The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-03-28 00:00:00

Mr. GLY

A LITTLE OVER SANGUINE

Our contemporary, the Manchester Examiner, heads
an article in his Saturday's Publication—" The Coming
European Peace," in which he endeavours to show that
now, for the first time in Europe, we have an assured
prospect of lasting peace. The leading grounds upon
which this expectation is erected are the distaste into
which national armies are be2inning to be regarded, and
the probable substitution for them, throughout the greater
portion of Europe, of burgher and national guards; the
breaking up of the status provided for by the treaties of
Vienna; the consolidation of the German States under
one powerful head, and the strengthening generally of the
powers of democracy. He winds up by saying—
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" Were we too sanguine in saying that out of this European
revolution is to spring a European peace; each nation, with a
democratic government, without a standing army, and no
further cause of quarrel, peacefully labouring and enjoying?
Through much inevitable confusion, that seems to he the goal
towards which Europe is marching. A most blessed consum-
mation ! in which, as was predicted from of old, the world's
destinies should no longer be in the hands of mere brute
force—no longer be wielded by any aristocracy save that of
wisdom, nobleness, goodness."

We Wish we could regard things in the same drab-co-
loured light in which it is viewed by Mr. John Bright's
organ. Unfortunately, however, we do not perceive any
very immediate prospect of the arrival of that halcyon
period, when either nations or individuals shall have " no
further cause of quarrel." The temper of the world must
first be altered very considerably, and that alteration must
be derived from a higher and better source than that to
which our contemporary. and those who argue with him,
appear to look, viz., to the spread of free trade and utili-
tarian principles. We see no signs even of that happy
state of things. when we shall all be " peacefully labour-
ing and enjoying." Unfortunately, at the present mo-
ment and for some time past, the labourer and the man
" enjoying" have been two very different persons, and the
amount of peace between them has been very small.
Doubtless, however, our philosophic and republican free
traders will he enabled to bring about a mighty change in
the world's affairs ; but we must confess that we have not
confidence in the efficacy of the means which the Exa-
miner points out :

he says, "in France the disbanding of the army
is becomin a theme for discussior. among speculative men.
Perhaps it is in that country that the question will first be
settled, and the old conflict between mind and matter be ter-
minated in that French National Assembly, of which the main
elements, it is already seen, are to lie men of the pen and men
of the sword."

" Already,'

MEN OF THE PEN AND MEN OF THE SWORD ! A most
peaceful looking combination of weapons ! We remem-
ber, happily, that we have already in the world a legisla-
ture, of which the main elements are somewhat similar,—
identical, in fact, if for the sword we substitute the bowie
knife and the revolving detonator. Brother Jonathan
possesses such a combination of happy materials. Of his
affairs it may be said, that they are " no longer wielded
by any aristocracy save that of wisdom, nobleness, good-
ness ;" yet we are not aware that those in his vicinity
ever found him a very pacific neighbour, or less willing
to pick a quarrel than to pick his teeth with his favourite
pocket knife.

DEAF AND DUMB.-IMPOSITION,

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

SlR,—From a lady who called at our Institution on
Tuesday last, to make some inquiries respecting the ad-
mission of pupils, I learnt that a man is going about the
town with a little girl, stating that she is a deaf and dumb
orphan, and soliciting donations for the purpose of get-
ting her into this school ; but representing that the com-
mittee require thirty pounds before she can be admitted !
As there is no foundation whatever for such a false state-

ment. I shall be glad if you will caution the public against
this imposition. The rules of the school and terms of
admission, which are very low (twenty-one of the chil-
dren are being educated gratuitously) nay be obtained
by any person on application. It is very sad that such
practices should be resorted to. This is the second case
that I have heard of lately. A short while ago I was in-
formed of an individual carrying about a petition for a
similar object, to which were affixed the signatures of the
Rev. D. James, of Kirkdale, the Rev. Dr. M`Neile, and
other names of well-known benevolent parties, with a
long list subscribed. And it seems to me only right that
the kindly disposed should be put upon their guard against
such charity extortioners, and recommended to afford no
relief, until the assumed or presumed mute be sent here
for previous examination.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
JAMES RHIND.

School for the Deaf and Dumb,
Liverpool, 23d March, 1848

BIRKENHEAD.—We understand that Lord Morpeth,
Baron Goldsmid, Joseph Bailey jun., Esq., M.P., William
Jackson, Esq., M.P., and J. M. Rendel, Esq., were yes-
terday at Birkenhead, for the purpose, we believe, of sur-
veying the present condition of the dock works there. No
doubt the report which Lord Morpeth will make to go-
vernment on the subject will have a material effect on the
bill now before parliament relating to the works. We are
informed that Mr. Bendel has been appointed a director
of the Dock Company.
THE SPECIAL CONSTABLES.—The borough magistrates,
at a meeting on Saturday, passed a resolution of which
the following is a copy :—" Resolved,—That the thanks
of this meeting be presented to the inhabitants of Liver-
pool who on the recent occasion of threatened disturb-
ances promptly offered their services as special constables.
To the inhabitants of the town the magistrates always
looked with confidence for their support ; and it gives
them sincere gratification to record their grateful sense of
the love of order which induced so great a number of the
people to volunteer their aid in the preservation of the
peace." The resolution was forwarded in a complimentary
note from the Mayor to Mr. Charles Turner, under
whose command the special constables were placed, with
a request that he would communicate it to the inhabi-

tants.
PACKET-SHIP STRUCK BY LIGHTNING, AT SEA.—
The packet-ship West Point, Captain Allen' which
sailed from this port on the 27th January, arrived at New
York on the Bth instant, after a very severe passage.
When in lat. 38 30, lon. 67, at one a.m., on the 12th ult.,
the ship was struck by lightning seven times within the
hour, each time the fluid passing down the mainmast.
The whole mast appeared to throw off sparks like red-hot
iron when struck by the smith's hammer. Most of the
watch on deck felt the shock severely. Two men were
instantly killed. At the fifth shock Captain Allen felt
himself nearly brought to the deck, so powerful was its
effect, although at the time he was fifty feet from the
mainmast. The names of the killed were John Arm-
strong, of New York, and Marceline Robinson, of Rhode
Island.
THEFTS FROM THE QUAYS.—A highly respectable cor-
respondent has sent us the following, and we hope that
the publicity thus given to his complaints, as to the fearful
depredations on the west side of George's Dock, will lead
to some steps being taken for the greater preservation of
property on that quay, which offers unusual facilities for
the commission of robberies :—" I don't think you are
aware that when shippers put their goods down on the
quay, that neither owner, charterer, broker, captain, or
mate, will give a receipt for them until they are on board.
You will naturally ask why ? Because they have had to
pay for it; therefore they must be left there at the ship-
per's risk, in the care of that questionable set of men
called watchmen, who have at times thousands of pounds
of property under their care, and who are often found very
comfortably in a snug corner under a tarpaulin in the arms
of Morpheus, or in some other questionable condition.
Only last week one party has missing from the west side
of George's Dock four packages, valued at £350 to £4OO,
and up to the present time there is no clue whatever to
them. Another shipper had stolen a case from the west
side of George's Dock, it appears, some three weeks ago,
and did not know anything about it until Friday afternoon
last, when it was ascertained on Saturday that 72 out of
82 other pieces of goods, which the case originally con-
tained, were found at the Police-court. A policeman, it
appears, caught a man with some of the pieces of goods in
his possession in the street, and suspecting he had stolen
them, he took him to bridewell. When he was brought
up there was no evidence against him, therefore remanded ;
and when he was brought up again, no one appearing, he
was, of course, discharged: It appears this man stated he
was employed by that notorious set of men in the garb of
sailors, by whom, no doubt, Mr. Editor, you have been
assailed in a whisper, in the neighbourhood of Lord-street,
&c., with " buy any cheap smuggled cigars, silk hand.
kerchiefs? Src." It is high time such impostors should
be put down. Now, I would suggest, for the protection
of the merchants, shippers, and shipowners, that all the
sheds throughout the whole of the docks should have slid-
ing doors all round, closed and locked at night, and in the
day time the policeman only to open them for the loading
of vessels, for the admission of carts for the purpose of
putting goods down or taking produce away) and when the
-art has 4eft to close them again, the policeman inspecting
.very note as the goods are laid down, and every delivery
note for prodube taken away, which is, in my opinion, the
-,nly way to protect the shipper fvom the heav"y loss he hes
and must sustain under the existing system.

GENERAL TRADE REPORT,

LIVERPOOL EXCHANGE, YESTERDAY

A slight, though decided turn, indicative of a re-
suscitation of our national energy has taken place.
An impulse has been given by the buoyancy of the
English funds during the last few days from which
we augur the happiest results. Many reasons may be
given for the rise in Consols—a rush of the oversold
" Bears," or investment on foreign account ; but the
great cause is a revulsion in public feeling, owing to
the stoppage of revolutionary movements in the most im-
portant of the Germanic states by the timely " fraterniza-
tion" of the people and their rulers. Constitutional mo-
narchy is not yet defunct in Europe; nor does it appear
imperatively necessary that that portion of the world
should, for the present at all events, be plunged into any-
thing like general warfare. Our monetary resources are
daily increasing, and the means at the disposal of the
Bank of England are so far beyond its present operations,
that, with a redundancy of bullion, the currency of the
country is still contracted. The average stock of bullion
held by the bank of England, in both departments, during
the month of February was £14,339,235, being an in-
crease of £1,346,963 as compared with the preceding
month, and £2,127,590 as compared with the same period
last year, and on the 18th inst. the stock had increased to
£15.12.3,141 ; while the decrease in the circulation of Bank
of England and English private and joint-stock bank-
notes during February was £633,035 under that of the pre-
vious month, and £2,661.113 under that of the same pe-
riod last year; and including the Irish and Scotch banks,
which together are £1,189,303 below their fixed issue, the
total decrease in the circulation of bank-notes in the
United Kingdom was £4,942,066 as compared with the
corresponding period last year : up to the 18th instant, a
further decrease of £732,665 in the issue of the Bank of
England has taken place. Consols. which reached 83-1
on Saturday, closed last evening at 83k. Yesterday,
a feeling of returning confidence prevailed on 'Change ;
and, although we cannot report extensive transactions in
any department, a firmness was generally observable, and
business assumed a more settled and satisfactory aspect.

There has been a slight reaction in the SHARE MARKET
in the past week. London Stock from 123 to 129 ; the
.;-shares from q to 21 ; Midland from 97 to 101 ; York
and North-Midland from 60 to 64 ; and other good Stocks
in proportion. Up to Saturday afternoon there was every
appearance of a continuance of the rise, but then a rumour
was conveyed to London of a revolution in Prussia. This,
though not altogether credited, put a stop to purchases
for a while, and was used by the bears to bring down
prices to serve their own purposes. A fair amount of
business was done here yesterday at prices a shade lower
than those of Saturday, which are given elsewhere, and
the market closed firm at the quotations.
A fair trade demand for CorroN yesterday. The sales
are about 5000 bales, at Saturday's improved prices, the
market closing steady. Sales since our last have
amounted to 25.780 bales.—New Orleans advices reach to
20th Feb., ten days' later news of the markets than brought
by the Washington to Southampton. Liverpool intelli-
gence, received at New Orleans on the 12th, had caused
an increased amount of business in the cotton market,
and prices were well supported. The total sales of the
week ending the 19th of February were 37,500 bales, of
which 22,000 bales had been purchased (luring the last
three days, mostly for shipment to Great Britain and the
continent. The freight market continued steady, with a
moderate amount of business doing. There was no im-
provement in exchange, and the market was dull and
heavy ; the rates quoted were, in England, 7 to 8 per
et. pm. The week before the last steamer left New York the
market had an advancing tendency, and including the
effect of the outward steamer's news the improvement
was one-eighth to a quarter of a cent. On agricultural
products the advices were adverse. Flour, on account of
the smallness of the stock on hand was somewhat higher,
and few or no shipments were making. Indian Corn had
yielded a few cents. The exports from New York for the
fortnight ending the 4th inst., were of Flour, 400 barrels,
Indian Corn, 102,162 bushels, and Corn Mea11273 barrels.
The rates of freights were to Liverpool, for cotton 5.32 d.
to 3-16 d. per lb. ; flour and turpentine, ls. to ls. 3d. per
barrel; grain 4d. to sd. per bushel.
In consequence of public sales being announced for the
30th instant, we have had very little demand for FOREIGN
WooL this week ; a few parcels of middle class Wools
have been sold at former rates. Scotch : Imports for the
week, 486 ; previously, 3350 ; total, 3836. Foreign :
Previously to last week, 17,703.
At present there is but little doing in Scotch pig IRON
During the week it has been pressed upoi the market, and
prices have consequently declined. Within the last few
days some improvement in price has taken place, and our
present quotations are—No. 1. 435. 6d. to 445. ; Mixed
Nos., 435. Stocks are low, and shakers are not sellers.
The shipments to the present time have been considera-
ble. There is great activity in the gun trade, arising from
the influx of foreign orders, and a good demand in manu-
factured iron.
Although a mere hand-to-mouth business is doing in
the COLONIAL MARKETS, purchases are made rather
more freely than of late. Sugar is in fair demand. One-sale
of 100 hhds. Barbadoes took place yesterday at full prices.
In the London markets a decline of 6d. to ls. took place
in the price of sugar, on Tuesday, since which business
exhibited symptoms of continued heaviness up to Friday,
when there were some partial signs of briskness at the
public auctions ' • there was, however, no, actual advance
in price, although the sales went off more steadily. Coffee
trade dull. In tea no variation. Saltpetre continued in
demand at former rates. The silk sales terminated on
the 18th. 1800 bales Bengal and 5700 bales China were
offered, of which 600 bales Bengal and 1100 bales China
areestimated to have been sold : slight concessions on the
previous rates were made. The following comparison of
prices is surprising but true

Last year.

s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d
Rice (Bengal).. 8 oto 9 0..19 oto 19 61150
per cent
(Java).... 8 6to 12 0. 22 oto 23 3I
`Nest India sugar 39 oto 43. 0..51 oto 54 01l per cent
Ceylon coffee.... 32 oto 33- 0..42 0 to 43. 0 J
It is astonishing, looking at the price of rice, that it is
not more generally consumed ; the stock of this article is
now estimated at 25,600 tons, against 3,400 in 1847.
With all the bad times, the. consumption of sugar, or
rather the quantity taken by the trade, from the Ist
January to sth February, amounts to 29,270 tons, and
this all for home consumption.-The commercial advices
received yesterday from the West Indies are most
gloomy. Nothing can convey a fuller idea of the
position of the planting interest in Jamaica than the
fact that sugar had been selling for a fortnight at
10s. 6d., and that its maximum value did not ex-
ceed 16s. Money matters remained in much the same
state, and trade generally was so restricted as to preclude
the possibility of effecting operations to any great extent.
Rum had been sold at 3s. per gallon, proof 21. The cir-
cular of Mr. De Cordova says, In the face of these evi-
dences of retrogression and distress, the most sanguine
must see the utter futility of continuing the struggle to
regain our former position in the agricultural world, un-
aided by the mother country. Many have long since sunk
in the endeavour to avert their fate. The work of aban-
donment has already commenced, and who knows to what
extent it will have progressed ere our demand for justice
and protection shall have been acceded to by the govern-
ment of Great Britain ! We have but one hope to cheer
and sustain us at this moment, the hope that in the sel-
fishness of the British people, and their fear of a foreign
monopoly of the sugar trade, we shall obtain that pro-
tection and consideration of our grievances and wrongs,
which in their anxiety to carry out an untried principle-a
principle now acknowledged to be a total failure as regards.
Its application to these colonies-have been hitherto de-
nied to us.
The CORN TRADE still continues in a quiescent state.
We have little change to report in the prices of bust'
PROVISIONS. Dealers show a reluctance to purchase
butter, as usual at this season ; but owing to the smallness
of stocks, holders are enabled to obtain full prices ; but
it will require all the demand there is to take off all the
old arrived and to come forward.-A fair trade doing in
bacon.-Lard in moderate request.
Prices in Liverpool yesterday-Butter : Waterford, 885. to
945. ; Kilkenny. Carlow, and Clonmel, 88s. to 925. ; Carrick,
86s. to 88s ; Wexford, Carlow, 88s. to 89s. ; Belfast, 88s. to
925. ; Ballymoney and Coleraine, 86s. to 89s. ; Banbridge, 84s.
to 888.; Newry and Dundalk, 80s. to 82s. ; Dublin, Carlow, 845.
to 88s.; Sligo, SOs. to 86s. ; Londonderry, 82s. to 865.-Baron :
Long Middles, free from bone, new, 565. to 605.; Short Mid-
dles, ditto, 58s. to 60s. ; American, 40s. to 545.-Lard: Fine
Keg, 60s. to 665.-Arrivals for the week ending 27th nit (yester-
day) :-Butter, 4,008 firkins, 728 crocks ; bacon, 57 bales ;
hams, 12 hhds. ; lard, 3 tierces.
AMERICAN.-There has been a good demand for
Cheese, and all the recent imports have been taken off :
there are about 4000 boxes landing, belonging to one
firm, now the only holder. Beef is in good demand, and
all the recent imports have been taken from the ship's
side : a London house is the only holder in the market.
Pork : prime mess is in great demand and scarce. Bacon :
all our imports are taken off freely, as this market is 6s.
to Bs. under the London, and large quantities are being
sent there. There is a good deal of enquiry for old hams
and shoulders. Lard, contrary to general expectation,
has maintained its price, and all recent imports have been
taken off.
Prices of American Provisions in Liverpool (duty paid):-
Cheese-Fine, 485 to 50s per cwt. ; middling, 42s to 46s ; ordi-
nary, 395 to 415. Beef-U. S.-Prime mess, per tree. 304 lb.,
85s to 928 6d ; ordinary, 76s to 83s, old 60s to 68s ' • extra, India,
family, &c., 975 to 105 s ; ditto, per half-barrel, 30s to 35s ;-
- mess, per barrel, 200 lb., 50s to 565; ordinary, 40s to 465, old
365 to 40s; prime, 34s to 3Gs. Pork-U. S.-Prime mess, 60s
to 755, old 48s to 56s per barrel, 200 lb. ; prime, 40s to 455, old
38a to 403; mess, family mess, &c., 58s to 665, old 48s to 525.
Bacon-Eastern, 50s to 56a • western, 40s to 49s ; shoulders,
old, 22s to 265. Hams-Dried, old, 205 to 50s per cwt.; in salt,
388 to 455, old 26s to 355. Lard-Fine, in kegs 48s to 50s per
cwt., in barrels 47s to 498 ; ordinary to middling, 45s to 46s 6d;
inferior and grease, 40s to 425. Butter-none. Soda Biscuit-
-305 to 355 per cwt. Pilot Biscuit-15s to 20a per cwt. Onions
-4s to ss. per cwt. Apples-20s to 308 per barrel.-Imports
from 9th to 23d March :-Cheese, 385 casks, 5657 boxes ; Beef,
944 tierces, 36 barrels; Pork, 357 barrels ; Bacon, 3725 cwts. ;
Hams, 4 casks, 18 loose; Lard, 1091 barrels, 5565 kegs, 343

cases.
There is a marked improvement in the TIMBER TRADE
here. The stock of every description of timber is light,
and the cargoes are readily sold on arrival. The imports
of the month are five cargoes from St. John's, one from
St. Andrew's, and one from St. Stephen's-6225 tons.
The sales are a cargo of St. John's pine timber, of 19i inches
average, at IBld. per foot ; one, of 18i inches, at 18d.; one, 18k
inches, at 170.; and one, of 16i inches, at 160. Per foot. A
very good cargo of Quebec yellow pine at a little above 15Id.
per foot, and an old cargo at 12d. 3-6ths per foot. By auction,
a cargo of Quebec (last year's import), at 13d. to 131 d. per foot,
seventy-six logs hemlock at Aid. to 9d. per foot ; Quebec red
pine at 19d. to 201 d. per foot, and by private from 20d. to 211 d.
per foot ; St. John red pine sold with cargo at 14d. per foot ;
Quebec oak by auction at 24d. to 250., and Nova Scotia at I6d.
per foot, and by private 118 logs Nova Scotia at 18d. per foot ;
Quebec elm at 190. to 20d. per foot ; St. John birch with cargo
at 14d. per foot. A cargo of good spruce deals from R.
&Wien's Taal been sold at .413 12s: 6d. per "standard; a =go-
of St. John, price not transpired; a cargo now landing, half
yellow, and a quantity of hoards, is said to have been sold at
..tl3 per standard for the yellow deals and boards, and per
foot of 2 inches for the spruce deals and boards. For Quebec
standard staves tItQfV, 011s,lj@eli ;k woderate demand, sme

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