The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-01-20 00:00:00

tibrrpoot :=)tanbarb+ FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT. Monday Morning. WHY is it that the most active warlike preparations are be ing made in England, just at the moment when the Queen in person is about to announce to the reassembled Legis lature of the Kingdom, that she continues to receive as surances of peace and amity from all the powers of Europe ? This question is being put daily by all denominations of persons throughout the realm ; and no satisfactory answer has been given to it. True, it is asserted that a sense of danger arises, necessarily, from the recent proceedings of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte. Such has been his conduct with regard to liberty in France, in Rome, and in every country over which he can - exercise the slightest influence, that the greatest distrust of his future designs and inten tions ought to be entertained by all who value freedom, or have the smallest desire for its preservation, in every part of the world. He has shewn that no obligations can re strain the exercise of his own capricious will, or cheek his onward march towards the object of his ambition. He hates public opinion, and would suppress its expression throughout Europe, because the intelligence of the age is against him, and its diffusion has hitherto fettered his ac tion. And as England is at once the home of liberty and the focus of public opinion, and as its sentiments give a tone and character to the feelings of all the continental powers, the French Dictator must naturally indulge a strong desire to bow England to his yoke— the hereditary desire of his family to control the voice, and establish a censorship over the policy, of Great Britain, if not to ac complish the impossible feat of converting the Island into a Department of " the Grand Nation." Who, therefore, can confidently predict, after the folly and recklessness he bited, what his next step may be ? Who has already e will guarantee the fact that he has not already meditated an invasion of our coasts, as a dive sion to the overwhelming army which ho deems it necessary to keep on foot, and for which he cannot find adequate employment, glory, or wealth, within the limits of France, the walls of Rome, or the forests and deserts of Algeria. at is ceriain that Louis Napoleon has lways hitherto moved by stealth, and effected his ends by sudden sur prises. It may be assumed with tolerable accuracy that he bears no good will towards England, for the refuge it has offered to those whom he designed to make his vic tims, and for the denunciations heaped upon his treachery and despotism by the whole English press, by a large number of oar most trusted statesmen, and by almost the universal population. And he has, himself, more than once stated, both orall .nd in his literar productions, that France must one'd 'ay avenge the disasters of Water- 100. There may be much, then, of em ,ty gasconade in his character, ', without requiring that we should be thrown off our guard aga ,tnst any ulterior intentions that he may cherish. England is now within two hours' sail of France; lar in her position, with regard to the modern implements and tactics of warfare ; her people are no longer inured or disciplined to arms, and she has ceased to be the beacon-light, the guide, and the beloved On every band she is envied and hated for her wenith, her commercial supremacy, the vast- she is no longer insu councillor of nations Ness of her terr tl the greatness of her empire by land and sea. Few but her own faithful sons would regret to see her humiliated ; and the " President of the French Republic" cannot but be conscious that the readiest way to the recognition of that imperial dignity which he pants for, by Austria, Prussia, Russia, and the Pope, would be to pare the claws and draw the teeth of the lion of " perfidious Albion." In this see ms to lie th secret of the preparations which ng forwar , t for war put the nation stura of defence. It would I )e trite to say that, A that may present erefore we must needs go in search of an enem Timely precaution is the best method of securing respect and neutrality ; and the counsel of such men as the Duke ton, who is understood to ha' urged the. steps h are now tardily being adopted for our security worth ti of ten thousand mere economists and rhetori , whatever they may know of mercantile matters, the courses of exchange, and the interests of commerce, have never exhibited any marked sagacity with regard to the crises of nations ced auy uncommon courage, or produced any extraordinary resources in the hour of danger. It has been well said by a correspondent of one of the morning journals—" Our great :Ana counsellor, form v....—. bpoice with apprehension of `the tragedy that he might see played on English ground, at a time when a peaceful monarch sat on the throne, and law and right, and liberty prevailed.' If the risk was great then, is it 1( and wt ss now, when the will of one man is the sole law, en peace or instant war lives but in his decree ?" sent situated, war would afford ' ould lead to To France A n calcula 9 at pr, ; especially a war that s the plunder and spoil of a few of the rich towns and cities, illages and mansions of England. It would or even of the draw their minds away from the chance-medley of domestic occurrences, which are beginning to make Louis Napoleon both odious and ridiculous in their eyes ; and, at the same time, it would withdraw their attention from the absurdities of the new constitution which has been published within these three days, and might lead the army itself to proclaim the emperor, without the necessity of a new appeal to that description of universal suffrage which yields more votes, when wanted for a powerful candidate, than there are adult males in the whole popu- _ - lation of France. Under such circumstances, it is wise economy to calcu late on probable emergencies beforehand ; and to arm a sufficient number of the people to keep watch and ward upon our coasts and in our garrisons. For a long period we have been voluntarily weak. We have discarded arms and training as a mere childish subterfuge of " playing at soldiers," and warlike aspects and habits have been butts for wit and caricature, rather than things to be spoken of in connection with patriotism or loyalty. We seem to have forgotten how rich a prize we offer to the cupidity of poorer and more restless nations ; and while we have been preaching a mission of universal peace and brother hood, we have apparently shut our eyes to the naked fact that we have no auditors beyond the pale of our own circle ; but that the rest of the world are as eager for strife and change, for revolution, war, victory, and spoil, as at any former period in the world's history. What is that we at present see in France, but a retro grade movement towards all the institutions of the empire of Napoleon the First ;—that era of general war, of wan ton and cruel invasion, and of iniquitous conquest. The President is continually referring to that as t: - .e period when his country was greatest and most glorious. He has given back its eagles to the army. He has restored the nobility which his uncle created to its ancient rank and privileges ; and he is calling forth new marshals and paladins, in order that they may have something like an equal interest with himself in winning wide dominions, to extend their renown, and make their powers realities. The very constitution which has been given to Franae is but a revival, or rather a reminiscence, of the imperial regime. The President is to be responsible to the people alone. He is to command all the sea and land forces ; and to enjoy the sole initiative of all laws and ordinances. In case of death he is to designate his successor ; is always to name the senate and the council of state, the prefects of departments and the mayors of communes ; and he is invested by himself with the exclusive power of declaring war or making peace. To what does all this tend, if not to the practices of the former empire, and the aggrandise ment of such adventurers as the government may please to patronise at the expense of weaker, or, at all events, of other states ? That the spirit which animates France in relation to England is neither a cordial nor a pacific one, may be ga thered from the tone of her newspapers, those which are still permitted to appear, the whole contents of which pass under the criticism of a Government censorship. Take the following extract from the Univers, as a specimen of what the Paris officials deem acceptable to their supe riors, and beneficial to the morals and minds of the public : " The following," says the journal referred to, " is a fact which evidently shows the hand of God in the fall of Lord Palmerston. When that blind enemy of society fell he bad just sent a note to the Protestant Governments of Germany, urging them to persecute Catholicism ! The patience of God has just been exhausted by this last attack. This act, joined to many other similar ones, shows that Lord Palmerston was not a simple political agitator of the psuedo-liberal school, but an implacable follower of Luther, a Protestant logician, a zealous sectarian, and the most formidable revolutionist. • • Lord Palmerston h as b een overthrown, and in his. fate we may see a prognostic of the destiny of Protestantism. That heresy is nowhere so tenacious as in England. That country is its fortress, and, nevertheless, it is there morally ruined both by those who support it and by those who abandon it. The abortion of Parliament ar i an i sm, the confusion of false kn ow l e d ge, the bankruptcy and' the stifling of the spirit of discussion, the restoration of good sense and authority—all this Catholic movement of the Continent will hasten the destruction of Anglicanism." The heresy of England ; its liberty of the press ; and its privileges of public and private discussion, are obviously regarded—as they truly are—hostile to despotism, and therefore adverse to France. Who shall say that these things, together with the shelter afforded to innumerable refugees from oppression on the Continent, may not speedily be converted into a grave cams Lehi, and lead to SUDDEN DEATHS.—A child named James Carr, living at No. 7, Brick-street, died suddenly on Sunday morning. He had been ailing for some time past.—Mr. T. A. Leigh, a publican, of No. 34, Marybone, was found dead in his bed on Sunday morning. POCKET PlCKlNG.—Patrick Mekin and Louisa Croft were seen prowling about St. John's market, on Saturday, in a manner which excited the suspicions of one of the constables on duty, who, after watching them some time, discovered them in the act of picking a lady's pocket. They were apprehended, and on Louisa Croft was found a purse containing Is. 5d., the property of the lady alluded to, and other stolen articles. The man was yesterday sent to prison for twenty-one days, and the woman for fourteen. A PRESENT.—On Sunday afternoon last, a tall, red haired Irishwoman, having a child about a month old in her arms, called at a house in Lace-street, and stating that she had just " come over" with her husband, who was a tailor, requested to be allowed to leave the baby (a boy about a month old) while she looked for lodgings. She went off, but never returned ; and in the evening the poor woman who had received the precious deposit went to the detective office to request Sergeant Carnes to take the burden off her hands. He, however, declined to take stock in that way, but sent the infant to the workhouse by another police-officer. LOVE AND LARCENY.—The things that lie immediately under our noses are the last that we scent out. This was as notoriously the case in ancient times as in these days of steam, of the electric telegraph, Great Exhibitions, and philosophy, and passed into a proverb long before the invention of printing. The truth of the maxim has been established for the nine hundred and ninety-ninth time, within this nineteenth century, in the hearing of a charge of felony, hid at the county rooms, Clayton -square, by Mr. George Haigh. solicitor, of Richmond-vale, Bootle, against William Middleton, of No. 10, St. Paul's-square, a station-master to the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company, at Preston-lane. Mr. Haigh, it appears, received, a few days ago, an anonymous letter, informing him that there was " something rotten" in his domestic establishment. This was an enigma, but he thought it as well to apply to the central police-station to solve it, and detective-officer Patrick was forthwith put upon the scent. On inquiry the following facts were elicited. The house maid to Mr. Haigh had given two shirts belonging to her master to the gentleman now in custody. On searching the box of cook-maid, Anne Taylor, four bottles of wine were found ; and in the lodgings of the " gallant gay Lothario" Middleton were discovered two pairs of boots, a shirt, and a collar, to all of which Mr. Haigh laid a decided claim. Poor Thompson, the housemaid, was also found to have treasured up in her box a large number of treacherous epistles, showing that for a considerable period a systematic course of criminal indulgences had been carried on between Middleton, another party, whose name did not transpire, and the servant girls. Middleton was fully committed for trial on Friday last. MANGLING DONE HERE.—In assigning to Sebastian the office of curing the plague, their object was to bring him into high esteem, and so make him be more eagerly sought after. The consequence has been, that his one body has been multiplied into four bodies, one of which is at Rome, in the church of St. Lawrence, a second at Soissons, a third at Pilignum, in Brittany, and the fourth at Narbonne, the place of his birth. He has, moreover, two heads ; one at Rome, in the church of St. Peter, and the other at Toulouse, in the possession of the Domini cans. Both heads, however, are empty, if credit is to be given to the Franciscans of Angers, who gave out that they have his brain. Nay, these Dominicans have also an arm. There is another at Toulouse, in the church of Saturninus, another at Casede in Auvergne, another at Brissac in Germany, besides minute fragments which exist in various churches. When all these things have been well considered, let any one guess where the body of Sebastian really is. —Calvin. A TOLERABLY BROAD HINT. —Lady Isabel Finch, daughter of the Earl of Winchelsea, was lady of the bed chamber to the Princess Amelia. Lord Bath, one evening having no silver, borrowed half a crown of her ; he sent it her next day, with the gallant wish that he could give her a crown. She replied, that " though he could not give her a crown, he could give her a coronet, and she was ready to accept of it." COMMERCIAL AND MONETARY NEWS. the attempt to make a desperate stoop upon the British metropolis, the Isle of Wight, Southampton, or some sus other interesting point, where lust of booty and hair. MONDAY NIGHT. brained danger might tempt marauders ? The second week of 1852 has passed over, and we are But turning from France, and the fall of Lord Palmers- without improvement in business affairs. Sucii a state of ton, to matters of more immediate concernment,—the things should not long continue, seeing that money is question daily becomes more pressing, —how and with so abundant, and discounts easily obtained at 2to 21- per what resources for keeping place are the Russell-Grey cent. ; besides, our American customers, everything con cabinet to meet parlia me nt on th e 3d o f F e b ruary ? If sidered, are in a satisfactory position as to their financial we may fairly augur anything from the frequency of affairs, for no sooner does England require payment for cabinet councils, as the inevitable day approaches, we the various manufactured productions which she sends must needs infer that there is much to be deliberated upon across the Atlantic, than the auriferous regions of California and matured, ere the ministry dare announce even what liberally supply the cash. Again our own colony, New measures they contemplate fo r the session. With regard South Wales, bids fair to outstrip the Sacramento,—the to this subject, the Times informs us that " Rumour more recent discoveries at Bear Valley, where it is alleged very naturally points to the most important of their pro- that 216,000 dollars' worth of the precious metal was mised boons—the New Parliamentary Reform Bill,"—as gathered by seven men in eight days, or any other quarter a subject on which much difference of opinion still pre- where gold and silver lie for the picking up. If money is, veils in the corps. The premier has fully committed therefore, so abundant, and likely to continuo so, it himself to a substantial proposal for organic changes in becomes a question why business should remain as it has the constitution of the kingdom. His colleagues are by been for several weeks past, dull and gloomy. no means sanguine as to the benefits likely to be realised It is gratifying to be able to state that no London or by any extensive alteration of the suffrage—any wider Liverpool mercantile casualties have occurred since we opening of the flood-gates of democracy, by lowering last wrote. The letters from St. Petersburgh have advised the franchise to the level of the humblest classes of the stoppage of Messrs. C. Lantz and Co., with liabilities society, instead of seeking to raise those classes to the to the amount of at least £50,000. At Cork, the suspen level of the franchise. The depressing process would, no sion of Mr. James Berry Adams, a corn merchant, has doubt, be most congenial to the tastes, and most in accord- been announced, and in this case the liabilities are reported ance with the aspirations of a certain number of members large. One or two failures in America were noticed in the of what is called the liberal party ; but then it is notorious letters by the Europa, but they will not, it is believed, that those men are not and never have been cordial sup- affect parties in this country. porters of the whig government ; and would not be likely The last gazetted returns of the Bank of England show to forego any advantages they might acquire, should their a decrease in the amount of bullion to the extent of power be strengthened by throwing the electoral lists of £42,040: the other changes are such as usually take place the country open to the ignorant, the impoverished, and at this period of the year, and are all the consequences of the irresponsible. Lord John's main object last session, the application of a large amount of public deposits to the when he gave his pledge for a reform of the reform act, payments of the dividends. Money is in rather better de was to free himself from the annoyance by which he was mand, but the rates are unaltered, and houses that had then surrounded. His aim now will be—or his character refused to take money on call, are again receiving it at is greatly mistaken—to secure the leadership, for a year or per cent. The exchanges are beginning to wear an aspect two longer, by rendering the formation and maintenance unfavourable to England. The French, who have been of a government in other hands impossible. But can he buying up their own railway shares, and buying into their expect to serve his own purpose by placing himself and own funds, have been selling English and other securities those on whom he must needs rely, at the mercy of the in the London market, which has caused remittances to mob in the large towns of England, Ireland and Scotland ? be made to Paris. Added to this is the circum- Though on the other hand, having plighted his troth to stance of the revival of trade in France having made make a satisfactory transaction of it, what refuge has he the employment of money more advantageous, if less from the frank fulfilment of his word ? secure, there than investing it in the English funds, and The Edinburgh Review, in the number just published, it is transferred from its passive state in London to more has an article of nearly sixty pages. on " The expected activity in Paris. Reform Bill ;" and if that may be taken, as it used to be The return from the Bank of England for the week in days gone by, for an index of the intentions of the ending the 10th January gives the following results when Whigs, they will do as little as possible in the way of con- compared with the previous week : cillating those who have looked for something like a first Public deposits X5,292,524 ; Decrease instalment of Chartism ; having lately discovered that no Other t deposits • alteration whateve r o f th e ex i s ti ng sc h eme f or e l ect i ons to 1 e g On the other sid e of th e account— Vv count— Parliament is nec e ss ar y. W Government securities 13,233,763 ; Decrease their Reform Bill, or produce such a measure as nobody Notes unemployed 10,786,615 ; Decrease will absolutely condemn, yet nobody be satisfied with,— The amount of notes in circulation is £20,241,480, how are they to get through the other business of the day? being an increase of £956,890 ; and the stock of bullion how resume those weighty questions which were last year in both departments is £17,515,501, showing a decrease kindly permitted to be postponed, on the plea that the of £42,040, when compared with the preceding return. Legislature should " behave itself before folk," while the The market for English securities has undergone con- Great Exhibition was open, and the metropolis crowded siderable fluctuations during the week, partly on account with foreign visitors ? They represent no recognised party of the several and conflicting rumours which prevailed in the state ; no interest in the country ; and, having respecting the stability of the ministry, and also the shown that they sympathise with nobody beyond the uneasiness occasioned by the state of political affairs in family coterie and its connections, nobody sympathises France. Consols under these circumstances have given with them. As Mr. Roebuck has said of Lord John's way in price, but have improved within the last day or administration, " From the first moment, when his lord- two. The Electric Telegraph this evening returns the ship acquired power, to the present time, he has narrowed, closing prices as follows :—Consols for money and step by step, the basis of his administration, until now it account, 96i , ? f . is so utterly helpless that it subsists only by sufferance." Our Share Market at the early part of the week was How long such a state of things is to continue is a matter firm, and we had a fair amount of business. Towards the of speculation, which need not be gone into at present. middle of the week, however, from a slight increase of real It may or may not be significant that the Earl of Derby sales, induced by the unsettled state of politics, both has been staying for some days at Windsor, on a visit to English and continental, a decline took place to the the Queen. The condition of the country, and the pros- extent of one or two per cent generally. To-day we poets of the Government, may never have been mentioned have more activity, and prices have exhibited a dispo in the distinguished circle there assembled ; but it cannot sition to advance, closing this evening at the best be looked upon as insignificant, even by Royalty, and by of the day, Gold mining shares are attracting much the Prime Minister, that the eyes of people are directed attention, and the public have been large buyers all week, with more than ordinary earnestness to the head of the especially of the Agua Fria and Nouveau Monde shares; house of Stanley, as the "coming man," to extricate them and also those of a new Australian mine, jest issued. from the shoals and quicksands, amid which Whig We annex this day's quotations :—London stock, 1154 ; temerity and folly have entangled them. Ditto New Pref., 3p. ; Midland stock, 57 61 57 6 7; The gold fever, to which allusion was last week made, Lancashire and Yorkshire Fifths, sd. ; Edinburgh and has been kept alive, and even stimulated by the reports Glasgow, 271 ; Dover stock, 20-i; York and North Mid brought home by the overlaid mail, on Thursday last, land, 22k; Oswestry Pref., 154. that new discoveries of almost boundless mineral wealth There is not much of novelty to report in connection have been made both at Port Philip and in New Zealand. with the Grain trade. The activity which prevailed a week Letters from Melbourne to the 6th October state that or two ago has ceased ; and although in the face of limited large deposits had been met with at Buninyeng, about 80 j supplies, and the gradual curtailment of stocks, buyers miles from that city, and 50 from Geelong " apparently generally act with reserve, and merely purchase to supply far exceeding in value any that have been found within a pressing wants. The accounts from the continent show similar space, either at Sydney or in California." The that the supplies there are not much if anything beyond whole population of the neighbouring country was fast the requirements of the trade. The imports both from concentrating in the district, and it had already been the United States and the continental ports are still of a ascertained that the creeks and rivers for many miles very limited character, and the consumption going forward around were likewise rich. More than 2,000 persons were throughout the country continues without diminution. already at the place, and each man on an average was said Trade in the manufacturing districts is in a healthy state. to be obtaining an ounce per day ; while one man obtained At Manchester more business has been done in both £1,500 in a week ; and another, a blacksmith, had got goods and yarns ; but less activity pervades the woollen £l,OOO. One party of three men found 20 lbs. weight in I cloth-markets of Leeds and Huddersfield. The Rochdale a day ; and another had raised 13 tbs. before breakfast. flannel trade keeps steady, but not active •, whilst at A person writing from the spot, states that "numbers are Halifax there is more inquiry for worsteds, and that class making fortunes ; but it is impossible to learn what is j of goods. No new feature has manifested itself at Brad done, as most keep their earnings secret. I weighed 23 ford. Glasgow advices say that very little business has ounces for one man, the whole of which had been found been done in goods or yarns, and that the tone of the in a day ; and £35 was refused for a single cradle of earth, market there was dull ; but, as there was an absence of which realised afterwards above £60." Of course, under stock, former prices were well maintained. Letters from such circumstances, general business was completely I Kilmarnock say that there has been but little change in paralysed, and great anxiety prevailed in the colony with the condition of the manufacturing establishments in that regard to secur ing the next clip of wool. locality. Everything considered, trade in all its branches With regard to the discovery of the precious metal in is in an improving condition. New Zealand, the information is less positive and explicit. We have no improvement to notice in our Produce It is derived from a native chief named Abraham. who is Markets, but, on the contrary, nearly every article may said to be a man of strict veracity. His statement runs I be quoted lower d ur i ng th e pas t wee k . T he uncertainty thus :—" There has bee n go ld f oun d at O mapere by regarding the ministry has a very prejudicial effect on all Hikirangi. A European came from California and showed business transactions, and till something more definite is his pieces of gold, when Hikirangi said, I have seen this r known, we cannot look for any improvement. The state thing; there is plenty of it here. The European said, go of France is also looked upon with a very considerable and get some. The woman went with an adze and dug, degree of doubt, few having any confidence in the peaceful and in the evening brought three pieces, one of which she protestations of Napoleon the Second, now at the head of sold in the Bay of Islands for £5O. The other two pieces affairs. That our army and navy have been much were bought by Wiremn Hocihana Tagnui, which being neglected of late years, by the humbug of the peace tested by Dr. Day, he pronounced to be pure gold." brawlers, Messrs. Cobden, Bright and Co.. there can be The philosopher's stone itself would be a mere bauble no doubt ; and it is expected, that at the meeting of Par to the discoveries of the present day; and transmutation liament a large grant will be asked for by the Government must needs be waste labour, when the earth is found to to place our marine navy on a footing to take care of our teem with the meed, or the mud, of mammon worship. own shores. What the result of such extraordinary abundance of bul- The Timesof yesterday announces the failure of Messrs. lion must ultimately be, we leave to the profound dis- William M'Ewen, Sons, and Co., tea merchants and quisitions of philosophical political economists. sugar refiners, of Glasgow. Liabilities, £130,000; 10a. in the pound expected 4,154,992 ..2,630,712 .. 60,218 LATEST STATE OF THE LIVERPOOL MARKETS. CoTToN.—Our market continues rather heavy, but in prices there is no change from those quoted in Friday's weekly report. The private advices per the Canada men tion that the receipts at the shipping porta do not increase as might be expected, but that there was no ground of fear of a less crop than the common estimate of 2,800,000. Prices had varied little. We have heard of one purchase of strictly middling Mobile, to cost here 41d., and one of New Orleans, 4id. Bowed cost more : 48,000 b' les are at sea for this country. To-day's sa'es are estimated at 5,000 bales, 1,000 being taken for export. Among the transactions were 200 Pernam and Maranham, at sd. to 6d. ; 100 Bahia, 5111. ; 200 Egyptian, sd. to 7}d. ; 500 Surat, 3d. to 33d.; and 40 Sea Island, at 14d. to 21d. SUGAR.—Since the publication of the Brokers' Circular, the sales of this artic'e have not been large. On Friday, they comprised 70 hhds. Antigua, at 28s. to 295. 9d. ; 60 bhds. Demerara, at 295. 3d. ; 300 bags Bewares, at 355. to 38s. ; 600 mats Mauritius, at 325. 6d. to 335. ; and 40 boxes Havana in bond, at 19s. The transactions subse quently were confined to a few hund►ed bags Madras, at 225., and a small parcel of Porto Rico, at 345. per cwt. MOLASSES.—No sales reported ; prices, therefore, are only nominal. Rum.-50 puns. Demerara have changed bar ds at fair prices, and also a small parcel of Jamaica at tl • current rates of the day. COFFEE.—the transactions are limited. At the public sales, on Friday, 45 tcs. Jamaica were disposed of, at 655. to 113 s. per cwt. for middling to fine, and by private treaty 200 bags Costa Rica partly sold at 445. per cwt. TEA.—More inquiry has prevailed during the last day or two. A good business has, therefore, been transacted, particularly in Congou of the medium and blackest leaf kinds, at 91d. and ls. to ls. ld. per lb. Common is worth 84d. per lb. SUNDRIES.—On Friday 475 bags African ginger sold at 255. 700 boxes pearl sago at 16s. to 17s. for small, up to 235. per cwt. for large. 325 bags Calcutta rapsseed went at 38s. per quarter, and 300 bales Orchilla weed at £3O for sound, and £lB 10s. to £25 10s. per ton with all faults. 'We have also to notice sales of a small lot of re-packed pimento at 41d. 280 bags bl ac k p epper at 3,1 d. per lb. 10 chests shell lac at 435. to 535. 40 bags cubebs at 90s. per cwt., and 200 tons Savanilla fustic at £2 15s. At auc tion on Friday, the sales were confined to 300 bales da maged at lower prices. SNUGGLING.—Captain Mitchell, of the ship Louisana, was fined 30s. and costs for being unlawfully possessed of 3lbs. of foreign-made cigars, contrary to the regulations. STEALING STOCKINGS.—Wm. Nowlan was yesterday committed for trial for stealing three pairs of stockings from the shop of Mr. John Roberts, in Great Charlotte street, on Saturday evening. FlRE.—Shortly after ten o'clock yesterday morning an alarm of fire was conveyed to the central station, but on the engines proceeding to the premises (those of Mr. Hardman, baker, Hotham-street,) it was found almost extinct. The damage was but trifling, a few sacks and other small articles only being burnt. INAUGURATION DlNNER.—Yesterday evening, a large party of gentlemen met at the house cf Mr. W. Cole, Waterloo-road, to celebrate his entrance on his new hotel. A most sumptuous dinner was provided ; and from the hilarity displayed, it was evident that all went off in the desired style. CHATHAM SOCIETY'S BALL, IN AID OF THE BOYS ORPHAN ASYLUM.—Many of our readers—the fair and, the philanthropic at all events—will be glad to learn that another ball, in aid of the Building Fund of the Boys' Orphan Asylum, is appointed to take place in the Town Hall, on Wednesday evening, the 28th instant, when Mrs. Littledale will perform the duties of lady patroness, and Edmund Molyneux, Esq., will fill the office of presi dent. Gribbin's band is engaged, and the whole of the arrangements will be on the most liberal scale. In order to give additional Ida! to the ball, a polka has been com posed expressly for the occasion, which is d, dicated, by permission, to Mrs. Littledale, and is now in course of publication, under the auspices of the Chatham Society, who will devote the profit of its sale to the Beys' Orphan Asylum. We trust that the funds of the Institution may be benefited as largely as possible by the whole of these efforts to promote its prosperity. are now go in a p because we are ready to meet any fcl. himself, t THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1852. THE GOVERNESSES' INSTITUTION. - NEAR the middle of Rodney-street, in a locality that has long been the favourite residence of the members of the medical profession, stands a respectable-looking mansion, to which we purpose to make an intellectual visit, in the company of our readers. It is unobtrusive in its appear ance. It has no zinc plate on the door, of the size of a small tea-tray; no brass with curious rubric letters in church-text ; nor venerable wooden sign-hoard, with its announcement nearly obliterated by the rains of half a century :—it is numbered, in due rotation, 31. Yet this is the GOVERNESSES' INSTITUTION of Liverpool. The house was formerly tenanted by a worthy knight, who once occupied the civic chair; but its ample size and con venient arrangements are such, that it might have been designed for its present purpose. In the establishment of societies and institutions, it is generally found that there are one or two individuals who practically do the work, others assenting and assisting ; and it is well known that where there is one determined individual, it is difficult for any good cause to miscarry. As we like the honest principle of giving to Caesar what ever properly belongs to him, we may state at once that the gentleman who is preeminently the father and foun der of this institution is W. H. Bainbrigge, Esq., surgeon. Impressed with the excellence of the cause, and knowing at the same time the success which had attended similar efforts in London, he delivered a lecture on the subject in the Collegiate Institution, April 23, 1849, which was afterwards published* ; and on the Ist of May in the same year, the Institution was formally founded, at a meeting held in the Medical Institution. It was seen, however, that two things were necessary in the first in stance, the confusing of which has been the ruin of many a society of great value, viz., a proper amount of machi nen', and the materials for keeping it permanently in healthful action. Accordingly, it was wisely resolved that no important step should be taken till the committee had in hands at least £5OO of donations, and an annual sub scription list of about £3OO. This, with furnishing and other arrange men t s , cause d a delay of about twelve months ; for it was in May, 1850, that the residence was formally opened, and on the 21st of the same month the Inaugural Lecture was delivered by Mr. Bainbrigge, in the theatre of the Royal Institution. This is, in reality, the point at which the Governesses' Institution commences; it has since been in active and useful opera tion. There is one fact connected with it, which tells at once the energy and interest of the ladies who acted on its behalf, as well as their success ; and that is, that the donations far exceeded the stipulated sum, while the annual subscriptions, by the last report, exceed £4OO. It must not be forgotten, however, that an older insti tution had been in existence for four or five years, called the " Governesses' Benevolent Institution" of Liverpool. It was confined, as its name denotes, to a small part of the objects of the present one ; and it was so little known, that we have looked in vain for any account of it in the Directory for 1849. The foundation of a second institu tion, of a more public and general character, naturally suggested the idea of an amalgamation ; and after a few necessary preliminaries, in which due care was taken of vested interests, the elder was merged in the y ounger. We mention this not only as a fact, but as an example. There are other rival institutions in the town which re quire unity, but preserve division. The Institution comprehends three great objects, viz. I. a Residence ; 11. an Annuity Fund ; and 111. a Bene. volent Fund. There are two other objects, which cannot be said to be in abeyance, inasmuch as they have never yet existed, but they are in prospect, viz. a Training Col lege, and an Asylum for Aged Governesses. The Resi dence, or Home, as it is elsewhere called, is the most prominent, and on the whole the most important ; it is, therefore, that feature which we shall endeavour most fully to explain. Few of our readers require to be told that the labours of a governess are, in a large number of inst ances , a con tinuance of toil and anxiety ; valuable, but unappreciated and unrewarded. While, on the one hand, she is expected to be possessed of a degree of intelligence and accom plishments that would rival those of the Admirable Crichton, on the other she is offered such a pittance as would scarce pay the interest of the sums which her edu ducation has cost, and is frequently kept a distance by the family, who thus demonstrate their inherent vulgarity. The facts are of such frequent occurrence, that they have often furnished materials for the novelist, and have been satirised in song : but this is not enough—it is more than a subject of ridicule, it is one of criminality. A young man in similar circumstances generally looks forward to professional life as the scene of his future career ; he, therefore, insensibly secures respect, and always maintains hope. He does not look upon his task as a lane without a turning, as possibly of life-long monotony ; and he pos sesses, besides, numerous resources, as well as a stronger physical frame. Those who continue to wrong the go verness in position, feelings, and remuneration, are unfor tunately not confined to any one class in life ; but there are those with whom it is most common, and at the same time most galling. There is the pride—good or evil, ac cording to circumstances—arising from illustrious descent, there is that of rank, of profession, of talent, of office, and of mere wealth. They are all in some degree internal but the last—it is wholly external; and its downfall is hailed with a louder peal of gratulation than that of any or all the others. Now whenever this most vulgar and intole rable species of pride is found, the governess's situation is worst : she has literally nothing with which she can sympathise ; and in not a few instances she is subject to the double mortification of being conscious of intrinsic su periority and practical inferiority. In remote country dis tricts, Shoe. cvils are fu, the time irremediable; but in a great town, where residence is required only in a small number of instances, the value of an institution of this kind is at once seen The following passages are so appropriate, that we gladly avail ourselves of the author's permission, to take them from Mr. Bainbrigge's MS Inaugural Lecture : " The institution has risen up among us, to meet the requirements which an enlightened age recognizes and acknowledges. We trust that it is worthy of its object. The governess requires a home in the intervals which arise between engagements ; it is here for her reception. She whose engagements carry her daily to the residence of her pupils, requires a home of rest and peace and honourable protection, after the labours of the day are ended. It is here We have a proud satisfaction in ap pealing to personal inspection. We have undertaken the task of providing a home for a class whose habits are all marked by refinement, whose tastes are cultivated, whose perceptions are acute. Well, it is here ! There is nothing that we desire more than investigation ; because from that would spring suggestions of amen dment, or entire approbation, either of which would be most grate ful to our feelings. " Hitherto, the governess whose engagement has not included a residence, has been compelled to content her self with a home compatible with her finances. We grieve to think how lonely, and how restricted in comforts, such a home must be. Even in the mere consideration of ex penditure, and its comparative returns, what an argument must be found against a solitary existence. Not only does solitude narrow the heart, contract the intellect, and nurse every species of morbid affection, but in every other sense it cramps the measure of personal comforts and enjoyments. 'The sums expended on a scanty lodging, meagre table, and a mere apology for a fire, in a life spent in solitary self-denial ; when thrown into one common fund, produce lofty chambers, a plentiful and well appointed table, cheerful fires, and pleasant light, and, above all, a congenial society, whose smallest element is a kind companionship, affording scope for opportunities of forming the warmest and most lasting attachments. Who can hesitate, between all that is to be avoided and all that is to be desired ; between that contracting of the heart into its shell of loneliness, and that expansion of every feeling and every faculty which springs from their development, in the atmosphere of a generous and genial home." The principle upon which this part of the Institution is founded, is similar to that of a club house, which gentle men, especially those of limited incomes, find to be so great a convenience. Some of the most luxurious esta- blishments in London, as well as in the great towns of the provinces, are reared and supported by the aggrega tion of small contributions. In the present instance, all the arrangements are in excellent taste. There is a judi cious avoidance of the two extremes, of needless expendi ture and niggardly curtailment ; which speaks more praise of the committee to the eye, than words can do to the ear. The principle, therefore,lsthe self-supporting one; and the most perfect system is maintained by a useful set of rules, as well as by the constant presence of a Lady Super intendent, who is a gentlewwoman of the highest educa tion and qualifications. The use of a library and of musical instruments may be mentioned incidentally among the advantages. An interesting feature of the Institution is its system of registration. By means of this any governess, whether resident in the Institution or not, can have her class of qualifications fairly stated, so that when parents or other relatives make application, they are put in communica tion at once with those who are most likely to suit them. In these arrangements, the committee very properly ab stain from all interference ; it is sufficient for them to bring together those who are likely to be useful to each other, and to do it in the simplest and most effectual manner. When any governess succeeds in obtaining an appointment by means of this system of registration she is expected to inform the Lady Supe r intendent immediately, that her name may be, for the time, erased. Perhaps this is the proper place to notice an arrange. went, which, though practically in existence from the first, was only formally adopted at the last annual meeting. It is, that a physician and a surgeon of high standing in the town have undertaken the duties of honorary medical officers, and give their gratuitous attendance, not only at the Institution when required, but at the residences of _ governess members,whether in the Institution or not. It is impossible to over-estimate the humanityor the importance of thisarrangement. It is well known that the dread of ill- ness, or anxiety under it, tends greatly to produce or to in crease it ; while, on the other band, the consciousness that assistance is in store, when required, inspires a degree of cheerfulness and confidence which is superior to all medi cine. 'We can understand how some would be influenced by this arrangement mainly, to seek a connexion with the Institution. The weekly lectures—to which those resident in the * A Lecture delivered by W. H. Bainbrig7e, F.R.C.S., for the purpose of promoting the establishment of a Governesses' Institution in Liverpool. Bvo. pp. 48. London : S. Highley. institution and governess members are admitted gratui tously —are of a special character. In ordinary popular lectures there is a tendency to be superficial, because, if the subject take too high a range, it is above the compre hension of a large portion of the auditory. There is also an avoidance of details, as if these were only fitted for the class room ; so that many important propositions are enunciated without proof or illustration. But where the audience consists in a great degree of professional teachers, the subjects of instruction naturally become adapted to their wants: there is more depth and exact ness, and even casual hearers, if attentive, are more bene fited. But apart from the style of treatment, there are peculiar subjects that require to be dwelt upon. The subject n e 39 es ; of a n mental science itis oft e i n s o entirely e n i r e i w c t l o l y m a o n s d t g th ov e e re r. - fore ineffectually, that they MI teach the mind in difficult eases, The scientific principles concerned in education, find in their corresponding art, require to be embodied in a systematic treatise; but there are many whose practice approaches very near to perfection, from their silent perception and adaptation of what is right. It is mainly in the matter of theory that governesses are deficient ; they often manage the details admirably. Of those who teach music, how few understand its simple principles : every one knows arithmetic, but who thinks of the reasons of the operations ; and the knowledge of one, two, or even ten languages, is no guarantee that a single thought will be entertained respecting the great laws of language. We repeat, therefore, that the lectures here ought to be of a special, and, therefore, of a very improving kind • and the names of those wh o have given their services hitherto, are a guarantee that they are so. We have dwelt so long on the various features of the Residence, that we have but a few words to spare for the other two primary objects; but happily they require little illustration. The Annuity Fund is a branch of the general subject of Life Insurance, the general principles of which are suffi ciently understood. The mode of providing for the future here adopted is that of " Deferred Annuities," according to which the individual makes certain payments during the years of youth and health, to secure a fixed annual income at an advanced period of life, when it is time to retire from active duties. This income is greater or less according to the value of the previous annual payments, or according to the length of time over which they may have extended ; but it is always calculated upon fixed principles, and there are tables to which any one may refer. Thus, a lady of 30 years of age, finding herself able to save something, but dreading contingencies, such as had investments, temptations to displays or dishonest debtors, may secure an annual income for so long as she lives after 55, or 60, according to her arrangement. But should she never reach the age at which her annuity falls due, the entire of her payments are returned to her re presentatives ; the interest which accrued being all that is paid, for the management of her property and this gua rantee of security. Farther, this is not a mercantile spe culation by some bubble company ; it is in reality an in vestment on government security, similar to that which gives such stability to the Savings Bank system. It is not generally known that at the Savings Bank in Bold street there is a " Government Annuity Society," formed to grant annuities varying from £4 to £3O, the payments of which may be made weekly, monthly, or annually. To secure the highest sum, at 55 years of age, the lady of 30, whom we have supposed to take advantage of it, would require to make an annual payment of £8 Is. 3d. ; and to secure it at 60, a payment of £5 7s. 3d. The third of the primary objects—viz., the Provident and Benevolent Fund—is so well explained in Rule xxviii., that we cannot do better than quote it : " This fund ought to be especially formed, as the next best thing to the securing of a deferred annuity. Its ob jects are to incite governesses to lay by, and afford them security for small savings, and to encourage the fore thought of the less affluent governess, by offering her assistance in case of need, in making her annual pay ments. It should be borne in mind, that the principal object of the Committee, in establishing the first part of their original scheme, is more of a prudential than of an eleemosynary character. They wish to encourage the go vernesses who are willing to help themselves, rather than to provide for those who shew no inclination to do so, and thus to raise the character of the whole class ; and though the Committee will be ready to relieve cases of emtreine distress, when their funds will admit, still they are unwilling to destroy the feeling of independence which it is so advisable to maintain for the future comfort and happiness of the governess." The Committee of Management consists partly of gen tlemen and partly of ladies ; and it is one of the most in teresting sights that can be imagined, to see the latter taking an active and useful part in the business of a meet ing. This, however, is just as it should be. There are a thousand little matters of which ladies are the best judges, and there are several points committed exclusively to them. While the women of the New World are invading the province of their husbands and brothers, in much more than the externals of costume, it is refreshing to contrast such acts of female kindness and benevolence as those which we have been contemplat;ng. And to whom could they he so appropriately shewn as to those who are prciiminently their sisters in intelligence, refinement, and not unfrequently in the accidents of birth and suffering. It is superfluous to say, may all such exertions meet with a due reward, for when rightly undertaken they always do meet with it. They are like mercy " twice blessed," i❑ the active and the passive, in those who give and those who receive the benefits. EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY. The annual meeting of the friends and supporters of the above excellent institution was held at the Clarendon rooms, yesterday. The chair was occupied by Edward Molyneux, Esq. The attendance of subscribers was small. The CHAIRMAN having opened the proceedings, called upon the secretary to mad the report. _ _ _ Qt,,ted that the committee had still to lament that the operations of the charity are curl ailed by the existence of a debt, whereby a considerable yearly charge is brought upon the funds. Although during the past year the sum of £7OO has been raised in liquidation of the debt, there is still a balance of upwards of £4OO due to the treasurer. Feeling, however, emboldened by the increased support given to the institution by the public, together with a larger annual grant from the corporation, the committee have considered themselves justified in opening the doors of the Infirmary to a larger number of in-patients, and during the last year 118 important opera tions were performed within its walls. Those were almost universally attended with success, and many very pleasing and interesting cases have from time to time come under the notice of the committee. That increase in the num ber of patients who have boarded and lodged in the house has added materially to the current expenses, which have also been increased by the necessary expenditure in repair ing and painting the whole outside of the premises. The report then called attention to the large number of the poorer class, who labour under those peculiarly painful complaints, for the relief of which the Infirmary was established, and who have not the means of otherwise procuring that medical assistance which is all-important in the early stages of the disease. The number of new eye cases during the year was 4,009 ; the new ear cases, 2,803 ; total, 6,812,—a1l of which were supplied with needful dressing, medicine, &c., at the cost of the institution. The committee then noticed the loss sustained by the Infirmary , in the death of Mr. Barrow, for several years the assistant surgeon, in whose place, however, they had appointed Mr. Poole. They concluded by thanking the supporters who had already aided the institution, and appealed to the public for renewed assistance. The treasurer's accounts showed that the receipts during the past year had been :—Annual subscriptions, £365 2s. ; charity box, £1 9s. 6d. ; subscription from corporation, £100; rent of stable, &c., £25 : total, £491 lls. 6d. The expenditure, exclusive of a balance of £230 12s. 3d. due on the Ist of January, 1851, to Mr. Henry Crossfield, the treasurer, amounted to £412 3s. The balance owing Ist January, 1852, on the general account was, therefore, £l5l 3s. 9d. Besides this, however, there was a balance due to Mr. Crossfield of £275 15s. 2d., on account of the new premises. Last year the amount due under this head was £1,013 9s. 6d. ; but of this £737 14s. 4d. had been paid off during the year. _ It was then resolved that the reports be adopted and printed for circulation. That the thanks of the committee and subscribers be given to the corporation of Liverpool for their liberal grant of £lOO, and to the other subscribers and donors to the institution. Mr. NEILL, in moving that the thanks of the, meeting be given to the president, vice-presidents, and committee, and that a committee be appointed (as in the advertisement in another column), took occasion to observe that, twenty years ago, there were but 1,000 eye patients, and 2,000 ear patients ; but the pressure of increased numbers on the funds had been considerably more rapid than the growth of the town itself. The number of important operations performed last year for cataract and the forma tion of false pupils was 118, a greater number than had ever before been performed in any provincial infirmary. Of ner vous affections of the eye, gutta serena, there were 264 cases, cataract 95, and disease of the , pupil 23. From among the workingclasses there had been no less than 342 mechanics and others with contusions, wounds and burns of the eye. From the statistical tables of the Institution diseases of the eye are found to commence about Christmas, to in. crease up to July, and then to decrease again till Christ mas. The working of the anemometer would, he believed, be found very useful in showing the influence of atmos pheric changes upon the condition of the eye. In some months it was found that they had but 63 cases of catarrhal disease, while in other months there were as many as 100. In some months, indeed, they found the total number to be 241, and in the worst months of the year they have run up to nearly as high as 400 cases. These points would henceforth form subjects of investigation as connected with health ; and in this they would be greatly aided by the Observatory, the records of which will give the temperature and atmospheric currents at all periods. At one time last week, for instance, it was found that the atmosphere was moving horizontally at the rate of 62 miles an hour. Dr. IMLACK, in moving a vote of thanks to the medical officers of the Institution, expressed himself well pleased with the arrangements under which it was conducted, Thanks were subsequently given to the chairman for his services, and the meeting closed. SUICIDE OF AN ENGINEER THROUGH THE STRIKE.— On Sunday afternoon was discovered the body of a man lying in the mud off the Middlesex side of Vauxhall Bridge. A female identifiad the body as being that of a man named John Leach, an engineer, lately in the employ of Messrs. Maudslay and Field, of Westminster-bridge road, Lambeth. The deceased had been missing since Friday from his home, and the female stated that he had been in a low state of mind since his dismissal on account of the employers' strike. SOUTHERN AND TOXTETFI HOSPITAL The annual general meeting of the trustees and sub scribers to this charity was held at noon yesterday, at the Clarendon-rooms. Edward Cropper, Esq., the president, was in the chair, and there were also present Me 5611. ,rt B. Yates, J. Ingram. John Job, the Rev. H. Hamptrd; Charles Challinor, Studley Martin, John Aikin, and • number of other gentlemen, The CHAIRMAN, ti opening the proceedings, said the institution was Lever In a better state, and the only thins the committee had to regret was that the funds were not at all commensurate with the necessities of the case- There had been some increase in the ember of annual subscribers, but the expenses were almost double the amount of annual subscriptions. It would be of great benefit if gentlemen would exert themselves among their friends, and add to the number of contributors. The Rev. W. HAMPTON, the Secretary, read the com mittee's statement of the progress and condition of the institution during the past year. No less than 2,757 patients had been under treatment ; the in-patients being 172 above 1850, and those for the most part were the severest cases. There remained in the hospital on the 31st December 1850, 53 ; the number admitted from Ist January 1851 to let January 1852, 948 ; discharged cured 731, relieved 29; left the hospital at their own request 30: irregular 14 ; dead 65; under treatment on 31st December 1851, 79. Out patients cured 1,753 ' • under treatment on 31st December l as t 56. Of t h e 65 deaths that occurred during the year 9 were b roug ht i n lif e l ess, 11 died within a few hours, and 7 were utterly hopeless when admitted. The compound fractures in 1851 were exactly double those of 1850,---a very important difference, as the cure in these cases is always protracted, and the expense to the hospital is very great, because the highest possible degree of nourishment is required to sustain the strength of the patients, and to enable them to resist the extreme debili tation ensuing upon these cases. In simple fractures there was an increase over 1850 of 13i. Thus, in those twe most important items, there was an" addition of 190 over former years. The report also noticed a decrease of wounds of head and face, &c., both of in and out patients. which generally occur from street rows, late at night. The increase of surgical cases in the year was 91, many of which were severe. The number of in-patients has been permanently greater than that of any preceding year. The actual number of beds is 86, and the average of in-patients for the last six months has been 76. At one period there was such a pressure of severe cases, that it became indis pensable to open an additional ward temporarily, and for a brief time there were 90 patients in the hospital. It was with difficulty this number was reduced, by stringently ad hering to the principle of economy and refusing admission to numerous urgent cases, a necessity which deeply pained the committee, and showed the necessity of an appeal to the respectable inhabitants of Liverpool to extend the operations of the institution. The report subsequently noticed the efforts which had been made to increase the funds of the hospital, and referred with regret to the death of John Platt, Esq. ; and the retirement of B. Platt, Esq.. from the office of treasurer; and closed with a strong appeal to the public in behelf of the charity. The TREASURER then read the accounts of the insti tution, which chewed that the receipts last year were, from donations, £471 Ss. 11 , 1. ; collections in churches and chapels, £2ll 2s. 2d. ; subscriptions, £1,151 Bs. 6d. ; board of foreigners in the hospital, £96 2s. 6d., and a penny collection, made by Mrs. Chalmers, the matron, On the issue of tickets, £l6 10s. Total, £2,035 Os. 2d. The current expenditure had been £2,121 19s. 3d. The balance due last year was £321 Bs. 81d. The debt upon the institution was £4OB 17s. 90., and there were trades men's bills unpaid to the amount of £6OO. The CHAIRMAN, in referring to these accounts, called particular attention to the collection of £l6 by Mrs. Chalmers, the matron, by means of penny tickets. He thought that good example worthy of imitation. The following resolutionswerethen passed in succession: " That the reports of the secretary and treasurer of the institution be adopted and printed for circulation among the subscribers." " That thanks be given to Edward Cropper, Esq., the president of the institution ; to W. Robertson Sandbachr Esq., for his services as vice-president, and that he be pre sident for the ensuing year. That thanks be given to Mr. John Aikin, and Mr. Matthew Gregson, as auditors for the next year; and that Mr. Aikin and Mr. Joseph Russell be auditors for the next year. That thanks be given to Mr. Benjamin Platt, as treasurer, during the last ten years ; to the Rev. George Dover, the chaplain ; to the medical officers, the house surgeon, and matron ; to the Clergy and Dissenting ministe r s o f the town, for their eloquent appeals on behalf of the hospital ; and to tho:3 ladies who have made donations of linen to the institution." The Rev. H. HAMPTON then moved that, instead of o ne vice-president only, as fixed by the eighth rule, there henceforth be three. A brief discussion ensued on the subject, when the resolution was unanimously adopted. Mr. riAmeroN next moved an amendment of the 19th rule, which, he proposed, should hereafter stand eS follows :—" That the honorary medical officers o f the institution shall consist of one physician, three surgeons, and one assistant-surgeon, for five years, to be appointed by ballot at a general meeting of the trustees, to com mence at one o'clock, and to close at or before three of the same day, and to be subject to annual re-election at the general meeting in January. No such officer, except the assistant-surgeon, shall be re-elected oftener than to complete the period of fifteen years' service, excepting those first appointed, whose period of service should expire at the end of thirteen, fourteen, and fifteen years. The, general committee shall d ec id e b y b a ll ot t h e or d er of successive retirement of the medical officers, at each of the abovementioned periods, the chairman having the casting vote." The motion was seconded by Mr. J. Cropper, a nd opposed by Mr. John Aikin, Mr. Yates, and the chair man. It was supported by Mr. Steele, and being put by the chairman, wa3 carried by a majority. Messrs. Matthew Gregson, John Job, and J. B. Yates, were then appointed vice-presidents. _ A general com- mittee was nominated, and the medical officers were re- appointed Thanks were given to the chairman for his services, and the proceedings closed, LYING-IN HOSPITAL, PEMBROKE-PLACE. The annual meeting of the subscribers to the Lying-in Hospital was held yesterday morning, at the Medical institution, Mount-pleasant. Thomas Littledale, Esq., the Mayor, presided, and there were also present a number of ladies and gentlemen, supporters of this valuable charity. The MAYOR having opened the proceedings, called upon the secretary to read the report of the committee, which stated that the hospital had been established for ten years, but that it was only the second time a favourable balance sheet could be laid before the subscribers. Now, how ever, a balance remained in the treasurer's hands, with no outstanding debts, no subscriptions in arrear, and the hospital was well supplied with every article conducive to the health and comfort of the patients. The hospital, it was believed, could now in every respect court comparison with any institution of similar extent, for convenience , economy of management, and efficiency in its variouS departments. The committee, especially called atten tion to a ward set apart for the treatment of diseases peculiar to women, and urged the propriety of making it a permanent and prominent feature of the insti tution; the amount of real ands substantial good it was capable of affording bei ng i nca l cu l a bl e. During the year some furniture and surgical instruments had been added to the stock of the hospital, and many: alterations had been effected which were found absolutely necessary. A new matron (Mrs. Bolland) had been engaF, , ed, and entered on her duties on the 29th of January, 1851. An Ippector of Applications had also been appointed to inves tigate the claims and characters of all persons applying for admission. That had been the means of avoiding marl' impositions formerly practised. From the annual report of the Medi ca l Board, it appeared there had been labours , 102 ; special cases, 12 ; total, 114. Recoveries—Mothers , 100 ; children, 99. Died—Mothers, 2 ; children, 1 still-born, 2. These cases, prescribed for on an average two and a-half times each, give 2,300 attendances, at an estimated cost of £7OO. The register for nurses had been found very successful in its operations—persons at a dis tance from Liverpool having obtained nurses from it. The school for midwives had been well attended, and some skilful pupils had left the hospital, in consequence of the instructions there received. In conclusion, an appeal was made to the clergy, and to subscribers, for renewed sup port and sympathy with the objects of the institution. The Treasurer's accounts were then read, which'shewed that the receipts during the past year had amounted to £646, and that after defraying all the expenses of the Institution, there remained a balance in hand Or £227 14s. 9d. Mr. JOHN CROPPER then moved three resolutions ins one—That the Reports then read should be adopted and printed, for circulation ; that the thanks of the meeting should be given to the officers of the Quarterly Board, and to the Ladies' Committee ; and that the Board and Committee should be re-elected. It was also agreed that an improved arrangement should be made for the treatment of special cases, by the appro priation thereto of another ward, as recommended in the report. _ _ _ _ The thanks of the meeting were then given to the Mayor for his kindness in presiding that day ; and his Worship having returned thanks, the proceedings closed• CHURCH OF ENGLAND INSTITUTION.—We are g lad to hear that this valuable institution has completely out grown its original premises, and that the accession of members has lately been so great as to render greatly increased accommodation absolutely necessary. The arrangements are now completed, and the rooms are this day thrown open for the reception of the members, after having undergone a complete renovation. We hope, and we have no doubt such will be the case, now that the ad vantages of such an institution are so widely appreciated, a large and steady increase of members will soon render another change necessary, and that we shall se e it t a ke its place in the ranks of the most flourishing instit u ti ons in the town. LIVERPOOL: TUESDAY, JAN. 20, 1852 PRINTED AND PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY MORNIN 6, BY THE PROPRIETOR, ROBERT PEARSON THACKER, OF No. 47, CANNING-STRRHT, AT THE STANDARD GENERAL PRINTING OFFICgt No. 4, ST. GEORGE'S CRESCENT, LIVERPOOL ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION: J N ADVANCE 20s. ON CREDIT TI 14 11:1 DRI 02," b . ] sec° in W VOrn Drec, rang ‘c , r e their bo n , kith AB Tiler Th e Peers dO;iliar e.Wal c, goon bi g ' Sir I Lord Sir T colon, 41 r, j 1 , 4, 44 4.odx( ?at i l t r jor d 44. D . F on T~ I jOP )311h t 0, 151 101 .411