The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-11-06 00:00:00

NOVEMBER 6, 1855.]

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,aetility and capable of energy. There is no doubt,
u
itripe
is ro the experience of the last fourteen months, that
an able officer, 'possessing in perfection those
Inalities which have elevated British soldiers into
heroes; but whether he also 'possesses the peculiar
eats which entitle him to the command of an army,
rein •
Zett 44 to be proved. In many respects, therefore,
change is a fortunate one, and it is to be hoped
;"1„.,t the expected advantages will be realised ; but
o 11"" t'e join in the congratulations on the change, we
2,4k.t coincide in the. condemnation of General SlMP-
tinestiot.
n' the affair at the Medan, nor, apart
from the
,
(I 131 his great age and physical infirmity,. con-
t Bierier It at that event in any way justified his reca .
ev)3l7 detail that has been furnished us of the fall of
attaastopol justifies the impression that the object in
thateki!ig the Ran was completely answered, andd
have theZ d"Pareh of more troops to the assault wail
kaiakle" a needless waste of human life. The
tnerelce/v4s then in possession of the French: they
ti.,,ii, ' meted time to enable them to make good oftikeVtins-that time was gained byfhe assault
flit b,_3/411glish troops on the Ream,
-1441'slan
d them
which compelled
trotn% Bto defend it, and therehy direrte
takta.b:l:re important duty ; and,therefore, the part
Me Lir v "-eneTal Sixtpsox the best4hat, under
inttementistances,
~ could be taken, and deserved praise
`'datable
,Q-nl're• The Gov 'tient have acted a
.'31°41 in4bil's tti refusing to teeal him ; but his phy:
Position p u-1 t° contend With 'the difficulties of his
Chas-1.-r4Pted the .der of his office, and his
been fin rarren
legn i 9 b ed bY 'a 'mud' younger man. The.
-";tg and a a''' -°wevk--at, 'Cliairged in its aspects:: the
B,llPs is .1.1.r-110,°11s age WlliCh involved so many hated_;
'Ate an 17,.,1141 an -ena, and our troops mar4soOn
field. Itli),°rtonityoi.-preiving their supremacy it.
.the
the harassing
1411"1' ' will
be a welcome change from
, sin th....._ _
~
v'estige
of ztreneh and
, . es, it may alsorestore
B°Tlle deo.,: Mash ?:luvincibility which has 'been in
that
4t
ti°lllee 11111)aired--for there cannot be tlie slight-
le
tII •u•t "14, I"iienever the opportunity be-afforded,
ve:Lti vddieiss in the Crimea will prove them-
Y worthy of all r
thei ancient Tenwn.
' -4.......„
14-46----------

WITH AMERICA.

eNIIIII, °I.
,`be People of the United StAi3es have been
Ne '''t a tit, and making use 'of lyttemperate lan-
e"because
l't,l etWa'as the people of this conntry,
eavexpoi.r, as Foreign 'Secretary, had made
1 'the Irsle find recruits for the :British Army outto
tilt thi2nY British subjects who :had emigrated ll' era,„7"'ea States, and found themselves
destituteemigrated
as
left.
lite•lvit/Yltlent there as in the ,couttry they had
have 1,, , et
0 Occasion to into - oetiii,it go -1
ibt 0,..71e Prosecutions whidh'have been commel'eed
-the. circumstances, or
_ ey
'llay ON infringement of Amelican laws.
d 11,1
114411: true, or false, or sly-exaggerate . bunsteufseu
,1410ehennf.,111., ade of' them to .excite apprehensions
e::::14) coub+ • understanding
°- oL • ra tinCee 'got
iesstit imaonnaytbe d aret. tee:Bl
lernii
et
hi
s toldhG exists
b‘3:
er: between'ma
3
to,h_e%thening the -West India squadron in order
7: Perepared for such a 'Contingency. We have
no
I_tentonufidenee in 14'
, `‘-'e •etay of institutions de-
'6fe thed Fedelrraornolvaerrnenll2:rr," nor even in. the plonetswer
k'''l
its 'Tv"' People, a wil_;"'torrestrain the illegal 'on the river s,.
u• Law -""silie affair of the Caroline
liens to ~., ret,(,ekallaa. 'and the piratical expedi-
At the saC'ne time, we view, without
41arnl, the Ito ..
kneriean /eraent 'which is now agitating The
:vet_ v _ People. Q
''llellebnllitions operate as a kind OT
Tett alve for
• Rek of a het excited feelinrs; and if the Americans,
*last th
a 1,44 e motethresrlibieet, Pt up a show of indignation,
-c"iltr3Cnve can afford to smile .6
trtwe,,.. Iless which ends, like most of their popular
Nylti'ents• in grandl 41,111g5. Tie
, 1 OCtirett speeches, and.
.inflated
r?_r -4 tb5....5 it-Lzel are on the eve of an election , and
_Ot
. tier t:: is usual to -ma-aufacture a grievance, in
1,1,1 e %),„ erre the interests of a particular party. IT
;Rialldetriient is thought to be friendly towards
'elkaot ' why, then, of course the opposition
th find'
Pei
detesTat.words su• ffieren• tly strong to express
-
24kett 1°11; but, kno*ing their peculiar
miale arid ~ .
Wli 411 e all (nen. refined
i ned vocabulary, we shotild
en we awanees for he temptation to talk war
l'lllt s blast f
tit4.4M t1,14t -eel convinced that the whole object is
len I) • 'When the object has been served by the
evt,,, eitg
sense We ha°Ver, they will be as friendly with us -as
common
110. slid th • ve too high• an opinion of their
ItClat that 11' love for hard'dollars to suppose for onelh
s4eit best ' they serio,bily contemplate hostilities
twi_
1111 e tie,
,ellstoraers, and .:who would prove:a s the
-Ivar ,mike e,
their Most dangerous enemies. With ttahlt
irlilotlldseb:ea-hoard ex;osed to our crusiers, such
' tiNtie south atnaihilationlcrTheir trade, while slaveryw.
."kk °Nell 411 States is an element of internal eall--a
'l)let,l\vith ,1111,11 st ever prevent them from hazarding
the conse-
-111 N too kiaud. The risk is too great,_
we
m_
_,
Nii;:f°l'e, , ,flightful to teontemplate, and
riz7g
it,i'4l4„4_,lllllY view their
Vest qttrt estimate it:faits true
worth.
:present electioneering
the British
attest Ilicliaetellee to the augmentation of
remembered that
1111)tR b.‘ squadrolls it .musi be rem
.racial
is -eetit -oe - , made for a pi
"et, ni1,44 aloretbenonce
Cub Such
4111eht .c'st°lBlblt. a'
. the American Govern-
to ~,, ' and ti_ .7 repudiated by
.attempts have, however,
sa.'Pel th 'erefore, in ?being prepared with the means
' te e tete - no real cause
ttakk. kivert wal of ofactuan outrage,
N' bet 14r any interruptions to the good under-
ween the ive %, Governments.
1?,
th Li, 417°-11ALTI" ,O IF .tigl2. TOBIN.
e Dr 6tloel a • ---------6.---
ill i, oBet , 8 in other t
.throesbout the kingdom,
ritii" tirtiiej,,eae,k i! marked 1--
u.y an event of some importance
ent
144 the fotury 1 histor, eon
..
g, as /itmere, the pres.
Ni, whi,hweealti'd till:
Dast ; undone .of ;the most pleasing
k.:ttkt.oket7ersiroagistrate on big reti
1114:t1;t*,1:co. utribiaitvieng-trert*muleeiatofithe close of the municipal
raise colt& may
14.'lliellYrclinal7 cases' stteh taiibutes .are biased
. may
be
T ent from
N'tlittt 11 i I'3' political feeling,—svbich,thowever ittt
the duties be.nduoaef
clle• ,°'.l4:4"ed, is not without its irrfluenett; Isu onthe
ut an easy
4431t;1111:111,_.°‘ar task is not only *llk-ming '/4
_,
;I°llith- 04/4448'hit,1:14.1. /tipodt
jaNll, classes
their vprecia-
unite in ,doing honour
.to
Esq., and testifying .
1/4tv Isi' fctt tel which he has filled the high -station to
,N, citelitt,ll -""lt3r for Liverpool, he was ealled,on.the 9th
hof
Noltl'her -'
.I.t,is not merely a poetical tfigure ,of -spec ,
tikt -, sort„ "v. 4, t0,,,5a..,
that he has " won golden opinions,mooso
tlitte)4lB sA,_°fDenPle " and given a lustre to the .o ,
..1.
:4414 t° be ~ rs ,rn'ay deem it no little honour forT-tatn,
N'44 tlper, ,'e4nnared :with the mayoralty of
tl:4lndci,k' 'entertain A Prince of Royal BloodMr: h. tt, et . 'al hos itarte
ktta its ch. P 1 TIN a manner to make alt Liverpl
ectexoaer:
Ilitlthoilllttsa4l.tlyer magistrate. H.is. gentlemanly
. deportment,
ts
is. at* :and ready:accessibility, have
.won all Hearts
414 1.-tlt :11,,etinn, and on Friday next he will retire from ?
Ilinterte-mlch he has dignified, with the respect, esteem,
+l4,th,, recollection of every inhabitant of Liverpool.
flee
'47 thtaki,,,eaY said thaton Friday next the robes of o
IS4l44cetl erred from the shoulders of the present
.Mayor..
'NI ilit °ll
is of his successor. At such a period it is
Rol,
411(11
4it
- also Usual, to bestow a glance in retrospecci
hi:'llt erel Parting with one who is quitting office. a.n
1' t,liat;l3 Bnecessor, to recal to memory the characteristics
',!th'S. -,..1334thed the incumbency of him who
. is just about
'Me t}it -14, ° one who is not a gentleman in manner and
44 :444 7 with any chance of success aspire to occupy. the
.
t,4:tliNarylo4 4'l2c/1 a community as that of
ciLisu
Allies to Mr.
01,4 Ast,,l, brace the possession of those •erp. 001, it is
'44
list nrktl lentiv, any more than to seek for them in
114t4kttltItli.441-41111is.Predecessors, or to demand guarantees
tittit,tN4 `ll'''ae't lee m arose who are to follow him. In
.his
IttlN4 41411 tlairl, . mni.e.s conduct has. been marked by mild
; kti ties 4 fi, ‘i
Impartiality ; and in the discharge of. his
od
,i. ear--e sCales •
ti, k h.. peri 0 justice have been ever duly poised
''4t `us period of his mayoralty, he had to encounter the
4 keg of a e
ttt,
~,,,ii,. co his
election for the borough ; and
ti.. 4 4.11;448 ojr4,t,rnY sea he steered his en.cum.berecl.way with
t,N.144 pereov"rPose and inflexibility of justice which raised
.'lille,i.ti• la
brial and
in the estimation of his fellow-
i'4, tee
he at all over the deliberations of the Town
taper;Ntl'etn: a" times displayed high intelligence, tact, and
.I. e and bY the exercise of those rarely.united quail-
• b, 4reA l,
1 at.' Iltbas. 41.,118e1f to all its members.
'1 f7:,,.%1ee
,s.'ze
.dispenser of the municipal hospitalities, he
fit nee
and unostentatious, mixing freely with
u4s
111", yet not confining his attention solely

within thai narrow limit. Like his immediate predecessor
he ti.tehted 'those hospitalities to illustrious and distinguished
strangers, and by securing their participation in such social
amenities with his fellow-townsmen, he spread the municipal
fame abroad, while he sustained its dignity at home.

Without intruding any invidiousness of distinction between
them and their predecessors, it is impossible to view the
mayoralties of Mr. TOBIN, ,and Joan Bncit LLOYD as
being-other than in a considerable degree the counterpart and
complement of each other. The distinguishing features of
the former were the inauguration of St. George's Hall, and
the hospitality connected with the meeting of the British
Association fOr the Promotion of Science; thus extending the
hand of social fellowship to those whoare illustrious in science
and distinguished by learning. The festive celebrations of
the latter have likewise in a great degree connected them-
selves with the same edifice. St. George's Hall has been thrown
open by Mr. TOBIN as a place of rational and elevating enter-
tainment for the people, that proceeding being inaugurated by
a musical festival in which even royalty participated. The
first public meeting held in that hall was under the auspices
of Mr. J. BDCIt LLOYD, to set on foot a Liverpool subscription
for the Patriotic Pond. The carrying out of that noble sub-
scription in its princely munificence was perfected by Mr.
TOBIN. A more singular and striking matter in connexion
between this ball and these gentlemen remains yet to be noted.
The principal resolution connected witb that meeting was
proposed in language of manly and thiilling eloquence by the
late venerable Archdeacon Bwoors. The last official act of
Mr. VourN's mayoralty was to presidt over a meeting at which
it was resolved to erect a statue to the memory of the good
man, in that same hall which had 'its echoes first awakened by
his eloquence, as he persuasiccily enforced the claims of the
'widows and orphans of our gilrAnt soldiers to public gratittde
'and national protection.
Another and a valuable 'feature yet remains to rtfce the
mayoralty of Mr. Tonn,,titid to distinguish it from:lint pre-
decessors. During his -tenure of office the heretoforctonflict-
ing interests existing .on 'the opposite shores of 't'he Mersey
have been fused into .atiity of relation ; the bone •of conten-
tion between them 'ha-Oaten removed, theirinterdts have been
amalgamated., and Mr. TOBIN leaves to his saencssor an ex-
tended jurisfiction, 47ith an abbreviated amount of anxiety,
augmented .ffignity;and lessened care.

COJ WEIRGI L and MONET-112? 17 NEWS.

MONDAY NIGHT.

TITERV. }hate been very slight illratuations in the
value of thelPiablic Funds during like week. Renewa.
confidence :produced an upward ttrndency, but -some
absurd rturreurs towards the closetzif the week respect,-
ing differeinces with the Unitid States induced ;a'
slight ,deiline, which was, however, of very. brief
duration. No alteration has ttaken place
ishe
mininmentrate of discount Bank of &viand,.
but Inforley for commercial ptrposes has been .corn-
paratively easy, notwithstanding the preparations fdr
acceptunms coming due the 4* of the montk,
discounts for good paper have been about kaftrk.
mat. 'below the Bank rate. There have been Atety
Aightaterations in foreign exchanges, the
genre ;from the seat of wall has presented =tiling Alf
Tartittilar importance, thition has been Nigher ::and
Corral-lower, so that upontthe whole the week%ns
lmen-quiet but safes' fact&y. By the Beak trtarms,
!published on Friday, it;appears that there Vas tin
inercase in the stock liflbullion in the week 'ended
7th of October of £75,,158 in both departmeitts, bit
msotuly a small porticn'bf this is included inftheilssue
cilepartment, an increase of £64,155 in itinenmeant of
m6te,s in circulation ins caused a idecreate in the
Imes,..,Tve of £47,925, ,so that the Bank Att iis
•eperating injurious/I,T' but as since Ike amotriat- was
Inade up there have igeen some large treceipts.elf specie
we may anticipate ra still more favouraile :-result.
'ahe other changes in the return we, a felecrease in
private securities 0.M254,912, and*: decreasenlso in.
public deposits miff Government seguitics, showing
shill further payments on Government :account.
To-day's ITmes,iiin its city article, 4dtxted Saturday
evening, says :--

This has been the---3rd of the mow* and, swim,- to its
l'beino•'' Saturday, it lets included also the of the 4th.
The liabilities falling due were extremely 'heavy, but they
I been met in manner to confirms 'heavy,
thus
kr
confidently entertaked of the general ocmndness of tradie and '
` the ability of the mercantile community to meet witholert
alarm the peculiar pressure in the money-makket. According
' to the reports from the principal banking establishments tins' '
evening, the day has passed off without ,an unsath ;factory
indic,ation of anykkind. A great change,was obsery able to
day in the discount-market. Money was compa natively
abundant, and the discount houses refusedvm receive: further
sums at call. One of them, it is said, lent a con iderahle
amount on the Stock-Exchange for a short period att,
per cent.
With reference to the Currency(rfuestion, asualile
writer in Bla6kwood's _Magazine mor nth see,
A money-famine and consequent panic-is-setting in 6 entirely
occasioned by the absurd provisions of Sirlt. Peel's Cerrroney •
Act of 1844 ; and as money is the 'dame of war, nukes owe
set right the former, we shall never be able to ca try on the
latter. A paralysis at home threatens' to
steal 1 find: w neutral ise alboui
our-
successes ahrodd. If we do not take care, e
selves in the-position of a soldier who is chaked by his :equip-
ment—vve shall be strangled while we&L-tht. Ou r currency
is made to depend upon gold in so absurd a fashic that.as
sovereigns:go out of the country, banknotes ar e lr.lkewise
withdrawn from circulation, so that theldrain upc thecur-
t-rency of the-esuntry is doubled ; it is like lighting the candk
at both ends. We ourselves need to -cavort sped ato defray
the expense- of our army abroad; so does Franc e; -does
Russia. ' fact, it is no exaggeration tosay, that at present
there is a: general rush among the powers&l Europe to possess
' themselves of _gold. Well, although our present: currency
-system is entirely based upon the retention of a lar;;e amount
Of :gold -in*: this country, that retention' is not possible.
other states, wish gold, they can alwayelhave it from 'this
country,by,paying a commensurate Tirieel for it. The eouse-
,quences Of' 'this to us, if not warded ofrbran alteration °four
currency laws, mill be ruin. The deadliest blow that Russia
--could now' level at us, would be to draw from this Autryc
a Million-or' two of bullion—even although it were pay
'for' it at 'the rate of £5 or £5 or event.Xlo the ounce. In
our present' peSition, such a step wotild 'paralyse us at oiwe.
„And-can anyone as yet be sure grat:mtash of the gold ro-
.-eently drawn from this country Las not-amen so bought up
lry our adversess- ? An early meeting.. of :Parliament is de-
ended-by this great but easy overoame difficulty of our
poei'tion. It is .a difficulty entirely artificild—it is one of our
impOsing. An act can numake AS an act has made-
the present: Premier be strong in .anytiting, it is in good
roommon snise.,:nad in a powerof sedugreeedily in any given
,case *here the Shoe pinches. Let him -show that quality
du:ow,:•and; ,byso doing, sweep away the,sble impediment that
st:ids to a .:szigorous prosecution of ,themar. It depends upon.
',hineself-laether the Conservatives .are-,-Airifils him or against
lire.. 'lf heat-tile part of an earnest, and patriotic
-statesman,,he logy rely upon it that the ;gerery of England
4511 nob leave iiim unsupported. Nor ill 'the country. If
the influence of .extinct repartatious I)e.Astill strong in the
!Howe, and the coalitions of the peace :party tineaten to clog
ftheatheds•of,:goveroment, let Parliament ',Le dissolved, and
detithe,voiceof; the nation decide upon 'pits future destinies.
lyediii,s are over ;:and in antiivcievaliwouldosf
fEn-tho present• critical times, Parliament
'such a.anneeeettileirge
ofa few
ie
legislature, tholast words
ire •to the Government
auyeor-se repeal the
are-1f cabal preva2, dissolve ;and
Currency ;Laws.

The .-Shipping,,returns of the Board,of ;Tr,sde for the
month,of -Septenther have been issued. 'the period
wit' la %.velieh Are compared iu I+B4.and 1854,
being ifrom ,the I& of September to -tlie 10th of
October, ,embrace: 35 days. An addition, of a 'sixth
must thereforebeanade to the present lotal,rta enable
an estimate to:befionmed of the relative.employrnent
of tonnage in the several cases. This ,wold bring
the aggnegate,entrifs to 709,224 tons, and thexlear-
ances to 998;0624Rn% showing again a greatilicline
in the mtniber of :wivals, but an increase in the
departures ..aefficient f 4 demonstrate the ActiYiV of
our export trade ::--

ICONN4GE *EIZTEBED
Month ending
Oet. 10, Oct. 10, Sept. BQ.
;18 3. 1854. 1855.
British Ve55e15,...„....... 52,216 531,604 35,1,442.
Foreign Ve55e15.............:851,703 290,394 256,469.

Tot 821,998 607,906.
CLEARL 5588 417TWARD.
British Vessels .. 462)807 476,588 non.
Foreign Vessels 356472 359,023 335,151.
Total..
With regard to the coasting trade, the tonnage
.entered inward was 1,217,229. in the month endifir
the 10th of October, 1853 ' • in 'the same month of
1854 it was 1,316,086 ; and in September last it was
1,079,430, including 33 foreign vessels of an aggre-
gate burden of 6,516 tons. The clearances outward
for the mcipective periods were 1..;321,700 in 1853,
1,427,804 in 1854, and 1,170,728 (including 5,272
tons of foreign) in 1855. •
The return from the Bank of England for the week
ending the 27th of October gives the following results,
when compared with the previous week
Public Deposits ... £3,700,844 ; Decrease... £124,177
Other Deposits 11,327,321; Decrease ... 436,09
Rest ... .„ 3,170,726; Increase 0,6 3
On the other side of the account :
Government Securities £10,328,955; Decrease... £306,404
Other Securities
Notes unemployed
The amount of notes in circulation is £20,435,900,
being an increase of £64,155, and the stock of bullion
in both departments is £11,303,365, showing an in-
crease of £73,158 when compared with the preceding
return. ••
Our SHARE-MARKET has been firm all week, with
a tendency to improve. Business has not been active,
and there is no new feature. The traffics continue
remarkably good, Local stocks, excepting Bank of
Liverpool, in which there has been a considerable
decline (having been done at 22), are very steady.
We annex this day's prices ;-.,ChgSter and Birkenhead,