Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-09-01 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. HALF-YEARLY MEETING. The half-yearly ordinary general meeting of the Lirer gpol Chamber cf Commerce was held at one o'clock Yesterday. Amorg=t the gentlemen present were Mr. John Torr, president ; Mr. William Brown, M.P ; Mr. J. C. Ewart, M.P.; Mr. Christopher Bushell, Mr. M'Fie, Mr Bernard Hall, Mr. Forwood, Mr. J. T. Dsnson, Mr. Cooke, Mr. Watson, Mr. Fisher, Mr. Dutton, Mr. Duckworth. The chair was taken by the president, John Torr, Esq. The secretary, Mr. Tronson, read the following REPORT. The Connell have th plea=nre of submitting the following resume of their preceediugs on the various subjects upon which action has been taken since the annual meeting in February last:— BANK CHARTER AND MONETAB.Ir SYSTEM. The members of the Chamber are already aware that a select com mittee of the House of Commons has been sating to inquire into the opera'ion of the Banking Acts ; hut no report, beyond that of the evideflce produced, has been submitted to the house; and another session will doubtless elapse before a final report is presented. When the select committee was appointed, it was a parent to your council that the choice of names was not such us to insure a r isinterested in• vestigation ; and your council, therefore, considered it desire' le to present a petition to the hone, t raying for the addition to the com mittee of the names of members dis , inguishad for their eminence in the mercantile world ; which was done, but, they are sorry to say, without success. The report of the committee of your Chamber on the Monetary Sys_ tem and the Bank Act of 1844, presented;at the 1 et annual meeting. has been printed atd cireu'atEd among tiie members. COMMERCIAL LAW. One of the results of the late conference in London was the appoint ment of a committee styled the " Mercantile Law Committee of the United I: ingdom," for the purpose cf carrying out the views nd opi,ions expresed by the deputies composing the-confer c nce See.ng the impOrtance of such en imtitution, and the valuable aid it may render to the carious chambers of commerce, your council have made a grant of 457 towards its expenses, and they have also the satisfac tion of reporting th A the General Brokers' A.sociat'on have also con tributed .'25 for the same purpose. The codamAtee have nom under preparation a bill to amend the law of banisruptcy, which has just been introduced into the House of Lords, and has been printed and Circulated. The full. wing subject!, falling under this head, are now b.fore your committe-, on commercial law, but on no Otte of t' em has effectise action bean taken, owing to the present state of I olitical aft.irs , viz.;--1. The registration of partoegships. 2. The law relat ing to delivery warnnts for goods. 3. The low as to debtors residing in for. gn countries. 4. ;The Lew as to common car riers. 5. The United Kingdom Writs Bill. 6. 'I he present mode of conducting the civil con is of assize. And, 7, the incorporati a. of cham!iiers of commerce. Your Council regret that the Juggmmts Execution Bill, referred to in the annual report, has been again with drawn ; but they trust it will be re.-intritu• ed next session. Another subj:ct re'atif , g to mercantile customs is also before the coir.mittee, viz., the o's.taining of informat'on on the customs of trade in buying and selling in the various ports of the kingdom, with a view to find how far a g, eater degree of uniformity may be introduced. The com mittee, however. have not yet prevented any report upenit. CONSTITIIIION OF TAB BOARD OF TR,DZ. Your Council presented a petition to the House of Commons in favour of Mr. Marga l's motion for a committee to ineptire into the origin, constitution, powers, and duties of the Board of Trade, with a view to its better adaptation to the requirements of the country ; and *committee of the Council was nominated for the purpose of pro curing evidence on the subject, and generally in aid of Mr. Hon fall 's purpose. It is a matter of regret that the mutton was withd, awn ; but your Council trust that, at, some future opportunity, the effort will be renewed to adapt the fanctions of so highly important a branch of the government to the alterell necessiti,s of trade and commerce. FREE LABOUR QTAISTION. In accordance with the resolutions passed at the annual general meeting, in February last, a special committee was appointed to con sider the bast means of procuring the introduction of free labour into the British Colonies ; and acting upon the recommendation of th .t c mmittee, your Council have been in communication with the go vernment, wi h the view of enlisting its aid is the removal of undue restrictions upon emigration from China, but, as yet, without any fit. vourable result. The committee, however, continues its functions. and will further consider what other steps may bi desirable. DEF CENT SUPPLY OF COTTON. As a suFjeet kindred to that last referred to, your Council have given their attention to the Important question ; and the proceedings of the pubic meeting recently held here, and presi led over by your president, have put the mummers in possession of the opinions entertained thereon. The corresponding committee of the Cotton Supply Ass ciati in, then appointed, have commenced (secret one and are now on aged in enrolling members and receiving donaticn s and subscriptions. In connection with this matter, your committee may mention that, as a mains of securing an increased supply of cotton they forwarded represe;:tations to the government and the East India Company, impressing upon them the advantage which w. uld be eerived from the adoption of improved systems of com munication between the interior of India a❑d the coa t, as also between the seaports of India and Englan 4 , for the more complete develop— ment of the resources of our Indian dependencies, by the encourage ment of schemes such as the Euphrates Valley Railway Coninany, the Navigation of Indian Rivers Company, the North df Indian Trammed Company, and the Madras Navigation Company. ISTHMUS 011 . SOEZ CANAL. Fr It may be here mentioned, that your council have placed on rr cord a resolution expressing their opinion without reference to the prac ticability or cost of this scheme, that the completion and maintenance of such a canal would be of great benefit to the commercial interea's of the country. SOUND D 1719. The mem' ers of the chamber are aware that tie various govern ments 1 iterested in the abolition of those dues, have agreed to com pensate Dsnma k for the loss occasioned, thereby; and thus corn. pierce is at length freed from a very heavy impost. STADE TOLL. This subject is one of a very similar nature to the praceding one• Your council have received the assurance of the Board of Trade, in reply to their memorial prat log far the abolition of the toll, that .he matter is rectifying the attentl n of the gov3t nment. ROBBERY OF SPECIE IN MEXICO. A memorial was forwarded to Lord Clarendon, praying tl at steps might be taken for the restitution of the property of British subjects, plundered L ern the Eog`ish Consulate at San Suis Potose by Mexican troops ; and yoar conceit have the satisfaction of reporVng that, in consequence of his lords'nip's intervention, the government of Mexico have acknow.elged the act cf its troops, ani made arra! gen:lents for the repayment of the money. UNIFORMITY OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. Your council have passed a resolution recognising the evils arising from the want of a iformity in the weights and measures in use for the same article, and tendering support to any movement which may be made in the legislature for procuring greater uni'ormity in this respect. A bill for promlting this objact was introduced in'o the House of Commons early last session, bat, owing to the peculidr state of parliamentary affairs, it was withdrawn. Your council, how ever, trust it wi I he introduced again at an early period next session. POSTAL AFFAIRS. Your conneil:continne to watch the proceedings cf the authorities relative to the prcposed renr.val of„the Postaoffize, and they joined the To an Council in a deputation to the government, for the pnrposo of pressing non the treasury and the Pcstmaster•Ganeral, the desinb'eness anduciee.,sity of a removal to the site alrea y indicated to the chamber, namely, that of the new public•offices in Dale-street. The final decision upon this subject remal is with the Town Council, by whom no substantial opinion has, as yet, been re. orded regarding it ; the expression of opinion the po tel authorities in London are anxious to receive before taklcg any steps in so important a matter. Meanas bile your council will con'inne to give it their attention. The unsatisfactory a rangen ents for the despa'cli of the mails to France and the Ccntinent has rga n occupied the attention of the postal committee, and the council joined the va ions eharnhe,s of Lancashire and Yorksh'ra In a recent deputation to the Postmaster- Genoril, to lay before him the disadvantages un 'er which, this district labours in this resp , ct. His grace promised every attention to the reoresentatons cf the deputation. LIBRAIW Your council have the gratification of reporting that they have received more valuable additions to the library from the Earl of Clarendon, Foreign Secretary, Board of Trade, and the East India House, for which they h the ratu. nel the grateful thanks of the chamber. The number of volumes now each nearly 400, berides many: pamphlets and works on subj.cts not included is the catalogue. ♦LTEHATIONS OF THE LAWS RELATING TO THE azEctviro, Upon the motion of ore of tne directors, a special committee was appointed to consider the prestnt mode of e'ecting directo s, which has made a report recommending certain alterations in the existing law, which have been daly adopted by the council. These alterations will Le submitted in the shape of resolutions at the present meeting, and the members of the chamber are invited to express their opinion thereon. A letter was read from Me. Thomas B. Horsfall, expressiLg his great regret that ind.spoeition prevented him from attending the meeting. The letter was as follows: Mill bank House, Monday Morning. . - My Dear Sir,—lt is 11 ith great regret that I find myself unable to be present at your ruceiing to-day. Though comparatively well this morning, I was confined to my bed all day yesterday, and feel myself quite unequal to attending the meeting of the Chamber to-day. • Pray assure our friends of the ex'reme regret whieh, on every account, I fe 1 at being unable to be present.—Believe me, my dear sir, yours very sincerely. THOMAS B. HortsrALL. John Torr, EQg , President of the Chamber of Caraniercc. The Chaitman said the meeting would have perceived by the lengthened report which had been read by the secretary that the number of subjects brought under the notice and attention of the Council daring the last six menthe had neither been few in number nor unimportant in their nature. .Probably, fewer than usual had been brought to an issue. This might be accounted for by a larger number than usual, having reference to a change in thelaws. When it was remembered that the greater portion of these questions was taken up after they had been some time under discussion by the House of. Commons. When they remembered the length of time which was occupied in getting any measure through the House, and especially when it had reference to any change in the law. When they remembered how many bills reached no farther than to have the honour of being laid upon the table, whilst others might be read a first time, but few reaching to the second reading. while a great number probably might be thrown out, even if they should reach so far as a Committee of the House. When they remembered all these 'Acts, it was not to be wondered at that many measures which claimed the attention, and justly claimed the attention of the Council, should either occupy a great length of time, more than half a year, in discussion, or should terminate altogether abortively, But this fact neither weighed against the duty of the council to take cognizance of such measures, ner was it for a moment an argument against the utility to be derived from a Chamber of Commerce In fact, it was quite the reverse. It was an argument in favour of that utility in so far as this, that such bodies gave a spur to any measure which was being deliberated upon by the House of Com mons, and also gave an opportunity of giving to the government the expression of the opinions of practical men upon measures which affected the commercial dealings of the country. (Hear, hear) Measures had been brought forward during the half year something like twenty two in number, ten of them having reference to a change in the law. One or two of them had been alluded to in the previous revert, and others were new but out of the whole of the ten he was sorry to say that not one of them had passed into law. Not to lay the entire blame and undue blame upon the tardiness of the legislature, he might say that peculiar circums'ances in the last session pre cluded the hope that parliament could give that time to matters of detail which were necessary to be considered in any change of the law. - The chairman of that committee, Mr. Damson, he was h.ppy to see present, and as that gentleman was fully conversant not only with the discussions which had taken place in the committee on those different measures, but being himself a barrister, would be able to give to any gentleman requiring information upon the measures, a much more graphic and much more tangible explanation of their details of their bearings, and of the desirableness of the changes to be made, than he (the chairman) mid, who of course knew very little about law, and had no great wish to know much abmt it. Of the other measures there were four or five which had engaged the attention and the consideration of the council, the importance of which it would be diffi cult ti overrate. The first on the list appeared to be the proposed change in the constitution of the Board of Trade He had hoped that, he would have been spared making any remarks upon that part of the report, by the presence of Mr. Horsfall, who, would of course, have been able to give so much more explicit and more able a com ment upon the subject, and not only to explain what was proposed to be done, but to account for the failure of that measure, which, as tho meeting must of course be aware, had been proposed by Mr Horsfall himself in the House of Commons, that a committee should be formed to consider the present con stitution of the Boat d of Trade, and how far it was appli cable, or could be rendered applicable in its proceedings and construe ion to the present requirements of etmmerce. The part which the Council had taken in the matter was to appoint a special sub-committee to a'd Mr. Horsfall in the acquirement of such information in reg -rd to the past history and past working of the Board of Trade as should strengthen his hands in bringing forty: rd the question. He believed the members of the chamber would feel that they owed a great debt of gratitude end thanks to Mr. Horsfall, for the very able manner in which he took up the question—and not only took it up, but very ably brought it forward .11;mseif in the House of Commons. (Hear, hear) Whatever time such a motion was brought forward, there might, of course, have been difference of opinion as to its expediency; but Lord Palmer ston, of ccurse, having been just re-seated in the house, was for the time being almost omnipotent, and it seemed that whatever he put his hand upon with a veto could not succeed, and there was therefore little chance of any individual member carrying a motion which affected any branch of his government. That was the real origin of the miscarriage of Mr. Horefall's bill. In reading the report of the debate it would be seen that no member rose to speak upon the question who did not admit that there was some ground fsr the inquiry which Mr. Horsfall someht. But he thought there was an error, probably, in the minds of many members. To him, reading the report, it seemed to be the feeling of the house that Mr. Horsfall's motion was an attack upon the government. Knowing the peculiar circumstances of the Boar l of Trade in con nection with two great towns, Manchester and Liverpool, it might be that the Manchester school thought the motion was a rejoinder—that as they had sought to gain some advantage over Liverpool, through the Board of Trade, by the attack upon the Liverpool town dues, this was a set-off, or rather a counter-blew on behalf of Liverpool against the Board of Trade as a rebuke. No such feeling, he was quite sure, actuated Mr. Horsfall in bring ing forward that motion; and certainly no such feeling &matted the Chamber or the Council of the Chamber in their support of Mr Horsfall. (Hear, hear) The pro posal originated in the mind of Mr. Horsfall, he was sure, keg previous to the last session of Parliament; and it was quite transparent that a Board which had, as Mr. Horsfall so graphically said, a lord at the head, and a lawyer at the tail, and these constituting almost the whole Board, which had to regulate and to interfere with the whole ramificaf on of the commerce of the nation, to inter fere with trade at home, abroad, and everywhere, so that scarce any law could pass, whatever were its application, without being referred to that Bsard in some of its details, could not possibly be, in its present constitution, the best possible body for regulating and assisting in regulating the trade of the country. It appeared an absurdity upon the very face of it, to suppose such a thing. All Mr. Hors fall said was that the present constitution of the Board ought to be looked into, to ascertain whether it was not capable cf some change. He believed that. if the House had looked dispassionately and simply at the question as it stood par se, they would have granted the committee which Mr. Horsfall sought. (Hear, hear.) The next question to which he wished to refer was the free tabour question. There seemed to be a mistake in the minds of many parties who believed that the free labour question and the cotton supply question were one and the same. They were held as two distinct questions in that chamber, and there we e two separate committees. They had still the Free Lab ur C immittee sitting, of which he regretted not to see the chairman, Mr. Booker, present. The Cotton Supply Association certainly arose out of; and, therefore, mutt be considered the off shoot of the free labour question. Tire svggastivn was made that more free labour was wanted for the West Indies, and could be procured from China, as one of the great sources of supply, and that it could be applied to producing cotton, of which all were complaining that the supply was very deficient. That was the simple con nection between the two questions. The Free Labour Committee had memorialised the Government, point ing out the desirahleness in any new treaty with the Chinese Government, that a clause should be inserted, if possible, to the effect lhat that government should permit its subjec s o emigrate, both males and females, under such restrictions and regulations of our consuls as our Government might direct in concert with the Chinese Government ; so that there should be no pressure, and no violation of any law w hi c h th e Chi nese m;ght think sacred, bat eim t ly that they should be urged up ei to emigrate. That committee was s:ill sitting, and probably would have made farther progress had it not been for the present untoward state of affairs in China ; and, as the meeting was well aware, in conseveace of the recent outbreak in India, the affairs of China had to re main in something like static quo, the troops sent out to enforce our claims having b.. , en already directed to attend to the greater urgency in India. The Chinese squabble, as it might be called, and the Chinese difficulties, re mained as they were. Another very important question which had engaged tl e attention of the Council was the de ficient supply of cotton. The "Jouncil thought this quesion of such importance that they deemed it necessary to call a public meeting over which the president of the chamber preiided, and of course the members were aware that the result of that meeting wes the formation of a corresponding committee as a branch of the Manchester Cotton Sapply Association. They deemed it more prudent to ally themselves with the association already formed in Manchester, than to form an independent body in Liver pool. They believed that one concentrated body would have more power in moving the government and the legis lature than a number of smaller bodie.. Ile believed the meeting would bear them cut as having acted judiciously. —(Hear, hear) —They had received a number of sub'crib ers to their association. That morning he had received a very interesting letter from Mr. Charles Buxton, son of the la's Sir Fowell Buxton, in which he said I enclose a cheque for two guinea., and am anxious to see your important associat;on well supported." The urgency of the case had increased greatly since the general meeting, for they were threatened with a second deficient supply in the crop of American cotton. The ste; s taken by Manchester had been energetic so far as they wenP. There seemed, however, here again to be some mistake in the mind of tae public. It was thought by some that the association proposed to be cotton growers—that it proposed to raise cotton by means of money which would be subscribed by the members; thus raising up an interference, by an aseocietion of monied men, m opposition to the legitimate ) THE NORTHERN TIMES.—LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER i s 1857, planter or the legitimate producer of cotton. This was certainly a great mistake. The objects proposed by the Manchester Association, and of coarse concurred in by the corresponding committee in Liverpool, were simply to receive information, to supply information, to supply machinery, when they could do so, for new dis triets, and to supply seed for new dietticts; to ascertain whether it was possible to find a larger area of the world upon which cotton could be produced, and also to urge upon the government, and the East India govern ment especially, the encouragement in every possible way of the growth of cotton in India. And here, again, not that they wished either government to become cotton growers, but to remove, se far as lay in their power, all obstacles to the growth of cotton, by sanctioning and encouraging the formation of rail wet s and of means of navigation through the country, and removing any obetruetions which at present were considered a hindrance to the larger supply of cotton. Tt e association hat memorialised the govern ment in favour of different companies, and met with a favourable response. He believed the association in Manchester hid also met, from the Chairman of the East India Company, a very favourable response. Here again, however, they could not bat regret that all their efforts were crippl'd by the disastrous and sad information which they were receiving from Bengal. The attention of the East India Company and of the government, as regarded India, would be too fully occupied in suppressing the mutinies which had broken out there, and the development of the resources of India must for a length of time be crippled. Another subject which had been brought before the council was the project of tatting a capal through the Isthmus of Suez. The Council thought it right to express their opinion upon this question in the most guarded m inner possible. He had read the opinions elicited from the various Chambers of Co:cmerce through out the country, and from the various other bo lie 3 which had teen asked to express an opinion, and he believed the opinion of that Chamber was the most Bearded he had seen. (Hear, hear.) The question of the Sound Dues, as the meeting was aware, had been settled. It was an incomplete measure when they last met, but he'trasted that many measures which they now regretted to see left in an incomplete state for half a year would meet with a similar solution to that of the Sound Dues, before they next met. A committee of the Chamber had sat for nearly two years in reference to the question of the Sound Dues, and did all which lay in their power to get informa tion for the pu pose of urging upon the government the necessity of having the dues removed. They were engaged in considering the Stadt toll question, which was of exactly a similar chamter, and he hoped they would have a similar result. The robbery of specie in Mexico had also called forth' a remonstrance from that chamber and the chamber in Manchester. The government immediately interfered, not indeed, merely at the instigation of the chambers, but at the instigation of justice to their subjects, and from information receive] from their own consuls. The matter had now been put into a fair train to have the money refunded. Thera was another subject of great importance to which he wished to allude—the uniformity of weights and measures throughout the country. They all knew the great anomalies which existed in weights and measure's, arising out of past periods of history, when every county was almost an independent state, and had, to a certain extent, its own laws and its own local regulations and rules for conducting its own trade. Now, that all counties had become more assimilated, and communication from one to another was rendered so easy by means of railroads, and produce had so greatly in • creased that the remotest counties bought and sold wi , h each other, it was moat desirable that the weights and measuees of the whole country should be assimilated. The Council had formed a sub-committee for considering that question and pro curing information, and no doubt the matter would be brought forward with effect in some future session of Parliament His excellent friend Mr. Brown thought they should include in that question that of greater uniformity in the monetary system of the world—that is to say, the decimal system of coinage. As Mr. Brown himself was p-esent, *hose opinion they were all happy to have upon the matter, he would leave it to that gentle man himself to make any further comment upon it. The postal affairs had been closely watched over by the Com mittee presided over by their excellent vice-president, Mr Bushell. That gentleman, together with the president and two members of the C ouncil, went to London, and had an audience with Mr. Rowland Hill, and also with Mr. Wilson, and they had met with a very satisfactory result, so far as official routine would allow of a satisfactory reply. The reply was, that further information must be had before the authorities would take upon themselves the responsibility of saying whether they agreed with the Chamber in thinking that further po,tal accommodation in Liverpool was necessary, or that the site in Dale strret was the most favourable t 3 the Post Office. They also stated that they would require an expression of opinion from the Town Council, which they considered as the mouthpiece of the town. Legisla tion was slow, and the Town Council were so thoroughly occupied with what all must admit to be a more important question—namely, that of the Town Dues —that this ques tion had not received that attention from them which it would have tad if they had been more fres handed. Wi h regard to the library, he le,cl merely to point to it. It had grown to its present dimensions in about six months He need offer no comment to show that the Library Commit tee had been most active and successful in their attention to the interests of the Chamber, and in procuring a library which, no doubt, must be of great utility to that body. (Hear.) Gentlemen might thing that the Council's present report was rather a barren one. inasmuch as a great number of questions had been tak -n up, but few had been brought to a successful issue. As he said before, however, this was no argument against such a chamber, and the more he saw of the workiege of that chamber, the more he considered it to be a valuable or rather an invaluable channel of communication betwixt such a town as that and the Government, and also a most valuable agency for procuring information and investigation of every subject which might be brought before it. (Hear, hear.) The public of Liverpool, which might be considered as the metropolis of commerce, ought never to allow that chamber to sink into inefficiency. (Hear, hear.) Mr. W. BROWN', M.P, secondee the motion, and in doing so referred to a few of the subjects embodied in the report. As to the bill which had been brought forward dur ing the last session to assimilate the weights and measures throughout the kingdom, it was very properly withdrawn, as the feeling of the House of Commons was not in favour of passing a bill to coerce people to equalise their weights and measures when they had a prospect of obtaining a better system, and one which would be more cengenhat to the wants and wishes of the country. He should himself have voted against the bill, n that ho did not admit all the evils of the present system, which was most anomalous and vicious, but that he was unw illi ng to take a bad measure when they had a prospect of obtaining a better. With respect to the decimal system, they were aware that it was referred to a royal commission, of which Lord Overstone was president. As President of Commission, Lord Overstone had thought fit to issue a certain number of queries which were calculated to create a prejudice in the minds of the public against the decimal system, but those queries had been satisfactorily answered by some of the most able men in the country. They had the questions and answers, and they would no doubt be published for the information of the public. He believed that a few of the commission were in favour of the system of decimal coinage, and therefore he should not like to see any measure adeptel which would hive a tendency to postpone the adop•ion of that great system. As to the Inter-Oceanic Railway, he could say that its promoters were endeavouring to bring the scheme to maturity; bit they did not think fit to bring a prospectus before the public until they themselves were first satisfied of its correctness. They had sent out a strong corp; of engineers, and their reports on the project were most favourable. Government had placed at their disposal the services of Colonel Staunton, and he would proane 1 to Honduras in a few days to verify those reports. They were aware that the government of Honduras had granted a large tract of land for the purposes of the line, and that its neutrality would be guaranteed by England, Fiance, and America. The distance between port and port was 161 miles, and the distriet through which the line would pass was the healthiest and least influenced by a tropical climate of any in South America. The Atlantic telegraph was a question in which they were else most deeply interested. (Hear, hear.) Unfortunately they had not succeeded in their first experiment, owing, as he thought; to the mismanagement of the person at the break, who checked the cable too suddenly, but they did not dispair of effecting their oiject. (Hear, hear ) It had been under consideration whether it would not be desirable to sell the present cable, and wait until next year to carry out the experiment; but he rather thought that that had not been successful, for if what he heard was true, the chairman ef the Board of Control, Mr. Smith, had said that he did not see the use of telegraphs in India. (Laughter ) If that were M. Smith's opinion, the sooner he left the Board the better, and n that view he (Mr. Brown) believed the Chamber would agree. (Heels hear ) Mr. J C. Eseter, M.P., supported the motion. He rai that he was sorry that his excellent friend and colleagae, Mr. Horsfall, was not present to support the motion. In his absence he would beg to do so, but the report went so fully into all the questions connected with commerce touched on in the report, and they had also been so fully explained by the president and his friend, Mr. Brown, that there was no necessity for him (Mr. Ewart) to detain them with any lengthened remarks Since they last met a new parliament had assembled. Perhaps it was rather too early to judge of what sort of parliament it would be, as it had only sat for a few months ; but he would say, that if they continued their sittings in the way they had done, the country should allow that they looked Z3alously after its interests; for, he believed, there had not been a night when there was a count out, or when there was not a sufficient number of members present at prayers. Several measures were introduced and ware adjourned until the next session. The only one of great consideration con nected with trade was the renewal of the bank charter. It• would be wrong, perhaps, in him, or any other legislator, to express any decided opinion upon such an important question until he had first read the evidence. That evidence had not yet been printed, and therefore, in the few words which he should sayrespecting it, he would only state that he would real the evidence carefully, and also carefully form his opinion on it. But this he would say, that further consideration of that important question only confirmed him in the opinion which he hat long entertained—that the act was far to stringent. He could not see why an act necessary, perhaps, in 1844 for the t'''en interests of • commerce, should be considered necessary in 1857, when their exports were more than double what they were in 1814. (Hear, hear.) The next question calling for re mark was the question connected with the growth of cotton. It was unquestionably a serious thing that they should be so entirely dependent as they were upon the United States for the produeion of cotton—(hear, hear) — but at the same time he could not quite agree with all his Manchester friends in the view which they took upon the question. It was essentially necessary to the com merce of this country that every means should be taken by the East India Company aad the Government to facilita'e not only the growth of cotton in India, but what was far more,im portent, to facilita • the transit through out that country. Bat, after all, the real question in the matter was price. It was price only which would do it —(bear, hear)—but soma persons thought that by the association they could cause an increased growth of cotton. So far as he coul Iju ige of the question, the present high price of Cotton was caused, not so much by the general consumption of cotton overtaking production, but by the most unfortunate accident of having two bad crops in succession in the United States. He believed himself, that if they had one or two more favourable seasons for gathering the crop in the United States, cotton would soon fall down to a price that would satisfy not only the manufacturers of this country, but, what was equally important, would satisfy the general interests of the country. The next question connected with trade was the motion that was brought forward by' his friend Mr. Horsfall. That motion was introduced with the ability with which Mr. Horsfall brought every motion Wore the House of Commons (hear, hear) ; but he (Mr. Evart) was sorry to say that it had not been received in the manner in which it ought to have been. There were other ques tions pending at the time, and under the peculiar circum stancet in which Liverpool was placed, it was, perhaps, rather unfortunate that the subject should have been pressed on the House at the moment. Mr. Horsfall, how ever, had made a pledge to bring forward the motion again, and he (Mr. Ewa t) would cordially support him in doing so. (Hear, hear.) It was at his (Mr. E wart's) earnest request, and that of other friends, that Mr. Horsfall with drew the motion ; but it had at least one good effect, that the short discussion that took place upon it, and the grievances which Mr. Horsfall so fully stated to the House, would have the result of relieving the trade and commerce of the country from some of those vexatious restrictions which preseeJ upon them. The only other ques tion which he (Mr. EWart) thought it necessary to touch upon was one which had been already alluded to—the elution of weights and measures. Nothing could be more absurd than the present system of selling by weights and measures in this country. In Liverpool they bold wheat by the bushel, and so with oats and barley, but in no part of the country was the bushel the same. He hoped, therefore, that something would be done in the matter, and that the principle of decimal coinage or some other plan would be adopted which would simplify the accounts of the country. (Cheers.) The only other question re maining to be referred to, was the question of the town dues. Tney had had a very hard fight upon the question, and even at the very last moment he was afraid that all their exertions would have been of little avail. The question had, however, fortunately been settled satisfactorily to Liverpool. (Hear, hear) He would not enter into the question of their vested rights relative to those dues. They had, certainly, maintained their rights before the committee, but there was at this moment so strong a f eling in the House of Commons against dues being leveled on trade, and applied to +he purposes of the town itself, that they would not look at the question in that proper, legal right, which the people of Liverpool thought they ought to de. It was, therefore, desirable that the question sh •uld be settled last session, and he congratulated every one in the town that it had been so satisfactorily arranged. (Hear, hear.) It now only remained for him to repeat his great regret at the absence of his friend Mr Horsfall, and also at the cause of that absence. He bad worked hard during the session, and his health was ro . as strong as he (Mr. Evart) could wish it. He was doubly sorry then that Mr. Horsfall was not present, because he was sure Mr. Horatian would bear him out in the decimation that no two members for any place ever a;reed on general questions so well as he and Mr Horsfall did. (Hear. hear.) There were certain political questions in which they did not agree, but this he would say, that on every. question connected with commerce Mr. Horgan and himself went out together into the same lobby, and as long as they would have the honour of continuing the representatives of the town in this parliament at least, the same friendly course would be pursued by both of them. They would always vote together • for the general interests of commerce, and he might add also, for tee interests of the town of Liverpool.—( Applause). Mr. DANSON also referred to the importance of the measures referred to in the report, but feared that the question of the reorganization of the government of India, , which would doubtless occupy the attention of the govern- • ment next session, would prec.ude any chance of their being carried for some time at least. The CHAIRMAN said he had omitted to express the obligation of the chamber to their representatives in parliament, who had always bean most active in promoting its views. He also took the opportunity of maintaining that the chamber had acted properly in taking no part in the town dues question. Mr. C. BUSHSI L expressed his regret at the observations which had fallen from Mr. Ewan, in reference to the Cotton Supply Association. He (Mr. Bushell) felt convinced that there never was an object of deeper importance to the commerc e o f the country and its general well-being, than that they should have an ample supply cf cotton. It was as necessary to them as food ; but, while they obtained food from all countries, they were dependent on one country for the supply of cotton. It was not wise on any ground that a great manufacturing country like this should be entirelydependent on any one country for its sup ply of cotton ; and had Government, twenty-five years ago, pursued in India the course which the Cotton Supply Association now recommended, how different would be the stare of things in that country. The extension of the growth cf cotton would be the extension of civilisation. and mo-ality, and he regretted that Mr: E wart should not regard the association in the light it deserved. Mr. EWART replied that his observations had not been clearly apprehended. He thought the Association would do a gre t deal cf good, and he for one should give it every support. But what he did say was that it would not achieve all the benefits nor accomplish all the pur poses for which it was intended. Let them improve the navigation of the rivers of India, and improve the means of transit throughout the country, and then the increased price of cotton in England would immediately increase the cultivation of cotton in other parts of the world. He hoped he had said nothing against the Association, for he thought it would be beneficial, and ha most sincerely hoped it would tneet with success. (Hear, hear.) The report was then unanirn usly adopted. On the motion cf Mr. Macfie, seconded by Mr. Forwood, some few changes were made in the laws of the Chamber. On the motion of Mr. W. Brown, M.P., seconded by Mr. J. C. Ewart, M.P , thanks were voted by acclamation to the Cha rman ; after which the meeting separated. Tun bourn TO INDIA —Captain Forde, of the City "Club, has made soma suggestions relecting the best route to India for troops, and the best class of ships to embuk them in. Ha says :—" Our only independent and natural high road to India is by the ocean ; we command that route, b.it have not yet made the best use of it. I suggest the immediate establishment of a line of first class iron screw steamships of 5,000 tons measurement each, and fitted with engines of 1,000 horsepower. These ships can be so coneructel as to average 300 miles per day, a rate of speed that would enab!e then to perform theyoyage to or from Indic, with certainty, in 41 days. The stowage capacity of e,cla chip would couiprice an ample space for 2,000 troops, with their officers, officers' horses, artillery, baggage, sad a large amount of munitions of war, together with twenty-four days' fuel, and the r quisite quantity of provisions and stores. The political advantages of (31,.eat Britain, possessing a &Minot available fleet of this descrip- tion, are so obvious as to require no comment, except to mention that in the case of an European war, and an urgent denund for troops, each of these capacious and powerful vessel., upon an emergency of that nature, could convey 3,000 men from India and land them at Gibraltar in thirty-six class, or at Malta in thirty-nine days. Should neither the Admiralty nor the East India Company feel disposed to build and manage the ships referred to, such an addition to our nairnal resources can only be treated and properly worked by a public company, established under the auspices other Majesty's government, and which company, if adequately supported, I am prepared to organ ise without delay." POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-MONDAY, LIVERPOOL. BEFORE MA. MANS7IELD. A FORT UN a TELLERS FORTUNE Tonn.—Mary Anne Jones, described as a professional fortune teller, was charged with annoying Mr. George J. Spooner,of the Ship Inn, Mersey•street. On Saturday forenoon, the prisoner went to complainant's house and wanted to go in to tell the brtunes of some of the customers, but she was prevented, in as much as she was in the habit of annoying the house. She would not go away, and she was given into custody. His Worship said she was liable to three months imprison ment for professing to tell fortunes. He told her fortune by fining her ~£2 or to be imprisoned for two months. Susrlctous PEasoNs.—James Smith, and Mary Jones, the latter a " decoy," and the former a " bludgetter," were sent to jail for three months with hard labour, for attempt ing to inveigle and rob " drunken gentlemen " A person of respectable appearance, named FrPerick Hicks, was charged with having stolen 2t. 6d from George Whally, a shopke?per in Mill-street. It appeared that the prisoner went into the shop and asked for change of half a-sovereign ; the complainant gave him three half crowns, and whilst he was getting small change, he al!eged that the prisoner put his hand across the counter, and dropped something into the till, which he said was the half sovereign, but held a half-crown in his fingers. Mr. Bluek, fer the prisoner, repudiated the charge, and as there was room to doubt, his Worship gave the benefit of it to the prisoner, and dischargel him. Aas TJLT ON A MOTHER. —Peter Wilton, and Mary Ashton, were b ought up on remand, charged with having committed a violent assault on the mother of the male prisoner. The details of this ease appeared two or three days ago. Surgeon Pope, of the Southern Hospital, said the woman had S01:113 of her ribs fractured, and also a scalp wound. Evidence was given that the prisoners inflicted the injuries. The man was sent to jail fer 12 months, and the woman for six months. BEGGING LETTER IMPOSTORS —John and Mary 'Walters, professional begging lettAr writers and imposto-s, were charged by Inspector Wilson with begging in Edge hill. The inspec - or saw them at the doDr of a gentleman's house in Duke street, Edge hat, and knowing them to be im postors, he watched them. He saw a gentleman open the door and h nd the man something, and soon after the female joined him, and then he arrested them. He found some begging letters on them, and also a forged doctor's certificate, stating that the bearer was an object of great Christian charity. The prisoners were sent to jail for one month. SATURDAY. PLUNDER BY A CONFIDENTIAL FoREMiN —John Dixon, a foreman in the employment of Messrs. Hugh Reid and Sons, of 2, Gibbons-lane, Queen street, plumbers, &c , was brought up by de ective officers Laycock and Smith on a cies - ge of having broken into the warehouse, and stolen £75 therefrom. The facts of the c ise were these. On Wednesday night the premises were broken into, and a drawer, in which the key of the safe Nyas kept, was forced open with a chisel. The key wes g)t Cu , , the safe opened, and two cash boxes taken out. These were f >reed with the same chisel as that used to open the drawer, and £75 in gold abstracted. The offi:ere, on investigating the case, suspected the prisoner, but in consequence of the confidence reposed in him, the idea was at first repudiated. The officlrs, however, went to No 21, Clare street, where the trisner lodged, end on searching the ashpit, they found a small leather beg, containing £55 6s 6d. in gold and silver. The bag was one that had been stolen out of one of the cash boxes, and was identified by Mr. Reids, cash keeper. The prisoner was sent for trial. SMUGGLING —Henri Porgier, belonging to the ship Rosalie, was charged with having smuggled 26ibs. of foreign manufactured tobacco. Mr. Tyndall was for the prosecution. A tide-waiter proved having found the tobacco in the ship, and the prisoner admitted that it belonged to him. The magistrate had no alternative but to inflict the full penalty of £lOO, but said he would recommend him to the beard for mitigation. Cap tain Malcomb, of the ship Zouave, was charged with ttempting to smuggle six pieces of silk, value £lO, by which he forfeited three times the value. Mr. Tyndall prosecuted, and Mr. Black defended. The evidence for the prosecution showed that the silk was behind the cap tain's private desk in his roern, and it was alleged that it Came within the act. Mr. Black, for the defence, showed that the ship was only a few hours arrived, and that the captain was on shore; and than the place where the silk was found was open to the crew. He argued that the act was not violated, and that the captain intended to have paid duty on the silk, but his first duty was to go on sh )re and report his ship properly. The silk was made a present to him by a merchant at Bombay, and he was determined to pay duty on it, as he knew his duty too well as a cap tain to incur the penalty of £3O for the sake of saving 3Js. duty. Mr. Tyndall replied, and his Worship said the case shown by Mr. Bluck had great weight with hi n ; indeed he could not get over the arguments and the facts shown by the learned gentleman, and he therefore must dismiss the charge, as he did not think the captain intended to smuggle the silk. Tit 4: KNlFE.—Sarah Lavelle, the keeper of a bad house in Albion-street, charged a woman named Catherine Clancy, who keeps a similar house in the me street, with having stabbed her It appeared that some time ago the prisoner was fined for Laving assaulted the complain tut, 'and this caused an ill-feeling btween them. On the previous evening about half-past eight, the prisoner get drunk and made an attack on complainant with a pen knife, and stabbed her over the eye, inflicting a wound of half an inch long and three quarte-s of an inch deep, but the wound eras not dangerous. Mr. Block for the defence produced two witnesses. but their evidence did not alter the case, and his worship sent the prisoner for trial at the se sions. CORONETS COURT. The Coroner held the following inquests yesterday : On the body of Elizabeit Mottram, the wife of a night man who lived in Crump-street. She was in the habit of drinking to excess and was found dead in be]. Tne jury found a verdict of "died of excessive drinking." On the body of John Hennin, 20 years of age, who died in the Northern Hospital, in consequence of having been jammed between a cart that he was driving, and a lamp post. The unfortunate affair was purely accidental, and the jury found a verdict accordingly. Oa the betty of Hugh Doran, 27 years of age, a sailor. On Wednesday night the deceased went to bed in a court off Bird-street ; he was very drunk at the time, and is the morning he was found lying on the flag way under the room window. It was supposed he fall out during the night. His skull was fractured. Verdict accordingly. ANOTHER DEATH FROM DRINK —On the body of Catherine Kempbell, 43 years of age, the widow of a soap boiler. Anne M'Cartney, a house-keeper at Mr. John Harrison's, 5, Rodney-street, said she found the deceased sitting in a chair in that house (in the kitchen) dead, on Sunday morning about five o'clock. She was very much in the habit of drinking, and would drink off a tumbler of run at once. She was drunk every day for the last fortnight, and on Saturday night she was so drank that the witness could not get her up stairs, and she left her in the chair. She got a fall whin drunk on Monday last, and got a black eye by it. She fell at ten on Satur day night on the flags, when the witness lifteri her up in the chair and left her there. Mr. Banner, surgeon tsaid he made apost mor tem examination of the body, and found the cause of death to be from fracture of the skull. A fall as described would be likely to produce it. The jury found that she " die I of fracture of the skuU, received by a fall, whilst in a state of intoxication." LIVERPOOL BANKRUPTCY COURT -YESTERDAY In re WiLmeat MORRIS.—The bar.krupt, a grocer of Oldhall-st , eet, applied for his certificate. Mr. Goodman appeared on behalf of the assignees, Mr. Etty supported. His Honour granted a third-class certificate, with three months' suspension and protection. In re RICUARD ROWLINSON.—The bankrupt, a merchant and broker of Liverpool. applied for his cert ficate. Mr. Atkinson appeared on his beh-lf. Mr. Ritson, who ap peared for the assignees, offered no opposition, and his honour granted an immediate second-class certificate. In re OWEN ELLis.—The bankrupe, a marble mason of this town, came up for last examination. As the balance sheet was not filed, an adjournment took place to the 15th of September. FIELD SPORTS.—The progress of civilisation must mate rially affect our sports as well es our more serious pursuits. The greatest inducement to the spore of the field is, no doubt, the exhilaration caused by the healthful exercise which they afford ; for it is difficult to conceive any real pleasure to be derived from eeitroyio g the lives of God's creatures. Cannot this end be secured without killing? Must man destroy the lives of other creatures, in order to enjoy his own. I have reason to think that the merciful man enjtye the beauties of nature with equal, if not greater delight than those who seek to stain the fair carpet of nature with the blood of her children—to stop the noise of joy and thankfulness by the heartless shot, to tear to pieces the heartstrings of the fox or hare. Let us hope that geological and botanical pursuits will supercede the chase and all cruel sports.—Monckeon Mines. THE BOROUGH SESSIONS. BEFORE THE RECORDER, G. HENDERSON, ESQ., AND BLAIR, ESQ., THIS DEPUTY RECORDER. These sessions were brought to a termination 0 0 Saturday, when a number of persons who had been previously found guilty were brought up for sentence , Amongst whom were several keepers of houses 01 ill-fame, who had pleaded guilty, and in the course of his remarks, the Rrcorder said, he re' gretted that the persons who let the houses for such improper persons were not also indico s d, an d i n timates i that they could not legelly recover the rent of the premises let by them, when used for such a purpose. The following are the sentences passed upon the prisoners : John Hodson, for embezzling money belonging to his miss ter, John Tomlins on , s i x months. Ellen Ove r , f or stealing a dress, the property of John Kelly, three years' poll servitude. Elizabeth II Irrison, for stealing pro/earl belongleg to Ann Riley and Eleano - Webb, six months. William Kerrigan, for stealing wearing apparel, the property of Robert II )word, four years' penal servitude , Mary Hall and Ann Ri'ey, charged w ith s t ea li ng weari▪ ng Apparel, the property of William Evans; Hall, four menthe , Riley, acquitted. Elizabeth INPLean, fa r stesling 11 lbs. of cotton, the property of William Smith and another, three years' penal servitude. Patrick Kely, for stealing a a nti of money from William Whittake r , t wo mont h s . P a tri▪ ck O'Brien, for stabbing James Maguire, four months. Mari M'Cartney, for stabling Mary Lenaghan, four month& John Carson, for stabbing Gerard Park, eight me nthe. Margaret Corlett, for stabbing Jessie Johnson, six m enthe , Mary Ann Benson, for inflicting bodily harm u poe Mary Robinson,' four months. James Jones, for oh' tamping money by false pretences, one month' James Bsll, for embezzling several sums of money belong ing to his master, John Layer, four months. Thomas Mason, for embezzling several sums of money b e l ong ing to his master, Frederick Partridge, six months. Ann Wall , Mary 1111 1 Bride, and William Wall, charge ] with stealing a sum of money and otter property from Isaac Schwa' sensky and others—William Wall, six months ; Ann Wad and Mary lii‘Bride, acquitted. Mary Ann Brown and Jane Barton, for stealing a sum of money from Louise Cannon, three months. Edward Slater, for keeling money belonging to William Parry, three months. Thom!e Stevenson, for stealing wheat, the property of Francig Maxwell and another, nine months. Catherine Waugh , for stealing a quantity of print, the property of Thom Gibson, five weeks. John Murphy, for stealing mono/ belonging to William Daughney, nine mouths. Mary Ellett Mulvey, for stealing wearing apparel, the property of James Gordon, eight months. George Gowan, alias Cowan, foe stealing money belonging to John Thomas, twelve menthe , George Delaney, for stealing money from the person 0i Teresa Clads, six months. Thomas Pitt, Owen Earwig , Edward Jo yes, and Esther Cavannagh, for stealing.! quantity of butter, the property of Matthew Hand, Pit; and Jones, four months ; E vans , e i g h t mont h s ; all' Cavannagh, ten months. Mary Smith, for stealing a sure of money from Edwin Evans, six months. Lydia Orrash, and George Fox, for stealing a sum of money from Edell Evans, Fox, five months ; Ormsby, four years' pent servitude. Robert Copeland. for stealing a sum of moneff the property of Robert Thomas, four months, Join! Sullivan, for stealing a sum of money, the property 01 James Barnes, six months. George Lawson and Ann White, charged with stealing wearing apparel, the pre' perty of John Mutch, Lawson, five months White, acquitted. Robert Kearns and D av id Galloway, for stealing wearing apparel, the property of James Prykel. four months. Tim ,thy Sullivan, for st e ali ng a pa ir 0: trowsers, the property of Samuel White, five years' penal. servitude. Charles Holmes, for stealing three e hirte• the property of Charles Lello, two months. An ti Madden, for stealing a purse and money, the property of Edward Darby, three years' penal servitude . Mary Ann Varley, for stealing a sum of money, the property of John Meelieh, four months. James Wilson , for stealing a jacket, the property of John Meilay, fot!r months. Jabez Preston, for stealing money from his master, James Bond, six months. Daniel Sheehan, for stealing two ladders, the property of Patrick Hogan and William Dunn, four years' penal servitude. John Jamieson, for stealing w e a r i ng a pp are l, t h e proper ty e , Adam Hodgson, Hugh D uc k wort h, an d G eorge Haysyar o, six months. Alicia Sharkey, for stealing wearing apparel, the property of Patrick Hefferon, six month! , Bridget M•Evoy, for stealing money belonging to PhiliP Morrissy, four months. Joseph Murallis, for stealing three gold studs, the property of Antonio Pardo, three, menthe. James Sloan, for stealing wear i ng a pparel. the property of G orge Davies, s i x y ears ' pens' servitude. James Thomas, for stea'ing manure. the property of Ed win Salt, six months. Thom Brien, for receiving stolen property, discharged', Joseph Burk, stealing money, eight months. Michas Cairns, for stealing a coat, discharged. Thomas Colder' bank, for stealing butter, diSeharged. Catherine Costelle. for stealing money, discharged. Elizabeth Cummings, fo e stealing ham, six months. Ellen Denny, for stealing a coat, discharged Patrick Denny, for the same offence , two months. Jane Edwards, for stealing money, dig' charged. John Hennagin, for stealing a coat, six weeks' John Hunter, embezzlement, discharged. John J ac kson, for stealing boot', discharged. Williams Jones, for stealing shirts, discharged. Mary Jones, for stealing a watcllf four months. Robert Kirvin, for stealing a coat. six weeks. Catherine Mayhew, for stealing a watelh four months. Thomas Moody, for stealing a purse , discharged. Michael Managan, for stealing a coat, nine months. James Mairhead, for stealing coati., two menthe , William O'Neil, for receiving stolen property, discharged' John Pritchard, for stealing a purse, discharged. John Raven, for stealing shirts, discharged. Mary Ann Rice? for stealing a horse-cloth, discharged. John Wilde, for receiving stolen hams, six mouth,. Patrick Walen, for stealing from the person, nine months. J H Williams' for stealing shirts, discharged. Jane Wilson, for stealing from the person. William Rathwell, for stealing a carpet bag, four mouths. Robert Baden, for sealing a coat. five months. Robert S'mon, for stealing spoons, two months, Elizabeth Ja c k son , and Mary Murphy, for stealing money, four months each. Mary Campi on , for stealing butter, th ree y ears ' pena l servitude. Ano Alpin, for keeping a house of ill-fame, four monthg• Jane Dole, for the same offence, two months. Jane Cotterell, ditto, four months. John Giltow, for the' same offence, three months. Mary Jervis, fir the same , four months. John Jones, for the same offence, WO months, Dorothy Jones for the same offence, one month. Mary Kerns, for the same offence, two months, marl Keegan, ditto, two months. Thomas lll‘Grath, for nu' lawlully wounding, five months. William Taylor, s tab' bing, five months. Richard Rash, for an assault, three weeks. James White, for stabbing, six months. THE BOROUGH SESSIOM, TO THE EDITOR OF THM NORTHERN TIMES. Sir --"l'here is a report in the Liverpool AllerenrY of to day, under the head of " B n-ough Session s. Saturday," relating to a ease against the keeper of a disorderly house, No 5 Court, Westmoreland street , wherein my name is rather freely mentioned.; Per mit me to say that I RID not the party referred to ill that case, and that I have never had anything to do with the property either directly or indirectlf , and have not been in the street for many years; I regret that the officer who laid the informatioo had not taltn the necessary pains to ascertain the particulars he state I in court, before he took so unwarrantable a liberty with my name.---I am, sir, yotars respectfully. Wit LIAM PRIBST. Clarendon 11001113 , August 31st, 1857. THE NEW SYSTEM OF NAVIGATION. TO THE EDITOR OP TDB NORTRERN TIM ES. Sin,—l am sure your nautical readers will peruse with much satisfaction, the following copy of a letter received by me this day —I am, sir, your obedient servant, S. 111. SAxBY. el Local Marine Board, 71, Cornbitl, London, August 20, 1857. Boar?, at thei r meeting to-day, and in the presence of .51r. Boulter J. Bell, their examiner 0 navigation, and Captain John Domett, secretary and one of the examiners in seamanship, had much pleasure itt witnessing the quickness and correctness with which, by your Spherograph, you got a great circle course, and the distances on it, and ascertained the latitude at sea, the variation by amplitudes and aztrin h 4, the time at sea, and found the true distance between the moon and the sun, or a star, for obtaining the longitude. The Board are of opinion, that y,,ur tables will be found of great practical service at sea, and recommend them to the favourable cmsideration of nautical men —I am, sir, your mokil obedient fervent, (Signed), D, DUNBAR, Chairman. S. M. SAXBY, HE q. At LEWIS & COMPANY'S, Ranelagli street, BOYS axe CLOMED from the Axes of 6 to 20 Years; IVVHAT IS COMING TO LIVERPOOL? WHY, THE GREATEST WONDER IN THE WORLD I MISS JULIA PASTRANA,. 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