The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-02-19 00:00:00

*airs by auction. FURNITURE, PIANO-FORTE. &c., PEMBROKE PLACE. MESSRS. THOS. WINSTANLEY and SONS will SELL by AUCTION, TO-MORROW (Wednesday), the 20th instant, at Eleven o'clock precisely, on the Premises, No. 8, Pembroke-place. The useful HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, Mahogany Bookcase, Books, Cabinet Piano-forte, by Broadwood and Sons, Flute, by Nicholson, with Eight Silver Keys, fine-toned Violin, Paintings, Framed Engravings, &c. The CHAMBER FURNITURE comprises Painted, French, and other Bedsteads, Feather Beds, Hair Mattresses, Bed Linen, Painted Chests of Drawers. Toilet Tables and Washstands, Cheval and Toilet Glasses, Chairs, Carpets, &c. The PARLOUR, &c., contain Mahogany and other Chairs, Sofa, Card and other Tables, excellent modern Mahogany Bookcase, with Glazed Folding Doors, Plate of Glass, Brussels Carpet, Fen ders and Fire-irons, Chandelier, Six-octave Cabinet Piano-forte, in Mahogany Ca s e, Flute, by Nicholson, with Eight Siver Keys, toe-toned Violin, Paintings and Engravings, in appropriate Frames, Books, Eight-day Timepiece, &c., Cast Umbrella Stand, Hall Chairs, Stair Carpets, with the usual Kitchen Requisites. To be viewed THIS DAY (Tuesday), when Catalogues may be bad on the Premises, and at Messrs. THOS. WINSTANLEY and Sows' Office, Church-street. TO IRONFOUNDERS. &c.—DALE-STREET. MESSRS. THOS. WINSTANLEY and SONS will SELL by AUCTION, on MONDAY next. the 25th instant, at Eleven o'clock precisely, on the Premises, No. 100, Dale-street, Liverpool, The remaining portion of the STOCK-IN-TRADE, of Mr. W. H. Peake, who is removing to 34, Wood-street, Bold-street, the Premises in Dale-street being required by the Corporation for carrying out the intended improvements in that neighbourhood. The A KTICLES comprise a 21 horse High-pressure Engine, with Boiler, Blower, Straps, Gearing, &c., Hydraulic Press, for proving Pipes, large Wood Crane, variety of Iron Castings for Gates, Railings, &c., about One Ton of Rod Iron, quantity of Moulding Boxes, Tools of various descriptions, Smiths' Hearths, and Iron Tubing, Cupola, Cast and Wrought Iron Scrap, Iron and Wood Patterns, Sheds, Roofs, &c. To be viewed on SATURDAY next, the 23d instant, when Cata logues may be had on the Premises, and at Messrs. Thos. Wax- STANLEY and SONS' Offices, Church-street, Liverpool. MODERN HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, ELIZABETH- S MEET. MESSRS. THOS. WINSTANLEY and SONS will SELL by AUCTION, 011 TUESDAY next, the 26th instant, at Eleven o'clock precisely, on the Premises, No. 6, Eliza beth-street, Pembroke-place, The useful HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, Chimney Glass, 50 inches by 40, in Gilt Frame, elegant Ornamental Timepiece, with Glass Shade, Plated Articles, China, Glass, and other Effects of a Gentleman changing his residence. The SITTING-ROOM and PARLOUR FURNITURE comprises Me rino Damask Window Curtains, Six Mahogany Chairs, Maho gany-framed Sofa, Couch, and an Easy Chair, Pair of Mahogany Card Tables, Circular, Loo, and an Elliptic Ditto Tables, Six Imitation Rosewood Chairs, Two Chimney Glasses, in Gilt Frames, variety of Ornamental Articles, Bohemian Glass, Brus sels Carpets, Hearth Rugs, F, nder, Fire Irons, &c. The CHAMBERS contain Four•post and other Bedsteads, with Hangings, Mattresses, Feather Beds and Bedding, Mahogany Chests of Drawers, Toilet Table, and a Washstand, with Marble Top, also Painted Articles, Kidderminster Carpets, Fenders, &c. The useful Kitchen Articles, &c. To be viewed on MONDAY next, the 25th instant, when Cata logues may be had on the Premises, and at Messrs. THOS. WIN STANLEY and SONS' Office, Church-street. IMPOF.TANT SALE OF PROPERTY, IN THE BOROUGH OF LIVERPOOL, ON CORPORATION LEASES FOR 75 YEARS. On WEDNESDAY, the 27th, and THURSDAY, the 28th instant, at One o'clock on each day, in the Nisi Prius Court, Sessions House, Chapel-street, subject to such conditions applicable to the several Lots as shall be then and there produced. On WEDNESDAY, the 27th instant, By Messrs. THOS. WINSTANLEY and SONS, L ot L A Plot of LAND, at the north-east corner of Oldhalbstreet and Tithebarn-street, containing about 383* square yards, with the Materials of the Buildings now stand ing thereon. Lot 2.—A Plot of LAND, on the south side of Bold-street, the west side of Berry-street, and north side of Wood-street, con taining about 3671 square yards, with the Materials of the Build ings now standing thereon. Lot 3.—A Plot of LAND, on the east aide of Rodney-street, and south side of Hardman-street, containing (exclusive of an area to Rodney-street) about 562 scpiare yards. Lot 4.—A Plot of LAND, on the east side of Great Howard street, comprising the site of the old Borough Gaol, the Pig Mar ket, and also a flag yard, in the occupation of Messrs. I'. and B. Chaffer, containing in the whole about 19,934 square yards, to gether with the Materials of the Gaol and Buildings now standing thereon. Lot 4A.—ln the event of the last lot not being sold, the MATE RIALS of the BUILDINGS comprised therein, including the boundary walls, will be offered for sale, in one lot, subject to the special conditions attached thereto. Lot 5.—A1l that Plot of LAND, on the south side of Dale-street, between Lots 6 and 7, and running backwards to an intended street, communicating with Peter-street and Sir Thomas's-build ings, containing about 2,re10 square yards, together with the Materials of such of the Buildings within the line of improvement as shall be standing thereon not pulled down at the time of sale. Lot 6.—A Plot of LAND, at the corner of Dale-street and Sir Thomas's Buildings, containing about 36;1 square yards, with the Materials of the Buildings within the line of improvement as shall be standing thereon not pulled down at the time of sale. Lot 7.—A Plot of LAND, at the corner of Dale-street and Cross hall-street, containing about 222 square yards, with the Materials of the Buildings within the line of improvement as shall be stand in g thereon not pulled down at the time of sale. Lot B.—A Plot of LAND adjoining to and in rear of Lot 5, upon the east side of Peter-street, and north side of Shaw Hill-street, containing about 5221 square yards, with the Materials of such Buildings standing thereon as shall not be pulled down at the time of sale. Lot 9.—A Plot of LAND, on the west side of Whitechapel and month side of Button-street, comprising Two SHOPS fronting Whitechapel, and a WAREHOUSE and DWELLING HOUSE fronting Button-street, containing about 293 square yards, with the Materials of the Buildings now standing thereon. Lot 10.—A Plot of LAND, upon the east aide of New Wapping• the north side of Charlotte-place, and west side of Mersey-street, contain ng about 824 square yards, with the Warehouse, Offices, Sheds, and Buildings standing thereon. Lot 11.—A Plot of LAND upon the east side of New Wapping, and north side of Orford-street, and a DWELLING HOUSE, No. 8, on the west side of Hurst-street, containing about 323 square yards. Lot 12.—A Plot of LAND, upon the east aide of New Wapping, north side of Runcorn-street, and west aide of Hurst-street, con taining about 12€ square yards. Lot 13.—A Plot of LAND, upon the east side of New Wapping, south side of Runc - irn-street, and west side of Hurst-street, con taining about 2391 square yards. Lot 14.—A Plot of LAND, upon the east side of New Wapping and north side of Mason-street, containing about 114} square yards. Lot 15.—A Plot of LAND, upon the east side of New Wapping, the south side of Mason-street, the north side of Tabley-street, and west side of Hurst-street, containing about 980 square yards. Lot 16.—A Plot of LAND, upon the south side of Crosbie-street, formerly a station of the Bootle Waterworks Company, contain ing about 423 square yards, with the Materials of the Buildings thereon. Lot 17.—A Plot of LAND, npon the south side of Brick-street, the east side of Flint-street, and west side of Jamaica-street, con taining to the line of improvement about 710 square yards, with the Materials of the Buildings now standing thereon. Lot 18.—A Plot of LAND, on the east side of Simpson-street and north side of Blundell-street, containing about 186 square yards, with the Materials of the Buildings now standing thereon. Lot 19.—A Plot of LAND, upon the north side of New Bird street, containing about 3731 square yards, with the Materials of the Buildings now standing thereon. Lot 20.—A Plot of LAND, upon the south side of New-Bird street, containing within the line of improvement about 265 square yards, with the Materials of the Buildings now standing thereon. On THURSDAY, the 28th instant. By MR. THOMAS BRANCH, Lot 21.—A Plot of LAND, upon the south side of Brownlow hill and west side of Pomona-street, containing about 210 square yards, with the Materials of the Buildings now standing thereon. Lot 22.—A Plot of LAND, upon the west side of Brownlow street and east side of Pembroke-street, containing about 1232 square yards, with the DWELLING HOUSE thereon fronting Brownlow-street, and the Four DWELLING HOUSES thereon fronting Pembroke-street. Lot 23.—A Plot of LAND, upon the south side of Netherfield road South, containing within the line of improvement about 1623 square yards, with ethe Materials of the Buildings now stand ing thereon. Lot 24.—One DWELLING HOUSE, No. 28, on the south side of Pembroke-place, divided into Two Shops, with the Land or Garden in the rear thereof, in the occupation of James H. Pyer and Thomas Hale, containing in the whole about 355 square yards. Lot 25.—A SHOP and DWELLING HOUSE, No. 112, on the east side of Whitechapel. Lot 26.—A DWELLING HOUSE, No. 95, on the north-east side of Duke-street and south-west side of Parr-street, in the oc cupation of Miss Moore. Lot 27.—A DWELLING HOUSE, No. 147, on the north-east side of Duke-street, at present unoccupied. Lot 28.—A DWELLING HOUSE, No. 94, on the south-west side of Duke-street, in the occupation of Mrs. Rooke. Lot 29.—A DWELLING HOUSE, No. 40, on the west side of Upper Pitt-street, in the occupation of Miss Fitzpatrick. Lot 30.—A DWELLING HOUSE and SHOP, No. 107, on the east side of Park-lane. in the occupation of Mr. John Shen. Lot 31.—A DWELLING HOUSE, No. 34, on the north side of Sparling-street, in the occupation of Mr. John French. Lot 31.—Three DWELLING HOUSES, Nos. 13, 15, and 17, on the north-west side of Forrest-street, in the several occupations of Mrs. Dobson and others. Lot 33.—A SHOP and DWELLING HOUSE, No. 41, on the east side of Mersey-street. in the occupation of Dr. Higgins. Lot 34.—A1l those Two HOUSES, Nos. 58 and 60, on the north side of Bridgewater-street and corner of Simpson-street, one used as a Public House, and in the several occupations of Isaiah Drake and others. Lot 35.—A1l the several DWELLING-HOUSES, Nos. 11, 15, 17, 21, 23, and 27, on the north side of Roscoe-lane, with the Eighteen HOUSES in Grenville, Roscoe, and Denton Courts, part of which are to be taken down for the improvement of the remainder of the property. Lot 36.--A DWELLING HOUSE, No. 5, on the north side of Roscoe-lane, in the occupation of William Carlisle. Lot 37.—A1l those Two DWELLING HOUSES, Nos. 14 and 16, on the north aide of Greenland-street, in the occupations of Mrs. Roberts and others. Lot 38.—A DWELLING HOUSE, No. 25, upon the south side of Greenland-street, in the occupation of Mr. Bennett. Lot 39.—A1l those Two DWELLING HOUSES, Nos. 1 and 3, on the north-west side of Grayson-street, in the several occupa tions of Messrs. Fitzpatrick and Mashan. Lot 40.—A Plot of LAND, on the north side of Kitchen-street, containing about 2401 square yards, with the Materials of the several Dwellings now standing thereon, being Nos. 12 and 14, Kitchen-street, and the Six back Houses in rear thereof. Plans may be seen and particulars known on application to the Corporation Surveyor, or to the Town-clerk, Town Hall, Liverpool. LEASEHOLD PROPERTY, in RODNEY-STREET, FALKNER STREET, and ALFRED-STREET. By Messrs. THOS. WINSTANLEY and SONS, On TUESDAY, the 4th day of March next, at Two o'clock in the Afternoon, at the Clarendon Rooms, South John-street, Liver pool (subject to conditio ns o f sale to b e then pro d uce d) : A Spacious and su b s t an ti a l DWELLING- Lot I. HOUSE and STABLE, No. 52, on the west side of Rodney-street, in Liverpool, containing in front to Rodney-street 25 feet 2 inches, and running in depth backwards on the north and south sides severally 145 feet (exclusive of an area t o Rodney street of 5 feet wide), and being in breadth at the back 24 feet 9 inches, and containing in the whole 421 square yards, or there abouts. These Premises are at present in the occupation of J. H.Turner, Esq., at a rent equivalent to .4105 a year. Possession can be had on the Ist July next. Lot 2.—A DWELLING-HOUSE, situate on the north side of Falkner-street and east side of Bedford-street, in Liverpool, con taining in front to Bedford-street and on the east side severally 7 yards, and in front to Falkner-street and on the north side seve rally 30 yards, and containing in the whole 227 7-9 square yards, or thereabouts. These Premises are at present let to Mr. Robert Pace, until the Ist March, 1857, at the low rent of £4O per annum. They are well adapted for Shops. Lot 3.—Two DWELLING-HOUSES, Nos. 6 and 8, on the south aide of Alfred-street, in Liverpool, containing in front to Alfred street 32 feet, and running in depth backwards on the east and west sides severally 120 feet, and being in breadth at the back 32 feet a inch, and containing in the whole 442 ti superficial square yards, or thereabouts. No. 6 is in the occupation of Mr. Yevily, at the annual rent of £3B, and No. s, in the occupation of Mrs. Janet Munro, at the rent of ess. Possession of No. can be had on Ist September next, and of No. 8 on Ist of July next. If these Two Houses are not sold together they will be offered separately. The whole of the above Property is held under Lease from the Corporation of Liverpool, under nominal rents, for a term of 75 years from the 16th July, 1825, leaving about 44,E years now re. roguing. For further particulars and for orders to view apply to Mr. GEORGE MARSDEN, Old Churchyard; or to Messrs. DUNCANS SQUABSY, and BLAcKMOIa, 2, Exchange-street Went, Liverpool. Fcales by Auction. FURNITURE, NEW BRIGHTON, CHESHIRE. • MESSRS. THOS. WINSTANLEY and SONS respectfully announce that they will SELL by AUCTION, on THURSDAY next, the 21st, and FRIDAY, the 22d inst., at Eleven o'clock precisely each day, on the Premises, Ivy Villa, near the Church, New Brighton, The whole of the excellent and modern HOUSEHOLD FUR NITURE, 6i-Octave Cottage Piano-forte, by Jones and Co., Lon don, in a handsome Rosewood Case, several Plates of Glass, of various dimensions, to the Mantel Pieces, fine Engravings, Mezzotints and Coloured Prints, handsomely Framed and Glazed, several modern Paintings, of a pleasing character , in Ornamented Gilt Frames, China, Glass, Ornamental Articles, Books, &c. The FURNITURE of the DINING-ROOMS, PARLOURS, and SIT TING-ROOMS, which is chiefly of well-seasoned Mahogany, com -1 prises Three large and handsome Sideboards, of various designs, and a Pedestal Ditto, the Front and Back richly Carved, modern Cabinet Bookcase, with Secretaire Drawer, Set of substantial Dining Tables, 8 feet long, on extending Frame, and massive Square Pillars in the Centre, Set of Telescope Dining Tables, on Reeded Supports, large Circular and Elliptic Loo Tables, Pem broke, Card, Sofa, and Side Tables, Sets of modern Chairs, with seats in Hair Cloth, &c. to the various rooms, Lounging Easy, and Rocking Chairs, with , Spring Seats, massive Framed Sofas and Couches, with Carved Front, Merino Damask and Moreen Cur tains to the Windows, with Cornices, Brussels and other Carpets. in good condition, Hearth Rugs, Fenders and Fire Irons; also, a few Ornamental Articles, &c. The CHAMBERS are Furnished with modern Half-tester Bed steads, of Birch and Iron, and Upholstered in various suitable styles, with Merino Damask and Moreen, Thick Hair Mattresses, prime Feather Beds and Bedding, Mahogany Pedestal and Dwarf Wardrobes, Single Ditto, Chests of Drawers, Framed Dressing Glasses, a variety of neatly Painted Toilet Chests of• Drawers, Toilet Tables. Washstands, Chairs, and Clothes Cupboards, Kid derminster, Venetian, and Dutch Carpets, &c. Two Mahogany Hall Tables and Chairs, Umbrella and Hat Stand, Barometers, Painted Floor Cloth, &c. The useful Kitchen and Culinary Utensils. To be viewed To-uoaaow (Wednesday), the 20th instant, when Catalogues may be had on the Premises, and at Messrs. THos. WINSTANLEY and SoNs' Offices, Church-street, Liverpool. EXCELLENT HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, &c., WINSTAN. LEYS' ROOMS, CHURCH-STREET. - N they ST A w l L s E E b a y n A d uC T IO N N S EreSsSpeßctSfu.lly THOS.announce that on WEDNESDAY, the sth March next, and Three following days, at Eleven o'clock precisely each day, at their Rooms, Church street, An assemblage of modern and excellent HOUSEHOLD FUR NITURE, fine-toned Cabinet, Cottage. and other Piano-fortes, by eminent Makers, in handsome Rosewood and Mahogany Cases. Bronze and Ormolu Chandeliers, China, Glass. Plated Articles. modern Engravings, Framed and Glazed. Paintings, and other Effects, removed to Church-street, for convenience of sale. The DRAWING•ROOM ARTICES include finely-designed Cabinets and Chiffonniers, with Plates of Glass at the Backs, and Marble Tops, Circular, Loo, Card, Sofa, and Pembroke Tables, Sets of Chairs, Upholstered in various styles, Carved-framed Sofas and Couches, Easy and Lounging Chairs, also Window Curtains, Brussels Carpets, Hearth-rugs, Fenders, Fire-irons, Ornamental Articles, &c. The FURNITURE, suitable for DINING -ROOMS, PARLOURS, and SITTING-Rooms,consists of capital Mahogany Pedestal and other Sideboards, Cabinets and Chiffonniers, Sets of Dining Tables, of various dimensions, on Telescope Frames, Elliptic, Circular, and Oval-shaped Loo Tables, on massive Pillars, Card, Pembroke, Sofa, and other Tables, Sets of substantial Chairs, of various Patterns, with Loose Seats in Hair-cloth, Reclining, Easy, and Rocking Chairs, Upholstered in various Fashionable Materials, Plates of Glass, in Ornamented Gilt Frames, &c. The CHAMBER ARTICLES comprise Two modern Half-tester Bedsteads of fine English Oak, Toilet Tables and Washstands, with Marble Tops, and Framed Toilet Glasses, en suite, lofty Four. post Bedstead, with Mahogany Foot-posts, Camp, Iron, and French Bedsteads, Upholstered in Merino Damask, &c., Hair Matresses, Feather Beds and Bedding. Mahogany Winged and Single Ward robes, Chests of Drawers, Toilet Tables and Washstands, Framed Dressing Glasses, Birch Tables and Chairs, Venetian, Kidder minster, and Brussels Carpets, &c. Useful Kitchen Requisites, Cooking Utensils, Office Tables and Fixtures, Shower Baths, &c. To be viewed on TUESDAY, the 4th of March next, when Cata logues may be had at Messrs. THOS. WINSTANLEY and SoNs' Office, Church-street. TO EXPORTERS, SHIPWRIGHTS, SHIP CHANDLERS, &c. By Mr. BRANCH, On FRIDAY next, the 22nd instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the - Hanover Rooins, ABOUT 20 COILS TARRED CORDAGE, from Three-and-a-Half to Four-and-a-Half Inches. To be viewed on the Morning of GOVERNMENT STORES, &c., SEA BROW. By Mr. BRANCH, On MONDAY next, the 25th instant, at Two o'clock, at the Trans port Stores, Sea Brow, James-street, T . HE undermentioned PROVISIONS and other STORES, returned from various Transports—viz., about 32 Tierces Beef, 155 Bags Barley, 57 Tierces Pork, 102 Bags Bran, 117 Bags Bread, 4 Bundles Hay, 15 Casks Flour, 1 Cask Vinegar, 14 Casks Peas, 2100 Staves, 2 Casks Oatmeal, S 4 Iron Hoops, And sundry other Articles. To be viewed at the Stores on the Morning of the Day of Sale, when Catalogues may be had there, or at Mr. BRANCH'S Offices, in Hanover-street. GALLERY OF ART, 34, CHURCH .STREET. By Mr. BRANCH, On MONDAY next, the 25th instant, at Eleven o'clock, at the Gallery of Art, 34, Church.street, Liverpool, Ir HE remainder Of the STOCK of PAINTINGS 1 and WATER-COLOUR DRAWINGS of a well-known Col lector, who is removing to London. The COLLECTION includes Two elaborate Works by E. IL. Cor bould, " Paul and Silas" and "The Miller's Daughter," engraved ; a little Gem, by W. H. Knight; "The Spinning Wheel," by Phillip; J. V. de Fleury's finest work, "The Rocks of Etretat, on the Coast of Normandy;" "The Loiterer," by Hannah; Together with charming SPECIMENS by Dell, J. Wilson, Vickers, sen., Pether, Boddington, Williams, Harry Williams, Gibson. Carmichael. WATER-COLOUR DRAWINGS by Bright, T. M. Richardson, Rymer, Bouvier, Prout, Rayner, Francia, Glover, Kearney, Bartlett, Howe, and others. Also, a highly-finished MICROSCOPE, of great magnifying power, fitted up in the most perfect manner by Messrs. Abraham and Co., of Lord-street. _ The whole may be viewed on SATURDAY next, the 23rd instant, at the Gallery, in Church-street, when Catalogues may be had there, or at Mr. BRANCH'S Offices, Hanover-street. FINE ARTS. IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF FIRST-CLASS ENGRAVINGS AND ILLUSTRATED WORKS. By Mr. BRANCH, On TUESDAY next, the 26th inst., at Eleven o'clock, at his Gallery, iu Hanover-street, Liverpool, AN Extensive and Choice COLLECTION of ENGRAVINGS, embracing Artists' Proofs, Proofs before Letters, and Lettered Proofs, of many of the most favourite and admired subjects, mounted in rich Burnished Gold Frames, with Plate Glasses; a number of highly valuable ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, and other Articles connected with the Arts. These'splendid Specimens of Engraving include "Deer Stalk ing," artist's proof; "Crossing the Bridge," India proof be fore letters; "The Sanctuary and the Cover Hack," artist's proofs; "The Stag at Bay ;" " Shoeing," artist's proof; " Wind sor Castle," artist's proof; "The Deer Pass," proof before letters; "Dignity and Impudence," proof before letters ; "Laying down the Law," proof before letters; "Cat's Paw," artist's proof; " Random Shot," artist's proof; "The Drive," artist's proof ;" "Return before Hawking," proof before letters ; "The Baron's Charge," artist's proof; " Refreshment ;" "The Sentinel ;" " Hawking in the Olden Time ;" "The Return from the Warren," artist's proof; "Bolton Abbey," India paper; "The Otter Hunt ? " India proof before letters ' • and numerous others after Sir Edwin Landseer ; " The Banquets," after Salter ; " the Fight for the Standard," artist's proof ; the " Combat" and " Death of the Stag," India ; " The Wounded Hound," India ; " The Halt," artist's proof ; " Deer Stalking near Balmoral," artist's proof, after Ansdell ; " Christ Weeping over Jerusalem," proof before letters ; ",The Salutation," artist's proof, after Eastlake ; "Dutch Fishing Boats," and "The Shipwreck," artist's proofs; "Mercury and Argus," and others after Turner; " The Meeting of Welling ton and Blucher," proof before letters ; " The Rescue," artist's proof, and others after Barker ; " With the Stream," and Against the Stream," artist's proofs, Jenkins; "The Assertion of the Liberty of Conscience," India proof before letters ; " The Acquittal of the Seven Bishops," artist's proof; "Christ and the Woman of Samaria," India proof before letters, and others from Herbert; " Her Majesty Receiving the Sacrament," and "The Royal Christening, artist's proof, after Leslie; "Prince Charles Entering Edinburgh," artist's proof, after Duncan ; " The Corona tion and Marriage of Her Majesty," India proofs before letters; "The Trial of Queen Caroline, and other prints from Hayter; "Horses at the Fountain," artist's proof; " Feeding," India paper; " Waiting for the Ferry Boat," artist's proof, with others after Herring; and numerous fine Engravings after Winterhalter, Webster, Brooks, Goodall, Knight, Stone, Harvey, Barraud, Bouvier, Faed, Collins, Sir D. Wilkie, Calcott, Ward, and other Artists. The ILLUSTRATED BOOKS include a fine Set of DAVID ROBERTS' HOLY LAND, Digby Wyatt's Great Exhibition, Scotland, The Mansions of England and Wales, the Vernon Gallery, Nash's Windsor Castle, The Oriental Albums, and numerous others. The whole of the Collection will be guaranteed by the Proprietor to accord with the description given in the Catalogues, and may be viewed on MONDAY next, the 25th instant. Catalogues are in preparation, and will be ready for delivery at Mr. BRANCH'S Offices, on SATURDAY next, the 23d instant. HORSES, CARRIAGES, HARNESS, Szc., AT LUCAS'S REPOSITORY, LIVERPOOL, Each day at Twelve o'clock precisely, By Messrs. LUCAS and CO., TO-MORROW (Wednesday), the 20th instant, 20 CART AND VAN HORSES Also, LORRIES, CARTS, FLOATS, SPRING VANS, GEARS, &c. On THURSDAY, the 28th instant; (The day after the Liverpool Grand National Steeple Chase,) 50 FIRST-CLASS HORSES. entries to be made before THURSDAY next, the 21st instant. Horses to be sent to the Repository on MONDAY next, the 25th instant. *ale b Ruutort. MONTGOMERYSHIRE. TIMBER. In MARCH next, at Welshpool, EVERAL LOTS of OAK TIMBER TREES, S growing on the east side of Mathrafal Frydd, near Myfod, in the county of Montgomery, the particulars of which, and the day of sale, will appear in a future paper. The above Timber is of fine quality, lengthy, and fit for the most valuable purposes of Merchant and Navy Ship-building (Plank and Beams), Building Timber, and Cleft. Matbrafal is distant from Pool about 8 miles, from the Mont gomeryshire Canal, at New Bridge, near Llanymynech, 9 miles, and from the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway, at Oswestry, 16 miles. _ _ The Coach from Oswestry to Aberystwith, going and returning alternate days, passes near to the Wood. Any information required may be had of Mr. WILDING, Powis Castle Office, Welshpool ; or of Mr. BLOCKLEY, Timber Mer chant, Shrewsbury. The Timber will be shown by Mr. W. JAMES, Woodman at Matbrafal. Tommerrial *airs. Zbis Dap. On account of whom it may concern. Tuts DAY (Tuesday), the 19th instant, at Half-past One o'clock, at the Broker's Office, 10, Brunswick-street, About 1,600 Quarters Mixed INDIAN CORN, ex Criterion, from New York. Also, about 120 Barrels FLOUR, slightly stained, and 500 Barrels WHEAT, ex Dreadnought. Apply to WILLIAM PARKE, Broker. FINE ARTS, VALUABLE COLLECTION 61r HIGH-CLASS PICTURES, WATER-COLOUR DRAWINGS, &c., FINE ARTS GAL. LERY, LORD-STREET. MR. BOSOMWORTH respectfully announces that he has received instructions to SELL by AUCTION, on WEDNESDAY, the 27th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Gallery, 79, Lord-street, The valuable Collection of genuine and authenticated PICTURES, including the exquisite picture of "The Blonde," by Charles Baxter; " A Bit of Gossip," J. F. Herring, sen. ; " Scene in the Highlands," G. W. Horler ;" The Fern Gatherer," J. J. Hill ; " The Bird's Nest," W. Hemsly ; " View in Cum. berland," Arthur Gilbert ; " Landscape with Sheep," Williams and Morris ; " Coast Scene with Figures and Cattle," Wm. Shayer ; " Landscape and Cattle." Baker, of Leamington ; " Cottage Children,' J. J. Hill; " View near Dawlish, Devon," John Ifogford ; " The Pride of the Village," H. Andrews; " The Pet Owl," Crane; " Scene in Hungary," Zeitter ; " The Quar relsome Breakfast Party," Frank Eats, (from the Duke of Buckingham's Collection) ; " Undine, the Spirit of the Waters," Thomas H. MOgford s C p o e t c t i a m g e e ns ln b t y erior," Provis ; " Fine Flower obitieii" The Anxious Moment," G. Arm fi eld ; t P o i g e e c t e ee ' r with choi ce Pri tchet, Berland, Pether, Bright, Sidney Percy, Williams, Cobbett, Earl Campbell, dm N.B.—The A ucrioNEER respectfully intimates that he has instructions from the Proprietors that every lot will be sold under a guarantee. May be viewed on MONDAY, the 2 5th, and T UESDAY , the 26th, from 10 a.m., to 5 p.m., and desc r iptive Catalogues h adi on the Premises ; or, at the AUCTIONEER'S Office, 34, Duke-street. DREADFUL DRATII.—A sad accident, resulting in the death of Mr. Gibson, manager of the Glan-r-afon Colliery at Mold, has just occurred. Mr. Gibson, finding that an engine he was about to set in motion, needed a start, placed himself upon one of the spokes of the fly-wheel. The great accession of speed suddenly effected caused the unfortunate man to f a ll, with his head within range of the wheel, which, in revolving, caught his head and shattered it to atoms. He has left a wife and three children, and, being greatly respected, his death has cast great gloom over the neighbourhood, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1856 THE LIVERPOOL TOWN DUES. THE Bill by which the Government proposes to legalise the robbery of the Corporation of Liverpool is now before the public ; and, notwithstanding the ambiguity of the language in which the clauses are expressed, there can be little doubt as to the intention, supposing the legislature to be weak enough to consent to the spoliation at the bidding of an un scrupulous Ministry. The bill professes to have for its object the regulation of local dues on shipping, but the mover attempted to persuade the House of Commons into a consent to its passing on the ground that the intention was to relieve the shipping interest from charges which pressed unfairly upon it, and his argument for the relief was founded upon the assumption that the repeal of the Navigation Laws has rendered it necessary. We may start, then, with the objection that, however great may be the alleged necessity for relief, it is not afforded by the measure now under review ; and, indeed, so far from this being. the case, shipping will in many instances be subject to higher charges than it is at present. It will le recollected that, in making the statement upon which he obtained leave to bring in the bill, Mr. LOWE sad that in every instance in which the higher dues payable on any Foreign ship or goods had been abolished, compensation to the receivers of such higher duties had been paid out of the Consolidated Fun'. He therefore proposed to relieve the Consolidated Fund from such payments, by the abolition of th 3 right of the claimants, and in so doing took great credit for his financial economy; by which, withou, additional charge, the Government would be enableC to discharge existing incumbrances, and thereby assist in effectuating the false pretence of relief. A reference to the bill will show that this saving to the state is actually at the cost of the interest professed to be benefited. The twenty-seventh clause of the bill says : " The proprietors of any dock, pier, or harbour, and companies, out of the profits of which a dividend may be paid to the shareholders and private individuals entitled by reason of a private proprietary right, may indemnify themselves for any loss they may sustain by the abolition of differential taxes and rates, and of compensation therefor, by raising their taxes on all ships and on goods carried therein by such au amount as will produce an annual sum equal to the average annual amount received by them as differential dues and compensation therefor during the ten years end ing with the 31st of December, 1855." We now come to the twenty-eighth clause, which relates to the charges for rendering services to ships. He says : " All such pilotage authorities and other bodies cor porate, bodies of persons, and persons as have here tofore been entitled to differential taxes or rates, or to compensation therefor, in return for services rendered to the owners of ships, or of goods carried therein, may indemnify themselves for the loss of such differ ential taxes and rates, and of compensation therefor, by raising their taxes and rates on all ships, and on goods carried therein, by such an amount as will pro duce a sum equal to the average annual amoun:, received by them as differential dues, and as compen sation therefor, during the ten years ending the 31st of December, 1855, or equal to such less sum as enable them to perform the said services." This, then, is the great relief which Mr. LOWE pro poses to afford the shipping interest, and for which ship-owners ought to feel so grateful to a paternal Government. The Consolidated Fund is to be spared from paying the amount which has hitherto been expended as compensation for the abolition of differ ential dues, and the loss is to be made good by raising the taxes to be levied on ships, and on goods carried therein. This is, truly, an Irish fashion of affording relief, and worthy of the profound wisdom from which it emanated. Another alteration, of the same character, is proposed in the 31st clause, by which 311 exemptions of freemen, of any borough, from local rates on shipping are abolished, so that this class, being owners of ships, or goods carried therein, are actually made subject to taxation. Sufficient has been stated to show that ship-owners, generally, have a direct interest in opposing the till, inasmuch as they will, in no case, be spared from pay ments to which they are at present liable, the altera tion being chiefly as to the appropriation of the money received, and the mode of collecting it, while, in many instances, they will be subject to higher rates. Liver pool, however, has the greatest interest in that portion of the bill which proposes to transfer to the Commis sioners of Customs the right of receiving those dues which have, hitherto, been the property of the Corpo ration. On this point every inhabitant of the borough has a direct concern, so as amply to justify that indig. nant protest against the projected spoliation which will, doubtless, emanate from the public meeting about to be held. If the question were simply a deprivation of that large portion of the revenues of the Corporation which is at present obtained from the dues levied on ships and merchandise, there would be ample ground of complaint and of popular indignation at the fraudulent pretence under which it is attempted. We might lament the final cessation of all improvements of our streets and public buildings, the termination of the handsome surplus at the close of every annual account, and even the prospect of an additional borough-rate when expenditure for a public purpose became inevitable. But this is by no means the extent of the evil, nor the whole of the loss to be endured. It is well known that, in order to carry out the many great works of public advantage undertaken by the Corpo ration, and in full reliance on the honour of Parlia ment guaranteeing the security of property possessed by every right which can be conferred by the law, large sums of money have been borrowed, and liabi lities incurred, which, as far as the,public creditor is concerned, must be met. Following out the principle ibserved in similar cases, the least that could have )een expected was the relief of the Corporation from ill liabilities incurred on the faith of a continued right to the receipt of the Town Dues ; but, on the contrary, the thirteenth clause provides that— " Subject to the rights of mortgagees as herein before reserved, the following rules shall be observed with respect to the discharge of all charges on taxes to which the second part of this act applies : " 1. Every charge made on any taxes to which the second part of this act applies in common with other property of the mortgagor shall be payable out of such taxes and other property respectively, in the pro portion which the income derived from such taxes, calculated on an average of the three years imme diately preceding the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six, or the last pre ceding day on which the annual accounts of the mort gagor were made up, bears to the income derived from such other property calculated on a like average." According to this provision, the rate-payers of Liverpool will have to pay a share of the debts already incurred proportionate to the amount which the ordinary income bears to that hitherto received from Town Dues ; and, in order that there may be no mistake on the matter, the ninth section of the same clause provides that— " Where the mortgagor is a local authority having power to levy any rate or rates other than rates on ships or on goods carried in ships, such authority shall in each year, if their property is insufficient to discharge their proportion of any charge to which it is by this act made subject, raise by means of any rate or rates leviable by them, other than rates on ships or goods carried in ships, a sum sufficient to satisfy the same ; and no prohibition contained in any act of parliament as to the maximum amount of rate to be levied by any such authority shall affect any rate to be levied in pursuance of this section," It is time for united action, and for energetic resist ance of such legislation ; the rate-payers of Liverpool being threatened with increased taxation, not only for the expenditure hitherto paid out of the Town Dues, but also to discharge the liabilities already incurred on the faith of Parliament, respecting rights the legality of which is undoubted. Zarbnabau. TO-MORROW (Wednesday), the 20th instant, at Twelve o'clock, a the Public Sale-room, Exchange-buildings, 12 Bales Bengal SAFFLOWER, 68 Boxes LAC DYE, Just landed ex Princess Royal.—Apply to Messrs. THOMAS ant JOHN BROCKLEBANK, Merchants, or to T. and H. LITTLEDALE and CO., Brokers. Zbursbay. On THURSDAY next, the 21st instant, at Twelve o'clock, at th Brokers' Office, 13, Exchange-buildings, 1,000 Bags Bengal RICE, Now landing ex Security, from Calcutta, west side Prince's Dock Apply to T. and H. LITTLEDALE and CO., Brokers. THE Eiberpoot -ztanbarb. THE CONFERENCE AT PARIS. THE representatives of the several great Powers of Europe are now in Paris or on their way thither, and it is expected that the negotiations will be opened in the course of a day or two, under the presidency of M. WALEWSKI, the Foreign Minister of the French Government. To many of the parties no great diffi culty is presented, presuming Russia to be sincere in her acceptance of the propositions of Austria as the basis of negotiations. The German Powers have less interest in the details than in the fact of arriving at a satisfactory conclusion, inasmuch as they have made comparatively little sacrifice during the war, and may only be desirous of being relieved from that state of dubious neutrality which was becoming suspicious, and difficult of being longer maintained. Russia also, having suffered the most, and approaching a state of exhaustion, both in men and material, may be anxious for a cessation of hostilities, in order to enable her to recruit her diminished resources, and for this end may consent to terms of peace with no other care than to obtain them as little objectionable as possible, leaving her future course to such circumstances as may hereafter arise. France has played her part so well in the memorable campaign in the Crimea, and concluded the capture of Sebastopol with such an abundant share of military honours, so gratifying to the peculiar pride of her population, that she may well be content to consent to terms such as may coincide with the views of Austria, with but little regard as to the future ; so that, taking the numerical pre ponderance of the Congress, the probability is largely in favour of their coming to an agreement, without perhaps any other difference than as to minor details. On the other hand, Great Britain and Turkey have, by far, the largest inteost in the question of peace being settled on such a basis as to afford the most ample guarantee for the future. The latter power displayed so much chivalrous spirit in declaring war against Russia, before being joined by the Allies, and in taking the initiative in resisting the aggressive movement across the Pruth, that we confess we feel more confidence in the course to be taken by the Turkish Envoy than we do in the representatives from our own court. The danger to be apprehended is in the surrender of demands which ought to be insisted upon, and in acting upon a desire forpeace as though the slight est apprehension were felt for the result of a continuance of the war. It cannot be too steadily kept in view by the British minister, that peace ought not to be con ceded except upon such terms as would render it really advantageous. We are fully prepared to continue the contest until such a result be obtained. Our resources are not only ample, but our strength in men and material is increasing, while that of the enemy is diminishing ; and, even if France should decline to continue the assistance which she has so gallantly rendered during the last two campaigns, we are now in a better position to force Russia to terms, single handed, than we were, two years ago, to take only a part in the encounter. The conditions upon which England consents to conclude the negotiations should be narrowly watched, and ministers called to a strict account, if any point be conceded which ought, in jus tice, to have been enforced. We have been content to make heavy sacrifices, and we have therefore the more right to expect that they shall not have been made in vain. CHURCH RATES. THE attention of Parliament is again to be occupied this session with the vexed question of Church-rates, several members having brought forward their pet projects on the subject, and too many of them betray ing, that feeling of hostility to the Church which ought to be vigorously resisted. There was a time when Dissenters had the good sense to perceive, and the honesty to acknowledge, that so long as they enjoyed toleration for their own opinions, and were protected in the exercise of them, no principle of con science was involved in their contribution to a rate which was levied on the whole community, and the greater part of which was expended inlocal govern ment, of the benefit of which all were partakers. In deed, so far from being opponents, the leading Dis senters of former days were supporters of Church-rates, because they very properly considered the maintenance of the Church as the surest safeguard for the continu ance of that toleration in which they were so largely interested ; and although they might differ on ques tions of discipline, and even on minor points of doc trine, they had still, the sense to perceive that the Church was the pioneer of Christianity, and performed that portion of the work which they were unable to ac complish. The new lights are, however, wiser, in their own opinion, than were their fathers, and seek their own aggrandisement on the ruins of the In stitution under which they have flourished. Unfortunately, in all such arguments too much deference is paid to clamour, and reason is drowned amidst the noisy protestations of declaimers who rely for support upon the appeal to pecuniary interests, and who attempt to persuade their deluded followers into the belief that they are advocating a principle, when, in reality, they are merely striving to save themselves from the liability to a paltry contribution. The cla mourers for abolition .assert with unblushing effrontery that they are anxious to remove a grievance, when they are but endeavouring to create one; and their cry is peace, when their hearts are :bent .on war. No better evidence could be afforded than that which has lately been furnished by the returns from parishes in Lon don, of the feeling of the publiesenerally, with refer, ence to Church-rates, even under the disadvantageous circumstances in which the question at present is placed. Of 123 parishes, from which returns were received, in only two had a Church-rate been refused, and in four more no rate had been asked for from the fear of a refusal ; while in the remainder the majority of the parishioners were favourable to taxing themselves for the support of the Church. This it might be supposed would be a legitimate argument in defence of a right which is more ancient than the title deeds of any landowner in the kingdom, and yet it would seem that our legislators lack the moral courage to advocate it with the boldness of truth, but content themselves with suggesting modifications, in the vain endeavour to conciliate bitter hostility. There is no doubt that, since the decision of the House of Lords in the celebrated Braintree case, the question has been placed in considerable difficulty, not from the legality being impugned, but from the mode of enforcement being complicated by technicali ties, which render the redress for refusal worse than the complaint. What is really wanted is a statute, which, while re-affirming the liability of parishioners to maintain the fabric of the Church, and to provide for the necessary expenditure of the wardens, who are parish officers, shall also provide efficient means for enforcing the collection. Much anxiety is professed for the question being set at rest, but it can only be effectually accomplished by legislating on the basis of justice and equity. THE AMERICAN QUESTION. MR. ROEBUCK has been so often praised for the course which he has taken on particular questions, that he has begun to assume an air of infallibility and the tone of SIR ORACLE, as though his assertions were the emanations of profound wisdom which it would be folly to dispute. Accordingly, on Friday he indulged the House of Commons with a statement of his par ticular views on the questions of difference with the United States, and took the Ministers to task for not elevating the quarrel into one of serious importance. We are no willing eulogists of Lord PALMERSTON, but he is certainly entitled to credit for the rebuke which he administered to the self-sufficent member for Sheffield. A breach of the good understanding which now exists must be deeply deplored by the people of both countries, because it would inevitably lead to the most serious loss, without the most remote prospect of the slightest advantage; and when it is well-known that an amicable settlement of the questions absurdly raised by PRESIDENT PIERCE would be promoted by delay until his successor had been elected, it is folly or something worse on the part of Mr. ROEBUCK to endeavour to precipitate a quarrel by inconve nient explanations. The delay in choosing a Speaker by the House of Representatives at Washington has happened fortunately, because it has prevented the feeling on the subject being excited by premature dis cussion; our own Government has very prudently pre served silence on the matter ; and as the only desire on the part of this country must be to maintain that dig nified position which will only concede claims founded in justice, we may well be content to wait until we obtain a more formal declaration from the United States than the very ambiguous Message of the President, which has not been received by the body to whom it is addressed. LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY.—A meeting of this society took place last night, at the Royal Institution, in Colquitt-street; R. McAndrew, Esq., F.R.S., the President, in the chair. After the routine business, William Ihne, Esq., read the second part of his paper on the Emperor Tiberias, at the conclusion of which thanks were voted to him, and the meeting broke up. MARRIED.—On the 16th inst., at Huyton, by the Rev- Oswald Masters, Frederick George, son of Guido Dominico Vedova, Esq., of Smyrna, to Frances Jane Airey, grand niece of the late Admiral S. Martin Colquitt, and Admiral Sir Richard Bickerton, Bart., K.C.8., and General of Marines, and only child of Mr. W. Willcock, Poplar•bank, Huyton. ON Saturday morning, a number of the boys and girls belonging to the Cornwallis-street Evening Ragged School were.kindly permitted to visit the Derby Museum. The children appeared to be astonished and delighted with all they saw, while their deportment in going through the place excited the admiration of the officials in charge of the museum. HONOURS AT THE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION.—Another pupil of the Upper School, Mr. Webster, has just obtained dis tinguished honours at Cambridge, being first in the first class of the moral science tripos. This is one of the new triposes lately established in the university. The subjects of examina tion are modern history, political economy, moral philosophy, English jurisprudence, and international law. Towic DrrEs.—A preliminary meeting of the ratepayers of St. Anne's Ward was held in the Queen's Arms, Queen Anne street, on Friday. The object of the meeting was to protest against the proposed abolition of the town dues. Mr. Robin son moved the first resolution, which was as follows :—" That this meeting views with regret and alarm the Local Dues on Shipping Bill, introduced into the Commons House of Parlia ment by Mr. Lowe, whereby it is proposed to deprive this bo rough of its property in the town dues without compensation, and hereby resolve to use every legitimate means to prevent its being carried into law."—Mr. Gilbert seconded the resolu tion, which was carried unanimously.—Mr. Fairhurst moved the next resolution, as follows :—" That, with the view of car rying the previous resolution into effect, this meeting forms itself into a ward committee, for the purpose of promoting a requisition to the Mayor to convene a public meeting of the inhabitants to protest against a principle so subversive of all established rights in property."—Mr. Brewer seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. EXTENSIVE THEFT FROM A BONDED WAREHOUSE. — Yesterday, two young men, named Thomas Beezley and John Herdman, were brought before the magistrates, on remand, charged with having, on the night of the 6th or the morning of the 7th instant, broken into the bonded warehouse of Messrs. Harbord, in Suffolk-street, and stealing a large quan tity of tea, sugar, and spirits, the property of Messrs. Sprigg and Co. From the evidence it appeared that, on the afternoon of the 6th, the warehouse was locked up, and secured by Jas. Gibney, a locker in the Customs' service. On the following morning, Gibney, on going to the warehouse, discovered that the government lock, and also the merchant's lock, had been forced off the door, and, on entering,he found that an inner door had also been broken open. Robert Bond, warehouseman to Messrs. Sprigg & Co., on going into the warehouse saw that a quantity of various kinds of goods had been stolen. A half chest of black tea had been emptied, and a quantity of green tea, in all about 114 lbs., had been carried away. Four loaves, or about 65 lbs. of refined sugar, were also carried away ; to gether with 36 bottles of gin, 12 bottles of brandy, and two gallons of brandy, and a bottle of wine, all of which had been in the warehouse when it was shut on the previous day. Several witnesses proved that the prisoners took quantities of brandy to different places, and gave portions of it to various individuals to drink. The prisoners and several of these in dividuals got drunk on the liquor. The prisoners also sold about 100 lbs. of tea, and somewhere about 60 lbs. of sugar. The bottles of brandy were wrapped in whity-brown paper, as those seen in the prisoner's possession. They were committed for trial. CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT AGAINST ONE OF MR. ROSE'S OVERSEERS.—SamueI Bingham, one of the overseers employed by Mr. Rose, the contractor for cleaning, was yester day, charged with having obtained money under the false pretence of payment of wages, for two men who had never been in Mr. Rose's employment, a practice which Bingham was alleged to have carried on for upwards of twelve months. ' When taken into custody by Povey, the detective-officer, and told of the nature of the charge against him, Bingham ad mitted the imposition as to drawing the money, but said he had done so on the suggestion of Mr. Cottam, Mr. Rose's inspector. On being charged before the magistrate this was denied, and David Codrigley, cashier to Mr. Rose, proved that he had been in the habit of paying money as wages to men whose names were entered in a time boOk, and the sums were paid in proportion to the time the men had been represented in the time-book as working. That book was prepared by Bingham, and was understood to be checked by Cottam. The book contained the names of two men, named Brown and Evans, who were represented as not having been employed by Mr. Rose. Several of the men employed proved that on various occasions they had drawn money as wages for two men named Brown and Evans, whom they did not know, and which money they gave to Bingham, amounting to about £1 14s. a-week. Mr. Rose gave the prisoner a good character, and expressed great sorrow for the situation he was now placed in. The prisoner was remanded till this morning. A VERT SUSPICIOUS CASE.—A young man, named William Brown, was brought up, on a second remand, before the police magistrate:yesterday, on an allegation of having stolen a passage ticket for a passage in the British and North American royal mail steamer Canada. The prisoner was apprehended on board the Africa, which sailed hence for Boston on the 2nd instant, under the following circumstances :—Mr. Bates, the private criminal officer, being on board on some professional business, took Brown into custody on suspicion of having picked the pocket of a lady, on board, of a purse, containing five sovereigns. On being searched, a small pocket-book was found in his possession, which contained the passage ticket of Mr. A. Parry, who had been over, as a commissioner from New York, at the Paris Exhibition, and who had sailed hence for Boston, in the Canada, on the preceding Saturday. When asked how he came to be possessed of this, the prisoner gave many conflicting accounts of it. In one he said he found it on the top of a coach in the west of England; in another, that he found it in Water-street, while, according to a third state ment, he had got it in a present from a gentleman, whom he did not know. In consequence of these very discrepant state ments, it was conjectured he had stolen the passage-ticket, which would have entitled him to a passage in the Canada on her next voyage, and on this suspicion he was detained to see what Mr. Parry had to communicate on the subject. On his being brought up yesterday, it turned out that Mr. Parry had lost or had been robbed of the ticket in question ; but there was no evidence to connect the prisoner directly with the theft of it, although it was proved that he had been surreptitiously on board the Canada at the time of her departure, and had been landed by the pilot-boat, He was discharged. CHURCH PASTORAL-AID SOCIETY. ME sixteenth annual meeting of the Church Pastoral -Ai Society was held last night in the Lecture-hall of the Coll eff ia to "'" Institution. The meeting was well attended ; and the chair was occupied by the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Cheiter ; and on the platform were the following gentlemen :—Ven. Archdeacon Jones ; Rev. Dr. Taylor ; Revs. E. Auriol, G• Bull, J. H. Titcomb, W. Pollock, T. C. Cowan, C. W. Lel" rence, W. H. Wright, J. Herbert, H. Marlen, J. Macnangllt F. Roberts, T. L. Paine, J. Pownall, D. Leveson, J. R. Corr.,' J. Twist, J. Bardsley, W. Maynard, C. Britton, C. Gent, P. Willinck, Denny, E. Titterton, S. P. Boutflower, T. Smith, G. Reed, R. H. Brown, R. Wolseley, Scott, It• V. Sheldon ; Messrs. Edward Cropper, Adam Hodgson, 11 - Dixon, J. K. Rounthwaite, W. Jones, J. H. Webster, W. S' Jeffry, A. Stearns, G. Beley, Sillito, W. Gregson, &c. After prayer by the Rev. Cowan, The CHA.IiMAX, on opening the meeting, said he had once again the pleasure of expressing the satisfaction he felt, as be always did, in attending any meeting in Liverpool, in order to forward the objects of this or any similar society en gaged in the pursuit of religious knowledge, and impeztin_g that knowledge to others who stood in need of it. Tuw meeting was honoured with the presence of a deputation from the parent society, consitting of the Rev. Mr. Auriol, of St. Dunstan's, in London ' • of the Rev. Mr' Bull, of St. Thomas's, Birmingham ; and also of the Rev. Mr. Titcomb, of Cambridge. In presence of this deputation be felt much happiness in saying, what he had often said before' , that in Liverpool the clergy are zealously disposed to the work of their ministry ; and that the town is deserving of the' countenance and aid of the society. With a comparatively small number of the clergy, when looked at with relation to the work they have to do ; this nist be obvious at °nee' Not that they are altogether without help : we have, it is true' our curates, our Scripture-readers, and our additional Curate Society. Our assistance from the Pastoral-Aid is also great; and although we may get more from it than we give, it ought ' to be borne in mind that the religious wants of this populous and religiously poor, though commercially rich, community are very great. He could not say whether it was £7OO or £BOO which we get annually from the Pastoral-Aid Society more than we give : but he hoped the people of Liverpool were sound enough at heart to render this society a sasup porting institution here, and to wipe off the pecuniary obliga tion we are under to that society. He concluded by calling on the Rev. J. C. Cowan to read the report, which was as fol lows : The committee of the Liverpool Auxiliary to the Church Pas toral-Aid Society have the pleasure of announcing in their 16th report, that some progress had been made since their last anni versary. The local grants, now in operation, are for 19 curates and 10 Scripture readers, at a yearly charge of £2,315 ; while our returns, including some accounts receiv, d too late for remittance , have amounted to £1,532, the largest sum ever raised by the Liverpool association. In addition to the 26 branches already in existence, a new one has lately been formed at St. Matthew's,. Toxteth ; and the great importance of these branches is web shown by the fact,—that while the collections of our last anni versary fell short by.EBB of their former amount, the branch asso ciations not only made up the deficiency, but added .elOO besides to the yearly income. The committee, therefore, would earn estly press on the attention of their friends in general, and the clergy in particular, that there are few ways in which more real lasting service can be done to the Pastoral-Aid cause than by the formation and active working of a branch association. The funds of the parent society are likely to show a considerable dint nution. They were ..e1,2'0 below the usual amount at the end 0f January, and it is altogether uncertain whether this decrease will be made up before the 31st March, the close of the financial year. The society's grants maintain 346 curates and 146 lay assistants , to aid in the pastoral care of nearly 2,900,000 souls; and there are besides en their books 52 applications for aid,which the failing state of their income will not allow them to meet. It is much to be de plored that the town of Liverpool should still receive more than the returns by at least £5OO. That this deficiency does not arise from any want of interest among the clergy the 34 churches on our anniversary list sufficiently prove ; and that the middle classeS and the poor contribute their part is shown by our large church collections, by the number of small subscriptions and by the still smaller sums gathered in collecting boxes. Of these last it ma! be observed in passing that St. Simon's church alone issued 193- But when we find that out of the 854 subscriptions or donations in the last report only 13 were of £5 and upwards, it is plain that the Pastoral-Aid cause has hitherto received comparatively little assistance from the rich. The committee, therefore, the more gratefully acknowledge two donations from old friends of the society —one of 4'50 from Mr. I. Irven, and one of .4'20 from Mr- S. Martin ; and in the belief that many more would send in similar contributions if the subject were properly brought before them, they are endeavouring to secure the services of an expe rienced collector, and to try the effect of direct personal applica tions. It has been found desirable also to make a change as to the time when our association accounts should close. For man! reasons it will be far more convenient that they should be made up to the 31st of December instead of to the 31st of March. Mr. W. GREGSON, in moving the first resolution, said, from extensive personal knowledge of the society and its working, he had much pleasure in appearing in the double capacity of au advocate and witness. This he did from having acted as S member of the London committee for twelve years, and frons having been also a member of the Liverpool committee. The . working of this society did not interfere in any way with the. arrangements of what may be termed the disputed points, but takes our church polity as it stands, contributing only in carrying out that. In the working of this society, the poor are visited, the sick are cared for, and the dying comforted.: The agency of this society is extended to the great number of 426 curates, who are daily engaged in the great work of Christian teaching. Now for Liverpool, let us see what it has: done. We have 19 curates and 10 Scripture-readers supported by the society. To maintain this number, we have to receive £5OO more than we pay. This, as his lordship properly re• marked, was a state of things which should be wiped off, and he sincerely trusted that the true spirit of Liverpool would be: stirred up to such an extent as to enable her to become, in all practical respects, a self-supporting institution. (Cheers.) 1 0 conclusion, he moved that the report be adopted and printed and circulated, and that a committee be appointed with power to add to their numbers. vv The Rev. EDWARD Aunio seconded the resolution, and in doing so complimented Mr. Gregson on the benefit he bad , conferred on the society, in his capacity of member of the general committee. It had been said by the right reverend chairman that Liverpool received more than it contributed; but the society never felt that more had been done for it than the case required. True, the members of the committee, an• individuals, did occasionally remark that Liverpool being the second city of the empire, as regards wealth, commerce, and. population, it was not more than might have been expected to find she should contribute more liberally towards the operation of this society. Still there never was a murmur ae , to the impropriety of complying with the urgent wants of Liverpool. The last speaker had reminded the meeting of the extent of the difference betwen what Liverpool contributes and what she receives ; and by a note he had from the sec retary, he was reminded that Liverpool receives yearly £2,327, while she only contributes £1,656. Of this discrepancy the society made 'no complaint, certain as the committee were, that the large contributions expended here were much needed and judiciously employed. Still he might be permitted to remark, that where many of the applications for aid, which could not be complied with from want of funds, were of the most urgent nature, it could not be doubted that so rich f‘ community as Liverpool, if it could be made to contribute more nearly in accordance with what she 'receives, the society would be enabled to comply with the request of places in which aid is earnestly solicited and greatly required. It had been found that the extension of the operations of the Pastoral Aid Society had been peculiarly useful in large and populous towns, in evidence of which, he might adduce many of the worst districts of London, and, in illustration, he stated several cases in which parties who had been professed atheists and habitual drunkards, bad been reclaimed from their evil courses through the agency Of the curates and Scripture readers of the society. 'Where that had been effected in London, what reason could be shown for believing that similar7good might not be done in Liverpool ? (Hear, hear.) He trusted that every endeavour would be made to raise the funds of the society, so as to enable it to continue and extend its usefulness. A hymn was here sung, and the collection made. The Rev. J. H. TITCOMB moved the second resolution, td the effect that pastoral, clerical, end lay agency is of the utmost importance in uprooting the deepest of social evils, and consequently that this society is deserving of extended pub' lic countenance and support. In advocating the claims of the society, he remarked that clerical pastoral work is very unequally divided in a country so circumstanced as England- To understand this, he said it was well to consider how the clergy were divided among the different parishes in England and Wales. By doing this, it would be seen that in some of the rural districts the clergy was in an ample degree supplied to the wants of the population. In some of the districts we have one clergyman to every 371, and in others only one to 2,925. It may be said the clergy are annually on the in' crease. This is in some degree true, and on last year's return there is an increase of 200 in England and. Wales ; but contrast that with the great increase of the population, to meet which it would require a new church to be built every three weeks. To overcome the difficultieS created by this, the Pastoral-Aid Society is the most useful . instrument, as its efforts are directed to the most populous and worst supplied districts. The best of all these works, however, are but those of the day of small works. Mani . things occur to appal us as to the actual state of spiritual ignorance and destitution, even among those who have all the privileges of religious teaching. The operations of this society are peculiarly suited to act upon the.working classes, by show ing them that while we address the cultivated members of society, we are equally willing and equally desirous of bring' ing the glad tidings of the Gospel to the doors of the humble, and the ignorant. The Pastoral-Aid Society gives a grant 0 1 twenty curates to the town of Liverpool. If they could be ranged in front of the platform they would in their silence speak more eloquently than words could do on behalf of tbie society. (Cheers.) The Rev. G. S. BULL, in seconding the resolution, said he hoped the clerical pastoral aid would be much and earnestly assisted by the lay element of the Church ministry. Wherever God put the light of the Christian Church, he meant it to illumine the world. In the large parish over which he was placed, containing a population of 30,000 souls, it would be impossible to approximate to anything like a Christian minis tration without the aid of every Christian man and woman. How well soever this society may assist in affording religious instruction, still it cannot be otherwise than true, that the government of a Christian copuneotp. ear, ry should (H p, hear provide for the Christian teaching of the people. and cheers.) The Church also had much reason to be' stir herself, and if she would do her duty fully, little doubt can be entertained that lay assistance would be plentifully afforded. (Cheers.) In reference to the benefits of lay assist" ante, he was prepared to say it was not only useful, but in such cases as the parish in which he had to labour it was ab solutely indispensable. In conclusion, he conjured the anal' ence to value the Pastoral Aid - Society, and to lend their assistance and their prayers for its advancement. A vote of thanks to the Bishop for his kindness in coming t o preside on this occasion conc l u d e d th e b us i ness, an d the meeting. ACCIDENT IN WATER-STREET.—Thomas Ashcroft, rend" iug in No. 9 C our t, G ascoyne - s t ree t, w h o was injured %Irbil! employed in taking down the old buildings in Water-street' on the 9th instant, died on Sunday forenoon, from the injuri he had sustained. An inquest will be held on his body to' day (Tuesday.) LIB Towx DUES.—A requisition to the Mayor, calling him to convene a town meeting to protest against the gover o ; ment measure for confiscating-the town-dues, and also ft petitioning parliament against the passing of the measure, 1 0 ' been numerously signed by the bankers, merchants, and otbq traders of Liverpool. It is to be presented to his WorshiP the Town-hall, this day, at half-past twelve o'clock. SIMPSON'S CRIMEAN SRETCHES.—A series of drawing s ' made by Mr. William Simpson, of the remarkable scent' incidents, and localities which have recently become faro% through the gallant exploits of ' ou r b rave so ldi ers in t!! Crimea, is now on private view at Mr. Grundy' s ga llery, j , Church,street. They are remarkable for the fidelity of dray?: ing and artidic skill which they exhibit, and are well wortbJ of a careful inspection. FE FREE pvimic n ' 4.l 'otinding I Saturday, I 4tll of the coi fo 4 lishnaent 0 11, in actor, Act of ' N Messrs. I fa t well 4at of the 101 l The CaAIR~ Mr. W AL : PARCY That, in tl F'r'ee public b (1 greatly welfare • Librari '9 l l ted for th beh pleasure Ra be import: the adva e ▪ upon th "tent time elleies had the wh erred to hi ae nianuser 'S t :i y oal fePe b t nh ; aie e gi n 17j storie S°6 ad oy one of . betv tli were THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. [FEBRUARY 19, 1856•