Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-04 00:00:00

REPORT.

Majority 6B
The clause *as accordingly ordered to stand part o
the bill.
Mr. Malins moved a clause, providing compensations
to p- octors for loss of business.
The Attorney-General, in opposing the motion, said

also be fitted with Robinsno's patent steering apparatus.
Her measurement will be about 390 tons, spreads 3,000
yards of cans ass, and can carry 1,600 bushels of grain. Hsr
name is to be the C. J. Kershaw. Captain D. C. Pierce,
for whom the boat is built, andswho is to sail her, is already
widely known as the commander of the pioneer ship, the
Dean Richmond. The captain brags on the C. J. Ker
shave as being the finest and swiftest boat that has yet
floated on Lake Erie, and he intends beating the trip of
the Dean Richmond "clean out of sight." It was intended
to proceed to Chicago for a cargo of grain, but prices
are too high at present. She will therefore load at St.
Clair River with pipe staves for Liverpool. On her return
she will brieg iron for Messrs. Worthington and Co., and
Bingham and Co., and crockery for Huntington and
Brooks, of this city ; as well as similar articles for Detroit
and Chicago. Captain Pierce expects to reach Liverpool
in forty days, and complete his return trip to Chicago by
the 15th of October. In addition to the captain, his wife,
and a crew of nine, passage for ten persons has been
engaged. Should it be deemed advisable to take emigrants
on her return trip, accommodation can be made for 100
steerage passengers. Success to Captain Pierce and his
Cleveland built boat. The " Britishers" have discovered
that we know how to build crafts in this " village," and
now they will know our ship-builders improve every time
they try.
THE LAKES AND THE RIVER MERSEY.—The enterprise.
trade between Liverpool and tiro American Lake ports, is
at length assuming a permanent form. When the Dean'
Richmond arrived safely in the River Mersey, great were
the expectation of western men of the riches that were to
flow from this new source of trade. For some months no
effort was made to follow up the enterprise so happily
begun, and thereupon that class of people who declared
the Atlantic could never be crossed by steam vessels, and
who "pooh-pooh" every new object, laughed at the whole
thing as a lamentable fizzle, insinuating that "one swallow
does not make a summer," with other sage maxims of that
stamp. The men interested were not idle, however ; the
keel of a new vessel was laid ; preparations were going on
quietly, until now it is clearly seen that a direct trade
between the Mersey and the American Lakes is a thing
no longer projected, but a fact established and in full
operation. Two weeks ago the barque C. J. Kershaw, of
330 tons burther, and built for Captain D. C. Pierce, who
sailed the Dean Richmond, was launched from the yard of
Messrs. Quayle and Marti.n. A few days since she went
u? to St. Clair River to take on staves and cedar posts,
which, with 13,272 feet black walnut lumlaer shipped from
this port by Messrs. Harman and Growl, will form part of
the cargo. The lumber costs here about 25 dols per thou.
sand, and Captain Pierce states the value in Liverpool to
be from 100 dols to 110 dols per thousand, a nice little
margin to go on. The Kershaw has a back load o 1
crockery and iron engaged. Captain Pierce is sanguine
as to the advantages of direct communication, and wil
build another vessel in the fall for the same trade. Whi'ste
the Kershaw was being lauached, a strange vessel mid _
her appearance on our Lakes, being no other than a Bri
tish scl-roner, the Madeira Pet, formerly engaged in the
fruit trade between Liverpool and the Mediterranean, but
now b7ouglit across the Atlantic, and up the St. Lawrence
into the great fresh water Lakes. The Pet is only 97 feet
long, with 11 feet depth of hold, and carries about 123
tons. She was loaded with hardware, cutlery, glass, &c.,
and will return with a cargo of wheat. Captain Crang
says that be is building a larger vessel to follow the Pet
into the American inland seas. Rare then is establshed
the practicability and profit of a direct trade between the
Lake ports and those of Europe. There is no tranship-
ment at Buffalo and N. Y., no " storage, forwarding, and
commission charges" at every step. Time, money, and
trouble are saved, and in the case of glees and crockery
the loss from breakage is much diminished. Shall Cleve-
land secure to herself a portion of these advantages or net ?
Chicago is boasting of her unrivalled grain facilities, the
quantities of pork shipped from that place, and the supe-
rior quality of her beef. 'Without at all decrying the great
facilities of Chicago, we hope to have a large surplus of
wheat ourselves this fall. PJ:k packing is a considerable
item in this place ; and with due respect to the ' garden
city," we venture to remind its citizens that Cleveland
brands of beef take as high rank as those of Chicago. We
need lo Georgian Bey Canal, and vessels coining to this
port have not to traverse the weary stretch of river and
lakes that must be passed ere Chicago is reached. Cleve-
land is the natural point fur distributing the manufactures
of the old world over the States of Ohio, lodiana, and
Kentucky, at least, and collecting their products for ship-
ment to Europe. A line of propellers is being built to
run between Chicago and Montreal, connecting therewith
a line of ocean going steamers. Let oar merchants look to
it that Cleveland is not forgotten in the arrangements of
this lire. We are tired of the delays between New York
and Buffalo. The importing busittess is growing to be a
large trade in the west, and we avant the tribute paid to
brokers and others to be ke't for the betr.fit of western
merchants and consumers. We go in for the direct trade
of the Lake cities with all, the world, and among the Lake
cities we considor Cleveland as among the first to be bene-
fited by it, .

BROTHER,--In forwarding you this repot', we have great
pleasure in informing you that on comparing it to the last, we
find there is £2B 17s 2:1 saved during the last year. The
above•named Institution has been formed by its originators
for the purpase of placing within the reach of the industrial
classes all the advantaqes of a Life Insurance S)ciety, with the
additional incentive which Life liisurance3 do not offer—
namely, a guaranteed provision in the time of sickness,
together with medical skill and attendance of the very highest
order, and whatever medicine the Society's medical officer
may deem suitable to administer, gratuitous, so that the
prudent, however humble their position, for a trifling weekly
payment, may secare for themselves cainfor:s at home which
the thouzlitloss and improvident neglect, and too of:en after-
wards regret, and which at the same time elevates the indus-
trious and careful—not only in his own, but also in the
estimation of his friends and neighbours—to know that when
opportunity was afforded him he made provision against the
visitation of sickness or death, without having recourse to the
humiliating alternative of soliciting aid from the " cold hand
of charity." The inducements to become members of the
above Order will be seen at a glance, when it is taken into
consideration that for the sum fortnightly of is 3d a member,
when sick, becomes entitled to an allowance of 12s, and, in
the event of death, £l5 funeral gift ; in case of the death of
the wife to £l2. This surely ought to enlist the co-operation
of all who are desirous of averting from their home the unhappy
consequences tah'ela are the inevitable results of penury and
disease.—We remain, your obedient servants,
PA, WILLIAM GRIFFITH, Auditor.
P.A. JOSEPH DOLLIN.... ~ •
PA. HENRY LEA, Secretary.

Dr. From the 14-,h June, 1856, to the 13th June, 1857.
To balance in hand as per last report, £5l 6s. 9d.; cash
received, inclu,:ing pence, fines, cards, dinners, initiation
of member 6, &c., &c., for the year ending 13,h June, 1857
£ll7 18s. 101 ; total, £169 ss. 7d. Cr. £169 ss. V.
To members who have received sick pay during the year
£l6 12s.
Members joined this year, 33; excluded this year. 16;
total number of members, 71. Obituary, Mrs. Moore,
Mrs. Atkins.

.. £62 1 9
.. 13 0 0
6 2 2

GENERAL STATEMENT.
To Cash in Bank . .
" invested by the Trustees
is the Treasurer's hands . •

£BO 3 11
Independent of all other property of the Society.
Audited and found correct,
WILLIAM GRIFFITH, P.A.
16th June, 1857. JOSEPH DOLLIN, P.A.
The toast was drank with the greatest enthusiasm.
"Oar Welcome Guesis" was then given with musical
honours, and was ably responded to by Mr. Wilders, of the
Pride of Liverpool (263) Lodge, who hoped that that
lodge would continue to go on in the same prosperity that
had ma>ked its previous progress.
11,fe -k)II.IfLP.IkX Atchacill,Wilt'lqfflethSßP3l2liment, . _
A:4 et, ~ the, p4.6triel, 0f5,.„,,,, ;^ eh. efturse of which he
briefly alluded to the dissentious which had crept nit,' Luc
order, not by their Mends, but by the fire-brands who had
cast so much dissension amongst, not only that lodge, but
amongst the lodges of the order. But they had had
confidence in him, and had placed him in the high position
which he filled. He did not object to the work, for he
enjoyed it, and while they choose to place him in it, he
would fulfil the duties with pleasure.
The toast was drank in the usual style.
The Cnarutoor then, in a very forcible but feeling address,
presented P.A. Griffith, P.A. Lea, P.A. Moss, P.A. Doran,
P.A. Rockett, and P.A. Mash with a very handsome silver
medallion, on which was embossed the arms of the order,
and a suitable inscription, to each df the recipients, for his
past services on behalf of the lodge, and the order in
general.
The health of the past officers was drank with the most
rapturous applause, and was duly acknowledged by
each.
The following toasts were also drunk, and cordially
responded to :
The " Past Officers of the fluids' Rest Lodge."
The " Army :laid Navy."
The " Press."
Our " Worthy Host."
The " Lancashire Witch-s."
Our " Worthy Chairman."
0 it " Wottby Vice Chairman."
A most rleasant evening was spent, after which the
brothers were joined by the females, and that was the cause
of the introduction of dancing, which was kept up with
great harmony until a late hour.