The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-02-16 00:00:00

, 16, 184 g. Y, a newly-erected ated in a very genteel the Exchange. The ns, Kitchen, Pantry r ht or Nine Lodging .e Garden. ()use, 10, Exchange- Double VILLAS, distance of the New House contains four r-rooms, Bath-room,. the Houses is Let on on of the other may mge-street East. ionable Clarence Pair, very light, not Patent todetrees and ufactory, Seel-street, ILDERS. cAry, one of the verpool, having Four i-street, Kent-street, uare yards of LAND, :el, being a short dis (The House alone VM. WILLIAMS, 47, Residences in town ;hops in some of the :, Rock Ferry. Also, use, with 1000 yards ily, a handsoTftelY and BED-ROOM, of and Cold Shower le had if required. ice. )st.sioti, a small` om Brewer or Spirit— ent Dining-room up may be converted oderate. ers, Redcross-street, Litable for General fronting a yard on nee also fronting a t, now in the °mu pill show the same. dings, North John- rtg. ,NCE SOCIETY, )ON. ril TJESDAY, between 9, Eldon Chambers,- 3LAKE, Manager. KS' MUTUAL IN, tANcE, Pciety's Acted ONDON. , scott, Esq. De Rothschild. ENT FUND. .P. he Afutual Principle . Eteport of the Mutual NDER, Secretary. lc-STREET. 1., 31, Norton-street. D INSURANCE LAMENT. ?.rity of the Society, ❑al investigation, to !ent..on the amounts • fit scale. 0 0T) 1 ac v eg • • PNP, 414; s. s. d 3 9 434 6 6 1 916 4 729 2 II 7 II 9 24 13 " • e next will be made and substantial ad sixes and Deferred :dons ? the power to • e Policy, two-thirds e option of selecting s to meet other con terms of years ars lOUX, Secretary. oath Castle-street. LOFTITOVSE, and ETY, LONDON. irman. roke, Esq. haw Lefevre, Esq. tledale, Esq. ledale, Esq. ,rde Norman, Esq. se, Esq. chard Pole, Esq. h, Esq. art, Esq. orge Thornton, Esq. ith Thornton, Esq. GE, Actuary. that the Holders of 'filed to participate itions contained in be obtained at the 4' any of the Agents on Young Lives are ished Offices. to the Policy Holders iummer,lB43, and the ON AN AVERAGE Or PER ANNUM on tior 'lig Holders become Society. Annual Premium or the whole of Life• 2 16 8 3. 6 6 3 17 8 dreet West, Bank-buildings, Mr. James Hayes, R. F. Hindle Mr. William Stone*. id Ormskirk, Mr. 1. n2,_ Mr. J. Smith Mr. G. Haworth Mr. Richard Holds to Leeds Union dge & Ashton-under - Ir. W. Butterworth 4r. E. Ward, Solicitor , Mr. J. Wonley Evidence of th e e and RHEUMNIV reen,6th Feb., 1847. t it you with the beau ile at Chepstow, I had, it in one foot, and win' r this time the diseas e place my foot on the he pain excruciating' Rheumatic Pills, l )re, Chemists, Bristol, .iain had wholly taken two-and-a-1 13 .A ' was perfectly restored T. 11 recommend this va" mY power, and never nit it. During my ill ' be's, Greyhound 10; tisite, will confirm tb` tion, that the afflicted ly, 5 YATES, rs. Day and Martin. Jorn, London. matic Pills is now o" i s of diseases known Tic Iloleroux, and °.ssary. The coutirog;i, • Able authority as r medicine of the London ,• and, by n i ct Phillips, Wi n os, Ts, J. Syers, Robeo, L, Smith, Kin , ' , 13 , r t er, acklow, r ; Gaskell, Mancheeit,e,,oi Medicine Vent' 2.8. 9d. per box UMATIC PILLS,.. .f icI, tam Prout, 229, Stn nut Stamp law' Fel). 16, 1847: Manta. sx.tottlr S ANTED, A WAREHOU - E ROOM, on the Alf Ground Floor, and wit efr w yards of the Exchange buildings. Rent to be s • Address, post paid, Ss, Liverpool Arms, Water-street. 'WANTED, in 11 1 W m i r te ar iatant's O ffi ce, a YOUNG MAN, wbo undersj l the business, and can keep the books. References w' e required. Address, prepaid, E. C., Postoffice, Chester. 11/V:ANTED, in a broker's Office, a respectable YOUTH, as an AP ICE. AD)ffication to be e by letter, in his own handwriting, rtlit Paid, addresse 61, Postoffice, Liverpool. WANTED , a number of r stable YOUNG MEN, DientwatelT ORD or a New and Popular PERIO iorAPPIY' between the hours of Ten and Four, at No. 49, Staf d-street, Liverpool, or 35, New Bridge-street, Manchester. PRIVATE EDUCATION. AMARRIED LADY, of high family and finished Ettucation. and who, for capabilities and long experience, .at, be' tronglyrecommended in various distinguished guar- Le " , including some of the most c orated Professors of the trZeat day, is desirous of r , charge of TWO YOUNG ans: MS, (any age betwe ur and eighteen,) to EDUCATE tmrern lli,' up as h n. The comforts of a private home, fitting kindness, religious instruction, and the advantage 'Of 'the best Masters will be afforded them.,. The strictest refe- Tences given and required. 'Direct to A. B. C., 60, St. James-place, Park-road, Liverpool. Itiontp. HE COMMISSIONERS for the Improvement of the Township of BIRKENHEAD, CLAUGHTON-CUM ('RANGE, and part of OXTON, in the County of Chester, HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that they are ready to receive TENDERS for LOANS, at the rat of — Five Pounds per Cent. Per Annum, for such Term of as may be agreed upon ; to be secured upon the hate ods, Ferries, Market, and other Properties of the Town ' , vested in them by virtue of their several Acts of Parlia nt. Tenders to be addressed to the TREASURER 01 , TFIE Com- MISSIONERS ' Commissioners' Booms, Birkenhead. JOSH. MALLABY, Clerk to the said Commissioners. Commissioners' Room, 26th Jan., 1847. EDINBURGH, LEITH, AND GRANTON RAILWAY. THE Directors of this Company are ready to receive 1 TENDERS for.LOANS, on Debenture Bonds, for Sums of not less than .500, for a period of Three Years, at the ratebl Per Cent., payable at the Terms of Martinmas and Whitsun maY, by the undermentioned Bankers : L ONDON Messrs. WILLI , A.CON, and Co., Birchen- . L IVERPOOL MESST EYLAND R/Id BULLINS. EDINBURGH C OF GLASGOW BANK. BY o er of the Board, ALLEN GEO. FIELD, Secretary. Abercrombil-plaes, Edinburgh, 21st hay, 1846. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. NOTICE OF FIFTH CALL ON GRAND JUNCTION SHARES. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Directors in exe cution of the Acts of Parliament relating to the said Company, have, pursuant to the provisfons thereof, made a CALL of .'2 in respect of each of the .e4O shares which were created by the Grand Junction Railway Company, on the 24th July, 1844, and have ordered that such Call be paid to one of the tinder-men tioned Bankers, namely : London Messrs. Glyn, Hallifwahl Co. Birmingham The Birninghaanking Company, or Messrs. MOPIA and Son Liverpool..... Messrs. N and Co., or the Bank of Liver pool. Manchester... Sir jamin Heywood and Co., or the Man chester and Salford Bank, on or before the 15th of February next. And the several Pro prietors of such .t 40 Shares are required to pay such Call ac cordingly GEO. CARR GLYN, Chairman. CHAS. LAWRENCE, Deputy-Chairman. By order, RICHD. CREED, ll s ecretaries. HENRY BOOTH, Euston Station, London, Jan. 9, 1847. Tontrarts. THE GLASGOW, DUMFRIES, AND CARLISLE RAILWAY. NOTICE TO INTENDING CON TRACTORS. THE Time for Receiving TENDERS for 'the execution of the WORKS on that portion of the Line from ?ear Racks Village to Drumshinnock, and from Dalpedder to T!riquhar, has been POSTPONED till SATURDAY, the 13th March next. The Plans, Sections, and Spe • ons, with Drafts of the t 4 MtraCtS, be seen here nd after FRI DAY, the 26th Fe ruary, and the Assistant • eer will be at March, Inn, San (l;lhar, on the Mornin Tmy, the 2d March, at Nine clock, to point out e Line to Contractors. By order, WILLIAM LOGIE, Secretary. lasgoie, Dumfries. and Carlisle Railway Chambers, • Glasgow, 13th February, 1847. BIRKENHEAD ( COMMISSIONERSTDOCKS. THE COMMISSIONERS of the BIRKENHEAD 6th .d„„""'"CKS HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that on or before the WI B°f April next, the first portion of the said DOCKS Shi,,,?E OPENED FOR BUSINESS. Due, 0 1 , 1 , n g frequenting these Docks will be subject to Tonnafie tni ss i n Vrthe Acts of Parliament n a authorising the Com p,", "erli to levy any Rates upo m : m ods. the prrtieulars as to the ' m es, Rules, and Regulations of B aiu Docks will shortl a e issued ; and, in the meantime, Klrmation may be I m mu.applieation to Mr:Rictisno HIND, at the Commissioners Offices, Argyle-street, Birkenhead. JOSH. MALLABY, Clerk to the said Commissioners. Deck -office, Birkenhead,7th Jas„ 1847. LIVERPOOL - MECHANICAL SURGERY, 88, BOLD-STREET. MR. GEORGE R. BELL, SURGEON 3IECHANIST AND MEDICAL GALVANIST, (From Bell and Mcody'a celebrated Establishment, Bath,) VALLS the attention of the Medical Profession and lk.-/ the Public generally to his TRU' SES FOR EVERY VARIETY .RUPTURE, BANDAGES for PRO S - AN ET UTERI " "-ASTIC LACED STOCKINGS ,'EE U CAPS I 'lt ANCLE , BAN ES, Iron. VARICOSE .INS. WEAKNESS, &C., For I NVISIBL'E PINE SUPPORTS, .° -urvature, Appara us for Incurvation of the Limbs, Club Feet. &c. ror LADIES' ELASTIC BANDAGES, B uPPorting the Abdomen. and also for HERNIA t. mBILICALIS. Elastic.and Plain Bandages of every descrip n, Improved French Spring CRUTCHES, Hunting Belts, S USPENSORIES, or Riding Tresses; Catheters and Boujies, r Urinaries, Stomach and umps, Patent Injection ,or LAVEMENT -Apparatus, Hearin g Trumpets, Vrgical Instruinents, Splints, &c. 'wnevia Apparatus, Syringes, if Surgical Instruments Repaired. A FEMALE ATTENDS LADIES. BRISTOL & EXETER RAILWAY COMPANY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of the PROPRIETORS of this COMPANY will be held, at the White Lion Hotel, Broad-street, Driotol, on Tit 1318 DAY, the 11th day-of March, 1847, at One o'clock in the Afternoon, when Drafts of-the following Bills will be submitted to the Illeetimr, viz.:- Ist. —A Bill to enable the - Bristol and Exeter Railway Com pany to make a Branch Railway from the parish of Lyng, near the town of Taunton, to join th e Wilt s , S omerse t, and Wey mouth Railway, near Castle Cary, in the county of Somerset. 211.—A Bill to enable the 'Bristol and Euter-Railway Com pany to make a Branch Railway fro 11F Bristol and Exeter Railway, in the parish of Blead o the city of Wells, the town of Glastonbury, and the sli of Street, all in the county 119.0.1 914 of Somerset. And an Agreement forte Purchase, by the Bristol and Exe ter Railway Company-, of the Exeter and Erediton Railway will be submitted for C6nfirmation by the said Proprietors. JOHN BROWNE, Deputy-Chairman. J. B. BADHAM, Secretary. Railway Office, 30, Broad-street, 4th of Feb., 1847. NOTICE. , IVERPOOL GUARDIAN GAS COMPANY . The COMMITTEE of MANAGEMENT be to give NOTICE that all further APPLICITIONS ARES must be made at the Office, or.to the Me rs of the Committee of Manage ]nent, on or beforeMo DAY next, the 22d instant, as the. Share List will he closed on that day. L IVERPOOL .GUARDIAN GAS COMPANY. (PROVISIONALLY REOISTERED.) ..CAPITAL .elOO,OOO, in 10,000 SHARES of .f'lo taa. DEPOSIT,,Ibe. per share. Sliarehokler liable beyond the amount of his Shares, LIST OF PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. Mr. John Finch, Jun.,. Sir Thomas's-buildings, ~ Jas. ReddecliffeJeffery, Church-street. ~ Adam Pringle, Bold-street. George Woods, Ditto. ~ John Rogers, St. James's-street. • E. C.llindley, ilold-street. 3, Thomas Urquhart, Ditto. • John Daniel„.Lotd-street. 3, William Medley, Whi apel. • P. L. Haushurg; C ch-street. I, Thomas Morris rd-street. William Okell aradise-street. ~ Charles GilUlam, Lord-street. ~ John B. Johnson, Scotland-road. ~ Thomas" Bailey, Aigburth. 1 - lenry Ranson, Cook-street. ~ Edward Tuton, Lord-street. ~ Bins Wilde, Sparling-street. „ henry Littler, - Lcrd-street. „ Walter Bostock, Paradise-street. „ William Bolderston, St. James's-place. With power to add to their number. COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT. John Fin, 1, , Jnn. E. C. Hindley. James It. Jeffery. John Rogers. Adam Pri ogle. John Daniel. George W oods. 1 1' , NotNErn—J o i BA? REns—The Ito] SOLICITORS—Messrs. SECRErA NTILIAMENTAILY AGENTS—\'I ,n Cox, Esq., C.E. -al Bank of Liverpool. lay, •Swift, and Wagstaff. -Mr. Macdonald. Messrs. Pritt, Venablea, .and Co 'this Company is formed to sechre:a better supply of Gas w ithin the Borough of Liverpool, and on lower terms than that qar dby the existing Companies. tjr ll" e Public of Liverpool will be aware that a Companyunder parliament,; t e e,.s,ay .:; atitif chiefly. of the same individuals, d i e n °n th s e istill year g 1844, and again in 1845, with a ca I% securing an Act for Incorporating such Company to il i W t Y out the same objects. It is only necessary hereto state, 411,;,1while that Company had, in . their Bill of 1845, fixed a price"of 4s. per 1000 cubic feet, against a then selling ° Ytte existing Companiesof 6s.—reduced by them to t moment of the meeting of Parliament—the 4 ,', t11 4, - ", ‘ cni at art 9e Committee, after . hearing the evidence . of this d also that of the existing Companies, bound the 6 (• 1 - ' l oin ' penies, on their own offer, to reduce . heir price to the notwithstanding that the evidence previously offered • ce ,,- "e,., Ives showed that they were selling Gas at a "ruinous 54 er 1000 cubic feet, and that no rioe less than E .1 old save them from actual lOss.on the p then.consurnp. 1 ., It s carcely, necessary to state, that the promoters of the .I , oth - , en (j ag compauy. were in no way.consenthig .pprtiea to n 4 settlement of the question, since its-obvious result must e cio 4 d has been, to perpetuate a higher price of Gas to the or, t;,titinity of Liverpool than would produce a fair dividend pi: really tieedfal amount of capital. tkitt s ." existing Companies proceeds to Parliament it the finerll4 . ,.: Session for power to raise additional capital, and also w money on -the security of their works to meet the demand for Gas ; but it must be remembered, :that ~."q9 I Y„ Pound so raised or borrowed, the community of Li -I,.7,chtZ as consumers of Gas, will have to pay a high dividend, r)N o sZo .. B bids fair, if strong efforts be not made to resist ni b I~ Q 6 1T2_ 1 ,tax perpeto A n y. at it;L e of this y is to furnish Gas to the rommu • it m'ee which will enable every householder, of whatever 9 fe thrice to use it; and having received the best engs . leer -0,7), en).,:9.the a g a inst for, a price not exceeding 3s. Bd. per feet, the sum .of 4s. 6d. now charged by the q c ent Cott ianies ; the dividend on capital not to exceed 71 As the consumtion bond the limited " r t4e ) : l edim a te p d by them, the increases price of ey Gas will be shit it eued. l tar 8 * - Y als tt d that from the great increase of late 444 to th ° • or Of Population of Liverpool,-,an increase far beyond g tit tle "' , Y other town in the kingdom within a similar space any , 4, -- thelre is ' ample room for a tbir.d. Company, without ' sl i 3 .Y interfering with the fair interests of the existing o re, .• tote,oipith„Poste prelimingry steps have approachingt enable the 8)," 14; 7 osecute their Bills in the g Session. ,uore Droportion of tUe Shares being already taken, the "grtie " B 't remain open for onlr i a limited time ; and those N I 3 Who , • Y• Win were idiarehomers in t e old Guardian Gas Corn a preference in the allotment. e • ions for Shares, in the form annexed, toike made to go;s, ~'4RTAkY, at the Office of the Company, Princes-build. te rPoc,l ) . "ler of Notrth John-street and .Ifarrington-straet, O TH FOAT OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. E R MA NA GING COMMITTEE OF THE LIVERPOOL ettl einen GUARDIAN GAS COMPANY. th in • request you to allot me Shares of .€lO to le. above Company ; and I hereby undertake to accept t a nd to or any less number which may be allotted to me, Cont; t be Deposit thereon, and to execute the Parhamen -.menu Subscribers' Agreement, and all other ;Mil do- Pky.. woeufectuired. (lay of 1847. Name in full Profession or Trade ....... •, LIVERPOQL, MANCHESTER, AND .NEWCAS TLE-UPON-TYNE JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY. At the ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS of this COMPANY,IeId.at the Pala tisse Hotel, Manchester, on TUESDAY, the 2d.day of February, MC, . THOMAS ROBERT WILSON FFRANCE, ESQ. in the Chair, It was Regotred,—That the Common Seal of the Company be now affixed to the Re gi ster of Shareholders. Resztred,—That the deport of the Directors now read be re ceived and adopted, and that the same be printed and circu lated amongst the Proprietary; but that the consideration and confirmation of the Balance Sheet thereto sfppended be post poned uattil after the discussion of the Report of the Committee of Investigation (appointed on the 25th of July last) at the Ex traordinary General Meeti to be he rthis day. That Messrs. Swallow andalrock be continued the Audi tors of the Company. (Sipa:A) Tth)S. RORT. W SON FFRANCE, Chairman. The Meeting then adjon :until after the close of the Ex .traordinary Geueral Meet' g. • At the EXTRAORD TARY GENERAL MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS;IeId at the Palatine Hotel, Manchester, on TUESDAY, the 2d clay of February,.lB47, THOMAS ROBERT WILSON FFRA.NCE, Eso. in the Chair, The Requisition caving the Meeting having been read, much 'discussion ensued, but ,it was llesolved,,--That, the ,Report of the Committee of Investiga tion, now read, be receivod and adopted. That the Thanks of this Meeting he givon to the Committee of Investigation, and that fi4llM of Xl5O be:paid to them out of the funds of the Company for their personal services, in addi tion to the expenses incurred by them. That no alteration be made iu the present constitution of the Board of Directors. That the Directors be, authorised to proceed with their several m e t g t i ° a n i s: Parliament for obtainte l the s s ai n ic og on lai ti n f zl before ri nm t e h n i s t thereto ; and that they he armed with full powers to negociate with the Northern Counties Union Company for an amalgama tion of the two Companies. (Signed) THOS. ROUT. WILSON FFBANCE, Chairman. This concluded the business of the Extraordinary General hiceting and the business of the Ordinary Meeting was again re:mined, when p7a.s. Resolved,—That the Balance Sheet of t 1 Company do pass,*nd be received and adopted. X•iigned) HOS. RORT. WILSON EFRANCg, Chairman. Mr. Frant•ccc having quitted the chair, a vote of thanlis was unanimously plui,ed, for his impartial conduct as Chaim - lan during the day, (Signed) C. MOORE WILSON, W. H. INGRAM, i c,..piar;,, C HE4ER AND BIRKENHEAD RAILWAY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS of CHES TER and BIRKENHEAD RAILWAY COMPAN Y, 'will be held at the CLARENDON-ROOMS, South John-steeot, 'Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, on SATURDAY,_the (Ith day of March next, at Twelve o'clock at Noon — Frecisely, when the Draft of a Bill, entitled, ." 4..Difrto Incorporate the Chester and Birkenhead Rail t >tyr?rthe Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction Rai y," will be submitted to the Share holders then preseu By order, JOSH. MALLABY , Clerk to the Company. Birkenhead, 4th February. 1847. 13 IRKENITEAD,•LANCASHIRE, & CHESHIRE JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the HALF-YEARLY ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the PROPRIETORS of the BIRKENHEAD, LANCASHIRE, and CHESHIRE JUNC TION RAILWAY COMPANY will be held, at the Town-hall, Birkenhead, in the county of Chester, on SATURDAY, the 27th day of February instant, at Twelve olgockat Noon precisely. The Books kept by this Co /sty for the Registration of Shares will be Closed from es ay, the 23d day of February instant, to Saturday, th th day of February instant, both days inclusive. By order E. P. CHARLEWOOD, Secretary. Birkenhead, L cashire, and Cheshire Junction Railway Offices, Birkenhead, Ist February, 1847. B IRKENHEAD, LANCASHIRE, & CHESHIRE JUNCTION RAILWAY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, than an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS of the BIR KENHEAD, LANCASHIRE, and CHESHIRE JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY will be held, at the Town-hall, in Bir kenhead, in the county 'of Chester, on SATURDAY, the 6th day of March next, at Two o'clock in the A ft ernoon precisely, when Drafts of the following Bills, that is to say, first, a Bill for ena bling the Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction Railway Company to make certain deviation ' the main line and Chesterßranc.h of their Railway, a or other putposes ; and secondly, a Bill to incorporate t Nester and Birkenhead Railway with the Birkenhead, ashire, and Cheshire Junc tion Railway, will be subinitset to the Shareholders then pre sent ; and at the said Meeting, the Shareholders then present, will be called upon to sanction certain ariannments entered into by the Directors of the said Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction Railway Company, to subscribe a certain amount of the funds of the said Company towards, and for the said Company, to take an interest in the Mold Railway; and for other purposes. By order, E. P. CHARLEWOOD, Secretary, Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction Railway Offices, Birkenhead, 3d February, 1847. A MBERGATE, NOTTINGHAM, AND BOSTON II AND EASTERN JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, Aliat the BOOKS kept for the REGISTRATION of TRANSFERS of SHARES in this COMPANY will be CLOSED from WED N DAY, the 10th, to TUESDAY, the 23d day of Februaryi , both days inclusive. By order, W .N. NORTON, Chairman. OS. BISHOP, Vice-Chairman. JNO. GOUGH, Secretary. Company's (Vic , heeler-gate, Nottingham, 1 February, 1847. S HREWSBURY -& BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY. NOTICE OF FIRST CALL OF CALL. .t , l 'l5B. PER SHARE ON CLASS B -SHARES. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the DIRECTORS of the SHREWSBURY and BIRMINGHAM COMPANY have THIS DAY made a CALL - of 1 15s. PER SHARE upon the respective Holders of CLASS II SHARES in the said COM PANY, payable on the 15th day of April next ; and the Share holders are requested to pay the same accordingly, to any of the undermentioned Bankers : London I ontion Joint-Stock Bank. The Commercial Bat • London and Wes nster Bank. Messrs. Glyn alifax, Mills, and Co. Shrewsbury Messrs. R ie, Eytons, and Co. Messrs eck and Co. Birmingham Tow nd District Banking Company. Wolverhampton . verhampton and Staffordshire Banking Company. Stourbridge Stourbridge and Kidderminster Banking Company. Manchester Union Bank of Manchester. Liverpool Bank of Liverpool. By order of the Board, GEORGE KNOX, Secretary. 3, Moorgate-street; London, Feb. 4, 1847. BRISTOL & EXETER RAILWAY COMPANY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the next HALF YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of the PROPRIETORS of this COMPANY will be held, in pursuance of the Act of Par liament, at the White Lion Hotel, in the city of Bristol, on TH vssnAY,'the 4th of March, at Twelve o'clock, for the Election of Four Directors, who retire by rotation, and for other affairs. _ _ The Chair will be taken at One o'clock precisely. JOHN RROWNE, Deputy-Chairman. Power will then be asked of the Proprietors, to subscribe the sum of £7500 towards the Capithi of the Plymouth Great West ern Dock Company; and to take4ooo Hal hares, of £25 each, •in the South Devon Railway, to wl'' le Bristol and Exeter !Railway Company are entitled, Proprietors of 4000 whole Shares. The retiring Directors m e re-elected. :The Transfer Books ' be Closed on Tuesday, the 23d'of February, and not be eopened until after the said General Meeting on the 4th March. Agreeably to lb third Resolution Of the General Meeting of the 3d of September, the Dividend for the Half-year ending on the 31st of December last, will Imretnitted to those Shareholders who stand registered on the said 23thlay of February. Shares in arrear do not entitle-the holders to vote, nor are Proxies valid unless lodged with - the Secretary five days at the least, before the meeting. By order of the Board of .Directors, J. B. Bristol O f f ice, 30, B roa d street, BADHAM, Secretary. left - Fe b., 1847. MANCHESTER,..AND NEWCAS- J JUNCTION-RAILWAY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the OFFICE for the REGISTRATION of TRANSFERS in th• JdOMPANY has been REMOVER from 31, PRINCE SB - 6 TE • , MANCHNSTER, to 22, PA RLIAMEIVT-STREET, LONDON. By GAIN', (Sig W I RAM, } C. M E WILSON, Joint Secretaries. 2 9 , Parliamvt-sfru , London, Febnutry 10th; 1847. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. FIIJkR WOLFF, of the University of Leipsic, , PROFESSOR of the GERMAN and HEBREW LAN GUAGES, receives CLASSES for the study_of the above Lan guages, at Signor ZANDoTTi's and French Academy, 26, BOLD -STREET, and at 19, R nrIMON-STREET. school: and Pi e Pupils attended. For further particular ply at the above-mentioned places, or at the principal sellers of this town. FASHIONABLE RESTAURANT and SUPPER LOUNGE, 17; CLAYTON-SQUARE. Those who have not yet visited the ORIENTAL DIVAN should not omit an opportunity; for the arrangements not only surpass those of every similar Hotel, but the viands are of the choicest kinds. An excellent Steak, cut in the London style, is; charged 9d., and it may be finished with a half-pint of splendid' Amontillado Sherry, or fine-flavoured Port, for One Shilling. The Oriental has been flattered by the following notices from our local Press : The elegance with which it is fitted, the promptitude and neatness with which everything is served up,-render it the Most fashionable restaurant.—Standard. The It-staurant, Clayton-square.--We <ve no doubt the pro mises which Feeny makes to the ear will, unlike Macbeth's witches, keep both to the ear and tire hope.—Mereura. The inners and suppers cannot be excelled for variety, or lowness of charges.—Albion. It consolidates the reputatiqfi of the proprietor as a caterer for the public.—Mail. Suitable to all classes; th • BILL OF FARE ' R For THIS DAY,O:eI Hare, Mock .1 S, One o'clock.—B Two o'clock.— Three o'clock. Four o'clock. • Five o'clock. c' . wine is undeniable.—Times. T THE FASHIONABLE ATAURANT, . th, and TO-MORROW. the 17th inst. THIS DAY. SOUPS. irtle, Gravy,.and Mutton Broth. FISH. i tes, Codfish, and Whiting. /led Beef, Roast Pork, Veal and Ham. 2ef Steak Pie, Boiled Leg of Mutton. Harricot Mutton, Roast Beef. Soiled Turkey and Oyster Sauce. Shoulder of Mutton, and Roast Lamb. Tarts and Puddings. TO-MORROW. SOUPS. Gravy, Oxtail, Mutton Broth, and Mock 'Aidle. FISH. Codfish Soles, and Haddock . One o'clock.—Roast Turkey, Calves' Head and Bacon, Roast Pork. Two o'clock.—Boiled Mutton, Veal and Ham. Three o'clock.—Roast Beef, Boiled Fowl and Ham. Four o'clock.—Roast Lamb. Pigeon Pie. Five o'clock.—Haunch of Mutton. 12,istr:rt gtb3s. J. St. John Yates, of Manchester, barrister, has been appointed local court judge for the ast Cheshire Circuit. The spacious mills of Messrs. Eckersley, and Messrs. Woods and Co., at Wigan, have begun to work full time again. EASTIIAM.—Great improvements are taking place in the neighbourhood of this pleasant village, the new park is being laid out, and will soon be finished. A new pier is building, and we understand that the boats will run every hour during the season,:las, in addition to the Royal Tar, (one of the fastest boats on the Mersey,) a new steamer will be engaged. REMOVAL OF A CANCEROUS BREAST WITHOUT PAIN. —On Tuesday last, Mr. James Braid, surgeon, of Man chester, removed the whole of the right breast of a lady, whilst under the influence of the ether, with the most complete success, the patient having manifested no indi cations of suffering pain during the whole stages of the operation or dressing of the wound. FIRE IN SALFORD, FROM LUCIFER MATCTIES.—About a quarter to ten o'clock on Saturday morning, a cottage house in Brunswick-street, occupied 13y Richard Skelling, was discovered to be on fire. An engine was got into play, which speedily extinguished the tire. The damage was confined to the destruction of two beds. The fire was caused by a child, about five years of age, playing with Congreve matches. THE *COUNTY CONSTABULARY OF LANCASHIRE.-13y a parliamentary return we see that the total number of the constabulary force, officers and men, in this county pala tine, in the year 1845, was 441; and the amount of their pay and allowances that year was £21,373. This is by far the largest number of the force and amount of money, in any county in England. The gross expenditure for the force in that year amounted to £29,951; the net expendi.: tare for the force in that year amounted to X 25,078, and the amount raised by the police-rate, £25,110. The county is divided into 16 police districts, the amount of rate in which varies from 7-16ths of a penny in the pound to 21d. in the pound ; and the average may be taken at 1d..15-16ths; the aggregate amount of assessment being £3,110,426. 338 of the force are constables, in three classes; the others are o ffi cers, the chief-constable baying a salary of £5OO a-year, and the assistant chief-constable £2OO. WHOLESALE INFANTICIDE IN MANCHESTER.—Here, in the most advanced nation in Europe—in one of the largest towns of England—in the midst of a population unmatched for its energy, industry, manufacturing skill— in Manchester, the centre of a victorious agitation for a commercial freedom—aspiring to literary culture—where Percival wrote and Dalton lived—thirteen thousand three hundred and sixty-two children perished in seven years, over and above the mortality natural to mankind. These " little children," brought up in unclean dwellings and impure streets—were left alone long days by their mothers, to breathe the subtle, sickly vapours—soothed by opium, a more "cursed" distillation than "hebenon"—and when assailed by mortal diseases, their stomachs torn, their bodies convulsed, their brains bewildered, left to die with out medical aid, which, like Hope, should "come to all," —the skilled medical man never being called in at all, or only summoned to witness the death, and sanction the funeral.—Report of the Registrar General. Tan HORSE SWINDLER.—On Monday, and, finally, on Wednesday, a man named John, Miller, who %stated he had recently been employed in a merchant's ware house in Liverpool, was brought before the magistrates, at Warrington, charged with stealing a mare from Mr. Hanshall, of the George Hotel, on the 29th January. He had stopped all night at the inn, and, at his request, the horse-was given to him to ride to Hoo Green. He, how ever, travelled with the beast through many towns'in th county and Cheshire, and finally to Birmingham, having picked7up a gig and harness by the way. He was appre hended.at the last town where he offered themare for sale. Mr. Jones, the police-officer who captured him, said that the prisoner was also charged with having stolen ten cases of American clocks, each case containing six, whilst in the service of a merchant in Liverpool ; but as that had taken place.within the borough of Liverpool, the parties interested,would wait the result of the case he was then charged with.—lle was then committed to the ensuing assizes for trial. THE MANCHESTER CHAMBER CrF COMMERCE.—This b nual annual ntnantn,itivii attention o n o,yrn g t : .00 n dff itti Monday, ede. dtt:o:edcy: ow memorialize hl had c ci b t by h e een_ whichs t e dh c i e tetdaryreey appearedreaeli a d d d t f u t t hich chamber (T. ( n T o . l ß es a s a t e h y a , nthirtyl subjects connected with coin Board of Trade, and other - bodies. The president of the Esq.) called attention to the subject of encouraging the cultivation of cotton in er i l o np f a, and re ferred to the many occasio t n h s o d e t i t i ri a n m g b t e h r e htd calle r d oiA o 1836 ,t of the time, when Company to the matter, t t e o n t t l i i o e n p with the advice of the late Bight Hon. C. P. Thompson, j of ,the Board of Trade, procured seeds from America to send to India, yet with so little effe4 , t that the importation of cotton from India was WMOO bags in 1836; whilst in '1845 it was only 155,00arhags ; yet the importations from America, which were only 7 : 64,000 bags in 1836, were 1,555,000 bags in 1845. lie had learnt this from his own inquiries on this questihn, that a tract of land, with proper soil and climate, equal to the county of York, would grow all the cotton .consumed in the world at the present time (4,000,000 ham) and with thisfact be fore him lie did say it was Preproach to this .country (having such an immense extent of territory, with &tropi cal climate as it had) that we were almost wholly depend ent upon the United States. •"PROPOSED DIVERSION OF TUE RIVER DOUGLAS.— On Thursday, a public meeting, called by the mayor of Wigan, in pursuance of a requisition—relativ e to the bill ;introduced into parliament by the Liverpool corporation, ,for powers to draw water for the supply of this town from ,Rivington and its neighbourhood, and also to consider ,how far our corporation plan may ,interfere with the :1 sources'ot supplying the river Douglas, and thereby be in- , jurious to the trade and health of Wigan —was held in the Town-hall of that place. The meeting was well at tended, and the mayor and principal gentleman of the town and neighbourhood were present. The Mayor said that the Liverpool Corporation proposed draining for the pnrpOse 10,000 acres of land, and forming two reservoirs of two miles in extent—the water to be thence convey e d by pipes to isiverpool. The plan might be injurious to private parties in and about Wigan, but all parties must represent their own cases respectively. The sources of five rivers at Rivington would prevent the manufactories on their banks from being worked, and would seriously injure the town. A resolution, moved by. the rector, was carried to the effect that the plan to intercept the springs of the Douglas would injure Wigan. Several others were passed, to the effect that the taking away of the springs in the neighbourhood would be injurious ; that the town was populous ; that the rate of mortality was great on ac- Fount of bad sewerage, want 2f water, &c. A committee was then appointed to watch, and to oppose, as far as ne- Hcessary, the Liverpool Corporation - ' Au economical lady of 'Halifax 14:. , 1y bought from a groc..~r two lrigsheade of ;irgar, value upwa r d s . of £99, for 4be had saved u w p hi s c i l n i ce sh t e h p e akl 7 ,fi. iz e fo fi u r rp s ;_ n i u ss y lic p o ieees T . it m e hiGh ;acnwiv Ivid to 1143 taken home Ina wheelbarrow, total Pettis. We are gratified to learn that Sir John Gladstone, Bart„ who was recently indisposed, is now recovered, and will shortly pay a visit to his relatives in Liverpool. o,Poiti or BIRKENHEAD. — OR Thursday a vessel was insured to Matanzas and hence to Liverpool or Birken head. This is the first policy wherein the option of en tering the port of Birkenhead is given. The old Strawberry Gardens, High Park-road, Toxteth park, for many years the favourite resort on holidays, of persons residing in the town, has recently been cut up and converted into streets. • The sum collected on Thursday at Mr. Wombwell's menagerie, for the destitute Irish, was about £l6, and, strange to say, the smallest sum collected on any one day since the menagerie was opened. On Saturday week, Charles Beattie, soaphoiler, Vaux hall-road, was sentenced, by the Recorder, at the Sessions, to nine months' imprisonment, for receiving two casks of palm nil, knowing them to have been stolen. We reported the case, when before the Police-court, a fortnight since. A splendid new steam ship of 800 tons burden, with en gines of 400 horse power, was launched on Tuesday from Mr. Napier's yard, at Govan. She was christened The Pride of Erin, and is intended for the Dundalk and Li verpool trade, under the command of Capt. Williams. THE NEW TRANS-ATLANTIC STEAM SHIPS.—The new steamers of the British and North American Royal Mail Company, intended for the increased service between America and England, are to be called the Canada, the Europa, the Niagara, and the America. These several vessels are being forwarded with every dispatch. JUVENILE CRIME IN LIVERPOOL. — From the report of Mr. E. R. Highton, the governor of the Liverpool Borough Prison, it appears that during the last year, 409 juvenile offenders were either given up to their friends or sent to the parish office. This arrangement has been attended with the best results, and has diminished the recommittals 26 per cent. The eight congregational or independent churches in Liverpool, have succeeded in liquidating the whole of their chapel debts, and are now, in the full sense of the term, free churches. The effort was a joint one ; and, encouraged by its success, the same body are about to raise funds for erecting a number of new chapels, to meet the increasing wants of the town. The Total Abstinence Society of Liverpool have adopted a new plan of obtaining an audience for their lectures, having offered soup tickets to those who should attend. By this means a goodly concourse assemble to hear the advantages to be derived from total abstinence, and at the close of the speeches hundreds of soup tickets are distri buted. Carrow FROM CHINA.-On Monday, the Old England, of Liverpool, arrived from Shanghae, which port she left on, the Bth June, bringing a miscellaneous cargo of tea, silk, hemp, lanterns, fans, hats, umbrellas, and paintings, and one bale of cotton, which, we presume, has been sent as a sample. It would be somewhat curious if we should find, hereafter, that China, which has hitherto imported cotton so largely, is able to export it to Europe. A deputation of the Birkenhead Dock Company and Commissioners had an interview with the Commissioners of her Majesty's Woods and Forests on Monday. The deputation consisted of Sir Philip Egerton,Messrs. Tatton Egerton, Joseph Bailey, jun., Francis Mills, Joseph T. Clay, Winch, Boothby, Lace, Radcliffe, Laird, Marcus Brownrigg, Pollard, and Nelson ; and Messrs. Laird, Potter, Brownrigg, and Rendel I , l 3irkenhead Dock Com missioners). THE COPPER TRADE.—Lord Sandon presented a pe tition to the House of Commons on Monday last, from smelters of copper ore, resident in Liverpool. The peti tioners stated that this was the only instance now extant of a duty being levied on a raw material; that the effect of the duty had been to drive away the trade in smelting from this country ; and that if the duty were not abol ished, the whole of the smelting trade would be carried to other countries. ADVENTURES OF A HALF SOVEREIGN.—A letter from New York, transmitted by the Cambria, and directed to Richard Sheil, Esq., Liverpool, duly arrived, but, by a mistake at the Postoffice, it was sent forward in the Lon don bag. The general postmaster, of course, returned it to Liverpool, and, after the necessary delay, it was thrown into Mr. Sheil's box. On opening it, Mr. Sheil found adhering to the seal a half sovereign, bright and undimmed as when it was used as a substitute for a seal ! The Commissioners of Birkenhead are about making extensive alterations at the Woodside Ferry, in order to afford greater facilities for passengers. The present pay and contractors' gates are aboui being removed, to make room for an exceedingly neat structure, of which J. H. Brine, Esq., surveyor to the Commissioners, is the archi tect. At the pay gates there will be a number of turn stiles, for the purpose of registering the number of persons who may pass. _ SCHOOLS AT LISCARD.-At a meeting held last week, the offer of Mr. Mainwaring of a piece of land at New Brighton, on which to erect schools, was accepted by the subscribers to the fund for carrying out that object, and thanks were voted to him for his liberality. A committee was then appointed to take the necessary steps for ob taining the lease, and to proceed with the buildings as quickly as possible. Plans were produced, and explained by Mr. Charles Reed, the architect, and highly approved of. We understand that the subscription amounts to about £9OO. PHILANTHROPY.—At a meeting of the Liverpool ship wrights, held in the society's room, Bond-street, on the sth instant, a case requiring the deepest sympathy was laid before them, showing the deaths of Edward Carson and his wife, who were carried to the grave and buried the same day, leaving to the compassion of the world five orphans helpless and destitute. The first consideration of the members was a subscription, when £l2 was awarded to them to relieve their present wants, and a further sum of £3 forthe clothing of the youngest child, who is to be provided for by a member, named Richard Richards, who has kindly proffered to rear it as his own. INQuEsTs.---On Monday morning, Sarah Chambers, an infant, eleven weeks old, was found dead in bad beside its mother. The cause of death was ascertained, by a post mortem examination, to be asphyxia, supposed to have been produced by being overlain.—On Monday, while Thomas Heuerty, aged 46, was working in a shed in Redcross-street, a pile of cotton fell on him, and frac tured several of his ribs. He was taken to the Northern Hospital, where he died of the injuries received.—About three weeks ago, an aged female, named Jane Stretch, residing with her son-in-law, in Datisie-street, fell in Rupert-street, and fractured her thigh. She died on Wednesday of the injury received.—On Monday morning, • Mary Bagshaw, aged 50, residing in Finch-street, was found dead in a chair in the kitchen. The husband of the deceased went to bed about ten o'clock on Sunday night, and left her up, apparently quite well. The cause of death was ascertained to be congestion of the lungs.— On Thursday, a girl, named Rosanna O'Neill, was burnt severely over the body, by her clothes taking fire during the temporary, absence of her mother. She died of the injuries received on Friday.—On Monday, Jas. Edwards, aged five years, residing with his parents in Baptist-street, was burnt to death by his clothes taking fire, whilst alone. He was taken to the Infirmary, where he died.—On Sunday, whilst William Guffie, aged 21, was crossing a plank on going on board the ship Dart, lying in King's Dock, his foot slipped, and he fell into the water. About fifteen minute after lie was taken out dead.—On Wed nesday morning, Henry Dingle, aged 23 years, residing with Mr. A. Powell, chemist, Copperas-hill, died sud denly : he had been ill for several days. From a post mortem examination,, the cause of death was ascertained to be effusion of serum on the brain, the result of natural causes.—On Wednesday, Patrick Rock, aged 60, was found dead in his berth on board the ship St. Patrick. The deceased arrived with his wife in this town from Ireland, on Saturday, and had taken his passage for New York. He retired to his berth in his usual health the night previous. A post mortem examination was made, and the cause of death was ascertained to he ossification of the heart. LOCAL MEETINGS. THE ROYAL INSTITUTION. The annual meeting of the proprietors and friends of this institution was held .on Friday in the. Board Room. Amongst those present were the Rev. Dr. Raffles (chair man), the Rev. Rector Canipbell, the Rev. Dr. Crosby, Messrs. J. B. Yates, Turner, &c. The chairman dcli .vered an eloquent speech, which will be published in the :form of a pamphlet. He Adverted to the benefits arising .to the public from the monthly opening gratuitously of the museum; and the Curator bore t e sti mon y t o th e goo d conduct of the Visitors. The Rev. Dawson Turner was appointed president of the school. The accounts stood well, and ail indicated prosperity to the institution. Votes of thanks were passed, and uew members of the commit tee Appointed. LADIES' CHARITY. On Wednesday last, the annual meeting of the sub scribers to this excellent charity was held in the Blue Coat Aiospitala The Reverend Rector Brooks, pre sident, in the chair. The report stated that in the year 1845 the receipts amounted to £BB2 18s. 2d., while the expenditure was £lll3 Is. 2d., leaving a deficiency of £230 35., which would have most seriously affected the, interests of the charity, had there not been a balance of former yeass, from which it was supplied. In the year just ended, the receipts had been £1262•65. 2d., and the expenditure £lO4l 7s. 6d., leaving a sur pl us i n favour of the charity of £220 18s. Bd. This, aided to £135 10s., the balance of last year, would give the sum of £356 Bs. Bd. in hand at the commencement of the present year. The number of females relieved during the past year has been 1983, being 16 fewer than in the year preceding. In consequence of the severity of the season and the failure of the potato crop, which caused the prices of other articles of food to rise, the deMands upon the in stitution had been very great. TIIR• FIRE AND INSURANCE SOCIETY. The 11th annual meeting of this Society was held on Friday, at the Clarendon Rooms, W. Earle, Es q ., chair man.of the board of directors, presiding.. The Ch a i rman said they had this year to report serious loss by fire, and he feared that without a better provision for water in the town, they would still be visited by heavy conflagrations. He hoped the vigorous efforts which the Corporation were now inakiug to provide that supply . would be effectual, and that very soon. The report, which was read by Mr. Swinten Boat, the secretary, stated that by the additional issue of 2137 shares, the capital of the company had b een increased to £186,002 les. of which sum £71,530 10s. still remained in the hands of the proprietors. The fire bnsiness . of 18-16 contrasted unfavourably with the un usual immunity from fires woich was observable in the ac counts for 1845 ; but, although the losses largely exceeded the annual average amount of the preceding ten years, the guarantee fund with which the year was commeneAl, had proved much mote than adeluate to discharge the claims. The report as regards the Lite 'Department was also favor able. The present reserved fund was £129,001, and loss Account of the year exhibited the sum of £76,318 is 11(1, to the credit, and from thin fbc dirPctOrA PTOI/050 to de dare a dividend of 15 per cent. on the paid-up capital of the company, deducting interest at the rate of 5 per cent. in the case of those shares on which the £2 10s. had not been paid up, and to add, as last year, a bonus of 5s per share out of the fire business, leaving the guarantee fund for the current year £31,151 17s. 3d. The dividend as stated was agreed to. Five of the retiring directors were re-elected, and two others were chosen in addition. On the motion of Mr. Mozley. £BOO were placed at the dis posal of the directors, for distribution amongst themselves. Thanks were voted to the secretary for his very efficient services during the year. SELECT - VESTRY. The meeting of the Select Vestry on Tuesday was nu merously attended. Mr. Austin, the Assistant Poor-law Commissioner, having to detail the working of the plan put in operation to prevent impositions upon the parish by the Irish poor. The Rev. Rector Brooks took the chair. The proceedings of the last meeting having been read, the Vestry-clerk stated, that the cost of the relief to the ordinary poor. for the week past, as being for 1276 pau pers, at 2s. ad. per head, and the cost of ten officers, at Bs. Old. per head. The weekly payments and receipts were then read, after which the Vestry-clerk stated the amount of relief administered to the casual poor, in the week ending the 6th of February, and in the preceding week. We shall take the previous week first. The relief given was—On Monday, to 23,022 persons ; Tuesday, 26,334 ; Wednesday, 24,315 ; Thursday, 24,912 ; Friday, 25,901: Saturday, 23,909. In all, 148,393 persons re lieved, at a cost of £4Ol 19s. 5:;d.. In the week ending 6th instant, under the new regulation introduced by Mr. Austin, the number of persons relieved was—On Monday, 23,439 ; Tuesday, 6188 ; Wednesday, 5939 ; Thursday, 5578 ; Friday, 6268; Saturday, 8037. In all 55,549 re lieved, at an expense of £327 14s. M. It was explained, that on the (Monday) the regulation was not in operation ; and•that the above statement includes the permanent and sick Irish relief. The number of Irish vagrants or immi grants, exclusively, Mr. Austin stated to be on Monday, the last day of the old system, 22,348 ; Tuesday, 4,996 ; Wednesday, 4,969 ; Thursday, 5,392 ; Friday, 6,040 ; Saturday, 6,628 ;—in all, 50,373 of casual Irish, exclusive of sick, relieved at an expense of £162 13s. bid. The number relieved on Monday cost £45 17s. lid. ; and had the same amount been spent every day during the week, the cost would have been £275 7s. there having been an arrival of 5,000 persons during the week. The actual saving, therefore, is put, down at £ll2 9s. 3d. per week; and Mr. Austin stated that there was still a great amount of deception carried on, which would have to be met in another way. The Vestry then proceeded to the appointment of offi ters, including a Schoolmistress and some Teachers, and to receive and accept the resignation of retiring parties. In a discussion which ensued, Mr. Austin suggested that, as difficulties sometimes arose where a man and his wife were appointed to situations and one of them died, whilst the Vestry would desire to till up the situations again by a man and wife, it would save the Vestry the trouble of having to apply for an order to the' Poor Law Commis sioners to remove the survivor, if such appointments were in future made for the joint lives of the persons appointed by which, on the death of either, the offices of both, would he at once vacant. _ _ _. . The Vestry-Clerk read the minutes of the Irish Relief Committee, at which an application from the Health Committee to the Vestry to provide accommodation to the dispossessed occupants of cellars was refused, on the suggestion of Mr. Austin, in order that the operations of the vestry to relieve the Irish vagrant cases should not be interrupted,. The committee reported that they had visi ted the places pointed out as convenient for setting the vagrants to work, and approved of premises of Mr. Hors ley, and two other places. It was decided by the com mittee that additional accommodation for fever patients should be provided. A report from Mr. Austin way then read with respect to the contract for bread from Mr. Blanchard, which stated, that from the terms of the contract the vestry might legally release Mr. Blanchard, if they thought that insisting upon it would involve ruinous consequences to the contractor • but under the present circumstances he did not think they would be justified in releasing him. A letter from Mr. Blanchard, addressed to Mr. Earle, Was read, complaining of the position in which he had been placed, by his contract being extended to the sup plying the casual Irish, who were not either Liverpool poor or relieved in the Workhouse. He objected also that the parish, when wheat was lower than at present, had bought for themselves, and had again come upon him to supply them when the price was l ls. 6d. per bushel. Mr. Austin having explained that he was not aware of the Vestry having purchased for themselves, which might break the contract, and the subject was referred back to him for reconsideration. The Vestry then proceeded to the appointment of a person to fill up a vacant collector ship, when Mr. Wade, a clerk in the parish-office, was appointed. It was determined to send a deputation to London to urge upon the government the necessity of some legisla tive enactment to prevent Liverpool being inundated with Irish mendicants. The Chairman read an address to the public as an ad dress of the meeting to the parishioners, calling upon them to discontinue indiscriminate alms-giving, but it was withdrawn for the present. The resignation , of Mr. Coates, the superintendent of th 2 Industrial Schools at Kirkdale, was accepted. Pancakes, Tarts, and Puddings, Half-pint of Fine Amontillado Sherry, or full-flavoured Port,' Is. ; Pint, 25.: Quart, 4s. Cup of Coffee, 4d. ; with Toast or Muffin, Gd. Plain Tea or Coffee, Is. Ladies trill . find the Restaurant a most respectable House to call at for Refreshment. London Oysters received daily, 7s. fid. per barrel, or Is. t;d. per score. The following are the opinions of the Press CELEBRITY OF THE LONDON OYSTERS. The acknowledged superiority of the London Oysters, andl the difficulty of obtaining them regularly even in this great commercial town, has indueed the Proprietor to arrange with , i one of the first Fishmongers of Billingsgate, from whom he' daily receives AN ABUNDANT SUPPLY OF THE NATIVES; but as all the Liverpool journals have eulogised them, Mr. F. sub-' mits their recommendation rather than his own. "A dish of the finest Oysters we ever remember to have seen , or tasted ; we can honestly recommend them."—Mercury. ;" We can safely vouch for their fine condition and excellent flavour ; better cannot certainly be had in London or else where."—Standard. _ . _ recommend our friends to pay the Divan a visit, andi judge of the Oysters by their size, freshness, and delicious fla vour."—Journal. (" Our brethern of the press,however they may be divided in k , their opinion on other subjects, give their testimon) una nimously in favour of Mr.Feeny's excellent London Oysters." "The lovers of this fine shell-fish can now procure it of ,splendid quality at the Oriental Divan, Clayton - square." — 'Standard. Omen! itliszellany. All the expelled boys have Leen readmitted into Heriot's Hospital, at Edinburgh. The Scottish general subscription for the relic'. of des titution in the Highlands has reached £27,892. 3s. 21d. The leading brewers of the metropolis have resumed the old prices of porter and ales. A distant relative, Mr. Windham, has bequeathed to the Duchtss of Sutherland £50,000. In conseinteuce of the high price of flour, many power loom marinflOurers have adopted the use of ground sago, an article which is much cheaper. The Court.of Queen's Bench has decided that the driv ing a horse With a bit not sufficiently strong amounts to driving him improperly and negligently. INDISPOSITION OF MR. O'CONNELL.—Mr. O'Connell was not in the House of Commons on Thursday and Fri (lay nights. His absence was caused by severe illness. REPRESENTATION OF WIGAN.—An active canvass is going on for Mr, Thickness, the death of Mr. C. Standish being daily expected. The Queen has directed that her statue, just completed at Rnme by-Gibson, be. forwarded to England in time for the Royal Academy exhibition of the present year. The liberal electors of Leicester have invited Sir Joshua Walmsley and Colonel Thompson to stand for that bo rough at the next election. The streets of Marlborough are impassable, the snow being full two feet deep. It is the heaviest fall that has taken place in Wiltshire for the last seven years. LORD GEORGE BENTINCK'S BILL.—Lord J. Russell has stated to some of his supporters, who were wavering in reference to this measure, that he had made up his mind to resign if he be defeated by Lord Geo. Bentinck. A correspondent of a contemporary calls fort - he sympa thy of the public towards Sir John Franklin and his gallant crew of the polar expedition, amid the severities of this unusually severe winter. NOVEL APPLICATION OF ETIIER.—On Thursday, ether vapour was applied to a vicious horse, the property of Mr. G. Hughes, of Godstone, whilst it was shod, an operation which it had been found impossible to perform otherwise. FICTION.—The editor of the Burlington Free Press informs his readers, that baying published " Dombey and Son," and the President's Message, he ought to be ex cused giving any more fiction for the present. A son of Mr. Hepple, surgeon of Durham, aged eleven years, was drowned whilst skating on the river last Wed nesday. An elder brother alsO fell into the water but a man who was passing flung himself in and saved him. . . The statement about the procession of the host, at Kentish Town, tunas out to be false. This attempt at imposition will be seen lw numbers who never see the de nial of it, and thus the object of Popery is accomplished. ' Three girls, the oldest being about the age of sixteen, were drowned at Stockton on the evening of Tuesday. They were sliding on a pond when the ice broke. Their names were Hansome, Donkin, and Hutchinson. Colonel Couolly presented a petition to parliament, on Friday, ..from - fishmongers at Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, and other places, in favour of Lord George Bentinek's bill for promoting railways in Ireland. No REDUCTION OF TAXATION FROM THE WHIG Go- VERNMENT !—Lord John Russell stated on Monday, in the house of Commons, that it is not his intention this session to propose any alteration in the duties on tea, to bacco, malt, or soap. Sir H. Douglas presented a petition to the House of Commons on Friday from The East - India and China As sociation of Liverpool, praying that relief to Ireland should be made by way of. loan, and that the surplus revenue, should be applied to the rednefibri Of taxation. THEATRICAL MonALiTY.-- 7 -The Lord Chamberlain hav ing been informed that prostitutes are admitted without payment. to some of the theatres and saloons in London, has written to the managers requiring an answer on the subject. _ _ _ 'There was a general fall of one halfpenny throughout the metropolis in the price of the 41b. loaf of bread on Wednesday, the charge now being Bd. for inferior, and Sid. and 10d. for the best bread. Some of the bakers are selling a mixture of rye bread at 7d. the 41b. loaf. SINGULAR FUNERAL.-Mr. John Lee, glazier, of Ilke ston, having lost an only child, and not feeling satisfied with the Clergyman's demand for funeral expenses, had a vault made in his parlour, in which he interred the body on Thursday week.—Nottingham Guardian. A NEW .COMET.—On Saturday evening, a few minutes after nine o'clock, Mr. Hind discovered is telescopic comet in Cepheus. The comet is a faint nebulosity, with a slight condensation in the centre, though no positive nucleus is visibie. GIGANTIC BUBBLE.—Amongst the wonders of the day is a prospectus, now in private circulation, proposing to, unite all the collieries in Northumberland and Durham into one joint stock company, under the title of the "London, Northumberland, and Durham Coal Company !" STAGE COACIIES.—There is a man, named William Thompson, residing in Penrith, of the good old age of ninety-eight, who remembers the first stage coach that ever passed through that town, and, last week, the same • venerable personage witnessed the last mail coach pais through that once great thoroughfare. CAUTION TO FARMERS. — Notwithstanding the severe winter and hard frost, in turning over the soil where potatoes had been planted, and some stragglers accident ally left, the white insect, about the size of a pin's head, is still found in the ground alive and adhering to the potato.--Edinburgh Rgi.ster. EXPOGTATION OF WHEAT TO FRANCE.—A sale of 2,060 quarters of Liacolnabire red wheat, weighing 6315., has been made for shipment to Rouen".. At Paris. this wheat i 5 worth 00s. to 82s. per quarter. At Mark Lane it'aold at 7h:. to 725. We have however, heard it aged that the wheat in question 'bought for teed, BATHING EXTRAORDINARY.—AH itinerant preacher of the Baptist persuasion has visited Bridport lately, -and, it appears, succeeded in gaining proselytes, as on Sunday night, about eleven o'clock. he dipped eight adults (seve ral of whom were females) in the open river, at. Allington. The weather on the occasion was intensely cold, of which the parties gave evident proof on their being safely landed. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, in a circular, threat ens the country bankers, that if they do not discontinue the issue of bills at short dates, which it is their custom to put into circulation as bank notes, he will apply to Par- Effluent for power to put an end to the abuse. This inti mation has, by its suddenness, caused much astonishment among mercantile men. EXPORT OF SALT TO INDIA.—In the House of Com mons, on Tuesday, Sir John Hobhouse, in reply to a question, said that the house authorities found, on in.. quiry, that the complaints of the importers of salt were well founded, and they had accordingly sent out instrun-, tions to repeal the regulations of the Indian government, and to give the importers of salt the advantages of the bonding system of 1836. At the Central Criminal Court, on Wednesday, Francis Olifieres was found guilty of stealing two brilliant brooches, value £4OO, from Mr'. John Linnit. The prisoner oh tained the jewellery on the pretence that he was commis sioned by the Queen to procure the articles for her. He averred that he was regularly employed by her Majesty and Prince Albert, and was familiar with them. He pawned the brooches for £l5O. THE CUCKoo.—While our London news tells us of falls of snow obstructing the railways and stopping the mails, the Edinburgh papers speak of winter a s a l mos t p as t. Th e Weekly Register, published in Edinburgh, says :—"We now see distinct indications of the approach of genial weather. The warblers of the air may now in the morn ings be heard chirping their pleasant notes, and the tones of the cuckoo announce the return of spring." Last week, a young lady, residing at Dalton Terrace, London, in a fit of somnambulism, got out of bed at the dead of night, descending by the window, and, after climbing over the wall, reached the street. The police man on the beat was almost frightened out of his wits, but recovering courage on discovering the spectral looking object, to be bona fide, flesh and blood, took her to a neigh bouring inn. SUPPLY OF GRAIN FROM RUSSIA.—A letter from St. Petersburg, dated 28th January, states that the following pin-chases of grain, &c., for shipment to England, on the opening of the navigation, have been effected :-110,000 chets. of wheat 1 • 300,000 chets of rye ; 300,000 chets. of rye flour ; and 200,000 chets. of oats. It was also fur ther calculated that about 900,000 diets. are held, and are coming down for shipment. THE CHARTIST LAND SCHEME.—The estates of W. B. Cliffe, Esq., which have been so frequently advertised for sale, were finally brought to the hammer and sold in lots by Mr. Davies, yesterday, at Great Malvern. The freehold and copyhold estates, measuring 500 a. Ir. 9p,, were purchased by Mr. Feargus O'Connor, for £29,000. We hear that Mr. O'Connor has offered £9OOO for the Brook Estate, Leigh.—Worcester Journal. One of the most influential meetings ever held in Sun derland, assembled on Wednesday, when a resolution was passed unanimously that, certain language used by the :Mayor, about the Conservative body, in which he likened them to felons was, "an unfoundod and malignant slander, and rendered hi m en ti re l y unworthy of con fidence." His worship, who, of course, is a liberal of the first water, will not, we suspect, continue to hold his office after such a condemning resolution as this. METROPOLITAN POLICE.—The payments during the past year amounted to £326,925 13s. 5d., thus divided: salaries, allowances, office-rent, and expenses, £8,094 10s. sd. ; law charges, £1,705 17s. 3d. ; pay, clothing, and equipment of police force, £281,453 17s. 7d. Under the head of superannuation fund, the receipts were £14,004 19s. fid. ; of this £7,880 13s. 11d. was contri buted from the pay of the . police, and £2,470 19s. 11d. from fines imposed on drunken persons, and for assaults. INTERESTING SCREW PROPELLER TRIALS.—On Wed nesday lait, a new screw propeller was tried on the Thames, in a vessel called the Rifleman, designed and built by Mr. Fincham, of Portsmouth Dock-yard ; the screw by Miter, Ravenhill, and Co. She is of 580 tons, with 200 horse-power. The vessel, under great draw -1 backs, made upwards of eight nautical miles an hour. Another vessel, the Ranger, also built by Miller, Raven hill, and Co., was tried on the same day with the same description of screw, and attained a speed exceeding nine miles, though with only 40-horse power. SINGULAR CAUSE OF DEATH.—An inquest was held at Ealdbeck, Cumberland, a few days ago, on the body of a boy, eleven years of age, named John Nelson, who died from being hit over the head with a stone thrown at hint by a boy, nine years of age, named Aslibridge. The head of the deceased was cut by the stone, and a surgeon was called in. The patient went on, to all appearance, favor ably, till the eighth day, when lock-jaw set in, which caused his death in a few hours. According to the accounts received from the north some of the banks in the western districts of Scotland have ad vanced the rate of interest allowed on the accounts cur rent of their customers to 31- per cent., and to 4 per cent. on deposit accounts. These northern institutions stand high in public estimation for their sagacity, and this fact is pretty significant of their opinio n of the future, the measure being obviously for the purpose of retaining funds in their hands. THE ORDNANCE ESTIMATES.-The estimates of the effective and non-effective ordnance services for the year 1817-48 have been received. The gross total amount of the estimate of the sums required for the effective and non-effective services for the ensuing year is stated to . be £2,862.484, of which parliament will be called upon to vote £2,543,596. The gross total amount of the esti mates of the year 1846-7 was £2,717,931. thus exhibiting an increase for the ensuing year of £135,558. DEATH FROM EATING A TURNIP.-0/1 Wednesday week a little boy named Merrison, residing at Lingwood, in Norfolk, while returning from school, procured a raw turnip, and commenced eating it. While doing so, a piece unfortunately stuck in his throat ; he drank some water, and though there was a slight irritation, he thought that he had got rid of the obstruction. About an hour after, however, on his stooping down to play with his sister, a fit of coughing came on, which brought up the piece of turnip into his throat, where it stuck, and caused suffoca,. tion, the boy dying in a few minutes. NAMES OF BANKERS.—A supplement to the London Gazette was published on Wednesday night, with a copy of bankers' returns, made in pursuance of the act 7th a n d Bth Victoria, cap. 32, containing the names, residences, and occupations of the proprietors of the National Pro vincial Bank of England, and the Westminster Bank. A great number of ladies figure as bankers on the list, there being not less than two hundred " spinsters," besides one-fourth that numb er o f " w id ows ." "An excellent guarantee," says the punning banker, "that a Soto at Sight will never be dishonoured." Among the proprietors arc persons of nearly every occupation. PRIVATION IN ENGLAND. -In the course of hie speech on Thursday evening Mr. Roebuck stated that in the elegant and wealthy city of Bath which he represented; and the Mayor of which had at his request supplied hint with information on the condition of the poor, women were obliged in some instances to strip their children, in order that they might sell their rags at twopence per pound, buying food with the produce. He had also been, informed by the officer who went to the cottages to col lect taxes, which by the way were not levied in Ireland, that in many cases the woman of the house had taken of her wedding ring to satisfy the claim. THE NAVIGATION LAWS. - Amongst the members who voted for a select committee on the navigation laws, were Lord Sandon, W. BroWn, E. Cardwell, W. Ewart, Sir P. Egerton, T. M. Gibson, Lord Robert Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor, Sir J. Jervis, T. Thornely, Sir Robert Peel and the members of the late government, and of course Lord John Russell and the other members of the present administration. Amongst those who voted against the committee were Sir Howard Douglas (alwars true to his colours), Lord G. Bentinck, John T. Clifton, Col. Conolly, B. Disraeli, W. B. Ferrand, Geo. Hudson, Sir R. Inglis, Lord J. Manners; &c. THE CORN MARKETS.—A slight advance has this week taken place in the grain markets, not, it is believed by competent judges, to be long maintained. ' The eminent. cornfactors of Birmingham, the Messrs. Sturge, in their circular for February, express a decided opinion that there. is now a stock of wheat in England sufficient to last till next harvest; that, with an import of two millions of quarters of Indian corn into Ireland, there will be an adequate supply of food for the people of the United King dom ; that all the wheat and flour which may be imported from the present time will form a surplus stock at harvest time ; and that, consequently, prices are likely to decline to some considerable extent. We have been informed that the Bank of England have taken steps to lodge a credit in England, (London or Li-, verpool,) to be drawn against in the United States, for the purpose of saving the export of bullion to that coun try. If this be true, it is one of the most judicious pro-. eeedinga that_ecu•poration ever took. The great point i s t o spread the pressure over four or six months ; this step, if completely successful, will provide for three months, so. fai as preventing the drain of bullion to the United St a t es is concerned. 'She amount of bullion taken out by the yesterday is, we understand, under £300,000, and there is but little sent by other ships.—Circular to Bankers. SCOTLAND.—Food rioting has commenced at Inverness; five carts of grain, the first instalment of a shipment, were turned aside by a crowd on Monday. At Evanton, where a grain-ship was expected, the people w a ited on the, beach for her arrival, and as night drew on kindled a fire, in order to keep up their numbers. The vessel a t l as t came, but had to go back as she came, without cargo. At Macduff an exporting-ship was stripped of her sails ; mid at Banff booms were put across the harbour to prevent' egress. Sail stripping was also resorted to at Gardens town," but, without effect; and at Port Gordon the justices could not meet for tumult. A refractory special constable had also, at the latter place, to take the oath at the point of the bayonet ; and, to conclude the catalogue, at Iluntley effigies were burned, and the gas tu rne d o ff The authorities in these and adjacent towns have done all _ they could, by subscriptions and otherwise, to mitigate the excitement. At the London Mansion House, on Wednesday, Robt. Kerr, captain of the barque Levenside, was charged be- fore Alderman Johnson, by John Forrester, with having stolen'two parcels of diamonds of the value of £3300. As. soon as it was known that he had absconded from Folke stone, a warrant was put into the hands of the Foresters,. and im followed him to France, and brought him back,. having upon him about £3OO. It appeared that on ar riving at Folkestone, on the 20th of January, he got into a boat and started for London, where he sold the diamonds to a Jew merchant for £1750, out of which he paid £2OO to another Jew for the introduction to the purchaser. He was remanded for a week. It was stated in the justice room, that the prisoner was plundered of almost all the money he possessed himself of by the robbery before h e quitted town, with the exception of that which- Pores took from him, and the amount which he gave for ago IVE 112 13 Q sr u a . Rate' Upon selling the dial 4oll s l4 s 7'.4A 41 4 1-4 + 4 ~.