The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-02-29 00:00:00

01M.....a1.._. _. TO CORRES PO , NDENTB We think the r "F. H. W." would be tbt Etberpool gptanbarb. TUESDAY MORNING, FEB. 29, 1848 HER Majesty's Chancellor of the Exchequer magines, no doubt, that, by the device of a com mittee, he has shelved for the present session all discussion in Parliament, and all legislation upon, the important question of the currency. That question, however, must and will force its way -st the inquiring portion of the commercial _ , for to no other source than to the operation of our present currency laws—neither to the opera tion of tree trade policy, per se, to potato rots, e railway investments, nor to excessive ins of food—can the practical commercial .! the disaster and havoc which have recently pervaded every portion of the commercial world. To no other source, except to a currency regulated upon principles adverse to the safety of commercial operations, can we trace these alternations of mo netary glut and scarcity, which at one time enhance the price of all commodities, and encourage the erection of vast fabrics of paper credit; and then, suddenly, and without warning, prostrate those fabrics, destroy all confidence between commercial men, and, depreciating the value of all public secu rities, foreign produce and merchandise, and the national industry, prohibit the speculator from converting the hold, except at prices absolutely amon classe'4 mnnortat products ( merchant stocks which th ruinous Amongst the various propositions broached for the correction of the admitted evils of the system, and the efforts of practical writers to trace its operation in producing periodical monetary crises, a pamphlet, just published byMr. William Watson, entitled, "New System of Currency, by which panic is rendered impossible," contains some posi tions, clearly and forcibly stated, which are calcu lated to arrest the attention even of those—and there are but too many fiuch amongst the educated commercial classes—who are in the habit of turning away from the subject of the currency as from one . which is too abstruse and full of mysterious diffi for practical men of business to grapple Mr. Watson goes at once Co the root of the culti es xunj, _ .anation of the relative meaning of the terms capital and money. The former he lays down as the accumulated excess of the produce of labour, skill, or enterprise, which its owner has to exchange for the accumulated excess of his neigh bour, or of the foreigner. Money, on the other hand, is only the artificial medium by which such accumulation is exchanged ; and ought:at all times io bear the same just relation to the value of one day's labour, or a given quantity of accumulated labour. Such equability of value, however, be contends, is not the characteristic of our present gold standard, inasmuch as the supply of such money does not keep pace with the increasing — , llAtion of the commodities which it has to ex,ilains his position by the fol- an exnl repres loiving striki " To illustra Ilusiration Our r monetary system, let A have wheat, B on , ox, and C a piece of them they have three sovereigns. ilitate their interchange, the sov )nly legal representatives of each n progressing in their accumula each other at their original value, and oxen, have increased one- Id has not been augmented. At ,- - , - session of the gold, calls Li and C to settle their account according to the - ^nt ; in consequence of which they are ning the only holder of the gold, - 'ns possession of the entire accumt be the c 'd fold ; but the p A, finding himse I A. n this non-augmentation of C in a ruined condition to re- r labour of accumulation to produce a simi ifich A assumes to sympathise,•and informs hese are natural periodical panics. 3 how analagous our system is with this ir'! ducing the r been our m few years ; mesent as well as the past panics which it has isfortune to have experienced within the last and how inevitably these panics are the result of such a monetar —a systeni by which the most , eople in the world are ruined by their very wealth "We have decided that gold shall be our money, and that no man shall l ega ll y b uy or se ll w i thout first; ex changing his capital into the commodity called gold, and although whilst in process of accumulation, we, by good 'faith, create a medium of e xc h ange or currency,by credit or bills of exchange, yet during the entire process we are progressing towards the extreme between the capital our • -7 7 I and the comparatively stationary ce have decided shall be its repre efly in the hands of a limited num of the community, whose tal to the original amount tion of the gold u ber of the unproduct of gold which th . "To show this more fully, we need only note the pro cess for a few years. Our annual accumulation of capital at the lowest estimate exeeeds fifty millions, without taking into account the accumulation of other countries, while the increase of the commodity gold, which we decide is to represent the capital, does not amount to more than half' a million annually, including the progress of the .whole world, so that in four years we have in England alone increased our capital to the extent of two hundred millions, without any increase of its representative gold ,beyond the two millions distributed over the whole world, leaving one hundred and ninety-eight millions to be com mercially sustained by credit and bills of exchange which have no legal existence as money ; and the first occurrence that destroys commercial confidence brings the entire capital accumulated during this period down to the posi tion that it was in at the commencement, the increase of ,srold being too) insignificant to be taken into considera tion. The result is a panic, which panic must continue to occur periodically so long as capital outstrips its repre ' nld, and the more industrious and the more re a people are, the more frequent must be the )f these calamities. There are few who will venture to deny the per fect truth of this view of the operation of our system, especially after the experience which we have just had of the result of the extension of our engagements to pay in gold for the foreign bread stuffs which we have been compelled to import — `;on of the prices of every corn , widely-spread ruin which lon our commercial and the violent contract modity of valu But we must give the writer's ht to be the basis of such a views as to what of ould 1 currency as vent the recurrence of these )dsof cri tf, then, to make any commodity a standard of value thus ruinously to co mmerce, may we not inqum ` imsible to find some other basis on which .y system. Can we discover any Lrs the same relation to the entire our community, and which has a 11 that in amount and importance he of our present standard ? This, it accumulated national debt —an ),000,000, which we are all equally "--+ on an equally adjusted Is greatly beyond tE I think, we have i: amount bound ) recog system or taxation, WOUld nave precisely the same relation .to the smallest as to the largest amount of accumulated capital. We might, therefore, take this amount that has none of the objectionable fluctuations to which a commo dity is subject, and being an amount that has the same relation to all parties interested would form a perfectly just standard, and must continue always to retain this uniform relation that cannot be disturbed by anything short of a revolution, in which case every description of capital would be placed in the same position, and the plan am about to propose would. tend to check, if not pre- such catastrophe, as well as confei th benefits by giving a stead iihii description Of Property, the CY ition. to ovc speculation evll proc 9 r . ees, the more by ihfluett being produced infinitely ie of money than by any other ional to expect that legitimate rsued under a monetary sys -day forced into circulation at and to-morrow is not ficates. and issue thei also re-issue certifi ane medium. " If we take t We have received several remonstrances against permission being granted for the publi ca ti on o f P a d dy Kelly's Budget. •We hope the authorities will take immediate steps to prevent thee ntinnnnnn nF ______ • ttever, for it is irrat mill be steadily pu . . . is t d-a-half p cent. or les; e desirable results I propose that a ablished, where national bondholders ' - , ertificates, receive a circu -it to the value Clishment should tender) equiva 7 that such este .ceive such certi- irculating medium z back the valve in the and all other government stOC - liat the - s - anne Sho'uld thus form a basis for a domestic currency that would contract and expand according to the circumstances of the times. and by this self-adjustment would preclude the posiibility of any great fluctuation in the value of money or in commo dities beyond that necessarily a n d legiti m ately arising from the relation between supply and demand. On this system, when money became scarce, and exceeded three per cent., the certificates would flow into this National Bank, and the currency be extended to the relief of our commerce, while in periods of prosperity, when money is abundant, the certificates would be again withdrawn, and the circulation proportionably contracted. Thus our money would be regulated according to the circumstances of the times, instead of being; as by the present system, withdrawn when most required, and forced into circulation when there is no legitimate demand ; thereby creating alternate extremes of excitement and depression in the prices of every description of property, to the ultimate ruin of the produce-grower, the merchant, and the manu. facturer, and the vast multitudes dependent on them for THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. unpalatable to them, that they have been frequently observed to throw their rations overboard as soon as received. They propose instead, as the weekly allowance, 32lbs. bread, silbs. oatmeal or flour, peas or barley; *lb. of dried fish, llb of rice, ioz. coffee, 2oz. tea, and of sugar,—a dietary ob viously more fitted for semi -invalids, such as the majority of the passengers from Ireland. These additional comforts would come cheap to the emi grant, as they would be supplied by the ship at the prices out of bond. It is, however, against the penal clauses of the There is a certain class of legal pettifoggers and bill, which they denounce as most oppressive and other seedy professionals, who swarm in our public to a considerable extent nugatory, and those for thoroughfares and infest our smaller towns and providing an additional superint en d ence o f th e villages, in whose upturned and hun g ry -l oo ki ng emigrant s, whilst on the voyage, by the appoint visages, as they snuff the air in search of a coming ment of an officer for the purpose, that they object job, you may read legibly imprinted the imploring most strongly, as calculated, by raising the cost of query of a certain Scottish official of the olden transport to our colonies, to divert the stream of time—" Wha wants me ?" The poor beings feel :emigration altogether to the ports of the United themselves growing rusty for want of use ; and 'States. At present the prestige is in favour of the snatch eagerly at any small matter which offers to latter country, and nine-tenths of the passengers assist them to keep their hands in. Her Majesty's proceeding to the Canadas are only induced to go Whig Ministers appear just now to be animated there by the great saving of expense, which, for a with the craving spirit of the pettifogging and ' family consisting of a male and female adult, four seedy persons in question; and, in thei r eagerness ; children from a year old to fou r t een years , and one to be doing business, are ready to le g i s l a t e upon in arms, was, in May last yea r , to British America, any subject, and more especially ready to try their about £l6 against £3B 10s. to the United States. ingenuity upon those which they understand the • The power of a superintendent of passengers, ap least. A member has but to put a question in the • pointed by government—(increase of patronage, as house, or to furniah an exparte case of grievance, usual, seems to form a portion of this as of all and the assurance glides trippingly from the tongue Whig measures)—and with his duties and powers of some member of the administration, that " the laid down by the Privy Council, would interfere attention of her majesty's government has already injuriously with the authority of the captain, and been drawn to the subject, and that a measure will endanger the discipline of the ship; and by the be introduced in the course of the session." captains and owners of United States vessels, We had last year to deplore the existence of a which carry out the bulk of our emigrants, would very high rate of mortality amongst that portion not be submitted to at all. And if it be made of our population who were driven to emigrate to compulsory that a surgeon should be taken out, or our North American Colonies. Of 106,000 men, that the superintendent should be of the medical women, and children, who left the various ports of profession,unexampled difficulties would be created. ' Great Britain and Ireland for British America, it is Last year the Colonial Land and Emigration Com computed, on government authority, that 6100 died missioners report on this subject as follows : on the voyage, 4100 on their arrival, 5200 in the " The rate at which people were proceeding was such, hospitals, and 1900 in the towns to which they pro- that at least 622 surgeons would have been required in seeded—in all, 17 per cent of th e w h o l e num b er. the first six months. Nor w ou ld they .all have been This was melancholy enough ; but that it could required at a might b few large towns where a considerable spply of surgeons e more reasonably hoped for ; but excite the least surprise in the mind of any man who some of them must have been found, without delay, at had an opportunity of observing the condition of each of the various ports and creeks of England, Ireland, the majority of the poor beings thus expatriating and Scotland, from which emigrants may happen t?_pro.. themselves—flying from famine and disease i n th e i r red ; and in some cases whe re th e con diti on could not own land, to seek health and f oo d an d th e reward fulfilled, the consequence would have been, that poor port who from great a strane duet° industry in a strange country, —we utterly deny. , and had had parted with all their distances means, to would hav g e Yet it has aflorded a sufficient excuse for the Colo- found the master of the ship unable to give them the nial-office to originate a measure—the Passengers' ! passage for which they had contracted. *** We Act Amendment Bill—by which the whole onus of doubt whether any !measure whatever would have bee n . the increased rate of mortality, observed last year, efficient, except le some e one which either direc e tly ot iidi is laid at the door of the British shipowner ; and r a e lt e og Y etl e ir i g relinquish dhreat majority emigrants of ,, th ßl their purpose. ue Book, regulations are proposed, the stringency and costli- p. 36. ness of which, not to mention their impracticability, ; The most important consideration, however, just threaten to put a stop altogether to voluntary emi- now, is the question of expense. Dare the govern gration to our colonial possessions, in British ' meat, or o ug ht th ey, on the ground of last year ' s vessels. increase of mortality, proved to have been of casual In addition, moreover, to the deplorable igno- ' occurrence, and to have been produced by , causes ranee, on the part of the government, of the subject totally or mainly unconnected with the accommo upon which Mr. Labouchere has volunteered to dation of the emigrants on board, make such alter legislate, the conclusions upon which his proposed ations of the present system as may impose a bar bill is founded, as to the share of blame attributa- to emigration at all ? The season for Canada is ble to the shipowner, and the defects of the ex- just setting in. Within a few weeks time our dock isting law, are, in the teeth of evidence in their own quays will be crowded with Irish families, en route possession, furnished by their own commissioners to these settlements—with poor sickly and half and other authorities at home and in the colonies. famished wretches, who have left their little hold- Thus, in enclosing a report of the Land and Emi- ings, and, having converted their all into cash, will gration Commissioners, forwarded on the Ist De- probably find that they have barely sufficient to cember last by Earl Grey to the Governor-General pay the expenses of a voyage, under the present of Canada, and characterised by his lordship as a arrangements. Are we to arrest these people, now "very able document," his lordship states, with rendered homeless and houseless, in their passage respect to the emigration of the past year, that by our ill-considered interference ? Are we to re ' It would have been practically impossible, and that ceive them in our workhouses, to become a further if possible it would have been inhuman and unjust, to have interfered by any exercise of the authority of the charge upon our already overburthened ratepayers, Legislature or of the Executive Government, to detain at or to pass th em b ac k t o I re l an d to di e i n dit c h es or upon the home the multitudes, w h o , d ur i ng th e past year, have highways ? The question is a serious endeavoured to escape from misery and starvation, by , one ; and it would well become her majesty's minis. from Ireland to America; and also that the ters to pause and to listen to the suggestions of emigration of so large a number of persons who had previously suffered so severely from the consequ ences of .;bau.„, practical men before incurring so fearful a respon that visitation with which it had pl ease d P rov i dence to "" ":• afflict us, inevitably led to the breaking out of disease, We repeat, there is ample room for active and which could not be prevented from spreading itself from useful exertion and judicious legislation, without the emigrants to the inhabitants of the colonies to which rushing upon the evils which we have pointed out. they flocked. The latter have, however, in this respect, Let government adopt the views of the shipowner, only suffered in common with Liverpool and varioueother mare lib era l t h an t h e i r own and more practical, as places in Great B r it a i n , t o w hi c h t h e nat i ves of Ireland have brought the fever which raged in that country."— emigrant on sill -board, to the space allowed each p Blue Book, p. 28. and the dietary to be provided for them; and, That the appalling mortality which has taken above all, let every passenger, before embarking, place may be regarded as only a temporary inflic- undergo strict medical examination to test his fitness tion is abundantly proved by a return for the five to undergo the hardships of the voyage. This is years ended 1846, contained in the same Blue Book, ' the utmost we can do with safety. Anything fur page 52, in which a large emigration is shown to ther, by which the cost of transit to our colonies have been conducted, under the existing law, both will be increased, can only tend to keep at home, "healthily and prosperously," the deaths on hoard in a condition of hopeless pauperism, a population not having exceeded half per cent. or five in 1000. who might, by industry and enterprise, raise them- It is shown, also, (page 33) that whereas the German selves to comfort and competence in a new country. emigrants last year arrived in the colonies healthy, there having • been no fever in Germany, and the An eventful week has passed over our heads. A dynasty mortality was only slight in vessels from the more has been swept away ; and its founder—the Nestor of healthy British and Irish ports, the disease in ves- monarchs—whom but yesterday we saw intriguing for sels from Liverpool and Cork, where the fever pro- thrones for his family, is now an outcast from his king duced by the famine was most extensive, was uni- dom ; and, perhaps, by this time is indebted to shelter formly severe and fatal. And it is even shown and protection from his rebellious subjects to that very that there were instances of vessels from Cork, Britain which sheltered the obscu r ity o f hi s earlier days. carrying military pensi oners, well fed and under the care of their own su rgeons, i n which the pas- We give at length a- detail of the st range occurrences o f the week, so far as they have yet reached us in a connected sengers suffered quite as much as other emigrants shape. As to their result, and a possible, influence in from the same locality. In short, the ordinary disturbing the peace of Europe, it would be premature arrangements were sufficient for vessels sailing from speculate. etof Unfortunately, oneresult fear s that di disastrous they must healthy ports, whilst the best arrangements weres by as t r e usto futile, if they sailed from infected ports. The fol- be ur p o r p o e than war itself, viz. :—the adoption, now to powers, of that armed attitude which so effectually g rea t pro lowing extract of a letter from Dr. Douglas a gen- strates the industry, and checks the commerce of their tleman who has had great opportunities of observing people, by the increase and prosperity of which the true the condition of the emigrants on their arrival in mankind are alone effectually promoted. Interests of Canada, is conclusive as to the cause of the high rate of mortality observed : The meeting held on Thursday last, to petition Parlia " All the Cork and Liverpool passengers, he says, are meat against the monstrous Budget of her Majesty's half dead from starvation and want before embarking, Ministers, must exercise an important influence over the and the least bowel complaint, which is sure to come with decision of the Legislature, if the calm, manly, and digni change of food, finishes them witho u t a s t rugg l e . I never saw pe o pl e so indifferent to life. They would con- fled protest of the first commercial community in the tinue in the same berth with a dead person, until the empire is allowed to have its due weight. Seldom have seamen or captain dragged out the corpse with boat- we attended a meeting in this or any other town the pro hooks." And again, "It has been said, by people not in formed on the subject, that the frightful mortality and ceedings of which were conducted with greater decorum ; sickness was caused by the over-crowded state of the and never did we attend one in which the feelings of those passenger -vessels. and the want of proper food and medi- present were characterized by deeper earnestness and cal attendance. Now, however much these might have unanimity, and which was in every respect so worthy of mitigated the evil, it could b e eas ily prove d th at i t was being regarded as conveying the sentiments and the deter not caused by th e i r wan t. Th e t h ousands of German emigrants who arrived this year, all came in good health, mined resolve of the classes of which it was composed. and they were more crowded in consequence of their Of the matter and manner of the various speeches ad greater quantity of baggage. The transports Blenheim dressed to the meeting we need say little ; for they are and Maria Somes, with pensioners and their families from above all praise of ours, and not only reflect infinite credit Cork, were just as sickly as other vessels, yet these had upon the speakers, but upon our town itself which can plenty of room in well-ventilated vessels, good staff sur- produce such men amongst its sons. We m a y geons, and were regu l ar ly supplied w ith goo d wholesome however, particularly, to the manly an d eloquent, and arefer,t food, animal and vege t a ble, daily. The dise ase was i n all cases brought o n b o ard the vessels (not genera t e d the same time business-like speeches of hi s wors hi p the Mayor, Mr. Hugh Hornby, and Mr. Robertson Glad there), and it found fit subjects in the half-starved mise stone, which will bear a comparison with—aye, and even ruble wretches who composed the mass.' Mr. Perley, shame, by their strict and undeviating pertinence to the whose intelligence and zeal are favourably known to Lord question in hand—some of the more pretentious displays Grey, also concurs in chiefly attributing the greatly 'in of the more practised orators of the House of Commons creased mortality to the debilitated state of the emigrants itself. Such ability, thus drawn from the shade under which it is ordinarily concealed ; such fertility and matu rity of thought extemporaneously displayed; suggest to us, as they did to Mr. Robertson Gladstone, and must suggest to the community at large, the question,—why, in this great commercial country, every step of whose policy affects, for good or evil, not only our own commer cial and industrial interests, but those of the whole world, are men possessing them in such a large measure permit ted to remain in a private station, whilst demagogues and quacks occupy the seats which they ought to fill, and strut and fret their little hour upon a stage which they were never meant and never fitted to occupy. A constituency which should voluntarily select any one of these gentlemen as its representative in Parliament would do itself immortal honour. Not the least gratifying feature of the meeting, and one calculated to add largely to the weight of the petition, as amended, or rather added to, in order to meet the views of men of both shades of politics, is the fact of its having been seconded by Mr. Harold Littledale. As the repre sentative of one of the most important interests in the port, and himself one of the leviathan's of the commercial world, the name and sanction of Mr. Littledale to such a document avouches that the voice which has gone forth from amongst us is not the petty and querulous whisper of petty men, but the voice of the wealth and the enter priseofindustryand he Liverpoolr outraged unitin with g th j eca e. of her depressed sense of justice. the means of sustaining life. Besides this, when money becomes scarce, the national expenditure would be greatly relieved in the amount of interest on stock so deposited, interest not being paid during the time the certificates were in the National Bank." We have quoted at so great a length that we cannot give even a brief notice of the arguments with which Mr. Watson rebuts the few objections which might be urged against his proposition. We must therefore refer our readers to the pamphlet itself, which is well worthy of their attentive perusal. emigral of a sea voyage after long fast id other privation; —Blue Bo o k, - p. 33 We have the authority, too, of a highly respect able Liverpool firm, extensively engaged in the passenger trade, for saying that— " The great mortality last year did not occur amongst the ordinary class of emigrants, viz., those who pay their own passages, and generally have means to provide suit able lodging, clothing, and food ; but was confined almost exclusively to that unfortunate class, whose passages were paid by Irish landed proprietors. Thousands of this class were set out last season, both for this port and various Irish pgrts ; and we can state, from our own observation of tnose who sailed hence, that they were, for the most part, entirely without bedding, ill clad, and literally half starved, and consequently predisposed to sickness Surely the remedy which naturally suggests it self here, is a more rigid and strict surveillance, before going on board, of the condition and state of provision for such a voyage of these poor wretches, thus mercilessly cast off by their natural protectors. The Irish landlords, not the British shipowners, are the parties to be coerced into hu manity. But it must not be supposed that the shipowner is opposed to all legislation u p on thi s su bj ect. On the contrary, he is willing, as shown at the meeting of the body held in thi s port on Tuesday last, in some points to go even beyond the views of the framers of the government bill. For instance, Mr. Labouchere proposes that each adult passenger shall be allowed 12 feet of space ; and that two children between the ages of one year and fourteen shall be counted as equal to one adult. The ship owners, however, offer 14 feetfor each ad u lt, th e American allowance. In the dietary laid do wn f or the emigrants, the shipowners are both more liberal than the government, and display more practical acquaintance with the wants and habits of the pas sengers. The clause in Mr. Labouchere's bill allows albs. of beef and pork . , and 3 Albs. of b rea d or biscuit per week ; and, in addition, 61b s . o f bread, biscuit, flour, oatmeal, and rice. The ship owners object that beef or pork is generally totally unsuited for the consumption of the class of which emigrants are principally composed, who hav i been unaccustomed to such food ; and that biscuit s so We beg to remind our readers that the Archbishop of Canterbury elect will consecrate the new church in Prince's Park, on Thursday next. At the police-court yesterday a man named John Lucas was sent to the sessions- charged by John Farrell with breaking into his house while he was at chapel on Sunday evening, and attempting to rob it. Joseph Napier, Esq., M.P. for the University of Dublin, passed through this town yesterday on his way to London, where he is to take his seat in the House of Commons this evening. We understand the honourable gentleman attended divine service at Christ Church in the forenoon. ST. SIMON'SNEW CHURCH.—This church will be con secrated to-morrow (Wednesday), at three o'clock, when a sermon in aid of the building fund will be preached by his grace the Archbishop of Canterbury elect. In the evening a sermon will be preached by the Rev. T. Nolan, for the same object. THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY ELECT.—On Sunday morning last, his Grace preached a sermon in Christ Church, Flookersbrook, Chester, after which a collection was made towards defraying the expenses of conducting public worship. In the afternoon, his Grace went to hold a confirmation in the Parish Church of Tattenhall. ALL SAINTS' CHURCH The foundation stone of st new church, about to be erected in Great Nelson -street North, and to be dedicated to All Saints, was laid yesterday at half-past twelve o'clock, by the Rev. Jonathan Brooks, senior rector of this parish. The ground upon which the building is to be placed, and which is situated on the north side of the street, was crowded to excess, principally by the Sunday scholars of the district, and by the working classes, who manifested much interest in the proceedings, and con ducted themselves with praiseworthy decorum. Amongst the company present, we noticed the Revds. Jonathan Brooks, Henry Marlen, (incumbent of the district,) D. James, Dr. Hume, W. M. Falloon, and R. Davies ; S. Staniforth, E. Molyneux, H. Banner, A. H. Holme, Esqrs. The Church of All Saints is intended to be built in the early English or pointed style, having a tower and spire 120 feet high at the south-east angle next Great Homer street, the opposite, or south-west corner, being occupied by a smaller square tower, which contains .one of the staircases to the gallery. Between the towers is a large and lofty gable, forming a principal feature in the design, having a deeply recessed arch, with lancet window richly moulded. There are two porches below these windows, one on each side, for giving access to the ground floor. The sides of the Church, being hid by the surrounding buildings, are to be built with brickwork and stone dressings. The interior of the Church will present a bold and handsome appearance, although the character of the whole building is plain. The length inside is 70 feet, width 50 feet, and height at the eaves 27 feet, and 50 feet at the ridge. There are galleries on the end and sides. The roof is to be open, covered with boarding under the slates, and the whole stained and varnished to imitate the dark oak. The whole of the ground floor will be free, containing 600 sittings, and the - galleries 400: part of the latter to be let. The arrangements of the seat, pulpit, &c. are as usual, but particular attention seems to have been paid to the warming and ventilating of the building, a matter of no small importance where so many of the poorer classes are to be assembled. The architect is Mr. Arthur Holme ; the builders are Messrs. Duckworth, Nuttal, and Burroughs. The cost is estimated at £4,100, exclusive of the land. The ceremony commenced by the Riiirtrticumbent giving nut the 100 Psalm, which was sung by the child ren and the crowd in a style highly creditable. EDMUND MOLYNEUX, Esq., then presented the silver trowel to the Rector, and in doing so observed that he was very glad to see so large an assembly collected together on so interesting an occasion. It was no less gratifying to him to observe the great and increasing desire manifested by the people of this country to attend the services of our Church, and particularly in the district of All Saints. The object for which they had assembled was to witness the ceremony of laying the foundation stone of a building to be for ever dedicated to the service of Almighty God—that ceremony was to be performed by the esteemed Rector of this parish, who after a long life dedicated to the benefit of his fellow-creatures, was at all times ready to do all in his power to promote the spiritual welfare of his fellow -townsmen. His object in thus ad dressing the few words he had, was to present the Rev. Rector with the trowel he held in his hand, and in doing so he might be allowed to express an earnest nope that he may live long to witness the blessings of his exertions • to the town generally, and to the district of All Saints in particular. The Rev. JONATHAN BROOKS then addressed the as sembly nearly as follows :—I beg leave to assure you, sir, that I feel a great gratification in being present on this occasion, assembled as we are to lay tne foundation stone of whet I trust and believe will be a real blessing to this neighbourhood. Sir, I feel obliged to you for the kind manner in which you have been pleased to allude to my services. There is nothing which gives me greater plea sure than to see the extension of God's Word over this country, more especially in this parish, and to see the erection of buildings dedicated to the worship of God amongst the great mass of the population. I need not say that in this country the great body of the population has far out grown the extent of accommodation provided for them by the Church. Sufficient attention was not paid to this subject, and the consequence was that for some years the increase of Churches stood still; but the eyes of all have been opened, and the finances of all have been used to provide for these wants. In this country there was no part where this want was more felt than in the ma nufacturing districts, and in our great commercial towns. The respected Prelate who haslately been elevated to another sphere of labour—when he first came to reside amongst us, could not but be struck with this want, nor did he fail to do all which lay in his power to make provision for it. His lord ship has acted for a great length of time as president of a society called the Diocesan Church Building Society, and during the time he has presided over this diocese has con secrated between 230 and 240 churches in connection with the established religion of this country—a much greater number than has ever been consecrated by any other pre late. lam one among those who keenly feel the loss of such a bishop, and I will take this opportunity of express ing my regret at the removal of his lordship ; but I believe and hope that what will be our loss will be the church's gain, I believe the untiring zeal, patient discrimination, and the more than usual kindliness of disposition and con ciliatory temper. which he enjoys, qualifies at all times, but more especially at this time, its possessor for the high sta tion his lordship is called upon to fill ; I believe his carry ing these qualifications along with him will be the means of using aright the power and authority with which ho has been entrusted by the Sovereign, and that he will rale the church with that discretion we shall have reason to rejoice at. His lordship, seeing the wants of the diocese, imme diately took active measures to supply it; and it will be in your rooollaotiou that immediately after lie rams amongst us he' established a society, called the Diocesan Church Building Society. It is with an honest feeling of pride that this town of Liverpool, without any hope of a compensatory return to itself, supplied a large portion of the funds of that society. Its success has been most eminent, and many churches have b een erec t e d b y i ts means, particularly in the large town of Manchester. It would be doing injustice to Manchester, however, not to notice what had been done in that town in behalf of the object. They had raised there upwards of £lO,OOO for new churches. Before that, the dearth of church accom modation was much greater than amongst us, but it has now been in a great measure supplied. From Manchester we must come to our own town. You ( Mr. Molyneux) took the lead in this great object—you and your co-as sistant, Mr. Groves, as treasurers of the society, have set a noble example by which wealth may be applied for the benefit of others by the hundreds. God grant that others who may be placed in similar circumstances may have the zeal to go and do likewise. We raised £20,000 with the intention of building four new churches. You T kn h o e w ch t a ha n t he th s is ha e v x e pe b ri ee m a en b t h ailt— as ar b e ee o n pe m a— os a t nd su a cc r e a ss a ft. filled. So far from there being any want of inclination on the part of the people to fill them, the churches are so crowded that they want enlarging. The success of the t p a l b a n has li sh a s been so g second society r eat that for we the have been induced purpose ee a f building t o four - more churches in districts three of which have no place of worship whatever. These contain a large mass of people who may literally be said to be without government in the world. For the first of these churches the Rev. Mr. Connor, aided by some members of his co ngrega ti on , no t of the e eigher classes, have raised no less than £4,000 to wards the erection of St. Simon's Church. Most gladly have we voted £2,000 towards that object. That church is now open and will be consecrated in a short time. We have now arrived at this point, that we are now about to lay the foundation stone of a new church here, and soon do we hope to see it opened and attended by the population of this neighbourhood ; but that is not all—there is a church building, and it will soon be opened, at the sole cost and ex pense of our present worthy chief magistrate. That church will be a lasting memorial of the advantages derived from an earthly father, and of the pious zeal the sons have manifested in behalf of their fellow-men. In a few weeks more, 1 hope we shall be able to open, in connexion with the established church of this country, a church that was to be built to be occupied by members of the Church of Scotland, and hope in the course of a few weeks more we shall have the pleasure of opening this building • but still our work is not yet comp l ete. We have distric ts in the town where it is necessary churches should be built. In the neighbouring districts of Bevington and Vauxhall— about which you have seen such a lamentable statement in the local newspapers —in these two districts there are no places of -worship, and the population is immense. Now, I must say, that during our beginning, if I may use the expression, we found great success, and were well re ceived whereever we went, 'and we had raised between £13,000 and £14,000, when the present disastrous panic I took place in our commercial 'affairs. That is an event which I am sure we all regret, but I cannot refrain from looking forward, and believing that the time is not far distant when we shall see a favourable change in the pre sent aspect of affairs, and that there will be no difficulty in raising the necessary funds for those two churches. 1 ought to say that we have been encouraged in this ex periment by the provisions of an act of parliament, passed some time ago, by which enactment a sum of £l5O a-year is granted as an income to all churches built in destitute neighbourhoods. Now this is a very hadgreat toraise assistance funds because affi t fo s previous ei esufficient to r the this adc, wina act e pass ing, endowment a we s well as the building of the church. I ought, however, at the same time to state, that we are not indebted to the government or the state, or to any other class of people for this, but to the church itself. We supply from the richer portion of the church the means of endowing the poorer. I am happy to say this, because I have some times heard it said that a state church is—not a Christian one I was going to say ; but I hope we are a church built upon the apostles and prophets, and that we shall con tinue to be a pure branch of Christ's holy Catholic Church. Having said this much, I ought to apologise for detaining you so iong. I shall now proceed to the work of the day, which is to lay this stone, and I humbly and sincerely pray for the blessing of God upon our ex ertions, that he will bring, to a successful issue, this w ork Which is now to be raised to his honour and glory. The cases of coins, &c.. were then placed in the cavit y, under the place where the foundation stone was laid, g e o r a v v e e r e n d : _ w h yr a h a p f l o a a t e a , d a o t n i a w I s n t ' c ot 1848, l a id on the 28 th called All Saints, was February, • w ch m u g rch w , as to e b n e built The . church is out of the funds of the Liverpool e th o e f t f h o i l s lo Rev. J. Brooks 1 . Church Building by the R c ev h . ai J rm on e a n th o a f n th ß e ro c o o k m s m , : to >VTolyneux, Esq., :arnsdofcLhiavreler-s, . Groves, Es q . Secretary : James North, M.A. In cumbent : Rev. Henry ;Marlen. Architect : Arthur M p 0 • 0 11 1 an d Treasurers r asa Rev. r r A s Cam pbell, B. Hill Holmes, Esq. The national anthem, " Lord of heaven , and earth, and sea," was then sung, and the rev. incumbent, h aving offered up an impressive prayer, the owdgave three cheers, and the proceedings terminated. A tea-party, numeronsly attended, in celebration of the interesting event, took place in the eveiaing. The church of All Sail* is Ole SeCQW.bUiltt or assisted by the Liverpool Church Missionary Building Society, for which about £13,000 have been subscribed, though the society resolved originally to collect, if possible, £20,000 for the erection of four churches for the four new districts in Liverpool, for which the Ecclesiastical Commissioners have provided an endowment of £l5O per annum, respectively. £2,000 was contributed by the society towards St. Si mon ' s Ch urc h . A third will soon be commenced for Bevington district, and we hope sincerely that funds will promptly be provided for a fourth church, in Vauxhall district, which requires one as much, or more, than any other, as the extraordinary statistics furnished by Dr. Hume abundantly testify. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (BY EXPRESS.) THE FRENCH REVOLUTION. LATEST PARTICULARS. The young men in the Military University of Paris, to the number of 600, have joined the provisional govern ment. ' Paris, Saturday Night. The excitement continues but has taken a more favoura ble turn. The measures of the Provisional Government are producing vast excitement. This morning the red riband was universal. The tricolour of the first revolution has replaced it. The Communists were said to intend attacking the Government. They are now stated to have " adhered". to it, but maintaining a watching attitude. The chalking on the walls " Plus des Bourbons" has given place to " Plus de Royaute." The Union Monarchique (newspaper) has dropped the second word of its title. All " Royal arms," or other emblems of Royalty, have been taken down or defaced. Still there are people who take it into their heads that the Count de Paris or the Duc de Bordeaux have a chance ! Priuce Louis Napoleon's name begins to be mentioned, and I have heard one cry of " Vive l'Empereur !" 20,000 of the very finest young men of Paris were enrolled this day as National Guards mobiles. Their appearance was truly inspirating. They have passed through the city singing the Marseillaise. Regiments of the line are arriving in Paris to replace those which had disbanded. The Chamber of Peers has been abolished by a pro clamation, and the Chamber of Deputies dissolved, the republic being declared complete, and the people advised to hold their hostile attitudes till the establishment of their rights and the re-election of the Chamber of Deputies. For the purpose of the election of the cham ber. all citizens who have attained their majority are de clared electors ; and also considered to be enrolled as National Guards. A curious accident happened on Friday. The toll house of the " Pont Louis Philippe " having been set on fire, about one o'clock, the flames caught the joints where the chains of the bridge are connected with the wood work, they gave way, and the platform was precipitated into the Seine. The shock was tremendous, and several passengers who were crossing the bridge at the fatal mo ment were submerged and finished. The dreadful catastrophe which took place near the Hotel of Foreign Affairs resulted in the death of 52 in dividuals. The Commerce announces that all the departments are " following the sublime movement at Paris." Rouen, especially, has joined the revolution heart and soul, and 3000 inhabitants of that city and Havre, with a copious supply of arms and provisions, arri ve d i n t h e capital on Friday morning by the Rouen railway, and took an active part in the melee. ' FEB. 28. Orders were received from S the Admiralty last night to send all available steamers to the French ports as soon as possible. The .Monarch and Iberia have just left for Havre and Cherbourg, and the Hindostan, of 1800 tons, will soon follow. The Saumarez, arrived at eight a.m., with 86 passengers, amongst whom is Lafitte. Havre is full of English, who are in a very excited state. Railway com munication between Paris and Rouenis much interrupted. Some fighting had taken place at Rouen, and a bridge had been destroyed. The English are flying from Paris to the outports in great consternation : they are much interrupted in doing so. More steamers will be dispatched as soon as they can be got in readiness. I have just heard that the Duchess of Montpensier is among the passengers in the Saumarez. d P o don Nothing ae Belgium prevails ; b u t i t i s t o b ekfx e nh-o G iCiws o i nn v d e gei r n 'antLh m Lo e iuon n ins t expect his arr i va l at Ports understood th a t h e h as embarked at Tre d not gone to N orman d y. port.mbe route aeoti N eiu: o tvh t eho: rumourn.beingtteghthahiteas d Baroness James Rothschild and her youthful family ar rived at Baron and Baroness Lionel Rothschild's resi dence, in Piccadilly, on Saturday, from Paris, and have subsequently removed. to Mivart's Hotel. The baroness removed from Paris un d er the utmost consternation, and the excitement of the family can be imagined when we state that they had no clothing even on reaching London but what had been secured in'the towels of their chambers' END OF THE KAFFIR WAR. Cape papers to the 30th December state, that Pato and other Chiefs had surrendered unconditionally to the British officers—that a great meeting had taken place with the Gaiba chief, and 31r Harry smith; and that all further hostilities had been suspended. LONDON. CORN MARKET.—YESTERDAY. At this day's market there was a moderate supply of English Wheat, which met a slow sale at the currency of this day week. The arrivals of foreign are liberal, and the turn in pric e i n .favour of buyers. B arre l Flour without change. Indian Corn Wet lather Mtn c in q uir y at form. prices. Fine Chevalier Barley sold steadily at late rates, but secondary sorts is. lower. Malt dull. Peas 2s. to 35., and Beans is. cheaper. We have received during the week a good supply of Irish Oats, but the quantity of foreign and English has become more moderate. The extent of business transacted was only on a limited scale, but factors generally refused to make any further concession to buyers. MONEY MARKET-YESTERDAY The excitement on the Stock Exchange has been very little diminished. The business has, however, been less extensive than on Saturday ; the violent fluctuations on that and the pre vious day induced a great number of the speculators to leave nothing open in the evening, as they could make no calculation respecting the future. A little more caution, has, therefore, been used this morning, and the extreme prices of Consols have been 81 and 83, the lat es t quotat i on being 81i to 82k. Prices have not been made closer than about one-half per cent. The price for money has ranged from 84 to 83. The Three per Cents- Reduced have been done from 81i to 24, the Three-and a-Quarter per C en t s. 8243 ; the Exchequer - bills advertised have been done from ss. to 18s., and the June bills from . . ss. to from p ls r c . epstmha the country. above vo ß eu a nn n to k r yt noted d t o m c ci k auya l9 rbt l ees, r b a e n f d o r len considereddt three, a rte 2 h 3 e theieoc rlinraeecaicncotuit reaction 80i 81. ffoelhtoeolsfd THE FEMALE ORPHAN. ASYLUM, the s general n a t n i n n u s a t l i t u m t o e n t i ng waso f h el the d atmembers Yesterdayy and a Filer friends o y o n r ft , l e -street. The attendance was as numerous and respectable as on former similar occasions. H. Wynch, Esq., presided. Mr. HARMOOD BANNER, the treasurer and secretary, read the report. That document set forth that little va riety attached itself to the proceedings of charitable in stitutions when they were once fully established ; but an infant society like that in behalf of which they had met, be came an object of more anxiety and interest. The insti tution had not yet arrived at maturity ; but it had pro gressed rapidly since its com mencement in 1840. In 1841, when it was in Stanhope - street, they had but nineteen c hild ren ; in 1842, 42 ; in 1843, 47 ,• in 1844, (when the present asylum was built,) 60; in 1845, 73; in 1846, 84; the opening of, the institution. w in er l e B4 a 7 u , iln0O; health,and a a t nd pr v e e s r e y nt iew ( They e good management and economy, and the same teaching of the inmates by Miss Davies, (the matron,) and Miss Sandars, the mistress, had been steadily pursued. They had yet 184de TheBa tq ssla2lim6aedo systemr occurredph orphans. f room for twenty-four children more; and they had ad mitted sixteen within the last two months. Still, in order to increase the Utility of the institution, they should re quire additional funds ; and amidst the commercial de pression which had affected all classes, it became a ques tion how this was to be obtained. A Christian com munity, however, ought never to despair ,• and there were many parties in the town and neighbourhood on whom fortune had showered her favours, who had not yet contributed to the support of the asylum; He then read a statement of the accounts, from which it appeared that the receipts for the past year were £1,238 13s. 6d., in cluding £954 of subscriptions, £27 for needlework done by the children, donations, £49, church collection, £lO6, a legacy, £lO, &c. The expenditure had been, for all necessaries including sala r i es , wage s. medicines, list , £1,230 13s. 6d., leaving a balance in the bank in tavour of the institution of £BB lls. 2d. CHARGE OF CHILD MIIRDER.—On Saturday, a verdict of wilful murder was returned at the coroner's court against Mrs. Elizabeth Grier, living in Islington-gardens, Islington, for the murder of a new b orn child. The sur geons deposed to a mark upon the infant's neck, which appeared to have been produced by tying a cord round it. ent nationalin involving i n expenditure. expe diency The prisoner, as soon as she is able, will be removed to Kirkdale, to await her trial at the assizes. THE NATIONAL EXPENDITURE. —On the motion, on Friday, in the Commons. for £1,100,000 for the Kaffir W. Ewart, A. Henry, Col. Sibthorp, R. A. war, M r o . f Hume red moved uc Amongst those who voted in the minority of 59, for the amendment, were J. Bright, J. Brotherton, W. Brown, Thicknesse, Col. Thompson, G. Thompson, T. Thornel and Sir J. Walmsley. r, tior ainmenthdem SUDDEN DEATH. —On Thursday last, Elizabeth B onn y, the wife of George Bonny, a labourer in Nash Grove, was passing through Burlington. R. Cobden, street, when she suddenly fell down. Two men, who happened to be passing, kindly took her to Dr. Hvams' who was not at home. They then took her to M r . L o s ' cas's, surgeon, in the same street, where she instantly-- died. Her husband had only left her in the street a short time before, and she then appeared to be in and spirits. good h ea l t h _ _ ELECTION OF SURGEON TO THE NORTH DISPENSARY. —The election of an honorary surgeon to the North Dis, . pensary (rendered vacant by the retirement o f M r. Rad cliffe), took place yesterday. Charles B oo th, Esq pre sided. Thomas Booth, Esq., proposed, an d Mr. M ather seconded, Mr. Ewing Whittle. Mr. Harmood Banner next nominated, and Mr. Harrison seconded, Mr. Alan son. .Mr. George Armstrong proposed, and the Rev. J. Reid seconded, Mr. D. Paterson.—The voting continued with much spirit until two o'clock. 218 governors at tended to vote °lithe occcAsion. 'At the close of the poll a scrutiny took place, after which the voting was announc,e4 to be as follows, ;--Mr. Whittle 99, I*, Manson 55, Paterson 54, Mr. Whittle was of COrie cleclart4 44137. elected, Feb. 29, 1845._ THE NEW DOCK BILL.-LOCAL ENQUIRE' YESTERDAY. Theheldbill 04 yesterday, preliminary sterd a e before n q j tfi a ni r s with A ber r n e e g t a h r y d , to Es this q., c. the Sessions House. After the surveying officel stated the course he would pursue, Mr. Talbot, (with whom was Mr. Worthington, the dock solicitoei opened the case for the promoters. He said that the ° 11 ( part of the bill w hi c h came properly within the scoPe.`cli such an inquiry as th e present was the 25rd clause, will related to the purchase of the land at the north end fr °° ; , the Earl of Derby. All th e rest were mere matters f or consideration of a committee of the House of Com 0 0 .1 1;;, and if there was a case at all where such an i nqu iry 0 1 ' be' have been dispensed w ith en ti re l y , i t was the present, cause all these new works were to be constructed by., plan which was to be approved of by the Lords Comp" stoners of the Admiralty, as well as by Mr. Evans, conservator of the River Mersey. Mr. Talbot then Il i ceeded to remark on th e i nu tili ty of such inquiries .5 that, because the whole matter had to be gone into al, before the committee of the House of Commons. instanced the late inq u i r y i n t o t h e Water Works Bil l a' proof of the remark. - Mr. Snowball appeared to oppose the bill on bells": the warehouse keepers, the master coopers, and porte',{ Mr. Waln for the Bi r k en h ea d D ock Commissioners, Oh Mr. Hull for Mr. Eyre Evans and other gentlemen, respect to that part of the bill which relates to the build ing of dock wareh ouses roun d the dock quay of the P°.,rft, Mr. Hartley and hi s son were then examined by Pv TALBOT at conside ra bl e l engt h w i th reference to the tent and cost of the proposed works at the north end. „,; was stated that the extent of the river wall was to be 11 yards, inside which sea wa ll i t i s i ntended that the thnbe, docks are to be fo rme d, t oget h er with a float of 45 acr e which is to be used f or th e purpose of water storage, for surrounding which there are to be plots of ground i ll yards, sheds, and su c h o th er l an d accommodation as be required. The entrance to this dock will (as now posed) be through one of the half-tide basins which a` c , connected with the pres en t new N or th Docks, and the!" into the float. Thi s i s an a l terat i on in the plan, 7 114 , 4 has been mad e i n consequence o f the Board of Ordo3l'., having expressed a desire to have the new fort, now 1 ,,J course of construction, erected north of the pr opos. works, so as to form a protection for the whole of the sh i r ping. The plan; as originally designed, had two eb l : trances to these d oc k s th roug h the proposed sea so The cost of the w h o l e o f t h ese works was estimated at £340,000 ; that is to say, basin, £34,233 ; entranc e ; £59,268; large float, £45,182; river wall, £112, 6 L sewers, £8,500; formation of land. £80,144 ;, £340,000. Alderman Moore, Mr. Rankin, and Mr. Smith w ere then then examined at consid era bl e l ength as to the des' ;:e bility of the plan propo se d f or th e accommodation of , t'' /} timber trade, and all o f th ese gent l emen concurren4e pronouncing the north end t o b e th e on l y place in `}‘ vicinity of Liverpo o l, an d th e p l an proposed as the oll!, one yet advanced, ca p a bl e of affording the req u isite commodation for this fast increasing branch of our C 0 3 4 ,3 coerce. Alderman M oore s t a t e d i n h i s evidence, and ht was fully borne ou t in that stateme n t by M r . Smith, tj'e, in six yea r s th e sav i ng t o t h e trade, in carriage, portera g e} &c. would nearly cover the whole expenditure propos al to be incu rre d i n t h e construction of these docks—t ha being estimated at no less than £60,000 a-year. j Mr. SNO WBA LL. Master Porte r s, was proceed i ng to cross-examine each. these witnesses, with the v i ew o f s h ew i ng that the erect',}l r y of warehouses rou n d th e d oc k quays would prove a vest serious injury to the master tradesmen who were O, connected with these do c k s , w ith out producing any core responding public good, wh en h e was i nterrupted by Surveying Officer, who stated that the interest of tb Master Coopers and Porters should be brought before P h ; Legislature, where he was sure every attention would "- paid to them. Mr. WALN and Mr. HULL also cross-examined Id respective witnesses. Af ter wh i ch the Court adjoall sine die. The Chancellor of the Exchequer has received £2 frog an anonymous c orrespon d ent, " b eing stamp duty evil 24 contrary to the wish o f th e wr i ter. " T he amount will "- paid into the receipt of the Exchequer. THE KING OF THE FRENCH.—The Express, gel; ship, sailed on Su n d a y f rom S out h ampton, for Havre , the purpose of bringing over any English residents 'o, may be anxious to leave France,—report states for t o ,P, purpose of bringing o ver L ou i s Phili ppe ; this is, h° ever, improbable, as hi s ex -M a j es t y wou ld doubtless ellY bark' in a French steamer. On Saturday a meeting of the inhabitants of Leeds W a f held at the Cou-house of that town, f or th e pur pose expressing their o rt pposition to the increase of taxation Pr ° ; posed by Lord J o h n R usse ll i n hi s recent introduction, the Ministerial budget to Parliament. The nneetil which was numerously attended, was called by the 1 , /g c h (Mr. F: Carbutt), in compliance with a requisition, YID' was signed in the course of a few hours by 250 personS. oo POPULAR FEELING UNSTABLE.—At an early hour „,, Thursday, M. Thi ers was summone d to the Palace tofij dertake the task of forming a government which M. had abandoned the night before. He passed through "i e barricaded s t ree t s w i t h a l acr i ty, promising the Pechrol reform ; thou g h a l rea d y on the preceding day he on narrowly escaped f rom an attack of the mob on his per'" by jumping over a low wall in the Champs Elysees. „t, AMERICA.—By the roya l ma i l steam-ship Acadia, tia,rd, Stone, which a rr i ve d i n t h e Mersey on Friday, at Caps, night, we have advi c e s f rom N ew York to the 11th, Bos';' to the 12th, and Halifax to the 15th instant, respectiv4 The Acadia brought about £9OOO specie on freight. 1 ; t , intelligence by this arrival is totally devoid of inte re ' The Ten Regiments Bill was undecided. We have thing new from Mexico. It was reported that 415,009 i, were waiting at San L u i s f or t ransm i ss i on to Vera Cr?Li' and thence to England. There were rumours of an u'; tended attack on Saltill o by a b o d y of 10,000 Mexiciie troops. From Canada we learn that the elections l e d completed, with the exception of t wo or three proteslLT,,e, returns. The parliament h a d b een summoned to asseniu' „ for despatch of business o n th e 25 th instant. A large fire had taken place at Toronto, consuming t wen ty-0 1 v' houses. tobef n u s ll , y to rigged have asa auxiliary tw o- m s a t s e t a ed inNEW STEAM YA CHT. —L ord Newborough, of Glind near Carnarvon, h as g i ven orders for a new iron yacht,„", 240 to - s P ch w oo e n r e r w . it Her h re nearly twenty days' coals. She i s o f a fi ne mode l, 'oe s ro e o rtgi : : :: will be low pressure, and oscillating applied direct to screw-shaft, to avoid the unpleasant noise usual' in serfi r ": steamers from th e spurw h eels. She is designed by Grantham, of Liverpool, who has had great experience propelled by th e screw. We trust Lord _ borough's example will be followed by other gentlem e nr as such works not only stimulate improvements in steaA, vessels generally, but p ar ti cu l ar ly i n one b ranch o f viz., in ir on s hi ps , to b e propelled by auxiliary s tes ta nil: ke power, a description of vessel by which, if we oils. .4 not, the greater portion of our trade with distant natlo is to be carried on in future. —Nautical Standard. ti es THE WEATHER.—Du r i ng th e l ast ten days, we a had, in these districts, much wind and wet, with occasiols gleams of sunshine. The rain and wind together certainly not favourable to the young wheats; but t 4 have not suffered much as yet, and, though parti7 a beaten down, still look well and healthy. On SundaL A , experienced a severe gale from the W.S.W., which tl5 - 0 in a heavy sea upon our outward banks, and during k ps height of successive squalls, rather alarmed' the intat4 of all slenderly-built domiciles in town, and those ofecw aa substantial b u ildi ngs i n the country—particularly ..eC elevated sites. We a re _ g l a d t o say , t h at, we - have BS Isg heard of no disasters, from these squalls, to our shipl o ,.. o and that, on shore, no damage worth noticing has braii caused by these gales. Yesterday was a peculiarly IL, day for the season •, and field and garden labours are gr.; on with alacrity. The atmosphere to-night (MondaY) o rather too encouragi ng f or vege t at i on , we may have 7 " nipping frosts"—so p recar i ous i s our climate—b e fore o regularly warm temperature can:be expe c t e d. The boll, of our town is, on the whole, decidedly improving, though many parties are yet complaining of variol:o ailments, including rheumatism. —W e l earn t h at the got( of Sunday, (alluded to) was much felt in various parts y r this island, and particularly in the south of England. 15 0 Folkestone the wind blew stronger, and the sea was Di n a heavier than has b een k nown in the Channel for ro,fiahe years. The Folk es t one p i er was much damaged. sea swept clear o ver even t h e lighthouse. Ships I'n t l e offing were seen d ur i ng th e d ay scu ddi ng under bare OA up the Down s . W e canno t b u t comp li ment the mans e- 4 and conservators of our outward channels on the fact t . v s, though they are " beset with dangers" the light-0110 e)r , buoys, landmarks, &e., are so we ll appo i nted and tained, that even s ma ll coas t ers were seen from Walt"' d rushing safely to our port, notwithst an di ng long 6t7ic apparently perilous " leagues" of foaming b rea k ers on . o r hanks on either side of them, and close by. The pre'dri3hlP of the buoys and other sea -marks ar e highly valda-ia durin spindrifts, (or h aze f rom the tops of waves.'„, gales, and in general during fogs, —to which last we not, however, very often suliect • _do ________ ______,____-_____________ TELEGRAPH OFFICE, FEBRUARY 28. _ O pp' Wind at Holyhead, W., mode ra t e ga l e , a t 7 a.m. and 12, "' • Ditto, W., strong breeze, at 5 p.m. •1" Off Holyhead, at 7p30 a.m., No. 786, Shakspeare, barve , i t 9 65, Adirondack, shi; No. 3671, Edward Boustead, sb l Pl,,,rir a.m.; No. 3628, Esther, ship, at 10 a.m. ; No. 3412, John t^l.lo , W No tt n u de g r A b r a a r ni q i u n e tta a p it ah l2 i ban, ship, at 10 a.m., have not telegraphed where froin.,„,io' 24 ba 6 y 7 ; schooners. Off the Port, at 5 45 p.m., I ship, 2 barques. telegraphed from 0 ' p l , s at p 1 . m 3O p.m. rig, 01 3 -_• ~ DIED. On the 22nd instant, after a long and seveze , illness, ane w keeper, Bute-street, .p• years, MARGARET, wife of Mr. JAMES SPENCER, ~0 Everton. a e THE STEEPLE CHASE.—Parties visiting the steeple7 oll' n, should not by any means omit calling at the Oriental VW. 17, Clayton-square, fashionable restaurant aadoemprrEirillierl Scale of charge : Soups of all kinds six !. ce each ;di , from one to seven o'clock ; joints to Cu , m, with saltu,l,„ 0 11 cheese, Is. 6d. ; dinner from ditto II ; small steak Nvq ri er etceteras, Bd. ; dinner ditto, Is,, 1 • , small chop, Bd, ; d ;• ditto, ls. 2d. ; tarts and puddin • ~ 4d. each ; half-pint 0 , 1 0 , Amontillado sherry Is., pint ~ quart 45.; half-pint Or. old port Is., pint 25., quart 4z ; London oysters receive d r, Is. 4d. per score, or 7s. pe surf... 4 ;an ordinary every da ' one, two, three, four, and e o'Oock, s. each, cheese inel d e rell chops, steaks, kidneys, elsh rarebits, poached eggs, Bcc.! e night for supper ; cup of coffee 4d., with cigar 6d. F' Irish and Scotch lisky. Two splendid billiard r ref g ; Smoking room stairs.—Opinio ns o f the Liverpool . 1 2 t y 0 „ "The dinners suppers cannot b e excelled for vall'otiO" lowness of ch es."--Albion. "It consolid a t es th e rebu t of the prom' or as a caterer for the public."—Mail. ble to all c sses : the wines areofundeniablequality.” " The fashionable restaurant, Clayton-square, —a reettoir fitted. up in the oriental style, possessing very superior $ modution."-4116i0n. LIVERPOOL : • TUESDAY, FEB. 29, 1848. PRINTED AND PIIELISHRD if , EVERY TUESDAY MORNI*Li By JOSHUA FLETCHER LACE, of 63, G rove street, '— LEONARD ADDISON, of 14, Great Orford-street, / At Nth 4, SF. Gsozeic's CREMINT, larcirifto, T THE F THE 6 THE 13 , T 7 e A 4Darttn' Dias first to c( yard HOT, mar, Tie] Aferc t ''!reet rial at O 1 ope tunicy by the