The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-08-27 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

SECOND EDITION.

Standard-office, Two o'clock.

LIVERPOOL CORN EXCEIANGE, THIS DAY.

Beyond a moderate quantity of Irish Wheat and Oats,
the arrivals of Grain into this port from any quarter since
our report of the 20th instant have been light, but of
Flour from Canada and the United States together, we
have to note a further good supply.

By the offical return from the Customs, the quantity of
foreign Wheat on which the 18s. duty was paid here last
week, was 16598 qrs. as stated in the table below.
Exclusive of a few showers which have fallen partially,
the weather in th's part of the district has been mos!ly
favourable since Friday ; and being exceedingly fine to-day,
a considerable portion of the wheat crop around us is now
being saved.
This morning's market was attended by a moderate
number of town buyers, hut few from the country. There
was a slow, limited sale for Wheats, and most descrip-
tions of Foreign receded in value Id. to 2d. per 701bs. ;
a parcel or two of new Irish Red brought 7s. to 7s. 3d.,
and one of mixed a trifle more.
Barley and Malt in slow request at previous rates.
Beans nearly supported our last curreney, upon a tri-
fling demand.
Some new Irish Oats brought 2s. 10d. per 451b5., and
new Oatmeal 253. to 255. 6d. per load : extreme rate for
old Meal, 21s. 6d.

ARRIVALS OF CORN.
From the 20th to the 26th August, 1844, inclusive.

IRE- COAST- COLO- PO-
LAND. WISE. NIAL. REIGN. I TOTAL.
-
Wheat .. ... Ors. 2305 245 225 680 3155
Barley Qrs. 85 85
Malt Qrs. 36 325 361
Oats Qrs. 3027 278 3305
Rye Qrs.
Beans Qrs. 507 507
Pease Qrs.
Shelled BarleyQrs.
Indian Corn. Qrs.l 1952 1952
Rapeseed Qrs.
Oatmeal .. Loads , 1826 5g I 1885
Flour. .... Sacks 3224 3224,
Ditto Brls. . 11351 1 700 12051
Into Runcorn, Ireland and Coastwise,—Wheat, qrs.;
Oats, 480 qrs. ; Oatmeal, loads; Flour, sacks.

11351 700 I -
Lwise.—Wheat, qrs.;
'lour, sacks.

EXPORTS.—Foreign. Wheat, qrs.; Malt, 4 qrs.; Oats
qrs. ; Pease, 3 qrs. ; Indian Corn, qrs. ; Oatmeal,
loads ; Flour, 1834 brls.—lreland. Wheat, 128 qrs.: Bar.
ley, 100 qrs.; Beans, qrs; Rye, qrs.; Indian Corn, 75
qrs. ; Oatmeal, Ids; Flour, sks, 450 brls.—Coastwise.
Wheat, 362 qrs. ; Barley, qrs.; Malt, 5 qrs.; Oats, 12
qrs. ; Rye, qrs. ; Beans, 0 qrs. ; Oatmeal, 266 loads ;
Indian Corn, qrs. ; Flour, 225 sacks 2281 brls.

Average prices of Grain, ler the week ending Aug. 17, 1844
Wheat 495. Id. I Barley 345. 6d. I Oats .. 20s. Od I Rye 355. I Id ,
Beans.. 355. 7d. I Pease.. 335. 7d.
Aggregate average of the six weeks.
--• • • - -

Wheat 51s gd j Barley ifs 5d I Oats 20s 10d. I Rye 35i 7d.
Beans.. 36a. 3d. j Pease.. 365. Od.
Duty on Foreign Produce this week.
Wheatlgs Od I
Barley 4s od I Oats .. . Gs od I Rye.. 7s 6d
Beans 6s 6a Pease.. 6s 6d Ind. Corn Os Od Flour Ils 54d
Duty on Canadian.
Wheat.. Is. Od. I Barley.. os. 6d. I Oats .. 2s. Od. I Rye.. Os 6d
Beans Os. 6d I Pease Os. 6d. I Ind. Corn Os. Od. I Flour.. Os 74d
Duty on other British Colonial.
Wheat.. ss. Od. I Barley.. os. 6d. I Oats, 2i. Od. I Rye... Cs. 6d.
Beans.. Os. 6d. I Pease.. Os. 6d. I Flour. 3s. od.

Liverpool Averages, week ending 20th Aug., 1844.
Wheat, 538 qrs., price, ans. 6d. ; Barley, qrs., price, Os. Od.;
Oats, 206 qrs., price 18s. 7d. ; Beans, qrs., price Os. Od. ;
Rye, 5 qrs., price 37s 10d.
Duties paid in Liverpool, for week ending 22nd Aug., .1844.

Foreign—Wheat, 16,' 98 qrs. ; Barley, 163 qrs. ; Beans, 160 qrs ;
Pease, 1728 qrs. ; Indian Corn, 41 qrs. ; Oatmeal, 37 loads ;
Flour, 2587 brls. _

Colonial--Wheat, 2080 qrs. ; Barley, qrs.; Pease, 253
qrs.; Oatmeal, 7 ; Flour, 16,717 brls.

CROWN COURT.—This Day.

His LORDSHIP took his seat at nine o'clock.

SENTENCES.

fames Price, who pleaded guilty of the manslaughter
of Elizabeth Fairhurst, whose death was occasioned by
the furious driving of a vehicle, was sentenced to one
month's imprisonment. His Lordship considered the
prisoner's companion the more blameable party.
Thomas Evans, convicted of uttering a forged order
for the payment of £4 10s., was sentenced to two years'
imprisonment and hard labour. The prisoner had been
previously convicted.
Wm. M'Cartney, convicted of uttering a forged order,
was sentenced to two years' imprisonment and hard la-
bour.

Charles Diamond, convicted of stabbing Hiram Ste-
phens with intent to maim him, but recommended to
mercy, was sentenced to transportation for fifteen years.
His LORDSHIP promised to send the recommendation of
the jury to the proper quarter.
Joseph Farrell, convicted of the manslaughter of his
wife, was sentenced to eighteen months imprisonment and
hard labour.

Joseph Walton, found guilty of an assault : three
months' imprisonment.
Thomas Butterworth, convicted of larceny : six
months' imprisonment and hard labour,
Martha Hatton, ennvieted of burglary, six months'
imprisonment and hard labour.
Samuel Smith, who pleaded guilty of burglary, was
sentenced to six months' imprisonment and hard labour.

George Rushton, convicted of bigamy, was sentenced
to six months' imprisonment and hard labour.
Patrick M'Crea, found guilty of an assault, was sen-
tenced to six months' imprisonment.

Elizabeth Stevenson, convicted of the concealment of
the birth of her child, one month's imprisonment.
James Drake for bigamy—six months' imprisonment
a d hard labour.

Thomas Charnock for bigamy—six months' imprison •
ment and hard labour.

CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER.

Thomas Nuttal was indicted for the manslaughter of
a boy narx.ed William Wilkinson, at Bolton, on the 15th
of May last.
Mr. HULTON stated the case. The deceased was what is
termed a piecer to the prisoner, a spinner, and both were in
the employ of Messrs. Crook, spinners at Bolton. On the
day in question the deceased, in consequence of neglecting
Ills work, received a slight chastisement from the t risoner '
such as is usual, but in consequence of a push from the
deceased, came in contact with the machinery, and was
struck by a part of it, which caused his death in a few
hours.

It was proved, though there was a slight discrepancy
in the evidence, that the prisoner used every. means to
prevent the accident occurring.
His LORDSHIP went over the evidence, and the jury
returned a verdict of not guilty, and the prisoner was
discharged. _

NISI PRIUS COURT.—This Day.

CRIM CON.-WOOD V. MONK.

At the sitting of the Court this morning the hearing of
this case was resumed.
Four additional witnesses were called on the part of the
defendant ; and they proved generally that the plaintiff
had frequently assaulted his wife, broken her teeth, and
blackened her eyes, and that he had upon one occasion
said he should put a halter round her neck, and sell her
at the " Obelisk," in Preston. Evidence was also given
to show that the plaintiff had made an attempt upon his
sister-in-law's chastity on two occasions, and that she was
obliged to get married to escape from under his roof. When
the examination of the fourth witness had been concluded,
Mr. KNOWLES, on the part of the plaintiff, intimated
his desire to withdraw a juror, as he said no good could
arise from any further discussion of such a case.
The JUDGE, who was of the same opinion, consented;
a juror was accordingly withdrawn, and the case was thus
brought to an abrupt termination, at ten o'clock.

IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT.—Up to the present time
the number of persons confined in Lancaster Castle, for
debts of and under £2O, who have availed themselves of
the new act, is 24. There are 97 debtors still in the
Castle. Of these about 43 are in for debts of and below
£2O, and several are preparing to make the necessary ap-
plication.
ACCOMMODATION BILLS.—At the Central Criminal
Court, on Tuesday, a young man was indicted for having
obtained a sum of £350 by false pretences. It appeared
that he had preseoted for discount an accommodation bill,
which he represented to have been given in regular busi-
ness transaction, and so obtained discount. The accused
escaped conviction by a flaw in the indictment, which
misdescribed the scene of the alleged transaction.
A vessel which arrived in London on Thursday morning
from Ichaboe, with a cargo of guano, reports that on her
departure from that island there were not less than 46
British vessels taking their turn to bring home guano. In
the neighbouring island there were eight more ships simi-
larly occupied. It is interesting to know that this new
branch of traffic affords so much employment for the
shipping interests of this country.
FATAL CASE OF SOMNAMBULISM.—On Sunday week
William Noon, aged 72, who lived with his son-in-law at
Ison-green, near Nottingham, rose from his bed in a fit of
somnambulism, put on his coat and waistcoat, opened the
window, and jumped out. The poor man's scull was frac-
tured by the fall, and he was otherwise dreadfully injured.
At the inquest the following verdict was returned :—That
the decea,ed accidentally fell out of his chamber window,
he having got out of bed and gone to the window in his

COLONEL STODDART AND CAPTAIN CONOLLY.—The
Times publishes a letter from Captain Grover, of the 20th
inst., in which he says—" In the letter which Dr. Wolff
was forced to write at Bokhara, and which you had the
goodness to insert at my request, the King of 13oldetra
proclaims to the world that he put to death Colonel Stod-
dart and Captain Conolly in the month of Sarratan, 1259.
The Christian date is not given in Dr. Wolff's letter, but
for the information of the public I inserted within brackets
what I had calculated as the English date. I was wrong ;
the correct date should be July (Cancer,) 1843. It there-
fore appears that at the time I proposed to her Nlajesty's
Government to proceed at my own cost and on my own
responsibility to Bokhara to attempt the release of Col.
Stoddart and Captain Conolly, those wretched men were
actually alive."
THE STEPNEY POISONING CASE.—James Cockburn
Belaney, the surgeon, whose singular and suspicious case
attracted so much interest some time since, was on Wed-
nesday brought up at the Central CI hoinal Court, Lon—
don, to answer the charge of having poisoned 117 s wife.
The trial occupied the court during the whole of Wednes-
day and Thursday, when the evidence produced for the
prosecution was almost entirely a repetition of that which
has already been published in the accounts of the inquest.
Mr. Bodkin, who conducted the defence, made an able ad-
dress to the jury, and called on several witnesses, among
whom was the prisoner's brother, the Rev. F. R. Belaney,
who testified to the happy terms oa which he had lived
with the deceased. Mr. Baron Gurney summed up, and
the jury, after a consultation of four hours, returned the
verdict, " Not Guilty."
On Tuesday last, being St. Bernard's day, the conse-
cration of a Romish monastery, or Roman catholic church
and abbey, took place at Mount St. Bernard, Leicester-
shire, and, being the first consecration of an abbey church
in England since the Reformation, the attendance of
Romish bishops, priests, nobles, and gentry holding the
Romish faith, was exceedingly numerous. The services
commenced with a grand procession of monks and eccle-
siastics, from the old temporary monastic buildings,
chanting appropriate ps elms ; and, on reaching the abbey,
after the usual ceremonies, the office of consecration was
performed by the Right Rev. Dr. Walsh, Bishop of Cam-
bysopolis ; high mass by the Right Rev. Dr. Wiseman,
Bishop of Melipotawus, assisted by the Right Rev. Dr.
Morris, Bishop of Troy. A sermon was afteawards
preached by Dr. Wiseman, and the day being spent in re-
ligious exercises, vespers were sung, and the proceedings
were closed by a sermon from Dr. Morris. _

ROYAL VISITORS.—The Prince of Prussia arrived at
Stratkfieldsaye shortly before seven o'clock on Monday
evening, and the same night the Duke of Wellington gave
a grand banquet. On Tuesday morning, the prince, ac-
companied by the Duke of Wellington, as Chancellor,
proceeded to Oxford. At five o'clock, the royal party
drove off in the direction of Nuneham. It was generally
remarked that the Duke of Wellington was looking much
better than upon the occasion of his last visit with Prince
Albert, three years since. The royal party dined with
the Archbishop of York, at Nuneham. On Wednesday
morning the Prince visited Stowe, and went thence to
Derby, where he was to sleep. Thence, after visiting
Chatsworth, he proceeded by York and Newcastle to
Edinburgh, where he was to sleep. On Friday, the royal
party were to visit Glasgow. On Monday last, the Grand
Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, went from
Kew to Alton Towers, Staffordshire, on a visit to the
Earl of Shrewsbury, and returned to Kew on Wednes-
day.
SUICIDR.—On Wednesday last two young women aged
20 and 18, sisters, threw themselves into the Grand Sur-
rey Canal, near Deptford. They were observed by a
shipwright who immediately precipitated himself into the
canal and rescued one, who was resuscitated after great
exertion, but who again would have attempted to destroy
herself. The other was unfortunately drowned. At the
inquest it came out in evidence that the poor creatures
were slop-shirt makers for which they were paid five
farthings a-piece, and of which each of them could make
eight if they worked to the utmost of their power. They
never had dinner and the only meals of which they par-
took were breakfast at eight o'clock, and a meal which
they called supper at six o'clock in the evening. In
consequence of their extreme want the deceased girl had
pawned some shirts entrusted to her to make, and it was
believed that this was one of the chief causes for the
commission of the rash act. Alas, alas, that such oc-
curences should take place in Christian England, but it
is one of the fruits of "buying in the cheapest market
and selling in the dearest."

THE RECENT DISCLOSURES AT THE POST-OFFICE.—
The inquiries at the Post-office into the circumstances
connected with the recent cases of letter opening by the
letter-carriers appointed to deliver and collect the letters
belonging to the leading members of the sporting world
resident in the metropolis, are still being instituted from
day to day. The six men implicated by the letter-carrier
Tapson in his statement to the authorities of the Post-
office, we understand, have all admitted having received
their information, as to the state of the odds and other
racing particulars, from the opening of letters directed to,
or received from, Lord George Bentinck, Mr. Tattersall,
Mr. Ives, and other celebrated sporting characters. Upon
the strength of these communications several parties con-
nected with the turf have received the earliest information
of what it was proposed to do in the case of a favourite
horse whose betting value was upon the decline, or upon
the situation of a well-backed four•year-old, the position
of which upon the•list it might be considered advantageous
to raise at " Tattersall's." These letter-carriers, it
appears also, have been in the habit of betting themselves
to a large amount, at the races at Epsom, Goodwood, and
other meetings of importance, as well as upon the Leger
at Doncaster, during the current year.

Two returns have lately been printed by order of the
House of Commons, which at this peculiar juncture of
affairs will be read with interest, and, we are inclined to
think, with satisfaction. The first gives the "amount of
horse-power ordered for her Majesty's steam-vessels be-
tween the Ist day of April, 1839, and the 31st of August,
1841," as follows :
Horse-power. I Number of vessels. I Tonnage.

4496 I 18 I 16,581
The second describes the " amount of horse-power, &c.,
between the Ist day of September, 1841, and the Ist day
of July, 18-14," thus :
Horse-power. I Number of vessels. I Tonnage.

11,261 I 30 I 26,892
From these statistics it seems that in the first three years
of the present administration there has been an addition
of twelve to the number of our war steamers, with a cor-
responding increase of more than 10,000 tons in their
burden, as compared with the strength of the same de-
partment during the last years of their predecessors—a
period memorable for the isolation and the irritability of
France, and the grand naval demonstrations in the East.
THE LAND TAX.—A paper containing an account of
the land tax, redeemed and unredeemed, in England and
Wales has been printed by order of parliament. We
hence find that the gross total amount of the land tax in
all the counties of England and Wales (both redeemed
and unredeemed) is £1,858,924 6s. Id. The total amount
of the land tax redeemed is £724,463, and that of the
land tax unredeemed £1,134,460. The land tax is distri-
buted as follows, (both redeemed and unredeemed,) viz.,
in Bedford, £28,433 ; in Berks, £40,197 ; in Bucks,
£46,818; in Cambridge, £36,462; in Chester, £27,476 ;
in Cornwall, £30,477 ; in Cumberland, £3,727; in Der-
by, £23,403; in Devon, £77,772 ; in Dorset, £32,026 ;
in Durham, £10,444 ; in Essex, 188,647 ; in Gloucester,
£46,657 ; in Hereford, £20.106; in Herts, £41.783 ; in
Huntingdon, £15,278 ; in Kent, £80,495 ; in Lancaster,
£19,406; in Leicester, £34,328; in Lincoln, £70,548;
in Monmouth, £9,612; in Norfolk, £81,819; in North-
ampton, £47,159 ; in Northumberland, £13,460; in Not-
tingham, £26,733 ; in Oxford, £38,127 ; in Rutland,
£5,743; in Salop, £28,684; in Somerset, £69,902 ; in
Southampton, £52,596; in Stafford, £26,140; in Suffolk,
£72,499 ; in Surrey, £65,110 ; in Sussex, £58,399 ; in
Warwick, £39,106 ; in Westmoreland, £3,030 ; in Wilt-
shire, £50,987 ; in Worcester, £32.411 ; and in York-
shire, £88,405. In the county of Middlesex, including
both the cities of London and Westminster, the total
amount of land tax is £236,249, viz., £87,794 redeemed,
and £148,455 unredeemed.

THE ATTEMPT TO SCUTTLE A SHIP.—Mr. Day, mas-
ter of the brig Earl Vane, of Sunderland, was brought be-
fore the magistrates of that port on Saturday, charged
with having attempted to scuttle that vessel at sea. The
vessel returned from sea, after being out for about nine
weeks on a passage for Archangel. Soon after her arri-
val an investigation took place by the committee of the as-
surance policies, when it was elicited that the cause why
the vessel had returned was, that an attempt had been
made by the master to scuttle her. When near the North
Cape, it was discovered that the vessel was making water
at the rate of nine feet per hour. On examining, they
found that two trenail holes had been bored with an au-
ger in the hold, which were plugged by the carpenter;
and, by the exertions of the crew at the pumps, the water
was greatly reduced. The master did not take that inte-
rest in assisting that he might have done. He afterwards
confessed that he had bored the holes, and that a third
had been commenced, which was also discovered ; but it
was not very deep in the timber. It appears that the
master, not being a complete navigator, the duties de-
volved entirely upon the mate, who, in consequence of the
extra duties he had to perform, treated the master with
great harshness, and applied to him horrid names. The
defence. set up is insanity. The master was much agi-
tated by the very harsh treatment of the mate. He is a
timid, nervous man, and at the time was so much excited
that his conduct in some instances was like that of an in-
sane person. The captain has been committed for trial
n the charge.
SOMNAMBULISM EXTRAORDINARY.--On Tuesday
night, a lad named Smith, in the employ of Mr. Cot-
terell, a farmer, of Cleeve, awoke in great fright, on find-
ing himself crammed into some dark corner, nearly
smothered and blinded with dust and soot. Not being
able to make out his whereabouts, he tried for a few
minutes to collect his scattered senses, and found himself
with an indistinct recollection of having dreamed of
climbing to take a rook's nest in his master's field ; con-
cluding he was still up in the tree, and being unable to
get down, he cried out lustily for assistance, but without
effect. After bawling for some time be became exhausted,
and was compelled to relinquish his hold, and fell with
great violence on the hard ground. Groping about he
found himself still in his own bed-room ; and glad to
escape so easily, he scrambled again into bed and fell
asleep. But on waking in the morning, the mystery of
his night's bird-nesting was unravelled, for, to his great
discomfiture, he found his person and the bed and bed-
clothes, as well as the floor of the room,
completely
covered with soot ; and from a quantity of the same ma-
terial lying in the fire-place, there is no doubt b
l'bptoher
fellow got up in his sleep and attempted to ct ttm
Some
chimney, and getting jammed in the narrow
Par before
seven or eight feet up, awoke with the sensationsooccasioned described. Fortunately his rapid descent
ccas
other injury than a few slight hrnifesonperson, and
his
the damaged state of the bed and bedding .
waseasily re-
paired by a plentiful application of salt and water.— Chei-
tenham Examiner.

ENDURANCE OF A HEN.—At the farm of Pitcorthie,
near Dunfermline, a hen that bid fare to enrich its mis-
tress with a " cleekin, " was confined for that purpose
under a large iron pot, and shut up in an out-house; but
poor chuckie was speedily forgot in the daily routine of
the farm, and there was she kept prisoner absolutely for
three weeks; when luckily a boy turned up the pot, look-
ing for eggs, and found the hen hovering between life and
death. Air and food, however, speedily revived her; and
when we saw her, only yesterday, she was running about
as lively as the rest. She had lost almost all her feathers
out of her tail, either from weakness, or in her struggle to
get free.—Fife Herald.
NARROW ESCAPE OF GENERAL TONI TEIUMB.—The
renowned General Tom Thumb was taking a ride near
Clifton on Sunday afternoon last, in an open carriage, ac-
companied by his father, his guardian. (Mr. Barnum),
and his preceptor (Mr. H. G. Sherman). The General
and Mr. Sherman, being desirous of obtaining the best
view of the country, were seated on the driver's box, and
on descending a steep hill the horse took fright, ran at
the top of his speed and dashed against a high stone wall
with such tremendous force as to instantly break his neck
and shiver the. shafts and a portion of the carriage into
atoms. Mr. Stratton (the General's father) and Mr.
Barnum who w, re inside the carriage, escaped with some
bruises, and were on the ground in an instant, anxiously
looking for Mr. Sherman and the General, both of whom
they supposed were crushed beneath the horse and car-
riage. Their fears were readily dissipated, however, upen
hearing the shrill voice of the General crying at its high-
est pitch from the adjoining. field, " All right—there's no
danger—don't be alarmed !" Mr. Sherman had seen the
approaching danger, and with remarkable self-possession
he held the General firmly in his arms, and the moment
the concussion occurred he gave a fearful leap, cleared the
horse and wall, the latter of which was nearly five feet in
height, and landed safely in an adjoining field, preserving
his little charge perfectly harmless! The General's
father and Mr. Burnum presented the little hero's cou-
rageous preserver with a hundred guineas as a token of
their gratitude.— Cheltenham Chronicle.
SINGULAR OUTRAGE.—The police have, during the
last week, been making inquiry into the circumstances
connected with the most extraordinary outrage, which oc-
curred on the Friday evening of the great cattle show.
It appears that a number of persons had got upon a wall
which separates the Green from some private property on
the north side, for the purpose of having a better view of
the show-ground, while a considerable number were as-
sembled in front of the wall inside for the same purpose,
when a pistol was discharged among them, which, as af-
terwards appeared, had been loaded with slugs. The pis-
tol was believed to have been discharged from a garden
inside the wall, and we understand smoke was seen rising
from among some shrubbery in it immediately afterwards,
while a person dressed like a lady and wearing a turban,
was observed hastily to enter the house situate within the
garden. The police instantly entered the premises, and
there found an elderly lady standing at a mirror, and fit-
ting a bonnet upon her head. She, however, denied all
knowledge of the transaction ; and, though a strict search
was made for the pistol, it could not be found. Under
these circumstances, and as no one directly saw the pistol
fired, the police did not deem themselves justified in tak-
ing the lady into custody. An elderly man, a servant in
the house, was strictly questioned, and he also denied all
knowledge of the matter. By this gross outrage, five or
six persons were wounded, two of them boys, one not
more than six or seven years of age. The elder boy,
about ten years old was taken to the Police-office, where
several slugs were extracted from his arm by the surgeon.
A policeman was also slightly wounded ; though, fortu-
nately none of the parties were very materially injured.
The occurrence took place at the verge of the police boun-
dary ; the pistol having been discharged beyond the
bounds, while it took effect within. The case has accord-
ingly been reported to the county authorities, though the
city police have been making every exertion to bring proof
to bear against the party suspected; as yet, however,
without success.—Scoltish Guardian.
REPORTS OF THE FACTORY INSPECTORS.—The half-
yearly reports of the factory inspectors give evidence
throughout of great activity in every branch of manufac-
tures except flax spinning. Mr. Horner says on the lst
of May—
. . .

" The cotton trade is in a state of great activity; new mills
are building, others long unoccupied have been taken by new
tenants, and in some places it is difficult to find workers. There
is also a much more prosperous state in the woollen mills. It
is otherwise in the flax-spinning mills; there we have great
complaints of bad trade; some are working less than twelve
hours a day, and st.me are entirely stopped."

•
And again on the 12th of July he says—
" There is great activity in the factories, especially in the
cotton mills. In many places large additions have been made.
both of bui dings and machinery, to existing mills; and several
entirely new mills have been built, and are now in progress. I
not only do not hear of any persons being out of employment,
but in some places hands are scarce. One mill-occupier,
who employs a large number of hand-loom weavers, has stated
that he is paying them fully 3 per cent. more than he did twelve
months ago, and that this advance is general for most descrip.
tions of work."