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

Feb. 24, 1846. ST. MATTHEWS CHURCH, KEY-STREET. ON SUNDAY next, thp Ist March, Three SERMONS after will be preached (D. V.) in ST. MATTHEW'S CHURCH, which Collections will be made towards defraying . the ex penses of conducting Divine Service. In the Morning and Wino the Rev. JOHN BIRKETT, Incumbent of Christ Much, sford; In the Evening, by the Rev. ALFRED ;. v W. LETT, M.A., Incumbent of Astley, near Manchester. Three, Service will commence at a Quarter before Eleven, and Half-past Six o'clock. CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY. AMEETING of . the ' LIVERPOOL AUXILIARY . (!t* the above Society will beheld (God willing) in . the CON ,rs'TI HALL, Lord Nelson-street, on MONDAY .EVENINP and a 2nd March, at which Clergymen will give information iress the Meeting on the subject of China, &c. vele Chair will be taken a t Seven o'clock precisely, and the ring close at Ni ne o ' c l ock. Doors to open at H a lf- past Si x. i . ic kets will be i ssue d t o S u b scr ib ers , a t M r . P ERRIS ' S , flo urs of Tentur and n FRIDAY nut, the 27th instant, between the Four o'clpclZ: .............__ A. Collection after the Mdeting. BIRKENHEAD DOCK COMPANY. CALL OP £5 PER SHARE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that, in pursuance of s h °f a : Resolution of the Board of Directors, the Proprietors pres i Company are hereby requested to pay a CALL 15t V E POUNDS per SHARE, on or before MONDAY the strutay of March next, to Messrs. GLYN and Co., Lombard- Should Lo DuOD, Or to the ROYAL BANK, Liverpool. thereon any Call remain unpaid after the day above named, at the rate of Five per cent. per annum will be charged • By order. B irkenh ea d or er. MACGREGOR , Birkenh ead Dock Company's Offices, Argyle-str LAIRD eet Secretary. , Birkenhead,llth February, 1846. 8E FIRST OF TOWNS' ASSOCIATION. ng FIRST ANNUAL MEETING of the MEM it, the ER S and FRIENDS of this ASSOCIATION will be held „.OCoNCERT HALL, Lord Nelson-street, on FRIDAY EVEN " next, the 27th instant, at Seven o'clock. 8' The 'Worshipful the MAYOR in the Chair. and Viol a Arnold The Knight, the Reverends J. Jones, H. Hampton, T. W, Bevan, Adam Hodgson, Samuel Holme, «illiam Alo o rne, W. Brown, R. V. Yates, R. Shiel, J. B. Yates, J. B. r n i t ,_e, C. Robertson, Esqrs., and other Members of the Com are expected to be present, and to address pe . Meeting. den t s oc at!endance of Ladies, the Visitors of the District Prom Of th ss ieoycit and of all who are interested At ation is particularly requested. in the proceedings J. A. TINNE, }Honorary Secretaries. W. H. DUNCAN, T I , LIVE R.POOL BANKING COMPANY. “E P ROPRIETORS are requested to TAKE NO hew ~. TICE that the GENERAL ANNUAL MEETING will be at 011 " the C LARENDON-ROOMS, on TUESDAY, the 24th instant, li ev. ,7 o clock ; and that a Motion will be submitted to the , 43 ,, i ' l ng for an alteration of the Laws and Regulations of the 14 43. pant regarding the number. of Votes at any General Meet- By order of the Directors. 7th .-• WILLIAM WILSON, Manager. br ------_____ uarY, 1846. INlty TO THE —'4,rI3ITANTS AND OWNERS OF PROPERTY, THi N WAPPING AND ITS , VICINITY. \LE COMMITTEE appointed at the PUBLIC t he 6 ETING of the Owners and Tenants of Property within . . elgh bo of the projected Alterations in Wapping and its str eet, arhood, held at Mr. Bispham's, Vine Tavern, Pitt jia7. the Evening of Tuesday, the 30th attempts of December of th,„ l .,,ng, they regret to say, failed in their attempts to In .. th e - uock Trustees to consent to the insertion in their Bill th e Li clear and intelligible Compensation Clause contained in !Ihich rterPcol Improvenient Act, passed 12th July, 1837, by earnp en wa s.erlacted, ,‘` That full recompense, satisfaction, and , be n la( Vion, by payment of a sum of money in gross shall Price.uPiers'iY by the sdaid Ma y or, Aldermen, and Burgesses, to all anyl'eet of Goodwill, Loss every PTerrasgen,aannddPiemrspornosveinlitleenretssteind !Intl lo , ° _l?s, Inns, Taverns, or Retail Warehouses, which are Jury n ;:ten to be purchased by virtue of this Act, for any in or fr,"-taillage whatsoever to be sustained by them by reason „ Or aui-ilnequence of this Act, or the execution of any power b u': , tY hereby given, whereby his, her, or their business abl e e . e I mPeded, injured, or suspended, and for the reason b- A •Penses of and incident to removal, where removal may t iecess Derm, arY, (whether such occupiers, or other person or and 4 ._ 3 , so interested as aforesaid, shall be the owners or not ;) yv 4 ,,n , all Occupiers of such Shops, Taverns, Inns, or Retail 4uouses, as aforesaid, wPo may not claim compensation „ lio u - 2 e Pect of loss of profits,' and to all Occupiers of any thi s A Buildings authorized to be purchased by virtue of „ ) , V are l( l 2 , not consisting of Shops, Inns, Taverns, or Retail Ihcide,ns, compensation for all reasonable expenses of and eorm,,, - " 0 removal, where rentoval may be necessary ; such the 6,-n,ations respectively to be ascertained by agreemnt with ~ cas e o 'reil, or some person or persons on their behalf; and in Dens e. n)! difference concerning the same, then such mann ., rceri4ttsfaction, and compensation respectively shall be br i !,,by a jury, in like manner as the value of any Act t n i 'llngs, lands, tenements, and ereditaments, is by 4, , onip e „"'rected to be ascertained, the amount of such s nail b e satisfaction, and compensation, as aforesaid, 4, 0 ,1 41 0 by the said Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses to afores,•'-uPiers and other person, or persons, interested' as „ specti4, previous to the possession of the said premises re , and g, in respect of Goodwill, Loss of Trade, w e ltereog i r .A. enients, and expenses of and incident to removal, wi th found e( r i Payments respectively shall be to be made;" have h e , olit j ufg reason for will. that serious deprnation, t b recompense,be the result, unless a most ear eeilltaittee e at once made to i, Parliament. The te B saly fb2therefore, with theview of raising the Funds ne th Winch i i e purpose, have entered into a SUBSCRI . PTION, i tiea _ ley entreat all parties interested to contribute, so 'ivat e i .rs may not be wanting for preventing the sacrifice of Pnt ati _ ght to the power.and influence of public might. De -614,2).n5.1iave been appointed by the Committee to solicit *urlPtions. (Si BY direction of the Committee, gned) JOHN WILSON, Chairman. . GEORGE THIRKELL, Treasurer. tLAIR'S GOUT AND RHEUMATIC PILLS. -1 severe case of Rheumatism, communicated by Mr. Allen, Proprietor of the " iVottingham Mercury." R i Mercury Office • Nottinelam Mardi 17, 1845. 8 1.,--- 1 have the _pleasure of fo' rwardirig RHEUMATIC the particulars of ea se ,_ _ . hav e `r,tl . "inch .BLAIR'S GOUT AND RHEUMATIC PILLS A, ,r,suled eminently successful. DareQing woman, named Mary Wain, accompanied by her an sat,,,__Nyho reside at Watnall, near this town, called upon me the he,`',l,4Y last, being desirous of making her case known for It app ear of the public. tTeat s 4iars that Mary Wain had for some years past been a W ks in _ eerer from Rheumatism, but that in October last she tiler te M than ordinarily afflicted so, so much so that her fa- Zigh t `,._' , 11 her ftorn her place of service, in order that she 4 t na ci e the attention of her mother at home; at that time— ti etid to use of the mother's description, "she could not lift her 2?r ,, H a nynnh, or her foot . the height of sixpencefromth: taat In , u.,,l'lng heard of Blair's Pills, the father purchased t l ' * in ' 4 " 0 13 abo t th second week in October; the Pills ill ctilleisn'elefW, tahtoeteoffeuct, for e I am a'ssured by the parents and the , e ra, t e huP to feed n the following day s o he could not only lift her hetes, .8. herself, but she c uld also m h o o v x e e a s b o o f ut t o h n e , 4 „ kt , ince brat time she has had five more yo Wa s f i ,if I may judge from appearances, is as well as she la oti a. ' "er life, een so for some months . past. . " u 'd to the at liberty to makese of my name if you think it will 'p c , , e We, r ight of this testimonial. - 4 1 e, p 1 am. Sir, yours truly, RICHARD ALLEN. is4llle,4aut, 229, 'Strand, ondon. taajle 11 1 i: f ailing effects of BLAIR'S GOUT AND RHEU re,,,Nt, h LS in curing every description of Gout and Rheu tieaeins a ve secured to them a celebrity unequalled by any e w .. o f 1110 boar sewed or present times. They not only . give relief in i ii ,„rt s ba , Oat restore to perfect health in an inconceivably tretibsge e:cof.thne. They are equally speedy and certain in o ls; !tattle latica, pains in the header face, and indeed of every iti l i tY, perf°r gouty affection ~ in fact, such has been the ra eityas a st 4ct ease, and complete safety of this medicine, that tin e ,' s,tivr i cs i bed all who have taken it, and there is scarcely a kt eac'eV . 9lage in the kingdom, but contains many grate titipe.d by Thof its benign influence. tisetine,,:,OMAS PROUT, 229, Strand, London ; and by his liolm`r, l ent by Rennie, Wagstaff, Howell; Phillips, Aspmall, iordten ayries' Company, G. Syers, J. Syers, Roberts, „kait'sOlak e S on ., Lathbury, Scholefield, Smith, King, Brad \*l•is 'awl -' "ird, Gerard Watson, Mucklow, Llod Carter, thr e Aley , 4,-,„4(1, Liverpool ; Law and Gaskell, Manchester Neigho u 'nester ; Kingdom all respectable Medicine Vendors e 4 4 k ,for ti t t f „ ll e„1,),n , ited . Price 2s. 9d. per box. 4 as e the r i lL S GOUT AND RHEUMATIC PILLS, and . tash h ea t ' , ~,anie and address of "Thomas Prod, 229, Strand, '"nx erttessed- upon the Government Stamp affixed to e Genuine Medicine. C VLANT Is 4,,,,,,,,_...„S KALYDOR, an • Eastern Botanical. 1 1 1.,e( 41 ,- - Q.A v a e a f 4 aUrpng efficacy for rendering the Skin si stith,q , ,, ple x ,,, 41 r, and for bestowing a healthy roseate hue o a t! rho' Air sk• 'I. As a creator and conservator of a transp Nl 4 lo • 41, ROWDANDS IcALYDOR may be said to exert an ex tr Y freeareal power. . Balmy, odoriferous, creamy, and per niles4'kely b r i ° , l° _,all mineral admixture, it is distinguished for its i'cliei "Y bland, -alb purifying and soothing effects upon the skin ; tift, s all iLaction on the ' pores and minute secretory vessels, Ditthllitnati"lopurities from the surface, allays every tendency to t kii4,7%, s i 4 , and thus effectually dissipates all redness, tan, kel:ithe as vi s , 8, freckles discolorations, and other unsightl cu- Sfthes;Lations. The radiant bloom it imparts to the cheek ; a t ' s eck i!ad delicacy 'Which it induces on the hands, arms, tots'Ptik ti lef ea delicacy of soothing irritation, removing . cuta- pl'l l , 4 e and au unsightly appearances, render it indis- A t e cohstaenvetrY Toilet. 1, 11 1 o, ese s , and persevering use of this invaluable medica te °a Why es gorates those important functions of the L 4441118 as sn netiend its purity and softness—the neck, hands, ,the adinireanng and retang the radiant whiteness . so t ,T o 4 , lceti es 2.,,and affording so unequivocal a mark of attention ..tie fa c e N.,, t. „ . ui the Toilet and the graces of Personal Att reaction !. ilV,ith,,,,tifterAEN,who suffer from tenderness and irritation of . " 4 .4 -4 effe ct • having, RowLAND'S KALYDOR will have an un q 't rend er alleviating and allaying irritation and smarting th is iis te r lie,tiviih t ,,,,, g the Skin soft and smooth.. q; s'' 411(1,re as a renovating and refreshing Wash during , a ll ad, i tt dust of Summer, or frost and bleak winds of Win 'ulik au ,sk: - ,,,aes of Sun-burns, Stings of Insects, Chilblains, , el NI ex te 'T, , ,(!t• Incidental Inflammation, its virtues have hasi v kitit yi u n. st‘ ely been acknowledged. Pit,e set et t i lb and refreshing properties have obtained its ex ' 04'0, , ans t r_ bY the Court, and the Royal Family of Great q l, tie s Of th e ;sp of the Continent of Europe, together with the bras tot Na.itristocracy and " Haute Volee ;" from the sultry ),.The frozen Mid the Drawing-romns of Calcutta and Ma 'phis ittN and ozen realms of the Czar and the salons of ',.St. 'vs },,,xoti e ,., Moscow. lilt - the Drortiparation is perfectly innpximis, acting in all e _st et e „,„_,lng a healthy tone of the minute vessels, and is 'to gubi.V ega well as the most effective Toilet appendage i _ti be LLI O. to universal patronage. ' it . °I th THE NURSERY. l'o 4 be • •e tnost • it s "bar d - I MPortant uses of this invaluable Preparation k1a,,, , , , t . t he lik'aPtation for the use of Children and the pur t4oB4 teCo n , Ui B erl% As a wash. for Infants it cannot be too os t by tile. Mended; to healing, and innoxious, it may . tk r ''' Ilktienifetit and effect lady' or child with assuranc . e . of he Olitl, ' t ender" , -j ul effect : it preserves and beautifies the til':t!p)i)ttitlbs44;slaiiiii*fi'o,B.l:Wi an ,e and Insures it from derangement by nursing, suffer pain from sore or inflamed re tt !i p h , zt ar p ower t Jutfailing. relief in the RALYDOR ; and from iierti- a s and ~, allay irritation and cool the mouth, it ren "l?k t s 014,1. y Painless that most delightful task imposed by tr s 44 and utti . CAUTION. k. kt,s. to et _ unit/ sal reputation causes unprincipled Shop- Cli e r ,r 4oiy," sPuriou s ~.p COnl It t k 41 DleXio n entnyounds for sale under the title of , Ir l sed of mineral astringents utterly ruinous It th_ 1, a 11 3) , their repellent action endangering kt e e refor e i is_ ea t , „rnyeratie on purchasers to see that the words, ~, e t e t o _ , i t ie t.,_ _,O itOWLAND'S KALYDOR" 'IIINI ate Env (an E agravin of exquisite beauty from a .14 e 4:Ye (44 , ~srs. PERKINS, BAcoN, and Co.) To protect t c , he ected ii: e Valid,. the Hon. Commissioners of Stamps s 'ltti i e llgr av A A. i r t ° g e ars; Nam SUN, Address thus— * NPttl s e ' on thp G ND and 20, Hatton-garden, 0 m. 1) - Pri c - °verliMent Stamp which is affixed on A ll 1Y the p r 0 la. 6d. and 8s 6(1. per Bottle. t ''the r ~ enL,yettrosita,risd„ by Chemists and " Perfumers. tI N 4 . are FRAUDULENT IMITATIONS. i 41e'"Ittnrda„ ---"-----""'"-----•---.......s.—.....,........,,, tt,tretiehltrried ,lizafiernoon, a young respectably attired 1 ii ve e b oc k Frances Young, threw h!rself into the : 1 4.a iiis t 4 , ake ' , tit was rescued. She stated herself to 441::illtiptieer(i)et!nad. that she meditated self-destruction " itbsetrintelinheg self fr O m int h o o s m ic e a . ted the previous APROTESTANT LADY, a native of France, who finished her education in one of the first schools in Lon don, is desirous of forming a CLASS of LADIES, who may wish to perfect themselves in the French, Italian, and English Lan guages. She would be happy to conduce to the improvement of Ladies who, from indisposition or want of opportunity, may find themselves deficient in any of those Languages. Terms, and most unexceptionable references, may be ob tained by addressing, pre-paid, to Mademoiselle V. L., Mrs. Wood, Bookseller, Bold-street, Liverpool. GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY. THE Public are requested to TAKE NOTICE, that on and after the Ist March, the EXPRESS TRAIN, now leaving London at 4 P.m., and Birmingham at 7 10 P.M., will be despatched from London at 5 P.M., and that the times of arri val at Biriningham, Liverpool, Manchester, and Chester, will be one hour later than at present. By order MARK HUISII, Secretary. General Managei's Office, Lime-street, Liverpool, 18th February, 1846. LONDON AND OXFORD, LATE LONDON, OXFORD, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTER ; AND HEREFORD RAILWAY. THE Directors have the satisfaction to announce to the Shareholders, that this Railway PASSED STANDING ORDERS This Day, under the title of the LONDON AND OXFORD RAILWAY, by which it will in future be designated. By order of the Board, E. CLAYTON, Secretary. 13, Old Jewry Chamber:, London, 20th Feb., 1846. BRISTOL AND EXETER ItAILWAY COMPANY. IVOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the next 11 HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of the PRO PRIETORS of this COMPANY will be held, in pursuance of the Act of Parliament, at the White Lion Hotel, in the city of Bristol, on WEDNESDAY, the 4th of March, at Twelve o'click, for the Election of Four Directors in the room of those who retire by rotation, and for other affairs. Powers will then be asked from the Proprietors to Borrow, on Debenture, the sums authorised by the Act of Parliament to be raised on Loan for constructing Branches, and for other pur poses; also to subscribe for 1500 Half Shares, of e 25 each, in the Cornwall Railway from Plymouth to Falmouth, in addition to the 1500 Shares already authorised. The Chair will be . taken at One o'clock precisely. JAMES GIBBS, Chairman. The retiring Directors may be re-elected. The Transfer Books will be closed on Saturday, the 21st of February, and not be re-opened until after the said General Meeting on the 4th of March. Shares in arrear do not entitle the holders to vote ; nor are Proxies valid unless lodged with the Secretary five days, at the least, before the Meeting. By order of the Board of Directors, J. B. BADHAM, Secretary. Bristol Office, 30, Broad-street, 13th Feb., 1846. LEEDS AND LIVERPOOL C \NAL AND DOUGLAS NAVIGATION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that, at the next GENERAL ASSEMBLY of the COMPANY of PROPRI ETORS of the CANAL NAVIGATION from LEEDS to LIVERPOOL, and DOUGLAS NAVIGATION, which will be held at the Talbot Inn, in Bradford, in the county of York, at Eleven o'clock in the Forenoon of. FRIDAY, the 10th day of April next, and, by reason of that day being Good Friday, the said Assembly will be ADJOURNED from that day to the 22d day of May next ensuing, to be held at the same place and hour • and it will then and there be proposed that an Alteration shall be made in the several Tolls, Rates, and Duties upon all Coal, Slack, Cinders, Stones, Timber, Goods, Wares, Merchan dise, and Commodities whatsoever, which shall or may be carried or conveyed upon or along the whole length of the said Canal or Navi g ation, or any Branch or Branches, part or parts thereof, by Reducing the said Tolls, Rates, and Duties upon .such aforesaid Coal, Slack, Cinders, Stones, Timber, Goods, Wares, Merchandise, and Commodities, in such manlier and form, and in such proportion or proportions, and upon such part or parts of the said Canal and Navigation - as the said Proprietors, then assembled, shall determine. Dated this 20th day of January, 184f1. SAM. HAILSTONE, Law-Clerk. Bradford, Yorkshire. 1 STRICTURE, STONE, GRAVEL, and all Diseases of the Kidneys and Bladder, speedily and effectually cured by DR. YOUNG'S URETHRIC MIXTURE. The efficacy of this Medicine in the above complaints has been long proved by its unparalleled success in a practice of many years' standing, and has induced the present Proprietor to make it more gene rally known. Its object is to supersede the necessity of using the Bougie, which, from frequent use, makes the passage more susceptible of disease, and frequently brings on a confirmed case of Diseased Prostrate Gland; it quickly removes all sore ness, quiets irritation, and allays theinflammation that invaria bly attends those painful diseases, STONE, GRAVEL, &c. In these cases, (perhaps the most painful that the human frame is subject to,) the Mixture will be found of the utmost efficacy ; it gently acts on the Kidneys, producing a greater flow by . the Urether to the Bladder, and there forming a complete solution, it not only dissolves, and takes up any Sediment, or Gravel, but also tends to assist the Glands in dispelling any small particle of Stone that may remain in the Bladder. Sold, in bottles at 2s. 9d. each, by J. SANGER, 150, Oxford street, London ; and by Mr. Carter, Bold-street ; Messrs. Johnson, and Rawle, Church-street ; Mr. Priestley, Lord-street ; Schcilfield, Peter Roberts, M‘Guffie, Troughton, Wagstaff, Li verpool ; and all respectable Medicine Vendors throughout the country. ~„—, A man named George Dawson, was committed by Mr. Rushton on Saturday, for trial, charged with having at tempted to steal a watch from a painter named Houstor, in Manchester-street, the previous evening. - Trie ALETIMILAMA.—This interesting exhibition is again open, with several new scenes, one of which, Napo leon at St. Helena, is remarkably well depicted, and the movements performed to the life. We are grad to find the exhibition continues to be well attended. Mr. \V. H. Gebb, from the I` , T?.,v York Circuit, and the. Theatre 11,yal, Dublin, comm nces an engagemect of eleven nights at the Lived The .tre, on Monday next. The iheatre will then be under the management of Mr. M•Kenzie. _ _ _ ----- AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATEI.-0a Friday, a female named Mary Llewellyn, forty-seven years of age, who resided at a public-house in London road, went out into the yard, for the purpose of cleaning it, and was at the time apparently in good health. In about an hour after wards she was found lying on her back, quite dead. Upon a post-mortem examination, it appeared that ossification of the valves of the heart was th iamoediate cause of her death. COLLISION.—On Saturday the master of one of the Seacombe steam-boats was summoned to answer the complaint of the owners of the schooner Achilles, for having struck against that vessel and damaged her to the extent of £l9 15s. It appeared that the collision took place on the previous Monday, when the river was very much•erowded, and Mr. Rushton considering that it was aetributable to the schooner and not to the steamer, dis missed the case. HOUSE ROBBERY.—On Saturday an impudent robbery was effected on the premises of Mr. John Connor, prin ter and stationer, 60, London-road, while Mrs. Connor was busily engaged in the duties of the shop. It is sup prsed some person well acquainted with Abe house com mitted the depredation. The missing articles comprise about £7 in money, besides a quantity of wearing appa -1 el. A reward has been offered for the apprehension of the thief. Stucrnu.—On Saturday night, the wife of one of the narties employed at the Wapping Railway StAion, resid i in Kitchen-street, destroyed herself in, it is supposed, a tit if insanity. Her husband on his return home from the market with some provisions,"not seeing her when he entered, procured a candle at a neighbour's. and on look ig round found her lying behind the door with her throat cut. A r:zor WOR found near her on the floor. The in quest will be held this day. STABBING.—On Saturday, a female named Mary Anne Henry, was committed fur trial, charged with having stabbed another female named Elizabeth Evans, with a knife, in the right arm and breast. The complainant was going along Northampton-street on Thursday evening, when the prisoner, without any previous provocaion, rushed on her in 'almcst a state of nudity, and inflicted the wounds. The wound in the arm was more than two inches long and half an inch deep. The wound on the breast was also severe. _ . . On Thursday, John Owen, who carries on business as an auctioneer, appeared before Mr. Rushton in answer to two informations, the one charging him with selling champagne, and the other with selling sweets, without a license to do so. Mr. Davenport, on behalf of the de fendant, said he would plead guilty, but the offence bad been committed in ignorance, as he conceived he had a right to sell under his licence as an auctioneer. Mr. Rusht'n said he was liable to a penalty of ;£lOO for selling the champagne, and for the other offence £5O, but he should order him to pay the two sums of £25 and £l2 10s., and the case would be considered. THE NORTHERN MECHANICS' INSTITUTION CON CERT was on Saturday evening crowded to excess, the consequent effect of being able to hear such a concentra tion of giant talent at so trivial an amount of admission. The "stars" of Miss Kettle's concert of the previous evening. Mr. John Parry anal Mrs. Sunderland, with Miss Penketh, a pleasing vocalist, and Mr.G. Lunt, were announced. The programme, though musically not dif ficult, was of the highest order, and of a character calcu lated to please and advance the musical taste of the audience. Amongstthose on the platfor m were the Earl and Countess of Sefton. The Earl, on being thanked for his attendance, expressed, in a short address, the gratifi cation he felt. Mr. Pearsall is etrgaged to give his musical entertainment next Saturday. OUR LOCAL TALENTS IN THE FINE ARTS. — We re marked favourably, a short time ago, upon a series of sketches made during a tour in Egypt and Italy, .by a young townsman, Mr. George Keet, who, we perceive, Las established ',himself at 81, Mount-pleasant. We have since been permitted to inspect a painting from one of the sketches in question, for which the artist has received an order from Richard V. Yates, Esq. The subject is one of the tombs of the caliphs in Grand'Cairo ; and although, as yet, in an incomplete state, it betrays a full mastery over the difficulty of placing upon canvas scenes which, in ordinary bands, would not have imparted theM the still magnificence in which they meet the eye of the, traveller. The elaborately ornamental character of the buildings are finely traced ; and with the groups .of camels and figures in the foreground, convey us, in imagination, to the scene itself. The picture, we predict, will be not only most creditable to the artist but an orna ment to the gallery in which it is to be placed. COMMITMENTS.—At the police-coutt, yesterday, a man, named Ward, was committed for trial on a charge of stealing a coat, in Scotland-road.—Sarah Hueion, a young, married woman, was charged with having stolen elevenfsovereigns, on Saturday afternoon, from the house of Mr. Mathias. She had been employed in the house (where she was known) to measure a window for a blind, and went up stairs to the bedroom, where the money was, to make the bed, though not requested .to do so: The money' was under the bed, and was missed on Sunday afternoon. She had before-becn convicted, and was sent for trial.—A man. named Thomas Johnson, charged with stealing £9, from the house of Johanna Smith, Burlington. street, in which he lodged. lie left the house without giving' notice, and when apprehended in the house where his wife lodgecl(from whom he had previously parted), a small box belanging to Mrs. Smith's son was found in his chest. He had also been seen in the room where the money was, with ai candle, on Friday. Ile was sent fOr trial.— Willieth Evans and Thomas Catbrall were committed for two mdnths, for stripping some lead from a shop-window in Summer-seat, with•intent to carry it off-. Bothaariso. b 1 Hers bad efore been committed for a similar offence. CORRASPONDENCE. PREACHING MATCH. TO THE. EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SlR,—Agreeing generally with your contemporary in his observations on Saturday last, under the above head, as to the unseemliness of making a trial sermon the test of a minister's suitableness for the pastoral care of a va cant fold, I cannot but think be has been somewhat infe. licitous, as well as inaccurate, in the example of the vicar of Leeds, selected for illustration. Upon inquiry, I think it will bo found, not only that Dr. Hook preached before, but also canvassed amongst, the multitudinous and mul tiform lay electors, in whom rests the nomination to the vicarage of Leeds. This is the more remarkable, as it strongly contrasts with the course pursued with reference to the same vicarage, and upon the same occasion, by i h. Revs. Hugh M`Neile and Hugh Stowell. It may be as certained also, that both of these latter-named clergymen were severally solicited, and, one of them at least, stre nuously urged by some of the electors to submit to an or deal which the majority had made indispensible, of preaching before them at Leeds, and that neither of them would consent to such a lowering of their high office. It is too much, then, that Dr. Hook should enjoy at once the reward of doing, together with the credit of not doing, what your contemporary condemns, and what Mr. M'Neile and Mr. Stowell, from- conscientious motives, refused to do—l say from conscientious motives, for it will hardly be alleged that either of them had ouaht to apprehend from comparison, in any way, with Dr. Hook. —I am, sir, &c., X. Y. Z. THE ANNIVERSARY OF LUTHER. To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD, Strt,—l have no doubt but you are aware of the edict issued forth in Germany, to the effect that the 300th an niversary of the Death of Luther should be commemorated last week through all Germany. In Hanover it is cheer ing to know that the subject was to be improved by older of Ernest, King of Hanover, and the son of a genuine Protestant monarch of England ; and it is with proud Protestant exultation that I notice the subject was not lost sight of in this Protestant town. Yesterday, the Rev. C.:Marshall, of St. Thomas's, Tox teth-park, preached an admirable sermon in St. Simon's Church, in this town, upon the occasion, from the Ch chapter of Romans and Bth verse. The reverend gentle man said that he could not commemorate the event better than by preaching upon that subject which was the ground of Luther's hopes, the theme of all his minis trations. and which would have been the topic of Luther's discourse had he occupied his (Mr. Marshall's) place ; viz., salvation by the righteousnese of Christ—of which glorious doctrine the great Reformer says, " We are taught out of the word of God that there is nothing tinder the sun which availeth unto righteousness before God but Christ on!y," and concerning which this is his additional testimony, viz., "If they had with a com mon consent diligently urged the article of justification that is to say, that we are justified neither by the righteous.. ness of the law, nor by our own righteousness, but by faith only in Jesus Christ, doubtless-ibis one article, by Little and little, as it began, had overthrown the whole Papacy." Such language is as forcible as it is scriptural, and it is well we have still a goodly number of clergymen able and willing to reiterate am sir, &e., AN ADMIRER OF LUT UR. February 23rd, 1846. CHURCH ACCOMMODATION IN THE SCOT LAND-ROAD DISTRICT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SIR,—I observed, some time since, a letter in your co lumns drawing attention to the want of church accom modation in the district near Scotland-road, and sugge,t ing that this might be in part remedied by our church obtaining the building situate in Scotland-road, called St. Peter's Scotch Church, and.which is unoccupied. Your correspondent stated, that if the way of getting it were pointed nut, the necessary measures would be adopted by the friends of our church. Having inquired, I find the facts regarding this building to be, that the site was pro cured from the Earl_ of Derby expressly for the erection of a place of worship to be identified or in full connexion with the Established Church of Scotland ; and service was for a considerable time performed in it in such connexion, but a schism having arisen in the Church of Scotland, in to which schism certain trustees of this building have fallen, they wish to, alienate the place from its origi nal purpose, which attempt has led to the place being shut up. This chapel cannot, therefore, be brought into use for our church. It having been erected undeP the condition that it was to belong to the Establishment of Scotland, it cannot be appropriated to any other body. The land having been acquired, and the contribution for the building having been made for a specific purpose, no safe title could be made to it for any other commnion ; but it is unnecessary to put this view, as certainly the Earl of Derby, who sold the land, would not permit its destination to be altered, nor would the friends of our church lend themselves in any way towards the working out of an act of dishonesty. Better situations may be found for a church than the one in question, being tzo far out, and there will be no lack of support as soon as a proper place is selected.--I am, &c., JUSTUS. IMPROVEMENT OF THE TOWN. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Sin,—lf we may form an idea of the future prospects of Liverpool from present appearances, it seems destined at no distant period to become the most important com mercial havim in Europe, or probably in the known world. This circumstance may be accounted for from the favour able position of the port, together with a combination of other advantages possessed by no other place, not even excepting the metropolis itself. The Dock Trustees seem quite alive to the importance of providing adequate ac commodation for shipping frequenting this port, if we are to judge by the new docks now in progress, and also from the magnitude of the plans now before parliament for others since decided upon. The grand scale upon whirh extra room for the trade will be afforded, as laid down in the aforesaid documents, would, it might be in ferred, stimulate our Common Council to keep pace in some degree with the conservators of the port and har bour, by causing very extensive and important improve ments to be effected in the town, which, we must admit, is far behind in this respect. It cannot be too strongly impressed on the minds of our Ccuncillors, that, by a judicious outlay in opening and widening the close, con fined districts of the town, a ereat advantage is thereby ultimately gained by the Corporation Estate in a pecu niary shape ; it is by no means to be viewed in the light of so much capital abstracted or. sunk, as in a short time it may be considerably augmented from the residue of the land being disposed of at an advanced price. I do not coincide with the,scheme of levying a borough rate on the inhabitants for the purpose of carrying out improvements, if it can possibly be avoided : they are sufficiently taxed already. An opulent Corporation should be able to effect the needful amendments, without having recourse to this unpopular method of raising the ways and means. By-the-bye, a thought has just occurred to me—would it not be more advisable to form a joint stock company, under the sanction and authority of the Mayor and Corporation, to purchase •the old dilapidated cottages and other tenements within the borough, and rebuild them according to the best and latest regulations? This would not only confer a great benefit upon the la bouring class, by providing a comfortable home, and thereby in some degree prevent disease and premature death, but it would, no doubt, if well managed, be profita ble as an investment to the several shareholders embarked in so philanthropic an undertaking. CIVIS. Liverpool, 911 s February, 1846. DR. PlisEY'S SERMON. TO THE EDITOR OP THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, SIR,-1 think that no faithful member of the Church of England can regard the appearance of 1)r. Pusey's re cently published discourse without grief and indignation. The circumstances under which this production was de livered, invest it with more than ordinary importance. The most prominent leader of an aggressive party in the university was authoritatively suspended from the public exercise of his functions, on the ground of his having mis represented the doctrine of the Church concerning the sacrament of the Lord's Supper. His first act, when permitted to resume his duties in the pulpit, instead of an apology or retractati , n, is a deliberate repeiition of the previous offence, heightened, moreover, by the proposition orthe doctrine of the auricular confession—one of the most distinguishing features of the Romish apostacy. The publication of the sermon just delivered is accompanied by a reprint of that on the Eucharist, stitched under the same cover. The mutual connection and harmony of these is presupposed by the author, and will he denied by no one who has read them. _ _ . The questions thus suggested are as follow :—ls the re publication of a reprehensible discourse without a solitary expurgation, and with the addition of further Romanizing developments, to be regarded as a smaller offence against the discipline of the church and the laws of the univer sity ? Is it a fit conclusion to the suspension enforced on Dr. Posey, is it a grateful and becoming use of the liberty. once more afforded to him, after ample opportunity for consideration and reflection, thus to reiterate and to ag gravate his previous offence? Is the official Atanding of the doctor in the cathedral of Chmt Church to be main tained by the university as a position of defiance to its own censures, of anomalous exemption from episcopal rule ? The position of the gifted but erring individual ie.one of great influence and high responsibility. He is a teacher of youth ; the guardian of some who, probably in this very town of Liverpool, may find a field for the develop ment of the principles in which they are now trained. Our church is not a mere confederation of clergymen and congregations, feebly connected in their mutual in fluence, but a body; and the disgrace of one member may exert a perilous influence throughout the vital organization of the whole. The admirable training of our Collegiate Institution, as well as more private efforts, are preparing many pious and hopeful youths for Oxford. What is the tuition preparing there for them ? Must we pause in giving such a direction to our educational efforts lest they should conduct those who are deaf to us into deadly error instead of saving truth? There are many Christian men —mistaken, in this respect, as I deem them—who, while upholding the same doctrines with ourselves, speak lightly of our articles and of our government as cumbrous and inefficient protections to the truths of the gospel ybich they are designed to conserve. Will such a course. be adopted in high places as to justify this imputation ?- When the recent Bishop of Oxford exerted his au thority in suspending the publication of the "Tracts for the Times," hisintetference was gratefully acknowledged in a memorial from the clergy of Liverpool. The dis- THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. gemination of anti-Christian error within the Church was not regarded as a thing of no immediate concern to our selves, because it did not originate in our own diocese. A wider notoriety has how been attained by the indi vidual champion of "Catholicism" than was ever pos sessed by hi 4 less prominent fellow-labourers. Are we now to be silent, or satisfied? Yours respectfully, ANGLICAN US. West Derby, 14th Feb., 1846. FALLING OF THE WAREHOUSE IN MOOR STREET. ♦DJOURNED INQUEST. The inquisition commenced on the 9th instant, ton ch ing the death of Peter Larcey, and adjourned for further evidence as to the state and strength of the building before it fell, and the manner in which it was loaded, wat; resumed yesterday forenoon, before the borough Coroner and a special jury. It will be remembered that in the evidence before given, it appeared that Mr. Holmes and Mr. Stewart stated that they could not, in the then state of the ruins, assign a cause for the falling of the building. Mr. Lowndes, solicitor, appeared for Messrs. Steele and nd Mr. North for Mr. John Tipping. Mr. Co.,gamuel Holme being recalled, said that Mr. Stew art and he bad further inspected the warehouse on • Sa turday lasr, but, from the quantity of rubbish and pro duce still on the spot, they could not see the foundation. One of the arches appeared to have given way, but whe ther it was by the falling of the produce or accessory of the accident, it was impossible to say. A week or ten ten days would elapse before the rubbish would be cleared away. There was " the custom of the port" for loading warehouses. Wheat was in general stowed 13 bricks high, and from that to 17. Thirteen bricks high would be about 3 feet 7 inches. A warehouse of 42 feet broad, and double propped, would carry a much greater weight than a single propped one of 3G feet broad. A warehouse 42 feet wide and double propped, and a good building, would, he considered, bear a weight of 14 cwt. to the square yard on each floor, but one of the other description would not, he thought, bear more than 12 cwt. This was assuming that the timber was good. By Mr. North.—The custom of the trade has often ex ceeded the quantity stated, and accidents, by breakage of beams and joists, were of common occurrence. Timber, from long use and exposure, became deteriorated, without exhibiting any symptoms externally unless it became rotten. By Mr. Lowndes.—lle was not awsr; that three of the rooms were propped by iron, but it would not affect the opinion .be had given, it the whole warehouse were so propped, unless there were pins from the cap of cne column to the base of the other, because the shrinking in old warehouses was not from the props, but from the beams 'tieing horizontal. The discharging weight of all the floors being brought down upon the bottom beams. I have ex amined some of the beams, and found the ends of a few of them in a very decayed state. These beams had fallen, but from what part of the warehouse he did not know. The decayed ends of the beams had rested in the walls, and might, or might not, be visible externally. A prac tised builder might have detected it, but not a warehouse man. The beams, where broken in the middle, appeared to be fair timber, but aged. It was such as was commonly used when the warehouse was built. They were 13 inches square ; now they are of the average of 14 inches. The beams were of Baltic timber. By a Jurytnan.—At tine time the warehouse was built he would consider it a well built one. A flue in the wall of a warehouse weakened it, because the hood timber did not go through, being cut off. It was so in this case. It would not weaken the wall if the bond timber were con nected by iron going through the flue. There was none in this case. In the roof there was a superabundance of timber, more than he should now use. Robert Ogden, warehouseman (for the last three years) to Messrs. Priestley, Griffith, and Co., pho were tenants of the warehouse up to 31st December last, said Mr. Tip ping was the owner. His employers bad had it for several years. During the time he was with them, they had in the vaults of the cellar, olive oil and logwood ; in the bot tom room, No. 1, West India sugars and cotton ; in No, 2, flour and cotton ; in Nos. 3,4, and 5, cotton and coffee, and so far as he recollected, the same in No. 6 ; in No. 7, shelac and lac dies, indigo, Indian rubber, coffee, and oc casionally cotton. During the time stated iron doors and windows were put in. He had been in the habit of stow ing goods in warehouses for twenty years. He was not aware that in this case he had ever put a greater weight upon one floor than another. He considered the lower part of a warehouse stronger than the upper. The lower rooms would bear a greater weight than the upper ones. All their goods were cleared out when they gave up pos session, except 877 bales of cotton and 72 barrels of ash* s in the cellar. The bu kof the cotton was in No. 2. He went through the warehouse a day or two . before leaving it, and saw nothing the matter with it. He had been in it since. Room No. 1 was nearly filled with flour in barrels, belonging to Mr. Steele; No. 2 contained the cotton spoken of belonging to Messrs. Salisbury, Turner, and Co. The flour was packed close up to the ceiling. As a warehouseman Le would not. have liked to put such a quantity in. About a fortnight before the accident, wit ness told Mr. Tipping's warehouseman that he thought the produce put in was too heavy. About a week pre vious he told John Evans, Mr. Dean's man, that 'be feared the warehouse was too heavily laden. By Mr. North.—He meant by what he said to Evans that the warehouse was sufficiently heavily laden without loading No. 2. Evans told him he had let No. 2to Mr. Slattery, for grain and flour. Witness might have had flour casks five or six high in a bottom room in a good warehouse, and on one occasion he had packed three top rooms of another warehouse five casks high, or perhaps six. That warehouse fell down. He had seen flour in a lower room six high, and in upper rooms five high, inter mixed with other produce. Ile had clone so himself. In this case (with reference to No. 2) he th,,ught the ware house was top-heavy. He only heard what was in the upper-rooms; he did not see them. By Mr. Lowndes.—What be had saiXof over-loading referred to the warehouse generally. We stowed barrels of sugar upon hogsheads which would extend about half or three parts of the warehouse floor. The area formed by a hogshead would be about 3 feet 6 inches by 4 feet. The weight of a hogshead was from 15 to 17 cwt., some times as high as 19 cwt. The weight of a barrel is about 2 cwt. (outside weight). Sugar was the heaviest in his time. In his judgment the flour in No. 1 was heavier on the square yard than hogsheads of sugar and barrels as stated by him. There was not a loose prop or beam to his knowledge in the warehouse when they left it. He considered it was a good warehouse when his employers left it, and he had never heard any complaints about the props while he was there. There was a flue in the east and west walls of the warehouse, but no appearance of anv fire-place inside being used. By Mr. North.—He might have packed two barrels high upon hogsheads, but in that case they would not cover the whole of the floor. This was only done where sugars had to be taken out, and was only temporary. Henry Davies, a porter, in the employ of Baring Brothers, said Mr. Deane occupied Nc. 1, which was loaded with flour belonging to Mr. Steel. There were 2437 barrels in. They were placed one on the top of the other, five high in most cases, and some six high. The whole floor, to the extent of five feet high, was covered, with the exception of the necessary gnngways. The height of the room was about 74 feet. In some places there would be about a foot space between the upper cask and the ceiling. It was American flour, in the usual barrels. The weight of each would be about 196 lb., including the weight of the barrel. He could not speak to the exact pressure upon a square yard. By \lr. North.—Five or six .barrels btg!i was not, in his judgment, too heavy. There were very few six high. He had seen flour stowed es high as eight barrels, and never saw it stowed less than five Nven the room admit• ted it. _ _ . Ly Mr. Lowndes.—Witness was Mr. Dean's servant. He had not weighed many barrels of flour in his time, and spoke of their weight from his own experience. lie was not sure that the barrel was included in the 196 lb. He had seen barrels of flour picked eight high in Barton street and Dundee-street, in the lower room of a ware house. He took the weight from the mark on the head of the barrel. John Evans, being recalled, said Mr. Dean occupied rooms 1,3, 4 for his own purposes. He charged parties putting goods in by the quantity, and was responsible to them for it. Witness had the superintendence of the stowage. of the different goods in these rooms. • He had to see that the rooms were not overloaded. The ware house fell on the 31st January. On the forenoon of that day there were in Room No. 1, 2,437 barrels of American flour. It was stowed as usual from one end of the room to the other, five barrels h;gh. This covered the whole space of the floor with the exception of room for the ne cessary gangways. He had been in the habit of stowing flour for nine years bark. He considered this a moder ate quantity for that room. A barrel of American flour weighed 1961 b nett, and the cask weighed 161 b more. The room within the walla contained 369 or 310 square yards. This would be equal to a pressure of between 12 and 13 cwt.—more than 12, but not 13 cwt. Room 3 contained 2,322 barrels of flour. There was nothing else in the room. The pressure would not, on the squate yard, be more than 11 cwt. In room No. 4 there were 2,383 barrels of flour, and nothing else ; 1,633 belonging to Mr. Steele, and the remainder to Messrs. Sandars and Claxton. By , Mr. North.—Witness superintended the stowage. He never knew a warehouseman who objected. to stowing flour five barrels high. They seldom objected to six high if the room would admit them. Five or six high was the usual and proper way. Had known them eight high, and often seven. By, Mr. Lowndes.—The receiving, the storing, arid the coopering were all done by Mr. Steele. In case of removal of any barrels, it would have to be done by Mr. Steele. Witness directed the height which the !Nitre's had to be stowed. In Nos. 3 and 4 they were stowed five and six high, when it would admit of it. He could: not speak as to what was in the other rooms. (Here witness detailed a conversation he had bad wills Ogden relatiVe to the overloading, in which witness said he did not agree with him.) The following day the room which contained the cotton was let for corn. He would not hesitate to put a ton weight on the square yard in the lower. room of a good warehouse, and in room No. 2 very little less. He would decrease as he went upwards to 14 or 15 cwt. He would have put that weight in the ware house in question from the outside appearance of it. The investigation was here further adjourned until Monday the 9th of March, in order that further evidence might be obtained after the foundation walls are cleared of Use produce and rubbish. Before the close of the proceedings, Mr. Holme re turned into court, and said that, lest he might be mis understood as to what be had said relative to the custom Ostowing wheat from 13 to 17 bricks high, he wished it to be added (which he bad forgotten to do) that in his opinion a height of wheat of 17 bricks ins warehouse room was too much—more, he thought, than the timber could safely bear. INDIA AND, CHINA. THE OVERLAND MAIL. (From yesterday's Times.) Our extraordinary express from Marseilles, in anticipa tion of the Boinbay mail of the 17th of January, brings some of the important details of the three actions which took place on the 18th, the 21st, and 22d of December, of which we published a description via Trieste, on ate sth inst., by the last mail. The conflicts took place at Moodkee and Ferozeshuhur, about twenty miles from Ferozepore. The official se counts have not yet been published. The Sikhs having passed the Sut'ej in great numbers on the 12th, 13th, and 14th of December, proceeded to attack the post of Ferozepore, which was held by Sir John Littler with about 7,000 men. After some feints, the Sikh army finding the Governor-General and the Commander-in-Chief were hastening to support the Fe rozepore division at the rate of thirty miles per d:iy, moved off to intercept them. In the evening of the 18th the Governor-General, with the British army, after a long march, had reached Mood kee and encamped, when the Sikh army, 30,000 strong, came hurrying forward and attacked. A short but severe conflict ensued ; the Sikhs retired, leaving their guns to the British. Amongst the killed was General Sir John M'Caskill. Sir Robert Sale was wounded, and died, sub sequently. The 19th and 20th were spent by both armies in bury ing their dead and in procuring reinforcements. ' Sir John Littler, at the head of 5000 men, joined the British on the 21st, about sixteen miles from the camp. The British army then formed itself into four divisiot.s, the right under the command of Sir Hugh Glugh, the centre commanded by Major-Genera' w R. Gilbert, the left by Sir J. Littler, and the rear by I ferry Smith. The Sikhs were commanded by Tej Singh. and hadjoinn - d intrenchments in a junge country, which t end tied the march of infantry exceedingly difficult. The Sikhs have long been remarkable for their artillery ; were pro vided with heavy guns, which did great ex , cution. Sir J. Littler failed in his attack on their position. General Gilbert was successful. The first position of the enemy was taken the darkness of the night prevented the con tinuance of the conflict. The British troo o s bivouacked on the ground. The Sikhs found out where the Com mander-in-Chief and the Governor-General had taken their station, and they opened a heavy fire on it. The British troops rose up and drove them off. On the morning of the 22d the fight was renewed, and General Gilbert stormed several parts of the enemy's position, although every effort had been made during the night to strengthen it. Thirty large guns were taken. The British soldiers afterwards began to collect their wounded, and to bury the dead ; when large bodies of cavalry and of the camel corps, with swivels, attacked them. The British artillery and cavalry had retired towards Ferezepore, but the infantry drove the enemy back three several times at the point of the bayonet. The attack of the 22d appears to have been carried on by General Gilbert and by the Governor-General, who headed the centre. The Sikhs, from their acquaintance with the country, possessed great advantages, of which they profited to the utmost. They worked mines before their intrenchments, and in their front position, which they blew up on the approach of the British, and de stroyed hundreds. The action of the 21st and 22d is called the battle of Ferozeshuhur, and is looked upon as one of the severest ever fought in India. The British troops have earned the highest praise for their bulldog valour; b.it some igno. ranee of the country or of the mode of fighting adopted by the enemy has been alluded to as having produced an unnecessary loss of some of the bravest men of the army. THE CONFLICTS. (From a Correspondent of the Times.) The Governor-General's proclamation, sent you by the express on the 23d ult., would prepare you for the com mencement of hostilities with the bikini, but no one anti cipated that the short time which has intervened would have been fraught with such momentous results as have take nplace.. The grand army of the Sikhs, consisting of 80.000 men, and about 140 guns, has been put hors de combat, with immense slaughter, end beaten across the Sutlej, leaving behind them all their guns, camp equipage, stores, &c. They acknowledge the lose of 9,000 men killed, and fr. - m 20,000 to 30,000 wounded. Would that ' , could add our loss was but small. The official returns have not yet been received, but I have drawn up as correct a list as it is possible to prepare from a great many different accounts, which you will receive with this, showing the frightful amount of fifty-seven officers killed and me.unded ; and the loss in rank and file is estimated at 4,000. The whole of the operations leading to the decisive feat of the enemy are as yet but imperfectly known. The following detail however may be considered pretty cor rect :—lt was formerly stated that the Governor-Ge neral, accompanied by the -Commander-in-Chief, with a numerous body of staff, was pushing on for Ferorepore. On the 18th of December they arrived st a village called Moodkee, about 22 miles from Ferczepore, and were en camped,when about four o'clock p.m. the alarm was given that a large body of the enemy was marching to attack them, and scarcely had our troops got under arms, when the Sikh forces, consistingof 20,000 horse, 7,000 foot, and 3,000 artillery, were upon them, and commenced a heavy fire from about 25 guns. Here occurred the immense loss which the Governor-General's staff suffered, and on this occasion fell the survivor of a hundred battles— Sir R. Sale. Here also fell Sir John M'Caskill, Cap tains Munro and Berries, of the Governor-General's staff—Major Grant, Deputy Adjutant-Genet-el, Capt. Hil lier,Aide-de-Camp, and man jother officers bei - g wounded. The enemy was, however, routed, with great slaughter, and with the loss of 17 of his 25 guns. During the 19th and 20th the forces baited at Moodkee; and on the 21st advanced about ten miles to the attack of the intrenched camp of the Sikhs. at a place called Feroz-Shuhur, about half way between Moodkee and Ferczepore. Previous to this attack the Commander-in-Chief's force was rein forced by General Littler, with 5,000 men, from Feroze pore, and it would seem had been joined by a portion of the Loodheana force. The entire force at Ferczepore, Urnballah, and Loodheana, amounted to 8 troops of Horse Artillery, 5 companies of Foot Artillery, 1 regi ment of Dragoons, 2 of Native Cavalry, Governor-Gene ral's Body Guard, 2 regiments of Irregular Cavalry, 7 re gidents of European, and 16 regiments of Native In fantry, or say, in round numbers, that they con sisted of 48 Horse Artillery guns ; Foot Artillery, un known ; Cavalry, 3,500 ' • European Infantry, 6,000 ; Native Infantry, 12,000 ; total, 21.500 of all arms. But a portion of the above must have been left at Loodiana, at Ferczepore, and even at Umballah ;• and it is not improbable to suppose that the actual force en gaged with the Sikhs on the 21st and 22nd did not exceed 19,000 men. In addition to these may be added the Ist Furopean and 29th Foot, perhaps 1500. strong, which would increase our force.to near 21,000 men. The force of the enemy is variously stated at from 60,000 to 80,000 men, and from 100 to 140 guns; but V - e Governor- General's announcement to the Vice-President in Coun cil states the number of troops at 60,000, and of guns• in the intrenched camp, at 70 pieces, many of them of large calibre' and much longer then is usual in our armaments. As at Maharajpore, the principal loss in our army was caused by the overwhelming superiority of the enemy's guns to ours, and the difficulty . of our gallant fellows getting at them with the bayonet ; for the Sikhs had taken up a very strong position, and fortified it in a mas terly manner. Between two and three o'clock p.m. the attack began, our infantry advancing by brigades in line from the right, and when our artillery ceased firing our centre column • forced their way into the enemy's position, carrying every thing before them in most gallant style by the bayonet, although hundreds of them were snowed down by every discharge of the enemy's guns, which were splendidly served. The British force was formed into four divisions, the right having the Commander-in-Chief at its head; the left, General Littler ; the centre, General Gilbert ; and the reserve. General Smith. The Sikh army was commanded by Rajah L-fll Singh and Sirdar Tej Singh, who appear to have made a most noble stand against us. The attack by our left division seems to have failed.; but from the immense number of officers killed and wounded in her Majesty's 62nd Foot, and 14.11'Native Infanfry, which formed a part of General Littler's force, they must have met with insurmountable obstacles. The centre, undo: General Gilbert, was more successful, gallantly penetrating into the centre of the enemy's position and driving them from their guns, but by this time the night had set in, further progress was stayed by the darkness, and it was deemed ;advisable to withdraw our troops and I retire for the night. Although the enemy had been (liken with great slaughter from the centre of their position they again advanced, and resumed possession of their post on our troops retiring, keeping up so murderous a fire during the night from their cannons, that our men were obliged to be at them again, and in the middle of the night drove the Sikhs a second time from their guns, which lied' t e tffect of keeping them quiet till about daybreak, when General Gilbert led them against such portions of the in trenchments as had not been carried the pfevious evening, and drove the enemy everywhere before him. In the absence of official returns it is impossible to give any correct account of the movements which' were made by our army, and which led to our gaining so glorious a victory; which, whether viewed with regard to the forces engaged, or the momentous interests at stake, may be fairly placed at the head of all the battles which have of late years been fought by us in India. Up to the present moment all is in the dark respecting the arrangements for the fight ; and we know not what was done by the right of our army, or whether the reserve was ultimately brought into action ; but enough his transpired to convince any man who has any knowledge of military movements, that the most egregious want of skill and management of our limited resources, in men and guns, has been evinced in the manner in which our force was brought into action; and there cannot be a doubt in the mind of any soldier who understands his profession, that to the persevering energy of those in partial command, to the gallant exam ple of our officers, and to the bravery of our troops alone, are we indebted for so glorious a victory gained egainst such fearful odds. The best description of !the battle is perhaps contained in the letter of a young friend, who had Only joined his regiment for the first time (the 2d Native Grenadiers), on the march from Acra. He says, " As for the manoeuvres that were performed in the conduct of the battle, I know nothing, and shall not, I dare say, till I see them detailed in the newspapers; but, to my apprehension, it was all confusion from beginning to end •' aid everything proves that such was the case—for m Illy days officers and men` suffered the gr eatest privations, having been without tents on the 18th, 21st, 22d, and 23 , 1. Among the killed was Dr. floffmeister, in medical at tendance upon Prince Waldemar of Prussia, who is said to have been iu the midst of the battles of the 18th; 21st, and 23d.' The Prince will be able to• tell his countrymen' what gallant fellows our native soldiers are, under the command of European officers, and how nobly they emu late their courage and energy.:lt is said the young Prince narrowly escaped being killed. Poor Major Broadfoot lost his life in attempting to leap his horse over a ditch into the enemy's works ; the horse fell. and while he was down the gallant major was speared to death by three Sikhs, who rushed upon hint. Many of our men were killed by the blowing up of gunpowder after we had possession of the enemy's entrenchments. By some accounts these explo s io ns are a tt r ib u t e d t o accident, but s friend in the army expressly states that they were caused by the Sikhs, and were continued during the three days he remained ; he adds, that some of the Sikhs who set fire to the mines PTA ' ' aot duly been cau g ht b ut hanged. His letter is eated Feroze pore, the 25th of December, where it was supposed that the force would remain some days before it crossed the Sutlej. It is probable, however, that the halt at Feroze e pnl n we. g hir e erah r en , cGdpt t ir o oniovtg e pei r erst ta hrnt b eoco l roa e rbnh t mev l a i e e yisylow t adp r ni o eetc o thdea p ittf s nhi:e a read d tmt v :lt a ehela n ieewn c t i sosi n mtuo g enfea f dcm r we o aedir m lr:l rb t p l ye i o ji i na ir n e w upr a ola i r oo l r l ydy t e; b o d9t join, d o l till noon this day to admit of transmitting despatches. Cohmel rrvine, of the Engineers, who had resigned the service, is going to join the army. Many officers on staff employment at the Presidency and elsewhere are ordered up to the army by dak, at th e pu bli c expense. Twenty four horses of artillery from Dumdum go up (two daily) in that manner. The troops at Dinapere have been tam pered with. The Maboreedans were seduced ; a Hindoo suiralar discovered the plot, and gave information to his officers. The Gwalior state were the tempters. THE FEMALE ORPHAN ASYLUM. The Meth annual meeting of the above excellent and truly philanthropic institution was held yesterday after noon, at the Institution, Myrtle. street. It was most re spectably, though not numerously, attended. In justice, however, to the ladies it is right to observe, as indeed tally be alwAys said where the interests of religion and be nevolence are concerned, that they formed the majority of the meeting: _ _ Shortly aftWr half-past two o'clock, the chair was taken by the Rev. NV. HI sketh, and the business commenced by the reverend gentleman offering up some roost appro printe prayers. The Rev. CHAIRMAN then observed that, in opening the business of the tiny, it woulo not be necessary for him to detain them long, indeed not longer. than was necessary to congratu'ate them on the great prospetity which it had pleased God to vouchsafe that institution—a degree of success for which they had great cause to give their thanks, as well as those whose hearts had been disposed to support it. When, however, be spoke of the success& the Institution, he did not mean merely to refer to the satisfactory state of the balance-sheet which would be presented to the meeting by their Treasurer, Mr. Banner, by and bye, but to the good order of the children—their spiritual advancement,—the increase in the number of in mates—and the satisfactory manner in which every thing connected with the Institution was proceeding. (Hear.) The number of children who had been admitted since the opening of the Institution was 96; of that number two had died, and twelve had been apprentked out ot the Institu: ion and there now remained a. inma+ os e ft ee i t might be said, were it, a c i ca, z.nd weir moral discipline and conduct were extremely good. (Hear.) Some observations had been made with respect to their kitchen expenditure; but he hoped it would always remain on the footing it now stood, namely, that the largest amount was for kitchen food and the smallest for medical attendance. There was another satisfactory topic, which, as the report contained no allusion to it, he might be excused for naming, and that was the presenta tion of two portraits of Mrs. Aikin and Mr. Banner to the institution—two of the most active supporters of it. (Hear, hear). If the meed of praise to be accorded to each were to be divided, it would be difficult to make the selection, though he might observe, %%here two parties were associated together in a good work, that the lady was generally considered the better half, and he should cer tainly say in the present case that the lady was one of the most enviable on the face of the earth, for she had been the first person to originate the insti tution. and after laying the filet stone of the build ing, had gone a great way towards completing it.. There was, however, another class of benefactors to the institution, of whom it might he said—if they did not give their silver and their gold, they did what they could. He alluded to those who instructed the chil dren. He (the chairman) had lately had an opportunity of seeing a good deal of the conduct of those who had the internal management of the institution, and he thought the time h .d arrived when some record might be placed upon the books setting forth the estimation in which their services were held. If such a mark of esteem were in the shape of pecuniary reward, it might more properly be left to the ladies' committee ; but what he proposed was— tl e thanks of the meeting to the matron anJ teacher. If the ladies had no objection, he should be very happy to originate such a resolution. The rev. gentleman concluded by calling upon Mr. H. Banner to read the report. The Report stated that during the past year the build ing had been completely finished, by being painted both inside and out, and by the grounds being laid with as phalte, the whole cost 'of the erection amounting to £5,720 17s. 10d., and that there had been expended in furniture £329 7s. 4d. Under the assiduous care of the same matron and teacher, the children enjoyed good health, and exhibited improvement; and up to the pre sent time ninety-six orphans had been admitted, of whom fourteen had been placed out at sertice. Since the establishment of the institution, the report stated the gratifying fact, that there had been only two cases of death. The present number in the institution is now 80, with room and welcom e fo r more , as t h e comm i ttee feel confident so simple and unexceptionable art institution could not fail of receiving the additional subscribers any increase in the number of inmates wotili render indis pensable. The report, which was received with deserved applause, concluded NI, kb an eloquent description of the merits and usefulness of this admirable asylum, by weans of which the destitute orphan was enabled to say, " When I am bereft of father and mo th er , th en t h e Lord will take me up. From the statement of the treasurer's accounts it ap peared that the total receipts for the past year amounted to £1361 19s. 9d , including £2B received for work done by the children, and tint the expenditure was £1055 14s. 5d., leaving a balance in favour of the institution of £306 ss. 4d. The Rev. Rector CAMPBELL then. rose to propose the adoption of the report, and said he had t e greatest pos sible satisfaction, in doing so. because it had the greatest possible recommendation, namely, that it was very short, that it was very much to the purpose, end that it afforded the most satisfactory grounds for congratulation to the meeting, and the subscribers Generally. There was one portion of it in particular, which was not only very satis factory, but also very uncommon, and to which he wished to draw the attention of the meeting. It was in reference to the building, and stated respecting it, that "though possessing no — feature of outward grandeur or ornamental pretension, there will he found few instances of an Institution with the same extent of accommodation and neatness of appearance, being erected at so moderate a cost." (llear, hear.) He believed that to be perfectly true, and a great deal more might be said, for he scarcely knew a single instance of a large public building so excel lent in all its interior accommodation, and so highly adapted to its purposes, having been erected, not only without being saddled with a heavy debt, but leaving, as Mr. Banner told them, a balance of up wards of X. 300 in the Treasurer's hands. This must be satisfactory to the subscribers, and was certainly most creditable to Mr. Banner, the, treasurer, who had had the management of the financial part of the institution from its commencement to the present time. With every dis position to give all the credit due to Mrs. Aikin, and no one was more ready than he to do so, fcr the bright thought which it had pleased. God to pat into her head—a thought which must be satisfactory to her in every condition of her being—with every disposition to give her credit, though he did not use the word in its modern acceptation, be should not be doing justice to his own feelings, or to the treasurer, if he did not also give him credit for the admirable manner in which he bad brought his labours so far to such a satisfactory terrn'nation. There were very few persons who could have brought them to so satisfactory a con clusion, and therefore, he said, let evert• credit be given to Mrs. Aikin, the originator, and Mr. Banner, the com pleter of the building. (Cheers) Henry Winch, Esq.. seconded the motion, which was unanimously adopted. Mr. BANNER then moved a resolution, which bad for its effect an alteration in the ages at which orphans should be admitted into the institution. It proposed to extend the t me, end in the course of some conversa'ion to which it gave rise, it appears the building is constructed to ac commodate 150. At length it was agreed that the ages at which orphans would be admitted should be from the age of seven until they completed their tenth year. The Rev. F. BARKER moved the thanks of the meeting to the ladies and gentlemen who had acted as officers of the institution during the past year. Tl,e motion was seconded by J. EDWARDS, Esq., and unanimously adopted. Mr. WINCH said, there were a body of men to whom the institution was very much indebted for the interest they bad taken in its prosperity—he meant the clergy— and therefore he had very great pleasure in proposing that the thanks of the meeting be given to those clergymen who had preached in its favour. Mr. BROWN seconded the metion, and it was carried. Mr. EDWARDS said he had very great pleasure in moving that the thanks of the meeting be given to Mr. Banner, the treasurer, and that he be requested to con tinue his services. At the same time he begged, on behalf of the subscribers, to present to the Institution the por traits of Mrs. Aikin and Mr. Banner. (Applause.) , The Rev. Rector CAMPBELL bad very great pleasure in secondi , g the motion of Mr. Edwards, and at the same time he begged to move that the portraits be accepted, with thanks to the donors. There could be only one feel ing with regard to them, namely, that they should be received, both for their value as most excellent portraits of the persons they represented, and also on account of the intrinsic value of the paintings themselves. (Ap plause.) Mr. BANNER returned thanks in feeling, terms, but said that Mrs. Aikin 'had by far the heaviest claim on their gratitude. Mr. BANNER moved the appointment of officers, which was seconded by Mrs. Aikin. Thy CITAIRMAN moved a vote of thanks to the Matron and teachers, which was seconded by Mrs. Winch. Thanks having been voted to the Chairman, the meet ing separated. • M a f r o . r t i t () fortnight EARLY FrttiNo.—Thf: note of the cuckoo w as dis tinctly hear.] on Fliday morning on the grounds of Mr. William Knowles, a farrner, Santlf:rJ-house. Bo otle. large pea, and looking very beal tb y . le si s n h c a e s . aangdoogebefrrruyithuisADO%W,lnfcuhilyhatsheotsoiszseoomfead