The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-01-26 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL THREE' A.RLY Suss IF PAID IN ADVANCE, 13 4 about to attempt and t be deteriorated ; in the occupation of the soil be improved to mode of cultivation several 'one by any of our con `emporc being m tiers, whom kick we t nothing shall ever induce us lumns a line at which the upon wages, will never be eiiht e, or inclined cheek of 'an blush, c "rom which the right- minded seal zth may not derive' in- struct 'e must first return kind patronage. Tim alteration in its price, DOUBLED ITS CIRCULA.TI the number rid is now becoming, as regards t it has long been as regards the respect THE 3f its readers—DECIDEDLY DVERTISING MEDIUM IN LIVERPOO SPONDENTS 'oh( for less than Englishmen. They rush with avidity into the worse paid employments, are content with the worst description of habitations, and infect with their filthy and squalid habits every locality in which they settle themselves. The new importa tions, however, which are now arriving amongst 114 daily, and spreading themselves over the manufac turing districts, are even of a worse class than any which have preceded them. Many are confirmed and habitual mendicants, and all Jude's Relief Fund The list of p; - various newsix stock banks is inserted in the rtisement. after which, parties superior courts The immen to operation immediately; g actions under '2() in the eve to pay the costs of the same. e in our circulation has caused one or two ' — "ln with our country subscribers, but we hope our arrangej its ror their effectual remedy are now are in a state of Ltit Eibtsrpoof t`sOtailbarb, pauperism. beggars or We cannot suppor them either as TUESDAY ORNING 26, 1847 compelled to take up th e same practices of industry which they witness amongst our own population ; and it is creditable to the national character that, as a classy the Irish labourer or operative has always shown himself in this country second to none in the readiness with which he takes up new pursuits, and the persevering industry with which he is ready to toil. A further and aa- E certainly ell's Gover anything hair stand on therefore, we conf ponent of Mir ter dete- rioration of the condition of the English labourer and operative must inevitably follow the increased pressure which must thus be created upon the labour market. say that w BO many co Are wa now, or h ave we the prospect of b eing, in a position to absorb this increased supply of hands in any branch of our domestic industry ? We are not. The cotton manufacture, it is clear, cannot employ those - already dependent upon it. Had we even a large addition to our customers for manu factures, we have not,,and cannot procure, the raw material to supply them. Indeed, as we skewed last week, we are in danger of not having a sufficient stock, to meet even a diminished con sumption. Most other branches of industry are depressed by various causes ; and even railway en terprise is insufficient to provide work for all the labour which is pressing uuon us for emnlovment_ reconcile it t , ••••., +WA A plentiful harvest or two,. an increased cultivation of cotton, and a revival of the demand from foreign markets, may, however, restore the industry of the country to a state of greater activity; but, in the meantime, the constant bidding of the ne* appli cants for employment will have succeeded in bring ing down the price of labour to the minimum upon which existence can be supported ; and the contact with the .masses of wretchedness introduced into. our manufacturing towns and villages will too probably have produCed a sad deterioration in the character and habits of our labouring classes. The remark, that Ireland is the chief difficulty of the statesman, was. never more strikingly correct: than at the present moment.. The poverty and de gradation of that unhappy land is the millstone which England seems -for ever destined to have hung round her neck.. )ensier We are informed,. on authority upon which we can place implicit reliance, that the very obnoxious Bill, with which the ports of Great Britain were threatened,—the Tidal. Harbours' Bill,—has been withdrawn by its promoters. Thanks, in a great measure, to the press for this triumph of truth and justice over attempted tyranny. But for the warn ing note sounded, and the spirited protests for warded to the Government by the. various local bodies throughout the kinadom_ ing-itaweansin would ere long have had the most sumptuous feast of jobbery and patronage upon which it has ever yet fattened and fed its , hungry dependants. 11, per OUR readers are, no.doubt, aware of the spirited efforts made last year by the Guardian Gas Com pany to procure an Act of Incorporation, for the purpose of supplying to the public of this town a cheaper supply of gas.. The application in queStion. was, it will also be remembered, rejected. nn +bp condition exacted by the Parliamentary Committee from the existing companies, that the price of gas should be reduced from its then present price of 6s. per 1000 cubic feet to 4s. 6d. Thus far the company succeeded in realizing a saving to the consumers, equal to one-fourth a their c-onsump rion, for which we ought to be most grateful. From an advertisement in another column it will be seen that the same parties are again about to apply to Parliament for an Act ; and we trust that such application will not, on this occasion, be permitted to be staved off in the same way as ; last year. The promoters of this company are in a position to prove that an excellent gas can be pro &teed and supplied to c rnsumers at 3s. Bd. per 1000 feet ; and it is a well-ascertained fact, that the facilities for its manufacture are about to sus- Science, applicable to e amour tam an immense Increase the manufacture of gas, is progressing d - ayby. day , and, we feel assured that there will be ample room and encouragement for this, or any other company which is disposed to give to the public a fair share of the advantage which those increased facilities and advanced science afford them. • In-urging the claims of this company upon the support of the public, we may correct a notion which we suspect prevails, that the object ought by them is cheap ted. Such is government will be ena rates - o 1 of this ht admi STANDARD, original avocations? is the important question which ENCE: Suggests itself for our serious consideration. There are many reasons why we conclude this to PT I ON, ON CREDIT, 155.; be a highly improbable event. In the first place it would be sheer madness, with the present calami tous state of Ireland as a warning, to tolerate any 41though we bear the above upon our imprint, longer the growth of the class,'to which these men to atte,. ' -taking up for the re- belong. A cottier tenantry, depending for subsis -e by parsimonious management. tence solely upon the potato root, cannot consis -fter in our recent numbers it tently with the permanent amelioration of the social We have already stated condition of that country, or even with safety to 1 to continue A new and better must be adopted, and a dif m of crops sultstituted for those at present raised. Capita and science must be Parliamentary brought in aid of the natural resources of the land, v and valuable if Ireland is ever to become a self-sustaining am , To effect this, an extensive depopulation arrangements are must take place; and when we withdraw from the i l zcation of those rea- country the employment which we are at present ails of politics, or party providing for its peasantry, upon public or repro -vre likewise preparing a ductive works, we shall do so, with almost the cer will be received tainty before our eyes, that a great portion of the e family circle generally, we labourers, who have at lenrrth hpen tan/FM +r► to return to their former precarious dependence upon the produce of a patch of land, and the habits of indolence which that dependence creates. We shall then doubtless see the present tide of immi gration into Great Britain increased, rather than witness any reflu.x of the peasantry to their native soil. The effect whieh must thus be produced upon the condition of the labouling masses in the coun try it is not difficult to foresee. For years past, in all our seats of industry and commerce, the im ported labour of Ireland has been pressing upon the comforts and reducing the wages of the British artisan and operative. Already Irishmen fill• all the subordinate situations in our industrial fabric.. gas, and not a return for capital in' dispensibl THE WEST INDIA MAIL Trent steamer Sir Charles Grey was iworn December. ing to insist upon full of our readers, something more ?auperism into had to direct )ortant mean- y effect upon the poor h it comes to be re- hat, at first, the men and chil- f male paupers heir object is a supply of this in e article at the lowest possible rate to the consumer, with at the same time a fair profit for shareholders. We have just now received the West India Mail, by the The reports of the sugar and coffee crops In every island, with the exception of Cuba, the crops are expected to be most abundant. The islands are generally healthy: A rumour was prevalent that the Governor of Jamaica intended to dissolve the Assembly, and that a general lection would take place Governor on the 2 4 1st of George Hall Lawrence, Esq., David Hodgson, Esq., and Colin Campbell, Esq. qualified at the Kirkdale quar ter sessions as magistrates for the county. 'On Sunday last, notwithstanding the extremely unfa vourable state of the weather, the sum of £165 was col lected in Christ Church for the sufferers from famine in Ireland, after a. sermon by the Rev. Fielding Ould, the The Association for the Reduction of the Duty on Tea have adopted a petition to Parliament, which now lies for signature at the newspaper offices. It has already been numerously signed, and as it must be forwarded to Lon don immediately, no time should be lost by any person )e, which we I wishing to sign it. DENniGH.:—The annual ball for the benefit of the Den bigh Dispensary, took place in the Town-hall of that town, on Thursday last, and was attended by from 180 to 190 of the elite of the town and neighbourhood. Two splendid private balls were given in the neighbourhood on the following night. Mr. Stubbs's harmonic band were present, under his own leadership, at the charity ball and gave great satisfaction. Mr. S. also provided the music for the other balls. BAPTISM OF AN ISRAELITE.—A respectable young Israelite, a native of. Russia, and resident in Paris, some little time since came to Liverpool, on business, and in the providence of God came into contact with Mr. Laza rus, the late superintendent of the Liverpool Institution of inquiring and converted Jews, and through his instru mentality was convinced of the truth as it is in Jesus, and on his request was admitted into the Church of Christ, after due examination, on Sunday last, by public baptism, in St. Ann's Church, Stanley, by the Rev. Mr. Gardner, JANUARY t from Lord John ession just opened, —anything to make the mder or with awe; and, it we read the usual ex- Majesty's , but we cannot —, Liu. ibo perusal with the same pas- It did surprise us that a statesman, so Lord John R ;ell, at a time when I social and economical de vying the public mind, could f as being respectful to the Lty of Parliament and to - the intelligence of the nation, to show cordance with Gov Her on the int ) little of the polic - y in a:e e proposes to carry on his ,rnmer. blusters appear to have looked linessbefore them with only one eye, which Lion of the lyfixed upon every other'por: e United Kingdom of Great Colonial Empire attached to Britain, ar her sway, bein t entirely overlooked. Ire land—her crin wretchedness— The Monti _ . s—her social disorganization and ngross the lion's share of notice. Ire told, (and her ld this part of the speech ,rnage, WE Majesty i d emphasis,) has a paragraph tort' Paraa a very peremn— le River hate al.( touched upon; and we are told that her Majesty's "relations generally with foreign powers inspire her with the fullest confidence in the maintenance of peace." But England and Wales are only referred to in order to assure us that preparations are being made for carrying out the Local Courts' Bill for the recovery of small debts, and that measures will be brought forward for improving the health of towns. Perhaps we have ) right to complain of this ap- Ireland has for years past, and will probably for years to coin( fair and reas Lion. Her lame share up more than her cable share of the legislative atten isent condition gives her a title to a With Lord Palmerston at the head of we are likely enough to have irotests to notice the Foreign Off But there are important subjects upon which the people of Great Britain feel a deep interest, and the import- disagreeme ance of NI itch mid have ful justified Govern- went in ref mito them, however briefly of these question of national education is condition and prc ustrial popula- Lion, and our are iufacturing interests, ought to have been ortny or a passing notice ; laps, press itself upon the Legislature sooner than they he new Poor-law Ine appointment o: Commission exiii( sion; and althougl the end of the present ses have since had a Ministerial avpos, with respect to a proposed supervision of their acts, the country would have been more satis fied to learn whether the full maintenance of the law itself is to be insisted upon, as a measure upon which the existence of Government is to be staked. Our colonies, too, from their vast extent and im- anon, if n they have had from our re 'illation,. red that their exist- Downie -stree veil has been par .e to judge of the 'l' measure and if we n Ireland or e existing distress used on Wei from the measures lay, and Friday ti notion of their abolition of the would bring in from the re es little, save effect at, which that duty he corn specu pocket Of n of the Navi- gation Laws is a measure which, if it was to be adopted at all, ought to have been adopted sooner; lolly aid us an bre The use of British community, although colonial arower. on ti does little for may confer a lity of If any material may be fox improvem ,nd, and t 3r these purposes, =ion or isionate survey' he permanent ajesty is facetiously made tt absence of political excitt air of her social of which, her that the present b" affords " an )• far it must confess ourselves quite un- .er has ) the adoption ;, to be in a state ,ns of every grade which government v far the head of I to bear himself and difficulties, will de rhether his lordship nd discretion to steer neither bend and =democracy on )1 exj in the ed of the firmness hand, npr hes i the ( )1y ha' y before our reade flux of Ii fter we 1. We noticed last parties composing it t dren, with only a slit Now the latter' eOmp b ose half of the numbers arriv ing; and many of these appear to be of the small farmer class—men capable of working for the relief which they receive. A re th e b u lk o f th ese me n ever likely to be i n a condition to return to their arer to t, THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. MEETING OF THE PROPRIETORS OF THE A FEW FACTS, ON THE STATE OF THE EXCHANGE BUILDINGS. COTTON MANUFACTURE. The annual general meeting 'of the Company of Pro- In the present state of the cotton trade, with prices, as prietors of the Liverpool Exchange was held in the Cotton some think, extravagantly enhanced by speculation, or, Sales Room yesterday, and as the business was of ordinary as others think, only so much so as the short crop war routine, required by act of Parliament, the attendance rants, is is. important to asce r t a i n h ow f ar th e sp i nners an d was limited. manufacturers are able, from the existing prices of yarn MATTHEW GLENTON, Esq., was called to the chair, and goods to pay the prices at present demanded for cot and stated that the committee had to report a gradual ton. We shall endeavour to throw some light upon this progressive increase of revenue, which would admit of a question by an examination of the data furnished us by larger dividend to the shareholders than they had been in Mr. Burn; in — his last Commercial Glance. the habit of paying for some years past. The sources In the last week of Dec. 1845, the price of Upland cot from which this was derivable were—first, the increased ton was M. to 41d. ; and in the corresponding week of rental obtained for the offices, &c., in their buildings 1846 the price of the same st a pl e was 6d. t o 71d. The (amounting to a b ou t 25 per cent., while, at the same time, advance was thus 2d. to 3d. per lb. in the latter year. great liberality had been observed to the tenantry) ; .and, In comparing the price of yarn for the two years, we select secondly, to the increased subscriptions to the rooms. No. 40 as affording the best and most regular criterion. The committee had to announce that they were enabled to In 1845 the price of this number was, for " common pay to each shareholder this year a dividend of seven seconds," water twist, 12d. and in 1846, 14d. • for " best guineas per share, an d b es id es t h at an additional sum of second s " 13a-d. in 1845 and 15+d. in 1846. The advance three guineas to those who did not attend the rooms— is therefore only ig.d. upon "common seconds" and lid. that difference arising from the subscription not being upon " best seconds," Thus, the advance of the raw due by the latter. material in 1846 is lid. to lid. more than that of common The TREASURER then redd the accounts, from which seconds water twist, and 4d. to lid more than that of best it appeared that, after appropriating a sum of £167 as a seconds. In 1846 the advance was p. on common seconds eserved fund, there was a balance of £BBO, out of which mule and ISd. on best seconds, the advance of the raw dividends would be paid. material being thus 14d. to lid. more than that of common _ ` ‘lt CHAIRMAN said that the committee had given -11 d, facility and information to A - C Needs. room below seconds, anu- . to lid. mare than that of best seconds. There can be no doubt that, with these relative prices, the spinner's loss must be almost ruinous. The perfect fairness of the calculation is obvious, from the fact that the price of cotton in 1844 and 1845 being nearly the same, the price of this , number of yarn shewed no variation. Assuming, therefore, a fact which, indeed, is known, that in both these years , a fair or even a good profit, over and above remuneration'for capital and wear and te ar o f ma had undergone extensive improvements. ' New furniture- had been provided, and new maps. He had also to state that the Lords of the Admiralty had announced their intention of presenting them with all their valuable maps. (or charts) from time to time, an instance of liberality for which they could not but express their best thanks. - The monetary and other resnlntions were then• pro- posed and unanimously passed. Five gentlemen were separately elected as members of the committee, in place of the five who retire by rotation. y, was uenveaot can scarcely be supposed that upon an article costing in the latter year 120, a loss of lid. to or 121 per cent., can be spared. out of profit a/olte; unless the trade be a fai more remunerative one than the Thanks being voted to the officers and to the chairman (who had been most active for the interests of the MM. , pany) the meeting separated. world imagines, In comparing the relative prices of goods in the two years, we shall select the staple article of iths power-loom printers:, 72 reed. On the'lst of January, 1846, the price of this article was ss. 3d. to'ss. 41d. per piece of 29 yards, and on the Ist of Januarrinstant, 6s. Lid. to Gs. 101 d. As there is a greater difference between the first and second quality in one year than in the other, we will take the ordinary cloth as our guid6. The advance is therefore between ss, 3d. and 65. 141., or 104 d. per piece. Assuming PROPOSED ALTERATION OF THE BIRKEN HEAD DOCK PLANS. It will be remembered by our.readers that the origina plans of this great 'sed a coasting dock, o' 16 acres, which was sctleMe compri v ered to ti ie coasters beaching ground in Wallasey Pool, which has been used by those vessels from time immemorial. A clause in the Act of Parliament provided that no vessel of more than 200 tons burden was to enter this ground. We are rather surprised—and perhaps the public as well will be sur prised —to learn that in the- Deck Amendment Bill, now before Parliament, powers are sought to' be obtained for enabling vessels of any dimensions to pass through this coasting dock, in order to enter a gut which forms a pas sage into one of the commissioners' docks, which, we believe, was not contemplated at the time of passing their last' act. This proceeding will, -we conceive, leave the coasting trade, by which the Pool was formerly occupied, virtually without any beaching ground whatever. This sort of tactics ought really not to be practised by a pow- errul company to the oppression of a class „ fortunately reduced to helplessness. Th e coasting trao is in , this state—thanks to the rallWays and steam , ; and we are afraid, in the resent instance, they are likely to fall victims of theirWwn poverty. Would the Birkenhead Dock Commissioners venture _to act in this manner to- present un- warcls-alSody as powerful as themselves. The Admiralty will howevr, we believe, interfere hi the matter:• By fife by - e; we cannot see what can be their object in . • . seekinrth have their schemes newly:christened,nnd their docks tb figure as the Liverpool aml:Birkenhead: Docks. Is the new' nomenclature expected tO , facilitate financial operations ? • LIVERPOOL ART UNION.-DRAWING PRIZES On Satarday, the drawing of the prizes' of the Liverpool Art Union took place at the Exhibition Rooms; Post Office place. The chair was taken by Mr:Thomas Todd, who delivered an excellent address on the occasion.. He said the sales at the exhibition amountc.i nnn _ ring the eighteen weeks that the exhibition was open, 24,700 persons visited it. Of these, 11,240 paid the ls. admission, of-Whom a considerable portion purchased the 6d. catalogue r and 13,460 persons availed themselves of the reduced cost Of Id. and 2d. admissiom and were-pur chasers of the penny catalogue, of which no - less than 3,000- were soli. The subscriptions for the Art Union amounted to £545J---a much smaller amount than: was subscribed in former years, owing, the- chairman e 'ved, to theirmot - then being a constitatd-r body am the recent prevailing difftress Mr. W. G hiding to the influence- of art unions im creating •an ex tended feeling for art, stated, that during the twelve years of the existence of the Liverpool Art Union, .a stun of £11,284 had been subscribed, ( exclusive of this year,) to which £2BOO was added by priaeholders. Thereport then. mentioned the • establishment of the Union by the 'Privy Council On the motion , of Henry Lawrenee, seconded by Mr. Barber, the report was adopted, and the drawing of the prizes was then proceeded with, which was performed, as usual, by :two .boys from the Blue-coat Hospital, and occupied about an hour. The following are the names of the successful candidates, together with the value of their respective prizes Successful C andidades Valve of Prizes Mr. Eaton William Ma Arthur Thomyrs on John Mania Mrs. V. Higgins James Price... . . Jessie Miller Miss S. E. Roberts R. J. M. Wotherspoon William Hall .... William Taylor' .. Miss G. 3000 30 0 0 25. 0 0 25 0' 0 20 0:0 20 0' 0 20 Q 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 15 0. 0 15 0 0 A. Shand.... J. E. Warden 15 0 0 Samuel Blackburn Rev. F. Kent .... 10 o , 0 10 0' 0 Mrs. Lynn Miss M. A. James Pendlebury lbercrombie H. Lawrence -.... Arthur Henderson B. C. %Nyland .. Miss Yates John Clow 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 5. 0 a 0 5 Q 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5. 0 0 James Bland Mr. Owens Arthur Thompson Yesterday was the day appointed for-the successful irawe- t- tb -• 11 4 fop- - had to ehoos€ ..neir• prizes, anc, .dowing been allotted up to the close of the afternoon, leaving several tickets yet to be provided for. The £5O prize— Dutch Fishing Boats—by G. A. Mien ; Henshaw's painting of Old Forest Hall, No. 272, , was taken at 100 guineas by the drawer of the £4O prize, who. paid the difference. £3O prize, Boddington, 2721. ditto, Flower Girl, by J. F. Paxmore, 781, paying difference of £5 ; a £25 prize look Marshall's Sir Roger de Coverley, and the Spectator at the Gipsies' Encampment, No. 156 ; another £2O: took a Landscape by Roddington, charged 60 guineas ; No. 356—Landscape—by F. W. Watts, £2O; No- 376—Scene in Bristol—Herdman, £2O; No. 350—Scene in South Wales—by:- A. Vickers, £2O ; No. 685.--.Maimesbury Cross—by- E. Hassell, £l5 ; 686—Scene on the Beach—by T. J. Robins, £l5 ; 41— Subject from Thomson's Seasons—by T. F. Marshall, £l5. £lO prize took a Love Scene by J. Peel, No. 375, at £25 ; a Reaper's Child, by A. H. Taylor, No. 760, £10; Oakham Common—by G. Chester, No. 8, a ten-pound prize and £l5 ; No. 100—Thunder Storm—by E. Williams, sen., £lO ; No. 23—Welsh Sunshine through Rain—C. Barber, £lO ; No. 749—Stormy Day—W. Havell, £lO ; No. 69—Cattle in Landscape—W. Shayer; £lO , and £l5 paid ; No. 537- -- -Land Scene, £s—pri ce £6 6s. ; No. 567—Crossing the Ford A.' D. Fr;• £5- prize and £5 5s Weeks, £5 prize, sold at £8- hs. md Na J 9 - eninaen Bach—by Si. . No.:2—Temptation— y H. Shirley, as last No y W. G. Herdman. The amount receive surer for the St. Jude'f —Swis Irish and Scotch, ha! sum of £2500 by Mr. H. J. Webster, as trea saseription fund for the destitute low reached the very handsoxw TxE §oueKITcHENs.—We yesterday morning visited one of the th;ee establishments (that in Gill-street) for the supply of cheap and wholesome soup for the destitute poor, and we cannot but express our entire approbation of the management, and' our conviction of its utility, to vast numbers, young and old, at this inclement and importu nate season. We found the premises large and comm Od ious. There is a large ante-room, in which seats are pro vided for those who purchase the soup, and wish to take it en passant. These pay for it a halfpenny a . quart, and numbers of them, who were provided with it smoking hot in cans, were supping it with spoons,, also provided. Much greater numbers brought their own. cans or vessels to take it to their homes, and were supplied with a quart for a ticket—some with more than one, receiving a pro portionate quantity. These tickets are purchasable in various parts of the town, being sold to the benevolent to dispense and the fund arising from this constitutes the main support of the establishment. The cooking apart ment adjoins, and is well worthy of a viit. There are five large boilers, each of which will contain 100 gallons, and the soup is made by steam, introduced into these by pipes, having valves and handles, so that one or all of them may be going on with the operation, as may be re quired. The soup is mad e from poundedbarley, oatmeal, and flour, with the addition of seasoning, and is thick, white, palatable. and Strait V. When cold it becomes s. saar to be the same at the two.periods, this the price of sum on a 51bt cloth gives an advance of 21d:per lb., the advance on the yarn being lid, only, and the advance on cotton 21d. to.3d. The manufacturer, therefore, seems to be dbing rather better than the . spirmer ; but we ;bust deduct a-little from the apparent amount of his advance for the eAra cost of finishing materials. The advance - in the price of 40 inch shirtings in the year is from Bs. 6d: on Ist January, 1846, to 99: on Ist January instant, or i-in 7; the advance on No. 40 -water twist has been 1 in 17 ; and on mill yarn somewhat less. This is not so favaerable for the-manu facturer, although - it is, perhaps, the-most correctrtest, as printing-cloths, being required for the spring patterns, the commencement of the yea* e more than other descriptions of clothrbeing usually 'rule highes of goads sported_during the `'lt will be perceived that Chave e on goods for the- year at 21per previougy.ivas 5 per;cent. table of the average oric year, Mr; Barn say only taken the adN the average price of the y lower than in 1845." It is elear,:from these e,aleirlations that whatever be the result'of the expeetationsfentertained with respect to the cotton crop, speculation, with a view to a further advance upon present prices, must be a losing game to the spinner and. manufacturer; until the latter 'can be placed in a position; by some great• stimulus to demand for their fabrics, to command proportionate prices. That any such stimulus is at hand, we do>not think ; and; unless pru dence on both•sides is exhibited, the present short time movement may result in a great majority of the consumers closing altogether, as a mere- profitable, or rather, as .0 less ruinous course than spinning for a loss both of profit and capital. MISS WHITNALL'S CONCERT LAST NIGHT, Ants spirited and popular caterer for the lovers of song provided yesterday an excellent treat in the Theatre- Royal, Williamson-square, on. which occasion we were introduced, forthe first time, to the celebrated vocalist Madame Anus Bishop, of the grand theatres Rome and Palermo, and prima donna of the Theatre San- Carlo, at )11.• Naples. The other singers were 14Ess Whitnall lerself (who, we regretted to observe, was indisposed. find in deed, appea'red..contrary to the advice of attendants,) . Miss Kathleen Fitivilliam, Mr. her medical 1 V/ 1(;,,,. he Thetre.Roiyal, *Drury- me, and Mr. Corri of the Nobilit - y 7 s -- 60";c - e;Ttj.,M;i;i1 The first Tut comprised Wallace's trio "Turn oil Old Time," which , was- effectively sung by Miss Whitnall and Messrs. King and Coni, although it was evident that, in addition to Miss Whitnall's indisposition, Mr. King was labouring under. a severe cold. Madame Anna. Bishop appeared next,.and gave a Recitative and Cavatina:from. Ugo, arranged. by Donizetti, with thrilling effect. Her next piece, in this part, a Recitative and Cavatina , from Meyerbeer, was however a more pleasing, indeed a splen did effort, wonderful in execution and faultless in taste. The tones were throughout clear and bell-like; and in. her subdued notes more sweet than those of any vocalist we remember to have heard. But= for the compassion. of the audience this,piece would have been encored. Mr. D. W. King gave " Forth I wander,' Beethoven, with great j u d gmen t, W e have alrea.d.yjnen.- tioned that he seemed to be suffering from cold,, which evinced itself strongly in this piece. Hii voice—a tenor— is evidently a .fine organ, well trained ; and, when in better health, we expect to find in him a fine singer.. Mr. Corri sang "As I view those scenes " very finely, and afterwards volunteered an Irish ballad, in the, room of a duett in which Miss WhitnalLwas to have taken a part. In this he received an encore. Miss Kathleen Fitzwilliam was encored most heartily in. " Barge of ,the Bonny Sea." This talented young lady is rapidly.becoming a favourite Anderson r) my 'rll o e , fri. (s s u o n f g t b h y e .7.sevieand'ammgecoAnnsinledm.;:p` Bishop, and A en n co de r and " On the Banks of Guadalquiver, , by the same lady. - lelightfully and wonderfully g, sun and encored The latter songs o f this part we could not of course Qtftv to hi The house was thinly attended. Amongst the visitors, however, we noticed his worship the. Mayor, JohuiShaw Leigh, Esq., and other influential parties. MEETING-,OF IRISHMEN IN BEHALF. OF THEM MISHING COUNTRYMEN.—Yesterday, evening, a nume rous meeting, consisting chiefly of natives of Ireland, was held in. the Portico, Newington, for the P subscriptions for the relief of the ' famishing Irish, _ ns of collections to be made by natives of-Ireland, urposn of col- Yates, •Junior, Esq . ., working men, voluntary workers in , the charitable cause. There were present on the platform—the Rev. Dr. R a f., fleton, the Rev. Dr. Moriarty, Dr.. Murphy, M.D., Dr. Rogerson, M.D., M. Harnett, Esq.,. C. Lynch, E sq . Richard 6'hiel, Esq., John and jailed to the which he attributed, an d ably opened the business of the , meeting. chair,others . Daniel Powell, Esquire, Was The principal s peaker was the Rev. Dr. Moriarty, who spoke at great length on the present„ distress of Ireland, the British Government , and her wrongs, People,. or the Scotch,, but the ,not to the British Irish aristocracy alone. His address was truly eloquent and enthusiastic, and was received. with loud plaudits. Several other speakers, including a Protestant,, were also h ap py in their remarks, and all of :them appealed to the b enev olent feelings of ristians to forward the subscrip tion without regard to creed or, sect.. Resolutions were passed in accordance with the objects of the meeting,-- a committee was appointed, and voluntary collectors were appqinted, to whom books were deliveregg and who were to hand aver their receipts. to , the secretaries, to be tmasnlitted to the general committee in. Dublin. The object was to enlist the sympathies and, services of the Working classes, to collect and give their, own and others mites towards the relief of the, famishing Irish, and se veral donations, including sovereigns, were collected in the room, which has been taken forfaur successive Sun days for the purpose of promoting the same benevolent object, The meeting was perfectly ha out, and concluded with thanks to t e-ehairman and othE SUSPICION OF AN ATTEMPT AT HOUSE-BREAKING 4, man named John Craig, was yesterday brought before Mr. Rushton, charged with this offence. The testimony of a servant girl belonging to, a public-house in at four o'clock on Sunday morning , she heard the voices Baker street, near the Zoological Gardens, was to the effect that of two men outside, trying the door and windows, and that on giving the alarm, a police-officer came up, and apprehended the prisoner, who. was then standing against the house, apparently. drunk. This witness, and another officer said that the prisoner was, when he got to, the station, shortly afterwards, quite sober. The pr i soner said he was very drunk, had lost his way, and did not know how to got home ; 'that he believed he knocked at the house to get information ' but had no inte n ti on to rob, and had never been in custody for any such offence as that stated. His master Mr. Ellis, of Renshaw-street, with whom he ..had been employed for 9 years, was called at his request, and said that the prisoner had, been long with him (as stated); that he had never known him to be dishonest —the only fault being that he sometimes lost time by the effects of drink. The magistrate who, on the soraewhatnnsatisfactory evidence had seemed inclined to commit him for trial, said he should give him the advan tage of the doubt that arose in Mg mind from the charac ter given, and discharged him. TIMFT OF PALM OIL FROM TIM QUAY. At the Police-court yesterday, Owen Kelly and Charles Beattie were charged en suspicion with stealing two casks of palm oil, part of the landed cargo of the ship. Thomas Hunter, lying in the Victoria dock, and consigned to Mr. Thomas Bonn. The property was missed on. Tuesday week. On himselfthe samon the Wednesday last two casks of oil were seen lying Clarence dock quay, and suspicion arose that they were appeared, interested in sh Th in e ni p n ris° them.ner K an'iell itwere n , ...,......... AAA ...AF FAL% ',ALL..., ...--",----, ."..,, auuressea to a stiff that it may be cut, like a strong gelly, into any shap e person named Shaughnesy, in Dublin, the shipping-note with a knife. On Wednesday last, 1,100 quarts w ere being signed by him. The police kept a look. out for dispensed ;on Thursday and Friday respectively, thesame him, and he - called on Saturday evening at the shipping quantity ; on Saturday, 1000 • and on Sunday, 200. Mr. office for the receipt for the packages. A police-officer David Caig is the superintendent, and is permitted to accosted him, and he stated that he was merely shipping give daily from 50 t o 60 quar t s t o the necessitous wh o them ; that he had bought them from Beattie, who is a may apply, and who appear to be totally destitute. One soap-boiler, in Vauxhall-road, and did not know they police officer attends, b u t hi s se rvices are requ i re d only were wrongly come by. The offi cer , h av i ng g i ven h i m to preserve the order of precedence in serving the appli- into custody, went to Beattie, and the latter denied all cants. We partook of some of the soup s which we found knowledge of the casks, but subsequently at the station excellent, but rather insipid. A few donations of sugar admitted that he had given some money to two melt on would enable fhe manager to make it more tasty, particu- account of palm oil, but that he did not know who, they larly for children. We understand there are two other were. Mr. Davenport, solicitor, called two witnesses on similar establishment s , one i n N ew Bi r d -street, an d one behalf of Mr. Be a tti e , and their evidence was to the in Pickup.street, both also iia full work. Donations by effect, that on Saturday week two casks were brought to the purchase of tickets, or otherwise, will be thankfully received by the gentlemen, who condw , t these human hi ;that he refused t o h ave any thi ng t o , d o w ith them, and that the casks were t a ke n awa y i n a float.. The cstOtisbments. VrisonerA were cmanded till to-day. ti. were d FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL SUMMARY The announcement. by the Bank of England of the ad vance of the rate of interest to four per cent. on bills having more than 95 days to run, has thrown a little damp upon the speculation going on in this port. By some it is viewed as a movement, by the bank, to prevent excessive prices of corn and cotton, and as directly levelled against a certain description of paper by which operations in these articles have been fomented ; and it is broadly asserted that the directors are determined to go on until their ob ject is accomplished, and business resumes its natural state. The prevailing impression, however, amongst well informed people is, that the bank is only acting in self defence, and taking precautions in time. The dangerous position of the Bank of France has not been overlooked m Threadneedle-street ; and added to the necessity of providing for a possible demand of assistance from that establishment, the increasing importations of foreign breadstuffs are considered as likely to create a very serious drain of specie from this country. All these considera tions and circumstances, with the fall of what may be con sidered the national financial pulse—consols—have com bined to produce an uneasy feeling amongSt our commer cial classes generally, and to enable buyers of most com modities to purchase upon better terms. The announcement of the ministerial measure affecting corn, has not had any very material effect upon prices. Free grain is a trifle lower, having come down to meet the price of bonded, which , has not advanced, although firm at the highest price previously realised. The arrivals within the past few days have been large ; but it is thought that, being already sold, they will not materially affect the market. A change of wind, however, which has prevailed for an unusually long period from the sastward; and southward and eastward, must bring in " more heavy sr - , lies,-as a vast r- of grain-laden --• ..PP— _ vessels are now en their passage and overdue. The Cotton Market has receded' during the week, with very little doing,. even at the reduction submitted to. The anticipation of tightness in the money market has affected the spirits of speculators, whilst the adoption of short time is limiting the operations of spinners. An important article—" A Few Facts en the State of the Cotton Manufacture"—which will be. found in another column, wilt be found worthy of perusal by parties in terested in this great staple. The effect of the announcement of the Chancellor of the Exchequer,. containing the terms upon which sugar will be allowed to •be used in breweries and distilleries, had the effect, upon its being known here, of raising the prim 2s. per cwt- Our dealers and the trade, however, had. been prepared' for the adoption of such- a measure ; and some of the brewers and distillers have been ope rating' argely by anticipation. On this account a con siderable rise had already taken place, which, from Christinas to the present time, may be set down at 7s. to Bs. per cwt. In yesterday's transactions the 'market was • very firm, at full prices. Our share market is gab* prostrated, and nothing doing. BIRKENIIEAD Hosprni AND DISPENSARIES. TO THE RATEPAYERS OF BIRKENHEAD.' GENTLZMEN,—As a bill for regulating the sanitary ')ndition of Birkenhead is about being obtained from iiament; I take the liberty - ;of calling the attention of ratepayers to the' propriety of introducing a clause, empowering the commissioners of the township to levy a limited rate. omits property, for the purpose of adequately sustaining the requisite hospitals and dispensaries that are, or may be required for the public health. It is obviously the interest of the owners of property, and of the ratepayers generally, to look to the health of their locality, as a matter of first-rate importance. The difficulties of doing this by private and voluntary sub scriptions, have been felt by almost every town in Eng land, not excepting munificent Liverpool. It has been. feared, by some, that such an act would be injuriotts,•by the limitation it would fix on the exercise of private cha rity ; but, he who thinks so, must take a confined vievrof the thousands of opportunities which• hourly arise for its exercise ; besides it is as consistent to , a community to , meet together and agree to a common act of charity in proportion to the•means of each individual, as it is for: them to give a private subscription. Birkenhead, I believe, is the only-place in the work! , where the governors have gone much a-head of their con-- , stituents. I trust it will keep this pm-eminence as re— spects the health of its inhabitants. I have long been persuaded that matters of such importance should be re- garded as the business of the public, anetthat no individual ought to be called upon beyond his fair proportion of the ,' expense. lam convinced that such is the general sense of justice on this point at Birkenhead, that nothing more is necessary than to-call a public meeting of the rate ' payers to obtain their sanction. At the late annual meeting of the subscribers to the Birkenhead Hospital, I ventured' to suggest " a rate," for the support of such institutions. I have since been highly gratified to hear that Mr. W. Jacizon has adopted and publicly proposed the same idea. I •trust he will bring his weighty influence to bear in accomplishing so noble an object, andventure to say that, in-five years after its success has been proved at Birkenhead, it will become the general plan of, the country. It would not be wise in the inhabitants of Birkenhead to look out for precedents —their CITY is one of , the last of the world's erection, and should sustain its character for avoiding the errors, adopt ing the wisdom, and'advancing upon the intelligence of past ages. - I congratulate Mr: .W. Jackson on the view he has taken of this subject, and feel no doubt that the inhabit ants of Birkenhead would, if called together, triumphantly carry it into effect. Gentlemen, I am your fellow rate...payer, EDW. WELCH, Architect. P.S. I propose that&the tenants of propety, as in the property tax, should deduct the hospital rate from the rents payable to their landlords, so that the institution should be sustained otrietly by property. HEALTH COMMITTEE.-We understand that the paving and scavenging sub-committees of the Corporation Health Committee have amalgamated under the chairmanship of Mr. Tinne. It is said that the committee have entered into a contract for three years with Mr. Rose, of Man chester, to remove the nightsoil, &c., of the borough, for which we believe he is to pay £7,900 per annum. THE REV. JOHN PARK, OF GLENCAIHN.—We under stand that this gentleman will preach in St. Andrew's Scotch Church, Rodney-street, on Sunday next, and the two following Sundays. We have no doubt.it will be very pleasing to many cf. Mr. Park's former flock to have this opportunity of hearing,a minister who laboured.so long in this place, and who, was so genera ll y b eloved. The Aigburth Relief Committee have, we: are glad to hear, received for the destitute Irish, up to this time, very nearly £5OO. But;,as a considerable portion of this has been already disbursed,, the minister and churchwardens (Rev. Wm. Pardon, and Edward Moon and Wm. J. Tomlinson, Ewa.) will, we understand, take charge of any farther sums that may be entrusted to their hands, in aid of the destitute Irish. I COMMITMENTS.FOR TRIAL AT THE SESSIONS,AT THE . POLICE COURT, YESTERDAY. John Mason and John Smith, seamen. of the ship Anglo Saxon, for stealing their fellow tars' clothing, which they sold or pledged. Alice Quick and Mary, Mathews, for robbing John Chesters of 265., in St. James's-place, on Saturday. Charles O'Neill, for robg Felix, McGee of eleven half-crowns, on Satur day : Mg prisoner ran off with the money, . which the complainant had laid down on the bar-table of a public house, but was pursued and soon after apprehended. John Wilson, ..a boy, for stealing 141bs. of lead from a room in the Warehouse of Messrs. Walker and Co., on Saturday. Elizabeth Murphy, for stealing a sheet from the house of ;Elizabeth Taylor, Bannaster-place, where she had gonoae Saturday night to lodge for. the night. LAUNCH OE THE MARIAN. — This splendid ship, built for Messrs. C. W, and F. Shand, and intended for the Eastern trade, was launched on Tuesday, last from the yard of the builders, Messrs. Clarke and Son, Etna -street.. The weather was propitious, and the attendance of spec tators most numerous. The Marian is nearly 700 tons register,. n.m., and has in her model combined all those essential requisites for which Liverpool-built ships aro famed—a clean entrance and a fine run, with a capacity for storage, and bearings that ensure her carrying her c,anyas. She has a full poop, and the saloon and aft Fr cabins •are fitted most splendidly but substantially ; shortly d externally, is in deed, in the whole ship, internally an dis played . excellence in workmanship and material. The daggers were removed after-twelve o'clock, and having received her title from the fair hand Of Mrs.. Alex ander Shave.—vrhose Christian name she bears—she moved, after a momentary pause, to the bosom of the Mersey t , where her appearance was a theme of general, yea, universal admiration. The invited company then adjourned to the model-room, where a,splendid collation was set out by Mr. Fisk, of Castle-street. After the re moval, of the cloth, the chairman proposed the toast, " The Queen," which was drunk with enthusiasm. Suc cess to. the " Marian" was most ably replied to by M r . Shand ; and that of " Th e Builders" was responded to by Mr. Clarke, senior, in a most feeling and telling ad dress. " The Town and Trade of Liverpool," and " The Town and Trade of Manchester," were then given, to the latter of which M r. P eel, a nephew of Sir Robert Peel, replied. After a number of other toasts, the com pany separated, all highly delighted. The Marian is, we believe, the l as t s hi p Mr„ Clarke, senior, will build, being about to retire in favour of his sons. THE REV. HUGH NUNEILE.—The Coleraine Chronicle corrects several errors in a sketch of this eminent divine, contained in a work .just published, entitled " Orators of the Day." As the sketch has appeared in a local contem porary, we may as well give the correction of our contem porary. It is as follows :—" Mr. M'Neile, we need hardly' say, is the son of a. country clergyman of good estate, from whom he inherits considerable real property n ul d t o ms ne neighbourhood, and who was a deputy-lieutenant, in of the oldest magistrates of the county which, also, he served the office of High n S f he i A n s lf inate wili rn c a h l has been more recently filled by his son ; n relatives Mr. M`Neile is equally well connected, hjammoost ther having been a member of one of the oldest p_n_ ted by her respectable families in Antrim—now represented brother, the Chairman of the Ballycastle bench of magis trates. We do no t believe it derogatory to any gentle man to bring up his son to either branch of the legal pro fession ; but Mr. M`Neile never was in an attorney's office, nor was he ever a tutor in the family of the Arth bishop or any other--indeed the wealth and position of his family rendered it improbable he would have accepted such an office, per f ec tly respectable though we ad m it i t to be. In what manner Mr. M`Neile first became ac quainted with the family of the late Archbishop of Dub lin, we cannot pretend to say ; but as we rather believe Dr. - Magee was Bishop of Raphoe ;when Mr. M`Neile re ceived his first nomination to the curacy of Stranorlar, that diocese, we presume it took place in the usual inter course of society ; for although the position. of Mrs. M‘Neile, as daughter of the Primate of Ireland, rendered her a suitable wife for any gentleman, still it is erroneous to suppose that Mr. M'Neile thereby attained or now oc cupies a higher position in society than he inherited, and was entitled to fill, or than is Occupied at present by the rapreacntAtiye of 4i3 family in Ireland." Jan. 16, 1847. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (BY EXPRESS.) LONDON CORN MARKEL—YESTERDAY: The law for the free admission of Corn to the Ist of Sep. tember has passed the House of Commons, and expected to go through the Lords to-night, and be in operation to-morrow or Wednesday. At this day's market there was a good supply of English Wheat, which sold steadily at the currency of this day week. Free Foreign held firmly, but not so large a business trans acted to-day. Floating cargoes, however, are greatly sought after, and 2s. to 3s. per quarter advance would be freely given, but few on sale; and this remark also applies to Indian Corn. Barley and Malt are unsettled, and buyers act on the reserve, although offered at 3s. per quarter reduction. Beans rather dearer. Whte Peas 2s. hiher. Our supplies of Oats are tr i fling, and nec g essitous buyers have had to comply with a further advance of le. per quarter. SMITHFIELD CATTLE MA RKET.---YESTERDAY. Although the attendance of buyers was nunierous, the Beef trade was in a very sluggish state, at a decline in the quota tions obtained on Mond a y l ast of 2d. per slb., the very highest figure for the best Scots not exc ee di ng 45. 4d. per 81b. The numbers of sheep were considerably on the increase, and of excellent quality, owing towhich, the c h ange i n the weather, and the heavy supplies offering in the dead markets, the mut ton trade was dull, and the currencies declined 2d. per slb., the best old Downs selling slowly at ss. Per slb. In Calves, the supply of which was limited, very little was doing, at barely stationary prices. MONEY MAET v ESTERDAY. Public Securities have been much agitated during the whole of the morning, and the fluctuation in Consols has been per cent. The prices from Paris were generally expected to come lower, but instead of th a t there was an improvement both in the leentes and shares, and this had considerable influence in , turning the tide here. Consols for Money have been done from 901 to 90-i, and for the Account from 914 to 94, and are now sellers at 91#. There has been a large amount of _ . • - clo, but the principal part of it is presumed to be uusiness in checkinneg accounts. The amount of money required by government for the distress in Ireland is another point which is dwelt upon in the calcula tions of the speculators, and on that, as a matter of course, diarent views are taken. Reduced Three per Cents. have been done from 90i to 91, the Three-and-a -Quarter per Cents. 92# tol, Spanish Stock last at 204+, and India 250. Exchequer Bills have ranged from 3 to 7 pm. THE TEA DUTIES. It has often been urged by the advocates of the present high duties on tea, that by lowering those duties we should merely injure the revenue, without benefiting any but the Chinese producers, who, from the increased demand, would be enabled to obtain a higher price. This objection has been forcibly met in au able address just issued by the Liverpool association, and the following extract from- Messrs. Hnghesdon and Co.'s monthly tea circular, dated Canton, November 27, 1846, also ably confutes it. " We think an extensive field will soon be open for exchange operations in China : the quantity of tea brought forward:increases annually, and as-it is a perish able article the tea-merchant is forced to submit to the terms of his customers—for as yet he has Been seldom willing to speculate in a foreign market—but the disastrous result of shipments to England during the last two years will curtail purchases for that side, which havt , been often made for the sake of filling up a ship only ; so that the tea man will thus he forced to. ship on his own account under advances. Na.eduction in the tea duties at home may again induce extensive operations on English account ; but larger quantities will soon be produced, and we have little doubt the supply will be in excess of the demand. It may be seen 'by reference to our tea-table that the quantity exported during the last season has increased 5f million lbs. since 1844 :—At the expiration of the East India. Com pany's charter, in 1834, t h e shipments amounted to , only nj-, million pounds, so that in twelve years the quantity of tea shipped to England alone has increased seventy-five per cent. ! and during this time the cost price has de creased about thirty per cent. ! ! and, what is more sur prising still, this result has taken place notwithstanding the restrictive duty at home of 200 to 300 per cent. on• the value of the article !! r Reduce this enormous duty; and thus allow the poor man-also to be a consumer, and—but it is impossible to calculate' to what extent the export would be increased. The question more nearly affects the cotton and woollen manufacturers, who would then be called on to furnish more extensive supplies of theirre spective fabrics." The Rev. Dr. Croly has been elected to the office' of afternoon preacher at the Foundling Hospital. The Morning Herald of 'yesterday contains intelligenoer from Lisbon to the 20th instant, but the news is noUini— portant. OmfNous !—lt appears that Sir Edward Coffin R.N.., is the officer employed by the, Commissariat, to convey. re— lief to Ireland ! Perfectly appropriate to the Premier's present policy. - THE SUPPLY OF CORN AT' ODESSA.--The Journal d& Dibats publishes the following letter, dated Odessa, Dec. 30th The mildness of the temperature is really extra ordinary this year, which has permitted the accumulation of a vast quantity of corn in this port. Henceforth, how-- ever,..we do not expect further supplies from the interior until April or May next. The total number of ships which arrived here between the Lst of January and the 25th of December, 1846, amounted to 1,400, and th e d epartures . to 1,100 or 1200. It is worthy of remark, that the ships. which came here to load cornAhis year were of more than ordinary tonnage. We have still in the stores here more than 250,000 hectolitres of wheat. Since the commence ment of the month, more than 200 or 300 ships have taken in cargoes of wheat. This corn was part of the crop of haA e not yet drawn. on any part of the crop of 1846, which has been as deficient in Russia as in Western Europe. Still a less than ordinary harvest in Russia p ro .. deuces much more th an is neue4.i. y for the consumption ef..the empire." SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. MONDAY, 25th JANUARY.—Wind S., fresh breeze. AlaßlVED.—Chimera, Abel, from Patras—P arsee M erchant, Poole, New Orleans—Merchant, Clarke, from New York Andes,. Patrickson, from Bahia—Camilla, Jackson, Demerara,- Achiever, Johnson, Savanilla—Helen Hamilton, Nichol, Mara caibo—John Cumming, Dwight, Savannah ; sailed 2nd J Robert Henry, Legg, Malag a —M at i lda, Halson, Malta. ail.— Vesper, Bellamy, hence for Naples, at Holyhead. John IVPLellan, Rigg, hence at. Savannah. Ames, Patten, from Philadelphia at Cork. The Empire, that arrived here yesterday, left New York 3lst December, and Sandy Hook 3d January (brings no later papers.) file Columbia sailed for this port 2d Jan. The Nonantum, that arrived hereyesterday from Charleston, rfas4iground on Formby Spit 23d instant, for 4i hours. Swatara, from New Orleans, >off this port. FASHIONABLE RESTAURANT and SUPPER. LOUNGE, 17, CLAYTON-SQUARE. Those who have not yet visited the ORIENTAL DIVAN should not omit an opportunity; forthe arrangementsmot only: surpass those of every similarllotel, but the viands are of the choicest kinds. An excellent,Steak, cut in the Londonstyle, is charged 7d., and it may be finished with a h a lf- p i nt of splendid. Amontillado Sherry, or fine-flavoured Port, f or One Milling. 'rota our local Press The elegance with which it is fitted, the promptitude and neatness with which everything is served up, render. it the , most fashionable restaurant—Standard. The Resturant, Cllayton-square.—we have.troilOiibt the pro mises which Feeny makes to the ear he wilK unlike Macbeth's witches, keep both to the e ar and the he Mercury. The dinners and suppers cannot be / excelled for variety, or lowness of charges.—Albion. It consnlidatei the reputation of e proprietor as a eater for the public.—Mail. Suitable to all classes ; the •wine ' undeniable P mc,, BILL OF FARE, AT HE FASHIONABLE. REST RANT, For THIS DAY, the 26th, nd TO-MORROTT AT Ti IS DAY, 26TH SOUP 4 !nM inst, Mock Turtle ra4y, Hare, and Mutton Broth FISH. Soleso Turbot, and Cod Fish One o'clock Steak Pie II . Two o'clock.—Bitooiale .Beef, BShopilueldde;Lobfbit, and Mutton., Four o'clock Five o . n Wild Duck. 'cl°ck G P o i o g seherry Tarts, Apple Puddi ng... TO-MORROW, 27TH. SOUPS. Oxttil,,illoek Turtle, Gravy, and Hare FISH. Soles, Whiting, and Cod Fish. One"o'cloc k . - 40ast Beef, Rabbit Pie, Boiled Turkel Two o'clock. —B ee f Steak Pie, Harricott Mutton. Three o'clock. —Veal and Ham. Four o 'clock—Roast Pork. Five o'clock.—Haunch of Mutton. Apple Tarts and College Ridding. Cup of Coffee, 4d. ; with Muffin or Toast, Gd. Plain Tear Coffee, ls. —Roast. Itukey,' Boiled Leg of Mutton, Rump London Oysters received daily, is. 641. per baud, or Is. tid. per score. The following are the opinions of the Press : CELEBRITY OF THE LONDON, OYSTERS. Th e acknowledged superiority of the London Oysters, and theof obtaining them regularly ev en i n t hi s great commercut difficulty town, haS induced the Proprietor to arr ange with one of the first Fishmongers of Billingsg a t e , f rom whom he (la I ty receives AN ABUNDANT suprx.T. OF THE N ATIVES; b ut a a ll the Liverpool journals have eulogised th em, Mr. F. sub mits their recommendation ratherthan his Own. A dish of the finest Oysters we ever remember to hive seen or tasted ; we can honestly recomm en d them."—Mercury. ,4 We can safely vouch for their fine condition and excellent flavour; better cannot certainly, be had in London or else where."—Standard. FENNY'S ORIENTAL DivA,N.--We have seen, and, what,is better far, we have tasted, some of the London Oysters which Mr. Fenny, of the Oriental Divan, Clayton-square,. is now daily receiving from London. W e recommend onr friends to• pay the Divan a visit, and jud,, ,,, e of the Oysters by their size, fresh most favourable judg and delicious flavour. They cannot form any big the mentof them. —Journal. " Our brethern of the press, however they may be divided in their opinion on other subjects, give their testimony un animously in favour of Mr. Fenny's excellent Londo7 L o A ys l t b e i r o s n : and our opinion i n th eir favor was corroborated by two or three persons of refined t aste and gastronomic experience. "The lovers o f th i s fine shell-fish can now Procure it of splendid quality at the Oriental Divan, Claytoa square.' Standard. : T UESDAY, LIVERPOOL JANUARY 26, 1846. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY MORNING, By JOSHUA. 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