The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-09-30 00:00:00

THE " STAGS" ON THE STOCK EXCHANGE.—It is a
curious fact that persons a ho have been for years wander-
ing about London in a state of almost utter destitution
have been metamorphosed into sharebrokers, and appear
in " the Lane" amongst their brother dealers in attire
which would reflect credit on the skill of a west-end
Schneider.
GOOD NEWS FOR ANGLERS.—Considerable dismay
prevails amongst anglers in consequence of statements
that an act had passed during the last session making it
unlawful to angle for fresh water fish after the 13th inst.,
and penal to have in one's possession at any time treat
under seven inches in length. No such act passed last
session, in fact, no act respecting fishing in English rivers.
The only fisheries act passed were, first, " An act for the
amendment of an act of the sixth year of her present
Majesty for regulating the Irish fisheries," and, secondly,
" An act to prevent fishing for trout or other fresh water
fish by nets in the rivers and waters of Scotland." Ang-
lers, therefore, may go on as they hitherto have done.
STOCK EXCHANGE QUARRELS.—At the Mansion
House, London, last week, two persons were brought up
for fighting in the street, near the Stock Exchange. It
appeared that the prisoners, who are both described as
gentlemen," had some quarrel arising out of a dispute
respecting share transactions. From irritating language
they proceeded to blows, when they were taken charge of
by the police. They were each fined 20s.—George Weten-
hall, printer of Welenhall's Share List, was charged on
the same day, with having spat on the librarian of the
Stock Exchange. The cause of quarrel did not appear,
but the defendant declared that the plaintiff was nothing
but a " stag." Mr. Wetenhall was fined 10s.
Miss KELLY'S THEATRE.—A party of gentlemen, well
known to the literary world, performed Ben Jonson's ad-
mirable comedy of Every Man in his Humour, on Satur-
day night week, at Miss Kelly's Theatre, London. We
subjoin the cast, which is a complete curiosity •—Kitely,
Mr. Forster; Knowell, Mr. Mayhew ; Captain Bobadil,
Mr. Charles Dickens ; Brainworm, Mr. Mark Lemon ;
Edward Knowell, Mr. Frederick Dickens ' • Downright,
Mr. Dudley Costello ; Master Stephen, Mr. Douglas
Jerrold; Master Matthew, Mr. Leech ; Thomas Cash,
Mr. Augustus Dickens ; Oliver Cob, Mr. Leigh ; Justice
Clement, Mr. Frank Stone; Roger Formal, Mr. Evans;
William, Mr. a'Beckett ; James, Mr. W. Jerrold ; Dame
Kitely, Miss Fortescue ; Mrs. Bridget and Tib, unknown.
To all persons conversant with the current literature of
the day, the above names will be perfectly familiar.

CRIMINAL RF,TURYS FOR 184'4.—These returns exhi-
bit a result which has not appeared in the returns of crime
in England and Wales for above twenty years—a decrease
in the number of offenders committed for trial extending
over two consecutive years. For the eight years ending
with 1842 crime increased, till in that year there was half
as much crime again as in the year 1845, the increase being
from 20,731 committals to 31,309. The ratio of increase,
too, was rapidly advancing, the year 1842 being more
fruitful in crime by nearly 4,000 than the preceding year.
Crime, as far as it can be estimated from these returns,
has receded during the last two years, from 31,309 to
26,542. Even this mitigated visitation of crime, is a se-
rious advance on the year 1835 ; and if we further com-
pare the two quinquennial periods into which Mr. Red-
grave divides the ten years, we find that in the five years
ending 1844 there were 29,525 more offenders than in the
five years ending 1839. There is still, therefore, the
greatest room for improvement.

TREATY OF COMMERCE WITH SIAM.—The attention
of the Continental States has been attracted to the treaty
of commerce said to have beer quietly concluded between
England and Siam. Letters from Bavaria received in
Holland state that the population of Siam is at least three
millions, and that the English have secured great and ex-
clusive privileges by the treaty, with the -right of import-
ing into Siam a number of articles which the Dutch and
Americans, the greatest traders in those parts, next to our-
selves, have not been permitted to introduce. It appears
that to our resident agent at Bangkoch in Siam is mainly
due the obtainment of the advantageous treats in ques-
tian ; and that the manufactures, for which there is the
greatest opening, are those of cotton, silk, and glass ; fire-
arms, perfumery, and trinkets being also very saleable.
We should not be at all surprised to find the commerce of
Siam becoming second to that of China, provided suitable
exports can be found there is sufficient quantity to make
returns for our goods, since no trade can be carried on
with a drain of bullion.

IPuItEIGN AND COLONIAL.

ARRIVAL OF THE CALEDONIA

The steam-ship Caledonia reached this port on Sunday,
;ith advices from New York to the 16th ult.
The intelligence of most consequence by thi4 arrival is
that from Mexico and the River Plate, to which we have
referred in a leading article.

Exchange on London at New York was quoted at 1091
to 110. There was little doing. The Money Market
was easy. United States Stocks still continued to feel the
effect of the uncertainty existing relative to the intentions
of Mexico.

The news from Canada and Texas is unimportant.
The Great Western reached New York on the 9th inst.
The steam packet-ship Massachussetts sailed from New
York for this port on the 13th inst.

INDIA AND
The Times of Wednesday published a mass of informa-
tion, received by express, in anticipation of t`le Indian
mail, from Calcutta to the Bth August, from Bombay to
the 7th August, and from China to the 12th June. The
following is a synopsis of the principal facts.
A draught act had been published, allowing the trans-
port of cotton from any of the subordinate ports of the
Bombay Presidency to Bombay free of duty. This will
prevent a great deal of trouble and annoyance to the Ira.
ders in cotton, who were formerly obliged to pay duty on
cotton in transit from the outports to Bombay, which was,
in fact, subjecting it to internal taxation.
The Delhi Gazette says that the steamer Soorma was
expected to arrive at Gurmoktessur Ghaut on the 15th.
This is a completion of the experiment made by govern-
ment of the possibility of steam navigation being extended
beyond Allahabad, and it is most satisfactory to find that
at that season of the year at least it was quite possible.
It had been ascertained in Calcutta that three ships
were on their way out from Liverpool with about 1,200
tons of salt, which, from calculations made on good data,
would c)st in Calcutta only nine annas a-maund, while
that manufactured under the government monopoly cost
from fifteen annas to one rupee; supposing only a profit
of four annas per maund to the importer, and supposing
that the shipowner loads his own ship, 450 tons will y ield,
at an average of 25., £337 as profit, and £450 as freight.
From Mr. Wilkinson's commercial annual of the ever-
nal commerce of Bengal for 1844-45, lately published, it
appears that the increase in the value of imports in the
past year over that of the previous one is 12,159,736 ru-
pees, and the increase in the exports 2,146,642 rupees, tile
net increase in customs' dut'es being nearly four lecs of
rupees, almost wholly derived from imports. In cotton
twist and yarn an increase of imports to the extent of
nearly fifty per cent, and in woollen and woollen stuffs a
similar increase, have taken place.
In the Bombay papers we find the following :—The
London mail of the 7th of July had reached Bombay on
the 6th of August. The Born Lay government had given
notice that an intermediate mail for Aden was to be made
up on the 15th of September, and to be continued regu-
larly on the 15th of every month until further notice.
This arrangement establishes a mail every fortnight from
Bombay to Europe.

There is no remarkable intelligence from India. The
rains, although late in some districts, promised to be highly
favourable.

The news from China comes down to the 12th of June.
The Governor of Hong-Kong had issued a proclamation
assessing the lands and houses of that colony for the sup-
port of an efficient police.

A letter from Aden, dated 16th August, says that the
indostan had just arrived from Suez, 48 hours after her
time. Her detention in Suez was said to be caused by the
scampering off of a camel in the desert with some of the
mail boxes i❑ the dead of the night! The same writer
adds :—" The passengers on board the steamer report the
heat in the Red Sea to have exceeded anything within the
remembrance of the most salamanderish among them,—
thermometer in shade at 98, in engine-room at 128, and
temperature of water about 86. The engineers were so
much exhausted as to require stimulants to he given to
them. The Hindostan has been performing eleven knots
for a considerable period, and to this the passengers are
indebted for an earlier relief from the suffocating heat
above the Straits than they could otherwise have hoped
for. Mr. Waghorn is still here, and is expected to leave
in the course of a few days to proceed to London, vid
Trieste, to determine with accuracy the relative advantages,
in regard to expedition, of the routes through France and
Germany, foe the conveyance of the Indian correspondence
and mail. •No incursions hitherto from the Arabs."
The Precursor steamer, which was to have left Calcutta
on the 10th of August, had not arrived at Suez on the 9th
September. _