The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-06-24 00:00:00

TO CORRESPONDENTS. 'We do rot think that the statements alluded to by "A true 1 Protestant" are worthy of prominent notice. A respectable correspondent, who strongly . deprecates the , practice of too readity'srimitting strangers into the occupa tion of respectable apartments, gives the following instance of imposition arid 'robbery as a justification Of the caution : Last Tuesday night, a man knocked at 143 Richmond-row, acrd asked for lodgings, he represented himself a a cabinet maker by trade, from the city of Lancaster, and called him self John Brigg's; he stayed all night, partook of breakfast the following ' , Morning, and, on leaving the house, said he was going:to fetch his Lox from the 'Clarence Dock, he bas not since returned. After his deparfare it was-font - A that a pair of rtes- trousers were missing, A correspontl'ent states, in reply to a remark of aeon temporary, that "11r0.e is nniy one Roman Catholic Inspector in the police force in this town ;" that, n the Nort'dern Division alone;there are three Roman etrthelic rnspectors, and three Ronnie catholic Serjeant& tiberporii Otani:lan. TUESDAY MORNING, •JUIiIE 24, 1851. THE London Times is not of late con descetilded 130 far as to argue worpekitical'qucstion. Enthroned in an imagined supremacy over all the intellect of the age, he has vireferred to crierwhelm with gibe and sarcasm whatever body resumed to ginestion bis own. or his patty's absolute wisdom. Tle suf fering agriculturists have been flouted by him as dolts, obtuse as The ploughs which they drive ; the shipowitertaie of exhaustion of capital and decreasing Heights, was a-very excellent joke; the colonist was, in his eyes, a being to be got rid of as soon as possible : .the only interest worth pre serving being, the usurere and drones of the nation, who were to ibe gorged with cheap bread, cheap sugar, and other commodities, wrung from the ne cessities and ifl-rewarded toil of oppressed millions. On Tharsday last, however, the Times, startled, apparently, "by the facts 'brought forward by Lord Stanley intpresentinglbe petition of the shipowners of Liverpool, descended into the arena of legitimate argument;; ;and•we propose to afford our readers an opportunity- of examining the kind of rubbish -which our contemporary produces when in this vein. The !first assumption of the Times is, that the shipping interest of-Great Britain must have bene fitted brthe repeal of the Navigation Laws, because a few wealthy men in London have increased the amount of tonnage which they previously held. By free-trade in shipping, he says, an "enormous impulse has been given to the business of the ship builder:" .Much to our regret, we cannot perceive any very enormous increase in this locality ; and, whatever may be such increase elsewhere, it is very easy to be accounted for. We have destroyed the value of a‘large class of our mercantile marine, and are replacing a portion of it with vessels of a dif- ferent s.ze and construction, suited for a different trade. It is an experiment, the success of which has yet to be proved ; but it is no more evidence of prosperity to the shipping interest, than it would be of the ,prosperity of the editor of the Times, if, on be4ng .compelled to betake himself to digging potatoes, he were to lay aside his light boots and invest half a guinea in highlows or clogs. Are freights remunerative ? A satisfactory answer to that question would be worth more than all the figures which the Board of Trade can produce, and to which the Times points so triumphantly. Are ships increased in value ? Are our captains better paid, and their crews receiving larger wages ? Find us an affirmative answer, and we shall be happy. The Times admits the fact of a reduction of freights having been the result of competition with the foreigner; therefore it is not true, as he asserts, that " the premises of the Liverpool petitioners have signally failed." Those petitioners stated that " they were suffering greatly from the consequences of the act repealing the Navigation Laws." They are so suffering. The fact cannot be disproved. They complained that the contest . with the foreigner was an unequal one; that they were subjected to undue imposts • that foreign nations, although their ships are admitted freely into our ports, levy discriminating duties upon goods carried in British bottoms; that they are losing a large portion of the long voyage trade. All this is true to the letter. The premises have, therefore, not failed ; and such being the case, their prayer is reasonable. They ask of the government to procure them reci procity from foreign nations; but the Times says : —" To submit our commercial policy to the test of reciprocity, is to try it by a rule to which it never undertook to conform. To impose restrictions upon other nations, corresponding to those to which we are subjected, would be to abandon the principle upon which the Navigation Laws were repealed !" If this be so,—if there ever was any principle in legislation,—what was the meaning of this clause in the act of Parliament ? " And be it enacted, that in case it shall be made to appear to her Majesty that British ships are either di rectly or indirectly subject, in any foreign country, to any duties or charges, of any sort or kind whatsoever, from which the national vessels of such country are exempt, or that any duties are imposed upon articles im ported or exported in British ships, which are not equally imposed upon the like articles imported or exported in national vessels, or that any preference whatsoever is shown, either directly or indirectly, to national vessels over British vessels, or to articles imported or exported in national vessels over the like articles imported or exported in British vessels, or that British trade and navigation is not placed by such country upon as advantageous a foot ing as the trade and navigation of the most favoured na tion, then and in any such case it shall be lauful for her Majesty, (if she think fit,) by order in council, to impose such duty or duties of tonnage upon the ships of such nation, entering into, or departing from, the ports of the nnited kingdom, or of any British possession in any part of the world, or such duty or duties on all goods, or on any specified classes of goods, imported or exported in the ships of such nation, as may appear to her Majesty justly to countervail the disadvantages to which British trade or navigation is so subjected as aforesaid." Either this just course was contemplated by Par liament, or the act itself was a swindle; and so will every act be which gives a discretionary power to a Government so degraded and shameless as that which now holds power in this abused land. So will be the clause in the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill, which leaves it to her Majesty's Government to prosecute those who offend against its enactments. In the eyes of honest men, here is an express con tract. The British shipowner was not to be unequally weighted in his struggle with the foreigner. He submitted to bear his own country's burthen of taxation, but he was to be protected against foreign imposts. Yet this equitable com pact is ignored. We are so contemptible a people, or our rulers are so dishonest that we must put up with the snubs and the exactions of every petty power in the world. How long will Englishmen permit such a state of things to endure ? One sentence in the article is so atrocious and impudent that we cannot abstain from giving it prominence. After admitting the reduction in freights, which has been caused by the repeal of the Navigation Laws, and not presuming to deny that we have lost a large portion of the long voyage trade, the Times adds—" Had it been otherwise, it nlv have proved that the shipping interest was an incubus on the trade and commerce of the country, which ought to be removed without delay !" This is rather indiscreet language, good sir. If the shipping interest "is an incubus upon the trade and commerce of the country," what else is .the debt? If every impediment which stands in the way of cheapness " ought to he removed with out delay," then the debt, the great incubus, ought to be removed without delay. There would be blank looks in the city, if it were to he seriously mooted to carry out to its full extent the principle of the Times; and that such an event must follow a persistence in our present unprincipled policy is as certain es it is that night follows day. AT no distant period, probably sooner than we contemplate, the country will be called upon to elect a parliament in the place of that which at present so cruelly misdirects its affairs. If Great Britain is not to-sink into the position of a third rate power—if its, agriculture is not to perish, its commerce andindustry to be prostrated, its colo nial empire to-fall away, and its navy to cease to command the seas, the constituencies ought to he prepared to ,p4-it forth their energies, and to arm themselves for the struggle. But what practical steps arc we taking ? We know perfectly well that a great change has recently been working in the opinions and the will of the .vieople. The delusions which blinded the eyes of the masses are passing en able us to rem benefit f rom away. But to this gratifying change we must work with the proper constitutional means, and iiiPme. We must have in every county and borough , union, organiza tion, and funds. We have at present none of these. Disorganised and spiritless, we are calling upon others to help us, instead of niakinga_n . effort to help ourselves. We have salvation within our reach, yet we refuse to grasp it. There was a time when this borough and this county stood pre-eminenth forward ;as the pioneers of sound constitutional p r ,: oe lpies. It was the of South Lancashire pa X>iiverpool, who, after the passing of the Reform Bill, struck the first effective blow against the rampant Liberal . - Mn of the day, and laid the foundation of that 'powerful party, which boasted of Sir Robert Peel as its great head and champion. True that head, and his party, fell away from their faith, and bar tered their principles. But that is no reason why we may not rear up another strong party of greater honesty. The vigorous use of the same means which achieved a so-called conservative majority in the House of Commons would establish a consti tali:mai majority ; a British and patriotic majority. And what were those means? Union, organisa tion, funds. We attended efficiently to the regis tration ; and we were not found sleeping unpre pared at our posts when the day of battle came. We fear that there is a too general impression abroad that a successful effort in this locality is impossible. Manchester, it is said, is still deeply committed to tree-trade doctrines. But the manu facturing interest are becoming sick of their once darling h0b137. There are hundreds of repentant free-traders 'ready, by ranging themselves on the side of two patriotic candidates, to get rid.of•John Bright and Milner Gibson. The farming classes throughout the country will be able to take care of themselves, if properly organised ; and Liverpool will return two constitutional and patriotic men. But our landowners must stir in this matter. Our leading merchants, who find their produce unsaleable because the consuming power of the country has decreased, must stir. They must put their hands in their pockets, and find the means of weeding out the bad votes, which the liberal party have placed upon the register. We must have a county Association formed, and a county organisation, in addition to our borough associa- Cons. The latter have a mass of municipal matter on hand, which occupies time and energy required for the advancement of national interests. We must have, in fact, a revival of that enthusiastic feeling which used to make the Conservative Hall at Newton ring with hearty British cheers, elicited by British sentiments uttered by men with honest hearts in their breasts, and British determination in their conduct. We have already the materials of such an organiz ation as is required in the farming districts adjacent to Liverpool. We have five Protectionist asso ciations, between this town and Ormskirk, com posed principally of farmers, who, in addition to providing funds for the advancement of their own particular interests, are tributary to the Consti tutional Association here. The members of these associations are pledged to go to the poll, whenever an election occurs, at their own expense, requiring from the candidates of their choice nothing beyond the cost of hustings and placarding. On Thurs day, they hold a meeting at Ormskirk, which, we trust, will be the commencement of an energetic movement throughout the county, and bring the landowners and the property classes and tradesmen in the towns to their aid. It is surely apparent by this time that the farmers and farm labourers of England, pressed down by unjust legislation, are no longer the good customers to the merchant, the tradesman, and the artizan, which they once were. When men feel that they are paying rent and tithe out of capital, they will seek to econo mize in their clothing and their expenditure for comforts and luxuries. The labourer even will not escape, and already has been reduced. The extra wages in harvest time are no longer paid. That fund which enabled him to stock his cottage, and to pay his rent, is swept away by the periodical irruption of squalid Irishmen. At this moment, we have, in South Lancashire, these men working in the fields for from sixpence to eightpence per day, whilst the native labourer is only half employed. 'We ask, then, of the merchants, tradesmen, and the landowners of South Lan cashire to come forward and make common cause with these men. Their interests are identical. If one class is suffered to fall the rest will fall. We are in the same boat, which is drifting upon the rocks. In conclusion we must impress upon our readers the fact that there is no human effort which would more powerfully contribute to save this country than the wresting of Liverpool, Manchester, and South Lancashire from the hands of the Whig party. It may he done by the prompt exercise of vigour. Attend, first, to the registration. Select good men and true for your candidates; and the battle is won ! ON many occasions within the past few years we have had to defend the merchants of Liverpool connected with the emigration trade against the slanders which have been levelled against them by the London Times, anal other similar organs. It would almost seem as if there was some special pique existing against us in the metropolis, to which these journalists find it their interest to pander; for no pretext is too slight, no evidence too worthless, not to he seized upon with eagerness as the ground work of a furious tirade, of which application to all engaged in the trade of the set phrases, " rotten ships," "savage captains and mates," "oppressed passengers," " crimps," " runners," "Jews," and " plunderers," form the staple of the argument. We have now before us the evidence taken before a select committee of parliament, appointed to inquire into the working of the present passengers' act, and of course into the manner as well in which the emigration business of Liverpool and other ports is conducted, a careful perusal of which ought to satisfy every reasonable mind that not only is the system worked at present so as to afford the utmost possible protection to the emigrant in every port, but that Liverpool is pre-eminent in the faci lities which it affords in the class of vessels employed over all the other ports of the kingdom. We shall give a few of the most prominent facts elicited from the various witnesses examined. In the first place we must refer to a circumstance, which a short time ago drew down upon this town the special indignation of a large portion of the Radical portion of the metropolitan press. Our readers will perhaps remember that some months ago a complaint was preferred before the public by a Mr. `'ere Foster, of his having met with not only insufficiency of food, but gross ill usage as well, whilst on his passage to New York, in the A meri can ship " Washington." Mr. Foster, it was represented, had, actuated by pure philanthropy, gone out as a steerage passenger in the ship, in order to judge for himself of the actual condition and treatment of poor emigrants. We proved at the time that the facts had been referred to Lieut. Hodder the government emigration officer here ; and that it had been found to be a very trumpery affair. The select committee have now examined ' into it for themselves; and for that purpose have called before them the British Vice-Consul in New York, R. Bunch, Esq. Mr. Bunch tells us that Mr. Foster came before him on his arrival in New York, producing a journal he had kept during the period, in which he " complained very much of the treat ment which he had received, in common with other passengers." He was asked whether he could point out any definite fact upon which a prosecution could be founded ? and was referred, for that purpose, to the consul's solicitor, by whom he was advised that he had no case. The opinion of that gentle man and of the consul was that Mr. Foster, having evidently the appearance of a respectable person, and, from his conduct on board, had been regarded as seeking to foster discontent in the ship. The passengers behaved in a very disgraceful manner, were almost in a state of mutiny, and two had to be put in irons. In this state of things, the cap tain, no doubt, had recourse to severe measures of discipline, in which Mr. Foster might be included. This is a specimen of the kind of cases upon which our liberal journalists found their furious tirades against all engaged in the emigration business. The vice-consul showed that there were many frauds committed upon the emigrants on their ar rival out in the United States by unprincipled parties; but that, on the whole, through the aid of philanthropic societies there established for the purpose, they received very important assistance and advice. Of the vessels employed in the trade he speaks very highly; they are kept in as wholesome a state as possible during the voyage, are well ven tilated, and of their commanders he says, " I think that taking the run of American captains they are an exceedingly decent and good class of men; and I do not think there is great risk of ill-treatment." The evidence of Lieut. Lean, the government offi cer for London, and Lieut. Hodder, of this port, bore out the same favourable state of things; and described the pains taken throughout the trade to insure an improved and proper classification of emigrants during their passage. A few improve ments in the mode of inspecting the latter were suggested by Lieut. Hodder. The differences respecting the Holy Sepulchre have b t ep tleeid4l in favour of the Greeks by the Sultan. THE i iiIVERPOOL STANDARD. OtPRESS NEWS. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH, LOICHON, MUNDAY NIGHT. No commercial news. or importance. At Hamburgh, on the 20th, exchano on London was 13 24-, being I lower. PARI3, SUNDAE VVENING.—The President was very well received at !,be 'review on Saturday. The funds are a little better, Fives, S 3 17g. Private letters from Madrid 'of nth, report little probability of obtaining from the Spanieb. Government any amelioration in the terms of the - payment of the debt.—Hopes are enter tained that The 13ritisiz Envoy will soon succeed in con cluding a tonvention aholislifng the differential duties on shippluwar what is termed in Spain, the right of flag. COMMERCIAL AND MONETARY NEWS. Monday Night. There has beers more doing the last few days in our Colonial market, and prices for sugar and coffee have been fully maintained. The sales in sugar for Saturday and to-day embrace 3,000 bags of white Benares at 40s. to 425. 6d., and fine Cimpore at 48s. 6d. to 495.,—a150 300 hhds. of Antigua and Barbadoes at rather stiffer rates. The tea market continues very fiat. We have been favoured with a copy of Messrs. T. and H. Littledale and Lo.'s hi-monthly circular for this month, and subjoin the following extract from it : "There is no one article of import to this country which exercises so great an influence 'over other products as cotton, and that influence is naturally felt more sensibly in Liverpool than in any other port. For the last three weeks the demand has materially increased, and some slight advance has been obtained price; this, with the improvement in grain, has tended to dissipate the gloom which has for some time hung over our markets, whilst the large arrivals of gold by each succeeding steamer from America and the West give increased confidence in the abundance of money and moderate rates of discount. The stock of bullion in the bank is now X 13,836,557, and the reserve of notes £8,190,020." _ _ By the Canada steamer, which vessel arrived from Boston on Saturday night, we have little commercial news. The weather for the growing crop was generally fine ; the receipts by telegraph bad again increased, but prices had been tolerably maintained ; indeed, in some instances were rather higher. The following are the latest move ments of the present and two previous Cotton crops, as made up in New York on the 11th June, being the thirty-eighth week of each season 1851. 1850. 1849. Receipts 2 224,976 1,944,277 2;608,764 bales. Exports to Gt. Britain 1,164.374 818,051 1,405,199 „ Stocks 377,028 415,163 275,580 , Here to-day there has been but a sickly market, the sales amounting to 5,000 bales at prices rather in favour of the buyer. The accounts received from the manufacturing districts report the wool trade there to be very flat, which has caused little to be done here during the past week.; but as the stocks in the hands of the importers are below an average, prices are well kept up. . . The trade in Wheat has all at once assumed a degree of activity which has enabled the sellers to obtain higher rates than at any previous period for a considerable time past. The total rise within the last three weeks may be estimated at about three shillings per quarter, and the advance has not been confined to individual markets, but has been general all over the kingdom. Still the rates are ruinously low, not reaching forty si,illings per quarter, and far from giving the farmer a remunerative return, The following New York circular, received to-day, from an eminent broker in that city, is not calculated to !vise the spirits of those who have been laying in stocks of breadstuffs, in the hope of American supplies falling off. It is expected that immense stocks will be sent here next month, as the crops are represented as looking most promising, and flour was selling at New York for less than four dollars per barrel. _ _ NEW YORK, JUNE 10, 1851 Since my last advices of the 3(1 instmit, per AfricaiL Flour is the turn lower, with a dull sale.' Although the low price increases the sales for the home demand, yet, in the absence of a vigorous ♦ent for England, the receipts amornt to more than the market can take off, and a good deal is storing in the confidence that ere long supplies must fall off. The shipments this week for Ehgland are 7,265 barrels for Liverpool, and 604 barrels for London. The present prices are 33 dol. to 4 dol. per barrel for com mon to good superfine this State and Western Flour. Good shipping Ohio is rather easier, and may be bought at d 4 63c. and occasionally at 4 dol, per barrel. Inferior Flour, belo w No. 2 inspection, may be bought at 33 dol. to 33 dol.—strictly No. 2 ranges from 33 dol. to 33 dol. per barrel. Of Canada large quantities are taking for the British provinces at d 4 63 c . to 43 dol. for superfine, and 32 dol. to 33 dol. per barrel for No. 2. Sour Flour is not in the market. Southern Flour has declined to 43 dol. to 43 dol. per barrel; the latter price is ob tainable in retail only for superior brands. Wheat is dull and declining ; there is n• choice of samples of Canada in the market, the superior qualities being held backfor better prices; the quotation is 90 to 95 cents— (the cent being equal to a halfpenny sterling : this is a fraction under 4s. for the American bushel of 60 lbs.;—for inferior to fair, up to 9R cents per bushel for choice lots. White Michi gan 1 dol. White Genesee dl 10 c. to dl 14 c., and Ohio 97c. to 98 cents pe- bushel. The shipments to England this week consist of only 7,358 bushels for Liverpool. Corn is again rather lower on the week, though prices have been a little firmer the last day or two; the anticipations of a decline in England restrict shipments to that quarter. The price is 563c.rt0 57 c. for good Western mixed to high mixed, and 59 c. to 60 c. per bushel for fair to prime round yellow. The shipments this week , t Liverpool amount to 24,541 bushels. Freights are easier again ; for Liverpool 44d. to 43d. has been paid for Corn, 43d. to 43d. per bushel for Wheat, and Is. 3d. per barrel for Flour. Flour for London and Glasgow is at 15..8d :. t0 Is. 9d. per barrel.. A little comport may be derived, however, from the subjoined report from the Paris correspondent of the Times, dated June 21st. " There was a sort of panic observable at the close of the Paris Corn-market yesterday. Flour rose 9f. per sack, and Wheat was quoted at 19f. the hectolitre. On inquiry as to the cause of this sudden alarm, I learnt that the accounts recently received from the agricultural districts are by no means of a favourable character. It is stated that the young Wh ea t i s everywhere more or less attacked with disease, and the defici ency is estimated at present at from 5 to 10 per cent.—equiva lent to the consumption of the entire population for 18 or 36 days." Our share market continues being inactive, and prices are lower generally than on this day week. There is, however, no pressure of stock, but, on the contrary, the market is rather bare of it; a demand from the public would at once produce an advance. The approaching account is very " bearish." We annex this day's quo tations :—Bolton C and W York, 41 : East Lancashire, 14 11-16; Old Leeds, 521 •, Do. Fifths. 84d; L'pool Crosby and S'port, 3 1 1 d ; London stock, 1211 ; Do. new Quarters, 31 1 tp • Do. Fifths, 31p ; M ' cheste r Sh e f an d L'coln, 251 ; Midland, 481 ; Do. Halves, 181-d ; St. He lens Rail. and Can. pref. guar. 5 per et . 133; Os wes t rys , 13 7-16 ; Old Dovers, ; York and North Midland, 20; Pacific Steam, 602. The railway returns for the week ending 14th instant, on the under-mentioned lines of railway, are as follows :- 1851. 1850. X. £. London and North-western Great Western Midland Lancashire and Yorkshire London and South-western 15,316 .. 12,503 London and Brighton .... South-eastern. .. North Staffordshire Manchester, Sheff., & Lincolnshire 8,422 .. 5,494 Bristol and Exeter. 5,042.. 4,247 Eastern Counties and Norfolk Great Northern The total receipts being £217.864 in 1851, and £168,879 in 1850, the increase is shown to be £48,985. The number of miles open was, in 1851, 3,2481, and in 1850, 3,029, showing an increase of 2191 miles. The average return per mile per week was, in 1851, £67 Is. 9d., and in 1850, £55 15s. The returns this year embrace the Whitsuntide traffic, but the very favourable comparison presented by the above figures attests how materially the season traffic has been increased by the Exhibition. The most remark able increase is exhibited in the London and North-west ern, Great Western, London and South-western, South eastern, Great Northern, and Lancashire and Yorkshire lines. The Rev. Charles Parsons Hobbslate, late a dissenting minister, has been appointed curate of " St. Thomas's," Park-lane. Some weeks since a man, named 111`Donald; was seri ously injured by a person who resided with him in Atherton-street. The man has since been confined to the hospital, where he died on Sunday. ROYAL perceived that the management have succeeded in securing the services of that charming actress, Mrs Warner, and Mr Phelps, for six nights more. The Water Committee have suspended Mr. James Mac donald from his situation of water assessor, and will re commend the Council to confirm his dismissal, for giving a statement, relative to the water supply, to a contempo rary. Though Ml. Macdonald may previously have been to blame, we think that in this instance the Council will hesitate before they deprive him of his situation. If the information which he furnished was correct, what impro priety has he Lptm guilty of ? AWFULLY SODDEN DEATII.—The wife of a man named James Duzcan, who keeps a beer-house in Hodson-street; died on Sunday, under most melancholy circumstances. She was just approaching convalescence after an acconche ment of a still-born child. There was a fight in the house, and she rose and walked out to find her husband. As soon as she saw him she said, " My peace is all gone," and returned to the house with him. She sat down upon a chair, from which she shortly afterwards dropped a corpse. DISTRESSING DEATH.-At the latter part of last week a person, named John Willis Atkin, died on board the Isle of Man steamer King Orrey, under the following shocking circumstances :—Deceased was a resident of Manchester, and being in a very weak state of health, was advised by his medical attendant to visit the Isle of Man. This, however, had no beneficial effect, and, after a fe w days' stay on the island, he was carried on board the King Orrey, to be conveyed home. He had not been on board long before he sunk into the arms of death. THE BAND OF THE 91ST REGIMENT AT THE BOTANIC GARDENS.—Theattendance at the fashionable promenade, " the Kensington Gardens," of Liverpool, was not so numerous on Friday evening as on former occasions. This, perhaps, may have been caused from the disappoint ment at the absence of the band on the Friday previous, when there were, it is said, about six thousand persons present. The band, on th e l a tt er occas i on , p l aye d b ut a short time, having concluded with the national anthem at half-past five o'clock. We would suggest to the officers of the regiment that the hours of p er f ormance s h ou ld b e later than at p resent, — say f rom s i x to eight, or half-past six to eight. This would be much more acceptable to gentlemen in business in town, enabling them to accom pany their wives and daughters to enjoy the scene. We believe these are the hours at which the music plays at the Kensington Gardens in London. Pic NIC PARTY AN SEACOMBE. This beautiful marine locality was yesterday a most enlivening scene, and the resort of some thousands of the denizens of Liverpool of both sexes, and all ages. The occasion was the holding of a picnic party on the Seacombe Bowling green and gardens, by the scholars of Mr. W. O'Connor, teacher of dancing in this town, with their parents and friends. By twelve o'clock in the forenoon the com pany began to arrive, and every successive boat after that time brought an additional number. A portion of the green was roped off for the purpose of dancing, a fine brass band being in attendance; and quadrilles, polkas, schottisches, &c., were performed during the whole of the afternoon, and until dusk. The place is an excellent one for such out-door amusements, from the means at hand, its perfect the det erm i nat i on o f i ts propr i etors to preserve perfect seclusion and respectability. Messrs. Parry gave thundering eclat to the scene during the whole day, by saluting from their cannons on the green every boatful of passengers as they arrived. NEWCASTLE RACES, FIVST TRIENNI tSIO7`CT walked over. TYNE STAKES.—Stratagem Ist, Sheltie 2nd. Won by a length. CONVIVIAL SlWir ES . —Tom Holtby Ist, Unity 2nd. Eight :started. Won easily by a length. TATTERSALL'S-MONDAY EVENING, NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE.-3 to 1 agst Uriel; sto 1 agst Testator ; 6 to 1 agst England's Glory ; 10 to 1 agst Neasham. JULY STAWES.-5 to 1 agst Brother to Elthiron. GOODWOOD STAKES.— to 1 -agst Harpsichord; 15 to I agst Humphrey; 16 to 1 agst Cariboo; IS to 1 agst Montague; 20 to 1 agst Unity. DERBY.—I 6 to 1 agst Brother to Elthiron ; 33 to I agst Lapidist ; i 3 to I agst Chief Baron Nicholson. No change in the St. Leger or Goodwood Cup Betting. LONDON MONEY AND SHARE MARKETS.-YESTERDAY. CLOSING PRICES Consols Account, 964 4 ex div ; Three and Quarter per Cents, 984 4 ; Bank Stock, 212 13 ; Exchequer Bills, 43 6 pin.; Foreimi Stocks quiet; Mexicans, 342 5 : Spanish Actives, 203 4; Dit'o Threes, 40 ; Ditto Passives, 6 3. Railway Shares; London Stock, 1223; Midland Stock, 484 3; Ditto Halves, 184 18 die. ; North Staffordshire, 84 4 die. ; South Eastern, 224 34 ; Caledonians, 124 3 ; Eastern Counties, 61 3 ; East Lancashire, 142 15; Great Northern, 173 ; Great Western 84 5; Lan cashire and Yorkshire, 5 3; Ditto Fifths, 84 73 die. •, York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 184 194; Ditto Extension, 64 53 die.; Ditto Pref , 3-fr 24 dis. ; York and North Midland 193 20; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 28 30. English market quiet at Saturday's quotations. ailway market opened dullish, and prices gave wily a little from absence of business; closing without change. MANCHESTER SHARE MARKET.—YESTERDAT. The following were the closing quotations :—East Lancashire, ; Ditto preference, fifths, 3-16th pm ; Ditto second issue, 6-16th pm ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 2 3-16th pm ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 52k; North Staffordshire, 82 dis ; South Eastern and Dover, 23* 3 215-16th. LONDON CORN MARKET.-YESTERDAY At our market to-day the show of English Wheat is scanty, and the trade is firm at fully last Monday's currency. Foreign held for full terms—hut little passing for floating cargoes. French and English Flour are steady at last Monday's rates. Fine Barley is in good inquiry at former prices —other sorts arc unaltered. Beans and Peas at previous value. Oats, owing to heavy arrivals of foreign declined 6d. to Is. per quarter. There is but little doing in Seeds English White Wheat „ Red ARRIVALS Qrs. 3470 .... 119 .... 1569 .... 5228 .... 1600 .... English Wheat, „ Barley „ Oats „ Malt „ Flour Foreign SMITHFIELD CATTLE MA RKET.-YESTERDA Y Q rs. 35983 7898 32865 The trade at our market to-day was limited, but at last Friday's rates. The supply of sheep and lambs was large, and sales lower. Calves were dull and 6d. lower. Beasts, 3,518 ; sheep and lambs, 33,080; calves, 441 ; pigs, 385. Beef, 2s. 2d. to 3s. 6d : mutton, 3s. to 3s. 18d. ; veal, 3s. to 3s. 6d. ; pork, 3s. to 3s. Bd. ; lamb, 4s. to ss. LONDON PRODUCE MARKET.—YESTERDAY. Sugar.—ln refined the home demand is increasing. Brown lump, 475. to 475. 6d. In crushed there is mere doing at full rates. Foreign is in good demand at previous value. Coffee is not cheaper, but there is little doing ; native Ceylon, 365. to 38s. Tea is firmer, but the demand is not better; good com mon Cougou sells at 9ld. to 9id.; there is a fair supply of this article. Rice.—The sales are to a fair extent in East India, and th• prices are advanced. Cotton sales are firmer, but there is little doing. TALLOW RETURNS Market firm, and fine Y. C., 375. 6d7io 375. 9d. Stock is 37,698 casks against 24,733 casks. Deliveries, 959 casks against 946 casks last year. An inquest will be held to-day on the body of James Michlehow, a man fifty-three years old, who met his death by falling into the hold of a ship some time since. The total importation of specie from the other side of the Atlantic during the week has been nearly £600,000, and at present there is every indication of a continuance of these supplies. The heat of the weather was so excessive on Saturday in the metropolis, that several horses dropped down dead, and a gentleman who was witnessing the inspection of the Guards in St. James's Park was removed to the West minster Hospital in a state of insensibility. The Rev. Dr. M'Neile preached a most eloquent and argumentative sermon at Sefton Church on Wednesday evening. The building was crowded in every corner. Many houses were entirely closed for the evening in order to enable every inhabitant to be present, and the roads for miles round the church presented a very animated ap pearance, though the weather was anything but propitious. TRIAL AS TO A PATENT RIGHT.—The important trial of Milner v. Harrison took place in London yesterday, and resulted, as we learn by electric telegraph, in a verdict for the plaintiff on all the counts in the declaration. This verdict establishes the exclusive right of Mr Milner to his valuable patent for the manufacture of the excellent fire proof safes and boxes which have now justly acquired a world-wide reputation for security from the ravages of the most destructive fire. AN ADVANTAGEOUS OFFER TO PARENTS.—By our advertising columns it will be seen that parents who wish their sons to see the Great Exhibition, London, &c., have an opportunity of placing them under the care of a gentleman who intends taking his family. We know him well, and a more suitable guardian could not be found ; from his scholastic pursuits, and general knowledge, the visit would be rendered doubly useful to any boy com mitted to his care. LIBEL.—On Saturday, in the Queen's Bench, a person named Florence, recovered 40s. damages from the Times newspaper, fora libel published in that journal in Decem ber last. The libel consisted in a report of some proceed ings in bankruptcy, in which the plaintiff and his partner were concerned. The counsel for the Times on hearing the evidence for the plaintiff, consented to the verdict, and Lord Campbell who tried the case, said that the reports i❑ the Times were very fair, but this case was an ex ception. THUNDER STORM.—A thunder storm of unusual vio lence passed over this town on Saturday evening about seven o'clock. The weather during the whole of the day had been extremely sultry. The storm continued to rage with unabated fury for upwards of an hour. The light ning was more vivid than has been witnessed in this neighbourhood for many years, and the flashes succeeded each other with fearful frequency. The peals of thunder rolled over the town with startling effect ; and though the articles in many rooms were felt to vibrate perceptibly, we have not heard of anv injury. The rain descended in torrents resembling the discharge of a water spout. Sunday and yesterday were fine clear days, but rather cool for midsummer. Pic NIC PARTIES.—The month of June, until this memorable year, has ever been famous as the time at which parties are found journeying here and there to inhale the balmy air of summer ; and though latterly the air has been anything but like that of yore, there is, notwithstand ing, no diminution in the desire to view the scenery of the district. " Necessity is the mother of invention," and during the late unpropitious weather, many have engaged omnibuses. Those of Miss Westmore, of West Derby, have more then once been chartered for such excursions— in one of which, to Chester, last week, over 60 rersons were accommodated ; the result of which was so gratifying that many are looking forward to future meetings. The splendid steeds, and in fact the whole turn-out met the approval of every observer. THE ALLEGED PROSPERITY OF MANCHESTER.—Our valued contemporary, the Manchester Courier, explains the fact of the poors' rate for that town being raised from 3s. Gi. last year to 4s. this year, by stating that "at the conclusion of the last financial year the overseers found that they had in hand a sufficient balance to meet the estimated expenses of the Board of Guardians and the Corporation for the year then ensuing by laying a rate of 3s. Gd. in the pound ; but, at the conclusion of the rear, this surplus having been absorbed, with the rate then raised, for the year now ensuing a rate of 4s. is required." This is certainly not a sign of any very remarkable pros perity existing in Manchester. The average rate of the two years has been 7s. 6cl. ; and that is the English of the matter. There must be extensive pauperism and necessity where three-eighths of the rental of all the mills and houses in such a town as Manchester,is absorbed, in poor rates, &c. in a couple of years. THE COUNTY COURT.—The County Court was opened yesterday. J. J. Lowndes, Esq., of the Northern Circuit, presided, and the business commenced at nine o'clock. There are about eleven hundred plaints, which will occupy the court the whole of this week and the two first days of the week ensuing. One hundred and fifty cases will be disposed of each day,—the last day of the session being reserved for the hearing of bankruptcy cases. The present is the second occasion on which Mr. Lowndes has acted as deputy-judge of the County Court. On the former occasion the learned gentleman discharged the responsible duties committed to him, to the unqualified satisfaction of the public interested, as well as the bar and legal prac titioners connected with the court. Mr. Lowndes is a very young man, but no doubt possesses many high quali fications for the office he has had the honour of filling for so short a time. He is exceedingly patient, and never adjudicates on a case without bestowing on it the most scrutinising attention. The majority of the cases heard yesterday were of little importance to the public. WHAT PERSEVERANCE WILL Do.—ln 1839 the parish of Bethnal-green, London, contained a population of 70,000, with two churches and three clergymen. The schools were attended by 950 children ; less than l in 70 of the population. In the twelve years which have elapsed, 10 additional churches have been consecrated, 10 par sonages have been built, or funds provided for the pur pose ; 7 school buildings, with masters' and mistresses' residences, to receive 3,500 children, have been com pleted. Rooms and buildings have been hired or kindly lent for the day, Sunday, and evening schools, and upwards of 6,000 young persons have been some time under instruc tion. 19 clergymen, 9 Scripture readers, 244 Sunday school teachers, and 129 district visitors, are now labour ing with christian zeal for the religious, intellectual, and physical improvement of the people. Clothing clubs, maternity charities, and a dispensary have been esta blished, and provident institutions have been formed, to which, in 1850, £2,228 14s. Gd. was paid in by the people and their children. The sum of £3,000 is only now required in addition to grants, to complete school build ings for three of the parishes, capable of containing 1,600 children, with residences for masters and mistresses, and dormitories for pupil teachert.- 435. to 50s 388. to 44s MEETING OF ORANGEMEN, LAST NIGHT. The meeting of the members of the Loyal Orange Institution, which was held in the Concert-hall, on Whit Tuesday, was unavoidably not attended by numerous friends of the cause who were anxious to testify their concurrence with the object of this ancient Protestant society. At the desire of those absent a second meeting was arranged to take place in the School-room connected with St. Matthew's Church, Scotland-road, last evening. The admission was by payment of a small fee, to be applied to the support of the said school. The wall of the room was adorned with characteristic illustrations and mottos. Behind the chairman's seat waved the standard of England, and on each side of the room were equestrian paintings of William 111. and the Duke of Wellington. The Rev. H. B. W. Hillcoat, D.D., incumbent of St. Matthew's, presided over the proceedings. Several clergymen, who had been invited, were, at the last moment, prevented fulfilling their intention of being present—the consequence was considerable delay in open ing the meeting. The great object of these meetings it appears, is to afford information on the objects fo r which the society is organised ; and, if possible, to induce the members forming the various lodges to discontinue holding their Lodge-meetings in public-houses. Already, several clergymen have announced their willingness to throw open their schools for the use of the society. A more laudable object can scarcely be con ceived, as, under the present system of public-house meet ings, the funds are exhausted by heavy charges in the shape of rent for holding meetings; an obnoxious im post is practically levied on every member for the benefit of the landlord, and a temptation to intemperance is continually in operation ; not only are the hard earnings of the working member dissipated, but he is too often demoralised by periodical attendance on what should be considered as religious meetings. The female teachers attached to the Cornwallis-street schools were in attendance and added interest to the pro • ceedings by singing several appropriate hymns with great effect. The CHAIRMAN opened the main business of the meet ing by drawing the attention of his hearers to the im portance of energetically supporting the Orange Society. It was the duty, at this juncture, not only of every man, but every man, woman, and child to do theii duty in re lation to their position with the society; that duty con sisted in standing forth in the strength of the spirit for the cause, their country, and their Queen—(loud ap plause)—and by their demeanour, to shew to all that any interference from whatever quarter with the con stitution of this country was deemed a*Eviolation of the statutes of the land. The Rev. Chairman went on to show that there was a feeling exhibited by many to stand back until they should ascertain the probability of the success of any public movement in which they might be interested, he cautioned them against such culpable timidity, and urged them to prompt and energetic steps in a cause—the soundness of which it was impossible to doubt. It had been said that union was strength; he urged them to act in unison, but to divest themselves of all prejudice, and to let their acts be marked by modera tion and forbearance. He pointed to the strenuous efforts at present being made by those who would put a veto on the reading of the bible, and warned them as to the baneful results which would assuredly spring from the triumph of that party ; instead of churches and schools, there would only be dens and caves. Mr. CLARK, the master of the Cornwallis-street Schools, succeeded Dr. Hillcoat. Ho explained the causes which had conspired to prevent the attendance of the gentlemen who were absent, and proposed, under the circumstances, to atone for that absence, as far as possi ble, by explaining what the objects of the Society ought to be. The special object of that meeting was to raise funds for the support of the schools connected with St. Matthew's Church. Tt might be said that Orangemen had nothing to do with that question, but he thought differently. Mr. C. then went on to show that from a very early period of the reformation it had been found neces sary to establish Protestant schools for the purpose of dispersing the errors of Popery. To his mind, there should be no church without its school, nor any school without its church. (Applause.) He warned English men, as they valued their liberty, to exert themselves in stemming the strides rtf Popery, and in particular pointed out the wretched state of the funds of the school in which they were then assembled, and showed that great exer tions were demanded of them to battle with the mass of Popery, infidelity, and scepticism by which they were surrounded. The proceedings were enlivened by occasional musical and vocal performances. We understand that a deputation of Orangemen will wait on Lord Enniskillen in London to-day, to devise measures for appointing one grandimaster.tor the United Kingdom, at which it is expected that the action of the society will be more concentrated and combined, and con sequently made more effective. A wedge of pure gold from California, weighing 102 ounces, has been exhibited at Bristol. The Earl of Eglinton has announced his intention_ to give a piece of plate annually for the encouragement of the Scotch national game of curling in the county of Ayr. Alderman Wire has come forward to contest the vacant seat for Greenwich, in opposition to his civic colleague, Alderman Salomons. A writer in the Hants Independence recommends a tax of £5 for every Christian name, besides one, which shall be given to a child ! In future, whenever the 2nd of the month falls on a Sunday, the mails for the West Indies, &c., will be made up in London on the following morning, instead of, as heretofore, on the evening of the Ist of the month. _ The Countess of Bocarme arrived at Paris late on the night of the 18th. She was accompanied by a little girl, her daughter, and a maid-servant. It is said that she intends to retire to Switzerland and enter a convent. SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL.— Forty-four sermons were on Sunday morning preached at various churches of the metropolis, in commemoration of the third jubilee of this society; and among the preachers were his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, Archbishop Whately, and several bishops, both home and colonial. Cnuacri EXTENSION.—The committee in London, of which the Lord Primate is president, for raising a special fund for the erection of new churches at this important crisis, have just issued another appeal. They acknow ledge the receipt of £62,461 appropriated to churches specified, and of £3,011 unappropriated, and at the dis posal of the committee. Since the previous list was pub lished, the following are among the donors :—The Duko of Northumberland, £2,000 ; the Bishop of Winchester, £2,000 ; Thomas Alcock, Esq., £3,200 ; Earl Manvers, £5OO ; G. Thornhill, Esq., £5OO ; F. Ladbroke, Esq., £3OO ; the Bishop of Lichfield, £3OO ; Marquis of Chol mondeley, £100; Earl of Burlington, £200; Countess Manvers, £lOO ; Abel Smith, Esq., £lOO ; W. Wigram, Esq., £lOO. ALADY POISONED BY MISTAKE.—A feeling of much concern has been felt in Dover by the following painful occurrence :—For several weeks past Mrs. Eliza Prickett, the lady of George Prickett, Esq., of Castle.street, in that town, had been suffering from some malady which re quired the application of liniment, the usual caution being given by the medical man who supplied it. On Wednes day the lady was additionally indisposed, and Mr. Sankey, surgeon, prescribed an anodyne mixture. He left direc tions that, on requiring the mixture, she should ring a bell which communicated with Mr. Prickett's apartment, and that he would then come and administer it. Instead of doing so, however, she rose during the night, and took in mistake a large portion of the liniment. The stomach pump was applied, and various restoratives, but she died under the effects of the dose. VIOLENT STORM AT NOTTINGHAM.—On Friday af ternoon, at 3 o'clock, a storm of hail and rain, of unusual violence, broke immediately overNottingeam, deluging the streets, and sweeping everything before it. A great mass of water was accumulated in Upper Parliament-street, and swept with overpowering force down Sheep-lane into the market-place, at a time when there was the greatest throng of pots and pans, fruit, vegetables, and other things, being carried away, and a large stream flowed out of the market-place down Wheeler-gate, filling the low kitchens in its course. The lightning was extremely vivid, and one flash struck a chimney on the south-west corner of Messrs. Hodgson, Gregory, and Co.'s lace factory, Canal-street, and the electric fluid, passing down the chimney shaft, set fire to a quantity of cotton fibre. The room was instantly in a blaze, but it was fortunately discovered by Mr. llodgson, and put out in a few minutes. Some of the hailstones were three or four inches in cir cumference, and were in shape something like broad beans. The storm, which was confined almost exclusively to Nottingham, lasted but ten minutes, and was followed by a brilliant evening. A large number of panes were broken, and the low kitchens in the streets, where there was the slightest descent, were filled with water. A SPLIT IN THE ABODE OF LOPE.—Storms will occa sionally obscure the brightest of summer clouds, and sor row dim the happiest of family circles. Thus has it hap pened in the Abode of Love, or at least so are we in formed. Samuel Starkey, having displeased the " Lord," had the vial of the " Lord's" wrath poured on his devoted head. He was degraded, and, rumour says, put to work in the stables and as assistant shoe-black—a pretty employ ment certainly for a gentleman educated with a view of taking holy orders in the Church of England. This is family jar No. 1. A ew days since Mrs. Starkey returned from London, and, anxious to keep up the dignity of the Abode of Love, requested that the carriage and four belonging to that establishment might be sent to meet her at the station. This was not done, but a four-wheel was sent instead, which so incensed the lady that she returned by the next up-train to London. This was more than even the degraded worshipper of the mock " Lord" could stand. He rebelled against his master ; there was a flare-up, and be immediately, we are told, cut the Abode of Love, and, like a decent husband, set off to join his spouse. We are surprised that men can be found so weak as to be duped by the spurious " Lord" at the Agape m followerso ne, an d o f t o o o s o u w b n h i o i t w t o o o b l e d c o o m s o e r p t h t e h e f degraded reedom menialsand aenthralnd the understandings of his sect.—Bristol Journal. THIS WORLD AND ANOTHER.—He who considers this earthly spot as the only theatre of his existence and its grave, instead of his first stage in progressive being, can never view nature with a cheerful, or man with a benevo lent eye.—Pope to Swift. JOINT LITERARY LABOUR.—A Paris correspondent re lates the following anecdote :—" When the committee of the French Academy were employed in preparing the well-known Academy Dictionary, Cuvier, the celebrated naturalist, came one day into the room where they were holding a session, Glad to see you, M. Cuvier,' said one of the forty, = we have just finished a definition which we think quite satisfactory, but on which we should like to have your opinion. We have been defining the word Crab, and have explained it thus : Crab, a small red fish, which walks backwards.' Perfect, gentlemen,' said Cuvier; only, if you will give me leave, 1 will make one small observation in natural history. The crab is not a fish, it is not red, it does not walk backwards. With these exceptions your definition is excellent.' " June 24, Mt PIANO-FORTE AND VOCAL INSTRUCT ION* SAQUI, PROFESSOR of Mustc, beg s • respe..tfully to announce, that he has changff M his residence to 47. BEDFORD-STREET NORTH, w h e re DC intends giving Instructions as above. Pupils attended at their own residence.—Schools attended. Terms may be known on application, OPPORTUNITY OF SEEING THE EXHIBI T I ON. AGENTLEMAN, well acquainted with Lon don, who intends taking his own Sons and a Pupil to see thS, Exhibition. &c., would be. hippy to TAKE CHARGE of a SOg or SONS of any QvAticinan who has not time o do so himself For a private ffiterview, address SCHOLASTICUS, Standard office. LK. L., whose advertisement, dated " June 1 T • 1851," appeared in this journal on the following Tues day, as made "Fridayh j n the 1 1et , letterin untilwhich t w odaysrefe aftlt er that date. This was owing to his unavoidable absence hilt Liverpool. He reguesfit his friend to write again, giving address. Letters to he addressed as before, L. K. L.. at tne Office a the Liverpool Standard. LIVERPOOL DOCKS. %THE LIVERPOOL DOCK ACTS, passed in the %T Fifty-first Year of the Reign of George the Third, and t 1 , 1: Sixth of George the Fourth, re qu i re th a t a ll O wn ers and Part' owners of Ships belonging to th e P or t o f Li ver pool, and se!' all Persons inhabiting in the town of Liverpool aforesaid, wil? u P either as Principals or Agents, have paid the Rates and Duties of those Acts, hid upon Goods and Merchandise imported or exported into or out of th e sa id P ort o f- Li ver pool, Sn ASSEMBLE, at the TOWN-HALL of th . e.ipaM Borough, on WI?. NESDAY, the twenty-fifth day of Jltti instant June, at Terel; o'clozk at Noon, and then and-there, by writing, under their hands, or tinder the liands.orthe major part of them, so asse„, r i n. bled as aforesaid, s i u li , 'ktr ELECT NOMINATE, or APPO EIGHT PERSONS, not being Members of the Common Cotip! GEORGE WITHERS, cil of the said town, to be Eight of the Commissioners for tir purposes in those same Acts, and in former Acts mentione U. Treasu rer. Dock-office, Liverpool, 181 h June, 1851. ATITENIEUM. THE GENERAL ANNUAL MEETING of the PROPRIETORS of this Institution will be held in t he Library, on I UESDAY, the Bth July, at Eleven o'clock in the Forenoon. The following Motion will be submitted to th e consideration of the Meeting :—" Th a t a y ear l y su m, t 0 be fixed upon at the General Meeting, be expended in the TN": chase of Magazines and Reviews. and the most recent VoYag: and Travels; and that th e P u bli ca ti ons so purc h as ed, allowed to circulate amo ngs t th e S u b scr ib ers for a lirait time, and afterwards sold f or th e b es t pr i ces which can be Ob tained." JOHN CROPPER, President. June 24, 1851 T HE " LIVERPOOL ASPHALTE COMPANY 'S ARE PREPARED TO SUPPLY " POLONCEAU'S " PATENT ASPHALTE, Either for Laying Down or Exportation. d This material is superior to a ll others, where durability an d complete freedom from da m p are desirable. It is invaluable for Warehouse Floors, Bridges, Prisons, &e. ' • and, being i el " !enetrahle to Vermin, should b e use d f or all Granaries, Sta les, Coach-houses, and all Underground Offices.-2s. 6d. Pe r square yard. Apply to WM. W. HAYES and CO., 14, Union-street, Old hall-street. References—Messrs. A. and G. HOLME, Benson-street; And' PETER ELLIS, Esq., Clayton-square. CHURCH EXTENSION, AN APPEAL for a NEW CHURCH for the MILD ROAD DISTRICT, EVERTON, near LIVERPOOL. This District is bounded by the Everson-road, the Breck-roauP, Rocky-lane, Whitefield-lane, Boundary-lane, and West DerbY road. It already contains more than 800 houses, inhabited by population of more than 4000 persons. By far the largesL proportion of the inhabitants belong to the labouring classes of the community. New houses are rapidly springing up in every direction, an d as there is a very considerable extent of ground already pa prO priated to building purposes, the population will, in all proba bility, be very largely increa,ed in the course of a few years. . There is, in the above district, no pl ace o f pu b l i c worshiP, belonging to any Christian communion whatever, single exception of the Everton National School Room, whiC", is in connexion with St. George's Church, Everton, and is supported almost exclusively by the voluntary contribution s of the congregation of that church. The School Room ba n ' Of now for the last thirteen years been used, with the consent the Bishop of the Diocese, as a place of worship, and divin e service is celebrated there twice-on every Sunday, and once also during the week. These services are attended by crowded congregations; but the bttilding is incapable of affording accommodation for more than 200 persons, in addition to the children of the school. with lhf. It is surely.needless, after the simple statement of the above facts, to-point out the urgent necessity which exists for the, immediate erection of a church, to mee t th e sp i r i tua l wan ts of a large and constantly increasing population. If the progress of Infidelity is to be checked—if the pure doctrines of 11. 1 1 Scripture are to be maintained in opposition to the corruption !, of the Romish Church—if the careless and irreligious are to b e awakened—and if society is to be le avene d by the sanctifying principles of the Gosp of Jesus Christ—th ese mos t i m portant objects can only be effectually attained by regularly and eye" tematically imparting to the people t `le knowledge of the saving truths of our most holy faith, both t the public services of the congregation, and also in frequent pi 'vide visits of the Pasto r and his assistants from house to how(. t h o av a e ll the ln b fl ie n s e s n i c n e g d o b f y G t o h d es , e to co m ns a id k e e n ra a tion a ppeal at heart the spiritual welfare of th e i r fello•A men, and the 1 00 : gress of the Gospel of truth, to assi s t us b y suc h c o ntribution s as they may be able and willing to g i ve , i n procur i ng , a s soon as possible, the erection of a ch urc h i n t h e a b ove d i str i c t. A piece of land for the site o f th e proposed c h urc h, " convenient and central position, near th e east en d o f Audio''' street, has been kindly offered by J. A. C ASE an d J . G . Monill . e l Esquires, and sex eral other f r i en d s h ave already proneiDbe resolved,thos those who u havender subscriptions. It is also hoped that some assistance Mg obtained from one or more Church Building Societies. The new Church is intended to accommodate 1,200 persOne• Half of the seats will be either entirely free, or let at veil small annual rents, not exceeding, in any case, five shillings !!" sitting. . . The estimated cost of such a building is £4,000. Another 1,000 will be required to furnish an Endowment Fund , without which the Church cannot be consecrated. The following Clergymen and Gentlemen have consente d to act as Trustees for the appointment of a Minister:— The Rev. WILLIAM WITHE RS E WBANK , M . A . , Incumbent of St. George's Church, Everton. The Rev. JOHN HERBERT JONES, Incumbent of St. Augug tine's Church, Everton. ADAM HonasoN y Esq., Breckfield Lodge, Everton. JAMES CURRIE DUNCAN, Esq., Springfield, Everton. NETLAM TORY, Esq., Nethertield- road, Everton. The Rev. JOHN MACNAUGHT, B.A. of Wadham Coll e g e ! Oxford, who, as one of the Curates of St. George's Cbu r , c ...7 Everton, has been labouring in th e a b ove di str i ct f or the al, two years, is to be the first Mi n i s t er o f t h e propos ed Church. We earnestly hope that we may be cordially aided in the ac:. complishment of our object by the united exertions of all 0 neighbours, whether rich or poor. Th e wor k b e f ore us, as _ well know who have been engaged in church building, is 02 . 4 which evidently requires a strong an d p ersever i ng e ffort; Fr,f if they who, in any degree, value the inestimable blessing pure religion, will earnestly support us according to the vatic!, means wherewith God has blessed them, we doubt not the shall speedily have the happiness of seeing a House of Pra):4, and Christian teaching arise in the mid s t o f a p o p u l a tion Wh i t e so ranch requires it, to the glory of God our Saviour and 11 ` eternal advantage of our fellow-men. WILLIAM WITHERS EWBANK, M.A., Incumbent of St. George's Church, Evertan• JOHN HERBERT JONES, M.A., Incumbent of St. Augustine's Church, Eyertoll. NETLAAI TORY, Treasurer. N.B.—Donations to the proposed New Church will be lei ceived by the Treasurer, NETLAIi TORY, Esq., or at the Da n of Liverpool. BUILDING COMMITTEE. Anderson, T. D. ' Esq. Mackenzie, W., Esq., A Copeland, J. L., Esq. Macnaught, Rev. J., "' Duncan, J. C., Esq. Morris, J. G., Esq. Eccles, John, Esq. Postlethwaite, T., Esq Ewbank, Rev. W. W., M.A. Shaw, T., Esq. Foshery, W. C., Esq. Tory, Netlam, Esq Longton, J., Esq. Wood, J. M., Esq DONATIONS PAID AND PROMISED s. d . cl. X 0,. 0 20 " T.p ' London , Es 4. . 21 555 0 000 0 0000 0 0 000 sPswtrnrali intissitcji: Withers, 0.,r t :513 , (t: t ieiGh b i, leeiß. Esql A : e y l Et v i se s . sc: s q T . e . s . . ... ..... ...: 2 2 1: ° 0 :02 1 o o o‘ , _ n : 0: Gregson, Win. Esq , Macrae, J. H.. Esq. • 0 0 Esq 100 0 0 Ranks, T.. Anders on,Llnman,oTntopnl c e .i. , 0 Roberts, R., Esq„ 0 " Mackenzie, W., Egg.. 100 0 0 Carne, C. .!., Esq.. Shaw, T., Esq 100 0 0 Cliff, W., Esq lO 0 i Tory, N., Esc! lOO 0 0 Eden, J., Esq Copeland, J. L., Esq . 50 0 0 Maclean, J., Esq lO Eccles, J., Esq. 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