The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-01-18 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET-YESTERDAY

The accounts received from Paris this morning, in the pri-
vate letters, still hold out the view that the King's health is in a
very precarious state, which had the effect of depressing Con-
sols for the account to 86i. The feeling, however, is that the
outstanding balances are rather against the " bears," which
made the price rally to buyers at 87i, and the quotation is
now 87* The Three per Cents. Reduced have been done
from 87i to the Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. 88J, Bank
Stock 1941 7, and Exchequer-bills 255. to 275. pm.

CHILDREN BURNT.—An inquest was held yesterday,
on the body of James Cliff, aged 7 years, who resided with
his friends in Gay-street. On Wednesday last he was
left in a room with two other children, and his clothes
taking fire, he was so much burnt that he died on Satur-
day morning.—Same day on the body of William Grice,
about 4 years of age, who lived with his parents ui High
Park-street. Five weeks ago his clothes took fire while
he was with his little brother aged 5, and was burnt all
over before the flames could be extinguished. Surgical
aid was called, but he died on Sunday morning.

COMMITMENT.—At the police-court yesterday, a man
named William M`Cartney was charged with having
broken into the shop of Mr. Henry Watson, clog-maker,
in Brownlow-hill, and stolen therefrom a quantity of
clogs, &c. At four o'clock on Saturday morning the
prisoner was seen with a large bagful of something, and
being questioned, gave such evasive and contradictory
replies, that he was apprehended. It afterwards appeared
that the shop had been locked on Friday night, and was
found locked in the morning, but the articles were missed.
The prisoner had obtained access by false or other keys.
It appeared, too, that he had broken into another shop
not one which he intended to enter, but another by mis-
take) and that he was well known to the police as an
offender. He declined to say anything in his defence, and
was committed.

JOULE'S STONE ALE.—An ageney for this long-cele-
brated ale has been opened in Liverpool by Mr. Little,
of Dale-street. As it is infinitely superior to anything
that has hitherto been introduced into this town, there
can be little doubt it will meet extensive patronage. A
single trial will establish its excellence.

)awson, sister of Sir Robert Peel, and wife of
Right Hon. George Dawson, died on Saturday, at Brigh-
ton. Mr. Dawson has held several prominent situations
in the state, and is now Deputy Chairman•of the Customs.
The total shipments of nort wines during the n.o-

ycisr,
as appears by the Custom-house return just received from
Oporto, amounted to 30,624 pipes, of which were exported
to Great Britain 23,354 pipes (being an increase of 2,299
pipes, as comparedwith the .preceding year) ; to Brazil.

. .
2,762 pipes; io the United State
other ports, 2,39o_pipes._

2,11.8 pip;

and to

Foui banks in New York state have suspended specie
payments, and, though said to hold securities sufficient for
ultimate liquidation, the most deplorable want of proper
management is evidenced in the fact that with an aggre-
gate circulation of 493,000 dollars, the amount of specie
held amounts to only 700 dollars ! of which one establish-
ment holds 500. These banks—the Atlas, Franklin,
T^,,.s's, and Merchants' Banks—are aptly denominated
" banks, in an exposé' of the New York

iinplaste

Herald

—Letters have been
received at the Admiralty, from Rear Admiral Sir Lucius
Curtis, dated Malta, Jan. 4, reporting the return of the
Hecate to that port, after a close but fruitless search for
any survivors from the wreck

THE WRECK OF TH

er Majesty's late ship
Avenger, and reporting that scarcely a vestige of that ill-
fataa chin nnnlel -- •

•ocks and

•nupes are tneremre
entertained at the Admiralty of any lives being saved,
excepting those of Lieut. Rooke and the three other per-
gons—lauded from-the Avenger's cutter on the Barbary
coast.

OAK VALE FARM IRON WORKS. —The adjourned
meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Boydell and Roper
was held in Birmingham on Friday. The liabilities were
ran of —a_

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secures. The securities were chiefly in mortgages held
by the late proprietors, Sir S. Glynn, Mr. Gladstone,. and
Lord Lyttelton. A resolut.on was passed, after a good
deal of discussion, that the creditors should agree to take
93. in the pound, secured by the old firm, who are to
resume the proprietorship of the premises. The capital
invegted by Messrs. Boydell and Roper amounted to
£58,000, £33,000 of which sum was brought into the con-
cern within the last two years by Mr. Roper.
I COMMSSIONERS OF PILOTS.—On Saturday, a meeting
of Pilots Commissioners was held in the Town hall, the
Mayor in the chair, for the purpose making certain requi-
site appointments. The first business was the filling-up
of the vacancies occasioned by the deaths of Messrs.
Robert Benson, R. Houghton, John Hall, and E. B.
Lyon, as commissioners. Mr. Alexander Shand, Mr.
Chas. Jenkins, Mr. John Aikin, and Mr. Alexander Han-
nay were appointed. The meeting then proceeded to. elect
Joseph Williamson Henry Jenkins, and Alex-
four members of the Pilots' Committee. Messrs. John
Shand were elected in, Henry
room of Messrs. A Smith.
er, and F. Shand, (resigned,) and R. Houghton
a:a
pc
). On the motion of Mr. J. Nelson-Wood, a
vote of thanks to the Mayor was passed, and the meeting
terminated.

CONCERT-HALL, LORD NELSON-STREET.—Yesterday
evening, the first of a series of concerts was given at the
Concert-hall, Lord Nelson-street, the vocalists being
Miss Rainforth, Mr. Bishop, and Mr. Wetherbee, Mrs.
Ross playing two airs on the chrystalopian. The first
piece introduced the three vocalists in a trio from Handel
The flocks shall leave the mountains,"—which was
beautifully sung. Miss Rainforth was in fine voice, which
accorded beautifully with the liquid tenor of Mr. Bishop.
Mr. Wetherbee sang " The Wanderer" very well. His
voice is good ; but his manner is awkward, and he has
some provincialisms of language to get rid of. " Home,
sweet home," antiquated as the song is, was charm-
ingly given by Misq Rainforth. The chrystalopian came
fifth,, and was very beautifully played. The instrument
is better known as the musical glasses. Mr. Wetherbee
mid Miss Rainforth concluded the second part, the former
by a song by Verdi, which we did not like and the latter
by "Love, dwell with me,"—a beautiful effort. The
second part went off with equal satisfaction ; and we only
regret that we cannot particularize.

_ -
RADICALISM THE ANTAGONIST OF LIBERTY.—The
Count de Montalenzbert, a peer of France, and a Roman
Catholic, in addressing the Chamber of Peers, on Satur-
day, thus alludes to this subject, and shows how truly
a sincere papist can be deceived as to the true character
of his church :—lt is liberty I wish, above all things,
to defend. Religion has no :need of defence, it is
eternal; property changes hands, but it always exists and
defends itself; but what ends with a people is liberty—
during long ages it disappeared. Take care, Radicalism
will destroy liberty ; Radicalism is its antipodes, it is the
exaggeration of despotism. Liberty is respect for man;
Radicalism is contempt for man—contempt the most
arrogant. I consider myself entitled more perhaps'than
any other to speak in favour of liberty. i have been
deemed exclusively devoted to religious liberty—but no, I
am devoted to liberty of every description- to liberty in
its fullest sense ! (Approbation.) Liberty has been the
idol of my existence, and if I have anything to reproach
myself with, it is that I have loved it too wedlli.osßbuetcaludsoe
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c(haneanro,thbeeaarr to see it sullied.
hear,)—an
WOMBWELL'S MENAGERIE .—This unrivalled collection
is now located in the new Haymarket, and affords one of
the most interesting exhibitions to which parents can,
take their children during the Christmas holidays, as welt
as a study for the naturalist.
FEMALE AMERICAN SERENADERS.—The Morning
Chronicle, in noticing this corps, which appear during the
ensuing week at the Concert hall, says :—" The great and
deserved success of the Boston troupe at the St. James's,
Theatre, known as the " Ethiopian Serenaders," has
caused a host of imitators; but we have not deemed it re-
quisite to take any notice of then, whether they rejoice in
the nemes of ' Lantum,' Ohio,' or New Orleans ;' but
the novelty of a female party of serenaders at the St.
James's Assembly Room', ought not to be passed over in
silence. It is a copy, but a very clever one, of the ori-
ginal 'Ethiopians.' The seraphine player has much talent,
and the players on the banjos, tambourines, castanets, tri-
angle, &c., have also ability, and the ensemble is pleasing,
especially in the instrumental pieces."