The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-01-21 00:00:00

PHILHARMONIC ROCII that tha OPEN Ri RSALS, during the present Quarter, ;Ake plat THIS EVENING, the 21st instant,/ FRIDAY EVENING, the 18th Feb , Doors to open at Seven o'clock. W. SUDLOW 17M Jan STRANGERS are respectfully'solieited to IN STOCK of superior J EWE LLEU Y, PLATE, and SILVER-EDGED PLATED GOODS, all of which are of the Newest Designs, and nVirk6d at .very ECT t Moderate Pri DISMORE, 35, BOLD- TREET. SPLENDID MAHOGANY AND ROSE WOOD 3AGATELLE BOARDS, .nufactured of well-seasoned Materials, beautifully Frenc ished, round corners, cushioned sides coOplete, with My BALLS, Mace, Cue, Bridge, &c. &c., arvanged The NEW and FASHIONABLE GAMES of SSISSIPPI, TROUMADAME, 'AND AkNS EGAI at the following PRICE! EXTRAORDINARY LC Wahoza feet long £2 16 0 3 15 0 Itosewood £3 3 0 4 4 0 BACKGAMMON BOARDS kgammon DALL'S A.I. CIVET HURCH-STRE IRA FROM WHITECHAPEL, LIVERPOOL. I and Bagatelle Balls accurately Turned )N MONEY-MARKET AND CITY INTELLIGENCE. —The stock-markets were not or was there any news which could be sup- T them ; nevertheless the English funds were cd as yesterday, although the actual decline 1 to infl Bristol and Ex I. to 6 The on INDSOR COI ss Prince Alb, MEE DOC more than per cent t. Consols for money left off 89 to Bank Stock, 166 to 16 S9l tot; Three and a A Three and a Half per Annui 1. in narket by the weakness o off 24-1 Mexican, to 4 ; Brazilian, Five per Cents., 34 to 4;._ Ditto Three Belgian, 101 to 102 ; and Dutch Two , 51 tok. Actives 1 )81 ; Colornbiar. were done at ii ; Real del Monte, rn Counties, Ditto, new. 611; South-Western, Birmingham, 28; Midland Countie s , ad Dover, 27 ; York and North Mid rovinciul Bank of Ireland, 40 to 401. Great Western, sales which commenced yesterday, inclu continued to-day at even easier rates than which were as follow :—Benares, . to is. ld. ; ordinary and middling violet and copper, ss. to 6s. 3d. ; ss. 9d. ; trash and low ditto. 3d. to 4s. About 2,221 chests .juence of the bad state of the weather, . plantation were limited to 100 hogsheads "here were no public sales of other sorts .y sale of this article consisted of _ 4nd 710 bags damaged East India, the 'br an taken in at 80s. to 85s. ; a few fancy lots The market is gene- gs low middling Bengal sold at 10s. to iags Java offered, about 1,000 of the round good ordinary yellow, to fair bold white, .s offered, 3,000 found buyers ; sd. to 275. ; refraction si 265. ction 101, 255. 6d. to 265. ; the re ?Bs., for refraction 31, which are I' CIRCULAR.-WEDNESDAY .sty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, at- Lord Charles Wellesley and Colonel Bouverie, exercise, in the new riding-school, between ' th;s afternoon. This spacious building 's the fist time the Queen has taken Highness the Duchess of Kent has not left the s_ and the Princess Royal are in the a no arrivals or departures to-day. o addition to the royal dinner party this ,e extremely unfavourable weather Borne days past her Majesty has not since the return of the court the Castle, since that period, have tjesty and the royal household. Highlanders were in attendance at and performed the following pieces the court : !ogle—Mozart. Der Albert"—Labitzky. rom I Puritani—Bellini. " Les Diamans de la Couronne"—Musara ered as rather curious, that the Duchess been invited; to accompany the Duke'of hristening of the Prince of J to be the fact. It would, curious" in such mat )re." The visit of s said to have had which was used by bis at the laying of the foundation on Monday, was this morning ty, by whom it was much admired. THE ROYAL CHRISTENING neilisnm Lord CF of the -Her Majesty and Prince Al iterest in everything relating to the making for the christening of his Prince of Wales, have frequently pro r the state and private apartments at the Castle, the carious alterations, improvements, and em ts, as they are effected under the directions of the nberlain and the superintendence of Mr. Saunders, d Chamberlain's department. VEDNESDA It is feared that the late extremely wet and unfavourable weather, rendering the park in a most unfit state for a mill ran, display, will cause the grand review, which had been lecided upon, to be postponed. Should, however, there be review, it i s not expected to be, for the reasons alluded to, "'-e so extensive a scale as had been contem believed that any troops will be ordered to neighbourhood of London, Ipswich, and is it has been rumoured), but that the military - ' will consist only of the Royal Horse e 72nd Highlanders. upon G It is not Foot Guards, of which his grace the colonel, will arrive at Windsor by the n Railway on the morning of the christening, endance on her majesty during the day as a guard The regiment will return to town by the same in the evening. The lieutenant-colonel was in nce at the castle this morning for the purpose of re her majesty's commands upon the subject. her rehearsal of the music selected by his royal high ince Albert to be performed by the combined bands Royal Horse Guards and the 72d Highlanders, in St. 's -hall, during the banquet, took place this morning at entry-barracks in Sheet-street. Lord C. Wellesley, arshal and chief equerry to her majesty, the Hon. Mrs. Arbuthnot, Colonel Bouverie, equerry to Prince Albert, and several other persons of rank were present. Wednesday next (the day succeeding the christening) is the period at present fixed upon for the consecration and pre sentation of new colours to the 72d II ighlanders. The co lours will be presented by his Grace the Duke of Wellington in the Quadrangle, in the presence of her Majesty and Prince Albert, and the whole of the royal and illustrious at the ( new stabling connected with the .;bool in the Home-park will be occupation of the horses of the vi le stabling in two of the courts is s chapel yesterday evening, as been at 58 degrees, sufficiently aan it was expected it could be raised,) for !nded. The platform in front of the altar , It is of sufficiently large dimensions to f to-day, st from 40 to 50 persons OF CHANCERY CLARKE V. TIPPINC ESD AY imon Clarke, the plaintiff, previous to the ed the defendant, John Tipping, of Liver , and made consignments to him of goods 'mount. 10'1840, the plaintiff became em mstances, and by deed, dated the 2d of De %) certain property to Messrs. Anderson istees for thecreditorkwhoagreed that each ain sum, in the proportion his debt should John Tipping represented to the plaintiff anted to the sum of £2,000, but this was he consented to the arrangement, and the proposal being carried into effect, he Both the deeds of arrangement and re r specifying the debts attached to them, debt claimed by the defendant was not The plaintiff subsequently considered ived by the defendant with respect to ,t claimed by Mr. Tipping, and not !MO pounds not due to him, but be • • 'e the accounts were properly in favour of him, the plain -- - it bill to have an ac deed of arrange -2,000 the estimated )ing, but he asked no erect t. On 'rom t to that sum if anything rn on the account. To o r want of equity, and also the ground that if the plain !count or to pay if anything Int he asked that the defen ement in one event, and that 0 as to confine. the defendant . _ stead of giving him any found due ; and the se lole of the creditors to be parties to th vet an account to be taken cond ground, for want of par )t be sustained, for, notwith tr. tl.- groun ds:ifle - r - eio;e, be AvoL iurntsnes ns with the a fox :—A. farmer residing :e, was alarmed the other geese, and upon going down in ofthe_a.e,it.itm h cais prerryinl g off a , Who tom AS in the act of making off with hi p :--Worcetter Herald. .nd succeeded in securing him sitution STONE 0 On Mt y the ceremonial of the first st( tle of the new i been previc beloved consort of ou )(Is overei, great Louth roups of holiday folk isseinbled _ in various parts of the line of route which it had been an nounced the cortege would take. Our readers are already aware that the Latin and English inscriptions of the plate deposited with the coins in the foundation-stone are from the pen of the Bishop of London. At the hour it bad been announced at which his royal highness would arrive, all the avenues in the vicinity became densely crowded with spec tators on the tiptoe of excitement. The Guildhall was kept closed against the public generally ; but a few select indivi duals were admitted. Gn entering we found a large body of the city watermen in waiting with their banners, &c., to form a portion of the pro cess i on . P rec i s ely at half-past 12 o'clock, his Grace the Duke of Wellington arrived, and en tered the hall unattended, and before any of the civic func tionaries were in their places to receive him. His grace wore the costume of Constable of the Tower. The only authority connected with the corporate body was the venerable city chamberlain, Sir James Shaw, Bart. His race, after pro- menading the corridors, remained some time in waiting in the chamberlain's office. The council chamber was soon filled by the visiters who had obtained the advan entree. Of these the number of the fair sex greatly predo minated. A chair of state on the right hand of the lord mayor was prepared for his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Exactly at one o'clock, the lord mayor, attended by the sword-bearer, the mace-bearer, and usual state officers, and with the Duke of Wellington on his left hand, entered the council chamber, amidst general plaudits, the company stand ing. The following ministers then arrived in the order in which we have named them :—Sir H. Hardinge, Sir E. Knatchbull, Sir R. Feel, (who was hailed with tumultuous applause,) the Earl of Ripon, the Earl of Aberdeen, the Earl of Haddington, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Fitzgerald, Lord Stanley,. and .Sir James Graham. The whole of these distinguished personages wore the usual court dress of the privy councillors, with the exception of Sir R. Peel, who w:►s attired in the plain Windsor uniform, aud Sir H. Hardinge, who appeared en grand tenue as a lieutenant general. Pending the time which elapsed before the arrival of the prince, the Duke of Wellington kept up an animated conversation with the lord mayor, Mr. Lambert Jones, and the architect, Mr. Tite. The curiosity of the spectators was at the utmost stretch, when Mr. Brown, city marshal, an nounced the prince. His royal highness, who appeared in a simple frock-coat, was most euthusiistically greeted, and cl with his hearty and cordial receßtion He was received by the lord mayor on the dais, and took his seat amidst oft-repeated plaudits. The plans. &c. were then submitted to his royal highness by the architect and con tractor, and then, after a brief retirement, and precisely at a quarter past two o'clock, the royal and civic party set out from the Guildhall in procession. Exactly at twelve o'clock the doors of the avenue leading to the magnificent pavilion in which the first stone of this great national edifice was to be laid were thrown open, and immediately afterwards, those who had been fortunate enough to obtain tickets of adMission began to arrive in quck suc cession. The pavilion has been erected at a cost of about £2,000, and the seats, which were all covered with scarlet cloth, tastefully festooned and decorated, were built for the accom modation of 1,450 persons. The floor of the pavilion was also covered with scarlet cloth, and the entire presented a most splendid appearance. The stone, which is of granite, and several tons weight, was divided into two compartments, the one portion being fixed in its proper position, and the other suspended over it at a height of about two feet by strong ropes and pullies, and further supported by four upright pieces of timber. At the end nearest the entrance the zinc plates were deposited, wheron was a Latin inscription, of which the following is a 240 I translation:— " SIR THOMAS GRESHAM, KNIGHT, Erected at his own charge a Building and Colonnade, for the convenience of those persons who in this renowned mart might carry on the commerce of the world, adding thereto, for the relief of indigence, and for the advancement of litera ture and science, an Almshouse and a College of Lecturers, the City of London aiding him, Queen Elizabeth favouring the design, and when the work was complete, opening it in person with a solemn procession : having been reduced to ashes, together with almost the entire city, by a calamitous and widely-spreading conflagration ; they were rebuilt in a more splendid form by the City of London and the Ancient Company of Mercers, King Charles the Second commencing the Building on the 23d October, A.D. 1667 ; and when they had been again destroyed by fire on the 10th January, A.D. 1838, the same bodies undertaking the work, deter mined to restore them at their own cost, on an enlarged and more ornamental plan, the munificence of Parliament provi ding the means of extending the site and of widening the approaches and crooked streets in every direction, in order that there might at length arise, under the auspices of Queen Victoria, built a third time from the ground, an Exchange worthy of this great nation and city, and suited to thr vast ness of a commerce extended to the circumference of the habitable globe. His Royal Highness Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, consort of her sacred Majesty, laid the first stone on the 17th January, 1842. in the Mayoralty of the Right Hon. John Pirie. Architect, William Tite, F.R.S. May God preserve and ward off destruction from this build ing and from the whole city ! Shortly after one o'clock the company began to arrive in rapid succession, and before two the capacious and elegant pavilion was densely crowded in every part, except those seats which were 'reserved for the aldermen and distinguished visiters. The Aldermen, in their scarlet robes, accompanied by the Recorder, Sheriffs, City Pleaders, and other civic functiona aries, took the places allotted to them. Immediately after wards the tine military band struck up the national anthem, during which his Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by the Lord Mayor, entered the pavilion, and took his place near the stone. On his Royal Highness entering all the company imme diately rose and enthusiastically cheered the illustrious con sort of our beloved queen. His royal highness was dressed in a dark frock coat and black trousers. He appeared much affected at the enthusiastic manner in which he was received. At the conclusion of the national anthem his Royal High ness and the Lord Mayor took their seats in splendid` chairs near the stone. At this moment the scene was one of the most interesting description. Mr. Jones, chairman of the joint committee, then handed to his royal highness a glass bottle, and Sir J. Shaw, the City Chamberlain, delivered to the prince two of all the coins in gold, silver and copper of the present and last reign, which his royal highness minutely inspected, and then deposited them in the bottle, and immediately afterwards placed them in the cavity of the stone intended for their reception. The glass brick bearing the written inscription in Latin and English was then presented to Mr. Barnes. The zink plate and the rough brick having also been inspected by his royal highness, Mr. Tite, the architect, read the inscriptions, at the conclusion of which the audience gave three cheers. The formula of depositing the glass bottle containing the coins, pc., having been performed, Mr. Jones, chairman of the joint committee, presented to Prince Albert the splendid silver trowel. His Royal Highness having received the trowel, proceeded to spread the mortar in a workmanlike manner, and which elicited the loud and long-continued cheers of the company. The other pasts of the ceremony having been concluded, the city mace, sword, and other emblems of civic dignity were placed upon the stone, when the Lord Mayor's Chap lain, in an impressive tone, read a prayer, which, we under stand, was composed for the occasion by the Bishop of Lon don. At the conclusion of the prayer the National Anthem was admirably sung by members of the Sacred Harmonic Society and the boys of Broad-street Ward Charity School. The Aldermen and several distinguished visitors and their ladies were presented to his Royal Highness, and this inter esting ceremony terminated. THE BANQUET AT THE MANSION HOUSE. The most splendid preparations vi ere made at the Mansion House for the reception of His Royal Highness. In the Egyptian Hall the whole of the Lord Mayor's plate and that of the Goldsmiths' Company was exhibited upon sideboards, placed at the top and bottom of the hall. At the east end was erected a gallery, which was decorated with crimson dra pery, and in which the band of the life guards was stationed. The appearance of the room was magnificent in the extreme. At five o'clock the dinner was announced in the drawing room. The Banquet was of the- most sumptuous description. After the cloth was removed the Lord Mayor rose and pro posed the healths of the Queen and Queen Dowager, both of which were drunk with the utmost enthusiasm. His lord ship then gave "Health and every happiness to His Royal Highness Prince Albert." His Royal Highness Prince Albert, who was greeted with loud and rapturous cheering, then rose and said,—" I return my most sincere thanks for this toast, and beg to express to you my lively satisfaction at the kind and flattering manner in which you have received me. (Cheers.) It must ever be a gratifying recollection to me to have, by a trifling act of mine, connected my name with the erection of that import ant building, of which we have laid the first stone to-day— an edifice of which it may truly be said that it will become the heart of the commerce of this great country—(loud cheers)—a country to which I feel myself attached by the dearest ties—a country in which I daily feel myself more at home—a country whose kindness I daily more appreciate. (Loud cheers.) Again thanking yon for the honour you have done me, I beg now to propose " the health of the Lord Mayor, whose guest I am this day, and the Corporation of the City of London." (Loud and protracted cheering.) The following toasts were then drank with the utmost en thusiasm :—" The health of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. and with him the rest of the Royal Family." " The health of the Lord Bishop of London and the esta blished church." " The Army and Navy." The Lord Mayor: My lords and gentlemen, the happiness and prosperity of our beloved country, and especially of her merchants, depends upon the direction of her affairs being in the hands of a talented and powerful administration ; this benefit L trust we shall fora long time tre permitted to enjoy. With such a government as the present, under the direction of a statesman so able and experienced as the right hon. Bart., we cannot doubt that,• with all other important subjects, the prosperity of this ancient city, and of our commerce, will re ceive the utmost encouragement and protection. I beg, therefore, to propose " Long life, health, and happiness to the Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, and the rest of her Ma jesty's Ministers." The toast was followed by loud cheers and universal ac clamation. Sir R. Peel, in acknowledging the toast, said, that in his own behalf and the other ministers of the crown, he returned their most cordial thanks for the manner in which their health had been received. It was most grateful to them to have the opportunity of beholding the important ceremony of that day. It was impossible not to feel that the spot on which they had stood was to be, as it had been in former times, a centre of attraction to the commerce of all nations, and where they would forget all national antipathies and jealousies. His royal highness had that day laid the founda tion of a building not merely dedicated to commerce, but to peace (cheers) ' • and it was the w i s h o f h er M a j esty ' s govern ment that th e future progress of that. building should cor respond with the favourable auspicies under which its foun dation was laid. (Cheers.) On the part of his colleagues he again returned their respectful and cordial thanks for the honour they bad done them, and begged to drink all their good healths. (Loud and continued cheers.) The Lord Mayor proposed the next toast, " Prosperity to the New Royal Exchange - and the Trade of the City of Lon don," and in connection with this toast the " Health of the noble earl the President of the Board of Trade:" (Cheers.) The Earl of Ripon returned thanks. The Lord Mayor proposed the health of " Field Marshal his grace the Duke of Wellington." (Loud cheers.) The Duke of Wellington then rose and said, he begged leave to return them his sincere thanks for the honour they had done him in drinking his health, and for the manner in which the company had thought proper to receive it. Thi s was not the proper time to advert to the circumstances of a r t d d s p ay to ( (the L edh.is H l e ife me to t t ‘ h v e h m icl h i e h re is th lo a Fo Mayor)rm er p h e a r d i o a d l u o d f ind promote the arts of peace—(loud cheers)—and he rusted that in his time he should never again know the !elebration of the arts of war. (Loud iciehelad given, " The ers.) His lord. hip had been pleased to include in to ast louse of Lords."' •On the part of his colleagues wh o were iembers of that house he begged to return their best thanks. `le House of Lords was the conservative branch of the con and the javiati ( o C n he t e o rs lt .) ten H d e i w n as th m e u c c i h ty g o r n ali th h i e s d o u cca n srioecne,iving 'd this d not only H monument of the arts of this great nation, and the taste of his royal -highness, but also a lasting convenience to the commerce of the country and the world. (Loud cheers.) Sir Hobert Peel proposed " The health 'of the Lady Mayoress." (Cheers.) The Lord Mayor returned thanks. The Lord Mayor: My lords and gentlemen, I have next the honour to propose to you the health of the representatives of the people in the Commons' Hotto of Parliament, and I feel great pleasure in connecting 1% ith them the name of the noble lord the Secretary for the Colonies—" The Right Hon. Lord Stanley atfd - the House of Commons." (Hear, hear.") Lord Stanley said that it was with surprise to himself, and he was sure to others, that in the presence of the premier and other distinguished members of her majesty's government, he beard himself called upon to return thanks on behalf of the House of Commons; but at the same time he must say that the surprise was mingled with gratification at finding himself selected as the organ of a body consisting of the most power ful and influential representatives of the commerce of the united empire. (Cheers.) He did not know how he could return thanks in the name of a body consisting of such dis cordant materials. Perhaps, indeed, this very circumstance of the conflict of opinions formed one of the great materials for the security of the interests of the community. Every public man was compelled not only to give his judgment upon questions of great political importance, but to give his rea sons for the course he followed. (Cheers.) It was impossible to witness that sight without feeling the great importance of the trust reposed in the House of Commons, or without an increased sense of the magnitude of the commercial interests of this great community. He trusted that whatever conflicts might take place in that house, its members would never be forgetful of the high interests which were intrusted to their care, and that they would always show a devoted attachment to the constitution. (Cheers.) After several other toasts had been proposed, the company broke up. and as the Prince and her majesty's ministers rose from their seats the cheering was tremendous. FRIGHTFUL INTELLIGENCE FROM COSTA RICA COPY OF A LETTER FROM THE CITY OF HEREDIA (From the Correo Semenario del Salvador.) The earthquake was so sudden, that those persons who escaped had hardly time to get out of their houses before the falling of the walls. In a second the department of Cartago has become a total ruin. The destruction is so great, that the site of any par ticular edifice is hardly to be distinguished among the ruins. In the city, the houses, even to the stone-work, were thrown upwards by the shock, and fell down again in heaps of rub bish. It is painful to dwell upon this event. The loss of life is very great among all classes—all ages; the number is not even to be estimated at the present moment. The inhabitants of those villages in the department which have suffered the least, have assembled, by order of the go vernment, with spades and picks, to disinter the bodies. They are now hard at work, and will continue digging while necessary. People perished in the streets, in the piazzas, and in the churches. Ail our provisions are beneath the ruins, and we are suffering a horrible state of want, which is likely to continue, for the fences having been thrown down, the cattle are destroying an they can reach. In Turidaba, Tresrios, Cartago, Paraiso, Ujames, and even to the vicinity of Matina, there is not left a single shed; and in every one of the valleys. and on the haciendas, we find proportionate destruction. From San Jose to this place, and to Alajuela, the ruin is considerable. In San Jose a number of edifices were thrown down, and those houses that are standing are uninhabitable. We are hardly better off in this city; and Alajuela has fared worse than we have. Tranquillino Bo nilla and his family are among those taken from the ruins. They are alive, but bruised and crippled. The number of sufferers is very great. Bodies are disinterred that cAnnot be recognised—shapeless masses and headless trunks — everything in horrible confusion. Up to the present moment there has been no eruption from the neighbouring volcano ; the shocks continue without cessation, and no one can tell how it will end. [The great shock took place at six o'clock on the morning of the 2d of September.] PROCLAMATION OF B. CARILLO N CHIEF OF THE STATE OF COSTA RICA Inhabitants of Costa Rica!—At half-past six this morning a terrific earthquake totally ruined the department of Car tago, and caused most terrible ravages in San Jose, leaving comparatively uninjured the other departments of the state. The latter particularly are under obligations to succour their unfortunate fellow-citizens of the former, who have suffered to such a degree that there is hardly a straw shed left to shelter them from the rigour of the season. The city of San Jose, which has suffered also in the common disaster, will lend all the aid in her power to those of the unfortunates who may come to take refuge with her ; and on the part of the government all the assistance it can give will be afforded. People of Costa Rica !—You are all of one family. The misfortunes which are suffered by any portion should be, and in fact are, felt in common. Hospitality has always been a distinguishing feature among you; but now more than ever must you manifest to the world that you truly possess that virtue. Be generous, and extend a protecting hand to the afflicted. Hasten to aid them—build up sheds to protect their families from the weather—carry them provisions, and feed their helpless children, who weep for the loss of their parents—take them to their houses, and give ear to those who ask your charity. It is a duty, and you will fulfil it. You will thus strengthen those bonds of friendship which unite the whole state in a single brotherhood. San Jose, Sept. 2, 1841. B. CARILLO. a and D STATE OF TRAD MANCHESTER, JAN. 19.—We regret to say that the flat tering appearances of improvement, which presented them selves in our market a fortnight ago, have entirely disap peared, and prices, both of goods and yarn, have sunk to the extremely low rates which prevailed about three weeks ago; and even at those rates it was not easy to make sales yester day, some of the purchasers demanding still further conces sions in several descriptions of yarn and goons. This decline occurring so shortly after an impression that trade was about to revive, shows the extreme feebleness of the market, arising mainly from the inability of large numbers of spinners and manufacturers to hold their produce ; in consequence of which the slightest check in the demand causes a pressure to sell, and an immediate reduction of price. Nor can any subitantial or durable improvement be expected without au extensive revival of credit and confidence throughout the country; a revival which, under existing circumstances, must necessarily be slow and gradual, and therefore any ex pectations of rapid amelioration in the trade of the district cannot reasonably be looked for. ROCHDALE FLANNEL - MARKET, MONDAY, JAN. 17. — The market has been dull and heavy to-day, and the business transacted very limited. Wool may be quoted at last week's prices. HUDDERSFIELD MARKET, JAN. 18.—We have again to report as bad a market day as, perhaps, was ever known in Huddersfield. Buyers were few, and the purchases made were generally at a loss. In fact, the more business is done, under existing circumstances, the greater is the loss to the energies of an industrious people. Profit is out of the ques tion ; to exist for a time seems to be the sole object of the present commercial struggle. COMMERCIAL TELEGRAPHS AND THE PENNY POSTAGE. Improvements generate improvements, oftentimes, in most unexpected directions. It seems almost absurd to say, that the reduction of the duty on salt has cheapened literature ; it is so, nevertheless. The reduction of this duty led to the manufacture of a very cheap bleaching liquid, which, acting upon coloured rags, rendered them suitable for white paper ; the manufacture of which, before this discovery, was limited to white rags. The consequence has been, that paper is much cheapened. A somewhat analogous instance is afforded, by the exten sion of mercantile telegraphs, along the chief headlands of the coast ; which may be attributed to the existence of the penny postage. The establishment of these telegraphs and private enterprise, quite unconnected with government, is mainly established for the purposes of rapid communication, on subjects connected with mercantile shipping. Great must be the commerce, and deep its interests, to support a system of telegraphs for its own use. Public attention has been re cently called to the subject, by the completion of a line of telegraphs between London and Dover; being a part of the general system. The system began some years ago, by Lieutenant Watson (of the Royal Navy), who formed a line of telegraphs at the port of Liverpool, and subsequently at Hull, and projected the establishment of telegraphs at the chief headlands along the whole coast. Their advantages in communicating with vessels at sea, and procuring timely as sistance, in cases where the want of it has led to serious losses of life and property, were felt to be very valuable. But the cost of the necessary correspondence, between the telegraphic stations and the central office, with the owners and other parties interested, was found to be so great under the old rate of postage, that the extension of the system to the headlands was abandoned. No sooner, however, did the penny postage loosen the 'bonds which fettered correspond ence, than Lieutenant Watson appears to have commenced the extension of his telegraphs, . _ The reduction of postage (he states) offered such facilities for transmitting intelligence to all parts of the kingdom, that it was determined to extend the system to the principal head lands round the coast. Telegraph stations are now at work at Flamborough Head and the North Foreland; at the Needles, Isle of Wight, to Southampton, whence, by the rail road, communications are received six times a-day in Lon don; at Skirra Head, Pentland Firth, Peterhead, Aberdeen shire ; and others are in progress from the Start to Dart mouth, and other principal headlands, including the Bristol Channel, the Clyde, and the southwest coast of Ireland. Cutters, as floating telegraphs, will be constantly cruising in the Downs, and off the Isle of Wight, for the purpose of communicating with vessels as they pass. Such telegraphs, when established, will enable ves se l s f rom every quarter of the globe to report themselves, or forward. intellige=ce immediately on making the British shores. They may communicate to their owners, consignees, or others in. terested, in case of accident or distress ; if out of time, or detained by adverse winds ; if in want of stores or provisions; the state of foreign markets ; notices of arrivals out, &c. and they may frequently save pilotage, port charges, and loss of time, by calling off any of the telegraph stations for orders. It may not be uninteresting to adduce some instances where the service of these telegraphs has been very apparent. Ist, The ship Consbrook, from Bombay, unable to save her tide into Liverpool, came to an anchor off the floatin.. light. She had but one anchor on board : at low water a gale com menced from the westward, and as the flood made she drag ged towards the banks : she could not slip and claw off against wind and tide, nor could she run into port for want of water ; she therefore telegraphed as follows : 1546. In want of an anchor and cable. 1531. Weight of anchor, 16 cwt. These were supplied, and brought the vessel up within 150 yards of that fatal spot, the North Spit Bank. The vessel and cargo were estimated at about £65,000, and were under written in London, Liverpool, and Glasgow. 6th. In a snow storm, a brigantine, 68 tons register, with a cargo on board estimated at £12,000 value,. having sailed from Hull the previous day, was driven ashore on that dange rous point, the Binks, off Spurn. Early in the morning, the telegraph announced the fact of " a brigantine being ashore ; " but as the vessel had not been provided with the necessary flags for signals, her name could not then be an nounced. At eleven o'clock, however, some means of com munication having been effected between the vessel and the telegraph on board the H umber boat, intelligence was in stantly forwarded that she was the Mary, Captain Lancaster, bound to Dunkirk, which information might have been re ceived k!veral hours earlier had the vessel possessed the sig nals. On its being communicated to the parties interested, they secured the means of rendering efficient assistance, by sending down a steamer ' and hiring ligbters,which succeeded in disch arg i ng an d transhipping this valuable cargo during ordinaryhe th eit meritmeans.was of blowing h a the night ; and th us, i n consequence o f th e rapid intelligence conveyed by the t e l egrap h , p l ac i ng th e ca r g o in safety before the t time the ac c id ent could have b een k nown i n Hull through having a Indeed, gs fa the rveesdh gbtaoeitlehe,gar vesselnaid)ha h eavy en a ad y v yc f a a sre i g r a l o yl a a s y at the time,claim to run ning. There seems but little relationship between a penny-post letter and the safety of a ship's cargo of several thousand pounds in value, yet that such is the fact, these telegraphs seem to prove ; and we doubt not that, as post-office im provement becomes more and more developed, beneficial re sults, not less remarkable, will be traced to its existence. — Saturday Magazine. THE NIERCHANT SEIVVIC/ (From the Dublirz Evening Packet.) Why, we would ask, do not the . merchants of London or Liverpool meet and take steps for founding a Marine College ? Let such a school he formed, and make it matter of usage, if not imperative, that every lad aspiring to the officer class shall undergo a certain course of tuition. Let the practical parts of seamanship, such as splicing and serving ropes fag in blocks anddead-eyes, reefing aed furling "sails, the marks of the lead lines, &c., be taught here. Masts might be rigged in the ground ; or the college itself might be held in some large old vessel moored in the river. Lads from such a school would no longer go on board a vessel ignorant of every thing around them ; and, capable of being made im mediately useful in the actual navigation of the vessel, the temptation of employing them in the menial service of the ship would be less. In any event, however, this latter practice should be speedily and promptly abolished. If the masters of the ves sels do not admit these lads to their own tables—and we do not see why they should not—let a mess be formed in the after-part of the ship, or in some other part, bulk-headed off from the crew, for the second or third mate and the young sters. Where one or two only of such lads are employed in a vessel, we would make it imperative that they should mess with the master, so as to be shut off from the influence of the crew. If the lad be articled to the merchant, broker, or mas ter. it would be imperative on them, when the vessel arrives in port, to send the lads to their friends, or to the Marine College above contemplated, and not to let them run down Wapping or Ratcliffe Highway, as is too often the case at present. The commanders also should receive a special in junction to see to the conduct of the lads in foreign ports. At present they get their " shore leave" indiscriminately with the men, and are, consequently, led by them into every haunt of vice with which all the seaports unfortunately abound. These are crying evils—evils that come home to the bosom of almost every family in these maritime kingdoms; and it is matter of surprise to us that they should have been so long tolerated, without any attempt at remedy. We would urge the necessity of some board of examiners, to be appointed by Goyerntnent or by Lloyd's, or by some other competent authority—we care not how, so it be efficient —for the examination of masters and mates of vessels. It is astonishing how careful we are of little things, whilst we ut terly neglect those far more important. A man may not presume to administer a doze of salts to an old woman in a country village without his certificate of capability ; but he may undertake the command of a vessel in which 300 or 400 lives are entirely dependant on his skill, without having been subjected to any public test whatever ! This should not be. There is not a nautical man of any experience but could ad duce numerous instances of vessels and lives lost from the sheer ignorance of those to whom they were intrusted. What care the owners ? They are fully insured—and you, if a pas senger, may insure your life; if you for the benefit of vou - r next of kin We do trust to see this state of things altered. The spirit of the age—nay common humanity demands it. A young gentleman, carefully nurtured and well educated, who may choose the sea as a profession, should not be made the com mon drudge of every sailor in the vessel—nor should he, when (with mind debased and principles perverted, under their re gimen,) arrived at man's estate, be allowed to assume the command of a ship, when ,the lives of many valuable mem bers of society depend on his skill, without having undergone some public test of his fitness for the important trust com mitted to him. The whole subject is one of such vital interest that it loudly demands the attention of the legislature, and the interference of all good men. [Our contemporary will be glad to hear that the defect to which he so forcibly alludes is about to be removed, by the establishment, at the Collegiate Institution in this town, of such a school as he recommends. It is deter mined to introduce there the Greenwich system of train ing, and periodically to grant certificates of proficiency. upon the examination of experienced commanders, to de serving students. For want of such a desirable institu tion, our merchants have been in the habit of obtaining apprentices from the Royal Nautical Schools at Green wich ; but as the Collegiate Institution is supported by the great shipping interest of the port, and directed by the most wealthy and enterprising of the merchants of Liver pool, any such well-digested project emanating from it is certain to be crowned with success. An outline of this plan was given in the original Orospectus, and, we are glad to hear, has met with the greatest degree of enthusiasm.— En. L. S.] GERMAN NOTIONS OF ENGLISH POLICY (From a German paper.) We read in the Allgemeine Zeitung of the 27th of Dec., a more favourable account of the state of the Niger expedi tion. We need not tell our readers that the pretended object of this new and colossal enterprise of England is the aboli tion, or rather prevention, of the slave trade. But Europe is not to be cheated any longer by such pretexts. We are sur prised that the usually sharp and clearsighted writer in the Allgemeine Zeitung did not immediately detect and hold up to Germany the insidious and grasping projects which lie concealed under this pretended philanthropy. For the ambi tion and cupidity of England it is well-known no aim is too vast, and no means too corrupt. We have seen her progress in Asia. The world is beginning to see clearly what are her designs in that quarter of the globe. After having wasted the treasures of India, amassed for ages, and exceeding all that the imagination of the west could represent to itself ; after exhausting the soil, reducing the formerly free and en lightened natives to the condition of slaves, and overthrowing the peaceful and solid thrones of the rulers under which they lived ; after having made this venerable seat of ancient culture the victim of a grovelling industrial egotism, the En glish are now preparing to repeat the same process in China. The gold of England will corrupt the fidelity of the servants of the celestial empire, and it has before reduced enemies whom her arms failed to subdue. It is indeed a feature in the detestable machiavelism which characterises these insatiable traders that their greediness assumes the air of boundless profusion. This is one of the many singular appearances which has imposed on the world. The whole of Asia, then, -with the exception of the province's over which the Russian eagle keeps guard, may be regarded as already within the gripe of England. Very shortly the Chinese will see them selves compelled to take from England, not only her opium, but her porcelain and hardware, her cottons and woollens. The exquisite manufactures of China will be suppressed (verdrdngt) to make way for`the fabrics which England is compelled, by a law of her existence to force upon the world. The pretext that she receives other productions in a return, is too empty mer it a n answer. All w h o are no t blinded by the doctrines of her economists—men hired to varnish over the act of a reckless egotism —can see that Eng land has no other view than that of forcing other nations to take what she produces ; what they have to give does not even occupy the attention of these selfish shopkeepers. Asia being thus her doomed prey (and if any one doubts it we refer him to a series of articles which have lately appeared in the Ausland,) the wily traders are beginning to spread their nets around the unsuspecting inhabitants and princes of Africa. Already we see them exploring these new and rich regions of the earth, forming treaties and winding their insidious coils round the unfortnnate sovereigns whom they affect to protect. When events are ripe the mask will be thrown off, and the manufactures of those betrayed people will be immolated at the shrine of the Moloch of English commerce. . _ _ Already the English are in possession of the southern ex tremity of Africa; for man y veal s, in cont emp l at i on of t hi s gigantic conquest, has a settlement been maintained on the western coast, where thousands of Englishmen have fallen victims to the far-reaching ambition of which they were (he blind tools. It must be evident to every reflecting mind that Sierra Leone has been held solely as a stepping-stone to the conquest of Africa. Here, too, we find the true key to what is called the Eastern question.• Mehemet Ali might have proved a formidable antagonist in the north. It was important to cripple him. There remains now only the French power in Algiers. Abd-el-Kader is already in the pay of England, and has had placed at his disposal large funds with which to secure other Arab chiefs, We need say no more. We have unveiled the secret and rapacious pro jects of the Queen of the Ocean, and our readers can easily follow out the details. Asia and Africa having now become provinces of England there remains only America. Here, however, the English encounter a foe as crafty and as greedy as themselves ; in short, their lineal descendants. In North America there is little chance for them, except from the execution of an infer nal project already announced by their press—of arming the blacks and exciting a servile war. Their eyes are therefore turned to the south. If our readers doubt what are the views of England on this point, let them read in the Allgemeine Zeituny of the 28th 'of December the fearful account of " the net with which England seeks to encircle the extra-European world " (to use the author's expression) ; in other words, the lines of steamers communicating with every part of the globe. That these vessels are to be used as means of subjugating all those regions there can be no doubt. Companies are formed, money is poured out like water, incredible efforts of ac tivity and skill are made—and for what end? For the con veyance of passengers and goods? There was a time when in our German simplicity and true heartedness we might have believed this ; hut, Heaven be praised, we are grown wiser. Our neighbours have awakened us by their insolent aggressions from such dreams. The idea that these cunning and practised traders embark such enormous sums in these enterprises with the mere view of getting a return for their capital--in short, because, to use their characteristic phrase, "it will answer," is too shallow to delude us. We sue deeper. We have not alluded to the already constituted empire in New Holland, nor to the infant, but robust, colony of New Zealand. It may not he known to our readers that a consi derable number of young men of family are gone to the lat ter country, under the specious pretext of growing flax, and of finding for the moderate capital of a younger brother a more productive employment than in the crowded mother-country. These are the fables (nzeiherchen) with which it is sought to entertain us gocelnatured children. As if young men trained in the luxuries of an artificial civilization would abandon their cherished " comforts" for such humble and commonplace (alttiiglich) reasons. Other- young,Englishmen are, under the pretext of love of adventure or of antiquities, exploring every corner of the earth. Such travellers as Lane, Fellows, and many others do not, however, impose on us. Why should young men who are not learned by profession, (gelehrten) consume their youth, their health, and their for tunes in hazardous expeditions, from which they can neither derive nor expect personal benefit ? What has a young hanker to do with ancient Syria? But in this respect you, of all nations, may learn of these haughty islanders. Their country's aggrandizement i s an object they never lose sight of. As missionaries, as archaeologists, as men of science (naturforschen), as sportsmen, or simply as ennuyes, all are actuated by one spirit ar.d tend to one point—" the drawing this new net of conquest completely over the whole extra- European world." THE COFFEE TRADE.—A movement is just now beingmad in the coffee trade for a modification of the duties levied on the various descriptions ; and the pro mo ters have, it is said,. already prepared a petition to th e p res id en t of the board of trade, embodying their wishes on the subject. The matters discussed in the petition, which has gone the round and re ceived the signatures of all the leading houses in the trade, are not new, but have before been broached, though without without any practical success, and the reason they are again renewed is the confident knowledge of the desire of the pre sent government to look into the various evils complained of as existing in our commercial system, with the view of ren dering all necessary relief. The petitioners appear to consi der that the reduction of the present duties levied on coffee are not only necessary to the existence and prosperity of the trade, but also that the revenue would be greatly increased by the alteration, and show that the duty has been reduced frini Is. per lb.to 6d. per lb. there has been an increase in the col lection by the customs and excise of nearly doable the amount originally collected. The scale of duties proposed, and which are stated to be sufficient for the protection of the various interests indentified with the trade, if proper measures are adopted to prevent the enormous adUlteration now in practice by disreputable dealers, is 3d. per lb, on certificated British plantation coffee ; 3d. per lb. on Mysore, which is stated to be in reality British plantation; 41(1. per lb. on coffee impor ted from British ports within the limits of the East India Company's charter, without a certificate of growth ; and 71d, per lb. on all foreign coffee direct ; which. it will be observed, is a reduction of one-half of the existing duties, except in the case of Mysore, which is r e d uce d one-t hi r d, to bring it on a level with th e admission of th e pro d uce o f our colonies, and for the reason before stated. There is every reasonable ex pectation, seeing the high respectability and character of the parties who have taken the matter up, of its receiving atten tion in the proper quarter.—London Times. IN THE LYCE THE DIORAMA NOW E UM ROOMS, BOLD•STREET, nd PANORAMA, from London PART FIRIT THE GRAND MOVING PANORAMA, illustr►tting a Tour through TuRKEY and SYRIA. PART SECOND- THE BURNING OF THE TOWER OF ANDON PART THIRD-DIORA NI A THE HOLY SHRINE OF THE r I KTIVITY AT BETH LEH EM, where Jesus was. born, in the days of Herod the Kinz.—Mat. ii. 1. Flours of Exhibiting—Morning. at Twelve o'clock ; Evening,atitalf-past Six o'clock and Eight. Admission:-One Shilling, Children'Half Price Descriptive Catalogues, Sixpence each. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, GREAT CHARLOTTE-STREET, LIVERPOOL Under the Management of Mr.. Egerton, Sole LCBSCC, THE LAST THREE NIGHTS OF THE SPANISH BULL FIGHT. UNQUALIFIED SUCCESS!! DUCROW'S NATIONAL ESTABLISIIIIAN7', In Two Spectacles the same Evening, THIS present FRIDAY EVENING, thcV2lst instant, and during the week only, (as it must positively be withdrawn for other novelties,) owing W the Company's limited stay in Liverpool. Mr. DUCROVVS London magni ficent Equestrian and Dramatic Spectacle, in two Acts, aided by new and splendid Appointments, Scenery, Cos tumes, and other necessaries, introducing the Double Stud of Horses, and Treble Company of Equestrian, Gymnastic, and Dramatic Artistes, entitled THE SPANISH BULL FIGHT; OR. THE MULETEER AND HIS HORSE OF THE PYRENEES Principal characters by Messrs. Howard, Broadfoot, Hil lier, Weston, and Le Petit Ducrow, Mrs. Weston, and Mrs. Emery. To be succeeded by DUCROW'S SCENES OF THE CIRCLE, Includinz THE GREEKS OF THE MOREA, By Signor Hillier, Messrs. Stickney, Hicken, &c., and Mes dames Hillier, Stickney, Madame Allard, and Mademoiselle Suzanne. THE AFRICAN SPRINGERS, By Le Petit Duerow, assisted by Masters F. and H. Adams THE GIRL OF THESSALY, By Mademoiselle Suzanne. ADONIS OF THE CHASE, By Mr. Hicken, the first British Horseman LOVE, WAS A MISCHIEVOUS BOY, By Le Petit Ducrow, the EqueAtrian Phenomenon, THE TROUBADOUR OF NAPLES; By Mr. Stickney, the Great American Rider. The whole to conclude with TURPIN'S JUDE TO YORK. Introducing the original effect of Turpin's unparalleled flight, leaping the gate at Hornsey, and death of Black Bess. Tickets and places to be had of Mr. F. CARMAN, at the Box-office, from Eleven till Three :—Boxes, 3s. ; Side Boxes, 2s. 6d.; Pit, Is. 6d. ; Gallery, ls. ; Upper Gallery, Gd. Second Price. at Nine o'clock : Boxes, 2s. ; Side Boxes, Is. 6d. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, 6d. The PUBLIC are most respectfully informed that a GRAND FANCY DRESS BALL Will be given, in the ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, on the - joyful occasion of the CHRISTENING OF THE PRINCE OF WALES, ON THE EVENING OF TUESDAY, the 25TH INSTANT. An ingenious mechanical arrangement has been made for the purpose of covering the Circle, enclosing the Stage, and converting the whole extensive area into the most magnificent Ball-Room in the kingdom in the course of a few minutes. Admission by Ticket only. Quadrille and Promenade Bands will attend. Tickets to be obtained from Mr. F. CARMAN, at the Box office. Gentleman's Ticket, ss. ; Lady's, 3s. ; Double Tickets for a Lady and Gentleman, is. ROYAL LIVER THEATRE, CHURCH-STREET, LIVERPOOL. BEAUTIFULLY .DECORATED./ Under the Patronage of the Right Honourable the EARL OF SEFTON,and a large Party ofAashionables Last Night but One of Mrs. WAY TT. Mr. ALEXANDER LEE has the honoir to announce that his BENEFIT will takg(place T HIS present FRIDAY EVENING January 21, 1842. The Evening's entertainments will commence with the admired Comedy of NAVAL ENGAG ENTS. Admiral Kingston. Mr. Tilbury. Mrs. Mortimer .. Mrs. Waylett. After which,"the laughable Interlude, translated from the French, called BAILIFFS AND BLUNDERS; Olt. THE FANCY BALL. Captain O'Dedimus.. (of the Buffs, much sought after by Bailiffs and Bill Brokers).. Mr. R. M. Raymond. To which will be added, the New Drama of THE BOARDING SCHOOL. Cornet Kavannab Mr. R. M. Raymond. Caroline Blythe To conclude with the new Burletta, called THE LADIES' CLUB !! Mrs. Fitzsmyth TO-MORROW EVENING, (Saturday,) January 22nd, 1812, A VARIETY OF ENTERTAINMENTS, being the last appearance of Mrs. WAYLETT this Season. STAGE MANAGER, Mr. HIGGIE Tickets and Places for the Public Boxes to be had of Mr. J. Fogg, at the Box-office, from Eleven till Three. Also, for the Private Boxes for Full Dress Parties. The Manager respectfully intimates, that, anxious to afford every accommodation to the fashionable community who honour the Theatre with their presence, for the future. Private Boxes shall be placed, without restriction or limita tion, at the service of Pal ties visiting the House in Full Dress.—No charge, will be made beyond the actual number of Seats occupied. Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, 6d., (to which the number will be limited. Second Price—Boxes, 25.; Pit, ls. Doors td , open at Half-past Six, and performance to begin at Seven. Second Price at Half-past Eight. TO CORRESPONDENTS We have much pleasure in correcting a mis-statement which appeared in a few copies of our Tuesday's impression, an nouncing the death of our excellent townsman, Edward Gibbon, Esq. We received the information which misled us at a late hour on Monday night, from an authority upon which we are accustomed to place implicit reliance ; and it will sincerely grieve us if its circulation amongst Mr. Gib bon's friends, at a distance, shall have indicted pain, as the gentleman in question is, we are glad to find, in excellent health. The mistake of our informant probably arose from the death of a gentleman of nearly similar name, Mr. Joseph Gibbons, in honour of whose memory were in tended the demonstrations of respect to which we alluded. We have never yet seen the " Critic in and out of Parlia ment," though the author politely told us above a month since he had forwarded us a copy. Our correspondent, " Another Enquirer," who dates from Egremont, we suspect is more familiar with the handle of a hod than with a pen, and is himself one of that " body of people that calls themselves ' Papists.' " We regret that we cannot transfer his " illigant" pothooks and extra ordinary grammar to our columns ; and would suggest to him to send a copy of his communication to his Papist friend of the Mercury, who would, no doubt, be at the ex pense of lithographing so nate a production. A correspondent enquires of us what is the regular charge in Liverpool for " a shave." We are no authority upon the subject, as we never submit our faces to be operated upon by any of the shaving fraternity ; hut if our correspondent will makeithe enquiry (of course privately) from a cele brated Greek scholar, who vegetates amongst the glades and Dingles of Toxteth, and who, we are informed, has paid considerable attention to the subject, we believe lie will be furnished with a proper scale of charges. More than twopence is an imposition ; but no gentleman is en titled to enter a hairdresser's shop, and require a professor of the cutting and curling art to degrade himself so low as to an operation upon the chin, without making a gentle manly remuneration. Upon this point we understand this gentleman has some ultra notions, from which we entirely -dissent. TO ADVERTISERS With a view of affording additional advertising facili ties to a class upon whom, our present scale presses rather heavily, we have been induced to make an alteration in our charge upon all advertisements which relate to Situations for Clerks or Household Servants, Houses to Let, Apartments, and other subjects which come under the head of " Wants." In future we shall insert all advertisements of this description, not exceeding FOUR LINES, for THREE SHILLINGS each; and we need scarcely impress upon the attention of advertisers that the well-known respectable circulation of the LIVERPOOL STAN DARD at all times insures valuable notice being drawn to their advertisements. THE LIVERPOOL -STANDARD GENERAL PRINTING OFFICE AND STATIONERY ESTABLISHMENT, 4, ST. GEORGE'S CRESCENT. LACE & ADDISON beg leave to intimate to their Friends and the Public, that every description of MERCANTILE LETTERPRESS AND LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING Is neatly and expeditiously executed at their establishment, and that they have always on hand an extensive Stock of STATIONERY FOR EXPORTATION AND GENERAL PURPOSES. Proceedings of Public Meetings, 6(c., Reported and Printed at the shortest possible notice. BOOKWORK, POSTING &HAND BILLS, CARDS, &c. ACCOUNT BOOKS Made on the most approved principle. BANKRUPTCY and other LAW FORMS. A few Copies of RYALL'S CONSERVATIVE PORTRAITS on hand. Ebr ittinrpool taitbarb. FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 21, 1842 If the cargo of the " brig Creole" be tile property of brother Jonathan, it is a species of property which in this country we do not recognise, and in which, within the British dominions, we do not allow that any man, whether native or foreigner, can have a rightful possession. This being the case, it necessarily follows that we must negative any claim to compensation for loss of such property, by whomsoever it may be made. Our readers are aware of the facts connected with the case of the Creole : they are briefly these. The Creole sailed from Richmond, U.S., to New Orleans with a cargo of 133 slaves. On the voyage, the slaves rose against their masters and keepers, killed one and wounded others, and compelled the crew to carry them to the English port of Nassau, New Providence. On arriving there the Arnerican Cotisul ged tlio tlo, vernor to place a guard on board and prevent the slaves from landing-, which was accordingly done, till the matter had been investigated by two magistrates captain took the testimony of the passengers and crem, 19 slaves were identified as having participated in the mutiny and murder. They were placed in confinement until further orders, the Governor refusing to have them sent to America under the circumstance other 114 slaves were liberated by her Majesty's au thorities, on the ground that the slaves must be con sidered and treated as passengers, having the right to land in boats from the shore whenever they thought proper. Upon these facts the Americans pretend to found a claim for compensation against the British authorities. The case is thus argued by the New York Courier and Enquirer " We take it that the United States have as clear a right to say what shall constitute the property of her citizens, as any other independent nation, and it is not for England to call in question the validity of title to that property when it happens to be driven by stress of weather or by mutiny and murder, within her jurisdiction. If we choose to make even a portion of our white inhabitants slaves, Great Britain has no more right to question the legal ownership of that part of our property, than she has to confiscate a cargo of Jamaica ruin, because her tee-total societies have denounced the manu facture of that article an act of piracy against civilization. We choose to consider our slaves as property—property descended to us through the instrumentality of British im porters—and if a cargo of that property chances to get into British waters, we have the same right to retain it that a British shipowner has to be protected in his cargo of iron in the port of New York. The negroes on hoard the Creole were the iiona fide property of those who claim them—pro perty recognised by the law and by the constitution of the country. We should like to know, therefore, what semblance of right the British government has to call in question the validity of an ownership sanctioned and protected by the government of an independent country." Our astute transatlantic contemporary might have seen, if the villany which he seeks to justify had not blinded his eyes, that his argument involves its own refutation. We take his parallel between a cargo of slaves and a cargo of iron; -the iron is safe in the port of New York ; but why ? Simply because it is an ar ticle of traffic permitted and legitimized by the laws of the State, and upon no other ground. The State of New York, or the Federal Union might, if it pleased, prohibit the importation of iron, and render it contra band ; and, in such case, no future importer of the ar ticle would have a right to complain if it were seized by the authorities of the country, and confiscated to the public service. Every state has a right to make all such laws concerning property as are not contrary to natural justice, or the rights of independent nations, within its own dominions; and, in the enjoyment and exercise of this clear right, England makes laws within the limits of her jurisdiction in favour of the human She certainly does not place the rational and im mortal being, man, quite on a level with a lump of inert matter, or a piece of cold iron ; and, therefore, not merely declares that the " article is contraband," but decrees further, that whether by " stress of wea ther," or by whatever other casualty the said "article" may he brought in durance within her territory, he is free. There is no more an ownership in him ; " his soul walks abroad in her own majesty," and his body stands " redeemed, regenerated, and disenthralled." The Yankee journalist evidently conceives that the strength of his case lies in the circumstance, that the entry of the Creole into a British port was not a vo luntary act on the part of her captain or owners, and, therefore, that to take advantage either of a casualty or a piratical act committed against her, by which she was brought within our power against the consent of the parties concerned in her, is a departure from the usage of civilised nations in similar cases. And the American would be right, if the commodity introduced into port were any other than a cargo of MEN. It is this trifling circumstance which makes all the diffe rence ; for, in defence of our fellow-creatures and of human liberty, we go the length of saying, that not only shall no slavery exist under our own immediate authority, but that we will permit no slaves to be held by others within any part of our dominions ; moreover, that we are justified in so saying and acting by an abstract principle of right and justice superior to all national or conventional law whatever. We do not interfere with America in her own in ternal regulations ; we do not make remittances, nor are we aware that ,any of our people do, for the pur pose of inflaming an insubordinate spirit, or exciting an insurrection among the coloured inhabitants; there is tu, " hunters' club " among us for this purpose ; but if her slaves do, by any accident, reach our terri tory, American or any other laws of human degrada tion do immediately cease at once to have any opera tion ; her slaves,— " If their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles fall." The New York journalist follows up his miser* futile argument in the following cavalier and jaunt strain " We wish with all our hearts," he says, " that neither England nor ourselves had any slaves; but while we both of us have them, we shall teach the government and people of that country, that while we have no wish to interfere with their domestic institutions, we have not the slightest idea of permitting them for a moment to interfere with ours. Our slave system may be very wrong, but the wrong is no concern of others. Whatever we may see fit to consider property is property; when it may chance to get within the jurisdiction of a government which has just thought proper to relinquish her own ownership in the same kind of property, we shall maintain the majesty of our own laws by claiming and re claiming it. If the British authorities see fit to aid our negroes in running away from their owners, they must pay for them, that is all." It would be a waste of time to offer any serious re ply to such a piece of sheer impertinence as we have submitted to us in this passage. We will only say, that it would indeed be very well for the " experimen tal republic " if she had " no slaves " nor law of sla very in her states. It would, amongst other things, save her the disgrace of affecting. to keep pace with the old states of Europe in an enlightened condemna tion and repression of the traffic in human beings, and yet, with the consciousness of a thief who carries the property he has stolen about his person, refusing to join with them in a treaty of mutual search which would test the sincerity of her professions. It would relieve her journalists also from the necessity of deal ing in such wholesale falsities and ridiculous swagger as the Enquirer exhibits in his commentaries. The British authorities in New Providence have done no more than give due effect to British law; they have set the strangers who called at their port at liberty, since there was no other charge against them hut that " they were black ;" they have denied the claim to property in them, or any others of the human family, standing upon the glorious foundation of our British charter, and they have wisely and prudently left the American claim of compensation to be settled else where. The visit of the King of Prussia to this country upon so interesting an occasion as the baptism of the infant heir to the throne, is an event by which all ranks of her Majesty's faithful subject“eel ,iatensely grati fied. The selection by her Majesty of such a sponsor— and the gracious and emphatic manner in which the royal personage so selected, has undertaken to do honour to the request—constitute in their combina tion a circumstance replete with suggestions of the most lively and agreeable kind. People naturally look upon it as auspicious when their rulers manifest an en lightened concern for the sacred duties of religion— are diligent, though not ostentatious, in the discharge of their duties themselves—and still further follow up such excellent beginings, by cultivating the friendship of, and cementing their alliance with, other princes and rulers of like sentiments and disposition with them selves; and it is the happiness of the people of this country at the present moment, to witness this pleasing concurrence of events, and to rejoice in the observance of them. They will welcome, probably on this very day, the good King of Prussia to their shore, and hail his arrival as the personal friend of our Gracious Queen; they will pay him every honour, not merely because he bears a crowned bead, and constitutes an important member of the European alliance of Sovereigns, but because he subscribes to the same religious faith with themselves—because he is a Protestant Prince—and has given proof that he is by no means willing to bear that honourable title in vain. We feel quite persuaded that our infant Prince of Wales could not have a more suitable godfather; the nation was delighted by the announcement of the choice, and they will now wit ness with unmingled satisfaction the assumption of that character by the Prussian monarch in person in the approaching truly august and solemn ceremonial. It is an apt occasion for drawing more closely the bands of an holy alliance and lasting friendship. Our illustrious visitor has already testified in a very re markable manner his earnest desire to unite himself and people with England on the sacred basis of a common faith and common religious institutions : He has done this by big princely donation fur the endow• anent of a Church of England Bishopric at Jerusa lem—investing the gift at the same time with all the graces of a singular modesty, deference towards this country, and disinterestedness so far as he is himself concerned. He advances £1 5,000 as his contribution towards maintaining the new See, and yet he is con tent that the Bishop shall be subject to the Archbishop of Canterbury—that Prussia shall have only an alter nate right of appointment with England, and that the Archbishop shall- have an absolute right of veto over all nominations made by the Prussian Crown. His Majesty could scarcely have paid a higher compliment to our national church. Protestant Germany cannot fail to profit by so signal an instance of veneration for her doctrine and discipline ; nor should even the oldest members of her community be insensible to the ho nour or lightly esteem the acquisitions which she will necessarily make. England has thus found a royal and right worthy associate in her benevolent and evan gelising missionary labours. With regard to an alliance of a more ordinary and secular character—though we should be far from re garding it as in itself unimportant,—it falls not for the present within the scope of those views suggested by the circumstances before us. We hope that the time may be far distant, if ever it shall arise, when Protes tantism would have to sustain itself by the power of the material sword ; we fervently hope that the day is gone by when a Protestant confederation would be again necessary to defend the religion of Protestants from Rotnish aggression, or persecution from any other quarter ; but as what has happened may happen again, and many more things do daily come to pass than have. been dreamt of in this world's philosophy—there is no harm, and there may be much advantage in being fore armed. If England would be the protectress of perse cuted Christianity in whatever part of the world it may unhappily be found, she must not only be valiant for the faith in a moral sense, but strong in her physical resourses also—strong in her position, and strong in her alliance with powers of like disposition, and if pos sible, faith with herself. We do then appreciate most highly our cordial alliance and growing sympathy with Protestant Prussia, and that of Prussia and her excel'. ent Sovereign, with us—on every ground, but chiefly, as we have already remarked, because by such unani mity and friendly co-operation, the great and para mount work of Christian civilisation bids fair to he carried on extensively yet peaceably through the world. We have read a report from the committee of a political society professing to give minute statistics of distress prevailing in Liverpool. We know not what reliance may be placed on the detailed statements set forth in that document ; where a political object suggests a motive to exaggerate, it is only prudent to arm oneself with a moderate portion of incredulity; but when such a report concurs with information which reaches us from sources untainted by suspicion, it certainly serves to confirm us in the conclusion warrantable upon other authority; that there does ex ist in our locality a very lamentable amount of distress, of a description which calls for the administration of immediate as well as extraordinary relief. Meetings have been held, and subscriptions raised in a few in stances, for the purpose of, in some degree, respond ing to the urgent requirements of the moment—and by these efforts, though partial and limited, many poor persons have been assisted, and much extreme suffering has been alleviated or averted ; but nothing, we regret to say, has been done proportionate to the extent and urgency of the destitution still in existence. The affluent have not yet come forward, and given of their abundance as they should do at such a time. The clergy of Liverpool are, we well know, ever ready to respond to the call of benevolence—foremost, in deed, in every charitable work ; but as yet collections hate rim been made in every church, (as we humbly conceive they should be,) to raise a fund commensu rate to the appalling aggregate of wretchedness of which, in . its various dark defiles and narrow retreats, this great town is at present, unhappily, the abode. Public meetings have not been convened in each ward, nor has any suitable plan been organised to raise and distribute the contributions of the wealthy or the liberal in the most beneficial manner for all classes. In a word, there is at this moment great distress in Liverpool—distress such as the ordinary operations of law, or the common exercises of charity, cannot meet —and public sympathy does not move with its need ful, and we will say, its wonted activity. This must not be; hunger and nakedness cannot brook delay, though luxury be unwilling or hard to he disturbed. It is commonly said, that, in cases of public misfor tune of a kind like this, all political feelings and party differences should be laid aside ; and that nothing should be thought of but the wants of suffering fellow creatures and the luxury of doing good ; but for our part we never desire to see Conservatives oblivious of their proper character. Let them spew it and sustain it now by a generous liberality to the sons and daugh ters of affliction. Conservatives have never been want ing when called upon in this way, and we expect they will not be so at this time. But we do not confine our appeal merely to those who permit themselves to be distinguished by a political designation. We plead for the poor, and address ourselves to all who have hearts to feel for, and means to relieve, their necessities. For our advocacy there is a cause—a cause that may not be refused ; let us not then labour in vain ; let it not be said that the princely merchants of this great seat of commerce are insensible to the wants of their destitute fellow-citizens—and above all, those whom misfortune has overtaken without any fault on their part ; for such is the case of those, in general, for whom we plead. The poor of Liverpool are a patient, unobtrusive, fru gal, and, when not denied the opportunity, an indus trious class ; the immediate cause of their present ca lamitous condition is went of employment. There is no blame attributable to them, and no excuse assigna ble for those who, being apprized of their urgent need, and having the means to mitigate the poignant anguish of their distress, fail to do so. It «•ill be seen, by a reference to our report of the Dock Committee's proceedings yesterday, that Mr. Chapman, one of the members of the committee, has sent in his resignation, "in order," as expressed in the letter in which this determination is conveyed to us, to give to the rate-payers an opportunity of declaring their sentiments on the late decision of the committee respecting the shipwrights' yards, and the increasing encroachments of the Dock-yard establishment on the. land of the estate." We must confess that we regret this step on the part of Mr. Chapman. We do not know that the rate-payers at large are at all inclined to. adopt the views developed by that gentleman, in his opposition to the "powers that be" in the Dock esta blishment, upon this and other questions ; and we much deprecate the attempt thus made by means of a species of voluntary martyrdom on his part to entrap the public, by his re-election, into an implied sanction of those views. The small amount of support re ceived by Mr. Chapman in the committee upon the motion, whose rejection has led him to adopt this course, will, we believe, be quite conclusive in the public mind, with respect to the propriety of the con duct of the sub-committee of works, on the particular occasion which he complains of; and, although we are perhaps as confident as the gentleman himself of his being re-elected, we do not think that such re election should be taken as establishing the correct ness of Mr. Chapman's views, and thus, by implica tion, condemning the course pursued by other mem bers of the committee, who are equally with him re presentatives of the rate-payers of the port, and equally averse to any jobbing spirit being allowed to be introduced into the management of the Dock estate. We understand that it is the intention of a section of the " liberal" party in the town to bring forward Mr. Benn as a candidate for the vacant seat. They may save themselves the trouble. The Conservative body, although not unanimous -at all upon the [motion which has led to Mr. Chapman's resignation, will not allow their strength to be so far weakened by division, as to afford the " liberal" candidate a chance; but will he unanimous in their support of their candidate, whe ther it be Mr. Chapman himself, or some other equally eligible gentleman. We would not be tnisunderstood as implying, even, in the above remarks, a general approbation of the man agement of the dock estate under the present• committee. 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