The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-02-04 00:00:00

lersitro CURRY 4 Co. (LATE TONGS, OCHRY & CO.), BROKEE.6 FoR niz SALE OP SHIPS, AND SHIP VALUERS, ointed Brokers to the High Court of Admiralty, A an On Sa ALMER-BUILDINGS, WATER STREET, Vessels from 50 to 2000 tons ; Steamers, &e, CURRY and Co FOR THE SALE OF SHIPS, TONG kt, DEBBY-. Who • d.."\. j - 4 ,, 0 , STEAM Ail MA carries a lar, n Nelsc Eu4tratia. MERSEY .r• - A‘Oer , ott dates IIGG.. CA Water-street AND SHIP VALUERS, FMTWICIC-STREET, ave always on sale Ships, Steamers, &c., of from 50 to 1,1300 J. GETTY AND CO SHIP A.iS BROKERS, AND _ _ '-STRET,T, AND 17, kssurance Agent. ROBERT A. MUNN & Co ard, Mun BROKERS FOR THE S LE OF SHIPS, &ND SHIP VALUERS, S, &c 3, YORK -BUILDINGS, DALE-STB.EST, LIVERPOOL. AUSTEN, VALUERS Nert AUCTIO NEI ND BROKERS, THE SALE 0 RS FOR SHIPS, WRECKS 0, I ORX tl HALL 6T: Salr4 by Ruction, •• TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, on Thursday next, the 7th instant, at One o'clock, at the Brokers' saleroom. Vi - almer-buildings, Water-street. the Brig _ VELOCITY; 222 tons per register ; built at Yar- aposea oc lON. on the ago, when she was wood sheathed ; 6 0, and shifts without ballast. Now discharging —For further particulars apply to the Captain, on i'DowaLL & HALLIDAYS, 15, Water-street: or to Y & Co., Brokers fir the Sale of Ships. en calt. FOR SALE, the new Ship CARMENTA ; length 194 feet 5-10ths ; brealth 37 feet 1-10th; depth ender special survey selected bay outfit • "; iN h. 22 feet L 91Ar 10 , - , at S t. John;N:B., shore spruce, and most careful! the workmanship, model a I; large poop ap-I t all of the castle; co gallant fore ballast. In Bruns- d, and rew GIBBS, I FOR SALE, t 6Altf 6 " - spru Gilt Tec,ive classil EGYPTIAN—Length, 139 , under special sur ve ation at Lloyd's on the ant added ; is a beautiful model ; sails and Dock.—Apply to GIBBS, BRIGHT & FOR SALE Length depth: best materials, and linishe, and at the sa id shifts with In Wellington FOR S 94 feet 7• s feet 9-10ths under spec . A I seve built of the lie - 1 - 1 - t - Mat; tog the ground and at . In George's Dcck FOR SALE • tons 0.. m„ 95 ctassed A 1; well 1 , • 1-14 Na„Huskisson Dock ALSO, the S 18 3-I0 :1 stow, in 1826 cl in Canning Dock , POWELL, and Co. S -10ths ; depth, 19 feßt ; 3., in 1854, of baystiore s copper fastened, and , being In Brunswick new Ship BENCOOLEN— Iths ; breadth 36 feet 8-loths s per re, hn, New Brunswick, of the as manner; a fine model, go at a ver. and boo I, BRIGHT & CO, Brig SURPRISE Ith, 27 feet 7-10ths lepth, 10 I classed at Lloyd's er-fastened. This nd with the raft of rge cargo ast, and c its with- GIBBS, BRIGHT the Brigantin ALBERT, 164 I C. 11 . N.1%1; a Scotia, in 1853 ; und. Lying in hooner DART, of Bristol o.nr. Ler 111 2-1 -10th feet, breadth —For partic Built at Chep in red. Lying Lars, apply to CRAM, FOR SALE. the beautiful Brig LUMEN fOLDEA eet, breadth NESS and The nnde AUSTRALIAN ACKETS .patch the follow MELBOURNE,BELLCA ADE LA NSTROOM SYDNEY GEORC For ter tions, ap of Freig EDMUND THOMPSON, tittittb Ztatts EMIGRATION TO AMERICA A. . . GRINNELL'S "SWALLOW TAIL OF PACKET -SHIPS. iriymouth Rock, Hamniond,lsoo 1 Ontario, Wood (nev LOndon. Hubbard.. • . ...... 1500 Albert Gallatin. Delano .. an tinv (new ship) —l5O. Ashburton, Bradish ........ 'd, Knight ...... 1 500 Constantine, g 1 ` laeod uck .... 2 , 00 American Union, Caldwell -1500 Aurora New V FOE. NEC YORE Minnesota. Allen .. , Ticonderoga, 80, le Constellation, Allen new ablp)..l 1504 Andret;Foster„ Swift, 1500 West Point, Mulliner 2500 _Unde !writer. Shipley ._ _ ___ _ Lbscribers continue to dispatch the above Packet-ships, Provisions will be supplied to the passengers during the 'ing to the act of parliament. Parties residing at a eve• berths secured by remitting a deposit of Li for each person going. Parties desirous of transmitting moneyto theit friends in America,can have drafts atsight for .W 1 and up. wards, payable on our house at New York. For Cabin, Poop, Second Cabin, and Steerage Passage ,apply to BOWMAN, GRINNELL & C0.,6 Regent-road, Clarence dock, Llverpo( 1; and 87. Soath.street. New York. N.B.—Passengers going by these packet-ships can have their luggage stored free, in a warehouse attached to the ofiloe. The Sul FOR BOSTON. Weekly d urtng the Season. weekly voyage actor distance can NEW YORK. PASSAGE MONEY, £lO , BELGIAN ROYAL MAIL STEAM-SHIP CO NI • ; STEAM FROM SOUTHAMPTON TO NEW(' _ _ YORK. BELGIQUE CONSTITUTION LEOPOLD I. DUC DE BF NEW SHIP 3aABANT CV I LLTAM S These Stea! New York ; w and are built f Ste am- shi p s, (now building, sail every fortnight from Southampton to Belgian Mail ; are classed at Lloyd's A I, ,oan of carrying passenßers. rd cla e found, durin JlO. ig the voy- Wines and races: First clas,, .., ; First and Second Class Pa age, with every requisite, and wit Liquors excepted). Passenvers of tile Third class will have to pro vide themselves with B ods, - Bedding, Knife and Fork, t•poong and Cup si only. will All o f Other ute Supplied In a cooked state of the best quality, and moat liberal In quantity so that Passengers need not provide themselves with any extra Provisions or Messing utensils. For Freight and Passage apply to c.. REL and CO RTIS, 17, Water-street, Liverpool ; and EN HAZ ELL and Co., 6, Oriental-place, Southampton. in the et May next, the regular service of the Brazilian will Commence, of whit a fnzthar notice will be given. N. 8.- LIVERPOOL & PHILADE LPHIA ,• STEAM-SHIP COMPANY'S IRON SCREW STEAM-SHIPS CITY Ok , BALI • MORE 2367 tons.. Capt. R o b t. Leitch CITY OF WAS IINGTON 23BU tons.. Capt. Wm. Wylie. 2 1, , :9 tons.. Capt. P. C. P etrie CITY OF MAN `. 3 HFSIER RATF. 3 ON PASSAGE FROM LIVERPOOL. Cabin, in two berth state-rooms, Twenty-one Guineas each berth I Cabin, In three-berth state-rooms, Seventeen Guineas each berth ; Cabin, In forward state-rooms, Fifteen Guineas each berth—including Provisions and stewar d' s tee. All having the same privileges, an'? messing lottether. A limited nu•mb.r of passengers will be taken at Nine Guineas, Including as much provisions as required; and these pude-neer, are hereby infprrned that in crder to satisfy the require ments of the Government Officers, the data filled into their contract tickets will be in every case the date of the day preceding the fixed day of galling. These steamers ..arry " Patent Fire Anni hilator." Aneexp erie nced urgeon is attached to each steamer. Doge charged e 3 each. Freight .les per ton, and Unmasufactured Goods, will be taken subject to agreement, payable here or in rilladelphia, at 4 dollars SO cents per Poand sterling. Apply, in Philadelphia, to John G. Dale, 17, Walnut-street; In Belfast, to Richardson Brothers & Co.; in Dublin, to Cornelius Carie Lon ; in London, to Edwards, Sandford & Co, for passengers, and Plckford & Ce., for goods; In P ar i s to Fred. Redfern, 8, Rue Havre to Stonier; and In Liverpool W. to Davidson; In Al ancheeter to George de la Pail': f d WILLIAM INMAN, 1 and 13, Tower-buildings. N.B.—When ti. arrangements are completed, and sufficient 7c ods offer, one of tlt> a bove, or other steam-vessels, will nroceed to BAL TIMORE. calling at. NOl ll9 ^L s r Virginia, or otker p orts on the C11.11P."1", Wit.o or returning, • DIRECT STEAM COMMUNICATION BETWEEN • LIVERPOOL AND BRISTOL. One of the new Screw Steamships, •• • AMELIA or ATHLETE, \ Will Sail Weekly, (unless prevented by any unfor fteen occurrence), Vr °r. CLARENCE DOCK, LIVERPOOL ... Every TUESDAY From CUMBERLAND BASIN, BRISTOL.... Every SATURDAY, Cahn Without calling at any intermediate port. P r , • are, 12,. 6d. ; Deck, ss. Return 1 ickEts, available for `, ( nages, 171. ~!%Pr.`Y. in Bristol, t o M r. RICOARD Rowe, Steamer's Wharf, i,euc.drie Backs ; or here to POWELL & Co., 35, South John-street. INCREASED STEAM COMMUNICATION TO AND FROM LONDON, Calli . The W aterford steam-shing at WAT ERFORD . ADONIS_ p ......... ....... .. ............................... s ... ................ ........... ............................ .... . .... Captain Pentins -class steam4rs, are i tended to sail THE WM. PENN or other of th e C ompany ' s first from Liverpool to L on d on, cal li ng at Waterford eve nr Friday, FROM CLARENCE DOCE 7 Leaving Loudonevery Wednesday, for Liverpo o l ,calling at the above port. MARS, Direct to Waterford (as usual), on Tuesday.... fah Feb, at 9 o'clock. morning T:tesday.. ...... l2th Feb, at 2 o'clock, afternoon Tuesday...... 19th F e b, at lo o'clock, mor n i ng Tuesday.. Leaving Waterfoi ti for Livcri 00l every Friday. FAR Fs—Cabin (including Steward'. fee). 15s; Deck, 7s 6d. For Freight or Passage apply atthe Waterford Stearn-ship Office 35,Brunswick-street,Liverpool. GEORGE K, PAYNE, Agent. 11. .14 a first-rate Tat Unita fitateg. DREADNOUGHT" LINE OF PACKETS FOR NEW YORK PACKET OF THE 6T FEBRUARY vg in the Bramley-Moore Dock, and will receive Goods to Midnight of the sth, if there be room. The magnificent first-class extracrdin: Am,rican-built Clipper-ship mb. I.".tereP DRIVER, N. Noma ERTON, Commander; 1,6 ,0 tons register; coppered and copper-fastened ; one year old, and cn her fourth voyage. She on the , ame model, by the ouilders, and sister Ship to the celebrated Clipper-ship ADNOUGHT. and coesidz..red to be her equal In every ct.—For freight or cabin passage, having splendid accommo- : '7 fast-sailing dations, apply to A. TAYLOR lc CO Agent in New York—DAVID OGDEN, Esq. " BLACK DIAMOND " • , ? 1; LINE OF PHILADELPHIA PACKETS, •a f .c *f . •`- Sailing from Liverpo o l on th e I s t, an d f r om Philadelphia on the 15th of each Month. STALWART Luca5......1100 tons.. February —. PHILADELPHIA P0m...... NONPAREIL.. DuNN... \VIL CHAMBERLA IN SHERMAN .1200 tons.. March 1 .1500 tons.. Aprll 1. 1200 tons... May 1. The Ships of this Lisle are built of the very best materials, have soperior accommodation for passcngers, and are commanded by men of experience and ability. These ships will take steam up the Dela ware. Apply to RICHARDSON SPENCE & CO., Corn Exchange, Brunswick-street. nigration FROM LIVERPOOL TO THE UNITED STATES AND BRITISH AMERICA, N'ASHINGTON" LI OF PACKETS ARCTIC 1800.... 6th Feb, DAVID CROCKETT WM. RATHBONE WASHINGTON SEBASTIAN CABOT PRINCETON SANDUSKY ...... RICHARD ROBINSON. E. C.SCRANTON MONARCH OF THE SE To follow Robinson DDLESEX 1CAG0.... Montgomery PHILADELPHIA. " Black Diamond" Line, on the Ist of each month CARLYLE NEW ORLEA Watts JUVENTA - . FRANKLIN KING TEN ISCOT SENATOR Borland —... Barland.... —lBOO.. Coffin 2000.. ST. JOHN, NEW BRUNSWICK. On the sth and 20th of each month, . Spurr. . 25th Feb QUEBEC Weekly during the season EUDOCIA Enclosed Rooms for faniilies who wish to be more select, can be reserved for those who require them. Berths in the First and Second Cabin, and Steerage, can be secured by remitting a deposit of .4l to the undersigned, who will give any information respecting the passage to the above ports, and to the interior. SABEL & CORTIS, 3, Regent-road ; and 53, Fulton-street. New York. euriter. The LEBANON, will sail from the river, on Thursday neat, the 7th inst. Passengers will embark from the Landing-stage, George's-pier, by the steam-tender, Jackall or Satellite, at Nine o'clock, morning Goods will be received, in pi icrity of arrival, at the loading berth,. Wellington Dock. LEVANT SCREW STEAM SHIPPING COMPANY'S First-class Steam-ships \ GRECIAN. I ATHENIAN. Art ARMENIAN. CIRCASSIAN.I " EGYPTIAN. I CRIMEAN. FOR SALONICA, CONST A.NTINOPLE, & SMYRNA CALLING AT MALTA AND SYRA. 7. PTIAN ....Wm. M‘MicxErr, Commander, Is intended to sail from Wellington Dock, ou WEDNESDAY, the 13th February. FREIGHTS to Malta, Syra, Salon.ca, Constantinople, and Smyrna: —Fine goods, grey goods, and twist goods, 55s and 10 per cent. primage; other goods as per agreement. it' All Freights must be paid in Liverpool. To prevent the possibility of after discussion, it is requested that hi ppers will send a person to the Quay to see their Goods measured. In the event of these steamers being placed in Quarantine at -ill. on the arrival of the Steamer, require to be -nd transferred to another Vessel or Depot, risk of the Shippers or Cargo will, on the arr immediately taken away to perform Quarp,..' Le, at the expense a This also applies to Passengers. f Lading are required to be at the Office is Liverpool for Signature the day previous to sailing. Goods for the above-named Ports Must have the place of their des tination distinctly marked on them, in letters of not less than two inches, otherwise the Agents will not be accountable for mistakes. Shippers will please seed a Shipping Note with each cart-load of Goods. For freight or passage apply to Lewis Potter & Co., Glasgow; or here, to FOWLER & DAGNALL. 4, Tower-buildings West. STEAM TO PRESTON AND LYTHAM, The LIVERPOOL & PRESTON SCREW STEAM , COMPANY will Commence Running th e i r Ne w 4 41, Steamers; the 411, a4 YOUNG ENGLAND.. 225 Tons.. Capt. Reruns, LITTLE DORRIT .225 Tone.. Capt. Wiliam, In March next, with Goods and Passengers. These vessels are built expressly for this station. and of extreme light draft of water, to enable them to deliver their cargoes along side the quay at Preston at all times of the tide. AGENT IN PRESTON-THOS. MITCHELL. AGENTS IN LIVRBPOOL-M'CLUNE & TAMPLIN, STEAM COMMUNICATION BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND BORDEAUX, [CALLING AT NANTES AND CHARENTE. - . The WEST OF FRANCE STEAM NAVIGATION • COMPANY have now completed arrangements for . 41 0„ , . 6 placing their powerful steamers '1.1.3k4".t.:" Tons. Po LOIRE l w oe Cap tains. LOIRE WM . Ams AT, GARONNE.. 750 lOO DA 1 D A.CRooi, On this line very shortly. , lbese vessels are built specially for this trade, and combine splendid accommodation for passengers, with great capacity for cargo. M'CLM & TAMPLIN, Managing Owners, Liverpool. WEEKLY STEAM COMMUNICATION TO AND FROM LONDON, CALLING AT PENZANCE, FALMOUTH. PLYMOUTH, PORTSMOUTH, El AND SOUTHAMPTON. - . The LONDON & LIVERPOOL STEAM SHIP A \ COMPANY beg to announce their intention of _`'tt despatching ore of their powerful ves.els weekly 4 "ot , from each port, or oftener as the trade may re _ quite, Tons. Power. ''' "' Captains. 1007 150 REID. 100 W. B. Slmrsom 100 W. Jorizs. ANTELOPE. EMPRESS EUGENIE TOWN OF LIVERPOOL 750 These vessels are all first-class, awl well known; have superiol accommodation for passengers, combined with great speed and '" r goods. capacit Every exertion will be made to deserve the liberal support pre viously accorded to this lice. MTLITNE & TAMPLIN, Managing Owners, Liverpool. China. her cargo engaged, and w 11 he clesp , tched B'h inst, FOR 1:10:NG KONG, DIRECT, F The splendid Aberdeen-huil' clipper Ship STORNOWAY H. L. HA [IT, Commani 14 rmatMge . PA lat Lloyd This beautiful vessel, well known in the trade as having made the mo't rapid passages on record, is the best opportoni, y for shippers desirous of quick dispatch. Loading in Salthouse Dock.—For terms of freight, &c., apply to Messrs. Syers. Walker, and Syers; or to n years; 5g5 tons register W. 0. YOUNG, 19, Dale-street, Liverpool; 54, Crosa-street, Manchester; Sun-court, Cornhill, London, eat las room for a few tons of light g .nd will be despatched ins: ant, The For BOMBAY. ine Colonial-built Clipper Ship] SILLERY, Capt. BIRNIE; 994-1077 tons register; A 1 at Lloyd's for seven years ; coppered 1854 ; only two years old, and is in all respects a first rate con yance for fine goods.—For Freight, 4c., apery to Messrs. SYSAS, , and Svicas ; or to W. 0. YOUNG. 19, Dale-street, Liverpool; 54, Cross-street, Manchester; Sun-court, Cornhlll, London. egnpt, ttt ALEXANDRIA (EGYPT), THE LEVANT --' . /'-4 CONSTANTINOPLE, r 4 ..1, -A"LL'A`' - ' BLACK SEA, AND THE DANUBE. -. ... ....... Regular Line of First-class Clipper Vessels, for ALEXANDRIA (EGYPT), the LEVANT, CONSTANTINOPLE, BLACK SEA,and the DANUBE, despatched by E. and J. P. SCHILIZZI, Jun. Destination. C 0 13 1•1 A ST . A A iNaI v N A O P . L . . E . SVRA St SMYRNA Vessel. RESOLUTION Will sailabout the 7th Feb. SALO MICA PILLGWENLLY 7th Veb. CONSTANTINOPLE ************ SAL"ICA K 7 8 • 11 •• 17IVN • A •• • • • CATH. AIORRISON 20th Feb. TREBIZONDE * 10th Feb. ......MATARO. /LIVELY 4th Feb. VA or ........... NORVAL For Freights, iit.,;, 4 l ;aii i ; E ARL OF DERBY l2th Feb. E. 8 t a. P. SCHILIZZI, JUN., a 13vinswick-bundings. eaastinite. RHYL, DENBIGH, HOLYWELL, AND L PARTS OF NORTH WALES, _ \ The quickest and cheapest route is by rls THE SATELLITE, TO MOSTYN SAILING FROM LIVERPOOL. Saturday Feb 2. 6 0 a.m. Tuesday.. Apply to Mr. John Watkins, 8, Strand-street; or to DANIEL JAMES, 22, Union-street: STEAM DIRECT TO AND FROAI LONDON 441+ The Screw Steamer kTHLETE Xi will sail from the Clarence Dock, Liverpool. on Wednesday. the 13th instant, and from Griffin's Wharf, London, on Wednesday, the 6th February, (unless detained by any unavoidable occurrence).—For freight, &c., apply to WAttis and LA THAUOUIC, 13, Change-alley, London; or CRAM POWELL & CO , 35, South John-street, Liverpool. NORTHERN TIMES.-LIVERPOOL, MONDAY. FEBRUARY 4, 1856, Saki bp Ruction For the Benefit of whom it may Concern. SHEETS, BLANKETS, Ste, returned from a Transport Ship;also, a Quantity of TAPES, COTTON SPOOLS, &c., &c., Hanover Rooms. NI R m . e ß rr ß ele AN cr C ue li eda w y) ill t S he EL 5t L h FbyehAruUaryCTaltOENleTveon o'clock, at the Hanover roams, the undernoted SHEETS, BLAN KETS. and other Articles, returned from a Transport Ship, in good condition. having been but very little used, 24 Sheets, 65 Table Clothe, 150 Towels, 108 Pillow Slips, 76 blankets, and 41 Counter panes; also, another property, about 100 Dozen Black and White Tape, 200 Ditto various Cotton, Spools, 98 Gross Waters' Three cord, 20 Dozen Persian Thread, and 20 Dozen Spring Belts. To be Viewed This Day (Monday), the 4th of February, when Catalogues may be had from Mr. Branch, NO. 10, CHAPEL-STREET, SOUTHPORT. Sale of Genteel Household Furniture, Brussels and Tapestry Car pets, Brilliant-toned 6i Octave Piano-forte, Telescope Dialog Tables, Elegant Eight Day Clock, &c. MR. WM. EASTTY has received instructions to SELL BY AUCTION, on the premises, 10, Chapel -street, Southport, To-morrow (Tuesday), February sth, 1855, at Eleven o'clock precisely, the who'• of the Genteel and Useful HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS. the property of Mr. ROBERT MAWDSL:iIt, (who is leaving the town), comprising in the l'Astoutt a superior 61 octave piano -forte ;by Stoddart and Son), a powerful and sweet-toned instrument; a large telescope Spanish (mahogany' dining table with three loose leave, elegant rosewood 100 table. two handsome cheffioniers, wiih cell.ret, drawers, and cupboards enclosed; a large Spanish mahogany Pembroke table, twelve maho gany-framed, hair-seated, and stuffed dining-room chairs; two tapestry and Brussels carpets and rugs (nearly neat), fenders and fire-irons. several elegant engravings in maple, gilt, and rosewood frames, chimney ornaments, three Chinese papier mache trays, and a good assortment of glass and china. In the LOBBY and STAIRS are mahogany carved hall chairs, hand some piece of oil cloth, bronze hat stand, barometer, Etc. In the BEDROOMS—a richly carved four-post mahogany bedstead, with beautifu ly mottled footboard and rich damask Inngings, other four-post and Fre,eh bedsteads, mattresses and palliasses, tables, glasses, washstands, dressiag tables, toilet ware, and other bedroom furniture. In the KITCHENS—a very superior eight-day clock in Spanish mahogany case, by Wignall and Sons; capital dresser with drawers, culinary utensils, mahogany supper tray, round tripod stand, large fish globe, electro-plate cruet stand, four cut-glass decanters, bronze tea urn, twelve champaene glasses, eighteen green hock glasses, six plain and cut jelly glasses, set of ivory -handled knives and forks, excellent bai ometsr, &c. For further partiCulais apply to Mr. Was. EASTTT, Auctioneer and Valuer, 8, Mersey Chambers, Liverpool, and Chapel street, South port. _ _ - All Goods purchased at this sale must be paid far before delivery, on the day anal at the place of sale. N.l3.—The Sale will commence at Eleven o'clock and continue, without interval, till the close. ht trta. FOR TRIESTE, The fast sailing American Clipper pAieS * CIIRRITITOK, ra 593 Tons Register; Captain FoasTsa; • . Coppered and Copper-fastened, First Class. And presents a good opportunity for Shippers of Fine Goods. Apply to _ SAMUEL and WM. PEARCE & Co., 1_ Washington-buildings, Brunswick-street. ,5 rot lantr. STEAM BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. The Glasgow and Liverpool Royal Steam *t:_ /w • packet Company's r . e rful Steam-ship • 6 t. 34. PRINCESS ROYAL, Captain 3. M‘CHLERY ; is intended to sail as under:— Utiles ~vented by some unforeseen occurrence, From CLARENCE DOCK, LIVERPOOL. PRINCESS ....Tuesday Fe' , 5, at 10 o'clock, Al orring PRINCESS ....Saturday Feb 9, at 1 o'clock, Afternoon PRINCESS .... Thursday Feb 14, at 4 o'clock, Afternoon PRINCESS .... Tuesday Feb 19, at 9 o'clock, Evening PRINCESS Saturday Feb 23, at I 2 o'clock, Noon PRINCESS ....Thursday Feb 28, at 3 o'clock, Afternoon N.B.—Goods for shipment must be alongside the vessel one hour before appointed time of sailing. Fares :—Cabin, including Steward's Fee, 155.; Steerage, 6s. Servants ;n Cabin, Full Fare. ROBERT LAMONT, 17, Water-street, Liverpool. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE LIVERPOOL. FEBauAKT 4 WIND YESTERDAY—South HIGH WATER—Morn., g 41—Eveg. 10 B—Height, 13 ft. 8 in ARRIVED, Feb. 2.—Favourite, Naples. Feb. 3.—Emerald (3. 1 .), Son" — Nedgeree, Calcutta. SAILED. Feb. I.—Martha, Bilboa. Feb. 2.—Princess Royal, Para—St• Lawrence' Africa Emperor (La ), Constantinople Canada (R.M.S.), Boston. Feb. 3.—Jno. Mitchell, Madras—Charter Oak, Savanna—Lancefield, Macrae, Rio Janeiro—Saline, Antwerp--Industrie, Ostend. OUTPORTS. Plymouth, Feb. I.—Salled—Flying Fish, Liverpool. Belfast, Feb. I.—Arrived—Aristides, Syra. G reen ock, Feb. I.—Arrived — Ysabell,,Matanza—GipseY , Trinidad •Duke of Wellington, Callao. Sailed.—Woodpoint, Genoa. MARITIME EXTRACTS. Liverpool, Feb. 2.—The three schooners that were ashore yester day near Crosby Point, were outward bound; they got off on the 1, 11 0 . 0 ed an ~ sailed r p o e c c e . e 2 d 6 e d ; — cild The ot ß le o a n v ita e 0 , n Eil e tur Eii tri g e u y s , from h vessel In Ceara, port ; b rr ex y pe ed . rieneedheavy westerly gales since leaving the Trades, and frequently obliged to heave to since leaving the Azores.—Wm. Thomas, Palfrey. .frora Newfoundland and Queenstown, arrived here, was towed round from Queenstown with loss of top Sails, by the steam tug Tartar; bound to Yernambuco..—Ther Lewtas; from' Newry, arrived here, with loss of foremast, port-bow stove, ,Bte., having been in contact,last evening west of the N. W. 'Light Ship with Ile Ann, outward bound, which has put backswith loss'd jibboom, cut water, & c. • • • • ;fr Beaumaris, Jan. 31.—The Matilda, from Liverpool to Waterford, which anchored in. Friar's Roads to-day, after being ashore on Dutchman's Bank, has not received any damage. or Holyhead, Jan. 31.—The Mary, of Cork, from Southampton, to Liverpool, which: bilged outside the breakwater, Jan. 2g, has com menced discharging her cargo of scrap iron.—The Cheshire Witch. from Arklow to Liverpool, which put into the Old Harbour, Jan, 29, leaky, must discharge. Queenstown, Feb.::.—The Buidier, arrived here yesterday, passed through a lot of palm oil casks the day previous, at 2 p m., in lat. 49, lon. 7,—The barque Providence, just arrived, spoke the steam-tug Ratticr in search of the derelict ship Garrow, from Africa, yester day, in lat. 49,10 n. 8. Warren Pont, Feb. I.—The cargo of the Alciope is all landed in good condition, except hoop and bar iron spottei, and from 15 to 20 tons of salt deficient—pumped out. Marsei,les, Feb. I.—Arrived —The Alhambra (5.), Morns, trona Alexandria, with the mails from India. The Confucius, for Amoy, (not of Liverpool,) put back to Hong Kong with pumps choked, sails split, &c., havinf experienced heavy gales from N. to N.E. On the 14th Nov. made the Ladrones, and was chased all night by ten or twelve junks. Lisbon, Jan. 26—The Christina, Costa. from Liverpool, which was reported to have been ashore inside Fort • St. Julie n and assistea off, did not touch, but was merely very near the rocks he Louise. from Swansea to Bombay. has jus ; put in here, with loss of bulwarks. stanchcons, chain plates, &c , having been in contact wish the Thos. 'AC, of Liverpool, Jan. 5,300 miles from the Lance,/ End FOREIGN PORTS Earl of Carrick (a s.). sailed from Messina for the Levant, Jan. 16. llnrnharu, Conrad, Excei ent, Nina, and Wanderer—all put back to'llong Kong, having experienced teary gales from N.E. "Otto, White, hence at Havana. Frankfort (5.5.), sailed from G2noa for Leghorn, Jan. 25. Thomas Whitworth, Matson, hence at Leghorn. N. S. de la Victoire sailed fry m Matanza for Liverpool, Jan. 10. Pera (s.), from Southampton at Malta, and sailed for Alexandria, THE SABBATH DEFENCE MOVEMENT. * TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES. Sir,—ln my last letter, I shewed that the divine author of our religion, reprobated such an observance of the Jewish Sabbath, as was adverse to the temporal well-being of man kind—that St. Paul warned the Colossians against the observance of Sabbath-day's— as inconsistent with spiritual faith—that there is no authority to suppose that the Sabbath was transferred to the Lord's day, but that on the contrary, many great teachers of the Gospel from the earliest down to our own times, reprobated such an opinion as man's device, and tending to superstition. From this I inferred, that it was no less unfounded than uncharitable an imputation for any one to say, that they are " fighting ,against. God " who hold that Sunday is no Sabbath. • shall now explain why I warned my fellow Christians, who attended the gathering at St. George's Hall, to beware lest they fall into dangerous error. This epithet was no rhetorical ornament, nor was it used unadvisedly. • The religion. taught by our Saviour, superseded all those observances which od had ordained as necessary Tor mankind, in its moral and intellectual infancy. batentatious alms-giving, fasting, long prayers, observ vices of holy times, Pnci holy places are throughout the Gospels shown to be of little worth compared with faith in Christ, and the habitual exercise of good-will towards men in obedience to his teaching. The former are shadows, they are but carnal and ceremonial ; the latter are of the body, which is of Christ. Mankind, •however, has constantly erred in deviating from a faith so pure and spiritual. I will shortly give the great historical instances, in which there have been signal punishments for the adoption of man's devices, instead of gospel truth. A superstitious veneration for the time of keeping Easter, produced a persecution in the reign of Justinian. In later ages, to partake of flesh meat in Lent was rigorously punished as a crime, and upon one memorable occasion in the last century, a French Provincial Parlia ment had the revolting inhumanity to punish with death, a starving wretch, who had picked up and eaten some carrion during that season. An overstrained anxiety to merit Heaven by prayer and fasting, instead of practisiug the ordinary duties of life according to Christ's teaching, resulted in the institution of anchorites and hermits. These while they remained solitary, sank both in spirit and soul very nearly to the level of the brute creation. When they became united they formed those monastic establishments;which are still the curse and disgrace of Christendom. They soon weakened civil society and were among the causes that contributed to the destruction/of the great Christian empire. _ By ostentatious alms-giving these establishments were perpetuated and extended, often to the impoverishment of the children of the donors, always to the misery of - the unhappy victims whom force or fraud immured in irra tional and unnatural seclusion from the field in which God has willed that man shall work out his salvation. From a superstitious veneration for places arose the slaughter of tens of thousands in .the crusades, and it is strange enough that even the present war with Russia originated in a quarrel between Greek and Latin monks for the possession of the so-called holy places at Jeru salem— still a darling object of adoration to those grovelling minds , which cannot comprehend that Heaven is God's throne, and the whole earth his footstool. These are the tremendous penalties exacted from man kind for acts suggested by religious feeling, but at variance with the spiritual faith of our divine teacher. The ques tion naturally arises, whether a Sabbatarian observance of Sunday should be classed with such acts. I answer frankly, in kind it belongs to them, in degree only it differs from them, so far as respects marked historical results. Still it has left deep and indelible traces of its malignant influence. The re-publication of the Book of Sports, which autho rized certain amusements'of the people on Sundays, was not the least important of the charges which served as a pretext for the murder of Archbishop Laud. He justified himself by appealing to the practice of the severest of the reformed churches, viz., that of Switzerland. When Knox first saw Calvin it was at a bowling-green on a Sunday while the latter was engaged in a game. At the present time, a new regulation has just been promul gated in Brunswick forbidding work on Sundays till after five in the afternoon. but permitting pleasure trips and all other recreations of the people after two. This is in a country which has been Protestant, without inter mission, from the time of Luther. tTo return from this digression. Shortly after Laud's murder, in New England where the Sabbatarian spirit had free scope, its dominion became not merely tyrannical, but ridiculous—a mother was forbidden by law to kiss her infant on a Sunday. :In Old England, within the last twelve months, we have ourselves witnessed the cruel and wicked conduct of magistrates, who condemned a poor man to pay a fine, or be imprisoned for the offence of gathering his harvest on a Sunday—a work both of mercy and necessity, and so justifiable by our Lord's authority, even if Sunday were a Sabbath. It may be objected we are not judges of Archbishop Laud, we are not legislators of New England, nor are wo magistrates. What danger can we incur if we sanctify Sunday as a Sabbath? The reply is not difficult. We have Christian liberty to do as.we will in these matters ; but it is perilous to suppose that in such unwarranted sanctification there is any special obedience to God's will. The danger is not imaginary.. We have had painful instances, both in this town and elsewhere, that an austere demeanour, large almsgiving, and rigorous Sabbatical observance, are no guarantees that persons may not be guilty of the grossest and most wicked dishonesty. The convict Sir J. Paul is one memorable example. Another is a person of much the same pretensions in this town who was, on his recent failure, discovered to have been conducting . a considerable business for several years when he was in an insolvent state—in other words, to have pro ceeded upon an organised system of duplicity and , swindling. _ _ In the ordinary language of the world these men are called hypocrites. I believe on the contrary that there is no appellation in the language more utterly inappropriate. It is more probable that both were sincere, for it is the curse of the carnal ceremonial spirit which delights in outward observances, not merely to instal its idols side by side with Christian virtues, but in the course of time to look upon the latter as of little worth, and finally neglect them. With persons so circumstanced an austere demeanour, a regular attendance at prayers, and a listless abstinence from every useful and agreeable occupation on Sundays, come to be regarded as religion itself. By this standard they jpdge their own godliness and that of others. They lose the moral sense, They can no longer discriminate good from evil. This obscuration, not merely of faith but of ordinary reason, becomes the more striking when we reflect that the only important observance, Divine -worship, is comprised in hearing the precepts of Christianity, and prayer for strength to follow them. Neither of these constitute piety or religion, any more than precept can be said to constitute_practice in any other instance. It is upon our actions among our fellow creatures.in the performance of the ordinary duties of every-day life that we are taught by the Gospel to expect God's blessing if they are done in accordance with His will. To neglect these for the sake of external obser vances is a danger to :which all are, more or less, liable. The needle points to the pole, if it be not disturbed by a neighbouring magnet. That an unwarrantable veneration for Sabbatical observance may prove to be a disturbing influence upon Christians is the danger of which I warn those who think that, in this respect, they may depart with impunity from the Spiritualism of the faith of Christ. —Yours, &c., • A CHURCHMAN. FUNDING THE RAILWAYS TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES. Sir,—The meeting of shareholders held in the Cotton Sales-room last week, induces me to make the present proposal to your readers, and the fact of public attention being drawft towards this important question, may make my observations opportune. Let government fund the railways—paying off all dissen tients in Railway Issues, to be cancelled when presented in payment of tolls and fares. When this paper was all paid in and cancelled, a fresh issue might be made, to the extent of the annual traffic, in paying off the share holders ; making the railways, in a few years, public property. Let government guarantee three and a-half per cent out of the consolidated fund, making Railway consols. The whole nation derives so many collateral advantages from im proved communication, that ruin should not be allowed to fall on a small section of the nation, who are punished with loss of property for carrying out a system which is the boast and glory of civilisation. Government might secure the services of the present experienced servants of the railway companies, and we should have the benefits of combined action and centralisation. We should again travel on the Queen's highway, and not be indebted for power of locomotion to this company or that; who, if they find they cannot make dividends, may shut up their stations some fine morning in the face of the travelling public. At this present moment, the Eastern Counties, finding their funds deficient, have allowed the line to get out of repair ; thus, endangering the lives of her Majesty's It is time to have done with the old radical objection to government being invested with the powers of governing. We give up the administration of justice to government; we confide the control of the army and navy to govern ment. Government manages the post-office, the stamp office, and the excise, and surely we may trust govern ment with the superintendence of the locomotion of the country. The right of way was always under the crown, and th e great highways were called the King's highroad. We must no longer surrender our rights to great joint stock comp an i es . As it is, one company has taken pos session of the Queen's prerogative of issuing money ; an other has a sort of divided government over a great empire. Mutual assurance which ought to be national in r l e r, ctors. then, without q uestion, !government exerc i ses the its objects, it s mac hinery, ;Ind its calculations, is a pr e y to banded bodies of capitalists ; the lighting and water supply of towns are mostly in similar hands; and finally, we cannot go f r o m place to place, or traverse the kingdom in any di rec ti o n without the permission of rail way di prerogative: of administering justice —of providing for defence --of regulating postal communication—of c o i n * and issuing m oney —surely without qu es ti on, ought government to ,have in its hands the locomotion o f t h e country ? Then comes the question of patronage. Patronage is as grossly abused by directors as it could possibly be by government, and jobbing more systematic ally pursued by these functionaries under th e i r proxy sys tem than it dare be by government..—l AM, sir, It Liverpool, February 2, IW-6.J. H. . Jan. 25 DEATHS , On the 30th ult., at her residence, Great Homer-street, aged 30 years, Elizabeth, wife of Mr. Wm. M Cracken, and eldest daughter of I , ,tr. Jno. Bark, master of No. 8 Pit it Cutter. On the let inst., at Trinidad-place, Greenock, Elizabeth, youngest daughter of Donald INV Lally, 14:sq. On the 2nd inst , after a short illness, Mary Jane, wife of Henry Joyce, of H.M. Customs at this port. Wr.Births, Marriages, and Deaths, are only inserted when sent to our Office duly authenticated. 20th Feb. BANKING IN THE UNITED STATES The following facts concerning the monetary system of the United States of America, and which will be found interesting, are from a New York merchant, now in England : A FEW FACTS CONCERNING THE MONETARY SYSTEM OF TUB UNITED STATES, WITH SOME REMARKS UPON THEM. Ist. Nothing is a legal tender except gold and silver 2nd. Up to the year 1855, or thereabouts, the currency of the States consisted of coin and of bank notes, redeemable in coin on presentation, issued by the bank of the United States, the banks of the individual states' and other local and independent joint stock banks throughout the union. These notes circulated solely on the credit of the bank which issued them, and there was no legal restriction on the amount so issued. The Bank of the United States was located at Philadelphia, then the financial centre of the country. It had branches, one or more, in each state. The general government held a portion of its stock, and appointed two or more of its directors. Enjoying the whole business of the Federal Government, its large deposits, and its extensive transfers of funds from one part of the Union to the other, it could not fail to exercise.a controlling influence over all other banks of the country ; hence, it soon acquired the name of the " Great Regulator," and provoked, as a matter of course, the jealousy of local institutions. Its notes, passing at par, in every part of the country, and confidence in them unbounded, they enjoyed a large circulation to the sup pression, in part, of the notes of the local banks. At the climax of its power, and as its charter was about to ex: ire, the Directors of the Bank were charged, pro bably wil.4 too much truth, with engaging in political intrigues to bring about its re-charter. Its dangerous power was then manifested, and General Jackson en tered the lists against it. After a violent party contest Congress dropped the Bank charter, and declared it to be unconstitutional to reconstruct any other. At this period the Government deposits were transferred to certain selected State or local Banks which got the soubriquet of Pet Banks. This gave rise to complaints of favouritism, &c., and finally led to the entire severance of all connexion between the Government and the Banks, by the adoption in Congress of the system known, and now existing, as the Sub-Treasury. Under this Sub-Treasury system, Government officers, called Treasurers and Sub-Treasurers, are appointed, who receive all the revenues of the Government (premium duties, sales of public lands, &c., &c.,) in gold or silv er— nothing else will do. They lock it up in their vaults, and pay.it out or: distribute it, in coin:of course, in such man ner, and at such points, as the wants of the Government require: In this way the divorce of the banks from the govern ment, and vice versa, is complete ; but, as you may imagine, the machinery does not work without producing great fluctuations, and sometimes distress, among the banking circles. In times of large or excessive imports, running up the payment for duties, and of large sales of public land, the vaults of the government absorb a most inconve nient amount of the coin of the country,' until, as has been more than once the case, the authorities at Washington had to grant relief, and reduce their own plethora by buying up the United States bonds in the open market, at such prices as the holders demanded, about twenty per cent above par. This sort of embarrassment is inherent in this system ; but many begin to believe there is some compensation in the salutary restriction it imposes upon over-trading, over issue of notes, and over-imports particularly. At any rate the people are getting used to the imperfection. and are adapting their movements to it. The difficulty could be remedied, if the general govern ment would issue some fifty million exchequer bonds—to circulate as currency, and be receivable as specie in public revenues—but that, besides being pronounced unconstitu tional, the issue of paper circulation by the general govern ment is contrary to the genius of the party in power. 3d, The winding up of this great bank, at the expiry of its charter, and the withdrawal of its immense circulation, created a necessity for the substitution of an equal amount of other bank notes, and led not only to the great expan sion of the State and other local banks, which had so long been under the pressure of the Great Regulator, but to the establishment of hundreds of other banks all over the Union. These new banks, no doubt, contributed to the admirable and successful liquidation of the " Monster," as it had come to he called, but being without proper restraints extended their accommodations and their circulation too far. Over trading ensued, and a general crash among them was soon the consequence. From 1837 to 1841 there was great dis order and consequent ruin : some few of the banks sustained themselves through all of it, and many more resumed specie payments, after being sometime suspended. - 4th, Trade began now to revive, and property to recover, from the almost universal prostration that attended such general bankruptcy. The sound banks that were left, form ed the basis of a new creation; but the people were bent upon some new guarantees, and soon determined to see that the circulation, at least, should be secured, and kept within bounds. hence, the example set by the state of New York in adopting the " Free Banking Law," which opens the trade of banking to any person or persons that have capital, requiring them only to deposit with the Comptroller of the bank department, a sufficient amount of State or Government stock to secure the people against loss from the notes they issue. These notes require the signature of the Comptroller before they can be circulated; but the dividends on the stocks deposited accrue to the banker who lodged them. The law requires, further, that each banker shall p :blish, in certain leading newspapers of the S ate, every Tuesday morning, a statement exhibiting the average condition of the bans for the week ending on the Saturday previous : an average statement of liabilities and asserts, in order to pre vent any factitious "or cooked up" statement for a given day ; al.: the Comptroller can have access to their books if he thinks it necessary. .7" In ad ii.ion to this compulsory weekly publication the banks of N: , ,w York city have adopted a daily settlement of balances through' a clearing-house. And thus a most stringent measure on over-issues is always in force. The publication of the condition of the banks, required by law, keeps the merchants and general dealers of each institution well informed of the state of general finances ; and the daily settlements keep every bank in check. Should any bank find itself, in the daily settlement, unable to pay up in coin, the coin must be at once procured by the sale of some of its " Bills Receivable," &c., or drop out of line, and to be reckoned among the insolvent. This has, now and then, occurred among the small country banks, but never yet among the associated banks in New York. The proportion of coin which they find it necessary to keep is surprisingly small, and they often let it run d own below a point that is judicious, and one that requires great anxiety and watchfulness, hour by hour, over the fluctua tions of their accounts. But, upon the whole, the new law works so well in New York that other states have begun to adopt it. Massachusetts and Pennsylvania have not found it neces sary so far, but many of the states at the west have done so, and I believe Virginia will do so as soon as the charters of her present banks expire ; and,. as this process goes on, the bank stocks held by the state in the various banks will be withdrawn, the popular feeling being to dissever all con nection between political power and financial movements. We regret to announce the death, at a very advanced age, of the Rev. Charles Eustace, of Robertstown, county of Kildare, in whom the , title of Viscount Baltinglass was declared to be vested by the report of her Majesty's Attorney General, provided the attainder, ; said to be unlawful, were removed. Mr. Eustace was the son of the late Lieutenant- Geuerel Eustace, M.P., and brother of Sir William and Sir John Enstace, both also general officers. The Emperor Napoleirin had made some progress in a large work entitled Du Pzsse et de l' Avenir de l' ~rtillerie, but not having as yet time to complete it, the fourth volume now published contains copious extracts from his M.S., and may,in fact, be considered as a copious summary of the large work. It gives the history of that invention from 1328 to 1638, and the effect produced by it in the many battles in which fire-arms were used between those periods : _ _ We have reason to believe' that an armistice will be shortly concluded for a limited period. The exact terms of the armistice have yet to be defined ; it may very probably be confined to land operations, as there is no possibility of any collision at sea, and the con tinuance of the blockade, supposing peace not to he concluded by the time the Baltic is free from ice, would be necessary to our position as negociators, and in conformity with general precedent.—ifforniny Post. CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMEN T PETITION TO PARLIAMENT. —This petition has been signed by 10,353 out of t'le 11,000 persons interested. A few days ago the whole department of the Board of Trade, from Mr. Booth and Sir J. Emerson Tennent, the chief s3cretaries, down to the messengers, testified their earnestness in the common cause and their approval of the prayerof the petition by and Board Captain of Trade, Ga t arcon, o attaching their mimes. Mr. Thomas Hay Farrel% assist ant secretary, Rear -Admiral Beechey, Captain Walker, the Mr. Bromley and his " widows' insurance scheme," has of also tll e amongmarine h the department petitioners. l Mr. eft ft both, Walter aLarkins, givens .ho has hi s adhesion hitherto t b o e e a n n! a. , : d s associated a f t settling tl with n g nd this question in a way more simple, politic, and conson ant with sound English sense and feeling. We are glad also to understand that the Hon. Mr. Spring Rice and Goulburn (son of the late Hon. Henry), Commis sioners of her Majesty's Customs, have also signed the petition, and thus testify not only their personal interest in this question, but their consideration of a grievance which has been the fruitful cause of much discontent their department as well as 14 this °them TO THE PREACHERS ENGAGED IN TO SABBATH QUESTION. Gentlemen,—One of the great subjects at present under consideration is the Sabbath Question. An exposition of the principles of the Sabbath was rendered a national affair on the 20th. You, in conjunction with others sup ported the negative - side of the question. Believing you to be influenced by a spirit of impartiality, I offer for your investigation a reason or two corroborative of the affirmative. The grand basis of the exclusive adaptation of the Sabbath7to the worship of God rests mainly on the words, "Keep Holy the Sabbath Day." So far we agree.; but the conclusion which I deduce from that expression is inconsistent with yours. Preachers themselves abrogate, the strict meaning of it, when it is expedient to do so. The definition of it is, that we are7not to devote ourselves, in however modified a sense, to temporal affairs. If we, by our acts, necessarily implicate ether individuals in a' transgression of th e S a bb a th , we, being the originators of that evil, are, I conceive, equally as bad as the transgressor. It is a common occurrence for preachers, who have to travel a long distance on the Sunday, to avail themselves of the various appliances of the present day, to rea c h their d es ti na ti on . Thi s en tails labour. Interest teaches the proprietors, that it is more beneficial to themselves, in a pecuniary sense, to transact ther business on Sundays in addition to the week-days, than by abstaining from so doing. Who in- duced this self-interested belief? The question is answered by pointing to the mass of persons who appropriate to their use on the Sabbath these appliances. The mass 10 simply the aggregate of the constituents, consequently , whatever evil the mass is responsible for, each constituent tending towards the formation of the aggregate, is in a proportionate degree also responsible. Your palliative is that it is in the service of God, and is, therefore. no transgression. But if you examine the sentence, Keep Holy the Sabbath day," you will find that it is definite : the meaning allows of no modification. There is a prin ciple involved in it. Truth and error are immutable. YOur argument simply implies that the end justifies the means ; the means are evil, but I will adopt theme because they are productive of good— it is simply expediency, 3ou choose the least of two evils. By depriving a few persons of the right of hearing an exposition of ,the Scriptures —you are enabled to explain it to a greater number. For the sake of doing good, you violate the word of God. I will meet you u pon a common ground. Would it not be a subject of gratulas tion, if we could rescue man from his degraded state, as exemplified by his presence in the dram-shop, and elevate him in the scale of rationalism, by subjecting him to b refining process, conducive :to an amelioration of his pre sent condition ? The churches and chapels are open—e Preachers are inside, ready to expound the Scriptures- - wherefore do not the multitude enter ? Are their synr pathies not enlisted in it, or i s th e i nna t e d eprav i ty of man's nature oft-times too powerf u l an antagonism to res i s t, arrayed against its consummati on ? A di screpancy exists somewhere ; but, whatever the cause , t h e effect is apps ' rent. The ale-house is too powerful a temptation, it irresistably draws him into its vortex : an d why ?—?—becaus e there is not a sufficiently cogent p ower ex i stent w i t h i n him to counteract its effects. We see th a t Ch urc h es a nd Chapels present no effective impedim en t t o thi s progre s sive development towards demorali za ti on, an d i t i s O ur duty to erect a barrier sufficiently r es i s ti ve, w hi c h w ill, in addition to its powers of antagonis m , b e possesse d o f tendency to elevate man in the soc i a l sca l e, a ff o rd means of cultivating his intellent, of st or i ng his mindwith information, and by thus maturi ng hi s me ntal powers render him a valuable m em b er o f soc i e ty, instead of allowing him to remain upon a l eve l w ith, if not lower than,' the' brute creation. I b e li eve t hat the opening of the libraries and muse ums wou ld b e pro ductive of tnis anticipated good. Th e b es t way to a ct would be to lay the axe to the r o ot o f th e ev il at once--- close the alehouses all day on th e S a bb a th ; b ut if t his cannot be done, it is our duty to h uman it y t o curta il its wide dissemination, as far as lies in our power, and the opening of the above would partially, if not wholly, effect that realization. You may conceive it to be wrong to violate the sanctity of the Sabbath by devoting ourselveSs during the hours of temptation,;to secular pursuits of ap ennobling character. But is it not better to choose the least of two evils, as proved by your Sabbath travelling , which has:consequently established a precedence. Surely we are justified upon the same grounds as you are, the cases being analogous. Hoping you will favour m e by the insertion of this note—l am, Yours, &c., R. L. SIGNS OF THE TIMES TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMM SlR,—Probably there will be few that can understand why war, religious excitement, and increase of crime are concomitant, and invariably go hand in hand t o the dismay of the philanthropist] and patriot. Alas, %yr can deny their existence at the present moment ? Wo o can tell where they will end ? If peace be established in Europe it may be well for England, and well f or h er if the war-cry subsides, without 'further embroilment of her armies in greater battles than they have yet been engage, in. But whence this religio us exc it ement ? Whence hag sprung the Concordat in the Papal dominions, and the religious zeal for tightening the observance of the Sabbath in Protestant England? Whence, again, has arisen the morbid appetite for crime? Have they not all on e origin ? the excitement of the passions of the huma n mind. beyond their logitbnate sway ? The - pnior. i t tho"F", again occurs, where will it en d ? We are already told ilia' the judges are to put down crime by severer punishments ; the ministers :of the gospel tell us that people are to be made religious by Act of Parliament. And the war party tell us that we have not yet w as t e d enoug h o f b loo d and treasurer in humbling our enemies. And yet, of avail would it be to tell these fanatics that crime in' creases in proportion to the severity of the punishret•nts , that wickedness and vice increase with the increase of perstition ; and the more you humble your enemy, tie „ greater will be the increase of hi s f r i en d s , until lie o," strong enough to turn and rend yo u . Shall' we follow out the analogy a little further, and t race , i n t h e exc i teme nt for war, the feelings that lead to crime ? The stimulus given to the or gan o f d estruct i on, and the love of revenge, are sufficient to account for the increase 0 ` murdE r. Add to these, the dearness of provisions, the stagnation of trade, and the knowledge that the recrui ink sergeant is using every allurement to Entrap the yoult man from his parents an d h ome , the labourer from b'; employment, the husband from his youthful wife, and you will have a catalogue of i nc it ements to evil, sufficien s , to disturb the tranquility of th e soun d est mind ; and et. you will consult your physician, he will tell you that ther e are at all times a number of individuals of a weak or morbid sensibility, who, in times of excitement, are carried off the balance of their faculties, and either become inmates of a lunatic asylum or victims t ° crime. It is on this account that ministers of religion should avoid adding fury to the flames by the exhibition of enthusiasm on religious topics, which at other 01 have called forth no very remarkabl e f ervour . B ut, a l a s they are subject to the same influences as others, and can no more control their extravagance or fanaticism than th e poor wretch who gives vent to his feelings of hunger of revenge, by some unwarrantable act of physical demon stration. Their rabid anxiety to draw tighter the cords of religious control is nothing more than the same pas sions breaking out in another form. And yet they hav e no more right to rob me o f my l ib erty, to spend my tigiv in the manner I consider most conducive to my wellbeing' so long as I do not touch upon the social rights, than, the,. hungry man has to rob m e o f a p i ece of bacon. 11%; hungry man conceives it right, in his mind, that he shoot not be allowed to starve, he therefore resolves to talc; what he requires by f orce .; Th e ent h us i astic conceives i right that any one'should believe as he does, and there fore resolves to force others to conform to his conviction!,'' nolens volens. It m a tt ers n ot th a t y ou tell the one he doing wrong, and the other that he is mistaken ; the tell; porary exigencies of their physical nature precludes 03 " appeal to their faculties of rea son, and the predominan t : passion prevails over the sound judgment. The fa' brought to light by your correspondent, that only 70,W" to 80,000 persons, out of a population of 300,000; atten cl i the places of religious worship on a Sunday, are sufficien t to beyond cavil, that there are other motives, causes, instincts, besides those ;of religion, that operate to keep in check and to guide aright the human min' . otherwise we should be•poorly off indeed. These are the social laws—the love of justice, regard for our neighbour: and the refining influenc e o f i n t e ll ectual culture. Apar t from religious dogmas and belief which cause endles s strife, the God of nature h as pl an t e d around the path human life, a variety of incitements to virtue and happine; which it is well for man to a pp rec i ate and enjoy. Le those, who like, go and spend their two hours in the sane tuary, amidst the declamation of the pulpits and the adc ration of saints; but let oth ers spen d the same hours, If they please, in contemplating the works of nature and art, and show their gratitude to the author of their being!, by a placid and gratef u l d emeanour, which is the hotiVV_A: most acceptable to the Deity. And if we would call bae7 recreant humanity to it s accustomed serenity, depen d upon it, it will not b e accomplished by exhi.'oitions t e a violence and anger, wh e th er i n the pulpit or on the beau:. but by the exercise o f m ild ness ;and‘diKretion by tho 9 `" placed in authority over us. C. 31. RAILWAY REFORM.—The adjourned meeting of the 1 0 , way Sharehold ers ' P rotection Association was held at o', London Tavern, Mr. Matins in the chair. Th e meet was very well a tt en d e d. Th e report of the committee s'/9'„ submitted to the meeting, d e t a ili ng, amongst other matter " the success which had attended 11r. Malin's visit to Live rs pool on the preceding Monday. A resolution to the ef`„ that the council consist of not less than 25, with power e ''; extend the number to 100, and that the executive comwi tt be not less than 12, with p ower to increase the number to ioi 2D, was adopted, and i t was agreed that the followi gentlemen should form the council:—namely ; Mr. Matins, Mr. li o d gson, Mr. E. Wright, Dr.Cowan, ' ' ;J. B. Griffith, Mr. G oetz, Mr. Nach, Mr. Tate, Mr Mr. Addison, C.E., Mr. J. E. Nance, Mr. L. Iler w ort i tl i t M.P., Liverp oo l ; Mr. Maxwell, ditto; Mr.j bfi.tett: ditto ; Mr. A. 11 Iacgregor, ditto ; Mr. Hislop, di tto ; Moon, dill ( ) ; Mr. R. M at h er, d itt , ; Mr. C. ne,vio. fi r ' E. Frewi n, Admiral Prescott, Mr. Goldentid xt r . G Mr. N. Reed, Mr. Taprell, Mr. T. Gilboa-, 'an d Mr. Eli t r, i te d with power to add t o th eir number. Ti ,e Chairrnatt ' l ` that some members of the council held - stock in railway companies. lie ww .gratulated the Ty e ', oi on having formed their associati, , n in the short, spac e he eight days. It was agreed thu' the subscription t` ) bet o association sho ild be IN. GI. .r annum. Several inen,', to then paid their sub3criptions, and, after a vote of thank the chairman, the meeting separated. upwards o f ,tloo,tti, CH -, foy Printed and Published by ART ES WILLME , I 0$ Tg R, of ''' rd ,)" sstorueteht, j a o ' h h u i . l 4lr oLu t tral Pr . arerpool . FXBRUARIC 4, ISM , . 4 4 04 g#44Y lilting and St a ti onery Estabilsbno -