The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-10-09 00:00:00

firbe R,thrrpool gPtaitbarb. TUESDAY MORNING, OCT. 9, 1849. A WRITER in the Dubtia University Mayazine directs attention to some very striking facts, hear ing upon the present agricultural condition of Ire land. One of the most unerring tests of the com mercial and industrial activity of any community has always been found to he the amount of money —currency—employed in conducting their ex changes of products. In addition to the direct ob jects for which the various banks of the country are required to furnish weekly returns of their cir culation—viz. to keep a check upon their issues of notes exceeding the amount of specie required to be held to redeem such notes—these returns fur nish to the commercial man a measure of the amount of the country's transactions. When a large and prosperous business is doing—when cre dit is good, and markets elastic—the circulation of the banks expands, to afford the required facilities of exchange. When a contrary state of things oc curs, the circulation is decreased accordingly; and, in periods of panic, to an extent and with a sud denness producing severe suffering and commer cial disaster. The facts in question, which our contemporary now brings before us, are connected with the cir culation of the sister country—lreland; and, to understand their full force, it requires us to bear in mind that the banking laws in that portion of the kingdom are somewhat different from those which govern us in England. Ireland has always had a one-pound-note currency; and up to the year 1845 there existed no check, beyond the prudence of the banker, with respect to the amount of the notes issued by the banks, and the quantity of gold pro vided to redeem such notes. We were equally without such legislative check in this country until 1845 ; but the lowest notes issued being £5, a larger amount of " change" was required to be kept on hand ; and hence,it is estimated that the Bank of England generally held a third of the amount of its circulation in gold. We have no precise information as to the proportionate amount held by the Irish banks; but as one pound notes were always pre ferred to sovereigns as " change," in that country, the proportion would be less. In 1845, however — we quote here from the article referred to— "In 1845, however, a new law was enacted. By this law a legislative restraint was imposed upon the issue of bank-notes. An average was struck of the circulation of each bank during the year, from the Ist of May,1844, to the Ist of May, 1845. To the extent of that average, called the certified circulation, each banker might still issue notes at his own discretion, whether he held gold or not, subject, of course, to the liability of being called on for gold whenever the bearer of the note pleased. His certified circulation he could only exceed to the amount of specie he held in his coffers, with this additional restric tion, that he was not to issue against his silver specie to a greater extent than one-fourth of his gold." This certified circulation—the average of January, 1834-1835—enabled the banks in Ireland to issue notes to the amount of L 6,354,494 ; and to increase that circulation to the extent of the gold bullion held by them, and a proportion of the silver bullion. To the extent of this certified issue, therefore, Ire land was, to a great extent, exempted from the effect of a drain of gold, such as that which so rui nously affected the monetary condition of Eng land in 1547, and from which we have scarcely yet recovered. Let us see then what have been the issues of the banks in Ireland during the past three eventful years. We take a few dates shewing the extreme fluctuations : Total issues. Gold held. Silver held. January, 1846.. £7,404,366 £2,221,944 £267,308 May, .. 7,422,080 2,177,633 321,310 August, r, 6,480,517 1,887,457 376,335 December, ,t .. 7,839,530 2,253,124 316,467 This month shows the issues at the highest point, which will be accounted for when we remember the large importations of food which were going on at the time, and the public works, which were pro jected for the employment of the people. Follow ing this, we have through the whole of 1847 and 1848 an uninterrupted and gradual decline to the 11th August this year, when we find the total issues of notes, £3,723,367 ; the gold held, £1,046,066 ; and the silver, £641,708. The result is briefly, that in December, 1846, currency was circulating amongst the people of Ireland to the amount of £7,839,530 ; and in August this year it had diminished by four millions—viz. to £3,723,367. Let us remember that this diminution denotes a contraction of business and industrial operations to little more than half of those carried on in 1834-35, when the " certified issue," regulating the banking law of Ireland, was taken ! Or, to quote the lan guage of our contemporary : " These amounts represent the portions of money which, at each period, all the members of society had in their possession in bank-notes, for the purposes of ordi nary expenditure—the smaller operations of buying and selling, the common arrangements of professional inter course, the payments of rent and taxes, the general dif bursements of life—all those various purposes which are supplied by the money that men keep by them at home." But there are two very striking features in the de cline, thus shewn, in the commercial and industrial energy of the Irish people. In the first place, it has been gradual. The country has been going down the bill, since the beginning of 1847, step by step, without a pause—without even the semblance of rallying. There is no panic at work here. The evil is in the gradual suspension of industry—the slow melting away of income. Currency is not circulated because there is nothing to base circula tion upon. A highly intelligent witness, Mr. Mu rray, the acting man-ger of the provincial Bank of Ireland, was asked, liefore the secret committee on commercial distrt- - ;s, in the Lords, in 1848— "To what car do you attribute the great falling in the issue ? is it Lo he altogether ascribed to the diminu tion of commercui transactions in Ireland." The distinct and startling answer was— " Yes ' • the prostration of the small trade and 'the large trade of the country !" The other striking feature in the case is the fact that the diminution of the issues is chiefly in the small notes, which, added to the increase in the amount of silver in the banks, skews that distress is most severely felt amongst the poorer classes. Thus, in Jan. 1846 the notes under £5 amounted to £4,364,509 ; and those above £5 to £3,039,855. In May, 1848, there was in circulation, in small notes, £2,279,211 ; and notes over £5, £2,561,459. In August last, the small notes were to £1,723,367; and the large notes, £2,109,704. Thus, of the money of the trading and industrious classes, since Jan. 1846, £2,641,142 has disappeared from circulation ; and of the more wealthy classes only £930,151. The decrease apparent in the circulation of silver is still more significant. Silver coin is emphatically the money of the consuming classes. Wages, food, clothes, and all articles of daily use for those classes, "resolve themselves into half-crowns, shillings, and sixpences. Yet the returns above skew that this money, held by the banks in January, 1846, was only E. 267,308 ; and had increased in August, 1849, to £641,708, skewing a deficiency in circula tion, or in the pockets of the consuming classes, of £374,400 ! This, however, is in all probability only an approximation to the truth. The banks were not at all likely to hold a stock, after they felt that it was not wanted; and would part with it, as it became in excess. It may be said that the same state of things has taken place in England ; that we have lost a por tion of our ordinary circulation. The following table, however, will spew that this argument is no' tenable ; and that Ireland has suffered the mos . signally : Jan. 1846. Aug. 1849. England—circulation 28,696,565 24,434,738 Scotland— Ireland— , . Thus England has lost little over one-seventh ; Scotland about a tenth ; and unhappy Ireland nearly one half of the life-blood of commerce and industry ! We shall make no further comment upon the facts which we have above placed before our rea ders. They tell their own sad tale. They exhibit to us the spectacle of a country rapidly progressing towards destruction and universal beggary, yet whose population of every grade refuse to lay aside, even for an hour, their senseless quarrels, their rancour of sect, of party, and of class, and make one effort for salvation ! ONE of the most unfortunate features of the Rivington Pike scheme is the fact, which is day by day made more apparent, that its merits cannot be discussed with good temper, or even gentlemanly feeling. The " water question " forsooth ! Why it might be a brandy and water question, discussed by tipsy disputants in a tap-room. The world, be yond our own locality, looks on with amazement at the spectacle which social Liverpool just now pre sents—at gentlemen hurling fishwife epithets against each other, and journals making shipwreck of the dignity of the " fourth estate," and contend ing for degrees at the University of Billingsgate, the object of contention being one which not one man in ten thousand could have imagined as likely to afford the provocative for an angry word, or a thought, beyond the eliciting of truth upon a question of a purely practical nature. We could have accounted for such a state of things—for such a water war to the knife—occurring in a ship be calmed in the tropics, with its crew upon half a pint a day; but in Liverpool, with no pressing urgency for the element, the prevailing fury is most unaccountable. We have not referred to the subject with any intention to claim for ourselves the merit, if there be such, of being able to talk or think of water supply, without foaming at the mouth, or feeling a disposition to bite somebody. We wish merely to urge upon honourable town councillors, and espe cially upon some of the members of our own body, the desirableness of a little more calmness and philosophic temper. It is painful to observe such a paper as the Liverpool Times—the organ of the pro-pike party—the gentlemanly and aristocratic organ, par excellence—referring to a respectable and intelligent opponent of his own, or his patrons,- views as "so great a goose." Such objurgatory language might befit the lips of the big bully of a parish school, and even there would probably in voke a kick or a handful of well-directed mud ; but it scarcely becomes the character of an educated journalist. Mr. Thomas Baines, individually, would pause before addressing such language to Mr. William Bennett ; and we conceive that the editorial "We" ought not to screen the man, who uses it, from the blame of forgetting altogether the decencies and courtesies of life. We have a graver charge than the mere use of Billingsgate, to bring against another contemporary—the Mercury. Irritated, it would seem, by some allusions to his change of opinions upon the subject of the Pike scheme, our contemporary on Friday gave us the following threatening revelation : " When the bill was in progress, Messrs. Rathbone and Earle repeatedly called at our office, and often either vo lunteered information, or gave it at our request. The advice of one or both in reference to this bill, was fre quently in substance this :—" Let us keep as quiet as pos sible, and get the bill. It is the best measure for the town that ever was devised." We acted on that advice. We never saw the bill, and we knew nothing of its actual provisions until they had received the royal assent. We admit that it was wrong so to trust any men; but surely it is too bad in the very persons in whom we so confided, now to come forward and reproach us with our credulity. Let " No. 1" beware, for it may so happen that some of the articles to be quoted as proofs of our inconsistency were written at their dictation, or on their information, if some of them be not in their own handwriting. When we became acquainted with the real nature of the measure we denounced it : when we became convinced that we were wrong, we acknowledged it." We do not complain at all of our contemporary's confessions of his " credulity," although it would be sufficiently humiliating to the press of our town, if it could be believed that, as a general rule, edi tors are in the habit of-adopting, without inquiry, whatever is thus pumped into them. Week after week during the progress of the Pike bill through parliament, the Mercury lauded its proposed enact ments as the very best which could possibly be devised ; and yet he now confesses that he " knew nothing of its provisions until they had received the royal assent." For ourselves we can only say that we speak upon no man's " advice ;" and endeavour to make ourselves acquainted with public questions, before giving them our advocacy. We write nothing at any man's " dictation ;" and should feel no slight shame in making a confession like our contempora ry's. But we do object to the betrayal of con fidence which is threatened. What object will it serve, beyond weakening the value which the pub lic may be disposed to attribute to the Mercury's expressed opinions, if he can even show that Mr. Rathbone or Mr. Earle, has been in the habit of acting as amateur editor of his journal ? How are we to know whether his present Stop the Pike " is not as much a borrowed note as the " Rivington for ever " of other days ? IN recording the proceedings at the meeting last night for the Toxteth wards, we cannot resist the opportunity which thus presents itself of expressing our great gratification that Mr. Richard Harbord has been induced once more to emerge from private life and devote a portion of his business talents and practical information to the benefit of his fellow townsmen. We have few men in the Council whose labours have been more missed than have those of Mr. Harbord, and we are sure his old constituents will restore him triumphantly to a seat in the Council chamber. He is well acquainted with the wants of the town, and has not to be initiated, like too many of the candidates, into the arcana of municipal proceedings. IN our last publication we felt it to be our duty to express a strong opinion upon the proceedings of the local body, which styles itself the National Confederation of Liverpool. We conceived that no , quasi public body. composed of such anomalous materials, and guided in its course of action by no , fixed and intelligible principles, should be per mitted, by means of a cunningly-selected stalking horse, to foist its nominees upon the acceptance of the constituencies of Liverpool. for the management of a trust so important as the conducting of the affairs of this great port. The occurrences of the past week, and the opportunities which have been afforded us of testing the opinions of our fellow townsmen of all classes, have confirmed us in the views which we then expressed. A deep and just feeling of indignation has been aroused by their arbitrary proceedings, and the evident party bias by which they are dictated. Inaependent and thinking men object, most naturally, to see the power of deciding important local questions grasped by an unknown clique, sitting in Church-street, and prompted by Mr. Jeffrey, Mr. John Smith, Mr. Urquhart, or any three or four of the body, who may happen to be most at leisure to save the public, or the constituencies, the trouble of think ing for themselves. Do we want proof of this feeling of general re pugnance to the dictation of this body ? It is supplied us by the result of Saturday's contest in Exchange Ward. Mr. George Horsfall, the Con servative candidate, whose seat was vacated by a long absence from the country, was a known advo cate of the unpopular Pike scheme. He made no reserve as to his opinions. His address was a simple re-tender of his services to the constituency, combined with a direct repudiation of the pre tensions of the Confederation to dictate a member for their acceptance. The opponent—Mr. Johnson —selected to contest the ward against him, pos sessed peculiar claims upon the confidence of the public. He had been long connected with the town; owned considerable property in it; was a large employer of labour, and was one of its oldest burgesses. In personal character his fitness was undniable; and he had been a prominent antago nist of the Rivington scheme. The Confederation staked the prestige of their influence in other wards upon the success in Exchange Ward. The Confederation organ, on Friday last, proclaimed that here was tobe stricken their first decisive blow. Exchange Ward, in fact, was to be the La Haye Sainte of the coming municipal Waterloo, The Confederation put forth all their energies to ensure a triumph. The printed circular, calling the meet ing, at which Mr. Johnson was selected as a candi date, was dated from the central rooms, and signed by tha secretary of the body. The result to them was a most signal discom fiture. Never was a more overwhelming majority polled in the ward. On this occasion, Mr. Hors fall received the votes of numbers who had never previously interested themselves in our local con tests, and a large number of these were the votes of gentlemen opposed to Mr. Horsfall, not only upon questions of general politics, but upon that of the Rivington question itself. The best can vassing card, produced by his committee, was the Confederation's own circular ; the most power ful incentive to a vote for Mr. Horsfall the Con federation's audacious attempt to ride roughshod over the constituency of the ward ! We wish the body joy upon this first attempt ; upon the result of the application of this touchstone of their in fluence over the community. No doubt the Confederation anticipate greater success at the approaching first of November elec tions. Our own impression, however, leads to a directly opposite conclusion; and perhaps we are not far wrong in believing that the truth—espe cially when it is one of an unpalatable charkter to the Confederation—is quite as likely to come to our ears as to theirs. We can tell that body that they have contributed themselves more to hurry forward the Pike scheme by their late proceedings, than all the efforts of its supporters could have 'RE tIVERPOot STANDARD. done. It is not that the constituents are not offended at the votes of Mr. Samuel Holme, Mr. Aikin, and other Pike advocates; but that they are more offended at the dictation to which the Con federation would submit them. The public, more over, cannot bring themselves to admit that the choice of members to serve the general interests of the town in the Council chamber should be de termined solely by the opinions of candidates upon the single question of the mode of procuring a sup ply of water. It must be a strong and decided feeling, which will lead the majority of the burgesses to close the entrance to municipal honours and use fulness against members of the leading families amongst our mercantile community, on the ground of their opinions upon this question alone, and we must have some materials to supply their place, other than the very pliant gentlemen, who are con tent to place their free-will and their consciences in the keeping of the Confederation clique. It may be that many of the candidates to be brought for ward in this interest are personally unobjectionable. We are aware that two or three, already announced, are so. For example, Mr. Jones, who is announced to contest Rodney-street Ward against Mr. Samuel Holme, is a most fit man to possess a seat in the Council ; and we have no doubt that, had he come forward upon his own merits, for any other ward, he would have had a great chance of success. But the contest will not be regarded, here or elsewhere, so much in the light of a personal question as one in which the constituency has to decide whether it will be dictated to by the Confederation, or exer cise its own deliberate judgment. Another most damaging fact, bearing upon the political leanings of that body, we referred to last week, without, however, mentioning names. The question which was then put has not been answered. The fact itself, however, is now notorious enough. It was Mr. Richard Harbord, whose name was proposed, seconded, and carried, as a candidate for St. Peter's IN and ; and at a subsequent meeting set aside by the Radical section of the Confedera tion, expressly on the ground of his general political opinions. The case is, in all points, a repetition of the factious and partizan trick by which Mr. Thos. Dover's claim was last year set aside, in favour of that of the present Whig member, Mr. Freine. Thinking men must, aftei such evidence of the thoroughly partizan proceedings of the body, arrive at the conclusion that this anti-Pike cry is a mere stalking-horse to enable them to fill the Council chamber with men or their own political leanings, and thus once more to restore to the Radical faction amongst us that ascendancy in the conduct of our local affairs, from which a few years ago they were hurled by the indignant voice of nine tenths of their fellow-townsmen. HER Majesty's ministers are trying the public patience very hard. Whenever a deeply engrained feeling is found to exist in the national mind, the probe of Whiggery is forthwiti , inserted. This is, however, more especially the case where that feeling is based upon a regard for keeping God's law. Religious education, Sabbath observance, and other similar questions, based upon devotional feeling, and a regard for the eternal interests of man, and the honour of the Creator, are old men's fables— vulgar and short-sighted prejudices—in the eyes of this pattern Whig administration. They seem humpered in every movement by the fear of the scoffs of infidel philosophy, and the anger of Mam mon worshippers. "Liberalism" and religious feeling are in a state of antagonism. The State dare not even ask of the people—because the State is in terror of the floating of the dregs of the ma nufacturing towns, and the metropolitan suburban coteries—to do what three-fourths of the worth of the nation has already done, or is doing, viz., to bend the knee in humble acknowledgment of the dreadful scourge, which has recently desolated so many homes, and spread widowhood and orphan age throughout so many portions of the land. But a do-nothing and infidel neglect of its duties is not all, of which we have to accuse the present government. The religious mind of the country has just been further outraged by a proposition for a further step in legitimatized Sabbath violation by our post office. It is urged that inconvenience is felt at the detention—a rare occurrence—of the foreign mails arriving in London on the Sabbath, and, by the present arrangements, detained there unsorted until the Monday's mails. This is an injustice, it is urged, upon the mercantile commu nities of Liverpool, Maneinster, Leeds, Glasgow, and other large towns, as allowing London enter prise to steal a march upon them. Strange that from none of the towns a complaint has ever been uttered on the subject of the alleged hardship r We are one and all perfectly willing to allow London this vast advantage over us. Our merchants are so far inclined to enjoy the allotted day of rest, free from the cares of business pursuits, that we do not think one in a hundred of them ever avail themselves of the opportunity of receiving the communications which reach them on that day. The proposal to intrench upon it at the St. Men tin's le Grand Establishment is merely an offering made to the infidel feeling of a small section of the commercial world ; and, as in many such cases of unsolicited advances, we question much whether its authors will receive for their pains the thanks of half-a-dozen members of the community. On the contrary, we suspect that they will find they have stirred in, a matter, with a view to for ward progress, in which they will'be compelled - by the voice of the nation to retrograde. When we see such men as the Mastermans, the Laboucheres, and Buxtons indignantly repudiating the wish for Sunday deliveries, we need not wonder that the cry is echoed from provincial communities. York shire and Lancashire, we are proud to observe, protest against the necessity of their present Sun day deliveries. In these days of rapid locomotion we can surely spare the desecration of that day, and allow the tired post-office official the same rest that we enjoy ourselves. Her Majesty's ministers have stirred the straw. We trust it will be taken up ; and that in the provinces, as in the metropolis, we shall be spared the favour (I) of a Sunday de livery of letters. POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY. COlNlNG.—Patrick Hackett, Eliza Hackett, this wife,) and Mary M'Cormick, were charged with having been found with various implements and base metal for coining shillings in the cellar which they inhabited, in Tatlock street, near St. Martin's Church in the Fields. The dis covery was made through a police-officer observing the male prisoner rooting amongst some rubbish on a vacant piece of ground in the vicinity, and carrying something away to the collar. On search being made, plaster of paris moulds were found ; also some Britannia metal, and about ten base shillings, cast in imitation of those of Gcorge 111., 1820. The prisoners were remanded, but will be finally committed for trial. THEFT FROM A DISP3NSARY.—A man named John. Dailey was charged with having, on Saturday, stolen a watch, the property of Mr. Howell, surgeon, from the Dispensary in Burlington-street. The prisoner was com mitted for trial at the sessions. PICKING POCKETS.—Margaret Buff and Mary Kelly were charged with picking the pockets of a lady, named Catherine Durning,, on Saturday night, of 10s. in silver, in St. James's-place. A good deal of money was found upon the prisoners, and they were committed for trial. STEALING A WATCII.—Ann Ringrose was charged with robbing James M'Key of his watch, in a house in lien d erson-street. The case being proved, she was committed for trial. Another prisoner, (a boy,) who had hurt him self by a fall, has yet to he brought up. THEFT FROM A SHOP.—John Murphy, for stealing a cheese and a ham, was sent for trial. COLLEGE OF CHEMISTRY.,—The session of Dr. Mus pratt's College has just commenced, and we may again draw attention to the importance and necessity which exist for all persons to become acquainted with practical chemistry, which is of such use in all the departments of life. The evening class is now formed, so that those en gaged in offices, druggists' shops, &c., have an opportu nity of attending Dr. Muspratt's laboratory, which has been so highly extolled by the first chemists of the day, and by all the leading metropolitan and provincial press. THE WEATHER.—The week ending this day has been generally stormy, cold, and frequently very wet, especially in the night, giving us—with an inclination to freezing—a rather premature foretaste of winter. Frost set in during several nights of the last week, and ice appeared in seve ral of our surrounding districts, but not in the town. On Thursday night, between nine and eleven o'clock, after a rainy day, there were some bright flashes of lightning. On Saturday morning early, a hoar frost was visible, and at some places on which the then easterly wind blew, water in ponds, &c. was frozen to the thickness of a shilling. During sun-light the same day, the glass ranged at 36°. Sunday was very stormy, with showers ; wind, as during the several previous days, from the south-east quarter. Heavy fogs hung upon our river on Friday and Saturday mornings, but we have heard of no accident to steamers or other vessels. We are glad to say that we now hear less talk about the potato disease, and entertain hopes that though the roots are in some localities affected, and partly destroyed, there may yet be a considerable crop of keeping quality. Certainly, at least, good potatoes are on sale for immediate use. The barometer last night stood at nearly " fair." On Friday week, a female, named Jane Wilks, aged 64, fell down the stairs of her house, at No. 3 Court, Eldon. street, and so hurt her side, that she died ou Sunday. THE CONTEST IN EXCHANGE WARD. The election for a representative in the Town Council of the burgesses of Exchange Ward took place on Satur day. The causes which rendered an appeal to the ward necessary are stated in the Council proceedings; but the result of that appeal was, from a variety of circumstances, anticipated with the utmost anxiety, and hence an interest was lent to the affair which does not always attach to a similar event. Mr. Horsfall, as a pro-Pikist, was denoun ced pretty generally, but was supported by the very ene mies of the obnoxious question, on the ground that his opponent, although an anti-Pike man, was the nominee of the National Confederation. When the two questions came to be weighed, the love of a •• local supply" was allowed to give place to abhorrence at the principle of dictation so unmistakably assumed by the National Con federation clique. Mr. Johnson, the new, candidate, had his friends at the Mersey Hotel on the evening preceding the election, and at that meeting the utmost confidence was expressed as to the result being favourable for their candidate. Hope is proverbially seductive however, and the morrow proved the unstable foundation on which the promoters of Mr. Johnson's election had built. The fol lowing hourly declarations of the state of the poll show that, from the very commencement of the poll, the Con federation nominee had not the ghost of a chance of success:-- EACH HOUR'S POLLING. 10. 11. 12. 1. 21. 31. 4.: Horsfall .... 79 157 207 221 246 256 265 Johnson .. .. 14 39 44 64 72 75 76 Majority for Mr. Horsfall,.. 189. The utmost excitement prevailed throughout the ward during the day, and the committee-room (the Bolton Arms, in Chapel-street) was besieged towards the close of the poll by a crowd of persons, chiefly belonging to the operative class, whose anxious demeanour betrayed the interest they took in the certain issue of the pending contest, which was most injudiciously extended by Mr. Johnson's party to the time limited by act of parliament. At four o'clock the crowd round the door of the Bolton Arms had greatly increased, and the persons composing it began to testify their approbation of the final statement of the numbers polled, and shortly afterwards Mr. G. H. HORSFALL stepped to the window of the committee-room, and addressed them. He said the close of the poll left him with a majority of 189, which was al. together so unprecedented, that it warranted him in devi ating from the usual course, and thus publicly thanking them for their noble support. His opponent, Mr. John son, was a gentleman of respectability, wealth, and stand ing in the town. Politically he was no opponent, but it behoved them to observe narrowly the circumstances un der which he sought their suffrages on that occasion. He (Mr. H.) contended that his opponent came before them at the instance of the National Confederation, and that his addresq was the address of that body. The National Confederation arrogated to itself the power (or at least the attempt) to dictate to Exchange Ward. (Hear, hear. A voice, "It won't do.") He agreed with them, it would not do, and he thought the majority just declared fully justified him in saying that such an attempt at dic tation would not do. It was not his intention to detain them, but he would just express the great satisfaction he felt in seeing that the merchants, tradesmen, and opera tives of Exchange Ward would not allow themselves to be dictated to by a confederate club, and it further indu ced him to hope that an auspicious inference might be drawn relative to the contests to be decided in ovember. It was conclusive to him that the wards would not sub mit to any meddling or any dictation on the part of the National Confederation. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Horsfall was long and loudly applauded at the con clusion of his observations. The Confederation have thus received a fall in the most important contest, as far as ward elections are concerned, in which they could be engaged. Doubtless they will allege that their opponent's strength lay in the fact of the ward being exclusively the merchants' ward, and conse quently the stronghold of the enemy. But this is not the case. Exchange Ward contains a numerous body of tradesmen, and a still larger number of the operative class. In fact, it may challenge any of the central wards as to the number of small tenements, such as are occupied by operatives, contained within its boundaries. The truth is the Confederation makes up in valour what it wants in strength ' • it has overshot the mark. A few days ago and it was all confidence, but the recent election has read it a lesson that will go far to sober its calculations of future operations. Not even the nom de guerre of "no pike" will induce the electors to barter independence for the thraldom of a clique. A VOLUNTEER OPINION UPON CALIFORNIAN GOLD. Volunteered opinions of philosophers are proverbially of little worth, resembling in this respect the "travelling" opinions of lawyers, given without the magic of an endorse ment upon a brief, or the prescriptions of physicians, who have not been regularly called in. We are therefore little disposed to give credence to the following opinion, con veyed to us on the authority of the Leeds Mercut y. Our contemporary says:— "Sir Roderick J. Murchison, Professor Rogers (of the United States), Professor Sedgwick, and other e.ninent geologists, assembled at the British Association for the Advancement of Science, last week, concurred in the belief that the supply of gold from California was not likely to be such as permanently or materially to disturb the value of the precious metals." In the first place we are not aware that any of these gen tlemen have ever visited the locality ; and, in the second, we doubt if one of them has the slightest notion how much will be required to " disturb the value of the pre cious metals." We remember, by the bye, an opinion, given in a similarly off hand style,. by a certain Doctor Dionysius Lardner, to the effect that it would be imprac ticable to cross the Atlantic in a steam vessel. Our M`lvers•have long ago solved the question to the worthy Doctor's discomfiture. Dr. Buckland. has recently been similarly unfortunate with respect to the London clay. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (BY EXPRESS.) LONDON MONEY MARKET.-YESTERDAY. In the• transactions on the Stock Exchange this morning there is no particular feature to notice. Consols opened at 921 to for money, and so have continued all the morning. For account they were successively done at 923 and 3, and are now quoted, as they opened, at 923 to No dealings have yet taken place in Exchequer Bills, which remain quoted the same as on Saturday, at 395. to 425. premium. LONDON CORN MARKET.—YEsTERDAy. The supply of Wheat this morning, by land.carria,ge samples from the near counties was rather short ; nevertheless, the trade was dull, and last Monday's rates were with difficulty maintained. A very limited amount of business was transacted in foreign Wheat, but no alteration took place in its value. Flour underwent no change. Choice samples of English Malting Barley being scarce. realized full prices, and there was a fair amount of business in foreign for grinding and distilling purposes, at the quotations of this day se'nnight. Old Oats maintained former rates, but new, light qualities were easier to purchase. Beans and Peas barely sold so well as last week, SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET.-YESTERDAY. The number of Beasts is large, but the average quality is very indifferent ; consequently, the choicest qualities make 4s. very readily ; indeed, all kinds are rather dearer, the demand having increased. The supply of Sheep is Rot quite so large as last week, espechclly for fat Sheep. The trade is brisk at about 2d. per Sibs. advance on most descriptions. The trade for Calves is slow, but Friday's quotations are pretty well main tained. OPERATIC PERFORMANCES AT THE THEATRE- ROYAL. On Thursday and Friday evenings we were favoured by the lessee of this establishment with an excellent caste of the English version of " Lucia de Lammermoor," the principal characters being sustained by Mr. Sims Reeves, whose Edgar Ravenswood is confessedly the finest of the day ; Mr. Henry Whitworth, Henry Ashton; Mr. Dela vanti, Bide the Bent; Mr. 11. Horncastle, Norman; Miss Lucombe, Lucy Ashton; and Miss Lanza, Alice. The orchestra, conducted by Mr. Lawson, was very effec tive ; and the getting up of the piece was most satisfac tory and creditable. It was acknowledged repeatedly throughout both evenings that a greater musical treat has rarely been heard on the Liverpool boards. Mr. Sims Reeves was in fine voice. The touching tenderness with which he gave the recitatives and arias in the first two.. acts, was moat rich ; and the power and passion imparted to his singing in the third, were electrifying. Mr. R. Whitworth is a decided acquisition to the operatic boards. He possesses a fine manly figure, and a voice of very rich quality. Miss Lucombe is a very pleasing vocalist. Her voice is at times deficient in sweetness; but she is, as a whole, a very superior artiste, and possesses great execu tion and brilliancy. Miss Lanza introduced an air, which was very: sweetly sung. We must not omit to notice Mr. Delavanti's rendering of his part, which was very judi cious and effective. The choruses went off very satisfac torily. There was a most fashionable house on Thursday; and, in consequence of the applause at the fall of the cur tain, the piece was repeated on Friday evening. Last night the opera was "La Sonnambula." The house was a good one, and the piece was given splendidly. To-night, owing to the fast, there will be no performance. To-morrow the opera of " Ernani" will be given for the first time in an English version. RODNEY-STREET WARD.—Mr. Holme has called a meeting of his constituents at the Music hall, on Monday evening next, for the purpose of giving them an oppor tunity of putting to him any questions they may think proper as to his public conduct. We have no doubt that the proceedings at the meeting will tend to conciliate many persons who are now the strong opponents of Mr. Holme. LUDICROUS ACClDENT.—Yesterday morning, an acci dent occurred in Blundell-street, which, though at first glance of the observer, was calculated to alarm, could not have been witnessed without exciting the risible powers of the bystanders. A shandry, containing a number of baskets, closely packed, and full of bottles of soda water, lemonade, and other similar cooling beverages, was being driven along by a man who was seated in front of the vehicle, and attended by a boy, who sat amongst the liquids. The driver drew up just at the end of Blundell-street, and alighted ; at that instant, probably from the sudden obstruction of the preponderating weight of his body, the carriage tilted backwards, both shafts having snapped at their junction with the body of the cart ; the bottles flew in every direction, and their precious contents irrigated the streets ; the poor lad was so firmly wedged in the midst of the wares that he was not dis placed, but the expression of his countenance, at the moment of the catastrophe, would have furnished a sub ject for Punch, for it was certainly the most serio-comic that the imagination could conceive ; though scathed, he was, however, unhurt, the damage being confined to the cart and the brittle merchandise within, which suffered to some extent. SELECT VESTRY MEETING. YESTERDAY, a meeting of the vestry was held by ad. journment from Tuestay last, for the purpose of agreeing upon the contracts for the parish. The members were also summoned specially, by circular, to consider the corre spondence which had taken place between Mr. Austin, the poor-law commissioner, and Mr. Cafferata, chairman of the workhouse committee, in reference to the office of governor, and other appointments at the workhouse. Mr. Churchwarden HARBORD presided. There were also present, Messrs. Denton, Jeffery, Ireland, Shake shaft, Mellor, Molyneux, Gardner, Hodson, Willmer, Blain, Cairne, Dover, Cafferata, Wylie, Johnson, Hand, Abraham, and Whitby. Mr. IRELAND, before the proceedings commenced, desired to know if the meeting was a legal one, because, if he understood it rightly, it was fixed to be held on Tuesday (this day). Mr. HART, the Vestry-clerk, said it was true that the meeting was fixed for Tuestay, but the churchwardens subsequently learnt that the day of fasting and humilia tion had been fixed for that day, and the meeting was accordingly altered. The CHAIRMAN said the meeting was strictly legal, and he did not see how the alteration of the day could make any difference, for he supposed none of them had any objections to it. - Sir:lsE.)To.• objected to the meeting, and he did so on these grounds. He believed that there was a question to come before them affecting the arrangements at the work house. The chairman of the workhouse committee was not present,* and on that ground he intended to move an adjournment. Mr. MELLOR said be believed the general feeling of the board was in favour of an adjournment, after the other business had been disposed of. Mr. WILLMER said it was his intention to move the adjournment of this question until to-morrow (this day) fortnight, and if he was in order he would do so now. He moved that the correspondence between Mr. Austin, the assistant Poor-law Commissioner, and Mr. Cafferatta, the chairman of the Workhouse Committee, be taken into consideration to-morrow (this day) fortnight. Mr. DENTON seconded the motion. The CHAIRMAN declined to put the motion until the question came before the meeting in due course. The contracts must be considered before that subject could be entered upon. CONTRACTS FOR THE PARISH. BEEF AND MUTTON.--The tenders for beef and mutton were the first submitted to the board. On their being read over Mr. MELLOR advised the meeting to accept the lowest tender for six months, as he did not believe that butchers' meat could be any lower at the end of six months than it was at present. The tender of Mr. J. Hall was then accepted. Flour, Wheat, and Oatmeal, Mr. Walmsley.—Milk Mr. W. Harvey.—Ale and Porter, Mr. J. Parker.— Barm, Messrs. Godfrey and Son.—Cheese and Butter, Mr. W. Smith.—Groceries, Messrs. H. Tate and Co.— Tobacco and Snuff, Mr. M‘Millen.—Chandlery and Soap, Messrs. Vaughan and Stave ley.—Drysaltery, Mr. S. Woods.—Sall, Messrs. F. and B. Jones. Potatoes.—For potatoes the lowest tender was 2s. Bd. per bushel of 901bs. for three months, or 3s. per bushel for six months. Mr. MELLoR thought the tenders very high. The price in the country was not at present more than Is. 6d. per bushel, and he, therefore, suggested that the contract should stand over. After some desultory conversation, Dlr. GARDNER moved that the contract for potatoes stand over. Mr. HODSON moved, as an amendment, that the tender for 2s. Bd. for three months be accepted. After some conversation, in the course of which it appeared that the vestry were not in want of potatoes for the next three months, Mr. IRELAND advised the meeting to accept the tender at 3s. per bushel for six months, and expressed his belief that in less than that time there would be a considerable rise in the price of potatoes. Several members gave a contrary opinion, and ulti mately the contract was ordered to stand over. Coals, Mr. R. Neilson.—Wines and Spirits, deferred. —Stays, Mr. James Capsey.—Bonnets, Mr. C. Barford. Leather. Mr. Fisher.—Smallwares, Mr. J. Bingham. —Linen drapery, Messrs. Adamson and Co.—Woollen drapery, Mr. J. Bingham.—Hosiery, Mr. J. Bingham.— Shoes, Mr. J. Cupsey.—Hay and Straw, Mr. H. Bate. —lronmongery and Tin.—On the tenders for ironmon gery being read over, Mr. GARDNER moved that the lowest tenders, taken together, for iron and tin, be accepted. Some discussion took place upon this proposition, and ultimately it was agreed that the lowest tenders in each should be accepted. The tenders sent in for ironmongery were from Messrs. Chapman and Callis, and from Mr. J. R. Cooper; and Mr. Cooper's being the lowest, it was accepted. The tenders for tin were then read over. There were five, namely, from Messrs, Chapman and Callis, Mr. J. R. Cooper, and three others. The lowest tender was that of Mr. Cooper, which was accepted. Timber, Mr. Kilshaw.—Brushes, Mr. Tames Todd. THE PARISH COFFINS. On the tenders for coffins coming before the board The CHAIRMAN said he had to call the attention, of the board to the parish coffins under the late contraet. He said that it was not reputable to the parish to hava such inferior coffins as they have had. Considerable discussion took place on the subject, after which Mr. WYLIE moved that the tenders for coffins be post poned, and that in the meantime a sample coffin be sent to the workhouse, :from which it should be understood that all the coffins be made. He said some of the coffins that had been taken to the parish burial ground were a disgrace to the parish of Liverpool. (Hear, hear.) The CHAIRMAN said, from what he himself had seen, and from what he had heard, he had thought it his duty to mention the matter to the board ; and he was of opinion, that even if they paid a trifle more for the coffins they ought to do so in order to ensure them being decent, and creditable to the parish. Mr. DOVER said it ought to be remembered that at the time the last contract was taken, the contractor did not take into account the epidemic which had recently pre vailed. He did not calculate that he would have to make so many more coffins, and therefore had not wood on. hand for them. That might account for the coffins sup. plied being so inferior. After some further conversation, the tenders were read over, when the lowest average price, for the various sizes, was 2s. 7d. per coffin. This tender was sent in by Messrs. Hughes and Jones, and accepted by the board, on which The CHAIRMAN said—Well, you have taken the lowest tender, but I must tell you that the price which you have accepted is not such as to ensure the coffins being of that quality which will prevent the disgraceful scenes at fune rals to. which I have alluded. several members expressed an opinion that it was only necessary to look well after the contractors, and the sub ject then dropued. Sfalionery.—There were two tenders for stationery ; one from Mr. T. Breakill, and the other from Mr. R. H. Fraser. The latter gentleman's tender was the lowest, and was consequently accepted. The whole of the tenders having been gone through, Mr. HODSON called the attention of the board to some remarks which he made a few weeks ago on the Mail, relating to some observations of hia in answer to charges of the Board of Health. He stated that the Mail had said that his (Mr. Hodson's) speech had been drawn up by some penny-a-liner. He now found that he was in error, and that what the Mail said was,. that the chagres con tained in the report of the Board of Health seemed to have been drawn up by some such person. The circumstance was merely told to him at the time, but he had since found that his informant was in error, and he now gave this ex planation to show that he had no wish to cast an 7 impu tation upon the Mail. After a few minutes conversation it was resolved that the correspondence between Mr. Austin, the assistant poor-law commissioner, and Mr. Cafferatta, be taken into consideration at a special meeting of the vestry to be held this day fortnight. After a notice of motion from Mr. Willmer, relating to future contracts, the board broke up about one o'clock. Oct. 9, 11_61::4 GENERAL TRADE REPORT. M The general impression on 'Chang o e nd is ay th A at fte it rrii 13.5 2,4. 4 g impossible for anything to come out of the misunderns ing between Russia and Turkey : the prevailing It wipy being that under existing circumstances the formerrbble must give way ; and with regard to the foolish 9 .l l :jer between France and the States, the French ainiuwa, having been withdrawn, and his successor appolli I once sets that matter at rest. Consols have 4.lr s ite little since our last, and shares closed weaker tnP _,„ n etr noon, with a tendency further downwards. Awil s ll. from London come worse, as for instance, M idl a nd 11 shares, which closed to-day in Liverpool at 19ktt • telegraphed from London at Ind. ; other stock bei n lV larly affected. aIY I There were 7000 bales of Cotton sold on Fridn, to 12,000 on Saturday, at rather higher prices, ellieleo• speculators. The American steamer Eurocoa ' arn v- asll day, bringing accounts confirming all we had re/ I- r i c er heard of a short and late crop, and an advance in P_„,,ed in the United States, This morning the market OP7OI with much reluctance on the part of holders to selL i te speculators bought freely all they could obtain at ninui c e rates. Subsequently, considerable purchases liar made on spinners account, and tne ma rket T ale s, very excited. The sales are estimated 35,0 Our advance, fully id. generally in American des-n; , tions, and in some instances Id. on ordinary to low 1 ;60 dling has been readily obtained. East India are A pet dearer. We suppose they are now beginning to m' e - of in the prospect of a short crop, and they will have 11° ,10 part to play after having drawn so heavily on their 5 ' for the last two months. S There is a better feeling generally, and the deliv er! t o produce have been good. There has been more i n for sugar the last day or two, and the impression is P:i g e. ground that we have seen the lowest point of the airlift. Rum has attracted more attention, and a parcel or ',, Bras in hogsheads realised Is. 5d., proof. In other ge:b duce there is no change, with the exception of rice , lber continues in good inquiry, and holders are asking I" prices. Anticipating to-morrow's fast, transactions hav e ; spired to some extent in:various departments of _ i ii the Corn market has been held a day in advance , su, um ,ol are enabled to quote, by favour, the valuable circ a Messrs. Robert-Makin and Sons, as follows : "Five days' arrivals only appear in our import note t O6 these, however, comprise a tolerable increase of Wbe a d t btit Flour, with a liberal quantity of Oatmeal from IreltL o „ i dst little produce coastwise—the United States, including L"",: 4 ; furnishing nearly B,ooo' barrels of Flour, with 1,7 13 1101 Wheat, and the continental ports of Europe a fair OPP Wheat and other Grain, as stated beneath. ° " Unsettled weather has continued to prevail here si ~e ry last, and, by advices received to-d, - -*. se' -- to have beeP.: the ,o-day, seems - - e , general in many parts of Ireland, as well as on this channel. "In some of the Irish markets, Wheat and Oats b ; sumed rather more firmness, with a slight improvement itiuto value of each. and in several of the leading ones of this 5610 11 . . I,- • somewhat more stability is apparent, bui in any trivial advance has been unattainable • the dullness Mark-lane, with liberal imports of foreign Grain anfl , a . f o re supplies from the home growers, tending to impede a_ilLystO proceedings for the moment, although consumption LIP be going on extensively. " Notwithstanding a very slender attendance of S te m e ristingl millers this morning, good foreign Wheats upon a red demand, demand, realized our last quotations, and a ' few parcels u_.„ l . Wolgast an advance of Id. per ',Vbs. ; whilst Irish new:ii. the turn cheaper than on Friday, and English barelYr tained late prices. American Flour, from the POP 'sod buyers, was taken sparingly on the terms last noted, t bef Irish, being in very limited request, was nominallY low er in value. f the/ "In consequence of the market to-day being held out of usual course, Barley, Malt, Beans, and Peas were nearlY, out enquiry; but, as they were held severally at former P :les .dIo we report our last currency. Oats and Oatmeal continW e re rule precisely the same as described in Friday's report Mfr - was very little consumptive demand for Indian Corn tc ) ;.;tril, but several parcels were taken on speculation, and our epoc for yellow are enhanced 6d. per quarter, 28s. being Pa_ l a ik round yellow American ; White Corn r emai n ing unalter .— value.' t:1 r cv ;;,.. tt .... ,- 2 8' 'e - , •t•I x 4 ri-i nn`' , 4 .-. :1 n , .21 •• '', Cti otg 7 7 ' . ..< q 7 7. 0 .5 E. gF, ;,-;,) ' A r,, , Ps' r: 0 -t ,>. 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Ca 4 , . . • c.a -4 .-, on -4 g tr 9 s ' ir •-• N C' : ...T CI b. 2 Co tO The principal business done in Foreign Wool, . 1 7 0 week, was in Alpaca and Peruvian, of which descripl Th e some few parcels have been sold at full rates. arrivals of Scotch have been pretty- considerable, an moderate business has been done. • Pro ci ' We have no new feature to report in American a, sions this week. Business generally has been dull, with the exception of Cheese, the imports have been h i g and prices well sustained. tbe The arrivals of timber from British America during _a past week consist of thirteen vessels,-9681 tons. Th.T e g from St. John meeting with ready sale on arrival, at prlo from 181 d. to 191 d. for pine, and £6 10s. for deals, cargo. One cargo of Quebec only has been sold, at 1 4040 e for pine, and 13d. for beam fillings. For Quebec t ic ` prices incline a shade lower. The arr i va l s f rom the P P ;kl consist of ten vessels,--2092 tons. One cargo only repot'," to be sold at 15d. per foot. The Liverpool Autumn Meeting promises to be 8 1)1 ;e liant wind up to the season. Thi r ty-th ree horses named for the Hurdle Stakes, and 55 f or the LI 312 Steeple Chase. There will be a handicap flat race £lOO added, and two others on the second day. * Mr. Cafferatta, however, came to the meeting afterwards. BILLS OF EXCHANGE.—An important notice from the American Chamber of Commerce, to all persons connected with bills of exchange, appears in our advertising columns. The object of the notice is to secure the attendance of such parties at their offices this morning, between nine and eleven o'clock, to prevent the necessity of protests. DREADFUL FIRE.—The warehouses of Messrs. Gooch and Cousins, the well-known wool brokers, at London Wall, London, were destroyed by fire on Saturday night. The range of premises were probably as large as any in the city of London—being about 300- feet long, and two wings about 100 feet wide each. On the different floors were from 3500 to 4000 bales of wocl, valued at £BO,OOO. The loss is estimated of £lOO,OOO. BURGH HALL AGAIN, ESCAPE OF MISS DURIE, alias MRS. ELLIS NORRIS. — On Sunday evening week, some time between the hours of six and eight o'clock, Miss Dune, alias Mrs. Ellis Norris, escaped from one of the upper rooms of Burgh Hall, near Chorley, where she was residing as a lunatic patient. The public is already ac quainted with Miss Durie's elopement and marriage, towards the close of last year, and her re-capture, and confinement again in Burgh Hall, and the legal proceed ings which followed, when judgment was given against Ellis Norris, and not being able to pay the expenses, he was placed as a debtor in Lancaster Castle, where be was kept for four months, and was discharged on Thursday the 20th ult. About the time referred to on Sunday evening, she made her escape through the window of the room where she was confined. It appears very evident that she had an accomplice, who has furnished her with the means of escape, as the cords of the sash are cut, and the step of the window frame wrenched off, in order to enable her to take out the window inside, and then she would have to descend 15 or 16 feet to the ground, and there were no marks of her having droppe.i that distance to the ground. The escape took place while the family were at church in the evening, they not having attended evening service for some time back. The police com menced a rigid search the same night, and in less than two hours from the time of her flight every place likely for concealment was searched, including Ellis Norris's room at Birkacre, in the house of Mr. S. Potter, printing master, who employed E. Norris as groom, but without success, as there has not yet been any clue to her where abouts. On the Monday morning Mr. Potter discharged Norris from his employ, and that, and the circumstance of her escape, caused a great sensation in the town. On Wednesday afternoon, placards were posted on the walls of the town, offering a reward of £lO to any person who could give such information as would lead to her re-cap ture, but so far without success. I: : t.i. •• •• • •• • • • • ro " t., " • • • •• • •• • ..i . 4 ------ • • • OC4 Ci . • • . r... V D ' • • • • • IC ; n, • • • OX • CO • • • ... 0 .. • • . • • CD 0 .'•• 0 'GA ti : V. :t; . :.... : r r ----, ...., • • $... .4 rtV-1 1. . r ...d1 • • •••• • .-. • •• • ffll • • " •.• • - • .: . • • . • • 00 .0 o• • . - cr, • • • • . 6 1 ___ -------------;;. • • .--7 • • • ... C> • • • .. . ...• • • • NI 1. CC % 2 " • CC Ca •sr • • 1 ''' " • ' .. : , %0 : : 0 • • 1 0 • I:, • • CO SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. MONDAY, OCT. B.—Wind N.E. bier ARRIVSD.—SuItan, Risk, from St. John, N.8.-1 i s!'" Smith, Davies, from Jersey—Bella. Donna, Payne, fr° ch irof John, N. 8., bound to Fleetwood—Commodore, Pr",,j. ' from Magaguadavic—Hebe, Stapleton, from Newfoundl!, o o OFF THE PoßT.—Mary Somerville, Johnson, from O u —Ensign, from Bonny—Manila, Harrison, from Calls ° ,;00 0 dia, Gallilee, and Columbus, Turner, from Quebec—.., c le Lowry, from Nassau—Eliza Keith, Scott, from Miran>, Windsor, Pepper, from Ceara—City of the Sultan, from sef SAlLED.—Liverpool, Blethen, and Medomak, Rich, I° `stile o ,l York—Robert Burton, Pecan, for Philadelphia—Jane , so 7 for Palermo—Jessie, Oliver, for Savannah—Falcon, Marsi4 Vorwarts, Seculovich, for Rio Janeiro—L arn e, Nicke.,o4 New Orleans—Herculaneum, Overend, fo r Bombay- - %fit Alexander, for Messina—Delores, for Cadiz—James Carter, for Charleston--Julius.CEesar Augustus, Kern'' Rostock—Corazon de Maria, Larrinaga, for Havana. Tamarac, Patching, and Lancashire, Hadley, hence st vannah. be Lord Stanley, Stewart, and Bellona, Thompson, Quebec. Erin-go•Bragh, Thompson, from New York, at ditto. Savannah, Lunt, hence at Charleston. !this, Hart, hence at Bonny. Georgiana, Caine, hence off ditto. Ariel. Osborne, hence for Trieste, at Falmouth, withlott fore and unintopmasts, sails, rigging, &c., on the 3rd in _ att in lat. 50, long. S. b.. pri. BEAUMARIS. Oct. 7.—The Oregon, from Quebec, b ut driven on shore from her anchors in Friar's Roads' expected off without damage. LIVERPOOL : TUESDAY, OCT. 9, 1849. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED Gt EVERY TUESDAY MORIN- By JOSHUA FLETCHER LACE, of 53, Grove street' LEONARD ADDISON, of 14, Great Orford-stree t . At No. 4, ST. GEORGE'S CRESCENT, LIVEETOO I, 01 Orders for Advertisements received by Messrs. Ne W l:lfe ell Co., Warwick-square; Barker and White Fle e . t otrid t Deacon, Walbrook ; Reynell, Chancery-lane ; Clutr'N • bit': Birchin-lane ; Joseph Thomas, 1, Finch-lane, Conlej 0 0 , - ; den Hammond 27 Lombard-street ; 9: court, Fleet-street; Lewis and Lowe, 3 Castle-cour...o ll l' hill; at the London Commercial Coffee-'house Miu c 'T,offr at the Jerusalem Coffee-house, Conihill; dbapter coin house, Paternoster-row; North and South America:3.'4o/o house, Threadneedle-street ; Parsons, 9, Ave' M vitbe ei e r London; Johnston and Co., Eden Quay, Dublin Exchange-street, and C. H. Lewis, Market-street, iy.„,7,-rte, ter; Haddock, and J. and W. Booth, Booksellers, rpsl; ton; Clarke, Pilot-office, Preston; and Wright a g 14 0 ' Herald-office, Birmingham ; Harthill and Sal Men ' Prince's-square, Buchanan-street, Glasgow. LAW _A le 1. BIRKENHEAD: TODHUNTER, Chester-street; „ PINRNEY, Argyle - street ; OSBORNE, Chester - stree t ' GRIFFITH, Hamilton-street. 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