The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-01-28 00:00:00

TO CORRESPONDENTS ur advertisements certain'y cr , conveniently, but we shall s d upon our space rather in te Standard with le to obviate the it new type, when ar correspondent," John Jones," will find ample information upon the subject of his letter, in our columns this day. We are oblged to him for his kindness in wishing us " to feel suffering from a broken leg in the We hope to be spared the infliction ; and are not likely to be throw❑ _ as we keep no " shay'' of our ow out of it. r of " Nemo," too late to enable us ev.n ow to give the information required by g abcut the pictures of Adam and Eve, or of of the raffle taking place. Were we to answer uhmitted to us, we might subject ourselves to A Conser VVe are quite as much afraid as cnr co temporary that our party are asleep. We cannot, however ague mode of and unworthy Df Conservatism iduals, however, who entertain Con lit everywhere to register ; and this .ny unconstitutional combination or an do without trickery Riberpool 4,tanbarb. TUESDAY 310 ING, JAN. 28, 1845 We have had within the last few days a variety of reports as to the changes likely to occur in the _ raving to the death of the Earl of S a int 3ermains and the consequent succession of his son Lord Eliot (the present Secretary for Ireland) to the peerage. Amongst those mentioned as likely to occupy this important position, we have seen the names of Lords Lincoln, Ashley, and Mahon, Sirs Thomas Freemantle and George Clerk and the Hon. Sidney Herbert—the latter of whom, accord ing to the Dublin Evening Mail, is considered in Ireland as the most likely party, whilst the Morning Chronicle states that our noble representa tive, Lord Sandon, is the party selected by Govern ment for . the Secretaryship. The Chronicle, however, is in error in his facts so far as the move ments of his Lordship are concerned. That paper states that " the Noble Viscount came rather unex pectedly to town from Sandon Hall, Staffordshire, where his Lordship was passing the winter with his father, the Earl of Harrowby, and a family circle ;" and adds that on Friday afternoon he waited upon Sir Robert Peel, with whom he had a protracted interview. It was from Liverpool that his Lordship was summoned to London, for which he left on Friday morning by the mail train; and the current report here yesterday was, that Mr. W. E. Glad stone goes to Ireland, Lord Sandon occupying his post as President of the Board of Trade. So far as Lord Sandon is concerned there can he no doubt of his eminent fitness for the office set down to him, but we have considerable doubts of Mr. Gladstone being selected, or, in case of selection, consenting to go to Ireland. It is probable, however, that yesterday's London Evening papers may contain something decisive upon the subject, which will be communicated to the subscribers to the STANDARD in our Town Edition. ministry In our notice, last- week, of the main facts deduci ble from the ably-compiled tables in Burn's Com- Inercial Glance, we shewed that a very material, and most beneficial, increase had taken place in our ex port trade during the past year, as compare:] with the year preceding. We propose now to direct the attention of our commercial readers to the particu lar markets, and the class of manufactured goods, in which such increase, or, on the other hand, a de crease has manifested itself. In the article of cotton yarn we stated that we had a decreased export, amounting to 19,112,524 lbs. The greater portion of this has occurred in our shipments to the Hanse Towns, which shell• a fall off this year of 12,104,908 ]is; to Holland, le deficiency is 9,115,677 lbs ; to Naples and cily, where the decrease was 2,592,366 lbs. The only material increase observable is in our ship ments to Belgium, 3,390,008 lbs., and to India and China, 1,479,119. We have no conclusive reasons to adduce for this. It is scarcely to he inferred that the markets supplied from the Hanse towns, and other markets where this decrease is observable, have during the past year become self-dependent, to the extent of one-fourth of their average imports of :ie preceding two years ; and we rather conclude that they have been driven, by the scarcity of the article in this country, owing to the demand for manufactured products, to fall back upon the stocks on hand, the surplus of former years' importations ; and that we may look for increased shipments in the year which is before us. We may remark that we find no materially increased exports of perfected fabrics to these countries, to account for their fa.l - off in the consumption of our yarns. On the contrary, Holland has taken only half of her last year's supply of calicoes : viz. 13,890,634 yards in 1844 against 27,014,624 yds. in 1843. The latter year, however, was one of extraordinary import, the excess over the preceding one being equal to the decrease upon this year. The increase and decrease which have taken place in our exports of manufactured goods exhibit some singular facts. Our exports of plain calicoes to Brazil and South America (markets which, it has been so confidently said, we had lost) have increased from 45,293,498 yds. in 1843 to 56,636,533 in 1844, or upwards of one-fourth : and this is in addition to a large increase over the year 1842, when the ex ports to these markets were only 31,977,181 yards. In printed and dyed calicoes the exports to the same markets were in 1843 30,644,663 yds., and, in 1844, 39,764,383 yds. Our exports of plain calicoes to Belgium, which amounted to only 647,989 yrds. in 1843, have increased to 4,253,495 yds. in 1844, and those of printed and dyed calicoes from 1,413,852 yards in 1843 to 1,888,156 in 1844; and this, not withstanding the increase noticed in the article of yarns. Our exports of plain calicoes to the coast of Africa have fallen from 17,707,801 yds. in 1843 to 1,894,016 in 1844—a fact which we leave others to account for. We may state, however, that those of 1842 were only 5,712,560 lbs., and of 1841 only 1,181,957 yds. The exports to the same markets, of printed and dyed calicoes, were, in 1843, 12,026,293 yds.. and in 1844 only 4,963,491 yds. Our exports to France shew a singular and yet gratifying feature. We sold to that country, in 1843, 3,326,257 yds. of plain calicoes ; and in 1844 only 947,366 yds., or less than a third of the quan tity. Of printed and dyed calicoes, however, we sent to France, in 1843, 1,413,368 yds., and in 1844 4,856,283 yds.. It is impossible, of course, to trace the exact causes of this change in the demand of France for our goods. We cannot congratulate ourselves upon the fact of our own printed goods having entered more extensively into the consump tion of that country; but with greater safety, may presume that she has taken them in this state, for export, instead of buying them in the plain state, and herself printing them for foreign markets. With respect to the particular market, to which they have gone for consumption, we may perhaps guess rightly if we say Africa, to which our exports have so materially decreased during the past year, and where the French power has been so predominant. The solution of this question is worthy of conside ration by those who view, as an insignificant mat ter, the aggressions of the French on the African coast. The greatest amount of increase, however, is ap parent in our exports of manufactured goods to In dia and China. In 1843 we sent to these markets, of plain calicoes 191,253,520 yds. (nearly two-fifths of our total exports), and, in 1844, 260,873,198, or nearly one-half. Of printed and dyed calicoes we lent to India, in 1843, 21,741,803 yards; and in 1844, 30,129,788 yds., an increase of nearly one third. The value of our Indian and China trades we need not therefore comment upon. The above facts, with those stat d last week, we leave the commercial community to weigh for themselves. They embrace, however, far from the whole exa minationtruth to be ga th er ed from an attentive of the " Commercial Glance," to which we beg, in, conclusion, to refer our readers, as to a work almost invaluable from the extent of infor mation which it conveys, and its general accuracy of detail. a greater amount of the ere is no feat of states nanship which receives dmiration of the British i any branch of the public The Joseph Humes of so s when the cost of a soldier's nation than one by whicF expenditure is reduced are in rapture is lessened MUSK per cent less than usual when a navy contract is five or a button j fewer-has Used in the construction of a uniform coat ; and men, even, not so arithmetical as Joseph, who would scout the notion of such petty and pi nc hi ng prac tices in their private establishments, look upon them with satisfaction when they are employed to save the money of the aggregate people. But how sel dom do we ask of ourselves the question—" at whose cost are these paltry savings effected ?" We never take the trouble to trace the fifty or a hundred thousand pounds, which we save in any partictdar item of the national expenditure one step beyond the warehouse of the wealthy contractor who has sup plied the articles which it includes. Vie never ask from how many thousand homes our economy has abstracted a meal—from how many thousand toil worn frames it has extracted a groan—to how many the effort to indulge it has brought rnin, or how many it has stimulated to dishonesty and fraud. We only hug ourselves with the consciousness that we, individually, have been saved, by financial cle verness, some thousandth part of a farthing ; and exalt the name of him by whom an achievement so grand has been effected. But is this the feeling with which such policy ought to be regarded by a generous and well-prin cipled people ? Is this slop-shop practice, which is now being introduced into every department of the national service, one of which such a people ought to be proud ? We will give an instance of the effect to which it leads, and then await an answer. The paragraph which contains it was given in cur last publication ; but it will bear repeating : MISERABLE REMUNERATION.—On Thursday a man was brought up at the Clerkenwell Police-court, charged with neglecting to support his wife. The prisoner said he was by trade a tailor, and his pension being altogether in adequate to support himself and child, he was obliged to work. He could stet nothing to do but army clothing; and the want of constant employment even at that, ill health, and the scanty remuneration, occasioned his fall ing into arrears with the parish.—Mr. Combe: The army clothing is not so badly paid for as the slopwork of some of our London shops.—Prisoner : We:l, I don't think, your worship, a man could be much less profitably em ployed than in working seven hours for 6cl.—Mr. Combe : Seven hours for 61!—Prisoner : Yes, seven hours for 6d., and find all your own trimmings. It will take a man seven hours to make a pair of army trousers, and you get only 6d. for them. It will take a man 12 hours of hard work to make a jacket ; yet you must take it and find the trimmings out of Is." Here: then, we see a poor fellow, who has served his country, and to whom his country generously (!) gives 6d. for making a pair of soldier's trousers and finding trimmings,—sixpence for seven hours work ! His country has him a bargain ; but his parish has to eke-out his scanty wages. His parish has to support the wife in the Union Workhouse, who ought to occupy her natural position in his own home. But army estimates must be reduced to the lowest limit ; the grumblers of the House of Com mons must be appeased and the finance minister must earn a cheer and the puffing approval of an opposition press, whatever the cost of the achieve ment in human tears and suffering. Such is the direct effect of national parsimony; but does it stop here ? On the contrary, may we not see it extending the influence of its evil example throughout the whole of our public bodies and into every private establishment. We have an example at this moment before us. The wealthy Corpora tion of this very town is just now, in an humble way, imitating the state. The Chancellor of the Exchequer issues his notices for army contracts ; and forthwith the Minories, Fleet-street, Bishops gate and Holborn are in arms : tailors sit down to calculate the lowest cost of miles of stitching, and the smallest number of square yards in which a battalion can be swaddled. The Corporation of Liverpool have no regiments to clothe ; but the Town Clerk's Office wants brief paper and copy ing paper, red ink and blue ink, goose quills and steel pens, black wafers and red wafers ; the schools want primers and copy books, slates and slate pencils ; the Town Dues] Office wants gum water and twine and pins ; and the respectable tradesmen and shopkeepers of Liverpool are re qured to state at how much per gross, per bottle, per box, or per lb., they will bind themselves to supply for three years, these office indispensibles— these quill-driving paraphernalia! Our local Budget will doubtless announce to us some very important saving effected in consequence of the adoption of the Downing-street mode of doing business ; and the happy tradesmen, who may be fortunate enough to secure the privilege of furnishing the supply, by knocking off the greatest amount of their legitimate profit, may perhaps, as the result, in spite of every device used to effect cheapness, find their way into the columns of the Gazette, or into a place even less pleasant and honorable ! And yet ask any of the gentlemen who in their public capacity, a, guardians of the public purse, thus endeavour to screw down the reward of the in dustry and enterprise of their fellow-townsmen, what feature it is in the present aspect of the coun try which is most to he deplored ; and, with a unani mous voice, they will say, that very excess of com petition in trade which they now endeavour to sti mulate. In the conduct of their own private con cerns they would scorn to put in practice the same machinery for attaining a fictitious cheapness. In their capacity of British merchants they would not descend to the search after cheese-paring savings. But corporations—proverbially bodies without souls —can do things without a blush, of which private in dividuals would be utterly Ashamed. We would by no means have it inferred from these remarks that the utmost economy ought not to characterise the proceedings of such bodies—still less that the subject is one which at all touches our selves as tradesmen. We should wish to see all im proper expenditure put down, in whatever quarter it may be found. But surely, whilst we are spend ing thousands in adornments of our public build ings —when such a building as St. George's Hall is swallowing up the funds of the Borough Estate by wholesale—when we can afford to give to a railway company, already wallowing in wealth, a couple of thousands to beautify the front of their station—it is scarcely the time to be scraping up candle ends, or cheapening steel pens and bottles of ink, at the probable risk of having to support from the poor rates those who ought to live by their manufacture. We had prepared some remarks upon the ques tion at issue between the Dock Committee and the warehouse owners, relative to the construction of the Albert Dock Warehouses, which should have appeared in our last publication. The amicable ar rangement which has since been come to between the parties, renders them now unnecessary. We cannot, however, refrain from the effort to set some of our liberal contemporaries right, with respect to the origin and the real nature of the objections taken by the warehouse owners to the building plans; and, in doing so, we shall be able to explain to our readers the extent to which each party have made concessions for the securing of peace. It is well known, already, under what circum stances the act authorising these erections was ob tained. By a direct and imperative clause in that act, the whole space upon which the warehouses were to be erected was to remain open quay room, the buildings being placed upon pillars, and con fined to four stories in height. At the time o the passing of such act it will be remembered of what materials the Dock Committee were composed. Mr. Evans and his friends were supreme in the Committee of Works ; and the car-ying out of its provisions, of course, was exclusively in their hands. The foundations of the warehouses in question were duly laid ; they rose brick by brick and stone by stone, not a human being dreaming that they were not in strict accordance with the act of parliament, .and that perfect faith had not been kept with the public and with the legislature. Such, however, it was recently discovered was the case ;—faitll had not been kept, and the letter and spirit of the act had both been violated, the Committee of Works Ilving departed materially from the parliamentary plan, by taking upwards of one-half of what was stipulated to be open :quay space for warehouse room, thus snaking the buildings five stories in height above the ground storey instead of four, the number prescribed. What was, under these circumstances, the position of the Dock Committee ? They had been placed, by the attempt of the Building Committee to grasp at more than the Act of Parliament had given them, under the liability of having their works stopped at the pleasure of any individual who might choose to apply for an injunction to the Court of Chancery. What was to be done.? They saw their difficulty ; and, like straightforward men, took a straightfor ward course to relieve themselves. The warehouse owners, to conciliate whose opposition the clause in the act, which had been infringed upon, had been inserted, made no extravagant demands. There was no question of pulling down the buildings, or any portion of them mooted by the warehouse owners. On the contrary, they at once agreed to aid in lega lizing, by a clause in a new act of parliament, the past proceedings of the Dock Committee, stipulat ing only that the basement floor of a p o rtion of the warehouses,intended to have been appropriated for warehouseing purposes, shall be kept in its present state, as open quay room, according to the original act. By this concession (for such it is on the part of the warehouse owners) one additional story is still gained, beyond the number first authorized to ' be built. It was for the purpose of acceding to this reasonable and most beneficial conclusion of their difficulty, that the Dock Committee held the meet ing which, as being in some degree a secret one, on account of their not wishing their position to be unnecessarily published to the world, has drawn down upon them the vehement reprobation of the Radical press and the Literary wrath of Mr. Alder man Evans, himself the principal author of the necessity under which they laboured. The worthy ex-alderman would have had them defy alike the warehouse owners, the public and parliament — repudiate their deliberate engagements and make use of the public purse in their hands to defend themselves in admitted wrong. We are thankful that the Dock Committee have taken what we con sider a wiser and a more honest course than that into which Mr. Evans and his admirers would have betrayed them. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. ON DITS AMONGST THE COTTON FOLKS Some strange stories have been current during the week amongst our gossips on 'Change. It is stated to be in agitation, by a most influential party—who may, probably, at no distant period, be in cur Council Chamber—to propose the purchase of the entire Dock Estate by the Corporate body, and the abolition of the Dock Dues, a Borousth Rate being resorted to for raising funds to meet the deficiency which would thus be created ! The scheme is not a very likely one to go down with the Liverpool public, although it might suit large importers and exporters admirably. A much more likely rumour is in circulation, arising from the recent disputes with respect to the mode of selling cotton—viz., that a new company is getting up in Manchester, under the title of " The Manchester Bonding Company," who propose to guarantee all cotton and other produce to be forwarded to Manchester, via Runcorn, free from all charges except those of transit. The object here is, evidently, to run away with a portion of the brokerages of Liverpool—an achievement which may be possible, but is not likely to be permanently suc cessful. At all events, a coming struggle is apparent between Liverpool capital and that of the manufacturing districts, for which it is quite clear that we should be wise in preparing ourselves. DESTRUCTIVE STORM, On Saturday night last, we were visited, on this coast and the adjacent districts, by a dreadful gale, chiefly from the N.N.W. and N.W., which continued almost without intermission, and in frequent and terrific gusts, until Sun day afternoon. The damage in the town and river has, however, been trifling, though the waves, with a 17 feet tide, dashed over the pier -heads during high water. A small building in Parliament-street was blown down, and a large pailing in the yard of the Fever Hospital, Mount Pleasant, (on an elevated site) was carried away ; sundry slates and chimneys cans were also blown ro a consider able distance. The effects of the gale were, however, more disastrous in our outward channel, as will be seen by the following particulars; and we fear we shall yet hear of further casualities on the Welsh coast and the west of Ireland. LOSS OF THE MANCHESTER Early on Sunday morning, it was announced by tele graph communication, that a barque was ashore on West Hoyle, and until the arrival of the following letter from Mr. B. Sherwood, the principal of the Customs' at Hoy lake, considerable anxiety was manifested. " Sunday Morning, Half-past Ten. SlR,—About half past eight a.m , I observed a vessel com ming on share on West Hoyle. I immediately ordered the life boat out and to proceed to Old Hoyle. At this time a boat left the vessel and reached the Old Hoyle with all her crew, thirteen in number; and, with the exception of the lad and two others, all are coming round . and every attention is paid to the above three, who, I have no doubt, in a few hours will be bet - en The vessel is the Manchester, of London, Captain Hall, bound to Calcutta, general cargo. She is on the N.N.W. point of the bank, and is going fast on her beam ends. In haste, I am, str, your most obedient servant, "13. SHERWOOD. " Court, Esq., Underwriters' -rooms." Finding our endeavours to obtain further particulars fruitless we proceeded to Hoylake, and from the Captain of the Manchester, who treated us with every courtesy, we obtained the following ;—The Manchester, a fine bar que of 315 tons burthen, sailed from the Mersey, for Calcutta, on Saturday morning, with a cargo consisting chiefly of India Ale and Coals. The wind, on sailing, blew moderately from the southard, and, having discharged the pilots at the Bell Buoy, the Manchester stood in a wind heading N.W. by N. and N.N. W. the wind veering towards the west. At half-past four o'clock on Saturday afternoon tacked ship and stood in for the land on the ebb tide in order to make a weather shore. At midnight put her again about to stem the flood tide, and the wind having increased to a perfect hurricane shortened sail. On the ebb tide, under close-reefed fore and maintopsail, again stood in, and at daybreak struck on West Hoyle. The weather was exceedingly hazy—and the sea, which was running terriffically high, made a complete breach ever her, carrying away the pinnace, and, indeed, com pletely sweeping the decks. All attempts to get out tne long-boat proved abortive, but tackle having been loosed. and a ceble made fast to her, she was struck by a sea and capsized from the chocks, but i ns t an tly r i g ht e d on reach ing the water. The captain, who bad been loosing the tackle from the boat, was carried with her, but, fortu nately, escaped uninjured. The crew with some difficulty su4ceeded in getting on board, and a Mr. Welshman, the only son of the owner, who was going as a passenger to Calcutta, had to leap from the rail a considerable distance to gain the long-boat. After leaving the ship, which had now become a complete wreck, they proceeded through the breakers on West Hoyle across Hilbery Swashway to the sands of East Hole, which having crossed on foot, they were taken on board the Hoylake life-boat and proceeded to Hoylake village, where, at Mr. Sherwood's, as also at Mr. Joseph Welsh's, Lake Inn, every means were re sorted to restore the almost suspended animation of some of the crew. The steward, one of the crew, and a boy, were seriously injured, the latter having been severely cut with the wheel. The Manchester was the property of Mr. Welshman, but was chartered by Messrs. Barton, irlam, and Higgin son, and is, we learn, insured. The captain of the Manchester reports having seen a ship close to him a few minutes before she struck. The Valparaiso, that sailed on Saturday, for Valparaiso, i 5 on shore near Formby Point. GREENOCK, Jan. 25.'---The brig Robert Burns, of Li verpool, timber laden, was brought in here this morning, by the Robert Napier, (steamer,) which fell in with her yesterday, off the Fairhead, abandoned, everything swept from the deck, and in a very disabled condition. On Sunday morning, some time after she was due, the Iron Duke steamer arrived from Dublin. She experi enced a dreadful night, and one of her paddles sustained some injury and one of the sailors had his leg broken. The Maggie, of London, came up the Mersey, on Sunday evening, with the loss of her main-topmast and both her anchors and cables, and with some injury to her stern. On Saturday evening the Athlone steamer sailed for Belfast. and had amongst her passengers the celebrated pianiet, 111. Thalberg, and the equally celebrated vocal ists, Miss Birch, M►ss Dolby, Mr. John Parry, and Mr. Calkin. The party had performed at two grand concerts here, as mentioned elsewhere, and were proceeding to Belfast for the purpose of performing at a concert in that town. About five o'clock on Sunday evening, the Athlone returned to Liverpool, and immediately after M. Thalberg and his friends drove to the Adelphi Hotel, where they described the sufferings they had undergone during the night as being of the most painful nature. It appears that they had succeeded in steaming in the teeth of the gale as far as the Isle of Man, but that they found it impossible to proceed further, and for four hours the captain considered the safety of the vessel in imminent petit. The Fortfield, from Ichaboe, was driven on shore on Sunday night, near the Bar of the New Channel, and has since broken up : one man drowned. The American ship, which was at anchor near East Hoyle, on Monday morning, and in danger of being driven on shore, got under way, and has arrived in the Mersey. The Valparaiso, for 'Valparaiso, which was on shore on Crosby Point, on Sunday night, is drifting off, with four feet water in her hold. THE FUNDS, SATURDAY NlGHT.—There was not much business to-day transacted in the English Securities, and prices were a shade flatter. The early closing of the house was to a certain extent against operations, and the limited amount of dealing appears to have chiefly caused the decline. Consols for money left off 99k to 100, and for the account 100 to k; Exchequer-bills, 61s to 635. premium ; Bank Stock, 2131 to 2141; India Stock, 2861 to 2871 Three per Cents. Reduced, 1001 to 4; Three,- and-a-Quarter per Cents., 10-11 to s ; and Long Annuities, 12 3.16. The foreign securities underwent little change, the operations being very limited. Prices in most cases. however, wear a firm and steady appearance. Spanish Five per cents. left off 28k to B : the Thee per Cents., 40k to 4-; Russian, 119 to 120 ; Peruvian, 271. to 281; Portuguese, 594 to 601; Mexican, 344 to 4 ; the Deferred. 151 to 4 ; Dutch Two-and-half per cents, 6's to 4 ; the Five per Cents., 994 ; Danish, 89 to 90 ; Colombian. 14k to ; Chiba' 100 to 102; Buenos Ayres, 39 to 41; Bra zilian, 894 to 901 ; and Belgian, 1021 to 102. SPRING ASSTZES.—The Judges at the ensuing assizes, on the northern circuit, will be Mr. Justice Coltman, and Mr. Justice Wighttnan. '1 he commission days are said to be fixed as follows : —Lancaster, on Monday, Feb. 17; Appleby, on Thursday, Feb. 20 ; Carlisle, on Saturday, February 22 ; Newcastle, on Wednesday, Feb. 26 ; Dur ham, on Monday, March 3 ; York, on Saturday, March 8; Liverpool, on Saturday, March 22. EGREMONT FERRY.—We understand that this ferry has recently been purchased by John Fletcher, Esq., and that very considereble improvements are contemplated by the new proprietor. Powerful boats are to be built expressly for the accommodation of passengers, and a slip, on the principle of that at Seacombe, by which visitors may land in ease and safety at all times of the tide, is to be constructed. This will make Egremont one of the most popular places of resort on the Cheshire shore, especially as a bathing place. On Friday morning, at an early hour, a man named Bunny, keeping a respectable inn at Birmingham, at tempted to murder his wife, and succeeded in inflicting frightful wounds in her throat and face with a clasp knife. He afterwards cut his own throat, and the salva tion of both of them is attributed only to the bluntness of the instrument. The man wss only married to his wife on the previous Tuesday. The rash acts are attri buted to his insanity, though for a length of time prior to his marriage he had comported himself with the strictest propriety : he was, however, previously subject to fits of insanity, and there is no doubt from the surgeon's evi &rice of his being in such a state of mind at the time of committing these fearful deeds. THE BISHOP OF EXETER AND HIS DIOCESE The unhappy differences which have agitated the pa rishioners of St. Sidwell, in the city and diocese of Exe ter, are too notorious to require greater notice than we have already bestowed upon them ; and the scenes of dis turbance and riot to which they have given rise will be found described in detail in another part of our paper. We have now to record the tardy submission of the curate of St. Sidwell, and the Bishop of Exeter, to the demands of the parishioners, and the restoration of the forms of public worship in that church to the order practised before the spread of the new-fangled principles of Tractarianism. This desirable event, however, has not been brought about without a degree of compulsion on the part of the parishioners, the submission to which is calculated very materially to injure the standing of the rev. parties thus submitting, and to weaken the church itself in the esti• mation of the public; and that it has not led to the re establishment of peace, the following proceedings of a meeting of the ratepayers of the parish, held on Thursday last, will sufficiently shew : The meeting in question was convened by the warden of St. Sidwell's for the purpose of considering " what steps should be taken to put an end to the disturbances which now totally prevent the proper worship of God on the Sabbath day in the parish church; and whether it is not expedient to call on the Rev. Francis Courtenay to resign his cure." This was certainly going much beyond what would have been necessary under ordinary circumstances, and perhaps beyond what the parishioners themselves contemplated before their feelings had been embittered to the last extreme by the obstinacy with which the rev. gentleman persisted in the observances complained of, notwithstanding the recently published withdrawal of his pastoral, enjoining them, by the Bishop of Exeter. The meeting was numerously attended, a d resolutions expres sive of the most determined dislike to the curate, and a wish for his removal from the parish, were passed with scarcely a dissentient voice. Before the commencement of the proceedings the vicar (Mr. Atherley) announced that the curate had a communication to make to the meet ing, and that gentleman accordingly was introduced, and, after remarking upon the object for which they had met, said, " These disturbances have arisen from the conti nued use of the surplice in preaching. lamin a position to tell you that I have authority to discontinue the use of the surplice. (Cries of " oh," and " too late.") lam not going to say more, or to give my reasons why I do this, but I thought it was due to you as friends, as many of you are, whilst debating on measures which have arisen from the use of the surplice, to state this to you." The reverend gentleman was then taken to task by the meeting for having expressed himself contemptuously of the parties by whom this and previous meetings bad been called ; and especially of having torn down a notice posted at the church gates, calling one of these meetings, and in a petu lant way trampling it under his feet. These questions were not very satisfactorily replied to; and with respect to the last the following jesuitical mode of disposing of it was attempted, but failed :—" As to pulling down the notice," remarked Mr. Courtenay, " I constantly pull down notices from the church gates. It was hanging in strips when I pulled it down." A parishioner replied, I saw it. and it was not in strips"—upon which the rev. gentleman changed his story to " I don't say it was in strips ; but when I pulled it, it came in strips"—a piece of evasion, if no worse, which excited the marked disap probation of the meeting. Another parishioner inquired " Why a corpse was left in the churchyard last night for forty minutes without a minister to bury it ?" A third inquired " Why a couple were kept waiting for two hours last Monday morning, and could not get married;" and in the midst of the groaning and yelling which these questions excited Mr. Courtenay retired from the meeting. The following letter from the Bishop of Exeter to Mr. Courtenay, will explain the fact of that gentleman being now "in a position" to discontinue the use of the sur plice—the cause of the disturbances which have disgraced this parish. " Bishopstowe, Jan. 22. " Dear Sir,—Not baying received from you, nor from others, till this day, any authentic account of the unhappy scenes which, on two successive Sundays, have been enacted at St. Sidwell's, I have felt it my duty to forbear from writing to you on the subject. " In the very imperfect state of information in which I was placed, I was afraid of incurring the responsibility of advising you to yield to the violence of the populace, lest such a concession should be deemed injurious to the cause of peace and order by those whose official duty it is to guard those main objects of all good government. "'Letters which I have this clay - received from the mayor of Exeter seem to intimate that it is the wish of himself, and of the magistrates who are acting with him, that I should take this step. " Still, as I do not feel myself competent to decide what course is fittest, I enclose this letter open to the mayor, who will either deliver it to you, or not, as he in his dis cretion shall deem proper. " If you receive this letter, you will understand from it that I advise you to give way at the request of the civil authorities of Exeter, and not to persist in wearing the surplice in the pulpit, unless, conscientiously and on full inquiry, you have satisfied yourself that your engagements to the church require you to wear the surplice when you preach. " I do not myself think that the matter is so free from doubt that you may not act on your bishop's advice, as now given to you. " Still I do not pretend to any right to order you to wear the gown—l only advise it, and advise it with this limitation, that you can, without wounding your own conscience, comply. "1 am, dea . r Sir, your faithful friend and bishop, " H. EXETER " The Rev. F. Courtenay." There is here, it will be observed, no condemnation of the obstinacy with which Mr. Courtenay has acted throughout:these disturbances—no condemnation of the introduction of novel and unpalatable observances into his parish. The Rev. Prelate has only just heard, good easy man, of the disturbances in question ; and is even now too sensitively afraid of damaging the conscience of the youthful Curate to lay upon him any injunction as to the course to be pursued, but leaves the matter entirely to his discretion—advising the laying aside of the sur plice, yet evidently intimating his opinion that in wearing it the Curate was right, and the parishioners of St. Sid well and the great mass of the Church are in the wrong. It is greatly to be feared that, with such an open lean ing to these observances on the part of their Bishop, the clergy of his diocese are little likely to abstain from their introduction wherever they are not violently opposed, as in St. Sidwell's ; and that the peace of the diocese cannot be insured, without some more potent controlling power being placed in requisition. At the Adelphi Hotel, yesterday, Arthur Henderson, Esq., brother to the Recorder, was installed Master of the St. George's Lodge of Freemasons. The third lecture of the course now delivering at St. Andrew's Church, on the " Christian character and con duct," w:11 be delivered this evening, the subject being " the Christian in his domestic relations, including hus band and wife and parent and child." We understand that the very unusual occurrence of the baptism of an adult by immersion, according to the form of the Church of England, will take place at Christ Church to-morrow evening, January the 29th. The lady to be immersed is a member of the congregation, and the ceremony will be performed by the Rev. Fielding Ould. STEALING MONEY.—At the Police-court, yesterday, a female named Elizabeth Doyle, servant to a Mrs. Humphries, was charged with stealing from her mistress a £5 note, for which she had procured change from a Mrs. Parry. The note was identified so far as being a new one and joined up the middle, it having been cut for safe remittance. The prisoner was sent for trial. COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION.—We perceive that the Rev. J. T. Brown, whose lectures at this Institution have been so attractive, will conclude this evening, on which occasion the whole of the drawings with which his course has been illustrated will be again exhibited. Professor Greenbank, it will be perceived, is to make his appearance on Friday, for one night only. His selection of subjects is admirable, and for his taste and well-known powers of oratory we anticipate a treat. PACKET-SHIP ASHBURTON.-ThiS fine vessEl which left New York on the 9tti instanr, arrived here yesterday. She left one day earlier than the Sea, the news by which we give in another column. The passengers by the Ash burton presented her commander, Captain Huddleston, with an address expressive of their admiration of his sea manlike qualities. The following is a list of the passen gers Brownell, James Cloy, John P. Mdrsh, F. B. Houghton, J. B. Matthews, John N. Poe, John Fraser, William Moody, John Sutherland, J. B. Spence, Francis J. Blackader, James Arthur. THEFT FROM A DWELLING-HOUSE.—Yesterday, at the Police Court, a youth, named Thomas Thompson, was charged, by Mr. George Greaves, of the police force, with entering his house, and stealing therefrom a quantity of wearing apparel. It appeared that, about seven o'clock on Saturday night, a police-officer saw the prisoner run ning in Scotland-place with a large bundle, and detained him. Mrs. Greaves said she had left the house about half-past five o'clock, and returned about eight, when she found the house had been entered by breaking a pane and opening the window. She also missed the articles, in cluding gowns, pieces of the same pattern of which she produced. The property was stated to be worth about £6. Th,‘ prisoner was committed for trial. ROYAL GARRICK SOCIETY.—On Thursday evening last, the members of this socicy gave a performance in the Portico, Newington, which was crowded upon the occasion. The first piece selected was Morton's favourite comedy, " A Cure for the Heartache," previously to which an opening address was spoken, written for the occasio❑ by Mr. Leigh—of course a nomtne de theatre, as were those of the remainder of the amateurs. The piece itself went off with great applause, the parts of Old Rapid, Young Rapid, and Frank Oatland being excel lently supported—especially the first, by Mr. Leigh, who need have no fear of undertaking the character in any theatre amongst profes-ional actors. Sir Hubert Stanley was a failure, the comical customer who played it nut being able to resist his risible propensities. The same gentleman subsequently sung, in character, " The sor rows and lamentations of Sairey Gamp," as written by Mr. J. Morgan, of Liverpool, for Mr. Strickland, of the Haymarket company, and drew down thunders of ap plause. A comic song was also sung by Mr. Graham. The farce was " The Boots at the Swan," in which the same party who enacted Sairey took the principal cha racter—Jacob Earwig—which he sustained admirably. Frank Friskley and Peter Pippin were also respectively undertaken and well played by Mr. Leigh, Mr. J. Leigh. There was, however, we imagine, a slight hitch some where, which curtailed the piece of its fair proportions. In gallantry we must express our satisfaction with the acting of the ladies, Misses Corrie, Montague, and Milian, which was very creditable. We hope to have another occasion of being present at these performances. IMPROVEMENTS IN CASTLE-STREET, &c Great improvements are about to be effected on the east side of Castle-street, commencing at Union-court, including the " Queen's Arms," now untenanted, at the top of Cook-street, and extending to within a st ort distance of Harrington-street, which will impart a new and imposing feature to that great thoroughfare, as well as afford increased convenience to the public. The direc tors of the Commercial Bank are the proprietors of the premises fronting Castle-street, from Cook-street south ward to the shop now occupied by Mr. Poore, the third door from Harrington-street, and also the warehDuses and offices in the rear, including those running a conside rable way down Cook-street, those in Orange-court, &c. ; and great progress has already been made in pulling the whole down, to make way for the intended modern erec tions. The directors of the Branch Bank of England have purchased the " Queen's Arms," and have, we believe, all but concluded arrangements with the proprietors of the adjoining premises extending northward to Union court, the archway of which will be removed, and the street being thrown open, will, in conjunction with the opening out of Cook -street, as mentioned below, enable the directors to erect a building completely detached from other premises, which, of course, in cases of fire or other emergencies, is extremely desirable; and it is fully ex pected they, too, will shortly commence similar clearing operations. The principal object of both companies is to erect new banks in what may be called the centre of business, and also, as respects the Commercial Bank, to lay out the re maining ground to the best advantage in commercial buildings. The archway under the " Queen's Arms" is to be removed, and the street opened out, which will itself be a great public accommodation; and, together with other intended improvements in that part of Cook street, will probably accelerate the long talked of and highly desirable extension of it in a direct line through Temple-court to a point in Whitechapel. On a portion of the ground already cleared by the Corn mercial Bank on the south side of Cook-street, a pile of merchants' offices is to be erected, in the Italian palazzio style, having a neat but unpretending façade, an ample number of windows with bold architraves, and a sur mounting cornice enriched with trusses. The principal entrance to these will be in the centre, by a perforated iron door, or gate, which, if it can be cast according to the design we have seen,—and which is highly unique and elaborately foliated—will be one of the most beautiful specimens of the kind in the kingdom. From this door a wide passage will lead direct through the premises to Orange-court, where there will be a corresponding door way ; and in the centre, this passage will expand into a large circle, reaching to the roof, containing the stair cases leading to the upper stories, and well lighted from a dome, or rather cone at the top, which will have a fine effect. The basement story will be entirely occupied by a wine merchant. The division of the building facing Cook-street will be three stories in height; that fronting Orange -court only two stories. Tbe principal range, however, to be erected by the Commercial Bank, will comprise the bank itself, at the corner of the two streets, and the shops and premises ad joining it on the south. The bank will have a front to Castle-street 46 feet in length, and will run in depth down Cook-street to the offices noticed 96 feet. This will also be in the palazzio style ; but, though several designs for the façade (which we have seen, and all of them possess ing their beauties and advantages,) have been submitted, no one of them has yet been definitively fixed upon, so far as regards details. We learn, however, that it is not intended to erect " a splendid commercial edifice ;" but, that the building will, properly speaking, have no preten sion to architectural magnificence, the main desideratum being to render it plain, yet neat, and above all, commo dious and substantial, without regard to meretricious adornment. The new building, and also the premises occupying the remainder of the ground south of it, will be, however, costly, not gaudy, and also novel in them selves, inasmuch as the whole frontage to Castle-street, 109 feet in length, and also that to Cook-street, will be of finely wrought granite —a stone at once beautiful, dura ble as adamant, and for ever preserving its colour, every shower of rain tending but to freshen its appearance. The first design submitted was in accordance with an in tention to afford the bank a smaller frontage to Castle street than tht t now determined upon ; and, in order to give it the desired façade, part of the site of a house fur ther south is to be appropriated. In the interior of the Bank there will be four handsome columns supporting the central part of the roof : the ceil ings will be fireproof, with intersected groining in the palazzio style, springing from the sides and pillars. The three upper stories (over the Bank) are to be planned and finished so as to be available as a commodious residence for the manager, or sub-manager of the establishment. The remaining ground to the south (in Castle-street) will be occupied by handsome shops, with convenient mercan tile offices above them. The architect for the whole of these buildings, is our townsman Mr. John Cunningham, and we doubt not they will do honour to his taste and judgment, as their cost will to the liberality of the pro prietors. The design for the Branch Bank of England, to be built at the opposite corner of Cook -street, with a beauti ful frontage extending along Castle-street to Union-court, has not, we understand, been yet finally decided upon in all particulars. One has, however, been submitted by a London architect, who has not yet examined the site; but, from what we can learn, it is so meagre, and deficient in novelty and effect, as compared with those of the other, that it is probable something more in keeping with the improvements noticed will be ultimately adopted in its place. THE IRON TRADE (From the Wolverhampton Chronicle.) The condition and prospects of the iron trade still con tinue subjects of discussion in this neighbourhood, and this, we are afraid, among some parties in a spirit inimi cal alike to the real i ,terests of the workman as well as those of the employer. Notions of enormous profits accruing tee the ironmasters in consequence of the recent advance of 10s. per ton have been assiduously inculcated, and inconsiderately sanctioned by glowing accounts pub lished by uninformed or foolish persons in newspapers. The natural consequence has followed—agitation among the workmen—causing trouble and anxiety to themselves and their employers, and casting its unsenial influence throughout an extended circle. An advance of 10s. per ton has taken place in the price of iron, and a correspond ing addition has, we think we may say generally, been made to wages. It is clear that this addition cannot be very large ; and, to prevent discontent, we call attention to the fact—a fact within the knowledge of every one connected with the iron trade—that, although there have recently been two advances of 10s. each, these advances have only replaced prices in the position they held in October last. We give the current prices, and a reference will prove what we state to be the exact fact. The prices now are : Pigs .. Bar Iron 6 10 to 7 0 Hoops 7 oto 7 10 Sheets 8 oto 8 10 As to the state of the trade there cannot be a question that it is sound and healthy, and promises a continuance of active and steady employment. It is this position which we are anxious to see maintained, undisturbed by strikes or speculative production; and that it will be maintained, if trade is allowed to proceed, unconvulsed, there exists no doubt whatever. The spring orders for manufactured goods for Canada and the United St , tes have begun to arrive, and promise to be liberal, yielding fair employment not only to the producers of iron, but to the hundreds of artisans engaged in its manipulation. We would not have such prospects blighted. The years 1a26, 1836, and 1812 3 have not passed from recollection, and the instruction they afford will not, we hope, be thrown away. SATURDAY EVENING CONCERTS.—On Saturday last, a crowded audience attended to hear a short lecture on the faculty of imitation, by W. B. Hodgson, Esq., principal of the Mechanics' Institution, which was admirably illus trated by Mr. John Sibbald, a Scotch ventriloquist, who astonished all parties by the exhibition of his unrivalled powers of vocal illusion. Mr. Sibbald appears again this week. EMBEZZLEMENT.—Yesterday, at the Police Court, a man named John Gilderday, who was in the employ of a Mr. Dean, a cowkeeper in the Park, was charged with this offence. It appeared that the prisoner, in making his rounds, was authorised to receive some money from his master's customers, and had received 7s. a month for the last six months from a female, who appeared in court, and which he had appropriated to his own use.! . . RINGING PEOPLES' BELLS.—A little boy was yester day charged with ringing the bell of Mr. Bradley's house in St. Jude's-terrace, at midnight, a practice of which some of the urchins in the neighbourhood had of late fre quently been guilty, to the annoyance of the inmates. He was caught and given into custody, but on stating that it was the first time he had rung a bell, he was handed over to his parents, with an admonition to them to take care of him. NOVEL EXPEDIENT IN PUFFING.—We have no wish to stand in the way of any of our contemporaries to puff themselves into notoriety ; and we should have been amused by the following specimen of self laudatory, just perpetrated by our servile contemporary of Lord-street, (the Mercury,) had we not felt it was at the expense of the party, in the programme of whose concert it is put forth. We refer to the programme of the Musical and Literary Evening's of the Fraser family, printed at our contemporary's shpp, and at the foot of which is the fol lowing extract, from the Liverpool Mercury, of Friday, January 17 :—" CONCERT AT ST. HELEN'S.—On Tues day we had the delightful Fraser family here, and, owing to what had been said of their concerts by the editors of the Mercury, a few gentlemen interested themselves on the occasion, and the Town-hall was crowded to receive them. The company, were Mr. Greenall, M.P., and family," &c., &c. This, we take it, is a little too bad. First, we have the St. Helen's correspondent of the Mer cury puffing his employers, and e xaggerating , their influ ence amongst the good people of St. Helen s ; next, the Mercury greedily swallowing the offered plastering, paid for at " per line ." and kindly cramiug it down the throat of the unsuspecting Scotchman, Mr. Frazer, foistin g it into his bill, a t th e cos t t o him of disgusting five out of nine of the audiences into whose hands it comes, an d, moreoveri of running the risk of depriving himself of the support of that portion of the press of uur town whose conductors are above adoptidg . such clap-trap practices, and might naturally resent the insult involved in the re presentation that a stupid and sinking paper could thus insure the success of whomsoever it thought fit to daub over with its fulsome praise. This, we repeat, is too bad. It is paltry in the Mercury, and cruel to Mr. Fraser and his talented family. The next thing, we presume, we shall find poor Mercury enlarging, in foot notes to his placards of sales by auction, upon the extra prices realised by vendors of crockery, and other household articles, owing to the catalogues having been printed at the Mer cury office. Jan. 28, 1845. UNITED STATES The fine packet-ship Sea, one of the new line, an' which has lately made several remarkably rapid passage! arrived in the Mersey. yesterday, after a passage of onl, fifteen days, bringing New York papers eight days late than those previously received. The Ohio House of Representatives had rescinded th resolutions passed in the session of 1841-42. censuring John Quincy Adams for presenting a petition for the dis solution of the Union; the vote was, yeas 41, nays 21. The New York Sun gives news from the Sandwich Is lands to the 10th August, and states, confidently, that thi French have evcluded English vessels from Tahiti. Later accounts for Mexico confirm the previous se counts, and state, that, so excited had the population o Mexico become, that they broke open the monumen where Santa Anna's embalmed leg had been buried, an( kicked and dragged it through the city. Vera Cruz ha( pronounced against the Dictator, and all was rejoicing. The inhabitants of every town from which intelligenel had been heard had joined en masse against the dictato and in favour of the Congress. There appears to be 1350 one sentiment with the Mexican people, and that Is " Down with Santa Anna." The markets, generally, were somewhat dull. In liow the prices ranged as follows :—Genesee, 4 dollars 681 cents; Ohio and Michigan, 4 dollars 621 cents to 4 dol' lars 681 cents. ; Georgetown, 4 dollars 621 cents ; an' Richmond country and Baltimore, 4 dollars 50 cents, tc 4 dollars 564 cents. The demand for cotton, at Nevi York, was rather brisk, the prices being, for Upland a nd Florida, ordinary to good ordinary, 41 to 41 cents, mid• dling to good midling, 5 to 51 cents, middling fair to fair, 51 to 51 cents, and fully fair to good fair 51 to 51 centi per lb. 1,200 bales Mobile and New Orleans : ordinary to good ordinary, 41 to 51 cents, middling to good mid. dling, nit° 51 cents, middling fair to fair, 51 to 6/ cents, and fair to good fair 61 to 7+ cents per pound. Stocks are declining. Nothing important doing in Et' changes. The market is steady at 100 to 1101 on Lon• don, and 5.221 to 5.211 on France. NEW ORLEANS, DECEMBER 31. COTTON.—The arrival of the steamer's news was con• fidently looked for yesterday, but failing to come to hand, only a limited business was transacted in Cotton, as par ties are desirous of knowing the accounts before engaging in any further operations. The sales amounted to 1,51400 bales at former prices. LIVERPOOL CLASSIFCATION. Louisiana and Mississippi. Inferior.. Ordinary Middling Middling fair .. Fair.... . Good fair . Good and fine 74 to 0 EXCHANGES.—There is a fair demand at previous ratel• We quote sterling 8 to 81 per cent. premium. THE CHASE Sir John Gerard's hounds at Newhall, this morning, at eleven. Sir W. W. Wynn's hounds, on Tuesday, at Plas Teg; Friday, at Nesscliffe ; Saturday, at Worthenbury—O half-past 10. The Cheshire hounds, on Wednesday, at Duddon Heath ; Thursday, at Hi g hway Side ; Saturday, at Booth lane Smithy —at half-past 10. It is rumoured that Mr. Hudson, of active railway no toriety, intends soliciting the suffrages of the electors of the ancient city of York on the first vacancy. LAW CHANGES.—Mr. Platt, Q.C. will be the net judge ; Mr. Shepherd, Q.C., son of the fate Chief Baron og , Scotland, is appointed Commissioner of Bankrupts, I° the place of Sir C. F. Williams. On Thursday, at Wandsworth, an enormous rat in flicted serious injuries on two little children whilst is bed. Their cries at last awoke their parents, when their tormentor was captured. On Saturday a young female, in the service of a re• spectable family at Clapham, destroyed an illegitimate child of which she had delivered herself that morning' and afterwards she took away her own life by cutting he r throat. DR. PENFOLD'S CASE.—At a meeting of the Maryle' bone vestry, on Saturday, it was announced by Sir Peter Laurie, that the £25 bad been paid into the hands of the trustees of the charity school. The statement gave the very greatest satisfaction. FRANCE.—By an extraordinary express published in yesterday's Herald, we learn that the amendment pro posed to the third paragraph of the address relating t° Tahiti, was r, jected on Saturday, and the French Wl' nistry has thus obtained another victory. THE ARCHIMEDEAN SCREW.—Thenew steam schoone r " Senator," built of iron, and fitted with the Archime dean screw, which left London on Saturday, the 1 8 t b instant, with a full cargo, arrived in Dublin on Thursdl morning, having perfor me d the p assage i n fi ve d ays , an d encountered very serere weather. EXECUTIONS.—On Saturday,. at Stafford, DowniPg and Powys were executed for " the Staffordshire mar' der," and on the same day William Howell suffered th e same penalty at Ipswich, for the murder of the police' man. His companions, Howell (his brother) and Ship' ley have been respited. All the three men solemnly pro" tested their innocence to the last. TRADE WITH THE BRAZILS.—The undermentione d Brazilian gentlemen ha v e, we are i n f orme d, b een n amed commissioners for arranging a new commercial treaty with this country :—Senhors Ferreira, Franca, at present Minister for Foreign Affairs sit Rio ; M a i a , l a t e Judge Conservater of the English Residents; and Paula Souza' a Senator ; so that there is a prospect of its being shore , : concluded. A commissioner, authorised by all the rebel chiefs in Rio Grande to make their submission to the Emperor, had arrived at Rio Janeiro.—Globe. THEATRE ROYAL.—The exertions of Mr. Sands, th e enterprising manager of this theatre, continue to be re; warded with extensive pat ronage , th e won d er f u l F ea ts of Strength of Mr. Canfield exciting the amazement of the audiences. This week it will be seen that fresh noveltiee have been provided. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE MONDAY, JANUARY 27.—Wind North, fresh. 4; ARBlVED.—Williams, Wilso n , f rom C ameroon s—Lavin'm Barr, from Palermo—Fergus, Tinley, from Ichalme—Unie„, Clarke, from Constantinopl e —Ti pu l a, Mortimer, from SmYll") Jsnes, from Anti gua —S ea, E dwards, (sailed loth Ja"g;, and Ashburton, Hnttlest one, f rcm New York—Nimble, gene' ley, from St. Michael—Brewster, —, and Walpole, Tboin from New Orleans. Myrene, Shields,.hence at Savannah M•Lellan, hence at Charleston Cheshire, from Barbadoes, ditto Cambridge, B:irstow ; Patrick Henry. Delano, and Ann ley, Smith, hence at New York Goodwin, hence to New Orleans, was spoken 3rd Jan. in 29 an d Ann Martin, Martin ; Wi Liam &Elizabeth, a Elizabeth, Pitcher. - Lord Seaton, Fitzsimons, hence at New Orleans John Garrow, Thompson, from Jamaica, ditto Chorister, Day, hence for Gibraltar, at Milford Albert, Murray, from Rio Grande, ditto Saucy Jack, Salter, for Trieste, at Cove vestal, Walker, from Larache, ditto Fanny, Dawes, for St. John, N.B. ditto Junius, Wilson. and Reliance, Kemp, hence at Ichaboe Windsor, hence at Para Countess of Westmoreland, from Pernambuco, ditto Adelaide, from Liverpool, was spoken 21st instan , long. 18 Covenanter, hence at Apalt ehicola TELEGRAPH OFFICE, JANUARY 27. Wind at Holyhead, N. W. moderate breeze during the daY,:, e i Off Holyhead, No. 619, Ashburton, ship, at Gs a.m. froM York, and 8023, Mary, Bk. at 12 3 , ) p.m. from • LidiS' Off Point Lynas, at 8 a.m. [have pilots,) No. 7483, ship, from Antigua; 734. Sea, ship, from New York, and ‘O6, Inca, barque, at 11 a.m. f. om Valaraiso. Off the port at 3 p.m. 4 ships (one p is the Ashburton.) 1 bare e' 1 brig and 1 schooner. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, J. 27• A et A moderate enquiry only to-day. Th e t one of the roaooo has rather a subdued appearance, and the sales only reach bales, though the enquiry was very general, and good price' same as last week. LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET, J AN . 27• 40 We heave had a fair supply of all kinds of stock at rtla64) to-day, with little or no variation in prices. Beef, 5d to Muttton, 6id to 6/d per lb 27, LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET, JAN. 0 0 0 At the present moment there exists in the Butter tr t l e ff , most extraordinary want of decision ; a species of coque ,t ofg , (if we may use the term,) as bet ween i mpor t ers, spe ctua and consumers ;—not one of the parties showing anY,OO ll position to operate; though all are impressed with the 'oif , opinion that the market must end high. Since our last ei. rc i es: the supply of Butter, fresh in, has been to a very trivitdt' tent ; still, from the very want of business, we are enati i „ - , give the public a fair quototion. Trifling sales of Belfast , Rog we believe, been effected at 98s to toady consumers; but al in John-street, for the last fortnigit may truly be lookcl a " rara avis." In barrelled Provisions and Bacon we ha ve change. nOP MEETINGS OF CREDITORS FOR LIVERP- ef' JANUARY. 0 ° 11 29, John Smith, audit District Coiir t ' .1 2g, Wart.en and Wanostrocht, special 30, Cochran a n d R o b er t son , pr oo f and div 30. Robertson and Co proof and di v . Feb. 5, Ann Seed, 2nd 6, Henry Gardner, aadit DistrictM r . Nor s o' 11 s a Ditto, I , Ditto, • Ditto, Ditto, 1 1 Ditto, .604 6, Joseph Fletcher, audit 6, Bannister and Simpson, proof and div 6, Maurice Seary, proof and civ...... 7, Adam Patterson, audit 8, John Jardine, audit LIVERPOOL • TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1845. 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