The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-01-21 00:00:00

10 CORRESPONDENTS hall not re the mistake into which a hig ours inadverte,,* y letter of " Veritatis Amator" We have already corrected r•respectable correspondent of nce to Archdeacon Nlar— M with r Ding. We regri-t that error, and so does our correspondent, as much as " Veritatis Arnator" can possibly do, and repu diate altogether the feelin..trs of malevolence attributed to us. We had no motive in printing the statement of our corre spondent beyond the illustration of a principle. We did not receive our Ornikii k correspondent's letter until the discussion was over. We have re pondents as to the non-arriv,. been regularly lorwarded. the Pest-offl al complaints from country corres -1 of their papers, which have will make such inquiries at I, ope, prevent all irregularities in Ebt Etberpool otanbarb. TUESDAY MORNING, JAN. 21, 1851 OUR advertising columns contain an unusually gratifying demonstration—a list of above four hundred gentlemen who have associated themselves together for the defence of our common Protest antism. If other towns in the kingdom would follow so excellent an example, we feel confident that such a manifestation of public feeling would strengthen and nerve the hands and hearts of those authority, and would effectually check the inso and insidious attempts at aggression on the part of the Roman Pontiff. The list comprises nearly all the respectability and intelligence of the town THE public are jest now perplexing themselves about the steps to be taken by Gcvernment to put sh the authors of, the recent Papal hand we have the declared n, or to p' d Aggress tion of her lajesty to maintain her pre- Dgative ; and on the other we have the insolent rtion of Romanism, that an Archbishop of Cantu mry may cease to be, hut that an Arch bishop of Westminster must exist for ever. Litera Scripta Manet we say in the ordinary affairs of the world ; and a Papal hull, the Romanists affirm, is a document which cannot be blotted out from the book of time We conceive that there can be little doubt as to the manner in which the insult levelled against our Sovereign and her Protestant subjects can he legally and constitutionally dealt with. The Pope of Rome we recognise as merely the ruler of a petty Italian principality, and a bishop over his own benighted subjects. Oar Sovereign and her minis ters swear that he neither has, nor ought to have, any dominion, spiritual or temporal, over the people of this realm. He has, however, insolently assumed the exercise of such dominion. He has parcelled out the soil of Great Britain into spiritual fiefs for his minions, with a view to their ulterior temporal sway; and to resent such an assumption we should .not be without warrant if we were to resort to phy sical force. We are not inclined, however, to crush a fly upon the wheel ; and prefer leaving the Pope and his nominees to be dealt with by the arm of the law. But we are met with a difficulty at the outset. We have denuded ourselves, unfortunately, of the power of inflicting defined penalties upon the offen- ders within our reach ; and it is desirable that we should legislate afresh to secure such power. But this must be done without violating " the principles of civil and religious liberty," or we shall have all the mawworms in the kingdom up in arms against us. The Pope of Rome is so particularly careful to give civil and religious liberty to all the world ! We cannot do better than quote on this point some very able remarks contained in the last number of the Law Times an admission, to the very fullest e: , :terit, of the principles of religious liberty and perfect toleration " What do they demand that ev Neither more nor less than man shall be permitted to hold any religious opinions he pleases, and to worship Gld after his own fashion, without being on that account subjected to any civil disahil atsoever. " This is all ti it any man may justly claim, and he may nst anv law that violates this. the question now at issue. What, other hand, is the reasonable right of a people with respect to the interference of foreigners ? Surely they have a right to say to any foreigner, temporal or spiritual, You shall exercise no power or authority in this our realm.' "Buy on t " Can it, ti stly said that the exercise of this it right :jolts liberty ? the Pope's c f religious libert truth ii is not so " The Boman Catho each and teach it, to v is free to hold his faith, to ;hip according to his own rites, to believe the I obey him in all to be divinely commissioned, and to ,urely spiritual " But he 1 as a member fof another corn- Rianee to another state, whose 1 enmity, ownir and advantage to tres ss a single step y spiritual recognition of a foreigner; iguer the remotest right to concern him al affairs of the subjects of another 3er to control or direct the actions He may advise them as much as he iot act upon them or legislate for the boundary of pt s that fi self with the temi state, n n any mar of its subjects hilt he T them : he may to to do ; but he h . . _ em what, in his opinion, they ought of the most remote authority to do anything with them Thus, tl lies to organi night recommend the Roman Catho tives,_ and to appoint for themselves Or by any other name; __tion of religious liberty and ience to forbid him to do so. By pro frnrn exereisine dominion over Enelish the rig 3 not controi ,ose sub- the fr still the _ ment of the rights of conscience : ay think, preach, and pray as they please, and is citizens by reason of their opi right for a foreign potentate to em, and to command_them, is ut to cl exercise ju t will 1), urd to ignore the plain ritual o at the pareellin bishops to them, is a 1 act of the Pope. all the history of the assertion. it would t that, according to the s attached, in their contem *ises territorial dig. r, bu ic, which coml. titles given to t meaning of this ca age of the Papal bull - , The purpose of a a violation of religious Jibe ase. England form to pres, heir titles from the t ;onsolation of the Er of the principles b"), bore the aspe :npl those will tion of I approval, and with how much greater authority, in the sight of the country, came out the condemning syaodical address from Thurlus, signed, in direct violation of the law ' Paul, Archbishop of Armagh, Primate of all Ireland, and Delegate to the Apostolic See,'—with how much greater authority, I say, than the pastoral letter announc ing that the writer is empowered to govern the counties of Hertford, and Middlesex, and Essx, at ordinary thereof, signed ' Nicholas, Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster ?' " Can Protestant England, as she does feel just indig nation at the one, see no ground for a stern protest against the other ? and, if she acquiesces in the movement in Ireland, does she not admit a principle which will justify the aggression in England ?" The rev. prelate reminds - us further Ott for years we have been conceding power and privilege to Romanism. We have been educating i s priesthood and laity in Popish doctrine at the expense of the State; and to conciliate them we even consented to withdraw the scriptures from our national schools. What wonder, then, can it be that, having gone thus far, the present resisting attitude of the Government and the British people should excite the astonishment of the Pope and his creatures ? What wonder that we should find Cardinal Wise man himself making such an admission as the following, contained in an address to the Roman Catholics of Limerick ? : " The goodness of our common father, the Vicar of Christ on earth, has bestowed upon his grateful children in England a welcome and cherished gift in the restoration of their ecclesiastical hierarchy ; but the misapprehen sion, complete as it has been itnexpected, of the objects and nature of this great measure, by many of our fellow subjects, has led, no doubt, to much distress in many, and has caused affliction to us all." Of course the " misapprehension" of the Pope's meaning, and opposition to his insolent intrusion, were most " unexpected." No reasonable beings could have foreseen that an act which was not only tolerated, but even invited, in Ireland, should he regarded with such indignation as an assault upon the prerogatives of her Majesty when extended to another portion of her dominions. THE accounts of the Church Expenditure Com mittee afford occasionally subject matter for cavil to the ultra-economical and " liberal" party in the Council. It is grievous in the eyes of some of these parties that the Corporation should provide and pay for churches at all, notwithstanding the fact that, with only one or two exceptions, the poorer classes of our parishioners are provided with an ample allowance of free seats, and that we have in certain prospect a considerable diminution in the amount of salaries and stipends, to take place on the expiration of the incumbencies of the various ministers at present holding the sacred office. It will he found, however, on enquiry, that the Church Expenditure Committee possess in reality very little control in the matter. From a report of the Town Clerk, just issued, " as to pay ments in respect of churches." we learn that these payments are chiefly obligatory, having been render ed so either by custom or by express acts of parlia ment,and where they are not obligatory they are such as are necessary for securing the decent performance of public worship. In a few cases, perhaps, a little paring down might be justifiable, under such heads, for example, as payment of organists and choristers ; but the saving to be thus effected is scarcely worthy of a thought. We throw away yearly upon whims, three times, if not ten times the amount that we could save by putting the whole of cur churches into the required puritanic livery. But there is another consideration besides the pal triness of the saving, if any, to be effected by dis pensing with organists, choirs, &c., which is worthy of serious notice, and is pointed to not only in the Town Clerk's recent Report, but also in the report of a sub-committee appointed to enquire into the subject in 1836. Referring to the expenditure of St. George's Church, which is the most in excess in its non-obligatory items, the latter Report remarks : " In the case of this Church, as the other Churches of which the Corporation receive the rents, it will not be un derstood that all payments ' not obligatory,' are to be taken to be illegal. In general, their continuance must rest with the Council, who, no doubt, will consider rents on the one side, and payments on the other, together with the obligatory expenditure to a certain extent." . . And the Town Clerk in his recent Report says that he : "Concurs in the view here taken, and is of opinion that, as to those churches the rents of pews in which are re ceived by the Corporation, the Council may, if they think fit, legally continue payments for matters which, though not obligatory, would, if not borne by the Corporation, be provided by the holders of seats, and who would, pro bably, in that case expect a proportionate reduction in rent." It must be borne in mind too, that, on the faith of their keeping up the payments legally due by them for the support of, and decent observance of, public worship in our Churches, in many cases as we have already mentioned upon a limited scale, the Corporation have already sold the advowson and right of presentation of several for sums amounting in the whole to less than £17,395; and the following remain to be sold at the periods specified, when they become the property of that body Churches.l When buil Period above referred to. Trinity... !Built 179! One After 60 years Minister. from Conse cration. Minister ance. (Now under 3rd Pre sentation.) St. Mark'slßuilt 1803 After 3rd Aoid ance. (tow hundred a year fellow-townsmen ent operations for the want of a sum e connected with which Ils us In a majority of d is given 3. to whom ,f ' I belongs by law the care of our suffering and T. Ye majority of the Vestry, On a tion to con £5O to its fun this was done on the plea that such an institution should be supported by private charity, whilst not one of the names of the dissentients were to be found upon the list of its supporters! We cannot trust ourselves to say more. _ _ Another valuable charity—the Eye and Ear Institution—held its annual meeting yesterday; ~6 e s and we must remind our readers of the peculiar profound claims which it possesses to the benevolence of the the Pope, and implicitly public. This institution, like the Southern Hos with pleasure that I , utes to the con _ pital, has been increasing its means of usefulness by the erection of an enlarged building, in doing ats Hottness. ilat a light to condemn was conceded to the Pope by this servile seeking after his which it has incurred a debt of upwards of £llOO, Government, in the face of t 's assumed infallible judgmer countr concerning the co lic upright judgme s I entertai race to - submit these st n. takir ❑ibit any v any heated pa. er right to say to t ,„;Qi.f;nn in thin Pr e liberal y for such I ass upon th impunit berty . of q Id the I sure contemi at the br e charact 1, or over any of i 'e have no Uou .nd purblind as 1 tter addressed last weeli:t t Rev. Dr. Daly, Bishop c Illy but practically pri ,fiction, ecclesiastical s, it is well known, i is charitable the funds of the I dernnat An- 'Deed of Co :. Brid-lßuilt 1831 get's .. St. David's 3uilt 18! unbot is useft under2nd Pr sentation.) Ministers cration Minister Ifrom pa, of Act. I of hundreds of her poor fellow-creatures, sufferings have already been assuaged by One After 3r( Minister. ance. under2nd Pre sentation.) Two After 40 years from Copse- 'After 40 years from passing One 'After 40 years Minister. from passing of Act. One After 40 years ,ems to us as but yesterday that the accom d queen of song, Jenny ,Lind, gave her ight aid to the enlargement of the Southern whose ence, have folloved her course across the 1 Atlantic ; and the consciousness of her Is, we doubt not, been a balm to her heart, and smoothed her pillow on many munif goodness I a night of weariness and unrest. Since that memorable effort of a kindly and generous nature, a large addition has been made to the building for power has 'been haiitv— of healing to . . the maimed and — afflicted ; but we regret to learn from the proceedings of the annual meeting of the trustees held yesterday, a report of which will be found in our columns, that wealthy Liverpool has iged by th dividual - munificence of the The Southern Hospital pos- -to dev )e to the full £2OOO a year from tions and donations is found to be quired of the chairman and the committee of the insti tution, they are deficient of funds to the extent of Surely, it will so invaluable - - should be restricted the interest upon which is a millstone round its neck. Unlike the Southern Hospital and other charities, the Eye and Ear Infirmary has never made any public appeal for support, or been favoured otherwise than by the private contri butions of individuals. Surely, something can be done upon a bold and comprehensive scale to give freedom to an institution which has given the inestimable blessings of sight and hearing to so many hundreds of our afflicted fellow-beings. THE diminution of juvenile crime, and the refor mation of juvenile offenders, are amongst the greatest problems of the present day. A hundred different specifics are offered to our notice, all dictated by good intention and charity, but most of then, unfortunately, quixotic and impracticable. The attention of our philanthropists is too much directed to the reformatory process. They stipulate that a child must become a criminal first to entitle him to our sympathy or protection, or, when they act upon a more generous principle, they offer a premium to parental neglect, by bestowing an education superior to that which honest industry can command. Our attention has been forcibly called to this subject by the able letter of Mr. Hub back, contained in our last publication, the sug gestions contained in which are most valuable, because based upon actual experience. _ _ . . _ Mr. Hubback recommends tbe establishment of Industrial Ragged Schools—day schools—into which our juvenile vagrant population are to he invited to enter, and those of them who are found begging are to he compelled to enter for the day at least, instructions to this effect being given to the police. In such schools, of which the Soho-street Industrial Ragged School is, we are told, an excel lent model, they are to be taught the usual elemen tary branches of education, to be trained in morality and religion, and, in addition, to he taught some useful art, by pursuing which they might at least do something towards earning an honest subsist ence. Mr. Hubback shewed that in Aberdeen, where the plan had been tried, the number of juve nile vagrants had been reduced from above an average of 300 up to 1845, to a single case in 1849, and that the number of juvenile delinquents, under twelve years of age, committed to prison had been reduced from an average of about fifty per annum to sixteen in 1849. A similar result had followed the establishment, in 1847, of these schools in Glasgow. We entertain not the least doubt that the plan could be most efficaciously worked in Liverpool, and would be attended with a vast saving of actual expenditure, not only to the borough, but to the public at large. We would, however, not restrict ourselves to the task of compelling children found begging in the streets to attend an industrial school, but extend our care to those numerous unfortunates who, either driven to it by vicious parents, or tempted by those fertile provokers of crime—the marine store dealers—ramble about our docks and our streets for the purpose of pilfering anything which falls in their way, however insignificant. The police know these children well enough. Hundreds of them are to be found in the town, and more are being daily introduced, one-fourth of whose time is spent in one or other of our prisons, and whose livelihood is wholly derived from the plunder of the public. It is not correct to assume that these children are incurably fond of the life which they have to lead. It is one full of hardship and privation; and we feel convinced that not only would they gladly frequent the schools pro posed to be provided for them, and in which the daily food which they want would he supplied to them, but that the bulk of them would be delighted to learn any useful art or occupation by which they would be enabled to earn honestly even the smallest pittance. se whc e ! to our poor ', I so c THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. A special meeting of the Council was held yesterday at the offices,—Thomas B. Horsfall, Esq., president, in the chair. _ . After the usual routine business, the report of the Special Committee on the Income and Property Tax was brought up. Among the communications was one from the Com mittee of Commercial Delegates on the subject of the evils of the bonding system, and requesting the interference of the Chamber in the matter. The whole subject was re ferred to the Customs Regulations Committee. Also, one from a firm (members of the Chamber) largely interested in the coffee trade, urging the desirableness of a repeal of the differential duty on that article. Referred to a Special Committee. The annual general meeting will, we understand, be held on the 3rd February. THE CITY OF GLASGOW. subjoin the course, distances, &c., from the log taken during the outward passage of this noble vessel. In the " remarks" we find a frequent recurrence of such phrases as " strong gales and dangerous sea," " heavy squalls," " increasing gales," with rain, snow, thunder, and lightning ; notwithstanding which, she gallantly weathered through this exceedingly stormy passage in a manner which not only reflects great credit on her commander, but has tested in a high degree her capabili ties as a seaworthy vessel. Dec. 11.—Wind S. to S.W., course Channel. Dec. 12. miles, lat. Dec. 13 -Wind S.W. by W. to 52 12 N., lon. 6 05 W. —Wind W. to S.S.W., course Channel, dis. 149 ci 41 N _ inn_ Q 52 W. V., course Channel, dis. 149 , course N. 81 W., dis, V.S.W.Dec. 14.—Wind WW to W.N. 95 miles, lat. 51 34 N.. lon. 12 23 W. Dec. 15.—Wind W.N.W. to S.W. variable, course S. 48 W., dis. 67 miles, lat. 50 51 N., lon. 13 42 W. Dec. 16.—Wind N.W. to N.W. by W., course S. 85 miles, lat. 49 26 N., lon. 14 46 W. Dec. 17.—Wind N.W. by N. to W.N.W., course S. 57 W., dis. 124 miles, lat. 48 18 N. 17 23 W. 29 W., dis —cc. 18.—Wind N.W. to W.N.W., course S. 21 W., dis, 113 miles, lat. 48 18 N., lon. 17 23 W. Dec. 19.—Wind N.W. to N.N.W., course S. 37 W., dis. 177 miles, lat. 44 12 N., lon. 20 53 W. Dec. 20.—Wind N.N.W. to S.W., course, S. 78 30 W., dis. 211 miles, lat. 43 30 N., lon. 25 41 W. Dec. 21.—Wind W.S.W. to E.N.E. variable, course S. 87 W., dis. 208 miles, lat. 43 19 N., lon. 30 25 W. Dec. 22.—Wind S. to S.W., course N. 88 W., dis. 240 miles, on. 35 53 W. —Wind W.S.W. to N.N.W., course W., dis. 164 les, lat. 43 27 N., lon. 39 39 NV Dec. 24.—Wind N. to S.W., miles, lat. 43 33 N., lon. 44 23 W Dec. 25 at. 43 27 N De EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY, The annual meeting of the friends and supporters of this institution was held at the Clarendon-rooms yester day. The following gentlemen were present :—The Mayor; W. Brown, Esq., M.P. ; Rev. Dr. Raffles; Rev. Dr. Hume; R. V. Yates, Esq.; Alderman Bennett; Coun cillors Gardner, Mark Wood, and Neill; Captain Greig ; Staff-Adjutant Edwards; Isaac Hadwen, C. Wilson, J. Cropper, W. P. Hutchinson, T. A. Busbby, J. Poole, H. Banner, Josiah Jones, Adam Hodgson, G. Grant. Chas. Groves, W. A. Neill, W. Mann, Adam Fairrie, Henry Crosfield, Esqrs., &c. G. GRANT, Esq., was solicited to take the chair. He said he felt very much honoured in being asked to assume the duties of chairman on the present occasion, though he wished some other gentleman present had been soli cited to undertake the office, as he was sure many present would have discharged the duties very much better than he could. While regretting the financial condition of the charity, he pointed to its noble objects and its great im portance as reasons for calling forth a more liberal support on the part of the public. He dwelt upon the benefits afforded by the institution in general, on the suffering, and in particular on the value of the skilful and arduous services of Mr. Neill, and the attention and pecuniary aid afforded by the treasurer, Mr. Crosfield. He enter tained a sanguine hope that, notwithstanding the not very favourable state of the funds, the institution would go on and prosper, and that when they met together an• other year, they would have the gratification of testifying to the liberality of the public of Liverpool. HENRY CROSFIELD, Esq., the treasurer, read a letter addressed to Mr. Neill, surgeon, connected' with the insti tution, by the Rev. W. Richey, a clergyman of Coleraine, the purport of which was, to return thanks to that gentle. man for the attention paid to a poor woman named M'Clean, who resided in Killowen-street, Coleraine, and whose sight had been restored by that gentleman's skill. The writer stated, that prior to leaving Ireland for the institution in Liverpool, the poor woman was utterly helpless, requiring to he guided about ; on her return, she was in the full enjoyment of the blessing of sight. The CHAIRMAN remarked that that was only one of very many instances of the good which the society had effected. Such merit as was shown in that letter to attach to Mr. Neill he thought was deserving of the warmest expressions of gratitude on the part of those who had benefited by that skill, which, under Providence, was capable of effecting the inestimable benefit of resto ration of sight. The TREASURER then read the report. The treasurer's ordinary account showed that there was a balance of £230 due to him on the annual expenditure, and the " new premises" account showed a deficiency of no less than £1,013. The report of the committee stated that, during the last year, no fewer than 4,105 eye cases had been relieved, and 3,175 ear cases, showing a considerable increase upon the returns of last year, and this number would have been considerably augmented but from the impoverished funds. Upwards of 100 cases of cataract and artificial pupil have been treated, and during the period most of the patients were boarded and lodged in the house. The committee passed a warm eulogium on the skill and attention of the officers of the institution. The debt on the institution still exceeds £l,OOO, and the committee are much crippled in their means of usefulness by this grievous incubus. They are also very desirous of reducing the amount owing to the treasurer, to whom the charity has been very largely indebted for many years. The institution has never par ticipated in any public fund raised for charitable purposes, nor have its claims been advocated from a single pulpit, and it has, therefore, a strong claim on the benevolence of the public. So great has been the increase in the num ber of applicants for relief, that the committee have deemed it their duty to appoint Mr. John Poole, an honorary assistant-surgeon. The report contains the following gratifying cure, performed by the talented medical officers of the Institution : " Among numerous interesting cases, your Committee would particularly allude to that of William Dimsdale, a child about 10 months old, who, with his mother, a simple countrywoman from the neighbourhood of Appleby, was several weeks an in mate of your hospital. The child was born blind, and would in all probability, had it not been for the existence of your insti tution, have never seen the light of day. A benevolent gentle man in their neighbourhood furnished the mother with the means of reaching your infirmary; the skilful treatment of your surgeon has, under the Divine blessing, conferred upon the infant the use of both its eyes; and the mother has now re turned to her native village, her heart gladdened by the sight of her little one in possession of this most inestimable blessing, and now capable of returning her smile for smile." . H. NEILL, Esq., the operating surgeon of the hospital, proceeded to address the meeting as follows—Mr. Chair man,—As I am anxious to save the valuable time of this meeting, I will confine myself to a simple statement of the amount of benefit conferred upon the poor during the past year. The report of the committee has told you that of eye and ear cases the number has been 7,280, which compared with the number 6,745 in 1849, gives an increase of 535 in the past year. You will remark that• the number of incomers was less in the year 1850 than in 1849—the reply is that the state of our funds prevented the free and numerous admission of in-patients which we have hitherto given : at the same time a greater number of operations have been performed in the hospital. I find that in the last seven months of the year just gone, about one hundred operations for the restoration of sight have been performed. It will be interesting to you to know the localities from which our in-patients have been received, and it will be also gratifying to you to be made acquainted with the high esti mation in which your charity is held in remote places. Inpatients have been received during 1850 from America, Bangor, Bidstone, Bootle, Broughton, Chester, (2,) Cumberland, (3,) Coleraine, (ireland,) Glasgow, Isle of Man, Lancaster, Manchester, Malpas, Nantwich, North wich, North of Scotland, Overton, Pontefrac', St. He len's, Stafford. Stone, Sutton, Westmoreland, (2,) White haven, (2,) Wigan, Woolton, and Wigton,—and most of these have either paid the whole or a portion of their board. I would observe here, that nearly four hundred mechanics of this town have been treated for burns, scalds, and other wounds of the eye, and in aimost every case they were sent home cured, the sight being suffi ciently restored for the general purposes of their respec tive daily pursuits. During the past year there have been several cases of congenital cataract operated on with perfect success. One was from Barbadoes, one from St. Helens, one from Bidstone; one from Liscard, one from Birken head, and one from Kensington, Liverpool. All these children had useful vision given to them although born blind. There have also been many most interesting cases of sight restored by the operation for the formation of an artificial opening to admit of the light entering the eye and reaching the nerve. This class of operations is won drously beautiful, and such delicate instruments are now formed to manipulate with the delicate structures impli cated, that the slashing surgeon who lops arms and legs off timing his operation by the second of time, and using his intellect and his muscle to accomplish his object at the instant, not unfrequently turns up his nose at the apparent insignificance of the eye operator and his tools. Yet sight or blindness frequently are at the risk of the delicate niceties of the operator, and of the little weapon which he handles. These remarks are truly applicable to this operation, and an amount of success has resulted in our hospital from the operation for the production of a false or artificial pupil, which induces me now to hold out hope in numbers of cases hitherto considered hopeless. We have had two cases, one from. Wigton, and one from Cum berland, of an uncommonly bad kind, and yet both these men came to us blind from the result of explosions, and left the hospital with a vision quite ample for a labourer's purpose. But I will not further detain you with surgical details. Some effort must be made directly to the pockets of the public. Mere appeals will not suffice. Interesting histories of wonderful cases will not avail ; these means will not extract the pounds, shillings, and pence. A sup port must be obtained, which this and every other similar institution must have, or else be inefficient. Suggestions I hope will to-day be made, which will have the desired effect. I have to announce to the treasurer the receipt of two donations, £2O given by Mr. Rigg, of Newton Heath, I I Manchester, and £lO, the gift of Mr. J. Drinkwater ; both sums accompanied with expressions of regret that it was necessary for neighbburly assistance ; but both gentlemen ~ . , ... expressing their appreciation of the usefulness, and their best wishes for the fullest success, of the Liverpool Eye and Ear Infirmary. And just as I was setting out to attend this meeting, the very liberal subscription of five pounds a year has been sent to me from the Hon. Colonel Wilbral.ain, accompanied by his thanks for the benefits conferred upon the poor in the neighbourhood of Orms kirk. In the course of his address, Mr. Neill stated that the cost in cases where patients were boarded in the Infirmary, had not exceeded during the year Li for each patient. The following is the monthly return of cases for the year 1850 :—January, 219 ; February, 291; March, 367 ; April, 366; May, 376 ; June, 393 ; July, 371 ; August, 353 ; September, 398 ; October, 344 ; November, 314, December, 288 ; total, 4,020. The following are a few of the diseases treated, with the number of patients in each class :—Cataract, 116 ; catarrah opthalmia, 862 ; tarsal opthalmia, 608 ; strumous opth ltusions, of ditto, WM.BROWN, Esq., M.P., in moving the first resolution, [the resolution will be found, in extenso, in another column]—said he felt a very deep interest in the occasion which had called them together. He congratulated the Committee on the circumstance of the fame of the Eye and Ear Hospital spreading far and wide; but whilst this was the case it had not been appreciated in this town as it ought to have been ; he could not help thinking that this was owing to the quiet and unattractive manner in which its affairs had been managed, he therefore hoped that the committee would seize every opportunity, in their private circles, of bringing the society and its objects prominently forward. He considered they were greatly indebted to Dr. Neill for his voluntary services. He described the objects of the institution as being amongst the most laud able it is possible to conceive, and while it afforded a remedy for the worst description of physical affliction, it was not like many charities open to abuse, as no man could be supposed capable of the folly of injuring himself wilfully in order to participate in the benefits it afforded. J. CROPPER, Esq., seconded the resolution. He hoped with the treasurer as times were mending, the committee would not have long to complain of any deficiency in the finances; but he would recommend them to ask for do nations, because he was quite sure that unless they asked they would never receive, and he would be glad if, among others, they would ask him by and by. (Hear, hear.) ADAM HODGSON, Esq., moved the next resolution. He quite concurred with Mr. Brown in his observations on the importance of such an institution as that; and he thought the committee should take means to bring it more directly under the notice of the public. As an illus tration of the necessity of early application for advice in cases of injury or disease, he instanced that of mental derangement, for which the county had provided very largely on a recent occasion ; by . the early treatment of such complaints, it had been found that much pauper lunacy had been prevented, incipient disease had been arrested before it became chronic ; and he presumed, the same rule applied to physical disorders } so that on the • ground of economy, he .urged them to support the Eye and Ear Institution. He had no doubt that, had not those cases which had been referred to in the report, been promptly treated, they would have become incurable. In alluding to the advantages the institution possessed in having the very eminent skill at command it was known to have, he trusted Mr. Neill would excuse him of any thing but the intention to speak his candid sentiments, for every one knew what were Mr. Neill's skill and talent. It was to be regretted then, that while they had the com mand of such great abilities, they should be crippled in their finances. He hoped this complaint would cease, and that the committee would in future be unshackled in their philanthropic exertions ; he advised them to " ask," and, as Mr. Cropper had told them, to begin with himself, so he (Mr. Hodgson) had no objection to them applying to him, but should be happy to respond in his humble way. (Hear, hear.) _ . Mr. GROVES seconded the resolution. THEODORE RATHBONE, Esq. moved the third resolu tion, which was seconded by THOS. Harz, Esq. His Worship the MAYOR, who entered the room shortly before, proposed the next resolution. He begged to assure them that it was with very great pleasure he at tended the annual meeting of that society, for no one could more highly appreciate the importance of such an institution. When they took into consideration the im portance of sight and hearing, they could not help wishing for the success of the institution. Regarding the institu tion with these feelings, he (the Mayor) was glad to ob serve in the council chamber, on a recent occasion, that it was proposed to increase, out of the surplus fun( appro priated to such purposes, the allowance to this charity from £3O to £lOO. He only hoped this would be a sti mulus to individual liberality—( Hear, hear)—which he thought would easily be ensured were the institution more known. His Worship continued to urge the importance of the institution, and congratulated the committee on possessing the talented services of Mr. Neill, whom, he was sorry to say, he feared soon to have to call to his aid as an oculist. Mr. IlAnwErf seconded the resolution in a short eulo gistic address, directed towards Mr. Neill and his profes sional coadjutors. Mr. W. Baow - N, M.P., moved and Dr. HUME seconded a vote of thanks to the chairman. G. GRANT, Esq. responded briefly. He would observe that he had long been a small contributor to the institu tion, he intended in future to he a larger. (Hear, hear.) He had had the pleasure of Mr. Neili's acquaintance for some time, both as an occasional visitor to the institution and as a patient, and he heartily concurred in all that had been said relative to his skill and indefatigability. In reply to a question , by the treasurer, Mr. CROPPER said his name might be put down for £25. (Applause.) DEFALCATION OF A TAX COLLECTOR FOR KIRKDALE A meeting of the rate-payers of Kirkdale was held last evening, at the Lion Inn, Kirkdale, to take into con sideration the re-assessment consequent upon the defal cation• of the late collector of government taxes for the township. It appears that the rate-payers were called upon to pay a rate of one shilling and sixpence on the Property Tax, and one shilling and two pence on the Assessed Taxes, in consequence of the defalcation referred to. The weather was extremely unpropitious, and, at eight o'clock, the hour appointed for the commencement of proceedings, about half-a-dozen rate-payers made their appearance in the large room at Haydock's Hotel. These parties seemed to be rather surprised at the smallness of the gathering, and were also ignorant of the machinery which had been put into operation to convene the meet ing. A few of the number, deeming it doubtful whether any business would be done, left the room. Shortly after wards an accession was made to the remnant, and, in about half-an-hour more, a very respectable muster was made. Mr. ItosKELL was calfed to the chair. He commenced by reading the placard calling the meeting. He was extremely sorry circumstances should have called them together on such an occasion, for at the present crisis he thought they all had enough to do to pay their taxes once, without being called upon for them again. He had been called upon to make up a deficiency in the accounts of the late Mr. Powell, exceeding £lOO. Now, he had been informed that Mt. Powell had left property exceed ing the amount of £lOOO ; but the government, it ap peored, had not thought proper to-take any notice of this, but had proceeded at once to reassess the township. He would be the last man to act in a manner to distress a widow and children ; but lie thought they bad a duty to perform —a duty to themselves.. The tenant of the pro perty referred to had intimated his willingness to give £l4OO for it. In conclusion, the chairman made some reference to the overseers, upon which Mr. PURNELL, one of the overseers, said that they had had nothing whatever to do with the reassessment. Mr. GANDY characterised the whole affair as scandalous, he wanted to know why the late collector had not fur nished bondsmen, and contended that the assessors (one of whom was the chairman) were the parties really liable under the circumstances for the deficiency. Mr. PARKER considered it a grave enormity that the rate-payers should be called upon to pay their taxes twice. If they submitted to this they might be called upon to make up £2OOO instead of £lOO. In conclusion, he moved a resolution to the effect that the assessment was unfair, and that it was believed that Mr. Powell had left property more than sufficient to make up the deficiency. Mr. GANDY seconded the resolution. It appeared that a mortgage had been effected on the property by the deceased, amounting to upwards of £lOOO, but the value being upwards of £l4OO, the deficiency would be more than covered by the surplus. Other resolutions succeeded. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. LONDON, MONDAY NIGHT. A cabinet council was held this afternoon at Lansdowne House, owing to the state of ill-health of the President of the Council. SOUTHAMPTON, Monday, 4 p.m.—Arrived, Ripon steamer, Capt. R. Moresby, with the heavy portion of the India and China mails, which will be despatched to Lon don by the night mail. HAMBRO' lith.—Exchange on London has been quoted as low as 13 1, but was much better subsequently. Coffee cheaper. MADRID, 13th,—It is not believed that the formation of a new Cabinet will be of any benefit to the foreign bondholders. RESIGNATION OF THE FRENCH MINISTRY. PARIS, SUNDAY.—The corrected official division list of Saturday, gives 415 votes for the Opposition, and 286 for the Government—majority against the latter, 129. The majority was composed as follows :—Republicans, Parlia mentarians, Mountain, and Thaborists, 215 ; Legitimists, 160 ; dissentient parliamentary chiefs, with their followers, 40: total, 415. 13 Generals, including Changarnier, voted against Ministers ; and l 9 in favour. There are a great number of very influential names among the ma jority. The public are astonished at the extraordinary coalition, and the effect of Thiers, and the members of the majority, joining the Mountain party is likely to be injurious to the former. The Prefect of Police encourages the Ministers to remain in office, stating that public opinion is in their favour, and against the Assembly. The chiefs of the minority also instruct them not to give way. Nothing whatever is known as to the President's inten tions, but it is stated by the Times correspondent that, on good authority, he wishes to retain his present advisers. and declaring to them if they stopped with him he will stand by them. The difficulties of forming a new Cabinet are very great. The Bourse perfectly tranquil, and the Funds are a little better, having been done at 94 35. Course N. 88 30 W., dis. 206 —Wind S.W. to N.W., course S miles, lat. 43 25 N., lon. 45 12 W Dec. 26.—Wind N.N veriable, course S. 83 30 W., dis. 118 miles, lat. 43 12 N., lon. 51 _ _ Dec. 27.—Wind around the compass, course S. 84 W., dis 210 miles, lat. 42 51 N., lon. 56 39 W. Dec. 28.—Wind N. to N.N.W. 41 29 N., lon. 60 19 W. 29.—Wind W.N.W. to S., course S. 71 W., dis. 191 lat. 41128 N., lon. 64 19 W. Dec. 30.—Wind W. to N.N.W., course S. 80 W., dis. 128 'les. lat. 40 05 N., lon. 64 04 W. _ _ ; ° course S. 63 W., dis. 182 lat Dec N.W.N. to course S. 81 W., dis. 226 mi Ind S.E. toN.W., course S. 76 W., dis. 144 miles, 39 01 N., THE I PER DUTIES.—WO are extremely glad to find row on the subject of this obnoxious impost. We are sure that the whole of the trade will effectually assist the assoaiation, which has been formed with a view of in ducing the Chancellor of the Exchequer to relieve the public from this oppressive tax. There is every probabi lity of the effort being effectual during the approaching THEATRE ROYAI continues to dr by the talented The Pantomime at this theatre crowded audiences. which are increased rfortnances of Mr. Barry Sullivan, and the regular " Gar mpany, in tragedy. Last night the s excellently performed ; and the Stuke r good. We have noticed r of late. ley of Mr. Chamb ork, at bundant 1). department of the trade sewood is s for their respective wants ed to be very sound, fresh, and of )then woods of fair quality and con- FOREIGN SAVANS.—We understand from the London papers that during the world's exhibition, the following eminent men will be in the metropolis :—Viscount Liebig, Chevalier Dumas, Professor Bunsen, of Marburg ; Profet Ley visit I id Dr. Schroetter. of Vienna. It rich is more than likely, they will essor Muspratt, who received so them last year, when travelling Cu.hman on the continent. lh his lady a SUPPOSED DEATH BY a man Id of MEANS.—On the 3rd Lue neigh " Cockey Walker," and who street, was byried, his death being the tificate, of apoplexy. as stated in the eu .ances have arisen which led to felon of foul play towards the deceased. The body -A bey o Jury. and an in Since that time circurr quest will be held so soon as it has been subjected to a surgical examination, and the contents of the stomach have been analysed. HOUSE ROBBERY ON SUNDAY NIGHT.—About half past seven o'clobk on Sunday evening, during the absence of the occupants, some thieves broke into No. 13, Bel grave-street, and stole property, consisting of a gold chain, other articles of jewellery, and money, to the value of about £2O. Information 'has been given to the detective police, who are on the alert, and it is to be hoped that an effort will be made to render this neighbourhood more secure, as this is no less than the fourth robbery (three from dwelling-houses, and one from the person), which has been effected during the last three weeks, within the distance of about thirty yards. Another house was tried, and the parties being disturbed, decamped, leaving a skeleton key behind them. POLYTECHNIC SOCIETY The usual meeting of this rising Institution was held last evening in the theatre of the Royal Institution. Mr. W. Milner, the president, was in the chair. Mr. C. F. Salt read a list of subscriptions to a public library, ex plaining fully its objects, and soliciting the support of the members to their furtherance. He mentioned that in the rear of the premises in which they were assembled, suit able rooms would be erected for the purpose ; and as the Corporation had no power to aid the funds, he hoped the meeting would use their most powerful exertions, as the whole Institution would be then thrown open to the public. Mr. M`Nicholl, who was assisted by Mr. Vernon, jun., then gave a description of a moveable steam-crane, which is so ingenious that with a stationary engine three motions may be at once attained—viz., longitudinal, transverse, and litting, and vice versa. The machine is simple, and may be worked by a boy. The description was most interesting. Mr. T. C. ARCHER then brought forward a number of samples of the vegetable fibres imported into Liverpool, and gave a very interesting description of each. He first showed the error of attribnting all the fibres bearing the name of hemp, as for instance, Jute hemp, Manila hemp, Sunn hemp, and Pite hemp to the same plant or genus, the being the produce of a species of Corchorus, the 2d of Musa textiles, the Sunn of Crotalaria juncea and the last from the Agave or American Aloe. He also described the Piassava and the Palm which produces it, the vegetable silk, a species of Chorizia allied to the Cotton Plant, also the Cotton Plant itself, Coir, and seve ral other interesting substances. The lecture was inter spersed with interesting facts respecting other products. and their botanical relations. Mr. Archer's object was to shew that much yet remains to be learned even of those articles, the names of which are familiar as household words, and from the saatisfaction expressed, we should judge he succeeded to his utmost wishes. A vote of thanks was accorded to him, and also to Mr. Mr. W. Milner was re-electen president, and liberally contributed five pounds towards the proposed library. The members, after spending a very instructive evening, separated shortly after ten o clock. T d oia e p a u ths ti i o n n. THE London last year were 48,579, or, lin 45 ofthhee population. UCKFIELD BURGLARS. — The six men have been committed for trial for the late atrocious burglary at the residence of the Misses Farncombe. On Saturday, a man named Routledge, the principal of a gang of swindlers, was again remanded, at Worship street, London, on a charge of fraudulently obtaining from Mr. R. K. Johnson, glass manufacturer, St. Helens, the sum of £213, which was forwarded tathe prisoner to meet an acceptance which he had sent to Mr. J o h nson , and Nothing is more remarkable than the progress which s been made in chemistry in Liverpool since Dr. Mus- Pratt opened his college. Three years ago it was almost impossible to get a retort or any piece of chemical appara tus in the town of Liverpool ; now that the towu has got Dr. Muspratt's laboratory, such apparatus may be every where found, and other laboratories are springihg up. The college will be opened for the session in DISASTERS AT SEA.—The shipping intelligence of the r— hna hrnnoht before list n numhPr of oripvnnc marine disasters. We learn from Savannah that Lord Sandon, from this port, went ashore and became a total wrpek. crew and part of materials saved.—At San Fran- cisco the bark Glocester, a storeship belonging to Messrs. Starkey, careened over during a gale, filled and sank. She had a largeinumber of iron-houses on board.—Yesterday the following letter from Mr. Driver, dated " Dublin, Jan. 10th" was received by. Mr. Cqurt :—" I regret to inform you of the loss of the brig Wilson. of Cork, from Demerara to Liverpool, on the Five-milg Point, county Wicklow. She was driven ashore on the morning of the 16th, and immediately became a total wreck. The cap tain, two mates, and two of the crew are drowned. She was laden with rum and sugar ; 78 casks of rum have been saved and stored at Wicklow ' • a cask of rum having drifted ashore yesterday, two of the country people died in consequence of drinking it. Mr. Driver has gone down to Five-mile Point this morning. LAUNCHES.—On Saturday at noon a fine ship, of 776 tons burden, _was launched from the yard of Messrs. P. Challoner and Sons. • She has been bunt . le•-• Brown and Harrison and Messrs. James Browne and Co, She is constructed of English and Guinea oak, and green heart and East India teak. She is a fine model, and her classification at Lloyd's, A 1 for thirteen years, is a gua rantee of her quality. Her name—The Monarchy —was given to her by Miss Browne, daughter of Mr. James Browne, one of the owners.—Another launch, of a still larger ship, took place in about a quarter of an hour after wards, from the building-yard of Mr. Clarke. The measurement of this ship, new register, is 836 tons ; her extreme length, 150 feet 2 inches ; breadth, 34 feet ; and depth. 22 feet 2 inches. She is frigate-built, with full quarter galleries. She is not yet classed. She is built for the firm of C. W. and F. Shand. After all had been made clear, the magnificent structure was seen to move, and this was announced by a cheer from the persons in front of her bow, which, being taken up by the surround ing crowd, increased into one loud shout of joy as the ship glided into the element for which she was intended. She was christened the Shand, the baptismal honours being performed by Mrs. Francis SAW, Jan. 21, 1851. LATEST BETTING. TATTE RSA LL'9 MONDAY. LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CH A SE.-10 to 1 against Vain. Hope ; 20 to 1 against Abd-el.Kader. CUESTER Cue:-14 to 1 against Rhesus; 20 to I against Italian ; 25 to 1 against Cossack ; 40 to 1 each against Haricot, Lady Evelyn, Knight of Avenel, and Flying Goat. METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.-12 to 1 against Raby. DERBY.-5 to 1 against Grecian ;13to 2 against Prime Minister; 13 to 1 against Mountain Sylph Colt ; 14 to 1 against Newminster ; 30 to 1 against Constellation. 13 to I against The Flying Dutchman winning his match, and Prime Minister the Derby. LONDON MONEY AND SHARE MARKETS.—YESTERDAY. Consols Account, 96,4 a ; ditte Money, 963 : Three-and- Quarter per Cents, 984 3 ; Bank Stock, 214 15 ; Exchequer Bills, L. and a., 55 8 prem. Foreign : Mexicans, 321 a ; Bra zilian Five per Cents, 88 90; ditto New Fives, 86 98; Buenes Ayres, 46 9; Chilian Sixes, 103 5 ; ditto Fives, 63 5; Peruvians, 783 93; ditto Deferred, 333 43; Spanish Fives, 17 3; •ditto Threes, 373 81. Passives, 34 a. Railway Shares closed as follows:. London Stock, 1224 a; ditto Quarters, 34 3; Mid land Stock, 46 7; ditto Halves, 21 203; North Staffordshire, 9 83; South-eastern and Dover, 224 4; Caledonians, 94 10'; ditto Preference, 53 a; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 233 43 ; Eastern Counties, 54 63 ; East Lancashire, 12 ii ; Edin borough and Glasgow, 28 9; Great Northern, 164 3; Great Western, 77i 8};. Brightons, 911 923; Lancashire and York shire, 54 55 ; ditto Fifths, 73 4 ; York, Newcastle, and Berwick. 184 3; ditto Extension, 63 ; ditto Preference, 33 24; York and North Midland, 214 a ; ditto Preference, la 3. The English market is quiet, at prices below those of Saturday, owing to the French news, closing a shade above its lowest price. In Foreign Stocks there is very little doing. The Railway share market is heavy, with very little doing, and prices have a down ward tendency. MANCHESTER SHARE MARKET, .-YESTERDAY The following were the prices at the close of business : London Qrs. 3i prem. ; Ditto Shares, 2 7-16 5-16 ; East Lancashire, 124 ; North Staffordshire, 8i dis. ; Lanc a shire and Yorkshire, 54 1-16 54i ; Ditto Fifths, (i'2o) i dis. ; Great Northern, 16i ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 244 3i ; Ditto New Pref. 7-9 prem. LONDON CORN MARKET.—YESTERDAY. The supply of wheat fresh up is small, but millers showing very little disposition to purchase, it proved quite equa l to t h e demand, and trade was dull at the currency of Monday last. Foreign was taken to a limited extent only, and at former terms. Flour and malt moved off steadily, but prices not lower. Barley continued at previous rates, with a fair business doing. Beans and peas unaltered. The arrivals of Irish oats were very large ; they were taken slowly, though not at lower rates. French flot , r, 325. to 335. ; English White Wheat, 435.t0 18s. ; Red Do., 38s. to 435. ARRIVALS Qrs English Wheat „ Barley „ Oats „ Malt „ Flour .. „ Beans.. Foreign 2858 .... 151 ... • 1466 ... 2243 Icks 7821 ... 495 .... Itish Oats. „ Malt 13,805 quarters, 84 quarters LONDON PRODUCE MARKET—YESTERDAY. Sugar.—ln Foreign more doing, and previous rates well sup ported, and the quantity on offer less than usual ; Refined firm, and the demand more active; Brown Lumps 495. 6d. to 505. Coffee.—Plantation home trade demand at last week's rates, bat few sellers; Native Ceylon firm, at 503. to 51s. Tea.—Little doing, and former prices sup ported with diffieuity___str.i.it.-- - Rum quiet, but not lower ; eist India at ls. 6401. to Is. 7d.; proof and Leeward Island Is. Bd, to Is. 9d.; Brandy rather lower, and dealt in cautiously. Coton.—Not lower, but the demand no better. Iron.—Pig dull, at 435. 6d. to 455. for Scotch. LONDON TALLOW MARKET.-YESTERDAY Little done, but fine New Y.C. is 378. 3d. to 375. 6d. on the spot. The stock is 52,031 casks, against 42,442 to the cor— responding week last year, being an increase for the present year of 9,531 casks. The deliveries last week were 2,364 casks, against 2,289 last year, being an increase of 75 casks. (Weekly report.) SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET. —YESTERDAY. Supply of beasts. and sheep quite equal to demand. The trade is as on Monday last. Calves made 2d. per stone advance. Arrivals—Beasts, 4,327 ; Sheep and Lambs, 20,670 ; 119 ; Pigs, 285 ; Holland Beasts, 366 ; Holland Sheep, 1,100; Holland Calves, 82 ; Scotch Beasts, 500 ; Norfolk and Suffolk Beasts, 2,000 ; Lincoln, Northampton, and Leicester Beasts, 900. Quotations—Beef, 2s. 2d. to 3s. Bd. ; Mutton, 3s. 2d. to 4s. 4d. ; Veal, 3s. 2d. to 4s. Bd. ; Pork, 2s. 10d. to 3s. 6d. LATEST SHIPPING NEWS FALMOUTH, J. 19 —The General Minna, from Liverpool, for Havana, has put in leaky and damaged. GOTHENBURG; JAN. 11. The Carl Sulie, from Konigsberg to Liverpool, has put in leaky, and cargo reported much _ _ _ _ 'MALTA, 12TH.—Isabella and Jane, from Liverpool to COrfu, put in on the 10th, with damage. _ VALPARAISO, Nov. 19.—The Jessie, from Liverpool, arrived leaky. SWANSEA, JAN. 19.—The Champion, from Liverdool to Geneva, has put in with damage. Arrived from Liverpool at Smyrna, 6th, Cupid; at Constan tinople, 4th, Grecian, (s) ; at Rio Grande, Henry and Marga ret ; at Vera Cruz, Nov. 22 ; Berazza, 29th, Majesty t at Palermo, Dec. 29th, Lady . Dora ; at Leghorn, 9th, Brothers, 10th, Campena ; at Jamaica, Dec. 28th, A. F. Moore ; at Havana, 29th, Cornelia. Sailed for Liverpool from Cephalonia, J s a e v n e . r l a s i t. , from Lord()in Naples, s tt h i „ e a r l a P n r , i n 3 c r e d f r r oo o m k i L a n e g e h a o n r d n , A s n t n h Cleared from Tr este, 7th, J. M. P. D. for Liverpool. COMMERCIAL AND MONETARY REPORT. Monday. Night. The Sharemarket has been again very inactive. Until Thurday prices underwent very little change. Londons continued steady at 124, the Quarters at 34, and Mid lands tit 48. During that day, and until Saturday, prices slowly receded. Saturday showed some symptoms of re vival with the metropolitan and other markets, and all looked for a brighter day to-day. The French news, how ever, arriving early this morning, caused speculators for the rise to be again disappointed : prices again fell,—one or two per cent. generally. At the close of the market this evening there is some little improvement upon the lowest prices of the day. The day's quotations are :-- Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire X 22 shares, 61 7c d; Caledonian, 91; Chester and Holyhead preference, 144; Eastern Counties. t; East Lancashire. 12i : Old Leeds, 54 ,314 31 t 4 31 I ; Ditto Fifths, 74 9-16 d ; Leeds and Thirsk, 121 ; London stock, 1224 ' • Ditto New Quar ters, 3* k 4 p ; Manchester, She ffi eld, and Lincoln, 24 ; Ditto preference, 10+ ; Midland, 46 654 ; Ditto Halves. 201 8 15-16 d ; Old Dovcrs, 224 ' • York, Newcas tle, and Berwick, 181; York and North Midland, 21+ k ; Gas A, 192 194. The demand for sugar, coffee,, and tea, bas been limited, and prices are again quoted rather lower. On Saturday► 600 bags of saltpetre, 3 per cent. ref., brought 28s, per cwt. ; and, 1,000 bags and 1,5 . 00 packets Bengal linseed, 465. 6d. to 475. per qr. Business, generally, is exceed ingly dull; and where sales are effected, lower prices are accepted. The movements of the directors of the Bank of England are looked upon with much distrust—there being so much mystery and uncertainty in all their acts• Confidence is the life and soul of business, and do away with it, and all commercial enterprise becomes prostrate. This is just the position of things at the present moment. With fifteen million of bullion in the bank cellars, with the knowledge of large quantities on the we.v from S o uth America, it does seem monstrous that co m m erc i a l trap' _ _tions should receive so great and uncalled for a blow at the will of some fifteen gentlemen, not the bast in formed on commercial subjects. It is really time that such a state of things should not be tolerated. If the directors have the power, and they are bent upon farther depressing produce, and, it may be, railway property, let them act at once, and let us know the worst suspense-:" not so easily borne the reality. One cause for the conti nental exchanges continuing against us is, the unusual fine winter we have had, which has allowed the uninter rupted shipments of grain to this country. which, as 0 matter of course, have been paid for in bullion ; but this s• I would very soon right itself. The canonry in the cathedral of Bristol, held by the late Rev. Lord W. Somerset, and which was in the gift of the fled up The silver bullion left in possession of the Batik of Eng' land is now under 40,0001.—the lowest point to which it has reached for many years past. it is now definitively settled that Dr. Feild, the preS' ent Bishop of Newfoundland, will succeed to the Bishor ric of Nova Scotia, and that the new Bishop of Newfound' land will be the Rev. Ernest Hawkins, B.D. -400 LIVERPOOL : TUESDAY, JAN. 21, 1851 PRINTED AND PUBLISHED __ _ EVERY TU RNIN By JOSHUA FLETCHER LACE of 53, Grovestreet, al l LEONARD ADDISON, of 14, Great Orford-street, At No. 4. ST. Gm:motes CRESCENT, LIVERPOIL. BIRKENHEAD : TODHUNTER, Chaster-street; LAW AN! PiNtmcy, Argyle-street; OSBORWR,, Chester-street; a.d " QRUFIrITU, Hamilton street.