The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-15 00:00:00

THE BALANCE OF TRADE,

THE recent publication of the amount of imPerte
and exports of the United Kingdom has given rise to
some discussion as to the balance of trade. We are,
by no means inclined to approve of that commercial
system the advent of which was heralded with such a
flourish of trumpets in 1846, because we believe that
much of the subsequent apparent prosperity is wog
to exceptional causes in no way influenced by the sys:
tern itself. The enormous increase in our imports an
a
exports during the last few years is almost altogethel
to be attributed to the extraordinary gold discoveries'
which not only operated as a powerful stimulus i()
trade, but also furnished the means by which it Ivas
carried on ; and, therefore, we deny that the system 15
entitled to the eulogies which its advocates bestow
upon it. At the same time, we cannot coincide with
those who, in their hostility to the system, dray
inferences from the returns of trade which 'are 11°'
warranted by the facts. A writer in a London Oa.
temporary takes the returns of imports for the year
1854 at £152,000,000, and then, deducting from it the
declared value of exports, with the addition of 20 Per
cent. for insurance, freight, &c., argues that tile,
difference of £35,600,000 is a balance of trade agall
Great Britain. This is by no means a fair statement
however convenient the deduction may be for the object
of the writer. He includes the whole of the imports,
but confines the amount of exports to those of British
produce and manufactures, omitting, therefore, 311
reference to foreign goods re-exported, and which forill
a material item in the question of balance of trade'
There is no doubt that, upon the whole account, the
imports are in excess of exports, but it is absurd t°
imagine that the excess amounts to £35,600,000 in au9
one year, or that such figures can be relied upon as tllB
materials for an argument upon the balance of trade'

DROITS or ADMIRALTY.—In our second page will be found
an important correspondence between Messrs. J. Broiler
Moore and Co., of this town, and the Board of Trade, on th
subject of the rights of receivers of droits of Admiralty.

LIVERPOOL ROYAL INFIRMARY
ANNUAL MEETING.

TICE annual meeting of the Trustees of the Livery;
Royal Infirmary and Lunatic Asylum was held in the Boar``;
room of the Infirmary, yesterday morning. There were
present : E. Gibbon, R. Hutchison, C. Freer, Joseph Mattheo
mai
C. B. Robinson, H. Perkins, C. Langton, T. D. Hornby, I
A. North, Esqrs.
In the absence of the President, E. GIBBONS, Esq., '
called to the chair.
After prayers were read by the Rev. Henry John Garr°l
the CHAIRMAN called on
the
thesecond rules o f
Mondayt he institution,
in
January, the
and
da
atm e et thiantg
Mr. ROBERT HUTCHISON, the Treasurer, to read the an
nual report, who began by stating that, in accordance WI
account of the annual income and expenditure was required
e,
be produced. It was scarcely within the nature of Awa
business that a complete account of those transactions CO'
s tb.le
be got ready ; but he had prepared such an account a
circumstances permitted ; such an account, indeed,
0
would give a fair, though not an absolutely correct view, t
the affairs of the institution, and such an accogr-1,
he begged to submit to the meeting. He should begl,
with a statement of the working of the hospital :—On tue
Ist of January, 1855, there were 163 patients in the h?°.!
and during the year 2,014 ' had been admitted, mail
was
meetingld 41.4:
2,177 in all. Of these 938 had been discharg t
cured ; 586, who had been relieved, had been discharged
their own request ; 222 had been discharged from the hoes,.
though retained as out patients; 147 had been discharged a;
irregular; 128 had died; and 156 remained in the house ",f
the Ist of January, 1856. The average daily number °
patients throughout the year had been 166; 470 had bee
0
admitted as out-patients, and the surgical casualties titt°:,
bered 665. In the Lunatic Asylum, there were 62 patients Idr.
the house on the Ist January, 1865, and 37 had been since LTA
mitted, making 99 in all. Of these 24 had been dismissed
cured; 4 who had been relieved had been dischargel
at their friends' request; 4 who had not improved k°
ast sixty-one
In
been discharged at their friends' request ; 6 had died'
and
in theteehouHseesopnl,
therelst rofetairn ,
eik
reference remained
to the the house
Hospital,
in the house 39 patients on the Ist of January, 1855 ; en"
during the year, 472 had been admitted, making a total of 511.
Of these, 298 had been discharged cured ; 110, who had been
relieved, were discharged at their own request; 5 had bee.f
.
sent to the Workhouse ; 10 had been sent to the Benevolent
house, Penitentiary, and Magdalen Asylum ; 40 had been dis:
charged as irregular; 2 had died; and 46 remained in th;
house on the Ist of January last. He proceeded to say, with
regard to the funds, that last year the institution comment a
its annual labours under very uncheering circumstances al
prospects. At the Ist of January, last year, there was a balailc`
of £1,400 against the institution, occasioned by various eir:
cumstances, some of which had happily passed away, but sofa',
still remained. The heavy balance thus accumulated against the
institution was occasioned by the two previous years bebt
what might be termed exceptional years, as the income
those years had been much smaller than the average of the
preceding twelve years, during which years the average i
donations had been £1,400, while in 1853 and 1854 the':
average had not exceeded £l,OOO, and during the Ora,"
period the legacies had also been unusually small. In tw-
dition to the deficiency of income, there had also been a coil;
siderable rise in all the items of expenditure, and a gre°
advance in the prices of provisions of all kinds. This lagf
source of increased outlay still continues, and the cost
provisions last year had been about 4i per cent. more thoo'
in the previous one. By a strong appeal to the public'.
however, during the past year a great improvement in Oct
finances of the establishment had taken place. The ameoll
received in donations and legacies had, in the course of the
year, been about £3,000, of which £2,742 had been in dons:
tions, and £258 in legacies. Through this timely aid, and nos
withstanding the high price of provisions, and by care an
"
attention in the management, the balance against the institty
tion has been reduced to £4OO. (Cheers.) Notwithstandil
this relative and seeming prosperity, however, the trustees
would still have to call loudly for public support, to enable
them to maintain the efficiency of the institution, and he felt
and trusted that - the appeal would not be made in yalf:
The only other matter with which it was necessary
trouble the meeting was an incidental notice that a nice::
ing of the trustees had been held to petition against ot;
Charitable Trusts Bill of last year ; but that bill had bee'
so modified as not to affect the institution. One other
topic he had almost forgotten, but which it was important beo
should mention. This was the Patients' Relief Fund, or, 9d
it had been called, the Stewart Fund. It was a small full
intended to aid patients who might be much reduced in c"_‘
cumstances from long-continued ill health, or who had to be
conveyed to a distance. Of this fund there had been a balance
in hand of £26 12s. 6d., at the Ist of January, 1855 ; smte
then there had been pai out, in furtherance of the objects 0
the fund, £9 14s. 6d., leaving £l6 18s. Od., as a balance ip
hand, at the Ist January last.
C. B. ROBINSON Esq., moved that the accounts for the PO
year, with the report, be printed, and presented to the trustee°
and subscribers, as soon as practicable.
HUGH PERKINS, Esq., seconded the motion, which was
unanimously carried.
J. MATTHEWS, Esq., moved : " That the thanks of this
meeting be given to John Naylor, Esq., for filling the office O.
President for the past year, and for his handsome donation 01
one hundred guineas.
C. LANGTON, Esq. seconded the motion, which was wail
mously adopted.
ALFRED NORTH, Esq., in moving the third resolution, said
it afforded him much gratification to move—" That the thank°
of this meeting be presented to Robert Hutchison, Esq., for
filling the office of treasurer during the-past twelve months,
and that he be requested to continue his services during the
ensuing year." Any one acquainted with the onerous nate/
of the duties implied ordinarily in the office of treasurer, won't
be heartily glad to concur in such an expression of feeling 1!t
that contained in the resolution he had just read. When 2:
was recollected, however, that in addition to discharging t°'
ordinary duties of the office, Mr. Hutchison had been success'
ful in reducing the debt on the institution from £1,400
£4OO, he felt assured that more than a merely formal vote °

thanks would be accorded to him.
C. B. Rontssoiv, Esq., had much pleasure in seconding the
motion, which, having been unanimously adopted.
Mr. HUTCHISON expressed himself grateful for the kind'
expression of feeling which had been agreed to by the meeting'
As it was the wish of the trustees that he should continue hi°
humble exertions in behalf of the institution, as its treasurer',
he should gladly continue to do so, and to use all his ender
yours to see that it was worked in an efficient and satisfactod
manner.
HUGH PERKINS, Esq., moved: " That the thanks of this
meeting be presented to the physicians and surgeons of the
Infirmary, Lunatic Asylum, and Lock Hospital, for the able
discharge of their duties, and also to the Consulting Physicians
and Surgeons."
ALFRED NORTH, Esq., seconded the motion, which vg9s
unanimously adopted.
T. D. HORNET, Esq., moved : "That the thanks of the
meeting be given to the Rev. Henry John Garrod, A.B. for
the zealous discharge of his important duties as chaPl'-.
during the past year."
C. FREER, Esq., seconded the motion, which was al°
carried.
The Rev. H. J. GARROD briefly acknowledged the COW'
pliment paid to him.
C. LANGTON, Esq., moved : " That Thomas Berry 11(1,
fall, Esq., M.P., be the President for the ensuing year.' ra
doing so he said he felt assured the meeting would be Ot
to learn that Mr. Horsfall had kindly consented to acceP
the office.
J. MATTHEWS, Esq., seconded the motion, which ,°5
adopted.
C. FREER, Esq., moved : " That the medical officers of
the
Infirmary, Lunatic Asylum, and Lock Hospital, be severally
re-appointed."
C. LANGTON, Esq., seconded the motion, which was
adopted.
R. Iliprcnisox, Esq., moved : " That Laurence Peel'
Arthur Thompson, Thos. Arthur Hope, Rev. John Stewa ~,
A.M., Joseph Matthews, Thomas Dyson Hornby, James ;II
Campbell, and Joseph G. Livingston, Esqrs., members of tPu
committee, who retire by rotation, be re-elected."
ALFRED NORTH., Esq., seconded the motion, which havio:
been carried, a vote of thanks to the Chairman was proposed
and carried, after which the meeting separated.

JANUARY 15, ISS 6L 1 , THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
. . . _
par. . SCRIPTURE READERS' SOCIETY. LIVERPOOL TOWN COUNCIL. THE NEW CUNARD STEAMER PERSIA, THE it was honoured with the attendance of a large and delighted COMM.7?.RCIAL and MONETARY NEWS
lent LARGEST STEAM- SHIP IN THE WORLD. audience. Among those present, the juveniles greatly pre-
dominated ; and by no means the least interesting portion of
•os.
14111:2 annual meeting of this society took place last night, A SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of the Town Council was the spectacle was the assemblage of happy faces which beamed MONDAY NIGHT.
reed " - ON Thursday last, this magnificent specimen of marine astonishment and pleasure as they gazed on the wondrous
the Collegiate Institution. The hall was well filled by a held on Wednesday last, to take into consideration the report
architecture made her appearance in the Mersey, at about feats of clown and pantaloon. IT would appear by the decline in the value of the
l'esPeetable audience of ladies and gentlemen, and the chair of the special committee on the supply of gas, presented to the Public Funds, and which is attributed to the expected
wits I half-past three o'clock in the morning, after a run unpre- AT THE ROYAL AMPHITHE tTRE, the performances of the
°ccupied by the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Council on the 30th day of October last, the consideration of failure of the attempted renewal of negotiations for
form Chester. The following gentlemen were likewise on the plat- which was then postponed; the reply of the directors of the cedently rapid from the Clyde. The Persia' had only left the
popular sympathy,
andof eaqttureacsttria-cnroswsdtailltorewtattinuestahetihre hvoalrdioouns
peace, that more weight has been attached to them
Cloch light, near Greenock, on Wednesday afternoon, at four
' viz. :—The Rev. Drs. M`Neile, Taylor, and Hume; the United Gas Light Company to such report; and the further feats of dexterity and elegant horsemanship which are dis- than they at any time deserved. The feeling, no
minutes before five, and she completed the whole run of 203 played there every evening. doubt, is, that a continuance of the war will necessarily
)orts -"8. W. Pollock, T. C. Cowan, J. Bardsley, J. J. Butler, W. proceedings of the special committee thereon, including
miles within the singularly short period of ten hours and ORGAN PERFORMANCES IN ST. GEORGE'S HALL.—Since require another loan, by which so much more stock
ie to kpalloon, T. Pain, C. W. Lawrence, J. Holmes T•
M. Lester, reports from Messrs. Clegg and Taunton." John Stewart,
0. 1,0 forty-three minutes. A run from the Cloch to the Cumbraes, these performances have been resumed they have constituted will be thrown upon the market, a consequence of the
are !ell, Williams, T. Moore I. Holmes, Power, Esq., the Mayor, presided a source of great and interesting amusement to the public. present state of affairs which might long since have
reial 1..._ .Ellison, Harker H. Carpenter, T. W. Moeran, The original report' of the committee, and the reply of the a tedious and intricate navigation of 151 miles, was performed
The noble instrument is heard to great advantage, under the
in fifty-one minutes, the latter point having been reached at been anticipated. At the same time, it may fairly be
a a 7anilde, Levison, Woolam, Gilmour, Hunt, directors of the Gas Company, which have already been pub- able hands of Mr. Best, who displays its capabilities in such a
presumed that the Bank Charter Act of 1841 will
lished, were taken as read. ,547 ; from the Cumbraes, in an hour and seven minutes, she manner as to excite admiration and astonishment. The mag-
that A. ,-"Yi. Wolseley, and J. R. Color; Messrs. M. Gregson,.
The report of Mr. Clegg was an elaborate scientific vindi- i was abreast of Pladda, at the south end of the Isle of Arran, nificent Hall, too, is felt to be another object of great attrac- undergo discussion in parliament, and a modification
,14°V.son, C. Bushell, H. J. Webster. J. K. Rounthwaite, cation of the opinions which he had given to the committee, 1 ' tion, and its splendid acoustic arrangements are now begin- of it may be the means of considerably relieving the
aing 'tl/1. Halhead. " that the quality of the gas materially affects the registration and at 736 she made Ailsa Craig, a distance from her starting
ning to be duly appreciated. A prejudice existed in some present monetary pressure.
of the meter," and which the directors had called in question. point of 43 knots ;at 8 40, she was off Corsewall Point, and minds to the effect that it was not well adapted to the con- - The bank returns published on Friday show another
SYS. „lhe Rev. W. PoLLoor read prayers, after which
. Mr. Taunton's report was the defence of the mode of testing reached the Mull of Galloway at 10 12. The Point of Ayr, veyance of musical sounds. Experience, the great foe to un-
and jIeLORD BISHOP, on rising, said,—l feel great pleasure in
which he had adopted. sourad opi_nion.s, has dissipated the prejudice referred to decrease in the stock of bullion of £283,234, and as
seeihp Madame Gassier, when singing here at M. Jullien's concerts,
3thel 's° many friends assembled to give encouragement to A letter from Mr. King, addressed to the chairman of the in the Isle of Man, was passed at 11 45 p.m., and at 340 a.m., there is also an increase in the actual circulation of ,
ok.
society. It '
rieS' toti Y. is a society for bringing God's word under the committee, and replying to a part of Mr. Clegg's report, was on Thursday, she arrived off' the Bell-buoy, a total distance of was heard with such brilliant effect in every part of the £200,190, the decrease in the reserve of notes unem-
house, that most people laboured under the impression that
also read, then came the following resolutions of the 175 knots, or 203 miles, having throughout the whole dis- ployed is £443,475, leaving a balance of £5,520,375.
to „ce of many who would not otherwise have any knowledge i
she made great efforts to accompl sh the purpose of being
Ls f that Holy •
Word at all. This, it may be said, and truly, committee, which were submitted for the approval of the
Council : tance maintained an average speed of 19 miles an hour.
heard ; whereas, on the contrary, she herself declared that The public deposits have decreased £329,397, while
On Tuesday, the Persia, the noble iron paddle steamship just
WS: ,h°llkl be the work of the clergy. The town of Liverpool is I. That it be recommended to the Council to propose to the
completed by Messrs. Robert. Napier and Sons for the Cunard she never sung in any saloon or hall so easily ; similar testi- other deposits have increased £245,328, so that the
The next account
Gas Company that the share property of the company be con- mom to its excellence, as a musical hall, was also borne by M. changes are comparatively trifling.
0 '5. itie4llljarly happy in the excellence and seal of its clergy ; but Company, made her first trip in sea water, subsequent to the
verted into bonds of the company, bearing a fair and equitable
stovi hey
do no more than man's labour in man's time. Theyadjusting. of her compasses, by running some 20 miles down owing to the payment of the dividends, but this cit-
, are •rate of interest, and that the- undertaking- be managed by a
the Frith of Clyde, and returning in the afternoon to the Julhen himself.
___
%vita 'inning to do their work, and they do it ; but they are too board of nine directors, three of whom shall be appointed by
,ew ;„ " Tail of the Bank," opposite Greenock, With from-201b. to LIVERPOOL INFI_RMARY F'OR cumstance will also tend to render money out of doors
dot 41,:i Slumber for so great a work. To aid these, we may the Council, three by the consumers of gas, and three by the 211 b. of pressure upon the square inch, she easily made 181 easier.
bondholders. CrfILDREN.
nt t ' laymen employed in going about reading the Scripturesstatute miles an hour, while the paddles gave 171 to 18 revca
) 11' s ixe 2. That this committee be re-appointed, With instructions The arrivals of specie during the week have been
a who would never be brought under the notice of a lotions in the minute. Wednesday, however, was reserved for -0, • only about £lOO,OOO, whilst the exports have ex-
coil' tit:. to make the above proposal to the company, and to confer
the formal trial or pleasure trip, and at the same time for the THE annual meeting of the subscribers and friends of this
m_gritiatt, the rounds of the clergy being too extensive to with them en the terms upon which the same shall be carried seeded that amount.
Year -'4.4 of their overtaking all Wh • the fth
caa . When e operations o e into effect, and to report thereon to the Council, and with final departure of the ship from the Clyde for the Morse institution was held yesterday, at the Public-hall, Hackins.
whence she departs for Nov York on the 26th current. The The return from the Bank of England for the week
further instructions to recommend to the company,—(a)hey, Mr. M. Gregson in the chair. Amongst those present the 3 d. J - •
Messrs. Burns, of Glasgow, the residentand
essrs.. urns, - ending e r January gives the following. results,
[t the ' n'tere Readers have been fairly in work, many will be
bi., That an immediate reduction be made in the price of gas. (44
a per aght to a regular attendance at Church, and so will be That the boron h engineer for the time b •shall
liked g being have holders in the Cunard Company, had invited a distinguished were the Rev. W. Pollock, Messrs. Boult, Spence, A. Ste.
P ty to enjoy the trip and at half- ast 8 they left ley special phone, Edwd, Higgin, Chapple, and several others. when compared with the previous week :
, the fi,;.,_ Within the circle of the influence of God's Holy Word• access to all departments of the
the
works, with every
gin for Greenock, whence the were carried to. the Persia in Public Deposits ... £5,614,535 ; Decrease... £329,397
facility for testing the quality of the gas and ascertaining the - The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, said that the Other Deposits . . 12,607,840; Increase ... 245,328
•4t 415 society deserves, and lam happy to say, receives the a tender, where they met witlia, cordial reception m Capt. .
tiii'' Saiate " pressure at which it is supplied. (c.) That the company eon- ••• ••• •••
institution had only been established a few years ; but so far Rest . 3,286,323; Increase ... 40,995
iii, I,a, nance and aid of liberal Christian men. It cs.nnot, scut to the appointment of officers responsible to the Council Judkins, the future commander• of the ship. The party on
board mustered 220 ladies and gentlemen including peers, he was happy to say, it had been strccessful ; and their object On the other side of the account :-
33e- t :Dably, be said that all is done for our society which should to test, examine, and adjust the meters on behalf of tare con- Glasgow merchantsacountry gentlemen, gentlemen,
heroes, &c. was now to extend its usefulness as far as possible. The Government Securities.. £10,827,515; Increase ...2402 223
)li.jec. -"done, but weglad extensive widely- sinners. (d.) Tat the powers of the auditor be extended, so
are to find we enjoy and The day was surpassingly lovely. The sun speedily brushed
ports' 81)4,0 as to enable him to have access to all documents and accounts meeting would hear the details with regard to the institution Other Securities ...... 19,871,874; Increase ... 94,014
Po- •-.4 sympathy.; and, secure of that, we need not fear thataway the.morning frost, and shone out with unclouded splen-
Ise which he may think necessary to enable him to report' fully Notes unemployed
dour, while there 'was scarcely a ripple on the sea. The ship from the report.
rids)} L, shall want pecuniary aid. Mr. Campbell, the Rector •of on the financial position cif the comp ny, and to ascertain that The amount of notes in circulation is £18,900,805,
speedily proceeded on her way, and stretcheddown under easy ' The Report was then' read by the Rev. C ERITTAX hono-
a all hailve.1:1)001, had intended to be here, but the feeble state of his all moneys are paid out ,of and carried to the credit of the
steam a few miles past the Cumbrae Lighthouse. With only racy secretary, from which it appears that "for the year 1855, being an increase of £200,190, and the stock of bullion
for I:4th has prevented his leaving his residence at Childwall,a,tproper,• accounts. 15 pounds of pressure and 162 revolutions, she made the dis- the 'committee feel they have great cause for thankfulness, in both departments is £10,536,909, showing - a
late a hoar and on so cold a night. am KITCHEN, chairman' of the special committee, in a long
• tance between Cloch and Cumbrae, the usual testing ground and every reason to congratulate the subscribers and friends
rade, . na and elaborate speech, moved the adoption of the resolutions.
Clyde, • 58minutes, distance f 3dßut ' ' '
on the an a 015 2- miles.of the Liverpool Infirmary for Children upon the highly •
, . decrease of £283,234 when compared with the preced-
-4 letter was read from the Rev. Rector Campbell apolo- In the course of his observations he reviewed the various stepsing return.
this was snot by any means intended for a trial of speed, satisfactory results which have attended their exertions dur-
[, the 441 g for hiylnability to attend, but conveying an ex cession which had been takenby the special committee, dwelt at con-
gin ea, sense of the word a pleasure sail ; and an oppor- in the last twelve months. The number of patients entered ISSUE DEPARTMENT.
rd t° lap siderable length on -the nature and value of the reports by "v Notes issued ... £24,421,180 Governmt. Debt £11,015,100
eroval of the society. "unity for ",sting the real powers -of the ship being reserved since January, 1855, is 811, giving an increase of 33 per cent.
Messrs. Clegg and Taunton. He alluded to the statement of Other Securities 3,459,900
for the passage to Liverpool, for which she was to sail on re- upon the preceding year. ,
Oa ‘l,l,The Rev. T. C. Cowan, secretary, read the report, from'Gold coin & bull'n. 9,94.6,180
the committee that the rental of the Gas Company had ma- i
turning with the party. The performances of the Persia on "The treasurer's account is also very cheering, and induces
15 the Cith appeared that though the income of the .society had terially increased, while there had been no increase in the
'au the Clyde excited the admiration.of all. the committee to believe that the `Liverpool Infirmary for Silver bullion ~.
de. £2 000 on the year's account, there was a deficiency cost of manufacturing gas, and contended that no reduction
The Persia, as already said, is 'built of iron, and her engines Children' has now acquired such a position of acknowledged
rude' of , ,Yet, in comparison -with the advantages the company had enjoyed,
. are constructed by Messrs. Robert Napier and Sons. She was usefulness and influence as to justify them in looking forward £24,421,180 £24,421,180
125. The number of readers, the report stated, has been
a had been afforde' dto the public. In eenclusion he movea'
munched in the Clyde on the 3rd of July last, and the later- to a sedy extension of its plan of operation; and they would, BANKING, DEPARTMENT.
fouled 111treased'from twenty-seven to thirty-one. The nuniberof visits that the preceding resolutions be adopteirby the Council.
vening period has been fullyocaupied in laying her machinery, therefore, urge its friends to vigorous and continued efforts in Prop. Capital ... £14,653,Ci00iG0v. Securities £10,827,515
miler 'Re last year by the readers was upwards of '96;000, being Mr. A. C. STIIVART seconded the motion, and fitting her out as the most magnificent floating hotel and order to the attainment of those advantages in which it has Rest ... ... 3,285,323 Other Securities 19,871,874
ni the the to the number of visits of the preceding year. The MA:rou remarked that the first resolution of the com- , hitherto been ,delicient, but which are now so urgently de- Public Deposits 5,514,535 Notes ... 5,520,375
mittee proposed an arrangement of very great importance,— g .
oods -transport that has ever breasted the waters.
"le imports of the readers represent ift many of the districts She is the largest steam-ship afloat in the world, fax -exceed- manded. Other Deposits 12,607,840 Gold & Silver Coin 590,729
k.. an a ngemtait which, as he understood, would involve the .
lug. in length, strength,. tonnage, and steam power the Great " The requirements are : 1. The services of a resident 7-day &other bills 849,795
'l3revement among the inhabitants in their moral and conversion 61 the whole capital of the was Company into bonds
'Britain or the Himalaya, and exceeding also by no 'less than house-surgeon,to be continually on the spot.
Y tearau'Rlelons deportment ; and in the cleanliness and orderly ap- bearingr a certain rate of interest,—and he was not aware that .
1,200 tons the internal capicity of the largest of the.present "2. A house suitable for the accommodation of in as well X 36,810.493 236,810,493
Mr. Kitchen had advanced any argument whatever in support i
splendid Cunard liners. Her chief proportions may be-summed as out patients, where beds may be provided for those severer
ce in their dwellings. Smalialepots.have been established OUR SHARE MARKET has been very dulland inactive
hrote of such a proposition. He had not that he had said a
~ ,up as follows : cases which require the most constant scare and attention."
'different districts for the distribution .of Prayer Books single word about it.all the week, and prices have been declining almost
L •ength from figure=head to taffrail 390 feet. An analysis of diseases of children. -admitted during the a ions, however causing this ave
dull. The t. h ' .h
oper
30araerP°° ts., testaments. The establishment Of :these has been at- lir. Ktrcnnit said the proposal was not that the Corration
. Length in the water .
should,bnythe Gasworks, but that the capital of the company .
"'aed with the happiest results; but it aaanafortunately too Breadth of the bill
Were tra. should be converted into beads, as was the case with the,
~ , s'a that much evil still prevails, and manifests itself in capital invested in the docks. With respect to the proposed: Breadth over a1b..... .71 .„ bowels, 278.; diseases of lungs and air, passages, 154; diseases been almost altogether those of the dealers selling in
of nervouszsystem, 18 ; diseases of eye, 23 ; diseases of heart, anticipation of a new loan. Local stocks are in de-
Depth ..
lie l'ariou.s forms in Liverpool. The value &Scripture Readers appointment of a Meter Inspector, that would involve the.,
r, anThirden
,48 been manifested in various ways, arid in none more than Council in no expense, as when the time arrived he sboulC Diameter of paddle-wheels .. ..... 4O feet. surgicabeases 58. Total, 811. We annex prices :—Eastern Counties, 81-
suggest that fees should be taken, as was done now by the:the and Yorkshire, 75i 6 ; London and North Western,
)`the establishment of mutual improvement societies. The According to the strict government rule of admeasurement, The Rev. *. POLLOCK observed that the benefits of
inspector of Weights and Measures ; and he anticipated that ',, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 23 ;
her power is equal to that of 900 horses; according to the institution appeared to be in a direct ratio to its modesty and 931 -1-- •
was bintaittee, under the straitenedcircumstances of the society, ..those fees would pay the salarremd expenses of the office.
ti-
Plan laid down in the&rl of Hardwicke:s bill,
to-James
power s unobtrusiveness. For five years it had been doing a vast deal Midland, 63 ; South Eastern, 16 15-16 ; Great
„rod, ,„•'aestly call upon their fellow-townsmen to aid them with. Some conversation ensued as to the precise nature °Mite
equal to that of 1,200 horses ; and according to-James Watt's of goodin Liverpool, and yet large numbers of people had Western of Canada, 241 ; Luxembourg preference 5
, 'different propositions etubodidd in the resolutions—the kinli
ntothe horse, she is expected never heard of its existence. He believed the institution was
1,6 Means of carrying on their good wolia. oldneostzblishedo rule
le air kr.G of security which it was proposed to afford to the shareholders the Jiiefh3o3flioe? lb.per cent. bonds, 3 ; Liverpool and London Fire and
witb ~.,.. . samoN moved the first resolution, which was to the in the Gas Company—and the precise character of the super- t
oStur Stupendous as the Persia is,w between
4,000
and, horses.
1 very much indebted for its existence to the benevolent in- a .
the lines of beauty have been tercet which the chairman fella 'the poorer clas a
a in
idol
,i,7_,:t that the report now mead be adopted, printed sued circa- . vision to which the affairs C' the company were to 'be sub- so well worked oltfin the preparation of her -model, that her largely indebted also to Mr. Stephens. He congratulated the COTTON.—The market during the week has been
ig 10 „:44- The society, he said, had been instituted four years ' jectdd ;in which several members of the Council took part.—' . .
appearance is singularly raceful and lightsome. Yet this institution on having obtained the services of Mr. Brittan, dull, and prices have declined aout tid to id per lb.,
: A vote was taken, when there appeared
ree 47°, to grapple with the monster evil 'by which the ula-mighty fabric,. so beautiful- as a . whole, is allude up of innu- uponawhom he passed a higlreulogium. Alluding to the con- owing chiefly to the continued tightness of the Money-
)f P. :4011 • P°P 'Par the motion—Messrs. Crosthwaite, Anderson, Woodruff, merable
intopieces di ponderous metal, welded, jointed, and duet -of parents of the poorer classes, Mr. Pollock said that
cold 4, of Liverpool, in common. with that of other large towns, , AaC. Stewart, Shell, W. Nicholson, Bradley, Hornby, leiing-
rivetted each other with exceeding deftness. The framing
is the 4 been and still is beset. To combat-this we send men who : sten, A. Shand, Tobin, Fleming„ R. Glaalston,e, Kitchen, --
`are Alkin, and Halhead. 16. of the ship is very heavy. The space between each frame is with regard to their offspring, and he was afraid that,—not the Bank of England rate of discount. The sales for
, r carefully selected for their moral-rectitude, their energy, ' only 10 inches, and the powerful frames orilbs are themselves so much from unkindness as -from ignorance and a low stand- the week up to Friday amounted to 45,020 bales, of
Li. of tilia ' ' 'Against the motion—Messrs. G. Holt, J. C. Fernihorzaga
10 inches deep, -With double angle irons at the outer and inner ard-of feeling,—a great deal df carelessness and indifference to which 2,750 were taken on speculation, and 3,890 for
vc,„iit ~,, their tact, in pressing 'religious truths upon those with . Brs.ncker, Robertson, Farnworth, Gregson, Bennett, 'Preston,
edges. The bewiis constructed in a manner at once peculiar, infant life existed. The preservation of infant life, and the export, leaving 38,380 for the trade. To-DAY the
coon
"4°lll they come in contact. The discharge of their duties is ; 'Parker, Robinson, Gardneraand the Mayor. 12.
bed tat„ g . . . , 1g oi the pi oaress of epidemics, was a matter 1
and affording the. ,cutest possible strenaih to this important check'n i• •s• malignant advises by the Asia were received too late to have any
al the "'tided with difficulties not easily,appreciated by those who ' ' The motion was therefore carried. The as; . '
part of the ship. The framing is so placod. to the stern, that of,cqual importance to the•iich, as well as the poor. The in- 1 -
15 , present did not vote. the effect is that, in the case of collision. With other ships, or -stitution too, which they-were met to support, eminently be- I influence on the market. The sales amounted to 7,000
hose' 1 not minutely acquaintedswith the nature of those duties The other recommendations of the committee wore 'then with rocks or 'icebergs, the strain would 'fall upon the very came us 'as Christians. Mr. Pollock moved-the adoption and ! bales, including 1,500 for speculation, and prices were
ak "17 have to labour among thoseavho are averse, in many, put, and agreed to nem. nnw.
arg lit •strongest materiel within the structure, .anfi the Persia would printing of the report. without alteration. The following is a comparison of
,ed at ti t.lll all respects, to the progress Of 4. leir labours. In con. A memorial fro 'thee inhabitants of Newhy-terrace, 'Eel- have a good chance of safety and succesefill resistance, while Mr. EDWARD HIGGIN' sec nded the o resolution, which was present rates with those of the corresponding period
anont-road, complaining f a nuisance, and askingfoa lights, ordinary vess'elsaiyould indeed be in great peril. She' is not . carried unanimously.
house at talon he moved the adoption of the-report, and the appoint-
, awes referred to the Health-and Lighting Committees. last year :
LI ofi. firms
of the committee, and also urged upon the meeting the, The common seal wasaatflxed to a return Of prosecaters' clinker-built, as some ships have been coastructed of -late Mr. FREDERICK ONAPPLE moved the 'adoption of tbe
The plates or miter planking of the shipase to speak, are laid 'Treasurer's report, which showed a balance 'in hand of £75. 1855 1856
er el' ."4:41:1 sof the society far general support. 'expenses, and the Council adjourned. alternately, so that one adds strength to the other, and they Mr. Chapple warmly took.up the view of 'the importance of New Orleans, middling 6il-16 5 746
heel f 411 e Rev. W. PemocE, in, seconding the resolution, saidbe form a whole -of wonderful compactness and solidity. The :the, institution, in the light alluded to by Mr. Hi 'n 11 fair 5 6
sit honouredUpland, middling
nor _ in having been called on to take so prominent a keel plates are of an inch in thickness; at the bottom Mr. JAMES LORD seconded the motion, • ggl
• '
its 91 putt • ....., IT IVE_R.E'OOL .POLYT_ECHNIC SOCIETY: which was carried. fair . 5i 51
11
1.1 d, in this meeting, ES belied from the first been a member of the ship the plates are 15-16ths of an' 'inch in thickness ; Mr. S. H. SAMUELSON' moved that -measures be at once
e a_a 4th U. from this section to the load water-line they are i. of an inch; :adopted for the admission of in-door patients, and the appoint- SALES. IMPORTS. 8 ',JCR
..
•,sea a the Scripture Readers' Society, and had all along been a A MEETING of this Society was held last night.at the*teyal and above this they are 11-16ths of an inch. in. thickness.. The meat of a resident house-surgeon, with .the requisite attend- ,----a---7 (------a.--,
ila_A gitinber of the standing,oommittee. The working and success"' anstit • in ' ution, Colsnutt-etrect ; Mr. Edward Jones, the presi- plates round.the gunwale are ithe of au inch in thickness. ants, nurses, &c. ; and that a sub-committee be appointed to oascaterto.N. sascas. Week ; Prey'. Week
in of th The Persia has seven water-tight compartments. The goods promote this object. This
lending' opsly ending
had the society had been.eminentlyiuseful in allaying jealousies , .dent, in the chair.Jan.ll.llusyr. Jan.ll. Year. Jan, '1
died; atao are to be stowed in two of these divisions, each about 90 Mr. CHARLES BITTEN seconded the reselution,'Which was
void wor,lig those who had at first objected to lay agency in such a" Mr. SMITH exhibitedremewly-invented apparatus for,giving feet long, 16 in breadth, and 20 feet in height. These goods' ,grid unanimously.
Sea Island
ainea ~,,,,t, and had led to the complete• establishment of a unity instant alarm in case of re, which he explained by.aavell- stores, or rather tanks, are placed in the centre rule of the' Mr. A. STEPHENS announced that a gentleman present had Stained
3i 7i 110 30 1 4658 9080
_Tit rich
lee.lt and action in opposition to popery—an opposition executed model. It may briefly described as .an.alarum ship, with the coal cellars or bunkers on each side of them. Boweds
promised to give £2O, if nine other subscriptions of £2O each
At the same 'time, the vessel is so constructed as to have in.' ,could be raised, for the procuring of beds for indoor patients, Mobile 4i sg, 70 4510
7710 } 222% 38831
lieel 0
,!en 11 ways inscribed in the articles of our church, , confined by a cord which 'broke at a comparatively low tem- r •
ifeality a doulfte.bottom under these goods chambers, so that and the a i ppo ntment of a house surgeon ; or, he would give
"Qtl
bees the which we have 'de iced from-our martyred forefathers. perature, and thereby scathe alarum free, the arrimgcments New Zrlic:a.siizL ::: 4i 7a; 16450
the outer were beat in or injured, the:inner would, in all 4,E10, if nineteen other subscriptions .of £lO each could be Bahia, &C s6t 7171 700' 1020 .... 403 21190
dent' •Depe scheme had, on the whole, been well received by the ' being varied to suit szliferent kinds of premises. It was likelihood, protect the cargo dr and h intact. Thef chambers raised- .—(Cheers.)—Mr. CHAPPLE promised to give £2O, and Nlaranliam
950, 140 .... .... 21130
I dip je of Liverpool ; in the first year of its existence we=accompanied by a plan for turning water on to the fire at the
. ftte C ht andy• vent accident to ' Mr. BATTEN guaranteed to raise a like sum.—Other resolu- Demerara, &c gl -6-d
1 the 4ved upwards of £l,BOO, and .had the countenance of the time of giving the alarm, the discharge of water being -con- are
ee
11131e111,1h Y ILlrc's igwould; themselvesoflll these . -the ship. The, ."ions, chiefly'of a-complimentary character, were spoken to by Egyptian si Si 1870 •980 530 530' 45970
with Cis Bishop and of the tav Rectors of Liverpool for we the
, ad , o , n . . .
fined to the locality of the fire. The subject elicited -discus- liner has two-engines, and eight large tabular boilers and MT. SPENCE, the Rev. Mr. BANNISTER .and Mr. BRA.KELL COM.W.L&C 4i 350 .... .... .... 2300
Surat
lice', bp„ two. It had been met also. in 'the kindest and most hh - ntio ed
asion, in whit t e inve a was generally approv of. two funnels ; and, we need only speak of her machinery in -and the proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to the chair-:
sled .zeiolent spirit by the laity of Liverpool, who have on many Mr. Arthur Jackson appeared to exhibit an experiment general, which. is all ready, as being first-class. The firing man, acknowledged by Mr. GREGSON. Madras
Bengal
lance ions left their counting-houses:2nd their warehouses, and -similar to that which be had had the pleasure 'of -showing space for the boilers is placed in the fore and aft line,' The following donations were announced at the close of the
s eir- , -,Vvith the committee to consult as to the best mode in instead of acrosstthe ship, as is usually the:ease with smaller, meeting towards the supply of beds, xgrx.,:—Mr. Gregson' X2O; - -- -
Ahem about twelve months since, but with thisaliffereace' vessels. 45620 23720 27484 52588 4188(10
some 1,7:4.11 they could aid -us in our goed.work. If there is any Mr. Chapple, £2O ; Mr. Edward Higgin, £2O ; Mr.
:t. the a,,,_ of of liberality to this society, itiis not to be met with that to-night he should deteriorate the gas with about 20
,_ _,. _a „,_______,
„,_
_, ,„a,a,a, „_ A:_____:_a
....,:aa a.
-She has_separale sleeping accoTinodatiorafor 260 passengers,' 0
-Samuelson, ga, PRODUCE.—The dulness in the Suo.ar market has
-I .1 ......:".".,. 1..,,n el evei; n n; von urn xr C infer%

jra annual meeting of this society took place last night,
► the Collegiate Institution. The hall was well filled by a
-"PeCtable audience of ladies and gentlemen, and the chair
/c,,,,8•8 occupied by the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of
t'lle'ter. The following gentlemen were likewise on the plat-
Lill, viz. :—The Rev. Drs. W/steile, Taylor, and Hume; the
W. Pollock, T. C. Cowan, J. Bardsley, J. J. Butler, W.
Palloon, T. Pain, C. W. Lawrence, J. Hassan, T.M. Lester,
Williams, T. Moore, I. Holmes, Power,
Les Harker, H. Carpenter, T. W. Moeran,
Levison, Woolam, Gilmour, Hunt,
A1c137, Wolseley, and J. R. Conor ; Messrs. M. Gregson,
"edgaon, C. Bushell, H. J. Webster. J. K. Rounthwaite,
~
41}1. Halhead.
Ihe Rev. W. POLLOCit read prayers, after which
eLoan Brsnor, on rising, said,—l feel great pleasure in
0111 g so many friends assembled to give encouragement to
t' society. It is a society for bringing God's word under the
°tice of many who would not otherwise have any knowledge
of h that Holy Word at all. This, it may be said, and truly,
be the work of the clergy. The town of Liverpool is
tht:l4rly happy in the excellence and seal of its clergy; but
am' can do no more than man's labour in man's time. They
fe;lvi, 'ling to do their work, and they do it; but they are too
In ?umber for so great a work. To aid these, we may
to e laymen employed in going about reading the Scriptures
ti,..l4ert who would never be brought under the notice of a
'grstian,n, the rounds of the clergy being too extensive to
'etit of their overtaking all. When the operations of the
ii:Acre Readers have been fairly in work, many will be
''lttht to a regular attendance at Church, and so will be
ed within the circle of the influence of God's Holy Word.
g~htN, a society deserves, and, I am happy to say, receives the
'4ltenance and aid of liberal Christian men. It cannot,
1/ohably, be said that all is done for our society which should
done, but we are glad to find we enjoy extensive and widely-
13rea4 sympathy, and, secure of that, we need not fear that
Re shall want pecuniary aid. Mr. Campbell, the Rector of
Li Vel'Pool, had intended to be here, but the feeble state of his
health has prevented his leaving his residence at ChildwaThat
'"late an hour and on so cold a night.
A letter was read from the Rev. Rector Campbell, apolo-
kisitig • for hisinability to attend, but conveying an expression
of
aPProvalof the society.
11c Rev. T. C. Cowen, secretary, read the report, from
‘l,l
Lteil appeared that though the income of the .society had
£2,000, yet, on the year's account, there was a deficiency
ti2s. The number of readers, the report stated, has been
111treasedfrom twenty-seven to thirty-one. The nuniberof visits
fad last year by the readers was upwards of b 6,000, being
l
iflatte,e,delition to the number of visits of the preceding year.
tePorts of the readers represent iu many of the districts
imPlovement among the inhabitants in their moral and
Luetrais deportment ; and in the cleanliness and orderly ap-
7ncein. their dwellings. Small•depotshave been established
e'different districts for the distribution .oT Prayer Books
....th
estaments. The establishment of -these has been at-
"4cted with the happiest results; but it isguafortunately too
'that much evil still prevails, and manifests itself in
various forms in Liverpool. The value &Scripture Readers
been manifested in various ways, and in none more than
lithe establishment of mutual improvenaont societies. The
ttlnraittee, under the straitened,eireumstances of the society,
1'411.'4,41y call upon their fellow-townsmen to aid them with
,e means of carrying on their good
ant
moved the first resolution, which was to the
int that the report now read be adopted, printed and circa-
.l"- The society, he said, had been instituted four years
:70, to grapple with the monster evii 'by which the popula-
Za of Liverpool, in common with that of other large towns,
7 been and still is beset. To combat this we send men who
.are
carefully selected for their moral-rectitude, their energy,
1111(1 their tact, in pressing 'religious truths upon those with
Whomattended
they come in contact. The discharge of their duties is
"40nded with difficulties not easilyappreciated by those who
14 not minutely acquaintedwith the nature of those duties
They have to labour among thoseavho are averse, in many,
00t
ti in all respects, to the progress Of iVieir labours. In eon-
,Bl-Itsion he moved the adoption of thewport, and the appoint-
eiit of the committee, and also urged upon the meeting the
"4ccas of the society far general support.
The Rev. W. Poi.nocn, in: seconding the resolution, saidlic
f
honoured in having been called on to take so prominent a
part in this meeting, ES he.had from the first been a member
of
the Scripture Readers' Society, and had all along been a
of of the standing,eommittee. The working and success
t
the society had been eminentlyniseful in allaying jealousies
a,,
Wyk,
those who had at first objected to lay agency in such a
of feeling
and had led to the complete' establishment of a unity
feeling and action in opposition to popery—an opposition
ch has been always inscribed' in the articles of our church
.161 which we have derived from-our martyred forefathers.
The scheme had, on the whole, been well received by the
)._maple of Liverpool ; in the first year of its existence we
moved upwards of £I,EOO, and lad the countenance of the
Bishop and of the two Rectors of Liverpool, for we then
Ztivo. It had been met also. in /the kindest and most
flicrolent spirit by the 'laity of Liverpool, who have on many
)I,oaions left their counting-houses:and their warehouses, and
1,,• with the committee to consult as to the best mode in
:sell they could aid as in our godd work. If there is any
Tong of liberality to this society, itiis not to be met with
e°111? the members of •our working committee, for in these
i have the contributors of .large donations. One gives a
139, two give each £65, and several others contribute in
war degrees. In allusion to the labours of the committee,
made a feeling and eloquent reference to the part taken on
fof the soc iety by tlae late Archdeacon Brooks, and in doing
t." Paid a feeling tribute to .the :.memory of that departed
lllLl!tleman. The rev. speaker explained the regulations by
torilCh the society guided the conduct, of their readers, and at
'to the
length combated the,Views,of those who objected
teo employment of lay agency in 'spreading the benefits of
It:Mu. He narrated several very impressive anecdotes
s„:l.'trative of the efficiency of the "teaching afforded by the
IQPture Readers, dwelling at lengtinupon the cases of two
neraPPY women who, having fallen from the paths of virtue,
ns„c reduced to the greatest misery ; ,but whose dying hours
been consoled and cheered 'by the religious services of
rlAture Readers. In conclusion he saidiff we are employing
'ffieient and lawful agency, an agencyacting in obedience
kit laws of Christian charity and love.; and if in spite of
tjAeir efforts the state of the lower portion of our town is
sTleeful and appalling ; and if, in spite of eleven gaol
,caies in the year, we still furnisbealendars of crime which
ll "‘e ~ the astonishment of judges and.juries,,it surely becomes
ae •who have the means to afford our society such aid as
Lc!irthie it yet more effectually to oppose the growing and
inag evil.
resolution was adopted unanimously.
A
hymn was here sung, during the singing of which the
action was made.]
jullie Rev Dr. IWINEILE, on rising, was received with cheers.
`saitl. it must now be obvious that the establishment of this
4et3' was, to use a common but expressive ,phrase, "a step
114.,440 right direction." By its aid the hack streets', the alleys,
toLthe lowest haunts have been explored. There we have
d that the desert is indeed barren, but not now, however.
tit the?presence of some streams of living waters. We
1181 e Dutch to.comfort us, as well as not a little to discourage
:1 the warfare in which we are engaged—not against any
tgio indiviclagi, but against drunkenness, irreligion, and
D,ler.Y. These; enemies more fatal and dangerous to our
b vlllaticn than all the soldiers of the Emperor of al the
He was ,far from desirous of underrating the.disas-
: 41d miseries,of real war, but these cannot compare with
frightful es'.ils of ain. The one great sin of drunkenness
let
?lore crime, suffering, and destitution than were to be
iht with among the horrors of war. We hear with a shock
hot narrative of casualties occurring in the Crimea, but tb
deflect that in England more deaths have been caused by
lactmKenness, within •six weeks, than have occurred during the
evii ai= weeks in the Crimea from the calamities of war. The
Livc4 drunkenness was a frightful and growing one. In
!el there was one
id beerhanouse for every one hundred
t'verity-nine indivuals; d within last year 25,111
hip(baals had been taken into custody by the police.
it ttelerlikenoswomn ethat
by
ytifoanr gethe effteecrtsnoufmturnal those
is itv,f4 apprehension arise directly from intoxication. This
4tie„„`;'eting more misery on our community than can be pro-
by-`' foreign wars. The scenes to which allusion has
Ito 00 eloquently made to-night, we are brought directly
gat contact with. They are the every-day arenas of
tni'vn for our society. It is in them that the read-
ilon.'etow their most strenuous labours.. I cannot say
With far legislation may be a competent mode of dealing
oar ,this monster evil ; but surely it cannot be neces-
(ln4.-% have so many places for the sale of intoxicating
ciattle: Nor will I say how far the example of the upper
abstaining from the use of intoxicating liquors
koN ?e in arresting the evil. Such a dineonsidera-
not exactly within the scope of our society's opera-
ris.B The abject of that society is to bring the blessings of
hora'rity to the hearths and homes of the poor and the
tiotant and the depraved. Christianity is not negative. It
'km a Mere refuge from guilt. It is a passion, and is calm-
tile') excite love in the bosom of man. The love of Christ
t)ve 4,,nmatraining power of Christianity. It is to carry this
Itetietb7ng the degraded and the wretched, for which this
ivili•e,f Scripture-readers has been called into existence, and
Iko
aen it seeks the public aid. In conclusion, he moved
tO ill:IU.0n of the resolution, which was to the effect—" That
~`le deep al and religious condition of the working classes is of
"kll,„,est interest to the community, and that it is the duty
Afrgterest of all to promote their improvement..
111cloin. eaIIifiTOPIEER BUSHELL seconded the resolution, and
Whicg 80, said it is not man's reason we have to fear. That
Which halts him'nboye the brute, and which makes him that
e Was when he stood erect a man, is not tsi be discarded.
bak,"e Misapplication of reason which is dangerous. In the
Lone. world all is harmony, and so also with the moral
to aVascn, if thus applied in sincerity of inquiry, will
iti,Wea liewledge that man is a sinful creature. He re-
0141_1, great length the various evidences of adaptation and
Itlthice(relo
ethe physical and moral world, and from these
17 one nnelusion that the Scripture Readers' Society
10'ed its carmony with the requirements of this town, and
claims on the support of the wealthy and in-
ni •
opt_ , otion
I 'mu. as put from the chair, and unanimously
bops 18hou of thanks was then passed by acclamation to the
1.)
and the meeting separated.

-similar to that which he had had the pleasure of -showing
?them about twelve months since, but with this difference,
Ithat to-night he should deteriorate the gas with about 20
'feet of atmospheric air, 'hoping that the discussion which it
might lead to would enable members to determine the real
1-cause of the increase of light by the insertion of the platinum
.4vire, and which was very considerably greater, in proportion,
6,when the gas was reduced in quality. He wished it to be
distinctly borne in mind that he did not deteriorate the gas
dor the purpose of showing that it was possible to,tulul-
terate in that manner.—awit was quite foreign to the subject,
—but that it was deteriorated solely for the object of the
experiment. It had been ,asserted that no one would be so
foolhardy as to dare to do so. In answer to this, while gas
was burning under pressure, as it always does, he did not
think it possible for more danger to arise from this than from
ordinary gas. It was true, if some bubbles were inflated, in
a vessel containing soap-water, with atmospheric sir and gas,
and then fired, the explosion would be very loud, but no one
would so set fire to a large 'volume of gas, whether it was puke
or otherwise. To set the minds of gentlemen at rest, before
the experiment was made, it was necessary to mention that- it
had already been done in the presence of Dr. Edwards, Mr.
Banff, and others, so no fear need be entertained; and, at the
suggestion of Mr. Abraham, he, (Mr. J.) had inserted a
number of wires in the interior of the gas-tube, so as to act
in the manner of wire gauze, which did not allow the flame
to pass through, while the gas was at liberty to escape.;:
although he had made repeated oxperiments without any such
precaution. It was remarkable, he said, to see how most persons
flew taithe conclusion that the,.cause of the increase of light
was in consequence of the platinum wire becoming red-hot.
As to the platinum accumulating an intense heat, such was
not the •case. Although in the anterior of the flame it was
far from:lacing red-hot ; in fact if it could be kept quite cold
the increase would be the same, as would be readily proved by
passing it .quickly through the flame, which is increased so
long as the,platinum remains inserted. However paradoxical
it might appear, it was nevertheless a positive fact, that
although the illuminating power was considerably reduced
with the gas thus deteriorated, when'burners of the ordinary
description were used, it was greatly augmented when the
platinum wire was attached, considerably more so than when
the gas was suits pure state.
The subject elicited a discussion, in Vtgeh several members
took part, and the meeting shortly afterwards adjourned.

She has separate sleeping accommodatiomfor 260 passengers,
disposed along what may be called the main deck, lying im-
mediately above the goods and coal stores. These cabins have
each 8 feet 6 inches of head room, and, coupled with the ex-
cellent system of :ventilation introduced into all the Cunard
liners, we need scarcely say that they will' be alike pleasant,
airy, and healthful. Exclusive of the wholesome accommoda-
tion for the officers and engineers, there are in the forward
part of the ship about 120 berths for the sailing crew, firemen,
and stokers. The total number of persons eraployedin work-
ing the ship, from the captain downwards, islso. Above the
main deck there ilea deck-house covered in, the roof of which
affords a promenade from stem to stern. It contains the
main dining saloon, about 60 feet in length by 20 feet in
width, and 8 feet inheight. It is copiously lighted from the
sides by plates of glass placed in the alternate panels. In
front is that important adjunct, the pantry, which has about
300 square feet of area_; and before the funnels.is the kitchen,
of equal size, with its cooking ranges, exceeding most and
equalling any of the culinary establishments of -the most ex-
tensive and noted hotels in the kingdom. But we have not
space to enter further into detail than to say, that-on this deck
and below it are also to be found the bakery, the butcher's
zkambles, the scullery, the cowhouse, the carpenter's work-
shop, the lamphouse, the doctor's shop, the icehouses, the
bathrooms, and no fewer'than 20 water-closets.
The weight of the iron in the Persia, when launched, was
.-,200 tons. When the engines are on board, and fully loaded,
the weight of the immense.mass will be 5,400 tonsolt which
time she will draw 23 feet of water. Her coal cellars are con-
structed to receive 1,400 tons of coal—an ample supply to carry
her on her voyage across the Atlantic as fast as she can burn
them. She has also accommodation for about 1,200 tons mea-
surement of goods. This maybe considered small When the
extraordinary capacity of the Persia is considered ; but it must
be remembered that her main design is that of a floating hotel,
and that the goods of the liners of the British and North
American Royal Mail Steam-ship Company are prineipally
those by which the manufacturing ingenuity and refinement
of the East minister to the comfort and luxury of the West.

AT the meeting of the Photographic 'Society, on Tuesday
night, it was stated that in future the meetings will be held
in the Royal Institution, by which a saving of £2O a year will
be-offected.

F'ATAI BURNING THROUGH THE INCAUTIOUS USE OP
LUCIFER MATCHES.—Yesterday an inquest was held on the
body of John Edward Blackburn, aged six years, son of Joseph
Blackburn, residing in Mann-street. On Saturday morning
the boy was left in bed by his mother, who went down stairs
to get breakfast ready, and shortly after -she was called up by
him, and found his night-clothes on fire. He was so severely
burned ‘that he died the same day. Some Inciter matches had
been left in the bed-room, and the deceased said he lighted
one of them by rubbing it against a piece of paper, and acci-
dentally set his bed-clothes on fire. The jury returned a ver-
dict of •" Accidental death."

LIVERPOOL SAVINGS' BANK.—We are glad to learn that
considerable improvements have recently been made in our
local Savings' Bank. The object of the managers is to afford
to depositors as many facilities as possible, and we confidently
believe that the present order of business is eminently cal-
culated to produce that end. The nature of the changes made
will be sufficiently understood, when we state that the bank
is open for receipt and payment of money, every day in the
week, except Thursday, from half-past ten to half-past two,
and on Saturday evening from 6to 8 o'clock. Any sum from
ls. to £3O is received at one time. The notice required pre-
vious to the withdrawal of money is 7 days ifthe sum do not
exceed £l5, and 14 days for larger amounts.
FIRE.—In our advertising columns of this day will be found
a notice, published by direction of the Watch .Committee of
the borough, informing the public of the different places at
which fire-stations have been established. The increasing wants
of the town have for some time demanded that, instead of col-
lecting all the apparatus of the fire-police at a fewtentral spots,
they should be distributed over all parts of the borough.
When a fire breaks out it is of the utmost consequence that
thel means of its extinguishment should be immediately ap-
plied ; the activity and zeal of our fire-brigade are well known,
and we are happy to find that their usefulness will be further
promoted by the liberal supply of stations, machines, &c., to
which we have referred. We would recommend our readers
tocut out the advertisement, and cause is to be affixed to some
conspicuous place in their .dwellings, that all the inmates may
know where to apply for assistance, should such a calamity as
fire happen to occur.
BANKRUPTCY Couur.—Re Thomas Hunter : The bank-
rupt,a joiner and builder, in Liverpool, being unopposed, on
Wednesday obtained a first-class certificate.—Re John Crip-
pin-: This bankrupt came up before Mr. Commissioner Perry
for his certificate, and for examination of witnesses. Mr.
Snell was examined respecting ontain advances alleged to
have been made by the bankrupt to a Mr. Hudson, of this
town, who claims to be the heir of the dukedom of Devon-
shire. From the examination, it appeared that Mr. Crippin
had a.dvaneed some hundreds of pounds to assist Hudson in
carrying on the suit. Mr. Evans, on the part of the assignees,
and a gentleman from the office of Messrs. Fletcher and Hall,
addressed the court in opposition to the certificate, after which
the case was further adjourned to Saturday, when the case
was adjourned sine die to give the bankrupt an opportunity
for obtaining a reexamination.
SCOTT v. Tll5 CORPORATION OP LIVERPOOL—In the Vice-
Chancellor's Court, on Saturday, the case of Scott v. the Cor-
poration of Liverpool was heard. This was a suit instituted
by the plaintiff, a contractor, for an account of certain works
which he had executed for the corporation, and for the purpose
of obtaining payment of the money owing to him in respect of
such works. To this suit the engineer of the corporation, Mr.
Hawkesley, was made a party, and it was alleged against him
by the bill that he had improperly withheld his certificate of
the execution of the works, whereby the plaintiff had lost a
considerable sum of money. The cause now came on for
argument upon a demurrer put in by Mr. Hawkesley, for
whom it was contended that he was not a necessary or proper
party to the suit. The Vice-Chancellor was of opinion that
there was nothing in the terms of the contract which ,could
preclude the plaintiff from making Mr. Hawkesley a party to
this suit.

PRODUCE.—The dulness in the Sugar market has
increased, and prices have again given way. Coffee
in fair demand. In Tea little doing. Pepper steady.
Rice dull. Rum without spirit. Nothing doing in
Saltpetre. In Palm Oil a moderate business, at
£46 lOs to £4B per ton. In Tallow little doing ;
Petersburg, Y.C., 68s to 69s per cwt. Jute in good
request. To-DAY the demand for Sugar is still sus-
pended, and we have nothing to report. 300 puns.
old indirect Cuba Muscovado Molasses have been sold
for distillation at 18s per cwt. Nothing has occurred
in Rum or Coffee. The Tea market continues mode-
rately firm ; common Congou 94d to 91d per lb. A small
lot of Bengal Rice has been taken at 14s 9d per cwt.
200 bags Bengal Rapeseed are reported at 70s, and
700 bags Nigger Seed, to arrive, at 64s per qr. Jute
continues in good demand, 750 bales having realized
£l5 to £l9 5s per ton.
METALS.—Manufacturers' Iron continues firm in
price, and in very fair demand. In Scotch Pig Iron
there has been an improved demand since our last,
and prices have advanced fully 3s per ton from the
lowest point last week. In other metals there is no
change.
WooL.—The transactions of the past week are only
limited, purchasers suspending their operations until
the auction sales, which open to-morrow. About
12,000 bales East India and low foreign wools will be
offered, and a brisk demand with high prices is anti-
cipated. Imports for the week-96 bales Australian,
34 Irish, and 10 coastwise. Total, 140 bales.

A GREAT SENSATION AT 'HE CAPE.

TICE following le ,ter from Cape Town, is dated October 19 :
" Cape Town has been in a great state of excitement for the
last month. It was :announced that a very tleh gentleman
had arrived in the Lightning steamer, rejoicing in the well-
known name of Montefiore, as agent for the great Rothschild,
with power to invest capital at the Cape in whatever he might
,consider most advantageous. The mining and tramway
shares rose immediately, and everybody thought there was a
good time coming for the (Cape at last. The bank and two
or -three of the largest houses were advised by the Rothschilds
to give their nephew, Montefiore, unlimited credit. Although
a Jew, he gave £l5 to the Cathedral, £lO to the Synagogue,
£5 to the Wesleyans, £lO to the public library, and £lO to
the Museum—in fact, scattered his money in all directions.
There were Montefiore races, whey a greater number of horses
started than had ever been knowu on the course before, and
gentlemen riders hurried from all quarters—myself among
the rest. Twenty-four started to ,ride for the Montefiore
Stakes, value 460. Champagne was as common as Cape beer,
and the Montefiore' drove about the course in a carriage
with four outriders—the cynosure of all eyes. The ladies
called him `duck,' and the gentlemen a regular ' brick,'
although he was only 6ft. high, wore spectacles, had deformed
legs, only half the proper complement of feet, the toes of
both having been cut off (10, he said) by a railway engine.
He gave a grand dinner—no room was large enough for so
magnificent a person—so he ordered the lower rooms of the
hotel to be knocked into one—such a dinner ! The in-
vitations, bill of fare, and programme of music were done in
gold. Over 100 sat down. His health was drunk after
dinner, to which he responded in a very neat speech, and as
the small hours advanced his delighted guests placed him in a
chair, and carried him on the shoulders round the room in
• triumph, to the tune of ' He's a right good fellow.' One old
gentleman actually kissed him, and called him his brother.
The dinner was followed by a ball—the ball, like the dinner,
was magnificent—the room was crowded—and Montefiore
outshone all other attractions ; dinner succeeded dinner—and
even the Cape gentlemen were shamed into giving him a
dinner, which they did to the tune of three guineas a-head,
much to their surprise. At last he announced that he had
an engagement in Ceylon, and must be off. He accordingly
took his passage, and put his traps on board; the ladies
fainted, and all expressed their grief. The vessel went to sea,
and the nephew of the Rothschilds had not gone in her.
Hopes revived—he proposed for a young lady—was fortunately
re:7sed; in a few hours after he was arrested and safely
lodged 12 gaol on the minor charge of debt, backed by the
graver one o' forgery. I forgot to tell you, that on his arrival
at Cape Town the principal director of the bank called on
him and requested he would patronize his bank—which he
did not fail to do to the amo.:nt of L 1,800! This was the
Cape career of a fearfully and wom.4_erfully-made Jew, who I
papers as having
am told has been advertised in the Ceyi:.-17 answering to
absconded ; a crippled Jew, wearing spectacles, -
the name of Moses Solomon—no doubt the same..He .7:1;1
brought up to the court on the 15th, and remanded u.
lettpry are received from England about the bills.'

BROMLEY'S PATENT EMPIRE SOAP,
which heretofore has been difficult to be obtained, as very
few of the grocers will keep it. To use their own words, by way
of explanation, they state,—" Were we to buy it, it would reduce
our sales fully one third, as two pounds of the Empire Soap will
go as far as three pounds of any other soap; we should also lose
our profit on soda and washing powders, as neither of these
articles are required when the Empire Soap is used, in either the
hardest water or in sea water." What the grocers are displeased
at in this soap is its strongest recommendation to the notice of
the large consumers, private families, hotel keepers, laundresses,
&c. It only requires to be used with a light hand. And besides
the above advantage it saves half the usual labour, consequently
less friction and wear in the clothes, and will not injure the
colours in the most delicate prints ; and is equally valuable for
every other domestic purpose, even for toilet use, as it is a pure
soap, free from rosin and other useless ingredients, which not
only add unnecessary weight to the soap but detract from its
cleansing properties.
To be had wholesale at the Works, No. 22, Cherry-lane, and
from the following dealers :—Mr. Edward Davies, chandler, No.
84, London-road ; Messrs. Tasker and Price, 209, London-
road ; Mr. John Dixon, grocer, No. 49, Pembroke-place; Mr.
William Davies, grocer, 58, Mill-street; Mr. David Drew, ship-
store merchant, 40, Waterloo-road; Messrs. Scott and Taylor,
ship-store merchants, 28, Mason-street ; Messrs. Buttner and
Schonstadt, ship-store merchants, 11, Hurst-street; Mr. W. H.
Maitland, ship-store merchant, 45, Regent-street.
Ogg Trial will MVP the superiority of this soap.
W, °KILL & CO,

COMMERCIAL and MONETARY NEWS i LATEST NEWS•

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LONDON, Monday Night,

THE WAR.

DESPATCH FROM GENERAL CODP,INGTON.

The Gazette contains a despatch from General Codrington,
dated Ist Jan., enclosing the copy of a letter from Omar
Pasha, addressed to General Simpson, in acknowledgment of
a despatch from him, dated the 30th October, announcing
Her Majesty's intention to bestow the Crimean medal on the
Ottoman troops, also enclo'sing the weekly medical report.

Omer Pasha expresses his appreciation of the most gracious
condescension of Her Majesty. Dr. Hall reports that the
health of the army continues very satisfactory.

There was an absence of serious disease, and although the
admissions under head and chest affections, and frost bites,
were numerous, they were generally slight.

The few serious cases were all caused by exposure when

drunk.

The Land Transport Corps still enjoyed less health than
the troops, and more than one-half the deaths for the week
had occurred in that corps alone.
The admissions for the week were 1,271, and the deaths 36,
against admissions, 1,423, and deaths 40, for the preceding
seven days.