The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-09-17 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Our market during the past week may be reported on
the whole as firm.. On Tuesday there appeared a dispo-
sition to purchase, but generally tower rates were offered,
though in no case submitted to. In this state of things but
litee business was transacted, more especially in goods
suited to the American markets. Our home trade is also
in a healthy condition with firm prices. In yarns a little
more has been done, and at firm prices. Towards the
end of the week a somewhat better feeling prevailed and
consequently a more extensive business was transacted.
The arrival of the Overland Mail relieved many of our
merchants from great at prehension. The .commercial
intelligence brought by this mail is on the whole favour-
ab:e, and many orders have been received. The accounts
brought from America are also said to be favourable, with
a fair amount of orders.

The prosperous state of our manufacturing pursuits has
stimulated the operatives to ask for a share of the ad-
vantages of the improved state of trade, and they have
therefore determined to ask for an advance of wages.
They have issued a respectful circular to their masters
but ts yet no answers have been received.

TILE LEAGUERS AND THE REGISTRATION COURTS.

At ten o'clock this morning the revising barristers for
this division of the county commenced their labours at
Ashton-under-Lyne and Newton-le-Willows. Mr.Brand-
reth presided at Newton. At an early hour Mr. Hickin,
secretary to the League, accompanied by Acland, their
lecturer, John Gadsby, and several others, reached New-
ton. Mr. Henry Coppock, of the firm of Coppock and
Woollam, solicitors, Stockport, and Mr. Worthington,
solicitor, of Manchester, appeared for the Leaguers; Mr.
Ackersley, solicitor, of Wigan, and Mr. Wagstaff, solici-
tor, of Warrington, appeared to defend the Conservative
voters objected to. On the opening of the court, consi-
derable time was occupied in testing the validity of the
objections served by the Leaguers. It appeared that a
very great number had been signed by Mr. Gadsby, with-
out his having any knowledge of the parties ; and it was
argued that such a system of wholesale objecting to voters
was vitiating the spirit of the law and intentions of the
legislature. The barrister decided that Mr. Gadsby,
being on the list of voters, was qualified to object to any.
other on the list. It was next objected to that the 'Mr.
Gadsby described in the register was not the Mr. Goolsby.
who signed the objections, but Mr. Hickin proved that the
signature attached to the objections was that of John.
Gadsby, as described on the register of voters. Mr.
Gadsby's objections were, therefore, held to be good.
Mr. Gadsby was present, but it was deemed inadvisable
to call him, and in each case Acland proved his hand-
writing. The court sat until five o'clock, at which time
something like 40 claims and objections had been disposed -
of. If, therefore, the courts get on at the same pace, it
is probable that the barristers may finish their labours in
this county by the month of May or June next. The
objection! taken by the Leaguers are in most cases owing.
to some little informality in the description on the regis-
ter, and the barrister has decided that wherever he feels
himself called upon to alter the description, he cannot
award costs. From the nature of the objections brought
before the court to-day, there is every reason to believe
that if the conservatives attend the courts, but few votes
will be struck off the list. Notwithstanding the immense
number of objections issued by the leaguers, they have
lost more votes to-day than the conservatives. This
ought to be a stimulant for the friends of conservatism to
attend the courts and substantiate their votes. At Ashton-
under.Lyne the court was also occupied, before anything
like a rule was laid down, and have not during the day pro-
ceeded much more rapidly than the court at Newton.

SHEFFIELD AND LINCOLNSHIRE JUNCTION

RAILWAYS.

At two o'clock yesterday a meeting of Liverpool share-
holders in the Manchester, Ashton-under-Lime, and Shef-
field Railway was held at the Clarendon Rooms, for the
purpose of hearing the advantages derivable from an ex-
tension of the line to Lincoln arid Gainsburgb, explained
by Messrs. Havwnid, Bramley, and Gainsford, solicitors,
of Sheffield. Mr. Gainsford delivered a long address, in
the course of which he showed that Sheffield, with its
120,000 inhabitants, lay in a direct line between Lincoln
and Manchester, and that a railway through that town
would open the shortest, quickest, and cheapest route
from Lincolnshire to Manchester, intersecting, at the
same time, the largest amount of population and of trade
that can possibly be accommodated by any line of railway
in the intermediate country. Amongst other places to
be intersected by this line will be the market towns of
Worksop andßetford, which carry on an extensive
malting business almost exclusively with Manchester.
A careful survey has been completed, the result of
which appears to be that the line presents no en.
gineering difficulties, that the works are light, the gradi-
ents favorable, and that it will be of the most economical
character, both as to construction and working. An ar-
rangement has been made with the Sheffield and Manches-
ter Railway Company, by which a net minimum revenue
of four per cent. per annum on the capital expended is
guaranteed to the subscribers in this company, with an-
equal division of the further profits between the two com-
panies ; and a clause will be inserted in the act for
payment of interest at the rate of four per cent on all
calls until the opening of the line, which may be expected
in 18 months after the passing of the act. A number of
questions were asked by Mr. Holland, of Preston, were
very satisfactorily answered; and at the close of Mr.
Gainsford's address, the meeting adjourned, evidently
very favourably impressed with the important advantages
to be derived from the extension, and fully satisfied with
his explanations on the various points in dispute.

THE DONCASTER EVENTS.

LIVERPOOL, MONDAY AFTERNOON.

Although a prophet has no honour in his own country,
yet I find the gift of seership so strongly upon me, that I
cannot forfear laying before you the coming events,"
which have "cast their shadows before," with respect to •
the great event to be decided to-morrow at Doncaster—.
viz. the St. Leger. As it is well, however, to remind
them that there are now and then false prophets, and es-
pecially weak pretenders to the judgment of horseflesh
and the men connected therewith, I would beg them to
receive my visions with no more implicit credence than is
due to a careful examination of the performanees of the
various horses engaged, and a wish to guide them
honestly and correctly.

First-, then, although difficult is the task of selecting
the best horses in the list of vrobable starters, I come to
the decision that not more than four are worthy of con-
fidence. The foremost of these which I shall notice is
"The Cure," a son of Physician. Of him, although first
favourite, I have, however, as little faith as in the veriest
quack. He shall certainly not physic me, and I fear he
can never cure the boles he has already made in the con-
stitutions and pockets of his friends, unless this wet day-
have given him a ghost of a chance. With respect-to
" Ithuriel," I have many doubts. Should he go over
the rare, I expect to hear Marmicm's last exciting
words,—" On, Stanley, On ! gamely answered. Of
the Princess I think highly. If not first, she will come
in for second. Red Deer lam satisfied will do more than
his foes imagine ; and I should be sorry to stand against
him, for the song of " chasing the deer" may be as well
sung at Doncaster at it was at Chester. My only otber
fancy is Godfrey, who must be respectfully spoken of. I
feel certain he will have a prominent place amongst the
first three in the race; and that none except Red Deer,
Princess, or Godfrey, will be proclaimed first by the
judge.
For the Yorkshire Handicap I have only two favorites
—Godfrey first, Advice second. The other races I leave
alone, satisfied that in what I have said already, your readers
will not have ground to find fault with my judgment, if
I am only what I have been.

ORLANDO.

Lord Stanley has arrived at Wiseton, near Bawtry, on
a visit to Earl Spencer, from Knowsley hall, Lancashire.
The Earl of Harrowby and Viscount and Lady Frances
Sandon and family arrived at Harrogate, on Thursday
last, from Sandon Hall, Staffordshire. The noble earl
has for some years past annually visited that watering
place, and has invariably derived great benefit from taking
the waters.

ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—In consequence of the un-
favourable state of the weather last night the splendid ex-
hibitions which were announced at these gardens have
been pos►poned until to-morrow (Wednesday) evening,
when we trust Mr. J. Atkins who has so long so success.
fully catered for the public amusement will receive that
support to which he is so well entitled.

Pates OF WHEAT.—The retrogade movement in the
prices of wheat has not yet received a check, the farmers.
zontiutung to bring larger supplies than the demand for
immediate consumption can take off. We are inclined to
think, however, that the value of the article has now
nearly touched the lowest point ; at present very good
wheat, weighing 631bs. to 64!bs. per bushel, may be bought
in many parts of the country at 435. to 445. per quarter.
We sincerely hope that increased production may in some
measure corn pensa,e the agriculturists for the lowness of
the price, but feel disposed to
counsel caution ; as, by
pressing sales, the depreciation is likely to be increased.
—Mark-lane Express.

BANK OF ENGLAND.—The first practical effect of the
recent alterationsit
waheßs stapnokoefd atEn the
enßk Bankdaanppe;_arsinthe
following notice, which
of England, Sept. sth, 1844. At a Court of Directors,
held this day, resolved, that the rate of interest for bills
and notes discounted at the Bank of England be as fol-
lows :—Bills, 24 per cent. ; Notes, 3 per cent. Such
bills and notes not having more than ninety-five days to
run.', We (Chronicle) suppose that in future the Bank
will commence trading upon the footing of any private es-
tablishment, and the probable consequence will of course
be to make money more abundant than ever. The re-
duction in the rates of discount will be sensibly felt by
country tankers, with whom the establishment of Thread-
needle-street may now be anticipated to act in open com-
petition.

IMMENSITY OF THE. UNIVERSE.—Herschel esitmates
.the star " Lyra " to be more than 54,000 times larger
than the sun, which fills a cubical space equal to
681,472,000,000,000 miles. 100,000,000 of such stars lie
within the range of the telescope, and between each there
is an interval of more than 200,000,000,000 miles of space.
Who can think what lies beyond the tt4escopic view? In
such a thought, is not the mind lost in sublimity and
grandeur?