The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-11-24 00:00:00

ALMANAC GRATIS!!! Cn Tuesday, the Bth December, we purpose presenting to the purchasers of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD a small, but unique and complete PERPETUAL ALMANAC, which combines in the smallest possible space (in order to suit it to the desk) all the IMPORTANT INFORMATION of the ponderous Book and Sheet Almanacs ; together with a REVOLVING CALENDAR, skewing, in large and conspicuous figures, THE DAY OF THE MONTH, and answering, in half the space, the double pur pose of an ALMANAC AND DATE CASE. The STANDARD ALMANAC will be printed in colours, on card board. TO CORRESPONDENTS. We had not the smallest intention of copying the letter from the Chester Courant, and never imagined that any member of the board would write such a letter. D. E. Z. must apply at the Excise-office. The expense is .410. We have been compelled to postpone the excellent letter of J. P. D. The biting letter of " A Clod of the Valley" was received too late. FAR 7l.lbrrpool TUESDAY MORNING, NOV. 24, 1846. We are happy to find that the suggestions which we threw out last week, with respect to the pro priety of dividing the magisterial business of the borough, Dave been received in a proper spirit; and have excited that amount of attention, which the importance of the subject demands. No nig gardly spirit towards Mr. Rushton prompted us. We have nothing to offer against his administration of the public business ; and have no wish to obstruct any proposal to increase his remuneration. We fee!, however, assured that the course which we re commend is the proper course to pursue ; and that the present is the time for its adoption. Before proceeding as we promised Est week, to state more in detail the grounds upon which we urge our pro position, we must offer a brief reply to some objec tions by which it has been met, and which, we fear, have been prompted more from personal pre dilections towards Mr. Rushton than by a proper consideration of the public interest. It is urged by the Mercury that the Stipendiary's salary is less than he is deserving for the immense amount of business which he is called upon to get through. At the same time it is admitted that to a division of that business, the appointment of an other magistrate, and the establishment of another court, we must come very shortly. Obviously, our contemporary would go with us in our proposition were Mr. Rushton's claim out of the way. But upon what is that claim grounded by his friends ? for we cannot assume that he himself has put for ward such a claim. Upon the fact of his increased duties. We admit such increase. We admit the justice that such increase should have an adequate increase of remuneration. We purpose, however, to decrease those duties; to bring them within the compass of one man to discharge. We think we shall be able to show that even with the reduction proposed, there will be sufficient for a talented man to discharge, satisfactorily to himself and the public ; and to allow him to earn, at the same time, an in creased salary. We should be far from entertain ing the thought of placing a public officer so im portant, in a town such as Liverpool, in an unworthy position as respects remuneration for his services. But is it wished that Mr. Rushton should have more pay merely, or more leisure ? Possibly, the latter is the case. His own candid opinion would no doubt be that he has already more work to do than he can get through, with comfort and perfect satisfaction to himself ; and he must know that an immense mass of new work is forcing itself upon him. The port is rapidly increasing ; the town is enlarging its limits ; and Mr. Rushton will admit that such en largement requires increased provision for the ad ministration of Justice. Such provision, it is admitted, must shortly be made. We say it ought to be made now ; and for satisfactory reasons. We must very soon determine upon a proper site for a main Bridewell and a Police 'court. Our present main Bridewell is a disgrace to the Borough. The provisions of our Sanatory Act would compel its removal, or great and expensive alterations, It is a scandalous fact to state that this large town does not possess one bridewell in which the hardened criminal, during his detention, can be separated from the chance offender. Where must a new main Bridewell and Police-court be built? Naturally, under our existing arrangements, a cen tral locality must be chosen ; and if a di v i s i on o f magisterial duties is to take place a few years hence, we shall have thrown our money away and have to erect two such main establishments in more suitable places. Moreover, on the first of January, the pro visions of the Sanatory Act come in force ; and provision for the new business, which it involves, must be made forthwith. Another advocate of the present system—the Journal—argues for its continuance, or rather in behalf of the increase of Mr. Rushton's salary, on the grounds of his fitness, and the fact that, with a central office, there is "a healthy oneness about the present mode of administering justice in Liverpool," and a freedom from " conflicting judgments, ad -verse notions and positive fooleries on the Bench." The healthy oneness spoken of may be a very good thing in its way ; hut it may, at the same time, in volve unintentionally the administration of one sided justice. " Uniformity of decision " is very desirable when it is uniformly right. That there may be "conflicting judgmen s" is very possible when there are two tribunals. The laws to be ad ministered are not so clear as to enable us to avoid such accidents. We do not see, however, why we should be liable to " positive foolerie," unless we are guilty of the impropriety of selecting an "unfit person for our magistrate ; and after all king Log was not a much greater infliction than king Stork. As an argument in behalf of one court, the Journal quotes the following from our Wednesday's con temporary : In the metropolis, exclusive of the city, which is under the jurisdiction of unpaid magistrates, there are twenty seven stipendiaries, who have the disposing of 61,000 cases annually, or about 2,100 to each. In Liverpool there is only one stipendiary, and the number of prisoners brought before him in the year is 16,000, or seven times the num ber brought before any one metropolitan magistrate. In the metropolis a stipendiary sits only every third week : in Liverpool he sits every week. The trading or shipping cases in London are all brought to one office, the Thames Police-office; Mr. Rushton disposes of such cases in ad dition to all other cases, and owing to our want of enclosed docks, such cases are more numerous here. In the metro polis the duty of the twenty-seven stipendiary magistrates appertains to 1,500,000 inhabitants—that is, there is one magistrate to 55,000 inhabitants ; Mr. Rusbton's duty extends to 350,000 inhabitants. In the metropolis there are 3000 policemen, or 110 constables to one magistrate ; in Liverpool there are 700 policemen to one magistrate. In Dublin there are five police-offices, and to each office two stipendiaries ; the number of prisoners is 40,000, that is 4,000 to each magistrate. _ _ • Nothing could have been adduced so strongly in favour of our views as this extract. In the metro polis, exclusive of the city, each stipendiary magis trate disposes of 2400 cases per annum. Mr. Rush ton disposes of 16,000. He ought, therefore, either to have seven times the salary, or to have his work reduced by a short-time bill. The metropolis has one magistrate to every 55,000 inhabitants,—in Liverpool we have only one for 350,000 inhabitants —a clear proof that we are very unjustly provided for. Even Dublin beats us, a magistrate there hav ing only 4,000 cases per annum to dispose of, whilst Mr. Rushton has 16,000. He ought clearly, ac cording to our contemporary's sheaving, to have four times the salary of a Dublin stipendiary. But we prefer the alternative of lessening his duties, not only in justice to Mr. Rushton, but in justice, as well, to the public. Let our readers, for one moment, take a survey of the present extensive range of the town. Our docks, and their adjuncts— warehouses and habitations —extend, at present, from the Dingle, in Toxteth-park, nearly to Bootle, or close upon four miles. We have our eastern suburbs extending to Kirkdale, Everton, over Low bill and Edge-hill to Windsor, and close to Waver tree. See, then, the operation of our system of " perfect oneness" of magisterial and police jurisdic tion. A prisoner is apprehended at the Dingle for some offence ; and, in the first instance, it is found that the nearest bridewell he can be brought to is in Jordan-street or Hotham-street. To convey him to either, two policemen must he taken from their duties for an hour and a half at least. Next morn ing he must be brought down to the centre bride well; and the policeman charging him, who has, perhaps been on duty all night, must be in attend for three or four hours at the court, when he ought co have been in bed to prepare himself for going on duty again. A witness or two may be required to support the charge, who, if working men, can little afford to lose the wages of a day's, or even half a day's, labour. If men engaged in profitable busi ness, it is probable that they prefer suppressing the charge to appearing at all. Witnesses may also be required for the defence; but, under the present system, no poor defendant can procure their attend ance. With all that Mr. Rushton may endeavour to do for the furtherance of justice, it is clear that it ca not be successful in such cases. There is not a question, either, that instances occur in which the police themselves neglect to bring charges, in consideration of the loss of rest required in pressing them. A glance through our Police court any morning will show that at least one-half of the police bringing charges are off duty —are, in fact, giviny their time and rest to the public. We cannot expect men to do this, except in very gross cases, or for other obvious reasons of their own ; and it is a well-known {act that very many offences well deserving punishment are thus passed over, both by the notice and by the parties against whom they are inflicted. The lengthened withdrawal of the police from their beats is also a very serious cause of increase of crime. It is not unusual on a Monday to see at least a third, or more, thus with drawn to attend for three or four hours at the Police court, leaving, of course, a large portion of the town inefficiently protected. A further source of inconvenience arising from the present system is seriously felt by the commer cial community. The infractions against our dock acts are necessarily frequent, and few days pass over without half a score of informations against mer chants and shipowners for leaving goods too long on the dock quays, and similar offences. In at least one-half of these the offence is admitted and the fine paid at once, rather than lose the time of witnesses to attend the court. The timber mer chants at the south end of the town are especially sufferers in this way. No extensive firm can afford to allow two or three of their landing clerks or labourers to be in attendance for several hours upon Mr. Rushton's court—perhaps when a cargo is being discharged—to defend such cases, or attempt to adduce mitigating circumstances. The usual plan adopted is to despatch a clerk or a porter to admit the offence and pay the fine, though perhaps unjustly incurred. In several ways the evils which we have noticed are remediable by the adoption of the plan which we propose. Let Mr. Rushton's court sit at the north end of the town ; and he may have a salary of £l5OO per annum. We should not certainly be grudge him £2OOO, if we thought that either him sely or any other man was capable of getting through the entire business of the town. Let us have another stipendiary—say at the same price—for the south end. The line of division may be struck at the Custom-house. We shall have, as the result, dispatch of business, impartial justice to all parties, and we shall have more : we shall have crime ar rested and properly punished, and property ade quately protected. It will no longer be necessary for the suitor to incur heavy penalties, in loss of time in prosecution, or defendants to incur similar penalties from the same causes. We have much more to say upon the subject; but at present are compelled to refrain. The bug hear, created by a contemporary, that a cost of £5OOO per annum will have to be incurred, by the establishment of another court, will have to be met ; and it shall be met and shown to be absurd. No body knows better than the party who invoked that objection how much the change which we ad vocate is required, and how comparatively small will be its cost. At his own price, however, the community would welcome such a change. It might cost a trifle to the borough fund ; but the public would be advantaged to three times the amount. We have already expressed our opinion that the conduct of the Rev. Canon Parkinson, in retaining his large income derived from the Collegiate Church of Manchester, whilst occupying the post and re ceiving the emoluments of his recent promotion—viz., the principalship of St. Bees—was calculated to im pel the friends of the Church to an inquiry into the duties which the higher orders of her clergy render to religion in return for these emoluments. Our prediction is very likely to be fulfilled. The tone of a meeting of the deputation, appointed to request of the Dean and Chapter their interference with the Rev. Canon, leaves little doubt that an agitation directed to the purpose of procuring a reform of such institutions as the College of Manchester is about to be got up ; and the high standing and character of the gentlemen composing the deputa tion warrants us in believing that it will receive very powerful support from all classes of Churchmen. The letter of the Dean of Manchester himself, addressed to Mr. Richard Birley, contains a direct admission that there is something wrong—some thing calculated to prevent the spread of religious teaching—in the laws which affect the institution of which he is the head. The Dean says,— " I feel it my duty, notwithstanding my respect for you, and for the opinion of the gentlemen who concur with you in this request, to decline summoning a chapter to receive a memorial on such a subject, because the chapter have no authority whatsoever in the matter, and have no power or right, as a body, to influence the Rev. Canon Parkinson to resign preferment which the law allows him to hold. The chapt r has power, before it makes fresh appointments, to ask from the candidates an assurance of an intention to reside more strictly than the law at present requires in Manchester; and it has not, since I have had the honour of being connected with it, in any one ecclesiastical appointment, been neglectful of the im portance of so doing ; and, I trust, that in bestowing pre ferment, it will continue to bear that in mind ; but it has no retrospective authority." The Chapter cannot compel residence; but they admit its desirableness, and ask for an assurance to reside from those whom they appoint. The Chapter hold' a large and increasing estate in a populous town ; but the law allows those receiving the re venues of that estate to hold other and distant pre ferments, and to leave the spiritual care of the parish to he provided for by the voluntary exertions of the laity. It is a striking anomaly that the funds left for the endowment of the Collegiate Church, and to make provision for the spiritual wants of the whole parish, maintained as many clergymen, or within one or two, when the population was but 10,000, as now, when the population is 200,000, and the revenue produced has immensely increased. Not a shilling of that revenue has been expended in supplying churches for the increased population. The laity have done that, with occa-ional aids from the State; and they have even taxed themselves by a voluntary church•rate for the repair of the Col legiate Church itself. These considerations are calculated to render the conduct of Mr. Parkinson especially galling to all classes of Churchmen. They see readily how apt a handle it may afford for Dissenters to rail against the Establishment, and how serious a discourage ment it offers to the exertions of members of their own body in their efforts to provide increased means of religious education for the people. It is no wonder, therefore, that they are arriving at the con clusion that the only remedy is to be found in the law's interference, however much they may have been previously disposed to deprecate any meddling with the Church's property or the duties of its clergy. The original institution of the College dis tinctly provided that its revenues were to be devoted to securing spiritual ministration for the entire parish. It is only the interpretation of an act of Parliament which enables the Dean and Chapter to engross the entire revenue, and prevents ,its being devoted to greater usefulness. What legislation has done it can undo. The public cannot fail to have noticed the prac tice, very freely resorted to of late by a portion of the liberal press, of inventing facts for the purpose of damaging political opponents, or classes, who have, by any mischance, incurred their displeasure. At this moment our streets are posted with hand bills, bearing the signatures of a number of the leading bakers in the town, offering a reward of a hundred pounds to any party who will find out the authors of "several false, malicious, and unfounded reports" which have recently appeared in the Li verpool Mercury. Our contemporary, it will be re membered, professed to have made the discovery that the bakers were a sad set of fellows, adul terating their flour and bread with all kinds of rub bish—gypsum, chalk, alum, and other substances. And the gullible public believed the whole fiddle faddle, and were almost afraid to buy a loaf or a stone of flour, through their ordinary channels, lest they should unwittingly be buying poison. All of a indulging in however, just as the Mercury was in an incipient crow, and dreaming of an ovation, as the reward of his superior sqgacity, the absurd house of cards which he had reared, was blown up, by the result of an investigation before the police court ; and the bakers were enabled to open their shops, or to walk the streets, without being pointed at as ha bitual robbers. We noticed last week a paragraph in the Albion, calculated to annoy the late mayor, Mr. Hodgson, which we showed to be a pure inven tion; and, to-day, we have to show the utter want of truth contained in a charge brought by the Mercury against a member of the select vestry, and to expose the miserable humiliations, to which the indulgence of their propensity to vilify their poli tical opponents occasionally brings our contempo• raries. The Mercury's charge was, that Mr. Horn, a re gistrar of births and deaths, was seen going up to the poll in Abercromby Ward, with Mr. Hand, a select vestryman; and the imputations conveyed were, of course, improper intimidation on the part of Mr. Hand, and truckling to authority on the part of the registrar. Here is the Mercury's defence : The party who did conduct Mr. Joseph Horn to the poll was once, we are told, a member of the Select Vestry, and was known only as such to our informant, who ho nestly and firmly, though it now appears erroneously, be lieved, and had so believed for some time, that his name was Hand. His conviction at the moment the occurrence took place, was strengthened by a party standing by, who also believed that the person with Mr. Horn was Mr. Hand. The error was as to the name ; and whatever may be said by parties personally interested, the other circumstances mentioned by this informant are strictly correct as to persons and expressions. Having dis covered the error into which we were unconsciously and unintentionally led, we hesitate not to acknowledge it, and to give Mr. Hand, as he deserves, the benefit of this explanation, regretting, at the same time, that he should have suffered the least annoyance from the statement, and that our informant should have been so grievously mistaken as to the name. It is right, also, to mention, that the paragraph which appeared in our last was written by our informant in the full conviction of the identity of Mr. Hand, and not by the editors of the Mercury, who had previously, with the view of correcting any mistake, called attention to the disclaimers made in reference to this affair. _ _ _ We have given the explanation at length, because it clearly shows upon what very loose grounds a party can be slandered by these prints, or an indivi dual he held up by name as a mark for public re probation. First, " the party who did conduct Mr. Joseph Horn was once," the Mercury is told (!) "a member of the Select Vestry, and was only known as such" to the reporter, who always " believed" he was Mr. Hand. It so happens, however, that the gentleman who did accompany Mr. Horn to the poll—whom the reporter only knew as a Select Ves tryman—never was a member of that body at all ! But the reporter does not appear, at the time, to have been very clear as to the identity of the party. He " believed" it was Mr. Hand; and his belief " was strengthened by reference to a party standing by, who also believed." Surely, men ought to be certain before they venture to bring charges im puting serious misconduct against an honourable man. But the Mercury adds, in excuse, that the error was only "as to the name"(!) Why, if we chose to detail very circumstantially the commission of a murder, or any other crime, and state that the stipendiary magistrate, or Mercury himself, was the criminal, would it be a mere error as to the name, when it was afterwards shewn that John Tawell was the criminal ? This was no mere error as to a name. The error is one as to person and facts. First, it was said that Mr. Hand did an improper act, which it is proved he did not. Next, it is said that some other person, who was once a Select Ves tryman, did an improper act. Now it is shewn that no improper act whatever was done by any member belonging to, or who had belonged to, the Select Vestry. The charge is idle from first to last ; and the statement that the paragraph reiterating the charge after its correctness had been distinctly dis claimed by respectable parties, was not written by the editors of the Mercury, is ridiculous. Having made the amende—such as it is—to Mr. Hand, what does the Mercury intend to do with respect to the charge against Mr. Horn ? Is a respectable officer of the public to remain under the stigma which that paper has attempted to cast upon him, by holding him up as submitting, for con siderations of private interest, to act contrary to his own convictions ? We suspect that no amende will be made at all. The Albion feels it necessary to inform its readers that " there is no edilress of the Albion." Can our contem porary of Lord-street say as much? A deputation from Liverpool, on the subject of a re duction of ti :e duty on tea, had an interview with Lord John Russell, on Saturday, at his official residence in Downing-street. NORTE' DISPENSARY.—Yesterday, the election of an honorary surgeon to this dispensary took place, when Mr. H. H. Radcliffe was elected. The numbers were, for Mr. Radcliffe, 111, for Mr. Walton, 61. The sermons preached by the Rev. Hugh M`Neile and the Rev. Dr. B}rth, on occasion of the d ath of the Rev. Dr. Tattershall, have already reached a second edition. Dr. Booth has also published a most excellent discourse on the same subject, which we regret we only received last night. THE TEA DUTIES —The meeting at the Session's house, to-morrow, will be of the very greatest importance. The Mayor will, f course, take the chair, and amongst those who will take part in the proceedings will be Wm. Brown, Esq., J. Bramley-Moore, Esq., Thomas Black burne. Esq., T. B. Horsfall, Esq., Hugh Hornby, Esq., Adam Hodgson, Esq., George Grant, Esq., Samuel Holme, Esq., &c., &c. SMUGGLING TOBACCO.—Yesterday, at the Police court, a man was convicted for illicit possession of 2671b5. of leaf and foreign manufactured tobacco, the greater portion of which was found, by Custom-house officers, concealed in a pigstye and in the petty adjoining the pri soner's residence, in Croston-street. It appeared that the prisoner was implicated in the offence, and he was fined £lOO, or to be imprisoned for six months. NEW SCREW SCHOONER "DUBLIN."—This fine ves sel belonging to the Dublin and Liverpool Steam Ship Company, and the first of toeir new line of screw vessels to ply between this port and Dublin, arrived in the Trafal gar Dock early on Sunday morning, consigned to Messrs. T. Martin, Burns, and Co., having made the run from quay to quay, deducting a stoppage at the entrance of the river, in consequence of the darkness and storm of Satur day night, in less than 11 hours. INTERESTING LECTURE.—We beg to call the attention of our readers to an advertisement announcing a lecture on natural scenery, by Mr. W. M. Fisher, which will be deliver-d at the request of the incumbent and churchwar dens of St. Michael's Church, for the benefit of the Church Missionary Association. Mr. Fisher has a very happy method of interesting an audience, and no doubt his lecture will abound with instructive matter. No time should be lost in procuring tickets, as the justly-acquired popularity of Mr. Fisher has already caused a great demand. INCREASE OF PAUPERISM IN LIVERPOOL.—WeIeaTO that such is the increase of pauperism amongst us, and the difficulty experienced in meeting the heavy demands made upon the authorities, that the overseers of Toxteth-park have forwarded circulars to the magistrates, requesting them to grant them two sittings a week at the public of fices, during the ensuing three months, for the hearing of the large number of summonses which will be required to be issued against parties in arrear. The difficulty felt is aggravated, and the necessity of prompt collection in creased by an order, now enforced by the auditor ap pointed by the Poor-law Commissioners, that the collec tion of poor-rates should in all cases be completed before the expiration of the overseers' year of office. LIVERPOOL BOARD OF EXAMINATION OF MASTERS AND MATES.—On Tuesday last, the first examination took place in this port, by the Board for the Examination of Masters and Mates. Captain Charles Judkins, of the steam-ship Cambria, one of the British and North Ameri can Steam Company's vessels, and Mr. John Thomas, of Bangor, North Wales, both passed as duly qualified for first class certificates, and, in considerat;oo of their being so well versed in nautical astronomy and great circle sail ing, were entitled to be rated extras. It is to be hoped that the prospect of passing this examination creditably, will be the means of stimulating rising young men to pay closer attention to both the practical and nautical .part of their business, and give them a fair opportunity of raising themselves, and increasing the respectability of their pro fession, the furtherance of this object being the sole mo tive of the voluntary promoters of the Board. THE SCOTCH CHURCH.—On Sunday last Dr. Cum ming, of London, preached three powerful sermons in the Scotch Churches, connected with the establishment, in Rodney-street and Oldham-street, and collections were made in aid of the funds of the British Reformation So ciety. This association has been formed for the purpose of distributing tracts, and appointing Scripture readers to labour amongst the Roman Catholics, and we trust from the energy with which our northern brethren prosecute their business transactions they will, now being enlisted into this good cause, zealously co-operate with the doctor in his endeavours to enlighten their Romish brethren. Dr. Cumming, in St. Andrew's Church Rodney-street, in accordance with instructions from the Presbytery o f London, declared the church vacant, in consequence of the resignation of the Rev. J. Tod Brown. Dr. Barr, of St. Enoch's ( hurch, Glaszow, so long, many of our readers will remember in this town, in connexion with Oldham-street Chapel, will preach at Rodney-street on Sunday next. INQUESTS YESTERDAY BEFORE TIIE BOROUGH CO RONEB.—On view of the body of a new-born male child, found in a box close to the wall of St. George's Church, Everton. Mr. Wood, surgeon, who had made a post.. modern examination, said that the child was still born. Verdict accordingly.—On view of the body of Samuel Metcalf, aged five years, who lived in Carlton -street. On the 16th of last month deceased's clothes took fire, and he was so much injured that he died on Saturday last in the Northern Hospital. Verdict : Died from the injuries, but how they originated there was no evidence to show.— On view of the body of Garrett Farley, which was found on Sunday morning on the sand-bank near the Waterloo Dock Pier. It appeared that on Saturday night, about 11 o'clock, the steamer " Brien Boroihm" was lying along side the Clarence Dock Pier, and that the deceased, in endeavouring to get on board of her, fell into the water. A life buoy was thrown out to him, but he did not succeed in getting hold of it, and sank in a few minutes afterwards. . Verdict—Accidental death. THE SCREW STEAM-SHIP ANTELOPE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SIR,—As the voyage of the screw steam-ship " Ante lope," hence to Brazil, excites a good deal of attention, we send you the letters of the Captain (H. H. O'Brien), written at sea, and on his arrival at Pernambuco. We are in possession of the logs, both of the ship and engine ; but as they are too voluminous for publication, we merely have to state, that on the second day after her departure, the framing of the engines was found so defec tive, that for the remainder of the voyage it was thought desirable to work the engines only half-speed. During the voyage the engines appear to have been stopped eight times, in all about fifty hours. These de fects can very easily be remedied on her return, when we feel confident she will make her passage in 18 to 20 days. Notwithstanding these drawbacks, H.M. Packet, which sailed from Falmouth two days before her, and several other vessels from this port, had not arrived. We are, respectfully, your obedient servants, M'TEAR and HADFIELD. Tower-chambers, 23d November, 1846. [copy.] " Antelope, Oct. 2d, 1846. " Lat. 6.30 N., long. 23 10 E. " GENTLEMEN,—I beg to enclose copies of the log of the ship and engine. The former fully comes up to my expectations, having every opportunity of tasting her in various grades of weather, as you will see by her log. I am happy to say that her masts stand well, and she bears her canvas like a Trojan. I regret that I cannot speak so well of the engine : so far it has been of little or no use to us, at times barely keeping the drag of the screw from impeding our way. You will see by my remarks made both night and day, that while the machinery was right it helped the ship most remarkably in all weathers, as we never found the ship ovel'running the speed of the screw. When going even up to eleven knots, the break, if some thine larger, would easily hold her. " I found it not safe to disconnect the screw when blow ing hard, the ship not steering well, the backwater from the screw leaving the rudder to work in vacancy. This is not the case when working, as the screw then throws a column of water on the rudder, making her steer like a boat when blowing hard, as well as in smooth water. From this you will see that with the four-threaded screw we must never be without steam, but it is my opinion that with two threads we may dispense with steam frequently, as I do not think it would interfere with the rudder so much. Though it may have the same surface, still the . blades would not come so often abreast of the rudder. " The Welsh coal answers remarkably well, but the Liverpool, on the contrary, takes one ton in five more than Jevons coal, which appears to be the best, having much less smoke than Welsh. " For further particulars I beg to refer you to the logs. For the last two days we have had a strong S.S. W. wind, a circumstance most uncommon in these latitudes. It has already driven us three degrees to the eastward. In conclusion I beg to say, every exertion has been made to make our passage, and I have no hesitation in saying that, when the machinery is in working order, the Antelope will make her passage in eighteen days. " I remain, gentlemen, your obedient servant. (signed) •' H. H. O'BRIEN, Commander. " Messrs. M`Tear and Hadfield." " Oct. sth, 1846. " GENTLEMEN,—Under the most disadvantageous cir cumstances, I ventured to put the Antelope head to wind on Friday, it blowing a strong S.W. wind—l should say a topgallant breeze, the engine showing no vacuam by the barometer or condenser, wen she steamed 4i knots by observation, much to the surprise of all on board. When she will do this, with her machinery in its present con dition, what may we not expect when it is made all tight We fear the foot valve has given way, having stopped the engine twice for some time to examine. She makes a dis tance, as you will find by her log, of 96 miles in twenty four hours, all sails furled, dead to windward. You will see on the 6th that the guard of the escape-valve bent in the after cylinder, the same one that gave way before. Friday, 10th ; I expect to make the Picao Lighthouse, at Pernambuco. at six o'clock this evening, making our passage in twenty-six days twenty-three hours, from the lightship off Liverpool. I shall endeavour to leave Per nambuco as soon as possible. I hope not to take coal until we get to Bahia. All well on board. Allow me to siy all exertion shall be made to make a speedy passage to Rio de Janeiro. As it is, if we bad been bound there, we could have accomplished it in thirty-one days. " You will hear from me at Bahia. " Saturday morning, anchored in the outer road of Pernambuco last night, at eight o'clock. I find the latest news from England is only up to the Ist of August, pet Columbus. " Gentlemen, your obedient servant, (Signed) " H. H. O'BRIEN, Commander, " Messrs. M'Tear and Hadfield." TO THE EDITOR OP THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SIR,—We have this moment to hand (7 p.m.) letters from Bahia, by her Majesty's packet, to the 15th October. The Antelope arrived on the 12th, having made the run from Pernambuco in 52 hours, and from Liverpool, in cluding stoppages, in 30 days. She sailed again the fol lowing morning for Rio Janeiro. Your insertion of this, in addition to our former com munication of this morning, will oblige Your obedient servants, M'TEAR and HADFIELD. 2, Tower chambers, Monday, 7 p.m. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TOWNSHIP OF TRANMERE. As much misconception exists relative to the recent proceedings for lighting and watching this township, which has been perhaps occasioned in some measure by the partial reports which have appeared in the public prints, we have been induced, as far as possible, to obtain the real facts of the case, more especially in consequence of the following editorial remark, appended by the Chro nicle of Saturday week to a report of a township meeting held the Thursday previously : " Since the above was in type, we have been informed that, after the public meeting was dispersed, a hole-and corner meeting' of the CliP.on-park people was held in a private room up stairs, at which, by the advice of an attorney, they magnanimously passed resolutions for lighting Clifton-park at the expense of the township! If this were not intended for a joke, it is as good an imita tion of one as we have met with for some time, even in Punch. We know that any rate, attempted to be levied upon such an authority, will be resisted to the death. We shall probably have a word or two more to say on this subject another time." There can be no doubt as to who is the attorney al luded to, upon whom our contemporary has im posed the responsibility of the meeting's proceedings, as it is sufficiently notorious who was the legal adviser of the meeting. His professional reputation and personal inte grity, however, stand too high to be damaged by such an insinuation. We deem it, however, but justice to give the following plain narrative of facts, which will set the whole affair in its proper light. In March, 1845, the then overseers of the township, having previously received a requisition from certain ratepayers, called a public meeting to determine whether the Lighting and Watching Act, 3 and 4 William IV., should be adopted in the whole township. At that public meeting, a majority of the ratepayers present determined that the act should not be adopted in the township. On looking over the list of persons who, in March 1845, voted against the adoption of the act, we find that the whole of such persons so voting were (with, we believe, only one exception) persons residing in Upper and Lower Tranmere; and we further find that the majority of the persons who have this year signed the requisition to the overseers to call the late township meeting did last year vote against the adoption of the act in the township. Now Upper and Lower Tranmere are not either of them within the limits of the district proposed to be lighted and , watched by the Clifton-park " people," as designated in I the Chronicle's report. And on looking over the list of persons who, in March 1845, voted for the adoption of the act, we find that all the ratepayers residing in Clifton park, who were present at that meeting, voted (with, we believe, only one exception) for the adoption of the act in the whole township. How these same Upper and Loner Tranmere ratepayers, who are now endeavouring to have the whole township lighted, are to justify them selves against the charge of inconsistency, we know not. With the result of last year's attempt to light and watch the whole township fresh upon their memories, what were the Clifton-park and Holt-hill ratepayers to do? Remain in the dark, or light themselves. The act authorises the ratepayers of any part of a town ship to light and watch such part, the ratepayers residing there being alone responsible for all the charges. Some of the inhabitants of Clifton-park and Holt-hill, therefore, having in October last come to the determina tion of endeavouring to effect the measure within their own immediate neighbourhood, the attorney referred to was retained to prepare an application to the overseers to call a meeting of the inhabitants of that part of the town ship in which it was intended to be brought into opera tion. The requisition was prepared accordingly, and was delivered to the overseers on the 24th day of October last. Notice in pursuance of this requisition was given by the overseers upon the church-doors and other usual places, , dated the 26th of October last, for a meeting of the inha bitants of Clifton-park and Holt-hill, to be held on the 12th instant, at twelve o'clock at noon; and at that hour the ratepayers of Clifton-park and Holt-hill, in pursuance of such notice, assembled in a room, provided, it is pre sumed, by the overseers; a chairman was duly appointed and the business proceeded with, as directed by the act. So much for the meeting being a " hole-and-corner meeting," and held " after the public meeting was dis persed." And as regards the impression attempted to be con veyed, that the money to be raised for the lighting and watching of Clifton Park and Holt Hiil, is intended to be levied upon the whole township—suffice it to say, that no such advice was ever given, and that the act gives no au thority t' the overseers for that purpose. Those only who claim the protection which the act affords, must pay for it. DAY OF HUMILIATION.—Friday, the 20th November, having been appointed by the church as a day of humilia tion and prayer all over Ireland, divine service was per formed in the churches, in accordance with the instruc tions prescribed in the circular of the Lord Primate. Business at the Banks, Exchanges, Corn-markets, and all public offices, was suspended, and the shops of the Protestant citizens were almost generally closed. A MANIFESTO FROM CARIRMOYLE.—Mr. Smith O'Brien has now fairly entered upon his functions as a (it not the) leader of the Irish people, and, " treading in the footsteps " of the " father of Repeal," has begun to indite manifestoes from his retirement at Cahirmoyle. The first of these, addressed to the " Landed Proprietors of Ireland," appears in his chosen organ, the Nation. It commences in right regal style, and, being headed " Let ter indicates the commencement of a brisk epistolary campaign. Standard-office, Two o'clock. LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE.—This DAY. Since our report of Friday, we have experienced an en tire change in the weather, with extremely heavy tains and very severe gales from the west ; which having brought in several vessels, previously detained by adverse winds, the imports from abroad, collectively, include a fair supply of Wheat, Beans, Pease, and Indian Corn, and a good accession of Flour, chiefly from the United States ; whilst the arrivals coas►twise and from Ireland, though somewhat larger than of late, are still but moderate. Wheats are better sold to-day, and a small advance made upon some qualiti es. Flour has improved Is. per barrel, and a considerable business transacted in bonded parcels. Indian Corn in fair retail demand, the holders giving way about 2s. per quarter from the closing quotations of Friday. Oats and Oatmeal in very slow request, and both rather cheaper. Other articles without material change. From the ARRIVALS OF CORN, 7th to the 23d November, inclusive CANADA,U.STATS Ins- (COAST AND I AND TOTAL. LAND. WISE. COLON'S EUROPE. Wheat.. Ors. 763 1623 478 5128 7992 Barley Qrs. 192 192 Malt Qrs. 25 460 485 Oats Qrs. 2967 84 3051 Rye Qrs. Beans Qrs. 90 930 1020 Pease Qrs. 69s 624 853 2175 ShelledßarleyQrs. Indian Corn. Qrs. 8140 8140 Oatmeal .. Loads 1558 101 1659 Flour. .... Sacks 2639 556 - 3185 Ditto Brls. 1598 17826 19424 EXPORTS.—Foreign. Wheat.— qrs. ; Barley,— qrs. ; Pease, qrs. ; Oats, qrs.; Indian Corn, qrs.; Oatmeal, sacks ; Flour, 42 brls.—lreland. Wheat, 1201 qrs. ; Bar. ley, qrs.; Beans, —frs ; Oats,— qrs ; Indian Corn, 832 qrs. ; Oatmeal, sks; Flour, 43 scks 1852 brls. —Coastwise. Wheat, 787 qrs. ; Barley, qrs.; Malt, qrs.; Oats, qrs.; Beans, 208 qrs.; Pease,ls qrs.; Oatmeal, sacks Indian Corn, 20 qrs. ; Flour, 314 sacks 1356 brls. Average prices of Grain, for the week ending Nov. 14, 1846. Wheat 61s. ad. 1 Barley 445. 6d. I Oats 265. 3d. I Rye 395. Bd. Beans.. 455. Bd, j Pease.. 495. 2d.. Aggregate average of the six weeks. Wheat 60s. 6d. 1 Barley 41s. Id. j Oats.. 265. 3d. I Rye 39 .Bd. Beans.. 455. Bd. I Pease.. 495.2 d. Duty on Foreign Producethis week - - Wheat 430 d I I Barley 2s od Oats .. is 6:1 Rye.. 2s Od Beans 2s Od `Pease .. 2s Od Ind. Corn Os Od Flom a2s4id Duty on British Colonial. Wheat.. Is. Od. I Barley.. ls. od. I Oats, is. Od. I Rye... Is. Od. Beans.. Is. od. I Pease.. Is. od. I Flour. Ofd. cwt. Liverpool Averages, week ending Nov. 10, 1846. Wheat, qrs., price os. Od ; Barley, ~ qrs., price Os. Od. ; Oats, 272 qrs., price 305. sd. ; Rye, qrs., price Os. Gd. ; Beans, 99 qrs., 535. 4d. ; Pease, qrs., price Os. Od. Duties paid in Liverpool, week ending Nov. 19. Foreign.—Wheat, 2647 qrs.; Barley, 143 qrs.; Malt, qrs. ; Oats, 45 qrs ; Rye, 6 qrs. ; Beans, 1498 qrs ; Pease, 353 qrs.; Indian Corn, 5267 qrs.; Oatmeal, loads ; Flour, 4 480 barrels. _ Colonial.—Wheat, 1000 qrs.; Pease, qrs.; Flour,l4643brls TESTIMONIAL OF RESPECT TO MR. A. APPLETON. : A very numerous and highly respectable meeting of country gentlemen, landholders, and farmers of the town ships of Crouton and the adjacent townships, took place on the 16th instant, at Mr. William Molyneux's Union Inn, in Crouton, for the purpose of presenting to Mr. Appleton a handsome silver cup, .as a small but genuine token of their respect for his extraordinary and successful exertions in destroying rats in these townships, by a new and successful process of his own. The company sat down at five o'clock to a sumptuous dinner, which included the primest of English fare, all served up in the best style. After the removal of the cloth, the president, Mr. James Glover, gave successively the usual loyal toasts, and finally proposed the health of Mr. Appleton, which was met by three times three hearty cheers. In introducing the toast, the chairman elo quently and facetiously alluded to the talent and success of Mr. Appleton in his endeavours to destroy the de structive vermin alluded to, within even a few months, and expressed his opinion that twelve months of equal vigour would entirely eradicate them from the town ships. He urged that the townships should join in per petuating Mr. Appleton's exertions, and concluded by presenting that gentleman with a splendid silver cup from the inhabitants of the township, as a mark of their respect and esteem. Mr. Appleton's health fol lowed with three times three. Mr. APPLETON replied in most feeling and appropriate terms. After expressing his great gratitude and sense of the kindness imposed upon him, he adduced several, in teresting instances of his success in destroying rats upon farms. The crops of the farmers in that locality had that year been warehoused with little or no damage from the rats, and he should continue his exertions to put down all annoyance from such vermin,—the destroyers of a large portion of the food of the people. He al luded to many cases (naming the individuals con cerned) whose farms had been cleansed of the vermin, and the owners of which bad most liberally considered his services. These vermin consumed a large amount of grain, &c., which would otherwise enable the tenant to readily pay his rent. He adduced some valuable statistics showing the great devastation of these vermin, and the great advantage of destroying them. His invention was original and efficacious for their destruction, and more over practicable throughout the kingdom. (Cheers.) The cup—an elegant and costly piece of plate—was in scribed in appropriate lines of poetry, highly complimen tary to Mr. Appleton. We need scarcely add, that the evening was passed in the most delightful and convivial manner by all present, and we have only to regret that our limited space pre cludes our insertion of the several addresses at length. The sermon at St. Barnabas Church, for the Southern Hospital will be preached by Mr. Nolan on the 20th Dec., the Mayor having to attend church with the Judges on the 13th, the day previously fixed. THE FRENCH EMBASSY.—For some weeks past, there has been the greatest activity apparent in the chancellerie of the embassy, cabinet couriers arriving and departing as often as four times in the course of the day. A. courier is hourly expected at Hertford House from Paris, and it is imagined he will be the bearer of M. Guizot's answer to Viscount Palmerston's last note. WRECKING.—More than twenty persons have been summarily committed to Bodmin gaol, with hard labour tor from three to five months, for plundering from the brig Samaritan and her cargo washed in by the sea, wrecked off St. Eval, near Padstow, during the late gales. —Falmouth Packet. The London and Northwestern Railway Company offered, it is said, to make compensation to Mr. Haywood for the injuries sustained by him through an accident on the line, hut they were unable to induce him to send in any statement of the amount of injury received, or of the compensation claimed. ECONOMIC CONVEYANCE COMPANY.—We are glad to learn that the shares in this company are being rapidly applied for. The feasibility of the scheme is daily becom ing more apparent to the public,—and the fact of their calculations proves that if the omnibusses carry only one-third their complement of passengers the return will be sufficient to pay all expenses, and yield a handsome in terest. A model machine, of a novel and ingenious con struction, has been exhibited in town for some days past It runs on eight wheels, and is divided into three com partments—the centre one being for first-class passengers. It will turn in half the space of an ordinary omnibus, and has numerous other advantages. MOST IMPORTANT.—The Birkenhead correspondent of the Mercury informs us that he was in error recently, in stating that Messrs. J. S. Jackson, and C. Bentham had resigned their seats upon the Board of the Chester and Birkenhead Railway, and in " describing their sup• posed manner of walking out of the loom in a manner calculated to produce false impressions"! Mr. Bentham has not resigned at all, and, '• instead of walking out in the manner alleged, he remained in the room, and was conversing with Mr. William Jackson till nearly the close of the proceedings." How relieved the mind of Birkenhead must feel on the receipt of this important in telligence! By the bye, we are not told how Mr. J. S . Jackson walked out on the occasion. CHARGE OF BURGLARY.—Yesterday, at the Police court, four men, named Martin, Wright, Fitzmaurice, and Davies, were brought before Mr. Rushton, on the serious charge of having broken . into a house, appropri ated certain articles, and others in view, in the receipt of which they were checkmated by interruption. The fol lowing is a brief statement of the facts, so far as they transpired :—Mr. James Tracey is the occupant of the spirit and ale vaults attached to the Feathers Hotel, in Clayton-square, and these vaults form a corner of Leigh street and Parker-street. No one sleeps on the premises, and they were closed, and left apparently secure, shortly after twelve o'clock on Saturday night. Soon after that time a respectable young woman, Mary Ann Kelly, a servant of Mr Sinclair, whose house is in Parker -street, immediately opposite the vaults, was about to retire to bed in an attic of the house, when she obse rve d some men in the premises alluded to, in front of h er mas t er ' s domicile, and suspecting some mischief, she properly and promptly gave the alarm, so that the policemen were soon on the search. It was past one o'clock before these last could get up ; but they eventually, accompanied by Mr. Inspector Savage and Mr. Superintendent Leverett, succeeded in discovering on the premises, and appre hending the whole of the four prisoners, one of whom (Davies) was found secreted under the kitchen-table of the vault. It appeared that they had effected an entry by forcing, or breaking the lock of a yard-door between the hotel and the vaults. They had procured lights within, and had drunk two bottles of port wine from two decan ters. The till drawer in the vaults was found to be forced open, but no defalcation appeared in the copper left in it —about 10s. or 12s. On the outside door to Parker street, the padlock had been forced away, and another one substituted, which would not open with the same key. The depredators, (and this is the worst feature of the case,) had also, by means of chisels, &c., which were found, made an apparent effort, by picking off the mortar, to arrive through a brick wall into a watch manufactory adjoining ; but the alarm given, and their subsequent ap prehension, probably deterred them. The case occupied a large portion of the time of the court, but will probably result in a conviction for larceny only, as the premises were not inhabited during the night. The punishment may, however, be a long term of transportation. The whole of the prisoners were committed for trial at the sessions. Nov. 24, 1846. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (BY EXPRESS.) STILL LATER FROM PORTUGAL. We learn that Evora, the bombardment of which by the Queen's troops was to have commenced on the 7th instant, The destruction of which was confidently predicted, is still in the possession of the insurgents, General predicted, having raised the siege, being obliged to march to Almeirim, in order, if possible, to cut off Antas's supplies ; and that the inhabitants of St. Michael's, (Azores,) together with a portion of the troops, had joined the insurrectionists. THE BRAZILS. FALMOUTH. SUNDAY MORNING. We have had most awful weather here for the greater part of last week, and there is no doubt that many wrecks will be heard of by coming arrivals. The foreign schooner Elizabeth, Elleatsen master, from Revica, bound to Bergen, was lost on the western coast of the Lizard, and two men drowned. The French barque Victorine, Daubourg master, from Havre for Valparaiso, and the barque John Hayes, Wilson master, of and. from London for Alexandria, have both put in here with da mage, and some others more or less, with loss of spars, sails, &c. Last night, her Majesty's packet Penguin, Lieut. Leslie, ar rived, having sailed from Rio de Janeiro, Oct. 3; Bahia, 15; Pernambuco, 22. She had on freight about .4'16,000, more or less. The Griffon arrived at Rio from the River Place on Oct. 1, in thirteen days from Monte Video, but brought no mail or news thence. The Griffon was being overhauled previous to her sailing for England. The Dido had arrived at Rio from Cork, and was refitting previous to her going down to the River Plate. There is nothing learnt further by this packet of the state of affairs in that place. The merchant ship Posthumous put in on Sept. 30 at Rio, having on board the commander and part of the crew of the late British brig of war Osprey, lost at New Zealand ; and on Oct. 15 the hired barque Palestine, having on board Sir George Gipps and family, also had another part of the crew of the same ill-fated brig. The Devastation, bearing the pendant of Sir Chas. Hothani, had sailed from Bahia, for Ascension, on the coast of Africa; and the Grecian had left for the Cape of Good Hope and China. The Antelope, being the first of the line of Liverpool steamers, arrived at Bahia on Oct. 12, being the 29th day of her voyage, and left next day for Rio. The crops promised a fair average yield. The transactions of the market for produce had been to a fair extent since the sailing of the Gorgon ; in other respects business had been li mited for the same period. Coffee had further declined fully 50 reis, sales brisk. Sugar had had an advance on previous prices. A fair business in freights. Lord John Russell has accepted the Lord Rectorship of Glas gow University. LONDON CORN EXCHANGE.—YESTIADAY. At this day's market there was a more liberal supply of English Wheat, which met a brisk sale at an early hour at is. per qr. over the currency of this day week. Free foreign was held in many cases for a similar advance, but buyers generally made their purchases at the previous currency for fine qualities, whereas low sorts have been more in request for shipment to Ireland, and a slight improvement realised. There is a good export demand for bonded, but so little here the demand can not be satisfied. During the week a considerable business has been done in floating cargoes of Indian Corn, and there was a good inquiry this morning. The Barley trade is steady in value. Malt a slow sale. Beans and Peas without alteration. Our arrivals of Oats being now moderate, enabled factors to proceed in sales without any further decline, and there is less pressure of foreign, and the trade wears a more steady aspect. SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET.—YESTERDAY. With home-fed beasts we were bnt moderately supplied. The few prime Scots ou offer commanded a very ready sale at prices fully equal to those obtained on this day se'nnight, but the middling and inferior breeds, which formed the bulk of the supply, were very dull, and somewhat lower. The numbers of Sheep were moderately extensive, and of prime quality. The best old Downs sold at late rates ; but all other breeds were quite 2d. per Sibs lower. In Calves only a limited business was doing at last week's prices. The Pork trade was dull at late figures., MONEY MARKET.—YESTERDAY. Some of the weekly papers state that the Caledonia steamer took out a large quantity of specie on Thursday on her voyage to America. We have made inquiry in the proper quarter, and' find it altogether untrue. In fact, she took out far less than usual ; all on board was under seven thousand pounds. The approach of the Consol account is rendering the market rather feverish, but the price has been upon the whole rather firmer this morning. The range has been from 944 to h, and the gresent quotation 945. The rate of continuation is lower, the price for the January account being buyers at 94k. Reduced Three per Cents, were last sold at 930, the Three and a Quarter per Cents 95g. Exchequer bills 912 pm., and India Stock 154. RECALL OF HIS EXCELLENCY THE FRENCH AMBASSADOR. (From yesterday's Herald.) We have it in our power to announce, in the most positive manner, that his Excellency the Count de St. Aulaire has been recalled from his high diplomatic duties, as Ambassador from France to this country. by his Sovereign. Although it was well known that the noble count did not expect to remain here beyond two years longer, his sudden recall has excited, perhaps unneces sarily, much speculation in the diplomatic circles. His Excellency the Count de St. Aulaire is now in Paris, and may be expected to arrive shortly at the French Embassy from that capital, to have an audience of the Queen to take leave of her Majesty, and to take his farewell of the several members of the foreign corps diplornatique. In all future communications with the French Govern ment and Viscount Palmerston, the Count de Jarnac will have to transact business as charge d'affiires, and will on that account retain the possession of Hertford House. It is generally said that some months will elapse ere the Count de St. Aulaire's successor is appointed, and, en attendant, the Count de Jarnac will discharge the diplo matic functions. The Count Louis de Nosilles, the second secretary to the embassy, is also about to leave this country for good. We have been informed the count departs for France early in January. The Count de St. Aulaire has been ambassador here since M. Guizot left this country to take office on the dismissal of M. Thiers. Previous to that the Count Se bastiani was the ambassador extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary. . . Other changes in the personnel of the embassy are rumoured, but the above, we have not the slightest hesi tation to say, will be round strictly correct. The Observer says that the Queen has presented to the Duchess of Inverness a pension on the Privy Purse, and there will therefore be no addition to the Pension List. The Cambridge Chronicle says that Dr. Graham, Mas ter of Christ's College, in that university, has declined accepting the bishopric of Sodor and Man. The Hon. Grantley Berkeley has written a letter of apo logy to Mr. Visger, of Bristol, for the use of his intempe rate language to that gentleman. RAILWAY NOTICES.—An extra London Gazelle, pub lished on Saturday, contains no less than 155 notices of intended application to Parliament, during the ensuing session, on the subject of railways. The East India Company are now exporting large quan tities of London porter to the Indian presidencies, one consignment alone being 1212 hogsheads, or 65,448 gallons. A deputation on the subject of opening the ports for the admission of foreign corn, duty free, had an interview with Lord John Russell and tLe Chancellor of the Ex chequer on Saturday, at the official residence of the noble lord in Downing -street. CURIOUS INCIDENT.—On Monday last, as a train was going to Didcot, a woodcock flew against the engine, and was irorneuiately killed by the concussion; it was picked up on the return of the engine, when its breast was found with the skin torn off.—Oxford Chronicle. ORIENTAL DIVAN.—Those who have not yet visited this splendid establishment should not omit an opportu tunity, for the arrangements not only surpass those of every similar hotel, but the viands are of the choicest kinds. An excellent steak, cut in the London style, with all the etceteras, is charged Bd., and it may be finished with half-pint of splendid amontillado sherry, or fine flavoured port, for one shilling. This is but a single , article, but others are charged proportionately low; in deed, so low and so excellent as to have called from the local press the following notices : " The elegance with which it is fitted, the promptitude and neatness with which every thing is served up, render it the most fashionable restaurant."—Standard. The dinners and suppers cannot be excelled for variety, or lowness of charges."—Albion. •• It consolidates the reputation of the proprietbr as a caterer for the public."—Mail. " Suitable to all classes—the wine is undeniable."— Times.' In fact, it will be found that to every department there is manifested a desire to accommodate the public, by the proprietor, J. Feeny. A supply of London oysters re ceived daily A splendid new Russian bagatelle board f° r sale.—Advertisement. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. MONDAY, 23d Novemsert.—Wind S.S W.. fresh. ARRlVED.—Rosalind. Hay, from Quebec—lndus. M•ltensie from Realijo; sailed gth July, and from Payti 28th Joiy—Cham pion, Black, from Newfoundland—Margaret, from Cadiz—Ben Nevis, Heron, from Quebec—Acorn, —; Beccles, ; and Caroline. from Smyrna—John flan:cy, Robertson, tram Alexan dria, and Britannia, Hamilton, from Montreal. SAILED.— H enry Clay, Nye, for New York—Colombo, Jansen, Boston—Queen Pomare, Davies. New Orleans—Crown, Row land, Rio Janeiro—Sea Nytn• h, Grange, Sydney, N.S.W. Admiral Nelson, from St. beur g e's Bay for Cork, was spoken by the Indls 171 h Nov., in lat. 13 N, long. 2g W, and reported that the following vessels were loading there :—Rambler, Bar rick, Wolga, Jessie Miller, and Mary Uryd. Columbian, hence at Sydney, N.S.W. YouonALL, 20th Nov.—The Saguenay, from Miramichi for Liverpool, reported this morning, was driven very high upon bed of sand ; the vessel is not much damaged, and may proba bly be got off during a high spring tide, after discharging. Sprightiey. Williams. hence ti Holyhead, sunk on Friday 0 6 Amlwch. Crew saved. Dorothea, for Calcutta, off the port, putting back. KINSALE, 2 th Nov.—Jessie, Torrence, from Quebec to Li verpool, is totally wrecked near Clonakil y. Master and 10 men saved. KILKIRAN House, near CLONAKILTY, 20th Nov.—A timber vessel was yesterday lost in this bay, with all the crew. An oar has come on shore, on which was the word '• Chester." SOUTHPORT, 21st November.—A vessel is sunk at the back Of the Horse Bank, with a signal of distress at her masthead. Tin crew are supposed to be in the ri, ging. The life boat succeeded in reaching the wreck at 1 p.m.. but has not yet returned. SOUTHPORT, 22d Nov.—The vessel sunk at the back of the Horse Bank yesterday, is the Jane and Mary, from New Ross t 0 Belfast. Master saved. MARRIED. Yesterday, at St. Mary's Church, Kirk ale, by the Rev. 1 7 : James, incumbent, CHARLES HOWELL, youngest son oft late Mr. Thomas H o well, B ur t on , Ch es hi re, t o MARTHA, third daughter of Mr. MED LYCOT, of the same place. After the ceremony was over, the happy couple left Liverpool for Dover , en route to Paris. DIED. On the 17th instant, at Tunbridge Wells, aged fg, much rea spected, ANN, relict of the late GEORGE WALKER, Esq., Chalk Lodge, Cheshunt. On the 22d instant, aged 68, MARY, wife of LAWRENC S FROSTE, Esq., and daughter of the late Rev. James Atcherlei, of Shrewsbury. LIVERPOOL : TUESDAY, NOV. 24, 1846. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY MORNING BY JOSHUA FLETCHER LACE, of 53, Grove-street, and LEONARD ADDISON, of 14, Great Orford-street. At' No, 4, ST. Gulass's CAB CENT laVrigrOQL.. ..! THIRD EDITION.