The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-02-20 00:00:00

b. 20, 1F C° ° plenditi e a b o ut five 131,1,, aining-rf f in c teo -room three Dresses- [nor; three g Stable, Coi°4i prises nboll e I t in Pleasur.., ,ding with Or •eehold anci aurhood, C( tANGES ° f )usinessstree from xri care Yaras 0 HOUSES umf an d Ng? !rate. ill Aication to ,TY, by ora r ` the late Pr . e , bank, in TON i N il the road lea, m il es frost ritance. d for the e' CuLstrAw URATY, ting of F 0 HOUSE , cipal thoro from Mort 1. ------- and STIO?‘,,, ,;-,--Fixtures c Daa. FARM 'wenty Acres South CA! Denbigh es, in Lo t ' 11 ss. to 9 , %1 the neigh: distance of :reet, Liven') Premises• TENDER !t, and C' rket, T by 'Wars obtol ° ded to be o ff - eq ui red, 1, e Finance,„ TeyorYs- o ' " d of March ,n, ) to accept t.'" LDEIt'S o the Valuat e ern Praetic.l Ct for Reg'' Corrected [aterials O a ", ,sisted by Aified ;loth, lettel Y, Patern a . be had W Qi :ditions in agIY, TICAL Isitcuots ° lo h ibi t i ng the :r o itects anq,.:ol l , g. Ina A v et o _, )finery, an," $1! PlasteriaF A , Theory an" Ir l ers - Pectir '.t comprell, nptive Ac, v c ; 7,ements,f:, Id Steel Flab rice .€4 55. 114 CA1 1 , 1 ? Revised ,y ) '• ?AI OF P',6 lest and go Working , and letteret% )üblisbed to accoraa.Le us depao— [ASONft"e l and orv r o New arid, t 'G, for O' coo , j J aterials 1,;4 um oval iD„ie for EES 01 . 01 1 ..,10 IMdirig 11 ;1 11 RE. Illu st - ra t e talen t l , letter AGE Al t ," ctions, F•ellsti Lges and ‘' e or )eautifully and the es~ tered. . 5 1 1 Cil c fM Gas Jews an . ,, r 0,, H. Bg o° ,eY s and Vill'i r icc Plates. A risTT A.• El aVn ; bArgiiteetil Irators to tATOR'.'oi the Art oi ncludig ng. the a ,g,l . M. 11 1 %,1 OF ITA_SI th, letter7o l! er.row; [ANICS lition, conf El? A eery and. be cture of„`„,00" Wood The rapid icor Lny most cle t r i i this Enc. ; e oade as the vait'ioi as accord' tliej Lnd care l e ol, :ome sY 5 !' y and fie f c pr. ng and W e Di cl P , I n o'o MODElotei losely Pr i or staining Kitchen , era . ' rase, COW • of Dalic e with SPe 'iipt voted to tile Ind econol , from WO ,lanatorY,..tie ssful ove . "o the Pine' tls ted at les" or T 0.4 r the Un l r ovj )graphY , ' A go wn Airor l ";t /r ery of , Borougfi , . a ir d ,doted s c ;•11 unity. ' s lid royal fivol o numeroa7 d oe ols. roro iss• [on to 010 of Refet er-row ; ellers. [NG o rl w Test* Ao o, , t ion, C°„i' o o? Illustra;oe ParaP 7;o> an Ansil e r! , zed Ed i tb dished eemed mbellisb „ itera, Wit" • which —ro pith Llf'or g ilt, --d e l • 13 0 41 gland ar, in dervVar he NO/ wherein three, .00fs fror.A With t t' e :erg On. the Lit'd rangedo ze,180 1 ? o) i t o Yotitr i fe j tutiful Pyr. e °ri° l i 1 1 ; witte-on and 11 °6 9 01 Ar r i, 4 1601°' bie or Iralus p )lease t° .4 r.row ,llers. Feb, 20, 1849. LIVERPOOL CHURCH OF ENGLAND INSTITUTION. REELING encouraged '33r the liberal patronage and !sp ew port they have alr ea d y rece i ve d , the commirrEE re • uIY solicit those of the Clergy . who have not already tpeir names, and all Persons disposed to become Sub srREET, Meet them at the INSTITUTION-HOUSE . , SLATER- Half on MONDAY EVENING next, the 26th instant, at ine7if Seven o'Clock. trtltibe r,accommodation of those who cannot conveniently book s f- ,ounittee, Prospectuses, Rules, &c., together . with t h e or the entrance of Subscribers', names, are now lying at A nn l ns of the STA NDARD, CoUrier, Mercury, and Mail. Subscriptions, 10s. ; Life Members, 5 Guineas. 130 TT i; I TUGH-BUILDINGS, MANCHESTER takemaetermined that the DISTRIBUTION 2 l 'co p plic ee,!)ll MONDAY, the sth March next. _4tl l s 'llsta nt a 9on can be received later than SATURDAY, the , (if by post, enclosing postage stamp,) to Mr. 1: st. Otn e ,-Peretary, Halgii, Manchester. frompast Nine to Five. STANDARD GENERAL PRINTING OFFICE, 0 AND 0 L ES 4 T AND RETAIL STATIONERY WAREHOUSE AND A D D I S O N, priPIRLI S HERS OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, °LESLE AND RETAIL STATIONERS, AtCOUNT BOOK MAKERS AND PRINTERS, Have in Stock, and Manufacture to order, Ito Iv , LEDGERS, COp v K, CASH BOOKS, JOURNALS, LETTER BOOKS, 'ING BOOKS, BILL BOOKS, Sz WASTE BOOKS, Iti EVERY VARIETY OF STYLE, PAPERS, " Mills of Whatman, J. R. Jones, and other approved Makers : LARG eItE p AM/ LAID, NOTE, AND LETTER PAPER,. AND SMALL POST. IN FOLIO AND QUARTO, kil ls LAID AND WOVE FOOLSCAPS, ' ROYALS, IMPERIALS, DRAFT, BRIEF, AND COPYING PAPER. kolu Q , BLACK, COLOURED, AND COPYING P kt/ty, HARViTOOD'S, VOORSANGER'S, AND OTHER STEEL PENS. INKS PAPER CASES, WITH AND WITHOUT LOCKS AND KEYS PENCILS, 11 / 1 11. 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GEORGE'S -CRESCENT, LORD-STREET, LIVERPOOL j r , 'As r , ADVERTISEMENT.) 44,1,`41ANDELIER —There is no article of manufacture km ' BO maill' improvements have been made of late as in fiti cone.hers suitible for gas. eTh increased use of Gas bas Zd t o 'equence of its advantages becoming daily better known) 'ttliikpat changes in the character of the patterns, and Vtiri etb _ im provements in the style of workmanship. A vast t, ill elt a l u ,,f all kinds, from the plain pendant to the most ()ma ga). p cuandelier may be inspected in the large show-room at Il tir erk4 s *th , ' fitt' th e t ml s gas- ing works, 26 and 28, Hanover-street, 4,448.....:+0tt0m of Duke-street. THE NAVIGATION LAWS (From the Morning Herald.) keilt s v " 111 and conclusive as are M. Lindsay's argu fronmWith respect to the ruinous effects to h e ex p ec t e d we" Proposed repeal of the Navigation Laws, they Perh a nt ps, not be weakened by a matter-of-fact state kerit„'lo an individual intimately conversant with the . 1111 (1 Ch cl i the question of the maintenance of those laws, bit er ? result upon the ship-building and ship-owning ' ~t h eir - 1 1 8 in this country which are su re t o f o ll ow f rom t ur ngation. The gentleman in questi on , wr iti ng t o • letter) Li rogation. says (we have the name of the wr it er o f th e • t Ae tr,Y,clear Sir,—A rel a ti v e o f m i ne a t N ewcas tl e w ill under ,'el}elki;,',4ild a ship a t B remen ( w h en the Navigation Laws are O" L'unk It. 600 tons, fitted out completely for sea, f or .e3,5C0 - I it mst to wait result of ques tsyte2w before the o Ho use of advisable the Commons, after which the l will do the io derland pi. easure of seeing you respecting the ship fo r saleA to , can live at Bremen or Hamburgh, and send his - mvt -al cutta. and realise a good profit at 43 10s..per ton, et a h e We to compete with his foreign-built ship, which only I tiP lf of one of ours, and sales at half the expense? . Kit tak e the foreigner, or rather Englishman living abroad, 0:111 the a taY nearly alethe India and colonial carrying tra s uiPowners of this country. I know two large ship '.the who will at once take their residence up at Hamburgh, re p al of the laws is carried. "Yours, very truly 151 7, 1 ;; 1 °Im Reynolds, M.P„ is a candidate for the o ffi ce . e,,,r,Mayor of the city of Dublin. , othi:ets are at present freighting at Hamburgh for Cali tite:ftalsh, Bishop of Cambysopolis, and Vi car Apes -1118- the residence London district, expired on S un d a y even i ng , 1 1 in Golden-square, London. _ 1411 13. e * Ming Herald says that the other day Arch el,Cep.Croly (Roman Catholic) walked off with Lady /4 4 11 ; " 11 , at Dublin Castle, in precedence of the Duke ~TBl'aster, by the Lord Lieutenant's desire. - ACCIDENT ON THE CALEDONIAN RAlL "4llini:" the coroner's inquest on the sufferers by this sad of b il l i s still sitting, but the cause of the accident other 11410%1 elicited. The government engineer and s have yet to be exa m i n ed. 4 40• 14 ,„ ktr aITY AMERICAN SHEEP.—The vessel Vicar of Bray, 141);:_10 the docks from Hunnelaaco, Iquique, and Islay, ilttipa`ubught from the place last mentioned (pa!t of Are (24ree,, P er, South America) 24 sheep as a portion of her in i. itn , „ -- ,agistrates at Bristol, on Saturday were engaged h'°bb; sl 2gatin g a dreadful attempt of a woman, name s I,d murder her husband, by stabbing him the L' 4l a c arving-knife. The woman was into29cated, -"t • Dii lv e - led to turn her husband out of doors, and in c9n- ` e °f his resisting her, she resorted to the diabolical OU, L'4l4,,Ceoutit from Madrid are of the 10th inst. The L'oo",),,°ad pre s sented General Narvaez with a sum of All v",`"" real (.£BO 000) as a recompense for his loyal t a e ' lla b!e s s ervices 'and a mark of her personal esteem. f'ere Ministers assisted at the ball given the night AN , ,,,,, u Y Queen Maria Christina. .„Isttv.e-0„ta• SECESSION TO DISSENT.—The Rev. N. 43 . A., late of Lincoln College, Oxford, and In tro 0 , 1 the di s t r i c t o f P enn i ng t on Hants, has seceded h tin C hurch of England. According to a public h . ? tl a an ti.m'ent, h e i s to state h i s reasons, at the meeting ce;,4olvn by the name of Finsbury Chapel, London, 44,,, ‘.. — "rae of lectures. •. ah-I,I3IDDING.—At the late sale at Stowe, two sup -0.4-6,149ue candlesticks were put up at five guineas, but ok,'‘Du... --°II Y Rothschi ld outbid all competitors, and the t lmiet t) roofte.ll to his bid ding at £4B 16s. 6d; ; whereupon a %, Il trv e d 4 lng personage under the auctioneer's rostrum iI tY I P I I made arid sold them for less than half the ltt . it s io„---uNMING SYSTEM IN MANCHESTER.—The de k,"l 6: which has proceeded from this city to London Cveree 'an interview with members of her Majesty's tNe,,, ll .'erit on the subject of the bonding warehousing Ire t o 11 ` this city with the view of inducing the exectl ttltht:l2etrasi)Tniediate steps for the removal from the gxp ense "'. the present oppressive burden of defraying b, 11 4, A B Of the custom-house.—Manchester Courier. t) °tl ßht ~s c h .r u tLY AccIDENT.--Last evening sad news was ;' l , l4 Ylin by one of the northern colliers, comrnu ot,l'llyin,a total los! of the schooner Hope, Captain thi,'ael,;°T,er, belonging to Shoreham., which foundered . 'e ' g ut Th• -day last off the .eoast of Lincoln . - i el li t with urs board. The Hope, it th a. most of the hands on . %: taast freighted for Leith, having on board, besides tied r, a crew of six or seven hands, and a passenger th,;', o t e ~earY Hardham, from Littlehampton. Sco TL - mav not be k nit% dI3 AND. 41 8 er e(' i., ' 0 be found —It in Scotland. Gold generally st nown du was It o rei ol u th e r i vers, near Crawford, i n Lanarkshire, in Nt n „ Of Queen Elizabeth • and since, by the Earl of til l i e 3 ath': 4 ' t at Leadhills, to hale profit.. It was also dug tot),. l 'Partn e LinlithgowshirePerthshire and of th ' of the country. It is still to be found on the sea t Z rocks and also mixed with other metals but for it is rather a matter of amusement than t h ;,,"xlt ir u ,caPation, ,tti4„,l '' T ATisTics.—The Catholic Directory for 1849 f 111.,"1,,hrtis,'nerease of energy and activity on the part 9 tv4 . 'ted p age 99, they give a statement of . six LIA-4t.-nu seventy- four churches and chapels, besides thitltc=aqii-° stations where Divine service is performed Y.e has 128 Yorkshire, sixty-two ; Staffordshire, 1t 4,, 11t1 "-ti l e t " Middlesex, twelat-seven ar, rat,'stt : t w e e N orthumberland t wenty - t wo. A question 't:a Zus-Whence comes 'the money ? This gives t - ''a: - , ll ds - Can they who multiply such costly struc lq:taet;"apY are--require £30,000 a-year from the ,t 1 to this country to educate Roman Catholics ' 4 4 ' , , -ath o ';'. College ? At page 100, it is stated there are %tip 4Qllll.,„tie C olleges" in England, and one in Scotland, eat s religious houses of men." Forty-one ts i t ; til'iht hundred and ninety-seven missionary Of tat. th af k• gland, Wales, and Scotland, being a total i `ii4 ;se o., l ';tY-five r . st; as compared with last year. 'Pet 41,41dredpained ei hty-nine are in the Lanca ell4l4ll4ll.lo-1:2Ile hundred and g sixty in the Central dis- D.Ne• , naudred and in the London " .4ti s Itomish ecclesiastics in the British kdvi,Postessions, as archbishops, bishops, suffra -42."1.19§tolic.—Protestant Magazine. THE WEATHER.-13th : morning, foggy; bright, clear.- 14th : morning, foggy ; bright.-15th : clouded.-16th : bright, clear.-17th : bright; clouded.-18th : clouded; squalls .-19th: clouded; heavy squalls; 5 p.m., light rain. Accounts from St. Petersburg supply the materials for an explanation of the mare's nest about the ten millions of gold on their way from the Russian capital to this city. It is stated that the Austrian loan, so long talked about, and for which takers could not be found all at once, has really, or a large portion of it, been taken on joint account by the eminent capitalist houses of Streiglitz and Co., of St. Petersburg, Sina, of Vienna, and Rothschilds, of Frankfort. In part fulfilment of the contract, and by leave of the Russian Government, bullion to the value of three millions of roubles was allowed to be drawn out of the imperial deposit fortress of St. Peter and St. Paul, principally in gold, say less than half a million sterling, for remittance to Vienna, on account of the loan ; hence the romance of the ten millions. Ma. HOLDEN'S CONCERT.—This concert is to take place, under the distinguished patronage of the Earl of Sefton, on this evening, and, from the high local talent enlisted, success is undoubted. The principal vocal performers are Mrs. G. Holden, Mrs. M'Dougall, Mr. Ryalls, and Mr. H. Roberts. The Festival Choral Society, who have kindly offered their services, will ensure an effective orchestra. A LITERARY COTERIE IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. —At a literary coterie in which Mrs. Garrick and some other ladies were present, the entertainment of the even ing was directed to their likening their friends to plants, fruits, and flowers. Dr. Johnson and Goldsmith were of the party. The young lady who was most happy at re semblances was pressed by Goldsmith for his; and the lively girl, likened him to the " passion -flower"—of all the painted garden Flora's pride ! wrappe d i n a f r i mp i sh hood at " even-tide." The prompt allusion gained her great applause. Sterne she likened to the " sensitive plant," that shrunk into itself with more than earthly feeling. take the lib er ty, Si r ?" ( sa id said''An G d o n ld ow sm f i o t r h. Dr,., mayl Johnson, Miss, if you will favour us," she looking at the wise man). She seemed to stand in awe, as though it were profane to make the moralist the subject of her innocent playfulness. "ye likened you, Sir, then to an ' aloe' (and with a faltering voice added), a lofty plant, whose glorious head, raised towards heaven, adorns creation but once in rn hundred years !" John son was silent a-while ; then, bowing to the ladies, gallantly said—" Ah ! shall we be forgiven for thus banishing the gentle sex from our lordly presence ? Ladies, we must henceforth learn to sacrifice at the altar of the Graces, and become men again, by etuulattng the noble knights of old," GENERAL TRADE REPORT. MONDAY EVENING. The arrival of the• steamer from America, which has been anxiously expected by parties connected with seve ral branches of both our export and import trade, took place too late to affect business TO-DAY, and generally speaking there has been very little activity ; but as the comparative slackness has been owing to the want of data, which the intelligence by the " Canada " supplies, we shall have a few days of considerable briskness. In the SHARE market, TO-DAY'S prices shew an im provement on the week of about £4 in the value of Lon don stock, present quotations being 140@ 142; Midlands and other marketable stock about the same price as last week ; Lancashire and Yorkshires a little better ; the only decline of any moment being in Manchester, Shef field, and Lincolnshires, which have receded from 47 48 to 41 42. There has been a steady market for COTTON TO-DAY, the sales amounting to 7,000 bales, including 2,000 on speculation : 400 Egyptian sold at 51d. @ 72d. 100 Pe ruvians at 51d., and 100 .Maranhams at 51d.' ® sd. Holders generally .ire very firm, waiting the arrival of the packet, as the tur n o f the ma r ket depends upon the nature of its intelligence. It must be mentioned that prices were the turn in favour of buyers on Saturday, compared with the advance obtained during the week on account of the great excitement and extensive sales, which on Wed nesday reached an enormous amount, being variously estimated at from 30 to 35,000 bales, one half on speculation. Spinners continue to act upon the spi rit of the letter of " Hindoo," and by this means have placed themselves somewhat in an independent position, having now so much in stock that they can wait for two or three treks without making heavy purchases. The amount of shipments will be the ruling feature; up to this time they have been light, but should this packet re port them heavy, then the market may go back some little, but there is no doubt that the article ultimately must be dearer. There was a very brisk demand for Foreign WooL last week, principally for Peruvian, Buenos Ayres, and East India, and a good business was done at higher prices. Scotch has also partaken of the improvement; and as the stocks are light, holders are asking high rates. The London sales are still going on very favourably, at an advance of from 2d. to 3d. lb on the sales of last year. On Wednesday there will be a sale here of East India Wool. We may remark that our imports still continue Everything in the CORN trade here is perfectly passive, or, as it was very graphically described to us, " sluggishly dull," and prices TO- DAY are ra th er d ec li n i ng th an other wise from Friday's quotations. Millers and dealers seem determined not to by in stock, and are still buying barely sufficient to carry on with. Meanwhile many of the nearer European ports being free from ice, they are ex porting largely from Holland, Antwerp, Belgium, and France, and there are several arrivals in London from these places. We have also large arrivals of Wheat into this port, as will be seen below, chiefly from the Medi terranean ; and a large quantity of Beans from Egypt. Our exports of Indian Corn this week to Ireland have, however, exceeded our total imports of that article. The following are the Imports from Tuesday to Saturday, inclusive: Wheat, 12,468 qrs.; Barley, 587 qrs. ; Malt, 2896 qrs. ; Oats, 4856 qrs.; Beans, 7005 qrs. ; Pease, 40 qrs.; Indian Corn, 10,964 qrs. ; Indian Corn Meal, 4 brls.; Oatmeal, 4787 lds. ; Flour, 1810 sacks and 1201 brls. Exports :—Wheat, 1565 qrs.; Barley, 10 qrs.; Oats, 10 qrs.; Beans, 21 qrs. ; Pease, 105 ars. ; Indian Corn, 12,309 qrs. ; In dian Corn Meal, 449 brls. ; Elour, 513 sacks and 1825 brls. With respect to the markets generally throughout this country and Ireland, they have everywhere still further gone down during the week. For the lower descriptions of Sugar there still conti nues a very fair demand, but for better sorts the inquiry is much contracted. It is, in fact, a question of price. That at 40/ (which is retailed at 41d. r lb), or under, sells fieely ; but English crushed is at present so cheap that it interferes with the grocery sorts of other descrip tions, and for any higher-priced article than that before mentioned purchasers will not give anything like its value. Molasses are becoming exceedingly scarce, and holders evince much firmness. 100 puns. old Trinidads realised 17s. 6d. in store. There is no change in the value of Tea. Coffee is looking up ; we have no sales to report since the circular, but there is a very firm feeling, and in the London market prices are 1/ higher. A parcel of 100 bags Guayaquil Cocoa fetched 26/. There is a fair inquiry for Rum at previous prices. Fine Rice is scarce, and sells at 11/6 @ 12/. Saltpetre i s i n f a i r d eman d, without change in value; ana Nitrate is ready sale at 11/ from the warehouse. The arrivals of TIMBER during the last week here and at Birkenhead are 5 vessels 2,362 tons, one with Pine from St. John, one from Quebec, the remainder all deals. The demand is improving, and prices are on the advance. A cargo of Honduras Mahogany has also arrived at Bir kenhead. Our market for Scotch Pig IRON is almost at a stand still, waiting the next advices from the States. Prices may be quoted at 53/ cash mired numbers. 54/ No. 1, and 55/ Gartsherrie, f.o.b. at Glasgow. At this time last year the quotations were 52/ 54/; thus, although pre sent prices are higher than at that period of great depres sion, they are still reasonable, and, taking into considera tion the great demand in America, there is every proba bility of the value being further advanced. Bars were advanced TO-DAY to £6 10/ f.o.b. here, and £6 f.o.b. in Wales, with a fair "demand. Hoops and Sheets are ex pected to advance.—The Mining Journal states, respect ing the mining operations of the past week, that a fair proportion of business has been transacted, and shares have generally maintained former quotations:; indeed, in some instances the supply has not proved equal to the demand. The advance in tin and copper contri butes considerably to the increase of operations in the mining market. Tallow is firmer, and Ist P. Y. C. cannot be bought under 41/6: at auction, on Wednesday last, some very fine South and North A mer i can f e t c h e d 39/9 an d 40 / . Palm Oil is in request, at...f.,32 to £32 10/. THE PROVISION TRADES IRrsn.—Owing to the present very low prices, the middle and low descriptions of Butter have been takep very largely into consumption since our l a st : 1u ,4 - I, liougn the demand has been good, prices e had no tend enc y upwards. holders having sh.,v a disposition to close bar gains with purchas er almost on their own te rms , i n or d er to lessen their stocks. Bacon is more lively ; Hams are nearly a dead letter ; and Lard is very slow. AMERICAN.—Since Friday the demand for Pork has improved, but for other articles we refer to Messrs.Blaek, Barnes, and Whittingham's circular, which states that " the advance of last week on Lard has not been main tained, all kinds having given way 1/ or more. First-class New American Bacon throughout the week has been freely bought at an advance of 1/ @ 1/6, and closes with the sale of a heavy parcel ; but inferior quality meets with slow demand. Rams, owing to a limited supply, have commanded extreme rates, 48/ being paid for one parcel. But little doing in Beef or Shoulders. Fine dairies of Cheese sell well, while inferior is in slow request. Butter continues inanimate, and holders refuse to sell at a fur ther reduction." In addition to the reaction of a half per cent. on Friday in London, the English funds again receded an eighth on 6aturday. The first quotation of Consols was 93k, and, after touching 931, they closed at 931 to I. For the 13th of March they opened at 93f, and left off at 93/ to t. Lower prices from Paris and the uncertainties regarding Italy were the chief causes which affected the market. METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER, BY MR. C. H. CHADBURN, 71, LORD-STREE ATMOSPHERIC Daily Direc- Temperaturel tion in Humidity at Fall of Pressure at shade by self- Noon. Wind registering Difference() of at Nine Six thermometer Wet and Dry Rain. Noon. ot a.m. 1 p.m. Max., Min. bulb. (1, • In. In. Deg. Deg, 13 30'50 30'64 47 40 14 1 30'67 30'56 48 41 15 30'60 30'63 50 45 16 30'55 20•49 49 45 17 30'61 30'56 52 45 18 19 30'01 29'98 I 1 W. 3 s.w. 2 w 3 , s.w fl 0 5' P 45 36 47 36 46 41 47 41 49 41 51 45 - - TIE LIYIKRPOIL STANDARD. THE ANTI-PIKE DRAMA OF TUESDAY LAST It is the almost universal remark that theatricals are not patronized in the present day : that the regular drama is at a discount ; and even the plays of the immortal Shakspeare hiemself—the poet for all time—are performed to empty benches. Our leading actors and actresses gather fame and wealth in the Park and the Bowery, amongst the drab men of Philadelphia and the " notioners" of Boston, anywhere save in the " flat, stale, and unprofitable" at mosphere of Old Drury and Covent-garden. But the taste for dramatic performances of the irregular kind is not yet altogether extinct. Impromptu fun still stirs the vapours from the head of John Bull. We can still laugh with and at amateur Grimaldis and Bobadils, although the scenesof their comicalities and contortions have been trans ferred from the classic arena and the licensed boards to Council chambers, and even more dignified and orderly localities. What can be a more signal proof of this than the fact, that on Tuesday last, a crowded audience, who could not have combined amongst them the amount of patience to hear out a three act play, stood patiently for seven long hours in the Sessions-house, flooded all the while with water statistics, now thrust at with a pike, and then drag ged down wells and sewers, in the sole hope, as we verily believe, of witnessing the concluding performances of Messrs. Earle, Rath bone, and the unfortun ate object of their ire, Mr. John Smith of the Mercury ? We can imagine no evidence so conclusive ; and were our own vocation dramatic, should be sorry to have our benefit come off on the same day that one of these irregular performances was to take place, and the same stars were expected to shine. Nothing so rich in comedy or broad farce was ever wit nessed in Liverpool as the scene of Tuesday. It surpassed description. _ morialised on this serious obstruction to commerce in the course of last summer ; but, although signed by all the in fluentialfirms in the town, the memorial was rejected, owing to considerations of a financial nature. The merchants of this important town, with the commercial interest of Man chester, however, were of opinion that this should not weigh, and that, if necessary, special arrangements should be made for the benefit of Lancashire, the present postal system apparently acknowledging only the interest of the metropolitan city. With this object, it was determined to request the mem bers of parliament, representing leading constituencies, to use their influence in the matter. Accordingly, a few days ago, a deputation of merchants, through the kind ness of the Mayor, had an interview with Sir Thomas Birch and Mr. Cardwell, M.P.'s, when the subject was discussed, and it was determined that memorials from all the towns mentioned should be forwarded to the Treasury, accompanied by deputations, representing the necessity of an immediate alteration in the postal arrangements as regards these important mercantile communities. Two modes have been suggested, by which the desired object may be obtained. One is, that the express train from London, which arrives at Warrington about 10 p.m., be continued as far as Edinburgh and Glasgow, receiving at Warrington let ters posted in Liverpool and Manchester up to about 8 p.m. This would also be a convenience to passengers, who might, by leaving London at 5 p.m., reach Edinburgh or Glasgow by six or seven o'clock on the following morning, and parties leaving Liverpool at 8 p.m., might reach the same destination, instead of leaving Liverpool, as at pre sent, at about half-past three o'clock in the afternoon. The other proposition is, that the Scotch mail train, which leaves London at 10 p.m., be delayed at Warring ton for such a time as shall enable it to take on the north letters, posted at Liverpool and Manchester from six to eight o'clock in the evening. This seems to be an ar rangement equally conducive to the convenience of cor respondents here and in the south, and would assuredly be felt as a great boon by the manufacturing districts. There are some men, who are gifted, or cursed, as the reader likes, with the faculty of provoking mirth, with respect to the object of Nhich it is difficult to say whether they, or those whom they are endeavouring to cover with ridicule, are the real objects; men with whom and at whom you laugh by turns. Mr. William Earle is one of this genus. You laugh alternately at his oddity of manner, at the snappish ferocity with which he assaults alike friend and foe, and at the severity and pertinence of his hits at an assailant. Throughout the whole of the proceedings on Tuesday, it was evident that he was making himself up for mischief—" nursing his wrath to keep it warm ;" and when at length it boiled over, during the speech of Mr. John Smith, and he slapped the extracts in his hand, which he had culled from the columns of the Mercury, shrieking out in his peculiar manner "Oh ! oh ! look here I look here I" it was evident at whose head he was about to explode. The commencement of his attack upon the Mercury and Mr. Smith, the personalities in which he indulged, and the violence of the passion displayed, naturally offended a meeting consisting mainly of the ad vocates of a course of conduct to which he himself was opposed. But when be had cooled a little, and com menced reading the extracts, which he had collected, showing that, up to so late a period as the 7th of April, the Mercury was an ardent supporter of the Pike scheme, he carried the meeting with him in continual bursts of laughter at the sarcastic 'oddity of the manner and the matter with which he interlarded his quotations. The extreme severity, almost savageness, with which he pointed to Mr. John Smith, who occupied a seat in the witness box and to whom he referred as "Jack in the box," and his strange contortions and looks, convulsed the meeting with laughter. Of course, we cannot regard without feelings of strong. condemnation such a display on such an occasion. The consistency or inconsistency of the Mercury or any other paper was foreign altogether to the object of the meeting.. The gross personalities used were unworthy of Mr. Earle, and equally unworthy of an assembly of respectable men. If Mr. Earle had stood upon his head, or danced the polka, people would have laughed quite as much, and learnt quite as much of the merits or demerits of the Pike scheme, as from the senseless farce enacted. We can pardon Mr. Earle, however, better than we can pardon the outbreak of another gentleman, Mr. Wm. Rathbone. Elderly gentlemen who are at such pains to remind us that they are " going down to the grave," have no right to indulge in such passion as Mr. Rathbone dis played, when he pointed to the Editor of the Mercury as " that self-inflated man who sat before the desk." There was instruction, however, in this very pretty quarrel. It conveyed to us a notion of the intolerance of Whig Radi calism, and of the state of abject slavery in which it would keep even that press, which it boasts should be " free as the air we breathe." Tts language is Hamlet's to the players,—" Speak the speech as it is written for you." Let their favourite organs, however, presume to think for themselves upon any subjc)ct, and we see how promptly they will be insulted and kicked. Mr. Smith, in his reply, even in the difficult and painful position in which he was placed, found time to acknowledge the into lerant characteristic of his party, as one, however, which had only just burst upon his mind. "It was rather strange, he said, " that Mr. Earle always thought the Mercury a good paper so long as it had agreed with him in his views ; but no sooner did it oppose him than he denounced it in the terms he had done that day." To us it is only strange that he could have consorted with the party for so many years, and not known them better. LIVERPOOL AND SOUTHAMPTON STEAMERS, The North American Royal-Mail Steam-ship Canada, which left this port on her last outward trip on the 13th ultimo, reached New York on the 29th. The American steamer, United States, sailed from Southampton on the 9th ultimo, for New York, but had to put into Halifax on the 31st ultimo short of coal. Having been supplied with coal, she proceeded to sea, and arrived at New York at five p.m., on the sth instant, having been out from Cowes twenty-seven days, whilst the Canada performed the passage in sixteen days. She encountered during the passage very heavy gales ; but as the Canada left after and arrived before her, she would, in all probability, have similar weather. The United States was thus beaten by the Canada about eleven days ; and this is by no means an isolated case, but is the usual result. The Yankee papers say that their steamer " sustained herself admirably under the severe trial," but if se, what an extraordinary seaboat must the Canada be. EXTRACTS FROM THE NEW YORK PAPERS RECEIVED YESTERDAY. Mrs. Fanny Butler is reading Shakspeare before large audiences in Boston. The steamship Unicorn, the pioneer of the Cunard line, has been sold to a company of gentlemen in this city for 4'48,000, and is to be employed in the California trade. If the returns meet the anticipations formed, there will be a population of 200,000 in California in less than two years, who will require supplies of most of the necessaries of life, for a time, from the Atlantic ports, employing hundreds of vessels in their transportation, and in the trade between California and the ports of the Pacific. Very few of the vessels which have left this port for San Francisco will ever return. Those which arrive safe will find employment in those seas. It appears that the emigrants to California suffer very much on the route from Chagres to Panama, and at both of those places, before they get to the gold region. The latest news from Panama is of the Bth inst. The steamer California had not reached that port from New York. According to the verbal accounts there was plenty to eat at that place ; hotels on the " Yankee plan" were starting into existence; and there were three vessels " up" for California, two of which were schooners. There were three schooners at Panama announced for San Francisco. They would leave between the Bth and 20th inst., with passengers. SCHOOLS FOR THE POOR.—Collections are now being made from the inhabitants, resident in the district of St. John's, in this town, in behalf of a proposed new Boys' and Girls' Schools. The great want of accommodation has long been felt, and it is stated that, at least, nearly 2,000 children have been for some time past, and continue so up to this present moment, totally deprived of any education whatever. The evils resulting from such a state of things are too apparent. Should the amount collected by A.prit next be inadequate for the intended purpose, an appeal will then be made to the more wealthy merchants and gentlemen of Liverpool. in the meantime, contri butions will be thankfully received by the worthy pastor, the Rev. W. M. Falloon, M.A. STILL FURTHER DISCOVERIES. Information has reached this city of a new discovery of gold regions in the vicinity of the Rocky Mountains, little more than half way between here and Sutter's, which surpasses in rich ness the mines of California as much as those of California surpass the mines of New Mexico. The gold is found not only in the sands of the streams flowing from the moun tains, but upon the mountains, mixed with quartz, and in the rocky strata. Instead of washing the sands, to sepa rate the small particles of gold intermingled with them, as in California, all that is necessary in this new El Dorado is to find crevices in the rocks, pry or blast them apart, and clutch the precious metal in pure and solid masses. We understand a secret expedition is already on foot to f m c •ss it is in the heart of a warlike Indian country, considerable force will be necessary for the enterprise.—Cincinnati Despatch. CALIFORNIA GOLD TRIED AND FOUND WANTING.— Mr. Warwick, of No. 17, John-street, has received a quantity of the shining metal which abounds in California; but, for the sake of the hundreds and thousands of enter prising young men, who are daily leaving for the gold diggings, it is to be hoped that this is not a fair specimen of the ore which is dug from the mountains, or of the dust which is washed from the sands along the rivers of that country. The frat piece tested was a lump about the size of a robin's egg, quite heavy, and bearing a decidedly golden appearance. Acid poured on this lump made no impression on the shining mass. The next test made was by the aid of the pierre de touche. The California lump was rubbed on the stone, and beside it, on the same stone, was rubbed a piece of gold sixteen carats fine ; the acid was then applied to the surface of the stone, and in a few se conds the marks of the California metal were entirely obliterated, while those made by the real gold shone forth as brightly as ever. Mr. W. proved beyond a doubt, that the specimen which he had was nothing but pyrites of iron. It is stated that considerable sales of spelter solder have been made in this city within a short time past. This material looks very much like the gold dust washed from river sands, and the inexperienced eye would at once be deceived by it. It is sold for a few cents per pound ; and the impression is, that large quantities will be shipped to California, and having arrived there, the probability is that somebody will be taken in by it. This stuff will not bear the test of acid, so that ordinary care will prevent deception being practised by its aid. Another specimen of quasi California gold, produced by Mr. Warwick, was a very pretty piece of mica, exceed ingly handsome to look at, but entirely worthless. AMATEUR PERFORMANCE AT THE THEATRE -ROYAL, LAST NIGHT.—This performance, for the benefit of Mr. Lloyds, a very deserving attache, of many years standing as prompter, to our Theatre Royal, and respected for his private character by sk -c F it. , ate iriencts, took nignt. it was fairly attended ; not so nume rously, however, as other similar performances have been. The amateurs acquitted themselves respectably ; but we think that it would have been much better policy, so far as the interests of Mr. Lloyds were concerned, if they had got up something that we had not heard them in be fore. At the late hour at which we write, and with the press of American news, in particular, before us, we can not possibly enter into a critical review of the perform ance. THE WEATHER.—During the fortnight, or thereabouts, ending on Sunday, we experienced in this part of England a very unusual continuity of dry and mild weather for so early a period of the spring. The glass stood, during the whole of this time, with very little observable variation, at " Set fair ;" and, though the sky was often grey, or dark, and hazy, portending rain, no downfal took place, with the exception of so slight a moisture as but to damp the flags and highways. On Saturday, Sunday, and yester day morning, the glass, which had fallen, stood at about " fair," but it afterwards fell some few degrees yesterday, making an approach towards " change," the wind, at the same time, blowing fresh from the western hemisphere, chiefly from the north west. Some rain fell towards even ing, and angry-looking clouds showed themselves ; but it again partially brightened up, and the mercury has not as yet fallen so rapidly, or so much as to indicate a storm, of which some persons were for a time apprehensive. Vege tation has progressed during the late atmospheric temper ature, but not so much as to excite any alarm about future frosts. The wheat crops look well, and the grass-fields are becoming delicately green. UTTERING BASE COIN.—Two young women, Betsey Gayner and Margaret Ellaines were, yesterday, charged at the police-court with uttering and attempting to utter base coin on Saturday evening. Superintendent Anders said that he had watched Gayner on Saturday, and had followed her through several streets into Great Homer street, where, on being stopped by him, she dropped six teen base sixpences, which she had held in her hand. The other was soon after taken into custody. The super intendent watched her into the shop of Mr. Richard Crift, in the same street, and on his going there, it appeared that she had, in payment for a small quantity of cheese, paid a bad sixpence of the same mould as the others, and which Mr. Crift suspecting after she left the shop, had marked, and put aside. It was also proved that the prisoners lived together in the same room. They were both sent for trial at the sessions. SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—On Saturday a female, named Mrs. Newman, living in Booth-street, Spitalfields, Lon don, was amusing herself with her three children by drop ping some gunpowder into the fire, when a spark from the grate alighted on the vessel containing the powder and the whole exploded with a noise resembling the discharge of a piece of ordnance. The children and their mother were knocked down, and recived such dangerous injuries that they have been removed to a hospital. SCHOOLMASTERS IN TRIBULATION.—Among the peti tions on various subjects presented to the House of Commons on Wednesday evening was one (presented by Mr. Miles) from two persons in the county of Gloucester, who had been parish schoolmasters for many years, and who stated that they had given every satisfaction in the discharge of their duties, complaining that they feared dismissal by the Education Commissioners, on account of their not being thoroughly conversant with English gram mar, and reading, writing, and arithmetic ! THE BISHOP OF EXETER.—On Saturday, in the Court of Arches, Sir H. J. Fust delivered judgment on the pre liminary point raised in the cause instituted by the Rev. G. C. Gorham v. the Bishop of Exeter, for having refused to institute him to the living of Brampford Speke. The question raised was whether or not the bishop had a right to call on Mr. Gorham to undergo an examination rfter the expiration of 28 days from the presentation of the petition, and the judge has decided in favour of the bishop's right to do so. The merits of th e case are now b e i ng gone into. A similar question has not been raised for 130 years. EARLY CLOSING MOVEMENT IN THE CITY.—On Satur day, the majority of the most influential manufacturers in the city of London clos e d th e i r severa l p l aces o f busi ness at one o'clock in the day, in pursuance of a resolu tion passed at a numerous meeting of merchants and others on the 31st of January last. The large warehouses in Fridav-street, Watling-street, Cheapside, Alderman bury, and other places in the city, were entirely shut up as on Sundays. The important effect of thi s new sys t em will be that the carrying trade, which, in consequence of the late closing of the manufacturers, has hitherto been conducted after eleven o'clock on Saturday nights, and during a portion of Sunday, will now be completed at an early hour on Saturday afternoon. THE RECENT ROBBERY OF JEWELLERY.—It will be recollected that a short time ago some person dressed as a clergyman obtained a quantity of jewellery, valued at £5OO, from Messrs. Lambert and C o ., o f C oventry-street, London, by the ingenious ruse of ord er i ng t h e property to be sent to the Bishop of Winchester's res id ence , i n St. James's Square, for the inspection of the right rev. prelate. It was presumed, from the cleverness and com pleteness of the robbery, that it h a d b een accomplished by some dexterous thief who had assumed the c l er i ca l garb as the surest means of disarming suspicion. Since the period of the robbery the police have been in search of the successful thief. After much trouble, it is under stood that the police have obtained a clue to the perpe trator of the robbery, and ascertained that he is actually a clergyman in orders, and rather no t e d f or some consi derable railway speculations. The presumed thief is at present in Wales, and though the police are prepared with evidence, yet it is believed that no further steps will be taken at present. About X-100 worth of the property, it is said, has ben recovered. A DETERMINED JUVENILE THlEF.—Yesterday, at Bir kenhead, a youth about twelve years of age, named Thos. Rule, was placed before William Hall and J. S. Jackson. Esqrs., on a charge of stealing a loaf from a shop in Grange-lane. The prisoner hail been in custody before for a similar offence, and was discharged on his father undertaking to punish and try to reclaim him. Mr. Salter, superintendent of the Market, stated that the boy was rather an intelligent one for his age, that he could read and write well, and knew he was doing wrong, but said he could not help it. Last week he first stole 11b. of butter from a shop in the market. This was discovered, and the butter returned. He then watched a man into a shop, in Grange-lane, with a large loaf under his arm, and when the man laid it down for the purpose of making a purchase he made off with it and hid it in the market, where he also concealed himself until it was closed. He then got into one of the shops, lighted a fire, and enjoyed himself during the night with sweetmeats he pilfered from other shops. Just before daylight, however, he contrived to escape through a hole, which the superintendent stated was not larger than would admit a cat. On Saturday night he was again found concealed in the market, and handed over to the custody of the police. The Bench sentenced him to fourteen days' imprisonment, and to be once whipped. CHEATING A POOR EMIGRANT OUT OF HIS MONEY.— THE OLD DOCK TRICK REVlVED. — Yesterday, at the Police-court, a soft looking, young countryman, named John Blake, dressed in a blue smock-frock, and appa rently from the south of England, appeared against a prisoner, named Thomas Lever, one of the old " knowing ones," whose cunning of countenance formed quite a contrast to the simplicity of that of his accuser. The complainant said he had come to the town in order to take his passage abroad, and, while sauntering about the quay, the prisoner came up, and soon made acquaintance with him, stating that he was himself from a southern county, and was also going abroad. Eventually the complainant was induced to accompany the prisoner to a public-house, where, after drinking together, the latter pulled out a pack f cards, and persuaded his dupe to try his fortun e at cutting—red and black. The complainant soon lost two sovereigns in this way, and, suspecting he was cheated, complained, upon which prisoner said that, if he would play on, he would win more, and he pulled out some notes, handing him two of them, and saying that he had £550 left to him by a near relative. The notes were, of course, flash ones—not worth one farthing. While they were in the public house, two others, accomplices, came in. The prisoner was soon apprehended. and two of the notes were produced. He is known as an old offender, and was com mitted for trial. POSTAL COMMUNICATION WITH SCOTLAND. I LATEST INTELLIGENCE FROM THE GOLD REGIONS. BY THE " CANADA," ARRIVED YESTERDAY. The mercantile and trading community of this town and Manchester have long borne the inconvenience arising from the defective arraneements made by the post-office The excitement throughout the United States, and also authorities for the transmission of letters northwards. At along the whole of the west coast of America, with respect Present, in order to ensure the delivery of a letter on the to the gold discoveries in California, still continues in following morning in Edinburgh or Glasgow, it must be creasing ; and the accounts received by the last packet, written and posted by half-past two o'clock in the day, as to the yield of the district, are even more startling than just, as it may be presumed, as the correspondent is in the before, whilst the prospects held out to us of almost uni midst of negotiating transactions, a partial account only of versal rapine and confusion, are much softened, and in which can thus he transmitted. If, anxious to forward a some accounts absolutely denied. We extract the following whole instead of a half-day's transactions, the merchant from the New York Herald : post his letters at night, he is foiled in the delivery, which " Extract from a let' does not take place in Edinburgh and Glasgow until the paraiso, Nov. 30.—' following afternoon, too late for the communication to be still continues. rendered available in the business of those towns. It has last wrote, and a thus been optional whether the " lost day" shall occur many passenger here or in Scotland. The er received in t a city, dated Val Several expeditions have re fitting out one since we lr ti san — s, mechanics, and • G 7 in that land of p rom i se . The Lanebayecano has arrived thence with 570,000 in gold, having landed 5100,000 at Payta, for shipment to the United States, via Panama." " We have been shown private letters of the Pacific coast, which give some nev ligence in rel ate date, from and excitingintel- California. They state that -.82,000,000 wcrth of the dust was at San Francisco, waiting for transportation. The greater part of it will probably be taken by the mail c_mwr gracamrim.mt LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (BY EXPRESS.) ROMAN STATES. We have the following letter from our co: Rome, dated the 9th : dent at " The Nationalls;embly met yesterday at one o'clock, and, after some routine business bad heed transacted, tho grand question of ' What form of government stinnlii ho adopted for the Roman Sta debate was characterised by and lasted through the T place, and 134 was en t grave and earnest eloqt be once more a commonwealth. The 20 in mini vocated an admendment deferring the questior meeting of the great Italian constituent body. In the middle of the night the - result was f , e notice of t'he slumbering citizens by the simu pealicg of all the s in Rome. The decree i in the following terms rid in point of right of all Art. 2. Full and adequat PnretifFle cAercrse or ms spiritual sups 3. The government of thee? states shall be of a cratic nature, and the " )us name of Roman RepubliC Hy arm goodwill, as befits oui' (Signed) GALETTI, President of the National Assem Rome, steamer :ifornia away 8300,000 in dust. Another letter completely-con tradicts the reports of disturbances at the mining districts. The writer states that excellent order prevails, and there bad been but two or three petty depredations since opera- tions commenced in the region Jan. 22, '—New Orleans CresCent " A letter from a lady of New York, dated at Panama, Nov. 27, speaks of the comfortable quarters in which she is living, while waiting the arrival of a vessel for Cali fornia, and makes not the slightest reference to an unusual crowd of adventurers. From this we may infer that the former reports in relation to the thousand's starving there, were _greatly exaggerated."—New Orleans Crescent Jan. 22 The following is still later intelligence : " A LETTER FROM GENERAL PURSIFOR F. SMITH. " (From the Washington Union.) "We have been furnished with the following extract from a letter written by General P. F. Smith, at Panama dated the 7th instant, and lad them before our readers, a containing matters of importance, especially to that por tion of our fellow-citizens who are preparing to visit California : PANAMA, January 7, 1849 " The situation of affairs in California is really most extraordinary. No accounts we had are exaggerated. Captain Henrian de Langie, of the French brig of war Genie, now here, says that he learned at Valparaiso and Lima that there had been brought to those places from California, to be run into bars, gold to the amount of nine milions of francs (near 1,800,000 dollars.) The British Consul tells me has forwarded 15,000 ounces from this place across the isthmus; and Lieutenant Wood, of the British navy, commanding the Pandora, now here, says that the truth is beyond the accounts we have heard. These gentlemen also say that hundreds of people from the western coast of South America are embarking for the gold region, and most of the clerks in the commercial places have quit their employment for the same object. " ' It will evidently be impossible to prevent the troops, when they arrive, from deserting, and there will be no force to control the crowd of adventurers that will arrive."' We give also a letter from an officer in the squad of Commodore Jones : . " United States Ship Ohio, " Monterey, California, Nov. 1, 1848. "We arrived here on the 9th of last month. The wea ther for the last fortnight has been delightful, very much like our finest October weather at home. The pleasant season has just commenced. " It will be impossible for persons at a distance to realise the state of affairs here. Gold is the only subject discussed. It is bought and sold in grocers' scales. It is selling for 81l an ounce here, 810 at San Francisco, and S 6 at the mines. It is worth over SlB in the United States. At the mines it is the only medium of exchange. The price of a glass of grog is a pinch of gold. The Indians had at first no idea, and have scarcely any now, of its relative value. They would offer all they had for any thing that pleased them. A man from the mines told me that he had sold a blanket for 5280 in gold, and the hat that he wore up there (an indifferent one) for 864. Every one that can possibly do so has gone to the mines. There are some fifteen or twenty vessels at San Francisco, which cannot leave because their crews have deserted. They offer 850 a month, and cannot get men at that ; the usual wages were about 812. Those who reap most in this golden harvest are the small traders ; for, as a matter of course, the necessaries of life are scarce. One of these men informed me that he retailed flour at two dollars a pound, and said it had been fcur ; he also sold sugar at S 2 per pound, brandy 812 a bottle. Crowbars, pickaxes, &c., sold at first for an enormous price. "The mine is now known to be four hundred miles long and one hundred broad. It is thought to be much longer, but it has not been explored further. A man, without much exertion, can make -B'looo a month. Some have made it in a few days. I saw a party that had been in the mines about two months ; each one (person) aver aged about $l5OO a month. A piece weighing 25 pounds has been found. The largest piece that I have 63en weighed 1 pound 2 ounces. The most that is found is small and fine. A man will leave a place at which he does not find more than an ounce a day. The machines are very rude : in fact, it would be profitable to work that which is escaped them, were there not richer work all around. The mines are said to be inexhaustible. The present low price of gold cannot long last; for I suppose a mint will soon be established. Nor can the necessaries of life long remain as they are, though they will be high for some time. Nothing for consumption is made here, but cargoes are on their way from South America and the islands,and no doubt capitalists will soon have their agents, which alone would bring gold to nearly its proper value. I had a revolver, worth about Sl2 in the United States ; as a special favour I parted with it for 3i ounces of gold, equal to 865 in the United States. Persons are seen with gold valued at thousands of dollars, who, a few months since, would have considered themselves fortunate in having twenty dollars in their possession." The excitement at New York was indescribable. On the sth inst., the steamship Crescent City, took her departure for Chagres with 305 passengers on board. amongst whom was the chief engineer of the Panama Section of the proposed Chagres and Panama Railroad. The scene at her starting was of the most animating des cription, the quays being lined with the friends of those departing for the El Dorado. Another fine steamer, the Falcon, sailed on the Ist, containing 200 passengers, with their multifarious baggage, amongst which we find enu merated " Bowie knives, packing-boxes, go ld s ift ers , cradles, spades, shovels, pi c ks, ckets of rubber and wood—in - fact every conceivable article that could be of benefit in the way of gold digging," besides a cargo whose value was estimated at $70,000. The following is stated as the outfit of the Strafford, a barque engaged to carry out the New York Mining Com pany :—" Abaft the main hatch are arranged the mess tables, yielding comfort and convenience while nourishing the inner man. Away aft is fitted up an admirably se lected library, comprising works on every subject, and cansisting of fully 3,000 volumes. These are the indivi dual contributions of the members, and generous dona tions from the Bible and Tract Societies. For the amusement and enlivenment of the company, a splendid piano and numerous other musical instruments have been presented to these fine fellows ; and, to crown all, a glee club has been formed, numbering voices of no ordinary sound and sweetness." This is certainly combining the utile and duke ! The list of other vessels sailed, and to sail, from all parts of the Union, is far too lengthy for us even to sum up. The New York Herald says, in his city article of the 3d in stant, that upwards of 8,000 persons had then left the States for California, via Chagres, Vera Cruz, and Cape Horn, although it was only sixty days since the excite ment commenced; and that upwards of 20,000 had left ports on the Pacific. The calculation of the writer is that, with the existing and prospective increase of population in California, we may very reasonably expect an addition of one hundred millions of dollars worth to the stock of P old in the world. That it may be some time, however, before the world ill feel the effect of this singular state of things, will be made apparent from the following statement by the same writer : " We have already a large capital invested in this move ment. Millions of dollars are at present locked up in this trade, and millions more will be in the same position before returns are received and commercial operations give the capital activity. The annexed statement exhibits estimates made from the best authority, of the amount of capital ct present employed in the shipment of passengers and property to California. " COMMERCE BETWEEN THE CALIFORNI Vessels departed, direct and indirect, No. 125 ATLANTIC STATES AND value . %2,000,000 Provisions for passengers, 4 - 60 each, No. 7,000 —value 420,000 Fitting out vessels, =8'2,000 each, No. 125 Shipments of merchandise on speculation.... 250,000 2,500,000 Am'mint of specie shipped and taken by emi- grants. 1,500,000 T0ta1.... " This amount of capital is at present absorbed by this movement, and it is increasing at the rate of more than one hundred thousand dollars per day. As an offset, we have only received about sixty thousand dollars worth of gold from California; and before we can receive any amount of consequence more than ten millions of dollars will be locked up in the trade. The amount already invested has made many branches of business very active. Provision dealers, bakers, clothiers, &c., have been ac tively engaged in filling orders, and many vessels have been withdrawn from other employments, and fitted up at considerable expense for the long and dangerous voyage to San Francisco." A GOOD SIGN OF THE IMPROVEMENT IN THE TIMES. — Mr. Williams, whose advertisement is in another column of this paper, states that he has let more houses and shops last week than for the last three months. EXTENSIVE PROVISION MART.—To supply the often felt want of a market in the north end of the town, a n extensive establishment for the sale of provisions of every description has just been opened by Messrs. Jones, Webb, and Co., in Little Howard-street. Although, perhaps, the place is more specially designed for the supply of emigrants with the needful pabulum, and of shipping with free and bonded stores, since its opening, from the cha racter already acquired, the doors have been besieged by retail customers. His worship the mayor visited the establishment on Thursday, and after trying the weight of articles made up for sale, and inspecting the measures, was pleased to express his entire approbation of an under taking so much required by the lower orders of that popu lous district. lationality Decreed at Rome, Feb. 5 While I write f 2 o'cic [way or proclaiming )ing forward in the capitol. Severe measures are anticipated with respect to the continued absence of many large proprietors and men of rank, who forget they have a country." the Republic il weral clubs of representatives have been formed at Count Esterbaz jr • ickna ~ u,..,auor re passed through Rcil - eo - ni e 7th instant on 1 Gaeta. , LONDO MONEY MARKET We have had son not to any important amount ficient to keep the market he..., the opening prices. We quote them now usg to and 93i to for account. ,Reduced Threes, 932 to s of money s They ht ing, but 455. prem. Bank Stock, igWi Prices are steady in the foreigi n market, but with few trar LONDON SHARE MARKET_ Our Share Market is flat; and prices rather in decline, more particularly of Caledonians, now quoted 22, and Eastern Conn tipQ IA3 4, 11 LONDON CORN MARKET YESTERDAY The supply of English Wheat at market this mo short, and any hut the finest qualities were a very d a decline of Is. to 2s. per qr. on the quotations of A similar reduction had to be submitted to t before any progress could be made with sal , ' amount of business was transacted. Flour - the turn cheaper. Choice samples of Malting main tained their value, but secondary malting and distilling Barley must be quoted Is. lower. All descriptions of Oats were 6d. cheaper. Beans and Peas much as last quoted. _ 1 sale, a f Monday last a heavy s lea SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET We have again a very large supply of I ceedingly dull. In a I trade ex sometaig very choice; but the very best more generally make 3s. Bd. Although the number of Sheep is small, it is quite equal to the demand, and prices are no better. Indeed, a con siderable number, both of Beasts and Sheep, remain unsold. The supply of Calves is very short; trade is consequently brisk, and ss. is readily obtained for the choicest kinds. LONDON PRODUCE MARKET—YESTERDAY. The public sales of Sugar declared for to-morrow are again rather large, say-11,000 bags Mauritius, 8000 bags Bengal, 6000 bags Madras, and 360 hhds. West India; the large business that has been done by private contract in yellow Havannah and brown Sugars since the close of the public market on Fri day leads to the opinion that the sales will go off well to-morrow, but"the continental pressure of public sales is a severe test for the market. Refined remains unaltered.—lndigo : The sale to day consisted of parcels in second hands, and did not alter quo tations.—ln other articles no material alteration, but a general feeling exists in favour of most articles. NAVIGATION LAWS TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD SlR, — The apparent indifference with which the mer.: sure introduced by Mr. Labouchere, for the repeal of the Navigation Laws, has of late been viewed in this port, is at length passing away. I was quite pleased to find that an influential meeting of the constitutional associa tion (or rather the Toxteth-park branch of it) was held in Toxteth-park, Mill-street, on Friday last, and resoliCons passed unanimously, condemning the course pursuel by ministers in attempting to throw into the hands of fo reigners the carrying trade of this country and her co lonies, to memorialise the House of Lords to reject the measure, and her Majesty to dissolve the Parliament. Sir, there is not a moment to be lost. Let a requisition be got up immediately, calling a town's meeting, and to assist in denouncing so suicidal a proposition. We have given away too much already to the clamour of greedy demagogues. Liverpool can make a demonstration as great as that of Manchester. notwithstanding the facilities presented to free traders by the muster of great bodies of slaves from the factories at a few hours' notice to serve the selfish purpose of their masters. In Liverpool, nearly all merchants, shipowners, tradesmen, shopkeepers, and dealers, are deeply interested in the question, as well as those of other ports of the kingdom. I would suggest a platform across the rails of Nelson's Monument and the west part of the area of the Exchange for the demonstration. Let us all unite and rally round those who have already started an opposition to the mi nisterial proposal, and the ruin which now stares us in the face will be averted. Let also the last signa mortal hero, which surrounds his monumer of the im- be acted upon at this mome•itous time, man to do his duty." "England expects every I am, Mr. Editor, your obedient Servant, AN OPERATIVE THE CATHOLIC CHARITY BALL.—This annual ball was held last night at the Town Hall. There were from 500 to 600 persons present. Amongst the Company were the Blundells, of Ince Blundell, and the family of that name of Crosby, W. Earle, Esq., Dr. O'Donnell, J. Yates, Esq., and Mr. Yates, junior. Mr. Whitty and Mr. Lucas and party were also present. continued to arrive until nearly eleven O'CIOCI WELSH CHARITY SCHOOLS.—WO beg t ntion of the Welsh inhabitants of Liv friendly to the education of the chile- The company 3 draw the at -01, and others .en of the poi advertisement in this day's paper announcing it r, to an annual examination of the children taught at t llent in- stitutions, the Welsh Charity Schools, in Russell-street, which have been established nearly half a century. We particularly wish to impress upon the natives of the Principality residing here, and who have the means of contributing to so benevolent a charity not to lose the present opportunity of manifesting their kind feelings to wards the children of their less fortunate countrymm. We hear that a very eminent minister from South Wales is to preach to the Welsh at St. David's Church on Sun day next. We hope that this appeal will not be made in vain, as we understand the schools are languishing fi r want of funds. MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENTS IN AID OF THE WELSH CHARITY SCHOOLS.—The first of two musical entertain ments, for the benefit of the Welsh Charity Schools in this town, was given at the Concert-hall, Lord Nelson street, last night, The selections consisted of Welsh melodies—the subjects the achievements of the ancient British race, and descriptions of their beautiful province. The concert was diversified by an appropriate lecture by Talhaiarn, of London. The vocalists were Miss Williams and Mr. Henry Roberts, assisted by competent artistes. Mr. Ellis Roberts accompanied on the harp. He also playel several solos. His masterly performance elicited long-continued applause ; as did the singing of Miss Williams, whose clear, mellow voice is so well suited for the simple, though touching airs of Cambria. The room was crowded, and the audience entered into the spirit of the performances with feeling, many of them evi dently having heard similar strains resound through the brown vallies of Wales. It was gratifying to see so full a house, when the object of the entertainment was consi dered ; and we trust there will be no falling off on Friday evening, the second appearance of this talented corps. MEETING OF THE LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOClETY.—Yesterday evening, the fortnightly meeting of this highly intellectualsociety, took place at the Royal Insti tution, and was numerously attended by members and visitors. J. B. Yates, Esq., the president, occupied the chair. The business consisted solely in the reading of a long, but most able paper. by Mr. Picton, surveyor, on the changes in the surface of laud on the margins of seas and oceans, and en enquiry into its causes—whether by up heavings or subsidences. We have neither space nor time to enter into details, being on the eve of our publication ; and can merely state that the lecturer exhibited great research, and adduced many interesting facts on the mutations of our sea coasts derived from known authorities, and (locally) from his own observa tions. After a fine exordium, in which he said we were indebted to these changes for the beautiful va rieties of surface which presented themselves all over the world as well as for the disclosure for the use of man of the richest minerals and materials,—he went into an exposition of the changes (another field in " historic" lore) of our own estuary, of the Dee; of the whole coast of Lancashire, northward ; of Cheshire, and Wales east ward, and other lines of coast from the Powey, in South Wales, to the Solway, in Scotland—over the whole extent of which, below the level of the tid es , su b mar i ne forests and remains of vegetation, &c., had been found — showing that either the oceanic waters had largely en croached upon the land, or that the latter had subsided by subterraneous or volcanic action, to which last these changes were perhaps principally due. He was listened to with great interest, and an interesting discussion en sued, in which Mr. John Cunningham, Dr. Inman, Mr. Lyal, the Chairman (Mr. Yates), and many others, took part —some in behalf of Mr. Picton's opinions, and a few dissenting therefrom. No decided conclusion was come to, owing to the magnitude and difficulty of the subject but the whole proceedings were most enlightened and pleasing, and the company retired to the coffee-room, after a discussion of nearly three hours. ELOPEMENT PREVENTED BY TELEGRAPH.—On Sa turday evening, information by telegraph was transmitted from Cambridge to London that a young lady had clan destinely left her parental roof, and requesting her deten tion. She was handed . from a first-class carriage by a gentleman. So accurately had the lady's appearance been described, that identi'y was et.ily established, and, while hastily leaving the platform, they were politely informed instructions had been rzceived which would pre clude the possibility of the lady's departure until the arrival of a relative.