The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-01-11 00:00:00

tAberpoot g tanbarb. FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT. MONDAY MORNING FAR be it from me, in these communications, to cram your readers with any political disquisitions as to the value of this Government co4ared with that ; whether it is wise or unwise, or neither, to have what is called an "open question" in a cabinet—a pure political fiction—a salve merely to the superficial thinker—far be it from me, I say, to take up your space with these and other homo geneous questions ; yet there seems to be some character istics in the present Ministry, blended as it were, which readers of the present generation have not hitherto met with, and which may vindicate an allusion to them in this department of your paper. We have read of an image, whose component parts were heterogeneousin the extreme — clay and iron, and gold and brass, if I recollect aright,— it did not hold together. Not that I mean to augur evil, unnecessarily, of the present Ministry, Coalition Cabinet, or what you like to term it. Certainly " the great idol Pro tection," as it has been called, appears to have fallen before what the Manchester politicians designate " the more luminous and liberal manifestations of Free Trade," and as far as these stumbling blocks were concerned—l write in the past tense—there is now no bar to Whig and Tory agreeing to dance" the reel o'Tullochgorum" together, to borrow a little at random from RoBIE BURNS. An inti mate knowledge, however, of every man in the present Ministry, and some little acquaintance with human na ture, induce me to liken the members of the Government to those lines known to mathematicians, called —IAA, though they continually approach asymptotes, never unite. What ! the cold, dignified, aristocratic ABERDEEN,—pupiI of Prince METTERNICH each other, go,—to sit long at the same council-table with the glib Radical WILLIAM MoLEswon - rir ? Jamais ! I can understand the old Constitutional Whig, LANS DOWNE, the more juvenile and limited Reformer, Lord JOHN RUSSELL, and JAMIE GRAHAM, once more at the Admiralty to lisp about spars, round sterns, and so forth, as if he had been a sailor born and bred. I can well understand these pulling together ; but the elements of others of their colleagues are so antagonistic, that, I fear me much, they must ere long explode. They will not bear in mind the time-honoured injunction not to fall out by the way : otherwise there is strength among them, political experience, and some amount of character. Tractarianism, it is considered by many, will form a combustible ; and on the other side of the Channel, LUCAS and his friends, who are out, are not to be trifled with,—of all men living, LUCAS least will not let that " good Conservative soul," the Right Hon. WILLIAM KEOGH, JOHN SADLEIR, and MONSELL, the green Clerk of the Ordnance, breathe quietly under their new honours. The last appointment is awkward : Mr. MON. SELL can know but little of shot, shell, and—the long range. But nous verrons, as SOYER says. Mr. and Mrs. DISRAELI—the latter intensely attached to her lord—are enjoying a series of magnificent invites. Last week the classic walls of Hatfield-house, the resi dence of the Marquis of SALISBURY, entertained the right hon. gentleman and his alter ego ; this week he is off to the palatial abode of the Duke of NORTHUMBER LAND, Sion-house. So you see Mr. DISRAELI keeps good company ; but this was his characteristic from very boyhood, There be those in my eye at this moment, who sat at the same lawyer's desk with him, and who well describe his incipient statesman reveries. Heedless of engrossing folios, he would frequently make the dusty apartment—redolent of ancient sheepskin—ring again by the force of his eloquence and gesticulation. At that early period of his life he declared with prophetic earnest. ness that he was certain at one time of being a minister. It is no business of mine to animadvert on the quarterly revenue-table just published. I have had these returns placed under my nose for more than a century of quarters. By this time we ought to be the richest people on the face of the earth, for the returns almost always show "an increase as compared with the corresponding quarter." Bow-wow ! In the present return T like not to see a decrease in the customs and excise, the latter 'specially, for it is the baro meter by which the poor man's enjoyments can only be guaged. The increase on what is called " property tax"— I say income tax—is upwards of £lOO,OOO. The simple reason of this is to be found in the extra badgering— dunning if you will—of the income tax collectors (by special order from Somerset-house) during the past five or six weeks, and not from a rise in the earnings or incomes of those who contribute to the obnoxious impost— essentially a war tax. Apropos thereto, it is the opinion of some politicians—the Times seems to be of the same way of thinking—that our new CHAN CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER will demolish PEEL'S greatest monument ! Startle not, gentle reader : 11 the monuments to the memory of the late lan S►r ROBERT PEEL, of a verity that same in come-tax is the one that makes him most remembered— if not endeared ! On the ill-fated night when Sir Ro- BERT—his countenance radiant with health and generous Madeira, not in excess—proposed that abominable tax, he approached it cautiously—declared in his conscience that the fiscal alterations he had made, and intended to make, would do the working man more good than the impost -alarm. Besides, it was only for three years :—some hon. members smiled credulously ; Ministers there were, ex pectant ones—Lord JOHN among the number, who smiled also, but not credulously,—expressed a well-feigned hope that it would only be for three years. Ah, JOHNNIE, JOHNNIE ! at that moment T am afraid you were looking for the reins of government, and, in your own mind, con sidered that the tax would be no bad thing for an incoming minister, and he, too, a'Whig. The tax has been con tinued, and will be continued, notwithstanding anything said to the contrary. The country, however, may expect —and that ere long—to see a more sensible and equitable adjustment of it. statesma Of literary and theatrical gossip, there is always enough and to spare at this season, th oug h I admit, ivith others of Her MAJESTY'S lieges, being nearly surfeited by the dramatic editions of " Uncle Tom's Cabin," produced for the delectation of the Christmas folks. The theatres are crowded nightly, the pantomimes being on the whole better than usual. One is surprised at the breadth of some of the political allusions, after what has been recently s t a ted of the doings of the licenser's pruning k n if e . CHARLES MATHEWS, one of the most versatile and ac complished actors of the day, as your readers are aware, has run a-muck—not wisely, I think,—with the critic of the Morning Chronicle, a paper long famous for the ex cellence of its musical and dramatic notices. It appears that the aforesaid critic—mentioned by name by Mr. MATHEWS—found fault with the scenery, or something of that sort, belonging to a piece recently produced at the Lyceum. Now, when one recollects the house, the great care and taste with which the dramas are "mounted," Madame VESTRIS herself being guarantee for excess of splendour, such a charge might seem unwarranted, es. t' e ciallY, too, if the glowing pencil (? brush) of BEVER -7-,,,2, one of the best scenic artists, be taken into account. "'" 18 REACH is the critic referred to by Mr. MATHEWS• one of th e most popular light literature b oys o f t h e t i me , and beyond a smart remark, intended to do good, would not, it is believed, management. say or write a word in opposition to a However, it is a very pretty quarrel as it stands. ALBERT SMITH is in dudgeon at the immense glut on his free libst—Mont Blanc—he now finds that the paying customervition room is a world too small for his much, with what 't asat out he issues a circular saying as sayeth not. Thisa 4, toed or bad, your correspondent b cTrse will get ALBERT angrily spoken of. for which much. Aprop A Y__ t bye, he will not care very os, "LnEt: Z is still making, a fortune by hi s must have made, and reunions. My own opi nion, founded on a quarter' o f 5 listcentury's experience, is that there ought to be no free a all, except to the g been infested by la order churches. London has lon 0 a t isißede,e—r dinner patience,—there's hnetrroe hour: i s u n c 0 - hunters, any one of whom, on the tion, knocks at your door at all hours especially—and duns you out of all shaking off such cattle— " He best can paint 'em who shall f ee l '" Is, nm tin o sqtuestion- Of books, the c rack one of the last batch • vi RCSSELL'S TOMMY MOORE. GI • Justice done perennial-singingablyj°llN-E THOMAS MOORE has had • • Glorious, to him by the ex -Whig premier. Lord Joi!rr is a scholar of the right sort—ripe and graceful ; there is not a li ne of humbug in his noble prefarato r y notice to the poet's life. Why should there be, when such a man is treated of ? Once in his society, his presence was never forgotten ; and to hear him sing !—his own songs of course. It was perfect vocal enchantment. I well remember the simple mu sical nights,—when t t t h h e e l House of Commons was happily "counted out," — Viscount CANTERBURY ate Speaker, SUTTON, afterwards sense of the phrase ; all n elegant the Italians at the Opera—Lox- LEY'S then, of course—LAß bon vivant in every a dozen others in good note, were LacHE to and lyrics by the di le tt ant i , , GRISI, MAR 10, MOORE and his touching • not preferred to Tom ,ever welcome within the cloistered walls Si-rposz. of MANNERS who were laioe G worn You will have seen that the Duke of L the other day, returned to the QUEEN theHarte r n the illustrious Duke his father. The Duke's g an antique article, so seedy and threadb are , that were w a as chamber-maid to fall in with such a conc ern , among the floss and fallen cobwebs not unfrequently the charac teristics of a b e d- c hamber in the best regulated f am ili es, she would ce r t a i n l y cons i g n it to the dust-bin. The l a t e Duke of WEL LINGTON , t oo , from his peculiar position, appeared in the garter more frequently than the other knights of the order, hence, no doubt, its worn-out and tawdry appearance. It is believed that the Marquis of LONDONDERRY will be prouder of THE OLD DUKE'S Old garter, than of all his other orders and distinctions put together, and LONDONDERRY has not a few. And well he may, for it was a fine appreciation:on the part of Her MAJESTY to give the vacant garter to the Marquis, a soldier of unsmirched honour and unquestioned I - though by no means a SOLOMON in the Senate. The only event of the week was the private view given of the interior of Apsley House by the Duke of WELLING. ,eroism TON. It was called a privat e v i ew , an d was suc h as far as private views now-a-days are considered. The company, though numerous, was select. There is a history replete with interest attached to almost every object within the walls of Apsley House, from the CarrovA sculpture to the last painted picture of the departed warrior's dearest daughter-in-law, the present gracious duchess. It will strike the visitor that among so many precious gems of admiration there are so few souvenirs of THE DUKE him self. WILKIE's famous "Chelsea Pensioners" may per haps be considered the main one. I looked in vain for that other less famous, because less known, picture of the duke writing despatches after a battle, also by W ILKIE ; a fine REMBRANDTISH chef d'oeuvre. WILKIE had com mand from THE DUKE to paint a Picture. "The sub ject ?" inquired the painter. " Choose for yourself," replied his grace. " Enough !" I n goo d ti me D AVID W IL KIE wended his way to Apsley House with the pic ture; THE DUKE was charmed with it, hung it himself, went to a box, pulled out, not a cheque, but a Bank of England note for £5OO. fhave reason to know that, on the assembling of Par liament, the attention of the House will be called to the important question of Gold in Australia, and others of our colonies, and its anticipated effects on the currency of the realm. It is well known that numerous companies have been formed in the metropolis, whose stated objects have been to obtain and work gold-fields in Australia. under charter from Government, and that many millions of pounds sterling have been obtained from the public under such pretences. I myself have perused with sur prise, if not with indignation, some of these prospectuses. They bear the names of men of the highest mercantile character, great experience, honour and probity unques tioned such, indeed, as becomes our " merchant princes." They state that they are incorporated by royal charter, by which they are empowered to purchase, take, and hold, mines and mineral grants and lands in any part of the Australian colonies. To test the truth of this state ment put forth to the public, an " old miner," a friend of my own—a man of wealth, position, experience, end high intelligence in all that concerns our mercantile interests— applied to the authorities just prior to the last Govern ment going out. I have perused the original letters from the Colonial-office, in which I find the following passage : " HER MAJESTY'S Government is not prepared to grant to any individual or company any special privi lege in working the gold in Australia, and that no exclusive right can be conferred on any company of settling la bourers upon particular lands in any of the Australian colonies." Here, on the one hand, is the direct denial on the part of the government ; on the other, the equally positive assertion of the merchant princes aforesaid. I will go further, and whisper to those who wish to specu late, caveat emptor ; for, from what I learn in the above regard, the present colonial administration will be the same as the last. I believe an improved system of licens ing will be adopted ; meantime our Canadian merchants and others connected with those colonies are in high glee at the reported discovery of gold in their regions. Without wishing to " snatch a grace " beyond the reach of my respectable and discreet friend the Court Newsman, I may be permitted to say a word referring to the play—or part thereof—represented by Her MAJESTY'S servants on Friday, in the Reuben's Room, Windsor Castle. It was altogether a family affair. The QUEEN and the PRINCE ALBERT formed the centre of a circle semi ; before them, and much below, sat their children, — the variegated stuff of auld Scotia, tartan, being predomi nant in their clothing. The children laughed heartily at Bull Calf. The whole of the characters - were sustained with the nicest attention ; CHARLES KEAN took care of that. At the termination a supper was furnished forth to the players, most of whom were in town the same night. The QUEEN looked remarkably well, exhibiting an almost irrepressible gaiety of heart. COMMERCIAL AND MONETARY NEWS. MONDAY NIGHT. WE have been favoured with several of the annual circulars published by the leading brokers of this town, and we rejoice with them at the satisfactory results which seem to have attended the commercial enterprise of our merchant princes. Doubtless the comparatively unshackled state of trade—com monly called free trade—has had something to do with increasing our imports and exports ; but Free traders must not forget the enormous and unex ampled supply of gold ~ vhich they have received during the past two or three years ; and, we aver again, that had it not been for this timely aid, this coutitry would ere this have been visited by a com mercial crisis without any parallel in its disastrous consequences. But it has been averted : and may prudence govern the future, and prevent undue speculation. The Directors of the Bank of England raised their rate of interest, on Thursday last, from 2 to 21 per cent., a step which we cannot but consider a judicious one. Opinions are necessarily divided as to the immediate reasons which have induced the Directors to take this course at a time when, from the largeness of the stock of bullion and the increasing receipts of gold from Australia, the money-market appeared to be in a healthier state than in April last, when the rate of discount was reduced. By some it has been attributed to the state of the weather, which has excited apprehensions as to the yield of the next harvest; but the realisation of this fear is rather too remote for it to operate at the present time. Without pretending to be in the secrets of the Bank Parlour, we should be inclined to believe it to be a precautionary step against an apparent tendency to over-speculation, induced by the extra ordinary accounts of the still undeveloped gold fields. On former occasions the Directors have been blamed for delaying to interpose a check until too late to avert the catastrophe. This was the case in 1837, when the course pursued by the Bank was believed to precipitate the panic which prostrated so many commercial firms ; and again in 1847, when the application of the screw was deferred so long, that the Bank of England was only saved from sharing in the crash by a direct interference of the Government, in suspending the Restriction Act of 1844. No such blame can attach on the present occasion, for, being given thus early, it can in no case operate injuriously, while it may have the effect of deterring from rash speculation, which is sure to have disastrous results. Although the transactions in TEA have been limited in extent, prices have been well supported, owing no doubt to the belief which is generally entertained of a reduction in the duty being con templated by the new ministry. This measure formed the least objectionable item in the Budget of Mr. Disraeli, and would have been carried by general consent. There is no doubt, therefore, that, though for the time suspended by the change which has taken place, it will form an item in the financial statement of the present Chancellor of the Exchequer, and more than probable to a greater extent than was proposed by his predecessor. It is now clear that at a time when the tendency of commercial policy is to reduce the duty on articles in general consumption, the maintenance of a tax which amounts to two or three hundred per cent. on what has become a necessary of life, is altogether indefensible. Under these circumstances the market for Tea displays considerable firmness, and as there is no prospect of any large additional supplies from China, owing to the reports of a deficient crop, the inclination to hold is in a great degree strengthened. We cannot forego this opportunity of warning the public against the frightful position of the IRON market, more particularly as regards Scotch pigs ; and we notice that Messrs. T. and H. Littledale and Co., in their summary, give a few facts con nected with this article, which ate well worth seri ous attention. The production of this description of Iron seems to be unlimited in amount, and in excess of the demand for legitimate purposes. The stock in Glasgow is greater by 100,000 tons than ever before known—the make is also larger, and for the ensuing year is estimated for Scotland at 900,000 tons, or just double the shipments, which have been actually less by 26,000 tons than in 1851. Yet, notwithstanding this, the price has risen more than cent. per cent., the present quotations being 755. to 78s. per ton, for three months prompt, buyers paying a small deposit, when it is well known by those connected with the article that it can be produced at 40s. to 425. per ton, and pay everybody concerned. We have had a dull week generally, and prices have been barely supported. The con tinued unsettled state of the weather, with no immediate prospect of abatement, has created some uneasiness, and the raising the rate of discount by the Bank of England has had a tendency in the same direction. This last step has been freely can vassed on 'Change, where we hear it is generally approved of. The cause is there attributed to a desire to check the unparalleled speculation in iron which we h ave alluded to above. With reference to the present state of the ship ping interests, Messrs. Tonge, Curry, and Co., in " This prosper ous their annual • 1 circu.ar say state of . t . hings (alluding to the enor mous emigration to for twelve months, or it in ra a la ) , we believe will continue the it is not too mu g to e somewhat longer, when, found for freeing a largeexpect some means will nuer of the ships beenipiaevrheaps, that are now lying unmanned and in ca pa ble, ist at the various o r n erri h u i ? two l Australian ports, amounting, b y hundred sail, equal to about 110,000 tons, w h en freed, will return upon our market about ' the sa c me' the large flee t of colonial ships, now in the course of :Or s t ruc ti o n, will have found their way here, and whi c h bear a proportion of five to three over those built i n 1852, and five to four in 1851." The Return from the Bank of England for the week ending the Ist January gives the following Other de results when compared with the previous week : Public deposits £9,266,342; Decrease.. £31,384 On th i e s o it th s : e r : Rest ' • Increase .. 729,609 6,113,92 4 ; Increase .. 29,955 Government securities side 0 1 f 9 ;11 99 e 3 a ,9 c 5 c 2 0 ; 11 account — Government £13,961,691 ; D e crease.. £997 Other securitie s s,B7s,7s6 ; Incre aqe 1 73904 Notes unempl oye d 1 10 ,960,495 ; Decrease.. 885,92 5 The amount of notes • tr ieirculation is £23,053,510, 82 being an increas e of 8 ,005 ; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £20,527,662, show- THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, ing a decrease of £221,5 the preceding return. ISSUE DEP Notes issued .. £34,014,005 I £34,014,005 BANKING D Prop.'s capita1.£14,553,000 Rest 3,113,924 Public deposits. 9,266,342 Other deposits . 12,993,932 7-day, &c. bills. 1,384,381 £41,311,599 28 when compared with ARTMENT. Govrnt. Debt.. £11,015,100 Other securities 2,984,900 Gold coin & bu1n.19,904,851 Silver bullion .. 19,154 £34,014,005 PARTMENT. Gov. securities..£l3,9Bl,69l Other securities 15,875,756 Notes .... .:. 10,960,495 Gold & silt'. coin 513,657 £41,311,599 The trade and navigation returns show a great increase in the value of British and Irish produce and manufactures exported from the United King dom. In the month ended Dec. 5, the declared value of such exports was £6,102,694, and in the like period of the preceding year, £5,188,216. In eleven months ended the same time there was an increase to a great extent. In the eleven months of 1851, the value was £63,314,272; and in the eleven months of 1852, £65,349,798. _ Our SHARE MARKET during the past week has been unusually inactive, business having been almost altogether confined to the dealers. We do not remember a week for some time back in which so very small an amount of property has changed hands. As to prices, the tendency is decidedly to improve. That present holders are quite indisposed to part with their shares, is evident from so little stock having been brought to market after the banks having raised the rate on Thursday, an act which has generally caused a small inundation. On a resumption of activity, therefore, it is probable that new buyers will have to pay higher prices to induce sales. We annex this day's quotations :—Birken head, L. and C., 62d; Chester and Birkenhead, 221 -1; Bristol stock, 108; Caledonians, 34i-; Eastern Counties, 13 7-16 ; Lancashire and York shire, 83i; Liverpool and Southport, 181; London stock, 124 k; ditto fifths, 34p • Midland stock, 801; ditto 4 per cent pref., - t ip ; North British, 9 13-16 , North Union A, 263 ; Dover stock, 24,1- II; St. Helens 5 per cent pref., 1833; York and North Midland, 291. PRODUCE.—In Colonial SUGAR, both East and West India. there has been considerable firmness, and full prices have been realized, particularly in sorts for refining purposes. The sales during the week amounted to 300 hhds. and 10,800 bags, but nothing was doing in Foreign. No transactions in MOLASSES, and very little doing in COFFEE. For RICE the demand was not so good, and prices have slightly given way, Bengal realising 10s. to 1 ls. 6d. In RUM the transactions were almost confined to 250 puncheons Demerara, for which former rates were hardly maintained. In TEA the business was limited to the supply of immediate wants, but full prices were readily given. The TALLOW market shows a slight improvement, owing to an increased demand, and Petersburg Y.C. sold freely at 455. 6d. to 465. 63. per cwt.—TO -DAY, there was a fair inquiry for SUGAR, for grocery purposes, the sales comprising Barbadoes, Deme rara, and East India, to the extent, including Sa turday's transactions, of 230 hhds. and 1,550 bags. There was a moderate business done in COFFEE, and 50 puncheons Demerara Rum realised previous prices. In TEA there was but little doing; but previous rates were well sustained. At public sale, Campeachy LOGWOOD realised £6. 17s. 6d. per ton, and Jamaica, by private contract, f 4. 15s. per ton. SAGO FLOUR commands attention, some large sales having been effected at prices realising 235. per cwt. _ _ COTTON.—The news by the Niagara steamer having been received after the close of the market on Monday last week, we could only briefly notice the fact as having a tendency to the improvement of prices here. This firmness continued until fur ther intelligence was received by the Arctic, which were of a less favourable character, and easier terms have since been accepted, although quotations are not lower. The demand has since been very limited, for some days averaging only 4,000 hales per day. The total sales during the week amounted to 34.900 bales, of which 2,220 were taken on speculation, against 44,765 last year. TO -DAY, the accounts received from America, by the Africa, confirm the previous reports of a large crop, and continued heavy receipts at the ports. Prices were rather easier, as also freights and shipments then making would pay. As, however, we are without any fur ther telegraphic news from New Orleans, they are of less interest, and had produced little effect on the market. There being little or no Cotton at New York, the movement in that market has had conse quently little effect in ours. It appears that the weather during the last two months has been much the same in the Cotton districts as in this country. In consequence of this, the Cotton lately picked turns out badly, and it appears the larger part of the crop will be of inferior quality. The country being partly inundated, and the roads bad, it was expected that Cotton would arrive slowly at the inland markets and interior shipping places, and this would reduce the later receipts materially. These advices have, in general, rather steadied the market ; and, notwithstanding the gloomy state of the weather, the sales were - 5,000 hales, of which about 1,000 were on speculation and for export, without change in price since Friday. FIRE.—On Sunday, a destructive fire broke out in the West Strand, London, in the house lately occupied by Mr. Wyld, map-seller, and considerable damage was done to many of the adjoining houses. CAPTURE OF A GANG OF BURGLARS.—One of the most formidable gangs of burglars that ever infested this part of the country has been broken up, and various members committed to Chester Castle for trial. This gang has been the terror of Cheshire and Lancashire for some months. THE LATE FEARFUL CALAMITY ON BOARD THE LILY.—On Sunday morning last, after an eloquent and powerful appeal at St. Paul's, Prince's-park, by the Rev. Dr. M'Neile, the handsome sum of £62 14s. was collected on behalf of the widows - and orphans of the unfortunate men who lost their lives by the recent explosion on board he brig Lily, in the Calf of Man. Loss OF THE NEW SHIP VANGUARD.—lntelligence reached Liverpool on Sunday last of the total loss of the new ship Vanguard, of and from St. John's, N. 8., for Liverpool, timber laden. The Vanguard had experienced very tempestuous weather for several days, which caused her to leak very badly, and she ultimately became water logged. The crew had been at the pumps nine days, and were completely exhausted when the vessel was fallen in with by the ship Lady Sale, from New Orleans, which took off the crew, and brought them to this port. We understand the Vanguard belonged, and was consigned to, Messrs. Garnock, Bibby, and Co., of this town. ST. PETER'S CHURCH, EVERTON.—On Wednesday evening a tea meeting of the congregation and friends of the above church was held at the Concert-ball, Lord Nel son-street. After tea, Thomas Eccles, Esq. was called to the chair. He briefly stated the purpose to which the proceeds of the meeting would be applied, namely, the erection of a tablet, inscribed with the ten command ments, to be placed at the east end of St. Peter's Church. Several clergymen addressed the meeting, and the erec tion of a school-room adjoining the church was strongly recommended. During the intervals of the speaking, several pieces of sacred music were, sung by the choir. About 1200 persons were present. THE FRENCH EMPIRE is clothing itself, with all the eagerness of a parvenu, in its robes of state. Decrees ap pear daily, creating (in defiance of the temper of this matter-of-fact age, which barely tolerates such things even where historical usage has consecrated them) Grand Huntsmen, Grand Equerries, Arch-Treasurers, Grand Masters of the Ceremonies, and all the living parapher nalia of a Court. Along with them appear long lists of salaried Senators, including strange names—the Marquis de Pastore!, most Legitimist of Legitimists, the Comte de Flahault, an Orleanist of the purest water, and M. de La rochejacquelin, of whose actual position it is difficult to give any precise account. At the same time—as if tojus tify the conduct of the three coalesced Powers of eastern Europe, which have shown a marked coolness and dis trust by keeping back the credentials of their Ministers — pamphlets advocating the wildest projects of conquest and annexation are distributed in the barracks.—Guardian. The Brazilian barque Remorino, from Baltimore, had put into Pernambuco, three or four of the crew having stabbed the captain, in a mutiny. They were sent to England in irons. BLOCKADE OF MONTENEGRO.—A letter from Con stantinople of the 18th ult. states that the Porte has offi cially announced to the foreign ambassadors there that it has given orders for the blockade of the coast of Monte • negro. _ WEST TNDIES.—The steam-ship MAGDALENA, with the West Indian and Mexican mails, brought up, on Saturday, at the buoy off Netley Abbey, Southampton. The Magdalena has had much sickness on board ever since she left St. Thomas, having lost two passengers, both of whom were from Mexico, besides Mr. Duke, the purser, stewardess, and five of the crew, all of whom, with the exception of two, died of yellow fever. She brought .R 50,000 in specie. Her news has been anticipated. CHANCERY COURT, JAN. B.—GRAHAM V. ACKROYD.— Sir G. J. Turner gave judgment in the above case (a bill in chancery), which arose out of certain transactions in 1846, between the plaintiffs, merchants at Liverpool, and the defendants, who were inspectors under a deed of trust for creditors, executed by Edward Rawson, who had carried on business at Halifax. The bill prayed that the re ceivedcpount considerable rd a ai t v equal footing amount, d e e e trusts of that d ee d m i g ht be p er fo rme d un der the direc tion of th e cour t ; t h at an account m i g h t b e ta k en ; th at it might b e d ec l ared that the pla i ntiffs were ent i tle d to b e The withll l as alsot othero their prayed creditors debt, aninjunction, whwhichu had ac was dt o n o f and sought to enforce payment by the defendants of a balance of £5,748. The learned judge, after going through the facts of the case, as set forth on both sides, decreed for the plaintiffs, according to the prayer of the bill, the costs to be paid out of the fund ; the inspectors must have their costs as between solicitor and client. EXTRAORDINARY TRIAL CONVICTION OF A BAPTIST MINISTER FOR OBTAINING MONEY UNDER FALSE PRE TENCES. A somewhat extraordinary trial, which possesses pecu liar local interest, took place at the sessions at Hull, on Saturday, the Ist instant, before Samuel Warren, Esq., Q.C., the recorder of that borough. Alfred Thomas Wood, (35), a man of colour, dressed in black, with white cravat, and having very much the appearance and manners of a minister of religion, and who represented himself as the incumbent of the Provi dence Protestant Church, in the city of Monrovia, in the republic of Liberia, was placed at the bar charged, " That he, the said A. T. Wood, on the 9th November, did un lawfully, fraudulently, and falsely pretend to one John King (the Rev. John King, of Christ Church, Hull), that he, the said A. T. Wood, had been requested on the 17th June, 1851, by the congregation of the Providence Protestant Church, in the city of Monrovia, in the re public of Liberia, to solicit and collect contributions in aid of the completion of a house of worship for the said congregation, and that by means of such false pretence he did, on the said 9th of November, unlawfully obtain from the said John King the sum of one pound, with intent to defraud." There were two other counts in the indict. ment. Mr. Hunter and Mr. Pearce appeared for the prose cution, and the prisoner was defended by Mr. Seymour and Mr. Cross. Mr. HUNTER stated the case at great length, remarking that it was a very complicated one, and that the evidence was not such as would be adduced in ordinary cases. The prosecutor in the present case was the Rev. John King, incumbent of Christ Church, in Hull, to whom the prisoner went on the 9th of November last, and on the strength of representations which were fraudulent, succeeded in obtaining from the prosecutor the sum of one pound. The learned counsel detailed the course pur sued by the prisoner, from which it appeared that he she wed the prosecutor a document setting forth that he had been requested by the Providence Protestant Church in Monrovia to solicit subscriptions in England; and also another document of Liberia, authorising him (the pri soner) to receive subscriptions in England in aid of the Providence Protestant Church. The document also con tained several other signatures of government officials and others in Liberia, all of which he (the learned coun sel) should prove to be forgeries. Another document which the prisoner produced to the prosecutor was a book of subscriptions for the completion of Providence Protes tant Church, in the city of Monrovia, and republic of Liberia. The signatures in this book, he should also prove, were forgeries. He should call before them Mr. Anson, who at the date of these documents was her Britannic Majesty's consul to the republic of Liberia. and he would prove that the signatures of Mr. Roberts, presi dent of the republic, of the vice-president, and others, upon these documents, were not genuine signatures. The prisoner had represented to the Rev. Newman Hall, an " Independent" minister at Hull, that his (prisoner's) congregation consisted of 2,000 persons, at Monrovia ; whereas the entire population of the place was not more than 1,500. Mr. Anson would tell them that, as a part of his consular duties, it devolved upon him to count the houses, and to make an estimate of the people of Monro ♦ia, and send the account home for the information of the government ; and that there was a Baptist congregation, of which the prisoner officiated as pastor, consisting of about 40 or 50 persons. The prisoner had variously re presented himself as an Episcopalian Protestant, as an Independent, or as a Baptist, just as it suited his purpose. He also told Mr. Newman Hall that the Baptists in this country would not assist him because he was an Inde pendent, and yet he (the learned counsel) should prove that he told a gentleman in Liverpool that he was a Bap tist, and that he was introduced to a Baptist by that gen tleman in Liverpool. He also told Mr. Newman Hall that George and Eliza Harris, in " Uncle Tom's Cabin," were members of his congregation at Li beria, and that he attended the death-bed of Cuss , . Now, when he (Mr. Hunter) showed them that George and Eliza Harris were fictitious characters, and that the report of the existence of such a book as " Uncle Tom's Cabin" had not reached Liberia at the time when the prisoner left, they would judge what credit was to be placed upon his statement of having been requested by any church whatever in Monrovia to collect subscriptions. Another gentleman in Liverpool, acquainted with the signature of the President, and the seal of the Republic, would state that the alleged signature of the President in the document found upon the prisoner, although a close representation of the genuine signature of the President, was not his. Having gone over the various facts of the case, the learned counsel concluded by observing to the jury that if, after hearing the evidence which he should submit to them, they should be of opinion that any of the documents were not genuine, it would be sufficient to find the prisoner guilty. The fact of the money having been received from the prosecutor was not disputed. If the jury believed that the prisoner made to Mr. King the representations which he (the learned counsel) had stated, and that by such representations he induced Mr. King to part with his money, they would convict the prisoner. The Rev. John King, the prosecutor, was then called, and deposed to the facts named in the opening statement of the learned counsel. Witness gave the prisoner the sovereign in the full belief of the truth of his statements, and of the genuineness of the documents produced by him. The Rev. Christopher Newman Hall, minister of an Independent congregation at Hull, was next called, and stated that the prisoner called upon him on the 9th November, representing himself as a minister of the Inde pendent congregation at Monrovia, and that he had been sent over to England to collect money for their church, and wanted £2OO. He then showed witness documents which he at the time believed to be authentic. He said. " I have a congregation of 2,000 persons in Monrovia. George and Eliza Harris, mentioned in Uncle Tom's Cabin, are members of my congregation. George Harris is an engineer. They live in a house like the houses in England. Casey, mentioned in the same book, died six weeks after her arrival in Monrovia ; I - visited her during her illness. She died a very happy death." Mr. John Neads, an inspector in the Manchester police force, deposed to apprehending the prisoner in Liverpool in February last, on the charge of having obtained £l5 from Mr. Fender, shipping merchant, at Manchester, under false pretences, having represented himself to be a missionary from Liberia. On that occasion he said he was connected with the Commercial Banking Company of Monrovia. He was discharged because evidence could not be procured in consequence of the distance of Liberia from this country. _ _ . Mr. George Wright, of this town, was next examined, and said :—" I am a general merchant and shipowner at Liverpool. I know the prisoner at the bar. He arrived at Liverpool in the autumn of 1851. He arrived in the barque Clyde-side, Captain White. This vessel belongs to the firm in which I am a partner, Messrs. George Wright and Co. She came from Western Africa. The usual passage money home Ido not know. I should say the captain ought to ask £5O for a single passenger from Liberia to England. There was a person in his company said to be his wife. He called upon me and stated that he was the passenger in the Clyde-side. The substance of what he said was that he had come out as a missionary of a Baptist Society, to collect funds for the repairs or re-building of a chapel. I did not introduce the prisoner to any gentleman in Liverpool. lam acquainted with the signature of the President of Liberia, Joseph Jenkins Roberts, and know him personally. I know his writing, and have seen him write. He is a man of colour. I believe that the signature attached to the document pro duced, is not the signature of President Roberts. The reason why I doubt the signature is, because I have seen many letters from President Roberts, and there is a wide difference between the " R." here, and any that I have seen. lam acquainted with the seal of the republic of Liberia. Ido not believe that the seal attached to this document is the true seal of Liberia. Indeed I may say Ido know that it is not. I have a document, sealed by President Roberts, in my presence in London, in 1848." The Rev. Augustus William Hansen, a Clergyman of the Church of England, who resided in Monrovia, from the 11th of November, 1850, to the 2d of May, 1852, and acted as British Consul, stated that he knew the prisoner, who was the pastor of Providence Baptist Chapel. His congregation would not exceed 200. Prisoner told witness that he was coming to England to solicit funds. He (witness) refused to give him any testimonials. There was no such seal in Liberia as the one attached to the document produced. Mr. Hanson, the British Consul at Monrovia, during the time the prisoner resided there, deposed to his knowledge of him, and said that the prisoner was at one time chaplain to the Senate of Liberia, while witness was there. The signature of the President of Liberia, as well as the other signatures on the documents produced, were all forgeries. There was no church in Monrovia called the Providence Independent or Protestant Church of Christ. Did not know that there was £2OO required' by any religious body there. If there had been any edifice constructing for the purposes of any religious body in Monrovia during witnesses stay there, he could not under any circumstances have failed in knowing it. Prisoner came from America to Liberia with immigrants. When witness went to the colony the prisoner was there. Had been in prisoner's church, but not during service. The entire population of Monrovia was not more than 1,500. Mr. SEYMOITR, in a speech of two hours' and a half duration, addressed the jury for the prisoner, contending that the evidence on behalf of the prosecution had failed in establishing the negative of the prisoner's statement ; and that, therefore, they must acquit him. The RECORDER having summed up, the jury retired, and in about half an hour returned into court with a verdict of guilty on each of the three counts. The RECORDER was about to pass sentence upon the prisoner, when he asked permission to make some remarks. Permission being granted, The prisoner addressed the court as follows :—" Feeling conscious that I have acted in accordance with my duty, and with the dictates of my conscience, and having left the republic of Liberia to seek in this country that aid which my poor suffering people were unable to afford for the completion of their house of worship ; and the jury having now pronounced their opinion that I am guilty of a crime for the way in which I have acted, I have only to say, that however various and complicated may have been that testimony upon which they have recorded their verdict, and whatever may have been right in the eyes of this honourable court—(placing his hand upon his heart, and elevating his voice with earnestness)—no pain or remorse lies here. Under these circumstances I have but one word to add. It is simply in the discharge of a duty to my poor church that I have come and endeavoured to solicit aid from those who in England could give it. Upon that I have been convicted. I humbly submit, and merely crave your lordship's mercy." The RECORDER, in passing sentence upon the prisoner, said that, with one exception, it was the most distressing case which had come before him, since he had sat as re corder in that court. He would not harrow the prisoner's feelings by dwelling upon what he concluded to be a most heinous offence in the eyes of God and man. He had come to this country to prey upon the religious feelings of the benevolent of this land, and by taking upon himself a name entitled to our profound reverence, he had made it merely an instrument of unprincipled money making. He (the recorder) should not dwell at greater length upon his case. He felt deeply his degradation, and he would fain hope that the prisoner might feel it too. After a feeling and suitable admonition, the learned recorder said, sentenc f the court upon you is, that you be im prisoned—and I regret to say I must add, kept to hard labour—in the House of Correction of this borough, for th,; term of eighteen calendar months, the first month and the last month of such term to be in solitary confine ment. And I never passed a sentence upon any one with greater pain, and never closed a day with greater desire than that which I now feel that these melancholy pro ceedings may have a salutary effect upon you." On Monday morning the prisoner was again placed at the bar, and pleaded not guilty to two further similar charges. A verdict of not guilty was returned, Mr. Hunter, on behalf of the crown, declining to offer any evidence. The RECORDER, in dismissing the prisoner on these charges, said that since he had passed sentence upon him on Saturday, he had been put in possession of information respecting him which if he had previously known, would have induced him to have transported him beyond the seas. [ln March last, when this arch imposter was in Liver pool, levying contributions upon the credulous, we cau tioned the public against him, as follows : " A WARNING, NOT BEFORE IT IS NEEDED.—We have been requested to put the charitable public on their guard against a man of colour, who is canvassing for sub scriptions among both the clergy and laity. He is a man of good address, and has a plausible story, especially if not cross-examined. He has been a Baptist minister, but now represents himself as a clergyman ordained by an American bishop in Western Africa, and desirous of affiliation with the English Church ! He is unable, how ever, to produce any letters of orders. He was lately a banker, still more lately a merchant, and somewhat more. His shipments of gold dust and ivory are long of landing in England; or, perhaps, it was impossible for him to look after the interests of the merchants who had befriended him while in Lancaster Castle. He has several testimo nials from some of our local clergy ; who, with a fatal facility, append their names to the claims of impostors, without any evidence but the testimony of those impostors themselves." For this notice we were afterwards called upon by the prisoner, and received several letters from a solicitor of this town, who, on behalf of the prisoner, threatened us with an action for libel. A proposal was made to us to pay a sum of money, in order to settle the matter, which we at once declined. It is scarcely necessary to add, that the impostor's threat was not carried out.—Ed. L. S.] SANITARY 11, 1853. THE LIVERPOOL ELECTION PETITION. THE Liverpool Chronicle, with elaborate minuteness, makes the astounding assertion that Mr. FORBES MAC KENZIE has offered to give up his seat; that the Consti tutional Association had intimated their wish to receive Mr. CARDWELL as his substitute, an arrangement only prevented by the return of the latter for Oxford ; and that Mr. CHARLES TURNER has declined to defend his seat, as he came forward on the distinct understanding that his election was not to involve him in any pecuniary liabili ties. The inference from all this is, that the Petition is to have the effect of unseating both members. We have full anthority for giving the most unqualified contradiction to this elaborate statement, the absurdity of which should have carried with it its own refutation. This is a conclu sion, indeed, to which every man must have arrived who was in the slightest degree acquainted with the facts. The statement is not only untrue, but it never had the small est particle of fact upon which to found our contempo rary's superstructure, except the bare fact of the petition having been presented —a circumstance upon which we commented last week. MEETING AT THE ROYAL INFIRMARY, The annual meeting of the Trustees of the Liverpool Royal Infirmary, Lunatic Asylum, and Lock Hospital, was held in the Board-room of the Infirmary. yesterday morning, at ten o'clock; Edward Molyneux, Esq., in the chair. Mr. ALFRED NORTH, the treasurer of the institution, entered into a lengthened and lucid statement of its posi tion and prospects, from which we gleaned the fol lowing facts : INFIRMARY. In the house, Ist January, 1852 ... Patients admitted during the year ▪ 194 2025 - 2219 . 364 317 Discharged .. Do. relieved and at own request .. Made out-patients Irregular .. Dead Remaining in house, January, 1853, Total Average weekly Admitted out-patients Surgical casualties LUNATIC ASYLUM, In on Ist January, 1852 Admitted during the year . ... Total Discharged cured.. Do. at friends' request relieved Dead . In house Ist January, 1853 Tot - al . Average weekly number LOCK HOSPITAL , In house Ist January, 1852 . ..... Admitted during the year .. Discharged cured Relieved and at own request Sent to Workhouse Do. Penitentiary . Do. Benevolent House Dead In house Ist January, 1853.... 8 10 3 38 -- 188 Mr. North said the accounts for the year were not yet made up, owing to the early period at which the annual meeting was held, but there was a falling off in the sub scriptions, amounting to about £4O. The subscriptions now were £423 less than they were seven years ago ; but the total amount of money received during the year was greater than usual, owing to some large donations and a legacy. These, however, it had been deemed advisable to invest for the benefit of the institution, as being a source of income which did not usually occur. The balance last year in the hands of the treasurer was £5OO, this year it was £350. The usual resolutions (for which see our advertising columns) were then moved and passed unanimously. ALTERATION OF LAWS.—The Rev. J. B. Monk then rose, for the purpose of bringing forward a motion of which he had given notice, for an alteration of the law, the object of which was to determine the appointments of the medical officers, at the end of twenty-one years from the date of their appointments, but such officers to be eligible for re-appointment. This was a subject which had oc cupied his attention for nearly twenty years, but circumstances had occurred which prevented him from going on with the matter. After referring to the satis factory working of a similar law at the Northern and Southern Hospitals, and to the advantages likely to arise t the e y t o o u w n n g g g e e n n e t r l e a m l y e , n a n o d f e t x a I p e r n e t s s a i n n g d h i nd i s highust r y 0 , p a i s n w i o e n l l o a f sto the he present medical officers, and the valuable services they had rendered the Tnstitntion, Mr. Monk concluded by moving his resolution, to the effect that the law be so altered that in any future election of either physicians or surgeons, such elections should determine at a period of twenty-one years from the date of such appointmenst. Mr. E. GIBBON, jun., conceiving that such a measure would be of advantage to the town at large, as well as to the Institution, had great pleasure in seconding the motion. Mr. HARMOOD BANNER said he believed all Wero agreed that such an alteration was required, but he was about to move an amendment with regard to the time at which such appointments should terminate, and also with respect to their being eligible for re-appointment. The great object of his amendment was to limit the time to fifteen years, and to prevent the physicians and surgeons from being eligible for re-election. Mr. CoxoN seconded the amendment, and after some conversation it was put and lost. Another amendment was then moved by Mr. Langton, and seconded by Mr. Shand, to the effect that the term should be fifteen years, but that the medical officers should be eligible for re-election. This on being put was also lost, and the original motion, which will be found in our advertising columns, was carried. After a vote of thanks had been passed to the commit tee and to the president, the meeting separated. THE JOHN KNOX, AUSTRALIAN EMIGRANT SHIP.— Some rumours having been industriously circulated of disaster having occurred to this vessel, we have authority for stating that, since her departure from this port, which was on New Year's Day, no intelligence of her whatever has been received, and there is not the slightest reason for supposing otherwise than that she is pursuing her voyage. She had a crew considerably above the usual complement, and was in every respect well provided. FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Saturday last, several seamen belonging to the Arctic steam-ship went ashore for the purpose of spending the afternoon. The ship was then lying in the Huskisson Lock, which had been let dry, but as a warning to passengers, three fires were lighted on the quay. One of the seamen, named Daniel M`Kenny, went to one of the fires for the purpose of lighting his pipe. Whilst he was applying the light he had obtained to his pipe, he walked forward, and incautiously went too far, dropping into the lock. He was picked up bleeding very much from the head, and conveyed to the Northern Hospital, where he died of the injuries at eight o'clock one hour after his admission. LECTURE IN LIVERPOOL BY THE REV. T. D. GREGG. -It affords us great pleasure in being enabled to announce that the Rev. T. D. Gregg, of Dublin, the cele brated controversialist, and eloquent expounder of sound Protestant principles, has consented to lecture during the present month in the town, on the " Heroism of the sacred character, as contradistinguished from that of the profane, illustrated by the life and acts of Jeremiah." We anticipate seeing one of the most crowded meetings that have been held in this town, on the occasion of the rev. gentleman's lecture. We shall be in a position to name the exact date and place in our next. In the mean time we may say that is expected the Rev. Dr. Blakeney, of Claughton, will preside. BURSTING OF A LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE.—An extraor dinary accident occurred on Saturday on the Midland Railway, about two miles and a half from Bristol. The goods train, which starts at eight o'clock in the evening, happened to be unusually light, carrying only 74 tons and a few empty pickle-trunks, but it was drawn by two engines, the boiler of one of which exploded with terrific violence, shattering everythingconnected with it to atoms. Both the engineer and the stoker had jumped off the engine to chock the wheels, or they must have been blown to atoms. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. _ _ . . . MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 10. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. FRANCE. PARIS, SUNDAY.—A fair amount of business done in the Funds, at the Casino, at prices rather above those of Saturday. Three per Cents are quoted 80.85 to 80.90. No news. ITALY. DEATH OF ONE OF THE MADIAI. - -.The Opinione of Turin announces the death of Madiai, caused by his sub' ferings in prison. His wife has not been liberated. LONDON. OXFORD ELECTION. CLOSE OF THE POLL-MONDAY. Gladstone Perceval.. FUNDS, STOCK, AND SHARE MARKET. The English market opened at an advance, but without any assignable cause beyond the pressure of money sales but returned to Saturday's prices. The Railway market in the absence of business, lower. The Gold Mines and Land Shares are a shade flatter, chiefly from the want of support. In Australian Bank Shares there is scarcely' anything doing. No material change in Foreign Fundy'. Mexicans have not moved, the bondholders' committee having had no advice that the remittance by the mail is oe account of overdue dividends. CLOSING PRICES. Consols, Account 1 100.1 a Bank Stock .... Do. Money I Exchequer Bills, Three & Qr. per _ _ _ L. &S. Cents. 225 6 67 70p0 . 104 i i Mexicans. Ditto Threes Spanish New Def Do. Threes ~ FOREIGN STOCKS. 233 I Spanish Passives. 51 Turkish ..... 1 . 4 110 231 Swedish ..... tcli , 48f 9+ RAILWAY London Stock 1231 4 Do. Quarters . Midland Stock _ Do. Halves .. — N. Staffordshire 4 31 S. East. & Dover. 82 3 Amberg.,Notting- SHARES. East Anglian 5k 6k Great Western 93; 4 Lanc.&Yorkshire. 83k 4 Do. Fifths London, Brighton, & South Coast Lond.& S.Western 91 92 York, Newcastle, & Berwick 72k Do. Extension Do. Preference York &N.Midland 58k gi Norfolks . . Leeds Northern .. 17k 1 8 Caley Preference. North British Do. Preference Shrewsbury, A. SHARES. A. Californian. B. Australian . Freehold .. Australasian Colonial Mariposa HARES. Van Dieman's Yuba 79k 80 ham,&E.Junc Manch'ter, Sheff., andLincolnshire 301 1 .4 Caledonian Do. Preference East. Counties East Lancashire Edinb. & Glasgow Great Northern Do. A 42 4 Do. B 131 I 76 8 MINING N. Monde Agua Fria ll i Cordeliera Ave Maria Carson's Creek g f 7t sj Port Philip ...... 21 LAND S Australian Agricul. 260 70 South Australian.. 67 9 19 21 CORN MARKET. The show of Wheat was moderate ; dry lots brought full terms, but other runs are unchanged : foreign held stead dily. Flour sells at former rates, but the demand is ie• active. Choice Malting Barley is in request, but othef sorts are slow of sale. New Beans, being soft, moved ef f slowly. Peas are unaltered. Seeds steady, at late rate' Scarcely any Oats on offer, but really fine fully as dear. ARRIVALS. English .... 3123 Wheat. Barley Oats .. Malt .. Beans Peas... Flour Foreigo, 5020 5000 5032 462 4221 530 177 2890 PRODUCE MARKET. 22 4 1361 0 ni 0 brig Sugar : More demand for West India, except yellow Havana, 21s. 6d.to 265. ; Refined, good home demand '+ brown lumps, 455. to 455. 6d. Little passing in Coffee ; Native Ceylon, 475. to 48s. The demand for Tea is better; Common Congou, 100. Rice sells more freely ; Whi te Bengal, Hs. to 12s. A large demand for indigo, at 2d. t 0 4d. per lb. on last quarterly sales. Cotton is not cheaper' but little doing. The demand for Tallow is good ; 465. 9d. to 475. on the spot. TALLOW MARKET Stock, 46,676 casks, against 61,246 casks last year' Deliveries last week, 1,737 casks, against 2,313 casks l4sb CATTLE MARKET. Beasts sold better. Sheep trade firm. Calves 2d. Per stone advance. Beef .. 2s 8d to 4s 2d I Lamb Mutton.. 3s 2d to 5s Od Pork . Os Od to Os 11 2 i . 3s Od to 3s to" 19 4 :: : 210 Beasts ee Sheep and Lambs 3s Od to 5s Od 3736 1 Calves .20,500 1 Pigs ARRIVALS. Norfolk and Suffolk Beasts .. Cambridge, Leicester, Northampton and Lincoln Beasts Scotch Beasts Holland Beasts „ Sheep and Lambs ~ Calves... French Sheep .. . MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE. Closing quotations :—Bank of Manchester, 10 ; Birge ll# head and Cheshire Junction, 6 dis. ; Caledonians, 34 ! ; Fleetwocd, 455. per share ; London and North.wester ° 125 ; Midland, 80; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 844 ; cheater, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 301 ; New Fte, pm. ; North British, 9,1 ; West Riding Union, 2} ° Y London and Dover, 24 15-16ths I. LEEDS STOCK EXCHANGE Closing quotations : Caledonians, 34 : Lancashire s' l4 Yorkshire, 831; Midland, 79i pm. ; North Western' pref., 151 ; York and North Midland, 29k. MUSIC AND THE DRAMA. THEATRE ROYAL.—The interest created by the pant; mime continues undiminished, the house being nigl o .l, crowded. We perceive that the first day perforyntrlS; will take place on Saturday next, when there w ill don u t less be a numerous attendance of the juveniles. ROYAL PARK THEATRE.—During the past week Nit' Richard Younge, the talented tragedian, appeared at theatre in several Shaksperian and other leading chalr,a ters. This evening Mad ame B o l eno ta k es h er b ene fit, we have every reason to believe that the house will be bumper, thus pra c ti ca ll y recogn i s i ng t h e a bi l i t i es o f fair danseuse, who is decidedly one of the best Cohimby' b e of the day. On thi s occas i on th e pantom i me played as a first piece, a nd the p an t om i m i c corps "" afterwards appear in a popular comic ballet. ROYAL ADELPHI THEATRE.—The pantomime at deservedly popular house is still " all the go," and ric mises to have a protracted run. On Thursday evening will be played as the first piece. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.—The equestrian p er ford" ances at this establishment continue to draw highly re' spectable, but we cannot add crowded, audiences. MR. THOMAS'S CONCERTS.—The first of a series concerts, announced for every evening during the montl: ► took place last night at th e Philh armon i c -h a ll, and if r , eminently successful. The effect of the solo on the hal of " The Dance of the Furies" was extraordinary, 811 , elicited a torrent of applause. The singing of Madli e j D'Anterry was warmly encored, and the whole pass off with the greatest eclat. SOCIETA ARMONICA. — The first concert of this soclSs for the season took place on Wednesday night at the 1%1 chanics' Institution. , THE EBONY MARIONETTES.—We h ave author it y for stating that the ebony marionettes, now said to be Pt forming at the Colosseum, in this town, are in no way ~,; nected with the co m p any w hi c h l a t e ly appeare d at " Theatre Royal. THE HUMAN FAMILY.—From a statistical digest PI: published, it appears that the human family numbet o 700,000,000 ; and that its annual loss by death I 18,000,000, which produces 624,000 tons of animal mattlf4os, which, in turn, generates by decomposition 9,000,000,0 cubic feet of gases, which are cleared away by the atio ° ,4 phere by vegetable matter decomposing and assimilat"" them for their own uses. This is in i n t e r es ti n g subje ct for philosophy. Vii}DIED. —On the 10th instant, James, i n f an t s on of A William Pollard, reporte r , Fi e ld- street, Everton, a ged I months. -- , , LIVERPOOL CATTLE MAR KET .—We had no t reCe ; . t o the report of yest er d ay ' s C att le M ar k et w h en we wen" , ye press. We shall give it in our Second Edition. LIVERPOOL TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 185 3 • PRINTED AND PUBLISHED TUESDAY MORNIO EVERY BY THE PROPRIETOR, ROBERT PEARSON TRACKER' OF No. 7, PERCY-STREET, AT THE STANDARD GENERAL PRINTING OFF No. 4, ST. GEORGE'S CRESCENT, LIVERPOOL, ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION: IN LDYANCE 2OB. ON CREDIT .......... ' 221 ►T+IIE EN a Morni Tuts nestlav,; nife Ni, Piece, in Liver titled T 1 produce Theatre, FRIDAY Chrism MAN ; EAGLE Miss M The 11 the Brea arranger TION, o day duri .S'ole Legs THIS E Evenir Progra mAt FJ equalled highly-tr nificent with the _ . attractiv, round of Admis( 2s. 6d. ; 2 5.; Side Rill beta from Ten Boxes, w FLEWOR' to be one past Sete MORN FRIDAY : : COAT H MR The Ba ill cons Opera, LI The Ini movetner. Selection! and Quad Mr. TE ing been Royal Itz LIV vro: Solo—Tr BOT YOIKa Scherzo Night Tyrolier Solo-01 Tickets—! Doors to EG IS 1 ADMIS T HE Day, o 2d. ; - 6111; L' '1 ttenry Ca William ( Edward C Richt'. Ca Samuel .1( the Secret instant, o o'clock 1)1 Exhibit T HE WESTER RT THE Nest L; Sir w k , Shrn., HENRY ( Lieut.-Cc ArrtiEC Laneast THOMAS West L 1 GILBERT Laneash The Hono Junior N WILLIAM . CRAWP Cheshire It Tlr t p h ; e e'l masters I Labe To be obta T. WA Rno Marehesti the MAST CltfiTA RI E GR - 61if Mob.. ON Tl