The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-04-30 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

UANCEIESTER —For the last fortnight our goods market a
17' except att-ittch shirtings, which 7,,e in g ,oddemand, at ad.
Yanre I rates) ltas been ex' melt' flat, and 26 and 27-inch print-
_ln: cloth in par icular has receded in price. In fact, the gene
ral opinion . eems to be. that this description of cloth will expe-
rience some decline during the next month, inasmuch as both
agents and manufacturers are stated to be about te. "stock," as
they have executed most of the orders which they had on hand
The Printers have done buying to any extent until they com-
Mcnco prepantions for the autumn trade. Taking all these
things. together with the undeeded state of the buyers, into
Consideration, we in y, therefore, fairly anticipate a further de-
et! et, Particular] when we reflect that 27-inch inting eloth is
stilllll. to Is. dd. per piece higher than it was when at the lowest
Doi t. The yarn market is rather more buoyant, and the rate of
aces continues firm. When th - buyers are satisfied that prices
t likely to fluctuate seriously, a brisk demand may proba-
n be anticipated, but for the last ten or el, yen days the ten.
eiZ:f.bilyers has been towards a fall which tends to alarm
beco—• and they appear disinclined to operate until the market
to Se 6d
steady. 27-inch 60's, as. 6d. to as. pd. ; 66's, 45. 1 id.
;"" "d• and 72's, 5s 74d. to 6s.—Manchester Advertiser, Sat.
et,,-3E.—The markets during the week, as usual towards the
late of the month, have been rather more animated than of
ve? there having bren an improved demand for fine cloths as
a- tweeds of superior quality. The accustomed influx of
wUßYreers for domestic consumption, has caused business in the
h"uses to ap,,ear more brisk, and. without any appal': nt
ron for the ch nge, it is stated that goods cannot be so well
a. so well
nor bought so cheaply as they might have been some
Weeks ago,
tnts",,Al3Ponn MARKET.—There was a pretty good attendance of
of `"nts at our market on Thursday. and an average amount
v,"llle,s was done in piece goods at late rates The stocks of
in"nr. on hand are small, as most of the spinners are still mak-
M material for the fulfilment of contracts. This circumstance prevents
ate
decline in the price of the article, even if there
~7re a tendency in that direction. There was rather more bu-
`toe ss done in Wools, and late prices were fully maintained,
Hula
turer DERSFIELD MARKET.—Owing to many of the manufac-
of late being engaged in executing orders, there h-is not been
tern
Vo great an assortment of goods offered at this market as
terns have been desired by the merchants, especially in new pat-
ehantscif,fancY goods; yet there was a good attendance of mer..
Iu here Tuesday, and a fair business was done, not only
Thr'a• suitable for domestic consumption but also for export.
for. w- oalt of the late wool sales in London caused the market
as
na
any rinket on
1 to h
-c somewhat firmer.
LI pAx
at this ma MARatr.—There was a fair attendance of merchants
Saturday, and fully as much business was done
better dernana,lket day for some weeks past. Wool was in rather
WaRaFIEL at late rates.
previous prices.W°ol. MARKET.—The market continues firm at
tions. Nn alteration has taken place in any descrm-
Rocun
ALE FLANNEL. MARKET.—There has been rather
lueee: market to-d y, somewhat similar to those of the two last
kg" it has been. what is called " Little Monday." and in
general few buyers attended. The business transacted has bees
11,POn a 1 mited s ale, and prices have undergone little or no
4,euange. The Wool market still continues dull, and prices sta-
tionary.

LEICESTER.—Some American orders have been received this
Week. and there is a fair demand for lower sorts of goods.
Messrs. Biggs. Stokes, and Nephews. and Corah and Sons, will
Make an advance to-day of att. per dozen on all sorts of plain
wrought-hose of 2,enages aid upwards. Wools and Yarns
remain about the same, and spinners are buying up skin-wools.
The aspect of affairs, therefore, is more cheering than last-week.
Leicester Chronicle.

HOSIERY AND LACE TRADES.—The wrought cotton hose
branch, which Is the principal manufacture in this district, so
Tar from improving with The approach of s ring. has felt a spe-
cies of dullness, and is not in that state of demand that it has
been in for some time past. The cotton glove trade is, how-
ever, brisk. The silk hosiery branches have n d felt any im-
rhevernent with the approach of spring; they may be said with
e exception of tine silk hose, to be still declining. There is ao
material alteration in the drawer and pantaloon branch, nor in
the
cut-up ho-e branches, the hands having generally full em-
11°Yment.—Nottingham Journal.

tejßthlNG IN A CIRCLE.—The Archbishop of Dublin
‘.'"B of a horseman who, having lost his 'way, made a
tthe circle; when the first round was finished, seeing
ie marks Of a horse's hoofs, and never 'dreaming that
4, " were those of his own beast, he rejoiced, and said,
tbeThiB at least shows me that I am :n sometrack ;" when
sscond circuit was finished, the signs of travel were
doubled, and he said, " Now, surely, I am in the beaten
r marks
and, the conclusion of every round, the
arks increased, till he was certa'n be must be in some
tfrequented thoroughfare, and approaching a populous
tr`to ; but all the while he was ridin afte h horse's
11, and deceiNed by the track of his own errors
11.10 W TO GET OVER THE PEEDGE.—The following cir-
"Yrnstance, which occurred but the other day in a pretty
Vie village in the lake district, is about:as good a case of
AnnPering with a vow as we remember .to have heard of.
:Pmember of the Society •of Friends, who exercises the
Pect able profession of a bagman, and who lately joined
cese transacting ,tne teetotallers, called upon an old customer for the per-
some business. They had had on for-
of rOccasions of a similar kind manger comfortable " cup
a""asss,together," and the Friend, was rather put
hith-ut,ts how he should act. At lastObailiah bethought
ine—rse" °f a "Thou knows," says he to his custo-
of th'e': that i have but a day or twosince become a mem-
to d • ',eraPerance society. I cannot, therefore, ask thee
bh, r%K, nether can I pay for what khou may'st drink ;
wr_ then order the glass and pay for it thyself,
.and
Til'een thou sf-ttlest with me I shall allow it in thy bill. '
iat4e"est, it is almost unnecessary to say, was imme-
the
iv cor°Plied with. The customer ordered and drank
placepltoi
g "'I and at the settlement of accounts, which took
Palous
(Inthaf,t7twards, honest Obadiah deducted from the
u" the amount expended by his less sent-
~efldestmoreland Gazette.
ci.Stintt RDERICK POLLOCK.—If there ever 'was a judi-
'
aa Paenttrnent which might have been expected to pans
.pof course, and against which not a voice, even of the
rlost furious partisan could have been raised, we should
ye pronourscM it a' fortnight ago to be that of Sir F.
4orilloek to the vacant Chief Barony of the Exchequer.
taAttorney-General is appointed upon the clear, though
cit understanding, that unless circumstances arise (lu-
ting h s tenure of office which betray his manifest unfit_
Iless for the station of a Chief Judge, he shall be promoted
to that place on the fiist opportunit. It often hapens
that the leading advocate of the day, whose serviceps the
ICOvernmont have found it necessary to-secure as Attorney-
Geu-ral. from the bent of his mind or the keenness of his
politics, is, or is thought to be, peculiarly unfit for ju-
dicial e oployment. He has, nevertheless, been always
appointed. On the present occasion .no such difficulty
exists. In legal knowledge, in temper, discretion, and
integrity, Sir F. Pollock is eminently—nay, compared
with many law officers of the crown, perhaps unusually,
fitted for the-office of judge ; and in his uniform conduct
tae cb.-.oxious office which he has occupied during a
somewhat trying crisis will be acknowledged to furnish no
ordioary• guarantee against that partisanship which is
aoMetimes to 'be feared from a promoted Attorney-Ge-
Ueral.—Times, of Salmi-day.
WINSTANLEY, THE BUILDER OF THE ORIGINAL
440FSTONE LIGHTHOUSE.—The first lighthouse of any
kconsequence erected on this rock was undertaken by a
irevrson of the name of Winstanley, in the reign of King
a illiarn. Mr. Winstanley does not appear to have been
Ice raft of solidity and judgment sufficient to erect an edi-
t of this kind. He had never been noted for any capi-
_,.work, but much celebrated for a variety of trifling and
4-alteulous contrivances. If you set your foot on a certain
yo°ard in one of his rooms a ghost would start up, or if
apa -sat down in an elbow-chair its arms would clasp
i°llnd You. His lighthouse,, which was built of wood,
artooc
a of his whimsical genius. It was finished with
galleries and other ornaments, which encumbered it with-
out es
and
of any use. It was, however, ou the whole,
lunch admired as a very ingenious edifice, and Winstanley
,i3erlaj
f u.Y deserved the ,credit of being the first projector
tivery difficult work. He had fixed it to the cock by
lvelve massy bars of iron, which were let eep into
,weerib..°(ll, of the stone. It was generally indeed thought
or rounded, and the architect himself was so convinced
thi 8 stability, that he would often say he wished for no-
stn,.ng more than to be shut up in it during a violent
in it H tine length had his wish, for he happened to be
it at the of that memorable storm on the 261 of
"CkVe
peat tuber, 1703. As the violence, however., of the tem-
rrcame on, the terrified architect began to doubt the
u `
l'rotoess of his work ; it trembled in the blast, and shook
everY joint. In vain he made what
signals of distress
pcicomof the ld invent to bring a boat from the shore. The ter- '
storm were such that the boldest vessel durst
411.rice:it. How long he continued in this melancholy
tress.. is unknown ; but in the morning no appearance
.
th,.t Ilehthouse was left. It and all its contents, during
terrible niAht, were swept into the sea.—lliirror.

LATEST DATES AT LIVERPOOL,

INDIRECT.

DIRECT.

INDIR.CT.

AnStralia • ••_ m. Dec. 23 • •
arch
tarbadoes March 23. ..
Bombay
.. March 11
Buenos AyresFeb. 10
Calcutta Feb. 22
C. G. Hope.. Feb. 281 „
ellarleston Mar.3oi
b, ...... Jan. 251 ..tiavherara.. March 191 • •
4244 k . March 15i ..
,:•.kie
March 21 ..
..., March 41

Lima .

Maranham

Mauritius ..., Feb. 7
Mobile .. March 26
Monte Video.... Feb. 3
N. Orleans .. March 25
New Yo.k
Pernambuco.. March 7
Rio Janeiro.... Feb. 27
Savannah... March 29
St. Helena

NkiL 15
1 Jan.l4

Valparaiso ...

Vera Cruz .. Marcn II

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"ERPOOL HAY AND POTATOE MARKET,
Pot
Pi,,k",*ilto_
eYes A 29.
goib... S. d. s.PRIL d. Hay, old 2lb 0 7@o 10
v -
2 8— 2 11 new
TZ4t-t.OP; ...... 18— 2 0 Clover
;In't • . ........ • 1 7i— 2 0 Straw,Wheat.
00
34 —__ 5
Carrot:, ton .. • •
~lo 6 1 9 Oato 4
'• • ........ . " 0 —27 0 Barley
0 0— 0 0 Manglewurzle 0 0— 0 0

-.%P00L INFIRMARY REPORT, APRIL 27.

0. PatientsLi "ARCED
sc ..-...---
.... lave.,
,Cured ADMITTED.
38
444 uam •• • ... ... 31 1 In-patients
14 e Oktt at e'vfn r . t,i -patient equest 9 Out-patients
Dea,, Elr 0 ........ 0 Casuals during the week 4
' . •• .....
... •• . 0 I Remaining in the house . 193

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House ch. Peons, Mr. Forshaw and Mr. Dawson.
use , P ain... .. Rev. R. Davies.
viltitersAPothecary Mr W. Burgeis.
Wm• Ca.sOn and W. J. Timlinson, Esqrs.
Surgeon . Mr. MTheane.
JAMES BOLD. Treasurer.

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RN HOSPITAL, APRIL 27.
Atmq Ah LWEERLY REPORT.]
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