The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-04-25 00:00:00

ktberpoot :7-ztatibarb. FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT. MONDAY MORNING THE Easter holidays are generally less productive of incidents suited to illustrate the sober realities of life than other seasons, and the past week has formed no exception to the rule. Pleasure seekers were to be met with in abundance, and in all cases, where frivolity and mere pas time were wanted, there was no lack of means for their amusement.. Speaking of pleasure seeking, sets one to think of the very conflicting means by which enjoyment is sought by different individuals, and the absence of what is generally called public business suggests the reflection that, in some instances at least, the most laborious exertion is that of trifling. If any of your numerous and intelli gent readers is inclined to doubt such an assertion, let him take the trouble of perusing the solemn and tedious farce enacted at the Manchester Corn-exchange, on Wed nesday last, by Mr. DAVID URQUHART and some few of his infatuated coadjutors. For several years past this gentleman has freely wagged a privileged tongue upon all matters directly or indirectly pertaining to Russia and its affairs, but most particularly have its relations to the Turkish empire and the state of Oriental affairs enjoyed his special attention. The perverse ingenuity with which he has discovered the motives for now one course of action, now another, and invested the proceedings of Russia with them, must, I think, have materially aided in extending the views and developing the policy of that state. The strongest symptom of his Russo-phobia is the most recently declared one. He has discovered that all our movements, ostensibly to check the aggressions of the CZAR, are only so many secret means of forwarding his views. According to Mr. URQUHART'S opinion, the English Ministry are sold and wedded to the Russian policy, and our movement of troops and fleets is only a cunningly-devised means to aid the Russians in their conquest and partition of Turkey. Time was when Mr. truQurrAuT appeared a formidable antagonist, and his onslanyhts upon public men and public measures were looke: crt as of consequence; bat, alas ! how has he fallen now ! See what a following he has got ! The ragged regiment which FALSTAFF declared his resolution not to march through Coventry with, is obviously the model of his corps ; and, from brother BRIGHT to Colonel CHESNEY, all recruits are heartily welcome, the only condition of their enrolment being that they shall not contradict their chief. The family of this Caledonian spouter has long been remarkable for the oddity of its whims. Two cen turies ago, a bewildered Knight of this same family, burning with a patriotism as pure as that which animates the present orator, devolved upon himself the national task of proving the gentility of the URQUHART breed, and enlightening the world as to the antiquity of the said tribe. In this operation he did not go quite so far as another Celtic authority, who, in tracing the genealogy of some breechless MACDINGAWA, or MACDONAWA, set down as a remarkable feature in the middle of his chart " about this time ADAM was created." Sir something (I forget his Christian patronymic) URQUHART modestly starts with our common parent, from whom he distinctly deduces his own descent, arguing from time to time upon the na tional importance of the event, and insisting with grave earnestness upon the purity of blood which marks the URQUHART race. Our modern purist tells us " there is not a country where our government is not suspected of a treacherous bias, and that we have not an organ which is not suspected of being the recipient of Russian gold. In this latter suspicion he was somewhat countenanced by a letter from JOHN BRIGHT, who, sadly out of favour even with the mob, appeals to "posterity" for justice against dishonest ministers and hireling newspapers ; the illustrious couple, it would seem, being a good deal out at elbows with " a discerning public." Among the remarkable features of the holiday festivi ties, not the least remarkable was the banquet at the Mansion-House on Easter Monday, given by the Lord Mayor of London. The company was numerous, and embraced among the celebrities Sir HAMILTON Sax - mous, our late ambassador at the court of St. Petersburgh. Lord Jolts - RUSSELL, too, having recovered from his recent attack of pat' ~,tics, was likewise present. He em braced the opport Laity, no doubt much wanted, of making a public appeal in defence of his ministerial colleagues for the conduct of the Russo-Turkish quarrel, which has pro cured for them the epithet of " the unready coalition." ' Sir H. SEYMOUR, in replying to the toast of the diploma tic body, adverted to the detention of his ambassadorial pledges, remarking that those who have experienced the discomfort of arriving at a station minus an umbrella, or a carpet bag, would be able to sympathise with him, in the greater deprivation of having to travel without any lug gage at all. His speech was that of an English gentle man—frank, manly, and unhesitating. He spoke in terms of warm commendation respecting the disinterested conduct of the French in reference to the matter, and laid particular stress on his individual belief, that the Rus sian people are not in reality possessed of feelings of enmity against England. Of the CZAR personally, he said he believ ed that, if he had been correctly informed as to the state of Faleish feeling in respect to Turkish affairs, the present rupture would not have occurred. " If," said Sir HAMILTON Szynota, " what had been said to the Emperor in English, had been said to him in his own language, and if his own subjects and councillors had had the courage to declare the truth to him, he would not have embarked on his present unfortunate course." Perhaps not, but if his Czarship will not keep honest councillors about him, I see no reason why, like other culprits, he must not pay the penalty incurred by keeping bad company. A propos of the CZAR and his evil councillors, consi derable discussion has arisen in the political and commer cial circles of the Metropolis, on the subject of a letter contained in some of the American newspapers recently to hand. One passage, which has been much canvassed, is the following :—" Russia is the best friend America has st this moment, and America can help her in the way of regeneration. America has money, and Russia is in want of it, and no doubt will be glad to contract a debt with America at the rate of six per cent., not by obtaining Oath, but for cash-worth in ships, and the means of keep. ing up the war with those who oppose her. America can build her ships to any extent, large and small: and American ships can take out Russian seamen for them as passengers, which neither France nor England can pre vent." This passage is looked upon by some, who do not profess to see further into a mill-stone than their neigh bours, as rather significant of JONATHAN'S desire to keep his weather eye open as to the main chance, while having • sly, as well as profitable rap at the " Britishers." The ides of advancing a loan at six per cent., in the shape of ship-building, savours so much of the Yankee notion of turning "an honest penny," as to gain for the rum our a greater amount of attention than it otherwise would have received. Now that rumours of war are important items of gene ral conversation, it may be readily believed that no small sensation was created by the receipt of intelligence, in London, from Portsmouth, intimating that a prize was towed into the latter port, on Friday evening, by HER MAJESTY'S screw revenue cruiser Argus. The prize is a fine, clean, well-conditioned craft of 440 tons, laden with salt and wine for Abo. She had fifteen of a crew, and left Lisbon on the 25th of last month, and was fallen in with and boarded off Beachy Head. Being the first prize which has reached an English port since the outbreak of hostilities, her captors, Commander GRANBY and his crew and officers, were welcomed with hearty congratulations by a great concourse of spectators, who lined the beach mad the walls, on her arrival. Notwithstanding accounts of some trivial successes, considerable murmurs as to dili toriness, in conducting operations, pass freely, and in dif ferent quarters ; and the conduct of the chiefs is com mented on in terms more explicit than complimentary. No one professes to understand what the allied fleets are ding in the Black Sea ; and many express themselves sated that Lord RAGLAN is so far on his way to head as to have left the fetes and frivolities of the h capital. Many an old soldier hints that better preparation for th e o p en i ng o f a cam p a i g n might be obtained than in such places as ball-rooms and banquet balls. The oft-defeated, oft- repeated problem of ventilating and equalising the temperature of the House of Commons has, once more, en gaged the attention of practical men , and and theorists during t h e brier nen rzess. To secure the greatr them to good attendance of zephyrs yet m i e n ntal and bodily behaviour, has been the object o f at enor labour, and has been sought for, as mous expense. The House has ordered anydaitnlienavuntry has paid £260,000 in setting up a steam engine members, and erecting two below them, to pump thee the air in and out, out a nd in ; experiments innumerable haver been made with these and other means for securing a regulated atmosphere of pure fresh air, and all have sig nally failed. One honourable member is at zero, while another complains that he is half-stewed and suffocated. To obtain the objects professedly sought is, I fear, an impossibility ; a temperature fitted to every taste will be more difficult to achieve that was the disposal of the ass in the fable. The effort, however fatiguing, must end in disappointment ; happy ivill:it be for all concerned, if it lead to no greater amount of mortification. The holiday time appears favourable to the display,o that f new character, and not a few choppings and changes in commodity have beenbrought to light during their continu ance. One remarkable case has just been declared. Lord ?pair, forgetting the instincts of his race, and abandoning the predilection of family habits, has become a donor to the iwnm!ill church ! Impossible ! must burst fr om ever y mouth. Be not too incredulous ; a Radical ex - p remier may, i t seems, become indeed liberal—a Russzu may contribute to the adornment of an ecclesiastical edifice. --,, VIA" twin reqts on the autho• rity of a French journal, L' Ordre et la Liberte; published at Caen ; whether an ironical statement, or a sober decla ration of fact, your correspondent sayeth not. Here it is : —" We are happy to announce that Lord Joinv RUSSELL intends to make a handsome present to the church of a neighbouring district. Lord JOHN RUSSELL is of Norman origin ; and his family possessed, previous to the conquest of England, the seignory of Rosel. The parish priest wrote last year to his lordship, to request him to partici pate in a subscription for the purpose of purchasing a bell for his church. M. DE CAUMONT, director of the Society for the Preservation of French Monuments, forwarded the letter to London, with a few lines of recommendation. Lord J. RUSSELL lost no time in replying, and informed the cure that he would be too happy to place at his disposal the sum necessary to purchase the bell, which is to weigh 1,200 lbs." Surely, as the great dramatist says, "It is the very error of the moon" which leads to such extraor dinary results as that above noticed; and yet another, of equally unaccountable origin, is now recorded of a rich merchant, named HOLPORD, who resided for many years in the Regent's Park, and who, dying the other day, be queathed his large fortune to the PRINCE OP WALES. Of course, every man has a right to do as he likes with his own, and on that principle no one has a right to ques tion the propriety of either of the acts referred to ; but, as they are so unique, it is considered by many, and by your correspondent among the rest, that they form marking points in the occurrences of the day. it is 59 vessels and 11,748 tonnage, the difference between 168 vessels with 88,016 tonnage, in 1854, and 227 vessels, with 99,764 tonnage, in 1853. Bristol presents a decrease of 1 vessel and 211 tonnage, the difference between 2 vessels with 473 tonnage, and 3 vessels with 684 tonnage. The re turn for the Clyde exhibits a decrease of 19 vessels and 1,803 tonnage, the departures having been 24 vessels, with 11,803 tonnage, against 43 vessels, with 13,606 tonnage, in 1853. The total decrease, as exhibited by the general return, is 119 vessels and 26,419 tonnage the difference between 267 vessels with 146,360 tonnage, and 386 vessels with 172,779 tonnage. The chief diminution has occurred in the departure of vessels for New South Wales, New Zealand, Sz,c., the decrease having been 71 vessels ; but the amount of tonnage in those cases has not seriously declined, being only 6,873 tons below the corresponding period of last year. The other items of decrease are connected with the number of vessels which have sailed for Calcutta, Bombay, China, Singapore, and Penang, Java and Sumatra, and the Cape of Good Hope. _ _ _ Our SiciAßE MARKET during the - week has been tolerably steady. The following are this day's quotations :—Caledonians, 261 e ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 601. 1 604 ; Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 91 ; London Stock, 962 ; Ditto Fourths, 5-16 c d ; Midland Stock, 581 9 81 1 ; Dover Stock, 171 ; York, Newcastle, and Berwick G.N.E. Pur chase, 51 ; York and North Midland, 221 ; East Lancashire pref. Fifths, 3-16 d. COTTON.—The trade during the week has been to a fair extent, and prices have been firmly maintained, with an advance from the previous week upon middling of about 1-16 d. per lb. The sales for the week, up to Friday, amounted to 40,060 bales, of which 5,570 were on speculation, and 1,510 for export. Since then there has been less business doing, but prices are steady. To-DAY the sales were from 5,000 to 6,000 bales, of which about 1,000 were on speculation and for export. The following is a comparison of present rates with those of the corresponding period of last year Conspicuous in the list of anticipated events, two at the present moment occupy much of the general attention ; connected, as they both are, with the personal conveni ence and enjoyment of HER MAJESTY. The first of these is the intended Royal visit to the Emperor and Empress of the French, at Paris, which it is expected will be paid about the middle of next month. Orders have been transmitted to Portsmouth to have the Royal yacht Victoria and Albert ready by the 10th of May, on which day it is expected that HER MAJESTY, her Royal Consort, and their family, will embark for the French capital. What a theme for the gossipping old ladies of both sexes ! The QUEEN of England visiting a parvenu Emperor and his comparatively lowly bride! The other event I refer to is the opening of the Crystal Palace, at Sydenham, which is to take place late next month. The ceremonial on the occasion will be of an imposing character, and is to be participated in by HER MAJESTY and PRINCE ALBERT. An earlier day had been intended for the opening, but, following the prevalent example set by the workmen in other quarters, the artizans employed at this national erection " struck," ostensibly for an advance of wages, in reality, as the affair turned out, that they might have a drinking bout, which they indulged in freely till the exchequer became exhausted, and the commissariat was reduced to the lowest ebb. Starvation having brought them to their senses, the work was re sumed, and the fabric is now nearly completed. Neither the day for opening, nor the precise ceremonial to be observed on the occasion, have, as yet, been fixed on ; but no exertion within reach of the resources at command of the directors, and they are extensive, will be spared to render the event an imposing one, and worthy of the occasion and the undertaking. At no period of the year are the gaieties appertaining peculiarly to London, and partaking but little of a cos mopolitan character, so signally displayed as during the Easter holidays. The opening spring, green with un folding leaf-buds, and laden with the odours of early flowers, present to the natives of Cockneydom charms of resistless potency, and, eagerly availing themselves of every means of locomotion which all-powerful London places readily within reach, they scamper off in endless swarms to every scene where rustic pleasures present their fascinations. When a beggar is set on horseback, an adage gives significant intimation as to the probable termination of his journey; when an emancipated Lon doner is placed in the same exciting position, proverbial lore and practical wisdom are alike at fault in predicting the conclusion of his career, as to time, place, or circum stances. The adventures of JouN GILPIN form but a very fragmentary episode in the chapter of accidents which beset the equestrian displays of Cockney life, as these are set forth with picturesque fidelity in the nume rous narratives by which "Life in London" is illustrated. During the festive period which is just closing, all the usual appliances were brought into vivid requisition. London must out of town by horse, 'bus, and rail, steamer and wherry; and gay groups of every grade and fancy might be met with all round the outskirts of the mighty modern Babylon, mostly, to their credit, be it said, im bued with high good humour; and if some of them were not very refined as to the style of their frolics, or very fastidious as to the mode of their display, still the agree able spectacle presented by numerous happy faces did much to reconcile the moralist, and enlist the sympathies of the philanthropist, in its contemplation. According to ancient usage, the purveyors of theatrical entertainments and musical displays were all agog, and, during the week, have been keeping Easter pleasantly. Old Drury has come forth in opera with a giant's power. As prima donna, Madame CARA.DORI lent its performances and its company a great lift ; her efforts were well seconded by Madlle. SEDLATZEK, and both were ably supported by Herr FORMES, the opera being the favourite one of " Norma." This i s an attempt to popularise opera by giving first-class musical performances at the ordinary theatre charges. The attendance has been good, and the performances excellent ; the band and the vocal ists being first-class, and both exerting themselves. At the Haymarket, BUCKSTONE has added a golden tint to the thick foliage of his laurels, in the shape of another of PLANcas's clever revues. It is entitled, "Mr. Buck stone's Journey round the Globe in Leicester-square," and contains representations of and allusions to all the sub jects of " town talk " which at present abound. The claims of the Princess's on the attention of the holiday playgoers are sustained by Mr. C. KEAN, in a re-adapta tion of the old materials of GOETIIE'S " Faust." It is called Faust and Marguerite, and is very beautifully put upon the stage, Mr. KEAN himself playing Mephis tophiles, which he does effectively and well. The scenery and other spectacle departments of this drama are admi rably got up. The personal and pecuniary troubles of poor MATHEWS have been sufficient to prevent the pro duction at the Lyceum of Easter novelty, where the public generally expected and were gratified with the most pleasing of them all. At the Adelphi, the Easter piece was capital, representing the " overland journey to Constantinople, as effected by Lord BATEMAN, with inter esting particulars of the fair Sophia." It is from the pen of Mr. BROUGH, a gentleman connected with the London . _ New Orleans, middling, fair Uplands, middling fair 1853. 1864. 6 13-16 d. 51d. 61d. 61d. 5 13-16 d. 5 7-16 d. 6d : _ 6&d. PRODUCE.—The markets generally- during the week have been dull, transactions being limited to demands for actual consumption, and prices with out change. Saltpetre and Palm Oil have, how ever, been lower, and Rice 6d. per cwt. cheaper. TO-DAY the Sugar market continued steady, the sales consisting of 120 hhds. Barbadoes, at 335. to 38s. 6d. ; 350 bags Bengal, at 355. to 375. 9d. ; 50 hhds. Cuba, at 345. 9d. to 355. 3d. ; 210 brls. Maceio, in bond, at 225. 6d. ; and 50 boxes Havana, at 21s. 2d. per cwt. A cargo of Cuba Muscovado Molasses for arrival is reported at 16s. per cwt. 40 casks Mauritius Rum have been sold at 3s. per proof gallon. The Tea market is without change, and operations are to a small extent. 400 bags broken Bengal Rice have realised 13s. per cwt. Of the Honduras Logwood offered this morning, 30 tons were sold at £7 per ton. Won.—There has been a little more inquiry this week, but it has only been inquiry ; buyers are more inclined to feel their way than to operate in the present dull state of the market. Prices remain much the same ; imports, however, from all quarters continue very light, which will be a material point in favonr of holders when a re action from the present stagnation takes place. Imports for tlweek:-210 East India, 117 Buenos Ayres, 180 Mediterranean Ports, 94 Portugal, 34 Irish, 15 Scotch, 14 coastwise. THE SPECIAL FAST DAY.—Wednesday, April 26th. — Mr. Feeny begs to inform the public,' and his numerous patrons, that arrangements will be made for Fish Table _ . continuously from 1 to 7 o'clock, on the above day, similar to the Good Friday, which gave such general satisfaction. Every variety of Fish will be provided, and Mr. Feeny hopes to have the pleasure of seeing a large attendance of ladies and gentlemen. Charge, ls. 6d. each. Merchants Dining Rooms, Slater-court, Castle street, third entrance from corner of Dale-street. NEW TRIAL—In the case of " Harrison and another v. liorsfall," tried at the Liverpool assizes, the Court of Queen's Bench has granted a rule for a new trial. THE PACIFIC, United States mail steam-ship, Captain Nye, sailed for New York at two o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, with a full cargo and ninety-one passengers. Mr. J. B. Goren, the celebrated advocate a temperance, lectured at Birkenhead on Tuesday, and at the Philhar- monic-hall, in this town, on Wednesday and Thursday. UNFOUNDED CHARGE.—We see by the New York Daily Herald, of the sth of April, that the charge against Mr. Dowling, surgeon of the steamer Asia, on suspicion of having contraband goods in his possession, has been withdrawn by the United States authorities, as being without foundation. _ _ A GIRL STABBED. - At the police-court, on Saturday, Mary Rigby charged Susannah Oaton with stabbing her. Both are girls of the town. On Friday night they quar relled in Chisenhall-street, when the prisoner took a knife from her pocket, and stabbed Rigby several times in the head, inflicting several severe scalp wounds. She was sent to prison for three months. SUDDEN DEATH.-Mr. Alexander Thomson, confec- The Easter holidays are now completed. London—busy London— has resumed her face and her garments of labour, to be again interrupted on Wednesday next. On that day, her population, in common with Britons all over the empire, will join in humble and solemn supplication to the Giver of every good and perfect gift, for a blessing on the national exertions in the arduous struggle in which we are now engaged. On the following day the delibe rations of both the Houses of Parliament will be resumed, although little probability exists of much progress being made with public business during the present week. COMMERCIAL 4 , MONETARY NEWS• MONDAY NIGHT. tioner, of Brownlow-hill, on returning on Thursday evening to the home he had only left two hours before, was taken so ill as led him to make for the first open house, where he requested the inmates to send for medical assistance, but, almost before they could arrive,. Mr. Thomson was beyond their power : he expired almost without a struggle, his complaint being disease of the heart, which has been of some standing. THE UNIVERSITIES.—A meeting to petition Parliament to open the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge to• heresy and schism, has been called for this evening. After robbing the 6hurch of her seminaries of learning, should the agitators be successful, the next step may be to appropriate the revenues of the Church to secular purposes. THE AFRICA, British and North American Royal Mail steam-ship, Captain William Harrison, sailed from the Mersey on Saturday for New York, with the usual mails for the United States and Canada, about 170 passengers, and a valuable cargo of merchandise on board. As will be seen from our advertising columns, Mr. Scragg, Renshaw-street, has on sale the forms of Prayer to be used to-morrow. THE CITY 07 GLASGOW.—When the Franklin left New York, on the Bth instant, the screw-steamer City of Glasgow, which sails between this town and Philadelphia, had been 38 days out. We learn that the City of Glas gow had on board 50 cabin-passengers, 280 steeragepas sengers, and 75 crew. She carried provisions for 50 days, a full allowance of water, and an apparatus for condensing a daily supply. She had also coals for 25 days' consump tion. It is the opinion of the owners, Messrs. Richardson Brothers, that she is detained in the ice. They state that the Charity (s-s) was detained nine days, and that a sailing vessel was detained thirty days from the same cause. ENTERTAINMENTS AT CLAYTON HALL.—ThiS place of amusement, it .will be seen by an advertisement, is to close on Wednesday the 3rd proximo, with the benefit of Mr. Coleman. Of that gentleman's performances individually we have several times had occasion to speak favourably. His exertions in the way of producing novelty have not been less remarkable or less praiseworthy. This evening Herr Clausthal, the celebrated Tyrolean vocalist, makes his second appearance before a Liverpool audience. The metrop•litan press speaks in very high terms of this gen tleman's talents and acquirements. We perceive also that Mr. Coleman will give his celebrated " masks and faces" on the occasion, as well as during the remaining evenings of the season, THE TAYLEUR.—The report of the Local Marine Board of Liverpool, with reference to the case of Captain Noble, of the Tayleur, has been laid before the board of trade. After the examinasion of several witnesses, and Captain Noble himself, the board reports, that it is "fully im pressed with the conviction that Captain Noble, notwith standing the serious disaster with which his name is con nected, possesses skill and ability both as a navigator and as a seaman, and they have, therefore, no hesitation in reporting to my lords their unanimous opinion that John Noble is neither from incompetency, nor from any other cause, either specified in the act, or not therein specified, unfit to discharge the duties of a master ; and this board therefore recommend to my lords the renewal of his cer tificate of competency." THE LANCASHIRE MILITIA.—The 2nd Royal Lanca shire Regiment of Militia (infantry), 1,200 strong, as sembled for their twenty-eight days' drill yesterday, at the Parade-ground, Everton. The regiment is com manded by Colonel Sir Thomas Hesketh. The Royal Lancashire Artillery Regiment, 400 strong, will assemble for drill on Tuesday next, at the Birch field Barracks, Islington, under the command of Colonel Sir Duncan M`Dougall. THE LANDING STAGE. —The attention of the police should be at once directed to the obscene publications offered for sale on the landing-stage, and on board the steam-boats which ply from there. The other day, the family of a highly-respectable gentleman of this town were proceeding to Eastham, when one of them, a youth ten years of ,age, was tempted to purchase a penny sheet of engravings, some of which were of the most disgusting character. The trade of the vendors of such moral poison should be suppressed without delay. WARRINGTON VESTRY.—The annual Vestry took place at the old church, on Easter Tuesday, the Hon. and Rev. H. Powys, the rector, in the chair. After the accounts had been passed, and the churchwardens and sidesmen appointed, a church-rate of the usual amount was pro posed ; but the out -townships' ratepayers feeling aggrieved at being charged from threepence or fourpence in the pound for the Warrington parish church expenses, while those of the township of Warrington were charged only one penny in the pound, and even that charge not paid by many of them, an out-township ratepayer moved, as an amendment, that there be no rate, which was carried by a large majority on a show of hands. Upon this the churchwardens demanded a poll, which the chairman desired should be taken on Thursday, Friday, and Satur day, according to Sturges Bourne's Act. On Thursday morning the polling commenced, but was rather languid on that day, at the close of which the numbers were, for the rate, 229 ; against the rate, 126. On Friday the numbers were, for the rate, 449 ; against the rate, 362 majority, 87. On Saturday, at the final close of the poll, the chairman declared the numbers to be, against the rate, 723 ; for the rate, 663—majority against the rate, 70. After this result of the poll was announced, there being apparently no funds by which the salaries and other expermym of the church could be defrayed, notice of dis clAr, ge was given to the clerk, sexton, ringers, and the ' Ptacr Qfficialo of the church except the clergymen. Tim hopes and fears excited by the various opinions and reports concerning the war have been the prevailing influence on monetary transactions ; and yet, so steady has been the price of public securities, that the extreme fluctuation during the week has not exceeded one per cent. Some little excitement was created on Friday, by a proposal of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to issue six mil lions of Exchequer Bonds, to bear 31 per cent. interest, and to be redeemable, one-third in four years, another in five years, and the remainder in six years. Exchequer Bills are expected to be offered in exchange for the bonds, but cash will be received by paying one shilling per cent. extra. Tenders are to be sent in until the 2d of May, and he instalments are to be made ten per cent. ont the Bth of May, thirty per cent. on the 9th of June, twenty per cent. on the 11th of July, twenty per cent. on the Bth of September, and the remain ing twenty per cent. on the 17th of October. The interest is to be payable half-yearly on the Bth of November and the Bth of May. The first effect of this announcement was a depression in the funds, but they speedily rallied. The returns of the Bank of England show another diminution in the stock of bullion to the extent of £629,726. This may appear large after the recent large ar rivals of gold ; but it affords no grounds for serious apprehensions, when it is remembered that the dividends have been in course of payment, and that large consignments of specie have been re ceived since the account was made up. There are evident signs of improvement in business in the Cotton manufacturing districts, and prices have advanced not only upon goods for the India and China markets, but also for home con sumption. This improvement is also evident in Yarns, as well as in wholly manufactured goods ; so that the prospects for the future are consider ably brightening. In the Woollen manufacturing districts there is not the same activity manifest, and the price of Yarns is unremunerative for spinners ; but the recent fine weather has helped to inspire confidence for the future. The Lace and Hosiery trades are slightly better, without any change in prices. According to the statistics of vessels entered inward, Liverpool exhibits an increase of 10 vessels and 7,814 tonnage, the arrivals in the for mer period having been 63 vessels, with 39,095 tonnage, and, in the latter, 53 vessels, with 31,281 tonnage. The port of London shows an increase of 35 vessels and 18,734 tonnage, the difference between 187 vessels with 97,595 tonnage in 1854, and 152 vessels with 78,861 tonnage in 1853. Bristol figures for an increase of 3 vessels and 3,166 tonnage, the difference between 16 vessels, with 7,118 tonnage, in 1854, and 13 vessels with 3,952 tonnage in 1853. The return for the Clyde presents an increase of 8 vessels and 4,141 tonnage, the arrivals in the former period having been 24 vessels, with 10,052 tonnage, and in the latter 16 vessels, with 5,911 tonnage. The total increase exhibited is 55 vessels and 33,490 tonnage, the difference between 290 vessels, with 153,860 ton nage, and 235 vessels, with 120,370 tonnage. The principal arrivals have been from Madras, Bombay, Ceylon, Singapore, Mauritius, New South Wales, Philippine Islands, and the Cape of Good Hope. The statistics of vessels cleared outward show a general decrease. Liverpool figures for a decrease of 43 vessels and 13,341 tonnage, the departures in the former period having been 73 ve sse l s , w ith 46,068 tonnage , and in the latter, 116 vessels, with 56,409 tonnage, In the case of the port of London THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER offered the society ten thousand rupees as soon as they could send two clergymen amongst them. Those two clergymen had been sent, and the success of the mission in that country was very encouraging. It was impossible to tell the meeting in a few words all that had recently taken place in; that interesting coun try. A short time ago a meeting was held in the Punjaub for the purpose of putting an end to the crime of infanti cide. As some of the meeting might be aware, the habit of putting their children to death was very common amongst the Hindoos, and especially so in the Punjaub. At this meeting clergymen connected with the mis sionary society addressed the natives, and a resolution was passed declaratory of putting an end to the crime of infanticide. (Hear, hear !) The Sikhs were warmly taking up the cause of Christianity. It had been said of the Sikhs that they were not a half-and-half kind of people, but that whatever they took in hand they did so with zeal. The society had the most interesting accounts of the impressions respecting these people which now seemed to prevail. They had accounts which led them to believe that these Atlghans were part of the ten tribes. Many things which were being discovered respecting them had almost established the fact that they were undoubt edly part of the ten tribes. They were a very remarkable people, and if eventually they laid hold of Christian truth, who could tell how far they might not carry it through that wide and almost boundless country ? The reverend gentleman concluded by warmly commending the society to the support of the meeting. The Rev. J. BATEMAN, vicar of Huddersfield, and for merly a missionary in Calcutta, seconded the motion, and entered into a lengthened account of the idolatrous prac tises of the Hindoo population during his residence in that country. There were moral abominations connected with the system, which it was almost impossible for the meet ing to conceive. It had been said that, notwithstanding their idolatry, there was a great deal of morality amongst the Hindoo character. The speaker went on to show how the " Thug" portion of the Hindoo population committed wholesale murder to satisfy what they designated the call of their gods and goddesses. He related an instance which came under his own observation whilst in India. A num ber of these " Thugs" were brought into a room in chains, and confronted with him amongst others. He (Mr. Bate man) asked one of them how many persons he had mur dered, when he replied that he had assisted in the murder of about 150; and, upon his askinc , him if he did not look back upon it with horror, he replied, " ; he was born a Thug, and could not help it. If he had been born a shoe maker, he would have made shoes ; but, as he was a Thug, he must murder at the call of the goddess." The rev. gentleman gave several other illustrations of the frightful immorality arising out of the system, and concluded by an eloquent appeal on behalf of the Church Missionary Society. The resolution was carried unanimously, after which a hymn was sung, and during the time a collection was made. The Rev. T. GREENE, M.A. of Friezland, proposed the next resolution, to the effect ;hat the numerous openings for preaching the Gospel which have lately presented themselves in North-western America, Africa, and India, are loud calls on the members of the Church Missionary Society. The rev. gentleman, at some length, enforced the claims of the society on all true members of the Christian Church. _ _ The Rev. J. BA.RDSLEY, of Manchester, briefly seconded the resolution, reserving his remarks for the evening meeting. The resolution was carried, and the proceedings then terminated. CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY. THE anniversary meetings of the Liverpool Auxiliary of the Church Missionary Society were held yesterday. The meeting in the forenoon was held in the Music-hall, Bold-street, Charles Inman, Esq., in the chair. The deputation consisted of the Rev. J. Bateman, M.A., vicar of Huddersfield (formerly missionary in Calcutta); the Rev. C. Money, M.A., association secretary, London • Rev. J. Bardsley, M A., of Manchester ; and the Rev. T. Green, M.A., of Friezland. On the platform were several of the local clergymen. The proceedings having been opened with prayer, The CHAIRMAN said that, by the mercy of their heavenly father, they were met to celebrate the 34th anniversary of the Liverpool Auxiliary to the Church Missionary Society. How it was that the good old town of Liverpool did not form such an auxiliary until 20 years after the parent society had been at work, he would not venture to inquire, but he would hope that future in creased efforts would make some amends for the apparent backwardness. The society and its objects were now so well known in Liverpool, that he need not formally in troduce it to them. There were those amongst them who would, perhaps, more appropriately dwell upon that part of the question. He might, however, say that it had commended itself to the judgment and support of a great portion of the Christian Church; still there were some objections which had been made to the society, but they only w ~•• a slight examination in order to be refuted. It had said by some, when asked to subscribe to the funds of e society, " Why do you make so much ado about the heathen abroad, when we have plenty of heathens at home ?" Now, if such objectors could show that the friends of the missionary cause did not meddle with the evil at home, let them do so. It was quite true, indeed, that in many parts of our land,—yea, and of our own town of Liverpool—darkness and gross ignorance, as well as vice, did prevail, as in foreign lands ; but he would say, notwithstanding, that those who supported the Church Missionary Society, did, also, by every means in their power, by erecting churches and schools, and by sending scripture readers amongst the people, endeavour to enlighten them. Such objections, therefore, must fall to the ground. But were the friends of the spread of Christianity to stop by diffusing the knowledge of it to our own people ? The prevalence of heathenism in our own land was not a good or sufficient reason why other lands should be neglected. Others there were who said—indeed the objection had been urged to himself by a merchant of this town, " Why you will never do them any good, you may as well leave them alone." To this he answered that their duty was plain, for they were commanded to go into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature. To man belonged that com mand, and the measure of success to Him who gave that command, and promised to be with all who Obeyed it, even to the end of the world. He had said—" Blessed are they who sow beside all waters." But their Great Master had not only given them this great commandment, he had likewise given them encouragement. Had they done no good by their missionary labours ? Witness New Zealand, a nation of cannibals converted into Christians, (hear hear,) and of warriors turning their swords into ploughshares, and cultivating, in their fine climate, the fruits of the earth. They had also a large Christian community open ing up in India Witness the Red River, where a converted native Hindoo was preaching the Gospel with great success. Was that nothing ? He (the chair man) thought it was a great deal for the society to have achieved. Witness, again, in North-Western America, where a young man was now preaching the gospel amongst his own countrymen. Well, then, let him turn to Africa. He held in his hand a letter from a black clergyman, whom he thought it an honour to have had in hishouse. The letter was dated Abbeokuta, March 17,1&53. Hear what he said : "The bishop, in whose cause you took so much interest and active part, is now in his see ; he has an extensive diocese ; we shall expect him to pay us a visit here about the end of the year. I believe he will prove a great blessing to this country; for, the more I think of him, the more I value him as a kind and evangelical overseer over the Lord's people in this part of God's vineyard. I hear candidates for holy orders are being selected among the natives in Sierra Leone, of whom I believe there will be five or six at first, and there is one ready waiting for him here also. These are men who have been tried in God's work, and proved faithful, pious, and exemplary in their character and I hope the presence of a bishop , in Sierra Leone will exercise salutary influence over the young and rising generation, and the Christian community will derive much spiritual good by his visitation. The Church of England have done their part nobly in,providing a bishop; it is now to be left to the Lord of the vineyard to dispose him as it seems good to his infinite wisdom and goodness. lam glad to say our Abbeokuta mission continues to afford us every encouragement we would. wish. All our public places of worship continue to be very well. attended. One of the churches in which Mr. Townsend preaches has already been enlarged, and yet is filled up again. Candi dates for baptism are being weekly added to the list, and the conduct of our baptised Christians- is exemplary among their heathen neighbours ; private and do mestic persecutions are borne with• Christian resignation, all which tend to convince: us that the people are not Christians in words only, but in deed and in truth.. Ton will be glad to hear that our missionary operation does not end in Abbeokuta only, but isextending to large and extensive towns beyond it, east, north, and I hope shortly westward also." This was the account of a man who was formerly himself a black slave: Ire was taken up by one of her Majesty's cruisers, and educated, and converted to the Christian religion, and was now labouring and preaching the gospel in his own country. He (the chairman)• knew him per sonally, and therefore took a deep interest in him. After a few further remarks, the chairman said he would not anticipate the speakers that were to follow,but:would con clude with the recommendation of Solomon, who found vanity in everything bat God's service : " Im themorning sow thy seed, and in the evening withholdnot thy hand, for thou knowest not whether shall prosper,. this or that, or whether both shall be alike good." (" Hear, hear !" and applause.) The. report was then read by the Rev.. H. CARPENTER, one of the local secretaries. It expressed the satisfaction felt by the committee in recording an increase in the amount of the society's funds. In 1852, the total amount of income was £2,688 15s. 10d., while in 1853 it reached E2,922!185. 11d. It entered into a general narrative of the society's proceedings, a fertile and gratifying field of its exertions having been found in India. Of the general funds of the parent society. it also drew a satisfactory pic ture, and stated that its gross amount might be expected to• reach the large sum of £123,000 ; and what was more gratifying still, there-was every reason to anticipate that the collections throughout the country would be larger than for any previous year. The. Rev. C. MONEY, of London, the Association Secre tary, then came forward to move the first resolution, which was to the effect that the report now read be adopted and printed, and circulated under the. superintendence of the committee, and that the following gentlemen [names set forth] be the committee for the ensuing year. He sup posed that meeting was to be regarded as the van of a large army under a well-known leader, which they were to meet in the evening. (Hear and cheers.) He felt that at a meeting like the present it was the duty of those who, represented the Church Missionary Society to report what had been transacted in different parts of the world under' the guidance of the general committee of that society. He looked upon missionary efforts as precious jewels. These meetings, in some respects, were, perhaps, not of the same exciting character which they formerly were ; but the ac counts, which the committee had to lay before the friends of the society, were not less important and interesting than they used to be in former times. On the contrary, whilst they had, in the society's progress, very many com mentaries on God's word, the result of much labour and prayer, he felt that God was now with his own finger writing, in heathen lands, his commentary on that word. (Hear, hear.) It was, they most of them must know, at a time when Europe was engaged in war, and when Eng land was struggling, as it were, for its very existence, that the Church Missionary Society was first formed. At that time, a few earnest, hearty men of God met together to see what they could do to fulfil their Great Master's com mand. For many years but little success attended their labours. The income s3f the society was small, and the number of labourers in the cause were few. But at length God blessed their efforts, and the income of the Church Missionary Society was now £124,000, whilst the stations of the society had been multiplied from a single one to 118 permanent stations in foreign countries. • Referring to local efforts, the speaker said be was happy to see, from the report which had been read, that much had been done for the society in Liverpool, and he hoped that, considering the extending of missionary labours in foreign countries, increased efforts would not be wanting. The Bishop of Rupert's Land, in recently addressing his clergy, said it was their duty to stamp upon the people the importance of a living Christianity. The word of the living God, he said, was passing from lip to lip, and who could stay it ? Now, what the Bishop of Rupert's Land had said of the natives of North-western America, might be said of many a race in heathen lands throughout the world. The speaker dwelt upon the encouraging accounts which were received of the society's operations in North western America, where the progress and advancement of the great work was rapidly going forward. The Bishop of Rupert's Land confidently looked forward to the day soon arriving when Christian missions would be planted throughout the whole of his extensive diocese ; and, when that time arrived, it might truly be said that the influence of the British church would encircle the whole earth. But he (Mr. M.) would not claim for the Church Missionary Society exclusive credit of furthering Christianity amongst the heathen population of foreign lands. Amongst other societies which had done much, he might name the British and Foreign Bible Society. That society, and the other societies which were carrying on the same work so suc cessfully, only showed that the blessing from on high was with them. (Hear, hear.) But when they knew that the benefits of the Church Missionary Society had so pecu liarly extended themselves to heathen countries long neglected—that their labours had so rapidly progressed—. that they had advanced from land to land, and from shore to shore, until they were now carrying forward their labours in every quarter, they might truly say that the hand of God had largely blessed their human instru mentality, and that large prospects and openings were now unfolding themselves before the Christian's view. sennai u ar y t r e g r e e t i d cause uponn g the operations of th e G r e a t progress had been made within the la s t few years, and at present there was a vastly-increasing demand from i P n art New Zealand. rs o He (f the abroad for missionary labourers. The speaker, in con tinuation, pro gress n h n a e n society in India, and cited several extracts to show th a t the milit a ry and civil authorities in different p ar t s o f t s i po o efa , kt ga ehre ; e next some nils o i India were making great efforts in support of the cause in that vast territory. In proof of the deep interest taken in the operations of the society by the military, he stated that, at a missionary meeting, recently held, in one dis trict, the resolutions were all moved and seconded by native military officers. So that many of those, he ob served, who had drawn their swords in behalf of their country, to extend British interests in the East, felt that they must also do something to extend the kingdom of the Prince of Peace. (Hear and cheers.) Having detailed the progress of the society in different parts of India, he said he could not conclude without making a few remarks on what was now going on in the Punjaub. Most of them would remember the time when the conflict was going on between England and the Sikhs. Since tho British arms had been victorious in the Punjaub, 6 missionary station had been established there ; and it was gratifying to state that a waive officer in the Funianb had EVENING MELTING. The evening meeting was held in the hall of the Colle giate Institution. There was a very numerous attendance. Amongst the clergymen and gentlemen on the platform we noticed the Rev. Dr. M'lceile, who presided ; also; the Revs. A. Knox, S. Minton, W. Pollock, F. Ould, C. Law rence, D. Anderson, W. M. Falloon, T. C.• Cowan, J. Bards ley, W. H. Wright, J. Crump, R. Wolseley, J. Robinson, J. 0. Powell, E, Gabriel, H. Hampton, J, H. Jones, T. Gell, W. Rawson, G. Reade, W. H. Duck, G. L. Ireland, W. Matthias, R. Vance, S. B. Sutton, Job Lee, D. T. Barry, G. Cuthbert, J. Lawrence, H. Gough, T. Moeran, J. King, A. Hughes, J. Hughes, F. Barker, &c., &c. ; and-Messrs. T. D. Anderson, C. Inman, H. J. Webster, A. Hodgson, Pain, J. K. Rounthwaite, &c. The meeting having been opened with prayer, The CHAIRMAN addressed the meeting. He commenced by observing that the successive weeks and months of the year drew nigh. They had froM time to time strangers pre sented to them with introductions and recommendations. They had opportunities, occasionally, to meet with acquaint ances, and to make those acquaintances more intimate; and, occasionally, they had the happiness to meet with an old fami liar friend. The Church Missionary Society was of this last crass—an old familiar friend. It required no introduction. It required no recommendation, but was at once received into our cordial embraces-as a friend. The duties,. therefore, of chairman on such an occasion were very simple. He had ne ttling.- to explain. He had nothing to commend. He had merely to perform the outward part of acting as the instru mentality which sets-the meeting agoing, speaking generally, and considering the limits prescribed by their rules, wisely and briefly, the business of the meeting, and calling upon the various speakers to proceed with time details.. He had, therefore, already performed all that the circumstances of the case rendered imperative upon a chairman.. Having done so, they would in all probability indulge him whilst he indulged himself in saying that they were engaged in that great work in which the greatest of the apostles felt to be the highest honour. "Unto me," he said, "who am less than the least., is it given to preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ." In that work they were engaged. Let them recal to their minds what those riches were. Let them consider to whom they were to be proclaimed, and then come back to the instrumentality by which the proclamation was to be made. Need he enlarge on those riches. They heard them spoken of from week to week, —he hoped they read of them from day to day.. All things were comparative in this world. Riches were comparative when viewed with reference to poverty. Compared with one another some were rich, some were poor.. Compared with God, all men were poor, except the man Christ Jesus. He possessed all the riches required for eternity ;.and therefore he called upon us men, as poor, blind, and naked, that through him, like gold purified, we might become rich indeed. And what did that gold signify? All !hat Gott himself could require,. to send forth into action his own love. We were in debted to the love of God, in the unsearchable gift of his Son. He would not have exercised his love but in the light of righteousness,. and that his love might go forth, his Son came amongst us to love and save the unrighteous. All that the governing character of Almighty God required, was that sinful man might be willing to be won. All that the fallen,, alienated character of man reqpired was, that lie might be won back anti restored to his loving father. So, then, these riches cons.sted in all that God, as the lawgiver, could. demand—all that man, as the lawbreaker, could have righteously demanded from him ; and now, all that man, the alienated, conscious breaker of the law, could require to restore him, was to look back with affection, with interest, with love, without trembling, in the face of Him lie had offended, and to feel, that, notwithstanding his. offences, his father would not upbraid him, but send peace and love into that holy house. These were the riches. Now, among whom were these riches to be proclaimed ? The gen tiles, amongst whom it was written all mankina was in cluded except the Jewish nation. We now included in that term all those who knew nothing of our heavenly father — whose only idea of God were a strange, crude, unkind, judg ing of him by themselves—judging.of his revenge of faults by their own revenge against faults—jiiging of him that he was ready to strike because they knew that they had struck, and making a demon of their imagination, and calling it a God.. The friends of Christianity had to overcome these evils—that was their mission, and the instrumentality for its working was their missionary society. It was their great happiness that they were not compAled to originate any new instrumentality—that they were not confined in their exertions to what they could personally do. The great machinery had already been prepared for them, and in order to bring it into action they were only required to touch it in those parts which.came nearest to themselves. At the same time he should say that it was not enough that they should supply funds for keeping the Church Missionary Society in motion. He was grieved to say that while funds wrre supplied, their present want was for living agents rather than for the means of supporting them. Some one had said that if St. Paul, under similar circumstances, had been preaching from the text "Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel, to every creature," he would very likely have more particularly insisted on the word "go"; whatever he might have said as to the instrumentality of the society at borne, he would have mainly dwelt on the word " go." Was there a man present who could in his heart and conscience answer that call of " go, and preach this gospel to every creature." Their friends in the Church Missionary Socieiy wanted many such. They wanted soldiers. See what a response there now was to the call of our Queen to engage in her war fare. See, when the proclamation was made, a n d h er warriors were called forth, see with what enthusiasm the mothers, and the wives of our soldiers, would patt with those nearest and dearest to them, that they might go for ward and fight the battles of their Sovereign. Was it too much to ask, then, that we should show the same readiness, the same ardour, the same enthusiasm, and readily sur render our dearest kindred, when they were called upon to go and serve their God? Ought we not gladly to offer them a prayerful parting, and say, " Go, and the blessing of God be with you whilst you fight, not against man, but against the devil and against sin, against spiritual wickedness in high places." The times forcibly made an appeal for missionary labour. The circum stances of the country favoured, it. Wherever the world was open, Englishmen went. They have gone for com merce, and now they were going for war. No climate deterred them—no hardships deterred them, but onward they " go." Anti the Church Missionary Society asked the young men of England, Who will go forward in the service of the Lord—who will engage in this missionary labour—to preach the unsearchable riches of Christ to the Gentiles?" We in this country had the Gospel; but thou sands and tens of thousands in distant countries had it not, and all the society said was, give it to them. We had, in Eng land opportunity, influence, energy—an open world on all sides where it had been closed before; India open, a great part of China open, and all that was required was right minded labourers. The committee of the society had the means to send men, and were ready to employ them provided the right sort of men presented themselves ; but while nature could make soldiers to fight the battles of Victoria, nothing but grace could make soldiers for God. (Hear, hear.) Some of our young men, comparing the honour and the dignity of this cause, which was indeed beyond all others—for what could be compared with the honour and the dignity of supporting and being supported for Christ—would, be earnestly hoped, engage in this work, and pray for strength to be constant, and then go to the secretary and the com mittee, and say to them, in the name of the Lord let me go. (Hear, hear.) The rev. chairman, in conclusion, feelingly alluded to the loss which Liverpool and the missionary so ciety here was about to sustain in the removal from this die. trict of one of the local clergy (the R ev . F re d er i c k B ar k er , o f Edge-11111), who was about to address the meeting for the last time, he believed, as one of themselves. He hoped, howev.er, it would not be the last time that they should have his pre sence in the town, but that he would otter: visit them in con flexion with the great work in which they were engaged. But, as he had already said, as one of themselves, he ad dressed them to-night for the last time. It was, indeed, with considerable solemnity of spirit that he (the chairman) re ferred to the subject at all. He knew no t w hat feelings such a subject might inspire in others, but for himself he felt:that an event of this kind tended to deepen the impressions on his mind that all their opportunities were now very short. Some of them had bad many of those opportunities. Per haps some of their young men might not live to have so many, or the circumstances in which they were placed might not afford them such opportunities ; but when he spoke of his dear friend and brother, who was to leave them in a few weeks, he spoke of one who had borne the burthen of labour ing in the great work, and who, in many respects, had had a very difficult task to perform. He was sure that they all felt grateful to their dear friend for the part he had been per mitted to take amongst them. He knew that he (the chair man) should feel his loss deeply. He could only in a few words offer him a tribute of his esteem. He prayed that God would bless him in his work more abundantly than he had yet been blessed, and he hoped he would not forget them in Liverpool, but that, from time to time, he would come amongst them from the retirement of a country parish, to give them occasionally a word of comfort and encouragement. The rev. chairman resumed his seat amidst loud cheering. Is&Rev. J . BATEMAN,after giving an interesting account of his experience of the society's workings in India, proceeded to remark that the main support of the society was derived from the contributions made by Liverpool and Manchester. This, he considered, was a matter of which both communities might well be proud, and it was a rivalry deserving of every encouragement. He remarked, however, that this year the contributions of Liverpool had been less titan those of Man, cheater. He alluded to a desire, which, lie said, he was in formedexistedamong the inhabitants of those two towns to he considered the metropoil of tbeaortb.west ofgoglAud. 1t any such desire did in reality exist, he must remind the meeting that so enviable a distinction could only be attained by ex hibiting a liberality of sentiment, and a system of action by which the moral and religious education of the heathen might be successfully cultivated. In this view he urged the members of the Liverpool branch of the society to exert themselves, so as not to be beaten in their contributions. In conclusion, he begged to move the adoption and publication of the report. . The Rev. J. BARDSLEY, of Manchester, in seconding the resolution, alluded to the slow progress made by education in Hindostan, where, in the course of SOO years, no means for illuminating the moral darkness of its vast population had been made. Where no progress had been made in the knowledge of God, and of the Saviour. Even this, the nineteenth century after Christ's advent and blessed mission, there are still 600,000,000 of heathens in that land. After drawing a striking picture of the deplorable results of Paganism in Hindostan and other countries, the rev. gentleman proceeded to say that there are many points of similitude between Paganism and Popery ; for Popery, though it did not deny the great and capital principles by which Christianity is regulated, still, by corrupting the purity of their objects and institutions, it had an influence on Christianity nearly as fatal at heathenism.—(Cheers). By the highest injunction we are commanded to preach the gospel to all creatures, and if this has not been done, it has been owing to the remissness of the Church.—(Cheers). Let us, then, bring the glad tidings of the Gospel within their reach—that Gospel whose essence is to prove that man, having broken God's law, has been redeemed by the blood of Christ. In glancing at the valuable services rendered by the society to the cause of Christianity, he alluded to the mis sionary operations on the western coast of Africa and in Sierra Leone. That establishment has been an effectual means of evangelizing Africa. In looking at these results, we must not, however, adopt success as a means of estimating how far our duty has been discharged. To perform duty is our task — to grant success is God's privilege. Looked on in this light, he was glad to find that the funds of this society are pros perous, reaching X 174,000; this, though large, was not any thing like what so gcod and holy a work was entitled to. An eminent statistician calculated that the annual income of Great Britain, derived from all sources, was .900,000,000; yet for all the purposes of Christianity we do nut give a farthing in the pound of this large income. Let us only think of this, and consider that ; ;in the application of this large amount of wealth we are only stewards. In reference to the rivalry recommended by a:previous speaker, he could not entirely concur. He considered, however, that a commenda ble rivalry between them should exist in their contributions towards forwarding Christ's work. He concluded by second ing the resolution; which, :having been put from the chair, was unanimously adopted. The Rev. F. BAKKER proposed the second resolution— " That the facilities of intercourse with distant nations in the present day, the vast extent of the commerce of Great Britain, and her wide-spread territories, more especially in the East Indies, ought to be regarded as providential calls on our country to labour in diffusing among the nations that pure Christianity which it is our privilege, through the mercy of God, to possess in our land." The rev. gentleman congratulated the meeting on the fact that both the social and religious advancement of the native Indian population had been promoted by the Church Missionary Society. The speaker then adverted to the possibility of India being separated from English rule, and becoming an independent government. Such events had already taken place, and they might take place again. It was well, then, to consider what might be the results of such a separation. At the present time India, no doubt, contained within itself the seeds of great things from its connexion with this country. But hitherto what had been the nature of our government of India with regard to religion? The system of government had indeed been to prevent the spread of Christianity amongst the native population. (Hear, hear.) The government, in order, as they said, to keep matters quiet, maintained idol worship in India, and compelled the people to remain yoked to the car of Juggernaut. All this was carried on in India, not merely by the connivance of government, but by its express direc tions. The education of the native Indian population was one of great importance.. In the government schools imlndia Christianity was not taught at all, the Bible not being per mitted to be read. It was sometimes said that our empire in India was one of opinion. The native population in India had formerly, in their ignorant state, no opinion ; but now our government was forming their opinion. It was educating them. But educating them how ? Why, educating them in infidelity ;—educating them in the sciences of England, but not giving them the religious education of England. (Hear,. hear.) The consequence was, as every one knew, that the native population was now ready for revolt, full of heat t— burnings at British rule; and our government, at the present time, were in the act of raising up a body of men, who were . ready, at the first opportunity, to throw off the British yoke. What, then, was the remedy for this state of things ? He answered, it was the schools of the missionaries. Not the . schools only of the Church. Missionary Society, but the schools of such men as Dr. Duff and other good men con nected with the different bodies of Christians. It was in these schools that the native population was educated in the principles of the Gospel. They were not simply educated in the rudiments of learning, but the whole man was educated— the soul was educated. (Hear and cheers.) And did the natives refuse to enter these schools? On the contrary; while the government schools numbered only 238 throughout India, the schools supported by the various missionary bodies amounted to nearly 2,000; and there were five times as many scholars in the missionary schools as in all the schools supported. by government. So far from the native Indian having an objection to enter the schools where the Bible was, read, lie evidently regarded it as.a blessing; and he felt it as a hardship that, by the conduct of the government, he was not permitted to know that which. the Englishman was in structed in. (Hear, hear.) The Church Missionary Society, and other kindred societies, had been the means of. bringing about the desire for Christian knowledge on the part of the native population of India, and he hoped that feeling would be fostered and extended. After thankin g the chairman for the kind reference which he had made to himself,. which, he felt, lie did not deserve, the reverend gentleman concluded.. amid much applause, by expressing his best wishes for the success of the society. The Rev. C. MONEY seconded the motion, and in doing so adverted.to the arduous struggle in.which we are at present en. b aged,, as one of deeper interest to the well-being of the Church Missionary Society than most people might imagine. If the Emperor of Russia is permitted. to set one foot on St. Petersburg, and his other on Constantinople, what, he might ask, would be the fate of missionary enterprise in the east? — utter ruin he believed. He, for one, could see but little differ ence between the Church of Greece and that of Rome • he was unable to see much difference between the wo rs hip of a pic ture and. the worship of a statue, and on this account lie.was disposed.to look with a great deal of interest on the issue of the present struggle, as one likely to dispel the darkness by which the throne of God has been surrounded. in looking at this momentous question it was im possible to avoid adverting to the interesting movement going on in China. This, it must be borne in mind, was a great national movement; it was also a religious movement; and it was a:decidedly anti-idolatrous movement. After touching in an interesting manner on the various events in Chinese history, and showing the connexion of the present movement with them, he went on to show how the movement connected itself with Protestant Christianity, and stated that the insurgent leaders had made themselves acquainted with the mode in which prayers are offered up by Europeans; they were also bestowing upon their adherents. the blessings of the seventh day's rest. He concluded by expressing the cordial satisfaction he felt in seconding the resolution. A hymn was then sung while thecollection was being made. At the conclusion of the hymn, The Rev. Dr. M'NsELE expressed his regret that circum stances compelled him to leave the chair before the meeting was,concluded. The Rev. F:i3ARKER then took the chair, and the Revs..T._ Greene and Braidwood having delivered brief addresses in favour of the resolution, the meeting was closed with prayer. [We have to complain that, while the advertisement announcing the above meetings appeared in Gore's Adoer tiser—a paper the circulation of which is confined to strictly commercial men—it was withheld from, the Standard, although the latter circulates largely amongst those who are subscribers to the society, and supporters of its funds—to say nothing of the fact that the Standard is the only paper in L iyerpool which devotes any consider able amount of space•to the reports of such meetings. It is well known that,_ whatever may be the conscientious regard for principle• which dictates the conducting of a newspaper, it must reky in a great measure on. its adver tising business for its means of usefulness. We have on all occasions given, especial prominence to the proceedings of religious meetings in connexion with the Church, and had, therefore, a claim to the small return involved in an occasional advertisement, though that would, by no means repay the additional expense which we incur by our re ports. These, it must be acknowledged, have tended materially to promote the objects of the meetings, while the previous announcement in our advertising columns would also conduce to the same end.l FEENX'S Fisu TABLE D'HoTE. From an adver tisement it will be seen that Mr. Feeny, ever desirous of accommodating the public, and attending to the wants of his friends, has resolved on giving a fish ordinary to-morrow (Wednesday) ; and, from the well-known culi nary skill which characterises his establishment, no doubt can, be entertained that the accommodation will be found a boon. ME PRESTON STRIKE. — Though the operatives who are in the habit of attending the frequent open-air meetings. still profess their adherence to the cause, there seems every reason to believe that this unparalleled contest is at length drawing towards a close. While the contributions in aid of the unemployed are gradually diminishing, the number of those seeking work is on the increase. THE STOCKPORT STRIDE.—On Friday and Saturday the notices of additional millowners expired, and several thousand more operatives are now on strike. There is not so much unanimity among the people, however ; as in the struggle of last May, and", discouraged by accounts of the failure of the cause at- Preston, it appears uncertain how long the present strike will be maintained, A few hun dreds of the weavers are working on the old terms, and it is generally believed that many more would join them, if they could do so, quietly. MR. JAMES 1.114.4/I.7IIART, of Bold-street, in a letter to a contemporary, says he is the only nephew of Mr. Thomas Urquhart, residing in this town, and denies that he had applied for a free sitting in one of the parish churches. Aldermau Dover, in reply, says When warden, upon my making it known that it WAS my intention to appro. propriate pews, I had a number of applicants, and not knowing all the parties, I made inquiry in the parish office about them, and I was told that one of them was a nephew of Mr. Urquhart. However, lam told by him that the gentleman is in no way related to him." A Nzw SPECIES OF TRADE.—A case was heard yester day before the police magistrates, in which a species of traffic not generally known as an accredicted mode of ' business was brought to light. It was that at least one establishment exists in Liverpool for the purpose of lend. ing out clothing, that the borrower may have an oppor tunity of raising money by pledging it with some regularly licensed pawnbroker. In the case referred to, Mrs. Lid hurst, wife of one of the sailors on board the Great Britain, charged Sarah Rogers, William Rogers, and Elizabeth Cunningham ' sister of the other female, with ass au lti ng and robbing her. The facts as elicited from the prose cutrix were, that on Monday the 17th instant, she went to the house of the two first named individuals, who are husband and wife, and there borrowed from them some articles of wearing apparel for the purpose of pledging them. These she pledged for the sum of £3 125., paying Mrs. Rogers 6s. 6d. for the loan of the goods till Saturday, This was a practice the prosecutrix admitted she had carried on with the Rogers's for better than two years. On Saturday night she took £4 in her purse, and went to their house for the purpose of arranging about redeeming the pledged articles. She admitted that she at the time was due them more than £3 125., and that she wished a portion of this latte r sum t o go tothe already accumulated balance. To this proposition some demur was made, and it appeared also a quarrel ensued, in the course of which Mrs. Rogers and her sister contrived to possess themselves of Mrs. Lidhurst's purse and money. This constituted the assault and robbery complained of. The magistrates expressed extreme surprise at the novel trade which had thus been brought under their notice. As there was no evidence of felonious intention, the charge of robbery was dismissed, the magistrates stating that a summons for the assault would be granted if applied for. They at the same . time expressed themselves strongly as to the improvidence, indeed ruinousness of any one attempting to raise money by 8 9 aingular and expensive a method Q t . negocimicm, TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 1854 LATEST INTELLIGE THE EASTERN WAR' VIE April, :cSA, the A CORRESPONDENCE from the Lower Paull' b e ell Presse, dated April lath, says, " A great battle W I , fought between Paschgagiez and Kostelli, i n the 1)° , 1 00 dia. The Russians were defeated, with a le ss :Ao' men. The Turks lost 1,500. The combitied_"`"- Kustendje rendered material assistance to the 7 0 ii engaging the left flank of the Russians." This 11 considered doubtful here. It is reported that Silistria is hard pressed , points in flames. Reports speak of its stirrer the Russians have taken Rassova. Both confirmation. The Russians send all towards Giurgevo and Kalafat. Their expected for a combined attack on Wide The Salina mouths will be closed by sinki earth laden : only Killa, with eight feet of open. The banditti in Thessaly and Epirus one hundred and seventy-eight villages. ELSIN , English ships of war passed on the hamn, a little Swedish island, exactly of Finland. THE PENINSULA. The Peninsula mails arrived yesterday by the Tagus, which brought 27 passenger of specie, and the usual cargo. Her data tar, Aprill4th ; Cadiz, 15th ; Lisbon, 191 Lisbon exchange, 54 ,•. inscriptions, 331. At Gibraltar the steamer Tonning, of the 19th foot for Malta, passed on the • The Trent, with the 23d Welsh Fusilie] poli. The Medway, with the 90th Foot ; raltar ; and the City of London, with part staff, and a company of Sappers and on the 12th. BY ELECTRIC TELEG MONDAY EVENING, Apia LOND&N.—After official hours the gene- ti oe. way, and Consols receded to 87,i. for mono - tea The complete absence of all political news opel l P s favourably, and induced a few speculative 5i1 1e6. 6 4, ° 'Change, Tallow was r a th er fi rmer; P. Y• c. 5444. , 6.6.. the spot. Hemp nominal. Scotch Pig Iron , '- 100 tons Saltpetre sold at 41s. to 445. 6d. tl O ° A Privy Couneil wa s h e ld a t Buckingham Pal afternoon. THE LONDON GAZETTE- cOfr 1 A supplement to the London Gazette of Fi'i d t 6es tains orders in council appoi n ti ng W e d n esdaY, instant, a public day of solemn fast, humitill tl°l3' prayer, in England, Ireland, and Scotian d. An Order in Council is also published authn jit r' •te export of any articles except gunpowder, salq7 ai :o 4 brimstone, arms, and ammunition, marine 6116 :0 0 boilers, and the component parts thereof ; and '7,0 11 last-named article b e p ro hibit e d f rom export oau ptt o destined to any place i n E urope nor th of Dan k t : . any place in the Medite rranean Sea east of 31 '1 : t that the officers of Her Majesty's Customs do PeT o f export of the said enumerated articles to any ir sl oo s : world, upon taking fro m , th e pe rs on exporting tt e . bond that they shall be l an d e d and entered at v of, destination. • ENIQA, u..- essed, and selel" irrender, h reports /047.4 imitt, disposable treu; ri/Ilna"; passage is Sri: k#44 Pe,tt,lTii M i n and g!..76., 1i Ling three /07; tiliiiier4Nhl:l o f w ater, /074 , Fr 'us have destPr ,: i tt, : 34 4 G4 5 ORS, APra filth before 17:1( qkkiltir oppos ite tbe 1! ;8 ti tar iO (do I‘:ioti'ieabkll at SontbselLo A I 'us, ten Pee' 1.110 1 . 41147-1 tea are 1,41.64* 900 etnce Oth ; Vgo, 10:444: 0 4 : 1 to ith ade 1)°'44113:1 12th. t'lcuP' '41.4 collr ers, left for t, arrived_ joetClit':. ut L I ! of Lord lle(ej t koz A G Mi n ers, 0 r"reaot i GR.Oll' t4t IL 2 O tt 1 1 It; Leral mart' IL 444 - stbi THE WAR• THE BALTIC FLEET. a to ar k A. Memel letter states that as a boat belengl e i;. av Conflict was returning to th a t v essel it was s wat° Commander Foote and four men were drowned. The Globe says, "We are in a position to the report circulated on Saturday by one of our poraries, that there is ab . t owa rds Russia n 1111 Sweden and Norway. The treaty under discussion in the Norwegian ment was an old one, which, prohibited the e l ; more than four men-of-war at any time int 7 oo or Norwegian harbour, and this ' llia's° unfavourable to Russia,. Should the neutrality be broken , Which we anticipate, it will be in favour of the Western All_the interests and sympathies of the Pe ° P le them, and the excitement is.increasing daily. SPAIN. 4.1, ji MADRlD.—Letters of the 17th s t a t e that I— w ep Government has determined on reforming jof sanitary system. The American Minister had followed uP threat,9l4 the Black Warrior with. great v iolence. Howard had offered his .mediation. ; ' BETTING AT TA,TTERSALL'S—wi--gs M ; " ZETLAND STAKES.-5 to 4 agst Sicily take°'ool.ol GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP.—EVeII 4 11 0 1; to 1 agst Defiance ; 15. to 1 agst Vindex op` it , agst Balrownie (tk.) oat t o 1 , FLYING DUTCHMAN HANDICAP. - 2 - .I.'"" (tic.) ; 5 to 1 agst Ivan (tk.) 4. ~: SA W . 0 . 5 t CRESTED CUP.-10 to .1 agst NewminsLe• • a , ve,i Marc Antony (tk.) ) IS tt sgi SgiP tol3 to l agst t A K u i t n o g cra T t orn (t ; ki .... ; 1 g e l DeprvEißshßY(rk.)s,l9 to Huntsman ; 1,000 to 10 agst Prince Arthwil . Pr' Two THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. r . . A alePr i. Boiardo; 10 to 3:agst Ruby ; 6 to 1 agst .oll'^ agst Champagne. .............................. 8 0,0: 0 FUNDS, STOCK, AND SHAM , -111. joh. " A In English Funds little doing, and prices 1 0 41 11 4 r 0 heaviness of tone throughout the day, close. _, co t tuv tendency. Railways were tolerably good - e dei.,„ „,;# ment of business, but have since slightly ref on . ri Or - Bank Shares without any material alterat ._ t o . Stocks, Russian Fives better ; an advance I. 1 , Berlin causing a demand here. 090 CLOSING PRICES• Consols, Account .. 1 873 A Bank Stock I -7.• ' B ';s•' 4 Do. Money.... J 873 il Exqr. Bills , . . A i Three&QrperCents 87i Mexicans- FOREIGN STOCE l S :rassi of : .0 . .. NO 232 431Spanis ...:,,, Spanish Deferred 172 1 Russian.... • " s , Ps' Do. Threes 353 6$ Do. Your Amberg.,Nottingham RAILWAY SHAKES. ~r n ..:;;;; t ll r viest 4 o ' and E. Junction 4l A London aci'• vies" -' i & 9. Caledonian Do. Preference Eastern Counties East Lancashire 59 61 Nlidland St9l',. .•••:.ce ..1 Edinburgh & Glasgow 54 6 North,Britis 1.,11. , r Fre'L're• PI Great NoilllAern Bss 63 Do. „,,,, r ds.--,, f er 5 Do: A — North Ste niaci 64 6 Great Western .0 Lanc.and Yorkshire 6Ol i York, Ne,r..•:aj i . and '' Do. Fifths London,Brighton,and 9 :: si ll Yo ß r e k D rw a o n . ic 4fe :l ' id re l n ee.. South Coast / li dpi MINING SHARES. , P Noveau Monde .................. I LAND SRA R io. ..,..• .. ~ Australian Agricultural Peell River . ',,..•' . S. Australian —._ 'Van DieZi." A litt o '. --- At d ep it',e CORN` MA R K Errs,;,d; Or, fO ,- defo n We have a scanty show of English v , "'" s "aingt os sl 6P ' but at Monday's rates. There is not much Flatereu,„l6l4 prices are well maintained. Flour IS tra d e un- is "'ed. Beans, and Peas, Pally as dear The Oat _otef advance of Is. per qr. Seeds ire at presen t d e al ist For t $ ARRIVALS. .h. OA English. is Ir is Wheat lOOO 5 015' Barley , 3036 •-• 2018 O a t s lO3B ••••• Malt 7007 -- : lope Beans - Peas 272 --- roiS t if f , Flour l OO • • • B7O . 0 ,160. 6 1 lased Yli v. eVryti SECOND REPORT.—The grain market C-i ogy 0 v nesst but English Wheat maintained . 14 „ ° , 5 rskt e ;eP er ed• Foreign held with steadiness at last Wee. ar • dolt quiet at late prices. Fine Beans Is. p er 'clil oee ii ° firm at Friday ' s advance of 6d. to Is. qr. oe if ----- ,-, lc 1. oos Own PRODUCE Sugar i, Foreign is wanted ; some Par" — ttbe art e're previous terms—Refined in active demand fa, ,1, , 5 11 Grocery Lump,49s. Coffee, c1u1.7 31 . delic", i. in 1000,4 445. to 435.; Rio, 445. to 498. Tea .- - au ,11 v . divary Concou Had. Rice : larger de00.5 oucittle.ceo firm—Madras, ' l2s. 6d. to 12$ . 9 01 . B•11:0 1 1N 1 119 11 Leeward Island, proof, 3s. sd. to 3s. Td. and, At ..- A" Russian nominal. Cotton is in fa ir deni 14 0 ' V TALLOW MARK E T' ago Tallow dull and declining. Stock , 'r . 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