The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-07-09 00:00:00

WEST INDIES.

The Thames.steamer, with the West India and Mexican
mails, reached Southampton on Saturday morning, and
has on board one of the richest freights ever known from
that quarter of the world. In additicn to 81 passengers,
she brings 1,412,203 dollars, £317 10s. British coin, 883
ounces of gold dust, 2.228 ounces of silver, 2,401 ounces
of plata benta, pearls valued at 20,000 dollars, 203 serous
of cochineal, 9 boxes of vanilla, and 91 serons of indigo.
Her dates of sailing are—Tampico, May 24; Vera Grua,
June 1 ; Havannab, June 9 ; Jamaica, June 8 ; Barbs-
does, June 8; Trinidad June 7; and Demerara, June 4.
The whole of the papers are filled with articles against
the Government measure fur the reduction of the duty on
foreign coffee and free-labour sugar; and in all the islands
meetings were be7ng held to memorialise the Queen on
the subject. Upon the calculation that the alteration in
the duty of sugar will cause a reduction of ss. per cwt.
on the produce of the West Indies, the planters of Deme-
rara alone, it is said, will annually lose £140,000. The
Jamaica Morning Journal suggests that the several
parishes should join in an application to Lord Elgin to
call the Legislature together for the purpose of remon-
strating with the Government upon the subject. .
quote from the same journal the following article on the
state of general affairs in Jamaica :

" The Grand Court is sitting, but there is nothing 10
its proceedings which demand any particular notice at our
hand. The rains have been pretty general, but there are
some localities which still requite more moisture, and
where they have not been as heavy as could be wished.
The weather in and out of doors is exceedingly close and
oppressive, and June promises to be remarkable for a
scorching sun and strong sea-breezes. A setious riot
recently occurred at Taylor's Caymanas Estate, in St.
Catherine's, between the Creole or native negroes and
some African emigrants located here. The cause of dis-
pute is the circumstance of the Africans labouring at?
lower rate of hire than the Creoles have been in the habit
of receiving or are disposed to receive. One of the
Africans had his arm broken, and others received ants
and were severely beaten. The ringleaders have been ar-
rested, and will be brought to justice. The Creoles have
not succeeded in their object. which was to drive the Afri-
cans off their property, and the result will be that the
former will have to leave or consent to accept the same
rates as the latter are doing. Dry weather continues In
the parish of St. Dorothy. In Hanover delielttful rains
have fallen, and the face of the country presents a most
cheering appearance. Westmoreland has concluded with
large crops, and a promise (if the seasons continue favor-
able) of a rich and abundant harvest next year. The ex-
President Herard of Hayti has arrived in this city, having
been compelled to leave that island to avoid the danger
which threatened him. Our island remains healthy, but
trade is dull. Money has never been known to be more
scarce or difficult of collection than it is at the present
moment. The movements in the mother country, it is
apprehended, will make things worse than they are."

A reprieve in the case of Dalmas the murderer bah
been granted, solely on the ground of insanity.
The Liverpool Fire Prevention Bill, and the Chester
and Holyhead Railway Bill, received the royal assent on
Thursday.

Toe Countess of Sefton gave a magnificent ball, on
Friday night, at the family mansion. in Belgrave-square.
The elite of the nobility were present.
The ladies of the Haymarket Theatre have presented to
Mr. Webster a beautiful va=e, as a token of their regard
and cordi4l appreciation of his merits. •
THE LISSENTERS' CHAPELS BlLL.—Lord Sandon,
on the third reading of the Dissenters' Chapels Bill,
paired off with the lion. G. D. Ryder.
DEPUTY LIEUTENANT.—At the Lancaster sessions, on
Monday lust-, James Clarke, the younger, Esq., of Swarth-
dale House, Lancaster, took the oaths, and qualified as s
deputy lieutenant.

Prince Albert has accepted the office of President of
Lord Ashley's Society for the Improvement of the Con..
dition cf the Labouring Classes, which has been patronized
by their Majesties the Queen and the Queen Dowager.
• Mr. C. S. Rowlands (one of the relieving officers) and
Mr. Henry Hodgkins, (sob-governor of the workhouse(
are candidates for the office of superintendent of the in-
dustrial schools a( Kirkdale.

RtcrtAnn OASTLER.—This gentleman, we perceive
from the Halifax Guardian, has commenced business in
Yorkshire as " Umpire, Arbitrator, Agent for the Pur-
chase or Sale of Estates, and for Obtaining or Opposing
Private Bills in Parliament."

Four vessels laden with guano manure arrived in Cove
on Thursday. from Ichaboe ; two others were off the har-
bour for orders, another sailed for London, and three for
Scotland with similar cargoes, and yesterday a vessel left
our harbour for Ichaboe.—Cork Constitution of Saturdall•
BIRMINGHAM ELECTION.—A new writ was ordered for
Birmingham on. Friday night, Mr. Scholefield, the late
member, having died, on Thursday, of paralysis. The
liberals have selected Mr. Seholefield as their candidate,
in the room of his respected father.

APPROACHING MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE,--The
nuptials of Lord Chad s Wellesley, son of the Duke o`,
Wellington, and Miss Pierrepont, is finally appointed to
be solemnised on Tuesday next. The Duke of Wellingto°
gives the wedding breakfast at Apsley House.
THE MANCHESTER But.s.—The following bills °nit;
fleeted with Manchester received the royal assent.
Thursday 2—The Bonding Warehrinaes' Bill; the 1210r011P.
Police Bill; the Borough Stipendiary Magistrates' Bill;
the Improvement Bill ; and the Royal Infirmary Bill.
- _

The Cambridge Chronicle of Saturday denies the re-
port which has been put forward by the radical press, to
the effect that the Chancellor of the Exchequer will feel
it incumbent on him to resign his seat as member for
Cambridge, because he differs from a majority of the
Senate on the question of the Welsh bishoprics.
The court, according to present arrangements, is ex-
pected to leave Buckingham Palace, on Wednesday, for
Windsor Castle. It is rumoured that, in the event of the
King of the French paying a visit to her Majesty early in
from
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she said that it was her own—that she had just changed a
sovereign at a public-house—and that the complainant on
her coming nut had knocked her down and attempted to
rob her ! She called a witness, who swore that she (pri-
soner) bad changed the sovereign, and was afterwards
followed and knocked down by the complainant; but the
same witness described the purse as a long net one with
rings, whereas it was shown to be a small calico bag.
GUANO.—The sale of two cargo's of guano was an-
nounced for yesterday, at twelve o'clock, at the General
Sale-room, bottom of Oldhall-street, and at that hour
the attendance of dealers and others was numerous. The
first cargo offered was that of the Commodore, from
Ichaboe and another African depository of the article,
consisting of 250 tons, at the disposal of Messrs. Anief'
Catto, and Co., or Mr. Thomas O'Grady, broker. It
was stated to he free from stones, and a favourable analysis
was read by Mr. Littledale, the auctioneer. The whole
was divided in the catalogue into lots of five tons, The
first bidding was £5 per ton, and 2s. 6d. only beins, ad-
vanced upon that sum, it was taken in at £7, with as
announcement that it would he disposed of to applicantS
at that price.—The second cargo was that also recently
arrived by the Lerwick, all from Ichaboe, and stated to
be superior of its kind.—Messrs. Hall and Gordon;
brokers. The whole was offered in one lot. The biddings
rose by half-crowns to £5 123. 6d., when it also was
taken in at £B,—with a similar intimation that castorners
might be supplied privately on these terms. The whole
proceedings did not occupy above a quarter of an hour.
THE Moons.—There is every prospect of the ensuing
season being one of the finest ever seen in the northerni
counties. The young birds are already very strong. at
with powers of wing equal to what they often have in the
beginning of August. They are so far ads anced as to be
beyond harm from the weather. Sportsmen may confi-
dently anticipate that the a will be no halting en the moors,
horn their dogs leisurely looking at broods unable to take
flight. An aged but enthusiastic sportsman, Mr. Lock-
hart, from Essex, was in Syke last year for several months?
shooting and fishing, and arrived here last week to join n
party in Sutherland. This gentleman is in his Std years
b—artn hale and
iedcvoiguorrorn.s, and delighted with the Highlands:

LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET, JULY 8.,0
We have had a moderate supply of Cartle at our market 5 iii
morning, and prices were about the same as last week---. 91,4101.
to 64 for Beef ; Sid to 6d for Lamb, and Mutton 6d
is. lb. ^-
ber of Beasts 1109; Sheep and Lambs 8544.

MEETINGS OF CREDITORS FOR LIVERP()°111:
JULY.
p, Raines Waite Appleton, (proof and div.).. District Court, 1:
g, Samuel Clough and William T. Clough, (prf. and div.) DO'
g, John Cunard and James Ingram. (audit) Ditto,
10, Pearson Richard Morrison, (.13d)
10, Edward Pritchard, (Ist)
1,0, Evan Jones, (special)
10, Joseph Fletcher, (Ist) .
10, Edward Gibson, (proof)
10, Frederick Roberts, (Ist)
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11, Lewis Jones, (2nd) D
11, James Quinn, (proof).. Court t ofu dßaa Bankruptcy, kar
and
District
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16, Donald Nicholson, (proof and div.)
17, John Vernon, (Ist) Ditto,

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