The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-09-20 00:00:00

T IVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC HALL.- The Sixth SUBSCRIPTION CONCERT will take place On TUESDAY, the 4th October.—FuLt DRESS. Owing to the great demand for Tickets for this Concert, the Committee hare arranged with Madame CRIS, and Signor MARIO to give a NON -SUBSCRIPTION CONCERT, open to the public generally, on TUESDAY, the 11th October.— Proprietors places will be retained until MONDAY, the 3rd October. Gallery.—Undrp.. -,- • Back Seats, 2s. 6d. Tickets can nc i‘h Irs*. "' tUU r Tr . .2 PROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT. ---4 MONDAY MORNING —not Sir CHARLES NAPIER— Ax Admiral of the Fleet complaining on his many gun-s 1 ) me yesterday of the effects of the weather )t wounds, dropped the painful sub- ject by referring to the affairs of the Turkey, and characteristically said, "T Russia and Ministers are all a set of Mai If Admiral DARED to Besika three months a L had been sent dred weight of and shot would hay The QUEEN has done it all," was an expression in every body's montt few yea ago, in reference to a lady of the most exalted virtue BREEN, and PALMERSTON w no more—so they say that A and RUSSELL, in s personag still negotiatin The G A Duchess of RUSSIA is living amongst us ; certain other branches of the imperial family are also here, and I am not sure but they will be in the highlands before deer stalking is done with. Of this I can write with certainty, that the most kindly—l will say affectionate, fearless of contradiction—feelings exist in the heart of QUEEN VICTORIA towards the illustrious Russian people now in England. Some politicians, expe rienced men, on the other hand, say that NICHOLAS is not to be trusted. I refer to men who met the Emperor nez nez, under his malachite. These gentlemen go forth and say that he has purposely sent his " relatives" here this season as a blind! The smash I predicted last week has partly taken pla fish noses, which, of come, are out of joint in consequence. At this moment the Turk hates the Englishman more 'than the RuSsian, owing to the do-nothing policy of English minister During the past week the metropolis has been in a state of ferment. Save us from the double evil of unedu cated surgeons and uneducated surveyors.—self-su ificient the latter ; well paid, yet lazy, to the shame of our parish authorities, who neither show spirit nor intelligence in this regard. I know a few of our metropolitan surveyors —men, for the most part, who can draw a pretty house, with a lawn in front, and a pond in the distance—looks nice on Bristol board ; with a recommendation and the aforesaid drawing they are fastened on a parish, and stick to it like burrs on a beggar's coat. They know nothing of architecture—ca.nnot tell plinth from volute ; certainly not where the former can be dispensed with, or where it is indispensably necessary. Superadded to this, they are, as I have intimated, careless, and fond of country air ; they are out of town when most needed. New houses are being erected, old ones pulled down ; the architect's eleva tion is produced--pronounced capital ; excavators are em ployed —a cracking is heard, down falls the fabric, smother ing everybody within, and damaging some without. This has been the case in half-a-dozen places since my last com munication. There will be more of it ; only the sur . veyors(?) have come back to town from their shrimping excursions, and we are told are now on the qui rive. How long will it last ? the usual period of a nine days' wonder. Some of CHARLES DICKENS'S bleak houses I expect will tumble shortly. Let me be understood : in a decent cab' drive of an hour, I have counted nearly a dozen " Bleak houses" real Court of Chancery bricks and mortar; desolate, the foul habitations of the rat, the burglar and the spider ; these are houses in chancery— disputed ownership. Some of them attracted the atten tion of CHARLES DICKENS, hence his current work. Nobody will repair them, nobody will occupy them, but the very wretch e d. Th ere are severa l o f th ese buildings in the great thoroughfare of—nations I was going to say -the Strand; in Holborn, also, possession is disputed of 'many ; chancery and death does the remainder. 'One of the most famous taverns in the Strand has no one to receive its rents; not a penny has been paid in rent for years. I mentioned surgeons along with surveyors ; little will serve for them. None but good surgeons can now get a living; the bad are dying off going gone to Australia others. The dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of horrid cruelty such or such like words speaks the inspired one; A visit to Lambeth first, and then to Bermondsey. amongst the tanners, and through the Tunnel over to Wapping, enables me to say, that, with few excep tions, there is not a parish authority who ought to escape impeachment, and if not beheaded on Tower Hill,—cer 'thinly thrown into Tower Ditch. Such filth—needlessly so—such stench from inattention—want of coercion—l never experienced. We are naturally prone to evil, it has been truly said • among these people, read for evil—dirt. In the last-mentioned locality, water, hot and cold, had been let off ; the gutters were running pure and limpid. lam not fond of praising Thames or New Riverwater, nor water companYdirectors— several of the latter, however, had given orders to their turn-cocks for a continuous run of water— `that all might wash and be clean. As if this were not . enough, the proprietors of large establishments—factories, and so forth —also ordered a run of clean hot water down the streets; on either side of these streams I saw scores of dirt-begrimed creatures—men; women, and children — loitering, afraid to wet their feet as if they were cats. What can you do with such people ? Force them to be Clean—set the beadle at them. Cholera feeds on filth and bad :we have got all three ! " Down among the dead Intt' is a piece of grave music, which has every ap pearanee of being popular, chiefly from the inactivity of those who are paid to watch over us. Many portions of London never were filthier than they are at present though we have two boards of health and two sewers commissions. " Westminster Abbey, or a Peerage ?" Victory ! ex claimed the immortal NELSON, at the affair of Teneriffe. Sir ROBERT PEEL, the founder of the Income-tax, has achieved Westminster Abbey : were he alive, I should leave it to himself to define the character of the victory he bragged so much of having gained just before his ill-starred' "death. Hundreds of hard-working penmen, and, poorer with each, a dozen hungry children at their firesides, when they have coals or wood, moan, as they are compelled to squeeze the obnoxious tax out of their shallow earnings ; and putting aside the cant about the poor man being soothed by the reflection that he would eat his bread all the sweeter that it was not taxed, I hesitate not to state that bread is taxed—double taxed—war-taxed; and the, Income-tax, Sir ROBERT himself; years ago, said it was a war-tax—but it would not last long. At this moment, years after its dire imposition, it is being collected within the bills of mortality with an eagerness—a rapacity well befitting resources for a beleagured town ! My mind filled with these no very pleasant recollections, I went down to Westminster Abbey to see GIBSON'S statue of the dead statesman. I knew I could have my outraged feelings soothed by the church service, and the glorious canto fermo—better sung by the Abbey choir than in most other places in which I have ever worshipped. I was not disappointed : numbers of foreigners were present, and paid marked deference to the service. But the statue of the corn-law repealer and income-tax founder it was unpacked a few days ago with the greatest care, and placed on its pedestal —a solid block of rare marble, with a surface as glossy and smooth as satin—so said the creeping verger who attended me. GIBsoN, the artist, is a Scotchman of the right sort, thoroughly im bued with a love of his art, and purely classical. He has studied much at Rome, where, indeed, the present statue was finished. Sometimes GIBSON essays a grace beyond the reach of art ; such as painting his marble. Oh, mon strous ! turning regal grandeur to meretricious tawdriness after daybreak and arrack at Vauxhall ! Classical in the composition, we have SIR ROBERT PEEL, presented to us in the toga—speaking. The size is neither colossal, heroic, nor life ; just a little more than the latter. The likeness is perfect, and very properly, methinks, a thought too austere, as PEEL could affect to be when laying down a great principle, or one which he doubted, for he had the same expression of countenance in both positions ; and herein, I imagine, was no great test of mind, either as a man or minister. The statue could not be better placed, had the Abbey been emptied for its reception. In the north transept it stands immediately in front ; indeed, adhering to one of the many light and elegant pillars which form the yet more elegant arches, the great beauty of the interior architecture. The pillar forms the background to the statue, and sets it off admirably. The statue of Sir ROBERT is in good company ; is it possible, in such a place, to meet with questionable ? Rather not. The next but one to Sir ROBERT is that tall, and courtly, and brave Scot, Sir JOHN 'MALCOLM ; next to MALCOLM is GEORGE CANNING ; opposite to CANNING is LONDON DERRY (CASTLEREAGH that was), and opposite PEEL is that sturdy Scot and great lawyer, Lord MANSFIELD. Luckily my esteemed and accomplished friend, Sir RICH ARD WESTMACOTT, one of the few English classical sculp tors extant, came into the Abbey to inspect the statue of Sir ROBERT; he had received instructions from the Lords of the Treasury to look at it,—its disposition—effect, and report thereon. Sir RICHARD went round and round it as far as he could—was pleased—l thought more with the marble than the chiselling—but it might only have been my idea. I let the artist alone, hid myself behind PITT'S monument, until WESTMACOTT had looked his fill. We then met in front of PEEL ; Sir RICHARD spoke well of the statue ; of course I did ; and then the sculptor came out with the observation, in the thank Heaven ! tone, that it was not a " coat and waistcoat" statue ; to the w hich I smiled, and said, " Certainly, it is not." I did Zztehoose to say more on that head to the pet scptor of tast lla - E IV. WESTMACOTT has got seventy ears of and of learning, experience, in the best of schools a sticielkleieties ; he is matured, refined to the last degree ; the Hence geo metri cal coat and inexpressibles of modern times. A s a peu rrark. bo n r t, let m^ very great e, that I dignified clervrisriat resent " We know become even bcf er w e e a rE DEAN OF WEBTAii we leave this ever-shifting scene. Thk providence and theQ,TER, head-man of the Abbey, under least all that ren ia i ns t ' o rl, is Professor BIICKLAND, or at a giant in th ew ai ; a n,,ilti ;—a son of ANAK he was— I, grand. Divin e , wi rr — gigantic also in intellect, so nal advantages, yo u „ iv d geologist with those per cand have thought nothing could touch his manliness. I ventured to ask how he I partlyunder restraint " Great BrCICIA.ND. how u n lik, ~ was the response. gentle dulness"—yet yO4 " ever loved a joke." Great geologist, sometimes by your researches and annotations thereon, shaking less learned ones' belief in old MOSES and the prophets! Now you are poor BTICKLAND out of your mind ! pitcher that went so .long to the well Pieriar vast pulls of knowledge, got broken at last thought it queer of Professor BUCKLAND, some years ago, expressing a notion, that the world would be left without coals in our time. Was this incipient ? All BUCKLAND'S friends Prince ALBERT, Sir CHARLES LYELL, Sir RODERICK IMPEY MURCHISON, Sir J. DE LA The for L. I SEDGWICK, FARADAY and you: is loss, for lost to them he is. No more hter cheer a seance will his hearty and um in the dull part of the yeas ROBERT OWEN, prince of Socialists, as JOHN• BUNYAN was prince of dreamers ! ROBERT OWEN, once the patro nized of the philosopher and philanthropist, is now, I am afraid, going clean daft for ever. In outward man, though nearly ninety years of age, he is hale, his countenance mantling as a man's of sixty, his eyes beaming 'intel ligence, and what, to my untutored fancy, is better —good nature. No man, short of a sea-captain, has ever crossed the billowy Atlantic oftener to less purpose—pecuniarily, morally, and mentally, than 808 OWEN. Pecuniarily? I know he is near a quarter of a million sterling poorer than he was when I first heard his health drunk in honest sherry,—which, by the way, the aged nomadic father does not eschew, old as he is. Morally ? These spirit-rappings, —"second circle of the fourth sphere,"—are questionable evidences. Enthusiasm in any man is a great blessing, but then it must be reined in; applied to a good purpose. ROBERT OWEN was and is of glowing enthusiasm,—one of those " hot children of the sun" with whom that qua lity—enthusiasm—is virtue, if I be allowed to take a liberty with the poet. Everything he has touched— mostly, has gone to smash,—no ballast, poor man, aboard, —no compass. His greatest dodge—Socialism—lives, but it is not the Socialism of 808 OWEN. The Socialism of the present day is tamed down by the salutary spirit and healthful action of our laws, which won't stand non sense of that sort. True, the Socialists still have their crowded Sunday meetings twice or thrice a-day ; they have an orator, for the most part a poor grammarian; and they have their music ; in this they rather excel. The tunes are secular. The last time I attended a Social ist meeting I had previously been at a rather distingul but dull dinner party, one door from Bedford-square, which I left for an hour or so, and dropped into the meet ing -house hard by ; it was crowded, and lots of men and women singers, with a compensation grand piano-forte ; the subject of discourse vas our first parents in Paradise; that I will let pass—mere ribald nonsense, vapid attempts at profane wit—no more. Previous to the holdforth, there was a hymn finely sung by the male and female voices, evidently well rehearsed, to the true English air of "A hunting we will go." The leader was a famous man in his way, whom I had not seen for some years, and who gave me a few early lessons in part-singing. The thing went off well, but it was theatrical and heartless. ROBERT OWEN has got a fine mare's nest in the supposed Chelsea ghost ; writing about it, he at once puts up the affair as of the genuine " Spirit-rapping" class. Now it has not even the merit of being an imposture; a poor fellow has a fit— his brain is softened—a dreadful affection, produced, I need scarcely say in this place, by several causes—hard study, hard gin drinking, among others. The individual referred to fancies he sees and hears things not of this world ; the " Chelsea snobs" wonder, Owen learns of it, immediately he telegraphs PERCY BYSSISE SHELLEY, and the Duke of KENT, they " take sights" of each other, and forthwith OWEN gives to the world (or the Morning Post) what he considers to be veritable assurances. Ridiculous —sinful as this is, it is better than no belief. BACON, if I remember aright—wisest, meanest of mankind—says, that superstition is better than negation. Roma OWEN is now going about our streets apparently as happy as a prince or the discoverer of a real gold-field. add, without 1 oeing considered es in vain among the i the Abbey, but saw no Dean. but we know not what we may THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER. LrVERPOOLACADEMY EXHIBITION. THE THEATRES THE THEATRE ROYAL opened last night with the popular new comedy of "Masks and Faces! or before and behind the Curtain." The principal characters were per formedby Mrs. Stirling and Mr. Compton, who are engaged for a limited number of nights. At this theatre we per ceive with much pleasure Mr. W. Farren is announced to give a series of performances prior to his final retirement from the stage. Mr. Farren will be supported by Mrs. Phillips and Mr. Robson, from the Royal Olympic Theatre. We are also gratified to learn that it is intended to give a series of grand Operas, Italian and German, at this house, commencing at the end of next month._ AT THE ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE . , the amusements of the week, like those of several weeks preceding, have been chiefly such as to afford scope for displaying the pecu liar and varied talents possessed by Mrs. Fitzwilliam and Mr. Buckstone • the " Ascent of Mount Parnassus" being still a le ading and attractive feature in the enter tainments. On the whole, there has been considerable variety in the pieces performed, and the theatre has been fairly attended. Among the novelties recently produced, was one entitled " Cruel Kindness," which was so well received as to call for its repetition. The burden of the acting, in this piece, unlike those generally in which Mrs. Fitzwilliam and Mr. Buckstone appear, does not devolve on those performers, but was sustained, and, on this occasion, most creditably sustained, by Mr. and Miss Cathcart. The elocution and acting of the former were of a high and gratiring order, while the lady displayed no small amount oftalent, tempered by judgment and good taste. Several new scenes were introduced, painted ex pressly for this piece ; one, in particular, a forest scene by moonlight, was spirited and truthf ul. On Friday evening, Mr. Buckstone took, what is termed, his farewell benefit at this house ; the performances commencing with Brinsley Peake's comedy of " The Sheriff of the County," followed by the new drama of " Snapping Turtles," and " The Ascent of Mount Parnassus"—the two latter pieces from the pen,,of Mr. Buckstone. In " The Sheriff of the County," Mr: Buckstone, as Pansey, was irresistibly comic. His hits were generally telling as well as laugh able. The character is one requiring tact and stage ex perience, rather than histronic power, and Mr. Buckstone being a master in both these walks of his profession, brought them beautifully into play, and. frequently con vulsed the house with laughter. is by-play in general was capital, and being introduced with propriety, it had often the effect of rendering a scene highly comic, which would otherwise have been eminently dull. Mrs. Fitz william, as Kitty Crawley, was, as she always is, natural, pleasing, good-natured, and engaging. The other characters in the play were in general respectably per formed; the Ensign Tardigrade, of Mr. F. L. Villiers; and the Nonpariel, of Mr. Frederick Younge, being entitled to considerably higher commendation, In " The Snapping Turtles," Mrs. Fitzwilliam and Mr. Buckstone had the matter all to themselves, and they succeeded in keeping the audience in high good humour. " The Ascent of Mount Parnassus" concluded the performances, and was received with its usual 'need of approbation. On Saturday, the new play of "Cruel Kindness" was again repeated, and met with aod reception. It was followed by " Good for Nothing " and " The Ascent of Mount Parnassus." POLICE COURT-YESTEEDAY. ROBBERY BY AN OFFICE BOY.—A lad named Robert Laird was placed at the bar, charged with stealing a frock coat from the office of Mr. Michael Belcher, cotton broker, Exchange-buildings. The prisoner is a son of police officer 520.—Mr. Clough stated that the prisoner, who is an office boy in the employ of Mr. Belcher, was brought to the office about a fortnight ago, by a pawnbroker in Fontenoy-street, charged with having stolen the coat. —The pawnbroker stated that the prisoner offered it to him for sale for five shillings, and having reasons to be lieve that he had obtained it by improper means, he gave him in charge. On questioning the prisoner at the police office, he stated that the cashier at Mr. Belcher's had given him the coat, and his story being believed, he was discharged, Since that time, however, it had been aster-. tained that the coat belonged to Mr. Belcher, and that the prisoner had stolen it from the office. In the mean time the prisoner had absconded from home and gone to Ire land. He returned on Saturday, when his father, officer. 520, brought him to the police office, and he was again. given in charge. Mr. Belcher yesterday identified, the : coat as his property. The cashier was at present in Soot, land, but it was altogether unlikely that he could& have , given it to the prisoner. Several articles had lately- been missed from the office, and on Saturday last ha (Mr. Belcher) received a note from Mr. Bean, of the Albion, office, in whose employ the prisoner formerly was,. cau tioning him to be aware of him. Mr. Bean stated, that he had, whilst at the Albion office, endeavouredtto prevail upon the other boys there to steal the type and other articles.—ln answer to a question, the prisoner's father stated that he was not aware, before now, that the prisoner had been guilty of such practices.—The magistrate said it was a very painful case. The prisoner was evidently a boy of a very bad character, for it was clear• that he had not only stolen the coat, but in addition to. this, he had endeavoured to prevail upon other boys to. steal printing type from the Albion of prisoner was remanded for a week. / P/CKING POCKETS.—EIIen Melville was committed for three months, for attempting to pirk the pockets of a lady in London-road, on Saturday afternoon, about half past four o'clock. ROBBERY OE WEARING. APPAREL.—A woman named Harriet Appleton, a domestic servant, in the employ of Mrs. Moore, in Hawk-street, was charged with stealing a quantity of wearing apparel, the property of her mistress, and pledging the same with Mr. Perry, pawnbroker, in Brownlow-hill. The prisoner had formerly been in the habit of frequenting the night asylum, to which she ob tained admission by a false representation. She was committed for trial at the borough sessions. COMMITMENT.--A named John Baker was charged by police-officer 639, with stealing a bottle of ale from a cask in Duke's Dock. The officer saw the prisoner coining from the dock with something under his coat, and on exa mining him he found that he had a bottle of ale secreted. On making inquiry at the dock, it was ascertained that the property had been stolen. The prisoner was com mitted for fourteen days. AN OFFICER in the Liverpool Pollee force, named Isaiah Taylor, was on Thursday last convicted in the penalty of £5 and costs, or, in default, to be committed for a month, on a charge of fraud. He had received a silver watch from the master of a flat trading to Chester, to keep secure for him, which he had not only failed to re deliver, but which, on being questioned afterwards by his superior officers, he said he had not received. He had, however, taken it to a watchmaker's shop, where it was subsequently found. OPENING SAFETY LAMPS.-At the Worsley petty ses sions two colliers, named John Greenhalgh and Richard Barry, were charged with breaking the rules of the colliery on the estate of the late Duke of Bridgewater, by removing the tops of their Davy lamps, while at work, to light their tobacco-pipes. Mr. Ridyard, inspector of the Worsley coal mines, caught them in the act on Tuesday, and, as the prisoners had been fined for this offence three times before, it was considered desirable that they should be made an example of in a more public manner. Although the observance of the rules is absolutely necessary for the preservation of the lives of the miners, yet they are so reckless as to break them continually. A good deal of conversation took place upon the question in court, but the case was ultimately settled by the offenders agreeing to sign a form of submission, to be made public, acknow ledginF their fault, and promising not to offend again on condition of forgiveness. COMMERCIAL 4 , MONETARY NEWS. MONDAY NIGHT. THE money market has been in a state of unnatural excitement during the week, owing to a combination of causes. The public funds have, in consequence, experienced a decline in value, from which the recovery has been very slight, and com- from a disinclination - to enter into any new engag • -- - - o a s until some more satisfactory opinion can be formed as to the probabilities of the future. The returns of the Bank of England published on Fri day last, show that the drain on their stock of specie had not concluded, as the diminution was about £300,000, and this circumstance, coupled with another rise in the minimum rate of discount, led to an alarm in the money market, which was greatly augmented by the recent reports from the East of the warlike preparations in Turkey. The whole of the depression may, however, be attri buted solely to feeling, with little reference to the probabilities arising from actual facts, and the ob vious deductions from them. Indeed, it is the mis fortune attending commercial affairs, since the railway panic in 1846-7 that judgment has had to give way to mere impulse upon important ques tions, so that panics have sometimes originated with hardly a justification. This is particularly the case at the present time, when an undue im portance is attached to the rise in the rate of dis count and the withdrawal of specie. Although there is a balance left of more than sixteen millions, fresh importations are daily being received, and the amount of unemployed rates in the Bank is £7,669,090, a margin, it might be conceived, ample for all contingencies. The occurrence of these paroxysms of tightness is attributed by many to the operation of the Bank Restriction Act of 1844, by which the Bank is prohibited from issuing notes beyond its stock of bullion added to £14,000,000. Such a restriction is positively useless for any real benefit, inasmuch as it is virtually inopera tive, and is absolutely injurious whenever it is attempted to be brought into action, as was evident in 1847, when the Government were called upon to guarantee indemnity for a breach of the Act. It is therefore no security for monetary sta bility, and productive of unnecessary alarm,. which sometimes tends to precipitate the evil dreaded. The present state of commercial affairs should tend far more to inspire confidence than mistrust. In almost every department of industrial` activity, trade, until within the last few weeks, has been in a healthy state, commercial operations generally have been singularly free from speculative move-- ments, and even the state of the weather whiih r at harvest time, is of more than ordinary importance, has been particularly favourable. The only dis couraging influence has been that arising from the affairs between Russia and Turkey, upon which we have commented elsewhere, and this has now been. placed on a footing which completely absolves. England from the necessity of any active= operation in favour of Turkey. The reports from all the manufacturing districts show an evident disinclination to operate beyond immediate demands, owing to the uncertainty which prevails, not only in political affairs, but also as to the conduct of the operatives, many of whom are either out on strike for higher wages, or have threatened such a movement. As these 'influences are, however, antagonistic, they may help to neu tralise each other. The SHARE MARKET has been very unsettled during the past week. On Thursday, when the Bank-rate was raised to 4*, prices declined; ; since it has rallied again,. caused by bears repurchasing. The public buy sparingly, though a further slight decline would bring m good buyers.-Chester and Birkenhead, 171 ; Caledonians, 28: 2 : Chester and Holyhead, .17i ; . Eastern Counties, 4 l2*; East Lancashire, 17' 16 13-16 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 68 78 4 7 -L-t, 2 . 4 * 7 *; Leeds Northern, 132: London Stock,. 103 102* I 2 I-- Ditto Eighths, id ; Sheffield Stock, 21 1; • ifidland Stock, 5918 4 * 1- 1 2 1 , 2 1 5 4 * 4 A North British, 6i; Dover Stock, 18i - 1 - 4 11-16 11-16 ; York and North 'Midland, 24 231 ;:Great Southern and Western Pref. Eighths, 8.1; St. Helen's R. and C. 5 poi- cent. Stock, 109 -; North Union A Stock, 255 ; Liverpool Fire and Life In surance, 61 I * Ip. The return from theatank of England fbr the week ending the 10t1r.of Sept., gives the following results, when compared -with the previous week :- Public deposits ... £1.5251,CL10 ; Increase £549,412 Other deposits ... 10,862,058 ; Decrease 155,255 Rest ... ... 3,641,708 ; Increase 7,185 On the other side of the account- Government securitiesXl2,767,olB; Decrease 6,158 Other securities ... /4,957,874; Increase 411,680 Notes unemployed ... 7,669,090; Decrease 21;605 The amount of notesin circulation is £22,197,680, being a decrease of '2268,265 ; and the stock of bullion in both depart nents is £16,201,352,5h0wing a decrease of £298,716, when compared with the preceding return. CorroN.-The several circumstances we have alluded to above have had the effect of almost pa ralysing operations,. beyond the demands to enable spinners to complete the contracts they have in hand. The sales during the week ending on Fri day amounted•to only 28,200 bales ' • and, as the consumption is computed to be about 37,000 bales weekly, the manufacturers' stocks must be consi derably reduced; and lead to a great demand When ever industrial activity may be resumed. Prices have, however s , been fairly maintained; the re duction in th%quotations being only *d. per lb. We have no subsequent improvementto notice, as the sales on Saturday and TO-DAY amounted to only 9,000 bales, including 2,000 chiefly for export. The previous:rates being barely supported. PRODUCE.-In Sugar, no change to notice, the sales, which are again chiefly to the refiners,. amount- to 1,100 hhds. B.P. and 3,000 bags of Bengal:. Foreign : 400 cases good' brown Bahia sold at 21s. ; 1,300 bags white Pernambuco, at 245. to 255. per cwt. in bond; and 200 hhds. Suri nam, at 325: 9d., duty paid. /41b sales in Molasses. At public, sale, Jamaica Co&e- sold at extreme , rates, and the business in Foreign was done at' steady prices. Of Rice, 1,100 bags Bengal sold at 135.. 6d., and 1,200 bags. Arra,can, from 6s. to 10s..per cwt. Of Rum, in. the absence of supply, the- business was limited. In Tea a good business was:dsne in the Hohow and Pekoe kinds .of Con-_ you ;. the former at rather easier rates„ but-.the latter at full previous prikes. The transactions, in all' common blacks and greens have been on a,very. limited scale. Saltpetre, without change, 1,200 , bags disposed of at 265. 6d. to 30s. ; and 200 tons. Nitrate of Soda, at 17`s. to 17s. 6d. per cwt. Tur-. pentine in demand,, and prices again. slightly ad-. vanced. American Rosin in brisk ' demand. in Hides no transactions. Olive oillimited. re quest. Seal Oil sold' at £33 ss. to• £33 10s. ; Cod, £32 ; and Ameaan , Sperm, £B7 10s. per ton; pale Rape Oil, £4l to £42 per ton ; and brown at £4O; Linseedi3Oil in limited demand; at 285.. 9a., to 295. per cwt.. American Spirits of Turpentine, 495. to 50s. 6dl, per cwt, Palm Oil in active de mand, and 750 tons on the. spot sold, at £36 15s. to £37 10s. and 2,050 tons to arrive at £37 to £37 10s. per ton. A largo business has been done in Tallow,, at 535. to 545.6 d, for Petersburg Y.C. ; and 525.. to 535. per ewt,. for South American. Upwards; of 200 tons American Lard sold at 58s. to 595.. per cwt. • Petersburg clean Hemp, £34 to £35 per ton. }folders of Jute firm, at £22 10s. to £24 ss. per ton, being extreme prices. To-DAY then, is no change to notice in Sugar. The busi ness, including Saturday's sales, comprises 100 Barbadoes,, at 325. to 425. for grainy ; 110 hhds. Antigua„ at 335. 6d. to 375. 6d. ; 1,500 bags Benares, at 375. to 38s. 6d. • and 1,100 bags, Madras, at 31s, per cwt. The sales in Molasses consist of 400 puns. Barbadoes, at 17s. from the quay ; and 70 puns. St. Lucia, at 15s. 6d. per ewt. 50 puns. Trinidad Rum have realised 2s. 9d. per proof gallon from the quay. The Tea market wears a firmer appearance, but operations are limited, pending the delivery of the China letters ; common sound Congou 11d. per lb. in partial demand. There has again been a speculative demand for Rice, a cargo (500 tons) of Arracanhavingbeen sold for the Continent at 11s. 3d., floating conditions, and 9,000 bags to arrive at lls., besides 500 bags on the spot at the same price, and 600 bags broken Bengal at its. per cwt. 150 bags Saltpetre sold at 265., and 275. 6d. for 8-1- and 51 per cent. re fraction. 600 bags Sago Flour, to arrive, at 205.6 d. per cwt., and 80 cases Castor Oil at 4d. per lb. WooL.-The business of the week has not been animated, which may be accounted for by the affairs in the East assuming a more unsettled aspect, and the increasing firmness in the money market, together with the approaching sales, which com mence here to-morrow, and will continue until Monday next, for which buyers are holding back. About 14,000 bales will be offered at this series, being the largest sales ever held here, consisting chiefly of East India, Turkey, Portugal, Peruvian, Russian, Buenos Ayres, and Egyptian. With the present aspect of affairs generally, the result of these sales are not expected to be very encouraging, though there is no very particular, decline in prices looked for, SECOND NOTICE. ON entering the principal room, the eye is arrested by a collection of fine pictures, hung at the left hand of the spectator. The excellence of those pictures is attested in no small degree by the ally cong FRITH, and OAKEs * artists iomage of visitors, wt o are gene- The contributions by the first-named say, " old familiar friends," having been exhibited elsewhere, and two of them having been engraved. The picture by TURNER, which stands number 24 in the catalogue, is "Mercury and Argus," a title very little suggestive of the painting or its subject. It is a finely conceived landscape, embracing a beautiful combination of land and water. The admirable urial effect in this picture is charmingly characteristic of TURNER'S later style, in which brilliant contrasts are more studied than the broad and massive effects of light and shadow s which distin guished his earlier and, in most respects, more meritorious pictures. In the one before us, the composition is full and flowing—the effect sunny and summer-like. Indeed it would be difficult to meet with a pictorial landscape more redolent of balmy sunshine than that to which we now refer. The subject is divided by a ravine through which a torrent dashes with impetuosity, its waters imparting a cooling effect to the contrasting warmth of the sunburnt earth. On the right hand is a mass of picturesque archi tecture, the mellowing tints of which mix and harmonize with the glowing colours and radiant splendour of the sky, while a grateful freshness is imparted to the whole by the calm repose of the slumbering sea. The foreground, and indeed the general colour of the landscape, is rich andwarm; its prevailing lines are harmonious, the parts full without confusion, and the light and shale nearly all that could be wished. It is no uncommon thing to hear even candid and good judges of pictures objecting to Turner's land scapes that they are slovenly in the drawing of details ; and the one now under consideration is a good illustration of the remark ; the men and animals are oddly and ill drawn ; but take the general arrangement of the picture; and its masses will be found graceful and well balanced. The effect of its colour is sparkling and true to nature; and, as a whole, it is a work of rare excellence and beauty: 29. " View of Gilnockie Tower and Bridge, Dumfries shire." By COTI.SY FIELDING. This is' a landscape in many respects the opposite of that last spoken of. It is natural and delightful in the general variety of its colour and in its repeated horizontal lines. Expansiveness of view, and truth. to• nature, appear to have keen the in tended features in; the' artist's mind when he' elaborated the picture, and: the intention has been most happily realized. Beautifully contrasting and amalgamating tints enrich the middle distance ; and the foreground: is filled, but not crowded, with picturesque objects of varied in terest and form. Tl is picture is eminently suggestive of a clear, cool, and cheering atmosphere, bathing a richly wooded, undulating country,-over which the eye swims in gratified enjoyment. 2. "An Old English Merrymaking," by W. p. FRITH, RA., is a lively and pleasing , embodiment of rural life as that , was witnessed in days not very long gone by. A greap of merry village youths aushmaidens are assembled round the village "gathering tree," and for their amusement and delectation an old blind-fiddler and a youth are dis cussing such music as readily sets in motion the "merry tinkling feet." A couple of hilarious damsels have made capture of the village patriarch, -and are busily urging him to join the jocund dance. The action and expression of this group are highly pleasing, and artistic. The counte nance' of the old man is brimfilhof happy and contented enjoyment, proclaiming him at once-to be— " The gay grandsire skilled in gestic lore." He' evinces the readiest sympathy with' the youthful sportsp and seems reluctantly to , admit the time for such sports' with him is over. His- youthful persuaders are buiisoine, guileless, and bent on, their holiday. The other corner' of the foreground is occupied by a fortune telling- gipsy, whose conscious, knowingness contrasts finely with the credulity betrayed, in , the confiding coun tenance-4 her dupe. Nearly all the heads introduced into this larguand well-filled canvassnre cleverly_ painted, and display careful study and a ready; hand on the part of the artist. The general effect of the picture is pleasing • it is rich and good in colouring, and a fine - s e n t im e n t is irace able throughout the whole of the - animated scene. 20. " Llyn Dulyn, Carnarvonshire," by J. W. OAKES, is a landscape in many respects highly meritorious. The sky and middle-distance are finely managed, and indicate a watchful , eye for the less common effects of: nature, as these are to,ibe witnessed on moorland and hill., -- -- 45. " Claudio deliberating the terms- of the- pardon offered to him through his sister Isabella,". by W. H. HUNT. This picture, .to which the academy's prize of £5O has been :awarded, is one of very considerable merit ; and the position to which the award of the academy has raised it, has..fren rise to a keen canvass of its merits and defects. The latter of these appear to consist shiefly in the commontLice attitude and action assumed by: the two participators in the scene. The thoughtfulness of Claudio is dashed and. marred by the trifing,—not to chit mean idea of his playing with the am.cle-ring of his fetters, while deliberating on the terms, of pardon announced by his heroic ssiser; while that sister's earnestness: of ad monition is in no small degree deteriorated by tha.familiar style of placisag both her hands upon her brother's breast, not exactly as if in remonstrance with him,., bat as if about to push. hint back with somewhat of a hoyden's rashness. Apart from these drawbacks, however, there are many points to admire in this pieture. The air and general bearing of 'lsabella, are earnest and commanding ; Claudio seems much perplexed, by the communication Made to hint, and but for the incongruiV allufW to, his demeanour- would be appositwasid just. In drawing and pencilling, the subject is well treated ; the colouring is rich, and iii many partiains the picturak,ia really beautiful. 94. " Dime and Beatrice kt the Lunar Sp re," by J. N. PATOII4 is a picture by no means stvikin!:on its first presentment to the eye.. Look on it—examine—study it, and the spectator,will ,be filly requited forithe labour, which can , hardly prove other than one of lope. The pic ture consists of two groups differing essentiall from each other, and each group displaying considerable variety in itself. The head and bearing of the great poet are sug gestive of serenity and intellectual power ; • those of his spirituarconductress are expressive of beatiflearepose and tranquit. purity of thought and feeling. The mysterious forms which,. flitting through the air, arrest the earthly visitant; attention, are fine embodiments of unimpassioned thought. The, scene is conceived in a truly poetic spirit, and is- a highly artisfiit rendering of Dente's sublime delineation. In the countenances of eacat of the chief actors in the scene the .expression of subdued yet devoted attaobment and unhesitating confidence is pemtrayed with touching truth and beauty, yet not unmixedCwith inquiring dubiety on the onehand, met by truthfuA serenity on the other, whilethey contemplate with differing emotions the graceful and etherialized forms floating before their vision, with as sweet a. harmony as the musical creations which haunt a poet's drew. The mechanicaLtreatment of the subject is in ifine keeping with its conception:. The poet. iS drawn and painted with firmness and decision; the. colouring, though powerful, is simple ,and, unobtrusive.. Beatrice is delineated with grace andlenderness, exhibit ing a fine admixissre of ideal with corporeal beeuty; wlae the, aerial figures described by Dante's companion ; , as " true substanees" are so delicately touched that they seem melting„into the subtle ether- on, whose waves .they whiel4 has .gener a lly charac ohisfanaclie artist, an d h as g i ven t rk no t swim. In this; picture we are glad t,') recognise an absence t o e f ris tha ed t ih erte r ran ks ee of t a few of them a peculiarity , of mannerism bordering on the extravagant. In this no artistie k puezle is presented tothe eye. Here-the labour is simplepthe effect charming. 42 and:, bO.. " Portraits of two,helies," by Jourratoamtr saw, s i r excellent specimens ofßorizait painting, and highly creditable to the state of art in . .Llverpool; Albeit a little heavy in style, both pictures aret with much artistic skill, They are firm in the anode .of their haiulling, juicy in texture, and of a fine lifelike aspect. Theeolouring is accessories fresh and telling, without being-obtrusive. Well chosen, and the Powerful and pleasing, the attituclos Z 3. " Portrait of Thomas Berry Horsfalt Esq., M.P.,". by G. PATTEN, A.R.A,, 15 a good picture, with much strength of colour and unman amount of excellent paint ing in it. The hands are well drawn and beautifully Rebated, while the general actionis easy and unaffected. 48. " Portrait of Sir John Bent, recently Mayor of Liverpool," by P. WBSTCOTT a.fall-length portrait, skil fully treated. The, head is well pointed and the colour fresh and pleasing As a whole. the picture is a good specimen of portrait art, and win, form a gratifying me-. mento of the esteem in which Sir JOHN BENT is held by his friends and fellow-townsmen. THE STE'AM-SHIP GREAT BRITAIN., THE following are extracts from a letter which hasjust been received by a gentian= in Liverpool:— On board the Great Britain, St, Vincent. Cape de Verds, August 96,14853. I never enjoyed better health, nor have I experienced, the least sea sickness. * * * Oa Saturday, the 13th, we spoke the ship Sciotta, of Brunswick, bound for London. Although we have had the disadvantage of head winds. and calms, on the 19th we sighted and passed the Island of Madeira, the distance from Liverpool to Madeira being about 1,300 miles. On the. 22d, we spoke the ship Alexander Barham, from Liverpool, bound to Calcutta, lat. 24 deg. 8 N., had been out 37 days, thus demonstrating the sailing qualities of the ship Great Britain. The fact is, we fly past every vessel we meet. We sailed past two full-rigged ships this morning. While I am writing, they are preparing the anchors ready to enter the harbour of St. Vincent, which we expect to reach in the morning (Wednesday morning), to take in coals and water. Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co.'s overlooker, Captain Martin, has come out with U.S to test the sailing qualities, &c., of the Great Britain, and to report upon the same. I expect he will land at St. Vincent, and go to England by the Southampton mail boat. Captain Matthews is very kind to the passengers—he is a very humane gentle man, and worthy the command of such a ship. We have a Wesleyan missionary and likewise a minister of the Established Church on board. We have morning and evening service on the Sabbath days, which is a very great privilege. Captain Matthews has prohibited swear ing under a penalty of five shillings. * * * While I am writing this letter, one of my messmates calls me on deck to see an emigrant vessel called the Hope, from Glasgow, bound to Melbourne. She left Glasgow on the 10th of July, it would have delighted you to see how surprised they were to see our ship. We have left her like all the other vessels, far behind. Just now we spoke another vessel, a three -masted schooner from Liverpool to Port Natal. She left Liverpool a fortnight before us. _ _ _ We are now in the Bay of St. Vincent; we have just caught a large shark, about ten feet long—they knocked out his eyes—they also ran a boat-hook into his mouth, the handle of which he smashed off directly. St. Vincent is the most barren place you ever b e h e ld , not the least sign of vegetation. All in the vegetable way is brought from an adjoining island called St. Antonio. Tire CITOLSILA.—The London Gazette of F r iday con tains an Order in Counc i l that the provisions contained in the Act for the prevention of Epidemic, Endemic, and Con tagious Diseases, be put iu force throughout the whole of Great Britain immediately from and after the date of the Order, for a period of 014 Calendar months, ISTAR-CHAMBER PRACTICE: ROMAN ISM IN A BRITISH COLONY. IT is bad enc gh in this country to witness the truckling of our effete administration to the insolent assumptions of Romanist traitors, but they have gone a step farther in the Colonies and realiSed in the dominions of our Christian Sovereign QUEEN VICTC the pious Jews were thro' would not f 11l down and ship ti NEBUCHADNEZZAR the king, had set up in The law of GOD says that man shall not fall down nor worship the likeness of anything ; magistrates in a British Colony inflict a fine and costs on a British subject, for not performing an act of idolatry, at the bidding of the minions of the Church of Rome. We subjoin the report of the case from the Quebec Gazette. It will speak for itself : " Before Alexis Derouselle and Jean Baptist Parant, Esquires, Justices of the Peace, residing in the parish of Beauport, 4th June, 1853. Narcisse Filian, of Beauport, was summoned on complaint of Laurent Gosselin, of Beauport, constable, for having on Sunday, the 29th May last, being the day:of the Procession, behaved himself in a disorderly manner at the door of the Beauport church, by keeping his hat on his head during the' procession of the most Holy Sacrament, which was then proceeding from the church to the neighbouring chapel, and by telling the said constable that he had no right or authority to compel him to take his hat off, and that he would keep it on in spite of him—them and there bringing into contempt the authority of the said constable. Filian having been tried on this novel accusation, was convicted and fined five shillings, and twenty-one shillings and threepence costs, with imprisonment not exceeding eight days until paid,. should his goods and chattels prove insufficient to meet the amount. A certioarari was this morning allowed to remove the conviction to the Superior Court.--Quebec, sth July, 1853." POLYTECHNIC SOCIETY., Tim fist meeting of the Pot technic Society for the' season 1863\-4 was held last evoling in the Royali tution, Coloft-street ; Mr. Milner'in' the chair. Before the proceedings commenced, the secretary intl , mated that the - next meeting of the society would be held that day three' weeks. 1 The lIAIRINIA'uII having called upon Air.' Rowett to ex plain, purSuanf ter ihe notice he had given, the principle of a mw cyliadrical paddle-wheel for steamers, Mr: ROWETT commenced by referring' to'another kind of paddle-wheel, which on a previous occasion he had brought before the' society, differing from the one he was now about to explain to the meeting.: It had oc curred: to him, that the'great object in paddle-wheels was to bringinto use the tvro elements of water and air. The fiat float had hitherto been 'considered the most efficient, and the most in use ; but he maintained that there were several adiantages in the cylindrical float which had never been discoieredin 'any other, and he thought lie should be able to make that dear to the meeting. Arie. Rowett then proceeded' to explain, fix detail, the principle of the cylindrical float. He: admitted in the outset that there was not the same : power, in -the cylindrical float, over the water, as therevas in the flat float ; but when innaerSed in the water, there was, a much'. greater power in the 'cy lindrical float than in a' flat float of the same' dia meter. When iintersed: in' the water, the flat :fiat' was too heavy to lift the water, and the result was, that there was a great: toss of power. Now, in , the cylindrical;- flog; • the Moment it became int-- mersed in the water there was a greater resistance to flak' engine than in the flat float: There was another advan- , tage which the cylindrical float possessed over the flat float. He-tried the principlatthe other day - in a boat. It was not by engine-power, but hy hand-power on a small scale, and the result was, that when the pad-wheel was within three' nches of the centre, there was very little pressure on the shaft of the wheel; for, going, at the rate of three knots-an hour, the wheel went round with great ease, and appeared as light as a feather. One advantage, too, in the cylindrical float over the float consisted in the fact that in the flit float it was , frequently found necessary to take the floats off a vessel 'at sea when engine-power was not being- used, in consequence of the float itself being a drag. This would not be accessary in• the cylindrical float, because- it would slip through the' water 'with greater ease, ando with less resistaace to the water itself. After enumerating some other alleged advantages which the in vention possessed, Mr. Rowett said, it might be remarked that it was useless,inasmuchas the paddle-whee/Would soon be done away with, and wculd have to giia place to the Screw. He - admitted that to argreat extent, but bethought that mmrsteam companies would 'availithenaaelwes of im provements in the paddle, in , preference to- adopting the screw. An animated 'and somewhat Warm discussion followed, in which Mr. LORD, Mr. STEELE, .and other gentlemen, denied the advantagei attributed to the invention by Mr. Rowett. IVfr. STEELE designated the invention. as "all moonshine."' (Laughter.") The CRAIRMAN also expressed doubts as te.the-advan tages of Mr. Rowett's invention.. A somewhat irregular ancVdasultory conversation hav ing taken place, in the course of .which Mr..ROWETT en deavoured:to, answer the various objections whit had been raised against the invention, Mr. GIZANTHAM observed, that; as it seemed to him, the question had not been discussed;on either sidd,un its true merits. The question was, was the cylindrical'froat; as a propelling power, as efficient as the flat float'? It had been urged by• Mr. Rowett, tbst a •circular float did not offer the same resistance to the water- as a float float did, and slipped more easily through the water ' i if.so, that fact seemed to him conclusive, that the cireullr float, as a propelling power, was not equal to the flat float. Mr. Grantham, at some length, _raised several other objections to the it.vention. After•some further discussion, Mr. RowEsrreeeived the thanks of the meeting for having submitted theinvention, and tha• proceedings termitated. THE IMAGITARY 11A14'5411D. A PORT/ON OF THE A.BIrIcIPA TED SPEE3O„ ON THE IN THOWCTION OF THE NEW BEFORDI BILL, lIS'XARCH, 1854. "The inhabitants of Gravesend are taking active steps to bring under ministerial notice the claims of that prosperous andincreasing place 0, return a member to parliament. They are said to have .received unofficial but satisfactory intimation that their demand will obtain all attention."— Lidiered Sanday Paper.. Lorin Jon Russmia, (i,continuatien) t And now, sir, proceeding with my 35t of the towns which Her Majesty's government have thought that we should enfranchise, I come from Fto G. Sir, .I have, I trust, sufficiently ex plained the reasons.„ upon which we base our proposed system. Those reasons will, I hope, be found to apply with full force to the. case of the. locality I am about to name. We consiier, sir, that the - elaims of the town of Gravesend—(hear,-,hear)—to return a member are too, strong to be resisted. An important station for our steam navy. (Laughter.) Herecurable gentlemen map . laugh, but let me tell them, that if this country be em broiled with every part of the, world, as she nearly. is at present, am; assuredly will, be, if Her Majestes. Ministers continue to hold office, we shall, at no late date, have to fall back upon such vessels as the Father Thaws, the Jupiter, and the Diamond, for our national defences.. Is it wise, therefore, to insult- a port where these vessels find their natural home, ter refusing it political rights? (Hear, hear;) But again, sir, I have stated that Her Majesty's Ministers are desirous to confer the franchise on scientific men. At Gravesend, sir, is one of the sraost re markable buildings which, have ever been devoted to science,—limean the Obeervatory,—and although I admit that this:edifice is at present chiefly frequented for the purpose of discussing tea and shrimps, and, though its one. telescope 'is now let out at; a penny per hoed,. I do not despair—l will not--Ihave no right- to despair ' , of seeing it restored to its nobler object/ ' and , that those whose habit is lase the taking of ohoorvations thau, of sights may rise to. better things. (Hear,) Again, sir,,we have considered that the popula tiou, at' • Gravesend is a fluctuating one. . The resident inhabitants are chiefly shellfish-sellers ; chemists who deer: in hair oil, toothbrushes, and cigars ; ginger-beer venders.; keepers of cheap and unclean eating-houses, usually called; I believe (my honourable friend the Secretary to the Admi; ralty will correct me if I am wrong)i slapbangs ; females; whose frank, hospitality is unfettered, by conventional, shackles ; river pilots ; marine-storekeepers • Jews; artists .in black paper; lodging-house owner' ; bankrupt men ; and crimps. (Hear.) Now, these occupations,may net sound very euphoniously ; but when I remind the House that the majority of measures known under the name.of our free-trade policy, and especially the. remission of taxation concocted by my honourable friend: the Chancellor. of the Exchequer have been calculated to benefit these and similar classes, I am unable to believe that the house would wish us to be so inconsistent and illogical as to refhse to complete the boon by giving these individuals a voice in the Legislature. But I have said that the popu lation of Gravesend tuptuates. This, sir, is a strong reason for giving it the franchise. During some months of the year the humbler commercial classes of London make Gravesend their home, and the Government has a peculiar feeling for those who trade upon the humblest capital, political or otherwise. (Hear, hear.) It is, moreover, the favourite resort of attorneys' clerks ; and I conceive, sir,, that an infusion of legal principles and habits of attachment to the law is calculated to do the utmost good to a population, to endear the constitu-. tion to it, and to imbue it with those great doctrines. which placed the house of Bedford—l mean of Bruns wick—at the head of these realms. (Hear, hear.) Another reason which occurs to me is, that I do not consider that the aristocracy (I mean such portion of the aristocracy as is not Whig) should have too potent a voice in any Eng lish town. Where this is the case we have, as in., the old Reform Bill, sought to counteract it. Now, I am, informed, for I do not myself know the place, whether any per son whomsoever shall even land at Gravesend entirely depends upon two Peers. Now, I ask the House whe ther —Eh ? (Mr. B. Osborne, apparently convulsed with laughter, whispered an explanation. His lord ship smiled and resumed.) Oh, two Piers—l see. Well, I won't press the point. I find I have been misled by my honourable friend's Admiralty spelling : which is on a par with his Admiralty grammar. But, sir, I would add that in addition.to the reasons I have already stated, and which to my mind are perfectly valid, I have a j personal reason for desiring to confer any benefit in my power upon Gravesend. If any value be attached to the constituency which elected the Leader of this House to his seat, let it be remembered that he obtained his majo rity from those who are called the 'Long-shore men. To their disinterested suffrages he owes his place here, and he would be worse than ungrateful, and the house which owns his leadership would be worse than inconsistent, if representation were refused to a similar constituency, and one which, like Gravesend, is, with the exceptions I have mentioned, composed of nothing but 'Long-shore men, and those who entertain the same views and principles. I therefore propose that Gravesend be included in Schedule Das returning one member. And now, sir, for another place to which the same arguments will apply—l mean the Isle of Dogs.—The Press. LIEUT. J. B. &RIVEN, R.A„ late Admiralty Agent in the North American steamers, has been transferred to a similar appointment on the West African line, sailip i p from Plymouth, DINNER AND PRESENTATION OF SILVER PLATE. LAST evening, Mr. John Wrenn was entertained at dinner, in the Brunswick Hotel, by the members of the Liverpool Guardian Society for the Protection of Trade. At the same time he was presented with a massive silver claret jug and tray, and a dozen claret glasses. The claret .nd Vin )ore the followin " Presented to John Wrenn, Esq., by members of the Liverpool Guardia/ tection of Trade, in testimony of tl _ and high appreciation of his character as a tradesman, and his integrity and efficiency as honorary treasurer of that society for many years. A.D. 1853." These beautiful articles were manufactured and fur nished by Mr. Mayer, Lord-street. About 40 gentlemen sat down to an excellent dinner, the chair being occupied by Mr. H. Hope Gibson, vice president of the society, at whose right hand was placed Mr. Wrenn, the guest of the evening. Mr. W. M`Millan acted as , vice-chairman, and among the gentlemen present were Messrs. Bathgate, H. Gibson, R. Crossley, G. S. Upton, J. Pemberton, E. Roberts, J. Clare, jun., J. B. Reay, J. Rev, J. Wrenn, jun., J. Ev,ans, J. H. Ireland, J. R. Isaac, &c., &c. On the cloth being removed, the CHAIRMAN explained that in consequence of the sudden indispositon of Mr, Baugh, he was unexpectedly called on to occupy the posi tion which that gentleman would have so much more ably filled. He read'a letter of apology from Mr. Baugh, and expressed a hope that his (Sir. Gibson's) shortcomings might be overlooked on account of his want of prepara tion or experience, He then proposed as the first toast, " Her Majesty the Queen," passing on her a enloginm as equally exemplary in) the relations of wife, mother, and sovereign. (The toast was drunk with cheers, after which the company joined ire singing the National Anthem.) The CIIIIRMA.N next called on the c33mpany to devote al bumper to the health of " His Royal Highness Prince Albert and the rest of the' Royal Family," remarking _ at Prince Albert, avoiding all political- parties, had chosen to devote his attention• to cultivating science and they arts ; thus endearing himself to all classes. (The toast was drunk with loud applause—air, "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow.") The eXAMMAN then called`-on-the company' &11l their glasses teethe brim, as it now diwolved upon Mint to pro pose the-health of Mr. Wrenn, —a gentleman known to most of these present, for many years in connexion with the Liverpool Guardian Society ; , ----(cheers)—and for all these years ' 'he had had duties to psrform; which had- not been equalled! in value to the society , by any other unpaid officer it had had. The sense of these obligations was better felt by the company than he (the chairman) could express ; hut it afforded him the greatest pleasure tirpre sent, in the narne , of the society, the valuable testimonial. now on the table; by which the members sought to ex press the' sense they entertained of hii , serviees. It was , gratifyingin the extreme to be the means of presenting se. handsome a testimonial, the inscription oil which he read, anch in conclusion; said, he could not do better than state his entire acquiescence in the sentiments expressed so'well in that inscription. He should conclude by giving utter ance to the hope, that the testimonial would -be handed down as an heir-loom to many generations of 'Mr. Wrenn's family.- He 'again called on the company to drink the health of Mr. Wrenn, (The toast was drunk with enthu siastic cheers, and musical honours.) Mr. WBnNN on rising, was received with roud cheers. On their subsidence, he proceeded to thank thethairman and the members of the society for the distinguished honour they had' conferred on him. Why they had singled him, out for such a mark of distinctionj he was unable to say, as he had done nothing more tian was reasonably to , be expected of any member of the society. It was true his services as treasurer had been unpile,• but he had done no more , than all of them were called en and were willing to do for their mutual benefit, and for the god of the nate society of Which they were all members. He had felt honoured in behrg, at a very early period of his connexion by residence with Liverpool, entrusted with sa important a position as thatto which he had been: ap. pointed by that geciety: But so valuable a testimony as that before him hn was unconscious of deserving. That beautiful gift would be to hint an everlasting memorial of the kindness heiiad experienced in his connexion with soma benefit to the institution,, which he felt to be one of great usefulness, and one which lent its assistance , extensively, indeed. he might say to all parts of the world. It was extending its connexion into other countries, and he hoped the same good feeling which he had , always witnessed and Lezperienced among its, members and its offieers would be continued through a long ram-se of successors. -It would, he could assure them, at all times afford -him. much happiness to render any small services which it might be in his power to con 4 tribute- towards the objects of the society, and to promote its prosperity- He concluded by again thanking the thairman - and the company for-the 11071011 Y they had con. ferred on him. (He sat down anAist loud and continue& `cheerkg.) • The Vicn-Cnsinmsxgavecas a toast, " The Town and Trade of Liverpool;" wffichltaast he prefaced by some. tfacetionsremarks connected with the objects of the society, observing. that, although. the general character of tie business. population of Liverpool was of the highest order, still they remember that all the community did not consist of honest men. If, - indeed, there had been none but honest men, there cOuld-thave been no occasion for such a E oeiety ; nor could, they have had occasion to ae.- knowledge in so gratifying:a manner as they had boon enabled to. do the. valuable-seavices of Mr. Wrenn. He concluded .by proposing " The. Town and Trade of Liver pool," coupled.with the naateof Mr. Crossley. (The toast was drunk' .with enthusiasm.) Mr. CROSSLEY acknowledged; the toast so saidi it was one entitled. te. the highest considera tion from, all of them.. Who,..he might ask, in that com pany was not proud of Liverpool and his connexion Iswith its tradey; Its trade was increasing at such a retells to give reaeon for anticipating that largess that already- was,, it would ,at no distant day be infinitely greater then it ever was. The grounds flinexpecting this were not diffi cult ta point out ; ,they consisted in the enterprite and energy of, her merchants —in the intelligence, of, her artizans—and in the industry of her tradesmen. Through the combination of these;_markets were rising up l and ex tend*- on all sides, and one country, peopled it might. be said by ourselves, was rising on the other side of the globe, producing us wool, hities,and tallow, besides otheo raw pro duce,,-in. such abundance, as to make us doubt ttmt we are neglecting the means for-husbanding the full fraits of our enterprize. If we look „to the state of the tovat i , we ,will fins} that on both sides,of the water we are making pre" parations for the accommodation of that great trade which is-accumulating around us. Ile confessed himself agreat fete-trader,and, as suck wasof opinion that Eugland should not live for England/ alone, but should endesrour to bene. lit; others while e n de avour i ng to benefit ovselNies• „ concluded by passing. a high eulogium ontthe integrity and business talents,of Mr. Wrenn. Mn. WRENN gave as the next toast, "the -health, of the Chairman," whose courtesy and goodr, feeling all pre sent must cordially join in acknowledging,-.(The teast.wo,s. drank with loud cheers) . The CHAIR/4,11i, in a few brief but %Ong and Appel), priate remarks.responded to the toast. Mr. SrEuxp gave as a toast, " The -Testim(Mial ,Cora,- mittee." In, proposing the toast he passed a high,en comium on the, good taste and energy displayed by those gentlemen in , discharge of their valaable and. difficult duties and in dying Mr. 'at Acs. returned thanks in tie .name of thee com mittee. Several! other toasts were given,. and the enjoyments of the exeningwere much enhanced; by the vocal:efforts of the Chairman, Messrs. Roberts, Reay, Bathgate,, Clarke, and others.. After spending a few,hiaPPY houra,,tho Party separete4i mach gratified by the evening's_ententaiument. C HO L B . R A NEWCASTLE, SEPT. 16.—There were la deaths from oholera, and four from diarrhea. Gateshead,. 36. Great efforts are making by the medical. authorities, and it is gratifying to find that the mortality has made no ma terial, progress in the last twenty-four hours. A house of refuge has been,opened, and bedsteads sup plied from the barracks, by authority from the Board of Ordnance. At Hexham i the epidemic has as yet made little way, only six deaths are recorded, though. the tendency to diar rhoea is general. SHIELDS, SATURDA.7, Gia.—There have been four ihtal cases in South Shields since yesterday at noon,—one man, a young woman, and two children ; the man had been unwell some timel the children died in a new part of the town, airy, but badly drained. There was a fatal, case in North Shields. on, Thursday ; another in the village of Tynemouth on the same day. They both appear , to have been brought from Newcastle. A very distressing case happened at Jarrow yestereay. A fine little tbllow, twelve years of age, son of Mr. Therms, Bell, of Jarrow-hall, one of our large Tyneside alkali, ma nufacturers, died after a few hours' illness. The' ascer tained fact , that the disease can be stopped in its. early stages by timely application for medical advice. is very much re-assuring our people. STERPERLAND, SEPT. 17.—The health of the. town is in charge of a united committee composed of the sanitary, sewerage, and corporation committees. Joh* Newton, a Newcastle carrier, died here yesterday mornig of cholera, after a short illness. Two women have died, in the village of. Whitburn; but those cases were imported from - the neighbourhood of Newcastle. There has been a death in fllartlepool—a coal trimmer, living in an ill-drained par of the town. THE CAPE MAIL STEAMERS areto.start from Southamp ton for the future, instead of Plymouth. THE ANNUAL BRAEMAR gathering of the clans took place on Friday at Braemar Castle. All the Highlanders appeared in the full national dress, wearing the tartan of their respective clans. The chiefs being attended by their pipers and usual personal retainers. Her Majesty having signified her intention of honouring the gathering with her presence, the Farquharson, under the command of Mr. Farquharson, of Invercauld, the Duff Highlanders, under the command of Mr. James Duff, and the Forbes Highlanders, from Strathdon, under the command of Sir Charles Forbes, were drawn up in front of the castle to re ceive her Majesty. FIRE AT BALMORAL.—On Friday afternoon, one of the cottages occupied by the masons engaged at the new palace at Balmoral was discovered to be on fire, and, being contiguous to the Royal residence, the utmost alarm fbr a time prevailed. In a short time a number of men were on the spot, the Royal family being not onl , but actively engaged in efforts to extinguish 0; " We are assured by a speciator," says the 4-- Herald," that when a line of men was formed to convey water to the burning pile from the river, Prince Albert at once took a position, and con ti nue d work i ng shou ld er t o shoulder with a sturdy Hlghlandraan. The Prince of Wales and Pr ince Alfred were also actively engaged, while Her Majesty stood by the whole time and gave such directions as she thought would tend to assuage the fire, seemingly deeply interested by the efforts of the men to save their clothes' chests, in which many of them had considerabl e sums o f mon ey." The fire is sup posed to have originated by a spark getting among some brushwood in one of the cottages where a w oman . was baking, and as they w e r e all five composed of timber, the flames were speedily beyond the power of control. NO damage has been awe to the new buildings. aresent TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1853. MONDAY EVENMG, SEPTEMBER 19, _EXECTRIC TELEGRAPH. THE GERMAN "EMIGRANTS' Homz."—The several cased of cholera which have occurred at this establishment have caused some uneasiness to be manifested in the populoug district in which it is situated. There is, however, no cause for fear, as far as the arrangements and condition of the Home are concerned. The spacious and well-ventilate d rooms have recently been whitewashed, and every means is adopted to keep the sleeping apartments in a wholesome and salubrious state. In each room a well-displayed bd! the following notice in German. and --rmity with the sanitary regulatTils, —e allowed to be in the bedrooms after eight 'clock, a.m . 5 nor until after six o'clock, p.m. 'These regn. lations will be strictly enforced." In the interim between these specified hours the windows are open, and .a thorough airing is produced. The first and second cabin passengers occupy separate bedsteads, two or three of which are placed in one room, according to the size of the apartment The berths for the steerage passengers are arranged in double tiers, in a similar manner to those on board a ship, except that they are on a more extensive scale, and have 3 better light and ventilation. The whole of the bedstead' and berth-frames are of iron, and are consequently ineli gible as harbourers of vermin, which have never been seen in any of the rooms. There are• water-closets on every floor, to all of which Sir William Burnett's disinfecting zinc fluid is used three times a day. The only approac h to an improper smell proceeded from some of those places; and this arose from the want of a good supply of watel:o the pipes having been empty from Friday night until three o'clock on Saturday afternoon. No cases of ehole . ra have occurred since those reported to the. Health Commit' tee, and, it will be remembered, the sufferers in both In' stances had but just arrived from Hamburg, where they were• attacked by the disease. The health of the town 'a, irt an unusually satisfactory condition ; number °I deaths registered during the past fortnight being less than has been known, for a similar period for some . time'Pa 4 ' Between two and three hundred German emigrants are expected toiarrive at the Home, in Moorfields, during the week. LATEST INTELLIGENCE- 1,2° HOLLAND:—The' States General were opened tb afternoon (Monday) by the King: .; • A submarine' telegraphic dispalch, direct from the Hague, contains , the Royal Speeen. The King conga' tulates the country on the state of commerce, agriculture , and improvement: The partial reports of the harvest show that it is only an average one, although the uneasi• ness caused lately on the subject appears to have been somewhat exaggerated. The King trusts that the session will afford the opportunity of settling - important legisla' five questions. EASTU,N QUES'yION. A letter from Paris, in Ithe iecond edilion of the Times, states, that private letters from Vienna of the 12th inst. affirm, that the members , of the nortferenceliad assembled ; that the best understanding existed between] them ; and that a fresh note had beeniprepared by them, which was couched in the most conciliatory language, and is calcu lated to be accepted by the contending parties. The Constantinople accounts •of the sth are Aof a warlike character. Great excitement `prevailed, and plitcards were posted of the most irritatirgrand incendiary kind. The Minister of War and Redsehid Pacha are in+opposition , an& accuse each other of being authors and-instigators of the pi:snarls ; the former, which call' out for war under any circumstances, the latter of the 'few which demand peace at any price. _ _ _ liolionses and shops had box destroyed in Con stantinople. At Eseizaar, a town in Philipopli,l2oo shops-and 30 honses,-and several public buildings, had been destroyed by fire. The advices from Paris mention that a beiief in a pacific satation still prevails. FUNDS, STOCK, AND SHARE MARKET: Consols opened a quarter percent. lower, anti-subs& qnently experienced an eighth advance,- ,at which: they closed. The heaviness in the forenoon . was attributed to the Tivkisli intelligence, which is not of a nature to in spire confidence in the maintenance of peace, and the-sub sequent rally to rumours of higher prices from Par Railways have.not generally been supported at the highest point -of Saturday. In Caledonians; _and heavy stookg• some speculative selling produced (a decline.. French Shires firm. Gold, Land, and Rank descriptions, die' played much activity, and are firm, at an. improvement. Foreign Snacks buoyant, and in a fiw,instances areqUeted better.. CLOSING PRICE•B: Consols, Account .. 1 95i Bank Stook . Do. Maley.... I 951 Exchef4. , Is,•L. &S. 6 lals Three & QrperCents.. Mexicans Do. Threes Spanish Deferred Do. Threes FOREIGN STOCKS,. . 25it ISpanish•Passives,.... 4- 7 i;s 5 k . 'Turkish • 224 ilSwedish .. • .. -- 46i 7 RAILWAY SHAISEB: Amberg„Nottingham, London &-/si. , Wester n• 1024. 3} and E. Junction—. London &-S. Western 77 8 Bristol and Exeter .. Manche*, Shelf., and Caledonian Do. Preference .. 101 3 Midland Stock East Anglian . — MidtandHalves Eastern Counties .... 12} II- North. British East Lancashire. 67 9 D. Preference •-- Eastern Union A .... Norfolks Ditto B and. C — North. Staffordshire.. -"- Edinburgh4.‘ Grasgow64 6x div Shrewsbury and Sir-- Great Northern 74i 5* miegham — Do. A..... Do. 1,..8r,N. W._gUr - a k Do. 8..... S. Eastern and Dov a er . 32.3 ''' Great Western Lanc. and lorkabire. 67i x div Barwick i Do. Fifths 6/ i din' Do. Extension_ Leeds Ncathern l4 I Do. Preference - London, Brighton,and IlircA and N. Midland , .49 9 South 00aat 9B 100 I Do. Preference MINING SHAMES. INugget... . ...... • *• &Australian .... • .. Freehold ..... Australasian ....... Colonial .... . .. Mariposa LAND MAASS. Australian Agricultural 32 4 iPeei River S. Australian Invest. 4,South Australian Crystals Noveau Aloacte Registered Cordeliera Ave Maria Carson's. Creek Port Philip CORN 141-ARKT. zdis~pm Wz.bave a scanty show okiinglish Wheat, but the sup plies of Foreign Wheat awl. Oats are agal4*liberal — of other grain short. Trade opened firm., at Friday's rates, namely 3s per qr. advancee on, those of Monday. Flour and Malt are unaltered. Barley and l3eans.in request at fult terms. Oats, except foreign, are scums and 6d and end Is more money is ottainedfor all finoCorn.—At the cliose the millers raised the price of town,made Flour to ttbs, being bs higher. "English Wheat closed slow of sale / at Friday's advance of en and 3s per qr. ;, foreign was hel d firmly at 60s and 60s, including floating cargoes:7 Barley brought 44s for best waking; grinding, 26s and 30s per jt, ln is dia an n d C 2 s o r per , 3 a in do ina g d 4e 3 r 6s . p Am er 1; 4 . oau ßeau Fl s o , ur Pe ue as, and per barrel. English. Irish. Foreign. Wheat 2400 1200 32050 Barley , 421 9001 Oats 413 57 25418 Malt 27727 Beans Peas 139 Flour 666 brls. (From King s ford and Lay's: ebetelar.)—There has been a fair supliky of wheat from Essex and Kent, a small portion of which . only consisted' of the new crop. The Essex remained:unsold towards; the close of the market,• but for the new., Keats. an %bailee of 4s. per qr. on the prices of this day se'nnight was realised. Demand for foreign inactive, and a sra& business only transacted; the sales effected were from: 3s. to ss. per qr. above our' quotation of Monday, lasi( A few parcels of inferior, malting barley brought an, advance of ls. to 2s. per ,_ r i! secondary and inferior qualities unaltered in value ; g r '' bus mg sells at an improverftut of Is. per qr. Beans scarce , : and is. tq 2s. dearer. White peas much wanted . , al' command:our highest quotations ; grey being fully- last week prices. Oats seta an advance of is. per qr. Top prices °flown made . Rout are raised to 655. per sack, an d m barreb.ls s .to 2s. duweareh holders aTel to demandesmallsu pplyof news white' ustar4.eed inhigher the•roanufacturerst will, at present submit to. PROZUCE MARKET. Sugar.—Foreign:. There is a fair business doing in floatia cargoes at full prices. Large purchases have been made refined ; brown lumps 458. to 455. 6d. Coffee, is. brisker 80 4 Arm ; Native Ceylon 475. 6d. to 48s. 6d. forexport, Ria 44 , ce s. to 465. Tea in greater demand, and prices. firmer. 111 firm ; Arracaa, afloat, Hs. to Hs. 3d. Transactions in Co t , t ff, o are limited,, bit no decline. Cochineal la greatly *v " for . and terms are rising. There is more doing in Indigo, 'l t , . mer prices . Many buyers of Brandy at a further advol'e- TALLOW mmmr, g . tO The market for Tallow is firm ; P.Y.C. sold at 54s' t to 545. Cd. on the spot. The stock i s 21,125 cas ks, s g - ,, ns s t 36,513 same time last year; deliveries 3,471 casks, Sg a '" - 8,287 same time last year. The exports from St. Petersburg; to the 10th instant, were 54,421 casks, against 23,62 4 53n2 time last year. CATTLE MARKET. d Beasts have sold at 2d p er s t one re d uc ti on . Sheep ''' An „t Lambs obtained f ormer pr i ces . C a l ves me t a slow sal e last Friday's terms. 0 Beef 2s 6d to 4s 4d I Veal Mutton..... 45 Od to 5s 2d 1 Pork .3 5 6 dt0 45 `z" Beasts Lambs, 4s. Od. to ss. 2d. g 7 5, Sheep and Lambs. 27410 I C l:l a g ] s v e . s . ............................ ... . ty,‘‘. N .......................... ARRIVALS. ests Cambridge, Leicester, Lincoln, and North am 2}oo pton Beasts )00 Scotch Beasts Irish Beasts Holland Beasts . . Do. Sheep 219 Do. Calves 6O Do. Pigs — Spanish Beasts Do. Sheep — 6lO French Calves MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE. Caledonians, 28Lancashire, 16 15.16th5, -1, preferenc e quarters. 9; Lancashire and Yorkshire 67i, fifth! dis.; London and Northwestern, 103, 102 f, eighths Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 21i, ; M i dis u d land, 5 ; North Staffords, dis. ; Southeastern an Dover, 182, 11-16ths, R; West Riding Union, 3i dis. LEEDS STOCK EXCHANGE. L ancas hire and Yorkshire, 67k, ; Midland, 60, 1, C 4 nt i Northwestern, n; Southeastern and Dover, 12 ; Yo rk a North Midland, 24i. GLASGOW CORN MARKET There was a considerable business done at tolday's he a t, at an advance of Is. per barrel on Flour, and 25 . on Whet' ' GLASGOW PIG IRON MARKET. The market firm ; warrants 635. : b he Printed and PublishedLl e ve ERPOOL ry Tuesday Morning l -14. v u t 7. Proprietor, ROBERT PEARSON THACKER, of -- G Percy-street, at the STANDARD GENERAL PRIN', .... OFFICE, No. 4, ST. GEORGE'S CRESCENT, Liverp Tuesday, September 90,1@3. 001.