The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-10-31 00:00:00

FREE-TRADE.

FREE-TRADE, a very fine thing—if you can gat it.
TO THE SHOEMAKER.
Are you in favour of Free Certainly. Free Trade must
Trade? be a good thing.
Is there any duty on Fo- To be sure there is. How
reign boots and shoes? could we exist without it?
Have you any objection to Take off the duty on foreign
taking off this duty ? boots and shoes ? You must
be insane to think of such
a thing. Why, as it is,
there is a Frenchman
now in Regent-street, Le
Hocq, getting over hun-
dreds of dozens of French
boots and shoes every
m.intb. He has run away
with a good many of my
customers already. The
duty ought to be doubled.
TO THE GLOVER.
What is your opinion of lam quite in favour of Free
Free Trade ? Trade.
How do you find business We are sorely pressed by the
just now ? competition with French
gloves.
But you are protected by a Of course we are. Would
duty? you expose us to an open
competition with the con-
tinent ?
Then you are not prepared The notion is absurd. We
to consent to the repeal could not carry on busi-
of the duty on gloves? ness for a month without
the protecting duty.
TO THE SILK WEAVER.
Will you favour me with How can you doubt? Free
your opinion on Free Trade is a great principle,
Trade ? and ought to be carried
out.
Certainly. What is the lam happy to say, that after
present state of the Silk a period of considerable de-
Trade ? pression, we are now stea-
dily reviving, and our peo-
ple well employed.
Very glad to hear it. What From 25 to 30 per cent.
is the amount of the
protecting duty in favour
of British silks ?
Do you consider that a Barely sufficient. In good
sufficient protection ? times we can just manage
to hold our way against
the French competition.
What would be the effect How can you ask such a ques-
of repealing that duty ? tion ? The whole silk trade
of the country would be
ruined, and every man em-
ployed in it be thrown out
of employment.
But then with respect to Oh, it is utterly inapplicable
the " great principle" of to the silk trade. No man
Free Trade ? in his senses would attempt

THIRD EDITION.

Standard-office, Three o'clock,

THE LATE STORM.

We have been favoufed by a sight of a letter from a
respectable individual, dated Southport, this morning, in
which the writer states that four bodies from some
of the wrecks on that part of the coast were
washed up last night. The writer adds—" One of
the vessels is a roaster from Ireland, and the people here
were carting flour and butter yesterday that had been
washed up."

LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE, THIS DAY

(From Messrs. IL Makin & Sons' Circular.)

The arrivals up to and since Friday's market furnish,
into this port and Runcorn, a good supply of Wheat,
Oats, and Flour, with an abundant increase of Oatmeal
from Ireland, including a few small parcels of Grain
coastwise; those in from abroad, since this day week,
containing 1500 qrs. Wheat from Odessa, 450 qrs. Wheat,
and 761 qrs. Pease from Danzig, with 3298 barrels of Ca.
nadian and States Flour.

Having no recent impulse from other markets to en-
liven the proceedings here, the trade for Wheat this
morning opened and continued rather heavily throughout,
the millers still buying very sparingly and having no spe-
culative inquiries to-day; so that with the exception of a
few parcels of foreign, taken for Ireland, the sales
were very unimportant, and at a decline of ld. to 2d. per
701bs. for most descriptions of Irish and foreign ; English
Wheats, however, were not obtainable under the rates of
this day week. Flour, both English and Irish, was diffi-
cult to s?,11 at Is. per sack below the terms last noted;
and States, as well as Canadian, was little noticed to-day.
Barley, upon a moderate demand, was rather dearer for
grinding, and malting samples fully maintained late prices.
Malt remained steady in value ; Beans and Pease con-
tinuing to rule nearly the same as stated in foregoing
report.

Oats, although not generally in request, several cargoes
were cleared off by one or two buyers, at prices varying
little from our last quotations.

Oatmeal, notwithstanding the large supply at hand,
was 6d. per load dearer and in good demand.

ARRIVALS OF CORN

From the 24th to the 30th Oct., 1843, inclusive

I IRE-

WISE. CANADA
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THE SHIP WINDSOR CASTLE.--The WI 0_ L.,
decreed to be paid to the salvors of this vessel, whiebbe;
found abandoned at the mouth of the Shannon, los iig
paid (deducting the amount for agency) in the folios/
manner :

£l,BBB 13 6

12 men at £157 6 2 "S3B 1
6 men at 141 611 741 15
6 men at 121 19 21 •• • nee 0_....5 ,
10 men at 105 18 01 .. ••• • • • 11-- --- ai
FALMOUTH, OCT. 25.—A most melancholy instaneL
the awful uncertainty of human life occurred here taos-jlis
Mr. Barnes, formerly a merchant of Lisbonew to tli6
morning following the earth) ) remains of his wife ~. fee
tomb, when, but a short distance from his house., I.''. the
ill and left the mournful procession, and went 114luiee;
house of Mr. W. Downing, who gave him a On" °lifeless
he drank two-thirds of the wine, and then fell cleft hli
corpse. He appeared in good health when he
leisfp
house. Both himself and wife had attained the age
years. A urpOrtP
A MAN KILLED WITH FIGHTING.—On Moul•Geerge
ing last, two young men, named John CrumP and George
Hammond, met by agreement to fight in a field in'
anear l
half
Macclesfield.
theen dof Thewhi
efing Itiitmlasted a
m nearlym o n
dt
,vvvvo
bhoalrir
5°J sran:
ceived a severe blow on the left temple, and who
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vancing again to meet his antagonist, suddenly si‘ibere,
back, and fell. He was carried to a house close by, :Lew
in a short time, and before the arrival of a surgeon been
pired. An inquest was held on the body, when tiacielli
of manslaughter was returned against Crump as P'
and six others as seconds. , ,„ Ciregit
THE BANK OF ENGLAND.—The Rouser - . glow
100 bi
announces, " that the Bank of England is
branches in the country, and extending its circa a,, it is
absorbing that of other banks." "The directors;ceeter;
added, " have determined to open a branch in Leithabire
and they have recently agreed with the MonniatLee it
and Glamorganshire banks, the East of England .I..'"jot.
Norwich, the Yorkshire District Bank, and othfol opplf
stock companies, and with several private banks,.'hee eh'
of
SET:igHlaEnLdE.'N'
them with notes, on condition that those banks]
culate no other notes. In the great county of the Doi
berland, there is but one issuing notes, besides
•
s—A meeting of the gas - ralePte,trol'il, +010(
held, on Thursday last, at the Derby Arms,Dee,',:nriee,
the purpose of taking into consideration the Pi."';,,,abiP,,
extending the lighting to the outskirts of the be_condeo•
and a motion to that effect was proposed and gtreyniskil
dcaermriaenddbedy abvyertyholasregeintne majority.ra
An amendment was put, that the lighting of
ill at
with gas should be altogether dispensed withforgo
11 warder8' Co'Or
the opinion of the inhabitants generally. the The Lid of
commence at the expiration of five days from oots%
meeting, when it is confidently expected that the a 85 frosi
of darkness will obtain a great majority of votes,
_.,, pot
the badness of the times, the poorer inhabitants are
able to pay the rate. Dwyer ill
MURDER.—A man of the name of Edwardifeien.baat
been committed for trial by the magistrates of
_.,e child.
London, on a charge of the wilful murder of bisl night,/
a male infant, three months old, on the Preeelli.gi:ollifid
inoAritPy°,
The offender, who is about 27 years of age' I,` eons at
man, and obtains a livelihood by hawking "rhequentlf
other articles about the streets. lie has beeild"oli been
in custody before on charges of assault, and had entoolaglie
liberated from gaol within the last fortnighto?ne oat 04
conviction by Mr. Cattiughana. for biting a .11,,Ieneg WO
man's cheek. fie destroyed his child by Still"..'
whilst it was asleep, against a sharp counter. O
LOSS OF £3ll SENT THROUGH THE POST-01Fleg'f" 08
_ Igoe
the morning of Wednesday, the 13th instant, a a.,0;4
posted at Bolton, directed for " Mr. John Parr!,, 'two P',l
evt hreae:ol office,
:pl:ae 2
o:acdbnoedanl
aoorastismene
sale grocer, Liverpool," containing a 1:20 and' reache`..i
Bank of England notes. This letter not haviatsetater:
its destination, application was made to the Bade ia t;
gou searchingni throughtnhg einthteihn
Liverpool, and a strict investigation vaLemaapeferled
have alarmed the thief, as Mr. Parratt has,elL-d in 0,r1; 1
Liverpool
ecitlheußtei tereygpreownpscottia_l:lrsotr:innipirreacraeark::,e:nuohc:ii:n:i.oll:„olod,rsooit7sers,rilt.r:°6:l:ear_ote°,l;lll
this strange affair has been sent to the Poo'' be uiau"
molt
discover the delinquent. „e of tie, .111 r,
classic buildings in the world, is at leagt".",oe, .-4504:'
George Robins; the purchaser is Mr- Mail:as OPT, Ili'
of the city surveyor, who is connected, in '"" d Brau-esetis
purchase with Stanfield the great artist', ae e pro Po_,,
the mechanist, of Covent Garden Theatre.--tho wig awnj
alterations and improvements are immense, a Thee ilia.
cupy nearly 12 months in the comPieti". poises thlPta
object is the pictorial scenery which is to fee y V) tte
tore of London, and Stanfield made Elie° 0.1 erifeld to
purposely to obtain additional knowledge t°,l-; i$ pearl)
his stupendous picture. Thepurchase sincerne-'
~,
be £22:500, and Mr. Braham paid aleve Yea- '
01
£40,000 for it. Celt .e
fit the I, jos,
BODY STEALINC.—The grand WY fit the
agains' bite
Criminal Court have returned a true billneerge ,Weolt•
Bridgman, a dissenting minister, and felony' in 'ref,
Bridgman, his son, a medical student, for :i.st TO/16-011,
ing open the tomb of the late Thomas 6,',.°„" lt,'"
situated in the burying-ground of a chaPeL -0 is ti"; the
of which chapel the defendant Isaac Bridgar Nap,: the
nister, and stealing therefrom the coffin as " the Ila:' the
said Thomas Ghorst Tawney. In returning II thi_i" gr.
foreman of the grand jury stated to the eenat 03w;er ia
grand jury considered it as their duty to report dto
Tawney, the son of the deceased and the P a ofterengid
isel he • be wool
this case, had stated to them that con' rit
have restored to him the skeleton of his faille ' Beek'
withdraw the prosecution. lief 80
THE TEETOTALLER ABROAO.--The Mint,etotB76oo
lenburgh Schwerin is, it seems, a decidedroad:mr tba
may be seen from the following' decree, itot's;tions,,.;orlft•
government has-just published two proelaW,:e of L'lllega'
purpose of putting a stop to the excessive use of •a $
of e ity
Retailers are ordered to send in a reportnos ;tun%
act committed during drunkenness, Under anreoool,;. Of
fine of five rix-dollars. Every drunken tal"7,ehed wibrs°
any public disorder or scandal is to he Put of Prated,al filet
two first first offences with an im • en'en- °
PT° he OP. eotP° r
to eight days, and should the ()pence van - Or/
penalty may be increased to four week, or e.,, poll: orsh
punishment. The authorities dered '" lie° te,
are or . p 0 ch pc A
sons addicted to drinking from frecluentile fore, eft;
the proprietors of which are to be respons"'" l'"' can-
s itit
and pay
a fine of from five to ten rix dollar k•presP
proclamation limits the number of shops w"- Ler
liquors are to be sold." the ti
n at; the .4
COACH ACCIDENTS.—Tuesday afters. Way 10 boy of
and Cheltenham coach was on it Inn, the.i tip;
ter place, about two miles from Beckford 'no orliLertot
set off at a furious rate, increasing their Pa eraer woloae
galloped madly on the road and turned tlieke, treiased (see;
to the inn, when the coach came over wit"
fusions end he'
crash. A lady suffered some dreadful contus,:pen Baer pal
rations of the face, having her nose sPlit, shovidd Ale
teeth knocked out. A gentleman had h'S d hey 4 e'binsi
leg broken, and was much cut on the face and CO' 0014
the passengers were more or less injured. void:o%l
was very seriously injured.—On MondaY:nroeee. of,'
nine o'clock, as the Ab • 1 marl Molds
'twit"' b ‘4.-
erystwit i
Ahe Y - °se oi
the High-street, on its return from ...- „r the c,„cla An%
the leaders fell into an excavation,_ vrbe,",.sons, 'lrolka-oi
upset, and the outside passengers, n ~d-
tot° v 00,e
the coachman and guard, were•precipi. :ay. Itorle'
but very fortunately, received no material 1%0 CO eel'
the wheel horses was much hurt.— ceye/lew" coieefiisbear•
ADVANCE OF COLLIERS' WAGES. -110 01 do iril
ployed at the various works in Wigan an„f Waglaye"„se
hood bore generally received an advance "cis eat, tb",,x
the past week. On Thursday, the hen end arseit
Mr. Fosbrook's colliery at Platt Bridge, doe, eat, --.
eighbon 101011), 0,
at Mr. Pearson's, ' .in the same 11 •,. erne
~ to fen
work • but have since returned to thet` saw 'et; tea
an advance of wages. The following •
are
_, or
~c.....
amounts advanced at the under-Inert
none of them, it appears, come up to thecae; •a, n",he
by the men ; Load Balcarres, ls. 6d. Per spearsenised,b`t4
Is. 6d. ; Lamb's, 71d.; Ashall's, asters; have raise that
and some even less than 6d. The mw 800 B,olo'd,
price of coal 10d. per ton, and the men iri tc of taloa? a we
the advance of wages which the genera 3d• Peker ree°' the
have given, will not amount to more than tre-„feig di.
in some places, only one-half of that °nit' on, iPtlie°r ll'
believe, would be satisfied with sd. pee
sioofbis neig
masters the other sd. for clear gain, exeltl in I
btain e el
nary profits which they so generally o s pieesti,
bourhood by the sale of coals. de erolat o 1 Roe
FREEMASON RY.—A snuff-box, 131-tee erthre...o°„ 6,
The timber of the " Betsey Cains," e' "ci bre'hirrt-hose
Shields, was presented to the officers a" Rid° to "•5 0
Hilds's Lodge of Freemasons, South Shrereet re ;he
f e ,ebe ... t
F. Wison, of that town, as a mark n'rder. :001"60,
initiated into the mysteries of ehe than? afford inlry•
deeper interest in the Betsy Gains
.peptra od illsf to
preceding extract. She was launched N'viiiiao, out n(aer
being built expressly to bring over a, sola.n tbe 'iris,
She was then named St. Anna. She wnioyed l'ilrussipere
government service in the last war, eruct to the,ilitieeooo-
- service, taken by the Freneb,.n,eo boslr the 'theo
and named by them Whilhelmina. ". "ed ode, win
0,0,
declared against Russia, she was detalt:Bo7, and to ead
sian flag at Plymouth ; sold there in 1
was re -s,.° tradeio
named Betsy Cains. In 1816 she
and- hutle' rep.
sod cjr•
Wilson, and employed in the coal rksr l° IC s°,33ein;
unfortunately lost on Tynemonth co- t• 013" ler - fli
CS ° d ' al°
Betsy Coins thus, after many cbal eers..„.anyreeo
cumstances, lived to the age of 139 edge. , Je'
ory is thus recorded in a Masonic 0 hit;
,ftor I'o
Quarterly Review for October. ~ Grata- root coi
The editor of the " Comic Etlgli°uB total° We Orr,
dicated his labours to Mr. Robins, ir',,etnnle_:r •ritere ad
complimentary to our friend of thebt;ls.--a viits 01 „, °
the preface :—" To Mr. George for° n origintirtee.c• tool:
valled in this, or any other age, d; quitted,o-,,,h0n, 0,
(if the enression may be pardone „alleinuehiii a!:
dexterity in the use of metaphor unP‘ be too,erleS' daYj
, tifarious and sublime—it would not be q.eferYt;oe
talented—compositions would, obi's r all° ofiag oral'
~.e.r .
ot,
serted, afford any enterprising P- hurry-tn.' P4°' de
to-be-met-with, and not-in-a-ha_ nt of c!sogej of
opportunity for an eligible invest.leinas
..w.„eritet 0:t
ing a property which, under .10." be well :itho ow
would soon become entitled to, i'voicht ight heat,
citing
of a princely domain 060', rtd' by 0 aio
citing a blush in the mind of be fertilise
asty 0000.40
(in a literary point of view) to lie for itee jsis;ripttaij
dering rivulet of poetry, compel...B.m of t't. cleocBsti°,v,
turesque effect to the silvery stream ° did° 400 of
richness (equalled only hi to the stYlete a sPril‘ to
presenting a refreshing contrast
_erpete.., on
_,ce. ~
compeers, precludes the atterapt t_e_st'nensibin',ed.'",o
~tl3o'j
otherwise than by assuming Lourtil,nroort4e agaltafeatba
applying to him the words of :, 8,0 his il ost Pod -of
him for all in all, we ne'er shay
with the..„ect ..10 00
little Treatise on Comic English'', ;yob re,s by
venereti in, admiration, naY. ee" dedie'dettiar'
, hly Au
term is iicied ' a ivi,edly.), hun ._,Tlie
obliged and twa3t obedient servant