The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-02-09 00:00:00

TO CORRESPONDENTS. We have received, from E. F. for the Irish Fund, which we have handed to Mr. Wetister; I for the scotch Fund, handed to Mr. Clow ; and 10s. for the District Provident So -ciety, handed to the treasurer. The excellent letter of J. W. M., Leicester, is postponed. `A l iver. 00l Lad" writes heartily and to the point, but the publication of his letter vvc - ,:'d, we fear, not promote the ob ject of our pevious corre,pulident. Would "J . S. " kindly favour us with his communications a little earlier. We can seldom do anything with letters re ceived on Monday morning. OL Or Elbtrpoot &tantiarb. TUESDAY MORATTAT, FEBRUARY 9, 1847. THE solemn tat, that in God alone to afflict or to bless—that the destinies of a nation, as of an -ir dividual, are immediately in His hands—is one which every human being, who kneels in His tem ple, confesses with his lips ; but, alas, how often is it forgotten the instant that he returns to his worldly occupations ! We thus recognize it, not only individually but as a nation, when we use those prayers ordained by our church to be offered up in seasons of calamity. We thus recognize it -on each succeeding Sabbath, when, from thousands - of churches and places of worship throughout the land, are offered up the supplications for help and deliverance, contained in our sublime Litany. The Scriptures remind us of its truth in every . page ; and even our frail human nature itself re minds us how little we can effect for ourselves, how circumscribed is . our boasted 'wisdom, how shallo3v is our philosophy, when set against the omnipotence and the omniscience of our Maker. Yet, enter either of the two houses of the legislature, and what do we find ? Practically we witness the deliberate and continual denial of this great fact of our dependent existence. The member of either of these bodies, who presumes to remind his fellow-members that the hand of God himself is in all things, is set down as an intrusive enthu siast by the mass, whilst the all-sufficient wor shipper of human philosophy is regarded as alone entitled to be trusted in devising measures, for the removal of evil or the promotion of good. The bare introduction of the name of the Most High in debate, however serious and Solemn its subject,— however closely it may relate to matters over which God alone can have control,—is looked upon as approaching to profanity, or, at the least, enti tling its utterer to be set down as a helpless dreamer,- or that worst of characters in the mere world's estimation—a saint. . Where, however, is the warrant for this too ready. conclusion ?_ Do we find those men, who acknow ledge the direct workings of God in the disposal of human affairs, less prompt to labour, to watch, to give of their time and their substance for the benefit of their suffering fellow-creatures, than the worldly man—the philosopher ? Unhappy Ireland replies, from the pallid lips of thousands, snatched from starvation by the hands of such men, an em phatic No. To the clergy throughout the empire, and to those who have responded to their eloquent appeals for aid, in the name of God,for his afflicted people, their gratitude is lifted up from a thousand desolate hearths. For examples of the energy with which they have devoted themselves to the task, we need not look beyond the clergy of our own town ; and, especially, we cannot pass by without eulogium, for which we fear he will scarcely thank us, the painstaking labours and the sacrifices, en dured for the relief of his Irish brethren by the beloved Incumbent of St. Jude's, the Rev. Hugh MlNeile. Our advertising columns to-day bear witness to the urgency and the success of his ex ertions.; and here we may digress from the main object of these remarks, tp offer a word of entreaty to the wealthy and charitable of our town: Nearly three thousand pounds, it will be seen, have been subscribed by the members of Mr. M`Neile's congregation, and his, and their, and Ireland's friends, through his agency. That amount has effected infinite good, through the ex cellence of the machinery by which it has been distributed. The fund, however, is nearly ex hausted —now, when that machinery, has been perfected in its operation—whilst hundreds, and we may say, thousands, are looking towards it as their only hope in the long period of suffering, through which they may have yet to pass. Need we say more to incite our friends to increased ex ertions in procuring the means of further benevo lent aid ? To return, however, to our subject :—We speak n to those who themselves, recognizing the dealings of God with us, are not afraid to do so in the face of the world. We ask them to join in the prayer of the following memorial, to be presented to the Sovereign, entreating that her Majesty will enable her loyal subjects, with one voice through out the land, to humble themselves on account of their past transgressions, and to "bear testimony, before men and angels, that this great nation be lieves in God." The petition itself has been prepared by the Rev: Hugh M`Neile, and affords another example of his watchfulness and his zeal in the service of God and his fellow-men. The subject was referred to before his congregation on Sunday last, and has , since been warmly taken up by some of the leading members of the church. It lies for signature at the news-rooms, the newspaper offices: and the usual places. TO THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. The Petition of your Majesty's loyal and faithful subjects, in the Borough of Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster, HUMBLY SHEWETH, That your Petitioners devoutly acknowledge the good ness of God in raising your Majesty's illustrious family to the throne of these realms ; and earnestly pray that the blessings which have been vouchsafed to the nation under its benign sway, may be perpetuated to the latest gene rations. Your Petitioners are deeply concerned at the destitution which has so long prevailed, and the diseases and mortality now consequent upon it, among a large portion of the population of Ireland, and in some districts of Scotland. They have observed with much satisfaction that measures of relief have been proposed by your Majesty's Govern ment, to meet and mitigate at least the second causes of the dire calamity. Your petitioners feel, however, that something more is required of a Christian nation. They believe sincerely what is written in Holy Scripture—that the hairs of men's heads are numbered ; that a sparrow cannot fall from the housetop without our Heavenly Father ; and that men's lives are of more value than many sparrows. They can not,therefore, hear the tidings, dailyarrivingfrom Ireland, of inquest after inquest returning verdicts of " death by starvation," without recognising the outstretched hand of Almighty God. Your petitioners believe also, on the same sacred au thority; and without presuming to be wise above what is written, that famine and pestilence are two of the sore inflictions of an offended God for the transgressions of a guilty people ; and that when they appear, wise men should hear in them a voice calling aloud to national repentance. Your petitioners are grieved to perceive that, bf per sons of station and influence, sentiments have been uttered wholly subversive of this fundamental principle of the religion which your Majesty has solemnly sworn to defend, and calculated, as far as their evil example can extend, to propagate practical infidelity amongst your Majesty's subjects. Your petitioners confidently hope that your Majesty will manifest your high disapprobation of such sentiments ; and they humbly and earnestly beseech your Majesty to cause a day to be set apart for national humiliation—not merely a reference to this subject introduced as a passing addition to our Sunday services,. but—a day on which all the public offices shall be closed, parliamentary and all other businesses suspended, and a testimony borne before men and angels that this great nation BELIEVES IN GOD ; that so, through the merits and all-prevailing intercession of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Almighty, beholding accep. tably a prostrate people confessing and renouncing their sins, may mercifully stay his hand, and say It is enough." We hope there are not many persons in Liver pool who will decline or neglect to sign such a me morial as this. WE cannot bring ourselves to regard, as a mea sure to be scouted altogether by Parliament and the British people, the proposal of Lord George Bentinck to advance money from the public funds in aid of the formation of railways in Ireland. It is true that it is open to many grave' objections on principle. It is scarcely fair towards the holders of shares in the depressed railway undertakings of this country, that similar undertakings in Ireland should be bolstered up by the state. It is a fact, too, we believe , that the lines, which are now at a s tandstill in that country, and which are sought to be pushed forward,' are mostly situated in those di s t r icts where the distress is least felt ; and that, consequently,. the employment of the population u p o n them will afford little relief to those who are most in want of employment . The conversion ; too, of some 50,000 able - bodied agricultural la bourers into the class of " navvies," may be one of doubtful permanent advantage to the moral and social welfare of the people ; as it is well known that men thus employed, and having become ac customed to the high wages, which such labour affords, and the reckless habits which those wages, and the.contact into which those receiving them are th:3wn, induce, rarely return again to their original avocations as cultivators of the soil. The project flies in the face of the teachings of the political economist, who would leave all undertakings of a similar character to private enterprise, and who argues—and, as a general rule, justly—that where that enterprise refuses to step in, there can be little in the intrinsic character of the work to be done, which holds out a promise of any very profitable result. When we regard the subject, however, with all its concomitant circumstances, these objections are greatly weakened ; and it is not at all certain that the proposal of the noble lord may not be ultimately looked upon by dispassionate persons as capable, with a few modifications of detail, of being advan tageously carried out. At the outset of such an examination of its merits, and with respect to the justice or injustice towards the British people of railway enterprise in Ireland being aided by the state, we must bear in mind that that country is not at present in a state to which ordinary princi ples of action, or ordinary precedents, are applicable. Ireland is already, and, for a time, irremediably, thrown upon the state for support. We are pro viding for her people the funds required to snatch them from famine; and we are also engaged in the task of providing against a repetition of the cala mity which at present overwhelms her people, and taking measures for their permanent advancement in the social scale. Seven millions sterling, the Premier himself estimates, will be required for the former purpose this year ; and how small a piirtion of that amount is likely to be ever repaid ! Nor will the drain cease next year, or probably for some years to come. - But the measure of Lord George Bentinck, it is urged, will not meet the first emergency. In part, we admit that such is the fact. We contend, how ever, it will do something. In the first place, the completion of the 1500 miles of railway in Ireland, for which acts of parliament are already obtained, will support 110,000 persons, representing 560,000 souls, for four years; and although these lines are generally to be constructed in districts of the country where the population enjoys at present the maximum amount of comfort—and the maximum in Ireland is a low scale—the withdrawal of these families from absolute dependance upon the soil cannot fail to produce benefit to those engaged in the pursuits of agriculture and industry generally. The labour afforded by these best of public works will afford material aid in the carrying out of an efficient poor law, and even of the restricted one proposed by Government. The amount of capital set free for the purposes of agricultural improve ment, drainage, &c., will be of no mean assistance to the landowner, cramped as his efforts are by the pressure of mortgages and of tenure; and the cer tain ultimate improvement of his property may tempt him to do more for the advancement of that result by his own means than he might otherwise attempt. . The influx of English capital into Ire land, and its concomitant advantages, would be another result of the guarantee afforded for its secu rity by the State's participation in such investment. The politico-economical objection we do not re gard as at all tenable. Private enterprise, to which it is urged that the improvement of the condition of Ireland should be left, has been tried for two centuries and failed ; and such private enterprise need not be hindered by the Government taking into its own hands the maturing of the railway system in that country. There is still a vast amount of work for the capital and the industry of the country to do before Ireland can be enabled to take up her just position as an integral portion of the empire, or to develope the vast resources of her soil and of her geographical location. The abstract theories of political economy are totally inapplica ble in a country whose evils and miseries are so complicated and so accumulated. It is more, however, as an aid to the measures of Government for the permanent improvement of Ireland, that we regard with favour the present .proposition. If the extension of the railway sys tem in England has converted the barren soil into a fertile garden ; if it has made the green blade spring up and the corn crops wave, and planted the habitations of man where, of old, was to he found only the impervious morass; if commerce has made, by its assistance, vast strides in advance; if the buried mineral wealth of our country has by it been made conducive to the wants and the com forts of man ; if the locomotive has borne civiliza tion and improvement in its path—as who shall deny that it has ?—if it has brought the unin formed denizens of thousands of obscure localities into beneficial contact with those of the populous manufacturing town or the busy port; if it has given markets to the industry of vast masses of our population, hitherto shut out by nature her self from a participation in the benefits of our im proved commerce, what is the same cause not cal culated to effect in benighted and unhappy Ire land ? • Spend a million sterling in reclaiming bogs and wastes, in Making roads and building farmhouses, for the permanent improvement of a country, whose population has not capital to stock and crop above a few roods of potatoe ground ! Faugh. Give Ireland railways, and her bogs and wastes will reclaim themselves under the awakened enterprise of her own people. A railway never ran through a country the most uninviting, in which it did not startle indolence from its slumber; and develope, not only in the soil but in man, resources and energies of which neither ever made use or were imagined to possess. There are, however, some modifications in• the scheme of the Protectionist Leader which we think might be made with advantage, and would be dal culated to win for it a more extended approval from the public. In a measure so extensive as this, which calls upon the State for so large an advance of the public money as £16,000,000 ster ling, we ought to be careful as to the prospect of repayment. It is well known that many of the Irish lines, for which acts were obtained last ses sion, were hurried through Parliament with much too little inquiry, English members deeming it ungracious to oppose the declared wishes of Irish communities, although doubtful of the correctness of the data upon which they were formed, and leaving to the representatives of Ireland the moral burthen of their failure as sound investments for capital. In part, the suggestion of Lord George Bentinck, that the Government Railway Board should reconsider these measures, prior to their being carried out by Government aid, will meet the evil. We should suggest, however, that the ad vance by the State should be one-half the capital, not one-third, as stated by his lordship, by which a better security would' be derived by the state., We are not certain, moreover, that the- present' position of Ireland, and the claim now made in her behalf, do not afford a fitting opportunity for Government to undertake the duty, which has unfortunately been let pass by in this country, of providing a system of railways under its own ma nagement, or the management of an Irish Board, the profits of which should be devoted to purely Irish' objects, either in cheapening the cost of transit, as traffic increased, or-in the formation of increased accommodation for the country. This subject, however, is too grave •a one to be discussed here, and we only refer to it as deserving of serious consideration at the present crisis. THE course which her Majesty's Government, acting upon the advice of the committee of- council, is about to take for the more general spread of education , amongst the people, is precisely what we anticipated from the allusion to the subject in the speech from the thrones. We remarked at the time that Lord John and his,colleagues would not grapple boldly with - the admitted evils, arising from the want of a comprehensive educational measure, to be carried out by the state, but would confine themselves to some improvement in the training of teachers, and in the supervision of the schools esta blished, or partially supported, by the state,--mea sures good enough in their way, but quite inade quate to meet the requirements of the case.. And such are the features of the policy announced by the Marquis of Lansdowne on Friday evening, the heads of which we shall here, briefly state. The noble marquis, after dwelling upon the ad vantages, stated to have been derived from the su pervision over the existing schools, exercised by the officers of the Education Committee of the Privy Council, intimated that additional inspectors would be appointed, with a view to an inspection of each school at least once a year ; in the second place, that apprentices would be taken from the various schools with a view to their ultimate appointment as schoolmasters, those found not to be sufficiently eligible, after going through a course of normal training, to be provided with employment in the revenge departments, as guagers, &c.; thirdly, it is proposed to afford retiring pensions to school masters and mistresses incapacitated, and gratuities THE LIVERPOOL STANDifii to those who shall have exercised their functions satisfactorily for fifteen years ; and, fourthly, that schools shall be provided with the means of in structing the children frequenting them in various trades and industrial occupations, which, it was argued, would induce parents of families not to withdraw their children at so early an age as at present is the practice, and also encourage ()tilers to send their children to schools, in which they would learn occupations calculated to be useful to them in after life. The workhouse schools, the no ble marquis also intimated, are to be improved in efficiency. Further than this mere improvement of the exist ing educational machinery, and to the establish ment of any really comprehensive system, of which religion shall form a part,—any system, in fact, worthy of being called national,—her Majesty's Government express themselves afraid to go. Any attempt to establish such a system, the noble mar quis stated, would be met by two powerful classes of objections and opponents : " In the first place, objections were raised to it by those who in this country, from motives the most virtuous and pious, —motives which must be respected,—dreaded even contact between persons of one religious persuasion and those of another. They carried their objections, certainly, to a degree far beyond what he (Lord Lansdowne) thought ne should do, however consent he might he in the sound ness, the truth, or thu excellence of the religion with which he might be so connected. But at the same time there were many who felt these objections to such a de gree that they could not be brought to consent to any system which would combine under the same roof, and under the same system of instruction, persons of different churches and sects. Another great class of objectors to such a system,—and they were not without power, or ability, or authority in this country,—were those who ob jected to any interference of the Government at all with the national education, and who considered that educa tion, into which subject they carried the same views which they entertained on the subject of religion, ought to be on the voluntary system. They held that any interference by the Government on a large scale would have the effect of damping energies and discouraging exertions which were now making to some extent, though not to the ex tent to which they ought to be made, but which they thought would ultimately be made to an extent commen surate with the necessities of the case." Where the novelty of the statement of difficulty set up exists we are utterly at a loss to discover. There have always been religious differences im peding the establishment of a national system of Education, from which religious teaching is not ex cluded ; and, as there always will be such differ ences, we must conclude, from his Lordship's own premises, that a National system of Education, of which teaching in Religion is a component part, is to be indefinitely postponed—at least, until we have a Government in the country which is honest and courageous enough to act upon its own convic tions, and to brave the factious cries of hostile and contending sects. The deference of the Noble Marquis to opposition from such a source is inex cusable after the confession, in a subsequent pas sage, that, " whilst he thus brought forward these two powerful classes of objections, he was far from saying that such opinions were generally enter tained ;" and his strong declaration that, "he thought no person deserving the name of States man could contemplate the establishment of a sys tem of popular Education; in this country, on• the basis of not admitting Religion in that system at all, or who could have supposed it safe or expedient that the great mass of the people should be called on to enter the field of general knowledge, and yet they should be invited to travel there without the light of Religion." Entertaining such opinions; his lordship would surely have done well to have thrown himself upon what he confesses to be the general" feeling of the country, and to have risked the apprehended " difficulties, opposition, apprehension, jealousies, and doubts," which, with such a general feeling existing in favour of a really comprehensive national system, must speedily sub side as its usefulness manifested itself. In behalf of such a course Lord Brougham ex pressed himself in decided terms ; and in a great measure recognises the fact, left out of view by most parties who have of late attempted to deal with the subject, viz., the fact, that the Institutions of this Country are based upon an Established Religion. After eulogising the past exertions of the clergy in promoting education amongst the people, his lordship went on to say : " The Church would not have any system which was so comprehensive as not to allow of any clerical inter ference ; the Dissenters would not have any system which allowed the least interference on the part of the Church ; and, therefore, unhappily, between the two, education went more or less to the wall. It was impossible to have such a system of supervision as would suit all Dissenters so numerous were they ; and his belief was, that it would be better to give the Church a proper superintendence, and leave the Dissenters to take it or not, as they pleased." There are few who, from his large opportunities, enjoyed during many years of intimate contact with the leaders of the dissenting party, are better able than his• lordship to decide how far the outcry, which has hitherto been directed by that party against a system of education over which the church shall have a reasonable amount of superin tendence, is the outcry of the leaders merely, or is cordially adopted by the masses whom they lead. It is clear that he sets it down to the former; and most justly he concludes—and experience warrants him in doing so—that those masses will not for any length of time be prevailed upon to withdraw themselves from a participation, upon merely ima ginary grounds, in the benefits of a sound educa tional system. With respect to that portion of the government plea for declining to establish such a system, on the ground of anticipated objection from those who argue that education, like religion, should be left to voluntary efforts, we do not feel it necessary to offer more than a remark. We have seen the short-comings of the voluntary system thus far, even in providing means of instruction for the children of parents predisposed by their religious convictions to accept its aid. But that anything short of a .national effort can reach the masses of infant vice, resulting from ignorance, existing amongst the neglected poor of our large towns, and even in many of our agricultural districts, it will require great hardihood to maintain. We regret most deeply that Lord John Russell and his colleagues have, in the measure under notice, shrunk from the performance of what is now acknowledged to be, on the part of the state, not only a great public duty, but one, also,. which can be justified on purely economical grounds. No previous government has ever been placed in such a favourable position for the settlement of this question upon a comprehensive and, efficient scale. The church, we firmly believe, was. not dis posed to throw- obstacles in the way, but rather willing to concede somewhat to obtain such a set tlement ; and their relations towards the various dissenting. sects would have enabled the ministry to do mote towards appeasing any clamours, which might have arisen from those sects, than a Con servative government can ever expect to effect. Whether an effort will be made in the. other house of Parliament to procure an extension of the present measure, we do not, of course, as yet know. The feeling with which the proposition was received in the Lords, and the approval recorded in its favour from the episcopal bench, leave us little to hope for from that quarter. Lieutenant Benjamin Alpin has been appointed to com mand the Redwing steam-packet at this port. The Rev. J. Groom, at present curate of St. John's Church, in this town, has been presented, by the vicar of Prescot, to the perpetual curacy of Rainford. The Rev. J. W. Gouring, of Trinity College, Cam bridge, and late ipcumbent of St. Matthew's Church, in this town, has been appointed Faaminer ' at that College, in Natural Philosophy and Commerce, College of Pre centors. Messrs, Sewell and Dalton deliver, this evening, a lec ture at the Craven Rooms, Birkenhead, on electricity, which will be illustrated by the most brillant experiments connected with the science. The whole of the proceeds are to be given to the fund in aid of the distrossed. ANOTHER DEATH FL OM BURNING.- --- Rosanna O'Neill, aged six years, living with her parents in Dale street, was left alone in a cellar, and her clothes catching fire she was so severely burned that she died on the fol lowing morning. ACCIDENT TO MR. TYLER, THE DARRISTER.—This gentleman, who has recently joined the Sessions here, and whose abilities have already attracted notice, met with an accident last Thursday forenoon. The car in which he was proceeding to the Railway Station was com pletely upset at the corner of Castle-street, but with the exception of his being slightly brnsed, we are happy to say, that the learned gentleman escaped without any ma terial injury. EXAMINATION OF MASTER 9 AND MATES.—At a meet ing held by the Board of Examiners, at the Board-room, Observatory, on Tuesday last, Mr. John Hind, first offi cer of the Caledonia steamship, one of the British and North American royal mail packets, was found so well acquainted with nautical astronomy, surveying, and great circle sailing, as to entitle him to a master's first-class extra certificate. Mr. Robert Jay, second officer of the steamship Acadia, in the same service, and Mr. William Henry Grebow, late master of the William Murray of this port, were both found well qualified to take Ard-class extra certificates as mastera, CFFICIAL INQUIRY RELATIVZ TO THE . SUP- JeLY or' GAS tog LIVERPOOL. Yesterday, Cuthbert Edward Ellison, Esq., barrister at-law, and George Lowe, civil engineer, preiided at the Sessions-house in this town, to examine witnesses and re port to parliament relative to the supply of gas. The main interest in this inquiry was involved in an application about to be made to parliament, by the Liverpool Guar dian Gas Company, who propose to supply gas at a cheaper rate than the two existing companies, notwithstanding their recent reductions in charges. Another advertise ment announced an intention of applying to parliament, by the Old Gas-light Company, for powers to raise a fur- I ther sum of money for the extension of their works. Both inquiries were under the provisions of an act passed last session, for the purpose of making preliminary in quiries in cases of application for local bills. Mr. Carson, solicitor, appeared as advocate for the Old, or Original Dale-street Gas-light Company ; Mr. J. B. Lloyd, for the New Gas and Coke Company ; Mr. Evans, for the Guardian Society ; and Mr. Swift, for the Guardian Gas Company. Mr. EVANS, in opening his case, said that on behalf of the Guardian Society he represented a large number of the inhabitants of the town. Mr. LLOYD said that on behalf of his clients he was there to oppose the pending bill of the Liverpool Gas Company. The Commissioners having agreed that the case for the old company should be first heard, Mr. CARSON said the object of his clients was to raise a further sum to enable them to meet the new require ments of the town; and he gave a sketch of the origin of the company in 1816 up to the present time, the amount of shares raised from time to time, &c. The books and accounts had all along been scrupulously inquired into. After adducing a variety of statistics, and stating that the accounts had been regularly filed with the Clerk of the Peace, he stated that the company had well and faithfully carried their mains to the poor as well as the rich-even in unprofitable districts. They had already expended a large sum in additional works, and they were, therefore, about to apply for powers to raise a further capital. He explained the various prices at which they had supplied gas from Bs. per 1000Teet, in 1841, to 4s. 6d. at the pre sent time. The committee in the Commons laid down the maximum price at 4s. 6d. from the Ist of January, 1846, but the'company he represented had by anticipation reduced the price to that moderate sum from the previous July. He believed the gas supplied by them was the most brilliant, and the cheapest, yet produced by any company extant. All their accounts had been duly audited, and what they were now about to apply for was to raise a further capital of £200,000, in 2000 shares, af„, £25 each, u with power to borrow half of themount statediXloo,ooo), and a further sum, if required, to effectually carry out the works for the benefit of the town and neighbourhood. Mr. CARSON then called Mr. George Miller, the chief clerk of the Liverpool Gas-light Company. Mr. MILLER said he bad filled the situation about 17 years. The capital was originally £50,000, in 500 shares of £lOO. The Company had expended £193,190, by the time they went to Parliament in 1841, when £lOO,OOO was capitalized into 1000 shares, giving two shares to each pro prietor. He then explained that half of the new shares were, as required by the Act, sold by auction, and real ized a good premium. To Mr. EVANS.-The whole of our capital, £263,534, has been expended in the works. Of this, £200,000 bears interest at 10 per cent. In 1841, before Parliament, the Company proposed to raise £llO,OOO, but was only only allowed to raise £50,000. The sum of £143,000,• capital, was appropriated for divide/ I and extension of works. The first act obtained did not limit them with regard, to profits. The charge for 1000 feet of gas was then 15s. About 16 years ago, this was reduced to 124. 6d ; next reduction was to 10s., next to Bs., and then to 7s. The value of the shares in the market was now about £200.. The total expenditure of the Company for the respective years 1843 to 1846 inclusive, was £60,112. The witness was not prepared to say what expenses had been incurred in. works beyond the Parliamentary borough. The average rental of metres for the year 1845, was £667, and for 1846, £1162 2s. 6d. The gas rental was at the same time £40,904 4s. Od., making in all £42,064 6d. 6d. Deducting bad debts and collectors' salaries, the income left was £39•,614 Os. sd. The Company provided fittings for the tenants, and in 1846 the profit on this item was £594. In 1844, and again in 1845 the Guardian Gas Company went to Parliament ; and the Recorder sug gested a reduction in the former year, which was com plied with, the price being reduced to 4s. 6d. per 1000 feet, which was tiloss. We cannot produce gas at that price, and are several thousands short, in consequence,in our dividends. The average dividend on the whole capi tal of £263,534 was, per share £7. lls. 9d. Mr. CROOK. an accountant, said he had examined the accounts under the act. He found that the Company could not afford the gas at 4s. 6d., and (as we understood him), that £4924 had to be taken from the reserved fund, but by. a reduction stated the loss was reduced to £2483: Ire did not think 4s. 6d. a paying price, and the increase of consumption within the borough could alone make up the deficiency. Mr. WILLIAM CLEAVER, clerk to the guardians of all the out-townships (with the exception of Garston and Crosbie) gave interesting statistics of the comparative population in each in 1841 and in 1846. The total of the whole nine townships was 123,984. He also gave the number and rateable value of the houses, which from 1841 had increased' from 3128 houses to 5212 ; and in value fram £77,317 to £114;052. Mr. SHAW, overseer of Everton, and Mr. PARNELL, overseer of Kirkdale,amd EILBECK, of Walton, also fur nished statistics, showing a great increase in the number of houses and the population of their respective districts. Mr. Dickenson spoke in like manner of Toxteth-park, and Mr. Booth as regarded Litherland. Mr. H. WALKER said that in the parish of Liverpool there were of rateable houses and buildings in 1841, 36,860; in 1846, 42;106,-rateable amount in 1841, £857,059 ; and in 1846, £1,021,089. Mr. ALFRED KIN'G', of the Old Gas Company, was next examined at great 'length, and gave his testimony in a very clear and lucid manner, as to the quantity of gas made by the company, Scc. It appeared that in 1844 they made 153 million , cubic feet of gas, and in 1845, 178 mil lion feet, an increase of 244 millions. In 1846 they made 2111 millions-being an average increase oh these years of 17 38-100ths. The quantity of gas required would be doubled in 41 years, and trebled in 7 years. Taking the estimates altogether; £151,981 would be required within five years from this date for extensions, &c. and in a short time afterwards -the full amount of £200,000 would be , required for stations, extensions, &c. Witness, in reply to a question, said the company had now to call for £150,180. They-.had already about 150 miles of mains laid. The largest .were 12-inch bore, (witness described the• whole from 12-inch to 14-inch, traversing the streets, with the respective miles). The waste or unaccounted for gas was about 10 per cent. in the pipes, &c. Of the ' £200,000 now. sought to be raised, £50,000 would be dis posable in shares to the public, £50,000 would go to ;the company, and £lOO,OOO would have tobe raised on interest. If the present companies were amalgamated, the price , of gas might possibly be reduced. He considered a plurality of companies injurious to the public. He though 'the Guardian Company mistaken in supposing that the ex tension of his (witness's) , company would be injurious. The Corporation had thought of purehasing the two com panies, but had declined to,do so from the great exppse. Of 1364 streets in Liverpool,. 1006 were lighted with gas. The charge for each public gaslight or street lamp was £4 2s. 6d., except the lamps. The coal used in making the gas was exclusively cannel coal, and now cost-155. a ton, or nearer 15s. 6d. A ton of thii . produced 9,600 cubic feet of gas in an hour's working, and 13 cwt. of coke, which was sold at 10s. a ton. Mr. KING, in reply to a question from Mr. Evans,. said the number of private lamps, in the town did noir exceed 14, paying not more than- £2O• per annum. Mr. MILLER wasthen called and re-examined. Hostated, in reply to the 26th requirement, that the cost of the pre mises audworks of the old company was £203,010 is. 10d. That included lands, buildings, general apparatus, mains, and branch pipes. The lands alone cost 1:52,833-12s. 3d. ; the buildings £20,975 Is. Id.; the genera apparatus £47,473 15s. ld. ; gas metres X2o,ol2mains and branch pipes £107,879 19s. ld ; parliamentary ex penses £4031 16s. 4d. . Mr% Emasma.-That is a general statement of the wholes expenditure, and not the annual ? Mr. MILLER.-What I have given yolk includes the whole expenditure.. Mr. ELLISON.-Well, will you now givadus the original expenditure of the Company ? Mr. MILLER. - The buildings cost £20,285 6s. Bd. the general apparatus, £41,673 13s 10d. • gas metres,. A 10,47925. 9d. ; mains and branch pipes,.£Bl,9o2 18s. laa parliamentary expenditure, £728 17s. 4d.; making a total of £193,190 75. . Mr. EmasoN.-Now as to the anneal ex penditure_ ? Mr. MILI.ua.-As regards the incom e and expenditure for last year , the income from all sources was£4 ,6113 - 14 s. and with reference to the expenditure,. I will give the con tracts and the. manufactures separates: The cost of canal, and the manufacture of the article, ,come to £22,914 18s. 3d. We charge wages and every other part of the, works to the partitular class or item to which it belongs. For wear and tear, that is the necessary repairs to be made in the works,,.the cost last year was X 2348 6s. Bd. The next item is under the head of general expenditure, which amounted. to £4319 45., making s total of £29,532 Bs. 11d. Mr. ELLISON.- You have made no estimate of the annual income and expenditure under the new. act ? Mr. MILLER.-That will- depend on circumstances. The rate may be reduced by the recorder, when it reaches. above a certain amount. Mr% ELLISON.-What is. the maximum of the rate ? Mr% MILLER.-It can be reduced by the recorder after it reaches 4s. 6d. in the pound. Mr. ELLISON.-Then your dividends are limited ?- Yes, sir. Mr. EVANS then stated that he had, a few observations to make on the bill which was then, before them. He represented on the present occasion., as he had done on several previous occasions, the commmers of gas within the borough of Liverpool. He should render but com mon justice to the company to whom he was opposed, when he stated that he had received from them every kindness and accommodation in their powerto afford him. Every accoun-tanaanyinforrgation they had called for had been willingly given; but still there was a limit be yond which he could not, if he could help it, allow them to go. According to the 4th Vic., ch. 2, and sec. 8, this company was for the first time restricted in the amount of interest they were to raise of their capital; and accord ing to, the 23d clause of the same it was enacted that any justice might examine a witness on oath touching the truth of their accounts, and if such a witness should swear, and distinctly prove that the income of the com pany exceeded 10 per cent. per annum, it should be in the power of such justice to make a fair and equitable reduction in the price of gas. They had it in evidence that the capital of the company at present amounted to £ 26 4,,000, of which £200,000 was producing interest ; and, in addition to that gm, they now sought for £200,000 fildfo, £lOO,OOO of which was also to bear in terest at the rate of 10 per cent. There was also another company in existence, the capital of which amounted to £167,000, a great portion of which bore interest at 10 per cent. also'; and While he was on the subject of capital, it would be vain for hitn to close his eyes to the fact that a third company was also in the field with capital to the amount of £133,000, sole thought that, taken altogether, there was no lack of capital to produce gas for the people of Liverpool. The committee of the House of Com mons, when the Guardian Gas Company were before them, endeavouring to compel the two _existing companies to amalgamate, did not think proper to either force them to amalgamation or to give that company their bill. If they had compelled them to do so, it would have required less capital to supply the town and district with the necessary amount of gas ; but no attempt had been made by either company, so far as he could learn, to accomplish that object, for they had it in evidence also, although it was given somewhat reluctantly by Mr. King, that the present company, by confining itself to the boundary of the par liamentary borough, would have realised a greater amount of profit than they have done by extending their exertions to the districts surrounding the town. If the clause to which he alluded was not a delusion altogether, its effect must be to confine' the amount of the company's capital, and also to fix their dividends within a circumscribed limit ; for if they could get a capital as large as what they sought for, the day never would come when the public would enjoy a reduction in the price of gas. If the exor bitant demand of an additional capital of £200,900 were to be now acceded to, he would ask what guarantee they had that next year a demand fully as extraordinary would not be made, and that a larger amount would not be demanded the year after ? He thought that the capital already in the company was' sufficiently large for all their exertions if they confined themselves within the limits of the parliamentary borough, and also that they were not justified in seeking new capital for the extension of their works when they had made no attempt to carry into effect the suggestion of the committee of the House of Commons with respect to the amalgamation of the two companies. He would say, in conclusion, that for the purposes for which they sought this sum of £204,000 there was not the slightest data before the court to entitle them to recieve it. Mr. ELLISON.—Do you wish to call any witnesses, Sir ? Mr. EVANS.—No, Sir. Mr. SWIFT then rose, and said that he would state very shortly the case of the Guardian Gas Company, for whom he appeared. He was opposed by his tivolearned friends, who always opposed every person. Mr. SHUTTLEWORTH said that he appeared on behalf of the Town Council, to watch the inquiry. In his op position, however, he would be strictly guided by what might take place during the proceedings. He did not wish to have it understood that he came there to oppose any party formally ; but just to watch the course of the inquiry. Mr. LLOYD and Mr. CARSON stated that they respect ively appeared on behalf of the existing companies., to op pose the Guardian Gas Company. Mr. SWIFT then proceeded to state, that the bill which he had charge of was a bill for lighting the borough and township of Liverpool with gas. He did not think it ne cessary to read the clauses ; but he might state , that the promoters of this bill were the consumers of gas in Liver pool, and they required powers to raise £130,000 of capi tal for that purpose. He would go through all• the re quirements, on which he would give the most ample evi dence, but he would not trouble them with any length ened statement. He would not follow Mr. Carson through what he had stated with reference to his case. It had been said, and much stress had been laid on that view-of the case, that the limitation made in the powers of the company, in 1844, were quite well calculated to rectify 414 evils which might previously have existed in the working of this company ; but, like most fine parliamentary ar_ rangements, it proved a decided failure. That restriction was in operation.in 1842, but then no reduction took place until 1844, when they were forced to reduce by the pow erful influence of opposition. Then it was that they found out for the first time that they could afford to sell gas to the public at the reduced price of 6s. 6d. per 1,000 cubic feet. Then it was found that this miracu lous clause did not produce any farther salutary effect, until another year had elapsed, when the Guardian Gas Company, for the first time went to Parliament in April, 1844, for their bill ; and immediately down came the price of gas to 6s. Again, when the Guar dian Company persevered in their undertaking, down it came to 55., below which they had stated in parlia ment it would be ruinous to sell it ; and still, in the face of all this,' it was found expedient to make a further re duction to 4s. 6d., the price at which they now took their stand,—thus presenting to the public a most anomalous sort of speculation, for they virtually said that they were supplying gas to the public at a losing rate—rather a rare thing to find the merchants of Liverpool doing ! And in order to meet the difficulty, they.wished to double their capital—double their trade, and still sell at the ruinous prices ! The question appeared to him simply to be, that they must be lalsouriug under some mistake when they thought of submitting such a proposition to the public. They must be under• such a mistake as they had been labouring under all •along, f in the time they charged 12s. until they fixed' the price at 4s. 6d. per 1000 feet. However, he would briefly state what they (the Guardian Gas Company) intended doing. They proposed to sell their gas it 3s. Bd. per 1000 feet, and still to maintain the dividends at 10 per cent. The gas which Mr. Carson said cost the present 'company 2s. 9d. at prime cost, he would prove to their , satisfaction could be produced at much less. He would prove they could light the public lamps at £3. 10s. Bd., instead of the price —X 4. 2s. 6d., which was at present charged. for that accommodation. He would prove that he could do so, and still have a re munerative profit ; and, having done so, he would leave the case in the hands of the court at that preliminary stage of the proceedings. He proposed to have 74 per cent. of a bona fide interest; to lave 3s. Sd. the thousand feet the bona fide price to private consumers, to have the public lamps supplied at the bona fide-cost of £3. 10s. Bd., and to have a bona fide capital fortheir company. Mr. MPONALD, the secretary of the Guardian Gas Company, was'therucalled; and examined by Mr. SWIFT, to prove some of the requirements, which he did. He was cross-examined at considerable length, by both Mr. CARSON and Mr. LLOYD, after which the court adjourned till this morning at ten o'clock. IRISH PAUPERISM IN LIVERPOOL. It was stated at the last meeting of the Selest Vestry, that. Mr. Austin, the. Assistant Poor-law Commissioner, had prepared a plan, with a view to , the prevention of im posture upon the parish, by which the town was to be di vided into convenient districts, and relief administered to parties applying for relief _at their own homes. For this service twenty-four suitable men were picked out of the police force, to whom , the task ofvisiting was committed. We believe the result has been se far successful, that many cases of deception have- been found out, and the parties practising it deprived of further opportunity of preying upon the industry and. the means of the ratepayers of Liverpool. - The number of persons relieved during the week, under this system, we are not at present in a posi tion to state.. It is, however,Jess than that relieved dur ing the preceding week.. Yet the saving in money will be found to be small. This is to be accounted for by the fact that whilst the relieving officers of the Select Vestry have taken down the number of the family of each applicant — generally efaggerated with a view to procure an increased quantityof rations andsoup tickets,—they have exercised a discretion as to the cases in which such exaggeration ap peared likely to be resorted to, and given their relief ac cordingly. The actual.working of the new system will be given in a detailed shape by Mr.. Austin, at the meeting of ,the Select Vestry this day. PASSING BASE CoIN.—A. man, named Andrew Pady, was brought up at the Police-court, yesterday, anct charged before Mr: Rushton with passing base shilling pieces. It appeared-from the evidence, that on Tuesday morning last, he. went into the shop of Mr. John Wil-. Hams, King-street., and asked for a glass of ale, which he paid for with a bad'shilling. He had scarcely gone out, when another of a gang to which he belonged entered the house and perpetrated the same trick. As the matter was not noticed in time by the servant who received the counterfeits, Mr... Williams could take no notice of the occurrence. On, Saturday last, the fellow had the au dacity to return, with the view of " repeating the dose," when he was taken into custody ; but as the landlord al lowed the shilling to pass out of his hands for a few mi nutes and as he could not state whether it might not then have 'been changed, the prisoner got the benefit of the doubt, atuthe was discharged. OVERGROWN P A RISRES.--Nir e cannot quit the subject of the increase of bishops without remarking, that excel lent as it is, a vastlFgreater reform remains to be achieved. If our overgrown sees—such as Chester and Lodon—re_ quire division, what is to be said of our, overgrown parishes ? We have now about twenty or thirty parishes in England, containing from 60,000 to 140,000. inhabitants in each !! If the rectors of such a district were called a bishop, and were expected merely to look after the clergy, the idea would be a rational one. But what we expect of a parochial minister is, that he shall visit,the sick, give instruction to the inquiring, know, and be known by, his people. Yet what absurdity is it, to, look for the per formance of these duties from a rector- of Liverpool with his fort churches, or a vicar of Whalley, with its fire -and twenty .—lferald. EXTRAORDINARY INQUEST, YESTEADAY.—An inquest was held yesterday before Mr. Curry, on view of the body of James Dolham, a seaman on board the American ship Swatara, recently arrived at this port. On the Ist inst., the deceased was taken into the receiving ward at the Workhouse, and then complained of being very ill. He had a lump on the back of his head, and said he had been - ill-treated by the captain of the ship, and was hurt by the sheet-anchor. He mentioned to one of the nurses in the Infirmary that he had been dragged out of the forecastle by the captain while at sea, and struck his head against the anchor, which subsequently produced an abcess. From a written statement made deceased at the In firmary, under the then impression of approaching death, he stated that the captain had kept him on deck for a long time in the cold. The surgeon of the Workhouse stated that deceased died from natural causes. Deceased had been ill with ague and fever during the voyage. It appeared from the evidence that the captain and first officer paid him great a tt en tion on the passage to restore his health, but that, in spite of advice, he neglected and exposed himself to the weather, imperfectly clothed. Medicine was also given to him by order of the captain, and it appeared from the whole of the evidence, that no imputation whatever could be attached to the captain or any of the officers of the ship. Deceased said that he belonged to Plymouth. The case was adjourned until to morrow, for the purpose of bringing up the log-book, and also one of the seamen as a witness, none of the crew or the captain being present in the court. The deceased . was umable to do any duty to, speak of during the voyag e, and had stated to the mate of the ship that he believed he could not recover from clisease'of the liver, The ship. carao from New Orleaus, • • , . Feb. 9 1841. IMPORTANT FROM TIW PENINSULA, DEFEAT OF THE MIGUELITES AND DrATIi OP GENEitAI' MACDONELL. (From Yesterday's Morning Herald.) The Iberia, Oriental and Peninsular Company's steam ship, Captain Meehan, arrived on Saturday with the usual Peninsular mails. The Iberia brings news of the total defeat of the Migue lite portion of the rebel army, under General Macdonell, at Soborosa, and the death of the gener a l, w h o h as b ee n hewn down by one of the Queen's troopers. The only information respecting this affair is contained in the fol lowing communication, which was forwarded from Oporto just as the Iberia was leaving : " Oporto, Feb. 2. "The Miguelites in Tras-os-Montes have been com pletely dispersed by Vinhaes and Lapa, General Macdo nell being killed, and many other chiefs, at Saborosa r above Villa Poua d'Agmar.' I hear from private sources, that this unexpeded defeat has somewhat alarmed the rebels concentrated in , Oporto although it has in no w i se d ampe d t h e i r ardour ' for the forthcoming struggle. Every possible preparatidni wad being made to give the Q ueen ' s troops a warm reception. The strongest fortifications werebeing prosecuted with alf expedition and vigour ; and all capable of bearing arms bad enrolled themselves, and were ready for the conflict that will decide the fate of thousands. The last accoutitir from Saldanha were, that his quarters were at Agueah; about 30 miles from Coimbra, and therefore it was un-' likely that he would march towards Oporto so early as' was at first anticipated. I am just informed that a decree is to appear in a day or two, taking off the doabl e decima from the foreigit debt. This information, lam assured, can be fully relied upon. The Cork examiner sass that some of the men em ployed on the public roads, after a fortnight's delay, have been paid ls. for one week's wares, and the other week's was left unpaid. Is there any wormier that people die of starvation ? The Rev. 'Charles Welsh, curate of Clones, county Monaghan, begs to acknowledge, with most sincere and grateful thanks, the receipt of £lO onr the 24th Jan, and .£lo'on the 31st Jan., remitted to him by the St. Jude's Irish' Relief Committee, on behalf of the starving poor of the parish of Clones. The celebrated marriage of Mr. H. A.Browne of Dub lin, to a daughter of M r . Copeland, mannor of the ' Royal Bank in that town, has been annulled by the Dublin Court of Delegates ; the wart being of opinion that the case of Mr. Browne was a concocted one, and founded on perjury'and corruption. In the House of Commons on Friday, Colonel Sibthorp gave notice, that if no more competent member would bring in a Bill for the better regulation of Railways, he should on an early day move for leave to bring: in a Bill to compel Railway Companies to give ample compensation to the survivors of those persons. who should have lost their lives by accidents on railways. IRISH RELIEF:—What is to be the , end of Tho last week witnessed the introduction of three Irish mea sures, involving an outlay of some £23,000,p00, besides extras. What is this week to develop ? Expectation is on the qui Dive. There are three louses of Assembly sitting simultaneously, one in St. Stephen's, anotliim. Palace-yard, and a third in Dublin, all inspired with a miraculous unanimity of extravagance.—Ti2nes. On Saturday the Rev. M. A. Gathercole and his bro ther were acquitted at the New Court, London, of than charge of having obtained a considerable sum of moneybq false pretences. The defendants believed the prosecutor had had something to dO with a fraud practised brio them e . and by a stratagem induced him to advance a large sum of money ; but as soon , as they discovered their mistake they restored the money. The prosecutor; therefore, , withdrew the indictment. THE POOR LAW COI%IIIT DtSION AND THE WORCESTER, UNION.—The Poor Law Commissioners have - intimated officially to the guardians of the poor of the. Worcester • Union that it is their intention to send down to 'that union an assistant commissioner for the purpose of inves tigating the charges of irregularity, &c., against- the governor, Mr. Longstreeth,. whose resignation the com missioners recently instructed the guardians to- call for and accept, but which the latter body tacitly dealined.to do:. The charges are of an extraordinary nature. A meeting of the Irish partf.took place in London on Saturday. Lord Monteagle took the chair, and sixsother noblemen and twenty-four members of parliament were present. Among them were the Marquis of Sligo nncl: Earl of Mountcashel, two O'Connells, G. A. Hamilton, Esq., &c. The government measure for relieving Ireland' was discussed, and several members declared themselves opposed to the clauses of the• bill, and the majority ap;.' peered an;ious to obtain some modification of all its pro visions. ARE PUSEYITE BOORS NECESSARY FOR A STUDENT FOR THE CHURCH ?—This question came before the Court of Exchequer on 'Saturday, in- a trial brought by a. l ' bookseller against a student for the church. Among the books.--were I" Newman's Sermons, a Roman missal, a Roman breviary, Pusey's Sermons, Ward's Ide a l, &c. The young man became a Roman Catholic, and his father naturally refused to pay for the hooks. The Lord Chief Baron, not considering the books supplied were necessary for a young man studying for the Church of England, was of opinion that the defenant could not be held liable for • them,.and nonsuited the plailtiff: Plaintiff nonsnt. d. • PRESENTATION PLATE.—A service of plate, to be pre sented to Mr. Houldsworth, the chairman of the Man- - chester and Leeds Railway Company - , by the directory has been just manufactured. Tbe,..erviee weighs upwards of 3,000 ounces, and is of excellent design / ign and workman.. ship. The principal piece is of an ornamental character, being of a triangular form ; around the lower part arc figures of Sir Robert Peel, Watt, and Mr. George Ste phenson ; the whole is surmounted by a figure represent ing Science. On one of the panels is a representation in relief of Summit Tunnel. There are also some very elaborate vases. The advises from Alexandria of the 20th ult. describe • an active market for most descriptions of goods. Grain and cotton were the two leading Articles commanding at tention. Maize had been purchased in large quantities • for shipment to England. A scarcity of vessels and the high rates of freight are circumstances still complained of as operating injuriously upon business. The cotton crop a is estimated to be much under an••-average. One cultiva tor alone, whose grounds have, hitherto, yielded 18,000 to 20,000 quintals, will this year not preserve more than • 4000 quintals. The inundations•of the Nile have caused all the mischief. AZARMING ILLNESS OF Sin lon - lt GLADSTONE, BART. - -We are informed that accounts have been received from...: Scotland which conveyed intelligence of the serious ill ness of Sir John Gladstone, Bart., at Fasque, the vener- - able.baronet' s sea t, in Kincardineshire. We learn that a few weeks back Sir John was seized with an attack of pa, ralysis, and was recovering, when, on Monday last, he was enabled to take carriage exercise. On the following day (Tuesday) he experienced another paralytic stroke more serious than the previous attack, and it is now feared • that he will be unable to sustain the severity of the re. lapse: The Right Hon. W. B. Gladstone, and the other members of the respected baronet's family, have been summoned to Fasque by the dangerous indisposition of their. venerated father.—Morning Herald of yesterday. FASHIONABLE RESTAURANT and SUPPER LOUNGE, 17, CLAYTON-SQUARE. Those who have not yet visited the ORIENTAL DIVAN should not omit an opportunity; for the arrangements not only surpass those of every similar Hotel, but the viands are of the choicest kinds. An excellent steak, cut i n th e L on d on style, is 'charged 9d., and it may be finishedwith a half-pint of splendid Amontillado Sherry, or fine-flavoured Port, for One The Oriental has been flattered by the following notices from our local Press : The elegance with which jt is fitted, the promptitudeand neatness with which everything' is served up, render itthe most fashionable restaurant—Standard. The Restaurant, Clayton, square.—We have no doubt the.pro mises which Feeny makes.to the ear he will, unlike Macbeth's witches, keep both to the ear and the hope.—Mercury. The dinners and suppers cannot be excelled for variety, or lowness of charges.--Albion.. ier eputation of the proprietor as a caterer for cothens° to allnblildaic.tesilit ahl. Suitableclasses; the wine is undeniable.—Thngs. BILL OF FARE. AT THE FASHIONABLE th it c., E th, S , T a A nd U T R O A :ar N O T RRO v THIS DAY. the 101 h in:t. For THIS DAY, SOUPS. Hare, Mock Turtle, Gravy, and Mutton Broth. FISH. Soles, Codfish, and Whiting. One o'clock.—Boiled Beef, Roast Pork, Veal ancl..Ham. Two o'clock.—BeefiSteak Pie, Boiled Leg of Mutton. Three o'clock.—Harricot Mutton, Roast Beef; Four o'clock.—BQjled Turkey and Oyster Sauce.. Five o'clock.—FruoWder of Mutton, and Roast' Lamb. Tarts and Puddings. TO-MORROW. SOUPS* Gravy, Oxtail, Mutton Broth, and Mock Turtle.. FISH. Codfish, Soles, and Haddock. One o'cloekr—Roas otrk. Turkey, Calves' Head an d Bacep Roast P Two o'clocke--Boiled Mutton, Veal and Ham. Three o'clock.—Roast beef, Boiled Fowl and Ham. Four o'elock.—Roast Lamb, Pigeon Pie, • Five o'elook.—Haunch of Mutton. Pancakes, Tarts, and Puddings. Half-pint of Fine Amontillado Sherry, or full-flavoured Port, Is. ; Pint, 25.: Quart, 45. Cup of Coffee, 4d. ; with Toast or Muffin, 6d. Plain Tea or Coffee, is. Ladies will find the Restaurant a most respectable House to call at for Refreshment. London Oysters received daily, 7q. 6d. per barrel, or Is. 6d. per score. The following are the opinions of the Press : CELEBRITY OF THE LONDON OYSTERS. The acknowledged superiority, of the London Oysters, and the difficulty of obtaining them regularly even in this great commercial town, has indueed the Proprietor to arrange with one of the first Fishmongers of Billingsgate, from whom he daily receives AN ABUNDANT SUPPLY OF THE NATIVES; but as all the Liverpool journals have eulogised them, Mr. F. sub mits their recommendation rather than his own. "A dish of the finest Oysters we ever remember to have seen or tasted ; we can honestly recommend them."—Mercury. " We can safely vonclaor their fine condition and excellent flavour ; better cannot certainly be had in London or else where."—Standard. "We recommend our friends to pay the Divan a visit, and judge of the Oysters by their size, freshness, and delicious fia vour."—Journal. "Our bretheru of the press, however they may be divided in their opinion on other subjects, give their testimony una nimously in favour of Mr.Feeny's excellent London Oysters." lovers at ofthis geta fine orien she l can C n la o y w to p n r - o s c q u u r a. procure it sple Th ndi e d quality Standard: • LIVERPOOL : TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1847. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED • VF Y TUESDAY MORNINurA BY JOSHUA FLETCHER LACE, of 53, Grove street, and I r EONARD ADDISON, of 14, Great Orford-street. At No. 4, ST. Gsortou's CktEscszcg, Idywoob THEATRE-I 'Under the 3.1 ighth Night of ti THIS present Will be perfor Caius Marcus 3?risej • PAS DEI To coucitk Paul Juti n ' ''' '' the W ..TO-MORROW, I !! ac beth, Mr. al Macbeth Miss Em v THURSDAY 1 ,, itID AY, for thE toff, WILPIL the ay of ' vu• lAM 1 Age,. Half . - - PR / „.. 2 ,. ~ -.8 OP ADM 'ie.7"„*,;,, pit, 18. 6( The-Bo• ,_ ce w Doors t .1 , , c ommence at S the Admission at ""e btsiness of the ROY Sole L ea see, r. GR M EA W T . 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