The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-02-23 00:00:00

- 8 THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, .. _ . TO CORRESPONDENTS. There is one circumstance connected with the tify personal jealousies, or to advance incipient MEETING OF THE CONTRIBUTORS TO THE ST. inquiry, which strikes us as rather singular. It ambition. JUDE'S FUND, FOR THE RELIEF OF THE We are compelled to postpone the insertion of several notices of „ DISTRESSED IN IRELAND AND SCOTLAND.. new publications. will be remembered, that our townsman, Mr. Cun- We are glad to perceive, from the rrating of ningham, the eminent architect, was a few months the Commissioners yesterday, that there seems a A meeting of the above was held yesterday, at the Cla ebe Eiberpoot :Otanbarb. ago deputed by the promoters of the Rivington disposition to return to a better state of things. scheme to visit the locality, and to report upon its • taken for th e re li e f o f th e i r d es tit u t e b re th ren in Ireland - Yearly Subscription : capability of supply. Such a visit was made by LIVERPOOL COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. • and in Scotland. The chair was taken by the Rev. Canon In Advance, I:2s. 02i cred i t, Lis . him ; a report of its results was handed into the Shortly after the sitting of the court on Friday, an ap- M`Neile incumbent of St. Jude's;and we noticed a number 'of influential members hers of the congregation Town-hall; and we are informed, upon what we plication was made to Mr. Commissioner Perry, on the present. consider trustworthy authority, that it was unfa- to annul a o ng f unl A c l ar e e s a sr tae s td . Stockdale and. Son, whose failure some Several letters were read by the rev. chairman, and by TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 23, 1847. vorable both as regards the quantity of water to i s n u excitementcti ankn t w i i r i l c t i l i te ha bee mercantilebeen world, npe n ed the Rev. John Jones, from correspondents in Ireland, be gained, its quality, and the amount of compen- expressive of their gratitude, and that of the suffering IN commencing, with this publication, the NINTH against them fi by Mr. Reube p n e rlemingway, of this town. sation to be made. Under the circumstances of a Mr. Norris appeared on behalf a Mr. Thomas Stock- Irish people, for the aid afforded them through the exer- YEAR of their, connexion with the LIVERPOOL gentleman, so competent to give an opinion upon dale, to support the appliCation ; Mr. Rigg on the part of ti?ns of th d e committee f and t the beneficence otvas t o a f m t o h o e n ir t STANDARD, the proprietors have to perform the Mr. John Stockdale •; Mr. Bardswell on behalf of the friends?. of destitution sueffelplc urte to s bef the vast such a subject, having so widely disagreed with One rev. pleasurable duty of returning thanks to their and d stees under. i Messrs. Stockdale's deed of inspection; gentleman, Mr. St. Jobn, writing e to Mr. Jones, stated friends and the public for the enlarged measure of Mr. Hawksley, we submit that his report should M M r ilerni ex to su t E e pol t gl o e n tt. support with which their efforts have been re- have been laid before the commissioner ; and Mr. g creditor, having been that he was then relieving 1520 daily ; and intreated Cunningham himself have been examined upon sworn, was examined at ' great length, as to the amount of assistance to enable him to continue his charitable minis warded. The STANDARD may now fairly ranktrations. Another correspondent suggested that, if a itself second to none of its local contemporaries in the whole Mr. Hawksley would have had debt which he claimed, the mode in which it had been market for their industry could be opened in this country, • subject. and might contracted, and the manner in which it had been paid. the influence and extent of its circulation. an opportunity of cross-examination; the poor women and children in his district would be glad An important charige, it is well known, has even have been able to rebut Mr. Cunningham's It appeared that the Messrs Stockdale had purchased a large e quantity ie of palm oil from him (Hein, y) objection. We have heard, however, nothing inawoollen and worsted. Many harrowing details of the recently been made in the principle upon which a whichhat there weree distressed state of the population were given, as well as , the course of the inquiry of any such report;transactionsa between ged t e h o a n t si h d e era T l v e eibrlbeen d (Hemingway) also portion of the press of Liverpool is conducted; and encomiums upon the promptitude with which the funds neither has Mr. Cunningham been called to give them, in which he stated that he was also a loser. in this change the proprietors of the STANDARD received by the committee had been remitted, and the any evidence. felt it their duty to their friends and the commu- This allegation, however, was denied on the other side. , excellent manner in which they had been appropriated. Mr. Hemingway admitted having signed the Of course the Health Committee, in directing ankgptties After a short conversation, in which the appointment nity to take the lead. On the 15th of December deed of composition. On this ground it was t t er their proceedings, have acted with perfect single-of a ladies' committee was suggested by Mr. Grantham and approved, it was resolved that a second subscription the publishing price of their paper was reduced to lasted till ness of purpose, and with a view to promoting investigation h . e asked to annul the fiat. Af o a ug patient into the nature of the case, which threepence. The step was a hazardous one ; it was of the congregation of St. Jude's should, at once be en tered into •• that the meeting desirous to promoteindustry mitteeto the success of a project which they regard as one four o'clock in the afternoon, the court adjourned. , a direct sacrifice of an ascertained profit resulting The sittings were resumed shortly after eleven o clock while they relieve destitution, authorise the committee calculated to benfit the town. We cannot think, from its circulation. Public interests, however, yesterday, and the evidenceof . M t r. Hemin e gway was pro- however, that it will serve them in those inquiries of whic i ihe employ such proportion of the funds as they m may deem seemed to them to require that sacrifice. It ap- which will have to be gone into before parliament, statedseeded 6141. e in n o tbe pound as the desirable in the encouragement of spinning, knitting, peered to them that a• boon would be secured toweaving, and other domestic occupations; and that a circular containing such resolutions should be sent to each should it appear that the evidence of a witness, dividend ilue him under .t h e deed of composition, he was the public by conferring upon them, at a cheaper " rate, the advantages of a well-conducted, moral, selected by themselves, has been kept back • and still a loser to the amount of £7.564, in consequence of member of the congregation and as many of the contri the failure of the Messrs. Stockdale. that such evidence is opposed to the vaildity of the butors to the fund as could be found. A paper was then arid healthy press; and they ventured upon the Evidence of a contrary and rebutting character was then sent round, and the subsciiptions of the members he case made out by Mr. Hawksley. An explanation experiment, in the confident hope that their motives one into, from which it appeared that Mr Hemingway of the grounds upon which it has been determined g one into from which it appeared that Mr, hemingWaY committee present collected, to the amount, we under experiment, in the confident hope that their motives o f th e grounds upon which it has been determined ack o 1 d dto Mr. Fry the c untant al. the trustees, committee present collected, to the amount, we ander would be appreciated, and the sacrifice submitted not to examine Mr. Cunningham would be most a afte l r l l w iav e in ge made a r v . ery , carefu a l e e e xamination of the state stood, of upwards of £lOO. A further meeting was to be to, made up to them. In this hope, they are happy held in the course of the day, in order to remit such fur to state, that they have not been disappointed. they sums of money as were most urgently required. It does really appear to us, from the whole facts their own ledger, that, although he was by no means satin circulation of the STANDARD has been as at present elicited, that the council would do fied with the fact, still it . appeared . _ he had no claim on BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS. TRIPLED SINCE THE CHANGE, wisely, at the present crisis, to withdraw their the bankrupts. The examination of these two witnesses and it is steadily increasing ? not only in Liverpool, occupied the court the entire of the day. At half-past A special meeting of this Board was held at the Com scheme, or at least to postpone it for a time. The 4.1.—„,..i, ~....„, .a.,....--1,. ,- 43.- 4-- ---......] _ four o'clock, the court was adjourned till one this day. missioners' Rooms yesterday, for the purpose of receiving and it is steadily increasing, not only in Liverpool, _but through new channels in the districts around ; whilst the advertising favours of their friends are flowing in in a largely-increased ratio, as the co lumns of the STANDARD for the last two months will abundantly prove. The enquiry before Mr. Page and Mr. Ellison, the government commissioners, into the merits of the scheme, projected by the corporation, for sup plying the town with water from the high lands and streams in the neighbourhood-of Rivington Pike, has now concluded ; and we may, without presumption, offer to our readers our views of the bearing of the evidence adduced, both with respect to that scheme and the claims of the existing com panies, upon the confidence of the public. We shall principally, however, for reasons which we shall explain before concluding our remarks, dwell upon the case made out in behalf of those Com- panes. Like others of our fellow townsmen, and of our contemporaries, we have long been anxious to see Liverpool possess an ample supply of water for household and for sanatory purposes ; and we have never been very indulgent in our comments, when we have noticed neglect or irregularity in such supply. We must candidly acknowledge, however, and the tone of some recent articles in our paper upon this subject, may have led our readers to an ticipate the acknowledgment, that our views, as to water supply, do not carry us so far, at present, as Rivington Pike, the Bala Lake, or any other locality named. And, with such impressions, the enquiry before the commissioners is not calculated to give a new direction to our views. Why such is the case, we shall endeavour to show. The great object, we presume, which the author ities of Liverpool have in view is, to provide an ample supply of pure water, at all times available, for household purposes, and water for cleansing and for the extinguishing of fires. With respect to the purity of our existing supply, it does not appear that, any fault is alleged. Mr. Rushton, stipendiary magistrate, in his evidence on Wednes day, admitted "that the quality of the water was excellent : better than could be obtained in any other town with which he was acquainted." Dr. Duncan admits that "the water is clear but hard, which is good and wholesome for drinking, as only one instance has come to his knowled ge where the water has not agreed with the constitution of the persons using it." Both these gentlemen, it must be stated, arc advocates of the Corporation scheme, or of some large scheme. Mr. Rushton's chief complaint is of the want of water in cases of fire ; and Dr. Duncan complains of the want of a constant . ipply in the treets and the courts, and of the bad constructibn of many of the cisterns in which it is kept. A supply of softer water he also thinks would be advisable, and conduce to a great saving, for domestic uses. It will be most convenient to us to notice Dr. Duncan's evidence first. Soft water, he says, is desirable for washing, &c. Now, we find in other towns rain water collected for such purposes. Few of the cottages in Manchester and other manu facturing districts throughout the country are without stone tanks for the collection of ' such water, in sufficient —quantity for consumption in average seasons. If similar buildings erected at Liverpool are planned upon a faulty principle, surely we cannot blame the water companies, and need not spend half a million sterling in going to Rivington Pike for a remedy. There is no neces sity, either,.for such tanks being erected over cess pools, as complained of by Dr. Duncan. They may be covered over sufficiently to avoid contact with effluvia in most localities. So far as Mr. Rushton's objection, as to the in sufficiency in cases of fire, is concerned, the evidence of Mr. M'Donald, a practical man, as well as a man of scientific ability, satisfies us that the complaint, however just in past times, is capable of being re medied, and is in course of being remedied. This gentleman states : " I have introduced an improvement in the system of supplying water to extinguish fires, by which we will be able to give a much better supply. I propose to keep the water at high pressure on the mains, throughout th e town. I- defective state of the street valveS - was the only cause for the want of a proper supply of water in time of fin It will be borne in mind that in the course of his evidence, Mr. Rushton vouched for the ca pability of Mr. M'Donald to form a correct opinion on this subject. The. experiments' made in the presence of the Commissioners, to show the extent to which the pressure upon the mains is capable of being increased for such purposes; and his evi dence, as to the practibility of increasing the general supply of the town, is most conclusive. When I bored at the Soho station," he says, " below the depth of the well, I found water in abundance. I made a boring of 260 feet from the bottom of the well. The diameter of that boring was six inches. I cannot tell exactly what accession of water we got, but I think that we got a great deal, as we allow from that station 150 gallons per minutes to run waste." The evidence of Mr. Harmood Banner, a gentle man who, from his standing amongst us, cannot be presumed to state anything beyond his honest convictions, is most important. We give an extract from the report in our last publication : . Of course the Health Committee, in directing their proceedings, have acted with perfect single ness of purpose, and with a view to promoting the success of a project which they regard as one calculated to benefit the town. We cannot think, however, that it will serve them in those inquiries which will have to be gone into before parliament, should it appear that the evidence of a witness, selected by themselves, has been kept back ; and that such evidence is opposed to the vaildity of the case made out by Mr. Hawksley. An explanation of the grounds upon which it has been determined not to examine Mr. Cunningham would be most satisfactory to the public mind. It does really appear to us, from the whole facts as at present elicited, that the council would do wisely, at the present crisis, to withdraw their scheme, or at least to postpone it for a time. The reasons which justify such a course are many and weighty. In the first place we regard it as incon testibly proved that the supply by the present companies can be increased so as to afford abun dance of water for the requirements of our popu lation for years to come ; and as the mode in which such supply has been managed in years past is complained of, the council may take the companies' works into their own hands. They have already power, we believe, to compel the owners of property to prepare proper receptacles ; and, if not, they can easily obtain such in the bill for authorising the purchase. In the second place, should we even be com pelled ultimately to resort to an extraneous source for our supply, it would be well to pause in order to avail ourselves of additional experience and in formation, as to the selection of the source and the mode of carrying out the works. Manchester, Stockport, and other Towns, not so favourably situated as ourselves, with regard to present supply, are about going before Parliament for similar bills to the proposed Rivington Pike Bill. The pro moters of these schemes are opposed upon similar grounds to those, upon which the Councils' Bill is opposed, although the opposition in our case is more formidable. In the case of Manchester an objection id made to the quality of the water; as af fected by the same causes as those which will be found to affect the Pike water. We may make the promoters of these Bills our pioneers : let them try the temper of Parliament for us ; provide us with data upon which to count the cost of our own scheme, and permit us to derive useful information from the conflict of the scientific evidence which will be produced. Unlike them, we are not driven into a corner. We are not so urgently in want that we need rush to operate upon doubtful ground, for an article of doubtful quality; that we need subsi dize the owners of Factories and even entire Towns, or that we need expend hundreds of thousands in hot haste, one half or two-thirds of which experi ence, and opportunity to enquire, may enable us to save to this community. But a further and ✓ very important ground for putting off for a while the adoption of this or any other large scheme, is to be found in the present financial position of the town. We have impend ing over our heads the certainty of a heavy drain upon us for the rates during this, and we know not for how many years to come. A heavy Borough Rate, in addition to a poor's Rate doubled or trebled, will not be borne without much ill-will and _injury to individuals being created. There are measures, too, provided for by the Sanatory Bill — extensive sewerage, drainage, cleansing, &c.—which will be costly in their execution. Much, therefore, as energy and determination on the part of the Health Committee are to be commended, undue precipitation is equally to be avoided. The cleans ing out of the Augean Stable, which the folly, the neglect, or the unwise thrift of past years have permitted to be erected upon the banks of the Mersey, is not the work of a day : well, if it can be accomplished in a generation. It ought not therefore to be pressed forward so rapidly as to in flict suffering upon the existing Ratepayers, by none of whose acts or omissions the necessity of the work has been created. On Sunday last, after sermons by the Rev. Henry Hampton, the sum of £7B Bs. was collected at St. James's Church for the distressed Irish and Scotch. On Sunday mlrning, after a sermon in St. Philip's Church, Hardman -street, by the Rev. Mr. Burton, In cumbent, the sum of £95 was collected for the destitute Scotch and Irish. A contemporary is surprised how Mr. Robert Roxby could be playing in Manchester. It is easily accounted for; Mr. Roxby had the permission of Mr. Simpson, lessee of the Theatre-Royal, to appear there for one night. We hear that the Rev. Mr. Griffiths, who is to preach at St. David's Church, in this town, on Sunday next, and likewise the first of March, is one of the most talented and popular ministers in .Wales.—See adv. INTERESTING LECTURE.—Last night, Mr. W. M. Fisher delivered a most interesting lecture on astronomy, at the Assembly Rooms, Great George-street. The lec ture was accompanied with some beautiful illustrations. We shall probably notice the subject further next week. DAY OF NATIONAL HUMILIATION.—The petition to the Queen for a day of national humiliation is still lying for signatnre at our office, and the usual places. As it will, we believe, be forwarded for presentation in a day or two, we hope all who are friendly—and who is - not—to such an object will sign the memorial without delay. WEALTH OF LIVERPOOL;—It is stated that nearly one half of the half-yearly dividend of the North Western Railway Company is payable in Liverpool. It is now in the course of payment, and the portion to be received by the Liverpool proprietors amounts to £220,000 every six months. WE have felt it our duty from time to time to remonstrate against the extravagant and over speculative proceedings of the people of Birken head. It struck us, as it did many other parties, that they were getting on too fast ; that they were attempting a task too heavy for ordinary mortals —to build Rome in a day. In part, experience has proved that we were in error ; that we under estimated the amount of sagacity with which the affairs, private as well as public, of that rising locality were conducted. We looked upon many of them as speculators of the ordinary class, flushed with past success, and likely to illustrate, in the final issue . of their adventures, that ambi tion which overleaps itself; although we felt that, in the talents, and we may well say the genius, of their legal adviser, Mr. Mallaby, they had a source of reliance which was calculated to ward off a host of difficulties which might otherwise have crushed even their great energies. _ _ _ _ "Do you Consider that the Company's resources are ample enough at the present time to supply Liverpool ? I do.—Does your past experienbe as a director lead you to believe that no limit has been come to as regards the quantity of water you can raise at your works ? Cer tainly not : there has been no limit come to yet ; nor do I believe that for very many years to come there could be the possibility of our finding a limit.—During the last thirty years you have always obtained an additional sup ply when you required it ? Yes ; always.—Do you see any difficulty in.giving the poor that supply which is ne cessary for their welfare ? I do not. If the company shall be assisted by the public bodies of the town, I will gua rantee that they shall be properly supplied. In all the proposed Sanatory regulations which the Council have fltered upon, they never offered to assist the present :ompany in their efforts to supply the poor with good and vholesome water. If the Council had sought for and ;nforced the powers which we have obtained, many years go, such things as improper receptacles for water, would Lot now be heard of." We are requested to announce that the committee of the Welsh Charity Ball thought it prudent, at their last meeting, to postpone the ball until March, next year, in consequence of the numerous, calls of charity which are at present made from various other quarters on the benevolence of the public. After a sermon, on Sunday morning last, by the Rev. Geo. Cuthbert, at St. Matthew's Church, Key-street, in accordance with the Queen's letter, the sum of £l6 ss. Bd. was collected for the distressed Irish and Scotch. This is a very liberal sum for so poor a congregation, and is, we believe, the largest collection ever made in the church. PAINTING OF THE GREAT BRITAIN ASHORE.—A very interesting picture has just been completed by Mr. S. Walters, jun., the subject of which is the steam-tugs attempting to remove that monster ship from Dundrum Bay. The composition, considering the subject, is ex tremely clever, and the execution by no means inferior. The distance is beautifully painted, and in the water there is a brilliancy that cannot fail to be admired. _ _ In contravention of such views, it is undeniable that the enterprise which has been at work on the opposite shore of the Mersey has been productive of results which have not been paralleled in the history of the progress of any locality in this or any other country. Whatever may be the success, or the reverse, of its docks, its dock warehouses, its railways, which connect its population with the Manufacturing districts, north and south, and with the metropolis, Birkenhead may from henceforth be regarded as one of the most beautiful and pros perous suburbs of Liverpool. Its excellence of sanatory construction; its spacious streets, tho roughly sewered and drained ; its well laid out park; its abundant supply of water and of gas, give to it a claim upon the public which must protect those embarked in the ownership of its property from anything more than the effect of temporary depreciation. Exaggerated views as to the value of land and houses in Birkenhead have no doubt prevailed ; and possible loss may accrue to some who have invested unwisely. At the bottom, however, the locality is in a healthy posi tion, and must progress. Birkenhead may never be another Liverpool : it will always, however, be a part of us. But to ensure such a consummation,—nay, to avert the occurrence of serious and ruinous cala mity,—the affairs of the township must be con ducted in a different spirit to that which we regret to have seen recently evinced by a portion of its leading persons. It is a suicidal course on the part of the Commissioners of Birkenhead, and the owners of property there, to throw from them the countenance and prestige of such men as Mr. Jackson, or their efficient legal adviser, Mr. Mallaby. Those, whose enterprise and fore sight have made Birkenhead what it is—have converted its barren waste into a town—have made a muddy and unproductive pool into the site of magnificent docks and warehouses—cannot safely be dispensed-with, at a crisis when the ele ments of financial difficulty are rife around them. For the services of such men—business men—, experienced men—those of the parties, Who appear to be setting themselves in antagonism to those of whom, a few years ago, they were proud to rank themselves as humble followers, can scarcely re compense the public. We fear much that the change cannot fail to damage themselves. It would be well for the inhabitants and owners of property in Birkenhead to weigh the present state of affairs, and to take measures .to recall to their councils their old and tried generals—those whose very names are associated in the minds of the public with the rise and prosperity of the loca lity. The fate of the vast property now embarked in Birkenhead mud not be put in jeopardy to Kra, On Sunday morning last Mr. Baylee made a powerful appeal to his congregation, at the church of the Holy Tri nity, Woodside, on behalf of the starving Irish, and in formed his congregation that, during Lent, anything they bad to give he would take care was sent to proper minis ters for relief. He adverted to Mr. Martineau 's sermon, and very ably controverted the erroneous principles con tained in that discourse. A special meeting of this Board was held at the Com missioners' Rooms yesterday, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Gas and Water Committee, it being an adjournment from the 16th of January last. : We have declined in previous articles entering into tire engineering merits of the Rivington Pike scheme, on the very sufficient ground that such subjects require both engineering knowledge and acquaintarke with the country experimented upon to arrive at any just conclusion. The expensive ness of the project, however, will not be denied. The host of claims for compensation put in are alone sufficient to affright most men. The people of Wigan oppose, en masse, the diversion of the waters of the River Douglas from their town. Opposing millowners, calico-printers, and bleach ers, make up a goodly body of cormorants, ready to eat up poor Liverpool. The fame of our cor porate wealth appears to have attracted all the black-coated people who could procure briefs or any species of excuse to prey upon us. We have said, h owever , that we shall not enter into the real merits of this or any of the other new sehemes ; and we shall keep our promise. IMPORTANT NAUTICAL ENQUIRIES.—Captain Den ham, R.N., F.R.S., yesterday opened his commission of enquiry, on the part of Government, touching the colli sion of the steamer " Finn. McCoull," and the ship " Venice," at the Adelphi Hotel, and continued it through- Denham yesterday evening - closed the investigation of the circumstances attending thewreckof the steamer "Sirius," near Cork On the motion of Mr. Price, Wni. Potter, Esq., was called to the chair. Mr. POTTER, on taking the chair, stated that at the last meeting he had requested the Board to appoint another chairman ; his reasons for doing so were, because when he first agreed to accept the office, he understood that the chief business of the Board would be transacted in the committees, and that he, as chairman, would be able to obtain information from the chairman of those com mittees from time to time, and that the general Board meetings would be little more than a record of such pro ceedings. He was, therefore, very much surprised at the last meeting to find a resolution thrown upon the table, of the contents of which he was entirely ignorant, and that he should also have been kept in ignorance of the resignation of Mr. Mallaby. Since then he had re ceived letters from a large majority of the commissioners, requesting his continuance in office, and stating that his doing so would tend to promote harmony. That was a strong reason for his doing so ; but a Still stronger one was, because a sinister motive had been placed upon his retirement—namely, that the affairs- of the township were in a state of disorder, and therefore he wished to withdraw. Nothing could be farther from his intentions, for he knew that the affairs of the township were now placed on a more firm basis than ever. If, how ever, he accepted the office, it would only be on a con dition that there should be a code of standing orders agreed to similar to those adopted by the Liverpool Town Council, which would have the effect of preventing what he complained of. (Cheers.) Mr. Wm. LAIRD said the resolution he proposed at the last meeting was no departure from the course previously pursued, as every Commissioner had hitherto made a mo tion on what arose at the time. He, however, should be very glad to see a code of rules established, and begged to move that the subject be referred to the same committee who had the appointment:of Law Clerk. Mr. GREGORY, the Clerk to the Committees, then read the reports of the Gas and Water Committee, which is similar in effect to what occurred before the Court of the Foreigners' Mission, established in this town. The reverend gentleman is responsible, as we have before in timated, for the payment of a large sum in connection with the mission, and he ought not to be left to liquidate any portion of it out of his own resources. Quicx SAILING.—The ship Defence, 608 tons register, belonging to Messrs. Wm. Anthony and Robinson, sailed hence to Quebec on the 9th May last, arriving back in Liverpool 9th August; -.sailed again for Quebec on the 19th August, arrived back in Liverpool on the 6th Nov, sailed 23d November for Charleston, and arrived back in Liverpool on the 20th instant, each time bringing a full cargo, and completing the whole three voyages in nine months and eleven days. BASE CoIN.—At the Police-court yesterday, a man named Peter M`Donald was charged with passing three base half-crowns at Mr. Butterworth's, publican, all of them between six and ten o'clock on Saturday. He was also charged with uttering a base half-crown at Mr. Win gate's, druggist, top of Elliot-street. The case, as re gards two of the pieces, was proved. The prisoner was pursued all the way to Shaw-street, before he was cap tured, and was found secreted in a yard. He was sent for trial. THE LISBON PACKETS.—The Nautilus, the first of a line of Screw steamers, intended to ply between this port and Lisbon, a short time since completed her out ward bound passage in the amazingly short time of 4 days 20 hours. The Schooner King of Tyre also made a re markably quick passage out, having sailed hence on the 3rd inst., and arrived at Lisbon on the Bth. thus perform ing the voyage in days. . The Nautilus started from Lis bon, as advertised, on the 15th inst., in the afternoon,And after encountering a most stormy voyage, arrived in this port yesterday evening. The Nautilus brought a large cargo of both goods and passengers. CHURCH ESTABLISHMENTS.—On Friday next, as may be seen from an advertisement, a discussion will take place in this town, between the Rev. Jos. Baylee, of Birkenhead, and Mr. Miall,.of London, as to the scrip tural character of church establishments. The tickets of admission to the discussion are now ready, and we recom mend our friends to make the earliest possible application for them, as the interest on the subject is very great, and the demand for tickets has already been very urgent. Mr. Baylee, we are confident, is a champion well qualified to meet his opponent, and having studied thoroughly the question in dispute, the members of the church will have an excellent opportunity of having their convictions more deeply settled, and all their difficulties removed. _ EXTRAORDINARY COLLECTIONS.—On Sunday last, two sermons were preached in St. Andrew's church, Renshaw street—that in the morning by the Rev. John Jones, the esteemed incumbent, after which, in compliance with the Queen's letter, a collection amounting to the handsome sum of £216 was made for the distressed Irish and Scotch. In the evening, in the same church, a sermon was preached by the Rev. Hugh M'Neile, who gave some further par ticulars as to the existing distress in Ireland, when another collection was made, which reached the splendid sum of £230, which is to be handed over to Mr. Webster, the treasurer of our local fund, for distribution according to the discretion of that committee. We never before had the gratification of recording such munificent collections —amounting together to £446--in the same church on one day. WILL BREAD STUFFS BE CHEAPER-'—This day week 455. per barrel was obtainable for American flour. In the latter part of the week a private sale of 20,000 barrels, to arrive, was reported. We have been informed since that, the price was 375. per barrel, and that the sale was made by one of our best informed, and most wealthy houses, What but a firm conviction that prices must soon give way, could induce them to sell ? We take the same view, and think prices must inevitably fall, and that very soon. From all sides we hear that stocks are very heavy in Liverpool, that the warehouses are literally groaning with corn and flour • a nd a gentleman , just arrived from Scotland, tells us, 'that never did he see the stack yards so full at this season of the year as at present. We heard of a farmer from Rainford, who came to this town on Saturday last, to insure his stock, who stated, he had not sold a grain of corn, either of the harvest of 1845 or 1846. BURGLARY.—Yesterday, Christopher Toole, a young man, was charged before Mr. Rushton, with having broken into Trinity Church School-room. He was found in the yard between one and two o'clock on Sunday morn ing. He had broken the door-lock, and a desk-lock, and a skeleton-key was found upon him. He succeeded in carrying off only a flag handkerchief, which he had con cealed in a privy in the yard where he was apprehended. This charge was proved. A more serious one was brought against him, of robbing the house of a female, on Satur day, in Kew-street, into which he had also broken, the owner having left it locked up a short time before. He had carried off a large quantity of wearing-apparel, &c., which, on being pursued by some neighbours, he dropped in the street. The neighbours had become alarmed, and the house being found open was in the possession of a police-officer when the tenant returned. The prisoner had before been found guilty of felony. He was com mitted for trial at the Sessions. A Fancy Dress Ball will be held on Thursday evening, to which the baud of Julisso Adams will be present Inquiry. The report, after some little discussion, Was adopted, and the meeting terminated. LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY The usual fortnightly meeting of the members of this society was held yesterday evening, at the Royal Institu tion, Colquitt-street. There was a very large attendance of members ; Dr. BOOTH in the chair. After the transaction of some routine business, Mr. Surrox read a paper on the importance of a regular system of government statistics of the agricultural pro duce of the empire, advocating, first, the necessity of having a regular and even supply of food in a country so thickly . populated as ours, in order to counteract the ruin and misery entailed upon the people by the present state of things •, and, secondly , the consideration of the expediency of such a system of published agricultural and commer cial statistics of food, as would give us timely notice of our probable wants and requirements, as being the best and most certain means that can be adopted to bring about such means and regularity in the supply; and which would, upon the ordinary and acknowledged prin ciple of supply and demand, have a direct tendency to produce a greater uniformity in the supply of food. Mr. Sutton contended for the accuracy of these two positions in his paper, which was an exceedingly clear and lucid essay, adducing examples and arguments in favour of his views from the systems adopted in France, Prussia, Holland, and the States, as- contrasted with the meagreness of the information on this important subject which is afforded in this country. At the conclusion of the paper, which was loudly ap plauded, -49, very animated conversation ensued upon the nature of its' contents, in which, as is usual upon such oc casions, a considerable diversity of opinion existed. The CHAIRMAN - explained that the discussion on the sanatory condition of the schools of Liverpool could not be resumed this evening, in consequence of the unavoid able absence of Dr. Balman. It would, he said, be re sumed on the next night of meeting. Mr. LOUTH was then introduced to the meeting by Dr. Duncan, when he explained the construction and movements of a new patent chimney-sweeping machine, called the Ramoneur Machine. Mr. Louth stated- that the machine consists of four brushes, forming a square head, which, by means of elastic and durable springs, contract or expand according to the space the machine moves in. The rods attached to this head of four brushes are supplied at intervals with an universal spring joint s capable of turning over a right angle ; and the whole is surrounded by a series of double revolving balls, which, together with a leading double revolving ball, being also another universal spring joint, conduct the brushes into every angle, crevice, and corner, cleansing in its route most thoroughly. The meeting shortly after adjourned. M. JULLIEN'S CONCERT, YESTERDAY EVENING. This celebrated musician and composer gave yesterday evening, a grand treat to the public of Liverpool, or to so many as could be crammed into the Nelson-street Con cert Hall, which was filled, a very few minutes after the opening of the doors, by a most fashionable audience. After the overture in the first part (William Tell) had been magnificently played, Jullien's Quadrille, (The Crusaders,) which has been the delight of our danc ing parties, was given with great precision and force. Miss Birch, who was engaged by the liberality of M. Jnllien, as an additional attraction, next gave a scena from Verdi's opera of Ennai., (sorte e la notte,) so beautifully, that it was only the appeal of Jullien's baton which saved her from• the fatigue of an encore. Koenig's valse a deux temps (" The Hyacinth") followed, and was finely played. Mons. Prospere next played a-solo on the serpentcleide —one of the most wonderful performances we ever heard —and was warmly applauded. Beethoven's celebrated symphony (the Allegro and storm) was next given with exquisite taste and finish. The next was the gem of this part, a Venetian serenade, by Roch Albert, and which we have sern in Jullien's album for this year. Miss Birch sang this beautiful song, and was rapturously en cored, one of the loudest to applaud being Jullien him= self—no mean compliment to the fair cantatrice. The close of the first part was Jullien's new quadrille, "The British," a thrilling composition, introducing the whole details of a military 'engagement,. which was re ceived with rapturous applause. Part 2 was commenced with Donnizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor, with solos from Signor Cioffi, on the trombone, and Herr Koenig, cornet des pistons,—finely played. Mons. Baumann followed witk Una voce poca fa—very clever, but on an instrument which throws away talent. The remaining pieces were equally well played ; but the late hour at which the concert - concluded, forbids detailed notice. We observe that Mons. Jullien will visit us again in April, when we trust he will be sup ported as he merits. A larger house is desirable to con tain all his friends. THE rEMALE ORPHAN ASYLUM. The annual general meeting of the subscribers and friends of this excellent institution was held yesterday afternoon, in the large school-room of the Asylum, Myrtle-street, and was attended by the usual number of ladies and gentlemen. The children in brown dresses, and white tippets and caps, were in an adjoining room, communicating by folding doors with that in which the meeting was held. They looked remarkably well and cheerful, and were all busy sewing during the proceedings. The Rev. Mr. PARRY being called to the chair, at his request the proceedings were commenced by prayer, by the Rev. H. Higgins. The CHAIRMAN, on opening the business, regretted that neither of the rectors were present to fill the station to which he had the honour to be called ; but he felt assured that—important duties elsewhere having, no doubt, prevented their attendance—if they were not pre- He felt it to be quite unpecessar_ length, as all present were in favour of ti At his request, Mr. HARMOOD BANNER read the report, which was the seventh annual one since the commencement of the 'em at pie institution institution. It announced gratifying proofs of the utility of the charity,—which had never flagged, but had year by year become more and more successful. The number of children had augmented every year, and particularly within the last, and if it continued to go on in the same ratio the complement that could be received into the house would before long be made up. There had been admitted, up to this time, 122 children. ' Three only had died—one of them last year. Nineteen had been apprenticed ? and there were now one hundred in the asylum, all doing credit to the matron (Miss Davies), and the teacher (Miss Sanders), who still held their situations. Circumstances _ including deaths, removals_ from the a matter of course, deprived the institution of some of its former supporters ; their "family" was now also larger, and provisions were high in price.. The committee there fore, thankful for the past, claimed from the benevolent only. in common with the other charities of the town, the steady support hitherto given without urging a preference. He was glad to say the accounts were favourable. The sum of £lO 19s. of arrears had been received, and of sub scriptions £944 19s. ; also £32 for needlework done by the orphans. These sums, with some interest, made the receipts of the year £990 9s. id. The total disburse ments, including some repairs, left a balance in favour of the institution of £37 18s. 6d. _ _ _ Mr. BANNER added, that notwithstanding the dearness of provisions, the children were supported, in the comfort able manner in which they were seen, at about £9 a-head. He had also to announce donations, &c., to the amount of £578 18s. 9., which the subscribers would have to invest. The Rev. Mr. HIGGINS, on moving the first resolution, entered at some length into. the blessings of " home," and home and domestic education, concluding by com paring the institution to a well regulated home. The children were not unduly coerced. Along with a proper and requisite degree of discipline, they were allowed a suffi cient degree of liberty to enable those who superintended them to know their disposition, and to correct what was wrong. They were all thoroughly happy in the school and in the play-ground, and religiously instructed as they were, he believed they would go forth into the world with feelings of gratitude for the kindness they had received, and reminisences of their teachers and school-fellows that would conduce to their good conduct and happiness in after life. He moved that the Report and accounts be printed and distributed. This was seconded by. Mrs. NicoL, and unanimously carried. Mr. BROOKS moved a vote of thanks to the clergy who had preached during the past year in behalf of the insti tution.—Seconded by Mrs. James Lawrence, and carried. Mr. BANNER moved the names of the two committees for the ensuing year, Mrs. Jones being proposed president of the ladies' committee, and Mr. Potter, president of the gentlemen's.—Seconded by Mrs. Mocatta, and carried. Mr. M'CnAcKEN, in moving thanks to Mr. Banner, secretary and treasurer, paid that gentleman a high com pliment. He had rocked it in its cradle ; had seen it be come a fine child ; and he hoped would be spared.to wit ness its full maturity. Mr. BANNER in returning thanks said that his first i wish at the commencement of the institution was, that they should have a building of their own ; this they had obtained : his second was, that they should have 100 chil dren ; this, too, they now had. His present wish was that the house might be brought into requisition to its extent of accommodation for 150 ; and he believed a few years only would elapse before this would also be realised. He moved thanks to the chairman, which was seconded by Miss Mocatta and carried. The CHAIRMAN neatly replied, and the meeting sepa rated. FIRST DRESS PHILHARMONIC CONCERT LAST NIGHT. The late hour at which this concert concluded, com bined with the awkwardness of our postal arrangements, which, to save the post, compel us to go to press at twelve o'clock, precludes the possibility of our giving anything like a review of the night's performances. We can only say at present that the pieces given went off well, The best pieces were Weber's scena from " Der Freischutz," by Miss Rainforth ; Allen's aria from Donizetti's "La Favorita ;" Miss Sara Flower's cavatina, from Doni zetti ; and the concluding " Quartet E Canone," which was beautifully sung by Miss Rainforth, Miss Sara Flower, Allen, and Henry Phillips. MASTERS AND MATES.-At a meeting of the Board of Examiners held at the board-room on Tuesday, Mr. William Morris Snelling, second officer of the steam-ship Acadia, one of the British and American Royal Mail Steam-ship Company's' Packets, was examined, and found so well acquainted with nautical astronomy, surveying, &c., as to entitle him to a first-class extra certificate as master. At a meeting of the same board held on the 20th instant, Captain James Garnock, jun., late' of the Hope, of. Lancaster, was examined, and found duly quail- Aed for a first-class master's certificate. Captain Witham Henderson Horner, late of the barque Delhi, of Liver pool, was also found so well qualified in nautical astronomy, great circle sailing, &c., as to entitle bun' to first-class extra master's certificate. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SlR, — Permit me to correct a slight mistake in your paper of the 16th instant. In alluding to my having passed the Board of Examiners, appointed by the Lords of the Privy Council, you have stated that I passed as a .first-class master; I therefore beg most respectfully to state that I did not pass as first-class master, as stated in your paper, abut as first-class extra. The little word extra which you omitted to insert has a very large mean ing in the nautical profession, and is the highest degree given to the merchant captain.—l have the honour to be, sir, your obedient servant, JOHN LEARY. 34, Grafton-street, 21st Feb., 1847. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, ISLINGTON.-The anniver ry sermons were preached at this church on Sunday last, the fund for the liquidation of the debt on the chuz OSWESTRY SHOCKING DEATH IN THE SNOW.—A poor man, named William Miller, by trade a bell-hanger, was yesterday morning discovered in a sunken fence, in Porkington Park; his right leg was broken, and the fea tures disfigured by vermin. He had not been•seen since Monday night, the Bth instant, and, as is supposed, had taken a near cut across the park, and, in leaping the fence, broken his leg, and perished through the inclemency of the weather.--Shrewsbury Journal On Saturday, in the Admiralty Court, Dr. Lushington gave judgment in the case of collision between the High lander and the. Gipsey King, in the Clyde, on the 25th of April. The Highlander was at anchor, and the Trinity Masters held that there was plenty of room for the three vessels to have pEissed safely, but they thought it probable that the Gipsey King, being the last of the vessels, had conceived that the - anchor was not improperly laid out. Prince Albert has declined to allow himself to lie pro posed for the Chancellorship of Cambridge, as his Royal Highness considers " that there does not exist that de gree of unanimity which alone would leave him at liberty to consent to be put in nomination." The Committee for promoting the election of his Royal Highness have, however, issued an address, c alling for the votes of the members for the Prince, as th e y consider t hat a, large malority of the University con sider his Royal Highness the most proper person. NEW B A nnooN.—A balloon up on a new principle i s now being constructed by a Mr. Gale, at the Montpelier Rooms, Walworth-road, which is likely during the sum mer season to provoke considerable interest. The novelty consists in the attachment of a pair of smaller balloons to the two sides of the principal one, which, by a simple con trivance, gradually fill with the gas escaping from the main throat, providing a much higher ascending power than that commonly obtained. There are also two cars, one hanging lower than the other, in which scientific experi ments may be performed with comparatively few chances of accident. NATIONAL EDUCATION.—On Thursday, a public meet in of the nobility, gentry, and clergy of the diocese of Worcester was held at the Guildhall, in that city, with the object of memorialising the First Lord of the Treasury on the propriety, in the future application of parliamentary grants for the purpose of education, of regarding the main tenance as well as the establishment of elementary schools, and also of rendering assistance to training institutions. The chair was taken by the Lord Bishop of Worcester, and there were present, among others, Lord Lyttelton, Lord Lieutenant of Worcester ; the Very Rev. Dr. Peel, Dean of Worcester ; the Rev. Canon Benson, late Master of the Temple Church, &c. CAUTION.—The Rev. F. Parry relief to parties fromi ng pers ons known producing letters purporting to be wa s kind enough last week to caution the public against giving addressed pe rsonally or by to those to whom they r g e e p n u o t i e n , e. unl A es s• s a t f h or e t y he w r epwrrecoroseftatttihsnatedauteohkakt_nt,tth,erse sameforwtehree friend, and-which is a forgery h it an fo d r ed geri to es, we us hy m a ser hefoll wi from mann_ mostts heput part hout : .‘ The Rev. F. Parry presents his compliments to Mrs. J. G. H. Owen in behalf of Mrs. Morris, trusting the benevolent feelings of Mrs. Owen will suggest an ample apology for this intrusion. " Should Mrs. Owen feel disposed: to add her signature to the list of contributions, it will greatly oblige. " I have the honor to The, Madam," Your most obedient, humble servant, " F. PARRY • "22, Falkner-Square, Bth January, 1847." - TEA PARTY.—The anniversary of the establishment of the Islington Presbyterian Church was celebrated yester-. day evening by a congregational tea party, which was held in the spacious room beneath the church. The at tendance was not only numerous, but highly respectable, and included a number of ladies. Amongst the gentle men on the platform and adjacent, we observed—Rev. Dr. Cooke (of Belfast), Rev. V. M. White, Rev.. Mr. Ferguson, Rev. D. Crichton (of Mount-pleasant Church), Rev. Mr. Towers (of the New S. Church, Birkenhead), Rev. Mr. Graham, and Rev. Mr. Hannah (of the Free Church, Gatehouse) ; together with Messrs. Donnell, Martin, Sinclair, Shepherd, Sorley, Reid t &c., &c. — The Rev. V. M. White occupied the chum, and pre vious to partaking of the repast, called on. the Rev- D. Crichton to ask a blessing, which he did in a most feeling and forcible manner. The tea provided was most excel lent and abundant ; and the greatest satisfaction was ma nifested by all present. On the cloth being removed, the Rev. D. Ferguson returned thanks. The chairman then briefly and good humoffredly, but impressively, ad dressed the meeting, and was followed by the Rev. D. Ferguson, who ably descanted ott the word of God as the instrument in the salvation of the soul, and the duty of the people to hear it. The subject was continued by the next speaker, the Rev. Dr. Crichton, who, with equal eloquence and argumentative force, illustrated the power of the Holy Spirit as the agent m rendering the word of God effectual, and urged the duty of the people to ray for his heavenly aid. The Rev. Mr. Graham then ably addressed the assemblage ; as did also the Rev. Mr. Towers, whose eeßirkenhead,ngtpowerfulhe s a p b p e u p e t e c al li th e v;ill s e olirraltoiltngtoboef our of s ß p e a t ir c h . e e L S rFc c t l ueohdoekCehu: Church, membered by all who heard it, and whose eloquence was only equalled by the energetic, and t ru l Y affectin g , manner in which it was delivered. The meetz g brow- up at an early how, all highly delighted. Peb. 23, 184/. A LETTER FROM LONDON. LONDON, MONDAY MORNING. The accounts from Ireland are increasing the alarm now generally felt for the lives of the people. A. hint, thrown like a rocket, from the columns of the Times, that Manchester ere long may become an English Skib- bereen, has excited emotions in this metropolis from which apprehensions of the gravest character cannot be separated. What is to be done ? A reader, or a listener to, the debates i n both Houses, with a fore-knowledge of the real extent of Irish destitu tion would imagine that the Legislature meets not so much to adopt alleviative measures as to indulge in de clamatory exhibitions. Ministers themselves have good intentions; their desires rim in a right direction; but they fail in that energy which is necessary to make Parliament feel the full pressure of its responsibilities. To have com plete, and official, intelligence that human beings'speaking our own tongue, are perishing by thousands, and yet to hesitate in applying the most comprehensive remedy that the national resources can afford, is suggestive of a power behind, which is more than ministerial. A small, very small, section of the legislature, has pointed out the cause of the national calamity, and the duty of the country in consequence of it. Mr. Plumptre has been the only man who has dared to say in the House of Commons that the visitation is sent in consequence of our grievous sins. Not one of the mitred bishops, who occupy the very bench in the House of Lords from which the noble President of the Council, with the tongue of a master in eloquence, has described Irish calamity, has yet been bold enough to declare that we are under a dispen sation of wrath. The new commission, and its probable operation on prelatic purposes furnish more agreeable topics for discussion, and are less likely to offend in high quarters. What is to be done ? All that has been done by the episcopal order has been to direct their clergy, in obedience to the Queen's letter, to incite their flocks to liberal alms.. Some have them selves contributed, perhaps all ; but what more have they done ? National sins demand nationarrepentance, yet what spiritual lord, in his place in Parliament, has called on the Government to appoint a day of public gene ra l humilia tion ? None. But at this moment, it really makes us think the laxity of the worst portion of the last century may re cur in high places. The inferior clergy of the metropolis are procuring signatures to petitions, praying Parliament to address the Crown with this design in view. In the parish church of Islington, the Rev. Daniel Wilson called upon his hearers yesterday, to sign these instruments — even on that sacred day. Other ministers did the same. The case then is urgent ; and the Church is found in its right place and duty, when the body of it call upon the executive to give the people an opportunity to bewail their transgressions, and by prayer and supplication "to move Him who moves the universe." The "Irish Society," and other circles exclusively de voted to the green isle, can scarcely dissemble their alarm at the state of Mr. O'Connell's health. That great ill of the flesh, which commonly assaults men of his age and habit, and which puts both materia medics and the col lege of surgeons at fault, has exhibited symptoms so formidable as to render it very probable that this may be an eventful year for Conciliation Hall. The Reform Club only saw him once last week,—a visit with a purpose ; but the • approaches of the grim enemy, despite appesr ances, from all accounts, are clear, if not rapid. All elements considered, the present session promises to rival in historic interest any one of its predecessors. The navigation laws are certainly doomed at the hands of this professedly protection parliament : the Church will have a portion of its episcopal relations extensively modi fied, whilst the Irish branch may feel some anxiety as to the practical views held suspended in the mind of the ablest cabinet minister after the premier ; and the public burdens will not be found any lighter in 1847 than they were six years ago, although sanguine persons so led the people to think. In personal interest this session will amuse—perhaps instruct. Gross inconsistencies —that cannot be explained, viorent attacks which fail of justification, loud - professions incapable of realization —these mark, and will yet mark, the session of 1847. Peel sits by the very side of Disraeli and Bentinck ; Inglis below Hume ; Graham alone on the third back bench, his vast form unscrupulously occupying the whole of it ; and a representative of T.C.D. goes out in the same lobby with Repealers, to whom all the Saxons are nauseous. Lord John, to complete the picture, seems sick of his office and charge, whilst Sir C. Wood was never fuller of personal satisfaction and confidence. His phrase—not an original. phrase eitherof " desti tute shareholders," in antithesis to the " destitute poor," has been complimented in the House as witty ; and t he Chancellor of the Exchequer is thereafter happy —so true is it that a name is oftener made by sounding words than useful deeds. Macauley is dumb ; Shier- has been muz zled. The smaller men—Gibson, Hawes, Tufnell, and some others who were formerly both useful and objection able, no more offend with their tongues ;. for they are at once gagged and eclipsed by Russell, Grey,. and Wood. Lord John makes his financial statement to-night. On it depends his reputation as a great minister in a great crisis. If the Whigs fail this time, D'lsraeli's theory of national reaction may probably be suppo r t e d by a gran d episode in the " New Crusade, '—a work which the world that has not seen the proof-sheets guesses will not ob scurely relate to the next " appeal to the people." LIBRI I THE RIVER PLATE.—By the arrival of her Majesty's brigantine Dolphin, at Portsmouth, on Sunday, we have news from Monte Video to the 29th December, and from Rio to the Bth of January, being thirteen days later from the former, and twenty from the latter, than the previouS advices. The affairs in the Plata were u much the sea° 'qusly heard. The bloek.4..virag nts still Kept up, and the merchants were anxiously waiting to know the result of Mr. Hood's return to England. Rate of Exchange at Rio, 281. " A Ratepayer," in a letter to the Manchester Guar dian, states, that in one hour last Saturday 31 beggars called at his door,—in the course of the day 134. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, FEB. 22 The business of to-day amounts to about 5000 bags, of which 1,000 have been taken on speculation and for export. The ac counts received to-day from America have little or no effect on our market ; the additional demand comes from the immediate and necessary wants of the trade. LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET, FEBRUARY 22. The supply of stoc pricesur market to-day has been smaller than last week, and a little higher. Beef, 51d. to 60. ; Mutton, sid. to 7d. per lb. FASHIONABLE RESTAURANT and SUPPER LOUNGE, 17, CLAYTON-SQUARE. Those who have not yet visited the ORIENTAL DIVAN should not omit an opportunity; for the arrangements not only surpass those of every similar Hotel, but the viands are of the choicest kinds. An excellent Steak, cut in the London style, is charged 9d., and it may be finished with a half-pint of splendid Amontillado Sherry, or fine-flavoured Port, for One Shilling- The Oriental has been flattered by the following notices from our local Press • , render it (AG ne T at h n e e e s l s eg w a i n t h ce w w h i i t c h t which everything i fitted, s ser v t e h d e u promptitude au.d_ most fashionable restaurant. —Standard. n m Th i se e . R w e h st ic a h ur F a e n e t n , y Cl in ay a t t o e n s -s to qu t a h r e e e .— ar W h e e h w thNie , unuoidikoe Macbets doubt unlike pn witches, keep both t o t h e ear and the hope.— Mercury. The dinners and suppers cannot be excelled fOr variety, or lowness of charges—Albion. It consolidates the reputation of th u e n p d r e o n p ia n b et le o .— r Tim a for the pnblic.—M a i l. Suitable to all cl asses; the wine is BILL OF FARE AT THE FASRIONABLE RESTAURANT, W 3d, and TO-MORRO THIS DAY ecsa.terer For THIS DAT 24th jig lock , Turtle, Gravy, and Mutton Broth, Soles, Codfish, and Whiting.. One o'clock.—Boiled Beef, Roast Pork, Veal and Ham. Two o'clock.—Beef Steak Pie, Boiled Leg of. Mutton. Three o'clock.—Harricot Mutton, Roast Beef. Four o'clock.—Boiled Turkey and Oyster Sauce. Five o'clock. 7 -Shou ri l d a e r r t s and o f Puddings. Mutton, a n d Roast Laxh. TO-MORROW. Gravy, Oxtail, Mutton Broth, at FISH. Mock Turtle. Codfish, Soles, and Haddock.. One o'clock.—Roast rk Turkey, Calves' H ead and Bacon, Roast Po. Two o'eloth.--Boiled Mutton, Veal and Ham. Three o'clock—Roast Beef, Boiled Fowl and Ham. Four o'clock.—Roast Lamb, Pigeon Pie. Five o'clock.—Haunch of Mutton. Pancakes, Tarts, and Puddings. Half-pin,t of Fine Amontillado Sherry, or full-flavoured Port, Pint, 2s. Quart, 48. Cup of Coffee, 4d. ; with Toast or Muffin, 6d. Tea r Coffee, Is. Ladies will fi nd the Plain Restaur o ant a most respectable House to call at for Refreshment. I _ - London o_ysters received d a il y , 7 s. 6d . per barrel, or Is. 6d. per score. The following are the, opinions of the Press : CELEBRITY OF THE LONDON OYSTERS. The acknowledged superiority of the London Oysters, and the difficulty of obtaining them regularly even in this great commercial town, has indueed the Proprietor to arrange with one of the first Fishmongers of Billingsgate, from whom. be daily. receives AN ABUNDANT SUPPLY OF THE NATIVES; but as all the Liverpool journals_have eulogised them, Mr. F. sub mits their r ecommendatiourather than his own. "A dish of the finest Oysters we ever remember to have seen or tasted ; we can honestly recommend them."—Mercury. " We can safely vouch for their tine condition and excellent flavour ; better cannot certainly be had in London or else where."---Standard. 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