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VEI3RUARY 12, 1856.] ---4 Tag frige, I;er-street, 21etY iS rge fr° l3l ocietYr 9 of recta igst tb° 6e son, J. S. and see" .egson tutions With deep NI Reflong 9g e j nutnerolls. ;iples ana most ea' g the Yel l v i ng bee e 8 left th ,th its re: te present, the eXI ) be doJ LAUNCH OF GUN BOATS AT BIRKENHEAD, Idation Or one time , his expeo' e arrang e :, w ork 0" immedist° a soon d d ob cu re r tokens 0 , rrasstnel l4 ad by t he avert f e , ) the wei r discharg e raise the oeen st friend s, aal expel' e purp oe ' the sso. l ', , Persons boys, yv a kindm nstitutioo xnntnittee they W e b ll , l of slo.' iministrY eideratio il if to their d upoll ng to tbe anticipa te ide better it usef° le symPa; ice a ino. of socw report, ie Rathbeoe' and WO r institir nice for 0 n France; great dee.: t, thong , ' ,Highll he Liver' had beeP )nt, in 1 115 lace 0 015 t aeservo ,,, s it were be enter . •eforming, f-respect; .elated an rperienee , destra' her wit , ' that the Here !Led upoilr that tbe, Lion owl set by tbe tions. regsorr se motion 31adstone a balance year was he strong, 1r genera; n pointed peenba r -morrosfi ion col n the one a the ge' a mentilA to soe* were, speech by a exame Gregs ol3, C 6. : n g to t 1 his sub' ►in close 4 , TH. f Health Batl' sere alb Chaffers' id ; after 3e to the Ingincto, 1 distrio this pur' to pal' viands be ;alisburl, on con; Dsed, and Ki by fov ommuni - Eplaining n cone' meet the posed to scussioth footpath aggeste* eft' that the railway L callinf as w l ai aken 0 10 ing, the IT, COO' e to that dontbe questiol t it to be Z rrERPOOL POLYTECHNIC SOCIETY. TEX monthly meeting of this society was held last night at) 1 th e Royal Institution, in Colquitt-street, Mr. Thomas Edwards, of the Liverpool Gas Company, in the chair. Mr. BoI7LT said he begged to introduce to the society a new It ' t iodical called The Engineer, which he considered would prove of great value to practical men. The SECRETARY (Mr. Salt) exhibited a small and convenient 1144 rattle for enabling the traveller or sportsman to obtain an 'Most instant supply of hot water. to *. JAcirson . repeated the experiment of a former evening , s how that where a jet of gas , in w hich common air was ~, 4 ed, was divided by platinum wire, the light was more in. ` l ase than from a jet of pure gas not so divided. 8 01ne discussion took place as to the probable cause of this 4e Provement in the illuminating power of the gas. The CHAIRMAN said that in all cases a low pressure enabled gas burner to give more light than when subject to a high by and he thought it probable that the improved light 15 3' the application of the platinum wire was owing to the utter supply of oxygen, and the consequent increase of com- Nation. Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. BO LT, Mr. J. B. EDWARDS, and other gentlemen offered some remarks upon the subject, the general ° Pinion being that the increased light was owing to the a k eility afforded by the wire for the passage of oxygen to the name, So as to reader the combustion of the gas more com- D l ete• The discovery has this advantage , that the consump g7l of gas might be economised by the admixture of atmos- Poetic air. The CHAIRMAN remarked that it would be advisable if Mr. J ackson would test by experiment the comparative quantity 411 (1 intensity of the heat with and without the wire, and also t ile comparative illuminating power according to the ordinary tests. In•answer to a question, Mr. JACKSON said that the size of the Wire employed should depend on the size of the burner. Thanks were voted to Mr. Jackson for bringing the subject before the society, and the meeting shortly afterwards SeParded. A short time since Mr. John Laird, of Birkenhead, received Wert; from the Lords of the Admiralty for the construction of 'Several gun-boats, to be built with the greatest celerity. He it nillediately constructed two large sheds, capable of covering e Workmen engaged in the building of four of these gun rata, and sufficiently lighted with gas to enable the work to he carried on day and night. This 'has been done ; and yes terdaY'the first two of these boats were launched, about one o'clock. The weather was threatening, and before the hour fi led on for the launch rain began to fall fast ; notwithstaud- Wlaich a large concourse of people was assembled to witness t he-ioteresting ceremony. Both vessels had been built on the a aille line, and both were launched from the same ways. The ttt was named the "Beacon,"•thuceremony of naming being Performed by Mrs. Bevis, wife of Captain Bevis, R.N., the Ad 4livalty Transport Agent for Liverpool. The second was 'mimed the " Brave," by Miss Laird. These vessels are timber 'kilt, of great strength, and with a light draught or water. Tll 4 , eY are screw steam vessels of -220 tons burthen each, and 'ne screw in each is worked by an engine of 60-horse power, blade by Messrs. Penn and - Son, of London. They are*to be tit ged as three -masted schooners, with fore and aft canvas, acrd each is to be armed with two guns of the largest calibre. The two launched yesterday had their engines on board, and the screw-fans fitted. Other • two are so far advanced that they ready for l aunching in a few days.' The framing and ribs of several others are put together partially, and every meaps'is being tiled to expedite the 'completion of the order. Besides these -boats, Mr. Lairtilas also a contract for a number of iron t ilertar-boats, of great strength and a light draught of water. Several of these are alsoin an advanced state of forwardness. , Lamm' COLLEGE Livnarom.-By an advertisement' it will be seen that a Ladies' Colle;re, on the same plan as hose which have been carried on so successfully in London, •r4niburgh, and 'Glasgow, is about to be opene d in Black house, Hope -street. WOMBWELL'S Ifinvacruars.-This famed collection of 'wild and curious animals is on view, at the bottom of S haw ' s Brow, "ale-street. This numerous and valuable collection is parti arly rich in Eons, tigers, panthers, and leopards ; and in- Fides also an extensive and varied aviary, and a large num ber of reptiles. Tiu , Orraniry, which holds its annual meeting Thursday.next, at the Blue Coat Hospital, has now existed for sixty years,(cluring which time it has extended its aid to thousands of the suffering poor of our town, at periods when assistance has 'been most needed. We 'trust that its funds Will not be suffered to fail for want of the support of all who are able to afford it. ACTS 01 , PARLIAMENT .-A return just made shows•that the total number of acts passed last session amounted to 355, of which 134-were public, 198 local and personal acts, and 23 Private acts. The number in 1854 was - 388 ;in 1853, 399; in 1 852, 278 ; in 1851,'278 ; and in 1850, 4 253. In 1845 it was 8 21; in 181,0, 297 : in 1830-31, 107; in 1825, 416 •, in 181445, *u bi ; in 181344, 488 ; in 1812, 464 ; and in 1801, 386. In 1847 450 acts . were passed; and in 186, 570. These figures Will give some idea of the average result of Parliamentary sessions as far as the fruits of legislation are concerned. A SARVIVIAN IN DIFFICULTIES.-Giovanni Burgh, , who stated he was an officer in the Sardinian army, was charged before the pdlice-court, yesterday, with having stolen a ;pair t 3 f boots from the shop of Mr. Preston , in Whitechapel, on tsaturday. The prisoner went into the shop, and desiring to be shown some boots, be contrived to conceal a pair and alked off With them. The boots were immediately missed, the prisoner was followed, and taken with the boots underihis Coat. The prisoner, who was respectable in his appearance and manner,-did not deny the offence, but said he hadhoen educed to commit it by extreme distress, he having lost £lO, 418 all on his passage from America. He w as remanded to allowinquiries being made. Curreen PASTORAL-AID SOCIETY. - We understand that new plan is to be adopted at the anniversary meeting of (41 e Church Pastoral-Aid Society , o n Monda y evenin g next. Each member of the deputation will take up a distinct sub- Jed as the ground of his address.. The Rev. E. Anriol will take-" The 'moral and social condition of the great masses the Chief cause of social and religions evils ;" the Rev. G. S. Ball will take-" The adaptation of the lay-agency of the Church pastoral -Aid Society to remedy these evils ;" and the Rev. J. Titcomb will take-" Clerical pastoral work." Such a division of labour can hardly fail both-to increase the interest q the meeting and to shorten its duration. CHAMBER.or CommEncz.-The first meeting of the council toee the annual general meeting was held yesterday. Charles -4 011 and, Esq., was unanimously electe d p resident ; John Tor; Esq., vice-president ; and John Aikin, Esq., treasurer for the ensuing year. The committees were re-appointed, after which the resolution of the general meeting on the Postal arrangements was read and referred to the postal com mittee. It was ordered that a representation be made to the tioard of Trade on the subject of an earlier publication of Periodical returns melating to trade and shipping. Among the communications was a letter from the Birmingham Cham ber of Commerce on the income tax, referred to a special com toittee. The Partnership Amendment and Joint-Stock Corn- Panies' Bills were referred to the committee on commercial Ti EAwa OF ENGLAND. - From a return issued on turday, it appears that the amount of Exchequer or Treasury Ills purchased by the Bank of England, or on which any sums mere lent for the public service during the past year 1855, was £ 1 2,883,950, all of which was paid or discharged, with the ex ception of £997,448. The balance of sums r e mainin g in the k as unclaimed dividends amounted , o n the sth of Januar y , , u n ' 56 , to £136,380; on the 9th of October, 1855, to £96,501 ; °ll ,. the sth of Jannary, to £99 1 , 582 ; and on the 6th of July, to £96,286 ; and on the sth of April, 1855, , 1 •• 0 £162,360. The remainder of the sum was a dv anced to ‘-/Overnment. The sum total of unclaimed dividends. mounted, 011 the sth of July last, to £1,008,571. During the year it appears that the Chancellor of the Exchequer made several a Pplications to the bank for advances on Exchequer bills, oamely :-On the 9th of March, for one of £1,000,000; on the 26th of March, for one of £1,500,000; on the 7th of April, for ° lle of £4000,000 ; on the 12th of July, for one of £1,000,000; a nd on the 11th of October, for one of £1,000,000. t . TILE ARMY IN THE CRIMEA. - The se veral re g iments !le army in the Crimea are distributed as follows T he I ; Division, Ist Brigade - 7th and 23 rd Fus il e ers, ' D .r 6 ~ sad 34th Regiments, and the 2 nd Battalio n Rifle Bri gade ; 2nd Brigade-19th, 77th, 8 8th, 90 th , and 97th Re g i- RFote ; two Batteries, E and Y, of Artillery. The First . 44 -vision Brigade of Guards - 3rd Battalion of Genadier rleds:lst Battalion Coldstreams, and Ist Battalion Scots b isileer Guards : 2nd Brigade-The 9th, 13th, 31st, and 66th Valente, and X Battery of Artillery. Second Divisio n, Ist gade-3rd (Buffs), 30 th , 55th, and 95th Re g iments ; 2nd gade-41st, 47th, 49th, and 62nd Regiments; B and G Batteries of Artillery. Third Division, Ist Brigade-4th, n !t, ll , , 39th, and 50th Regiments ; 2nd Brigade-18th, 28th, to and 44th Regiments ; E and W Batteries of Artillery. sorth Division, Ist Brigade--17th, 20th, 21st, 57th, and !lard Regiments ; 2nd Brigade-46th, 48tb, 68th, and Ist 441:attalion Rifle Brigade. Highland Division, Ist Brigade -2a6, 79th, 924 and 93rd Highlanders ; 2nd Brigade-let 2nd Battalions Ist Foot, 71st and 72nd Highlanders the former is at Yenikale ; A and H Batteries of Artillery. - Val Artillery-11 Field Batteries, A, B, E, F, G, H, P, Q, t w . X, Y ; two heavy brigades-J and V Batteries (Karanyi) ; 2 9 ° and a half Troops Horse Artillery (A I), (Karanyi) ; and It., Companies Siege Train, 18 of which are at Bala klava Lghts. Royal Engineers, I st (Balaklava) , 2 nd , 3rd, 4th, (c,' ,e bastopol), 7th, Bth, 9th, (Highland Divis i on ), 10th (Li g ht V,.l.vision), and 11th (Sebastopol) , Co m p anies of 'Sa pp ers and pliers. At Balaklava-18 Companies of Artillery and the t flcl and 89th Regiments. The Cavalry are stationed at Scu IT, the Ottoman Contingent are at Kertch . , the Osmanl. Regulars at Varna, the British German Legion at Kululeei RYALLS' PIANO-FORTE AND MTJSIC . • REPOSITORY, 28, HAMILTON-STREET , (NEAR WOODSIDE FERRY') BIRKEN HEAD. tu n , takes this opportunity of returning thanks to his 'elected customers, and hopes by keeping only a personal ly tl l ,tect Stock of Instruments of the First Class, combined with ageauost Moderate Charges, to merit a continuance of the patron. 00 liberally bestowed on him. Il ik " 1 ,1 11 „(1, Semi.grand, Cottage, Grand . Square, and Square tar c u - FORTES, from the Manufactories of BroFeltoood, C01)41,k )41,k and Collard, Allison, Hopkinson, and other eminent London g acOND. HAND PIANO-FORTES by Broadtoood, Collard ivirgjard,at greatly Reduced Prices. Ni g " o -FORTES and HARMONIUMS for HIRE, by the ,t i . Month, or Year. k.. COMMERCIAL and MONETARY NEWS. MONDAY NIGHT. There have been some slight fluctuations in the value of the Public Funds, but the general tendency has been upwards, the feeling of confidence in the successful termination of the negotiations for peace growing stronger as the time draws near for the opening of the Conferences at Paris. The more favourable aspect of the Bank Accounts had also some influence in the same direction, and the advance would no doubt have been greater had it not been for the continued demand for money which has been largely in request during the It week. appears from the answer given to a question in the House of Commons, that the Government do not intend to propose any reconsideration of the Bank Charter during the present session ; but as the subject is one of very great interest to the mercantile- com munity, it ought and no doubt will be pressed upon the attention of the Legislature, so that a relief m ay be afforded from the present high rate of discount. The returns of the Bank of England for the week ended the 2d of February, show an increase of the stock of bullion to the extent of £359,773, and as there is also a decline in the actual circulation of L 177,970, the increase in the reserve of notes unemployed is £537,010. This is as favourable an account as could have been expected, as the increase in " other securities" is no less than £1,465,841 showing not only the greatly increased demand for accommodation, but also the little injurious effect it has had upon• the resources of the Bank, which, after discounting to the amount of a million and a half additional, has more than half a million increase in the unemployed notes or power of further discounts. The arrivals of specie during the weekhave amounted to about 2350,000, of which the whole or greater part is said to have been taken for export. At Manchester there has been a fair amount of business doing, and previous prices have been firmly maintained ; whilst, owing to the prospects.which open of a better trade shortly with Germany as well as the Levant, there is a considerably improved feeling, which tends to strengthen the market. In the woollen trade there is also a tendency to improvement, and prices are somewhat higher, with the expectation of a still further advance, as stocks generally are short. The hosiery trade is active, but lace is rather quieter. The corn-markets lately have experienced a con siderable decline, owing to the recent large importa tions ' • and, as the arrangements for peace will probably lead to an increase of foreign supplies, it is expected that the market will go stilflower. - - The prospectus has been issued of a French and English undertaking, to be called the Alliance Bank. The capital proposed is £BOO,OOO in £2O shares, on which the deposit will be £5. The head office is to be at Paris, with branches at London and Constantinople, and the administration will be entirely under the French laws, and subject in the usual manner to the control of the French government. The number of directors is 14, of whom 8 are English .and t 6 French. The return from the Bank of England for the week ending the 2nd February gives the following results, when compared with the previous weekz— Public Deposits ... £3,782,879 ; Increase ... £518,676 Other Deposits ... 13,807,258; Increase ... 935,705 Rest 3,410,082 ; Increase ... 33,450 On the other side of the account: — Government Securities.. £12,092,361; Decrease... £543,900 Other Securities ...... 18,216,497 ; Decrea5e...1,465,841 Notes unemployed 5,411,985; Increase ... 537,010 The amount of notes in circulation is £19,120,635, being a decrease of £177,970, and the stock of bullion in both departments is £10,705,876,5h0wing an increase of £359,773 when compared with the preceding return. ISSUE DEPIETM,ENT. Notes issued ... £24,532,620 Governmt. Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities ' 3,459,900 'Gold , coin & bu11'n.10,057,620 !Silver bullion ... £24,532,620` £24,532,620 BANKING DaPkIiTIIENT. Prop. Capital ... £14,553,000 Gov. Securities £12,091,361 Rest .. 3,410,082 Other Securities 18 , 216 , 497 Public * Deposits 3,782,870 Notes 5,411,985 Other Deposits 13,807,258 Gold & Silver Coin 648,246 7-day & other bills 815,880 £36,369.0991 £36,369,099 OUR SHARE MARKET has been quiet all the week, but prices have been remarkably steady, with a sen sible tendency upwards. The weight upon the market at present appears to be the American question ; let this assume a lighter aspect, and greater activity and higher prices would at once ensue. The reports of the several companies issued during the week have been most satisfactory, and must tend in a great measure to reassure the public mind respecting railway shares as securities. The London and North-Western have declared 51 per cent. with £42,000 surplus, and a report which is very favourably received. A report has also been issued from the committee of investiga tion of this company, which, although it reveals great errors, promises a better state of things. The financial management of this company is now in the hands of a late eminent banker, considered one of the first finan ciers of the day, and under his surveillance everything will be turned to the best advantage. The Great Western has declared 21 per cent. and £16,000 surplus ; the Berwick, 41 per cent ; and the York and North Midland, 31—all being an advance upon their previous dividends,-and all auguring a better state of things. Local shares have been less in demand; Bank of Liverpool have declined a little ; insurance shares are also a shade weeker, owin g -to some interference of a French company with this business in London. This, however, is about to be brought before the government, and cannot but be settled in favour of and for our own companies. Since the arrival of the American packet this evening, a demand has sprung up for Western of Canada, and these shares, which had declined to 25, are not to be had at 251. We know of no line which promises greater things than this. The books are now about .to be closed for the half-year's dividend, which is expected to be 10 or 12 per cent. We annex this-day'-s prices :—Dublin and Belfast Junction, 31 ; Eastern *Counties, 10 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 818; London and North Western, 1001 8 -I • Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 241 ; Midland, 691 ; North Eastern nix :—Berwick capital stock, 19 1-16 1 ; Leeds, ditto., 14 9-16 ; South Eastern, 18 13-16 -1; Great Western of Canada, 251; Borough Bank (new £lO shares), b. COTTON.—The market during the week has been quiet, although there has been .a very fair amount of business doing. Prices remain nominally without alteration,:buCfair qualities. are advanced about Id per lb. The sales for the week up to Friday amounted to 57,340 bales, of which 10,380 were taken on specula tion, and 10,920 for export, leaving 36,040 for the trade. To-DAY the America arrived, but too late for her advices to have any influence upon the market. The sales amounted to 12,000 bales, including 4,000 for speculation and export, and the market closed firmly. The following is a comparison of present rates with those of the corresponding period last year :- 1855 1856 5 13-16 r% 6/ 5 5 11-16 51 61 New Orleans, middling Upland, middling ....., „ fair SALES. IMPORTS. STOCK I r --..-. 7 r -----.....- 7 ---- ORSCRIPTION. ARMES. Week .1 Previ- Week Th i s endingi onsly ending Year. Feb. 8 . Feb. B.'tliisyr. Feb. 8. --- -- -- Sea Island St a i ne d B owe ds Mobile s} 6i 4260 22620 4822 140172 New Orleans 4l 6t 25270 110750 1 Pernams, lizc... . Bahia, &c. Maranllam 6 6f 310 3900 .... 1751 19430 Demerara, &c 7 80 50 .... ..., 620 Egyptian 5 9i 2800 12790 .. 4984' 38460 Com.W.l.&c sa 280 1310 .... 1411 2470 Surat Madras Bengal — .... 140 .... .... 140 .....,. ~,,,,,,,n ..AT. nrinnnn .10071(1 573401 282210; 11051 229999 PRODUCE.—There has been more business done in Sugar in consequence of holders submitting to lower prices, and a large portion has been taken for export. For Coffee there has been a moderate demand for the home trade. Common black Tea has been neglected, but a fair amount of business has been done in green. Rice continues in a depressed state, and prices have again been reduced about is per cwt. Rum is also much depressed. Saltpetre continues to droop. Brim stone in good demand. In Palm Oil little doing. In Tallow the business very limited at 59s to 60s for Petersburg . Y.C. TO-DAY there has been greater dis position evinced generally to do business in Sugar, and, including Saturday's sales, the transactions com prise 65 hhds. Demerara at 37s 6d to 38s 6d, 4100 bags Bengal, chiefly Benares, from 40s to 425, and yellow Cossipore at 42s to 435, with a few Dates at 365, 4400 mats Mauritius, part for export, at 37s to 41s 6d, and 20 hhds. Porto Rico at 38s to 39s per cwt. Nothing has taken place in Molasses, Rum, or Coffee. The Tea market continues steady; sound common Congou 91d to 91d per lb. The Lochnagar has arrived from Canton. 100 bags Saltpetre are re ported at 35s per cwt. for 3 per cent. refraction, and at auction, 1500 bags Nitrate of Soda sold at 16s to 16s 6d per cwt. We have also to report 40 tons Jamaica Fustic at £5 12s 6d, 80 tons Savanilla at £5 5s to £5 7s 6d, with 15 tons Rio Hache at £lO THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. LATEST NEWS. INSURRECTION OF THE BEDOUINS. A telegraphic despatch from Alexandria, dated the 6th inst., states that, consequent upon some recent enrolments of militia, an insurrection had broken out amongst the Bedouins, at Damanour, near Cairo. Troops had been despatched to repress the movement, which appeared of a serious character. THE INDIAN MAIL. We have received the following telegraphic despatch from Trieste : TRIESTE, Sunday, Feb. 10.—The steamer Australian ar rived here this morning at nine o'clock, in 113 hours, from Alexandria, which place she left on the 6th February. The Indian mail left Alexandria on the sth February, with dates from Calcutta of the Bth January, and Bombay of the 16th January. The Santal rebellion is over. A great fire took place at Rangoon on the 10th of December. Loss £200,000. The Bank of Bengal has declared a dividend of 20 per cent. Trade is dull and prices low. The money market is tight. Public securities bad further declined. Exchange at Cal cutta 2 24. THE PEACE CONFERENCES. Penn, Feb. 9. The Moniteur announces that M. Massimo d'Azeglio had at first been designated by the Piedmontese government to take part in the negotiations at Paris, but that it learns to day that Count Cavour and the Marquis de Villamarina, the Sardinian Minister at Paris, have been definitively appointed the Sardinian Plenipotentiaries to'the Congress. VIENNA, Feb. 7. The Vienna Gazette announces the pregnancy of the Empress. M. de Bourqueney has left to-day for Paris, and Count Buol- Schauenstein will leave for the same destination next week. WWII, Feb. 7. According to a despatch from St. Pete4littrg, Count Orloff has not yet left the Russian capital. A. deputation of Austrian officers, headed by General Parrot, has arrived at Warsaw, to attend the funeral of Prince Pas ;kiewitsch. TURIN, Feb. 8, General della Marmara has arrived here. The Turkish ambassador yesterday presented his letters of credence to the king. The Senate has voted the loan of 30,000,000 by a majority of 50 to 7. (BY ELECTRIC & INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPHS.] LONDON, Monday Night. The Queen and Court arrived at Buckingham Palace this afternoon, from Windsor. THE WENSLEYDALE PEERAGE. The Globe has every reason to disbelieve the rumour that the Lord Chancellor had tendered his resignation, and is con fident that government will not flinch from carrying into effect the course which they have advisedly initiated for the purpose of adding to the dignity and usefulness of the upper chamber of the legislature, which alone appears to object to the measure. HOUSE OF LORDS. MONDAY. Their lordships assembled at 5 o'clock. The Earl of CARDIGAN gave notice to the Minister of War that, having been reflected on in an unfair way in the report of the Committee appointed by Government to inquire into the conduct of the war in the Crimea, he should think it his duty to transmit to the noble lord a full explanation of his conduct, which, he felt confident, would refute every charge that had been brought against him. The Earl of LIICAN said that his conduct had been im pugned by the report ; he addressed a letter on Thursday to the Secretary at War, refuting and contradicting in the most positive terms every part of the report that reflected upon his character. That letter had not appeared to the public ; and it was not unreasonable to ask the noble lord to lay it upon the table. Lord PANMIIRE was quite sure that there was no intention to attack in any way the character of the Earl of Cardigan. lie had sent the letter of the Earl of Lucan to one of the commissioners, who promised an answer in a few days, and all the papers would be laid before the house when ready. The Earl of DERBY wished to know what course was to be taken with respect to the answer of any officer whose conduct might be impugned, and whether it was the intention of the government to inflict any penal punishment on the accused? Lord Pernitrun said that all that government had done was to take steps to prevent the recurrence of the evils to which their attention had been called. Any officer who felt aggrieved by the report. would be at liberty to reply to it. He would lay upon the table any such communications addressed to him. Earl of HARDWICKE declared that if he were in the position of an officer who, having been decorated, was reflected upon by this report, he would tear the decoration from his breast. Lord PANMIIRE observed that the decorations were given for gallantry in the face of the enemy. The statements in the report had reference to the derelictions of a secondary duty. He trusted the officers referred to would keep their decorations. The Committee of Privileges on the Wensleydale peerage was fixed for Tuesday, at 2 o'clock. . • Earl GREY asked for an explanation of the apparent contra diction between Colonel Rose's despatch of 25th March, 1853, and that of Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, of 27th May following, in reference to representations made by the Turkish minister relative to a note of Prince Menschikoff to the Porte, dated 15th March. Earl CLARENDON regretted that the question should be put at that particular time, and explained the discrepancy by stating that the Turkish ministers were forced by the inti midation of the Russian officials to conceal at one time the note in question, and at another time to make a misrepresen tation respecting its contents. The Trial of Offences Bill (to transfer cases for trial from the County to the Central Criminal Court) was read a second time. The house adjourned at 6 30 p.m. HOUSE OF COMMONS. MONDAY. The house met at four o'clock. Mr. Martin took the oaths and his seat for Rochester. Mr. RICARDO gave notice that to-morrow week he should move for a select committee to inquire into the system of public contract since January, 1854, and generally into the public expenditure on that account. In reply to Mr. Ewart, Lord PALMERSTON intimated that measures were about to be taken for the examination of candi dates for diplomatic and consular appointments. In answer to Mr. Horsfall, Lord PALMERSTON, in the absence of Mr. Lowe, said it was the intention of his right hon. friend to move the second reading of the Local Dues Bill on the 25th instant, if no other public business prevented him. Mr. BENTINCK referred to the injustice of the system regu lating the retired list. Captain SCOBELL complained that at the time they required small vessels, instead of keeping down the number of large ships, to increase the smaller ones, they still persevere in launching large vessels. He also suggested that the number of cadets annually received should be diminished. Also, when peace wus proclaimed, the army could be brought home in men-of-war, thus saving the expense of transports. Admiral BERKELEY defended the estimates, the principles on which recruiting for the navy was conducted, the state of the ships, and the manner in which they were made use of. Sir C. NAPIER thought the government deserved credit for the fleet of mortar vessels, &c., which they had prepared for service in the Baltic. He thought it impossible that the . Auties of the Admiralty could be properly performed, while one-half of the officials were at Whitehall and the other half at Somerset-house. He commented upon the way in which the duties of the Board were performed, and considered that while the present saystem was acted upon, it was impossible to have the duties of the department properly executed. He suggested various improvements which he considered would be beneficial, and also drew attention to suggestions formally made by him for the improvement of the retired list. He passed an eulogium upon the masters in the navy, and recom mended the improvement of their position. He defended the course adopted by him when at the head of the board for the arrangement of the retired list. He admitted there were cases of hardship to be found in the navy, because it was impossible for any Government, after a long war, to employ all the persons who were desirous of being afloat. He cau tioned them against the adoption of any system by which they would have officers on the active list who were incapable, from their advanced age, of discharging the duties imposed upon them. Mr. BA.ILLIE called attention to a question put by him on a former occasion with respect to Admiral Stirling, and now required from the Government some explanation of the con duct of that gallant officer when employed against the Russians in the North Pacific. Sir C. WOOD replied. Lord HOTRAM approved of the new rule which directed that dock-yard appointments should not be influenced by political considerations. Mr. BENTINCK complained that persons unacquainted with naval matters were appointed on the board. The vote was then agreed to. Sir C. Wool) proposed that 76,000 men be voted for the sea service, including 16,000 marines and 10,000 boys. Agreed to. The following sums were then voted : £2,000,000 for wages. £1,000,000 for victualling. £138,000 odd, for salaries and contingent expenses of the Admiralty officers. £20,000 for naval coast volunteers. £58,892 for salaries of officers and contingent expenses of the scientific department. On a vote of £153,795 being proposed for the expenses of the establishment at home, Mr. 'MAGUIRE complained that means were not afforded in Cork harbour for the repair of vessels. After some explanation, in answer to this complaint, the vote was agreed to. Several votes were then' agreed to, without discussion, among which was one for £3,000,000 on account for stores for the several naval establishments. The remaining votes were agreed to, and the report was brought up. The House of Commons Bill was read a third time, and passed. The other orders were then disposed of, and" the house adjourned at a quarter past eleven. per ton, also 150 bags Bengal Linseed at 63s per quarter. We quote the following genefal remarks from the circular of Messrs. T. and H. LITTLEDALE and Co., published on Thursday The course of our produce markets has been somewhat irregular during the past month. The year opened with a general dulness and a limited business till the 17th, when the acceptance by:Russia of peace propositions caused a momentary excitement. This, however, quickly passed off; and whilst those articles chiefly influenced by the war have declined from 10 to 15 per cent.—say Wheat 8s to lOs per quarter, Flour 5s per barrel, Rice 2s 6d per cwt., Seeds 12s per quarter, Tallow and Palm Oil 7s to lOs per cwt.—others which may be termed peace articles (Cotton and Wool excepted) have not advanced. This may be accounted for by the high range of prices to which the former had reached (one of the chief dangers apprehended in taking a prospective view of the coming year, whilst the remaining uncertainty of peace being realised, the continued dearness of money, and the certainty of heavy loans, are sufficient to keep down other produce. The question of increased custom and excise duties has also its influence with both buyers and sellers in such articles as are most likely to be taxed ; but as the usual period for the budget is sufficiently remote to allow the result of the Paris conference to be known, and as we believe the government feel confident of a favourable issue, we scarcely think that additional duties will be levied. We think it not improbable that the effect of peace on certain articles will be less than is now anticipated, and that a re action will take place should they decline further. WOOL.--The market since our last has been rather more quiet as far as regards Mediterranean and Levant Wools, in which the transactions during the past week are only limited, and without change in price. There has been rather more inquiry for Russian, but the sales are small, and we can quote no improvement in prices. Good first-class white and black Egyptian are wanted, but other sorts neglected. Good Turkey fleece in demand, but scarce. For Smyrna very few inquiries. Imports for the week 1980 bales Peru, 1507 Australian, 372 Mediterranean, 28 Irish, and 2 coastwise. Total 3889 bales. MARKETS FOR MANUFACTURES. MANCIIESTEIL—We have bad an inanimate yarn market throughout the week; and the indisposition for business on the part of buyers has rather increased during the last two or three days. Spinners have not reduced their quotations, but they could not now succeed in selling, if they were to make the attempt, without yielding say id. per lb in many descriptions. The Greeks are scarcely at all in the market for their descriptions, and the same may be said of the India houses; while the home consumers are not inclined to give further orders at the required rates. The makers of some sorts of longcloths and T's and of various kinds of cloth for printing and bleaching, are experiencing a steady demand from several classes of buyers, and the value of such articles is, therefore, fully maintained. For the better domestics an advance of 1-16 d. per yard is attempted, but with only very partial success. India and China fabrics are quite neglected, and could not be sold, except at an abatement certainly of lid. per piece; nor indeed is it probable that any such inducement would lead to operations ; but the experiment is not yet forced upon the manufacturers, who are generally working to order. Altogether, goods exhibit greater firmness than yarns under this pause, the reason for which is, they gained less (many articles hardly a fraction) during the recent movement. — Manchester Guardian. LEICESTER. — The home demand continues dull for the season, and manufacturers produce cautiously : they cannot at present realise any advance in goods. A little more is doing for shipping. The fancy branch for new designs is active, and the Lisle thread branch in the glove trade is improved. Worsted spinners have established another advance of a half penny per pound in yarn, and are not anxious for orders, whilst wools fully keep their upward tendency. GOMFERTZ'S PANORAMA OF THE WAR is still on view in the Queen's-hall, Bold-street, where it continues to attract crowds of admirers. The price has been lowered to enable the work. ing classes to avail themselves of the opportunity of inspect ing it. TICE SATURDAY EVENING CONCERT of this week will pre sent unusual attractions. The vocalists engaged for the occa sion are Miss Rebecca Isaacs, Mr. Abraham Braham, M. Reylaif, and Mr. Augustus Braham. Such a constellation of talent must prove very attractive. LIVERPOOL GUARDIAN SOCIETY.—The annual meeting of this society was held at the offices in Commerce-court, Lord street, on Thursday, John Wrenn, Esq., St. George's-crescent, , president, in the chair. The various officers and committee for the present year were appointed, and several new members were elected. The report and statement of accounts were una nimously adopted, and ordered to be printed and circulated amongst the members. The transactions for the past year were -very .satisfactory, and the financial statement showed a surplus.of nearly £lOO over the expenditure, which is carried to the credit of the society's funds. The annual dinner is to be held at the Angel Hotel, on Thursday next. Acckossxs.—On Saturday, as the labourers were pulling down the old suite of offices in Water-street, formerly occu pied by Messrs. Burns and Maclver, an outside wall fell upon one of the men, Joseph Ashcroft by name, aged 42, living in Gascoyne-street, and he was partially buried beneath the ruins. When taken out it was found that he had sustained a compound fracture of the thigh, and that one of his legs was broken. He was taken to the Northern Hospital, where amputation was proposed, but be refused to sanction the operation. On Sunday, though still in a precarious state, he was reported a little better than he appeared on Saturday. On the same day, J. P. Tattersall, railway labourer, sustained a fractured leg by accidentally getting jammed between two waggons,.at the Sa,ndhill-station of the Lancashire and York shire Railway.—Late on Saturday, J. C. Morrison, aged 22, a soldier, while keeping guard on board the Great Britain, which sailed on Sunday with troops, accidentally fell over board, and was with difficulty rescued. He was taken to the Northern Hospital, where he remains in a precarious state.— On the same day a young man, named Brunne, while looking after some pigeons, fell from the roof of a house, in Harris street, and sustained severe contusions, which are expected to terminate fatally. He was taken to the Northern Hospital. PORTRAIT os Mn. LOWE, M.P.—Mr. Lowe is not a pleasing man. He has the fatal fluency of the small barrister. His speed in twaddle sets stenography at nought; for, though he does not throw out his words faster than Mr. Gladstone can, —that would'be impossible for human lips,—yet he does not punctuate as Mr. Gladstone does. He never makes a full stop, but slides on and on,:from sentence to sentence, with a velo city that startles and stupifies. Thus, he is never cheered. And he never uses any gesture. He stands immoveable, his head bent down, and pours out with the easy perfection of a one-pipe fountain. He can't see the clock, for he is nearly blind ; he is quite abstracted, and has no thought of time ; and only that there is an arrangement with his colleagues that his coat tails shall be pulled every hour or so, the chances are that he would •go on for ever, or until Mrs. Lowe came to look for him, or until Louis Napoleon had landed in Lon don, and had sent Bosquet for the Bauble, Read, his speeches, though tautological and verbose, are, at least, elear ; listened to, they vex the House, which does not like to have its col lective brain strained and worried in the attempt to chase the vehement and elusive Patter-song like speaker. This was his usual offence, on Monday and on Friday ; but he super added to that the fixing Wednesday, by which time the bills could scarcely be printed, for the discussion ; and even the Palmerston Government had to apologize, through :Sir George Grey, on Tuesday, for this insolent haste. —Correspondent of the Dublin Nation. DOCK COMMITTEE.—The weekly meeting of this -committee _ _ 390770 was held on Thursday; Mr. C. Thirner in the chair. On the recommendation of the sub-committee of works, the tender of Messrs. Thomas Vernon and Son, for the construction of two wrought-iron girder bridges at the north coal railway, for g 3,630, was accepted ; the tender of Messrs. John and Thos. Johnson, for supplying steam and house coal for a period of two years, was also accepted; also that of Mr. Daniel Chad wick, for supplying marline, Le. On the recommendation of the sub-committee of the marine department, a final grant of £V.O was made to the widow of Colin Edwards, late second master of the Crosby light-ship, and a new boat of twenty-one feet was directed to be ordered for the Crosby light-ship. The harbour-masters' sub-committee recommended the payment of 20s. to William Martin, a gateman at the Prince's Dock, for saving the life of a woman who had fallen into the lockpit. The sub-committee also reported the resignation of John Postlethwaite, a dock gateman, who had been appointed piermaster at Barrow. A. communication was read from Mr. Robert Lamont, acknow ledging the receipt of a note from Mr. Mason, informing him that the harbour-masters' sub-committee would give instruc tions to have the shed on the south side of the Clarence Dock whitewashed if he agreed to pay the cost. As he could not find that other parties paid for similar work, he requested to know what the cost would be. After some. conversation, the secretary was directed to inform Mr. Lamont that the cost of whitewashing the shed would be £l4. The hut lately used by the medical inspector of emigrants was directed to be re moved to the end of Prince's Dock, for the use of the pilots, on trial. The usual circulars soliciting tenders for printing and stationery were ordered to be sent out. A note was read from Mr. R. S. Sibbold, requesting permission to place on the landing-stage one of his ship communicators and life buoys. Referred to the marine committe e. Th i s concluded the business. DISTRESSING SErICIDE.—On Friday, an inquest was held on the body of Mr. Robert Mather, 56 years of age, a retired merchant, residing at No. 68, Mount-pleasant, who committed suicide by cutting his throat. Mr. James Cooper, surgeon, the medical attendant, gave evidence that for several years past the deceased had been subject to periodical attacks of epi leptic fits, which were brought on by an injury to the head which he received by a fall from a horse. On Tuesday last he was attacked again, and had seven fits during the day. On Thursday morning, when the surgeon saw the deceased, he found him very much depressed and low-spirited, refusing to take his food, and stating that he knew he should not live long. Deceased intimated to his attendant that he had taken something the night before which would have effect in a few hours, but refused to say what he had taken. The surgeon was quite satisfied that he was then labouring under a delusion, that he had not taken anything, and cautioned the family not to leave him alone, to prevent the possibility of anything taking place. This was a little before noon on Thursday. About a quarter-past six o'clock the same even ing the doctor was sent for in haste, and was informed that he had cut his throat. On going into deceased's bedroom he found him lying extended on the floor, with a razor firmly grasped in his right hand, the point of which was in a wound in the throat, which extended in depth nearly to the verte bram. He was quite dead, and there was a foot-pan at his head which contained a very great quantity of blood. Mr. Cooper had no doubt but the wound in the throat was the cause of death, that it was inficted by the deceased himself, and that he was out of his mind when he committed the act. —Mr. Thomas Woollam, a cabinetmaker of Mulberry-street, whose workshop adjoins the garden of the deceased's resi dence, said that a servant came to him about a quarter to six on Thursday evening, and asked him to force open a door. He went to the deceased's bedroom door, and found it fas tened on the inside. Having procured a ladder he placed it against the bedroom window, and sent up one of his young men to open the window. The young man went up and partly opened the window, but was afraid to go in. Mr. Woollam then went in through the window, and found the deceased lying in a pool of blood on the floor. The door was found to be bolted with what is called a night bolt. He then gave notice to the family of the occurrence. The jury returned a verdict that the deceased destroyed himself whilst rncler temporary insanity. SUPPLY. On the motion for going into supply, Sir H. WILLOUGHBY called attention to the fact that, ac cording to the last financial statement, there had been an excess of expenditure for naval stores for the year ending March, 1855, over the sum voted in the estimates, amounting to £435,000. The sum voted for naval stores was £2,828,000 but: there had been expended £3,264,000. The house had given no authority for this additional expenditure, and he called attention to the fact as one that required explanation, and as deserving serious attention. Sir C. WOOD would postpone his explanation until the house was in committee of supply, when the first vote pro posed would be one for excess of expenditure over last year's estimates. Mr. Wimakats suggested the expediency of postponing the navy estimates until after the result of the forthcoming nego tiations at Paris was known, otherwise the country, in the event of peace being made, would be saddled with a most unnecessary expenditure. If the government, however, per severed, he would not oppose them, as he did not wish it to be said that he had thrown any impediment in the way of car rying on the war. The house went into committee of supply, when Sir C. Wow), in a lengthened speech, moved the navy estimates, commencing by giving a detailed explanation of the causes which had led to the excess of expenditure over the sum voted in the last year. He then proceeded to go over and to explain minutely the whole of the votes comprised in the estimates, in the course of which he repeatedly assured the house that the government had constantly kept both economy and efficiency in view. The total sum required to be voted for the service of the year 1656 to 1857, amounted to £12,148,641, against £11,857,500 last year, showing a nett increase of £291,135. Admiral WA.Lcor, in reference to some observations of the Hon. Baronet, concerning the retired list of Admirals, said he had reason for complaint in not having been either decorated or employed. Sir C. Wow) explained. Mr. BAILLIE trusted that the first opportunity would be taken for increasing the remuneration of naval instructors. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY called attention to an item of £435,000, spent without the authority of the house, THE FUNDS, STOCK, AND SHARE MARKET. Not much doing in English Securities, and prices show little change. In Railways, transactions few, but rates supported. CLOSING PRICES. Consols, Account 9li Z 'Bank Stock 212 14 Do. Money 9li i Exqr. Bills, L. S. Three per Cents. FOREIGN STOCKS. Mexicans 203 I Turkish Russian Do. I -ada Land . 12 7 32 Do. (new) Cana , RAILWAY SHARES. Ambergate,Nottingham, London, Brighton, and and E. Junction 44 South Coast.. Caledonian Do. Preference Eastern Counties East Lancashire 72 3 Lincolnshire 24a 5 Edinburgh & Glasgow.. 52 4 Midland Stock ...... Great Northern 9O li North British 29 30 Do. A. 75 6 Do. Preference 99 101 Do. B. "4 6 North Staffordshire 72 .i Great Western Lanc.and Yorkshire Bl4 :,i York, Newcastle, and Do. Fifths — Berwick Leeds Northern l4 15 York and N. Midland.. 51 2 LAND SHARES. Australian Agricultural Peel River I S. Australian Invest.... N. B. Australasian .... Crystal Palace On 'Change, P. Y. C. Tallow, 575. 9d. on the spot, 52,5‘ delivery, and 595. end of the year. Linseed Oil, 345. Scotch Pig Iron, 725. to 725. 6d. ... 31 LONDON CORN MARKET. — (From Kingsford and Lay's Circular.)—The supply of English Wheat is moderate and the condition most wretched, but nearly the whole was cleared at last week's prices. Foreign in more general request, but, being held with great firmness, the sale up to a late hour was very limited. Barley, Beans, and Peas, is. to 2s. cheaper• Oats, 6d. to ls. lower. Flour steady at last week's rates. ARRIVALS. English. Irish. Scotch. Foreirn Wheat 3668 —433 S Barley 5049 10 2570 Malt 14235 37 20 Oats 2645 5836 1520 7340 Beans Peas — Flour 2151 sks METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.—The Beast and Sheep trade unusually dull at reduced prices. Calves in demand at Friday's rates. Beef, 2s. 6d. to 4s. 6d.; Mutton, 3s. 4d. to 4s. Bd. ; Veal, 4s. 10d. to ss. 10d. ; Pork, 4s. 2d. to ss. Beasts, 4,153 ; Sheep and Lambs, 2,3190 ; Calves, 69 ; Pigs, 369. Arrivals :—Holland Beasts, 435 ; Ditto Sheep, 10; Ditto Calves, 35 ; Spanish Beasts, 139 ; Scotch Beasts, 440 ; Norfolk and Suffolk Beasts, 2,500 ; Cambridge, Leicester, Lin coln, and Northampton Beasts, 200. LONDON PRODUCE MARKET.—Sugar : Several operations at full prices. Coffee wanted ; supply small—native Ceylon, 51s. to 535. Tea dull—sound ordinary Congou, 9d. Cotton : Sales small, but no decline. Tallow rather higher ; demand better. GLAsnow PIG IRON MARKET.—The market continued very flat, and prices declined to-day ls. 6d. per ton from the rate of Saturday, sales having been made at 725. 6d. cash, closing at 71s. 6d. No. 1, 725. 6d. ; No. 2,70 s. MANCIIESTER STOCK EXCHANGE.—Lancashire and York shire, ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, £lO pref., 11; Dovers, 18 1-16. LEEDS STOCK EXCIIANGE.—North Eastern, York, £25. LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. Countess of Winton, from Shanghae ; Atalanta, Majestic, James Littlefield, Rubicorn, and Snelheid, from Calcutta; Ballarat, from Madras ; Favourite, from Algoa Bay ; Donna Francesca, from Whydah—all at Gravesend, 10th inst. Maggie, Charles Hill, Guiding Star, and Ouega, from China—at Deal, 10th inst. Charles Cooper, and Moses Devon. port, from Calcutta ; Bacchante, steam transport, from the Black Sea—at Deal, 11th inst. Lady Amherst, from Pondicherry ; Buchanan, from Maraba ; Africanus, from Africa; Charles Brooks, from St. Kitts; Hesser, Earl of Durham, and Lancashire Witch, transports, from the Black Sea—arrived at Lowestoft, 11th inst. Sultan, of Shields, brought in a derelict. KIEL, 7Tn.—Harbour free of ice : navigation open. HAMBURG, 7TII.—A complete thaw. BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S—Tins Der. LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASE.-15 to 1 agst Escape, tk' 100 to 8 agst Emigrant, tk ; 25 to 1 agst Dangerous, tk ; 30 to 1 agst Boundary, tk ; 4 to 1 agst Harry Lorrequer and Sir Peter Laurie, coupled. THE GREAT METROPOLITAN.-15 to 1 agst Pyrrha, tk ; 20 to 1 agst Mr. Huffam, tk. GREAT NORTHERN.-8 to 1 agst Fandango, tk. Two THOUSAND GUINEAS.-5 to 1 agst Yellow Jack, tk 3 to 1; 9 to 2 agst Fly-by-Night, tk. CHESTER Cur.-100 to 8 agst Yellow Jack, tk ; 1,000 to 35 agst Coroner, tk. DERBY.-7 to 1 agst Wentworth, tk and off; 10 to 1 agst Fly-by-Night, off ; 13 to 1 agst Yellow Jack, to ; 15 to 1 agst Artillery, tk ;15to 1 agst gerthorpe 500 to 15 agst We Langton, tk. WRYALLS' PIANO-FORTE AND MUSIC • REPOSITORY, New 28, HAMILTON -STREET, rin ciple, awl ich (NEAR WOODSIDE FERRY,) M BIRKENHEAD. NOTICE. --W. R has madeopening and Select USIC. LlBRARY, arrangements on the Londonforp o will contain the Classical and Standard Works of the great Com posers, modern Operas, Songs, Quadrilles, Waltzes, Polkas, &c.; all New Music added on publication. TERMS, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE : Subscription for One Year .el 1 0 2 f Half Year ~ Quarter 0 7 6 Month, . ~ Week 0 2 6 Per Night, various Prices, according to value of Music. Subscribers in town can have One Volume or Two Pieces at a time. Subscribers in the Country, within twelve miles of town, can have Two Volumes and Two New Pieces, or One Volume and Four New Pieces. 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A delightfully fragrant preparation, for improving and beautify ing the complexion, rendering the skin clear, soft, and transpa rent, removing all eruptions, freckles, sunburn, tan, pimples, and roughness,—curing gnat bites, and the stings of insects. In the PROCESS Of SHAVING, it ALLAYS all SMARTING, and renders the skin soft and smooth. Sold in bottles, at Is. Lid., 2s. 9d., and 4s. 6d. each. Beware of counterfeits. Observe the name on the government stamp outside the wrapper. Sold by all respec table chemists. WHOLESALE AGENTS :—Raimes and Co., Evans, Son, and Co.. Lord-street. Sold in Liverpool, by Roberts, Ranelagh-street; Carter and Clay, Bold street; Aspinall and Wagstaff, St. James's street ; J. Britten, Old Haymarket; Howell, Dale-street; T. D. Walker, Upper Parliament-street. THOS. DISMORE, SILVERSMITH & JEWELLER TO THE QUEEN, CORNER OF BOLD-STREET, LIVERPOOL. The best made London Goldsmiths'-hall marked SILVER SPOONS and FORKS, of the usual strength, weigh as follows, but they may be had lighter or heavier at the same price per ounce:— PLAIN FIDDLE PATTERN. QUEEN'S PATTERN OZ. a. d. oz. .4' a. d. Table Spoons, per doz 30 a 7/4..11 0 040 a 7/6..15 0 0 Table Forks, „ 3O a 7/4..11 0 040 a 7/6..15 0 0 Dessert Spoons „ 2O a 7/4.. 7 6 25 a 7/6.. 9 7 6 Dessert Forks „ 2O a 7/4.. 7 6 25 a 7/6.. 9 7 6 Tea Spoons „ .... lO a 7/10.. 318 12 a 8/0.. 416 0 Soup Ladles, each lO a 7/4.. 3 13 411 a 7/6.. 4 2 6 Gravy Spoons, „ Sauce Ladles, „ 2l a 7/10.. 0 19 '7 3 a 8/0.. 1 4 0 Sugar Tongs, ~ Salt Spoons N.B.—lf for exportation, Is. 61. per ounce for drawback is deducted from the above prices. An excellent substitute for the aboveis good ELECTRO-PLATE. It can be made at any price, according to the material used, and the thickness of Silver put on. In Spoons and Forks three quali ties are kept, all being in size, shape, and appearance the same as Silver, namely : PLAIN FIDDLE PATTERN. No. 1. No. 2. No. 3. Table Spoons, per Dozen...e3 10 0.. 210 0.. -£1 10 0 Table Forks, „ ....3 10 0....2 10 0 ... I 10 0 Dessert Spoons „ ....2 10 0....2 0 0....1 0 0 Dessert Forks, „ ....2 10 0....2 0 0... I 0 0 Tea Spoons, „ ....1 10 0. ... 1 3 9 .... 0 14 3 Gravy Spoons, each .... 010 0.... 0 8 6.... 0 5 9 Sauce Ladles, „ ....0 5 9....0 4 9....0 3 4 Soup Ladles, ~ ....1 00. ... 017 o—.o 11 6 Sugar Tongs, ~ - ... 0 5 0.... 0 4 0....0 3 0 Salt Spoons, „ ....0 2 3....0 1 10.... 01 6 Tea-sets, Waiters, Dishes, and every Article required for the Table, in either SILVER or ELECTRO-PLATE ; likewise a large Assortment of JEWELLERY, of the best quality. TO CLERGYMEN, AUTHORS, &c. ARTHUR GRAINGER'S NEW WRITING PAPER, made from Straw, is invaluable to rapid Writers. It has a hard and smooth surface, can be written on both sides with either Metal or Quill Pen, is much pleasanter to write upon than any other paper, and nearly half the price, being only 3s. per Ream. No CHARGE FOR STAMPINO. - A single packet of Note Paper or 100 Envelopes stamped with Arms, Crests, or Initials, free of charge, and every description of Stationery full 30 per cent. cheaper than any other house, at ARTHUR GR,AINGER'S Paper and Envelope Manufactory, 308, High Holborn. Useful Cream-laid Note Paper, full size, 5 Quires for 6d. ; Su perior Thick Ditto, 5 Quires for Is.; India Note, 5 Quires for I s. ; Letter Paper, 45. per Ream ; Sermon Paper, 4s. 6d. ; Foolscap, 6s. 6d. ; and Drafts, 7s. 6d. per Ream ; good Cream-laid Cemented Envelopes, 4d. per 100; the Queen's Head Envelopes, Is. per Dozen ; Office Envelopes, ss. per 1,000 ; Black bordered Cream laid Paper (full size), 5 Quires for Is. ; Bordered Envelopes, 9d. per 100; best Wax, 3s. 6d. per lb. ; 100 Super Visiting Cards printed for is. 6d. ; useful Sample Packets of Paper and Envelopes by Post, ls. each. List of Prices sent post free. On Orders over 205., carriage paid to any part of the country. Copy the Address—Factory, 308, High Holborn; Branches, 10, Fitzrov-terrace, New-road, and 9, Holborn-bars, City, London. THE HAIR, COMPLEXION, AND TEETH, their Preservation, Improvement, and Self-management, with important and really necessary information on the EYES EARS, HANDS, and FEET. Numerous Recipes for the most Fashionable Perfumes and useful Preparations.with a mass of in formation calculated to enhance the personal graces of its readers, and rendering it an almost indispensable appendage to the toilet of both sexes. Price Is. through all Booksellers, or free by post in an envelope for 14 postage stamps. " Many bald beads, beardless faces, unsightly skins, and tooth less mouths, result solely from the ignorance this little work is calculated to remove. We recommend it to all who value na ture's adornings."—Review. "Every page worth a guinea. —F Herald. "The recipes most unique."-Ladies Newspaper. Address—Mr. LAWES, 14, Hand-court, Holborn, London. l ILNERs ;E H SIS O T L IN D O S F A A FE S S T AND F IR E. Improved under the experienced and extensive Working of MILNERS' QUADRUPLE PATENTS, SEALED 1840, 1851, 1854, AND 1855. The Strongest, Best, and Cheapest Safeguards in the world against Fire, Robbery, or Violence. With Milners' recently double) Patented "Gunpowder-proof Solid Lock and Safe Door, without which no Safe in the hands of the Public is secure. NOTE.—AII Milner's Holdfast Safes in use may be made com plete with these" Improvements," and every information afforded on application as below. The attention of the Public is invited to the following Experi ments (see Liverpool Mercury and Standard of following dates:) " Liverpool, December Bth, 1854. " We hereby certify that we have this day witnessed some very highly satisfactory experiments at Milners' Phcenix Safe Works, proving the perfect security of their newly-patented GunPnwae,- proof Solid Locks and Safe Doors' aga i nst attempts to torce the same open with gunpowder ; th e ' door of 'mother safe, experi mented upon, fitted with the open six-lever and detector lock, although of equal strength, being shattered and blown off by the explosion of the gunpowder introduced through the key-hole.— Wm. Brown, M.P. ; Joseph fault ; Rishton, Surveyor; In-door Robertson, llito;J. Superintendent;J Henry Huline ; Joseph R. Beck; James Johnson, Deputy Chair manGrei theead Head-Constable; b, Committee; e ; RobertP Thacker; J h Joseph Bates, Detective-inspector;P. a Benjamin Ride,Divisional-Superintendent ; Thomas Quick, Ditto; Willox ; and Samuel Moiser." R b ert C J amesu li, MILNERS' PHCENIX (212 ° ) SAFEWORKS, LIVERPOOL. The most extensive and complete in the world, employing from two to three hundred hands, assisted by powerful, original, and elaborate machinery anti implements, adapted for every branch of the work; established for carrying out the important improve ments under Milners' Quadruple Patents to the interior and ex terior of their Holdfast and Fire-resisting Safes, and for supply ing to the public the Strongest Safeg uards a g ainst Fire, Robbery, or Violence extant, at the lowest prices consistent with the most perfect efficiency and security. Holdfast and HoldfastEi Fire-resist ing s a t i n n d g Safe,Fir Fire-resisting t N in o g . CAUTlON.—Milners' Holdfast Safes are of three qua liti es —. th e cheapest superior to any other safes — and range under three 2, Li s e t t s O n s a . u t ' zi e e l r y f , i t i I ; n lll i s l ' n ers Safe, List No. 3, at 158. per foot; Milners' First-class Strong Holdfast and Fire-resisting Safe, List No. 4, at 20s. per foot. The public are deceived by comparisons being made between the prices of the latter superb class of Milners' Safes and the inferior articles offered by incompetent makers to booksellers, ironmon gers, brokers, or any others who will incur the serious responsibi lity of selling them, which are really worthless articles, and dear at any price. What greater delusion than an unsafe Safe? SHOW ROOMS, 6 and 8, LORD-STREET, LIVERPOOM LONDON DEPOT, 47a, MOORGATE-STREET, CITY.