The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-01-29 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. G~';c~.v~c.: Yam,: -- =s~r~u%i+~_.~d._._-' RAILWAY AUDIT. A meeting of shareholders in Cie London and North western Company was held yesterday, ,in the Claren don-rooms, to propose resolutions relative to procuring an Act of Parliament for the improvement of the present system of auditing railway accounts, as well as to give the shareholders a direct control over the directors. Amongst the gentlemen present were J. C. Ewart, Esq., E. Arnaud, Esq., W. Earle, Esq.. E. Mozley, Esq., James Ryley, Esq., H. Crosfield, Esq., J. H. Macrae, Esq., I'. F. Bennett, Esq., James Harrison, Esq., D. Mather, Esq., R. Mather, Esq., J. Mather, Esq., besides numerous others. the government a sufficient supply of labour; and he had authorised him (Mr. Brown) to say, that if the:chamber had the least wish to hear his statements, he would visit them at any convenient time, and explain his views.— (Hear, hear.) The governor of Fernando Po would also wait upon them, if they desired it. From the channels which he had enumerated, it was most probable they would get something which would make them less depen dent on the United States than they were at present."— (Cheers.) We are sincerely thankful for the admission here made by Mr. Brown that "he is afraid the govern- WE had occasion last week to find some little ment will not give the colonists the necessary supply fault with the committee appointed to conduct, on of labour." It is, at all events, an acknowledg behalf of the parishioners, the enquiry as to the ' ment that they have been cruelly injured by the local sources of water supply, before the arbitrator, mock sentimentalism of the Colonial-office, and the Mr. Robert Stephenson. They were certainly We cannot conclude without remarking upon liberal party in Parliament. With an adequate somewhat unprepared with their evidence; or, at the very changed tone and hearing of the Pike supply of labour, what might not these noble all events, had not sufficiently determined upon the party since this inquiry has been fairly gone into. possessions have accomplished in supplying the shape in which they were to place it before him. In endeavouring to account for their present very British market with sugar itself ? We might at We can now, however, in a great measure account subdued attitude, we can only, in charity, presume this moment have been independent of the Brazi for their position. They laboured under ember- that they cannot have believed the advocates of Tian cultivator. With an ample number of free rassment caused by the abundance of the facts and home supply to be able to produce a tithe of the labourers tilling the fertile soil of our West Indian vouchers within their reach, as must be evident to facts which they have thus far put forward in evi- possessions, under the protection of British laws, every one who has attended the past week's pro- dence. Another conclusion is very clear, viz., that there ought not to have been at this moment a ceedings. Most heartily we congratulate our fel- had the same facts been as strongly placed before slaver on the seas, or a human being working in low-townsmen upon the result of the committee's the commissioners who conducted the local inquiry bondage. But the Thompsons and Fowell exertions. Never was an array of evidence more insisted upon by parliament, we should never have Buxtons of the day stood in the way of such a complete and telling brought before any tribunal, heard of the Rivington project : Mr. Hawksley's consummation. We were told that immigration in the absence of forensic aid to impart to it conse- bubble would have burst in his own hands, and of free labourers was to be a new slave trade in cutiveness, and to fill up those little blanks which some thousands of pounds been saved to the peo- disguise; and that the great object of the planter, alone remain for their opponents to seize upon, to pie of Liverpool. in asking f or it, was t o l ower t h e wages of our raise a cavil or a doubt. emancipated black pets. We legislated, in fact, Let us briefly review the evidence of the two days, FROM a report which will he found elsewhere in to protect the African in our colonies from that in order to arrive at the facts which have been thus our columns it will be seen that the agriculturists very competition, to whose crushing weight we far established. We have first the professional of South Lancashire are not likely to be much were submitting the sons of toil in our own land. opinion of Mr. Newiands, the borough engineer, behind their fellow-sufferers throughout the king- The result is before the world, in the failure of one based upon much experience and knowledge of the dom in entering their protest against that free- of the most disinterested and munificent experi district and the yield of the present wells, that an trade policy which is rapidly hurrying the most ments ever made by a Christian country. We almost unlimited supply can he got, at a compara- important interests of the community to the brink have expended twenty millions sterling, and beg tively inconsiderable expenditure, from the red of inevitable ruin. We refer to the report of the gared hundreds of our planters, under the plea of sandstone beneath our feet. Of course Mr. New- proceedings at a meeting of the Protectionists of a resolve to banish slavery from the earth ; yet all lands does not bind us, or the arbitrator, to an ap- South Lancashire, held in the Town-hall at Orms- we have to show for it is a treble amount of man proval of his, or any, particular mode of making that kirk on Thursday last. Nothing can be more stealing, enriching the foreigner, and our own fine supply available. It is sufficient to be enabled to cheering than to see the British landowners and colonies rapidly falling into jungle and desolation. receive his assurance that it is within our reach. farmers at length throwing away the apathy which It cannot, however, have escaped so acute a man We have also the evidence of the various parties alone has thus far enabled a selfish faction to over- of business as Mr. William Brown, that there are connected with the existing waterworks that water ride and insult them, unless we point to the fact cases and conditions of affairs under which no can always be had by applying for to its source— exhibited at Ormskirk, that the really sound portion government can be allowed to indulge in flimsy the rock below us. For years past, with an increas- of the trading and operative clasess are prepared to pretences and dreamy sentimentality, to the injury ing population, we have had it within our power to stand by their side in the coming struggle. It is of the people whom they are called upon to rule. keep up with the requirements of that population; significant, too, that at this meeting, held in the Surely this is such a case. We are, at the present and, if we have not d one so , it h as b een b ecause the heart of a populous manufacturing district, not a moment, at the me rc y o f A mer i ca ; an d actually companies, in whose hands the privilege of giving single leading member of the Free-trade party could and slavishly dependent upon her for the means of the supply was placed, have not been pressed to be coaxed (and this, it will be seen, was sedulously employment for the hundreds of thousands of our increase its quantity by making the required outlay. attempted) to show his face in opposition. Inter- people, who are engaged in our staple manufac- It has been proved that the present wells possess ruption, indeed, of a most disgraceful character, ture. A mock philanthropy, based upon idle each an independent source of supply. By exhaust- during the speech of one gentleman present, there fancies, must not be set up to bar an effort in our ing any one we do not affect the other; and this is was, arising, we are informed, from personal hos- own colonies to raise, with free labour, a supply of capable of being accounted for without adopting tility; but when we state that the parties so inter- cotton to replace that which is now raised by the the fanciful theory of some of our geologists, that rupting were composed principally of the lowest slave population of the American republic. We the strata beneath our feet consist of a number of and most idle characters in the town, brought there are at a loss to know what plea can be urged— boxes, rendered impervious by the intervention of evidently for the purpose, the value of their most what awful danger to the interests of humanity clay sides. Nothing could have been more clear sweet voices may be fairly set down at very little. can be painted —to deter a really wise government upon this point than the excellent evidence of Mr. We regret much that the space at our disposal and a common-sense people, from making use of the Gage. It is perfectly r econc il a bl e w i t h t h e know- does not permit of our giving anything like a full means, which Mr. B oo k er an d M r. B rown have ledge which we possess of the strata, bearing in report of one of the speeches on the occasion, that shewn to be within their reach, for conferring a mind that their water yield is forced upwards, in of Mr. Stoner, which embraced nearly the whole great boon upon mankind, and at the same time accordance with well-known hydraulic principles, marrow of the question at issue, and contained an warding off danger from the institutions of this that we might have not four or five, but any num- array of facts and figures of unanswerable force and country. Many powerful arguments may be ber of public wells, at reasonable distances from pertinence, delivered with great effect and eloquence ' urged, however, in behalf of immigration on a each other, tapping different sources of supply, of language. Its great length (we may state that large scale to our West Indian colonies. We have without in the slightest degree, affecting the yield it occupied upwards of two hours in delivery) has there hundreds of thousands of acres of land, the of each other, placed it out of our power to give more than the most fertile in the world, and eminently suited to We shall not comment upon that portion of Mr. summary which will be found elsewhere. Mr. this very cotton cultivation; and we have there, Gage's evidence in which he explained the cause of Stoner has evidently studied the subject tho- too, all the materials and institutions for the erec the alleged saltness of a few of the wells in the roughly; and few could possibly have left the tion of a great and happy co un t r y, t o b e i n h a bi te d town ; but proceed to offer a few remarks upon the meeting without carrying with them home matter by the African race living by the free exercise of evidence given by the well-sinkers and the owners to ponder over—the effect of false representations industry. In the existing coloured population of of the private w e ll s w ithi n t h e town, from which, corrected and the wrecks of sophisms exploded these colonies and th e i r B r iti s h i nst i tut i ons, we without some little explanation, which will doubt- beneath the grasp of truth. The addresses of the have, as it were, the framework of a vast social less be supplied, an incorrect inference may possibly other gentlemen who took part in the proceedings edifice. All that is required to complete it is the be drawn by Mr. Stephen son . All t h ese witnesses were more brief, but admirably to the point; and introduction of more h an d s t o till t h e so i l, under have shewn—and, we believe, have satisfied him of that of the Chairman, Mr. Boyer, most telling and the direction of the existing supply of skilled the fact—that water may b e h a d b y s i n ki ng, or effective. We may als o com pli men t thi s gentleman labourers and sma ll propr i e t ors, a id e d b y British boring for, in any part of Liverpool, or the dis- upon the ability, and firmness combined, with which capital and enterprise. Do we purpose to drag the trict. Oc cas i ona lly one we ll may tap t h e supply he conducted the proceedings, and restrained the people to supply this want from happy homes—to of another; b u t th e reme d y i s s i mp l y f or the owner few unruly spirits who sought to mar their other- entrap them with d ece itf u l prom i ses to toil under of the well deprived of its supply to sink a little wise unanimous character. an iron tyranny ? No. We ask for our West deeper. It was elicited by M r . St ep h enson, in his Indian planter s t o b e a ll owe d to transport them examination of these witnesses, that such deepen- Our neighbours in Manchester are at length from debasing superstition and barbarism, to ing of the existing privat e we ll s h a d b een going on perfectly alive to the fact that, with our present dwell within th e li g ht o f c i v ili zat i on and Chris for years past ; a n d we cou ld see t h at the admission policy, an increased and certain supply of the raw tianity, under th e b en i gn sway o f B r i t i sh institu was regarded by the ad voca t es o f t h e Ri v i ngton 1 material of their manufacture is indispensable ; tions. We off er every guarantee, short of the same harassing rest r i c ti ons w hi c h h ave h eretofore scheme as stron g ly f avour i ng th e i r assumption that aud, very properly, they are directing their attention the water und er th e di s t r i c t was rece di ng, and be- to these countries, from which th e y su p pose th at rendered immi gra ti on i mpract i ca bl e, t h at their coming gradually ex h aus t e d. A li ttle further en- such an increase can be obtained. At th e present service shall be a pur e ly vo t un t ary an d a per f ectly quiry, however, wou ld ena bl e a di spassionate man moment we are confessedly at the mercy of the protected one. No m an can f or a moment d ou b t like Mr. Stephenson t o arr i ve a t a more correct American growers, who deal with us almost as they that the conditi on o f suc h i mporte d la b ourers conclusion. In the first place, it must be borne in please. If it suits them better to grow maize or would be improved by the change. No man can mind that we have been rapidly increasing our wheat upon their lands, they are converted to that doubt that they would be eagerly welcomed by the population, and increasing our demands for water purpose, utterly regardless of the plainings of Man- existing coloured population of our colonies, many of supply. This will, at all even t s , account f or the c h ester or Stockport. Should the American go- whom are now i n a p os iti on t o b ecome themselves the necessity, under w hi c h we h ave l a b oured, of vernment ever feel disposed to push its people's employers of labour, and mos t o f w h om are now deepening, or makin g f res h b ore h o l es i n, our j ealousy of us to a quarrel, the most severe punish- feeling as deeply as th e pl an t ers th emse l ves the public wells. In in creas i ng th e num b er of our meat it could deal us would be to withhold from ruin which they sha re in common w i t h t h em, and private wells, the sources of some may h ave b een us our necessary supply of cotton. A famine in which has been wrou g ht by th e cro t c h etty mea tapped; and hence the deepeni ng requ i re d . M any gra i n may be supplied from a hundred sources. It sures devised, und er th e gu i se o f p hil ant h ropy, for of these wells are for the supply o f manu f actor i es, i s on l y the pressure of advanced prices, that we their protection. We a pp ea l t o th e sp i nners and whose requirements for st eam - power an d ot h er h ave to deal with. But a famine in cotton would manufacturers of Man c h es t er an d th e cotton trade purposes have increased. Th ese cons id erat i ons w i ll t h row the whole of the manufacturing districts of generally, instead of b ewa ili ng th e e ff ects o f specu not have escaped the n o ti ce o f suc h a man as Mr. Lancashire, Yorkshire, and Cheshire out of em- lation in the raw m a t er i a l, an d ag it at i ng f or Stephenson ; but we would di rec t hi s attent i on, p l oyment ; and might be made available, by any Indian railways an d Af r i can sett l ements, to take and that of the parochi a l comm itt ee, to another demagogue who chose, to bring about a social up this question. Th e i r vo i ce upon suc h a sub mode of accounting f or th e f ac t. I n t h e ev i dence convulsion. ject cannot but b e li s t ene d t o. Pi ty i t i s that of Mr. Duncan, the deputy borough engineer, it It is too late now to discuss the auestion whether it was not raised years ago, and the incon was stated that of the b ore -h o l es sun k i n one of our present dependent and helpless state, with venience and dan g er o f th e i r present con di t i on and the public well s — we f orge t prec i sely which, and respect to this raw material, has not been in a great that of the cou n t r y wou ld h ave b een averted ! ... , have not full notes before us—the whole had parti- measure caused by that policy of which the Man ally filled up, one of them, which bad been origin. chester school have been for years past the most ANNUAL MEETING OF THE PROPRIETORS OF ally 45 feet from th e b o tt om o f t h e l o d ge, being prominent supporters. There was a time when, THE EXCHANGE._ when sounded only 9 f ee t. Ob v i ously the effect even with high protective duties upon sugar, we The annual meeting of the proprietors of the Exchange would be to interpose a resisting power against the were largely supplied with excellent cotton from Rooms slooLp Ile yesterday. cßA E the chair• man of the committee, pressure upwards of the springs, and to decrease our West Indian colonies. The maudlin semi- presided, and briefly stated that r re n re o ceipts for the last the yield. The same action is doubtless going on mentality of the liberal party interfered, however, year were larger than those of the preceding year. The in the private wells of the town, the sides of which and thelcultivation of cotton in these possessions expenditure, likewise, had increased, owin g t o en l arge d having bee n carr i e d out . are not, in engineering phrase, "tubb e d up ," or cease d , f rom the want of labour. We hedged the accommodation for subscribers lined, to prevent the small springs bringing down planter round with restrictions which forbade him to ma T n i n le er in which Mr. Committee expressed Banner, highaeee approvalaccountant, i had of the s the loose portions of the strata. M r . D uncan p rocure, w i t h any hope of a profitable result, that charged the duties of his office ; they also repeated the . stated that it had been f oun d c h eaper t o d r i ve i n d ustry w hi ch we told him was only cheap when commendation last year pronounced by their body on their down new bore-holes than to clean out the old and it was free. We harassed him at every step in his secretary, Mr. Younghusband. failing ones, a fact in which every practical man efforts to protect himself, under the new state of The treasurer's accounts were read, from which it ap will bear him out. It accounts, however, for the things in which legislation had placed him, and he r i ared cof th t t s th x e l t 9 otal balance amounted to £6,999 Ils. necessity, under which we continually find our- retired at length from the contest, disgusted or fund, and £6,800 w9alSlasiloldtedw a a s s di ca vi r d r e i n e t tt g o iv t i h n e g x re s se i r o v s e selves, of resorting to new sinkings. There are ruined. We went even further than this. Having per share, and £3 3s. upon each share to non-attending undoubtedly means within the reach of engineer- handed over a monopoly to the American grower, proprietors in lieu of their, right of nomination to the ing science for preventing such casualties; and we virtually said to him, by our admission of his news'-room for the current year. The dividend will be insuring uni n t erru pt e d access t o t h e d eep springs, gra i n into our markets, " we will give you such an paid on Monday ne x t, th e 4th o f February.A series of resoluti ons o f a rout i ne character were then which are generally th e mos t a b un d ant i n yield. additional occupation for your soil as will enable roposed and carri. five g connected Another important f ac t was e li c i te d i n the evi- you to grow cotton, or not, as you choose, and to with the committeeedwh o go The out by rotation ettlernen are Messrs. deuce of Mr. Cruikshank. The well of that gen- extort from our necessities as much for a short as Bateson, Dickinson, Tinne, Henderson, and Macrae ; man, at the Castle Brewery in Scotland-road, had for an abundant crop." We repeat, however, that their places will be filled by Messrs. Bolton, Melly, Ban been closed for forty y ears a t t h e t i me when he it is too late now to discuss the past. The all. ner, C. W. Newm an , j un ., an d W. Ti t h er i ngton. Mr. Jacques Myer s was nom i nate d i n the room of Mr. Read, P deceased. entered upon the premise s . Th e b or i ngs, of which important inquiry is, how are we to imrove our there are four, were closed up, an d th e s id es of the unfortunate position ? _ lodges were crusted over, the pores of the rock being Some important remarks upon the subject fell thus hermetically sealed. Mr. Cruikshank informs from Mr. William Brown, the respected membe r us that "when these lodges were c l eane d out, and f or S outh Lancashire, at a recent meeting held in the rock picked over, the water began to flow very Manchester. Referring to the whole question, he copiously." It was not, therefore, the want of said— water which dried this well, after closing the bore- ‘• He did not think that they should confine their views holes, but the absence of cleansing and keeping to the . supply of cotton from Indi. True, they were in a open the channels through which it had been I precarious States. d In dangerousl2s t the position stat e i rt.i affairs relation was to 1 n the est accustomed to be forced by hydraulic pressure. alarming, the whole stock of cotton then in Liverpool be- There can be little doubt of the same cause operating 4118 bags ; and let another war break out—which, ing to decrease the supply from many of the other however, he was far from apprehending—but let the sea private .wells of the town. It may be remarked, sons not favour the cotton crop, or should an anti-com too, that the admitted fact of water being found in m fea e r r e c d ial wa sp s i s r h it j o r w is e e d w fo it r h t i h n in th t t e States, which, hi l a n t ted, he every 'part "_of the district, at a depth much less sent secretary, Meredith, had messagel cwongress,ettreese than that of the wells assumed to be exhausted and circumstances would materially interfere with our com requiring additional boring, is directly in the teeth mercial relations, inasmuch as we were dependent solely of the assertion made that the supply is gradually for our cotton upon the United States. To obviate these retreating frcea us. difficulties, then, he thought that attention ought to be We hav e d we lt upon thi s part o f the subject be- directed to Africa." And after explai n i ng th e sources f rom which he cause we beli eve th a t a very i mportant influence, in determini ng th e d ec i sion of Mr. Stephenson, will anticipated a succ ess f u l i ssue i n t hi s quarter, he proceeded to glance at the opportunity afforded be exercised by its being proved to him satisfacto rily that the supply from the red sandstone is not for " c H o e tto o n ul c d u n l e t x h t -ation in t ohr owncolonies : likely to become exhausted. That gentleman, it probably, w in extendingdraw t i st remarksattention to the thus colonies gen e ra ; l t y hou t g e h y , must be borne in mind, is not altogether uncom- were becoming rather irrelevant to the question.—(Hear.) mitted upon the subject. We have from him the Mr. Booker, a friend of his, who had been a good deal in following opinion as t o th e b est mode of procuring D emerara , h ad informed him that a large sum of money bad been there expended, and that the country was in a supply for the metropolis, as quoted by Mr. J. every respect fitted for the growth of cotton. So lon g a s B. West, C.E., in his pamphl e t upon the question they had a protective duty upon sugar, it had been to the of the Liverpool supply, published in 1848. The interest of the Demerarians to abandon the growth of extract is part of a report which appeared in the cotton, and supply us with sugar ; but now that this pro pages of the Civil Engineers and Architects' Journal tecting duty was about to cease, it would be to their in of January, 1841 : thousand acres of rich and i nex h aust ibl e so i l, i n every terest to supply us with co t ton . Th ey had one hundred " It is i n d ee d surpr i s i ng th a t, w ith th e exception of the respect suitable . to the growth of the plant; but there was proposal to obtain the water by perforating the London one obstacle in the way—they had no hands; and he was clay, every project, including Mr. Telford's, should have afraid government was not willing to give them the neces contemplated using the water of streams, which are all n ary labour. Mr. Booker had been in London, and had subject to be affected by the surface drainage of a more h eld it an interview with the Board :of Trade, as well as or less extensive tract of countr and consequently. only the foreign secretary ; and he had suggested that, if a very few degrees better than t h at alread in use, whilst, 11: the government would permit those negroes who were at the same time, all the difficulties conse y ent on ' the in- with t h e o go fr . ora Africa to cultivate the soil in Demerara, jury to existing interests, as navigation,mills, &c., have with the security for their being sent back, it would add to be encountered." to she prosperity of the colony, and would benefit this With respect to his own proposition he • • says : country also, by the provision of that most n ss Brown) ar "It would be Premature.to give, in the present stage of article of manufacture—an article which he (Mr. the proceedings, a detailed account of the arrangements I would say was even more necessary to us than foo . d itself; propose making for augmenting the quantity to an ado- for food we could buy in other markets, while with cotton (plate extent ; and it may be sufficient to state here, that it was the reverse. Mr. Booker was very desirous of him. 1 have not th e slightest doubt that, by sinking a well, and self stating to the chamber the advant ages w hi c h h e extending tu nne ls, or d r ifts, in the pr o p er direction from thought would arise from the obtaining at the hands of .........................._____ . FATAL AccIDENT.—On Saturday a working man named James Cumming, while employed at a goods warehouse in Ellenborough-street, which was being altered into a sugar house, accidentally fell from a great height, and was severely injured. He was taken to the Northern Hospital, and assiduously attended to ; but died on Sunday morning. ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S DISTRICT, BIRMINGHAM.—We beg to direct the attention of the Churchmen of Liverpool to some statistics, published in our paper this day, con nected with the existing condition of a district in Bir mingham, for which an increase of spiritual provision is sought to be raised by its excellent pastor, the Rev. Wm. Duncan Long, a few years ago minister of St. Matthew's, and subsequently of Trinity Church, in th's town, and St. Anne's, Aigburth. The facts brought forward are the result of a laborious personal enquiry, undertaken by the rev. gentleman himself in 1848, and subsequently revised last year, and certainly disclose the existence of a state of things which every Christian man must deplore. We trust that the subject will attract the notice of some of those in Liverpool to whom the rev. gentleman was known when in the ministry here, and that a few contributions in aid of the estimable object which he has at heart may re sult from the publication in our columns of his distressing statistics. LIVERPOOL GOVERNESSES' INSTITUTION.—We con sider the opening of the Governesses' Institution no Monday last as one of the most interesting events which we have for long been called upon to witness. From first to last everything appears to us to have been done well. Clear judgment, combined with genuine and generous feeling, has prevailed throughout. The objects of the institution are too well known for us to enlarge upon them here. To the governess, in the intervals between her engagements, and to the governess whose occupation is daily, without being resident, it offers all the advan tages of a superior, a happy, and even an elegant home. Instead of the hours of her leisure being only endured, she may here enjoy them in the cheering atmosphere of social exhilaration and domestic cheerfulness. The de pressing care for the necessary provision of daily suste nance may be exchanged for the appointment of a superior house, and the mind, thus spared from the harassment of anticipating bodily wants, will be at liberty to devote itself to the cultivation of its own noble faculties. The society must necessarily be select, and we notice with pieasure the nomination of Mrs. Linnington as the pre siding superintendent. This lady appears to have entered upon her task with all that zealous ardour a n d i n t erest i n the duties of her responsible office so well calculated to secure the comfort and happiness of all who may como within the sphere of her influence. We can on ly a dd , that if those for whom this institution is designed show the same zeal and interest in its support and prosperity which its founders have displayed, it will soon become one of the most important of our national institutions. ~: JOSEPH C. EWART, Esq., was called to the chai r . H e said he regretted some other gentleman had not been chosen for the post—indeed, did he not consider that the large interest which his family held in the company in some degree justified his presiding on the occasion, he would not have complied with the call which placed him there. Mr. Ewart then briefly dwelt on the importance of devising some efficient mode of auditing railway accounts in order to avoid having them made more " pleasant" than circumstances would admit, and hoped that some end would be arrived at by the meeting. The draft of a bill was upon the table for inspection, by any gentleman who might desire to inspect it. Mr. D. MATHER objected to the manner in which the meeting had been convened; he considered that many holders of shares had not attended, from ignorance of the fact of such a meeting being called ; he had seen no ad vertisement announcing it, and he moreover objected to the wording of the circular, which seemed only to invite the " influential" shareholders ; he wanted to know why the general body was not called together. (Hear hear.) Especially as, he b e li eve d, it was t h e i ntent i on of some gentleman to bring forward an amendment to the resolu tion to be proposed. The CHAIRMAN knew nothing of the manner in which the meeting had been called together, but he considered the usual course was to consult the list of shareholders, and make a selection with some reference to the amount of stock held by individuals. Mr, MATHER persisted in his opposition, and wished to know whether the clauses which had been framed, and which were to he embraced in the proposed bill, had not been submitted to the chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. Glyn, and, indeed, whether :they had not been drawn up by the eminent solicitor to the London and North Western Company, whose talents were well known in reference to such documents. (Cries of " No," and counter cries of " Yes.") Mr. RYLEY begged to state how that meeting origi nated. Twenty gentlemen, a short time ago, addressed a letter to the chairman of the London and North Western Railway Company, stating that they were not satisfied with the nresent position of the audit question, and ask ing him whether the directors were taking steps to intro duce any measure for the more efficient audit of the aceounts. Upon the receipt of the reply from this gen tleman, that the directors considered that the question should be taken up by the proprietors themselves, it was agreed that the movement ought to be considered bond fide as a shareholders' movement ; and then a committee of five gentlemen was deputed to call together a larger meeting.—ln answer to a question, Mr. Ryley said nearly 300 circulars had been p r i n t e d. He distinctly assured them that he should have been ashamed of himself if he could for a moment have thought of directing the issuing of these circulars in a partial manner, it was his intention th a t it should be purely a me e ti ng f shareholders of the London and North-Western stock. He did not propose to that meeting that it should pledge itself to that identical bill. (Hear, bear.) But he believed, however, they might differ in matters of detail, all would be unanimous in the prin ciple of an independent audit being the desideratum, by which he meant to exclude governmental interference. (Hear, hear.) They were quite competent to the manage ment of their own affairs, and he contended that besides the control over their finances, it was due to them to ex ercise such a control over the directors as was consistent with their vast interests. He might state that from per sonal communication with many of the shareholders he knew that there was a general impression in favour of the auditors being nominated by the general body. He con ceived the object of that meeting was to take such steps as might be deemed desirable to protect their property and to prevent governmental interference of any kind. (Hear, hear.) The solicitor to the company had declined to attend on the ground that he was in the service of the directors ; but in his absence they had the assistance of Mr. Wagstaffe, in case any questions involving points of law should arise. Mr. Ryley here read the resolutions, which will be found in our advertising columns. Mr. RICHARD MooN was about to second the resolu tion, when Mr. MATHER again wished to put the ques tion, whether some of the clauses before referred to had not been submitted to Mr. Glyn or the solicitor to the company. He contended that they carried evidence of this on the face. He wished to draw attention to clause 9, and to place it in juxta-position with clause 14, his ob ject being to show that indulgence was extended to the directors which was withheld from shareholders simply. Mr. T. F. BENNETT agreed that it was right with their knowledge of railway matters to come to a meeting like the present with something like jealousy and suspicion ; but after what they had heard from the chairman and Mr. Ryley, he considered it would be unjust not to with draw that suspicion. Their system had been bad ; and it was their business to renew their arrangements, and put on such guards and checks as the case demanded. He felt sure the plan propounded by Mr. Ryley was an honest one ; but whilst they provided against the interference unduly of directors, they should guard against interfer ence on the part of other bodies. It was disgraceful to let it be supposed they were incompetent to manage their affairs without the assistance of Government. Such in terference had already injured them; and it should be their object in future to keep Government from meddling in their affairs. He hoped Mr. Mather would be satis fied that the plan was a good one ; and he hoped his (Mr. Mather's) name would be placed on the committee. Mr. SYDNEY spoke at considerable length, the purport of which seemed to be, to give a preference to govern mental interference. He finally proposed the following amendment : "That in the opinion of this meeting, it is highly desi rable that a more correct supervision of railway accounts should be adopted, by the appointment of independent auditors. And to render such an audit efficient and enti tled to public confidence, it must be freed from all partial influences, or even the suspicion of any indirect motive, and more particularly should it be rendered independent of those persons whose accounts are submitted to its inspection ; and to accomplish these objects, this meeting does not consider the clauses submitted for their approval sufficiently embraced." The almost unanimous opinion was, that Mr. Sydney's amendment was useless, as it was in purport similar to the resolution. He then added the last clause, which was not a part of the original amendment. Mr. EYRE EVANS asked what was meant by an "inde pendent audit." The shareholders had no control ; they were everywhere, like a flock of sheep. Mr. MATHER remarked, that the resolution was not stringent enough. Mr. E. MOZLEY supported the resolution, and repro bated the idea of governmental management, the bad effect of which he instanced in the recent savings' bank exposes ; everybody thought until latterly that property invested in those banks was secure, owing to their connexion with government, when all of a sudden they were disabused of the opinion, and discovered the unfitness of government to perform what they had undertaken. If their property was placed under the management of government, he would predict that for a time there would probably be an efficient discharge of the duties of the auditor ; but, ulti mately, like all other government employes, the gentleman assigned to that post would become merely a person to sign the accounts as they came before him, without caring to examine into their authority. He would not think so ill of the middle class of society in this country, as to sup pose that competent and honourable men could not readily be selected to discharge the office of auditors. Mr. Moz ley continued at some length to shew the evils likely to result from governmental interference. Mr. MATHER wished to be heard more fully, but was told by the Chairman that except in explanation of what he had already stated, he could not be heard again. A good deal of discussion took place between the sup porters of the-resolutions, and the Messrs. Mather, who with Mr. Sydney and one or two others, were the only dissentients. They were about to leave the room, pro testing that the meeting was, as they termed it, "illegal," and objected that the bill referred to would be proposed and carried without the sanction or the knowledge of the shareholders at large, when Mr. RYLEY took considerable pains to explain that nothing of an ultimate character would be ,decided on at that meeting; matters of detail could be rectified by the committee; and, further, that it was intended to confer with delegates from shareholders resident in the different parts of the kingdom ; and finally the bill would be submitted to the general meeting in London, to be held on Friday. He (Mr. Ryley) held letters in his hand suggesting alterations of clauses, &c., and he him self desired alterations in that respect, but he was aware every person could not have his own way in the matter, and lie was therefore willing to concede immaterial points ; he wished it to be understood that nothing would be finally done at that meeting. He should be glad to add the name of Mr. Mather to those of the committee. Mr. R. MATHER would only consent to this on condi tion of the following amendment being complied with : "That the Committee report to a public meeting of the Shareholders, called by advertisement, the Bill as prepared by them, for the approval of such meeting." He was told that no such condition could be complied with, as it would, in fact, prevent the committee from ascertaining, and acting upon, the views of the shareholders in other localities ; but that in committee he would have an opportunity to make any suggestion he thought fit Mi. SYDNEY'S and Mr. MATIIER'S amendments were then respectively put from the chair, and lost by an over whelming majority. The original resolution was then put and carried. Mr. EARLE wished :to have his name withdrawn from the committee, as his brother was a director. It appeared to him that as long the dividends were favourable every body was satisfied ; but when that was no longer the case, they sought to attain that desirable state of things by this means. He agreed with Mr. Eyre Evans that the shareholders had been like a flock of sheep. Mr. SYDNEY proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. Ryley and Mr. Urosfield for their courage in originating the meeting. A voie of thanks was then proposed for the chairman. Mr. EWART briefly responded, and thus the proceedings concluded. Mr. Vandenhoff recently dislocated his shoulder by an accidental fall at Drury-lane Theatre. There is an article - in the Colonial Standard on the possibility of growing cotton in Jamaica. It seems that the cotton tree is indigenous in that island, and that nu merous specimens of it may be seen growing wild. __Cvn.Or•,s.welMlMgl TO CC )RRESPONDENTS, Te have ascertained that the party who ordered the insertion of the advertisement in our last, headed " Manchester Sauce," had no authority from the proprietor of that excel lent article to do so. An authentic list of the agents for the sale of the sauce in this town is given in the corrected adver tisement, which appears in another column. ebt 7Liberpool &tantiarb. TUESDAY MORNING, JAN, 29, 1850 , its bottom, the necessary supply will be Ally; accom- I plished." - It will be seen that Mr. Stephenson concludes, with respect to underground supply, that the strata may be made permanent in yield by the adoption of proper sinkings, tunnels, &c.; and nothing can be more desirable in the present stage of the inquiry, than evidence to convince him that such is the cha racter of the strata in this district. The statements as to the Bootle Works, given by Mr. German on Wednesday, that the springs there had not only not diminished, but "were increasing," and that the necessity for extending these works had only arisen from an addition. to the population supplied by them, was most valuable. +. jail 2 9 , TRD -ATRE. THE WATCH MANUFACTURE OF LIVERPOOL. THE NAUGHTY, NAUGHTY BIS atC e o o n W t e e m w p e o r r e a r c e y r t o a f i n s l t 0 Theyo young possession of A a good bodo w n e a , tc h h o i w s e a v n er o , b i j s e cot plagueof am b t i o ti i o t n s n ow oa n i e ly r, b l r ik eo e k a io b g ad an w a i p fe po o i r o a tm fa e l o s t e , Iforiseinndg.a boat,You a o r r e o co ra nt il i : t a r n a d dio o g th c e l r ass s e im s. ila T r h o o r A g v a a n i s l, i h n ow th ev e e ir r, e h r :; ,,en u gthi discovery that he is being overch arge d . , not way train, by placing too implicit confidence in the deceit- peculiarly penchant for biscuits, he sinaa for o l , ; ful oracle. For years past, such has been the high repo - discovery by those sad fellows the biscuit baker,,o, tation in which the manufacture of this town has been held, that a Liverpool watch and a good watch have been following fashion : that theY ar e a regarded as synonymous terms. The names of any of our We have no hesitation in saying sted they most unmercifully. We have te ~„e so leading makers, affixed to an article, was received as a people foul of them in a fit of virtuous indigniw extortion, and have taken care to have c ;f, 4e , guarantee of excellence in every market ; and the prices advance against them as a most seericiinus_Al Saturday yre joining g to t fi h n e d I: s rae,ee.toki which were readily obtained were almost double those paid 21bs. of V d s . cuits from a l,, ! e ot s e e d n ial t a o c an eci ll' a u x to our foreign competitors. Why was this the case ? It --. charged r enwick stre a et p , a a a n a d were charged 6d. a P" D n ' oc i was because they made a point never to turn out of their hands an inferior article. If must be borne in mind, when estimating the importance of this fact, that not one buyer and the public.. for . 11 „ st se in a dozen can tell for himself whether twenty shillings or go to such naughty shops again ; •' :-•• Very shocking Weof tshheoubldakseerrlotuhsulys to . are doing, according to his own statemen t „o,l,, fifty shillings worth of labour has been expended in finish we are dependent mainly upon the character of the maker. taste, v" s cl chiefly American, which has no more ~ al ing. For the truth of the workmanship, and its quality, The price of flour of which these biscuits a r ,i`e than D" 1 As a proof of the estimation in which the watches of ment of pigs' lard or dirty butter, ._,. d . Liverpool are held in foreign markets, we may state that dried, doubly pulverised, and hastily baltc.. o the lowest five-pair jewelled lever works, without cases, allude to can well afford to sell their hisc_u:a exceed 10lb. for the shilling, and very ' tasteless ,T o ll are worth, and readily command, 84s. abroad, whilst the better flour than they use, at Id. in the one" - French and Swiss article, in gold cases, can be imported lb. in the other, at a fairpro/it. into this country a t 80 s . eac h watch. The foreign buyer We must really, however, call upon tleheglo gives this extra p r i ce b ecause b e k nows that it represents back" a little here ; an d rem i n d him as' fac ti, the additional labou r b es t owe d i n construct i on and in resort to grossly palpable exaggerationsol _l4 finish ; because he knows that a first-rate Liverpool watch may be excused if they pay very little regard possesses the all-important qualities of correctness as a elusions, In the first place there is na'.„i n g time-keeper, and durability ; whilst the cheap French or in the market as flour at 101 b for the 0 1 ;4, Swiss article is only a toy. The home buyer is rapidly want pig flour. The sour flour, used to ' l . O making the same discovery. At this moment we see the ter calicoes and Bolton muslins, brings 11 'Y t , French and Geneva watches a d rug , h aw k e d f rom d oor to the next place, even with sound flour 1 , 0 ,., door, and vendible only at can ti ng auct i ons, through the baker could afford to make biscuits at isu.,, ; medium of sweeteners, or sh am bidd ers . T rue i t i s, that 3d. per lb. The article, which our c°l'i every article so vended di s pl aces an F ngl i sh art i cle, and supplied with, or might have been at the,Y,, throws some poor work man ou t o f b rea d ; b ut we have the the best which is capable of being made assurance that the imposture must at length be found out, English flour, and of the quality used ey and the higher-pri ce d na ti ve ar ti c l e b e preferred by the fectioners. The cost of this flour is nearly sensible portion of the public. named by our contemporary. With such a competiti on t o sus t a i n it i s c l ear what He goes on to urge that the bakers o f , ought to be the policy of th e B r iti s h wa t c h -ma k er. Com- ought, with free trade, to sell them at een' pete in price with the foreigner he cannot. His study ced prices, and asks— therefore must be to keep up his reputation for superior " Why don't they? Because they have O s quality. No common article ought to be allowed to leave tomers, who eat, but never think." his hands ; nothing, which he cannot fully and honestly By the way, we may mention that one 0 f ' warrant. Such, we are h appy to o b serve, appears to be question supplies the Earls of Derby, Se',,,n'' the conviction of the majority of the trade in this town, mersdale, and the leading families in the dis 4 by an address which is now befo re u s , emanati ng from the well known for his excellent manufacture , t r ' s Watch-finishers' Association, and calling upon both are to be found upon the table of the wast e a workmen and employers to lay aside the suicidal policy, of Trinity-house. Our contemporary, howe c adopted by a portion of them, of attempting to compete "to have a reform in this matter," and th e , e ji with the foreigner by the production of a common and offence against fair dealing is not immedis',, low priced article. It is clear that, so far as the foreign to publish the names." No necessity for sill market is concerned, only a temporary profit can be ob- cise of daring. All the world know wh.,, ° e , tained, followed inevitably by the ruin of the trade, which, question are, and that they are highly resr f we repeat, is only maintained in its present state by the men. They have reduced the price per lb , ° n reputation of our makers for producing the best work. already to the extent of the reduction in lil e ri The imposture must at no very distant period be detected. per lb., and what more can they be exPe e ,lot Even more absurd and impolitic is the attempt to rival the our contemporary expects that a as of P foreigner in cheapness in the home market. The law places a pound of perfect biscuits. such a s thes e , a bar against our producing anything like the commodity putting wages, rent, taxes, &c., out of the q ii supplied us in a finished state from France or Switzerland. gether, he is much mistaken, as he may les fie It may not be generally known that to enable a maker to at any respectable shop, which it would h e ,, hall-mark the case of a gold watch at any of the Assay if he had done before getting into so Offices—London, Coventry, and Chester, it must be of a frame of mind as he must have been in fixed high standard. If under that standard the hammer the diatribe to which we refer. of the assayer smashes the work without compunction. Owing to this regulation it is that we are driven to export our watches without cases, which are manufactured for them in the foreign market. The French or Swiss article, however, need only be of the colour of gold or silver ; is always greatly below the legal standard of this country, and is often either Mosaic gold or gilt. Another strong season why the workman, especially, should to the utmost of his power discourage the manu facture of cheap and common articles, intended to com pete in the market either with the foreigner or with the maker of established reputation, is the fact that such competition must inevitably lead to a reduction of wages. The watch finishers of Liverpool, who not very many years ago, were a highly paid class of men, ought by this time to have seen the consequences, in their own changed condition, of lending themselves to the selfish ends of the slop masters, who have done so much to injure the repu tation of the trade in this town. LATEST INTELLIGiSCP. (EY ELECTRIC TELEGIA/ ) LONDON MONEY MARKET.—YSsj,,,r, The Market opened weak, and Consols felt ,oro Account, but later in the day recovered on ,V 0 ) 1 closed steadily. Consols Avcount, 96i to i; I . !p W Bills, t ; 5 1 8 ' h t r o e e 6 - Three- e a m - Q . r roenrd London r Stock,C ent 1 9 6 1 • to 1, Quar 5, 1 to 2 prem. LONDON SHARE MARKET.—YESTO P ; d The Share Market opened fi a t, improved, anol rally better. Midlands, 44 t o 5 ; di tto H a lfs L, North Staffords, 10i to 10 ; Old Dovers, "'2i No. 4, reg., 6k, scrip., 61 to 1; caledonians ,), Preference, 71 to to 8}; E as t ern C ount i es , 1,1 to Northerns, 13k to 13 dis. ; Great Westerns, ' A Fifths, 71 to f dis. ; York and North Midlan d Mexicans 291, to 1. THE AUSTRALIAN SETTLEMENTS. le Nebrated Ti 144 wl',l 'd kPPear it erf T" P 's VE/ oritianc airs, Haller To Te °lle h i d e s -.BllNiti?ichard Ino,. ortß ow ' Op T r ' Mela" ml F 1V 134 e °4 4 f l e r. ; %tor t Ib A, b y ai Ta P . • erne[ pr tli E r , ll P o ( \TI Feder Goon SR. lbe . )flo wing el sty e 'i k ra Cona C, 411 th, " 14 ittee_ roo eolveizr The opening of the trade and emigration to these im portant dominions from Liverpool for 1850 commenced last week, by the despatch of the magnificent ship Lord Ashburton to Port Adelaide and Port Philip, which, al though over a thousand tons burthen, was filled up in an incredible short space of time with miscellaneous goods and passengers; a great part of the latter consisting of respectable families, and snug, and indeed wealthy farmers and their families from Shropshire, Staffordshire, Northum berland, &c., &c. Under the present insane and destruc tive laws to agriculturists, it was much better they should do so at once, when they had any means left, and proceed to a country containing better land, :a much better cli mate, and equal protection to life and property, and where for the same or less than they pay annually here for rent, taxes, and poor-rates, they can become purchasers for ever of the same extent of property, and escape from the payment of all—a course which thousands of their class will no doubt follow. The trade thus auspiciously opened will no doubt go on increasing as the trade advances ; and particularly now as some of the most extensive and enterprising shipowners have placed a fleet of the largest sized and first-class ships in the trade, which will sail at regularly stated periods. We shall therefore no longer have the reproach, that whilst in London there are twelve or fourteen vessels loading for these important colonies, this great port has only had one. Whilst this is the central point for ship ment from Ireland, the north and east of England and Scotland, and from Germany via Hull, (many hundred Germans emigrating annually to Australia,) no doubt can exist that Liverpool, situated as it is most favourably for the export of all goods required for consumption in Aus tralia, will hereafter be second to no other port in the kingdom in the trade. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—What does Mr. Cobden mean by calling the small loaf of 1801 exhibited at Sheffield, a " protected loaf ?" Mr. Cobden surely knew that the years 1800 and 1801 were years of famine ; that the harvest of 1800 was one of the very worst that has ever been experienced in England ; that the average price of wheat on the Ist of January, 1800, was 925. 7d. a quarter ; on the Ist of January, 1801, when Mr. Cobden's " protected loaf" was made, 1395. a quarter; and that the price afterwards advanced to 180 s. a quarter. All this information, as well as that the quartern loaf was selling at Is. 104 d., might have been found in Tooke's Thoughts and Details on High and Low Prices. Mr. Cobden surely must have known that, at the time when his " protected loaf" was ' baked, the importation of corn into England was encou raged by a high bounty. Above all, Mr. Cobden surely must have known that in 1800 and 1801 there was was no duty whatever on imported corn, and that for a quarter of a century previously wheat had been regularly imported into England at a duty of 6d. a quarter. Why, then, Sir, allow me again to ask, if h e kne w a ll this, did Mr. Cobden call the loaf baked in January, 1801, a " protected loaf ?" If he was not aware of these matters, of course it is quite another thing. RICHARD MORSOOII, Southoe Rectory, Buckden, Hants, Jan, 25. POLICE COURT YESTERDAY. CLAIM FOR DAMAGE BY A COLLISION.—The agents for the steamer " Nimrod" 'preferred a case against the owners of the schooner " Naomi," for damage alleged to be caused by the carelessness of those on board of the latter vessel. Mr. Davenport appeared for the defendants. The collision took place so far back as the 18th Novem ber last, and a good deal of evidence was tendered by the claimants, but the result renders it unnecessary that we should enter into details. It appeared from the statements of the mate and others of the steamer, that on the night of the 18th of November, which was dark and sl ee ty, b u t not foggy, the steame r p u t off from the small stage at the Princes Pier, on her destination for Cork. The wind was at W.S.W., and after getting a little way out into the river, the vessel's head was put about W.N.W. The schooner was soon seen at a distance of about 100 yards. The.echooner's people shouted " stop her!" The steamer was, it was stated, stopped and backed at full speed to avoid the other vessel. The collision, however, took place, and the steamer's bowsprit was carried away. The mate of the steamer said that the schooner had no mast-light, at any rate, and no other light that he perceived, though he could not swear to the latter point. The amount of damage sustained did not transpire. The evidence on the other side went to show, that the schooner had a lantern light at the time, held over the larboard bow, and the collison could not, unde r th e c i rcumstances, be avoided by that vessel, which was proceeding to the Queen's Dock. It was blowing fresh at the time, and everything was done to warn the steamer back. It was further shown, that the steamer in running into the schooner, carried away the mainsail of the latter, and also thrust her main boom over her quarter, in such a way that, had those on board not taken great care, they might have been killed. The main proof in behalf of the schooner, however was, that the agent for the steamer sent next day for the schooner's mainsail, and repaired and returned it. The agent for the steamer said that when he sent for the sail, and had it re paired, he did not know that the damage to the steamer was so great, but was led to believe it was trifling. Mr. Rushton said it was strange to repair the sail, and then seek damages for the collision, and he dismissed the case. ROBBERY OF £47.—Margaret Wilson, a girl of the town, was charged by Richard Dobson, a seaman, with robbing him of 47 sovereigns, in a house in Bannister street, on Friday last. None of the money was found ; and the case presented the usual features—the man show ing his arrant folly in going to such places.—Trial at the Sessions. STEALING BY RETAIL.—A female was charged with stealing some black puddings in St. John's Market, having been previously ejected for attempting to steal eggs. When she was apprehended there were found upon her a black pudding, an orange, a fowl, a sheep's foot, an onion, and other etcetera. She was sent to durance vile for twenty-one days. Last week, by a singular coincidence, three vessels, called the Queen, Prince Alb er t, an d t h e P r i nce, put into Ferriby Sluice for five days, owing to the severity of the weather. The Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland has signified that £1,400 are to be expended on the erection of farm buildings annexed to the professorship of agriculture es tablished by her Majesty at Cork. to/A 1 LONDON CORN MARKET.—YEsTg-ario! Show of Wheat by land carriage from neiglitO b a moderate. Trade evin c i ng li tt l e di spos i t i on to . 4 0 ceeded slowly, at a r e d uct i on of Is. to 2s. pe r tl," er e Monday's currency. H o ld ers of Fore i gn Wheat" t and to have met buye rs a s i m i lar reduction m° 'op? acceded to. Not much Barley, Beans, or Peas; er sb' sales dull at barely fo rmer terms. Peas i n tole inquiry, and all sweet ki n d s b roug h t quite asva,ll" Flour and Malt moved off slowly at late rates. Red, 375. to 435. ; White, 395. to 48s. ARRIVALS. English Wheat, „ Barley „ Oats . „ Malt. ~ Flour , ,! Beans. Foreign 226 . 5356 . 3078 .. 1005 .. 890 qrs Irish Oats [We have been at considerable expense o , in electric telegraph, du r i ng th e l ast few week news of Monday, but th e p er i o d at w hi ch we i it, (and, up to post ti me l as t n i g h t, we could foiq the above,) has bee n so unsatisfactory, that the Company can mak e b e tt er arrangements, vrotl country readers will be disappointed in tly the important int e lli gence w hi c h we would 0 glad to afford then3.l MEETING OF THE POLYTECHNIC 4 Isl . The annual meeting of this society took pis, 0,4 A at the Royal Instit u ti on , an d was numerous ly The election of officers for the ensuing year wje4 ceeded with. Mr. Milner was re-elected pr e l:,,. / Forrest and Mr. C. J. S m i t h , vice-presi d e nts' Horner, treasurer ; Mr. C. F. Salt, secretary' t l j lowing were chos en o f t h e counci l:—R_3 lll" Bennett, H. D awson, J. Grantham, Bennett, H. P. Horner, J. Boult, Filcher. 0 0 0 The PIUSIDENT read, according to custom , ing closing add ress for the past year, which • O A satisfactory, as sh ow i ng th e progress of the se' l itieA r number of members, and in the number and co , papers that had been read, as well as the Judei° that had followed them. A long and agreeable discussion then took Prt to the coming exhibition of the works of 00 0 1 d dustry of all n a ti ons w hi c hi sto b e held in Lon', 50,4 All present took a warm i n t erest i n the subjecl 41:,1 are about to be t a k en b y t h e soc i ety, eon j o i o 4ll,) Liverpool General Committee, at the Town' ward the object by contributions of specimens ,:r ot Some inf orma ti on i s, h owever, yet wan ted to; the / society to organi ze a pl an o f procee di ng in By MR.ME T C. E H O . R e O H L A O D G B I u C R A N L , 7RI,ELGoIRSDT_ ATMOSPHERIC Dail/ P I Temperature' 0 1 0 In Humidity at Fall wal Pressure at shade by sel f- Noon. of tip' it registering Difference of ..,„ :, -1 3 Niire - Six thermometer Wet and Dry /bum' P a.m. I p.m. Max.) Min. bulb In. In. Deg. De ' . --- Deg, 1------- In : 22; 1 30'50 30'50 40 37 ' 1 23' 30'54 30'51 42 37 1 24 30'39 30'34 44 37 1 25 29'17 ; 29'77 50 42 1 2, 261 29'46 , 29'52 46 32 21 0.12 2/1 1 I - 281 29'89 29'84 rti' t THE WEATHER. -22nd : foggy; 0 411.; , 24th: ditto. -25th : a.m., ditto; p.m., clear fs . l o , 26th: contin u o us li g h t rain ; night, clear 9 7 11* bright; afternoon, clouded ; evening, light snow rain.-28th: light ra i n at intervals. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE' ARRIVED. —M S O u N sa D n A L Y Ord j , ' C N u . rt S s . , — f W ro peake, Lambert, from Baltimore—Tippoo Sal St. John, N.B.—Rival, Baxfield, from Ter m it/ from Alexandria E.--Galga, and Santorie, fr / Affil" Nancy, Elliott, ' from Larache—Fairfax, fr" a Rea, from Nantes—Jean d'Arc, Mosset, Rouen• imndNSe.vrtlies'Arvit,qej Crole. Avery, hence at Buenos Ayres. Brenda, Reid, hence at Monte Video. Maid of Erin, from Buenos Ayres at Duke of Montrose, hence for Wexford at 1101) 11 ` ofjibboom and sails split. , Eleanor and Jane, from Newport for this port, 3 t with loss of foreyard. LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET.--es.;sl We have had an unusual l arge market for &Von, year, and the trade exc ee di ngly dull, with a rtotii per lb. on all kinds of C att l e from our last (1-nooP ii have no material change in the price of Sheep to altering our last figure. os SINKIN G l Od• . sd. to 4. 4d0 Ode IP 4 0. # 4id. t id. 0 4d. 6d. ,1 5 1 ::_jol;" Prime first-class Heifers Second-class Heifers Prime first-class Oxen Old Cows and half-fed Oxen. Prime Wethers ........ Second quality Wethers Old Scotch and Irish Ewes EVERY JOSH UA E LIVERPOOL : , Q 5O. f TUESDAY; JAN. 29, . 1 ' 1 4 j PRINTED AND PUBLISHED 0 pi '.,,, RY FLETCHER TUES D LA A CE Y , a 5 1‘ 3 1 , ° Pstrer ) 1 .Cdoe L .r, E s OfwoNraAr Warwick-square; ke A D r_ ts igs D ue ma l r S ee o n; t N s , Barkerrie f c e l i 4 v , e G da r nb e Great t A O u r e G hs o i r st f eer a: : - . es : t f i r e l e o ee 15 04 : :::: At No. 4. ST. GEORGE'S CRESCENT. 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