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TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1854 Zo be ;-Toib or let. pIITEE PUBLIC-HOUSE TO be LET, with Acentnediate Possession.—Apply on the Premises,Nether d South, Corner of Prince Edwin-street. 1 1 ° ~be SOLD, a Freehold FIELD, containing Wayertree, aoiningaum SA. 3a. 24p. statute measure, in the township of the Calder Stones, near the omnibus or,,llltul weir situateS, 19 d for Vi s-s lla tre Residences.—Apply to Mr. " 41. WILLI AM C ' et ast . 1 1 0 be LET, in Lots to be aoTeed upon, about th e r 83 ,800 square yards of LAND, lying to the westward of it od reds and Liverpool Canal, on the south side of the Locks ti re i t , l g„frOm the Canal to the Stanley Dock, and eastward of Loin o ward-street. And about 19,000 square yards of h o d 0 11 the north side of the Canal Locks, fronting Light -1 desirous of renting the same may ob. balurther information by applying to DANIEL MASON, `7,;!_Secreta r y' s Office, Liverpool. ''< s _ ck- office, Liverpool 1 0th October, 1853. To be SOLD, by PRIVATE TREATY, in one or A cre , more Lots, an ESTATE. consisting of about 300 TAGEg f LAND, Two gond FARMHOUSES, Three COT shire , and Other OUTBUILDINGS, in Montgomery- Thre . , ..„ A !so, a Splendid COUNTRY RESIDENCE, about Ittt ert -ules East of the Exchange, consisting of Four large Brulllltri,7 Rooms, Eight Bedrooms, extensive Pleasure Sad ,„,"ull and Garden. Coach-house, and Six-stalled Stable, aho„,`L'n Acres of LAND. One Drrro, in Lodge-lane. with IV 411 ,000 Yards of LAND. Three Large HOUSES, Upper oftr,merit . -street. Also, Upwards of 600,000 Square Yards To 0, in different localities and various lots. t e ET, large and commodious HOUSE, opposite tik i ?ull's Market, containing on ground floor an excellent tltcc e ..9 , Butler's Pantry, and Scullery ; on first floor, two Pict Rooms, one of them 27 feet by 19, and the other 2Th latthLrld seven Bed-rooms. The Premises are well adapted toielanchester and Glasgow trade. or for a Commercial 4 154 3 1 House. Also, an excellent FURNISHED HOUSE near the Church. uer particulars may be had on application to Wm. tiv e ,.. 4, Avis, 47, Ranelagh-street ; or No. 3, Hackin's-liey, -14 ' 0 4 where a few excellent OFFICES are to be LET. El)utation. 11)1jISS ALICE HACKNEY begs to inform , _her Friends and the Public she has REMOVED her tox'NILE ESTABLISHMENT from St. Michael's Hamlet se• 9 , Devonshire- place. Prince's-park. -....j 1 00L REOPENED January 23rd. INGING AND PIANO-FORTE ACADEMY. N 'fir. JOSEPH ROBINSON'S ACADEMY DAY for UN T h f G LADIES EVERY TUESDAY, at his Residence. Ow,: Terms as at Schols, namely :—Piano-forte, Eight 'as Per Annum ; Sing o ing. Ten Guineas. No. 2, PERCY-STREET, (ONE DOOR FROM CANNING-STREET.) NOTICE.-MR. JOSEPH ROBINSON.- 44 , Alr. J. noßiNsoN respectfully informs his Pupils 4t h,..um Public that, in consideration of their taking LESSON S itlbi l own RESIDENCE, he will in future make a Reduction ttst bv giving Twenty-four Lessons to the Quarter, d er Twenly-one,as formerly. iti`utB May be most conLvlemen can receive to th e essons in thm . e Mornings or Even ' 4 No. 2, PERCY-STREET, (ONE DOOR FROM CANNINO-STREET.) MULBERRY -STREET SCHOOL, ABERCRONIITIE-SQUARE. bot I z t, tt llced b Mr. JAMES ICKIE (Author of a Key to h"' ty s Course of Mathematics) and Mr. HENRY JOHNS, Well known in Liverpool as successful Teachers. n.sisera, School well has,as gain in ch since its opening, continued to increase in T h . as aracter. to system adopted at the outset, and since steadily adhered ti0,," 4 to impart a sound Scientific and Commercial Educa e-, not by seeking to accomplish great things, but by con tretiously endeavouring to do all that is really practicable, Dl That this object has been attained may be best inferred 4tD r t he subjoined notes, emanating from parents of Pupils bjthSent in the School : to these might be added (if conve ittjato an advertisement) a long list of references to pnts thei,."ave expressed their satisfaction at the progress are whi ch sons have made, and are making, in this establishment. Birkenhead, Cheshire, Nov. 14, 1854. pe a r Sirs,—My son has been under your instruction for lip two years, and I feel it only due to you to say how kis 11 appreciate the great improvement he has made in all ti t ,, 4 4 tUdies. When I recal to mind his former sad backward -114. iind compare it with his present condition, I am satisfied Isu u l tßY'stem which has resulted in such a marked change ue kind ood one: therefore accept my sincere thanks for 1,../rolir ness and attention to my son.—And believe me, Sirs, yours most truly, CHARLES HAYES HIGGINS, M.D., To Messrs.F.R.C.S. of England, &c. Hickie and Johns, 17, Mulberry-st., Liverpool. • 1, Oxford-street, Nov. 30, 1853. 'ilee:!ltlemen,—Aly son being about to leave school shortly, I the occasion a suitable one for acknowledging how vot car em pleased with his progress since he has been under Y ou ,. Mte n e Judicious system of instruction, and especially . your tert c lo o to mental development, cannot . but result in the - ei l 2 l Improvement of your pupils . . tshing you all the mei n ragement your energy and merit deserve. I am, Gentle- Yours very faift luny, E. STATTER, Surgeon, &C. ° a letifiTS. Hickie and Johns. bearlB, Pembroke-place, Dec. 3 , 1853 . Sirs,—More than a s . ear having elapsed since my son Irv a .Te one of your pupils , I have now great pleasure in con briulating you on the marked progress he has made in each birch of his studies which taken as a test of your mode of fiction, nothing, in my opinion, could be more successful. 1/1"; dear Sirs, very fa i t hfull y y ours, PETER CONOLAN. Hickie and Johns, Mulberry-street School. eZtCANCY for TWO BOARDERS, at 50 Guineas per hetCHOOL is now RE-OPENED. ii_at iV a l tPOOL SAILORS' HOME. Her mEETI,Vc; . L.xcetient MAJESTY. Patron.—At the ANNUAL of the GOVERNORS and MEMBERS of the LI BANCr "Li S UL° its HOME, REGISTRY, and SAVINGS' ei u in the BOARDROOM Of the INSTITUTION, 1854, the 11., JAMES AIKEN, Esq., in the Chair, the Port Of the Committee for the year 1853, together with Tea,, Re Accounts for the swine period, having been If l e as Resolved' That the Report of the Committee for e su gear , 18 . 53 , as now read, is approved ; and that the Trea and 8 Accoun, now laid before this be assed, i nat the same be Printed and Circulated Meeting i , n the p usual -411 11er. liitkesoY9rl.Hved,—That Messrs. John Aikin Ralph John Clint, Robert If H. Holderness, S. R. Graves, Dawson, T. B. be arsfall, J. P. Palmer, 11. C. Crosbie, who retire by rotation, of , e- elected, and that Mr. John Atkin be appointed in lieu .N .t ear-Admiral Bell, C.B. whose lamented decease the Ocunitte long to record, and to whom they were much in- Voted SO as his health permitted him to attend their " 4 eeting s . R etolved—That the best thanks of this Meeting be pre ;Med to Captain Ainley, Superintendent ; Mr. Hanmer, 2 41 „bier, and the other Officers of the Institution, for the very manner in which they have conducted the se asof the Home during the year, and also to Mr. Boardman, ylr Cashier of the Local Marine Board, for his valuable ser tin in the management of the Savings' Bank, from its com neenient to the present time. (Signed) JAMES AIKIN, Chairman. The Chairman having vacated the Chair, t h , • leas Resolved,—That the best thanks of this Meeting be &tented to Mr. Aikin for his conduct in the Chair. 1 0 4 a Treasurer begs to acknowledge the receipt of the fol -11 Donations DONATIONS, 1853. s. d. Fr; ".Part of the, of the Marco Polo 1 14 0 (rend, A 11 441 y0n, W p. 40 - ,," 18 and Co. (third) ". Wm. and Co. 1 9 5 1.01), a 1, t Cheptain 14,7 4 Hon. T., M.P lO 0 0 winteux, Taylor, and Co. Wm. (a sailor) 0 10 0 Epson, Captain, collected on board the steam gin Sarah Sands, on her voyage home from k ,w ° oekij ohn Tho , s a 1 6 10 0 4 5 , R, J o British and North American Steam-packet __ lll Pany, per D. and C. M`lver, being a portion th_Tnney received for admitting visitors to view ships LEGACIES. b..7fin, The late Mrs. Olivia, (by her Executors,) ...Z . !" Messrs. Stockley and Thompson l5l 18 8 . t i i V ERPOOL DISPENSARIES.—At a Livp,„GENERAL MEETING of the Governors of the tsffi'.s l •POOL DISPENSARIES, held in the Dispensaries a t p1.,21, South Castle-street, on FRInAY , the 27th Jan.,1854, ' 414"ARLES BOOTH, Esq., Vice-Presider t, in the Chair, kLollowing resolutions were unanimously . Ldoptecl.:— ttrulVed,—"That the address of the committee, now s _ i it , be received, printed, and distributed as usual." th, cf red by W. Y. MACGREGOR, Esq., and seconded by 4 B,"ltv LOWNDES, Esq., and resolved,—" That the accounts vie treasurer, just read, which have been properly audited, tirs t plv passed and printed as usual." Resolved,—" That 4t, ko ttanks of this meeting be given to the Venerable Arch • ~.n Brooks, M.A., President • Mr. Charles Booth, and Thomas Bourne, Vice - Presidents; also. to Mr. Francis kilt Treasurer; Mr. Richard Johnson and Mr. Joseph N, Auditors, and the Members of the Retiring Committee, 141,,eitir charity." services and attention to the interests of lifft rit y." l'huVed by the Rev. C. H. BURTON, M.A.; seconded by : 1 4: L k/is BOURNE , Esq., and resolved,—" That the best 4A7L11 of this meeting be given to the Honorary Medical vser._ 8 of this Charity, for the faithful discharge of their i'a during the past year." N o oted by G. G. HORNBY, Esq.; seconded by R. A. PAYNE, i ae; ; ) and resolved,—" That the best thanks of this meeting qsir,e.tl to those Clergymen and Ministers of religion who 4 Dt et !mndly advocated the cause of this Charity in their re ..,',qve places of worship during the past year." Resolved, :et b> the special thanks of this meeting are due and are :ke n ?' Presented to the Rev. C. H. Burton, for his kind Va,.: 0 1111, as honorary secretary, in promoting the simul ',No;"1111 collections made in the churches in this town, in the ."113,ber last, by which these institutions were benefited to !extent of £135 12s. 7d." iti kt oled by Mr. BEHREND; seconded by H. W. MEAD KING, %1 e 42 1,1 d resolved,—"That the following gentlemen be the The Venerable the Institution for the ensuing year." :- 44,7 . venerable Archdeacon BROOK s, M.A., President. tz.• CHARLES BOOTH Vice-President, South Dispensary. , `• THOMAS BOURNE , ' Vice-President, North Dispensary. Ar, R, Mr. FRANCIS MILL, Treasurer. E DWARD HUMBLE, Mr. RICHARD JOHNSON, Auditors. COMMITTEE. Mr. Joseph King Mr. T. A. Bushby Rev. C. H. Burton Mr. H. W. Mead King Mr. William Miles Moss Mr. Maxwell Hyslop Rev. James Sheridan. F• )4,. Macgregor G• G. Hornby I._ John Eden M r Cyrus Morrall James Mulleneux ;t. A. Payne Net • Daniel Crke. Carson Mr. J. W. WILLIAMS, Secretary. % ,br % A . CONSULTING PHYSICIANS. Dr ' Duncan Duncan , Dr. Scott, and Dr. Sutherland. ki CONSULTING SURGEONS. r * Parke, Mr. Minslsill, Mr. James Cooper, Mr. Alfred g81 " 6 ° ,1 , Mr. J. C. Shepherd, and Mr. James Long. T NORTH DISPENSARY. $,• C. Ferguson, Dr. Lodge, Mr. H. Behrend, Mr. W. M anifold, Mr. F. D. Fletcher, and Mr. L. E. Desmond. SOUTH DISPENSARY. I.ti,ton, h.ittle. Mr. John Hey, Mr. It. Hutchinson, Mr. John Air. George Kemp, Mr. Henry Lowndes. HOUSE SURGONS. It lr. A. Artmtt, North. Mr. E W. Booker, South. ASSISTANT HOUSE SURGEONS. North.—Mr. Scott, Mr. Biller. South.—Mr. C. J. Kirwan, Mr. T. Riordan. North APOTHECARIES. Nort h . — Mr. H. Meyers. South.—Mr. Roger Parker. CUPPER. r. John . aa l t ibe chair having been vacated, it ßrooke was proposed, seconded, t Usen a uhnously adopted.—" That the best thanks of this Ote t i t IF be accorded to Charles booth, Esq., for presiding meeting." Mantel. WANTED, a MAN that understands Bottling Wine and Cellar Work ai d serve in a Wine and Spirit Vault ; or a respectable Youth, from the Country, age about ls. None need apply unless they can command a good character from their last place.—Apply at 11, Windsor-street. WANTED, a Party to undertake the Entire Management of a STABLE, containing about 20 horses. He must be competent to keep accounts, and will he required to produce characters for honesty and sobriety. Salary 255. per week, with house, coal, and gas ; wages will be increased after twelve months, should the patty give satis faction.—Apply, by letter ordy, to THE MERSEY STEEL AND IRON COMPANY, Sefton-street, Liverpool. 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HEYWOOD..OIdham-street, Mar.cheater 1 and NAWTQtiI Church-street, layermi, WRECK OF THE TAYLEUR.-FUND FOR THE RELIEF OF THE SUFFERERS.—At a MEETING, held on the 30th January, Captain SCHOMBEito, R.N., in the Chair, It was resolved,—That the following Gentlemen be ap pointed a Committee, with power to add to their numbers, for the purpose of conducting the Subscription in aid of the Sufferers : Capt. Schomberg, R.N. Daniel Campbell. S. R. Graves. Edmund Thompson. Hon. Joseph Cunard. John Pilkington. Peter Stuart. Chas. Mc.lver. S. G. Ratlibone. J. M. Walthew. Honourable JOSEPH CUNARD, Treasurer. JAM ES BAINES, Secretary. BANKERS.—RoyaI Bank of Liverpool. All moneys collected to be placed to the credit of this Com mittee, and all payments to be made by cheques, signed by the Secretary or Treasurer, and countersigned by the Chair man. That a Subscription List be opened at the Underwriters' Room, Exchange News-room, and that each of the Banks be requested to allow a book to be opened. 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Charles Moore and Co., owners .1500 0 0 Pilkington and Wilson, agents James Baines and Co. Brown, Shipley. and Co. Gibbs, Bright, and Co. lOO 0 0 Edward Oliver lOO 0 0 Millers and Thompson lOO 0 0 Fielden Brothers lOO 0 0 Stuart and Douglas S. R. Graves, Esq. Bank Quay Foundry lOO 0 0 Charles M'lver lOO 0 0 Fernie, Brothers and Co 5O 0 0 Wilson and Dawson Charles Horefall and Sons J. R. Murphy, 9, Arundel-terrace, Brigt'n 50 0 0 Maritime Passenger Assuranc, Company, London N.M. Colonial Land and Emigration Com missioners 5O 0 0 G. I. Dickson, Esq.. Glasgow 5O 0 0 J. M. Matthew, Esq. James M'Henry, Esq. Cearns and Brown 25 0 0 William Tapscott and Co. Miller, Oughton, and Co 25 0 0 Cunard, Munn, and Co. Cato, Miller, and Co 25 0 0 Gladstone and Co Blythe and Carlisle lO 0 0 Richard S. Ely, Esq. David Stuart, Esq E. and J. Schilitti Charles Campbell J. W. Fairclough and Co Graham, Kelley, anti Co. .. Cowie, Scott, and Roxburgh George R. 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G. 0 10 0 £2,430 2 0 The Members for the Borough, the Mayor, and several in fluential Merchants and Shipowners have yet to be seen. PURSUANT to an order of the High Court of Chancery, made in a cause, " Minshull against Watts and another," the creditors of SAMUEL MINSHULL, late of Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, gentleman. who died in or about the month of Septeni ber, 1852, are, by their solici tors, on or before the 2nd day of March, 1854, to come in and prove their debts at the Chambers of the Master of the Rolls, in the itous.yard, Chancery-lane, Middlesex, or in default thereof they will be peremptorily excluded from the benefit of the said order. THURSDAY, the 9th day of March, 1854, at Twelve o'clock at Noon, at the saki Chambers, is appointed for hearing and adjudicating upon the claims.—Dated this 25th day of January, 1854. GREGORY. FAULKNER, and CO., for MINSHULL and HORNER, Liverpool. THE QUEEN'S SPEECH. Mr. FERNY begs to apprise his Friends and the Public that he has made arrangements with the Electric Telegraph Companies for a Copy of the Queen's Speech which will be delivered this ,day, and will be posted in the Merchants' New Dining-roomss simultaneously with its appearance in the News-rooms of this town. The Sheets containing the Address of Her Majesty, which is looked for with such eager interest, may be expected from Half-past Two to Three o'clock. BILL OF FARE THIS DAY, TUESDAY, JAN. 31, At FEENY'S MERCHANTS' NEW DINING-ROOMS. • SOUPS. Vermicelli. Julienne. Soup dt Gall& Potage a la Reine. FISH. Souchie Trout and Soles. Cod a la Maitre d'HOtel. Soles a la Normande. Trout a la 'ratline. Cod a la Hollandaise. Turbot Maitre d'HOtel. Soles au Gratin. JOINTS AND ENTREES. Roast Saddles and Haunches Mutton. Pork Cutlets, Sauce Piquante. Roast Fowls. Calves' Feet Maitre d'HOtel. Snipe. Fillet Mutton ;11a Fitzharding. Roast Beef. Poulet Saute aux Supreme. Wild Ducks. FIRST SALOON. 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Liddell's speech, the sentence " It is quite impossible to steer that course," viz., between toleration and encourage ment, should have been, "It is not impossible,"—a mean ing obvious from the tenour of the rest of the speech. 83' We shall be happy, at all times, to receive communica tions on subjects of local or general interest. Boors, &c., FOR REVIEW, may he left at Mr. C. Mitchell's, Red Lion-court, Fleet-street, London, addressed "to the Editor of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD," when they will be forwarded and receive attention. Letters addressed to the Editor should be accompanied by the real name and address of the writer, not for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith ' • this is indispensably re quisite in any statement of facts. The Editor wishes it to be understood that he does not hold himself responsible for the opinions or statements of his correspondents. The ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION tO the LIVERPOOL STANDARD is 20s. in advance—or 223. on credit. • . 111. 7 e t 1 1:111'' • • - : • Ktivrpooi gptanbarb+ TUESDAY MORNING, JAN. 3l, 1854. VIE QUEEN'S SPEECH. THIS day (Tuesday) is fixed for the opening of the Session of Parliament, and, agreeably to ancient usage, HER MAJESTY Will, at two o'clock this after noon, proceed in state to the House of Lords, and there deliver the speech which Her Ministers have set down for her. The intense anxiety which pre vails in the public mind, as to the state of political affairs with reference to the protracted dispute between Russia and Turkey, the very equivocal position which has been taken by the ABERDEEN Ministry on the question, the threatened infliction of a Reform Bill to unsettle the existing state of the representative system, and the anticipated break-up of the Coalition, have given to the opening of the present Session (as we have before stated) a degree of interest amounting to a state of excite ment to read the speech. We have therefore made preparations for a copy at the earliest moment by electric telegraph, and shall publish it in a SECOND EDITION. The Address in answer to the Speech will be moved, in the House of Lords, by the Earl of CARNARVON, and seconded by Lord DIXIE, and in the House of Commons it will be moved by LORD CASTLETON, and seconded by Mr. THOMSON HAN KEY. ID the subsequent debate the interest will, of course, be centered on the Eastern question, but the anticipated explanation from Lord PALMERS TON, as to the cause of his resignation and subse quent resumption of office, will necessarily excite considerable attention. Indeed it is rarely that the business of Parliament has been commenced so full of important consequences to the well-being of the State. The country is on the verge of being sud denly awakened from the long peace in which her commerce has flourished, beyond any period of her history, and should the impending war prove dis astrous, the blame wrtl resit upon the heads of the Ministers whose dismissal from office is now so earnestly desired. The great experiment of a coali tion has proved a failure, and though much may be made of the surplus revenue, for which the Ministry are really entitled to no credit ; the other side of the account shows a fearful set-off in the Funds fallen ten per cent., labour at war with capital, food at high prices, and the prospects for the future more gloomy than ever. It will require a con siderable amount of official audacity for the QUEEN to be instructed to congratulate her loyal subjects on a state of prosperity which they do not expe rience, and the ingenuity required to gloss over a confession of failure will render the Speech of 1854 a memorial document. TIIE public mind has been appalled, within the last few days, by the many frightful and disastrous shipwrecks which have followed each other with fearful rapidity. Scarcely had the news been received of the wreck of the San Francisco steam ship, with hundreds of human lives, than the John o' Gaunt, a richly freighted ship, from India, was totally lost near Holyhead ; and ere the rescued seamen bad reached their homes, came the still more appalling news of the loss of the Tayleur, on the coast of Dublin, and the sacrifice of nearly four hundred of our fellow-creatures, who were sud denly snatched into eternity, with hardly a mo ment's warning of their awful fate. Two days only had elapsed from their leaving this port, full of hope and expectation, on board a ship of which every one was loud in its praise for the qualities which should ensure a safe and speedy voyage, until the time when she was buried beneath the waves over which she had floated so proudly, and in which the majority of her living freight found a premature death-bed. So horrible a catastrophe, under such extraordinary circumstances, has natu rally excited considerable discussion as to the pro bable causes ; but, in the midst of conflicting testimony from those imperfectly acquainted with all the facts, it would be but justice to the parties immediately concerned to withhold the expression of any decisive opinion until the inquiry, which has already been commenced by competent authority, shall have been brought to a conclusion. Much has been said about the compasses not being properly insulated, of the crew being inefficient, of the new ropes not working easily, and of the ship not being under control, but these are details which will receive due investigation. It is, how ever, evident that the weather has been most severe, and this was further proved by the loss of the fine steam-ship Olinda almost immediately after starting on her voyage to the Brazils. We may remark that the complaint as to the crew of the Tayleur being composed chiefly of Chinese and Lascars affords another proof of the folly and danger arising from the alteration in the Naviga tion-laws, by which the obligation that the crew of a British ship should consist of at least three fourths British seamen was abolished. Some check was also afforded by the conditions of Insur ance requiring a ship to be efficiently manned in order to render her seaworthy, but this has been taken away ; and now, so long as a ship has the requisite number in her crew, it matters little as to the quality of:the men of which it may be com posed. THE question of Peace or War, although the one most often asked, appears still to be the most difficult to be answered. Indeed, it may be said to be in the same state that it was six months ago, and the ultimate result equally as hard to be solved. One day the tenour of the dispatches is all for war, the EMPEROR of Erssil is exulting in his position as Champion of the Cross, and will hazard every thing to drive the Moslem from Eu rope. The intelligence of the next day speaks of Pe44/ 1 PrOaltilitiQ% and thQ dispatch of a special Minister to Vienna to arrange the terms- of settle ment ; and so the public mind is allowed,. from day to day, to alternate between hope an& fear, while the power of forming any intelligible opinion as to the course of events for the future appears. as distant as ever. The long-expected event of the entry of the combined fleets of England and France into the Black Sea has been accomplished, but in such a manner that Russia has refused to consider it a easus belli, without an express declaration on the part of the respective Governments, which neither of them seem inclined to give. The pro fessions of the several parties who have interfered are all for peace, while the actions of the principals , in the quarrel are all warlike, and, in the mean time, the public, who may have the largest interest in the settlement of the question, are left to look on, and wait until the game of diplomacy be played. out. It must still be apparent that much, if not all, the evil which has arisen from this long pro crastination is owing to the temporising policy pursued by our own Government. France was the first to blame, by giving cause for Russian in terference, but she has endeavoured to compensate for her fault by taking the most prominent part in subsequent negotiations ; while England, who had the greatest claim to pre-eminence on every consideration, allowed the opportunity for effective interference to pass by, and is now driven to the alternative of being, perhaps, involved in an ex pensive war or consenting to an ignominious with drawal from the affair, with consequences even more disastrous. It is almost useless to'reason on the information contained in the daily accounts received by telegraph, so little reliance is to be placed on them ; and we must, therefore, be con tent to wait until we are in possession of more authentic intelligence. We cannot, however, yet believe that the EMPEROR of RUSSIA will foolishly venture on an encounter in which he is sure to be worsted, whatever part Austria may ultimately decide upon taking ; but we rather incline to the opinion that the arts of diplomacy will be ex hausted, or driven to the verge of forbearance, in order to gratify, if possible, the strong desire of the EMPEROR to retain the possession of the Danubian provinces. THE men of Manchester have pronounced upon the subject of the new Reform Bill, and, if we may measure the influence of the leaders of the party by their consummate assurance, we are enabled to form some idea of their projects to frame the representative system in order to suit their own purposes. At the Reform Banquet, on Tuesday, the ingredients of which were tea, coffee, and ac companiments, Messrs. COBDEN, BRIGHT, and Co. indulged their hearers with much declamation on their notions of Parliamentary Reform, diversified with sneers against the rest of the people of Eng land for wishing the national honour to be vindi cated by resistance to Russian aggression. We shall not now stop to comment on this pl,ise of COBDENIC policy, which, like the rest, is diluted by unmitigated selfishness, but turn to those in sidious attacks on the Constitution which have received the fiat of Manchester approval. The chief point, as possessing at least a local interest, is that which claims for Lancashire, on the simple ground of population, an increase of representa tives from twenty-six, the present number, to at least fifty. If the demand were confined to a re division of the county, so as to have two additional county representatives, there would appear to be no reasonable objection ; but to confer the electoral franchise on the towns merely because they con tain a certain number of inhabitants, is not only absurd, but plainly indicative of the ulterior de signs of the party. They would condemn to poli tical extinction the boroughs which now return representatives, because the electors are so few in number, and yet confer the privilege on places where, notwithstanding the population, the quali fication must be lowered to a miserable standard, or the number of electors must be fewer still. But, before the question of mere numbers be al lowed as an element in Parliamentary representa tion, some regard should be paid to the quality of the individuals who swell the population returns. It may suit the purposes of the Manchester party to have the influence of a majority in Parliament, but it would conform neither with the safety and welfare of the kingdom, nor the character of the House of Commons, for its membe;s to be the chosen of the manufacturing operatives of Lanca shire towns. The Radicals boast of their political intelligence, but we should look in vain for intel ligence of any kind, even the simplest principles which teach man to regard the interests of himself and family, in the insane conduct of the dupes of agitators who turned out in Preston, Wigan, and other places, and endured months of privation and suffering in order to gain an impossible object. And, yet, upon such men, so destitute of morality and common sense, these modern &formers would confer political privileges, for no other motive than that they might be easier tools of designing knaves. It is the policy of the Romish Church to govern through ignorance, and these political jesuits seek to compass their means by the same ends. Another point insisted upon as a measure of reform is the adoption of voting by ballot, a system so utterly repugnant to all English notions of honour, honesty, and fair dealing, that it would be almost a waste of time to expose its enormity. The pretence is a protection against bribery and intimidation ; but, in reality, it would offer a cloak for wholesale bribery, without the means of detec tion ; and against intimidation, where such could now be exercised, it would prove no defence what ever. It would encourage a practice of lmavery and dissimulation which ought to be foreign to the open manliness of the English character, and under its baleful influence every species of cunning and chicanery would be fostered. Some excuse might be found for it under a system of tyranny THE reform of the law has occupied a prominent position in the public mind during the last few years, and much has been done, not only to abate the enormous expenditure which formerly was in evitable, but also to abridge the time employed, and facilitate the arrival at a decision. Much, however, remains to be done, and not the least im portant to the welfare of the community will be an improvement in the present tedious and expen sive process for the transfer of real property. A step in this direction has-been taken, and the Lon don Gazette of last week announces the appoint ment of a committee of inquiry, with a view to an alteration in the law. In. the choice of the com missioners no fault can reasonably be found, and it is to be hoped that the result of their labours will be a measure to facilitate the sale and pur chase of land, so as to obviate those enormous ex penses which have hitherto operated to deter investments in this description of property. It is an injustice almost universally felt, that no sale of land can take place without so large a payment for law costs as almost virtually to confiscate a small estate ; and, while this is chiefly rendered neces sary by the attempt to provide against future difficulties from doubtful titles, there is little in the boasted skill of our lawyers if they cannot de vise some remedy for so obvious a defect. If the transfer of land were rendered as little difficult, or nearly so, as that of ordinary merchandise, or the ownership in a vessel, it would not only enhance the value of real property, but enable men of moderate means to acquire a real stake in the country by becoming proprietors, while full se curity might be given for retaining that system of entail by which the heirs to estates are invested with only a life interest in the property, in order to maintain the families of the landed gentry against improvidence and profligacy. _ _ It will be observed that the issue of this com mission, though commented upon last session, has been deferred to the eve of another session of Par liament, as though it were an unwilling duty, which had been delayed as long as possible, and performed at the last moment, in order to furnish a paragraph for the Royal Speech. The Ministers feel conscious of their many faults of omission and commission, and may attempt to cover their de fects by allusions to the Royal Commission on the transfer of land, and mighty promises of the great things they intend to do for the improvement of the law. We, however, cannot forget that it is to the EARL of DERBY and his Chancellor, Lord ST. LEONARD'S, that we are indebted for more legal reforms, effected within a few months, than ever the Whigs brought about within twice as many years. These are facts which should not be lost sight of, should the country again be called upon to pronounce a verdict on political parties ; and there must be complete obliviousness of past events, it any reliance be placed on the promises of the party now in office. WATERTREE.-ADJOURNED VESTRY MEETING. LAST, night an adjourned vestry meeting was held in the Loge hall of the Lamb Inn, Wavertree, for the pur pose of determining whether a cemetery or burial ground shall be formed under the provisions of the 16th and 16th Vic. c. 85 ; and 16th and 17th Vic. c. 134. The meeting was not numerously attended. Mr. Daviss moved that Mr. Picton be appointed chair man, which was carried. Mr. PICTON explained that the present was an adjourned meeting, and had been called for the purpose of receiving a report from the committee which the law clerk would read. The Clerk then read the report, of which the following is the substance :—" The Committee beg leave to report to the adjourned vestry meeting, that the Marquis of Salisbury and Mr. Potter were written to, and that the Marquis of Salisbury replied, through Mr. George Whit ley, that he regretted that he must decline to sell any land adjoining to the present churchyard at Childwall, tor the purpose of enlarging it, as the increasinr, popula ion of the parish rendered any addition to the present burying ground as objectionable to his property, as its present situation was inconvenient to the different town ships. That Mr. Potter replied, that the price for the whole of the land, including the dwelling house and buildings, would be £5,500. " The Committee, having received such replies, recom mends to the adjourned vestry meeting, that Mr. Potter's land be not bought, in consequence of the high price he asks for the same. Also, that it appearing to this Com mittee that a piece of land, containing about ten statute acres, situate on the north side of the London and North western Railway, on Mill-lane, belonging to Hugh Hornby, Esq., would be a very eligible piece of land for the purpose of forming a cemetery thereon, this Committee recom mends that application be made to Mr. Hornby, to ascer tain whether he is willing to sell the land for such purpose." Mr. PINOLA-ND said that, as there did not seem to be a very great amount of public interest excited in the move ment, and as there was no very obvious or pressing neces sity for proceeding with the undertaking, he should, under the circumstances, move that further consideration of the subject be adjourned sine die. Mr. DAVIES seconded the motion, which, after a few remarks from Mr. ANDREWS, assistant overseer, and from the chairman, was carried nem. con. The CHAIRMAN said, as the original object of the movement was more with a view to procuring suitable accommodation for the burial of the poor, than for pro curing additional burying ground for those in easy circumstances, something ought still to be done to carry that object into effect. That, he considered, would be most suitably done by purchasing land in Wavertree Church-yard, sufficient in quantity to provide burial ground for those who would require to be buried at the expense of the township. These, he was given to understand, amounted in number to about twenty annually. For such a purpose the public was bound morally and legally to make provision. Mr. MARKIN observed that any individual or body could purchase in Wavertree Church-yard land at the rate of ss. for a burial breadth. This might be dug as deep as was deemed necessary, and so one breadth might be made to contain ten or twelve bodies. Mr. DAVIES (after a few remarks from the chairman, Mr. Coward, and others) moved that it be recommended that, in the event of Childwall Churchyard being closed, the Vestry purchase a sufficient number of burial breadths of land in Wavertree Churchyard, or elsewhere, to provide for the decent interment of the poor. Mr. ANDREWS seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously ; as was also a vote of thanks to the chairman, after which the meeting separated. AusTRALIA.---The next mail will be forwarded by the Bosphorus, from Southampton, on Saturday. Ox FRIDAY, John Feeny, a child two years of age, whose parents reside in 13 Court, Standish-street, was accidentally scalded by a pot of boiling water, and died on Saturday last. RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—On Wednesday, the five o'clock express train from Lime-street met with an accident near Wavertree. A grain waggon had just been shunted into a siding ; the pointsman having neglected to reverse the points, the express train, going at a speed of from fifteen to eighteen miles an hour, ran off the main line into the waggon, and smashed it. A man who was on the waggon jumped off just in time to save his life. The passengers, among whom were Mr. F. Hull, Mr. Thomas Hague, and Mr. Pilkington, received various injuries, but not of a very serious nature. STEALING A Thu.—At the -Preston Police-court, on Tuesday, John Isherwood, formerly in the firm of Isher wood, Foden, and Co., Preston, was charged, under re mand from this town, with stealing a bill for £BO from Mr. R. Joseph Ellis, of this town. The prosecutor stated that, on Saturday week, he was with the prisoner in the Queen's Inn, Preston, when the prisoner snatched from him a bill for £BO, drawn upon the prosecutor's firm, and accepted by the prisoner's father-in-law ; that he then ran out, and took train for this town. Prosecutor followed by the next train, and succeeded in giving him in charge of the police. On questioning him he said he had taken the bill to Barnard's bank, and that he was to get the cash on Monday. Mr. Godfrey, for the defence, called a sheriff's officer, who stated that the prosecutor had told him that he had given the bill to Isherwood to get cashed. Com mitted for trial, bail being allowed. RUSSlA.—Russia is the greatest unbroken empire for extent that ever existed, occupying vast regions of Europe and Asia, and nearly one-sixth of the habitable globe. It is 41 times the size of France, and 138 times that of Eng land. Yet it was too small for the ambition of Alexander, who is reported to have said, " I insist upon having the Baltic to skate upon, the Caspian for a bathing-place, the Black Sea as a wash-hand basin, and the North Pacific Ocean as a fish-pond." HO' encroached on Tartary for a pasture, on Persia and Georgia for a vineyard, on Turkey for a garden, on Poland for a farm, on Finland and Lap land as a hunting-ground, and took part of North America as a place of banishment for offenders. A ROYAL QUANDARY.—On the first consignment of Seidlitz Powders to the capital, of Delhi, the monarch was deeply interested in the accounts of the refreshing box. A box was brought to the king in full court, and the inter-. preter explained to his majesty how it should be used. Into a goblet he put the twelve blue papers ; and, having added water, the king drank it off. This was the alkali, and the royal countenance expressed no sign of satisfac tion. It was then explained that in the combination of the two powders lay the luxury ; and the twelve white powders were quickly dissolved in water, and as eagerly swallowed by his majesty, with a shriek that will be remembered while Delhi is numbered with the k i ngdom, the monarch rose, staggered , exploded, and, in his full agoUies, screamed, " Hold me down !" Then, rushin g from the throne, fell prostrate on the floor. There he un ia7 during the long continued effervescence of the con?p . o spurting like ten thousand pennyw . orths of un ira ria m ,, poP .: and believing himself in the agonies . of mV , edlan Choly and humiliating proof that lungs are lavrtAle TAYLE FUND, TO THB COMMITTEE CONDUCTING THE SUBSCRIPTION FOR THE RELIEF OF THE SUFFERERS BY THE WRECK OP THE TA.YLEUR. .... Maritime Passengers' Assurance Company, Chief Office, 4, Moorgate-street, London, Jan. 28th, 1854. Gentlemen,—l have the pleasure of informing you that the directors of this company have voted the sum of £5O as a contribution to the fund you are now raising for the relief of the sufferers by the late melancholy wreck of the Tayleur. The object of the company being to enable both mariners and passengers, by payment of a small premium. to insure their lives against accident at sea, the directors feel peculiarly called on to contribute to a fund for the re lief of those who had, unfortunately for themselves or their survivors, neglected to avail themselves of the advantages it offers. I trust I may be excused for observing that did mariners and passengers more generally take the precau tion to insure their lives against accident at sea, the ap peals to private benevolence, which are now so frequently made, would be unnecessary. Oar local manager, Mr. Alfred Beazley, will hand you a cheque for the above named amount, and I shall be obliged by your acknow ledgment of the same.—l have the honour to be, gentle men, yours faithfully, JOHN GEARY, Resident Director. [A meeting of the subscribers to the relief fund was held yesterday.—Tne report will be found in our third paged Ox SUNDAY night, a tide watcher, named Patrick Lovell, 27 years of age, fell from the ship Falcon into the George's-dock, and was drowned. RONele CATHOLIC SoinEE.--Last night the Music hall, in Bold-street, was the scene of what was professed to be the first of a series of annual soirees on behalf of a Romish Educational Institution, recently established in Hope-street, called " The Catholic Institute." A number of Popish magnates had been announced, and amongst them Mr. Lucas, of the Tablet, but that gentleman did not appear, although a priest had waited for him all a previous night on the platform of the railway-station at Chester, whilst another had gone off to Birmingham to endeavour to secure his attendance. The place was half filled. Lord Camden (who is he ?) occupied the chair, and amongst other distinguished guests was the Rev. Dr. Goss, who is, it appears, "the Bishop of Liverpool," Mr. Blundell, and a number of the Roman Catholic laity, whilst a swarm of priests of various orders filled the platform and the reserved seats. The chairman's speech was principally a lament that Oxford and the other universities had passed from Romish hands. He added, however, that they might derive " some consolation from perceiving the wonderful effect and power of faith, which had been able, notwithstanding the absence of instruction, to preserve a superiority in moral character, and which, notwithstanding all that had been said against it by its adversaries, no one could deny was manifest in the Irish people." This was hailed with loud cheering.—The Rev. W. H. Anderson, late vicar, it was paraded, of St. Margaret's, Leicester, then delivered a discourse on "Catholic literature." He spoke of the Reformation as that " schism" and " lament able event which had occurred in the history of England," and then proceeded curiously to contend that Romanist( had advantages as to literature which no one else possessed. The first was that they belonged to a " universal, world wide church." He said their path of duty was in Eng land, but it was not inconsistent with that to say, that their affections were in Rome. (Loud cheers.) He next argued that the Romish church had always excelled in the arts of design, drawing the inference that Roman ists must naturally excel both in painting and sculpture, inasmuch as they felt spiritually what was visibly beautiful. Dante was a superior poet to Milton, because his images were based on distinct and definite designs. He thought they would yet have possession again of the ancient seats of learning in England, and they might also win back what was more precious than stones and mortar—they might win back to the true faith the great palpitating heart of England. (Cheers.)—The Rev. Mr. Nugent then apologised for Mr. Lucas's absence.—Mr. Aspinall pleaded that the Institute was £5OO in debt ; and the company were after wards addressed by the " Bishop" and other parties, the proceedings being protracted till a very late hour. THE LIVERPOOL DISPENSARIES.—The annual meet ing was held on Friday, at the office in South Castle street The chair was occupied by Mr. Charles Booth; and amongst those present were the Revs. C. H. Burton, and Cyrus Morrall, Messrs. T. Bourne, F. W. Mill, Payne, Hornby, W. Macgregor, Humble, Clarke, Fletcher, Lowndes, P. M. Carson, Behrend, H. M. W. King, &c. The Rev. C. H. Burton read the report for the past year. The long standing debt, which, at the commencement of the past year, amounted to £333 15s. lid. has been reduced to £159 17s. 11d. There is a diminution in the expenditure, as compared with the previous year, of £5l 7s. 5c1., which has been effected by the exercise of strict economy, wherever practicable, without impairing the efficiency of the institution. The total nnmber of patients during the past year at both dispensaries was 35,414 which, although a great number, was 3,935 less than the previous year. Of this number 14,508 received medicine at the North Dispensary, and 7,894 were visited by its medical officers. At the South Dispensary, 10,335 patients received advice and medicine, and 2,657 were visited at their own houses, making the total named. Although the balance-sheet showed a better result than last year, there was a decrease in the total receipts for the year amounting to £642 2s. 9d., chiefly under the head of donations and legacies; and the committee, therefore, urged the importance of having a regular income, which would only be attained by an increase in the number of annual subscribers. Judging from the present aspect of things, the severity of the winter, the dearness of pro visions, and the already increased sickness in the town, the committee anticipated that during the ensuing year the beneficial operations of the institution would be more than usually needed. The treasurer's report showed that the total receipts for the year were £2,685 55., the total ex penditure £2,511 i7s. The reports were adopted, and thanks voted to the officers of the institution, and also to the honorary medical officers. In moving the latter, Mr. Burton said that, in the course of his visits to the poor, he heard them bear voluntary testimony to the kindness displayed towards them by the officers of the institution. Mr. Hornby, in moving a vote of thanks to the clergymen of the Established Church who had preached sermons on behalf of the charities of the town, suggested that minis ters of other denominations should do so also—for instance, Roman Catholics ; for of those who received the benefit of the institution, at least two-thirds were of that persuasion. Mr. Macgregor moved an especial vote of thanks to the Rev. C. H. Burton, for his exertions in promoting the annual collection, which was carried unanimously. The rev. gentleman in acknowledging the compliment, re marked that they had not had collections from as many churches this time as usual, as several clergymen stated they did not like to ask their congregation too often. Now, he thought that, if the lay gentlemen of the town, when they knew that the collection was about to take place, would intimate to their ministers their willingness to subscribe to such useful charities, it would be the means of securing a much larger sum annually for distribution amongst them. A number of routine resolutions (which will be found in our advertising columns) were then passed, and the meeting separated. GOOD NEWSPAPERS are the only paper currency that is worth more than gold or silver.—Eliza Cook. THERE ARE NOW 270 associated curling clubs is Scotland, numbering 12,000 members. AMONG TUE LECTURERS announced for the year at the Manchester Atheneum, are the following members of Parliament :—Lord Stanley, Mr. Napier, Mr. Walter, Mr. Keogh, Lord Goderich, Mr. Isaac Butt, and Mr: Monckton Milnes. THE WEATHER ABBOLD.—Mr. Haviland, a: Queen's messenger, .who arrived at Berlin on the 14th from St. Petersburgh, encountered on his journey snow six feet deep, while the temperature had been as low as 25e_ below zero of Fahrenheit. _ . TPE SPHINX FOUND OUT AT LAST.—The Frenchman Mariette has at last succeeded in discovering the long sought for entrance into the Sphynx. The entrance leads into beautiful marble rooms, sup posed to be connected by subterranean passages with simi chambers in the adja cent pyramid. A BALL EXTRACTED AFTER TWENTY-FIVE YEAES. There was extracted, the other day, by a talented medical gentleman in Aberdeen, a small ball, from the arm of Mr. M'Nicol, principal keeper to the Duke of Buckingham, and residing in Glenbucket, after it had been snugly de posited in his arm for the period of twenty-five years. USEFUL INVENTION FOR DRAUGHT liousss.—Mr: W. Rice, of Boston, Lincolnshire, has patented an inven- , tion which will tend greatly to decrease the labour of draught horses. It consists of a spring link, formed of steel or India rubber, attached to the traces, hame chains, or any part of the harness ; so that, instead of a horse taking a dead pull at starting and frequently coming down, the load is gradually admitted to the shoulder, by which means the collar forms a complete cushion, and prevents both sore shoulders and broken knees. A LOVER once wrote to a lady who had rejected him, saying that he intended to "retire to some secluded spot and breathe away his life in sighs !" to which the lady replied, by inquiring whether they were to be medium or large size. The man has not since been heard from. THE BARRISTER'S BAG.—About fifty years ago no junior barrister presumed to carry a bag in the Court o£ Chancery, unless one had been presented to him by . a King's Counsel, who, when a junior was advancing uz practice, took an opportunity of complimenting him on. his increase of business, and giving him his own bag to carry home his papers. It was then a distinction to carry' a bag, and a proof that a junior was rising in his profess sion. .......... A COMPLIMENT.—CharIes Lamb sitting next some chattering woman at . dinner ; observing he didn't attend to her, " You don't seem (said the lady) to be at all the better for what I have been saying to you. "No, ma's= (he answered), but this gentleman on the other side of ma must ; for it all came in at one ear and went out a t thO other.—Moore's Diary. di c rons THE NEAPOLITAN PASSPORT STSTEM.—" AJu . dir result of passport strictness had just occurred. _, expecting her confinement was at Capril with h er husLanu. Wishing that the child might be born on th_ _ _ ....,t," 4 .:2 they sailed across the bay ; but the youthfatir'rg'""`"' rui the '—Newinata having , unexpectedly made his appearance to l an d, b em three hours' voyage, they were not allow : , cause. the infant was not in the pass w i as igrimage to Rome, stated in a paper 5-4/ AR r T s i S y k ic e i t l ch L e p s E d l u ß ri i ng m a A n K .E ric a t st e _er n it F I , members of the Revd read a few days ago, before production of pearlst 1 Asiatic Society, that the an... cf j h ried are on co t aec oa te r: A ex p te ru nt an al from i i ooe h th ow e , m ain ussel . 6 sh d i b se gpeneto y children, who place a bit of barn.. boo in the orifice keep the shells apart. A piece ot all pebble, or a pellet of mud, is then May, and are brass or bone, o scales pomaded and mixed with water in, and the stick P C ' un "`" - fish are then p a few • remove d. The are . then . from inches apart is - ponds, the water in which is sa three to five feet deep, e and which are well manure with night-soil four or five times every a3,e d ar a os . n o l f n t. t h le ee se t po ofi ni ves t po o hurede n fis sf.d har f e fish anowed _ to _ remain from ten, months to three years. Upon takine.v . th e m out, the shell is cut thro ug h w ith a fi ne saw , the 1 pearl is separated from the shell, and the pellet, or other substance within it, extracted. It is then filled with white witx, and a piece of the shell carefully attached, to conceal the aperture, Several millions of pearls are thus Produ,..m" auuuttll/, worth from about a penny to eightPeuca a rye" and despotism ; but in England, where every' man proudly boasts of his freedom and independence, it would be a libel on the national character so ut terly degrading, that no man was ever yet found who professed to desire the ballot for himself. It has been abundantly shown, in the total absence of any agitation on the subject, that,what ever may be the defects of our present representa tive system, no reform is called for ; and that the attempt now making by Lord JOHN RUSSELL to do something, and endorsed by his quondam poli tical allies at Manchester, is a mere trading on political capital to serve personal interests and party views, without the slightest reference to the welfare of the country or the promotion of good government. If any alteration be needed, the only way to make it beneficial is to carry out the spirit of Radical professions, and that would be to extend the electoral franchise in counties, and increase the number of county representatives ; but to transfer the privilege from the substantial householders in small boroughs to the cotton spinners and weavers of Lancashire towns, would be not only a positive injustice, but such a retrograde step, that , none but a Manchester man would have the unblushing effrontery to make the proposal. If, however, the demand be good for anything that Lancashire should have fifty representatives, Liverpool should have at least twenty representatives—ten, because she is one-fifth in point of population, and ten more because she is nearly equal to all the rest in pro perty, and far superior in intelligence. But Li verpool would return twenty Conservatives, and, therefore, Mr. CoBDBN would only give additional representatives to places where ignorance conceives IliAßOhttSter fustian to be political wisdom. ti o r t 11# : so 10 et `p i i'c'' fi' el)