The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-03-11 00:00:00

(From Messrs. R. MAKIN SONS' Circular.)
The only change in the duties t

eek is an advance on

Oats to 18s. 3d., and on Rye to 16s

per quarter

Sinee our first market this week a few small parcels of
Wheat and Barley, with a moderate quantity of Malt, have
been received here coastwise, but the supplies of Grain from
Ireland are extremely light, especiall: Oats, of which we
have none fresh in worth notice, and those of Oatmeal are

much less than usual. We have at the same time an ave

amount of Wheat from abroad, but only a limited arrival cf

Flour to report,

The period between Tuesday last and to•-day passed over
with scarcely any indication of business ; and at our Corn
Exchange this morning the trade, with very few exceptions,
exhibited an extremely dull and uninteresting character.
In free Wheat the transactions were confined to a few
limited retail parcels for instant consumption, and had buy-
ers appeared upon a more extended scale, holders seemed
prepared to submit to terms, for all descriptions, somewhat
below the general currency stated in our last circular.
For Wheat in bond there have been some inquiries, but to-
day no sales have transpired.—English, Irish, and duty-paid
foreign Flour continued to meet a very languid sale at late
prices ; and parcels under lock are offered without effect at
. _

a decline of Gd to is per barrel. uy
Barley, Malt, Beans and Pease, appeared to excite no at-
tention, and hardly sustained our last quotations.
Oats, from the very limited supply at hand, were held with
rather more firmness, and, though saleable in small lots only,
maintained their previous value.

Oatmeal. commanding some inquiries for holding over,
and several parcels having changed hands for that purpose,
this article alone was the turn dearer.

ARRIVALS OF CORN,
From the Sth to the loth Match, 1842, inclusive

COAST- iCANADA

WISE. IT.STS. REIGN. ;TOTAL.

Wheat
Barley
Malt .
Oats .
Bye .
Beans

Q.rs. 1
Qrs.
Qrs.
Qrs.
Qrs.
Qrs.

331 771
17 1445
2040

Pease. Qrs.
Shelled Barley . Qrs.
Indian Corn Qrs.
Rapeseed Qrs.
Oatmeal .... Loads 1661
Flout . Sacks\ 1278
Ditto

7311
1462
2040
193

Into Runcorn, Ireland and Coastwise:—Whe
qrs.; Oatmeal, Ids; Flour, sacks.

38 1 246
189

qrs. ; Oats,

qrs
Wheat, 162

EXPORTS.—Foreign. Wheat, qrs.; Barley, qr.; Malt,
qrs.; Oats. 245 qrs ; Pease, qrs. ; Indian Corn. Oat
meal, loads; Flour, sacks, 170 brls.—lreland.
qrs. ; Barley, qrs. ; Indian Corn, 1 qr. ; Oats, _
Flour, 20 brls.--Coastwise. Wheat, 209 qrs. ; Barley, 52
qrs.; Malt, qrs. ; Oats. qrs. ; Beans, 12 qrs. ; Rye,
qrs. ; Pease, 12 qrs. ' • Indian Corn, qrs. ; Oatmeal, 16 Ids. ;
Flour, 176 sacks 160 barrels.

Average prices of Grain, for toe week ending March 4, 1842.
Wheat 6us. gri. 1 Barley 28s. 3d. 1 Oats.. 19s. Rye.. 355. 3d
Beans.. 325. ed. 1 Pease.. 325. 6d.

Aggregate average of the six weeks.
Wheat . 60s. sd. I Bailey 28s. 4d. I Oats.. 19$. 10d. Rye.
Beans.. Sts. 7d. Pease.. 335. 7d.

Day on Foreign Grain. &c. this week.
Wheat 26s.Rd. Barley Igs. led. 00,,s .18s. 3d. Rye.. 16s
I
Beans 21s. 36. Pease .. I gs. gd. Ind. Corn us. od. Pour I6s

Ditto i-ora British Colonies out of Europe.
Wheat Od. I Barley.. 2s. 6d. I Oats .. 2a. ed. I PVe• • • •
Beans.. 3s. I Pease.. 3s. lr..ian Corn.. es. on. F:our— 3s. C
Liverpool Averages, week ending March 8. 1842.
Wheat. I Barley. Oats. i Beans. Pease
874) 29 ; 70
475. 4.1. 90s. ad. 20s. Od. Os. (14.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, 3 P.M

Rather a better attendance of buyers in our market to-day,
and about 4000 bales have been sold with a flagging market.
The sales of the week amount to 26,700 bales, a larger busi-
ness than was expected with such repeated flat days. Of this
quantity exporters have taken 2400 and speculators 4200 bales,
the latter chiefly in good American descriptions, leaving
about 20,000 bales for the trade, about a fair average supply
during the partial stoppage of many of the mills. Prices of
the lower descriptions of American cotton about I per lb
lower than last week. All other kinds support late quota-
tions. Brazil rather easier.

SHIPP;NG INTELLIGENCE

FKIDAY, MARen 1I

ARRltED.—Duchess of Argyle, Livingston, from Bombay—Dun-
can, —, from Ca'eutta—Brilliant„ from St. Michael's—
Gleneira, Newby, from Calcutta- Castilian Maid, from Naples—
Victoria. from lielfast—Valliant, Sewell, from Dublin—and Tory,
Howes, from Yarmouth.
SAlLEl).—Blake, Gardner, and Bornholm, Mason, for New Or-
leans—Eduard, Brandhoff, for Stettin—Copeland, Syms, for China
Queen of the Isle, Diehard, for Jamaica—and Herculaneum, —,
for Calcutta.

Wm. Carey, for Rio Janeiro, at Calcutta
Sarah Mills, -, hence at Hobart Town
Larne. -, hence off Sydney
Australian, sailed from Sydney for Liverpool 6th Nov.
Wilton Wood, and Reis Efferii, hence at Monte Video
Fleetwood, from Loudon, at ditto
Jean Baptiste, from the Clyde, ditto

- -
Gleneira, Newby, from Calcutta, at this port ; sailed 26th Oct.
in company with the Jane Clifford. On 3rd March, in lat. 44 N,
tong. 17 IV, spoke the York, from Calcutta to Loudon

THE PREDICTED EARTHQUAKE

A correspondent of the Morning Herald gives the follow-
ing ludicrous description of what is going on in Windsor and
the neighbourhood, through the superstitious fears of those
who affect to believe the predictions of Dr. Dee, as to the
approaching calamitous earthquake:—" The predicted ' swal-
lowing down' of ' London's rich and famous town,' by
hungry earth,' has already had its effect on the good town
of Windsor. Several families who have left town to plant
themselves beyond the vortex of hungry earth' have, within
the last few days, domiciled themselves in this neighbour-
hood, under the flattering notion that here they will be safe :
but of this some doubts may be entertained, for I have just
heard (but I have not time to make the necessary inquiries
before I despatch this letter) that the Round Tower was seen
to rock to and fro by an old woman, this morning, as she
was proceeding across the park from Datchet, and that the
flag-staff is rather ' out of its perpendicular.'

. .
The Bonifaces of Windsor are in high glee—(bm•rid
wretches !)—at the anticipated influx of the alarmed visitors
from London. Beds are looking up, and arm chairs (espe-
cially easy ones) will beat a premium.

•
As the knowing ones here are pretty certain the earthquake
will not extend beyond seven or eight miles round St. Paul's
(which appears to have sunk, some say a yard and a half),
several parties have already been made up to proceed to
Hounslow from hence, where they anticipate a good view of
the " moving accident," within two or three miles of the
margin of the catastrophe, and completely out of harm's way.
The 16th instant is the day " named" by Dr. Dee for the
event to come off ; and there are many persons, I know,
who are greatly astonished that her Majesty should have
flown in the teeth of Dr. Dee, and have commanded a levee
to be held at St. James's Palace (in the very heart of danger
and destruction) on

" The day, the great, the eventful day,
Big with the fate of"—
" London's rich and famous town.,'
People, however, are not aware, or, in the anxiety which
pervades the minds of the alarmists, they have forgotten it,
that Dr. Dce's prediction, in 1598, was according to the
" old style," then in vogue. Her Majesty, therefore, at the
levee at St. James's Palace, on the 16th (new style), will be
safe ; and also the great captain of the age, Sir Hobert Peel,
and the rest of her Majesty's ministers. So the whole of the
whigs, who intended to have gone out of town on that day,
will be disappointed. You understand me.
The 16th of March (old style) of 1598, will be the 28th of
March (new style) of 1812.

It is understood to be the intention of government to have
the Marshalsea Prison pulled down, and to consolidate the
Queen's Bench, the Fleet, and Marshalsea, into one.

TIIC WRAXIIALL BURGLARY.—At the Salisbury Assizes,
on Tuesday, five men were transported for life for being
concerned in this outrage.

The father of the brave Sir William M`Naughten, so bru-
tally assassinated at India, is still living, and is in his 79th
year.

Lord Alfred Hervey, son cf the Marquis of Bristol, is the
conservative candidate for Brighton.
The failure of the Brighton Bank is owing to a speculation
by the partners in a shawl and merino manufactory in Glas-
gow.

On Friday last, at sea, a dreadful collision took place be-
tween the Penelope, from Newcastle-on-Tyne, and the
Astley, of North Shields. The catastrophe happened on the
Suffolk coast, and so terrible was the collision that the Pent'"
lope went down head foremost almost immediately, carrying
with her one of the crew, who unfortunately perished.
" So, Captain Silk has just arrived at Versailles, I
said a lady. " Heavens! what a name for a sold
.. The best name in the world," said Horace Smith
was standing by her at the time), " for silk you 01,1, ca
never be worsted."
•

MORECAMBE BAT.—The Fleetwood
t for an net
during the present session, to apply to parliamienc.uding roc
to improve the navigation of Morecambe Bay, 1
11 no doubt Harbour, &c. The people of tilverston lay
b has long been
re-
juice at this step, as the navigation of the compann intend,
in a neglected state.—Kendal Mercury
d between London
the City of Edinburgh steamer,
On Monday last information was rifcsaeue .
which
the previous Thursday
and Ostend. During a hurricaneoan . of the wreck of
d the steam not being
she drifted from the pier at Ostend,
were saved, but the hull is
harbour. Her fittings and cargo
a complete wreck.
sicv„s.—ln consequence of the
up, she ran ashore about three quarters of a mile from the
INUNDATION OF Tag
occurred in :Montgomeryshire on
heavy fall of rain c
wh'.; lern overflowed its banks, and paid
Wednesday last, thet Severn
of the small houses situated in
sbury. We regret to state that Mr.
its unwelcome
Park, had 40 of his sheep carried
rerferta, 38 of which were j 0
lamb.
atSl:;eal‘yl oiba*tyetriNi thee'''T"r,
Nbscu:ucNravitii:si:ticrj eAboletr)lltsselEe". .e. —A t th e 'W orce s t e r assizes tll e
en the Marquis of Anglesea and
THE
as, to whether the right to certain minerals
great mining
of Cannock, in the comity of Stafford, was
in the manor
d in the plaintiff as Lord
of the Manor, or in the copy-
holders,veste of whom Lord. Hatherton is one, after occupying
Lord Hatherton,
ver
the
dict for Court t
the plaintiff
ays, was terminated on Wednesday last by a
Mr. George Thompson has sent its a circular letter, re-
questing us to contradict the allegation that he is "the ',aid
agent of the Anti-Corn-law League, or any other anti-corn-
law association in the kingdona." We are not aware that
we have given currency to this report, unless it has been in
our parliamentary reports ; although we certainly have un-
derstood, in common with the public generally, that Mr.
Thompson was a professional orator, but whether employed
by an association, as he was when in the service of the Anti-
Slavery Society, or by individuals only
Anti-Cora-law League, we were not in. connected with the
formed. We are not
surprised that even Mr. Geo. Thompson should be desirous
of disclaiming a connexion with that fallen and factious body
—London Record. .