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:,*air,s by Auction. GENUINE LIBRARY OF ENGLISH AND FOREIGN LITERATURE. By Mr. BRANCH. To-moaaow (Wednesdav),the 27th instant, and following days, at Eleven o'clock each day, at the Hanover-rooms, THE Genuine LIBRARY of a Foreign Gentleman, Comprising nearly 4,000 Volumes of Ancient and Modern Books, in History, Voyages, Theology, Science. Art, Geography, Lexicons, Poetry. Novels, &c., by many eminent Authors, in ', n glish, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Latin, Greek , and Oriental Literature. _To *he viewed Tilts P. (Tuesday), the 26th instant, when uatalogues may be had from Mr. BRAN H. BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE. 0 By Mr. BRANCH, 11 TUESDAY next, the 3d of May, at Six o'clock in the Even at the House of Mr. Edwin Robinson ? the Phtenix Inn. 0. 106, Mount-pleasant, subject to conditions, IFTEEN DWELLING-HOUSES, Six of them fronting to Herding-street. tipper Parliament-street, -Iverpool, and Nine in a Court called No. 11,or Foundry-court, 'ending re out of Harding-street. Tenu Freehold of Inheritai.ce. averp 00l Apply to Mr. FRODSHAM, Solicitor, 16, South Castle-street, •-. By Mr. BRANCH, ° II WEDNESDAY, the 4th day of May next, at Two o'clock in the Afternoon, at the Clarendon-rooms, South John-street, subject to conditions then to be produced, Loft A LL that excellent DWELLING-HOUSE, on -LA. the east side of, and numbered 20, in Falkland et, in Liverpool, and possessing also a frontage of 21 feet la Islington now in the of Mr. Robert Benson ;°Rether wit , h the COACH-HOUSE occupation and Three-stalled STABLE behind the sam e . , The Tenure is Leasehold under the Corporation of Liverpool, ic 'ay !r thelB2 residue of a term of 7-years, computed from the 24th .'", 5. 2.—A1l those Tvecrexcellent DWELLING-HOUSES, on ne Lot south side of, arta being numbered respectively 32 and 34, p Fa lkner-street, in Liverpool, in the occupation of Mr. Thos. 1 ;I : t i a and Mrs. B enson, at t h e respect i ve rents o f £6O and -t'42. The Te nure i s Freehold of Inheritance. _,_e r whole of the above Properties are most substantially built,.. and are of a superior character. e'.R%or further particulars apply to Messrs. JOHN and HENRY L . er Solicitors, 3, York-buildings, Sweeting-street, Ipuol. EXTENSIVE r GUERA OF fIORSES AND ALDERNEY AND •";,‘ ,O WS AT LUCAS' REPOSITORY. On THURSDAY next* their Repository; Messrs. UCX estrs. and CO. the 2Sth instant, at Twelve o'clock, at Great Charlotte-street, Liverpool, IXTY to SEVENTY First-class HORSES, con sisting of Splendid Pairs of Car Inge Horses. Four Hunters, belonging to the Croxteth Hunt. Brougham and Phaeton Horses. Park Hacks, Ladies' Pads. Hunters, Gig Horses, Brood Mares, &c.ALDERNEY AND GUERNSEY COWS Thirty-one Alderney and Guernsey Cows. Messrs. LUCAS and Co. have made arrangements with Mr. PAhsoXs FOWLER, of St. Clement's, Jersey, to have as Choice a Lot.of Cows as the Islands can produce. ,„9n PRIV ATE S ALE , T HIS DAY, (Tuesday), and TO-MORROW, k "ednesday), and by AucTroy on THURSDAY next. The Horses will be on view THIS DAV and TO-MORROW, EM OR the Nlorning of-Sale. Every facility will be afforded by .f, , essrs. Lucas and Co. for Trials, and for the Inspection of N,eterinary Surge Ons, if requit-ed. SUPERIOR HUNTERS, 711 E PROPERTY OF THE CROXTETH HUNT. Oq m B . aut ne y IISDAY xt, the Messrs. 9 8th LUCAS instant, and at CO Twelve o'clock, at their Repository, Great Charlotte-street, Lot I. WOODCOCK, Brown Gelding, 2. PADDY 3. DASHAWAY Chesnut Gelding, steady in Harness. 4. JERRY t u th n !,,abbve are superior Hunters, and have carried the Hunts ontthe Croxteth Harriers during the Season. v an . View TN's DAT, the 2flth, and TO-MORROW, the 2 . 7 th in and on the Morning of Sale. WITHOUT RESERVE. TUE TO PUBLICANS AND OTHERS. `-`,yODIVILL, LEASE, LICENSES, .5. FIXTURES TIIE PREMISES, 7S, PADDINGTON. 7 ET :ItOTTER is instructed to SELL by PUBLIC -"-telk-, TO-MORROW, (Wednesday,) the 27th instant, 78, N o 19 o'clock precisely, on the Prtnises, the G . ral!es is !nn, UN‘;9 o gOn, the GOODWILL, LICLNShb, andi EN A 1"6 al so, :±xiltED TERM in the LEASE of the above Premises ; I) • le remainino• HOUSEHOLD FU RN II L RE, Decanters, / tai . G lasses,'Jugs and Pewter Measures; also, the re dialning STOCK, consis , ting•ot Wine, Rum, Gin, Brandy, Cur furti.,,Y be viewed m s 2 Me, Porter, &c.,•• And all the FIXTURES, 8:c. the i Morning of Sale, and Catalogues and Pete / T s ' . particulars may be had from Mr. Joux KIRBY, 12, -I.ine or the AUCTIONEER, 8, Whitechapel. SA LE OF FURNITURE, HORSE, SPRING CARTS, GEARS, &c., SEACOMBE. M R. TROTTER is instructed to SELL by AUC -o,el on FRIDAY next, the 29th instant, at Twelve be - r "lc Precisely, on the Premises, Seacombe. , near the Straw- Nip, Gardens the excellent and useful HOUs . EI-lOLD FUR- C., CRE the EFFECTS. nearly new, comprising Iron and ~4 11 ) Bedsteads and Hangings,- Paillasses, flair Mattresses, fo''n'e se soned Feather Beds', with appropriate Bedding, see d ls CL: hirsr-Toilet Tables and Basin Stands, iddei e min C a Toilet sjer; P a rlour, and Stair Carpets, Oilcloth, Glasses, Winston , Curtains, Mahogany Articles, in well- Ix 'ade Chairs, Clfests of Drawers, Dining, Pembroke, Loo, i.9*(l, and Sn ap Tables, Fenders and Fire-irons, the useful Aachen Requisites, &c. Also, an excellent DRAUGHT HORSE, capital - SPRING tART, good Set of GEARS, &c. &C. to ,May be viewed on the Morning of Sale, and descriptive Ca „iogues had on the Premises, or from Mr. JOHN K I RBY, 12, reter's-liane, Liverpool. BY ORDER OF THE EXECUTORS, AND WITHOUT RESERVE. To BRUSH MANUFACTURERS, DEALERS, SH PPERS, CAPTAINS, PRIVATE FAMILIES, AND OTH ERS. p . C G T I I i . Tuiss r D 7 v c e r d u . e i s n d s a t c ,)tt o e n 2 s t t h o M R AL D L . b il y t and To.monaow, (Wednesday,) the 27th instant, at Eleven o'clock precisely each day, en the Premises, Duke-street, torner of Hanover-street, ,The whole of the STOCK-IN-TRADE, Manufactured and ' n manufaetured, Two STEAM-ENGINES, with Boilers com- Plete TOOLS, IMPLEMENTS, and UTENSILS .connected ivith 'the Business of BRUSH AI ANUFACI'CItING. The UN : NIA'NUFAC , TURED STOCK consists of St. Petersburgh Bristles Re cond fir is and seconds •,siberia and St. Petersburg Sehoys, ttxiceuevins;. Short Firsts, Fine Middle. and Dandy Bone, Rifilin.gs, te iatctoiki, White, and Gin • Drafts, a variety of Dressed Hairs, Sltoe IlairsYGoat, Badger, , and prepared French d n ;re Nails, Twine and Card Leather, Broom, Banister, 11 '' ,b• gtpck - Painter Pegs, Flat Stocks, Cloth Hair, and °--" .hoe Ditto, d Timber, Boring Lathes. Iron Pan rame, otrib le, sun ry T he mA aears, &c.• ter and N I ACTURED - STOK comprises , ground Paint, Dus r;l,, Sash Tools of every size, Knotted and other . Whitewash -era Tea, Varnish Ditto, Badger-hair Tools, Pencils, and Grain._ wb..tar, Scrubs, Clamps, Turk Heads, Curtain Brushes and 11r 1 :, 8 , 1 " , Rope Mat, Cloth, Hair, Tooth, Nail, and Shaving W a Cues, Scouring, Grate, Furniture, Shoe, Oil, Horse, and 4er Brushes, Plate, Bit, and Crest Ditto, White and Gray , pet Whisks ' Fancy and Plain Hearth Brushes. FOJeCtharer with the whole of the SHOP and WAREHOUSE tj "S., GAS FITTINGS, and otheruseful EFFECTS. The Stock may be viewed on the Mornings of Sale, and Cata- Ke r !had from the AUCTIO NEE R, 5, Queen-square. -- ...onox i NsThe PREM IsESto be SOLI) or LET.—For particulars D • %ell ON THURSDAY NEXT. ~e e nt and mo d ern HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. Cottage c*TO - FORTE, 6l Octave., DINNER. ERVICE, BOOK TAPE' end SIDEBOARD, of very Rich Wood, hand some Stf Q '','''RY CARPET and RUG to Match, Several BRUS tiI nearly new, CHIMNEY GLASS, Pair of Mar- TOI LET TABLES, CHEVAL.GLASS a DINING TA CIIAIR, CHIMNEY GLASSES,' handsome tECE, a Few valuable OIL PAINTINGS and EN `L'INGS, of a Family-leaving Liverpool. O l e n By :Ur. G RICE, ‘,llltanAY next, the Tith instant, at Eleven o'clo c k p rom pt, .1.1" E Whole of the excellent and modern FURS I RF on the Premises. St. Anne-street, comprising, te,ter t.rutoosta. Set of massive Mahogany Four-post, Half- VFo,,e,and French Bedsteads. prime Feather Bed, Hair and Witin s l.attresses, handsome Mahogany Winged Wardrobe, ,Ditto. superb Pair of Mahogany Toilet Tables and Stand, Alab e l 'ne Marble Tops, Clieval and other Dressirg Glasses, brawg a rlY Night Commodes, Mahogany and Painted Chests of 'Painted Washstands and D ress r ng T a bl es, Ch a i rs, Tr :, L., Toilet Ware, &c. 14,,e SITTING an DINING-ROOMS include Two Sets of Ma '.!)7 Chairs, Telescope Dining Table, capital Oblong and Lou Tables, handsome Spanish Mahogany Sideboard,. a It a iMilier and Bookcase, Large Sofa, and a Smaller Ditto,. in Cliai r ' w !ll, a Couch, in Fine Wood, Reclining and Rocking Gl ass 6, In Leather and Hair Cloth, Two elegant Chimney ile r 4M in superb Gilt Frames, handsome . Brussels . and Kid vice ps!er Carpets and Rugs, Fenders, Fire-irons, Dinner Ser tu,..',.„',ll:4la, Glass, capital Cottage Piano-forte, 62 O c t aves , fi ne chep apd Chimney: Ornaments, with the whole of th e Kit clotli items, Pair of Hall Chairs, Washstand, Oil -I:,ring Dial, Stair Carpet, and Effects. h„ ,l view the Alorning of Sale, and descriptive Catalogues "" oh the Premises, or of Mr. Giticu, 40, Whitechapel. FU IL FIXTURES, GAS PENDANTS,WHITE CII.4PEL, SETS 011 GEARING, .5 , c. To By Mr. MACLEAN, —Monnovr (Wednesday), at Elevcri o'clock precisely, on the T T , Premises,33, Horatio-street, Scotland-road. "E Residue of the II OUSEIIOLD FURNITURE, p entnpri,inr, Mahogany Hair-seated Chairs, Caned Ditto, -sur-p os • ~, ''.ta,w t, Half-tester, and Nursery Bedsteads, Feather Beds, pemb rll i : ftwer s , Carpetino%liandson ,e Couch, Mahogany Dining, a 5tr0n2..41r... and CarSTableq, renders, Fire-irons, &c., &c., Gearing. l ' . . y l e vvip t , cut .. pel, Gig Body, useful Harness and Cart Catalogue s ~ ,,11 , r€ to be sold Withouti reserve. be had on the Morning of Sale. FREEHOLDI.CPP,i'k ( , yH T • Ettr L MO ItTGAGEE. On TUESDAY next. the 3,1 ti' FIELD -VIEW, KI R 'MALE. Evenin g , at the Hou se or AT.' 3 f May, at Six o'clock in the street, Kiri:dale, near Liverio o rwell. Phcenix as will be then produced, . subj , :et to such conditions .14 w fro4n an li d i r ALL that Piece of LAND,--sviii: leaa, thereon erected, MS ES or DWEL LINI.Hou§ - ;, our several Situate on the east s_i_de of - the road laforesaid to Bootle 1 illage, called 44 Field n k u da m le . Seed mpec ti ve ly 3,4, 5, and 6. ; The Premises produce an annual rental of e- q In th • of Mrs. Bell and others. 3-. and are now 1 e occunation liculara, s , r further pal apply to Mr. GEo. p OO . ' d am - treet Liverpool, or 42, Bootle-lane, Kirk-d ....... „..... es s , Zolicitor, ' OS SATURDAY NEXT. 1410 ST IMPORTANT SALE OF UPWARDS OF Loop HEDGEROW TITER TREES, ESSRS. CHURTON have o ~ t t i : 1i instructedop by -Pol e , r, . 'he Proprietor to SELL_ by A R L DAY k at to t uree n, te 30th t, ,o,ln thec foriFytur o'clock of Chester, i on SATL o n the Afternoon I) ext unc h tually, inst subje an ct lions sLlch conditions as will be then produced, the undermen d extremely valuable (and principally bo w OAK, ASH, POPLAR, AND OTHER H e 4:re TREES, s , _ thr e : r olYing upon the Picton, Croughton, azlwlhViecrhytinheEsshtartoeisl., hhi_ three from the city of Chester, through t aa `e Lnion Cants Pass, in the following or such other lots as y be determined upon : On the Croughton Estate. LOT I. as 9 Oak Trees, numbered from 1 to 389. LOT 1. tpp o ,en frees, numbered from l I to s 9; 2 Elm ditto, 1 to 2; 3 era, , ditto ,ar ditto, Ito , to . 6; I Cherry ditt o, 1; 2 A spen di tto, Ito 2 ; 3 On the Ti ervin Estate. 139 n 'lk Trees LOT 111. , numbered from 1 to 139. LOT IV. IS l .9 ° „Ash T rees, numbered front Ito 190; 15 Poplar ditto, Ito tlitio42 Alder ditto, I to 22 ; 8 , 1 Elm ditto, I r di ° 4 ;1 16 Willow ditto to 16 ; 14 Crab ditto, Sycamore Ito 14; t to 2. On the Piston Estate. E 0 from 1 Ceak Trees, numbered 95 A , LOT VI. so ditt Tre oel s n l u Will emb ow ditto, red fro 1 to 95;b ditto, I.lm ditto, 1 to 8; pN B r . m 1 ; 1 Cra " Itit e .. 011 ;c Ltovn, the Woodman at Croughton, and Wm. of Picton will shew the respective Lots. 44444111 y the furr information may be had from Mr PALIK Cbristleton, or from the A UCTIONEE R s,. Chotter., fS wilt he 26th I, Bed- Id Des- Mande r a lady iT• PAR .. and an ,nniere, Frame, Chairs, , Card, 10 feet Ditto, ravers, and • Rugs, Camp, Thick edding, Dres- Chain 's, Kid ids, &C. Eight- ssrs. T. )01. 'S will ?6th in ch day, TURE, Chan , Glass, •I:QOM :Zit inet :Iliptic okcase strong a Bair n, Sets :llerin er, and di, and s, Hair hoganY :1 Toilet Chairs, ulinary ' srs. T. EITON, rS will Se 2StIl , No. 6, TURF, a Rose- F Case, Bronze .s, of a x Solid tomans rticles, capital lescope Table, Chairs, Maho enders, :cad, of o, with Bed- it sal;d ;lases, en and listant , ‘lessrF• FORD- S will )ifOrd' URNl rvicesp son, in tleman Lovas it Side 'ra tneg firmed' toganY uch to Table, ndow 5, Sze : solid la to s, and issels ,teal, ) pa ppro- ather awerS ands, THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, Al'ailL 26, 1853. Zo be sorb or let rilo he LET, a splendid FAMILY MANSION, near 1 New Brighton, containing Entrance-hall, 10 feet wide. Three Entertaining - rooms, Fourteen Bedrooms, Hot and Cold Bath, Kitchen on Ground Floor, Butler's Pantry, &c., Coach house and Stable; good Garden and Pleasure Grounds. Rent moderate. Also, a splendid HOUSE and SHOP, on south side of Bold street, with a private d o o r; a l so , a b a ck door in Wood-street, with Fixtures complete. Immediate possession may be had. Further particulars may be had on application to WM. WILLIAMS, Estate Agent, 47, Itanelagh-street, Liverpool. TO be LET, a recently-erected VILLA-RESI DENCE, situate in Sandown-park. Wavertree, containing Dining and Drawing-rooms, Kitchen, Scullery, Butler's Pan try, Larder (on ground floor,) Six Bedrooms, Dressing-room, Hot, Cold, and Shower-baths; W. C.'s and excellent Wine and other Cellars. The above may lie had with or without a Two-stalled Stable, Harness-room, and Carriage-house. Also, a Semi-detached VILLA, possessing similar accommo dation. For particulars'apply to Mr. C. SHERLOCK, Architect, 22, King-street, Liverpool. LIVERPOOL DOCKS. LOANS OF MONEY. ' F irm COMMITTEE of the LI V ERPOOL DOCKS 11 do hereby give Notice, that they are willing to receive LOANS OF MONEY, on the Security of the Bonds of the Trustees of the Liverpool Docks, at the rate of los. per centum per annum interest; for periods of either Three, Five, or Seven Years. All offers to be addressed to GEORGE V. TAN TON, Esq., Treasurer of the Liverpool Docks, Dock-office. Liverpool.—By order, DANIEL MASON, Secretary. Dock-office. Liverpool. February 10. 1851. SCOTTISH WIDOWS' FUND AND LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. H E THIRTY- NINTH ANNUAL , __GENERAL COURT of this Society will be held within Gibbs' Royal Hotel, Prince's-street, on FRIDAY the27th day of May next, at two o'clock, p.m., in terms of, stuifiw the purposes specified in, the Articles of Constitution.afthe Society. The Bonus Additions togr6" existing Policies for the Fifth Septennial period of InveStigation, ending the 31st December last, will then be declared. JOHN MACKENZIE, Manager. Edinburgh. April, 1853. PROFESSIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, Admitting, on equal terms, persons of every class and degree to an its benefits and advantages. CAPITA L,—.€250,000. CHAIRMAN,—Major 'HENRY STONES. DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN,-JAMES ANDREW DURHAM, Esq. . . . . With upwards of Fourteen Hundred Shareholders'. There are two important clauses in the deed of settlement, by which the Directors have power to appropriate ONE-TENTH of the entire profits of the Company Ist.—For the relief of aged and distressed parties assured for life, who have paid - five years' premiums, their widows and orphans. 2nd.—For the relief of age' -iind distressed original pro prietors, assured or liar:their widows and orphans, toge ther with 5 per cent: per annum on the capital originally invested by j. I,el•ii. All policies inlrisputable and free of stamp duty. Rates of premium extremely moderate. No extra charge for going to or residing at (in time of peace) Australasia, Bermuda Madeira, Cape of Good Hope, Mauri tius, and the British North American Colonies. Medical men in all cases remunerated for their report. Amirances granted againct Paralysis, Blindness, Accidents, Insanity, and every other affliction, bodily and mental, at moderate rates. A liberal commission allowed to Agents. Annual Premium for Assuring £lOO, namely : Age-20 10s. 9d. I Age-40 13s. 6d. 30 119 6 50 316 6 Prospectuses, with tables - and fullest information, may be had at the Offices of the Company, or of any of their Agents. . Applications for Agencies requested. EDWARD BA t LIS. Resident Manager and Actuary. Offices, Cheapside, London. Eiberpoot tattbarbf TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 26, 1853. REVIEW OF THE BUDGET. MR. GLADSTONE'S FINANCE POLICY. THE Financial Statement of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, of which we were only enabled to give an imperfect summary last week, consti tutes of course the leading topic of the day, and is entitled to a more than ordinary share of careful consideration. Although differing widely from MR. GLADSTONE and his colleagues, in political principles; we do not hesitate to confess that in this exposition of his views on the National Fi nances, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER has shown an amount of ability for which few were inclined to give him credit. His Budget dis plays an ingenuity of design, a comprehensiveness of detail, a depth of research, and moreover a plau sibility of purpose, which ranks it far before that of his predecessor; while it manfully grapples with many subjects which previous Ministers had hesi tated to deal with, from the difficulty attending complicated details. MR. GLADSTONE, however, seems to have devoted all his energies to the task before him, and the result has proved that he was at least the only man of the present Cabinet so well fitted for it. But while we give credit to the Mi nister for th e a bi l i ty and ingenu i ty o f w hi c h h e h as furnished such a striking proof, we do not on that account unhesitatingly adopt all his propositions; but, in justice t' our readers, shall proceed to treat r of them m ore in with such comments as suggest themselves detail, fo several items. a consideration of the The first in order, as in importance, is the pro posal to renew the p ßot ,.. RTY AND INCOME TAX, not as on the last two occasions for one year only, but for a period of seven years, —the first two years, at the present rate of sev en-pence in the pound, the next two years at six-pence, and the succeeding three years at five-penes. In the length ened argument by which this subject was intro duced, Mn. GLADSTONE laboured to show the difficulty of removing the inequalities of this tax by any of the modes which had been suggested, and herein expressed an unwilling condemnation of it. We can readily agree with him that any attempt at re-arrangement would but multiply, instead of di minish the inequalities ; but this is no reason why a portion of the surplus anticipated might not have been devoted to a rateable diminution at the present time, instead of waiting two years to save a penny in the pound. He spoke with much warmth of the good which had been done by MR. PITT'S Income Tax ; but we must remember that we are now in a state of peace, and the event of war might render such a tax necessary as an additional source of revenue, which, under present circumstances, is forestalled. His proposal to reduce the limit of exemption to £lOO at a reduced rate, is less objec tionable in principle, though it will multiply op ponents to the measure. On the whole, the per sistence in retaining this tax strengthens the charge against the party at present in office, that their policy is to throw the burden of taxation upon the higher classes, for the benefit of those who consti tute the majority of their political supporters. "We may remark, however, that its extension to Ireland, while adding but little to its productivenesss, will increase the hostility of the Irish members, who are sufficiently numerous to turn the scale against the present Ministers. The next item in the Budget to be submitted for Parliamentary approval, supposing the first to be acceded to, is the proposal to impose a LEGACY DUTY upon successions to real property. There is no doubt something exceedingly plausible in the apparent fairness of putting all descriptions of pro perty upon an equality in this respect; but there are circumstances which render them widely diffe rent, and considering the vast amount of entailed property enjoyed by members of the legislature, it is doubtful how it may be received. In the case of personal property there is something tangible and comparatively lightly burdened, whereas broad acres are subject to numerous heavy charges from which they cannot escape, and may have nothing more than themselves out of which to pay the tax. Mr. GLADSTONE proposes to spread the payment of the duty over eight half-yearly instalments; but in many cases it must be over unproductive pro perty, such as large parks, heaths, and such places, and in case of repeated successions would accumu late very heavily. Not long since, an Earl was succeeded by four sons in succession, and in this case five duties would have to be paid,—an amount approaching at least to confiscation ; and in many cases where all the personal property is left to younger children, the real estate would be diminished by every succession. Under this head Mr. GLADSTONE relies for an addition of two millions to the revenue; and indeed it forms the principal source of his means of reduction. The third item of increased taxation is a proposal to put an additional duty of one shilling a gallon upon SCOTCH and eightpence a gallon upon IRISH SPIRITS, from which the expected advantage will be £436,000. 'We cannot seriously find fault with a measure which may help to discourage the vice of intoxication, alas ! too prevalent in both coun tries; but we may doubt its policy in the present balance of parties, when a few votes from the representatives whose constituents are thus affected will strengthen the opposition to the Government. It may, however, also lead to the increase of illicit distillation, particularly in Ireland, where the duty is collected by the aid of a military force ; so that it is questionable whether the revenue will more than pay the cost of collection. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER appears to have resolved that his Budget should not fail from want of being comprehensive, and therefore he has devised a new source of additional taxation in licenses to brewers, dealers, and others, from which he proposes to derive an income of £113,000. 'ln most of these cases he has presumed that the extent of business is in proportion to the rent of premises in which it is carried on, and therein he has not displayed his usual judgment. He pro poses, for instance, that dealers in TOBACCO shall pay sixpence for every pound yearly value of the premises. This might be very equitable, if dealing in that article were the only or chief trade; but take the thousands of instances of hotels, taverns, and other expensive premises, where Tobacco is sold in small quantities. A house worth £2OO a-year would render the cccupier liable to an annual license of £5, which might be more than his profits on this particular' article; and the effect in many cases would be a discontinuance of the sale, to the much greater injury of the revenue, on a commo dity bearing so high a duty, than any profit to be derived from the licenses. Some years since, when the Government refused to make the usual allowance to retailers of STAMPS, they discontinued the sale, and the revenue was seriously injured, owing to the less use of Stamps, from the difficulty of obtaining them ; and a similar result would, no doubt, arise from this increased charge for licenses. The other trades to be affected by the proposed additions for licenses are TEA-DEALERS, who are to pay a shilling in the pound on their rental, which will lead to many discontinuing the trade; to SOAP MAKERS, who are to pay twenty-five per cent. on their rental, by which the relief by the abolition of the Soap duty will he considerably lessened ; and MALTSTERS, BREWERS, and TOBACCO MANU FACTURERS, who are to pay in proportion to the extent of their business, being only another mode of increasing the duty on their respective commo dities. By this plan the demand for relief upon the MALT DUTY is met by an additional tax upon the Maltster and the Brewer. There is yet another item of increased taxation, and that is upon Docs. Instead of Bs. upon the ordinary house-dog, which is kept for protection, and 14s. upon a few particular kinds, all dogs are to be classed alike at 125.; and Mr. GLADSTONE imagines that for this he will obtain an additional £lO,OOO. The probability is rather that it will, in too many cases, amount to a prohibition of these useful animals. Having gone through the various items from which Mr. GLADSTONE proposes to add to the Revenue, we come to the Reductions, which, to the many, are by far the most interesting portion of the Budget. In the selection of them he is certainly entitled to much credit; but, at the same time, there are some which are open to objection, and ought to undergo some revision or modification. The only duty of Excise, with which he proposes to deal, is that on SOAP, to be abolished at a loss to the Revenue of £1,126,000. It is a relief which has been extensively demanded, for several weighty reasons, not only as it affects our foreign trade, but also with reference to our social economy. It is an old proverb, that cleanliness is next to godliness ; and now that we have Baths and Wash-houses, cheap Soap may leave no one an excuse for not being clean. As we have before observed, however, the relief will be considerably qualified by the high license duty upon the soap manufacturers. On the question of the TEA DUTY, Mr. GLAD. STONE has followed the example of his predecessor, and proposed a reduction of 41d. per lb. for the first year, but he has made his succeeding steps more rapid, so that the shilling duty shall be reached in three years instead of six; a change which is thought to be a considerable advantage. The reduction will involve the loss of £366,000 the first year, and an ultimate loss of £1,934,000. It will be remembered that, a short time since, Lord ROBERT GROSVENOR proposed the repeal of the ATTORNEYS' ANNUAL CERTIFICATE DUTY, and obtained a majority of the House of Commons in favour of the measure—a result not to be won_ dered at, considering how many of the membf!!' obtained their seats through the assistance of this class of the legal profession, Nr, GLADSTONE partially succumbs to this vote, by proposing a reduction from £l2 in London, and £8 in the country, to £9 for the former and £6 for the latter. This is so far well, but he goes a step farther, and reduces the stamp on articles of apprenticeship from £l2O to £BO. If there were any lack of attorneys, we could comprehend the wisdom of this step, but when it is notorious that more men enter the pro fession than can find an honourable maintenance in it, the wiser course would have been to have in cluded this latter item in the list of his additional sources of Revenue. The ADVERTISEMENT DUTY forms another of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER'S partial surrenders to the popular voice. It was only four days before the Financial Statement was made that a majority of the House of Commons voted for the total repeal of this duty, involving as it did a loss of only £lBO,OOO. Mr. GLADSTONE proposes to re tain sixpence out of the present duty of Is. 6d., thereby withholding all the grace and half the benefit of the boon for the paltry balance of £60,000. He, however, goes further, and makes the singular pro position!to exempt from stamp duty all Supplements to newspapers containing only advertisements. There can be no doubt of the object of this con cession, as The Times is almost the only paper be nefited by it, and the price of the boon has been paid in unscrupulous advocacy of the present Ministry, and fulsome adulation of the matchless talents of Mr. GLADSTONE, as the ablest financier of this or any other age. We have said that The Times will be solely benefited ; for though it is true that other papers may publish similar supplements, few people will pay to have their advertisements inserted in a supplement which, containing no news, will very seldom be rend; and, like The Times supplement, be very often not delivered with the paper which it professes to accompany. Among the other reductions on Stamps is that on policies of LIFE ASSURANCE, which was a very minor grievance ; whereas the duty on fire in surances, which in most cases is two hundred per cent. on the premium, is left untouched. In treat ing on this subject, Mr. GLADSTONE threw out a suggestion that the Government might undertake the business of LIFE ASSURANCE, in the same manner that they now grant Life Annuities—a sug gestion that is worthy of consideration. lie also proposed an abatement of the Stamps on the Inden tures of Apprenticeship, without premium, from to 2s. 6d., and the duty on Hackney Carriages from ls. sd. to ls. per day. A more important alteration, however, is that on Receipt Stamps, which, from the present scale varying from 3d. to 10s. on sums of £5 and upwards, is to be altered to the uniform rate of one penny on sums of £2 and upwards. The strangest part of the proposal is that of paying the duty by affixing a penny postage label to the receipt, by which a door will be open to general fraud. In every case the stamp, if used, may be detached from the receipt, and at any time, when proof of the receipt is required, the affixing of a penny stamp would render it a valid instrument, so that in a majority of cases the duty on the receipt would not be paid. In dealing with the ASSESSED TAXES, the CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER seems resolved to make some little compensation to the higher classes, for retaining on them the burden of direct taxation. He proposes a reduction on male servants, carriages, horses, hair-powder, and armo rial bearings, all of which, as being among the luxuries of the great, may be considered fair subjects for taxation; and increases the duty on dogs, which will more generally fall on the lower classes. In this respect, therefore, he will gain nothing of popular favour, though it is to be done at a loss to the revenue of no less than £290,000. There is also to be a further loss of £54,000, from an alteration in the post-horse duties, sutstituting licenses for horses and carriages in lieu of tax on mileage. In some respects this is more defensible, as involving the employment of many industrious persons, although the tax is paid by a class above them. It was indispensable, considering the party from which it emanated, that the Budget should in some way be identified with the system known as Free trade policy, and accordingly Mr. GLADSTONE, following the example of his former leader, the late Sir ROBERT PEEL, has constructed a new tariff of Customs' duties, reducing those on many articles of ordinary consumption, such as Apples, Butter, Cheese, Cocoa, Eggs, Nuts, Oranges, Lemons, and Raisins, to the extent, on the aggregate, of £262,000. In addition to this, he proposes to reduce the duty on a list of 133 minor articles, such as Beer, Books, Chicory, Clocks, Confectionery, Foreign Fruits; Plate, Cotton, Linen, Silk, and Woollen Manufactures ; Perfumery, Manufactured Tobacco, &c., at a loss of £70,000. He also pro poses a further loss of £53,000, by abolishing the duty on 123 other articles, including Hem!) Cables, Glans, Fish, Poultry, Furniture Woods, Painters , Colours, Dutch Clinkers, Spirits of Turpentine, Rose-water, &c. It will thus be seen that the Taxes proposed to be levied consist of additional Property and Income Tax, £590,000; Legacy Duty on Real Property, £2,000,000 ; Irish and Scotch Spirits, £436,000; and Licenses, £113,000 ; being a total of £3,139,000. The proposed reductions are—Soap -tax, £1,126,000; Stamps and Advertisement Duty, £420,000 ; As sessed Taxes, £344,000; Tea Duty, £366,000, and ultimately £1,934,000; other Customs' duties, £385,000, which, with £40,000, estimated from a reduction of Colonial Postage to a uniform rate of 6d., makes a total of £2,681,000; so that, instead of a reduction, there is an actual increase of taxa tion to the extent of £458,000. If, however, we take the reduction of Tea Duty for the second year, which is estimated at a further loss of £510,000, the whole reduction will be only £52,000; so that Mr. GLADSTONE has in reality displayed more ingenuity in shifting the public burdens than in relieving the community from their pressure. It is true that the proposed imposition of Legacy Duty on succession to real property will not be as pro ductive as the sum estimated for several years to come, against which may be set the progressive reduction of the Tea Duty; but then, on the other hand, no allowance is made for the dimi nished interest on Exchequer Bills, and the con templated reduction of interest on the Three per Cents. We can, therefore, Only arrive at the conclusion that the supposed surplus of revenue is skilfully retained for probable con tingencies of increased estimates of expenditure ; while the public are ingeniously made to believe, by a clever scheme of adding here and taking off there, that they have afforded them a sensible relief from taxation. We cannot deny Mr. GLADSTONE the character of an able financier ; but before we un hesitatingly approve of his Budget, we must be convinced that his plan of robbing Peter to pay Paul is the most judicious that could be adopted. We have thus given a brief but impartial review of Mr. GLADSTONE'S Financial Statement, which occupied the attention of the House of Commons for five hours on Monday last week; but, as usual on such occasions, was left until a future opportunity before receiving the fiat of approval. We are told by The Times that it has met with general approval in the City, but we are also told by the same authority that the Funds declined in value, and have not since re covered the depression. Indeel it is clear that appre hensions are already entertained as to its success ; and it is said that a meeting of Ministerial supporters has been held in Chesham Place, and resort had to the old threat of dissolu• tion in case of rejection ; while the Ministerial evening paper, The Globe, has significantly avowed that the Budget is not of itself a suf ficient ground upon which to appeal to the country. It is clear that the whole fabric rests upon the renewal and extension of the Income Tax and the Legacy Duty on real property, both of doubtful character, and only to be justified by strong necessity. The former, it will be remembered, was levied expressly for a temporary purpose, and has now existed eleven years. Mr. GLADSTONE has admitted the inequalities and injustice of it, and expressly avowed his inability to improve it. In proposing, therefore, its renewal for seven years more, he has endeavoured to hold out a hope of its extinction at the end of that period, but in doing so he has drawn largely on future probabilities : he has presumed that every duty now reduced will have regained its former productiveness ; and he has anticipated the falling in of the Long Annuities, which, with more prudence, should blve been de voted to the partial reduction of the National Debt. These are points of serious consideration before accepting the scheme as a whole, and we have done our duty in placing them impartially before the public. QUEEN'S PARK, CHESTER. THIS picturesque, finely-elevated, and extensive ESTATE, situate on the south side of the RIVER DEE, and immediately adjoining the City, with which a close com munication has been lately established by the erection of one of DREDGE'S PATENT SUSPENSION BRIDGES; is within easy reach by either River or Road of the magnificent Park and Estate of the Marquis of Westminster (EATON HALL) and the delightful Village of ECCLESTON. Queen's Park commands extensive views of the surrounding country, including the range of the Welsh Mountains, Beeston Castle, and the Peck forton Hills ; and, on the other side. of the Dee Banks, City Walls, the Cathedral, and Castle. This Estate is remarkable for the salubrity of its atmosphere and its many advantages, having a substratum of Red Sandstone; its extensive river frontage giving facilities for fishing, I,oating, &c. ; and being within ten minutes' walk of the Cathedral; and'as the Chester General Railway Station is within fifteen minutes' walk, LI VERPOOL is distant only an hour's journey from Queen's Park. The Property has been recently laid out in BUILDING LOTS for the erection of VILLA RESIDENCES, and will be sold either on Chief Rent or entirely Freehold ; Lithographic Plans of which, or further particulars, may be obtained on application to Mr. HITCHES, in the Park, at Chester; Messrs. ATKIN SON, SAUNDERS, and ATKINSON, Solicitors, Norfolk-street, or Messrs. GOLDSMITHS, Architects, Bond-street, Manchester ; and Mr. H. SUMNER, Architect, Colquitt-street, Liverpool. SEAFORTH HALL, TO be LET, FURNISHED or UNFURNISHED, and may be entered on immediately, the elegant and commo dious MA NSION, called " SEAFORTH HALL" situated on the Banks of the River Mersey, about four miles below Liverpool, with the Garden, Pleasure-grounds, Stabling, &c. thereto be longing. The MANSION is replete with every convenience requisite for the accommodation of a large and respectable Family. It con tains, on the Ground Floor, an Entrance Vestibule, a large Hall, with Picture Gallery carried round, Dining-room 39 by 23 feet, Drawing-room, 39 by 22 feet, Library, 21 by 18 feet, Breakfast-room, 18 by 19 feet, Housekeeper's Room, Butler's Room, Kitchen, Back Kitchens, Scullery, Pantry, Servants' Hall, Still-room, Store-room, &e:; on the First Floor above there are Eight Bed-rooms and Dressing-rooms; and on the Second Floor above, Eight Bed-rooms. The Basement contains extensive Cellarage. The GARDENS are Walled in, and in good condition, con taining splendid range of Hothouses, comprising reen house, Pine-stove, Peach -house, Two Vineries, all well stocked and in full bearing. The STABLING will accommodate Seven Horses, with Coach house, Shippon, Sc. The House commands a magnificent Marine prospect. em bracing the mouths of the Mersey and the Dee. with the Coast between the two, the Welsh Mountains and Snowden in the distance. The PLEASURE-GROUNDS and GArintms comprise about Seven Acres, planted and laid out; and a large quantity of Land may be had, if required. There is a Billiard-room and Gymnasium in the Pleasure ground, detached from the Douse; also, a Gardener's Lodge and separate Dwelling for the Groom and Coachman, or Bailiff. The House lying contiguous to the Sea Shore, there is ex cellent Sea Bathing on the spot. On the whole, an opportunity seldom occurs for renting Premises combining in a greater degree the advantages of site, prospect, elegance, convenience, and luxury. For particulars of rent and tickets to view apply to JAMES MUSFRATT and SONS, Royal Bank-buildings, Liverpool. TO CORRES PON D ENTS. 03 - We shall be happy, at all times, to receive communications on subjects of local or general interest ; and if ourtrien,ls will be good enough to authenticate the same by their signa tures, for our own satisfaction, we shall feel obliged. We have received a letter, badly spelt and worse written, on a dirty pieceof paper, signed a Thos. May, 22 Argyle-street," doubting whether our correspondent of last week is a "Roman Catholic," because he is not so " biggotted" as this erudite champion of " Dr. Chail," as lie calls him. A Hoax.—Some of our contemporaries, metropolitan and pro vincial, have published a lengthy epistle, purporting to have been written by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to a poor clerk at Birmingham. We have too high an opinion of the abilities of Mr. Gladstone, to believe him capable of so sorry a production, and he has too high an opinion of his position as a Cabinet Minister to enter into a newspaper controversy with an unknown correspondent. Such hoaxes are generally played in time for the London Sunday newspapers. CUSTOMS' REFORM. WE can have no hesitation in giving the Govern ment credit for the measure of juice which they have conceded to the Port of Liverpool in their new system of Customs' regulations. According to the exposition which was made by the Vice- President of the Board of Trade, on Thursday, a Board of Customs is to be at once established in this port, with power to decide on all questions not ex ceeding £lOO in amount, leaving disputes of a larger amount to be referred to the Board in Lon don, as at present. And further, the County Court is to be empowered to adjudicate on amounts in dis pute within the same limits. Such a boon will, no doubt, he generally appreciated, as tending greatly to facilitate the progress of commercial business, and avoiding that delay which is so prejudical in most cases. Among the alterations is the withdrawal of any share of penalties or additional rewards to Customs' Officers, so that no inducement remains for vexatious prosecutions; and also the removal of liability from importers, by transferring it to the purchaser of goods in bond. Several minor altera tions will tend much to facilitate business with the Customs' department, and the Government have at least deserved the thanks of Liverpool for their services in this particular. THE PILOTAGE BILL. NOTWITHSTANDING the ostensible object of the Government was to benefit the Shipping Interest by the proposed alterations in the system of Pilotage, there are peculiarities attaching to the Port of Liverpool which demand more serious deliberation than can be effected by discussions across the table of the House of Commons. It was with this view, and in order that every point should be duly con sidered, that Mr. CHARLES TURNER moved to refer the Pilotage Bill to a Select Committee. His motion was negatived upon the plea that it would only create delay, but nothing further was done, and it remains still to be discussed by a Committee of the whole House. It was contended that the injustice was great towards the Steam-packet Com panies for short distances, who pay heavily for services which they do not require; but this point could have been urged equally as well before a Select Committee, and, though it is no doubt entitled to considerable weight, it is to be borne in mind that no presumed advantage will compensate for impairing the efficiency of a body of men whose services are indispensable to the trade of the port, and the value of which is generally admitted. The chief object should be to draw the line as fairly anti impartially as possible between the opposing in terests, and this end, it is hoped, will yet be accom plished ; but the objection to the Bill mainly rests on the arbitrary power given to the Board of Trade to over-ride the local authorities. DR. APNEILE AND PRIEST POWER. WE reminded our readers, last week, that Priest POWER had not yet responded to the challenge of Dr. M`NEILE, although nearly two months had elapsed since it was pub lished. He has not, however, taken the hint ; and we publish this week a second letter from Dr. M'NEILE, who magnanimously helps his antaconist to the selection of the best weapons. A bad caue, however, requires more skill than Rome seems to entrust her children with ; and Mr. POWER prudently shuns a controversy in which his defeat is certain. Dr. M'NEtta's second letter will be found in our sixth page. MERCANTILE LAW.-CONFERENCE IN LIVERPOOL. THE Liverpool Chimber: of Commerce will hold meet ings on Thursday and Friday this week, on the important subject of the changes required in the law affecting mer cantile transactions. The meeting on Thursday will be preliminary, and that on Friday will be of a more formal character, to receive the deputies from Commercial Asso ciations, and other parties who have been invited. This is a subject which imperatively demands attention, and it is but fitting that Liverpool should occupy a prominent position i❑ pressing it upon the Legislature. The first point for consideration is the necessity of establishing local tribunals of a purely commercial character, in which justice may be administered speedily and economically, and by men whose previous experience has qualified them to judge of questions affecting shipping and mercantile operations. This will occupy the first place in the deli berations of the Conference; and considering the influen tial position and great experience of the men of whom it will be composed, their conclusions will be entitled to great weight. The principal grievance complained of is the great expense and unnecessary delay of obtaining any legal decision under the present system, and then only in most cases before Courts manifest!), incompetent to deal with the subject, or even to comprehend the points at issue. Our recent Assize afforded a striking illustration, the records of our Law Courts would furnish many more; but these are few in comparison with the necessities which arise, for in the majority of cases men rather suffer the irjustice arising from the want of justice than run the hazard of making it still greater by appealing to the Courts of Law, as at present constituted. This is a grievance of no ordinary magnitude, calling loudly for re dress. If Agriculture be the back-hone of the country. Commerce is the life-blood of the community; and Liverpool, as the great head of the commerce of the world, is entitled to this bare instalment of Justice. What is wanted is a permanent Local Tribunal, invested by the legislature with full power to enforce its decrees, and competent to decide on all questions concerning its Trade and Commerce, leaving all other matters to the ordinary tribunals of the country. We have a precedent for the establishment of Courts of peculiar jurisdiction in the Stannary Courts of Devon and Cornwall, which were for the especial benefit of the milling interest ; and surely if the copper and tin mining of England was entitled to its own laws and its own courts, the Commerce of Great Britain, which knows no limits but those which Nature imposes on the habitable globe, has an infinitely higher claim to such a privilege. Reason and justice alike de mand it, there can be no solid objection, and perseverance can alone be required to obtain the consent of the Legis lature. Should time allow, the attention of the Conference will be called to subjects of comparatively minor interest, such as the Bankruptcy Law and its administration, and the law of Partnership and limited liability, both of which are worthy of consideration. Upon the latter subject the Government is about to issue a Commission of Inquiry'; and it is to be hoped that doubts will be set aside, and some decision arrived at, so that no exclusive privileges shall be granted to particular companies, at the expense of others. THE Ray. W. E. RA . WSTOR/sTE, M.A., v i car of Orms. kirk, has intimated toll's parishioners his intention of re signing his incumbency in the course of a few months. CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY. —We heg to remind our readers that, according to an advertisement, which will be seen in another part of our paper, the Rev. J. C. Ryle, author of Living and Dead, Home Truths, &c., will preach this evening in St. Michael's Church, Pitt- Areet, on behalf of the Church Missionary society. THE WHISTON FUND. WE called attention last week to the fund which is being raised in order to reimburse the Rev. ROBERT WHISTON from the heavy law costs which he has incurred in hie litigation with the Dcan and Chapter of Rochester. So successful has been the appeal, and so readily has the call been responded to, that the sum of £1,230 has been raised already, as will be seen by the list of subscriptions which will be found in our advertising columns. It is said that about £4OO more will secure Ma. WatsToN against any pecuniary loss or liability, and it is believed that this amount will speedily be contributed, owing to the sympathy which is felt for Ma. WHISTON, as a reformer of abuses. MRS. CHISHOLM AT LIVERPOOL. This persevering lady, who on Friday met with nume rous intending emigrants, at the Mechanics' Institution, for the purpose of furnishing them with counsel, addressed a large public meeting at the Concert-hall, Lord Nelson_street, on Saturday evening. It was announced that the ordinary con •ert would end at nine o'clock, when Mrs. Chisholm would make her statement. Whether to the vocal powers of Mr. Henry Russell, or the prospe c t of hearing a lady-lecturer, or more probable still, to both induce ments combined, there was a crowded house—many hun dreds being unable to procure admittance. The parties connected with the meeting were led to admit more than the hall could properly accommodate, and the atmosphere was heated to a truly painful height. The chair was occupied by the mayor, Samuel Hot roe, Esq., who, after the concert, introduced Mrs. Chisholm to the audience in a lengthy address. The MAYOR, in the course ef his observations, referred to the dreadful mortality which had taken place on board some of the Australian ships. Much had been done to improve them, he admitted; but much stilt ought to be done to make those vessels as comfortable as possible. No one was justified in sending out, under the plea of cheapness, vessels which lacked those conveniences which might result in their being so many coffin ships, where very many of the passengers might have to be thrown overboard.—(Hear, hear, and applause ) Mrs. CHisHonm, in her opening remarks, observed that from the very decided opinion expressed by his worship the Mayor, as regards the horrors of the voyage to Austra lia, she had but little hope of finding him take part in the Exodus. She should not make any attempt to take him away, however; rejoicing rather that they had in Liver pool a gentleman like him at their head to watch kindly and attentively over this great movement; she set out by laying down, as a principle, that, with proper manage ment, a ship bound for Australia might be made a very comfortable dwelling.place for three or four months; quoted the mortality returns of ten emigrant ships, :com paring the same with the much smaller rate of mortality which had taken place on board the ships sent out under her management, where there was an unusually large pro portion of infants and old people, but where more roomy berths and better convenience for cleanliness existed. She deprecated the idea of cheapness prevailing upon people to enter those ships, where their children would perhaps be thrown overboard ; where married women would either not have the opportunity of observing cleanliness, or have to wash themselves in the presence of a miscellaneous company of many worsen and children ; and where, when the tired and exhausted passenger wished to turn himself in his close and confined berth, he would have to get out while his companion enjoyed the luxury of turning, and then get into his miserably contracted bed again. She reterred to the statements of the medical men of certain emigrant ships, to the effect that disease had been nurtured and ageravated by the uncleanly habits of the married women ; and in regard to those repents she thanked God that her fellow-countrywomen were not what was com plained of, and that they lied not yet lost all their native sense of modesty and shame. W. RATHBONE, Esq., in proposing a vote of thanks to Mrs. Chisholm, said he sincerely hoped the mayor might be induced to call a public meeting in Liverpool, for the purpose of requiring the government to alter the present emigration laws. (Hear, hear.) They were there assem bled professing to be Christians, and it was consequently a part of their duty, as a Christian community, to remedy the existing moral evil. They had heard from Mrs. Chisholm how easy it was to make such arrangements on board these emigrant ships as would prevent the frightful number of deaths which had taken place on board the government vessels. Mrs. Chisholm had also shown them, that not one single woman had lost her moral cha racter on board the ships over which she had had control, and they had heard what had been the demoralization on board those vessels where Mrs. Chisholm's rules had not been attended to. He, therefore, hoped that they would profit by what they had that night heard. He urged upon the public to demand from government an altera tion in the present regulations ; so that the shores of Australia might not be polluted by females arriving there from this country, who had been reduced to a state of moral degradation during their passage, in consequence of the abominable regulations at present sanctioned by the English government. Mr. BARCLAY seeonded the resolution, which was car ried amid great applause ; and a vote of thanks to the. Mayor haring been likewise passed and carried with great enthusia, -, m, the company joined in the national anthem; after which the proceedings terminated at a few minutes to eleven o'clock. roLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY. DIVIDING THE Sroth.—Three little boys were brought up on suspicion of having stolen upwards of sixteen shil lings in copper, which they were dividing about half-past three o'clock on Sunday morning. They were rt tuf.nded. SAFE CARRIAGE.—Thomas Madden was charged wills having stolen a pair of Soots and a piece of beef from Pilot-boat No. 8. He pleaded that he had been employed to carry the goods; but as he had the hoots on when taken into custody, it was considered going a step too tar, and he was committed for one month. CHARGE or RAPE.—John Benson, a respectably. dressed young man, was charged with the above ofience. Ann Green, an unmarried woman, aged 23, stated that she was returning to her father's house in Duke-street, Everton, when the prisoner accosted her, and alter some conversation wanted her to take a glass of brandy, but she refused. She turned up Earle-street to go home, and went throttah a passage leading to Duke-street. He dragged her up an entry out of this passage, and put two sove reigns and some silver into her hand. She refused it. He then knocked her down. She became helpless, and he committ, d the offence. A policeman pursued the Prisoner, and took him into custody at the Haymarket. In cross-examination she stated that the offence was com mitted within a few yards of her father's house. Witness having prevaricated in answer to a question, Mr. Simon, for the prisoner, contended that the case would be met by treating it summarily as an assault. This was acceded to by the bench, who inflicted a penalty of X 5. AN OLD OFFENDER.—John Morrison, who had pre viously been eleven times committed, was charged with stealing a pair of shoes from the forecastle of a schooner in the Canning Dock, and committed for three months. Suspicious CHARACTERS.—SeveraI men were charged with loitering about the streets at unseasonable hours, and one of them, John Riley, who was found in Cheap side. between two and three o':lock on Sunday morning, without his shoes, was sentenced to one month's im prisonment. ROB:Ill:RIES ON SrtlPßOAßD.—Robert Kerr was charged with lacing stolen wearing apparel belonging to one o the crew of the ship Garrick. Remanded for aweek. Other articles belonging to memberi of the crew were found secreted in different parts of the vessel, and ordered to be restored to their owners. CHARGE OF SMUGGLING.—Mr. Cordukcs, of the firm of M'Kibbin and Cordukes, provision merchants, of this town, appeared to answer the charge of having 6 lbs. and some ounces of tobacco in his possession, on his arrival per Niagara, from Boston. It appears that when the amount is over 611'. the full penalty of £lOO must be inflicted. The case, however, has been remanded, until Mr. Brook, the Solicitor to the Customs, communicates with the Commissioners at London ; and in the mean while Mr. Cordukes deposited ;£ICO as security fur his appearance. A BAZAAR will be opened to-day, in the Exchange, at Preston. in aid of the funds for the restoration of the parish church of that town. COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION.-0. Fridayevening the Rev. H. H. Higgins, M.A., incumbent of St.. John the Evan gelist's, delivered the first of two lectures on the Molluscs. WE are informed that after Mr. Phelan, of the Grapes Hotel, had met with his fatal accident, at. West Derby, his bo 'y was plundered of his watch and v. broach by a man employed at the Sefton Arms, who has since ab sconded.—Albion. INQUESTS YESTERDAY.—On the body of Margaret Dougherty, aged 64 years, whose husband, Charles Dougherty, a salt-hearer, residing in Preston-street, found her lying on a bed on the floor, with her head on the bolster, and her feet on the floor, quite dead. It appeared that they were in the habit of getting intoxi cated together. Verdict, " Died from excessive drink ing."—On the body of Patrick Barrett, aged three months, who died on the passage from Sligo to Liverpool. The mother stated that she and the child suffered from sickness and exposure to cold, and sometime before day light on Friday she found the child dead in her arms. Verdict, " Accident a lly su ff oca ted by the mother.' , 0a the nody of Thom as Boyer, who met With his death on l , osard the Frank Pierce, lying in the Waterloo Dock, having fallen through the hatchway. Verdict, " Found with injuries. how received no evidence." ARTIFICIAL DAYLlGHT.—lllumination by gas was an important invention, diffusing the blessing of light where , a a r s e h w o w hi e c v h e s improvedthe ffault formerly all was darkness, and doing perhaps more than any other single discovery towards the advance of civllisa. n a st F e r a e d nli upon the idea, Frenchman, of all artifir•ial light, has tion. M. T . roup a e n a d u i , devised a means by I wb . tct e actual rays of the glorious luminary of day - are cony(-yed into nooks and corners of (lark back i rooms where they nation, ih ncver be but a fore penetrated. Thi s i s fl ' I easing reality,of no ght of the imagi which we Lave the best evidence, inasmuch •as It has been ap plied with great success to ou r own publishing office. Any of our readers are welcome to inspect the appli cat i on o f t hi s i nven tion; an I't, is ut justice to M. Troupeau to state that he re ceived a prize medal at the great Exhibition, and has also obtained honorary distinctions in France for the merits of this unique but valuable discovery. Not the least part of the value of this ingenious adaptation of scientific skill is with reference to the sight. The best of gas burners is painful to the eye when used for any length of time ; but M. Troupeau's daylight reflectors have all the geniality of the source from whence its Illuminating powers are de rived, and those whose premises are unfortunately de prived of the ordinary means of illumination will find this an invaluable substitute. London, with her many dark holes and corners, has tried it, and the patronage which has been bestowed upon it by many of the principal • establishments for their back offices will chew that it is generally appreciated. Many of our readers may remem ber seeing it in the great Exhibition ; but we may state that it is a kind of hi g hl y polished ate ; protected by glass, and so placed as to throw the sun's rays into any corner where they are most wanted. 't l . l llll Cant, ssrs• _..-- will tans, rine- bril e, :fern nitig ;oiid 'ern reed rind rtes, ads: Sen. Ms iles, ead, ned Airs, NS IN r , SE. and AR leEf asY ttes I.e 119' '65