The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-03-01 00:00:00

a'alts bp Auttior )300T AND SHOE\!AKER'S STOCK, WEARING APPAREL, &c., HANOVER ROOMS. To (Wednesday) the 2d instant, at Eleven o'clock, at the Hanover Rooms, By Mr. BRANCH, RE remainin g STOCK of a BOOT and SHOE 8110A M AKER, which comprises about 150 Pairs of Boots and ' B, Of various descriptions, in Wellingtons, Short Welling- Clarences, Blutchers, Shoes, &c. Also, a quantity of t:ARING APPAREL, in Top Coats, Trousers, Vests, Pale and Jackets. 12.° be viewed on the Morning of S a le, w hen Catalogues may I.l____.lld from Mr. BRANCH. ALE OF THE REMAINING STOCK OF THE MERSEY STEEL AND IRON C OMPANY, DUKE ' S DOCK, LIVER POOL . BRAN, 411 FR IDAY next., the y 4th Mr instant, CH at Eleven THE Varehouse Duke's Dock, Wapping, Remai n i ng part ' of the STOCK of the MER SET STEEL and IRON CMPANY, declini te of "It Put of "the BUSINESS, which O comprises an Assort ng men h t ~ritst Steel, hi Double Shear, Drift Bolt, Hoop L. Blister, :s; e dilth, 'Chisel, Tap, Spring, and other sorts; Six Bundles ft e l, t I ron, several Vices, Cart Arm Moulds, and other Ef- To I t Cat I°gviewed on Thursday, the 3d i ns t an t, w h en Ann oy s I n may be had on the Premises, or from Mr. BRANCH Y MR. BYFOR . FatD AY next, the ß 4th of Ma Six Mach, at &clock in the even at the house of Mr. Charles Lupton, Salutation Hotel, A L L that L ease hold Piece Of 'LAND, with the ~eThree MESS - CAGES thereon, being Nos. 3,5, and 7, south side feetet, Liverpool, containing "ront thereto 52 ,and in width al the back thereof 47 feet ihluelles, and running in depth backwards, on the west side "eat . , 41 feet 6 inches, and on the east side, in an irregular ‘ , 4 e, 43 feet 6 inches and containing 235 superficial square va• thereabouts.' o'fie Premises are leasehold "ftr the residue of a term of 73 asis, com menc i ng an t h e - 25 th M arc h , 1845, subject to at; an of"alground rent .6f elo, and ire in the respective occupations " Mr. Anderton, Mrs. Robson, and Mr. Bowers, at the rental 1 9 guineas eirc'h. a APply to Mr.. RicltAtin 'HOLDEN, Solicitor, No. 2, 4 ____treet; or to Mr. BYFORD, Auctioneer, Clayton-square. BY OHHER 07 THE MORTGAGEES. By Mr. BYFORD, On WensrsvA•Y,'the 16th day of March next, at One o'clock in the Afternoon, at the Clarendon-rooms, South John-street. Liverpool, subject' to 'such conditions as will be 'then pro duced, arnd unless previously disposed of by Private Contract, ALL that Piem -of LAND, sit ua t e and hying on the east side of Vauxhall-road and north side of Tatlock street, it Liverpool aforesaid, containing in front to Vauxhall req oad 4feet t inches, then turning at an angle and running in eastwardly direction along laud of William Jones, and I t !'e ur ltyling a Passage 3 feet 6 inches wide, 40 feet ' 5 inches, then ningin a northwardly direction along a Passage 3 feet 6 j lnch es•wide, 59 feet 4 i nc h es , th en runn i ng i n a southeast ;ardlY directistin:3 feet 3 inches wide, and containing at the „lick , or east tide-thereof band now or late belonging to Richard n ou gbton, 93 'feet 7 inches, and in front to Tatlock-street nft`said, including the first-named Passage Of 3 feet 6 inches ii:t.77l•feet inches, and in the whole 38'2 'square yards, or 4;elliouts and. alio, all those Four 'MESSUAGES or pace ELLING:4IOUSES and SHIPPON erected on the said of Land, or some part thereof, which -said Premises are in ' t be•octiipAion of Joseph Rogers , Clnis Hoilman, James 4,The Issdeei'and Robert Williams. Tenn re is Freehold of Inheritance. fun her Particulars apply t o Mr. J. :3. LLOYD, Solicitor, I, urchyar llan ge - alley • o r t o M r. MARSDEN, Accountant, 5, Old By Mr. BYFORD, iverpool "4•I7,tD3ESDAY, the 16th day of March next, at One o'clock P the Afternoon, at the Clarendon-rsoms, South John-street, produced, , subject to such conditions of sale as will be then :Valanble COPYTIOLD ESTATE, with the MES ,,ree SIJI.GES;COTTAGES, and FARM BUILDINGS thereon i n - t i t l e ditituat e at 11 Iosley-vale, in the township of Wavertree, ad_e a Parish of Childwall, containing in the whole, by a recent zbwiletsurement, 37 Acres, I'llood, and 17 perches, or there of n!q;qtati-to measure, and in the respective occupations thereti. rancis Grace and Isaac , Fietcher Esq., as Tenants •situated ThieP o • r e p t ery is within a Ring:Fence, and advantageo . usy bounded 0 i her for Villas nr Aplaultural purposes ; it is the. p.l, l ° n n ging to or 1,14 belen •lig q. ,. ere n the northwest by the , Estate of Win. Rathbone, b ank, o Thomast .bythe Mosley-hill Estate, now Sandsi-Esq., and on the east 17 "I‘l i " ic 'toad leading from Li7erpool to Garston an ~,,ns EY-hill t-oe p • . tif t n - ,,. art of the Estate ntoining'Mosley-hill affords beau and the for Villas commanding a-view of the River Mersey 1 411 e W elsh Bills: The Property is about three-and-a-half ~ Gtr ffroni Liverpool. XXII " tl er particulars apply to Mr. J. B. LLOYD, Solicitor, 'lnge- 11 ~.........„ ....21. ey. MA 4,L Respectable FarailT (where there are .no troll ,c,liildren), residing within a quarter of an hour's walk vretle.e Exchange, can accommodate a Gentlemar2, who k b dine in town, with a neatly . furnished DRAWING and t° M, on the' same door;"' or if preferred, one or two IV ° v llld be itiken to live with the fami Terms moderate. 4°r Particulars see reference list, t ondard Office. RE p I'S NEW MERCHANTS' DINING ROOMS, m, sLA TER-COURT, CASTLE-STREET. • FEENY aelnowleAgls with gratitude and Pleasure. the uumerouevcommunications which have co alr eady forwarded to him. .containing valuable hints as .to .le:. n duct of his nes'? enterprise, and solicits the favour •of .„.ters from all his other friendwwho may have similar sagges ulls to make. THE CREDITORS (oNSPENCE, COCHRANE, 0 00., and SPENCE and €O., which Firms stopped of nilttluent in February, 1 546, - are , requested to send statements heir respective accounts, on , or before the 10th of March Luext, to Mess,rs. FLETIO*ER andgiutr.L, Solicitors. North.lolin .ktreet, Liverpool, from whom they will receive notice When 4rid where they may receive payments in full. r ,:DUTY4 FREE.] TO PRI-NTERS. THE Guardians of the Poor of the West Derby Union are tri desirous of CONTRACTING for the PRINT- G reQuired by them, theparticulars of which may be known application to the Clerk, towhom Tenders must be sent on %before TUESDAY, the 6U of Match next, which Tendert - o , mill 'IL opened on the following.day. By order of the Board, WILL/AN' CLEAVER, Cle r k. 2, Elliot-street, Clayton-square, Lirerpool, 24th February. 185 a THE LIVERPOOL COLLEGE OF CHEMISTRY. ;THIS INSTITUTION REOPENS Mofft:DAY next,,the 7th.Matrch. ORGANIC, SIINERA, ..and , BLOW-pIPE CHEMISTRY ,t,.tre taught in all their xelations to Agriculture, e er y Alanufactures. Gentlemen , mayalso be instructed i Ilranch of ASSAYING. t he Prospeectus, cotatini ang full info rma ti on as to t h e F ees and ALL Cours of Study, may .h e -had ,Gn application at THE EGE, in DUKE STREET. ASSERIBLY-ROOMS', GREAT GEORGE STREET, LIVERPOOL . TWO NIGHTS , ONLY,—Mottrmn , EVENING, the 14th, 4Rand TUESDAY EtVEN IN 0, the 15th instant. . JOHN PARRY'S ,PORTFOLIO, for Children Sn Ar (i ll a Ages, containing Sc ra p e .an d Sketches, Musical ,k 4 al. lillTors to op en at Eight .o'clock, to commence at Half-past 58 Et,and conclude a little before Eleven. 118 , near the Platform, (each seat numbered and reservedo e'ai'lpr,which an early application is_ requested; Unreserved eat aa 4 43.4 F am il y Tickets to Ditto, to admit F our , 13s. ; Back 2s . Schools admitted at ,Half-price to the Unrese rve d prqe`„B. Childre n un d er T welve Years of Age admitted at Half. streln the Stalls only. et be had of Mesens. , HINIE and SON, 57, Church. LHARMONI.O ,HALL ~'H;b - EVENING (Tur-mi. , L.4T IGHT BUT FOUR , OF TROaIkS' S S N UNRIVALLED BAND OF FIFTY PERFORMER S. 12. • • dal issior,•., Is.; Stalls, 25.; Boxes,.2s. 6d. (See Programmes -af the day.) iPHIL HARMON le HA:LL. TR-2 March Ist OWING TO T.InE ,SE SUCCESS OF D'ALBERT'S GRAND kIZ-POSITION QUAIeRILLE, It vasill.agairkbe repeated THIS EI:ENING,.(TcEsoAY); Togethermith a New GRAND SELECtION from WILLIANI TELL. Admission, One T wo ShiNings an d fl Shilling ; Stalls, Two Shilliogs ; Box( ixpence. it.4brt-_ :4anbarb, TrIORNING, MARCH 1, 1853. —lrd ELECTIOiT PETITIONS —REFORM OF THE REFORM ACT. i iis ' i ' Was predicted by:the late Sir ROBERT PE f EI. u the that the first a" - ..tempt to alter the Reform A f c o t r 7o , lc; I ° ; t4 e fro m those whomere most clamorous Bill ;,, ; 41 3 the whole Bill, aired nothing but the ; I <l the many charge:, of corruption at the late 1,, v -e(1 ,i 0 o, which are now undergoing investigation t -Z4 respective Committees, have been alleged as ,e-°Q4 for a ch ange i n t h e Act being made. No -I le tvili deny that much of the baser arts of per •E'llasicku 'were made use of at th e l ast E lect i on, but We must not forget that the majority of cases have been proved against self-styled Liberals ; and yet the organs of Radicalism assu me a virtuous indig tlation, as though old Toryism had been in the asceuclant, and perpetrated all the vices complained of. The most amusing part, however, of this 44 rapt to agitate for a new Reform Bill, is that ta heo by one of .our Liberal contemporaries, who all the mischief to those m ut il ations of t he old Reform Bill, by which the franchise of Bo tollßh Freemen was retained—fifty-pound tenants 4t-will allowed to vote for Counties by the Chandos e n t : ll , se --and sundry small Boroughs retained, instead o V e ing set down in schedule A. Had such a n i lee tioo come from a Conservative of the old teool, it would have been intelligible ; but to elll_larlate from a Professing Liberal, serves to sort, the shifts to which this faction will re -11 rt . The whole aim of the Reform party t ' o as to extend the right of Suffrage, in order 4 ti , Pl ace the governing p ower as far as possible in handssP of the p eople. To this end no exertion ti are d, and n o means left untried —even to the t o ' e at of sending an armed force from Birmingham vioiliondon—to coerce the Legislature by mob th i _ e Llee •; and the great difficulty was to restrain li2.Democratic tendency, by imposing a reasonable t: l4 of qualification for the franchise. The clause claw ® the votes of Freemen and the CHANDOS° ‘ l4B O were directly in favour of the Reform .1210VCo. • _ ._ . THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD,. TMSDAY, MARCH 1, 1853. ment, for they virtually extended the Suffrage ; and yet these time-serving politicians now pretend to see great danger from them, because they have not operated exactly in their favour. They have not the honesty to state that the real grievance is, that such voters are more often to be found exercising their franchise in support of Constitutional prin ciples; but they betray their own perfidy, even in the arguments by which they endeavour to main tain their position. In Boroughs, they say the Ten-pound Householders are the only proper de positories of representative power, and the Freemen ought to be disfranchised. In Counties, a directly opposite course is taken. There, the small Free holders should reign uncontrolled, and Fifty-pound occupiers should not interfere. Is it possible to suppose a more flagrant instance of perversion of sense, for party purposes, than this fast and loose mode of argument, in order to serve a sinister pur pose Counties may be carried by wholesale fag got-voters, so long as they return Radical repre sentatives; but substantial occupiers, to the value of fifty pounds a year, should have no voice in the matter. Boroughs can be won more easily by the ten-pounders ; and, therefore, the Freemen are to go to the wall. The objection to the retention of the smaller Boroughs is equally unreasonable; and the more so, when we bear in mind that one of the principal features of Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S new Reform Bill, which met such an ignominious fate last year, was the wholesale introduction of small Boroughs among the favoured few which at present enjoy the franchise. It is a favourite plan of these pseudo Reformers, who have no other principle than the advancement of their own interests, to draw comparisons hetween the number of voters in large and smalhowns, and affect mighty indignation at the injustice of the hundreds having as many re presentatives as the thousands. Let vs look, how ever, for an instant at the working of the system. With the exception of Liverpool, Dublin, and a very few other large towns, the ablest, the most honest, the most consistent, and the moat re spectable members of the House of Commons are returned by the small Towns and the Counties. hat have the large constituencies yet to show us - ? With very few exceptions, the prediction that the‘Reform Act would have the effect of admitting into the Legislature men who were a disgrace to it, has been realised by the large 'Boroughs. We have only to go to the great Metropolis, and out of its twenty-two representatives we shall not find one whose vote is to be relied upon in favour of the maintenance of the principles of the Constitution. Nor shall we fare better if we go to Manchester, Leeds, Bristol, Hull, Salford, Edinburgh, Glasgow, or the West Riding of Yorkshire. As a defence of the Coustitution, large Towns are a failure ; white the Statesman who is too honest to stoop, in order to pander to mob popularity, must resort to the .small Borough, or find no place in Parliament. The numerous investigations which are now taking place with reference to the practices at the last election may appear to show a sad want of morality to have prevailed; but it should be recol lected that much of this is owing to the greater strictness of the inquiry. It may be that the cor ruption at previous elections was not exceeded, `abut formerly the Committees possessed no power to examine the candidates themselves, and to this alteration, giving a greater facility of discovering facts, may be owing much of the apparent enor mity on the present occasion. The Radicals; how ever, can claim no credit for purity, for they .are as much, if not more, deeply implicated than their opponents, and in maw instances have pursued the inquiry with a vindictiveness of feeling which Betokens anything but a, regard for the purity of election. Under anyicircumstances, however, sys tematic bribery and treating is highly to be,con demned ; and while we repudiate altogether the charge as endeavoured to be fixed upon Conserva tives, we should willingly concur in any measure which would operate as an effectual remedy to be hoped, however, :that the number of seats xendered vacant, and the, knowledge that a:-strict inquiry must follow such, practices, will . prove a sufficient warning to deter. from their commission are more generally to be found. This was well illustrated some years ago in a London weekly Newspaper; which, while circulating to the extent of about eighty thousand each publicatiion, had never advertisements to one-fifth part the value of papers, the circulation of which did not exceed four thousand. The attempt list week was unsuc ceseful, for the motion vas witadrawn, amidst the laughter of the Opposition. MISSIONS IN INDIA. The Rev. P.Percival delivered his second and concluding lecture on India and Ceylon in the Collegiate Institution, on Friday evening. The attendance was still more meagre than on the night of .the first lecture. Mr. Percival, on this occasion, furnished a succinct account of Christian missions in India from the earliest period to the present time. He alluded to the labours of the Jesuits, who esta blished a system by which Christianity was paganized, and which was so iniquitously absurd that it even offended the Roman Catholics, but which it took the Pope more tide . eighty years thoroughly to suppress. The Dutch m sions were likewise sketched. Judging by the number of natives baptised, the Dutch would appear to have been the most triumphant evangelists in that part of the world. But the secret of the vast numbers baptised was the fact that the Dutch used compulsion. This compulsory mode of converting the heathen continued until 1795, when the less overbearing British supplanted the reign of the Dutch. Comingdown, step by step, to the present time, the lecturer noticed the gratifying feature that education was being pro moted now to aconsiderable extent, but it was not religious education. He had visited, some time ago, one of the chief institutions in Bombay, and in the course of a conversa tion with the master, he happened to ask—But what of the Bible ? " Oh, we have a copy," was the reply, " and it is in a glass case." That was a fair example of the position which the Sacred Scriptures occupied in the schools of India, at which not less than 520,000 children were receiving their education. True, the schools receiv ing grants of money from the Government were obliged to introduce Christianity into their teaching. but then the parents of the children were at liberty to withdraw them during the hours set apart for religious instruction. There was at Madras a regular theological seminary for training, both in the English language and in the verna culars, well qualified native agents for Christian pastors, catechists, &c. These were much superior to English teachers, being well acquainted, from early associations, with the habits and predilections of the people. They were also more economical. Sixty pounds a year would Pine a native on a footing with respect to men holding government offices, equal to that of a European mission ary receiving three or four times that amount. Then he did not require either passage-money or outfit. And, with regard to certain portions of the work, especially where stations had been long established, and a native church had to be superintended, he was quite equal to the others, With regard to the whole of the missions in the south of India, in connexion with this society, the pros pect was exceedingly encouraging. The Church Mission ary Society was exerting an equal amount of influence. It had its training institutions, with precisely the same objects. The two societies, especially in Tinevelly, worked most harmoniously together. They were united in council deliberation, and even in effort. In the trans lation of the Scriptures, in the publication of religious works and tracts, and in various other ways, they acted as if they were one society. They were like two trees planted on either side of a separating fence, whose branches were so ming)ed and intertwined that the travel ler, plucking the fruit from above, would be unable to say from which side of the fence it came. Combined, they spent something like £7,000 per annum in agencies, and in the promotion of education in the three Presidencies and the Island of Ceylon. The Tranquebar Mission might be said to have been founded in 1616, but it had dwindled down to three men. When Dr. Duff went to India he found only one school in Calcutta ; now there were 4,000 or 5,000 youths receiving Christian instruction in their own language. The missionary work had com menced as early as 1706; but the decay that had super vened, and the want of spirit in carrying it on. made it questionable irany good had resulted from these early efforts. But what had since been done ? The baptised converts, of different denominations, numbered 110,000, of whom about 20,000 were communicants. In the vari ous schools there were about 120,000 youths, besides several important boarding-schools in Madras,Tanjore,and Tinevelly. In these there were about 14,000 youths learn ing the English language. The Bible had been trans lated into ten out of the thirteen languages of British India, and the Liturgy published in several. A native literature had been commenced, consisting of such works as " Bun yan's Pilgrim's Progress," " Dodridge's rise and Progress of Religion," and various school books. TRIAL TRIP OF THE ANTELOPE SCREW STEAMER. We reported last week the result of this vessel's perfor mances on the Monday. On Thursday a second trip was made, and on this occasion a party of about a hundred gentlemen witnessed the performances of this fine vessel. The Antelope started from the Nelson Dock about half past twelve, with a strong head wind, and the tide on the turn. On trying the log a shcrt time after starting, and the engines making fifty revolutions per minute, it was found that the ship was going with her yards square, at the rate of nine and a halt knots an hour. On nearing the Crosby light-ship, speed was slackened, and the steamer put about for 'Liverpool against the tide and a fair wind. When full speed was again put on, it was ascertained that the ship was going eleven knots .an hour, under steam only. Opposite the Rock the company were summoned to partake of a splendid derjefiner in the grand saloon, pro vided by Messrs. Millers and Thompson, the owners. Mr. Thompson presided, Capt. Keen, the commander of the Antelope, acting as vice-chairman. Amongst the company wereithe Mayor, Samuel Holme, Esq., Alderman Parker, Thomas Littledale, Esq., Arthur Henderson, Esq.., W. F. M`Gregor, Esq., .Rev. Wm. Pollock, Lieut. Edwards, Mr. -John Gray, optician, by whom the compasses have been adjusted, &c. After the usual routine of toasts the chair man proposed the health of the bishop and clergy of the diocese, which was responded to by the Rev. William Pollock. The toast of the army and navy was responded toz) by Lieut. Edwards, R.N. The town and trade of Liver pool was responded to in an eloquent speech by the mayor, --who proposed the-health of the owners. Mr. Thompson acknowledged the compliment, and proposed the health of -the builder. Mr. Hodgson, in returning thanks, said that, besides building the Antelope. he was the builder of the first screw-steamer that sailed for New York—the Sarah Sands; also, the first iron screw-steamer for the River Plate, South America. After spending a pleasant day, the company broke up about half-past five o'clock, highly delighted with• the ship, and the kind treatment of her enterprising owners. The Antelope, which has;been fitted up with every thing that liberality, experience, and skill could devise and procure for the comfort of passengers, was closely inspected by-the company, all of whom were loud in the praise of ler arrangements, which are unequalled by those of any othe essel in the trade. MEETING OFTHE POLYTECHNIC SOCIETY LAST NIGHT. THE HIGH-LEVEL RAILWAY. The customary monthly meeting of the Polytechnic Society was held last night, at the Royal Institution ; the president, H. P. Horner, Esq., in the chair. The mem bers of. the society having partaken of coffee in one of the ante-rooms, proceeded to the business of the evening, which was the consideration of Mr. Grantham's proposed High-Level Railway for the Liverpool docks. The attend ance was large and respectable, and included the Wor shipful the Mayor. _ _ After a few introductory remarks by the CHAIRMAN, Mr. GPANTHAM, C.E., gave a brief recapitulation of his paper (read at the last meeting of the society, and a report of which appeared at the time in the Standard). Availing himself of this opportunity, he touched upon various objections which had been brought forward at the previous meeting, and to remove some erroneous impres sions which had then arisen in theaninds of gentlemen. He alluded to the idea that he and his friends were opposed to the Dock Committee, and also that they spoke dis paragingly of the port of Liverpool. Such impressions were perfectly erroneos, and lie thought that the general tenor of his conduct would support him In saying, that lie tad no idea of doing aught but endeavouring to im prove our town in one point, in which it was most amazingly behind the age. Not only had every inhabit taut of the town alight to stand up and speak his mind in such a case, butte felt that it was their imperative duty. He, therefore, thought that gentlemen in public positions should not feel sore when the simple truth was told. Mechanical applications had been slighted. In many a the modern docks this was being remedied, but still no place was so far behind as the port of Liverpool. Millions tiled been spent, hut still they were without the new applications, which, for „such a port, were most essen tial. On the former occasion many supposed that it was proposed to do away with the dower part of the sheds, but this was quite a mis-apprehension, inasmuch as it was intended to woke them more available than they bad erer been heretofore. • The water cranes which it was pro posed to •introduce, would effect an immense saving, both in respect to time and money. Water cranes would load and discharge goods five times quicker, and would only cost ltd per ton, while by the manual system each ton cost sd. on an average. It was said that the new scheme would deprive many working men of their situations, but he thought this was one of its chief advan tages—that, at the very time manual labour was likely to become scarce in the country, the high-level railway would come in to help the great mercantile interest of our port. He contended, too, that it would suit exports as well as imports—that it would not do away with stage berths, if some people wished to enjoy them —and that the statement, that though the Dock Committee constructed the railway, it would not be used, received a very substantial denial in the popularity of the present railway, imperfect as it was in a thousand ways. From the clear and excellent plans which he had prepared, Mr. Grantham showed that in one dock three vessels might be laden or discharged at both hatches at the same moment ; a thing which was at present never accomplished. The quantity of goods removed in the neighbourhood of the docks appeared to be 25,000 tons per day. He had arrived at the conclusion that passengers might be conducted by this railway, although he had given up the idea that at present a locomotive could be adopted, in consequence of the difficulty with the insurance offices,ete. Horses,again were too slow ' • and though he had been afraid it w o uld b e difficult to make a rope work effectively, still he had de vised a plan, by which he proposed to have stations every half-mile, with a steam-engine at each station to work the cranes and the ropes too. The ropes to be only the length of each station, to lessen the likelihood of accidents. A rope weighing 2i tons would be Sufficient ; while at the Lime-street tunnel the rope weighed 15 tons. He thought they might run a train every ten minutes, and, of course, the fares would be very low. The line which resembled this proposed railway most was that at Blackwell, and his impression was, that the number of passengers at Liverpool would greatly exceed the number who patronized the Blackwell Railway. Last year an average number of 17,000 people a day travelled on the Blackwell Bailway. Suppose that they had at Liverpool, on an average, 12,000 passengers daily, at id. each, the income would be amply sufficient to pay the interest 'of the money upon the additional outlay, and also the ordinary working expenditure. Were such a railway provided, he was sure • that the ' entire population would immediately become a riding population. ,(llear, hear.) A' rail Way 'on the dock level was, he contendea,` perfectly' inadmisgble in such 0 port as this,Arid 6 that the dq4k cOrnmittee would, find out Soon. , (Ctionre.) He enforced thisanatter upon di n theattention.of the corporation as belt; of especial htte rest to,thein ; sand desiveli.eviiiietifle" ' iireientrlo say SSW, filth they tliONbViinfilolit ititertain sound go out from that society. (Hear, hear.) And above all he hoped they would not adopt the " do-nothing" system, but that, if they approved of the scheme, they would do all in their power to carry it into practical operation. A lengthy discussion took place on the project,after the reading of a long letter by Mr. Braithwaite Poole, approv ing of Mr. Grantham's scheme. Mr. Joseph Boult, Mr. M`Nicoll, Mr. J. R. Jeffery, and some other gentlemen, expressed themselves warmly in favour of the scheme. _ _ _ _ Mr. James Holme, Mr. Ald. Bramley Moore, Mr. Newlands, Mr. Betteley, and others, were afraid that it was impracticable, and in the course of the discussion Mr. Bramley Moore stated, that in his opinion Mr. Braith waite Poole's letter was intended more to benefit the London and North Western Railway Company than the port of Liverpool. When our reporter left, between ten and eleven o'clock last night, the debate was still proceeding, but it was understood that the discussion was to be adjourned to the next meeting of the-society. in•future. FRE ROMISH COLLEGE OF NIAYNOOTE. TIE E proposition has been made to the House of Commons for a Select Committee on the subject of the Romish College a Maynooth, with a view to theavithdrawal of the grant of L 30,000 a year ; -and the-raotion having been virtually defeated by .an amendment which throws the inquiry open to all religious endowments, the final decision has bean postponed until to-morrow , (Wednesday). •It can hardly , be necessary at this time to expose the utter absuaity and folly of a nation,.avowedly Christia% contributing to the education of such pestilent as Romish priests —a class of men who .are idolaters in religion and traitors to the state, who preach sedition, and keep their dupes in, ignorance and spiritual thraldom. The grant to Maynooth College is a standing _disgrace to the country.;.and yet among the votes inits favour were those of ,several members of the present Govern meat, .and an array of professing Radicals. It is gratifying, however, to observe that the Con servatives generally voted for the motion ; and among them -were Messrs. TURN:aiI and Mao- KENZIS, our own representatives, and,-Mr. HORS- F A LL, M. P. for Derby. firebrate RETURNS -0-. F NEWSPAPER STAMPS. AN attempt was t made on Monday, last week, in the House of Commons, by Mr. BROTHERTON, sup ported by Mr. 14. GtasoN, to obtain a return of the number of &amps supplied to each Newspaper, with the °Neat, as was,alleged, of obtaining inforr mation as to their respective amount of circulation. The motion was opposed by the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUEXI, for-the several reasons that the House had deliberately abandoned the granting of these returns; that it was an improper exposure of the affairs of Newspaper publishers ; and that the public might, with as much propriety, require a return of the several amounts of income for which individuals were assessed under schedules D and E of the Property-tax, upon the ground that it might be useful respecting the solvency of various firms. For our own part, we should not haye objected to the motion for making the return, as it would have afforded the public an opportunity of seeing the great and increasing progress of the Liverpool Standard under its present management; but at the same time we quite agree with the objections stated by the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. I t Would be an unnecessary and unjust exposure of the affairs of private individuals, under the pre tence of consulting the interests of advertisers, while it would offer no real test or safe criterion as to the object which it professed to serve. It is well known that many Radical newspapers, having the hope of such an exposure before them—as the motion is always made by Radical members of the House of Co mmons—lay in a store of Stamps far beyond the demands upon them, in order to give an appearance of a large circulation. On the other hand, it must be borne in mind that the actual number circulated of a Newspaper forms in no degree a test of its value to advertisers. The real value of a Newspaper in this respect depends far more upon its quality than its quantity; for it must be evident that even a limited circulation among the more respectable classes of society is of in finitely greater importance to those who have oocasion to advertise, than a circulation, however large, among the frequenters of tap-rooms, beer houses, and shavinkihops, Where-Radical papers THE SHIP MARCO POLO. The name of Marco Polo is justly celebrated as the Venetian traveller and historian, who, from his knowledge of the different dialects of Tartary, was employed in embassies which gave him the opportunity of traversing Tartary, China, and other Eastern countries, whence he returned in 1295. A short time after, serving his country at sea against the Genoese, his galley, in a great naval engagement, was sunk, and himself taken prisoner, and carried to Genoa, where be composed the history of his voyages. which appeared at Venice in 1496. The ship Marco Polo is hardly less celebrated for her extraordinary rapid voyage under her able commander, Captain J. N. Forbes, from Liverpool to the Australian colonies and back to the Mersey, in the short space of five months and twenty-two days, a speed owing, not only to favourable weather but to her excellent qualities as a seafaring vessel and the skill of her commander. She is now about to leave Liverpool once more on a voyage for which she has acquired such well-earned fame ; and the merits of Captain Forbes being appreciated by those most capable of judging, a meeting of shipowners and others was held on Thursday, in Messrs. Cunard and Co's office, the Hon. Joseph Cunard in the cl.air,— The following resolution, moved by Samuel Gould, Esq., and seconded by James Alexander, Esq., was agreed to : " This meeting considering the recent voyage of the ship Marco Polo, hence toAustralia and back, as unprecedented in the annals of sailing, is desirous of publicly expressing admiration thereof ; and while it accords to the builders their full measure of praise for the model and construction of the ship, consider it mainly owing to the untiring exer tions and able management of Captain Forbes that the success of the voyage is to be attributed."—lt was moved by William Fisher, Esl., seconded by John Hamilton, E.g., and resolved unanimously :—" That Capt. Forbes be presented with an epergne, or other piece of plate, with a suitable inscription, to the value of the amount subscribed, in testimony of their admiration of his skill as a British seaman." The following gentlemen were then appointed a committee to carry the resolutions into effect: Hon. Joseph Cunard, chairman ' • Samuel Gould, Esq., William Fisher, Esq., and Joseph Mandel, Esq. Yesterday (Monday) a handsome dejeuner was givan on board the vessel, lying in the Salthouse Dock ; and a very numerous party, including the Worshipful the Mayor of Liverpool (Samuel Holme, Esq.), sat down to an elegant repast, at which Mr. Mackay, one of the owners of the vessel, presided. At the conclusion of the repast, the CHAIRMAN pro posed the usual loyal toasts of " The Queen," " Prince Albert and the rest of the Royal Family," and " The Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese." The latter toast was responded to by The Rev. BROTHERS, who said the name of the ship, and that of her gallant captain, would long be a watchword to men of enterprise and genius. The toast of " The Army and Navy" was responded to by Captain FAULKNER. Captain SCHOMBERG, R.N., the Government Emigra tion Officer, also returned thanks. He said they were on board the flying Marco Polo, the pride of the Liverpool fleet, which, well and liberally fitted up, was designed to carry a large body of men and women to our furthestcolonies with the utmost safety and com fort. As the emigration officer of the port, he had much pleasure in being associated with an undertaking so liberally conducted as that of the Marco Polo. He described in facetious terms the difficulties which emi grants have to encounter, and trusted that they might all be surmounted. Mr. CUNARD then performed the pleasing duty of pre. senting to Captain Forbes, on behalf of the merchants of Liverpool, the magnificent epergne which had been sub scribed for, and which reflected great credit on Mr. Mayer. by whom it was supplied. Mr. Cunard pronounced the highest eulogium on the skill and enterprise of Captain Forbes, who had performed the voyage to Australia and back in a manner unprecedented in the annals of the mercantile marine. He had been associated with Mr. Gould and Mr. Fisher in arranging for the testimonial before him, which he had much pleasure in presenting to Captain Forbes, and also in proposing his health, a toast which was received with loud and long-continued cheering. Captain FORBES, in returning thanks, said he hardly knew how to express himself. He came to Liverpool in 1839 without a shilling. They all knew his present position, and he might say, though he was not a Liverpool man he had Liverpool ways with him. He thanked them most cor dially for the handsome manner in which they had acknow. ledged his exertions, and he felt confident that he should be able, on his next voyage, not only to do it well, but that the Antelope must keep up her fires if she expected to beat him. The CHAIRMAN said they must not forget, while think ing of the vast empire upon which the sun never sets, that they were in the important port of Liverpool, and she had the good fortune to be presided over by a gentleman who was one of their guests that day, and he had much pleasure in proposing " Prosperity to Liverpool, and the health of the worthy mayor (loud cheers). The MAYOR (S. Holmes, Esq.) returned thanks, and descanted in terms of warm approval on the excellent, and liberal manner in which the Marco Polo was fitted up for the comfort of so many passengers, who, he hoped, would carry the laws of the civilisation of Englsnd to the most distant parts. He trusted they would all join him in fervently wishing, according to the pious clause in the bills of lading, that God may send the good ship to her desired port in safety. His worship then proposed the health of the owners of the Marco Polo, and success to their spirited exertions. The toast was receivedwith loud cheers, and responded to by Mr. MACKAY, the chairman. Mr. W. FISHER paid a high eulogy to the merits of Captain Forbes, who, in returnin g th an k s , sa id that as long as the owners had a coat to button he was there to button it. Mr. BAINES then proposed " Prosperity to the Town and Trade of Liverpool,"--a toast which was warmly received and responded to by Mr. MozLEy, who en larged on the importance of the judicious expenditure of capital, and the benefit which had accrued to Liverpool through the union of wealth, skill, and prudence. Ha trusted such a beneficial combination would long continue. The CHAIRMAN proposed the Emigration Officers in Liverpool. Captain Schomberg was, comparatively, a stranger, but he had always found him a true British sailor to the back bone. As for Mr. Prior, lie had grown grey in the respect of every man. Cipt. SCHOMBERG and Lieut. PRIOR returned thanks. The • CHAIRMAN then alluded to the services of Mr. Macdonald, the first mate of the Marco Polo ; and, in the name of the owners, presented him with a handsome gold chronometer, with a suitable inscription. Mr. BAINES said that, on the return of the Marco Polo after another voyage, Lieut. Macdonald should have the command. They mould find some suitable employ for Captain Forbes, in a ship to be built i n Li verpoo l , Captain &turn remarked, that as the chairman had promised a ship to be built in Liverpool to beat the colo nial tub, he would only say, as the builder of the Marco Polo, that if the owners got a Liverpool builder to beat her, he would engage to keep pace with her. Their ship had beat all the world, and they meant to keep their pre eminence ; and if any gentleman had the spirit he would risk the value of the ship, to sail ship for ship. Some ran down colonial-built vessels, but he had then in his pocket orders for six two-thousand ton ships, a proof that they were appreciated in some quarters. The next toast was the Australian trade, with the names of Boyd, Edwards and Co. . . Mr. BOYD said the only fear was their over-doing a trade in which they should act with caution. The MAYOR, after a complimentary eulogy on the ser. vices of British Seamen, proposed the junior officers of the Marco Polo, trusting that, like good seamen, they would perform their duty, and take the good ship out and home again. The CHAIRMAN, in a comp li men t ary speech, proposed " The Press," which he denominated the only Free Press in Europe. Mr. COULD then proposed " Prosperity to the Black ball Line of Australian Packets," which was responded to by Mr. Baines. He said if the best endeavours of a determination to succeed had any effect, they were bound to go a-head. lie proposed "The Masters and Mates of the Mercantile Marine," which was acknowledged by Captain Mills, of the Indian Queen. The MAYOR, in a humorous speech, which excited roars of laughter, proposed " The Ladies." Among the toasts was that of Mr. J. T. Towson, the author of the system of greatcircle sailing, who, in re turning thanks, highly complimented Captain Forbes for the genius he had displayed in finding so short a passage to and from Australia. In the course of the evening Mr. Baines, on the part of the owners, pre sented Captain Forbes with a magnificent silver tea service, consisting of coffee-pot, tea-pot, sugar-basin, cream-ewer, and salver, all richly chased, and the latter with an appropriate inscription. LIVERPOOL kEMALE ORPHAN ASYLUM, ANNUAL MEETING. The Annual Meeting of the members of the Livery ol Female Orphan Asylum took place yesterday, at the Insti tution house, Myrtle-street. William IVl`Criicken, Esq., the President of the Institu tion, took the chair. Amongst those present, we notice Mr. Hubback, Mr. John Aiken, Mr. H. T. Browne, the Rev. H. H. Higgins. and several ladies. The proceedings having been opened with prayer, which was offered by the Rev. Mr. Higgins, Mr. Harwood Banner, the tre asurer , rea d t h e report : which was to the effect that 160 was still the number of the inmates; that two deaths had occurred during the year; that the average cost per head was .£l7 13s. 2d., or ls. less than in 1851 ; and concluded with the hope that, as the price of pro visions in the present year would p r obably increase the outlay, they hoped the friends of the institution would in. crease their contributions, and that new subscrib ers would be obtained. Ninety girls bad to this time b een apprenticed ; - and it was a pleas ing duty to state that those who were in service were.doing H. Hiconveon moving the adoption of the health ep y, roconrt, dition of allud a mongst the other things, ,to th e • inmates which was evi denced by : 06 exceedhig 'small amount which had been' paid for medignes during the year. it was gratifyih ' :fo' anal./ that . the conductoftliainm a t eg onwint:sa.v. those who had lift tiWinfititutiOn.' ,. .fts-cif the :haste-La) plary description. Pomo jnltnnoel of .en .opposite nature had been somewhat prominently brought before the public ; but he must remark that whilst, perhaps, undue Publicity was given to isolated cases of insubordination on the part of some particular inmate, the satisfactory man ner in which the inmates as a body conducted themselves, although well known to the managers of the institution, was not within the knowledge of the inhabitants generally. (Hear, hear.) He wished to name this on the present occasion, not only in justice to the inmates themselves, but . also because it might probably be the last occasion on which he should have the opportunity of speaking of the institution as one connected with it. [We understand that Mr. Higgins is leaving Liverpool. 1 After referring at some length to the great value of the institution, the rev. gentleman concluded by moving the adoption of the report Mr AIKEN seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. Mr. BRANCH next moved, and Miss LONG seconded, a vote of thanks to the clergy for their attendance upon the inmates. This motion was also carried unanimously. On the motion of Mr. HUBBACK, seconded by Miss AIKEN, thanks were voted to the committee. Similar compliments were also paid to the other officers, after which the proceedings terminated. THONS AS EDWARD MOSS, ESQ., has been appointed a Deputy Lieuttnant of the county. EXPOSITION QUADRILLE.—The performance of this music last evening at the Philharmonic-hall was received with rapturous applause. GAS EXPLOSION.—On Saturday morning considerable damage was caused to the house of Mr. Lawrence Birnie, of Wakefield-street, publican, by an explosion of gas. Mr. Birnie's hand was severely burnt. MICHAEL CURRAN, labourer, was found drowned in a pit near St. Anne's church, Birkenhead, on Friday morning. The deceased had been missing since the ith January. When last seen alive he was in a state of inebriation. ELECTION COMMITTEES.--The committee on the Bridgnorth election have unseated Sir Robert Pigot, on the ground of bribery. The committees on Clitheroe, Cambridge, Chatham, and F, ome, are still sitting. The new appointments are Waterford County, yesterday ; Wigton Burghs, Hull, and Derby, to-day ; Guildford, Rye, and Huddersfield, to-morrow ; Tynemouth, 15th. and Athlone, 16th of March. DELIVERY OF LETTERS.—Mr. Banning, the post master of this town, has published a letter recommending each person to have a letter-box on his front door, as the most effectual means of expediting the delivery of letters. A mere aperture in the door wculd be sufficient, particu larly if there is a piece of wire-work at the back, through which the letters might be seen ; and if secured with a lock, there could be no doubt of the letters getting into the proper hands. PROMOTION.—The Rev. D. James, M.A., the incum— bent of St. Mary's, Kirkdale, has been elected Chief Warden of Llandovery College, rendered vacant by the resignation of the Yen. Archdeacon Williams, from ill health. There were eleven candidates, many of them of the highest classical attainments, as well as possessing superior literary and colloquial knowledge of the Welsh lar guage, which, by the deed of endowment, is of primary. importance. The choice fell upon Mr. James, as being not only an eminent classical scholar, and well versed in Welsh literature, but a man of indomitable activity and energy. HEALTH. OF LIVERPOOL DURING 1852.—From the annual report of the medical officer of the Board of Health, it appears that 11,824 deaths wars registered in the borough ; one less than in the preceding year. Dis eases of the zymotic class were 2503 ; measles carried away 554 • diarrhcea, 804 ; smallpox, only 57 ; typhus, 629 ; scarletina, 694 ; hooping-cough, 243 ; croup, 133 dysentery, 143 ; cholera, 46 ; erysipelas, 74 ; syphilis, 39; remittent fever, 35 j thrush and chancre, 29 ; purpura, 10; influenza, 7 ; scurvy, 3 ; ague, 3 ; diseases of the lungs, (including 1486 from consumption,) 3380 ; gout, 5 ; car buncles, 12 ; sudden and violent deaths, 490 ; intemper ance, 48. DR. W. M. FISHER, OF ST. GEORGE'S STREET, we are glad to learn has yielded to the request of several friends, and intends to repeat the splendid exhibition passed off a few weeks ago, at the Collegiate Institution, with so much 'eclat. He has consented to show his rich and varied views in the Cornwallis-street schools, on Tuesday evening, the 15th instant, so that those who, from the crowded state of the collegiate were prevented from getting in on the former occasion, will now have an opportunity of seeing this most beautiful and attractive exhibition. As usual, Dr. Fisher's efforts are again en listed in the cause of a charitable object, and are given without any remuneration to himself, beyond the gratifi cation he derives in assisting to promote what is good. We shall be able to announce particulars next week. INQUESTS.—An inquest was held yesterday before Mr. Curry, the coroner, on the body of William, aged three months, Infant child of John Wigzell. biscuit-baker, 28, Ben Johnson-street, who died very suddenly on Saturday morniag last. Verdict, natural death.—Another inquest was held yesterday on the 'Jody of Mary. aged seven months, child of John Williams, 10, Margaret-street, who died on Friday from the effects of an accident on Satur day week, by which the contents of a boiling teapot were poured upon the unfortunate infant, who had been left in the charge of a sister ten years old, while the mother was absent from the dwelling. Verdict, accidental death.— An inquest was also held on the body of James, aged eleven weeks, infant son of Jamas Minshuil, of Sillitoe's. terrace, Stanhope-street, who died suddenly on Sunday morning. Verdict accordingly. NEWRV, WARRENPOINT, AND ROSTREVOR RAILWAY. —The fourteenth ordinary general meeting of the pro prietors was held on Saturday, in the Clarendon-rooms, South John-street, Francis Shand, Esq., in the chair. The report alluded with satisfaction to the fact that an in fluential company had been formed to complete a through line of railway (commencing by a junction with the line to Newry) to Armagh. The passenger traffic on the line ex hibits a steady progressive improvement, the increase this year being upwards of ten per cent. The chairman moved the adoption of the report, which was unanimously agreed to. The retiring directors, Messrs. Shand, Hol land, and Cochran, and the retiring auditor, Mr. Maun der, were unanimously re-elected. THE SELECT VESTRY.—At the fortnightly meeting, held on Tuesday last, the Rev. Rector Campbell in the chair, the number of paupers reported to be in the house was 2161 ; in the vagrant sheds, 776. In regard to the inquiry relative to the Roman Catholic children being required to attend the church at the workhouse, it was deemed proper to defer further proceedings—the state ments of the three Romanist boys brought before the committee being a tissue of contradictions. Mr. Hughes, in the course of a long speech, said he " found that a feeling prevailed out of doors that the workhouse was a Protestant establishment." A letter was re d from Mr. Mansfield, the stipendiary magistrate, addressed to Mr. . Earle, and showing that the system adopted by the vestry,. in the admission of paupers, and in the administration of out-door relief, was such that the rate-payers were neces sarily defrauded of a large sum. An angry debate ensued; Mr. Morse and Mr. Earle were especially warm in the discussion, and eventually the letter was referred to the Finance Committee. We regret that we cannot give Mr. Mansfield's letter in extenso, as it is one of much moment to the rate-payers, and is likely to form the theme of future discussion. BIRKENHEAD, LANCASHIRE, AND CHESHIRE JUNC TION RAILWAY.—The half-yearly meeting of proprietors was held on Saturday, at the Monks' Ferry Hotel, Mr. Bancroft, chairman of the board, presiding. The attend ance was unusually thin ; the storm prevented many shareholders from crossing the river. The report was read by Mr. Gibson, the secretary. The accounts show, during the half-year just closed, a considerable increase of traffic compared with the corresponding previous bait year. The following statement shows the amount re ceived in the years : 1851. 1852. To 30th June...—. £38,329 £41,477 To 31st December.. 41,784 46,542 £80,113 £88,019 increase The amount expended in the years :- 1851. . £21,070 . 24,077 £7,906 To 31th June..... To 31st December, £45,147. THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA. IN answer to the questions of the Earl of ELLEN BOROUGH, who entered into a long string of griev ances complained of by petitiolers at Madras, the Government have announced their intention to take upon themselves the responsibility of proposing a measure during the present Session for the future government of India. In maling this announce ment, the PREMIER refused to enter into particu lars ; but said that, while the measure they meant to propose would greatly madly the existing state of the government of India, it would still be founded upon that system. The simple fact that so vast an empire is nominally under the controul of a Com pany of British Merchants, is, Perhaps, the proudest tribute that was ever paid to Cprnmerce ; but, con sidering the extent and importance of the charge, and bearing in mind that the actual controul is virtually in the Government, it were perhaps more convenient that the ostensible management should be vested in more responsible authority. It might be found that under a really efficient system, the vast resources of the :mpire of Tndia would be much more available than they are at the present time ; and though stuh a change would render in evitable an interference with the patronage so ex tensively enjoyed by xast Indian Directors, the ad vantages to the natim at large would be incalcu lably augmented. A the same time it must be admitted that so extensive a change demands the most serious deliberation. RUMCCRS OF WAR. !le Times of yesterday (Monday) says:—it is said, with what amount of foundation w e are unable to state, that the Austrian G:vernment has resolved to demand the extradition, or af least the expulsion of KOSSUTH, MAzziNt, and the oher foreign refugees now fomenting revolution abroad unler the shelter of British hospitality; and that, on the anicipated failure of this demand, the 'Governments of Prussia and of France are prepared toad. dress a joint note p the same effect. In the event of a continued refusal (ft our part, we are threatened, so it is said, with a withctawal of the Ministers representing these three Power at this Court, and with such further inconvenience as Pay arise from the destitute condition in which England,it is supposed, will thereupon be left. That the Austrian 3overntnent,with revolt in Lombardy., with assasination at home, and sanguinary manifestoes fulminated from Otis metropolis, should just now be in a state of consideralle excitement, that Prussia should have caught the infection, and that the Emperor of the FRENOM should be glad t) express an unaffected sympathy for his brother of Austria, aie circumstances natural enough, and if anything :ould induce us to discredit the rumour we have mentioned, it is its plausibility. DEFENCE CF .LIVERPOOL.-ARRIVAL <OF A WAR STEAMER IN THE MERSEY. Yesterday thr Majesty's war steam-ship Encounter, carrying 14 guns, arrived in the Mersey from Portsmouth. We understand that the has been sent to Liverpool, pur suant to orders issued-by the Government, and will remain in the Mersey, off •the battery at the north end, as a marine station guard for the port. 'lt is understood that in a few weeks another vessel of similar capacity will be sent round fron Portsmouth. THE DUTI OF/GIVING TOR .RELIGIOUS PURPOSES. • Yesterday morning a meeting was held in the Claren don-rooms, at eleven o'clock, to receive a statement of the Rev. A. Gather. of the north of 'lreland, respecting the publication of 'Prize Essays relating to the duty , of giving for reli:ious purposes. The prize essays were originated by acommittee of gentlemen in Belfast, who felt that the support of religious objects and institutions fell upon a very few, and that the effect was only a small per-centage of what might be produced. 'Five essays of co-equal merit were produced, each taking a different aspect of the subject ; one, for instance, regarding the matter in a logical, and the others in a legal, scriptural, moral, and practical point of view. The successful com petitors embraced 'laity and clergy, English, Irish, and Scotch, Churchmen and Protestant Dissenters of different kinds. One of them is the Rev. Robert -Spence, a well known Dissenting minister in this town. A. subscription edition of the whole five, in one volume, is about to be issued, and nearly 5,000 copies have been already ordered. An interesting conversation took place after the subject had been laid , before the meeting, in which. Mr. Work man, of Belfast, Messrs: Groves, Macfie, G. 'Casey. the Rev. Dr. Raffles, Rev. Dr: Hmse, Mr:Birrell, Mr. Kelly, &c., took part. A sub-committee was formed, consisting, in the first instance, of the requsitionists who had con vened the meeting, for the purpoce of forwarding the views of the promoters. IMPORTANT INTENTION. Amongst the various enactments which have .received the sanction of the legislature, of recent date, nose seems more likely to affect the manufacturing industry. of Eng land than the new patent law which came into operation on the Ist October last. Since then, owing to the facili ties afforded to inventive genius, and the comparative low fees, upwards of .1;000 patents have been obtained, and amongst them oneefirst introduced into this town by two gentlemen from America, to which attention was promi nently drawn by lectures delivered at the Liverpool Poly technic and Archecological Societies, when a working 'hand machine, showing the advantages.cf the event on, was exhibited. The invention is callar a ne ,v mode of banding pulleys; and though applicable to all machinery requiring rotary motion, as blowers, fans, rice saw mills, cotton factories, &c., has as yet only been ap plied to hand-sawing machines, steam :saw mills, and blowers. At both lectures, some of our-frst consulting engineers and other practical gentlemen attended, and considerable discussion.ensued amongst thorn. Mr. New lands, the engineer for the borough of Liverpool, at once recommended it to the Health and Baths Committees, both of whom have adopted it. It was universally admit ted that the machine was a perfect tool, indispensable to alljoiners and carpenters, whereby wood either bard or soft,.ef the thickness of half an inch to four inches, could be cut by hand with the rapidity only previously attained by steam-power; but, at the same time, considerable doubt .was expressed whether the principle would be equally.effective when applied to larger machinery, re quiring greater power. That .question is now satisfac torily answered. One of the ohiest and most respectable firms in 'Liverpool engaged in cawing timber, Messrs. M. Gregson and Son, has erected a machine to which the principle is attached, for driving a circular saw of 3 feet 4 in diameter, and by this all that the inventor claimed is fully established,—viz. ' that, with a savin g o f steam power to the extent o f from 25 to 50 per cent., a velocity at least double., say 1,300 to 2,000 revolutions per minute, , can be obtained, at the same time 'performing more work 'than by the old method of banding. Several other firms liege purchased the right to use the invention, and no doubt can be entertained that we shall shortly see it in universal application. The saving of power in old-esta blished saw mills, where the machinery is already erected, and the fires are fed by the sawdust, entailing little cost for coals,—the advantages will evidently not be so appa rent as when new concerns are erected, or where applied to blowere. fans, &c., in manufactories depending solely upon coal for the production of steam. In all instances the invention will secure a saving of power, increased weed, with little or no addition of motive power, and economy of space and belting : these are advantages so important to the manufacturing public, that immediate success for the spirited gentlemen who have introduced it into this country is certain. The simplicity in this, like most other useful and practically beneficial disco veries, is one of its strongest recommendations; and we would recommend all who are interested in machinery, (and who is not ?) to inspect either the working hand sawing machine, or the 3 feet 4 inch circular saw, at Mr. Gregson's establishment. TO GENTLEMEN DINING IN LIVERPOOL. MR. FezNy begs to return his sincere thanks to his numerous patrons and kind friends for the interest ex pressed by them in his behalf since disposing of his share in the Merchant's Dining-rooms, Tithebarn-street, established in 1848. He has now great pleasure in informing them that, under the auspices and through the interest of some of the prin cipal eentlemen on 'Change, he has succeeded in obtain ing suitable premises in Slater•court, Castle-street,which, after undergoing extensive alterations and improvements, will be opened in a style hitherto unequalled in Liverpool for elegance and comfort. Mr. Feeny is about visiting the principal hotels and re. staurants, on the Continent, in order to carry out his ar. rangements on the most perfect scale, so that his new es tablishment may be unequalled in every respect. Mr. F. regrets that he has not been able earlier to corn. mence operations; but, although several sites were kindly offered to him, none presented features in every way so suited to his object as the premises which he has now en. gaged, and /the early opening of which will be duly an_ nounced. SLATER -COURT, CA STLE.STREET, (fourth:door, from Mr. Nizon's,)_corner of Dale-street, February 24th;1853. THE TAURUS, the third of a new line - of stesmere bo, trieen Liverpool, New York;. and Chigiiea,l lately estab. fished by the Cunard Cob, was launched frOrathe buildi ng . yard of Messrs, Wm. Denny, and ilirs:#th . ers t at - Dunilnir: ton t oa.Tuesday' , 2. .. £22,560 .. 2,5195 £47,755 Increase.. This increase is altogether independent of the arrange. ) ment entered into with the London and North Western Company, which did not take effect till the Ist January in the present year. In the last report the directors drew attention to the effect of the running powers so far as they had been exercised by the Shrewsbury and Chester Company in carrying their merchandise and mineral traffic over this line; and the experience of another half-year has confirmed the opinion, that the employment of the staff and engines of two companies increases the aggregate cost of working the traffic over the line, and, consequently, this company sustains a considerable loss, by having to carry a portion of the traffic only. The damage done to the line by the long-continued wet weather has been in considerable. The expenditure for maintenance of way shows a saving compared with the corresponding period of £738. Preparations are made for relaying a portion of the line out of repair, between Chester and Birkenhead. The accounts show a nett balance of £18,435 ss. 5d., and enable the company to pay on the £27 shares, ss. 6/1; £22 shares, 4s. V. ; £3l shares, ss. 61d. per share, being after the rate of 2 per cent. per annum, Pay able on Saturday next, the sth of March. With regard chairman moved the adoption of the report. to bills in Parliament, the Dock Trustees, t h and Warehouse Co., the Warrington and Altrinc am Co.,•, 1,3 Dock and visions which would enable them to inter the Great Western Co. had bills in Parliame fe n r t e , with with pro visions did not directly interfere, t y would still affect the per cent. on the former one ; Birkenhead property in annypeoryrthasenertiowuasy.maTnieerd;ivaindde,n if d w la a t s te a r n and, as the traffic during the time they had been working on the London faonrdtyNpoarrtche-nwte.staetrna thiamdeinwchreenastehdebpeatswseeenn. company increase thirty-five and i o n f n o one-half I f wa i a n l wthaTssdesmpaarltlm, tehnetyamtiaghrtedfauicrel y d anticipateens cost. , r a . large j. F. NValthew seconded the motion for the of der increasetraffic adoption the report and accounts. —In replto shareholder a , the Chairman said it was a possibility th y i y at, f the act were not passed, the Birkenhead proprietors might never get the deficit made up at all.—The accounts were. then adopt e d, and the followin g rexiovritd dividend d declared for the half-year en di ng 31st Dec. last, made payable on the sth March next ; namely. the £27 shares, ..55.-64-d, ; £22, 4s. id- ; £3l, ss. 61(1.—Ths chairman moved that the directors b e authorized to borrow the sum of £30,020. Mr. Brooks, of Glasgow, seconded the resolution, which was carried. HOLLOWAY'S Plu.s.-An aged man cured by them of a complaint in his stomach and shortness of breath.—" I desire to bear testimony to theigood effects of Holloway's Pills. For , some years I was afflicted wittra tightness in the stomach, accompanied with shortness of breath thiti , prevented melrom walking about. , AM"' 84 years old. .Years) timee,,Pilla have had's° goc l 4. s Y n e e ' fro4 B°.f rtP 4'a rti an irou' Cli ta n ice eXercise, Twit ho ut- lneonvetllnt piyp, 0p4_4401 quite relipitediefthe tfriadf;ol4nl rfehiy gee,iliaggh4si te w lobo. e • tkew and Son, proprietors of the Lynn Advertiser with confirm this statement. )NS n Art ;ELI, rrovr f FY elire f th ?rick, Etty, once, sdel, ercy, will treh, reet, prise ured med (lent Top,