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

Eiberpoot tanbarb, 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. URQUHART appeared a formidable antagonist, and his onslaughts upon public men and public measures were looked on as of consequence; but, 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 URQIIHA.RT 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 111Acnursuw,t, or MACDONA.WA, 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 hirelingnewspapers ; 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 SEY3fOrE, our late ambassador at the court of St. Petersburgh. Lord Jogs RUSSELL, too, having recovered from his recent attack of pathetics, was likewise present. He em- braced the opportunity, 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 CzAapersonally, he said hebelieved that, if he had been correctly informed as to the state of Paglish feeling in respect to Turkish affairs, the present rupture would not have occurred. " If," said Sir HAMILTON SEYMOUR," 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 discnssion 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 at 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 cash, 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 a sly, as well as profitable rap at the " Britishers." The idea 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 Loudon, from Portsmouth, intimating that a prize was towed into the latter port, on Friday evening, by Hsn 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, Qommander GRANBY and his crew and officers, were welcomed with hearty congratulations by a great concourse of spectators, who lined the beach and the walls, on her arrival. Notwithstanding accounts of some trivial successes, considerable murmurs as to dill 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 doing in the Black Sea ; and many express themselves satisfied that Lord RAGLAN is so far on his way to head quarters as to have left th e fet es an d frivolities of the French capi tal. Many an old soldier hints that better preparation for. the opening of a campaign might be obtained than m such places as ball-rooms and banquet halls. The oft -defeated, oft-repeated e problem of ventilating an d equalising the temperature of has, once mo re, en g a g ed the attention House of Commons an d theorists during the brief recess. of practical men o secure the attendance of zephyrs, arid constrain t hem be h av i ou r, has been the object of great mental to good la labour, and h as been sought for, as yet in vain, at bodil y t enor mous expense. The House has ordered and the countr y has paid £260,000 in setting up a steam engine above the members, and erecting two below them, to pump the air in and out, out and in ; experiments innumerable have 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 complai a s 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 will it be for all concerned, if it lead to no greater amount of mortification. The holiday time appears favourable to the display.of new character, and not a few choppings and changes in that commodity have beenbrought to light during their continu ance. One remarkable case has just been declared. Lord the -firetting the instincts of his race, and abandoning predilection of family habits, has become a donor to the Romish c hurch! Impossible ' must burst from every mouth. Be not too • . may, it seems, b • incredulous • a remier , Radical ex-p contribute to the ad : indeed liberal—a RUSSELL may The story. donbtle.q an i..- e11 r.. 9c an ecclesiastical edifice. '''' —^ -. 4 s on the a,utho. 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 JOHN 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. Russian 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 HOLPOED, 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. 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 Join( 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 CARADORI 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 is 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 PLA.NCHE'S clever revises. 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. Kmarr, in a re-adapta tion of the old materials of GoETHE'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. Baouaii, a gentleman connected with the London press. 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. COJfMERCIAL 4. MONETARY NEWS. MONDAY NIGHT. THE 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. out 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 mg 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 raffled. 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 increas e . of 10 vessels and 7,814 tonnage, the arrivals the for mer period having been 63 vessels, with 39,01'5 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 tonnac , e, the arrivals in the former period having been 24 vessels, with 10,052 tonnage, and in the latter 16 vessels, with 5,911 t onnage. Th e total increase exhibited is 55 vessels and 33,490 tonnage, the difference betwee n 290 vesse l s, w i t h 153,860,ton nage, and 235 vessels, with 120,370 t onnage . Th e principal arr ivals 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 vessels, with 46,068 tonnage, and in the latter, 116 vessels, with 56,409 tonnage, In the ease of the port of London THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER 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, &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 SHARE MARKET during the week has been tolerably steady. The following are this day's quotations :—Caledonians, 261 4 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 60* 1 601 ; Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 9i - London Stock, 94 ; Ditto Fourths, 5-16 c d ; Midland Stock, 581 9 81 1 • Dover Stock, 171 ; York, Newcastle, and Berwick 4 G.N.E. Pur chase, 5* ; York and North Midland, 221 ; Fast Lancashire pref. Fifths, 3-16 d. CorroN.--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 followinc, is a comparison of present rates with those of corresponding period of last year :- 1863. 1854. New Orleans, middling 5 13-16 d. ad. fair Uplands, middling fair PaoDucE.—The markets gene - rani 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-DIY the Sugar market continued steady,- the sales consisting of 120 hhds. Barbadoes, at 33g. 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 gavana, 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 Log-wood offered this morning, 30 tons were sold at £7 per ton. WooL.—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 the week:-210 East India, 117 Buenos Ayres, 180 Mediterranean Ports, 94 Portugal, 34 Irish, 15 Scotch, 14- coastwise.. THE SPECIAL FAST DAY.—Wednesday, Ppnl 26th. — Mr. Feeny begs to inform the public,; and his numerous patrons, that arrangements will be made for Fish Table d'Hotes, continuously from 1 to 7 o'clock, on the above day, similar to the Good Friday, y . .hichp - ve 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. 61. 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. Horsfall," tried at the Liverpool assizes, the Court of Queen's Bench has granted a rule for a new trial. TEE PACIFIC, United States mail steam-ship, Captain Nye, sailed for New York at two o'clock on Wednesday afieimoon, with a full cargo and ninety-one passengers. Mr..J. B. GOUGH, the celebrated advocate of temperance, lectured at Birkenhead on Tuesday, and at the Philhar- roonic-hall, in this town, on Wednesday and Thursday. UNFOUNDED CILIRG/L—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 Grua STABBED.—At the police-court, on Saturday, Mary Rigby charged Susannah Oxton 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 DEA TIL—Mr. Alexander Thomson, confec- tioner, of Brownlow-kill, 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 Church 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 OF 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 steerage. pas 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 metropolitan 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 Talmnou.—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 examination of several witnesses, and Captain Noble himself, the bo'ard 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 Tuesda next, at the Birchfield Barracks, Islington, under the y 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 y sheetn years of age, was tempted to purchase a penny. of engravings, some of which were of the most disgust ing 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 sidemen appointed, a church-rate of the usual amount was pro posed ; but the out -townships' ratepayers feeling aggrieved at being charged from threevence or fourpence in the pound for the Warrington parili 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, 125. 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, 653—majority against the rate, 70. After this result of the poll was announced, there being apparently no funds by which the salaries and other expenses of the church could be defrayed, notice of dia• charge was given to the clerk, sexton, ringers, and the other officials of the church except the clerplueUi 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 wanted a slight examination in order to be refuted. It had been said by some, when asked to subscribe to the funds of the 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 sad schools, and by sending scripture readers amongst the people, endeavour to enlighten them. Such objections, therefore, must fall to the ground. Bat 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 welt 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 obeyedit, 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 hadmalso 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 regreat deal for the society to have achieved. Witness- again, in North-Western: America, where a young man was now preaching the gospelamongst 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 his house. The letter was dated Abbeokuta - ,March 17,1853. 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 hitnto pay us a visit here abort 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!e-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 as bishop in Sierra Leone will exercise salutary influence over the young and rising generadon, 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. I am 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 Leen 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. You will be glad to hear that our missionary operation does not enthin 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.. He 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 dude with the recommendation. of Solomon, who found vanity in everything but God's service : " In the:morning sow thy seed, and in. the evening,withhold not 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 £2,922 18s. 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 £=,ooo ; 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 of the society was small, and the number of labourers in the causewere 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 he was happy to see, from the report which Aad been read, that much had been done for the socMy 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 fbrward 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 an d that large prosp ec t s an d openings were hand of G o had largely ble sse d th e i r h uman instru mentality, now unfolding themselves before the Christian's view; Great progress had been made within the last few years, and at present there was a vastly-increasing demand from abroad for missionary. labourers. The speaker, in con tinuation, gave• some interesting particul ars o f the pro gress of the missionary cause in New Zealand. He (the speaker) next enlarged upon the operations of the society in India, and cited several extracts to show that the military and civil authorities in different parts of 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 Sikh s . Si nce t h e Br i t i s h arms i had been victorious n the Punjaub, a missionary station had been established there ; and It was gratifying to state that a native efficgr 114 the PuNaub had 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 Affghans 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 amehgst 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 instancewhich came under his own observation whilst in India. A num ber of these " Thugs" were brought into a roorain 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 asking him if he did nut look• back upon it with horror, he replied, " No ; be was born a Thug, and could not help it. If he had been born a shoe= maker, he would have matle'shoes ; but, as he was a Thug,- he mast 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 resolidion was carried unanimously, after which a hymn was surv, and during thetitne a' collection was made. The Rev. 1 7 .-GatENE, M.A., of Priezland, proposed the next resolution; to the effect that 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 somelength, enforced the claims of the society on all true members of the Christian Church. _ _ The Rev. J. BARZSLEY, of Manchester; briefly seconded the resolution, reserving his remarks for the evening meeting. The resolution was carried, and the proteedings then terminated. EVENING MERTING. The evening meeting was held in the haltloe the Colle giate Institution. There was a very numerous attendance. Amongst the clergymen and gentlemen on the platform we noticed the Rev. Dr. Nicene, who presided... also, the Revs. A. Knox, S. Minton, W. Pollock, F. Oda, 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, IL Vance, S.B. Sutton, Job Lee, DM 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, i &c. The meeting having been opened with prayer,. The CHA I RATAN • addressed the meeting. He commenced by observing that the snccesaive 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 snake those acquaintances more intimate;-and, occasionally, they hail the happiness to meet with an old fami liar friend. The Church Missionary Society was of this last sass—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 hadrie thing to explain. He- had nothing to commend. He had merely to perform the outward part of acting as the instru mentality which setsthe meeting Reeling, 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 the details. He had, therefore, already performed all that the circumstances of 4 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 telt to be the highest honour. " Unto me," be said, " who am less than tbe•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 proclamationwas 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 4 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 that God 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. Sen. 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 required was, that he might be won back and. 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 .regoire 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 mankind was ft/- chided 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 ingot him by themselves—judging of his revenge of faults by their own revenge against taults—judging 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 Cod. 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 compiled to originate any new instrumentalitp—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 these 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 home, he would, have, mainly dwelt on the word "go." Was there a man present who could, iu his heart and conscience answer that call of " go, and preach this gospel to every creature." Their friends.in the Church Missionary Society 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, and her warriors were called forth,, see with what enthusiasm the mothers, and the wivea,of our soldiers, would pan 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 ageinst 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." And 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, he 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 dis trict of one of the local clergy (the Rev. Frederick Barker, of Edge-hill), who was about to address the meeting for the last time, he believed, as one of themselves. He hoped, however, it would not be the last time that they should have his pre sence in the town, but that he would often visit them in con nexion with the great work in which they were engaged. But, as he had already said, as one of themselves, lie 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 not what 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 had 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. t , Rev. J. BATEYIA N, 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 than those of Man chester. He alluded to a desire, which, he said, he was in formedexistedamong the inhabitants of those two towns to he considered tlie flietropoli of ttlen9l . lll-weat of Eoglan4, 4f any such desire did in reality exist, be 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 cu hivated. 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 as heathenism.---(Cheers). By the highest injunction we are commanded CO 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. ID glancing at die 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 erectual 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, lie was glad to find that the funds of this society are pros perous, reaching £l74,000; 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 winces, 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 eonsider..d, however, that a commenda bin 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 adapted. 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 posseas• 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 hag 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 - in India Christianity-was not taught at all, the Bible not being per mitted tobe read. It was sometimes said that our empire in India was-one of opinion. The native population in India had fofmerly, 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 iii 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 heal 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. Dcff 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 teaming, 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, he 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, he 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 engaged, as one of deeper interest to the wellbeing 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?— sitter 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 worship of a pic ture and the worship of a statue, and on this-account heaves disposed to look wittua 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 impossible toavoid 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 benching 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; AVNIELE expressed his regret that circum stances compelled him to leave the chair before the meeting was concluded.. _ _ _ The Rev. iatABKER 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 praykr. [We have- to complain that s .wkile the advertisement announcing the above meetingssßpeared in Gore's Adtter• 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 Liverpool which devotes any consider able amount of space to the reports of such meetings. It is well known that, wbstever may be the conscientious regard for principle which dictates the conducting of a newspaper, it must rely 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 or religious meetings in connexion with the: Church, and had, therefore, a claim to the small return_ iikvolved 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 FEENVS, 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, TXIS- PRESTON STEIKE.—Tbough 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 STRIKX.—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. Mn. JAMES URQUHART, 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. Alderman 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 NEW SPECIES OF TRADE.—A case was heard yester day before the police magistrates, in whicler:dmode species of of traffic not generally known as an acere in leoafstone business was brought to light . for the purpose lt was that t at establishment exists lend ing of out clothi ng , raising money that bthe pledging or w e mayithsome leavea regularly oppor tunity licensedhrtwipfealovfnbonroekoefr.theln sailorstl i e o cas n e re rd fer t r h e e d e t ,r o e , a M t B rs. ritLaiid n, charged Sarah Rogers, William Rogers , and Elizabeth Cunningham, sister of the other female, with assaulting and robbing her. The facts as elicited from the prose cutrix were, that on Monday the 17 th instant, she we n t 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 125., and that she wished a portion of this latter sum to go to the 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 so singular and expensive a mottled of =potation. TUESDAY, APRIL '25, 1854. LATEST INTELLIGE THE EASTERN WAR. 21. VIENNA, AP ,••• the A CORRESPONDENCE from the Lower Danub e ' ill a Presse, dated April 13th, says, "A great battle heh be; fought between Pasehgagiez and Kostelli, in the Th 3bril ,l cha. The Russians were defeated, with loss of 3'vvvoit men. The Turks lost 1,500. The combined flee ts by Kustendje rendered material assistance to the Tar ics ' engaging the left flank of the Russians , " T his new" " considered doubtful here. IrcA, Sund'Y'r4 It is reported that Silistria is hard pressed, and se ve ust points in flames. Reports speak of its suffenclel2 8/11 : 0 10 the Russians have taken Rassova. Both reports r confirmation. The Russians send all disposable tr:ti towards Giurgevo and Kalafat. Their passage !,, A , sll° „fot. expected for a combined attack on Widdin and b" '' The Sulina mouths will be closed by sinking three : earth laden : only Killa, with eight feet of wate r, ren ! „ j . open. The banditti in Thessaly and Epirus have destrw vesse,v one hundred and seventy-eight villages. A ri l E LS IIWEE, P --- English ships of war passed on the 15th before hamn, a little Swedish island, exactly opposit e the Ow' of Finland THE PENINSULA. cr . T lOW The Peninsula mails arrived yesterday at P- -- tue by the Tagus, which brought 27 passengers, ten 5001' of specie, and the usual cargo. Her dates = 6 l 06 , tar, April 14th ; Cadiz, 16th ; Lisbon, 19th ; cg' Lisbon exchange, 541; inscriptions, 33i. At Gibraltar the steamer Tonning, with a of the 19th foot for Malta,. passed on the 12th. The Trent, with the 23ct Welsh Fusiliers, left v. poli. The Medway, w ith th e 90th F oo t, arrived it , raltar ; and the City of London, with part of Lord 710 1 staff, and a company of Sappers and Miners , on the 12th. ,4. R. APB" . Aube,iii the ttle bRs, be pobrucl;' loss of 3, 000 L ed fleet Le Turk * 11 This ne ws , SuntLiY. , and seferP d e r, and tIO Sorts' regtilre )ssble 00 0 0 - 1 1 0 1 sliortige g and galafst' 11 L. 6 , bree ves sl- ' , kr a I " 'ter, I ' ol° e Th e h Thf' 14 44°0'111 de r fir O n Ti, e t qi , ne "ti; I Fxso)eviAet:Pdipar:reehiliscuitellr.2l::_::: THE C 1 '4 1 4 igof on /AO° e Sex t q dets s ; T be )ft for' cn- att bocii BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH' MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 24. cz ~ LONDON.—After official hours the • general marke,;o3e, way, and Consols receded to 87* for money meted The complete absence of all political news oPe r3 " favourably, and induced a few speculative ° A . i, 'Change, Tallow was rather firmer; E Y. C. 546 :,:. 94.1' the spot. Hemp nomin a l. S co t c h Pig Iron, ' 100 tons Saltpetre sold at 41s. to 445. ed. A Privy Council was held at Buckingham 14— e afternoon. TaZ LONDON' GAZETTE—) c oll' A supplement to the London Gazette of Fric l/ l' 0 , 0 9 6 ° 1 tains orders in council appointing WednesdaY , instant, a public day of solemn fast, husailiati°l3' prayer, in England, Ireland; and Scotland. , the An Order in Council is -also published autho risi '" exexport of any articles except gunpowder, .saltpeter' brimstone, arms, and a mmun iti on , m arine 'nog ill : 11 boilers,and the component pa r ts thereof; and tho ' article be prohibited from esport 00111% lass-named r to destined to any place in•Buope north of Dnuld„../..".°01'1 any place in the Medite rranean s ea east of Mo na the that the officers of Her Majesty's Customs , do Perw',,/ the export.of the said enume ra t e d ar ticles to anY P O l O - world, upon taking from the person exporting th k e h ; •,° bond -that they shall be landed and entered 01 of destination. THE WAR-•- THE BALTIC FLEET. to ,dl e A. Memel letter states that as a boat belong'higd, Comet aua was returning to that vessel it was ssr aulr Commander Foote andfour men were drowne d ' n i l -.s o The Globe says, " We are in a position to co the-report circulated on Saturday by one of our Iv o Pi:marks, that there is-a bias towards Russian illte Sweden and Norway. The treaty under discussion in the .Norwegian meat was an old one, which prohibited the en' more than four men-of-war at any time L et ? si° b or - Norwegian harbour, and this d iscus unfavourable to Russia. Should the neutrality be broken, whi ch VCreal anticipate, it will be in favour of the "I. All the interests and sympathies of the Peqw them, and the excitement is increasing:daily. SPAIN. MADBlD.—Letters of the 17th state that thi Government has, determined on reforming, 11 sanitary system.. The American Minister had followed up the the Black Warrior with great v i o lence. '— Howard had ofrered his mediation. BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S—J- ni 11-s ZETLAND STARES.-5 to 4 agst Sicily t a keo- sl ogo to . J, GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAX.--EVOII °I A; tl ° to 1 agst Defiance; 15 to 1 agst Vindex offerv - p od agst Balrownie (tk.) og 4 t FLYING DUTCHMAN HANDICAP.---2 to l 1 45 (tk.) ; 5 to.]. agst Ivan (tk.) i° CHESTER CUP.-10 to 1 agst Newminete r r avi Marc Antony (tk.) to 'd , 1 ,00 - DERBY,-5 to 1 agst A u tocrat (tk.); 13 1 ag t " Dervish (tk.), 13 to 2 agst Ki ng Tom; 19 to .d Huntsman; 1,000 to 10 agst Princegirthu r • i i to 5 6 to Two, THOUSAND GUINEAS STASES' --- alciel' ; Boiardo; 10 to 3:agst Ruby; 6 to 1 agst agst Champagne. 0 . 0 01 FUNDS, STOCK, AND SHARE 14-4111 . es 44 " with do' s In English Funds little doing, and prices,' " w ith o , y e heaviness of tone throughout the day, Closenhe 0 ,04 tendency. Railways were tolerably good si-Ziej. VF ment of business, but have since slightly re'''". ll' ite'' Bank Shares without any material alter ID oat Stocks, Russian Fives. better ; an advanr , ' _,. 0 Berlin causing a demand here. PF 4 0 0 CLOSING PRICES. •• P Consols, Account .. 1 871 i Bank Stock • • 'iS••• 13 . 11srl' Do. Nloney.... I' 873 / Exqr. I 6 Three 3. - .Qrper Cents. , sm 5 j 4 .° 0 01 FOREIGN STOCKS.. _ . ..,/e/' . . ... , . 17 Mexicans 931 41Spanish Piw - ~, ' es Spanish Deferred Do. Threes 353 63 Do.. Four "" •.,„ 7i 9 6 „ RAILWAY SHA,RES. uero' .. efr Vs Amberg.,Nottingham, Leeds.Nort. west and E. Junction 43 I Loudon &I I : syesl. e p a , i Caledonian Do. Preference .. Eastern Counties East Lancashire 59 61 Midland S a t :sb • •,' • .e . Ce Edinburgh & Glasgow 54 6 Nortb Br•- i p r eer e ai ,- Great Northern ire • • 853 63 Do. 0 010 or ' l-- s Do. A — North Ss an d P ° 4 26 64 6 Great Western - . 0 Lane. and Yorkshire 603 3 York, N ew • '' l ial , Do. Fifths 7l: / Berwiek:,• 144116 .. London, Brighton, and York and i'l• „ r ace Pre , '' , South Coast 973 S 3 D t, i le dii MINING SHAR E . II . i Noveau Monde. .................. 1 dis . „ LAND SHARES• ••...•• , o , ' Australian Agricultural I Peel River .. ,5,.• •• . S. Australian — Van Diemen lisp..„ el S. Australian Invest. N. B. Auer * 9 N MAR I " T. t' t f#oltl l ef ' ~ , i n d ir Ad We have a scanty show of English m h o I ,paild, P- 41 1- firm at Monday's rates. There is not Inge ge r oc, Jut prices are well maintained. Flour is !Pfa e is _*d. a n d e v a a n n s c , e an o d f i P s e . a4, r fu g l r ly . a s s e d e e d a s r a . re T a b t e p O re a s t e l g s . , n.- al! reo r,. ARRIVALS. _,_,„. r;6% English. Irl." -- -m0 Wheat 10(N1 au- B ar l e y 3O3E 20 8 -. Oats lO3B •••-• Malt 7007 ••••-• Beans Peas 272 Flour ..-• # --655 5 0 r 1 00 16 9 0 1, 6r, 1 reo SECOND REPORT.—The grain inatk..t clOgislttslloos" o s iel t; ness, but English Wheat maintained Ma?'„ a tes.„,• • _ A . Foreign held with steadiness at last weeklydearrierr quiet at lato prices. Fine Beans Is. Pg e ci e ds up alt MARK “ will rirgePidt° firm at Friday's advance of 6d. to ls. (Ir• ,1 at A e'"je; Sugar : Foreign n ßO is previous terms—Refined in active demand for 4 000 d A fe Grocery Lumps, 455. to 49s Coffee, dull--detsaefs.,i, 445. to 455.; Rio, 445. to 495. 'T ea i s in bettel ; DOl o otpli dinary Conzou llid. Rice • larger deco?. mitclie ( ,0 ° firm—Madras , ' 125. Gd. to . s 9d. Ram `" "- fi e " . Leeward Islad, proof , 12 . _ , 0010,4 V 3s. sd . to 3s. 7.. at ". St Russian nominal. Cotton is in fair deman d, 0 0' ---- O. CO TALLOW MARKET•ga, easa43 Tallow dull and declining. Stock, 33 ,L'iieS, '- 25.961 casks same time last year; de"' - ill against 2,697 casks same time last year. 0 06 ---- d r ilit otl CATTLE MARKET. „ o n _ , some parties V, ie t iee,,or , demand, at Friday's rates. The Calf traa 3 , !0... , A • t o ; Beasts sold at last Monday's prico. S, e h e i e s v ons,l ic io ~5 : 04 Beef 2s 8d to 4s Gd I Pork ••••"' 6$ u" 1,461 Mutton 3s 2.1 to 5s Od L a mb. ••• • ' • y o Veal ••• •• Beasts Sheep and Lambs Cows ............. • • _„,, sor .• j_. Cambridge, Leicester, ......n, a.. " • • so3t ARRIVALS' ..... ampton Beasts ................ • ••••• :, T o Holland Beasts .... ............. .• • • "•.. ;80 Do. Sheep ................. ::••••••••• _nil Do. Calves ................ -.........• 3 4 Jr, Spanish Sheep .................... ........ Ps' Irish Beasts ...................... ..... _. . 0; Scotch Beasts .............. os q l.t o es it tel Ditto E s • tel l ' Lancashire and Yorkshire, 60i; MANCHESTER rs. i clig ii ) Pi' London and North Western C (1 ~_ . sou 141; ref., i aP• , Sheffield, and Lincoln, new P • 0.1. shire, Dover, 17k. STOCK, BO ha resvoe eg EXCO.I-11 I.sP cs 6 l ' LEEDS STO ~k • t•as ' , s hire , Nouveau Monde, par. ; Lancaso ___-- " i• - roj aj f 'l4.° Cl a Driffields, 3i ; Leeds Northerfcre.-o'd Yor am to Tiles— A ci. 1 30, ~T a i - - —LIVERPO()I' 1 14 Selt 11 1 1 Printed and Published eyn,os T •a itAl• of efr Proprietor, ROBERT n' i rity O' wilt a OFFICE, No. 4, Sr. GEOgO I TtkeltdaY, April 35,1854. Percy-street, at the STA. , , CafSs 8t ih e 4 11 440 lii ~, off 0 g -4 4 .1 I+, li t r atii 1 II tr te CO w .4, O litell :0 : % I ' l 7r 'Ore l° - Hie 1 2 1 , ," 1; 4 k 1, 1 Pari ls : chi; in 0 / Itritoc;h swecu' 4 " e -v • 1 Fre er J uti Dice 4 our • Th i re; 7 Of '1 IL e o ° l l le , 00.- : p 1 0 1, h NV kl ,' t Of liq, 5L67,.04 i q .l e a. lll e li t i t ° 1 1 l q,;_,•ini4l