The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-09-17 00:00:00

TO CORRESPONDENTS. We h ative to the ay no means at ha Bond of asc ertaining the particulars re- l town of lton. Actumn Reflections in our next. The alleged neglect noticed by a Layman is rat! er mare app, rent than real. Eibr Ktberpool &talt?)arb. TUESDAY MORNING, SEPT. 17, 1814. His royal highness, the Prince de Joinville, proved himself recently so very desperate a fellow—upon paper—that we were prepared to see him perform miracles of devastation against the poor feeble foe whom he had selected to encounter him upon his own element. The man who could whip the fleet of Old England, drive her steamers from the seas and blockade us with his preponderating force, we concluded could demolish the crazy forts of Mo rocco with a broadside; and we positively trembled for the fate of Gibraltar herself, upon whom he was reported to have directed some very appalling looks. We were agreeably relieved, however, by what we then thought his merciful disposition, as evinced before Tangier ; and quite ourselves again when he withdrew himself from before Mogadore, without doing , that quarter of the globe more set ious de struction. With this impression previously upon our mind, of the Prince's great talent as a seaman, and the powers of the fleet under his command, so fearfully painted in his own never-to-be forgotten pamphlet, we must take the liberty of expressing the same surprise which has been felt by a contemporary, the London Times, at the publication, in the Moniteur of Tues day last, of a description, by himself, of his achieve ments throughout this naval campaign, in which every nautical reader must acknowledge that he seems to have met with some unaccountable mis haps. To begin with the operations before Tangier ; his Royal Highness says— " On the Gth, (August,) at day-break, the steamers Velooe, Pluton, Gassendie, Phare, Rubis, and Var came and moored alongside of the Jemmapes, Suffren, Triton, Cassard, and Argus, in order to be ready to tow them to the posts assigned them. The calm, which generally pre vails in the morning in the Bay of Tangier, rendered this necessary. About eight in the morning the squadron was in motion. I prescribed that they should take their sta tions running from east to west, mooring with two an chors, one with a strong warp to the east, on account of the bad quality of the ground and the east wind, which had for some time blown with violence in the day. The Jemmapes was the first to come into line, but, after her first anchor was fast, her tow-boat was not able to stretch her chain to its full lenoth. The Jemmapes, however, succeeded in bringing her broadside to bear upon the place within four cables' length. The Suffren and Pluton, perfectly directed by Captain Lapierre and Bouet, also took up excellent positions. The Argus found a compen sation for her long and painful winter station at Tangier, by laying herself to at the extremity of her draught at water in a position where she could give much and had mach to receive. The Cassard placed herself so as to play on the scarp marked L, on the map I send you, and whose fire enfiladed our line. The weakness of the tug ships, added to the force of the currents, prevented the Triton and Belle Poule from immediately fixing them selves at their posts. The Triton came up with her sails, and the Belle Poole, after being ably extricated from a critical position Captain 3lassin, of the Gassendi, came into line about ten o'clock, but, as the fire of the town was nearly silenced, the presence of these ships became useless, and I sent them to cannonade forts Abdel Selim and El Arbi-el-Saidi, which fired some balls upon us. All our movements were made without any opposition from the enemy." Now this description does, we must confess a little startle us with respect to the extent of the power, to be exercised in future by Steamers in Naval engage ments, if we can take French steamers, manned and officered by Frenchmen, as affording a fair example of such power. The Jemmappes line of battle-ship comes first into action hut her "tow boat was not able to stretch her chain to its full length." Her effective ness was then in part botched. The Suffren and the Pluton got into good position, but the Argus got into one where she had " much to give and much to receive"—a rather doubtful recommendation, if she had been opposed to good gunnery. The Triton and the Belle Poule, however, could not get up at all until too late to be of service; and the former had first to be " extricated from a critical position !" And all this bungling when their movements " were made without any opposition from the enemy ! !" Why, an opposition anything like effective would have placed the whole squadron in very critical positions indeed ! For am ttser specimen of seamanship, we turn to the Prince's description of the operations before Mogadore. " On the 11th, he says, the squadron was assembled be fore Mogadore. New difficulties, and of more than one kind, here awaited us. For four days the violence of the - wind and the roughness of the sea prevented us from com municating with each other. Anchored upon a rocky bottom, our anchors and cables broke, and the loss of them deprived us of resources which were indispensible in order to obtain cur object. Some vessels had only one chain and one anchor, and the latter deprived of one of its flukes. We could not think of maintaining ourselves before Mogadore under sail. The violence of the currents and of the gale would probably have carred us too far, and we should have lost the opportunity of acting. Be • sides, in causing the steamers to get ready to proceed with us, they would have consumed their fuel, and in leaving them by themselves they would be exposed to run short of provisions and water. It was therefore neces sary to remain at anchor." Pity that such steamers, so short of fuel and provi sions, could not have been taken on board and stowed away till they were wanted ! But it seems a bright idea had occurred to his Royal Highness that steamers are too brittle things to be used for serious fighting ; for he remarks, when describing the subsequent operations : " I could not think of employing the steamers to take the ships of the line to their post. The preparations which were being made on land proved that we would not be permitted to approach as easily as at Tangier. A single ball could put the engines of a steamer out of order, and force it to stop in a critical position, (.9 from which we might not have been able to withdraw it, and where it could not defend itself. After this very novel discovery, it will surprise us I much to see the French admiral ever going to sea 1 again v ith such troublesome toys as French steamers appear to be. It cannot but be highly consolatory to the British nation to have this incontestible voucher, under the hand and seal of an admiral and prince of France, that that gasconading people are still—as they ever were and ever will he—no match for John Bull upon his own element- For years past France has been constantly strengthaning this arm of warfare ; and especially she has paid attention to the forma tion of a powerful steam-marine. She has got one in her possession ; and, if these operations be a fair specimen of her ability to snake use of it, she may as well menace England with an army of hobby horses, as attempt to fright us from our propriety by even such a steam force as she possesses now, or can raise in a dozen years, which with such hands to man and direct its operations, resembles, more than anything else, Jew watches, made to look at, and warranted not to go. Poor Joinville; what an ex hibition bast thou made of thyself! The question of questions which, for a centur past, has presented itself to every British statesman, and every successive administration was probably never more urgently required to be solved than et the present moment. " What is to be done with Ireland?" By what policy is the cause to he re moved, which keeps that fairest portion of our em pire ever wretched, ever hindmost in the march of civilisation, ever steeped in poverty, in crime, and in debasing ignorance ? She possesses within herself vast national resources ; but they remain unde veloped. She possesses in the character and habits of her population—in their industrious energy and their unequalled powers of endurance—the sources of wealth and national progression. And yet she is doomed to witness those great resources wastefully and madly squandered in the pursuit of chimeras, impossible of attainment, and worthless if attained. Other nations advance in civilization, in power, in happiness ; Ireland alone, —unhappy Ireland, — stands still! _ Whence is this strange anomaly, and how is it to be provided for ? We need not travel a street's length without finding at least a dozen empirics who are ready to prescribe their infallible nostrum for its cure. Nay, the certain remedy" has been at least a dozen times applied already • and yet Ireland is precisely where she was, turbulent, ignorant, wretched as ever. Catholic relief, tithe abolition ac ts, municipal acts; "heavy blows and great dis courageMents" to Protestantism, accompanied with ample concessions to Popery, have failed to amelio rate her condition or the temper of her people. We have given up to her powers and immunities w hi c h , in other hands, would have been largely productive of advantage and blessings; she applies them, how. ever, only afKt. the fantastic fashion of wayward childhood,—pi '-s with them in dsJight for a mo ment and .theo pquts for more, to misuse them in the same insane way. With what confidence, then, I. • • • , No, • • I. • can we hope for beneficial results to arise from a new course of concession—from any one of the fur ther boons clamoured for in her behalf—when every past boon has been so shainefully unproductive of the effects promised from it, and so little inclination is evinced by her to apply the future to any other than purposes injurious to the stability of the em pire, and fatal to the happiness of her own people ? We can have no hope from concession—no con fidence in the beneficial result of indulging further the whimsical fancies which Ireland and her agi tators propound to us as the remedy for her condi tion. That country has been too long treated as a diseased limb of the empire—subjected to alternate pampering and depletion, corrosive applications and emollients, as successive doctors have had the ma nagement of her case. She has too long been looked upon as something to be peculiarly dealt with — something requiring to be differently handled from any other portion of Great Britain ; and the tune, we submit, has now come for the adoption of a different policy. We must govern Ireland. We must treat her as we would an English or a Scottish county ; and, if the law as it exists is not strong enough to enable us to do this, it must be made strong enough, and, moreover, be vigorously and promptly administered. Would any government, we ask, tolerate for an hour the existence of such an agitation, as that which, within the past week, has been revived in the City of Dublin, were its locality changed to Yorkshire or to Lancashire ? Would any govern ment submit to witness in these countries the growth of such an organized body as the Repeal Association —a body which declares its hopelessness of carry ing out its objects through the ordinary channels of the constitution, and looks for success to " the weakness of England"—a body openly sympa thizing with the enemies of England, supported by the contributions of disaffected men in other coun tries, and which dares to tell us that, in the event of a war in which this country may be engaged, it will seize upon the opportunity of wresting Ire land from the connexion with the British throne, and making her "a nation" ? No government would tolerate this in England ; and as little should it any longer be tolerated in Ireland. The entire framework of the Repeal Association must be broken up by the hand of the law; and if that hand it not possessed of power sufficient, as the recent escape from punishment of O'Connell and his confederates would lead us to infer that it is not, it must be strengthened and supplied with weapons to suppress a movement, the objects of which are treasonable, and whose issue cannot be other than most lament able and disastrous. Utterly vain and illusory, however objectionable otherwise, must be any legislative efforts for the ad vancement of Ireland in civilization and comfort, of which such a vindication of the powers of the law is not the first step. The giant evils which afflict her at the present moment are this agitation, which convulses and distracts her, and the lesson which it is sedulously teaching her credulous population, that their advancement to a position of worldly comfort, and even greatness, is to be worked out by some effort of revolution or legislation—some despoiling of the Saxon—and not by the legitimate course of honest industry and commercial enterprise. De stroy this delusion, by striking at the powerful con spiracy which propagates it ; and Ireland, becoming self-dependent, looking to her natural resources alone for support, may at length commence a steady progress towards that national greatness and happi ness, which, we trust, she is destined to attain. The capital of England will then begin to flow into her fertile valleys. Her neglected wastes will be brought into productiveness. Her noble rivers and bays will become the favourite resorts of commerce ; and, instead of her sons and daughters being the com pulsory wanderers of the world—the hewers of wood and drawers of water for the people of other lands —they may he enabled to find in their own beloved country an ample reward for their industry, and to gain for her a far nobler rank amongst the nations of the earth, as a prosperous portion of its mightiest empire, that could be attained by the gratification of the brightest of those dreams by which agitation now deceives and betrays them. Oh what a bene factor would that man be to Ireland who, possessing the confidence of a people with such a destiny within their reach, would dare to be honest, and teach them the only practicable path to its attainment ! We despair not that in good time such a man may arise. Nay, we imagine that already, we can discern signs of a movement, in the direction to which we have pointed, prompted by the good sense of an influential portion of the people of Ireland themselves, who are becoming lukewarm towards the appeals by which they are goaded into submis sions to extortion, and waste of their energies. Such a blessed consummation Sir Robert Peel's govern ment might now aid by a bold step in advance. Let him close the doors of the Conciliation-hall, and declare the agitation for repeal of the union or col lection of money to advance that agitation, illegal and treasonable ; let him do this instead of waiting until called upon to suppress another Clontarf meeting, and the well-affected and loyal people of Ireland (and there are thousands of such who are now unwillingly placed within the vortex of that agitation) will thank and bless him ! We were wrong in regarding the Stipendiary Magistrate of this borough as the only modest indi vidual to be found ready to oppose his opinion upon legal matters to those of the eminent lawyers con sulted by the Watch Committee, upon the subject of the relative powers of that body and of the bench of magistrates. Mr. Rushton is now potently re inforced. The Conservative Courier and the Radi cal Mercury have rallied to his aid, in his proposed crusade against those loyal Cons , 2rvative Protes tants, who have the assurance to evince their at tachment to the principles of our glorious Reforma tion—the principles which placed the House of Hanover upon the British Throne—by becoming members of the Orange order. Strange associa- tion ! strange spectacle The professing Conser vative and the virulent Radical, throwing aside their ancient enmities to assist, by the weight of their vast wisdom, an effort to render declared and proved fidelity to the established institutions of the land, a disqualification and a reproach to their possessors ! We certainly did expect this backing of Mr. Edward Rushton from the anti-Protestant Mercury. Consistency to all his past hatreds required it. The ally and apologist of Repeal agitation and Romish imposture was naturally to he found battling upon that side, by which a blow was hoped to be levelled against Protestantism and good order. From such a quarter we might have expected to see loyal men, legally associated for the preservation of their con stitutional liberties, jesuitically classed, in one con catenation, with men illegally organised for pur poses of sedition and outrage. But from the Courier —in whose columns we have so often seen advocated the principles which Orangemen hold dear —in whose columns we have seen the Orange order its& defended and eulogised— we might reasonably have looked for a different course upon this question. But, alas! defection from recorded opinions is now-a-days no rarity in the world of politics or of journalism. The cause of Conservatism has of late received blows more se vere from its friends (!) than from its most bitter op ponents ; and the humble objects of Mr. Rushton's displeasure must prepare themselves to encounter, in addition to the rancour of their open enemies, the hostility of the Liverpool Courier, and be thank ful that the power of that organ to injure is not exactly in proportion to the amount of its inclina tion. But let us briefly examine the excellent logic and legal acumen with which the Courier endea vours to justify his position. Our contemporary founds his argument that the magistrates are right in law, in the course which they are pursuing, upon the 77th section of the sth and 6th William IV. chapter 76, which runs as follows : And be it enacted, that the Watch Committee for any such borough as aforesaid may from time to time frame such regulations as they shall deem expedient for pre venting neglect or abuse, and for rendering such consta bles efficient in the discharge of their duties ; and the said committee, or any two justices of the peace having jurisdiction within the borough, may at any time suspend or dismiss any constable whom they shall think negligent in the discharge of his duty, or otherwise unfit for the same; and when any man shall be so dismissed, or cease to belong to the said constabulary force, all powers vested in him as a constable by virtue of this act shall immedi ately cease ; and no man so dismissed as aforesaid shall be re-appointed without the consent of two of the jus tices of the peace having jurisdiction within the borough. This, he contends, gives to the Justices power at any time to dismiss any constable whom they may "think" unfit for his duty ; and, " supposing them then . to be of opinion that belonging to an Orange society constitutes unfitness the act clearly gives them the p ower of dismissing any constable who belongs to an Or ange society." We say nothing of THE LIVERPOOL SCANDARD the consummate modesty of the gentleman who thus sets his opinion, as to the power conveyed by this clause of the act of Parliament, against the opinion of three eminent lawyers ; but we may suggest to him that the legislature could never have intended any such power to be conveyed by it, without, in effect, intending to render the Watch Committee a nonentity. Two justices of the peace might be foun I, we dare say, stupid enough to " think" a man " unfit for the discharge of his duty because he squinted, or cultivated a more than usual quantity of whisker. Another couple of sapient personages might " think" the accomplishment of whistling a necessary ingredient of fitness, whilst a third pair ' might " think" it imperative that the policeman should be learned in thieves' slang or high Dutch. Surely such absurdity as this Interpretation of the clause might give rise to could never be contemplated by any sane legislative body; and we are bound, therefore, to reject it as the conclusion of un learned commentators. The Act of Parliament evidently referred in the words " unfiit for the discharge of his duty to some legal or bodily unfitness, on account of which any two Justices might dismi ss ; and it re mains yet to be decided whether the fact of a man's being a member of an Orange society constitutes such legal unfitness. Counsel learned in the law have declared that, in the absence of any prohibi tion by the Watch Committee, being an Orange man does not constitute legal unfitness ; and we place more confidence in their opinion than in that of Mr. Edward Rushton, supported through he be by the corroborating opinion of the Mercury and his new ally the Liverpool Courier. That such a prohibition of Orangeism in the force should form part of the regulations of the Watch Committee, so as to enable the magistrates to dismiss, the Courier makes an attempt—feeble in deed—to shew. " The most serious and frequent disturbances in Liverpool," he says, " have arisen out of the differences, religious and political, be tween the two classes with whom the Orange and Ribbon societies are respectively identified;" and he proceeds to argue that " in case of an outbreak, a police-officer who, in his private capacity, is in friendly association with the rioters on either side, cannot reasonably be depended upon for the vigo rous and effective discharge of his duty in restoring peace and bringing the offenders to justice," We must crave pardon for disputing the correctness of this conclusion, so far at least as Orangemen are concerned. The members of that body are bound as individuals, independent of any obli gations which they may contract on entering the police force, to cooperate with the authorities for the preservation of the public peace. They are prepared on all occasions strictly to perform that duty. They have so performed it on all occa sions, and for having done so deserve anything but the kind of treatment they are now receiving at the hands of the magistracy. And now, a word, and it shall be but a word, to the Liverpool Mercury, who makes a rather clumsy effort to be witty upon the subject. Our con temporary says, that the authorities, pro and con, should have been stated thus : The opinions of Mr. Ed- The opinions of Messrs. ward Rushton and the Fitzroy Kelly, Cowl- Parliament of Great ing, and Cardwell, and Britain. the Editor of the Li verpool STANDARD. We are really not aware that the Parliament of Great Britain had ever pronounced any opinion upon the subject, beyond what is conveyed in the Act of Parliament itself. If our contemporary will point it out to us, we will defer to such high authority. If it only exists, however, as a bubble of his own brain, the balance still preponderates upon the side of the eminent lawyers consulted, and Mr. Rushton kicks the beam. THF. FUNDS.—SATURDAY NIGHT.—The Consol-mar ket is steady, though the dealings of the day were unim portant. For money the final quotation was 99 to t; and for the account, 99g. Exchequer-bills closed 745. to 765. premium ; and India Bonds, 945, to 965. premium. In foreign securities there was not much alteration. Prices, however, were generally firm, and Spanish main tains a steady position. The Five per Cents. closed 24k to a ; and the Three per Cents., 34-1 to 35k ; Portuguese, 451 to 461 ; Peruvian, 241 to 251 ; Mexican, 351 to 36 ; the Deferred, 15; to 3; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 62k tog ; the Five per Cents, 100 a to k ; Danish, 89 to 90; Colombian, 14 to ; Chilian, 102 to 104 ; Buenos Ayres, 34 to 36; Brazilian, 861 to 871; and Belgian, 103 to 104. WEST INnrus.—The Royal Mail Steam Packet Com pany's ship Tay, Captain Elaytlen, arrived at Southamp ton on Saturday. The West India papers received by her bring little news. They are almost entirely occupied by reports of the debates in Parliament upon the Sugar Du ties Bill, which they still seem inclined to regard as ruin ous to the West India interests. SINGULAR COINCIDENCE OF OPINION. — Our contem poraries the Manchester Guardian and the Liverpool Mercury, are just now engaged in an amicable exchange of compliments, upon the subject of an alleged incon sistency, on the part of the former, in having expressed an opinion upon the subject of the late monster trials similar to that of a Conservative paper—the Courier. This contest we, of course, leave them to fight cut with out interference. We may remark, however, that if the alleged " coincidence" of opinion between the Guardian and the Courier on this subject is curious, the coincidence of sentiment, and argument too, between the Courier and the Mercury upon the question at issue between the Jus tices and the Watch Committee is quite funny. It must be admitted, however, that, in this case , the Mercury is not the inconsistent party. Tun IRON TRADE—The Birmingham Herald says "The market for metal shows a reduction in the value o' British iron in the Clyde, and for cargoes in Wales which is ss. per ton below preceding rates.—Spelter is rather lower, 150 tons being reported to have been sold at £2l per ton. East India tin is rather higher and in de mand, and quicksilver remains at 4s. 6d. per lb." The Glasgow Herald on the iron trade of Scotland has the following.—" The fluctuations which have taken place in the price of Scottish pig-iron, as indicated by quotations which have appeared in se rne newspapers within these few months, are well calculated to excite curiosity regarding the causes which produce them. In February the price is quoted at 405., in June, 705., and a paragraph on the trade, which appears in a Saturday paper, would have us to believe that the maker's price is now 50s. and likely to go lower, and that a large sale has been made at 40s. On making inquiry, we find that maker's prices range from 555. to 605., and no trace can be found of the 40s. sale; the party who is said to have made the sale denies all knowledge of it. Misrepresentation such as this has, we believe been resorted to by some speculators, from whose operations the trade has always suffered to a considerable extent; their hands are now clear of stock, and they want to buy in again at a low figure. Such trickery, however, we are glad to say, is rather too late of showing itself to produce the desired effect, as at a meeting of iron-mas ters, held here on Wednesday last, measures were agreed to which will cut off the facilities for speculation hereto fore unsuspectedly afforded by them to buyers of iron, and to put down that system of reckless and unprincipled gambling which has proved so injurious to the interests of the trade. Sift JAMES GRAHAM'S MEDICAL BILL.—On Satur day, a special general meeting of the members of the Liverpool Medical Institution was held, for the purpose of taking into consideration " a bill for the better regula tion of medical practice throughout the United Kingdom," introduced into the House of Commons by Sir James Graham. Shortly after two o'clock the chair was taken by Dr. Jeffreys, of Great George•square. Mr. George Mullett Davies, surgeon, of Great George-street, acted, as usual, as secretary, and read the bill throughout to the meeting ; whereupon a long and animated discussion took place, in the course of which it appeared, that some diversity of opinion prevails amongst the medical profes sion throughout the kingdom, as to the merits of the proposed measure. It was eventually resolved to convene a general meeting of the medical men cf Liverpool, at an early day, to be advertised in the public papers, with view to the adoption of such proceedings on the subject as might be then considered advisable. Several en quiries were made as to the nature, ultimate bearing, and mode of working out the various objects contem plated by the government measure. Unanimous expres sions of regret were made as to the double injury to so ciety likely to accrue from the legalizing of quackery in every reprehensible shape in which it may be found now or hereafter ; first, an injury to the public at large, as composed of multitudes of men and women whose other callings in life render them unequal to the formation of a sound judgment on matters touching their own good or bad health ; secondly, an injury direct to that body of men whose education, and devotion of mind, and whole being are directed to the elucidation of the laws which govern health, and every deviation from it, upon which basis alone the true theory of cure, or even judicious alle viation of incurable suffering, can be built up—which study requiring unintermitting, research, and the practical application of the knowledge thus acquired, absorbs the whole man, and claims at the hands of the public a cor responding appreciation of the devotion which banishes the medical practitioner from the walks of mercantile speculation and gain, and gives him, therefore, a right to proportionate protection from a paternal government. Such protection, however reasonable and fair, is sought for only 90 far as to balance the legislative enactments grant ing protection, by penal award, against infringement of the privileges of certain classes. Yet, by this bill, the medical profession, whose duty ranges second only to the clerical, and equal, if not superior, to the legal, inasmuch as life and health are more precious than property, this class was left unassisted by government to struggle with the hydra-headed monster—quackery, in a combat where duplicity and lying ignorance too often, in the urgency of ' the desire for life, proves more than a match for truth and conscientiousness. We cannot but express a hope that the public voice will do this justice to itself, as well as to the guardians of its dearest blessings—life and health—and obtain in the senate-house a respectful attention to the firm, though loyal, remonstrances of tne profession, against a hasty legislation upon interests so vital to society.. INQUESTS BEFORE THE BOROUGH CORONER YESTERDAY. DEATH FROM APOPLEXY.—On view of the body of Thomas Harrison, aged 36. Deceased was a cow-keeper, and resided in Hill-street, Copperas-hill. On Sunday evening, he and his wife had been milking some of the cows, aft-r which, when be got into the house he suddenly fell down and expired almost instantly. A surgeon was sent for but found him quite dead. He had complained for a few weeks before, and had had three fits within the previous 18 weeks. The surgeon, Mr. Craig, was of opinion that he died of disease of the head. Verdict ac cordingly—natural causes. FUttNING.—On the body of Thomas Matthews , a child one year and seven months old. Deceased had been left, on Saturday night, in a room in Park-place, Blake street, while the mother went across the street. A lodger in the interim heard the child screaming, and on going in found deceasee on the fire-place with his clothes in flames. He tore off the clothes, but the child was severely burnt, and though he was dressed, on the speedy return of the mother, by a surgeon, he died on Sunday afternoon. There was a candle burning in the room but no fire in the grate. Verdict—Death from burning, but how the fire originated —no evidence. SUICIDE UNDER DERANGEMENT.—On the body of John Johnson, a seaman, aged 83, who had arrived in this country from Boston, Halifax, by the Acadia steam mail-ship, with a view to be received as a pensioner in the Greenwich Hospital, through a recommendation from the admiral of the last-named port. Deceased had gone to the office of Commander Bevis, R.N. (of the Dublin mail packet-offices) on Saturday evening, and represented his case, which the gallant officer kindly undertook to represent by letter to the Admiralty. A Mr. Travaskiss, a lodging-house keeper at the north end of the town hap pened to be present, and into his charge the old man was put until a reply should be received. He appeared to be quite grateful for the attention sl own him by Captain Be vis. Soon after reaching the boarding-house, he went to bed in an attic room. At three o'clock in the morning, and on Mr. Travaskiss going up stairs, be found the de ceased gone, the room window open and the glass broken. The deceased was afterwards found lying, quite dead, near the cellar steps. His body had hit the railing in the de scent, and broken it in three placer. Mr. Carney. M.D. was called. but of no avail, The abdomen was injured by the fall. The deceased was remarked to be quite sober, but he was very deaf. Verdict —Destroyed himself dur ing temporary derangerneet of mind. The height he fell was 24 feet. NATURAL DEATH.—On the body of John Hatton, of St. Andrew's-street, labourer. On Sunday, his wife called a female neighbour to take a pudding out of the pot, and give him a bit of it. Deceased had previously laid down as if asleep. When the pudding was taken to him he was found to be quite dead. He had for some time been subject to fits. Mr. Hensman, surgeon, was called, and, on an examination after death, found the fa tality to have arised from ossification of the heart. A verdict to that effect was returned. A FALL.—On the body of Thomas Staynes, labourer. Deceased was employed working on board the barque Lucinda, in the Victoria Dock, on Friday morning, and had gone between decks to open a p ort to admit light, when he tumbled down the fore skuttle into the hold, and was taken up insensible, and bleeding at the ears and mouth. He was taken to the Northern Hospital, where he died the folo.l n; day, from a fracture of the skull. Verdict—Accidental death, accordingly. DEATH BY BEING OVERRUN.—On the body of Thos. Jones, aged 7 years. The deceased was passing along the bridge at George's Dock Gates, when a man, unknown, met him and pushed him on one side, to pass himself. From the push deceased fell under the near wheel of a float that was passing, and which went over him. He was taken to the Northern Hospital, but died in a few minutes. It was found that he had received a rupture of the liver which was the cause of death.—Verdict, " Chance Medley." CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL SOCIETY.—On Sun day morning next the Rev. H. M`Neile will advocate the claims of this excellent society in St. Jude's Church. We hope the appeal will be liberally responded to. REPORTED ARMING OF THE MAIL STEAM-PACKETS. —The Manchester Guardian has the following paragraph : —" The Liverpool papers state that the government have directed a number of guns and a quantity of ammunition to be forwarded to that port, for the use of the mail steam-packets, which are built for the purpose of carry ing arms if required." We imagine our contemporary is somewhat premature, from whatever " Liverpool papers" he may have derived his report. It is quite true that these boats were built so as to be capable of carrying arms if required. There would be no need, however, of the previous preparation here spoken of, as we could arm them all here in twenty-four hours' notice. COTTAGE PROPERTY.—We have been requested to give insertion to the following clause, being the 67th of the new Insolvent and Bankruptcy Act :—No landlord of any tenement let at a weekly rent shall have any claim or lien upon any goods taken in execution under the process of any court of law for more than four weeks arrears of rent ; and if such tenement shall be let for any other term less than a year, the landlord shall not have any claim or lien on such goods for more than the arrears of rent accruing during four such terms or times of payment. CATTERMOLE'S PICTURE OF THE FIRST REFORMERS PRESENTING THEIR FAMOUS PROTEST AT THE DIET OF SPIRES.—The admirers of the fine arts will be gratified to learn that the splendid water colour painting, by Cat termole, of the above interesting historical subject, is now on view for a few days in Mr. Grundy's Gallery, in Church-street. It is undoubtedly one of the finest and most important works of this highly-gifted artist, and the subject is one which must ever be of the deepest interest, as it represents the scene which was the origin of the term " Protestant." This great event in the history of our church, which occurred on the 19th April, 1529, is fully described in the well-known works of Seckendorf and Sleiden, and by the later writers, Mosheim, Mintier, Stebbing, Soames, &c., and may briefly be stated here. Frederick the Wise, Elector of Saxony, had protected Luther, when this bold rerormer was excommunicated by Leo X., and condemned by an edict of the imperial Diet of Worms, held by the Emperor Charles V. in 1521, for having published his 95th thesis against the abominable traffic in Papal indulgences, then carried on in Germany by John Tetzel, a dominican friar, and for having written against other abuses and errors in the church. John " the Constant," Frederick's brother, and successor in the Saxon Electorate since 1525, adopted more decisive measures ; he openly declared himself a follower of Lu ther, and ordered him to draw up a church liturgy in German, with instructions for the clergy ; this on his own authority he promulgated throughout his dominions. His example was quickly followed by Philip Langrave of Hesse-Cassel, by other German princes, and by several of the free cities, which entered together into a confederacy for mutual defence. Under these circumstances it was resolved by the Diet held at Spires in 1526 pia the absence of the Emperor) that the princes and other members of the German empire should be at liberty to introduce such reforms in their churches as in their consciences they might think necessary; sub ject, notwithstanding, to the sanction of the Emperor, until matters should be definitively settled by a general council,the speedyconvocation of which was then urgently demanded by all parties, the court of Rome excepted. In consequence of this resolution, more of the princes and cities of the empire introduced the reformation, declaring themselves independent, both of the spiritual and tempo ral supremacy hitherto usurped by the bishop of Rome. Alarmed at these proceedings, Pope Clement VII. and the Emperor, exerted themselves strenuously to check the progress of the reformation ; they summoned a second Diet to be held at Spires in the spring of 1529, at which all the chief princes and deputies were present. The as sembly was full and splendid, and the contest was carried on between the opposite parties with considerable heat and impatience. Ferdinand, brother to Charles V., and four imperial commissioners, represented the Emperor, then in Spain. By dint of numbers and intimidation , they succeeded in rescinding the resolution of the former Diet ; remonstrances were vain, the princes in the mi nority were denied a hearing, and the Edict of Worms was now considered to be in full force against them. But the reformers had gained too much strength to be de terred or overawed by such proceedings; and on the 22d of April, 1529, by the advice and assistance of Luther and Melancthon, presented their solemn protest; which the king at first refused, but was ultimately obliged to receive, and the Diet compelled to enrol among its acts. This picture includes portraits of Luther, Melancthon, the electors of Saxony, and other great leaders of the reforma tion, taken from authentic works by the old masters. A very splendid engraving from it is now nearly completed upon a large and important scale, the execution of this plate has, we understand, occupied the engraver upwards of four years. To those who are desirous of viewing this interesting work of art, we recommend an early visit to Mr. Grundy's Rooms, as we believe the dra wing will only remain on view for a few days. VICE-CHANCELLORSHIP OF OXFORD.—Dr. Wynter, the present admirable Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford, concludes his period of service next month, when a successor in the government of the University must be appointed. And it is anticipated that Dr. Symons, the Warden of Wadharn, will be recommended to convo cation by his Grace the Chancellor, to be then installed in Dr. Wynter's room. The tractarians, however, are determined to oppo , e the election of Dr. S. because he was one of the six doctors to whom Dr. Pusey's sermon was submitted, though of the part taken by Dr. S. indi vidually the public know nothing. THE FLEET PAPERS.—These papers have been dis continued for the present, and Mr. Oastler, in the cours of a very sensible address on parting with his readers, says—" Since my release from the Queen's Prison, I have endeavoured to make arrangements for the continuance of this, or the establishment of another, weekly communi cation with the public. Hitherto I have been unsuccess ful. Necessity hes no law ; ' and so, without murmur ing, but not without regret, I must break a connexion en deared to me by many pleasing recollections. He who orders all things for the best has evidently, for the pre sent, shut up my path. My duty is resignation to His will. Though pained at the relinquishment of an em ployment so pleasing, I console myself under the convic tion, that, having done what I could,' it is my duty to change this field of occupation for one, though in many respects repugnent to my feelings, yet hopeful, because evidently directed by the Hand Divine." AMERICAN HAY.—Yesterday a quantity of American hay, brought by the packet ship New York, was offered for competition by auction, but no sale was effected. The hay is much coarser cad of a heavier quality than that grown in this country. BLACKBURN ARMS.—It will be seen by an advertise ment in another column, that this hotel has been entirely refitted, and rendered in every way suitable for commer cial and other travellers. The want of a good hotel in the neighbourhood of the Park has long bee n f elt, and i s now obviated, PUBLIC WALKS IN MANCHESTER,—The following gratifying letter has been received by the committee, in reply to an application to Sir Robert Peel, for assistance in carrying out this noble effort to provide public parks and playgrounds for the comfort and amusement of the working classes of Manchester• : Whitehall, September 7th, 1844. Gentlemen,. —Although I have no longer any personal con nection with the town of Manchester, by property or other local tie, yet, considering Manchester to be the metropolis of a district, to the industry of which I and my family Are under very deep obligations; and most heartily approving of the wise and bevevolcnt design to provide for those who are doomed to almost incessant toil, the means of healthful recreation and harmless enjoyment,—l willingly contribute to the furtherance of that des'gn, and offer my cordial wishes for As success. I request my name may be added to the subscription which has been commenced for this purpose, for the sum of one thou sand pounds.--I am, gentlemen, your obedient servant, Malcolm Ross, Esq. ROBERT PEEL. Edward Watkin, Esq. NORTH LANCASHIRE ELECTION.—The day of nomina tion, and, we suppose, of election also, for we have heard of no candidate in opposition to Mr. Talbot Clifton, has been fixed by the High-Sheriff, John Fowden Hindle, Esq., for Friday next, at ten o'clock in the morning, in the Shire-hall, Lancaster. During the past week Mr. Clifton hits been busily employed addressing the electors in several of the polling districts of the northern division. At Chorley, on Tuesday last, Mr. Clifton, after having made his speech, was closely pressed with questions by Mr. John Hodgkinson, of Chorley, to which he gave very satisfactory answers. The Anti-Corn Law League have not yet found a candidate. Mr. C. Townley, of Townley, has been sought after, but has not been found. Mr. Hargreaves, son-in-law of Mr. Brown, who contested the south division of Lancashire, has been requested, but he has declined. The impression is, that there will not be any opposition. The election is fixed for Friday, at Lan caster. IMPUDENT ROBBERY.—A female respectably attired, named Ellen Williams, was brought up at the police court, yesterday, charged with having committed a most impu dent robbery in the house of Mrs. Mary Pilkington, a widow, residing in Clayton-street. It appeared that the daughter of the prosecutrix left the house for a few minutes on Saturday afternoon, and durinz that time the prisoner walked in and stole a damask table cloth and a quantity of wearing apparel. The thief was apprehended by a clerk in the head constable's office, who saw her going with the property into a pawn-shop in Great Cross hall-street, and conceiving she had not obtained it honestly, he detained her, and on arriving at the police-office infor mation of the robbery had been received. The prisoner, who made no defence, was committed for trial at the next sessions. FINE PORTRAIT OF LORD SANDON.—We have seen a beautiful full-length engraved portrait of this distinguished nobleman at the repository of Mr. Linnacre, Ranelagh street, and venture to pronounce it a very excellent like ness, and executed, too, in the first style of the art. It is in fact greatly superior to any we have yet seen of the same individual ; and so well aware are his lordship and his noble relatives of its verisimilitude, that its transfer from the painting has been sanctioned by the Earl of Har rowby and himself. The head is fine and expressive, and though yet scarcely finished in the mere drapery below, it will evidently form a fine accession to any collection. The attitude is easy and graceful, and the lights and shadows strongly and effectively thrown in. The engraving will be dedicated, by permission to the Right Hon. Lord Francis Egerton, who is, we believe, very chary of his patronage, saving to works of sterling merit. It is pro posed to publish this splendid engraving by subscription, and as it will constitute the only plate authorised by his lordship's relatives and friends, we feel no reluctance from this circumstance, and the admiration which it, in dependently of such consideration, excited in our minds, in inviting the lovers of the fine arts, and collectors of likenesses of celebrated and esteemed personages, to an inspection of the plate, even in its yet rather imperfect state. The visitor cannot fail, at the same time, to be pleased with the general stock of engravings and other works which Mr. L. has now on hand ; as well as with . . his autographs of eminent characters, of which he has long been an ardent collector. ANNUAL MEETING OF THE PROPRIETORS OF TITS BANK OF LIVERPOOL. — On Friday, the proprietors of the Bank of Liverpool held their thirteenth annual meet ing, at the Clarendon-rooms, for the purpose of receiving from the directors a report of their proceedings between the Ist July, 1843, and the 30th June, 1841; and electing three new directors. Reporters for the press were pre sent. Mr. Adam Hodgson presided in the absence of the chairman and Deputy Chairman. The report was read by the manager, Mr. Langton, and it commenced by con gratulating the proprietors upon the gratifying evidence which it afforded of the continued prosperity of the Bank. No additional shares had been created in the past year. The capital of the bank amounted to £476,825, and the net profit of the year (all charges, bad debts, and income tax deducted,) was £60,519 17s. sd. From this sum a dividend of 10 per cent. bad been paid to the proprietors, which absorbed £47,682 10s., thus leaving a cash surplus of £12,837 7s. 5d., and increasing the reserved fund to £138,362 15s. 3d. Alluding to the late parliamentary measures affecting banks, the report said, " The directors have felt in common with all who are interested in sound banking principles the deep importance of the legislative measures which have passed into law during the last ses sion of parliament ; and without entering at large into the general bearings of those enactments they would merely express their belief that they have a direct ten dency to give increased stability and value to all well con ducted banks." The report was unanimously adopted and ordered to be printed for distribution among the pro prietors. Upon the motion of Mr. Wm. Kaye, seconded by Mr. Richard Shiel ,—Messrs. Joseph Hornby, Wm. Oxley, and John Lewis Philips were appointed directors, in the place of Mr. Nathan Cairns, deceased, Mr. Adam Hodgson retiring by rotation. and Mr. C. S. Parker, re signed. The directors were then thanked for their atten tion to the interest of the Bank, and the meeting separ ated. CARTE'S ROCKETS, LIFE-BUOYS, &C.—On Wednes. day forenoon last, trials of the valuable inventions of A. G. Carte, Esq., for the preservation of life in cases of shipwreck, stranding, collision at sea, or the like, were made by that ingenious gentleman himself on our river, in the presence of a large party, including several ladies. Commander Bevis, R.N., superintendent of the Dublin and Liverpool mail ships, politely lent the beautiful steam tender Redwing for the occasion, and those invited to witness the experiments were received on board of her at the Prince's Pier, and she immediately proceeded up the river towards the Sloyne. On passing the works of the new Albert Dock, Mr. Carte ignited one of his Pocket Percussion Night Signals, which, on being simply struck at the upper end on the quarter rail of the vessel, and held up in the hand, continued to emit a brilliant flame for some minutes, much more durable than a blue light, and more readily ignited. The party were afterwards transhipped on board one of the government mail ships, where the smaller steamer having sheered off, Mr. Carte fired off one of his smaller rockets (of 31b.) with a strong line attached to it, showing his manner of establishing a communication with a stranded vessel, which might not be accessible by boats in a gale, or on a perilous coast , where boat s are not at hand. The Redwing was stationed at a distance of 220 to 230 yards. The rocket was placed in a square spout open at the top, and fixed in a stand in the manner of a long telescope, so that the operator could take precise aim di rectly over the vessel, or a-head or astern of her, as might best ensure reaching her according to the force and direc tion of the wind. On this occasion there was but a light air from the southward, so that little or nothingwas required of angle to counteract the lee-way of the rocket and line. When aim was taken, Mr. Carte pulled a small cordattached to a little trigger, which, byslightly crossing or pressing the end of a percussion fuse or match inserted at the after end of the rocket, a loud report and a whirring noise immedi ately succeeded, and, on the smoke partially subsiding, the rocket, with its extending line, was seen to dart across the bows of the Redwing, throwing the cord over her fore stay, so that it could be easily caught hold of by those on board, and alighted in the water at a distance of apparently about 240 yards in all. The rope, we learned, weighed 221 b., and was what is called a 6-pounder line. It was neatly coiled up in an oblong-square box, upon a frame work of pins, describing the same form from end to end and side to side ; and before the projection this frame was taken out, and the cord left free to be drawn out of the box, by the projectile, in regular loose bites, fore and aft and across, alternately, so as to offer the least possible friction or chance of kinking. This is the plan of a dis tinguished officer of the engineering department—we be lieve—Major Dance. We would advise, however, that the box, during the operation, should be placed in a diagonal position, that the line may feed itself out regularly, and without friction on the edge of the box,—which last we conceived to be probable, though from the rapidity of the operation we are not certain but that we mey be in fault in making the remark. The rocket bears the line in a gentle arc, or curve, liable to make the rope rub against the side of the chest, and consequently to retard its pro gress by friction ; but if we be mistaken in this particu lar, we shall be glad to stand corrected. It is easy to perceive that by means of this strong line, communication between a shipwrecked vessel and the shore—whether it be thrown from one or the other—(and it is equally ap plicable to either,) such a communication can be made as may enable the respective parties to pass other ropes from the shore on to the ship ; to haul out a boat that could not easily otherwise approach ; to rig a basket to it when fixed to the mast, in which the " shipwrecked" might effect a safe transit on shore ; or to send off in succession a number of life buoys or safety belts, borne on which the perilled individuals might be gradually brought on shore and saved from a watery grave. After this successful ex periment of the rocket, a stout man employed by Mr. Carte jumped overboard from the small steamer, enveloped in one of his life-belts, which are made of oblong-square and flat billets of cork sewed into waterproof cloth, and fixed round the body under the arm-pits. This belt offers very slight, if any, resistance to the action of swim ming, and the man, with his head and neck out of the wa ter, appeared to be quite at his ease, and to enjoy the floatation—the only exertion required, in case of danger, being to kick, or paddle towards the shore. One of Mr. Carte's "self-acting life-buoys" was afterwards thrown out, and by means of it he played a variety of aquatic tricks —resting and elevating himself upon it in a variety of attitudes, with his shoulders out of water when he chose. These buoys are of a circular form, so that the party can get inside of them, and rest either on his back or in any other way with ease and safety. A strong cord or rope is fastened or lashed round the outer edge, and being left slack, or in a bite between the lashings, it is re adily caught bold of , and retained in any desirable posi- Vig a ea r nl e Yo adoptedtisWanedh (ahwvueet mean r ue e ea a n t i pleasure tvheenbtuerl tss, uar o rer u e.d r . nm s oT t at e hyo a emnbleyraoanccgdhka cheap other tpshr but a r u- rl t v oe eacsdaseesdel portable, and n i i n a d i t u i o n al i e n u uhgeatvhye these ingenious w acivu nashhsdel cast-iron, ii life-buoys) The w c. nhba e , esu casualties and aeyldlst:i g ws e l ash a nn d e nnnit buoys eyus s eto a oooyecvfse d and no vessel should be without them. By means of the latter alone upwards of 230 lives have been saved within, the last few years. Sept. 17, 1844 LIVERPOOL WOOL SALES.-SErT. 14 (From the Circular of Messrs. Dauvon ani Hance.) GENTLEMEN,—The Public Sales of Colonial and Fo reign Wool, which have continued daily from Wednesday till this afternoon, were fully attended. The general con dition of the Australian Wools was excellent, and the competition, we think, increased daily, though no positive advance of price was extracted from the several claimants for each lot, when knocked down. We quote prices at full London rates, (7th August sales) particularly on best descriptions. Prices of Foreign Wools we consider a shade lower, with the exception of the best qualities of East India, which maintained full rates. The Sale of Low Foreign Wool this morning was flat, and a good many lots were withdrawn, the offers being, in some instances, much below the limits of owners. Business in the Manufacturing districts, however, con tinues steady and most extensive ; which the security of the Harvest and consequent demand for Home Goods. will most probably render permanent for the next two months. 4093 bales Australian, (Sydney,) Combing Is 8d to Is gid ; good clothing is Bdi to Is I Id; 2d ditto 1 s 5d to Is 7id; pieces and locks is 2d to is 4)d ; lambs' is 2idto Is tod ; scoured Is to 2s 2:1 ; grease led to is; skin Is id to is sd.—(Port Philip, , combing is sid to is gd ; good clothing is 7d to is gd ; 2d ditto ls 4d to Is 6d; pieces and locks is id to Is 41c1; lambs Is 4id to is gd ; grease gd to is ; skin Is ld to is sd. —(Adelaide,) good clothing Is CO to is 8d; 2d ditto Is 3id to Is sid , pieces and locks Is 2d to is 40; lambs' is Sid to is bid; grease Bid to 10d; skin Is 3d to s 38 bales Cape, (Adelaide,) Is 5d to Is bid. 420 bales Entre Rios and Buenos Ayres, (Entre Rios,) fin! merino Is 7d to Is lod ; mestizo 8d to Is 44d; corn, mon 5d to gd.—( Buenos Ayres,) fine merino lld to Is 3d; mestizo, none; common 4id to 6d; grease 4id to 'lid. 27 bales Odessa Is 3d to Is 7d. 52 bales Neapolitan skin (withdrawn.) 35 bales Spanish (mountain unwashed) 3,1 d. 529 bales Portugal (Oporto) gd to gad. Lisbon (withdrawn.) 423 bales Russian (withdrawn.) 910 bales East India, good white (one lot) 9d to °id fair ditto, 7/d to Bid ; good yellow lid to 8d ; fair ditto, (part withdrawn,) 6 ti 7d ; grey, ditto, aid to sd. 237 bales Iceland, 6id to lid. 159 bales Smyrna, (withdrawn,) 3d to 7d. 122 bales Cordova, ditto, 90 bales Turkey, ditto. Sid. 23 bales Grecian, ditto, 34d. 12 bales Hanoverian, sid to 7d. 25 bales Sundry. 7196 bales. REPEAL RENT.—The amount of rent announced on Monday for the previous week was £575, being the least amount collected since the incarceration of the conspira tors. SIR W. NoTT.—This gallant general made a triumphant entry into his native town, Carmarthen, on Wednesday , when he was received with every possible demonstration of enthusiasm. He is to be entertained at a grand dinner. Miss PEEL.—Accounts received in London on Sun day from Drayton Manor were favourable as regards the recovery of Miss Peel, and her medical attendants are of opinion that all danger is over, notwithstanding fever remained. THE GREAT BRITAIN STEAM• SHIP.—The Bristol Mirror, of Saturday, states on undoubted authority that arrangements are in progress by which this splendid steam ship will be floated out of the harbour either in October or the early part of November. A hundred and sixty-one private bills were passed during the late session, and there were forty-seven other private bills which did not receive the royal assent. Of the bills that passed, forty-seven related to railways. Three divorce bills received the royal assent. SERIOUS CHARGE.—An officer of marines, now sta- tioned at Cork. Lieutenant Puddicombe, has been com mitted to gaol in that city, charged with having stolen a quantity of plate from the house of a gentleman where he was present as a visitor at a ball. The officer states the plate is his own. OPERATIVE PROTESTANT ASSOCIATION.—We per ceive that to-morrow evening a sermon will be preached at St. Augustine's Church by the eloquent defender of Protestant truth, the Rev. Hugh Stowell, for the benefit of this admirable society. We commend the object to our readers, and hope the society will receive the support it so well deserves. The maps published under the superintendence of the Honourable Board of Ordnance are now completed as far north as Pres ton. They are to be procured either in single squares, in counties, or complete sets, from the local agents of the board, Mr. Waring Webb, stationer, Castle street, Liverpool, and Messrs Simms and Dinham, sta tioners, Exchange-street, Manchester. NEW MODE OF ENSURING HONEST COFFEE.—Our attention has been called to a new mode of grinding coffee, adopted by Messrs. Hollis, Watford & Co., by which every buyer of coffee at their shop has an opportunity of seeing such quantity of the article as he may purchase ground first in the berry, and ground again after passing through a mill worked by a beautiful steam-engine. By this process, even the suspicion of adulteration is guarded against, and a pure article secured. LITHOGRAPHED PORTRAIT OF THE REV. W. M• FALLOON.—An excellently Lithographed Portrait of the Rev. Incumbent of St. Johns has just been published by Messrs. Maclure and Co_, of Castle-street, from a paint ing by Mr. Brownless, of which the numerous admirers of the eloquent and excellent preacher would do well to possess themselves. Mr. Falloon is represented as he ap pears in his pulpit, in one of those impressive attitudes which he assumes in the delivery of his discourses ; and the likeness, although not a flattered one, is good. LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET, SEPT. 16. We have had a good supply of Beast at market to-day, but a smaller supply of Sheep and Lambs; anything prime met with good demand at a shade of advance in price. Beef 5d to Sod; Mutton 5d to Sid: Lamb Sid to Cd. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, SEPT. 16. A Nothing now in the Cotton market, it is dull, tam e, and insipid, almost lifeless, without any change in prices. Buyers are mistaken when they come down to do very cheap business. and some return to use their old stocks ; in this way the dailY business averages 3,500 bales, some of these for ex. ort• Brazil, Egyptian, and Surat Cotton are if possible heavier than American. LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET, SEPr. 16. The Butter market is very quiet; and although prices remain . nominally as last quoted; the feeling with influential holders, is to take 2s per cwt. less. Fine select Cork dairies, approved Carlow and Waterford brands, and prime BelLst bring, only by retail, 76a, and other descriptions ranging from 65s to 7 38 ' Buyers have the best of it in the pickled Butter trade ;- - a couple of the largest importers, having entered into a spirited competition, prices are down to 66s for seconds. The price . Cork is 68. Beef and Porgy scarce, and up to 859 to 885 per i t erce for the former of prime heavy quality. 68 s to 725 0 per barrel for the latter. The Bacon market has become heel ., and last quotations tarely supported. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS FOR LIVERPOOL SEPTEMBER. ex 1 17, Evan Pughe, (audit) District CouHrt , 1! ,1 1177: James s n mßeeetcvael,f, (audit)(audit) Ditto, Ditto, l '' I 17, Evan Jones, (audit) 17, Lee, Holt, Bell and Co. (audit) Ditto, I 17, Richaid Warren, (audit) Ditto, 11 13, William Webb, (proof and div.).. 18, T. B. Molyneaux and P. Witherby, (audit) Ditto, 19 Is, Arthur Acheson Dobbs, (audit) 16, Thomas and John Jones, (Ist) 19, J. S. Holmes and Co. (Ist) 20, Samuel l3illington, (proof and div.) Ditto, 1 3 20, Thomas Evans, (audit) Ditto, 1 20, Richard Warren, (proof and div.) . 23, Evan Jones, (proof and div.). Ditto, ~ Ditto, , 23, John Lutas, (audit) 19 24, Thomas Mahony and Co. (audit) Ditto, !, 222657,, WilliamNvi Henry ll ~ Christmas W Ly ik n i Ditto, ; I , n ( B a (audit) Ditto, 27, John Whitley, (audit) Ditto, 27, Thomas Higginson, (proof and div.) Ditto, 11 lictY) Walton,, ( a u (audit)di t) . SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. MONDAY; SEPTEMBER 16.—Wind W.S.W. moderate • a ARRlVED.—Liverpool, Eldridge, from New York—PortlaU —, from St, John, N.B.—Falcon, Donaldson; Incons ta 'o, Bea con ; Blake, Sharp ; Hope, Richard-on ; James Multa,... Watt, and Salem, from Quebec—Quiz, Luke, from SmYr.„ ° ; ol Corinthian, Casely, from Leghorn—Trial, Jones, from ' O O Nova—Oscar. Norman, from Orient—Gauntlet, (new brig) li„e, Workington—Mary Ann, Tucker, from Trieste—JosePhiald, Smith, from Sincapore—Peggy, Smith, from Jamaica—Flerwoi. Pender, from Savannah—Diana, from Puerto Cabello -- o r. Henry, Best, from Galveston—Columbus, Coffin, from Na t leans—and M'Lellan, Meaney, from Charleston. Mary, Rae, from Calcut a to Liverpool, was spoken sth 5 3 t e in lat 42 N, long 19 W ; Grace Brown Sept. in lat 41, '" 21, and William Wallis, 2nd August, in lat 1 S, long 22 W Thomas Naylor, and Hopewell, hence at Ichaboe 0 .0 John Drysdale. hence to China, 25th May, in lat 8 S , 10 . 11 5 Dr e Prin e of Waterloo, from Calcutta to Liverpool , i b 9 ported to have been spoken, off the Cape of Good flop the Edina, arrived at the C'rlie oth Colombian Packet, from Valparaiso, at Swansea, June, in company with the Cape Breton for Cork, and 'r g man, for Rio and Liverpool Dash, Prince, from Newfoundland, at Cove Heywood, from Africa, off ditto Chamois, from Buenos Ayres, off Plymouth Stamper, from St. John, N.B. ditto sth Chase, Young, from Laguna, at Falmouth ; sailed io ta , ' Left the George Dean, loading for Liverpool. On 12 1, 10 , in lat 30, long 9, spoke the Sovereign, hence to S t. der jt Lord Ashburton, from Strangford, at this port, uu masts. 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