The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-08-10 00:00:00

TO CORRESPONDENTS )f "An 0 postponed, as it re- to Sir Digby M not at th 1, pers.( to Lor ty Welt iliberpcol ;tantiar.t( Subseripti nec, 15s. On Credit, 17s. .e pamy s of B )bert Peel's we felt it In Adv TUESDAY IN our 11 Alison, we ;tate Vint IV .t, whilst notici aced the downw n to the public:anda community, we shall stical proofs than however, we shall to enable our readers price of gold, g mediu - m - , because, )t insure a steady pric " he says, to apply the former. Mr. Alison objects to an arbit as the basis of our cir the first instance, we ca lv of ti and uncoined, - from the rA, 1 mm was tolerably steady throug, fury, and from the years 18t,, to cording to Humboldt, to about 10 millions sterling.. About half of this treasure was coined into dollars, E, the other half remitted in bullion and bars to Europe But iroon - ' -1 of Mexico - and Potosi, whole of the 18th cen- i the v of the revolution which bro n 1810, in consequence of the out in Sp Frp, ii which termir Antion, in the ind tes in 1825, this s iinution. It fell c several yes 5 to a fifth part, of its ,een the destruction of ,uth America, in conse- I successive overthrow Lts w hich have Pt that ti nee taken place in those apply continues at a very low rate Mr. Alison's tables ed and coined in South America amounted to £5,264,672 ; and that, al though fluctuating, it exceeded that amount up to the year 1810, after which it rapidly declined, not averaging in the years from 1823 to 1833 above £2,500,000, or one half of the It is easy to tell what must be the operation of )revipus a such a diminution in y of the precious s in a cour government, by its etals out of the cate- monetary 1 nary coma fixed price i but throug} Or them. Gold inns f is tonrl ti • here, it is only worth our own opun ready made . half-ir Ir. .1 deal more with 3 with his arguments that in 17 lreeious metal , een al- we are carce, not or here we insist d. per ounce. who are course it is taken from us by countries willing to pay its market value ; and we have ulti- reduced and British labour at a commensurately price. To what extent we hive been pursuing that ruinous operation, may be seen by tracing the dif ference between the official and the declared of our exports, previously to and after ti of 1819. We may. nremise +h•,t m e measure value of 1 the dec value to ac cut try i vi year the celebrated bullion committe the measure of 1819 was fc From t n amount until in the official (or inch al) valu and the declared (or A, and when hadowed, the excess b time it still further 319 the excess of de- is was reduced to Since that period we have a growing and in 1844. the excess of official value sof G n and 'relax leaving an excess of o HI to the national indus- 'awe (0 ),470. This excess rose in 1802 to nd declined until 1810, during which me of exporte, eivable in the v. and ind ne set of I very time when e largely embarked in undertakings With the right to be carried of rend the very causes which re quire any augur of ruin( Fre !t pery ,pparent 117eriturc No sooner Credit is ;t, loans most re- ncouragement to domestic railways, and d in its power to extend foreign trade, while with the fetters the hands by which these undertakings are in of the currency, the certain means sly contracting it. Sir R. Peel's measures of __Ade and a Fettered Currency,' acting together, Iv ruin credit at the very time when its establish- igenuity in which permanently renders muse of the other. Is it surprising that un- that bank- prices WE ZUJ TILE the increase proportionate amount of imported commodities; and that in the meanwhile every British product whilst the indebted- has been decreasing in has been increasing in the ness of individ We are ❑ent is most re mischief, the one ti ruptcy to thousands, ruin to millions, invariably succeed the first symptoms of a delusive prosperity With nother important quotation, in which it is shewn that instead of our present laws operating to discourage undue speculation, they have infinitely and imparted to all commercial trans actions the character of gambling, we must close increased tions for the p: system of basing our currency exclu- it would, a check on improvident ;Peculation and over production, that it has greatly aggravated both these evils. Never has absurd and extravagant speculation been more general in society, and more ruinous in its effects, than since the gold system was introduced. The enor mous folly of the South American mania in 1825, of the Joint Stock mania of 1835. of the Railway undertaking in . -..., o j our currency measures, the ma- 1845, all took place under the boasted system of golden nufacturing operative, the landowner, the shop- 1 checks against such absurdities. Nothing of the kind keeper, and, in short, every man whose income is Ihad been experienced before for adbo.ivnedaLcaewnsurz,ll when e either fixed or derivable from profits in trade. i the Mississippi undertaking in in Fra n n g c a e n , s'll ' ook society in both There are few of our readers who are not perfectly o ruinous 000 tr e sto its foundation. Nay, as if to place it beyond . t-3 mode in which the present laws have a doubt that the bullion system , so far from bein g an an ,-. 4._.1 ..,—._ 4._ 4.i..- ..A1 is its greatest aggravation, absurd and .1101111113. ~ .11- 1 4111....t UUOW w Luc vv .., •„ b...------ ..._=_ ~cted to the operation ruinous speculation has been much more pravalent in England of late years, where one - pound no t e s were pro of ex traordinary circumstances. We have had an hibited, than in Scotland, where they 5411 exist under re -,qlly large import of foreign corn to supply strictions, and till 1844 were wholly unrestrained, except of the deficient potato crop, The mea- Iby the obligation to pay in r - '-c or Crlppit , that of late we have been subi V of England not of foreign produce, which, as yet, re not met by 1 laion whi, )orts of our n additional E however, exj time to tim currency sys ported by a English übserig Every I manufaltu " .s aggravated ayin whi, instead of 1 provident speCulation is rtainty into transactions of every has become a mere ness were - small bu undertaking was the of habit and 3. But these , rt to su .m has rendered merean ,t hazardous of all specu- tern of !quenc,e become, so nu- of the merchant impossible to pursue a o immense have been of the currency, and nary perils of the winds and t hat the most cau as the rreat ris tious trade tumn—a blight i murrain in the cattle, is at any t sionine an export of a few million •eisxns, to blast considerable im 7 importation ,Vstem to intro- it is the gri .t object a Ifficient to render half the traders in the of the great capitalists, bankrupt. No w— and circumspection on the part of the men manufacturer ca - • "frar.t. of stoppage of credit, . arises from an exports th the exception ant of prudenc !hatit or the sudden —...ummodation, which in amount, but ruinous in its consequences, of the precious metals. A nation possessing two hundred millions a-year of solid realised in come, independent of professional income, whose capital exceeds five thousand millions sterling, finds itself reduced to the verge of bankruptcy by the exportation of five mil lions of sovereigns in exchange for food ! This, too, takes place at a time when the Bank has X 10,000,000 of sove reigns still in its coffers, when trade is in an uncommonly ,n guard ons, and nothing exists to ch ficial perils with which error ge 'commerce but the ar s human laws have en- vironed the currency The following is the practical conclusion to which be arrives " First, It is asked, Whitt would you do to remedy this ffind T Carl-IMO+ ge in d s, previou Isfori to tr 1.050 .0 0 )00l ire withdrawn for a time, by the proving untavot able speech of the Doc his project for the cot heir place glance of trade a bringing before that body truction of Timber Docks at that gentleman remarked that " A good deal of misapprehension exi,_ charges in Liverpool, and great pains had been taken to make out that Liverpool was a dear port. He would just call attention to fh^ -1- - existing fora ship - - ted as to the 0 tons comi cliarfzes nto Live ,t pre !Tool. disc .1 in ballast, and he won Lancaster. Lontion, Bristol, Gloucester, Hull, and the Clyde. At present, a ship of 700 tons going into Birken head with timber, and storing it for twelve months, would cost the importer £4B 23. 11d. more than it would cost him in Liverpool ; consequently, there was not much induce ment for him to go there. .(Hear.) At Lancaster it would cost him ;£143 less than in Liverpool; at London, .£145 more ; at Bristol, £25 more ; at Gloucester, £lll more ; at Hull, £135 more; and in the Clyde, £162 less than in Liverpool. When they got possession of the land at the I North Shore. he should be greatly mistaken if they were This statement has been excepted against by Mr. M`Gregor Laird, on behalf of the Birkenhead Dock Company, who has just addressed a letter to the press, containing a comparative statement, which he says shows a saving of £5O ss. 6d. on the cargo of a ship of 700 tons (say 900 loads of pine timber) in favour of Birkenhead. As it is important that we should be able to get at the truth in a matter where authorities are conflicting, and in which the public is so materially interested, we give here Mr. Laird's statement : " CHARGES ON TIMBER Per 1,000 Feet. or 20 Loads, Landed Dock &town dues, 1 0 0 Town dues, Team discharging, 0 14 0 Landing, piling, Porterage &turn- 1 0 4 0 and deliver y , on Zl5 0 ing to measure, 20 loads, at 2s. Loading on quay, 1 i• 014 0 9d. per load .. . & piling in yard, , Rent: 3d. per load 1 0 0 Cartage to , yard, 017 0 per quarter, ... Attending delivery, 0 5 0 Rent: 12 months, 1 at sd. per load 1 13 41 per quarter, .. £5 7 Estimating the cargo landed 'from a ship of 700 tons to be 900 loads, a clear gain ensues at Birkenhead of £5O 5 0" In the first instance, it will be seen that Mr. Laird does not meet fully the substance or the details of Mr. Bramley-Moore's statement. It was that "the charges at present existing for a ship of 700 tons coming into Liverpool, discharging a cargo of timber, _ going away again in ballast, and storing-. the cargo for twelve months, would cost the importer £4B 2s. lid. more in Birkenhead than in Liverpool." Mr. Laird omits the charges upon the ship altogether, and merely gives us the charges upon the cargo landed. Why this is done we do_ not presume to say ; but when we observe that the tonnage rate upon a ship of 700 tons, inwards and outwards, is in Birkenhead ls. 6d. per ton against ls. 3cl._ in Liverpool, a suspicion, at least, is created, that such a statement as is required to overthrow the Dock Chairman's figures would be inconvenient. Besides this, however, Mr. Laird has omitted some of the Birkenhead expenses, whilst he has given those of Liverpool very fully. For instance, he has Omitted altogether in the Birkenhead statement the item " turning to measure," the charge for which is 4d. per load, whilst he charges Liverpool with 45. per 20 loads under the same head. For the information of our readers, we give here tatement from which the the correct comparative Dock Chairman read at the meeting, and with wnien, on appncation,we nave men Kinoiy iavoureu. The statement is question has been drawn up by one of our most esteemed shipowners and timber im porters; and we have ourselves verified the portion relating to Birkenhead by the Commissioners' printed table of rates : . . Expenses upon a Ship of 700 tons, new . measurepent, and upon her cargo of Square Pine Timber, supposed-to be 39,000 feet, string measure ; and 45,000 feet, customs measure, discharged at the Birkenhead Docks, in the Port of Liverpool: the ship departing in ballas47. ON Snip X. S. D 52 10 0 Harbour and channel lights, in and out 23 6 8 Dues for buoying and maintaining .. .3 12 11 Pilotage in arid Out 11 0 0 15 0 0 ON CARGO, IF LANDED Town dues 22 10 O. Breaking out and pointing to ship's port, 6d. per registered ton Consolidated rate for landing, sorting, 17 10 0 piling, and delivery, 2s. 9d.190- 10ad..123 15 0 Turning to measure for sale, 4d.v- load 15 0 178 15 C 0 ND And if kept a year the additional ex penses will be—Rent,3d. ld.v- qr. Liverpool 45 0 C On Ship Birkenhead. £lO5 9 7 178 15 C 45 0 Cargo CI co CPG 0 o CJI , C,.: CD CO ts., CO a, g o tA• 4. is, CO co 5 5 CM 0 5,000 0 0 ports wit I I - '216:51!0+1011 a,nd through ,t this point was From th rity, bt papers of is watt e printed and vs of canon were fired Aug, 10, 1847. what he it he shoo tated,and the shouts were frequent selves, 1 to be bad w! , t tern is not calculated to meet i famine which bencetor h comes upon us must Every de- be accompanied by a currency famine. velopement of the power of our popu lation to import very P---. "nrnmodities will be P^.- and cons panied by a drain for mon the energies of the manufacturer and ti and ultimately operate upon the arti In a word, we shall be driven into the position of y, which will part merchant n himself the trader who, having only to of available money, endeavour a busi- Bs which requires the amount of capital, but of its mor presentative It is urged by some of the uphold sent systein tha-; acts . to blame for producing the results above de scribed, and for the severe pressure under which we are suffering. We have directed too great a portion of the capital of the country to the extension of "ways and other worki of v ernal improvement ; the withdrawal f - ---v rrom the ordinary chan nels of trade of the thirty or forty millions sterling required annually for these works which is cramp ing the energies and throwing int o di sor d er th e finances and the industry of . country. Mr e think sat s actorily, disposes of •, • • fallacy of confounair . tre n. it .Sht ilia]. has of the .dom b able us to -di author's remarks upon this point In 1813, ti it is based upon the currency On the contrary, c r profusion in the currency is We quote our was about ),000,000. The Tricorn( ax m Mat year prua ~•`• `' • - at less than 3 per cent. it produces about X 5,500,000 ; other words, at 10 per cent. it would produce about £19;000,000. It is not going too far to affirm, that both the accumulated capital of the empire, and the annual in crement to that capital, is now double what it was at the close of the war. But during the war, which lasted twenty years, an addition of nearly £600,000,000 was made to the National Debt, being at the rate, on an )eing £131,564,504, ey) value being only le same re- 'oods t vairm of the national debt in in 1818, 161,6 the price of wheat in 1819 was 7 tion from these fi which has taken place in our e _t • native produce s. per Win- cheat at annual nd in 1819, ires is, that ;ed by a decree ti post c Ited for average, of £30,000,000 a-year borrowed by Government. In the three last years of the war, 1813, 1814, and 1815, the sums borrowed by the State amounted to the enor- 1814 -,- g%;as borro g a to ne thirteen m '°- thirds of ti blc incor lty years' war, • millions of m, lwav undert ? In fact, t at this t le lan equally clear in that arse But Banke Lon. and for money tt if discount is )nstrat on lar Ised the 1 .me trut ;t 4 per lie capital and in Id then ;Id five It on t carrying of the Money ion has ample vithout the Currency j undertakint But it has not al expenditure on such adhering to the metallic of such an nment, by hility of ma_ nil Currency therefc Curret ie natic !ers , whici to the N dniit i rnze for, or in proportion to, it ng the requisite rvthing an of an adec , nt commercial difficulties could removed by an issue of one pound ni teed by the government, to supply ter place a the gold tolerably certain ; but the commun abstracted from the country, is are studiously driven )m the consi ion of such a course, ny predictions of evil and danger, of rash speculations, and, its issue, a money crisis to arise from the re coil of the system. But is the pr tern with - "kl.. Alison points out a few such conseque have already been experienced : aces w been experienced from the la- and frequent t of wha ured in tion of the currency, con gold to buy food. Only The 3 per cents in August, 1845, 1847, they were at 86, and all othei me prc per cent., or fth, on ti I on £785,000,000, their present " The evils which ha in England, are not a tit this year alone, by the ( senuent on the export of t think of what they are. stood at 104 ; in May, l public funds had sunk was a loss of securities, N amount, is £160,000,000. Taking into view the simulta neous and still greater decline in the value of railway, bank, and other stock, great part of which has fallen 20 and 30 per cent., it may safely be affirmed that the des truction of property, experienced by the nation in the last eighteen months has been two hun - dred and fifty millions sterling. This is ten times greater than the loss which would have ensued if all the bank notes in the kingdom had become worthless. And the whole of this loss, it will be immediately shown, is to be set down to the mo- netary laws; no part of it, or at least a most inconsider able part, is to be considered as arising from the visitation of Providence, or causes over which we had no control." He shews further, that it is utterly impossible that free trade can be carried on under the present llv recurring distress and ut continue commercial stagnatio lies the great error and ruinous effects Id monetary systeix for our relief 'rce trade may at least fc !es of society, LPL , • •...• but then it requzres an expansive currency. As it imme diately occasions an enlarged importation of food, which se cheaper than us, because they are foreigners can r poorer, it absoll .11 expansive currency to oat, when the precious metals are withdrawn to pay for their increased importa tions. But at the very moment that the measures in pre paration, and which have now received their full accom plishment, were thus rendering indispensable a great expansion of the currency,. the - laws enacted suddenly principle that gold is to be Lions 2 it. Based on and man, the law of 1844 compels the ba re gett TIIE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. . existing evil ? We answer, Extend the Currency, and provide one which shall be ready to expand, instead of contracting, when the gold is withdrawn. This may be into Live The average of timber vessels years 1838, 1839, 1840, and Ig4l, were — British .. 159,000 tans is. 6d... £11,925 them in gold or silver, 'ibracing ibose for one nually expended for p; )ound, to the extent of •Troent of all public creditors an the sum I judging from my own payments average about 61d. per register a ((inner wa side Ferry Hotel er to Sir R. Peel ted ques- tion, What, un, the paper sy The year 1842, owing to chap heavy stock, and general del no criterion. That of 1843 corresl we reply by A pound sterl cold. If it average, and I cannot doubt but that the e Its use ps.. 170.000.. 1 From United From Baltic 21,000. . 1 and dock dues r position with respect to °the r from the general statement bet Irpool for the GRAND DEMONSTRATION IN BIRKENHEAD, selves they would overcome all their difficulties. [Cheers.] YESTERDAY, IN BEHALF OF WILLIAM They had but to act rightly and honestly, and to put JACKSON, ESQUIRE, M.P. aside all personal animosity and petty malice. It was ridiculous that they could not come to a successful from 3 election as a member of Parliament ; and ftervrards given to him at Gough's, Wood ionour of his success, and in grati. ters of Dm Will, and mt the town was ev were run: banners were di He hoped the time laved f le then ljured those vrho were c s nizant of the money that had been raised for the township to do their duty by )wing that no one who had entrusted it should lose s 11 of the. parties should come off un- , s honest men, and they had hout, other aid, to da 'Jet them but act 31. within the ,cess was unanimity, and if they were now attempted to dictate to them ember then ent Jackson t fled 1y rail from ti into a explanation of , ded along Ma believed to be good ad, where the bon. member v The concourse in the streets wished the poor to have equal justice with the rich. He 'or increasing their social and domestic comforts • in first instance, and after that their spiritual wants be more adequately attended to, and with more J. He yet hoped to see civilization, the result of tended commerce, spreading itself in every direction, for he general good of mankind ; and he was proud to reflect at lesson would be promulgated ,uded by proposing, in compli i of the Commiesioners of Bir- vas very considerable, and inch' that from England . th over th, Stabb's Royal Harmonic Band Coloin desmen, Four Abreast Drums and Fifes. stated that as their been requested to do so. He had on a anion pe :.tr - task with joyful )w he felt diffident. On a former oceasior Isioners with pride, the honourable position of the township furnishing him with subject matter of gratification. Since that time, the state of things had materially changed. Disunion had crept into their board, mcitves had This order was not main horses harnessed, with These'were intended to pull Mr. Jackson's der that some gentler had ret •ed from the dishonour- but 'small, comparatively; fe - w persons aad tried to carry on the business of the township them- accompanying it out of t] e town, t he greater part con- . . - tenting themselvss with awaiting its return on the open spaces in front of the Tranmere hotel. to the issue of the last elections for a reply. Mr. Ben tham next referred to the difficult state of financial affairs The procession which had met Mr. Jackson and' his friends, about a mile out of the town, presented a rather imnO§inz . appeannee as it returned with - flags flying and xs having retarded, though it could-not defeat the pro gress of the locality. [Hear, hear, hear.] He regarded present occasion as an auspicious one,' and believed their friend Mr. Jackson, in his 4- station in Par m great benefits. eulogium upon the ler, remarking that acter of pliment him upon, but his merits as a mar remember that whilst met to corn- They should " Rank is but the guinea's stamp, A Matt's the Mr. Ryalls,—' gold for a' that.. On the cold shores of the Song by Stmilgei Mr'.'TowNsE.ND gave the next toast—" Prosperity to the ancient Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyne "—and congratulated the constituency upon having. selected Mr. Jackson as its representative. Mr: JACIiSON replied in a brief but very.neat speech. Mr. SWINTON BOULT proposed the next toast—" Pros perity to the Birkenhead Docks"—and, in the course of a very able speech, expressed his opinion that, in no brief space of time, the measures recently passed 'would bring into play both sides of the Mersey, and that Liverpool and Birkenhead would flourish together as twin sisters. He deprecated the efforts of little men to cast the name of Jackson into the shade—a name which was identified with the name of Birkenhead. Glee—" Haste ye, Boy." The CHAIRMAN - replied. He coneurrecl with Mr . _ _ Boult in the belief that' both banks of the Mersey would be found too little for-the trade of the river. lie felt no jealousy at the efforts of other parties to extend-the facili ties on the other side of the water, or to stifle their infant port. Those efforts, by promoting the increase of com merce to the estuary', would ultimately. bring . : sufficient sluppni nefit. to enable Birkenhead to participate in. the be- _ They would receive a portion of the surplus flock ing to Liverpool, not only in their docks but-in their dwellings ; and although at present they were under a cloud, they should yet see the full effulgence of their anticipated prosperity. MY:. EDWARD WILLOUGHBY proposed the health- of Mr. John Jackson and themagistrates of the county... Mr. JACKSON replied in .most feeling terms, remarking upon the pride which her felt in the compliment-paid to his baathei Mr. W, JACKSON proposed the health of Mr. Maßaby, which he said every one who knew how intimately.he had been connected with the growth of Birkenhead, would drink with pleasure ; and in a very complimentarTspeechp interspersed with passages-of much•humour, eulogised the )resight with which he ing the advancement of, Bin. prudence, the energy, and tt had guided them in prom'' kenhead. The CHAIRMAN replied and, in the course of his speech, referred to the discussions which had taken placeamongst the promoters of the interests of Birkenhead, expressing a hope that before long those discussions would pass away, and they would once more be found progressing in prospirity Duet, " Love and War, Mr Ryalls and Signer_Sapio Mr. REID proposed " The Lady of the Alaner t " in a very neat and humourous speech, in the course of which he saoke in terms of high eulogium and great feelingand,. indeed, eloquence of the character of Mrs. Jackson Gleo—" Lady of Bean ** M. JACKSON repli health of the Vic Ureen, The verally replied Tickets were sold Mr. Watson sat loon was beautifuil as it approached After the trades, which were preceded by a bouquet of flowers, followed gentlemen three abreast. The coach in which Mr. Jackson rode was drawn by four grey horses as leaders and his own pair. Several other carriages followed. The shouts were frequent as the procession went straight to Gough's Hotel. Mr. Jackson was seated in his own open carriage, accompanied by his brother Mr. J. S. Jackson. He bowed frequently to those who welcomed him. Arrived at the hotel, the shouts were loud and long, d the enthusiasm was increased by the nand and the singing of the triumphal song, written for the occasion by Mr. Stubbs, and sung by the band. Immediately after the arrival of the procession at the hotel, which was thronged outside and within by the friends of the cause, _ . . _ _ Mr. JACKSON appeared on the roof of the adjoining watch-maker's shop, and on presenting himself to the multitude in front, was hailed by repeated cheers. Our reporter being in the crowd, and taken unawares after he had commenced, can supply only a few of the , heads of his e thanked them tor tne fugn auu uuexpecieu honour which they had confered upon him that day, on the occasion of his return from Newcastle. He had re ferred the electors there to Birkenhead for his character, add they replied that they knew it. He felt that he stood in a proud position, for he was not only representative for Newcastle, but for the kingdom-at large ; and he trusted he should so discharge his duties , that they who heard I t him would never have cause to- regret having given him that day the unlooked-for honours of a warm reception. (Cheers.) He could assure them, indeed, that to the latest hour of his life he should endeavour to deserve them. He feared it impossible to express what he felt, but he should never forget their kindness. He had always acted as an honest man, and he had fearlessly come bad( amongst them. (Great cheers.) He believed he had ever been a true and a just friend to Birkenhead. (Loud cheers.) Nearly all he possessed in this world was with them, and their interests should always have his best care and' attention. As he had stated at Newcastle, if the support of unshackled commerce; the freedom and en nnlranamPnt of industry. and the general comfort and well-being of the people, met their views, of them was he advocate. (Cheers.) His constituents of Newcastle had told him that to support those - news for the people at large, was better than his nestling down amongst ' lied theni for•his family also thanked N ewc is hopes in lit 'ere amongst d if they wanted another cha min refer them to Birkenhead. meter of him, he should I (He re' T which 3y way of song, NOW II ) annually little I £93 1 8 On Ship . 103 0 0 Cargo 100 0 0 Rent. £296 1 8 I Total -------- Total. Liverpool 296 1 8 Difference in favour of Liverpool The Birkenhead charges upon a similar cargo, rafted and floated, will be, on Ship, as above, XlO5 9s. ld. ON CARGO, IF RAFTED. OR FL OAT FLOATED 0 Town dues Breaking out and pointing to ship's Discharging from ship's port and raft ing. ls. 6d. per 10ad.... Turning to measure for sale, Delivery, afloat, 4d. Tx load Or making up rafts for canal or landed for rail, 9d. if , load, £lB 15s. in addition 18 15 0 137 10 0 d.'p load 15 0 0 15 0 0 137 10 ( find if kept a year, the additional expenses will be, rent, per quarter, 6d. If , load, and ld. load for second and every subsequent quarters commenced, for repairing and attention to 101 The following is the statement of the comparative expenses of Port Glasgow and Liverpool, by which it will be seen how much room there is for the cheapening of accommodation for the timber trade, contemplated to be effected by the Bootle scheme : Comparative Expenses upon a Ship of 700 tons new mea surement, and upon her Cargo of Square Timber, sup posed to be 39,000 feet String measure, and 45,000 feet Customs measure, at the respective Ports of Liverpool he ship in both cases departing in ON Snip At Liverpool. £ sTd. --- AtPortGlusgow. 1; s. d. Tonnage in and 0ut.43 15 0 Harbour dues, in 130 12 _ ,_. c „ Harbour & Chan- l and out ~.. • • 1 nel Lights, in 23 6 8 Lights in and out ..15 6 and out •,r A 1 Pilotage in and out.!! U u Ballasting ........ 15 0 0 £73 8 f. £93 1 8, ON CARGO £ S. d.l £ s. d Lumpers dischar- --- ---IDischarging into l A gingtotheship's 1 I dock, and ton- t ~, port, and teams 38 0 O, ve ying thence 1" u removing to 1 to the ponds.. -..17 0 Measuring quay . . Dock Dues Town Dues 22 10 22 10 Oi 20 0 01 Measuring To the quay .. . XlO3 0 0 1 , To the pond And if kept a year, the additional expenses will s. d ' piling Team to yard and Yard rent --0-11 Pond rent 50 0 £lOO 0 0 s. d. 20 0 C £2O 0 CI 0 0 OW g CZE ) ‘ Om CD CD CD' O 0 0 t§ 7 , •) 5 5 it. cawo 00 , — 07 )4. CO G 0 0 0' TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Sza.,—As I find some misunderstanding and consequen misrepresentation existing, with reference to the part which I am supposed to have taken in the recent election for Liverpool, and the fact that 1 whs not present to give my own vote, I request yort•to do me the favor to publish this letter. To the best of my ability; and in accordance with my conscientious convictions, Lgive instruction, not on the eve of an election only, but at all times, in those great principles of revealed truth, on which, as it appears to me, every duty—the exercise , of the elective franchise in cluded—ought to be performed. Those principles do not fluctuate. They are unchangeable in themselves and in their . etert opinion concern- • ing them, or the application of them, may arise among men. They cannot be affected by elections, or by Parliaments, or by nations. If, for example, all mankind were to declare themselves in favour of image or creature worship, and 1' creature worshippers ; it would not in the una,.., slightest degree affect the great eternal truths that such worship 15 idolatry, and that all idolaters shall be cast into the lake of fire. If all mankind were to declare themselves in favour of the convenient distinction between religion in private life, and no religion in public life, it would not affect the great truth that whatsoever is not of faith, whatsoever is without religion, is sin, and that, consequentlys all the acts of an assembly so constituted as to repudiate religion, are sinful acts. If all mankind, under favour of Divine forbearance, which does not execute judgment speedily, were to avow their conviction that no danger is incurred by a nation in con sequence of the irreligious acts of its rulers, it would not at all affect the unalterable truth, that the nation or king dom which refuses to serve God shall perish. To be distinct and determined in such expositions of .rmears to me to be no more than an honest result of believing the Holy Scriptures to be the word of the living and true God. But when it comes to the matter of candidates and canvassing at an election, I do nothing. I deprecate in a clergyman the excitement of personal partizanship. I took no part whatever in the late con test. I asked no vote for any one. And now, for the sake of many who professed to be influenced by the principles which I inculcate, I rejoice to be able to say that so far as I have been made acquainted with the particulars of the polling, no man in Liverpool has disappointed me by his vote. I did not vote myself, for the simplest of all reasons, that having neither residence nor any other qualifying property within the precincts of the borough, I had no Your obedient servant, HUGH WNETLE Aigburth, 9th August . CUSTOMS REVENUE OF LIVERPOOL The quarter's revenue of this port, up to the sth July last, we learn amounted to £785,175, against £944,498, the receipts of the corresponding quarter in 1846. The decrease may be accounted for by the fact that in the quarter of 1847 we had no corn duties to assist us, the falling off from this source having been, in the month of June to July sth, £140,000. The receipts to the sth current were £234,222, against £254,336 in the period in 1846. THE ALBERT DOCKS AND WAREHOUSES' The business at the Albert Dock exhibits a steady and continued increase In the past month, the cargoes of 51 ships, with a total _ _ register exceeding 24,000 tons, were discharged, and the total time occupied gives an average of 28i hours for a vcssel of 400 tons register. During the last week, the " Montezuma " (982 tons), from New York, was discharged in 30 working and the " Ocean Monarch " (1300 tons) hours ; from Boston, was also discharged in 35 hours. The warehouses are rapidly filling up, and we are in formed that upwards of 136,000 tons of goods have been landed at the dock up to the present time, this year We are glad to hear that the management of the dock d warehouses continues to give the very greatest satis- faction ; the whole staff, from the highest to the lowest being indefatigable in the punctual and. persevering dis charge of their arduous duties. The Rev. Edward Roberts has been presented by the congregation, on his retirement from the curacy of St. Barnabas, with a handsome set of robes, pocket com. munion, &c. The same gentleman received, a few week ago, a munificent present of books from the Sunday-schoo] J- 3 - The reverend gentleman has been appointed tc Lacumbency of the new church at Seacombe. Quick DESPATCH. — The St. Vincent, of London, ix ~ne Prince's Dock, consigned to Messrs. Coltman am Stolterfoht, was discharged of a cargo of flour; comprising 5,900 barrels, every one of which was weighed, in twenty. four working hours, by one gang of men with one wiach We beg to call attention to the advertisement in ou columns announcing the re-opening of St. Mark's Church on Sunday next. The interior of the church has under gone a thorough repair, and its appearance reflects higl credit on the wardens. Collections will be made in aid teachers the repair fund Is next g LI three times three wha He fel many not only in the roan, but out of doors, as had been evince(' that day. He himself could never forget that day, qad he hoped that his son, who conld yet but imper fectly speak, and who had witnessed the out-door pro ceedings, could never forget that his father had so many friends. [Cheers.] He had left the town for the can vas• in Newcastle, unknown to the electors there, and accompanied by but one friend, also a stranger amongst them. He felt thankful that he had gone ; he was glad that he had gone away for a time, and equally glad was he 't such a r ome on his return. He told the deo co mee, tors of Newcastle that he should refer them for his cha racter to Birkenhead ; and they said, " We have. heard of you before ; we have heard what even your political ad versaries say, and welt vote for you." [Cheers.] He had given them the whole.history of his life, and they had re turned him unfettered,.unpledged, and without a tie, and he was proud to say that he had polled more Conservatives al,n4- 1, than any candidate had ever poueu ueioru iur Luau u.,- rough. He had used no clap-trap. He admitted, in h deed, that he wished to advance himself, but to advance Df the people along with him. He told them he should not -use his influence for , what be conceived to tz be a their good 1,4-.wat nf tho mil-- A. I alone but shoutd, COMMITMENTS BY MR. RUSHTON YE, man named Patrick McGuire, was committed to gaol for lions ; that he shoma not, three months, for stealing from a vessel in the Graving but consider the wants of the many. [Hear, hear.] He Dock, 15 lbs. weight of copper nails.—Two girls, Rad- noticed the decorous manner in which the electionhad been cliffe and Hoy, were charged with stealing a quantity of conducted, apart from personal acrimony, and said he had wearing apparel, from the house of Thomas Clenning. entered the town knowing but one man, and bad left it Mann-street. The case being proved, they were corn mitted for trial at the sessions.—Catharine M`Dermott, ai nliandoned woman, was committed for trial at the session' with many. n I ever, attributed his success not to his own merits, but to s. 9 the character given to him by Birkenhead. If he was ho- k of 17, a man or: in g gratifyir He wouft on a charge of robbing DESERVED TESTIMONIAL.—The tonu.._ letter (which we copy from a New Brunswick paper) been received by the gentleman to whom it is addressed : I a.. —" Government Emigration Office, St. John's, N. 8., 1 With respect to his success, the same field was open to 12th July, 1847. Sir —I have received the instruct ions all as to him, who would act with ener g y, and employ of His Excellency the li eu tenant-Governor to communi- with industry and zeal those abilities with which they sate to you the high sense which His Excellency enter- were gifted. The worst wish he entertained to tains of your conduct towards the passengers by the ship wardt his bitterest enemy was that he might sue- John Clark, from Londonderry, whose preservation from teed as he had done. It was painful to him that he sickness is ascribed to your kindness and great attention could not for some time past take part in councils of that to them during the voyage. I have very great satisfaction place, Time would, however, disclose who were the in being authorised to make you this communication, to friends of the locality and who were its foes. • For himself which you are well entitled. I have the honour to be, he wished to see the same unanimity that had prevailed sir, you, obedient servant, M. H. PEnusY, H. M. Erai- in 1843, when all went well. The time, he believed, had gration Agent for New Brunswick, To Captain Robert , again come when he hoped the same unanimity would Disbrow, Ship John Clark," results, like results.. If they manfully relied upon thon- without injury to any other local-it roam for all his friends to meet him in. at 11 o'clock this mornicg at 50s. each down, atter a tew more remarks, a 11111,161. 1111.1C11‘..euriug, Mr. ASPINALL proposed the committee of management and secretary, Mr. W. W. Mortimer. Mr. MORTIMER replied, and stated that upwards of 44) gentlemen, including the Greek Consul, had requested admission, but could not be accommodated. Mr. Mor- jesty, the Queen," which Was drunk wit- timer concluat,, , and one cheer more.—National Anthem. propose the press. The CHAIRMAN then gave "the health of Prince The learned gentleman, in an eloquent speech, highly Albert," which was enthusiastically received. eulogistic of Mr. Jackscn, in the course of, which he Glee—" What shall he have that kills the deer ?" by stated that the press of England ought to follow in the Bishop, which was beautifully sung. wake of public opinion, concluded by proposing the toast. The next toast was, "The Members of the County." Mr. SHERLOCK responded, and protested against the Glee—" Breath my Harp,"—Bishop. doctrine that the press should follow public opinion. The CHAIRMAN then called upon the company to fill They should take principle and stick to it. Mr. S. went on bumpers, and proposed the health of their guest, " Wil- to state that he had come there because he saw that the Liam Jackson, Esq., M.P.," - which was received with pro- Vice-President of the middle table [Mr. Robert Hughes] longed and enthusiastic cheering. After this had sub- was the chairman of Lord John Manners's Committee. sided, the Chairman proceeded to comment upon the ex- [lnterruption and hisses.] The rest of the speech was ertions which Mr. Jackson had used in promoting composed of references to the Mail, of which Mr. Sher the prosperity of this locality ; and, although opposed to lock stated that he was the proprietor. He hoped to see him, like many of those present, in political opinions, was the community of-Birkenhead enjoy a jolly good dinner in ennfident that he would be an ornament to that high sta- I the Park. by call: g upon Mr tion to which he was called. He proposee his health as ' Some other toasts were then given,. and the evening that of one who had advanced the interests of Birken- concluded, having been most harmonious throughout. head in a manly and straightforward manner, and also as ____ one who had been chosen by the men of Newcastle ture- LATEST INTELLIGENCE. Present the whole kingdom, and they might feel assured that that representative. would not forget the immediate (nY EXPRESS.) interests of Birkenhead; with which he was so intimately co nnected. He [Mr. Jackson] was a man of enlarged un- LONDON CORN MARKET.—YESTERDAY. derstancling, and generous heart, and he [the chairman] The supply of Wheat by land carriage samples from Essex, could not but congratulate them on his election to the ho- Kent, and Suffolk was very limited., this morning, and the nourable position which he now occupied. [Cheers.] He quantity of Barley, Beans, and Peas. from these counties was regretted exceeding,ly - that painful differences had arisen short, with few arrivals of Oats from our own coast, Scotland, am ongst some of the parties who were influential in the . and Ireland. government of the town, and which had induced his friend The imports of foreign gnu,. .....- e the n n n po i gsavhs past , fewa w s i a t nd h quantity au a yns t s a te r it f te e lruethaasvpee bte. of e flour to withdraw, but though he had withdrawn from the coun sels of the town, he had still her good at heart, and those t the hli 8V m i cl,t e ah a yi ti s i e interests in promoting her prosperity which were con- Farmers being fully occupied with harvest work, could not netted with his own. He trusted to see him , in Parlia- send forward their samples for.this.day's market, and owing to ment advocating. the interests of the whole kingdom at the short supply and unsettled appearance of the weather, fac large, as he had already done those of this place [Birken- tors were enabled to obtain the prices. of this day se'nnight for and English Wheat. A few parcels of new. were on sale from Essex head]. After expressing his regret at the local differences Kent, of fair useful quality. which had arisen amongst them, the toast was put and Much .Foreign Wheat has been. withdrawn from sale, caused drunk with, we positively could not tell how many, times by the pressure of the money market, and businesi was not three. forced at any further depression in price , but the buyers too k - - - - - •• only small quantities for immediate use. • ;ood since n many showers, and Gleee—" The Chough and Crow." - • The top price of town-made Mr. JACKSON then rose, and was received with great ship marks were Is. to 2s pplause, and spoke evidently much affected. He found it 2s. per barrel lower. henrd_ Address- Beans were in slow rec ,er sack cheaper, and fort it w Rho gn about any change in the value _ -..... ... sOallOillerainV LULU 1., 40, , 1-l•-..“.• ~...,...-.............. - --- - - ing those present as " fellow-townsmen," he said this was ofgooil.samples. He saw New Peas declined - 2s.per qr., as well hog as white. a day which by him could never be forg otten. There was only a moderate sale- for Oats, principally to th before him gentlemen different from- himself in rxolities consumers, and this, article must be considered Is. per quarte and in religious views, yet all of them uniting in doing cheaper. he could not but consider doing him a high honour. I Linseed met a slow demand, the crusher. --- ' urond to be thought to -rnekit , the estecna ..of so. supplies, which are looked for wio - " for bettor )le wind. the•ses- .nd taken slowly at the quo- men at nearly former terms New Rye is offered,plentifull) tations of this day se'nnight. A few small lots.of new Barley were on the market coarse in quality, for which prices are scarcely ope old grinding supported prices, and met a steady sal Upwards of one the jewellery were stolen o mansion of E. Trafford, toil, al d amidst loud and prolonged Ghee ilaved, introducing the words in occasional bars, "Jackson for ever THE DIN was- given in the large room of- Gough's Hotel, a party whom it was not large enough to- contain being accommo dated in an anteroom adjoining, until the cloth was drawn. Joseph Mallaby, Esq. was in the chair; the honoured _ _ being at his right, and Mr. guest of the day, Nioholl, &c. The vice-chairmen. Mr. Robert Hughes, and Mr. L. ire H. Green. Upwards of 100 - sat down to an excellent dinner ana aessert, previous to commencing which, grace was sung by an excellent glee party, comprising Mr. George Holden, Mr. Ryalls, Mr. Sapio, Mr. Goodall, and Mr. Boothby. After the cloth was drawn, "Non Nohis-Domine" was sung, and man rose to nd pounds' worth of plate and Monday last, from the town radon. lg., Maddox-' The protectionists of North Warwickshire have re solved to bring forward Mr. Spooner, the defeated candi date for Birmingham, and Mr. Dugdale, the late member for Warwickshire, has retired. SYMPTOMS OF only about AMENDMENT.—There 90 prisoners in all in the Main Bridewell ing, being little more than half the usual.uumbez were but forty odd in the prison on Sumiay mon terdav morn,- There baying been Picked up on Sunday night and The greater number was charged Ly, and the cases of felony wed few )f but trifling ainoant. ad involving thefts LIVERPOOL: TUESDAY, Aux. 10, 1847. PRINTED AND RUBLISRED EVERY TUESDAY MORNING , By JOSHUA FLETCHER LACE, of 53, Gave street, and LEONARD ADDISON, of 14, Great Orford-street, At No. 4, ST. GFO.IOR's CRESCENT, LIVERPOQL. A kdvertisements. received by Messrs. 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