The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-08-24 00:00:00

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On Cr of the elec iord Jo I lion 1. may, v ten in repun. woulc er, and the national indus lepealer, the Chartist, and a number of Lble men, who have individual crotchets, iple to guide them Le country is to be must it be with , nt to find a majority materi ls, acting in d opposition of the ne any, in I t find a portion of his 24, 1847 •oughou hievement ; but v majority over t m of ti is of the I over the we par- work' iled to c t Pe el ;h the victorious party I ,e of wid acceptation c triemb nen who cling with every encroachment lent of power, u s of 1 non which they differed perfect propriety, be vatives ry, or to strengthen state at the expense _. men will .m " Liberal" e Dissenter, zealous above all brit of the national Church ; can institutions, longing to nr to get rid of, the monarchial A influences in the state ; the nce the sordid interests one( the national We can sc nv and active c Russell has any Majority a Irish r lv. the t to be practically untrue that t all To test more which the to entertain, and see if he can are bitterly - opposed I :y. Or let him try whether he can-get ty even to attend I of the Irish mem mselves in purely hen not attracted ccess in securing the head of the pc iely in whining buse of all that is not g the session away Cafes and salons of y discontent in their own iled Saxon the duty of which they were elected n Russell may, therefore, nominal majority ;o inter matter nr R venting their to the rev to be found idli fT i..widon or t trikn ft TRU LIVERPOOL STANDARD. the Birkenhead Docks, we are also asked to purchase the Herculaneum property or the Birkenhead Dock Warehouses. The former we might make valuable to us as increasing the accommodation required for the timber trade at the south end of the estate. The latter, with the labourers' cottages attached, would be almost a valueless property, presuming the docks s I to be converted to the uses of lumber docks, builders' yards, &c, It is idle, on every grOund, for the Birkenhead people to encourage the conceit hat the Trust of can pur their property that price, we submit not to be determined by OUR readers will remember the effort, originall3 commenced by the Rev. J. Conor, for of a Church in the district of St. Simon the erection Few lo- calities in the town ) imperatively called• for t MAT'M' FINANCIAL There has been a slight decrease o or money the funds pects of our own harvest; and that t termined to act with caution, and restrict their d to a minimum point. It is clear, under these stances, that the existing tightness of t be relaiei for some time to come las slightly improved, and an advanc ;ome stocks has been realized ; but ti actual -busine Consols improved the last few days about one-half pe: cent., influenced by steady purchases both for money aric time ; and quotations on Friday afternoon left off at ilia advance, when compared with the earlier prices of thi week. The first great cause of the improvement in till value of English securities was the cessation _of disaster: zranied for extended cash accommodation on_ th ut 87/ to Reduced, is on Gil , - Son, and Co., (whose stoppas \ Awn rrrrs er.• nrt d by P took place on t AP_ Ward_ and to advance prices w of the crop ; but the dispositi ultimately checked by the indisposition of Si tion. The stock is estimated at 785,180 bales same period last year lie sales ( ==MMINIM AND COMMERCIAL- SUMMARY. I become confirmed that the Bank of - England fully per ceives the difficulty and danger in which it will be placed by the continuance of large" imports of foreign grain, which must come, notwithstanding the promising pros- Le scounts Exchange. Consols for Monday closed on Friday 874, and for the October Accimint at 87k. Bank Stock remains 195 k to 1974 7 ; Long Annuities, 9 1-16; Exchequer Bills, 3 dis. to 1 pm.; and Indian onds. ss. to ls. dis. No business of interest passeifin the Stock Markets on .ay. Consols for Money and the 26th -' day at 87i to ' for October they are abot Pank Stock is 195 to 97; Three per Cent- New York, have been accepted b Brothers, and Co., for the honor of the latter firr proceeding, which is regarded as highly comm will, of course, reduce the quantity of protested paper sent back to the United States. New wheat is pouring into all the markets on'the con tinent, and the state of potatoes is represented I cellent _ In France, crops are finer than in the memory of man, and prices on the decline. From all parts of Russia the accounts are equally favourable. The advices received from Nova Scotia and Canada re specting the crops are exceedingly satisfactory, and it is said that " they promise in most cases a more than usual return." Our Cotton Market was rendered more firm by the isatisfactory accounts received per last mail of the state extend their operations in the present state of the money market. The sales for the week were 24,130 bales, of which 2,000 were on speculation, and 2,500 for exporta- In the Manufacturing Districts a slightly improved feel ing prevails, caused by the abatement of the pressure for money, and the favourable reports of the harvest. There are no signs however of a resumption of active business. On the contrary several parties are meditating a stoppage of their establishments. Our Corn Market on Tuesday last was dull ; and wheat was only saleable at a decline of 9d. to ls. per bbl. Flour, which was in request, was 2s. 6d. per barrel lower. On Friday, holders were less anxious to sell; and the prices of the previous market day were fully supported, and only kept from rising by the heavy aiTi- vals. The same remarks apply to the various markets throughout the country, the feeling of the trade during the latter part of the week having been operated upon by the fall of the barometer, and a change in the weather. Failures amongst dealers and speculators, both lure and on the Continent, continue to be announced, which is little to be wondered at %hen the serious reduction of prices during the last few weeks is considered, wheat hav ing declined from 1135., the top price, to 625., and Indian Corn from 725. to 28s.,—a greater fluctuation than we ever remember during so short a space of time. The amount of the defalcations in this country are set down now at £1,500,000, a great portion of which will have to be borne by the foreign importers. On Sunday, we had the arrival of the Sarah Sands, which left New York on the 4th instant, or three days later than the Boston packet. The advices per Hibernia to the 20th July, which arrived on the 2nd instant, had depressed the market for bread stuffs, Genessee flour being quoted $5 50c. and Michigan S 5, 25c., being a decline of half a dollar. On the 3rd, sales of Ohio and Michigan were made at $5 25c., Oswego S 5 50c., and prime Ge nessee 5 601 c., with few transactions. Cotton was firmer. Freights were steady ; and Exchange had im proved, ranging from 1061 to 1061. The Indian mail, which arrived on Sunday, brings com mercial news to the 2nd July, of which the following are a few extracts. The Bengal, Harkarte says,- - " The state of commercial matters is anything but cheering. With the exception of rice, which is in great demand, all heavy articles of export are entirely out of demand, partly in consequence of the unfavourable news brought by the mail of the 7th of May, and partly from the exorbitant rate of freights, which are quoted at 101. per ton. The money-market is still excessively tight. Exchange is quoted at 2s. ad. to 2s. 4d. for ten months' bills. " The abundance of rain during the past month has not been favourable to the indigo crop, which cannot now be expected to rise above the average, unless, indeed, fine weather in this month should improve its chances." The following statement of the market for manufactured goods we take from the Calcutta Overland Prices Cur rent, July 2 : British Cotton Piece Goods.—We have again to report a quiet market for nearly all descriptions of goods under exect of Colou. )f the of These windows will not cost I we believe, than £l2O each manner in which they hay radesmen for the heir w( ' the wort Hay's exertions are beyond praise n. the di ten and economy with which he has c ❑ducted t The contractors' names are dd, stones aso William Tomkinson, bricklayer, fr. George Will is,intr; Mr. W. Goodall, plasterer and slater ; Messr Cocithain and Woolley, phimbers, &c. ; and and J. Fowler, ironfounders. All have done Mr. Wilkinson's joiner -work, which wa. obvious to us, is of the most tinted in a workmanlike r communion, by the sat and extremely well ex Yesterday, an adjourned special ir was held at the office of the Union, in Clayton-a the chair The first to consider the pro 311th Victoria, visions of an Act of Parliament (10th chap. 110), to which the Poor-law Commissioners called the attention of the board, and the provisions of which amended the Act of 9th and 10th Victoria, chap. 66, for the removal of paupers. That act prevented the removal a of pauper from a parish in which he had resided for five years, and the former act withdrew the expenses of paupers so situated from any particular township, and threw them upon the general fund of the Union. A long discussion took place on the subject, in the course of which several guardians expressed themselvc strongly in disapprobation of the act. It was desi as tyrannical, to burthen one township in a Union for the expenses of another ; and Toxteth Park, where there are a considerable number of cases, in comparison with some other townships in the Union, was cited as an instance. The Chairman and some of the Guardians, however, observed that it was the law, and they were bound to obey it. Acopy of the act was then ordered to be sent to each relie The tender of Me Vhitworth and B the supply of coffins to the Union, w FURTHER FEVER ACCOMMODATION The CLERK read a communication to the Board, from Mr. Austin, calling their attention to the question of providing additional accommodation for fever cases. He also read a communication from Mr. Gilmour, one of the Union surgeons, stating the urgent necessity there was for the erection of a fever hospital. Also a letter from Mr. Hart, in answer to ar application of the Board, in which it was stated that the Select Vestry of Liverpool could not receive fever patients from the West Derby Union. — Mr. LLOYD thought the subject had not been properly mooted to the Select Vestry.—The CHAIRMAN did not agree with Mr. Lloyd. On the ( the West Derby Union w Ttrary, he poor, without continually asking favours of public body. He spoke strongly, and at great length, in favour of erecting a new fever hospital. After what had been stated by the Commissioners, if anything took place y other in consequence of increased accommodation not being provided, blame would be deservedlyattached to them. He concluded byrequesting them to sanction the erection of the hospital.—Mr. APPLEBY said that the fever was decreasing, hey erect( £3OOO, when it was completed there would be no patients to occupy it. Anything was called fever now.—TheCHAtn- MAN deprecated such observations as had been applied to their medical officers by Mr. Appleby. They were men of education, and gentlemen , placed in a highly responsi ble situation. Thir salaries were poor, and he was sure they studied the public benefit more than their own interests. An exceedingly long discussion went on which ended in a deputation from the Guardians from Toxteth ,rat.emikwirMlNol. , SCß= men of all political sections in Parliament. The Health of Towns question may perhaps be one of Titan stem )r the City of Lon- lution of th )f the advent to In the have a is the. amerce Church instruction, Few were so destitutc whose population the word -tod was so little heard. The call—thanks to the persevering exertions of Mr. Conor, seconded by his congregation and friends—has been at length responded to. To-morrow, a temple dedi cated to God will be opened ; and although there are people who tell us that proprietary churches are an evil—that ministers, whose eloquence and sincere piety prompt them to furnish their aid in offering the means of spiritual consolation to their fel! legitimate spl so populou among bsv creatures, are going ianktul, ana Lne com be thankful that such efforts -we are mind indoet. Will our which it a I'arliar we do r he Liven nto tl Jock 'frus lead Dock r -men* put fort' been f If-implorir might have b hand, whose j heir locality, whin' Our c he Lit nd as a The rer Company, which are given at len ffairs, and that if any one in hat the Birkenhead DnA pus impression. Ford to wait, ani .e result will be are to tt f cont g corm Ivanced 131 have t peculatior aporary h their promoters vol Albion is o us to this course; ive reasoner .t length e Birkenl Of ti gth in our column 4 pock will success of the new port lave imaginec is were to be got for half wer that they have first, we mlisti, like Baron Gold evident will do so, feel- rs of the Birkenhead Docks have been into their present position, their best too confident of sic perhaps, too mud I by them in port ; and they v community has s s latel .bliC will be able to judge of ustained by the short-sighted policy of ng up the Birkenhead Docks iuntered in creating a new our Dock Trustees in not to elves in 18 It is evident, from these documents, that, if a powerful body like the Liverpool Dock Trust had undertaken to make docks in Wallaseypool, the Crown would never have attempted to claim the whole land made valuable by the works, but it would have become a part of the Dock Estate, to be re-sold or let off for the general good. It is also pretty clear that their resident and experienced engineer would have carried the works forward more rapidly and more economically than the engineer of the Dock Commissioners, resident in I ally in Birkenhead, and wi idon, only occasion- Lth no extensive experience as a ere-- and, above all, that, so far is the Public ,ted by the faithful preachers of eals made to them are, from God's 'Word, that apt time to time, suc Such has been the case with respect to the efforts of Mr. Conor to provide accommodation tq the worshippers in his district; and, more than that, to the thousands who never thought of God. A temple has been reared; and is to-morrow to be opened. We trust that the erection in question will be a blessing, as it must be, to the neigh bourhood; and that especially it will be such to those - who have originated and promoted its erection, Would that other clergymen, like Mr. Conor, would. originate similar good works, and that their state does not do its duty, Indiiduals might sup ply the deficiency. At the present moment we . ave another district , eau-strec w ch an enthusiastic labourer in the good cause—the Rev, Henry Marlen—is endeavouring to consummate a similar work in a district at present destitute of ac commodation for its inhabitants. The gentleman in question is in anticipation of being able to erect a church inhis district, and is endeavouring to convert the present limited Sunday school rooms into a tqmporary place of worship. We trust he will be successful. This and all similar efforts ought to meet with the support of a Christian public. THE question is now becoming mooted in every circle—What are the health committee doing to compel the abatement of the nuisance, created by the emission of smoke from the chimnies of steam ers on the river and manufactories in the town ? They have had full powers to effect this desirable object since the first of January last, when the Health Act came into operation. They have realized considerable benefits for the town under other provisions of that act, The closing up of unhealthy dwellings ; the better cleansing of the streets ; the removal of impure and offensive matter from our houses; the procuring of a more ample supply of water—all these and other requirements to promote an improved sanitory con dition of our town have been attended to, with Bard to expense. wonted quota of Our ferry steamers still emit the smoke, defiling the waters over which the 3 annoying the passengers which they carry, rendering our numerous river promenades, which under other circumstances would be the resorts of thousands of our health-seeking population, loca- atmosphere not impre v gnated with impurity In Common with the any reason why the requirements, Act of Parliament but of the , we are unaware of not only of the wish nmunity, w this nuisance abated, have not been ca Tied out. There is no practical or scientific difficulty of any moment to be encountered. It cannot be urged that—as in the case of the owners of the cellars and court houses which we have insisted on being closed up—anything resembling a charge of op pression could be urged against the health corn mittee for insisting upon the act being fully observed. Steam engines, it has been proved, can consume their own smoke, or rather be so constructed as to make no smoke. The cost of the alteration re- SAINT SIMON'S CHURCH The ne Collections will be made in aid of the buildi we trust there will I ct) destitute d le Rev. J. R. Great praise is d Are were much i he truly church and v I feelir ihed so a s existed ft ofav in the ev ; for it strong wind ins bu a the nat )in Habil ase, ng his I awing what preven Aug. 24, 1847. Ind it may be said that no injury has been done to the Corn. In the southern counties of England much of the wheat was left on its legs after it was at maturity for cut: under construction. We find, too, in out: own immediate districts, that many of the smaller farmers are yet delay ing the cutting of their wheat and oats, though it has been "Sufficiently ripe for some time. This inertness is by no dset in, with a want It is worthy of no- aire farm •s may here be hired in ly v. Barker. North and y on the they did they had lat a boat cinder Act ich wag right of district to another by Mean'sOf bolis; North ields on one side of the river Tyne, to South Shields ont rs who towns ; T men from presumed, ferry was tent of the e seuller men to carry passengers in their This continued to _be the state of things ear 1829. The town of North and South and accord endeavoured to Increase He (the learned Counsel) [lry to state Lban do improve the ferry, and with that view an application was made to Parliament for an act, to which attention Would presently be called. After the passing of the act of '29. the dean and chapter conveyed their rights to the old ferry by an indenture to the Corporation, who immediately Led ferries )eneficial to rter of a hour luring the night, three and half-past four. Great n the , that it was sup- nd every lmense ; so imme time it would prevent the ferry from hed. The boats, however, contrived to igation perfectly open by going u p or n rather than right across, and the consequence , that everything went on so smoothly, that only one life had been lost since the year 1829. Things re mained in this state until the month of May in the present year, when there appeared the prospectus of a company of which the defendants were three proprietors, and in that prospectus the newly-formed company proposed to esta blish a direct ferry across the river. He would now call attention to the Act of Parliament under which the com pany pretended that they had a power to do this. He had already stated that the sculler men had been in the habit of carrying persons across the river in an open boat, but these were old people, and that mode of obtaining a live lihood was not likely to be continued after the existing race of sculler men should have ceased to exist. The 85th clause of the act enacted that from and after the ferry to be esta blished by that act should be made for the carrying of horses, Do other ferry be set up and used across the Tyne, within the limits of the parish: The con cludinz part of the act was intended to protect the sculler men. The section went on to enact that if any person should re, flat, r en of four tons or upwards in ferryn 1, or ot any carts, horses D offending should forfeit 5. In fact. the real mean- every f auf pay asum not exceE ing of the act was, that the ferry then existing was the only ferry to be set up. The advertisement for the open ing the new ferry came out on Whit Monday last, and since there had been a steamer called the Dart put upon the river, and she continued to ply from side to side. The first proceedinc , by the plait who declined to interfere. Then there w Bit of which t it piece here, that at the time of the Commonwealth it Was thought right to confine the conveyance of corn" merce to English ships, 'and there was passed the A, with the view of giving effect t 7. of parliament. All seaward-bound ships 01- any burthen were then bound to have a registraton made of their tonnage, character, and description, for t he privileges which were COar first registratim that am fined to British ships ; and a certificate of that r was given, which was carried by every British act of George IV. passed in' 1829, and tb tion Act then in force had passed in 18 known as the ^-` -4 George IV., and in istraThe lip Registr: ancl auu direeted,'Uot that the burthen of ships should be 'liken' but that the tonnage should be ascertained, and the then mode of ascertaining the tonnage was by multiplying the length of the ship by its breadth. The object'of ascertain: ing the tonnage was twofold i it was to show the strength and power of the British merchant marine, and alsd.t° regulate That ae ,e amount of light an ler dues up.7 o -7-7 until 17til thesniP tvea c the tonnage first anc• • ri • an d the 'efore the justices , a proceedini. ha 4"' n his commercia —in a , gress of the free- —Lord John will borne triumphantly the hearty suppc t which he will receive he Peehte party in the House. Let him not The great leader of that party friend to a po- D sure of this r shewn himself a zenero .1 opry to allow a laurel to )y any tortuous policy, The Premier may )n a fey mportant matters, having patronizing r development of the prin and Sir R. Peel may, probably, ricourage him by licking his even allow him to ties into shine. Or ►t something greater, in the hope of being Ul3on ultimately to rescue the country from ) which his Lordship is but too at measure—anything he furt in it. B which a statesman may good or evil, must be of the Peel John and his colleagues may be I to do the duties of a corporal's guard; n a battle is to be fought, the General levement assume the command to so certain that all the par- Ls Peelites are disposed to be Yed much further in the anti-industrial move nt. Many of them, no doubt, talked very flip " at the hustings in laudation of those grand ensive measures of free trade which They could do no which they could ke for forfeited promises and consistency. But not pledged by so doing to anything It is not either qui s who are ranked c thee. They followed, moreover, in the last session Et . Conservative government, with a leader recog -sed by them as being possessed of consummate r ; but will they follow a Whig government, ich they have no confidence ? We don't be _ And, besides, what are the great commer iuestions remaining to be solved, and the solu- _ important feature ion. They are few in c, precisely those which 11 is unfit to touch, because they ss of revenue ; and his lordship's abili sncier are not regarded as of a very high hich can constitute the business of the kg ed ; and they are, besic >rd John R Besides, it is quite probable that the poSi7 tion of the country, by the time that Parliament meets, may have become such as will compel some of these honourable gentlemen to open their eyes a little wider, and afford them a fair specimen of the actual working of free trade. It was tolerably easy to face an agricultural constituency at a time when wheat was selling at 80s., and the farmer's heart was gladdened by the remembrance of the still higher rates which he had just pocketed. It was easier still to meet a borough constituency, when you could tell every elector, with a fair show of reason, that your free-trade policy had snatched him from the jaws of famine. But with wheat re duced to a minimum rate—with the farmer's abun dant crop of this year rendered, by an inundation of foreign grain, not half so productive as his defi cient crop , of last year--with that trade at a stand- have ultirnatel blunder of 1843 nd the commerce of the port wil to pay, in some shape or other; for the To us it is clear the Birkenhead Commissioners will never carry out these works. The public will not lend them the £400,000 additional they require ; and the pre sent bondholders will wait patiently until the necessities of commerce force the Liverpool Dock Trust or the rail- way interests to buy them out. A third party must will step in ; and it is a matter of grave import tl bondholders of the Liverpool Docks whether it woul( be well, no hands, for the trustees possess themselves of the concern n in their ,te to he opportunity _ the Liverpool Dock I A more immodest production than the above it is difficult to imagine. "The gentlemen who have staked so much on the mu 11 di not at sof the new port yet our contemporary says ead Commis sioners will never carry out these works." We are told that "if any °nein Liverpool have imagined that the Birkenhead Docks were to be got for half their cost, they will now discover that they have cherished a very erroneous_ impression." " Capitalists, moreover "to us it is clear thE " like Baron Goldsmid can afford to wait,"—can some of the poor Bondholders ? "and it is evident will do so, feeling confident that they will ultimately get principal and interest." MOdest again ! for if is admitted that the land made available by the works has been lost by the Birkenhead Commissioners; that the works have not been so rapidly and economically carried on by an engineer "resident in London, only oc casionally in Birkenhead, and with no experience as a constructor of doeks" as they would have been by "the resident and experienced engineer" of the Liverpool Dock Trust. We are, therefore, to pay Baron Goldsmid and his confreres both principal and interest of an expenditure impro vidently made, and for works which can never be completed by the Commissioners because " the public will never lend them the £400,000 additional they require ! " We do not at all deny the good policy of a pur chase of the Wallasey Pool and its works by the Dock Committee. No other body, we have felt convinced all along, can ever, successfully, convert that property into profitable use. As an adjunct to the Liverpool Docks, the Wallasey Docks would be invaluable; but only as the site of a rough trade —of building and boiler yards, and, perhaps, for the erection of timber wharfs and other similar purposes. As Docks for regular import and ex port purposes, they never can compete with the Docks of Liverpool ; for, in nine cases out of ten, vessels chartered inwards to discharge at Birken head, would have to come to Liverpool for outward freight—as witness Mr. Potter's two vessels which discharged at Birkenhead and had to come over to Liverpool to load, thus incurring double dues, both in ships and cargoes. This double charge would not occur, were the Birkenhead Docks made part and parcel of the Liverpool Dock Estate. We should be ready, also, to advise this purchase, with a view to save from loss those unfortunate bondholders, who are not in such good case as Baron Goldsmid. still which cheap food and increased foreign ,im ports were to have so amazingly extended, and amidst the wide-spread insolvency and ruin upon which we have already entered, neither the agri cultural nor the borough elector will be so readily , eguiled by honeyed words, however trippingly ronounced, and pregnant with the specious philo thy of the schoolmaster under whom th e i r re ,ntatives have been studying. The stubborn of facts will at length be acknowledged by all parties. It is abundantly clear to us, from these combined considerations, that the ministry of Lord John is far from being placed, by the result of the elections, in the agreeable circumstances upon which they flatter themselves. We believe them to be power- It was from these very parties that a deputation last week waited upon the Dock Committee, and had an interview with their chairman, Mr. Bramley- Moore, the result of which, we believe, was incon clusive, from the very fact that the bondholders had not the powers requisite to conduct such a negotiation. Before any purchase can be made, however, the Birkenhead Dock Commissioners must act reasonably—must put a market value upon their property. We cannot, and will not, pay for the expense of blunders committed, and demonstra tions made for the purpose not of constructing the docks, but to advance interests of land speculators in the vicinity, some of whom, having realised their several ventures, have washed their hands of all connexion with the locality. Sorry though our Dock Committee may be for those who have been less fortunate,—probably more honest,—and who, as the result still remain involved, we must re member that we have dock bondholders of our own whose interests we have to consider before giving way to our feelings of benevolence. We are not advised whether, whilst purchasing less for the achievement either of any very great good or any very considerable evil. A few social questions, indeed, they may be enabled to settle, — thanks, however, not to their own abilities or fore sigh, but. to the pressure upon them of public .opinion, and the aid which they will receive from to effect ti is would not be alteration, the expense of working lessened as very shortly to make up the outlay We have never heard it alleged that steam engines would be less efficient—would lose any of their power—by ceasing to discharge so large a portion of their fuel in the shape of vapour. On the con trary, scientific men agree in stating that their would be so far efficiency and power would be increased by so doing. Where the difficulty arises, therefore, and why in this important requirement the committee have not exercised their powers with the same promptness and energy as in others, we repeat that we are at a loss to know. We have heard, indeed, that the proprietors of some of our ferry and other steam-boats, and espe cially of a portion of the owners of manufactories in our town, object to make the attempt to abate or remove the evil. It is urged, we learn, in the face of scientific opinion, and of experience, that the object cannot be effectually achieved. The Health Committee, however, have a plain duty to perform. They have an act of parliament, whose provisions they are bound to carry out —or, at least, to endea vour to carry out. If engineering science should prove unequal to the effort, then the act, thus far, will become a dead letter. Should injury result to individuals from the effort to promote public advan tage, that advantage will warrant compensation being made. We are satisfied, however, that no such difficulty or injury can arise ; and, so far as regards the river steamers, we are convinced that an important advantage would accrue from tl - ke greater resort of the public to their use. Remove the nui sance—the deterioration of the clothing of passen gers on board ; get rid of the falling specks of soot, which make such ravages upon silk or satin dresses, bonnets, shawls, coats, and other articles of apparel; and thousands will embrace the opportunity of a sail across the river, for health and recreation, for fined to the demand for local consumption the demand for the up country marts generally felt at this season of the year not having yet taken place, the greater amount of sales reported have been in low gray shirtings, which continue inquired after, being light in stock ; the better sorts can only be passed off by importers submitting to a decline on the low prices ruling previously, which in some instances has been done, and bonsiderable parcels have found buyers.. The lower descriptions of bleached shirt ings have also been sold to some extent, but the finer sorts cannot be placed except at a considerable sacrifice. Grey Madapallams of low qualities are saleable, but bet ter sorts are neglected ; Whites are also difficult of sale. Low grey jaconets have met with a ready sale, in some instances a slight advance on former rates, but in these as in nearly all cloth, the finer sorts have been neglected, and are difficult of sale unless at a sacrifice ; there is a slight inquiry for the finer threads of bleached, the stock of which sort is light. •• •••••,.. •••-• Coloured and Printed Goods.—There continues to be a slight demand experienced for those goods, but the prices obtainable are very low. The sorts principally inquired for are low Bengal stripes, which have been placed to a considerable extent at, for common, 2r. Ba., per piece, and for better sorts, 3r., for which there is a fair inquiry. Most other descriptions are neglected, and can only be forced off by a heavy sacrifice being submitted to. Turkey red cloths, both plain and printed, meet with a ready sale at remunerating rates. _ _ Woollens.—Our market for these goods has been un usually dull at this season of the year, which is generally looked on as the briskest, and sales can only be effected by importers submitting to a discount of 15 to 25 per cent. on invoice. Mule Twist.—Holders having shown more disposition to reduce their stocks by submitting to a slight decline on former rates, sales to a considerable extent have been made, consisting principally of No. 40. Coloured Yarn.—There has been a slight improvement in the demand for German dye Turkey red, which has been placed to some extent at lr. Ba. per lb. Sales are also reported of English dye at lr. 4a. per lb, but the lat ter is in moderate demand. In other colours we have not heard of any transactions. affords, who never set foot upon their decks, unless compelled by necessity, or the calls of business. We trust that the committee will no longer dally with this matter. Let them bear in mind its impor tance to the health of their fellow-townsmen. We have in Liverpool no public parks for resort by our population. The mooting of any proposal to form such, upon a scale worthy of the town, has aiw ays been met by the plea that, in our river and its marine parades, we have ample substitutes. Let us then make that river—its many conveyances and its piers—available for the use of those seeking to enjoy a pure atmosphere and a fresh breeze. Let us rid our town of the stigma which attaches to it that the noble river, from which it derives its importance and its wealth, is only approachable through clouds of smoke and filth, which can scarcely be rivalled in denseness by those of the smithies of Wolver hampton or Birmingham. The Rate of Exchange, per the present mail, 2s. per Rupee for six months' sight drafts, and from 2s. 04d. to 2s. Oid. for ten months' date Bills. Freights— Sugar .. £9 oto £9 5 per ton of 20 cwt, Rice .. .. 910 to 915 do. do. Hides Jute 6 6to 610 do. of 5 bales 7 oto 7 7 do. of 14 cwt. JENNY LIND.—The Swedish Nightingale will sing for the first time in Liverpool next Monday week. The box office was opened for the sale of tickets and the distribu tion of places on Thursday, when there was a fearful rush. No less than £1,900 was received in a few hours. Several gentlemen paid as much as thirty and forty pounds each to secure places for themselves and their parties. The Journal says, " We learn that the intention of giving three operas has been abandoned. Mademoiselle Lind sings in Manchester on the Friday, and was, therefore, apprehen sive of being unable to sing the following night in Liver pool. There will, in consequence be only two operas in this town." SHARSPERE'S HOUSE—THE AMATEUR PERFORMANCE. —The proposed amateur performance in aid of the funds for the purchase of Shakspere's house, is likely to be very successfully carried out. The first rehearsal of the " Twelfth Night," by the gentlemen who are to take part in the proceedings, took place a few evenings ago. Witk the exception of the ladies, the whole of the performers List of cabin passengers by the splendid new packet- will consist of amateurs. That clever actress, Miss ship Ocean Monarch, Captain James Murdoch, sailed Emmeline Montague, has been solicited to appear on the 24th instant for Boston :—Rev. Mr. Hir cks and Son, Mr. occasion, and we doubt not she will readily come forward E. Gilmore and lady, Miss Welsh, Miss E. Morriss, Mr. should her engagements permit. We understand that if Robert Earp, jun., Mr. M. Bech, Mr. E. Fyvive, Mr. C, the Theatre Royal can be obtained, the performance will Alger, Mr. H. Clapp, Mr. Bakewell, Mr. Welsh, Captain take place in that building. Curtis, Dr. Greaten, Mr. Fraser, Mr. Birmingham, Mr. OUR ONLY CorroN MILL.—We learn with great regret Tibbs, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Lilly, Mr. Pratt, Mrs. Pratt, that it is purposed entirely to close the " North Shore 1 Mrs. Worcester, the Misses Pratt, Mr. Cotter, Miss Joh- Mill," the only one in this town, on the 11th of next son, Miss Phillips, Mr. W. P. Birmingham, two Sisters of month, and that it is doubtful when the proprietors will Charity, and 170 in the steerage. again open it, the trade—spinning of twist for export — RAILWAY PRACTICE.—An important, work on this being anything but remunerative. About 500 operatives subject has just been published, giving every practical will thus be thrown out of employment, and with them, information on railway matters, and entering Into every taking a small average as regards families, 500 more, or point bearing on the construction of a line, from the pur- in all 1,000. We the more regret the fact, inasmuch as chase of the land until the completion of the project. Mr. North, the managing partner here, is a most kind- The pages are illustrated by a large number of well-execu- hearted and indulgent master, and spoken of with the ted plates, and the accuracy of the details in the volume most grateful feelings by even the poorest who are de is backed by the authority of the most eminent and skil- pendent upon him. We could state much on this point, ful engineers in the kingdom. but Mr. North's retiring and unassuming manner forbids THE PENNY SUBSCRIPTION FOR THE PURCHASE OF US. We, in truth, know him only from his good works SHAKSPERE'S HOUSE.—We believe that a preliminary to his people, and his constant endeavour to improve their meeting will be shortly held in this town, to consider and religious, moral, and domestic condition. devise the best means of furthering the above object. We ACCOMMODATION FOR VISITORS TO LONDON. —Any hope that every true admirer of the illustrious and far- , gentleman desirous of meetins with comfortable accom famed bard will assist in promoting this most excellent modation in the metropolis, will meet with every attention and praiseworthy undertaking, and we likewise hope that at Evans Hotel, where the charges are extremely moderate, the various workshops, warehouses, &c., will prepare and and the provisions ample and first-rate. hold themselves in readiness to aid the Works of those ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.—The entertainments at this who are actively engaged in the preliminary matters. popular place of amusement continue of a varied and With an active and well organized central committee, we pleasing character. Mr, W. J. Hammond, an old fit fully anticipate the realization of it toler§ble sum, small vourite with the Liverpool public, has been playing very as tho subscription is, I successfully. Liverpoo sider their objection THE CROPS IN LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE The harvest in the districts around Liverpool (Lan cashire and Cheshire) is approaching towards completion. The greater part of the grain croi?_is cut down, and a wheat crop is considered by experienced agriculturists to be the largest, or heaviest, that this country has produced for the last twenty years, and the grain is in excellent order. The oats, or which a good deal was grown this season, are, also, particularly fine. Although more of it has been lodged by the rain than of the wheat, it has re ceived very little injury, and with a few fine days it will be well got in and prove an abundant yield. Barley, which is not grown to a great extent in these localities, is also good. We know of &Yew fields that were'attacked in the spring by the wire-worm, and became thin, sickly, and unpromising, but the insect having died out, and feeding weather supervening, they have since thickened and improved amazingly. But few beans and peas are grown here. The peas have yielded pretty fairly ; but the beans have been much injured by " the black dol phin " fly,—some fields of them destroyed. It is highly gratifying that the crops of gram are so abundant, and the harvest progressing so favourably ' • for it is now ascertained beyond a doubt , that there will be a great failure in the general potato crop. The same disease that has been so fatal to this plant for the last two years, is again raging as virulently as it did last year. Great hopes were entertained, until last week, that we should this year escape such a visitation ; but from yes terday week, crops, apparently strong and healthy, have rapidly drooped under the influence of the mysterious agency, and many of the tubers are already destroyed. Whether it were safer to dig t' Lem up, and save, i ble, such as are available for food ground on the chance of their rec (which they did in some instances last year,) is a ques , or leave them in the ',overy from the disease, not its cure, have yet been definitely discovered, and agri culturists and chemists are equally at sea,—none of their conjectures or speculations having yet been found to be, as the Scottish lawyers would say, " proven." New seed has been introduced from Asia and South America, and seedlings have been obtained from the potato apple at home, but all, without effect, for these have been equally affected. None have been wholly spared ; and it is re markable that the old " Kemp" seedling has not been so much attacked as other kinds. The disease, indeed, has appeared in some of the regions of which the plant is a native ; and without further futile attempts to analyse or eradicate it, we begin to think that it were wise policy not to rely upon the root for so large a portion of the food of the people, but to cultivate in its place other articles of produce, such as additional bread stuffs, and especially turnips, parsnips, &c., more certain in growth, and equally as nutricious. It is a consolation, that though the loss in the potato crop will be great, it will not be so grievously felt as last year, from the general abundance of other field produce and the heavy imports. There was not so large a quantity of potatoes sown as last year, and we are better prepared to meet the deficiency than we were last autumn. The other green crops are, we are happy to say, going on very favourably. The turnip crop is particularly good in this county and in Cheshire. Carrots and parsnips, for which the neighbouring districts are famous, are also most abundant. Mangel wurzel is also good, and will be gene rally of large size. The Swedish field turnip, (it is, perhaps, not popularly known,) when gathered before it hardens too much, is superior to the garden turnip as a table vegetable. It contains more saccharine, and is well flavoured and highly nutritive. Any of our readers who have not tried it may soon test the truth of this re mark Our 'local markets have hitherto been well supplied with potatoes, and at a comparatively low price. This is to be accounted for by farmers being uncertain of the crop keeping, and therefore hurrying it in for sale. It therefore affords no criterion of the ultimate dearth or abundance of this article. On Saturday potatoes ranged (sold from carts) at about 3s. Bd. per measure,, and were retailed at 10d. per score. All kinds of other vegetables are abundant and cheap. With regard to the crops generally throughout the kingdom, and also in Ireland, (a few particulars as to the state of which we give in another article,) we are happy to say, from all accounts, and from the personal observa tion of an agricultural friend who has made a tour through the best counties in the South of England, that the wheat crop is a full average, or rather more. In the great corn growing counties (the southern and eastern), it is above the average, while oats awl barley are about a fair ave rage. In those counties the turnip crop has suffered much from the drouent, and the bean crop is almost a failure. Taking t.b:e whole United Kingdom, however, into account, the prospect for the poor man (even if great part of the petatoes fail) is much better than it was last year. The weather has continued since our last publication to be upon. the whole propitious for harvest operations, with the exception of some rather heavy rain on Saturday night and, Sunday morning, with a strong wind. Yesterday, towever, WM fine, with a bright sun and a drying breeze ; 4iiAlkekV eo. IV. contains the same 3rd and 4th of William IV., chap Mr. KNOWLES.—The 6th of ( statute. MARTIN continued— In the early part of the rei th is of William IV. steam navigation had sprung up iu --- country to a great extent, and as a deal of room was taken up by the engine, it was but right and fair that that romp; should be excluded in ascertaining the tonnage, and that 'hat steam-boats should be taxed for, should be their Be wha. tual capacity for carrying merchandise. The Bth and r i Vic., cap. 89, was the present registration act, and sectio.il 15 was the commencement of a_series of sections on 011 subject. ine seamen counsel slaving react tine following sections, proceeded to say that if the entire of the interior of the hull of the largest steam vessel OW were converted into an engine room the tonnage of the vessel would be reduced to less than four tons. NO w ' what had been done with the Dart, in order to reduce her to less than four tons, was this. When she original l y plied to Sunderland, she had the engine-room, as was cus tomary in steam vessels, in the centre of the hull. At eilc e end of the engine-room there was a bulk-head, and be turee the bulk-head forward and the bow, and also betwe.e° the bulk-head and the stern, there were two little eabto9 of about 131 feet in length each, into which passenge r ' .vent in ease of rain. When the vessel went to the fe,1:1:3. across ASK the Tyne, the foremost bulk-head was knoCK,,..u`; d o wn, and the whole of the interior of the hull, with.t" ex ception of the cabin aft, was converted into an eng ine room. She was, by this process, converted into a bo at, of a little above three tons hurthen, in order to evade-the provisions of the act of parliament ; and, in point of fact , if the same thing were done with the Great Britain' the Medina, the Undine, or any other large steamer, ea ch of these vessels would be reduced to a lesser tonnage than four tons. This was the clumsy contrivance to which 01 )in into a mere I I converw" moved the LW: unly luu reatuy•A her aft from the en, but the contrivitr jar! might see it was a clumsy evasion ;of the provision. - act of parliament, because the argument of the defendant! now was, that as she had been rcduced to a lesser blk e ' " , than four tons, they were entitled to ferry passengers virtue of the act of parliament. The JUDGE.-It is obvious here that the question re solves itself into matter of law. It seems as if they calla not construe the acts of Parliament, and.that they se ll the cases down here for us to construe them. Mr. KNowLEs.—My Lord, I recollect Mr. J usti l Pattison saying, some time ago, at. York, that he had the for three days been trying questions of equity which ottgli,,s to have been disposed-of in the courts above. If the csc of Norris and Fresh is taken up to the House of Lords9, o will have to be decided at last by the very individual 'lv'. sent it down here. (A laugh.) Evidence for the plaintiff was here taken, a great 11 11 , 1/1 0 : ber of acts of Parliament were cited, and several in tures and documents were put in and read. ige A long conversation ensued between the learned -co and counsel on both sides, in the course of which KNOWLES contended that an important improvement it been effected in the Dart by the removal of the after bl ar head of some machinery there, and that there were dlff ent modes of ascertaining the tonnage. Mr. MARTIN admitted that the tonnage of the ve, - , 0 . as she at present stood would, according to the 6th u' IV., be less than four tons. f o t Ultimately a verdict was returned for the plaintix. 405., with liberty to move to enter a verdict for the do ,e " dant on any of the issues. This terminated the business of the assizes was closed at one o'clock The .- ,tif The twenty-first list of the " British Associatin ;,C• the Relief of the Distress in Ireland and Scotland , knowledges contributions amounting to £430,000. 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