Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-09-14 00:00:00

the experience can best answer these questions.
I will next suppose the case of one who, although in
a most respectable class of life (whilst life is allowed),
has net more than enough to maintain his polition. He
wishes his child to be trained; he cannot pay the heavy
premiums required, and he seeks a ship where the mas-
ter will take his child a voyage. He pays so much for
that voyage, and he finds his son on his return under-
standing the practical part of navigation, but havin,g
neglected the little knowledge he attained at the classi-
cal school at which he had been placed, his mind has
altogether retrograded, and, he becomes the mere
seaman. It may be said I am drawing the picture
untruthfully, but I speak of that I meow.

ascendancy of England, those laws had little effect' tbe
cause England-was almost with Out a rival either ere
seas or in manufacturincrindustryhe prospered,t,9l6,
fore, in spite of them ; but when, with the peace of ',jot'
the United States appeared on the ocean as
power,. and Europe had turned her bayonets ini°polo
lung jennies and her caiesons into looms—it was„e°ol,e
that those old laws had, from being inoffensive, "I,`"-,hea,
obstacles. The navigation laws were once abc,°"; 06,
and the old protection laws fell rapidly,- one arte;
other. The inhibition to export wool was removeutorteil
soon that to export machinery and taxes on il:1j tile,
articles fell one after the other, without produc,?l,oeo
desired offect, until, in 1842 ; Sir Robert Peel 010' de,
with the old system Since then England los tore
rapid strides; and France, under the Empire, bag en
into the same way.
The exports of England and the United States has
progressed as follows, reduced to dollars :
- Great Britain. United SW,
Increase

Now, I consider the establishment of which I have
spoken as the remedy for all this. My attention was
first drawn to the school-frigate Conway by reading an
account of the intention of the- Mercantile Marine
Association of Liverpool to establish such an institution.
I made inquiries, and I was deterred by the opinion of
nautical friends, on whose judgment I relied, and who
said that the children so to be educated would be the
children of the "men," and not of gentlemen. I learned
also that the Bristol General Steam, Navigation Com-
pany were about to take apprentices--a step surely in the
right direction, and I patiently waited, several times
inquiring of one of its directors if such a course would be
adopted, and determined to embrace it for my son. Time
at length became_an object, and I inquired for myself. I
went to Liverpool, I was most kindly and courteously re-
ceived. The commander of the Conway in the most
friendly manner, from his high opinion of my brother,
invited me to sleep on board the ship, thus giving me
the opportunity of witnessing the
.proceedings. From
the beginning to the end of my visit, I. was extremely
pleased. The entire business of the ship was performed
by the boys; and when done, games of single-stick, &c.,
were played, the commander joining. Then followed
Bible-reading and family prayers, devoutly joined in by
all. The same devotions in the morning ; a first-rate
schoolmaster for one-half the boys, from ten until twelve,
the other half being engaged in-the duties of the ship,
and they take their turn in the afternoon, from two until
four. The schools of Practical Art and Science are pre-
paring all kinds of models for ship-building and rigging,
and of marine steam-engines, with the use and applica-
tion of which the boys will be instructed in the winter

1842... $229,324,641 ... $92,969,996 3916
1852... 377,891,863 $148,527,822 ... 192,368,984 ""W,
1856...1858
556460:554962:424411. 1832:974046:230708
These figures give a prodigious development 01 'orig.
and indicate the movements of the commercial tiod
Since England is the great depit for raw raateri3l:o"
produce for the commercial world, her, anlPl,ie the
houses receive the surplus of all nations; 931—,;,0°`
293,758,22931586330 118:„sciel
are derived the suppliescfor industrof most na":„atr
Europe. The United States have exported food, -„as
rials, and gold in liberal measure, which have foe
market in the rapidly developing prosperity t los
continent and of England. The great interelo34sci tbi'4
been between England and the United States, an
natural intercourse has progressed as follows :

EXPORTS

England to United States.
1842. 1852. 1856. 18V'0
$17,117,219 $79,116,289 $106,083,112 $67,82'9
United States to England.
$38,234,511 $110,803,055 $160,741,372 $1.56,09,2°Dri•
Thus the export of the United States to Gre3toltell
tain have been largely in excess of the quantitiesich itt
from her. These exorts have embraced gold, /valltictieil
the last ten years has become a staple mining Prelyitit
and export Of the United States. The figures for sir
exports do not include gold, as a matter of coursee, 000
they represent only British productions. For 01, gold,
reason the United States exports do represen;acca
which is a United States production. The fatit.r, lar
mulated in London to American credit by
excess of exports is drawn against from all 9.1,121"-Thes`
payment of goods imported from other countries'f active
loins draw gold rapidly from London in years %yet°
imports into the United States—more particularq.lb bar
of short harvests in England. When the EaPtitise 1)11:;
vests are short, she is required to remit gold ill,',„erte'"
chase of food, and in those years the sales of j"-i.
breadstuffs become aetive ; they stimulate largeod
chases of goods, wines, and silks of France, B::e,''fo-r
these purchases, the bills running on Englatla
meat swell the amount of gold drawn from he'reos'
English trade with the north of Europe Ira not de
tbe
in the same proportion as the United States trade
same direction—as follows :

evenings

I ani now speaking of a school which has been opened
only since the Ist of August, and is in fact in its infancy.
The number of boys already amounts to thirty-four, and
they are sons of clergymen, -barristers, surgeons, mer-
chants, and high class tradesmen. In conversing with
the boys I found them very happy, or expressing themselves
so, and of the most cheerful character. In short, I left
my son amongst them, feeling assured that it was a step
in the'right direction, and I have had pleasure in hearing
that a worthy fellow-citizen, a highly respected merchant
of our city, has done the same.
And now, Mr. Mayor, if you have had the patience to
read thus far, you will ask me at what am I aiming?
It is this: I have a hope that, by making such an insti-
tution
known through your influential means, a similar
one might spring up in Bristol. It would be one of the
noblestopportumties for our wealthymerchants and ship-
owners to assist a class of society anxious to bring up some EXPORTS.
of their sons in one of the finest professions which a mer- England to North of Europe. 1856.
1842. 1852. 1856. doll'oB
cantile nation can boast of; and yet unable to do so, either dols. dols. dols. ,q 5 Os,
from inability to pay large premiums, or from fear of 93,011,012 102 591,207 170,451 021 .--' a
United States to North of Europe. i 531,1"" ay
degradation. It would, at the same time, be assisting the 27,556,653 39,370,307 68,637,310 6" .. taes
good government of our country in all times, by furnish-
ing a mercantile marine which should be the glory of the The increase of England's exports have be,e'',lts ago
to her own colonies, more particularly to Alls'nuallY".o
world. The government have placed the Conway, frigate New Zealand. The course of trade seems 31j alaetit,,
at the disposal of the Mercantile Marine Association become more clearly marked as between the Pr-rocla,etea
of manufactured articles and raw and tropillife Ilaier,
of Liverpool, and would be sure to grant a similar boon,
The largest portion of the increased exports etrt`' s of °tile
at9nxßieritsytokr i
the pliedu ee stso
0. f
tTh he scheme, il e also
appointing wn a riena-C
States are food, cotton, and gold. The U4°,500100
spectors to examine the boys from time to time ; and i•.; chandise from Europe and England are nee`jily si jols
products of their industry; which are the °Toter et
is
whichb believed etvheed
you the ythws iwllhg re antsh a l
ltw
obtaino o r
them,m or e
would exhibitionsh e
ta,
kbeyn
with which they can pay. We have a surplus c,.` v. sal, io
into the naval service. Kingroad would be the -place of manufacture, of food, and of gold. If we t'ebe hs'ibe
for such a vessel to be moored ; and when the proper either of these articles, clearly the pay gnus are seteniess
time arrived, occasional trips to sea would be made, as other commodities ; and manufactured ge° " eed
the commander of the Conway informed me he intended only medium in which England can Pli's steNte
to do in the next summer.
intercourse between the two countries , , 3,04
Caa there, then, be a bigher object than that I have en- altogether, we must take pay
ill manufacturore,
receithe
deavoured, but I fear inadequately, to describe, for our mer-
cantile men in this city to come forward and assist in pro- the greater will be the amount of our sales* ',job love
more liberal the terms on which these goods 3 it iseeta
moting. How many parents are there here who, under custom to ascribe the periodical revulsions Wt .0 of
similar circumstances with myself, would be glad to avail
themselves of such an institution at home ?If 'such had to "over imports,"—by which is meant, th'..,racee4P4-
imported goods to an amount greater than the
tY,
as 0, courea
existed in Bristol, I should not of course have gone to Liver-
pool, the expense of the journeys to and fro adding mate- the articles exported will discharge ;and tha is red fall
attention of all men interested in the mercantile marine of
rially to the annual cost.' Let me, then, seriously call the sequence, the volume of the currency. herieying s vet,
by the too extended export of coin, ln.ve.s mice, of
our port to the circumstances I have stated. I would not the cause of the evil. The revulsions Ded er,ing
call upon the great firms, who are the pioneers of this the fact that the goods' are sold on exte the lea d,
in prices and great mercantile losses. Tho
°lt ,evt 010,
our city in the Australian trade, whose principal is the which depends upon a thousand hazards,
se are Do
President of the Sailors' Home, and who is ever ready, one being the chance of the crops. If the„el, ao'rro
as evidenced by the noble acts of his whole family, to the goods are not paid for. If they are g's-ote.
~use
come forward in support of everything that shall be for not find vent abroad, the results are thgbuy b e Cita
the benefit of the trade and commerce of our port. I assume that persons who buy on credit, and if theii.hile
would call upon the great company, of which you, Mr. they get credit, will take less on such terms
ltl 3-e of
long credits are the means of extended
Mayor, are a member, and to which our city is indebted is sor 10 per cent. higher, is simply
for the steady perseverance by which, from small begin-
ings, they have maintained the steam navigation of our duty, however high, would affect the extent
port, until it has been brought to a perfection of which we the value of a dollar. ia.
the ex-
may indeed be allowed to boast. I would call upon . _
+ ne, in
Air Forta ess
cellent chairman of your committee, who is never tired CULTURE OF THE TEA PLANT.—,..r. ~;s silo host
'd what a nobl lett t th Constitution, says .";dsbis no
of going about mid d.oing good, to ?onsi el• .
phis _er o. e Washington
far eve the
field I present to him for the exercise of his sincere cultivating the tea plant in America
that WY'
at excellent man, Mt . Robert sanguine He also statesra
its oa
lanthropy. I would look to th . expectations.„d 0 ,
Bright, whose name alone is a talisman of hope to all plantations in Upper India are succeeding a • t
Nilo' csell
AT Et'l' t 1311. 111
mercantile men here. To the splendid firms of Thomas GRAND MILITARY REVIEW . Rifles, a Lei
do and Son and the Messrs. Kings', possessing as they Saturday forenoon the 'West Yorkshire
Artillery, frir'Lll
the
do an inam
• ense mercantile fleet ;to the MesSrs. Baillies', stationed in the Castle, the Royal Ar.
B rroe''' the
who have ever been amongst the foremost in the promo- Fort, and the Lancers, from Piershill 3 11110:5 0
s Royal ilig k Plac tion of mercantile objects ; to our vast shipowners and reviewed in Belville Park, by
his Royal.
toe s `vex
shipbuilders, too numerous to mention, but who are ever Prince of Wales, A sham battle afterwardso,.
t spectator
ready to come forward for' our city's good ; and to our on the neighbouring hill. A number
bankers, whos2 wealth is .„1 ~
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