The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-03-02 00:00:00

Eiberpool ,-z tanbarb+ 1 FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT. I Monday Morning. Ott Friday the enclosure in front of Buckingham Palace presented as much the appearance of a levee as it had done on the previous day—a perfect crush of carriages to attend the Court for the reception of the ensigns of office from the old, and the " kissing hands" of the new minis ters. The administration, as formed, presents a for midable array of the highest titles, especially in those departments in which the Whigs have been weakest. The Admiralty gives universal satisfaction to the vitally-im portant arm of the service over which it presides. For the first time of late, the complaint of the want of naval lords has been completely obviated. The household, about which the W►'` 'y generally were in difficulty, has included in it some names formerly to be found in Sir RonaFT PEEL'S division lists, who seem, however, to have reconsidered their former opinions As I ment ned last week. tl e policy of Lord STANLEY is so moderate as to have disappointed the factiousness of his opponents, and even to give some dissatisfaction to persons who have temperate lan en doing considerable damage by in- guage in favour of immediate Protection. Tt will be in your recollection that this mistaken zeal was carried so far on one occasion as to call forth a repuliation of the guage of this class of persons by a public depu tation to Lord JOLIN RUSSELL. It is quite clear, there fore, that those who used it would be questionable adhe- What is wanted to restore just protection to all native industry, is the opinion of the country expressed at the hustings Valour even pered with discretion. Threats of foolish and very mischievous es requires to be tern- gal violence are very The conduct of the " Opposition" was positively hys terical on Friday night in the Commons at assembly great amount of good has never been remarkable for any manners but the jeers and forced laughter, as the writs were named for the boroug NAAS, hs vacated by the new minis. rE Dr Ireland. ating to Lord The motion ed a climax at the Tr, the new S affected the hungriest class of the said Op• osition, and with their proverbial delicacy they groaned at the motion. Certainly never men fell less gracefully than the Whigs have done. Their Premier flung up his office in a pet, like an illbred schoolboy, and the underlings conduct themselves in the house like the habitues of a beershop. To say the last. least, the Whigs have been consistent to the WISEMAN has been lecturing for soma Sun- igs on what he pleases to call " the difficulties Protestants in accepting (Roman) Catho- The charge for admission is a shilling, and experienced lic doct the chur' n St. George's- fields is crowded by sight- y the class of young men in shops, who avail sof the Sunday evening to see the lion. In my seers, chidl themse humble judgment. Popery is not using its usual sagacity in thus allowing the cardinal to exhibit not only the film weak vanity of pomp with which he is eaten up, and the marvellous barrenness of logical siness of power he seems to labour under iaished at the chi s3u+ I protest I was asto- less of his appeal to Protestants first, to give you an idea of the scene: You go to the 3f Southwark," opposite Bedlam, (and the " Cathedral said cathedral certa Mr. Pugin the same and having paid a shil ral individuals arrayed in long stuff does not do credit as some other of his works ling to one of se laving their decidedly Irish faces surmounted by a p, shaped something like that a carpenter wears at work, you enter the church, and are fortunate if you find a seat. The preliminary service, which I cannot pretend to describe, goes on in a muttered tone with occa sional chaunting at a glaring, gilded, and wax-lighted while, if you (from the speech of the officiator being Square black in " unknown tongues or inaudible) show any sign of The Radical press is not much more decent than the Radical opposition, as regards the new Administration. It is quite clear that they calculated upon a Palmerston Ministry; and hence the alacrity in voting out Lord John on the Militia Bill. To have voted out the Whig- Radicals, however, for the purpose of letting in Lord Derby— "For Banque's issue to have filled their minds"— that has plunged them in despair. Accordingly, there is. as usual, much attempted abuse of the new Ministry, in which the party press shows equally its elegance and erudition. One of the " organs, for instance, informs us that the Duke of Northumberland has no more claim to be at the head of the Admiralty, than having once ventured to sea in a tour to Ecypt. The Navy-list could have informed them that his Grace is a retired Rear- Admiral. Another tells us that Mr. Disraeli contested Mary lebone on Whig principles. Now, passing by the fact that " Whig principles" are quite inappreciable, Mr. Disraeli never contested Marylebone. He addressed High Wycombe, in Bucks. on Radical principles, when a very young man, being, like Pitt and Southey, and many another, caught with the cant of " liberality" in early youth, and having, like them, had the good sense .o abandon it. The taunt is excellent from the adherents of Lord John Russell—the Protectionist orator of 1818, and the " fixed duty" man of 1848. Another Opposition journal " does not know who the Earl of Lonsdale is," and a third assumes that Mr. Benjamin D'lsraeli wrote the "Curiosities of Literature." But the gentlemen " having peculiar sources of informa tion" in the case of the smaller fry, become particular, and " lie with a circumstance." One of them, which surmounts its pages, as some Pimlico public-houses do where the royal flunkies take their beer, with the lion and unicorn, tell us that Mr. G. A. Hamilton, financial secretary of the Treasury, is "a smart young graduate of T. C. D." The man is advanced in years, and a gra duate of Oxford. It is, however, not unpleasant to read the Radical press, to whom the coming-in of a Conser vative Ministry was so unlocked for. that they had not time to buy their usual " peculiar sources"—a Burke's Peerage and Parliamentary Companion—and uho are generally milk-and-water in their criticism, except the journal of Mr. Bright, the quaker, which is, of course, vulgar, abusive. ani very angry. Sir Edward Sugden—of whom it is needless to say that no man ever knew more perfectly the stupendous science of English law—has, as you will see, taken the title of Lord Sr. Leonard's. Prince Louis Napoleon Buonaparte's Historical and Political Works have been collected and ably translated, forming a very remarkable collection of matter, not with out much ability. Funnily enough, however, the second sentence of the Prince's words in the present collection, I hope arranged not by the waggery of the editor, is as follows :—" ?he liberty of the press affording to every one the opportunity of making known his opinions, we now write what formerly we should have had to content ourselves with thinking!" This is the beginning of a " political reverie !" He would be a wild dreamer indeed who ventured to have such a political reverie at present in France- The " University of London" has demanded from the Crown an Academical Constitution, and looks to obtain a representation in Parliament. It is universally remarked, that never did a Ministry go nut and come in with so little excitement as at present. Lord Derby comes to the helm with the calmness of legitimacy. COMMERCIAL AND MONETARY NEWS. -• MONDAY NIGHT. DESPITE the gloomy forebodings of the free-trade journals as to the incapacity and inexperience of the members of Lord DERBY'S administration, we have much pleasure in stating that business during the past week has been very steady, and that the commercial classes manifest more confidence in the prosperity of the future. The public funds have also been well maintained ; and although a faint and insignificant growl has come forth from the " Anti-corn-law League," the ex2lanation of the new Premier on Friday night has given more satis faction than the most ardent admirers of his political principles could have anticipated, Consols having been well maintained on Saturday, and Railway Stocks and Shares being the turn better. The Produce markets have also been steady. Both here and in London a large business was transacted in sugar ; and although sellers in the early part were more inclined to realise, prices were supported. The demand for coffee and, tea, although limited, has not been accompanied by any depreciation in price. weariness—the lowering glance, half ferocious, half con- temptuous, of the C tic faces around you, warn you that you are remarked to be a hereti At leneth a procession of persons in surpl from behind the a carrying a huge ces, and carrying wax-lights, appears en a person also in a surplice, 'Ss, (which he bears much as bill-stickers do the instrument with which they and behind him his Eminence Cardinal paste up bills WISEMAN, whom you at first fancy to be " made up" (as the players say) after the admiring profile por trait of WOLSEY. He certainly wants the lines of thought that HENRY'S sumptuous mi marked the countenance of ster—but there is the same ex- tremely corpulent, even obese, appearance—the same in front—of course the same scarlet cap and hood, and, I fancied, an affectation of holding the hands same position. The cross-bearer (I know not his monkish-Latin title) goes up to the pulpit before the Car dinal, and ushers him in. His Eminence, then taking off the scarlet cap, appears in the scarlet skullcap, crosses himself devoutly, and commences, to your astonishment, in a remakably weak voice. The wax-lights now give rotund you a full view of his front face, and truth compels me to say it is the eir/o/ore of the most vulgar type of the Irish Celt. What Celtic name has been be-Saxonised into " 'WISEMAN " I know not, but as they do turn M‘TEAGuz into " MONTAGUE ) and MACMURROUGH into MONTMORENCY" !) its originel is probably to be found among the patronymics of the Kymry. There is the un mistakable heavy brow, small peering eye, broad cheek, and great space from the nether lip to the chin—with the usual ecclesiastical purple for complexion. The text was, " What advantage then hath the Jew 1" and the argument, as you may suppose, was, that because various sects of heathens opposed Christianity, and various sects of Pro testants opposed Popery, ergo, Protestantism is heathen ism, and Popery Christianity. The argument, if it may be so called, was exactly what is used by the Mormonites, and every other heresy that has ever laid itself open to the restriction of civil laws. As to Transubstantiation, we were of course told that Protestants only judged by the evidence of sense, and ought therefore to deny the Tri nity, &c., &c. But I heard what I was not prepared for, that the Church of England denied the commuion of saints. There was not, lam certain, a Protestant present who was not confirmed in his belief by the very childish ness of the discourse. It wound up, of course, by an account of the Cardinal's own personal persecutions, which did not seem to have much emaciated him. The tide of emigration which is setting towards Austra lia becomes so great, that influential persons in that colony have opened an office, in the Poultry, to give to intending emigrants reliable and certain information and advice as to their capabilities for, and chances of success in the rising Empire of the Antipodes. The Committee number merchants of eminence, members of the Legisla tive Assembly, &c., and have for their honorary secretary the able and energetic advocate of that Colony, and the author of the best book relating to it, Mr. SAMUEL SID NEY. In the literary world, the chief novelty of the week is Mr. D. 0. MADDEN'S political novel, " irynrille ; or, Clubs and Coteries." It is a merciless exposure of all classes of political humbugs, and indeed of whole systems of society. The portraits of public men of all parties, though dashingly drawn, are in most instances very faith ful. Mr. MADDEN, who is also the author of The Age of Pitt and Fox,—(by the way why is not that eloquent history continued ?)—is evidently a person of strong likings and dislikings, and does neither praise nor blame negligently. If this were the place for extract, the por trait of BARRINGTON 'MACKENZIE, a well-known Whig historian, or rather writer of what the Americans would call orations upon history, and that of GRANBY CUMBER LAND—the dandy democrat and " people's pet"—who is to be found at Finsbury, would form excellent examples. This book, on the whole, is a good specimen of the real political novel, and not a mere collection of soliloquies on politics, by one pet character, as such works generally are. " Star after star decays l" The greatest lyric poet that has enriched the literature of any language, since the dawn of letters, has been taken away from suffering " The last infirmity of noble minds." THOMAS MOORE is dead. Perhaps there never passed sway one of the tuneful throng whose loss will be felt by so many. wherever our music and our language have been borne, for no man ever possessed the same magic power over the fount of joy or tears. His death, h owever, was not sudden nor unexpected. He had seen the associates of a long life, high and low, almost all gone to their account before him; and from the time when rash and impetuous Eumerr went to " Sleep in the shade. Where cold and unhonoured his ashes were laid," he bad to pour a lament over the graves of " troops of friends." AlooßE, keenly sensible of the domestic affec tions, had been for some time childless, and looked to his end as a natural rest, in the most devout reliance on the mysteries inculcated by the Church of Rome, of which, after a youth of gaiety, he had in his latter time become the devotee and defender. MOORE was not great in po lemics, and his attempt at a History of Ireland was not successful. Yet he was one of the most learned scholars, as a ll his works attest, that ever quitted the Irish Uni versity. With his poetry, however, in which, indeed, he " wedded music to immortal verse," his name will live while our English tongue is spoken, and few will look far ther for his epitaph than his own lines, at once sublime sad sweet, upon "Anacreon, "Above the tomb, oh ! bard divine, Where calm thy placid brow reposes ; May the eternal ivy twine, And summer pour her waste of roses" TILE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 1852. We have again to notice another increase in the bullion of the Bank of England. At present the amount of un employed capital reaches the enormous sum of £18,948,030, a trifle below £19.000.000 sterling. The public treasury account goes up in consequence of the progress of the quarter, and the private lodgments increase, owing to the abundance of capital. No extra demand having arisen for cash, the discounts are lessened as bills fall due, and the large sum in bullion which is pressed upon the bank brings its notes into fuller play. The return from the Bank of England for the week ending the 21st of February gives the following results when compared with the previous week : Public deposits £6,392,181 ; I ncrease .. £466,875 Other deposits Rest 3,280,870 ; Decrease .... 55,616 On the other side of the account— Govei nment securities. 13,550.532 ; Increase Other securities of the MA ! There must have been a yearning for his native air, on the part of Father David, or Dewy, for we next find him returning to Menevia, his native district, and founding twelve convents. He was the patron of industry, charity, and temperance, for the members of all these convents were to support themselves by manual labour, in the cultivation of vegetables; and all their surplus productions were to be given to the poor. The monks were also to be teetotallers, (we do not know the Welsh word); not even an occasional cup of cwrw dha was to cheer their hearts ; their bread and vegetables must be moistened by water, or on occasions of special festivity by milk. It is not necessary to follow the footsteps of the holy 26,141 145,557 Notes unemployed .... 12,229,325 Increase 843.425 I man throughout the whole of his useful and distinguished The amount of notes in circulation is £20,187,420, career; it is sufficient to say, that when he was a young being a decrease of £521 075 ; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £18,948,030, showing an increase of man of 61 (A.D. 519) he was greatly distinguished for £351,863, when compared with the preceding return. his elcquence at a provincial synod. He rebuked the A steady feeling has marked the proceedings in the heresy of Pelagius, and, as one narrator says, with great markets for all descriptions of public securities; and during " the week there has been an entire a' sence of fluctuation, modesty and politeness confuted the infernal monster, so that the value of Consols, which stood at 97k to when and silenced him by his learning, eloquence, and mira we last wrote, may to-night be quoted at about the same cies." The venerable Archbishop of Caerleon felt that figure. We barn, by electric telegraph, that they closed to one so distin g uished he might with propriety resign his this afternoon at 97i for money and account. own mitre ; and accordingly he became the metropolitan, Our share market during the past week has been— almost without reaction—good. The prospect of a strong though the diocese is now called, and indeed has been government with some decided policy appears to have since his own times, " St. David's." inspired confidence, and the capitalists have been large buyers of the old stocks (Londons, Leeds, and Midlands), According to one account, be died in 544, that is to all of which have materially advanced. There has been say, at 86 years of age ; but this is evidently set down to also a considerable rise in Eastern C o unties, East Lanca- meet the improbabilities in the minds of moderns. The shire, and Caledonians. The rates of contango at the ordinary accounts all follow the Annales Cambrice, from account just passed were easy, and in some stocks a back was paid for the loan of it. Gold mining shares have been which it would appear that he died in 601, at the advanced less dealt in ; the dealers in these are waiting for further age of 143 ; hut others say he died in 642, which would accounts from the mining districts, to set at rest all dis- make him 184 ! The lenten diet of the monasteries must pate as to the titles. Some further assays of ore from the have suited his constitution ; or, perhaps, when he became Agua Fria mine have been made during the last few days, the result of which has been most satisfactory—the pro- Archbishop, he was able to take more care of himself. duct averaging £213 per cwt. Our market opened to-day At any rate, it is a well known fact that saints were very very good, and went quite wild at mid-day •, it, however, tough in the olden time : St. Patrick, of Ireland, for in closed at some slight reaction from the highest prices of stance, was cut off at this comparatively early age of 120. the day. Business has been done at the quotations fol lowing :—London stock, 16k 17 ; new quarters, 3gp ; We might institute an interesting comparison between Lancashire and Yorkshire. 69,1 A s k; fifths. 619-16 Id; the advantages of living to fast, and living too fast. Midland stock, 571 ; Slat ffield stock, 30 ; East There are, of course, numerous miracles alleged of St. Lancashire, 16k : North Union stock, 243; St. Helen's 5 per cent. pref., 1451 c; Dover stock, 20,1 1 2 . Great David, many of which, no doubt, were invented in the Southern and Western, 35; Caledonians, 161 i; pref., middle ages. One of the hills of South 'Wales, on which 88 ; Aberdeen. 11k; Eastern Counties, 71 ' • Birkenhead a church i s now b u il t, rose m i racu l ously, i t i s said, under L. and C., 12d ; Borough new £lO, par ; Pacific Steam Company, 70,1. the feet of the saint ; a snow-white dove flew to rest its Much firmness has characterised the Cotton market wearied wing upon his friendly shoulder; an aged saint since this day week ' • and holders feeling more confidence from the Orkneys was made young and handsome, and in the future, supplied the market sparingly, so that the better qualities of American advanced about id. per lb. thenreturned to his original shape and years; his own death E g yptian and Brazil were also id. per lb. dearer; and was foretold by angels; and a troop of angels bore his Surats brought more money. On Saturday a fair inquiry spirit to heaven, while his earthly remains were laid out prevailed, at full prices. To-day the market has been in a church below. We confess to have some doubts on very firm, with an advancing tendency. There is nothing new as regards the position or pro spects of the Grain trade. Holders manifest great firm ness, but buyers do not show much anxiety to purchase to any extent. Under these circumstances the price of Wheat and Flour is very steady. There is still a great paucity of imports from abroad, and, according to the Europa's advices, there are only small quantities to be ex pected from the United States. Mr. F. R. Grote's cir cular, dated New York, Feb. 17, supplies the following account of shipments from that port during the week then ended. They were to Liverpool, 7967 barrels of flour, 22,623 bushels of wheat, and 4830 bushels of Indian corn. To London, 1579 barrels of flour. and 5000 bushels of Ine.ian corn to Glasgow. As to the deliveries from the farmers, we may remark, that, now being about to com mence spring sowing, they will have little leisure for thrashing, so that from them we cannot expect large sup plies during the next month. Taking these facts into consideration, the probability is that rather higher prices will prevail during March and April. The state of trade in the manufacturing districts has not altered materially from that noticed in our last remarks. At Manchester a good business has been done in yarns and cloths, and buyers have paid full prices. The demand for woollen goods, at Leeds and Huddersfield, has been limited. Business at Halifax i 3 represented as being dull. The silk trade at Macclesfield is steady, but the hand-loom weavers complain of insufficient employ ment. Goods and yarns are firm at Glasgow. During the week some few failures have taken place, but they are not of much moment. Among the names mentioned are Messrs. Rossetto, Carati and Co., a res pectable firm in the Greek trade, with establishments at Constantinople and on the Danube. Their debts amount to about £30,000, and their assets, at present values, appear, it is said, to exceed that sum ; but the house having sustained considerable losses from depreciation of property and the failurs of other parties, they have deemed it prudent to stop. Messrs. Keith, Shoobridge and Co., shawl-printers. Their liabilities amount to about £40,000 or £50,000, and as the difficulties of the firm have not been of recent growth, it is feared the assets will prove small. The house of Cosgrave, Conolly and Co. has also stopped payment. Their liabilities are said to be about £6OOO, and it is stated that they have made an arrange ment to pay 12s. 6d. in the pound. Notice has been issued by the Pacific Steam Navigation Company of the commencement of their semi-monthly mail service between Panama and Valparaiso, and that letters, &c., for this line will henceforward be despatched by the West India steamers, from Southampton, on the 2nd and 17th of each month. The Colonial Wool sales, which commenced on the 19th ultimo, have approached their close, and have pro ceeded with increasing spirit, at an average advance of id. to Id. per lb., as compared with the last series. The only exceptions to this rise were Skin Wools, of which there was a disproportionate supply, and Wools in the grease, of which a large importation is anticipated in consequence of the reported state of labour in the colo nies. The attendance of foreign buyers, particularly from France, was more numerous than has of late been usual these subjects; for the carrying to heaven is said by some to have been witnessed distinctly by St. Kentigern, and by others it is said that an angel divulged the celestial secret. Some, who incline to the latter opinion, explain it by saying that an enthusiastic historian was told the story by his wife. It will be seen that the whole of these facts occurred in the Ancient British Church ; that is to say, in the Chris tian Church, which was planted in this country by the con querors of the world. The Papacy was not then acknow ledged, as in after times ; for Augustine had not come, nor was Rome acknowledged to be the mother and mis tress of all churches. The facts of the early times are still discernible under the mountain of fiction with which the Romish monks overlaid them ; and it is with these latter only that we venture to be at all facetious. The custom of the leek originated, we are told, as fol lows. In the year 610, "in good King Arthur's days," a bloody battle took place between the Saxons and the Britons, the latter of whom, under Cadwaladyr, had wandered so far from home as Yorkshire. The scene of the fight is laid at Hethfield Chace ; but it is not always called by the same name. In those days, even Bishops used to buckle on their armour (carnal, we mean) ; and we are not quite sure whether the Prince Bishop of Dur ham has yet been divested of the military character in his own Palatinate. In this battle, however, the Saxons turned their swords against their fellows ; but St. David having instructed each Welshman to stick a leek in his hat, they fought only against their antagonists, and gained a complete victory. We cannot now discover on what authority the story originated, but it was current with corruptions in Sbakspeare's times. Ile represents Fluellyn as attributing the circumstance to the field of Cressy or Poictiers " Fluellyn. Your grandfather, of famous memory, an't please your Majesty, and your great-uncle Edward the Black Prince, as I have read in the chronicles, fought a most prave pattle here in France. "K. Henry. They did, Fluellyn, _ . . " Flu. Your majesty says very true; if your majesties is re membered of it, the Welshmen did goot service in a garden where leeks did grow, wearing leeks in their Monmouth caps ; which, your majesty knows, is an honourable padge of the service; and, I de, believe, your majesty takes no scorn to wear the leek upon St, Tary's day. " K. Henry. I wear it, for a memorable honour : for I am Welsh, you know, good countryman," A fretful antiquary says, " In these our unhappie daies, the greatest part of his solemnitie consisteth in wearing of a greene leeke, and it is a sufficient theme for a zealous Welshman to ground a quarrel against him that doeth not honour hie capp with the like 911W:ilea that day," LATEST STATE OF THE LIVERPOOL MARKETS CorTort.—The market has been firm, with an advancing tendency since the publication of the Weekly Report. On Saturday, 7,003 bales were sold, of which 1,000 were for export and on speculation. This afternoon the market closed with an upward tendency ; and, compared with Friday's rates, prices of all kinds were tight—in some cases an advance of 1-16th was paid. The sales, 10,000 bales, included 500 American for export, and 1,000 Ame rican and 1,500 Surat for speculation. Among the sales were 2.500 Surat, at 3d to 4/d ; 700 Egyptian, 5d to 9d ; 300 Pernam and Maranham, ad to 6d ; and 250 Bahia, ad to 6d. The import since Thursday is 10,000 bales. SUGAR.—The sales since Friday's Circular comprise 20 hhds. Demerara, at 30s. to 364. ; 450 bags Dates, 30s. to 315.: 1,600 bags Bengal, at 345. 6d. to 38s. for Benares, and 38s. 9d. for yellow Cossipore; and 2,100 bags Madras, at 255. to 265. per cwt. The market closed this afternoon with a steady feeling. MoLAssEs.—The business done iu this article is con fined to 100 puncheons Demerara, at 12s. 3d. per cwt. ex quay, and 90 casks treacle at 13s. per cwt. The stock of West India, in London, is about 18,100 puncheons and 900 hogsheads, being much larger than at the same time last year. Rum continues in good demand ; 250 puncheons Dune rera found buyers at full prices. COFFEE.- The demand for Jamaica continues very limited. On Friday small parcels of native Ceylon and Costa Rica realised full prices. RlCE.—There is very little business doing in this article, hut prices on the whole are well supported. 180 tierces Carolina sold on Friday at 173. 6d. to 193. per cwt. TEA in slow request, but without alteration in price. JUTE continues in demand, and sales of 450 bales are reported at £8 123. 6d. to £lO 15s. per ton. DvEwoons.—The only sales reported are 23 tons St Domingo Log wood, at £3 12s. 6d. per ton, and 65 tons Tobasco Logwoorl, at £4 loos. _ _ _ SUNDRIES.—We note sales of 10 casks Gum Gedda, at 255. 3d.; 50 hags Saltpetre. at 255. 6d., for 81 per cent. retraction ; 320 bags Sago Flour, to arrive, at 15s. ; 200 bags Myrabolams, at 7s. 6d. ; a small lot of Shell Lac. at 40s. per cwt. ; 920 bags black Malabar Pepper, at 3 11-16 d. and 3d. per lb. ; and 230 bags Linseed, at 375. to 395. per quarter ; 430 bags Linseed were also disposed of at 375. to 445. per quarter. ST. DAVID'S DAY. ♦ " Taffy was a Welshman." nursery Rhyme. Pist.—" Tell him I'll knock his leek about his pate, Upon St. David's Day." Shakspeare—henry V. " If that in thy veins Flow the pure blood of Britain, sure that blood Hath flowed with quicker impulse at the tale Of David's deeds, when, through the press of war, His gallant comrades followed his green crest To conquest." Southey. IN the year of grace 458, if the Annales Cambrice speak truly, there was born in that district which moderns know as South Wiles, an interesting baby, who was afterwards called David. His father was Xantus, prince of Ceretica (now Cardiganshire) ; his mother's name we don't know. It is admitted, however, that his parents were not mar ried, a circumstance which, as we know from the case of William the Conqueror and others, was readily excused, even six hundred years after. If the South Walliens rejoice in the place of his birth, the Northerns may truly say that his mind was cultivated under their skies. He was educated at Bangor ; not the modern one we apprehend, but Bangor Iscoed, long celebrated for the multitude of its ecclesiastics, and still known for the treacherous slaughter of them at Chester, by a barbarous Saxon King. It is clear, therefore, that the fine boy had ample opportunity for imbibing the odour of sanctity; and it is not surprising that he became a distinguished priest. For some time he lived ass recluse in the isle of Wight, so that we cannot allow the Cambrians till the credit of him. Indeed, saints were very migratory in those days; for example, Patricius, who was born in Scotland. travelled in England, laboured in Wales, was educated in Gaul, and ordained in Rome, is yet recognised as the patron saint An interesting illustration of this disposition is given in King Henry V. " The ancient Pistol" came to Fluellyn on St. David's day, with bread and salt, that he might eat his leek ; and the latter could not at the moment resent the insult. He wore the leek in his cap, however, till they met again, when the tables were turned ; and Pistol, after being taunted, beaten, and threatened, was obliged to swallow his curses and wrath, and eat the leek. There are some people so meddling, however, that they would destroy even this interesting little bit of romance. It seems that the ancient British deity Baal, or Belinus, is identical with Baal-Peor,that is, Pi• orus; whence Porrhus, a leek, according to some etymologists. Leeks and onions were known to the embalmers and painters in ancient Egypt; the former is placed on the head of one of their deities, and both are found occasionally in the hands of mummies. Hence it is supposed that the Druids culti vated leeks, in honour of Ceudven or Ceres. Certain it is, that among other fraternities of oak-worshippers, leeks were objects of veneration ; and they were regarded as sacred plants at Ascalon, the place from which scallion derives both its origin and its name. It is not improbable that this is the true account; for the victory of Cadwala dyr is said to have taken place in 640 ; that is, 96 years after the death of St. David, according to one account, and 39 according to another. The only version which would bring this date within his lifetime, supposes the vigorous old gentleman to be going to the wars, so far from home, when only 182 years of age! There was an insolent custom in England, which pre vailed till very lately. It was a relic of the barbarous strifes of the Borders, in which the Saxons made an effigy of a Welshman, dressed up like a wooden Guy Fawkes, and sticking a leek in his hat, hung him in the public streets. An old poem has the following passage : " But it would make a stranger laugh, To see the English hang poor 7'aff'; All stuffed with hay to represent The Cambrian hero thereby meant." Mr. Pepys, in his diary, mentions having seen one of these mock executions in Mark-lane, on St. David's Day ; " which is one of the oddest sights I have seen a good while." The modern custom is a more excellent one. Natives of the Principality walk in procession ; they support their public charities ; they dine together in cordiality ; and they speak of the antiquity of their race and language, in terms of pardonable pride. Sermons are also preached in the churches and chapels; and though there are few people among whom religious prejudices run so high, these are all hushed for the time, and the question of nationality takes precedence. Such are the interesting scenes re corded this day in another column ; where men who ex hibit a generous cosmopolitan spirit for 364 days of every year, remember " the rock from which they were hewn" on the remainine one. In 1732 Sir Watkin Williams Wynne prevented an im mense bowl to Jesus College, Oxford, the college which to this hour is more celebrated than any other for the educa tion of Welshmen. It is of silver gilt, contains ten gal lons, and the ladle for it somewhat more than half a pint The liquor which is usually drunk from it is denominated " swig," and is composed of sherry and warm beer, in the proportion of nearly a glass of the former to a pint of the latter. To this is added sugar, lemon peel, thin slices of toast, nutmeg, and various other good things. Though we are not advocates for the mixing of liquors, we should have no objection to drink " peace to the ashes" of Sir Watkin in the contents of his own bright bowl ; nor would we refuse to partake of a Welsh rabbit at the same time. Till this day twelvemonth, we take. leave of the illus trious St. David of Wales, one of the Seven Champions of Christendom, as we have read in our boyhood. We must imitate the practice of one of his biographers, who says— " Manie thousands of miracles have been wrought by the rneritts of this holy man, which for brevity's sake we omitt." And though the leek does not figure in the ar morial bearings of our Sovereign, may it long be asso ciated with the fraternal plants—the rose, the shamrock, and the thistle ! CELEBRATION OF ST. DAVID'S Dill . IN LIVERPOOL, YESTERDAY. Yesterday being St. David's Day, it was celebrated in this town with great enthusiasm. Divine service was held in St. David's Church. Prayers were read in the ancient British language, by the Rev. W. Hughes; and the Rev. R. Edwards, Vicar of Mytton, Yorkshire, preached a very impressive and appropriate sermon to a very numerous congregation,—the rev. gentleman select ing his text from the Ist St. Peter, 3d chapter, and Bth and 9th verses. , , On Sunday excellent and appropriate sermons were preached in the morning, afternoon, and evening at St. David's Church, in English, by the Rev. Geo. Aspinall, Ph. D., and the Rev. A. Hume, D.C.L. ; and in Welsh by the Rev. E. J. Williams and the Rev. R. Edwards, vicar of Mytton, Yorkshire. Toast—" The Lord Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese." The Rev.Wit,LiAm HUGHES, incumbent of St. David's, responded. He was sure the Lord Bishop of Chester well deserved the compliment they had just paid him ; his at. tainments as a scholar, his activity and faithfulness as a bishop, were only equalled by his urbanity as a gentle man, and his meekness and kindness as a Christian. He was persuaded, that if all the clergy of the diocese were to take the bishop for a model, its wilderness would soon he like Eden, and its desert would blossom as the rose. It was usual on that day to say something about Wales and Welshmen. Perhaps there was no country in the world where the antiquarian could roam with greater delight than in the one which they were proud to call their native land. Its natural wildness and romantic beauty, its fer tile vales and towering mountains, would fairly vie with any other country. Her grateful rivers, ever varying as they flowed, presented a countless succession of scenery calculated to enchant the mind and to fill the soul with rapture. It was no wonder that an eminent tr yeller ob served, that he had ascended the Alps, the Apennines, the Sabine hills, and the Tyrolese, yea had travelled along the shores of the Adriatic, over the glaciers of Switzer land, and along the banks of the Rhine ; but he acknow ledged that he had never seen anything so fine, yea so many pictures concentered in one spot, as he had seen in Wales. (Hear.) It had been well observed that the peculiar characteristic of any country had a great influence on its inhabitants, not to mention the strength and elas ticity of their bodily frames, rendered vieorous as they had been by the purity of their native air. He thought he was justified in saying that the variety and grandeur of the scenery they had been accustomed to, their lofty mountains, huge rocks, roaring cataracts, terrific storms, and pealing thurders, had a tendency to convince them of the littleness of man and the majesty of the treat Creator; to elevate their minds from Nature to Nature's God, and thus to be to a great extent instrumental towards forming that moral, upright, and religious character which was so conspicuous among the sons of Cambria. (Hear.) He envied not the taste of that man who did not realise the presence of the Deity in all things ; who did not hear the voice of the Almighty in the extensive forest, as of old amid the trees of the garden ; and who, in the soli tary wilderness, was ever alone : " 0 lost to virtue, lost to manly thought, Lost to the noble sallies of the soul — Who think it solitude to be alone." (Applause.) Of all the nations of the earth, the Welsh were perhaps the most loyal, and yet the least noticed ; the most patriotic, but the least honoured ; the most peace able, but in many things the most oppressed. Honesty, integrity, a high tone of national spirit, a becoming pride that would never truckle to baseness, were striking traits in the character of the Welsh. Hospitality, too—as ono remarked, that affection which would take root in every nation, but which retreated in general from the seats of opulence and luxury—was peculiarly adapted to the dispo sition of the Welsh ; and wherever an opportunity had oc curred, he (the rev. speaker) had witnessed its fascinating influence; that ever-blooming flower frequently adorned those rugged tracts, which seemed almost impervious to the haunts of men ; in the most dreary wilds it charmed the weary senses of the traveller, and it flourished emi nently in the remotest valleys of Cambria. " Such are the sons of Cambria's ancient race, A race that checked victorious Caesar, awed Imperial Rome, and forced mankind to own Superior virtues Britons only knew, Or only practis'd, for they nobly dar'd To face oppression ; and where Freedom finds Her aid invok'd, there will the goddess fly." The rev. gentleman sat down amidst loud cheers. The PRESIDENT, in submitting the next toast, "The Mayor and Town Council of Liverpool," said it gave him much pleasure to do so, inasmuch as he believed the civic chair of the council chamber had never been better filled by any dignitary than at the present time. As regarded the present mayor, it was well known he was possessed of every qualification necessary for the high office he held. (Cheers.) He believed that gentleman was closely con nected with many of the principal branches of the trades of this town, and they were those trades that had brought Liverpool to what it was—the largest shipping port in the world. He believed their present worthy mayor was a merchant, a broker, and a shipowner ; and if they only looked at his heroic conduct on the unfortunate occasion of the burning of the Ocean Monarch, they could not but also feel he was a no less brave sailor. (Hear, hear.) With regard to the town councillors, their qualities were so various and numerous, it was quiteunnecessary to dilate upon them ;—(loud laughter)—but ho had no doubt that under their good auspices Liverpool would continue to prosper, satisfied that her prosperity would ensure the elevation and happiness of the whole world. (Cheers.) Mr. ROGERS briefly returned thanks, expressing his concurrence in every word that had fallen from the chair with respect to their worthy Mayor, and assuring the meeting that the members of the Town Council generally had no other motive in view than the good government of the town of Liverpool. (hear, hear.) The VICE-PRESIDENT congratulated the members that they had that day been honoured by the attendance of so many learned and gifted gentlemen ; and he was sure that the countenance and approbation of such important per sonages could not fail to make more firm the foundation and more lasting the prosperity of the society. (Cheers.) He had great pleasure in giving the health of the " Honorary Members and Strangers who have honoured us with their company." Mr. J. M. 11EFFER first responded to the compliment. He concluded some remarks, in praise of the beautiful and romantic scenery of Wales, by observing that the district of Bangor, within the radius of a few miles, presented as many or more objects of natural curiosity to interest, and more triumphs of skill and human energy to excite admi ration, than could be found in any other part of the wide world. (Cheers.) 3r. Cool:, re turned thanks. Mr. JONES (Everton) proposed the health of the Rev. Mr. Edwards, and thanks to him for the excellent a nd impressive discourse he had delivered in the morning at St. David's Church. (llear, hear.) The Rev. Mr. EDWARDS, in acknowledging the com pliment, expressed the great gratification it had given him to be amongst them that evening, and especially to be present at the interesting examination of the Welsh scholars, the recipients of their bounty , at the institution in Russell-street, that morning. Several honorary members were then proposed to the meeting ; after which, Mr. E. P. JONES gave a short account of the progress introduced in our introductory remarks. and state of the so c i e ty, an epitome of which we have ROGERSc president,e th t y. then p l r , o ht proposed ol‘sierd. sentiment the p t y n 1 i t e e a wr l health and ndodrf success theirunekcwith e s sto thworthye Cambrian ue. abnd io uhndripa°er e°lcoKt set'ilod m Ka accompanied by musical honours, a r d Mr. eeai I .0 , and other visitors, also AT a meeting of the Polytechnic Society, last even 4;" the President in th e c h a i r , a paper of great interest we read by Mr. Hobb s , th e ce l e b rate d A mer i can. illustrated by a large numb er o f di agrams , mo d e l s, & c. H e i s a man, unlike one who would defy bolts, and, like I.4°' - it i a " laugh at locksmiths." He read his lecture,and he sae B : o with great fluency. H e is o f E ng li s h parents, t h ou gh, " ea believe, not born in this coun t ry . I t w ill b e b o rne Ir c mind that this subject was brought before the Ilis! °r b l i Society, about three years ago, in an elegant. memoir re Mr. Edward Higgin, and in the society's volume th e „t were copious illustrations by M r . Pid geon . Since tt time a paper by Mr. Chubb, C.E., was published 12; one of the metropolitan societies, before which it bad he e read. Mr. HOBBS reviewed the w h o l e su bj ec t o f l oc ks, O t a i ll chronological order, but according to their structure.. "-• first directed attention to the Egyptian lock, into whi c " o f series of pegs fell. It was op ene d b y a k ey w i t h a roal ‘ prongs, and the mode of pi c ki ng it was easily sha y ; r . Passing over various alter a ti ons w hi c h h ave b een m a ,,, he directed attention t o th e " l etter pa dl oc k," or wt o where a peculiar arrange men t o f l e tt ers , k nown onlY.ti, oneindividual, is s u pp ose d t o pro d uce per f ect sear . ' '0 Mr. Hobbs took up a piece of bent wire, and inseql,o turned it almost without looking at it, when it readdY, iii i open. He next directed attention to th e l oc k ca lled th e " lock, and showed its connexion, in principle, with One of this kind is said to have been invented bY r A it Brown, Eqq., M.P., and when shown t o hi m he s! l ", i s was the best he had seen of the sort, for the princilv°o not new. He was surprised to see his own statetnoo quoted as if he had said the " best he had seen." .„ t 0 visited Mr. Brown's office, an d was s h own his ve rl .,„" o , locks : showing how they could b e opene d. Mr. Br ° " or who had himself entered, was retiring to give nim a" to p portunity of trying, wh en h e reques t e d him to 5 d and close the door of the safe, which he had oPe i n er a almost in a moment. A no th er ki n d o f lock, w:11e, pins go into desks, is opened on the same prine i itt The tumbler locks are described by the Messrs. Chub b . , re d various published pamphlets. This was long consi d e r of a perfect lock, for it admitted changes. the varie tle na which actually amounted to billions. He describe d ' O 6 showed the instruments by which it may be opened's:o produced a large wooden one, which he opened had his fingers. A collection of locks which ' , e it her seen in Birmingham, sufficiently sh ows that ae . ,by the tumbler nor the detector wa s fi r st discovere"4,o the persons to whom it is currently attributed. . I ; ec h Bramah lock and its intricaci e s w a s next esPla l the It is opened on the principle of direct p r essure 0 , 1 0 disc. and then feeling nicely for the incisions, whic h v eri to when on the plate, and readily open. The it ; were exhibited by which he had succeeded in oleil l ' o unclO and he corrected some errors which have gone the f t be of the papers, respecting the length of time t he lock was occupied in picking it. He had not seen t u us by before. From the principle of certain American lot ea o peo Andrews, and also by Newall, only one key Nu' There the lock, and there could not be a duplicate key.. was, however, access to the keyhole in both, w11 1 °,7 00 00 dered them insecure. Newall, during a conte e ' hu t 60, the subject, succeeded in picking that of Andrews; the principle was the same, this showed the insecurno;_o, his own lock. Another kind of lock was then ah " he which exhibited le Thanks were voted unanimously to Mr. Hobbs. f° r 0 ,16 urecosed peculiar advantages in sec urit y ; and . 11 , 't lect— 'z separated. 11 4 e _taff Aenand the meeting room , d m so o m f e th w e er ß e o u y n a a l bl l e n t st o it g u a t i i n on ad w m a i s ss fi io l n le . d to overfl 0013' THE SHIP MANHATTAN.—This monster vess el r o 'cli , the comsms thanando7fsCoaperntaiignrEan.S.e3"pef on nith Saturday, u complementrda y un de r of no less were shipped by Messrs. C. Hill and Co. c ips l TREASURY CLERKS.—Mr. S. R. M. Leake, P -1 a e.-; clerk assistant to the secretaries of the Treasury, bey tired after a service of 50 years. Mr. Leake is se"ce-oli° by Mr. W. H. Stephenson, one of the senior clerk p r ice was private secretary to Sir Robert Peel whenr s Minister. Mr. Stephenson is succeeded by ~ Courtenay, one of the assistant clerks.—Observer• nder THE NATIONAL CLUB.—We have been given to I , l lt . stand that the Committee of the National Club 115°.., chased Ailsa House (a very large mansion), ope es ,ll"offirt Treasury, and in the immediate neighbourhood of 11Es ing-street. The success of Sir G. Brook Bridges ° ca p bi Kent has been greatly attributed to the exertions 131 ,:daf," . this club, of which he has long been a member —Sl a t - 6,0',; THE ADMIRALTY INQUIRY REGARDING 'THE " --I ",iiti, e ING OF VESSELS AFLOAT.—We believe general °,P i i t t was expressed by the parties who were examined. ° Je d ". lights now employed by steamers should be ext en b ol d sailing vessels under weigh—viz., red on s tarboar d , green on larboard ; and white light at the mastheaap;b, COto that vessels at anchor should hoist the white lig ht ° o d, the mast. The proceedings are likely, we understs A te ° occupy several days.—Snipping Gazette. 10" oe THE ARMY ESTIMATES. On Friday the arniY 3 13 0 ,0 for the current year, ending the 31st of March, I ',,ti t ec l e l. been printed. The amount to be provided for: . 9SO.'y and non-effective services is £6.010,372, being X' p ' ffec i 'd for effective services, and £2,024,064 for non - A - o,, i t o g services. The increase on the effective is £11 2 ,0 1 ‘ 1 "of the decrease on the non-effective service £28,2 1 ".,' ro be r l il the increase in the estimates of £B-1,427. Then 90'0 all ranks for the current year is 101,937, aga i l e ial l 4o l of the year expiring on the 31st of March next , P increase of 3,223, exclusive of the troops in t ftl Ot IL` TRH NAVY ESTIMATES for the year 1852- 3 sI T. .£5 662.488, or £111,271 less than the vote of is s h " WELLESLEY V. WELLESLEY.—An appeal vYasjpncs' - of Friday in the Court of Chancery by Lord - "'" e llor, o f against a decree made by the late vice-chi lli % s di t i ot England, in a suit instituted by Lady Morningt° e l dtd in forms pauperis, by which his honour dec i t i f f3t Lady Mornington had a right to enforce as 00 1 0 " ailt e ct Wellesley certain provisions covenanted to ba t he him in favour of his father, Lord Mornington of this declaration being to secure to Lady I";_°.: set eit an annuity of £l,OOO, agreed to be paid to her %le of separation between her and Lord Morningtoll ee lordships dismissed the appeal, declaring the cle, cr t , Toci by the vice-chancellor to have been clearly rig';', ~of also, on the authority of " Rubery v. Mor ris, At naghten and Gordon, gave to the plaintiff, th °° ' in forma' pauperis, costs. , 0 0r,9' THE AMA7.ON.—By a letter from Soutbsrtlie appears hopes may be entertained that more °J .. ° Ot i „ i r io t sengers and crew of the ill-fated Amazon 1 ", 3 0-0,r it existence. On the 29th of December last, fou r bil l ' ti )s to the selling of the Amazon, the bark Cambrs,ttb Mr. 'White, of Cowes, cleared out from that e t t bs t v e l , West Indies. There is every reason to beliel e beia t ilil was the bark seen near the Amazon. Her sails , r ibe 0 8/ will account for their white appearance, as e s ,,,"brOi,o le the survivors of the burning steamer. The '-' 9 " for e fro' supplied with a patent life boat, and would thcre,ol dr e the means of saving any persons who had es ci ' r sist ° , , e; the Amazon by sending such a boat to their pot r i pO o As she was a new ship, and behind her time, 4 sh e ," bable she would put back to land in England 9fl ione have saved, especially as she was bound to a.-e dee as the Amazon.— Times. LIVERPOOL : a 5/. 6 TUESDAY, MARCIE 2, 1 ' PRINTED AND PUBLISHED N EVERY TUESDAY M 0 A',,, t cv - g„ BY THE PROPRIETOR, ROBERT PEARSON T.. ir , I C OF No. 47, CANNING-STREET, AT 14S OFT STANDARD GENERAL PRINTING No. 4, Sr. GEORGE'S CRESCENT, LIV$ 1 “" 90' ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION: IN ADVANCE. . 20S. O N CREDIT.,,' THE WELSH CHARITY SCHOOLS The annual examination of the children educated at these schools, in Russell-street, took place at the school room yesterday, and, notwithstanding the unfavourable state of the weather, there was a very fair attendance of directors and friends of the institution. Amongst the company present we noticed the Rev. W. Hughes, Rev. R. Edwards, Mr. Owen Williams, Mr. R. Griffiths, Mr. J. B. Williams, Mrs. Owen Williams, the Misses Wil liams, Miss Roose, Mrs. Evans, Miss Jones, Miss Bird, Miss Kemshead, Mrs. David and Miss Davis, Mr. David Evans, Mr. Robert Evans. Mr. W. Jones, Mrs. O'Brien, Mr. John Jones, Mrs. and Miss Clough, Mr. Pearce, Mr. R. Roberts, Mr. J. Jones, &c., &c. The chair, owing to the unavoidable absence of Mr. B. Heywood Jones, pre sident of the institution, was occupied by Mr. Owen Wil liams. The school has been established for more than half a century, and has been the means of great usefulness to the youthful population of the district during the whole of that time. The average number of boys receiving edu cation is stated at 240 ; and the average attendance daily about 180 ; of girls the number of pupils is about 130, and the average attendance 120; there are about 140 infants entered, of whom the average attendance daily reaches 120. The interesting proceedings of the forenoon were com menced at half-past twelve o'clock, and were introduced by the whole of the children singing a hymn. After this the girls read aloud, each taking a verse from the sth chapter of Daniel, and they were immediately afterwards questioned thereon by the schoolmistress, followed by a lengthened examination in geography and arithmetic. Two recitations were then given by female pupils—the one " On Creation," and the other "The Good Man's Comfort in Affliction." The boys next read, in rotation, the 9th chapter of St. John, and were strictly questioned on the subject by the master, Mr. Edwards. Two lads then recited, in Welch, the 4th chapter of Proverbs ; and the whole class was subsequently examined in geography, English history, and arithmetic. A recitation, " The British Isles," was next given, and two boys pronounced (one in Welsh and the other in English,) an appropriate address to the directors and friends of the institution, thanking them for the great benefit the children received from the education afforded them by means of the liberal contributions of their benefactors. The whole of the pupils showed much proficiency in the various subjects on which they had been examined, and their ready answers elicited repeated marks of approval from the ladies and gentlemen present. The Rev. Mr. Huoues having briefly, but most appro priately addressed the children, a vote of thanks was passed to the ladies for the interest which they took in the pros perity of the institution, and a high compliment was paid to the master and mistress for their great attention to the education of the children. Mr. DAVID EVANS felt they might all congratulate themselves on the very satisfactory manner in which the children had passed their examination. He was glad to find that not only was the head of the scholars taught, but the heart also ; for his firm belief was, that the education of the head without that of the heart was not only not good, but positively mischievous. (Hear, and applause.) He then expressed regret at the unavoidable absence of Mr. B. lleywood Jones, their president ; and. after alluding to the great interest that gentleman had always taken in the welfare of the institution, mentioned that he had that day forwarded the handsome donation of ten guineas to the funds, and concluded by moving the thanks of the meeting to Mr. Jones for his valuable services. This was seconded by the Rev. Mr. HUGHES, and carried by acclamation. Mr. ELLIS JONES, the honorary secretary, in moving the thanks of those assembled to the deputy-chairman on that occasion, (Mr. Owen Williams,) was sure they would all agree that gentleman deserved their commendation no less for his services that day than for his constant attention to the interests of the children by his almost daily attend ance to them in the capacity of chairman of the directors. Indeed, he said, there was scarcely a day passed hut he devoted some portion of his time at the school, and much of the regularity manifested was to be attributed to his zeal. (Hear, hear.) The motion was carried unanimously, and appropriately acknowledged by Mr. Williams. Thanks to the directors, and especially to Mr. Jonathan Rowse, the senior member, who had attended the anniver sary for nearly a half century without interruption, and was now only absent on account of indisposition, were then passed ; and also a similar vote to Lord Kenyon and Sir W. W. Wynn, for their donation of ten guineas each to the purposes of the school ; and to Mr. Barber, now of Cheltenham, for the great services he had rendered to the establishment. The children having sung " Hurrah for good old England," the distribution of prizes, consisting of bibles, prayer-books, work-boxes, &c., took place, and the public proceedings of the day terminated at half-past 2 o'clock. The pupils in the infant schools were afterwards intro duced and questioned, and the whole of the scholars regaled with buns, &c., and each presented with a small sum of money as a slight reward for their generAl good conduct and attention to their studies. ANNIVERSARY OF THE CAMBRIAN SOCIETY " OES Y BYD I'R lAITH GYMRAEG." The forty-fifth anniversary of the members of this society was held last night. at the Wellington Hotel, in Dale-street, Mr. Andrew Paynter, president, in the chair. There were also present, the vice-president. Mr. J. F. Sturgess, the Rev. W. Hughes, Rev. Richard Edwards, vicar of Mytton. Yorkshire; Mr. John Rogers (council man), Messrs. W. Jones, T. Hughes, J. Jones, E. Roberts, J. Griffi'hs, Dr. Marsh, Capt. Jos. Williams, R. Morris, W. W. Wynn, R. Cook, J. Conway, W. Evans, W. Morris, H. Thomas, J. M. Heifer, E. T. Jones, &c., &c. The Cambrian Society was established in 1807. and the number of its members is now set down at 120. The increase in the list of members, admitted during the last year, has been about 30, and there are also nine new sub - scribers to be ballotted for at the next meeting. The number of members who have been pensioners for the last ten or twelve years amount to nearly one dozen. The society and the funds are both rapidly increasing in num bers and amount, and the affairs of the institution are now in every respect in a very flourishing condition. Ever since the establishment of the fund for that purpose, the sick members have regularly received the stipulated allowance agreeably to the rules of the society. The general body of the members attribute great credit and praise to the numerous gentlemen who have come forward with so much readiness and liberality as honorary mem bers. With respect to the general management of its affairs, the society appears to have been conducted with the strictest regard to economy in the expenditure of the fon s, and with the most earnest desire to extend its use fulness ; and it is matter of much congratulation among the members, that beyond the necessary outlay for the relief of the sick and the expenses of funerals, no portion of the funds has been appropriated to any other obj et. The members, and members' friends, who sat down, amounted to about 70 ; and it need scarcely be added that everyone who partook of the repast expressed themselves highly satisfied with the excellent accommodation pro vided for them, by the worthy host of the Wellington, Mr. Charles Castles, and the unremitting attention paid to them throughout the entire evening. The cloth was drawn at about half-nast six o'clock, grace before and after meat being said by the Rev. Mr. Hughes. During the dinner, and the remainder of the evening, several national and favorite airs were played by a Welch harper. _ . . . The PRESIDENT first introduced the health of " The Queen," in loyal and appropriate terms, and the toast having been warmly received and drank, was followed by the singing of the National Anthem, in which the whole of the company joined. each alternate verse being rendered, and enthusiastically sung, in the Welsh language, by one of the members of the society present. The PRESIDENT next observed that it had always been the custom in proposing the toast of "The Prince of Wales," to expatiate and dwell, at some length, on the merits of that ill istrious branch of the Royal Family ; but he felt he could not, with any degree of propriety, do so on the present occasion, because the talents of the present prince bed not yet been developed. He might, however, remark, that if he possessed the several good qualities of his parents, he would be the glory and pride of the Principality • and if he moreover had the posses sion of many of die virtues of our beloved Queen, he would surely be an ornament to the country. (Applause.) The VICE- PRESIDENT Prince Albert, and the rest of the Royal Family." The PRESIDENT much regretted he could not do justice to the toast he was about proposing, but at the same time it was a source of great pleasure and satisfaction to him to feel that the eminent qualities and piety of the ashop of Chester were known and appreciated by all. (Hear, hear. As to the clergy of the diocese, too, he was sure they could not find men of more piety, or of more profound theological knowledge, or more zealous and faithful in the discharge of the important duties of their office, than the respected clergy of this diocese resi dent in this town. (Applause.) _ _ and was acknowledged by the chairman in a br ief, be* appropriate speech. Mr. CooKE said it would be needless in him to exalt tiate on the admirable qualities which they all knew thet veryrespected friend, Mr. J. F. Sturgess, the vice- preside!nt of the society, possessed; and he contented ..hirnseni therefore, with merely announcing his name to the meet' ing. (Drunk with repeated cheering and musical honours. The VICE-PRESIDENT returned thanks in a very nes and powerful address. He de c l ar ed hi mse lf th e f r iend a` the society, and was willing to do his utmost to protein?. its success. It was tru e h e h a d, w h en h e h a d po i n ted nu' some dark spots on the sun of the Principality of Wa h l; incurred the displeasure not only of the great "TalhaiarOp but of many whose esteem and friendship he most it spected • yet in what he h a d wr itt en , an d w h a t he hr . done, he i had only the inte re st an d prosper i t y of w" Principality at heart. (Load cheers.) Mr. JONES, sen., then proposed the health of thei r worthy treasurer, in a very humorous and ebaracteris h ! speech, and stated that they were mainly indebted to alto gentleman for the present successful p rogress o f their society. (Great applause.) The TREASURER, (Mr. E. P. Jones,) in returnil thanks, expressed o bli ga ti ons t o M r . J ones, hi s (den for the affectionate manner in which he had pr ° :, posed his health, and t o th e company f or t h e cordial reception they had given to it. It has always been to me (continued Mr. Jones) the most pleasing dut l /1 serve my patriotic friends of the Cambrian Society. kind feelir.g which is always manifested by one memnal towards another is truly gratifying and encouraghE (Hear, hear.) Were it not for the Cambrian Society , t,,,,aw name of St. David's Day, and the cause of our c oun t( would soon cease to exist in Liverpool. !Cheers.) I t ee m; therefore, that I am amply rewarded for my hunn''' labour, in having the pleasure of meeting m y felln countrymen once a y ear . I wou ld say. moreover, t h a t cold is the Welshman's heart who would not rejoice in t ti celebration of St. David' s D a y, — a d ay on w hi ch we o ge to pride ourselves. (Cheers ) The man who is destil of that feeling must. b e d ev oid o f th a t w hi c h i s human 812, natural, because it is the feeli ng i n w hi c h we wer e n om' tured. I therefore hope, let our circumstances be w hatell they may, and whatever country we may live in, we shl never cease in our en d eavours t o promote t h e hil ar i t y an the celebration of St. David's day. (Applause.) Mr. E. P. JONES having proposed a vote of ihanks,.. ° . Dr. Nicholas Marsh, with the intimation that for of general kindness and benevolence to the poorer mer ebera' and attention to the interests of the society, it was Pl' posed shortly to present him w ith a su i ta bl e test i mo nia that gentleman shortly returned thanks. Several original songs and recitations were given in -- course of the evening by man y respecta bl e f r i en d s o f t l,O Z, society, and more th a n one so l o on t h e h arp was played"' amateurs in a most exquisite style. The " The Principality and its f a i r d aug ht ers, " secretary, and officers of the society," and other toes. .1 were given before the company s e p ara t e d ; an d t h e utnin harmony and conviviality prevail e d th roug h ou t a I°o 7 evening's enjoyment. MR. HOBBS IN LIVERPOOL ,