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

S THI LIVEUPOOL -STANDIRD. - _ --- . ._ . . TH E LIVER P 0 0 L STANDARD, original avocations? is the important question which MEETING OF THE PROPRIETORS OF THE A FEW FACTS ON THE STATE OF THE PRICE THREEPENCE. - suggests itself for our serious consideration. EXCHANGE BUILDINGS. COTTON MANUFACTURE. There are many reasons why we conclude this to The annual general meeting of the Company of Pro- In the present state of the cotton trade, with prices, as YEARLY SUBSCRIPTION, ON CREDIT, 155.; be a highly improbable event. In the first place it prietors of the Liverpool Exchange was held in the Cotton some think, extravagantly enhanced by speculation, or, Sales Room y es t er d ay , an d as t h e b us i ness was o f or di nar y as ot h er s th i nk, only so much so as the short crop war tous state of Ireland as a warn i n to tolerate an IF. PAID IN ADVA N C E , 13 8 . wou ld b e s h eer madness, with the present calami- routine, required by act of Parliament, the attendance r an t s , i s i s i mpor t an t to ascerta i n how far the spinners and g, y was limited, manufacturers are able, from the existing prices of yarn Although we bear the above upon our imprint, longer the growth of the class, to which these men MATTHEW GLENTON, Esq., was ca ll e d to th e c h a i r , and goods to pay the prices at present demanded for cot we are not about t o a tt empt mak i ng up for the re- belong. A cottier tenantry, depending for subsis- and stated that th e comm itt ee had to report a gradual ton. We shall endeavour to throw some light upon this duction in our price by parsimonious management. tense sole"pon the potato root, cannot consis- progressive increase of revenue, which would admit of a question by an examination of the data furnished us by l t r o geLt i v t id o e t i . id to the shareholders than the Of the quality of matter in our recent numbers it tently with the permanent amelioration of the socialthey had been sources in Mr. Burn, tl in his last Commercial Glance. paying a ton n was 3as.t to 44d. D an ec d . 1845, the rr p e ri s ce on o d f i U ng pla w n e d ek co o t- f becomes not us to speak. We have already stated condition of that country; or even with safety to from which this derivable te o se s were—first, en e sc r r c s . , fir si past. it to be our wish that the talent and energy em- the institutions of the empire, be alloWed to continue rental obtained for s t hie tb ir e i b n u e il r d en in se g d s 1846 the price of the" same staple was 6d. to 7.1-d. The ployed upon the journal shall not be deteriorated ; in the occupation' of the soil. A new and better (amounting to about 25 per cent.,' while, at the same time, advance was thus 2id. to 3d. per lb. in the latter year. and we trust that it shall even be improved to mode of cultivation must be adopted, and a dif- 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. enable us to meet the competition to which we are ferent description of crops substituted for those at The committee had to announce that they were enabled to In 1845 the price of this number was, for "common now exposed. present raised. Capital and science must be in 1846, 14d. ; for best pay to each shareholder this year a dividend of seven seconds," water twist, 121 d. and We purpose, of the opening of the Parliamentary brought in aid of the natural resources of the land, guineas per share, and besides that an additional sum of seconds" Ind in 18 and 15+d. in 184 6. T h e . Session, to introduce several new and valuable if Ireland is ever to become a self-sustaining coun- three guineas to those who did not attend the rooms— is therefore only lid. upon " common seconds" and lid. features in the columns of the STANDARD ; and, try, and to be able to bear the burthen of its own that difference arising from the subscription not being upon "best seconds." Thus, the advance of the raw that we may not be out-d one b y any o f our con- poor. To effect this, an extensive depopulation due by the latt er . mater i al in 1846 is lfd. to lid. more than that of common The TREASURER then read the accounts, from which seconds watertwist, and Id. to lid more than that of best temporaries, the most liberal arrangements are must take place; and when we withdraw from the appearedappropriating£l67 it that, after a sum of as a seconds. In 1846 the advance was onid. on common seconds being made. For the gratification of those rea- country th e em pl o ym en t w hi c h we are a t present reserved fund, there was a balance of £5BBO, out of which mule and Pd. best seconds,of the raw Pd. ders, whom the dry details of politics, or party providing for its • peasantry, upon public or repro- the dividends would be paid. material being thus 11d. to 2kd. more than that of common warfare delight not, we are likewise preparing a ductive works, we shall do so, with almost the cer- The CHAIRMAN said that the committee had given seconds, and lid. to lid. more than that of best seconds. store of amusement, which we trust will be received tainty before our eyes, that a great portion of the every facility and information to ihe News-room below, There can be no doubt that, with these relative prices, with favor. To the family circle generally, we labourers, who have at length been taught to live which furniture . h e al d u; ) i e d e e n rg o r n o e v : i x e t d en a si n vg improvements. new __ maps. He had alsow Lhierosepsisnnonielosesslmczattioabei is obvious, ru s i , rious. The perfect pledge ourselves that nothing shall ever induce us upon wages, will never be either able, or inclined, to state that the Lords p of the Admiralty had announced the price of cotton in 1844 and 18 7 5 ot ein t g ro n m ea t r l y fact the samesanre, to admit into our columns a line at which the to return to their former precarious dependence their intention of presenting them with all their valuable the price of this number of yarn shewed no variation. cheek of virtue can blush, or from which the right- upon the produce of a patch of land, and the habits maps (or charts) from time to time, an instance of Assuming, therefore, a fact which, indeed, is known, that minded searcher after truth may • not derive in- of indolence which that dependence creates. We liberality for which they could not but express their best in both these years a fair or even a good profit, over and thanks . 'above remuneration for capital and. wear and tear of ma struction. shall then doubtless see the present tide of immi- The 'monetary and other resolutions were then pro- chinery, was derived, it can scarcely be supposed that upon To our Advertising Friends we must first return gration into Great Brit sin increased, rather than p ose d a n d u n a ni mous ly p a s se d. Five gentlemen were an article costing in the latter year 121 d, a loss of lid. to thanks ,fir their p as t ki n d p a t ronage . Th e witness any reflux of the peasantry to their native separately elected as members of the committee, in place lid., or 121 per cent., can be spared out of profit alone ; STANDARD has, since the alteration in its price, soil. of the five who retire by rotation. unless the trade be a far more remunerative one than the CONSIDERABLY MORE THAN DOUBLED ITS The effect whi c h mus t th us b e pro d uce d upon Thanks being voted to the off icers and to the chairman world i mag i nes . CIRCULATION, and is nou eb ecom i ng , (who had been most active for the interests of the com- In compar i ng t h e relat i ve pr i ces of goods in the two the number, what it h as l ong beemas regards as regards the condition of the labourin g masses i n th e coun - D Daily) the meeting separated. years, we shall se l ec t th e s t ap l e article of kths power-loom __ __ the try it is not difficult to forese e . F or y ears past, in - printers, 72 reed. O n the Ist. of January, 1846, th e p r i ce __ respectability of its readers—DECIDEDLY all our seats of industry and commerce, the im- PROPOSED ALTERATION OF THE BIRKEN- of this article was ss. 3d. to ss. i4l d,. per piece of 29 yards, THE BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN ported labour of Ireland bas been pressing upon HEAD DOCK PLANS. and on the Ist of January instant, 6s. 11d. to 6s. 104 d. LIVERPOOL. the comforts and reducing the wages of the British It will be remembered by our readers that the original As there is a greater difference• between the first . and of second quality in one year than in the other, we will take plans of this great scheme comprised a • coasting dock, artisan and operative. Already Irishmen fill all the ordinary cloth as our guide. The advance is therefore TO CORRESPONDENTS. the subordinate situations in our industrial fabric. 16 acres, which was offered to the coasters frequenting between ss. 3d. and 65. l Id , 0r . 1041 per piece. Assuming They work for less, because they can live for less, our river as a compensation for the . enclosure of the the price of labour to be de same at the two periods, this beaching ground in Wallasey Pool, which has been used We have received .e 2. from Miss Falcon, Workington, for the Englishmen. They rush with avidity into the sum on a 51b. cloth gives an advance of 21a. per lb., the distressed Irish and Scotch. .el we have banded over to than by those vessels from time immemorial. A clause in the Mr. H. J. Webster, treasurer to the St. Jude's Relief Fund ; wo r s e p a id emp l oyments, are content w i th t h e Act of Parliament provided that no vessel of more than advance on the yarn being lid, on ly, an d th e a d vance on . and ..t1 to Messrs. Tennants, Clow, and Co. worst description of habitations. and infect with 200 tons harden was to enter this prnmul We ATP raflior cotton 2id to 3d. The list of proprietors in inint-Rtnek h..L. is iv.a a 14 Pri ;rt .11. The effect which must thus be produced upon the condition of the labouring 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. They work for less, because they can live 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 us 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 are in a state of pauperism. We cannot support them either as beggars or as paupers. Gradually they must be compelled to take up the same practices of industry which they witness amongst our own population ; and it is creditable to the natio na l c h arac t er that, as a class, the Irish labourer or operative has always , shown himself i n thi s coun t ry secon d 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 a greater 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. Are we now, or have we the prospect of being, 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 chewed 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 upon us for employment. 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 new 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. It will be remembered by our readers that the original plans of this great scheme comprised a coasting dock, of 16 acres, which was offered to the coasters frequenting our river as a compensation for the enclosure of the 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 Dock 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 giit 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 erful company to the oppression of a class at present un fortunately reduced to helplessness. The coasting trade is in this state—thanks to• the railways and steam ; and we ' are afraid, in the present instance, they are likely to fall victims of their own poverty. Would the Birkenhead Dock Commissioners venture to act in this manner to wards a body as powerful as themselves. The Admiralty, will however, we believe, interfere in the matter. We have received a from Miss Falcon, Workington, for the distressed Irish and Scotch. we have handed over to Mr. H. J. Wet ter, treasurer to the St. Jude's Relief Fund; ..t1 to Me •s. Tennants, Clow, and Co. '^:n*-stock banks is inserted in the various TI will come into operation immediately; who bring actions under ~e2O in the have to pay the costs of the same. in our circulation has caused one or two section with our country subscribers, but ments for their effectual remedy are now The Manufacturer, therefore, seems to be doing rather better than the spinner ; but we must deduct a little from the apparent amount of his advance for• the extra 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 98. on Ist January instant, or 1 in 7 ; the advance on No. 40 water twist has been 1 in 17 ; and on mill yarn somewhat less. This is not so favourable for the manu facturer, although it is, perhaps, the most correct test, as printing cloths, being required for the wring patterns, usually rule highest at the commencement of the year, and fluctuate more than other descriptions of cloth, being dependent upon the demand for printed fabrics. In his table of the average prices of goods exported during the year, Mr. Burn says, It will be perceived that I have only taken the advance on goods for the year at 21 per cent. ; they rose in December about 20 per cent. ; but the average price of the year previously was 5 per cent. lower than in 1845," we hope oil complete Ibt Zthrrpool ,tallbarb. MORNING, JANUARY 26, 1847 By the bye, we cannot see what can,be their object in seeking to have their schemes newly christened, and their docks to figure as the Liverpool and Birkenhead Docks. Is the new nomenclature expected to facilitate financial operations ? It is clear, from these calculations, that, whatever may be the result of the expectations entertained 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 more profitable, or rather, as a less ruinous course than spinning for a loss both of profit and capital. LIVERPOOL ART UNION.-DRAWING OF PRIZES On Saturday, the drawing of the prizes of the Liverpool Art Union took place at the Exhibition Rooms, Post Office place. The chair was take n by M r . Th omas Todd, who delivered an excellent address on the occasion. He said the sales at the exhibition amounted to £2,000. Du ring the eighteen weeks that the exhibition was open, 24,700 persons visited it. Of these, 11,240 paid the Is. admission, of whom a considerable portion purchased the 6d. catalogue, and 13,460 persons availed themselves of the reduced cost of Id. and 2d. admission, and were pur chasers of the penny catalogue, of which no less than 3,000 were sold. The subscriptions for the Art Union amounted to '£s4s—a much smaller amount than was subscribed in former years, owing, the chairman con ceived, to their not then being a constituted, body and to the recent prevailing distress. Mr. W. G. Herbert read the report, which, after al luding to the influence of art unions in creating an ex tended feeling for art, stated, that during the twelve years of the existence of the Liver of Art Union, a sum of £11,284 had been subscribed, (exclusive of this year,) to which £2BOO was added by prizeholders. The report then mentioned the establishment of the Union by the Privy Council. On the motion of Mr. Henry Lawrence, 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 Candidates Value of Prizes . X s. d. .. 50 0 0 .. 40 0 0 .. 30 0 0 .. 30 0 0 .. 25 0 0 .. 25 0 0 .. 20 0 0 .. 20 0 0 20 0 0 . 20 0 0 .. 20 0 0 .. 20 0 0 .. 15 0 0 .. 15 0 0 .. 15 0 0 15 0 0 .. 10 0 0 .. 10 0 0 ~ 10 0 0 . 10 0 0 . 10 0 0 .. 10 0 0 . 10 0.0 . 10 0 0 .. 5 0 0 ~.. 5 0 0 .5 0 0 5 0 D 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 .. 5 0 0 Mr. Eaton William Maury Arthur Thompson John Marriot Mrs. V. Higgins.. James Price Jessie Miller Miss S. J. Robekts R. J. M. Wotherspoon William Hall William Taylor Miss G. Swift A. Shand J. R. Warden R. C. Gasdener Samuel Blackburn Rev. F. Kent Mrs. W. F. Robinson Mrs. Lynn Miss M. A. Abercrombie James Pendlebury William L. Clare H. Lawrence Arthur Henderson B. C. Rawland ..... Miss Yates. ... John Clow F. Percival James Bland Mr. Owens Arthur Thompson We are informed, on authority upon, which we can place implicit reliance, that the very obnoxious Bill, with whin 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 kingdom, Whig-Radicalism 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. 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, on the 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 of their consump tion, 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 duced 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 tain an immense increase. Science, applicable to the manufacture' of gas, is progressing day by 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 sought by them is cheap gas, and not a return for capital invested. Such is not the case. Their object is a supply of this in dispensible article at the lowest possible rate to the consumer, with at the same time a fair profit for shareholders. Yesterday was the day appointed for the successful drawers to choose their prizes, and the following had 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. Knell ; 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, 272 ; ditto, Flower Girl, by J. F. Paxmore, 781, paying difference of £5 ; a £25 prize took Marshall's Sir Roger de Coverley, and the Spectator at the Gipsies' Encampment, No. 156 ; another £25 took a Landscape by Boddington, 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—Malmesbury 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. A £lO prize took a Love Scene by J. Peel, No. 375, at £25 ; a Reaper's Child, by A. H. Taylor, No. 760, £lO ; 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. Haven, £10; No. 69—Cattle in Landscape—W. Shayer, £lO and £l5 paid ; No. 537—Land Scene, £s—price £6 6s. ; No. 567—Crossing the Ford—by A. D. Fripp, £5 prize and .£5 ss. ; No. 3—Penmaen Bach—by J. Weeks, £5 prize, sold at £8 Bs. ; No. 2—Temptation— by H. Shirley, as last No. ; and No. 127—Swiss Scene — by W. G. Herdman. The amount received by Mr. H. J. Webster, as trea surer for the St. Jude's subscription fu n d f or th e destitute Irish and Scotch; has now reached the very handsome sum of £2500. THE SOUP KITCHENS.—We yesterday morning visited one of the three 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 commodi ous. There is a large ante-room, in which seats are pro vided for those who purchase the soup, and wish to take it en peasant. 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 visit. 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 made from poundedbarley, oatmeal, and flour, with the addition of seasoning, and is thick, white, palatable, and strong. When cold it becomes so stiff that it may be cut, like a strong gelly, into any shape with a knife. On Wednesday last, 1,100 quarts were dispensed ; on Thursday and Friday respectively, the same quantity ; on Saturday, 1000 • and on Sunday, 2QO. Mr. David Caig is the superintendent, and is permitted to give daily from 50 to 60 quarts to the necessitous who may apply, and who appear to be totally destitute. One police officer attends, but his services are required only to preserve the order of precedence in serving the appli cants. We partook of some of the soup, which we found excellent, but rather insipid. A few donations of sugar would enable the manager to make it more tasty, particu larly for children. We understand there are two other similar establishments, one in New Bird-street, and one in Pickup-street, both also in full work. Donations by the purchase of tickets, or otherwise, will be thankfully received by the gentl emen who conduct these humane establishments. THE WEST INDIA MAII We have just now received the West India Mail, by the Trent steamer. The reports of the sugar and coffee crops are encouraging. 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 election would take place. Sir Charles Grey was sworn as Governor on the 21st of December George Hall Laivrence, Esq., David Hodgson, Esq., and Colin Campbell, Esq. qualified at the Kirkdale guar 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 :er a sermon by incumbent. 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 wishing to sign it. _ _ _ _ DENmou. - -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 Bt. Ann's Church, Stanley, by the Rev. Mr. Gardner. MISS WHITNALUS CONCERT LAST NIGHT This 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, for the first time, to the celebrated vocalist Madame Anna Bishop, of the grand theatres Rome and Palermo, and prima donna of the Theatre San Carlo, at Naples. The other singers were Miss Whitnall herself, (who, we regretted to observe, was indisposed, and, in deed, appeared contrary to the advice of her medical attendants,) Miss Kathleen Fitzwilliam, Mr. D. W. King, of the Theatre-Royal, Drury-lane, and Mr. Corri, of the Nobility's Concerts, Dublin. The first part comprised Wallace's trio "Turn on Old Time," which was effectively sung by Miss Whitnall and Messrs. King and Corn, 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 Cavati na f rom Meyerbeer, was h owever 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," from Beethoven, with great judgment, We have already men tioned that he seemed to be suffering from cold, which evinced itself strongly in this piece. His 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. Corn sang "As I view those scenes." very finely, and afterwards volunteered an Irish ballad, in the room of a duett in which Miss Whitnall was 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. The gems of the evening consisted of " John Anderson. my Jo," (sung by Madame Anna Bishop, and encored,) and "On the Banks of Guadalquiver," by the same lady. -Both were delightfully and wonderfully sung, and encored of course. The latter songs of this part we could not stay to hear. The house was thinly attended. Amongst the visitors, however, we noticed his worship the Mayor, John Shaw Leigh, Esq., and other influential parties. MEETING OF IRISHMEN IN BEHALF OF THEIR FA MISHING COUNTRYMEN. — Yesterday evening, a nume rous meeting, gaisisting chiefly of natives of Ireland, was held in the PorECo, Newington, for the purpose of col lecting subscriptions for the relief of the famishing Irish, by means of collections to be made by natives of Ireland, working men, voluntary workers in the charitable cause. There were present on the platform—the Rev. Dr. Raf fleton, the Rev. Dr. Moriarty, Dr. Murphy, M.D., Dr. Rogerson, M.D., M. Harnett, Esq., C. Lynch, Esq., Richard Shiel, Esq., John Yates, junior, Esq., and others. Daniel Powell, Esquire, was called to the chair, and ably opened the business of the meeting. The principal speaker was the Rev. Dr. Moriarty, who spoke at great length on the present distress of Ireland, and her wrongs, which he attributed, not to the British Government, the British people, or the Scotch, but the Irish aristocracy alone. His address was truly eloquent and enthusiastic, and was received with loud plaudits. Several other speakers, including a Protestant, were also happy in their remarks, and all of them appealed to the benevolent feelings of Christians 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 appointed, to whom books were delivered, and who were to hand over their receipts to the secretaries, to be transmitted 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 for four successive Sun days for the purpose of promoting the same benevolent object. The meeting was perfectly harmonious through - out, and concluded with thanks to the chairman and others. SUSPICION OF AN ATTEMPT AT HOUSE-BREAKING.— A 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 Baker street, near the Zoological Gardens, vas to the effect that at four o'clock on Sunday morning, she beard the voices of two men outside, trying the door and windows, and that on giving the alarm, a police-officer came up, and the house, apparently drunk. This witness , and a nother apprehended the prisoner, who was then standing against officer said that the prisoner was, when he got to the station, shortly afterwards, quite sober. The prisoner said he 'was very drunk, had lost his way, and did not know how to get home ; that he believed he knocked at the house to get information, but had no. intention 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 somewhat unsatisfactory evidence had seemed inclined to commit him for trial, said he should give him the advan tage of the doubt that arose in his mind from the charac terliven, and discharg ed him. THEFT OF PALM OIL FROM THE QUAY. —At the Police-court yesterday, Owen Kelly and Charles Beattie were charged on 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 Benn. The property was missed on Tuesday week. On Wednesday last two casks of oil were seen lying on the Clarence dock quay, and suspicion arose that they were D ee nbl k i e n p , t th a e shipping -note Pillo g ut for -note the same. The prisoner Kelly had, it appeared, interested P himself in shipping them, and they were addressed to a being person signedn a m named by S h him.aug h T n es y h , in The police him, and he called on Saturday evening at the shipping office for the receipt for the packages. A police-officer accosted him, and he stated that he was merely shipping them •, that he had bought them from Beattie, who is a soap-boiler, in Vauxhall-road, and did not know they were wrongly come by. The officer, having given him into custody, went to Beattie, and the latter denied all knowledge of the casks, but subsequently at the station admitted that he had given some money to two men on account of palm oil, but that he did not know who they were. Mr. Davenport, solicitor, called two witnesses on behalf of Mr. Beattie, and their evidence was to the effect, that on Saturday week two casks were brought to him ; that he refused to have anything to do with them, and that the casks were taken away in a float. The prisoners were remanded till to-day. TUESDAY WA ce __,Gainly did not expect from Lord John Russell's Government, in the session just opened, anything very striking— anything to make the hair stand on end with wonder or with awe; and, therefore, we confess that we read the usual ex ponent of Ministerial measures her Majesty's speech—with singular equanimity; but we cannot se from its perusal with the same pas sive temper. It did surprise us that a statesman, so all-sufficient as Lord John Russell, at a time when -- z.,ted social and economical de rangements -- were occupying the public mind, could reconcile it to himself as being respectful to the dignity of Parliament, and to the intelligence of the nation, to show us so little of the policy in ac cordance with which he proposes to carry on his say that we ro so many compl Government. Her Maiest on the mass a s Ministers appear to have looked iusiness before them with only one arentlyfixed upon every other por ; the United Kingdom of Great vast Colonial Empire attached to %lmost entirely overlooked. Ire -her social disorganization and [gross the lion's share of notice. marriage, we are told, (and her have read this part of the speech almost vexed emphasis,) has a Cracow affair has a very peremp- The affairs of the River Plate are are told that her Majesty's y with foreign powers inspire her nfidence in the maintenance of gland and Wales are only referred ire us that preparations are being out the Local Courts' Bill for call debts, and that measures will rd for improving the health of eye, which tion of the glOt Britain, and -her crins ye no right to complain of this ap-- reland has for years past, and will o come, take up more than her share of the legislative atten- mdition gives her a title to a )rd Palmerston at the head of are likely enough to have )tests to notice. But there is upon which the people of deep interest, and the import it have fully justified Govern to them, however briefly. The ti education is one of these. The pects of our industrial popula tat manufacturing interests, ought ought worthy of a passing notice ; land- wretchednes The Montpen Majesty is with mark ParagraPT tort paral touched t relations ye with the full peace to in ord made-for carry the recovery ov. be brought fo. towns Perhaps we parent slight. probably for y fair and reasonable tion. Her presen large share. With the Foreign Office. disagreem are important su Great Britain feel ance Qf which .1 ment in ref question of r condition and ton, and to haie b ill, perhaps, press itself upon the consideration of the Legislature sooner than they Ile appointment of the new Poor-law !s at the end of the present ses i we have since had a Ministerial A to a proposed supervision of itry would have been more satis er the full maintenance of the asisted upon, as a measure upon s of Government is to be staked. from their vast extent and im consideration of the shock which i from our recent legislation, and the subjE expect Uommissi with r( their acts, the c 4 fled to learn wh law itself is to h( which the existei Our coloni portance, if not they have had miiht a been assured that their exist- ence was not torg n in Downing-, , the veil has been par nd if we are to judge of the ,o alleviate the existing distress" teat Britain, from the measures dnesday, Thursday, and Friday ertain no very high notion of their ly efficacy. The abolition of the meign corn does little, save effect ing the transfer of the amount, which that duty Since Tuf dally with however n Ireland discussed on night, we immediate or eE 4s. duty upon f would brine in from the revenue to the pocket of or. The suspension of the Navi measure which, if it was to be ht to have been adopted sooner; 'materially aid us. The use of ‘,nd distilleries, does little for Lty, although it may confer a iial grower. If any material is consumed for these purposes, co be of any benefit to the colo _ one price of another great and nutricious article of consun'- the corn _ gation Laws adopted at all, ( and cannot very I rn—sugar. What the measures provement of the permanent I, and the repair of her social sionate survey" of which, her y made to say, that thepresent 1 excitement" affords confess ourselves quite un- mot be said that the premier has ny serious opposition to the adoption I measures for this or any other tr, at present, to be in a state ticiajis of every grade sugar in b the British commur boon. on t quantity of I it must mmpf,be fo: condition o evils; 1 Majesty is f " absence opportun able even to So far it reason to fear ay of well-devised )biect. of complE of the duti have spread befQre them that governr through thoE pend upon t is possessed o )etore our readers ie difficulties which government How far the head of will be enabled to bear himself luties and difficulties, will de question whether his lordship e firmness and discretion to steer of sedition and democracy on hand, nor hesitating to insist upon full Before these comments, ie eyes of many of our readers, have before us something more Lt that course will be, which we influx of Irish pauperism into to which we have had to direct fter week, has an important mean its temporary effect upon the poor Ices, to which it comes to be re ced last week the changed charac ;.- —;-ration ; that, at first, the chiefly women and chil ht admixture of male paupers. ing to the d the oz justice on however, I we spay prob decided as t( shall at once the i Greit B: rates of tho lieved. We ter of this parties dren, with only 2 half of the numbers arriv ing; nd many of these appear to be of the small farmer class —men capable of working for the relief which they receive. Are the bulk of these men ever likely to be in a condition to return to their NOW' the latte; c -~ ~~ 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 tfie 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 in Threadneedle-street; and added to the necessity of providing for a possible demand of assistance from that establishment, the increasing importations of foreign breadstuffs me considered as likely to create a very serious drain of specie from this country. All these considera tions and circumstances, with the fail 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 trile 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 eastward, and southward and e eastward, must bring in still more heavy supplies, as a vast number of grain -laden vessels are now on 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 on the State of the Cotton Manufacture"—which will be found in another column, will 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 suga r will be allowed to be used in breweries and distilleries, had the effect, upon its being known here, of raising the price 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 largely by anticipation. On this account a con siderable rise had already taken place, which, from Christmas 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 quite prostrated; and nothing doing. BIRKENHEAD HOSPITAL AND DISPENSARIES TO THE RATEPAYERS OF BIRKENHEAD GENTLEMEN,—As a bill for regulating the sanitary condition of Birkenhead is about being obtained from parliament, I take the liberty of calling the attention of the ratepayers to the propriety of introducing a clause, empowering the commissioners of the township to levy a limited rate on its 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 s üb 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 injurious, by the limitation it would fix on the exercise of private Cha rity ; but, he who thinks so, must take a confined view of the thousands of opportunities which hourly arise for its exercise ; besides it is as consistent to a commuq ity 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 world where the governors have gone much a-head of their con stituents. I trust it will keep this pre-eminence as re spects the health of its inhabitants. I havp long been persuaded that matters of such importance should be re garded as the business of the public, and that 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. Jackson has adopted and publicly proposed the same idea. I trust he will bring his weighty influenc e t o bear i&accomplishing so noble an object, and venture to say UAL; 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 theinhabit 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 property, as i n t h e property tax, should deduct the hospital. rate from the rents payable to their landlords, so that the institution should be sustained strictly 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 GLENjAIRN.—We under stand that this gentleman will• preach in St. Andrew's Scotch Church, Rodney-street, on Sunday neat, and the two following Sundays. We have no doubt it will be very pleasing to many of Mr. Park's former flock to have this opportunity of hearing a minister who laboured so long in this place, and who was so &enerally beloved: 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. Purdon, and Edward Moon and Wm. J. Tothlinson, Esqrs.) will, we understand, take charge of any farther sums that may be entrusted to their hands, in aid of the destitute Irish. 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 robbing Felix McGee of eleven half-crowns, on Satin.- day : the 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 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 gone on Saturday night to.lodge for the night. LAUNCH OF 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 are famed—a clean entrance and a fine run, with a capacity for storage, and bearings that ensure her carrying her canvas. She has a full poop, and the. saloon and after cabins are fitted most splendidly but substantially ; in deed, in the whole ship, internally and externally, is dis played excellence in workmanship and material. The daggers were removed shortly after twelve o'clock, 'and having received her title from the fair hand of Mrs. Alex ander Shand ,—whose Christian name she bears—she te moved, after a momentary pause, to the bosom of the Mersey, where her appearance was a t tly me of general, yea, universal admiration. The inviesplenlid companyco thenllation adjourned to the model-room, where a 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 Mr. Shand ; and that of " The 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 Mr. Peel, 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 last ship M r . Cl ar k e, senior, will build, being about to retire in favour of his sons. THE REv. HUGH WNEILE.—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 th e 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 in this neighbourhood, and who was a deputy-lieutenant, and one of the oldest magistrates of the county of Antrim, in which, al so , he served the office of High Sheriff, which has been more recently filled by his son ; by his maternal relatives Mr. M'Neile is equally well connected, his mo ther having been a member of one of the oldest and most r respectable families in Antrim—now represe nted by he brother, the Chairman of the Ballycastle bench of magis trates. We do not 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 Arch bishop or any other—indeed the wealth and position of his family rendered it improbable he would have accepted such an office, perfectly respectable though we admit it 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, in 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 eprest ntAtive of bia family iu Jan. 26, 1847. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (BY EXPRESS.) CRN ESTERDAY. The laW for LONDON the fr e e admission of MARKEL—Y 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, arid buyers act on the reserve, although offered at 3s. per quarter reduction. Beans rather dearer. White Peas 2s. higher. Our supplies of Oats are trifling, and necessitous buyerahave had to comply with a further advance of Is. per quarter. SMITHFIELD CATTLE MA RKET.--,YEsTERDAY. Although the attendance of buyers was numerous, the Beef trade was in a very sluggish state, at a decline in the quota tions obtained on Nlonday last of 2d. per 81b., the very highest figure for the best Scots not exceeding 4s. 4d. per 81b. The numbers of sheep were considerably on the increase, and of excellent quality, owing towhich, the change in the weather, and the heavy supplies offering in the dead markets, the mut ton trade was dull, and the currencies declined 2d. per 81b., the best old Downs selling slowly at ss. per Sib. In Calves, the supply of which was limited, very little was doing, at barely stationary prices. MONEY MA been much during of Securities have much agitated the whole of the morning, and th e fl uc t uat i on i n Consols has been per cent. The prices from Paris were generally expected to come lower, but instead of that there was an improvement both is the Renteo and sh ares , an d t hi s h ad considerable influence in turning the tide here. Consols for Money have been done from 904 to Kb. and for the Account from 90i to 91,i,, and are now sellers at There has been a large amount of business done, but the principal part of it is presumed to be in checking 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, different views are taken. Reduced Three per Cents. have been done from 901 to 91, the Three-and-a -Quarter _per Cents. 92i to Spanish Stock last at 2041, and India 250. Exchequer Bills have ranged fram 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 an able address just issued by the Liverpool association, and the following extract from Messrs. Hughesdon 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 have been often made for the sake of filling up a ship only ; so that the tea man will thus be forced to ship on his own account under advances. A reduction in the tea duti es at h ome may again ind uce ex t ens i ve 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 51 million lbs. since 1844 :—At the expiratio n of the East India' Com pany's charter, in 1834, the shipments amounted to only 322 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 !! ! Reduce this enormous du, and thus allow the p oor 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 their re 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 intelligence from Lisbon to the 20th instant, but the news is not im portant. OMINOUS !—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 Onessik.--The Journal des Debate publishes the following letter, dated Odessa, Dec. 30th :—" The mildness of the temperat ure i s 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 furthen supplies from the interior until April- or May next. The total number of ships which arrived here between the Ist of January and the 25th of December, 1846, amounted to 1,400, and th e d epartures to 1,100 or 1,200. It is worthy. of remark, that the ships which came here to load corn.this 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 car g oes of wheat. This corn was part of the crop of 1845; we have 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 pro duces much more than is necessary for the consumption of the empire." SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. MONDAY, 25th I .ANTJARY.—WiIId S., fresh breeze. ARRlVED.—Chimera, Abel, from Patras—Parsee Merchant, 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 Jan.— Robert Henry, Legg, Malaga—Matilda, Halton, Malta. Vesper, Bellamy, hence for Naples, at Holyhead. John APLellan, itigg, hence at Savannah. Ames, Patten, from Philadelphia at Cork. The Empire, that arrived here yesterday, left New York 31st December, and Sandy Hook 3d January (brings no later papers.) The Columbia sailed for this port 2d Jan. The Nonantum, that arrived hereyesterday from Charleston, was aground on Formby Spit 23d instant, for 4/ hours. Swatara, from New Orleans, of this port. FASHIONABLE RESTA.URANT and SUPPER LOUNGE, 17, CUARE. Those who have not yet visited LA the Q ORIENTAL DIVAN should not omit an opportunity; for the arrangements not only surpass those of every similar Hotel, but the viands are of the choicest kinds. An excellent Steak, cut in the London style, is charged 7d., and it may be finished w ith a h a lf-pi nt of splendid Amontillado Sherry, or fine-flavoured Port, for One Shilling. The Oriental has been flattered by the following notices from 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 no doubt the pro mises which Feeny makes to the ear he will, unlike Macbeth's witches, keep both to the ear and the heart.—Mercury. The dinners and suppers cannot be excelled for variety, or lowness of charges.—ilthion. It consolidates the reputation of the proprietor as a caterer for the public.—Mail. Suitable to all classes; the wine is undeniable —Time:, BILL OF FARE AT PHE FASHIONABLE RESTAURANT, For THIS DAY, the 26th, and 'JO-MORROW, 27th inst. THIS DAY, 26rx. SOUPS. Mock Turtle, Gravy, Hare, and Mutton Broth. FISH. Soles, Turbot, and Cod Fish. Roast Turkey, Boiled Leg of Mutton, Rump One o'clock Steak Pie . Two o'clock.—Boiled Beef, Shoulder of Mutton. Four o'clock.—Roast Beef, Boiled Rabbit, and Ham . Five o'clock.—Pigeon Pie , Wild Duck. Gooseberry Tarts, Apple Pudding. TO-MORROW, 27TR. SOUPS. Oxtail, Mock Turtle, Gravy, and Hare. FISH. Soles, Whiting, and Cod Fish. One o'cloCk.—Roast Beef, Rabbit Pie, Boiled Turkey. Tao o'clock.—Beef 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 Pudding. Cup of Coffee, 4d. ; with Muffin or Toast, 6d. Plain Tea or Coffee, Is. London Oysters received daily, 7s. 6d. per barrel, or Is. 6d. per score. The following are the opinions of the Press : - - -- • CELEBRITY OF THE LONDON OYSTERS. The acknowledged superiority of the London Oysters, and the difficulty of obtaining them regularly even in this great commercial town, has indueed the Proprietor to arrange with one of the first Fishmongers of Billingsgate, from whom he daily receives AN ABUNDANT SUPPLY OF THE NATIVES; but as all the Liverpool journals have eulogised them, Mr. F. sub mits their recommendation rather than his own. - "Adish of the finest Oysters we ever remember to have Se en or tasted ; we can honestly recommend them."—Mercury. " 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 DIVAN.—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 uow daily rec eiving from London. We recomm en d onr friends to pay the Divan a visit, and judge of the Oysters by their size fresh ness, and delicious avour. They c annot form any but the m ost favourablejudgment of them."—Journal. "Our brethern of the press, however they may be divided in their opinion on other subjects, give their te s ti mony un animously in favour of Mr. Fenny's excellent London Oysters; and our opinion in their favor was corroborated by two or three per " sons of refined taste an d gastronomic ex perience."—Albion. The lovers of this fi ne shell-f i sh can now procure it of si t lenSid rd quality at the Oriental Divan, Claytcrn-square."-- LIVERPOOL---; TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1846. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY MORNING, BY JOSHUA FLETCHER LACE, of 53, Grove street, and LEONARD ADDISON, of 14, Great Orford-street. At No. 4, ST. GEOROE'S CRESCENT, LIVERPOOL. Orders for Advertisements received by Messrs. 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