The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-02-17 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1852. mind once vigorous and active, but overthrown and pros- CO2I , IMEACTIL AND MONETARY NEWS. I A GLANCE AT T B H RI E TA ST IN E Ziberpoot -tanbarb+ tate. re The matter, however, cannot rest *here it is. The Chancery Court must needs complete its mission in wind- —4o—.. MONDAY NIGHY. -----..... r-- FRO-11 OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT. and, if need be, Parliament must vindicate its own cha- been less active than at the date of our previous remarks. IN the comparative infancy of s 1 -----..--- ratter, and the representation of Nottingham, from any This observation applies to the markets for foreign and sailed from this port, freighted wit Monday Morning. stigma which may appear to rest upon their integrity. colonial produce. The sales going forward recently in a full complement of passengers, o me as cinomrpealarteisnwftoh thetlte suga t r h have been made at ruinous losses to the importers, THE indifference which marked the introduction of pre A sen c t ur p i o o s a i a tio c n oi o n f e alf e a r i l r e s e i n st F i r k a e n a cethat ever was produced by the unit and any extee nt is fo b r u s t o l m itt e le ti e m v e idence that prices will advance to Lord John Russell's Reform Rill, on Monday night last, state of things subsisting there in the engineers. That vessel was the G time of Louis XIV. was, perhaps, a more si g nificant commen t upon th e mea- t lt may afford. your readers material fora moment's ran- The stream of bullion continues flowing rapidly towards were the hopes of her owners as to sure than any of the criticisms that have since appeared. l!o4 though it is merelyd allassase from an old th hool f c, the this country. The last returns of the Bank of England, before nard her, and and equally fl high the l. In the House of Commons there was by no means a full founder m o i s r t e u s d d y Cardinal in Enland, e as well t as on the " cwoenrtineynet, Ilf a o n - l a i rn ub u l u is n h t e a d f in specie ofG i a n z lo te th departments Friday nih w t , a s s h n o n w t show, lesstha that the b than before' them. er go e s e e s to a pes a , c fl o o m we p v! attendance of members, and those present seemed to be has been of late years bestowed upon it. The sagacious £18,281,643, a sum considerably in excess of that held at dashed to the ground. By some moved rather by curiosity to learn what th e Premier Cardin a l sa y s , s p ea ki ng o f a cer t a i n political adventurer any former period. The return alluded to shows the fol. lation, which has never yet been would be able to make of his last year's promise, th an by of that period. "He made a f oun d at i on o f a ll t h e ev il lowing general results when compared with the previous Great Britain did not get beyond the intentions and all the ignorance of the two preceding wee k :—„ which, in endeavouring to make t any ardent zeal to aid or oppose him. It was a sort of centuries, on which to build up his personal irate- Public deposits £5,263,972 ; Increase ...e417,000 was stranded. After months of show—a Reform field-day ; the author of the great bill of rests. In the most legitimate of monarchies he Other deposits 1832 reviewing the forces he had raised twenty years ago, formed the most scandalous and the most dangerous Rest side 3,341,859 ; Increase .... 87,277 brought to task, she was at length, On the other of the account— tyranny which had, perhaps, ever been established in athis port. On examination—wl and had been engaged ever since in drilling, passing sen- Government securities. 13,420,923 ; the same as before. State. Habit, which has been strop enough in some strength . of her construction—.she Other securities tence, for defective:organisation and want of discipline, countries to accustom men to fire, has g hardened us to Notes unemployed upon his own corps. endure things which our fathers would have apprehended The amount of notes in circulation is £20,347,990, and after having been offered for And when the whole thing was over, and the nature tuneto be which wors they than w fi n r u e l I l abhorred; e a olonger t feel i s t lillaatvestrevein. being a decrease of £390,975 ; and the stock of . bullion in occasion s,herresen t she i spirited e h d i ec n found and scope of the revelation were fully disclosed, the apathy perverted into crimes which, in past ages, g would have bz 6 tda 4 d 7 e l pa w rt h m e e n n e t u s m is a .C r l e B d ,2 w B i l tir 64L, sh r o e w ue iz g an ret in ur c n rease of Co., P by whom P she isw owners, refitl evinced was still greater, on each side of the House, than been revered as virtues. Even magistrates have been With such an excess p of bullion in ) lie Bank of England, it tion in the carrying trade of g at the commencement of Lord John's very flat and prosy punished for advancing those truths, for the maintenance is but natural that the money market should continue easy, between Liverpool and New - 17 . harangue. The Whigs and Radicals confessed that they ( i ) i f ve w s hic tlry * wve litoisndthbeyptellteiraivantheswtioinexepaonsesutirt and the rates of discount very moderate. Loans have i_s ern a t t e tached to this gigantic s had expected little, and had not, therefore, been disap• by himself. The best establishe y d monarchies, and the been lengthened made period.Consols c a n t u l r s e t o i t l i -i s ger increasecen t . fo o r ratherf bullion d increasead portioneapa capabilities our it space towhich pointed ; and the Consevatives acknowledged that there most powerful and legitimate sovereigns, can sustain in the Bank coffers, the total of which has now reached commence, what we venture to p was as little to startle men averse to political agitation themselves a combination t c i l l n a l t y eu lle atinn sn ne e of s arms ar t h a a n t d t of the n e £18.281,643, together with the prospect of further sup_ c . e n s u t t e l di career o ne o n i f :i t t h h e e fi es t ocean. ni 0 d T e Le t and excitement; as few things needing extraordinary cannot be maintained without the other. The laws dis , m Pl a i l a n t f o ro p m rols e produce California ts e e and et Australia, on t le r a u tebnap money.tends in 1 the t is d on, her entrance, at her now draugl vigour to overcome and rectify ; as thou g h th e w h o l e ar m ed si n k i n t o con t emp t . an d arms w hi c h a r e notmosie- noticeable at the same time, that, with the exception of " she looks like a knife," being Scheme had emanated from a crotchetty friend, instead of rated by the laws fall immediately into anarchy." Here we the sums required for the extension of steam navigation London wherry, but still partaking ( a mob-courtin foe. have at once a des cr ipti on o f F rance at t hi s moment, and and mining enterprise, there is no direct feeling in favour in her lines that will prevent her ca g Out of doors, the utter lukewarm n e s s manifested a warning as to its fut ure . of joint-stock speculation, and this is the more to be re- and at the same time throw clear wi MONDAY NIGHT. THE general tone of business affairs during the week has been less active than at the date of our previous remarks. This observation applies to the markets for foreign and colonial produce. The saieS going forward recently in Ougar have been made at ruinous losses to the importers, and there is but little evidence that prices will advance to any extent for some time. The stream of bullion continues flowing rapidly towards this country. The last returns of the Bank of England, published in the Gazette of Friday night, show, that the amount of specie in both departments was not less than £18,281,643, a sum considerably in excess of that held at any former period. The return alluded to shows the fol lowing general results when compared with the previous week : Public deposits £5,263,972 ; Increase .. £417,000 Other deposits Rest 3,341,859 ; Increase .... 87,277 On the other side of the account— Government securities. 13,420,923 ; the same as before. Other securities Notes unemployed The amount of notes in circulation is £20,347,990, being a decrease of £390,975 ; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £18,281,643, showing an increase of £66,471, when compared with the preceding return. With such an excess of bullion in the Bank of England, it is but natural that the money market should continue easy, and the rates of discount very moderate. Loans have been made on Consols at 1 to 11 per cent. for rather a lengthened period. Of course, it is the increase of bullion in the Bank coffers, the total of which has now reached £18,281,643, together with the prospect of further sup plies from California and Australia, that tends in the main to produce this effect on the value of money. It is noticeable at the same time, that, with the exception of the sums required for the extension of steam navigation and mining enterprise, there is no direct feeling in favour of joint-stock speculation, and this is the more to be re garded with satisfaction when it is remembered how fre quently in previous years such an accumulation of trea sure has promoted a career of rash adventure. The market for English securities has been favourably affected, and the value of leading stocks underwent a con siderable improvement. The settlement of the account passed off satisfactorily ; and on Saturday Consols were done at 871 to for both money and account. To-day. we learn by electric telegraph, that they closed at 97-+ for account, and 971 for money. The stringency with which the authorities at the Mint are enforcing their rules respecting the receipt of gold ingots inferior to the standard has induced a slight change in the rate at which the Bank of England pur chase American and French gold coins. The price here tofore has been £3 16s. 24d. per ounce for American eagles, and £3 16s. 2d. for French 20-franc pieces; but these left no margin except the insignificant and insuffi cient one of Id. in the latter for the expense of the refining process which is necessary before they can be coined into sovereigns. That expense is about Id., and hence, under the prospect of continuous arrivals, such as to render the point one of importance, the future purchasers' rate will be reduced to £3 16s. 11d., which will be applicable to American eagles, French pieces, and Dutch guilders. In our Share market, at the early part of the week, business assumed more activity, and an advance took place, especially in those stocks noticed in our last as having issued, or being about to issue, favourable reports. Some disappointment in the reports of the Great Northern, East Lancashire, and one or two other companies, (the dividends not fulfilling the expectations of the share holders,) caused these stocks to recede, and to be heavy in the market. The rates of continuation, at the account just passed, have been easy, and the deliveries of stock light. In Mining Shares there has been less doing, the large number of new schemes having had a depressing effect upon the general business. The shares of the Agua Fria Company have been most dealt in, and steadily maintain their price. A report was circulated, in the early part of the week, that £22,000 worth of ore had been received from this company. The contradiction of this rumour, " on authority," while it furnished a further evidence of the high respectability of the company, at the same time caused the shares to decline some ss. per share. The report arose from the knowledge of the fact that a great quantity of ore, which has been shipped from Cali fornia, may be daily expected. The assays already made of some of the ores received from Agua Fria have realized the enormous return of £5,500 per ton. Our market closes this evening very firm, after an average amount of business. We annex this day's prices : London stock, 119 ; new quarters, 34p ; fifths, 31 ap ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 661 a illk ; fifths, 61 15-I6d; fifths W. R. U., 418 d ' • Midland stock, 58 7 8 la4Ha 1 ; Sheffield stock, 301 30 291 1; York and North Midland, 211; Eastern Counties, 71 13-16; Berwi c k p re f. unpa id up , ; Newry and Enniskillen, 51c1 ; Liverpool United Gas new quarters, Op. Cotton has been purchased to a fair extent during the past week, but without causing any material advance in the price of any description. The value of fair Cotton was declared by the brokers' committee, on Friday, to stand as noted on the previous week. The America's news appears to have given holders more confidence at the market to-day. The receipts at the Atlantic ports up to the 4th instant were 1,348,912 bales against 1,354,385 bales same time last }ear; the export to Great Britain, was 451,666 bales against 378,5b8 bales at same time in 1851; and the stock, 509,285 bales against 580,083 bales at this time last year. The corn trade has passed through a week of inactivity, and although sellers were unwilling to reduce the prices previously current, still as no sales of moment could be made thereat, a slight concession was the consequence. The recent advance has induced the farmers to be more liberal in their supplies, so that there are fewer country buyers at the great import markets. As to the future range of prices, there is still much uncertainty, seeing that we are without any reliable data as to the stocks on hand and the probable extent of supplies which we may expect from the Continental and American ports. The report of trade in the manufacturing districts is more encouraging than for some time past. The demand for both yarns and goods has considerably improved, and the market presents a more settled aspect as to prices; stocks are low. Respecting the iron trade in Staffordshire, the Birming ham Gazette of to-day supplies the following information: " Although every expectation of improvement has hitherto been doomed to be disappointed, and the trade is on all bands acknowledged to be in a truly deplorable condition, some dawnings of hope for Staffordshire are said to be discoverable from the events of the last few weeks. The price of Scotch pig iron has receded to that point that no possible saving that can be effected in wages can render it remunerative, and a reduction of make to a serious extent is said to have been begun, while the safety of the specu lation is bringing buyers more freely into the market. In Wales the disclosures consequent upon the late banking disasters, and the significant fact that a large first-rate establishment, with machinery admirably arranged upon the newest and most approved principles, has lately been parted with, for the sole consideration of undertaking its liabilities, seems to indicate that the struggle has reached a crisis there, and that it will scarcely be continned for the mere sake of discovering who has the broadest back. By the Overland Mail which reached London on Satur day, we hear of the failure of Messrs. D. C. Mackey and Co. ' at Calcutta, for £200,000. The London b ranc h o f the firm stopped on the 22d ult. for £300,000. towards the proffe , red boon to democracy evinced a dis- CHURCH OF ENGLAND INSTITUTION position to treat the matter as unworthy cf serious consi No mobs gathered in the streets or in Palace- Last evening a lecture was delivered in the Concert Hall, Lord Nelson-street, in this town, by the Rev. G. W. Warr, incumbent of St. Saviour's, on " the Church of England ; Her practical claims upon our affection and gratitude." The chair was taken by R. W. Preston, Esq. The meeting having been opened with prayer by the Rev. Thomas Moore, M.A., lion. Sec., the CHAIRMAN observed that, in taking the chair, no remarks were neces sary from him to illustrate the subject which was to be brought before them. The Church of England com mands the attention, the affection, and regard of every true-hearted Protestant, and calls forth respect from all. She stands forth a giant power against Popery on the one hand, and infidelity on the other : she is founded on the pure truth of God, and forms the great bulwark of that truth. Such are her pure principles ; sound in doctrine, she is sufficient for the comfort and the happiness of millions. The Chairman concluded by introducing the Rev. Lecturer to the audience. The REVEREND LECTURER, having explained the sub ject of the lecture, said that the magnitude and importance of the theme upon which he was about to dwell compelled him to bespeak no small share of the kindness and indul gence of his hearers. And yet he felt encouraged by the peculiarity of the assembly. They were not there as a jury, to take into their charge the culprit constitution of a supposed ecclesiastical delinquent, and pronounce upon the evidence given in proof of guilt, or offered in attesta tion of innocence. Nor was he there the fee'd or feeling pleader in a cause shrouded in doubt or transparent in iniquity. No : the scene of this question was not laid in the solemn halls of justice, but in the stately portrait gal lery of a long and noble line o greet the " Reformers" who were bidding for se and popularity No overwhelming pressure of nging the avenues of the house to learn the intentions of the government, and craving to be enfran chised, as a means of regenerating the realm. But the few sight-seers and news-gatherers who assembled in the purlieus of Parliament, talked of the project about to be übmitted to the ❑" with as much phi- Losophica, it had been a measure to medle said of it " Of sires departed to the skies." LATEST STATE OF THE LIVERPOOL MARKETS. CorroN.—At the close of last week, the cotton market was languid ; but the accounts by the America have given more life, and the sales reach fully 10,000 bales, at rather better prices. Among the sales to-day were 550 Pernam and Maranham, at sd. to 6d. ; 1,100 Bahia, at sid. to 6d.; 500 Egyptian, 6d. to 84d. ; and 2,000 Surat, 3d. to *d. per lb. Speculators took 1,500, and exporters 1,000. SUGAR.—The demand keeps pretty steady, and prices are slowly advancing. The sales on Friday were 180 hhds. Barbadoes, at 325. to 38s. ; 50 hhds. vacuum pan Demerara, at 375. to 40s. ; and 520 bags Benares, at 355. to 365. 6d. On Saturday and to-day the transactions were 90 hhds. Antigua and Barbadoes, at full rates; 420 hhds Trinidad, at 30s. ; 100 hhds. Porto Rico, at 335. 9d. to 345. 9d. ; and 2,050 bags Benares, at 325. 6d. to 375., including a few extra fine, at 395. per cwt. COFFEE continues neglected ; a small lot of Jamaica has brought 465. per cwt. Rum.-About 150 puns. Demerara have found buyers at very full prices. _ _ . TEA.—There has not been much passing in this market ; about 200 chests of blackish leaf Congou are reported at Is : Id., together with a few medium greens at previous JUTE is in better request ; 1,000 bales have been sold at .£9 15s. to £l3 per ton. SUNDRIES.—Of sago flour, 3,500 bags have been sold, at 14s. 6d. ; 140 bags cutcb, at 18s. ; 180 cases castor oil, at 3d., and 3,000 bags Calcutta linseed, at 41s. to 41s. 6d. per quarter. STABBING AT BIRKENHEAD.—On Sunday last, as a Swedish sailor belonging to one of the ships in the Bir kenhead dock, was squabbling with an artizan who lives in the locality, the former drew a knife and stabbed his opponent. Alarm was instantly given, and the sailor finding the dangerous position he was in, took to a boat with the view of getting on board his ship. Meantime an immense crowd commenced pelting the sailor with stones, who, however, made good his retreat, and got on board the ship, but was subsequently captured and taken off to Birkenhead bridewell to answer the serious offence which he had committed. We understand that the person stabbed is not seriously wounded. The greatest excite ment prevailed in the locality for some time. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY FROM A PAWNBROKER'S SHOP.—On Thursday night, thieves entered the pre mises of Messrs. Healing and Powell, pawnbrokers, Scotland-road, and stole a large quantity of goods. Egress was effected through the roof. The thieves succeeded in carrying off no less than 25 watches, ten or twelve guar* chains, between 200 and 300 gold wedding-rings, a num ber of gentlemen's rings, with an extensive variety of other articles of jewellery, to the value of upwards of £2OO. We learn that the robbers, however, are likely to be brought speedily to justice. Intelligence of the burglary having been promptly forwarded to Manchester, a man, who has given the name of Thomas Clarke, with a male and two female associates, named respectively Isaac Foulkes, Sarah Ann Mee, and Jane Pattison, have been apprehended there, and were brought to this town yesterday afternoon, to undergo an examination this morning at the Town-hall. Clarke, we understand, is well known to the Manchest er p o li ce , an d, suspi cion lighting upon him, he was taken into custody in Stockton -street, with a box in his possession containing the whole of the stolen goods, with the exception of a number of the wedding-rings. A GLANCE AT THE STEAM-SHIP GREAT IN the comparative infancy of screw propulsion, there sailed from this Itoit, freighted with a valuable cargo and a full complement of passengers, one of the finest vessels that ever was produced by the united skill of builders and engineers. That vessel was the Great Britain : and high were the hopes of her owners as to the triumphant career before her, and equally high the confiden ce o f a ll on board, in her successful accomplishment of the vov- ge before them. Those hopes, however, were destined to be dashed to the ground. By some unfortunate miscalcu lation, which has never yet been clearly explained, the Great Britain did not get beyond the coast of Ireland, upon which, in endeavouring to make the north passage, she was stranded. After months of arduous exertions in which every appliance of ingenuity and science were brought to task, she was at length, released and towed to this port. On examination—sit:l was the excellence and strength of her construction--she was found to be unim paired in any material portion of her frame or plating ; and after having been offered for sale on two or three occasions, she at last found purchasers in our townsmen, her present spirited owners, Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co., by whom she is being refitted to resume her sta tion in the carrying trade of goods and passengers between Liverpool and New York. Such interest is attached to this gigantic ship, that we readily devote a portion of our space to a description of the increased capabilities with which she is shortly about to commence, what we venture to predict will be a suc cessful career on the ocean. The Great Britain is un doubtedly one of the finest models that ever floated. End on, her entrance, at her now draught line (only 13 feet), " she looks like a knife," being clean and sharp as a London wherry, but still partaking of that slight rotundity in her lines that will prevent her carrying "dead water," and at the same time throw clear without a second break ing any troubled sea, that she may not part without a rippled foam. From her draught-line upwards, the bows of this noble craft swell out gracefully, but boldly, thus giving her not only great deck room forward, but preventing her " christning those on the look-out." Following aft from the break of the bow, her sides round handsomely, and her upper works falling in-board from about the bends, she is plump as an egg,—the eyesore of wall-sidedness is perfectly obviated. From this peculiarity, the dead weight on the upper deck is brought to the centre, and her greatest beam being on the lower deck, there can be no fear of her being crank, a desideratum of importance in either side-wheel or propeller boats. The run is clean and gradually attained, so that the water may pass un broken to the screw. The exterior appearance of the Great Britain,—although her high proportions are some what hidden by being brested up to the quay,—is most im posing. The rig, clipper like, is that called hermaphrodite, with four masts. Two of similar dimensions, called the fore-mainmast and after-mainmast, are tubes of malleable iron, square rigged, while the foremast and mizen mast are fashioned for fore-and-aft sails. The other spars are proportionately rakish, and being calculated to carry at least 39,000 square feet of canvass, their dimensions are by no means small. The stem of the Great Britain is headed by a curved shield of England, supported on one side by the lion, on the other by the unicorn, relieved with deep cut scroll work, and interspersed with emblems of "Arts, Commerce, and Manufactures." In the internal arrangement, the former plans have been completely altered. The 'tween decks, where the saloons formerly stood, are now principally converted into state rooms. Entering by a bow port, formed of a massive pair of iron doors, is a large mess room, and further forward are store rooms, running through the whole decks, the rise from the foot of the apron being occupied by a fitted tank for 5,000 gallons of water. In the centre of the mess room is a hatch for receiving cargo, all of which is to be passed through side ports. Abaft of this is a large space divided by two passages, and fitted in rooms for second-class passengers ; while in the centre is an opening to the boiler-room, round the galleries of which are berths for the engineers and firemen. Adjoining is another venti lating hatch, by which cargo for the fore hold is passed by patent doors in the water-tight bulk head. This hatch, which runs to the hurricane deck, being continually open, will convey an enormous stream of cold air below. For ward of the fore main-mast is the engine space in the centre. On either side, are rooms excellently arranged, well lighted, and efficiently ventilated. Immediately adjoin ing, larboard and starboard, are cabins devoted exclu sively to ladies. Again there are apertures for receiving cargo, and immediately astern are the first-class state rooms, all separately lighted by side ports and ventilated in every possible manner. They are principally calcu lated for two persons each, but there are a few family rooms of larger dimensions. In the " counter stern" is a retiring or vestibule room fitted with double rows of sofas and lighted by glazed stern ports.' Ascending to the upper deck, up a spiral stair, we find a complete change. A spacious house running from the topgallant forecastle to aft of the stern post is erected after the plan adopted in the large Halifax steamers. First is an elevated wheel house. Adjoining is a smoking room capable of seating forty per sons, next which on the starboard band is the captain's room, on the larboard the chief officers, the intervening space being devoted to a music room which is entered from a saloon, seventy-five feet long, and calculated to accommodate at dinner 160 persons. Next comes the steward's pantry, on either side of which are the old saloon entrances, now providing excellent access to the dormito ries. Again we reach the engine space, which will be glazed round to give ample light to the side berths and to the contiguous officers' mess-room. Over the boilers, where, by the bye, the decks are all iron, are the galleys for cooking for the various departments of the ship's offi cers, crew, and pass.lngers. Passing the fore hatch we reach the second saloon, which may be measured as 70 feet long by 22 feet wide, but which may, if required, be divided into two apartments. Beneath the forecastle, separated amidships for the "watches," are the quarters of the crew—comfortable berths for about forty seamen. There is a gangway on each side the monster deck house ten feet wide, which is well protected by a heavy bulwark that has been carried fore and aft to reduce her " sheer." Over the deck houses is a splendid promenade 270 feet long The Great Britain registered 3,500 tons, but by the alterations made her stowage capacity will be greatly increased. Her length overall is 322 feet ; her beam 51 feet ; and her depth, measured from the promenade deck, is 40 feet. We have already stated that the Great Britain is nearly totally rebuilt,—in fact she is so far strengthened that " she is a better ship than ever." The principal part of the work having been executed by Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co.'s own men, under the superin tendence of Mr. Croome, is a guarantee that all is of a substantial character. The propeller of the Great Britain,—a section of a screw with three blades,—is 15 feet 6 inches in diameter, and has a pitch of 19 teet. The shaft is 105 feet long. It is driven by a pair of oscillating cylinder engines, of 500 horses power collectively. by Messrs. Penn and Co., of Greenwich. The multiplying driving wheels,—so large that they are cast in sections,—will increase the revolutions of the screw three-fold. The machinery is now nearly all on board. The boilers, six in number, are ranged lengthways of the ship, three on each side, and are fired from amidships, the funnels being athwartships. The boilers are so arrranged that they can be worked sepa rately. The decorations, by Mr. A. White, are rapidly progressing, and the appointments are being daily con cluded with officers of experience—Captain Mathews, whose connection with the Great Western, the City of Glasgow, and other noble craft, is universally and credi tably known, is appointed commander. A more suitable gentleman could not have been selected. We trust that his experience in ocean steaming, his urbane manners, and the attractions of his mighty charge, may enlist that amount of public confidence and support that will render this enterprise truly successful. For ourselves we cannot doubt that she will be one of the fleetest craft afloat. ORMSKIRK. TRADESMEN'S CHARITY BALL.—The seventh annual ball of the tradesmen of Ormskirk was held in the Town hall on Friday, the 6th inst. The number of persons present was about eighty. Dancing commenced at eight o'clock, and continued until an early hour the next morning. NEW WORKHOUSE AT ORMSKIRK.—At a special meet ing of the Board of Guardians, at Ormskirk, on Thursday last, the report for the building of a new workhouse, &c., which was presented to the board at their last meeting, was unanimously adopted. A committee was appointed, and full power was given them to obtain the money for the building of the workhouse, and to do all things neces sary for the completion of the same. SOUTHPORT. THE RAILWAY.—From the report just issued, by the directors of the Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport Rail way, it appears that they recommended, at the half yearly meeting on Thursday last, a dividend at the rate of £4 per cent. on the paid up capital, clear of income-tax, leaving a considerable surplus to the credit of the ensuing half-year. THE SOUTHPORT LIFE-BOAT.—Yesterday week, Mr. Rockliff, master of the Southport life-boat, received a medal from the Royal National institution for the Preser vation of Lives from Shipwreck, 20, John-street, Adelphi, London. It was forwarded to Lieut. Kellock, R.N., the agent for Lloyd's for this neighbourhood, through whose instrumentality, doubtless, the medal has been given. It was stated in the letter accompanying the donation, that the society had been informed that Mr. Rockliff had been instrumental in saving seventy lives during the last nine years, and that they could not let such deserving conduct pass unnoticed, and further expressed a hope that he might long live to wear the token forwarded to him. NEW BANK.—We understand that Messrs. Law and Sidgreaves, bankers, Preston and Ormskirk, have made arrangements to extend their Ormskirk branch to South port, a very numerously signed requisition having been this week presented to them bearing the names of most of the respectable tradesmen and others resident in Southport. SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY.—The Earl of Ellesmere has, we understand, allowed his name to be added to the list of patrons of this society, which is meeting with great encouragement and support. A deputation from the English and Irish Magnetic Tele graph Company, consisting of Sir Charles Fox, Mr. Har rison and Mr. Crosbie, of Liverpool, accompanied by Sir T. Birch and Mr. Cardwell, had an interview with the Rt. Hon. Henry Labogehere at the Board of Trade on Saturday. POLICE COURT, YESTERDAY, (BEFORE J. H. SMITH, ESQ.) Roncimit OF £136 FROM A CATTLE-DEALER.—John Dixon, of V a u x h a ll- ro ad ' . in this town, provision-de a l er , and John M'G ra dy, o f Scotland-road, who had been remanded from the previous Monday, were again brought up, severally charged with receiving money from women of disreputable character, knowing the same to have been stolen. The charge against M'Grady was, that he had received a £5 note from a prostitute who had been lodging at his house, part of a sum of £136 stolen from Mr. John Gordon, of Belfast, cattle-dealer, on the 22d of January last. It appeared, however, that the woman in question was indebted to M'Grady in the sum of 6s. 6d, for lodging; and a day or two after the 22d of January she had taken to him a £5 Bank of England note to get changed, out of which he was to deduct the amount due to him. He ob tained change of Mr. John Clayton, brewer, his master, and, retaining 6s. 6d. in payment of his bill, handed the rest over to the woman who had given him the note, and he protested that he had never seen her since. There being no further recriminating evidence against the prisoner, he was discharged. The charge against John Dixon was, that he had received a £5O note and some £lO notes from two disreputable females, knowing them to have been stolen ; and that he got the same changed, receiving £9O for the notes, £47 only of which he handed over to the women who had em ployed his services, and the other £43 he kept as his own share of the spoil. The main evidence against the pri soner was his own admission to police-officer Grisenthwaite that the notes referred to had been placed in his hands by two women, whose names, however, he asserted he did not know. He obtained change for them of Mr. William Costello, a grocer and provision -dealer in Byrom-street, with whom he had been in the habit of dealing for the last two years, and to whom he owed a bill of £l3 Bs. Bd., of which £lO was at once paid from the proceeds of the £5O note, and the remainder in a few days after. John Gordon, the person who was robbed, was again called, and repeated the statements made by him last week as to the circum stances under which the felony was committed. He bad been in Liverpool on business, and was going from the upper part of the town towards the Clarence Dock, be tween seven and eight o'clock in the evening of the 22nd January, when he was accosted by two females, who asked him to treat them. He went into a public-house—the sign of which he did not know—for that purpose, and drank 4d. worth of brandy. What the women had he was not aware, though he paid for a glass a-piece for them. When each had taken their first glass, the land lady of the house came in, bringing in her hand three glasses of liquor, which he then believed to be whiskey, and told them to drink it off smartly, wJile the landlord was absent, as he would be angry should he know that she had given it to them. He drank his glass, and about ten minutes or a quarter of an hour afterwards became quite insensible. He did not recover consciousness till between twelve and one o'clock next morning, when he found himself in the street, and that his pockets had been picked of all his money, amounting to £136, and his watch. He was certain that the money was in the breast pocket of his waistcoat when he went into the public-house with the women, in a purse, and consisted of one £5O note, four £lO notes, and two £5 notes, all of the Bank of England ; seven £1 Irish notes; £29 in gold, and some silver—he thought about 10s. He did not know the numbers of any of the notes, but knew from whom he had received them at Manchester. On the part of the prose cutor, the police now asked for a further remand of Dixon, as they expected to he dble to identify the £5O note (pro duced) which the prisoner had got Mr. Costello to change, as one of those which had been stolen from Gordon. Mr. Brebner, prisoner's attorney, said that no evidence had been adduced against his client to warrant any further detention. The bench, however, ultimately decided on remanding the prisoner till the 25th instant, allowing him, in the meantime, to give bail for his appearance, himself in £lOO, and two sureties in £5O each. No bail, we un derstand, was put in y es t er d a y. COMMITTALS.—Bridget Welsh and Catherine Welsh were committed for five days, for stealing half a hundred weight of coals from the yard of Mr. John Taylor. Two youths, entered in the police sheet as Miles Brown and Miles Carroll, but who now gave the names of Fallon and Maynard, were charged with stealing three pairs of shoes from a shop door. Fallon was committed for three months, and Maynard discharged. William Bond was committed, for stealing a quantity of copper nails from the Canning Dock, to three months' imprisonment. John Callagan committed for three months, for stealing a quan tity of rope from the canal bank. Thomas Flannery committed for two months, for stealing a monkey-jacket, the property of John Ogden, from a vessel in the river. Sarah Hughes, a domestic servant, was committed for stealing £1 10s., the property of her master, Mr. Edward Sweeney, which she had abstracted from a drawer in her mistress's bedroom, for one month DARING AND SERIOUS " GAROTTE " ROBBERY. A person who gave the name of George Williams, was charged at the Police -court, yesterday, before J. H. Smith, Esq., with violently assaulting and robbing Thos. Bland Lee, of a cash-box, containing about £l2O in cash and notes, and valuable securities for between £l5O and £2OO more. It appeared in evidence that about ten minutes or a quarter of an hour before seven o'clock, on Saturday evening last, Mr. Lee, an apprentice with Mr. Thomas Gorman, whose office is at No. 22, Temple court, in this town, went from their place of business to deposit the cash-box of his employer, according to custom, at the house of Mr. Wordley, of Lord-street, silversmith. He had the cash-box, tied round with a strap, in his hand. It contained £3O in gold, £l5 Bs. 6d. in silver, £37 in half notes, a Bill of Exchange for £4O, and other securities, principally 1. 0. U.'s, amounting to be tween £l5O and £2OO. On leaving Mr. Gorman's office, Lee had observed the prisoner lurking in the neighbourhood, but no suspicion was then excited against him. When he got into Har rington-street, however, he distinctly heard some one following him at a brisk pace, and immediately afterwards heard a whistle. He was somewhat alarmed at this, but had scarcely time for reflection ere he was seized by the throat from behind. This occurred at the corner of Doran's-lane ; and the moment after, he felt himself in the grip of some person, and received a heavy blow on the right side of his head with some instrument, which appeared to be more for midable than a stick. Similar blows were several times repeated ; but Lee still retained consciousness, and could distinguish that he had been attacked not by one man alone, but by three ; and it was the tallest of them who struck him. The prisoner at the same time made the most vigorous efforts to get the cash-box out of Lee's hands, but he held it fast for a considerable time. He endeavoured, during the struggle, to shout for assistance, but was unable to do so, through the tightness of the grasp which had been fastened on his throat. At last, through exhaustion, he was compelled to let go his hold of the box, when it fell to the ground, and the prisoner, seizing it, ran away. Three females then came up, and seeing what had occurred, they pursued the pri soner, shouting " murder" and "robbery." At the end of Harrington-street, where it runs into North-street, the prisoner, finding escape next to impossible, threw the box away, and Lee, who was in hot pursuit, picked it up again. On turning the corner, he found the prisoner in the custody of some person who bad secured him as he ran. Witness instantly went up and collared the culprit, who beat him several times over the hand, to compel him to let go ; and he received several severe cuts on the back of his hand from a sharp instrument, but whether from the pri soner or some bystander, as a crowd had now collected, he would not undertake to swear. The prisoner was then taken for safety into the ware house of Mr. Golden in Worth John-street; but some man who happened to be in the warehouse at the time told them that they must not go in there, and they were com pelled to return into the street, where a police-officer immediately afterwards came up and took the prisoner in charge. The evidence of Mr. Lee was corroborated by Mary Ann Gilligan, who, hearing groans as of some one in pain, had gone out into Harrington-street and witnessed a great part of the struggle. Lee was then holding the cash box in his hand. She observed that the prisoner was assisted by two other men. When the box, in the course of the scuffle, fell to the ground, Mrs. Gilligan stooped to pick it up, but one of the thieves immediately put his foot on her hand ; and a moment after, she felt something sharp drawn across the back of her hand, which severely wounded it. On the prisoner's getting possession of the box and running away, it was she who followed him crying out, " murder" and " robbery," till he was stopped. Mr. Thomas Charles Kent, who resides in Meadow lane, Tranmere, heard the cries described by the last wit ness, and tried to stop the prisoner, but he also received a cut over the hand by some sharp instrument. Mr. Eli Conway, engaged in an office in Harrington street, had heard the struggle which took place below the window, and going out, heard, rather than saw, the pri soner run away. After the policeman had taken the man into custody, witness went back, and, on making search at the spot where Lee had been assaulted, found a broken life-preserver. The prisoner declined to say anything in answer to the charge, contenting himself with asking one of the wit nesses whether he (the prisoner) was not drunk at the time of the occurrence. He was fully committed for trial at the ensuing assizes. The sitting magistrate then passed a high eulogium upon the courage and praiseworthy conduct of Lee, in retaining possession of the box under the circumstances, and also on the several witnesses for the prompt aid which they rendered, and which had evidently been the means of apprehending the robber. The behaviour of the man at Mr. Golden's warehouse, on the contrary, appeared to be highly reprehensible. THE STOCKS REVIVED.-At Padiham, near Blackburn, in this county, three youths were last week confined in the stocks for the period of six hours. We understand that the offence was that of following unlawful pastimes on the Sabbath. LANCASHIRE YEOMANRY.—Tuesday 'a Gazette an nounced that the following commissions had been signed by the Lord Lieutenant of this county for the " Duke of Lancaster's Own Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry :" William Edward Royds, gent., to be Lieut. in the Rochdale Troop, vice Thomas Ainsworth Crook, pro moted ; the Hon. Algernon Egerton, late Cornet in the Furness Troop, to be Cornet in the Rochdale Troop ; the Hon. Spencer Compton Cavendish, commonly called Lord Cavendish, of Keighley, to be Cornet in the Furness Troop, vice the Hon. Algernon Egerton. The following h a d also been signed for the " Lancashire Hussars :" Lieut. William Ulick Tristram Viscount St. L awrence t o be Capt., vice Willikup Charles Yates, resigned. collective wisdo as though enforce the straining of molasses, or to dilute the corn sold by the New River Company to the citizens of London by the acket full, by an infusion of pure water, If any anxiety at all was felt as to the possible programme of the ministry, it had respect rather to what was to be omitted than to anything likely to be achieved With the main provisions of the bill itself as propounded referred to, and brought forward in extenso be even sy night, your readers will already have become familiar ^; and they will readily admit that the prescription I is one of the most heterogenous to be found among the Whig legislation. The best that can be the best friends of the cabinet, is, that it is of even comparativel harmles ;s ; and that it is a measure of I " progress '—as though it were not well understood at the present day that the cant about progress invariably I Proceeds from those unteacbable drawlers who are them --the men selves incapable of keeping pace with society He proposed observing the English Church from three points—her religious, political, and practical aspects • and of self-knowledge and worldly w i s d om , an d b een l e f t he trusted that the result of his review would be' the behind to make their way by the next train. deepening of their gratitude and expansion of their affec " Progress," indeed ! Of what progress can an age ions for such a sound and tyulv ins system : tory was held as an essential el emen t in the safe investi have to boast which has witnessed the worship of Mr. gation of principles and practices. And it was contended George Hudson ; the successful delusions practised by that the history of the Church of England would best il- Daniel O'Connell and Feargus O'Connor; the subscription lustrate her real character. The spirit of the age mani -wards of .Z 70,000 for the p a t r i o ti sm o f Ri c h ard Cob festly gravitated t owar d s th a t w hi c h was real, and scorn ful rected mere He claimed fr the N the establishment of a milit ar y di cta t ors hi p in Church heaven.direc theor ted wisdom in the desi o gn of her ationa po -1 lity, and thorough practicability in theexecution of her mission. The mainspring of her action might be disco vered in the clearness of the charter which she held. The Word of God was the basis of her structure— -the in strument of her defence, and the only recognised standard of her faith. The proof of this he produced in the " Sixth Article." From Holy Scripture, as the only source of infallibility, she had drawn up all her statements of doc trine and practice ; and because she was scriptural, she had been successful. The admitted blemishes in the character of some of her Reformers could not be used as an argu ment against herself. Peter denied, and Judas betrayed ' the Divine Founder of Our Faith. He thought he saw in her a designed liberality in matters of comparatively ail nor importance. She was sufficiently Catholic, and unal terably Protestant, in her service-book. " Holy orders" and " Holy Baptism" were dwelt on at considerable length ; and it was maintained that, whilst the children of the Church of England were to be satisfied as to the au thority of their clergy, and their own position as Chris tians, she was silent on the authority of others, and signi ficantly general in the terms she employed in the presence of doubt or difficulty. In the Book of Common Prayer, the English Church stood committed to a distinct prefer ence for precomposed supplications. The question of written and unwritten forms was largely entered upon, and many examples were given of the superiority of our mode of worship over the best specimens of what are called " free prayers." The care of the Church of Eng land for the religious training of the young had been a prominent feature in her spiritual development. She had never withheld her protest against education made secu lar—so secular as to preclude her teaching and vigilance; and although in peril of temptation by her contact with the state, she had never been silenced in her warnings, or won over from her allegiance t o th e W or d o f God. On the second general statement of the question, viz. the Church politically—the subject of her union with the state—its advantages and dangers were referred to, and the opinion of the lecturer was distinctly in favour of the continuance of this bond. The tithe system was fully ex plained, and satisfactorily accounted for. The property of the Establishment would, no doubt, erelong be brought into a more productive state ; and it was a matter of thankfulness that Reform had been in successful operation for some years. The last portion of the lecture was devoted to a very ge neral retrospect of the periods in which the Church of England had proved herself practical. Her parochial sys tem was of this stamp. So also she had been regarded in times of commercial and political trouble. She had sanc tified the Great Exhibition of the World's Industry ; and it was singular that, from the moment of her chief pastor's appearance, in the attitude of prayer, in that vast struc ture, every fear had been removed from the minds of those who were almost afraid to enter its portals. When famine and plague swept over our country, the Church of England put on sackcloth and ashes, and stood before the altar of God, crying " Spare thy people, 0 Lord To the rich, she was invaluable as a means of calling out their benevolence. To the poor she was precious, as a shelter from the house of sorrow, and the consoler of their spirits in the prospect of death. To all—even to those who stood apart from her—she was of great practi cal importance; and his end would be fully answered if the young men of that Institution renewed from that eveti ing their vows and promises of undying loyalty, first to Christ, and then to His Church. (Applause.) who, in reality, have fallen out of rank in the advance 1 France, sanction o 'ersal suffrage, merely to enlarge the shadow of a great name ; a kingdom revo- lutionized in homage to the Mac s of Lola Montes 3eneral Tom Thum b" exalted to the rank of a millionaire, solely on account of his personal littleness We have pretenders ; but the want of the day is men. The superficial abounds on all sides of us; what we re quire in statemanship is solidity ; high intellect, pregnant thought, the force, the command, the compelling power of genius, to direct the energies of living men, in an age of scientific discovery, of steam and electricity, to great cial ends. Does Lord John Russell's Reform so much as spire to meet y of the practical ciety at the present moment a genial response in any boson iich has been stirred b the events of Europe during the last four years ; by the _ . . " Irish Exodus ;" or by the deteriorated condition of the peasantry, and, indeed, of the working and middle classes of England and Scotland, under free trade, where it is daily becoming more and more perceptible, to all who are not wilfully blind— That wealth accumulates, and men decay ?" But the battle of the new Reform Bill has yet to be fought Though I ave noticed this uncalled-for measure, with nobody appears to symp athise, first,—as a topic of home concernment, it will be generally conceded that the recent attempt to assassinate the Queen of Spain has far excelled the extension of the suffrage in public interest. The history of the gloomy friar who sought to perpetrate the foul crime—bringing back to us vividly the recollec tions, and realising our dreams of the mysterious, subtle, and almost supernatural heroes of Mrs. Radcliffe's ro mances—has been sought, recorded, and read, as matter of marvel ; as projecting the men and events of the dark ages into the middle of the nineteenth century, and show ing us that, withal' our boasted philosophy, our civilisation and " progress," we stand but on the brink of barbarism still, if we have fully emerged from it. And then the sudden trial and prompt execution of the culprit ! The name mail—the very same papers—which brought the de tails of the atrocity, informed us that the assassin had perished by the parole vil—had been strangled ; not on conviction by a jury, but by sentence of an impromptu court, assembled in the Palace, and refusing admission to any but accusers. Feudal times could supply us with few incidents more picturesquely savage or summary, than the whole of these proceedings ; and thongh there can be no doubt that nothing more than substantial justice was done upon a criminal of the worst stamp, the narrative sounds strangely upon our ears, as one belonging to those far-off days and nations which teemed with monsters, and when the vengeance of knight-errantry was applauded as a better thing than the slower martyrdoms of law. Next in importance to the happy escape of Queen Isabella, come the escapades of Prince Louis Napoleon, who is following up the imitative Imperial career which he commenced on the 2d of December, with a vigour which, in a better cause, and for a more laudable purpose, would deserve praise. Having first expelled the legis lative corps at the point of the bayonet, as his uncle did half a century ago, he appointed his own minions to office; conciliated the clergy ; extinguished the liberty of the press; erased from all public acts and monuments the words " sovereignty of the people, liberty, equality, fraternity ;" heaped his blandishments upon the army, whose chiefs he loaded with honours and distinctions ; _installed himself in the Tuileries, where he revived the pimps and pageantry of a more than regal Court ; and ',en looked round him for a cause of quarrel among his 'ibours, in order that he might find work for the he maintained, and be elevated on their shields ae empire which he coveted. SEACOMBE FERRY To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SlR,—We should feel obliged to your correcting a mistake which has been copied by several newspapers—(under the bead "The Ferries of the Mersey") ;—the number stated as returned for the Seacombe Ferry being erroneously put down at 74.290, instead of 744,646, the number returned by us exclu sive of contractors.—We are, Sir, your obedient servants, JOHN AND RICHARD PARRY. Seacombe, Feb. 16, 1852. soldit'''' to '- SUNDAY-SCHOOL INSTITUTE.—A lecture will be de livered this (Tuesday) evening, by the Rev. S. Hulme, on " The Romish Hierarchy." President" has pursued the old track, treading in the ancient footprints, almost without a deviation. Even the. latest results seem about to be developed. A quarrel is being fastened upon Belgium by police spies and political emissaries, who are straining every nerve to seduce the allegiance of the people, not because King Leopold has „meddled with France, or even damaged M. Bonaparte's in terests, but because Belgium is within that magic circle wh,:ch Louis XIV. claimed for France, when be demanded from the powers of Europe th e sanc ti on o f solemn treaties to extend his sway over a ll th e so il an d people included wit, bin the `boundaries of the Rhine, the Alps, and the Pyrevnees." Of course, should success attend the effort to ' annoy" Belgium, a claim will be made to Holland, with a still greater show of reason. Was it not the kingdom be, stowed by the Emperor Napoleon upon his brother Louis, the father of Louis Napoleon ; mid did not the father, when he ran away from his throne. sceptre, wife, and family, abdicate in favour of his son ? What more natural, than that the heir should demand a restoration of his inheritance. AMERICAN QUAILs.-4he first importation of American quails this season, arrived in the mail-steamer America, on Sunday from New York. They were consigned to Mr. Waters. They are said to be in fine order, COLLISION YESTERDAY.—Yesterdavevening, two small craft, in entering the George's Dock Basin, came in con tact. Both vessels sustained some injury, but it was not of any great moment. 1-16UiE ROBBERY..--OR Saturday morning last, about day-break, the heuse of Mr. David Davis, of Cottenham street, was entered by thieves, and a large quantity of wearing apparel stolen therefrom. The rogues gained admission by " starring" a window. Davis's loss is severe, as he is in circumstances anything but affluent. LANDSEER'S PICTURE OF THE FORESTER'S FAMILY. —This picture has been painted by Sir Edwin Landseer, R.A., for the King of the Belgians, who has lent it in order that it may be engraved for the delight of a large number of the'community. The original, one of the most charm ing productions of one of the most delightful artists of the day, is now on view at the gallery of Mr. Grundy, Church street, in this town, and will well compensate for a visit. The object of the author—to pourtray an interesting scene of highland forest life—has been carried out in a manner which could only be excelled by life ; while the execution is—but need we commend the skill, exquisite handling and truth of a picture by Landseer. The freaks of Mr. Fearglus O'Connor, " the honour. able member for Nottingham," have created some gossip -- the week. His week'a confinement in the House 'ction has been viewed in very different lights, as people regard Feargus as really irresponsible actions, through mental imbecility, or as assuming insanity for the purpose of evading a settlement of accounts with the " Chartist National Land Association." geople naturally ask w h y his Assuming that he is lunatic Mends do not adopt the proper nleans to take care of him ? On the contrary, if he is merely t atting a part, it is cer tainly a cheap exchange for the cootributions of a multi tude of unfortunate dupes, to sustairf sereu days impri sonment, and escape the responsibility attaching to cog nisable offences under the statutes of the realm. From some incidents in Feaigus's "prison experi,lnce," I should feel inclined to attribute to real insanity the strange con duct which has astonished the public. He has refused to take the ordinary food provided for him ; though by no =eons conformable to the gaol dietary ; but when, for breakfast, coffee, tea, cocoa, &c.,_ were tendered to him, he tizimandod cold meat and brandy and water. His per sonal ap ;searance, too, has under gone a marked change. Instead of :11e florid complexion for w hi c h t h e once burly Chartist leader wasremarkable, he is now pa l e, sallow, and haggard. Hi: eye is restless and wandering ; and hi s every motion indicaL.. , be that disturbance of th e system which i 3 one of the mosprominent characteristi cs o f a f Correct accord c , THE SCREW STEAMER ARABIAN.—The following letter has been received by Messrs. Henry, Dixon, and Co., of this town : " GENTLEMEN,—Bring a passenger by your screw steamer Arabian for Constantinople, I have much pleasure in announcing to you our arrival here, after a passage of nine days and nine hours, from the Bell Buoy, Greenwich time. We passed the Rock of Gibraltar in five days and ten hours, which is, I believe, one of the fastest passages, if not the fastest passage on record. Knowing that it has not been accomplished under any peculiarly favourable circumstances of wind and weather, I cannot but express my admiration of the Arabian's excellent qualities as a sea -boat. I would also add my conviction, that for speed and comfort she is unsurpassed by any screw steamer afloat. With vessels of such competency, I have no doubt the I voyage to Constantinopl e w i ll be reduced. on the average, to fourteen days, including the usual time for stopping at Malta wishing you the suc cess yo ur s pi r it e d 1 am, gentl emen , y our o b e di en t enterprise SpYrirse—Heartily l y deserves, se "Malta, rt "Joust SOPER, Jun. .6th Feb., 18 5 2 . "P.S.—we started from the Bell Buoy in cot:many with the beautiful screw ogeainers Frankfort and Orontes, lint in a few hours left them nitoy miles astern. I leave you to make whit use you may thJIA proper of this communication. "J. .9." PORTLJOA L. Ot The arrival, on S un d ay even i ng, at SouthamP i o n ',te the Penins u l ar an d O r i ental Steam Navigation CornPaltd ship Iberia, Captain Burney, R.N. commander, brought int e lli gence f rom Gibraltar of' the 4th, ,7, 9th, Cadiz, sth, and Vigo, 12th February. Commodore Martin's experimental squadron bas, u a the Tagus for th e B r i t i s h Ch annel, having been reo9i by the Hom e G overnment. The only ships of war at Lisbon are th e B r iti s h steamer Dragon, aLd the Fre e c h steam-sloop Newton. • The attempt to assassinate the Queen of Spa in produced great sensation; b o th th e P ortuguese Chao „be hail unanimously voted messages of condolence ti" .. Spanish ministers. Por' Recruiting for the army was about to take place in -,be tugal ; and a r till ery was ordered to be replace d in ~71, forts, whence it was w i thdrawn after the civil war of 17ed Lisbon exch anges f or bi lls at three months are tki to ut. by this mail at 531 on L ondon ; Amsterdam, 421; burgh, 481. ; Paris, 528. Transactions had been le limited, and with a small supply of London paper , did not all find takers at 53t. a 39 The stock and sh are mar k et was also dull, at 3,,,2101c for Five per C en t s . ; Four per Cent s ., 3% to 311 ; re , of Portu ga l Shares, 118 to 115 milreis discount per PIO These rates are for Lisbon bank notes, discountable at b; per cent. ; Bank of Oporto shares were at 12 to 13 all' premium per share, in metal. Oporto letters mentioned that there was a slight t e ll; dency to improvement in wine shipments, but, gen e " t e , speaking, busine ss was very b a d , and much mistrus t Pbe veiled. Th e qua li ty of the last vintage continues roe highly extolled. Th e pr i ce of w i ne in Villanova an neighbourhood continued to decline. BRAZILS. I s L ev ,S er . p The Royal Mail steamship Captain Vfi th e t cent, reached South am pt on on Sunday, at noon, ,--liffote " monthly Brazilian and Rio de la Plata mails - 74p Buenos Ayres, January 14th; Monte Video, 7th ; Janeiro, 14th ; Bahia, 18th ; Pernambuco, 21st; Vincent's, Feb. Ist ; T ene riffe, 6th ; Fun c h a l (Made' Bth ; and Lisbon, 11th. to The intelligence from the Ri ver Pl a t e points issra expected downfall of th e P res id en t R oses, w h o is "for pressed by the insurgent troops of General Urquiz B ' o o whom the Argentine province of Santa Fe pronollono as soon as he (Urquiza) landed there; but the sea' received are exceedingly contradictory. are From Rio Janei ro , un d er d ate of the 14th ult., w A -„de informed that the Brazilian government had conclurihe treaty of limits and nav i ga ti on o f t h e Amazon w ith republic of Peru. The financial state of the countrY prosperous. The import and export revenue for last i n exceeded that of 1850 by 3,000 centos of reis. 111° g continues most abundant; the rates of discount trot! o f to 4 per cent. The energetic means (spontaneou s r if not) adopted by th e B raz ili an government have e nti suppressed the slave trade. Business at Bahia and at Pernambuco had been riously affected by the disturbed state of the country' - INDIA AND CHINA. INDIA.—By express, from Marseilles, which renr,., e r this country on Saturday last, i n an ti c i pat i on of theto land Mail, dispatches have been received from Bornb i l. of the 17th of January, and fro m H ong K ong to th e 30 1 u December. The Burmese have acceded to the d eman d s made - I, ' lo „eit British Government; but what these are does not Woo to be known. The Governor of Rangoon, on whe n:l lon blame of the misunderstanding is thr own by " his" g c b of footed majesty, has been recalled to A va . All the the of war, however, still remained off Rangoon, a l ttoe British residents urged Commodo r e L am b er t t o ine'"„ace the appointment of a consular agent i n th e town tg.`oll tect their interests ; a requisition which, it i s he" 9 will be compli S cide matte ed with. e • Large forces are assembled at Roree, in Upper but the object of their assemblage is at pres en t m' l "t it conjecture only ; as Ali Moorad, of Khy r p ore, has n2.,ed is said, the least intention of opposin g u s , b u t has Or to bring his contingent to operate with us, if r equireev The Nizam has at last, it is said, eff ec t e d the mn r , tg ,, 0 of his jewels, but no further inst a l men t o f hi s debt to has been paid off as yet. The petty c hi e f s i n hi s don 3lll continue quarrelling with each other with impunity ISt The Marquis of Dalhousie was at C awn p ore on th e instant, and is by this time back at Calcutta. i j The ruler of Herat is said to have solicited ourbglr prevent himself being deposed by Dost Mahomed ofd i 4 and that this is the cause of the assemblage of trete/al Upper Scinde, whence they will proceed to Heratlilip, Eusofzaie village under our protection, named Moelt r str was on Christmas Day attacked by a ' body of SOO hod, men and 1,000 foot, but they received such a re cee to make them quickly turn tail and run for it. 1 1 the James had been immediately sent to th e ass i s t an ce 0 0 villagers as soon as news of the attack reached us. r iag marauders, on this occasion, were f rom th e ne ighbl valley of Swat, the chief of which t r ib e has avoce determination to attack us on our own ground. # e reg' CHINA.—From Hong Kong the chief matter of it ip eo is the total destruction of nearly the whole of the C ° ll9 part of the town, 470 to 500 houses having been co der , _ destroyed by fire on the night of the 28th. it is n", 06 stood to have arisen from the firing off of crackers., food governor has ordered mat sheds to be erected, an b e g Of to be distributed among the needy. A good nu re t Chinese have, it is said, lost their lives. The n 3 °, s dor lancholy result, however, is the deaths of Colonel kyns and Lieut. Sugg, of the royal artillery. 1- Aott vates of the same corps lie seriously wounded, and Wilson, of the royal engineers, in a precarious state' 1f party were employed in blowing u p a h ouse . The o, e f' powder, from some cause, exploded sooner than ws',oo petted, and while they were inside the building."' of Kwangsi rebellion continues, but the reports conce ri g it are exceedingly contradictory.—The Canton marke ti bp imports has been rather inactive. Tea, both at Sh at :ol' and Canton, has declined, and in both markets co derable business in blacks has been done. COMMERCIAL. Ifi r £2 ss. to .4'2 10s. ; for Liverpool, no vessel lying don, BOMBAY.—Freights for England continue scarce. I . °, . te, bag daf nominal quotation is £2 ss. to .W 2 105. To China it to re ° , dined to 15ar. per candy.—Exchange : Since the defor g 11 0 d, last mail exchange has begun to decline, and transaction 11 0 ' been done as low as 2s. Id. It has since advanced to On' On Calcutta it has advanced to 1 per cent. premium. On 217 r. per cent. dollar at 60 days' sight. sge r : A tO CANTON.—Exchange on England : American creditso 0. 0 0 done at, to a small extent, ss. 2d., but th e rate dec 60. ss. Old. and ss. The Oriental Bank drew a little It t iglit i India. Company's accepted paper, 233 r. to 230 r. i; £2 may be quoted as the rate. 50 Bank SHA p N o e s A bills, documents, 5.2 to 5.3. India—Company's accepted Ploo l ' SHANGHAl.—Exchange A ge me o r n ica E n n c g r la ed n i d t : s. o ll ri t e o nt s al 2 lAn i. l nev a rupees to 235 rupees. Freights had declined to al 2 7s. 6d 1,01i e54 The Croce di Savoia announces th a t th e Mare. l .o9 o ' Falletti di Barolo had m arr i e d, a t R ome, her libr" ..„4l Silvio Pellico. r tiri4 M. de Lamartine has addressed a letter to the •/°. a v „tip 0 de Sagne-et-Loire, in which heexpresses his int e l 4 o' refuse any invitation to offer himself as a candid the legislative body. ---....,0,.___ Algiers journals speak of a fresh outbreak on t h 'os' of the Cheriff Bou-Bagherla, which was so serious," necessitate the sending out a considerable body of # b ° troops to oppose him. 1, 0 ,, SWITZERLAND.—The Swiss journals mention tP fro , s o Government of the republic is in a state of great al% account of a new note which has been sent to it "of French Government, insisting upon the ex pulsion" French Refugees. THE " GAROTTE" SYSTEM.—On Friday night oe / about ten o'clock, an attack was made by three roe" The foreign sailor in the Waterloo-road, in this town' poor fellow was nearly strangled by his assailantsi fto:, contrived, however, to get his throat for a mon3 o , OP; their grasp, and screamed out, when a police-offie t ber a ; up, and the ruffians scampered off, taking v 7 4,1100 however, a large bundle of wearing apparel, of vi", - eri had robbed their victim. This description of re u- d. Of becoming alarmingly frequent in the neighboutbootlloo FATHER GAYA Z Z I.—We are informed tha t t ele Gavazzi will, on Monday morning next, at half-Pe s „ to o'clock, deliver a lecture in this town , the proeee u 'i4 A 0 „ 0 . devoted to the relief of the survivors of the , 4 ; re'"oo their widows and orphans, and the sufferers by t he 0 1 4 awful catastrophe which resulted from the burstie.goPe Holmfirth Reservoir. This excellent proposal or u l 0 11 0 with M. Grenata ; and was readily adopted by ty, t - re rable Padre. The appeal is one which we are ste m ,d(1 be warmly responded to in Liverpool ; as the obje,c.,o already have awakened all the kindest sympat' h i ltol it i li most active benevolence of every class of the inbfl" to It is hoped that one of the largest rooms in th e Ai may be obtained, gratuitously, for the occasion- STATUE OF THE LATE LORD GEORGE BENTIN . fe - j0 statue recently erected to the memory of the au l ttl,' ceased nobleman, by his friends and political 0, 0 1010 Cavendish-square, has been uncovered for P I- Wet: A O The figure is of bronze, something larger than f o r dressed in modern costume, viz., frock coat , 1 "10° ° :,0 Wellington boots, and straps, with a cloak hangin go , from his shoulders. The likeness is very goo d, t being directly towards the right front, as if a bout 4 0900 dress an assembly, whilst the right hand bo l d ro 11 ~et papers in a raised position, the left being turnett, 14;ie backwards, and holding the cloak a little above tr i ,i l ea r itl , It is fixed on a square pedestal, of beautifully-Pc"..,` ote, 1), / , Aberdeen granite, on a foundation of the sans 0 e about eight feet high. All the sides are plain, e:;pti°,ll9 front one, upon which the following simple ins ae o deeply engraved :—" William George Frederick Lia Bentinck, born MDCCCII, died MDCCCXLVI'. LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET, F° l3 / 1 ? , 01 oft? Compare d with last week there was a larger supg,, r s j but fewer sheep at this day's market. The nurn,r„,rel were 2,266 of the former, and 5,023 of the latter. o .,'" c y in fair attendance, but the demand and prices PaL, were much the same as on this day se'nnight. Prin%: P met a ready sale at fully former terms. Mutton be; 0 17 was the turn dearer. The general currency for bee, to sd. ; Mutton, 52d. to 60. per lb. sinking the offal ~` LIVERPOOL: TUESDAY, FEB. 17, 185 2 't s6l PRINTED AND PUB LI S H E D A, EVERY TUESDAY 111 0 It„cor,,g, By THE PROPRIETOR, ROBERT PEARSON Tr i .„`" 4 1(i r OF No. 47, CANNING-STREET, AT voo n vp STANDARD GENERAL PRINTING n ' o p No. 4, Si-. GEORGE'S CRESCENT, LIVERew ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION 208. Ofi (4gDIT, 1x A PY4NCE d ell Thii The col e m re ,. To, 1 T ~ 4 Ev'i 10„, pl ,o, i„, Will %II 1411,0 klic;i to• ~ hqt