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JANUARY 15 , ISS 6 L 1 , THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. . . . _ par. . SCRIPTURE READERS' SOCIETY. LIVERPOOL TOWN COUNCIL. THE NEW CUNARD STEAMER PERSIA, THE it was honoured with the attendance of a large and delighted COMM.7?.RCIAL and MONETARY NEWS lent LARGEST STEAM- SHIP IN THE WORLD. audience. Among those present, the juveniles greatly pre dominated ; and by no means the least interesting portion of •os. 14 11 1:2 annual meeting of this society took place last night, A SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of the Town Council was the spectacle was the assemblage of happy faces which beamed MONDAY NIGHT. reed " - ON Thursday last, this magnificent specimen of marine astonishment and pleasure as they gazed on the wondrous t he Collegiate Institution. The hall was well filled by a held on Wednesday last, to take into consideration the report architecture made her appearance in the Mersey, at about feats of clown and pantaloon. IT would appear by the decline in the value of the l ' es Peetable audience of ladies and gentlemen, and the chair of the special committee on the supply of gas, presented to the Public Funds, and which is attributed to the expected wits I half-past three o'clock in the morning, after a run unpre- AT THE ROYAL AMPHITHE tTRE, the performances of the °ccupied by the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Council on the 30th day of October last, the consideration of failure of the attempted renewal of negotiations for form Chester. The following gentlemen were likewise on the plat- which was then postponed; the reply of the directors of the cedently rapid from the Clyde. The Persia ' had only left the popular sympathy, andof e a q tt u r e ac st t ria - c n ro s w s d t a ill to re w ta tt in ues t a he t i h r e h v o a l r d io o u n s peace, that more weight has been attached to them Cloch light, near Greenock, on Wednesday afternoon, at four ' viz. :—The Rev. Drs. M`Neile, Taylor, and Hume; the United Gas Light Company to such report; and the further feats of dexterity and elegant horsemanship which are dis- than they at any time deserved. The feeling, no minutes before five, and she completed the whole run of 203 played there every evening. doubt, is, that a continuance of the war will necessarily )orts - " 8 . W. Pollock, T. C. Cowan, J. Bardsley, J. J. Butler, W. proceedings of the special committee thereon, including miles within the singularly short period of ten hours and ORGAN PERFORMANCES IN ST. GEORGE'S HALL.—Since require another loan, by which so much more stock ie to kp alloon, T. Pain, C. W. Lawrence, J. Holmes T• M. Lester, reports from Messrs. Clegg and Taunton." John Stewart, 0. 1, 0 forty-three minutes. A run from the Cloch to the Cumbraes, these performances have been resumed they have constituted will be thrown upon the market, a consequence of the are !ell, Williams, T. Moore I. Holmes, Power, Esq., the Mayor, presided a source of great and interesting amusement to the public. present state of affairs which might long since have r eial 1..._ .Ellison, Harker H. Carpenter, T. W. Moeran, The original report ' of the committee, and the reply of the a tedious and intricate navigation of 151 miles, was performed The noble instrument is heard to great advantage, under the in fifty-one minutes, the latter point having been reached at been anticipated. At the same time, it may fairly be a a 7 an il d e , Levison, Woolam, Gilmour, Hunt, directors of the Gas Company, which have already been pub- able hands of Mr. Best, who displays its capabilities in such a presumed that the Bank Charter Act of 1841 will lished, were taken as read. ,547 ; from the Cumbraes, in an hour and seven minutes, she manner as to excite admiration and astonishment. The mag that A . , - "Yi . Wolseley, and J. R. Color; Messrs. M. Gregson,. The report of Mr. Clegg was an elaborate scientific vindi- i was abreast of Pladda, at the south end of the Isle of Arran, nificent Hall, too, is felt to be another object of great attrac- undergo discussion in parliament, and a modification , 14 °V.son, C. Bushell, H. J. Webster. J. K. Rounthwaite, cation of the opinions which he had given to the committee, 1 ' tion, and its splendid acoustic arrangements are now begin- of it may be the means of considerably relieving the aing ' tl / 1 . Halhead. " that the quality of the gas materially affects the registration and at 736 she made Ailsa Craig, a distance from her starting ning to be duly appreciated. A prejudice existed in some present monetary pressure. of the meter," and which the directors had called in question. point of 43 knots ;at 8 40, she was off Corsewall Point, and minds to the effect that it was not well adapted to the con- - The bank returns published on Friday show another SYS . „ lh e Rev. W. PoLLoor read prayers, after which . Mr. Taunton's report was the defence of the mode of testing reached the Mull of Galloway at 10 12. The Point of Ayr, veyance of musical sounds. Experience, the great foe to un and j IeLORD BISHOP, on rising, said,—l feel great pleasure in which he had adopted. sourad opi_nion . s, has dissipated the prejudice referred to decrease in the stock of bullion of £283,234, and as seeih p Madame Gassier, when singing here at M. Jullien's concerts, 3thel ' s ° many friends assembled to give encouragement to A letter from Mr. King, addressed to the chairman of the in the Isle of Man, was passed at 11 45 p.m., and at 340 a.m., there is also an increase in the actual circulation of , ok. s ociety. It ' rieS' t oti Y. is a society for bringing God's word under the committee, and replying to a part of Mr. Clegg's report, was on Thursday, she arrived off' the Bell-buoy, a total distance of was heard with such brilliant effect in every part of the £200,190, the decrease in the reserve of notes unem house, that most people laboured under the impression that also read, then came the following resolutions of the 175 knots, or 203 miles, having throughout the whole dis- ployed is £443,475, leaving a balance of £5,520,375. to „ c e of many who would not otherwise have any knowledge i she made great efforts to accompl sh the purpose of being Ls f th at Holy • Word at all. This, it may be said, and truly, committee, which were submitted for the approval of the Council : tance maintained an average speed of 19 miles an hour. heard ; whereas, on the contrary, she herself declared that The public deposits have decreased £329,397, while On Tuesday, the Persia, the noble iron paddle steamship just WS : ,h°l l kl be the work of the clergy. The town of Liverpool is I. That it be recommended to the Council to propose to the completed by Messrs. Robert . Napier and Sons for the Cunard she never sung in any saloon or hall so easily ; similar testi- other deposits have increased £245,328, so that the The next account Gas Company that the share property of the company be con- mom to its excellence, as a musical hall, was also borne by M. changes are comparatively trifling. 0 ' 5. i tie 4lllj arly happy in the excellence and seal of its clergy ; but Company, made her first trip in sea water, subsequent to the verted into bonds of the company, bearing a fair and equitable stov i he y do no more than man's labour in man's time. Theyadjusting . of her compasses, by running some 20 miles down owing to the payment of the dividends, but this cit , ar e • rate of interest, and that the - undertaking - be managed by a the Frith of Clyde, and returning in the afternoon to the Julhen himself. ___ % vita 'inning to do their work, and they do it ; but they are too board of nine directors, three of whom shall be appointed by , ew ;„ " Tail of the Bank," opposite Greenock, With from - 201b. to LIVERPOOL INFI_RMARY F'OR cumstance will also tend to render money out of doors dot 41 ,:i Slumber for so great a work. To aid these, we may the Council, three by the consumers of gas, and three by the 211 b. of pressure upon the square inch, she easily made 181 easier. bondholders. CrfILDREN. nt t ' laymen employed in going about reading the Scripturesstatute miles an hour, while the paddles gave 171 to 18 revca ) 11 ' s ix e 2. That this committee be re-appointed, With instructions The arrivals of specie during the week have been a who would never be brought under the notice of a lotions in the minute. Wednesday, however, was reserved for -0 , • only about £lOO,OOO, whilst the exports have ex coil' tit:. to make the above proposal to the company, and to confer the formal trial or pleasure trip, and at the same time for the THE annual meeting of the subscribers and friends of this m _gritiatt, the rounds of the clergy being too extensive to with them en the terms upon which the same shall be carried seeded that amount. Ye ar - ' 4 . 4 of their overtaking all Wh • the fth ca a . When e operations o e into effect, and to report thereon to the Council, and with final departure of the ship from the Clyde for the Morse institution was held yesterday, at the Public-hall, Hackins. whence she departs for Nov York on the 26th current. The The return from the Bank of England for the week further instructions to recommend to the company,—(a)hey, Mr. M. Gregson in the chair. Amongst those present the 3 d. J - • Messrs. Burns, of Glasgow, the residentand essrs.. urns, - ending e r January gives the following. results, [t the ' n'tere Readers have been fairly in work, many will be b i ., That an immediate reduction be made in the price of gas. (44 a per aght to a regular attendance at Church, and so will be That the boron h engineer for the time b •shall lik ed g being have holders in the Cunard Company, had invited a distinguished were the Rev. W. Pollock, Messrs. Boult, Spence, A. Ste. P ty to enjoy the trip and at half- ast 8 they left ley special phone, Edwd, Higgin, Chapple, and several others. when compared with the previous week : , the fi , ;. ,_ Within the circle of the influence of God's Holy Word• access to all departments of the the works, with every gin for Greenock, whence the were carried to . the Persia in Public Deposits ... £5,614,535 ; Decrease... £329,397 facility for testing the quality of the gas and ascertaining the - The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, said that the Other Deposits . . 12,607,840; Increase ... 245,328 • 4 t 41 5 society deserves, and lam happy to say, receives the a tender, where they met witlia, cordial reception m Capt. . tiii'' Saiat e " pressure at which it is supplied. (c.) That the company eon- ••• ••• ••• institution had only been established a few years ; but so far Rest . 3,286,323; Increase ... 40,995 ii i, I , a , nance and aid of liberal Christian men. It cs.nnot, scut to the appointment of officers responsible to the Council Judkins, the future commander• of the ship. The party on board mustered 220 ladies and gentlemen including peers, he was happy to say, it had been strccessful ; and their object On the other side of the account :- 33e- t :Dably, b e said that all is done for our society which should to test, examine, and adjust the meters on behalf of tare con- Glasgow merchants a country gentlemen, gentlemen, heroes, &c. was now to extend its usefulness as far as possible. The Government Securities.. £10,827,515; Increase ...2402 223 ) l i.j ec. - " d one, but weglad extensive widely- sinners. (d.) Tat the powers of the auditor be extended, so are to find we enjoy and The day was surpassingly lovely. The sun speedily brushed ports' 8 1)4,0 as to enable him to have access to all documents and accounts meeting would hear the details with regard to the institution Other Securities ...... 19,871,874; Increase ... 94,014 Po- • - .4 sympathy . ; and, secure of that, we need not fear thataway the . morning frost, and shone out with unclouded splen- Is e which he may think necessary to enable him to report' fully Notes unemployed dour, while there 'was scarcely a ripple on the sea. The ship from the report. r ids) } L , shall want pecuniary aid. Mr. Campbell, the Rector •of on the financial position cif the comp ny, and to ascertain that The amount of notes in circulation is £18,900,805, speedily proceeded on her way, and stretcheddown under easy ' The Report was then' read by the Rev. C ERITTAX hono a all h ai lve . 1 :1 )0 01, had intended to be here, but the feeble state of his all moneys are paid out , of and carried to the credit of the steam a few miles past the Cumbrae Lighthouse. With only racy secretary, from which it appears that "for the year 1855, being an increase of £200,190, and the stock of bullion for I : 4 th has prevented his leaving his residence at Childwall,a,tproper,• accounts. 15 pounds of pressure and 162 revolutions, she made the dis- the 'committee feel they have great cause for thankfulness, in both departments is £10,536,909, showing - a late a hoar and on so cold a night. am KITCHEN, chairman' of the special committee, in a long • tance between Cloch and Cumbrae, the usual testing ground and every reason to congratulate the subscribers and friends ra de, . n a and elaborate speech, moved the adoption of the resolutions. Clyde, • 58minutes, distance f 3dßut ' ' ' on the an a 015 2- miles.of the Liverpool Infirmary for Children upon the highly • , . decrease of £283,234 when compared with the preced -4 letter was read from the Rev. Rector Campbell apolo- In the course of his observations he reviewed the various stepsing return. this was snot by any means intended for a trial of speed, satisfactory results which have attended their exertions dur [, the 441 g for hiylnability to attend, but conveying an ex cession which had been takenby the special committee, dwelt at con gin ea, sense of the word a pleasure sail ; and an oppor- in the last twelve months. The number of patients entered ISSUE DEPARTMENT. rd t° lap siderable length on - the nature and value of the reports by "v Notes issued ... £24,421,180 Governmt. Debt £11,015,100 eroval of the society. "unity for " , sting the real powers -of the ship being reserved since January, 1855, is 811, giving an increase of 33 per cent. Messrs. Clegg and Taunton. He alluded to the statement of Other Securities 3,459,900 for the passage to Liverpool, for which she was to sail on re- upon the preceding year. , Oa ‘l , l , T he Rev. T. C. Cowan, secretary, read the report, from'Gold coin & bull'n. 9,94.6,180 the committee that the rental of the Gas Company had ma- i turning with the party. The performances of the Persia on "The treasurer's account is also very cheering, and induces 15 the C it h appeared that though the income of the .society had terially increased, while there had been no increase in the 'au the Clyde excited the admiration.of all. the committee to believe that the `Liverpool Infirmary for Silver bullion ~. de. £ 2 000 on the year's account, there was a deficiency cost of manufacturing gas, and contended that no reduction The Persia, as already said, is 'built of iron, and her engines Children' has now acquired such a position of acknowledged rude' of , ,Yet, in comparison - with the advantages the company had enjoyed, . are constructed by Messrs. Robert Napier and Sons. She was usefulness and influence as to justify them in looking forward £24,421,180 £24,421,180 125. The number of readers, the report stated, has been a had been afforde' dto the public. In eenclusion he movea' munched in the Clyde on the 3rd of July last, and the later- to a sedy extension of its plan of operation; and they would, BANKING, DEPARTMENT. foul ed 111tr eased'from twenty-seven to thirty-one. The nuniberof visits that the preceding resolutions be adopteirby the Council. vening period has been fullyocaupied in laying her machinery, therefore, urge its friends to vigorous and continued efforts in Prop. Capital ... £14,653,Ci00iG0v. Securities £10,827,515 m iler 'Re last year by the readers was upwards of '96;000, being Mr. A. C. STIIVART seconded the motion, and fitting her out as the most mag nificent floating hotel and order to the attainment of those advantages in which it has Rest ... ... 3,285,323 Other Securities 19,871,874 ni the th e to the number of visits of the preceding year. The MA:rou remarked that the first resolution of the com- , hitherto been , delicient, but which are now so urgently de- Public Deposits 5,514,535 Notes ... 5,520,375 mittee proposed an arrangement of very great importance,— g . oods - transport that has ever breasted the waters. "le imports of the readers represent ift many of the districts She is the largest steam-ship afloat in the world, fax -exceed- manded. Other Deposits 12,607,840 Gold & Silver Coin 590,729 k.. an a ngemtait which, as he understood, would involve the . lug . in length, strength,. tonnage, and steam power the Great " The requirements are : 1. The services of a resident 7-day &other bills 849,795 'l 3 revement among the inhabitants in their moral and conversion 61 the whole capital of the was Company into bonds ' Britain or the Himalaya, and exceeding also by no 'less than house-surgeon,to be continually on the spot. Y tearau ' Rl elons deportment ; and in the cleanliness and orderly ap- bearing r a certain rate of interest,—and he was not aware that . 1,200 tons the internal capicity of the largest of the.present "2. A house suitable for the accommodation of in as well X 36,810.493 236,810,493 Mr. Kitchen had advanced any argument whatever in support i splendid Cunard liners. Her chief proportions may be-summed as out patients, where beds may be provided for those severer ce in their dwellings. Smalialepots.have been established OUR SHARE MARKET has been very dulland inactive hro te of such a proposition. He had not that he had said a ~ , up as follows : cases which require the most constant scare and attention." 'different districts for the distribution .of Prayer Books single word about it.all the week, and prices have been declining almost L • ength from figure=head to taffrail 390 feet. An analysis of diseases of children . -admitted during the a ions, however causing this ave dull . The t . h ' .h oper 30ara erP °° ts., testaments. The establishment Of :these has been at- lir. Ktrcnnit said the proposal was not that the Corration . Length in the water . should , bnythe Gasworks, but that the capital of the company . "'aed with the happiest results; but it aaanafortunately too Breadth of the bill Were tra. should be converted into beads, as was the case with the , ~ , s'a that much evil still prevails, and manifests itself in capital invested in the docks. With respect to the proposed: Breadth over a1b..... .71 .„ bowels, 278.; diseases of lungs and air , passages, 154; diseases been almost altogether those of the dealers selling in of nervouszsystem, 18 ; diseases of eye, 23 ; diseases of heart, anticipation of a new loan. Local stocks are in de- Depth .. lie l ' ar iou.s forms in Liverpool. The value &Scripture Readers appointment of a Meter Inspector, that would involve the., r, anThirden , 4 8 be en manifested in various ways, arid in none more than Council in no expense, as when the time arrived he sboulC Diameter of paddle-wheels .. ..... 4O feet. surgicabeases 58. Total, 811. We annex prices :—Eastern Counties, 81- suggest that fees should be taken, as was done now by the:the and Yorkshire, 75i 6 ; London and North Western, )`the establishment of mutual improvement societies. The According to the strict government rule of admeasurement, The Rev. *. POLLOCK observed that the benefits of inspector of Weights and Measures ; and he anticipated that ',, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 23 ; her power is equal to that of 900 horses; according to the institution appeared to be in a direct ratio to its modesty and 93 1 - 1 -- • was bi ntaittee, under the straitenedcircumstances of the society, ..those fees would pay the salarremd expenses of the office. ti - Plan laid down in the&rl of Hardwicke:s bill, to-James power s unobtrusiveness. For five years it had been doing a vast deal Midland, 63 ; South Eastern, 16 15-16 ; Great „ r od, ,„•'aestly call upon their fellow-townsmen to aid them with. Some conversation ensued as to the precise nature °Mite equal to that of 1,200 horses ; and according to-James Watt's of goodin Liverpool, and yet large numbers of people had Western of Canada, 241 ; Luxembourg preference 5 , 'different propositions etubodidd in the resolutions—the kinli n tothe horse, she is expected never heard of its existence. He believed the institution was 1 , 6 Means of carrying on their good wolia. old n e o stzblished o rule le air kr.G of security which it was proposed to afford to the shareholders the Jii ef h 3 o 3 fli o e? lb.per cent. bonds, 3 ; Liverpool and London Fire and wit b ~.,.. . samoN moved the first resolution, which was to the in the Gas Company—and the precise character of the super- t o Stu r Stupendous as the Persia is,w between 4,000 and, ho rses. 1 very much indebted for its existence to the benevolent in- a . the lines of beauty have been tercet which the chairman fella 'the poorer clas a a in id ol ,i,7_ , :t that the report now mead be adopted, printed sued circa- . vision to which the affairs C' the company were to 'be sub- so well worked oltfin the preparation of her -model, that her largely indebted also to Mr. Stephens. He congratulated the COTTON.—The market during the week has been ig 10 „: 44 - The society, he said, had been instituted four years ' jectdd ;in which several members of the Council took part.—' . . appearance is singularly raceful and lightsome. Yet this institution on having obtained the services of Mr. Brittan, dull, and prices have declined aout t id to id per lb., : A vote was taken, when there appeared ree 4 7°, to grapple with the monster evil 'by which the ula-mighty fabric,. so beautiful- as a . whole, is allude up of innu- uponawhom he passed a higlreulogium. Alluding to the con- owing chiefly to the continued tightness of the Money )f P . : 4 011 • P ° P 'P ar the motion—Messrs. Crosthwaite, Anderson, Woodruff, merable into pieces di ponderous metal, welded, jointed, and duet -of parents of the poorer classes, Mr. Pollock said that co ld 4 , of Liverpool, in common. with that of other large towns, , AaC. Stewart, Shell, W. Nicholson, Bradley, Hornby, leiing rivetted each other with exceeding deftness. The framing is the 4 been and still is beset. To combat - this we send men who : sten, A. Shand, Tobin, Fleming„ R. Glaalston , e, Kitchen, -- `are Alkin, and Halhead. 16. of the ship is very heavy. The space between each frame is with regard to their offspring, and he was afraid that,—not the Bank of England rate of discount. The sales for , r carefully selected for their moral-rectitude, their energy, ' only 10 inches, and the powerful frames orilbs are themselves so much from unkindness as -from ignorance and a low stand- the week up to Friday amounted to 45,020 bales, of Li . of tilia ' ' 'Against the motion—Messrs. G. Holt, J. C. Fernihorzaga 10 inches deep, -With double angle irons at the outer and inner ard-of feeling,—a great deal df carelessness and indifference to which 2,750 were taken on speculation, and 3,890 for vc , „ ii t ~,, their tact, in pressing 'religious truths upon those with . Brs.ncker, Robertson, Farnworth, Gregson, Bennett, 'Preston, edges. The bewiis constructed in a manner at once peculiar, infant life existed. The preservation of infant life, and the export, leaving 38,380 for the trade. To-DAY the co on " 4 ° l ll they come in contact. The discharge of their duties is ; 'Parker, Robinson, Gardneraand the Mayor. 12. bed tat„ g . . . , 1g oi the pi o a ress of epidemics, was a matter 1 and affording the. ,cutest possible strenaih to this important c h ec k' n i• •s• malignant advises by the Asia were received too late to have any a l the "'tided with difficulties not easily , appreciated by those who ' ' The motion was therefore carried. The as; . ' part of the ship. The framing is so placod. to the stern, that of , cqual importance to the•iich, as well as the poor. The in- 1 - 15 , present did not vote. the effect is that, in the case of collision . With other ships, or -stitution too, which they-were met to support, eminently be- I influence on the market. The sales amounted to 7,000 hose' 1 not minutely acquaintedswith the nature of those duties The other recommendations of the committee wore 'then with rocks or 'icebergs, the strain would 'fall upon the very came us 'as Christians. Mr. Pollock moved - the adoption and ! bales, including 1,500 for speculation, and prices were ak " 1 7 have to labour among thoseavho are averse, in many, put, and agreed to nem. nnw. arg lit • strongest materiel within the structure, .anfi the Persia would printing of the report. without alteration. The following is a comparison of , e d at ti t . lll all respects, to the progress Of 4. leir labours. In con. A memorial fro 'thee inhabitants of Newhy-terrace, 'Eel- have a good chance of safety and succesefill resistance, while Mr. EDWARD HIGGIN' sec nded the o resolution, which was present rates with those of the corresponding period anont-road, complaining f a nuisance, and askingfoa lights, ordinary vess'elsaiyould indeed be in great peril. She' is not . carried unanimously. house a t t alon he moved the adoption of the-report, and the appoint , awes referred to the Health - and Lighting Committees. last year : L I ofi. firms of the committee, and also urged upon the meeting the, The common seal wasaatflxed to a return Of prosecaters' clinker-built, as some ships have been coastructed of -late Mr. FREDERICK ONAPPLE moved the 'adoption of tbe The plates or miter planking of the ship a se to speak, are laid 'Treasurer's report, which showed a balance 'in hand of £75. 1855 1856 er e l ' ."4 : 41 : 1 sof the society far general support. 'expenses, and the Council adjourned. alternately, so that one adds strength to the other, and they Mr. Chapple warmly took.up the view of 'the importance of New Orleans, middling 6 il-16 5 746 hee l f 411 e Rev. W. PemocE, in , seconding the resolution, saidbe form a whole -of wonderful compactness and solidity. The :the, institution, in the light alluded to by Mr. Hi 'n 11 fair 5 6 sit honouredUpland, middling nor _ in having been called on to take so prominent a keel plates are of an inch in thickness; at the bottom Mr. JAMES LORD seconded the motion, • ggl • ' its 91 putt • ....., IT IVE_R.E'OOL .POLYT_ECHNIC SOCIETY: which was carried. fair . 5i 51 11 1.1 d, in this meeting, ES belied from the first been a member of the ship the plates are 15-16ths of an' 'inch in thickness ; Mr. S. H. SAMUELSON' moved that -measures be at once e a_ a 4 th U. from this section to the load water-line they are i. of an inch; :adopted for the admission of in-door patients, and the appoint- SALES. IMPORTS. 8 ',JCR .. •, se a a t he Scripture Readers' Society, and had all along been a A MEETING of this Society was held last night.at the*teyal and above this they are 11-16ths of an inch . in . thickness.. The meat of a resident house-surgeon, with .the requisite attend- ,----a---7 (------a.--, ila_A gitinber of the standing , oommittee. The working and success"' anstit • in ' ution, Colsnutt-etrect ; Mr. Edward Jones, the presi- plates round.the gunwale are ithe of au inch in thickness. ants, nurses, &c. ; and that a sub-committee be appointed to oascaterto.N. sascas . Week ; Prey'. Week in of th The Persia has seven water-tight compartments. The goods promote this object. This l ending' opsly ending had the society had been.eminentlyiuseful in allaying jealousies , .dent, in the chair. Jan.ll.llusyr. Jan.ll. Year. Jan, '1 died; atao are to be stowed in two of these divisions, each about 90 Mr. CHARLES BITTEN seconded the reselution,'Which was voi d wor, lig those who had at first objected to lay agency in such a" Mr. SMITH exhibitedremewly-invented apparatus for,giving f ee t long, 16 in breadth, and 20 feet in height. These goods' ,grid unanimously. Sea Island a i n ea ~,,,,t, and had led to the complete• establishment of a unity instant alarm in case of re, which he explained by.aavell- stores, or rather tanks, are placed in the centre rule of the' Mr. A. STEPHENS announced that a gentleman present had Stained 3i 7i 110 30 1 4658 9080 _Tit rich lee . lt and action in opposition to popery—an opposition executed model. It may briefly described as .an.alarum ship, with the coal cellars or bunkers on each side of them. Boweds promised to give £2O, if nine other subscriptions of £2O each At the same 'time, the vessel is so constructed as to have in . ' ,could be raised, for the procuring of beds for indoor patients, Mobile 4i sg, 70 4510 7710 } 222% 38831 l iee l 0 ,!en 11 ways inscribed in the articles of our church, , confined by a cord which 'broke at a comparatively low tem- r • ifeality a doulfte.bottom under these goods chambers, so that and the a i ppo ntment of a house surgeon ; or, he would give "Qtl bees t he which we have 'de iced from-our martyred forefathers. perature, and thereby scathe alarum free, the arrimgcments New Zr l ic:a .s ii z L ::: 4i 7a; 16450 the outer were beat in or injured, the:inner would, in all 4,E10, if nineteen other subscriptions .of £lO each could be B a hi a , & C s 6t 7171 700' 1020 .... 403 21190 dent' •Depe scheme had, on the whole, been well received by the ' being varied to suit szliferent kinds of premises. It was likelihood, protect the cargo dr and h intact. The f chambers raised - .—(Cheers.)—Mr. CHAPPLE promised to give £2O, and Nlaranliam 950, 140 .... .... 21130 I dip je of Liverpool ; in the first year of its existence we =accompanied by a plan for turning water on to the fire at the . ftte C ht and y • vent accident to ' Mr. BATTEN guaranteed to raise a like sum.—Other resolu- Demerara, &c gl - 6 - d 1 the 4ved upwards of £l,BOO, and .had the countenance of the time of giving the alarm, the discharge of water being -con- are e e 1 1 1 3 1 e 111,1h Y ILl r c ' s ig would ; themselvesof lll these . -the ship. The, ."ions, chiefly'of a-complimentary character, were spoken to by Egyptian si Si 1870 • 980 530 530' 45970 wi th Cis Bishop and of the tav Rectors of Liverpool for we the , ad , o , n . . . fined to the locality of the fire. The subject elicited -discus- liner has two-engines, and eight large tabular boilers and MT. SPENCE, the Rev. Mr. BANNISTER .and Mr. BRA.KELL COM.W.L&C 4i 350 .... .... .... 2300 Surat l ice', bp„ two. It had been met also. in 'the kindest and most hh - ntio ed asion, in whit t e inve a was generally approv of. two funnels ; and, we need only speak of her machinery in -and the proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to the chair-: sl ed .ze i olent spirit by the laity of Liverpool, who have on many Mr. Arthur Jackson appeared to exhibit an experiment general, which. is all ready, as being first-class. The firing man, acknowledged by Mr. GREGSON. Madras Bengal lance ions left their counting-houses:2nd their warehouses, and -similar to that which be had had the pleasure 'of -showing space for the boilers is placed in the fore and aft line,' The following donations were announced at the close of the s e ir- , -,Vvith the committee to consult as to the best mode in instead of acrosstthe ship, as is usually the:ease with smaller, meeting towards the supply of beds, xgrx.,:—Mr. Gregson' X2O; - -- - Ahem about twelve months since, but with thisaliffereace ' vessels. 45620 23720 27484 52588 4188(10 so me 1, 7 : 4. 11 they could aid -us in our goed.work. If there is any Mr. Chapple, £2O ; Mr. Edward Higgin, £2O ; Mr. :t. the a ,,,_ of of liberality to this society, itiis not to be met with that to-night he should deteriorate the gas with about 20 ,_ _,. _ a „,_______, „,_ _, ,„ a , a , a , „_ A: _____ : _ a .... , :aa a. - She has_separale sleeping accoTinodatiorafor 260 passengers,' 0 -Samuelson, ga, PRODUCE.—The dulness in the Suo.ar market has -I .1 ......:".".,. 1..,,n el evei; n n; von urn xr C infer% jra annual meeting of this society took place last night , ► the Collegiate Institution. The hall was well filled by a - "PeCtable audience of ladies and gentlemen, and the chair /c ,,,, 8 • 8 occupied by the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of t 'lle'ter. Th e follow i ng gent l emen were likewise on the plat- L ill, viz. :—The Rev. Drs. W/steile, Taylor, and Hume; the W. Pollock, T. C. Cowan, J. Bardsley, J. J. Butler, W. Palloon, T. Pain, C. W. Lawrence, J. Hassan, T.M. Lester, Williams, T. Moore, I. Holmes, Power, Les Harker, H. Carpenter, T. W. Moeran, Levison, Woolam, Gilmour, Hunt, A1 c137, Wolseley, and J. R. Conor ; Messrs. M. Gregson, "edgaon, C. Bushell, H. J. Webster. J. K. Rounthwaite , ~ 41}1 . Halhead. I he Rev. W. POLLOCit read prayers, after which eLoa n Brsnor, on rising, said,—l feel great pleasure in 0 111 g so many friends assembled to give encouragement to t ' s ociety. It is a society for bringing God's word under the °tic e of many who would not otherwise have any knowledge of h that Holy W or d a t all. This, it may be said, and truly, be the work of the clergy. The town of Liverpool is t ht : l4 rly happy in the excellence and seal of its clergy; but am' can do no more than man's labour in man's time. They f e ; lvi , 'ling to do their work, and they do it; but they are too I n ?umber for so great a work. To aid these, we may to e laymen employed in going about reading the Scriptures ti ,.. l4 ert who would never be brought under the notice of a 'grstian,n, the rounds of the clergy being too extensive to ' e tit of their overtaking all. When the operations of the i i :Acre Readers have been fairly in work, many will be ''lttht to a regular attendance at Church, and so will be ed within the circle of the influence of God's Holy Word. g ~h tN , a society deserves, and, I am happy to say, receives the ' 4l tenance and aid of liberal Christian men. It cannot, 1/ohably, be said that all is done for our society which should done, but we are glad to find we enjoy extensive and widely 13rea4 sympathy, and, secure of that, we need not fear that Re shall wan t p ec u n i ar y a id. Mr. Campbell, the Rector of Li V el'Pool, had intended to be here, but the feeble state of his health has prevented his leaving his residence at ChildwaThat '"late an hour and on so cold a night. A letter was read from the Rev. Rector Campbell, apolo kisitig • for hisinability to attend, but conveying an expression of a PProvalof the society. 11 c Rev. T. C. Cowen, secretary, read the report, from ‘ l,l L te il appeared that though the income of the .society had £2,000, yet, on the year's account, there was a deficiency ti2s. The number of readers, the report stated, has been 111tr easedfrom twenty-seven to thirty-one. The nuniberof visits f ad last year by the readers was upwards of b 6,000, being l i fl a tte , e,delition to the number of visits of the preceding year. tePorts of the readers represent iu many of the districts i mPlovement among the inhabitants in their moral and Luetrais deportment ; and in the cleanliness and orderly ap 7ncein. their dwellings. Small•depotshave been established e'different districts for the distribution .oT Prayer Books ....th estaments. The establishment of - these has been at "4cted with the happiest results; but it isguafortunately too 'that much evil still prevails, and manifests itself in var ious forms in Liverpool. The value &Scripture Readers been manifested in various ways, and in none more than l i the establishment of mutual improvenaont societies. The ttl nraittee, under the straitened , eireumstances of the society, 1 ' 4 1 1 .'4 , 41y call upon their fellow-townsmen to aid them with ,e means of carrying on their good ant moved the first resolution, which was to the int that the report now read be adopted, printed and circa .l"- The society, he said, had been instituted four years :7 0, to g ra ppl e w ith the monster evii 'by which the popula- Za of Liverpool, in common with that of other large towns, 7 been and still is beset. To combat this we send men who . are carefully selected for their moral-rectitude, their energy, 1111(1 their tact, in pressing 'religious truths upon those with Whomat tended they come in contact. The discharge of their duties is " 40 nded with difficulties not easilyappreciated by those who 1 4 not minutely acquaintedwith the nature of those duties They have to labour among thoseavho are averse, in many, 0 0t ti in all respects, to the progress Of iVieir labours. In eon ,Bl-Itsion he moved the adoption of thewport, and the appoint eiit of the committee, and also urged upon the meeting the " 4 ccas of the society far general support. The Rev. W. Poi.nocn, in: seconding the resolution, saidlic f honoured in having been called on to take so prominent a p art in this meeting, ES he.had from the first been a member of the Scripture Readers' Society, and had all along been a of of the standing , eommittee. The working and success t the society had been eminentlyniseful in allaying jealousies a,, W yk, those who had at first objected to lay agency in such a of feeling and had led to the complete' establishment of a unity feeling and action in opposition to popery—an opposition ch has been always inscribed' in the articles of our church . 16 1 which we h ave derived from-our martyred forefathers. The scheme had, on the whole, been well received by the )._maple of Live r p o ol ; i n the first year of its existence we moved upwards of £I,EOO, and lad the countenance of the Bishop and of the two Rectors of Liverpool, for we then Ztivo. It had been met also. in /the kindest and most f l icrolent spirit by the 'laity of Liverpool, who have on many )I ,oaions left their counting-houses:and their warehouses, and 1 ,,• with the committee to consult as to the best mode in : s ell they could aid as in our godd work. If there is any Tong of liberality to this society, itiis not to be met with e °11 1? the members of •our working committee, for in these i have the contributors of .large donations. One gives a 13 9, two give each £65, and several others contribute in war degrees. In allusion to the labours of the committee, made a feeling and eloquent reference to the part taken on fof the soc iety by tlae late Archdeacon Brooks, and in doing t." Paid a feeling tribute to .the :.memory of that departed lllLl!tleman. The rev. speaker explained the regulations by t ori l Ch the society guided the conduct , of their readers, and at 'to th e length combated the , Views,of those who objected t e o employment of lay agency in 'spreading the benefits of It:Mu. He narrated several very impressive anecdotes s„: l .'trative of the efficiency of the "teaching afforded by the IQPture Readers, dwelling at lengtinupon the cases of two n er aPPY women who, having fallen from the paths of virtue, n s „c reduced to the greatest misery ; ,but whose dying hours been consoled and cheered 'by the religious services of r lAture Readers. In conclusion he saidiff we are employing 'ffieient and lawful agency, an agencyacting in obedience kit laws of Christian charity and love.; and if in spite of tjAeir efforts the state of the lower portion of our town is sTleeful and appalling ; and if, in spite of eleven gaol ,caies in the year, we still furnisbealendars of crime which ll "‘e ~ the astonishment of judges and.juries, , it surely becomes ae •who have the means to afford our society such aid as Lc!irthie it yet more effectually to oppose the growing and inag evil. resolution was adopted unanimously. A hymn was here sung, during the singing of which the actio n was made.] ju ll ie Rev Dr. IWINEILE, on rising, was received with cheers. ` s aitl. it must now be obvious that the establishment of this 4 e t3' was, to use a common but expressive ,phrase, "a step 1 14 ., 440 right direction." By its aid the hack streets', the alleys, t o Lthe lowest haunts have been explored. There we have d that the desert is indeed barren, but not now, however. tit the ? presence of some streams of living waters. We 118 1 e Dutch to.comfort us, as well as not a little to discourage :1 the warfare in which we are engaged—not against any t g i o indiviclagi, but against drunkenness, irreligion, and D, l er .Y. These; enemies more fatal and dangerous to our b vlllatic n than all the soldiers of the Emperor of al the He was ,far from desirous of underrating the.disas : 41 d miseries,of real war, but these cannot compare with f rightful es'.ils of ain. The one great sin of drunkenness l et ?lore crime, suffering, and destitution than were to be ih t with among the horrors of war. We hear with a shock h ot narrative of casualties occurring in the Crimea, but tb deflect that in England more deaths have been caused by lactmKenness, within •six weeks, than have occurred during the evii a i= weeks in the Crimea from the calamities of war. The Li v c4 drunkenness was a frightful and growing one. In !e l there was one id beerh an ouse for every one hundred t'verity-nine indivuals; d within last year 25,111 hip(baals had been taken into custody by the police. i t tt elerl i k e no s w om n e that by y ti f o a n r g e the effteecrtsnoufmturnal those is i tv ,f 4 apprehension arise directly from intoxication. This 4ti e „„`;'eting more misery on our community than can be pro by-`' foreign wars. The scenes to which allusion has Ito 00 eloquently made to-night, we are brought directly gat contact with. They are the every-day arenas of tni'vn for our society. It is in them that the read ilon.'etow their most strenuous labours.. I cannot say Wi th far legislation may be a competent mode of dealing oar ,this monster evil ; but surely it cannot be neces (ln4.-% have so many places for the sale of intoxicating cia tt l e : Nor will I say how far the example of the upper abstaining from the use of intoxicating liquors koN ?e in arresting the evil. Such a dineonsidera not exactly within the scope of our society's opera ris.B The abject of that society is to bring the blessings of hora'rity to the hearths and homes of the poor and the tiot ant and the depraved. Christianity is not negative. It 'km a Mere refuge from guilt. It is a passion, and is calm tile') excite love in the bosom of man. The love of Christ t) ve 4 ,,nmatraining power of Christianity. It is to carry this I t etiet b 7ng the degraded and the wretched, for which this i v i l i•e,f Scripture-readers has been called into existence, and Iko a en it seeks the public aid. In conclusion, he moved t O i ll : I U.0n of the resolution, which was to the effect—" That ~`le de ep al and religious condition of the working classes is of "kll,„,est interest to the community, and that it is the duty Afrgterest of all to promote their improvement.. 111 cl oin . eaIIifiTOPIEER BUSHELL seconded the resolution, and Whicg 80 , said it is not man's reason we have to fear. That Whi ch halts him'nboye the brute, and which makes him that e Was when he stood erect a man, is not tsi be discarded. bak,"e M isapplication of reason which is dangerous. In the Lone. world all is harmony, and so also with the moral to a Vascn, if thus applied in sincerity of inquiry, will i ti ,Wea liewledge that man is a sinful creature. He re 0141_1, great length the various evidences of adaptation and It lthic e( r e lo e the physical and moral world, and from these 1 7 on e nnelusion that the Scripture Readers' Society 10'ed its carmony with the requirements of this town, and claims on the support of the wealthy and in ni • opt_ , otio n I 'mu. as put from the chair, and unanimously bop s 18 hou of th anks was then passed by acclamation to t h e 1.) and the meeting separated. -similar to that which he had had the pleasure of -showing ?them about twelve months since, but with this difference, I that to-night he should deteriorate the gas with about 20 'feet of atmospheric air, 'hoping that the discussion which it might lead to would enable members to determine the real 1-cause of the increase of light by the insertion of the platinum .4vire, and which was very considerably greater, in proportion, 6,when the gas was reduced in quality. He wished it to be distinctly borne in mind that he did not deteriorate the gas dor the purpose of showing that it was possible to,tulul terate in that manner.—awit was quite foreign to the subject, —but that it was deteriorated solely for the object of the experiment. It had been , asserted that no one would be so foolhardy as to dare to do so. In answer to this, while gas was burning under pressure, as it always does, he did not think it possible for more danger to arise from this than from ordinary gas. It was true, if some bubbles were inflated, in a vessel containing soap-water, with atmospheric sir and gas, and then fired, the explosion would be very loud, but no one would so set fire to a large 'volume of gas, whether it was puke or otherwise. To set the minds of gentlemen at rest, before the experiment was made, it was necessary to mention that- it had already been done in the presence of Dr. Edwards, Mr. Banff, and others, so no fear need be entertained; and, at the suggestion of Mr. Abraham, he, (Mr. J.) had inserted a number of wires in the interior of the gas-tube, so as to act in the manner of wire gauze, which did not allow the flame to pass through, while the gas was at liberty to escape.;: although he had made repeated oxperiments without any such precaution. It was remarkable, he said, to see how most persons flew taithe conclusion that the,.cause of the increase of light was in consequence of the platinum wire becoming red-hot. As to the platinum accumulating an intense heat, such was not the •case. Although in the anterior of the flame it was far from:lacing red-hot ; in fact if it could be kept quite cold the increase would be the same, as would be readily proved by passing it .quickly through the flame, which is increased so long as the,platinum remains inserted. However paradoxical it might appear, it was nevertheless a positive fact, that although the illuminating power was considerably reduced with the gas thus deteriorated, when'burners of the ordinary description were used, it was greatly augmented when the platinum wire was attached, considerably more so than when the gas was suits pure state. The subject elicited a discussion, in Vtgeh several members took part, and the meeting shortly afterwards adjourned. She has separate sleeping accommodatiomfor 260 passengers, disposed along what may be called the main deck, lying im mediately above the goods and coal stores. These cabins have each 8 feet 6 inches of head room, and, coupled with the ex cellent system of :ventilation introduced into all the Cunard liners, we need scarcely say that they will' be alike pleasant, airy, and healthful. Exclusive of the wholesome accommoda tion for the officers and engineers, there are in the forward part of the ship about 120 berths for the sailing crew, firemen, and stokers. The total number of persons eraployedin work ing the ship, from the captain downwards, islso. Above the main deck there ilea deck-house covered in, the roof of which affords a promenade from stem to stern. It contains the main dining saloon, about 60 feet in length by 20 feet in width, and 8 feet inheight. It is copiously lighted from the sides by plates of glass placed in the alternate panels. In front is that important adjunct, the pantry, which has about 300 square feet of area_; and before the funnels.is the kitchen, of equal size, with its cooking ranges, exceeding most and equalling any of the culinary establishments of -the most ex tensive and noted hotels in the kingdom. But we have not space to enter further into detail than to say, that-on this deck and below it are also to be found the bakery, the butcher's zkambles, the scullery, the cowhouse, the carpenter's work shop, the lamphouse, the doctor's shop, the icehouses, the bathrooms, and no fewer'than 20 water-closets. The weight of the iron in the Persia, when launched, was .-,200 tons. When the engines are on board, and fully loaded, the weight of the immense.mass will be 5,400 tonsolt which time she will draw 23 feet of water. Her coal cellars are con structed to receive 1,400 tons of coal—an ample supply to carry her on her voyage across the Atlantic as fast as she can burn them. She has also accommodation for about 1,200 tons mea surement of goods. This maybe considered small When the extraordinary capacity of the Persia is considered ; but it must be remembered that her main design is that of a floating hotel, and that the goods of the liners of the British and North American Royal Mail Steam-ship Company are prineipally those by which the manufacturing ingenuity and refinement of the East minister to the comfort and luxury of the West. AT the meeting of the Photographic 'Society, on Tuesday night, it was stated that in future the meetings will be held in the Royal Institution, by which a saving of £2O a year will be-offected. F'ATAI BURNING THROUGH THE INCAUTIOUS USE OP LUCIFER MATCHES.—Yesterday an inquest was held on the body of John Edward Blackburn, aged six years, son of Joseph Blackburn, residing in Mann-street. On Saturday morning the boy was left in bed by his mother, who went down stairs to get breakfast ready, and shortly after -she was called up by him, and found his night-clothes on fire. He was so severely burned ‘that he died the same day. Some Inciter matches had been left in the bed-room, and the deceased said he lighted one of them by rubbing it against a piece of paper, and acci dentally set his bed-clothes on fire. The jury returned a ver dict of •" Accidental death." LIVERPOOL SAVINGS' BANK.—We are glad to learn that considerable improvements have recently been made in our local Savings' Bank. The object of the managers is to afford to depositors as many facilities as possible, and we confidently believe that the present order of business is eminently cal culated to produce that end. The nature of the changes made will be sufficiently understood, when we state that the bank is open for receipt and payment of money, every day in the week, except Thursday, from half-past ten to half-past two, and on Saturday evening from 6to 8 o'clock. Any sum from ls. to £3O is received at one time. The notice required pre vious to the withdrawal of money is 7 days ifthe sum do not exceed £l5, and 14 days for larger amounts. FIRE.—In our advertising columns of this day will be found a notice, published by direction of the Watch .Committee of the borough, informing the public of the different places at which fire-stations have been established. The increasing wants of the town have for some time demanded that, instead of col lecting all the apparatus of the fire-police at a fewtentral spots, they should be distributed over all parts of the borough. When a fire breaks out it is of the utmost consequence that thel means of its extinguishment should be immediately ap plied ; the activity and zeal of our fire-brigade are well known, and we are happy to find that their usefulness will be further promoted by the liberal supply of stations, machines, &c., to which we have referred. We would recommend our readers tocut out the advertisement, and cause is to be affixed to some conspicuous place in their .dwellings, that all the inmates may know where to apply for assistance, should such a calamity as fire happen to occur. BANKRUPTCY Couur.—Re Thomas Hunter : The bank rupt,a joiner and builder, in Liverpool, being unopposed, on Wednesday obtained a first-class certificate.—Re John Crip pin-: This bankrupt came up before Mr. Commissioner Perry for his certificate, and for examination of witnesses. Mr. Snell was examined respecting ontain advances alleged to have been made by the bankrupt to a Mr. Hudson, of this town, who claims to be the heir of the dukedom of Devon shire. From the examination, it appeared that Mr. Crippin had a.dvaneed some hundreds of pounds to assist Hudson in carrying on the suit. Mr. Evans, on the part of the assignees, and a gentleman from the office of Messrs. Fletcher and Hall, addressed the court in opposition to the certificate, after which the case was further adjourned to Saturday, when the case was adjourned sine die to give the bankrupt an opportunity for obtaining a reexamination. SCOTT v. Tll5 CORPORATION OP LIVERPOOL—In the Vice- Chancellor's Court, on Saturday, the case of Scott v. the Cor poration of Liverpool was heard. This was a suit instituted by the plaintiff, a contractor, for an account of certain works which he had executed for the corporation, and for the purpose of obtaining payment of the money owing to him in respect of such works. To this suit the engineer of the corporation, Mr. Hawkesley, was made a party, and it was alleged against him by the bill that he had improperly withheld his certificate of the execution of the works, whereby the plaintiff had lost a considerable sum of money. The cause now came on for argument upon a demurrer put in by Mr. Hawkesley, for whom it was contended that he was not a necessary or proper party to the suit. The Vice-Chancellor was of opinion that there was nothing in the terms of the contract which ,could preclude the plaintiff from making Mr. Hawkesley a party to this suit. PRODUCE.—The dulness in the Sugar market has increased, and prices have again given way. Coffee in fair demand. In Tea little doing. Pepper steady. Rice dull. Rum without spirit. Nothing doing in Saltpetre. In Palm Oil a moderate business, at £46 lOs to £4B per ton. In Tallow little doing ; Petersburg, Y.C., 68s to 69s per cwt. Jute in good request. To-DAY the demand for Sugar is still sus pended, and we have nothing to report. 300 puns. old indirect Cuba Muscovado Molasses have been sold for distillation at 18s per cwt. Nothing has occurred in Rum or Coffee. The Tea market continues mode rately firm ; common Congou 94d to 91d per lb. A small lot of Bengal Rice has been taken at 14s 9d per cwt. 200 bags Bengal Rapeseed are reported at 70s, and 700 bags Nigger Seed, to arrive, at 64s per qr. Jute continues in good demand, 750 bales having realized £l5 to £l9 5s per ton. METALS.—Manufacturers ' Iron continues firm in price, and in very fair demand. In Scotch Pig Iron there has been an improved demand since our last, and prices have advanced fully 3s per ton from the lowest point last week. In other metals there is no change. WooL.—The transactions of the past week are only limited, purchasers suspending their operations until the auction sales, which open to-morrow. About 12,000 bales East India and low foreign wools will be offered, and a brisk demand with high prices is anti cipated. Imports for the week-96 bales Australian, 34 Irish, and 10 coastwise. Total, 140 bales. A GREAT SENSATION AT 'HE CAPE. TICE following le ,ter from Cape Town, is dated October 19 : " Cape Town has been in a great state of excitement for the last month. It was :announced that a very tleh gentleman had arrived in the Lightning steamer, rejoicing in the well known name of Montefiore, as agent for the great Rothschild, with power to invest capital at the Cape in whatever he might ,consider most advantageous. The mining and tramway shares rose immediately, and everybody thought there was a good time coming for the (Cape at last. The bank and two or -three of the largest houses were advised by the Rothschilds to give their nephew, Montefiore, unlimited credit. Although a Jew, he gave £l5 to the Cathedral, £lO to the Synagogue, £5 to the Wesleyans, £lO to the public library, and £lO to the Museum—in fact, scattered his money in all directions. There were Montefiore races, whey a greater number of horses started than had ever been knowu on the course before, and gentlemen riders hurried from all quarters—myself among the rest. Twenty-four started to ,ride for the Montefiore Stakes, value 460. Champagne was as common as Cape beer, and the Montefiore' drove about the course in a carriage with four outriders—the cynosure of all eyes. The ladies called him `duck,' and the gentlemen a regular ' brick,' although he was only 6ft. high, wore spectacles, had deformed legs, only half the proper complement of feet, the toes of both having been cut off (10, he said) by a railway engine. He gave a grand dinner—no room was large enough for so magnificent a person—so he ordered the lower rooms of the hotel to be knocked into one—such a dinner ! The in vitations, bill of fare, and programme of music were done in gold. Over 10 0 sat down. His health was drunk after dinner, to which he responded in a very neat speech, and as the small hours advanced his delighted guests placed him in a chair, and carried him on the shoulders round the room in • triumph, to the tune of ' He's a right good fellow.' One old gentleman actually kissed him, and called him his brother. The dinner was followed by a ball—the ball, like the dinner, was magnificent—the room was crowded—and Montefiore outshone all other attractions ; dinner succeeded dinner—and even the Cape gentlemen were shamed into giving him a dinner, which they did to the tune of three guineas a-head, much to their surprise. At last he announced that he had an engagement in Ceylon, and must be off. He accordingly took his passage, and put his traps on board; the ladies fainted, and all expressed their grief. The vessel went to sea, and the nephew of the Rothschilds had not gone in her. Hopes revived—he proposed for a young lady—was fortunately r e :7sed; in a few hours after he was arrested and safely lodged 12 gaol on the minor charge of debt, backed by the graver one o' forgery. I forgot to tell you, that on his arrival at Cape Town the principal director of the bank called on him and requested he would patronize his bank—which he did not fail to do to the amo.:nt of L 1,800! This was the Cape career of a fearfully and wom. 4_ erfully-made Jew, who I papers as having am told has been advertised in the Ceyi:.-17 answering to absconded ; a crippled Jew, wearin g spec t ac l es , - the name of Moses Solomon—no doubt th e same.. He .7: 1 ;1 brought up to the court on the 15th, and remanded u. lettpry are received from England about the bills.' BROMLEY'S PATENT EMPIRE SOAP, which heretofore has been difficult to be obtained, as very few of the grocers will keep it. To use their own words, by way of explanation, they state,—" Were we to buy it, it would reduce our sales fully one third, as two pounds of the Empire Soap will go as far as three pounds of any other soap; we should also lose our profit on soda and washing powders, as neither of these articles are required when the Empire Soap is used, in either the hardest water or in sea water." What the grocers are displeased at in this soap is its strongest recommendation to the notice of the large consumers, private families, hotel keepers, laundresses, &c. It only requires to be used with a light hand. And besides the above advantage it saves half the usual labour, consequently less friction and wear in the clothes, and will not injure the colours in the most delicate prints ; and is equally valuable for every other domestic purpose, even for toilet use, as it is a pure soap, free from rosin and other useless ingredients, which not only add unnecessary weight to the soap but detract from its cleansing properties. To be had wholesale at the Works, No. 22, Cherry-lane, and from the following dealers :—Mr. Edward Davies, chandler, No. 84, London-road ; Messrs. Tasker and Price, 209, London road ; Mr. John Dixon, grocer, No. 49, Pembroke-place; Mr. William Davies, grocer, 58, Mill-street; Mr. David Drew, ship store merchant, 40, Waterloo-road; Messrs. Scott and Taylor, ship-store merchants, 28, Mason - street ; Messrs. Buttner and Schonstadt, s h i p -store merchants, 11, Hurst-street; Mr. W. H. Maitland, ship-store merchant, 45, Regent-street. Ogg Trial will MVP the superiority of this soap. W, °KILL & CO, COMMERCIAL and MONETARY NEWS i LATEST NEWS • [BY ELECTRIC & INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPHS.] LONDON, Monday Night, THE WAR. DESPATCH FROM GENERAL CODP,INGTON. The Gazette contains a despatch from General Codrington, dated Ist Jan., enclosing the copy of a letter from Omar Pasha, addressed to General Simpson, in acknowledgment of a despatch from him, dated the 30th October, announcing Her Majesty's intention to bestow the Crimean medal on the Ottoman troops, also enclo'sing the weekly medical report. Omer Pasha expresses his appreciation of the most gracious condescension of Her Majesty. Dr. Hall reports that the health of the army continues very satisfactory. There was an absence of serious disease, and although the admissions under head and chest affections, and frost bites, were numerous, they were generally slight. The few serious cases were all caused by exposure when drunk. The Land Transport Corps still enjoyed less health than the troops, and more than one-half the deaths for the week had occurred in that corps alone. The admissions for the week were 1,271, and the deaths 36, against admissions, 1,423, and deaths 40, for the preceding seven days. MUSIC AYD THE DRAMA. Toss SHILLING CONCERTS.— The fourth annual series of these charming entertainments was commenced on Tuesday evening, in the Philarmonic Nall, the concerts being continued each evening of the week, together with a day per formance on Saturday afternoon. On each of the occasions they have been well attended, and highly intelligent audiences have, by well-timed plaudits, testified their satisfaction with the excellence of the performances. The chief attraction of the week was the admirable singing of Madame Amadei, a contralto of great power and excellence. The quality of voice possessed by this lady is somewhat similar to that of Alboni, to whom, and to whose style of execution, she bears resemblance in more respects than one. Madame Amadei during the last week sung a number of Italian arias, with good effect, and in these she elicited marked and well-de served applause ; but the enthusiasm of the audience was most strikingly evoked by some of our own popular melodies. conspicuous among which were the plaintive Irish and Scotch ballads, " Savourneen deelish," and " 0 Nanny wilt thou gang wi' me." The instrumental portion of the concerts was, as on the previous occasions, excellent ; the at tractions being in the present instance heightened by the addi tion of several new performers of high merit and celebrity. Among these latter are M. Prospere, opheicleide, late of Jullien's celebrated band; M. de Folly, flute, from the Royal Italian Opera ; M. Gobin, cornet-a-piston, from the Conser vatoire, Paris ; Mr. H. Chip p, violoncellist, late of Her Ma jesty's private band ; and a juvenile but clever performer on the violin, Master Isaac, a pupil of Mr. H. Blagrove, to whose delicate and polished yle his performance bears pleasing testimony. Among our old favourites in the orchestra we also recognised with satisfaction the valuable aid of Mr. Thomas, in himself a host, and Messrs. Liddell, Baetens, Streather, Sorge, Jennings, Frewin, Chisholm, &c. The cha meter of the music has been lively, but not to the exclusion of the more grave and expressive. Dance music by D'Albert, Strauss, Lanner, and others, has been varied by selections from Les Huguenots, and Lucrezia Borgia; while the less showy though really more attractive ballads of our own country have not been neglected. This week the vocalist is Miss P. Horton, who is to read selections from Shakspeare's plays, with the music, commencing last night with the Mid summer Night's Dream, with the whole of Mendelssohn's music, composed for that fine drama. This evening the chief portion of the entertainment will consist of selections from the Tempest ; and to-morrow the Macbeth music is to be given. From the preceding outline, it will be seen that these entertainments are to be conducted with a spirit and intelli gence of selection in admirable keeping with the executive power and skill by which they are to be placed before the public. AT THE THEATRE ROYAL, the pantomime forms the lead ing attraction, and continues to draw crowded houses nightly. During the past week the evening's amusements were com menced with the lively comedietta " Charles 11., or the Merry Monarch," the bad of Captain Copp being admirably sus tained by Mr. B. Baker; Mary Copp found also a pleasing representative in Miss Landon. Mr. Lorraine as Charles 11., and Mr. F. L. Villiers as Rochester were not so happy in their representations. On Saturday the second morning performance pf the pantomime took place, and as on the previous occasion MARKETS FOR MANUFACTURES. MANCHESTBR. — The demand has been more languid this week than for some time past. As regards prices they have been pretty well maintained. The general absence of stocks, and the orders in hand in some quarters, prevented much anxiety on the part of producers to make sales; and though in most cases some concession has been accepted, there has not been any momentous decline. Perhaps id per lb will fairly represent the full decline in the value of yarn : and in some descriptions these reductions have not occurred, though in most, buyers have the turn in their favour. The demand for the Mediterranean continues pretty active, but for India there has been but little doing. For China and Germany also only a very limited inquiry is experienced. Manufacturers are cautious in their purchases, and only buy small lots, in the expectation of reduced rates. Goods have only been in limited request. and a slight concession does not seem to induce opera tions. India shirtings have been dull of sale, and are lower. Printing cloths are less in demand, whilst T cloths, long cloths, and domestics, are not in much inquiry. —Manchester Courier. ROCHDALE. — WooI : Prices remain firm, and in some cases a shade higher has been given than last week.—Flannel: There is little alteration from last week in home made goods. On the whole, in Yorkshire goods there has been an improve ment. Several London buyers have been in town, and have given a little activity to business. BRADFORD.—WooI: The demand for some weeks past has been beyond the wants of the consumers, who are in better supply than for some time; and as they cannot continue their purchases, except at higher prices, they are only adding such articles as will assort their stocks • and the business done this week is under an average.—Yarns : The spinners are generally working full time, and that to order, but chiefly on old contracts, which, at the current price of wool, would be a decided loss. There is no disposition to accept new orders, except at higher prices, which are not willingly conceded. — Pieces : The advanced price of yarns has rendered this branch of the trade profitless. Unless a corresponding improvement can be realised, the production must be still further curtailed, and already there are large quantities of looms totally idle. LEEDS. — We have this week had rather brisk markets at our Cloth Halls, and the deliveries direct from the manufac tories have been to a larger extent than for some time past. For the India and China markets there is no alteration in prices. The stocks are low, and the mills generally are well employed. Many of the larger buyers have been in the town this week, and although their purchases have not been large, yet, on the whole, business has been better than usual so early in "the year. NOTTINGHAM. — Hosiery : In most branches of the hosiery trade there is a fair and healthy business doing, and this por tion of our staple manufactures is in as healthy a condition as could reasonably be expected, considering the many depressing circumstances which are in operation.—Lace : we have little variation in the condition of the lace trade to report. There is an absence of excitement, and although a few buyers have made their appearance in the market, the trade is very quiet. —Nottingham Journal. AT THE LIVERPOOL COURT OF PASSAGE, last week, George Patrick Rooney, joiner and builder, of Upper Parliament street, obtained a verdict for £2lO from Mr. Richard Hutchin son, surgeon, Upper Stanhope-street, for work done and material supplied. The defendant had employed plaintiff to build a house and offices at the corner of Catherine-street; but, after the work had been proceeded with some time, the defendant withdrew from the contract, on the plea that the house would not be finished by the time specified, in conse• -pence of the plaiutirs delay, THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. The Times' Vienna correspondent writes, on Monday morn ing,—" The Emperor of Austria displays great firmness, and insists on the unconditional acceptance of the proposals of which Count Esterhazy was the bearer." The Times' correspondent thinks there are chances still of an arrangement. Count Nesselrode's reply, containing coun ter propositions, was couched in terms extremely mild and conciliatory. When, however, Count Buol learnt that Russia did not accept the propositions "purely and simply," he sent instructions to Prince Esterhazy to at once break off all diplomatic relations. The writer cannot say whether Prince Esterhazy was ordered to demand his passports and quit St. Petersburg, but the rupture of relations with Austria, the Times' corres pondent is assured to be a fact. May it not be safely conjec tured that Austria's unwonted energy may induce Russia to approach still nearer to the demands of the Allies, and that the difference will be narrowed so as to be little more than one of words, when the Allies and Russia might agree to split such difference. In Paris, therefore, the news of the impres sion made at St. Petersburg by the rupture of relations with Austria is awaited with impatience. The Times' Paris correspondent is told that the English Government has been asked by France, whether they can supply vessels for the conveyance of a French force, amount ing to 80,000 men, 6,000 horses, and 100 guns. It is not said for what point, but there can hardly be a doubt that it is for the Baltic. The Times has letters from its correspondent with the army of the Caucasus, down to the 20th of December. They give particulars of Omar Pasha's difficulties, caused by bad weather ; also details of his retreat. The Russians did not molest him. The Times' Crimean letter, of Jan. Ist, is entirely devoid of interest. Health, abundance, and comfort, reigned through out the camp. Letters from the Sandwich Islands state that a French whaler had been chased for two days in the neighbourhood of the Kurilles Islands, by a Russian corvette, which she escaped in a snow storm. THE FUNDS, STOCK, AND SHARE MARKET: The news this morning from Vienna caused the English Funds to open lower ; but upon the impression that Austria would now act with decision, a rally of a per cent. ensued,. which was subsequently supported. Railways more active, and in the afternoon showed a tendency to advance. Land, Bank, and Foreign Stocks, little changed. CLOSING PRICES. Consols, Account B6l Bank Stock 2os* 7* Do. Money — Faun Bills, L.S., Three per Cents. FOREIGN STOCKS. Mexicans l9} 20 Turkish Russian Do. Canada Land l2O 5 Do. (new) SHARES. London, Brighton, and South Coast 93 London &N. Western 93i London &S. Western B4 5 Manchester, Sheff., and Lincolnshire 2 2i Midland Stock North British 23 9 Do. Preference 93 100 North Stalordshire 9 8f S. Eastern and Dover s6i York, Newcastle, and Berwick ... 66 York and N. Midland 44 5 LAND SHARES. RAILWAY A mbergate,Nottingham, and E. Junction - Caledonian Do. Preference Eastern Counties East Lancashire 69 70 Edinburgh & Glasgow N 2 Great Northern SB 9 Do. A. 73 4 Do. B. ll9 21 Great Western Lanc.andYorkshire 761 Do. Fifths . Leeds Northern l2 Australian Agricultural 26 8 Peel River S.Australian Invest.... N. B. Australasian Crystal Palace After official hours, Consols remained very steady, notwith standing the unfavourable tenor of the President's Message. Railways also finally close at the best. On 'Change, little business. Tallow, 675. 9d. to 68s. on the spot. Scotch Pig Iron, 765. Spelter unaltered. Linseed Oil, 425. 6d. to 425. 9d. LONDON CORN MARKET.— (From Kingsford and Lay's Circular.)—The supply of English Wheat is small, and the condition being bettter than of late, enabled factors to obtain an advance of 2s. upon the quotations of this day week. The little business transacted in Foreign was at last week's prices. Barley, Beans, and Peas are each Is. qer qr. dearer. Oats, a steady trade at late rates. Country Flour brings an advance of ls. to 2s. per sack, and barrels meet a fair sale at the ex treme prices of last week. ARRIVALS. English. Irish. Scotch. Forela•n. Wheat 5BOB 25 1977 Barley 10829 72 170 " Malt 22180 20 Oats 6915 190 415 37928 Beans Peas — Flour METROPOLITAN CATTLE MA.EKET.—Beef, 3s to 5s ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 10d; Veal, 4s 8d to 5s 8d ; Pork, 4s 2d to ss. Beasts, 3,841; Sheep and Lambs, 29,150 ; Calves, 116 ; Pigs' 500. Arrivals :—Holland Beasts, 625 ; Ditto Sheep, 690 ; Ditto Calves, 82 ; Scotch Beasts, 400 ; Norfolk and Suffolk Beasts, 2,000; Cambridge, Leicester, Lincoln, and Northamp ton Beasts, 400; Irish Beasts, 160.—Beast trade firm at last Monday's prices ; Sheep cheaper ; Calf trade better. LONDON PRODUCE MARKET.—Sngar : Rather more doing at previous rates ; few public sales declared. Coffee dull : prices barely supported; several parcels announced for auc tion. Tea bought cautiously—sound common Congou, to 9d. Rice : Larger demand—Madras, to arrive, 14s. to 14s. 3d., paid. Tallow firm : Fine new P. Y. C., 86s. 61. on the spot. 11ANCIIESTES, STOCK EXCHARGE.—Lancashire and York shire, 76; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 23 1 1; South Eastern, 17. LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. Henry, of Hull : wrecked at Elsinore. Jane, from Maryport to Marseilles : believed to have foundered. _ . . . _ The Superb was totally lost in the Black Sea : all hands, excepting the captain, drowned. RAMSGATE, 13T11.—The Thomas Forrest, from Shields, was assisted in, nearly full of water. MALAGA, JAN. I.—Nautilus, from Sunderland, after dis charging most of her cargo, sunk in the harbour. CALCUTTA, DEC. B.—Glorioso, from London, has great part of her cargo damaged ; Juan Fernandez for London, got ashore—shifted cargo, is di sc h arg i ng, and must be docked. HAMBUEG, DEC. 12.—Weather again frosty, and much young ice formed. The steamer Pollux, from London, is only able to get as fa r as th e l owest par t o f Altona. A telegraphic despatch from Galatz, dated 31st Dec., states that the ice in the Danube had become firm, and at that place and Ibraila about 50 ships were frozen in, as well as all the others between those places and Sulina. At the Sulina, Mouth there were from 400 to 500 vessels, which, owing to a want of lighters and to contrary winds, could not get out to BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S - MIS DA.T. CHESTER CIIP.-1,000 to 30 agst Coroner, tk ; 40 to 1 n; - , ; Imogene, tk freely ; 50 to 1 agst Fatalist, tk ; 1,000 to 15 each agst Fandango, Yorkshireman, Aleppo, Yorkshire Grey, and Maid of the Moon—all tk ; 1,000 to 10 each agst Chicken (Irish), Epaminondas, Conrtenay, and Simony —an tk. Two TITOUSAND GIIINEAS.-4 to 1 agst Ey-by-Night, off. LrynurooL STEEPLE thresE.--7 to 1 agst Black Ssran and Harry Lorrequer, coupled. D 111113 1 . . -91 to 1 agst Ply-by-Night, off; 8 to 1 agst Wont worth, to £4OO ; 13 to 1 agst Yellow Jack, tk ; 9 to 1 agst Ellington, off; 14 to 1 agst Rogerthorpe, tk and off; 20 to 1 agst Polmoodie, tk ; 60 to 1 agst Aleppo, tk. CIIERTBEY STEZPLB CHASE. —Postponed till the 17th o r 18th.