The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-09-19 00:00:00

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The offence was perpetrated last week in Windsor

Two heroes of that gallant corps, Major MAXWELL
and Adjutant M'Arawrinz, had their auditory nerves
shocked by an application of the obnoxious query, and by
of an orderly they hunted down a civilian guilty

of the crime, and handed him over to reproving justice,

ig only

little urchin, rejoicing in the ignoble name of
He was ',,brought before the magistrate, and
duly proved guilty of having uttered the obnoxious words;

to the affair—the ma-

recollect" any statute render-
ing such an interrogatory penal, and the pauvres milt-
taires were sent back to their comrades crest-fallen at the
issue of their enterprize, and mortified to learn that want
of recollection was not the exclusive as well as distinctive
attribute of the Mess of HER MAJESTY'S forty-sixth regi-
ment

COMMERCIAL MONETARY N_EIVS,

MONDAY NIGHT,

IF the price of the public Funds may be taken
as a test of the state of the money market, it has
been marked with quietude, Consols having fluc-
tuated but little, and being as high at the close of
the week as at the beginning. Although the
intelligence from the seat of war is by no means
satisfactory to the many who had counted upon
great victories, there is nothing of a contrary cha-
racter, and the news of Schamyl's triumph in Asia
had a very favourable effect. The Bank returns
on Frday show a diminution in the stock of bullion
to the extent of £46,552, but since the account was
made up there have been some very large arrivals of
gold by the Indian Queen, the Arctic, and other
vessels. There appears a diminution in " other
securities" to the amount of nearly half a million,
but money has been more in demand for commer-
cial purposes, and the rate of discount is slightly
higher. There are reports of several failures both
at Manchester and London, owing, it is said, to
large advances on shipments and on produce, but
good dividends are anticipated. There are also
rumours of stoppages in this town, and difficulties
arising from falling markets, which some attribute
to the failure of carrying on the war with vigour,
upon which many counted for enhancement of prices.
In the Cotton manufacturing districts there has
been a lull, particularly in the export trade, but
prices have not as yet been affected. In the
Woollen trade there is some inactivity ; but in
piece goods there is considerable business doing,
and a good season is anticipated. The Hosiery
and Lace trades are both decidedly better, and
prices are on the advance.

- In the Corn trade the demand for immediate
consumption is in advance of the supply, and prices
are consequently higher, but not to any great
extent. This is the case in our own and other
consuming markets, but in many agricultural
districts prices are still on the decline, and it is
expected will go still lower when the new Wheat
is brought more generally into consumption.
The dividend on Bank stock has been declared
at 41 per cent. on the half-year, the payment of
which leaves a small surplus.

The return.from the Bank of England foi the
week ending the 9th of Sept., gives the following
results, when compared with the previous week :
Public deposits ... £4,342,706; Increase ... £346,279
Other deposits ... 9,766,245 ; Increase ... 636,614
Rest ... 3,694,814; Increase .., 6,251
On the other side of the account—

Government securities £10,996,955; Increase £16,926
Other securities .. 14,719,492; Increase 458,521
Notes unemployed
The amount of notes in circulation is £19,621,950,
being a decrease of £229,715 ; and the stock of
bullion in both departments is £13,321,819, §how-
ing a decrease of £46,552, when compared with the
preceding return.

SSUE DEPARTMENT

Notes issued L 26,630,110 ;Gov ernmt . Debt £11,015,100

220,630,110

Other Securities 2,984,900
Gold coin & bu11'n.12,630,110
Silver bullion ...

BANKING IMPARTMENT.

£26,630,110

Prop. Capital ... £14,553,000G0v. Securities £10,996,955
Rest 3,694,814 Other Securities 14,719,492

Public Deposits 4,342,706 Notes ... 7;008,160
Other Deposits 9,766,245 Gold & Silver Coin 691,709
7-day & other bills 1,059,551

£33,416,3161

X 33,416,316

In our SHAKE MARKET prices have been very
steady, with an upward tendency. The amount of
business done has been about an average. The
failure of a dealer caused some little confusion on
Friday, but it is said that the deficiency will not
be great, and that the loss is pretty generally distri-
buted, the creditors being numerous, for small
sums. At the settlement just passed, catangoes
ruled rather high, giving off a little towards the
close. The capture of Sebastopol is expected to
produce a considerable effect upon prices ; many of
the bull operators anxiously await news from that
quarter. We annex this day's prices :—Caledo-
nians, 331, Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock, 74-1
28- 4 3 81 ; Lancaster and Carlisle new third-
shares, 101 p. ; London and North-Western Stock,
1031 1 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln Stock,
26 ; Midland Stock, 721 1 ; Berwick Capital
Stock, 198 ; South-Eastern Stock, 191 13-16 1.
East Lancashire, 171 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincoln, £lO shares, /11 12 118 ; Midland Stock,
41 per cent., Id.
Corrow.—The market during the week has been
very steady, and prices have ruled dull, though
quotations have not been altered. The sales up to
Friday amounted to 41,140 bales, of which 1,160
were on speculation, and 7,460 for export, leaving
32,520 for the trade. To-DAY the advises per
Asia were to hand, and the favourable accounts of
the present crop had a depressing effect. The
sales reached only 5,000 bales, of which 1,000
were taken on speculation and for export ; but the
paucity of' business may be partly owing to most
of the merchants and brokers being present at the
opening of St. George's Hall. The market closed
heavily, and though prices are not lower, the turn
is in favour of the buyers. The following is a
comparison of prespt rates with those of the cor-
responding period of last rear :

New Orleans Middling
Fair .
Upland Middling
Fair ..

1853.
• 5 16616

PRODUCE.—The markets during the week pre-
sented few changes worthy of note. TO-DAY, the
Sugar market kept quiet, the sales since Friday be-
ing confined to 600 bags Cossipore, at 41s. 3d. per
cwt. Nothing has taken place in Molasses. An ex-
tensive demand has appeared for Rum, the trans-
actions, including Saturday's sales, reaching 900
puns., chiefly Demerara, at rather better prices.
There is nothing to notice in Coffee. Some little
business in Tea, partially of a speculative character,
has resulted from the telegraphic despatch in anti-
cipation of the Overland Mail ; the lower descrip-
tions of Congou have been saleable at former
nominal prices. The Bengal Rice offered by Auc-
tion this morning was not sold.

Wom.—During the latter part of the past week
the market was quiet, and vbry little business to
report in the article : prices remain without change.
There have been several inquiries for East India
and good Peruvian ; stocks of the latter are very
meagre, but of the former a few sales have been
made at full ,he
A large assortment of this
description Is held over for the next public sales,
which commence here on the 4th proximo. There
have also been several inquiries for Smyrna Wodl ;
but stocks of this class are very small, and held
above their relative value. Imports for the week,
2,987 bales, viz.: 1,502 East India; 109 Austra-
lian ; 705 'West Coast of America ; 308 Mediter-
ranean Ports ; 257 Portugal ; 63 Scotch ; and
43 Irish.

A NORWEGIA.It Glowantiw, named Sascold, who had
taken lodgings in Nelson-square, Blackfriars.road, London,
committed suicide by placing a loaded pistol in his mouth,
and dischargiv the* contents through his iikull.

A VATlCRA.ilisitvialltio;ii-Martha Venison, who is
91 years of age, is now harvesting for Mr. John Scales,
of Grange, near Barnsley, as gatherer. The wonderful
old woman is in the field by seven o'clock in the morning, as
sprightly as a lark, and braves the toil, and heat of the
day as stoutly as the best of her younger 1416 w-workers.
Martke..has now beer 4 ligTefiti9g fig ten dare,--44efff
telligencer,