The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-12-18 00:00:00

TO CORRESPONDENTS. We omitted to state last week, i❑ giving an account of the monster iron warehouse, built by Mr. Cato, that the beauti ful designs were furnished by Mr. John Grantham. GAS.—We have received a number of complaints from respect able parties, of grievous onpression used towards them by the officials of the gas company, who assert that they act only in accordance with the directions of their superiors. Our correspondents appear to have just cause to find fault, as they have been put to serious inconvenience, without the smallest fault en their parts. The company, we are aware, have a giant's strength" in possessing within their own control the full remedy over all their tenants; but it is not always advisable "to use it like a giant," as opposition may be provoked. It appears new to be clearly established that gas can be manufactured in London (and, therefore, certainly in Liverpool) at 3s. per 1000 feet; and if this be so, it is not impossible that the consumers in this town may again "put the screw on" to obtain it. We are quite aware that there are three Vice-Chancellors sit ting in London, but the appointment of Sir J. K. Bruce and Sir J. Wigram was made only a few years since, and Sir Lan• celot Stadwell is still designated "the Vice-Chancellor of England." The others are not entitled to the distinctive appellation. -- ----- A correspondent at Carlisle calls our attention to a meeting to be held in that town to-morrow, to endeavour to further the separation of Church and State, and wishes to know if Mr. Baylee or some other clergyman cannot be prevaile6l on to meet the lecturers. We think our correspondent will have to look nearer home. He cannot have an idea of Mr. Baylee's numberless and important engagements, or he would never have made the suggestion. Ebr Ribrrpool &tanbarb. TUESDAY MORNING, DEC. 18, 1849 THE opening, on Wednesday last, by the " Me tropolitan Association for Improving the Dwellings of the Industrious Classes," of another model lodging-house, in the neighbourhood of Spital fields, and the proceedings on the occasion, suggest a subject upon which a few remarks here may not be out of place. 'l'o render ourselves intelligible, however, we shall he under the necessity of giving a brief description of the kind of erections, as dwellings for the industrious classes, which have been adopted by the association. The pile of building opened 8i Wednesday is five stories in height from the basement, which is surrounded by an open area, containing baths, washhouses, and ample space for workshops. Its internal arrangements comprise a large coffee.room, reading-room and kitchen, a cook's shop. where coffee and cooked meat can be had at all hours; and dormitories, fitted up with iron bedsteads and proper furniture, in the upper stories. This esta blishment is intended for the accommodation of single men, and is certainly replete with every con venience and requisite to ensure health. The sum to be paid by each tenant is 3s. per week. Ano ther wing is in course of erection, designed for families, each of which will be provided with three rooms, a small kitchen, water-closet, cupboards, store-room, &c., for ss. 6d. per week. In every respect they appear to be upon a similar plan to the dock cottages at Birkenhead. The proceedings were opened on the occasion by the Earl of Carlisle, who certainly afforded the meeting a very gratifying account of the experience of a similar establishment provided by the asso ciation in the Old Pancras-road. There had not occurred in that establishment a single case of cholera throughout the whole of the recent epide mic, although it was rife in the surrounding loca lities. The general health of the tenants had been improved ; and the pecuniary results were most satisfactory. Out of £2,418, the amount of rent which had accrued, there had only been £1 19s. 7d. which could be called a bad debt, and £5 14s. Id. which was doubtful. The actual arrears of 110 occupants of apartments was only the sum of £7 10s. The total amount thus far raised and ex pended by the association was about £40,000, the interest derived from which they estimated at 21 per cent. ; but they felt convinced that if they could succeed in raising the whole sum contemplated by them (£100,000) a dividend of five per cent. would be realised. Of course, we are disposed to give every credit for good intention and a sincere wish to benefit the condition of their industrious fellow beings to the noblemen and gentlemen engaged in this work. The want of cleanly, well-constructed dwellings for the working classes in our cities and large towns, and even in the rural districts, is one of the crying evils of the age, and the source of much of the disease and vice by which we are surrounded. We must suggest, however, that the movement of this and similar associations, however well they may be supported by the public, can go but a very little way towards providing a remedy. The Earl of Carlisle and his fellow labourers must be tho roughly aware of the fact that the helping hand of the legislature is wanted to enable them to carry out their benevolent designs, and that without it any real progress in sanatory reform cannot he effected. Why are our working classes at this moment dragging out a miserable existence in dear and filthy cottages —say, rather, dens—in the confined streets and unventilated courts of our cities and large towns ? Why are the dwellings even of our middle classes not better in construc tion, better ventilated, better drained and severed ? Legislation has imposed a bar a ga i ns t th e e ff orts of the community to improve the existing state of things. We have decreased the import duties on timber for the purpose of house construction ; we have cheapened the food of the working man ; but we tax his bricks. We say to him—you shall not add a room or a convenience to your dwelling; you shall not drain, or sewer, without first paying an excise upon your chief material, bricks. This injurious war tax diminishes every man's com forts. It forms a considerable portion of rents, and enters largely into the cost of our mills, our railways, and of almost every work of convenience and utility, Yet wh j at is the amount which accrues to the revenue from this paltry tax ? Although the rate is ss. lod. per one thousand bricks—between a third and a fourth of the value of the article when manufactured—the amount of the duty in 1842 in England and Scotland was. only £400,086; and the cost of collection would, no doubt, materially lessen this amount, whilst the annoyance to the manufacturer, caused by the restrictions imposed as to the size, &c., constitutes at all times a serious impediment to production. Surely, if government is serious in its professions of a desire to amelio rate the condition of the middle and working classes, to give them better dwellings and increased comforts, the excise on bricks ought at once to be done away with. Whilst its repeal would give a stimulus to every branch of the building trade, now unfortunately in a state of stagnation and suffering, it would undoubtedly be most conducive to an improvement of the description of dwellings pro vided for those classes whom the Earl of Carlisle and his friends are labouring to serve, and compel the owners of the wretched dens which abound in our large towns, and breed disease and crime, to replace them with property more fit for human beings to occupy. It is universally admitted that, amongst the greatest promoters of sanatory reform, are the proper ventilation and lighting of dwellings. The I human frame, like the organization of plants, requires for its development air and light. In the model dwellings erected by the association, of which the Earl of Carlisle is a patron, ventilation is sedulously attended to ; and proper lighting, we presume, is equally studied. But how is it with the dwellings of our working and middle classes ? Here another injurious war tax—one of the most unpopular that ever was imposed by a finance minister—interposes, and says to us, you shall not have the enjoyment of God's light and air in your houses unless you pay first a contribution for it to the State. What would any intelligent foreigner, contemplating the sham windows to be met with in our streets, the numerous houses lighted only from the front, without even a perforation at the back to allow a current of air to carry off the impurities and gases, think of our consis tency when he heard our statesmen and philan thropists declaiming upon the necessity of sanatory improvements ? He would say that we were hypocrites, or idiots; that science was in its very rudest state amongst us. And he would be right; for it could scarcely enter into his mind at a ll th a t the legislature of a civilised country had set its face against our enjoying the full blessings so bountifully provided for us by the great Lord of the universe. Tax light and air ! Block out the sun's ray, and the healthful breeze ! With as much consistency and wisdom we might tax the water at the fountain, prohibit out-door exercise, and doom our population to breathe only in dark ness the vitiated air of cess-pools and charnel houses. The existing window duties stand in the way of a really effective improvement of the dwellings of the people. All the appliances of the sanatory sarans—the Reeds and the Chadwicks—with their ventilating tubes, their passes of hot air and cold au', alternately driving us to fever heat, and chilling us to the freezing point, are preposterous subter fuges. Let us have windows to our dwellinLB. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. PERMISSION TO USE FIRES AND LIGHTS ON Let us have light as well as air in our rooms, in our closets, in our staircases and passages. We live already too artificial a life. We neglect already too many of the laws of nature. If the legislature is sincere in its professions of regard for the health of the public, let it allow us to construct our habi tations upon a common sense principle, so that we may be enabled to welcome the glorious sun when it rises, or watch it when it sets, and breathe as we go about our household tasks the pure air freely and without stint. A poor revenue of about a million and a half sterling is derived from the window tax. It is paid doubly in the loss of health, cheerfulness, and comfort, by the entire community. £16,639,315; and it has increased week after week, and shows no signs of decrease. The bank has re others duced its rate of interest to 21 per cent.; yet, that A numerous meeting of Shipowners, and has been inoperative to stay the accumulation of interested in the welfare of the port, was Shipmasters, held this dead weight; for the simple reason that she yesterday afternoon, for the purpose of adopting such has in her coffers .an available amount of some measures as might be calculated to induce the Liverpool millions, which she can employ in discounting, alto- Dock Committee to relax their present stringent resole gethertions with regard . to the use of fires and lights on board independent of her gold. Moreover, since May, 1848, we have had not an ounce of gold from vessels l ; lie N C ' h e al i r in was dock. occupied by Mr. William Rathbone, Russia, the export having been prohibitel. Only Secretary to the East India Association. last month the produce of the Ural mountains were The Rev. W. MAYNARD opened the proceedings with opened to us ; too l a t e f or any sens ibl e e ff ec t b e i ng suitable dev o ti ona l exerc i ses .— After which The CHAIRMAN said th a t lie had great pleasure i n produced, because th e nav i ga ti on i s a l rea d y c l ose d by frost. England, however, is still the best t c l o ia n t se t raing ra to a t s a it k i e en the hi cl h iair as o nto thatl o o r u e t h e "e felt market for the commodity; for we are told that it ing was one of importance wc to w the commerce e of the port of THAT a purely agricultural country, such as Ire- meet swil pay, if sent from Russia overland to a port not Liverpool. (Hear, hear.) It was also important as re land, should be more ruin ous ly a ff ec t e d th an our closed up by ice. Th e p r i ce o f go ld i n P ar i s i s gar d e d what he hoped was not an inferior consideration own by the operation of free trade and competition lower than in England ; and in Hamburob, it is with them, namely, the duty which they owed to the seamen wo fruented the The with the foreigner, was t o b e expec t e d b y every u p war d s o f h a lf per cent. cheaper than in Eng h d some little eq difficulties to port ear contend with ear before the y thinking man. Ireland had for years maintained land. matter could be brought to a satisfactory issue. These her population almost exclusi ve ly f rom th e a d van - W e s h a ll, mos t un d ou b te dl y, h ave a large influx difficulties we re sma ll, h owever; and he thought that the tages offered her by proximity t o th e l arge masses i of gold into thi s coun t r y f or some t i me to come; good sense of the people of Liverpool would prove that engaged in manufacturi ng p ursu it s i n thi s coun t ry. ' and the question will b e , w h a t can th e B an k o f there was but littl e cause f or the apprehensions which She formed the granary from which we drew a England, which is bound to receive it, do with the greatsonee pLo r p r l o e r en o t f er fi t r a e i s ned b u n p t on t ei s subject. fi TheT . h i a i d all b a large portion of our supplies of beef, pork, butter, supply. Russia has been producing nearly four all appeared to apprehend Wo u ul t d o n s e e ver re o s cc w ur ne if they millions per annum; and she has now, pro.l.iably, proper steps for their prevention were taken. He believed and grain of all descriptions, reserving only for her own people the humble fare afforded by the that amount to send us, the export of which has that if this plan was acceded to, it would be the means of potato. The following were the imports from been suspended since May, 1848. California has giving the docks a greater protection than they at present te e d Ireland into this port alone during the seven years 100,000 inhabitants digging for gold ; and their —and the en as to il the morals of the sailors themselves from 1838 to 1844, as given by Mr. M'Culloch in Produce must inevitably reach the best market. that the effectsailorwluillo community u m n o t a t 0 to large—was r : bo ita likelyhad the .._ All this must come into the vaults of the Bank of same feeling in the last edition of his Commercial Dictionary his bosom that g other men had, and 1838, £5,559,047 ; 1839, £5,073,830 ; 1840, England ; and, before many months are over, we who by their present stringent laws was forced to become £4,334,864; 1841, £4,499,188 ; 1842, £3,649,428 ; may probably have twenty millions stored up in a wanderer on the public streets, could resist the tempta -1843, £4.534,578 ; 1844, £4,618,957. the l ega l receptac l e, t h e i nterest upon which t h e tion of enteri ng th e d ram - shop, and from thence to the The falling off was in nea r ly ever y ar ti c l e; b u t proprietors of b an k s t oc k must pay, before makingbrothel? them to remain on board were provided, he had no doubt l a dividend. How they will like it we cannot tell; but that the men would be more moral ; and that they principally in those affected by the tariff of 1842. We have not at hand any l a t er re t urn . W e k now, but we concei ve th a t th ey are not much gratified at would afford less exercise for the magisterial f unc ti ons o f , however, how fearfully I re l an d was sm itt en b y th e ' the pr os p ec t i n s t ore f or them. The stock of gold Mr. Rushton, and the various officers connected with the potato rot of 1846 and 1847, d ur i ng w hi c h years I . is undoubtedly a d ea d we i g h t, unrepresented as it po li ce . H e would now be glad to hear any gentleman is at this moment by an increased issue of notes. who had to address the meeting. she was driven to import foreign food for her 1 • w Mr. KNIGHT, master of the New World, then - r m os a e st t e o r In 1840, it was only £4,311,000 ; it now approaches address the mee'tine H e said, th w at bein people; and, although during the last two years she has been enabled to forward us a portion of 1 £17,000,000, and will shortly, we expect, he twenty from this port, he ;as desirous of making g a few pobserva her growth, it is easy to estimate the ruinous result , millions. The interest upon fifteen millions will tions on this subject. He found that their officers and of the extremely l ow p r i ces w hi c h t h e B r i t i s h be rather a seri ous infliction upon pr o p r i e t ors o f seamen were deprived of a pr i v il ege (b y t hi s regulation) ; which no peopl e i n th e wor ld , who were not so unfortu are rapidly leaving th e coun t ry , bank stock, wh o are a l rea d y un d er bid i n the dis-market now affords he r . H er i n d us t r i ous f armers , nate as to b e a tt ac h e d to a ship, were deprived of. A s a fleeing from peso- count market. A n d w h a t i s to stop th e present ' captain he f oun d t h a t i n these' northern latitudes day accumulation of gold i n it s b es t market? Europe lence and poverty ; and h er l a b ourers are crow di ng light, at this time of the year, did not come u n til a b ou t time the men go t th e i r for food and s h e lt er w ithi n th e wa ll s o f t h e un i on ev id en tl y d oes not want it. America has it pour- 8 in the mo rn i ng . Aboutthat workhouses. i ng upon h er f rom her western territory. So long breakfast ;at 12 o ' c l oc k they got dinner ; at 4 o ' clock Such a state of things canno t p oss ibl y con ti nue ; offer for it a fixed p r i ce , an d th a t pr i ce i s t h e tea, after which ti me no work could be done. Now in his ; as we opinion, it requi re d a man of an extraordinary constitu tion to sle e p i n a co ld, damp , perhapswet, cabin - and we are g lad t o o b serve th a t h er l an d owners, criterion of its valu e i n th e world ,it will come ,as gentry, and farmers a re b eg i nn i ng t o assume an a ma tt er o f course, to th i s country. or forecastle, till e i g ht o f t h e following morning, without attitude of protest. A mos t i m p or t an t an d info- ' Here then, in its effect upon the Bank of Eng- the least light or fire. He then was not able to do so; 1 and when a young man he was not able to do so. (Ap land, will be the first demonstration of a change in ential meeting was held last week in Cork—ruined the marketable value of gold. We can readily be- ! rla i u . se.) o Then how was the seaman to do ? He was to go Cork—which has had the honour of being the first to burst asunder the ties of liberalism, and to elect, lieve that overtures are already being made to were r i e i s fe b d a t ill e m y g w -h e o re us e e lbo wh e e:ie as soon .d a e s to one , set of for release the bank from its present liability to receive another. Did the mereslviantosu o o f n F Liverpool make by a triumphant majority, a Conservative member. s a u tc p u p r o u s u e m that old at its fixed price. That very liability will ruin seamen would go down to the forecastle and sit there in The Earl of Bandon, lord lieutenant of the g county, was in the chair up on th e occas i on ; an d the establi s h men t, an d pro b a b ly bring about a the dark, till it was time to retire for the night ? Would the meeting comprised most of the leading nobility, change in our monetary system, which the com- any of the gentleme n of Liverpool take such a class of clergy, and gentry in the district. We shall not munity have sought for in vain. There may be been to their parlours such a arloul-sand entertain them ? He h a d no t here attempt a report o f th e p rocee di ngs, w hi ch sympathy w ith thi s great corporation, although able althou g h that town set a of a L s . i v i e 3 r u p t o l o l e l , 1 1: n o e s w p i ta o - f there is none sh own t owar d s the sufferings of the two classes o f people—about equaly i in their respective line were marked by practical goo d sense an d temper throughout ; but p rocee d t o cu ll a f ew o f t h e most commercial public. lof business—who were always ready in the most . philan striking facts adduced by the speakers. , — --- -- I The annual ball o f th e Aintree thropic and gen erous manner, to open their doors to the , One of the m os t prac ti ca l o f th e spea k ers, M r. Charity is expected to stranger. He h a d b een l ong enough n Liverpool to k now of Sefton na o - i n th .s u t rital d brillian c y on Thursday. The Countess the othere c w la a s s s a led re t t h t e direct l way "downto the and Beamish, after showing the fallacy of the calcula wheayeamoe te precipice. r steamert patroness. Commodore, The pretty v y oy s ag lp e pe th y at tions by which Mr. M'Culloch undertook to , Captain Little, the pioneer (Applause.) convince the agriculturists that, with a ss. duty, the of Mr. M`lver's new line, sailedfor Havre on Salirda he knew how lie \Vas situated : he came once, but he did price of best foreign wheat would range from She is intended to leave Havre on her return on Friday. y" not come again for fifteen years, till he was captain of a 525. to 565. per qr. in this country, he stated that— ART UNION OF LIVERPOOL. --Th e beautiful print, C to ou t rt i s e hip L , i ' r ' is about being delivered to the sub- ti a p s , n a r n e d in had some f money in his packet. He felt great ,I,Tant,Cohir•st,riiapntltoyn and e humanityo w i re s olution : " Offers were now in Cork to deliver here, in April, s c "Irishri ers l '" Resolvedm, alike demand Liver Art Union, acid will, we are Rostock wheat, ,which bore the same value in London, as the moderate use of fires and lights on board of vessels sure give great , c , c „ , Safi,_sfaction to all patrons of the fine arts. Danzic, at 365. per quarter, cost, freight, and insurance,while in the Liverpool Docks,that the and to ON HOARD A STEAIIa ER. 011 Saturday night, 1 . which would have the effect of depreciating Cork wheat ACCIDENT . • p lance with this demand would be both safe and politic." g the passage of the steamer Victory from Dubin for to about 17s. per barrel of 20 stone, so that low as the' That Christianity demanded that this privilege should be this port, a young man named Thomas S prices were the tendency was still down. (Hear, hear.)and drowned. twas granted to the seamen of the port, he would appeal to the washed overboard from thequarter deck On the 17th November last, 500 qrs. of wheat were ship- The Liverpool Association for the . Reduction of the circumstance of the meeting being attended by the four ped from British ports at a freight from 3s. to 3s. 6cl. per Duties on Tea, have l very wisely resolved to recommence clergymen who were in the habit of attending upon the qr., the price of wheat at Danzic being 345. to 355. per o erations Probably a town's meeting will shortly be seamen. This resolution went to say to the world that qr., 601bs. to 611bs. per bushel; and on the 10th Deem- held p on the' s • übiect. the allowance of lights and fires in the docks would be bet, instant, the price in London was 425. to 455. per qr., Lieut. G. S. Parsons, R N late Admiralty agent perfectly safe. The position of Liverpool should be differ- Dublin on the ent from that of any city in the world. She should not while Essex and Kent red was from 375. to 425. per qr." Dublin and Liverpool ail . station,' has had conferred on follow in the wake of any other town—s7le should lead Mr. Beamish remarked that, owing to the him the good service p • ension, granted to fifty officers of them rather th an f o ll ow . Sh e should not be like " the influence of climate in not p erm itti ng gra i n grown hi s gra d e out o f three thousand candidates. wounded snake," as somebody says, "dragging her slow in Ireland to be ripened in the sun, the produce of The cotton and share brokers have resolved upon length along." She should o had. (Hear, hear, and Danzic is worth from 20 to 25 per cent. more to ' i makingth osloonntoy,letalvie town in n st ibe a holiday, thereby ena- applause.) It ought not to matter g-a- to Liverpool what has the miller than Irish wheat. With reference to the viou g s, on a visit to th e eir os i U m o nde, to r'eturrnaytoeiviennsiinngespsr on been done in London New York, or any o th er port; s h e capababilities of th e con ti nen t a l coun t r i es h e s t ated Wednesday morning ; and we have no doubt other parties ought to take the l ea d' in doing that w hi c h a ll ac k now l e d ge that— will follow thi s examp l e . I to be right. (Applause.) Then if it be an impossibility in an affair of this kind, with all the surveillance of the On Saturday, James Carr, the man wl o was injured a " The river Vistula, which flowed to the Baltic sea at f • r, police, to keep some 800 emigrant Irish from the use of Danzic, was 550 miles in length, running through a level k o e i n tg a l d it ago at Foster 's soapery, Cleveland-street, Bir- the lucifer match, when between decks, how hard must it country, and navigable throughout the greater part of its that the decee'ee d t Dispensary. It will be recollected ofeee with another man were employed in the not be upon 24 honest seamen to be precluded the enjoy extent ; and various improved modes of conveyance from rebuilding those premises, when a gable wall fell and ment of a properly masked light to guide them to their the upper country were being made by the Russian berth ? If the seamen were allowed lights he should say crushed them very severely. government, by railways, canals, &c., to bring down the E , that they should be under similar restrictions as are XAMINATION OF MASTERS AND MATES.—At meet- of this and other parts. Grain arrived in London i observed at sea. They should be locked up and kept of the Board of Examiners, held on Friday and in the week ending 24th November, from fifty-four diffe- Satur da y, Capt. John Robertson so that no man could get at them. There sever was, rent ports, of twenty of the names of which there was no salaci Liverpool, pt. Brown,. master of the in hies recollection an instance of She occurring on board a, of fi was found duly qualified for a first- • ' mention in the Geographical Dictionary, which made class' a ship owing to the use of fire in the galley, the forecastle, m enti on of isu,l,. ouiall places as Middleton and even Elizahe masters eerti certificate. Mr. John Rowlands, mate of or the cabin. He wondered, if no lights were on board Carolss°, of Beaumaris, and Thomas Williams, Ballinacurra. (Hear, hear.) Then there were two hun- how the recent fire took place in the Albert Dock ? He late second mate of the William Russell, of Liverpool, for dred and forty rivers running into the Baltic, all of which had traded to London, to the St Katherine's Dock, for second-class mate's certificates. probably were now beginning to furnish corn. (Hear, -..., four . years, arid lie never heard of a fire occurring there ' A INEW ARTICLE OF IMPORT.—The farmers of Eng hear.)" during that time. In every part of the United States the land have, during the past few years, been subject to The following is a most significant fact : every conceivable kind of competition, but the most seamen were allowed the same p r i v il ege w i t h regar d to " Last week, the ca pt a i n an d par t owner of an American recen t i s t h e i ntroduction of American partridges. One the use of b fires c a . n t d lights on board of ships which were e ans large the States, veerson new shin sold a car g o o f corn i n thi s port . T hough he got consi g nm en t to M r. Waters, of St. John ' s Market, by the t e l u i j a o t y N . ew York had as as that ther e th e y hipping E trad ry as as any k port £3,000 for it, it was esti ma t e d th a t lie did not s p en d 30 s . last steamer, compri se d 500 b race , w hi c h can b e sold, in the world, (not excepting Liverpool,) in the port of C or k. O n ge tti ng t h e c h eque from the d ur i ng th e ensu i ng Christmas, at such prices as would, in cotton and othe r com b usti bl e materials, and yet merchant, he immediat e ly wen t t o th e b an k, and drew En e l an d, b are l y prov id e powder and shot. loaded (to his knowledge) a fire, from the use of lights on ship out three thousand sovereigns, and sailed direct. (Hear, Our paper to-day, in an advertisement, announces the board, had never occurred. He contended that it for present was hear.) This was the trade at present carrying on in a first of a course of lectures on Egypt, the Wilderness of the interest of Liverpool . to make her port the cheapest country wanting capital. (Hear, hear.)" Sinai, and Jerusalem, by the Rev. H. H. Higgins, at • This in the kingdom. If this boon was granted it would not St. James' School, St. James'-road, this evening. This Yet honourable representatives of the sister course was delivered on a former occasion at the * Colle- only warm them (the foreigners) to the people of Liver country, by whose venal v o tes f ree t ra d e was car - giate Institution, and afforded much instruction and uni- pool, but it w ou ld save th em a great deal of money. (Hear, ried, can babble about the evils of absenteeism ! versal satisfaction. We recommend it to all who desire tlehear,erdNleaug4o laughter.) He paid f or b oar di ng t h e men of £34 a week, wh en it was we ll k nown The speaker's description of th e p resen t con di t i on full er i n f ormat i on , an d who now have the advantage of ship them in the ship f or £2O a wee k. of Cork may, we are af ra id, b e f oun d a t no di stant illustrations by di agrams . that he p could board (Hear, hear.) That would be a saving of £l4 a week for 1 TESTIMONIAL OF RESPECT TO A CLERGYMAN.-011 - date to apply to Liverpool itself:— ' Friday evenin g last, on the occasion of a meeting held at three times in the year. He was going to sail in a day or "In carrying this free-t ra d e measure , Si r R o b ert P eel the schools in connexion with St. Bartholomew's Church two, and therefore h e mus t l eave the matter i n the hands , 1 of his brother ship-masters, believing as he did that they said lie was aware it would injure Ireland—if he said it Naylor-street, the Rev. G. Dover was presented with a would be successful in their efforts. He had no doubt would ruin Ireland he would have been nearer the mark. ' full suit of canonicals, and a handsomely chased silver but that if the dock committee were once convinced of (Hear, hear, and cheers.) They were told at that time, , snuff-box, as a slight token of the respect and esteem the utility of the measure they would readily grant it, for that all other nations would reciprocate with them. What entertained for him by his late congregation, for his min- hitherto f i t was well known that they had merely done was the fact ? So far from doing so, they actually in- isterial services in that hitherto neglected district. The creased their pr o hibit or y d u ti es on manu f actures, giving rev. gentle man , ev id ent l y much overcome, acknowledged their duty i n a d m i n i s t er i ng t h e laws. With these few observations he would respectfully move the adoption of England a salutary rebuff for her folly. (Cheers.) Cork the compliment in most feeling and suitable terms. the resolution. had become, to some extent, a shipping port under former ROBERTSON'S SMOKE CONSUMER. —We have on laws—heretofor e th e b usy h um o f t h e s hi pwr i ght was several occasions commended to the favourable notice of The Rev. M r . MAYNAR D , i n seconding the resolution, heard at the docks o f M r . K n i g ht, M r . Wh ee l er , an d the public this excellent invention. We are now glad to said that he cordi a lly agree d w i t h M r. Kn i ght i n his obaer- Mr. Browne, but since the operati on o f f ree -t ra d e , th e perce i ve that the public are beginning to appreciate its vations ; but, b e f ore en t er i ng i nto the subject, he would hammer was silent, an d th ose exce ll en t ar ti sans emp l oye d merits, as it hes been adopted, after every other system ask Mr. Kni g ht if h e cou ld o ff er any security with regardto the use o f fi res i n th e d oc k s ? in these establi s h men t s w h o spent t h e i r earn i ngs i n this had failed i n L on d on , Ch ester, Macclesfield, and Kilmer country, had to emi g r a t e t o di s t an t l an d s , w hil e many , nook. We understand that the people of Glasgow and Mr. KNIGHT o b serve d th at , if t h e meet i ng wished it, for ou g ht w e k now , h a d f oun d re f uge i n t h e U n i on Work- Paisley are alive to its importance ;—then why should not there were 20 m as t ers presen t, w h o could b ear testimony house. (Hrar, hear.) the Health Committee of Liverpool give the inventor a to the safety of the system. The Rev. Mr. MAYNARD advocated . the adoption of the One of the leading objects of the meeting was trial, to abate a nuisance which every friend of sanatory resolution for the sake of humanity, and for the sake of announced to be the formation of a committee reform calls out so loudly against ? - r the souls of the poor seamen. How was the poor seaman FEMALE ORPHAN ASYLUM nSunday l under the name of a protectionist society, by whom ndth a e st ß.ev a ".7. situated ?He had a heart like every other man—prone to two sermons by the Rev. H. H. ) the necessity of a protective system should be C. Richmond, the sum f £44. Higgins lls.2l. was a collected in evil, and, if he was not led and guided to good, no doubt insisted upon, and steps t a k en t o p rocure the St. John the Eva nge li s t' s Ch urc h, H ope - street, in aid of he would embrace th e ev il. N o comfort whatever was return to parliament of honest and independent I the funds of this excellent institution. In the evening o p o ro n v l VLd n f v or t ti a im t t i b n er h e is w s e h r i e p t i w n o L s i e v t e s r o pr i mL, u w s h os il t i no person representatives of the interests of native agricul- the church was densely crowded, and Mr. Richmond's to receive - him—the gin palace and the brothel. w person os faropen s ture. From the feeling of earnestness and resolve se e r n in tl o e n n l ; ' a rs in lis t tned to with great attention. The rev. he had been humbly able, he had endeavoured to rescue which pervaded the meeting, we cannot but augur g pressed on 'his hearers co theul;s course importance of h ato strongly nce roi,i d i i m n im- e them from these places. He had provided a school and reading-room for them, where they might receive instruc tions,beneficial results from the movement. Requisi- " a boys' orphan asylum.' He believed if the providing lion, for he knew that no seaman would sit during a we observe, have been got up, addressed to steps were taken the institution would be erected at once win the high sheriffs of the counties of Dublin, the through the well known liberality of the people of Liver tdearrilac, w night lien i more t alluring forecastle, temptations chattering w h e i r s e teeth held in ota thet to north riding of Tipperary, and Limerick, requesting .Pool.therev. building "eLenet tl t e h m e an, atid be r completed oni obny that ct o • t. e r, " said ca n him elsewhere. If they gave him a light—if they gave them to convene meetings of the landowners and find no one to do it better, I I will cross y the Atlantic and and him a fire to cook his victuals, and if they did something landholders upon the subject of agricultural pro- preach the inauguration sermon." We hope Mr. Rich- towards making his ship comfortable—then they might in tection. A great meeting of Irish pe ers , mem b ers o f mond ' s anticipations will be fully realised. reality mak e a goo d an d reasona b le effort to reform his parliament, deputy lieutenants, magistrat es , an d BURGLARY AT BICKERS TAFFE. — On Friday night, moral habits. (H ear , h ear .) Wi t h t h ese v i ews, he cor a others is about to be held in Dubli n . Th e same between eight and nine o' c l oc k, fi ve or more men, armed dilly seconded th e a d op ti on o f th e mot i on. Mr. FAIR supp or t e d th e reso l ution on fi nanc i al grounds, entered the house of Mr. Stockley, wheel question is to form a subje c t f or di scuss i on at th e with pistols, wright and farmer, near this town, and demanded money. which , on being put to the meeting, was carried unani next meeting of the Band o n p oor l aw un i on; an d At the time of their entry four men were in the house, mously. throughout the length and breadth o f I re l an d th e and one of them endeavoured to make a show of resist- following memorial : Captain BURSLEY, of th e H o tti nguer , th en move d the agricultural community ar e p re p ar i ng v i gorous l y ante . F or th i s purpose he endeavoured to take a gun • for a struggle in self-defence. from the chimney-piece, when one of the villains seized TO THE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE LIVERPOOL the gun and b ro k e it over hi s h ea d. I t appears that " DOCK COMMITTEE. GENTLEMEN,—We, the undersigned merchants, owners whilst the thieves were engaged in ransacking the house master, and others, of vessels trading to the port of Liverpool,' for money, three other men in the service of Mr. Stock- beg respectfully to be allowed the use of Fires and Lights on ley came in, and an attack was made on the burglars. board our ships, while in dock. Four shots were fired, two of which took effect on the "In asking this accommodation, we only seek the con wall without injuring any person. The burglars made a veniencies permitted in London and other wet docks in this strict search for money, but were only able to find 4s. 6d., c c o o i ug a ryd it i i i o n u d v t v o h ourere,iin u knowledge, i e d instance,cre arisingha: i r h o e m r eFl?reeesn or Lights, t of s with which they decamped. They also took two single either in cabins, galleys, or forecastles. barrelled , guns, one of them marked with the name of "The undersigned are prepared to show that the want of the " Barnes, ' and the other with "Green." The pistols common comforts of Cooking on board ships, tends to make which the fellows discharged, were, as appeared from sub- Liverpool one of the most expensive ports in the kingdom, and Sequent examination, load e d w ith s l ugs . to demoralise the seamen to a degree sc arce ly t o b e cre di te d . " FUNERAL OF THE LATE THOMAS MILNER, ESQ.,— He thought that the adoption of the memorial would be Yesterday forenoon, the remains of this hi g hly est eem ed for the benefit of Liverpool, as he believed that no danger and amiable man (whose death is elsewhere recorded) need be apprehended from fire. He would instance a case were deposited in the family burying ground, St. James's in which the stringency of the present regulations affected Cemetery. The mournful precession, from the deceased's the health of the seamen. He entered the harbour last house in Erskine-street to that " bourne," was solemn night about midnight, got a steamer, and proceeded to and affecting, from the extraordinary number of persons dock. The rain was pouring in torrents; he had himself who assembled to pay a genuine tribute to his worth. It wet three fresh suits of clothes, and as for the men they was headed by upwards of a hundred of the workmen em. had not a dry tack on their backs. Well, the moment ployed at the works of the deceased and his son, all attired they entered the dock out went their lights, and after they in full mourning, and wearing hat-bands. This was a got the .ehip moored, he and men were both obliged to tribute of the heart on their part, for they had long known scramble their way to their wet berths as best they could his kindness as a master. The hearse was followed by in he dark. He would move the adoption of the memo five mourning coaches, containing about twenty-four rela- vial. tives, clerks, and intimate friends, and the rear wa brought up by the foremen and others of the concern. Vast numbers of persons collected in the streets through which the funeral passed. The Rev. Dr, M'Neile read the • servi ce for the dead in his accustomed impressive man ner. The coffin was preceded from the chapel to the grave by the Rev. Doctor named, and the Rev. Dr. Car penter. The ißev. Dr. Hume was also present, as were all the agents of Messrs. Milner in the vicinity, and many highly respectable townsmen. A large concourse of spec tators also witnessed with silent respect the consignment of the body to its kindred earth. GEESE..—It will be seen by an advertisement in our first page to-day that Mr. Johnson, of Queen-square, w ill import from Scotland this year no fewer than 3,000 prime Christmas geese. If they present in appearance anything like those exhibited last season the display will be a monster one. As Scotch geese are generally well fed, we can only fancy such a number hissing in the full glory of sage and onio3ss SoiIE of our contemporaries seem to be of the opinion that the proceeds of the Californian dig gings can have no effect upon the standard of value. The London Times says that it will be years before any such effect can be produced; and the Man chester Guardian babbles about silver having fallen in price, and argues that, thence, gold cannot have depreciated. Most freely we give our contempor aries all the benefit of their facts—a sovereign is still equal in exchangeable value to twenty shillings in silver. The commodity, gold, which we have adopted as our standard of value, is still saleable at three pounds seventeen and nine pence an ounce; and it would be surprising if it were not so. The law says that it shall be exchangeable for that amount; that it shall be taken at that price for taxes, and for government securities ; that the Bank of England, which issues our money, shall give notes of five pounds of legal tender for a fixed quantity of the precious metal. As a consequence of this law we do not yet feel the effect of the Californian discoveries upon prices of commodities; and for this reason, that gold, our standard, is not treated as a commodity. The Bank of England, which is the purchaser of the gold of the world, feels the effect of the excess in the production of gold ; not the public. The price of cotton would never fall below the present rate if the bank was always open to receive it, in any quantity, at that rate. SHIPBOARD. The Rev. Mr. BUCK in an eloquent speech seconded e adoption of the memorial, which was ably supported Captain Kitwood, and on being put to the meeting was rried unanimously On ti notion of Mr. H. C. CHAPMAN the Chairman equested to sign the memorial on behalf of the meetin We request of our contemporaries, however, to look at the present position of the Bank of Eng land, as regards this matter of the supply of gold. For months past the stock in the coffers of the bank has been increasing. By the last return it was £16,772,000 sterling —a larger amount than it was in 1845, when, on Jan. 21st, it reached banks having been voted to the Chairman, the meet separated. ST. JOHN'S CHURCH SCHOOLS.—On Sunday last, after sermons by the Rev. Dr. Carpenter and the Rev. W. M. Fllo?n, the sum of £45 ss. was collected in aid of these Sunday morning, a fire broke out in a shed used sugars, at Messrs. M`Fie's sugar refinery, reet. The shed and its contents, comprising ugars, were destroyed, and but for the exertions of the 'a more damage would have been done. Temple pallet) to EXAMINATION OF THE CHILDREN AT THE NORTH CORPORATION SCHOOLS. The annual examination of the children educated in these schools took place yesterday morning. The rooms were decorated appropriately, and were well filled with the parents and friends of the children. The patrons of the school present were—Revds. G. Dover and Powell, Mr. Alderman Hodgson, Mr. Alderman Chilton, Mr. J. A. Tobin, (T. C.,) A. F. Jones, (T. C.,) and ladies. The proceedings commenced by the children of the Infant School singing a hymn. Mr. Holmes, the master, then conducted his visitors to the large room above, in which the elder children were exa mined. A thanksgiving hymn was sung,in excellent style by all the children, after which the girls of the first class read a chapter in the New Testament, in an audible and distinct tone. They were then subjected to an examination in the Scriptures by the Rev. G. Dover, the principal subjects being in connexion with the worship and history of the children of Israel; the questions were answered with great promptitude and correctness : questions were also put to elicit the verbal meaning of different clauses, with the same success. The elder boys then read a chapter from the New Testament, and underwent a more seardhing examination ; they acquitted themselves in a manner calculated to impress their hearers with a high opinion of their proficiency, and the skill and perseverance of their instructors ; indeed, they displayed a most inti mate acquaintance with the meaning of the many passages proposed for examination, as well as a thorough knowledge of sacred history. The girls were then examined in geography, in which branch of education they were quite as perfect as in that which, from the character of the school, maybe supposed to he the absorbing object of their studies; but, in fact, the proceedings of yesterday proved that although religious instruction occupies a pro minent position in the training of these children, no effort is wanting to secure to the recipients of the bounty of the corporation of the town a thorough and sound secular education ; the truth of this was furnished, if not from what had already taken place, by the boys who followed the girls again in course. In English grammar, his tory, geography, arithmetic, and other branches of secular education, they answered with promptitude every one of the many and hard queries put to them. D. Hodgson, Esq., in a few words, expressed the satisfaction he felt, in common nith every one present, ie the manifest improve ment that had taken place in the schools : he concluded by announcing that the schools would be re-opened on the 7th of January, 1850.—The Rev. G. Dover then ad dressed the children on their religious, moral, and social obligations : his advice was listened: to by the assembled children with the utmost attention and profound respect. POLICE COURT-YESTERDAY, ROBBERY FROM THE QUAYS, AND RECEIVING OF GOODS KNOWING THEM TO BE STOLEN.—A rather well dressed man, named Daniel Fazan, who had been re manded from last week, was again brought up, charged with having possession of a quantity of valuable woollen cloths, &c., which had been stolen from packages on the quays, about to be shipped for export. The prisoner is keeper of a beer-house in Fleet-street, Toxteth-park. The opening of a case of woollens was discovered by an old watchman, employed at one of the dock sheds, on Saturday week, and the missing articles, with the excep tion of three pieces, out of eight which had been taken away, were found on the premises of the prisoner, who could give no satisfactory account of how he came by them. The box had contained originally thirty pieces, and it was consigned for shipping (with other goods), to Messrs. Brown and Shipley here. A number of witnesses were examined, and the cloth was clearly shown to have been manufactured by a new house in Huddersfield ; the pieces there separately marked and packed, and the for warding of the same through a branch of the firm in Manchester. The mark on the case was also identified. Mr. Davenportkppeared for the prisoner, but had no ex culpatory evidence to offer, and the prisoner was ordered for trial. Another similar charge was then preferred against him for being in possession of two large pieces or webs of checked cotton or gingham. These were also identified by the manufacturer, the purchaser, the con signee, and others. They had been taken out of a bale, found cut open, at the King's Dock, on the 4th instant. The manufacturer had received orders to make two pieces to order, but had made four, and he produced reference patterns (or small pieces), of the same texture and colour. There was no rebutting of this testimony, and the pri soner was committed on this charge also, for trial at the sessions. A suggestion was thrown out to Mr. Rushton, to accept of bail for the prisoner's appearance, to answer the charges, but it was peremptorily refused. A NOODLE.--A smartly-dressed young man, charged a female who keeps a house of a certain description in Peter's-lane, with robbing him of five sovereigns. He admitted that he was rather ov one with drink, and had lain down on a sofa. While there, he added, the prisoner took the money out of his pocket, although he remonstrated with her ; but he had no power to prevent her, and lay about an hour and a half afterwards before he made known his loss to the police.—The prisoner de nied the charge, and the case was dismissed. ILLEGAL PLEDGING.—AD old woman, named Cathe rine Carnes, was charged with stealing and pledging a variety of articles of wearing apparel, from the house of John Buck, where she had been a servant for some time. A large quantity of pawn tickets were produced by two pawnbrokers. for articles which she herself had pledged. The value of the articles which the complainant had seen and recognised as his property was stated. The prisoner said she had received only 10s. a week fives, co.,.Ntatuaab to keep ttio hon.., and findin g it was too little, she had taken the articles. The prisoner was required to pay 15s. 4d., the value of the goods, and 403. of a fine, or to be_imprisoned 42 days SMUGGLING.—Thomas F. Hicks, mate of a ship, was fined 30s. for attempting to smuggle from the vessel 2lbs. of foreign cigars. i COMMITMENTS.—Ann O'Connor, for steaiing a coat n Spital-fields, from Joseph Matheson,-2 months' im prisonment.—Ann Rowland, attempting to pick pockets in Great George's-place (an old offender)—three months. COMMERCIAL AND MONETARY REPORT, EXCHANGE NEWS -ROOM, MONDAY. There is a strong impression on 'Change that after the turn of the year higher prices will be obtained for many articles of import. The inundation of gold into the Bank coffers must overflow into some channel, and, without doubt, our markets—considering the present large con sumption going on in this country—must presently feel the advantage naturally to be expected from an easy money market. Consols retain a firm position. The first quotation for the opening on Saturday was 96,1 to :I ex div., and to this they returned after having temporarily advanced to 961 to The conviction that a modified system of protection must be resorted to is rapidly spreading in commercial circles, and a fixed duty on corn of ss. to 6s per qr. is freely spoken of as a fair compromise between the con tending parties. Certain it is, that men of all shades of of opinion are finding out, as Mr. Muntz truly said, in a speech delivered by him last week, that free trade is a farce, and that, great as our resources may be, we cannot afford to eat a West India planter one day, a farmer the next, et ceteris paribus, without great danger to the well-being of all. During the account just closed a large business has been done in Shares, perhaps more in the three chief markets together--London, Liverpool, and Manchester— than in any account during the year. As, however, the clo3e of the year approaches, the amount of business done appears to lessen, Christmas being a time at which the public generally like to square their accounts, and when speculators, ever jovial, desire to have their minds free for the festivities. During this pause the bears seem inclined to lower prices : this they are doing cautiously, for they have just had a proof that the public will buy at a price. Two large sales during the week, (chiefly made in Lon don,) one of 250,000 York and North Midland stock, by Mr. Crayshaw, (who, we are informed, has sold in conse quence of some quarrel he has had with the directors,) and one of 70,000 Midland stock, property of a gentleman in this neighbourhood, also sold without reference to the value of the stock, have operated in their favour. As a proof of the largeness of the dealings of these gentry, we are told, by our London correspondent, that after the large sale of Midland stock, the bears were not then fully supplied, and that it is yet very scarce there. Many offered to carry it over gratis, while 1 and higher was given for the loan of it in some instances. The market to-day has been very unsteady, and prices are all marked lower. The quotations are :—Chester and Birkenhead pref., 128; East Lancashire, 11,;c; Leeds fifths, 61c1; Lancaster and Preston 1 shares, 11 16/3 ; London stock, 111 112 ; new 1 shares, 8 8/9 p. ; Sheffield pref., 84 ; Midland, 471 47 ; 4 shares, 211 214 2 d ; North Stafford shire, 94c d ; Dover 50's, 181 191- ; Ditto, No. 4, 6 8/9 6/3 ; York, Newcastle, and Berwick, .£8 pref. 44c d ; Tourny and Jurbse, 11 12; Liverpool and London As surance, 21p ; Royal Assurance, 8 to 4p ; Exchange Buildings. 224 226. Thesteadiness noticed last week in the Corn trade has been followed by a general rise in nearly every article, particu larly of native produ c e. F armers ' wheat in m os t districts throughout England is Is. @ to 2s. per qr. dearer, whilst in. the same markets. Foreign only maintains previous quota tions, although in some instances rather highe r ra t es are obtainable. Accordingto the official tables published by the Board ofTrade, therehas been imported during the 10 months ending the sth Nov., 3,975,485 qrs.. wheat, and 3,433,092 cwts. flour, and when it is recollected that the great bulk of these supplies have passed into consumption, such a fact affords strong presumptive evidence of the healthy state of the country generally ; and as the navigation is closed from the northern ports of Europe, it is contended that the farmers, having comparatively little compe tition from abroad, will be less inclined to force their stocks upon the market than has been the case of late. The Irish markets have, as usual, followed in the course indicated by the English advices, the advance, however, being more partial. The supplies of farmers' grain are not large, and our letters fro m C or k, t o w hi c h we a l ways attach much importance, as being the principal place of import, inform us that a good inquiry exists for Foreign Wheat, prime Black Sea qualities, suited for mixing, being the kinds most in request, and although the quantity offer ing from recent importations is much greater than for some time past, still the millers having purchased with more con fidence, the increased supply was fully met by an improved and daily extending sale, so that no augmentation to stocks Las ensued, as sales were effected ex ship without difficulty. The imports into Liverpool, reported up to Saturday night, since Monday last, are trivial, with the exception of Wheat, of which 8882 qrs. have arrived from Europe,26o9 qrs. from the States, and a small quantity from Ireland and coastwise. Brunswick-street has been quieter since Friday than was expected, and no change has taken place in the value of anything ; a firm market is, however, anticipated to morrow. A large business has been transacted in Sugar since Friday. On Saturday, 300 hhds. were sold 6d. dearer, Arid 4,000 bags ,Bengal at :rather higher rates; to-day, Dee. 18, 1840. 2,000 bags E. I. Date Sugar at 375. 6d., and 100 1111d5. Porto Rico for rather more money. f the There is still th e same i n di spos i t i on on th e part ° last trade to purchase cotton which has prevailed for Of seven weeks. Our contemporary, the Albion, attrir:; 1 o any dullness in the ma r k e t s t o th e near appr oach 11 1 tradesmen's " settling day ;" and doubtless at there t ; ' moment no one i n hi s senses cou ld ascr ib e it to any, healthiness in the tone of our manufacturing relatat: But the true cause is that which we Inive re peatedlYs. ' tended for in thi s j ourna l, th at sp i nners, eager ly vie nr. ing every turn of th e mar k e t, are d eterm i ne d n ot to P, chase more than barely safficient to keep their advent going, and th us reserve t o t h emselves any which they may imagine in perspective. This cou rse t n i s are at liberty t o p ursue , if th ey p l ease ; we can on ly saY dangerous. Our weekly account up to Friday n i g ht 71 be found el sew h ere. O n Saturday the market rult again dull, and c l ose d heavily, without any alteration on prices. The s les amnn ed only to 3500 bales ( s ° ° r i, speculation and 100 for export ( , compr i s i ng 2850 Ame n can, at 51(1. to 61d. ; 50 Bahia, 6.1 d. ; 100 Maranle:. 61d. to 61.1. ; 200 Egyptian, 61d. to 7d. ; 300 Surat , 4}d ' to 41d. To-day, the demand from the trade has il l moderate ; and with a rather better feeling we have en a firm market ; no i mprovement, however, has b"",_.„ place in prices. Th e sa l es d o not amount to more ti; 5,000 bales (incl u di ng a b ou t 590 on spece.lation), nea r all American. of We have bad bett er d eman d f or some d escr i p tionS American Provisio ns thi s wee k , th oug h w i t h out itneatig a firmer tone to prices. The price of Irish Butter in the Liverpool market sh eer _ no improvement, a lth oug h we h ear of considerable vances in value in s ome o f th e mar k ets o f Ireland, Vve", ford, for instance, where an improvement of 4s. to been effected during the week. The amount of rrn„ brought into this mar k e t re t ar d s t h e d emand f or the °I article, the quotations for which, consequently, althonfe our imports are very moderate, remain stationary , top price being 665. to 70s. for Waterfords. The market for Pig Iron has continued firm during th e weak at the following quotations :-Mixed numbers, hir to 465. 6d. ; No. 1,',475. to 475. 6d. ; No. 1, Gartsherrie, 48s. to 48s. 6d. ; being a rise of 2s. per ton within the last fortnight. The arrivals of timber from British America during !Li e past week consist of five vessels. 3,270 tons. St. John sells at from I6ld. tolBld. per ft. for 18+ to 20 in. average girth; ; a par c el o f Pi c t ou Pi ne sold at 1111 per foot. ~ John and other l ower por t D ea l s sell at from k,..1"- £7 17s. 6d. per stand ar d. Q ue b ec Pi ne sells at f rom Wu' to 13.1c1. per foot, but, at even these comparatively lo s/ prices, large allowances are made on the broken stav es _.; Quebec Deals sell w ith cargo at £5 to £ 6 per s t a ndard , and apart at £6 15s. to £7. ; the last sale of third clua l L il fetched £6 15 s . per s t an d ar d . S t. John Birch sells at Wu' to 17d., Pictou and P. E. Island at 13d. to 14d. per foot. Oak and Elm :-The former sells at 18d. to 20d. per foot , and the latter at 15d., with cargo ; apart they would cony mand higher prices. Staves :-Pipe sell (merchanta ble quality) at £5O fo £55 per standard _3l; and puncheon at £l7 to £l9 per M. LONDON MONEY MARKET.-YESTERDAY. NOtwithstanding the excitement and fluctuations in shams to-day, consols have been steady all day, and close very firm' For the account, 96k, buyers ex. div. ; the highest price of t he day—for money shut. LONDON SHARE MARKET.—YESTERDAY. We have had an excited day here ; the bears have been, Wh at is called by the fraternity, banging the market, and in conSe' quence prices have fluctuated considerably. Londons bay ranged from HO to 112, and close at HO to 111 ; Midlands frog' 45 to 472, and close at 45 to 46. It is considered one of those days on which a considerable decline takes place to be succeeded by a reaction equally sudden and decided. There seemed to be a good many orders in the market at the lower prices. LONDON CORN MARKET .-YESTERDAY There was a moderate amount of Wheat at market from the near counties, and millers displayed more readiness to bilY , the trade ruling steadily at last Monday's quotations. Foreign was also held at the prices then current ; but owing to the, largeness of the supply, causing a timidity on the part o f buyers, tronsactions were limited in extent. Barley dull, at previous prices. Beans and Pease unaltered. Moderate de' mand for Oats, on former terms. Flour and Malt maintaine d the rates previously quoted. English Wheat. „ Barley „ Oats.. „ Malt „ Flour Beons, Irish Oats ARRIVALS. 3014 ForeT n. 3737 1834 1028 1585 1051 1350 Ala lf TO THE SHAREHOLDERS IN THE YORK AND NORTH MIDLAND RAILWAY. BROTHER Vicruts,—How is it that we are not stirring ourselves to avert our final destruction, to come before ua on the 21st, if the C omm itt ee o f I nvest i gation are a ll owe d to carry their plan for the settlement of the preference shares. " Four and a half per cent. for ever on £lO, and £5 per cent. on .£l5 !" Were ever terms more monstrous heard of?—proposed, too, at a time when we are alI suffering from the bad bargains of days gone by. Pray, let us rouse ourselves, arndtomraak and n b d ett c e o r m t m er i m tte s e t ! m a n nd th s e ee se i or bundle Ott both d jee more sensible managers. We had far better call up tee preference shares at once, which we have an undoubted right to do, than submit to be shorn as is proposed. See the ruinous prices to which our shares are driven. There is no doubt that, by a proper settlement of this preference question and economical management, three per cent. m'ght be paid to the original shareholders ; and yet our £5O shares are quoted in Saturday's London list 164 17- This,in comparison with otherlines in even a worse position than ours, shows the injury that we have sustained from our indolence in not looking after our property. In the same list may be seen quoted Aberdeens 12 to 13. There is no prospect here of a dividend for the ordinary shareholders. Caledonians 111 4. The receipts must increase over £2,000 per week before their preference and guarantee can be met. Easterns i a S, equal to 181 for our shares. When the Great Northern is opened, there will be no dividend oa thin line for the non-guaranteed shareholders. Bieightons 80, paying £2 IBs. per cent., and a coral peting line to Hastings in progress. A pleasure line, too. liable to be bereft of its traffic b} the whim of an hour• Surely, our shares should bear a market value equal, at least, to these. Bfackwalls, 3 to 4 (Xll 6s. 3d. shares.) Holyheads 9.1 to NI. In neither of these are the working expenses more that► met; and yet see the prices they sustain. The sale of Mr. Crayshaw's shares has unduly depressed us this week' but let us be more zealous in looking after our own inte rests, and the first step we take will cause our properl to advance; and, once establish efficient management► this, with the opening of the Great Northern branch in March, will soon put us into at least as good a positioo as Brightons. _ I am, Gentlemen, Yours obediently, A VICTIM• Liverpool, December 17, 1849 In the Vice-Chancellor's Court, on Saturday, the affair ° of the Liverpool U n io n C rown Glass Company we re ordered to be wound up. At York Assizes, on Friday, a man, named Benjamin Heald, was acquitted, on the ground of insanity, o f the murder of his two nephews, aged five and three yearr. On Saturday, the Vice- Chancellorgranted an injunctigal at the instance of M r . B r itt a i n , to restrain the Chesil Junction Railway from taking a part of the plaintiff's 10 at boole, Cheshire, without taking the whole. The amount of unemployed notes in the Bank of Enc . ' land is now consid era bly more th an £12,000 , 000, whic has no precedent in the history of the bank. When Or low value of money is taken into account, and the lin c i mules which in all past circumstances of a similar !o n ,. was given to a variety of undertakings, we think It impossible to draw any other conclusion than that a ?Pi' portion of our internal industry is in a state of i n activity In other words, that, - notwithst an di ng th e l ow t er ms upo n ; which money can be obtained, there is b u t little inelli_f e, , k ment to invest it, because there is n o reasona ble prosP of obtaining a remunerating return. METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER, BY MR. C. H. CHADBURN, 71, LORD-STREE I ATMOSPHERIC • g DailylDirec- tid ;I Temperature tion g 3 in Humidity at Fall of Pressure at sh re a g d i e st b e y r sel g f- Noon. Wine 3 : 1 4 in Difference of of at tl - Nine Six thermometer CD Wet and Dry Rain. Noon. lal P; p a.m. p.m. 1 M ax . 1 Mi n. b ul b . e • 42 39 ii./f•E t 3 2 9 - E s.• .7 9. 39 i 012 ~ ' 52 49 byg. -- -- _1 1 o'sB i—so 44 s•vf• • _ .-- _—! 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