The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-01-20 00:00:00

TO CORRESPONDENTS. The lengthy advertise t of registered warehouses, which wa. table us to make other arrangements nterestin g cemmunicat THE QUEEN'S SPEECH As the very greatest anxiety is evinced to learn what her Majesty will address to her assembled Parlia ment on opening the Session on Thursday, we shall have ready at an early hour on Friday morning copies of the Queen's Speech, which may be ob tained gratis by any of our Subscribers or Friends on application at our offict r MORN ml NG, JA:; ,0, 1816 SDAY etrable secrecy still hangs over the inten sty's Government, with respect to Leasure about to he introduced for corn laws. That there is to be tions of her Maj the nature of tho the se differences with respect to up of the Cabinet, there can now remain no doubt. It is the degree and the machinery only of the protection to be afforded to which the public mind is now directed, with an in tense earnestness of mingled fear and hope, which we never remember to have existed regarding any political question, The merest straw thrown up, which can be supposed to indicate the probable course of events, is watched with anxious eyes. Every chance word which drops from lips supposed to be in a position to speak out upon the subject is eagerly canvassed ; and yet all remains uncertainty, —bewildering and painful according to the degree in which men feel themselves affected in the question such a measure, and that it led to the late breal upon which they speculate. Beyond the mere subject of the corn laws, there is one issue towards which a portion of the public attention and anx;-` -at now especially directed. A large body of the Jam - unity have emba-r1 leration of Parliament in the ensuing session Ay has been incurred in the necessary surveys, and the preparation of the necessary plans, &c. ; and the time is close at hand when some mil lions of money will have to be deposited in accord ance with the requirements of the standing orders of A vast c both Houses, in the hand ral of the B of .Tra Hence the question is Will the measure of Sir ect to the settlement of the anxiously canv Robert Peel, wi such a nature as to excit the strenuous opposition of his usual supporters and compel him, in his attempt to carry it, to resort to a Such a he early period of the session, will, accord- Le ordinary practice impose upon railway companies the necessity of commencing their pro ceedings de novo, and thus entail upon them ruinous expenses, besides retarding the progress of works, to whose carrying out the country looks with great in terest. In addition to this evil, a dissolution would lock up for a session the ten per cent. upon the taken ing to th capital of the various companies, about to be depo sited in the Board of Trade. Until this doubt, as to the duration of the present session and the ability of the present Parliament to deal with the various schemes before it, is cleared up, speculation, whether for permanent investment or otherwise, must obvi ously be suspended. It has already paralyzed our stock markets, and rendered any attempt to realize the money invested in even the most promising and legitimate undertakings an impossibility. We pro pose to inquire whether the fears to which we have referred are well founded ; and, if in doing so, we shall have to trespass upon the patience of those of our readers who do not feel themselves interested in the subjrc others, and a numerous class, to whom it is one of vital concern, affecting their interests and their position in the world more immediately than the question of the corn laws itself. d them that there are In the first place we would submit that it is not necessary or certain that a dissolution of Parlia ment should throw back the new companies for a or involve new surveys, new plans, or new deeds, with the repetition of the compliance already made with the standing orders. The House of Commons, last year, permitted the schemes, upon whose merits they had commenced their enquiry, to stand over, and gave them liberty to commence in the ensuing session, at the stage which they had reached at the prorogation. It may be agreed, however, that this step could not be justified in a case where such unfinished enquiry would have to be taken up by a new tribunal—a new parliament, composed of men who had not heard a word of the past evidence. Probably it would not be attempted. ; But we much question whether a dissolution, if it take place at all this year, will not come at so early a period of the session as to render it unlikely that the entirely new schemes can have passed through the very first stages. There would not be the slightest difficulty, therefore, in their coining at once before the new parliament to go through the whole of the necessary ordeal, without being made to re-survey, and comply again with the standing orders. A short Bill would, we think, be granted before the dissolution, enabling them to do this, and thereby save a vast unnecessary outlay of money and delay of time. But shall we be destined to see a dissolution, at all, this year ? We think not; and our reasons for so thinking are many. In the first place, we feel convinced that Sir Robert Peel, and the Duke of Wellington are not the kind of statesmen likely to stake their existence, as ministers, upon a measure which they do not, at least, think themselves pos sessed of means to carry. Whatever may be the form or the extent of that measure—whether total repeal, or a large step that way—they will be pro vided with something to allay the opposition and break the fall of the agricultural body. They have found the present Parliament most pliant fn their hands—most feeble in its resistance to aggression— most conveniently forgetful of pledges and of prin ciples ; and they would not be likely to increase their power of carrying any Free Trade measure by an appeal to the agricultural constituencies, in their present excited state, although the commercial con stituencies might perhaps aid them with a few addi tional representatives of the Anti-Corn Law League. The premier and his colleagues will therefore prefer to work with materials which they have tested — whose capability of gulping down new tariffs, and new commercial principles, they know by past ex perience ; and they will frame their corn-law mea sure with a nice adaptation to that capability, and with such adjuncts and sauce, as will serve to ren der the distasteful morsel endurable to the palate. Presuming, however, the forthcoming measure of government to be one of the boldest and most sweeping description, there is, in our opinion, little chance of such a very strenuous opposition as would be required to drive the Premier to a second re signation or to a dissolution. We see ominous signs of defection amongst the ranks of the most ultra of the protection party. Scarcely a meeting of the protection society takes place without some in fluential member, whose countenance was depended upon by his constituents, pleading to be excused attendance, and covering his recreant conduct under a shower of professions and vague generalities, or, if present, pleading for time to consider and care fully avoiding any specific pledge. Thus, of the twelve Conservative members for Shropshire, who were recently invited to a protection meeting to be held at Shrewsbury, we find no less than five re fusing to attend. Mr. Tomline declines because he "has not the honour of being a member of the society." One would have thought that, if con vinced of the necessity of opposing Sir Robert Peel, and standing up for protection to British agricul ture, the present crisis was the time to become a member. Mr. Forte cue "waits to see what the measures are which it is the intention of the govern ment to introduce." Mr. Milnes Gaskell simply cannot attend," but states that his principles- are unchanged. Mr. Whitmore does not think it ne cessary to travel to Shrewsbury when he can as easily explain his sentiments at Bridgenorth. Mr, Ackers has a cold, and shall be prevented attending, but " so long as he has a seat in the legislature, shall give his humble, but strenuous, opposition to all measures emanating from the Anti-Corn-Law League or its supporters." How with respect to measures emanating directly from a Conservative Cabinet ? Lord Clive, who was present, " would do his best to secure them what they were entitled to ; but, until he knew what was Sir Robert Peel's plan, it was impossible for him to tell precisely what course he should pursue." Such frigidity as the above does not at all lead to the notion that any very strenuous opposition is to be offered to• Sir Robert Peel. The following, how ever, more plainly indicates that grumbling con cession is to be the order of the day amongst the THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SIR ROBERT PEEL AND HIS MEASURES " farmer's friends." Sir John Yarde Buller, at a meeting at Exeter, says : " My mind is now made up to this, that I will go no further, that I will lend no assistance in the carrying of any measure that will have a tendency to lower the pro tection which agriculture now enjoys. But, in so saying, Ido not feel that I pledge myself so tightly to any mea sure, that ff anything more advantageous to agriculture should be brought forward, I should not be at liberty to support it." Let Sir Robert, therefore, adduce any plausible argument in favour of the measure, under which Sir John can creep to the sunny side of ministerial favour, and he is secure of him. His colleague, Lord Courtenay, is equally pliant and open to con viction. He seeks for a measure or a mode of protection "more tenable and less invidious with respect to other classes of the community ;" and Sir Robert will find him one. Lord Ingestrie, Lord Hardwicke, Mr. Yorke, Mr. Allix, and a score of other noblemen and gentlemen have given expression to similar temporizing sentiments. Lord Norreys, however, at a meeting held at Oxford, let us more fully into the secret of the ap proaching conversions. After informing his' hearers, on the best authority, that Lord Stanley had de clined, as impracticable, the attempt to form an administration on ultra protectionist principles, he quotes from a letter addressed to him by his infor mant, said to be Mr. G, W. Hope, under-secretary for the Colonies, which concludes as follows : " I may add, I know Lord Stanley deprecates more than anything any party declaration on the part of the agricultural body, arising out of feelings of personal re sentment, and that he would earnestly recommend a full and impartial consideration of all the consequences which may arise from the breaking up of the present govern ment, and all the responsiblity which must attach to those who may be instrumental in breaking it up, before they preclude themselves by making speches and pledges, from a fair examination of such measures as the govern- tnemt may be prepared of parliament." to subrc ;o them on the meeting There is nothing here of "dying in the last ditch," or " sticking to the last plank." Sir Robert is to threaten resignation; to intimate the probable handing over of the landed and other interests to the obstinacy of his quondam friends, and the thing will be accomplished. No love of consistency will inter fere to prevent the representatives of agriculture putting their own hands to the work : It was necessary," remarked Mr. Vernon at the same meeting, " to pause and to deliberate, and to Sear wha he used the latigua; which had been fre y used at other places, where they taked of the perfidious mi nister and the infernal league. It was all very well to make speeches spicy for public meetings, to draw forth temporary and unworthy applause. He would not abuse them in their absence ; if he chose to do so, he had the opportunity in:their presence. * * He would not pledge himself to this meeting, that he would stand by every member of the present corn-law. Did they suppose that a man no longer young, who had been forty years in Parliament. and had had the misfortune to vot /or se vin or eight alterations in the corn-laws,—did they sup pose that he would be fool enough to pledge himself that the last corn-law was the only one that was fit to endure to all ettrnity 1" Of course not. Men who have changed with such Protean dexterity—who, with professions of love for their Protestant Church still sounding in our ears, can turn round and endow Popery—who pass a corn bill this session and, at the mere bidding of the Minister, repeal it in the next—such mere legislating machines would " be fools" to pledge themselves to any consistent course of action, and their constituents still greater fools to believe them. With such evidence before us, we cannot believe that Sir Robert Peel will experience any difficulty sufficiently great to drive him to a dissolution. He will bring in his measure—gild it with plausible From a highly influential quarter we have just re ceived the following information with respect to the probable course of the ministry and of its opponents in the approaching session. It is fully anticipated by both parties that Sir Robert Peel is prepared to pro pose some measure, with respect to the Corn Laws, which will have the effect of crippling the existing agitation of the anti-corn law league, and be, in effect, a final settlement of the question. The precise na ture of the measure—whether it will be one of total and immediate repeal, or a fixed duty, rapidly di minishing to total repeal is not definitely ascertained, or predicted by either party. The league partizans, however, we learn, are in high spirits—not caused by any expectation that their full demands will be con ceded by Sir Robert Peel, but rather that, something short of these being proposed, they will be enabled, by the votes of the ultra-protectionists, to overthrow the ministry. A division on the address is fully re solved upon by the Whig and league members; and they calculate that so many of the agricultural party will vote with them as to render the victory of Sir Robert Peel a very narrow one, if a victory at all. This information, we may remark, receives confirmation from the confident assertion of Mr. Bright, at the late meeting at the Amphitheatre, that the question could not be settled without a dissolution of Parliament. Amongst the sedative propositions to be submitted to the agricultural interest, to purchase their acquies cence in Sir Robert's further in-road upon the protec tion afforded them by the present law, will be, it is said, one to charge the poor rates, and county rates, and, it is also added, the tithes, upon the consolidated fund, or upon the general income of the country, instead of upon local property, landed, household, or otherwise. This, it is thought, by equalizing the burthens of the community, will be a course which will win for the ministers the support of the most ardent opponents of their proposed measure. statements—accompany it with a few sops—and his obedient friends, " the country gentlemen," like obedient spaniels, will do his bidding. lITANNIA —a paper usually recognised as possessed of the best information on political matters—coincides with us, in the main, as to the probable policy of the government. Our con temporary, however, expresses his opinion that Sir Robert Peel's measure will be " one of total repeal, small duty of one shilling, or two We regret that we have only space in our present number to call attention to the able speech and the excepting only -pence per quarter, to afford a recorc of the quantity imported." He agrees, however, with our own sentiments, expressed elsewhere, that Sir Robert Peel " will be able to carry his measures against any opposition which may be offered to him." We think so too, though still unaware what they will elaborate and most encouraging statistics, brought forward at the Council Meeting, yesterday, bearing upon the progressing prosperity of our Dock Estate, by its indefatigable chairman, Mr. J. Bram ley Moore. There are few men, so blinded by poli tical prejudices as to deny that the present chairman, and his colleagues, have brought, and are con ducting, the affairs of the Trust reposed in them to a state of prosperity, for which Liverpool will have to be grateful, and by which her commerce will be provided for, and stimulated, for years to come. Mr. Wodehouse, M.P. for the county of Norfolk, has given notice of an amendment to the address from the throne, which declares that the house will agree to any measures of government which " shall not in any way compromise the broad principle of protection to the native soil, from the heart of which the great mass of th blessing ,onulation have hitherto, under God's There was some show of aptitude for the end, for which it was doubtless got up, in the late meeting of agricultural labourers, held at Goatacre, to show to the world the extent to which the Corn Laws ex tend their protective shaddtv over that neglected body. It was a well arranged melodrame—full of telling points—too miserably true, we fear, in its darker features—reminding us with considerable force of that "happy peasantry " which we have been accustomed to dream and to talk about, as ap- pended to the soil of Great Britain. The notion of seven shillings a:week, with a grinding poor-law, for men to live upon and bring up in honesty six or seven children, was strongly presented to the na tional mind by this assemblage of labourers by mixed candle light and moon light, with a cart for their rostrum, and the cold of a January night for their atmosphere. It told its tale more forcibly than the eloquence of a hundred Anti-Corn-law meetings or a score of monster subscriptions. But you may farcify anything—even the evidence of misery—; and the open-air meeting of the opera tives of Liverpool, got up on Thursday evening in Clayton•square has farcified even the telling meeting of the labourers of Wiltshire. The speakers at the latter were men with whose startling details of their• sufferings and neglected condition we could be amazed and grieved ; the speakers at the former ex hibit nothing like the reality of suffering, by which the poor agriculturists were prompted to place their case before mankind. The one was the prompting of those real and truthful feelings of wretchedness, the expression of which is even eloquent ; the other was the maudlin raving of similated suffering. rou A gli strange vicissitudes, been abundantly supplied, and from the decay of which they may be hereafter thrown into wretchedness, want, and ruin." The HERALD of yesterday in semi-ministerial lan . But there is even more than this difference in the character of the two meetings. .We ask of any of our readers to refer to a report of the meeting at Goatacre, and show us in what the poor men as sembled there deviated from the strict object for which they were assembled. Which of the speak ers at this meeting indulged in harsh denunciation of their superiors ? Which of them launched into philippics against aristocracy, against the Church, or against religion ? None. Yet our Clayton square spouters were not at all squeamish on such points. Which of them came most to the real question at issue? Undeniably the poor agricultu ral labourers. One speaker amongst them could tell what his income had been for nearly two years past—how he had expended it, and how he had la boured to husband it rightly, But where was the plea of the Liverpool operative ? Where his argu ment or his proof that he is aggrieved by the agri cultural body ? The one has a direct case. He can.point to the protection which the law gives to native agriculture and remind his landlord that such protection only allows him pauper's wages. The others—the Simmondses of the Clayton-square meeting—tell us that they have plenty of bread and to spare ; and raving is the staff of their argument. We arc ashamed of the contrast. It is disgraceful to the boasted enlightenment of towns, and most creditable to the better feeling and better temper of the men, whom our modern Solons are accustomed to treat as so many clods or stones. But enough of the subject. A perusal of the re port of the meeting, as given and, no doubt, dressed up to the utmost in the Mercury, is sufficient to sa tisfy any thinking man of its real character. guage has the following : "We have reason to believe that Sir Robert Peel will an nounce to the House of . Commons, on Thursday evening, that it is his intention to lay before the house, on the ensuing Monday, a full statement of his financial and other plans for the session. The country will, therefore, soon be in possession of the nature of the changes which Government contemplaces with referenca to the tariff; and great practical convenience will undoubtedly arise out of so early a revelation." A " FEELER" FOR THE CORPORATION s contemporary, who sometimes picks up from the frequenters " the Fl )ut forth last week an astonishing discovery it been made by those quizzical people. he arbitration going on between the Dock *I when they it since ; , talk is, that the Corporation got into a blunder the land on Wallasey Pool, and never got out of tie-management was aggravated by a palpable atertained towards the Birkenhead people; that ich precipitated the sale, ought to have been yet - too late ! f that the mer ing to thyrospect before u :1 that Docks iri r Wallasey Pool icea'iont to the%rpo‘ra,ti(')n to bay back again the property which they have so mistakenly parted with, our contemporary's " talkers"iassure us that, with a free trade in corn, Liverpool is to become not only kenhead are to become successful rivals of Manchester, even in manufacturing. " What has beep. don'e on the banks of the canal, they say, may be done o extended and unappropriated banks of Wallasey Pool. ills may abound there, as well as on our canal; coal can be brought from Wales to Birkenhead at a price below that for which they are sold at Manchester; and the Liverpool and Bury railway will, by and by, lay them down at a charge equally moderate, at the extremity of Vaux hall-road. Our population is numerous; our facilities are greater than those of any other place ; for the cotton is landed, and when spun or woven, shipped here. We save the expense of doubla transit, and, what is of greater value, time." Factories in Wailasey Pool, as well as docks and There's a chance for gentlemen who wish upon the "unappropriated banks," which the corporation, we have no doubt, would readily be induced to sell. It puzzles our poor heads, certainly, b tell where the supply of fresh water required for steam and manufacturing purposes could be got; but such very clever people could get over this or any other difficulty. The. next generation will, no doubt, see reservoirs erected down the sides of Bidston Hill and Bleach Crofts, whitening the mud and bog of the unappropriated banks of Wallasey Pool. warehouses to specul,,t, THE MERCURY'S SLANDERS ON THI MAYOR The Mercury is, really, becoming too excruciating in her character of the Mrs. Caudle of our local politics. O❑ Friday last she perpetrated a piece of slander, which amazed us, and really made us doubt whether there was a spark of virtue left in mankind or in Mayor, Mr. David Hodgson, she said, and we acquit the very respectable Cook of the Town-hall of having prompted her, that the present Mayor had reduced the wages of the waiters at the Town-hall dinners from 6.4. a-week to 55., and thereupon she opened upon his unfortunate Worship a volley of wliat, we suppose, she calls sarcasm, which ought certainly to have anriihilated him, "He has reduced their wages (said Mrs. Caudle, pathetically) from fis. to 55., and not only so, but, in order to carry the eco comic movement a little further, he has reduced the number of waiters from eleven (the usual number) to eight, and still fur ther, employs his own servants to keep a watch upon the other waiters, lest they should be tempted to taste the good things provided for the select few are now honoured with a seat at the Mayor's dinner table." Pooh ! pooh ! Mrs. Caudle. The Mayor has done nothing of the sort. You have been dreaming, good old lady. The waiters, how elderly females do sympathize with the imaginary woes of flunkies ! are not reduced at all, either in number or in price. And, as to employing his own servants to wait at table every gentleman, and every mayor, brings his own servants to wait at the Town-hall, or any other public entertainment, and thereby gives the guests the benefit of the services of the hired waiters. Really, our poor Mercury must be getting down in the world when she is compelled to invent subjects, and of so paltry a sort, for her weekly railings. Our contemporary ought to stick to the politi cal vein, in which she shines as luminously as a penny . tallow. When she takes to the inventive vein, she sim ply makes herself ridiculous —and worse. Seriously, and it is scarcely possible to be serious upon such a subject—we pledge ourselves that the whole of the improbable story of the Mercury is utterly untrue, as it is preposterously unlikely to be so. Not a waiter employed has received, or is likely to receive, a shillin g less than in former mayoralties. SOUTHERN II OSPITAL.—The annual meeting of this excellent institution was held yesterday, and was nume rously attended. The Chair having been taken by J. B. Yates, Esq., the president, the :report of the committee was read, and was highly gratifying. It appeared from it, that, the last January report alluded to the extended usefulness of the hospital, and the probability of an en largement of the building becoming necessary. In c.n templation of this, the committee had prepared plans for raising the wings, and south end, and proceeded to solicit means to carry their views into effect. Their efforts were not premature, for the number of patients bad since so much increased, that it had been necessary to place a few of them in beds on the floor. The number of patients admitted from Ist January, 1845, to same date 1846, was 643, being an increase of 127 on the previous year. The - - number of outpatients was about the same. Each year The subject of this evening's lecture at St. Andrew's brought new proofs of the necessity of the establishment Church will be " The Christian's Duty in Common Life." in the locality, and of the benefits it diffused. Had the THE PROTESTANT ALLIANCE.—The new confedera- eight sufferers from the bursting of the tank in Rock tion, styling itself the "Protestant Alliance," which, street, been carried to either of the other two hospitals, merging the name of " Orangeism," purposes to em- life would probably have become extinct in two of the brace within its ranks all classes of Protestants, has put cases before they arrived. The committee had appointed forth a strong manifesto or declaration of the principles a chaplain of the church of England, the Rev. T. Nolan, on which it has been founded. It is adopted by some of who most zealously ministered to all whose condition the best men in Ireland. would permit them to collect in one room, and he also THE CENTRAL BUILDING SOCIETIES.—On Monday went round the wards offering spiritual consolation to evening last the anniversary of these societies was over- those on beds of suffering. Every patient was, however, brated by a dinner at the Brunswick Hotel, Hanover- at liberty to call in a minister of his own persuasion, and street, at which about thirty of the members were present. clergymen of every denomination were invited to visit, The dinner was served up in excellent style, and with a and as they best could to promote Chistian feeling liberality which reflected the highest credit on the host, piety, and resignation. The committee concluded Mr. Whiteman. The chair was occupied by Mr. F. F. by renewing their earnest appeal to their townsmen, as Chinn. they are still in want of a considerable sum to enable Trinity Church, Huddersfield , after ha vin g bee n tho- them to proceed with the new buildings, whil e the current expenditure is yearly becoming greater. A vo te of thank s ro u g hly repaired, painted, and beautified , was re - opened on Thursday, the Bth instant, for public worship. Di- was passed to the president for his great services to the vine service was read by the Rev. N. Manning, M.A. institution. Mr. Yates returned thank s, and s p oke the respectful incumbent. Rev. H. St o well preached I strongly in behalf of benefits to arise from an extension both morning and evening to crowded and attentive audi- 1 of the buildings. Thanks were also heartily voted to Mr. ences. On the following Sunday three sermons were Platt, the treasurer, who feelingly replied. Other reso preached for the same purpose, those in the morning and lutions (which will be found in another column) were evening by the Rev. T. Nolan, of this town ; and that in then passed, and the meeting dispersed. the afternoon by the Rev. Mr. Haig, Incumbent of St. Peter Parley's name is Samuel Griswold Goodrich; he Paul's, Huddersfield. The congregations, especially that is the son of a clergyman of Connecticut, a state which in the evening, were numerous, and the amount of the , has sent forth more literary men than any oth e r a collections exceeded £l5O. 1 America. EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY. The annual meeting of the subscribers and friends to the Eye and Ear Infirmary was held yesterday, at twelve o'clock, in the Clarendon Rooms, South John-street. The meeting was most respectably attended, among whom we noticed the Rev. Rector Brooks, Mr. Robertson Gladstone, Mr. Adam Hodgson, Mr. Samuel Sandbach, Mr. Harmood Banner, Mr. John Crosfield, the Rev. T. Bold, the Rev. R. L. Townsend, Mr. James Holme, Mr. John Rigby, and many other warm friends of this excellent institution. There were also present a number of persons, some of them upwards of 70 years of age, who had been patients in the institution. Of these some had had their sight destroyed by accident, others by disease, whilst others had been born blind; but all of them were now restored to the invaluable blessing of sight. and their appearance excited the greatest interest among the sub scribers. _ _ _ On the motion of Mr. JPIES HOLME, the Rev. Jona than Brooks, senior rector of Liverpool, was unani mously requested to preside. Mr. HENRY CROSFIELD, in the absence of the hono rary secretary, read the report, of which the following is an abstract : The report, after alluding to the progressive usefulness of the institution, contained the following statement : In 1844 the number of new Eye Cases was.... 3077 and the number of new Ear Cases was.... 2661-5731 In 1845 the number of new Eye Cases has been 3462 and the number of new Ear Cases has been 2519-5981 Increase in 1845 over 1844.... 243 and over 1843....1699 The total number of times that patients were prescribed for, (all of whom received the necessary dressings, medicines, &c.,) in 1844 was.. in 1845 it has been .18,474 Increase in 1845 over 1844 • 2279 The daily average of cases has been 58 in 1845 compared with 52 in the preceding year. The number of artizans employed in steam-boats, on railways, or public works, who in consequence of accidents to their eyes had sought, during the past year, the aid of the charity and been restored was 286, being an increase of 61 over last year and of 142 over 1843. During last year 52 persons, blind from cataract (several of whom were born blind) have received their sight by the skilful operations of the surgeons, and since the formation of the charity ten years ago 490 patients have by its means had the blessing of, sight conferred on them. The report then stated that in consequence of the present premises being too confined for the accommodation of the daily increas ing patients the Committee had concluded an agreement with the late Dr. Carson's representatives for the purchase of the house at the top of Mount Pleasant-, at present occupied by Mr. Neill, the situation of which is very eligible and the pre mises are capable of future enlargement. The amount required for this purpose will be rather more than £2OOO, towards which upwards of .e6OO have been subscribed, and no doubt in this , large and wealthy community will be speedily forthcoming, I 1 and we are glad to second the appeal of the Committee for that support to this institution which' its extending sphere of use fulness so justly entitles it. From the accounts it appeared that there was a balance due to the treasurer (Mr. Henry Crosfield) of £33 15s &l. _ _ After reading these documents, Mr. HENRY CROS FIELD said, that after the full account which had just 1..:A el— rplortnnt to nr. to call attention to the great step which the committee had taken relative to the purchase of new premises. This charity offered great facility to the admission of patients. No recommendation was necessary. Poverty and suffer ings were the only recommendations required ; and, as far as practicable, they were relieved. The patients had become more numerous as the charity had become known, and many times, during the past year, upwards of one hundred patients came seeking relief in one day. In the present small premises, it was impossible to find even standing room for half that number, consequently they had been obliged to stand in toe street, waiting their turn. They were there exposed to influences which frequently had a tendency to aggravate the symptoms from which they sought relief; and, under these circumstances, the com mittee felt they would not be doing their duty if they did not endeavour to obviate that evil. Their first idea was to obtain land, and erect a new building ; but they found that would be incurring too great an expense. After much consideration, and the inspection of several places which had been offered, they concluded the arrangement which the meeting had heard read. It would be observed that £l4OO were required to complete the purchase, and for this sum the committee now made their appeal to the generosity of their fellow-townsmen. They made this appeal very confidently, for they believed this charity had good claims upon the sympathy of the public, and that their call would be liberally responded to. Through the past year 52 individuals had received their sight, most of whom had not the means of obtaining relief elsewhere. Had it not been for the existence of this charity, they would - - --.hably have hPen in darkness at this mo ... most procia.. tit., merit ; and had the charity done nothing more than that, it would have been an ample return for the amount of money expended. But there was a host of other cases who bad received assistance here, and which, if it had not been for the timely aid rendered to them, the maladies which afflicted them would have increased to such an extent that total blindness would have ensued, /- I and they and their families must nave neen unrown upon the public for support (hear, hear.) In an economical point of view this charity had, therefore, great claims upon the publ c. He was glad to see so many gentlemen who had hitherto rendered liberal assistance to this ci and he called upon them to lend another helping hand to it, and by their exertions and influence assist the com mittee to make up the sum required fur the building. He made this appeal with the greatest confidence, because he firmly believed, when the charity was once firmly in the position tbey sought to place it in—free from debt—and they could not, with their small income, afford to have any incumbrances : they would be able to enlarge its usefulness without materially increasing the expenditure. He hoped, therefore, at the end of this present year, he should he able to congratulate the subscribers upon the charity being placed in the situation the Committee desired, namely, entirely free from debt, and the income fully adequate to the expenditure. (Hear.) Mr. NEILL then read the following,— Sir, of the usefulness of the Liverpool Eye and Ear Infirmary the statistical table which I hold in my hand is the proof. It is a record of some very interesting facts. lc informs us, that out of every thousand individuals of our town community, more than one, who is poor and needy, has been afflicted with some serious ailment of the eye, which has called forth the assistance of this institu tion in its alleviation. Even from the fact of 3,462 per sons haring applied for relief, and having had that relief instantly and effectually afforded to them. Now, that the management of the institution may be clearly understood, it will be well for me to state that the system upon which it has been work: d has been, to have the doors thrown open to all, who are suffering from the specific diseases which it treats, every day of the week, except the Sab bath ; and that the only recommendation required shall be poverty and disease. The system is found to work well, as 1 shall show to you—but it deprives the public of the opportunity of estimating the necessity of such a charity; because when a recommendation is required the afflicted one is obliged to hunt about for his recommenda tion note, and thus calls forth to notice the want of (such an hospital. Now as our doors are open to all who are poor, the poor flock directly to us for relief, and the pub lic know nothing of their sufferings ; which would be the reverse if a recommendatory introduction were required. But inflammation, or injuries to the eye producing inflam mation, will not brook delay with impunity. The beauti ful transparent structures of this important organ will not bear to be tampered with by delay—one hour of neglect will destroy these delicate transparencies, and by delay of relief the sufferer would be left to deplore the loss of that sense, which of all others is the most prized, rind if lost is the most deplored. Light was the fist work of creation. How great a treasure is its reality ! How precious to en , joy sight! How sad the loss of sight! How satisfactory must it be to you, the friends of this charity, to have it in your power, with God's assistance, in so many instances to save so useful a sense ! The open doors of the Eye and Ear Infirmary receive those who are wounded in the great public and private works of this huge town and neighbourhood every day. Two hundred and eighty-six engineers and artisans con nected with these great works have been relieved in your hospital in the past year. These men are chiefly from the railways and foundries, and are to their employers of so much importance, that even in a selfish point of view, their support of this institution is quite apparent ; and when the master's attention has been respectfully called to our needs for the workmen's wants, I have no doubt that we shall have the necessary and increased support. There are some other facts I wish to draw your atten tion to, deduced from this statistical table. There has been in the past year a frightful increase in small pox ophthalmia. I have rarely had to record more than three cases in a single year—in the past year there were no less than thirteen cases of great severity,—all cases where sight was injured or lost. Now how happens this? Is the local system of vaccination defective? is vaccination a preventive ? 1 AM suite IT IS ; but is vaccination tested in the public vaccine establishment? 1 raise the enquiry ; I merely state a fact, and one of importance to the health of towns. My table tells me that the north-west wind of the past year, and the great dampness of the atmosphere, has caused a huge mass of disease of the outer structures of the eye. Somewhere about two thousand cases have oc curred ; and as as a proof of the atmospheric enemy, our cases returned, and returned, and relapsed, and tormented us in an unusual way. The ordinary remedies did not avail : and the house was crowded, and the poor creatures had often to stand in the street, waiting for an hour to gain an entrance to my colleagues or my own self. 18,474 times did Dr. Edwards in the prescribe for the poor a pplicants of your charity the past year. This fact will explain to you what already your treasurer has so emphatically done, the absolute want of more ample ac commodation, both for out and in-door patients. As I have mentioned the treasurer, permit me now, for my colleagues and myself, to express to Mr. Henry Crosfield the full appreciation we have of his charity in the ma nagement of your hospital and to say, how pleasant it is to work in a good cause with the full concurrence and hearty assistance of a zealous committee and a liberal treasurer. The report which has been read will have told you that fifty-two blind individuals have had sight restored by operation. On former occasions I have thought it well to give you a history of some of these interesting cases : on this occasion, although ample opportunity is afforded, I think it better to produce for your inspection some ex amples of our surgery ; and, when I run over the cases, I shall be glad if you will test the results of my simple operation for cataract : which many of you have seen the operation, and to its simplicity do I attribute the sucess, which is greater than in any other similar hospital in the kingdom. I have only one word more to add Dr. Edwards and myself have prescribed in the past year 2,519 times in pa tients suffering from depreciation of the sister sense—a loss of hearing. This will satisfy you, that in having added the treatment of the ailments of the ear to the Old Ophthalmic Institution, you have responded to a call which was much required, and is now the means of corn forting many, and alleviating much misery, without having imposed much additional expense upon your institution. 1 cannot sit down without noticing the satisfactory im provement made in our surgery ; and my colleague and I have every right to express our full approval of the work ing in this department, and to recommend Mr. Barrow, the assiatant surgeon to the notice of the friends of the institution, as an untiring and most efficient assistant. . The Rev. T. BOLD moved, and Mr. JOHN CROSFIELD seconded, the first resolution, which was to the effect, that the report, with the treasurer's accounts, be re ceived, printed, and circulated. The CHAIRMAN, in putting the motion, said he could not anticipate any objection to it. There could be no doubt that the report was most gratifying; and he, for one, was much surprised to find so much good done with such small means. (Hear, hear.) He thought, indeed, that the same could not be said of any other institution with which he had the pleasure of being connected, and he had bad something to do with most in the town. It was a most astonishing fact, that although the absolute income arising from subscriptions did not reach £3OO, I about 18,000 cases had been under the bands of the sur geons ; and he thought if that single fact were made sufficiently known, it would at once be the means of doubling the annual subscriptions ; for really the subscriptions were nothing in amount whn we considered the great wealth of the town of Liverpool. (Hear ) With regard to the cases sent out as cured, he was happy to have it in his power to speak particularly of two which he had been the means of sending into the institution, both from the manufacturing district in the neighbourhood of Colne. One was the, case of a female who was totally incompetent to do any thing for her family, having be come entirely blind from cataract. She was 61 years of age. She went to the institution in April, 1845. She was operated upon the sth of A pril, and discharged cured on the 7th June ; and she was now enabled to go through her family work, and to read her family bible perfectly well, (Applause.) The other was the case of a boy, 11 years of age, who came from the same district. His cure was even more rapid than the woman's, for he did not enter the institution till some time after her, yet he was dis charged cured the same day. He was operated upon be« ing then blind of both eyes, on the 3rd May, on the 7th June he returned with the woman to his native country also cured. (Much applause.). The resolution was then carried unanimously. Mr. SAMUEL SANBACH moved that the proceedings of the committee in the purchase of the dwelling house in Mount Pleasant be confirmed, and that the meeting pledge itself to use every exertion to obtain donations to cover the amount required. The only comment necessary on this resolution that he should make, was, "Put down your subscriptons." (hear, hear.) The CHAIRMAN,—It would be the best plan. Mr. ALFRED WATERHOUS ,econded the motion. The CHAIRMAN said to this part of the subject, could speak personally, for he having had the two cases he had already mentioned in the Institution, they had caused him to attend there to watch their progress. He could really and truly say, that the accommodation afford ed in the Institution was totally inadequate to what was required. It was too limited and inconvenient. In his opinion the committee had been very fortunate in having found a place suitable both in point of extent and situation, and which they would be enabled to procure for so much smaller a sum than if they had entertained the idea of building. He sincerely hoped that in a wealthy town like this, there would be no difficulty in raising the amount. Indeed he was quite sure if half a dozen of the gentlemen now present would go on 'Change for half an hour, they would raise the money. He was sure there was that feeling iu the town, that when the facts were known their charity would never feel the want of support under such circumstances. He therefore anticipated the meeting would gladly sanction the proposal of the committee. The resolution was unanimously carried. Mr. ADAM HODGSON moved and Mr. CHARLES WIL SON seconded a resolution appointing the officers for the ensuing year. C irried unanimously. Mr. CROSFIELD said the resolution which had been put into his hands to move, he anticipated, would be una nimously agreed to after the interesting details and state ments which the meeting had heard of the great success which had attended the surgeons in the progress of their duties. The resolution was that the thanks of the meet ing be given to the knedical gentlemen for their services during the past year, and that they be reappointed. He thought the circumstance of 52 cases having been restored to sight from total blindness was a very striking fact, which ought to inspire thankfulness for the past and hope for the future, and to animate all acquainted with the cir cumstances of the institution to more and more exertion in causing it to be well supported. It did not appear to him from the report that the increase of subscriptions was adequate to the increase of cases. There was, therefore, a necessity for the extension of such aid. Every year we attended these meetings we found more pleasing and stronger proofs of the utility of the Institution, in the increased number of cases that were reported, whereby the extension of its benefits were shown. He very much agreed with the sentiments of the rev. chair man, that it was only needful to make an appeal to the town, to raise the funds requisite for the purchase of the proposed building. That purchase was a step which all • must approve, and he believed it would tend very much to the permanent establishment of the charity. When we saw such magnificent structures rising up around us in this great town, we could not doubt but the small amount necessary for this purchase would readily be found. He hoped the cases now reported would stimulate all who bad the means to subscribe to this cause. He did not know what attention had been given to the circumstance of so many artizans and workmen from the railway com panies, foundries, steam engine and other manufactories, who were liable to accidents of the eye, and where one eye was so very valuable to workmen of that class, and to their masters too—he did not know, he said, what attention might have been given to this argument by the cymmittee, but he thought some steps should be taken to call the attention of the employers of those men, in order that they might have the privilege of subscrib in-g. Ile was sure their subscriptions ought to be forthcoming, and he suggested that this would be a proper subject for a distinct resolution (hear, hear). The remarkable feature of this charity had been touched upon both on this and on former occasion, namely, that of requiring no recommendations for the poor suf ferers to obtain its aid, but the want of relief and in ability to pay for it. (hear. hear.) Lie really thought this was a very striking feature in this charity ; and as the worthy surgeon (Mr. Neill) had observed it *as well it was so because the delay which in most cases was often dangerous, was sometimes fatal to the sight. But at the same time as Mr. Neill bad said, it did not bring individ ual suffering so closely under the notice and attention of the subscribers as if they had the opportunity of personal intercourse with an individual in a state of great suffering. Mr. Crosfield concluded by moving the resolution. Mr. SAMUEL SANDBACH seconded the resolution. The CHAIRMAN : Do the railway companies subscribe anything ? Mr. JAS. HOLME : No. Mr. SAMUEL SANDBACH : I have no doubt they would, if they were applied to. Mr . . H. CILOSFIELD remarked that they had a great many cases sent from the railway works at Crewe. The CHAIRMAN was sure that if the charity were mem tioned to the board of directors, there would be no diffi culty in inducing them to subscribe, because it was a matter which peculiarly affected them. Mr. JAs. HOLME suggested that the proprietors of foundries should also be applied to. Mr. NEILI„ in reply to a question, stated that the worst cases, and the largest number, came from Crewe, and very frequently the wives and children of the men came with them. We have iec STE RDAY. d tivelv Sikh t AC.`" , t he wbicb te time 0 f ,4 but at noti ;7, were la coo. vaS.LO jar l'lni Jan. 20, 1846. The Rev. R. L. TOWNSEND, in seconding the:res°. lotion, said it would be admitted by all who had anY quaintance with our local charities, that, generally sPe a , ing, they depended very much upon the annual subscriP,,i tions; but if this were to be done in all cases, he thouP_, the usefulness of charities would be greatly curtailed °y impaired. Extensions, such as that now contemplate d ?! the committee, would seldom, if ever, be carried ir , ,t' 4 effect. He, therefore, trusted that the statements Wild bad been so ably made by gentlemen who had prec eue e him would have the effect of producing a great resPoe s ) from the inhabitants of the town of Liverpool. (fl ear i;e He trusted that such benevolent sympathy woul u ,ie awakened as to cause not only a large increase in amount of annual subscriptions, but that prompt an liberal donations wouldbe made, in orderto enablethe c r t ' a mittee to meet the specific wants of the charity, 80u di , purchase the new building (bear, hear). Th an kful, in fo , vidually, for the past, he was vet y sanguine as to th e :i,e tore, and he thought that every one who had bear d statements made this day, and witnessed the exhib it l then before them, must feel cordial sympathy tower' this institution (applause), mooed a vote of thanas " nduct in the chair:, nded the Inotics" The resolution was unanimor Mr. W. P. HuTcumsc the Rev. Jonathan Br Mr. ROBERTSON GLAnsToNs which was carried unanimously. y carried ,ks for his The proceedings tben terminated . • LAST NIGHT'S MA II MARK LANE CORN MARKET-Y SE A 4, • _ The supply of English Wheat by land carrik morning was small, ind the condition much v tofore ; the new could not be sold excepting at per quarter, and for old as well as free Fore money was accepted where sales were effect( some Inquiry for bonded ported as sold at 50s ; ar. hands. Barley, except tl per quarter lower. Beans and Pease of all kind per quarter cheaper. In the Oat trade there is vel but late prices are maintained. SMITHFIELD MARKE The supply of Beasts to-day being primest Scots readily producing good clearance was effected by t With Sheep we wen year ; while the Mutton t quotable beyond, our last quo market about 300 short horned L from various quarters. The number of calves was small steady at late rates freely at c antily supplied THE OVERLAND MAIL Marseilles, .;:our dispatch monthly mail from India and China. Calcutta, Dec. 7 ; Bombay, Dec. 15. The political news is not importan taken place on the Sutlej. The proached the frontier, but had mad. (From the Morning Herald fro by Extraordinary .) Exprefs ij,° - , 'icipation of the r° , -hies ar e, No collision Oa had 1: stration. The Governor-General, and Sir H. Gough, the CO; mander-in Chief, met on the 26th of Noveufber : t1 former is said to have suspended the forward moven?e'o, of the latter, and is supposed to have opened negociatloo', If his terms were not promptly complied with it was posed that he would hi ,- - . a»te or rations. 'sell commence (ling° The general expectation was, th a t Sir H. Har: t ee would not be able to preserve peace • and that a of would be necessary to m a k e th e Sikh troops oval' their own weakness. _ rbe To guard against apprehended acts of hostility OP part of the Sikhs on the frontier of Scinde, the Bo r° „,eo Government had ordered the concentration of B,ouu ": e g , in that direction, in order to be ready for all em ergenc, l 4 , Lord Elphinstone had reached Bombay, from Call, on his way; to join the Governor-General on the plc' west frontier. ro Commercial matters at Calcutta and Bombay 1° rather an unfavourable aspect MEETING OF THE PROPRIETORS OF Tf BOTANIC GARDEN The annual meetir day at the Clarendor than usually numerous, in co the president to the effect that t were again in a state that re the following I-, powered to rais g of the proprietors was I -rooms, and the attendant ee age b _ of gardeo Ft; *Weir not being ab i 6 t y !d to dispo'e °'d ucii sum of money on mo ould enable them to carry on ti garden as ten year: In the event of raise such a sum that they be authoris plants, library, &c., and to effect a sale of the lat called to tli buildings HUGH HORNBY, Esq., the pre chair, and at his request Dr. DICKINSON read the report of the comml,4 which embraced a succinct history of the institution r e it number of years past, showing the efforts that bad:foi made from time to t out succes7 'e"s. its efficient support as a scientific establishment, an' if , pressing the regret of the committee in finding thenn se ,,,o , unable to al rive at any other result than that of r ecv oi mending a resolution to the effect of that quoted, in °) to preserve the garden, (which, after all their apPell# was encumbered with debt and other liabilities. 1 0 committee also the more lamented the necessity of Opt step, inasmuch as the plants never looked better, an, the exhibitions had become more and more popular , arw r ifi' working classes had lately taken advantage of the P lege of witnessing them. ..„01 The CHAIRMAN said, he regretted that it fell to hu; to preside at a meeting to which it was found necess gr o l gl9 make so discouraging a report. The fact reflected st r° o6 l on the inhabitants of the town fur the apathy with W t ok they regarded such an institution ; for it showetioff though population and commerce continued to ioc',tlo4 no progress was made in those arts and pursu its .o , tended to exalt and embellish social life ; and that tbfoo, quisition of wealth, while it produced evil conserto"a o t! did not, in all cases, impart redeeming virtues. It f him perfectly inexplicable that the most pleasing ",,ior studies should be ne g lected in the second port of the ° fOr don't, especially as it was a town having great facilitieSo, the introduction of new specimens of pla n t s , an d fe r hol 4 , tended botanical research. It appeared th a t the "; 0 0 income of the garden barely met the expenditure, wit", 0 taking into account a sum of about £lOO of intere s V loans, and to the bank for advances; and it was ot i t ti responsibility of himself and another gentleman tha t to latter had not already proceeded against them WV amount of about £7OO advanced. The committe e " taken the whole case into their consideration, and re , s tiff mended the resolution they had heard ; but, he niosbolft it was passed by only a small majority. For 11 1,40 he should prefer again applying to the Council, t "TV the committee considered that that would be uselessiotd, committee thought they had no alternm ive but that 5 0 beset as they were with difficulties. It was for the I decide. es A ; The accounts were then read, from which it ollstr , that the gardens were at present in debt about ib per: and after a lenghtened discussion, in which Mr. Ft o s," Mr. Peter Wright, Dr. Freckleton, and others, too" 'irr. the following proposition, moved by Dr. Freckletoo, tr carried : ea "That it he an instruction to the committee to ° oto Gardens for sale to the Town Council, for a su fticient fre eZi least to repay the loans secured upon the land, and t o . 0 0 ILI proprietors from their present liabilities, and on cond lt 'd the land be kept open as a place of public recreation ; d e ' e be i in case of the failure of this negociarf. ,- , the committ structed to break up the gardens, and ~ifer them for s o ! g 11P-1 The resolution was then passed re-aPPuinitto v officers and committee, and, thanks being vote . chairman, the meeting separated. Mr. BOLD mentioned that one day last week he saw a piece of metal extracted from the eye of a man employed on the railway works at Crewe. The CHAIRMAN, in putting the resolution, said that after all which had been heard he was satisfied there would be no difficulty in inducing the Grand Junction directory to subscribe. The resolution was then carried. Mr. NEILL then introduced a few of the cases of cure among the patients in the room. Age, he remarked, did not seem to throw the least impediment to the success of the operations. In one case a child horn blind had been operated on at six months old ; in another a young gen tleman (who had gone away for a moment ;) and in another, a person upwards of seventy years old ; and the same success had attended the operations. The sight had been restored in all these cases. Ile mentioned them to shew that whether the sight had been taken by acci dent or not, it might, in some instances, be restored by operative surgery. Mr. Neill then introduced a respectable-looking female, one of whose eyes, he stated, had, in early life, been punctured by some sharp instruments, and the sight apparently gone for ever. The other eye remained good, and she was enabled to work for many years ; but five years since, by an unlucky accident, the good eye was knocked to atoms, I and she became completely dark. She came to the hospital, and the sight of the eye which had been destroyed in early life was restored by an operation, and she was now well and able to do her ordinary work. This case -. 4 ..4 was listened to with much interest. Another female was --; 1 then introduced, and Mr. Neil stated she had for a length J LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, AteoLfi4 The impetus giFen to our Cotton market by the .iri nhoatsbreaethnemr drooped, and a o n n d S th at e u s r a d i a e y s , t e o la y, g r - i, i s o cy of time been blind in both eyes, but an operation had re stored the sight. and she was now a teacher at the Birken maathapnaradices in some instances easier than the id bead school. The next case was also a female. She had lost the sight of both eyes for four years by inflammation. abt la nda s elv t eidsc w ee, week. 1000 bales have been done on speculatio n ' ~, . The operation was performed in the presence of a number „ IV of persons, and it was completely successful. The poor LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET, JA'iials o f We have had a large supply of steels at our E narke u ,04 woman seemed most grateful for the attention paid to her. nearly the whole met with brisk sale at our last wee Several other cases were brought forward, the particular tions. details of which were briefly mentioned by Mr. Neill. f --- _-/'-- Of Mr. CROSFIELD said the subscribers had had a very LIVERPOOL HAY AND POTATO MA lt b N interesting opportunity of seeing the good which the in- JANUARY 19, 1846. a. I atitntion was the means of doing ; and it must be gratify- a. d. s. d. 0. 0 I in: to the patients themselves, to know that by their Hay, old 201, .. 0 7i@ 1 I !Potatoes, ig• 901b._ 0!I I cases being explained, they might be the means of increas- Clover o6— 0 8 Kemps ...... '4', 3 I Vetches ing the subscriptions to the charity, and of obtai n i ng a ao— o o Short Tops .• a II ! larger house thereby, so that its benefits might b e e x- Grass _ tended more and more. Straw, Wheat O3 0 4 Pink Eyes.. •• . b ,I , , ...... . Oat I 3 0 4 Cattle ...... 1• , I One of the patients, who had been introduced by Mr. Barley NEILL, here said that she had a few friends, and if a col- Carrots 2B 0 —3l 0 i Manure ...... ' OV r 0 e l lecting card were given to her, she would endeavour to collect a little money for the institution. (Hear, hear.) MEETINGS OF CREDITORS FOR LIVES' 6 0, 11° 1 1 1 The CHAIRMAN.—Your little is quite as valuable as JANUARY. richer people's larger sums. It is, indeed, much more 20, John and Edward Herdman, proof 20, Wm. Lynn, audit valuable, because it comes from your poverty, and from p it 0 20, James Renolds, 2nd your knowledge of what has been done for you. The WOMAN : I was totally blind. I was quite dark. 2 2 0 0 : J a Schultz me S Brownand Carr, 1 Carsons t Dwo, ; Disti o Ct Lit e too o ° , : 11 l never use N glasses — none: Your feeling at doesall . ott _ j ; I could not see at all. Now I can read and sew. I can , 23, Thomas Edwards, Ist me. he l. CHAIRMAN pitt o °: l i mark and backstitch, and work anything that is given to 27, Thomas Da,yies, audit 27, William Man.; 14,,,' 27, Peter Owen, Ist ' ' t ' ' you great credit ; 30 Robert Edwards Walker and lam sure you deserve the good which, under Provi- 30, Thomas Davies, proof and div dence, has been done for you in this charity. 30, John and Thomas Fraukland, proof and finol d :c . De Stef' The WOMAN : I bless God for his mercy to me, and District Court. "' Mr. Neill for his kindness. (Hear.) ___ _ ____ After a few words from the CHAIRMAN, - -- LIVERPOOL : 846. O' Mr. A DAM H ODGSON move d an d M r . H ARMOOD BANNER seconded a resolution, which was unanimously TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1 , carried, to th e e ff ec t th at t h e ra il way compan i es , propr i e - PRINTED AND PUBLISHED _,„ pi A EVERY TUESD A.Y A. 10 1" tots of found r i es , & c ., b e app li e d t o f or su b scr i pt i ons . Mr, JOHN RIG BY move d th e th an k s o f th e meeting JOSHUA FLETCHE R LACE of 53, Grove.stree BY o d t,., - to the donors, a nd ex p resse d his regre t t h a t th e reso l ut i on LEONARD ADDISON, of 14, Great Or f o rd.str e _e, , ` r: , did not apply to a g r ea t er num b er o f hi s f e ll ow -t ownsmen . , A t No. 4, Sr. —RORGE'S CRUSCENTA LIVIiRrOU , !;1 FRANCE. — .On Friday night the French Ministr,e 0 , tained a majority of 120 to 23 on the address. Th e Or places;that Government on a firmer foundatioo ever. Mr. Williams, the estate agent, offers, in an acly— ment, a most valuable lot of property for sale, lesd Her Majesty, Prince Albert, and the Court vil fe jes..o Windsor Castle on Wednesday afternoon. Her pr will hold a Privy Council at Buckinghan l k Palace the royal speech will be finally settled. DIED. 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