The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-01-20 00:00:00

Impenetrable secrecy still hangs over the inten tions of her Majesty's Government, with respect to the nature of the measure about to be introduced for the settlement of the corn laws. That there is to be such a measure, and that differences with respect to it led to the late break up of the Cabinet, there can now remain no doubt. It is the degree and the machinery only of the protection to be afforded to which the public mind is now directed, with an in tense earnestness of mingled fear and hope, which we never remember to have existed regarding any political question, The merest straw thrown up, which can he supposed to indicate the probable course of events, is watched with anxious eyes. Every chance word which drops from lips supposed to be in a position to speak out upon the subject is eagerly canvassed ; and yet all remains uncertainty, —bewildering and painful according to the degree in which men feel themselves affected in the question upon which they speculate. Beyond the mere subject of the corn laws, there is one issue towards which a pdrtion of the public attention and anxiety is just now especially directed. A large body of the community have embarked their capital in railway projects to be submitted to the consideration of Parliament in the ensuing session. A vast outlay has been incurred in the necessary surveys, and the preparation of the necessary plans, &c.; and the time is close at hand when some mil lions of money will have to be deposited in accord ance with the requirements of the standing orders of both Houses, in the hands of the Accountant-Gene ral of the Board of Trade. Hence the question is anxiously canvassed—" Will the measure of Sir Robert Peel, with respect to the settlement of the corn law question, be of such a nature as to excite the strenuous opposition of his usual supporters and compel him, in his attempt to carry it, to resort to a dissolution of the new Parliament i" Such a step, taken at the early period of the session, will, accord ing to the ordinary practice impose upon railway companies the necessity of commencing their pro ceedings de novo, and thus entail upon them :vinous expenses, besides retarding the progress of works, to whose carrying out the country looks with great in terest. In addition to this evil, a dissolution would lock up for a session the ten per cent. upon the capital of the various companies, about to be depo sited in the Board of Trade. Until this doubt, as to the duration of the present session and the ability of the present Parliament to deal with the various schemes before it, is cleared up, speculation, whether for permanent investment or otherwise, must obvi ously be suspended. It has already paralyzed our stock markets, and rendered any attempt to realize the money invested in even the most promising and legitimate undertakings an impossibility. We pro pose to inquire whether the fears to which we have referred are well founded ; and, if in doing so, we shall have to trespass upon the patience of those of our readers who do not feel themselves interested in the subject, we may remind them that there are others, and a numerous class, to whom it is one of vital concern, affecting their interests and their position in the world more immediately than the question of the corn laws itself. In the first place we would submit that it is not nece-sary or certain that a dissolution of Parlia ment should throw back the new companies for a year, or involve new surveys, new plans, or new deeds, with the repetition of the compliance already made with the standing orders. The House of Commons, last year, permitted the schemes, upon whose merits they had commenced their enquiry, to stand over, and gave them liberty to commence in the ensuing session, at the stage which they bad reached at the prorogation. It may be agreed, however, that this step could not be justified in a case where such unfinished enquiry would have to be taken up by a new tribunal—a new parliament, composed of men who had not heard a word of the past evidence. Probably it would not be attempted. But we much question whether a dissolution, if it take place at all this year, will not come at so early a period of the session as to render it unlikely that the entirely new schemes can have passed through the very first stages. There would not be the slightest difficulty, therefore, in their corning at once before the new• parliament to go through the whole of the necessary ordeal, without being made to re-survey, and comply again with the standing orders. A short Bill would, we think, be granted before the dissolution, enabling them to de this, and thereby save a vast unnecessary outlay of money and delay of time. But shall we be destined to see a dissolution, at all, this year ? We think not; and our reasons for so thinking are many. In the first place, we feel convinced that Sir Robert Peel, and the Duke of Wellington are not the kind of statesmen likely to stake their existence, as ministers, upon a measure which they do not, at least, think themselves pos sessed of means to carry. Whatever may be the form or the extent of that measure—whether total repeal, or a large step that way—they will be pro vided with something to allay the opposition and break the fall of the agricultural body. They have found the present Parliament most pliant fn their hands—most feeble in its resistance to aggression— most conveniently forgetful of pledges and of prin ciples ; and they would not be likely to increase their power of carrying any Free Trade measure by an appeal to the agricultural constituencies, in their present excited state, although the commercial con stituencies might perhaps aid them with a few addi tional representatives of the Anti-Corn Law League. The premier and his colleagues will therefore prefer to work with materials which they have tested — whose capability of gulping down new tariffs, and new commercial principles, they know by past ex perience ; and they will frame their corn-law mea sure with a nice adaptation to that capability, and with such adjuncts and sauce, as will serve to ren der the distasteful morsel endurable to the palate. Presuming, however, the forthcoming measure of ' government to be one of the boldest and most sweeping description, there is, in our opinion, little chance of such a very strenuous opposition as would be required to drive the Premier to a second re signation or to a dissolution. We see ominous signs of defection amongst the ranks of the most ultra of the protection party. Scarcely a meeting of the protection society takes place without some in fluential member, whose countenance was depended upon by his constituents, pleading to be excused attendance, and covering his recreant conduct under a shower of professions and vague generalities, or, if present, pleading for time to consider and care fully avoiding any specific pledge. Thus, of the twelve Conservative members for Shropshire, who were recently invited to a protection meeting to be held at Shrewsbury, we find no less than five re fusing to attend. Mr. Tomiine declines because he " has not the honour of being a member of the society." One would have thought that, if con vinced of the necessity of opposing Sir Robert Peel, and standing up for protection to British agricul ture, the present crisis was the time to become a member. Mr. ForteFcue "waits to see what the measures are which it is the intention of the govern ment to introduce." Mr. Milnes Gaskell simply "cannot attend," but states that his principles are unchanged. Mr. Whitmore does not think it ne cessary to travel to Shrewsbury when he can as easily explain his sentiments at Bridgenorth. Mr, Ackers has a cold, and shall be prevented attending, but " so long as he has a seat in the legislature, shall give his humble, but strenuous, opposition to all measures emanating from the Anti-Corn-Law League or its supporters." How with respect to measures emanating directly from a Conservative Cabinet ? Lord Clive, who was present, " would do his best to secure them what they were entitled to ; but, until he knew what was Sir Robert Peel's plan, it was impossible for him .to tell precisely what course he should pursue." Such frigidity as the above does not at all lead to the notion that any very strenuous opposition is to be offered to Sir Robert Peel. The following, how. ever, more plainly indicates that grumbling con cession is to be the order of the day amongst the We regret that we have only space in our present number to call attention to the able speech and the elaborate and most encouraging statistics, brought forward at the Council Meeting, yesterday, bearing upon the progressing prosperity of our Dock Estate, by its indefatigable chairman, Mr. J. Bram ley Moore. There . are few men, so blinded by poli tical prejudices as to deny that the present chairman, and his colleagues, have brought, and are con ducting, the affairs of the Trust reposed in them to a state of prosperity, for which Liverpool will have to be grateful, and by which her commerce will be provided for, and stimulated, for years to come. There was some show of aptitude for the end, for which it was doubtless got up, in the late meeting of agricultural labourers, held at Goatacre, to show to the world the extent to which the Corn Laws ex tend their protective shadow over that neglected body. It was a well arranged melodrame—full of telling points—too miserably true, we fear, in its darker features—reminding us with considerable force of that " happy peasantry " which we have been accustomed to dream and to talk about, as ap pended to the soil of Great Britain. The notion of seven shillings a:week, with a grinding poor-law, for men to live upon and bring up in honesty six or seven children, was strongly presented to the na tional mind by this assemblage of labourers by mixed candle light and moon light, with a cart for their rostrum, and the cold of a January night for their atmosphere. It told its tale more forcibly than the eloquence of a hundred Anti-Corn-law meetings or a score of monster subscriptions. But you may farcify anything—even the evidence of misery—; and the open-air meeting of the opera tives of Liverpool, got up on Thursday evening in Clayton-square has farcified even the telling meeting of the labourers of Wiltshire. The speakers at the latter were men with whose startling details of their sufferings and neglected condition we could be amazed and grieved ; the speakers at the former ex hibit nothing like the reality of suffering, by which the poor agriculturists were prompted to place their case before mankind. The one was the prompting of those real and truthful feelings of wretchedness, the expression of which is even eloquent ; the other was the maudlin raving of similated suffering. But there is even more than this difference in the character of the two meetings. We ask of any of our readers to refer to a report of the meeting at Goatacre, and show us in what the poor men as sembled there deviated from the strict object for which they were assembled. Which of the speak ers at this meeting indulged in harsh denunciation of their superiors ? Which of them launched into philippics against aristocracy, against the Church, or against religion ? None. Yet our Clayton square spouters were not at all squeamish on such points. Which of them came most to the real question at issue? Undeniably the poor agricultu ral labourers. One speaker amongst them could tell what his income had been for nearly two years past—how he had expended it, and how he had la boured to husband it rightly. But where was the plea of the Liverpool operative ? Where his argu ment or his proof that he is aggrieved by the agri cultural body ? The one has a direct case. He can point to the protection which the law gives to native agriculture and remind his landlord that such protection only allows him pauper's wages. The others—the Simmondses of the Clayton-square meeting—tell us that they have plenty of bread and to spare ; and raving is the staff of their argument. We arc ashamed of the contrast. It is disgraceful to the boasted enlightenment of towns, and most creditable to the better feeling and better temper of the men, whom our modern Solons are accustomed to treat as so many clods or stones. But enough of the subject. A perusal of the re port of the meeting, as given and, no doubt, dressed up to the utmost in the Mercury, is sufficient to sa tisfy any thinking man of its real character. The subject of this evening's lecture at St. Andrew's Church will be " The Christian's Duty in Common Life." THE PROTESTANT ALLIANCE.—The new confedera tion, styling itself the " Protestant Alliance," which, merging the name of " Orangeism," purposes to em brace within its ranks all classes of Protestants, has put forth a strong manifesto or declaration of the principles on which it has been founded. It is adopted by some of the best men in Ireland. THE CENTRAL BUILDING SOCIETIES.--OH Monday evening last the anniversary of these societies was cele brated by a dinner at the Brunswick Hotel, Hanover street, at which about thirty of the members were present. The dinner was served up in excellent style, and with a liberality which reflected the highest credit, on the host, Mr. Whiteman. The chair was occupied by Mr. F. F. Chinn. Trinity Church, Huddersfield, after having been tho roughly repaired, painted, and beautified, was re-opened on Thursday, the Bth instant, for public worship. Di vine service was read by the Rev. N. Manning, M.A., the respectful incumbent. Rev. H. Stowell preached both morning and evening to crowded and attentive audi ences. On the following Sunday three sermons were preached for the same purpose, those in the morning and evening by the Rev. T. Nolan, of this town ; and that in the afternoon by the Rev. Mr. Haig, Incumbent of St. Paul's, Huddersfield. The congregations, especially that in the evening, were numerous, and the amount of the collections exceeded £l5O. "The general - talk is, that the Corporation got into a blunder when they sold the land on Wallasey Pool, and nevsr got out of it since; that mis-management was aggravated by a palpable hostile feeling entertained towards the Birkenhead people ; that the mistake which precipitated the sale, ought to have been long since corrected by a re-purchase! and that it is not even yet too late ! ! that the mercantile mind is only now awaken ing to the prospect before us, and that Docks in Wallasey Pool are essential to the progress of that prosperity." By way of inducement to theOrpo'ratio'n to buy back again the property which they have so mistakenly parted with, our contemporary's " talkers' iassure us that, with a free trade in corn, Liverpool is to become not only "the granary" of the world, but that Liverpool and Bir kenhead are to become successful rivals of Manchester, even in manufacturing. "What has been done on the banks of the canal, they say, may be done on the extended and unappropriated banks of Wallasey Pool. Mills may abound there, as well as on our canal; coal can be brought from Wales to Birkenhead at a price below that for which they are sold at Manchester; and the Liverpool and Bury railway will, by and by, lay them down at a charge equally moderate, at the extremity of Vaux hall-road. Our population is numerous; our facilities are greater than those of any other place ; for the cotton is landed, and when spun or woven, shipped here. We save the_ expense of doubla transit, and, what is of greater value, time.". Factories in' Wallasey Pool, as well - as docks and warehouses ! There's a chance for gentlemen who wish to specula° upon the "unappropriated banks," which the corporation, we have no doubt, would readily be induced to sell. It puzzles our poor heads, certainly, tl tell where the supply of fresh water required for steam and manufacturing purposes could be got; but such very clever people could get over this or any other difficulty. The next generation will, no doubt, see reservoirs erected down the sides of Bidston Hill and Bleach Crofts, whitening the mud and bog of the unappropriated banks of Wallasey Pool. THE MERCURY'S SLANDERS ON THE MAYOR The Mercury is, really, becoming too excruciating in her character of the Mrs. Caudle of our local politics. On Friday last she perpetrated a piec e o f slander, which amazed us, and really made us doubt whether there was a spark of virtue left in mankind or in Mayor, Mr. David Hodgson, she said, and we acquit the very respectable Cook of the Town-hall of having prompted her, that the present Mayor had reduced the wages of the waiters at the Town-hall dinners from 6s. a-week to 55., and thereupon she opened upon his unfortunate Worship a volley of what, we suppose, she calls sarcasm, which ought certainly to have annihilated him, " He has reduced their wages (said Mrs. Caudle, pathetically) from 6s. to 55., and not only so, but, in order to carry the eco comic movement a little further, he has reduced the number of waiters from eleven (the usual number) to eight, and still fur ther, employs his own servants to keep a watch upon the other waiters, lest they should be tempted to taste the good things provided for the select few are now honoured with a seat at the Mayor's dinner table." Pooh ! pooh ! Mrs. Caudle. The Mayor has done nothing of the sort. You have been dreaming, good old lady. The waiters, how elderly females do sympathize with the imaginary woes of flunkies ! are not reduced at all, either in number or in price. And, as to employi n g his own servants to wait at table every gentleman, and every mayor, brings his own servants to wait at the Town-hall, or any other public entertainment, and thereby gives the guests the benefit of the services of the hired waiters. Really, our poor Mercury must be getting down in the) world when she is compelled to invent subjects, and of so paltry a sort, for her weekly railings. Our contemporary ought to stick to the politi cal vein, in which she shines as luminously as a penny tallow. When she takes to the inventive vein, she sim ply makes herself ridiculous —and worse. Seriously, and it is scarcely possible to be serious upon such a subject—we pledge ourselves that the whole of the improbable story of the Mercury is utterly untrue, as it is preposterously unlikely to be so. Not a waiter employed has received, or is likely to receive, a shillin g less than in former mayoralties. SOUTHERN HOSPITAL.—The annual meeting of this excellent institution was held yesterday, and was nume rously attended. The Chair having been taken by J. B. Yates, Esq., the president, the :report of the committee was read, and was highly gratifying. It appeared from it, that, the last January report alluded to the extended usefulness of the hospital, and the probability of an en largement of the building becoming necessary. In c•.n templation of this, the committee had prepared plans for raising the wings, and south end, and proceeded to solicit means to carry their views into effect. Their efforts were not premature, for the number of patients had since so much increased, that it had been necessary to place a few of them in beds on the floor. The number of patients admitted from Ist January, 1845, to same date 1846, was 643, being an increase of 127 on the previous year. The number of outpatients was about the same. Each year brought new proofs of the necessity of the establishment in the locality, and of the benefits it diffused. Had the eight sufferers from the bursting of the tank in Rock street, been carried to either of the other two hospitals, life would probably have become extinct in two of the cases before they arrived. The committee had appointed a chaplain of the church of England, the Rev. T. Nolan, who most zealously ministered to all whose condition would permit them to collect in one room, and he also went round the wards offering spiritual consolation to those on beds of suffering. Every patient was, however, at liberty to call in a minister of his own persuasion, and clergymen of every denomination were invited to visit, and as they best could to promote Chistian feeling piety, and resignation. The committee concluded by renewing their earnest appeal to their townsmen, as they are still in want of a considerable sum to enable them to proceed with the new buildings, while the current expenditure is yearly becoming greater. A vote of thanks was passed to the president for his great services to the institutiop.. Mr. Yates returned thanks, and spoke strongly in behalf of benefits to arise from an extension of the buildings. Thanks were also heartily voted to Mr. Platt, the treasurer, who feelingly replied. Other reso lutions (which will be found in another column) were then passed, and the meeting dispersed. Peter Parley's name is Samuel Griswold Goodrich; he is the son of a clergyman of Connecticut, a state which has sent forth more literary men than any other n America. After reading these documents, Mr. HENRY CROS FIELD said, that after the full account which had just been laid before the subscribers, he felt reluctant to oc cupy their time, by making any remarks; but he wished to call attention to the g reat step which the committee had taken relative to the purchase of new premises. This charity offered great facility to the admission of patients. No recommendation was necessary. Poverty and suffer ings were the only recommendations required ; and, as far as practicable, they were relieved. The patients had become more numerous as the charity had become known, and many times, during the past year, upwards of one hundred patients came seeking relief in one day. In the present small premises, it was impossible to find even standing room for half that number, consequently they had been obliged to stand in toe street, waiting their turn. They were there exposed to influences which frequently had a tendency to aggravate the symptoms from which they sought relief; and, under these circumstances, the .com mitt:T felt they would not be doing their duty if they did not endeavour to obviate that evil. Their first idea was to obtain land, and erect a new building ; but they found that would be incurring too great an expense. After much Ansideration, and the inspection of several pieces which had been offered, they concluded the arrangement which the meeting had heard read. It would be observed that £l4OO were required to complete the purchase, and for this sum the committee now made their appeal to the generosity of their fellow-townsmen. They made this appeal very confidently, for they believed this charity had good claims upon the sympathy of the public, and that their call would be liberally responded to. Through the past year 52 individuals had received their sight, most of whom had not the means of obtaining relief elsewhere. Had it not been for the existence of this charity, they would most probably have been in darkness at this mo ment ; and had the charity done nothing more than that, it would have been an ample return for the amount of money expended. But there was a host of other cases who had receiver! assistance here, and which, if it had not been for the timely aid rendered to them, the maladies which afflicted them would have increased to such an extent that total blindness would have ensued, and they and their families must have been thrown upon the public for support (Hear, hear.) In an economical point of view this charity had, therefore, great claims upon the pub! c. He was glad to see so many gentlemen who had hitherto rendered liberal assistance to this charity, and he called upon them to lend another helping hand to it, and by their exertions and influence assist the com mittee to make up the sum required for the building. He made this appeal with the greatest confidence, because he firmly believed, when the charity was once firmly in the position they sought to place it in—free from debt—and they could not, with their small income, afford to have any encumbrances : they would be able to enlarge its usefulness without materially increasing the expenditure. He hoped, therefore, at the end of this present year, he should be able to congratulate the subscribers upon the oherity beibg placed in the situation the Committee desired; namely, entirely free from (1,13t7eml the income fully adequate to the expenditure. (Hear.) Mr. NEILL then read the following,— Sir, of the usefulness of the Li%erpool Eye and Ear Infirmary the statistical table which I hold in my hand is the proof. It is a record of some very interesting facts. It informs us, that out of every thousand individuals of our town community, more than one, who is poor and needy, has been aflFcted with some serious ailment of the eye, which has called forth the assistance of this institu tion in its alleviation. Even from the fact of 3,462 per sons having applied for relief, and having had that relief instantly and effectually afforded to them. Now, that the management of the institution may be clearly understood, it will be well for me to state that the system upon which it has been worked has been, to have the doors thrown open to all, who are suffering from the specific diseases which it treats, every day of the week, except the Sab bath ; and that the only recommendation required shall be poverty and disease. The system is found to work well, as I shall show to you—but it deprives the public of the opportunity of estimating the necessity of such a charity; because when a recommendation is required the afflicted one is obliged to hunt about for his recommenda tion note, and thus calls forth to notice the want of !such an hospital. Now as our doors are open to all who are poor, the poor flock directly to us for relief, and the pub lic know nothing of their sufferings ; which would be the reverse if a recommendatory introduction were required. But inflammation, or injuries to the eye producing inflam mation, will not brook delay with impunity. The beauti ful transparent structures of this important organ will not bear to be tampered with by delay—one hour of neglect will destroy these delicate transparencies, and by delay of relief the sufferer would be left to deplore the loss of that sense, which of all others is the most prized, and if lost is the most deplored. Light was the that work of creation. How great a treasure is its reality ! How precious to en joy sight! How sad the loss of sight! How satisfactory must it be to you, the friends of this charity. to have it in your power, witl;God's assistance, in so many instances to save so useful a sense ! _ _ _ The OPeicieois - Of the Eye and Ear Infirmary receive those who are wounded in the great public and private works of this huge town and neighbourhood every day. Two hundred and eighty-six engineers and artisans con nected with these great works have been relieved in your hospital in the past year. These 'pen are chiefly from the railways and foundries, and are to their employers of so much importance, that even in a selfish point of view, their support of this institution is quite apparent ; and when the master's attention has been respectfully called to our needs for the workmen's wants, I have no doubt that we shall have the necessary and increased support. There are some other facts I wish to draw your atten tion to, deduced from this statistical table. There has been in the past year a frightful increase in small pox ophthalmia. I have rarely had to record more than three cases in a single year—in the past year there were no less than thirteen cases of great severity,—all cases where sight was injured or lost. Now how happens this? Is the local system of vaccination defective? Is vaccination a preventive? lAM SURE IT Is; but is vaccination tested in the public vaccine establishment? I raise the enquiry ; I merely state a fact, and one of importance to the health of towns. My table tells me that the north-west wind of the past year, and the great dampness of the atmosphere, has caused a huge mass of disease of the outer structures of the eye. Somewhere about two thousand cases have oc curred ; and as as a proof of the atmospheric enemy, our cases returned, and returned, and relapsed, and tormented us in an unusual way. The ordinary remedies did not avail : and the house was crowded, and the poor creatures had often to stand in the street, waiting for an hour to gain an entrance to my colleagues or my own self. 18,474 times did Dr. Edwards and myself prescribe for the poor applicants of your charity in the past year. This fact will explain to you what already your treasurer has so emphatically done, the absolute want of more ample ac commodation, both for out and in-door patients. As I have mentioned the treasurer, permit me now, for my colleagues and myself, to express to Mr. Henry Crosfield the full appreciation we have of his charity in the ma nagement of your hospital ; and to say, how pleasant it is to work in a good cause with the full concurrence and hearty assistance of a zealous committee and a liberal treasurer. The report which has been read will have told you that fifty-two blind individuals have had sight restored by operation. On former occasions I have thought it well to give you a history of some of these interesting cases : on this occasion, although ample opportunity is afforded, I think it better to produce for your inspection some ex amples of our surgery ; and, when I run over the cases. I shall be glad if you will test the results of my simple operation for cataract : which many of you have seen the operation, and to its simplicity do I attribute the success, which is greater than in any other similar hospital in the kingdom. I have only one word more to add. Dr. Edwards and myself have prescribed in the past year 2,519 times in pa tients suffering from depreciation of the sister sense—a loss of hearing. This will satisfy you, that in having added the treatment of the ailments of the ear to the Old Ophthalmic Institution, you have responded to a call which was much required, and is now the means of com forting many, and alleviating much misery, without having imposed much additional expense upon your institution. I cannot sit down without noticing the satisfactory im provement made in our surgery ; and my colleague and I have every right to express our full approval of the work ing in this department, and to recommend Mr. Barrow, the assiatant surgeon to the notice of the friends of the institution, as an untiring and most efficient assistant. The Rev. T. BOLD moved, and Mr. JOHN CROSFIELD seconded, the first resolution, which was to the effect, that the report, with the treasurer's accounts, be re ceived, printed, and circulated. The CHAIRMAN, in putting the motion, said he could not anticipate any objection to it. There could be no doubt that the report was most gratifying; and he, for one, was much surprised to find so much good done with such small means. (Hear, hear.) He thought, indeed, that the same could not be said of any other institution with which he had the pleasure of being connected, and he had bad something to do with most in the town. It was a most astonishing fact, that although the absolute income arising from subscriptions did not reach £3OO, about 18,000 cases had been under the hands of the sur geons ; and he thought if that single fact were made sufficiently known, it would at once be the means of doubling the annual subscriptions ; for really the subscriptions were nothing in amount when we considered the great wealth of the town of Liverpool. (Hear ) With regard to the cases sent out as cured, he was happy to have it in his power to speak particularly of two which he had been the means of sending into the institution, both from the manufacturing district in the neighbourhood of Colne. One was the case of a female who was totally incompetent to do any thing for her family, having be come entirely blind from cataract. She was 61 years of age. She went to the institution in April, 1845. She was operated upon the sth of April, and discharged cured on the 7th June; and she was now enabled to go through her family work, and to read her family bible perfectly well, (Applause.) The ether was the case of a boy, 11 years of age, who came from the same district. His cure was even more rapid than the woman's, for he did not enter the institution till some time after her, yet he was dis charged cured the same day. He was operated upon ber ing then blind of both eyes, on the 3rd May, on the 7th June he returned with the woman to his native country also cured. (Much applause.) . . _ The resolution was then carried unanimously. Mr. SAMUEL SANBACII moved that the proceedings of the committee in the purchase of the dwelling house in Mount Pleasant be confirmed, and that the meeting pledge itself to use every exertion to obtain donations to cover the amount required. The only comment necessary on this resolution that he should make, was, "Put down your subscriptons." (hear, hear.) The CHAIRMAN,—II would be the best plan. Mr. ALFRED WATERHOUSE seconded the motion TO CORRESPONDENTS The lengthy advertisement of registered warehouses, which wa , received too late to enable us to make other arrangements has pushed out a mass of interesting - communications. THE QUEEN'S SPEECH As the very greatest anxiety is evinced to learn what her Majesty will address to her assembled Parlia ment on opening the Session on Thursday, we shall have ready at an early hour on Friday morning copies of the Queen's Speech, which may be ob tained gratis by any of our Subscribers or Friends on application at our office. Ebt &tanbarb. TUESDAY MORNING, JA:.; 20, 1846 "farmer's friends." Sir John Yarde Buller, at a meeting at Exeter, says : •‘ My mind is now made up to this, that I will go no further, that I will lend no assistance in the carrying of any measure that will have a tendency to lower the pro tection which agriculture now enjoys. But, in so saying, I do not feel that I pledge myself so tightly to any mea sure, that if anything more advantageous to agriculture should be brought furward, I should not be at liberty to support it." Let Sir Robert, therefore, adduce any plausible argument in favour of the measure, under which Sir John can creep to the sunny side of ministerial favour, and he is secure of him. His colleague, Lord Courtenay, is equally pliant and open to con viction. He seeks for a measure or a mode of protection "more tenable and less invidious with respect to other classes of the community ;" and Sir Robert will find him one. Lord Ingestrie, Lord Hardwicke, Mr. Yorke, Mr. Allis, and a score of other noblemen and gentlemen have given expression to similar temporizing sentiments. Lord Norreys, however, at a meeting held at Oxford, let us more fully into the secret of the ap proaching conversions. After informing his hearers, on the best authority, that Lord Stanley had de clined, as impracticable, the attempt to form an administration on ultra protectionist principles, he quotes from a letter addressed to him by his infor mant, said to be Mr. G, W. Hope, under-secretary for the Colonies, which concludes as follows : " I may add, I know Lord Stanley deprecates more than anything any party declaration on the part of the agricultural body, arising out of feelings of pdrsonal re sentnrnt, and that he would earnestly recommend a full and impartial consideration of all the consequences which may arise from the breaking up of the present govern ment, and all the responsiblity which must attach to those who may be instrumental in breaking it up, before they preclude themselves by making species and pledges, from a fair examination of such measures as the govern meat may be prepared to submit to them on the meeting of parliament." There is nothing here of "dying in the la3t ditch," or " sticking to the last plank." Sir Robert is to threaten resignation; to intimate the probable handing over of the landed and other interests to the tender mercies of Liberalism, as the result of the obstinacy of his quondam friends, and the thing will be accomplished. No love of consistency will inter fere to prevent the representatives of agriculture putting their own hands to the work : It was necessary," remarked Mr. Vernon at the same meeting, " to pause and to deliberate, and to hear what he (Sir Robert Peel) had to say, before he used the language which had been freely used at other places, where they taked of the perfidious mi nister and the infernal league. It was all very well to make speeches spicy for public meetings, to draw forth temporary and unworthy applause. He would not abuse them in their absence ; if he chose to do so, he had the opportunity in:their presence. * * He would not pledge himself to this meeting, that he would stand by every member of the present corn-law. Did they suppose that a man no longer young, who had been forty years in Parliament. and had had the misfortune to vote for se ven or eight alterations in the corn-laws,--did they sup pose that he would be fool enough to pledge himself that the last corn-law was the only one that was fit to endure to all eternity 7" Of course not. Men who have changed with such Protean dexterity—who, with professions of love for their Protestant Church still sounding in our ears, can turn round and endow Popery—who pass a corn bill this session and, at the mere bidding of the Minister, repeal it in the next—such mere legislating machines would " be fools" to pledge themselves to any consistent course of action, and their constituents still greater fools to believe them. With such evidence before us, we cannot believe that Sir Robert Peel will experience any difficulty sufficiently great to drive him to a dissolution. He will bring in his measure—gild it with plausible statements—accompany it with a few sops—and his obedient friends, " the country gentlemen," like obedient spaniels, will do his bidding. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SIR ROBERT PEEL AND HIS MEASURES From a highly influential quarter we have just re ceived the following information with respect to the probable .course of the ministry and of its opponents in the approaching session. It is fully anticipated by both parties that Sir Robert Peel is prepared to pro pose some measure, with respect to the Corn Laws, which will have the effect of crippling the existing azitation of the anti-corn law league, and be, in effect, a - final settlement of the question. The precise na ture of the measure—whether it will be one of total and immediate repeal, or a fixed duty, rapidly di minishing to total repeal is not definitely ascertained, or predicted by either party. The league partizans, however, we learn, are in high spirits—not caused by any expectation that their full demands will be con ceded by Sir Robert Peel, but rather that, something short of these being proposed, they will be enabled, by the votes of the ultra-protectionists, to overthrow the ministry. A division on the address is fully re solved upon by the Whig and league members; and they calculate that so many of the agricultural party will vote with them as to render the victory of Sir Robert Peel a very narrow one, if a victory at all. This information, we may remark, receives confirmation from the confident assertion of Mr. Bright, at the late meeting at the Amphitheatre, that the question could not be settled without a dissolution of Parliament. Amongst the sedative propositions to be submitted to the agricultural interest, to purchase their acquies cence in Sir Robert's further in-road upon the protec tion afforded them by the present law, will be, it is said, one to charge the poor rates, and county rates, and, it is also added, the tithes, upon the consolidated fund, or upon the general income of the country, instead of upon local property, landed, household, or otherwise. This, it is thought, by equalizing the burthens of the community, will be a course which will win for the ministers the support of the most ardent opponents of their proposed measure. We observe that the BRITANNIA - a paper usually recognised as possessed of the best information on political matters—coincides with us, in the main, as to the probable policy of the government. Our con temporary, however, expresses his opinion that Sir Robert Peel's measure will be " one of total repeal, excepting only a small duty of one shilling, or two shillings and six-pence per quarter, to afford a record of the quantity imported." He agrees, however, with our own sentiments, expressed elsewhere, that Sir Robert Peel " will be able to carry his measures against any opposition which may be offered to him." We think so too, though still unaware what they will be. Consequently, we shall have no dissolution this Mr. Wodehouse, M.P. for the county of Norfolk, has given notice of an amendment to the address from the throne, which declares that the house will agree to any measures of government which " shall not in any way compromise the broad principle of protection to the native soil, from the heart of which the great mass of the population have hitherto, under God's blessing, through strange vicissitudes, been abundantly supplied, and from the decay of which they may be hereafter thrown into wretchedness, want, and ruin." The lIERALD of yesterday in semi-ministerial lan guage has the following : "We have reason to b — elieve that Sir Robert Peel will an nounce to the House of Commons, on Thursday evening, that it is his intention to lay before the house, on the ensuing Monday, a full statement of his financial and other plans for the session. The country will, therefore, soon be in possession of the nature of the changes which Government contemplaces with reference to the tariff ; and great practical convenience will undoubtedly arise out of so early a revelation." A. " FEELER" FOR THE CORPORATION A Saturday's contemporary, who sometimes picks up very funny rumours and "talk" from the frequenters of " the Flags" put forth last week an astonishing discovery which has just been made by those quizzical people. Speaking of the arbitration going on between the Dock Commissioners of Birkenhead and .the Corporation, he proceeds to say . . . . EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY The annual meeting of the subscribers and friends to the Eye and Ear Infirmary was held yesterday, at twelve o'clock, in the Clarendon Rooms, South John-street. The meeting was most respectably attended, among whom we noticed the Rev. Rector Brooks, Mr. Robertson Gladstone, Mr. Adam Hodgson, Mr. Samuel Sandbach, Mr. Ilarmood Banner, Mr. John Crosfield, the Rev. T. Bold, the Rev. R. L. Townsend, Mr. James Holme, Mr. John Rigby, and many other warm friends of this excellent institution. There were also present a number of persons, some of them upwards of 70 years of age, who had been patients in the institution. Of these some had had their sight destroyed by accident, others by disease, whilst others had been born blind; but all of them were now restored to the invaluable blessing of sight. and their appearance excited the greatest interest among the sub scribers. On the motion of Mr. JAMES HoLATE, the Rev. Jona than Brooks, senior rector of Liverpool, was unani mously requested to preside. Mr. HENRY CROSFIELD, in the absence of the hono rary secretary, read the report, of which the following is an abstract : The report, after alluding to the progressive the institution, contained the following statemen In 1844 the number of new Eye Cases was.... 3077 and the number of new Ear Cases was.... 2661- fulness of In 1845 the number of new Eye Cases has been 3462 and the number of new Ear Cases has been 2519-5981 Increase in 1845 over 1844.... 243 and over 1813.... 1699 The total number of times that patients were prescribed for, (all of whom received the necessary dressings, medicines, &c.,) in 1844 was.. in 1845 it has been Increase in 1845 over 1844 The daily average of cases has been 58 in 1845 compared with 52 in the preceding year. _ _ The number of a'rtizans employed in steam-boats, on railways, or public works, who in consequence of accidents to their eyes had sought, during the past year, the aid of the charity and been restored was 286, being an increase of 61 over last year and of 142 over 1843. During last year 52 persons, blind from cataract (several of whom were born blind) have received their sight by the skilful operations of the surgeons, and since the formation of the charity ten years ago 490 patients have by its means had the blessing of sight conferred on them. The report then stated that in consequence of the present premises being too confined for the accommodation of the daily increas ing patients the Committee had concluded an agreement with the late Dr. Carson's representatives for the purchase of the house at the top of Mount Pleasant, at present occupied by Mr. Neill, the situation of which is very eligible and the pre mises are capable of future enlargement. The amount required for this purpose will be rather more than £2OOO, towards which upwards of £6OO have been subscribed, and no doubt in this large and wealthy community will be speedily forthcoming, and we are glad to second the appeal of the Committee for that support to this institution which its extending sphere of use fulness so justly entitles it. From the accounts it appeared that there was a balance due to the treasurer (Mr. Henry Crosfield) of £33 15s 6d. The CHAIRMAN said to this part of the subject he could speak personally, for he having had the two cases he had already mentioned in the Institution, they had caused him to attend there to watch their progress. He could really and truly say, that the accommodation afford ed in the Institution was totally inadequate to what was required. It was too limited and inconvenient. In his opinion the committee had been very fortunate in having found a place suitable both in point of extent and situation, and which they would be enabled to procure for so much smaller a sum than if they had entertained the idea of building. He sincerely hoped that in a wealthy town like this, there would be no difficulty in raising the amount. Indeed he was quite sure if half a dozen of the gentlemen now present would go on 'Change for half an hour, they would raise the money. He was sure there was that feeling in the town, that when the facts were known their charity would never feel the want of support under such circumstances. He therefore anticipated the meeting would gladly sanction the proposal of the committee. The resolution was unanimously carried. Mr. ADAM HODGSON moved and Mr. CHARLES WIL SON seconded a resolution appointing the officers for the ensuing year. C ,rried unanimously. Mr. CROSFIELD said the resolution which had been put into his hands to move, he anticipated, would be una nimously agreed to after the interesting details and state ments which the meeting had heard of the great .success which had attended the surgeons in the progress of their duties. The resolution was that the thanks of the meet ing be given to the medical gentlemen for their services during the past year, and that they be reappointed. He thought the circumstance of 52 cases having been restored to sight from total blindness was a very striking fact, which ought to inspire thankfulness for the past and hope for the future, and to animate all acquainted with the cir cumstances of the institution to more and more exertion in causing it to be well supported. It did not appear to him from the report that the increase of subscriptions was adequate to the increase of cases. There was, therefore, a necessity for the extension of such aid. Every year we attended these meetings we found more pleasing and stronger proofs of the utility of the Institution, in the increased number of cases that were reported, whereby the extension of its benefits were shown. He very much agreed with the sentiments of the rev. chair man, that it was only needful to make an appeal to the town, to raise the funds requisite for the purchase of the proposed building. That purchase was a step which all must approve, and he believed it would tend very much to the permanent establishment of the charity. When we saw such magnificent structures rising up around us in this great town, we could not doubt but the small amount necessary for this purchase would readily be found. He biped the cases now reported would stimulate all who had the means to subscribe to this cause. He did not know what attention had been given to the circumstance of so many artizans and workmen from the railway com panies, foundries, steam engine and other manufactories, who were liable to accidents of the eye, and where one eye was so very valuable to workmen of that class, and to their masters too—he did not know, he said, what attention might have been given to this argument by the cymmittee, but he thought some steps should be taken to call the attention of the employers of those men, in orde, that they might have the privilege of subscribing. He was sure their subscriptions ought to be forthcoming, and he suggested that this would be a proper subject for a distinct resolution (hear, hear). The remarkable feature of this charity had been touched upon both on this and on former occasion, namely, that of requiring no recommendations for the poor suf ferers to obtain its aid, but the want of relief and in ability to pay for it. (hear. hear.) He really thought this was a very striking feature in this charity ; and as the worthy surgeon (Mr. Neill) had observed it was well it was so because the delay which in most cases was often dangerous, was sometimes fatal to the sight. But at the same time as Mr. Neill had said, it did not bring individ ual suffering so closely under the notice and attention of the subscribers as if they had the opportunity of personal intercourse with an individual in a state of great suffering. Mr. Crosfield concluded by moving the resolution. Mr. SAMUEL SANDBACH seconded the resolution. The CHAIRMAN : Do the railway companies subscribe anything ? Mr. JAS. HOLME : NO. Mr. SAMUEL SANDBACH : I have no doubt they would, if they were applied to. Mr. H. CROSFIELD remarked that they had a great many cases sent from the railway works at Crewe. The CHAIRMAN was sure that if the charity were men tioned to the board of directors, there would be no diffi culty in inducing them to subscribe, because it was a matter which peculiarly affected them. Mr. JAs. HOLME suggested that the proprietors of foundries should also be applied to. Mr. NEILL, in reply to a question, stated that the worst cases, and the largest number, came from Crewe, and very frequently the wives and children of the men came with them. Mr. BOLD mentioned that one day last week he saw a piece of metal extracted from the eye of a man employed on the railway works at Crewe. The CHAIRMAN, in puttinc , the resolution, said that after all which had been heard was satisfied there would be no difficulty in inducing the Grand Junction directory to subscribe. The resolution was then carried. Mr. NEILL then introduced a few of the cases of cure among the patients in the room. Age, he remarked, did not seem to throw the least impediment to the success of the operations. In one case a child born blind had been operated on at six months old ; in another a young gen tleman (who had gone away for a moment ;) and in another, a person upwards of seventy years old ; and the same success had attended the operations. The sight had been restored in all these cases. He mentioned them to chew that whether the sight had been taken by acci dent or not, it might, in some instances, be restored by operative surgery. Mr. Neill then introduced a respectable-looking female, one of whose eyes, he stated, had, in early life, been punctured by some sharp instruments, and the sight apparently gone for ever. The other eye remained good, and she was enabled to work for many years ; but five years since, by an unlucky accident, the good eye was knocked to atoms, and she became completely dark. She came to the hospital, and the sight of the eye which had been destroyed in early life was restored by an operation, and she was now well and able to do her ordinary work. This case was listened to with much interest. Another female was then introduced, and Mr. Neill stated she had for a length of time been blind in both eyes, but an operation had re stored the sight, and she was now a teacher at the Birken head school. The next case was also a female. She had lost the sight of both eyes for four years by inflammation. The operation was performed in the presence of a number of persons, and it was completely successful. The poor woman seemed most grateful for the attention paid to her. Several other cases were brought forward, the particular details of which were briefly mentioned by Mr. Neill. Mr. CROSFIELD said the subscribers had had a very interesting opportunity of seeing the good which the in stitution was the means of doing ; and it must be gratify ing: to the patients themselves, to know that by their cases being explained, they might be the means of increas ing the subscriptions to the charity, and of obtaining a larger house thereby, so that its benefits might be ex tended more and more. One of the patients, who bad been introduced by Mr. NEILL, here said that she had a few friends, and if a col lecting card were given to her, she would endeavour to collect a little money for the institution. (Hear, hear.) The CHAIRMAN.—Your little is quite as valuable as richer people's larger sums. It is, indeed, much more valuable, because it comes from your poverty, and from your knowledge of what has been done for you. The WOMAN : I was totally blind. I was quite dark. I could not see at all. Now I can read and sew. I can mark and backstitch, and work anything that is given to me. I never use glasses—none at all. The CHAIRMAN : Your feeling does you great credit; and I am sure you de serve th e goo d w hi c h, u nder Provi dence, has been done for you in this charity. The WOMAN : I bless God for his mercy to me, and Mr. Neill for his kindness. (Hear.) After a few words from the CHAIRMAN, Mr. ADAM HODGSON moved and Mr. HARMOOD BANNER seconded a resolution, which was unanimously carried, to the effect that the railway companies, proprie tors of foundries, &c., be applied to for subscriptions. Mr, JOHN RIGBY moved the thanks of the meeti ng to the donors, and expre sse d hi s regr et that the resolution did not apply to a greater number of his fellow-townsmtn. Jan. 20, 1846. The Rev. R. L. TOWNSEND, in seconding the:res°' lotion, said it would be admitted by all who had any se' quaintance with our local charities, that, generally speak' ing, they depended very much upon the annual subscriP: tions; but if this were to be done in all cases, he though' the usefulness of charities would be greatly curtailed or impaired. Extensions, such as that now contemplatedbl the committee, would seldom, if ever, be carried into effect. He, therefore, trusted that the statements wLie b , had been so ably made by gentlemen who had precede d him would have the effect of producinc , a great r esponse, from the inhabitants of the town of Liverpool. (Hear.) He trusted that such benevolent sympathy would be awakened as to cause not only a large increase in tb, amount of annual subscriptions, but that prompt an liberal;donations would be made, in crderto enable theconv mittee to meet the specific wants of the charity, and t° purchase the new building (hear, hear). Thankful, indi vidually, for the past, he was vet y sanguine as to the fa' tore, and he thought that every one who had heard die statements made this day, and witnessed the exhibition then before them, must feel cordial sympathy towards this institution (applause), The resolution was unanimously carried. Mr. W. P. FluTcruNsorr raoued a vote of thanks to the Rev. Jonathan Brooks for his conduct in the chair. Mr. ROBERTSON GLADSTONE seconded the motion , which was carried unanimously. The proceedings then terminated. LA - ST NIGHT'S MAIL. MARK LANE CORN MARKET-YESTERDAY The supply of English Wheat by land carriage samples this morning was small, and the condition much worse than here* tofore ; the new could not be sold excepting at a decline of 2 0 per quarter, and for old as well as free Foreign, rather 1e5 5 money was accepted where sales were effected. There waS some inquiry for bonded; a cargo of Marianople afloat is re; ported as sold at 50s • and a little fine Dantzic also change , ' hands. Barley, except' the very best malting, must be noted 15 per quarter lower. Beans and Pease of all kinds are is and 26 per quarter cheaper. In the Oat trade there is very little doing' but late prices are maintained. , SMITHFIELD MARKET-YESTERDAY sts to-day being comparatively small, and the beef trade ruled steady at , .dvance in the ouotations—tb e .t which $ The supply of B the attendance of buyers lar d in some instances, a trifling primest Scots readily producin,, good clearance was effected by tin With Sheep we were scantily supplied for the time of the gar ; while the Mutton trade was hrm, at fully, but at nothing quotable beyond, our last quotations. Ti market about 300 short horned Leicesters and from various quarters. The number of calves was small steady at late rates .1e in the 100 Lambil al trade ruled Priine small pigs moved off freely at extrer wise the pork trade was inactive. res ; other THE OVERLAND MAIL. (From the Morning Herald. have r . eceired, by Extr-aordinar ExpreEs fr?r o on of the mid- Marseilles, ,our dispatches in monthly mail from India and China The dates are, Calcutta, Dec. 7 ; Bombay, Dec. 15. The political news is not important. No collision bad taken place on the Sutlej. The Sikh troops had ap proached the frontier, but had made no further demon stration. The Governor-General, and Sir H. Gough, the Cote' mander-in Chief, met o❑ the 26th of November; the former is said to have suspended the forward movementS of the latter, and is supposed to have opened negociations• If his terms were not promptly complied with it was sup• posed that he would himself commence immediate ope' rations. The general expectation was, that Sir H. Harding° would not be able to preserve peace ; and that a battle would be necessary to make the Sikh troops aware of their own weakness. To guard against apprehended acts of hostility on the part of the Sikhs on the frontier of Scinde, the Bombs,' Government had ordered the concentration of 8,000 nlO in that direction, in order to be ready for all emergencies• Lord Elphinstone had reached Bombay, from Ceylon, on his way: to join the Governor-General on the North west frontier. Commercial matters at Calcutta and Bombay wore rather an unfavourable aspect. MEETING OF THE PRIETORS OF THE BOTANIC GARDEN The annual meeting of the proprietors was held yester day at the Clarendon-rooms, and the attendance was more than usually numerous, in consequence of a circular from the president to the effect that the funds of the institution were again in a state that rendered it necessary to submit the following resolution :—" That the committee be em powered to raise such sum of money on mortgage of the garden as would enable them to carry on the garden for ten years ; and in the event of their not being able to raise such a sum, that they be authorised to dispose of the plants, library, &c., and to effect a sale of the land and buildings." Duct' HORNBY, Esq., the president, was called to the chair, and at his request Dr. DICKINSON read the report of the committee , which embraced a succinct history of the institution for a number of years past, showing the efforts that had beers made from time to time, unhappily without success, for ` ll its efficient support as a scientific establishment, and ex pressing the regret of the committee in finding themselveS unable to arrive at any other result than that of recon3" mending a resolution to the effect of that quoted, in order to preserve the garden, (which, after all their appeals) was encumbered with debt and other liabilities. The committee also the more lamented the necessity of such a step, inasmuch as the plants never looked better, and the exhibitions had become more and more popular, and the working classes had lately taken advantage of the privi lege of witnessing them. The CHAIRMAN said, he regretted that it fell to him to preside at a meeting to which it was found necessary to make so discouraging a report. The fact reflected strongh l on the inhabitants of the town for the apathy with which they regarded such an institution ; for it showed that, though population and commerce continued to increase , no progress was made in those arts and pursuits that tended to exalt and embellish social life ; and that the ac quisition of wealth, while it produced evil consequencesr did not, in all cases, impart redeeming virtues. It was to him perfectly: inexplicable that the most pleasing of all studies should be neglected in the second port of the king' dom, especially as it was a town having great facilities for the introduction of new specimens of plants, and for ex' tended botanical research. It appeared that the whole income of the garden barely menthe expenditure, without taking into account a sum of about £lOO of interest 0 ,5 loans, and to the bank for advances ; and it was on the responsibility of himself and another gentleman that the latter had not already proceeded against them for the amount of about £7OO advanced. The committee had • taken the whole case into their consideration, and recon3' mended the resolution they had heard ; but, he must salt it was passed by only a small majority. For himself? he should prefer again applying to the Council, thou el the committee considered that that would be useless. The committee thought they had no alternative but that stated , beset as they were with difficulties. It was for them to decide. The accounts were then read, from which it appeare d that the gardens were at present in debt about £3,300 ; and after a lenghtened discussion, in which Mr. Falknerf Mr. Peter Wright, Dr. Freckleton, and others, took part' the following proposition, moved by Dr. Freckleton, was carried : "That it be an instruction to the committee to offer the Gardens for sale to the Town Council, for a sufficient sum a l l least to repay the loans secured upon the land, and to free the.. proprietors from their present liabilities, and on condition thal the land be kept open as a place of public recreation ; and tha t in case of the failure of this negociati - 3 - ... , the committee be in structed to break up the gardens, and (;:fer them for sale." L . The resolution was then passed re-appointing t°' officers and committee, and, thanks being voted to the chairman, the meeting separated. FRANCE.—On Friday night the French Ministry ob tained a majority of 120 to 23 on the address. The result places:that Government on a firmer foundation thou ever. • Williams, the estate agent, offers, in an advertise' ment, a most valuable lot of property for sale, &c. Her Majesty, Prince Albert, and the Court will leav e Windsor Castle on Wednesday afternoon. Her Majes t y will hold a Privy Council at Buckingham Palace, whe n the royal speech will be finally settled. DIED. 1 On the 17th instant, at Leamington, where he had been for ..,,,r the benefit of his health, THOMAS STANTON, Esq., for rn''' years connected with the Ellesmere and Chester Canal. bate On the 18th instant, Mr. E. J. M. CUDMORE, surgeon, of the barque Celt, of this port, formerly of Manchester, ar - LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, JAN. 19. I The impetus given to our Cotton market by the steame r i advices has not been maintained on Saturday, and again to -d 7 0 the demand has rather drooped, and the sales to-day reach o o f bales, at prices in some instances easier than the full rates last week. 1000 bales have been done on speculation. LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET, JAN. 19. We have had a large supply of stozk at our market this cla6 v , nearly the whole met with brisk tide at our last week's quote' tious. LIVERPOOL HAY AND POTATO MARKET' JANUARY 19, 1846. s. d. s' ti, s. d. s. d Hay, old 26/1. 0 7&@ 1 • Potatoes, 71) , 90Th. 0 Clover S 6 0 8 Kemps Vetches 0 0— 0 0 Short Tops .. 2 4 ' 0 Grass 8 0—• 0 Cups Straw, Wheat... 0 3 0 4 Pink Eyes.... 3 0 — - Oat 8 3—• 4 Cattle Barley Carrots 2B 0 —3l 0 Manure -__lo. 0 1 ' MEETINGS OF CREDITORS FOR LIVERPO iip, JANUARY. go 0 20, John and Edward Herdman, proof District Court , 0 20, Wm. Lynn, audit 20, James Reynolds, 2nd Ditto, 19 20, James Brown Carson 20, Schulti and Carr, Ist Ditto, 1 1 23, Thomas Edwards, Ist Ditto , 0 27, Thomas Davies, audit 27, William Maud, Ist 27, Peter Owen, Ist Ditto, 0 30, Robert Edwards Walker . .. _..._ ' 30: Thomas Davies, proof and div 30, J ohn and Thomas Frankland, proof and final div. 0 District Court, Manchester ,_a LIVERPOOL : TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1846. PRINTED AND PUBLISH M ED 01 TUESDAY ORNI- EVERY BY JOSHUA FLETCHER LACE, of 53, Grove-street, and LEONARD ADDISON, of 14, Great Orford.street. At No. 4, Sr. GEORGE'S CRESCENT, LIVERPOOL