The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-11-06 00:00:00

NOVEMBER 6, 1855.] =ssv ,aetility and capable of energy. Th ere i s no d ou bt, u itripe is ro the experience o f th e last fourteen months, that an able officer, 'possessing in perfection those Inaliti es which have elevated British soldiers into heroes; but whether he also 'possesses the peculiar eat s which entitle him to the command of an army, re in • Zett 44 to b e proved. In many respects, therefore, c hange is a f ortunate one, and it is to be hoped ;"1„., t the ex pected adva n t ages w ill b e realised ; but o 11"" t'e join i n t h e congratulations on the change, we 2,4k.t coincid e i n the. condemnation of General SlMP tinestiot. n' the aff a i r at the Medan, nor, apart from the , (I 131 his great age and physical infirmity,. con t Bier i er It at that event in any way justified his reca . e v )3 l 7 detail that has been furnished us of the fall of attaastopol justifies the impression that the object in th at eki ! i g the Ran was completely answered, and d have theZ d "Pareh of more troops to the assault wail kaiakle" a needless waste of human life. The tner e l ce /v 4 s then in possession of the French: they ti.,, ii , ' me t ed time to enable them to make good oftikeVtins-that time was gained byfhe assault flit b,_ 3 / 4 11 glish troops on the Ream, -1441'slan d them which compelled trot n % B to defend it, and therehy direrte takta.b:l:re important duty ; and,therefore, the part Me Lir v "-eneTal Sixtpsox the best4hat, under inttementistances, ~ could be taken, and deserved praise `'datable , Q-nl 're• The Gov 'tient have acted a . ' 31 ° 41 in4b i l' s tti refusing to teeal him ; but his phy: Positio n p u -1 t° contend With 'the difficulties of his Chas -1.-r4Pte d the .der of his office, and his b een fin rarren l e gn i 9 b e d bY 'a 'mud' younger man. The . - ";tg and a a ''' -°w evk -- at, 'Cliairged in its aspects:: the B , ll Ps is . 1 . 1 . r-11 0 ,° 11 s age WlliCh involved so many hated_ ; 'Ate an 17,.,1141 an - ena, and our troops mar 4so On field. Itli),°rtonityoi.-preiving their supremacy it. .the the harassing 1411 "1' ' will be a welcome change from , sin t h....._ _ ~ v'estige of ztreneh and , . es, it may alsorestore B°Tl le deo.,: M as h ?: luvincibility which has 'bee n in that 4t ti ° lllee 11111)a ired--for there cannot be tlie slight le t II • u • t "14, I"iienever the opportunity be - afforded, ve:Lti vddieiss in the Crimea will prove them- Y w orthy of all r thei ancient Tenwn. ' -4.......„ 14-46---------- WITH AMERICA. e NIII II , °I. ,` b e People of the United StAi3es have been N e ''' t a tit, and making use 'of lyttemperate lan e"because l 't , l e t W a'as the people of this conntry, eav e xpoi.r, as Foreign 'Secretary, had made 1 'the I rs le find recruits for the :British Army out to tilt thi2nY British subjects who :had emigrated ll' era,„7"'ea States, and found themselves destitute emigrated as left. lite•lvit/Yltlent there as in the , couttry they had have 1,, , et 0 Occasion to into - oetiii,it go -1 ib t 0,..71e P r osecutions whidh'have been commel'eed -the. circumstances, or _ ey 'llay ON infringement of Amelican law s. d 11 , 1 114411: tr ue, or false, or sly-exaggerate . b u n s t e u f se u , 1 410 eh en nf ., 111 ., ade of' th em to .excite apprehensions e:::: 14 ) coub+ • understanding °- oL • ra ti n C e e 'go t iesstit imaonnaytbe d aret. tee:Bl lernii et hi s toldhG exists b‘3: er: be tw een'ma 3 to,h_e%thening the - West India squadron in order 7: Perepared for such a 'Contingency. We have no I_tentonufidenee in 14' , `‘ - 'e •etay of institutions de '6fe thed Fe de l rr a o r n o l v a e r rn e nl l2 :rr," nor even in . the p l o nets wer k' ' 'l its ' Tv "' People, a w i l _;"' t orrestrain the illegal 'on the ri ver s ,. u• Law - ""silie affair of the Caroline li ens to ~., ret,(,ekallaa. 'and the piratical expedi- At the saC'ne time, we view, without 41ar nl, the Ito .. kneriean /eraent 'which is now agitating The :v et _ v _ People. Q ''llellebnllitions operate as a kind OT Te tt a lve for • Rek of a h et excited feelinrs ; and if the Americans, *last th a 1 , 44 e m o te th r e s r lib i e et , Pt up a show of indignation, -c " i ltr3Cnve can afford to smile .6 trtw e ,,.. Iless which ends, like most of their popular Nylti'ents• in grandl 41,111g5. Ti e , 1 OCtirett speeches, and . . inflated r?_r -4 tb5.... 5 it - Lzel are on the eve of an election , and _Ot . ti er t :: is usual to -ma-aufacture a grievance, in 1 , 1 ,1 e %),„ e rre the interests of a particular party. IT ;Rialldetriient is thought to be friendly towards 'el kaot ' why, then, of course the opposition th find ' Pei detesTat.words su • ffieren• tly strong to express - 2 4 kett 1 ° 11 ; but, kno*ing their peculiar mial e ar i d ~ . Wli 411 e all (nen. refined i ned vocabulary, we shotild e n we awa nees for he temptation to talk war l 'lllt s b last f ti t 4. 4 M t1, 14t -eel convinced that the whole object is len I ) • ' W hen the object has been served by the ev t ,,, eit g sense We h a ° Ver, they will be as friendly with us -as common 110. slid th • v e too high• an opinion of their ItClat that 11 ' love for hard'dollars to suppose for one lh s4 ei t b est ' they serio,bily contemplate hostilities t wi_ 1 111 e ti e, ,ellstoraers, and .:who would prove : a s the -Ivar , mik e e, their Most dangerous enemies. With tta hlt irlilotlldseb:ea-hoard ex;osed to our crusiers, suc h ' tiNtie s outh atnai hilationlcrTheir trade, while slavery w. ."k k ° Nel l 411 States is an element of internal eall - - a 'l)le t , l \vi th , 1 111 , 11 st ever prevent them from hazardin g the conse -111 N too kiaud . The risk i s too great,_ we m _ _, Ni i ;: f°l 'e, , ,flightful to teontemplate, and riz 7 g i t , i ' 4 l 4 „ 4 _, lllll Y view their Vest qttrt estimate it:faits true worth. :present electioneering the British attest Il icli a etell ee to the augmentatio n of remembered that 111 1)t R b .‘ s quad rolls i t .musi be rem . racial is -e etit - oe - , made for a pi "e t , ni 1 , 44 al oretbenonce Cub Such 4111eht .c'st°lBlblt. a ' . the American Govern to ~,, ' and ti _ .7 repudi a t e d by .attempts have, however, sa.' Pe l th 'erefore, in ?being prepared with the means ' te e tete - no real cause tta kk . kiv ert wal of ofactuan outrage, N' b et 14r any interruptions to the good under ween the ive %, Governments. 1 ? , t h Li, 417°-11ALTI" , O IF .tigl2. TOBIN. e D r 6 tloel a • ----- ----6.--- i ll i , o Bet , 8 in oth er t .throesbout the kingdom, ritii" tirt i i ej ,, e a e,k i! mark e d 1-- u.y an event of some importance ent 1 44 th e fotur y 1 hist or, eon .. g, as /itmere, the pres . N i , whi, hw e e a l t i 'd til l: Dast ; undone .of ;the most pleas ing k.:ttkt.oket7ersiroagistrate on big reti 1114:t1;t*,1:co. utri bi a it v i e ng - tr e rt *m uleei at of ithe close of the municip al raise colt& may 14.'lliellYrclinal7 cases ' stteh taiibutes .are bia sed . m a y be T ent from N't littt 1 1 i I'3' political feeling,—svbich,thowever itt t the duties be .n du o a e f cll e• , ° ' .l4 : 4 "ed, is not without its irrfluenett; Isu onthe ut an easy 4431t;1111:111,_.°‘ar task is not only *llk-ming '/ 4 _, ; I° llit h- 0 4 /4 4 48 'hit, 1 : 1 4.1. / t i p o d t j a N ll , classes their vprecia unite in ,doing honour . to Esq., and testifying . 1 / 4 t v I si ' fctt tel which he has filled the high -station to ,N, cit eli t t, ll - ""lt3r for Liverpool, he was ealled,on.the 9th h of N o ltl 'her -' .I.t,is not merely a poetical tfigure ,of -spec , tik t -, so rt „ "v. 4, t0,,, 5a .. , that he has " won golden opinions, mooso tlitte)4lB sA,_°fDenPle " and given a lustre to the .o , .. 1. :44 14 t ° be ~ rs , rn ' ay deem it no little honour for T -t atn, N'4 4 tlp er , ,'e4nnared :with the mayoralty of tl: 4l ndci, k ' ' e ntertain A Prince of Royal Blood Mr : h . tt, et . 'al hos itarte ktta its ch . P 1 TIN a manner to make alt Liverpl e ct ex oa er : Ilitlthoilllttsa4l.tlyer magistrate. H . i s . gentlemanly . deportment, ts is. at* : a nd ready:accessibility, have . won all Hear ts 41 4 1.- t lt : 1 1,, eti nn, and on Friday next he will retire from ? Ilinter te - mlch he has digni fi ed, with the respect, esteem, +l4,th,, recollection of every inhabitant of Liverpool. flee '47 tht a ki ,,, e aY said thaton Friday next the robes of o I S4 l 4 4c etl erred from the shoulders of the present . Mayor.. 'N I ili t °ll is of his successor. At such a period it is R ol , 411(11 4it - also Us ual, to bestow a glance in retrospec ci hi:'llt erel Parting with one who is quitting office . a . n 1 ' t, l iat; l3 Bnecessor, to recal to memory the characteristics ',!th'S. -,..1334thed the incumbency of him who . is just about 'Me t}it -14 , ° one who is not a gentleman in manner and 4 4 : 4 44 7 with any chance of success aspire to occup y . the . t , 4 : tli Nar ylo 4 4 ' l 2c/1 a community as tha t of ci Lis u Allies to Mr. 01, 4 Ast,,l, brace the possession of t hose •erp . 001, it is '44 list nr ktl l entiv, any more than to seek for them in 114t4kttltItli.441-41111is.Predecessors, or to demand guarantees tit tit,t N 4 ` ll '''ae't l ee m arose who are to follow him. In . his It t l N 4 41 41 1 tl airl , . mni.e . s conduct has . been marked by mild ; kti ties 4 fi , ‘i Impartiality ; and in the discharge of . his od ,i. ear --e sCales • ti, k h.. p eri 0 justice have been ever duly poised '' 4 t `us period of his mayoralty, he had to encounter the 4 ke g of a e tt t , ~,,,i i, . co hi s election for the borough ; and t i .. 4 4. 1 1 ; 44 8 o j r 4 , t , r nY sea he steered his en . cum . berecl . way with t ,N. 1 44 pe reo v"rPose and i nflex i b i l i ty of j ust i ce which raised . 'lil le , i . ti • l a brial and in the estimation of his fellow i'4, t ee he at all over the deliberations of the Town taper;Ntl'etn: a" times displayed high intelligence, tact, and .I. e a nd bY the exercise of those rarely.united quail • b , 4reA l , 1 at .' Iltb a s. 41.,118e1f to all its members. '1 f 7:, , .% 1ee ,s.'ze .dispenser of the municipal hospitalities, he fi t nee and unostentatious, mixing freely with u4s 111 ", yet not confining his attention solely within thai narrow limit. Like his immediate predecessor he ti . tehted 'those hospitalities to illustrious and distinguished strangers, and by securing their participation in such social amenities with his fellow-townsmen, he spread the municipal fame abroad, while he sustained its dignity at home. Without intruding any invidiousness of distinction between them and their predecessors, it is impossible to view the mayoralties of Mr. TOBIN, ,and Joan Bncit LLOYD as being-other than in a considerable degree the counterpart and complement of each other. The distinguishing features of the former were the inauguration of St. George's Hall, and the hospitality connected with the meeting of the British Association fOr the Promotion of Science; thus extending the hand of social fellowship to those whoare illustrious in science and distinguished by learning. The festive celebrations of the latter have likewise in a great degree connected them selves with the same edifice. St. George's Hall has been thrown open by Mr. TOBIN as a place of rational and elevating enter tainment for the people, that proceeding being inaugurated by a musical festival in which even royalty participated. The first public meeting held in that hall was under the auspices of Mr. J. BDCIt LLOYD, to set on foot a Liverpool subscription for the Patriotic Pond. The carrying out of that noble sub scription in its princely munificence was perfected by Mr. TOBIN. A more singular and striking matter in connexion between this ball and these gentlemen remains yet to be noted. The principal resolution connected witb that meeting was proposed in language of manly and thiilling eloquence by the late venerable Archdeacon Bwoors. The last official act of Mr. VourN's mayoralty was to presidt over a meeting at which it was resolved to erect a statue to the memory of the good man, in that same hall which had 'its echoes first awakened by his eloquence, as he persuasiccily enforced the claims of the 'widows and orphans of our gilrAnt soldiers to public gratittde 'and national protection. Another and a valuable 'feature yet remains to rtfce the mayoralty of Mr. Tonn, , titid to distinguish it from:lint pre decessors. During his - tenure of office the heretoforctonflict ing interests existing .on 'the opposite shores of 't'he Mersey have been fused into . atiity of relation ; the bone •of conten tion between them 'ha - Oaten removed, theirinterdts have been amalgamated., and Mr. TOBIN leaves to his saencssor an ex tended jurisfiction, 47ith an abbreviated amount of anxiety, augmented .ffignity;and lessened care. COJ WEIRGI L and MONET-112? 1 7 NEWS. MONDAY NIGHT. TITERV. }hate been very slight illratuations in the value of thelPiablic Funds during like week. Renewa. confidence :produced an upward ttrndency, but -some absurd rturreurs towards the closetzif the week respect , - ing differeinces with the Unitid States induced ;a' slight , deiline, which was, however, of very . brief duration. No alteration has ttaken place ishe mininmentrate of discount Bank of &viand,. but Inforley for commercial ptrposes has been .corn paratively easy, notwithstanding the preparations fdr acceptunms coming due the 4* of the montk, discounts for good paper have been about kaft r k. mat. 'below the Bank rate. There have been Atety Aightaterations in foreign exchanges, the genre ;from the seat of wall has presented =tiling Alf Tartittilar importance, thition has been Nigher ::and Corral-lower, so that upontthe whole the week%ns lmen-quiet but safes' fact&y. By the Beak trtarms, !published on Friday, it;appears that there Vas tin inercase in the stock liflbullion in the week 'ended 7th of October of £75,,158 in both departmeitts, bit msotuly a small porticn'bf this is included inftheilssue cilepartment, an increase of £64,155 in itinenmeant of m6te,s in circulation ins caused a idecreate in the Imes,.. , Tve of £47,925, , so that the Bank Att iis •eperating injurious / I , T' but as since Ike amotriat- was Inade up there have igeen some large treceipts.elf specie we may anticipate ra still more favouraile : - result. 'ahe other changes in the return we, a felecrease in private securities 0.M254,912, and*: decreasenlso in. public deposits miff Government seguitics, showing shill further payments on Government :account. To-day's ITmes,iiin its city article, 4dtxted Saturday evening, says :-- This has been the - --3rd of the mow* and, swim , - to its l'beino• '' Saturday, it lets included also the of the 4th. The li a bilities falling due were extremely 'h eav y, but they I been met in manner to confirms 'heavy, thus kr confidently entertaked of the general ocmndness of tradie and ' ` the ability of the mercantile community to meet witholert alarm the peculiar pressure in the money-makket. According ' to the reports from the principal banking establishments tins' ' evening, the day has passed off without , an unsath ;factory indic,ation of anykkind. A great change , was obsery able to day in the discount-market. Money was compa natively abundant, and the discount houses refusedvm receive: further sums at call. One of them, it is said, lent a con iderahle a mount on the Stock -Exchange for a short period att, per cent. With reference to the Currency(rfuestion, asualile writer in Bla6kwood's _Magazine mor nth see, A money-famine and consequent panic-is-setting in 6 entirely occasioned by the absurd provisions of Sirlt. Peel's Cerrroney • Act of 1844 ; and as money is the 'dame of war, nukes owe set right the former, we shall never be able to ca try on the latter. A paralysis at home threatens' to steal 1 find: w neutral ise alboui our successes ahrodd. If we do not take care, e selves in the-position of a soldier who is chaked by his :equip ment—vve shall be strangled while we&L-tht. Ou r currency is made to depend upon gold in so absurd a fashic that.as soverei g ns:go out of the country, banknotes ar e lr.lkewise withdrawn from circulation, so that theldrain upc thecur t-rency of the-esuntry is doubled ; it is like lighting the candk at both ends. We ourselves need to -cavort sped ato defray the expense- of our army abroad; so does Franc e; -does Russia. ' fact, it is no exaggeration tosay, that at present there is a: general rush among the powers&l Europe to possess ' themselves of _gold. Well, although our present: currency -system is entirely based upon the retention of a lar;;e amount Of :gold -in*: this country, that retention' is not possible. other states , wish gold, they can alwayelhave it from 'this country , by , paying a commensurate Tirieel for it. The eouse ,quences Of' 'this to us, if not warded ofrbran alteration °four currency laws, mill be ruin. The deadliest blow that Russia --could now' level at us, would be to draw from this Autryc a Million-or' two of bullion — ev en although it were pay 'for' it at 'the rate of £5 or £5 or event.Xlo the ounce. In our present' peSition, such a step wotild 'paralyse us at oiwe. „And - can anyone as yet be sure grat:mtash of the gold ro .-eently drawn from this country Las not-amen so bought up lry our adversess - ? An early meeting.. of :Parliament is de ended-by this great but easy overoame difficulty of our poei'tion. It is .a difficulty entirely artificild—it is one of our impOsing. An act can numake AS an act has made the present: Premier be strong in .anytiting, it is in good roommon snise.,:nad in a powerof sedugreeedily in any given , case *here the Shoe pinches. Let him -show that quality du:ow,:•and; ,byso doing, sweep away the,sble impediment that st:ids to a . :szigorous prosecution of , themar. It depends upon. ',hineself - laether the Conservatives .are-,-Airifils him or against lire.. 'lf heat-tile part of an earnest, and patriotic -statesman, , he logy rely upon it that the ; gerery of England 4511 nob leave iiim unsupported. Nor ill 'the country. If the influence of .extinct repartatious I)e.Astill strong in the !Howe, and the coalitions of the peace :party tineaten to clog ftheatheds•of, : goveroment, let Parliament ',Le dissolved, and detithe,voiceof; the nation decide upon 'pits future destinies. l y e d i i i ,s are over ;:and in ant i i v ci e vali would o s f fEn-tho present• critical times, Parliament 'such a.anneeeettileirge ofa few ie l eg islature, tholast words ire •to the Government auyeor-se repeal the are-1f cabal preva2, dissolve ;and Currency ;Laws. The .-Shipping, , returns of the Board,of ;Tr,sde for the mo nth,of -Septenther have been issued. 'the period wit' la % . velieh Are compared iu I+B4.and 1854, being ifrom , the I& of September to -tlie 10th of October, ,embrace: 35 days. An addition, of a 'sixth must thereforebeanade to the present lotal,rta enable an estimate to:befionmed of the relative.employrnent of tonnage in the several cases. This ,wold bring the aggnegate,entrifs to 709,224 tons, and thexlear ances to 998;0624Rn% showing again a greatilicline in the mtniber of :wivals, but an increase in the departures ..aefficient f 4 demonstrate the ActiYiV of our export trade ::-- ICONN4GE *EIZTEBED Month ending Oet. 10, Oct. 10, Sept. BQ. ;18 3. 1854. 1855. British Ve55e15,...„....... 52,216 531,604 35,1,442. Foreign Ve55e15.............:851,703 290,394 256,469. Tot 821,998 607,906. CLEARL 5588 417TWARD. British Vessels .. 462)807 476,588 non. Foreign Vessels 356472 359,023 335,151. Total.. With regard to the coasting trade, the tonnage .entered inward was 1,217,229. in the month endifir the 10th of October, 1853 ' • in 'the same month of 1854 it was 1,316,086 ; and in September last it was 1,079,430, including 33 foreign vessels of an aggre gate burden of 6,516 tons. The clearances outward for the mcipective periods were 1..;321,700 in 1853, 1,427,804 in 1854, and 1,170,728 (including 5,272 tons of foreign) in 1855. • The return from the Bank of England for the week ending the 27th of October gives the following results, when compared with the previous week Public Deposits ... £3,700,844 ; Decrease... £124,177 Other Deposits 11,327,321; Decrease ... 436,09 Rest ... .„ 3,170,726; Increase 0,6 3 On the other side of the account : Government Securities £10,328,955; Decrease... £306,404 Other Securities Notes unemployed The amount of notes in circulation is £20,435,900, being an increase of £64,155, and the stock of bullion in both departments is £11,303,365, showing an in crease of £73,158 when compared with the preceding return. •• Our SHARE-MARKET has been firm all week, with a tendency to improve. Business has not been active, and there is no new feature. The traffics continue remarkably good, Local stocks, excepting Bank of Liverpool, in which there has been a considerable decline (having been done at 22), are very steady. We annex this day's prices ;-. , ChgSter and Birkenhead, - r to e • INSI vs,L 4 o# ;11 once b~ of , nt 05- ote fl ot 0' )le s it atte to he t tYls A atten t d re V. 1 1 7 19 • ,atwn THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. 131 ; Caledonians, 29+ ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 751 4 -I-1 ; London Stock, 921 11 ; Ditto Fifths, ; Sheffield Stock, 21+ ; Midland tock, 64 1- i• 4 ; South Eastern, 17.÷. CorroN.--The market during the week has pre sented a decided reaction, and not only have prices advanced, but the amount of sales has been limited by the small quantity on offer, the present stock being considerably below the corresponding period last year, and rapidly decreasing. The sales for the week , up to Friday, reached 6 5, 720 bales, of which 7,800 were taken on speculation, and 7,770 for export, leaving 50,150 for the trade. TO -DIY, there was another advance of *d. to id. per lb., and the sales amounted to 12,000 bales, including 4,000 for speculation and export. The following is a comparison of present rates with those of the corresponding period last year :--- New Orleans, middling „ fair Upland, middling „ fair 1854 1855 5 5-16 6f 64- 5 3-16 5 0-16 PaonneE,--There has been great excitement in the Sugar-market, and prices have advanced from 6s. to 7s. per cwt. on Colonial, and 3s. to 4s. on Foreign descriptions. The transactions have been very exten sive, Including sales for arrival. Coffee steady. Tea in moderate request. Cocoa in good request for export. For Rice a fair inquiry. Rum steady, Palm Oil higher. For Tallow a good inquiry at improving prices. To -DAY, the Sog,ar-market confirmed very firm at the advance noted at the close of :last week ; the transactions (including Saturday's badness), were large, consisting of 200 hhds. Trinidad at 505., 330 hhds. Antigua at 545. 'bo 565. 6d., 14'4``0 hhds. Porto Rico at 545. to 585., 350 bags Cossipore at 585., 600 bags Dates at 545. , 640 mats brown Mauritius at 48s. to 495. 6d., 450bgs white Petnams at 505., with 1400 bags brown to - arrive at 31s, 6d., and 4000 bags afloat at 31s per'cam. Molasses econtinne scarce, awd there being also tittle Rum on , offer, the business is still limited. 100 bags Rio Cdtee are reported at per cwt. The trade have been engaged inspecting the numerous samples of Tea, by the Conrad and. Pam, but as little has been done. We have 'had comiderably more doing in Rice, 2700 kar.gs 'old: Lai ong having realised k2s., besides which 4'Cargo'ofi 17000 bags Arracan has 'been sold afloat for ihe'entr tin ent at ins. 91; and. 53 tons broken Bengnl 7 to atiire ;at 14sAi1. per cwt. 'We have also to notice 150 cases CagtorTin at 61c1 p 0 lb., 450 bales 411 tent `016:65. !perlton, 450 bags'yellow Mustard Seed,iiittifthe qtay, 'at 78s, and 450' heos Bengal Rapeseea, ;to i - friire, at 65's. per oarter; c 'el'. and L ooL.---Since ebr last weekly reva 'we Ihnve no 'fettirre to notice in the Wool-market, .12int at the same , time betteefeang has been alanifegt dmingthe last I - tw o . br three 'days ; stocks of all acseriptitins'xiire very 'light; and the trade generally in :a very 'hedltiy state, thb,t it is expected shortly to •see•mbre :activity in the market. “Imports for the vteek are, '1,044 bales Eaktllndia, it I Lisbon, 133 Sec:bob, - 214tisli, 5 Coast- Wise, .I,o6siteru, and 2 Ileaderraten:.;'Utal, 2,489 :'Messrs 0 (came and Co., it. thii'Artior:thly circular; 'Say-:-=- The tsa:steraonth has been evie , df unnittil•klulness ; the !un easy feedbag regarding the Monemarket`vilfich characterised the closed/ Sept., has since then considerably increasek;and the fur &- advance in the !brnfl: 'rates .6f. discount t 6 6 anfi 7 . per eentqwears to have completely • destroyed confidence,s)..nd fel' the present to paralyse traMng- opeatiens generally; tusi nem libilinmetions have in •cousetinence 'been very incrarcur taited,ltet from the lightuess+6l-itocks of wool and theihner wigeileiathy state of the tradeidn' the , n - rar.Ufacturing districts, )prioes:lirawe not as yet given way :ratteii+Aly, and the Aii.cf re inart,oftifais untoward eveut, , so 'far as regards the wool trade, tSeeniStiso be au entire eessafsion Of 'ill-speculative demand and a detennination on the put , 6f-cormiers to °Online their 'tpertit'Aus exclusively to•supPly*ehi,immediate reciWirements. Salegfaave been made in Yatmoishri*tier, Lisbon, Oporto, -Egyptian, fine Per avian:ma tliel tater 'classes 'of Turkey and Viist tudia without any Inategal •rOchietion in' rice, but for ihiitvver sorts of Tailley,.lßrtisiaß Barbary, &c., Is ices may pbequoted ld. to Id. IperiliLlower i llthoug,li in a great measure ~ m otinistal, as there is•altottitubsencenMeniand for these descrip -- lions; of Mohair-and Alpaca - sto*szrxe very light wad the late 1 -vadvaaced rates are •wall lupptitted. In Engliall and Irish 0 ; , eonairing wools a Tabu:tint. of Id." to Id. per lb. sty be quoted lion-same sorts ;in 'Scotch 'not I.7trutia doing, amilto effect sales I. l lemer rates would 'have to be stibthitted to. TlMBER.—Weolndietildfilhwing from the monthly iknialar of Messrs. Sion3l4"SlATElti and C3o.:— 1 "The arrivals into the , klocks'of the Mersey, during die moseth, containir.g froni;Th_itish North lanerica, are — ;.!S9 vessels, 48,019 tons, againse'6B vessels; 41_,'943 tons, for the , carresponding vcriodaaSt%year. The tonnage:employed in the reanadian timber trade, as compared with /fast year to this ktirse, is only 50;000 mgdinttfu2poo tons - tint from St..rolm mu& other ports at lie _greatly , he excess , 184,000 tons ~against 136,000 to the-same 'period last 'year.. The great defi ,-diency in the eupPly , of Quebeclimber, and. an extensive eon qmenption, have Tedneed thesistcok and . enhanced the prim •so: :.3easiderably, that cargoes4hick sold at the •cemmencemeatof s: ;;be import season at 16til..per`ftot for 78 feet average, cargoes osf the same desciipbion:are mow worth 200.1 pm foot." METALS.—aleite iSNVery little to - report, as every iling is dull, it , Without chancre in prices, Seotdh cgs may be quoted at 755. per t . 0n,.(v0.b. at Glasgow. ila Manufactured iron Imo-alteration. Other aritieles Nwithout change. :IMPORTANT TO SHIPOWERS AND 17.n)1EIVWRITERS. THE Sarin' M.E,:n3VA ID . A case of great importance to shipowners and underwriters tune on for investigation on Saturday, , before Mr. Mansfield, the stipendary enagistrate,,azdt Captain Robertson, of the 'Board of Trade. Is the -case had .occasioned a considerable extent of conversation :and ,tascussionoa great numher parties interested in ,shippktg•-were•lpresent at the opening of :the investigation, Whialvtoel:4sace in: the magistrates' private room. Mr. Mansfield, before ',proceeding s —tad that, from the statto 4of his health, it was impossible for him. to.sit if the apartment were crowded. Re therefore ;requested that all parties not immediately concerned [the ease. would leave the room, as cthe public would be ampirrppresented, and fully informed of ';alL'hat took place, Jcwlthe ..gerlemen..wilxi were present to iropczt for the press.. ..Mr. Hull, solicitor, Who :eared for Ale shipowners, said aths.,clients, Messrs. Bilkington JanchlViiiscn, the eminent ,shipowners, of the White .Starlizie of Australian Royal Mail Taw - lids, whose interests ,were ,d6pply,involvel in the investi ;gallon about to procabd, %were zinost anxious that every pub ahould be gives to theproceedings. Mr. Mansfieid repeatetirthatangq publici.tyorould be given itotth9.lroceedings by the :gentlemen of :the; press who were ; prese..nt.; and considelikg the.sindliness of; the .apartment, he Imust e iasist on the roe= being.Alemed. i 'Gassers. Pilkington And Wilson were not wkoessesiitilae•case i tuzd..desired to be present,iley might remain. Yligs.a.:e then l iroceedeiel. ilt,niacan irNuirytdemanded by Captain .Etlward Devey, ref the &Is* :Mermaid, rbelonging to Xessrs., lidkington and irdsori!s "..White-Star Line," into ,certain wi,.irges made against ilimin:a..JetterAddressed by the Zeitish.Cowal at Pernambszo to the :BQatcl:of. Trade. Thertoyal mail clipper-ship Mermaid,; it. swap, MI her borne aimed xoyage from Melbourne, Laving been detkiried by ad arensemiiails gird severe weather, tbeearne • ptraitkeVei for pro /644n5, and captain Devey made for Pernambuco, with the linteation..etr l reiving supplies of f vesh provisieks,t kit not in teuttog to. remain longer than a low lon:vs. ,Theiletrnaid, as has teen intimated some time ava,:arri-.eed Liverpool on the 2@th .efJast..mpith, with about 510 ipassetwors on bowl and a very Talliahle.garoo, comprising, acnaorag.atller artigles,..gold to the vitine of ; 4 00 0. In ibilffetini the 'stormy seas. will& 4ko ,eucoon.tered, the vessel :had became !slightly leaky, a cisoutasteuce whit had attracted ,Captain Devey;s early and .eatoest atten,tieo, and which a .rx.inute ..iwzestigation had conminood tsf no serious 1911Qtalent,Atiftsuch as in no way as toaffnperil Alle.s*fetY of the skip. oa,arriting at Pernambuco,,ooo. or two of be cabin pasatagers, , Aetnnucli acquainted with :maritime affairs, and alarmed for ,their personal safety, oonammdcated to the British Consul the fact ?that the vessel was leaky. Theconsui, i more acutely Alive to the importance of this ,ecomunication than consuls semethnesane, issued an order that Abe liermaid should be immediately suiveyed. Against this 40,cflptait.1 nautical officerseoluehsBpecience and judgmentresuonstrated, declaring it to be altogether unnecessary. Regardless .of , tbk captain's opposition, the , corsul insisted on the antw,ey made; and the panties toAlient this important duty was en , trusted reported it es 'their, minion that the ship could uot!be allowed to proceed os ber,vctyuge until she had been exteasively tmpaired. Apart from his ,con7ierilion that no such course of vro !fieeding was necessary s en t pt.Amw.aware that it was impostade I to take a vessel of suck tounagc„as the Mermaid over the barst !Rernambuco without inearringAgreat cost and waste of Unite ,in }having her lightened of her ccm:go, remonstrated against the .order. He further .knew that, ,aven:after the ship had been ;lightened sd as to get her into the 4aort, there was no dry dock, or,indeed, any dock at all, into winoh a vessel of such mag nitude:as the Mermaid could be put,And that the only way in which,she could even be examined was to have her beached, an operation which, in his judgment, must have proved fatal to the ship. In these circumstances, he refused compliance with the,constd's order. The consul insisted on submission, and furthei• ;Intimated his intention of .euforeing obedience, and also insistigg on means being afforded for seeming the pay ment of his (theconsurs) commission of two and a half per cent, upon the gold on board, a commission amounting to some where about £10„GO.O. The captain, fully convinced of the seaworthiness of his ship, yet also deeply sensible of the heavy responsibility x:hich rested upon him, stated the case plainly to his passengers, at the same time assuri n ., them that he had the fist reliance on the perfect safety assuring proceeding on the ,voyage. Trusting in his representations,the passengers, with the exception of 10 or 12, volunteered to go with him, and signed a memorial to that effect. Armed with this document, and animated by the confidence in his judg. ment which its presentation implied, he resolved to crave the authority of the consul ; and having first, so far as it was pos. eible for him to do so, provided against every contingency which might arise on the voyage, he sailed from Pernambuco on the 16th of Sept., and after a pleasant voyage of one month and four days, brought his ship, his passengers, and his cargo, safely into the Mersey—thus elearlYj justifying his reliance on the seaworthiness of this noble ship, and vindicating her cha racter. In addition to all this, the energetic promptitude of his decision saved the pockets of his owners and the under writers a sum which would not have been less than £25,000, in charges for repairs (which, if executed at all, must have been inefficiently performed,) for detention of the ship, and for the commission claimed by the consul. The fact of the Mermaid having made the run from Per nambuco to Liverpool in so short a time as that occupied, may be presumed as proof of her excellent sailing condition and qualities, and is in itself g sufficient evidence of the soundness of Captain Devey's judgment, and a justification of the pro priety of his conduct. Shortly after her arrival, the vessel, quite a new one, was put into the graving -dock, and has been completely overhauled. The leak was found to be of the most trifling description, and was easily repaired by a slight caulk ing. She is now on the berth loading for her next voyage to the Antipodes, for which she will take her departure on the 20th instant; and, competent authorities here state broadly. that if carried into Pernambuco and beached, she must infal libly have been ruined by the straining to which a ship of her length and tonnage would inevitably have been exposed. Such was the nature of the case relied on by Captain Devey in demanding an investigation into his conduct on the trying occasion. His application having been daly laid before the Board of Trade, the investigation he demanded was at once complied with, and the inquiry was accordingly proceeded with, the first witness called being Captain Devey, who was under examina tion for nearly three hours. In the course of his testimony he reiterated the leading points stated in the preceding abridg ment of the case. Mr. John Napier and Mr. Faugg, both passengers on board the Mermaid, were next examined, and they, in the main features of their testimony, bore out the evidence of Captain Devey. They also stated that they, in common with the majority of the passengers, were satisfied with the entire prudence and management of Captain Devey, wise never for a moment seemed to entertain any doubt as to the seaworthiness of the ship. Indeed, they had the most thorough confidence in his judgment and seamanship. At the close of this evidence, it being now six o'clock, the further hearing of the case was adjourned till YESTE R DAY. According to the terms of adjournment, the further inquiry into this case was proceeded with in the magistrates' private room, before Mr. Mansfield and Captain Robertson yesterday morning. Before the regular, proceetings had commenced, J. W. Harden, sq., Judge of the Cheshire County Conrt, at Birkenhead, having applied for permission to the bench to do so, said he had taken the liberty of attending on behalf of his brother-in-lay*, the Bishop of Sydney, who had gone out a passenger in 'the Mermaid on tier last voyage to Melbourne. The bishop had_ desired him. (Mr. Harden) to state that he entertained the very higheit respect for Captain Devey, pet sonalln.and that he regarded him as a most intelligent and amiable as cell as gentlenitmly man. That he had experienced the greatest attention =A care from him, Elia had implicit reliance en his management of the ship as a prudent and jue .tions man, an able Kaman, and an officer of courage and judgment. The first witness eslled was Mr. Wilson'Green, - surveyor of shipping to the Board of Trade. He stated generally that he was acquainted with' the character and strticture of the Mer maid, having exatr.ined her shortly after she arrived ,In'.Liver peal from America, where she was trailt. She was a ship of medium sharpness of bottom, and was well - upon the too r. From his knowledge of her form, he would not consider 'her making from six to eight inches of water an hour, as indicated in the *ell, through!eakage, any cause for alarm ; and eertainly would not have thought it any reason far considering her unfit to • make the voyage from Pernanatato to Liverpool. He came to this •c,orfelusion because the , well was small and would be easily fillefi, as it contained lint little room for water. To one inexperienced in such mattors'it might appear alarming, tat he did not think it was any cause; of danger. He had heard the - efidence given, and had read 'the -report of the sl'vey maik , iit Pernambuco. Fran all he:had heard and read, and • fixim is knowledge of thethip, he should not think thee was any Winger to be apprehended; indeed in passenger slips he hndfound those the most healthy 'which did admit za little tealkge. From what he - saw of the -ship, he was Of opinion that she is equal in strewth' to the ordinary ships of'the class tervhich she belongs. 'Supposing the evidence he had heard "tee be true, which be had no reason to doubt, he -should not for a moment have hesitated to proceed in her from Pernam thuco to Liverpool. If he had himself examined her there and found the matters initorinesionvivith her as stated, he should 'have said the ship was .qitite fitto proceed. Mr. Robert James, - and -1&r. William Haxledean, ship surveyors to the Beard beEmieration, were jointly examined, and they stated in - general' that they surveyed the Mermaid when she came iiratto , Livepool, that was it April, 1854, and she was then -a bmn-new ship. She had been jointly inspected by them and by Lleyd's. The examination was for classifi cation and also for reinis tration to make the voyage as a passenge-Ship. "Everything was done to her to render her in all erects ttted'for the purposes` cf a passenger ship. When completed shoveas - as efficientasaship could be. She was sound and well built, and - a superior ship of her class. She was a star'-.4. hAnittorned ship with a good rise of floor. They shoed not , consider , a-chip of her bad making six or seven inchesofwater hi the yell daring thetirtt hour or so after it had beet pumped out, a natter of great •oeusequence, and not one inifazatingany• danger. Their reason for thinking so was, that she - was \very" 11111.af ember, and had-not much space for hold ing watet,so thatitvould show fast and rise rapidly. They had examined her in the- graving -deck since her last arrival. isi(cloingva, they Observed water. tikkling down the keel, near tibegarboardltrakeioa the larboard side,that is closetothekeel. Onseeir.g this,-they ordered the •cepper to be taken off; which was done. - On• the copper and gilt being stripped off, there was a :rush' '="iif , warer, about three inches broad, which came cat seirthe.joint atTthe garboardstrake. Examination showed thisiteitare•beenneglected in the zaulking. The copper was all 'stripped off, end the , whole of the bottom was earthily ca N u Va ikizirr s neel a il:g sof e t l . se tThheempaatrtterrefenwithedhetor. ‘exwasat:aintieidk,bd, ' inclination of haVing been Strained in any way. The pitch was ago'dther pa b r a t t o l;ll f tl e ie 7 atia- she is now perfectly tight. She shows ' • untcracked: forward nor aft iof the leak, nor on her top-sides. Net- a dten of water had been made on the opposite side:ofthe keel to that where the lei!: was. They saw her in the dry dela , when she \vas about to depart on her last voyage, .as she was 'then coppered, nut :having been done so on her first \voyage. She avas then aaefectly sound, and well found in • 07ery-respect. Captain Samuel Reed, :manager of the Ferries under the Woodside. Commissioners, was next examined. lie said he knew the port of Perimmbaco well, having been.six or :-eight times in , it, across the bar. There is not more than fourteen leet4water on the bar. lie knowsithe Mermaid -well, having •often examined her, behaving at one timeb een intended to , command:her. She isaveessel which would draw from mine teen to - twenty feet, and if heavily laden would draw twenty one •feet. In his opiriicrn she could not have been -safely lightened 'to a draft of fourteen feet, and he should have,con- , iiidered ut dangerous to attempt taking such a vessel -over the. bar. - - .invideiace was then-Offered to show that the cargo had-bone odelivered in good order•:n Liverpool; but it was motrthought -desirable by the gentlemm making the inquiry. Mr. Hull then briefiyaddressed the bench, contending that the . ..justification of Capt. Devey's conduct hal been complete. Captain Robertson.qtaid, after hearing the evidence he had .consnlted with his colleague, and they had agreed ..entirely .the.-statement made:by the learned gentleman. They had also . : tsought it Tight - to state what their report on-the.case would be. It would-be in substance nearly as follows:: after duo consideration of evidence and looking to all Ihe -cir -eumstane,es which lead been brought forward, they -mere of Winkel that the Cislatitin was justtfied in proceeding ,in the '.ermaid from PeruunVnico to Liverpool ; and thatso far from being to blame for doing so, they thought that under all the trying circumstances,ae had done all that could reasonably have been expected-fsora a person placed in so responsible and trying a position. This announcemezt vas received with a hearty manifesta itioniti applause. TRANMERB:AWKERMAN CELEB.R47I,O !"TsrE • fifth of November was kept up with great :spirit .at Ireanmere yesterday,a display, intended to be alsoan .com memoration of the Battle of Inkerman. For somemeeks past, a , committee had been...getting together a fund for the purpose. 0f.i.:35. was eabsc,ibed by 132 gentlemen:; amongst them, ve are happy .be add, a few Greek gentlemen who live in , the. neighbourhood. Duringlthe day, salutes .of ,cannon were red at. intervals 4rm a field opposite the mill at Holt .use of which was granted by Mr. Samuel Lightlonnd. , Theifiela and the houses in the neighbourhood were decorated with a great display of flags. A square, formed of about forty flag poles, was placed in the field, and in the oentroxwas.a triumphal:-vrch, twenty feet high, bearing the word "4.ukerman" in - red, white, and blue letters, (whiell formed,atransparency,at night,) decorated with festoons of evergreens, and surmoanted with the four allied flags. In this &Ida beautiful display of &reworks took place at night, pro vided by.ifr..NatbaW,Knowles of this town. Severalhalloons with fioating• stars, immense rockets, and 4 and 8-inch shells, weresentcup clurinc , w the evening. There were fivelargefireork pieces, the priucipa bearing a transparency in the centre, in the form ,of :an -escutcheon, with an inscription on the four sides, of " Balaklava," " Inkerman, and " Seleasto oL" Ox the i n ner „edge cf these words A p •a ßi s vaigt t hl h a e nco, motto, lßoulzotred s . " Honour -to the Fallen ;Brace:' the centre of the : lor,eage hearing Lyon I r a eb,in ames was "St. pArriantteluyd lighted up fires, and waE.l2ailed with great.delight by the spectators. A large bonfire,ilazilt of ninety tar and rosin barrels, and a dozen cartloads of sluArings,. old wood,,ooa/s, grease, &e-, was lit at seven o'clock, on -the highest pest of Holt Common, and, owing to its grrAt.elevation, was .visible from every part of Liverpool. About:fifty gentlemen acted as stewards, and each wore a red, white, and blue rosette, with a vignette of gold etters in time eentrf; : , inscribed " Traumere Inkerman Celebra ion, 1855." After -the .firework dis Flay, the stewards were uvited to the house of Mr: W. W.Parrey (who had contributed £6 toward the fund), le here-they were;provided with the most. fiberal entertainment by that _gentleman. Mr. Perrey had :itso gone to great expetdse :in having m house fitted up and alecorated, in honour .cif the occasion. The stewards after words marched in prooossion ,to the Britannia-rooms, Lower . f.Cranmere. The chair was occupied by Ilmr. Thomas Wright, 4Gliairman of the Geieboation ,Comtnibtee, . and various .apprtpriate toasts were drunk. The .committee en trusted the getting up of the decorations ,to Mr. Daniel 31:Grums3, for many years decorator .at, the4...eatres of this town, :cud- he fulfilled his task in a manner that elicited the,loutl Approbation of all the spectators. •The farmers of Tramnereeontributed their quota of fuel-to ,time ,bonfire, and the,varions joiners and builders had been collecting shavings for sometime, in anticipation of the display. Messrs. Corns *sad garrison very liberally provided all the wood required for erecting -the designs. Many parties fill Limerpool also subscribed to the fund, and contributed fuel. In conclusion, we may add, that the display was one of the most complete and picturesque that has ever taken plaee in this neighbourhood, And will, undoubtedly, be long remem bered by those who witnessed it. D EA= op Two 3,10 AE OF THE STARVED CIIILDREN.+ It must he in the remembrance of all our readers, that August last a revolting spectacle of parental depravity was brought to light by the death of two children named Aspinall, who died from neglect and starvation—the case being Ten dered still more miserable by bath the parents being com mitted for trial, under the verdict of a coroner's jury finding them both guilty of" Wilful murder." Four of the unfortu nate children who still survived were at that time admitted to the Workhouse, and on Tuesday the two youngest chil dren died there, within an hour of each other. MANCHESTER.—The improvement which took effect at the close of last week is still apparent in this market; and though prices remain low, there is still more steadiness. The strin gency in the money market is rather less severe, which has had the effect of inducing a somewhat more cheerful feeling, whilst the upward movement of the Liverpool cotton market has assisted to steady prices, and to give them an upward ten dency. At the. same time, it is difficult to obtain any advance; and though buyers are disposed now to give rates they de clined to make purchases - at last week, as yet the difference in this respect is but small. Producers are asking more money in all cases where they are without stock, and this is now much more generally the case again ; the low prices of late having induced such purchases as have cleared off stocks inmost cases, and more especially of yarns. Under these circumstances, spinners more particularly are firm in their requirement of somewhat higher rates, in which they are countenanced by the advance in cotton,—Manchesfer Courier. WORKING MEN'S PROTESTANT REFORMATION SOCIETY. TILE Anniversary Tea-party of the Liverpool Working Men's Protestant Reformation Society was held last night, in the Concert-Hall, Lord Nelson-street, which was tastefully deco rated for the occasion with loyal and appropriate flags, ban ners, &c. The refreshments, which were abundant in quantity and excellent in quality, were provided by Mr. MilboUrn, of Clarence-street, and as every seat in the vast building was occupied, the coup d'&il was of the most pleasing character, showing the satisfactory progress of the society, which, at its present rate of increase, will soon outgrow any building in Liverpool. The chair was occupied by the Rev. Br. M'Neile, and beside him on the platform were the Rev. Dr. Taylor, Rev. J. Bardaley, Rev. S. Sampson, Rev. J.. B. Lowe, Rev. S. B. Sutton, Rev. Levison, Rev. V. M. White, F. T. Glazebrook, Esq., Dr. Batt; Messrs. J. Purnell, Thomas Ball, W. N. Thompson; C. P. M`Carthy, A. Eaton, Dr. Whittle, &e. A fter due justice had been done to the refreshments by the party assembled, which numbered nearly eleven hundred, and acknowlegments had been made by grace, which was sung in good style. • The CHAIRMAN said, that Englishmen should never allow the 6th of November to pass unhonoured and unsung, for it was the anniversary of great and important events. They might take advantage of the recent enthusiasm to animate that spirit which he trusted would ever barn within the breasts of Englishmen, notwithstanding the blighting influence of Liberalism. He wanted to see more boldness and courage in high places .; he wanted a minister to state in plain and intel ligible terms what course in his opinion ought to be pursued, and to stake his existence as a minister upon that course being carried out. There was too much, however, of plausibility and clipping phrases and pleading practical difficulties, instead of that out-spoken manliness which ought to animate British statesmen. They, however, as Protestants, would stand by their opinions, and let all the world know, from the people of this town to the Pepe of Rome, the reasons which induced them to continue their commemoration of the sth of November. They had been accused of being uncharitable in thus Per petuating the remembrance of agrievons and monstrous crime. He denied it. They commemorated the merciful deliverance of the nation from a frightful blow which was aimed, and unless it coed be shown that any one living had sympathies or connexions with the conspirators of 1505, their com -1 memoratien could not be said to be uncharitable or unkind. If there were any class, or even au individual, who said their commemoration was an insult to their feelings, their princi ples, or their religion, such a class or such an individualC must feel a -sympathy with those who would have committed the horrible outrage, the deliverance from which they com memorated. It was said that the language made use of was intuiting, because the Church of England called it a Popish conspiracy. They did call it so, and they would continue to , Pall it so, for the simple reason that it was true, and no other ' word expressed it so appropriately. The prelates of the Romish Church had openly avowed that that church detested the horrible principles by. which the conspirators were actuated. If that were so, why did not the Romanists join with them in commemorating the deliverance of the nation from 'such a foul conspiracy ? If, on the other, hand the Romanists thought the commemoration insulting or un charitable, then it was clear that they did not detest the 'abominable principles of the conspirators. They were on the two horns of a delemma, and they might take which they please. If there were no other circumstance than the Gunpowder Plot, there would be ample justification for them to call it a Popish conspiracy; but when they had abundant proof of the Church of Rome sanctioning, and enjoining the horrid principle of subjects putting Princes to death, there would be no doubt of their . right to call it a Popish conspiracy. The Chairman read some extracts from a work, showing the claim of the Romish Church to power over temporal sovereigns, and the form of the bulls promulgated against Henry VIII. and Queen Elizabeth, the latter inciting to numerous attempts against the life of the Sovereign, and leading, in course of time, to the Gunpowder Plot. The Chairman also read some extracts from the history of the period, showing the means that were taken by the instru ments of Rome to incite conspiracies against the Sovereign of England. He thought they had abundant testimony that the Gunpowder Plot was a Popish conspiracy; and he thought also he had shown logically and conclusively, that the charge against them, of their commemoration being uncharitable and unkind, was totally without foundation. After some brief observations on the recent excommunication of the King of Sardinia, because of his manliness respecting the sale of church property, and of the concordat by which the Emperor of Austria had bound himself to the Pope of Rome, the Chairman concluded by remarking that they wanted to make every Christian a better Protestant, every Protestant a better Christian. The Rev. V. M. WUITE moved the first resolution, viz.— '" That this meeting desires to express its fervent gratitude to Almighty God for that special providence exercised on behalf -of his truth in these kingdoms, in the detection and defeat of 'the•conspiracy known as the ' Gunpowder plot.' " In moving the adoption of the resolution, he defended the celebration of -the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot by reference to the 'celebration by the Israelites 14 their festivals in Egypt. He • remarked that many people pretended to say it was un -charitable to denounce the religion of those who conscien tiously differ from us, Such pretended charity he regarded as the most unwholesome species of apathy. It was not -necessary, in offering the most strenuous opposition to Popery, to do any violence .to Papists. While we hate the evils of Romanism, we do not hate Roman Catholics. The reverse of all this is true. His Holiness the Pope himself may yet have 'to flee from Rome, as he has aforetime. If this thould hap pen, 1-only wish he may come to Liverpool, and I shall take care that he meets with a fair reception in a place not a hun dred miles from Islington. (Laughter.) I hope those who profess 40 much charity as thatto Fhichl have alluded, may not yethave to appeal to us for aid to enable them to retain possession of God's holy word itself. In reference to the landing of William 111., he read an extract from the history of the Pres-, byterian Church in Ireland, and contended from it that the. Presbyterians are in reality the more thorough Protestants. Fie next made allusion to the ,class of politicians known as the Peace-at-any-price men, who were not, he said, very popular among any of the parties now dividing the country ; he was afraid there was a sort of peace-at-any-price men in connexion with the sacred principles of truth. Men professing to •be Christians, who would compromise their allegiance to Christ, and, deserting his standards, prefer to gain the ap plause of men as professors of charity, while they allowed the oracles of truth to be trodden under foot. By this class of -men, we are told that it is disrespectful towards our Popish .French Ally, to be, at the present time more especially, de nouncing the errors of Popery. While we are told this, may we not ask at the same time, whether it is not as disrespectful in the Emperor of the French to refuse toleration to his Pro testant subjects ? Whether it is not as disrespectful towards us, that he should be at the present moment devoting the 'cannon taken at Sebastopol, which we have fought for, to , easting a statute of the Virgin Mary. (Oh ! oh !) In con .elusion, he said he had much pleasure in moving the adoption . of the resolution. • The Re.v. SUTTON seconded the motion, and in doing so referred at great length to the scriptural examples for cele brating peculiar times. He also adverted to the censure thrown by Christ himself upon the Scribes and Pharisees for being ignorant of the signs of times and seasons. He said .unleas some times were set apart for such observances, men swereapt to forget the peculiar marking periods of their his tory:: and it seemed to be a special interposition of Providence, 'which from time to time stirred up particular recollections. lJnless something out of the ordinary course happen to awaken , men's attention, they are apt to forget the over-ruling hand -which *ides and regulates their acts. it is only when the ordi nary .course of things are interrupted that men begin to turn towards God, and to reflect on the inestimable value of his aid. When war, or famine, or pestilence or some great .convulsion of the natural world occurs, men are immediately roused to look from secondary to first causes. In the course of these mysterious occurrences which God sometimes permits to occur, we are led to see, in a marked degree, the means :provided by him for our escape. So, on one of these occasions, we were favoured with the landing of William Prince of Orange on our shores. That event took place on the sth of November, and that circumstance alone gives good reason for a celebration on its anniversary. Popery, though it laid claim to being a religion, it should be borne in mind, was not a religion—but a delusion; and it behoves religious men to .devote one day in the year to a celebration of a great and special interposition of God in favour of His divine truth. In :conclusion, he had much plea Sure in seconding the adoption of the resolution. The resolation, having been put from the Chair, was carried ,unanimously. The National Anthem was here sung, and a collection was Anade. The Bev. Dr. TAYLOR moved the second resolution, that "-this meeting desires to record its deep thankfulness to Almighty God for the prosperous arrival of King William 111. in these realms on the sth of November, 1688." He pro ceeded to say that there were circumstances connected with that event, which justify the language of the resolution, as Ave were then delivered from the dominion of Pope and Popery. As all must be aware, William 111. succeeded James 11. who had succeeded his brother Charles IL James was of :an arbitrary disposition, and he was also a bigotted adherent of his religious opinions. An honest bigot, but a foolish one. No sooner had he succeeded to the throne but .he _publicly gave .official atteodatce at the Popish Mass-house. This was contrary to the law at the time, but he persisted in it, and did more, be insisted on his subjects attending also. It is impossible for a Roman Catholic who carries out his principles to be a loyal subject of the British Sovereign. I do not say that a Roman Catholic is necessarily a disloyal subject, but one who carries out his principles cannot be a loyal subject, James not only took the means to introduce Romanism into this country, but he also insisted on its being generally observed. This was resisted, notwithstand ing the peremptory orders of the King. Conspicuous among those who opposed the King wag Dr. Sharp, who refused to obey the injunction of the King, to cease from preaching controversial sermons. Failed in this, the King suspended the laws of the land, and ordered the Bishop of London and Dr. Sharp both to be deposed from the ministry, and he obtained a nuncio of the Pope, who, coming over to this country, four Popish Bishops were, by his means, consecrated by the hand of the King in Westminster. He next interfered with the election of Members of Parliament ; and afterwards he ordered the Universities to confer honours upon his pet Jesuit confessors, His next movement was to command obedience from the clergy, to introduce the Papish mass-books into their churches. This led to the persecution of the seven Bishops, and finall i to the opening of communications with William, Prince cf Orange, who gave expression to such a declaration of rights. Shortly after this the same parties had entered into negotiations with William, ultimately leading to his arrival in this country, which, from a history he (Dr. Taylor) had read, appeared to have taken place ,on Sunday, the 4th of November, in Torbay; but so great was the reverence of Prince William for the sanctity of the Lord's Day, that he spent the whole of that day in the observance of religious worship, delaying his landing till the following day, On the sth day of November, 1688, this most e ae of i t ief eortdethhhFresar Vatican,r n ,spnu c irvdc e o ah . pe sdols( proposed dsai unanimously nieto e : di e um r (Cheers.) me; ) ueoaf slkacluye l hpt In allusion atoirhrnorme rail:et:od approbation entah t (lo o s, illustrious Prince landed in England, and, almost immediately, the e his ea would tjilaemßesi slmhoaafkd Rightsee tremble in his own place. (Tremenous cheers.) ak a ta T having AAir. vote been o e nf P. p u t3l‘ thanksfromC carried amidst great applause ; after which the meeting separated. STREET ROBBERY. -- Michael Groman, a young man, was charged yesterday, before the Police-court, with having knocked down MichaelO'Donnell, at the foot of Copperas-hill, on Saturday night last ; and robbed him of half a sovereign. The prosecutor was drunk at the time ; but the case was proved, and the prisoner was seztoned to one month's imprisonment. LATEST NEWS. THE WAR. The .21foniteur of Sunday publishes the subjoined tele graphic despatch from Marshal Pelissier to the. Minister of War : SEBASTOPOL, Nov. 2, On the 27th of October General d'Allonville, vvith 24 bat talions, 8 squadrons, and 56 pieces of artillery, advanced on the road from Eupatoria to Simpheropol, as far as the ravine of Tchobatar. He found the Russians firmly established on the opposite side of this ravine, where they have thrown up an entrench. ment defended by 36 guns, all 32-pounders. Some shots fired from them at long range reached our rank and struck down several men and horses. Every attempt made to draw the enemy out of this strong position and bring them to an engagement proved unsuc cessful. Ten Russian squadrons fell back before four Turkish squadrons which General d'Allonville sent forward against them. On the following day the same manoeuvres were repeated with no greater result. The scarcity of water after passing Sak, and, the difficulty of supplying the troops with forage, determined the General to return on the 29th to Eupatoria. The environs of Eupatoria for a considerable distance have been totally abandoned by the Russians. The Emperor, to show his esteem of the glorious part taken by General Bosquet in the great events of the war in the Crimea, has sent Captain 31orand, Officer d:Ordonnance, to meet the General at Marseilles and present him w ith th military medal. THE, WHITE SEA The French Minister of Marine has received from Captain Gnilbert, Commander of La Cleopatre, one of the blockading squadron in the White Sea,. a despatch dated 29th October, in which he states that having ascertained that the small vessels of the coast had been employed in conveying 2,000 muskets. to different points occupied by the enemy, the English and French commanders bad determined to enforce the blockade with the utmost rigour,.and to stop the passage of any vessel or boat, however small. Up to that date boats belonging merely to the localities on the coast had been allowed to pass freely. [BY ELECTRIC & INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPHS.] LONDON, Monday Night. A Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign-Office this afternoon. A meeting of the members of the Cabinet was held at the War Department to-day : there were present, Lord Palmers ton, Lord Granville, Lord Panmure, Sir George Grey, and Sir Charles Wood ; Lord Hardinge also was present. THE HYDE-PARK DISTURBANCES. AT Marlborough-street, to-day; a young man was charged with assaulting a gentleman's groom, and the police. Mr. Hardwick said it was not to be tolerated for a single moment, for such ruffians, of the prisoner's stamp, to take possession of Hyde-park, for the purpose of carrying on their lawless proceedings, to the great annoyance of all respectable and decent people. The case had been fully proved, and, as a warning to others, the prisoner would be fined £5, or two months' imprisonment, for the assault on the prosecutor, and an additional two months for the assault on the constables. --as- THE WAR. SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning. The Ripon, transport steamer, has arrived with 28 officers and . 70 soldiers, invalids, from the Crimea. As regards reinforcements for the Criinea, tile Globe calcu lates that we shall be able to bring into the field, at the com mencement of next season, 20,000 additional infantry and 2,800 cavalry ; and after making an allowance for a mortality of 100 a-week, for six months, and the sick list being as numerous as at present, we shall have about 70,000 British troops in fair condition. The accounts of the Turkish Contingent are most en couraging, it numbers 20,000 men, and the force will be further augmented. Our total strength may be summed up as follows :—British troops, 70,000 ; Turkish Contingent, 20,000; British German and British Swiss Legions, 5,000; making altogether, 95,000 men. TheG/obi says that on the 16th October, the strength of the whole British army in the Crimea, was, in round•numbers, 56,000 men, of all ranks ; of whom, the number of ineffeetives was about 4,500 ; one-third being wounded, and the rest, vevy. nearly 3,000, suffering from sickness. MARSEILLES, Monday. The Sivai has arrived. Dates—Crimea, Oct. 23rd ; Con— stantinople, 25th. She brings 400 invalids. Despatches leave at 9 a.m. The Byzantine steamer sailed with troops for the Crimea. The Times' Paris correspondent writes on Sunday evening, —The pacific rumours which circulated yesterday and some days previous, were, as might have been anticipated; much exaggerated, if not totally withput foundation, as far as they, relate to overtures having been made by Russia, Prussia, or Austria. THE FUNDS, STOCK, AND SHARE MARKET. English Securities were buoyant, .and a rise of 2 per cent. established ; the improving aspect of the discount market, with a preponderance of purchases, chiefly influenced prices. Railways, favourably influenced by the advance in the Funds, generally show improvement. Land and Bank Shares had an advancing tendency. In Foreign Securities, Peruvian and Granada Bonds were better. Turkish. was also per cent. better. • CLOSTNA PRICAI9. Consols,•Account.... } 88 , Bsnk Stock - Do. Money Emir. Bills. I. S., 9 4 dis. Three per Cents BBi Oinntum FOREIGN STOCKS. ~ 19} 2 Turkish .. 95 8 Do. (new) ... 85 8 Great West. Canada. 127 30 Do. (new) .. ...... RAILWAY SHARES. Ambergate,Nottingliam London, Brighton, and Cal and E. Junction .. 32 4 - South Coast_ 94s edonian Do. Preference Eastern Counties ..... 8$ k Manchester, Shell., and East Lancashire 674 84 Lincolnshire 214 Edinburgh & Glasgow.. 49 51 Midland Stock Great Northern B4 5 North British 25 6 Do. A. 6B 70 Do. Preference 96 8 Do. B. llB `..'o North Staf f ordshire — Great Western - Lanc.and Yorkshire 754 York, Newcastle, and Do. Fifths — Berwick Leeds Northern ll4 12 Y ork and N. Midland.. LAND SHARES. Australian Agricultural Peel River S.Australtan Invest.... !South Australian Crystal Palace 7 On 'Change, a good enquiry f or S ugar. Cotton and Rice w 6s e s. re3d. springy ver del very firmly Linseed Tallowflat, 665. on th e . spot, an& Oil, 425. 6d. S pe l t , er fain at £23 15s. Scotch Pig Iron, 745. 6d. Mexicans RUssian Do. Canada Land .. 79i t .. 2; dis .. 22} 6S 9 44} 5f LONDON CORN MARKET.--(From Kingsford and Lay' s . Circular.)—The supply of Essex Wheat was small --of Kent moderate. The whole met a quick sale at an advance of 2s. r. commandsean Beans and and rather le a more s money, re main as last quo t e d. O a t s d u ll and rather per qr. upon the prices of this day w eek, an d was a l so i n lde mand for export free on board on the spot or coast. F ore i gn being held for a slight advance, only a trifling b us i ness re suted. other 'in descriptions Fine Barley being fully as d,eather cheaper. very firm at late r a t es . Flour Wheat .. Barley .. M al t Oats .... Beans .. Peas ............ Flour .......... 15242 3272 bkel. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARRET.—TratIe brisk, in some instances at advanced prices. Beef, 3s 8d to 5s ; 'Mutton, Cambridge, Leicester, 3s 10d to 5s 2d ; Veal, 4 , s 2d to 5s 4' Pork, 4s 4d to 55 2d. Beasts, 5,205 ; Sheep and Lambs, 22,470; Calves, 193 ; Pigs, 565. Arrivals :—Holland Beasts 1,917 ; Ditto Sheep, 3,600; r D ,i i n tt co o ll C l, a a lr n e d s pittoton BPoigassislls2:4oo. LONDON PRODUCE MARKET.—SeVeriII buyer s Of Sugar, at stiff prices. In Coffee more done —Native Ceylon, 48s. 6d. to , No l4 rt o ll ; al D n 505. Rice : Several sales—White Bengal, 15s. to 17s. ed. Cotton active and rising. Tallow is fully as high. GLASGOW PIG IRON • MARRET.—Market firm, at 755. 6d. cash. 7 . II ANCRESTER STOCK EXCIUNGE.—East Lancashire, 17i • Lancashire and Yorkshire, 751 -1; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 21i ; Ditto £6 pref. paid up, pm. ; Midland, 641-; Dover, 171 ; Union Ba n k , I pm. LEEDS STOCK EXCEIANGE.—North W es t ern, 6; Midland, 6 4 1 t ; Craven Moor, 20s. 6d. ; Old Gas, 7 per cent. , 10 ; Eastern Counties, 74-; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, £6 pref., Pm. ARRIVALS. English. Irish. Scotch. 8633 5369 71 8451 48 1441 5430 r.relvn 4373 24580 .;ETTING AT TATTERSALL'S—Tins DAY. KNOWSLEY NURSERY STAKES. -3 to 1 agst Lance, tk 5 to 1 agt Napoleon 111., tk ; 6 to 1 agt Staffordshire Nan, tk. SEFTON HANDICIP.-5 to 2 agst the Chicken, off. DERBY.-9 to 1 agst Wentworth, tk ;9to 1 agst Fly-by- Night, tk ; 12 to 1 agst Yellow Jack, off; 20 to 1 .agit Coroner, tk ; 20 to 1 agst Polrnoodie, off 20 to 1 agst Port?- Rico, off; 33 to 1 agst Peter 'Wilkins, tk; 33 to 1 agst West Langton, tk ;50to 1 agst Stanhope, tk and off ; to h' Astrologos, tk. LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. port and HARwto Nov. 3 f, , - , 4 4 .—About three a.m. on the 3rd a gale sprang up from E.S.E., and in Chains. Several vessels are ashore be ls t t i o s the course of the morning 300 sail put in forshelter, about 100 of which havelost anchors and 'asohforeS:lnat. Lowestoft, some of which have become total wrecks.—Alexan liritaeenan:l-esliseyl dria ; William and Mary, Swallow, of Whitby ; and Ammonia, of South Shields, are likely to become total wrecks.—The John and Ann, of Newcastle, is a total wreck, at Lowestoft. Louisa, of Newhaven, expected to be a wreck.—The Martin derland ; Ocean, Cape Horn, and John Barker, of Whitby, all C o lchester.—Aldhorough : Corregio, of Poole ; Fancy, of-Exe Exe ter, and Sylvanus, of Aberdeen, crew saved..—T en -- vessels are ashore on Bawdsley Beach. or twelve asbor Luther a a i is ashore n 0a t h a h . a c i r d e . .......— F E o m u between 1 Castle, leastatsitli this 300 0 ' 191