The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-02-24 00:00:00

Feb, 24, 1846. ST. MATTHEW'S CHURCH, KEY-STREET. ON SUNDAY ne x t the Ist March, Three SERMONS Will be preached (D. V.) in ST. MATTHEW'S CHURCH, af ter which C o ll ect i ons w i ll be Madelawards defraying . the ex- Ilepses of conducting Divine Service. In the Morning and .., 4 ernoo, by the Rev. JQHM 4 BIRKETI', Incumbent of Christ arch, Winsford. In'the Evening, by the Rev. ALFRED ~WLETT, M.A.,lncumbent of Astley, near 'Manchester. 'Lvine Service will commence at a Quarter before Eleven, - uree, and Half-past Six o'clock. CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY. A MEETING of the LIVERPOOL AUXILIARY of the above Society will beheld (God willing) in the CON 'EIVI` HALL, Lord the Nelson-street, on MONDAY EVENING next Ad dress the Marc Meeting on the subject of Cat which Clergymen of Ch in Fil a, Sze. ve information and i.The Chair will be taken at Seven o'clock precisely, and the ting close at Nine o'clock. Do rs to opetr at Half-past Six. rickets will be issued t scribers, at Mr. PERRIS'S, I,llurch-street, on FRIDA ext, the 27th instant, between the uo!irs of Ten and Four o'clock. Collection after the Meeting. BIRKENHEAD DOCK COMPANY. CALL OF PER SHARE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that, in pursuance of sha res a Resolution of the Board of Directors, the Proprietors in this Company are hereby requested to a CALL i sth lVE POUNDS per SHARE, qa_or , before MONDAY, the streeday of March next, to IgeSdrS. GLYN and Co., Lombard ht, London, or to the _RtVAL BANK, Liverpool. inte nidd any Call remain unpaid after the day above named, thereon,rest at the rate of Five per cent. per annum will be charged By order. MACGREGOR M LAIRD, rkenh ead Dock Company's Offices, Argyle-street Secretary. , irkenhead, 11th February, 1846. T _ ', HEALTH OF TOWNS' ASSOCIATION. tIE FIRST ANNUAL MEETING o f t h e MEM 'th„I3,ERS and FRIENDS of this ASSOCIATION will be held I N _ ,ONCERT HALL, Lord Nelson-street, on FRIDAY EYRINI next, the 27th instant, at Seven o'clock. S i _ , The Worshipful the MAY in the Chair. The Knight, the ReveratM.l. Jones, H. Hampton, T. hath n ' and MT, Bevan, Adam'Hodgson, Samuel Holme, W illiam Moor one , W. Brown, R. V. Yates, R. Shiel, J. B. Yates, J. B. e, c Robertsoii, Esqrs., and other Members of the Coin ei:are expected to be present,.and to address the . Meeting. tHe attendance of Ladies, the Visitors of the District Prpvi of %Society, and of all who are interested in the proceedings e Association is particularly requested. J. A. TINNE, }Honorary Secretaries. W. H. DUNCAN, T, L IVERPOOL BANKING COMPANY. tIE PROPRIETORS are requested to TAKE NO tiela TI LE that th e GENERAL A. 4NUAL-MEETING will be ht 0, 4 e i tip CLA itENDON-ROO3IB;OIITUESDAY, the 24th instant, ,ling c lok; and that-a - Motion will be submitted to the p, o , for an alteration of the Laws and Regulations of the iteit'anY regarding the number of votes' at any General Meet- Feb rary, 1846 .By order of the Directors. ?thWILLIAM WILSON, Manager. IN A TO THE "3ITANTS AND OWNERS OF PROPERTY, k t , I N WAPPING AND ITS VICINITY. , COMMITTEE appointed at the PUBLIC the 6`'EYING of the Owners and Tenants of Property with . i t n Aei,„anit of the projected' Alterations in Wapping anD s s treet lirhood, held at Mr. Bispham's, mg_ lavern, Pitt -144t, fi a ". the Evening of Tiesday, the 30th day of December n l i ee ,„ hocky regret to say, failedln their . attempts . to ClearWhic and intelligible Corhpensation Clause contained in !t er Pool•lmprovement'Act, passed 12th July, 1837, by Co. 1 ` 'vas enacted, "That full recompense, satisfaction, and :` be—Jensation by DaYment of a sum of money in gross shall 9,;fie the said Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses, to all re Piers of, and all and every Person and Persons interested an y s Tect of Goodwill, Loss of Trade, and Improvements in aath -° Ps, Inns, Taverns, or' Retail Warehouses, which are ~;„ orized to be purchased by virtue of this Act, for any in "o'rrYh, or damage whatsoever to be sustainedbythem by reason Or it - c Lonsequence of this Act, or the execution of any power slio'or.ity hereby iven, whereby his, her, or their business libl e b e Impeded, inmed, or suspended, and for the reason „ be h'xlienses of and Mddent to removal, where removal may Peti ece ssaly, (whether such occupiers, or other perso n o r ~ana Peed so inte res t e d as a f oresa id , s h a ll b e t h e owners or not;) all Occupiers of such Shops, Taverns, Inns, or Retail , ~enuuses, as aforesaid, who may not claim compensation I), li `esPect of loss of profits, and to all Occupiers of any Va g l e s,or Buildings authorized to be purchased-by virtue of not consisting of Shops, Inns, Taverns, or Retail 14,i,rhouses, compensation for all reasonable expenses of and :co bs 'eilt to removal, where removal may be necessary ; such tli.,"erisations respectively to be ascertained b y agreement with „ ca Se , s olincil, or so me p erson or persons on their behalf ; and in Pen ce any difference concerning the same, then such mem ', ase e „ satisfaction, and compensation respectively shall be 4: hot i a'ned by a jury, in like manner as the value of any tlib, Is, buildings, lands, tenements, or hereditaments, is hy ree';'let directed to be ascertained, and the amount of such 4 , shai:p e nse, satisfaction, and compensation, as aforesaid, ~ N e i; 'e Paid by the said Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses, to 1 / 4 11 for es ° C,cuPiers and other person, or persons, interested as spe cti llu, previous to the possession of the said premises re kid i',letY being taken, in respect of Goodwill, Loss of Trade, ‘'uprovements, and expenses of and incident to emoval, ell F sUch payments respectively shall be to be made;" have uunded reason for an opinion that serious deprivation, eesa,itt bo j 4 „„ . ..u5t recompense, will be the result, unless a most ear `•troo'fy,-al be at once made to the justice of Prliament. The ee, therefore, with the view of railing s the Funds ne ,,to the purpose, have entered into a SUBSCRIPTION, i t ;'." they entreat all parties interested to contribute, so 'lrivat„s -s !ls may not be wanting for preventing the sacrifice of tt t ltati n ' tight to the power and influence of public might. pc bs„,_"Ps have been appointed by the Committee to solicit -,iptions. (Signed) By direction of the Committee, JOHN WILSON, Chairman. LAIR'S .. - 1 sere • ea GEORGE THIRKELL, Treasurer. VVV G OUT AND RHEUMATIC PILLS. e, :• of Rheumatism, Mercury." Mr Allen, 1') op rietor of the " Nottingham . %I. Mercury Office, Nottingham, March 17, 1845. we ye the pleasure of frwaing you the particulars of Which BLAIR'S GOUT A rd ND RHEUMATIC PILLS otab;A C oN ed eminently success f ul. - o ar tab; woman, named Mary Wain, accompanied by her the B,,tu,rWho reside at Watnall, near this town, called upon me bet4BY last, being desirous of making her case known for t tp ,,, of the public. ueat R,....ra that Mary Wain had for some years past been a Wtia - wierer th e nia re t , from . Rheumatism, but that in October last she b,r fet e ), than ordinarily afflicted so, so Much so that her fa- Oh/ i ta '!'ed her ftom her place of service, in order that she ki to ake ve the attention of her mother at home; at that time— -11(1 to of the mother's deati'iption, "she could not lift her her Mouth, or her foOt the height of sixpence from the 14 at 4,`!" l ving heard of Blair's Pills, the father purchased a k„,K r r 4 5,0.0 p about the second weel; in October; the Pills ! "110 4 . 1 e f euate effect,' for I am assured by the parents and the tote!, that on the following day she could not only lift her ) to . feed herself, but she could also move about on '."nee that time she has bad tive mors, y boxes of the ! W if I may judge from appearance is as well as she 8d °u .1 au itr i n ber lif e, a nd h as b een so f or some mont h s past. I,to th e at e Weight o libertyf this testimonial. to make use of my name if you think it will „ 'L ;;)Ir. p„ I am. Si r , y ours t ru ly, R ICIEARD A LLEN. Vie 229, Strand, London. p r- ta,ilin eecs of 11LAS GOUT AND lIEU -01o.fiki i!LLS incuri ff ng t eve y description of Gout and Rhea lte9,lf rioe',',a,ve present t them a celebrity unequalled by any ) hoe °s Past or times. They not only give relief in 1 14 1 , sw ie rs, but restore to perfect health in an inconceivably tk eh ottg o „ e °f time. They are equally speedy and certain in 14,0110ti e 'elatica, pains in the head or lace, and indeed of every IthLY, p e 9r gouty affection; in fact, such has been the ra cithki att ,,eet ease, and complete safety of this medicine, that 1 / 4 1, y,ts..Ottihlied all who have taken it, and there is scarcely a &le tt " , or village in the kingdom, but contains many grate ttoZ9_4l,,,,, Of its benign influence. Plpotur,_llloMAS PROUT, 229, Strand, London ; and by his toip,rot by Rennie, Wagstaff, Howell, Phillips, _1 spinal!, soit•nl!.ot,l3„ecaries' Compan . y, G. Syers, J. Syer , s, Roberts, 14 4 0" t , on, Latlibury, Scholefield, Smith, King, Brad (fridtotlle, Bird, Gerard, Watson, Mucklow, Lloyd, Carter, 1 474 y a9 , (1 , Liverpool : Law and. Gaskell,. Manchester ; igho',_thester ; and all respectable Medicine Vendors 4, 4 4 1 c kr%the United Kingdom. Price 2s. 9d. per box. 1 .40 e th . " I, AIR'S GOUT AND RHEUMATIC PILLS, and ei te oo o ,, Lame and address of "Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, N -11 ox o ,loPressed upon the Government Stamp affixed to the Genuine Mediciart ne. ° IV/ 4 Ili ac `LND'S KALYDOR, an Eastern Botanical . t Y r ,rlea r °y ery of surprising efficacy for rendering the Skin teh t i - arl ip i e a?.Ul fair, and for bestowing a healthy roseate hue on , 1 11,S' fan. ' \ !,. 1 9T 1 . As a creator and conservator of a transpa 4ksflt Ty, 7 1111 , RGWDANDS KALYDOR may be said to exert an ,tkq freeapcal power. Balmy, odoriferous, creamy, and per -69111 all mineral admixture, it is distinguished for . its ;A D,,1 oY a nq, purifying', and soothing effects upon the skin ; afj; s all i . action on the pores and minute secretory vessels, 1)4 1 ,1 4 1, ar,t,urities from the surface, allays every tendency to %Ines •°", and thus effectually dissipates all redness, tan, 11 ‘, 0 11a 1 1)9 s ts,. freckles discolorations, and other unsightly cii ttileoftli„.''.ations. The radiant bloom it imparts to the cheek ; 4021.1nd delicacy which it- induces on the hands, arms, 1101,ntlefe,.,, capability of soothing irritation, removiug.cuta i,ltltyrr4eSrvial_it to and all unsightly appearances, render it indis -14,:1e eoti",every Toilet. and persevering use of this invaluable medica aq w il; _rs anti invigorates those important functions of the 1 41 1t arn is Lu_ l l depend its purity and softness—the neck, hands, Lath" atlltirgssuming and retaining' the radiant whiteness so d't o e lac er ed, and affording so unequivocal a mark of attention i e Gt, s , 'es of the Toilet and the graces of Personal Attraction ! 11 1'4re at•TeLEIEN who suffer from tenderness and irritation of bki 4 ett eire r Shaving, ROWLAND'S KALYDOR will have an un 4, it l i ana . te e _r ( ln alleviating anti allaying irritation and smarting h i ttv _p ering the Skin soft and smooth. ' 4 l , 'at 4 „ . `,Pable as a renovating and refreshing Wash during 1 914 h kaq , r dust of Summer, or frost and bleak winds of Win 'hlteeed ten, of Sun -burns, Stings of Insects, Chilblains, nd ext t n, or Incidental Inflammation, its virtues have riti N ,D4ri fy risively been acknowledged. toi, r .'g and refreshing properties have obtained its ex -0,40 ,ion by the Court, and the Royal Family of . Great e,ll 4l e'i "LI th Or th e of the Contin of Euroe together with the OrAristocracy and " Haute Voice ; " from the sultry . th e 'ra, and the Drawing-rooms of Calcutta and Ma- Ltt t ibu t . arozen realms of the Czar and the salons of ;St. tje. fit"Oti," Moscow. L.:l•4_ ,o ,: boim f t e , P id i s tration is perfectl inoxious, acting in all el eari ‘ t mg a healthy tone of then minute yessels, and is well Rs the most effective Toilet appendage 1 1N' to universal patronage. 0„11s h ?f the inns TIIE NURS'ERY. i,iL%Nretui ar _ unportant uses of this invaluable Preparation qatl tt r ZlaPtation for the use of Children and the pur 10e4Vvreeo01,,sur_s_elY As a wash for Infants it cannot be too V o 4 t th,7 , ided; . cooling, healing, and innoxious, it may kk at i rrf ect s most delicate lady or child with assurance of the trt:hd teO le tY and effect preserves and beautifies the .k.„ I,4,,6o;silkein, and insures it from derangement by ItTI)I" 0 1 ks N;h ek D%.! 6 'i1l nursini.r, suffer pain from sore or inflamed „,..9..!!!itii unfailing' relief in the KA LY DOR ; and from lter,"asiq n "er to allay irritation and cool the mo u th, it ren k 01 (it "I"lPainleis that most delightful task imposed by al Y. CAUTION. kt,i)!tev494oß7l*„"er spnrii7uls to 41 unit CAUTION. r e e o n n u i tation causes unprincipled Shop- It pounds for sale under the title of iplexi ° o :: l l ) . , o _s(:d of mineral astringents utterly ruinou . s „ kr 4 th ere , by their repellent action endangerm b Ar u n t he ,iNperative on purchasers to see that the worth K1)14,,t tiv e k, It l l Vl LAND'S KALYDOR" 1 4 ‘ ,0), 6 Atel!e..(!tn Engraving of exquisite beauty from , tro t , -„L',LOs• PERKINS, BACON, and N.) To protect 11, ` L ed th e t i; . l 4l,. the Hon. Commissioners of htitlnpS A. 11{7PrIetoN' Name anti Address thus— '`'`'Ad on LAND and SON, 20, Hatton-garden, !A dy • pric Govermnent Stamp which is affixed on ' ll oti t , e ll e 4 Pr4 Cd. and Is. 6d. per Bottle. K A 1 N1! ) . 1 : t. 9 , 1 by Cheinists and , Perft if nr i,)Ns. I ! , i are 1. RAUDCLEN r 11 Ne La ttlrd idketl-ehanlegYibafternoon, a young respectably attired b o o_ ranees Young, threw herself into the tl t ti4 l - yu 4 tbalc'e. 15and ut was rescued. She stated herself to C, Bkdthat becomefr om intoxicated the previous S STONE, GRAVEL, and all Diseases of the Kidneys and Bladder, speedily and effectually cured by DR. YOUNG S URETHRIC MIXTURE. The efficacy of this Medicine in the above complaints has been long proved by its unparalleled success in a practice of many years' standing, and has induced the present Proprietor to make it more gene rally known. Its object is to supersede the necessity of using the Bougie, which, from frequent use, makes the passage more susceptible of disease, and frequently brings on a confirmed case of Diseased Prostrate Gland ; it quickly-ref - d i oves all sore ness, quiets irritation, and allays the ndarffmation that invaria bly attends those painful diseases, STONE, GRAVEL, &c. In these cases, (perhaps the mist painful that the human frame is subject to,) the ixture will be found of the utmost efficacy ; it gently acts on the Kidneys, producing a greater flow by the Urether to the 1111filder, and there forming a complete solution, it not only difsolves, and takes up any Sediment, or Gravel, but also tends to assist the Glands in dispelling any small particle of Stone that may remain in the Bladder. Sold, in bottles at 2s. 9d. each, by J. SANGER, 150, Oxford street, London ; and by Mr. Carter, Bold-street ; Messrs. Johnson, and Rawle, Church-street ; Mr. Priestley, Lord-street.; Scholfleld, Peter Roberts, M`Guffie, Troughton, Wag,staff, Li verpool ; and all respectable Medicine Vendors throughout the country. A man named George Dawson, was committed by Mr. Rushton on Saturday, for trial, charged with having at tempted to steal a watch from a painter named Houston, in Manchester-street, the previous evening. THE ALETHORAMA.—This interesting exhibition is again open, with several new scenes, one of which, Napo leon at St. Helena, is remarkably well depicted, and the movements performed to the life. We are glad to find the exhibition continues to be well attended. Mr. W. H. Gebb. from the New York. Circuit, and the Theatre Royal, Dublin, commences an engagement of eleven nights at the Liver Theatre, on Monday next. The theatre will then be under the management of Mr. M'Kenzie. AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATH.—On Friday, a female named Mary Llewellyn, forty-seven years of age, who resided at a public-house in London-road, went out into the yard, for the purpose of cleaning it, and was at the time apparently in good health. In about an hour after wards she was found lying on her back, quite dead. Upon a post-mortem examination, it appeared that ossification of the valves of the heart was the immediate cause of her • death. • Cou.taxorr.—On Saturday the master of one of the Seacombe steam-boats was summoned to answer the complaint of the owners of the schooner Achilles, for having struck against that vessel and damaged her to the extent of £l9 15s. It appeared that the collision took place on the previous Monday, when the river was very much crowded, and Mr. Rushton considering that it was aetributable to the schooner and not to the steamer, dis missed the case. HOUSE ROBBEP.Y.—On Saturday an impudent robbery was effected on the premises of Mr. John Connor, prin ter and stationer, 60, London-road, while Mrs. Connor was busily engaged in the duties of the shop. It is sup posed some person well acquainted with the house com mitted the depredation. The missing articles comprise about £7 in money, besides a quantity of wearing appa rel. A reward has been offered far the apprehension of the thief. SUICIDE.—On Saturday night, the wife of one of the parties employed at the Wapping Railway Station, resid i in Kitchen-street, destroyed herself in, it is supposed, aht of insanity. Her husband on his return home from the market with some provisions, not seeing her when he entered, procured a candle at a neighbour's, and on look ig round found her lying behind the door with her throat cut. A. razor was found near her on the floor. The in quest will be held this day. STABBING.—On Saturday, a female named Mary Anne Henry, was committed for trial, charged with having stabbed another female named Elizabeth Evans, with a knife, in the right arm and breast. The complainant was going along Northampton -street on Thursday evening, when the prisoner, without any previous provocation, rushed on her in almost a state of nudity, and inflicted the wounds. The wound in the arm was more than two inches long, and half an inch deep. The wound on the breast was also severe. On Thursday, John Owen, who carries on business as an auctioneer, appeared before Mr. Rushton in answer to two informations, the one charging him with selling champ .gne, and the other with selling sweets, without a license to do so, Mr. Davenport, on behalf of the de fendant, said he would plead guilty, but the offence had been committed in ignorance, as he conceived he had a right to sell under his licence as an auctioneer. Mr. Rusht.n said he was liable to a penalty of 4:100 for selling the champagne, and for the other offence £5O, but he should order him to pay the two sums of £25 and £l2 10s., and the case would he considered. THE NORTHERN MECHANICS' INSTITUTION CON CERT was on Saturday evening crowded to excess, the consequent effect of being able to bear such a concentra tion of giant talent at so trivial an amount of admission. The "stars" of Miss Keale's concert of the previous evening. Mr. John Parry and Mrs. Sunderland, with Miss Penketh, a pleasing vocalist, and Mr. G. Lunt, were announced. The programme, though musically not dif ficult, was of the highest order, and of a character calcu lated to please and advance the musical taste of the audience. Amongst those on the platform were the Earl and Countess of Sefton. The Earl, on being thanked for his attendance, expressed, in a short address, the gratifi cation he felt. Mr. Pearsall is engaged to give his musical entertainment next Saturday. OUR LOCAL TALENTS IN THE FINE ARTS.—We re marked favourably, a short time ago, upon a series of sketches made during a tour in Egypt and Italy, by a young townsman, Mr. George Keet, who, we perceive, has established [himself at 81, Mount-pleasant. We have since been permitted tce inspect a painting from one of the sketches in question, for which the artist has received an order from Richard V. Yates, Esq. The subject is one of the tombs of the caliphs in Grand Cairo ; and although, as yet, in an incomplete state, it betrays a full mastery over the difficulty of placing upon canvas scenes which, in ordinary hands, would not have imparted to them the still magnificence in which they meet the eye of the traveller. The elaborately ornamental character of the buildings are finely traced ; and with the groups of camels and figures in the foreground, convey us, in imagination, to the scene itself. The picture, we predict, will be not only most creditable to the artist but an orna ment to the gallery in which it is to be placed. COMM ITMENTS.—At the police-court, yesterday, a man, named Ward, was committed for trial on a charge of stealing a coat, in Scotland-road.—Sarah Hudson, a young married woman, was charged with having stolen eleven sovereigns, on Saturday afternoon, from the house of Mr. Mathias. She had been employed in the house (where she was known) to measure a window for a blind, and went up stairs to the bedroom, where the money was, to make the bed, though not requested to do so. The money was under the bed, and was missed on Sunday afternoon. She had before been convicted, and was sent for trial.—A man. named Thomas Johnson, charged with stealing £9, from the house of Johanna Smith, Burlington street, in which he lodged. He left the house without giving notice, and when apprehended in the house where his wife lodged (from whom he had previously parted), a small box belonging to Mrs. Smith's son was found in his chest. He had also been seen in the room where the money was, with a candle, on Friday. He was sent for trial.— Willirm Evans and Thomas Cathrall were committed for two months, for stripping some lead from a shop-window in Summer-seat, with intent to carry it off. Both priso ners had before been committed for a similar offence. CORRESPONDENCE. PREACHING MATCH. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SlR,—Agreeing generally with your contemporary in his observations on Saturday last, under the above head, as to the unseemliness of making a trial sermon the test of a minister's suitableness for the pastoral care of a va cant fold, I cannot but think he has been somewhat infe. licitous, as well as inaccurate, in the example of the vicar of Leeds, selected for illustration. Upon inquiry, I think it will be found, not only that Dr. Hook preached before, but also canvassed amongst, the multitudinous and mul tiform lay electors, in whom rests the nomination to the vicarage of Leeds. This is the more remarkable, as it strongly contrasts with the course pursued with reference to the same vicarage, and upon the same occasion, by till Revs. Hugh M'Neile and Hugh Stowell. It may be as certained also, that both of these latter-named clergymen were severally solicited, and, one of them at least, stre nuously urged by some of the electors to submit to an or deal which the majority bad made indispensible, of preaching before them at Leeds, and that neither of them would consent to such a lowering of their high office. It is too much, then, that Dr. Hook should enjoy at once the reward of doing, together with the credit of not doing, what your contemporary condemns, and what Mr. M‘Neile and Mr. Stowell, from conscientious motives, refused to do—l say from conscientious motives, for it will hardly be alleged that either of them had oinzht to apprehend from comparison, in any way, with Dr. Hook. —I am, sir, &c., X. Y. Z. THE ANNIVERSARY OF LUTHER. To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD, have no doubt but you are aware of the edict issued forth in Germany, to the effect that the 300th an niversary of the Death of Luther should be commemorated last week through all Germany. In Hanover it is cheer ing to know that the subject was to be improved by order of Ernest, King of Hanover, and the son of a genuine Protestant monarch of England ; and it is with proud Protestant exultation that I notice the subject was not lost. sight of in this Protestant town. Yesterday, the Rev. C. Marshall, of St. Thomas's, Tox teth-park, preached an admirable sermon in St. Simon's Church, in this town, upon the occasion, from the 4th chapter of Romans and Bth verse. The reverend gentle man said that he could not commemorate the event better than by preaching upon that subject which was the ground of Luther's hopes, the theme of all his minis trations, and which would have been the topic of Luther's discourse had he occupied his (Mr. Marshall's) place ; viz., salvation by the righteousnese of Christ—of which glorious doctrine the great Reformer says, " We are taught out of the word of God that there is nothing under the sun which availeth unto righteousness before God but Christ only," and concerning which this is his additional testimony, viz., 4 * If they bad with a com mon consent diligently urged the article of justification that is to say, that we are justified neither by the righteous ness of the law, nor by our own righteousness, but by faith only in Jesus Christ, doubtless this one article, by little and little, as it began, had overthrown the whole Papacy." Such language is as forcible as it is scriptural, and it is well we have still a goodly number of clergymen able and willing to reiterate it.—l am sir, Sze., AN ADMIRER OF LUT I - lER. February 23rd, 1546. CHURCH ACCOMMODATION IN THE SCOT LAND-ROAD DISTRICT. • TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. observed, some time since, a letter in your co lumns drawing attention to the want of church accom modation in the district near Scotland-road. and suggest.. ing that this might be in part remedied by our church obtaining the building situate in Scotland-road, called St. Peter's Scotch Church, and‘which is unoccupied. Your correspondent stated, that if the way of getting it were pointed out, the necessary measures would be adopted by the friends of cur church. Having inquired, I find the facts regarding this building to be, that the site was pro cured from the Earl of Derby expressly for the erection of a place of worship to be identified or in full connexion with the Established Church of Scotland ; and service was for a considerable time performed in it in such connexion, but a schism having arisen in the Church of Scotland, in to which schism certain trustees of this building have fallen, they wish•to alienate the place from its origi nal purpose, which attempt has led to the place being shut up. This chapel cannot, therefore, be brought into use for our church. It having been erected under the condition that it was to belong to the Establishment of Scotland, it cannot be appropriated to any other body. The land having been acquired, and the contribution for the building having been made for a specific purpose, no safe title could be made to it for any other commnion ; but it is unnecessary to put this view, as certainly the Earl of Derby, who sold the land, would not permit its destination to be altered, nor would the friends of our church lend themselves in any way towards the working out of an act of dishonesty. Better situations may be found for a church than the one in question, being too far out, and there will be no lack of support as soon as a proper place is selected.-1 am, &c., JUSTUS. IMPROVEMENT OF THE TOWN. TO THE EDITOR OF THE 'LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Sirt,—lf we may form an idea of the future prospects of Liverpool from present appearances, it seems destined at no distant period to become the most important com mercial haven in Europe, or probably in the known world. This circumstance may be accounted for from the favour able position of the port, together with a combination of other advantages possessed by no other place, not even excepting the metropolis itself. The Dock Trustees seem quite alive to the importance of providing adequate ac commodation for shipping frequenting this port, if we are to judge by the new docks now in progress, and also from the magnitude of the plans now before parliament for others since decided upon. The grand scale upon which extra room for the trade will be afforded, as laid down in the aforesaid documents, would, it might be in ferred, stimulate our Common Council to keep pace in some degree with the conservators of the port and har bour, by causing very extensive and important improve ments to be effected in the town, which, we must admit, is far behind in this respect. It cannot be too strongly impressed on the minds of our Councillors, that, by a judicious outlay in opening and widening the close, con fined districts of the town, a great advantage is thereby ultimately gained by the Corporation Estate in a pecu niary shape ; it is by no means to be viewed in the light of so much capital abstracted or sunk, as in a short time it may be consider ably augmented from the residue of the land being disposed of at an advanced price. I do not coincide with the scheme of levying a borough rate on the inhabitants for the purpose of carrying out improvements, if it can possibly be avoided : they are sufficiently taxed already. An opulent Corporation should be able to effect the needful amendments, without having recourse to this unpopular method of raising the ways and means. By-the-bye, a thought has just occurred to me—would it not be more advisable to form a joint stock company, under the sanction and authority of the Mayor and Corporation, to purchase the old dilapidated cottaves and other tenements within the borough, and rebuild them according to the best and latest regulations? This would not only confer a great benefit upon the la bouring class, by providing a comfortable home, and thereby in some degree prevent disease and premature death, but it would, no doubt, if well managed, be profita ble as an investment to the several shareholders embarked in so philanthropic an undertaking. CIVIS. Liverpool, 9th February, 1846. DR. PUSEY'S SERMON. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SIR,--I think that no faithful member of the Church of England can regard the appearance of Dr. Pusey's re cently published discourse without grief and indignation. The circumstances under which this production was de livered, invest it with more than ordinary importance. The most prominent leader of an aggressive party in the university was authoritatively suspended from the public exercise of his functions, on the ground of his having mis represented the doctrine of the Church conc€rning the sacrament of the Lord's Supper. ' His first act, when permitted to resume his duties in the pulpit, instead of an apology or retractatinn, is a deliberate repetition of the previous offence, heightened, moreover, by the proposition of the doctrine of the auricular confession—one of the most distinguishing features of the Romish apostacy. The publication of the sermon just delivered is accompanied by a reprint of that on the Eucharist, stitched under the same cover. The mutual connection and harmony of these is presupposed by the author, and will be denied by no one who has read them, The questions thus suggested are as follow :—ls the re publication of a reprehensible discourse without a solitary expurgation. and with the addition of further Romanizing developments, to be regarded as a smaller offence against the discipline of the church and the laws of the univer sity ? Is it a fit conclusion to the suspension enforced on Dr. Pusey, is it a grateful and becoming use of the liberty once more afforded to him, after ample opportunity for consideration and reflection, thus to reiterate and to ag gravate his previous offence? Is the official standing of the doctor in the cathedral of Christ Church to be main tained by the university as a position of defiance to its own censures, of anomalous exemption from episcopal rule ? _ _ The position of the gifted but erring individual is one of great influence and high responsibility. He is a teacher of youth ; the guardian of some who, probably in this very town of Liverpool, may find a field for the develop ment of the principles in which they are now trained. Our church is not a mere confederation of clergymen and congregations, feebly connected in their mutual in fluence, but a body; and the disgrace of one member may exert a perilous influence throughout the vital organization of the whole. The admirable training of our Collegiate Institution, as well as more private efforts, are preparing many pious and hopeful youths for Oxford, What is the tuition preparing there for them P Must we pause in giving such a direction to our educational efforts lest they should conduct those who are dear to us into deadly error instead of saving truth? There are many Christian men —mistaken, in this respect, as I deem them—who, while upholding the same doctrines with ourselves, speak lightly of our articles and of our government as cumbrous and inefficient protections to the truths of the gospel which they are designed to conserve. Will such a course b e adopted in high places as to justify this imputation ? When the recent Bishop of Oxford exerted his au thority in suspending the publication of the " Tracts for the Times," his inteiference was gratefully acknowledged in a memorial from the clergy of Liverpool. The die. r the OS • firre and ut to t the any . ' 5 after ti e Irs of egg VS, itY b t r i o fbee ted• 26th the la n of .n* for )0c 1 c: num ►r9• L OP) TING' habi uence iistilr ay is uniut' of los ssari• at los y foo t ON• , a ce of e least AM. Corr!" me si,t we. • OSP. 1 o y ran?, [LIU' e) ect ff wsr- To fee t, Powl i pi ettl sir. .00 fr et, Iny,t7 os or inY ,FA s.l.* a cted se- • 40 10 4 I n., Aim •,rl(l;S' on •)_., fog froy' nt eo. ar)d°' CO • d . I „ c itbo us :IEN . ace. ) deo'. ull CAr° ;0 111". d ,anfogn Fe et, yiills. a rollp a tbef to. _ OO btls bae : Et 1,01"Tv. a iia gesj 30.n., 0010 coo gc .ip ng APROTESTANT LADY, a native of France, who finished her education in one of the first schools in Lon don, is desirous of forming a CLASS of LADIES, who may wish to perfect themselves in the French, Italian, and English Lan guages. She would be happy to conduce to the improvement of Ladies who, from indisposition or want of opportunity, may find themselves deficient in any of those Languages. Terms, and most unexceptionable references, may be ob tained by addressing, pre-paid, to Mademoiselle V. L., Mrs. Wood, Bookseller, Bold-street, Liverpool. GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY. THE Public are requested to TAKE NOTICE, that on and after the Ist March, the EXPRESS TRAIN, now leaving London at 4 P.M., and Birmingham at 7 10 P.M., will be despatched from London at 5 P.M. and that the times of arri val at Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, and Chester, will be one hour later than at present: By order, MARK HUISH, Secretary. General Manager's Office, Lime-street, Liverpool, 18th February, 1846. LONDON AND OXFORD, LATE LONDON, OXFORD, CHELTENHAM GLOUCESTER, AND HEREFORD RAILWAY. HE Directors have the satisfaction to announce to T the Shareholders, that ,tltis Railwa -- Y - PASSED STANDING ORDERS This Day, under the title of the LONDON AND OXFORD RAILWAY; by which it will in future be designated. By order of the Board, E. CLAYTON, secretary. 13, Old Jewry Chambers, London, 20th Feb., 1846. BRISTOL AND EXETER RAILWAY COMPANY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the next HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of the PRO PRIETORS of this COMPANY will be held, in pursuance of the Act of Parliament, at the White Lion Hotel, in the city of Bristol, on WEDNESDAY, the 4th of March, at Twelve o'clock, for the Election of Four Directors in the room of those who retire by rotation, and for other affairs. . . Poweis will then be asked from the PAlaprietors to Borrow, on Debenture, the sums authorised by ttrA.c of Parliament to be raised on Loan for constructing - Branches, and for other pur poses; also to subscribe fat 1500 Half Shares, of .e 25 each, in the Cornwall Railwayfroua Plymouth to Falmouth, in addition to the 1500 Shares already authorised. The Chair will be taken at One o'clock precisely. JAMES GIBBS, Chairman. The retiring Directors may be re-elected. The Transfer Books will - be closed on Saturday, the 21st of February, and not be re-opened until after the said General Meeting on the 4th of March. Share's in arrear do not entitle the holders to vote; nor are Proxies valid unless lodged with the Secretary five days, at the least, before the Meeting. By order of the Board of Directors, J. B. BADHAM, Secretary. Bristol Office, 30, Broad-street, 13th Feb., 1846. LEEDS AND LIVERPOOL CANAL AND DOUGLAS NAVIGATI ON. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that, at the next GENERAL ASSEMBLY of the COMPANY of PROPRI ETORS of the CANAL NAVIGATION from LEEDS to LIVERPOOL, and DOUGLAS NAVIGATION, which will be held at the Talbot Inn, in Bradford, in the county of York, at Eleven o'clock in the Forenoon of FRIDAY, the 10th day of April next, and, by reason of that day being Good Friday, the said Assembly will be ADJOURNED from that day to the 22d day of May next ensuing, to be held at the same place an d hour •, and it will then and there be proposed that an Alteration shall be made in the several Tolls,Rates;aiid Duties upon all Coal, Slack, Cinders, Stones, Timber, Goods, Wares, Merchan dise, and Commodities whatsoever, which shall or may be carried or conveyed upqa or along the whole length of the said Canal or Navigatiotl,.of any Branch or Branches, part or parts thereof, by Reducing the said Tolls, Rates, and Duties upon such aforesaid Coal, Slack, Cinders,. Stones, Timber, Goods, Wares, Merchandise, and Commodities, in such manner and form, and in such proportion or proportions, and upon such part or parts of the said Canal and Navigation as the said Proprietors, then assembled, shall determine. Dated this 20th day of January, 1846. SAM. HAILSTONE, Law-Clerk. Bradford, Yorkshire. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. gemination of anti-Christian error within the Church was not regarded as a thing of no immediate concern to our selves, because it did not originate in our own diocese. A wider notoriety has how been attained by the indi vidual champion of "Catholicism" than was ever pos sessed by his less prominent fellow-labourers. Are we now to be silent, or satisfied? Yours respectfully, ANGLICANUS. West Derby, 14th Feb., 1846. FALLING OF THE WAREHOUSE IN MOOR STREET. ADJOURNED INQUEST. The inquisition commenced on the 9th instant, touch ing the death of Peter Larcey, and adjourned for further evidence as to the state and strength of the building before it fell, and the manner in which it was loaded, was resumed yesterday forenoon, before the borough Coroner and a special jury. It will be remembered that in the evidence before given, it appeared that Mr. Holmes and Mr. Stewart stated that they could not, in the then state of the ruins, assign a cause for the falling of the building. Mr. Lowndes, solicitor, appeared for Messrs. Steele and nd Mr. North for Mr. John Tipping. Mr. Co.,ga muel Holme being recalled, said that Mr. Stew art and he had further inspected the warehouse on Sa turday last, but, from the quantity of rubbish and pro duce still on the spot, they could not see the foundation. One of the arches appeared to have given way, but whe ther it was by the falling of the produce or accessory of the accident, it was impossible to say. A week or ten ten days would elapse before the rubbish would be cleared away. There was " the custom of the port" for loading warehouses. Wheat was in general stowed 13 bricks high, and from that to 17: Thirteen bricks high would be about 3 feet 7 inches. A warehouse of 42 feet broad, and double propped, would carry a much greater weight than a single propped one of 36 feet broad. A warehouse 42 feet wide and double propped, and a good building, would, he considered, bear a weight of 14 cwt. to the square yard on each floor, but one of the other description would not, he thought, hear more than 12 cwt. This was assuming that the timber was good. By Mr. North.—The custom of the trade has often ex ceeded the quantity stated, and accidents, by breakage of beams and joists, were of common occurrence. Timber, from long use and exposure, became deteriorated, without exhibiting any symptoms externally unless it became rotten. By Mr. Lowndes.—He was not aware that three of the rooms were propped by iron, but it would hot affect the opinion he had given, if the whole warehouse were so propped, unless there were pins from the cap of one column to the base of the other, because the shrinking in old warehouses was not from the props, but from the beams being horizontal. The discharging weight of all the floors being brought down upon the bottom beams. I have ex amined some of the beams, and found the ends of a few of them in a very decayed state. These beams had fallen, but from what part of the warehouse he did not know. The decayed ends of the beams had rested in the walls, and might, or might not, be visible externally. A prac tised builder might have detected it, but not a warehouse man. The beams, where broken in the middle, appeared to be fair timber, but aged. It was such as was commonly used when the warehouse was built. They were 13 inches square ; now they are of the average of 14 inches. The beams were of Baltic timber. By a Juryman.—At the time the warehouse was built he would consider it a well built one. A flue in the wall of a warehouse weakened it, because the bond timber did not go tbrough, being cut off. It was so in this case. It would not weaken the wall if the bond timber were con nected by iron going through the flue. There was none in this case. In the roof there was a superabundance of timber, more than he should now use. Robert Ogden, warehouseman (for the last three years) to Messrs. Priestley, Griffith, and Co., who were tenants of the warehouse up to 31st December last, said Mr. Tip ping was the owner. His employers had had it for several years. During the time he was with them, they had in the vaults of the cellar, o'ive oil and logwood ; in the bot tom room, No. 1, West India sugars and cotton ; in No, 2, flour and cotton ; in Nos. 3,4, and 5, cotton and coffee, and so far as he recollected, the same in No. 6 ; in No. 7, shelac and lac dies, indigo, Indian rubber, coffee, and oc casionally cotton. During the time stated iron doors and windows were put in. He had been in the habit of stow ing goods in warehouses for twenty years. He was not aware that in this case he had ever put a greater weight upon one floor than another. He considered the lower part of a warehouse stronger than the upper. The lower rooms would bear a greater weight than the upper ones. All their goods were cleared out when they gave up pos session, except 877 bales of cotton and 72 barrels of ashes in the cellar. The bu kof the cotton was in No. 2. He went through the warehouse a day or two before leaving it, and saw nothing the matter with it. He had been in it since. Room No. 1 was nearly filled with flour in barrels, belonging to Mr. Steele; No. 2 contained the cotton spoken of belonging to Messrs. Salisbury, Turner, and Co. The flour was packed close up to the ceiling. As a warehouseman Le would not have liked to put such a quantity in. About a fortnight before the accident, wit ness told Mr. 'Dving's warebouseman that he thought the produce put in was too heavy. About a week pre vious he told John Eyans, Mr. Dean's man, that he feared the warehouse was too heavily laden. By North.—He meant by what he said to Evans that the warehouse was sufficiently heavily laden without loading No. 2. Evans told him he had let No. 2to Mr. Slattery, for grain and flour. Witness might have had flour casks five or six high in a bottom room in a good warehouse, and on one occasion he had packed three top mops of another warehouse five casks high, or perhaps six. That warehouse fell down. He had seen flour in a lower room six high, and in upper rooms five high, inter mixed witie other produce. He had done so himself. In thisuase (with reference to No. 2) be thought the ware houte was top-heavy. He only heard what was in the Upper-rooms ; he did not see them. By Mr. Lowndes.—What he had said/of over-loading referred to the warehouse generally. We stowed barrels of sugar upon hogsheads which would extend about half or three parts of the warehouse floor. The area formed by a hogshead would be about 3 feet 6 inches by 4 feet. The weight of a hogshead was from 15 to 17 cwt., some times as high as 19 cwt. The weight of a barrel is about 2 cwt. (outside weight). Sugar was the heaviest in his time. In his judgment the flour in No. I was heavier on the square yard than hogsheads of sugar and barrels as stated by him. There was not a loose prop or beam to his knowledge in the warehouse when they left it. He considered it was a good warehouse when his employers left it, and he had never heard any complaints about the props while he was there. There was a flue in the east and west walls of the warehouse, but no appearance of any fire-place inside being used. By Mr. North.—He might have packed two barrels high upon hogsheads, but in that case they would not cover the whole of the floor. This was only done where sugars had to be taken out, and was only temporary. Henryi Davies, a porter, in the employ 9f Baring Brothers, said Mr. Deane occupied No. 1, which was loaded with flour belonging to Mr. Steel. There were 2437 barrels in. They were placed one on the top of the other, five high in most cases, and some six high. The whole floor, to the extent of five feet high, was covered, with the exception of the necessary gangways. The height of the room was about 7i feet. In some places there would be about a foot space between the upper cask and the ceiling. It was American flour, in the usual barrels. The weight of each would be about 196 lb., including the weight of the barrel. He could not speak to the exact pressure upon a square yard. By Mr. North.—Five or six barrels high was not, in his judgment, too heavy. There were very few six high. He had seen flour stowed as high as eight barrels, and never saw it stowed less than five when the room admit ted it. By Mr. Lowndes.—Witness was Mr. Dean's servant. He had not weighed many barrels of flour in his time, and spoke of their weight from his own experience. He was not sure that the barrel was included in the 19G lb. He had seen barrels of flour packed eight high i❑ Barton street and Dundee-street, in the lower room of a ware house. He took the weight from the mark on the head of the barrel. John Evans, being recalled, said Mr. Dean occupied rooms 1,3, 4 for his own purposes. He charged parties putting goods in by the quantity, and was responsible to them for it. Witness had the superintendence of the stowage of the different goods in these rooms. He had to see that the rooms were not overloaded. The ware house fell on the 31st January. On the forenoon of that day there were in Room No. 1, 2,437 barrels of American flour. It was stowed as usual from one end of the room to the otber, five barrels high. This covered the whole space of the floor with the exception of room for the ne cessary gangways. He had been in the habit of stowing flour for nine years back. He considered this a moder ate quantity for that room. A barrel of American flour weighed 1961 b nett, and the cask weighed 161 b more. The room within the walls contained 309 or 310 square yards. This would be equal to a pressure of between 12 and 13 cwt.—more than 12, but not 13 cwt. Room 3 contained 2,322 barrels of flour. There was nothing else in the room. The pressure would not, on the square yard, be more than 11 cwt. In room No. 4 there were 2,383 barrels of flour, and nothing else ; 1,633 belonging to Mr. Steele, and the remainder to Messrs. Sanders and Claxton. By Mr. North.—Witness superintended the stowage. He never knew a warehouseman who objected to stowing flour five barrels high. They seldom objected to six high if the room would admit them. Five or six high was the usual and proper way. Had known them eight high, and often seven. . . . . By I\lr . . — Lowndes.—The receiving, the storing, and the coopering were all done by Mr, Steele. In case of removal of any barrels, it would have to be done by Mr. Steele. Witness directed the height which the barrels bad to be stowed. In Nos. 3 and 4 they were stowed five and six high, when it would admit of it. He could not speak as to what was in the other rooms. (Here witness detailed a conversation he had bad with Ogden relative to the overloading, in which witness said he did not agree with him.) The following day the room which contained the cotton was let for corn. He would not hesitate to put a ton weight on the square yard in the . lower room of a good warehouse , and room No. 2 very little less. Ile would decrease as he went upwards to 14 or 15 cwt. He would have put that weight in the ware house in question from the outside appearance of it. The investigation was here further adjourned until Monday the 9th of March, in order that further evidence might be obtained after the foundation walls are cleared of the produce and rubbish. Before the close of the proceedings, Mr. Holcoe re turned into court, and said that, lest he might be mis understood as to what he had said relative to the custom of stowing wheat from 13 to 17 bricks high, he wished it to be added (which he bad forgotten to do) that in his opinion a height of wheat of 17 bricks in a warehouse room was too much—more, he thought, than the timber could safely bear. INDIA AND CHINA. THE OVERLAND MAIL. (From yesterday's Times.) Our extraordinary express from Marseilles, in anticipa tion of the Bombay mail of the 17th of January, brings some of the important details of the three actions which took place on the 18th, the 21st, and 22d of December, of which we published a description cid Trieste, on the sth inst., by the last mail. The conflicts took place at Moodkee and Ferozeshnhur, about twenty miles from Ferozepore. The official ac counts have not yet been published. The Sikhs having paised the Sutlej in great numbers on the 12th, 13th, and 14th of December, proceeded to attack the post of Ferozepore, which was held by Sir John Littler with about 7,000 men. After some feints, the Sikh army finding the Goverhor-General and the Commander-in-Chief were hastening to support the Fe rozepore division at the rate of thirty miles per day, moved off to intercept them. In the evening of the 18th the Governor-General, with the British army, after a long march, had reached Mood kee and encamped, when the Sikh army, 30,000 strong, came hurrying forward and attacked. A short but severe conflict ensued ; the Sikhs retired, leaving their guns to the British. Amongst the killed was General Sir John M'Caskill. Sir Robert Sale was wounded, and died, sub sequently. The 19th and 20th were spe n t by b o th arm i es i n bury ing their dead and in procuring reinforcements. Sir John Littler, at the head of 5000 meo, joined the British on the 21st, about sixteen miles from the camp. The British army then formed itself into four divisions, tke right under the command of Sir Hugh' Gough, the centre commanded by Major-General W. R. Gilbert, the left by Sir J. Littler, and the rear by Sir Harry Smith. The Sikhs were commanded by Tej Singh, and had formed intgachments in a junge country, which rendered the ma of infantry exceedingly difficult. The Sikhs have long been remarkable for their artillery ; they were pro vided with heavy guns, which did great execution. Sir J. Littler failed in his attack on their position. General Gilbert was successful. The first position of the enemy was taken : the darkness of the night prevented the con tinuance of the conflict. The British troops bivouacked on the ground. The Sikhs found out where the Com mander-in-Chief and the Governor-General had taken their station, and they opened a heavy fire on it. The British troops rose up and drove them off. On the morning of the 22d the fight was renewed, and General Gilbert stormed several parts of the enemy's position, although every effort had been made during the night to strengthen it. Thirty large guns were taken. The British soldiers afterwards began to collect their wounded, and to bury the dead ; when large bodies of cavalry and of the camel corps, with swivels, attacked them. The British artillery and cavalry had retired towards Ferozepore, but the infantry drove the enemy back three several times at the point of the bayonet. The attack of the 22d appears to have been carried on ' by General Gilbert and by the Governor-General, who headed the centre. The Sikhs, from their acquaintance with 4 the country, possessed great advantages, of which they profited to the utmost. They worked mines before their intrencbments, and in their front position, which they blew up on the approach of the British, and de stroyed hundreds. 'the action of the 21st and 22d is called the battle of Ferozeshuhur, and is looked upon as one of the severest ever fought in India. !The British troops have earned the highest praise for their bulldog valour; but some igno rance of the country or of the mode of fighting adopted by the enemy has been alluded to as having produced an unnecessary loss of some of the bravest men of the army. THE CONFLICTS. (From a Correspondent of the Times.) The Governor-General's proclamation, sent you by the express on the 23d ult., would prepare you for the com mencement of hostilities with the Sikhs, but no one anti cipated that the short time which has intervened would have been fraught with such momentous results as have take nplace. The grand army of the Sikhs, consisting of 80.000 men, and about 140 guns, has been put hors de combat, with immense slaughter, and beaten across the Sutlej, le av i ng behind them all their guns, camp equipage, stores, &c. They acknowledge the loss of 9,000 men killed, and fr, m 20,000 to 30,000 wounded. Would that I could add our loss was but small. The official returns have not yet been received, but I have drawn up as correct a list as it is possible to prepare from a great many different accounts, which you will receive with this, showing the frightful amount of fifty-seven officers killed and wounded ; and the loss in rank and file is esthr a'ed at 4,000. The whole of the operations leading to the decisive feat of the enemy are as yet but imperfectly known. The following detail however may be considered pretty cor rect :—lt was formerly stated that the Governor-Ge neral, accompanied by the Commander-in-Chief, with a numerous body of staff, was pushing on for Ferozepore. On the 18th of December they arrived at a village called Moodkee, about 22 miles from Ferozepore, and were en camped,when about four o'clock p.m. the alarm was given that a large body of the enemy was marching to attack them, and scarcely had our troops got under arms, when the Sikh forces, consisting of 20,000 horse, 7,000 foot, and 3,000 artillery, were upon them, and commenced a heavy fire from about 25 guns. Here occurred the immense loss which the Governor-General's staff suffered, and on this occasion fell the survivor of a hundred battles— Sir R. Sale. Here also fell -Sir John M'Caskill, Cap tains Munro and Herries, of the Governor-General's staff—Major Grant, Deputy Adjutant-General, Capt. Hil lier,Aide-de- Cam p, and many other officers bei .g wounded. The enemy was, however, routed, with great slaughter, and with the loss of 17 of his 25 guns. During the 19th and 20th the forces halted at Moodkee; and on the 21st advanced about ten miles to the attack of the intrenched camp of the Sikhs. at a place called Feroz-Shnhur, about half way between Moodkee and Ferozepore. Previous to this attack the Commander-in-Chief's force was rein forced by General Littler, with 5,000 men, from Fereze pore, and it would seem had been joined by a portion of the Loodheana force. The entire force at Ferozepore, Umballah, and Loodheana, amounted to 8 troops of Horse Artill, ry, 5 companies cf Foot Artillery, 1 regi ment of Dragoons, 2 of Native Cavalry, Governor-Gene ral's Body Guard, 2 regiments of Irregular Cavalry, 7 re giments of European, and 16 regiments of Native In fantry, or say, in round numbers, that they con sisted of 48 Horse Artillery guns ; Foot Artillery, un known ; Cavalry, 3.500 ; European Infantry, 6,000 ; Native Infantry, 12,000 ; total, 21.500 of all arms. But a portion of the above must have been left at Loodiana, at Ferozepore, and even at Umballah ; and it is not improbable to suppose that the actual force en gaged with the Sikhs on the 21st and 22nd did not exceed 19,000 men. In addition to these may be added the Ist European and 29th Foot, perhaps 1500 strong, which would increase our force to near 21,000 men. The force of the enemy is variously stated at from 60,000 to 80,000 men, and from 100 to 140 guns; but the Governor ' General's announcement to the Vice-President in Coun cil states the number of troops at 60,000, and of guns in the intrenched camp, at 70 pieces, many of them of large calibre' and much longer than is usual in our armaments. As at Maharajpore, the principal loss in our army was caused by the overwhelming superiority of the enemy's guns to ours, and the difficulty of our gallant fellows getting at them with the bayonet; for the Sikhs had taken up a very strong position, and fortified it in a mas terly manner. Between two and three o'clock p.m. the attack began, our infantry advancing by brigades in line from the right, and when our artillery ceased firing our centre column forced their way into the enemy's poSition, carrying every thing before them in most gallant style by the bayonet, although hundreds of them were mowed down by every discharge of the enemy's guns, which were splendidly served. The British force was formed into four divisions, the right having the Commander-in-Chief at its head; the left, General Littler ; the centre, General Gilbert ; and the reserve, General Smith. The Sikh army was commanded by Rajah Lill Singh and Sirdar Tej Singh, who appear to have made a most noble stand against us. The attack by our left division seems to have failed ; but from the immense number of officers killed and wounded in her Majesty's 62nd Foot, and 14th Native Infantry, which formed a part of General Littler's force, they must have met with insurmountable obstacles. The centre, under General Gilbert, was more successful, gallantly penetrating into the centre of the enemy's position and driving them from their guns, but by this time the night had set in, further progress was stayed by the darkness, and it was deemed advisable to withdraw our troops aa retire for the night. Although the enemy had been driven with great slaughter from the centre of their position they again advanced, and resumed 'possession of their post on our troops retiring, keeping up so murderous a fire during the night from their cannons, that our men were obliged to be at them again, and in the middle of the night drove the Sikhs a second time from their guns, which had the effect of keeping them quiet till about daybreak, when General Gilbert led them agianst such portions of the in trenchments as had not been carried the previous evening, and drove the enemy everywhere before him. In the absence of official returns it is impossible to give any correct account of the movements which were made by our army, and which led to our gaining so glorious a victory; which, whether viewed with regard to the forces engaged, or the momentous interests at stake, may be fairly placed at the head of all the battles which have of late years been fought by us in India. Up to the present moment all is in the dark respecting the arrangements for the fight ; and we know not what was done by the right of our army, or whether the reserve was ultimately brought into action ; but enough has transpired to convince any man who has any knowledge of military movements, that the most egregious want of skill and management of our limited resources, in men and guns, has been evinced in the manner in which our force was brought into action ; and there cannot be a doubt in the mind of any soldier who understands his profession, that to the persevering energy of those in partial command, to the gallant exam ple of our officers, and to the bravery of our troops alone, are we indebted for so glorious a victory gained against such fearful odds. The best description of Ithe battle is perhaps contained in the letter of a young friend, who had only joined his regiment for the first time (the 2d Native Grenadiers), on the march from Acra. lie says, " As for the manoeuvres that were performed in the conduct of the battle, 1 know nothing, and shall not, I dare say, till I see them detailed in the newspapers; but, to my apprehension. it was all confusion from beginning to end ;' aid everything proves that such was the case—for m ny days officers and men suffered the gteatest privations, having been without tents on the 18th, 21st, 22d, and 23d. Among the killed was Dr. Iloffmeister, in medical at tendance upon Prince Waldemar of Prussia, who is said to have been in the midst of the battles of the 18th, 21st, and 23d. The Prince will be able to tell his countrymen what gallant fellows our native soldiets are, under the command of European officers, and how nobly they ea.u. late their courage and energy.:lt is said the young Prince narrowly escaped being killed. Poor Major Broadfoot lost his life in attempting to leap his horse over a ditch into the enemy's works ; the horse fell, and while he was down the gallant major was speared to death by three Sikhs, who rushed upon him. Many of our men were killed by the blowing up of gunpowder after we bad possession of the enemy's intrenchments. By some accounts these explosions are attributed to accident, t wereh r e e c b a u u t s 'a e d f r b i e y n t d h e i n s i t k h h e s a a r r t i a d y w expressly ti n s t u a e t d e s d t u h ri a n t gt h th e e y days he remained; he adds, that some of the Sikhs who set fire to the mines and hidden ammunitions had not only been caught but hanged. His letter is dated Feroze. pore, the 25th of Decetriber, where it was supposed that the force would remain some days before it crossed the Sutlej. It is probable, however, that the halt at Feroze pore will be longer, to enable the troops advancing from the rear to join, and it is to be hoped that the time will be employed in perfecting the army with the means of car rying food, and with proper conveyance for the wounded. January 9.-1 he Governor has detained the steamer till noon this day to admit of transmitting despatches. Colonel Irvine, of the Engineers, who had resigned the service, is going to join the army. Many officers on staff employment at the Presidency and elsewhere are ordered up .to the army by dak, at the public expense. Twenty.. four horses of artillery from Dumdum go up (two daily) in that manner. The troops at Dinapore have been tam pered with. The Mahoreedans were seduced ; a Hindoo subadar discovered the plot, and gave information to his officers. The Gwalior state were the tempters. THE FEMALE ORPHAN ASYLUM. The sixth annual meeting of the cbove excellent and truly philanthropic institution was held yesterday after noon, at the Institution, Myrtle. street. It was most re spectably, though not numerouslyoattended. In justice. however, to the ladies it is right to observe, as indeed may be always said where the interests of religion and be nevolence are concerned, that they formed the majority of the meeting. Shortly after half-past two o'clock, the chair was taken by the Rev. W. flesketh, and the business commenced by the reverend gentleman offering up some most appro priate prayers. The Rev. CHAIRMAN then observed that, in opening the business of the day, it woula not be necessary for him to detain them long, indeed not longer than was necessary to congratulate them on the great prosrerity which it had pleased God to vouchsafe that institution—a degree of success for which they had great cause to give their thanks, as well as those whose hearts had been disposed to support it. When, however, be spoke of the success of the Institution, he did not mean merely to refer to the satisfactory state of the balance-sheet whirh would be presented to the meeting by their Treasurer, Mr. Banner, by and bye, but to the good order of the children—their spiritual advancement,—the increase in the number of in mates—and the satisfactory manner in which every thing connected with the Institution was proceeding. (Hear. The number of children w h o h a d b een admitted since the) opening of the Institution was 96; of that number two had died, and twelve had been apprenticed out of the Institution and there now remained inmates 80, all of whom, it might be said, were in a healthful condition, and their moral discipline and conduct were extremely good. (Hear.) Some observations had been made with respect to their kitchen expenditure;. b:-t he hnped it would always remain on the footing it now stood, namely, that the largest amount was for kitchen food and the smallest for medical attendance. There was another satisfactory topic, which, as the report contained no allusion to it, he might be excused for naming, and that was the presenta tion of two portraits of Mrs. Aikin and Mr. Banner to the institution—two of the most active supporters of it. (Hear, hear). If the meed of praise to be accorded to each were to be divided, it would be difficult to make the selection, though he might observe, ohere two parties were associated together in a good work, that the lady was generally considered the better half, and he should cer tainly say in the present case that the lady was one of the most enviable on the face of the earth, for she had been the first person to originate the insti tution. and after laying the first stone of the build ing, had gone a great way towards comeleting it. There was, however, another class of benefactors to the institution, of whom it might be said—if they did not give' their silver and their gold, they did what they could. He alluded to those who instructed the chil dren. He (the chairman) had lately had an opportunity of seeing a good deal of the conduct of those who bad the internal management of the institution, and be thought the time had arrived when some record might be placed upon the books setting forth the estimation in which their services were held. If such a mark of esteem were in the shape of pecuniary reward, it might more properly be left to the ladies' committee ; but what he proposed was—the thanks of the meeting to the matron and teacher. If the ladies had no objection, he should be very happy to originate such a resolution._ The rev. gentleman concluded by calling upon Mr. H. Banner to read the report. The Report stated that during the past year the b u ild. ing had been completely finished, by being painted both inside and out, and by the grounds bring laid with as phalre, the whole cost of the erection amounting to £5,720 17s. 10d., and that there had been expended in furniture £329 7s. 4d. Under the assiduous rare of the same matron and teacher, the children enjoyed good health, and exhibited improvement; and up to the pre sent time ninety-six orphans had been admitted, of whom fourteen had been placed out at service. Since the establishment of the institution, the report stated the gratifying fact, that there had been only two cases of death. The present number in the institution is now 80, with room and welcome for more, as the committee feel confident so simple and unexceptimable an institution could not fail of receiving the additional subscribers any increase in the number of inmates wonli render indis pensable. The report, which was received with deserved applause, concluded with an eloquent description of the merits and usefulness of this admirable asylum, by means of which the destitute orphan was enabled to say, " When I am bereft of father and mother, then the Lord will take me up." From the statement of the treasurer's accounts it ap pearedt o £1361 19a. 9d , includ in g gpninßd sEosfi c rvi that the total receipts for the past year amounted feae had roset‘i th e te d h eBt f idog o n r r stpehtr w aiott ( up ) eg r tsor k itsoeea d npt o toeh n sose e if by the children, and that the expenditure was £1055 14s. n because favour ssdb3T.pos sible adoption le a v i ng Rev. o ' In theß.ae satisfaction,c report, e o i p r n b a l anc e oCdr t A o , possible recommendation, namely, that it was very short, that it was very much to the purpose, and 'het it afforded the most satisfactory grounds for congratulation to the meeting, and the subscribers generally. There was one portion of it in particular, which was not only very satis factory; but also very uncommon, and to which he wished to draw the attention of the meeting. It was in reference to the building, and stated respecting it, that " though possessing no feature of outward grandeur or ornamental pretension, there will be found few instances of an Institution with the same extent of accommodation and neatness of appearance, being erected at so tnoderate a cost." (Hear, hear.) 1-le believed that to be perfectly true, and a great deal more might be said, for he scarcely knew a single instance of a large public building so excel lent in all its interior accommodation, and so highly adapted to its purposes, having been erected, not only without being saddled with a heavy debt, but leaving, as Mr. Banner told them, a balance of up wards of £3OO in the Treasurer's hands. Tins must be satisfactory to the subscribers, and was certainly most creditable to Mr. Banner, the treasurer, whn had had the management of the financial part c f the institution from its commencement to the pre,elit tirre. With every dis position to give all the credit due to Mrs. Aikin, and no one was more ready than he to do so, fcr the bright thought which it had pleased God to put into her head—a thought which must be satisfactory to her in every condition of her being—with every disposition to give her credi', though I.e did not use the word in its modern acceptation, he should not be doing justice to his own feelings. or to the treasurer, if he did not also give him credit for the admirable manner in which he had brought his labours so far to such a satisfactory term:nation. There were very few persons who could have brought them t) to satisfactory a con clusion, arid therefore, he said, let every credit be given to Mrs. Aikin, the originator, and Mr. Banner, the com pleter of the building. (Cheers Henry Winch, Elq., seconded the motion, which was unanimously adopted. Mr. BANNER then moved a resolution, which bad for its effect an alteration in the ages at which orphans should be admitted into the institution. It proposed to extend the erne, and in the course of some conversation to which it gave rise, it appears the building is constructed to ac commodate 150. At length it was agreed that the ages at which orphans would be admitted should be from the age of seven until they completed their tenth year. The Rev. F. BARKER moved the thinks of the meeting to the ladies and gentlemen who had acted as officers of the institution during the past year. The motion was seconded by J. EDWARDS, Esq., and unanimously adopted. Mr. WINCH said, there were a body of men to whom the institution was very much indebted for the interest they had taken in its prosperity—he meant the clergy— and therefore he had very great pleasure in proposing that the thanks of the meeting be given to those clergymen who had preached in its favour. Mr. BROWN seconded the m"tion, and it was carried. Mr. EDWARDS said he had very great pleasure in moving that the thanks of the meeting he given to Mr. Banner. the treasurer, and that he be requested to con tinue his services. At the same time he begged, on behalf of the subscribers, to present to the Institution the por traits of Mrs. Aikin and Mr. Banner. (Applause.) The Rev. Rector CAMPBELL, had very great pleasure in seconding the motion of Mr. Edwards, and at the same time he begged to move that the portraits he accepted, with thanks to the donors. There could be only one feel ing with regard to them, namely, that they should be received, both for their value as most excellent portraits of the persons they represented, and also on account of the intrinsic value of the paintings themselves. (Ap plause.) Mr. BANNER returned thanks in feeling terms, but said that Mrs. Aikin had by far the heaviest claim on their gratitude. Mr. WANNER moved the appointment of officers, which was seconded by Mrs. Aikin. The CHAIRMAN moved a vote of thanks to the Matron and teachers, which was seconded by Mrs. Winch. Thanks having been voted to the Chairman, the meet ing separated. EARLY SPRING.—The note of the cuckoo was dis tir,Ttly heard on Friday morning on the grounds of Mr. it a f f r o . r . t K ni n g o h w t l( s .s in h c a e s , a an g d oo t s h eb e e f rz t hu is sh no. W 'Warn Knowles, a farmer s Sandford-house, Bootle. large pea, and looking very healthy. which fuily h a t s h ebl:,.szsooocofeda __~