The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-09-05 00:00:00

TO CORRESPONDENTS. 'ill the writer of the letter addressed to the Mayor be kind enough to call at our office. Peter Wright was requested by his Worship, the Mayor, ) attend the coroner's inquest on the bodies of those who erished by the destruction of the Ocean Monarch. itiberpool (tailbarb. TUESDAY MORNING. SEPT. 5, 1848 His Lordship, the Premier, we observe, has shed his hands of the unfinished business of the Session, and betaken himself to Ireland, although lox what earthly objects it passes our comprehen aion to divine. We may presume, however, that 3ornething superhuman is to be achieved in that quarter. — The great problem of Ireland's pauper ism, discontent, and turbulence is perhaps to be solved in a week's sojourn amongst the lakes of Killarney ; the cause of the potatoe rot to be dis- 1 to be picked up, to be the pretest for the nex st that singular people. ered, or an id( as to what is .nurse of agitation among. Whatever may he the object of the trip there is one result by which it must be inevi tably followed. A host of expec some of them wild enough, must be ex- ed by the visit of so eminent a personage; and commencement of next session will probably be signalized by some great Irish measure, of which no previous statesman has had the hardi- ood to dream What is it to be ? A transfer of the sittings of Parliament every third year or so to Dublin ? Such we observe is the latest straw thrown up ; the most -pntly mooted scheme to tickle the vanity of our ernian friends. And a most hopeful scheme it A parliament composed of such materials as our present one, and sitting in College Green, could not fail in filling the larders of the peasantry in Mayo, and quieting the wild marksmen of Tip perary ! We rather incline, however, to doubt whether Lord John is quite bold enough to propose . . such a measure at present; and that it will be found that a new Whig compact with their rever tnces, the priesthood of Ireland, and a heavy blow against the Church is what is meditated. Such a course would be in perfect accordance with all past Whig policy. We' might suggest a few subjects, upon which his lordship might usefully make a few inquiries; and a few scenes with which he might take the opportunity of becoming personally familiar. It might not be beneath his notice to visit a patken, a wake, a station, or a wedding, and compare the scenes which they present with those to be met with, on similar occasions, amongst the correspond ing classes of England or Scotland, Perhaps the improvidence, to call it by no worse a name, which he would have thus brought before him, might ac count for some of the destitution and wretched ness of the masses of the people. He would have an opportunity also of observing how far the Roman Catholic priesthood countenance by their presence, or at least refrain from checking the improvidence in question. The latter portion of the enquiry might very advantageously precede any endowment of these rev. gentlemen, or any attack against the Established Church in Ireland. BY the arrival of the Royal mail steam-ship, "Tay," five days before her usual time, we have it interesting news from the West Indies, the stance of which will be found under the usual This mail enables us to judge fairly of the opinion of the Wrest India proprietors, with respect to the ministerial policy towards them, the news having only been oat three days when the preceding mail sailed. The general feeling seems now to be that the crisis of affairs in these colonies has arrived ; and that the cultivation must progressively decrease. And not amongst the planters only does this opinion appear to prevail, but, as well, amongst the free negro population, whose imagined interests have been the sole object of care with our pseudo philanthropists. " What matters it that the plant ers suffer ?" has been the constant cry of these 1. " Our object is to advance the prosperity of black population of the West Indies, who can live equally happily upon the produce of their garden grounds, although the sugar cultivation beading cease altogether." We 'Publish an extract from De Cordovia lntelligencer, which gives a lamentable picture of the condition of these deluded victims of false humanity : "Never, since the great boon of freedom was accorded, Las the Ist of August, its glorious anniversary, passed off as it has done this year. Formerly the fortnight pre ceding it was replete with business—every negro, however poor, laid in his little stock for the auspicious day, and was merry in his gratitude ; but, alas ! in 1848 no one can afford to be happy,—the day differed in no respect from the one that went before, or the one that came after it ; and, bad as the year has hitherto been, we look in vain for any past period that presented so much of dull ness as the week preceding the Ist of August. Since the abandonment of so many estates the negroes who have been thrown out of employment have sought n the sale of provisions and fruit the acquirement of a little money. The consequence has been that Kingston has within the last few weeks been com pletely deluged with fruit, which is being sold for little or nothing ; but the earnings from this source are not only extremely small but very precarious, and the negro is compelled to be very saving. The dry goods trade feels this state of things severely, trifling as it may seem, while the quantity of ground provisions and fruit at market in terferes with the sale of breadstuffs. We regret that we have to report the past fortnight the dullest for some time, without a chance of the amelioration of business for the future, unless some aid is afforded by the home Government, the denial of which must result in the abandonment of the colony." In addition to the effects thus described, these poor beings have been further affected 6y the stoppage,—we trust a temporary one,—of the Ja maica Planters' Bank, in whose notes many of them had stored their small hoards. And it is xaost creditable to the planters that, to the last moment, when a chance of keeping this establish ment from sinking existed, they offered every chance, at a sacrifice of convenience to themselves, a keeping up the negotiability of its notes. The question has now become practically one, in whose solution the government itself is interested. Can the planters find money for the carrying on of that government? The evidence given by the advices by this mail is, that this is no longer possible. THE county of Gloucester is certainly very in differently blessed with the residence within its borders of the family of the Berkeleys. From the head of the stock—Fitzhardinge, the moral and the amiable, —through all the various ramifications of brothers and cousins, they seem to be inspired with a laudable desire to give the spirits of their neighbours, and of the world, a fillip in these dullest of times. Sickened as we have been with the tedium of a ten-months session of interminable in Election, in which this pleasant family are has been unexpected fun ; and prime movers we must congratulate the people of Cheltenham, the locality of the election in question, upon the treat which has been got up by them, as if with the charitable object of dissipating their vapors and imparting a racy flavour to their somewhat vapid waters. - The quarrel has been a pretty one. Mr. Craven Berkeley, a scion of this exemplary family, having been unseated for the Borough of Cheltenham, for having been guilty of the practice of bribery, posted down to his quasi constituents, with a view to protect them from the enormity ofbeing repre sented by any other than a " Liberal" of his own description. In fact, the modest gentleman came to request of them to allow him to choose his own " Warming pan ! " Of course, the compliment aaust have been appreciated ; for we find that, although " Speculations were immediately afloat as to. who should be Mr. Craven Berkeley's " Warm ing pan," that gentleman, on his arrival, found a store of friends to meet him—friends, humble, nay proud enough, to submit to be thus supplied by him with the utensil in question. Lest the reader, however, should not sufficiently appreciate the sub missive temper of the constituency of Chelten ham, and the kind of gentleman, of whose taste they are so enamoured as to consent to his bed being kept warm for him by a kindred personage, we append a portion of the speech, which he ad dressed to them on his arrival, amidst "loud cheers," and other demonstrations of delight. Mr. Berkeley sets out by assuming that the borough Itas been sadly ill-used by the loss of his most valuable services, and thus speaks of the mem bers of the Committee who caused the depriva tion :-- " I will tell you hDw that committee was constituted, yid now, gentlemen of the press, take my words duwn atul report them correctly, for I intend my opinion of that muntnittee to go east, and west, and north, and south loud cheers). Now, the gentleman selected as the chair man of that committee was Sir William Clay, the mem hurfor the Tower Hamlets,—an empty-headed, cocks- combical fop, possessing that which no other person possesses of him—the very best opinion of himself. A man, to use a common expression, who, for any one to buy at his own valuation, and sell at his intrinsic worth, the purchaser would be very much the loser (loud cheers)." We should not, by the bye, like to speculate in either Mr. Craven Berkeley, or any of the Berke leys on the same principle of valuation. Mr. Roundell Palmer is styled a Puseyite lawyer ; Messrs. Ogle and Thicknesse are accused of not having had an opinion of their own ; and the whole of having decided "neither honestly nor fairly upon the evidence." The report then concludes as fol lows : " Mr. Craven Berkeley then threw himself on the sympathy of his hearers, and added—" Gentlemen, I feel that I have a delicate task before me, but I also feel that it is my duty, and I believe that it will be responded to by you with one voice (cheers). The gentleman I ask you to elect—only temporary—in my place (long and tremen dous cheering) is my cousin, Mr. Grenville Berkeley (loud cheers, " and three cheers for Grenville"). I name him to yon, gentlemen, because I have the greatest possible confidence that his public principles are my public princi ples, and that he will hold the place for me until I have ---(the remainder of the sentence was lost in cheering). Gentlemen, I shall introduce him to you as soon as I can." " Delicate task !" "Temporary Cousin Gren ville," and " excellent constituency !" How made for each other are the whole ! The opposition was conducted by Mr. Grantley Berkeley, who protested against " Castle dictation," the influence of his brother Fitzhardinge; and proposed Sir Edward Lytton Bulwer as a candidate to supply the vacancy. On attempting, however, to address the constituency, Mr. Grantley Berkeley was hooted down, and one of his friends had his ribs broken, by a stone thrown by one of the truly . " liberal" electors. Ultimately Mr. Bickham Es cott was brought forward on the independent in terest. The following letter from Mr. Craven Berkeley is an instance of the politeness which distinguished the contest thus far. We may premise that, the honourable gentleman having called Mr. Cox "a liar," that gentleman declined any retort of a per sonal kind, on the ground of his infirmities, but intimated that he had forwarded a petition against his return. The letter was returned, with the fol- lowing " 13, Norfolk-street, Park-lane, July 13th, 1848. " The very fact of your infirmity, and that alone, pre vents me from laying my horsewhip well over you. "CRAVEN F. BERItELEY " To Mr. John Surman Cox." A most gentlemanly contest it is ! THE circumstances which have occured during the past few weeks—the prospect of a necessity for considerable imports of breadstuffs, to supply the place of a threatened deficiency of our home growth, operating upon the minds of merchants and traders generally, and inducing a fear of another monetary crisis, as shewn in the temporary fall of shares and nearly every other species of property—have re awakened our community to a sense of the insecu rity of all mercantile transactions, conducted under our present system of currency, and to the necessity of no longer delaying measures to effect a reform. In ordinary times men naturally cease to concern themselves with respect to a question, which only presents itself in its more fearful aspect, when influenced by extraneous causes; and lately we were too much inclined to congratulate ourselves that the moment for stirring energetically in the ques tion might be a distant one. We were progressing gradually towards a state of increased commercial confidence, and consequently increased industrial activity ; and the deep conviction of the public mind, that our present system is only a fair weather one, is exemplified by the readiness with which alarm on the subject has been taken. We are glad to observe that such is the case; and still further to see that at length, by this merely temporary check in our prosperity, a bona fide effort has been aroused. On Wednesday last the first meeting of a party of gentlemen, interested in the question, was held at Brown's Coffee House, Clayton-square ; and, although convened at a very short notice, and with very little attempt at pub licity, the proceedings were very satisfactory, and may possibly result in an expression of the com mercial public, too strong to be neglected by our present theorists. We give the proceedings from the Report of the gentleman, Mr. James Harvey, who was chairman on the occasion. " The Chairman explained that he had convened the present meeting at the suggestion of several mercantile gentlemen in Liverpool, to consider the expediency of forming an association with a view to Currency Reform, as they are convinced that without an alteration or amend ment of the existing money laws, the partial and one sided system of Free Trade recently adopted cannot be persevered in without the greatest injury to all the in terests of the country, agricultural, manufacturing, and commercial. " After a lengthened conversation and discussion,—/t was resolved, " First—that the meeting resolve itself into a com mittee, for the purpose of taking the necessary steps to establish an association for effecting a reform of our pre sent money laws, under the title of THE LIVERPOOL CURRENCY REFORM ASSOCIATION. " Second—That in the meantime a subscription be in stituted to defray necessary charges, including, as a preliminary measure, the expense of one or more public lectures to be delivered in Liverpool, on the evils of our present monetary system, and the appropriate remedy. " Third—That a meeting be held on an early day to con sider the plan and principles of the proposed association ; and that the Chairman be convener, and also that he act in the meantime as treasurer. " Thereafter the thanks of the meeting were voted to the Chairman for his conduct in the chair. " JAMES HARVEY, Chairman ' Brown's Coffee-house, Clayton-square, Liverpool, 30th August, 1848." We have taken the liberty of drawing attention, by the use of Italics, to one passage in the speech of the Chairman, in which it is stated that "the partial and one-sided system of Free Trade recently adopted cannot be persevered in without the greatest injury to all the interests of the country, agricultural, manufacturing, and commercial ;" and we have done so because, in the first place, it is one in which we perfectly coincide, and which we have repeatedly urged ; in the second place, be cause it is a fact which the whole commercial world has been, and is still, feeling most deeply; and especially because it is at length distinctly admitted by a body of gentlemen, the majority of whom are recognised as advocating Free Trade opinions. We know, too, that it speaks the opinions of a large portion of the influential merchants of Liver pool, of all shades of opinion on matters of com mercial policy, who are satisfied, in opposition to the short-sighted views, or rather dogmas, of the Manchester school of political ecenomists, that the increased commercial transactions of the country cannot be carried on by a restricted circulating medium ; that, in fact, a free trade in money should be the preliminary of a free trade in the commodi ties of which money is the exponent. WE are not at all inclined to treat as light the difficulties, which will have to be surmounted in carrying through Parliament the resolutions agreed to at the recent meeting of the Vestry. There are many, and very plausible, objections to the course recommended to be taken. Along with Mr. Dover, we are ready to admit that to tax the Dock Estate of Liverpool is to tax the commerce, not only of Liverpool, but of every portion of the empire, which draws its raw materials, or its foreign pro duce, from us :--is in fact to levy a duty upon the cotton of Manchester and the timber of Neiv Brunswick, upon the ships which carry them and the hands which man them. In the broadest terms we admit all this; and are prepared, with that gentleman, to insist upon our perfect right thus to treat the commerce of the empire which makes Liverpool its central resort. Let us examine calmly the question which is here at issue. We have allowed to be provided on the shore of the Mersey the most stupendous amount of dock accommodation to he found in any locality on the globe. We have thus drawn to our port a vast commerce and immense capital. For that dock accommodation we charge the low est rates, compatible with its maintenance and gradual extension; but we have hitherto omitted all consideration of the fact that, along with the wealth, which an extensive commerce brings, come also burthens ; that a population, with fluctuating means of supporting themselves, are a necessary accompaniment of such a commerce; that high ways are indispensab:e adjuncts to docks ; that sewers have to be provided, a police to he main tained, and prisons to be kept up. The expense of all this we have hitherto thrown upon the occu piers of property within the parish, in which those docks are situated. The shopkeeper of Lord street, or Bold-street, has been made to contribute to the cost of bringing the cotton of America to the factories of Manchester. We have never charged either party for the wear and tear of the streets through which it is transported. There has been no item in their invoices for paving, or flag ging, sewerage, or protection of property from spoliation. We have been, in fact, to an unparal elled extent, liberal and generous to all the world. Certainly we have had, to some extent, a return for our liberality. Increased commerce has brought increased returns to the shopkeepers and other inhabitants of our town. But to urge this as an argument against making the means, by which that increased commerce is brought to us, pay a portion of the burthens which it brings, is to concede our right to take care that the advantage and the loss balance each other. Such an argument allows us to ask whether every increase of our imports and exports, and every additional facility provided for the commerce of the world, pay the parishioners of Liverpool for the cost to them ; and facts tell very convincingly that such is not the case. In creased wealth may indeed flow to the locality; but only a portion of it comes into the pockets of the parishioners of Liverpool who provide for its accommodation. The merchant, living in his suburban villa, is benefitted ; but the ratepayers find that, with every such increase of wealth and commerce to the port, comes an increase of pauper ism and of all local burthens. In fact the advan tages and the imposts are no longer distributed either equally or justly; and the latter have become intolerable in their pressure upon those who have to hear them. In the abstract we maintain that it is not reason able that the ratepayers of a portion only of the borough of Liverpool should be called upon to provide so large a portion of the facilities for a commerce in which all the empire, and, indeed, the world, may share. There is no more politico-eco nomical reason why the docks of Liverpool should not contribute to support the burthens of the place in which they are situated than any other property. We tax our commerce and industry when we tax a factory or a shop. We increase the cost of transit from place to place when we impose local burthens upon our railways and canals. By a fiction of law, it is true, we cannot, without the aid of parliament, levy rates upon the property of such a body as the Dock Committee, inasmuch as they are said to have no beneficial occupation of that property. As it at present stands, it is either the property of the public or of the bondholders. The former, however, de rive advantages from it, and the latter have, in reality, though not in the strict legal sense of the term, a beneficial occupation, as deriving interest on loans advanced for its creation; and, in common justice, the quibble, by which they are protected from being made amenable to perform the duties of every other species of property, ought to be removed. There are other circumstances, too, which entitle us to demand this concession from parliament and from our public bodies. The latter are now avow edly traders ; and, if the principles of Free Trade amount to anything, they ought to stand upon the same footing as other bodies with whom they com pete. We have admitted this to be just in permit ting our dock warehouses to be taxed; why not, on the same principle, tax the docks themselves ? Private individuals or companies erecting docks on our strand have taxes to pay. Why not this great monopolist, the Liverpool Dock Committee ? There is no intelligible reason why the one should be mulcted and the other permitted to escape. We feel perfectly convinced that the more the question is scrutinized the stronger the reasons will appear for carrying out the measure proposed by the Vestry. Manchester will grumble, of course— the Cheshire interest will be in arms to oppose us in parliament. The politico-economical philoso phers will declaim against us as selfish and blind. But common sense will at length be too strong for their united efforts, and decide that no single com munity shall be made to bear the entire burthens which the world's commerce attracts to its neigh bourhood. Moreover, the consummation is rapidly arriving when we shall not be able to bear them ; and the local tax-gatherer will be doomed to knock at the doors of empty houses and closed shops. WE observe that the operative porters of our town have again appealed to the mercantile body and the public, for aid in obtaining a redress of the grievances under which they labour, through the operation of the present system. We certainly do not altogether vindicate the tone, in parts, of the placard, in which this appeal is made. It is liable to the censure of exhibiting some little symptoms of an irritated feeling. But really we must remem ber that there are positions, in which men may be placed, which excuse such display. Men cannot be expected to speak, in satin phrase, of a system which they conceive deprives their families of the full fruits of their hard toil. Moreover, we must bear in mind, that they are not, although equal to the ordinary duties of their calling, and, we believe, generally most faithful in their performance, skilful advocates even of those questions which they most thoroughly understand. The complaint which they make, on this occa sion, is that the evidence generally bearing upon their treatment under our present system, has not been brought fairly before the public; and that, in the mean time, it has been represented in a garbled form by a portion of the press of the town. We can quite believe that their case is still in a great measure misunderstood; and, in the mean time, we would entreat the consideration of the public towards them. On every principle of popu lar and philanthropic economy they are justified in their complaints that a large portion of their earn ings is snatched from them by a middleman sys tem. Such a system we do not think that the merchants of Liverpool are desirous of upholding. The porters themselves do not conceive their grievances to be at the doors of their employers. They say, and we believe justly that they are mis understood ; and, as we also believe, they seek only what it is quite as much to the interest of the mer chants to grant as for themselves to receive. We shall perhaps have it in our power next week to say a few words on behalf of this numerous, and generally deserving body of men ; and we are only prevented from doing so now by the arrival of the American and West Indian Mails, and other pressure of news. The Earl and Countess of Wilton arrived yesterday at Heaton Park. THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.—During the whole week, we have, with trifling exceptions at the beginning, experienced the most delightful weather, which has enabled the farmers here to secure the greater portion of their corn harvest. A good deal of wheat may be seen, on tardy soils, still in the stook, but it is nearly all well seasoned, from the warm sun of the last few days, and much is already carted home. This crop is in some parts rather thin on the ground, but on the whole is sound, and the breadth sown will likely produce a fair average yield. Some few fields of oats are still standing ; others but partially cut, though sufficiently ripe. Oats are every where in this neighbourhood a fair, if not a superior crop. The other field crops, turnips, mangels, &c., look most promising, and grass has been abundant during the whole season. We know of four crops of fine tall Italian rye-grass (to be used as green fodder) being cut from a number of fields in this and the neighbouring county since the spring ; and by aid of liquid manure, and other pre vious good treatment of the land, there will still be a good after-crop. The potato rot does not appear to advance, and the article was selling, and of fine quality, in our markets on Saturday, in loads at SAd. to 9d. a peck, of 211bs. ;by retail, 11d. to ls. Fruit, particularly apples and pears, are abundant. But, notwithstanding the late fine weather, the rise which recently took place in bread is still maintained, fair good quality, by retail, being about 2d. per lb. The favourable change in the weather has, however, greatly enlivened the spirits of the mass of our population whose means are limited, and they are looking forward for a considerable decline in price. PITT-STREET WARD.—At a committee meeting of the National Confederation, on Wednesday, it was unani mously resolved to support Thomas Robinson, Esq., the present excellent member, at the approaching election on the Ist of November next. A correspondent of a weekly journal says 'that he has heard " from a source that is entitled to attention that Lord John Russell, in conjunction with th e A rc hbi s h op of Canterbury, intends to issue a commission to certain parties to revise the liturgy, and particularly the baptis mal services ; and that some plan of bracketting' certain passages, after the Rev. Hugh M`Neile's proposal, some years since, is contemplated. Of c ourse , a new or revi sed ' Act of Uniformity' would be necessary, or perhaps the present Act would be repealed altogether."' SUPPER AT OXTON HILL-A splendid supper was given at Mrs. Hughes's, Queen's Arms, Oxton, on Fri day evening last, to commemoratethe exteriorcompletion of p r operty recently in course of erection by M r . Pitt an d Mr. Baty, under the title of " Chatham Villas." About thirty gentlemen sat down, amongst whom were the architect, Mr. Charles Reid, Mr. Atkinson, barrister, Mr. W. Seawright, Mr. C. Ashlin, &c. The chair was occupied by Mr. Pitt, and the vice-chair by Mr. Baty, wine and spirit merchant. After the removal of the cloth, the usual loyal toasts were given. Mr. Reid proposed the enterprising owners in a neat and elegant manner—highly complimenting them on their enterprize in continuing to build in times so depressed and with prospects so lower ing. Capes Ashlin, Esq., proposed the new firm of Baty and Seawright, which was responded to most ably by the former gentleman. After several other toasts the meet ing dispersed, all highly delighted and wishing the success of the joint owners in business to be such as would ere long enable them to commemorate another rearing. BRISTOL v. LIVERPOOL The following paragraph is going the rounds of the press : "During the past year the dock dues of the port of Liverpool have fallen off .t 44,000, whilst those of Bristol have increased about 20 per cent," It is not very candid to make such a statement that our " dock dues have fallen off," leaving it to be inferred that our trade has fallen off, when the fact is, that the only falling off in the case has been caused by a reduction made in the rates, the Dock Committee voluntarily giving up to the commercial world at large, and to the consumers of imported produce, a sum exceeding the amount stated in the paragraph. PROPOSAL TO APPOINT MR. ALDERMAN BENN A MEMBER OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. We observe a notice placed upon the Council paper for to-morrow for the above object, to which the name of Mr. Walthew is appended as its mover. It is really a pity that the injudicious conduct of his friends should place a gentleman, very generally respected, in the position of seeing such a motion opposed. Mr. Walthew may, per haps, as a new member, be ignorant of a rule in the Coun cil that a twelve months' previous sitting in that body is required as a qualification' for a seat in the Finance Committee. THE APPROACHING MUNICIP4L ELECTIONS The term for which the following gentlemen were elected as members of the council, will expire on the Ist Novem ber next : Everton Ward. ..... Francis Shand Scotland Ward James Thompson Vauxhall Ward.. W. Rathbone St. Paul's. Exchange . Castle-street Hugh Hornby St. Peter's Pitt-street Great George.. Thomas Royden Rodney-street ..... .. ~ G. Booker Abercromby. C. W. Reade Lime-street . V. Higgins St. Anne's W. Earle West Derby. J. Plumpton South Toxteth... A. Lace North Toxteth. Thomas Lloyd. It is intended, we believe, to propose Mr. Briscoe in op position to Mr. Eyre Evans, for St. Paul's Ward, and Mr. Poole in opposition to Mr. W. Earle, for St. Anne's Ward. There seems every probability of the new candi dates succeeding in both cases, as they are supported by the political party attached to the retiring members as well as by that of their own. TIE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. THE BAZAAR AT SEACOMBE We have much pleasure in directing attention to an announcement in our advertising columns, of the bazaar to be held to-morrow and on the two days following, in aid of the fund for completing the Church of St. Paul, Seacombe. Most of our readers are familiar with the attractions of the grounds of the hotel ; and a more agree able locality could not have been selected, within a conve nient distance from Liverpool, by the promoters of this praiseworthy object. We are enabled to state that the contributions of articles of taste comprise an assemblage of unusual elegance, as well as of considerable extent. In addition to other attractions, the influence of the patron esses has secured the assistance of the highly celebrated band of the 81st, as well as that of the well known 46th regiments ; and, yet further to enlarge the circle of enjoy ment for the gratification:of every refined sense, a camera obscura of superior construction will be placed in the grounds, affording a panoramic view of Liverpool, with the docks and shipping of the surrounding country. It is seldom, indeed, that any occasion occurs in which so many sources of pure and varied enjoyment all combine, to assist in the accomplishment of a work of Christian beneficence. FEARFUL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—On Saturday night the express train from this town for London, when near to Bescott station, ran off the line, dragging the tender and van against an embankment, and forcing the carriages against some telegraph and other posts. Several of the passengers crept out of the carriages; but before they could all do so, a pilot engine, sent off to ascertain the cause of the delay, ran into the train and smashed several of the carriages to pieces. Mr. H. Stuart, an architect, had his left leg broken, and was otherwise seriously in jured. The stoker and driver were also hurt. PROVIDENTIAL ESCAPE. — As one of the omnibuses from the Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport Railway, which brought passengers from Waterloo, who had left South port by the half-past seven train yesterday morning was turning the corner of Oldhall-street into Tithebarn-street, one of the hind wheels suddenly gave way, falling to pieces, and the omnibus being suddenly thrown down on the corner from whence the wheel had disappeared, several of the passengers were unceremoniously ejected from the roof, but we are happy to state suffered no great amount of personal injury. SHOCKING CAR ACCIDENT.—About five o'clock yester day afternoon, a respectably dressed man was knocked down by a car opposite St. Peter's Church. The wheels passed over the unfortunate man's head, who was carried into Mr. Rawle's, chemist, where it was ascertained that his injuries were serious, probably concussion of the brain. The driver, as soon as the accident occurred, instead of stopping to render assistance, drove towards Lord-street at full speed, evidently with the intention of getting off ; he was, however, pursued by several persons who wit. nessed the accident, and overtaken near Mr. Gillham's shop. A policeman mounted the box, and compelled the driver to return to the scene of the casualty. The poor man was brought out, apparently expiring, and placed in side the car, supported by one or two persons, and in this way taken to the Northern Hospital. DEATH BY BURNING. — On Friday Elizabeth Chadwick aged 18 months, and who lived with her parents, No. 50, Wolff-street, Toxteth-park, happened to put a coffee-pan on the fire, which was not observed by the mother who was in the room. In a short time, by some accident, it fell upon her, and she was so much scalded, that she died on Saturday. FATAL ACCIDENT.—In May last, while two men amongst others, were working in the railway tunnel, under Bispham-street, a quantity of clay fell upon them from the top. One of them was killed upon the spot. Another, named Hugh Hulmes, had both his legs broken, and was conveyed to the infirmary, where he died from the injuries on Saturday. BADGE PORTERS ON THE RAILWAY. Yesterday a boy was brought before Mr. Rushton by a police-officer, charged with having been found about the railway station. The boy, against whom there was nothing known, said he had before earned an honest few pence by carrying pas sengers trunk , , &c., and did not think he was doing wrong. An Inspector said there was an order on the books requiring the officers to apprehend all parties there seeking work who had not a badge. Mr. Rushton ap peared to be astonished to know who had issued, or had authority to issue such an order. He ordered the circum stance to be enquired into, and said the officers had better be careful how they apprehended parties on such a plea, and discharged the ASSUMED delinquent. COMMITMENTS YESTERDAY, BEFORE MR. RUSHTON. —Thomas Jones, (trial at the Sessions,') on a charge of entering the house of Mr. Wm. Rawcliffe, Clarence Grove, at 7 o'clock on Sunday evening, and stealing therefrom a silver salt-spoon and other articles. When pursued, he dropped a skeleton key in Richmond-row, with wards at each end, and another was found in his pos session. The double key opened the front door of the house, by being applied at one end, and the back door by the other. A man named Stamper Greenall, who was found on board of a vessel in one of the docks, was com mitted for a month to the House of Correction. Two youths, for picking pockets of handkerchiefs in the camp field, Everton, on Sunday, were committed for two months. THEFT FROM A SHOP,—Yesterday, at the police-court, Mary Jones, and Eliza Barry (each with an infant in her arms), were charged with a robbery in the shop of Messrs. Adamson and Tapley, drapers, &c., Oldhall-street. It appeared from the evidence of Mr. irades, an assistant, and others, that they had, on Saturday night, both gone into the shop together, and asked to see some ribbon, blond quilting, &c., none of which suited them. Mr. Blades observed Jones endeavour to conceal a piece of ribbon, 18 yards long, and worth five shillings, in her breast, and stopped her. The other (Barry) went away, but was pursued by Mr. Brades, and some of the blond quilting was found upon her. They were both committed for trial. THE NEW ORLEANS SERENADERS.—Mr. H. T. Collins, who is well known to a Liverpool public, takes his benefit to-morrow evening. The whole corps leave for the new world on Saturday next, where, if the return is hailed with the sincerity that their absence from England will be lamented, we may prognosticate for them the climax of eclat. ROBERT HOUDIN THE CONJUROR.—This extraordinary man who is at prnent exhibiting at Manchester, will, we understand, shortly pay a visit to this town. His perfor mances have created the greatest astonishment in that city. The Examiner in noticing him says, " They can promise that those who are not over timid, who visit M. Houdin, will not only come away unscathed, but infinitely delighted, and loaded with bonbons, bouquets, fans, and other proofs of his kindness. But no one can be aston ished at his kindness,—no one can be astonished at his generosity, when they see that he manufactures all the articles out of nothing—give him an empty handkerchief; he has but to breathe upon it, and lo ! it is filled with sweetmeats that would tempt the most delicate palate ; another and it conceals an entire nursery, from which innumerable nosegays are showered upon the audience ; another, and with the skill of an experienced fisherman he pulls from its folds a capital basin full of gold and silver fish. Give him a hat, and, with a single touch of his magic wand, the crown will yield a prolific crop of fans ; and in fact give him nothing, and he will make anything out of it. We should be exceedingly glad if we could tell our readers how it is that he destroys the specific gravity of his son's body by an infusion of ether, and-in direct violence of the old Newtonian theory, actu ally floats him in atmospheric air ; or account for the übiquity of Emile Houdin, who, by the snap of a pistol, is sent from one side of the stage to another in "no time ;" or state how , upon opening a ponderous diction ary at the word " canary," he can produce from its leaves a beautifully feathered lively bird ; or describe his magic bottle and inexhaustible portfolio." The Guardian says that the " aerial suspension sets at defiance all pre accepted theories of gravitation, the centre of gravity being here far outside the base of the sustaining rod. Our own theory is, that the " concentrated ether," which the child manifestly takes and becomes affected by, is a nostrum whereby specific gravity is abstracted, so that the little fellow acquires levity equal to that of the air in which he is suspended ;—that he might be held by a hair—balanced on a straw, or puffed from one end of the stage to the other by a mere breath ;—he becomes a mere soap bubble." ARRIVAL OF THE ACADIA. The royal mail steam-ship Acadia, Capt. James Stone, which left Boston on the 23rd ult. and Halifax on the 25th, arrived in the river yesterday afternoon about half past four. She has brought 17 passengers, a list of whom we subjoin. The Acadia has made an excellent passage, having arrived a day earlier than she was expected. _ LIST OF PASSENGERS.- From Boston : Miss Ash burner, W. Saap, W. H. Berens, W. Millwood, Ludu vocio Pool, F. Wood, W. Phillips, A. Mitchell.—From Halifax : Mr., Miss, and Master Hubert, J. Hammon, Capt. Evans, 23d Regt., C. J. Mathieson, Dr. H. Fixott, Mr. Hall, and Mr. W. E. Taylor. The steam-ship, Cambria, reached New York on the 19th ult. The Sarah Sands, which sailed from Liverpool on the 7th ultimo, was looked for on the 24th. The packet-ship Liverpool, for this port, having been unavoidably detained, would sail on the 23rd ult. from New York. The ship St. Petersburg, Captain Howard, which sailed from Liverpool on the 9th ult., arrived at Boston on the 19th, and the Mary Ann, Capt. Patten, which sailed on the 10th. arrived on the 20th. One-third of the potato crop in the neighbourhood of Pittsburg is ruined by the potato rot. At New York there was a fair amount of business doing in sterling bills of exchange at rather lower prices —on London 109 to 1001. The most important item cf news is a message from President Polk to the H )use of Representatives, on the subject of the Oregon Bill lately passed. This message, which is lengthy, draws the following strung remarks from the Courier and Enquirer :—The President arrogates to himself the right to expound their duty to Congress, and, under the pretext of giving rersons for signing a bill —which he had no warrant whatever for doing—he throws out a threat to Congress of vetoing, in a certain contin gency, bills which they may pass. We look upon this message as entirely unconstitutional, and absolutely in sulting to Congress." Great meetings had been held in New York, Boston, and other large towns, " in behalf of Ireland," and at most of them large sums were raised. The steam boat Edward Bates was blown up near St. Louis, on the 12th, and twenty-nine persons were killed and thirty wounded. Two of her flues collapsed. She was a fine new vessel. As the presidential election is nearing the enthusiasm about the event increases. The friends of General Taylor are confident of his triumphant return. The sons of Erin in AMerica are dreadfully shocked and crest fallen at the news from Ireland. The affair of widow M'Cormiek's house has evidently " astonished " the rebellious on the other side of the Atlantic. A cotton factory is being erected at Mobile. _ _ _ From Yucatan we learn that the whites had defeated the Indians in numerous engagements, and had recovered most of the lower towns. The advices from era Cruz are to the 7th instant. Paredes was still at large, but some of his confederates have been captured. The revolution has been suppressed throughout Mexico, the Indians disarmed, and all the prisoners discharged, on pledging themselves to support the government. Another revolt had been planned at Mazatlan, which government had ordered forward troops to suppress. AWFUL CONFLAGRATION. —The Albany papers are filled with accounts of a disastrous conflagration, which took place in that city on the 17th ultimo. Six hundred buildings were burnt, and several millions worth of pro perty destroyed. The first block burnt was bounded by Herkimer-street, Broadway, Blecker-street, and the dock. The fire then went up the dock and the east side of Broadway nearly to Hudson-street, and up the west side of Broadway quite to Hudson-street, to the Park, burnt both sides of Liberty and Church-streets, down to Lydius-street, went up Lydius to Union-street, and up the east side of Union back to Hudson-street, Park. Over this large district every building is consumed, ex cept Hagaman and Cowell's four story brick, corner of Broadway, and the new steamboat landing ; Bortle's new three story brick grocery store, west side of broadway, and adjoining the district burnt in June; J. K. Wing's four story brick-store, corner of Dock and new steam boat landing ; Cagger's new three story brick buildings running from the Dock to Broadway, and occupied in part by Tweddle and Darlington. All the rest are down, in cluding the Fort Orange Hotel, Cowell's eating-house, Quinn's tavern and boarding-house, the United States House, the Eagle tavern, a German boarding-house, the Townsend House, the Odeon, many small boarding houses. &c„ and an immense number of stores. The conflagration afterwards crossed and burnt the Ha milton-street bridge, and set on fire Dow's Western Hotel—the first building on the Pier. From this point every building on the Pier, up to and across State-street, and thence to the cut at the foot of Maiden-lane, was destroyed, including emigrant hotels, forwarding houses, groceries, steam-boat, canal-boat, and freighting-line offices, and all the floating craft in the Basin, including 50 to 60 canal and lake boats, 15 to 20 large tow-boats, some sail-vessels, and the steam-boat William Seymour. Seventeen whole blocks, the pier, the Columbia-street market, two bridges, and near one hundred boats are destroyed. Most of the boats were heavily laden. Several lives were lost. Hundreds of business-men are ruined. Four buildings were blown up with powder. At midnight the fire was burning in forty places. The area of the fire embraces about fifty acres, and includes at least twenty squares. Not less than 10,000 barrels of flour were con sumed. From Herkimer-street,:where the fire broke out, to Columbia-street, where it was arrested, is more than half a mile, and the whole was destroyed in five Lee:, The insurance offices have sustained losses to above half a million dollars. NEW YORK, August2l.—The flour market was, if anything, a shade firmer, with moderate sales, consisting of the usual variety of this State and Western brands, with small sales of Southern, at last week's prices. Wheat remained about the same ; but no sales of moment were reported. Corn continued dull, and sales were made on terms which showed a slight de cline on the closing rates of Saturday. Meal continued in light supply, and quotations nominal. Rye was some firmer. Oats remained dull. There was no change of moment in provisions, while sales of pork were moderate, and prices steady. Sugars continued in fair demand, while molasses was del'. The cotton market was quiet, but firm. BOSTON, August 21.—The steamer's advices received on Saturday were not so favourable for breadstuffs. These ad vices have had no effect on our market. In fact, flour is a shade higher on account of the very small supply at market, and common brands Western cannot now be bought under .85,50, while some holders ask 85,62 i; fancy brands, .13'6 to 56,50 per bbl. Corn is quiet, and a1,,0 but vei y little in market. NEW ORLEANS, August 15.—Cotton is unsettled—sales to day 1250 bales. 'the America's letters, received to-day, have deranged prices, which cannot bequoted with accuracy. Flour is active. Freights to Liverpool have been taken at five-six teentis.—August 16.—Cotton is dull. Flour quiet. NEW YORK COTTON TRADE.—The cotton season is about drawing to a close, and the extent of this year's crop will soon be officially announced. The movements of cotton in the United States, up to the latest dates, in each of the past three seasons, were as annexed. Movements of Cotton in the United States. Receipts at ports since Sept. 1, 1847 bales 2,296,619 t " same period last year 1,762,812 ~ " year before.. 2,064,480 Exports from United States since Sept. ;, 1847 1,817.028 ilf " same period last year 1,2(1 717 tc tg ,6 year before.. 1,630,928 Exports to Great Britain since Sept. Ist 1,287,371 46 ti last year 806,126 ~ if CC year before.. 1,091,471 Stock in shipping ports of receipt 151,912 last year 231,713 " CC ~ year before. The receipts at this port since the Ist inst. have been 17,00 C bales ; exports, 6,000 ; taken by spinners, 8,000 ; taken on spe culation, 3,000 ; stock in city, 43,000 ; amount on sale, 5,000. After the Cambria's advices were received on the 19th, the market closed at firm prices at New York, and on the 22nd, the market was quiet, but quite firm. Mr. Stewart's circular says, " a bale of new cotton was received this year, at New Orleans, on the sth instant : last year on the 9th August : and in 1846, the short crop year, 7th August. The first receipt of the ad vent bale of the new crop at the ports this season, greatly dis appoints those who have been looking forward to an early maturity, and an excessive growth,—the weed generally is not so large, nor better boiled at the South-West, than it was last year, nor taken at large, does it appear at all more matured; consequently, the whole growth is as much exposed to the sudden changes of the autumnal season as last, and as we can hardly hope for such an uncommon one as the last, the finest on record, it is yet quite possible that the coming crop may be decidedly less than the present ; warm and dry weather through the next month, is absolutely essential for a fair average yield." LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION N. Orleans, Mobile and Uplands. Florida. Texas. Inferior none. none. 5* a 51 Ordinary 5l a 53 51 a 53 6 a 6 Middling 6 a 6/ 61 a 61 61 a 61 Good Middling . 64 a6l 64 a 6i. 63 a 7 Middling Fair 61 a 61 63 a 7 7* a '7* Fair 7 a 7 7* a7i 71 a 8 Fully fair ii a 7 nominal. 83 aBl Good fair 71 a 8 nominal. 81 aB* Fine nominal, none. nominal. A meeting took place last night at Kirkdale, for the purpose of assisting in the movement now taking place to make the Corporate and Dock estates contribute towards the local rates. SATURDAY EVENING CONCERTS.—The season opens on Saturday with promise of much interesting amuse ment. The committee opened yesterday a newsroom, which is well supplied with papers and pamphlets. The first of a series of weekly lectures for artisans will be de livered on Thursday next. The committee appear deter mined to do all they can to procure for the working classes every possible gratification and instruction. HARVEST AT FURNESS.—Since our last the weather has been generally propitious for harvest labour. A great breadth of land has been cleared of crop, housed, and stacked in excellent condition. The wheat crop, with trifling exception, is well secured. What remains to be cut of oats and barley is nearly ready, and will be cut in a few days. Many farmers at Furness have mown their grain this year, which, coupled with the superabundance of labourers, has made the wages of reapers very low, two shillings per day with meat and lodging being about the highest. In this district we have still accounts that both wheat, oats, and barley will be an average crop. The accounts of potatoes are conflicting, but generally the field crop is abundant, and the quality finer than for years past.—Lancaster Gazette. A PARISH MARRIAGE.—WiIIiam Parker, between thirty and forty years of age, was indicted last week, in London, for feloniously intermarrying vith Sarah Lett, his former wife, Catherine Parker, being then and now alive. The second wife, who was deeply affected, said she was married to the prisoner on the 22d of January, 1842, and had lived with him until the present period, having had three children by him. He always behaved extremely well to her, and was a good father. It appeared that the prisoner, when a mere boy. was forced into a marriage with a prostitute twenty years older than himself by being kept in a prison because she had sworn an illegitimate child to him, and told that he would be kept there unless he did marry her. The Common Serjeant said there was one point in the prisoner's favour—as he had not seen or heard from his first wife for above seven years he might presume she was dead, and. think himself at liberty to marry again. The jury availed, themselves of his lordship's suggestion, ea at once. Acquitted the prisoner. Sept. 5,150. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (BY EXPRESS.) The Court arrived at Buckingham Palace yesterday at noon. CHELTENHAM ELECTION.—State of the poll 12 -- At o'clock yesterday : Berkeley, 820 ; Escott, 668. Letters from Genoa, of the 29th, say that the steward from Leghorn brought the news that the peoPle seized on the powder magazine, which was protected the civic guard, who fired on the populace. Three persla were killed and several wounded. The conflict was stopP by the interposition of a Dominican monk, named Melin ve ; The Hermann steam-ship arrived at Southampton Saturday from New York. Her advices are not so la as those brought by the Acadia. THE AMERICAN STEAMER HERMANN.—Our corres' pondent at Southampton writes :—" The Hermann , I L e. Bret to state, is on shore in Gwinet Bay. She was go l was at owing to a dense some speed , ande sefog. grounded The o crew werelightening n ther oc ks. The a i n o by heaving out her coals." MONEY MARKET. YESTERDAY. ato The continued fineness of the weather, and the prospe all appearance of its lasting for some time, had a favours- _ influence upon public securities this morning, which the..s ported fall in the prices of Corn at Mark-lane has not fail since materially to assist. We have had Consols up to 86# of per cent, in advance of the closing quotations of Sat u ,d They are now a fraction lower, at 864 to 4, both for MOne.J., of time, in the usual course of reactions upon the realisation profits by jobbers who had purchased, or held stock, at C hea ,,e r ▪ t rates. Reduced Threes, 864 to 3^ Three-and-a-Quar te 4ix Cents., 87 to i t ; Exchequer Bills, 375. to 30s. premium; Stock, 196 to 8. LONDON CORN MARKET.—YESTERDAY. Dist The dulness in the Wheat tr a d e to war d s th e close b e en week, caused by a favorable che in the weather, hasp, of considerably increased to-day A r aid, aithough the suPP' n of English was only a moderate one. but a very small Pornode it was sold at a late hour. On the business transacted sand dine has been submitted to of from ss. to 6s. upon ne,rA e is 3s. to 4s. upon old English Wh ea t. S o li t tl e was .„ - iist , be foreign Wheat, whether bonded or free, th a t it s v alue y frons quoted nominally 3s. to. 4s. per qr. l ower . B ar l e y was "" din brisk sale, at a decline of Is. to 2 s . p er qr. O a ts recede uotea value fully Is. per quarter. White boili ng P eas m ust be . cl_,, 4s. to 65., and Hog 45., cheaper. B eans , lik ew i se , decline . per quarter. SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET.—YESTERDAY. 1/0. - The number of Beasts is u n usua lly l arge , b ut a very, de. proportion are of inferior quality. So me o f th e choices', 45 , scriptions, being comparatively sc ar c e , ma d e 4 s . 2 d . , but d, is the more general average for best kinds. Several secl o , rate Beasts are left unsold. There is als o a cons id era ble . to crease in the supply of Sheep : trade is hea v y f or th e m, and of with difficulty our late quotations are maintained for the Ol io I' . . t ' selling qualities ; the warm weather mak es bi g Sh ee p to . a t rather less money. Lambs ar e more rea dily di spose d of, u," ( det no advance. The supply of C a l ves i s muc h s h or ter, qualities make 2d. per Sibs. more than on Friday. M INCI NO-LA NE. —YESTERDAY. •ne 1 , The weather has influenced the Rice market, and a de, 5 - 13 en. fully Is. has been established; 1,000 bags middling vvin h ' e , C oa; gal sold by private contract at 12s. 6d.; prices must ":" t of sidered to be unsteady. Cotton steady. Th e qu antll, o o Indigo declared for sale (October 10) already amounts to " chests. Tea remains firm. In other articles no alteration. WESTERN CIRCUIT.—BRISTOL, AUG. 2 8, 1 (Before Mr. Justice Coleridge an d a Special Jury ) $ FOTHERGILL PRICE.—QUESTION OF SANITY AT 14 TIME OF EXECUTING A DEED.—This was an issue dir er II by the Master of the Rolls to t r y th e ques ti on w hethe r clergyman of Wales, the Rev. W. Price, was of e ° 5 11 :10 mind in 1802, when he e xecu t e d a cer t a i n d ee d f or W o e of some estates at Ruddry, Glamorganshire. The so seemed to excite very great i n t eres t, w hi c h w as 1" e s small way increased by the strange character and grotelic appearance of the defendant, Dr. Price. This eccen to e gentleman, who is a son of th e d ecease d c l ergyma n, r ie g i. a beard flowing to his waist, and his hair, which 1 105 ;0 dently not been cut for many ye ars , d escen d s t o as ghi. a length, but is tied up w ith sun d r y l ong t a il s , ala ' li t noise. His dress consists of a jacket and trousers of nC I 7I emerald green, fancifully k no t c h e d an d sco ll ope d, 11 " e, and pointed with bright scarlet, and adorned with n u ; sf rous small gilt buttons be ar i ng d ev i ces . His esPlit sable, of singularly quaint form, and has attache three pendant tails of the same fur, one falling over t i e shoulder of the wearer, and the third coming down t° , e re centre of his back. A great nu m b er o f w it ne sses "41 called to prove the lunacy, a nd th e j u d ge h av i ng 031 " . up, a verdict was given fur the plaintiff. Parliament will be prorogued this day by the Queen person. PARIS, SUNDAY.—The National Assembly, a':,,go most animated debate, de c l are d th a t th e s t a te of 9 , - o f should be maintained, n o t w ith s t an di ng th e discussionno the constitution, by 589 to 140, gi v i ng G enera l Cavaig, he r a majority of 389. The jou rna l s ex p ress as sent rs'"' o f than otherwise, although the vote affects the liberty the press. _ irt Loois BLANC.—This gentleman publishes a Idle yesterday's Times, in which he say s th a t he learns t hat o f several persons intend to give him a public testimony he sympathy. Whi Ist expreasing his gratitude, he saY O ./0 wishes "to avoid anything which could possibly offence to the English Government." He intends to if jet in the calm of study and the sile nc e o f retreat, IoWP days in his country. DISSOLUTION OF IRISH CONFEDERATE Cttre,.7•., o ti Sunday the " Meagher East Lo n d on " a nd the '` and Emmett Lambeth Irish Co n f e d era te Clubs" fel. the example of the " Mit c hel," an d fjrmally dissolveusve THE CHARTIS TS .—Th ese wou ld-b e revo lutioni sts t 7o so cooled down, that g o vern ment have • e ll ° e mut me metrupom.n..l l P r res ent prived of their cutlasses. of The Duke of Leinster has expreved his disaPPo val . the plan suggested by his brother, Lord Wm. nt z g — t ju for the periodical sitting of the Imperial Parliamenw Dublin. 4. w ith At Denfanaghy, Donegal, on Tuesday, a boat ups e t , ha t seven persons in it. The women so clung to the me n they all perished. r aw , . ANOTHER POPISH CATHEDRAL.—The Roman Ca lies propose to build a splendid cathedral at Yen' : ( . 2 of corporation has been applied to for the sale of a Piece land for the purpose. A committee has reported ag'' it, but the subject has been referred back. LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET—YEsTERDA ir ;at We have had a god sup3ly of all kinds of Stock a t "„j market to-day; the quality generally second rat%eet''f, inferior prices, much the s a me a s l as t s t a t em ents. 6j, 5d to 6d per lb. ; Mutton, 51d to 61-d : Lamb, 50 t° LIVERPOOL WOOL MARKET.—YEsTraD AS :OI Although the Wool Market has been ra th er quiet (W i re . the past week, prices continue firm, and should the P e sent fine weather continue, it will no do doubt ha y de. material influence on the future prospects of the tr:ea, Some large sales of Colonial Wool are at present Pr c ' e tlO ing in London ; the prices are about the same a 35 / 0 0 former sales. Imports for the week :—Foreign",„" n icA Bombay, 525 ; previously, 50,807 ; t o t a l, 51,232. °'" —652 : previously, 8,046; total, 8698. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 4.—Wind S. ARRIVED.—St. Vincent, Stephens, from St. Vincent from from St. Petersburg—Fairfield, Abbott, from Jamaica. lyfar SAlLED.—Asenath, for Oahu—Rory O'More, Quebec -" 0 / mion, New York—St George, New Orleans—E m ma, N av As Laurel, Danzic—Active, Stralsund—Limena, Porto Ii litle A r tonio, Valparaiso—Jupiter, Ostend—James S. De woo arl ar York—Bridget, Lisbon—Guide, Labrador—lrene, Ale —Mary Allan, Quebec—Sunbeam, and Argent, Palau. j The Hermann, (steamer,) from New York for Bren l l s ; 4 Cowes, went on shore this morning, on Garnet BaY , ' Wight, but is expected off next tide, without damage. Token, Nourse, hence for Mauritius, at Falmouih. l ob Earl of Liverpool, Coulthurst, from Calcutta at St. tie' Celt, Wilson, hence at Iquique. Emilia, Dadson, from Amsterdam, at Pernambuco. Kingston, Stephens, from the Clyde, at Bahia. Parland, Smith—Courier, Dunn—Enchantress, Cortai e}‘ ' ' Mary Worrall, Gardner, hence at Valparaiso. Earl of Lonsdale, Bragg, from St. Antoni a , a t ditt0„.. 1 10. 4 4 Jenny Jones, Gilbert, from Swansea and Pisco, at u,", n e ' Henrietta, from Pisco, at ditto, an d sa il e d 15th England. r sPv Lochlibo, from ditto at ditt o , an d sa il e d 20th J u ne fo r land. Oa° Jane, from ditto at ditt o, an d sa il e d 21st J une f or - E . —n„pe fo r Manchester, from ditto at ditto, and sailed 26th J" England. 'ga l° Bonanza, from ditto at ditto, and sailed 3 r d J u ly for Baltagara, sailed from Callao for England 29th Jun/ METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER, g r, BY MR. C. H. CHADBURN, 71, LORDSTO i 4 1 ATMOS PHICRIC Temperature in Humidity at Pressure at shade by self- Noon. Daily Dire r ' ton Fall of WI O4 of at Rain. NO•°' In. o'o4 s',,v 0•Ol S N.Ng' to, 66r 6 69 5 69 ° 0 6 5 6 6 4° THE WEATHER.-29th: brilliant; night, shovi V o ;f 1 11 0. ditto.--31st: bright; afternoon, thunder storm a clo t ' south; night, clouded.—Sept. Ist: bright; riC —'2nd--4 sTE th ß. ::_d A i t t iosfi l e e oo o: pressure: max. in., 30'18; min., 29'30; average, 3 % . --1 111 44 perature deg., 51; average, 597 i dity : max. difference, 8; min.,;; average, 3'93. -- '3ri.X. , month, inches, 3'29. Ev E RTO N.—Temperature : min., 48. registering Diff eren „ 0 Ni„ Six thermometer Wet and Dry Fa.m. I t p.m. Max. Min. bulb. g : 4 1 In. I In. Deg 29, 29'98 29'92 68 30, 30'07 30'07 67 311 30'18 30'15 65 11 30'28 30'31 65 2 1 30 . 40 30'39 65 De.. ' . Deg. 56 8 56 6 55 4 58 7 55 5 4t 30'15 30'05 t 69 DAYS. MORN. EY TIDE TABLE. $ 1.6. ENG.I HORT. I HOLY.' Sept. h. m. h. m. ft. in. Tuesday.... 5 321 344 12 5 Wednesday. 6 411 440 11 3 Thursday.. 7 5 14 551 10 6 Friday .... 8 633 713 10 6 Saturday .. 9 751 823 11 4 Sunday ....10 853 919 12 11 Monday....ll 944 10 7 14 5 12th Sund• aft•Ti_ On the 30th ultimo, Mrs. T. mELLon, df-Ard.street' teth-park, of a son On the 3rd instant, aged 30 years, AMELI A, ter ° f JOHN HUGHES, Wavertree. 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