The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-01-08 00:00:00

559,4571 74,073

549,597 j 135,346

19,851,392

Iticree

781,916 862,047
781,916

ioDecrea,
,ttiinPared with the cocresponding quarter of
increasethe prevai
,18; Year, the quarter just ending shows a total 9
`nrY revenue to the amount of £470,003. This is
eigolgte.upohnytabedecided increase under six heads out of the
totwithstandinzqutaialrotert's customs the increase is £38'235,
_g e reductions of duty in the
itnisteeryal since January 4',°184r9.a The increase on the ex-
he the hiesaf37lBl4 This increase arises principallyunda__
the da,,s of malt. and spirits, and in some deree from_n
the
atarn,pci"es, ►
with the single exception of hops. 0
chi fl in is an • of £37 262,
hie fly in the i increase .
assessed ta .gacy duties. A decrease of i
ss p
£23,052 in the
which occurs
paid than iesl:B "lag
to their having been e romptly
an the pr t a last year • while the increase of £24 960
assesse4tY and income tax has arisen from improved
a decre, s urtder,_selledule A. The post-office exhibitsus items e n14:46,u00.
In ill an increase . the crowonflamndos,oaonod miscellaneous
it fa: comparison respectivelyoi
two years, the total difference
nf •C2°lll.s°gf, the Year justtle dea is 949,755' A decrease
to alarn'' °II the just
of the whole year need
rat
we are I:. now that the return for the quarter proves _
re-
ducd duties,atrecoverin from the immediate effect c!f is
anised - The decrease of £78,325 on the Excisestaelat
oentirel h
for Y.y the ostonement of the second an
,ii mtile hop dut,P •
w i
amount about £180,09 ,
0 but
Thea -1 eircntrista . ' la
would have been an increase
Year's . nce there
more than £1,000,000.
vear,_ vsmse to the amount of
iumiase a revenue under the head of. Stamps shows an
ent in all
the hetid,°,,254,627, arising from an improvement The pi. - u. aut but duties.
especially Deeds and Legacy „
_is-
cellaue iiv TaxQui33l.,- , Post-office, Crown Lands, and Al
Year, ea -s,' all exhibit a considerable increase on the
favour specially the Ist item where the ff ence in
di
erl4B 076.
Takin,°,f ,the Year j ta ddis no less than X
..
sr
iteru°;"lina Mou-ens Ae.cillvaences, and other extraontlanr i
1371 i,e,to accounty,th increase on the guar e s
' '". ; the decrease'e on the year £80,131.

le on the Year

£80,131

POLICE INTELLIGENCE

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Trieste

December

n°111(1- C:ll'r° STOLEN Goons.—William Barton, of
reds Rarest, at whose house such a variety of stolen
ay' and 'e.oiscovered was brought up again on Wednes-
kliherie.with Donovan,
aparty charged with some of the
Tat was committd for trial.
ItjEnERY OF TALLOW FROM THE WATERLOO
tallocharted •-tft the
the two men Jones and Newall,
--e previous. Week with stealing two casks of
taliteeoltrhe committed for trial, the detective officers in
ea' to e case having found the carter and traced the
STRE Chorlev thus fixing the guilt upon the prisoners.
b,ktchrest ROBBERIES.— On Wednesday, a man named
was committed to'the Vauxhall for stealing a
4ittle Thomas Dave in -road.—James
li,hiolila;4lllJamesraMeacocky;ere also sent to trial for a
h-,:'llenc• on Tuesday evening, in Vauxhall-road.
;1.0 the—°sectitor was seized by the shoulders and thrust
'llabit!r°llnd
the two prisoners, when they succeeded
Co! 'acting watch from his pocket.
D On Friday the New
- ON THE
eistina4 gCO
f raPan
Y preferred, through Mr. Woodburne,
Cad Yoamage l5 10s. for compensation from the Corpora-
done to their steamer Champion, by the
'at by into her on the 15th ultimo. It appeared
Late, jtiac half-past nine trip on the day named, the
,1, .112-e, Star, and other ferry boats, were leaving the
all the boats eicept the Cato cleared, and
tart, as liailea
f, Rio!, _ by the captain of the Champion, but no
the was made in ner course, and hence, as alleged
Cato C°l4lainant, the collision. The captain of the
tioal,,a,he'wasinot aware of being hailed by the Cham-
ne tl 'I admitted in reply to Mr. Rushton that at the
R.'e,aceident took place he was not looking a-head.
btiat tit aton
he , said it had been for want of a proper look
_ra mat the accident had occurred, and reparation must
'4arbou—e• The amount of damage was referred to the
r-Inaster.
°*1,1.1 VIhll'31"r•ov PERSONS FINDING WRECKED GOODS.—
'" 'suaY an important case was brought forward by
%114allhorities of the Droits of the Admiralty, in order to
hlr,he liability of parties picking up wrecked goods.
state' err, the solicitor to tho Droits of the Admiralty,
tßoitim,tlT case• and it appeared that the complaint was
teked,iamesTwist and William Williamson, who had
f2itv,"l) on the Bootle Shore, on the 27th December
the 'e firkins of butter, and had not reported the same
➢ thel.teiver of the Droits of the Admiralty, as required
av'et e likbTreak and Salvage Act. For this offence they
° to forfeit a sum not exceeding £lOO, and also
etile value of the goodS fouud. Mr. Cl.m. putuu, of
of Chaman and Bowman, the receiver of the
the Admiralty, stated that the wreck was thatb
patik- Suter Johnny, which was broken up on Bur o
an);,
of/„. e'veral reports of butter found on the shore had
'een ,"a'te, but that picked up by prepte defenda
til•Ported. Had the defendants orted thefining
defbe2atter they would have received compensation.. In
cloae 7,,,,Williamson said that he had acted on the direc-
-11481;1 air. Hartley in retaining the butter. Mr. Hartley
ham-o er and be must do as that gentleman
d-s' I'M; Rushton : " No, you must not. You
t'Aolulas the law directs you. It was your duty to have
`4lshi.,—" the.finding of the butter forthwith.." (Mr.
BAettZti) did not wish to make any observations with re-
kao the conduct of Mr. Hartley, because that gentle-
?isheV.B not present. Mr. Chapman said that they
'°rfe Make an example of the defendants, who were
het.nctl,
' aware that in detaining the butter. they were
toli„' contrary to the law, Williamson having been a
itiiailicer. The defendants were each fined in the
*„4lPii-n`e,u Penalty of £lO, in default of payment to
.be
thos ""ed for two months. The penalty could be levied
- goods of the defendants.

IP4typing inttlitgencr.

TUESDAY, JANUARY l.—Wind variable and light.

ARRIVED Ashburton, Bunting, from New York; sailed on
11th Dec.—Sir H. Pottinger, M`Wean, from Calcutta; sailed
from St. Helena 14th Nov.—Harp, Brown, from Bordeaux.
SAILED.—Queen Mab, M`Dowall. for Bombay—Hebe, Thom-
son, Santa Martha—Patagonia, Sims, for San Francisco—
Erin's Queen, Campbell, for New Orleans—Tinamara, Heron,
Ceara—Ellen, Thoroe, Jamaica—Delhi, Young, Bahia—United
Kingdom, M‘Miller, Savannah—Serenader, Robinson, Mauri-
tius—William Wells. Rocket, Dunkirk.

Hudson, from Moulmein at St. Helena.
Bowes of Streatham, from Penang at ditto.
Ann and John, Gair, hence at Ancona.
Jane Maria, King, and Watchword, Downing, hence at

Gust von Hazenow, Bargwardt, and St. Christopher, Burg-
wardt, hence at Venice.
Queen, Wheeler, hence at Leghorn.
Mary, Randall, hence at Genoa.
Henry Turner, Evans, hence at Havre.
Progres, Heyde, hence at Ostend.
Pauline, Houghton, from the Mauritius at Queenstown.
Gauntlet, Presley, from Buegos Ayres at ditto.
Fame, Johnson, hence for Newcastle, at Yarmouth, leaky,
&c., having been on Scroby Sand.
enrietta, Oates, from Paraiba for this port, at Milfoid, with
loss of sails.

Diamond, Thompson, from St. Domingo for this port, at
Milford, with loss of sails.
Hero, Robb, from Jamaica for thig port, at Milford, with

loss of sails.

Ceres, Vernes, hence for Dordt, at Dover.
The wreck discovered yesterday at the back of the Burbo
Flats, was part of the Souter Johnny. It has been raised, and
towed into the river, by two tug-boats.
MILFORD, Dec. 29.—The Albert (steamer), Harris, from
Dublin, for Liverpool. has put in here, with cargo thrown over-
board, pumps choked, and engines out of order.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2.—Wind S., light.

ARRlVED.—Blorenge, Banks, from Calcutta; left St. Helena
15th Nov.—Black Prince, M'Pherson, from Arica—Parker,
Risien, Demerara—Josiah Bradley, Mansfield, New Orleans—
Empire Queen, Porter, and Georgia, Mills, Savannah—Canada,
from Quebec—Charles Souchay, Thomas, Charente—Max, Pe-
ters, and Columbus, Charmbeca, Pillau—Lady C. Guest, Da-
vies, Palermo—Mary Ann, RadcWffe, Seville.

SAILED.—Ann Cropper, Morton, and John Wood, Mundle,
for Calcutta—Enrequita, Tona, Havana—Patriarch, Miles, and
Asia, Hannah, Mobile--Northumberland, Smith, Valparaiso—
Bonita, Kelly, Pernambuco—Eliza Bowen, Herries, Lima—
Maria Terpisthea, Skenderam, Alexandria (Egypt).

Persia, and John Brewer, from Calcutta at St. Helena.
The Canasta, at ditto.
African, hence at Senegal.
Paqt. de Hamburg°, hence at Havana.
Pirate (s.s.), Hardie, hence at Constantinople.
New Union, Bernice, sailed from ditto for this port on 11th

Arrow, hence at Naples.
Mazeppa, Richards, hence at Charene.
Victonne, hence at Dieppe.
Union, Salami, hence at Brest.
Jason, Delitz, hence at Christiansand.
Providentia, Lams, hence at Ostend.
Baracoa, from the Mauritius at Queenstown

PORTAFERRY, 31st Dec.—The Cadet, Atcheson, from Clyde
to Australia, struck on the North Bank this morning, but
floated with the tide, and proceeded either to Glasgow or Bel-
fast, to be surveyed.

ANTWERP, 31st Dec.—The Barbara Catharina, Schladde,
from Liverpool for this port, was totally lost at the mouth of
th t Schelde last night ; crew and one passenger drowned.

Atlarketo,

LIVERPOOL COMMERCIAL MARKET. JAN. 4.
Sur r.—The demand has been steady, without change in
prices, and the salesa Ls, unt to 500 hhds. 8.P., and 6,500 bags
Bengal, including ' lot of Khaus at 298. per cwt. Fo-
reign.—Therehas (er u , e Inquiry for Brazil, and rather
stiffer ratesit3ve Oeen pal. the sales are 150 cases, 350 bags
_ _ •

and brls„ ns 15s. to 185. 3d„ and low whites at
19s. to2o / I ->x e 3 good yellow Havana have likewise
been sold,it n bond, and 75 hhds. Porto Rico at 375.
9d. to 385.9 . per Cwt. duty paid. Molasses.—The only sale
reported is 120 puns. good Demerara at 15s. 9d. per cwt.
Coffee.—No sales reported, but several small lots in second
hands have been disposed of at advanced prices, viz., native
Ceylon at 555. to 565., Costa Rica at 58s„ and Laguayra at 518 s.
to 555. per cwt. 900 bags Brazil Cocoa sold at 30s. 6d., and 150
bags Guayaquil at 31s. per cwt. No sales in Pepper, Ginger,
or Pimento. The only sales returned in Rice are 90 tees. Ca
rolina at 19s. to 19s. 3d., 1,000 bags Bengal, at 115. for good,
adn Bs. 6d. for cargo; also 200 bags Para at Bs. per cwt., being
former rates. Rum.—The business is limited to 80 puns. De-
merara, without change in price.
Tea.—The imprOved demand noticed last week has continued,
and a further advance of id. to Id. per lb. has taken place on
all low and good descriptions of Blacks and Greens ; the finer
sorts, which were previously neglected, are more easy of sale.
The sales of East India Drysaltery articles have been tri-
fling, consisting only of a few chests of Gum Arabic at 445., 80
bales of Gambier at 10s. 6d., and 100 bags of good dead Cow-
ries at 655. per cwt. 2,400 pockets of Bengal Linseed have
brought 425. 6d. per outrter. Saltpetre continues dull, and
only 300 bags sold, at 255. 6d. and 275. 6d. per cwt. Nitre of
Soda is still in good request, and rather higher rates paid for
650 tons, viz., 13s. 6d. to 14s. per cwt.

THE LI'VERPOOL STANDARD.