The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-11-06 00:00:00

TO CORRESPONDENTS. We could not find room this week for the letter on Capital Punishment. The Mercury of Friday remarks that our Pike contemporary gained nothing by his invasion of our day of publication on Tuesday last ; and expresses an opinion that the result will have taught him that, whilst the issue of " fly sheets," to catch the waifs and strays of passing events, are untrades manlike, such invasions of other peoples days of issue will have been found by the Times to be rather unprofitable. We thank our contemporary for his justification of the course which we felt bound to adopt on Thursday last; yet he ought not to have quite forgotten that his own publication, on Tues days, is an aggression upon ourselves, and was originally upon the Times also. The address of Mr. Vernon is 24, Sefton-street, Liverpool. Dr. Byrth was instituted to Wallasey in 1834. The income of the rector is only Ebt Eiberpol gPtanbarb. TUESDAY MORNING, NOV. 6, 1849. WE cannot yet regard the whole circumstances of the victory achieved on Thursday last by the opponents of the Itivington water scheme, without considerable regret, and some mis g ivings, as to its ulterior consequences. The town has lost the ser vices of several gentlemen, undeniably amongst the ablest members of the Council, apart altogether from any question of politics. In the person of Mr. Aikin, we have parted with a high-minded and amiable man ; a Whig, indeed, in principle, yet one upon whom we could always depend to interpose his deserved influence as a check upon the ultra and reckless of his party. In Mr. Samuel Holme we have lost not only a consistent and staunch political ally, but also one of the most valuable practical men in the Council, whose great local in formation will be missed in every committee upon which he sat. Nor is the loss of Mr. Jas. H olme's services less to be deplored, whether we regard him as merely a member of the Council, or in his other character as one of the most experienced men,—as regards the construction of works, the valuation of property, &c., in the Dock Committee. Both the latter gentlemen differed from the majority of the constituency upon but one point—the water ques tion. With respect to the rating question, they were our great strongholds. We entertain some misgivings too, upon another point. We are far from being of opinion that these elections will have improved the materiel, and standing in public estimation, of our local legisla ture. Admitting fully the right of every consti tuency to punish by rejection members who have ceased to pay deference to their wishes, without which the principle of representation would be a farce, we conceive that men might Nava been found amongst us fully prepared to accord with the opinions of the majority of the town, with re spect to the water and rating questions, yet of much higher standing and ability than some of those who have been just intruded upon us by clique influence. For the conducting of the affairs of such a cor poration as ours, something more is required than that a member should be personally respectable, and have adopted the popular views with respect to one question, which has been discussed until few can fail to be familiar with the arguments in its behalf. We have matters continually present ing themselves, which call for the presence in the Council of men of experience in business matters on an extensive scale ; of men of suggestive minds ; of men of influence, in whom the public will he disposed to place implicit confidence in large finan cial and other matters. With every respect to the gentlemen who have been placed in the Council by the elections of Thursday, as well as by those of last November, there are some of them very defi cient in these qualifications, and whom very few, even of those who voted for them, would be dis posed to trust much beyond the carrying out of the particular question, upon which the recent struggle has mainly hinged. We shall, however, say no more upon these points. Our object is to examine briefly, what is our present position, with respect to the Pike and rating questions, and to consider what is the course for the Council to pursue, in order to accomplish the object for which it has been re-modelled by the voice of the public. It must be borne in mind that the Rivington project has not been stopped by the issue of these elections; and cannot be stopped at all, in Liverpool. We have to go successfully through a Parliamentary ordeal before we are at the end of our task. We have to procure the re peal of a law of the land, adopted deliberately, and after a searching inquiry into facts, and weighing of evidence, by both houses of Parliament, and against the adoption of which the people of Liver pool, as a body, never raised a single voice of pro test. We say, emphatically, a public act, passed to secure what the legislature regards as a public object—the improvement of the health of the town; for it is perfectly absurd to allow ourselves to be led away by the idea that the water, or any other mea sure for the improvement of our sanatory condition, will be regarded by it as a merely local matter. Wherever that sanatory improvement has been neglected by local authorities, the Central Board of Health has stepped forward to perform their duties for them. We saw that body, during,the recent epidemic, dictating to the authorities in our own town and elsewhere, the course to be pursued, re gardless of expense. It forced upon us the adop tion of the plans of its own officials; pointed out to us what hospitals were to be erected, in what localities, and what additional medical staff was to be provided ; and it enjoined upon us its own mode of arresting the progress of disease and death. That it regards the carrying out of this scheme as the fulfilling of a public requirement is obvious too, if we had no other evidence, from the admitted fact that it insisted on the passing of the act, that its clauses should be imperative, and not merely permissive. It is well, therefore, to bear in mind this feature in our position. We have the feelings of the en tire legislature dead against us at the outset of any application to repeal the present bill ; and we may therefore, possibly, be stopped by them in limine. Presuming, however, that leave is given to bring in a bill for getting rid of the existing act; that Par liament is willing to give us the privilege of a hear ing; what is the next step ? It is, according to the standing orders of the House of Commons, if not of both houses, in the power of any individual member to move that the bill be referred to the same committee, before which the evidence on the original act was produced. We have here another opposing element. We have to negative the whole of the evidence upon which the former decision of such committee was based, which is recorded in their journals, and probably frO in their mem ories; and to ask them to reverge their deliberately formed:judgment. The counter evidence must be clear indeed, which will induce a committee to do this. The application, too, it is very desirable, should be as unanimous as possible. The exhibition of bottles of muddy water will not do here; for there has already been the evidence of professors and chemists, that the Rivington water is soft and limpid. We may be of opinion ourselves that our present supply is of excellent quality, and abundant in quantity ; but a Com mittee of Parliament will not defer in such a matter to our opinion merely, after it has already expressed a contrary opinion. Such a committee may pro bably say to us—" You shall not have sufficiency only, but abundance, to the extent even of profu sion. The cost, compared with the advantages to be reaped, can be nothing to a wealthy community, and to a corporation with property worth seven millions sterling." Another important point, too, may be urged against us, and no doubt will be urged, if the bar gains which we have submitted to with the land owners and others on the line of our propoied works be so advantageous as they have been stated to be. It may be said that we have trifled some what with these gentlemen ; that we have played the game of the dog in the manger, and neither allowed them to have the hay nor eat it ourselves. We may be told of opportunities lost, whilst relying on our promises; of improvements neglected, in reliance upon our good faith ; of actual loss in curred, and formidable claims accruing as compen sation for the consequences of our fickleness. We must be backed by formidable strength and influ ence to enable us to withstand such arguments, addressed to a tribunal predisposed against us. Nothing less than complete and unchallenged proofs, formed after full and searching enquiry, that we were wrong in imagining ourselves under the necessity of going to Rivington, and that by doing so we should be certain to meet with disappoint ment, and ruinous results, would serve us to reply to such objectors. But what, if after all, we cannot ensure unanimity amongst ourselves—if we find arrayed against us in the Committee-room on the Bill, some of the most intelligent and influential of our own fellow ownsmen ; gentlemen possessed of extensive Par- liamentary influence, and acquaintance with Par liamentary tactics ? Why, we shall rail in procuring a repeal of the present objectionable measure, as certainly as there is a sky above us. The result of the past elections, as the unmistakeable voice of the constituencies of Liverpool upon this question ! Fiddle-de-dee. What regard has Parliament for those constituents ? What does the present House of Commons care for even the expressed voice of the entire people of England ? Liverpool, and every seaport in the empire, expressed their voices unmistakeably against the Repeal of the Navigation Laws ; yet Parliament gave no heed to them, but pursued its own determined course. The Canadas recently expressed their opinion upon a question of vital interest ; but Parliament listaned only to the prompting of two or three commercial houses in Montreal ! The majority in the present Parliament are acknowledged to be indifferent to the voice of public opinion. Their whole proceedings are dic tated rather by the promptings of their own crea tures out of doors, who represent only the opinions of a contemptible minority of the entire commu nity. A few gentlemen of influence and tact—say some of those whom on Thursday last the Electors, urgetl on by the National Confederation, converted into irreconcileable enemies,—would probably effect more, by earwigging the members of the Com mittee and of the Government, than all the petitions that can be sent up by the majority of the public against the Rivington scheme. There is another consideration too, which ought to weigh with us in determining upon the mode of procuring a settlement of this question. The pre sent government is notoriously disposed to extend the principle of centralization in every department; and in none is their inclination more apparent than in matters connected with sanatory reform. The metropolitan sewers commission is a specimen not only of the Central Board of Health's eagerness for power, but of its bungling and inefficient management of such power. Happy, indeed, would be the Chadwicks, and their clique of greedy hangers on for place and pay, if, through any un happy error of ours, with respect to this important question, they could be furnished with an oppor tunity of saying to us—" you cannot agree amongst yourselves as to the best mode of procuring an ample supply of water for sanatory purposes ; you say you cannot, or you will not, carry out the pro visions of the act with which the legislature has supplied you for this purpose. The Central Board of Health will therefore step in, and undertake the performance of your duties." We have entered into these explanations of the nature and extent of the difficulties which beset us with respect to the question of water supply, in the first place, because there appear to be persons, who conceive that those difficulties are terminated, now that we have a preponderating majority in the Council in favour of local supply ; and in the second place, because we hoped that we might thus induce that majority to refrain from using its powers in a rash and headstrong manner. The heat of the struggle for supremacy over, it should be the study of all parties, who have the good of the community at heart, to endeavour to arrive at such a mode of re-examining quietly, within our selves, and in a dispassionate spirit, the whole of the facts upon which some of us have been so fiercely at issue with each other. Such an inquiry should be entered into not at all as one in which any party contends for a victory. It should he entered into in the spirit in which a merchant sits down to examine the state of his affairs, with a view to determine his course of pro ceeding. 'To whatever might result from such an enquiry, urged before Parliament as the unanimous prayer of the people of Liverpool, deference in all probability would be paid ; and we most cordially second the impressive appeal addressed to the pa rishioners in vestry, by Mr. Rushton, on the impor tance of such unanimous action. We have little doubt but that still the members of the special committee of the Council would meet the paro chial committee in such a spirit. But if these bodies cannot be got together, without so manifest a predisposition to distrust each other as was dis played during their late negociations, we should regard any good result as hopeless, and the Riving ton scheme as fastened upon our backs ; for the idea of a successful parliamentary contest to over throw it, is perfectly preposterous, and would only, by its great costliness, plunge us deeper into difficulty. AN important currency fact is communicated in the following paragraph from the New York cor respondent of the London Times in his letter by the last steamer : " A project is on foot for establishing a national paper money circulating medium, based on the deposit of Go vernment stocks. This scheme emanates from a portion of that party which is in power who are averse to the working of the present system. It will, however, be strongly, and no doubt successfully, opposed by that large majority who dread the effects of an inflated cur rency, against which the sub-Treasury system has afforded so, great a protection." This is another nut for the bullionists to crack. To a great extent, the proposed new American sys tem is similar to that proposed by the Liverpool Currency Reform Association ; and we are not at all so certain as the Times writer that it is not likely to he carried into operation. Our boasted gold standard is obviously at a discount. THE mayoralty of Mr. J. Bramley-Moore may be said to have already practically closed ; and, before another gentleman is chosen to occupy his place, we take the opportunity of expressing our unfeigned admiration of the mode in which he has discharged the very onerous duties of the office. His present Worship, it will be acknowledged, ascended the civic chair under circumstances and prospects which called for the exercise of more than ordinary qualifications and judgment. We had just gone through a social and commercial crisis. Continental Europe still heaved in the throes of convulsion; and amongst our own work ing classes, an uneasy feeling and severe suffering still prevailed. The sister country, Ireland, was pouring forth hordes of her starving peasantry upon our quays and into our streets ; and a fatal disease was advancing towards us with rapid strides. In addition to these sources of difficulty, we had agitated amongst us important local questions, the discussion of which excited Strong feelings amongst the members of that Council, over which his Wor ship was called upon to preside, and upon which it was known that he entertained opinions opposed to those of the majority. To the emergency, created by these combined circumstances, Mr. Bramley-Moore has proved himself fully equal. The public peace has been preserved ; and the aid and countenance of his office have been given to every object by which the welfare and happiness of the community were sought to be promoted. His conduct in the civic chair has been at once firm and forbearing, digni fied and impartial ; and as chairman of the various public meetings, over which be has been called upon to preside, he has acquitted himself to the satisfaction of all. In no instance, we believe, throughout the performance of these, his public duties, and in the course of some of which adverse opinions of the most excited nature have prevailed, has he lost a friend, or inflicted a wound upon the feelings of any. But his Worship has gone beyond the exercise of the ordinary duties of his office, and lent his great and deserved personal influence to confer a boon upon his fellow townsmen, and especially upon the suffering portion of them, which will render his name and his mayoralty memorable in the annals of the town. The severe commercial depression of the previous two or three years h a d impeded the flow of charity. Our public hospitals had fallen into debt; and whilst suffering and disease amongst our working classes called for the increased exercise of their healing aid, their effi ciency had seriously decreased. In this emergency, unprompted by any public or private call upon him, his Worship originated a movement, by th e success of which these establishments were shortly placed in even a more efficient position than they had ever previously occupied. And in referring to the fancy fair, by which this was accomplished,and a sum of nine thousand pounds di▪ vided be tween our three public hospitals, we should be doing injustice if we did not place up on a par with him, in deserving, his amiable lady , who, we believe, shared with him in the original suggesti▪ on of the plan, as she did throughout in promoting its suc cess. The principle of "giving honor to whom honor is due," compels us to include many others of our fair fellow-townswomen, whose graceful aid was given freely on the occasion, as well as the gentlemen of the various committees, whose ser vices and exertions were indefatigable and inva luable. If with the memory of no other achieve ment to reflect upon in after years, Mr. Bramley Moore might be proud to take with him into private life, and into the circle around, his own hearth; that of the accomplishment of this great effort of munificence. Before proceeding to remark upon the liberality with which his Worship has, throughout, exercised the hospitalities of the Town-hall, we may perhaps be excused if we take upon ourselves a vicarious task, by touching upon one feature of those hos pitalities. We refer to the admission, we believe, for the first time, of the ladies of Liverpool, to a share in those festivities, which hitherto had been engrossed, a little selfishly, by their lords. The soiree provided for them by Mr. Bramley-Moore will not be readily forgotten by the fair guests on the occasion, nor will the gallantry of any future Chief Magistrate be very highly esteemed, who shall omit to follow the excellent example: On all other and more ordinary occasions, the festivities at the Town-hall have been most liberally and im partially dispensed ; and have, by the urbanity which presided over them, and the high tone which marked their proceedings, tended to give to those distinguished strangers who have partaken of them, and these have included persons of Royal blood, an increased estimation of the wealth, the intellec tual character, and the social refinement of this great commercial community. His Worship has also, during his mayoralty, been an invited and honoured guest at many entertainments given in other localities, in which he has equally done credit to the high reputation of the good old town. THE city correspondent of the London Times may be supposed, as mixing more extensively with men of business, to be a little more conversant with commercial and monetary affairs than the smart essayists, who do the leading business of that journal. Men may write excellent philipics, pungent satire, and caustic wit ; anatomatize pomp ous pretenders, or extinguish inflated ' impostors; Pend yet have devoted very little of their attention to the actual events and facts of the world out of doors. Hence, on commercial subjects, we turn for valuable expositions of opinion from the brilliancy of the latter to the more sober and deliberate writ ings of the former. This writer's article of Friday last contains an abstract of some news from the gold regions of Cali fornia, contained in the Pacific Weekly News, published at San Francisco, and dated Ist Septem ber. Our San Francisco contemporary represents the workings on the Sacramento and Feather rivers as still yielding ample returns. Business is still brisk on the Ayuba river, and a large number of men are employed also on the three Forks of the Rio de los Americanos. We quote from the Times article the calculation made of the results of the present year's working : " Upon the Sacramento and its tributaries the number of persons engaged is about 15.000. It is estimated that their gains for the year ending next January will be $20.000,000. _ " Upon the San Joaquin and its tributaries. the number is 20,000, and their gains are also estimated ar likely to be .8'20,000,000. " The Tuolumne and the Mercedes rivers have been merely skimmed over, yet with brilliant success, and many have turned their steps towards the ravines of ihe Calaveres, where a fortunate miner earned 820,000 in two weeks. It is reported that new and valuable gold mines have been discovered upon the Turkee river, just the other side of the Sierra Nevada, and that several parties from the northern forks were on their way thither. It is stated that from 5500 to $l,OOO have been dug per day. If this report is true, the real diggings are just being discovered. These are startling facts, if even we take them as a little exaggerated. Forty millions of dollars — upwards of eight millions sterling—from the already known sources, with a prospect of the opening of further sources of even greater richness F Can there be any doubt as to the effect of such a vast addition to the stock of precious metals in the world ? Another writer in the same paper, evidently well informed, urges upon our government, in order to develope the effectiveness of the West Indian-Mail Packet Service against the competition with which it is threatened by the American steamers, and expressly to accommodate the trade in bullion from Panama and Chagres to Great Britain, an alteration in the general arrangement of the service. This writer says : " The West Tndia steamers leave Chagres with an ave rage freight of 1,000,000 of dollars (frequently more) for England. This amount may be expected shortly to be very much augmented by the supplies of gold from the Californian mines, and no doubt each monthly steamer will c non bo onalalad to onobork from 1,000,00 t) to 4,000,000 of dollars in specie and bullion for delivery at the • Bank of England." Undoubtealy, the bulk of this Californian supply will come to the Bank of England. What,how ever, can the Bank do with it all ? Will she buy it at her own price, and' sell it at its deteriorated price in the markets of the world ? Of course, under our existing system she will have to do this, and we wish her joy of the very profitable operation. The London correspondent of the Manchester Guardian on Saturday last confirmed our impres sion as to the growing feeling in leading commer cial circles in the city, that the Californian yield of gold is likely to produce a depreciation of the stan dard. The writer adds, however, his opinion— which is that put forth some time ago. by the Guardian himself—that the increased supply will be absorbed by the increased wants and activity of our commerce to result from our recent free trade measures. This, however, is an admission that our free traders overlooked in their legislation the im portant fact of the existence of a deficient supply of money. There was no prospect, up t 0.1846, of their being assisted out of their dilemma by this fortunate leaf in the chapter of accidents. THE LIVE POOL STANDARD. THB SEE OF LLANDAFF & WELSH BISHOPS. TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE LORD JOHN RUSSELL, FIRST LORD OF HER MAJESTY'S TREASURY. MY LORD,—We, the undersigned clergy, natives of the Principality of Wales, residing in the West Riding of the county of York, beg most respectfully to lay before your lordship the following statements respecting the Esta blished Church in Wales, and the system of setting over it prelates who know not the language of the people. Your lordship is aware that it has been the practice, for upwards of a century, to appoint to the Welsh dioceses, as bishops, persons unacquainted with the language, cus toms, and habits of the Welsh nation, whereby great in jury has been done to the cause of religion in the Princi pality, and just occasion for reproach and censure given to those who dissent from the national church. The Principality of Wales contains a population of zone million and one hundred thousand : out of this number there are eight hundred thousand who speak the Welsh tongue. We consider it, therefore, my lord, not so much a matter of favour as of justice, that the Welsh people should have, in common with their English neighbours, the rites and ordinances of the Established Church ad ministered in the language which they understand and love. We beg to assure your lordship that this practice of appointing bishops, ignorant of the ancient British tongue, to preside over the Church in Wales, has operated most disastrously on its interests and character, as may be seen from its present depressed state. It has given rise to interested and inefficient appointments—to occurrences in the performance of divine service of a painful and repulsive nature—and to other lamentable abuses, which have tended to alienate the affections of the people from the church, and to foster the spirit of dissent throughout the Principality. If we speak strongly, my lord, on this subject, it is because we feel strongly. We are not actuated by in terested motives. It is the spiritual welfare and efficiency of the church to which we belong that prompt us to address your lordship on the present occasion. We express not only our own feelings on this question, but likewise those of the majority of the clergy in Wales, who dare not make known their sentiments publicly for fear of offending their diocesans, and thereby prejudicing their own prospects of advancement in the church. We, therefore, humbly pray that your Lordship, as First Lord of Her Majesty's Treasury, will so advise as to secure to the See of Llandaff, at present vacant by the lamented death of Dr. Copleston, the appointment of a Bishop fully conversant with the Welch language, that he may be able to decide for himself as to the necessary qua lifications of Candidates for Holy Orders, and of Appli eauts for Church Preferments—that at the Consecration of Churches, and the laying on of hands in the solemn rite of Confirmation, he may perform the sacred services of the Church in that language, and on all fitting occasions preach in the same to the edification of the people. We have the honor to remain, my Lord, your Lordship's most obedient and very faithful Servants, Lewis Jones, Vicar of Almondbury. Richard Jones, Vicar of Gisburne. Joseph Hughes, Incumbent of Meltham. D. Meredith, Incumbent of Meltham Mills. WM. Morgan, 8.D., Incuinbent of Christ Church,. Bradford. David Jenkins, Incumbent of Pudsey. John Jones, Incumbent of Milnsbridge. Thomas James, Incumbent oficetherthong. Yorkshire, Oct., 1849. THE T2-101JSANDTH ANNIVERSARY OF KING: ALFRED'S BIRTHDAY. On Fri darevening a public dinner, in commemoration of this interesting historical epoch, was held at the Adelphi Hotel. J. Bramley- Moore, Esq. (the mayor), in the chair, and Mr. Lowndes in the vice-chair. The attendance was numerous and respectable, and a deputation attended from the committee in London, and there were also present several residents of the United States, The dinner, which was served in the great din ing -hall, was all that could be desired. The band of the 46th Regiment was in attendance, and also a party of glee singers. Amongst those present were the Mayor elect (Mr. Alderman, John Holmes), Mr. Ald. Procter, Mr. Ald. T. Sands, W. Rath bone, Esq., Sir Arnold Knight, Mr. Councillor Picton, M. D. Lowndes, Esq.,. Lawrence Peel Esq., Edward Holley, Esq., Robert Procter, Esq., W. Eyer, Esq., Ambrose Dixon, sq., James 'Mulleneur, Esq., ; the Reverends D. James, J. . How son, M.A., and Dr; Hume ; H. Scrivener, Esq., J. A. Pearson, Esq., of Woolton; W. H. Moss, Esq., banker; Lieutenant Tupper, Mr. Mayer, and nearly all the literary and professional gentlemen in the town and neighbourhood. After the repast; the Mayor proposed the usual loyal toasts in felicitous terms. Mr. M. F.TUPPaR recited some verses which he had written on the birthday of the present Prince Alfred, and which were very appropriate to-- the occasion. They were received with much applause. The toast of " The Church," was next given, in connexion with the name of Mr. Richmond, a relative of the esteemed author of the " Dairyman's Daughter." The Rev. D. JA MES, of Kirkdale, responded. He adverted to that minister of the church who became the tutor of Alfred the Great. He knew the birth-place of that great and learned man. It was in the northern part of Pembrokeshire that Asser Mine vensis lived. Educated at the celebrated college of Minevia, this clergyman outstripped his contemporaries. in ability and learning, and his fame travelled beyond the confines of Cam bria, and reached the court of the Saran Monarch, who de spatched messengers to invite him to his court at Dean, in Wiltshire. Asser consented, and became an inmate of the king's palace. The king and he were occupied daily in the prosecution of literary pursuits. Asser imparted the stores of his great mind to his.royal pupil ; and when Alfred compiled that celebrated code of Taws which form the great bacie hio tame, lie received from his pupil a copy of the laws of Moel mutixs Dyxnwal Nleelmud, the celebrated British legislator of a previous age, but still preserved in a neighbouring kingdom. Hence the remarkable coincidence between the common law of England and the observances of the ancient .Britons. Also Asser supplied the Saxon monarch with valuable suggestions in his work of enlarging and improving the University of Oxford; for learning had long ere this reared her noblest temples, and gathered round her some illustrious votaries in ancient Cam bria, his native land: Finally, on the death' of Alfred, Asser wrote the Annals of bib life and reign, which were still in exist ence, and deservedly valued. (Cheers.) The Rev. JAMES C. RICHMOND, of Rhode Island, also spoke • to the toast. "The Army and Navy" was responded to by Lieutenant TOPPER. King . Alfred, he said, was as noted for his military skill as his learning, and it was recorded in authen• tic history that in his military and naval capacity he gained not less than fifty victories. The MAYOR then proposed " Fhe Memory of Alfred the Great," the son of Ethelfred, in a very able speech. He gave an interesting outline of some of the greatest events of Alfred's life. He it was who first composed a codeof laws, and he was the first who established public schools. By some it was thought that he founded the University of Oxford. He was a man of learning, and translated the Book of Psalms, and other works. His mind too was occupied (even in the 9th century) in finding out a north west passage. He was the founder of that great palladium of our liberties—trial by jury. Life and property were secure during his reign, owing to his firmness and justice. He devoted one-third of the 24 hours to the ser vice of God; one-third to public affairs; and one-third to refreshment and sleep. He founded his laws on the Scriptures. His Worship concluded by calling upon the company to receive the toast, not in solemn silence, but with all the honours, for this was a day of jubilee, and not a day of sorrow. (Applause.) The toast was drunk with enthusiastic cheering. Sir ARNOLD KNIGHT replied to the toast in an eloquent and able speech, in which he referred, in some detail, to the prin cipal incidents in King Alfred's life. That monarch lived in an age in which were found (early as it was) some of the noblest achievements of Saxon power and intellect. The influence of the character. of Alfred has net yet ceased; his spirit still lives in the institutions of our country. (Cheers.) It was the spirit of Alfred which descended from generation to generation, through a thousand years, which had assembled them together on that occasion. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) The spirit of Alfred hadsenabled this country to maintain its present proud preeminence to defend the great institutions of our country, and to make England stand erect amidst the crash of surround ing nations. (Cheers.) It was the spirit of Alfred that had enabled the people of this country to possess energy and perse verance, to build this mighty empire, the greatest the world ever knew—an empire of which it had been well said that the sun never sets on the dominions of the Queen of England. (Cheers.) An appropriate glee was then sung, entitled "The Day of a Thousand Years." _ . The Rev. Dr. GILES called attention to the resolutions lately passed at the great meeting at Wantage, when it was decided to found a college under the title of " King Alfred College," to be supported by subscription. He also read some ancient documents in reference to the history of that greet monarch. The MAYOR read letters of apology for absence from the Earl of Ellesmere and other distinguishea persons, and afterwards proposed " The course of education which advances with the Anglo-Saxon race." The Rev. Mr. HowsoN acknowledged the toast in an eloquent speech. The next toast was "The commerce of nations—the pioneer of civilization and the handmaid of peace." The toast was acknowledged by Mr. W. Rathbone.. The CHAIRMAN proposed the - toast—" The arts, literature, and science—may their influence be extended as widely during the next three centuries as they had been since the days of Alfred." Mr. PICTON replied in a speech of great ability, in which he traced the progress of literature, science, and the arts, their effects on society, and their legitimate objects and application. After some other toasts, amongst which was " the chairman," (to which he appropriately replied,) the meeting broke up, highly gratified with the proceedings. It has been discovered that Mr. Josias Booker does not possess a qualification for a seat in Council—his name having been accidentally omitted from the burgess roll. This will render necessary a new election for West Derby Ward. . - POLYTECHNIC SOCIETY.—At the monthly meeting of this society last night—Mr. Millner, president, in the chair—• Mr. G. J. Horner read a very interesting paper on " Cast-iron Railway Girders," and pointed out their ad vantages, in strength and applicability, over arches, for railway bridges. THE WEATHER, during the week just ended, has been on the whole broken and unsettled, with occasionaldown falls of rain, interspersed with now and then a gleam of sunshine. Yesterday forenoon and throughout the day, the barometer had fallen towards the point indicating "much rain," and showers of rain, with some hail, fell at intervals, the wind being strong and squally from the N.W. A large breadth of wheat has already been sown in this neighbourhood, and some of it is above the ground. The potatoes are nearly all raised, and though some are much affected by the disease, others, as yet, appear clear of it,—especially Cumberland kemps of large size, which are selling at from Bd. to 10d. per score. The crops of mange! wurzel and turnips are generally good, and many have already been gathered in. STOCK EXCHANGE JOKERS.—Our trade reporter had a narrow escape this afternoon. In his anxiety to bring us the earliest information, he ventured to inquire the price of the two principal lines in the London market to-day. After meeting with a most courteous refusal from the chairman and secretary of the Stock Exchange, who declined in their official capacity to divulge any thing respecting prices, he applied to one or two gentlemen in the room, and was instantly surrounded by apparently eager inquirers if he wanted to buy Leeds fifths,—" Did he know Leeds fifths by sight." &c., &c.— until the press becoming very strong, and having several five-pound notes loose in his waistcoat pocket, which he did not wish turned into Leeds fifths, or anything else except bank fives, he was obliged cautiously to back him self to the door, which, once gained ' he ;made a very pre cipitate retreat down stairs. yesTODAY, FOR THE RECEPTION MEETING:, OF THE DEPCT_A-TION TO LIVERPOOL FROM THE COMMITTEE "V THE EXHIBITION OF ARTS AND MANUFACI uf_4l2B' A meeting was held, yesterday, in the Cot oil at the Town Hall, to receive Messrs. Cole, (et:: for of Journal of Design,) Scott Russell, (engineer,) and F. Futi:.'r , of London, who attended as a deputation, on behalf of the committee for carrying into effect the grand exhibition of Arts and Manufactures, to be held in London in 1851, at the suggestion and under the immediate patronage of his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Although the notice was a very short one, the meeting having only been announced at Wednesday's Council by his Worship the Mayor, and not advertised or placarded, a numerous body of our leading merchants and scientific gentlemen at tended. Amongst them we noticed his Worship the Mayor, (in the chair,) Edward Rushton, Esq., stipen diary magistrate, Thomas Sands, Esq., Laurence Hey worth, Esq., M.P.. A. Wylie, Esq., Samuel Holme, Esq., T. B. Barclay, Esq., Edward Cropper, Esq„ C. S. Salt, Esq., Alderman David Hodgson, W. Bennett, Esq., John Grantham, Esq., C.E., James Lawrence, Esq., J. Holmes, C. Turner, Esq., Thomas Booth, Esq., J.B. Yates, Esq., Sir Arnold Knight, M.D., C. S. Parker, Esq., Thomas Spencer, Esq., Claxton, Esq., Alderman Nicol, Dun can Gibb, Esq., William Healing, Esq., William Rath bone, Esq., M. J. Whitty, Esq., Thomas Kaye, Esq., F. Shand, Esq., C. J;Smith, Esq., W. P. Freme, Esq., Solomon Gibson, Esq., J. Wright, Esq., &mit, Esq., Curtis, Esq., Platt, Esq., R. Rathbone, Esq., W. Rathbone, Esq., W. Milner, Esq., &c., &c. His Worship the MAYOR opened the proceedings by reading a letter he had received from Mr. Digby Wyatt, the secretary. The letters, which showed the important object the promoters of the exhibition had in view, stated how the undertaking came to be contemplated, and con cluded by informing his worship that a deputation of gen tlemen would be in Liverpool about the sth of Novem ber, and trusting that his worship would introduce them to gentlemen of standing and influence in the town. His worship said that in accordance with the object of that letter, he had addressed Lirculars to different associated mercantile and scientific bodies in the town. The re sponse which had been made to these-circulars, he thought, would be best shown by the assemblage he saw before him. He would not trespass on their time in explaining the object of the meeting. That was,- he thought, noto rious. The magnificent design had - originated with H. 11. 11. Prince Albert ; and he believed he might say of Liverpool that it would not be found wanting on this oc casion. He was sure all would respond' to the call by carrying out efficiently the preliminaries to the exhibition which was to take place in the year 1851. With himself, he was sure every gentleman present would feel indebted to his Royal Highness for having originated such an idea, as he (the Mayor) was certain it would confer benefit on the town. The Mayor concluded by introducing to the meeting MR, Coax, one of the three members of the deputa tion, who addressed himself to the mayor and the meeting. and explained the object the deputation had - in view, which was to lay formally before the meeting the inten tion of his Royal Highness Prince Albert relative to the great exhibition which is totake place in 1851 in London. He felt confidence in the manner the object would bo contributed to in Liverpool, if the miles of docks he had traversed, and the millions of tons of shipping lie had seen since he had been here were substantial realities. They were aware that every nation in Europe, except our own, had had exhibitions similar to that which had been proposed by the Prince. He then went on to say, that for several years past, the Prince had entertained the de sign of a grand and universal exhibition, and with that purpose his Royal Highness had been in communication with societies and individuals likely to assist him in car rying out the design. Mr. Cole then referred' to some minutes entered by the Prince himself, at meetings that had taken place in Buckingham Palace and Osborne, with reference to the object in question. It had been a ques tion with the Prince, whether the anticipated exhibition should be limited to the productions of British industry or unrestricted, admitting the productions of all countries and the result had been that, his Royal Highness consi dered there would be an advantage to this country by being placed in competition with other nations : this view had been confirmed by personal interviews with persons of high standing in the scientific and commercial world. In every place in Ireland and Scot land where the deputation had been, the same opinion was expressed, that they should endeavour to induce othernations to co-operate with them. On this point he (Mr, Cole) would give the meeting one or two of the many expressions of opinion that had been made to them. In Edinburgh the Lord Provost stated that he considered that the proposition to hold such a meeting as the one contemplated, would direct the. mind of the whole world to it. To show that the manufacturers held the same views, he would adduce the opinion of Mr. Kershaw, of Manchester, which coincided with that expressed by the chief - magistrate of Edinburgh. In Glasgow, too, similar views were held. The exhibition would serve the cause of morals too, by teaching the English that they fre quently bought English goods when they supposed they were purchasing French. There would be the advantage of the comparison that would be instituted between the foreign article and that of home production. He thought all the gentlemen present would' be of the opinion they (the deputation) were, that the object would only be ef fectually accomplished by making it one of universal inte rest. With respect to the character of the exhibition, it would comprise raw materials, machinery, locomotive ongitloo, manufactuical , &C. With respect to raw materials, he might say, perhaps, that everything which was the subject of human.ingenuity might lip ex hibited. It was the intention of the East India Company to exhibit specimens of all the raw nicterial produced in India, as well as specimens of all the manufactured goods, the details of which are indigenous to India. Dr. Royle, who was the correspondent in that department, had expressed an opinion that this would tend to stimulate a reciprocal inquiry, in India and England, into the resour ces of the two countries. He explained his meaning by instancing the case of the East India Company having produced tea in the Himalaya, and thought an opportu nity•wculd be afforded to our merchants of ascertaining what India was capable of producing. With respect to machinery, we knew that the Americans conceived them selves to be in advance of us ; they were known to be clever in the construction of machinery for agricultural purposes : but they were possessed of other kinds of machinery,—for example, the steam printing-press, so that that country might be expected to contribute largely. With respect to the magnitude of the exhibition, he might say, that if each maker should contribute one locomotive machine, they might expect to see a table with 7000 of the various designs of locomotive machinery upon it. With respect to other departments ; a paper maker in Kent proposed to bring up to London a machine, into one end of which the prepared rags- could be placed, and 40 feet apart at the other, paper would be drawn out. With re spect to the manufactures, it was hardly necessary to make particular allusion; na doubt the British people would shine in many branches of manufactures, and that the superiority of the foreigner would be confined to iron casts, bronzes, furniture, and the like. With respect to sculpture, the prince had considered that we did not suffi ciently develope sculpture in connection with useful pro- . ductions. With reference to the mode in which the ex hibition should be carried out, they were aware that, on the continent, these undertakings were accomplished by the government, but they all knew that we were in the habit of effecting objects similar to this better without the aid of the- government. (Hear.) It bad, then, been determined to come to the public to subscribe whatever might be required for the purpose. In London, gentlemen of all shades of politics agreed in this view. Mr. flume—who was a great authority in questions of economy—said, in reference to the subject, this exhibition had better be paid for by those who have hitherto con ducted the commerce of this country. A few days after this a meeting was held in Surrey, when a gentleman quite opposed to Mr. Hume in politics, gave expression to an opinion identical with his in this respect. The next point was the distribution of the funds ; and the- Society of Arts had been thought of, but the subject was one of considerable delicacy, when they considered that foreign ers were the competitors for the prizes with our own countrymen. It had therefore been proposed, and he believed the Prince was initiating the necessary prelimi naries, to ask government to nominate arbitrators, persons of eminent station and talents, who should have the distri bution of the prizes. He believed the time would come when they should have to ask the gentlemen be saw be fore him to contribute the necessary funds; with respect to the prizes, he might say, they had already £20,000 towards furnishing them, and that they would consist of medals, in some instances both medals and money prizes. It had been thought well that the first prize should be in amount £5,000, and that the principal one in each of the four sections should be £l,OOO. It had been suggested that the medals would be considered to be increased in value if coming from her majesty's own hand, which, although we could not distinctly say would be the case, but might be so. Mr. Cole concluded by observing that the gentlemen around him were aware of the old proverb, that " there is nothing new under the sun." About 3,000 years ago—they need not be particular to the pre cise date—a little state in Greece established a set of games, which became so notorious in the old world and history, that for very many centuries people dated their transactions from their institution. He then went on to contrast the object they had in view with the games of Peloponesus, which were to reward feats of strength ; they purposed to meet ev ery five years, too, but with the nobler object of exhibiting the powers of mental vigour, and he doubted not, amongst the victors who were going to be crowned with laurel, there would be found some of the gentlemen of Liverpool. Mr. Cole sat down amidst loud applause. Mr. Scorr RUSSELL rose to explain to the meeting how far their exhibition was likely to be received by fo reign countries. It was an important question, whether they would receive its announcement as an honest and manly challenge to other nations, or with a less liberal spirit. He bad recently been driven to mingle with the leading manufacturers, &c., throughout Germany, in the course of which he sounded their views upon this exhibi tion; and he found them delighted with its liberality, magnitude and spirit. They received it as a fair, honest and noble challenge to the industry of all the world, which no nation except England would have given, or could have carried out ; and they were certain that from the vast number of persons who would flock from every part of the Continent on the occasion, it would be most advantageous to her, and in every respect successful. To foreigners themselves it would also be most advantageous. It would be a grand re-union of all the skill and science of the world ; and whilst foreign manufacturers would attend to produce those articles in which they peculiarly excelled, and also to perfect themselves in those which they did not, hey conceived that in the year 1851 the great mart of the world would be England ; and that the same would occur at the future periodical meetings, which would be made eras from which to date accelerated progress in every branch of science and art. It would not only bring together men of science ; but the German POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY. THEFT BY A SERVANT OF A £lO NOTE.—Harriet Jones, a servant in the house of Mr. Harrison, of Berkeley-street, was committed on a charge of having stolen, on Friday, from her mistress's desk, a £lO note. She left the house afterwards, but was discovered by Serjeant Storey, who told her, that if she did not deliver up the money, he would search the premises ; she then gave up £9 7s. At the conclusion of the case, Mr. Rushton called up Serjeant Storey, and thus reprimanded him,—" You have altogether excluded your evidence in this case by holding out a sort of threat to the prisoner. Your evidence is of no use whatever. You had no busi ness to say to her, ' If you don't tell me, I will search the house.' What you have to do is simply to search, and produce what you find. You have no business to hold out threats, or to make any statements calculated to intimidate a prisoner, or to draw anything from a prisoner by means of such intimidation. You are a very good officer ; but in this case you have not acted properly. You must not allow this to occur again." COMMITMENTS FOR TERMS OF IMPRISONMENT. — Patrick Carroll and James Holden, for stealing lead from a building in Bisphan-street—two months. William Lancaster, for attempting to steal some pigeons in Laurel street, from John Williams—two months. William Brighton, for illegally pledging a watch belonging to Alexander Miller, a seaman, was fined 155., the amount received, and £5, and in default, to be imprisoned for two months. Mary A. Cummins, for stealing, on Satur day, a piece of beef, frem a stand in Brownlow-hill—two months. CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT. — A boy, apparently not more than ten or eleven years old, named John Bates, was charged with having collected several small sums, (in all amounting to 155.) due to a Mr. Henry Dobson, and for which he had not accounted. One of the items only, amounting to 9d., was gone into, when Mr. Rushton said that it was highly improper to send a child like the prisoner to collect money, as the temptation was great. Some explanation was offered on this point by the com plainant, and the prisoner was remanded. A DEAR PANE OF GLASS.—A notion has got abroad that for breaking a pane of glass, the offender cannot be fined more than ss. This is a mistake. Mr. Rushton, yesterday, fined a female 30s. and costs, or 21 days, for breaking a large pane at a public house, on being refused drink, she being then intoxicated. THE CASE OF HOUSE ROBBERY.—Yesterday, the five men were committed for trial on the charge of breaking into a house at Windsor. Another charge was brought against the prisoners of stealing shirt fronts from the house of Mr. Hughes, in Parliament-street. M. J. L. Nowell, of this town, was admitted a member of the Royal College of Surgeons on Friday. RoscoE CLUB. — We observe that the annual dinner of the Roscoe Club, which was postponed as a tribute of respect for Mr. Brown, our much esteemed county mem ber, has been fixed to take place on Thursday, the 22nd inst. We understand that on this occasion the Earl of Sefton intends honouring the club with his presence. MR. H. G. HARBORD. — We are very glad to find that this gentleman, who was extremely ill during the whole of last week, was last night rather better, but is still considered not out of danger. On several occasions, last week, his family were in mournful anticipation of his speedy demise, but we trust that their fears will not now be realized. TIIE LIVERPOOL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. — Another influential meeting of merchants and others was held yes terday, when a deputation was appointed to wait upon the Mayor, with the requisition, (which has been signed by upwards of 240 leading firms,) to call a town's meeting. The gentlemen assembled yesterday seemed to take a warm interest in the matter, and we think that there is nr,no doubt that the proposed association will be formed with great eclat, and will be productive of much advantage to the commercial commoity and to the town at larges Nov. 6,1 people conceived also that, like their own fairs, it id, to also attract merchants from every quarter of the O r a central point, where they might exchange Ti e !, h ;heit each other, and become personally acquainted sc l ` re s etf, correspondents ;I. l d constituents. After a few Ss 10 0 gratifying remarks, Mr. Russell concluded a° applause. JOY Mr. FULLER, the member of the deputation os te ially deputed by Prince Albert, then proceetled!tooli th e "exult of his visit to Ireland. He said in ece" eel in which the deputation hid been, it had been rr — e .,, with the utmost cordiality and thankfulness. It '`uetll to him that it was not generally known what that ee, t he could produce, and, if the coming event enlightere lot world on this point, much would be effected. t i er great pleasure in saying that for wheat, oats, ei"Deile that country could not be surpassed. In Tipperaen Cos' ster, Munster, Tyrone, Antrim, Monaghan, "% t ele naught coal was obtained ; anthracite coal in the 5_7.441 bituminous in the north, and in various districts grits, was to be obtained. In manufactures, he might 1 3 ; a ' . ft linens, poplins, stuffs, glass, iron, leather, ea ., co pper: was also rich is minerals, producing silver , lead , to igh' antimony, sulphur, alum, &c., &c., so that they bile' well expect Ireland to contribute her quota to the 6 05 , ticrn. He would make one allusion to the Societe of du ria It had been in existence ninety-three years, a n d an that time it had distributed £lOO,OOO in premien' cote medals, but it was its recent transactions that ine: gife o ' cerned them. During the last four years, it had the four small exhibitions, which exhibitions had bee° 31,, steppingstones to the grand exhibition of 1851. _ an Fuller concluded by observing that, if he must foratoo idea of the approaching event from the character oc,rf',,ig which he r2ferrei to, they would have the most , character spectacle that was ever presented to the public—o'u,oo one as would induce every one that could afford it t to London that year. i a tioef Mr. C. TURNER rose to propose the fi rst reso °diet which, with its successors, will be found in gn felt column. He expressed the gratification that *t o ed when it was known that his Royal Highness had Pace ie, and promoted the exhibition which was to tak e itea, 1851, and he wished to tell the gentlemen who hiseL4 them, that the honourable opinion they had C c to Liverpool, in reference to that undertaking wou l d ' oel a firmed. No one could doubt that the exhibitio n w ayd receive all the aid from Liverpool that cominel e n joet manufactures could give. He might express the of , t o of his brother merchants, that all would be deligh t ' forward the object his Royal Highness had in vievb dto Mr. CURTIS seconded the resolution. He refe rre oll the exhibition of a similar character to the one theYoer in contemplation, which Mr. Russell had seen to eat, many. He (Mr. Curtis) happened also to be P ! of or and he must say that, though there were some 01 1.7 0 9e , ' very inferior character, there were others deserving P,,,, g 0f He thought that while we might profit in sein e ,,,",:t the by the products of German art being exhibited , ",;f oar Germans would be very harpy tietake advantage " offer, as they could not fail to profit from it. Mr. EDWARD CROPPER moved the second reev• which was seconded by c o - N Mr. SAMUEL HOLME, who said that he did so IP this sequence of his connexion with the trading classes 01 ts _el Idea town. He trusted the rivalry that in-future wo uld wolf us in our intercourse with our continental neig",;f the, would be the rivalry of science and- art, instese " f e c tio rivalry of hostile hosts in the field of battle. k - „ ri la cheers.) Ire believed the contemplated exhibition I"d e df give an impetus to our manufactures. Mr. Holinea that he was prepared to aid the undertaking itin/ t blif that he could, and congratulated the mayor on t han being connected with an object that must tend ninf e eil any act of his mayoralty to add distinction-to his 11 career. et el Mr. THEODORE RATHBONE moved the appointlo. W• a local committee, which was seconded by Mr. i„tat9 Mr. J. B. YATES, in a brief speech, very comPlit33—f htf to the gentlemen of the deputation, and expressive,_°, 4 oB sense of the advantage to accrue from the establi s eyf e ll of this exhibition, and the desirableness of eerie' 81 1, 0 4 publicity being given to the resolutions of the P . `; ba meeting, moved that-the resolutions and proceedi n g advertised in the local papers. Mr. SANDS seconded the motion. 115 Mr. COLE said they had collected the autoeraP i tti some thousands of the aristocracy of agriculture , „ r ig , which the prince was anxious to connect those of thet_i'oo),e tocracy of commerce ; and perhaps, as there were ',eh on the table, the ge , tlemen present would comply the wish of his Royal Highness. tiro The books were sent round,'occasioning some hum ous remarks. t t" . Mr. YATES frightened 'a few by announcing that the . books were intended for exhibition in London in,'„ 0 be supposed to shew what progress they were penmanship. I h P i Upon which Mr.EAusa-expressed his regret ;t rail known that, he would have written plainer ; - be Was I" t he it was not legible. He declined a joking request Mayor to write his name again. A vote of thanks having been passed to the Mayer , f e l t His WORSHIP briefly expressed the gratification b ee t. in being in any way connected with so noble an obj ec t to Mr. C. TURNER then -paid the same cornow the gentlemen of the deputation, for whom Id s ee Mr. RUSSELL responded, trusting that they Nver„, ;t iote every- gentleman present in London at the 0 1i• when they would be in a position to return the o :n i p ments in a more appreciable way than could be donee 0 0 Ai subscription has been-opened at New York f ~, pi Iron Church to be sent ant, with n migniom‘ry oksral,,,:tri to C.atifoAHis, as the present circumstances of that co ' afford no facilities for church building. m et The statement that £6OO was advanced by gover n 11 • 1 0 to purchase arms for the Orangemen during the . - riots,- seems now confirmedcheyond gainsaying. , t he The Court attended Divine service on Sunday, to w as private chapel at Windsor Castle. The sermon prAached by the Bishop of Chester. e RENT AT SAN FRANCISCO.—I am temp ted .- ° 1 25 single quotation of rent—that of a room 13 feet by s o feet, to be used as an office, unfurnished—l migb, s t f the unfirnished—for there is nothing between the iiaaru c ue4 first story and the roof but a patch of white calico is or, on to the rafters. The rent of this room for one I'ol paid as it is in advance, with interest thereon, if rere, to England, would yield in sterling just £582 v" California Correspondent of Times. hs ve SIR CHARLES NAPIER ON DRUNKENNESS. -- Ag hr read with much pleasure the admirable remarks 1 0 ,,,e,"; le Sir Charles Napier upon the sentence on an ow, ` - `,,iber India, cashiered for the crime of drunkenness. - o 'o9' officer has been dismissed the service for habitnallqoar ing and swearing. In both instances Sir Charles, as, 00 mender in Chief, has refused to listen to recommenat r , if to mercy, feeling assured that the service must se":', it' drunkards and blasphemers be allowed to hold office e v e r' ' We sincerely trust that • the same discipline may be jt is getically carried out at home as well as in India. urgently required. Her al d TRUE PATRIOTISM,—The London Morning s te t insinuates that several of our most distinguishe d men are about to " leave their country for their cou,e ls le , good," and to take up their abode in the Ernersla Sir Robert Peel, it is hinted, has bid for and boag,to fourth of the Ballinahinch estate—sav 50,000 acr e6 rl3 o - carry out his favourite principles of free trade. r shl e future and fully-intended speculation, on a conslueence scale, it is said he will be aided, in 1850, by the s i lodo and skill of the Dean of Westminster, Dr. faro' to has cheerfully volunteered—resigning his deeeorroi' to go over to teach the Irish geology and scientific bits ing. Rumours are afloat, too, that Mr. Cobae,ewstil patriotically offered his services as intendant ancl, s u ° , o l4' of the new free trade plantation ; and that Lor d ', t i e for ham, scorning the delights of Cannes, means to se ' c lod' one single summer in Galway to teach Irish farme rs pg' crushing and bucolic book-keeping by double entry her land, no doubt, will see the departure of so maallsgrie. distinguished - sons with ill-concealed regret and But she has still some good men left. York annou nc es anJ.nFonuAncrtexst.tthNa.—t Sir jle.gßraopshdse twocom mshuinprpti:afoyifirj, Scarborough, on Saturday night, after a severe l en ingf Sir J. Ross left York, by mail train, on SundaY„, ev n kli n a for London . He brings no accounts of Sir John r r e bo ot' t The story of the Esquimaux about four ships being 0 0 5 1 in the ice,. with communications one with anothrrioth therefore be untrue. The New York Sun, of the,ligee,,e, October, publishes the following as still later i at l' " o f IP, respecting the missing ships —" Captain Chane" w ho' barque M`Lellan, of this port, from Davis' Straits,. idor; arrival we announced yesterday morning, furn ishe' io mation which will at least be read with interest scoria States, and, indeed, in every part of th e lief About the Ist of August, while the IWLell6,ntle longitude be P C o h n ie d t s a ß n a , 7 y I 12 , n, tnhe Englishn nativesd en ta i ndentation o ho n fa ote the aeßa coastna f a n n ' s Bay, in le,, tl `,,rd t by signs, that two large ships were d t ca he gm n ave l e y °4linn g linr° ; ; o l ss .-t , Regent's inlet, and had been there fast in the ice hoor se seasons ; and being asked with regard to those th e sew) whether they were dead or alive, they replied, in deot t way, that the crews were not ' asleep,' (that is. , ! 4 3 e ' r ea,.;s but were all well. This information was cons'u• o g the Englishman and by Captain Chapel as indiaa tl t. the ships of Sir John Franklin were clearly mo u e fr`? c h Englishman landed at Cape Hay, some distaPthoh,llo Pond's Bay, a quantity of coal and provisions , i t, for t° his ship was furnished by the British Governa";,e e , h oac e r r use of the long missing ships, if they shonla '. l ,elf 0 come there, as they would be obliged to do on turn to England. This is certainly the latest ae"„roero that quarter, and there is a possibility, perhans e„;c1i10 bility, that the commander of the unfortunate eT",O9 and his crews are still alive. Heaven send that; poll so !" This information is also published by tf. and Enquirer. DLAACEY, of 5M3, g°uVitheas:ll:-0, LIVERPOOL: PRINTED AND PUBLISHED ~,, I A TUESDAY, NOV. 6, 1849. ~,,r 6, EVERY By LEONARD ADDISON, of 14, Great Orford-streli„ 04 At N.. 4, ST: Ggonoz's CRESCENT. LlYEltr,,too,,ell Orders for Advertisements received by Messrs. .`,,eett.sOiefr D Co ea ., co W n, a w rw at i b ck ro -s o q k la ß re ey ; neta,rckearncaenrydNaVnhei.teA ri s Woe Birchin-lane; Joseph Thomas, 1, Finch-lane Corn ~e , l Vo• den Hammond, 27, Lombard-street ; Mitchell, 8! . .,,4"` , 001 court, Fleet-street ; Lewis and Lowe, 3 , Castle-o'4-601e, hill; at the London Commercial Coffee-house ,t l , ll ,, ii t l er r c ° o oe r , at the Jerusalem Coffee-house, Cornhill; ~ - - - c a n - 10 0 house P T a h t r e e r a n d o n s teeerd-lrers Threadneedle-street ; e N e t or h pa a r n s d o 3), mathoArbvieeirlo,7,*tr,a,il3o-eectil London; Johnston and Co., Eden Quay, Exchange-street, and C. H. Lewis, Market-street, ,2ii* ter; Haddock, and J. and W. Booth, 13ooksellersLnd V: Jr ton; Clarke, Pilot-o ffi ce, Preston; and Wriel_i 0 7, l'fr Herald-o ffi ce, Birmingham ; Harthill and WO A ff f ' ' Prince's-square, Buchanan-street, Glasgow. 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(Wednesday, ‘,Artb`'Ll'ade, Miss Ann kk,l2 Captain Amersfi rr h iZer ; Gertrude, Ali ' Ilk - 1 ; 4 M; No Perfor Vt1.11,,71 for the BE Ik ti zl, and DON CIE Id " D AY, ROMEO A ' 4l -- Dress Boxes, -reS!cond Price 6d. ztI S NIGHT 0 THE Tipp Present TUES] see MR. HE: 110,14 EXTENSIVE -,"VERSE, in rirand Aloving PA! Exhibition of tl ' IeWS of various P. %sly e Xes, p 2s a , ; Uppers ce S r t7 th TTL . : ne o n ß s .eicet s may be hat TIC audiencee, Mr. I E vening (Tuesti( J, \ll eh ,T-HALL, Li HEN] Will lk VOCAL ENI C l )lYr Intersi 14, —ES OF NEGR „;eIPRNING, (Tu °4O-11ORROTV,( I tt. n .... 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