The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-06-11 00:00:00

TO CORRESPONDENTS. Owing to an unusual pressure of advertisements at a very late hour, we are compelled to postpone the insertion of the address to the Rev. H. Carpenter. with the Rev gentleman's reply. We are requested by a respectable sh-pkeeper in Lord-street, to complain of the great neglect in watering that great thoroughfare. Yesterday notwithstanding the recent showers, the clouds of dust in Lord street were most annoying and injurious to the valuable goods exposed In the various shops; and no attempt had been made by the authorities for three days to abate the nuisance. Ziberpool gptanDarb. TUESDAY MORAING, JUNE 11, 1844. The important questions involved in the Wallasey Dock Bill are now attracting more attention than at first; and as the real nature of the scheme be comes more fully known, public opinion is setting in more strongly against it. We have used our humble endeavours to bring about this result, and to point out the dangerous consequences which threaten to result to the navigation of the river, whilst at the same time we have shewn that docks may be so constructed in Wallasey Pool as to in volve no such danger, and no material diminution of the tidal waters. The paramount consideration with us in regarding this scheme is the preservation of the river; and to any mode of carrying it out, which even threatens it with injury, it is our firm conviction that it is the bounden duty of the Dock Committee and the people of Liverpool to offer the most strenuous opposition. Since our last publication two meetings of the Dock Committee have been held, one the usual weekly meeting, and the other a special meeting, summoned for the purpose of receiving two impor tant documents, submitted for the information of the general body by the sub-committee appointed to conduct its parliamentary business. For the proceedings at those meetings we must refer the reader to the reports in our columns, and we now propose to offer a few remarks upon the documents in question. The first of these is a communication from the Chairman of the Dock Committee to the Lords Conservators of the River, entreating their Lord ships, before they give their final sanction to the plan of the proposed Wallasey Docks, to institute an impartial and rigid inquiry into the merits of the scheme, with a view of ascertaining the proba ble effects to he produced on the sea channels by the encroachments on the river, and the abstraction of so enormous a quantity of its tidal waters. This paper is clearly and most ably drawn up; and by unbiassed parties will be perused with the attention which it so justly deserves. No opinions of the writer are here obtruded on their lordships —no speculative guess-work of his hazarded— but a plain statement of facts, founded on the evidence of eminent engineers, is submitted to their consi deration as a ground for further investigation. Not a word of fault was found with this document by any member of the committee. The letter of the Chairman was referred by the Lords Conservators to Captain Evans, with a com mand that he should report upon the evidence, and ascertain how far the statements which it contained were borne out by the testimony of the engineers examined before the Committee of the House of Commons. That report is the second of the docu ments produced on Friday before the Dock Com mittee; and we must say that any thing more lame and irrelevant never passed through our hands. So far from confining himself to the duty assigned to him—that of reporting on the evidence—the gallant captain very coolly throws it overboard; washes his hands of the opinions of the eminent engineers examined and volunteers his own ! We beg pardon the opinion of one witness he does condescend to notice—viz., that of Mr. 'Fomkinson. Messrs. Re nnie, Giles, Vignoles, Mylne, Probis, and several other eminent civil engineers have recorded their opinions against the closing and silting up of the Pool; and those opinions are cavalierly laid on the shelf as unworthy of Captain Evans's examination ; whilst that of Mr. Tomkinson—a very respectable gentleman no doubt, but who would himself be the last to put forward any claims to the possession of engineering knowledge—being opposed to the opinions of these gentlemen, is dragged forward as conclusive in favour of the scheme ! To corroborate this opinion, the captain whisks us away from Wallasey to the Bay of Fundy, and amuses us with a dissertation upon the tides in that remote quarter of the world, which is certainly as little germane to the question at issue, and the duty imposed upon him by the Lords Commissioners, as any thing that can be conceived. But we must examine a few of the captain's opinions, and compare them with those given in the evidence upon which he was to report. He says the Pool in its present state will silt up ; and in corroboration of that opinion produces the opinion of Mr. Tomkinson. Now what say the other witnesses—eminent engineers ? Mr. Vignoles says that such silting up will not take place. " I think," he says, (page 205) " the operations are simi ar now to what they have been for many years, and the Pool will always be kept open by the periodical floods of the land water. The same causes that kept open the Mersey will also keep open Wallasey Pool." And more than that, he adds—" If you build a dam across it will decidedly silt up." Mr. Walker (page 297) gives similar evidence. He says, "if a dam is built across the Pool, there will be a considerable silting up ; there can be no doubt of that." We might quote more opinions of a similar character, upon which Captain Evans might have remarked had he been anxious to perform the duty required of him, or even that which he im posed upon himself, viz., that of giving " a simple statement of the facts of the case, and leaving their lordships to draw their own conclusions." We pass over what is said about the loss of the tidal waters being made up for by the increased velocity gained in the stream, as this position is well known by every sailor who enters our port to be a fallacy. Were it correct, the difficulty of docking ships would be greatly increased ; the banks up the river would be washed away more than ever, and the low lands flooded every tide. This is so clear that we will not waste words upon it. A walk along the shore from Dingle point to Garston would con vince any man, however disposed to be sce p t i ca l. There is no analogy at all, as imagined by Captain Evans, between the cases of the Bay of Fundy, or the Severn, and that of the River Mersey. The acting conservator bolds, and no doubt de servedly holds, the rank of post captain in her Ma jesty's royal navy; and we should certainly not ven ture to impugn any opinion which he might express upon purely naval matters. Of the best mode of manoeuvrin g a frigate, we might acknowledge him a competent judge ; but upon engineering questions, and even upon the subject of tides, we need scarcely say that we attach much greater weigbt to the opinions of such men as Messrs. Walker, Vignoles, page, and others. We co ntend, however, that, take it for what it is worth, the captain's report is damnatory, rather than otherwise, of the Birken head scheme. He says, for instance, " I consider the objection to the refuge basin for coasters to be well founded. It is a cul de sac exposed to the full force of the ebb tide, which rolls into it over the in.. clined plane of Woodside Ferry pier, which from its low position renders the entrance to the basin diffi cult of access with a strong tide either way. The basin is also considered too small for the accomoda tion of the numerous coasters which now take refuge on the banks at the entrance of the pool." He fur ther recommends another basin to be formed on the south side of the pier. The objection, moreover, to the alteration of the sea-wall, as delineated on the amended plan, he considers to be well founded, and therefore recommends the original line as that to be adopted, to recede sixty yards in the centre in a con cave form. Can any thing be more conclusive than this, that the plans are crude, indigested and require further consideration ? We have first the deposited plans, with a sea-wall projecting in a straight line into the tide way. Then we have the corrected plan, as it passed the House of Commons, with a wall receding four hundred and fifty feet from the coasting dock to the entrance of the great tidal basin. And, finally, we have the opinion of the acting conserva tor of the river, declaring that by the carrying out of such amended (I) plans the docks will become a " wallet" for the reception of the mud of the river ! We next come to consider the proposed scouring of the tidal basin. Captain Evans remarks upon this part of the scheme—" the plan has never been tried, and, therefore, there can be no certainty as to its results ;" and gives it as his opinion that "the water sluiced out will be of very little use as a scour owing to its being so charged with silt." If this scouring fails, he adds, the projectors will then resort to dredging. Here again the captain slaugh ters the scheme as now before parliament, for the sluicing has been dwelt upon as its most valuable feature—a grand panacea for cleansing the tidal basin, deepening the river, and even acting upon the channel at the Victoria Bar, upon which it was to operate, like an electric shock, as soon as opened. Such was to be the effect according to the evidence of the Birkenhead engineers, examined before the parliamentary committee. The fallacy, however, of this argument as to the electrical effect upon Vic toria Bar may be tested by a walk to the first locks on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. When these are emptied, it will be seen that it takes a very con siderable period before the action of the water coming out of the sluices is felt at the short distance of a quarter of a mile. The Victoria Bar is twelve miles from the proposed sluices at Wallasey, and must of course be proportionally slowly effected by their opening. The engineers assign very different reasons to those of Captain Evans for the failure of the scour, and also add, that the most serious injury would result to the navigation. Mr. Vignoles says, (p. 206,) — "The experience of sluicing is, that for a certain distance it C:t iTS away and then runs up a bank. The plan is novel, z;L:znled with uncertainty, and I think the probable risks, contingencies, and disad vantages, are greater than the corresponding effect to be produced." He adds, (p. 207,) " When the walls are constructed, it will be scarcely practicable to keep that low water basin; at all events a bar will be formed at its mouth." If our limits permitted, we might quote columns to the same effect. What we have quoted already will suffice, we think, to satisfy any one that the sluicing is attended with danger to the navigation, and demands further in vestigation before our river is exposed to its perilous effecte. We cannot take our leave of Captain Evans without remarking how unnecessarily he has in this port attempted to reopen " the mud question," as connected with the cleansing of the Liverpool Docks, and how unfair it is to dwell upen " the willingness of the Birkenhead Commissioners to accept the Liverpool Dock mud, and to put it in the rear of the river wall, thus settling the difficult question of the mud." How would such an ac ceptance of the obliging offer of our neighbours settle the question ? When the rear of the Birken head wall is filled up the question will be once more unsettled; and at all events, surely Captain Evans will find a more dignified and profitable oc cupation for the Dock Trustees of Liverpool than that of assisting the Birkenhead Commissioners in the formation of their works, and the filling up of the rear of their walls. We have reason to believe that the reply to the case submitted for the opinion of counsel, with respect to the legality or illegality of the system of Orangeism, as existing in Liverpool, will shortly be made public. Much, however, as we are anxious for a satisfactory solution of this question, there is one circumstance, connected with the proceedings out of which the inquiry originated, which must not be permitted to remain any longer unexplained. At present, it is well known that the magistrates and the Watch Committee are to some extent in colli sion, with respect to the amount of control which each is entitled to hold over the proceedings and regulation of the police force. The Watch Committee complain that the magistrates, be fore proceeding, as on a recent occasion, to institute enquiries into the constitution of the police force, and laying down rules for its regula tion, should have consulted themselves, as the par ties to whom in ordinary cases the formation and control of the force is committed ; and the justice of the complaint is in a great measure admitted. It was the intention of the magistrates to have ulti mately communicated with the Committee—when the mattet before them had been ripe, and the of fending members of the force had been " quietly" got rid of. Meanwhile, it was to remain a " police secret," in the hands of the Mayor, the Stipendiary, the Town-Clerk, and Messrs. Whitty and Dowling. The question which we want to have solved is this : from what source, and in what way, the subject ever came before those authorities at all ? The public have all along concluded, that some representation was made to the Mayor, that the po- lice force was in a state which rendered some alter ation necessary in the rules laid down for the ap pointment of its officers. Such a representation, we believe, was made, and the party making it was, we are informed, Mr. Rushton, our stipendiary. But on what information did Mr. Rushton move in the matter ? It could not be that he would take such a step as that which he adopted, without some strong evidence to produce of the necessity of such a course; and the public, and especially the Mayor and the Watch Committee, are entitled to know what was that evidence. It could not emallitte from the force itself ; fo r i n that case, had any inspector or officer entertained the opinion that there was anything dangerous or improper going on, it would have been reported to the Head Constable, and from him it would have come naturally and promptly before the Watch Committee, to whom he was bound to report. It could not be upon representations volunteered by the Head Constable himself that Mr. Rushton proceeded; for Mr. Whitty would have reported to the committee, whose servant he was; and we have heard it stated that Mr. Whitty has denied that he was the informant of the stipendiary. If it did not then come from these sources, Mr. Rushton's authority must have originated in some strong representations made to him by a portion of the public, expressive of want of confidence in the police force and in the Watch Committee, its THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD rulers, and calling for the interference of the ma gistracy ; and such representation, if in existence, ought to be made public, as the only evidence which can tend to convince the Watch Committee that their functions were not on this occasion un warrantably interfered with. Such a document can alone heal the unhappy jealousies now existing be tween that body and the magistracy. THE FUNDS: SATURDAY NIGHT.—The English secu rities remain steady at previous quotations, the business of the day having been exceedingly limited. Consols for the account leave off 984 to 1 ; Bank Stock, 199 to 200 ; Exchequer-bills, 683. to 70s. pm. and 71s. to 735. pm. ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 984 to 99 ; Three-and-as Half per Cents. Reduced, 1014 to 102; Long Annuities, 123; and India Bonds, 925. to 945. pm. Spanish stock conti nues heavy under the influence of sales, the result of ope rations by the speculators, who have of late rather exten sively changed their accounts for the fall, the news from Madrid being favourable to such business. The Five per Cents. this afternoon closed 224 to 4 ; and the Three per Cents., 334 to I. The other securities showed little or no alteration. Quotations were—Portuguese Con verted, 464 to 471 ; Peruvian, 27 to 28 ; Mexican, 354 to ; the Deferred, 154 to 4 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 611 to 4 ; the Five per Cents., 1004 to 4 ; Da nish, 88 to 89 ; Colombian, 134 to 4 ; Chilian, 102 to 104; Buenos Ayres, 33 to 35 ; Brazilian, 801 to 811; and Bel gian, 1034 to 1044. RICHARD HARBORD, ESQ.—At a meeting of the com mittee of the Toxteth-park Protestant Operative Associa tion, last month, the following resolution was unani mously adopted :—" That the thanks of this committee, on behalf of the association, be given to Richard Har bord, Esq., for his manly and uncompromising defence (in the Council Chamber of this borough on the Ist May) against the attacks which were attempted to be disdain fully heaped upon a body of the most loyal and consititu tional men in her Majesty's dominions." It must be extremely gratifying to Mr. Harbord to receive such frequent testimonials of approbation of his conduct. He well deserves them all, and we should be glad to see some of his colleagues in the council follow his example for consistency and unflinching Protestantism. MR. FERRAND AND SIR JAMES GRAHAM.—The fol lowing complimentary notice of the remarks made in our last week's paper ou Mr. Ferrand's pamphlet, entitled " The Great Mott Question," appeared as a leading arti cle in the London Times of Thursday last. "The country is really more obliged to the provincial papers fur the part which they take, and the spread into general notice and consideration which they effect, of all objects of public interest and national utility, than is generally observed. The conduct of the Home Secretary, and the system un happily adopted by his means, of forcing the cruel enact ments of the poor-law upon the country, have been stren uously—and we hope we may add, without the charge of vanity for our participation, most happily—exposed by the metropolitan press ; but still, conviction could not have been carried into the more remote parts of the realm with out the intelligent and able co-operation of the provincial press. Our columns this day afford a proof of the truth of the preceding remark. The Liverpool Standard and the Tyne Mercury, both papers conducted upon really patriotic principles, and with appropriate ability, have brought forward and presented to their readers the affair of Sir James Graham and Mr. Ferrand in the most useful manner ; and from the tone thus taken up throughout the country, it is obvious that the matter cannot rest in its present state, but that there must be a revival of it. This is the brief summing up with which the spirited writer of the Liverpool Standard concludes :—" Few men would like to be placed in the same position in which Mr. Fer rand's pamphlet leaves Her Majesty's Home Secretary, Sir James Graham." MERCURIAL PUFFING AND UNFAIRNESS.—When the conductor of a newspaper descends to the arts of a quack, and obtrusively propounds to the world his own opinions of his own vast importance, we are inclined to suspect that he has some notion that his position is not quite so secure, or so high in public estimation, as it is wished to be. We are not, therefore, very much con cerned to observe, that our contemporary the Mercury has been driven, by the rapid progress in circulation and advertising which is now being made by ourselves and a contemporary, to resort to self-glorification, inasmuch as it shews that the world is beginning to entertain a proper appreciation of the rabid and feeble trash which distils from his pen, and is an admission of waning influence and prosperity. The Mercury might have puffed himself, however, without inflicting a deliberate injury upon the competitors whom it fears. He might have been honest, and, whilst giving a statement of his own eminent merits and amount of public support, have abstained from the meanness of fabricating data for the purpose of depreci ating that of others. The fabrication to which we refer is that of a tabular statement of the circulation, &c., of his contemporaries, purporting to be " corrected from the latest parliamentary returns, for six months ending Dec. 1843," in which two of our contemporaries who figured very low in those returns—at the bottom, in fact—have a number of stamps credited to them which never came into those returns, and which places one of them above ourselves in apparent circulation. It would have been more honest if the Mercury, when supplying data pro fessedly from parliamentary returns, had given those re turns as made, adding any explanation he chose, and not have given as an authentic statement a mere piece of patchwork. If the returns of parliament are worth any thing, as proving a paper's circulation, they ought to be given in an ungarbied form, in which alone they are honest and faithful witnesses. THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.—We have derived from an agricultural friend of much experience, who is a large cultivator in this neighbourhood, and who has re cently visited Kent, Sussex, Northampton, and most of the southern and midland counties, the following infor mation, on the accuracy of which our readers may rely : He states the hay crop is almost universally very light— generally, indeed not above one-fourth the usual yield; and that all spring-sown crops were suffering severely during the long continuance of dry weather. The rain that has since fallen has, however, done much good, but considerably more than what has yet fallen is required to redeem those that are retrievable. The wheat, in well cultivated land, is still looking well, and will, in all pro bability, be afar average crop. The straw will, however, be light, though the grain will be of good quality. Oats, barley, beans and other spring .sown crops will, it is apprehended, be light, and under an average. The hay now being cut, though light, is rather better than that of 1826, which was also stinted by a long drought,—when the price (now advanced to is. ld. per stone here) rose to is. 6d. No doubt the rains we have had have greatly improved it; and farmers who have mowed what little hay-grass they had, (which they were obliged to do as it had run to seed) are top-dressing with guano, or artificial manures, so that they may force on the grass for a second and more abundant production in good time, of which they have little doubt with anything like fine weather in harvest time—the beginning and middle of August. Very luckily for parties preparing in this way, there have been large arrivals of guano within the last few days, at this and other ports.—The crop of fruit may be considered the same in this neighbourhood. The common sorts—pears, apples, gooseberries, and currants—have not suffered from the frosty air which was experienced last month, and this is attributed to their having set their fruit well before the frost set in—the early part of the spring having been ex ceedingly favourable. The gardens, and, indeed, the whole face of the country have been much refreshened and beautified by the late rains, and a succession of showers and sunshine, such as we have been favoured with for the last few days, for a fortnight, will do much, if not all that is requisite, to redeem the general crops that have suffered from the long drought. GUANO SALE: PROBABLE SUPPLY OF GUANO.—A sale of three large cargoes of this fertilising article, just imported from Ichaboe, South Africa, having been adver tised to take place at the General Sale-room, No. 1, Old hall-street, yesterday, at twelve o'clock, the attendance, at the appointed time, of dealers and country purchasers was very numerous, the large room being completely crowded. The respective cargoes were—first, that of the " Henry Bell," (Messrs. J. T. and T. B. Bourne, bro kers,) 300 tons ; second, the " John Jardine," (Mr. I. O. Bold, merchant and owner,) 1,000 tons ; and third, the " Queen," (Mr. Duncan Gibb, owner,) 900 tons ; or, in all, about 2,200 tons. The first cargo was cata logued in lots of 5 and 10 tons alternately, and the bid dings for the first lot started at £B, and ended at £9 10s. The reserved bid, however, was £lO, and no sale took place. Of the second cargo, two lots were knocked down to Mr. Bold, and the rest was withdrawn ; reserve also £lO. The third, after a few biddings, was also with drawn, the reserve being stated at £lO 10s. ; so that no virtual sale took place of any of the quantities offered. It was thought by some of those interested in the future sales of the article, that this sale would to a certain extent determine the price throughout the present season, more particularly as it is really in great demand, and the quan tity yet in the market is comparatively small in propor tion. We are advised, however, by some well-informed individuals, that the price demanded on this occasion is not an absolute criterion from which to judge on this point; that owners are naturally adverse to moderate prices at auctions, as tending to the general lowering of the market ; and that, as many vessels are yet expected, —some of them shortly at this and other ports,—the probability is, that ere long less than the reserve in this instance may be submitted to by private contract. It is stated, on the authority of a ship captain who was recently there, that, in his calculation, there were not more than about 200,000 tons of guano at Ichaboe ; and a sarnmour is general that from 400 to 500 large vessels have already gone, or will proceed, from various ports of this kingdom in search of the article, the whole (in that quarter at least) may soon be exhausted. We notice this only as affecting immediate prices ; for we have before us a list of nume rous places, (published by Messrs. Carson and Kil gour , of this town,? ".where, if looked for, guano is most lik e ly to be found . ' No fewer than 106 places (coasts, islands, &c.), chiefly within, or nearly within the tropics, in east and in west longitude, are noted, with remarks as to the certainty or probability of the article being obtainable in each in more or less quantity. Some of these are, how ever, very distant, and the freight might consequently be so great as to amount almost to a preclusion. Even rocks and islands in Australia are mentioned, and many are so questionably marked as to be considered as but merely conjectural depOts. But about a dozen places are remarked upon as positively abounding in it ; and if this be the fact, there will be no want of guano for an age or two to come, even should there be no new deposits. The following note is a pp en d e d t o th e li s t :—" Guano will be found probably on all islands of a volcanic nature, of good quality, within 28 degrees to the north and 28 degrees to the south of the equator ; beyond those limits its proper ties are likely to be less valuable." We shall recur to the subject next week, including some notice of most successful results from the use of guano in this country. Only one cargo of Peruvian has latterly arrived, but se veral are due. A contract has been made for some (Afri can we believe) deliverable next spring, at £6 per ton. NEW COUNTY COURTS BILL. " A Bill (as amended by the Committee) for the more easy Recovery of small Debts and Demands in the County Courts of England, prepared and brought in by Sir James Graham and Mr. Manners Sutton," has been printed by order of the House of Commons. We have been fa voured with a copy for perusal, and as we conceive that its general effect will be highly beneficial in towns such as Liverpool, as affording a much greater protection to the public than now exists against unprincipled debtors, we supply some of the principal heads. The preamble states, that for the more easy and speedy recovery of small debts, it is expedient that the former acts affecting certain towns and places to that effect should he amended, and that one rule and manner of proceeding for the recovery of such debts and demands should pre vail throughout England ; that as the ancient county court has jurisdiction only in actions where the debt is under 403., and the proceedings in the county court•are dilatory and expensive, it is expedient that the courts established under those acts, or such of them as ought to be conti nued, should be hereafter holden under the provisions of this act, as branches of the county court. Her Majesty may order this act to be put in execution in any place in any county, except in the city of London. Counties may be divided into districts for the purposes of the act, and the places of holding the courts fixed or altered from time to time ; and courts now held for the recovery of small debts under former acts, may be ordered to be holden under this act, the proceedings under former acts to be in the meantime valid. The Lord Chancellor, or in this county the Chancellor and Council of the Duchy, is to appoint the judges, each of whom shall be a serjeant or barrister at law. The judges of the county court, as at present constituted, to be the first judges of the courts respectively held as branches of the county court under this act, if willing to perform the duties ; but the appoint ment of the first judge of any such court not to be deemed an appointment to hold office within the meaning of the act of 6th Victoria, " For the amendment of the law of bankruptcy," so as to deprive him of any compensation under that act. The judge may appoint a deputy during illness or unavoidable absence, with the same powers. No judge is to practise as an attorney, but may as a con veyancer or solicitor in a court of equity. The Commis sioners of her Majesty's Treasury are to appoint treasu rers ; and the treasurers of the present county courts shall be entitled to be first treasurers of the same courts respec tively when holden as branches of the county court under this act, in every case in which a separate treasurer shall be appointed exclusively for such court. The clerks are to be attorneys, to be appointed or removed by her Ma jesty, and to be paid by fees as provided by the act : as sistant clerks, if required, to be provided by the clerks, and paid out of their fees. The clerks, bailiffs, and offi cers of the present courts of request to continue in office; but if a clerk in one of the courts in the larger towns (in Schedule A) shall decline, the Commissioners may award such compensation as they may deem fit under the cir cumstances. The treasurer, clerk, and officers are to give security, and fees are to be taken according to the schedule annexed to the bill. The judges are to be paid salaries instead of fees—not to exceed £BOO per annum. The salaries of judges of the courts of requests are not to be less than the average net amount of their receipts and the receipts of their predecessors during the last seven years, with such reasonable addition as the Commissioners of the Treasury shall think fit. Compensation to be given to persons whose emoluments will be diminished ; salaries may be substituted for fees, and fees to be accounted for to the treasurer. The treasurer is to provide a court. house, by hire, purchase, or building ; also prisons, or part of prisons, under the control of justices : the general fund for this and other purposes to be raised by a small sum to be required from plaintiffs on receiving summons on suit. The courts are to be held once at least every calendar month. The jurisdiction of the courts to extend to the sum of £l5 of debt or demand, and no demands to be split into two or more suits it the amount be above £l5, but a plaintiff may abandon the excess over that sum and proceed. Minors may sue for wages to that amount, and the act extends to the recovery of balances of partnership accounts under or to that amount. When the amount claimed exceeds £5, the plaintiff or defendant may require a jury, making, at the time of giving notice, a deposit towards the expenses of such jury; the jurors to be from the list of persons qualified to serve as jurors in the Courts of Assize and Nisi Prins : no juryman to serve more than twice in one year. New trials may be moved for in the superior courts, on certain conditions. The court may award execution against either body or goods. Distresses to be within the provisions of 7 and 8 Geo. IV. c. 17. The most important clause is, we think, the 87th, as follows : " No person shall remain in custody under any warrant against the body under the act longer than twenty days for any sum not greater than twenty shillings, er longer than one day for every entire shilling contained in the sum mentioned in the warrant when such sum is greater than twenty shillings ; and the term of imprisonment shall be in each case determined by the judge, not being less than twenty days, and shall be expressed in the warrant." ' The other clauses refer chiefly to the regulation of the courts, the responsibilities of their officers, gaolers, &c. The act does not affect the rights and privileges of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. Liverpool and Manchester are referred to in the schedule of towns which will come under its operation.—The Guardian Society of this town will, should it pass• (of which there appears to be no doubt), find through it a desirable means of re straining the scandalous practices of unprincipled per sons who plunge into debts to tradesmen on false pretences, without the view or the desire to liquidate them,—the present law affecting small debtors being quite inadequate to the proper punisbuient by itoprieontocnt of and& offen ders. Appended to the bill is a schedule of the fees to be paid to the judges, clerks, bailiffs, &c., at each step in procedure ; and these appear to be moderate. The Duke of Bridgewater's trustees are carrying out the swift packet trade on the Bridgewater canal, between Manchester and Altrincham, with a spirit of determina tion and liberality which cannot fail to give satisfaction to the travelling public. The trustees are intending to convey passengers between these two towns, a distance of about eight miles, at sixpence and fourpence respectively for first and second class passengers, in less than an hour, thus placing this easy mode of conveyance within the reach of all parties, and giving to the mercantile commu nity a cheap and ready means of access to a delightful part of the country. In the annual examinations at Cambridge, which have just terminated, the names of three gentlemen, natives of this town, appear in the first class in three of the largest colleges,—namely, Mr. Lightfoot, of Trinity College, Mr. Willink, of St. John's, and Mr. Davies, of Corpus Christi. These gentlemen were all pupils of our Royal Institution school. In the gerlenl examination also at the London University, the first silver medal, and the second certificate of honour, were awarded, its his first year, to another pupil of the same school, Mr. J. Wood, son of A. Wood, Esq., of Rochdale ; many of his com petitors being students of three or four years' standing at that university. ILLICIT DISTILL ATION.—A lad, named John Owens, was placed at the bar of the Police-office, yesterday, at the instance of two gentlemen of the excise, having been found at the house 51, Pugh-street, in charge of an illicit still, then in full play, making whiskey. The lad, in ex planation, said he knew nothing whatever of the person who rented the house. A few days ago he was gazing through a shop window, when a man came to him, and asked him if he wanted employment; he replied in the affirmative, and was taken to the house where he was found, and received a shilling per day, which was regu larly paid each day, for carrying water, &c. He had no parents, and resided with his aunt in Paradise-place, Newhall-street. Mr. Rushton said he had no discretion in the matter—£3o, or three months' imprisonment. ENCOURAGEMENT OF YOUTHFUL DEPRAVITY.—At the Police -court, yesterday, a little boy, named Hunter, a shop lad with Mr. William Wood, a shoe dealer, was charged with stealing a pair of shoes, the property of his employer ; and a woman, named Catherine Vanston, with receiving the same, knowing them to have been stolen. The boy, on being severely beaten by his father, confessed to having been in the habit from time to time of taking shoes from his master's shop, and selling them to the fe male prisoner's husband for 4d. per pair. On searching the cellar of the female's husband, 26 pairs of shoes, all of which were deposed to by Mr. Woods as being his pro perty, were found. The husband, on the search being made, absconded. Mr. Davenport, who appeared for the female, said she was but the agent of the husband. The prisoners were remanded. !AVILA-PO(1T. PENITENTIARY.—The annual report of this most humane and Christian establishment has just been published. The total number in the house during the year was 113, thirteen of whom were restored to their friends, or placed out at service, and forty-four left at their own suggestion, or were dismissed for disobedience of rules, and fifty-five were remaining in the house at the time of issuing the report. It appears that the expendi ture of the institution has for several years exceeded its income by upwards of £l5O per annum. This deficiency has been met by the sale of a plot of ground held by the committee, in the hope of being enabled to enlarge the es tablishment, but which it had become imperative to dis pose of. The debt has by this means been liquidated, and a balance of £252 7s. 4d. is left in the treasurer's hands towards the probable deficiency of the current year. THEATRE-ROYAL.--During the past week we have had several novelties brought forward at this theatre, the most taking of which has been the engagement of the celebrated cantatrice, Madame Dorus Gras ; Signor Salvi, from the Theatre Italien in Paris ; Miss Poole, and our talented townsman Mr. E. L. Hime,—the two latter of whom appeared on Friday evening in Midas and The Agreeable Surprise, and on Saturday evening in No Song No Sup per and Midas ; the former taking part in a miscellaneous concert, with Mr. Morley, the Misses Coveney, and Mr. W. J. Hammond. On both evenings there was a fashion able and crowded house, which must have gratified the lessees and performers, as the talent of the latter gratified the audience, Last night the performances were for the benefit of Mr. Webster, and the close of the season, upon the occasion of which an address was delivered by that gentleman. MORTGAGED SHIPPING.—A parliamentary return has just been published of the number of ships wholly or in part mortgaged in the several ports of London, Liver pool, Newcastle, Sunderland, and Hull from 1835 to 1844. The number of Liverpool ships wholly or partly mortaged in 1835 was 43; in 1836, 46 ; in 1837, 102; in 1838, 38 ; in 1839, 37 ; in 1840, 67 ; in 1841, 67; in 1842, 84 ; in 1843, 58; when the aggregate tonnage was 16,851 tons. Th e ships mortgaged in this port are proportionately fewer in num ber than in most of the places named. In the year 1841, when the shipping interest was in a most depres sed state, the number of ships in Liverpool upon which mortgages had been effected was 67, whilst the numberin and in under land was 117, in Newcastle 72, in Lo ndon 156, Hull 10. During the year 184 3 .. when , h the ll n • part umber in n• yor Liverpool was 58, there vi. 69 ere 79 ships mortgaged in Sunderlandin Newcastle , 120 Lou. e don, and 15 in Hull. BEBINGTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. The first meeting of this society of the season, for the exhibition of pants, flowers, fruits, and vegetables, was held on Wednesday last, in the pleasure-ground of the Royal Rock Ferry Hotel, where a handsome new mar quee, 24 yards in length and twelve in breadth, was pitched for the occasion. The weather, though fine for the country, was in the early part of the day rather un favourable for visiters,—being showery and threatening further downfall ; but the attendance was, nevertheless, numerous and highly respectable —a great number of ladies and gentlemen reaching the ground in their own carriages. Amongst those present were C. Stanley, Esq. and lady, J. W. Hardman, Esq. and party, H. Winch, Esq. and lady, the Rev. I. Mainwaring and lady, the Rev. H. Wrench, Esq. and lady, J. Nelson Wood, Esq. and lady, Wm. Robinson, Esq. and lady, Thomas Aspinall, Esq. and lady, and C. Bullen, G. King, S. Vertue, G. J. Wainright, W. Dowson, J. Higginson, D. Caution, R. Willis, J. Carter, P. Quirk, J. T. Rayner, &c., &c., Esqrs.. many of them with parties. The appearance of the exhibition was altogether beautiful, and the tent, which was decorated with flags, hung from the middle, was much admired. The gardens were also decorated with flags, and Mr. Parker's Cheltenham band was stationed in the adjoining bowling -green, and played a variety of popular airs. The company, when not engaged in admiring the treasures of Flora in the marquee, pro menaded in the winding walks, or chatted in the numerous arbours on the grounds,—which last have greatly im proved from the rapid growth of the shrubs, evergreens, &c., within the last few years. A fine view of the river with its shipping in panoramic motion, and of the town and the opposite shore is obtained from various points ; and the improvements in and round the hotel reflect the highest credit on the worthy hostess Mrs. King. The plants, flowers, &c. exhibited, were all excellent. We could not indeed find a single indifferent specimen; and it were almost invidiousto particularize, except with reference to a few of the rarest of their kinds. The pelargoniums (geraniums) were especially rich and beautiful. Amongst them (Ist prize) was " Joan of Arc," and " Beauty of Ware," both truly beauties, brought by Harold Littledale, Esq., who, it is not too much to say, has, in but a few years, become one of the most devoted and skilful florists and agriculturists in our neighbourhood. A fine gers neum was also sent by a cottager named Cottrell. Amongst the finer plants was the Cactus Specioussimi (prickly pear) (from S. Needham, Esq.) ; the Eupherbia Splendens (from the Rev•. Mr. Mainwaring); the Ox cidlum Flexuorum, and Azalia indica, (Sir W. Stanley) ; the Ocudium Papilio (or butterfly plant) a parasite —very curious ; Azalia Literatii, &c. There were some fine roses. We also noticed a few good ericas, or Cape heaths. The baskets of plants and out flowers were ex tremely beautiful and admirably disposed. The basket of cut flowers from Sir W. Stanley's attracted much notice. Others of perhaps equal merit were sent by Miss Needham, W. Sharp, Esq., J. T. Rayues, Esq, H. Winch, Esq., and others. The pansies were many of them very large and perfect, particularly some sent by J. B. Amey, Esq. One good collection was rejected from being "gummed," contrary to the rules. We observed several superbly large and beautiful stocks—one in particular from W. Boyd, Esq.. (scarlet) upwards of a foot high in the blossom. Miscellaneous collections of fine plants and flbwers were sent by Messrs. Dickson, of Chester, and Mr. Whalley, of Liverpool. Amongst the former were some yellow (or lucifer) roses, and a pomegrante ; amongst the latter several good calceolarius. These were not for competition. The fruits were on the whole very fine, particularly the black grapes, cherries, and melons. The asparagus was very large, as was the rhubarb. The samples of cucumbers, onions, pease, and cauliflower were also well-grown and excellent. The following is a list of the awards : PREMIER PRIZES Best Orchidaceous Plant, Sir W. Stanley, Bart. ; Mr. Drewitt gardener. Best Stove Plant, Rev. J. Mainwaring; Mr. Stanton, gardener. Pelargonium—lst prize, 11. Littledale, Esq. Fuchsia-Ist prize, G. J. Wainwright, Esq. Greenhouse Plants-Ist prize, Sir W. Stanley. Best Pelargonium, H. Littledale, Esq. Best Fuchsia, G J. Wainwright. Best Greenhouse Plan's-1, Sir W. Stanley; 2, Rev. J. Mainwaring. Best six Pelargoniums--I, H. Littledale, Esq. •2, H. Winch, Esq. Best four Pelargoniums—Sir Wm. Stanley ;2, H. Littledale, Esq. Best six Fuchsias -1, Sir Wm. Stanley; 2, J. T. Raynes, Esq. Best six Verbenas —I, H. Winch, Esq. ; 2, P. Quirk, Esq. Best Roses—H. Winch, Esq. Best Rose-tree, in pot—H. Littledale, Esq. Best Cinerarias-1, H. Littledale, Esq. ; 2, J. T. Raynes, Esq. Best Calceolarias—Sir W. Stanley. Best basket of Plants-1, H. Winch, Esq.; 2, Sir W. Stanley. Best Cut Flowers-1, Sir W. Stanley; 2, W. Sharp, Esq. Best Device of Flowers—G. J. Wainwright, Esq. Best pan of twenty Pansies, distinct varieties—J. B. Amey, Esq. Best pan of twelve Pansies, distinct varieties—Sir W. Stanley. FRUITS.—Best Black Grapes-1, W. Sharp, Esq. ; 2. Ditto. Best White Grapes—Ditto. Best basket of Fruit—Rev. J. Mainwaring. - - - VEGeTABLES —Best brace of Cucumbers-1, G. V.Tanton, Esq. ;2, Ditto. Best brace of Cauliflowers-1, Sir W. Stanley; 2, Welsh. Esq. Best brace of Cabbages—H. Littledale, Esq. Best Lettuce— Welsh. Esq. Best Peas—H. Winch, Esq. Pest Asparagus—Sir W. Stanley. Best Curled Parsley—Un known. Best Spring Onions—G. V. Tanton. Esq. Best Car rots—Unknown. Best Turnips—W. Sharp, Esq. EXTRA PRIZES.—IIest basket of Flowers-1, J. T. Baynes, Esq. ; 2, S. Needham, Esq. Best basket of Cut Flowers—Miss Greenham. Best collection of Heaths—G. J. Wainwright, Esq. Best Fuchsla—Rogersiana, Rev. J. Mainwaring. Best Stock— W. Bird, Esq Best Cucumbers—Rev. R. M. Fielden. Best Rhubarb—H. Winch, Esq. Best Potatces—W. Sharp, Esq. Best Kidney Beans—Sir W. Stanley. Best Melon—Rev. J. Mainwaring. Be t Cherries—Sir W. Stanley. Best Greenhouse Plant—lie ichrysum spectabilis, Sir W. Stanley. Best Stove Plant—Gesnerii Cooperi, W. Sharp, Esq. COTTAGERS' PRIZE.— Best Cherries—John 011erhead, of Bromboro'. The second inettltig, vC the E•uuletv Cur the season, will take place on Friday, the 19th of July ; and the third, and last, on Wednesday, the 4th of September. Mr. Entwisle has already commenced his parliamentary duties on 'railway committees, being one of the members of the Committee of Selection on the North Wales Mi neral Railway Bill. CONFIRMATION.— As no accurate statement of the number of young persons confirmed by the Lord Bishop. of Chester, in this town, has yet appeared, we furnish the following authorised account which has been furnished to us. It includes all the churches at which the bishop con firmed in this town. His lordship administered this sacred rite of the church also at Child wall, but we have not been able to obtain the number of persons confirmed. St. Michael's, Liverpool St. Martin's-in-the-Fields ...... •. • St. Jude's St. John the Baptist's, Toxteth park 649 St. George's, Everton 2,580 MORE FATAL ATTEMPTS TO DEFEAT 6 ` JUSTICE TO IRELAND."—We understand that a meeting was yesterday held of the leading reformers of this town, at the Reform Association office, to make arrangements lor the reception of an expected deputation from Ireland, bound hither on an experimental cruize, for the purpose (if they can ?) of rousing the people here to make such a demonstration against what the parties call " the injustice prosecution and sentence" of O'Connell and his co-conspirators, as shall " compel!" the government to release them from " durance vile." We need scarcely say that they will find but a contemptible fraction of our population, (and those not natives) who will yield their soft symp a thi es i n behalf of such cruelly encaged and patriotic champions of national disruption. • INQUEST.—On Saturday, and, by adjournment, yester. day, touching the death of Wt inquest was held before Mr. Curry, b oroug h coroner, an illiam Luke, c l er k o Mr. Newton, fishmonger. It appeared that, on Friday week, deceased fell down a stair in a warehouse belonging to Messrs. Gordon, Stewart, and Co., in Great Charlotte street. He fell about fourteen feet, and his head was so much injured that a great deal of blood flowed from one of his ears. He was attended by Mr. Rogerson, surgeon, Gildart-street, and occasionally went abroad, but partial delirium became manifest on Thursday last. He went out on the following morning, and g ot home ag a i n a b ou t eleven o'clock, when he rapidly sank, and died about half past twelve. The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the evidence, to the effect that he died " from the effect of injuries received in the fall, and which were fol lowed by delirium tremens." We have received from Captain H. Maclean, late com mander of the ship Palestine, which vessel was burnt at sea on the 4th February, 1844, off the Mauritius. a list of the crew and copy of letter from the Colonial-office at the Cape of Good Hope, at which place Capt. Maclean arrived rived with 20 of his crew, the remainderhaving left the2d day after the wreck in the cutter, who have safely arrived at the Isle of Bourbon. Mr. Montagupresents his compliments to Capt. Maclean, and with reference to their cunvcroation of this morning begs to inform him that the government is prepared to make such reasonable provision for the support of the ship-wrecked seamen brought by him to this colony as may be absolutely necessary, until they can obtain work, or the means be found for them to pro ceed to England.—Colonial-office, 24th February, 1844." Crew left at Cape—John Moore, carpenter; J. Basily, sailmaker ; J. Dickson, cook ; J. Collings, steward ; J. Carson, J. Shaw, W. Martin, George Grant, C. Griffiths, G. Spours, G. Thompson, J. Morris, R. Harrison, Wm. Jett, seamen. Arrived per Solway, with Captain Maclean, from Cape of Good Hope—D. Smith, second mate; J. Maclean, M. Maclean, ordinary seamen; S. Ca rson , R. Park, W. Fox, apprentices. Left in cutter—J. Moodie, mate ; J. Robertson, second mate; J. Orr, boatswain ; G. Thompson, joiner; W. Clemens, J. Cooper, J. Mackay, C. Anderson, J. Buers, A. Foreman, J. Musson, seamen ; Geo. West, L. Waller, apprentices. CHARGE OF STEALING A £lOO NOTE.—At th e e Police office yesterday, a man who stated his name to be d ward Atkinson, was placed at the bar on h avingsuspiuclo;rathey stolen a ank note for £lOO, the property t a t in November, word, of Eldon-street. It appeared; t p m 1842. prosecutrix was changing her r u e . i ti n b e u n u c e t itruo commence . o; u°c street to Eldon-street, h shopkeeping, and that twheen:teshWa: the capital which she 0 females, named respectively intended to embark. Elizabeth Two e IVl'Pherson, were assisting Agnes Robinson and T stolen was placed in a drawer in the removal. The and shortly after being de in the house in Eld in orC s s i t a e re g e , t. information of which, along m....eliiratejloyhcnornFmraunnciis posited there w with the numberasof. thieenneortseo, f % P 'a o s lic im e. CI Bank, stated that, on. Saturday last, sated to the Heath, o one/ . presented the note, along with two other th e t is , , ris ene for £3O, and another for £4O, and wished to notes, g old in exchange. Prisoner was asked for his name and address, and he stated his name to be Hood, and that h e resided in Manchester. Prisoner was then told that payment of the £lOO note had been stopped, and a police officer was sent for, and he was given into custody.—At the Commissioner's office prisoner stated that he had received the note in exchange at Doncaster. The note was indorsed " Henry Hood, 19, Sandon-street, Liverpool," at which place prisoner said he resided. A police-officer was dis patched to Sandon-street, and when he returned stated that there was no such number in the street ; the building which would be 19, was one in process of erection. The prisoner was remanded till Wednesday. June 11, 1844. AMERICA. The packet ship Queen of the West has brought oe New York papers of the 21st ult., being five days later than our previous advices. We find some important news relatiye to the annexation of Texas question. It seems that Mr. President Tyler has officially tol' nounced to the American Senate, that he has ordered e fleet into the Gulf o f Mexico, and also a large body °f . troops to the borde rs o f Texas. The National Intern gencer (Washington paper) states that it learns fro!? ° private but reliable source, that an understanding , amounting to a stipulatzon, was had between the two SO; vernments, previous to the signing of the treaty, O" which was insist e d u p on as a s i ne qua non by Texas , r which the executive of the United States bound this g°' vernment to station on or near the Texas boundary line force of something like a thousand infantry and ,several hundred cavalry, and to maintain, in the Gulf of Merle° a naval force superior to any naval force that Mexico bi g at her disposition. The announcement made to the Senate by the Pres,i; dent seems to sub s t ant i a t e t hi s statement, and it would , appear clear that Mr. Tyl er regar d s the annexation Texas as an actual commencement of hostilities agalesi Mexico. The denunciations against Mr. President Tyler by the press are somewhat significant. The New York Courier demands his immediate impeachment. The steam-ship Britannia reached Boston at an earlY hour on Saturday morning, the 18th ult. A late arrival of a vessel from Hayti, states that when off Aux Cayes she was boarded by a Haytien schooner of war and ordered to sea. She remained near the port for seven days, and during that time heard constant firm( on shore. The capt a i n l earne d th at t h e government 11,a 15,000 troops near Aux Cases, and daily expected 10,W1 more. That government had also obtained five brigs and five schooners of war, whieh were cruising off the port to cut off supplies. qu A ie s t.. to the late riots in Philad e lphi a , a ll seems pretty Railway shares seem to be all in all with our Ameri can friends just now. Exchange on England was at ICBI to 109. It will be seen from the advertisement, that the Great Western steam-ship will take her departure from this port for New York, on the 22nd inst. This being her first trip for the season. DISSENTERS' CHAPELS BILL.—On Wednesday last, g L agr o ea r gi d nast s ito a n n ths d i o si n n inpirtgehusiseitnottueosdwnbti to t en petitions from various con were presented th e same ev l e i. nin g g Upwards GUIANA.—The revival o f t h e pro j ect or a loan o f e £500,000 for immigrati on p ur p oses h as b een revived. A he a nst House oft h of Commons, measure. petitions bill to raise that large amount had been hurried through the local legislature in 24 hours, to the alarm of many of the colonists, who bad resolved to petition the British Parliament against it: The loan cantkot come into ope ration before her Majesty has approved of it. ATTEMPTED THEFT FROM A VESSEL.—At the police court, a young man, named John Robinson, was charged with having been found on Saturday in the forecastle of the ship Norfolk, lying in the Prince's Dock,—when it was found that he had forced open one of the seamen's chests and had displaced a jacket and some other articles, to the value of abut £3, with the evident view of carry ing them off. He was committed to the House of Cor rection for three months. THE APPROACHING ASSIZES.—We published last week the list of circuits chosen by the Judges for the en suing Assizes. In the ordinary course of events the Cir.. cuits might be expected to commence about the middle of July or before; but the Lord Chancellor, after a rather prolonged consultatbn with Sir James Graham, has coca' municated to the Judges tbat it would be necessary to postpone their Circuits as their Lordships' assistance would be required in the hearing of the writ of error, 11l the case of the Queen against O'Connell and others. We perceive that in the 24th list of contributors to the National Society's Fund for the establishment of Schools in the manufacturing and mining districts, the congrega tion of St. Mark's Chu rc h, i n t hi s town, rave set a laud able example to the other churches, in having contri buted through the Rev. B. A. arshall, and Ref. George Gibbon, the sum of £204 9s. 10d. We hoe been requested to correct two errata in that list ; Joseph Cooper is put down as having subscribed £1 ss.r and Miss Crank £1 45., whereas the former generously' gave £5, and the latter £4. LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM AND GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY.—We are sorry that we cannot report - a ter mination of the misunderstanding between these Goards• The proposal for an amalgamation made by Mr. GIYa was, we are told, instantly directed by the Grandljune tion directors, on the ground that it was inequitable; The Grand Junction company, they contended, paid, and would continue to pay, 10 per cent. upon their entire capital, whereas the Birmingham would henceforth not be able to pay more than 8 • and, moreover, that the cow' petition which the Grand function had already encoun tered was only just beginning with the Birmingham. In the course of the week a memorial, strongly urging . 83 amicable arrangement, was sent to tha Grand Junction board, but it met with very little respect, probably be cause, as is alleged, it was signed exclusively by wag having an interest in both companies. Why this should detract from its value we are at a loss to discover." BANK OF ENGLAND.—In Friday night's Gazette we had the return of the aggregate a verage amoun t o f pro missory notes payable on demand which were in circu lation in the United Kingdom for the four weeks ending on the 25th ult. The following are the results, compared with the return for the previous four weeks ending on the 27th day of April :—The circulation of the Bank of Eng land had decreased from £21,839,000 to £21,504,000, being a difference of .£335,000 ; that of the private banks in England and Wales had deminished from £5,295,000 to £5,142,000, the difference being £153,000; that of e joint-stock banks in England and Wales had decreased from £3,752,000 to £3,680,000, being a difference of £72,000; that of the whole of the Scotch banks had in creased from £2,714,000 to £3,041,000, being a difference of £327,000 ; that of the bank of Ireland had increased from £3,625,000 to £3.663,000, being a difference of £38,000; that of all the other banks of Ireland had de creased from £2,357,000 to £2,241,000, being a difference £116,000, The aggregate amount of the circulation bf the present return is £39,273,000, and by the previous 0 14 £39,585,000, being a diminution of 312,000, excluding the fractions under 1000. The bullion in possession of the Bank had diminished from £15,814,000 to £15,572,0 00, being a difference of £212,000. LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET, JUNE 10. We have had a moderate attendance of buyers at our market this morning, and the prices range from sid to bid for Beasts , and 6,(1 to 7d for Sheep and Lambs. Number of Cattle 7 47, Sheep and Lambs 7286. LIVERPOOL HAY AND POTATOE MARKET, JUNE Potatoes, 3 pOlb s. d. s.(1: liay, old 2ttb 0 8@ 1 0 Pink-eyes Cups Short-tops 1 11 2 0 Straw,VVheat. 0 31— 0 4 Cattle Red Rogers .... 2 9 3 6 Grass Manglewurzle .... 0 0— 0 0 Vetches TIDE TABLE. MaN. EVN. HEIGHT HOLYDAYS, ETC. 11 754 824 11 9 St. Barnabas. 12 850 913 12 4 Trinity Term ends. 13 936 957 13 1 Moon in Apogee 4b. 10 * 14 10 18 ;0 35 13 18 15 10 54 11 12 14 6 16 11 30 11 45 15 0 12d Sunday after Triniti 17 - 0 2 15 5 ISt. Alban. LATEST DATES AT LIVERPOOL. Direct. I, direct I Direct. Indirect• Feb. 22. Lirna .. Feb. 2 6 ' April 9. Maranham April 1. .- .. May g. Mauritius Mch. 1 " May 1. Mobile May 0 .. Mar. 22 .. Monte Video. Mar. ; I ';' April 20 N. Orleans pe April g New York .. May 17 Pernambuco . April 15. •• 4, Mar. 10 Rio Janeiro Apr il a .. May 4. Savannah l 6, g • • . .. May le. St. Helena April •• • • ~ 8. Valparaiso Feb.!' • • .. „ 5. Vera Cruz DAYS. Tuesday 11 7 54 8 24 Wednes. 12 850 913 Thurs... 13 936 957 Friday.. 14 10 18 10 35 Saturday 15 10 54 11 12 Sunday 16 11 30 11 45 Monday 17 - 0 2 Australia Bahia .. Barbadoes Bombay B. Ayres . Calcutta - C. G. Hope Charleston China .. Demerara Havana Jamaica Laguira LIVER. 'OOL INFIRM .RY REPORT, JUisrg B. ADMITTED. 3$ Jn_palientS .............. $ Out-patients ............ g Casuals during the week.. „ 4 Remaining in the house . IY" f SCITAROED In-patfents euieu Relieved and at own request 6 Made Out-patients 0 Irregular Dead Consulting Surgeons, Mr. Forshaw and Mr .Dawson . Chaplain... Rev. Thos. Harries. Apothecary, Mr. George Padley.___ _ House Visiters, John Cropper and VV: i te G an "l. scirS. 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