The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-01-30 00:00:00

REVIEW OF THE COTTON MARKET•

The repeated and continued attacks of some of the
London papers have given a great and unnecessary Pr°;
minency to the operations in our Cotton Market. Thi
has been another excited week; and the circumstance °`c
two sailing packets being over-due from New York gave
speculators a stimulus to operate upon.
On Tuesday 3,000 bales were sold ; on WeduesdaY*
4,000 bales, without change in prices ; on Thursday
there was some excitement, and holders got rather
higher prices, and 8,000 bales were sold ; on Friday the
sales reached 7,000 bales, at still hardening prices; 0,,r1
Saturday buying commenced briskly, and though a half'
holiday, 10 to i 2,000 bales were sold at full prices;
Sunday a packet arrived, with confirmatory accounts o
damage to the crops; and early on Monday the packet
of the 7th inst. arrived, and brought very exciting Be.
counts from New York, where the market had been
rambling, and heavy business done at advanced rates.
This induced speculators to go on again, and 14 to
15,000 bales were sold at id. per lb. higher prices than
were obtainable on Friday ; speculators taking 80171
and thus leaving 6 to the trade ; and the market closet'
much excited. The crop estimate is now almost con'
firmed at 1,700,000 bales.

Since the above was written, we have, by the arrifal
of the Ashburton, a file of the New York Herald tg
Monday the 9th instant, from which we learn that the
firm tone of the market had been increased, the nere
from Europe having given a fresh impetus to operations;
and 8 to 10,000 bags having changed hands on the OS
previous to the Ashburton's sailing, at a further advance
of an eighth of a cent, established after three o'clock ois.
the day, on the prices at which the market closed o 0
Saturday, the 6th instant. The news brought by the
Ohio and the Ashburton will be found in another coital].

MARRlED.—Yesterday, at St. Bride's Church, by the
Rev. J. Jones, Mr. J. C. Watkinson, of Grove-house,
Mobberley, near Knutsford, to Anne, eldest daughter 01
the late Mr. W. M. Frodsham, of Liverpool.
HUBARD GALLERY.—This is the last week of thie
unique gallery of paper sculpture. The talent of the
leading artist, who is himself in attendance, is ahead/
too well known to need commendation. Those who
value portraits should avail themselves of the present
advantageous opportunity.
ST. LEGER SWEEP.—This sweep, which is held at IVIV
Whiteman's, Brunswick Hotel, is managed in a manner
that will ensure its speedy close. Those who desire s
racy affair cannot do better than visit Mr. W. on Thor!,
day next, which is one of the nights for payment; 811,1'
those who desire comfort will find it in patronising thP
retired and unique hotel.
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER.,—TWO LIVES LOT'
—About five o'clock yesterday afternoon, a river boot,
containing four persons, in endeavouring to reach a bargee
that had just arrived from Calcutta, came in contact with
her starboard quarter and capsized. Two of the bands
were saved, but the other two were unfortunately drowned'
A strong tide was running at the time, and the wind wee
blowing very fresh from the northward and westward.
BOOTS AND SHOES.—Nothing is more detrimental to
health in such weather as the present than to neglect t 0
preserve dry feet ;—cork soles, and a thousand other io'
ventions, have been brought bcfore the public; but the
primary object is to secure good shoes or boots. Messrs'
Sidney and Co., who have now been established for I
number of years, advertise in another column; and, se
we have worn of their manufactures, we can safely set
that in quality they cannot t,e surpassed, while the price
is considerably lower than at many shops in town.
LIVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.—It will he seeli
by a glance at our advertising columns that the first no'
dress concert of the present season takes place on Moo'
day evening the 12th of February, and the first full dreg
concert on the 18th March. When we state that amongst
the eminent talent engaged for the occasion is included
thee'
that of Miss Rainforth, one of the best English singers',
tHobbs,hat the and
loversH e
on
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songP hi 1 (i p
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a treat in store fur them. Handel's oratorio of "Judas
ha day,e
said Miss
enougho l
by,
to Mr.
s hw
Maccabees" will be performed on the occasion.
LIVERPOOL BANKRUPTCY COURT.—It is now defier'
tively determined that the changes which have been ell'
moured in the Liverpool and Manchester courts will be
carried into effect. The report, however, of Mr. Jemtrio',
leaving Manchester is unfounded. Some communication,
have been going on between the Lord Chancellor and the
two learned gentlemen who are about to change places'
and we have to announce that in the ensuing week Mr'
Sergeant Ludlow will take his seat at the Liverpool court'
and Mr. Commissioner Skirrow supplying the learned
sergeant's place in Manchester. Some hostility to tlite
arrangement has been manifested by the learned pro"
fession in Manchester.

LICENSED VICTUALLERS' BALL, LAST NIGHT.--b
annual ball of the victuallers of Liverpo.)l took place le."
night, at the Town-hall, and was numerously and fashion'
ably attended. The Mayor, owing to his engagement ti
take the chair at the Music-hall, was not present ;
the Earl of Sefton, who was also expected, was detained
by the Mechanics' meeting. The company began to
rive between eight and nine o'clock, but the rooms were
most crowded about midnight, when not less than
hundred must have been present. Mr. Horrabin's band
was stationed in the large room, Mr. Parker's Cheltegl:
ham band in the small room, and Mr. Parker's tor,
band in the vestibule. The dancing was kept up W 1
great spirit at the hour when we went to press.
tmatheoPLivierivpoßpitiPoc7.o.-o.T.h.ehounsumber entrieli
paCssuedsTao
there'
year° ma follow a n 164 d, 1842 t
188,155 ; 1841, 195,807 ; 1840, 197,981; thus shosvinS
that a great increase of business has taken place durig
the last year. The nu mberof calculations for duty, involv,..
in so many entries, is of course very great, yet after th
usual rigid scrutiny has been completed in London, the
error detected are only £3 17s. 2d. in all, (being less than!
pound a year,) on a total amount of £16,774,050. Thts
accuracy reflects honour on The in-door department of the
customs at this port, while the total absence even of Os'
nicion of frauds, such as have been perpetrated elsewhere?
is creditable to the out-door officers as well as the eeir"
chants.

FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE DOCKS.—Yesterday,
inquest was held before Mr. Curry, on view of the hod'
of John Gent, a carter, aged 21. On Saturday mornings about 11 o'clock, he was employed in driving the trsr„
trains that conveyed rubbish from the Albert dock to.
North shore ; and when passing the Trafalgar dock, from
some cause or other, he was stopping the train with!
handspike, for a break, when the bar of wood he hel';
slipped, and he fell to the ground, and the wheels of a„fe`,.,
eral of the loaded waggons passed over his breast.
13'
was killed on the spot being dreadfully fractured, need/
all over, and the left lung much lacerated.—Verdict
accidentally killed, with a deodand of £5 on the carriages:
The jury expressed a strong opinion that a proper breaP
should be used and not a piece of loose timber, which 011.5,
liable to slip out, thus endangering the life of the part' using it.
DAY'S PATENT WINDGUARD.—We had ves'erdaV the
pleasure of inspecting a working model of this simple!la
beautiful machir e at Mr. Bennet's, in St. Thomas's build:
%inegrsti.s”e m
eThent object of
createi nav ednrtai of
tn swihse srtea toe dth iner
wt
see,' it
would not exist) by the spontaneous action of the exteL
nal air. And it certainly fulfils every object intended tu,
be effected. What appeared most s_tr Inge to us was that
e
the more adverse to ordinary draft was the artificial gala
applied to the model, the more the principle develoPe
itself, and a pair of bellows when applied to the top
the gland in the model produced a greater draft than whoa'
they were applied to the fuel, but the instant the guar.
was removed a back draft resulted. The Windguard ,
of an octagonal form, takes up no more room than al:
ordinary pipe, and is so simple in construction—every"
thing being stationary—that it is next to impoQsible that!:
can go out of repair. For cabin stoves it will be exceed
ingly useful—and as we have known numerous instreer
when cabin fires have had to be extinguished either
from their smoking or from the sea making its way dal
the flues—both of which by this invention will be obviate
—we doubt not will soon be appreciated. We would re,
commend the curious to see the models of this machine.

LIVERPOOL HAY AND POTATOE MARKET,
JANUARY 29.
Potatoes, 4) gaib s. d. s. d. Hay, old 2411, 0 6@ 0 .14
Pink-eyes
Cups

Short-tops 1 8— 9 Straw,Wheat. 0 3i— 0
Cattle
Turnips, le, ton .... 17 0 —l9 0 Barley 0 3—o • ;
Carrots 2B 0 —29 0 Manglewurzle 0 0— 0

depression which they have so long occ t
LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET, JA„,. '
parts, have. quite recovered from 1•71,
quote
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sdescriptions
eorf, butte
teo
.be had at 68s for seconds. t
alewarticle, Beef and Pork at our I°.
ther
s
Hams are looking up. In Foreign Prol,
therep
pied.
d. Betters more
Pickledroar teesi
inquiry
yr obtainablefoircty:
mediumend tb~
cipF,
ourseoistthai: Binoenklofsiafn. Belfast. Carlow,
taftrceoo extreme
and
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visions there is nothing extraordinary passing • and it is di e
cult to exterpate a certain prejudicial feeling which exist in tis, minds of ship masters against their use for stores. Good Aln4 rican Beef in tierces (of which there is only a small quanti here)is, however, steadily held at full prices.

LIVERPOOL:
TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1844.
EVERY PRINTED AND PUBLISHED
TUESDAY MORNING,

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