The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-06-26 00:00:00

TO OUR READERS AND THE PUBLIC. The proprietors of the Liverpool Standard respect fully announeekthat they have come to the con - 'elusion to advance the price of their paper to fivepenee, on and after Tuesday next, the third of July. This resolution has not been arrived at without mature consideration, and an accurate examination of the result of the reduction in price made two years ago. In common with the majority of their contemporaries, they have found that a newspaper of the large size which is now published, cannot be carried on, with efficiency and spirit, doing full justice to the public, to the literary and other gentlemen engaged upon it, and making a fair return for the capital embarked in it, for less than the price which was almost uni versally adopted on the occasion of the reduction of the stamp duty. The increasing demands made upon them by their readers, the extended and daily extending sources of information which they are required to explore, and the additional ac tivity, talent, and expenditure, which are rendered necessary, to enable them to make a stand against the competition of the London press, have all combined to urge upon them the propriety of the step now taken, and which they trust their friends and the public, after the fair trial which they have given to a reduction never demanded by them, will sanction by their continued approval and support. The proprietors expect, by the increased means which will now be placed at their disposal, by active en deavours and the employment of additional energy and talent, to be enabled to render their paper more worthy of the large amount cf patronage which they have hitherto enjoyed from their friends and the public. Several new and original features are about to be introduced into their columns ; and no effort will be spared to produce an organ, containing at once the first and most authentic commercial, political, and local intelligence, and a supply of that lighter and interesting matter which is most relished in a family paper. In conclusion, they beg to return their most hearty thanks to their advertising friends, for the past support which has been extended to them, and to remind them that the Liverpool Standard, from its highly respectable and extended circulation, continues to offer one of the best mediums for their advertising favours. TO CORRESPONDENTS " A Widow" ought to bare furnished her name. Her note has been forwarded to a gentleman deeply interested about the schools in question. We will endeavour in future to comply with the wishes of " A Subscriber," as the intelligence will be useful no doubt to many. We hope to be able to furnish in our next the information wished for by "A Statistician." He will find also, we hope, in the same paper several more particulars of a similar cha racter. _ _ _ . • _ The Rev. Fielding Ould acknowledges to have received eight shillings, in postage stamps, from " H. A. L.," to assist in the purchase of seed for the distressed poor in the county of Mayo, Ireland. We baie received a letter from a respectable gentleman in Dublin, signed " Almost Hopeless," expressing a strong hope that her Majesty will be induced to visit Ireland during the present summer. Had we any influence with Royalty, our sister country should not have long to wait ere she was benefitted to her heart's content by " the careless expendi ture of our heavy purse and light hearts." Ebe Zitlrrpool tetantiarb. TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 26, 1849. BY the arrival of the Niagara Mail Steamer, from New York and Halifax, at an early hour yes terday morning, we have news from the formerport up to the 13th instant. The commercial advices are favourable, but the season being nearly over the business men were leaving the south. A fair amount of orders for manufactured goods has nevertheless been brought. The cotton crop was rather backward, and prices were well maintained and in favour of holders, notwithstanding the Europa's accounts just received out, were not so favourable. The exports of bread stuffs continued on a large scale, 25,000 brls. of flour, chiefly of in ferior quality, and 144,000 brls Indian corn having been shipped to Great Britain within a week. 200,000 bushels Indian corn had been forwarded to Ireland, which was more or less out of condition. This article can even at presentbe profitably shipped to Ireland, so as to be sold under the prices now ruling. As was expected, the arrival of the U. S. ship Lexington, with 250,000 dollars of gold dust from California, and the Europa bringing intelligence of the demand for American state stocks, rails, &c. in London, had created great excitement in Wall streat, and roused a speculative feeling in the above stocks, such as has not been observed since the memorable days which led to the notorious repudi ation of Pennsylvania and other states. Holders seem desirous to profit by the present plethora of money to realise at high rates this description Of se curities. Exchange was quiet but firm at 9to 91. As money continues very easy, and large remit tances will have to be made in payment of the dividends due on the Ist proximo, Exchange may be expected to go higher. THE difficulties of the past two years, and the heavy drain made upon the resources of our fellow townsmen, to meet the aggravated pressure of our local burthens, have, it seems, affected seriously the position of three of our most useful public hospitals, the Infirmary, and the Northern and Southern Hospitals. These establishments have contracted a debt to the amount of about £3OOO, which, unless speedily made up, must greatly im pair their working. To prevent such a calamity to our working and humble brethren, we observe that an effort has been commenced, in which his worship the mayor, and his lady, have been amongst the most active originators, and which is being effectively aided by most of the leading families of our commercial aristocracy. It is proposed to hold, at an early period, under distinguished auspices, a grand Flower Show, and fancy fair, champetre, in the Prince's Park, which has most handsomely been offered for the purpose, by its worthy proprietor, Mr. R. V. Yates. Several meetings have been held during the past week at the Town-hall, for the purpose of making the pre liminary arrangements; and sub-committees have been formed, which proceeded yesterday to elect their chairmen and secretaries, and to organise themselves for active work. It has been, we are assured, most gratifying to observe the alacrity with which our townsmen, and our fair towns women have tendered their services to promote the success of this excellent effort; and there is every prospect of the occasion being one of the most brilliant and distinguished which has ever occurred in Liverpool. Contributions of every description have been most liberally promised ; and amongst them are some from the tradesmen of the town, which exhibit the possession of a most mu nificent spirit. Amongst others, the wine merchants have volunteered to present, gratuitously, a stock of choice wines of every description, to be supplied to the visitors for the benefit of the charities. Mr. Skirving, the eminent florist, has placed at the disposal of the committees the use of his splendid collection of rare plants, with his own valuable services, in any way they can be made available; and for the information of other emi nent florticulturists, who may be disposed to con tribute from their greenhouses on such an occasion, we may mention a fact given by that gentleman, and most creditable to the community of Liverpool, that, at the close of an exhibition of valuable plants and flowers, held in Mr. Skirving's grounds a short while ago, the extent of the damage which it was found that they had received was estimated at under £s.—Mr. Bird, soda-water manufacturer, bas offered to supply that article and lemonade on most advantageous terms.—A printing firm, Messrs. George Smith and Watts, of Tithebarn-street, have generously offered the use of their office, types, presses, &c., in aid of the object of the fancy fair; but we learn with pleasure that some of their brethren in the trade intend presenting themselves to take upon themselves a portion of the burthen. We shall ourselves, and no doubt the same will be done by our contemporaries, be happy to afford our advertising columns gratuitously, and to render aid by every means in our power; and the com mittee will, we dare say, find themselves shortly in the possession of offers of gratuitous services from the tradesmen of the locality, which will materially contribute to the success of their benevolent object. Happily, for the prospect of such success, that benevolent object is one in which all may join ; in the furtherance of which, men of conflicting creeds and opinion may meet on the ground of a common humanity. The Infirmary and the Northern and Southern Hospitals open their doors to all, without the distinction of class or faith. It is only neces sary to be enabled to say that they are suffering, and relief is promptly afforded to the poorest, with the same tenderness as it would be to the wealthy. These are charities which peculiarly appeal to us to lay aside our petty individual or class quarrels; our alous demarcations of opposing creeds and une qual stations. On the hospital couch the strong man is often sunk to the feebleness of age ; and Lazarus and Dives may be found suffering side by side. Let the movement to maintain the efficiency of these establishments be equally a labour of love with all. We should like to see here. at least, the Protestant and the Roman Catholic, the Presby terian and the Baptist, the Wesleyan and the high Churchman, striving in friendly rivalry which can most eminently serve his suffering fellow creatures. We expect to see a fund of many thousand pounds raised by this well-timed and liberal proceeding. As there will, doubtless, be numbers of persons from the towns adjacent desirous of witnessing the magnificent exhibition which will be provided, no doltbt some enterprising individual will afford them an opportunity of visiting the town by providing cheap trains for their accommodation. In addition to the contributions to the benevo lent object, announced elsewhere, we may mention the following :—Mr. Cater, of London, through Mrs. Edward Moon, £lO, and Mrs. Charles New man THIS day will be held, in London, the first meet ing of a society, which has for its object the insuring of protection for the capital and the industry of the British nation against injurious competition with the foreigner ; and to any movement in the direction aimed at by its promoters we have already expressed our readiness to offer all the aid in our power. We cannot but feel, however, that some thing more is wanted than is proposed by this, or any similar association, for the formation of a party sufficiently influential to offer a successful breakwater against the tide of innovation, which threatens to overwhelm all that has hitherto been regarded as stable and valued in the land. There is a want of comprehensiveness in 'the cry for pro tection of British capital and industry. It appeals too directly to the selfishness of individuals, and classes whose interests are not identical. Those who raise it, and rely upon it, are in fact attempt ing to hold a sand bank with a mere cable. Protection to native capital and industry ! 'What great body in the community can be brought to hold opinions in common upon such a subject ? The agriculturist desires protection ; but the manu facturing body say " No ; we want cheap bread." The shipowner desires protection ; but other classes demand - reduced freights. The manufacturer him self will resist any relaxation of our tariff so soon as it begins to trench upon his profits. Each class will fight hard in its own defence ; but you cannot prevail upon one to fight for its neighbour with any heartiness. What were our agriculturists doing when the West India interest was prostrated ? Revelling secretly in the prospect of cheap sugar. What were some of our shipowners doing when the native agriculturist was consigned to ruin ? Glorying in the idea, derived from Adam Smith, that their own interest was one specially removed from out of the category of free trade. We have never yet seen the various branches of our native industry pulling together for self protection ; and without some stronger and more sacred motive to cement it together, than mere self interest, we are satisfied that we shall never witness in this country the reconstruction of a truly Conservative party. We will imagine such an association as this to have been rewarded with complete success • that it has arrayed to g eth e r th e a gr i cu lt ur ist, the ship owner, the colonial and other interests, in a general and compact phalanx, prepared to resist any further progress of the free trade system. We will even concede the formation of a protectionist govern ment upon the wreck of the Whig-radical and Peel ite parties. Would such a phalanx, or such a government, be conservative, in the best sense of the word, of any other than private or class inte rests ? 'We suspect not. It would stop short of protecting all that is really and truly worthy of pre servation. The protectionist or country party is very liberal in some of its notions ; a little lax in its adherence to the principles of our forefathers upon questions of religion and morality; and not scrupulous with respect to the maintenance of the Christian character of the country's institutions. Such a party would resolutely enough defend the temporalities of the church ; the privileges of the right rev. bench ; and the exterior of our national establishment; but would it be as assiduous to protect the purity of its doctrines, and the sacred ness of its spiritual character and influence ? We have no assurance that such would be its policy; that we should have no more Jew bills and May nooth grants; no more concessions to the encroach ing spirit of Romanism, on the one hand, or of mocking infidelity on the other. A great country party would not aid us in rescuing our unfortunate poor from the grasp of a despotic poor law ; in ex tending throughout the land the blessings of a religious education ' • or in raising the condition and the character of our labouring masses. The formation of a party, powerful enough and disposed to effect these objects, must be begun by the recognition of those great principles, from which, in late years, our statesmen have so fatally departed. We call ourselves a Christian people. We profess a national faith, founded upon God's revealed Word in its purity. The recognition of that Word in such purity is interwoven with all our institutions. Yet we have been legislating to strip away all evidence of the nation's protest against error in religious faith and practice; and every step which we have made in this direction has, been one of danger and disaster. If we hope to protect the little that is left of our institutions and liberties, we must begin by an endeavour to repair this fatal error. We must add to our motto of "Protection to Capital and Industry," "Protec tion to the National Religion and the National Reformed Church." In such a cause—in a contest between truth and error—in defence of the church and the faith of our fathers against the assaults of an infidel legislation—there are thousands through out the land who will rally round any statesman who will first raise the standard. Nor can any man deny that it must be raised, and at no distant date, if we are sincerely anxious to preserve that faith and that church in their integrity. The weapons are already forged for their destruction; and the enemy only waits for an opportunity to strike the blow. The materials of which such a party, setting out with a determination to cling round our venerable church, to protect its pure doctrines from contami nation and its clergy from insult and injury, would be formed, present elements of strength and cohe sion which no other possesses. They comprise a large portion of the sterling worth, the intelligence and the virtue of the land. No flimsy sophistry of the platform, no sneers of an infidel press, no threats of brawling demagogues or furious mobs will shake such men, whose stand has been taken by the church, the religion and the graves of their fathers. It was upon such ground, and with such an impulse to inspirit them, that the old consti tutional party years ago maintained an unbroken front against the combined efforts of disaffection at home and republican assault from without. It was with the old rallying cry of " Church and Queen" that they met the Robespieres, the Dan tons, the Hardys and the Einmetts of their day. They had men amongst them with minds to per ceive and honesty to declare that their sure defence was in the maintenance of that venerated institu tion, whose foundations are planted deep in the rock of truth. But, mark bow different was the result, and how rapid was the decline in the pro tecting power of constitutional principles, when we had abandoned such a position, and began to rely upon merely utilitarian motives for legislation; when we adopted, as the objects solely to be struggled for, such measures as corn bills and parliamentary reforms. Year by year the difficulty experienced by our statesmen in stemming the de mands of democratic liberalism became greater; until, in the fatal measure of 1829, we had stripped ourselves of the character of a Protestant people. To that measure — to its effects in breaking up the great constitutional party, and the introduction into the House of Commons of a Popish faction, powerful enough to harass and to check the pro gress of sound legislation, we owe how many disastrous changes ! But for that measure will any man maintain that we should at this moment have to lament the withdrawal of all protection from our agriculture, or any other of the heavy blows which have been dealt against the national industry? Should we have to deplore, and to fear, the in creased activity of Popery in our land, her perver sion of thousands to the embracing of her idolatrous system, and the planting of her foot over the threshhold of our church itself ? We may be speaking what to some professing statesmen may be unpalatable doctrines. Ours may seem old-world opinions in the eyes of modern and expediency-worshipping politicians. The teach ings of Malthus and M'Culloch, Adam Smith and Ricardo, way be preferred to those of the Bible; and a nation's religious faithfulness or its lapse to practical infidelity be treated as exercising no in fluence upon its prosperity or adversity. We believe, however, that God's hand is as surely now exer cised in directing the affairs of nations,—that he visits now with his judgments or his blessing as certainly as he has done in the times of old ; and that he will be found with that people, in their hour of need and tribulation, who acknowledge him faithfully in their institutions and their lives. Can we doubt this when we look abroad through the Christian world; when we see the crash of empires and the falling of thrones, brought about, no man can declare how, and to be restored, the wisest do not presume to say when ? We require then a party, such as we have de scribed,—composed of earnest men, prepared to adhere to principles ; to recognise, above all things, the truth, before expediency, and to return to the occupation of the old ways of the British Consti tution in Church and State. Protect the truth; protect England's protest against erroneous doc trines in religion ; and, firm in the truth, we shall be aided to protect whatever else is dear and valuable in our institutions and in our homes. We may have for a while to look round for a new race of statesmen to carry out such a policy ; new agents to build up such a party; but they will be provided to our hands when we have resolved upon our course. IT has been, until of late, the generally received opinion that the long and anxiously mooted ques tion as to the restriction of the hours of working young people in factories was settled. Both houses of parliament had at length been brought to affirm the measure ; and its success was hailed with acclamation by nine-tenths of the operative classes in our manufacturing districts. Its working has, from the first, more than fulfilled the most sanguine anticipations of its promoters. It has afforded to thousands the means of elevating their social con dition ; and this, contrary to the prognostications of its opponents, without seriously adding to the cost of production of manufactured fabrics, or deducting largely from the wages of the operative, who, it has been proved, works better and more actively when not worn out by the unreasonable duration of his labours. The rnillowners and magistracy—(many of these owners of, or connected with, manufacturing con cerns)—of the cotton districts of Lancashire have discovered a system by which the benevolent inten tions of the legislature may be frustrated, and the employer enabled to inflict upon his young hands an amount of suffering much greater than they were called upon to endure under the twelve hours' system. The majority of the public conceived that the ten hours' working insisted upon under the bill meant a continuous period, interrupted only by the time allowed for taking meals—viz., two hours a day—thus making the whole day's work extend over twelve hours. But the manufacturers of Lan cashire discovered that, by the adoption of a system of relays, they can provide an extension of the time of working to fourteen or sixteen hours, which hours can be arbitrarily fixed to occur during any portion of the day —may, for instance, be five hours in the morning and five hours in the evening— thus interfering seriously with the very object which the bill contemplated,—the securing for the opera tive a moderately early close of his daily toil, and the enjoyment of the comforts of his fireside and the company of his family. The magistrates of Lancashire have construed the bill as allowing this evasion of its spirit, and have refused to convict in all cases where informations have been laid by the factory inspectors. The magistrates of Yorkshire take a different view of the law, and endeavour to discourage the practice. Such being the state of affairs, a deputation last week waited upon Sir George Grey, in Downing street, praying to have the question settled by an issue at law, to be taken by the government. Sir George, however, remembered that he and his col leagues had been beaten upon this question by the short time committees, and compelled to submit to the force of public opinion ; and to the astonish ment of the deputation, he proposed to them to reopen the whole question, with a view to its being finally settled by a compromise, in the shape of an eleven hours' clause ! A more monstrous insult to the intelligence of our working classes, a more impudent and barefaced specimen of Whig jug glery, we never remember to have remarked upon. We trust it will stir up the whole of our operative classes to a vigorous effort for justice. A conviction seems to be rapidly spreading in quarters from which, until recently, we heard very different doctrines, that there is something wrong in the working of our present monetary system. Our bullionist advocates are puzzled to explain why we are not just now doing a flourishing business; and sideway hints are let out, in mysterious para graphs, at the possibility that the pet measure of Sir Robert Peel has something to do with our com mercial disorganization. Tbe Times has exhibited misgivings as to the effect of the supply of Califor nian gold upon our present standard of value ; and our contemporary, the Manchester Guardian, has, in two or three brief effusions, betrayed himself rather ill at ease upon the subject. The able writer of the Commercial Intelligence in the columns of our contemporary, the Liverpool Albion has taken a candid course, and boldly acknowledged his convictions. A few weeks ago he stated distinctly the conclusion arrived at by an intelligent portion of the mercantile community of Liverpool, that free trade and a contracted cur rency could not work together; and last week he announced the probable approach of a state of things, arising out of the oscillation of our mone tary system, which cannot be contemplated without serious misgivings. We shall quote his remarks upon this subject entire:— " Apart from European politics, the commercial position of this country is improving, while, in regard to monetary affairs, there is everything to cheer us. Not only is the strength, as it is termed, of the Bank of England being continually augmented from ordinary sources, as her weekly statements show, but Russia is again increasing the basis of our circulation by remittances of gold, while the prospect from California is more encouraging than ever. The effects both of a redundant and contracted circulation are so familiar to us all from what has occurred within the last five years that it is- unnecessary to prove acknowledged truths, but the question nevertheless forces itself upon us, what is to be the effect upon our trade and commerce of an increasing circulation when we already have a superabundance ? As yet there is nothing to direct us to an answer ; for speculation, which is its natural fruit, is almost in abeyance; yet it may be expected to come upon us some of these days both suddenly and vio lently. When this period arrives cotton, no doubt, will receive the earliest and greatest attention ; for looking to the present low price, the extensive consumption, and hazard to the growing crop from frost and floods, as well as to the comparatively light cost orholding it, the attrac tions it possesses forspeculators are unequalled by any other article of produce. We do not wish to be misunderstood ; we are dealing with the subject solely and exclusively on the principle of a highly redundant circulation. The pre sent redundancy, even without any allusion to Russia or California, is proved by certain facts with which none are better acquainted at the present moment than the Liver ' pool bankers. Redundancy, then, at present, is acknow ledged ; its augmentation is the hypothesis on which we are proceeding. Some may advert to our remarks as specially directed to the improvement of cotton. We will at once convince them of their error by referring to an article the very opposite of cotton, in as great a degree inattractive as that is attractive : we allude to tea. If our theory be right an improvement in price will be wit. nessed here also, especially as the value of the whole stock now held in England is so moderate that it is not 30 per cent. above that of the cotton known to be on its way from America, which is estimated below at 165,153 bags. Sugar is another article that will be materially benefited by cheap money, though it seldom commands much attention as one of speculation, from the expense incurreil by holding it ; in fact, we may take each item in the brokers' circular. It is not. however, to the pro duce market alone that the effects of this superabundant circulation will be confined ; it will increase the value of every kind of property except fixed annuities." We may be excused if we travel a little beyond the evidence of our local contemporary, and cite the remarks of the London Times, of Friday, bear ing upon this subject. Our contemporary says " At the present moment the capital of other countries is flowing into England, and those philosophers who were lately predicting the drain of our money are now at their wits end to account for the fact that there is a flow, not an ebb, of the metallic stream. We are more likely to suffer a conjestion than an exhaustion of gold. Foreigners are investing in our funds from a sense of their greater se curity and steadiness. In so dcing they contribute to the capital of this country, and increase the public confidence which is necessary to the full use of our powers. We have no objection to see all Europe crowding to our Stock Exchange, and by that channel to our railroads, our ma nufactories, and our ports. There are other signs of re turning prosperity. The great towns in the north are re gularly if not busily employed. From the returns of the Board of Trade it appears that the consumption of neces saries and comforts of life imported from foreign coun tries is steadily increasing, indicating of course an equal export of our manufactures taken in exchange. We are not inundated with foreign manufactures, though even that would have its compensations in the continual circuit of commerce ; and there is every prospect of a healthy trade both at home and abroad ; and thoogh the calarai. THE LIMPOOL STANDARD. ties of Europe should still render her a less prdfitgble neighbour, we have now a new world, as Canning said, td restore the balance of the old." Our first comment shall be upon the remarks of the Albion ; and all that we need say is to ask the question—ls it a healthy state of things that a ple thora of gold in the coffers of the Bank of England, and a corresponding amount of unemployed money in the hands of our local bankers, should lead to the enhancement, without any other cause, of one of our leading staples of manufacture, of sugar, or any other commodity, not produced by the industry of our own people? Nearly the whole of this enhanced price is enjoyed by the foreigner. We have not a penny more for spinning or weaving a pound of cotton, and not a pound of sugar more brought to the table of our working masses, because of our present abundance of currency. On the contrary, we suffer from such temporary abundance. We pay the planter of America and Brazil a penny a pound more for his supply of cotton and sugar, because of our redundant currency giving facilities to the speculator, without the slightest assurance that our own exports will command a correspond ing return in foreign markets. The remarks of'ihe Times are singularly unfor tunate. There are no sensible people in this country who "are now at their wits' end to account for the fact that there is a flow, not an ebb of the metallic stream." Our contemporary himself would, perhaps, be at his wits' end to account for there being two months ago an ebb, instead of a flow, of the same metallic stream. He would be equally puzzled to tell us why we ought to care about either ebbs or flows of that commodity. " Foreigners," he says, "are investing in our funds from a sense of their greater security and steadiness. In so doing they contribute to the capital of this country." They do no such thing. The Times writer does not seem to know the difference between capital and currency. He proceeds :—" We have no objection to see all Europe crowding to our Stock Exchange, and, by that channel, to our railroads, our manu factories, and our ports." We have every objection. When a man's chairs and tables are mortgaged to the auctioneer, it is no great sign of his solvency; and as little is it a sign of prosperity when a nation's securities and property are held by foreigners. Besides, our contemporary forgets what will be the consequence when, Europe having returned to a state of tranquillity,her capitalists withdraw their money to be invested in its ordinary channels. We shall then have a repetition of that drain of specie which, in October, 1847, nearly resulted in a national bankruptcy. THE arbitration measure of the visionary Cobden needed only to be presented in all its indefinite and hypothetical characteristics to the country, to meet with the fate that awaits all impractical theories— oblivion. Discussion and debate on such an insane topic would be an aggravation of mockery. But admitting that the propounder of such shallow dogmas ought not to escape quite free from retort, it must be confessed that the letter of Sir C. Napier to Lord J. Russell is a sufficient and well-merited castigation for the hon. member's presumption in advancing views on subjects, the details and bear ing of which he is totally unacquainted with. And the punishment is all the more severe because not administered directly. It must certainly have added considerably to Mr. Cobden's chagrin, re sulting from the public contempt of his dreamy philosophy, to find that, without the slightest intention on the part of the writer of combatting his theories, a letter had been addressed to the Premier which cruelly dissipated them into the no thingness from which they came. Sir C. Napier is too well acquainted with the transactions going on around us, and knows too well the mould in which the French, Russian, &e. character is cast, to give one moment to the consideration of the question "to fight or not ?" He is alarmed, and justly so, at the imminence of our danger, in our present im becile state, brought about by a series of Whig- Radical measures, clenched by a direct blow at our maritime power. The graphic picture of a conti nent possessed from one extremity to the other by belligerent spirits, with a small spot of territory at hand, undefended, on which only the signal was wanted to induce them to seize, is truly a cutting rebuke to him who would maintain, under such circumstances, that the people of the latter country should deem themselves secure against the day of battle, in the power of their eloquence. The re sponse to Mr. Cobden's plea for arbitration should be an active and energetic movement in our dock yards and arsenals, to prepare for a storm that— God forbid it should—may break over us without a moment's warning. EXTRAORDINARY CASE-A RELIGIOUS SECT-- NOTTIDGE v. RIPLEY AND ANOTHER. This case was before the Court of Exchequer on Saturday, and was an action to recover damages for the incarceration of the plaintiff (a lady) in a lunatic asylum, under the pretence that she was of unsound mind at a time when she was perfectly sane. Mr. Cockburn opened the case. The plaintiff - was a maiden lady, and had been incarcerated from November, 1846, to January, 1848, when, by a miraculous course of events. she made her escape. She had a large sum in the funds, and had three married sisters equally wealthy. To two of them she was affectionately attached, and went to visit them in autumn, 1846. The husbands of these sisters, Mr. Price and Mr. Cobb, had adopted peculiar notions as regarded religious. duties and observances. They attached themselves to a community which had been known as " Lampeters," who resided in a village called Charlidge, near Spaxstone. and called their residence " Agapemone." The plaintiff was living there with one of the sisters of the body when the outrage was committed. The defendant Ripley who lived in London, was brother-in-law to Miss Nottidge, and he, with two other gentlemen, proceeded to the cottage where she was living, and, getting in by the back, dragged her out, forced her into a carriage without her outward clothing, and finally forced her into a madhouse near London, kept by Doctor Stillwell. There she remained 14 months. Mr. Cobb was informed, and was proceeding with her by rail to a plaee of safety, when, at one of the stations, one of the keepers of the madhouse insisted on reconveying her to that establish ment. Thither Mr. Cobb accompanied her, hut he was thrust away and not allowed to enter. Her relations then applied to the Commissioners of Lunacy, and they, after enquiry, had her instantly released. For the horrid incarceration she had endured compensation in damages was now sought. A number of witnesses were then called, from whom strange evi dence was elicited regarding the " Agapemone," or " Abode of Love" ! At the top of the building was a lion and a lamb, with the inscription. "Oh hail, holy Love !" The forcing away of the plaintiff was spoken to by several parties ; but the disclosures relative to the establishment were most curious. It was admitted by Sir F. Thesiger that the defendants were the parties who had taken the plaintiff away. The house at Charlidge was considered as that of a " private family," not an association. One witness said, " God is the head of our family, and no one else under God." Several of the males had been formerly ministers of the Church of England. The money required to establish the house was got by the respective mar • riages with the three Misses Nottidge ; and all the marriages took place on one day. Mr. Rouse, an attorney, was ene of the family. Sir F. Thesiger remarked, "Oh l then you must have a lawyer even in your abode of love.' The " family"- consisted of 50 or 60. They bad horses and carriages, and lived in style. They had money in the bank. Mr. Price, when called, said, " We abjure prayer altogether, and we never pray as a religion, but we pray by offering up prayers to God, by following a life of goodness to God, and by outward manifes tations, such as singing, and by healthy exercises, and 'hockey' is one of them. (Loud laughter.) I consider that all we do is to the glory of God.' That is the commandment of God. 1 consider that we are glorifying God when we eat and drink. Every one does as be pleases on the Sunday. We make no difference between that day and any other day. All of us play at hockey,' females as well as males, when they like. Each of the Misses Nottidges bad £6,000. The plaintiff was once written to by Mr. Prince for money, and she gave The plaintiff, when she got out of the asylum, made over all her money to Mr. Price, for safety, and it was in the bank in his name; but she could have everything she wanted ! Blocd hounds were kept at the establishment. All their singing was evening hymns. They take all their meals in the same roam. I was ordained a priest of the Church of England,.and had a curacy in South Wales. Prince, after he left Charlidge, was curate of Stoke, in Suffolk. near to Mrs. Nottidge's. The Bishop dismissed me from my curacy. I cannot tell of my own knowledge that Prince was also dismissed. Mr. Thomas (another brother') was ordained a deacon of the Church of England. and Mr. Starkie was the rector of Charlidge, but he has ceased to be so for some years. We at length established the family' at Charlidge, in the lAgapemone.' I had no money, nor had the others any, until we married the Misses Nottidge. My curacy was in Wales; it was £7O a year." The following were amongst other facts deposed to :—" There are two or three of 'the family' who write very much alike. Mr. Prince uses the name of Amen,' and frequently puts it to the end of a letter, and no other signature—but I don't mean that he puts it there as a signature. He puts Amen' at the end of his letters, but I cannot say that he does so as a signa ture. The plaintiff has been at the Agapemone' ever since her return from the asylum. When she came back she made over all her property to Mr. Prince, to protect it from any other persons, and from the defendants. I knew from tier that her property was in the bank in her own name. I cannot tell whe ther Prince has it is his own name in the bank or not. I did not know that Miss Nottidge bad had a note signed 'Amen,' stating that the Lord had need of £5O for His glory.' She gave the money though. We have all our separate properties. The expenses are paid by the managers, Mrs. Cobb. sometimes, and several others. Whoever wants money can have it. — Sir F. Thesiger—Dear me, what a pleasant establishment Is there any vacancy? (Laughter.) The plaintiff pays the expenses of this action. Her money is in the bank, in the name of Mr. Prince (loud laughter), and she can have anything she likes. We have bloodhounds in the establishment, and we take them out when we like. They were not loose when the attorney's clerk was. there. The doors were not locked to pre vent him from coming in, any more than against any one else. I don't know that the subpoenas were thrown over the wall. The plaintiff does not play hockey,' but she sometimes rides out in the carriage -and-four. When Mrs. Prince was living at Waterman's, Mr. Prince was at Weymouth. We do not all kneel down in a circle round Mr. Prince, and venerate him." After other curious evidence, the case was adjourned until yesterday. THE BRITANNIA. BRIDGE.—The acci dents during the great trial were few. One man broke his thigh, and two pitched headlong into the water were recovered. A piece of iron suddenly detached from some part of the works by a swing of a rope, cut a man's nose clean off at the bridge. Had the tube, the only fear. jilted over, it would have fallen on some 50 men, on the pontoons, who must inevitably have been killed. A number of lift belts were provick4 ia case of accident, GENERAL TRADE REPORT. • Exchange News-room. Monday. The infita of news from the eastern and western hemi spheres has made us very busy here to-day, and the conclusions arrived at in the various circles on 'Change, on comparing data derived from private correspondence and newspaper statistics, are generally of a satisfactory nature. Large orders for goods have been received from South America and the States, and private letters from both Calcutta and Bombay speak of a continued good demand. The best criterion of the activity produced here will be found in the large cotton sales of to-day, chiefly to the trade, which, however, may be partially attributed to the steamer bringing bad accounts of the coming Cotton crop, both as regards the backwardness of the season and the injury done to the young plant. There is now no doubt that considerable damage has been done in the neighbourhood of the Mississippi (both to Cotton and sugar), which places the coming crop in a very doubtful position ; and whatever the result may be, it is thought by many parties lately arrived from the United States that it will not exceed two millions of bales ; but, of course, it is impossible to speak positively at present. There has been an excellent demand to-day both for spinners and speculators, and holders being very firm, an advance of td. has been generally obtained. The sales are variously estimated at from 12,000 to 14,000 bales, about 3000 of which were on speculation ; and it was evident that a much larger business would have been transacted on the latter account had not many of the holders withdrawn their Cotton altogether from the market for higher prices. On Saturday, the sales amounted to about 7,000 bales, (of which 600 were Brazils, and the re mainder chiefly Americans, at 4d. @ SJ. per th,) in cluding about 2,000 bales on speculation and for export, at full prices. The Share market, which has been firm all the week, closes exceedingly strong this evening, with a decided pre ponderance of buyers and a great dearth of stock. Lon don Stock is 131 buyers; no seller. Midland 70. There appears to be a general impression, both here and in London, that this is the commencement of a great im provement in this market. Our markets generally are very firm, and Sugar has commanded rather higher rates since the circular, parti cularly Bengal, which has been sold during the last day or two at prices not previously obtainable, grocers buying in anticipation of the reduction of duty on the sth prox. The lower descriptions of Rum continue in inquiry. Mo lasses are heavy of sale. Tea has been much more in demand this last week; fears having been entertained of some uneasiness occurring at the other side, which have been confirmed by the last mail, as will be seen on refer ring to our intelligence from Canton,—and our stocks, particularly of Congou, being at the present time much reduced,--several purchases have been made on spe culation. The grain crops throughout England are reported healthy, and the weather on the whole is considered fa vourable; the temperature, however, has ranged low for the season, and from present appearances our harvest is likely to prove late. An upward movement has conse quently resulted in the principal markets of this country, in most articles of the trade, Wheat and Flour, of course, taking the most prominent position. Irish letters report firm prices generally for Wheat and Flour, with rather declining rates for Indian Corn. On the Liverpool Corn Exchange, Wheat, Flour, and Indian Corn have brought more money during the week. There is not much passing in the trade here to-day ; but, owing to the receipt of in telligence per telegraph, that Wheat is 2s. higher in Lon don, both Wheat and Flour are held for rather higher rates. In Indian Corn there is a good inquiry for cargoes near at hand, but only a moderate business has been done on the spot. The arrivals of into this port from abroad since Monday comprise a liberal supply of Wheat (13,511 qrs.), Beans (8612 qrs.), and Indian Corn (21,286 cm.), with a fair quantity of barrel Flour (16,115 barrels, in which is in cluded about 2000 barrels of Canadian—the first to hand this season), and a cargo or two of Barley and Rye, yes terday's and to-day's arrivals having to be added to com plete the week. From Ireland, with the exception of 900 qrs. of Barley, and 820 sacks of Flour, the receipts have been trivial ; and of the supplies Coastwise the only important item is 1763 qrs. Malt. Our market for Scotch Pig Iron is rather flat, and mixed numbers may be quoted at 445. to 445. 6d. f. o. b. at Glasgow. The advices from the United States give lower prices, and a large stock of Pig Iron at New York. There has been very little business done in Foreign Wool of late, there not being a very good assortment on offer, but prices are without any material change. The market is badly supplied with Scotch, and consequently there are not any sales of moment to report. The London sales will commence on the 3rd of J'uly, and are expected to com prise upwards of 30,000 bales Australian. Imports for the week ending 23rd June :—Foreign, 1,573, Irish, 49, Scotch, 78, English, 0. The value of Irish Butter has undergone - no change this week. On Saturday there was less Southern put on the market, and rather higher prices were asked, which, how ever, only effected a retardation of sales, no enhancement in price having resulted. The prices of American Lard are in favour of the buyer. At Calcutta, on the 2d May, the demand for exports continued good, and as the stocks in the bazaar were light, and only small quantities could be brought to market in consequence of the rivers being low, as usual at this time of the year, the prices of most staples were well supported, Sugar attracting most attention, all descrip tions being in good request; small parcels or l3enares or the new crop were bought up readily as they arrived, at Rs. 8-8 to 8-14 for first quality, and other kinds in pro portion, though fine Sugars were preferred when available ; Khaur was being shipped freely, but the higher rates of freight were likely to check shipments. Although a fair amount of business had been done in imports, the rather heavy arrivals latterly had resulted in a decline in some instances on the transactions of the early part of the month. The demand for Cotton piece goods was not commensurate with the imports, and we have to report a rather less favourable position of the market. Most descriptions of Iron had declined, and were placed with difficulty, with the exception of bars, which brought higher rates. No Salt was on offer, but the first arrival was expected to bring about Rs. 100 for stoved. The rate of exchange had further slightly advanced, quo tations for good six months' sight bills being is. 104-d. @ is. 104 d. Freights had advanced, £5 per ton having been paid for white Sugar on ships bound for London, and higher rates were asked. Money was abundant, and government securities firm. - Other accounts state that both in Calcutta and Bombay the activity in the sale of British manufactures still con tinued•; and the chief articles of export were also in good demand. Freights in Bombay had declined to £3 is. 6d.. and in Calcutta had advanced to £4 12s. 6d. to Liverpool. Exchange at Bombay (of which the transactions were almost exclusively confined to China bills,) is. lOad. to is. 104 d. Intelligence from China to the 30th March states that business was in a very unsettled state pending the settle ment of the question of entrance into Canton on the 6th April, and the Chinese authorities showed a disposi tion to throw impediments in the way of trade in every manner possible. No dealers were allowed to purchase by auction, and one party who had done so had been severely punished. In Shanghae a considerable business had been done in imports, but the tea season had about closed. Exchange on London, 4s. to 4s. id., at , six months' sight. On Sunday morning last a sermon was preached in R. Philip's Church, by the Rev. Henry H. Higgins, in be half of the Liverpool Church of England School Society. About fourteen pounds were collected. THE WEST LANCASHIRE MISSIONARY SoCIETY.—LaSt evening the twenty-sixth anniversary meeting of the West Lancashire Auxiliary to the London Missionrry Society was held in Great George-street Chapel. Charles Robert son was voted to the chair. The meeting was addressed by the Revs. Dr. Raffles, R. J. Towers, H. Taylor, Dr. Vaughan, and R. Knill. HEALTHY EXERCISES.—A spacious field at Low-hill has been taken by the caterer of the Brunswick Club, for the purpose of general recreation—cricket, quits, nine pins, &c., are amongst those for which the arrangements are complete—and as Mr. Whiteman intends to present several prizes for competition amongst the members of the club, it will no doubt stimulate many to that exertion so conductive to health. LIVERPOOL FOREIGNER'S. MISSION.-011r readers are respectfully requested to abstain from giving their names or subscriptions in aid of the above society to any parties soliciting their contribution?, but the Rev. David J. Hirsch, the German chaplain. This caution is necessary, as we are led to believe two individuals, who are not at all authorised to collect, have been making. collections at offices-and other places.. We are glad to understand the church will be opened on the Bth of July. SELEOT VESTRY.—We understand that a second spe-. cial meeting of this body was held on Thursday, Mr. Churchwarden Harbord in the chair, when the resolution come to on the preceding day relative to the appointment of additional district visiters was rescinded, and a resolu tion was passed. unanimously, appointing. twelve gentle men for that purpose who will make a daily report to Dr. Duncan. The result of the information up to last night will be laid before the Select Vestry at their usual meeting to-day. THE ANDREW FOSTER, PACKET.SHIP.—This beautiful New York packet-ship has again reached our port, after a tine run, under the command-of her gentlemanly cap tain, Jabez Howes, junior. She sailed from New York, on her first voyage, 11th March, 1848; completed four voyages in one year and two days ; and has now made five prosperous voyages to this port in a few days over fifteen months. She has always had full, heavy cargoes out and home, and we believe this, is unprecedented work for a ship of her size-1286 tons American register. We see, by the advertisement, that she sails again for New York on the 12th proximo, ancl Ve wish her heartily a prosper ous voyage. SEAOiIBE-HOUSE SCHOOL.—We attended the exami nation of the pupils of the Rev. Dr. Poggi's school, on the 18th, 19th, and 20th instant, in all the various branches of education, and cannot refrain from expressing our opi nion that Seacombe-house School has a distinctive claim to public attention ; and we have no doubt that the pa rents of the young gentlemen entrusted to Dr. Poggi's care, as well as the persons who were at the examination, will confirm our opinion. We were pleased to find the great improvement the pupils had made in the Greek and Roman classics during the time they have been under Dr. Poggi's tuition. The examination of the first French class on the Life of Napoleon, in a conversational style, was truly pleasing. Great attention must have been paid in this department, as the pupils spoke very correctly. We were also much impressed with the great proficiency made by the various departments of mathematics, draw ing, writing, natural philosophy, and geography, in all of which the pupils excelled. At the close of the third days' examination handsome prizes of books were awarded to the successful boys, and delivered to them by the Ilev. E. Roberts, M.A., incumbent of St. Paul's, Sep a gerabe, in the presence of a highly respectable audience. June 26,1546, - FURTHER INCREASE OF THE TONNAGE THE PORT OF LIVERPOOL. We have great pleasure in directing the attention o:te, readers to the following yearly statement (issued e rt - he day) of the dock r evenue o f this port, shewing 'u great progress since the previous year's statement. LIVERPOOL DOCKS.—A comparative statement o iol rates and du'ies received in the years ending ° 24th of June, 1848, and 23d Tune, 1849 24th of June, 1848, and 23d June, 1849. --- - :a 1 Floc. Duties on I Duties on I Lighthouse , d o Yr. tonnage. I goods. I duties. -'• £. s. d. I £. s . d. 1 £. s• d. A 15% 1849 122127 4 9 102151 17 0 10374 1910 8 !„', l l l 4i 1848 107589 10 4 90028 6 6 9274 4 .w' io i Inc. 14537 14 5 I 1212 : 1 - 6 - nTii - 00 1410 (J Inc. I 1453714 5 I 12123 10 6 I 11.0 I Gray. Dock I Gray.Blk. I Extra Total,, duties. duties , dock rent. _---- s d , X. s. d. I X, s. d. I £. s. d. j„-;6 0 1849 1 12956' 16 0 2334 10 6 1501 17 8 22 2 1 2 - 15)) 4 1848 12084 15 0 2256 10 0 983 10 1 —. --- _, — ,o 19, Number of vessels. I Tonnage% — 3 - 6 -39 ,,,q 146 32131w`_/ I 20733 20311 increase. I 422 I Dock Office, 'Liverpool, s, Tress° 'c es sei It will be seen that there has been a marked i ncr aeg l l 2 g sd on r un W e, I I T B4 HE , R: every item of revenue, amounting in the whole te o gig £30,000 over the receipts of 1848'. The most enenilfit feature, however, of the statement is, the Wt.': feet,' receipts in 1848 were greater than in the precedinlocev although a reduction of £40,000 in the rates took P., o cer; the commencement of that year. We have, t o :' 0 30.1 the prospect in another year of being enabled. 1 010 another large reduction, the increase being wit,, t l ' e of the sum last remitted by the Dock COmn 3 itS' great encouragement of the commerce of the P°",j 3e eln The statement also speaks most favoura*f or upon our tradeof increased dock accommodatio n • test t," lo ° the present year, we opened the Bramley-31 0 °Ititst other docks at the north end of the town ;a 5 of r 4 late able chairman of th e D oc k C omm ittee wel 3 . ,',;f mature in his exertions to provide an increns - hipr space, may be judged of by th e l arge increase of 5 3t it hi t ' during the present year, and the further fact , t h li ocia' during a great portionoithat period been still ins ; ttef w i ee oi THE WEATHER AND' THE CROPS.—Duri ng just past, the weather has been remarkably COSO !w e e vegetation. On Tuesday morning and forenoon, , 5 f rather heavy fall of rain. The following five e e '-ter` ls ' fine, with occasional very slight showers. to e ; evening, a feeding rain fell, with an a ppearanc e ' , e e , The growing crops in our neighbouring distric ts daily more promising, especially w heat and sPr iP° The potatoes are looking better. T 1, 1:" of CONSECRATION OF THE NEW CHURCH, °D. 0 ROAD.—This solemn cerem on y, th e postponlo; which last week occasioned so mu c h disapeoin t ‘ oP er . A the inhabitants of Scotland- roa d an d its vicinitY , ;'ele formed by the Lord Bishop of the diocese a lio o'clock yesterday morning. Owing probably to 0 0: 4 ' ) cumstance of the ceremony being appointed for 1 0 , d morning not being generally known, the congreg,rvt oPe P y not very large. The church—which was originai4tare by members of the Scotch Church, will for the rp r o E„; appropriated to the use of the congregation sembling in St. Matthew's Church, Key-street, too, building being required for the extension into the boa' of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. At ely°s' appointed his Lordship walked from the vestryrehde,i in his episcopal vestments, and preceding the Veil . `' . ..„bev!,, deacon Brooks, Rec. Campbell, and the rev. inet r oill`q the district, the two former advanced to the con W it( Table. The Consecration Deed having been rer,nov. h ", Chancellor's deputy, and the Sentence of Consec"" e Arvi the Ven. Archdeacon, the Bishop, followed hi th res ell 4 ' deacon and about eight or nine of the clerglj o ce' e ; walked round the church, each reading alternate" i ttb took their places at the Communion-table, whe y oin t J of the 24th Psalm. The Bishop and the Archdearbe foes mer made the declaration and read the prayer 31 190°, for the office. To this solemnity succee d e d the Ps'aiilA, lesson selected for the occasion. After this the jsco; preached from the following text :—" Lo, I er n g of always even unto the end of the world," last versergv Gospel:of St. Matthew. The tenor of the dise °l2 o,sl to show that though the ceremonial law of Moses . 4 perseded by Christianity, yet it was quite consonoc,olof the genius of our religion that a due regard s i _b r ift 9 o l had to outward services:: in evidence of which, t, : ne ,,;01 baptism, and the Lord's Supper, and the 01 t i g iate?De public worship, as being outward ordinances or ofd our Lord himself, were adduced. The institution 0, ministry, by our Lord, offered anotherarguatent to of the argument. C O THE HON. ARTILLERY COMPANY.—Prin — af Captain General and Colonel of the Hon. Aru fi panv, reviewed this regiment yesterday. no THE HAY HAnvEsvis about commencing in r od'o of England, and report speaks favourably of the Ltd, On the east coast a portion has already been se' good order. 5. g It is now c3nfidently stated that Ledru Rollins nu la. - Of THE FRENCH AT ROME.—ENGLISH siTE- yo b , . ei —The cheers with which the sentiments of Mr . l gon / eo , relative to the proceedings of the French arm!! ortl were responded to by men of all classes, o f all tvd n of and of all religions, in the House of Commons, pri olej Lord Palmerston to state that the British Ge v : e d had declined to take part in the intervention, -olio witnessed it with deep regret. This declaration ;lobo ceived by cheering from' all sides ; and, when, ttb,ne tea lord stated that the Government deprecated illoto" o t commencement any armed intervention States, the applause was more enthusiastic and v,e r than has been heard within the Commohs' walls 1() ; fi le ol a year. Will the English public, however, re ni licto ° o6 and more indifferent on this question than the ,no te 0 , Commons ? In 1823, when the Duke of A n ' - e fc ° ,Da marched to the Trocadero to put down the seir',"a bi be stitutional freedom in Spain, public meetings , le i r is, Tierneys, the Broughams, the James Macdons,osehr Archibald Hamiltons, the Burdetts, the John • n ol ti the Tavistocks, the Macintoshs, the Nugent s 'oteif Hobhouses of those days, were held all over the t o t Ireland, and Scotland. Are we less interested in ist 0 , in tbe _ bo le of Rome than in the fate of Cadiz or Seville ? r ot! e l maxima rerum _Roma—the city not of an age er s c iciet but of all nations and of all time—the gem of the of oi el world—the prodigy, the mistress, and the quee ll „ th d e r o lf —to be laid in the dust, to keero , a pompons ra ib u e common-places, like Barrot, and a believer in JiT i d Coat of Troves, the liquefaction of the blood of St bigil t i t t th e g aller_ : _fa b l i , arius, the handkerchief of St. 'Veronica—like the No Falloux, in their places of French ministers. 10 0 01' 1 the French cannon penetrate the dome of St• of the vault of the Sistine Chapel—or Vatican—the English people—English artists, 0 0 1 , 4 1 1 ! men of letters and of taste, should assembl e ,:e meetings and speak aloud. A writer in the - 11 the Pope " gentleness itself," and yet in the. 'i o ter: e ct sentence the writer says that Antonelli, his lgln tr an' A rtl sent the Abbe Paleotti to Paris to press the en e s 'l,O the French soldiers into Rome. This is gentle] _,, ror a vengeance, such gentleness as the same b e exhibited towards the Bible Societies, of io r f ir rc ii w p charitably speaks in his Enc)elicalLetter—Ei n od s daynnatos ease volumus. This is the man viS e to r ' . publican army seeks to restore in the 19th: .... // Herald. SHIPPING INTELLIGENC. MONDAY, JUNE 25. Or H. H. Boodle, cleared at New. York for this port4 s l Marton Hartley ; Alexander Grant ; and Ge n cleared at New Orleans 2nd instant for this port. Shenandoah, West, hence at Philadelphia. Patrick Henry, hence at Baltimore. d; Radiant, hence at Boston. 1 6 '.1: 1 Seraphine, hence at St. John, N.B. is Joseph Badger, Scholefieldi Mortimer Livingsr o we,, d A r l O, Cornelia, French ; James H. Shepherd ; James'. ; k e .. 4 .01140 Meteor, Lawrence; and Brewer, Staples, hen :.;, 1 ; 0 1; Hudson, Pratt ; Governor, Hinckley; and , l ogo',4o`o , Carding, from London; Pursuit, Evans, from L' iro ui, , Vo i t o Sisters, Brown, from Cork; Shannon, Davis, 11 at 1" ygr'el4 Eliza, from Waterford; and from Sligo, KEY WEST, June 9.—The brig Speculator, frol e uoars , s . Tampico, arrived on the Ist. in charge of wr aol viyue 'OY ) been ashore on the, Reef. The vessel was con ;00, of the cargo was sold in the absence of the) uc:" t =l e j void be settled by arbitration. The cargo was vale dollars. - BY MR. Pressure at Nine Six a.m. 1 p.m. 'EOROLOGICAL REGISTO, H. CHADBURN, 71, LORD DZIW 00 0 Of 80 0 ' Win. $t ? I° ' l. In. 010 29'95 THE WEATHER.-19th: heavy rain.- - zut a i clouded.-22ad : partially clouded.-23rd br i g liant.-25th:: partially clouded. OSPHERIC Temperature in Humidity at shade by self-1 Noon registering thermometer Max. Min. Deg. Deg. 61 57 67 55 65 56 73 57 29.92. - L - 29'76: 29'89 30'22 1 30'18 30'19 30'23 Difference of] Wet and Dry bulb. 1,,b1:: ivi s o• ni Ovsi r LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKE., f s toc ct s We have had an average supply of all kin d 1$ : 1r market to-day, which met with dull sale at ; to 534. ' ments,---Beef, sd. to sid. per lb. ; Mutton, 5 ' 5." to fid. LIVERPOOL: TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1849 ' 1.1 6 ' • l' d PRINTED AND PUBLis_ I4E „ P ' o- By JOSHUA FLETCHER LACE, of 53, EVERY TUESDAY M str' Groy " tre eti_ LEONARD ADDISON, of 14, Great Orfor.,slipot?Toa!,eo At No. 4, ST. GEORGE'S CRESCENT. 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