The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-09-09 00:00:00

MINALLANHOUP,

The Bishop of London arrived in the City of Dorharn, on
Saturday last, on a visit to the Bishop of Cheater.
The Emperor of Russia has released from Siberia all Prus-
sian subjects condemned for crimes of contraband.
The Davis says, " the works on the Paris and Brussels
Railway are at last on the point of being commenced."
Lord Ashburton is expected hourly from New York. His
lordship says in his last letter that he expected to arrive at
Portsmouth about the first of September.
A labourer at Marden, Wilts, last week died almost im-
mediately in consequence of drinking cold water whilst at
work in the fields during the extreme heat.
A SLIGHT MISTAKE !—What a vast difference does the
mis-spelling of a single letter cause! The Nottingham Re-
view of last week, in noticing Mr. H. Farmer's concern, says
that Miss Rainforth is a pretty sinner !" If our contempo-
rary does not " correct the press " better, it will be having
an action brought against it for defamation of character.

On Thursday morning, a young man, the nephew of Mr.
Frank Sleddon, of Preston, was found shot on Preston Moor,
Whether it was his own act, or the act of others, we have
not heard.

LAMBS AS CHEAP AS HENS.—A woman from the neigh-
bourhood of Beanly went on Friday to Inverness with 20
hens, with the price of which, on her return, she purchased
20 lambs at the Muir of Ord Market.—Ross-shire Advertiser.
FIRE INSURANCE.—The total amount of property insu-
red against loss by fire in England Scotland, and Ireland,
during the year 1841, was £735,000,000, of which scarcely
more than £50,000,000 was in Ireland. £30.000,000 of
insurance was effected in Yorkshire. The gross amount of
farming stock insured is £50,000,000.

LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY MEASURED BY
PENCE.—If the sum of money expended in making the Lon-
don and Birmingham. Railway was turned into pence, which
measures I'4 inches wide, and placed in a line, one touching
the other, the length of that line would be 31,915 miles, or
considerably more than the circumference of the earth.
LEEDS AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY.—At the half-yearly
meeting of this company at Manchester, on Thursday, a divi-
dend of 2!`i per cent. per share, was declared clear of the income
tax, from the working of the last six months.
PARIS AND ROUEN RAILWAY.—The general meeting of
the shareholders in this undertaking, was held in Paris, on
Tuesday last. It appeared that 29 millions of francs had been
received, and 21 millions spent, up to the date of the meeting ;
and that only 94 shares have been forfeited in consequence of
the non-payment of calls.
The opening of Covent Garden Theatre has been postponed,
from last Saturday to next Saturday, the 10th instant, in con-
sequence of the increased indisposition of Miss Adelaide
Kemble.

A most daring burglary, near Southampton, was committed
on Thursday last at the residence of Lady Lisle, at IVlillbrook.
A valuable set of jewels, a large sum of money, and several
articles of plate, altogether worth £2OOO, were stolen.
Two young gentlemen, of the ages of nineteen and twenty,
were drowned at Sharpness Point, on the banks of the Severn,
on Saturday week, whilst bathing.
The Archbishop of Canterbury continues daily to make
some progress towards a restoration ; and, if the right rev.
prelate happily escape a relapse, he will, ere long, be in a
state of convalescence. No more bulletins will be issued.

SECOND EDITION.

Standard-offiee, Three o'clock.

LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE,—THis DAY

(From Messrs. R. MAKIN & SONS' Circular.)

Excepting on Barley and Pease, the duties are raised this 1
week upon all foreign produce, viz., on Wheat to 145., Oats
to 75., Rye and Beans to 9s. 6d. per quarter, and on Flour to
Bs. sd. per barrel. The only change in colonial duties is an
advance to Is. per quarter on Rye and Pease.
Since our report of Tuesday last the fresh arrivals of
Wheat from abroad consist of 6697 quarters, but with Flour,
during the same time, we have been very scantily supplied, a
few hundred barrels of Canadian comprising the only import
of the past three days ; those of other articles are also quite
insignificant, and though a week or two hence we may expect
to receive an increase of new Grain, Flour, and Oatmeal
from Ireland, produce from that quarter is so far coming
forward very tardily, and in limited parcels, which are taken
by the dealers, at pretty full prices, as they arrive.
There has been a fair disposition to purchase Wheats since
Tuesday, at the rates then quoted ; the disinclination of im-
porters, however, to meet the demand has prevented the
occurrence of business of any moment; we have also had a
good inquiry for Flour, but this article, for some weeks past,
having gone freely into consumption, fresh parcels are now
difficult to be met with.

In consequence of the millers having purchased rather
considerably of late, we bad a slender attendance of buyers
this morning; and in the absence of any speculative inquiry,
foreign Wheat of all descriptions moved off sparingly, at the
current rates of Tuesday, the market concluding somewhat
less buoyant than it commenced. Of new Wheat from the
neighbouring farmers, a few samples appeared, the quality of
some very fine, others in soft condition, and may be quoted,
Bs. to Bs. 6d. for White, and Red, 7s. 6d. to Bs. per 70 lbs.;
the value of Irish at the same time remaining stationary.
States and Canadian Flour, upon a moderate demand, fully
supported late prices ; and a little good Irish, new, realised
40s. per 2801bs.
Having no new Malting Barley at hand, no certain price
is yet established ; meanwhile grinding samples remain dull
of sale on the terms last noted. Malt and Pease, exciting
little attention, barely maintained their former value.
Beans, although not readily disposed of, were the turn
dearer.

Oats, even upon a very limited supply, were in slow re-
quest at former prices; and Oatmeal, being difficult to sell,
was rather depressed in value.

ARRIVALS OF CORN,
From the SOth August to the sth Sept., 1842, inclusive.

BIRMINGHAM CORN MARKET, SEPT. 7-
During the present week, owing to the advance in Mark Lane,
holders of new English wheat demanded more money, and a rise
of is to 2s per quarter has been obtained in some instances ; grind-
ing barley has been disposed of at 26s per 392 lbs. In beans and
peas little passing; oats, 6d to is per quarter lower.