The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-08-20 00:00:00

TO IRONMASTERS.

THE LIVERPOOL and MANCHESTER RAIL-.
WAY COMPANY are desirous to CONTRACT
for the PURCHASE of Five Hundred Tons of best
RAILWAY BARS, of the Parallel Double T, form:
weight, about 751bs. per yard.
Each rail to be made exactly lo feet in length, and in
strict conformity with a template, the cross section of
which may be seen at the Company's Office, and which
will be delivered to the Contractor for his pattern : each
end of every Rail to be cut square and smooth to the
precise sectional form. The rails to be made in a work-
manlike manner, of the be,t No. 2. Mine Iron, free from
cinder, constituting the Rails, when made, No. 3 best
Bar Iron.

To be delivered at the Company's Yard. in Wapping.
Liverpool, straight and free from warp or twist; and the
Railway Company to be at liberty to put every Rail to
such test, in proof of its strength and quality, by bending
or breaking, as they shall think expedient, with power to
reject all defective Rails, the cost and charges on the rails
not accented to be borne by the Munufacturer.
One Hundred Tons to be delivered in three months from
the date when the Tender shall be accepted, and the re-
mainder within four months from the same date.
Payment to be made by a Banker's Bill, at three
months' date, when the Rails shall have been delivered
and approved. _

Teiiiiers to be addressed to the Treasurer, and trans-
mitted to the Lime.street office, on or before WEDNES-
DAY, the 21st instant. By orderl of the Directors,
HENRY BOOTH, Treasurer.
Railway-office, Liverpool, ith August, 1844.

TO ENGINEERS AND IRONFOUNDERS.
THE COMMISSIONERS for the better PAVING
and SEWERAGE of the town of Liverpool HERE-
BY GIVE NOTICE that they are ready to receive TEN-
DERS of CONTRAC I' for the furnishing, delivering,.
auu cet UttOr ripr,z, n au
other Works required in the construction of a RESER-
VOIR, about to be formed on land situate on the south
side of the turnpike road leading from Liverpool to Pres-
cot, and nearly opposite to Gilead-house, at Kensington.
agreeably to Plans, Specifications, and Requisitions pre-
pared by James Simpson, Esq., the Engineer of the
Works, and deposited in the Office of the said Commis-
sioners, No. 1, Parish-offices, Fenwick-street, Liverpool.
Sealed Tenders, with the names and designations of two
approved Sureties, at the least, to be delivered at the
Office of the said Commissioners, addresssed " To the
Commissioners for the better Paving and Sewerage of the
Town of Liverpool," on or before WEDNESDAY, the 28th
day of August instant.
The Commissioners do not bind themselves to accept
the lowest Tender; and further reserve to themselves the
right of rejecting all Tenders which are not deemed satis-
factory.

By order of the Commissioners,
EDWD. G. DEANE, Clerk.
Liverpool, Bth August, 1844.

TO EXCAVATORS, BUILDERS, AND OTHERS.
Fir HE COMMISSIONERS for the better PAVING
and SEWERAGE of the town of Liverpool, HERE-
BY GIVE NOTICE that they are ready to receive TEN-
DERS of CONTRACT for EXCAVATING, PUD-
DLING, and RAISING the EMBANKMENTS ; also,
for BUILDING TANKS and CULVERTS, and PAV-
ING the BOTTOM and SLOPES, and executing other
WORKS required in the constructionof a RESERVOIR
intended to be made on land situate on the south side of
the turnpike road leading from Liverpool to Prescot, and
nearly opposite to Gilead-house, at Kensington, agreeably
to Plans, Specifications, and Requisitions, prepared by
James Simpson, Esq., the Engineer of the Works, and
deposited in the Office of the said Commissioners, No. 1,
Parish-offices. Fenwick-street, Liverpool.
Sealed Tenders, a form of which may be had on appli-
cation at the Office, to be sent in, addressed " To the
Commissioners for the better Paving and Sewerage of the
Town of Liverpool," on or before WEDNESDAY, the 28th
instant.

The Commissioners do not bind themselves to accept
the lowest Tender, and further reserve to themselves the
right of rejecting all Tenders which are not deemed satis-
factory.
Two approved Sureties, at the least, will be required
for the due performance of the Works; and the names
and designations of such Sureties must be given in with
the Tenders. _ _

By order of the Commissioners,
EDWARD G. DEANE, Clerk.
Liverpool, 81h August, 1844.

CONTRACTS FOR POLICE CLOTHING.
BOROUGH OF LIVERPOOL.
THE WATCH COMMITTEE HEREBY GIVE
NOTICE, that they are willing to receive Tenders
for supplying by contract the following Articles of Cloth-
ing for the Constabulary Force, viz.:—
No. 1-700 Pairs of Wool-dyed BLUE CLOTH
PANTALOONS.
No. 2--650 Pairs of LEATHER BOOTS.
The Committee reserve to themselves the option of
dividing any One of the Contracts, as above numbered,
into two lots of equal proportions. Persons therefore
sending in Tenders, are requested to state their prices for
the whole of any One Lot, or for One-Half.
Sample Patterns may be inspected any day between
the Hours of Nine and Twelve o'clock in the Forenoon,
at the Office of the Head Constable, until THURSDAY,
the 29th day of August instant.
The Parties whose Tenders shall be accepted, will have
to enter into the usual Contract with the Watch Com-
mittee, for the due fulfilment thereof ; and also engage to
complete and deliver the Goods on or before the 21st day
of October next, to be paid for, on approval, in Cash, at
the expiration of One Month from the delivery.
The Committee will not pay for any sample patterns
sent for inspections, except those they approve of for the
Contracts.

Sealed Tenders, separate from the Sample Patterns,
must be left at the Secretary's Office, not later than
FRIDAY, the 30th instant, addressed to the Chairman of
the Watch Committee (Alderman JAMES LAWRENCE),
and marked " Tenders for -."

-----By Order. CAPES ASHLIN, Secretary.
Watch Office, No. 1, Fentvick-street,
17th August, 1844.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a SPECIAL
1.11 GENERAL COURT of the SCOTTISH WI-
DOWS' FUND and LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY
will be held, in the Royal Hotel, Princes-street, on Tons-
DAY, the 10th day of September next, at Two o'clock
P.M., when certain Resolutions or Bye-laws, adopted by
the last General Court, relative to an extension of the
exceptions under which Policies are released from forfei-
ture—to an extension of the powers under which Annual
Premiums may be reduced by a commutation of Bonus
Additions, and of the terms on which they may be re-
deemed—and to an extension of the powers under which
the Society's Funds may be invested, will be submitted
for consideration, in order that the same, if then approved
of ,may be passed into a law. _ _ _

JOHN MACKENZIE, Manager.
Edinburgh, 5, St. Andrew-square,
2d tvust, 1844.

FOREIGN AND COLONIAL.

AMERICA.

The following appeared in an early second edition of
the STANDARD last week.
By the arrival of the Royal North American mail
steam-ship Hibernia, Capt. Ryrie, we have received New
York papers to the 31st ult., being eleven days later than
those brought by the Great Western. The Hibernia left
Boston on the Ist inst., and arrived at Halifax at half-
past six, a.m. on the 3rd, and left the same evening for
Liverpool at ten a.m., and came up the river at eight
o'clock this morning, having been detained at Bell Buoy
from a quarter past four, and has consequently performed
the passage front the latter port in less than ten days.
The piratical crew of the ship Saladin, recently arrested
at Halifax, were put on trial in that city before the Su-
preme Court, on the 18th ult. Four of them—Anderson,
Travasgurs alias Johnson, George Jones, and William
Hazehon—were first put on trial on the charge of piracy.
One of them pleaded guilty. The jury brought in, after
fifteen minutes' consultation, a verdict of guilty. On
the next day the prisoners all pleaded guilty to the charge
of the murder of Captain M'Kenzie. Carr and Galloway
were then tried for the murder of Captain Fielding. The
Court charged the jury that the crimes of Fielding, who
must have been the inducer to the original piracy, were
no palliation of the guilt of his murderers. The jury,
however, brought in a verdict of not guilty. A similar
verdict was returned after the trial of the same men for
the murder of Fielding's son. Carr and Galloway were
acquitted, the jury being evidently strongly impressed
with the fact that these two were not engaged in the mu-
tiny, and seeming to have concluded that all their subse-
quent acts were the result of force and fear.—The Court
met again on Saturday, and was about to pass sentence
on the four convicts, when the Attorney-General with-
drew the charge of piracy, retaining that of murder, to
avoid the exposure of the bodies after execution.—The
Chief Justice then proceeded to pass sentence. He said
the four prisoners had at first pleaded not guilty to the
indictment charging them with the murder of Captain
M'Kenzie and others, but the circumstances having been
investigated under another charge, that of piracy, they
had withdrawn that plea, and the whole facts had been
elicited. He recapitulated the nature of the shocking
crimes and barbarities of which they had been guilty,
from the contemplation of which the mind recoiled with
horror. There were eight men to be killed to accomplish
the purpose of their leader, and the four prisoners asso-
ciated with the unhappy man. now no more, to perpetrate
the crime, which could not (as stated by their counsel)
have been done under fear, for it could not have succeeded
without the most consummate art and great boldness.
Three of their officers were destroyed, and also three of
their shipmates. Guilty fear afterwards overtook them,
and they hurled their seducer into the sea. His son, a
helpless youth, was then similarly destroyed. The trea-
sure for which they perilled their peace here and their
happiness hereafter had vanished from their possession,
and they were there to receive sentence of death. They
bad hurried their victims into the presence of their Maker,
but they themselves had to make their peace with God.
He concluded by passing sentence of death, by hanging,
in the usual form. The prisoner Johnson denied having
had any share in murdering the boy, and the
others also seemed hurt at the imputation. On Tues-
day morning, the 29th July, they were taken to the
place of execution on the Common. They ascended the
steps with a firm step, and appeared to be contrite. The
scaffold was surrounded by the military. The coffins
were beneath it, and the hearses outside, and before them,
in unconsecrated ground, the graves to receive them.
Hazleton and Jones handed in papers to a clergyman pre-
sent, confessinc, their guilt, and stated that they died in
peace with all mankind. The executioner then adjusted
the cords, the caps were drawn over their faces, and almost
immediately the bolts were drawn—the platform fell, and
the four unhappy men were launched into eternity. The
Swede struggled a little : those of Hazleton and Jones
were taken to the Catholic cemetery, and the others to
the poor-house burying-ground. The Rev. Mr. O'Brien
addressed the people on the occasion in the Church of the
Holy Cross, and the interment closed the last scene of
this dreadful tragedy, which was witnessed by thousands
of spectators.
No outbreaks have occurred amongst the Mormons,
with the exception that an anti-Mormon, while har-
vesting in his wheat field, was shot and wounded by
some one as yet unknown. The impression seems to be
that the anti-Mormons are secretly preparing to make an
attack on the Mormons in their city, when they shall
have procured sufficient strength. It is said that mes-
sengers have been sent from Nauvoo to hasten the return
of the twelve Mormon Apostles, who will choose a suc-
cessor to Joe Smith, on their arrival at the Holy City.
The wheat crops throughout the States are said to be
excellent.
An extensive conflagration took place at Brooklyn on
the 25th ult., by which twenty-six houses were either
wholly or partly destroyed ; the streets in which
the chief injury was done were Tallman-street, York-
street, and Bridge-street. The amount of property de-
stroyed is estimated at 100,000 dollars.
The Court at Philadelphia was engaged in the investi-
gation into the late riots ; the Grand Jury wished to enter
on the matter generally, but the Judge told them to con-
fine their attention to those matters specially committed
to them, and make a presentment of some fact of an in-
dictable nature, and they retired with this understanding.

ELECTION OF EEPEESENTATIVFL—The conclusion
of the Louisiana election in favour of the democratic
party completes the house, which, according to the New
York Journal of Commerce, stands 33 whigs and 27 de-
mocrats. The senate stands 8 whigs and 9 democrats.
nnesugence nas 0v,,. navana to tue
ult. The chief news from this quarter is the publication
of the facts developed by the investigations into the origin
and objects of the late conspiracy among the blacks to get
possession of the island. The council, after noticing the
history of the events, then proceeded to pronounce the
sentence of the law. Thirteen of the principal leaders
were condemned to death, and shot; among them Guigot,
accused by nine persons as being the emissary and
prime mover ; Gabriel de la Conception Valdes, alias Pla-
cid°, the poet, who had 32 accusers, as being president of
the principal body of conspirators, chief instigator, first
agent, &c. &c. • Lopez, 14 accusers ; Pimienta, 29 ; Ber-
noqui, 9 • Andrew J. Dodge, 15. Thirty-six were
condemned to transportation, and imprisonment for
ten years and under. The manifesto says—" The At-
torney-General cannot have the least doubt but Mr.
David Turnbull, the representative who was in this
island, from Great Britain, as Consul of said nation,
our friend and ally ; abusing highly and powerfully the
confidence reposed in him, perhaps alone, or perhaps
united with other colleagues, if he did not conceive the
idea of destruction, at least he was the mover and the
focus from where emanated the present plan of conspi-
racy, and many other projects for the desolation of this
country."
The West Indian steamer Tay, got on shore between
Kingston and Havana, but was got off with loss of anchors
and cables, and proceeded on her voyage.
Accounts from Mexico have been received to the 30th
June. Extensive preparations are making by Santa Anna,
and its said that he meditates an attack on Texas. A law
raising four millions for the campaign had passed, and the
most extravagant statements are made in the New York
Sun as to his intentions.
The Milo for Liverpool, put back to New Orleans on
the 12th July, being too crank.

NEW YORK MARKETS, JULY 31.

The condition of the Cotton market is quite unsatis-
factory ; the sales drag heavily, and at rather drooping
prices.
No change in Flour, fresh Genesee 4 dols. 31 cents. to
4 dols. 374 cents ; Ohio and Michigan 4 dols. 25 cents.
Very few sales of Southern, a parcel of sour sold 3 dols.
50 cents.
Rye is 63 cents. buyers ; a cargo of Southern Corn
sold at 48 cents., measure. Oats, 29 to 32 cents.
Ashes are 4 dols. IS cents. to 4 dols. 25 cents. for pots
and 8 dols. 374 cents for pearls, both dull. The only sale
of Pork which we hear of is 50 brls. of each sort at 7 dols.
60 cents. and 9 dols. 50 cents. Lard is in fair demand at
51 to 6 cents. in brls. and 6 to 6 in kegs ; 200 small kegs
New York lard, very prime, sold at 8i cents.
EXCHANGE AT NEW YORK.—Foreign.—There is little
or nothing doing. We quote bills on London 1091 to
1094 ; Paris sf. 26+ to sf. 25.

THE COTTON CROP.—The Mobile Merchants' an
Planters' Prices Current, of the 20th instant, says :-
" From all parts of the cotton region we continue to re-
ceive accounts of the most favourable character in regard
to the growing crop. Throughout middle and south
Alabama the prospects for an abundant yield were never
more promising ; and from the fact that the present season
is at least three weeks in advance of the last, we have thus
some data, deemed reliably by many who have paid atten-
tion to the subject, upon which to fonnd an estimate of a
large crop for Mobile as well as for the country."
The Savannah Republican speaks equally favourably of
the crop in that vicinity.
It is estimated that 300,000 bags of the new crop have
been destroyed by the extraordinary and unprecedented
flood that swept over a part of the Valley of the Missis-
sippi during the months of June and July.

- -
CHARLESTON, July 27.—Cotton.—Receipts of Upland
1202 bales ; exported 1164 bales, leaving on hand 12,218
bales. Great dullness and inactivity in the Cotton
market. Sales of the week 620 bales. Our last quota-
tions, inferior an ordinary 51 to 6; middling to middling
fair, 61 to 71; fair to fully fair, 71 to B.—Long Cotton.
A tolerable fair demand, 119 bales, 20 to 28c.—Rice.
An active demand has prevailed, prices have advanced
fully 3-16. Sales 500 bales, from 3 dole, to 3 3-16.
Rough Rice has advanced to 31 dols.—Exchange. Very
little doing, sterling at 81 to 81 ; sight checks on the
North very scarce, in demand at 1 per cent.—Freights.
The only vessel up for Liverpool engaged at 5-16 to id.
NEW ORLEANS, July 20.—Cotton—Arrived 760 bales ;
cleared for Liverpool 1455, Havre 3668, Marseilles 184,
Havana 319, Galveston 100, New York 77, Baltimore 89,
altogether 4892 bales, leaving on hand a stock of 33,470
bales. Demand has improved ; sales 5500 bales. In
middling and good ordinary an improvement of I to 1.
Stock on sale, 9,000 to 10,000 bales. Ordinary 51 to 61 ;
middling 61 to 71; middling fair 71 to 1; fair 8 to 11;
good fair 81 to 9.
SAVANNAH, July 26.Cotton—Arrived 1042 bales.
to B Exports, 161 bales Upland 437 to New York.
Stock on hand-3399 bales Upland
and 810 Sea Island—
with an advance of Id per lb, Inferior 5
ordinary
51 to 6 ; middling 61 to 61; middling fair 71. :o
and fully fair 71 to Rice—ln active demand, without
change in price. Sales 498 casks at 21 cents ; 397 at 21.
LIST OF PASSENGERS.—For Halifax: Mrs. Rebecca
Stubler, Mr. Phineas Janney and wife.
ck Mr. Green, .
Mr.
Robert Bolton, Mr. H. Williams, Maenzie,
Charman, Miss Charman, Mrs. Cassidy, Mrs. Brown and
three children, Mr. Brown, Miss Austin, Mr. Kidston,

Mr. Sims.—For Liverpool : Mr. Geo. A. Hall, Mr.
Joshua Dixon, Mr. Adrian Odier, Mr. Paul Julane, Mr.
Kl6e and two children, Mr. J. Conerie and servant,
Mr. H. Robbins, Mr. C. M. Hovey, Mr. Alonzo Child,
Mr. C. Chamberlin, Mr. Lewis Trani:nail, Mr. Joseph
Leonard, Mr. J. Philippe, Mr. A. Morrison, Mr. R. J.
Ticulat. Mr. Jas. Higgenson, Mr. Murphy, Mr. J. W.
Fuller, Mr. W. Turner, Mr. H. Gray, jun., Mr. H. H.
Centre, Mr. G. Duvivier, Mr. S. N. Talbot, Mr. J.
Dunn (servant), Mr. Thos. Lockhart, Mr. John Tappun
and lady, Miss Tappun, Capt. J. Spear, Miss Clark, Mr.
J. L. Patterson, Le Baron de Bulow, Mr. Thos. Gates,
Mr. M. H. Meyer, Rev. Mr. Chalmers, Mr. Atkinson,
Mr. J. Hagan, Mr. H. Wyckoff, Mr. Richard Stubbs,
Mr. J. Lanmonier, Mr. A. Thompson, Mr. 0. M. Cole-
man, Mr. C. Auze, Mr. F. Brun, Mr. W. B. Jarvis.—
From Halifax, for Liverpool: Capt. Bowles, Mr. Thos.
Fenerty, Mrs. Murray and servant, Master Hackett,
Capt. Wright, Mr. Philip Toledo, Mr. W. Doherty, Mrs.
Kelly, Mrs. Mignowitz, Mr. Stevenson, Mr. Cassidy ;
Steerage, Mr. Wm. Durran, Private M`Goldrick, Rifle
Brigade.

Edwin Forrest and Henry Placide have just returned
home, to New York, from profitable professional tours to
the West.

Mr. Macready had a tremendous opening house at
Montreal. The Governor-General was present. Mr.
Macready was suffering from indisposition. He was to
appear a second time as " Richelieu," in Bulwer's play of
that name.

It is not generally known that the present Emperor of
Morocco was originally a merchant in Mogadore, and
that the previous Emperor bequeathed the crown to him
in preference to his son, who was a sad scapegrace : that
very son is now with Abd-el-Kader.
PUBLIC COOLING FOUNTAINS —Although the New
York common council have broken up the booths around
the park, they have not been unmindful of the comfort of
their cold-water friends. They have ordered eight tons
of ice to be deposited in the Croton reservoirs to cool the
water, alike for the rich and the poor; and each hydrant
will in future give forth delicious ice-water. A supply of
150 tin drinking cups has been provided for the use of
those who may choose to quench their thirst with the iced
Croton at the fountain in the park.

A RELlC.—Amongst the number of articles of gold and
silver manufacture which were lately exposed to view at
the public exhibition in Paris, was a frame destined to en-
close a piece of the gown of Jesus Christ, which was pre-
sented by the Emperor Charlemagne to the church of
Argenteuil. Tradition fixes the 10th of August as the day
on which this precious relic was given to that eiurch by
the French Emperor. The same day was, therefore,
chosen for the transfer of the relic to the new frame.
The Queen of France was to have been present at the
ceremony.

HORRIBLE DEATH.—During the visit of the United
States sloop-of-war Saratogo to the island of St. Thomas,
May 24, the coxswain fell overboard. While in the act of
swimming towards the ship, he was seen suddenly to dis-
appear, and thereupon, the fins and tail of a huge shark
emerged from the water, and splashing for a few moments,
sank beneath the surface. I saw, says a spectator, noth-
ing but a crimson stain of blood and a hat floating at a
short distance. Not a cry was uttered, it was so sudden.
Again the splashing of the shark occurred, another was
seen to seize the hat—two boats reached the spot, but too
late—scores of fish were leaping about for the torn pieces
of the poor sailor.—New York Republican.
ABDICATION OF MEHEMET ALL—We have received
from our Paris correspondent the following extraordinary
and important communication :—" Alexandria, July 27.
—His Highness, the Viceroy, has lust abruptly left Alex-
andria, declaring that he renounces for ever Egypt and
public affairs, and that he means to retire to Mecca.
Ibrahim Pacha is at Alexandria—the city is quiet." No
reason is assigned for this sudden resolve, and few ima-
0-led that the veteran warrior, so fond of power, and so
anxious to raise Egypt to a distinguished rank, would
have resigned all into the hands of his son. He is now
in the 75th year of his age, however, and possibly weary
of the turmoils of Government, and desirous to see bow
his system will work under his successor, be proposes to
survey the scene in the quiet retreats of the Holy City.
NEW YORK CUSTOMS.—A comparative table of the
Custom-house revenues at New York during the first
six months of the years 1812-3-4 is contained in the
American papers just received, and shows an immense
increase for the present year, the total receipts for the
first half of 1842 being 5,457,042, dols. for that of 1843
being 4,555,414, and for that of 1844 being 11.421,598
dols. The addition made to these totals for 22 days in
the July of every year furnishes a corresponding result.
For 1842 the addition amounts to 1,252,571 dols. ; for
1813, to 1,345,180; and for 1844, to 1,427,467. The
large receipts, according to one of the papers, take
place in the dullest period of the year for business, since
though July commences the " fall," or autumn, trade, the
bulk of imports does not generally arrive till August.
Cape of Good Hope papers have been received to the
2nd of June. The missionaries are said to have exercised
much influence on the natives from the Namacqualand
district to the interior, and it seems to be believed that,
if properly carried out, commercial intercourse could be
established with them, and the soil made profitable and
productive. Among the recent improvements introduced
at the Cape was the establishment of a weekly mail with
the frontier ; and for the protection of the coast, the
long talked-of light was to be erected on the Agulhas
Point, and a breakwater built in Table Bay. The news
from Port Natal is that everything is proceeding quietly in
that quarter, and the markets are reported to be well and
,pith nrnoicinpo A a^
statistical account which appears in these papers, the
number of vessels entered inwards during the quarter
ending the sth of April last, was 29, with 5,626 tonnage,
while the number entered outwards was 27, with 5,571
tonnage. The imports for the same period were valued
at £38,730, and the exports at £35,654. the wool shipments
representing of the latter item £20,246. The accounts
from the frontier by this arrival are less unfavourable as
respects the catalogue of depredations by the Caffres.