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STANDARD O R A ISIT OF PRINCE T 1 8 ALBERT ORS OF THE &J4-VtRPOOL STAI Ni7lWhi gDARD iaser of their Paper of ULF INSTANT, D LITHOGRAPHIC k.VING OF THE INTENDED SAILORS' HOME, tine, the Showing, in PI ST AND SOUTH F 'ING ANI ONT ELEVATIONS, the adopted Architectural ended in a style V HITHERTO PRESENTED ncial Pres:, isrs. CLARK, CONTENCIN, and As of London. will be I rounded 1 SCROL istants, al Folio, and will be sur- a elaborate WORK BORDER neatly arranged compartments, splendidly- asferred from COLLEGIATE INSTITUTIO ST. GEORGE'S HALL, lendid Steel Engravings. THE PRINTS WILL BE UPON THE BEST PAPER, and when Framed will form A PICTURE worthy of being hung alongside of THE BEST PRODUCTIONS OF MODERN ART The STANDARD of the same day will contain THE ARRANGEMENTS MADE FOR THE ROYAL GUEST; ROUTE OF THE VARIOUS PROCESSIONS, and every particular calculated to interest the inhabitants of Liv erpool and strangers retorting to the town upon so auspicidus an occasion. ADVERTISEME date should, 's intended for the Standard of this possible, be sent in a week previous. Tickets are now ready, which can be obtained at the ICE, and which will secure to the Pur mpression of the Print. Immediate be made. ANDARD-O TO CORRESPONDENTS Earl of Besborough, now Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, was rmerly Lord Duncannon. _ _ _ as much too late. b ence by the West India mail will be found In our navoidably postponed. The letter Clio" sixth page qLbe tibtrpoof g§tanbarb. TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 7, 1846. This is the age of conversions—the age of as tounding repudiation of all past professions and re corded principles of action. The new candidate for the representation of South Lancashire informs us, in his address, that the League has " converted" our leading statesmen to a conviction of the neces of repeating the corn laws. Perhaps it has done but a far more extended agency must he ut, to account for the vast changes which le twelvemonth seems to have brought about. bruary last we had certainly the note of pre on sufficiently sounded to enable us to expect, its part a sing from Sir Robert Peel, a great change in our com mercial policy. We looked, at his hands, for a mo dification of the corn laws ; certainly not for their entire repeal. We might have anticipated a slight tinkering of the sugar duties, and other similar matters. But we were unprepared for the total re versal of all the main ai m s of hi s p as t p o liti ca l lif e , which is indicated in his closing speech as premier of England. We saw the tendency of his mind with tolerable clearness; but we could not see how any statesman could arrive at the convictions, by one step, which he has now announced The mask, hove er, is drawn off. A glimpse, at east, is now afforded us of the workings of Sir Robert Peel's mind--who can say that we, as yet, see all ? Ireland, he told us a few years ago, was his chief difficulty. He could not preserve, in his treatment of her, anything like accordance with the principles which he has professed, as guiding his political life. These principles are now thrown away, in company :with a host of other professed con victions. And the late premier, tells ns_thatiipis irepared to treat Ireland as if there was no inequa tv in her condition with that of England—to apply - in legislation, the rule of three direct,—in !e the established Church of Ire ., make population, and not principle, the .tponent of our legislation for that country. Now what does this expression of opinion in ? Between England and Ireland, Sir Robert 'ays, there must be a " perfect equality." In 'itters we say " certainly." But we must ....e. We cannot say, for instance, that if .gland, with sixteen millions of population, has cvo millions of electors, Ireland, with half that po mlation, should have half the number of electors, or eturn half the number of representatives to parlia -it. We cannot reduce the standard of electoral capability to the Dish average. We cannot give the two millions and odd paupers, which Ireland in cludes within her population, and the struggling four to dismant I—to m. :emporal nillions of serfs which she has besides, the same stake in the constitution which responsible men, with property to boast of, possess in Great Britain. We Cannot abrogate, in the case of Ireland, the laws of means and tuum, as would be the case if we legis lated to meet the views of the great middleman, Daniel O'Connell. How then are we to treat Ire 1, in our legislation, as upon a footing of perfect ty with England ? There is, at present, no As a mass, the Irish people are condition not upon a footing of equality with the English peo ple; and, as a mass, they are not fitted for the exer- cise of the same privileges. When we come, however, to the religious ques tion involved, the announcement of Sir Robert Peel is infinitely more astounding than the idea, which we draw from it, of his merely fiscal or social policy. When Mr. Wm. Brown says to us, " Treat Ireland as if no sea divided her from Great Britain," we might be tempted to acquiesce and to .rticipation in the blessings our system of Poor Laws, But, when we are asked to reat the religion of the majority of the people of of equality with that of the )w. Popery—to Bis on which our So- totha t country a r own Income Ta Ireland-upon a footing er coronation oath to defend, as the ascendant religion of her subjects,—we are inclined to ask the question, " Is there any longer such a thing as truth to be a guide for statesmen, and a boast for a Christian people t" The Romisll n is sworn l) been given to understand, was the great apostacy foretold as the curse of the Christian world —an apostacy, for entertaining which God would severely punish his people. The principles laid down by Sir Robert Peel, however, set aside any considerations of our duty to keep steadfast in the faith of the gospel. We have nothing to do with false creeds or true creeds. The i of religion have nothing to do with legisla- All, in short, which we have to do with re ligion, as a part of our legislative policy, is to take care that it does not interfere with our recently found propensities for money-grubbing, or offend the latitudinarian or the infidel. The conclusion is humiliating. We can no longer, with such principles as those enunciated by Sir Robert Peel, be called either a Protestant or a religious nation. Expediency, of the most tem porary nature, is now the god which we are to worship. The truth we have cast from us, and all the high and holy destinies which its promulgation would have assured for us. It is, we trust, how ever, only for a time, 'We were never raised to our present eminence, for the advancement of the wel fare of mankind, to be cast down by the backsliding of a few weak men. But is there nothing in the background, as the result of this doctrine that in legislation we must treat all men, all f orms of religious belief, all phases of political . opinion up on a footing of perfect equa lity ? Obviously there is. Plunder the Church of Ireland ; give her revenues to Popery, or apply them to educational purposes; and what is , there left to justify the retention of an establishment in England. Endow Popery, and why not Infidelit y ? G ive to the Irish peasant the direct hold upon the soil, which his demagogue declares must be granted as the price of his support of a liberal government; and how f ar short of conferring upon him ownership, shall we be allowed to stop. Give Ireland the equality of re presentation contended for, and then see whether the same principle will not be appealed to as justify- —eresy, we have alwe republicans nds of universal suffragists, and even of A mixed constitution is incompatible I with the recognition of such a principle in legisla lation. There cannot be at one time, in our country, a monarchy, an aristocracy, and a commonalty, and the perfect.equality of all classes and creeds. Per haps, however, there is in Sir Robert Peel's mind a limit, beyond which his new principle is not to be allowed to he carried. If there is we should like to know whereabouts it is fixed. For a few weeks past we have observed symptoms, on the part of suudry amongst the heretofore most sanguine of the free traders, of somethin very like alar - i - n at the success of their favourite movement. In the language of Collins celebrated ode, they have - " Started back dismayed Even at the sound themselyes have made." The London Times makes no secret of the fact that he would have infinitely preferred a fixed duty to the present measure, He is afraid of the loss of revenue and of coming deficiencies,- to be made up through the medium of direct taxation. The Leeds Mercury, also, a thorough-going advocate [of the abolition of all protection, has just proclaimed to the world similar fears. In an article last week upon the final crisis of Sir Robert Peel's administration, our contemporary remarks on that statesman : "He goes out with unmerited eclat. Sober men must allow that a statesman ought not to be a quicksand to all who trust him. We doubt whether even his financial system will bear the trial of the next twelve months; for, notwithstanding he came in with the confidence of the mercantile and moneyed classes, on the express ground of his determination to keep the public income above the public expenditure, we much fear that he has now brought the revenue too low. We have great confidence in Free Trade and in low duties ; but there may be so rapid a re duction of duties as not to yield the requisite _funds to the Exchequer. We say this, retaining every opinion we have ever expressed on the magnificent measures included in the Corn and Customs Bills. They are all good in themselves,—they will be a great relief to the public,— but we fear, under the reaction from the fictitious pros perity of last year, the reduction of duties may prove to have been adopted with somewhat greater haste than was safe and prudent. If so, Sir Robert will have left finan cial embarrassments to his successors. He has reaped the glory, but left others to pay the cost. He is like a tenant who has overcropped the farm, and impoverished the soil. Let it be distinctly understood that we are only speaking of the financial character of his recent measures, not of their commercial or economical cha racter. It strikes us as being rather late in the day to in trude upon us these fears, if it is not even provoca tive of a suspicion that, in its past agitation for free trade measures, Whiggery has not been quite in earnest. We heard of no dfficulties of the sort dur ing the battle for Corn Law Repeal. There were no misgivings. Parliament could not go fast enough ; conld not possibly go too fast. It is a different thing, however, now that the tusk of conducting tEe machine of public affairs is thrown upon Whig infir mity. We have now the note of preparation sound ed for the coming of that very dilemma which every sane man, who could count his fingers, anticipated as the result of such wholesale lopping of the sources of revenue. An excuse for a deficient balance sheet is being manufactured; and Lord John Russell, it is easy to perceive, is once more, as the distinguish ing characteristic of his period of administration, to have year by year an excess of expenditure ever income, and to add a yearly million or two to the public debt. But this is not the worst feature of the case. When the agitation for free trade was in progress, the wish, or the necessity, for protection to manu factures was every where denied. The cotton spinner Was indignant at the supposition that his enterprise and ingenuity required the aid of pro tection to enable him to meet the competition of the foreigner. The woollen and other manufacturers were equally confident in their own powers. Cheap bread—unrestricted commerce—the means of ex changing their commodies for foreign productions— were all that they required ; and, with these granted them, they were prepared to enter into the arena, and compete against the industry of the world. A communication, however, which has just been ad dressed by Mr. Wm. Beckett, a free trader, to his constituents, the merchants and manufacturers of the borough of Leeds, may perhaps tend to dissi pate this illusion. We quote a portion of the letter : The patterns and specimens of continental cloth which I have lately seen very much surprise me in their quality as well as in price; and knowing as I do from yourselves that you have long felt the severity of competition in neu tral markets, it cannot be expected that under the free trade policy you can escape from the same competition in the markets of our own country. It appears to me that the same means which must be applied to the preservaliogsf our icultural prosperity We must must 6e applieil to that Of our manufacturers give a minute attention to every element of our manufae- taring processes, and a patietdinvestigation to those par ticular parts in which foreigners may have obtained a superiority—all our energies must be called into requisi tion, and trifles must not be overlooked, If we are to excel in quality, our wool-staplers must seize every oppor tunity of laying in the raw material upon the lowest pos sible terms—if we are to vie successfully in colours, our dyers must consent to devote themselves to chemical study, in order to obtain a thorough knowledge of che mical combination—and if the superiority of our manu factures is to be proved, every advantage must be token of any improvement which mechanical ingenuity can devise. Such are the means which will be necessary, and which I believe will be found effectual in the preservation and extension of our trade; and taking this view of the neces sity of these precautions, I have felt the more desirous of stating it to yon, because I am fully sensible of the great responsibility which attaches to me as one of your repre sentatives, in having given my support to the system of cummercial reform at the same time. I confess to you that I have no fear as to the issue of this conflict with foreign competition, be it agricultural or manufacturing, so long as we are all made fully aware that the conflict will be severe, and provided we call into play all those means which we so happily possess within ourstives to meet it. We have told our manufacturers long ago the fact, here announced, that the foreigner is treading upon their heels ; beating them in some neutral markets both in cheapness, in quality, and in colour. We have heard such fact declared, and fabrics pro duced in proof of it, at public meetings, in the early period of the Anti-Corn-Law agitation. It was found convenient, however, to lay it by. It suggested awkward conclusions. People might have questioned the propriety of sacrificing the agriculture of the country to prop up so rickety a thing. It is now, however, resusci tated ; and Mr. Beckett urges upon the manu facturers of Leeds the importance of bestow ing a minute attention upon manufacturing processes and the quality of their materials. Un doubtedly they must do so. The gentlemen who have, for the last few years, been teaching our agri culturists the science of farming—talking learnedly of the four course system, of cropping, manuring, draining, fencing and other similar matters, have something yet to learn themselves, and something also to impel them to learn. There is one thing, however, which strikes us very forcibly, arising out of Mr. Becket's letter. If all this energy and im proved science is called for in order to attain in creased excellence and cheapness of manufactured products, might not the latter quality—cheapness— be attained by a little—just a little—reduction of the wages of the operative ? Of course there would be a trifling breach of faith in such a proceeding ; but we ask any honest sensible man to read atten tively Mr. Becket's letter, and to tell us how long he would like to guarantee the operative the present money amount of the reward of his labour. Sir Robert Peel was magnificent when, in his speech on Monday last, he intimated to his sucessors that they would be expected to carry out his policy by further unshackling the commerce of the country. " I have taken off millions of taxation," exclaimed the Right Hon. Baronet, " and you see I have still a revenue equal to expenditure." The public, how ever, do not view matters quite in the same light as Sir Robert. We are unpleasantly reminded every sth of April of the source of this financial pro sperity. We have an Income tax, which brings into the Exchequer five millions a-year—an impost which was only to be temporary in its duration;—and we are beginning to suspect that it is to be perma nently fixed upon our backs; that we are only to see the further carrying out of Sir Robert's tree Trade policy, at the cost of sevenp ence i n th e pound for ever, upon our incomes. We should like Lord John Russell to be explicit upon this point. How long are we to be annoyed by tllis blister, or are we ever destined to be relieved from its irritating pressure ? UNITED STATES.—The packet-ship Cambridge, which left New York on the 17th ult., arrived at this port yes terday, bringing one day's later news than the previous arrival. The Oregon treaty had not been presented to the Senate on the 15th ult., as was expected. The con tract for establishing a line of mail steamers between New York and this port had been rejected by the Senate, but that for a line between the former port and Bremen was sanctioned by a majority of three. Mr. Allen resigned on the 15th ult. the chairmanship of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs. THE LIVERPOOL STANOAIRD. ,Ul - 1 EXTENSI MEETING, '1 &STERDAI A meeting of the friends of the Established Church was held yesterday, at the Sessions House, in this town, for the purpose of promoting the building of free churches in the new districts of this parish, assigned by the Ecclesi astical Commissioners under the 6th and 7th Victoria. The 'meeting, although not numerous, was attended by some of the most active and influential friends of the church, amongst whom we noticed the Rev. J. Brooks and A. Campbell, (rectors of this parish,) A. M'Conkie, Jas. North, J. R. Connor, H. Carpenter, W. Askew, Thomas Gardner, C. Lawrence, Dr. Tattershall ; and P. Berner, R. S. Henderson, S. Holine, Banner, J. Pilcher, Richard Gibson, S. Sandbach, A. Hodgson, E. Molyneux, W. J. Tomlinson, J. Howard, E3qrs. ' &C. On the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of the Diocese taking the chair, at two o'clock, the Rev. Rector BROOKS stated the object of the meeeting as above described, over which they had req ..sted his lordship to preside. 1 - lie LORDSHIP stated that the object described by the ev. rector was not the only one the committee had in view, for he had learned, in conversation with him, that it was to be rather a meeting of business than of speaking. He was very much of the same opinion, and should be truly glad if it was attended with important consequences resulting from that resolution. He was sure the circum stances of the town showed the extreme importance of the object which had called them together. The great increase of houses and population in the town, which was manifest to him on almost every visit, showed that the want of moral and religious instruction was con tinually on the increase. All .other things they might be sure they would provide for themselves; nothing would be found wanting for their temporal necessities, but that food which led them to seek after worlds beyond the present, must be provided for them. The great mass hardly bad the means, even if they had the will, to pro vide.. that for themselves. He had observed the great increase of houses, but he could not say there had been the same increase of churches. It was a duty which devolved upon the present generation. coming rather upon it, in consequence of the great increase of population, and there fore not handed down to them, to provide church accom modation for the people. Our forefathers found room from the superior church accommodation which had been provided for them before. Previous to the year 1790 the population increased but gradually and slowly, and the churches then in existence having been large, possessed room enough. Since the year 1790, instead of having six millions of people, we have now sixteen, and therefore a duty devolves upon the present generation which we were perhaps little prepared to fulfill. So little were they prepared for it, that he had been told by the Bishop of Winchester, that in the preceding century not one church had berth built in that diocese whilst six had become dilapidated, and in this diocese from the time of the Reformation up to the year 1790 not more than one hundred churches had been built (hear, hear): Since that time the population had increased very rapidly, and al though there was nothing very extraordinary in that fact, still, as he said before, they were not prepared for it. If they looked back to the early times, they would find an evample for their imitation and encouragement. All would recollect the great provision made in Jewish times for the building of the temple planned by David and built by Solomon. What was the reason of its completion ? It was because the people willingly offered. Again, after the captivity, there was a great unwillingness on the part of the people to assist in erecting the second parish church, and therefore the prophet complained— "Ye think of your own sealed houses, but the house of God is allowed to lie waste," and he told them what was the consequence of that, namely, that nothing which they did prospered. They were industrious about their busi ness, but they had no increase. Every thing they did came under the blast of the Almighty's displeasure. Now there was certainly a connection between national pros perity, and the duty performed of providing for the re- ligious education of the people. If that was neglected, what security was there for the honesty, integrity, or providence of our population. That, however, was not the place for him to read a lecture on such a subject; because, in his diocese, there was no place where his lordship had received so much assistance towards providing additional church accommodation as in Liverpool. Ten or fifteen thousand pounds had been raised for the Diocesan Society ; but the number of churches which had been built was a still stronger and more visible testimony than even the money which had been raised. (Hear, hear.) There was another point to which h s lordship would allude, because it was an encouragement to proceed in the way they bad begun, and it met an objection which was sometimes raised, and one which he (the Lord Bishop) had felt in his own mind. When they saw houses springing up so rapidly, and population increasing to such an extent, they were inclined to suppose that to supply the want of church ac commodation was a fruitless task. He was happy to state that he had facts which would give ample encouragement that what they had undertaken they were not altogether without hope of being able to acccomplish. In the county of Chester, in the year 1826, there was, upon an average, a church for every 2,000 persons. Since the year 1826 the population had increased to a considerable extent, he would venture to say not less than twenty per cent., as there was a large portion of manufacturing population, and yet in the year-1846 - they bad the same proportion of po pulation to the number of churches. There was. there fore, so far encouragement, for the Increase of churches , had at least kept pace with the increase of the population.' In Lancashire, in the year 1826, there was one church for every 3,500 persons. In the present year there was the same proportion, and yet during those twenty years the po pulation had increased fifty per cent. Therefore, they had now with an additional population of 59per cent., still the.,, same proportion of church accommodation as they bad in 1826. Here was a proof their efforts had not been vain. (1-1 ar, bear.) But in the year 1836 they were still worse off, for then they had only a church for every 5000 per sons, and therefore, during the last ten years, there had been a considerable gain on the population. b iHear, hear.) Then with regard to the increase in the number of the clergy, which was quite as essential and important es the increase of churches, there had been an increase from 672 to 1022 since 1835, so that whatever spiritual instruction could be given ten years ago, would now be given with one-third more force. With regard to the income of the clergy, his lordship showed that had increased in the same proportion, and concluded by observing, that all these cir cumstances furnished sufficient encouragement to proceed in the good work in which they were engaged. (Cheers.) The Rev. J. BROOKS, Senior Rector of the parish, rose to move the first resolution, and had great pleasure in doing so as well as in seeing his Lordship presiding over a meeting for the purpose of Church extension. His Lordship had laid down as clearly the duty of every man to assist in providing Church accommodation for the peo ple, and indeed the duty was so plain that he (the Rev. gentleman) would not add one word more on the subject, but he might be allowed to explain the reasons which had induced his colleague and himself to call the present meeting. They were aware that by an act of 6th and 7th Victoria, commonly called Peel's act, the Ecclesiastical Commissioners had power to borrow a certain sum of money to enable them at once to raise churches in the populous districts of the country. Their ob ject was to ascertain from the bishops the different districts where clergymen were most wanted, and without waiting for the erection of churches to locate a number of clergymen to prepare the way, as it were, for the building of churches. They immediately sent forth a great number of labourers into t he vineyard. They allowed them £lOO a-year, and when they found a suitable place for the bishop to license, then the income was increased to £l3O, and when a church was erected the stipend was raised to £l5O ; so that in the present case of building churches they would not have to seek fora stipend. Then, with regard to the patronage, he thought that would be unobjectionable, for, in fact, the appointments would be in the Lord Bishop. The churches now proposed to be built under these acts were four. There were three to which positive appointments had already been made, and the fourth was not complete, in consequence of the limits of the districts not having been yet assigned, and one of the districts, that of St. Simon's, was already partially provided for ; so that, in fact, they had to raise the funds for about three and a half districts. The districts were Bevington, St. Simon's, All Saints, and Smithfield. In those four districts, then was a population of above 30 ; 000, and there was not in any of the districts a place of worship under the establishment. If that was not a case for the consideration of every Christian man, he was at a loss to conceive what could act as a motive. (Hear, hear.) One of those districts, however, had taken the lead in the matter. The clergyman of St. Simon's district, and those friends who supported him, had already raised a large portion of the necessary funds. They had, there fore, to raise the funds necessary for three churches, and to assist a fourth ; and the best mode of doing this was at once to set their shoulders to the wheel and do their ut most. (Ilear, hear.) What is the sum to be raised? They raised upon a former occasion £21,000, and he felt assured there was no gentleman who had subscribed to that fund but now felt a pleasure in having done so. It should also be borne in mind that these were to bo parish churches—free churches under the act of Parliament—and they would go far towards making the church in reality what it bad often been said to be—the poor man's church. They were not badly off in this district for Churches where persons could rent pews. What was wanted was accommodation for the poor. The great mass of the po pulation was poor, and it therefore became the duty of the inhabitants at large to provide that which was necessary for their comfort both here and hereafter. (Hear, hear.) They should sometimes look to example, and from a paper which had been put into his hands by a gentleman, he could furnish them with an example worthy of their imi tation. Across the water there was a town rising rapidly into importance, and if they were to believe some of the gentlemen connected with it in what they had stated be fore Parliament, it /was to become a great rival to Liverpool, and to surpass it in trade and commerce. (Hear, hear.) He trusted, however, the rivalry would be a generous rivalry, and in running the great race of benevolence and charity, they would not, at all events, allow the other side to beat them. There was one gentle man there who was building two churches at his own ex pense. (Cheers.) He hoped some gentleman would be found in Liverpool to follow such a noble example. That same gentleman was also contributing £l5OO towards a third church, and there were gentlemen ready to assist him to finish it, and other gentlemen were building a fourth church. (Loud cheers.) Ought %bey then to be afraid of building three churches and a-half ? He hoped not. He trusted they would not be beaten and overcome in a race of such a description. (Loud cheers.) The rev. gen tleman concluded by moving the following resolution :- 1 "That a subscription be now entered into for the pur pose of raising a fund to build churches in the new districts of the parish of Liverpool, assigned by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, under the 6th and 7th Victoria." F. BERNER, Esq., one of the commissioners of Birken head, had great pleasure in seconding the motion, which, on being put from the chair, passed unanimously. ADAM HODGSON, Esq., proposed the next resolution, and in doing so, congratulated the meeting on the circum stances under which they had assembled, and the success which had attended former efforts in the cause of church building on an enlarged plan. In every walk of life they were constantly meeting with valuable evidence of the good effects resulting from the chdrches already erected. It was, however, a lamentable fact, that many portions of the town were still in a state of misery. destitution, and vice, and it required the most strenuous efforts to place tham in the position it ought to occupy. (Hear, hear.) After alluding to the state of crime in the borough, the speaker paid a high and well-merited compliment to the memory of the !ate Mr. Charles Horsfall, who, he said, possessed the manners and feelings of a gentleman, with the sympathy and spiritual mindedness of the Christian, and concluded by proposing the following :—" That all donations from £2O to £5O, be payable by two annual instalments ; and all above £5O, by four annual instal ments, if such be the wish of the donors." The Rev. A. CAMPBELL, Junior Rector of Liverpool, seconded the resolution. He said as that was a meeting for business, and not for oratory, he should confine him self principally to laying before it some statistics respect ing a district with which he was connected. Those sta tistics had been furnished to him by a gentleman who was appointed by his lordship to that district, and who was labouring in it very much to his (Mr. Campbell's) satisfac tion. In that district there were 2000 dwelling-places, and assigning five individuals to each family, he might estimate at least a population of 10,000 persons, where there was not a single church. There was certainly one school, and that a large one, which had been licensed by his lordship, where divine service was performed. But, in the same district, there were 95 brothels, 35 public houses, and 34 beer-houses. This was the provision of Satan ; and what could be the moral and social condition of that district ? What, too, was their duty, to meet this provision of evil ? As religious beings, they were relied upon to provide agiinst it ; as human beings, also—though he would not press that argument so far—yet, as human, beings having their own welfare in view, they were inte rested in doing so. They were all members of the body politic, and much of their social comfort depended upon social improvement • and, therefore, he trusted, in doing that which his friend the Rev. Mr. Brooks had recom mended, they would not lose sight of the higher considera tion. It was of immense importance that provision should be made in the church for the poor; but it was also of importance that, in doing so, the clergyman who laboured for that purpose should be placed in a position to be independent of pew rents. He disapproved of the patronage of churches being in the hands of trustees. The kingly office and the episcopal office he had confidence in, because both were scriptural offices. (Cheers.) The motion was then put, and carried unanimously. S. SANDBACII, Esq., then proposed the following : " That if more money shall be subscribed than will be required for the building of churches in the new districts, the surplus shall be applied to the augmentation of free sittings in some of the other churches of the parish." HARMOOD BANNER, EFQ., in seconding the motion; hoped it would prove a resolution which might increase very largely the subscriptions about to be raised ; and that after the object they had in view was accomplished, there would be an available surplus for the purposes in tended. C. INMAN, Esq., wished. before the motion was put, to say one word. In consequence of the increase of the town, many of the lower orders had been driven into the outskirts; and be thought. if there were any surplus, a portiin of it should be applied for free accommodation in the outskirts. _ _ The Rev. Rector BRooKs said he saw no objection to the alteration of one word, which would meet the views of Mr. Inman ; and that was, to substitute the word " borough" for " parish". The resolution, as amended, was then put and carried unauimously,—the Noble Chairman observing, that he should be very happy to see a surplus. S. HOLME, Esq., proposed the next resolution. He did so in the hope of encouraging a class of his fellow townsmen with which be was more immediately con nected, to assist in raising that surplus which his lordship wished to see. (Hear, hear.) With regard to free sittings, he had no doubt there was a great desire for them, but be thought they ought not to be entirely free. He was satisfied that the period had arrived when they would find that our mechanics and artisans would rather pay for their seats in church than that they should be entirely free, and he thought if there was a slight dis tinction made, and a charge of one shilling per annum made, a better attendance would he secured. (Hear, hear.) With regard to church building. he thought, however much the Roman Catholic religion was to be deprecated, they were certainly setting an example we should do well to follow. They were providing churches before they had a population to fill them, whilst we were only providing accommodation for an overgrown population. He had lately seen in Birmingham and Ma nchester, as well as in this town, places adorned with architecture of the most magnificent style, before there is population enough to fill them. We should do well to follow the example of building places of worship to that Almighty Being who gives ua all our prosperity, both national and individual. (Applause.) Whilst our wealth is increasing, it is our duty to contribute a portion of it to the service of Him who alone gives the increase. (Hear, hear.) True, there might be difficulties in the way, but those would give way when resolutely set about. He recollected when the building of the Collegiate In stitution was first proposed, the reverend rector was called upon and told it was proposed to raise £20.000. He seemed disposed to doubt whether it would be done. but that was however accomplished. He was speaking some time ago to a large railway contractor who had a great number of men at work in various parts of this country as well as on the Continent, and he asked how be managed to pay so many ? He replied—why, I . go at it. (Laughter, and cheers.) Now they would require about £20,000 for the present object, and much be mistook the public feeling in this town if not only that but a much larger sum were not raised. (Loud cheers.) Mr. Holme concluded by proposing the following resolution : "That a committee be now appointed, with full power to carry these objects into effect, and that the following gentlemen form the committee :—The Mayor of Liver pool ; Rev. J. Brooks, Rev. A. Campbell, Rev. Dr. Tattershall, Rev. J. C. Prince, Rev. H. M'Neile, Rev. J. North, Rev. T. Barker; C. Inman, Esq., T. Bold, Esq., J. Edwards, Esq., H. Hamby, Esq., W. Jones, Esq., T. B. Horsfall, Esq., W. Potter, Esq., Charles Groves, Esq., W. T. Keightly, Esq., Edmund Molyneux, Esq., J. A Tinne, Esq., Adam Hodgson, Esq., G. J. Duncan, Esq., Robertson Gladstone, Esq., Henry Percival, Esq., J. M. Walker, Esq., John Eden, Esq. J. Naylor, Esq., Edward Cropper, Esq., S. Holme; Esq., with power to add to their number. Dr. TATTERSHALL seconded the motion. He bad heard something said about a surplus after building four churches, but the idea which crossed his mind was that if there were forty churches built, it would not have been more than would be required ; and though four were a great number, he should greatly rejoice if they were beginning a society which should be continuous to supply Liverpool with Churches as long as churches were required. They might be quite sure that a place like Liverpool would require constant exertion in order that the means of grace might be adequate to the supply. Look at what Liverpool was ? It contained at least 300,000 inhabitants, and suppose they could prove, which they could not, that 90,000 were present some Sunday morning, and sup pose on the evening of the same day half that number attended, and the other half did not, but that 45,000 who did not attend in the morning were present in the evening, there would still be 165,000 persons who were without the means of grace at all. This was a sufficient reason for believing there was a great want of Church accommoda tion. If it should be said that he ought to make an al lowance for the aged and infirm, he would reply that he had stated what was far beyond reality, and of those who did attend, how large a portion were children? (Hear, hear.) Surely, then, some means ought to be in opera tion to meet the case. Religion was not a thing people would seek nfter,—it must be brought home to districts— to streets—to houses. They must have an active and zealous clergy who would take a delight in visiting every place within their reach, and then there would be reason to hope that a better state of things would exist. The way to fill the old churches was to build new ones. The Rev. Doctor concluded by seconding the motion, which was carried unanimously. E. MOLYNEUX, Esq., proposed the than' s of the played in his opening address, and his kindness in pre siding over the meeting. _ _ _ The Rev. J. BROOKS seconded the motion. He consi dered it a privilege to do so. It had been his lot to have acted in this diocese as a minister of the Church of Eng land for nearly half a century, and therefore he had had an opportunity of observing the progress of the popu lation, and the exertions used to supply its spiritual wants, and it was the boast of this diocese that they stood at tbc head of all England in this respect ; that the num ber of churches which had been consecrated were greater in this diocese since his lordship came to it than in any other diocese in the kingdom. (Cheers.) The resolution having been put and carried, His LORDSHIP briefly acknowledged the compliment snd the business of the meeting terminated. We are happy in being able to state that nearly £3OOO was subscribed before the conclusion of the meeting. DEATH OF THE REV. M. FALLOON. —We regret much to have to announce the demise of the Rev. Marcus Falloon, rector of Layde, county Antrim, (diccese of Connor,) and father of the Rev. Mr. Falloon, of St. John's Church, and of Mr. Falloon, surgeon, both of this town. The deceased died suddenly at Manchester, on - Wednesday last. On Sunday, at one o'clock, after a beautiful morning, though excessively hot, a terrific thunder. storm passed over this town. The flashes of lightning were extremely vivid and frequent, and the peals of thunder louder than we ever remember to have beard in this town. The storm lasted nearly two hours, and the rain fell in torrents the whole time. _ _ DANGEROUS COURTING.—TwO young men, John Prince and David Edwards, were yesterday cnarged by Mr. Taplin, draper, Old Haymarket, with being found, on Sunday morning, in a bed-room in his house with two servant girls. As it appeared they had entered the house without any felonious intent, but had been let in at the back-door by the girls themselves, they were both discharged ; as will, no doubt, the girls from their present service. CONFIRMATION.—OR Friday, Dr. Sumner, the Right Rtv. Lurd li,shop o f th e diocese, held a confirmation at St. Micha( l's and St. Martin's churches, when about 330 Young persons at the former, and a larger number at the latter place, underwent the solemn rite. On Saturday , his lordship aerninistered the same rite to a great number of candidates in the morning at St. John the Baptist's Church, Toxteth-park, and in the afternoon at St. Jude's Church, and again, yesterday, at St. George's Church, Everton. On each occasion the young persons were ad dressed, after the ceremony, in a most impressive and a a lo ff s ect d io e n li a v teeredsomemanner, cel excellent remarksh e eright rev to theerendp numerous spectators. spectators. DECEASE OF THE REV. R. P. BUDDICOM, LATE PRINCIPAL OF ST. BEES' COLLEGE, AND FORMERLY MINISTER OF ST. GEORGE'S, EVERTON. We have this day the melancholy task of announcing the somewhat sudden decease of the Rev. Mr. Buddicom, late perpetual curate of St. Bees', Cumberland, principal of the Clerical Institution there, and for many years the beloved minister of St. George's Church, Everton, which took place on Wednesday last, at the residence of a rela tive of Mrs. Buddicom, in Warwickshire. For some months past the rev. gentleman has been in a declining state of health, brought on, it is said, by a paralytic attack with which he was visited last summer, and which he bad not completely shaken off. The coming of the vacation enabled him to try the effect of change of scene, and re creation, upon his relaxed frame ; and we believe he was about to proceed to the continent for a few weeks, in com pany with his lady. Previous to starting on his tour, however, he paid a visit to the relative above referred to, at whose house be terminated his useful and honourable career on earth. He had taken a morning stroll alone, and, returning, complained to Mrs, Buddicom of being weary, having extended his walk too far; and being re quested by her to rest himself, he sate down in his chair, and almost immediately his head drooped on one side, and without a struggle he ceased to breathe. The career of such a man as Mr. Buddicom affords little of incident for the biographer to chronicle. Assi duously, yet unobtrusively, performing the duties of a Christian minister, for nearly half a century, his life may be said to be known to and to interest few save the nu merous friends whom his virtues have won for him, and the flock of which he was so long the faithful shepherd. Mr. Buddicom was originally intended for commercial pursuits, and was for some time in a merchant's office in Liverpool. A conviction, however, was impressed upon his mind and his heart that this was not the sphere in which his talents and his energies were to be employed, and he was sent to Cambridge with a view to ordination for the church. Here his ability was eminently displayed. He won the position'of eighth wrangler, and was subse quently a fellow of his college. In 1814, we believe, his connexion with Liverpool, as a pastor, commenced. On the 30th of October, in that year, divine service was, for the first time, performed at Saint George's Church, Everlon, on which occasion Mr. Buddicom officiated ;,•—• he was appointed to the incumbency, for which there were five candidates, by a majority of 79 out of 83 votes of the proprietors. This incumbency he held up to the period of his appointment to St. Bees, devoting himself to the performance of his duties with untiring zeal and fidelity. In November, 1840, Mr. Buddicom was selected by the bishop of his diocese to succeed the late. Dr. Ainger in the important office of principal of St. Bees College, in which capacity he has acquitted himself so as fully to vindicate the wisdom of his selection and to raise the character of the institution itself. His sound learning has operated upon those by whom he has been surrounded, whilst his benevolence of manner and of heart has won their confi dence and affection. As a proof that we are not over rating his merits, here displayed, we may state that, at the time of his appointment the number of students was only 25, whilst at present, we believe, it is nearly, if not up wards of 100; and the manner in which he was revered and loved by them was instanced no later than in February last, by the presentation to him by these students of a large oval silver waiter as a testimonial of their regard, on which occasion it was accompanied by every gratifying tribute to his " exalted piety, comprehensive ability, and untiring zeal," which had raised the college to its then position, and the "invaluable instruction as a teacher, and ever ready sympathy as a friend," which the students had uniformly received from their highly valued preceptor. The removal, by death, of their kind and able instructor will, doubtless, be felt by them as a calamity. The age of Mr. Buddicom, at the period of decease, was 63. His father only died on the 28th March, 1844, at the advanced age of 88. In private life, as in the per formance of his ministerial duties, the deceased evinced great amiability of disposition, mingled with perfect sin cerity as a christian, and a humility of mind seldom found in one so gifted. His learning was deep and varied, his classical knowledge extensive, and his acquaintance was large with many subjects not coming ordinarily within the scope of the severely learned. As a churchman, he was sound ; and, as a pastor, he won the love of all, and laboured to the uttermost to do more, to win the appro bation of his own heart and his God, by the firm per formance of his duty. Few men ever took leave of a flock, leaving more sorrowful feelings behind him, than Mr. Buddicom did, when he departed from St. George's, Everton, to proceed to his new sphere of usefulness. The appointment of the principalship of St. Bees' College, which is now, of course, vacant, is in the hands of our venerable diocesan, the Bishop of Chester, by one of whose predecessors, Dr. Law, it was founded, about a quarter of a century ago. THE CORN TRADE UNDER THE NEW LAW. The operation of the new corn-law has, thus far, not produced any material effect upon prices, although, in an ticipation of a rise in the duty, a large quantity--indeed the bulk—of the stock of foreign grain in bond has been released during the past week. The millers generally have been out of stock, which has contributed to create a pressure of demand, and to sustain prices. When this pressure is over, and the demand becomes less urgent, it is probable that we shall see a further decline from present prices, unless we should have weather unpropitious to the growing crops. Considerable difficulty has been created at, the Custom houses by a difference amongst the authorities as to the construction of a portion of the act. The wording of this portion is, that on rye, peas, and beans, for every quarter a duty equal in amdunito the duty payable on a quarter own Custom-house amongst others, that the intent of the Legislature was, that to rye, peas, and beans, the scale of duties applicable to barley should be used, but duty should be regulated by the average price of each ar ticle separately. By this interpretation of the meaning of the Legislature, the duty upon beans would have been 2s. per quarter, and that sum was received at the Liver pool Custom-house, with a security, however, for the payment of any greater amount which might be charged. The duty on barley is 3s. 6d. ; and the difference there fore, was Is. 6d. The Customs' authorities, contrary to the general expectation of the trade, have interpreted the wording of the act literally, and ordered the 3s. 6d. duty to be enforced. IMPROVED MODE OF PROPELLING VESSELS A patent has lately been taken out in this country by Captain W. C. Thompson, late of the packet-ship Stephen Whitney, for a new submerged propeller, that is said to possess advantages in certain cases over both the paddle-wheel and the screw. We have been invited to see a model of drawings of it at the office of Mr. Gran tham, who is employed to bring it into operation. It has been for some time the subject of a patent in America, and was applied by Mr. Aldright, the inventor, to a vessel of 400 tons, called the Virginia, in a manner that gave un deniable proofs of efficiency. Steam vessels have been constructed iu England with a contrivance something similar, but owing to an important omission they were unsuccessful. The present invention consists of paddle-wheels en closed in air-tight cases, and projecting about 18 inches through the bilges or bottom of a vessel. These wheels are made of a hollow drum, having small paddles attached to the periphery, and being set in motion by steam-en gines in the usual manner. It is found that at or above a certain velocity, the water, by the centrifugal force of the paddles, is entirely expelled from the cases, and a partial vacuum formed. This is seen by the fact, that when a hole is made in the cases, on the inside of , the vessel and below the water-line, no water goes into the vessel, but air is drawn into the wheel-cases. _ _ It will then follow that nearly the whole power of the engine is expended on the lower part of the wheels in operation—the most favourable for propelling the vessel— and wholly removed from any influence arising from the pitching, rolling, or unequal immersion of the ship. It is found that much smaller paddle-wheels are re quired, compared with the power of the engine, than at present; so small, indeed, as to enable them to 'be ap plied to ships of war, and to be kept entit. under the water line. It is to be hoped that the principle will soon be tried on a goo.' scale in this country. The noble steam-ship Great Britain will not sail for New York until this evening, in consequence of a quan tity of freight having been sent alongside late on Satur day evening, and it being found impossible to get the ship stowed in time for her to sail at the period announced in the advertisement. NEW CHURCH FOR ST. SIMON'S DISTRICT.-011 Sunday forenoon last, the Lord Bishop of Chester preached a sermon at St. Michael's, in aid of the fund for erecting a new and commodious church for the dis trict of St. Simon's, of which Gloucester-street is the centre. The congregation was large and respectable. The Rev. Cyrus Morral read prayers, and the Bishop and the Rev. Mr. Carpenter officiated at the communion table. His Lordship preached from the Ist chapter of Haggai,*,the 3rd and following verses :—" Then came the word of the Lord, saying, Is it time for you to lie i n y our ceiled houses, and this house lie waste? Now, ther e f ore , thus saith the Lord of Hosts, cons ide r _ your ways.'' He showed that " the house lying waste" denoted the tem ple which tt.e Jewish people ought to have built on their g l o th f ourh building opd. churchesH ebes besought n themto progress,go return from captivity ; but he should be ungrat e f u l if h e yet been accomplished th at ought to b e applied the words of the prophet, in their f u ll sense , t o cause of God call;c1 f or i ncrease d lib era li t y neighbourhood. district to whi c h t h e i r attent i on an d for ad t o fi no dn s w ae s t l i el o t l h w hf a n t ,rds h eahenne notwi d a work bounty was that day called, hail suffered much from neg lect. So much had vice prevailed in it, and so little was the Lord known, that a sum of £2OOO was still required to complete the contemplated design, which was an eco nomical one for the a ccommo d at i on o f 1200 person s. He noticed with gratification, that five new churches had re cently been built in the town—the meens supplied by those who derived their wealth from the people's industry, and who felt that God and the people had a claim upon them. He conc l u d e d b y a strong ap p ea l to their feelings as Christians ; for those who enjoyed the " unsearchable riches of Christ" should strive that all should partake of those treasures—without which the wealthiest were poor, and with which th e p oores t were rich. A liberal collec tion was then made. In the evening, his lordship preached in behalf of the same object, at St. George's Church, Everton. The test was from the fifth chapter of St. Matthew, and 16th verse Let your light so shine be fore men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven." This discourse was also most appropriate and eloquent, and was listened to with the most marked attention—the most solemn respect. The amount of the collections at both churches (including two donations) was £B9. LIVERPOOL : TUESDAY, JULY 7, 1846. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY MORNING, BY JOSHUA FLETCHER LACE, of 53. Grove-street , and LEONARD ADDISON, of 14, Great Orford-street. At No. 4, ST. GEORGeB CRINCIINT Lll'Blll'ool. July 1, I g4e, PRINCE ALBERT'S COMING VISIT. rhe preparations for the suitable reception of the Royal _zt of our august Queen are still in rapid progress in various parts of the town, giving note that the " doment" (to use a Lancashire phrase) will be one of no common magnificence. The Mayor has sent out 300 cards of in vitation to the elite of the town—clergy, gentry, mer chants, &c., including the borough magistrates, and the whole of the members of the Council. They are couched in brief and appropriate language, and conclude with a request that an early answer will be returned—the object being to make a re-issue equal to the number who may, from circumstances, decline, so as to ensure at the civic feast the complement stated. The card was executed by Mr. Isaacs, of Castle-street, and is a handsome specimen of florid engraving. Mr. Lynn, of the Waterloo, provides the entertainment; and the bill of fare, which will be in French, (we should prefer it in English, so far as the dishes will permit,) is in progress of being executed. on a large enamelled card, with a rich border. The im provements at the Judge's lodgings are also going on, but the state bed has . yet to be brought from London. It is stated that Croxteth• hall, which has recently been repaired and beautified, was offered for the accommoda tion of the Prince, by the Earl of Sefton ; but that he preferred the lodgings in St. Anne-street, probably for convenience on so short a visit, though he will probably visit the fine old English residence of the noble Earl, in compliment to him for his hospitable proffer. The truth is though we abound in " merchant princes," we have been unused suitably to entertain " royal princes;" but we doubt not the arrangements will nevertheless be satisfactory to all parties. There is to be a superb display of fireworks, on the night of the grand ban quet, at the Zoological Gardens, and full military bands from the barracks of Manchester and Chester. Stubbs's Harmonic Band, and other local bands, will also be en gaged. Galleries will be erected at and round the site of the Sailors' Home, in Hanover-street, to afford to the distinguished visitors an opportunity of witnessing the laying of the foundation stone. It is said that the 5,000 or 6,600 persons to be invited to witness the opening of the Albert Dock will principally consist of friends and subscribers to the various public charities. The Prince will sail round the new dock in his fine Yacht, the Fairy, and will then land, with his suite, by a splendid stair-case, which will induct them into the south-east stack of ware houses, where a ckjeuni will be prepared. Mr. Lynn (who is in every way qualified as caterer even for a monarch) is making every exertion to prepare a banquet that will do honour to the town and credit to himself. We hear it stated that Messrs. Peter Metge and Co. are busy bottling many hundred dozens of a brew of the finest porter for the banquet, which many of our " good fat English gen tlemen" will probably quaff with as much gout as the su perb wines to be produced at the great dinner, for it is certainly excellent. Designs for the tickets of the dejeume were sent in to the Dock Committee by all our celebrated lithographers, and all were considered beautiful. A choice was, however, to be made, and that of George Smith and. Ca., designed and executed !by Mr: M`Gahey, was de cided on. A large amount of etceteras of preparations are also going on, but we have not at pres.ent room for further details. Conso -,--,- THE NEW MINISTRY. In additiOn to the list which we publish elsewhere, we are enabled to announce the following appointments:— Judge Advocate.... Admiral D. DUNDAS. Lcrds of Admiralty.... Captain Hon. F. BERKELEY. Hon. W. COWPER. Joint Secretaries of T. PARKER, Esq. j' Treasury Secretaries of Board of 1 Right Hon. G. S. BYNG. Control _ Foreign—Rii,ht Hon. E. J. Under Secretaries of STANLEY. State.. Home—Sir W. SOMERVILLE. {Colonel C. Fox, Surveyor. Hon. G. ANsox, Clerk. Lord C. PAGET, Secretary. Board of Ordnance It is rumoured that the Duke of Norfolk has accepted the Mastership of the Horse, and that Lord Spencer is to be Lord Chamberlain. - LIVERPOOL CUSTOMS' REVENUE FOR THE PA ST QUARTER. We are agreeably surprised by being able to announce, that the Customs' Revenue of this port, for the quarter lust ended, exceeds that of the corresponding quarter of last year. The following is, in round numbers, a state ment of the receipts of the two years A 1845 £238,668 274,866 April May. June. £240,007 279,785 424,704 303,745 Total.. 817,279 944,496 817,279 Total, 1845.. Liverpool continues Increase on the Quarter.... £127,217 Considering during the pi it is past mg rl g nt r i e tfh a y great depression i or two, ttwooditbnaet: h Lrl i ic yv w hich has er ev ery p branchrei eoclf to progress towards the first port in the empire. We ought to remark, however, that the receipts of the month of June are swelled this year by the duties just paid upon foreign grain under the new law. These, we believe, have amounted to about £120,000. There is therefore an in crease, independently of the receipts from this source. We ought also to bear in mind, when contrasting the two periods, theold l that s c c o a ns e. iderable sums would be paid in 1845, under RUMOURED REMOVAL OF THE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND THE CHURCH Amongst the on-dits of the day, it is stated in well informed quarters, with a degree of confidence amounting almost to certainty, that the Grand Junction Railway Company have, for the intended extension of their works at the Lime-street Station, conferred with the trustees of but te oppositeeSt th eh e o ac o nhs l dut f ,r o .c r phb t.yhahinelcidop!tshsl consent, purchased uc i rpl o oeuhsr L e:dh o fa n ioas d rne o dd n a -road ndaslinyittd:fflotehrosete school, n( a ot m eohwle: company) having purchased the land in Hardman-street, school and church, to be devoted to the same bene volent object. Although the present establishment, whict has been admirably conducted since its corn. mencement, has long been endeared to the benevolent inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood, by many as sociations of its utility, through the interesting operations conducted within its walls, and the number of well-trained pupils whom it has annually turned out capable of earning an honourable livelihood, and who would otherwise, witfi sightless eyeballs, have wandered the world a burthen to their friends and others,—there can, we think, be no question but the present site of the institution has, from the noisy encroachments in increased railway and other traffic in the immediate locality become much less appropriate for the business of tuition. The anticipated change is therefore most desirable, especially as the intended site is not only is quieter, but a much more airypart of the town. Another consideration of no little importance is that, as theßailway Company will, no doubt, with their accustomed liberality in similar cases, construct the new premises and Church is a more spacious, commodious, and attractive . etyle;the institution will be benefitted by this change, which bas al. most become imperative from the rapidly i ncreasing com merce and population of the town. giltfi rst c p u r p i e v o al f u e t h d e at Royal six t yTghuaimn guineas, s wast wonClub:wait S si lverT tt h lr e day, by Lord Alfred Paget's yacht " Secret." Ninety peers have signed the protest of Lord Stanley against the Corn Bill. Amongst them are Loris Shelmers dale, Kenyon, Wilton and Salisbury, and the Bishops of Exeter arid Gloucester. The British i;;;;; Mandarin, of CI-.sow, John Cleland, master, frcm Jamaica to Liverpool, struck on the Alligator Reef, Jamaica, on the 25th of April, and soon after became a total wreck—the captain and crew SAVPd_ KENDAL.—The near Kendal have struck for an advance of waves—aqing ss. 6d. per day ' • and the wailers, both on the line and those working on buildings in the town and neighbourhood, have also struck for an advance, from 4s. rid. to ss. per day. Tuesday, the <ith August, is fixed on as the day for the public dinner, at Lynn, to Lord George BenCnck. The Earl of Oxford has consented to preside, and it is expected that the Duke of Richmond, Lord Egiington, Mr. D'lsraeli, and a host of other distinguished persons, will be present. The metropolis, on Sunday afternoon, was visited by a terrific thunder-storm. The electric fluid struck the Sailors' Home, in Well-street, and dislodged about four yards of the brick-work, which fell upon a , k adjoining house, and broke through the roof and two ceilings, but, fortunately, without injuring any one. PROTESTANT ANNIVERSARIES.—The first of July passed off peaceably in Ireland. The Orangemen of the north did not march, but celebrated the anniversary in their lodge. At a meeting of the Grand Lodge of the should d y b A e l o no a o g an on T public demonstrationues day , i was t he resolved ap p 12th July. roacthhinrge SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE MONDAY, JULY 6.—Wind S.W. to N.W. moderate. ARRIVED.—CaIder, Braithwaite, from Mazatlan—Mary, from Sierra Leone—Camoena, from Jamaica—Magnet, Clark; St. George, Hutchinson; Cairo, Poor, and Sweden, Shan, frora New Orleans—St. Leon, Jarvis, from Mobile—Huron, Sibbeson, from Charleston—Cambridge, Barstow, from New York —Gert rude,frorn St.Andreves—Amity, Allen, from Montreal—Oregon. from Quebec—Ann, Williams, from Havre—Lady Vaughan, from Hambro—Feronia, Jarvis, from Larache—and Charlotte, from Sligo. SAlLED.—Portland, Stalker, for Charleston—and Argo, blitcll - for Dalhousie. Madagascar, and Catalina, hence at Havana Empire, Russell, hence at New York Mantura, hence off Seville Kentuckett, Bartlett, from New Orleans, off Cove ... NEW YORK, June 17.—The Spinster, Forest, for --, wag wrecked previous to 21st May, in going out of the harbour of Port-au-Platt. Crew and materials saved. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, JULY 6. A very fiqn and steady Cotton market to-day; the sales are fully 7000 bales, at very extreme pri ces ,-10 u o of them 10 . speculation and export.