H.
Littledale, dated 4th instant.)
THE first month of the half-year, like the first of the
year, has been one of large transactions and renewed con-
fidence, and whether it will be succeeded by a similar
period of dearth and inactivity it is impossible to foresee;
but certainly present appearances warrant a different con-
clusion. Our position in man'- respects is very similar,
and the same arguments which were adduced in favour of
continued prosperity in January are equally in force now.
Money was then abundant and cheap but it is now more
so and fast approaching a point of accumulation, at which
it muFt force itself into employment. Continental peace
and activity remain unchanged except in the momontary
clash between the Danes and the Holsteiners which will
prove a far quicker and more permanent conclusion to
these long-pending disputes than any diplomatic inter-
vention ; the manufacturing districts, both woollen and)
cotton, are in a state of greater prosperity thawfo-r many
years past, and notwithstanding the high pie of the raw
material, there is neither diminished pr uction nor ac-
cumulation of stocks ; and while cot has advanced ld.
per pound since the beginning of e year, say 7d. to Bd.,
yarns have advanced 2d., say o. 40's 10d. to Is., and
In al )ese points the two periods

sin proportion

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The spring m the are the season of general
import, and consequa ly of greater uncertainty as to the
extent of supply, w ich induces less firmness on the part
of merchants an, ess disposition on the part of dealers
to go into stock. Wheat has advanced Bs. per qr., which,
white it makes mere infinitesimal addition to the cost of
the mechanics' iread-loaf, too trifling to be noticed, forms
the differene, of life and death to the agricultural body,
and has no d .übt been the chief cause of the marked im-
provement i the home trade, both for manufactures and
colonial in . i ucts,—this last was the one point wanting at
the openinfr of the year, and though overlooked in tae
midst of so many other favourable symptoms, it proved an
incubus of such vrehAt _L__,_

na w keep in check alt the rest,
and goes far to confirm what we stated in our April Cir-
cular, "that probably the best impulse that we could re-
ceive in the present inactive state of our colonial markets
would be an advance of ss. to 10s, per quarter in the price
of wheat."

The harvest pmspects are fair, though not equal to last
year, and the rumoured disea,e in the potato plant thus
far is not of so s•rious a nature as to excite alarm.
Should no unfavourable change take place in these re-
e- and -

spects, - no spirit of wild speculation be excited by
the superabundance of money, which we do not anti-
',ate, there seems every reason to expect an active and

yprosperous autumn

Gold continue. to pour in from various quarters of the
world, and notwithstanding the payment of the different
instalments of the Russian loan ~ •

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y. The reports from Califon
and other regions warrant the expectation of still larg
supplies of the precious metal than we have yet receive
which, coupled with the A--,1-

hßitheebretrot
Peel, bids fair to d--t-ive.lbe"bulliownuistusefartonin°ttheSirir
strong position, and to bring about a change in the bill
of 1844. The rates of discount in London are slightly
lower, and it is thought the h,nk w;ii

ue to
reduce their rates to 2 per cent.; but we trustthis will
not be done, at least before the harvest is secure.

WRECK OF A STEAMER AT SOUTHPORT.
Prince Arthur, Captain Webster, left Preston on Sundk
on a pleasure trip to the Menai Straits. When she had
proceeded a short way on the passage she broke one of
her injection pipes, and making water very fast she r-
'un on shore in the afternoon, between Southpo
. The passengers and crew (except two tin
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—.cu o ,wo fishing boats belonging. to South-
.. The wind was blowing rather fresh at the time and
we regret to say that the steamer has since gone to pieces.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.—The monthly meeting of
the Council was held yesterday, Thomas B. Horsfall,
Esq., the president, in the chair, when among other mat
ters brought under consideration were the following let-
ters :—From A. W. Fowles and Co., on the modes
adapted for measuring foreign vessels for light and to-
nage dues and registry: referred to a committee.
It. A. Macfie, suggesting several alterations in the
sent postal communications of Lancashire, which wt_
also referred to a special committee. From E. Seving-
ton, on the cultivation of cotton in Sierra Leone. The
report of the committee on stamp duties was read and
ordered to lie on the table for the inspection of members
until the next council.

Roscoi CLUB.—We are glad to learn that the Council
of this club are doing all in their power to meet the wants
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and conveniences of the members, and so to make it an
agreeable place of recreation as well as of mental improve-
ment for the young men of Liverpool. During the last
few weeks all the principal rooms have undergone a
thorough cleaning and repair; the dining-room in parti-
cular, having been re-papered and otherwise improved.

it is now as elegant and comfortable as can be desired.
The cuisine is under very skilful superintendence, and a
varied bill of fare and low charges, free from all gratuities
to waiters, are among many of the recommendations of
the club. The large room adjoining the newsroom has
been thrown open and fitted up as a permanent reading-
room, for the leading periodicals, quarterly and- monthly.

CURIOUS SPECIMEN OF DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE.—
On the east side of West-street, leading out of Fair-
dough-lane, may be seen four newly-built cottages, the
fronts of which are ornamented with various specimens
of carving on stone. The builder and owner. an old gen-
th,man named Schofield, who seems mightily pleased
with the production, names the different devices on each
stone thus :—a Crested Cross, the Rose of Sharon, a
Hearted Crest, Bishop's Mitre, Gothic Crest, the Liver,
Child of Innocence, Dove with Olive Leaf, The Wild
Ass of the Mountain, the Pelican in the Wilderness,
Union Crest, Star Crest, Three-banded Crest, Four-
handed Crest, a Welsh King with Shield, the Cross and
Ladder, Lion and Eagle, representing the two great con-
tending powers, England and France, the Sun, Moon and
Stars, a Mason's Level, the Shamrock, three and one,
Thiee-diamond Crest, Vaulted Cross, a Nondescript.
Frieze and Cornice, enriched with trusses, a Griffin and
two Welsh Harps, the Pope's Head, a Florid Cross, Cor-
nice, enriched with Hearts, Patras, &c., surmounted with
two Lions and an Eagle, a Wheel in the middle of a
Wheel, taken from the Ist chapter of Ezekiel, and 16th
verse.

THE LATE REV. ROBERT DAVIES.—The decease of
this venerable and much respected minister of Christ has
occasioned a blank in the clerical circles of this town and
neighbourhood, which will not easily be filled up. For
nearly a quarter of a century has he here, acceptably and
faithfully, " fulfilled his ministry," and patiently laboured
to spread the knowledge of that truth which guided him
in the performance of all his duties in every relationship
of life, and which so cheered and supported him in the
hour of death,—that it may emphatically be said that
" his end was peace, and that he finished his course with
joy." The week before last, our lamented friend, feeling
his health declining, went on a visit to his old and
attached brother in the ministry, the Rev. W. Rawson,
of Seaforth ; here he became much weaker, and on Mon-
day last returned home, and continued to sink rapidly

until Thursday morning, when he breathed his last, with
the utmost tranquillity—at perfect peace with God and
all the world. The reverend gentleman was, we believe,
appointed in 1827 to St. David's Church, in this town,
by the then municipal authorities; and, after devoting
for many years all his energies to the promotion of the
moral and spiritual interests of that congregation, he was
promoted a few years since to the incumbency of St.
Paul's Church, where, to the period of his decease, he
continued a painstaing and faithful pastor. Mr. Davies,
did not, however, confine himself exclusively to his min-
isterial duties : he has been for many years one of the
most prominent and active promoters of the various
religious societies, which, in connexion with the Church
of England, have been formed to evangelise the heathen
both at home and abroad. For eighteen years he has
been one of the clerical secretaries to the Bible Society ;
and to his close attention to the performance of the duties
devolving upon him in that office, may we trace much of
the success which has attended the operations of that
society in this town. So deeply do the committee feel
his loss, that we believe several of the members contem-
plate the erection of some enduring memorial of the emi-
nent services of their painstaking secretary. As a com-
mittee-man for the Jews' Society, and as a member of the
Pastoral-Aid, Church Missionary, and similar Societies.
he was also ever at his post to advance their interests.
The reverend gentleman was not induced to commit
many productions to the press, but among others we may
mention that he has published several set mons on the
Romish controversy, and a very able one on "the
creeds," delivered during the Socinian controversy in
this town. We understand that the funeral will take
place this morning, at St. James's Cemetery. at a quarter
before eleven ; and we shall not be surprised to find it
attended by moat of the clergy in the town, and by all
the committee of the Bible Society. The rev. gentleman
has left &Neml sons and daughters —all of whom have,
however, arrived at years of maturity. His eldest son,
the Rev. Richard Davies, who for some time was secre-
tary to the Bible Society in London, is now rector of
Brenchley, in Kent, to which valuable preferment he was
unexpectedly promoted by the patron—with whom, we
are informed, he had no previous acquaintanceship. An-
other son is also, we believe, a devoted minister of the
establishment.

MAYOR'S LAW.—A respectable tradesman of the cit*
appeared on Friday before the mayor of Exeter to answer
a summons, charging him with having used abusive lan-
guage to a policeman, and for having obstructed him in
the discharge of his duty. it appeared that on Saturday
evening last the tradesman was standing in tl.e street with
his back against a lamppost, waiting for his wife, who
had gone to market. A policeman came up and ordered
him to walk on. The tradesman said he should not do
so. The policeman desired to know what he stood there
for. The man asked him what that was to him ? The
policeman sail he should not remain there. The man
said, " My good man, you mistake ; I am a rate-payer
of £4O a-year in the city, and I pay .£lO a-year towards
your clothes." The policeman considered this to be
abusive language, and told him he must go to the station-

house, and was about taking him by the &Alai
said—" Don't take me by the collar, cr I shall
and he walked quietly to the station-house, when the
superintendent dismissed the charge, saying he thought
they were both in the wrong. The tradesman summoned
the policeman for an assault, but made a mistake in the
flay, and did not appear : therefore the magistrates ordered
the present summons to be taken out. After hearing Ate
evidence, which showed that the man had not been w 1
more than a minute, and had not spoken to anybodip, ',-
magistrates considered the policeman had acted pedlytl74-- '
thereby holding that a man and a lamppost colsfit)ite'"ll ,
group," the local act giving authority to -disprfae "At-
group," and they also held that saying to the rklicernan •
that he paid £lO a7year towards his clothes wag offensive
and abusive laguage, but, under all the cireognancea
they dismissed' Ake Emmons.

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