The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-05-04 00:00:00

TO CORRESPONDENTS. "J. G." strxests very properly, that all vessels arriving from Ireland with the paupers should be made to hoist the yellow no:, and to ride quarentine. This would effectually stop the influx, in.d we think nothing e:se will. Our Correspondent says, "When the cholera was raging in Manchester some years ago, the Mayor of Macclesfield would not allow the Irish harvest w.cn to hy-lee in the tnwri - ; complaint was made to the Secretary of State by some resident Irish tradesmen ; and to V. , .eir nuxtification. the Mayor got complimented for such judicious illanw.7ement." " Ilunianitos"ou:At to have communicated his name. We are not able to furnish all the information desired by " Anti-poperv." The letter of ". Pc!ta" has again bcrn crowded out. We will however, make use of the chief points of his arguments in our next. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. The circulation ef the STANDARD is now greater than that of any Conservative .journal in Liver ' pool, and we think we may add, 61 any provincial Protestant paper in England. The high respecta bility of ils readers has always been acknowledged. TVithin the last twelve months, our advertisements • have increased nearly one hundred per cent. 'Or Yearly Aulmeription : In Advance, 125. On Credit, 15s. TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 4, 1847. THE harrowing scenes now enacting in unhappy Ireland afford an interesting and an instructive lesson to any one who is willing to contemplate them aright. Here we had until within the last few months, and have had for centuries past, a people who clung to the occupation of the soil of their country with a desperate tenacity, as the only resource to which they would consent to look for support. They intrigued for it, • fought for it, steeped their hands in the blood of assassination for it. They divided it and subdivided it, until the small holdings left to each barely furnished the meal of pOtatoes which was their sole daily food. They submitted to exactions greater than ever were made upon a people in modern times. The priest and the agitator battened upon their substance. The middleman racked them, and the usurer carried_ off a portion of their store ; whilst mendicancy and pauperism hung upon their skirts like a swarm 'of locusts in numbers and voracity. Yet still they - endured, wedded to their old habits, their old pas sions, their occasional gaiety even not thrown off, and - steeped in the romantic superstitions which, in every other land, the spread of enlightenment has long ago dispelled. Whence this strange anomaly in an age like the present, and in a land forming one of the fairest portions of the most powerful and civilised empire of the World? In part, perhaps, we may attribute • it to the character of the Celtic race—in part to the benumbing influence which, Popery exercises over the minds and wills - of those whom she holds within her grasp. But to other and more potent influences still we must look for a solution of the mystery. The population of Ireland have been for generations past under the spell of a gigantic hallucination. Prophets have uttered their predic tions to foster it and to spread it. Agitators have Contributed their quota to keep it alive. The priest from the altar, the midnight legislator, the half beggar and half seer by the wayside and the cottage hearth, the legislator in his harangues, and the poet in immortal verse, have assisted to rivet its fetters upon the uninformed minds and enthusiastic hearts of the peasantry. The descen dants 'of the dispossessed Celtic owners of the soil have been taught to look forward to a day of ven geance and of retribution—a day of triumph for their religious faith, and of restoration of the property and the fabled splendour of semi-barbaric times. Rebellion they did not scruple to rush into for its achievement; and when at length taught to look to moropacific and constitutional means—to the exercise of the franchise, and the voice of a majo rity in Parliament—that franchise was only to be secured by a holding of the land. Mighty, however, are the results sometimes of causes, insignificant in comparison, which man scarcely observes until they are precipitated upon him. The hand of Providence, working myste rially for some great end, or to impress upon us some lesson of wisdom or of. duty, struck with blight the root upon which was placed the frail dependence of the masses in Ireland for support; and the dream of centuries is dispelled for ever the influences which worked incessantly to bind it upon the minds and the energies of the Irish peo ple are rendered powerless, and their gigantic organisation shattered like a house of reeds. The population—and that class of it especially which has clung most firmly to the soil in times past — the small farmer and yeoman class—are rushing from the country, emancipated from the thraldom in. which they have - been held, to seek in other lands more scope for their energy, and freedom from the tyranny of agitation and imposture; and if vessels could be found and money to . transport them, in twelve months the axes of thousands of Celtic settlers would be sounding in the woods of Canada, or clearing the vast prairies of the Wes tern States of the American Union. If there is one lesson more than another to be gathered from this mighty movement, it is that God never intended the human race to be crowded together in any one spot of the earth, whilst there remain fertile soils to be tilled and made available for their support ; and that in his own good time he will disperse that race, and people the earth which he has made.- That great end is everywhere in process of accomplishment. Not only Ireland, but Germany, Belgium, and other countries, are . pouring forth their redundant population; not the lame, the halt, and the blind, but the adventurous and hardy sons of toil, men with thews and sinews fitted to subdue the stubborn soil; and, unless we are greatly mistaken, the movement will go on and acquire increased force as it goes. ON Thursday night, we observe, a question was put to the Government by Lord Brougham, asking whether any, or what steps, they were prepared - Co take for the relief of Liverpool from the onerous b-urthen to which she is being subjected by the continued influx of Irish pauperism and disease , into her streets, and the reply given was not at all a satisfactory one. " The subject was under the attention of government." So, no doubt, is the war going or. in Mexico, the quarrel between the Queen of Spain and her spouse, and a host of other subjects ; and, equally with these, the sub ject may remain under consideration until the evil corrects itself—until Ireland has no fever-smitten, paupers to send us, and the ratepayers of Liver pool are no longer able to support their own poor, or even themselves. In such a case as this, very little consideration need surely be deemed necessary. The injustice of the position in which Liverpool has been placed, and in which she appears likely to remain, until with one bold measure she relieves herself, ought to be self-evident to ministerial eyes, as it is to those of all the world besides. The remedy is not diffi oult, or far to seek. We have spent already, and are weekly spending, upon the relief of the mass of Irish pauperism thrust upon us—twice as much as would be required to support our own poor in a state of comparative comfort. Would it be thought veryunreasonable if Government were to re-imburse ns this amount out of the funds which they are ex pending in unproductive public works in Ireland ? Certainly . not. We cannot see an objection which could with any show of plausibility or justice be urged against such a course. We have had no part in producing the poverty under which Ireland Is labouring. We draw neither rent nor taxation from that country. We never invited or encou raged her pauper population to flock to her shores. Why, then, should this town of Liverpool be con verted into a receptacle of Irish misery, Irish dis ease, and Irish imposture,—the expense of which, in addition to the insufferable annoyance which it entails, is to be borne by us, whilst the whole nation stand calmly by, watching and wondering, and, doubtless, laughing, with pockets unbuttoned and feelings unruffled, at the willingness and pa tience with which we bear, not only our own bur- thens; but Ireland's an d th e i r own besides ? Government can at least effect this much for us. They can say—" You shall n o t su ff er i n t h e pocket at all events." But can they repay us the valuable rives which we have lost and are daily losing ! They cannot. It is a duty, however, which they owe to us, in common humanity, to protect us from the further spread of this portion of the evil; and this it is clearly within the scope of their powers to effect. A short Bill, which might be passed with in a week, would enable us legally to escape the necessity now forced upon us of planting fever wards, with the contagion which they engender, within the parish, crowded as it is with buildings and with population, and unprovided as, too noto riously it is, with the means which CondUce to health. A short Bill might, for a time, allow u; the use of the' quarantine Hulks, were it only to receive that portion of the passengers in the steamboats, daily arriving in our port, who are already in a state of incipient fever; or at least to afford an opportunity to the authori ties of purifying the squalid rags in which they arrive, before permitting them to land and con taminate with their touch our more respectable population. But above all, Government ought strenuously to push forward the Irish Poor Law measure, and to give us by its provisions a lever by which to check, by sending the immigrants back again, the imposition which is being practised upon us by those parties—landowners or parish authori ties—in Ireland, who arc notoriously finding the funds, by which these poor beings are transported to our shores ; and who are deluding them with hopes and expectations which can never be realised. If Government do not set promptly to work upon these measures, or some measures of a like nature, they will be held responsible by the country for evils and an amount of mortality, which they little dream of. In conclusion, we may direct the attention of Government to a letter in our columns from Mr. Harbord, in which their duty, and the duty of our own authorities, in the present afflicting crisis, is pointed out with great clearness and impressiveness. I?I^.FENHEAD DOCKS.—Them were yesterday thirteen vessels—ten square rigged—in the Birkenhead Docks. Several of the vessels were of very large tonnage. The Rev. W. W. Ewbank preaches the annual sermon in London for the Colonial Church Society to-morrow ( Wednesday) evening, and that for the London Mission ary Society on Monday evening next. SOUTH AME . RICA.-By the ships Swordfish and Rafael, arrived here, we have advices from Pernambuco to the 30th March, Rio to the Bth, and Bahia to the 16th. There is no information of public interest. The Rev. H. M`Neile will preach the annual sermon for the Church Pastoral-Aid Society on Monday evening next ; on the following Wednesday he will preach that for the British Reformation Society ; and on Sunday, the 13th June, for the Ladies' Hibernian Schools. FATAL ACCIDENT.—On the 30th of last month, a man named William Clare, aged 34, and who resided in John's court. Chisenhale-street, while employed in bringing some waggons up an inclined plane at the New North Docks, was by accident so much injured, that he died in the Northern Hospital on Saturday last. EXAMINATION OF MASTERS AND MATES.—At a meet ing of the Board of Examiners, held on the 27th ultimo, Captain William Downward, of the Albert Edward, of Liverpool, was exathined, and found duly qualified for a first-class master's certificate. Mr. Joseph Curtis Sker rett, late second officer of the Litherland, of Liverpool, was also examined, and found duly qualified for a first class mate's certificate. Tut GRANT TO Timm RAILWAYS.—We find the fol lowing names among those members who voted for the Government grant to the Irish railways :—T. Thorneley, J. I. Blackburne, J. Brotherton, Captain Gladstone, G. Hudson, and Sir J. Jervis. The following were amongst the minority against it :—W. Entwisle, J. W. Patten, E. Cardwell, P. Ainsworth, Sir P. Egerton, Sir S. R. Glynne, Sir J. GrahaM, Sir R. Peel, and J,Tollernache. PICKING POCKETS.—Michael Fenton, a stout man, mil Frank ivt`Cully. a bov, were yesterday charged at the Police-court with this offence. On Saturday night, be tween ten and eleven o'clock, they were observed by the detective officers attempting to rob several parties in Whitechapel, including both males and females. Amongst the latter was a lady, whom they had robbed of her purse and its whole contents. They had both been several times committed, and were sentenced to three months' impri sonment. THE CORPORATION WATER BILL.—A great obstacle to the further progress of this bill is removed by the with drawal of the opposition of the Water Companies, in con sequence of the insertion in the bill of clauses for the pur chase of the two companies. A multitude of very serious opponents to the bill still, however, remain, in the shape of mill-owners, bleachers, landowners, &c., and the com mittee of the House of Commons intimated, on Friday, to the promoters of the bill, that in their opinion proper ar rangements had not been made with those gentlemen and the promoters. On Saturday they were to have an op portunity of meeting them, and the result would be an nounced to the committee yesterday. Whether, if the committee reject the Pike scheme, the corporation will retain that portion which relates to the purchase of the Bootle and Harrington Companies, we are not informed. RUNNING OFF WITH A MAWS HAT.—A simple-looking young Irishman, named James Crow, who appeared to be somewhat affected by drink, was yesterday charged before Mr. Rushton with having, on the same morning, at four o'clock, gone into a bakery ; and, not being accommodated with a light for his pipe, taking a hat from the head of a man on the premises, and making off with it. He was found some time afterwards in the neighbourhood, and taken into custody. He made a ludicrous defence, saying it was all in fun ; that ne was a stranger in (meaning from) Dublin ; that he could not find the way back to the place, and had offered to pay for it. He insisted that the hat was finally restored, and that it was the same the complainant held in his hand. A d note, and other money, were found upon him. Mr. Rushton ordered him to pay for thehat; and told the bridewell-keeper to detain him until he was sober. SMUGGLlNG.—Yesterday, at the Police-conrt, a man named Charles Hodgson, was charged with having had concealed on board of the ship Henry Duncan, lying in the Albert Dock Basin, and of whi h he was steward, a quantity of foreign manufactured tobacco,---to wit, MI . lbs. of Cavendish. The article was found behind a bulk head, and on being questioned, with a caution, he admit ted that it was his property.—A Spanish seaman, Juan Ferdinand, was charged with smuggling on shore from a Spanish brigantine, lying in the Prince's Dock, three gallons of foreign spirits resembling a mixture of rum and brandy, but probably Spanish brandy, or "Aguardiente," which has some resemblance to such a mixture. The prisoner dropped the keg on the quay when pursued. Both prisoners were remanded until Thursday, as the officers of the crown must be written to as to proceeding against them. MEETING OF LIBERAL ELECTORS OF THE BOROUGH OF WARRINGTON.—A second meeting of this distinguished class of electors for Warrington was held on Friday even ing last, at the Nags Head Hotel, in Sankey-street,—J. Stubs, Esq., in the chair. The deputation appointed at a former meeting reported that Wiiliam Allcard, Esq., had esnsented to be put in nomination as a fit person to repre sent the borough of Warrington on the liberal interest. Several parties addressed the meeting . in favour of the liberal candidate, when it was afterwards declared by a shew of hands, by those present, that W. Alleard, Esq., was well qualified to represent the borough of Warrington in parliament ; and that each elector present stood pledged to use his utmost endeavours to secure his return. A committee was then appointed,. consisting of Messrs. Collins. Lee, Bolesworth, Cowley, Davies, J. B. Edels ten, Wainwright, &c., &c., amounting to forty, with power to add to ther number ; when thanks being voted to the chairman, the meeting separated. NOVEL PLAN OF COMPELLING A .GOVERNMENT TO DO ITS DUTY.—We have elsewhere remarked upon the strange backwardness of Government in paying proper attention to the claims of Liverpool, to be relieved from the burthen which is being thrown upon her inhabitants by the im migration of pauper Irish into the town. In order to enforce upon ministers, practically, a sense of the evils which we are enduring, and to give them a specimen of the sort of objects, who are contributing, whilst they drain our pockets, to spread fever and filth amongst us, it is said to be the intention of a body of the largest con tributors to the rates, to pay the fares of a few cargoes of them, who will be exhibited in Palace-yard immediately on arrival. Probably they may present themselves at the doors of both houses, in the same fashion and with the same clamorous petitions and cadaverous faces, which daily throng the door's of our over-burthened rate-payers. If half a dozen cargoes will not suffice to bring ministers and honourable members to their senses, we can send more until the object is effected. AUDIT OF UNION ACCOUNTS.—W. Rees, Esq., the district auditor, pursuant to notice, attended at the Warrington Workhouse on Thursday last, to audit the accounts of the several townships in the union. He went through the whole of the overseer's accounts for the out townships on that day, and on the next morning pro ceeded to audit those of the township of Warrington. Mr. Rees highly eulogised the system adopted by the overseers of Warrington for keeping accounts and col lecting the rates, and stated that he had recommended the same plan in several of the townships in his district, particularly Toxthth Park. Mr. Cruikshank, the assistant overseer, attended with Mr. Joseph Stretch, senior over seer, before the auditor, requesting that the amount of cost incurred by the overseers in the " vagrancy establish ment for the past half year might be allowed by him, as it was now passed into the hands of the guardians, who had taken it under their own superintendence. The overseers had done this on their first having it intimated to them that all relief of the poor was in the hands of the guar dians." Mr. Rees at once agreed to pass the amount in the accounts, as the practice for the overseers to superin tend the Warrington Vagrant Officer.had been of so long standing, and particularly so as the item was not likely to occur again. Several of the overseers of the out town ships in the union dined together at the house of Mr. Evans, after the accounts were audited on Thursday. THE WEATHER, since our last. publication, has been extremely cold and (for the most part) stormy for so advanced a period of the year. Vegetation has conse quently been greatly retarded, and" in some instances the early potatoes, which were a considerable height above the ground in sheltered situations in this neighbourhood. on both sides of the water,--eand which have long been celebrated for the production of this crop—have suffered considerably from the wind and cold, and occasionally rather frosty nights and mornings. Fruit trees in blossom have also suffered. 'Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday were squally, with occasional showers, and gales varying from W.S.W. to N.N.E., and at times more easterly, with downfalls during the night. , Friday was rather in dining to fine, but still chilly. On Saturday evening copious showers of rain fell, which it was hoped would temper down the atmosphere, but Sunday brought little of genial mildness, and though we had some sun yester day, the air was still cool for the 3rd of May.' The field crops generally, have, however, been improved by the rains; and if we be favoured soon with soft showers and intervals of sunshine, there can be no question but that vegetation will make rapid strides, and the harvest be yet bountiful. We are glad to add that the young potatoes generally look well and proinising, especially those that have been covered over night—some of which are three inches high—and that no disease, so far as we can learn or observe, has yet appeared amongst them in these dis tricts. A considerable breadth of turnips and oats yet remain to be sown. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVERHAMP TON RAILWAY. Yesterday, a meeting of the Liverpool shareholders in this line of railway was held at the Adelphi Hotel, for the purpose of receiving a committee appointed at a meeting held in London, on the 15th of March last, and of adopt ing such measures as should be deemed expedient to ob tain for the shareholders at large such terms from the Great Western Railway Company, as might be more con sistent with justice and their interests than those already secured. The representatives of the London committee present consisted of Mr. Downing and Mr. Lewis. The chair was occupied by Charles Freer, Esq. Mr. DOWNING briefly opened the proceedings by stating the present position of the shareholders. He said the line was, very popular in its original character ; that it had met with a great deal of approbation ; that the shares were disposed of to a very great extent, and reached a premium of 22 ; and that public confidence was much interested in it, because it was believed it would produce a profit of 9 per cent. Great indeed was the surprise of the shareholders to learn in some time after, at the first public meeting, that it had been leased without their knowledge, and of course without their consent, to the Great Western Railway Company, for the long period of 999 years, at a per ventage of 31, The effect of the bar gain, when ascertained, was to reduce the shares to 6 discount. It was then suggested by Mr. LEWIS, that if the share holders could be got to act unitedly and unanimously, they would in . all probability be able either to set aside the lease, or to obtain more equitable terms than those which had been secured. Accordingly he (Mr. Lewis) wrote to the shareholders in all parts of the country, and re ceieed answers from persons holding 6,000 shares, all ex pressive of their perfect acquiescence in his views. Meet ings had since been held in London and Leeds, at which resolutions were passed authorising the necessary proceed ing to be taken to annul the lease and appointing com mittees for that purpose, and to which 1,400 shareholders had sent iu their proxies. He contended that a lease for 999 years must be considered in the light of a sale ; and said there was a clause in the Act of Parliament that in the event of a sale the consent of three-fifths of the shareholders must be obtained. It was the opinion of eminent legal advisers in London, that the lease was voidable, and that the transaction involved a breach of trust ; and it was now for the shareholders to act with promptitude and becoming spirit. A PROPRIETOR observed, that in the general prospectus it was stated that Wi per cent. would be granted, and a division of the profits beyond the 31. Mr. LEWIS remarked, in reply, that whatever the ori ginal prospectus might have stated, it was silent as to the important fact that the lease had been granted for such a lengthened period as 999 years. (Hear, hear.) After admitting that the grumblings of the shareholders had caused the per centage to be raised from 31 to 4, he pro ceeded to observe, that he had lately examined a state ment of the accounts, and discovered that the share holders of thi4 line had been sacrificed to the in terests of the Great Western Company. He said that a call of £lO per share had been made; when two calls of £1 each would have answered every necessary pur pose, and that the money was raised for the purpose of lending it to the Great Western. The sum of £91,000 of their money had been lent in November last to tho Great Western ; and the Great Western had lent it to others, without a promise of obtaining any interest, though well aware that they had never been constituted into a money-lending company. The CHAIRMAN confessed that the making of unneces sary calls and the lending of the money so raised without interest was, in his opinion, worse than even the making of the lease. (Hear, hear.) Mr. LEWts observed that the first thing to be done now was to obtain a bill of discovery, for £l5O, by which the Great Western Company would be compelled to give an swers on oath ; and upon those answers the shareholders would be in a position to judge whether or not they would be justified in moving that the lease be set aside. Upon the motion of Mr. GORE, the resolutions adopted at the London and Leeds meetings were approved of, and the committee, to which Mr. Fraser, Mr. Gore, and Mr. Woodward were added, were authorised to obtain equitable terms from the Great Western—to set aside the lease granted, or otherwise to act, as might be deemed expedient, with the view of improving the present condition of the shareholders. . A subscription, of half-a-crown a share, was ordered to be raised, to furnish the committee with the sinews of war to carry on the proceedings ; the same to be paid into the bank of Liverpool, and drawn out upon cheques, counter signed by Mr. Fraser. The meeting, after a sitting of about two hours' dura tion, separated, after having passed the usual vote of thanks to the chairman. WESTERN AUSTRALIA. The Swan River News, published in London on Satur day last, gives an official notice from the Governor of Western Australia of the discovery of coal in that colony. The bed is described as " large and open," and his Excellency adds, that the fact of extensive tracts of coun try lying in the vicinity (Champion Bay), well suited for pastoral and agricultural purposes. has also been ascer tained by a party of discovery, and that a bay immediately adjoins, possessing several advantages adapted for the loading and unloading of small vessels. A company denominated the " Western Australian Mining Com pany" has been formed, the capital to be £20,000, in 10,000 shares of £2 each. In the Murray district, a seam of superior coal, and a vein of metal, supposed to by zinc, have been discovered, and the specimens of copper found are described as being extremely good. The News quotes an extract from Mr, Browning's evidence on the Navigation Laws. Mr. 8., who was a native of West Aastralia, deposes, that in the Swan River they have a very superior wood for shipbuilding, the Jarrah wood. No marine insect, he says, will touch it, and the trees grow quite to the water's edge. Orders had been sent to India for four camels, for the purpose of breeding that useful animal, and their arrival wa3 expected daily. The whaling season was concluded, and the total produce is estimated at 116 tons, valued at' £6,130 in addition to £7OO or £BOO for bone. Several parties are entering into the sandal wood trade .between Fremantle and Singapore. and the first ship was on the eve of sailing from Adelaide, The value of sandal wood at Canton is stated at £3O per ton. FOOD ImPonTs.7---The arrivals at Cove, during the last two days (says the Exanziner), have been large, amount ing to 22 vessels, which, as their register tonnage amounts to about 5,000, brings to our shores in actual burden, the immense quantity of about 60,000 barrels of bread stuffs. The arrivals for the week were 59 vessels. _ _ DREADFUL ACCIDENT.—A fearful accident happened on Friday week, at the Madeleine Church, Bruges. One of the priests, while performing mass, was suddenly struck to the ground, by the falling on his forehead of the marble head of an infant Jesus, which had become detached from its body. Fracture of the skull, and a severe wound, were the consequence to the unhappy clergyman, who, after lingering in great agony, died on Thursday. A HIT AT THE OPPONENTS OF EDUCATION BY THE STATE. — We extract the following instance of extraor dinary stupidity from a Nottingham paper :—" On Friday last, two labouring Men were at work in a field at Bunny, seven miles from Nottingham, when a son of John Woot ton, footman to Lord Rancliffe, accidentally slipped into a pool at the end of the field. The water is not deep,• and the lad might have been got out in a minute, but instead of attempting to save him, these thickheaded fellows ran three-quarters of a mile to the village to fetch the con stable. On being asked why they had let the boy drown, they replied they made ` no attempt to get him out of the water, as they thought it was not according to the laws of our country, and that there should be some other witnesses to seeing him in the water.' " Voluntary efforts to edu cate the people have left the poor stupids here referred to sadly in the lurch. .ROBBERY OF FLOUR.—On Friday, as a boat laden with flour, on her way from Clomnel to Waterford, arrived near Ballydine, a large mob of persons bad assembled on the banks 'of the river, about one hundred in number, several of whom were armed with guns and brass blunder busses. The boat was ordered to stop by one man, who had his gun presented, several of the party also present ing at the time. The persons managing the boat being placed in terror of their lives through the threats of the attacking party, brought the boat to the bank, when the mob compelled to go into the cabin, and commenced the plunder. They had "a yawl" in their possession at this time, which was also laden with flour, and they took from the two boats no less than fifty sa cks of flour; saying, at the same time, " the devil's cure to those who would eat yellow meal, when they could get good flour." One of the women in the - mob had her apron full of fire arms, which she laid on a fence for the purpose of terrifying the boatmen ! This was a most alarming attack, and furnishes another forcible instance of the great danger to be ap prehended from the indiscriminate armament of the peasantry.—Tipperary paper. TtIE DISTRESS. — The same gloomy monotony pervades all the accounts from the county of Cork. Mortality seems to be increasing rather than diminishing. It appears that, from the 27th of December, 1846, to the end of last week—a period of less than four months-2,130 persons have perished in the city union workhouse alone. The Cork Examiner of Friday contains the following shocking statement :—" We this day witnessed a most horrifying and appalling spectacle, at the Shannon guard-house, at the foot of Mallow-lane. Under the sheds attached to that building lay some 38 human beings—old and young men, women, children and infants of the tenderest age — all huddled together, like so many pigs or dogs, on the ground, without any other covering but the rags on their persons, and these in the last stage of filth and hideousness. There they lay—some dying—some dead—all gaunt and yellow, and hideous with famine and disease. We have seen many sights of horror within the last month, but never anything equal to this congregated mass of human debasement. The smell that came from the unfortunates waS offensive in the extreme, and was sufficieut of itself to propagate disease. Two of these wretched people died this morning—a man and a child. How many will follow them before the evening to their home of eternal peace, we may not calculate. Several dead bodies—principally of children—were found this morning in various parts of the'city. Hundreds of wretched objects lie about under sheds, without food or covering." WOOD'S VENTILATING HATS.—The construction of these hats (though not patented) is certainly in efficacy equal to, if it does not surpass, any of the projects for ventilating hats that have been made public ; and what is more important, it does not impair the bodies. A glance at one of them will at once prove their excellence. PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS.—AII parties visiting Lon don will have an excellent opportunity of procuring the most striking likenesses at Mr. Claude's daguerrotype portrait establishment. Mr. C. has greatly improved this process, and has mnch improved the pictorial effect of the miniatures by the introduction of back-grounds. The portraits no longer present the death-like appearance which has been .long urged as a great defect, but are at once accurate, and pleasing to look at. LIVERPOOL LOCAL BILLS. On Friday, the select committee on standing orders r ported to the House of Commons, that in the case of the Liverpool Fire and Life Insurance Company, the petition for leave to deposit a petition for a bill, the standing or ders ought to be dispensed with. This resolution was affirmed by-the house, and leave given accordingly. The petition of the East Lancashire Railway Company against the Liverpool, Crosby, and Southpert. Railway and Branch. Bill, has been referred to the Select Commit tee upon the group ; and the usual order made for the at tendance of counsel. The Harrington Water Works Company have peti tioned against. the Guardian Gas Bill ; and the petition has been referred. CORPORATION WATER WORKS BILL. On Friday, Dr. Buckland, dean of Westminster, the celebrated geologist and savan, who was accompanied by the Marquis of Northampton, president of the Royal Society, was called as an independent witness by the coin nfittee on this bill. The first point to which his attention was directed was the possibility of obtaining an ample supply of the best water from the red sandstone rock un derneath Liverpool. On this subject he entirely con curred with Sir Henry de la Bechb, that the quantity could not be depended upon, whilst the quality would be hard and inferior. He would not recommend any public body ,to procure their supplies for the domestic use of the public from such a source, if a better were available. With regard to,,the quality of that from the Rivington district, he pronounced it excellent for all purposes, proving geo logically the statement, and said that in his opinion it was by far the best of the two modes of furnishing Liverpool with water. The Doctor's evidence was not aT•cted by a somewhat minute and technical cross-examination. Mr. Hawkesley's cross-examination was then resumed, and it occupied the remainder of the day. It was to be returned at the sitting of the committee yesterday (Mon day), when it will probably be finished. Before the committee rose a discussion arose, of a most desultory and confused character, from the fact of the whole host of counsel raising their voices at once. It was caused by a suggestion that the promoters should endeavour to arrange with the opposing owners of printworks and mills, so as to satisfy them, if possible, upon the point of compensation. Mr. Chippendall's case was said by his counsel to he one which no amount of water could com pensate ; he must have compensation both in money and water. The Corporation, so far, have steadily and con stantly refused to listen to claims to compensation in money ; but they profess great willingness to be liberal to all as to water. The contest is, therefore, rather a sharp one, and if no agreement be arrived at, it can only be terminated by a formal decision of the Committee. 411 parties professed their anxiety to come to some satis factory arrangement, and with that understanding the committee adjourned. DIRKENDEAD DOCKS The bill for the amalgamation of the Birkenhead and Herculaneum Docks is unopposed, and it was before the Chairman of Ways and Means yesterday, (Mond4,) by whom it will be reported to the house on Wednesday. A select committee (Mr. Hayter, chairman) assembled on Friday, on the two bills promoted by the Birkenhead Dock Commissioners, which are opposed. One of them is for the construction of new docks, and the alteration of a culvert, and the other is an amendment bill. Mr. Hild yard, Q.C., with Mr. Webster and Mr. Goldsmidt, were counsel for the bill; Mr. M. D. Hill, Q.C., and Mr. Johnson, appeared for Messrs. Pollard; Mr. Montague Smith for Messrs. Maudesley ; and Mr. Dickenson for Messrs. Bibb Some discussion took place as to the reception. of Messrs. Bibby's petition, owing to its having been pre sented within the three days ; but on its appearing that it had been referred with the usual order by the house, the committee, with whom the objection originated, re ceived it. Mr. HILDYARD, by consent, opened the cases of both bills together. The object of the first, he said, was to construct a dock between the north-west corner of the Woodside basin, to be approached for the present through the Woodside basin and the Bridge-end Dock, to which would be attached four graving docks. The object of the other bill was to alter the mode of assessing the owners of the frontages on the upper end of Wallasey Pool, for the construction of the wall to be erected around it. " Mr. Hooker, Harbour-master of Birkenhead, Mr. James Tyrer, Mr. Duncan Gibb, and Mr. J. J. Melliniser were examined in support of the first bill. • Mr. Hooker, Mr. Tyrer, Mr. Wm. M`Cannon (of the Surrey Canal Docks), and Mr. D. Gibb were examined, after which the com mittee adjourned. In the course of his speech, Mr. Hildyard mentioned the fact that this was the first time the Birkenhead gen tlemen had ever applied in parliament without an opposi tion from the Liverpool Corporation or the Liverpool docks. Surely, he observed, the times were coming when the lion would lie'down with the lamb ! The Hon. G. F. Moore, of Perth, Australia, has been appointed colonial secretary there. The honourable gen tleman, we observe from the Swan River News, has been married to a daughter of the governor. Mr. Moore is brother to Mr. William Moore, agent in this town to the Londonderry Steam Packet Company. A TRIBUTE OF RESPECT TO MR. SAMUEL, OF LORD STREET.—On Saturday last, about forty of the watch makers of this manufactory invited Mr, Samuel to a handsome dinner, at the Brunswick Hotel, Hanover street, on which occasion they presented him with an elegant massive silver salver; bearing the following in scription :—" Presented to Mr. Henry Samuel, by the workmen in his employ, as a testimonial for his honourable and gentlemanly conduct towards them during a period of eighteen years," The evening passed off with the utmost conviviality, and the meeting separated highly gratified with the evening's entertainment. FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Thursday last, another inquest was held at the Packet House, Warrington, before J. .Heyes, Esq., on the body of William Candy, a bricklayer. ft appeared that he was engaged at Messrs. Allen's mill to assist in taking out the old boilers to replace them with new ones. The deceased placed a screwjack under one of the boilers to lower it on its proper bed; and, on Tuesday morning, 'after he had put the screwjack under, he leaned with his head and part of his body underneath, whilst he knocked a brick pillar away. No sooner. were the bricks removed than the jack gave way, and the boiler, which is nine tons, fell on him, and, completely flattening the whole of his head and chest, killed him instantly. He has left a wife and two young children to mourn his. death. AN EXAMPLE WORTHY OF IMITATION.—The Man chester Courier of Saturday contains the following grati fying paragraph :—" On Wednesday, Messrs. Grant,, of Ramsbottom, gave a treat to all their hands, upwards of 700. Those employed on short time had wine and bread at the Nuttall School-room. In the evening the adult hands had a splendid ball at the Grants'. Arms public house,. Ramsbottom. The masters gave the operatives at the ball £20." It may be interesting to our readers to learn that the gentlemen referred to—the Messrs. Grant— from the character which they had earned for charity and kindliness of heart, were very generally recognised in their own neighbourhood tts the originals; or deserving to be the originals, of Dickens' Cherryble Brothers. THEFTS FROM SHOPS.—At the Police-court yesterday, a woman .named Sarah Smith, was charged with having stolen from the shop of Mr. George Winsall, shoemaker, Byrom -street, a pair of boots. It appeared that on Satur day afternoon she had gone to the shop, on the plea of making a purchase, and after looking at several pairs, and not approving of any of them, left the place, but was seen by a boy to go off with some article. She was pursued and secured in Richmond-row with a pair worth ss. She was sent for :trial at the sessions.—Edward Davies and Thomas Plackedge, two very little boys were charged with stealing from the shop of'Mr. Thomas Davies, St. James's street, cap-maker, two caps, value 3s. 6d. A boy in the street observed them loitering about the window of the I shop, and saw first the one and then the other snatch a cap each from a stand near the door, and make off with them. He gave information and they were pursued, and captured in Great George's-street. They were committed for trial. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY IN A SALE Room.—At the Police-court. yesterday, three men, James Morris, James Dolan, and John Eyeres, also Mary Dolan, wife of James, were brought before Mr. Rushton, by Police-officers from Manchester, charged with robbing, in this town, Mr. William Roper, of Heyworth, near Bradford, of the sum of £215 in bank notes. The prosecutor stated that, on Tuesday last, being here, and having a little time to spare, he went into a sale-room, at a corner, in Whitechapel, where an auction was going on. He had not been long there when he found his person touched by some one, and found that his waistcoat had been opened, and the money, which was in his •breast, entirely abstracted. He imme diately cried out that he was robbed, and seeing the man who lie believed had put hands upon him, seized him, and held him for a short time, when he got away. The people around him would render him .no assistance. He was robbed of £215, all in hank notes. He imme diately gave information at the head Police-office. Two officers of the Manchester police said that they appre hended the male prisoners together, in a public-house in -that town. One of them said, that at Dolan's cellar he found two £lO notes under the bolster. of the bed. The other said that he found upon Morris £3B 12s. 2d. in gold. They went to Dolan's cellar, and there was no light. Mrs. Dolan was heard to put something .away, which rustled like paper. On a light being procured, a £2o'note was found, besides the two £lO notes, one of which the woman had (as we understood him) dropped on the floor. The prosecutor identified one of the £lO notes, and Mr. Wm. Thomas, jun., of Hollins, identified a £2O note, by its number. He had paid it to the prosecutor. The latter gentleman said, that when Morris escaped from him, the prisoner Dolan ran away. Dolan admitted that the notes were in his house, but that he had found them in Man chester. The prisoners were all remanded. - - HORRIBLE ATTEMPT TO MURDER.—A most horrible deed was enacted yesterday night week, within ten miles of Athlone, at Mr. Kelly's, of Scregg, county of Roscom mon. Mr. Kelly, with his usual hospitality, invited an annaintance to come on a short visit to Scregg. The invitation was accepted, and on Monday evening week, before they retired, an argument arose between them : however, when the guest thought all at rest, he proceeded to Mr. Kelly's room, where he and his wife lay in bed, and having armed himself with a razor, inflicted severe wounds upon their necks. He then proceeded to a bed in which Miss Kelly was sleeping, and perpetrated a simi 'Ur deed of blood upon her. By this time the servants were alarmed, and ran to the rescue. The first man who attempted to disarm him, by taking away the razor which he was flourishing around his head, was ferociously at tacked by this person, and most severely wounded, the other servants not daring to go near. After this series of bloody deeds, he ran off, and threw the razor away. Three. countrymen, who saw him, pursued him, finally. captured him, and handed him over to the police. Mr. Kelly's wound is very serious, but those inflicted on Mrs. and Miss Kelly of no material consequence. It is sup posed that mental aberation was the immediate came of these fearful acts. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (BY EXPRESS LONDON CORN AIARKET.-YESTERDAY, The supply of Wheat was extremely short from all the near counties for this day's market, and there was also a limited quantity of Barley, Beans, and Peas, whilst the fresh arrivals of Oats from our own coast, Scotland, and Ireland, have been to a very trifling extent. Contrary winds have kept back vessels with foreign grain, so that theimportations have been limited since this day se nnight. The weather during the last week has been wet, and for the season cold, and unfortunately there have been one or two night frosts, so that vegetation, already backward, progresses very slowly. There was a brisk demand for Wheat at this day's market, and an advance of 4s. to ss. per qr. was established on all the best samples of English, and owing to an animated inquiry for exportation, Foreign was fully ss. per qr. dearer. Town made Flour was put up 7s. per sack, the top nominal price being fixed at 755. per sack; ship marks have advanced 3s. to 4s. per sack, and foreign 2s. to 3s. per barrel; an- im proved demand for all sorts. Malt was 2s. per qr. dearer : the experiments made by the brewers on sugar are reported to be against the use of this ar ticle, beer made therefrom fermenting twice, and the general opinion is that it will go sour during the satnmer months ; this, combined with short deliveries of English Barley—the returns for the past month being only 98,712 qrs., against 2M,639 qrs. the corresponding month of the past year, showing a deficiency of 152,947 qrs.—points to higher prices, and there are now few sellers. Barley of all descriptions was 2s. per qr. dearer, and in good demand. Beans advanced 2s per qr. Peas is to 2s per qr dearer. There was ood steady sale for Oats, at an improvement of Is. per qua or prime qualities. Linseed a peseed were each fully as dear. SM IT H FIELD CATTLE MARKET.-YESTERDAY, We had a large supply of Beasts - 563 were from Holland and Germany, 450 from Scotland, 2000 from Norfolk and Suf folk, and 800 from sundry parts of the country. The trade was steady, at advanced prices. The . number of sheep and lambs was small ; for the former there was a great de mand, at a trifling advance. Lambs maintained Friday's quo tations. There were 490 from. Holland. Inferior calves sold slowly ? in consequence of there being 85 from Holland; prime were in demand, but at no advance. Beef, inferior quality, 38. 6d. to 4s. 2d.; first quality, 4s. 4d. to 4s. Bd. Mutton, infe rior quality 4s. 4d. to 4s. 10d. ; first quality, ss. to 6S. 2d. Veal, inferior quality, 4s. 2d. to 48. 10d. ; first quality, ss. to ss. 4d. Pork, inferior quality, 4s. 6d. to ss. ; first quality. ss. 2d. to ss. 4d. Lamb, inferior quality, ss. 4d. to Cs. Ad.; inferior quality, Gs. 6d. to 6s. 10d. per 81bs. IMPORTANT MEETING OF RATEPAYERS IN TOXTETII-PARK. An important meeting of the ratepayers of Toxteth-park, most influentially attended, was held last night at the house of Mr. Atkinson, Royal Oak Inn, for the purpose of taking into consideration matters connected with the administration of the affairs of the parish. H. G. HARBORD, Esq., was called to the chair. In opening the proceedings, The CHAIRMAN stated, that the meeting would be aware that of late their affairs had got exclusively into the hands of a party consisting of cottage owners. Some time ago these par ties got up a meeting of the parishioners for the purpose of au thorizing them to procure a separate Sanatory Bill for the Park, and to oppose the Liverpool Corporation's Bill, the Highway Board's Bill, the Harrington Dock Bill, and other Bills ; and although. considerable dissatisfaction was manifested at the meeting with respect to the probable expense of the proceedings, the commissioners went to parliament, and expended upwards of -422,000 in parliamentary and other expenses, to cover which they laid, illegally, a rate of 4d. in the pound. This was op posed by several of the ratepayers, on the ground of its ille gality; and these parties took the opinion of Mr. Monk, the barrister, who advised thein that the whole proceedings were illegal, but expressed an opinion that the Town-Council of Liver pool, on whom the duties of paving, &c. of Toxteth-park would devolve under their Health Bill, had p6wer to place the amount raised to the credit of the Township, and refuse to allow the expenses incurred by the commissioners ; and that the sense of justice of the Council might safely be depended upon in the mat ter. The rate was therefore paid by the dissentients under protest, a memorial stating the grounds of their dissent being handed in by some of the parties. An appeal before the magistra; es against the rate was also withdrawn, in accordance with their opinion. The subject having recently been brought before the attention of the Town-clerk, and his opinion been asked by the Council, that gentleman stated that such an appropriation of the rate as had been made was " improper anti unjust ; ' but that as the accounts were not appealed against under the act, the pa rishioners might be presumed to approve of the proceeding; and as the " misappropriation" had taken place before the Corporation was possessed of the management of the paving, sewerage, &c., he should advise the Corporation not to inter fere. It was therefore necessary that the fact that the ratepay ers did strongly object to be thus taxed should be brought be fore the notice of the Council. Anotherreason why this course should be taken, and every effort used to defeat the attempts of the parties in power, was that in case of the misapprobation being submitted to, the parish was in danger of being saddled with an annuity of £485 a-year to Mr. Snowball, the law-clerk to the Overseers. This gentle man had been engaged to do their professional business at a salary of £lOO per annum, for the loss of which appointment he could claim. The heavy expenses of the parliamentary business last year, by which he was enabled to show that he cleared £lOOO, enabled him to make this heavy demand upon them. His own private expenses in London were put down at £3BO, besides a law bill of (as we understood) nearly double the amount. The Chair man stated also that Mr. Appleby had received £5O for expenses in London, and the other members of the deputation from £lO to £l5 each. Another subject which would be brought before the meeting was with respect to the non-assessment of cottage property. We have already noticed this part of the conduct of the authorities, and given the counterstatements of Mr. Appleby. The Chairman stated that it was shewn before the nia, , nstrates, that out of 10,500 assessments only 2,400 are returned by the law-clerk as having paid, the bulk of the rest having been excused payment, in accordance with a rule laid down by the overseers, not to collect on anyassessments of less value than £lO. Mr. LONGWORTH, one of the collectors of government taxes, stated, in reply to a question from ehe chairman, that he could collect ,el,OOO per annum from property under .1() without distressing any one, in which he was confirmed by another collector, hit. Airey. Mr. Longworth had collected from such such property .'3OO in three months. A lengthened conversation took place, in which many highly important facts were stated, which owing to the late hour and the state of our columns, we regret that we cannot give. A memorial, however, signed by the Chairman of the meeting, will be presented to the Council on Wednesday, which will probably bring the whole subject beforo.the attention of the THE FEVER SHEDS, Last night, a third meeting of the inhabitants of Abercromby Ward was held at the Phoenix Hotel, relative to the fever sheds in Brownlow-hill. The meeting was well attended, and we ob served the following medical gentlemen present Carson, Mr. Bainbridge, Mr. Cooper, ])r. Macnaught, Dr. Watson, Mr. Neill, Dr. Moffatt, and Mr. Millet Davits. Mr. COOFER occupkd the chair, and remarked, in the course of his observations, that the writer of an anonymous letter in that (lay's paper was evidently a non-contagionist, and such was the variety of human nature, that some per sons prided themselves in differing from every one else. He was not aware of any particuiar business before the meeting, except reporting progress . They had deputed Dr. Sutherland to act for them in ndon, and , to present their memorials to Sir George Grey, Lord Sandon, and the Health Committee. Many of the gentlemen present, particularly of the faculty, spoke of the bad construction of the sheds, and the still worse site chosen for them. It appeared the general opinion that the shed being built of brick, could not be dry enough to receive patients for many months, and that it would be better to abandon them and procure a site for temporary wooden buildings in the outskirts, or apply to government for some of the ships in ordinary, to be anchored in the Sloyne, and to receive the - poor Irish who arrived, labouring under incipient fever—a small steamer being employed to convey . them. A letter was read, dated same dav, from Dr. Suther land, to the effect that he had presented a memorial to the Poor Law Commissioners, and had received a reply to the effect that they would give it their earnest attention. Mr. Brown, M.P., had been written to, to co-operate with 1)r. Sutherland. Finally, Dr. WATSON moved in effect that a public tneeting should be called of the bnrgesses of the ward as soon as replies were received to the several memorials, and that their fellow townsmen (who symphatliised with them) should be invited to alt ad. • This was seconded by Mr. STOWARD, and unanimously carried. It was also understood that the Committee should call upon Mr. Rushton, with a view to obtain counsel's advice. THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, The season for 1847 is about to commence. Yearly we have felt a gratification in noticing the exertions that have been used by the proprietors of this lovely - retreat to pre sent to the public, the result of the labours of the recess —a picture worthy of - appreciation ; and yearly have we had to commend, and extremely too, the merit displayed, but on no occasion have we previously felt a lack of lan guagesufficiently powerful, as on the present occasion to express in their fullest worth the encomiums that are due for the preparations that are now made. We do not re gard the exhibitions at the gardens in the same light as those of other classes ; we place them in a more elevated sphere, for in them is not only conveyed all the benefits desirable from public parks, but they offer scope for the expansion of the mind in botany, ornithology, natural history, and even mechanics, and however lightly they may be regarded by some, we feel confident that to many classes they offer not only health but intelligence ; and by the various entertainments offered, they embrace amuse ment and instruction so pleasingly, that while imbibing the one, the other is imperceptibly inhaled. The subject for representation during the season, which is shortly about to commence, is the Palace and Gardens of Versailles, with its multiplicity of fountains, the majo rity of which will be worked with real water. We have been favoured, by the kindness of Mr. Atkins, with a cur sory view of the progressing works . ; and the model from. which they are being constructed, and must avow our surprise at the magnitude of the undertaking. Unlike previous scenes, this is painted on a combination of reced ing and elevated flats, by which distance and perspective is more beautifully obtained. The site, which is taken from the lower part of the gardens of Versailles, embraces al most every feature of interest. In the centre is the splen did palace, the favourite residence of Louis Quatorze, rich in its style of architecture, and frowning majestically on the luxuriant vales beneath. Behind the palace, extend ing to an almost incredible distance, is the Avenue de Paris; and, softening beautifully in the distance, is a view of the city of Versailles. There is nothing from one hori zon to the other in the picture but which seems expressly made for it. Elsewhere palaces are built to adorn cities ; here the city is but an adjunct to the palace ; every mound seems by nature adapted to add, by its elevation or decli vity, a new beauty to the scene. In the representation, the artist, Mr. Frederick Fenton; of London, has been, if we may use the expression, " at home." There is a softness and delicacy in the distances, a boldness and freedom in the nearer objects, that not only shows great artistic skill, but produces an effect that can be better imagined than described. Nature itself, in our comparatively cold isle, cannot be conceived to possess such a scene of loveliness and beauty. .Trees of beautiful autumnal tints, are • gracefully bending over fountains projecting water into the air, which glittering in the sun, falls in a thousand forms into the basins beneath. These to gether with the lovely walks - and sweet parterres form a 'view rather more resembling the description of a scene of enchantment, than one so near and so well known to England. In the 'centre of the lake is Neptune, sur rothided by his Tritons doing homage to Alcinous, and forming a splendid picturesque fountain. At each side is a massive building, the style in keeping with the general architecture ; and, round the edges of the lake, encircling it in easy and graceful line, is an open-work ballustred wall, giving a complete finish to the previously broken edge of the ornamental water. Taking the painting as an artistic work, it is incompa rably superior to anything of the kind hitherto produced in the provinces ; while its peculiar adaptation to day or n i g ht representations, renders it equal ii' not superior to previous efforts. The expense this year must have been enormous, yet we trust that the increasing patronage of the public will not only suffice to repay the manager for the present outlay, but to stimulate him to greater exer-. tions on future occasions. May 4, t 847. NEWS AGENCY, &c., HAMILTON- STREE7', HAMILTON- SQUARE, BIRKENHEAD. JGRIFFITH has opened a STATIONERY and • NEWS AGENCY ESTABLISHMENT (in addition to PRINTING) as above. . AGENT and CORRESPON to the LiVerpool Standard, published every TUESD ADVERTISES! April, 1847. r S AND ORDERS ATTENDED TO. • TO INVENTORS DESIGNERS, AND OTHERS. PROTECTION for INVENTIONS a n d DESIGNS may now be obtained for THREE YEARS for 125., including all expenses, and PATENTS, at home and abroad, for a longer period, at an equally moderate rate, on application to Messrs. B. and N. BROWNE, OFFICE FOR PATENTS, 376, STRAND, London, where may i be obtained gratis a PROSPEC TUS containing much useful nformation_relative to Patents, &c. DRAWINGS made from .11AerrifSiEity, MODELS, or ROUGH SKETCHES, on Paper, ZiAe;or Stone, for which purpose first rate Draughtsmen, uraqically acquainted with every descrip tion of Machines yrTre attached to this Office. CHINA, GLASS, AND EARTHENWARE. T. SMITH ,10, 111 CI ESPECTFULLY begs to announce to his Friends and the Public generally of Liverpool, that he has, in conjunction with his present Esta lishment, 54, BOLD- 'ET, TAKEN THE EXTE VE PREMISES, 36, CHURC • TREET, (Opposite Parker-street,) Which he purposes OPENING on THURSDAY NEXT, MAY 6th, 1847, With a most superb STOCK of Rich Burnished Gold CHINESE TEA AND BREAKFAST SERVICES, Of the most Costly and Mo Desizns ; DINNER and DESSERT SEEN , S, T ILET SETS, &c.; Together wit oice Assortment of FANG ABINET GOODS, Consisting of citing Desks, Ladies' Work - Boxes, Tea Chests, &c. ' • ENGLISH & FOREIGN CHINA VASES, PAPIER MACHE AND OTHER TEA TRAYS; METAL TEA and COFFEE POTS and DISH COVERS, OF THE BEST SHEFFIELD MANUFACTURE; Also, a large Assortment of Rich-cut, Plain, and Ornamental FLINT GLASS, Which he is determined to offer at 40per cent. under any other House in England. _ _ An early inspection is solicited. Goods carefully packed, fit for conveyance to any part of the world. ARTIFICIAL TEETH AND DENTAL SURGERY,. IN ALL ITS VARIOUS BRANCHES, AT No. 6, HARDY-STREET, GREAT GEORGE-STREET. MR. DE LOUDE Surgeon-Dentist, Lecturer on the Diseases and Plipdology of the Human Teeth,- Author of " Practical Dentistry," &c., has the honour to acqua i nt the Nobility and Gentry of Liverpool, that he may 4n consulted or employed in all the Branches of DENTAL SURGER,Y.os con struction of all kinds of ARTIFICIAL TEETH and PALATES, &c., on the most permanent and improved systems. Mr. De Loude constructs and appiierArtidcial Teeth of every description, from a single Tooth to a whole Set, on the most approved and perrnatlert principles, either of the Sea Horse Tooth, Terro p ;eetle, or Human Teeth, mounted on bone, silver, gold. or tina plates, pressed or deposited by the Gal vano-plastic ocess, on exact models of the deficient parts of the mouth, according to the wish or ease of the wearer, (with out ligatures of tying or twisting wires, &c.,) so that they may be taken out, cleaned, and replaced with the utmost facility, in a mothent. Carious Teeth stopped with gold, platina, &c. All Operations, and Artificial pieces connected with the Teeth, are executed by Mr. De Loude lrmself, and no secondary assist ance being employed, he warrants the exactness and correct ness of the fitting, answering perfectly for masticati:n, articu lation, and youthful appearance. Hours of Attendance Daily from Tell till Four. FINE FLOWING RINGLETS.—The care of the Hair in In rants and Young Children is, by inexperienced mothers and nurses too little regarded. No mistake C.lll be more injurious than the supposition that neglect in this particular can continue with impunity. The seeds of strength or weakness are laid in the nursery; and the majority of owing ringlets, or bald heads of after years, are ceable to this early period. OLDRIDGE'S BALM OF LUMBIA, long celebrated for its genial and inylgorat* ~ qualities, in promoting and restoring the growth of the h • , is peculiarly. fitted (applied according to the printed dire " ns) for application during the tender years ofinfancy an ildhood ; and no nursery where personal ad vantages are held in any estimation, should be without it. Price 3s. Gd., Gs. ' and 11s. per Bottle; no other prices are ge nuine. Ask for OLDRIDGE'S BALM, 1, Wellington-street, Strand, London. Sold by all respectable Chemists, Perfumers, and Stationers. NICOLL'S PALETOT, OF LLAMA CLOTH, REG.'D 6 AND 7 Vic., CAP. 65.—Messrs Nicoll, Court Tailors ' of Regent-street and Cornhill, Lond on , h ave th e honour re spectfully to announce that MESSRS. DAWBARN AND SON, of 110, Bold-street, Liverpool, will continue to be their sole agents for that town, and will have the exclu sive sale of this fashionable Coat. Messrs. Nicoll can most cheerfully recommend this establishment to any of their patrons residing in its neigh ooil who may re quire, with the Paletot Coats ether Dress or Frock, Trousers, Waistcoats, &c., SSRS. DAWBARN AND SON being constantly s plied from London with every improvement in Paste d fashion, and more particularly as the same prim es of business for which their own firm is now yknown are maintained by Messrs. Davy barn, viz., ve moderate prices, combined with every ex cellence of material for prompt cash payments. Messrs. N. are well aware that there are some fashions which have so little of the enduring principle in them that they sel dom survive the fluctuations of a single season; others, which from their intrinsic merit, acquire a firm footing in public esteem and enjoy a more extensive vogue in pro portion as they become known to the public. To the let ter order the Paletot has an undoubted claim, as by its unassuming, yet gentlemanly appearance may be ascribed the constant patronage of H. R. H. Prince Albert, Prince George of Cambridge, His Grace the Duke of Wellington , and the principal members of the senate, the pulpit , a nd the bar. A CHILD FOUND DEAD IN BED.—TIIO masig Long Washington, a child of fi ve mont h s o ld , residn with his parents in Jamaica-street, was f oun d dea d i n b e d b e tween them on Sunday morning. wokth A NEW CRY.—It is curious that the Irish still cry out for Repeal, and yet they are rushing over to England in thousands every day. We begin to imagine this cry of " Repeal " is directed against Ireland, considering the alacrity the " finest peasantry" show in leaving it. It can not be against England, or else they would never seek food and shelter in the very country they so bitterly denounce. The best thing for Ireland will be a poor-law, with work houses established all throughout the kingdom, on a kindly, charitable plan, making the landlords contribUte largely to their support. The best cry for this purpose will be " Union."—Punch. CAPTAIN WARNER.—Sir Howard Douglas has obtained a parliamentary return of the last trial of Captain War ner's invention on a moor in Staffordshire. The " long range " turned out to be a balloon, which was.. to drop . heavy shot, explosive or otherwise, on the desired point. At the appointed place Captain Warner appeared in com pany with a " Mr. Brown," who turned out to be Mr. Green, the aeronaut, and after considerable delay the bal loon was let go, when, instead of taking the direction of the object to be destroyed, it went across the country for four miles, and fell at the tillage of Rugely, where it was found by four labourers, who sold it to a public house man for a guinea. When Captain Warner and Lord Ingestrie arrived, the public-house man was showing the balloon at twopence admission. Sir Howard Douglas met with very discourteous usage from the press for his doubts of Captain Warner's ..ueess, which Sir Howard's scientific knowledge led him to entertain. from the first, Init ho caems now to have been in the right from the beginning. THE CURRENCY QUW:4TION.—On Wednesday last, a meeting of the members of the East India and China Association was held at their rooms, Exchange-buildings, for the purpose of considering the propriety of memorial ising Government upon the course which is now pursued by the Bank of England in contracting their issues. Our reporter attended, but, as he was informed that the meet ing was intended to be private, w e are no t i n a con dition to give a detailed report of the proceedings. Potter, Esq., the treasurer, occupied th e c h a i r , an d the proceedings of the bank directors were, we understand , pretty freely discussed, and there was some difference of opinion as to the remedial measures which ought to be adopted. Ultimately it was determined that Mr. William Nicol, the chairman, and Mr. Chas. Turner, the deputy chairman, who are in London on some business connected with the opium question, be appointed a deputation—to join Mr. Alderman Hodgson, who will represent the Liverpool banking interest—to consult the Chancellor of the Exchequer on this momentous question. MURDER AND SUICIDE.—A very painful act of mur der and suicide occurred at Woolwich on Tuesday. The Salsette, which lies moored off the dockyard, is used as receiving ship for the seamen (and their wives in some cases) . who are attached to steame r s an d o th er v esse l s un dergoing repair in the dockyard. On the return of the Bloodhound steam-vessel, Lieut. Phillips, from the Medi terranean station, a few weeks since, the vessel was taken into the basin and the crew drafted on board the Salsette , amongst whom was the captain's cook, a man named Robinson, and his wife, who had an infant about fifteen months old. Some domestic differences of a very painful nature occurred between this man and his wife since his arrival at Woolwich, and on Tuesday afternoon, between one and two o'clock, when in a fit of excitement, she jumped overboard from the Salsette with her infant in her arms. An intrepid seaman on board the hulk immediately sprang in after her, and made a clutch at her dress just, It is said, as she was in the act of sinking. This heron' action, however, was unfortunately of no avail, and botb mother and child sank beneath the water. Neither of the bodies has yet been recovered. - LIVERPOOL HAY AND old, 20th New Clover Grass Straw, Wheat Oat Barley .. Carrots.. POTATOE MARKET, , 1847. s. (1. s. 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