The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-08-13 00:00:00

THE HARVEST.

Wheat, it is now evident, will be found deficient in bulk,
When compared with last year, but it is full eared, and, should
the.prelimAt dry, weather continue, an average crop may be con-
fidently expected. Barley looks remarkably well; it is not
only thickly planted, but presents a heavy well filled ear, and
will, generally speaking, prove an excellent crop. Oats, when
cursorily viewed, look well, both in regard to the length of stalk
and feather, but upon a most minute examination, prove to be
thin in the ground, and upon wet and inferior soils are very
deficient. Beans promise to be a very luxuriant crop, and
Pease, in consequence of the dry weather, have experienced
a very decided improvement, and may yet turn out aproductive
crop. Hay has proved i
a very unequal crop, and is upon the
whole rattier deficient. It is selling at from 5d to 6d. off the
rick,—but this, low rate is to be attributed to the quantity of old
hay in the country. Turnips, in the district which our report
comprehends, present a rather singular appearance. In Ber-
wickhire they have seldom been so backward, while in 11,,x_
-burghshire they are more than usually advanced. This may be
accounted for from the different nature of the soils in these two
cou„aties. Potatoes will undoubtedly prove a very deficient
crop ; in many cases, indeed, they have entirely failed, and the
farmer has been compelled to plough them down and sow tur-
nip in their lace.—Kelso Mail.
The splendid weather towards the close of the last month has
ripened the
_corn with great rapidity, and the harvest in Yol k-
shire is nearly at hand. On Thursday last, Mr. Benjamin
Briggs, of Thornes, near Wakefield, commenced cutting a field
of wheat; and we have the promise of an early harvest, and
abundant crops. In the southern counties some corn has al-
ready been gathered.—Leeds Intelligencer.
, Prom various sources we leain that the crops in general will
riie very abundant. Wheat is said to be rather short in the
lead, but on the whole will be a good crop. Oats very good;
ilnd potatoes are greatly recovered and promise well. Barley
warrest has commenced in various districts. If the present
bairn" weather continues, harvest will soon employ all hands.—
..et/4st News Letter.
t fiThe late prevalence of warm weather has had a surpassing
eet for the better upon the corn crops in this neighbourhood-.
a this district, the crops, particularly of wheat and lilendcorn,
thresent generally a remarkably beautiful appearance; and the
ou' s of the field, alreadypartially commenced, will speedily be
m full operation ; and, if the weather continues to be favourable,
ust be also speedily terminated. As to the certainty of an
average crop throughout the country, it is erroneous to form a
V.°Prient from the promising appearance of a particular dis-
.
n .On the Bedford level, the various crops, we understand,
Nok remarkably well, and promise an abundant supply. We
;re not received any intelligence as to the various crops in
~orfolk, or in Essex. But from Hertfordshire, we learn that
are generally good. Upon the heavy lands particularly,
the; are describea as abundant as ever known, and remarkably
eared. Barley betokens a good crop; and oats aro con&
wj!tl3, expected to-yield well, and to be of good quality; and
11:11e beans appear to be unproductive, peas are in the main a
pavY crop. 'turnips also look remarkably well.—Wakefield
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LONDON GAZETTE.-FRIDAY, AUGUST 9.

3"iIIIBANKRUPTCY ANNULLED.
Collier, Manchester and Salford, calico-printer.

BANKRUPTS.
&n,
* Murphy, Liverpool, builder, Aug. 23, Sept. 20, at twelve
the
"Clarendon-buildings, Liverpool. Solicitor, Mr. Row-
rt°nPo. Liverppo001.
ge 111,,, t t Piccadill
. u ree ,
gillrtain Pallmer, London-wall, stationer.y, hotel-keeper.
j" 'mitts Birks, sen., Marlborough-road, Chelsea, melter of tallow.
jc(rePh Durban, Bristol, cheese-factor.
ristopher Welman, Bridport, Dorsetshire, linen-draper.
ames Garnett Lockett and John Lockett, Harpurhey and Man-
"tere.alico.:print.ers.
irj: avis. Birmingham. victualler.
• "Ln Dance, Redditch, Worcestershire, maltater.

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
• ThT. and C. Bolton, Hish-shTet, Shorediteh, ronfeetioners.—J. Far-
is:l;l"d J. Thorpe, Barton-in-the-Beans and Minton, Leicestershaire:
ehe -rnts.—R. Parkinson and J. Makin, Bolton-le-Moors and Mn
11 l'.
er •
1% cotton-manufacturers.—R. W. Conibet re, B. Perry, and E.
tig
far .., Jkin.,_ Birmingham, manufacturers of fiorentine-buttons : as
Suss: regards B. Perry.—J. Lashmar and T. Winch, Lamberhursst,
ker,'l%.,brandy-merchants.—G. Yonge and Son, Strand, Ilki,' "odd and Frankum. Great Dunmow, Essex, ehemtsts.—W:
lock-m...
Priktl, and G. Edwards, Cheltenham, brick-makers.—W. and T.
'Li. Walsall, Staffordshire, leather-euryiers.
An DIVIDENDS.
lir.R• 30. P. G. Banner Cripplegate buildings, plumber.—A us. 30,
..., irsett, Dean street,, Soho, builder.—Aug. 31, W. and G. Boum:,
tr'oliLltn-street and Regent-street, woollen-drapers.—Sept. 3,
_‘‘ .
tin, 7 ner. San's-buildings, Islington, apothecarv.—Aug. 31, R. Mor-
ted4zrence-lane, wholesale-linen-draper.—Sept. 2, J. Jackson,
Plate.. -r°l4'. 1a e, 30, S. F. Lettsom, Cannon-street, tin-
!nierehr=ufacturer.—Si. 4, J. and J. Foster, Selby, Yorkshire,
P2l, 611"„ e• 30, Spencer, Manchester, tavern-keeper.—
', w. Tu • "' L''wis. Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, clothier.—Sept.
Met% Whitchurch, Shropshire, architect.
mit. Longhth.„, b C„ERTIFICATES, Arorsr 30.
e::(.1,
ji.tt:litige-row Watling-street. box-maker.—F. Wiley,
Penner er.--M. J. W 11 rd Union-street. Shadwell, sugar_
I;,Y"Te._ Bee • ittn,'PenPnya Bentley, Derbyshire, cheese_-facsttoor.
st''''efiale dru...,:r ,r "Ilk Devonshire, refiner.—J. Loftus. Bri 1,
.4oad-stree. CRlteal..,J. Scott, Bimin 7harn, merchank—J. Morland,
'"e•C7OB4, corn-dealer.

woes',
-,4tit OF GOVERNMENT VICFc.— In a recent Government
savertisement for the sale of a quantity of old ordnance stores,.
ikitrn P g t shovels, pickaxes,' files, 84c &c. we met with certa!ri
,r9cles denominated "old standin . vices." We can hardly
°nog ourselves to believe that this cagn be the fact. It
.is, 1'""
ever mos “ •
h, rs have
4,t ' . t important, if true," to hear that the IA -1.. ~
ermln,d.
~ .„ at last, to get rid, in a lot, of all their "old standing
for • neaven knows they have had a large quantity on hand
some time past; but who will become the purchasers ?
vvThe fashionables are departing from town in droves. The
rke of Devonshire has ,eft for Chatsworth; the Dukes of
the Mar
Rutland, and Cleveland, for their respective seats;
:'fine Marquis of Ahercorn for Ireland; the Marchioness or Lens-
,,ll for I3owood: indeed a list of members of the haut ton,
:-:11 would exceed our limits to enumerate, have quitted town,
- VI" we may fairly conclude "the season is dead and buried."
---4,,,0ud0n Paper.OArd High Chancellor receives, on his appointment, a
trt 9f 1 13 13s. The origin of the
the go •
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TO CORRESPONDENTS.

The criticisms with respect to the "three witnesses," in one of
,yesterday's papers, are below contempt.
e thank B. for his letter. Such an application is worthy of

•
the men. •
If .G. B. I. will take the trouble to read the concluding portion
• of an article in this day's STANDARD on the trade of Liver-
pool, he.will discover that the vexatious proceedings to which
he refers are not overlooked by us.

IN Dui may satisfy himself by the same course.

Tat liberpool unbarb.

TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 13, 1833.

By the ship Thomas, Captain Jones, which arrived here
yesterday, we have received a file of the Charleston
Courier to the 7th ultimo. These papers give deplorable
accounts of the wheat crops, from rust, rain, and storms.
The weather had been extremely changeable, so much so
that in the end of June complaints were made of heavy
showers of hail in the interior and extreme cold in Charles-
ton itself. On the 4th July the citizens met together to
celebrate the anniversary of American independence.—
Upwar& of a hundred toasts redolent of sentiment and
patriotism are enumerated as given, but the papers do
not inform us whether the whole or part were honoured
with bumpers. The usual flags and wreaths of laurel
were sported on the occasion. ,

We are still without any advices from Oporto, an I
therefore we may presume that the war is not entirely
ended in that quarter.
The Dutch papers contain lamentable accounts of the
ravages of the cholera at Rotterdam, upwards of a thou-
sand persons having died within the month of July.
The King of SPAIN is reported to be seriously indis-
posed. His malady is of such a nature that his consti-
tution must speedily sink under it. The accounts of the
Spanish troops having entered Portugal have not been
confirmed.' ZCA- BERMUDEZ, the Prime Minister, is if
man of sound judgment and sterling integrity, and has
long been desirous to put an end to the intestine strug-
gles in that kingdom—struggles the effects of which
must sooner or later be felt in Spain itself. But he has
opposing parties and conflicting interests to contend with,
the QUEEN'S party being of the liberal order, while that
of Don CARLOS embraces the nobility and the church-
men, and these parties at present divide Spain.
A sanguinary convulsion has taken place in Switzer-
land, and the town of Basle having been assailed, a mur-
derous conflict having previously occurred without its
walls between the country party and the town guards.
The schism seems to be, in the present instance, between
the two Diets of Zurich and Sarnen. The whole country
appears to be in a most distracted state. Some of the
Polish exiles have joined the malcontents, and wherever
these men go, a curse goes with them.

The electors of London having hunted every corner
for a Whig candidate in opposition to Mr. KEMBLE, have
at length lighted upon a Mr. CRAWFORD, who has con-
sented to be put in nomination ; but this worthy gentle-
man having a presentiment of his failure, and not quite
sure but that his friends mean to pluck him, in return for the
honour they do him, has very wisely buttoned up his
pockets. Not one penny will he subscribe, and the puri-
tans of the metropolis are beginning to be apprehensive
that the present will be a dry, and consequently a very
dull and disagreeable contest. The nomination was to
have taken place yesterday. There is no doubt whatever
of the return of Mr. KEMBLE. Sir JOHN KEY has
brought his party into complete contempt.

The faction have at length seen their danger, and are
making preparations for the re-action and its consequen-
ces. They would, even at this time of day, have the pub-
lic believe that Mr. EWART is not only a profound but also
an impartial statesman, and that he has taken no part
whatever in the scandalous and iniquitous attempts made
to disfranchise the burgesses of Liverpool. A letter
which is inserted in another place will explain our mean-
ing. Mr. RATLIBONE informs Mr. JOHN EWART, who in-
forms the public, that Mr. Wm. EWART, although the
friend of the parties, did not aid or abet them in their
endeavours to degrade his own constituents.
This is an ingenious way of counteracting the effects
of Mr. EWART'S policy, but it will not succeed. He must
be an obtuse person indeed who cannot see the drift of
the ruse, for it is as obvious as it is paltry and jesuitical.

Mr. RATHBONE volunteers to do that which the honour•
able member is either afraid or ashamed to do himself.—
He does not come forward in a manly manner to deny
that he used his influence against the. burgesses, but he
advises his brother to employ Mr. RATHBONE to be his
proxy in the matter. Little does tile honourable member
know that Mr. RATHBONE'S word does not stand quite so
high as it once did, or that he has enough to do to defend
his own integrity. Mr. EWART, therefore, cannot expect
to gain much from such a voucher.

But would it not have been quite as dignified, and
much more respectful, had Mr. EWART taken the pains to
address his constituents himself. We should like above
all things to see his name attached to a declaration of this
nature. It is admitted that he did not vote in favour of
the freemen. It is also admitted that he made no exer-
tions to palliate the offences in which he and his friends
were the greatest sinners. It is admitted that he and his
agents bribed the voters, and did more to tempt, corrupt,
and debase them than any other Man ; and it is not de-
nied, that if he had kept his gold to himself there would
have been no grounds whatever for any sweeping charge
against the burgesses. Under these circumstances, Mr.
EWART was bound to stand up in defence of those privi-
leges which he had placed in peril, and in vindication of
those poor voters whom he had corrupted. He that is not
for us is against us ! He who stood aloof, and saw his
friends active in convicting the men whom he had bribed,
as a receiver stands by and witnesses the conviction of his
less guilty dupes, is not a man for whom the burgesses of
Liverpool can entertain any respect, or in whom they can
place any confidence.
The charge would be sufficiently strong against Mr.
EWART, even supposing that he had taken no part against
the freemen. But we have good reasons for believing
that he was as much their enemy as Mr. RATunoNE him-
self.

• An individual calling himself JOHN LANDER, we be-
lieve a landing waiter in his MAJESTY'S Customs at-this
port, has taken upon himself to insult a large body of
most respectable gentlemen in this town, by a letter ad-
dressed to the editor of the Literary Gazette, in which
is the following passage on the subject of the recent mer-
cantile expedition to Africa under the command of his
brother RICHARD LANDER :
" I cannot close this letter without apprising you of a fact,
which will appear incredible to you. Can you believe me when
I assert, on the most unquestionable authority, that there are
merchants here so heartless and inhuman as to instruct the
masters of their vessels who trade to the African coast, to
refuse any assistance to the expedition, of which it may stand
in need; to reject all letters that may be sent from the parties
connected with it; and, in fine, to hold no communication
whatever with the steamers or the brig ?' Does it not startle
you, that jealousy and selfishness can go so far? Believe me,
I blush at the reflection of a crime so hideous and un-English
as this.—l am, &c., JooN LANDER.

" N.B.—The fact of the merchants' instructions to the mas-
ters of their vessels may be safely depended on. Nothing can
be more true. They nave gone even farther than I have ven-
tured to hint. They have taken measures to prejudice the
minds of the natives against the expedition."

When we mention the names of the leading merchants
in that trade, Sir JOHN TOBIN, Messrs. HORSFALL, To-
BIN, MAXWELLS, BOLD, and RoTnEnAm,---when we place
the character of these gentlemen against the assertion of
JOHN LANDER, we feel sure that we have done all that
is necessary ; but we happen to know that the above
gentlemen have given the statement of JOIIN LANDER 1110
most unqualified contradiction, not by assertion, but by
their acts.

We know that the merchants in the African trade, as a
body, have done every thing in their power to render
the expedition such assistance as one merchant would
feel bound to render to another,--we know that hardly
a vessel belonging to any of the above houses has sailed
without taking letters or parcels for the expedition. We
ieve we know of one vessel which actually gave them
assistance of which they stood in need, by. furnishing
Columbine. with a quantity of cabin. stoma,'

We trust that those gentlemen who have the manage
ment of the expedition will come forward and substan-
tiate what we have stated, and what they must know to
be correct,—we trust they will come forward to defend
the characters of those' who they know have shewn every
disposition to aid the undertaking in every way which
would not be injurious to their own interests.
If any individual trader choose to give unfeeling in-
structions to the captain of his vessel, are a whole body
of merchants to be insulted on that account ? We do not
even believe, much less do we know, that such instruc-
tions have been given by any single individual, and we
do not believe that there lives a merchant in this town
so heartless as to refuse assistance to any of his country-
men, in a foreign land, who might stand in need.

. We are aware that a vast deal has been said about
this patriotic African expedition ; we are aware that
every pains has been taken to enlist the feelings and the
sympathies of the British public in behalf of the expe-
dition ; and that the influence of the press has not been
wanting to extol the spirited and enterprising gentlemen
with whom the undertaking originated ; but it is high
time that the public should know, that the expedition is
like the expedition of any other body of merchants, for
the purpose of trade and profit to the proprietors-
-the only difference being that one is owned by a
company of merchants, the other by private individuals--
that the one trade up the river—the other at the mouth of
the river.

An individual, we believe, has been sent out with the
expedition, with a view of furthering the ends of Sci-
ence ; but even this we are informed is done at the ex-
pense of the Government, and not at the expense of the
expedition.

In a recent number of our paper we made a few extracts
from the finance accounts of the United Kingdom, brought
down to the sth January last; exhibiting the gratifying;
fact, that the net receipts at the Custom-house, Liverpool,
after deducting drawbacks and repayments, amounted
last year to a sum exceeding by above one million ster-
ling the amount collected in all Ireland and all Scotland.
This fact has led us to the investigation of other
branches of the question ; and, whichever way we turn,
the rapid increase of population, commerce, internal in-
dustry, and, necessarily, of wealth, meets us in a manner
that must afford the highest gratification to the inhabitants
of this hive of industry. Let us take shipping for in-
stance.

The registered amount of shipping in the British Em-
pire, at the conclusion of the last three years, was as
follows :

PERIODS. VESSELS. TONS. MEN.
31st December, 1830 23,721 2,531,819 154,812
31st December, 18.31 21,212 2,581,964 158,122
31st December, 18.32 21,435 2,618,068 161,63-1

We will next take the amount of Shipping entered in-
wards and cleared outwards in the United Kingdom, from
and to foreign parts, (including their repeated voyages,)
during the last three years :

1830.
IXIVARDS.

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wiiiiare
the
Third,
of this allowance is a war- the
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