The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-04-26 00:00:00

,szalts Diu ,-atiction. GENUINE LIBRARY OP ENGLISH AND FOREIGN LITERATURE. B Mr. BRANCH. To. NIORROW (Wednesda y y),the 2.7 th instant, and following days, Tat Eleven o'clock each day, at the Hanover-rooms, HE Genuine LIBRARY of a Foreign Gentleman, i comprising nearly 4,C00 Volumes of Ancient and Modern ..coks, in History, Voyages, Theology Science, Art, Geography, ex icons Poetr, Novels, &c., many etniin - mt Authors, in French,' Italian, German, Spanish, Latin, Greek, and uriental Literature. C To be vi ewe d T his D AY (T ues d a y) , th e Catalogues may be had from Mr. BRAN H 26th instant, when -...----____ BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE By Mr. BRANCH, On TUESDAY next, the 3d of May, at Six o'clock in the Even 11g, at the House of Mr. Edwin Robinson, the Phoenix Inn. F ° . 10 6, Mount-pleasant, subject to conditions, IFTEEN DWELLING-HOUSES, Six of them Liverpoolting to Harding-street. Upper Parliament-street, , and Nine in a Court called No. 11, or Foundry-court, e ing out of Harding-street. Tenure Freehold of Inheritance. LirPPly to Mr. F R O DS H A M, Solicitor, 16, South Castle-street, erPool, By Mr. BRANCH, °it WEDNESDAY, the 4th day of May next, at Two o'clock in the Afternoon, at the Clarendon-rooms, South John-street, the to conditions then to be produced, t4str,.teeli, LL that excellent DWELLING-HOUSE, on -LA. the east side of, and numbered 20, in Falkland antonLiverpool, and possessing also a frontage of 21 feet , now in the occupation of Mr. Robert Benson Nether with the COACH-HOUSE and Three-stalled STABLE u shind the same. f The Tenure is Leasehold under the Corporation of Liverpool, the residue of a term of 75 years, computed from the 24th Slay, 1825. ttLot 2.—A1l those Two excellent DWELLING-HOUSES, on i",south side of, and being numbered respectively 32 and 34 it,,llls I:alkner-street, in Liverpool, in the occupation of Mr. Thos., The and Mrs. Benson, at the respective rents of -i - 60 and £42. Tenure is Freehold of Inheritance. whole of the above Properties are most substantially and are of a superior character. ealor further particulars apply to Messrs. JOHN and HENRY Liverp ool EG "Y ' S.olicitors, 3, York-buildings, Sweeting-street, L ";-_, E „N,,SI R VE SALE OF HORSES AND ALDERNEY AND ''NSEY CO WS, AT LUCAS' REPOSITORY. On THURSDAv By Messrs. LUCAS and CO. their next, the 28th instant, at Twelye o'clock, at p°s't°rY, Great CharlottSlXTY e-street, to SEVENTY First-class HORSES, con sisting of Splendid Pairs of Car iage Horses. Four Hunters, belonging to the Croxteth Hunt. Brougham and Phaeton Horses. Park Hacks, Ladies' Pads. Hunters, Gig Horses, Brood Mares, &c. AND GUERNSEY COWS: Thirty-one Alderney and Guernsey Cows. D.Nlessrs. LUCAS and Co. have made arrangements with Mr. VAttsoxs FOWLER, of St. Clement's, Jersey, to have as choice a Lot of Cows as the Islands can produce. °n PRIVATE SALE, THIS DA Y, (Tuesday), and TO-MORROW, (Wed/leSday), and by AUCTION on THURSDAY next. an_l:he Horses will be on view THIS DAY and TO-MORROW, the Morning of Sale. Every facility will be afforded by Irele6lB' LUCAS and Co. for Trials, and for the Inspection of ....2inary Surgeons, if requil ed. SUPERIOR HUNTERS, THE PROPERTY OF THE CROXTETH HUNT. B. CO. 134 THURSDAY ne y xt, M the essrs 28th LUCAS instant, and at Twelve o'clock, at their Repository, Great Charlotte-street, 14 t L - WOODCOCK, Brown Gelding, 2. PADDY Brown Gelding. 3. DASHAWAY Chesnut Gelding, steady in Harness. 4. JERRY man of The the are superior Hunters, and have carried the Hunts- On Harriers during the Season. Ra nt view THIS on the Morning th of Sae 26th, le. and TO -MORROW, the 27th in- WITHOUT RESERVE. Trin , r ,, TO PUBLICANS AND OTHERS. `Z,,,DIVILL, LEASE, LICENSES, & FIXTURES M IA' TILE PREMISES, 78, PADDINGTON. 78 ,-c) a d — d . Ij i : co „ r it c O i 0 e i k :rinstructed to SELL by PUBLIC -t 4 weiy e 5 l ON, To (Wednesday,) the 27th inst l ant, precisely, on the Premises, the Grapes , nn, I: XEXpiit t r ,ci n tl, the GOODWILL, LICENI.z", and TENANT'S al so, th e - TERM in the LEASE of !he i!boye Premises ; briek;„ relnaining HOUSEHoLD tURNIII,IIE, Decanters, Ineinilg Glasses, Jugs, and Pewter Measures; also, the re ial; 1 ,; STOCK, consiAing of Wine,GT, Brandy, Cor- Ai,„4,M, porter, &c. ; and all the (INTL RE, &c. tu rt ,;, oe viewed on the Morning of Sale, and Catal_ogues and Pete"r;Bl' Particulars may be bad from Mr. JOHN KIRBY, 12, -l ane or the AUCTIONEER, 8, Whitechapel. SALE OF FURNITURE, HORSE, SPRING CARTS, GEARS, &c., SEACOMBE. Allt• T ROTTER is instructed to SELL by ATJC- . n TIO " ' clock NTol l FRIDAY next, the 29th instant, at Twelve b erry _Precisely, on the Premises, Seacombe, , nfar the Straw :lkZ/Tardens, the excellent and useful HOUSIIDOLD FUR- Can,„ z, ,.,E and EFFECTS, nearly new, comprising Iron and Dri n Bedsteads and Hangings, Paillasses, Hair Mattresses, Paj„' Seasoned Feather Beds, with appropriate . Bedding, ilr, i ted Chamber Chairs, Toilet Tables and Basin tands, Tori"els, Kidderminster, Parlour, and Stair Carpets, o . ilcloth, lima et Glasses Window Curtains, Mahogany Articles, in well- Ca Chests of Drawers, Dining, Pembroke, Loo, t'", and Snap Tables Fenders and Fire-irons, the useful itchen Requisites, &c. , CA ST, an ex ecllent DRAUGHT HORSE, capital SPRING good Set of GEARS, &c. &c. to be viewed on the Morning of Sale, and descriptive Ca b %%ties had on the Premises, or from Mr. JOHN KIRBY 12 . ' et er's-lane, Liverpool. , , ,03‘ORDER OF THE EXECUTORS, AND WITHOUT RESERVE. BRUSH MANuFACTUHERS, DEALERS, SHIPPERS CAPTAINS, PRIVATE FAMILIES, AND OTHERS. R4LDL. by H AUCTION,DGI iI .\ S ss r i v y eiv ( e T d ue in d str - u t c , t l ions to and To- MORROW , (Wednesday,) th e 27t h clock Precisely -ach day, on the P ren , tor ner of Hanover -street, p T he whole of th e STOCK-IN -TRADE, Manufactured and ,Dlnanufactured9 Two STEAM-ENGINES. w i t h Ft..- instant, at Eleven ses, Duke-street, IMPLEMENTS, and If.H7..4ll:4"c(nnected ',1,.!h 4 Busin ess o f BRUSH MAN uF A c cutz ING. tri,n UNMANUFACTURED STOCK consists of St. Petersburg?' e co '„,,!> . firsts and seconds ; " Short Firsts, Fine Mi, excel', White, and Gray Drafts en* ieria and t. Petersburg Seboys, Idle, and Dandy Bone, Rifflings, a variety of Dressed Hairs, it " 4. d to d w --- ~i ioe Hairs, Goat, Badger, and prepared French . ire, Nails 'I wine, and Card Leather, Broom, Banister, RA l om.l-; r t', l ' Stock, ' Painter Pegs, Flat Stocks, Cloth Hair, and am: ~.,'OO5 Di to, sundry Timber, Boring Lathes. Iron Pan -11,,`'),',.°41bs Shears, &C ter, 1.- „,,'" A N eI:A.-CTeU 11 .- 1: D &c. Br' R comprises ground Paint, Dim- Mi i r Sash Tools of every size, Knotted and other Wnitewash et % T es, Varnish Ditto, Badger-hair Tools, Pencils, and Grain 'Whio,r, Scrubs, Clamps, Turk Heads, Curtain Brushes and Ili - 1 18 0 , Rope Mat, Cloth, Hair, Tooth, Nail,. and Shaving Wate"eB9 Scouriro• ~Grate, Furniture, Shoe, Oil, Horse, and konsr Brushes, Plate Bit, and Crest Ditto, White and Gray To: Car pet Whisks, Fancy and Plain Hearth Brushes. pivether with the whole of the SHOP and WAREHOUSE ' l -1314; Th -.3, GAS FITTINGS, and other useful EFFECTS. l o The Sto 'Rues ha ek may be viewed on the Mornings of Sale, and Cats .tcd from the AUCTIONEER, 5, Queen-square. 4 DDIy ol)rhe PREMISES to be SOLD or LET.— For particulars . 1.--.,........„______i_Dcuitxs. Excellent ON THURSDAY NEXT. PlAx, s ',„nd modern HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, Cottage CAs —u- vORTE, 6i Octaves, DINNER SERVICE, BOOK l'Apt' 'nd SIDEBOARD, of very Rich Wood, handsome StUV. II. Y CARPET and RUG to Match, Several BRCS tile ' um°, nearly new, CHIMNEY GLASS, Pair of Mar- IIiPILET TABLES CHEVAL GLASS, a DINING TA ,,,T13/IDR',,A,.-SY CHAIR', CHIMNEY GLASSES, handsome tAx77,..,', Few valuable OIL PAINTINGS and EN " ' , CS, of a Family leaving Liverpool. th il , By Mr. GRICE, t ir i gn,snAY next, the 29th instant, at Eleven o'clock prompt, ~.'-' Whole of the excellent and modern FURS I , 4ußr, } /3 ~,, on the Premisp, St. Anne-street, comprising, ,I.4e r 1)Rooms, Set of massive Mahogany Four-post, Half. iy ster, arld r• . 0 01 m_ French Bedsteads. prime Feather Bed, Hair and is'll)Rie :„..ttresses, handsome Mahogany . Winged Wardrobe, ii4thseitlmo..srubp,e,,rl4,Fay o_f r MalpgatlyT9iletTables and Stand, Nyoga,„V.7ole Tops, Cheval and - other Dressir.g Glasse - s ” , c_ r 4 vver, , i , l.i.,ht Commodes, Mahogany and Painted Chests of ,ilDet_r.ainted Washstands and Dress'ng Tables, Chairs, ,o,he .2,..1011et are, &c. t o i,an,a,Tl . N and DINING-ROONIS include Two Sets of Ma airs, Telescope Dininr , Table, capital Oblong and 1% 11 Iffo„ i .° 0 Tables, handsome Spanish n Mahogany Sideboard, a 6noi,ej, and Bookcase, Large Sofa, and a Smaller Ditto, in 0 4 14 . . r a Couch, in Fine Wood, Reclining and Rocking d 2ssp s L! Leather . and Hair Cloth, Two elegant Chimney t s T e ib - hst ' e u r sperb Gilt Frames, handsome Brussels and Kid- Chin. arpets and Rugs, Fenders, Fire-irons, Dinner Ser „,tigra.„. d, Glass, capital Cottage Piano-forte, 6# Octaves, fine 'nen ,' l ngs, Chimney Ornaments, with the whole of the Kit clothc,''d Culinary items, Pair of Hall Chairs, Washstand, Oil- On', 'Prins* Dial, Stair Carpet, and Effects. ' l 4l () JIM the Morning of Sale, and descriptive Catalogues the Premises, or of Mr. Gawp:, 40, Whitechapel. •Ft7 ll , '`'llTi. 7 RE, FIXTURES', GAS PENDANTS, WHITE CHAPEL, SETS OF GEARING, 6-c. l'o. By Mr. MACLEAN, Aloann w (Wednesday), at Eleven o'clock precisely, on the Premises, 33, Horatio -street, Scotland-road, I'HE Residue of the HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, comprising'''', r-post, Halt-tester, and Nursery Bedsteads, Feath er B e d s , ~.‘ _ , tu ' e r he NVI;(; may 1)( FREF,Hoi a p , ORD ER OF THE MORTGAGEE., On TuE PitOPERTY, FIELD-VIEIN , hill KDAL . E. Eve • sDAY riext, the 3d day of May, at Six o'clock in the street, at the House of Mr. Cowell, Phoenix Inn, Castle .. . Kirlidale, near Liverpool, subject to such conditions As will be then produced, LL that Piece of LAND, with the Four several -11.,1-4,.MESSUAGES or DWELLING-HOUSES thereon erected, 41 . 0„eo the east side of the' road leading from Kirkdale herj,, ,, . 1 _41 to Bootle Village, called " Field-view," and num- Th,,,,r.Spec.tively 3, 4, 5 and 6. ill th;rernises produce,an annual rental of £52, and are now 5,14,:0r 114ettillpeEiltion of Mrs. Bell and others. Ja t"les-st re 4r i ti v e e ll r l p ar o s o ,_ , apply to r GEo. Do DD, Solicitor, Liverpool, or Bootle lane, Kirkdale. ON SATURDAY NEXT. k(x.„, • 'l. IMPORTANT SALE OF UPWARDS OF 1,000 H EDGEROW TIMBER TREES. 141). tiieSPII.S. qIURTON have been instructed by 4 t '..,,, i n the P roprietor to SELL by AUCTION, at the Hop-Pole i t = tr ee , City of Chester, on SATURDAY next, the 30th instant, t: atici, 'or Four o'clock in the Afternoon punctually, subject 'olied".F.9nditions as will be then produced, the undermen -11 sir.rerno ir Y valuable (and principally Hedgerow) tilli gr,,,,,1'..., ASH, POPLAR, AND OTHER TREES, t dee ...,I'ng upon the Picton, Croughton, and Wervin Estates, p ,iii r e pies from the city of Chester, through which the is as)751)0105 Canids pass, in the following or such other lo eterMined upon : 3 83 On the Cro ug ht on E s t a t e . vak , r,._ LOT I: ,5 A Tr ees, numbered from Ito 389. ,1, -,.tii i ./. LOT 11. Z D ° Diar reeS numered from Ito 89ditto, Ito , 2; ,r4b .ditto,'l to 6b 1 Cherry ditto, I ; 2 Aspen ditto, 1 to ~. ; (I'tto 1 to 3. On the TVerrin E s t a t e . 139 Oat, LOT II I. I,,Trees, numbered from 1 to 139. 5.' 9 Ash I , LOT IV. V , 22 41‘, rees, numbered from I to 190; 15 Poplar ditto, 1 to 01 .er ditto, Ito 22; 8 Elm ditto, Ito 8 4 Sycamore 'ettr d i ? ; 16 Willow ditto, 1 to 16 ; 14 Crab ditto, I to 14; -4°, I to 2. sJ On the Pitton Estate. LOT V. a , . Trees, numbered from 1 to 89. AblerAleAshLOT VI. Trees, numbered from Ito 95; 8 Elm ditto, Ito ; l't'll.--.jotn°, LLOYD, ow ditto, 1 ; 1 Crab ditto, 1. of the Woodman at Croughton, and Wm. <q t . I'icton, will shew the respective Lots. qte A°c m Lf )*ther information may be had from Mr. "'Aux, , Chriatleton, or from the AUCTIONEERS, Cheater. - Swill he 26th 1, Bed- id Des bande- a lady T. rAß and an nniere, Frame, Chairs, Cara, 10 feet I Ditto, "awersr Camp, Thick !daing, 1 Dres- Cham s, Kid d,, Sze. Eight- ,srs. T. ol . S will !Oth in ch clay, TURE, Chan- ROOMS. aline Iliiptic okcase• strong Hair is, Sets Merin ET, and• 5, Hair hogany 1 Toilet Chairs, ITON, Swill e 2Sth TURF, Rose y Case, Bronze s, of a x Solid tomons rticles, capital lescope Table, Chairs, Maho enders, :ead, of o, with d Bed ds and en and nstant, ,lessrs. S will rvicesr Lovas 1 side rames trate& ioganY ❑ch to fable, ndoW THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, 26, 1853. To be '-' , 0173 or 'lst. TO be LET, a splendid FAMILY MANSION, near New Brighton, containing Entrance-hall, 10 feet wide. Three Entertaining-rooms, Fourteen Bedrooms, Hot and Cold Bath, Kitchen on Ground Floor, Butler's Pantry, &c., Coach house and Stable, good Garden and Pleasure Grounds. Rent moderate. Also, a splendid HOUSE and SHOP, on south side of Bold street, with a private door; also, a back door in Wood-street, with Fixtures complete. Immediate possession may be had. Further particulars may be had on application to Wm. WILLIAMS, Estate Agent, 47, Ranelagh-street, Liverpool. TO be LET, a recently-erected VILLA-RESI DENCE, situate in Sandown-park, Wavertree, containing Dining and Drawing-rooms, Kitchen, Scullery, Butler's Pan try, Larder (on ground floor,) Six Bedrooms, Dressing-room, Hot, Cold, and Shower-Laths; W. C.'s and excellent Wine and other Cellars. The above may be bad with or without a Two-stalled Stable, Harness-room, and Carriage-house. Also, a Semi-detached VILLA, possessing similar accommo dation. For particulars apply to Mr. C. SHERLOCK, Architect, 22, King-street, Liverpool. QUEEN'S PARK, CHESTER, THIS picturesque, finely-elevated, and extensi ve ESTATE, situate on the south side of the RIVER DEE, and immediately adjoining the City, with which a close com munication has - been lately established by the erection of one of DREDGE'S PATENT SUSPENSION BRIDGES; is within easy reach by either River or Road of the magnificent Park and Estate of the Marquis of Westminster (EATON HALL) and the delightful Village of ECCLESTON. Queen's Park commands extensive views of the surrounding country, including the range of the Welsh Mountains, Beeston Castle, and the Peck forton Hills; and, on the other side, of the Dee Banks, City Walls, the Cathedral, and Castle. This Estate is remarkable for the salubrity of its atmosphere and its many advantages, having a substratum of Red Sandstone; its extensive river frontage giving facilities for fishing, boating, &c. ; and being within ten minutes' walk of the Cathedral ; and as the Chester General Railway Station is within fifteen minutes' walk, LI VERPOOL is distant only an hour's journey from Queen's Park. The Properly has been recently laid out in BUILDING LOTS for the erection of VILLA RESIDENCES, and will be sold either on Chief Rent or entirely Freehold ; Lithographic Plans of which, or further particulars, may be obtained on application to Mr. HITCHEN, in the Park, at Chester; Messrs. ATKIN SON, SAUNDERS, and ATKINSON, Solicitors, Norfclk-street, or Messrs. GOLDSMITHS, Architects, Bond-street, Manchester; and Mr. H. SUMNER, Architect, Colquitt-street, Liverpool. minish the inequalities ; but this is no reason why a portion of the surplus anticipated might not have been devoted to a rateable diminution at the present time, instead of waiting two years to save a penny in the pound. He spoke with much warmth of the good which had been done by MR. PITT'S Income Tax ; but we must remember that we are now in a state of peace, and the event of war might render such a fax necessary as an additional source of revenue, which, under present circumstances, is forestalled. His proposal to reduce the limit of exemption to £lOO at a reduced rate, is less objec tionable in principle, though it will multiply op ponents to the measure. On the whole, the per sistence in retaining this tax strengthens the charge against the party at present in office, that their policy is to throw the burden of taxation upon the higher classes, for the benefit of those who consti tute the majority of their political supporters. We may remark, however, that its extension to Ireland, while adding but little to its productivenesss, will increase the hostility of the Irish members, who are sufficiently numerous to turn the scale against the present Ministers. The net item in the Budget to be submitted for Parliamentary approval, supposing the first to be acceded to, is the proposal to impose a LEGACY' DUTY upon successions to real property. There is no doubt something exceedingly plausible in the apparent fairness of putting all descriptions of pro perty upon an equality in this respect; but there are circumstances which render them widely diffe rent,,and considering the vast amount of entailed property enjoyed by members of the legislature, it is doubtful how it may be received. In the case of personal property there is something tangible and comparatively lightly burdened, whereas broad acres are subject to nuinciuurs licavy ulnugvo talus which they cannot escape, and may have nothing more than themselves out of which to pay the tax. Mr. GLADSTONE proposes to spread the payment of the duty over eight half-yearly instalments ; but in many cases it must be over unproductive pro perty, such as large parks, heaths, and such places, and in case of repeated successions would accumu late very heavily. Not long since, an Earl was succeeded by four sons in succession, and in this case five duties would have to be paid,—an amount approaching at least to confiscation ; and in many cases where all the personal property is left to younger children, the real estate would be diminished by every succession. Under this head Mr. GLADSTONE relies for an addition of two millions to the revenue; and indeed it forms the partially succumbs to this vote, by proposing a reduction from £l2 in London, and £8 in the country, to £9 for the former and £6 for the latter. This is so far well, but he goes a step farther, and reduces the stamp on articles of apprenticeship from £l2O to £BO. If there were any lack of attorneys, we could comprehend the wisdotn of this step, but when it is notorious that more men enter the pro fession than can find an honourable maintenance in it, the wiser course would have been to have in cluded this latter item in the list of his additional sources of Revenue. The ADVERTISEMENT DUTY forms another of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER'S partial surrenders to the popular voice. It was only four days before the Financial Statement was made that a majority of the House of Commons voted for the total repeal of this duty, involving as it did a loss of only £lBO,OOO. Mr. GLADSTONE proposes to re tain sixpence out of the present duty of is. Gd., thereby withholding all the grace and half the benefit of the boon for the paltry balance of £60,000. He, however, goes further, and makes the singular pro position!to exempt from stamp duty all Supplements to newspapers containing only advertisements. There can be no doubt of the object of this con cession, as The Times is almost the only paper be nefited by it, and the price of the boon has been paid in unscrupulous advocacy of the present Ministry, and fulsome adulation of the matchless talents of Mr. GLADSTONE, as the ablest financier of this or any other age. We have said that The Times will be solely benefited ; for though it is true that other papers may publish similar supplements, few people will pay to have their advertisements inserted in a supplement which, containing no news, will very seldom be read; and, like The Times supplement, be very often not delivered with the paper which it professes to accompany. Among the other reductions on Stamps is that on policies of LIFE ASSURANCE, which was a very minor grievance; whereas the duty on fire in surances, which in most cases is two hundred per cent, on the premium, is left untouched. In treat ing on this subject, Mr. GLADSTONE threw out a suggestion that the Government might undertake the business of LIFE ASSURANCE, in the same manner that they now grant Life Annuities—a sug gestion that is worthy of consideration. Ile also proposed an abatement of the Stamps on the Inden tures of Apprenticeship, without premium, from to 2s. 6d., and the duty on Hackney Carriages from Is. sd. to Is. per day. A more important alteration, however, is that on Receipt Stamps, which, from the present scale varying from 3d. to 10s. on sums of £5 and upwards, is to be altered to the uniform rate of one penny on sums of £2 and upwards. The strangest part of the proposal is that of paying the duty by affixing a penny postage label to the receipt, by which a door will be open to general fraud. In every case the stamp, if used, may be detached from the receipt, and at any time, when proof of the receipt is required, the affixing of a penny stamp would render it a valid instrument, so that in a majority of cases the duty on the receipt would not be paid. In dealing with the ASSESSED TAXES, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER seems resolved to make some little compensation to the higher classes, for retaining on them the burden of direct taxation. He proposes a reduction on male servants, carriages, horses, hair-powder, and armo rial bearings, all of which, as being among the luxuries of the great, may be considered fair subjects for taxation; and increases the duty on dogs, which will more generally fall on the lower classes. In this respect, therefore, he will gain nothing of popular favour, though it is to be done at a loss to the revenue of no less than £290,000. There is also to be a further loss of £54,000, from an alteration in the post-horse duties, substituting licenses for horses and carriages in lieu of tax on mileage. In some respects this is more defensible, as involving the employment of many industrious persons, although the tax is paid by a class above them. It was indispensable, considering the party from which it emanated, that the Budget should in some way be identified with the system known as Free trade policy, and accordingly Mr. GLADSTONE, following the example of his former leader, the late Sir ROBERT PEEL, has constructed a new tariff of Customs' duties, reducing those on many articles of ordinary consumption, such as Apples, Butter, Cheese, Cocoa, Eggs, Nuts, Oranges, Lemons, and Raisins, to the extent, on the aggregate, of £262,000. In addition to this, he proposes to reduce the duty on a list of 133 minor articles, such as Beer, Books, Chicory, Clocks, Confectionery, Foreign Fruits ; Plate, Cotton, Linen, Silk, and Woollen Manufactures; Perfumery, Manufactured Tobacco, &c., at a loss of £70,000. He also pro poses a further loss of £53,000, by abolishing the duty on 123 other articles, including Hemp Cables, Gins, Fish, Poultry, Furniture Woods, Painters , Colours, Dutch Clinkers, Spirits of Turpentine, Rose-water, &c. It will thus be seen that the Taxes proposed to he levied consist of additional Property and Income Tax, £590,000; Legacy Duty on Real Property, £2,000,000; Irish and Scutch Spirits, £436,000; and Licenses, £113,000 ; being a total of £3,139,000. The proposed reductions are—Soap-tax, £1,126,000; Stamps and Advertisement Duty, £420,000 ; As sessed Taxes, £344,000; Tea Duty, £366,000, and ultimately £1,634,000; other Customs' duties, £385,000, which, with £40,000, estimated from a reduction of Colonial Postage to a uniform rate of 6d., makes a total of £2,681,000 ; so that, instead of a reduction, there is an actual increase of taxa tion to the extent of £458,000. If, hoWever, we take the reduction of Tea Duty for the second year, which is estimated at a further loss of £510,000, the whole reduction will be only £52,000; so that Mr. GL:►DSTO\E has in reality displayed more ingenuity in shifting the public burdens than in relieving the community from their pressure. It is true that the proposed imposition of Legacy Duty on succession to real property will not be as pro ductive as the sum estimated for several years to come, against which may be set the progressive reduction of the Tea Duty; but then, on the other hand, no allowance is made for the dimi nished interest on Exchequer Bills, and the con templated reduction of interest on the Three per Cents. We can, therefore, only arrive at the conclusion that the supposed surplus of revenue is skilfully retained for probable con tingencies of increased estimates of expenditure ; while the public are ingeniously made to believe, by a clever scheme of adding here and taking off there, that they have afforded them a sensible relief from taxation. We cannot deny Mr. GLADSTONE the character of an able financier; but before we un hesitatingly approve of his Budget, we must b e convinced that his plan of robbing Peter to pay Paul is the most judicious that could be adopted. We have thus given a brief but impartial review of Mr. GLADSTONE'S Financial Statement, which occupied the attention of the House of Commons for five hours on Monday last week ; but, as usual on such occasions, was left until a future opportunity before receiving the fiat of approval. We are told by The Times that it has met with general approval in the City, but we are also told by the same authority that the Funds declined in value, and have not since re covered the depression. Indeel it is clear that appre hensions are already entertained as to its success; and it is said that a meeting of Ministerial supporters has been held in Chesham Place, and resort had to the old threat of dissolu. tion in case of rejection ; while the Ministerial evening paper, The Globe, has significantly avowed that the Budget is not of itself a suf- ficient ground upon which to appeal to the country. It is char that the whole fabric rests upon the renewal and extension of the Income Tax and the Legacy Duty on real property, both of doubtful character, and only to be justified by strong necessity. The former, it will be remembered, was levied expressly for a temporary purpose, and has now existed eleven years. Mr. GLADSTONE has admitted the inequalities and injustice of it, and expressly avowed his inability to improve it. In proposing, therefore, its renewal for seven years more, he has endeavoured to hold out a hope of its extinction at the end of that period, but in doing so he has drawn largely on future probabilities : he has presumed that every duty now reduced will have regained its former productiveness ; and he has anticipated the falling in of the Long Annuities, which, with more prudence, should hwe been de voted to the partial reduction of the National Debt. These are points of serious consideration before accepting the scheme as a whole, and we have done our duty in placing them impartially before the public. SEAFORTH HALL. TO be LET, F U R NISHED or U NFURNISHED, an d may be entered on immediately, the elegant and commo dious MANSION, called "SEAFORTH HALL" situated on the Banks of the River Mersey, about four miles below Liverpool, with the Garden, Pleasure-grounds, Stabling, &c. thereto be- Tlellfaxgiobr is replete with every convenience requisite for the accommodation of a large and respectable Family. It con tains, on the Ground Floor, an Entrance Vestibule, a large Hall, with Picture Gallery carried round, Dining-room 39 by 23 feet, Drawing.room, 39 by 22 feet, Library, 21 by 18 feet, Breakfast-room, 18 by 19 feet, Housekeeper's Room, Butler's Room, Kitchen, Back Kitchens, Scullery, Pantry, Servants' Hall, Still-room, Store-room, Etc. ; on the First Floor above there are Eight Bed-rooms and Dressing-rooms ; and on the Second Floor above, Eight Bed-rooms. The Basement contains extensive Cellarage. The GARDENS are Walled in, and in good condition, con taining' a splendid range of Hothouses, comprising Green house, Pine-stove, Peach-house, Two Vineries, all well stocked and in full bearing. L, The STABLING Will accomm)date Seven Horses, with Coach house, Shippon, &c. The House commands a magnificent Marine prospect, em bracing the mouths of the Mersey and the Dee. with the Coast between the two, the Welsh Mountains and Snowden in the distance. The PLEASURE-GROUNDS and GARDENS comprise about Seven Acres, planted and laid out; and a large quantity of Land may be had, if required. There is a Billiard-room arid Gymnasium in the Pleasure ground, detached from the House; also, a Gardener's Lodge and separate Dwelling for the Groom and Coachman, or Bailiff. The House lying contiguous to the Sea Shore, there is ex cellent Sea Bathing on the spot. On the whole, an opportunity seldom occurs for renting Premises combining in a greater degree the advantages of site, prospect, elegance, convenience, and luxury. For paiiiculars of rent and tickets to view apply to JAMES MUSPRATT and SONS, Royal Bank-buildings, Liverpool. LIVERPOOL DOCKS. LOANS OF rHE COMMITTEE of the MONEY. LIVERPOOL DOCKS do hereby give Notice, that they are willing to receive LOANS OF MONEY, on the Security of the Bonds of the Trustees of the Liverpool Docks, at the rate of 10s. per centuin per annum interest, for periods of either Three, Five, or Seven Years. All offers to be addressed to GEORGE V. TAN TON, Esq., Treasurer of the Liverpool Docks, Dock-office Liverpool.—By order, DANIEL MASON, Secretary Dock-office. Liverpool, February 10, 1553 SCOTTISH WIDOWS' FUND AND LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. THE THIRTY- NINTH ANNUAL GENERAL COURT of this Society will be held within Gibbs' Royal Hotel, Prince's-street, on FRIDAY the 27th day of May next, at two o'clock, p.m., in terms of, and for the purposes specified in, the Articles of Constitution of the Society. The Bonus Additions to the existing Policies for the Fifth Septennial period of Investigation, ending the 31st December last, will then be declared. JOHN MACKENZIE, Manager. Edinburgh. April, 1853. PROFESSIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, Admitting, on equal terms, persons of every class and degree to all its benefits and advantages. CAPITAL,—.e2SO,OOO. CHAIRMAN,—Mpjor HFNRY STONES DEPITTY-CIIAIRMAN;—JAMES ANDREW DURHAM, Esq. With upwards of Fourteen Hundred Shareholders. There are two important clauses in the deed of settlement, by which the Directors havepower to appropriate ONE-TENTH of the entire profits of the Company : ht.—For the relief of eyed and distresse for life, who have paid five years' premiums I parties assured their widows _ and orphans. 2nd.—For the relief of aged and distressed original pro prietors, assured or not, their widows and orphans, toge ther with 5 per cent. per annum on the capital originally ;,,,,,.«,„1 ~., •u........ All policies indisputable and free of stamp duty. Rates of premium extremely moderate. No extra charge for going to or residing at (in time of peace) Australasia, Bermuda, Madeira, Cap e of Good Hope, Mauri tius, and the British North Americas, Colonies. Medical men in all cases remunerated for their report. Assurances granted against Paralysis, Blindness, a Accidents, Insanity, and every other affliction, bodily and mental, at moderate rates. A liberal commission allowed to Agents. Annual Premium for Assuring £lOO, namely : Age-20 41 10s. 9d. Age-40 £2l3s. 6(1 1 30 119 6 50 3IS 6 Prospectuses, with tables and fullest information, may be had at the Offices of the Company, or of any of their Agents. Applications for Agencies requested. EDWARD BA Y LIS, Resident Manager and Actuary. Offices, 7;, Cheapside, London. TO CORRESPONDENTS. G We shall be happy, at all times, to receive communications on subjects of local or general interest; and if ourfriends will be good enough to authenticate the same by their si,;na tures, for our own satisfaction, we shall feel obliged. We have received a letter, badly spelt and worse written, on a dirty pieceof paper, signed "Thos. May, 22 Argyle-street," doubting whether our correspondent of last week is a "Roman Catholic," because he is not so " biggotted" as this erudite champion of "Dr. Chail," as he calls him. A Iloax.—Some of our contemporaries, metropolitan and pro vincial, have published a lengthy epistle, purporting to have been written by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to a poor clerk at Birmingham. We have too high an opinion of the abilities of Mr. Gladstone, to believe him capable of so sorry a production, and he has too high an opinion of his position as a Cabinet Minister to enter into a newspaper controversy •esponden Loaxes are general newspapers tiberpoot tanbarbf TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 26, 1353. REVIEW OF THE BUDGET, MR. GLADSTONE'S FINANCE POLICY - • THE Financial Statement of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, of which we were only enabled to give an imperfect summary last week, consti tutes of course the leading topic of the day, and is entitled to a more than ordinary share of careful consideration. Although differing widely from MR. GLADSTONE and his colleagues, in political we do n t hesitate to confess that it nances, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER ability for which few were inclined to give him credit. His Budget dis plays an ingenuity of design, a comprehensiveness of detail, a depth of research, and moreover a plau sibility of purpose, which ranks it far before that of his predecessor; while it manfully grapples with many subjects which previous Ministers had hesi tated to deal with, from the difficulty attending complicated details. MR. GLADSTONE, however, seems to have devoted all his energies to the task before him, and the result has proved that he was at least the only man of the present Cabinet so well fitted for it. But while we give credit to the Mi nister for the ability and ingenuity of which he has furnished such a striking proof, we do not on that account unhesitatingly adopt all his propositions; but, in justice to our readers, shall proceed to treat of them more in detail, with such comments as suggest themselves from a consideration of the several items. has shown an amount of The first in order, as in importance, is the pro posal to renew the PROPERTY AND INCOME TAX, not as on the last two occasions for one year only, but for a period of seven years,--the first two years, at the present rate of seven-pence in the pound, the next two years at six-pence, and the succeeding three years at five-pence. In the length ened argument by which this subject was intro duced, MR. GLADSTONE laboured to show the difficulty of removing the inequalities of this tax by any of the modes which had been suggested, and herein expressed an unwilling condemnation of it. We can readily agree with him that any attempt at re-arrangement would but multiply, instead of di- CUSTOMS' REFORM. WE can have no hesitation in giving the Govern ment credit for tht measure of justice which they have conceded to the Port of Liverpool in their new system of Customs' regulations. According to the exposition which was made by the 'Vice- President of the Board of Trade, on Thursday, a Board of Customs is to be at once established in this port, with power to decide on all questions not ex ceeding £lOO in amount,' leaving disputes of a larger amount to Bo roferred to tha _Board in Lon don, as at present. And further, the County Court is to be empowered to adjudicate on amounts in dis pute within the same limits. Such a boon will, no doubt, be generally appreciated, as tending greatly to facilitate the progress of commercial business, and avoiding that delay which is so prejudical in most cases. Among the alterations is the withdrawal of any share of penalties or additional rewards to Customs' Officers, so that no inducement remains for vexatious prosecutions ; and also the removal of liability from importers, by transferring it to the purchaser of goods in bond. Several minor altera tions will tend much to facilitate business with the Customs' department, and the Government have at least deserved the thanks of Liverpool for their services in this particular. THE PILOTAGE BILL. NOTWITHSTANDING the ostensible object of the Government was to benefit the Shipping Interest by the proposed alterations in the system of Pilotage, there are peculiarities attaching to the Port of Liverpool which demand more serious deliberation than can be effected by discussions across the table of the House of Commons. It was with this view, 'and in order that every point should be duly con sidered, that Mr. CHARLES TURNER moved to refer the Pilotage Bill to a Select Committee. His motion was negatived upon the plea that it would only create delay, but nothing further was done, and it remains still to be discussed by a Committee of the whole House. It was contended that the injustice was great towards the Steam-packet Com panies for short distances, who pay heavily for services which they do not require; but this point could have been urged equally as well before a Select Committee, and, though it is no doubt entitled to considerable weight, it is to be borne in mind that no presumed advantage will compensate for impairing the efficiency of a body of men whose services are indispensable to the trade of the port, and the value of which is generally admitted. The chief object should be to draw the line as fairly and impartially as possible between the opposing in terests, and this end, it is hoped, will yet be accom plished ; but the objection to the Bill mainly rests on the arbitrary power given to the Board of Trade to over-ride the local authorities. DR. M'NEILE AND PRIEST POWER -ie. WE reminded our readers, last week, that Priest POWER had not yet responded to the challenge of Dr. M'NEILE, although nearly two months had elapsed since it was pub lished. He has not, however, taken the hint ; and we publish this week a second letter from Dr. M'NEILE, who magnanimously helps his antaeonist to the selection of the best weapons. A bad cause, however, requires more skill than Rome seems to entrust her children with ; and Mr. POWER prudently shuns a controversy in which his defeat is certain. Dr. M'NEILE's second letter will be found in our sixth page. MERCANTILE LAW.-CONFERENCE IN LIVERPOOL. THE Liverpool Chamber: of Commerce will hold meet ings on Thursday and Friday this week, on the important subject of the changes required in the law affecting mer cantile transactions. The meeting on Thursday will be preliminary, and that on Friday will be of a more formal character, to receive the deputies from Commercial Asso ciations, and other parties who have been invited. This is a subject which imperatively demands attention, and it is but fitting that Liverpool should occupy a prominent position in pressing it upon the Legislature. The first point for consideration is the necessity of establishing local tribunals of a purely commercial character, in which justice may be administered speedily and economically, and by men whose previous experience has qualified them to judge of questions affecting shipping and mercantile operations. This will occupy the first place in the deli berations of the Conference; and considering the influen tial position and great experience of the men of whona:it will be composed, their conclusions will be entitled to great weight. The principal grievance complained of is the great expense and unnecessary delay of obtaining any legal decision under the present system, and then only in most cases before Courts manifestly incompetent to deal with the subject, or even to comprehend the points at issue. Our recent Assize afforded a striking illustration, the records of our Law Courts would furnish many more; but these are few in comparison with the necessities which arise, for in the majority of ca the injustice arising from the wat hazard of making it still great Lice than run the er by appealing to the Courts of Law at present constituted. 'his is a grievance of no ordinary magnitude, calling loudly for re dress. If Agriculture be the back-hone of the country. Commerce is the life-brood of the community; and Liverpool, as the great head of the commerce of the world, is entitled to this bare instalment of Justice. What is wanted is a permanent Local Tribunal, invested by the legislature with full power to enforce its decrees, and competent to decide on all questions concerning its Trade and Commerce, leaving all other matters to the ordinary tribunals of the country. 'We have a precedent for the establishment of Courts of peculiar jurisdiction in the Stannary Courts of Devon and Cornwall, which were for the especial benefit of the mining interest; and surely if the copper and tin mining of England was entitled to its own lavvs'and its own courts, the Commerce of Great Britain, which knows no limits but those which Nature imposes on the: habitable globe, has an infinitely higher claim to such a privilege. Reason and justice alike de mand it, there can be no solid objection, and perseverance can alone be required to obtain the consent of the Legis lature. Should time allow, the attention of the Conference will be called to subjects of comparatively minor interest, such as the Bankruptcy Law and its administration, and the law of Partnership and limited liability, both of which are worthy of consideration. Upon the latter subject the Government is about to issue a Commission of Inquiry:; and it is to be hoped that doubts will be set aside, and some decision arrived at, so that no exclusive privileges shall be granted to particular companies, at the expense of others. THE REV. W. E. RAWSTORNE, M.A..., intention of Orms kirk has intimated to his parishioners his of re signing his incumbency in the course of a few months. CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY.—W e b eg to remind our wili rea d ers that, in anotheraccordpianrf g o t of ouran a r cl a v p e e r r t , is t e h m e e ß n e t v , Which Ryle, author of L i v i ng and De a d, H ome Truths, SI.. c.. will preach this evening in St. Mi chael ' s Church, Pitt: street, on behalf of the Church 'aissionary society. principal source of his means of reduction. The third item of increased taxation is a proposal to put an additional duty of one shilling a gallon upon SCOTCH and eightpence a gallon upon IRISH SPIRITS, from which the expected advantage will be £436,000. We cannot seriously find fault with a measure which may help to discourage the vice of intoxication, alas ! too prevalent in both coun. tries; but we may doubt its policy in the present balance of parties, when a few votes from the representatives whose constituents are thus affected will strengthen the opposition to the Government. It may, however, also lead to the increase of illicit distillation, particularly in Ireland, where the duty is collected by the aid of a military force; so that it is questionable whether the revenue will more than pay the cost of collection. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER appears to have resolved that his Budget should not fail from want of being comprehensive, and therefore he has devised a new source of additional taxation in licenses to brewers, dealers, and others, from which he proposes to derive an income of £113,000. In most of these cases he has presumed that the extent of business is in proportion to the rent of premises in which it is carried on, and therein he has not displayed his usual judgment. He pro poses, for instance, that dealers in TOBACCO shall pay sixpence for every pound yearly value of the premises. This might be very equitable, if dealing in that article were the only or chief trade; but take the thousands of instances of hotels, taverns, and other expensive premises, where Tobacco is sold in small quantities. A house worth £2OO a-year would render the occupier liable to an annual license of £5, which might be more than his profits on this particular article; and the effect in many cases would be a discontinuance of the sale, to the much greater injury of the revenue, on a commo dity bearing so high a duty, than any profit to be derived from the licenses. Some years since, when the Government refused to make the usual allowance to retailers of STAMPS, they discontinued the sale, and the revenue was seriously injured, owing to the less use of Stamps, from the difficulty of obtaining them ; and a similar result would, no doubt, arise from this increased charge for licenses. The other trades to be affected by the proposed additions for licenses are TEA-DEALERS, who are to pay a shilling in the pound on their rental, which will lead to many discontinuing the trade ; to SOAP MAKERS, who are to pay twenty-five per cent. on their rental, by which the relief by the abolition of the Soap duty will be considerably lessened ; and MALTSTERS, BREWERS, and TOBACCO MANU FACTURERS, who are to pay in proportion to the extent of their business, being only another mode of increasing the duty on their respective commo dities. By this plan the demand for relief upon the MALT DUTY is met by an additional tax upon the Nlalister and the Brewer. There is yet another item of increased taxation, and that is upon DOGS. Instead of Bs. upon the ordinary house•dog, which is kept for protection, and 14s. upon a few particular kinds, all dogs are to be classed alike at 125.; and Mr. GLA DSTONE imagines that for this he will obtain an additional £lO,OOO. The probability is rather that it will, in too many cases, amount to a prohibition of these useful animals. Having gone through the various items from hich Mr. GLADSTONF droposes to add to the Revenue, we come to the Reductions, which, to the many, are by far the most interesting portion of the Budget. In the selection of them he is certainly entitled to much credit; but, at the same time, there are some which are open to objection, and ought to undergo some revision or modification The only duty of Excise, with which he proposes to deal, is that on SOAP, to be abolished at a loss to the Revenue of £1,126,000. It is a relief which has been extensively demanded, for several weighty reasons, not only as it affects our foreign trade, but also with reference to our social economy. It is an old proverb, that cleanliness is next to godliness ; and now that we have Baths and Wash-houses, cheap Soap may leave no one an excuse for not being clean. As we have before observe& however, the relief will be considerably qualified by the high license duty upon the soap manufacturers. On the question of the TEA DUTY, Mr. GLAD STONE has followed the example of his predecessor, and proposed a reduction of 4d. per lb. for the first year, but he has made his succeeding steps more rapid, so that the shilling duty shall be reached in three years instead of six ; a change which is thought to be a considerable advantage. The reduction will involve the loss of £366,000 the first year, and an ultimate loss of £1,934,000. It will be remembered that, a short time since, Lord ROBERT GROSVENOR proposed the repeal of the ATTORNEYS' ANNUAL CERTIFICATE DUTY, and obtained a majority of the House of Commons in favour of the measure—a result not to be won dered at, considering how many of the members obtained their seats through the assistance of this class of the legal profession, Mr, GLADSTONE THE WHISTON FUND. • WE called attention last week to the fund which is being raised in order to reimburse the Rev. ROBERT WHISTON from the Leavy law costs which he has incurred in hie litigation with the Dean and Chapter of Rochester. So successful has been the appeal, and so readily has the call been responded to, that the sum of X 1,230 has been raised already, as will be seen by the list of subscriptions which will be found in our advertising columns. It is said that about £4OO more will secure MR. WHISTON against any pecuniary loss or liability, and it is believed that this amount will speedily be contributed, owing to the sympathy which is felt for Ma. WHISTON, as a reformer of abuses. MRS. CHISHOLM AT LIVERPOOL Institution, Awfirtchhcaonuicoss'el, addressed Lord Nelson- This persevering lady, who on Friday met with nume rous erhgt i:enoptpneuunrbspdi Saturday public t g el nrodeefame furnishing emigrants, n sg ani t tki I ntn , hgg a .e t t Concert-hall, the wc ear: announced ni ordinary con' ert would end at nine o'clock, when Mrs. Chisholm would make her statement. Whether to the vocal powers of Mr. Henry Russell, or the prospect of hearing a lady-lecturer, or more probable still, to both induce ments combined, there was a crowded house—many hun dreds being unabl e t o procure admittance. The parties connected with the meeting were led to admit more than the hall could properly accommodate, and the atmosphere was heated to a truly painful height. The chair was occupied by the mayor, Samuel Holrne, Esq., who, after the concert, introduced Mrs. Chisholm to the audience in a lengthy address. The MAYOR, in the course of his observations, referred to the dreadful mortality which had taken place on board some of the Australian ship-. Much had been done to improve them, he admitted ; but much still ought to be done to make those vessels as comfortable as possible. No one was justified in sending out, under the plea of cheapness, vessels which lacked those conveniences which might result in their being so many coffin ships, where very many of the passengers might have to be thrown overboard.—(Hear, hear, and applause.) Mrs. CHISHOLM, in her opening remarks, observed that from the very decided opinion expressed by his worship the Mayor, as retards the horrors of the voyage to Austra lia, she had but little hope of finding him take part in the Exodus. She should not make any attempt to take him away, however; rejoicing rather that they had in Liver pool a genticman like him at their head to watch kindly and attentively over this great movement ; she set out by laying down, as a principle, that, with proper manage ment, a ship bound for Australia might be made a very comfortable dwelling-place for three or four months; quoted the mortality returns of ten emigrant ships, 'com paring the same with the much smaller rate of mortality which had taken place on board the ships sent out under her management, where there was an unusually large pro portion of infants and old people, but where more roomy berths and better convenience for cleanliness existed. She deprecated the idea of cheapness prevailing upon people to enter those ships, where their children would perhaps be thrown overboard ; where married women would either not have the opportunity of observing cleanliness, or have to wash themselves in the presence of a miscellaneous company of many women and children; and where, when the tired and exhausted passenger wished to turn himself in his close and confined berth, he would have to get out while his companion enjoyed the luxury of turning, and then get into his miserably contracted bed again. She referred to the statements of the medical men of certain emigrant ships, to the effect that disease had been nurtured and aggravated by the uncleanly habits of the married women ; and in regard to those reports she thanked God that her fellow-countrywomen were not what was com plained of, and that they had not yet lost all their native sense of modesty and shame. W. RATHBONE, Esq., in proposing a vote of thanks to Mrs. Chisholm, said he sincerely hoped the mayor might be induced to call a public meeting in Liverpool, for the purpose of requiring the government to alter the present emigration laws. (Hear, hear.) They were there assem bled professing to be Christians, and it was consequently a part of their duty, as a Christian community, to remedy the existing moral evil. They had heard from Mrs. Chisholm how easy it was to make such arrangements on board these emigrant ships as would prevent the frightful number of deaths which had taken place on board the government vessels. Mrs. Chisholm had also shown them, that not one single woman had lost her moral cha racter on board the ships over which she had had control, and they had heard what had been the demoralization on board those vessels where Mrs. Chisholm's rules had not been attended to. He, therefore, hoped that they would profit by what they had that night heard. He urged upon the public to demand from government an altera tion' in the present regulations ; so that the shores of Australia might not be polluted by females arriving there from this country, who had been reduced to a state of moral degradation during their passage, in consequence of the abominable aegulatione at present sanctioned by the English government. Mr. BARCLAY seeonded the resolution, which was car ried amid great applause ; and a vote of thanks to the Mayor having been likewise passed and carried with great enthusiasm, the company joined in the national anthem ; after which the proceedings terminated at a few minutes to eleven o'clock. POLICE COURT,-YESTERDAY, DIVIDING THE SPOlL.—Three little boys were brought up on suspicion of having stolen upwards of sixteen shil lings in copper, which they were dividing about half-past three o'clock on Sunday morning. They were remanded. SAFE CARRIAGE. —Thomas Madden was charged with having stolen a pair of boots and a piece of beef from Pilot-boat No. 8. Ire pleaded that he had been employed to carry the goods ; but as he had the hoots on when taken into custody, it was considered going a step too far, and he was committed for one month. CHARGE OF RAPE.—John Benson, a respectably dressed young man, was charged with the above offence. Ann Green, an unmarried woman, aged 23, stated that she was returning to her father's house In Duke-street, Everton, when the prisoner accosted her, and after some conversation wanted her to take a glass of brandy, but she refused. She turned up Earle-street to go home, and went through a passage leading to Duke-street. He dragged her up an entry out of this passage, and put two sove reigns and some silver into her hand. She refused it. He then knocked her down. She became helpless, and he committed the offence. A policeman pursued the prisoner, and took him into custody at the Haymarket. In cross-examination she stated that the offence was com mitted within a few yards of her father's house. Witness having prevaricated in answer to a question, Mr. Simon, for the prisoner, contended that the case would be met by treating it summarily as an assault. This was acceded to by the bench, who inflicted a penalty of £5. AN OLD OFFENDER.—john Morrison, who had pre viously been eleven times committed, was charged with stealing a pair of shoes from the forecastle of a schooner in the Canning Dock, and committed for three months. Suspicious CHARACTERS. — SeveraI men were charged with loitering about the streets at unseasonable hours, and one of them, John Riley, who was found in Cheap side, between two and three o'clock on Sunday morning, without his shoes, was sentenced to one month's im prisonment. ROBBERIES ON SHIPBOARD. —Robert Kerr was charged with having stolen wearing apparel belonging to one o the crewof the ship Garrick. Remanded for aweek. Other articles belonging to members of the crew were found secreted in different parts of the vessel, and ordered to be restored to their owners. CHARGE OF SMUGGLING.-Mr. Cordukes, of the firm of M'liihhin and Cordukes, provision merchants, of this town, appeared to answer the charge of having 6 lbs. and some ounces of tobacco in his possession, on his arrival per Niagara, from Boston. It appears that when the amount is over 6 lb. the full penalty of £lOO must be inflicted. The case, however, has been remanded, until Mr. Brook, the Solicitor to the Customs, communicates with the Commissioners at London ; and in the mean while Mr. Cordukes deposited £lOO I . appearance ECCu it A BAZAAR will be opened to-day, in the Exchange. at Preston, in aid of the funds for the restoration of the parish church of that town. COLLEG [ATE INSTITUTION.—On Friday evenine the Rev. 11. H. Higgins, M.A., incumbent of St. John the Evan gelist's, delivered the first of two lectures on the Afollusea. WE are informed that after Mr. Phelan, of the Grapes Hotel, had met with his fatnl , ) V was at thn S INQUESTS YESTERDAY .—On the body of Margaret Dougherty, aged 64 years, whose husband, Charles Dougherty, a salt-heaver, residing in Preston -street. found her lying on a bed on the floor, with her head on the bolster, and her feet on the floor, quite dead. It appeared that th , :v were in the habit of getting intoxi cated together. Verdict, " Died from excessive drink ing."—On the body of Patrick Barrett, aged three months, who died on the passage from Sligo to Liverpool. The mother stated that she and the child suffered from sickness and exposure to cold, and sometime before day light on Friday she found the child dead in her arms. Verdict, " Accident a lly su ff oca t e d b y t h e mo ther." —On the body of Thom as B ayer , w h o me t w ith his deat h on board the Frank Pierce, lying in the Waterloo Dock, having fallen through the hatchway. Verdict, " Found With injuries, how re ce i v ed no evidence" .. c t iv w i h li e s : t h h l e es a s d in v g an o c f e li o g f h ARTIFICIAL DAYLlGllT.—lllumination by gas was an formerly all was darkness, and doing perhaps more than rays of the glorious luminary of day the rd s tion. M. Troupeau, a Frenchman, has however improved upon the idea, and instead of a im n 7 o r t t i a les nt s i i t n iv g e i n e t d io is n c , o d ve iff ry us t i o n w g a the glare which is the fault of all artificial light, has devised a means liv which the are cony( yed into nooks and corners of dark back rooms, never before penetrated. This is _. where they no flight of the imagi nation, but a pleasing reality, of h . - been which we have the best evidence, inasmuch as it ha applied with great success to our own publishin s office. Any of our readers are welcome to inspect the g • . and it is but justice to Mr rphcation of this invention ; re ceived a prize medal at the roupla;;i:iotisatat ande tli aitiahsea lsoobtained honorary distinctions actual n re s a i t n France for n the merits of this unique but valuable discovery. Not the least part of the value of this ingenious adaptation of scientific skill is with reference to the sight. The best of gas burners is painful to the eye when used for any length of time ; but M. Troupeau's daylight reflectors have all the geniality. of the source from whence its illuminating powers are de rived, and those whose premises are unfortunately de prived of the ordinary means of illumination will find this an invaluable substitute. London, with her raiiiol ,_ holes and corners, bas tried it, and the patron . r - 7 . has been bestowed upon it by many of the` 3E ' ] establishments for their back offices will shmth,at W generally appreciated. Many of our readeri-nlayreziietn= I_ a _ ber seeing it in the great E x hibi t i on • bu t t ivems!Y - " 8 that it is a kind of highly polished plattir protected by. g lass, and so placed as t o throw the sunrolayskitO any corner where they are meet wanted, 1-' -, , ;, &c. ; solid ich to 5 , and ,tead, ) Da ppro- Miler avvers