Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-11-03 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

The monthly meeting of the Council was held yesterday
Monday), C. Beebe% Esq , Vice-President, in the chair.
The report of the Committee on the Eleetion of the Versey
Docks and Harbour Board, was read and adopted, and
referral back for printing ar.d circulation to day (Tuesday).
On the motion of Mr. Macfie, it was resolved that a state-
ment of finance be laid on till table quarter:y, showing,
*Jeer alia, the receipts from old and new members, com-
pared with the saTe period of the previous year Am ng
the communications were letters from Mr. He rsfall, M P ,
General Sabine, and Mr. Clegg, oa the survey of the
Zanibese river. The Vice-President also submitted a copy
*I a letter he had written to Lord Clarendon on the
'Abject, expressive of the opinion of the Council in favour
ear) expedition f.-ir that purpose ; also f cm the Birming-
ham Chamber of Commerce, inviting the appointment of
deputies to represent the Council iu the preparation of a
Bankrupte)y Law Amendment A.ct. Messrs Danson and
Beath were requested to attend on behalf of the Chamber.
A letter was read from the Dock Office. appointing
Triune/ay text far a conference relative to the appointment
of a London agent, on which subjec. several o.her letters
were read from the mercantile as 'ociations. Tte foil iwitig
aidress from the Datroi B )ard of Tradi was then read :
To THE Ca AIME 1.. N AND MEMBERS OF TLIE LIVERPOOL BOARD

OF COMMERCE, ENGLAND
Board of Trade Reems, Detroit, 21st July, 1857
Sir,—The barque C. J. Kershaw, owned and commanded
ivy C ptain D. C. Pierce, now, loading at our wharves to
sail directly for the European world, is deemed by our
Roard of Trade an event of suffteient interest to call for
some manifestation on their part, in regard to
aired Trade and Cormn6rce with Europe. Ac
eordingly, at a special meeting of the members of the
Board of Trade, of the City of Detroit Council, at their
looms this morning the undersigned were appointed a
cceamittee on behalf of the board, to prepare an address
/to the Beard of Commerce, cf Liverpool, England, to he
forwarded by the barque C. J. Kershaw, Captain D. C.
Pierce, together with some samples of some of the
agricultural productions of the State of Michigan, to be
presented to the Chamber of C immene of Liverpool. In
perfonnence of this agreeable duty, the committee regret
time is not aff ,rded them to prepaee statistical tables
exhibiting the grow h of p -pulation and increase of pro-
dnetion in these north-western s a'os, demandirg new
channels of communication for an exchenge of surplus
productions incident to increasing material wealth; but
want of time to collect such tables constrains us to content
Perceives with simply calling your attention to the rapid
growth and extension of commerce between the Atlantn
cities of North America and the European world
since the introduction of steam on the ocean, as a means
of communication, and beg to assure you, (,-f what, no
doubt, many, if not most of tie membere of your Board,
ere already well aware), that the inauguratiou of a system
of Railways threeighout the North Western States,
affording cheap and rapid transit for productions from the
interior cf the States to the borders of the great Lakes and
Rivers which emvy into the River St Lawtance, has
contributed to stimulate production, and develops the
resources of the great west in a degree no less marked and
latonishing
It is but twenty five years since a frontier Indian war
eras raging cn the spot where now stands the City of
Chicago, with her 125 000 inhabitants possessing all the
elements of material and social wealth enjoyed by older
citizens, with a commerce second to no interior city in the
world, as her exports for three years past of three leading
agricultural productions indicate.
The exports from the part of Chicago of corn, wheat, and
flour, in 1851-5 6 were as follows :
Corn. Wheat. Flour.
3854, 6,822,869 bush. 2,102,703 bush. 120,000 brie.
1655. 7,015 407 „ 61330 533 „ 190,000 „
3856. 10,807,736 ~ 8 252,475 „ 228 000 ~
While the q:tantity of sawed pine lumber entering the port
of Chicago in the season of 1856, was 456,711,207 feet.
ahe city of Detroit, situated on the west bank of Detroit
ricer or strait, 18 miles above the head of Lake Erie, on
the great h;gh way from the heads of Lakes Michigan
and Superior to the Gulf of Sr. Lawrence, boasts a greater
antiquity th An Chicago In 1820, the population was
1,450, in 1840, 9,100 ; at the press: nt time the population
is ale .ut 70,000, possessing all the elements of material
led social wealth. claimed for older cities. Some
of the exports from Detroit in 1854, consi ted
of 337,148 burr; is of flour, 897,159 bushels of wheat ; in
1855 the exports were 650,1.00 barrels of fl mr, and
750 00.) bushels of wheat, and a very lsrge proportion of
the sawed pine lumber entered fie pert of Chicago, as
shove noted, was from this State (Michigan), while the
minera' wealth of the State, particularly tha copper and
iron ores (in the upper peninsula, on Lhke Superior), are
just beginning to be developed, but enough is known
already to establieh the superiority of these ores, ever those
of any miees in the world, while their ex'ent, particularly
of copper, seems to be almost uullmited
The Ceramittee will refer to the trade and commerce of
only one more port on this great line of water communica-
tion to the ocean—viz , Oswego. on Lake Ontario, in the
State of New York. Oswego in 1827, with a population of
only 700, and with no commerce to speak of, now has a
population numbering about 25 000, and a commerce, the
value of which is indicated by the importations into that
port in 1856, consisting, in part, of 203 000 barrels of
flour, 8,391,453 bushels of wheat, and 3,930,211 bushels
of corn.

The Committee present these partial returns of the trade
and commerce of only three points on the line of the Great
Western waters, leading to the ocean through the Gulf of
St. Lawrence, as specimens of many others which might
be mentioned; and indicating the vast amount of commerce,
only awaiting the improvement of the St. Lawrence to find
an outlet through that channel.
On behalf of the Board of Trade of the city of Detroit,
the Committee beg your acceptance of the accompanying
sample' of the production of the state of Michigan. namely,
2 barrels of dour and 3 small samples of wheat. The flour is
manufactured from wheat, the growth of 1856. The wheats
known here as " " blue stem," and "Mediterranean,"
are of the crop now about beir g harvested, and rather
imperfect from being gathered too early. Had the
Eerehaw's departure been delayed a fortnight, it would
have afforded us pleasure to send you larger and more
perfect samples of wheat.
While commending Captain Pierce and his enterprize to
your notice, we beg also to invite your inspection of his
"Tessel,as one of the production of the North West, bearing in
mine, her proportions had to be restricted to the capacity
of the Wetland Canal locks, through which she has to pass
to reach ye ur shores, We are aware that the Kershaw
may be one of the least, in point of size, of any vessels
That visit your port, but we present her as a specimen of
materials and construction, which will indicate that in this
Western world we have both the material and the skill to
eonstruct ships of larger dimensions, and we only await the
action of the Canadian government to enlarge the Welland
canal- and locks, when we can send from these western
inland seas ships of such dimensions as will render the
carrying trade remunerative, and, laden with productions
of our soils, mines, and forests, to e,xchange for the pro-
ductions of the Old World, on terms of reciprocity which,
we trust, will be mutually advents genus, believing, as we
do, that merchants and merchant ships are the most effi-
cient diplomatists in promoting and preserving friendly
relations between different nations.—With assurances of
our high regards, a e are, yours truly,
R. M'CIEIESNEY,
H. P. BRIDGE, Committee.
M. D. HAMILTON,
The Council framed a resolution thanking the Detroit
Board of Trade for the samples and their letter, and ex-
pressed the pleasure which they would feel in doing all in
their power to promote the objects described in the com
munication
The following letter from the Board of Trade, relative to
the cultivation of cotton in Africa, was next read :
Londcn, sth October, 1837.

Sir—l am eirectei by the Lords of Committee of Privy

Council for Trade to acknowledge the receipt of your letter
of the 15th ult., in which you expressed, by desire of the
Council of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, the readi-
ness of the members of the Liverpool African Association
to convey, free of freight, to places frequented by their
vessels, any machines which may be required to be sent
tut with reference to Mr. Campbell's suggestions re-
specting the culture of cotton in Africa, and I am re-
quested by my Lords to request you to move the Council
of the Chamber of Commerce to convey their lordships
thanks to the members of the African Association for their
obliging offe-. (Signed), JAM zs Boorrt.
To the Secretary of the Liverpool
Chamber cf Commerce.
A letter from the Bcard of Tr de on the sulphur mines
of Iceland was read, and ordered to be inserted in the
report of the proceedings.
The communication stated that the mines of Kriswck
&ad been worked with considerable profit from 1723 to
1730, during which time they supplied all the sulphur
consumed in Denmark, Norway and the Duchies. The
distan...e of the beds from Lake Nujratu would prevent their
being works -1 with adequate remuneration, but
it is believed that those at Kriswck could be
worked very easily, . and produce.
ea large amount
of sulphur. Sulphur, in a fine condition, it is stated,
could be shipped at Ilasuefior.d for .E.l per ton.
The price of labour in Iceland is, about a rix dollar
Ps. 3d ) per day in summer, and ls. to is 3d. in the winter,
the summer's day being of 13 hours, the winter's from 4
%o 5 A small amount of native labour only could be
obtained, but every inducement will be afforded to
immigration. It is believed that a lease . for 50
years o the sulhur beds, extending from Knswck to
Mengel',f p could be obtained for £4 a year, and purchased

on the whole for £3OO. The best port of shipment
Havnefiord—is 14 miles from the eulfhur beds. Appended
to the memorandum was an extract from the report by
Mr. Witt, assistant chemist to the Museum of Practical
Geology, upon the results obtained from certain samples of
the Iceland sulphur. There results were, upon the whole,
highly encouraging and satisfactory.
Monday, the 30 h inst., was fixed for the quarterly
generil meeting ; it V7FB referred to the Committee on
communications to prep're a reprt.
Mr DANSON gave not ce of th- fallowing motion:—
" That it be referred to consider whit' steps (i• any) can he
taken to incresse the nu-_...be: of members, and the effi-
ciency of the Chamber."

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-YZSTERDAY.

LIVERPOOL,

STABBING —Joseph M Namee, the kesper of an improper
house. at 10, Peter-s reef, was charged with having stabbed
Thomas Prestcn. The parties met in a public house in
Pownall-square, when' he prisoner struck 'he c mplainant's
wife, and when he interfered the prisoner drew a knife and
inflicted 8 smart wound on ccmplainant's forehead. The
prisoner was tent for trial
William Hicks, a mechanic, was brouglit up by offi,_!er
Gray, charged with having grossly insulted two respectable
females,,in Parhame.nt-str, et on Saturday even'ng Mr.
Bluck appeared for the prisoner, who was convic eol and
fined £2 cats.

BIRKENHEAD

BEFORE J S. JACKSON, ESQ.

STE MING FR,M A BOAT —John Glover, wl,o had before
been in custody fur felony, was charged with stealing a
coat and a towing line. Thomas Anson, the owner of the
boat, sta•ed that, on Sunday of ernoon last, in consequence
of a strong ebb-tide, he was unable to get his boat to New
Ferry, and was obliged to bring it up along,ide the Tran-
mere Quay, to wlich he fastened it In the boat was the
caat and towing line produced, but when he went in the
evening they had been token away, and alto one of the
oars. He directly gave inf3rmation to the police, who had
since Ehewn him a coat ani towing line, which was his
property, and the same he had left in his boat. The
oar had been replaced in the boat. The coat
and rope were traced to the marine stores of
two persons, named Price and Hbgin, to whom
the prisoner had s;1,1 the articles ou the afternoon
of the same day. Police constable G-:eer said he appre-
hended the prisoner at a lodging house in Meacock-street,
and upon charging him with the robbery, he denied all
knowledge of the affair, but afterwards said he had sold
the coat. The prisoner, upon being charged in the usual
way, said he pleaded guilty to the rope, but not to the
coat. Committed for trial.

AN IRON TulEF.—Ellen Dutton was nexu chargel with
stealing three cwt. of pig or ballast iron, the property
of Messrs. Potter Brothers, ship owners. From the state
meat bf Mr. Moore, a stevedore in their employ, it ap-
peared that those gentlemen had a large quantity of bal ast
iron lying in a yard at the docks for sale Be could
identity one piece of the iron sold by the prisoner,
as it had been broken by a parson w'ao had looked
at the lot with the view of purchasing it. Sarah Fahey,
the wife of a marine store dealer in Park-street, seated that
on Tuesday, the 27th of October last, the prisoner came
to the store, bringing with her Gslbs. of pig iron, and upon
a,king her where she got it from, her reply was "It was
given to my husband for his allowance," and the two
following days she br ug'at 1051b5., and upon the same
enquiry being m .de,as to how she got it, she made the
same answer. On Friday, she came again with 491b5.,
which she said she hal found amo g some shavings at the
docks, and while it was being weighed, the police officer
came in. The prisoner had given the name of Margaret
Jones when the iron was purchased from her. Tne
prisoner who said she h .d nothing to say in answer to the
charge, was then folly c Antnitted fa. trial.
A SUITABLE THlEF—Margaret Price, whose propensity
for drink has unfortunately before led her to commit a
theft, to enable her to indulge in that which has been the
ruin of thousands, was then placed at the bar, charged
with the fullowing cruel robbery. Joseph Evans, her
cousin, said that a short time since the prisoner came to
his house at Greasby, and although he knew of her
drunken habits, h_• had not the heart to turn her out, and
she then stopped a week at his house, when she left of her
own accord, bet a day or two after, during his absence
from home at work, and while his poor father was lying ill
in bed, she came to the house again, and ransacke l his
clothes-box, taklng therefrom a snit of black clothes, nearly
new, a pair of brown trowsers, ashirt, a pocket handkerchief,
and a pair of blucher boots. The articles were traced to the
pawnshops of Caleb Spruce, of 23, Hgliffeld-street, and
Wiliam Mason, of Marybone, in L'verpool where they
had been pledged for 25s She had nothing to say, and
was then committed for trial.

A DIP TOO DEEP. Martin, who made his
appearance in the dock for the seventh time, was charged
with robbirg Richard Edwards of the sum of 193., under
these circumstances. Edwards, a seafaring man, and one
of those who no doubt thinks it a glorious life to get
drunk when on shore, and who admi ted he was in a state
of intoxication, on Wednesday night last, and before ha '
Could get quite sober, he was at the bar of the
Chester Hotel between six and seven o'clock next morning,
drinking whiskey, in payment for which he gave a
sovereign, and received 19s. in change, amongst which
were several florins. After that he left, but returned
again at nine o'clock, when he fell asleep while standing
at the counter. The prisoner and two or three others
were there at the time, and the
*prisoner took and put
him on a seat to sleep The prix finer rema/ked at the
time to his companions that he had heard that he
(Richards) had been robbed on the previous evening, but
he did not know how that could be, when he had just
before changed a sovereign. He then opened Richards'
left hand trowsers pocket, saying —" I will see whether he
was robbed or not," and put his hand into the pocket, but
directly withdrew it. He then went to the right hand
pocket, and having put his left hand in it, was seen by a
man named Margetson to take it out again, with what
appeared to be silver, some of which could be seen between
his thumb and finger. He then turned round to his com-
panions, and having treated them to a g7ass of rum each,
they all went away, and Margetson went and gave infor-
mation to the police The prisoner was shortly after
found at a beer house, in company with his wife and two
other women, with a quart of ale before them, and when
charged with the robbery, he said he had nothing but a
shilling which he worl'ed hsrd for. He was then taken
to the police office, and upon beirg searched, three florins,
some other silver, and some copper, amounting to 103 21,d,
was found concealed in the cAp 'he had on his head
Committed for trial.

LIVERPOOL BANKRUPTCY COURT.-YKSTERDAY.

(BEFORE MR COMMISSIONER PERRY)

In re JAMES PIIILLIPS.-The bankrupt, draper of
Audlam. in Cheshire, came up this day on application far
his certificate. There was no opposition, and his Honour
said he bad great satisfaction in awarding him a certificate
of the first class. We are informed that the assets in this
bankruptcy will pay 20a in the pound and leave a surplus.

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LEWIS & COMPANY, Itanelagh-street.

WHITED SEPULCHREi.—There is a story told of a
Fr mchrnan who, hearing that women were exempt from
cholera, betook himself forthwith to petticoats, and hiding
haneoth their ample folds, neglected all other prsc lotions
Neverheless, to his horror and astonishment, the cholera
,eizad him, and Lis feminine gear affirded him no p: otec-
lion from ihe destructi:ai which he had merited by hidden
dirt and foolhardy careles,n my of our local boards
of health may take a pr-fitable lesson from his fate. They
appear,to indulge in-the same form of leg'cil proposition,
and expect to be overtaken by the same result. They
have one grand instrument of p:ophylaxis against cholera;
one shield beneath which they hide themselves; one
bulwark which is to prove the fortress of their safety. Tbsy
hope to clear themselves of infection a a other men V debt ;
they have but one is embodi-d in the mystic word
" whitewash." During the last visitation of cholera, posters
blazed upon every blank wail inviting the irhal2itants to
rush to the vestry and procure whitewash, offering to lend
them pails and brushes, to send labourers, so that they
would but whitewash. And so, in certain parishes, every
wall was whitened, and every hovel crested with gypsum
and with lime. Toe bidden dirt that festered and putrifie I
was glossed over with lair seeming, the walls were made
pure and clean to the eye, but beneath the outer show of
cleanliness too often there were only filth and corruption.
Upon the surface all was clean and handsolmi, but below
was hidden the food with which this insatiate disease most
delights to gorge itself—the main elements which nourish
its per;:ica us strength. Whited sepulchres : they were all
purity to the eye, and inwardly most corrupt and foul.
We earnestly protest against this hollow and bad practice.
If we should again be called to ha- tle with the cholera, let
us have no painting hut classing; Ho sham smartening,
but honest healthy lavation—not the white without the
wash. However true it may be in metaphysic., it it a
perLicious principle to adopt in sanitary science, that "the
shows of things are better than themselves."—The Lancet.

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