The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-10-26 00:00:00

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York the Lords imstone. ied by the onists and )rs. Sold it Cure of inclosed in 4d., 4s. 6d r Diseases, Lck ages at Highgate, Oct. 26, 1847. Vilanteri. WANTED immediately, a Good Plain COOK, of some experience, and sober, active, and industrious. Also, liberal. e l s% steady active MANTrt WAITER. Wages given with P erquisites. 4180 1I GIRL. For address see Reference List STANDARD-office. IATANTED, for the Winter, a well-Furnished FAMILY HOUSE, with Coach-house and Stabling ~:tenreded. The neighbourhood of Abercronaby-square would be r.cier. f,PPIy to S. ViTxxyjortatharn' s -b u ildings, Tithebara eet. LOAN. WANTED, on very eligible Freehold s:,ecurity, % I t ansistine of Warehouse Property, in Liverpool, yielding e i t t ,le Rental, the SUM of .10,000 r Five Years. Interest c, per Cent. would be pal lett Milto Messrs. C and Emas, Solicitors, I, Sweeting eet . -...._____Llverpool. LIVERPOOL GAS-LIGHT COMPANY. 1111 E LOANS. LIVERPOOL GAS-LIGHT COMPANY, r e under the authority of their last Act'a Parliament, are Pared to receive TENDERS for LOANS on BONDS, in , t. x 11 : 1 1,of not less than Five Hundred Potmds, for periods not ",",ing Seven Years at Five Pounds i3er ,Cent. Interest, payable Half-yearly. tdr enders stating the amount-trieri of Loan, to be ad 1, eased to Mr. GuonuretfiLLAßD, 'Chief Clerk, Gas-office, uale-street, Liverpool: - By - order of the Direct Ors, THOMAS CARSON, Secretary. 13 0 ROUGH OF LIVERPOOL. LOANS OF 'MONEY. HE HEALTH COMM E of the COUNCIL of the BOROUGH of LIVERPOOL are willing, to receive ENDERS for LOANS, in Stuns of put less than .500, for Three, Five, or Seven Years, on jiaeurity of the Rates authorised to be made and levied underthe provisions of an Act of Par &lament passed in the.,Ottitintl lath years of the reign of her present Majesty, intituled " An Act for the Improvement 431 t he Sewerage and Drainage of the Borough of Liverpool, and for snaking further previsions ftir 'Tbe Sanatory Regulations of 'the said Borough." The Interest will be payable Half-yearly, on the Ist .of Ja nuary and Ist of July. 'Persons willing to advance Money are requested to send Sled Tenders, addressed' to the " Chairman of the Financial Zu t!..c mmittee, Town-hall," stating the amount, rote .of In ',l,e 78tMmed ternrof 'years for which they are disposed to lend By order., wn T o _ k _„ WM. BHUTTLEWORTH, Town Clerk. °debt:oB47. LIVERPOOL DOCKS. TRELOANS OF MONEY. COMMITTEE of the LIVERPOOL DOCKS do Ho receive G/VE NOTICE, that they are_vvillinVo Canty L^ , XNS of MONEY to a LIMITED AMOUNT, on the th e at •'l 7 'of the Bonds'of the Trustees of the Liverpool Dories, IN/i p rato•of FIVE POUNDS PioR—CENTUM PER ANNUM All EST Pthr Periods of_e,iterr Five or Seven Years . letters Tre ws to be addres.std to GEORGE WITRERS, EStrillee, tlrer of the Liverpool Docks, Dock-office, Liverpool. • Byorder, Do A DANIEL MASON /Secretary. Liverpool, October 21, 1847. LIVERPOOL DOCK3Si Torz. `TPAIDERS FOR P T ITE COMMITTEE of th B eL E A ERPOOL.UOCKS Ttir,tre* ready ,to 7 rece ive TENDERS for the supply - hi ONE , iO - AND FIVE HUNDRED GALLONS of the !,traest deli t 'L t Y of SPERM OIL, for the use of their Lighthouses, t 3 be eh at the Dock-yard, Coburg Dock, 'Liverpool; free of all p deg, net later than the 7th December, 1847. b e 'merit s at r Bill, one month afte . i• m the t d ied eli , yery has ,!ound 'isfactory. The Casiscw will be ,twe - " e d, to the Contractor's or4err A S i am en le e et i,) not less than Ite v pdons to• be sent to theU e the M arine ' Sarveyor, ker 11 " - buildings, Liverpool, n fh ot e lattir t tha t n i the 28th instant, the q ' l e.Pattied by a Seal6dTender, addressed o the Chairman of 41) 47 15- committee for the Marine Surveyor's Dep r ar b tm e ent, cov rte the Dock Secretary. The Samples wit paid B • both.,i ce, Y Reve orocr, nue-buildings, DAN L _ i l ver EL avodi MA , SON, 'Secretary. 11th n October, 1847 41 ' . ELECTORS OF LIME-STREET WARD. A C4RN.rt - .1, 11 49 1 1 1 LY respectable Deputato t tf b r e o N nt om - your body cou v •;„rig re,ested me to allow myse _ n . c h eerfully yaw Ward, I promptly a d l''‘,_ith'your req r ueig. Wai t ,. Pave not bitherto made myself Dos..i"' I feel it -a honour of no ordinary p e r h o a m rr in ct en er t ; oinhpeupbrloic bAtiVe tom present ' the largest and most influential Ward in my On prsenti myself to your notice, s — Ef -that . 1 should e',.4.n.generslternis my views on ehief subjects li kely to 4,;.-....! , m.arnongst us during t ext three years. %o r veiniest matters I havejntiformly, bu . tl trustte . rnperrately, , po l itics the•side of progrtss, although, in my opinion, part) Aiea ougtht to have nts place in our Lacal Councils. , e providing additional facilities for the , commerce of the itsrtyli %lif r e our and abundant supply of water the improve crowded thoroughfares, the efficient,drainage of e*e t own, the better entilation of the dwellings "of all classes, 'at.especiany the poor, are some of the questions ivbith should gage the attention of the Council, and, 'I tonceive,•are best discussed and -settled apart from the angry strife of political debate. "ro these and similar objects t o your opiaions, as -Y best attention shall be given to my-claims. otherwise, recordedshaliYOur votes, be favourable satisfied mith your decision. retiresinto private life, per fectlyl am, Gentlemen, yours, very respectnilly. JAMES A. ricroN. Tortton-street, October 25,1847, I\TEW DURHAM MUSTARD, saluaNOGF AND SIXPENCE PER POUND. PP v ues of new DURHAM MUSTARD have just ar ven,,,Z.Nore,cra; recommend the quality this Season to be tu ritu,ir2 to any former year. tr o t " , , ss at ~% 110 ukl observe that inferior qualities otln,be pro tb,„:-thei'lleh lower prices, but this article is manufactured re - *i t* Viestthrown Seed, and but few Shopkeepers will give liPlitati 'or the. article, consequently it has -gained such 4 , 4B tar °ll, that many other Houses are-Offering an article of .af„ftaziti,," ) f the second quality, at lower prices. q h 7ar c e! laid that one ponnd of the gentane Durham e•ktif elll 90 Jurther in domestic purpases than- one pound 'of the ecconct4tlality. TO BE OBTAINED AT 'll 0 LI, I S AND COMPA.N•Y, 2, .1 1 TEA DEALERS, O Lp - STIZEET, AND 8, DALESTREET. t• , S PATENT ADHESIVE ENVELOPES, 11 1, y.""ing neither Wax nor Wafers. Embossed with Ini trOe.,r2nes, Arius, Crests, &c., &c. Manufactory, 42, itath ekt '";`,Q a e, London. The demand for these Envelopes 48 so k e b tlfe,,,"hey are .now so highly 'appreciated by Noblemen, it t ;; e rtil -- ` 4 , the MaEagers of Public Institutions, -&c., ,that f or gati o : ll l 3 rincipled persons are uffering for sale a worthless ,the other 4 representlngtheriu,selveslo be `;`Agents klillp r ,7_, , e of - Smith's Patent Adhesive kumelopes;".whereas 'NT 'has no appointed Agents. prevent imposition, th ore -st Public, are respe y requested to observe, 14hez7rY Envelope, hears t inscription, Smith's Patent Rathbone, , London :" all others are fraudo `4.l4 an s abl• e" ' P G , ' India communication these Envelopesare invalu "` iarge tic ery of every assortment of novel and elegant patterns fur i,' Sta description, Engraving , Printing, ate. u. Fit INIUNCTION IN CHANCERY. AN " AN i njunction was granted by • the Ikrt v• Alaster of the Rolls, (LORD LANCIDALB,) Iv &VER. on the -10th March, 1847, restraining John n eav er, _ _ . Weaver, trading under the Firm of Mander, quggi sts ti a nV,:o., and Mander, Weaver, and Son, Wholesale tn ry, ant s Tiolverhampton in the county of Stafford, their wing for Z4 , m . en, and agents, from making, vending,,or of-, or imp a ny ,T t i '' anY manner disposing ny preparation of -3r P Yi u , . stement or representa ' is made a:Wielding, oppose ti„i r tendm tg to induc e t Wilk or purchasers to ' FRANI tOrProoaratio n i - ' ° l* with which oPitetn e 4 same as from .4Joseph rt G r --u of the testimonials to the same ttireference made to M.il t k ' .. or • A• Cmsar, Esq., 111.6 — ' Esq., Bransby B. Cooper, Es. t,i4ta.pplicable_ to an lexander Tweedie, Esq., Brc.. & c . ra nks's character or reputation, a Y KeParatiomof the said John Weaver o _ll,. Firm. roire'r,Public and Patent Medicine Dealers are therefore ff! of d, ,L -1, that FRAINKS'S Ss' P CCIFI SPLATTION OF COPAIDA I a AL y . 11( 111 as a Stamp e d Medicinec\i , m bottles at 2s. Od., 4s. Gd 17°Veri:, ea ch, and h as th e Gove rn ment Stamp attached to an 44 _41e ~F the cork of eac h b ott l e , .on.whicli is engraved th e t 1 , 4 P k ‘ad address, "GEORGE FRANKS, Blackfriars7road. ' 1) . 18 1t n A ,, 15 1X,,,., S's SPECIFIC SOLUTtON OF COP.AII3A," and " rIIEA kOCI4-,„‘ LEXT-BOOK for the Guidance of Patients," may be edic,"`t, ,of all respectable Cbetnists, Di-az:gists, and Patent % T IT ., CL le .Yendors. Agents for Liverpool VANS, SON, an k II Y, —' 4nd HARVEY, PRIESTLEY, LIAV.IRS, JONES, LATH 'IISI4.7 INGATE and HILL, LOWE, E Y, BLId ISUER, ROBERTS, 1 3L0, BRITTEN, WALKER, CLA ABRAHAMS. Al fizit, 0 .enjoy 44 °se who .enj good fare will meet Vith it at the kirti Di van.-1,,,..t b7 I4 tt,;' )( Ta49EDINARY BOSJESMANS.---TheSe very sin t,,,'!lch l',, c ciniens of the human race, who have attracted so I ) `:"srit.`'Lentio n -in the metropolis from the :higher and ih it. M l t 4 4 , e circles; arrived here yesterday, h all ot w t ill ico bo N ex e _h vi i 1 1 , 1 tc•ii -I norrow and following days at t w th e e un fi d r er st s p th e n rso di n m ag a e y s t ti l;e _ t ' lll :e li t. ea l-a 'The w a h u o t o h g ::: b y visited i o t f ed s o them, f ) ,,i l ,lty L,. the exhibiti on . W e w ill take a future oppor ler:e`,Bll°(+ieing these interesting natives of the African Tee l.x C The cattle in the northern 'l` c . of tb VILAND APPLE.— at -eS/ I'at e - '' a 'aunty (of York) are chiefly the short-horn t ed e t est ; h i. or Holderness breed, and are considered re h at ii t t ens t , -- ; the ki g d m. The graziers have been at g 4 _ ;- 0 a -- ' ll. ino n ' o g them. They are noble and beau4i illtfil.tdhstseir' l i na r° fin v el n y - marked, red and white; when well 10;7 0 th hacks broad and level; throats and necks clean, th g t.; i;• a tid fine. girth deep, full, and wider;d ; quarters thl'thei t i f and rum' ps broad, even . , and stand high_ )4. 4 llid:egs; handle kindly, having a very . fine coat and 11 4 4 b itt ' ii * To Robert and Charles Collins, of 'Barmton, f ° 41- a gton the thanks and gratitude of breeders are tt * , ) 4t ,tb is t " m e e ir ilidicious exertions in improving the Tees st ' 1 li 1 4 . This was e ff ected by the importation of cows 4°ek ° 444 " and carefully crossing with their own . I tl 'll'hira: 1 ) , th e a ..a, the produce soon $l. - ‘ e .. 4 4 b il m i al , , r . Y• ' " Hubback" was the name of their cele . - tv tit Of t ii. alld. breeders are anxious to trace the pedi stitk n e ,. 11. best stock to this patna' rch of the Tees ( 1 1. ' 3 z - t this breed was the famous ox exhibited . 3 0 0 li tl t e ,; l 'o 4 3 - 8 7 4 ' 11 .4der the name of the Durham Ox. By rai - (49`,`.aced , g-with a Galloway cow, an improved breed was 1 4, 41 4' 8 t'ild of such high repute_, that at a sale of Mr. 1B7)11 8 b il 7tock of short-horns, October 11th, 1810, a N. 4°18 oe i : called "Comet," sold for 1,000 guineas, and ,sot; e 4 leh ta ll _ ( ls : cows, and calves realised realised £7,115 17s. was of the pure short toil Pjl h,..„.` 4 , 'Yorkshire Ros e gol,vel of the late John Amsley, Esq., of Ottering q -..,e Iti ", of C a rl a Northallerton, and fed by Medd Scarth, 14,,Ni0„n, near Stokesly . , in Cleveland. The di :hA to 7 .- 8 " this wonderful animal were—Length from °4 l ' 41 1), llft 3' ; height at the at the gi lt hO l i t i s ft• 10iin . .. I°. irth -- of the of the body, llft. iv t ' 3 • ' ar eleg, below 'tlie knee, 7 4 sin.; sown of the back, tl l 4 4,. When four years se ven mouths old, its weight :: st s e " ) ( I 141 b to the stone (or 316 st. 61b. of 81b. to , P fil l , '' Prom . six months old to the age of three iaf•-, tnonths, its only food was grass and hay,-1/18. 1 -4 cir ' vel and, by J. IV, Ord. APPALLING MURDERS AT BIRMINGHAM. On Saturday one or the most appalling murders ever perpetrated, was committed at Birmingham. It appears that about four or five months ago, a widow named Ann Wilkes took a little shop in Cheapside, im mediately adj oining that of Mr. Burton, news agent, for the sale of cigars. She was a person of about 35 years of age, of agreeable manners, and was evidently one who had seen better days. She had four children, three boys and a girl, who had become the intimate playfellows of the children of the neighbours. On Saturday, some little uneasiness was felt because the shutters were not taken down from the shop; but no steps were taken to ascertain the cause until 11 o'clock, when Mr. Edwards, who was acquainted with Mrs. Wilkes, got a ladder up to the first floor window, which he found unfastened. He advanced a few steps up a narrow dark stair, and at the top a scene of unparalelled horror presented itself, although the whole truth was not apparentat the first glance. On the floor, near the door, lay Mrs. Wilkes, in a large pool of blood ; beside her lay her youngest child—both with their throats cut from ear to 'eat; and beyond them, in one of two truckle beds, there was sufficient light to disclose the other three children steeped in their own blood ! Horror stricken, Edwards rushed from the room to the window. calling out to the assembled crowd, ' My God I they vire all murdered !" He again proceeded up stairs, when it was found that Mrs. Wilkes, whom he thought was dead, was breathing, and they immediately turned their atten tion to her. They raised her up, and, with the as§iitance of Mr. Archer, surgeon, of Digbeth, bandied the wound. Although she seemed to have been unconscious 'before, she recovered a little, and strove with desperate energy to tear 'the bandage from her throat. In this -she was prevented, and a car having been procured, ihe`was con veyed tOthe Queen's Hospital. X message was immediately desratehed for•the assis tance-Of Mr. Sands Cox, who, in less 'than'ton minutes from'the time the woman was brought tollre hospital, was'in attendance on her, and boand-up th'e-wound with the'utmost celerity. It was found that the injuries she had 'received were of a very -serious ; and that although none of the principal arteries had'been cut, 'the windpipe was divided in such a manner as to leave it exceedingly doubtful whether the unfortunate woman will 'recover. She appeared to be -quite conscious, and evi dently in much agony. During the time the wound was 'being dressed she seemed as if indinedto speak ; but, of coarse, all attempts to articulate, - With a wound in her throat, through which she breathed, and which gurgled with blood nearly to suffocation,' were perfectly unavailing. The shop is a small one- - there are"kw articles for sale in it, these consisting chiefly of a it , wtpipes, three or four half-boxes of cigars, and some empty cigar boxes, placed in the window for show. -Everything wore an air of po verty, certainly, but also of cleanliness and industry. On proceeding to a room 'on 'the first 'floor, one of the first objects which attracted attention was a Bible, lying on the table, to which 'it would appear that the unfortun-. ate woman had been referrinvas in another room was found a transcript of the dates' of the birth of her chil dren, extracted from 'which a.registbr' was on its first leaf. The room was scantily furnished, though it had an air of comfort, which even confusion did not altogether destroy. But it is utterly imposgible to describe the scene which the bedchamber resented'inkwhich the murderous and unnatural deed was perpetrated. The carpet on which the mother was lyingveherediscovered, was saturated with coagulated blood 3 in the midst of another pool, and at the foot of a low truckle bed,'lay the body of the youngest child, a boy, dressed nightclothes. He seems to have been taken from the died, where he lay with his mother, set on his•knees ontthe floor, as if in the attitude of prayer, andlis throat - then cut. He had fallen forward on his face, and had died without a pang. In the bed next the window 'lie two ibrothers and a sister, also in. their night dresses, which, as well as the bedclothes, are covered with Mood. 'They all lie on their left sides, and appear to have scarcely felt death. The girl has died 'first; the second eldest - has diedutext ; but he hasheen awakened from his sleep, as the first gash had been made too-law down, and 'before the second stroke had been made he had struggled. The 'eldest boy is half out of bed, with his almost dissevered head resting on a chair, as if he had started up in 'his agony. Their countenances are -calm 'as if they sleet, and, indeed, there seems every reason 'to believe that the mother had risen from her bed, murdered them as they -slept, -a: althea attempted to terminate her own existence by similar means. When found they were stiff and cold, and must have been some time dead; and it is astonishing, that-severely injured as the unfortunate woman herself was;sheeould have survived for any length of time. There is little furniture in the apartment, which looks to the -street : two chairs, a wash-hand stand, and two little -'beds, without curtains. A more ghastly and horrifying spectacle than that room presents, tenanted, as it is by disfigured corpses, it is impossible to conceive. So far as we have been able to ascertain, no reason can be assigned for the-commission of the deed. 'Rumour assigns it to poverty, as she had been heard to complain that she could make no money ; but, although no money and but little zfood- was found in the house, there were many articles which- did not indicate positive want. • -It has also been reported that she was desirous of getting the overseers to take eare•of her children while she would go to service; -but this they refused. The names •and sages of the children, as appears from their birth -in their. mother's Bible, are John Henry, aged 12 ; Mary Jane, aged I; William Charles, aged 6; -Fre derick George, ageth-1 Tears. The husband of-lkire. Wilkes died about seven months ago, and the poor woman has made frequent complaints of her distress. 'On , Sunday, Mrs. Wilkes confessed that she, and she alone,- committed the murders. She may yet ultimately recover. MORE COMMERCIAL DNA STERS.—The Times of yester day says, " We regreVto have to announce the suspension of Messrs. Scott, Bell, and Co., East India agents and general merchants. , This event has arisen from about £35,000 of the recent remittances received by them from India being • upon failed , houses. The total acceptances of the firm are £240,000, but of these £150,000 are covered by a lien on goods skipped to India (which, judging , from the last accounts, are likely to find a steady sale), while the open cash debts.,will probably not exceed £40,000. We have here therefore-only £190,000 unsecured, and, as the assets, which are- stated nominally at 5...350,600, are considered by .cautious ;persons amply sufficient, even under the worst circumstances, to meet more than that amount, there -is every _prospect of a good liquidation. The house was one almost entirely of agency, and its business was with Madras, Calcutta, Mauritius, and also, the Mediterranean. -Messrs. Binny and Co., an inde pendent firm, are their, correspondents at Madras. It will be observed that :this failure, although it is deeply regretted, is one of a class which must have been antici pated, since it would'have been out of the question that the recent failures in the: India trade could have taken place without compromising other firms, and placing their affairs in a degree of uncertainty that would render tempo rary suspension, at all events, inevitable. The accept ances also of Mr. Lackersteen, another house in the East India trade, were returned, this afternoon. It appears that the draughts of the Union Bank of Calcutta, received by the present mail, have- been refused acceptance by Messrs. Glyn and Co. 'his expected, however, that the institution will meet all its engagements, but the bank is understood to have made large advances on indigo fac tories, which is one reason, for` Messrs. Glyn's caution." MEETINGS OF CREDITORS.-`On Monday a meeting of the creditors of Cockerell and Co. was held, when a no minal surplus of £190,000 was exhibited. The formidable item of £435,500 appears to be due from the Calcutta .-house. The house is to be wound up under inspection, and £5OOO was set apart for the liquidation of small claims .under £loo.—At the meeting of Messrs. Castellain and Co.'s creditors, the statement showed a deficiency of -X36,048, and a probable .dividend .4:943. Bd. in the ponnd. —The account of Messrs. Thomas, Son, and Lefevre s hows a balance of assets over liabilities of £4o,2l2—the liabilities being £401,760, and the assets £441,972. The ;ultimate liquidation in full will depend ; upon the ability of De Jersey and Co. cf Manchester, and of the St. Peters-. burgh firm, who figure jointly for £363,000 to meet their engagements ; but, as it is known that lle.,Yersey and Co. have made arrangements by which they are likely to sus tain sthemselves, and as it is believed also that the St. Petershnrgh house (from whom a balance sheet was re ceived about March last, showing a surplus of £8,000) will be able to hold its ground, the prospect is certainly much more favourable than anticipated.—At a meeting of Messrs. Perkins, Schlusser, and Mullins' creditors, on Wednesday, a surplus was shewn 0f£8,721 ; and thus far, therefore, the, expectations held out at the date, of suspen sion bid fair to .be realised. At the same time, ,the liabi lities on bills' receivable are very large, and muc.h will consequently depend upon the absence of any casualties. The concern is,to be wound up under inspection.—The affairs of Messrs. liastie and Co. of Glasgow, show a de ficiency of only £11,655, and a dividend of 15s. ,in the pound. It transpired that the firm had sustained bad debts, since the commeneement of the corn panic, to the extent of £2B,ooo.—The inspectors appointed to carry out the liquidation of the affairs of Messrs. Giles, Son, and Co. (whose failure took place on the 13th of August, and ' whose statement, showing a dividend of 12s. 6d. in the pound, was published on the 23rd of September), have proceeded so far in the realization of the assets as to en able them to declare a first dividend of 6s. Bd, in the pound, payable on the 10th of November next.—On Sa turday a meeting of Messrs.. Gower, Nephews, and Co. was held. The liabilities were stated at £450,832, and the assets, according to the ledger balances, to £573,501; but the present valuation of these is now only £112,831. The assets are, therefore, equal to a dividend of ss. in the pound, exclusive of the proceeds that may be derived from the Mauritius estates put down in the ledger at a quarter of a million. The reason of so large an amount of doubt ful debt being valued at so small a sum was said to result from the condition of several other firms with whom Gower and Co. held dealings. For instance, the three following cases were cited in illustration of the kind of ac counts included in the estimate:—Alison, Cumberledge, and £33,404 ; a claim upon a house at Naples for nearly Co„ i70,000; and another upon a house in Glasgow for £18,000; neither of which, it was believed, would yield scarcely anything, CULTIVATION or THE BEAUTIFUL.—It has "men the fashion with prudes and pedants time immemorial to run down the advantages of external appearance—thus the phrases, " Outside show," and " Skin-deep beauty," had obtained a sort of currency which gave them, and others of similar import, an appearance of grave authority. The present age is bold enough to question this dictum, and even to go so far as to extol the study of externals as a duty to society, which should have presented to it agree able objects, and now contends that the cultivation of the beautifill holds a place second in importance only to the promotion of the good. This it is which holds out encou ragement to those who labour to put the public inos session of means to this end. Oldridges Balm 0/Co lumbia, as the most effective preservative or renovator of that most beautiful ornament the Human Hair, takes first rank, and as long as its valuable properties continue to be known and appreciated, must take the precedence. of every production i:aterided for exterior improvenaGnt in this direction. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. CORRESPONDENCE. TO THE RIGHT HON. SIR CHARLES WOOD. SlR,—Your laconic answer to the deputation from Newcastle, as stated in the public prints of the 21st ult, namely, " There is nobody thinks that there is any want of cir culation or extraordinary pressure in the money market for houses in good credit," often recurs to my mind. At the time it was given, it was so diametrically opposite to my own opinion, that I wondered, and said, can this be from the Chancellor of England's Exchequer ? I then began to consider whether you thought to lay the ghost by appearing not to see it ; whether you thought there were /to houses in good credit ; or whether, as bodies do not think at all, you thought you did not infringe upon the truth by saying "nobody thinks." Be this as it may, the pinch had already become pretty smart, and many of o'er merchant princes had then bitten the dust. 'The term " houses in good credit " is rather an ambi tittous one. Some persons think this house good —some that. There are even differencesof opinion regarding the concern you represent: when 'you took it in hand, Con sols were worth £96 • on the lst of September they were £B6 ; and to-day o nly £BO. 'What they.may be a month hence is doubtful, especially if the Bank should again re- fuse to advance upon 'them, and upon your Exchequer Bills, which I see now •quoted at a considerable discount. It would, no doubt, be highly interesting to the Newcastle men to be informed whether it was " want of circulation" or "want of credit" tOhich caused the refusal. What ever the cause, it nctuttle rectified : people naturally look to you for a remedy.; .if you cannot advise one, for good ness sake, throw .up the reins, and give them to someone more able and less timid than yourself, lest whilst you.are balancing straws,rthe scale may kick the beam. If eight millions of sovereigns have been exported, in the name of common sense, what danger can arise'by your issuing five millions of one pound notes, so far to•th.lce the place of them. - Surely so small a number compared with the quantity exported, hoarded and lodged in4banks to meet contingencies, would not affect the exchanges; but supposing it did, if we must worship the goidein , celf, can not we do as was before done, forbid the exportation of gold. - Is the , comtnerce of this mighty kingdomlebebrolight to a dead ltbk for the want of a circvdating , tuedium, and are we to be silent and suffer suzli a mal-administration of our affairs ? No. Already may I say-your days are numbered, and rightly so—this is not the first great bhintleyypo have made. A good deal ofwthe present suf fering might have been prevented if younhad prohibited distillation from grain as soon as you knew That our crops of last year were defective. You might have saved the 'absolute -waste of an enormous q uantitrof grain, and re lieved to some extent the now abused and neglected, but once•valued and flourishing, colonial interest. Here we wer&with sugar in our warehouses to irepletion, melting -away the remnants of large fortunes, and at the same time sending our heart's blood to .America to buy corn, which the sugar, to a very considerable extent, would have supplied the place of. Was any nation previously gliilty of such folly ? 1 1 took the liberty, some days since, of recommending -to' Lord John Russell the issue of NOOO,OOO One Pound .Notes, to be advanced upon imported bread-stuffs, gene- Tally, and Colonial produce, particularly; and begged of -him to promise to propose a fixed duty of Bs. per quarter on Foreign . Wheat, and one ,penny per lb. on Foreign Cotton, also to convert the InconneTax into a Property ?Tax ; and now I further suggest to you the re-enactment of the Usury Laws, otherwise the monied interest will prey upon our vitals until our Joltals will stand it n'o longer; surely Five per Cent is enough for the drones— it not, refer them to Moses. The country is not now so nit agog for free trade as it was some time since. Many now begin to think that it would be better for us to avail ourselves of all the science and industry we possess, to obtain a home supply of grain, rather than part with -our sovereigns for it to fo reigners, iu the hope of getting them back again by an extra exportation of goods. Sir Robert Peel has lately been in this quarter, and witnessed somewhat of the effects of the screw. The ge neral impression here is that he-will out-bid Lord John, and tarn round on the currency. question. We all know how readily he can do so.—Your most obedient servant, ALLEN ENGLAND FOWLER. Birkenhead, 23d Oct. 1847. TO TIIE ELECTORS OF EVERTON AND KIRK- DALE WARDS.- BROTHER ELECTORS Permit me to congratulate you in having Mr. G. G. Hornby as .a candidate to represent your ward in the Town Council, and I hope most of you have read the excellent character the respectable editor of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD ha.s given this gentleman in the last publication of that paper. If you require anything more to satisfy your mind re specting Mr. Hornby, he•is a resident in your ward, and therefore feels an interest in .its. welfare, and is willing to do good to the town generally. Visit the North Corporation School, and there you will find that he has a regard for the Education of the poor children that attend that school. 'Ascertain for yourselves, and you will find how punctual he attends every commit tee of which he is a member. •Do:not be led astray on the Ist Nov. next, either by Puseyism or Tractarianism ; but prove to the whole world that neither the one nor the other have any jurisdiction in your ward, in returning Mr. Hornby as your member bye triumphant majority, to represent your ward in the Liverpool Town Council.— Yours respectfully, A PROTESTANT ELECTOR. [As an instance of Mr. Hornby's desire to do all in his power, with a view of improving every possible way sthe corporation churches, we maymention that between £3OO and £4OO has been expended recently in beautifying and renovating St. Micbacrs Church; and we understand that the churchwarden considers himself indebted mainly to Mr. Hornby's exertions and, perseverance for that outlay.] INUNDATION IN PAULATREET. tTO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. -6111,—May I beg, through the medium of your valuable paper, to call the attention of the J{eakh Committee to adopt measures for the removal of the nuisance in Pav_l-street, where there are at present upwards of one hundred houses inundated with the ~worst kind of water, which is without doubt the cause of• the ,rapid increase of fever in that neighbourhood; and allowed to remain must prove disastrous to the public,r—tl am, Sir, your obedient servant, RICHD. CARTER, 104, ,Prince Edwin-street. Oe. 25th, 1847. LORD SEFTON'S PORTRA:IT. TO T,FEE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. mistake not, a few weeks ago you called the attention of the public to a splendid painting,of the Earl of Sefton, by . Messrs. Ansdell and Westcot. That pic ture •was bought by subscription, and presented to the Countess of Sefton by the gentlemen hunting with his lordship. I cannot for one moment , but suppose that that lady.-returned a gracious answer to the _gift, but I .assure you I and several others hare never heard pro or con. about it; and I therefore hope you will kiudly insert this in your valuable paper, in hopes that it magi Meet the eye of. the. secretary. ;Lam, Mr. Editor, yours, much obliged, A SUBSCRI E'ER. EVERTON AND KIRKDALE WARD. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, Sm,—The'Reformers of Everton Ward seem to think Mr. Walthew a paragon of perfection. Perhaps he .is, but the abuse his friends heap on Mr. Hornby , does not make him or his cause any better ' • and if a comparison is to be instituted; betw e en th e r i va l candidates as to their general usefulness, Mr. Hornby will certainly not lose by it. However, great exertions are now making by ,the so-called Liberals, assisted by the men who are outwardly Protestant, but covertly Papists—that is, the Puseyites— to oust Mr. Hornby : ; ,but their efforts will be unavailing. As Mr. Hornby is a member of the Church Expenditure Committee, perhaps you can C. a Wray of light thrown on the dark amalgamation of High Church and Radical to keep out a good Conservative and sound Protestant ; yet the electors will do their duty and frustrate them. Yours, &c., X. Oct. 20th, 1847. TO THE BURGESSES OF ST. ANNE'S WARD. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. ELECTORS As the period is fast approaching in which you will be called upon to exercise your privilege of electing trustworthy men to represent your local interests in the Council of your native or adopted town, feeling a deep interest in the coming contest for this Ward, it may not be considered presumptuous me, an inhabitant of St. Anne's for upwards of nine years, awl a close observer of local events, to address you upon your duty on the Ist of November. Although a reformer in principle, and in religion a Catholic, yet lam satisfied am violating no principle —am making no compromise—in supporting a gentleman utterly opposed to me both in religion and politics; this I can do with a clear conscience for one good reason, that we are bound to sacrifice party feeling on the „altar of the public weal ; that each of us is more interested in good local government, and in sanatory reform, than the trumpery question of Whig and Tory ; and that the guiding principle of our local representatives should be, the greater good to the greater number—real, solid, permanent good, by bringing within the reach of all who choose to avail themselves of it, everything con ducive to cleanliness and health ; if Mr. Parker be tried by this rule, he will be found to come up to my standard of that which constitutes a trust-worthy local repre sentative. As every means are being employed by faction to prevent Mr. Parker from again representing us, let me ask the Electors—What has he done to forfeit the con fidence hitherto reposed in him by the majority of the Ward for so many years ? Is it his manly and straight forward conduct upon all occasions on which the present comfort and happiness of the poor wer e i nvo l ve d ? Is it by his unbounded charity among , the poor ? Is it by his endeavours to procure comfort and cleanliness among the humble classes ? Is it by the zeal and untiring fidelity, and regular attendance to his , duties, that he has forfeited your confidence ? I think not. The verdict of approval lies with you, and I trust sincerely that it will be to place James Parker, Esq. as representative of St. Anne's Ward by a triumphant majority ; on the day of election let every elector who admires tried zeal and fidelity to duty, in behalf of the trading and industrious classes, rush early to the poll, and vote for Parker, in preference to untried men, or such, whole only aim and ambition is to serve party interests. I respectfully beg to subscribe myself, A ItES.IDZNT OV ST. ANNE'S, Octvber 25th, 1847. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL SUMMARY. From the particulars which we give in another column it will be perceived that the Funds, at all times an index to the state of public feeling relative to money affairs, have again fluctuated violently last week, rarely for half an hour sustaining the same prices, the highest point for Consols having been 81k, and the lowest 79k. The rates of ex change on Friday indicated a degree of pressure for money beyond any thing ever remembered by the oldest exchange brokers. The rates quoted will show the premiums offered to command money, but on several of the points there were no takerson any terms. As an evidence of the severity of the pressure, the firm of Rothschild and Co. was only induced to take some paper on the condition that it was not to be paid for until that day fortnight. This is a state of business never remembered by the oldest merchant during any former period of pressure. The most particular and discouraging feature of the returns of the Bank of England, published in Friday's Gazette, is the decrease of the reserve fund in the bank ing department, the average of which stood only at £1,630,115, decrease from the account preceding £691,585. And this decrease in working capital was in The face of a decrease in government and other securities to the extent of nearly 3,000,000, by which the reserve should have been strengthened in great part, if not in the whole. The coin and bullion show a small addition, tat it is evident that the coin was flowing out from internal demand, from the fact that a great Hebrew capitaligt homse alone paid in during the week £102,000 in sovereigns (not £130,000, as stated in some quarters). The decrease of " other" securities df .X 2,474,117 comes to exemplify, what was observed under this head before the dividends became payable, that the Bank would be under the necessity of letting a large amount of loans and bills run out without renewal, in orderto save the reserve as much as possible during the payment of dividends. The reserve, as will be seen, was still very closely pressed, whilst public deposits show more respectably than usna after dividend time. The Batik df course has been sinc6l reinforcing its reserve, but thefact of its reduction to so low an ebo wilt sufficiently account for the repugnance and inability of tile Bank to comply with the requests for assistance which have been AUlchessed to it from various quarters. s h tate s ' e f o o f tteesnser. L g s etia it t t io le n d s ai w es haithtvhe beeneLiverpoo commercial al e re rcial ou erro neously described. We believe we may state thethe di rectors of the Batik of 'England have entirely by their aid prevented the possibility tlf any further difficulty-with this house. They are to be carried through. Their property, sugar, cotton, &c., ' for Wkich they are under heavy ad vances, is to be realized as the demand will allow, but no forced sales will be insisted on, and the house will be re quired to submit to such subversion as the Bank of Englund, through their agent here, may consider neces sary. The :London' newspaper reports of (Consols being lent to the house have no foundation. We give elsewhere the state of our cotton, corn, and and money markets, and our readers will' find that the condition of the manufacturing districts is most lament able. The -circular .of Messrs. Gibson, Ord and Co., of Manchester, published on Saturday, says, " confidence is wholly at an end, and the pressure for money beyond what can be well conceived. For the winter our prospects are indeed mostgloomy. We have never, in our expe rience of this market, had to record a month of greater depression than that on which we now write. The tran sactions •have been of the most limited character, and only by a great sacrifice on the nominal prices of the day, have sales been effected." , The arrival of the " Sarah Sands" has brought us advices from'New York to the 6th inst. The arrival out of the "'Hibernia" on the 19th ult., with the accounts of our commercial disasters, caused no small sensation in America. ' The failures of Reid, Irving, and Co., and of Gower and Co., was not expected to affect very materially the monetary affairs of the States, as the American bills drawn on those firms are, for the most part, drawn by bankers or other strong corporations there, and if they should come back, will be immediately taken up by the sellers or indorsers. We give the following from the New York Courier, of the .6th , th instant. The markets for produce are in an unsettled state. Cotton, however, may be said to have fallen about la., while prices of Flour and Wheat remain nearly-stationary. Exchange, the while, on England, is rising. • Bills at three days sight were sold to-day at 10-1 and lthpremium, while for sixty-day bills 91, and even 10 were asked. There is, however, so much fastidious ness just now about bills, that for favorite names any rate at all‘within limit may be asked. We quote to-day ster ling sixty-day bills at from 9 to 91, for although 10 is asked in some quarters, •we could not learn of any sales at that 'figure. On Paris bills were sold at 5,221. There is a full pause in shipments, and freights go a begging. Some orders for purchase of flour were, it is understood, received - by the Hibernia, if it could be laid down in Liver pool at •245. per barrel—but as the prices here for new Genessee is from 5 dollars 75 cents to 5 dollars per barrel ; these orders cannot be executed. The fall in the Liver pool.cotton market (with favourable advices from the new crop and the prospects of a dearth on the continent of Earope) has unsettled the market, and produced a further decline since the 31st-ult., of three fourths of a cent per pound. New Orleans, Sep. 29, 1837.—The new crop continued to • arrive prettyfreely, while rates continued steady. Sales of 1000 bales were made at full prices." The,accounts received of the affairs of Knapp and Co., the Abingdon bankers, (against whom a fiat in bankruptcy has been issued), appear to be as bad as possible. Specu lationsin the funds are understood to have been the final cause of the break-up, and it is " feared there will be no assets at all," so that many of the farmers in that part of the country, who are large creditors, will be nearly ruined. The advices by the • Indian mail attracted considerable attention in London, as will be the case now on each ar rival for many months to come, owing to the critical way in which the liquidation of the failed East India houses in England will be affected by the state of the markets on that side. As far as they prospectively bear upon this point, the accounts by the present mail cannot be regarded as very satisfactory, since, •at -the date of its departure, active shipments were still taking place, especially of rice and sugar, which will be, discharged here upon markets depressed far below any anticipations that may have been formed. On the other hand, there is a general increase of firmness as regards our manufactured goods, both at Bom bay and.Caloutta, as well as at Canton, a circumstance which, taken in connexion with the accounts by the last mail, may be held to indicate that the monotonous, and almost hopeless, decline which had so long prevailed has at last been•fairly arrested. The Exchange, also, is rather more favourable, and the money market comparatively easy, with &prospect of much further improvement When ever it may be decided to close the government loan. The Singapore accounts mention dulness as the per vading feature of the import markets, though it is also re marked that prices had latterly shown some slight ten dency to -firmness. The position •of the Gambier planters is described as exceedingly unfortunate; while their pro duce was bringing quotations much.under former years, provisions ruled high, common Arracan rice costing the consumers nearly 42 per picul. The arrivals of sugar ses4imarket. from su.atr3lkpsders. S to. fi a a m t ofcaßcb oigwererot Freightageondo fgs part ie sprincipallys tto oxto.Macassar,eßo rw h o hhal sa p or ,na u dca r hthi c aat purchased s apoerw e pfinee d etgdraha f ere o gss r e . selling aozl i o nnd d m tn b i aol a ett y . Singa pore enter prise, nn Ad venturestgear turned. prise, the Dutch having before their arrivalinundated the pore at 4s. ,sd. to 4s. s}d. ; and for shorter periods at between shf)3 s pe a d n . d The Penguin, packet arrived on Saturday •at Falmouth, from the Brazils, with dates from Rio to the 2nd Sept., Bahia, Sept. 11, and.Pernarribuco, Sept. 17. There was little alteration in commercial matters, the markets for British manufactures being dull, The Penguin brought on freight about 210,000. Exchange ruled at frau' 274- pence to /. The intelligence from Monte Video is:to the 20th August. The chief intelligence thence appears to be that a deputation of native inhabitants of Monte Video, consisting of the following gentlemen :—Rev. J. B. La mas, Dr. F. Arancho, Colonel V. Vlores, Don Sayago, and Don A. Gayaso, were about to ,proceed to the camp of Oribe, to propose terms of peace. From the spirit in s •cwwu w i e od: sihal we offer, if believed appeared epftewhtad that at ai set ll poh:, receivedea a b cpra ttl e Bywicaroi.nbutdisllde 4faoic coincide nhat the .the Packet Argantine eeestsl4tvroti at: nh;ggAeat uhrn ,geo C usass o ptp u ce oo r eBni t do , :ti it y; n terminated, rwrn g to i ei v u e ra n etjeodi c: has h taso i s staten o expectation tatlfromitioagtettzeealtogether hov vanished." n t e h i osehf seeing i n Et g hvi se p r a yf s r s a a ot g nr e knows that the paper named is under the entire controul of 'the Dictator Rosas. Commercial letters, however, state -that the blockade still co n ti nue d i n i ts loose state. ' Advices from Paraguay to 9th July, state that the Para guayons were preparing to send 10,000 to the frontier of Corrientes fearful that General Urquiza would invade them; but no military movement in Entre Rios had been heard of. Exchange continued about 41d. Freights were high ; at fron-i to £5 10s. for salted hides and tallow. The Daily News of Saturday says—" The still growing and more threatening position of banking and commercial affairs, is said at last, and not before they are in extreinis, to have seriously alarmed the government. A near rela tive of a gentleman occupying one of the highest official positions, though not € member of the cabinet, has been known to declare that the government must and would interfere for the prevention of further mischief and the remedy of present financial disorder. At the meeting of the Alten Mining Company to-day, M r . L a b ouc h ere , t h e diairman and banker (brother of the President of the Board of Trade) is said to have declared that, though beg ging not to be understood as speaking in any official sense, or from official knowledge, there could be no doubt, in his opinion that the government must and would come for ward to grant assistance in the present overwhelming cri sis. As loans of Exchequer Bilis must be out of the question, seeing the discount and discredit to which they are reduced, the assistance can only be rendered in one way, according to all appearance, and that is by relaxing, and therefore nullifying, the restrictions of the bank bill of 1844. Even Sir Robert must now be more than doubtful of the policy of these restrictions in times when considerate accommodation must be more than ever necessary." We may add that a requisition to the Mayor is now in course of signature in Liverpool, requesting his worship to call a public meeting "to consider the propriety of petitioning the Queen to summon Parliament to meet forthwith for the purpose of deliberating on the alarming condition of the country." DEATH FROM SCALDING.—A fortnight ago, a child named John Green. aged 16 months, son of William Green, a labourer, living in Great Howard -street, was so severely scalded by a pan of water, (which had been lett upon a stool) falling upon him when he was playing about, that he died on Sunday. GROVES' DIARAMA, CHURCH-STREET. —lt will be seen by an advertisement in our first page, that the scenery has been entirely changed, and now represents the passage of the Israelites through the Red sea. We had no time to visit it yesterday. but from the character of the last exhibition we should deem it well worthy attention. LIVERPOOL OCTOBER SESSIONS. Yesterday, the Quarter Sessions for the trial of prisoners confined in the Borough House of Correction, commenced before Gilbert Henderson, Esq. The Calendar contained the names of 112 persons charged with felony. and 10 charged with misdemeanour. Of these, it appears, 42 can read and write imperfectly ; 20 can read imperfectly ; 52 can neither read nor write ; and only 8 can read and write well. The following gentlemen were sworn in to constitute THE GRAND JURY: — John /lent, Brewer, Johnson Street, (Foreman.) Thomas D. Anderson, Merchant, Everton. Thomas Addison, Sharebroker, Dale Street. Joseph Aspinall, Ditto, Royal Bank Buildings. George Barnsley, Cotton Broker, Tithebarn Street. Willfim Cliff, Jun.. Merchant, Ditto. Thomas Cannon, Ditto, South Castle Street. William Mac Murdo Duncan, Merchant, Brunswick Dock. Thomas Frost, Merchant, Upper Parliament Street. John Murray Gladstone, Sailmaker, Everton Road. Abraham Gartside, Woolbroker, Everton. William litighPon ' Broker, Sweeting Street. Healing, Merchant, Goree Piazzas. James Nathaneal Holmes, Merchant, Back Goree. John Herd, Nierchant, North John Street. William Kershaw, Cotton Broker, Rumford Street. Thomas Lightfoot, Broker, Dale Street.—Esquires. The Omni( of the PEACE addressing the Court said, I there were four of the gentlemen summoned to be in at tendance as grand jurors who had not made their ap pearance. Great inconvenience arose from this, and he reminded the Recorder that at the last Sessions he had said that he should certainly inflict the fine. The RECORDER said that he was reluctant to do so, but es The absence of gentlemen summoned, made the duties 'to be performed more onerous upon those who duly at tended, he felt bound to fine them on this occasion £5 each—unless they showed good cause for their absence. The Proclamation against vice and immorality having been read, The RECORDER then addressed the Jury. He said in effect that an interval longer than usual had elapsed since the last sitting of the court, and that kvithin the space of the last 76 days, 120 persons had been sent there for trial. When it was remembered that in 1846, there were 803 persons sent for trial, they would perceive that the com mittals on this occasion were below the average number. They would find that many of the offences charged were committed by females, but the offences, taken generally, were not of an aggravated character. So far as the calendar and the cases sent there enabled them to judge of the state of crime, it appeared that the means employed to preserve public order and safety, were, on the whole, effectually carried out by those on whom the duty devolved. He had beforehad occasion to remarkonthelarge number of women brought before that court. The total number of wo men committed fortrial, in 1845,in England and Wales bore the proportion of one female to four male offenders. On referring to their printed lists they would find that of 118 persons accused, no fewer than 50 were females. Such a proportion was, he believed, unparalleled in any calendar in any part of the kingdom. Looking to the return of their previous offences, and calling to mind his past expe rience, he knew that this unhappy class of offenders passed through a course of vice and profligacy which, eventually, led them to the commission of higher crimes ; and it was in vain to hope that the disgrace of any punish ment that could be inflicted would have much beneficial effect upon persons so abandoned, so hardened, and so dead to all the better influences. Cases, indeed, may occur, in which such offenders were imprisoned, and even banished.; but such examples did not sink far into the minds of those of the same unfortunate class. Other means were therefore required, in order to the prevention of crime amongst that class, whose course of life at the outset, led, naturally, and almost necessarily, to moral degradation. There was another class of female offenders whose number was on the increase—those who were implicated in shop-lifting. These were in the habit of entering shops, on pretence of making pur chases, and, on goods being shown to them, they took the opportunit3 to purloin and conceal some of the articles. It would be necessary to visit this offence with considera ble severity, in order to its diminution. He preceded to say that at this season of unexampled commercial gloom and anxiety, they could not but look (as we under stood him) for the prevalence of much distress amongst many of the working classes. The only cotton manufac tory in this town had stopped, and various other extensive concerns had discharged their hands. But he felt a con fidence that in this well-ordered and intelligent commu nity, -much privation would be borne without resort to any illegal acts. Masters who had discharged their hands had not done so from caprice or any blameable motive, but from actual necessity—the result of the state of com mercial affairs : and if this were felt severely by the poorer classes, it was not before it was also felt by many in the higher walks of life. He regretted much to add that the borough was again likely to be overrun by vagrants from Ireland, and this was the more remarkable, as the Irish were , now without the former excuse, the season having been propitious : the sickness that had prevailed had much abated, and a law was in operation for the removal of the poor. Without offering (which would indeed be difficult) any suggestions to remedy this impending evil, he dis missed the grand jury to their duties. Several true bills having been found, the trials pro ceeded.; but the cases, which were of the usual character. were not, throughout the day, of more than minor interest. - - - - COURT OF PASSAGE. This court was opened yesterday before Chas. Cromp ton, Esq., in the Nisi Prius Court, Chapel-street. There were eighty-two cases on the record for trial. ROGERS V. PRINCE AND ANOTHER. - COMPENSATION FOR BODILY INJURY. The plaintiff in this case was a workman named Thos. Rogers, and the defendants Messrs. Prince and Doherty, contractors. The action was to recover compensation from the defendants, for the loss of plaintiff through the negligence of one of the defendant's carters. The da mages were laid at X3OO. _ Mr. James stated the case, from which it appeared that on the Bth of September, 1846, the plaintiff was employed as a sawyer at the new dock works at the north end of the town, and that whilst so employed, a cart belonging to the defendants struck a log of timber, and knocked the plaintiff into the saw pit, by which his leg was broken, and amputation rendered necessary. The plaintiff's witnesses deposed that there were eight or nine feetfor carts to pass, and several carts did pass without touching the logs. Mr. Blair, in cross-examina tion, endeavoured to prove that there was not room suffi cient fro the defendant's cart. Mr. Percy, surgeon, depo sed that the plaintiff's case was one of the worst he had ever seen. Mr. Blair, for the defence, contended that the accident was the result more of accident than negligence, and a great number of witnesses were called for the defendants, the object of which was to prove that the timber projected between seven and eight feet; that there was a large stone in the road which intercepted the progress of the cart ; and that from the width of the cart which struck the timber it was impossible, from the position of the log, to have avoided the accident. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, damages £125.. The case occupied the attention of the court from one o'clock in the afternoon until nearly eight in the evening. THE SARAH SANDS.-The Sarah Sands, screw steamer, Captain Thompson, a rr i ve d h ere on F r id ay night, at seven ' o'clock. She sailed from New York on the 6th instant Notwithstanding strong adverse ga l es , w hi ch limited her . progress for the first three: days to about 100 miles, the wind, during the remainder of the voyage was favourable, and her passage has virtually been accomplished in thirteen days and a half. She only brings fourteen passengers, who all speak in the highest terms of the agreeable sailing qualities of the vessel. The Sarah Sands brings 40,000 dollars, in specie, and had the offer of the freight of 100,000 dollars more, if the agents would detain the vessel another day. The Washington Irving, whieh sailed on the sth, brings 50,000 dollars, and 200,000 dollars were brought by the Henry Clay, which left New York on the 9th, and arrived here last night. _ DOG STEALING.- - -At the police-court, yesterday, a man named Thomas Stroud, and a young female named Eliza "both Stroud,—respectively brother and sister-in-law, were charged by several witnesses, the man with stealing a dog of the "King Charlie" breed, and the female with disposing of it. The dog was produced and showed his fine breed by the shortness of its nose, the great length of its ears, and the fine feathering of its limbs. It ap peared that it had been bought some months ago by one of the witnesses for the sum of £lO, for a gentleman named Pope, who was the owner, but who is now in Dub lin. The male prisoner was the principal aggressor, and had negotiated for the sale of the dog to a party,—sending it afterwards to him by the female, who represented that it belonged to her husband. She ask& £G for it, but eventually £3 was offered and received by her. Mr. Rushton, who expressed his astonishment at the high value put upon the animal—which was explained to him as correct—said that by an act of parliament recently put forth relating to dogs, the prisoners were liable on being convicted before two justices to be imprisoned for any period not exceeding six months. He had no doubt but the female was the instrument of the male prisoner in the transaction, and her case should be so considered ; but as the owner was not present, he should remand them both until Wednesday. SUICIDE.—An inquest was held yesterday on view of the body of Ann Woods, aged 25 years, wife of Thomas Woods, a shoemaker, living in Clifford-street. It ap peared that deceased had been drinking for a week, and that she had on Friday last attempted to swallow some 'oxalic acid which her husband used in his work, but he prevented her. She afterwards went to purchase some from a druggist, Mr. Lowe, corner of Norton-street, but the husband observed her, and going to the shop; asked for 2d. worth of oxalic acid. Her husband came into the shop almost immediately after her, and asked what she had called for. On being informed, the husband said, " Don't make a fool of yourself." Upon this, Mr. Lowe immediately put back the bottle containing the powder, and did not serve her. Same night, a female afterwards came to the shop for three penny-worth of oxalic acid. She was not dressed like the person who first came, and he did not know her to be the same. She said she wanted it for cleaning bonnets, and as he (Mr. Lowe) frequently sold it for that purpose, to bonnet-makers, and as he had no suspicion as to the use it was to be put to, lie let her have it. It was marked poison on both sides of the paper. It appeared deceased had taken it home, and going to the kitchen, saw a Miss Bell; who lives in the same house, and asked for some warm water, as she was going. to take,some salts. She got the water, mixed a white powder with it and drank it. In a quarter of an hour after she left the kitchen, Miss Bell was called up stairs, and found the deceased quite dead. Mr. Edward Batty, surgeon, made a post mortem examination, and found the coats of the stomach highly inflamed from irritating poison, which was the cause of death.—The jury returned a verdict to the effect that deceased had 410 from taking poison during temporary inanity. LATER FROM AMERICA. The packet-ship Henry Clay, Captain Nye, which left New York on the 9th instant, arrived in the Mersey last night. The political news is of little importance. Foreign exchange continued inactive, and the rates were without alteration. Bills on London were quoted at 94- to 91- per cent. premium. It was not packet-day for the steamer for nearly a week after the Henry Clay left, and there was not, therefore, any active inquiry for In the meantime, a decline in quotations was looked for. There was a large amount of bills on the market, and, as soon as confidence became reinstated, there would be, without doubt, a considerable decline in rates. The commercial panic was fast wearing away, and favourable advices from any quarter would immediately bring back things to their former position. A very great depression had, however, been experienced during the week. It was calculated that the recent improvements in the prices of breadstuffs in England would give an impetus to the forwarding of supplies from the interior to the seaboard. The amounts received for tolls on the canals, during the months of August and September last, were above a third more than during the corresponding months of last year. The rapid improvement in the financial condition of Pennsylvania is a matter of much astonishment, to not only every citizen of that state, but to the bondholders generally. The annual increase in the revenue, and re duction in expenditures, operates with a twofold influence in restoring the credit and financial prosperity of the state. The actual gain to the state, in less than three years, was nearly 5,000,000 dollars. FREIGHTS.—To Liverpool, we quote flour at ls. 6d., grain in bags at 6d. per bushel, and cotton at 3-16 d. to id. asked by packets. To London, rates were better. For heavy goods 325. to 325. 6d. was asked, and for flour 2s. 6d. to 3s. For Havre and Hamburg, cotton was worth 5-6 c. to lc. NEW YORK, Friday Afternoon, Oct 8. The weather, through the greater part of the day, proved extremely inclement, which, in a measure, suspended all out-door business. The market for flour and grain was firmer. New and fresh ground brands were in good de mand, and sales made at full prices —in some cases a slight improvement was visible. Wheat was firm, and new Genessee in light supply, and for all kinds there existed a fair inquiry. Corn was firmer, and sales made at a slight improvement. Oats were firm, while rye stood about the same. Provisions continued inactive, while prices all .2 measure remained unchanged. Groceries sold to a mCv.: - .1 rate extent, at about previous rates. ASHES.—SmaII sales of Pots were made at 85 621, and of Pearls at £B. The market was steady. BEESWAX.—SaIes of 1500 pounds were made at 24c. to 25e. BREADSTI7FFS. — FIoter.—SaIes of 300 bbls. new Gene see were made at S 5 874, and about 1000 do.—in two lots— at S 6; 200 do. Union Mills, Brooklyn, good brands, sold' at the same price; 1300 do. Oswego, new, sold at S 5 874, and 500 do. good brands at S 5 75; 500 do. Shawmut mills, Rochester, were sold at 56 124 ; good new Southern was wanted at S 6, and sales of 200 to 300 bbls. Georgetown, fancy brands, were made S 6 25. Wheat.--Sales of 1400 bushels Genesee, new, were made at 131 cents, and 500 ditto, poor Southern, were sold at 105 cents. Corn.— Sales of 2000 bushels round, were made at 68 cents ; 4000 ditto New Orleans, mixed, were made at 63 cents ; 19t)0 ditto high mixed sold at 67, and 2000 ditto at 65. The show of samples was light, and the market closed with increased firmness. Meal.—New York was worth S 2 75 a 82 874, and New Jersey at S'3 25—no sales of moment transpired. Rye.—A cargo sold at 80 cents ; delivered, it was held at 82 cents. Oats.—Sales of 3000 bushels were made at 53 cents. Receipts down the Hudson River, October 7th Flour 8 550 barrels. Meal Wheat 3,000 bushels. Rye 1,600 „ Corn 10,500 „ CANDLES.—Sperm continued to sell at 32 cents. COFFEE.—No sales transpired. The stock of Rio was reduced it was said, to about 3000 bags in first hands. There was no change in quotations. COTTON.--The wet day and cloudy atmosphere were much against operations in this line to. day, the sales em braced only about 600 bales, which were for export, and at the quotations we annex, and at which holders did not press sales. LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION. New Orleans, Uplands. Florida. Mob. Tex. none. none. none. 91 al4 9I a 10+ 101 a Icti 10.1 a 101 101 all 11 a 11+ 101 a 114 11 a 114 111 a 111 111 a 111 111 a 111 111 a llt 111 a 111 111 a 111 111 al2 12+ al4 12 1 a 121 121 al3 121 a 134- none. • 13+ a 131 134 a 131 none. 131 a 14 Inferior Ordinary Middling Good Middling Middling Fair Fair. Fully Fair Good Fair Fine. LIST OF PASSENGERS.-Mr. Hoffman, daughter, and servant; Mr. Largest, lady, and two children; Mr. Bre seek and lady; Mr. Haslings, lady, and son; Miss Has lings, Mrs. James and child, Mrs. Louthey, Miss Ross, Mrs. Haddocks, Mr. Mageney, Rev. Mr. Blanchard, Mr. Epps, Mr. Roosvelt, Mr. Porler ; and 120 in the steerage. PROTESTANT ORPHAN SOCIETY (IRELAND). In our advertising columns will be found a notice of the annual meetings of the several Auxiliaries to this valuable Institution which, since the foundation in the year 1825. has been the means of providing an asylum for no less than steen hundred and thirty-nine orphans. This year the cause of the orphan calls for special atten tion, for the Society has felt, as seriously and directly as any family in the land, the pressure of the times—the increase of the price of provisions having caused a con siderably larger outlay than is the case in ordinary years. The class relieved by this Society has the very strongest claims upon our sympathy. It has been formed for the purpose of sheltering the destitute Orphans of Protestants alike from the miseries of starvation and the evils of vice and superstition ! receiving continually under its parental care as many as possible of the numerous applicants, whose only earthly support either famine or fever has numbered with its victims during the present vear—surely its voice is but pleading with the Christian Public to aid the most desti tute among the sufferers; it is but the united appeal of hundreds of widowed mothers to save their orphan child ren from starvation. We earnestly entreat of all classes of our fellow-townsmen to continue their support to this valuable Institution, which stands forth as one of the bulwarks of Protestantism in Ireland. The Society is highly commendable for its economy, for it affords an asylum for orphans at considerably less expense than they could be provided for as paupers? at the same time rearing them in health and activity, and eventually putting them out into the world as useful members of society. In conclusion we sincerely hope that the Meetings and Sermons will be well attended, and that the appeal of the Deputation will not be made in vain. REJOICINGS AT SEACOMBE. — Last night, a salute of guns was fired at Seacombe, as a token of joy for the assistance afforded by government to the Birkenhead Commissioners for the completion of their docks. We understand that a large and splendid iron steamer will be launched from the building-yard of Messrs. Thos. Vernon and Co., to-morrow, (Wednesday,) at half-past eleven o'clock. We believe .he is intended for the sta tion between Holyhead and Kingston. Itoonner OF £loo.—On Thursday last, a gentleman , who was about t o p rocee d to A mer i ca, was ro bb ed of £lO6 from his trunk. It is said that a person who was staying at the hotel has been arrested on suspicion of committiqg the robbery. COMMITMENTS FOR TRIAL.—At the Police-court, yes terday, Henry Roberts, for stealing a basket of coals; Mary Murphy, for stealing 151bs. of beef from John Birt, in St. Martin's Market, on Saturday ; James Barton, for stealing a quantity of wathmakers' tools from the workshop of Mr. Samuels; Catherine Hughes, for robbing Joseph Burke of £2 lls. 6d., and Catherine M`Donald, for robbing H. Whittle of £5 55., were severally com mitted for trial at the present sessions. SUDDEN DEATH. — Yesterday, an inquest was held before Mr. Curry, on view of the body of Mary Livesey, aged 62, who resided in Trowbridge-street. On Friday night she was left by her husband sitting at the fire, when he went to bed. About midnight he had occasion to get up, and found her sitting on the side of the bed quite cold and dead. There was a quantity of blood upon the floor. A surgical 'examination showed that she had died from rupture of a blood-vessel in the trachea, the result of disease of the lungs. OBTAINING MONET UNDER FALSE PRETENCES.--At the Police-court, yesterday, a man named Wm. Remick was charged by Mr. James Moorhouse, coal merchant, with having obtained several sums of money for coals for which he had received orders on his statement that he was acting for the complainant, who had not authorised him, and to whom he had not paid the amounts. He had re ceived 18s. 9d. from one person, and other sums from others. He had been formerly employed by Mr. 3loor house, but was discharged. The prisoner was committed far trial. CONTRADICTION.—The Radicals are not over scrupul ous as to the means they resort to, to defeat an opponent, but we have seldom found them taking a more unworthy step than that which has been deliberately resolved on to injure Mr. G. G. Hornby in the estimation of the electors of Everton Ward. The House Owners Guardian Society have issued a circular, asse fng that Mr. Hornby voted for the rating of the owners of £lO tenements, whereas he voted against it, and, in fact. received for that vote the thanks of the House Owners Guardian Society, which was communicated to him in a letter, dated 21st April, 1846, and written by Mr. Walthew, who is now Mr. Hornby's opponent for the representation of Everton Ward. Surely a little more caution should be exercised before statemeats so palpably untrue are so ind istriously circulated. CROSBY FAlR.—During the pist week the village of Crosby has presented a scene of unusual festivity. The annual fair, and goose feast, commenced on Monday. On Tuesday a most sumptuous dinner was given at the Ship Inn,- at which nearly thirty gentlemen were present, on the occasion of the election of Mayor. The chair was occupied by Mr. Sumner, and the vice-chair by Mr. Brewer. After the removal of the dinner, which was not bountiful, but what is most important, so well cooked, as to call forth voluntary ejaculations in praise of the caterer, Mr. Liversedge (in accordance with the usual custom) was elected Mayor. The chairman then went through the usual routine of toasts, which were so interspersed with anecdote, song, and racy speech, as to render the meeting entertaining and harmonious—indeed, there seemed to exist a feelin4 that was worthy imitation, each endeavouring to pronicte the erjoyment of his neighbour. PARRY'S LIBRARY is certainly of the most extensive out of the metropolis. and having been formed of late years is replete with the most modern and to work* FOlLlictl.—See Add, id V ER P OOL STANDARD '..' 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