The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-12-08 00:00:00

fat Eiturpoot &tanbarb. TUESDAY MORNING, DEC. 8, 1846. r We really did hope that the question, whether the present mode of conducting the magisterial business of this borough is susceptible of improve ment, might have been discussed without the in dulgence of personalities, and upon higher grounds than those of mere party predilections. It is un doubtedly one of vital interest to the entire commu nity, involving, as i t does, the impartial and effect ual a dministration of justice to all classes; and we have ourselves, in the humble share which we have taken in it, endeavoured to divest ourselves of every consideration beyond that important one, the public good. There are, however, gentlemen—and they profess themselves to be the admirers and friends (?) of Mr. Rushton—who appear anxious to convert it into the ground of a party struggle : gentlemen who cannot permit an opportunity to pass, however in appropriate, of discharging their venom against former opponents, or former condition of society; and who do not even scruple to profit by the occa sion, by implication, to heap their spiteful obloquy upon the names of some, over whose ashes the grave has long closed. Mr. Wm. Rathbone is one of these gentlemen. He cannot see in the question under discussion any thing higher than the sordid consideration whether Mr. Rushton is to have £2OOO a-year, or £l3OO, his present salary ; and, when his fulsome adulation of that gentleman can go no further, he gratifies him self with an explosion of malevolence against a body of men, his equals if not in every respect his betters, the bulk of whom, unfortunately, are no longer here to refute his slanders. Mr. Rathbone is himself a borough magistrate. It mlt be said of him, at least, "slat nominis umbra." He is one of the whig-created satellites, who revolve round the stipendiary, shining in his borrowed light ; and, because he appears to be unable to point to any service which he has ever performed for the public in his nominal capacity, he had, on Wednesday last, the bad taste to indulge in the following re marks upon his predecessors, who did discharge the duties of the office, which he contents himself with the mere honour of holding:— " He had known the difference between the present magistrates and some:of those who were acting before the municipal act. He had known the difficulty in which some former magistrates had been placed, when friends with whom they bad been in drunken revels the night be fore bad the misfortune to fall into the hands of justice! he had known their difficulty when those friends were brought before them, and the way in which justice was administered in former times under such circumstances. The man in b , oad cloth escaped, while the poor devil in buckram was severely punished. This was an abuse of justice." Now, here is an imputation thrown out, which may light upon any of the heads of members of that body, living or de d—a somewhat discreditable im putation ; and, if Mr. Rathbone be a lover of truth and justice, he will point out the offender or offend ers, and release from it those gentlemen against whose fair fame it cannot, in honesty, be levelled. There are the sons of many of those old magistrates in the Council ; and there are many of those old magistrates themselves in the Council ; and many more occupying distinguished stations in the estima tion of their fellow townsmen, who have retired from public life altogether. We call upon Mr. Rathbone to name the "drunken revellers" to whom he refers, and we trust some member of the Council will press the matter home upon him. But why introduce the comparison between Mr. Rushton's conduct and talent on the Bench, and those of the old magistrates, at all ? It is somewhat dangerous ground for one of the Whig elevated body to touch upon... The old magistrates gave up a large portion of their time to the public ; and, as so much has been said about the universal correct ness of Mr. Rushton's decisions, we may invite Mr. Rathbone to tell us how many of the decisions of the old body were reversed by superior authority. They were not lawyers, it is true. They were men of business—men of common sense—and quite ca pable of deciding equitably nine-tenths of the cases ordinarily coming before a police court, which the majority of the present body practically confess they are not. The old magistrates did not content them selves with dropping in now and then and exhibiting themselves upon the bench for a few minutes when an interesting case was corning on. They worked in their harness, like men who had the good of their fellow citizens at heart; an we never heard that ity, or the morals of se, in their days than crime enjoyed greater immuni the community were much wori 111 ours We have distinctly repudiated the wish to regard the question (as to the desirableness of having two courts and two police magistrates) as one, in the de cision of which the personal merits of Mr. Rushton are to be considered. Some remarks, however, which fell from Mr. Aikin, on Wednesday, and the tone of Mr. Rushton's friends throughout the dis cussion of the question, render some reference to that gentleman's claim almost impossible to avoid Mr. Aikin says . " It bad been said that Mr lushton came to them at a understood he was to have vely applied to the court. .. That was not so. Mr. Rushton came there to give such time as ary to conduct the business of the court, but he was at . liberty to practise in chambers. Every individual who had passed through the civic chair counsel for the Cor applied to by every ierally consulted him r. Rushton had dune to his knew - that he had acted as star poration. H e h Mayor, and the tow as to town and dock offal all this without fee or r salary. He understood tl and dock affairs so well, t 'crease employing ♦ery great expense, so well, that they Aikin f took bi ss of the Corporation 'e in London m they seldom saw—at a conducted the business Ir. Rust , gretted when they e the ame to advising him to accept this o to follow up the splendid car talking of an increase of a this time, have had as many v the leader s. He (Mr. hat he was instrumental in ce. for if tie had continued This is certainly the Ni vision of Mr. Rushton's adduced. That gentlerr vote a portion of his tim ;pen for him, instead of hundreds, he would, by rgument against a di that could have been add the remainder to cY covery, h n came to the office to de to the duties of the Bench ber practice. The dis with the immense business 1 ver, is made ti gitimately before him, and the additional I 'intarily takes upon himself as Corporation," his time is mount which "standing couru fully occupied. Now, we remember a gentleman somewhat similarly circumstanced. Mr. John Fre derick Foster, sitting magistrate at the New Bailey, Salford, a gentleman equal in every respeet to Mr. Rushton, entered upon his office upon the same s to following sterial duties and encroach- Nit}, a thaulber practice. sormously increa ing upon the time allow tice, which was also incr i his mag ; hands, friends for him, did missioners of r such chamber prac- COMMIS- to th aloe of both s h a 'demand equal He resigned 1/ y and practice. rcise of I Umself upon mers of Manche of the entire body of the i with the recordership, as COMMIS support ; and the h the approbation its, presented him ony of their sense of his disint Rnshton to make such a sacrifice; but we propose, what ought to be a great boon to a man of talent, to give him leisure to devote himself more to that chamber practice of which he is at present deprived. With the latter portion of Mr. Aikin's remarks we have nothing to do. If Mr. Rushton, as he seems to think, has made a mistake in accepting his pre- sent office, and thrown away - " a splendid career," which would have brought him in by this time an s instead of the proposed hun- mduct. We - do not ask Mr, rncrea . drer's, t of salary, we mus Were we to re for an advance men with We shall have to r string of fallacies and u' .1 appointing gentle- which the very briefly the long 3rted assertions, with remains apparentl a divi§ion - Of the ma --me only organ which unconvinced of the necessity of ht , sinesS of the borough eyes of the public, f this measure. mpts to throw dust propri Our contemporary ch on his estimate of the expense of a new Police-court-125600—and say it is exces sive." We will do so. The item for the salaries of two magistrates' clerks, £llOO, is excessive. £l2OO are all that we pay now for the same functionaries, who have to manage the entire business of the bo rough ; and £BOO would be ample for a new court. £3OO, for two assistant clerks, is excessive. When only a portion of the business is to be transacted at the present court, a clerk or two might be spared there. £l5O for two assistant fine collectors, is exces- ;es us to put our finger upon a single item sive, inasmuch as two do at present the whole busi ness of the borough for £2OO. An arrangement might be made for one to sit in the north court, and the other in the south. Stationery, £lOO, is excessive. £lB7 paid the printing and stationery, for the whole business last year; and we don't see how the new arrangement can make it £lOO more. With respect to the new stipendiary's salary, although it is true, as our contemporary, urges that we ourselves sug gested £l5OO a year, on the presumption that the two stipendiaries were to be equally well paid ; yet, it is not at all necessary, that more than £lOOO should be the sum, for a man of first-rate ,ability. The expenses of a new main bridewell and staff are equally excessive. In any case, a new and more commodious bridewell, admitting of proper classi fication of prisoners, must be erected at the south end of the town, notwithstandin4 our contempo rary's assertion that " a bridewell in the park was abandoned as unnecessary ;" and such bridewell may easily serve for the new arrangements of the courts. Our contemporary puts down £BBO as the expenses of a resident superintendent and his staff, for the new court. We dare say, however, that one of the present superintendents may be found capa ble, and willing for a proper remuneration, to under take the duties of Mr. Superintent Brown ; and at the same time materially to aid the labours of Mr. Dowling in the north division. Our original esti- I mate of £3500 is, we repeat, although we are only " civilians," the additional cost, which such an arrangement will involve. As we never advocated the location of the new south court at the extremity of the park, or the removal of the present court to Great Homer -street, our contemporary will excuse our omitting to reply to his badinage about the absurdity of dragging suitors from the east side of Whitechapel and Para dise street, to a remote " Park-office ;" or from the north and central docks, Dale-street, Castle street, and the neighbourhood to Great Homer-street. It may have been found " that a removal of the Police court, even to Shaw's-brow, would interfere with the prompt administration of justice," As we are not acquainted, however, with what is contained in " the pigeon-holes of the watch committee," we are not satisfied as to the precise wherefore. Perhaps it is not convenient for some of our borough magi strates to he called very far from the immediate neighbourhood of the Exchange flags, or their office , to make up a bench, when summoned by Mr. Rushton • and this reminds us of the objection, that men of business cannot be expected to act effi ciently and regularly as magistrates. In that case, we must look out for gentlemen, unconnected with business affairs, to perform those duties. Clearly, gentlemen ought not to accept of honorable offices, which they intend to be merely honorary. We must dignify with the position of magistrates', men, who are capable and willing to give up a reasonable portion of their time to the duties, which are in volved in their appointments ; not those who only wear their office, as ladies wear feathers in their bonnets, for show. The condemnation of Shaw's brow, however, was made at a time when a central locality only was contemplated. The opinion of the magistrates had no connection with the state of things, as they will exist with two Police-courts and two stipendiaries sitting. Nothing could be gained then, so far as convenience is concerned, by the removal of the present courts and bridewell. But, with two courts, an arrangement might be made which would not be open to reasonable objection. _ The dock business will shortly extend much fur ther - orth than at present. It is a good mile and a half from the present courts to the extremity of the docks now forming at the north end; and - from the mass of population which must congregate round the coasting docks running up to Vauxhall-road. Say, therefore, that we remove the present court to some convenient site between the French prison and Vavxhall-road. It will thus be placed nearer to Everton, Kirkdale, Low-hill, and the outskirts than the Sessions Courts are ; and will be at no incon venient distance from the densely-populated centre of the town, north and east of Whitechapel and Paradise-street. The south court might sit some. where about St. James's market or Bridgewater street, which would accommodate the southern docks, and the population south and east of Han over-street Ranelagh-street and Brownlow-hill, and a portion of Edge-hill, to Windsor and the Park. We do not pretend to draw the precise line of di vision. It is clear, however, that a convenient ar rangement can be found, which would involve not the slightest complicity. If we have lines of division between the out parishes and the borough, we can have divisions within the borough. The Journal itself advances strong reasons in sup port of the views which we have ourselves advo cated, as conclusive in favour of the beneficial oper ation of two courts. He says : " It so happens that the largest number of prisoners is `raised' within a radii extending not more than three guar. ters of a mile from the Town hall. Of the 16,000 annu ally brought before the magistrates, 14,000, at least, are captured within the circle intimated. For this reason there are, every day and night, some ten constabl , s in this neighbourhood, for one at Kirkdale or the Dingle." Why we said as much • and for this very suf _ , ficient reason, which the editor of the Journal Knows well. A policeman will not prosecute, and an indivi dual will not prosecute, when either have to throw away an immoderate amount of time and leisure in so doing. Again he says : " The average number of cases from the Dingle and its vicinity do not, we suspect, exceed half-a. dozen in a year ! Say there are a thousand cases. annually, in the Park, and the proximate streets ; but what of that ? There are seven thousand cases from Williamson•square, Lime-street, &c., all much nearer to the Exchange than to Park-road, or even to St. James's-place. We do not wish to remove the opportunity of prosecuting the seven thousand cases - much out of the latitude of Williamson-square : at the same time, we wish to give increased facilities for prose cuting the thousand cases occurring in the Park. We assume that there are not above six cases per annum from the Dingle. Windsor, however, is not a very well-ordered locality. The Park-road is not the least ordered in the world. Crown-street is not exemplary; nor is Great Howard-street, the top of Vauxhall-road, Shaw-street, or Brunswick road, Everton. We certainly do not, as our con temporary, in his funny style, imagines, want the itinerating courts of Damascus to punish offenders in these districts ; but we want proper protection for them. And this they have not whilst the amount of crime in them is estimated by the present amount of convictions, and the impunity held out to evil doers is held as guaranteeing the eNil which that very impunity creates. If only one police case originates in the Dingle for a thousand in Paradise street, it is not very improbable that the reason is because policemen and complainants cannot so con veniently prosecute in the former locality as in the latter. With respect to our contemporary's argument that it is not increase of informations that we want but improved justice; and that such justice will not he cheapened by the measure which we advocate, we can only say this :—We don't want increased in formations, except so far as they conduce to in creased and more impartial justice. On the other hand we do want increased advantage to the public, to arise from cheapening the approaches to justice. We don't want a criminal to escape be cause a "policeman cannot spare four hours of his natural rest to prosecute him, nor do we want a merchant to submit to an unjust fine because to pay it requires a less sacrifice of the time of his clerks than to substantiate a defence. We have no leaning at all upon the question, except for the public good ; and that will, we are more and more convinced, be best advanced by following the course which we :have humbly advocated. WHERE ARE THE SOUP KII CHENS ?—The present, Ee were weather, combined with the high price of provisions, suggests that some effort should be made to assist our working poor, and to provide for them a supply of sub stantial and nourishing food at a cheap rate. We trust that our fair fellow-townswomen, who are ever the fore most in works of charity, will set in motion the machi nery for this purpose. A FACT FOR MR. EIRE EVANS.—It will be remem bered that, during the discussion of the question of the Wapping purchase, Mr. Eyre Evans refused to acknow ledge that any advantage was to be gained, by the cir cumstance of vessels being enabled to get from north to south, through a continuous line of docks, instead of, as at present, being compelled to be towed into the river, , after unloading, to effect that movement. Mr. Evans, we think, added, that he never knew a case of a vessel sus taining any accident whilst making the transit from the discharging dock to the loading or graving docks. We give him an instance of such a catastrophe, which he will find in our shipping intelligence of Wednesday : " The Wa4efield, from St. John's. N. B„ which was on shore in Bootle Bay, was got off this morning, after discharging, and, while being towed up the river, fell over on her beam ends, and was beached near Egremont." We presume the same accident might have happened had the Wakefield discharged in any of the new north docks instead of a few hundred yards further north upon Bootle sands. iverpool Jo THE LIVERPOOL STANDARn. SOUTH LANCASHIRE. WINTER ASSIZES. Yesterday evening, about half-past five o'clock, the Hon. Mr. Baron Rolfe, and the Hon. Mr. Justice Wight man, the judges appointed to preside at these assizes, arrived at the Railway Station, Lime-street, when they were met by William Standish Standish. Esq. of Standish Hall, the High Sheriff; the Rev. J. S. Master. Rector of Chorley. the sheriff's chaplain, and William Shuttle worth. Esq., the Town-clerk. They proceeded in the Sheriff's carriage. escorted by the javelin-men to the judge's lodgings, and thence, after robing, to the Crown Court, where they took their seats on the bench, at half past six o'clock. and the special commission was immedi ately read by T. S. Shuttleworth, clerk of the crown. The court was then adjourned to half-past eleven o'clock this day, so that their lordships may previously attend divine worship at St. George's church. The calendar presents the names of 60 prisoners, a much less number than appeared at the corresponding period of last year; but it is probable that the names of 18 men, belonging to an iron or file manufactory, at Newton-in-the-Willows, may yet be added—they having been committed for a conspiracy against their employers. The following is a synopsis of the offences on the calendar : Murder, (including an attempt) 3 Manslaughter.. Stabbing and Wounding Robberies with violence Assaulting with intent to rob one party; and Shooting at with intent to Murder another, 2 Assault with violence Burglary Robbery .. Rape ..... . ..... . . ... Bigamy Concealing Birth Forgery Wilfully breaking Machinery .... .. ........ 1 Horse Stealing Mint Cases ... For Judgment from August last Of the prisoners, 2 can read and write in a superior manner ; 6 can read and write well ; 7 can read well ; 27 can read imperfectly ; and 18 can neither read nor write. The Manchester cases will be taken first. The cases in the boroughs of Manchester and Liverpool will be tried before Mr. Justice Wightman, who will sit in the Nisi Prins Court. The other cases will be tried before Mr. Baron Rolfe, who will preside in the Crown Court. One of the cases, that of Henry Robinson, charged with the murder of Richard Kenyon, a gamekeeper, of Knowsley, in 1843, (and for which one man was convicted aid exe cuted,) will probably occupy a whole day. The case against Wm. Lacey, Michael Taylor, and Richard Cullen, charged with assaulting Mr. W. Miller, surveyor, of Fulwood, near Preston, and also with shooting at Miss Miller, his daughter, with intent to murder her, (as re cently noticed by us,) is also expocted to excite much interest. It is supposed. however, that the whole busi ness of these assizes will be got through in the two courts by Friday, or Saturday at the latest. JOURNAL INSINUATION OF JOBBERY. Our contemporary of Saturday is really worthy of a professorship in a Jesuits' college. He can whisper a charge against a political opponent with such a perfect air of innocence, that you would imagine all the time that he had a retainer to defend you from the malice of the wicked. No journalist is such an adept in saying some thing which can, the next minute, be explained away as meaning nothing—in wrapping up bitter gibes in a sugary covering, and pandering to the malice of the unworthy, when he seems to be administering to the object of his astute attacks doses of flattery, as thickly laid on as an over-indulgent mother spreads butter and sweets upon the bread of an obese and over-petted child. An example of his cleverness in this way is before us, in an article in his last publication, headed " Should there be another Police Court ?" We quote the exquisite morceau : "We take for granted that the wish expressed by several gentlemen in the Council, on Monday last, tor a second police court, was honest; that they paid no deference to the flattering exe.zcise of small patronage, and resisted heroically every soft temptation that approachad them from a distance in the se dEctive form of a ' job.' They are honourable men." Of course, the Journal never meant to insinuate a charge of jobbing against the several gentlemen in the Council, who expressed a wish for a second police court. He states distinctly that he has taken their virtue for granted. " They are honourable men," who have " re sisted heroically every soft temptation that approaches them from a distance in the seductive form of "a job." But why, most Jesuitical of journalists, mention the word " job "at all ? You mean no imputation against these gentlemen; ergo, the paragraph is all surplusage—as completely so as would be the verdict of " not guilty," pronounced by a jury against a man who has never been accused of a crime, or placed upon his trial. " Jobp," we all know, are generally got up in the dark—in hole and corner meetings, from which parties suspected of imprac ticability are sedulously kept away. Men often canvas their friends to assist them in " jobs "—drum up for the signatures of those who have to sit in judgment upon such "jobs"—earwig people, and place private friendships in " seductive" opposition to considerations of public ad vantage ; and as no auch appliances appear to have been used by the " several gentlemen in the Council who wish for a second Police Court," we cannot see why it was necessary for our contemporary to absolve them from yielding to any " soft temptations" of jobbing. Most people will think that, until the Journal is in a position to deny the charge made by Mr. David Hodgson, against Mr. Rushton's injudicious friends amongst the magis tracy, of having "canvassed for assents" to their recom mendation of an Increase of his salary, it was'unwise to moot the term "job" as connected with the question. We must seriously remonstrate with our contemporary against the indulgence of these practices of his. If a man has a charge to make, let him do so in a manly spirit. Such Bush -fighting is not creditable toi ournalism.: By the bve, what does be mean by the following sentence, referring to the " super-structures" which, he says, Messrs. David Hodgson and Samuel Holme have erected upon our remarks ? "These are only some of the few buildings erected by Mr. llolme, which cannot stand." The allusion is as unjust as it is contemptible. THE LOYAL ORANGE ORDER.—We understand a general grand lodge of the above body will be held in this town to-morrow, when it is understood that a code of laws and an efficient system of operation is likely to be agreed upon. A large body of noblemen and most in fluential gentlemen of the county are expected to second the operations of the brotherhood. INCREASE OF MENDICANCY.—During the past fort- night the suburbs of Liverpool, and especially those at the North End, have been alcoo4 overrun with beg g ars, most of them of the description called " sturdy," and nearly all apparently fresh importations from the sister isle. It would really seem as if some organised system of immi gration was going on ; for it is scarcely imaginable that the bulk of these poor creatures, some of whom travel ac compinied by three or four tattered children, can have come across the channel at their own expense. Of course our own parish officers will have to pass them back again at the expense of 'the ratepayers of Liverpool. It is ra ther too bad that, on every occasion when the failure of a crop or any other calamity dries up the sources of charity in Ireland, her habitual beggars are to he drafted over to this country. A poor law for Ireland is the only remedy for the evil ; and it is time that we began to demand it as a measure of justice to Englishmen, who cannot afford to maintain the poor of both countries. MEETING OF MAGISTRATES AT THE PUBLIC OFFICE, TOXTETH-PARK.—On Sa•urday forenoon, a meeting of --d from the previous Thursday, was office, Park-road, for the purpose of held at the Pub hearing objections against a rate, which was laid to defray the expenses incurred by the commissioners of the town ship of Toxteth-park, in opposing the Liverpool Sanitory Bill, and also for paving and sewerage. The magistrates forming this petty sessions were Mr. R. Rodick and Mr. Fletcher, and there were present several occupiers of houses in the township, also Mr. Myers, of the firm of Messrs. Laces. Myers, and Co., the legal advisers of the magistrates, &c. '1 he question to be decided arose out of an appeal made by Mr. Joseph Harrison, who had been rated and refused to pay, on the ground of the rate being illegally laid, and for whom appeared Mr. Owen, solicitor, while Mr. Snowball was present for the com missioners in support of the rate. It appeared Mr. Har rison had been summoned for refusing to pay a sum of 15s. Sd., which he had beets charged, being 4d. in_the of his premises !lowed that Vie rate alluded t others had be owed a news re to be laid. per, containing notices He contended that, as was shown by a parallel case that had been tried at Glou cester, and to the printed report of which he referred, that a rate legally laid could not be quashed by the magis- trates in petty sessions, or even at the quarter. If parties considered themselves aggrieved by the amountorinequality of a rate, they might appeal to the justices in petty ses sions at Kirkdale, and finally, if they thought fit, to the quarter sessions. The clerk of the commissioners proved the due publication of the notices, the calling upon Mr. Harrison for payment without effect, and other legal On the other hand, Mr. Owen, for his client, it there was no proof that the rate-book produced contained all the names of the occupiers of houses in the P.He also objected to the manner in which the were signed, being only by Mr. P. M'Auliffe, the hen thy ought to have been signed by three of urged tF the commissioners. One of the notices, too, ne saw, was issued on the same day that the rate was laid. and he thought it should have been published at least a day pre viously. Mr. Snowball said that the rate-book signed by the commissioners was the best evidence, on the face of it, of the legal laying of the rate. With respect to the ❑otices being signed by the clerk only, that officer signed them " by order of the commissioners," which was usual, as in instances of secretaries of railways signing notices " by order of the directors," to save the time and trouble of procuring the signatures of the latter. With regard to one of the notices being published so shortly before the laying of the rate, it was in accordance with the act, which expressed that it should be given " immediately be fore, or as soon before as convenient." He added that many of the occupiers had paid the rates, and that it would be unjust to them not to oblige the defaulters to pay also. The magistrates, after hearing all that was urged, decided that the appellant, and others who had de declined, must pay the amount, and the bench declined to enter on the question of the legality of the rate, basing their decilion on the rate book being, on the face of it, evidence of the legal laying of the rate. There being no other business, the meeting then broke up. On Friday last a man named Edward Hoskins died froin injuries received whilst loading a cart in King-street. THE COTTON MARKET. Our position as journalists in a port, of which cotton is a staple article, renders it imperative upon us to offer a few remarks upon the present excited state of the market for that commodity. For some weeks past the holders have been calculating very sanguinely upon a short crop. the almost universal conclusion having been that it would not exceed, at the utmost, 2.000,000 bales. The depressed state of the Manchester market, however; the closing against us, or the unsettled state, of several of our foreign markets,—for instance, Mexico, the River Hate, the Cape. and Portugal,—coupled with the discouraging ac counts from India and China ;—repressed speculation, and even kept back spinners from laying in their usual stocks. At the same time, the stock in the country was so un usually low as, under ordinary circumstances, even with out the additional feature of an anticipated short crop, to warrant a much more excited feeling than was evinced up to last week. Last year, the stock in Great Britain, up to the 28th November, was 915,000 bales, against 474,710 up to the same period this year; and for some years past we have been accustomed to have at this period from 600,000 to 1,000,000 bales in merchants' hands; but the position of the manufacturers, previously to the arrival of the steamer of the 16th, would have been sufficient to keep prices in statu quo, had the stock in the country been even less than its present amount. Since Wednesday, however, our trade in this staple has been greatly stimu:ated, and a very heavy business done at advanced rates, the spinners, low in stock, rushing into the market, and being met in advance by the specu lators, who had taken advantage of the confirmation of the probable short crop, and of somewhat better accounts brought by the East India mail. In such a position of parties—the consumers bare, and the stock principally in the hands of capitalists,—the manufacturer has naturally had the worst of it. Our best-informed brokers, however, ale not satisfied as to the prudence and fairness of the strong upward movement, and deprecate extreme haste in buying on the part of the spinners. The stock of goods in manufacturers' hands is already heavy ; and if their only resort—the working of short time—is com pelled to be adopted, the holders of, and speculators in, the raw material, may perhaps be brought to sell on more reasonable terms. Besides, we have before had rumours of short crops, which have turned out not quite so short as anticipated. Under all existing circumstances, and with the prospect which exists of early and late supplies, we see no cause for the unusual display of speculation which just now characterizes our transactions. The market yesterday opened with a good demand from the trade, who were in attendance in unusually large numbers, evincing considerable anxiety to get in at last week's prices. Speculators—ever on the alert—seeing this, commenced operations, and ran a neck-and-neck race for cotton, giving id. to Id. advance on the prices of Friday last. In this way fully 30,000 bales were sold, one half to speculators, and the remainder to the trade; and, even at the advance, holders are rather reluctant than otherwise to show their stocks, so thoroughly san guine are they that higher rates will prevail before long. IMPROVEMENT IN COURTS The operations of the Health Committee under our local act have effected much in improving the condition of the dwellings of our working poor. Our cellar popu lation is already considerably reduced ; and the habita tions of this description which remain unoccupied, are, generally speaking, of a superior class. A great number of our courts have been improved ; and their most hurt ful features, in some measure, got rid of by increased at tention on the part of the authorities to their proper cleansing. There still remains, however, much to be done, before the character of the town can be redeemed ; and the committee seem determined to accomplish all within their power. Since the passing of the local act, by which a large por tion of the cellar and court habitations of the poor were declared untenantable, we have seen a large quantity of cottage property springing up in every part of the town to accommodate the population thus driven out. But what has been the character of these dwellings? Un doubtedly their builders have complied literally with the requirements of the act—i. e., they have given the minimum amount of space and accommodation de clared to be requisite to health. The most ingenious plans have been hit upon to comply with the letter, and evade the spirit, of the health enactment, with a view to save in cost of construction, and to economise land. In some instances, in the heart of the town, where land is most valuable, we see the area required for one made to serve for two : cottages built upon cottages; the upper range approached by steps, with a railed balcony, most dangerous both for children and adults. Some of these, so far as mere building, convenience, and ventilation are concerned, and their dangerous character apart, are, we believe, much better dwellings than the average of the new cottage erections, the bulk of which are miserable shells, undrained, with little ventilation, and as provoca tive of ill-health as some of the old dwellings, which they have been built to supersede. In some of the outskirts we see houses of even a superior class to mere cottage tenements, erected—no doubt in literal compliance with the law—with their backs and necessary offices close up to the blank walls of lofty warehonses ; and it is easy to conceive what kind of ventilation there must be in these cases, where, except with particular winds, the effluvia must steam up t , the bed-room windows. Some of the pure cottage-form erections are so closely placed back to back, that the back windows of each may be said to admit, for nine months in the year, little better than a stream of effluvia ; whilst the rooms of such habitations are so miserably contracted as barely to supply breathing room for one tenant, without a constant admission of air from the open window—and pure air, in such cases it cannot be. Some of the houses so constructed at their backs are court-houses; and with respect to these the evil is increased. The Health Committee seem resolved to put in exer site their utmost. and and undoubted power, with respect to this class of habitation. They have just determined that in all cases where the proposed width of such courts in front is not 15 feet in the clear, and from back to back 18 feet 6 inches—or say 7 feet for each back yard, with a 3-feet passage between and two 9-inch walls—to refuse to pass the plans, the effect of which will be that, in the evect of their being constructed and occupied without such sanction of the Health Committee, their owner will be liable to information by any common informer. Tpis is important for builders, landowners, and architects to consider in the laying out of their land, inasmuch as all such plots as will not allow of courts of these dimen sions, and with these srrangements, must of necessity be devoted to other descriptions of buildings. This movement of the Health Committee we regard as one of the utmost importance. It is well remarked in the Health of Towns Advocate for the present week—one of the best numbers by-the-by, which has' yet appeared, that "One of the greatest mischiefs arising from the want of proper building acts and plans, is the small space allotted to houses, and the consequent small size of the houses themselves. The price of land is so exorbitant as to render it a matter of difficulty for builders to construct proper tenements, and the Clerical College" of St. Bees, approach you on the present rate of interest expected for money invested in building is so occasion with feelings of no ordinary kind. The last few great, that the labouring classes are compelled to inhabit months have been fraught with events of vast importance to houses altogether unfit for them. One result of this is, that you and to us. The Great Head of the Church has, in his most of the houses of the poor are over-crowded; that is to mysterious Providence, suddenly removed from us our late say, the cubic space allowed to each individual is less than is truly respected and revered principal, the Rev. R. P. Buddi- consistent with the preservation of health. The prison in corn, and has, by the same provide n ce, severe d o u r connection spectors recommend that at least 1000 cubic feet of space (a with you, who has so long, so faithfully, and so efficiently, space equal to 10 feet long, 10 feet broad, and 10 feet high,) be presided over us as Tutor and Vice-Principal. It is not, how- allotted to each prisoner, as being essential to health and ever, our object on this occasion to re f er to this inscrutable ventilation;' and if this assertion be correct, it follows as a dispensation of an All-wise God, further than to express our consequence that perhaps not one house at present inhabited deep and lively sympathy with you. by our labouring classes is sufficiently large to insure the When, however, we remember that the increasing infirmities health of its inmates. It is quite true that a very rapid venti- PRESENTATION OF A TESTIMONIAL OF RESPECT TO THE REV. D. ANDERSON, M.A., LATE TUTOR AND VICE PRINCIPAL OF ST. BEES' COL- LEGE, CUMBERLAND The Michaelmas term of this institution has just ter minated, previously to which the students in connexion with the college were desirous of presenting the Rev. D. Anderson, late divinity tutor and vice-principal of the college, with some substantial expression of their esteem, on his withdrawal from office amongst them. In pursu ance of this determination, a deputation of the students waited on the rev. gentleman, with the following memo rial, accompanied by an elegant and elaborate inkstand of silver, supplied from the establishment of Mr, Mayer, of Lord -street, in this town : MEMORIAL REVEREND AND DEAR SIR,—We, the Students of the of Mr. liuddicom, during the latter period of your residence amongst us, caused the chief weight and responsibility of the College to devolve upon you, we cannot permit you to leave us without conveying to you an expression of our deep sense of the loss we have sustained, as well as some token of our feelings towards you personally. . lation in a small house might keep it in a healthy condition, but it would be practically impossible to obtain it ; and hence cubic space enough should always be secured in houses." It does not seem to be possible. that proper ventilation can be had without some such order as that to which we have referred is carried out : at the same time it will doubtless press hard on some parties, who have purchased land in ignorance of any such stipulation. The - truly sound and faithful teaching we have received at your hands,- in our preparation for the ministry, the strict justice you have invariably maintained in your connection with us, have filled us with deep gratitude and reverence; whilst the Christian kindness and sympathy you have ever manifested towards us, have ever won our esteem and affections. Neither can we do otherwise than acknowledge that you, under God, have materially aided in raising St. Bees' College to its present high standard and usefulness. Accept, then, the accompanying Inkstand, as a feeble expression, and but an expression, of our gratitnde for the substantial benefits im parted by you to us, and our lively interest in your future lot; and believe, dear sir, that you possess—what neither gold nor silver can adequatelyl express—the warm esteem and affections of the Students of St. Bees. It now only remains that we should bid you farewell. We earnestly pray the Father of all Mercies to shower down every blessing, temporal and spiritual, upon yours and you. May the Lord of the Harvest, in whose service you have hitherto rejoiced to labour, speedily direct you to your future sphere of usefulness : may your ministry he blessed to the conversion and the edification of multitudes ; and finally, when this transient scene is over, may you "rest from your labours, and your works follow you." THE TEA DUTIES. - NUMEROUS DEPUTA TIONS AT THE TitEASURY. On Saturday, several numerous and highly-respectable deputations from many of our chief commercial cities, consisting chiefly of merchants and others interested in the reduction of the duties on tea, had an interview, by appointment, with the Premier and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, at the Tieasury, in order to represent to the government the justice and expediency of a speedy repeal of the duties on tea, with the exception of Is. per lb. for revenue purposes. . The combined deputations were from Liverpool, Edin burgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Blackburn, Manchester, Dublin, and Norwich, and consisted severaliy of the following gentlemen : Town of Liverpool.—William Earle, Esq. ; T. B. J. DK .. .m.21.y Muurc, EdU. SIGNED BY THE COMMITTEE The deputation was received by di: reverend gentleman with many expressions of good feeling; and the following litter, in reply, was forwarded to be read to the students in the college hall : . _ Town of Leeds.—Haman Stansfield, Esq. ; James W. Scarlett, Esq. Town of Blackburn.—Montague Fielden, Esq. ; Pilkington, Esq. City of Edinburgh.—W. Law, Esq. City of Glasgow.—Glasgow East India and China As sociation, Glasgow Merchants' House, and Glasgow Chamber of Commerce; John Scott, Esq.; Andrew Ja mieson, Esq. ; R. Eglinton, Esq, Royal Liverpool Association for the Reduction of the Duty on Tea.—Christopher Ransom, Esq. ; William Rathbone, Esq. ; James Steains, Esq. Liverpool East India and China Association.—William Potter, Esq. ; Henry Winch, Esq.: E. Brodribb, Esq. Liverpool Shipowners' Association.—John Lockett, Esq.; Thomas Bold, Esq.. _ TO THE STUDENTS OF THE CLERICAL COLLEGI OF ST. BEES. MY DEAR FRIENDS,—I cannot sufficiently thank you for your kind and beautiful present, and the touching address with which it was accompanied. I shall ever value and prize them, as tokens of your affection and personal regard, reminding me of the many_happy days which we have spent together. The immediate tie which united us has been dissolved, through the removal, by the hand of God, of our beloved and reverend friend, and I go hence to other duties, and some other sphere. Deeply as I feel the separation, it is a comfort to be assured that I carry along with me your esteem, and shall continue to have an interest in your prayers. _ Your address brings before me many humbling thoughts in the recollection of the past, and I can only attribute the expres sions which it contains to your indulgent partiality. I feel how little comparatively has been done, when I consider the short period of your preparation in its influence on the eternal welfare of those to be intrusted to your care. My one object eas been to raise the spiritual tone of the college—to lead you to the simplicity of the truth as it is in Jesus—and to seek to convince you that all acquirements in knowledge are only use ful if consecrated to the service of God, and laid, in humble dependence on the Divine blessing, at the foot of the cross. In endeavouring to accomplish this, all my energies have, I trust been devoted to the work,. and my wish has been ? whether in public instruction, or in private and more familiar inter course, to promote your best and highest interests. I have been sustained throughout by one feeling—the consciousness that, while labouring among you, I always possessed your hearts and affections. This carried me through any difficulty, and made my duties light and easy; the authority and discipline of the college were maintained, and all proceeded in harmony and love. Manchester Commercial Association.—Robert Gard ner,Esq. ; Leopold Reise, Esq. ; James Steuart, Esq. I hope you will not imag►ne that my interest in you ceases with my departure from St. Bees. I shall still delight to trace you, scattered over distant parishes, and to hear of your welfare and ministerial success ; and, wherever it may please our Hea venly Father to appoint my future lot, any one of you would al ways be sure of a ready and cordial welcome. And now I would only bid you all,. very affectionately, fare well. May God bless you with the richest gifts of his grace ; may he recompense you for the unvarying kindness which I have ever received at your hands ; may he prepare you for his servic in the sanctuary, and after using you is instruments in the advancement of His kingdom on earth, may He give you at the last great day many souls to be your "joy and crown of re joicing." Believe me, my dear friends, Yours, very affectionately and gratefully, DAVID ANDERSON. LIVERPOOL CHURCH BUILDING SOCIETY.—It will be seen that £12,023 has now been subscribed for this object. Among the last subscribers are the Earl of Derby, £300; R. B. B. H. Blundell, Esq., £200; C. Levland, Ear' £2OO ;,and James Lawrence, Esq., £lOO. The amount' must be considerably increased before the ben volent intentions of the committee can be carried out. THE SEASON.—The weather continues humid arm cold. On Saturday morning the mercury fell 20 degrees below zero, but in the evening it became somewhat warmer, and some -' The winds are still ~ht rain fell unfavourable for the arrival of the numerous shit due from all quarters of the world at this port. Large fleets, with supplies of bread-stuffs, are due from the Hudson and the St. Lawrence. ROYAL IVINRSEY YACHT CLUB BALI the hon. secretary, has received a note from the Earl of Melling. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (BY EXPRESS.) LONDON CORN EXCHANGE.—YESTERDAY. Daring the past week our arrivals of English Wheat were 'Very large, and there was a good show of samples at this day's mar ket. With so large a supply, the trade was well supported, although prices were rather the turn in favour of buyers. In foreign the transactions were more extensive, particularly for low qualities suitable for Ireland, which are Is. per quarter dearer. The Belgian and some of the French markets report a reac tion, and an advance, which has caused more inquiry for bond ed Wheat and barrel Flour. An abundant supply of Barley has caused &decline of Is. per quarter on the best samples. Distilling sorts difficult of dispo sal, but grinding in request at late rates. A large demand ex ists for floating cargoes of Indian Corn, and 3s. to 45. further advance is offered ; but even more required for the few on sale.. We are largely supplied with foreign Oats, and a fair arrival from our own coast and Scotland, but more from Ireland. This trade continues in a dull, torpid state, only retail sales of foreign at our previous currency, but Irish neglected, being held over the value of other sorts. Malt, Beans, and Peas, without alteration. SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET.—YEcTERDAY. Comparatively speaking, the Beef trade was in a very inac tive state; still, however, the primest Scots were mostly dis posed of at last week's prices, but all other kinds of Beet suffered a decline of quite 2d. per 81b. The northern droves comprised 2200 short horns, while from the western and midland districts we received 1000 Herefords, runts, Devons, &c., and from other parts of England, 1200 01 various breeds. The numbers of Sheep being considerably on the incrme, and of very superior quality, the butchers held off, and would not purchase except on easier terms. The Mutton trade was, therefore, exceedingly dull, and it was with difficulty the very primest old Downs realisedss. 2d. per 81b., being 2d. lower than on this day se'nnight. Haif-breds and Leicesters, as well as other breeds, were 4d. per Sib. lower. .• The supply of Calves was small, yet the Veal trade was dull, at barely late rates. In Pigs very little was doing. MONEY MARKET.—YESTERDAY. There has been a good deal of business done in public secu rities this morning, evidently in reference to the shutting on the 10th instant. Consols have been done for money at 94 and 054, and for Account at and the latter fractions being the latest quotations. Reduced Three per Cents. have been last sold at 94, the Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. at 96, Fit. cheque -bills 7 10, India Bonds 17 21 pm., and Bank Stock 2061. It is understood that the Court will not prolong its stay at Osborne House beyond Friday next. THE WIDOW OF THE LATE THOMAS HOOD.—We re. gret to have to announce the death of this lady, which took place on the morning of Friday last. The causes of her decease are attributed to her unceasing exertions during her late husband's illness, and her grief over his decease. George Rushout, Esq. has come forward as a candidate for East Worcestershire. He announces his " warm at tachment to the established Protestant religion, the true palladium of English liberty, the safeguard of our bappy land." He adds, that he cannot " overlook the encou ragement due to native industry." CHARGE OF MURDER BY SHOOTING.—A longenquiry has been held before the coroner of Surrey, concerning the death of a young farm labourer in the service of Lord Dacre, who was shot by a lad of his own age, during a sudden quarrel. The inquest has been adjourned, on ac count of some suspicion that the act was premeditated. THE FIRE ARMS MANIA.—OnIy 1138 stand of arms have been disposed of in Clonmel since the 3rd of last month! The price of a handy gun is about 18s. In Clare the peasantry are 'getting such weapons at a less price—i. e. taking them by force. The Government have declared their intention to put the existing statute in force to repress such outrages. COLLISION.—Ou Wednesday, a collision took place on the Manchester and Bolton line. In a carriage in one of the trains were twenty-nine railway labourers, all of whom were hurt. The collision was so violent that the waggon behind the engine was forced upon the top of the engine; and it was almost miraculous that the " navies " were not completely crushed, but the carriage fortunately was knocked off the line, or the consequences would have been much more serious. One of the engine drivers has been committed to prison for a month. POWER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE TO IM PRISON.—The death of a girl of loose character from rheumatic fever, caught during her imprisonment in a cell, said to be damp, in which she was confined by order of an university procter, for alleged disorderly conduct, is likely to raise the question as to the authority of the university charter in the case of persons not members. The coroner's jury have returned a verdict upon the facts, strongly reprobating the system of imprisoning parties for offences ❑ot against the general law of the land, and requested the coroner to forward a report of the case to the home-office. POLITICAL OSTRACISM.—The omission of the Duke of Richmond's name from the list of guests invited upon the occasion of the royal visit to Arundel Castle has for some days formed the topic of conversation at the clubs and the other resorts of the quidnuncs at present in town. The Duke of Richmond is, we believe, with the exception of the noble owner of Arundel Castle, the only peer of that rank resident in the county of Sussex, and his exclu sion at such a moment naturally gives rise to a thousand conjectures. The generally received impres , ion is, that the uncompromising Conservative principles of the Duke of Richmond, and something of a personal antipathy in a high official quarter resulting from those principle, have caused this very remarkable omission. The high charac ter and great popularity of tlis distinguished nobleman have invested this otherwise unimportant occurrence with considerable interest.— Britannia. ST. BEES' COLLEGE, CumBERLAND.—The Michael mas Term of this institution terminated on Thursday, the 3rd instant. The number of students was greater than that of any similar period. At the close of the College examinations, the first that has taken place under the presidency of the new Principal, the " Reverend Canon Parkinson," occasion was taken to express the warm approbation of the Principal and the Lecturers, at the highly satisfactory manner in which the students had ac quitted themselves in the different departments of study, to which their attention bad been directed during the term. The following gentlemen were announced as the " prizemen " of their respective terms : IV. Term, Messrs. Flood, R. H. Jones, Longlands, and Weston. 111. Term, Schnichben. 11. Term, Messrs. Hodgson and Huntingdon. I. Term, Messrs. Judge and Whitworth - . Mr Schnichben was selected librarian. The " Easter Term " commences on Friday, the 23rd of January, when a considerably larger admission of " fresh men" is expected than on any previous period since the establishment of the College. WOMEN WORKING A; MEN.—At an inquest last week on one of the persons killed by the late melan choly Colliery explosion, at Coppull, near Wigan, the Coroner said, he observed that the attention of the Lon don newspapers bad been directed to this melancholy accident, on account of women being in the mine, which was contrary to law. Now, he wished to know whether something could not be done to prevent them going down in disguise in that manner ? Ellis.—There might be somebody to examine them. A Juryman.—But who will examine them ? They will have them, do what you will, and if any one was sent to examine, they would stick a pick into him directly. The women are fonder of wor king in the pits than anywhere else, and you cannot keep them out, because there they get good wages. They "naturally" like it, though I don't think they should be employed there. When disguised, they are very bad to detect. A young woman used to pass our door from .a pit at Blackrod, and I said one day to my wife, " That's a clever young fellow ;" but my daughter said, " Nay, she's a wench." (Laughter.) After some further con versation among the jury, it turned out that this " clever young fellow," who deceived the juryman, was the unfor tunate young woman, Jane Moss, aged 21 years, who was killed by the same explosion on the 24th of November. Merchants Roberds, Esq. ; and Manufacturers of Norwich.—J. W Wiilet, Esq. Dublin Chamber of Commerce.—C. Halliday, Esq. The deputations having been severally introduced to the Premier and the Chancellor of the Exchequer by W. Entwistle, Esq., M.P. for South Lanlashire, memorials on the subject were presented by W. Earle, Esq., from the towns meeting at Liverpool; by W. Law, Esq., from the Town Council and the Commercial Association at Edinburgh ; by M. Fielden, Esq., from 70 millowners and 2,000 operatives of Blackburn; by J. W. Scarlett, Esq., from a towns meeting at Leeds ; and by C. Halli day, Esq., from the Chamber of Commerce at Dublin. J. Scott, Esq., of Glasgow, supported the representa tions contained in the memorials. W. Potter, Esq., of Liverpool, then,addresseil his lord ship and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and ably repre sented the prejudicial effect the present tea duties have upon the commercial and shipping interests of the country. H. Winch, Esq., of Liverpool, followed, and addressing his remarks to the revenue part of the question, forcibly urged the safety and expediency of the proposed alteration. R. Gardner, Esq., of Manchester, next spoke on be half of the cotton interest, and stated that in Manchester all classes were deeply sensible of the necessity of the proposed reduction. They had not as yet called a towns meeting, but it was merely postponed until they could learn the result of the present deputation. They had, however, resolved to send a deputation, and he was in structed to state that deputations would also wait upon the government from Preston, Bolton, and all the other towns in the vicinity of Manchester. The feeling on the subject in that district was intense. He could assure the government that never in his life, and neither on the 'lad so many questions been xiety, as were now asked as corn or s ad with ilo much to the probability of the people's getting cheap tea. J. W. Scarlett, Esq., of Leeds, nest stated the opinion of the woollen interest on the subject. He said that great expectations had been raised when the ports in Chiha were opened, but great disappointment and diffi culty had been experienced in the prosecution of our trade with China, the whole of which they attributed to the present high tea duties. He was also requested by the manufacturers of Norwich to say that they concurred in these opinions Alderman Horsfall, in a most able and impressive ad-. ordship's attention to the effect of the present tea duties. He would not charge either the former or present government with a breach of faith, but bolding the position England did, and having the high character she had, it was inconsistent with both her posi- tion and her character to levy such immense duties on the Teas of China when China had acted so liberally towards us. It was, moreover, unjust and ungenerous, as well as impolitic, for our manufacturers, especially of cotton, had almost extinguished the manufactures of China. China then ca had faithfully fulfilled her part of the treaty, and it was the universal opinion of those be represented, and indeed, of the inhabitants generally of Liverpool, that in this matter, we had not acted as became a high-minded No other gentleman having expressed a wish to speak, Lord J. Russell said he had listened with the greatest attention to all that had beeri said, and that he fully ad mitted the great importance of the subject thus brought under the notice of the government by the combined de putations. They must be aware that it trenched deeply on the subject of revenue ; but he could assure them that her Majesty's government would give it their most serious consideration in all its bearings, both as regarded the national faith with China, the state of the revenue, the increase of consumptioe, the state of the manufacturing districts, and the general welfate of the country. The deputations then withdrew. ST. MATTHEW'S CHURCH.—The churchwardens of this church are again compelled to appeal to the public for support. Sermons will be preached on Sunday and and Tuesday next, which, we trust, . will be liberally responded to, as, in consequence of the Liverpool and Bury Railway Company being unable to decide at what period they may require the building, the churchwardens being unable to find parties willing to take seats on such an uncertain tenure, whilst the usual incidental expenses are of course being incurred. There are many not aware the ordinary lately con ducted by Mr. Hamer, of the New York Hotel, Union street, is conducted with the same spirit by his successor. A better set out need not be wished for. LIVERPOOL: TUESDAY, DEC. PRINTED AND PIJDLI TUESDAY EVERY 8, 1846. SHED MORNING, JOSHUA FLETCHER LACE, of 53. Grove.street, and LEONARD ADDISON, of 14, Great Orford.street. At No. 4, ST. GEORGE'S CRESCENT LIVERCOOL. Orders and Advertisements received by Messrs. Newton and Co , Warwick-square ; Barker and White, Fleet-street; Deacon, Walbtook ; Reynell,Chancery-lane; Charles Barker, Birchin.lane; Joseph Thomas, 1, Finch-lane, Cornhill ; Nun den Hammond, 27, Lombard-street; Mitchell, 8, Red Mon: court, Fleet-street; Lewis and Lowe, 3, Castle-court, Cora hill; at the London Commercial Cohee•house, Mincing-lane] at the Jerusalem Coffee-house, Cornhill ; Chapter Cof fee-horse, Paternoster-row; North and South American Coffee-house, Threadneedle-street; Parsons, g, Ave-Marla lane, London ; Johnston and Co., Eden Quay, Dublin; Wheeler, Exchange-street, and C. H. Lewis, Market-street, Manchester; Haddock, and J. and W. Booth, Booksellers, Warrington; Clarke, Pilot-office, Preston; and Wright and Dain, Herald-office, Birmingham Sefton stat tention of attending this ba politely state; that he shall be happy to join in the expense of every arrangement adopted by the committee. lie has also received a similar note from Lord Sandon. A num ber Of our &rst merchants have also made application fot tickets. Members residing in distant parts of the United Kingdom also have given their intention of attending, and there can be little doubt but it will be the ball of the sea. GENEROUS EMPLOYERS.—On Sat Messrs. Bailey Brothers, the enterprising owners builders of the handsome new mercantile buildings to I erected in Tower Gardens, the foundation stone of whit was laid on Friday, gave their clerks and workmen splendid dinner, including every delicacy of the season, together with wines, &c. at the house of• Mr. B. Sykes, the Odd Fellows' Hall, Sir Thomas's buildings... Nearly 200 persnr.: , sat down to the repast; many excellent and feeling addresses were made, equally honourable to the employers and the employed, and the evening was charac terised throughout by the utmost good humour and hilarity. MISSIONS IN TAHITI.—A meeting, convened by spe cial circular, at the instance of the Committee of the West Lancashire Auxiliary to the London Missionary Society, was held on Tuesday, at the Charitable Institu tion-house, for the purpose of adopting a memorial to the Right Hon. Lord Palmerston with reference to the state of Tahiti. The Rev. Dr. Raffles was called to the chair, and was surrounded by the leading members of the several Evangelical denominations in the town. The Rev. W. Bevan read a letter received by him from the Rev. Hugh M'Neile, expressing his regret that an en gagement in the country prevented his attendance, and his approval of the memorial which had been prepared for the consideration of the meeting. The Chairman opened the proceedings by reading the second Psalm ; and the Rev. Dr. Byrth engaged in prayer. A commu nication, with reference to the state and prospects of Tahiti, which had been received from the Directors of the London Missionary Society, was read. After a lengthened consultation, the resolutions and the memo rial, which will be found in another column, was adopted. Dec. S, 1846. DIED On the 20th ult on board the ship Chester, (on his return from Quebec, in d lonakilty Bay, on the south coast of Ireland, where the ship was wrecked, and all hands perished,) ED WARD, the eldest son of Mr. EDWARD PARSONS, of this town, aged 14 years. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCI MONDAY, 7th DE( Drenaing M Harvey, Mitc O'Shantc ARRIVED minde—La( 1, Port W SAILED Roch ester Trueman, New York nos Ayres—Cornelia Jacdba, Gerde: Coffee, Barbadoes—Barbara Cathni Duke, Pitts, Ancona—Behrend Will servative, Brown, Beiront—Roml Dowland, Syra—Thames, Lawson, V deo and Hue- Princess Royal, Bohn, Antwerp—Wm. —, Elsinore—Con nkins, Malaga—Hebei Fisherman. Bullen, from Naples, and Champion, C Leghorn, at Cove. Tomatin, Neill, from Shanghae at Falmouth. TELEGRAPH OFFICE Wind at Holyhead. E.N.E., strc Off Holyhead. at 10 a.m., No. 7592, Sailed from Holyhead, at 1 p.m., day. on Africa ,ehOoner. oner. toz for Pernambuco; and No Genoa. Off the Port. at 3 30 p.m 609, Ch.r9l LIVERPOOL HAY AND POTATO MARKET. 7, 1846 s. d. s. d, Hay, old 2015 New Clover Grass Kemps Pink Eyes Straw, Wheat 0 Oat 0 Barley Carrots 36 Shot t Tops 0 3r}( Catt 1- 6 6 9- 6 0 0 0 lIN an ure 23 0 -25 0 4 6 - 6 0 LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET, DEC. 7: We have little or no alteration to quote with respect to our cattle market from our late statements, as we have plenty of stock, as far as number goes, and the quality generally inferior. We had a good attendance of customers, and anything good fetched high prices. Beef, ad. to 6d. per lb. ; Mutton, 6d. to 6id per lb.