The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-03-17 00:00:00

TO CORRESPONDENTS. "A Churchman " is not likely to bee the speedy realization of his wishes. We believe that by the act of parliament the Rev. C. Wray is now the sole incumbent of St. Martin's Church, but.46:131 per annum is allotted for the payment of a curate. N..a ,re,requested to say that it was never contemplated to pro. N. at Astley's Amphitheatre any such scenic representation of the recent conflicts in India, as has been announced in soge of the papers. Cuctoes DISCOVISRY. — The Mercury or Friday contains a para graph headed " A deceased potatoc producing new potatoes inside." This curious fact in natural history, we learn, was ‘iscovered at a post mottem examination, held at the Mercury tot ice; ind not as erroneously stated in the paragraph it-elf. our contemporary being the anatomist. Nothing, we believe. *inspired to account for the sudden Math of the unfortunate potatoe, which is at II enveloped it) mystery. The new pota toes diseove.ed are said to he lively fellows, and the disco. very js creating a great sensation amongst the seal rs in St. .icitires market, who look forward to a considerable reduction in" cat.liea.." provided only some safe and efficacious mode of -Von cart be bit upon, by wnich the young innocents may in future be ushered into the world without causi :g the • vecet l se , nf the unto tunate mothers. We are obliged to our kiwi correspondent near Holy-well. The lutitation m Our share list of the Royal Bank is quite correct. fle.js probably not aware that the shares were fixed originally ,tlOOO, bat of course the whole amount has not been paid tbe Ztherpool Aqanbarb. -TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 17, 1846. "Oily advices . from the United States, owing to the non-arrival at Boston of the mails from the South, in time for the sailing of the steamer, are very im perfect, the..usual files not having came to hand. tone; however, is upon the whole of a more pacific character than that which we have observed in,preyious arrivals. Although the proceedings in Congress, upon the Oregon question still exhibit a plentiful amount of those " Words full of sound add fury," in which our transatlantic brother is fond okiindulging, we are now more than ever convinced that, when the time of. action arrives, and the Go vernment and the people of Great Britain are seen to-be:in earnest, they will be found to have partaken otthe character described by the poet—" signifying nothing." Eyen in the senate, it is broadly admit teil that the czfuse, if determined upon, of giving the twelvemonths' notice to terminate the joint occupa tion, must be viewed by Great Britain as precluding the Possibility of an amicable settlement of all ques tion& at issue by negotiation; and it is not difficult to-perceive that the more sober-minded of the sena tors are beginning to discuss the great disparity in the present capabilities of the two countries to sus tain a, hostile collision. On the 19th ultimo we find Mr. Dix, a senator from New York remarking that— `" It war should arise he would deprecate that fatal weaknesS of underrating the strength of our adversary. She was never in a better condition for war than now. From: her inordinate and over-dis'enled expansion, she contained within herself the vital principle of weakness, fropi which she must ulti m at e ly f a ll to p i eces ; b ut as yet thtitrriiish empire exhibited no decisive symptoms of deßity:, The senator from Ohio had graphically described the inordinate burdens imposed upon her subjects, the in tedial elements of discord ; but these would scarcely res trairr!her where her rights, as she conceived, were invaded. Look at her soldiery. They are not like those of Rome in ,bloated distension of power—enervated, idle, and No, sir. They ate to be found in all quarters of _the globe—under the torrid sun of the equator, and atnid.thteternal winter of the arctic circle, resistir , all opposition, of the nations, and of the elements. Yet war miry be near at hand. And we should remember that the last struggle of the strong man is always the most despe rate, and almost without exception the most dangerous to his otiversary." And,, although, in deference, perhaps, to the vanity ()Gigs fellow-countrymen, he states the condition of the defences of their coast as by no means weak, it is that he is not very deeply impressed with a favourable opinion of his country's chance of suc cest"iti such a struggle as that to which hotheaded and thoughtless blusterers would willingly impel her. The firmest guarantee of peace, however, we find in - the - returning good sense of the American people. The announcement of our new commercial policy appears to have awakened the calculating cupidity of .brother Jonathan. He sees in prospect a vast field ofprofitable commerce opened to the American agriculturist, ,merchant, and shipowner. Already het.iiees.,:the settler of the western states enjoying the markets, hitherto enjoyed almost exclusively by tl44ritisli farmer; and the ports upon the Ameri• caw-seaboard filled with its shipping destined for British. ports. Oregon may be a tempting bait for the squatting population of the back woods to blue tev4or; It may be a taking theme for party to dilate upon. It may make a political fortune for a presidential candidate, or an aspirant to place and pat. But the god which the American worships is delltar. There are dollars to he picked up in the cultivation of friendly relations with Great Britain, miller her free trade policy; and our lately irascible brother will lay aside for a while his visions of nau tical' aggrandizement, to enjoy, so long as it is af fouled to him, the harvest which we are offering for hiwacceptance. Negociation, will settle all our dif fetendes; unless, indeed, America presumes more upon our forbearance than Great Britain can endure -a piece of hardihood and folly which we scarcely think it : will venture upon. The task of alleviating the real distress of Ireland aritiears likely to be as difficult as the present and half a dozen previo us a d m i n i strat i ons have found thit of removing her imaginary grievances. If we tieethe hands of her unruly peasantry, and restrain them from murdering theirlandlords, or one another, we-nre,assailed with complaints of " coercion " If, on-the other hand, we give full toleration to the national pastime—allow h ere a l an dl or d to b e s h ot, and there an agent to be bludgeoned—if justice stands idly by whilst lawlessness covers the face of the land, and the usual result of the insecurity of life and property ensues ; we are overwhelmed with denunciations of the evils of absenteeism, and the hardship of allowing proprietors of the soil to spend their incomes in countries where they can go to bed an-fight with the tolerable assurance of rising in the morning without the greeable accident of a bullet, or:half a dozen slugs, finding their way through the window shutters. Coax disaffection and wink at turbulence, and forthwith we are twitted with cowardice ; repress or punish them, and we are accused of tyranny. The proceedings of the House of Commons, on Friday night, were relieved of a portion of their tedium by an exhibition of this unreasonableness of therrish temper, the occasion of which was a motion by Sir James Graham for leave to make provision lot' the treatment of destitute persons afflicted with feyer,-in that country. The Right Hon. Secretary stated that almost in every co un ty i n I re l an d, an d its - '*arious localities throughout those different &Aunties, fever, in many cases to a formidable ex tent,'had made its appearance, the result of distress, insufficient food, and deficient sanitary regulations. To . ,rncet, and if possible alleviate, this calamity, he proposed the establishment of a board of health for the entire . country, and the appointment of a medical officer in every union, to be paid at the public He also asked for permission for the Boards ex pense. of%Guardians to provide fever hospitals, anti to take such other steps as were advisable and necessary, in' the case of a population incapable, from their pereerty, of assisting them elves. If ever tiler. was a question upon which Irish members could meet their British fellow-legislators in amity, and without tht infusion into it of national bitterness, here, one would imagine, was such question. If ever there was an opportunity Presented for doing justice to the provident care of the British Parliem?nt for Irish suffering, here was such an opportunity. Stich, however, was not the light in which the occasion was regarded by Mr. Smith O'Brien, who, after' weeks' utter neglect of his legislative clutieFo—six weeks devoted to declamation in Con ciliation Hall whilst his abused fellow-countrymen wei'e'demanding his services in Parliament to aid in-awarding off from them impending suffering and wedili—has at length inede his appearance in the Heruse-nl-Commons. With one breath this genuine Hibernian told the hot:se that " one hundred thou safld of his fellow-creatures in Ireland were famish ing," and with the next he repudiated the generosity of Ihe British legislature and the British people. Hii,,cntisidered that the Irish people, and amongst them, of course, the hundred thousand who were faestling', - "could provide for the calamity, with wirich .they were visited, out of the national re sofiieil of Ireland." He. would "compel the Irish lawliords to return home, and do their duty to the people.' He would give compensation to tenants witoltad expended capital upon improvements of their ;farms. --He would do any thing, in fact, to avend, the disagreeable necessity of acknowledging that any thing good or kind towards Ireland could mine from British hands, or of allowing the duped people of ]}eland to see that, whilst the treacherous .demagogues whom th e y trust have been vapovring in Conciliation Hail, and draining their pockets weoklt :forthe purposes o f an i nsane ag i tat i on, British Ministers and a British Parliament have been sedulously tracing out their real wants and sufferings, and devising measures for their removal. We cannot even give this wrongheaded gentleman .7! ".! - 0 4 • • wirz.4" • • the credit of uttering common sense in the support of his views— • "What he said was," he explained, " that whereas Par liament had granted only £lOO,OOO to Ireland.—for the rest were only loans—he, on the part of Ireland, declared that if they, would pass a law against the absentees, who were drawing away £4,000,000 or £5,000,000 a year in exports of corn and exports of cattle, of pigs, and of bacon, —if they would give back to Ireland these £1,000,000 or £5,000,000, the Irish would allow the whole 1:100,0U0 to remain untouched." We can assure Mr. O'Brien, "on the part of Eng land," that there is not the slightest objection against his fellow- countrymen having back again every quarter of corn, every sheep, pig, or firkin of butter, or their equivalent, which these four or five millions represent. Ireland has simply to refund the money paid for them—some of which may possibly have found its way into the pocket of the hon. member himself—and the transaction can easily he closed. But to give back the commodities, whilst Ireland and Mr. Smith O'Brien, her champion, retain the cash, is scarcely a mode of doing business which ought to be expected. Badinage apart, is it not melancholy that in this advanced stage of the nine teenth century, a man can be found, occupying the station of a member of the British legislature, who thus gravely propounds it as a grievance to his own country that another country buys yearly four to five millions of its produce ? We shall have some of the half-clad weavers of Manchester next, attri buting their want of good shirts and jackets to the circumstance that America or China " draws off" from this country four or five millions of pieces of calico; or Lancashire praying for an absentee tax to prevent her merchants spending their money in Birkenhead or New Brighton. We are glad to find that the observations in our last, and the quotations which we gave from the letters of Mr. Isaac Buchanan, with respect to the effect of the present measures of Government upon the prosperity and continued connexion of the colonies of Great Britain with the mother country, have attracted attention in influential quarters, and awakened not a few persons from their utopian visions to a sense of their dangerous- and destructive tendency. Amongst a number of our contemporaries, we observe that the London Standard, the Sheffield Mercury, the Gloucestershire Chronicle, the Maccles field Courier, and others, have taken up the subject in the same light in which we placed it before our readers ; and amongst some of our most influential merchants connected with the colonial trade in Li verpool, Manchester, Glasgow, and other seats of commerce, who have been all along warm admirers of the theory of Free Trade, we have reason to know that serious misgivings are beginning to be felt. We hear of one house, having extensive establish ments in the Canadas, the partners of which are seriously meditating the abandonment of those establishments, in the event of the Ministerial mea sures being carried ; and some of our leading manufacturing and commercial firms in this country, who have hitherto maintained a profitable business intercourse with these valuable possessions, look forward with most gloomy anticipations to the prospect which is now before them. It appears to he now a generally admitted fact that the with drawal of protection from the corn of Canada will operate as a fatal blow against the prosperity of that colony; that such withdrawal, so shortly after the great compact contained in the Canada Corn Bill of 1842, upon the faith of which a large expenditure of money has been applied to the improvement of the internal navigation of the country, will be re garded by the people of Canada as not only in jurious but insulting, and that ultimately, and at no distant period, the course which we are pursuing must inevitably be productive of an amount of bitterness of feeling towards Great Britain, which must cause the disruption of the tie by which she holds at present that most valuable possession. It is no doubt true that there are some people who may be disposed to shut their eyes to the ex treme probability —we may say the certainty —of this calamity. They have made up their minds that such magnificent results are to arise from the carrying out their pet theory of Free Trade, to Great Britain, and to themselves in particular, that they cannot believe in the possibility of its failure to benefit every portion and every Interest of our ex tended empire. They see as the result of the measures of government an expansion of the gross amount of our exports; but they are resolved not to see, either the possibility of a violent evulsion, or the certainty that grievous and fatal injury to cer tain interests must ensue. We propose to address a few remarks to this class of selfish or giddy dreamers. It will not be denied, we think, that the Canadian market has been, and is, one at least of the most important markets which the British manufacturer and the British merchant possesses. It is valuable as partaking more than any other of the character of that best of all markets, the home market. Our exports thither, we believe, contain, relatively to extent, a greater amount of skilled labour, and thus contribute more to the support of the national in dustry, than the exports to any other quarter of the globe. It is, moreover, a market whose capability of increase is only restricted by the boundless capa bility of the soil to feed and afford homes for the industry of the human race. Its commerce em ployed almost exclusively, and would continue to employ, British shipping and British seamen. Its population consumed exclusively, and would conti nue to consume, British products. It afforded almost limitless fields for the profitable employment of British capital, and the means of comfort and ultimate affluence for increasing millions of the Bri tish race. There was, and would continue to exist, between its hardy and enterprising population and our own, a community of habits and feeling, and a community of loyalty. Canada is happily planted, too, as a check upon the grasping policy of the United States. It affords us a powerful point d' appui from our communication with the entire western continent. In peace it is the most fertile source of the prosperity of our transatlantic com merce, and in war it would furnish us, as it has furnished us in , past seasons of trial and danger, with an invaluable source of safety and of strength. We may go further:. however, than this. Com mercially, it affords us the most powerful lever with which to effect the gradual breaking down of the prohibitory fiscal policy of the United States. With a land boundary, from the River St. Lawrence at Montreal to the mouth of the Columbia River, ex• tending about three thousand miles, it is utterly impossible that the United States can long maintain intact its present high rates of duty. The proximity of Canada, which admits the manufactured and other products of Great Britain at nominal duties, is clearly incompatible, even at present, with the preservation, by America, of the customs upon pro ducts consumed along this frontier ; and, with the improvementp going on in the inland communica flung of our own colony such preservation will sho:tly become an impossibility, except by the aid of such a vast preventive force as no gover. went cotd afford, or would be absurd enough to make the attempt to support. These provinces, so productive of profit to Great Britain as a manufacturing and commercial nation, so valuable as affording employment to our industri ous and hardy emigrants, and furnishing us, as they do, with a check against the grasping policy of the United States, both political and fiscal, we are about to alienate. We may be told, however, that they will still remain extensive consumers of the products of this country. How this can be we must confess our inability to perceive. The League will, no doubt, tell us that the British manufacturer will still be able to command • their markets, by the greater cheapness of British goods. Let us see how this will be. We ship now to Canada large Quantities of heavy cottons, coarse woollens, and linens. The imperial duty upon the first is, by the tariff now before the house, 10 per cent. ad valorem, upon the second and third 15 per cent. The provincial duty, which British goods pay only, is 5 per cent. We have, therefore, a protection on the first of 10 per cent., and upon the other two commodities 15 per cent. Now, it is utterly impossible that, with no imperial duty to protect our trade—and Canada will scarcely continue such protection after we have taken from her the equivalent protection in our own market— this country will be able to command the trade in any of these three classes of manufactures, America beats us now in the South American and Eastern markets in the article of heavy cottons ; her coarse woollens will be preferred to ours in the Canadian market, and Germany will take her trade in the heavier fabrics of linen—France, perhaps, in the finer fabrics. We could go through the list of articles enumerated in the tariff, and show that the hosiery of Saxony, the cutlery of Germany, the silk goods of France, &c.—all of which run us close, and in some instances beat us in neutral markets— must supersede us in the Canadian market. This, moreover, is presuming that Canada, throwing off our connexion, seeks no other. The case is mate rially aggravated if, as is most natural and probable, she should throw herself into the hands of the United States. But supposing, even, that she adopts none of these courses; that she clings still, for a while, to the British connexion; where, we ask, is her value to us after she has lost her consuming power by the destruction of her agricultural prosperity. A people, who have nothing which they ca : profitably sell, cannot afford to buy. It is an axiom .of the Free Traders' own philosophy, that a nation can only consume foreign products to the amount of its surplus after the supp'•y of its own wants. If that surplus is five millions, with wheat at 50s. per quarter. it must be materially less with wheat at 40s. ; and ultimately Canada may not find it worth while, or be able, to have any surplus at all from this source. Our limited space prevents us, at present, going further into the subject and noticing another of its most important features. We shall, however, have further opportunity. It is one of vast importance to the British nation, and ought to receive an im partial consideration before any fatal step is re solved upon. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. REDUCED DUTIES IN OPERATION. Yesterday a Treasury order was received by the Cus toms' department at this port for the immediate reduction of the following duties comprised in Sir Robert Peel's financial scheme:— _ _ a. d. Buckwheat, per quarter 1 0 Buckwheat meal, the cwt. 1 0 Maize or Indian corn, the quarter 1 0 Maize meal, the cwt. Rice, the cwt. -o1 and from any British possession, the cwt. 0 6 - rough, and in the husk, the quarter 1 0 -of and from a British possession, the quarter 0 1 The parties releasing goods thus affected are required, of course, to give bond for the return of the amount re mitted, in case of the measure not passing both houses. An order for the immediate reduction of the duty on fo reign brandy was Expected yesterday afternoon. FRENCH TESTIMONIAL TO LIVERPOOL HOSPITALITY. The great work of Biltard, (the French architect,) " Paris and its Monuments," dedicated to Napoleon, and so well known for the surpassing beauty of its illustra tions, has recently been presented to our townsman, Jas. Lawrence. Esq., late Mayor of Liverpool, by the Count de Rambuteau, Peer of France, Prefet of the Seine. The bearer of this very gratifying testimonial of good French feeling was Richard Phibbs, Esq. ; and we feel as proud of it as Mr. Lawrence can be, for it is a most pleas ing recognition of the long-famed hospitality of the "good old town," which was so well sustained by its worthy chief magistrate in the month of October, 1815, when the distinguished nobleman above-named, accompanied by Monsieur Butrieres, was entertained by the Mayor, and visited the establishments ' and saw the great mercantile movements of this home of British commerce, in admira tion of which, and of English institutions and prosperity, he expressed himself both warmly and wisely; for it will be in the recollection of many who had the honour of meeting him, that in an eloquent and beautiful speech, after his health was proposed by the mayor, the Count made some very interesting remarks on the side by side march of France and England in the career of free insti tutions, and in the progress of representative government, politely alluding to the very early period when England began to enjoy the great blessings of her present constitu tion, and closed his observations with the hearty exhorta tion, " Keep to your ancient institutions ! Respect your religion ! Respect the throne ! Cease never to be Old England !" Alter which he was loudly cheered; and his good French counsel was responded to by a burst of deep and English feeling. THE FOREIGN CORN MARKETS. The state of the continental corn markets, as given in Messrs. B , dy and Co.,s circular, does not appear to be such as to warrant us in anticipating any material supply or reduction of price from that quarter. The number of grain laden vessels which passed the Sound and Belt, for England, from the 26th of February to the 3rd of March, were three of wheat and one of barley. The markets ge nerally were quiet, with prices ranging a little above ours, and little doing, although the navigation was rapidly open. ing. At Dantzic, good high priced wheat was quoted at 545. to 555. per quarter for small parcels only. holders being unwilling to sell at less than 2s. to 3s. advance. At Elbing, Stettin, and Rostock, there was no disposi tion to give way in prices: 611 b. to 62:b. red Uckertnark is held at 475. ; 621 b. to 631 b. Pomeranian at 48s. to 48s. 6d. per quarter, free on board ; freight, 3s. 6d. to 3s. 9d. per quarter to London. The Hamburgh, Dutch, and Belgian markets were dull —prices drooping. Great activity was manifested at Odessa in the corn trade. No purchases were made for England ; Italian and Greek houses were the only buyers, and prices are one rouble per chet. higher. The good sorts of Polish wheat cost 375. per quarter, free on board. The prices of wheat in the Mediterranean ports are much too high for England, and nothing can be imported now through the Straits of Gibraltar from the countrie eastward, without leaving a very heavy loss of from 10 to 15 per cent.; the prices advance at Odessa, in the face of a serious decline quoted from England. OUR TALK ON 'CHANGE. (CONDENSED FROM A CONTEMPORARY.) The talk during the past week has been considerably about America and the Oregon question. The talk is that Brother Jonathan will go to war with us for the whole territory. Thefurther talk is that he won't go to war at all about that or any other matter. The general talk is that be will do neither; and between the three different talks the public are rather at a nonplus. The prevailing opinion is that, before giving an opinion one way or the other, we had better wait and see the event. The talk in the early part or the week was that the Lords would insist upon a fixed duty, and overthrow Sir Robert Peel's measure. The further talk was that the parties who inclined to such an opinion had the fact com municated to them direct from the Duke of Wellington himself. The general talk, however, was that the Duke is not a likely man to tell tales out of school. TUe prayer is that all this may be true. There has been a great deal of talk about things in ge neral; but, as the weather is fine and the flags wide, opinions have been very different and conflicting. Under the piazzas things were regarded with a much more com fortable feeling, whilst the north-west wind and a few shoe era considerably damped the feeling in the area. There was some talk, some further talk, and some general talk, about Dock matters ; but we were unable to gather what was the prevailing opinion, therefore cannot record it. The Rev. Chancellor Raikes bas been pleased to ap point the Bev. W. M. Faßoon, Incumbent of St. John's, in this town, a surrogate for the granting of marriage li censes, probate of wills, &c. &c. PROTES'IANT LECTURES.—The Rev. Wm. Pollock, incumbent of St. Helens, will deliver this evening the fifth of the course of lectures, going forward at the Con. cert-hall, Lord Nelson-street. The important subject of of Mr. Pollock's address is, " The vain pretensions of the Church of Rome to infallibility, &c." The reverend gentleman is well known as an eloquent and powerful de fender of Protestant truth. The lecture delivered by the Rev. Henry Carpenter, on Tuesday lost, is considered to be such an unanswerable exposure of the " Superstition of the Church of Rome in the veneration of relics," that the Committee of the Protestant Operative Association have obtained Mr. Carpenter's permission to publish it at the low charge of two pence, and we are happy to find that it is being extensively circulated. NEWSPAPER PUFFERY. — YANKEE versus THE OLD COUNTRV.—What a wretchedly poor figure the newspaper puffery of this country cuts when compared with that of our lively Brother Jonathan. The Mrs. Caudle of Lord street, when she sits down to dilate upon her excessive wisdom and unparallelled circulation, is but a puny dri veller compared with the Mrs. Candles of the other con tinent, when they assume the boastful vein. John Gordon Bennett beats poor Mercury at his favourite weapons. He is as immeasurably greater than our contemporary in the science of Bobadilism as the Rocky Mountains are greater than the largest potato that ever was exhibited in the Mercury's window. Take the best bit of boasting our contemporary ever perpetrated—take any of his " paper and a half for sixpenny" brags ; and see how immeasurably Bennett leaves him behind in the followibg racy bit of bombast :—" This unprecedented express was arranged and run throughout by Mr. L. Bigelow, of the Boston. Fitchburg, and Montreal Express line. It was the fastest express ever run in the country, and cannot be beaten by any live Yankee. The whole running time between the two cities, was seven hours and five minutes—distance two hundred and fifty miles." There is actually poetry in the description. The feat of the New Yorker " cannot be beaten by any live Yankee"—thereby suggesting the idea that. if necessary, he could employ the disembodied spi rits of dead 1 aukees in carrying his expresses. Our con temporary at home is prosaic even in the inventive an nouncements which he makes of his extraordinary suc cesses. How TO BUILD A CHURCH.—This is a secret worth knowing, and we think the St. Simon's Building Com mittee have published it for the good of others. They ad vertised, " Subscribe on condition that a certain sum be raised," or in other words, " Give me £3 if I can raise £3000." Many did subscribe; the committee worked; their motto was "a long pull, and a strong pull, and a pall altogether;" and they have raised the sum they at first required. They are now, as appears by their adver tisement in to•day's paper, calling for a fulfilment of all promises ; but we regret to see that they are labouring under pecuniary embarrassment. The corporation of Liverpool cannot make them a free grant of the site. They expected this as the church is to be a poor man's church; but alas the resolutionwhich they received from the Finance Committee is neither more nor less than a bill for £214. Again, the advanced price of labour increases their expenditure. They have taken several important steps : they have purchased their ground ; they have se lected their plans; they have applied to the public so cieties ; the first stone, we hope, will shortly be laid, and we are sure that the zeal and enthusiasm which marked tilt commencement of the work, will not cool until the flag of England will float upon the steeple and our excel lent bishop will dedicate it to the worship of Almighty God. THE MARCH SESSIONS. The court for the trial of prisoners within this borough was opened yesterday, before Gilbert Henderson, Esq., Recorder. The calendar contained the names of 106 pri soners for felony, and 10 tor misdemeanours. Of the whole, according to that document, 45 could neither read nor write ; 49 could read and write imperfectly ; 18 could read imperfectly ; and 4 could read and write well. The following gentlemen were sworn of the GRAND JURY. William Atherton, Dale-street, Merchant, Foreman. Joseph Brereton, Jordan.street, Timber Merchant, David Behrend, Cable-street, Shipbroker, Edward Cox, Chapel-street, Broker, Thomas Chaloner, Queen's Dock, Shipbuilder, John Dutton, Exchange Buildings, Broker, William Henry Dobie, Queen Anne-street, Merchant, Dan. Jones Fynney, Fenwick-street, Corn Merchant, George Langford Fosberry, Tithebarn-street, Merchant, Thomas Britain Forwood, North John-street, Merchant, Richd. Forshaw, jun., Dale-street, Stock and Sharebroker, T. Forsyth, Exchange-street Last, Stock and Sharebroker, Edw. Glazebrook, Brunswick-street, Wine Merchant, Edw. Humble, Blackburn-place, Hope-street, Gentleman, Geo. Kendall, Rodney-street, Merchant, H. Littledale, Exchange-buildings, Broker, Edw. Moon, Tithebarn-street, Merchant, Robert Mather, Mount Pleasant, Gentleman, John Backhouse Neilson, High-street,. Sharebroker, William Nixon, Vernon-street, Rectifier. The proclamation against vice and immorality having been read, The RICCORDER addressed the jury as follows :—The calendar at this, the present quarter session, contains the names of 116 persons for trial, and bearing in mind that this number has occurred within the space of six weeks, cannot congratulate you on the present aspect of crime in this borough. There seems to be no reason to question the efficiency of the police, for you find from the list, that in 26 of the cases which come before you, the police have either detected the offenders, or rendered material service in apprehending them. I notice, with satisfaction, six cases in which pawnbrokers, by causing the apprehension of parties giving in pledge stolen goods, have rendered most essential service to the ends of justice, and have thus reflected great credit, not only on themselves, but on the profession towhich they belong. On looking at the depos' tions 1 think there are not any requiring remark or direction from me; and I shall leave the cases to you, satisfied that your intelligence and general knowledge will enable you to decide what portion require to be further investigated by the petit jury. It is nearly three years since I first had the honcur to occupy the position which I now do, and during that time 1 have observed, with some attention, the statements of crime ; and, in calling your attention to this subject, I would rather refer to some official document. than make any statement of my own. I would first call your attention to a return which I find in a report recently made by the Inspector:of Prisons in this district. In that return I find the total number of persons convicted at the Liverpool Borough Sessions, in each of the last five years, to be as follows : Year. Conviction. 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 This return shows the number of persons tried and convicted at the Sessions,—but it is no criterion of the.number of persons charged with felony and brought before the magistrates. I shall, therefore, refer to another return made by the keeper of the main bridewell, showing the number of persons charged with felony during the last four years; they were In 1842 1843 1844 1845 Now it would be a source of much gratification to notice in each of .these successive years that the number of felonies had progressively diminished, but that I must call your attention to the fact that, during the same period the number of other offences has progressively increased. I read from the same re turn the number of persons in each of those last four years brought before the magistrates charged with other offences than felony. They are as follow:: 1842 1843 1844 1845 Thus you see the constantly progressive increase in the num ber of persons charged with other offences. On this subject the Inspector of Prisons of the Northern and Eastern District of England has remarked, that this old and flourishing maritime town is almost the only exception, in this extensive district, where there has not been a diminution of'cOmnaittals to prison during the last year. Gentlemen, I am sorry to add, the only bright part of this picture is already beginning to be clouded. Since October last, a marked increase has taken place in the business of this court, the number of committals for felony, according to the best calculations I can make, have exceeded, by one-third, the number during the same period in each of the two preceding years. Ido not now propose to inquire into the source of this increase,—l wish simply to establish the fact, and to call your attention to the general magnitude of crime, in order that you may feel the importance of using every pos sible means to check the progress of social disorder. You are now met to render your assistance for that purpose ; when you shall have performed your part, and when the Petty Jury shall have performed theirs, we shall then have separated the guilty from the innocent. But the main question will then remain, how are the guilty to be disposed of ? There are two modes of punishment which we are enabled to adopt with reference to the public protection, which are within the discretion of this court, transportation and imprisonment. When we reflect that transportation is a punishment by which parties are removed to the furthest quarters of the globe for many years; to be passed in imprisonment and servitude, breaking asunder every social tie, to say nothing of the expense to this country, and the horror and disgust which must be entertained towards these unfortu nate victims by those resident abroad, it is clear that that is a punishment which ought to be imposed in comparatively few and serious cases. If it were otherwise, it would be effectual as a punishment, and such undue severity would defeat its own object. It is clear, in the majority of cases in this court, im prisonment is the most general that can be adopted. But the far greater number of cases to which the same punishment must apply are those disposed of by the magistrates when I tell you that in the course of last year no fewer than 6235 different individuals were committed to the borough prison, the largest number probably that passed through any prison in the kingdom in that statement will suggest to:you what a powerful instrument a prison may be made for good or for evil. If you were to ask me as to the result of my experience, and whether I consider confinement in our Borough Gaol most calculated to produce any good moral effect, I am sorry to say I must answer—cer tainly not. Individual cases may exist. I know that some do exist where confinement in that gaol have been productive of be,. nelit and effectual afterwards, but gentlemen that is not the ge neral effect and tendency of imprisonment in the gaol. Nay, I am prepared to go further, and state that the general influence of imprisonment is decidedly unfavourable and injurious and ill calculated to influence the conduct of the parties i n future life. The number of re-commitments which take place are strong evidence on this subject. If you were to inquire to-day, or any day, of what class of persons the inmates of gaols are composed, I venture to say you would find more than half were persons who had been previously convicted. If you ask for proof, I refer you to my calendar of last sessions, where out of 106 persons charged with felony, no fewer than 65 had been committed previously. Here you have evidence of the iletli ciency of the effect of imprisonment in a gaol. When I have to Impose a long term of imprisonment, •and it is an old offender, what can I expect but that he will be while in prison an instrument ot corrupting others. If the culprit is a novice, what can I expect from the association to which the punishment inflicted consigns him, but that his cha racter, instead of being improved, will be materially injured? Yet this does not arise from any deficiency on the part of those who have the charge of our prisons : officers more diligent and zealous cannot be found, or more competent to manage, with satisfaction to the public, a proper prison establishment. But without a building of suitable plan and construction,—without sufficient spaCe and extent of accommodation, it is impossible to enforce that strict and severe discipline which is so essential to produce a lasting and salutary impression, or prevent the association with bad characters which is so fatal to all that are of a good disposition. During the last ten years the Govern ment of the country has paid the most laudable attention to the subject, and great light has been thrown °lithe various matters connected with prison management. Many prejudices have been removed, and are every day being removed, and the result is now well understood, that the separation of one prisoner from another is the great and leading feature in all prison estab:ish ments. In the punishment of offenders the well-disposed have no right to be subjected to the infliction of being contaminated by being compelled to associate with bad characters. An improved system of punishment has been adopted at Bath, Shrewsbury, and partially at Preston, and in every instance with success. Ever since I hail the honour of a seat on this bench, I have been led to expect a prison on such a principle as I mention would have been provided for the borough. 1 have waited for it, and have no hesitation in saying I have mitigated my sen tences with reference to the inadequacy of the prison establish ment; and if any person will examine the return to which I have referred, drawn up by the Inspector of Prisons, he will find what I mean. I have been compelled, owing to the imper fection of our prison establishment, to adopt such modification in several cases ; and it is high time I should be relieved of that difficulty. I care not so much for myself—that is nothing: it is on public grounds I ask it. That a total change is required, is, I feel convinced, the opinion of every one. All I know who have had any experience, and are conversant with the subject, and capable of judging of it, entertain the same views. The excellent chaplain of the gaol finds the utility of his labours impaired and paralysed by the present state of thins, and has made a strong representation on the subject. After stating the evils of the system, he observes that the delay in the intro duction of a better and more practical system is an infliction of little less than injustice, if not cruelty, on many who, in the meantime, shall be committed to this prison. The report was read before the mi . igistrates, and they passed a resolution, that they were deeply impressed with the importance of the Chaplain's report, and expressed a hope that the evils to which he had alluded would, at no distant period, be removed by the erection of a new gaol. The Inspector of Prisons, who visited the Gaol in October last, in his report to Parliament, after ad verting. to some details, which plainly show how inadequate this prison is to effect the great object of such an institution, says— " The inconveniences resulting from the want of a suitable penal establishment in the town of Liverpool, are becoming so complicated and perplexing to those entrusted with the admi nistration . of . justice, and to the officers of the prison, and so directly injurious to the interests of society, from the ineffi ciency of the present prison as a deterring agent, that I cannot too strongly press upon the municipal authorities the urgency that exists for providing a new gaol. The truly lamentable number of re-committals show that imprisonment there has little or no influence in checking crime or disorder, and this remark more particularly applies in the case of women." Again he says— " I do not assume that the building of a new gaol will cure this lamentable state of things, but it is the duty of the muni cipal authorities to employ every available means for its check and discouragement. A new penal establishment, drected upon an improved principle, will permit at least the classification, separation, and supervision of prisoners, the ap plication of hard labour, and scales of diet proportionate to the length of imprisonment, which cannot be said to exist in the present prison. lam aware that legal difficulties have arisen with respect to the transfer of the ground selected for the site of the new borough gaol, but the necessity tor prompt measures is so apparent that should they be not speedily terminated, it seems worthy of consideration whether some other locality might not be availed of for the purpose." To this testimony I take the liberty of adding my own. The subject is one that will not brook delay, and for the sake of the community at large it ought to be taken up with an energy and despatch proportioned to the urgent importance of the silbject. The local government is now building courts of law on a most comprehensive scale, and surely that noble design will never be allowed to remain incomplete, by providing a place for trial without an establishment where the sentences of the magis trates may be carried into effect. It should bestow some per tion which has been given to the halls of justice to the cells o f prisoneis; when that is done,. and not till then, we may hope to see the laws for the suppression of crime administered here in a proper and efficient manner. CHRIST CHURCH SCHOOL.--At this excellent and well conducted school upwards of 600 children receive a sound Scriptural and useful education. In behalf of the funds for its maintenance two Sermons will be preached on Sunday next, and we need but add, in furtherance of the good cause, that the Rev. Fielding Ould will preach in the forenoon, and the Rev. Hugh M'Neile in the evenirq. DEATH FROM STARVATION.—On Saturday a man unknown Was foind in a sinking state in Manchester-street. He ap peared like a skeleton. A surgeon was called who ordered him mustard plasters, but he died while they were being applied— iu about an hour after he was received at the station. TOTAL LOSS OF THE BARQUE " FRANCIS SPAIGHT", OF THIS PORT, AND 21 PERSONS. the ship England's Queen arrived in the Mersey yes terday afternooon, from Bombay and the Cape of Good Hope, which latter port she left on the 19th of January. This is the latest arrival from that quarter, and to Capt. Sheddings, the commander of the vessel, we are indebted for the Cape of Good Hope and Natal Shipping and Mercantile Gazette of the 9th January, conveying the following melancholy intelligence of the loss of the Francis Snaieht : During the night between Tuesday and Wednesday last, it blew a violent gale from the northward, and at 6 a.m. on Wed nesday the squalls were very severe. At 8. 30, the wind came more to the westward in a hard squall accompanied with torrents of rain, when the barque Francis Spaight, of 366 tons, from Manilla to London, was ob served driving towards the strand, and an attempt was unfor tunately made to set the mainsail, which broils - lir the vessel's broadside to the shore; and in this position, with th mainsail aback, she continued to drive until she struck the ground near the slave lodge, about a mile from the village of Papendorp, when, in consequence of being broadside to the beach, she rolled heavily, the sea occasionally breaking over her decks. A whale boat and a serf boat were sent from Cape Town ; the whale boat succeeded in getting alongside the barque, and a line was thrown over the vessel by the rocket apparatils. The moment the boat touched the side, the crew of the barque, who appeared to have lost all presence of mind, rushed into her, when she was filled and capsized, and sad to relate, the captain and fourteen men of the crew were drowned, together with four men of the boat's crew, named Thomas Williams, William Taylor, John Jackson, and Charles Norton. A surf boat and another boat were also sent from the North Wharf by Messrs. T. and J. Sinclair; both boats capsized, and two men, named Dollie and Peter, were drowned. The following 'are the names of the crew saved, viz.: James Robertson, carpenter, and John Mc. Leod, seaman. Captain Patterson and the following men were drowned, viz.: Thomas Haydon, mate, Magnus Smith, second mate, Henry Hiate, steward, David Evans, Edward Mc. Donald, George Hutchings, John Smith, of Leith, John Smith, of Edin burgh, and William Widder, seamen; William Rymes, cook, John Mittin, Thomas Beddoe, William Hall, and Richard Par ker, apprentices. It is exactly twenty-five years since a northerly gale occurred in Table Bay during the summer months ; and on reference to the Government Gazette of the year 1821, we find that on the 4th of January a northerly gale, therein designated a hurricane, blew with great violence, when the Danish ship India Packet, and the English ships Borah and Emma, were stranded ; but we believe no loss of life then occurred. Had the head-sails of the Francis Spaight been set, instead of the main -sail, and the vessel run on the beach, stem on, and forced up by keeping the head sails upon her, it is very probable that the whole of the crew would have been saved. The vessel is broken in midships and is a total wreck ; and very little of the cargo will be saved uninjured. The manifest and mail have not yet been found, but so far as it has been ascertained the cargo consisted of sugar, hemp, tobacco, cigars, rattans, and sundry other articles. THE EASTERN DISPENSARY. The seventh annual meeting of the subscribers of this excellent, but inadrquately supported, institution, took place yesterday, at the Parish-office. Mr. Kilshaw was called to the chair. An anxious desire was shown on the part of its friends for that public aid which would enable them to clear off the outstanding debt, and to extend the benefits of the institution, which from its locality em braces large districts of the town. in which the objects for relief and a , sistatice are not immediately comprised within the convenient limits of the other two admirable Dis pensaries. __ Mr. A. HENDERSON, the honot a7y secretary, read the following interesting report : The committee, in presenting to the subscribers their seventh annual report of their proceedings, beg to express their gratifi cation on being enabled to announce, that in consequence of the response made by the public to their appeal on behalf of the funds of the institution since November last, they have been enabled efficiently to carry on the operations of the Dispensary without increasing the debt ; and they have strong hopes, as the subscribers' list has much improved, (though still inade quate to the wants of the charity,) that they shall be enabled to proceed without adding to the present incumbrances of the institution, which remains yet involved to the amount of .e2OO. In the last year the number of applicants for relief and as sistance amounted to nearly 7000, being a considerable increase on the former year, and all of whom were furnished with pro fessional advice and medicine, at the small cost of £3OO. The committee feel. convinced, taking these facts into con sideration, that the public will admit the great benefits which the poor have derived from the institution, and be anxious to perpetuate them by continuing their liberal aid, and to enhance and extend the efficiency of the charity, by increasing the amount of their subscriptions, and the number of the sub scribers. The committee have, moreover, great pleasure in acknow ledging the receipt o'f £3O from the Rev. W. Falloon, being the amount collected at St. John's Church, after a sermon preached by him in behalf the Dispensary, and £lB 13s. 3d. from the Rev. Dr. Tattershall, being one-half the amount collected at St. Augustine's Church, after a sermon by hint on behalf of this and the other Dispensaries. The committee - beg to return their thanks to those gentle men, and to express a hope that, in the ensuing year, thei r ex ample may be followed by other ministers in the district. Mr. Parker Mr. Henderson, and Mr. Bousfield, were elected as a committee for the management of the charity for the ensuing year. . _ _ The resolutions, which will be found in our advertising columns, were then passed unanimously. The other business was chiefly conversational, and we adduced from it an ardent desire on the part of those present to do their utmost to place the undoubted claims of the institution before the general public and their friends, with a view to pay off the debt, and to perpetuate the advantages which the afflicted had, to so great an ex tent, all along derived from the charity. Thanks being voted to the chairman, the meeting sepa rated ; and we sincerely hope that the appeal embodied in the report, as well as the representations of the philan thropic committee and the subscribers at large, will pro duce the requisite funds for carrying on operations with increased vigour and effect. COTTON MARKET. m --ONDAY. The uncertainty of the precise intelligence per Cambria steamer, prevented an extensive business being done on Satur day. This morning the market opened with a very animated and good demand, almost entirely from consumers, and fully 6000 bales have been sold, at the extreme prices of last week ; in some instances rather better offers were made, and rejected. The generality of holders showed their stocks freely, and were disposed to meet the demand in a liberal spirit. The better qualities of American descriptions, with Surats and Brazils, commanded more attention, and throughout the day a firm tone prevailed. Our readers will percaive, in our advertising columns, a notice of two sermons to be preached in St. Michael's Church, Pitt-street, on Sunday next, by the Rev. Am brose Dawson, formerly minister of St. Michael's. These sermons are to be preached on behalf of the South Church of England Schools, which have been recently at tached to St. Michael's Church. We need not 'remind our readers of the great principle these schools were esta blished to maintain, or of the pecuniary liberality mani fested by our fellow-townsmen on that occasion. The history of their origin, as well as their intrinsic value to the poor of the neighbourhood, give them special claims to support, which we trust will be acknowledged by liberal contributions after the sermons next Sunday. We are glad to see that the Rev. A. Dawson, so universally es teemed and valued in Liverpool, is to preach on the above occasion. We make no doubt but that numbers, who formerly derived benefit from his faithful ministry in St. Michael's, will avail themselves of this opportunity to hear his voice once more, and will be glad to testify, by their presence at the sermons, their value for schools where more than 500 children are receiving a scriptural education, and their a ff ectionate remembrance of one so much bel oved as Mr. Dawson. We understand that hymns suitable to the occasion will be sung, in which the school children will take part. IMPROVEMENTS.—We have recently had occasion to notice the extensive alterations that have been made in the premises of Mr. Briscoe, of Oldhall-street, in order to meet the growing wants of the northern end of our town. and it is with pleasure we refer to his advertisement an nouncing the opening of another branch—the bonnet de partment—which, while it serves as a convenience in supplying the demands of the thoroughfare, fully illus trates the importance that is now to be attached to that portion of our good old town. The bonnet stock is en tirely new, and the room is excellently and conveniently fitted from designs that reflect no ordinary credit on Mr. Briscoe and his talented corps. It is worthy a visit from our fair readers. SOUTHERN AND TOXTETI! HOSPITAL.—On Sunday evening last, after a sermon in St. Andrew's church, by the Rev. T. Nolan, the sum of £6l was collected in aid of the funds of the above institution. The rev. gentleman preached a most impressive discourse from the 35th verse of the 11th chapter of St. John—" Jesus wept." The liberality of the collection will be enhanced when we state that the congregation were only apprised of it during morning service on that day. By reference to our adver tising columns it will be perceived that the same cause is to be advocated by the same preacher in St. Anne's Church, Aigburth, on Sunday morning next. It may not be generally known that the existing accommodation in this hospital has been found quite insufficient to meet the increasing demands made upon it, and so we are glad to learn that arrangements are concluded for its enlarge ment, and the work is to be proceeded with at once. This furnishes another strong claim upon public sympathy and support. The rev. preacher. who has been the honorary chaplain to this hospital from the commencement, is intimately acquainted with its details, as well as deeply interested in its success, and no doubt his appeal will be generously responded to. _ o CHEAP - MUSIC —We have been highly pleased by the inspec ion of Doncombe's cheap music. at the establish ment of Mr. John Connor, stationer, 66, London-road. It is of a refined and intellectual class, and comprises pieces of a religious, sentimental. patriotic, and joyful character. It is published, too, in a style suitable for the drawing-room, and at such a low price as to render its posses: ioa within the reach of the humblest artisan. The advancing intelligence of the age has created a desire among the working classes to avail themselves of the sof tening charms of this delightful science, and they have re peatedly shewn their appreciation of the finest and best of our musical compositions—a fact demonstrated by the continued success of the " Satu rday Evenin g C oncerts " in this town. To improve this taste, and to carry these refined enjoyments to the firesides of all, was a desire long indulged. This feeling has at length been realised, by the introduction of Duocombe's " Music for the Million," for the sale of which we are happy to find Mr. Connor is appointed agent,' than whom we are persuaded there could not be made a more judicious selection. To the humbler classes of society this must prove a peculiar boon, who are too often allured to sce nes o f di ss i pat i on ; b ut t h e re- membrance of innocent pleasure would " thrill his mind With tenderest thoughts—would bring around his knees The rosy children he has left behind, And fill each little angel eye With speaking tears that ask him why He wandered from his home for scenes like these?" We are glrid to learn that there has already been an im mense demand, and we anticipate the happiest results from its dissemination. Perhaps the mo,t important ease at the Liverpool As sizes, should a true bill be found, will be that of the fore man of the Hawarden Ironworks, on a charge of man slaughter, arising out of the bursting of the tank at the Liverpool and Harrington Waterworks. March 17, 1846. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (BY EXPRESS.) LONDON CORN EXCIIAN3E.—YESTERDAY. The arrival of English and foreign wheat during the past week was considerabl e , b u t th e s hO w o f E ng li s h t o this day's market was only moderate, and a further advance of Is. Per qr. was realized on fine picked samples, and other descriptions supported fully the currency of this day week. Foreign a slow sale at late rates. We have a liberal supply of English and foreign oa and about half-a-dozen Irish vessels have got up since FridaY• English are more in request, being comparatively, cheaper than other sorts, and interfere with the sale of Irish, in which no improvement could be established. Other grain in fair consumptive request, without any quota- , ble change in value. SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET.—YgsTRaDA'r The supply of home-fed beasts on offer this morning was veri moderate, but of full average quality. Th e d ea d markets being (lull, and the attendance of buyers limited, the Beef trade was in a very sluggish state, and in some instances the quotations were in favour of the buyers, the highest figure for the best Scots being 4s 4d per 81b. The numbers of sheep were again small, yet the Mutton trade was dull, at a decline in prices of 2d per 81b. Lambs moved off steadily, at from 5s 8d to 7s per Sib. In calves very little was doing, yet last week's prices were supported. The Pork trade was inactive, at previous figures. It is said that the eldest son of Lot d Francis Egerton will shortly be united to the fourth daughter of Earl Cawdor. and niece to the Duchess of Buccleugh. The West London Railway is finally leased to the Lon don and Birmingham Company. who, with the Greet Western, have introduced a bill for the improvement of the line, and its extension to the Thames. At Lambeth Police-office, on Saturday, a Mr. Powell was fined £2O. for that he, as one of the promoters of the Grand Junction, Great Western, and South Western Railway, had neglected to register the company. The Churchman, a strong tractaran paper, gravely ac' cases the Bishop of Calcutta of having ( in a sermon preached by him at Clifton) repeatedly employed the "unnecessary," "forced," and "offensive" term , 4 pro lesiant." In the Vice-Chancellor's Court. on Saturday, the 11 " junction to restrain Mr. W. Jackson from negociating the bill for £2,500 was dissolved. It appeared that Mr' Jackson bad no intention of negotiating the bill, and the pla'ntiff's counsel admitted that the proceedings had ori ginated in a mistake. We do not know which would have seemed more in" credible to our ancestors in the fens, whether travelling through them at the rate o f 30 m il es an hour, or that w heal'" should be six inches high, and hoed on the 23rd of Fe' bruary ; the latter we ate credibly informed was the case on a piece of land belonging to Mr. Wm. Neal, of Bin' meth.—Bury Post. IMPORTANT LEGISLATION.—The legislature of Ken" tucky are discussing the question of bowie-knives, as to whether a tax shall be levied on persons wearing thew. It is also proposed to levy a tax on " goaties," which, I t seems, is the American term for a long beard; and an other legislator has gravely proposed that ladies' bustles shall be charged with a hi g h d u ty w h en over f our i nc hes in diamefEr. CORN IN BOND.—We learn from a parliamentary re; turn that on the twelfth ult. th e num b er o f i mporters 0' foreign corn was 617. The quantity of wheat in bond oe that day was 1,117.071 quarters and 6 bushels; barlet , 8,912 quarters and 3 bushels; oats, 88,327 quarters and bushels ; pease, 4,805 quarters and 6 bushels ; bearte. 9,455 quarters a n d 2 b us h e l s ; I n di an corn, 43,248 OW ters and . 4 bushels ; wheaten flour, 703,961 cwt. 2 quar ters and 121 b. ; and oatmeal, 668 cwt. and 23ib. largest importer of wheat held, on the 12th of Februsrlt 66,652 quarters and 1 bushel, and appears No. 468 in th. list. Mr. Whiteman has erected two new Billiard Tahles.--See Aft The Hutchinson family give a concert on Wednesday even" next. Doe STEALlSO.—Yestenlay a man was fined .t . 5 by 10 Rushton, for stealing a dog belonging to Mr. ParkuisOn' bridewell-keeper. Wa would recommend our triends who are in want to 1 0 , 1 r. chase property, or rent house s , to call on Mr. Williams, , Ranelagh-street. The Obaerrer says that the genera I commercial scheme be carried in the Lords by a majority of from twenty-fire to thirty._ The Privy Council have granted to Mr. Woodcroft, of Dian" chester, an extension of s i x y ears , f or t h e exclusive use o f patent screw propeller. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.—Mezeppa, or th e Wi l d Horse Of , Tartary was produced last night at this Theatre— a nd throuP: out was creditably played—The excellent stud of horses wer' all brought into. action. The Devonshire Cider, owi g to the abundant crop of apP l .... es during the late season, is this year exceedingly fine. It will seen by Mr. Michelmore's advertisement that he has already received a consignment, which is fully a month earlier 0110 usual. On Saturday, the Master of the Rolls granted an injunctitr' l S on the application of M essrs. D arcey, owners of cotton oul 1 _ and water courses ne ar Li verpool, to restrain the LiverP,; Wigan, and Bolton Rail wa y C ompany from constructing the" railway over the plaintiff's land. The contract for erecting the 112 arches on the Bury railway, extending from Great Howard-street towards Walton, has been . taken by Messrs. S. and J. H o l me an d M r. M ' Corma the t k former executing the brickwork, and th e l a tt er th e ston eworA_• It does not therefore appear that these emi nen t con tracto.9 deem the threatened strike among the workme n o f material to their interests. SHORT SUPPLY OF PROVISIONS ON SHIPBOARD.- day, Captain Byrom, of the ship Irene, was summoned befl:;,':i the magistrates by one of his seamen on the ground that he (. 11 _': not supply lime juice and vinegar to the extent required anon the provisions of the Act of Parliament. The defendant did a t not deny that the supply m i g h t b e deficient, but stated that n had given proper directi ons t o t h e steward on the subject considered the charge had been got up by the complaHr o ' f from malicious motives. M r . R us ht on inflicted the penalty but under the circumstances mitigated it to DINNER AT GLEAVE'S HOTEL, WOODSIDE. - Bent &tine ternoon a number of gentlemen sat down to an exce.-- - bot et, on provided by the worthy host of this well_eoriday.`- i s table, occasion of the erection of a new billiard table., ;I.2eig ht or which is on an entire new construction, and at el- • nof any less number of persons can play at once is the i nventio n Mr. Gleave, and has been manufactured by 'Mr. Dunbibbin, Of this town. It is exceedingly massive in ranee. appea d 0 . an ti SAVAGE FEROCITY . —A horrible instance o f ..ue 10, bowie-knife slaughter is recorded in the Washington Par be . The parties are rival editors of Richmond papers, and haccatne come involved in a quarrel of the pen, which afterwards be of more serious charecter. A duel was proposed, and the part n y s met, the one armed with a six-barrelled revolving . pistol, al 0 Cesirer.day af; sword-cane, the other with a pistol of like description,, and boWie knife. They commenced firing at the distance of 0t paces, and are said to have each discharged five barrels witr q , hitting one another. They then rushed upon each other . 11 2; it their reserved weapons. One was hacked in the face and 0_4 5 the breast with the sword-cane of his opponent; the other,L b • killed, his abdomen being cut open. The victor entered 1 " - , 0 . ington in triumph, after performing his bloodthirsty and 8 " - CIOLIS slaughter. 1 , 0 0 THE ENGLISH SCHOOL SOCIETY IN FRANCE.-W.O before us the first report of this society, the object of wiP i se as stated in an advertisement elsewhere, is to p r omote t se religious instruction of English labou rers an d th e i r fam i l i es French railways. The institution is patronised by the mona be of France and England, th e Q ueen Dowager, several 0, 1 t i l e highest dignitaries of the chur c h, & c. The claims 0 ,!„., of society are strong on the c h r i st i an and benevolent poin;bo this country, and especially on those of our countrymen hold shares in the French railways. T. Bra sse y, E s q ., foriv e se ff i of this locality, but now of Rouen, s the treasnre r , andhasif subscribed 2500 francs. Many of our townsmen anl i townswomen have also been liberal donors. The society 0 0 , already four schools in active operation. These are in oar flexion with the National society" in London, from the t tb eif ing schools of which all the masters are supplied. Sloc c .,tedi commencement upwards of 900 children have been adlnLoiil many of whom, before in total ignorance, have made c li;leo progress. They receive a scriptural education en the prin ;0 1 ' of the Church of England, both on week days and Son Adults are taught in the evenings. r,on; SPLENDID ENGRAVINO.—We had oc cas i on t o no tice, - 01 , - siderable time ago, the superb painting, by Salter, of t O tef. Waterloo Banquet at Apsley House," w h en on v i e w a t Grundy's, Church-street, and have now to s t a t e th a t we „of' on Saturday, gratified by inspection of the splendid ei ll, ool ing taken from it by W. Greatbach. The picture, , °. ,, e ,Scer, s remind our reader, comprises portraits of the principal '', r tis.; engaged in the battle, every one of whom sat to the, " o f fhe We have also portraits of his late Majesty Wm. Iv., ana, ing fu Prince of Orange, now King of Holland. Without vciai i ~f rat deteriorate from the high merits of the painting, we O n r ill that the engraving will probably be preferred by many 11, 0 •ha f from its being relieved from the over-gorgeous a nd sol' 4o g °, (though, in the painting, unavoid a bl e ) monotonous co:,rl' the scarlet uniforms and golden d ecorat i ons. Th e s it e) so! inches by 26, (perhaps the la rges t ever b e f ore attemPte`i;rac): the artist has preserved throughout, with admirable aq t bef the features and vraisemblance of every figure—of whir l ' , o' s are in all no fewer than 81, e x ci us i ve o f t h e &c. the finest line style throngho na; an d some id ea of thr' and labour bestowed upo n it may b e conceived wb e " ,, , if f°, stated that the able artist was anxiously engaged IIPI ) nearly fix years! There is a peculiar delicacy of tone .tie such is required, and a bold ness an d depth of shatloW ti ot; ; these constitute effect, which are truly masterly. The of g naturally and admirably distrib u t e d. T o see i t i s to eo r i s ia A but those of tender conscie nces may compro mise the frailty by a purchase , which they may accomplish on , 0 and comparatively moderate terms, for proofs or prints SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. MONDAY, MARCH • 6.—Wind tV.S.W , a gal e : Fa r r e l ARRlVED.—llannibal. Guthrif. from Valparaiso-4 0 '10', worth, Gibbs, from Jamaica—al. Shedden, from St:,, sof' o , —Ann Armstrong, Graham, from Bomb a y, sa iled 3"" 0 11 0 , 0 1 Delhi, Horner; England's Quee n , Sh e dd en; an d Ile' Gibson, from Bombay —Maggie, Spence, from Shaneh ae. 5t 6 ", sth Nov.—Pri ,cess Victoria, Thomas, from Marailhara;ooos hope, —, from St. Michael—ln •lewood, Smith, fro ,er 101 Koug—Bell, Crutchfield, f rom T amp ico—Edwiti, P ° obe', Frances and Charlotte, Duck, from Waterford -- 'Will' . Hodges, —, from Tralee—Hebe, —, from II Duke, —, from London. „, to Ann, Johnston. hence at Maranh a m Il w ko Arabian, Hawkins, from Ne w O r l eans a t this pn , ' , • ics,' lath Feb. was in a heavy gale ; lost rudder, sails, btivi ar and had to throw part of her cargo overboard 1,, 6 '0 LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET , AlA g— d - 9'oo We have had a larger supply of Beasts at market tozoliipfer, last week ; anything good was sought atter, whilst sec ( sne e r quality met duller sale. We had a limited soPlq w ° Md which met with ready sale at high prices.—Beef, 6 ” ' / lb ; Mutton, 8d to B } dper tb. ____ _______-------- -- --7 --- DIED. ms 511/11'fr On the I2th instant, MARY ELIZABETH APA --- t 4 O CROSS, only child of Mr. Richard Shalleross, of this LIVERPOOL : la4G , TUESDAY, MARCH 17, •,-- 4 PRINTED AND PUBLISHED _ 1,1 I - ° I EVERY TUESDAY MOD' JOSHUA FLETCHER LACE, of 53. Grove BY sai d 4 LEONARD ADDISON, of 14, Great Orford-street. 0 At No. 4. ST. GEORGIC'S CRESCENT. 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C OFF: 4tThe I) Yea I,,eriDti nd oh Ata b are b' to th e : 1 the 31st The lints ar g e M oual Dool, anwSsubse, \ u ~~ S~N: 4 0 h o, s tin al ao y A ,5 W l / 4. 11 p , r ort the L i , eh Are s , Bra r c L it4ied A N , et i ,, l4 Of ER em„ of re ee; L° g ared,