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*alts by Rttction. • ~try ids)' t it id:l %ids, 44448 BOOKS, AND SHARE IN THE LYCEUM. HANOVER-ROOMS. Ti ll , T ., By Mr. BRANCH, V a l ua b le (Tu ua b le esday), the 18th instant, at Eleven o:clock. of , inclu the '°44trvilLvitYC o ollection f a GENTLEMAN BOOKS m reoved from the sol 4 o B r t d ib G e a rn i ,_"?.ay be named fine Copies of the Houghton t. of ..rtoouhn o s les of Pictures. Ali-on's Europe. 14 vols., orks, by Steward, Cunningham . 's Illustrious Th , 812,, n, 8 Shakspere, 12 vols., Strickland s Q eens sr;,,and numerous other valuable Works by Standard h e ",, 3 ; also Share in the Lyceum News.room. ""ved prior to the sale, when Catalogues may be had ivirf:sithout reserve, to close an account. 1 , ',JAI PAPERS, HANOVER-ROOMS. tr.* ) ._ By Mr. BRANCH, litt ;'''n, vi" (W ednesday), the 19th, and FRIDAY next, the g ame ? taut, at Eleven o'clock each day, at the Hanover pit 1 App,V, n ainillg part of a Stock of ROOM ,,ZaI, anwaso, embracing the usus! l varieties, in Gold, Silver, tem Z ii :teri o ; Fl o cks , on n on d Satin . or Pl n aAn o G r A•o e u re n d ds io m r many of h peremptory E l'o itA_liction, to close d a es n ig li n tls a ettled account. e bad‘ rvolez. f r .o t n the Morning of Sale, when Catalogues may ii • BRANCH. , POLICE vr au. SALE, COLLINGIVOOD DOCK, By Mr. BRANCH, i the 4.DAY next the 20th instant , at Twelve o'clock, at (ill Ice next , South Side of the'Collingwood Dock. A, 4,,,,a, , nity of MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES, 1t o f . ..„'ll have bee f don the Dock Quays within the ~,,t it , Iv ermoi, an n d o r u e n main unclaimed, consisting of a IrL l4 , b°„f„,,Masts, Yards, Booms, Spars, Shin Thnher, Oars, I .o, , ll;Vnikes, Copper, Lead, Brass, Hardwood, Dye 101,ts ": -e nds, Stages, Planks, Halsers, Ropes, Loading P 0 4,1, h \\ lieelbarrows, Barrels, Chains, Old Iron, Tools, PaltiPTels, Hen-coops, Iron Gun, Hand-cart, Trucks, 4 1' e ,,, 8 ' I ce. 0,2(1) 4 ih ed on the Mornin. of Sale, when Catalogues may v ‹: ..... e belci6t,•or at Mr. e flaANcn's Office, in Hanover- ART nORS'ES, CARTS, FLOATS, GEARS, &c. BY Messrs. LUCAS and CO., Pk;4" tWednesda 1, th e 19th i ns t an t, a t T we l ve o ' c l oc k, at their tl .. D Pno si Great Charlotte-street, f , h.. -u *'-V i t-TT CART HORSE, Five Years Old, 0001'4 2 es hih a Black CART-HORSE, Seven I . "„tob t ,;7' 16. hands high ; - Two Brown CART HO4SES; also, q; of ether Cart, Van, and Harness Horses, Floats, ltzc.—On view prior to the sale. 4414 ktp -6 7 Mr. THOLIAS TRAVERS% lOt t l ,l, .text, the 24thinst at Six o'clock in the Evening of "Mr. Thomas Hamer, " The kliq;,, ,he Wootton, - in the county of Lancaster, subject ht.... ": l6 n_s to be then and there produced. 811'1 IN, -EWAN CI-HOUSE and • SHOE iariiNzt ‘ ,II,.ER'S SHOP,situate in a leading thorough fp re p e ctle, 4 o,4"; woolton, being on the west side of Acrefield- Op,' 44,1 6 ' r ootage 0f.30 feet 5 inches to the public street, e'depth back.wards on the north side.lo4 feet 6 Lt, ot or 'i the south side 490 feet 6 inches, and , in the 010. N krs. Potter. .Immediate possession may be 1 , 1 k1A114 (1 ,_ yIt4 I ti,',, 4II O,7 434 VELLING-MOUSE, with Shippoth•Out tirDit,et„' ge Carden or Orchard therennto 'belong ltr'ltiar tli nh Eleif4lane, in Woelton aforesaid. having a . l ohNn4T.: 4l ,licAttrPet of.lB yards, and . containing 5,1,82 it44bultl4Z,(l.::letlifirinba er n e d of n . now in the occupation pen " In got are,of :modern erection, and in thorough Ityr e ,.., 4 :e i t 4 , 1 1 "4g r eetiold , of Inheritance. 4 1 2 1 .1 f ur s - an be viewed on.applict.tion to the respective Mier particulars maybe had at the Office of 4 RD, Solicitor, Prescott, I A 44 It ert -- " AL INSITHANCE COMPANY. 100 ,000, in 100,400 RHARIER of .€2O each. ' --- '4I4 Z It , HEAD OFFICE, 1 l' "OH-STRET, AND DALE-StIItEET. Na il,, . ,tr i ._ 1 .44 k w Leigh, Esq. TRITicTEEs It B. B. H. Blundell, Esq. 1 t14.4 i Ctia•aCTORS&C., IN . LIVERPOOL. l ar-At, r ies Turner, Esq., Chairman. I'. L "'at'e, Esq., and Ralph Brocklebank, Esq. Teller . 6110"Ae14 4 ,,... • Edward Johnston, Esq. Osin itell 1 ' r'ail• Roger Lyon Jones, Esq. t il tb , l l lou , ' l , l. q. James Lawrence, Esq. I ou ver F . James William J. Marrow, Esq. c 4 lhol l ior'v e "!• I Francis Maxwell, Esq. Vh l t 'a l ip% R I . sq, I George Maxwell, Esq. 1 t, 1 1.. 1 v1d, 41 ,,,,' Robert M'Andrew, Esq. , I. '' li o `:.orfo o itt9- William Smith, Esq. i 1 114 1, "tiltuo al t , E" John Torr, Esq. N ti,.o,. Tith. •' Esq. John I t : l :l:P l'B , l , e:lA r iv i n . g t" t Esq.. and John Dickinson, Esq. SURGEON. I t iq t ltV t ?bY,l.D . Hugh Neill, F.R.A.S. . A N . IN ° R. SOLICITOR. 4, - Ap tt jne, E sq. Beptimus Booker, Esq. kt.....,,. fittlr; ACTUARY, Percy M. Dove, Esq. , tk i li,,, 11 Axi t ,".,,KENHEAD BRA.NCH, le, - "" )N. BUILDINGS, HAMILTON-STREET. I. 4,-...j 4 g e nt•---Flenry Cole, _Esq. 4 1t, allies T. Vale. Esq. Hamilton-square. . 1 ), .. k Ol'ir.,,, LI . FE BRAN6I. V N 'llanu ".—S CAMPS ON LIFE POLICIES NOT HARGED. 1i1 1 . .7. 1 04.e di rected t o C , . '0 t ; f4o! iobject tl t i o e fact that to a d ft e n fi d nedext t Life that in certain 4cleB are exempt ncoe f , from -- the New Succession Ix, ,Illtu9dj . 7 b Nt,' .p.nAlkicllßE BRANCH. ot 4 s o t o e c o S will be effected at moderate rates of e h i,,' will ° , ally, having the advantage of a Rep )l, ",_lhe te ?.e, enabled to distinguish itself by its t,,L No e h Ltl e ment of Claims. . taiN'lp a ,, . y,,.. made for the Polley. kthntleOlil t 'tv`E BRANCH. 'slt,Z.tp 4 ; ha to ;',"se assure Lives on any of the following ye,. ot.p : 'Y ; ,I Uhl L/;;INT,bitTANCE OF LIFE.—The Premiums A '° be DaTt° N UMBER OF ANNUAL PAYMENTS. il)4/ , , P 11,. ()\lit , Table at Age 60, or at Death. " 1 /(71. y l otlf OP T ti-rs ON CREDIT. I ?t A , . BSlitt" A P's, PREMIUMS MAY REMAIN ON ii t k i i 'ttsrr,lB, N R MAY BE EFFECTED IN a l , e coi.,i. E NUMERATED, TO MEET THE k, A ) ,PO tt4t THE PARTY MAKING THE ASSUR li'lljeit ti t 'h k lade 9 vant k , ,v l , ade th ages a ff orded by the Companyin this I;„y., k op e following. i t ,Yk t ; 3‘,a 1, 1.1 AMPLE CAPITAL, MODERATE PRE ,I,), tp , 4 60,14., i!.`,,TICIPATION OF PROFITS BY THE 1 r 4I th ,tiA, ID ~c ii edi c rtntsio FOß MANAGEMENT, &c. 4 N ai k e , ll allowed to Soli itors 1 9t }i t 011i 4.. lerees are likewise granted c by this Co.m' 2 9t L a du e ~ PERCY M. DOVE, Manager. loi' 4 o . f A h li i Lkto r" lext, Y DAy s/jonld be renewed on So be *oat or let. TAILORS AND DRAPERS' STOCK.—To be SOLD by TENDER, the STOCK-IN-TRADE of Messrs. BLACKBURNE and SON, 41, Castle•street. It is well assorted, and in every way worthy of attention. To he viewed on THURSDAY and FRIDAY next, the 20th and 21st instant ; and Tenders to be sent in to Messrs. H. BANNER and SON, 24, North John-street, not later than TUESDAY next, the 25th instant. The Forms of Tender may be obtained on the Pre mises, or of Messrs. BANNER and SoN. MO be SOLD, by PRIVATE TREATY, an ESTATE of 75 Acres of L %ND, in good state of Cultivation• six miles east of Liverpool ; one Ditto, near Childwall, with 10 Acres of Land; one Ditto, at West Derby, with In.ooo Yards of Land ; one Ditto, at Mosley Vale, with upwards of 10,000 square Wards of Land.—To be SOLD, or LET, a Villa Residence, near Great Sutton, Cheshire. The House con tains 3 Entertaining-rooms. 5 Bedrooms, large Garden, Coach-house, Stable, &c., with upwards of 8 Acres of Land.— Also, to be LET, a splendid House and Shop, Ranelagh street ; one Ditto, Basnett-street ; one Ditto, Great George street; one Ditto, Birkenhead ; an excellent Family Resi dence near the Princes-park; one Ditto, Netherfield-road ; one Ditto, Fairfield. Apply tO WM. WILLIAMS, 47, Ranelagh-street, or Philadel phia-chambers, No. 3, Hackin's-liey, where an excellent DOUBLE OFFICE is to be LET. LISCARD CASTLE, NEW BRIGHTON.- To be LET, FURNISHED, for a few months, this mast desirable MARINE. RESIDENCE, situate at Liscard, and commanding a most extensive view of Cheshire, Wales, and the Irish Channel. The House is modern and com modious, containing Six Sleeping Apartments, large Dining and Drawing Rooms, Conservatory, Breakfast Rooms, Library, Servants' Rooms, Excellent Kitchens, Dairy, Coach-house and Stable, Shippon, and all other convenience requisite for a Gentleman's Residence, with Garden and Hothouses, &c. Apply to WM. WILLIAMS, 3, Hackin's Hey, and 47, Ranelagh-street, Liverpool. TO PURCHASERS OF HOUSE PRO PERTY. —JOHN WHITE respectfully informs the Public, that he will Publish, in the Liverpool Mercury, of Friday next, the 21st instant, and in the Journal of the 22nd instant, his ANNUAL LIST. containing several hundred Lots of valuable Freehold, Copyhold, and Leasehold PRO PERTY on SALE, that will yield remunerative interest to the Purchaser. TO PURCHASERS OF HOUSE PRO). PERTY.—JOHN WHITE resnectfully informs the Public, that his PROPERTY CIRCULAR, containing the largest amount of Property ever offered for Sale by Private Treaty, is now ready, and may be had, Gratis, by applying at the OFFICE, 19, CLAYTON-SQUARE, Liverpool, where Plans of the Properly and every information will be given. Persons living at a distance may have the Property Circular forwarded to them by enclosing Four Postage-stamps, with their Address. (1„ „ ;TD °LP Mantet. B 0 0 K-K E E P.ING.—An experienced ACCOUNTANT, having part of the week disengaged, would be happy to devote . itto assistance in BOOK-KEEPING or BALANCING ACCOUNTS, on moderate terms.—Address D. M., Standard-office, Liverpool.. THE COMMITTEE of the LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE are in WANT of a DESIGN for a NEW FORM OF STAND for the CORN MARKET. A Premium of €l5 will be given for the one selected, and .410 for the second best Design. Particulars as to size unit cost will be furnished by the SECRETARY, 1/3 whom all applications must be addressed. EDWARD KILPATRICK, Secretary. Corn Exchange, 15th April, 1854. BOMA:TM:I OF LIVERPOOL.-CONTRACT FOR POLICE CLOTH ING.—The WATCH COM • MITTEE are ready to receive TENDERS for supplying by CONTRACT the following Articles of CLOTHING for the Constabulary Force. namely :- 1170 Pairs of WINTER TROUSERS, and 880 Pairs of PEGGED BOOTS. Patterns and Samples may l , e inspected any day between the hours'of Eleven in the Forenoon and One in the After nomvat the Office of the Head-constable, until the 20th day of April instant. The Cloth for the Trousers must 'be wool dyed, and he made of pure wool. The Person whose Tender is accepted will have to enter into the usual Contract with the Watch Committee for the due fulfilment thereof, and also enetnre to complete and deliver the Goods on or before the 18th day of September next. The same to be paid for on approval, in cash, at the expiration of one month from deli very. In default of any of the Goods being fully equal to sample, they will be rejected absolutely, and no allowance in price or otherwise will on any account be accepted as an equivalent for any deficiency. The Committee do not bind themselves to accept the lowest or any Tender. . _ Sealed Tenders must be left at No. 2, Cornwallis-street, at the Town-clerk's Office there, on or before 'the 21st day of April instant, addressed " The Chairman of the Watch Com mittee," and marked "Tender for Trousers" or "Boots," as the case may be. By order, WM. SHUTTLEWORTH, Town-clerk. Cornwallis-street, 11th April, 1854. PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY. BEETHOVEN'S PASTORAL SYMPHONY. THIS EVENING (Tuesday), the 18th instant. Gallery, 2s. 6d.; Gallery Stalls, ss. PIANO FORTES FOR HIRE, 'New and Seciind-hand, at Bs. and upwards.—Rl ALL'S MUSIC WAREHOUSE, Birkenhead. N OTICE TO MARINERS. EXHIBITION OF A NEW REVOLVING LIGHT AT NORTH RONALDSHAT, AND ALTERATION OF THE START-POINT LIGHT FROM A REVOLVING LIGHT TO A MUM LIGHT. 1. NORTH RONALDSHAY LIGHTHOUSE. The COMMISSIONERS Of the NORTHERN LIGHTHOUSES hereby give Notice that a LIGHTHOUSE is being built upon the ISLAND Of NORTH RONALDSHAY in ORKNEY, the Light of which will be exhibited on the NIGHT of 'FRTDAY, the let September, 1854, and every Night thereafter, from the going away of daylight in the evening to the return of daylight in the morning. The following is a Description of the Lighthouse, and the Appearance of the Light, by Mr. DATID STEVENSON, En gineer to the Commissibners The LIGHTHOUSE is in N. Lat. 599 23' 15 1 ', and W. Long. 20 23' 38'(; it stands on the Northern Point of the island of North Ronaldshay, and by Compass it bears from Moul-head of Papa.Westra W.N.W. North, distance 'l5 nautic miles ; and from Start-point of Sandal , Lighthouse, S.S.W. # West, distance 6i miles. The NOHTH RONALDSHAY LIGHT will be known to Ma riners as a REVOLVING LIGHT, producing a bright flash of the natural colour once in every 10 seconds. It will be visible all round the Compass. The Lantern -is elevated 140 feet above the level of the sea ; and the Light will be seen at the distance of about. 18 nautk; miles. and at lesser dis tance,, according to the state of the atmosphere. 2. START-POINT LIGHTHOUSE. _ . The START-POINT Light, which is f miles from North Ronaldshay Light, being at present a REVOLVING , LIGH producing a bright flash once in every minute, the.Commts •SIONERS further give notice, That, on and after the .night of :FRIDAY, the Ist September, 1954, when the new Revolving Light at North Ronaldshay is to be exhibited; the present REVOLVING LIGHT at Star-Point WLDL.IIR CHANGE° TO A FIXED LIGHT of the natural colour. By order of the Board. (Signed) ALEX. CIJNINGHAM, Sec. 'Northern Lighthouse Office, Edinburgh. 13th April, 1854. DO YOU SUFFER TOOTHACHE:P ,60 use GRANDE'S ENAMEL for filling - Decaying Teeth, and rendering them sound and painless; price-ls. per packet; ost free, thirteen postage stamps; containing enough for several teeth. The only substance approved by the medical faculty, as being unattended with pain or •danger, and the good effects o• which are permanent. CADTION.—The great success of this ureparation has in duced numerous unskilful persons to produce spurious imi tations, and to copy BRANDE'S ENAMEL Advertisements. It is needful, therefore, to guard against such impositions, by seeing ,that the signature of the Original Manufacturer, JOHN WlLa.rs, is on the outside of every packet, without which-nonels genuine. Authentic Testimonials selected from many hundreds testifying •to the extraordinary efficacy of Bt ande's Enamel. " High -street, Uttoxeter, Jan. 17, 1853. "Sir,—Having for three years used your Brande's Enamel with perfect success, and having other persons is my family suffering from toothache, I send for another thirteen-penny worth. I am, air, yours. &c., "S. C. MELLOR. "To Mr. John Willis." From Miss Price, New Botley, Oxford. "January 311th. 1853. "Mr. John Willis. Sir,—l had a box of your Brande's Enamel some time ago, and the t esult was mostsatisfactory:" Stanhope-in-Wearedale, Durham, April 17th, 1853. -" Sir,—You must be so good as to send me some of your raindes Enamel, as I have been strongly recommended to use it .by Mr. William Dodd, of this place, be has used it, and it tas answered the purpose well. Yours, &c., "To Mr. John Willis:" "ROBERT DIXON.. "Stanhope-in-Wearedale, Durham, Sept. Ist, 184 t. "Dear Sir,--1 enclose another order of stamps for your valuable Enamel, that will be the fourth when it comes., and Which have.ail answered their object. Please to forward the same to " WILLIAM DODD. "To Mr. John Willis," " Edmonsly - Colliery, Chesterley-street, July 27,1849. " 'have never had the toothache since, in the teeth I filled witia Brande's Enamel. " WM. HENDERSON. "To Mr. Jam Willis." LONDON: ---Manufactured o.nky by John Willis, 3, Temple chambers, Fleet-street, anti sold wholesale by Sutton and Co., B- w Mirth-yard; J. Sanger, Oxford-street; Dietrich son and Hannay,Oxford-street ; Butler and Harding, Cheap side ; Low, Son, and Benbow, Strand ; J. Prout, Strand ; J. J. Jackson, Cross-street, Finsbury; Hearson. M'Cullocb, and Squire, Bishopsgate-street ; Drew, Heywood, and Barron, Bush-lane. Cannon-street. LIV.ERPOOL :—Raimes, Blan shard, and Co. ; J. J. Jackson and Co,, 4, Cleveland-square; F. G. Jones, 5. Paradise-street. Yoiart : —Raimes, Bolton, and CO. EwCASTLEI—Daglish and Ismay. EXETER: —Evans and Hodgson. GLAsaows:—Campbell and Taylor, Brunswick-court (Agents for all Scotland). DUBLIN :—W. Jackson, 9. Westland-row (Agent for all Ireland). And sold retail by all Chemists and Patent Medicine Vendors in the United Kingdom. Twenty really authorised Testimonials accompany each box, with full directions for use. Sent Free, by Return of Post, by S. WILLIS, 3, Temple chambers, Fleet-street, London, in return for thirteen penny stamps. COUNTRY AGENTS.—LIVERPOOL: J. Priestley, 52, Lord street, aced F. G. Jones, 5, Paradise-street ; WARRINGTON : S. M. Webster, Horse-market, J. Picton, Horse-market. street ; PRE-SCOT: W. H. Dodd, Market-Place; BOLTON: J. Scowcroft, Deansgate, H. Bradbury, Deansgate; PRESTON: J. Raw, H. Armstrong, 147, Church-street; MANCHESTER ; Jeovsbury and Brown, 103 Market-street, R. H. Ingham, 46, Market-street, W. Holvoake ' 37, Downing-street, T. H. Taylor, 8, St. Ann-square, T. Standing, 1, Piccadilly, James Woolley: ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE: W. H. and J. Waterhouse; LANCASTER: J. Wimpray, Market-place; WIGAN: A. M. Mort, Market-place; OLDHAM : J. Hargraves, Mark Brels ford, Greenacre's-moor; STOCKFORT: A. H. Shaw, D. Woolley; MA s: J. Roberts; CONGLETON. :1. C. Chap man ; MACCLESFIELD: John Dale, Bradley. Chemist. BEWARE of IMITATIONS; see that the signature of the Original Manufacturer, JOHN WILLIS. is on the outside of each packet, without tehtch none is genuine. BRITISH MUSEIIIK.—The estimated expense for 1854 is £55,225. Last year it was £55,840. In the Great Exhi bition sear the number of visitors was 2,527,216; for the year ending Christmas last the number was 661,113. WHAT IS A PAWNBROKER P A chess player who check mates society with a " pawn." Does he give any enter tainment in honour of his business ? Yes ; three balls. No dinners None ; with him it is Lent all the year round. What relation does he bear to chemistry P He can always be used as a receiver, and is always ready with. a " retort*" And is he not something of a circumnavi gator ? I think so ; for when a lady pawns her cloak, he always " doubles the Cape." Is he an orator P Yes ; he belongs to the "spouting" fraternity. I have been told he behaves very well to a threadbare coat : is it true ? It is; he scorns to " take in." TO CORRESPONDENTS. BURIAL CLUBS.—" An Inquirer" asks for the best mode of obtaining a list of the Burial Clubs in town. He also asks whether such associations have been declared illegal, and if so, under what act of Parliament. Perhaps some of our readers can furnish this information. A CONSTANT READER Will find the subject commented on in a leading article. I We shall.be happy, at all times, to receive communica tions on subjects of local or general interest. BOOKS, FOR REVIEW, may be left at Mr. C. Mitchell's, Red Lion-court, Fleet-street, London, addressed "to the Editor of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD," when they will be forwarded and receive attention. Letters addressed to the Editor should be accompanied by the real name and address of the writer, not for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith ; this is indispensably re quisite in any statement of facts. The Editor wishes it to be understood that he does not hold himself responsible for the opinions or statements of his correspondents. The ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION to the LIVERPOOL STANDARD • is 20s. in advance—or 225. on credit. STANDARD GENERAL PRINTING OFP ICE, -4, ST. GEORGE'S-CRES':'ENT, LORD-STREET LIVERPOOL. LETTERPRESS PRINTING of every description, including PAMPHLETS, FORMS, INVOICES, MERMONS, BILLS OF LADING, CUSTOM-HOUSE REPORTS, CARDS, ENTRIES, CATALOGUES, CIRCULARS, &C. &C., SHAREROKERS' POSTING BILLS OF BOOKS, EVERY SIZE, EXECUTED WITH THE GREATEST PROMPTITUDE. In Stock, and Manufactued to Order JOURNALS, LETTER DAY BOOKS, CASH BOOKS, LETTER BOOKS, COPYING BOOKS, BILL BOOKS, AND WASTE BOOKS, IN EVERY VARIETY OF STYLE. LITHOGRAPHIC AND COPPERPLATE PRINTING. MACHINE RULING. &c. iLtberpool #itanbarb, TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 18,1854. EMIGRATION TO AUSTRALIA. THE commencement of another spring, the season of hope for the future, seems to have revived that desire for emigration which a short time since received such a stimulus from the glow ing accounts of gold discoveries in Australia. Much that then led to day-dreams of large for tunes acquired with almost magic rapidity, has been since considerably modified by counter tales of great distress, and the paucity of prizes com pared to blanks; but still the tide of success has rolled onward, and reflection has served to con vince the many that, even without undergoing the toil and hazard of gold seeking, there are fortunes to be made by steady industry in Australia which are worth the long and hazardous voyage to the Antipodes to gain. The Norwood, one of the far famed Black Ball Line of packet ships, has just left 'this port with a full complement of passengers for the thriving colony, and we understand that Messrs. GIBBS, BRIGHT, and Co., the owners of the majestic steam-ship the Great Britain, and the Eagle Line of packets, arc now receiving applica tions for passage as numerous as when the first rush to the gold diggings induced the belief, or rather the fear, that the population of Great Britain was being transferred to 'the settlement of 'a new empire in Australia. In a few days, also, will be despatched two of the finest sailing vessels which perhaps ever left any port on purposes of com merce—the Lightning, belonging to the Black Ball Line, commanded by the captain •who twice took the Marco Polo to Australia and back again, and the Red Jacket, purchased by Messrs. PILKINGTON and WILSON for their celebrated White Star Line of packets. A rivalry between two such vessels, into/idea to start about the same time, must not only create considerable interest here, but in every place where improvement in navigation is appreciated ; and we have - no doubt that the celerity with which the passage will be performed will leave the question still undecided whether steam has the advantage over sailing vessels in so 'long a voyage. We can anticipate' considerable benefit to the export trade of this country from the continued emigration Ito Aus tralia, and the further development of the resources of that colony; but the want which is chiefly felt is the establishment of a regular postal communi cation by a line,of steam or sailing vessels , at fixed intervals. Some arrangements are already:in pro gress for the promotion of this object, through a London Company ; but we should hope that the capital and enterprise of Liverpool will provide the requisite means, and secure, if possible, the mail business to this port. It might tend materially to draw other trade into the same channel, and per haps restore some of the wool business which of late years has been diverted to London, though the change must beef great disadvantage to the York shire manufacturers, who would find Liverpool a far more convenient market than the metropolis. The local government of Melbourne are particu larly anxious for the establishment of a line of mail steamers, and should not be disappointed at find ing them at this port, which has fitted out .the finest steam-ships and the fastest sailing ships•that traverse the ocean. THE NATIONAL FINANCES. THE CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, on Tues day, made a statement in the House of Commons as to the condition of -the National Finances, and on Thursday, the Ti Ines, in its vocation as Minis terial mouth-piece, made a specious appeal to its readers in defence of Mr. GLADSTONE'S character -as a financier. The mere fact of endeavouring to ,explain the Ministerial statement in a leading article, is a tacit confession that it required expla =nation or defence ; and the very lame manner in which the task was execute& shows the badness of ;the cause. It indeed requires far more skill than Ile writer in the Times can boast, to justify, to any reasonable man, the utterly inefficient manner in which Mr. GLADSTONE has performed the duties of a Chancellor of the Exchequer. He found the Treasury with a balance at its bankers ample for all purposes, and more than ever neces sary when on the eve of what may prove an ex pensive wax.. That balance has been spent in order to carry out a Quixotic project for reducing the National Debt, and the result is, that the National Debt -is actually increased by the saving process, and the Government is compelled to obtain ad vances from the Bank of England to meet current expenses, In ordinary circumstances such a move ment would have been fatal to the reputation of a Finance Minister of humbler pretensions than Mr. GLADSTONE, but the evil is considerably magnified, and the fault proportionably greater at the present time, when the demands for the pressing emergen cies of war render the possession of a balance in hand an advantage of the first consequence. But so far from the fault being admitted as an error in judgment—to which even paragons of administra tive talent are sometimes liable—the Minister and his apologist claim credit for skill, and we are gravely assured that, in a country like ours, which can always borrow at an emergency, on terms easier than on any other nation, and can lay on productive taxes to meet a loan whenever it pleases, at a day's notice, it can never be necessary to have a very large balance. So long as little more than the ordinary expenditure was needed, the interest on Government securities may have been comparatively moderate ; but it is absurd to talk of borrowing easily, when money, on good com mercial paper, is six per cent, and the interest on Exchequer Bills has been doubled, in order to keep them in the market. The Bank of England is already in advance to the Government upwards of two millions ; but this, according to the Times, is nothing, because the revenue is being received, and will amount to more before the end of the quarter, forgetting that the expenditure is also going on, and that further advances will have to be obtained to meet the next dividend. According to Mr. GLADSTONE'S statement, the amount of Ex chequer Bills now out does not exceed sixteen millions ; and this is said to be very satisfactory, because it falls short of the amount authorised by the Act of Parliament. Unfortunately for the soundness of the argument, the Parliament has been obsequious in granting every demand made by the Minister without any very rigid inquiry into its necessity or propriety, and, therefore, no great credit can be taken for not exceeding Par liamentary grants, though it may be a serious question whether, amidst professions of financial prosperity, the unfunded debt should reach so large a sum. The great mistake that has been com mitted is the placing reliance on the present Minis ters upon their own professions of administrative talent, and the country is now beginning to ex perience some of the consequences of misplaced confidence. At a time when Ministers must have known, from official correspondence which has only recently been made public, that a rupture with Russia was probable, if not inevitable, all the ready money was paid away in order to gratify a financial crotchet which nothing but a plethora of capital could have justified or excused; and now, when the monetary world is under pressure, and interest is high, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER is compelled to borrow, in order to pay the expenses of a war which the bad management of his col leagues has precipitated. Whatever may be the issue—whether a speedy settlement be arrived at, or the contest be protracted—it is right that the country should know to whom they are indebted for the cost, which, under any circumstances, must be large. The treachery of the Peelites to Lord DERBY rendered a change of Ministry inevitable ; and the truckling of the Peelites to the Radicals produced a coalition which has not only involved us in war, but which, by bad financial manage ment, has been rendered more expensive than it might have been. Under a Conservative Govern ment the unfunded debt was comparatively trifling, and the balance in the exchequer was an ample provision for all contingencies ; but Peelite skill •has shown us a large surplus revenue upon paper, while the country is more in debt than it was be fore. It would; perhaps, be the wisest course to create a new debt at once to restore the balance, or it may be that borrowing will become compul sory when the money market is less able to bear it than it is at present. THE REFORM BILL. IT was confidently announced, that on Monday, last week, Lord JOHN RUSSELL would declare the decision of the ministry to have no more to do with his abortive scheme for altering the represen tative system, and we fully expected to have been able, in our last paper, to report the official decla ration of defeat. It appears, however, that the task was too unwelcome to be readily undertaken, and it was left till the Tuesday, the last day before the Easter recess, when Lord JOHN' made a mov ing appeal to the House about the sincerity of his motives, his zeal for reform, and his intention to press forward the measure 'at the first favourable 'opportunity. He bespoke the indulgence of his opponents, and even ventured to deprecate the withering sarcasm' which he was conscious his humiliating position was deserving of from the Conservative leader. So affecting an appeal was not made in vain to English gentlemen, and he was spared the infliction which he so evidently dreaded. We scan readily give credit to Lord JOHN RUSSELL for the sincerity of his professions in seeking to make for himself a political capital out of this hackneyed theme of Reform, which ought to have .been considered settled more than twenty years ago. It was, perhaps, but Christian charity to allow him to hide "his' mortification at defeat under the plausible pretdt of his regard for the interests of the country; but no personal con siderations for the individual, however well-inten tioned, will do away with the glaring fact that the Reform Bill was 'uncalled for and unnecessary, that in its details it was mischievous 'and impracticable, and that its introduction at this time, .when every one must have known the utter impossibility of its being carried, or even discussed, was a shame ful trifling with the public interests. If we can assume a convenient forgetfulness of all Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S antecedents, we may assume that he was really sincere in his proposition.; but his honesty is no proof of his common sense, and this indeed is the great error of popular credulity in elevating a man of such moderate mental calibre into the position of as responsible minister. We have only the alternative of attributing his errors to his heart or his hettd, though perhaps it should be to both. Either he knew, or he did not know, that no time could be less opportune than the pre sent for the discussion of a great constitutional question. If he did know, what excuse could be pleaded for his persistence in , bringing forward this Reform Bill, involving greater changes and more momentous consequences than the measure of 1832 P If he did not know it, and had not sense to perceive the utter impracticability of his pro posal, with what pretence can he occupy the responsible position of leader of the House of Commons? The course pursued tends to corro borate 'the version which was given of the myste rious resignation of Lord PALMERSTON. The latter would not •consent to the absurdity being perpe trated, and Lord JOHN RUSSELL would not give it up without 'resigning his place in the cabinet, because his thread-bare political honour was in volved in a promise to do something, and, his former scheme having failed, he had become sud denly enlightened by a writer in the Edinburgh, Review. The Ministry was tottering and could not afford to lose either, so Lord ABERDEEN; the invariable peace-maker, suggested a compromise, of which we have just seen the fulfilment. Lord JOHN RUSSELL, like a petted child, was to be allowed to bring in his measure; trusting to the chapter of accidents for a plausible excuse for its postponement, and the oppositiOn of his colleagues was soothed by the evident certainty of such a postponement being inevitable. The whole affair was a clumsy ministerial hoax, and should most appropriately have been performed on the Ist of April; but it is melancholy to think that, while the thunder of war is at our gates, and powerful fleets and armies are equipped to do battle with the vast empire of Russia and hazard thousands of precious lives in deadly conflict, those who are en trusted with the direction of public affairs should be playing the parts of angry school boys. It is but justice to notice the forbearance with which the principal Conservative members received the ministerial explanation, and even expressed sympathy with the speaker for the evident mortifi cation under which he laboured and' which he felt so keenly; but we cannot coincide with the ostensi ble motive for this generous consideration, nor en tertain any apprehension for the apparent conse quences of an opposite course. It is said that some difficulty was exper i enced in preventing Lord JOHN RUSSELL from res i gn i ng his office, an event which must have led to the breaking up of the coalition, and great pretence is made of the serious' result of such a change at the present time, when foreign affairs are so involved. We must confess that we cannot perceive any serious evil would result from such a course ; indeed, it would be' rather beneficial than otherwise.; for, when the greatest activity and intelligence are requisite in order that this country should bear her part well in the impending struggle, we would mach prefer to see the direction of public affairs in the hands of men possessing more ability and more honesty than the present incongruous herd of ineapables. Had Lord DERBY been permitted to remain at the helm, in all human probability there would have been no war nor rumours of war rendering expen sive armaments necessary; and even if such a state of affairs on the Continent as at present exists had been unavoidable, we should at least have had the satis tion of knowing that the best that could be done would be done—an event which is now by no means certain. We can hardly pass without remark the claim set up by Lord JOHN RUSSELL to the kind consi deration of the House on account of the sincerity of his motives, his disregard of party interests, and his patriotic zeal for a full development of constitutional principles in our representative sys tem. Such a position is utterly untenable. He has ever been a party man in the meanest sense of the term, seeking his individual advancement, or confining his notions of party to that family influ ence, that knot of RUSSELLS, GREYS, and ELLIOTTS, which has been the bane of the country. His principles have been merely the emanations of ex pediency to suit the purposes of the time, and his measures have been a kind of political capital upon which he has traded for purely selfish objects ; while his patriotism is sheer pretence, for the Empire might go to destruction, so long as Lord JOHN RUSSELL enjoyed place and pay. In 1835, he induced the House of Commons to vote that no measure relating to the Irish Church could be satisfactory unless the surplus revenues were appro priated to secular purposes ; and yet, having gained his object by resuming office, he was content to carry on the Government for six years without pressing the measure upon which he assumed his position. In 1841, he proposed measures which he knew were impracticable, in order to have a cry upon which to appeal to the country, for which he purposely dissolved Parliament, and was ignomi niously defeated. But one of the worst acts of his political life was in 1852, when, having surrendered office from his own inability to conduct it, he formed a league with the ultra Radicals, whom he had previously opposed, in order to render Government impossible to his successors. Lord JoaN RUSSELL may lay claim to such patriotism as belongs to Whiggery, but, when we find him consorting with such men as Messrs. COBDEN, BRIGHT, HUME, and Co., he must, like matey others, be judged by the company he keeps, and, therefore, we have a right to look with suspicion on every proposition which emanates from such a tainted source. Let us trust, however, that the majority of intelligent Englishmen are still alive to the honour of their country, still mindful of their constitutional privi leges, and still determined that the mighty inte rests which are at stake shall not be frittered away in concessions to Radical clamour. We have for a time at least been spared the infliction of a new Reform Bill, which, under pretence of settlement, would have unsettled everything ;. and, long before Lord JOHN RUSSELL will have another opportunity of showing his political tact by Constitution cob bling, it is to be hoped that the country will have dispensed with his services, and that his colleagues will be replaced by men who have some principle in common, and one mind to do the best for the interests of our common country. THE COALITION CABINET. WHEN the present session of Parliament was commenced, the Ministerial programme was so redundant of legislative measures to be brought forward, that many persons began to imagine they judged erroneously in believing a Coalition to be incapable of action. Alas for the folly of relying upon promises made by ministers tainted with Whiggery. Nast three months have elapsed; and, while nothing has been done, the list of abandoned measures is greater than that of bills to be pro ceeded with, and will be still further increased, until the close of the session will present a blank— a fearful lesson of the mischief of admitting men to office who wriggle into place on false pretences. The Reform Bill has been abandoned, from its utter impracticability, and the confession made with tears of undisguised mortification ; the Oaths Bill, which was to secure Mr. ROTHSCHILD a place among nominally Christian legislators, has virtually shared the same fate ; the alteration in the Law of Settlement, which had undergone such careful consideration by the only man in the concern with any pretensions to honesty, Vas been withdrawn, owing to 'the officious intermeddling of men who had never considered the subject at all, and made use of the Bill in order to throw a sop to the Cerberus of their Irish Romanist allies ; the long-promised Reform in the Law, which had excited so many hopes of amendment in the practice of our courts of civil and criminal jurisdiction, has been shelved from having been entrusted to incompetent hands. Such a list of defeats would have been enough to destroy any administration having the slightest regard for political honour, and the true pride of place ; but Whigs and Peelites have a tenacity for office which overrides every other consideration ; And those who pretend to be independent members of the House of Commons show a reluctance to vote them out, as though a ministerial resignation would be a calamity instead of a subject for national rejoicing. In the absence of any practical legisla tion,it might have been thought that the exigencies of a war would have called for financial arrange ments in order to meet the expenses of the coming struggie; but the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER has contented himself with doubling the income-tax for the next six months, leaving everything else to the chapter of accidents, and the vaunted increase of revenue which the paralysation of commerce and the strikes in the manufacturing districts will do very little to realise. If public affairs can be con ducted in such a slovenly manner, and the people are content to be so governed, it may be a question for serious consideration, whether the attendance of Parliament may not be dispensed with, and merely a committee appointed, to register such ministerial decrees as Mutiny Bills and Votes of Supply ; while, for all purposes of oratorical dis play, the reporters for the morning papers would be a sufficient audience. It was once the practice for a ministry to be guided by intelligible princi ples, on which they were content to stand or fall; but, while other nations have been struggling for constitutional government, Great Britain has been content to fall back upon a system of bureauocraoy, which is a disgrace to the boasted intelligence of the age. GOOD. FRIDAY AND THE EASTER HOLIDAYS. THE first-named of these days, devoted as it is to the com memoration of the great Christian sacrifice, has peculiar claims upon the attention and reverent observance of all Christian communities ; the second, commemorative of the fulfilment of CHRIST'S earthly mission, His glorious resurrection, and triumph over death and the grave, must stand equally high in the Christian's estimation and regard. It affords us much pleasure, therefore, to record that the observance of both days was, in Liverpool, at tended with all the external indications of religious pro priety and decorum. Good Friday, in accordance with 'general custom, was observed as a close holiday. Business of every sort was suspended, and in the several churches throughout the town divine service was attended by crowds of earnest and devout worshippers. When morning service had been concluded, thousands upon thousands of our industrious population, tempted by the summer-fineness of the afternoon, and a desire to Combine healthful exercise and the' inhalation of invigo rating fresh air, sought recreation in the rural districts and small towns adjoining this great up4l of ecquacrcq, Numerous sources of attraction being found on the Che shire side of the Mersey, the river steamers were in great requisition, and wafted crowds to all the ferrying points, and Birkenhead, Seacombe, Egrement, Rock Ferry, Eas tham, and other places, were literally crammed. The more adventurous excursionists by such conveyance found ample means of gratification in the steam-boat expeditions to Wales, the North-west Lightship, and other aquatic trips. The railways lent their expeditious aid in convey ing passengers to and from the town, and were numerously patronised. Still shorter, if not less pleasant, journeys were made by many hundreds in and on the various omnibuses plying to the outskirts of the town, all the favourite localities in Aich were densely crowded. The parks, too, were crowded by groups of gay promenaders, the merry voices of playful children lending their joyous music to the general scene. The other points and sources of attraction, such as the Zoological Gardens, where the Aztec Children formed a leading feature of interest, the Botanic Gardens; &c., were well attended by crowds from our own densely peopled neighbourhoods and by parties from a. distance. The town and its environs though much crowded was orderly in all respects, and the pre valent decorum gave unequivocal testimony to the general good behaviour of all classes. EASTER MONDAY. The Easter religious observances are, in many instances, regarded as the prelude to secular festivities, and as such are looked forward to with anxiety by the great mass of the population. It has, of late years particularly, been too much the fashion to decry the sports and pastimes by which our fathers used to enliven their minds and invigorate their bodies. " Festivals," says Southey, " when duly observed, attach men to the civil and religious institutions of their country; it is an evil, therefore, when they fall into disuse. A holiday that has been spent in an agreeable and rational manner has an invigorating effect, and the anticipated holiday is still more animating ; besides, un ceasing toil is injurious, and an excess of labour, like all other excesses, is mischievous, and destroys the power of labouring." Few men were more capable of judging on such a subject, and still fewer were capable of giving a good opinion on it than the sound-hearted, clear-headed Dr. Southey, and his opinion, therefore, carries with it great authority. In all countries such festivals are held more or less in repute, and Easter Monday, in most parts of England, is a day devoted to out-of-door festivities. Yesterday, as for many previous weeks, the weather was of the most genial description; balmy sunshine and light breezes contributing much to the enjoyments of the day. Special trains were run on the London and North-Western Railway, and these brought about 2,500 pleasure-seekers from the surrounding country, who, disposing themselves among the numerous objects of interest to be met with in town, contributed in no small degree to swell the gay throngs which crowded our principal streets. The Derby Museum was an object of especial and gratifying attention. The Docks, with their countless shipping, constituted no small portion of the wonders by which strangers were attracted ; and the river steamers, by their cheapness, celerity of transit, and excellent accommodation, were favourites with our resident population no less than with their visitors and friends. In short, pleasure excursions and pleasure parties being the order of the day, every facility for their convenience was put into active operation, and jollity and good humour ruled generally among all classes. The Zoological and Botanical Gardens, the Parks and suburban villages, were all crowded, and, so far as we have been able to learn, " All went merry as a marriage bell." The Theatres, never behind in times of merry-making, have been busy, and re-opened, after brief recesses, with renewed decorations and increased attractions. In Wil liamson-square, the Theatre Royal presented to its fre quenters the re-appearance of Miss Cushman as Mrs. Haller, in " The Stranger ;" and the Royal Amphitheatre was once more radiant with the splendid scenic effects of " The Butterfly's Ball," and what some parties, at least, will not fail to regard as of still more importance, a crowded and well-pleased auditory. The Park and Adelphi Theatres, also, displayed with success their varied allure ments. Mr. Coleman, at Clayton-hall, delighted his friends and numerous patrons with his excellent enter tainment of Masks and Faces. THE SELECT VESTRY Tins day being Easter Tuesday, the annual election takes place to supply the vacancies in the Select Vestry caused by the one-third going out by rotation, and also to confirm the filling-up of the several vacancies which have taken place during the year. Until within a very few years, it was the practice for the churchwardens to make out a list of such of the rate-payers as they considered most eligible, and this list was submitted to the parish ioners who attended the annual vestry, the sole object being to secure the election of such men as were not only conversant with parochial affairs, but would manage the large amount of public funds entrusted to their care with fidelity and regard for the interests of the whole of the parish. Unfortunately for the credit of the town, a prac tice has recently been adopted of making the Select Vestry the representative body of particular interests, or rather of certain cliques, having particular objects in view to be gained at all hazards. There are the Cottage-owners, the House-owners, the Warehouse-owners and keepers, and some other class-interests ; but it is said that the former has now the majority, and makes use of its power to in crease it on all occasions when vacancies occur, while at general elections there is usually a compromise between the more powerful factions for certain individuals to be returned; this is a state of things which ought not to be allowed to continue. The consequence has already been that respectable individuals are deterred from coming for ward as candidates, and the proceedings of the Vestry furnish usuallya theme for comment by no means flattering to the good sense, the good feeling, or even the good faith of those who take part in them. The effect of the. Cot tage-owners having a preponderance is already apparent in the attack made on the Warehouse property under the pretence of its insufficient assessment, while it is openly stated that, by means of Committees, of which Cottage owners have the nomination, Cottage property is exempted from burdens to which it is liable. Neither of these interests should be allowed to predo minate, nor, indeed, to be represented at all as such. The Select Vestry should consist solely of ratepayers, having no other interest than the general good of the whole; and the parishioners should attend the Vestry meeting to-day and vote for such candidates as, belonging to neither fac tion, will, therefore, constitute the best'members. THE DAY OF FASTING AND HUMILIATION (From the Supplement to the London Gazette of Friday, April 14.) By the Queen. A PROCLAMATION FOR A DAY OF GENERAL HUMILIATION Victoria R. AND PRA.YEE. We, taking into our most serious consideration the just ( and necessary war in which we are engaged, and putting our trust in Almighty God, that He will graciously bless our arms, both by sea and land, have resolved, and do, by and with the advice of our Privy Council, hereby com mand, that a public day of humiliation and prayer be observed throughout those parts of our united kingdom called England and Ireland on Wednesday, the. 26th day of April instant, that so both we and our people may humble ourselves before Almighty God, in order to obtain pardon of our sins, and in the most devout and solemn manner send up our prayers and supplications to the Divine Maje . sty, for imploring His blessing and assistance on our arms for the restoration of peace to us and our dominions; and we do strictly charge and command that the said day be reverently and devoutly observed by all our loving subjects in England and Ireland, as they tender the favour of Almighty God, and would avoid His wrath and indignation ; and, for the better and more orderly solemnizing the same, we have given directions to the Most Rev. the Archbishops and the Right Rev. the Bishops of England and Ireland to compose a form of prayer suitable to this occasion, to be used in all churches chapels, and places of public worship, and to take care the same be tlifely dispersed throughout their respective dioceses. Given at our Court at Windsor, this 15th day Of April, in the year of our Lord 1854, and in the 17th year of our reign. God save the Queen. STRIKE AT STOCKPORT. — SOITIe thousands of ope ratives have struck against the reduction of wages to the standard of May last, but there are no means of ascer _tabling the numbers with accuracy. The week's notice given by some of the masters expired on Thursday, and if the whole number of operatives affected by the notice left work, from 15,000 to 18,000 would be on strike; but seve ral employers, having contracts to complete, or other ob jects to accomplish, seeing the determination of their workpeople to resist the reduction, have withdrawn the notice. These, however, are few, and are supposed to , affect the employment of o n ly a b ou t 2000 o r 2500 people. To prepare against all disturbance the magistrats, on Thursday, swore in as special constables most of the cor poration servants, including men employed at the gas works, th 4 fire brigades, and the able-bodied street sweepers, in all about 100 persops. CHARGE OF MURDER ON THE HIGH SEAS. YESTERDAY, Captain Wm. Henderson Honor, Thomas Henry Chadderton (first mate), and John Barthe (second mate), of the ship Mongasteen, from Singapore to Liver pool, were brought before Mr. Mansfield, the sitting magistrate, charged with the murder of three Manilla men, part of the ship's crew, on the voyage home. Mr. Aspinall appeared for the prisoners. Detective-officer Kehoe said that, on the authority of a warrant which had been put into his hands on Friday last, he apprehended the three prisoners at the bar on Saturday last. They were charged with the murder of Emanuel, alias Valparaiso, on the 4th of March last ; of Henry Fisher, on the 21st of March; and of Pedro, on the 29th of March last. The case affecting the death of Val paraiso was gone into first. The first witness called was Daniel Gillman Low, carpenter of the ship, which be longed to London. He signed the ship's articles of agree ment on the 17th of November last, in Singapore.• The prisoner Barthe joined after witness ; both the other pri soners and the deceased were on board before him. Valparaiso was a Manilla man, and was shipped as a seaman. They sailed from Singapore in November, and Valparaiso was ill-treated by all the p r i soners . The ill treatment commenced about the beginning of January. The captain was the first who ill-treated, and flogged him with a rope's-end, but witness did not know what it was for. Valparaiso was frequently ill-treated after that; and he was struck on the head and back and shoulders by the captain, and the other two 'prisoners, by the captain's orders.-- He was ill-treated two or three times a week,and sometimes two or three times a day. (The witness here took out a memorandum-book, which he began to peruse, when Mr. Aspinall requested to see it. On examining the book, the learned gentleman said he did not object to its being used, after he had ascertained that the entries had been made at the time the occurrences narrated in it took place. He, however, requested his worship to observe that the entries commenced on the 18th of February, and ex hibited a hiatus till the Ist of March, when they became regular up to the arrival of the vessel in Liverpool.) The T examination then proceeded : the witness saying, on the 4th March, Valparaiso and I were on the same watch. On the morning of that day the' captain flogged two men at the wheel, and Valparaiso was one of them. The cap tain flogged him again, with a rope's end, between seven and eight o'clock the same evening. Valparaiso was steering, and did not steer within half a point of his course, and it was for this that he was flogged. He was flogged with what the captain called his cat ; it was a piece of hard wood, 25 inches long, and 5 inches in diame ter, with four holes bored through it at one end, and four pieces of log-line rove through them and knotted at the ends. Valparaiso was struck both with the lash and with the wood. On the 4th of March Valparaiso was beaten by the captain over the head, shoulders, and face. He was frequently beaten during the day, and to such an ex tent that he was unable to walk, in whiCh condition the captain ordered him to be taken to the lee side of the deck, and kept walking backwards and forwards, in the course of which he fell down on the deck, unable to walk. The captain then ordered him to be lashed to an eye-belt attached to the skylight, which was done. The captain struck him • a blow which knocked him down, and after wards struck him several blows while he was lying on the deck. Valparaiso said nothing, but groaned heavily. He was kept on deck till near midnight, when the captain ordered him to be stripped naked, and supported against the deck-house, where several buckets full of cold water were poured over him. After this he was rubbed down by the captain's orders, and his wet clothes were put on him, and he was conveyed into the sail-locker, where he was laid on 'some sails and rigging, and there left. Between four and five o'clock in the morning he was found to be dead. After the death of Valparaiso, the captain manifested some agitation, and was unable to go on with the burial service after he had commenced reading it, and requested witness to finish it, which he did. This witness was cross-examined at great length by Mr. Aspinall; but the cross-examination did not elicit much to change the general tenor of his evidence. In reference to his signature to an entry in the official log-book of the ship, he exhibited a good deal of hesitation, at first saying the signature was not his ; then admitting that it might be his, but he did not recollect it, and at last admitting it to be his ; and that he signed it at the instance of the chief mate, who told him that the captain wished him to sign it. The entry was dated March 4th, 1854. It stated that "Manuel Gonsalis was sent to the pump with the rest of the watch, and he fell on deck ; he could not stand, and appeared to have no use in his legs ; he felt cold all over his body; took his clothes ofr, and washed him with salt and water, and rubbed him down with cloths to re store animation. Gave him an emetic, and put him to bed, but he expired at eight a.m. next morning ; held an examination on the body, but could not ascertain the cause of death." Robert Evans, steward, said they sailed with a white crew, but there was a foreigner or two amon g st them. Several hands left and others were engaged (mostly foreigners), at Singapore and other places. The deceased's name was Manuel, and they called him Valparaiso, be (-arse he ha 13d from that port. Find seen the captain ill-treat seve al of the foreign sailors. On the 4th March Mknuel was . ory much ill-treated, two or three times, by the captain D.al the chief mate. The mate struck him on the face with his fist because he contradicted him. A few minutes after six in the evening, saw the captain on deck punching Manuel under the jaws. Manuel was then at the wheel, and the captain close to him, punching him with a thick stick. The stick was called a " cat," and had four pieces of knotted line at one end, but the captain was punching deceased with the other end of the stick ; he gave a kind of yell when he was punched ; the chief mate was then standing to leeward, on the poop. Saw the man again between nine and ten, on the quarter-deck; he was trying to stand, but could not, and fell. Did not think he was so bad, and went forward ; saw him again at half-past eleven, sitting down against the skylight. The captain ordered the second mate to send the men to the pumps, and lie also ordered Manuel to be dragged to the pumps. The* second mate, assisted by witness, got him up, and he fell down quite helpless ; he had no use in his limbs. Felt his pulse, and his forehead, observing that he was as cold as ice, and there was no pulse at the time. The captain came up and said to me," B--t your soul, if you don't hold your jaw, I'll give you something behind your ear-hole that'll make you as cold as ice." We dragged Manuel to the pumps, but his limbs were helpless, and he could not hold his head up. The captain told them to stick him up against the side of the house ; and he then told them to strip him. This was about midnight. Several hands held him up, amongst whom were the chief and second mates. The captain ordered the carpenter to get some water passed along the top of the house ; it was poured from the top of the house on Manuel's head ; at this time he was stark naked, and held up against the house ; thinks the boy poured four buckets of water on his head, but the captain ordered the boy to pass the fifth bucket down, when the captain hove the water into the man's face, and then pushed his head with the bucket against the house. The captain cursed the men all the time for not holding Manuel upright. The captain ordered witness to get some medicine ; he fetched an emetic, and tried to give it to him, but could only force a little of it into his mouth with a spoon • could not get his mo u th open, as his teeth were firmly closed. The chief mate said he thought the man was lock jawed, when the captain said. " If you don't hold your tongue, I'll shove the b--y lan tern down your throat." The captain ordered them to rub him down with his clothes, and then put them on. When they had rubbed him down and put his clothes on, they took him to the sail locker. Never saw him alive afterwards. Saw the corpse about seven the next morn ing. His left eye was swollen up ; observed that his eye was wounded on the previous night. The men did not have a full allowance of food till within a few days of reaching home; they had 21 lbs of bread among five men per day ; that was for a length of time, but they had had more of late. Had heard the captain tell the mate to beat the men on several occasions, and curse him for not doing it. The mate appeared kind, but had no peace without he beat the men. Three or four days before Manuel's death he was beaten three or four times by the captain. - • Cross-examined by Mr. AspinalL—The captain had charged witness with stealing brandy, and beat him ; this was shortly before the affair with Manuel. On arriving in port, he got a summons for the captain for beating him. Went to Mr. Snowball, solicitor,.to get the summons soon after getting his wages ; was sent by Mr. Snowball to Mr. Clough. ' Thought the chief officer would have made the present charge, or he would have made a minute of it. Had sailed with Captain Honor when he was second mate of the Europa. Had been paid full wages, without . deductions. The evidence was then read over to the prisoners, and the case was adjourned until this morning. DEATH FROM 13TIRNYNG.-011 Saturday night, about ' half-past ten o'clock, as a woman named Mary Madden, - residing at No. 18 Court, Crosshall-street, was making some, starch by the fire, her clothes caught, and she was instantly enveloped iu flames.. The poor woman screamed out, and, assistance arriving, the fire was subdued by pouring water upon her, after which she was removed to the Northern Hospital, where she died the same night. An inquest will be held upon the body this day. GRATIFYING TESTIMONIAL.—On Thursday last, a large number of the congregation of St. Thomas' Church, Park lane, met in the school-room, for the purpose of present ing the curate, the Rev. C. P. Hobbs, with a testimonial of their esteem on his removal to St. Augustine's. The chair was occupied by the Rev. Thomas L. Pain, who in a feeling speech presented Mr. Hobbs, on behalf the congre gation, with a valuable gold watch and chain, a handsome pocket communion service, and a purse of gold ; the watch and communion service bearing the following in scription :—" Presented by the Congregation to the Rev. Charles Parsons Hobbs, Curate of St. Thomas' Church, Liverpool, as a token of esteem, and appreciation of his services. 13th of April, 1854." THE PRESTON STRIICE.—The proceedings of the me diation committee are still kept private. The number of immigrants during the week is reported at nine n tY in " ber about seventy-four of whom were available. of old skilled hands returning to their employmentSpinners' riously estimated. The secretaries to the ~festerhands were Association report report that seven hundredd reston during the ceived to work at the different mills in P 31iller, and Co., the last week. Messrs. Horrockses, now 1:390 persons at largest employers in town, have daily accessions . The total receive work, and, it is said, last week by the Operatives' The is va , number of hands relieved 13' 3 875, and the expenditure week the number relieved The balance-sheetw of the power-loom 195 ss. Od. The previous shows thatThthe amount received this week from allavers £ 1.7 3 11: 2 7 6 w i a5 05. 1 3 3 d ,8 . 13, at -a cost o as f EI, sources, including . is a balance due to the treasurer that their expenditure was £2,136 125. ld• ; and The spinners' balance-sheet shows the of £5O 3s. 31d. d • an expenditure of £7OB 7s, fild receipt of £613 7s. lai • , ~ was £2,086 and a deficit of £94 19s. 10d. The card - loom hands had of £457 16s. 2d., and their expenditure was an ~.i incomel7s . Bs.9ldthe're lOd., leaving the amount due to the treasurer frio t) 1 5 s. 7d. On Saturday the unemployed held a meeting in a brick field about two miles from the town. The state.. „--,401, of affairs at present existing in Stockport was the thief 'J r ., topic discussed, and the meeti ng broke up with Viee, fpvil • /I the ten per cent, WI, li 4 7.,N SALE IN WILTON-STREET. Ir,RREWER as S AND OTHERS. lv SE Y PORD h received instructions to ‘Tii n initl ant Ll '' by AUCTION, To-moRROW (Wednesday),. the 1,,, n.",, n , at Eleven o'clock precisely, upon the Premises, Ory2,.l , e t ;,`!t, St. Anne-street, t ,‘"iiiTtij It s " l ing Part of the BREWING UTENSILS, useful ISPour-wheeled Spring Dray, capital Spring itlere':;_acc, comprising 60 Ale Barrels, 300 Half and int i?..„ 11 , Vats, Puncheons, and Hogsheads, 15 capital eta Ni `Tages, with Brass F i lling 'funning Spouts. with L i atkl i a of ° ,, Leading spouts, up Cans, about 120 1 11',Il ti e . , Ale, 13 Pockets East Kent Hops, 1847; two IVrligier ,:lord Hops, 1852; 12 Pockets Sussex F10p5,1853 ; t be°,l,scellaneous Articles. . 4 : t N, ll Vi e ,, ell THIS DAY (Tuesday), the 113th instant, (N° ,. °__ ! .... 1 , ea may be had on The Premises ; or of the , A••• R, at his O ffi ce, Clayton-square. 40, 1 % li n t(n;Ptic t - -USEHOLD FURNITURE., SILVER PLATE, lit . BIRD., &c., WHEATLAND-PLACE, SEA- I Ita t i 4 „ l :l4 t , By Mr. J. B. MACLEAN, IitOTCY next, the 20th instant, at Eleven o'clock pre t th e Premises, No. 1, Wheatland-place, Seacombe, t otiOqte h luaining part a Me Genteel HOUSE- Ll'h e '''':, w z FURNITURE, Plate, and other Effects of Mr. 4 8 Pi7, t is leaving Cheshire. iN„ w itli i \ , ll l.tax comprises Two well-made . Mahogany i h i ere Zth ° ,,„ose Cushions and Bolsters, Stuffed in Hair, and eth' s q, ah,". lvack Hair Seirtin ,, , elegant Mahogany Chiffon- Pt - ,.." 14 r ),''rly Chairs, with L oose Hair Seats, Easy Chair, itit a p,P w' ,„"cloi Ditto, Solid Mahogany Dining Table, on i r. , e d it 11.:Yert neat Circular - Siands, on Pillars and Carved Opole'. si ne China Tea and Coffee Service, in Bur letritoLcarriCe Collection of Stuffed Birds of very beau tlielph‘terr-,,,, in Mahogany Case, Ditto in Bell Glass Cover, ,N r t., - ''llatnents. O, l l"„Ev,;!_consists of S;lver'Half-pirit and richly-Chased a he ii,, , x Silver Table Spoons, &c. Pli t kril,;. - PRoorss.: Mahogany Bedstead, with Footboard „a,„ l'eßth late _Ran.ings. Trench and Camp Ditto, prime llell_ ll l4}, r Beds, ' Hair Mattresses and Straw Paillasses, ( , )4 - ret s ,i:'gy Drawers, Toilet Tables and Stands, hand 'N,Pa, pi r -g. Glasses. Brussels and Kidderminster Carpets, dl, i 'la. elrons, 'Oil-cloth, dm, together with the Kitchen kl th is *h c i le 14. %I. y be , viewed To-MORROW (Wednesday), the `Aa4l,, ea -'leer's Catalogues may be had on the Premises, and Rooms,'B3, Byrotn-street, Liverpool. llitt " RFEITE'D PLEDGES. 76 .ty it __ By Mr. J. B. MACLEAN, nix the 21st inst., at the Sale-room , 83, Byrom street, ii i Il aw ITED ' PLEDGES, from the following ko hi 4tl t iA br kers—namely, William Mason, Marybone; i' l ellot' es ".Zat..Homei:-street ; Paul . Bridan_t_i, Scotland. oton k l - atil et , i 7epier Liyer-street , H lticbard s A r r e a e s t t Howard - street; M artin, Great m‘ ard -11 ' tt Great . 11;,.nehard Ho . ward-street ; Thomas Armor,_ negent 1,11. r „„, Shaw, Thurlow-st reet Richard Kehoe, '114 ,. ,: .............. i '",,.._ ; and B. C. Rowland, Vauxhall-road; the to e "6 been Pledged prior to the 21st April, 1853. v °Mtnence at Seven Wileck. * ALUABLE PROPERTY, ST. JAMES-STREET. '"3418 . - T HOS - WrNSTANLEY and SONS If ;S 4Pe directed byth . Owner to SELL by PUBLIC AUC- P:ll4,,„TritTtlsDAY n ext, e the 20th instant, at Half-past Itiltt '° O'clock precisely ., at:the Clarendon-rooms,South 1 1 1 0 .- . .,j e r tsubj ec t le oondifio ns to be then produced, if not i, Who.„"lsPosed ofP R E MISE y contract, Ot , b, rt valuable , consisting of a handsome lt, Mt , ,,,nted with Plate Glass, with the MESSUAGE or p'llaek 4 G -HOUSE attached thereto, and. the STABLE at r ate ti i ° ' l , th the WAREROONI over, situate and being No. tl l it ; ti7 l e.et . side of St. James-street, near St. James's tt ,te,,,, 4 ° Right of Passage into Greenland-street. - The bt11) 1 1 41 ain in frontJames'strect and at the back i L l i ‘ 7 ; ' , , , 4 inches, and run in depth backwards on she l i;l'ttt.4-11L% feet 2 inches, and then running in an obtuse t k../ ) ,,,lir t iO ti 7, depth backwatde, partly across a common war d."lt fr ( k. ti,Ainches wide, 36 . feet, and running in depth DaaCaei at e , s e northern side . 33 f . eet 2 inches, and then N 4 8e hs eq, t ' angle and running in furthe e r sa depth back blerty, tottlotether with the free use of th id common ,t e e at ' xxon with owners or occupiers of the adjoining 0 1 1oi °1 ze , p NI, •0u,,, r em • N te 6 n a ism being situate in one of the most pub %,,tall, ' ott er r e , in the town,ing a commanding itll„r p„' ?a most desirable investment for faints). . ' , l,W,,,iculars may be had on application to Messrs. h' or t „'"Nter and SONS, where a Plan may be in ,4l;‘,-'4llr. EDWARD LAwsoza, 3, Downshire-terrace, Illk '.ltlent-street. 4 1e. 4 itiGIOUSE AND PREMISES , AT THE CORNER t AT• RICHMOND STREET • ST ANNE'S- N 1. • ' . - AND - •s• t 3 tvEßpooL. 'Av , By Mr. ROXBURGH, ki , ' at 1 1 11 19th of May next, at One o'clock in the after ,,,,?llibi_e, C larendon - rooms, South John-street,' Liver ,r,lt '',-7, , ,t the conditions of sale to he then produced, Ot, th. ‘ - ' - t' a TREETIOLD - .LAND, situate on 4 - to rt . 4tltr a 'of a b side , of Great Richmond-street, and at the ~, ,, 1 1 111 - ,tn a ll-street or passage, leading down by-St. li t : t Z ativi n ``"Yard into Rose -place, and.calted " St. Anne's- hi ir it ' h FC a frontage to Great Richt:inn& street of about "0,04 1 - ,..,,ea, and -to St. Ann's-place of about 37 feet ; L4S`lr.ittii.illh„.lESSUAG ES, or DWEZLING-HOUSES, I, ~, a p ub ,. a... erected on the said Land, one , of_whicli d,,, i lt 4 '14 .., IC-I, olllle, and called the "St. Ann s conee ''' - Win , the occupation of Mr. - James Massey, as I ti%th„ i, ' -, lio. Dar ticUlars-arnly to Messrs. CHRLSTIAN and 1 •, o rs, 3, 1 r •' • - N s_ .._ CHEAP MUSIC WAREHOUSE, HA NH LTON-STAREET, BIRKENHEAD. Mr. RYALLS has just received a LARGE SUPPLY of the the most Fashionable PIANO-FORTE MUSIC, SONGS, &c., which will he sold at HALF PRICE. ItTESDAY, APRIL 18, 1854. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, AND GENE t 1 AI COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER