The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-08-30 00:00:00

tiberpoot gtanbarb. FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT. 0- J more tickets to prospect, by patching -mendin tminster will be less destructive of health; by having natural air and common daylight admitted. It will be patchwork after A.Y MORNING parliau her there —that the new pal L Nobody knows when ti will bi finished say the towers won't be built for ten years, as the masons are not allowed to place more than a certain weight of stone-work, a-year in order to temper the building and I had a look at keep the substrth re firm and st the great tower the other day ; there were literally a small he outside of ti t on with quietly Yon can't hear in Ler can you breathe healthily one a your seat ; if you wish to be man and a smaller boy a' either chamber, neitl hour after you have t cool, you g rheumatism for your pains. In short, every- thing is as bad as bad can be blic rooms are not r amiss you can get a g I luncheon or dinner quickly and cheaply. The committe to the purse al wheezing )n great bother barristers, owing to the dis- nee betwee the rooms, staircases, &c. Then the library, a very good room of itsel get the books, the acts of parliament you want ? mounting a ladder like a hodman. The Lords' library is certainly better, though they had none a few years ago. A young man (then) who did little offic; - ..) for the Earl of mit how are you to By NHATT —humble ones—got together a few sheets of England that they had no library ; a few presents of books were made, a nucleus was formed, and the Lords have now got a tidy collection. The young man aforesaid was appointed librarian ie has fbr ,rs driven his ninety guinea cat the continent ; so much for being "born to good luck They have got rid of poor tortured and torturing REID What he would have done, had he had his own way, moLus himself, were he embodied, I am sure could not TD's scheme, mod or bad, tell. Certainly Profes foolish or wise, had not fair play—probably this was well I never saw such complication in my life c he would think nothing of riddling a whole foundation with brick-holes putting a fiery furnace—NEDUCHA.DNEZZAR'S nothing to it—and all for the sake of pure air ; everybody eAllin ut the same time for windows that would open and coal fires that would warm. REID may have been clever at the lecture table, but his working—what a falling off was there ! Lords and Commons are going to set to in right earnest in order to make their houses comfortable. They will never succeed. From "the new palace at Westminster" to that archi tectural oddity, Buckingham Palace, is only across the park, up Birdcage-walk, if you like it. Here you will find un illustration of bad management as regards the outside of a building, to a far greater extent of deterioration than that I have referred to respecting the interior of West minster Palace, as it is called after the olden name. The interior of Buckingham Palace, considering that it was designed and built for a free-living bachelor, afterwards Stted up for a married king ; hence the ridiculous question, Why is Buckingham Palace the cheapest in the world ? Because it was built for one sovereign and furnished for another. Subsequently, as we all happily know, and re joice to know, the building was and is now dedicated to her Majesty Queen VICTORIA. and a family of children The changes produced in the structu f GEORGE the Foxrpan seem to be still beginning —never ending. I need not hesitate to affirm that the stables and the kitchen are the only two departments worthy of mention, "which have escaped the finger of improvement. GEORGE the Founx H could design for both; he was also an excellent landscape gardener, as the beautiful bit of park and water in front tof Buckingham Palace testify to this hour. In the true principles of art, from the Grecian edifice down to the late pavilion at Brighton, all his ideas were grotesque—inhar. monious — defYing unity. Hence, since Buckingham House was changed from the modest-looking brick building of our boyhood to the present palace on its site—now thirty years agone—masons, plasterers, and bricklayers have never been a year away from the building ; and now the time desecrated stink of Pimlico is entirely absorbed—made dead and tasteless by the oceans of white lead and rivers aturpentine,vvith which the rotten stone of whichthe walla are constructed is now being bedaubed. Paint—nothing but paint—quoth the master of the works, can prevent the walls froth crumbling. The whole exterior of the - palace is benetted with scaffolding. This was the principal cause of the QUEEN not proroguing parliament in person ; she had no place nearer than Windsor in which to put on the "regal purple." St. James's Palace, though the most commodious in Europe for levees, is but an indifferent place for a Queen to robe in. Prince ALBERT, they say, is in treaty for a beautiful country residence two or three miles out of town, situated in the luxuriant shades of St. Jobes-wood. There is, considering its proximity to Lon don, a large expanse of farm land attached, so that his Royal Highness can indulge his favorite agricultural pur suits. It is meant, also, as a " hop-step-and-jump" resi dence for the royal children. Among the few legal and other friends one has still left to enjoy the kindly cigar and the club smoking-room, rock- ing-chairs, the commission appointed by .the QUEEN to inquire into the Birmingham borough prison has afforded subject of conversation in lack of other. At the Home office they are all primed ; I may venture to affirm that they almost know which way the inquiry will go, or rather end. The commissioners could not have been better selected. There is all through a compound of what is necessary in a commission of the sort : of sound legal knowledge in Mr. WELSBY, the barrister; a great ac quaintance with the statistics of morality and vice, prison discipline, &c., in Captain WILLIAMS; and Dr. BALM'S ame is a guarantee for an intimate knowledge of those peculiar and fell diseases to be found even yet within our prison walls. The doctor has had ample opportunity of acquiring this knowledge in that government pest-house, Idillbank Penitentiary, where the most robust fellow that ever snared a hare "on a shiny night," and the burglar, with his mask and lucifer, fresh from agragrian outrage, broad as HERCULES and brown as autumn, begin to lose their health after twelve months' imprisonment, —so much 3 0, that no prisoners, of whatever grade, are kept in Mill bank more than a year or a year and a half,—more mur ders them. Captain WILLIAMS was a good while at the Bx. °Mee, and his reports as a prison inspector have always been read with interest, and spoken of eulogisti cally in Parliament. Birmin g ham b oroug h p r i s on h as been a queer concern for some time. Captain. MACON. VOCIFIE,of the Ito . y a j, Navy, several years ago was very popular i n our literary, scientific, and gossipping clubs ; he was then secretary to the Royal Geographical Society, patronised by WILLIAM IV., and Was welcome every where, not more from his position than for his amenities. Sir JoHN Falivicmx took him out with him to Van Diemen's Land as his Mend and secretary, when that bug-lost sailor was appointed governor. MA cozmocui E returned to England, and was appointed the governor of the Birmingham prison. The deputy died ; and m —ACON NOCIIIE, swelling with the honour of his profession, in- geed upon a gentleman, instead of a mere turnkey, I appointed to the vacant deputyship. He had his wa lam afraid to his own leaving the place. In short, as tlu nd no pitch hot.' sailors say, " the MACONNOCIIIE left Birmingham borough prison to take care of itself. The deputy he recommended—a lieutenant —became a great man ; and his patron went to Paris where he now is. Yon will soon find out whether then igression of the prison rules, harshness, or cruelty At all events, the inquiry, I promise your Birmingham readers Everything connected with the divine art of printing ; From noble CAXTON down to the last number of the If our fax printed and most The inventions which the company has been formed to carry out are those of Major Monowssi, who has ob tained letters patent for their protection. They apply to almost every department of the art of letterpress printing, and it is not forming too high an estimate of their impor. tance and value to say that they must lead to a complete revolution in that great branch of industry. Perhaps the great point accomplished by M. BENIOWSICI is the inven tion of a practical system of "logotypes," or small blocks of type consistir g each of group of letters of frequent re selected, after long study, of the most frequent combinations of letters, di away witch the chief objection to their use, experienced' with attempts made by the late Mr. WALTER, of the Times, as they may be conveniently disposed of in a case not occupying more space than that of a compositor's on the present system. The case is arranged in suitable divisions, depending on a simple alphabetical organisation ; but instead of the ordi nary sloping trays, it consists of a great number of rows of long holes which slope forward towards the compositor, and which contain the types placed lengthways. Being distributed into these holes at the back, they fall down the incline towards him, and are stopped in front by a slight ledge, or bend ; they are picked up by a pair of nippers, which does away with the injurious effects of handling them by the fingers. Such is the rapidity with which matter can be composed in this manner, it is found in practice that a person, if only slightly accustomed to it, can set up 4,800 types per hour, while a skilled compositor at present can only set up between 1,000 and 1,500. As many as 5,000 an hour might cer tainly be reckoned upon. Another useful feature of these types consists in their having foot letters, and while they al.e set up may be read like the print which the composed types would print, and so enable corrections to be made without taking a proof. They also have index letters on their side, by which distribution from pye is facilitated; and, whenever unattached spaces are used, being made of steel, with a silver coating deposited electrically, they are easily caught up with a magnet. In casting type, and in the type-matrix, important improvements have also been introduced. Major BENIOWSKI'S inventions include a circular printing machine, the great feature of which consists in placing the forms inside a cylinder, so that, when driven round, the centrifugal force tends to fasten the types, and thus dispensing with lateral pressure, types half length are sufficient, and thus the cost of a . fount is reduced to one-half. The receiving boys are dis pensed with in this arrangement, as the sheets are delivered by the continuous action of the machine, as soon as printed on each side. Combined with a double composi tion, 40,000 copies per hour might be thrown of, and under given circumstances of producing power the machine will only occupy about a fourth part of the space of those on the best construction at present in use. The last point we have to notice, the patent inking rollers,constitutes,perhaps, the most valuable of the entire series of inventions. They consist of hollow cylinders, formed of vulcanized India rubber, united without a seam, and furnished with appro priate bosses at the ends for mounting in the machine. A few strokes of a condensing syringe fills these cylinders with air of a high pressure, the precise amount of which will make the elasticity or rigidity of the roller whatever we please. The inconvenience, cost, and uncertainty of the composition rollers, always sensitive to atmospheric changes, are thus removed altogether; while the dura bility is equal to that of other articles of the same material. There are many other points in the patented processes of the company which deserve notice, if space and time per mitted. I must conclude, however, with the general observation, that they have received the strong approval of practical men, and that the company itself has been formed under the best possible circumstances to ensure the complete and permanent success of the undertaking. The reunion was finely managed; the legislators present were determined to unbend, and they did so. For the ogre mens much, if not all, was due to Joim HENRY DOYLE, Esq., a popular and accomplished member of the London and Dublin Literary Societies. " Old Drury" has once more become vocal, though not by "native talent." The chef d'ouvre of WEBER com menced a short musical season on Monday evening. Der Freischutz,--stupendously dithyrambick, its numbers were little understood, even by educated musicians, that lonely night, almost a lifetime ago, when it was first pro duced at the old English Opera House—the Lyceum,— since burnt down, much to the loss of one, and the near ruin of another, she a great creature—Miss KELLY. Thereanent let me give a curious fact. I was sitting chatting and " chaffing" with Mr. BARBER BEAUMONT, of the County Fire-office, having previously had to wait a minute or two. Mr. ARNOLD, the part proprietor of the Opera House, and the greatest encourager of the English lyric drama that ever breathed in breathing England, left the distinguished fire insurance director. ARNOLD had been higgling for a renewal of his policy for the Eng lish Opera House—" Can't do at the money," quoth Mr. BEAUMONT • " can't afford more," replied Mr. ARNOLD. They parted on a quarter per cent. Afterwards I was in the house, and in two hours more the uninsured struc ture was in flames ! —burnt to the ground long before morning had much advanced. That quarter per cent. difference was a bad job for ARNOLD. Well, the Freischutz had been produced at the old unburnt house : mild Carl MARIA VON WEBER'S unpretending virtue had preceded him here ; the fathers of the present generation of vipers -musical were then living, noble artists, better, I avow, than their children, and a million times more kind and generous ! ARNOLD, our then musical MECSNAS, had a rehearsal of the German Opera ; it would do, and it wouldn't do :—there were nice bits in the.overture, finely set; they could not be there without surrounding ore of the right sort ; then came that melan choly piece of musical discontent and desolation, " Through the Woods," in English, and above all the Jagyar Chorus. Those morceaux on the first night of Ansui...'s produc tion of this " wilderness of sweets" well nigh reconciled the vox populi, as PIERCE EGArr used to say ; but there were hisses in the pit—the people there raised their crests like fiery serpents. Even musicians left the theatre, say ing it would not do. It was repeated, and like many friends—sure test of excellence—grew on acquaintance. It was very well rendered at Drury Lane. They have since given Lucretia Borgia, the only severe and classical opera of DONIZETTI, in a most respectable manner. FreiBchutz was in German, the Borgia in Italian. What next ? As a melancholy -pendant, and from delicacy I have refrained from noticing the fact till now, Mrs. WARNER, who gained so many golden opinions on these self-same boards, is now, poor lady, in a bad state, with cancer for her bedfellow ! Why should I conceal the fact ? it has been hinted at, which is worse than being mentioned. Mrs. WARNER has had a painful operation performed. With all her talents, popularity, and hard work, she is, in addition to being sick unto death, steeped to the very lips in poverty. Mrs. CHARLES KEAN, like a queen, sent her sister MELPOMENE WARNER £5O the other day : "'twas well done, because 'twas quickly done." To attempt to describe the "wen," as COBBETT used sa tirically to name the metropolis, when it is out of town, is at best a dull affair, much more so, seeing it is attempted every autumn as regularly as that nutty period of the year makes its appearance. Our scientific people are all out of England. It may be a few, too old to be knocked about, are innocently botanizing by the bonnie English hedge rows, or gathering shells by the " salt sea wave," as Mr. BUNN said or sang. By the bye, the great ALFRED, late of T. R. D. L 7 has returned from America, after reading his Shakesperian reminiscences to thousands of the Yan kees, who have a keen appreciation of the immortal WIL LIAM. Our artists also, painters and sculptors, are on the loose. A stroll among the picture galleries, however, of our more spirited publishers, is still left for the denizen of London, or the visitor. This is a treat which lasts all the year round, but is never better worth enjoying than at present. Civility, it is well known, costs nothing; and the proprietors of the galleries referred to are at all times de lighted to see a country cousin or two drop in,—there's no intrusion. I take shame to myself that a shower, and no cab in the distance, drove me for shelter into the ever welcome portal of HENRY SQUIRES and Co., Cockspur street, the other day. "Bother,—no apology," was the frank observation of HENRY, to my whine on account of long absence. There was a goodly array of paint ings and engravings at once before me. Of the latter, who could not but be struck with " Quitting the Manse, or the Free Church Question in Scotland," from the picture, painted by G. HARVEY, of Edinburgh, and engraved by ATKINSON. A thousand thoughts filled my mind as I contemplated this fine work, replete with sentiment and subject. " Free Church Ques tion !"—how it was debated in both Houses at the time. What a foolish movement it was considered by Church men. So it was, and is. The famous Kirk of Scotland, which, till then, had stood long and angry siege, became like a house divided against itself, and did not stand. Cleft in twain ; neither branch can now properly claim the motto of the " auld Kirk,"—Nec Tamen Coneu mebatur. But the Scotch Free Church is advancing; it maybe, like a divided stream, to meet to part no more. The picture is a glorious work : the heads and counte nances just such as WATTLE SCOTT painted in his novels. There is a fine picture well placed in SQUIRES' Gallery; it is by old NoRTUCOTE, R.A., " Jacob blessing Ephraim M and onosson." Exquisite in tone ; colouring in part worthy of TITIAN. The LANDSEERS, painters and en gravers, all illustrious in one family, have done nice bits here ; such, for example, as, " There's Life in the Old Dog yet," by Sir EDWIN—not grown so grand as to forget his old friends ; he's off to Balmoral in a twinking to eat grouse with the QUEEN and PRINCE ALBERT, and paint a "deer or twa." The celebrated picture of NELSON, " Forty Minutes before the commencement of the Battle of Trafalgar," and others, I may notice before I have done with the fine arts; WELLINGTON likewise, at three periods of his life, is worth a pilgrimage to see. How like life ! ST. PHILIP'S CHURCH, lIARDMAN STREET. ABOUT four months ago, Mr. D. C. BROWNE, who has met with much success in this town as a t eacher of music, was appointed organist of the above church, since which time the choir has been considerably improved, both in efficiency and numbers, consisting now of, ten boys (trebles), two alto's,t;Otenors, and two basses, who sing the chants antiphonally, reminding us of the cathedral choirs. Mr. BROWNE evidently knows how to train boys ; but this may, in some degree, be accounted for , from the fact of his having been for nearly seven years in Norwich Cathedral. Another valuable addition is now being . made in the shape of a new organ, under the orgamst's:sole direction, and built by our old townsman, Mr.BEWSHEIL, whose work has invariably given great satis faction. We subjoin the particulars GREAT ORGAN, CC TO F, 54 NoTEs.-1. Stop diapason treble, 2 feet, speaking 4 feet-2. Stop diapason bass, 4 feet, speaking 8 feet-3. Open diapason, 8 feet-4. Prin cipal, 4 feet-5. Twelfth, 3 feet-6. Fifteenth, 2 feet — q. and cornet, 3 ranks-8. Pausanne or large trumpet, 8 feet-9. Wald flute, 4 feet --10. Kohl flute. sometimes called Keranlophial, 4 feet-11. Krum 54 NOTE -2. Open ,:-L Stop qiapa. C0311111.E1?CIAL 4 , MONETARY NEWS MONDAY NIGHT, ALTHOUGH the general impression prevails that all apprehension as to the breaking out of hostili ties in the East is at an end, the delay in arriving at any definitive settlement has caused a general inaction in monetary affairs, and the fluctuation in the value of Public Securities has been very trifling, with a slight tendency in favour of an advance. This unwillingness to operate has been also influenced to a considerable degree by the unsatisfactory state of the Foreign Exchanges, and the continued drain upon the resources of the Bank of England. It appears that, notwithstanding the recent large purchases of Wheat on French ac count, the balance of trade with France is still against this country, and large exports of bullion are being made to other parts of the Continent, in order to provide against the anticipated defi ciency in our supplies of food, of home growth ; and this demand proving more than the large re ceipts of gold from Australia can supply, a very uneasy feeling has been produced. The demand for commercial purposes has not, however, been to any inconvenient extent,. and confidence in com mercial security has not, therefore, been disturbed, a result attributable to the healthy nature of almost all mercantile operations, and the absence of any undue speculation. A general inactivity seems to pervade commer cial transactions, owing to the uncertainty which prevails both as to political and monetary affairs. Holders are not willing to sacrifice in the face of a probable rise in prices, and an easier money market for discounts, while speculators are disinclined to operate largely, with the possibility of a fall, owing to the protracted settlement of the Eastern ques tion, and the continuance of the drain upon our stock of specie. The same inactivity prevails in our manufac turing districts, which are affected by similar causes, with the exception of the trade in mil linery and light goods in Leicester and Notting ham, the demand for which is still brisk. The recent alteration in the Customs' duties, by which rates have been substituted for ad valorem, duties, has already led to some modifications. Twilled handkerchiefs, known in the trade as China silk handkerchiefs, have been ordered to be deemed Pongees, and charged with duty accordingly. An order has also been made, that in cases where foreign goods are imported with the name of any English firm upon them, the practice hitherto pursued of stopping such goods shall be continued, except where they are imported by the firm whose names they bear. We are still without any new feature in our SHARE MARKET; the same languor, andflatness, inactivity prevail. The amount of real business done each day is extremely small, and with the exception of Eastern Counties Shares, which have advanced 10s. per share, the prices of all shares continue to decline. London . and North-Western is heavy at 111, Midland at 71, Leeds at 75, or thereabouts, and in the present dulness, even at these prices, it would be a matter of difficulty to sell a large lot. The local stocks are very steady and inclined to advance, especially Bank and Insurance Shares. We add this day's prices Caledonians, 331 s ; East Lancashire, 18; Lan cashire and Yorkshire, 751 * 4 ; West Riding Union, 3d; Liverpool, Crosby and Southport, 17+; London Stock, 111 • Midland Stock, 71+ *; Dover Stock, 21* 1*; Bank of Liverpool, 22 ; North and South Wales, 5+ ; Union, 124. The return from the Bank of England for the week ending the 20th of August gives the following results, when compared with the previous week : Public deposits Other deposits Rest ... £4,063,046; Increase £747,654 11,623,683; Decrease 566,437 3,351,848; Increase 7,622 On the other side of the - account-- Government securities £13,027,682; the same as before. Other securities ... 13,876,950; Increase 265,229 Notes unemployed ... 7,644,880; Decrease 218,345 The amount of notes in circulation is £23,002,810, beinc , a decrease of £97,205 • and the stock of bullion in both departments is £17,171,793, showing a decrease of £137,781, when compared with the preceding return. b e en any trap Liverpool Standard, c porary, Punch, two of ti nstruetors of the day, must be deeply interesting to every with a head and heart at all rightly placed. A ie members of the proof at hand. Immediat House of Commons present at the prorogation had hands with Mr. Sr; !hem in Waterloo-1 listening amiliar discou L.Y one of their body, Mr. GREENE, the men Vtnti ng IL-ik3kil, he subject of certain patents referring to g the M.P.'s present, were Mr. MONTAGUE Mr. OLlvzr - -aisLEr, Sir Drwn A t2tRD, Ir. VAN( ES SADLEII cu, Mr. KE . lacattattßy, Mr. Fr acre W ere " CreatU taken up by` a number of gent] r acy tutu, aud, miraOile dictu I Molle SWELL ORGAN, CC TO peaking 8 feet son, 8 fee zapason, 8 feet— stop speaking 16 feet-4. Prin. —5. Fifteenth, 2 feet-6. Echo dulciana ranks-7. Cornopean, 8 feet-8. Clarion, 4 feet. ,A.L ORGAN—COMPASS CCC TO F, 30 NOTES. — rand open diapason, 16 feet-2. Principal, 8 feet, .is stop is produced by an octave pedal coupler, with twelve extra pipes added to the top of the pedal chest. COUPLE 3. Pedals Teat-2 PRODUCE.-For Sugar the demand has been only limited, but prices are fully maintained ; the sales consisted of 500 hhds. 8.P., 1,600 bags Ben gal and 500 bags Madras, at 31s. 3d. to 31s. 6d. per cwt. In Foreign the transactions in the early part of the week continued extensive ; since then, partly owing to the reduction of stocks in first hands, less was doing ; the sales were 14,500 bags brown Brazil at 18s. 3d. to 19s. ; 110 boxes Ha vana at 225. 6d., and a small lot of Porto Rico at 385., duty paid ; a cargo of brown Bahia was like wise sold at 20s. per cwt. afloat, deliverable at an outport. Molasses in fair request, at previous prices ; Antigua, 16s. 9d. to 17s. 3d. ; Porto Rico, to arrive, at 16s. 9d. per cwt. Of Coffee the sales were confined chiefly to foreign descriptions ; they comprised 1,300 bags Rio at 395. 6d. to 435. 6d., and a small lot of Laguayra. Of Rice 100 tierces Carolina sold at 235., and 2,000 bags Bengal at 10s. 6d. to 12s. 3d. per cwt. for broken to good white, being rather dearer ; and 7,000 bags Arracan at 9s. 6d. to 10s. 3d., being an ad vance of 6d. In Rum the sales have been small, at prices rather in favour of the seller. In Tea some considerable parcels of good blackish leaf to fine Pekoe Congous were taken by the trade, at full prices, whilst the common sorts were quite neglected ; at a sale of 3,500 packages, a large proportion found buyers at fair rates. Salt petre in steady demand, and about 1,000 bags sold at former rates. Turpentine in brisk demand, at advanced prices ; 2,000 barrels sold, to arrive, at 12s. 6d. to 13s. per cwt. Tar in good demand ; 19s. per barrel has been given for 1,500 barrels Stockholm, to arrive. American Rosin still ad vancing, and very sal ea bl e ; no sa l es o f momen t i n Hides. For Olive Oil the previous week's rates were readily obtainable ; 150 tuns Seal Oil sold without change in price ; Cod Oil in moderate de mand at £32 to £32 10s. per tun ; pale Rape. Oil 395. to 395. 6d., and brown 375. to 38s. ; only a moderate business in Linseed Oil, at 295. 6d. to 30s. per cwt. American Spirits of Turpentine 475. to 555. per cwt. For Palm Oil there has been a good demand ; the sales amounted to 780 tons on the spot, from £37 10s. down to £36 7s. 6d., but there are now no sellers at the latter rate ; 1,250 tons have been taken for arrival at £36 10s. to £37 ss. per ton. For Peterburg Y.C. Tallow the demand was limited, at 525. 6d. to 535. ; South American 525. per cwt. Baltic Hemp without alteration ; full previous prices obtainable for Jute, but only 500 bales changed hands, at £2O 10s. to £23 2s. 6d. per ton. To-DAY, the demand for Sugar has again been active, and full prices realised, the business, in cluding Saturday's sales, consisting of 50 hhds. Demerara, at 335. 6d. to 355. 9d. ; 2,500 bags white Benares, at 38s. to 40s. ; 1,000 bags Bengal, at 345. 6d. to 41s. 3d. ; 8,000 mats Mauritius, at 355. 3d. ; 3,000 bags brown Pernams, at 18s. 6d. to 19s. ; 3,500 bags Paraiba, duty paid, at 325, 6d. ; and 20 hhds. Cuba Muscovado, at 335. 9d. p'tkr cwt. No change in the Tea market. An extensive busi ness in Rice, 3,000 bags Bengal having realised 12s, 3d. to 13s. 6d. ; 19,0001 : sgs Arracan, 10s. 6d.; and 300 tierces Carolina, 245, per cwt, 100 bags Saltpetre sold at 255. 6d. (91 per cent.) ; 120 bags Sago Flour, at 21s. per cwt, with 30 tons to ar rive at the same price, and 35 tons St. Domingo Logwood, at £5 7s. 6d. to £5 10s. per ton. WooL.—A fair amount of business doing at about previous rates ; a parcel of 500 ballots washed Peruvian Sheep's, medium quality, found a market at 13d. to 131 d. The present stock con sists of better sorts, which does not command so much attention ; a sale of clean Scopia is reported at 110. There is now very little of the better description of Turkey offering, while inferior and long coarse Bosnia is neglected for the moment. There is still a good demand for Fleece Wools, and for most kinds prices are slightly in favour of the seller. D oskey Wool is in fair request at 101 d. per lb., and good White Egyptian sells freely at 1211 to 13d. per lb. Goats' Wool has been operated in to a fair extent at 26d. to 27d. per lb. Stocks on hand of nearly all•descriptions are now pretty large, and principally held for next public sales, which are expected to come off the second week in September. _lmports, 2,041 bales, viz. 320 Mediterranean Ports, 620 Portugal, 158 Pe ruvian, 298 Iceland, 12 Buenos Ayres, 553 Scotch, 47 Irish, 24 Coastwise, and 9 Sundries. METALS.—The Iron trade has experienced un wonted activity, owing to the orders which had been withheld pouring in faster than the manufac turers could supply them. A similar improvement has not, however, taken place in pigs. Tin has been scarce, and has, consequently, advanced in value. In Copper there has been no change. LIVERPOOL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. THE half-yedrly meeting of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce was held yesterday, in the Exchange-buildings. The chair was occupied by F. Shand, Esq., president. Among those present at the meeting, which was not a numeous one, we observed W. Brown, Esq., M.P.; T. B. Horsfall, Esq., M.P. ; Thomas Bouch, Esq. ; Francis Bonk, Esq. • Charles Holland, Esq. ; Edward Heath, Esq. ; T. B. Forwood, Esq., &c. The CHAIRMAN commenced by expressing his regret at the smallness of the meeting, more especially so, as it had been the fortune of his predecessors in office to communicate an account of the difficulties encountered by the chamber, and the efforts made to alleviate them. In the report which the council had now to present, would be seen the benefits which had resulted from those labours which had been so often com mented on there. The merit of having effected these improvements, however, was not due to him, but to M r . Bouch, the vice-president, and the council ; and also to the exertions of Mr. Brown, M.P. for South Lancashire, and of Mr. Horsfall, M.P. for the borough. The latter gentleman, he might be permitted to remark, was a very early member of the chamber, and its first president, and from his valuable aid the body had derived the greatest possible assistance. The report, it would be found, alluded in detail to certain reductions of duties, some of which, constituting a portion of the budget of the present Chan cellor of the Exchequer, it was reasonable to believe that re p res entations from this chamber had been instrumental in causing the adoption of. He would not, he said, longer take up the time of the meeting, but concluded by calling on the secretary to read the following report : REPORT. The following is a concise enumeration of the principal subjects upon which your Council have taken action during the past half-year : CUSTOM-HOUSE SYSTEM The Council have now the pleasure of reporting that the bills, founded on the recommendation of the select committee of the House of Commons, for the consolidation of all the Customs' acts, have at length been introduced by the govern ment and been passed. They were examined in detail by the special committee of this chamber ; and it is gratifying to your directors to say that, with but two or three exceptions, all the requirements named in the resolutions, passed two years ago, have been provided for. As a special report has been presented to the Council, giving the particulars of the changes at length, it is thought unnecessary to recapitulate them here, as that report is open to the members for reference. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued ... £30,647,690 Governmt. Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities 2,984,900 Gold coin & bu11'n.16,628,536 Silver bullion ... 19,154 £30,647,690 COMMERCIAL LAW REFORM Since the last report your Council, acting on the sugeestion of the special committee on this subject, decided upon hold ing a conference of deputations from the principal commercial towns in the kingdom, which took place in April last, when petitions to both Houses of Parliament were agreed to, and su b sequ ently presented; that to the Ho u se of Lords by the Earl of Harrowby, and that to the Commons by Mr. Horsfall, M.P. The special committee, in following this matter up, will seek to obtain the appointment of a committee of inquiry, or that the petitions should be referred to one of the royal com missions lately issued, or about to issue, upon the commer cial laws of this country, when they will be prepared to sup port their case by evidence. EXCISE DUTY SOAP;ON REDUCTION OF THE DUTY ON TEA ; MODIFICATION OF THE STAMP DUTIES, The Budget of the Chancellor of provided for the above subjects, which your Council have advocated, and which Dave been referred to in previous reports. DECIMAL CURRENCY. The Council have to report that the plan suggested by them for carrying out this system has been adopted by the special committee of the House of Commons. SHIPS' MORTGAGES. The late decision of the Attorney-General, ordering that Mortgages on Ships should be carried forward on to the new registers, was referred to at the last general meeting of the Chamber, and a special committee appointed thereon. No steps have been taken as yet, in the hope that bills are about to be introduced by Government which will provide for this question. EAST INDIA AFFAIRS. A special committee was appointed on this subject, and a member of the Council accompanied a deputation to the Pre sident of the Board of Control, relative to certain points in reference to the new Charter of the East India Company; but your Council regret to say, that but few of the points urged upon Sir Charles Wood have found places in the Government of India Bill. PILOTAGE BILL ; AND MERCHANT SHIPPING BILL. These were ref e rred to a special committee ; but, owing to the shortness of time. only a general opinion could be expressed upon them. RUSSIA COMPANY AND SOUND DUBS. The Council have repeated their efforts by representations to the Board of Trade and the Foreign-office, to procure the abolition of these taxes on commerce, and they are assured that they will receive the best attention of the Government. AND THE EASTERN ARCHIPELAGO. —.„ A inernorial has been forwarded to the Earl of Clarendon, asking the countenance of the Government for the extension and improvement of our commercial relations with Siam and the countries of the Eastern •Archipelago. PERUVIAN GUANO. The short supplY of Peruvian guano has been a subject of consideration by a special committee, who are still engaged upon it. POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS. The postal Committee still continue to direct their atten tion to matters within their functions. They have made re presentations to Government on the subject of the irregular manner in which the West India mail service was conducted; also as to the importance of a regular and speedy postal com munication with Australia, recommending the route via Suez and Ceylon or Singapore : this is under consideration by the Admiralty. And they have to report that the mornine mail from London is now received here at half. past three p.m., which admits of the delivery of letters before the close of business. SHIPS , SURVEY CERTIFICATES. A reference to this subject was made at the last annual meeting ; and your Council have now to report that, after con f err ing with the Underwrite rs ' A ssoc i a ti on , new or d er have ebeen givenbt that body, requiring the surveyors to record, in suitable books, all particulars regarding the state of the ship, her dunnage and stowage, which must constitute the basis of their certificate of stowage ; and that such certi ficate shall express the surveyor's opinion as to the party liable for any damage. COMRINAT/ON OF OPERATIVE PORTERS. The late strike among the dock and cotton porters was a subject which received the anxious attention of your Council; and although they had many difficulties tocontend with, they are happy to say that the inconveniences occasioned by the strike were only of a temporary character, and that the porters were induced to return to their work upon the former terms. It is believed, however, that the association which originated the strike, is still in existence. A bill was introduced into and passed the House of Com mons, having for its object the legalizing of such combina tions among workmen; and which, if carried, would have had a serious effect upon employers. But your Council com municated with Lord Harrowby on the subject, and they are glad to say that the measure was thrown out in the House of Lords. ASsOCIATION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CORN TRAT3E Your Council are happy to perceive the formation of this body, which is a point referred to in a previous report, and is in conformity with the recommendation of a special commit. tee of the chamber, appointed to consider the subject. Your directors have now only to repeat that they continue to receive most valuable assistance from the Earl of Harrowby and the members of parliament for the southern division of the county and the b&ough in all matters connected with the chamber; and they cannot close their report without placing on record their high sense of the very important services ren dered by those gentlemen. Mr. BROWN, M.P., after stating that he had always taken a deep interest in the commercial affairs of Liver pool, proceeded to say, that the exertions of the Chamber of Commerce, lead on by the judgment pf Mr. Bouch, whose services could riot be over-estimated, had been greatly instrumental in forwarding commercial improve ments. The London merchants, he said, although desi rous of effecting various improvements, yet not being fully aware of the peculiarity of position occupied by the merchants of Liverpool, were hardly prepared to co-operate fully in their views. The Chamber, however, had been able to satisfy them, and conjointly they had effected se veral improvements, all of which were alluded to in the report. In reference to a decimal coinage, he stated, that he, along with others, members of the Chamber, had, as a deputation, waited on the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who expressed himself in general terms favourable to . the proposal, and a select committee had been appointed to consider of the subject ; Mr. Glad stone had, however, objected that it would be pushing for too much at once if they urged the desimal notation as to weights and measures, and the deputation considered it right not to press the point. From an article which he had seen in the Economist, he was inclined to think that government was inclined to give way on the subject, and as those was good reasons to believe, they might be operated on by a pressure from without ; he might take the liberty of suggesting and of expressing his hope that the public Press would take up the subject, and urge it seriously and strongly on the consideration of the govern meat. Lord Canning, with whom he had had an inter view on the subject of a reduced uniform rate of Colonial postage, had signified his general approbation of such a measure ; some progress had eherefore, it might be as sumed, been made, but still he feared the penny rate was a remote contingency, although he believed Government was disposed to try a uniform sixpenny rate, so soon as the difficulties by which its adoption is beset should have been removed. The value of opinions expressed by this Chamber were now, he said, beginning to be widely felt, and it was difficult to suppose that the mercantile influence of such a body i coulb be exerted in vain. Thro ug h th e ex ercise of that influence so much good had been effected during the last session as to call for a vigilant exercise of it still further. Much, no doubt, had been done, and the way had been cleared to a great extent, still much remained to be done. In conclusion, he moved that the report be adopted. Mr. HORSFALL, M.P., said he felt much pleasure in seconding the motion of his honourable friend, Mr. Brown ; and, in doing so, he congratulated the chamber on the advancement of the principles advocated by its members. There were three subjects on which, he said, the improve ments had been peculiarly gratifying. The first was the customs' reform ; second, the abatement of the duty on on tea; and, third, the abolition of the soap duties. These important questions had all been considered or settled in a satisfactory manner. When he called to memory the customs' reform, he could not avo id thi n ki ng o f th e way -,II VY were met by a We cbairraaa v the mt. whic)a t toms' board. Then the proposal was met by obstacles and impediments ; now the chairman and the deputy chairman, and the members of her Majesty's government, had done all in their power to meet the views of the cham ber. He begged to correct one misstatement as to his views. It had been stated that he (Mr. Horsfall) cordially supported the views expressed by the shipowners' associa tion as those .were represented by Mr. Palmer. This he did not do, but, as member for the borough of Liverpool, he cheerfully accompanied the deputation from that body, but he did so ministerially. He disapproved of several of the provisions in the bill as sup ported by them, and particularly of that by which, if it had passed, a large portion of the shipowners would have been disfranchised. The customs reform, so far as he could see, was efficient and satisfactory. He could not say the same for the merchant seaman's bill and the pilotage bill. In reference to the latter bill, he took the liberty of suggesting a clause for altering its provi sions. Failing in being able to effect that, he had sug gested the necessity of postponing the bill, and he wished Mr. Cardwell had acceded to that postponement. The bill had been introduced in April, and after numerous postponements it was hurried through the house at the dose of the session, when there was no time to consider of its provisions. If the board of trade should follow out the provisions of that enactment by licensing as pilots the captains of foreign-going vessels from this port, con sidering the nature of the channel and the shifting banks, much loss of property must ensue. As to the shipping bill, he had endeavoured to effect the introduction of a clause for preventing the officers in her Majesty's service from taking seamen out of a mer chant ship while at sea, who had engaged for the whole voyage. In this, however, he had been defeated. The working of this enactment he might illustrate by a letter just put into his hand, in which the captain of a , vessel bound from Bahia, sags :—" Her Majesty's ship Express has taken two of my men, in spite of my protesting against the proceeding ; " and that at a time when sickness pre vailed in the ship referred to. He next proceeded to state in detail several important services Mr. Brown had been mainly instrumental in rendering,• but which he said that gentleman's modesty had prevented him from mentioning. He concluded by seconding the resolution. Mr. Boren, in a lengthened address, gave minute expla nations, and entered into the details of most of the matters alluded to in the report, after which the motion was put from the chair, and unanimously carried. Mr. HOLLAND, in reference to the_ progress made in Toseeutiny the_subject of commercial lal — v reform, con- gratulated - the Chaniber on the fact that public attention was now thoroughly aroused to its value and importance. No doubt difficulties had arisen in the attempts made to carry out that desirable object, but he considered these to be mere matters of detail which might be obviated in the progress of the discussions to which consideration of the subject would necessarily lead. Mr BOULT directed attention to the subject of the Sound Dues,which he said was a species of plunder to which British shipping was subjected without receiving the slightest benefit in return. The amount thus exacted, he stated, reached the large sum of £300,000 per annum, and it was still on the increase in an arbitrary manner.- Mr. HEATH explained that ft had been intended to submit a report on the subject of ship survey certificates, the Committe had not, however, been able to mature the proposition. It must, therefore, stand over. Mr. BOUCH wished it to be understood that the opinion of the Chamber was not favourable to the present system of survey certificates. The CHAIRMAN moved the thanks of the meeting to the hon. member for South Lancashire, and also to the hon. member for the borough of Liverpool, for their very efficient services. The motion was seconded by Mr. Bouch, and carried by acclamation. Bnowx and Mr. HonsrA.LL severally returned Mr. BROWN, seconded by Mr. lionsnum, moved the hanks of the meeting to the Chairman ; which having )een carried and duly acknowledged, the meeting broke CHURCH EDUCATION SOCIETY FOR IRELAND. Tin annual meeting of this society was held last night in the Collegiate Institution, Thomas Berry Horsfall, Esq., M.P., in the chair. A considerable number of the local clergy were present on the platform, including Dr. M`Neile and several others. The Right Hon. Joseph Napier, M.P. for the University of Dublin ; the Ven. the Arch deacon of Waterford, the Rev. George Sidney Smith, D.D., and the Rev. James Smith, rector of Strabane, attended as a deputation. The meeting having been opened with _ The Crre.fumAlf, who was received with applause, com menced by remarking, that the object of their present meeting was, to assist, through the medium of the Church Education Society, in giving a sound scriptural education to the people of Ireland—an education in accordance with the doctrines, and, as far as possible, with the discipline of our National Church, and it had always appeared to him as the most striking test of the Scriptural character of the United Church of England and Ireland, that she had ever been ready to place in the hands of those whom she undertook to educate the entire, unmutilated word of God, leaving it to those whose doctrines would no stand the test of Scripture to withhold it. (Cheers.t They were sometimes, in the words of an old proverb) not to help those who would not help them-, selves ; but, with reference to the society whose claims they were now met to consider, he might observe, that the proverb was not applicable to her ; for he found that her funds during the last year amounted to £40,000. Perhaps many might be disposed to believe, that the larger portion of these funds was subscribed in this country, but the fact was, that L 35,000 had been subscribed in Ireland, and only £5,000 in England, and that he thought their friends come before them with a good grace, and that the meeting was now called upon not to help those who would not help themselves, but rather to help those who had helped themselves (hear, hear). The next thing he would refer to, was the number of children in the schools in con nection with the society. The number of children attending there during last year was 105,000, 61,000 of of whom were members of the Protestant church, 15,000 were the children of dissenters, and 28,000 were Roman Catholics, a very satisfactory answer, he thought, to those who said that the Roman Catholic laity of Ireland ob jected to sending their children to schools in which the Scriptures were read (hear, hear). Now, turning from this part of the subject, he would refer to the report which had just been published by the Government Education Society. He found, according to that report, that the number of Protestant children who had attended their schools during the past year was 24,684; Roman Catholics, 424,717; Presbyterians, 40,618; and yet we were told that grants were made in aid of the government system of education because it was a mixed system, under which the children of all denominations were taught in the same school. Now, if the report was the test, the grant was in favour of the • Church Education Schools rather than in that of the government. If, however, they spoke of a mixed education as a mixed education of truth and error, why then the grant was in fa vour o f the government system. Now, this government report also named the relative number of teachers who were trained under the government system, and from it he found that 302 teachers were trained in the government schools during the past year. Well, the population of Ireland was estimated at about 6,000,000, and he believed he did not overstate the fact when he said that of this number 2,000,000 were Protestants ; consequently, ac cording to the government system, the proportionate number of these teachers should be 200 Roman Catholics and 100 Protestants. But what was the fact ? The report stated that, of the 302 teachers trained during the year, seventeen were members of the Established church, 43 were Presbyterians, 240 were Roman Catholics, and two were Dissenters ; thus showing that, in addition to educating 600 Roman Catholic priests in Maynooth, we were annually educating 240 Roman Catholic teachers in government schools. He merely named these facts because he thought the meeting ought to be made aware of them. He knew it was said that there was greatdifficulty in deciding on a system of education for Ireland; but he was one of those who thought there was no difficulty at all about it Those who acted upon the principle of expediency, or the princi ple of policy as it was called, might find this difficulty, but he could not see that" the, man who took his stand on this, that the Word of God was to be the basis of all educa tion, could find any difficulty at all. (Hear, hear.) It was not for him to take up their time by offering any further remarks, but rather to listen to those gentlemen who had been invited to attend and address the meeting; but he would say one word in favour of a bible education, and he would appeal to those who wished to see the laws . of God and man respected in Ireland—to those he would say, "If you do not make the bible the basis of our na tional education, how can you expect the bible to be the basis of their national conduct ?" He would now call upon the Right Hon. Joseph Napier, on of the members of the University of Dublin, to address the meeting. The Right Hon. JOSEPEC NAPIER, M.P., in coming for ward to address the meeting was received with loud cheer ing. He said he had some apology to offer for obtruding himself on their attention that night, but it had been the habit of his colleague and himself; every year, one of them in Ireland, and the other in England, alternately, at the annual meetings of the Church Education Society to attend and take part in the proceedings. It so occurred this year that neither of them could attend in either England or Ireland, and, consequently, he (Mr. Napier) was asked, in London, whether he would do the society the favour of attending a meeting in Liverpool, and as they had time after time made an appeal to Govern ment and to Parliament without success, their last appeal was now to public opinion in England, and therefore he was desirous of setting their case fully before the people of this country, because his experience of England told him that the people of England were a just people—that they loved fair play, and that, so far as they were con cerned, the Church Education Society for Ireland should have fair play. His advocacy of the Church Education Society was not a question of money. He did not come before them asking their support for any local object. Those present were, as Protestants, as much interested in the question as he was, except in so far as he was bound up with the most vital interests of his native country. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) But the destinies of Ireland were mixed up, under the providence of God, with the destinies of England. All he wished was to have an oppor tunity of making the meeting understand their case. They desired it, because they had fought this battle for twenty years. The right hon. gentleman then proceeded to explain the position in which the education of the people of Ireland was now placed, consequent upon the system which the government had pursued during the last 16 years. He might be somewhat troublesome, but he would endeavour to be explicit, being reminded of the remark of the philosopher—" Thy plainness moves me more than eloquence." He wished them to attend to his statements, and, mark—" I speak as unto wise men, judge ye what I say." The principle the Church Education Society for Ireland had laid down was this, that a knowledge of God's word was an essential of education. Several years ago, before the present government system was introduced, the national system of education in Ireland made the bible the basis of all education, and it was provided that every child in the schools should read God's Word. Having dwelt at great length on this part of the question, the right hon. gentleman next al luded to the introduction of the present government sys tem of education in Ireland, by which the Bible was sup pressed in the schools, and a compromise made on the quepticq cf a ScriPtuall tin gown. £30,647,690' BANKING} DEPARTMENT. Prop. Capital ... £14,553,000 Rest ... 3,351,848 Public Deposits 4,063,046 Other Deposits 11,623,583 1 7-day & other bills 1,482,038 Gov. Securities £13,027,582 Other Securities 13,876,950 Notes ... 7,614,880 Gold & Silver Coin 524,103 £35,073,5151 £35,073,515 COTTON.—The market during the week has been very quiet, and the amount of business done was less than any previous week during the year ; but there has been no decline in prices, owing to the confidence still felt by holders. This depression, is owing to spinners withholding their purchases, under the expectation of being able to replenish their stocks on lower terms, but as most of them are nearly exhausted, an improvement in the de mand is confidently expected. On Saturday the sales reached 6,000 bales, and To-DAY they amount ed to 7,000 bales, including 2,000 in the two days on speculation and for export. SALES. DESCRIPTION. PRICES. Week , Prey]. ending i ously Aug.26. , this yr. Sea Island 3l .336 Stained 5 15 Boweds 4* 61 Mobile 42 61 New Orleans. 4* 72 Pernams, &c. 69 Si Bahia, &c. 62 61 Maranham 61 8* Demerara, &c Egyptian 52 14 Com.W.l.&c. Surat Madras Bengal — 360' 14690 70' 1170 6980 344160 4750' 217160 128701 735630 520'; 53560 410 387401 890 ; 30580 .. :. 440 1780 94330 2 960, 16 € 3 1g ) 0 0 1201 3230 .... 4490 , I -- 317; 1- 170931d IMPORTS. Week This STOCK A S-T u O g c .26 K Y . ending n"' Aug. 26. 118806 443595 540050 } 14454 880908 644 40487 9040 616 21470 3630 891 22327 15690 5697822: 96% 15 4899 2800 } 5307 191206 133230 399 1 4665 1750 • -- 46739 ' 1693046!80295 TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1853. RE- OPENING OF ST. JOHN' S CIECTO OLD IfAYMARIEET. ON Sunday last the above church was re-openl ~; public worship, after having been thoroughlY ele,_/1`; painted, and upholstered. It was most gratifying to see the body of the church, which is free for the poOr, err de , with working men and their families, all aPPer ent i l es. voutly engaged in the worship of God. The big l e t s teemed minister the Rev. Wm. F. Taylor, took- t h e in the morning, from Psalm lxxxiv., Ist verse, and ir t i he e evening from Isaiah lvi., 6th and 7th verses. Fr oni texts the rev. gentleman preached , to above 2,00 0 Pe,„ u eo s two most appropriate and excellent sermons. the other remarks upon the improved condition of elnuis-, he alluded to the kindness of Robert Rutchiseh,urch (parish warden), who has presented to St. John's ~;,f a very neat font, which is fixed at the foot of tbe rea3 desk in the centre aisle, and adds greatly to the bealn.Y.,,, the church, and will, no doubt, long remain another v i r al " h ment of the munificence of the worthy giver. The c presents a very elegant appearance, and reflectsbeeililece, credit on the tradesmen employed. Never, we , w vie. during its existence, did this edifice appear so bon l ge N M i u ck ch so p n ra a is nd e is due toomtasheaerxecgelloryen,t wardens, gr . "`-' necessary for the due performancel'olifopuhbalivec' llieftorslpblltio• done. I thetaste e. e dis xp p en la s y e e s c , l„ the T in o ceumnabbleentthaesppeegaleedutitefte; ' let ° f t extra e n all their arrangements judgment o' o r ee t gation, and the handsome sum of £3l 15S• Was C°ll THE EA TEES. AT the THEATRE ROYAL, Mr. Buckstone W e Fitzwilliam have been performing during t he P4 r s epe 3teci to good and well-pleased audiences. They h ave f t heir most of the characters, on which, in the cour_e, ° Odd, engagement, we have already remarked. uthialb. evening, the house was closed for the seaseallijitors, well as the engagement of the two distingthshe the Pelt' was, on that night, brought to a termination hYaionee formance of " A Cure for Love," a musical 0 ,1°4 a 311 :: entitled " Foreign Airs and Native Graces," a a the Buckstone's Ascent of Mount Parnassus." 111 „,rt o f ; named piece, Mrs. Fitzwi ll iam played the rol termagant wife, with a most shrewish aptitude, the chT, fect vraisemblance ; Mr. Buckstone sustaidlaglia ta , t c " ratter of a love-sick lack-a-daisical simpleton fler. 'l'h naivete, as well as an abundance of comic P°fcsecateZ, whole of the characters were most creditab9, l ' ed. l e and the piece throughout was capitally Per l° „`d - $ 8 , 05 ,'" the short piece, entitled " Foreign Airs a i o rel Graces," which was written expressly, t o a d Fitzwilliam an opportunity for displaying wing If. hh e of talent which she possesses, that lady was 'l n fear, ~; ge delightful in a very high degree, appe,aring ferent characters, in one of which (Mademoiselle and e Entrechat) a French danseuse, she danced a Y„ T re ble,' a la Taglioni, in good taste and with pleasingad/1;i in another (Signora Solfadoremi) an Italian ."; r to t v ,r she sang a buffo song, similar in style and aul l „%aico i h d of the celebrated Signor de Begnis, in 1 1 r Of 'A la Musica," giving directions for the perforinaase4 instruments eve different in the orchestra. Th,„ is :e be ~ given with much gusto, and it, as well as th e preceding scene, was rapturously appla uded $l O, l O audience. The " Ascent of Mount Parnass aa ,pie cl ° usual, well rececived, and many parts of it w P , thunders of applause from all parts of the house. Aiiel e' AT THE ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE the eatertf;os have been of their usual character, and the Per . t h eind generally have been well attended and received _4 O ll, satisfaction by the audience. Towards the c 0 y i d the week the engagement of Mr. E. L. Davenport ?pi ' 0 0 ' F. Vining terminated with a joint benefit, on Wia o 'oato r i sion their friends and admirers mustered well 11 06 day evening they were succeeded by Mr. Plc-here of Mrs.. Fitzwilliam, who opened their campaign 4fe the play of " Green Bushes." As in the Il ea " they were enthusiastically welcomed --,--•--.- E , LATEST INTELLIGE,ii MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 29' BY ELECTRIC TELEG There is no foreign news of interest. g to TATTERSALL'S BETTING.—Tffrs I CHELMSFORD STAKES.-5 to 2 agst Retail, taiT e 'F i e' t o agst Waverley ; even on Retail and Garfort h agst t 9 to 0 0 1 Sr. LEOEa.—Even on West Australian , taken; io ta!" Sittingbourne, taken; 6 to 1 agat Rataplan, taken The Reiver, taken. • n ster , 1;e 0 ; C ES AREWITCH STAKES.-50 to 1 agst IsTewnl .sce, 50 to 1 agst Scarecrow, taken • 50 to 1 agst Den'T e n; 5 ' 50 to agst Winter, taken; 50 to 1 agat Rosal ba,tß ' ' aolit Invasion, taken ; 50 to 1 agst Torment , taRVI" st 'DERBY.-7 to 1 agst Autocrat, taken; 25 to Ll t o I 30 to I agat First Lord; 33 to 1 agst AlembiC; asi °ll ' Meteora. o st i tt : ii t CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES.-1000 20 as offered; 1000 to 15 agst Peggy, offered ; 1000 1, horse, offered FUNDS, STOCK, AND SHARE The English market, influenced by the improves -roe experienced a slight advance, but a further rise in ~,,ino.l announced, a relapse ensued, the market eventually aii at opening. Little alteration in Railway Shares; 1 : 4 tV limited ; the preparation for the settlement engat.'ostell general attention; Continuations rule low. In Great it o " dealers borrowers, at backwardation. Mining, 14 03 ' Bank Shares unaltered. Foreign market unchanged. -- CLOSING PRICES. - fi l i; Consols, Account .. 1 98 *'Bank Stock ......... .0J Do. Money.... I 98 * Excheq. Bills, L. lk Three&QrperCents.. 101* i ii FOREIGN STOCKS. , 263 2 Spanish Passives..:• .... , Turkish ..... .• ••::... . 233 f Swedish .. •••" • • . 473 2 , ro 111, 6 1 RAILWAY SHARES. ~,,. WOO' . s`• Amberg.,Nottingham, London & ~* westeril and E. Junction London & S ti , and 27 li i Bristol and Exeter — Manches., a - • ..• •71 Caledonian Do. Preference East Anglian Eastern Counties East Lancashire — Do. F r ` •• 41 Eastern Union A - Norfolks .......... .. Ditto B and C — North Staffor d gir- , Edinburgh & Glasgow ShrewsburY au .... , A i Great Northern 833 43 mingharo •;i 'i. t or. 6 0 7' Do. A — Do. L. &N• v i 'l'iTone r Do. B — S. Eastern a .. 11 tie, so d 60 Great Western - ..• Lanc.and Yorkshire 75 Do. Fifths — Be D rvr o. ick • v ;.i r i e i fee ' nre 'si n 'o c li Leeds Northern l5 3 Do. •• • - i i, : patu• , London, Brighton, and York and N. . 1 ra ce South Coast — Do. P re fe r SHARES. cl:i'lisArgoetihgnurpoloisatlltsaldrasarilla.llB..alinil ..:. .........: . 1 . • : SHARES. Peel River .. :.. • South Australian Van Diemen s• •• Mexicans Do. Threes Spanish Deferred Do. Threes MINING Noveau Monde Registered Cordeliera Ave Maria Carson's Creek Port Philip _ . . LAND Australian Agricultural 34 6 S. Australian Invest, l 2 Crystals 10 1 ' CORN MARKET. -0 jp The show of English Wheat is scanty, but of F°L - 0 0; t The trade opened very firm, and high prices O e art er ' 1 , 0 1 4 Monday's currency being exceeded by 4s Per (I° ,oi 6 ' 1 4 15 commencement of business. Barley very scarce , fl' t tti t dearer. The Oat trade steady, at 6d to Is adv an A c p e r. ` t b 4t per sack higher. Beans and Peas are fully as " h it i oer . of close, Flour advanced to 60s per sack, being 55 ; 0 - ailnel l American 32s 6d per barrel. The high prie es ,, -e f Wheat interfered very much with sales, but Pr'' — f i ti ati'V as on Friday, closing at Is per quarter advauc e; o :ts i d4 ° r ld goes much sought after, mostly for Ireland. _,,, supply from Archangel ; prices about the sa; / , to Beans, and Peas fully as high. Fine new narleirorer English. Irish• 24 V0 2565 Iris _ Wheat Barley Oats .. Malt .. Beans Peas .. Flour ~ 153 3047 422 161 1689 g 09. PRODUCE MARKE T ' 8S 10'It' • . a e i ye llow Sugar.—Foreign : Several buyers of Yel•-' 0 bro'.l/ at 225. to 265. In Refined there is more &lob,' n od; 3 , 5 , t" sold at 455. 6d. to 465. Coffee is rou c p lan tar' Ceylon selling at 465. to 475., low to fine ,7:0 0 F .to st 745. For Tea the demand is dull; pri ce° Ig. • rO O •ve iin very good demand ; white Bengal 00 5d. , , j Rum is active : Leewards at 2s. 4d. tO 9s. vic OY e l ontc j India, 2s. 3d. Brandy brisk and rising' tOilcl request; rates are advancing. Cocl iin , - d. clean Honduras silvers realized ss. tO 56- tif o atPe .A 0 The stock is 16, 1 98 AL 0 c L u O k W MARK:EI. asi‘S 5 Cy last year. The deliveries ar s e a l g ,7 a 7 i s ns c la:::::gacinst 2'433 0 same time last year. Beasts sold at 2d per stone t r ades advan ciCVrSlieeP rri CATTLE MAR - prl a lßc d iaeu v elft a ft n otr c ua e .d d .e. p rices. unaltered. iA 2 45 s 8 2d d t o o 5 4: 4 8 d d I V r g r a u l . 1.. ~ mbs readily blOUght Lambs, 4s. Od. to SA. 4 0, • 85 1 Calves ........ .... 22150 I Pigs ........ ARRIVALS. Norfolk and Suffolk Beasts ........... . g ( i t i i . 150 0 Cambridge, Leicester, Linco ln ' a ... • • • 2 4° ampton Beasts ...................... .. 15 Scotch Beasts ..... : ................. ~. l v o vo Holland Beasts .... ......................... .. Do. Sheep ........................ Do. Calves ................. Do. Pigs ................ . ... Prussian Beasts ........... Spanish 8ea5t5........ Do. Sheep .. • • French Calves ta 4 0 ii 6cl .- 0 25 6 d to de Ss fAe Beasts Sheep and Lambs O. (1 0 ' MANCHESTER STOCK EXCILA-- • 144 Chesh i re J u nction, Si dis.; Eastern Counties, 11'00' an d Northwestern, ; M a nchester, Sheffield ) S ST LEEDOCK EXI - L AY ° 3, Lancas hire and Yorkshire, 75i; North British, eastern and Dover, 21 3-16ths. LATEST SHIPPIN G I NTELLIGg sl 7 ' S HAN GHAI, JUNE 21.—The Sir H. Potti ng pool, got ashore , but came off and arrived here olt 2 i re - 3rt e a ° KoNo, JULY 7.—The I ndia arrived be sotter on the 28th had her topg allant masts and Yards - V erj lightning. had cohnltoaoct.AnoaE, JULY 27. —The Watervritch i and North American the walls for ter 'e have had tc rent damage HONG 30 on Saturday mails, a full cargo am Mr. J. Bramley-Moore LIVERPOOL : mornid'i Printed and Published every SON claft,4l4W Proprietor, ROBERT PEARSON r P erf Percy-street, at the STANDARD GE N 1,46 OFFICE, No. 4 Si'. GEORGE 'a CS I°C." Auzult 30 1853. he United States am Ward Alm:ally Info ment commissioners and the priests of the Roman Ca tholic Church in Ireland. He next adverted to the attempts recently made by the Roman Catholic Bishops to exclude from the Government schools a class book on the Evidences of Christianity, which had been drawn up by Dr. Whately, Archbishop of Dublin, and to the subsequent withdrawal of that book from the schools by an order from the Government Commissioners and he showed from this fact that there was every _ disposition on the part of le existing Governm Romish priests in matters affecting the education of the youth of Ireland. The honourable gentleman next com plained that the Protestants of Ireland were debarred from those advantages, with regard to a Scriptural education, which the Protestants of England enjoyed ; and he illus trated this by showing that Government grants were made in England to the Church of England, Wesleyan, and Dissenting schools, in which the Bible was read ; but that Government would not allow the Church Education So ciety for Ireland any grants, simply because they adhered to the rule of every true Protestant institution, to make the bible the most essential book in their schools. He earnestly called upon the meeting to assist the Church Education Society for Ireland, under the circumstances in whichit was placed by the government refusing to make any grants to the society. The question had been asked would they not give up something to secure the blessings of education ? He for one could not be a party to a com promise which excluded from education a knowledge of the Word of God.. He said the Reformation had made England what it was. by giving her the free Word of God. (Cheers.) In no place had the Queen more loyal subjects than the Protestants of Ireland. (Cheers.) Protestan tism had, he said, been the means of improving the moral as well as the physical condition of Ireland. At the con clusion of a long and animated address, the right hon. gentleman moved the adoption of the first resolution, to the effect that education should be founded on the Scrip tures, and the society could not countenance any system of education from which the Bible was excluded, _ The Rev. G. SIDNEY SMITH, D.D. secondedthe resolution, and, in doing so, said, that the present was one of the most interesting meetings which he had attended in con nection with the society. He said the deputation con sidered that if they had a favourable opportunity of laying their case before the people of England, they might safely calculate on powerful assistance. Recent events had made it painfully apparent, that what was termed the united system of education was one which conscientiously they could not tolerate. The Archbishop of Dublin had been aroused to denounce the system in strong language, and it was not a matter to be wondered at that he should do so, as measures had been resolved on at the National Board which constrained him to withdraw from any participation in theii proceedings. The people of Ireland were not, he said, averse to scripture education, although no doubt the Popish priests were. This was borne out by the fact, that twenty years ago there were 6,000 Scripture schools in Ireland ; now, under the Board and its system of united education, there were only 4,000. The system of united education was one which could not, he said, be received other wise than with suspicion, when it was recollected that the priests had agreed to accept it, as they said, under the circumstances. They have used the system to suit their own ends, and now they declare they will not have it ; infact they declare,what is true, that there is no such system in existence. The scriptural element was first banished from the system, and now it has been found inadequate to convey even a secular education. It had been truly said by his right honourable friend that principle was the same in Ireland as in England, but he had omitted to remark that our present rulers do not pretend to govern by principle, but by expediency. The plan of uniting children of different denominations for the purposes of education would not be tolerated in England ; and when Sir George Grey said that the exclusion of religion in education in Ehgland would be an insult to the earnest religious feeling of the English people, did he mean to say Ithat the same omission in Ireland was not also an insult to the earnest religious feeling of the Irish people ; or did he mean to intimate that there is no earnest religious feeling in Ireland ? Such treatment, he main tained, was not in accordance with that fair-play which Englishmen like. (Cheers). All we want, continued he, is a clear stage and no favour. (Cheers). We want to plant a Bible School by the side of every National School in Ireland, and if enabled to do so, it would soon be seen that the latter would be emptied. Lord Aberdeen had recently remarked that one of the most commendable features of the National Schools was that no case of pro selytism had. occurred in them (hear, hear). The advo cates of the scriptural, system on the other hand, held that it was an indispensable feature of that system that it should make proselytes (hear, hear, and loud cheers). It had already been eloquently remarked, that nothing is so much dreaded by the popish priesthood as the Bible —God's word, he said, was the fear and the hatred of popery. Among certain classes, it had been fashionable to represent the objects of the society as mischievous and impracticable. As to the mischief, if successful, the society would certainly extinguish that extraordinary instititution, the national board; but there might be difference of opinion as to the amount of mischief inflicted by that operation (a laugh). As to its impracticability, every one was aware that a great gospel movement was in operation in Ireland, and even the blood-stained fields of Tipperary furnished satisfactory evidence, in the absence of crime, of the extent and the benefits of that movement. The object held in view by the society was to uphold the honour of the word of God—to maintain its integrity— and to have it read in our schools. He concluded by seconding the resolution ; which, having been put from the chair, was carried unanimously. The Venerable the ARCIIDEI:CON of WATERFOED moved the adoption of the second resolution, which alluded to the inadequacy of the means at the command of the society, unaided as it is by any parliamentary grant, and set forth the claims it had upon the friends of scriptural education. It likewise adverted to the cause of thank fulness existing for the success which had attended the society's exertions. The operations of the society, he said, were based and dependent on principle, and if its pro ceedings did not approve themselves to the consciences, support could not be expected. It had, he said, been generally customary to hold up . the proceedings of the m society as wayward—as flying the face of authority. The society, he could safely say, was actuated only by a desire to uphold the honour and integrity of God's Holy Word. The nature of the compromise which had been attempted to be carried out by the advocates of the national system had been sufficiently characterised, and the extent of its failure had been well described. He then went over some of the arguments used by those who pretend to say that the introduction of that system had a tendency to allay irritation, and subdue bad feeling ; for his own part, he could scarcely conceive anything more likely to engender feelings of irritation than an intimation that God's word was to be the only subject excluded from consideration. It had been often said that a sound secu lar education was one of the best things which could be given to man. To some extent that might be true ; secular education was no doubt good, but not that secular education which, admitting every other sub ject, is altogether silent as to the worship of God and the study of the Bible—(cheers). On exami nation, however, it would be found that even secular education was not imparted under the national system Good books had undoubtedly been published under the sanction of the board ; but recent events had proved that there was no security for those good books continuing to be used in the schools conducted under the auspices of the board. He read long extracts from the 18th re port on the state of education in Ireland, from which it appeared that the teachers of those schools, particularly those in which the priests took much share in the manage ment were very negligent in the discharge of their duties, and giving a fearful picture of the ignorance of the pupils attending the national schools. He stated, likewise, as a truth beyond contradiction, that those were national schools to be met with in nunneries, where all access and inspection is rigorously denied. He concluded by an eloquent appeal to the generosity of the people of England for support to the society in its arduous and im portant struggle. The Rey. JAMES SMITH, Rector of Strabane, seconded the resolution, and, in doing so, said that if one lesson more than any other had been inculcated by the struggles of Ireland, it had been that we should withdraw our dependence from man, and place it on the strength of Him who is the same yesterday, to-day, and for ever. He went on to show that, by a derelection of principle, the society might easily be made participators in the funds under the controul of the national board, who would receive them with open arms. But, he said, the clergy of Ireland were actuated by higher motives. He next adverted to the mistaken views which had been inculcated by those who advocated concessions to Popery, and gave as illustrations the entire failure of those predictions of peace and good fellowship which had been made by the supporters of emancipation, in 1829, and of the permanency of the Maynooth grant, in 1849 ; .the latter a measure, he said, which, in the words of its author, the late. Sir Robert Peel, had been carried in the face of a reclaiming people. The resolution was put from the chair, and unani mously carried. The Rev. *Dr. MaSTEILE, on rising, was:received with loudly expressed applause. After a graceful allusion to the lateness of the hour, he said he should not detain the meeting with a lengthened address. He could not, how ever, forbear from saying that he looked on the present as a peculiarly favourable occasion on which some practical suggestion for improving the position of the scriptural education in question. He remarked that it was a subject worthy of the character and antecedents of the chairman —of the dignity of his position as a member of parliament —of his honour as one of the members for Liverpool— (tremendous cheering) and worthy of his sagacity to en deavour to suggest some practical measure on the subject, which all of them could follow—(loud cheers). In con clusion, he proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. Horsfall, for his kindness in attending the meeting, and presiding.— (Great cheering.) The Rev. F. BARKER seconded the motion, which was carried by acclamation. Mr. HORSFALL, in acknowledging the compliment, ex pressed his readiness to follow anything of a practical nature which might be suggested to him. He reminded the meeting, however, that the hands of a member of parliament were much strengthened by petitions, nu merously signed : He had, he said, had the honour of presenting petitions on commercial subjects from Liver pool, and he hoped that, next session, he should have one on the subject of Scriptural education to present. (Great cheering.) . The meeting then broke ill amounted to £l6. 2s. The stun collected [We are not aware as to whose excellent management ma y be attributed the fac mlent an nouncing the above me Radical and dissentine t appeared in every 'pool —was in serted in ONLY ONE Cox A.TITE JOIJ ,NAL, and that to excuse for this leglect of those similar AMERICAN MAILS New -1 les the 150 passengers, among whom w who is about to make a Canada. Mr. Justice Eric depart uvw meetin days i