The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-05-20 00:00:00

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Standard-office, Three o'clock

LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE,-THIS DAY.

(From Messrs. I?. MAKIN & SONS' Circular.)

The duty is reduced on foreign Wheat to 12s per quarter,
on Flour to is 2id per barrel, and on colonial Beans to 2s
per quarter ; that on all other produce remaining unvaried
until this day week.

From Ireland, coastwise, and abroad, the arrivals of Grain,
Flour, and Oatmeal into this port since Tuesday last, have
been extremely small; but amply provided from granary.
sufficient of most articles is brought forward to meet the
present wants of the trade, although holders do not appear
urgent to pay duties upon foreign Wheats, except in cases
where sales are previously effected to consumers.—ln this
way, during the last two days, good samples of free Wheats
were disposed of to a moderate extent ; several further car-
goes also, afloat and in bond, changed hands at improving
rates, which constitute the principal features in the Corn
trade here within that period.

Having a tolerably good assemblage of both town and
country buyers this morning, the market opened with higher
expectations on the part of holders, and in a few partial in-
stances good free Wheats realised a small amendment over
Tuesday's rates ; but no general improvement being obtain-
able, and the millers resisting any advance, the transactions
on the whole were rather limited than otherwise, and the
concluding terms merely equal to our last quotations.
English and Irish Flour moved off sparingly, at late
prices ; but States and Canadian, duty paid, being in fair re-
quest, rather exceeded the rates last noted.

Barley, Malt, Beans, and Pease, although decidedly diffi-
cult of sale, remained stationary in value.
Oats were held at an advance of id. per 451b5., which, not-
withstanding good qualities are scarce, could not be acquired,
and we therefore repeat our last currency.
Oatmeal, on the contrary, was saleable at an improvement
of Gd per load ; and Indian Corn in demand for Ireland at
38s to 40s per 480 lbs.

ARRIV A.
From the 17th to the
IRE_
DESCRIPTION. LAND. I

.LS OF CORN,
18th May, 1842, inclusive

COASi:
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C.;;TrAD,3.7"----.----1 I
WISE. I& .ST9.I Rm.,. TOTA L.

Wheat Qrs. 3
Barley Qrs.
Malt
Oats Qrs.
Rye Qrs.
Beans Qrs.
Pease . Qrs.
Shelled Barley . Qrs.
Indian Corn Qrs.
Rapeseed Qrs.
Oatmeal .. .. Loads I 460
Flour Sacks 66
Ditto Bris. 100

1420 1 1609
25

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210 1 21$

Into Runcorn, Ireland and Coastwise :—Wheat, qrs.; Oats,
qrs. ; Oatmeal, lds; Flour, 260 sacks.

EXPORTS.—Foreign. Wheat, qrs.; Beans, :50 qrs.; Malt, --
qrs. ; Oats, 21 qrs ; Pease, 10 qrs. ; Indian Corn, qrs. ; Oat.
meal, loads; Flour, sacks, 50 brls.—lreland. Wheat, 880
qrs. ; Rye, 50 qrs. ; Indian Corn, 40 qrs. ; Oatmeal, Ids.;
Flour, 6 brls.--Coastwise. Wheat, 273 qrs. ; Barley,
qrs. ; Malt, qrs. ; Oats, qrs. ; Beans, 10 qrs. ; Rye,
qrs. ; Pease, qrs. ; Indian Corn, qrs. ; Oatmeal, g Ids.;
Flour, 20 sacks 612 barrels.

Average prices of Grain, for the week ending May 13, 1842.
Wheat 595. 9a. 1 Barley 265. 3d. 1 Oats.. 19s. 6d. I Rye.. 31s. 3d.
Beans.. 31s. 9a. I Pease.. 31s. 3d.

Aggregate average of the six weeks.
Wheat..6os. Od. I Barley 263.11 d. Oats.. lgs. 3d. 1 Rye.. 323. sd.
I Beans.. 313. Od. Pease.. 303. led. •

Duty on Foreign Grain, &c. this week.
Wheat 125.0 d. f Barley los. Od. I Oats .. . 7s. od. 1 Rye.. 10s. 6d.
Beans los. 6d. I Pease.. 10s. 6d. Ind. Corn Os. Od. I Flour7s.

Ditto from British Colonies out of Europe.
is. od. I Barley.. 2s. 6d. I Oats ..2s. Od. I Rye.... Is. 6d
2s od I Pease.. 2s. 6d. I Indian Corn.. Os. I Flour.. Os. 7id
Liverpool Averages, week ending May 17, 1842.
Wheat. Barley. 1 Oats. 1 Beans. I Pease.
Qrs 3OB
Prices

BIRKENHEAD POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY

(Before the Hon. Sir E. CUST, J. D. CAsz, and
MADDOCK, Esqs.
ALLEGED OUTRAGE WIC A POLICE-OFFICER.
An information was laid against Groves, one of the Police-
officers, for having assaulted, used violent language, and
taken into custody three persons named William Johnson,
Elizabeth Adams, and Mary Kelley, at Rock Ferry, on Sun-
day afternoon, the Bth instant.

Mr. Clay, of the firm of Clay and Swift, solicitors, of Li-
verpool, attended on behalf of the complainants.
From the evidence of Mr. Duarte, merchant of Liverpool,
and the complainants, it appeared that on the day in ques-
tion, about three o'clock in the afternoon, the defend-
ants knocked at the door of Mr. Frozar, who was
then lying dead in the house, and on its being opened
by Adams, he asked if she was the housekeeper. Being
answered in the affirmative, he then enquired who was
in the house, and was told that another servant was there
and Mr. Duarte's warehouseman. He then said he was
sent there by Mr. Duarte, took Adams into custody, and
said she must go with him to bridewell immediately. She
then called the warehouseman and her fellow-servant, and
on the former appearing, Groves took him by the shoulders
into the parlour, said h was his prisoner, and attempted to
convey Kelly to the same place. He enquired what property
had been removed from the house, and was told none, on
which he swore and used very abusive language to the com-
plainants. Adams ran out of the house to call in assistance,
and during her absence Groves went away.—Mr. Duarte de-
' posed to being left executor by the late Mr. Frozar, that he
died on the 6th instant, on which day he had taken an in-
ventory of all in the house, and had placed the property in
the care of the female complainants, who were old servants
of the deceased and legatees under his will. He had given
orders to his warehouseman to sleep there at night. Since
the matter happened the property had been compared with
the inventory and found correct. It appeared that on the
Saturday the desk of the deceased had been sent over to Li-
verpool by order of Mr. Duarte, as it contained the de-
ceased's private papers, and that on the day in question the
knife-tray had been given to the milkman to clean the knives,
but he had returned it the same day.
The defendant said as he was on his rounds on Sunday, he
was called into the house of a gentleman who lives opposite.
that of the deceased, and was told that several bundles had
been removed from the house in the course of the day, and
as there were no friends of the deceased in the house, there
was a suspicion that all was not right. On this he went to
the door, knocked, and, after some time, was answered by
Adams, from whom he civily enquired whether any goods
had been removed from the house, informing her that he
was a police-office, on which she behaved very impudently,
and called the other servants who were also abusive to him.
After telling them they deserved to be taken to bridewell he
left, but he solemnly declared he did not lay hands on any
of them.

Mr. Parkinson was called by Groves, and he swore that
the defendant behaved very civil, and did not take any of
them into custody, or go into any room, though the com-
plainants were very saucy.
Mr. CLAY having replied to the evidence for the defence,
the magistrates, after a short consultation, reprimanded the
defendant for his conduct, and cautioned him to be more
careful for the future.

A few mornings ago about 300 tons of rock on the south
side of the river Wear, above the bridge, fell down into the
river, and now ass
iumes a very dangerous appearance. Pro-
videntially no ninnous effects resulted to life or property,
as no vessels of any kind were near the place at the time.—
Newcastle Journal.

" WANTED A GOVERNESS."—It has recently come witts-
in our knowledge that nearly 100 applications have been
received, in each of two instances, by gentlemen in this
neighbourhood, in reply to single advertisements, announcing
the want of governesses in their families.—Sherborno Jour-
nal.

BARK,--We understand that the price of bark for the cur-
rent year is fixed at £4 15s. per ton, being the same price as
last season.—Worcester Journal.

THE BISHOP OF LICHFIELD.—We are truly sorry to state
that no improvement has taken place in the state of this ami-
able prelate's health, and that but faint hopes are entertained
of his recovery. We understand that prayers have been daily
offered up in his lordship's behalf in the cathedral church of
Lichfield for the last three weeks.—Stalbrdshire Advertiser.

ULSTER CANAL.—We are informed, upon authority, that
the Ulster Canal was, on Thursday last, fully opened into
Lough Erne ; and that, therefore, the means of communica.
tion between Belfast, Newry, and that lake is now complete
for the purposes of trade.—Northern Standard.
The weather is cold and uncomfortable, but refreshing
rains have fallen just at the time needed to nourish the crops
and assist the grass lands.—Enniskillen paper.

The Sheik of the Druses has left Mivart's Hotel for Woel.
with, in order to be instructed in the artillery practice
ob.
served in the British service.

N —The election for this county
LONDONDERRY ELECTIO .
is fixed for Thursday week.
Her Majesty will give a grand concert, for which upwards
of 300 invitations have been issued, this evening, at Buck-
ingham Palace.
A. similar calamity to the fire at Hamburgh is announced
to have befallen the Austrian town of Steijer, not far from
Lintz, where 400 houses were consumed and three, fourths of
the inhabitants, who were celebrated for their iron mem.-
factures, were left without shelter.
Rumours are afloat in well-informed circles that the
French Cabinet has at length received proofs that General
Cass, the American minister in Paris, in protesting !VW"
the ratification of the slave-trade treaty, was only an
uistill -
.
Tll
ment in the hands of De Thiers and the opposition. ,
thereof to evidence is said to be so irresistible as to have inde?e,t the
the
French government to forward a statement
Washington cabinet. The
.greatest indignation,
has been expressed at the circumstance in the highest
ters.

17 1600 and
COPY OF AN OLD RECEIPT..—"ffeb: the - of two
Eighty two Recived of Will : Knight the ere.
shillings in full for halfe a years duty forpt° F
in his house in Kentisborw, due and ea.."' lob. Harndall
last past. I say received by—Fol. 71n italics are in
Collector." In the original the iveralbst in those days,
St. .Ilhfe2a
crhtahist
writing, the rest in print. It aPPearshting a fire in their
they were obliged to pay a tax for lig
houses.—Westorn Luminarth oed in calculating the
Great difficulty is often exP.erbin_iseed on heavy letters.
number of stamps which sboualsa
_rain the highest number
The best way to do this is to and then, double the next
for the Pre-paid postage
of ounces a letter exceeds,
number, which will give the
higher figure above
number of pence which'letter weighing above four ounces,
of that letter. Thus' a, by doubling the five, it gives the
and under five ounces •
10d., which is
of postage,
letters not • •
chargeable on
correct amount
postage on
The P weighing more
such a letter.
one penny ; not weighing m '
ore than an
than shelf-ounce los
stage on letters above an
that
cbarge4
ounce advances•
Ounce, 2d. Thean
1 progression. No sum
2d. in arithmetic
p ssed by an odd number
is charged for post-
age that is exreostacre as three, five r above Id. Thus
is no such p e,
, seven, or ninepenny,
there
&c., postage as many suppose.
' TAx.—T
Tits PROPERTY he anticipation
b worse than the reality,ton of evil is very
often nine andit
tion of the income tax will
opera not be so extremely disa-
greeable as
its enem.
tes—(of which it
sent. There is one point more
has not a few)—repre-
great hardship, from which especially dwelt upon as a
lowance is to be made for especially good may arise. No al-
proper or legal means have debts unless it can be shown that
It will, therefore, beabsolutely necessary to establish the
of punctuality in this accounts in reasonable time: the want
with which respect is one of the most serious evils
tradesmen have to contend, and anything whicl;k,„
puts an end to the system must be hailed with satisfaction by
the just and houourable of au classes,—Hereford Aurpial.