The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-01-16 00:00:00

) and C free tr ) it easily them f our po ,nd none postern ing to English 1. and iv isted, of over t and highway of the 6t. La toren yet unborn an unre hich I 3iitish .y has for some time 'essing for- TO CORRESPONDENTS, ;h there may be some force, we do not think there is much, le remarks of "An Impartial Observer." sitate to advise "A Lady" without having more minute al plan to consult, at the outset, a The letter of " Christit:nos" should have appeared this week had it been written.on one side of the paper only. Had we beer rni;:fiect fancliester ed in our present publ: he lines to Jenny are not sufficient tLF 0 t gentleman v - ` trade should I Our y mvert t lated cc tende :rd Cobiier. a thorough free nts a number ]an, which we would have app ress a good deal of feeling, but they d for publication. 113001 tantrarb. SIORNING, JA Ito Mr 3 himself see him attempt to grapple raisin this co s it is ur Is con led to our dealing with advantage " will lead to empire, and A Nvorl lory of famishing operatives cond objection to a c tha injurious are iaciures, ar rate of wrq onsequer ing distric b United St: manufacturing rivals there will enabl them the bet nd ultimately our produc great ob. Ct Ot A country h China. - The likewise, ar e-sided free trade is, it will have upon our d for our manu- itenance of the s and employment in our manufactur , will have nothing left them to fall lort to emigration to the icing the wages which our we to pay, and on a coinpetit to dispen . se with he shows, the legislation. Of that Ig, shr 1 you in Canada and lo pains to rival you in fine Li you in every foreign mar- for provisionsadds to 3h you will never finger , nt, they almost em only under a ruin of which. they are en- .orn the unfortunate (ou should now perc :wd, calculating Re his country at all ha :1 eueourageinent to native ket. the ca tal of ti exclude your'f s, or ,y the ( went, ti ning a and consider yell, how tl licans, are taking advantage c By their protective system, aT industry, they induce skill, c from this country, to swell al proportion of their re-c labo'•- -f r operative i of ours 1 small pc what I have stated in r, r probable 1 are to derive from the n- bden anc Decei'ilber of these 11 died an I THOSE shed by f labour, to flo, erably u 'ery other country that 1, then, a small import foreign grower, in order bute at least one-half ( from the state of ou money, lay it as: [e for e 3 . g our income, and judici, those in s been e as their pati towards o us, or not,' you sa vantage v you have nc time for ma remarks for then, how a to ourselves t yet discharged ; but in or Luring the ques your consider lada wit duty of 53 nial at the of is. per q: colonie ing the free n develope the mighty re- .e not have same d to America, is equally ap- les to recinroc ty of ss. or so, per i wheat, and you will find that the 3 1 our market, will contri- urn to our revenue re, would not suffer to any perceivable e our national income might be benefited !lances, you ma themselves would, I pprove. If this is a Canadian fellow coun ;erous tendency, and the advan- is those colonies, to the light his country is Lends, he our other colonic s of our birth- le to explain to us what ad I will venture al , osetl, an import a wheat; adniitting our c Iparatively few trooi ountry. You must entitled to asi in for these measures river St. Lawrence, consumer, ti extent, v a proposal which the . w aubi no time foi time for the surpl been as int Our pa tryme tages of a fc he treats mo tone in which t as with oti " But bef countrie .e you proc ou will of toll r farmers the inerea the conve ,elves would willin " Now you are f are we to of " Ist,--T British manufacturer to United tes, and eep it within sc rosity t c work, in defiance of the sina ly, from nlnel it whose m be Riving ied ; and most .ge outlay w tted t h it will entail upon the town •ed. We want more than this, conclusion of er the reading ionalc tep should be pent in the Wh ,s made by M 'air to the ed to be take: e, will be the course of unnece events, re ___ +ness the somewhat by that poication, fibers of it, to a court compel the Council to pr( h it has c .ctorily proved We should imagine that few public men, whatever may have been the determination expressed in the heat of the moment, would d selves in suet lace them- legal disability to relinquish the scheme pointed out by the Town-clerk. It may indeed exist to the full extent laid down in the opinions of counsel ; but surely the legislature will release us from our obligations, if it is proved that 'racted upon insufficient evidence, or elf is a delusive one, both of practical speeches of Mr. Ir. Bennett go very far to or, as to t} we have cont cheme it Mr. Wm. T year, and to, he hived woul top of t t. which Josias Booke. prove. The mo 1 course for the advocates of the scheme to pursue is to wait the issue of the inquiries proposed to be made by the bor oug h en gineer, and the additional opinions to be taken. It is quite possible that the minority of the water committee have grounds which satisfy them as to the advantages of the scheme over that of seeking a supply in the sandstone under the town. Let the public have the evidence before them, and be shewn that it has not been distorted by interested parties, or too credulously listened to in the zeal to vote in ering pal support a pet measure. Men's minds were a little excited at the time when the Pike scheme was first adopted. We were seized with an exaggerated alarm of a want of water; money too, was easily procurable for any scheme, however gigantic, and we were disposed to make sacrifices which, in our cooler moments, we shrink from. Let us now en quire dispassionately ; and if we have as the result, to retrace our steps, even at the loss of the amount which we have already expended, we may possibly find that the first loss will be best. SOUTHERN AND TOXT: &'TII HOSPITAL The annual meeting of this Institution was held in the board-room of the hospital, yesterday. JOSEPH B. On the 31st Decemb Oft 1 patien on the re cleat her of both in and out patients e, and consequently increased a tion had unusual, dema In this c benevolent ap al to their much-respected T. Nolan, for his kind ier more favor ing of the president and Mr. Jr i_engaged to give a conce hitheatre on tt the proceeds to realised nr the completion of The treasurer's amour ]Os OW. ; while the leaving in the I r. LAWP the proposition if the preif he said he trus please God to spare himib see its completion only natural that at his time of life he should make room for some. othE whose years mi filled than were his own I charac 1 OUR EXPORTS OR 1848 CO OF 1847 _ On reference to a circular publ )our ar The dec o the nni Lean eight millions d to Tar ;ypt five m prior to 1847 is an incr North An and 18-4- America ,n evasion in many i mi at least of the led to extended operation 24 per cent. under the av( the whole, however, i ge of the three years ndid line of canals, a 'o China, F., by reading the report, of which the following is a summury : During the last twelvemonths 2611 patients have been out and 691 in nationts ! IAN 7, there were 39 in-patients .1, during th s:i remained in the td the remaining 54 )ur or two after being i had sent ade by the ristitution wa onorary chap financial year wore at its close a most unpropitious aspect, but the present year opened uni Mademoiselle Jenny Lind was inclined to promote the objects of such_ institutions as this, a deputation, consist- I), waited upon her at thout the least he3itation ac- the whole of he ehie, )re would be required, which it is to be hope raised by appeals :to the benevolent public >hewed the receipts to be £2029 nditure was £3142 14s. 111€1., the treasurer £349 14s. 111 d. Tradesmen's bills amounted to £7OO. The statement of the building fund shewed that there were in Dock bonds £lOOO, and in the bank £522 Bs. 4d. The adoption of the report was moved by Mr. Wm. FISHER, and seconded by Mr. STUDLEY MARTIN. The Mr. R Mr. Wm. FisnEti had great pleasure in proposing the thanks of the meeting to Mr. Yates for his valuable ser vices as chairman, and begged to express a hope that he would continue those services during the ensuing year. He complimented Mr. Yates on tl tion of a year which begun most unpropitiously Mr. R. FISHER followed up these remarks in secondine kIRMAN was much affected at the eulogistic terms which had been coupled with his name. He felt his services had been much over-estimated. In speaking ited it would It was an, the number of t he more in accordance with the duties Mr. Yates I concluded an affecting address by consenting to remain in ofli-e another year. subsequent business was of the usual routine HARED WITH Robert er, of Manchester, we find that the total exports of twist in 1847 amounted to 1161. millions Ind in 1848 to 127 millions of lbs 'Key and swing a total increase of 101 s as compared with 1847, but a decrease of 14 mpared with the average of the five years The total export of plain and printed cottons in 1847 775 millions of yards, and in 1848, 860 millions of • • —,se of 39 millions of yards to ..r, 51 millions to Turkey and Egypt diterranean ports, 15 millions to Mexico, 124 millions to the west coast of America, and 22 millions to India; on the other hand, there is a decrease of 294 to the United States, 61 millions to British millions to the foreign West Indies, Brazil and the east coast of South e large increase to Mexico is accounted for reduction of the import duties under the A can rule, and probably b altogether of those duties. Some very profitable returns were obtained from that market last year, which led par ties largely to extend their shipments. The increase to the west coast is likely to be augmented this year, Provided the recent accocnts from California be eon ' firmed; already they have given some impetus to shipments. The increase to Ind:- us constituting a is arises from more anaivn`i f 'scan 1,1 a +l.o prior to g the . people and of transport, ;er means fo 1 . would thus gain the them for ever to .ured in their Colonial would be required to till occupy, however, uebec, Montreal, St. he Canadians them- k me—What return My answer is. _ i the Canadian he high tariff of th thing like dui cured design on the to extend reciproca " brother Yankee. ec trade with , but i 0 millions below the ave- it will be remembered that ou , x ports 1847 were unusually large, owing, we believe, to e fabrics being much lower in prices during that year t .t in the St but , when contrasted with 1846, and previous years, our exports to the United States are still large. The falling off to British North America arises from the pernicious system of credit which has hitherto prevailed there, and the de preciated value of flour and other produce we receive in return. The great deficiency to the foreign West Indies is principally in our shipments to St. Thomas, whereimmense tosses have been sustained by the merchants. To British West Indies our exports are about the same as in 1847, but much under what they were for several years previously. To Jamaica, last year, we are gladly observe there was an increase, after the great decline which had been going on for many years ; this may be accounted for by buyers resorting thither from the Main and neighbour ing islands, who bad previously been getting their supplies from this country, but who could not obtain the usual credit here during last year. To the Brazils, alone. the falling off is 35 millions of yards, the exports being 64 in '4B, compared with 99 in '47 ; the large exports of produce thence are principally sold on the continent, and the de predated value of such, added ' ""ing, to the difficulty of real lief reasons of the trade of the Bra- has been one of t ,* in such a depressed condition ; again, in Rio al market, the sales have recently Jan eiro:the prin been c Ist of Jul ent, but which b _ ed, through the merchants deciding, since the not to give more than 12 months' credit—a rs there 1 ly are not taking their usual sup- at of '44-46 )n was so high and - trade so de 3 are 33 millions of yards below .e comparison, when cc ranged, - the exports of the avera qIC SOLI [he report v elected Pres i highly f lent for . tk address to the members, ;hose c nder his sery von, -presented a capit Wild not t El the don] tins of this society took place to business iring council, and ti lidst great applause, and mad: operation al model of an i for patients in - a metal emitted in a few minutes. Minder to keep the clothes causes of col- id how best to avert them interest itary reports ed to several light d the Admiralty plans on tl d ther , rved that the coloured .en particularly - should be light and brilliant, - - , ml rather inclined to a blue than a yellow tint. Mr. D. M`lver and Mr. R. Lamont, _ of this town, were desirous of having his whiCh had must be of a t be pee; the gi 'd the helm mers only, tI . ere green 1 Fort " _ the latter gentleman had ii ii approved by the Admiralty. 11 must be efficiently main inspect all those in us t a competent of arded at could be no dou be bound to car ',Hay; an i sailir r like penalties, vessels shthild also When the —when the red, hey were equally ;ht was seen, would be the The plan of Mr. Forrest, which was illustrated by two real double-bulbed lanterns on an improved principle —•,green for the starnoara sine ui ui mum lig vessel, ana rea 'or the port side, is to be fixed on the front of the paddle boxes of steamers—it being understood that a white light should be hoisted aloft on the foremast, (which from its superior bril liancy would be seen further.) Diagrams and drawings were also shown, which shewed the advantage of the lights in any proximating position of two or inqr? vessels. 'I he bulbs are so disposed that they emit a strong ngnt round a considerable part of the circle or horizon, and screens are placed fore and aft near each coloured light, so that one only can be seen and n ot both, ' are that is necessary for safety. Mr. aed the whole plan to the great satis- Forrest very ably elp' faction of the meeting. A pleasant discussion took place, and the thanks of the meet ing were given to Mr. Forrest. Mr. GARDNER showed and explained a most ingenious model of a perpendicular shutter-box and rollers, for preventing acci dents while closing shops, and was warmly thanked. Mr. ROBERT WALKER, of the Standard•ofice, showed life-line of gutta percha, with a ball of wood at the end, so that it could be thrown from a vessel or the shore a hundred yards or more with ease, and would be effectual in saving a person from drowning. The line is light, quite buoyant, and strong ; and any one taking hold of it might easily be pulled up. This was also received with much applause by the auditory, which amounted to about 70 gentlemen. Some speeches complimentary to the Mayor, who had at tended the last meeting, and to Mr. Bennett, late chairman (who feelingly replied), closed the business of one of the most interesting meetings of the society since its foundation. A of its u y it unde nts at sea THE LIVERPOOL gTANDARD. EYE AND EAR INFIRMA.RY, " Please send us account, per return of post, that it may be examined." • The annual meeting of the supporters of this admirable And; on the 28th : institution was " Send u s account at once, debiting c a ll on N, B r iti s h thi r d s , held yesterday, in the Clarendon-rooms, and we wil l examine and remit in course." South John-street. To which Mr. Killick replied, on the 28th : GEORGE GRANT, Esq., on being called to the chair, in " The bearer, Mr. Hammon; we beg to introduce to you, who the absence of Mr. „: ipley, the president, requested Mr. will hand a copy of account for the calls due on the North Bri- Croslield, the secretary and treasurer, to read the report tish thirds, and which we request you will hand to him." for the past year. Our answer was, "We have only to refer you to ours of yesterday. On receiv. The report stated that the number of new eye cases dur- big account we will examine and remit the balance, whatever it ing the past year was 3,798, and of ear cases 3,658. The may be. We do not choose to be out of funds by paying the total number of times patients have been prescribed for, calls, when a balance to nearly the amount is due to us." all of whom have received the necessary dressings, medi- Here the matter rested till Monday last, when Mr. Killick tines, &c., free of all charge was 19,583. In addition to called with a solicitor :we made him the same offer to pay him which 69 patients—all of whom have been boarded and balancea .o n r y exam iia & l e i , fo if r h on e e w h o o u u l r d . sig i m a tt e a r n ef a u c a c e rnt, and leave it lodged in the house while undergoing medical treatment On Tuesday a full examinat'ion took place before Mr. Rush -have been operated upon, and this number would ton, when his worship fully exonerated Mr. Geary from all have been greatly increased but for the means of blame, at the same time commenting . on Mr. Killick's (to say the charity not allowing of it. The following ve r y the least) very irregular mode of b u s iness , an d th e f act of his interesting case was detailed in the report :—" The committee have peculiar satisfaction in referring to the case of two sisters from the neighbourhood of Lancaster, one aged about 18, and the other about 9 years, both of whom were born blind, and who, not hay ing the means of obtaining surgical assistance, must, had it not been for the existence of your institution, have lingered out their days in darkness. They were both operated upon by your surgeon, and through his skilful treatment (under the di v i n e blessing), they have had their - best's- - • - them, and have returned bringing the case to This list item we could easily explain, but, doubtless, Mr. Killick has his own reasons for not choosing to appear in a London court. The whole secret of the proceeding is this : It was evidently his intention to have jew•ed us, but, fortunately, our suspicions were roused in time to prevent him. Finding himself foiled, he endeavoured to bully us into paying the amounts; and, unsuccessful in that, he had recourse to a --- e of fraud as a " pis-alley," an expedient which, if not slut, he maliciously imagined would damage our repu- We shall, however, endeavour to disappoint him also; sight -,-,towed upon to their friends, to become happy and useful mem bers of society, instead of remaining, while in the prime of life and strength, a burden to their connexions." are now preparing a circular for publicdtion, in which we shall detail the whole of the facts, remarking, by the way that we have, within the last three months, done business with three gentlemen in this town to the extent of above half a million, and that these parties were prepared, had it been necessary, to speak to the character of our dealings with them. We, in conclusion, must say we cannot but regret the report , The report then goes - on to say that—" The Committee cannot much, if any, longer continue their present expen ,.. uiture, without a considerable increase in the amount of their annual subscriptions, and feeling thoroughly per suaded of the great amount of good which, with increased resources at its command, the institution would be enabled to effect among the poorer classes of their vast community they once more appeal to the far " I 1:' 1 4 , f in the Courier, should have been so ex- The whole of Mr. Killick's case is given, ours, or of Mr. Blair's remarks, or Mr. . tremely imperfect but little or none of _ _ Rushton's summing up. We are, gentlemen, respectfully, MARVEL, GEARY, and CO —r-rameL oerality of their fellow-townsmen; - convinced that there are many among the wealthy and charitable portion of the inhabitants who, GENERAL TRADE REPORT, ley acquai n ;ed with ,ure and operations. would gladly enrol their names as subscribers to a charity capable of doing so much good at so small a cost, as is the case with the Liverpool Eye and Ear In &Mary." From the financial statement it appeared that there MONDAY EVENING. It was rumoured in London this morninc , that the French were on the poi n t o f sen di ng an armed expedition to Rome, via Toulon ; and certain hasty conclusions have . _ was, at the beginning of the year, a balance of £193 4s. 7d. due to the treasurer. The balance due on account of the new premises was £1197 2s. 6d. been drawn therefrom involving the Peace of Europe. We place no reliance on this rumour, and have no doubt it will turn out to be without foundation. The only com mercial drawback which has occurred during the week has been a slight lull in the cotton trade, which is, how ever, again recovering itself. Public securities are still rising ; Consols closed in London on Saturday, for money at 894 to 4, for the 13th of February at 89i to 4. The Bankers' Magazine states that the average weekly circulation of private and joint-stock banks amounted, in December, to £6,067,721 ; comparing which with the returns for the preceding month, shews a decrease in the notes of the private banks of £203,117, and a decrease in the notes of the joint-stock banks of £172,505; total, £375,692. Comparing this with the corresponding period of last year, it shews a decrease of the notes of private banks of £27,666, but an increase of the notes of joint stock banks of £156,892, leaving an increase on the year of £129,226. And with respect to the fixed issues of the several banks, it appears that the private banks are under their fixed issue £1,321,881, and the joint-stock banks are under their fixed issue £842,873, making a total under the fixed issue of £2,164.754. The late advance in the SHARE market has been fully maintained during the past week, and we have had a very large business done in our Stock Exchange, with prices each day quoted higher. TO-DAY the market here has been very animated, and an immense business has been done. London stock closes 129 131; Midland, 89 90 ; London 4—shares, 34 4 p.: Midland I-shares, 64 4d. The shares of the two Insurance Companies are much asked for. The large arrivals of Corrow, combined with the incli nation of manufacturers to pause, having supplied them selves very freely for some weeks past, has produced a falling market this week, to the extent of s @ 4 from the highest prices obtained during the recent advance on general qualities of American ; on Saturday, however, the market closed somewhat firmer, the sales amounting to fully 5000 bales, and TO-DAY we have to notice a fair at tendance of country buyers. The sales amount to about 5000 bales, with the exception of 500 Surats chiefly Ame ricans, at 34d. a 44d. yth., with a very small proportion above the latter price. The market has been steady, and though without material change in prices, the current qualities of American descriptions have been rather firmer than at the close of last week. The trade have been the purchasers. _ Mr. CROSFIELD having finished reading the report and the statement of the finances, deplored the fact of the e gentlemen present to exert utions amongst their friends, He thought were themselves in raising contra a course he had adopted with succes strenuous exertions made to represent to the public the utility of the charity, and the low state of its funds, another £lOO per annum would be easily raised, and thus the effi ciency of the charity would be preserved, any diminution in the objects of which he should regret to experience. The CHAIRMAN observed that there could be no object in his making any remarks on the report just read, other than that he cordially recommended the institution to the benevolent consideration of his fellow- townsmen HUGH NEILL, Esq., the surgeon to the institution, stepped forward. He said it was customary to make, before the annual meeting, a statement a little more detailed than the formal report read by Mr. Crosfield. In the course of his address, Mr. Neill said the number of in patients for the past year was nine less than the previous year; this was owing to the restricted funds, the commit tee finding it necessary to select from among the appli cants such cases as rendered a residence in the hospital necessary. He observed that the board of patients formed the most serious item in the expenses ; it had been agreed to charge, where practicable, a weekly sum of 6s. 6d. for the maintenance of each in-patient, and by this arrange ment sixty-nine persons, whose complaints being of an inflammatory nature, required their residence in the house, had been restored to the blessings of sight at a cost of little more than £BO. Of these 69 patients 42 were from places at great distances from Liverpool, such as Birmingham, Sheffield, Isle of Man, Wales, &c. &c. The table from which Mr. Neill took his figures showed that the number of new patients during the past year treated for diseases of the eye was 3,798, giving an in crease of 78 over the preceding twelvemonth. Mr. Neill observed that it was interesting to trace the causes con ducing to furnish the charity with objects : in 1847, which was a busy year, ,he number of cases of working men having received injuries of the eyes from causes connected with their daily avocations, such as from particles of steel getting into the organ, was 362, while in the comparatively dull year 1848, this description of cases numbered only . 288. This spoke of diminished employment; and, singu larly enough, this cause operated in an opposite way in another description of cases, viz., from the ophthalmia, which had increased during the past year, owing, he con ceived, to the prevalence of poverf,r The tone of the COLONIAL markets generally continues good. Sugar is still advancing : 2000 bags Bengal and 500 hhds. West India were disposed of on Saturday, the Bengal at the late advance, and the West India, which were sold for refining purposes, brought a further advance of 6d.p cwt. The inquiry to-day continues unabated, and no doubt advanced rates will yet be obtained : offers for several parcels have been made and declined, holders generally not being disposed to sell. The large business done in Molasses last week has left the market bare, and, in consequence, we have heard of no transactions since the circular. The prices of Tea remain firm, but there is not quite so much inquiry. We are not aware of any sales in Coffee since Friday, but the feeling still continues favourable. Rice is more asked for the last day or two, and the article generally is looking up : last week the demand was mostly for lower sorts, but we are creeping on more to the better descriptions. Full prices are obtained for Rum. There have been two or three arrivals of Saltpetre within the last day or two, which will be offered shortly, some being already advertised ; in the meanwhile, as the market is badly supplied, there _ Ly with low diet rendering the constitution feeble and incapable of resisting disease. Mr. Neill then adverted to an object which had occupied some of his time,—the collection of statistics relative to the health of the town. It had been said that Liverpool was one of the most unhealthy towns in England, but he hoped to prove quite the contrary. He thought if the other medical institutions would co-operate with him in the inquiry. that the majority of the persons received into the hospitals are not natives, nor are they residents of long periods. He thought a consideration of the position of the town would tend to confirm this view, seated as it is on an absorbent bed of sandstone which gives a supply of delicious water; and on the banks of the Mersey, with' its rise of 20 fcct. Alt Neill next spoke of a personal matter but which he conceived he was justified in alluding to, in asmuch as acharge which might affoct any gentleman con nected with the institution would tend to injure the cha racter of the institution, Mr. Neill then went on to say, that having operated in more than one thousand cases of cataract, he thought lie might give the result of his expe rience to the public, and with this view he published a little work which from May to Octoher had met with a good reception : but in the 1.1-1-p r month thi- . • . are no sales. The CORN trade here continues as quiet as can be ima gined, and so far from having any change to note in the value of any article, there is positively no appearance of business. All parties are on the reserve ; it would seem as if the Ist of February were sounding so very loud in their ears, as to deafen them to all other intimations from without. Meanwhile fresh arrivals pour in with unabated rapidity. During the five days ending Saturday the imports into Liverpool were immense, comprising 27,619 qrs. of Wheat, 1101 qrs. of Barley, 683 qrs. of Malt, 16,307 qrs. of Oats, 3992 qrs. of Beans, 2519 qrs. of Pease, 36,509 qrs. of Indian Corn, 2797 brls. of Corn Meal, 20,073 loads of Oatmeal, and 4005 sacks and 69,792 brls. of Flour. Yesterday and to-day have also added largely to this store, but the entries are not yet made ; we shall supply, as usual, a full return for the week in our second edition to-morrow. We may mention as a peculiar fea ture of the trade during the past fortnight, that while all articles free have declined in value, Wheat and Flour in bond have fully maintained former rates. The reports received from most parts of England and Ireland show a further decline, if we except that at Belfast fine qualities of Wheat are quoted 3d. to 4d. higher. Indian Corn is again 51 ton lower at Cork and Limerick ;at the for mer place prices range from £7 10/ @ £B, and at Belfast £7 10/ @ £7 15/. A reaction was established during the week ending Monday last in favour of IRISH Butter, by the frosty weather we had experienced for some days, and prices advanced 3/ @4/ cwt. The weather since then, how ever, has been generally wet, and the transactions conse quently have been trivial, giving, if anything, the advan tage to buyers, but the quotations of last week are not altered, and remain as follow : Waterford, 74/ @ 78/ ; Kilkenny, Carlow, and Clonmel. 73/ @ 76/; Carrick, 70/ @ 74/; Wexford, Carlow, 72/@ 74/; Belfast, 72/ @ 76/; Ballymoney and Coleraine, 70/ @ 74/; Ban bridge, 68/ @ 74/ ; Newry and Dundalk, 62/ @ 66/ ; Dublin, Carlow, 68/ @ 74/; Sligo, 66/ @ 70/; London derry, 66/ @ 70/. New Bacon is in better demand : Long Middles, free from bone, sell to-day at 48/ @ 50/. Keg Lard is in limited request, at 46/ @ 48/. The arri vals for the week ending this day are :—Butter, 5899 fir kins, 668 crocks ; Bacon, 49 bales ; Hams, 14 hhds. ; Lard, 8 tierces. book was attacked in the Medico-Chirurgical Review in such a slanderous manner that he thought it imperative on him to com mence legal proceedings against the proprietors, Messrs. Churchill and Hiley. The result of this was, that these parties requested that the affair should be settled by arbi tration, to which he acceded. Mr. Neill produced the number of the review referred to, for the present month, in which the most complete retraction was given to the obnoxious statements. Mr. Neill then appealed to Mr. Crosfield, the secretary, to say whether there were any truth in one part of the stP' —atement made by the Review mentioned, viz., that the returns of cases were falsified, and that he Mr. Neill) had been in the habit of " cramming" the committee previous to their meeting. Mr. CROSFIELD had great satisfaction in stating that it had lc - aeen customary for himself and the assistant surgeon to make out the report, &c., and that Mr. Neill had no part in drawing up these documents. Four resolutions were then, in succession, proposed and carried, particulars of which appear in our advertising columns. Mr. BENNETT thought it only required the benefits of the institution to be made publicly known to ensure a wider range of subscribers. He thought with Mr. Neill, that Liverpool had been estimated too low in a sanatory point of view. He should like that gentleman to tell them something about the water which is at present supplied to the town. The CHAIRMAN thought that as the water question was one of public dispute, at present it would be advisable to say as little as possible on the subject. Mr. BENNETT did not suppose Mr. Neill intended to bring forward any theory, and he thought that practical tions on the subject were valuable. JAMES HOLME, in seconding the fourth resolution, poke in terms of admiration of the institution, and al luded to the fact of Mr. Crosfield having advanced £l2OO for the purposes of the charity. He thought if the ad vantages afforded by the charity were more generally known, there would be no difficulty in securing £5OO a year for its support. AMERICAN Lard has again gone lower during the last fortnight: fine first-rate quality is now selling in barrels and kegs at 34/6 @ 35/ cwt., and middling to good at 1/ less. Cheese is selling freely at firm prices. Canadian Butter has been in good demand, at prices varying from 50/ @ 64/. The arrivals of Bacon have been taken off at prices about equal to those last reported, and stocks in the hands of importers are now much reduced. The highest prices obtained for finest qualities of New York cure have been 45/ for Long Middles, rib in, and 46/6 @ 48/6, rib out. 100 fresh Hogs, with the Lard remaining in, arrived on Bth instant per Niagara steamer, packed in mats, sold on Thursday at 32/6 @ 35/6 le 120tH. New Hams, of New York cure, in salt, have sold at 43/6 19 , cwt. 80/ is demanded for New Po)k while Irish is offered at 77/6; The other proposers and seconders of the respective resolutions addressed the meeting briefly. THE CHARGE AGAINST A SHAREBROKER On Tuesday Mr. Killick, a sharebroker, of London, preferred charge of fraud, at the Police-court, against Mr. Geary, a Inirolirnkpr in this tnnrn The charge, as far as we can gather it fromtheevidenc.., was, that Messrs. Geary had applied to the prosecutor to dispose of two hundred North British Railway shares. Although sold, as requested, the whole of the shares were not sent. Mr. Killick further alleged that Mr. Geary had fatsely stated that the calls bad been paid up on the shares, and they ti.d been sold under that misunderstanding. A considerable number of letters were put in by Mr. Blair, barrister, who appeared for Mr. Geary, all tending to show that the conduct of his client had been upright, and that the mode of business adopted by Mr. Killick would easily have caused there is Lob 14+10 iininrr in hid d(? / },Pip a thP inwPst fir,;:p 7 The supplies of Bed' increase, and dealers do not meet them with a disposition to go into stock ; and as late arrivals have been but of middling quality, while Irish curers are pressing sales at 85/, the business in American has, consequently, been very limited, and lower prices would be accepted by holders. The Foreign WooL trade has been inanimate during the last few days, the advanced rates required causing the trade to purchase with caution. Farmers are the princi pal holders, and, tempted by the present prices, they are somewhat more desirous to sell. The gross import of Wool into Liverpool in 1848 exceeded that of 1847 by 5,000 bales, and the increase was principally in South American and East India Wools. Since our last report up to the 30th December, the ar rivals of TIMBER from British North America consist of 10 vessels, 5572 tons. The operations have been very limited. Our market for Scotch Pig IRON is flat. Mixed num bers are obtainable at 46/; Gartsherrie at 47/, f.o.b. at Glasgow. Manufactured Iron is not so firm as it was ten dayssince. Mr. Thomas Carson has been appointed solicitor to the Shipowners' Association. To-morrow, a morning performance will take place at the Amphitheatre, for the purpose of exhibiting the pan tomime to the juveniles. THE WEATHER.—During the past week we have had a good deal of the varieties of wintry weather. Two or three days elapsed after the breaking up of the late severe frost before the ice and snow disappeared, and the south east thaw-wind was at times severely penetrating. This was succeeded by strong gales from the opposite quarter or thereabouts, the glass indicating "change." On Fri day night and Saturday morning early, we had some heavy squalls, with rain and sleet, with rain and sleet. Saturday was fairish in the morning, but about noon rain set in, which increased in weight with no intermission until nearly midnight. A strong and cold north-west wind succeeded, and continued until dark on Sunday, the night of which was brilliantly starry. Yesterday was a fine, bright, and for the season, a beautiful day. DUMBOLTON'S SERENADERS, ASSEMBLY -ROOMS, GREAT GEORGE-STREET.—This excellent company, one of the best which has visited our town, appeared last night, and was most enthusiastically received. They are very highly talented performers. We observe that they give a morning concert to-morrow. Jan. 16,1640, THE COUNTY RATE the expense had increased one - eig hth. Aft e r read' o3 ip long statement from the Inspector of Prison's RIO the past year, Mr . R. pro cee d e d t o rea d the statement of the cost of the public prosec°7 l o —ln 1824, the sum expended for that parPl i e £16,100 ss. 3d. In 1825, it was £14,783 Bs. "'" 1827, it was £23,228 Bs. 7d. In 1832. it was Sti 2s. 3d. In 1837, it was £13,416 3 s. I n 18 4 was £15,750 2s. Then we got the constabulary; id, in 1848 we find that this ite m h as i ncrease d t o XIS' 0 The houses of correction cost during the past lef r o. follows :—Lancaster, £6,586 ; P res t on , £15,386; dale, £23,401 ; Salford, £10,733; and the .MarseS A A £55. The labour done in those places was of s unproductive kind, not yielding more than £1 49. annum, or less than Id. per head per diem. After . other observations relative to the cost of the L .Asylum, and the management of the Surveyor's u e ribil ments for the county, Mr. R. proceeded to observe there was one other circumst ance t o w hi c h he scof°o, allude, and in doing so h e wou ld g i ve th em a p i e ce formation of which they were not probably aware...., would tell them who their Clerk of the Peace (Hear, hear, and laughter.) In the year 1845, the inT 3 , / of this office was £5,000. It h a d not decreased 6.„1„"04 The Clerk of the Peace was no t M r . G ors t, people thought; but a gentleman who described bi n as " John Harker, Esq., th e y ounger , o f the couLit4 Staffordshire." He was appointed in the year 1 8 °' 0 George the Fourth, holding his situation in r eversion, d the time. The situation was then held by the F- 0 :4 Clarendon. At the time the borough of Manclie- e i obtained a borough court, the Clerk of the Peace elsi_r a l £19,000 as compensatio n f or th e l oss an d i n j ury su str A by him in his offic e by th e remova l o f part o f hi s bugS to that locality. If they examined all the matters 5 ,ected with - MEETING OF FHE GUARDIANS OF THE SOUTHERN DIVISION OF THE COUNTY A very influential meeting of the Guardians of the various unions in the souther division of the county, was convened by circular, and held yesterday, at the Legh Arms, Newton, for the purpose of taking into considera tion the county expenditure, and devising the best means of effecting a more economical administration of that fund. Deputations were present from about twenty unions, out of the twenty-eight in the county. Shortly after twelve o'clock, on the motion of Mr. Livesey, of Rochdale, seconded by Mr. Livingston, of Salford, the chair was taken by R. TOWNLEY PARKER, Esq. In opening the proceedings of the meeting, The CHAIRMAN observed that in presiding over the representatives of the several unions on an occasion of such deep importance as the present, he felt the utmost gratification. That meeting had been called for the purpose of taking into consideration, and fully discussing, the whole question of the county expenditure, as well as for devising the best means of effecting its more econo mical administration in future.—(Hear, hear.) He fully concurred in the propriety of calling the present meeting, and also in the views which those who had called them together, advocated with reference to this important question. No person could blame them (the guardians) who were themselves, in a great degree, the guardians of the public purse, for adopting the present course, and in endeavouring to have a better mode arranged for the proper administration of the funds raised by them, and placed at the disposal of the magistrates of the county. From the report of a special committee appointed some time ago, to inquire into this subject, he observed it stated that the county expenditure of the county of Lancashire " had become exceedingly burden some and the occasion of much complaint." This obser vation alone, coming as it did from the report of this committee, would be a sufficient justification for their present proceedings : but they all knew that since the period of that report their county expenditure had gone on increasing year by year. (Hear, hear.) Before re suming his seat, however, he would state that while much of this expenditure was caused by some magistrates, there were yet others who were not to be ranked with those who, in his opinion, had been somewhat guilty of extra vagance with the public purse. (Hear, hear.) On all hands it was admitted that their expenditure was over whelming. (Hear, hear.) Everybody complained of their amount. It was only by taking such steps as they were then about taking, that they would be able to effect a beneficial change, and by which they would acquire a power to controul those who would spend the money of the public either lavishly or' extravagantly. But the power could not be obtained without a legislative exact meet, which would create a board composed conjointly of members from the various boards of guardians and the magistrates themselves. (Hear, hear.) The Chairman then concluded by reading a letter from Mr. Samuel Lancashire, overseer of Newton, in which he stated that the county rate, for this district, was nearly double what it was ten years ago. At the request of the_Chairman— necteu ne expenditure of the county, . AsY he believed, see good reason why there should be s i ",o controuling power to curb that ex t ravagance by if' their present system was characterised. (Applause.). Mr. THOMAS LIVESEY then moved the first resole to the following effect :—" In consequence of the ea nued increase of the rates of this county, and the grie and heavy amount now raised, this meeting feels the cessity of taking some effective steps for effecting its duction, and at the same time to economise for the bevy' administration of the expenditure in future." Mr. BLACKBURNE, of Oldh am , having seconded resolution, it was carried unanimously. Mr. RANDAI,L, of Charley, then moved, " That the responsible power of the magistrates to contract debt, any amount, and to cha rge th em t o th e ratepayer s, lf e principle so unjust as to require the interference of ", Legislature, in order that the ratepayers may obtain sl controul over this fund." He qu it e agree d w i t h b o th t, spirit and the letter of the r eso l u ti on , an d t h ere fore be leave to propose it for thei Westr adotion. The Rev. Mr. BADNALL, of Derby, rose second the resolution, and said th a t h e cong ratulated !°f, chairman ,and the guardians arou n d hi m , f or having corneq f ward to diminish the burdens whichbore on society, ther e ii saving the guardians from that terrible system, w hich good men deprecated—that of summoning the poor, a n t ; e distressing them, for the pay men t o f thi s rate, ove r t hi expenditure of which they had n o con t ro l . H e t hough that there should be no s uc h thi ng i n E nglan d as p " irresponsible" power ; th e y s h ou ld a ll b e respons ible i , pnblic opinion at least. Th ere was no man who hauy greater respect for the magistrates of the county than had, so long as they carried out the onerous duties their office in a proper and d e f eren ti a l manner to all came before them ; but comi ng , as h e did , from Vi Derby, sorry he was that such an exhibition as they latelywitnessed should come from the Preston magistren for theirs (the West Derby Guardians') was the-mete which had been so scurvily treated by that body. begged leave to second the resolution, which was Pal unanimously. Mr. CLEAVER, of Liverpool, read a list of the various Unions which had sent representatives to the meeting. It appeared that Guardians had come from Rochdale, West Derby, Salford, Fylde, Burnley, Chorlton, Oldham, the Corporation of Caton, Lancaster, Ashton, Chorley, Todmorden, Prescot, Preston, Bury, Garstang, Warring ton, Haslingden, and Bolton. Mr. THOMAS LSVESEY then rose to address the meet ing, He said, that being Chairman of the Union of Rochdale, and the other gentlemen who were present on that occasion having received their circulars from that place, he conceived that it was somewhat incumbent on him to state the reasons which had induced the Rochdale Board of Guardians to move in this matter. A short time ago they had received a copy of a memorial, sent by the Chorley Union to the magistrates at Preston, which memorial they had most strenuously backed, as it prayed for the very matter which they were contending for. That memorial was not satisfactorily rece i ve d by th ma gistrates at Preston, the consequence was, that, after some consultation, the uresent movement was resolved upon; for they were fully of opinion that proper economy was not observed in the outlay of the County rates, and that with an efficient board of management, much of the present enormous expenditure might be saved to the public. (Hear, hear.) There was nothing new in the movement, for the same subject had been under the con sideration of Parliament various times before. In the year 1836, the very object which they had in view was re commended by a committee of the House of Commons, so that they were me - ely following out the excellent ad vice of that legislative assembly. If there were any of • After a few words from Mr. A. SMITH, Mr. TWEEDALL, of Rochdale, moved that in i b? opinion of the meeting a controlling body should be °I pointed by the legislature to take charge of the financi, department of the business of the county mag,istrates,s' l that the ratepayers should be re p resen t e d there bY'l3, boards of guardians.—Seconded by Mr. BLAKE, th il carried. Mr. R. SIDNEY, of West Derby, then moved that P, eti t tions expressive of th e a bo ve sen ti men t s b e presenteci4 Parliament from the various townships represented bY` boards of guardians. Mr. LANGSTON, of Salford, seconded the motif which was duly put and carried. It was then moved by Mr. CARFOOT and seconded Mr. MELLOR, that a committee be appointed to cur/ the views of the meeting. Thanks were then voted to those magistr , ` ad,- those who were likely to oppose their movement, did so for want of precedent,—for he had heard that there were sticklers for precedent amongst them,—here, then, was a precedent worthy of imitation. (Hear, hear.) One which should convince them of the justness of the guar dians' views on this question. Before sitting down, he wished to speak a few words with regard to the county constabulary force. He held a document in his hand, from which he would read the returns of the sums spent in supporting this force in Lancashire, as compared with some other counties, and from which it appeared that in Lancashire the greatest extravagance occurred. In Lancashire they had 491 constables, at an annual cost of £39,131, being at the rate of £79 14s. per constable. ..vocated the cause of economy at the annual sesslq to Mr. Wm. Roberts for his zeal in preparing the vari ° J statements which had been laid before the meeting; r" 0 to the chairman for his support and dignified conduct the chair; after which the meeting separated. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (BY EXPRESS.) It would appear that a movement plated in relation to the Pope. 1 orders have been received there to PARIS, SUNDAY, 6 r.,'„ f i P it of some sort is con , .1 We learn from Toulon, pi ) prepare, without delay, In Gloucestershire they bad 250 constables, at an annual cost of £15,599, being £62 Bs. per constable. In Staf fordshire they had 277 constables, at an annual cost of £17,187, bein £62 ls. per constable; and in Wilts they had 204 constables, at an annual cost of .E 11,105, being £54 Bs. per constable. The average of the last three counties was £6O per constable; but in Lancashire it was £79 14s. If the constables in Lancashire were paid in the same proportion as those of Gloucestershire, there MONEY MARKET.DAY.. An animated LONDON market. Consols were done —YEsTER at 90 ex drb, 7301 after declined to 89i. NDON CORN MAR would be a saving to the county of £8,494 ; if in the same proportion as those of Staffordshire, there would be a saving of of £8.666; and if in the same proportion as those of Wilts, the saving would be £12,422 ; but he did not think that Wilts would be a fair criterion to take. It was an agricultural county; Staffordshire was not, and on that as a criterion he relied. With these few observa tions, and wishing that the movement which they had begun would end only in success, he begged leave to in timate that his friend, Mr. Roberts, would give them some interesting details as to the working of this county fund. A short YVALI L • h STE RDA Y suprTly7Of h Whea was readily taken ott: er morning at prices fully e qua l t o th ose o f last Monday. was a fair retail trade in tree foreign Wheat, at late rates. _l6 Mr. WILLIAM ROBERTS, of Rochdale, then addressed the meeting. He commenced by explaining the nature and origin of the county rate, which, he said, was first instituted in the early part of the reign of Henry VIII. It was first instituted for the repair of defective bridges ; but even then the magistrates had not the absolute power to spend the money without the consent of the controlling power of the ratepayers. They were to call before them the constable of the parish, and two of the most honest of the inhabitants : thus, the principle of a controlling power being in the hands of the ratepayers was acknowledged, for the constable was elected by the ratepayers, and " the honest inhabitants," as the act saith, were of them. ( Hear, hear.) The following year another act was passed to enable the building of jails and prisons in the county. By this act the high constable and the tything man of the parish were to " be present, when any levy was made for the purpose of the act ; but it would be remembered that these men were all public of ; they were elected by the rate-payers at the Court Leet. In the year 1836, committees of both houses of parliament sat on this sub ject. A committee had previously sat to consider the same subject in 1825, and in 1834 also. That was just after the passing of the Reform Bill. From the report of the committee of the Lords on that occasion, he found in taking a comparative view of the amount of the county rate, that in 1792 the total expenditure under that head was £315,805 ; in 1832 to £784,441, but that he believed was very much under the mark. In some instances it .vas impossible to give the return, because it was not made. This was the fault of the treasurer, who did not make the proper return, and he be lieved that the same system was carried out to the nresent was unaltered. Barley was in good request, and previous quotations • ,4 well maintained. Oats werea mot-. rpnriv :e one day; for, _ . a return of all the rates paid as county rates was r, quired. His answer was, that he could not say what sum had been paid to bridge-masters and surveyors. Expenses of the Houses of Correction are not paid by - treasurer, and therefore in many of the returT was left blank. He had written to Col. Williams, how ever, on the subject, and he had informed him (Mr. R.) that in 1770 the county rate was only £7OO, and that for many years afterwards it did not exceed £l,OOO. Since the year 1846, half the expenses of the prisoners con victed, and their removal to the hulks had been taken off the county and placed to the debit of the consolidated fend They elan ynt :E16.0n0 returned frnm the Go vernment on account of the lunatic asylums, and 4;13 on account of the police force; but they wt.:Lc t. off all this money, for it was spent by the magistracy, ir respective of the will or wishes of the ratepayers. And let them bear in mind this; and what he was going to say was the firm conviction of his own mind—that if this money had still to be raised by the ratepayers, and not taken from the consolidated fund, they would not have to bear the burden of the income tax ; so that the difference was nothing—a certain amount of money was raised, and they had to pay it. In the printed paper which was before them, and in which a full statement of the expenditure of the county, for a period of twenty-five years, from 1823 to 1848, was given, they would find that under the head " Lancaster Lunatic Asylum," there was no thing included for the maintenance of vagrant or criminal lunatics. There was also an item of £4,768 Bs. 10d., which appeared as a payment in the general purposes ac count of the county, for the maintenance of prisoners in Kirkdale Gaol, which came back again in the shape of a return from the Crown, which they had not made an item of. It was quite impossible, from the way in which these accounts were made up, for any one to give anything like a satisfactory statement of them. In 1824, the total ex penditure of this county was £80,873 15s. In 1825, it was £81,361 4s. Bd. In 1826, it was £91,317 17s. lid. In 1827, it was £108,877 18s. 4Ad. In 1828, it was £95,197 16s. 7d. In 1829, it was £75,905 15s. Bd. He would then go on to 1837, which was the lowest year they ever had. In that year was £65,907 19s. 6kd. In 1841, it was £124,295 Is. 7d. And in 1848, it rose to £179,887 17s. 10d.,—being an increase over the year 1837 of £114,185. The prisons and other institutions of the county were manned by different boards of magistrates, and it could not be expected that men separated, as they were, over a whole county, could manage such affairs as well as a well concentrated board. The magistrates met but twice a year, whilst such a board could meet, and would meet, much oftener, and thereby they would give a great deal more attention to the affairs which were brought under their notice. (Hear, hear.) The only point of saving which a magistrate, isolated as he was, could effect in his own district, was by sending the prisoners for trial to the sessions, instead of to the assizes —the former costing about £8 ; the latter £4O. He might mention, that while the county expenditure was fast increasing, crime was fast decreasing, whilst, at the same time, the population was on the increase. The number of prosecutions had decreased one sixth, whilst e county is that item 11.V1 6 I cttuy blllO, 111111, 11 1111/ the turn in prices was in favour of the seller. Beans and Pease were very dull, but prices can har., ,, e i quoted lower. The to wn m ill ers h ave reduced the top Pc }lour 2s. per sack. SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET.--YEsmaray._4ll The supply of Beasts to-day is considerably smaller, M i r' accounted for by a disagreement between t hat 500 l'ipt pang and several graziers. We understand that 500 Nora , 1 0. intended for this market, are consequently coming by lo Trade is rather mo re li ve l y f or t h e best kinds, but more t 4s. 2d. cannot be quoted as a fair average. • fr The number of sh ee p i s a l so much less • however, it is dl cult to obtain more money, t h e butchers liavin6 much stoctd hand. Prime Calves are a rea d y sa l e, i n a few instances rs tr more money is obtained. Pi gs are more readily disposed 0' Four of the children removed from Tooting have cl i64 at Hackney of Asiatic cholera. The Bishop of Norwich is about to present to_Je rt o' Lind a magnificently-bound copy o f th e H o l y Scripttl in Swedish. On Friday, in the National Assembly, M. R a tes' B ; proposition for the dissolution of the N a ti ona l A sseo 3 ' o l on the 19th of March next, was car r i e d by a majority 400 to 390. The Mining Journal thus reports the state of busi l in mining shares during the w e e k :—" Th e Mining 51'4, market may be considered much th e same as l as t repo rt In some descriptions, however, there have been ran, than ordinary transactions. Inquiries con ti nue f or lei ing mines generally, in whi c h, indeed, we find ra F buyers than sellers." DEATH. OF A WHOLE FAMILY. —At Penkridge, Stall fordshire, lived a family nam e d C resswell, consisting o'.ot, old man and his wife and two sons, the eldest an l di On Tuesday, as their cottage was not opened, an entro, l ,3 was forced, and the mo th er was found lying in the v.„, quite dead, and her h us b an d was at her side perfectly I:, sensible. In anoth er b e d was found the idiot quite 001.0 conscious, and in an adjoining bed-room the youngest t o t dead and cold. Medical aid was instantly sent for; di the husband, who w as upwar d s o f 80 ye i rs of age, frl during the evening, without being able to relate anYtP l ; rocmPrtino• Chia • • 'enous a covereu, nut no account can be obtained from hip]• post-mortem examination is to be made. OUR POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS WITH AMERICA.- - 4 last news from Ame r i ca s t a t es t h at, according to a le' ei from 'Washington, " the postal arrangements had not been completed, there being still some points of &filo ence." The explanation of this is, that at the date 40 question the news of th e set tl ement o f t h e matter o n; ot t side had not arrived out. The treaty was only sigue'oo the evening of the 15th of December, and was sent 1)1 c l) Europa, which sailed the next day. She would not ref o t New York until about New Year's-day, while our advices come down only to the 27th of D?cetov ti c, Should the ratification by the Senate take place instil t fi l=g c x v _t% ) ;Ton the 10th instant. to F le fil :v i a V s 4 4 6 7a7l TnE GOLD REGION.—It appears that the rout e _,,,, ) , California by the West India mail p ac k e t s may be act' ca plished with considerable rapidity. Th ese packets act' Southampton on the 27th of each month, arriving at c o gres about the 23rd of the su ccee di ng mon th. The across the isthmus to Pan ama occup i es th ree d a ys. a t expense of about 25 dollars. Th e s t eamers o f th e lin l oo States Pacific. Compauy are announced to leave Pan' r ge for California on the Ist of each month, and the cbsot for a passenger in the State-room is 250 dollars ; lower cabin, 200 dollars ; and in the fore cabin, 100 50 , lays. The passage money by the West I n di a ma il st e n. ot, ers from Southampton to Chagres is eithe r £6O, £45, according to the accommodation ; and for mecl" or artisans, £25. • ' LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET—YEsTE We have had a good supply of all kinds of stock at 01 0 41 ket to-day, with little or no variation from last week's 101 , ment. Beef may be quoted a shade lower, and Mutton a LIVERPOOL : TUESDAY, JAN. 16, 1849. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED 14 Of EVERY TUESDAY MORNI , ‘;,i By JOSHUA FIXTCHER LACE, o f 53, G rove stre et, - LEONARD ADDISON, of 14, Great rford-street, At NO. 4. ST. GEORGE'S CRESCENT. LIVERPOOL.' sr, Orders for Advertisements received by Messrs. 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Ix ADTANCE, ttt WS, j On CREDIT . t Rushton commented on the fact of bringing the case down to Liverpool under the new act, when it might have been settled by the Lord Mayor, and d:smi - ssed tt that he exonerated Mr. Geary. :haige, observing In reference to this case we have received the following ad- vertisement OF THE STANDARD SIK,—In reference to the very imperfect report of the case in, the Liverpool Courier, we beg permission to make a few re marks, and hand you extracts of letters read in court and ac knowledged by Mr. Killick, and which may be seen on appli cation at our office. In Deeember Messrs. Killick and Co. bad in their hands a conducted their business, and from certain information we had them as follows " Dec. s.—At what prices were the North British thirds bought in, in what market, and by whom ? We must have par ticulars to satisfy our clients. We could give you an order to night, but wish this matter settled first. We also wish account current to present time." Dec. G.—KU/fa to M., G., and Co. " Your account shall be made and forwarded tomorrow, and enclosed we send you the contracts desired." (N.B.—No contracts enclosed !) Dec. 7.—M., G., and Co., to Kiltick. " You say contracts are enclosed ; none, however, came to hand. You place us in a very questionable position by so act ing. We have promised particulars to-mo' row, _lnd _hope tr hiire them. Oui Mr. Gear z ir will be in London on Monday: and will then balance account." Dec. S.—Same to same. "Weparticularlyrequestedcontracts for sharesbought in, but none to hand. You m ake the matter look extremely suspicious." 10.—Name to same " Your favour to hand, but still no contracts for North Bri tish. This is really too bad. Send the prices per telegraph, that we may advise." On the 12th instant we received contracts. On the 14th, Mr. Geary was in London, and having made inquiries, and satisfied himself that his suspicions were more than true, asked for an account current, but this he could not obtain. He then tendered fifty North British shares, (his own property,) which Mr. Killick's quasi clerk took, without ASK ING ANY QUESTIONS WHATEVER. Mr. Geary, at the same time, stated that he should want some money i and, on calling again a few hours after, Mr. Killick handed him a cheque for £lBO, which Mr. Geary immediately cashed. The statement made by Mr. Killick, that Mr. Geary said the calls were paid, is absolutely and entirely false. On the 18th December, M., 0., and Co„ wrote as follows Ro Tole Leased The oral Theat re Znleliceat " Chad o Last NvacB( THIS P Schilte To elll - conclud TO.A, Anders °ll.l Poland Co n ; o:;c.pic ; odino.rissestinali 'Zee at s e , e . 4 1, is 'e' fo r e 13 0x-0 BOx e e s. '"i" CONcE /A Tun I 7 T' ON Lis s ANN 11 0 , , t y Z. cd , 3(1. ; Ti e k et . 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