The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-08-08 00:00:00

ltived without a divisic

On the question that

e bill do pass,the House a'

when there appeared—

Majorit

y for passing the bit

Lord Jonif RUSSELL moved that the Lords'
ments to the Bribery Bill be considered to-morrosa• f
After some other business, the House adjourned

minutes past six o'clock,

RIPON RACES.
Two-YEAR-OLD STAKES.—Lord Alfred first.
ST. WILFRED HANDICAP.—Maid of Tees first'
TRIAL STAKES.—Cherry Brandy first.

BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S—Tnts
Enos HANDICAP. —7 to 2 agst Heaps, 4 to 1 tk;
1 agst Hermit, tk. ,11
ST. LEGER.-11 to 1 agst King Tom, tk and o°l'ol
2 agst Dervish ; 6 to 1 agst The Trapper, tk ;
agst Scythian ; 20 to 1 agst Autocrat, tk ; 20 0961
Knight of St. George, tk ;22t0 1 agst Marsyas 011
agst Acrobat ; 50 to 1 agst Calamus, tk. sto 1 W
time laid agst King Tom.
CESA.REWITCH.-1,000 t
1,000 to 20 agst Balrownie.
DERBY.-14 to 1 agst Dirk Hatteraiek ;22 to
Bonnie Morn ; 50 to 1 Auriefer, tk

15 a„ast Jonathan

FUNDS, STOCK, AND SHARE MARD--
Consols improved again to-day about per cent.,ei
rise was not maintained to the close of business 00,D
rather in demand. Railway Shares are again ,1
No feature in Mines, Land, or Minerals. Spanish I r
higher. In other Stocks no change.

CLOSING PRICES

Consols, Account ...
Do. Money
Three&QrperCents 93i g

Bank Stock ... . •
I ..... ,
3 Exqr. Bills, L. &S. I "'"

FOREIGN STOCKS.

Mexicans
Spanish Deferred
Do. Threes

24i !Spanish Passives
191 Russian
39i 403. Do. Four & Here"

RAILWAY SHARES.
Amberg.,Nottingham, London,Brighton,arld il
and E. Junction 53 South Coast ..... •••• IC
Caledonian
Do. Preference
Eastern Counties
East Lancashire 67 9 Lincolkshire ...... • 6
Edinburgh & Glasgow 57 8 Midland Stock ..... ' 3
Great Northern 863 73 North British ...... .•
Do. A 69 71 Do. Preference
Do. B 125 7 North Staffordshire •• I
Great Western

Lanc.and Yorkshire:
Do. Fifths
Leeds Northern

69t York, Newcastle, an°
Berwick ... •
• .. .
15i "i York and N. Midland

LAND SHARES.
A ustralianAgricultural !Peel River •• '
S. Australian — Van Dieinen's ....... •
S. Austraiian invest. 21 !Crystal Palace ...... • •

CORN MARKET.
~, 04
We have a scanty show of English, and a moderate Dioo
Foreign Wheat. Trade opened with much firnine.l4loi
advance is at present uncertain, country buyersn'eslt
arrived. Flour is Is. per sack dearer. Barley, s's,
Peas, the turn higher. Oats firm at Is. per 111.•
Seeds, Clover and Canary, held at higher rates.
ARIVALS. l'
Enßglish. Irish. r" 79a9
Wheat 743 9
Barley 2O
Malt 312
Oats — 4901
Beans
Peas 95 sk,
°' f'
fig' b
Flour .. 2869
501
SECOND REPORT.—The supply of English Wheasts74
and has been disposed of at an advance of 2s. t° belosrid
on our prices of this day se'nnight. The morning 00 id
business in Foreign has been less animated thanceolPoool
but the sales effected were at 2s. to 3s. per.qr. ab°ol,g4lo7
tations of Monday last. For Barley there is are al ,Flo
at about last week's prices. Beans rather more efialtotP
Oats sell slowly at an advance of 6d. per qr. A 00"
meets a fair enquiry, at an advance of 2s. on this w

CATTLE MARKET.
lay Shiefl;
Beasts sold at advanced prices. Best qua-• Ca..
Lambs in demand; inferior did not sell so we"
not so good.
Beef...
Mutton
Veal

35 tOl9
0
;SGd

3a 6(1 to bs 4d I Pork .
4s 2d to 5a 2d Lamb
as 6d to 5s 011
ARRIVALS.
Beasts 4046 / Calves
Sheep and Lambs
, Cambridge, Leicester, Lincoln, and North-
ampton Beasts ..........................
Holland Beasts ...................... 340,
Do. Sheep ............................ •22,
Do. Calves ............................ 110
Do. Pigs ... . •• 530
Spanish Sheep ............................60
Scotch Beasts ............................ 100
Norfolk and Suffolk Beasts

PRODUCE MARKET.
Sugar: Foreign, demand good, and rates are vrelisetto
—Yellow Havana, 335. to 395., duty paid; Ite 010
doing; Brown Lumps, 445. Coffee: few buyers, 40,0
are not lower—Native Ceylon, 445. to 455. ; ooli/
475. Tea: full rates are asked, but there is not lol'
mand—Ordinary Congou, 11d. Cotton: fair deal
rates are fully supported. Rice, quiet but firm.

TALLOW MARKET

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Tallow, good demand, and terms are well kept t yea,
33,957 casks, against 18,238 casks same time lasastY'
liveries, 946 casks, against 1,661 casks same tiozd'

GLASGOW CORN MARKET. of
Prices of all articles are very steady, and in Woof

MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE
re,
Blackburn, 52 11-16; Lancashire and Yorks„",iittily
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 25 24i 25; 181
11 5-16; Ditto, New Pref., 7-16 pm.; Midland,
North British, 82; South Eastern, 19/ 13-16.

LEEDS STOCK EXCHANGE. Is°
Leeds Northern Extension, No. 2,3 Vin. ;"Unity

RAILWAYS IN SWEDEN.—By accounts frlijo
hagen, we learn that the plan for railwaYsl,o
is likely to come to nought. Between the Iso
Mr. Peto's scheme, and that of the gover:o
whole movement falls to the ground. The 1j of
committee accepts neither, but has decidedes 1$
mending a commission to inquire into the lit' or
in the drawings for South Sweden, and to Yes
same to the next Diet.
t
WEST INDIA LOANS.—By a parliamentary
13
the sums advanced on loan, by the Excheque.r, tl
missioners, to proprietors or other persons 170„
Indies, it appears that to the islands of Jania`tb
does, St. Vincent, St. Lucia, and Dominica, o,
amount of loans advanced is £948,160; the 3 t
on account of principal, £278,742. 6s. 6d. ; aniona
e
account of interest, £404,702. 9s. 10(1.; and the
outstanding, £630,963. 15s. 3d.
RACING SWEEPS IN TAE PROVINCES.—N° fic
ing the very stringent measures introduced by a
merston into the House of Commons for the' so
of betting-houses and sweeps, and which inei,
adopted by the legislature, there has been a
of business done in sweepes in the sporting Putpe)
in the provinces, especially in Newcastle and,lllif°l
in the north of England. In consequence 7110,
received at the Home Office, Lord Palmerst°'otit
to the magistrates in Newcastle, pointing „oily
portance of the police immediately suPP'
sweeps. • for

40
A NEW "DIFFICULTY" FOR RUSSIA.---0(
fishery difficulty has just broken out in a the
namely, in the North Pacific, and betweeilooto
States and Russia. It appears that, oag a few /114eotej
Russian General Sawoska, claiming a far ei'
of fishery rights than the United States o—•te"
willing to admit, and against which the ljtiolt
had protested, gave notice that all vessels , 00
fishing within said limits would be caPtllri.dal
released on paying a fine of 3,000 dollars. .01
vessel had been seized accordingly, and tab.
Russian port of Sitka.

A TIMELY RESCUE.—A gentleman was 0.35 e Ow
the platform of the Boston railway-station, eel ay
when he perceived a young girl of prepossessi,tirito
in a first-class carriage, about to proceed 013
Knowing her parents to be of humble life,llefeiv,,,,/11;
the cause of her travelling so expensively.
explained all. She had answared an advert" co
appeared in a Hull newspaper, offering 3ry g°,4
home in a respectable family for a offering
The elderly lady, so richly dressed, '''„l°,ll:e
her in the carriage, had eome from 14°'—aliti Vi
to have a personal interview with her, .00,1eii
well satisfied with the result of the hicituacis,
made, that the en semen had been Too j
Miss -- was then on her way t°, tell
newly found friend. The gentleman har11.,,,1' '
congratulations to both ladies, turned freroiclooo,
and was immediately addressed by his The CO'''‘
" You are certainly very courageous in
acknowledging your acquaintances." ct ifojeo,.r
young lady is a stranger to me, though 003coii,
friend of yours," was the reply ; " as for 01
What of her ? I declare I_,icl°l;
"Yo dont ? She is Mrs.—, (hau'Zt
procuress,) of Gower-street." There wasl" iir"v,loo/
lose. The whistle was sounding, and 31r: for", 1,
already given the signal for starting, h"
few moments were sufficient to explain te povt
imminent danger which threatened her;irt efitlY
carriage without any opposition on tbe evidell
panion, who spoke not a single word, au" t
the result of the discovery which she saw

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