The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-01-27 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1852.

former aces, and prepare thyself to the search of their
/ibtrpool ----)tanbarb fathers. Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and
• utter words out of their heart ?" Fallacies and perver-
sions, one-sided views and stained-glass spectacles, reverse
FROM. OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT. the condition; and-if hiiiory is to be written on such
bases, we had better limit our researches after the *--'

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which has been growing and acquiring strength daily ine novelty
9.. of late, been a genu-
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Adelaide 0" Ler open in the large room of the
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4.,. last three or four days,marry, and offering huge attractions to sight
:erg. This is a vPritable puppet-show ; such as the
I nresent generation of play-goers have had no means of
witnesAng, unless they have travelled on the continent,
in the sunny south. The figures are necessarily diminu-
tive. but they are wrought up to perfection as works of
mechanical art; and the delight which their performances
afford arises from the vraisemhlance with which they
imitate the antics of real men and women. Their forte
is the burlesque, and they execute their roles with an ap-
gusto which absolutely creates humour in the
~, ..nd could not fail to amuse the most hypo-
chondriac of valetudinarians, Their dancing has been
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He says :—" The way in which they
dance; the hetent to which they spring; the impossible
and inhuman extent to which they pirouette. the revela-
tions of their preposterous legs; the coming down with a
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COMMERCIAL AND
aM01!;-ATARy NEWS.

DURING

MONDAY NIGHT.

tine past week business affairs have undergone
tittle O) no improvement, the produce markets being
dull and unsatisfactory. Sugar has been somewhat firmer,
and in a few instances rather better prices were paid.
Coffee and tea are also in better request, but the value of
both articles remain without much change. We regret to
say that since our notice of this day week several failures
have been announced, namely—Messrs. Wm. Mac Ewan,
Sons, and Co., tea-merchants and sugar-refiners, of
Glasgow, with liabilities for .£lOO,OOO ; Messrs. Donald
Mackay, Hadow, and Co., East India merchants, with
two houses in India, the one at Calcutta, the other at
Moulmein, the liabilities, as reported. being of small
amount. Failures continue to he announced from the
United States; amongst them that of Daw, Wilson, and
Harriman, a wholesale grocery establishment at New
York ; W. Glendie Brook. of New Orleans; and an in-

surance company at Buffalo. According to the free-trade
journals, all the numerous failures in this country and in
the United States are as so much incontrovertible evidence
of the wonderful proseerity which has ensued everywhere
upon the one-sided free-trade system of England. In a
recent issued circular, Messrs. Brown, Hunter, and Co.,
of this town, say,—" The produce markets, since the
commencement of the year, have not shown the slightest
improvement ; but, on the contrary, the depression has
increased, and a further decline in prices has been gene-
rally submitted to. Holders have also manifested an
anxiety to proceed in sales. These circumstances, with
the heavy stocks upon hand, and anticipated large impor-
tation, tend not only to weaken present confidence, but
also to create distrust in the future. The consumption
in the country continues in a most favourable state, and
money is also abundant ; but, until importations are
more limited, we can scarcely count upon an improved
standard of prices."

The general state of the money market is unchanged

,ney continues very easy, and first-rate bills are readil

discounted at two per cent., but credit, generally speaking,
is not sound, so that there is no disposition to discount

indiscriminately,

Recent failures, and prices still decli-
ning, induce capitalists to exercise caution in their
advances. The recent Bank of England return is of an
encouraging character, showing, as it does, a further in-
crease in the amount of bullion. The following are the
particulars of the return alluded to ;
The return from the Bank of England for the week

11,656,
3,247,

when compared with the r
Public deposits
Other deposits
Rest
On the other side of the account—
Goverment securities.. 13,269,091 ; Increase
Other securities 11,388,726 ; Decrease
Notes unemployed 10,112,840 ; Decrease
The amount of —4—

£577,371
345,n53

5 ; Decrease
2; Increase

35,335
357,462

norca in circulation is £21.U38.335,
being an increase of £796 855 ; and the stock of bullion
in both departments is £17.724.887, showing n increase
of £209 386 when compared with the preceding return.
The public funds have been more ar less effected during
the week by the advises from Paris ; many parties ope-
rating on the Stock Exchange regarding the late move-

His honour said that he had been desirous if possible of
deciding in favour of the plaintiff, on account of his good
conduct and intention to do right ; but in point of law he
thought him not entitled to judgment, the reward havinv

aeen offered for such information as should lead to the ap-
prehension and conviction of the thief, and the recovery of
the property. It seemed clear, therefore,thatno claim could
be substantiated except upon the specified conditions ;
although in this instance the defendant was able to take
advantage of his own negligence in omitting to prosecute.

nuwever, fluent nave put tne ►aw in motion
himself as well as the defendant, and not having done so
his honour was of opinion, however anxious he might be
to assist the plaintiff, that he was not entitled to recover.
The verdict was therefore for the defendant, each party to
pay his own costs.

PROCTER V. TIM

This was an action brought by Mr. John Chapman
Procter, of Scotland-road, to recover £4 193. from Mr.
Joseph Hill, of Hanover-street, auctioneer, which had
been paid by Mrs. Procter for two parcels of sewing silk
purchased at the sale rooms of the defendant, under an
alleged warranty from him that the bulk was equal to the
sample handed round the room.

The evidence of Mrs. Procter went to prove that, on
the 27th of October last, she attended Mr. Hill's sale-
rooms, when two parcels of sewing silk were put up. and
a Mr. O'Neile, who was present, bid, at the instant, ss.
per lb. The weight of the parcels together was 10lbs.
A sample, alleged to have been taken from the• bulk, was

handed round- among the persons present, and it was
stated by Mr. Hill that the whole was of similar quality.
Ultimately, witness became the purchaser at 10s. per lb.,
and at the close of the sale paid the defendant £4 195., the
amount of his claim. She left the rooms at about five

, examinec

the parcels, when she found that, although the ends of the
packets contained a small quantity of good silk, the rest
was utterly worthless. She returned with the parcels
about seven o'clock the same evening to Mr. Hill, and
explained the circumstances to him ; but 1e then asserted
that he had not sold the goods by sample at all, but in
bulk ; that he had given no guarantee as to their quality,

ment-s of the Prince President in an unfavourable light,
and the forerunner of another emute, which it may be a
difficult matter to put down. Under these circumstances
the value of Consols has receded, and they are, this even-
ing. reported by the electric telegraph as closing at 96,11

but had told the bidders that they must judge to; them-
selves, and abide by their bargain. He then, also, took
from the wall of the sale-room, a printed bill, containing
his conditions of sale, which witness had not previously
seen, nor had her attention called to; and, finally, he told
her that he had paid over the money for the silk to Al,
Jacobs. Os- ----f it, to whom, if

for money and account.
The inactivity which we have noticed for the two or
three last weeks in our share market has again character..
ised the business of the prst week. and this added to
several soeculative and some real sales, has tended to
lower prices some two per cent, below those of last week.

ne owner of . sne had received any
wrong►. she must apply for redress, as he (Mr. Hill) had
merely acted as an agent in the transaction, and knew
nothing whatever of the value or nature of the goods.
Mrs. Procter subsequently called upon Jacobs, but he

alleged that he had employed Hill to sell the goods for
what they would fetch; that witness must apply to him

ror any satistaction she required, and that he (Jacobs) was
responsible to Hill alone. Witness had seen both Jacobs
and O'Neile present at the sale : the latter e
bidding against bond fide purchasers to enhance the price

ged in

The decline has been general, but the business done has
been so small that this must not be much accounted of a

me sax ban since been sent to Manchester, and sub-
mitted to several manufacturers, who had pronounced
it totally useless. Witness never heard any ,such
remark as that the silk must be judged by purchasers for
themselves, and was certain that a sample of it had been

nail amount of buying would immediately cause a
In French shares there have

advance

have receded to some extent in consequence
speculation in gold shares continues to engross
much attention, and the accounts from California and
Australia have been of a nature to encourage the most
sanguine hopes of the promoters of these. The accounts
from t he A'ua Fria mine (one of the most respectable pro-
jected), on undoubted authority are most extraordinary,
and when generally known must cause these shares to

handed round the room prior to the sale%
For the defence Mr. Hill stated that the goods had been
brought to his rooms on the morning of sale by Mr.

saying

named O'Nei

ever, did not name his principals in the transaction, but

advance to a price that we dare not venture to predict.
This will attach greater importonce to all the bond
,fide
schemes afloat. It appears that this company has
transmitted seven cwts. of the richest ore ever taken
to this country, the arrival of which may be immediately
expected, and that Colonel Fremont "had himself visited
this mine, and was so convinced of its tremendous value,
that he had offered a lease of the entire upper range of
the Mariposa property in exchange for this single mine;
and that all dispute as to the title of the company is now
quite settled." Private letters confirm all these particu-
lars, and state that this mine may he looked upon as more
valuable than even the celebrated Tennessee Mine. Had
such intelligence reached us in a more lively market, there
is no knowing the excitement which might have been
produced ; as it is, it has caused these, and the shares of
some of the other gold companies, to be sought after at a
material advance. In another portion of our paper, we
copy an extract from the Globe, respecting an Australian
mine, which promises also to be a favourite. We annex
the quotations of this day :—London stock, 1144 c; new
quarters. 21 ; fifths. 2 7-16 p ; Midland 'stock,
541 I S •, Sheffield stock, 30 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
60* 60 ; fifths. 7 15.16 d;; East Lancashire, 15**;
Dover stock. 20* 20 191 19 15-16 ; York and North Mid-
land. 211: Oaarestry and Chester pref., 151; Caledonians,
14.1 15 14 15 16 15 ; Eastern Counties, 6 13-16.
The Cotton Market has had a firm and advancing ten-
dency, and the Africa's advices, received this morning,
have given holders renewed confidence, and induce them
to supply the marker sparingly. The value of fair Cotton
was declared by the Brokers' Committee, at their meet-
ing on Friday, to be 4id for Upland, 5d for Mobile, and
sid for Orleans.
Trade in Manchester has been dull for the moment,
hut greater activity is expected. The stocks of goods, as
in 1851, are reported to be in very small compass, and

the business, and that parties must judge for themselves
of its value, and take it with all its imperfections. O'Neile
put up the parcels at ss. per pound, and it was sold for
£4 193., which Mrs. Procter paid to him, not at five
o'clock, but between three and four in the afternoon. He
corroborated the evidence on the part of the plaintiff
respecting the return of Mrs. Procter about seven o'clock;
but contended that as the goods had been delivered some
hours before, and the purchase-money already paid over
to Jacobs, he had nothing further to do with the business.
T
they samples of the silk handed round the room by
tvsoaworntohree other witnesses were called to prove that
the defendant, or under his directions ; one of whom,
however, admitted that the end of one of the parcels had
been torn open, and a portion of the goods taken out and
shown among the bidders.
O'Neile,'who had sold the silk to Jacobs, stated that he
knew the silk was not good, but did not know its value.
He had put it up at ss. per lb. and was willing to give that
sum for it. There was not a pound of it, perhaps, fit for
sewing, and he did not know to what use the rest could be
put. He, however, would swear that the goods were not
sold by sample, and that the defendant distinctly stated
that the purchaser must take it with all its imperfections.
He (O'Neile) did not know from whom he had originally
purchased it; but he had kept it for a week or a fortnight
before parting with it to Jacobs. He did not know how
he came to bid for silk that was worthless; nor could he
say whether or not he bad said at the conclusion of the
sale, that Jacobs had made a good bargain. When he
first got it, he thought he might sell it to somebody, and
make money by it.
Jacobs corroborated the testimony of Hill and O'Neile
as to putting up the silk for sale, and obtaining from the
auctioneer £4 for the sale of it.

His HONOUR, in giving judgment, said that if an agent
did not, at the time of sale, disclose the name of his prin-
cipal, but sold that for silk which was worthless., the agent
himself must be responsible. Judgment must, therefore,
be given for the plaintiff. At the same time, he would
advise Mr. O'Neile, and Mr. Jacobs, not in future to
attend that sort of sales, and bid for each other. He had
no doubt that the silk then in court could not be sold in
the ordinary way for 2s. a pound ; but the former pos-
sessors of the silk happened both to be present, and one
of them had taken part in the sale, by bidding for it at ss.
a pound. to enhance the prise.' and whether the statement
was made by the auctioneer, that the quality and value
were to be left to the judgment of purchasers or not, was,
in his opinion, immaterial under the circumstances which
had been proved.

manufacturers are, to a large extent, working under
contract. For Woollen goods there is a moderate de-
mand at Leeds and Huddersfield. Halifax letters say
that business is rather slacker there, and that very few
goods have changed hands. No new feature has pre-
sented itself in the Bradford Piece Market.

A material advance has taken place in the value of
Wheat and Flour, and indeed in almost every article of
the trade. The advance is caused chiefly by the limited
nature of the imports, the extensive consumption going
forward, and the fact that the markets in France are
barely supplied, and prices rapidly advancing.

LATEST STATE OF THE LIVERPOOL MARKETS
Corrox.—Since Friday's weekly report, the market
has manifested a firm and advancing tendency. The
market closed this afternoon with considerable buoyar cy,
the sales of the three days being 26,000 bales, of which
speculators and exporters have taken 2,000 and 3.500
respectively. Prices of the current qualities of American
are 1-16th per lb. dearer; other sorts unchanged,

WELSH BARDIC CONGRESS.--We learn that the com-
mittee of the Liverpool Eisteddfod (or bardic congress)
contemplate holding another public meeting in connexion
with this venerated ancient custom, in the course of the
ensuing month, when the prize to the successful com-
petitor on the " Progreso of the last half century" will be
awarded. In order to give eclat to the entertainments, a
number of distinguished bards and Welsh literati have
been invited to take part in the proceedings. It is in-
tended -that the forthcoming meeting shall consist of a
varfe4 ofintellectual recreations—viz. addresses on inte-
resting subjects, recitations of poetry, vocal and instru-
mental music, national songs and choruses, &c. A
demonstration of no ordinary interest is anticipated, of
which treat, we doubt not, our English readers, in common
with the natives of the principality resident in this town,
will avail themselves.- . .
Nicw !MAGISTItarne-At the Kirkdale Sessions, on
Wedrieidai Itint?" Thonnai 'Edwards Moss, Esq., of Roby
Hill, Preicist, qualified as a magistrate for this county.
MESSRS. CUNARD, BURNS, and M'lvEn, for the EH-
fish and NorthAtnerican Royal Mail steamers, have con-
tributed £lOO to the fund for the sufferers by the Amazon.
• THE RACE-HORSE " ELcHo."—Another trial between
Mr. Wynne, and Mr. Hemmingway, respecting the sale
of the race-horse Elcho 'is still pending. It was to have
been tried on Thursday last, at the Court of Exchequer
sittings in Banco, Guild-hall, London ; but on that day
Mr. Knowles, Q.C., moved for a postponement of the
trial till Monday, when he stated that he should be able
to rebut the testimony previously given, to the effect that
the bill of exchange for £2OO which passed between
Messrs. .Aspinal and Hemmingway had nothing to do
with the action. A rule was granted on condition that
costs should be paid into court.
THE CHATHAM SOCIETY'S BALL, AND THE ORPHAN
BOYS' ASYLUM.—We are very glad to hear that this
select ball, which will take place to-morrow (Wednesday)
evening, in aid of the Orphan Boys' Asylum, is likely
to be most fashionably and numerously attended. The
number of tickets already issued is nearly as large as on
the last occasion, while none can be procured except from
a member of the_ society. We_ trust the expectations of
the committee may be fully. realised, and not only a
pleasant evening repay their exertions, but a-good dona-
tion to the charity constitute a no less important feature
in the evening's results. Mrs: Littledale, we see, is the
lady patroness, and Mr. Edward Molyneux the president.
We have had an opportunity of hearing the " Chatham
Polka," composed expressly for this occasion, and can
pronounce it both a very pretty composition and extremely
well marked for, dancing, and we doubt not Grihbins'
Band will do full justice to it. It has been published very
properly by the Chatham Society, with a view of adding
to the funds of the challis, and we doubt not but that it
will have the effect of doing so.
Go= AUSTRALIA.—The Times of Monday, January 19,
when descanting on the extraordinary discoveries.of gold in
California, proceeds to say.—" It is a remarkable coincidence
that just at this moment Australia should be revealing her
long-hidden treasures. That she is doing so in good earnest,
and that the gold field is not confined to a few rivers and
valleys near Sydney, appears from the last wonderful news.
At a place called. BlUlinyOng, about 50 miles from Melbourne,
and 50 from Geelong, deposits have been found that beat
Sydneyonad even. California; and it is ascertained that the
creeks and rivers for many miles round are likewise auriferous.
Instead of 30 feet square, 8 feet square is reckoned as sufficient
to make the digger's fortune. As many as 2000 are said to be
at work,.and the average earnings of each are put at an ounce,
that is near e 4 a day. One man, at the last date, had obtained
4'1500 in one week, and'another etooo. A party of three men
found 20 pounds weight in .one day, while another before
breakfast found 13 pounds. -Of. course a serious desertion of
regular employments bad • ensued, with very.little prospect of
remedy in that remote ante thinly-peopled region of the world.
Shops were closed and ships detained, and thecolonial govern-
went had been obliged •to raise the pay of its employes 511 per
cent." We are gratified, to observe that a party of scientific
and induential gentlemen have formed a company to prosecute
goldminingand dressing:in the favoured :colony of -Victoria,
iaustratiaiaud.it is somewhat remarkable that thisastounding
amicrancetnent of gold, discovered in this particular colony,
shonidltaysbeen predicted by the company iu question.—See
Advertisement.

SUGAR.—The market is steady, and a moderate business
is going forward. The sales since the publication of, the
broker's circular comprise 160 Ws. Jamaica, at 281. 6d.
to 30s. ed. ; 130 hhds. Demerara, at 275. to 30s. 3d. per
cwt. ; 500 bags Benares at former terms; 750 bags low
Bengal, at 225. to 235. 6d. ; a small lot of Dates at 335. ;
600 mats Mauritius, at 31s. 6d. to 325. 9d.; besides 40
hhds. Porto Rico, at 325. 6d. to 375. per cwt.
Rust.—We note sales of 50 puns. Demerara. at 2s. 2d.
per gallon, from 31 to 32 per cent.'overproof, and 60 puns.
Jamaica, at about previous prices.
MoLAsses.—The transactions are confined to 150 puns.
Demerara, at lls. 6d. from the quay.
COFFEE.—The market is steady; small parcels of Native
Ceylon have changed bands at 40s.i and Plantation at 50s.
TEA. "The market is in much the same state as last
reported ; few sales have taken place, and prices are steady.
Ries in rather more inquiry. Carolina has been sold at
a decline•of ls. per cwt.

SUNDRIES.-50 bags fine Saltpetre sold at 30s. 40 bales
Gambier, at 164. 6d. 50 bags Pegue Cutch, at 18s. 15
cases 10 chests Shell Lac, at 425. to 495. per cwt. 30 bags
Pimento, at 44d. per lb. A small lot Lima Wood, at
£[2; and 130 bales Jute, at £8 10s. per ton. 40 tons
Ceara Fustic are also sold at £3 to £3 17s. 6d., and 30
casks red Oporto Argols at 265. to 26s 3d. per cwt.

EXTENSIVE CONFLAGRATION AT SHENLEY RECTORY.
—A destructive fire took place at She''ley Rectory, near
Barnet, Herts, on Friday night last, which destroyed three
cow sheds, a corn barn, hay barn, several cart sheds, and
some stabling, comprising a range of buildings, more than
120 feet long. The property belonged to the Rev. H.
Newcombe, rector of Shenley. No account has yet been
given as to the way in which the fire originated.
ALLEGED PERJURY BY A BANKRR.—A prosecution
was instituted on Friday last, in the Queen's Bench,
before Mr. Justice Coleridge, sitting in chambers, against
Mr. Thomas Millersh, a banker and solicitor at Godal-
ming, and other persons, for wilful and corrupt perjury
and conspiracy. The case has already been presented to
the grand jury of the county. Ilis lordship accepted bail
for the defendants to the amount of £4,200.
ALARM OF FIRE IN LIMEHOUSE CHURCH.—On Sun-
day night last, during divine service, a panic was created
in Limehouse Church, by some children in the gallery
raising a false alarm of fire—the origin of which was the
alarm of the little ones at a terrific storm of wind and
rain. The congregation rushed to the doors in terror,
and raised frightful shrieks, but fortunately no one was
seriously injured. Limehouse Church, it will be remem-
bered, was destroyed by fire about two years ago.
SUCCESSORS TO THE AMAZON.—The directors of the
West India Royal Mail Steam-packet Company have just
completed the purchase from tile British and North
American Royal Mail Company of the magnificent steamer
Arabia, to supply in part the void created by the calami-
tous losses of the Demerara and the Amazon. The
Arabia was launched at Greenock on the 24th Dec., and
is in course of rapid completion in Mr. Napier's dockyard,
Glasgow. Her tonnage is 2,402 tons. Her engines are
side levers of the largest size ever put on board a vessel,
the cylinders being 103 inches in diameter, with a 9 feet
stroke. Their collective force will be upwards of 1,000
horse power. The Mail Steam-packet company have also
just added to their fleet the new steam-packet Orinoco,
which made a first trial trip from Blackwell to the Nore on
Friday last. She afforded perfect satisfaction to the
directors and engineers appointed to test her. She is to
be commanded by Captain Chapman, and is to sail from
Southampton for her first West India voyage on Monday
next. • She has been built by Mr. Pitcher, and her engines
constructed by Messrs. Maudsley and Field.

COUNTY COURT. LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY.
•
YESTERDAY. PRESENTATION OF MR. YATES'S PORTRAIT.
On taking his seat yesterday morning, the judge, Joseph Last evening, the seventh ordinary meeting of the Lite-
Pollock. .Esq., proceeded to give judgment in the follow-
rary and Philosophical Society was held in the Royal Inon. -
g case .
SYRED V. WILLI AMS. stitution. This meeting'being public, and the announce-
The plaintiff, Mr. H. J. Syred, of this town, pawn- ment having been made that ladies were at liberty to at-
broker, had sued the defendant, a timber-merchant, of tend, the theatre of the Institution was procured, and at
Norfolk- street, for 45, the amount of a reward offered by
the latter for the recovery of a gold watch lost five years a few minutes past seven o'clock it was filled by a nume-
previously ; and which plaintiff had detained when offered rous and highly-respectable audience, embracing the
in pledge at his shop in March last, on the ground of its members and their friends, and a large number of the per-
having been stolen. The female so offering it had been sonal friends of the President. The arrangements for the
taken into custody, but defendant refused either to prose- presentation of Mr. Yates's portrait. were complete for
cute or pay the reward. the 12th instant ; but in consequence of the death of a re-

tend, the theatre of the Institution was procured, and at
a few minutes past seven o'clock it was filled by a nume-
rous and highly-respectable audience, embracing the
members and their friends, and a large number of the per-
sonal friends of the President. The arrangements for the
presentation of Mr. Yates's portrait were complete for
the 12th instant ; but in consequence of the death of a re-
lative, that ceremony was postponed for a fortnight.
Directly behind the President's chair, the portrait was
suspended; gracefully surrounded with drapery; and the
lights pendent from the ceiling were so arranged as to

display it to the best advantage. Pieces of statuary were
grouped near the chair with good effect ' • and the large
table, as well as a temporary structure for their accommo-
dation, were laid out with valuable MSS., in illustration of
the paper of the evening.
_The resolution to procure a portrait of the President was

auopteu Gy toe members, the orth, _ business having
concluded, in the meeting-room of the Society, December
10th, 1849. The painting was executed by Mr. Westcott,
in the succeeding sprin, and attracted much attention
during the Exhibition of the Liverpool Academy in 1850,
both as an accurate likeness and a meritorious work of
art. From the close of the Exhibition at Christmas, to
the close of the Society's session, on the 15th of May,
1831, the arrangements for the presentation were not
completed ; but no member of the present committee is
responsible for the delay that thus occurred. As is usual
in similar cases, the act was from the first an individual
one, as it was the spontaneous tribute of individuals,
and a majority could in no respect interfere with a mino-
rity. It was the act of the society, in so far as it
was done openly by members of the society, in its
name, by them exclusively, and embraced a large ma-
jority of the whole. On the Ist of December, 1851. the
present session having commenced. the subscribers met
in the cn—

mode of proceeding. On the same evening, the Council
resolved to make the ceremony a prominent part of the
Society's business; formally accepted the programme of

knd for t

sident at a distance

.ve this subject

precedence of the

ordinary communications. The gentlemen who have
acted as the Portrait Committee, are Mr Charles Barber,
of the Liverpool Academy ; the Rev. Dr. Hume ; Mr.
Mayer, the treasurer for this object; and Dr. Thomson,
Secretary of the Society.

Amoni th

.e preset'

noticed—Dr. Dickenson,
Robert M'Andrew,

Senior Vice President of the Societ

Esq., V. P.. Edward Heath, Esq.. Treasurer, the Rev,
Dr. Thom, V.P. of the Historic Society, Thomas Thorn-
ley, Esq., 111. P,, Joseph Pollock, Esq., Judge of the

County Court. the Keyds. Messrs. Moore, Ramsay, J.
H. Thom, H. H. Higgins, Moeran, Robberds, &c. ; Dr.
Ihne, R. V. Yates, Thos. Bolton, John Aikin, W. Rath-
bone, Richard Rathbone, J. A. Picton, W. H. Bainbrigge,
John Hartnup, J. Towson, Thos. Baines, Esqrs.
It had been arranged that the visiters of importance
should be distinguished by badges of scarlet ribbon, and

the subscribers to the picture by white ones ; but the
council, in deference as we understood to the wishes of

some other members of t
that they should be used.

did not recommend

- uceD fagen by Jos. E. Yates, Esq.,
F.S.A., the President. with Thomas Thornely, Esq.,
M.P., on his right hand, the SECRETARY called upon Dr
Hume to introduce the subject.
Dr. Hums. - .tint- he would have gre•

saic
preferred to be silent on the present occasion, as he wa
sufficiently gratified to have borne any part whatever ii
the subject whir

now occupied them

shout seeking for

.s to occupy his pre-

ect for them on
lent on the other, he had

sent position ; and froth his sincere rE
the one hand, and for the Presie
at once waived his nr"

ciety, who had come that t.

in to witness and to grace

ciety (he continued) was established in the early part of
1812, its first session being only for a few months. It has,
therefore, completed more than 40 sessions, and has ex-
isted for 40 years ; so that the present is, in time as well
as in fact, a sort of jubilee. It consisted at first of 56
members, of whom only the odd six now remain ; all of
them not only venerable by years, but of high standing in
the town, and experienced in public usefulness. It will
n a
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But Mr. Yates has not only been one of the original
members of the society, he has been a frequent contri-
butor of valuable papers. The first memoir from his pen
was submitted to the society more than thirty-five years
ago, on the Ist of November, 1816. Even then he
blended classical acquirements with archeological pur-
suits, for it was an investigation respecting the speaking-
trumpet of Alexander the Great, by which he communi-
cated with his troops at the distance of 100 stadia. His
name was associated on that very evening, throughout
that session, and in that period generally, with others that
have become household words among us. The name of
Dr. Trail, for instance—a man of the most varied intellec-
tual powers and acquirements—should always be received
with respect in this town, for which he has done so much,
and especially in this society and this institution. There
were other men of eminence associated with Mr. Yates
at the time, of whom he need only mention Dr. Bos-
tock, Mr. Raincock, and Mr. Thomas 'Rickman, one
of the highest English auth-orities on architecture.--
From 1816 to the present, Mr. Yates has been a regular
contributor—indeed, the most regular; his usual class of
subjects being literature and antiquities. One of these
communications, read at the society exactly thirty-one
years ago, was an account of a MS version of the
Psalter, in English verse, by Richard de Hampole, who
is thus proved to be the first English translator of the
Scriptures. This paper was published in the Archceoloyia
of the Society of Antiquaries, and is referred to in several
works—for example, in Todd's edition of Johnson's Dic-
tionary. He had an individual satisfaction in referring to
these things, for it is a compliment paid to learning by a
man not professionally connected with it. The mere scholar
deserves little credit for possessing extended attainments ;
for their acquirement is the business of his life, as medi-
cine is that of the physician, or law that of the barrister.
But a man of letters may be allowed to be proud of his
favourite pursuits, when they attract the merchant from
his counting-house, and form the ornament and the re-
creation of an active and useful life. Nor is this a solitary
case. Washington Irving says, that he had known Roscoe
only as the historian, he was surprised to hear him spoken
of as the man of business; and future generations will read
with interest the life of a distinguished astronomer among
ourselves, whose name it is unnecessary to mention among
his friends and fellow-members. On the retirement of
Dr. Traill from. Liverpool, who had succeeded Roscoe in
the president's chair, Mr. Yates
v
was chosen, and he held
the office for six years, consecutively, viz. from 1833 to
1839. About this tip e a law was passed that no one
should occupy the,,ehair for more than three years, and
that:
it t- hweasshpoouslsdibjslee itnoelbigeibclheofsoerna simfri.layrapteersiohda.s
beenA s oftenso,
from that hour to this ; and he w
is now completing the
twelfth year of his presidency, and the eighteenth since he
first discharged the duties. It will readily be seen, that
as no one can foretel the contingencies which may happen
in three years, the members have wisely procured this
portrait at present ; and this very evening Atte."l(ates will
show that time has but added to his stores of information,
and his desire to make them useful. And while approving
the arrangement which has brought this interesting even-
ing within his years of office, he was sure that he only
expressed the wish of this meeting, and of thousands out
of doors, of men differing in many important points, bat
cordially agreeing in this, when he said may he yet be
blessed with length of days, and days of happiness.
The HON. SECRETARY then proceeded to read the fol-
lowing address :

" Dear Sir,—The members of the Literary and Philosophical
Society, at (he close of forty years of the Society's existence,
are rejoiced to meet you, as one of the original members, in
the enjoyment of health and happiness. They desire to thank
you for the kind interest which you have taken in the labours
of the Society, during the whole of that period ; and they have
much pleasure in stating,—as a mark of respect and apprecia-
tion on the part of their predecessors and themselves,—that
YOU complete, this session, the fourth triennial period as Pre-
sident of the Society. On the same ground, and with every
kind wish, the present members have obtained a portrait of
you by an eminent artist of the town, which they now request
that you will do them the favour to accept.
" They are aware, however, that in the course of a long and
active life, your usefulness has extended beyond this Society;
and they know that many inhabitants of Liverpool, as well as
casual visitors, will desire to look upon this portrait in future,
as well as at present. But, fearing that your own delicacy
might prevent you from affording them that gratification, the
members of the Society venture to request that you will allow
it to he placed permanently in some public collection of the
town.
" They trust, however, that you will long be spared in per-
son, to your many friends, and to others who take a still deeper
interest in all that concerns your welfare."
Mr. YATES then read the following reply, and handed
it to the secretary :
" Gentlemen, —I receive, with the most grateful feelings, the
testimony of approbation and regard now offered by you, the
members of the Literary and Philosophical Society.
" To have been associated, for forty years, with a body so
distinguished,—to have been placed by them, during a large
portion of that time, however unworthily. in the chair formerly
occupied by men who have filled a large space in the annals of
European literature.—will always be considered by the as the
most flattering and honourable circumstance of Inv life. Con-
scious of my own deficiencies, 1 have endeavoured to compen-
sate for them by an ardent zeal in the promotion of those pur-
suits which shed a lustre upon the most refined society, and
without which all worldly wealth becomes an incumbrance,
and all worldly honour an empty pageant. Your support and
countenance have always been cheerfully rendered ; and to
these must be attributed the harmony and efficiency that have
attended our joint labours.
" With regard to the placing of the portrait, so ably executed
by the distinguished artist of this town, and so kindly pre-
sented by you, I beg to leave the matter altogether to your
judgment to determine.
" Permit me now to express an earnest hope, that the talent
and acquirements which 1 know to exist amongst you may be
kept in active exercise ; and to conclude by exhorting the
younger members of the Society to cultivate those pursuits
which will be no incurnbrance under the pressure of business,
or of adverse circumstances, but which will constitute the
highest ornament of your prosperous days, and the moat de-
lightful companions of your leisure."
The address and reply, beautifully written on vel-
lum, in the manner of the ancient MSS., and hand-
somely framed, were laid upon the table, and after-
wards suspended behind the chair. The deeign wale

by Dr. Hume, and the execution by Mr. Geo. P. Smith.
The letters were in church text:, with illuminated capitals.
A line in triple colours surrbunded the writing, embracing
at the bottom the seal of the Royal Institution, and at the
sides the arms of the Society and'of!Mr. Yates' all pro-
perly emblazoned. The whole was surmounted by a pen-
and-ink sketch of the Royal Institution. The address
was signed by Dr. Thomson, and the reply by Mr. Yates.
in their official capacities, and had their respective seals
appended. These beautiful documents were much ad-
mired both by the members and by strangers.
Dr. THOMSON, on receiving the reply, briefly thanked
the President, and mentioned that at the second meeting
of the Society Mr. Yates had taken a part. his paternal
care for the Society, his dignity and courtesy, and his
hospitality, were well known. Of the portrait it was
enough to say, that it bore the name of Westcott. Dr.
Thorns:in related an anecdote of Mrs. Siddons and Sir
Joshua Reynolds, the latter of whom said that the gua-
rantee for the colours never fading was, that his name
was
-written on the hem of her garment.

Mr. Wm. RATHBONE. as one of the original members,
rose to mov- a vote of thanks to the PortraCt Committee;
he thought that much good might be done by mercantile
people cultivating literature and science; and recom-
mended that course to the young. Of the whole family
of Yates, of which the President was the senior member►
he would only say, they " did good, and blushed to find
it fame." He would add among the distinguiihed mem-
bers the name of Dr. Sheppard, who had been the teacher
of Mr. Yates.

In the absence of Dr. Duncan, from ill health, EnwAsta
HEATH, Eq., treasurer, seconded the motion.
T. THORN ELY, E=q., supported it. The arrangementS
had been well cai ried out. The society of which he wag
one of the original members, held its first meetings at the
King's Arms, afterwards the Queen's Arms, Castle.,
street ; and much pleasure he had felt in the meetings ;
and much good had been done, in the forty years of the
society's existence. He was happy to meet Mr. Yates is
circumstances so interesting, and he hoped the portrait
would lone remain as a memorial of him.

Mr. YATES added that he had been born and bred 10
in the town ; that it was fifty years since he had reached
man's estate, and he was now nearly past the active part
of his life. He had endeavoured to forward works of
utility, and had found a reward in his own conscience. He
then proceeded to read his Memoir on Ancient Manu
scripts; Thomas Thornely, Esq occupying the chair. He'

treated the subject in the follewing order;
1. Substances. Stones we•e the earliest materials. 115
pillars, obelisks, &c. Then plaster. and afterwards roller
whence our word "volume." Parchment was derived froto
Pergamus ; but wiling on skins, with no preparation, had'
been practise(' long before. Many such manuscripts had
been found in Herculaneum and Pompeii. The rough
sketches of writing were made on waxen tablets. Paper,
from cotton, was invented about the thirteenth or four..
teenth century; and that from linen was used aftervvarde•
2. Implements. The ink was good, made usually of
ivory black, and in cakes, like the Indian ink of modern
times. It was of various colours, but black was the most
usual ; red, green, yellow, and purple, were known ; also
gold and silver. Among the pens, those of reed were
used for the coarser strokes, and those of quill for the
finer. The first mention of the latter is about the 6th

cc nt ury.
3. Decorations. Decorated capitals were usual. The
first printed books were also in imitation of MSS. Blank
spaces were left by the printer for the illuminator to fill
up ; and in many cases the blanks still remain. Mani,
of the illuminations were done at the command 'el
sovereigns, and thus frequently present us with por-
traits. The costumes were always those of the time
at which the artist lived. The maps are very curious,
The most beautiful article of the kind is the Bed..
--• . - -

posQession of the Rev.
It was made for John, Duke of Bedford,
it of France. On one pace there are 59 minis-
than 1,000 in all, in the book. In 1794 r

Ishments encourage°
and they Ile'
The scrip-
. ...min the enclosure, but
so as to be free from interruption. Occa:
the bones of the writer's fingers were preserver
in the covers of the volumes, out of respect for the in'
dividuals. When the Turks took Constantinople, in 120►
they exposed pens, ink, and pal chments in the streets eg
proofs of effeminacy.

he monastic estab:

5. Means of ascertaining their age.—The age of a do-
cument had been determined by Montfaugon, by ascer'
taming from written testimony when cotton paper wee
known. Palaeography also settles the real reading
of old authors ' • and when they differ shows wheel)
is right. In the case of the Scriptures this is very'
important. The are of one MS. was ascertained to lie be-
tween 1484 and 1492, by the fact that the name of the
Pope had been erased and that of another patron sub'
stituted. The monks of St. Mark's, Venice, exhibit a
manuscript which they say is the original of St, Mari e°
Gospel ; but it turns out unfortunately for that theory'
that it is written on cotton paper. The kind of letters W$
also a sort of guide to the age. Mr. Yates concluded WO
valuable paper by urging the importance of a proper Pre'
servation of MSS. by the government.
In the remarks which followed, Mr. THORNELY re'
marked that he visited the Carlton Ryde about two year!
ago, nnd found the preservation of the manuscripts in "
very unsatisfactory state. -
Mr. BAINES suggested that the most valuable should
be printed ; and then, if the body were destroyed, the
substance would still remain.
Mr. S. HoLME moved a vote of thanks to Mr. Yates for
his valuable paper. He (Mr. H.) had formerly been 'al
member of the Society, when he 'resided in town ; bot!
could attend only at rare intervals. He thought such
associations very profitable as well as pleasant.
brought together men of various political and religious
opinions, who met in kindness and friendship. He men'
tioned that he had seen manuscripts in Trinity College,
Dublin, in a very unsatisfactory state.—This motion W
carried with applause, and without a seconder.
Thanks to Mr. Thornely, for presiding during part of
the meeting, were moved by Mr. RICHARD RATitnoSat
and seconded by Mr. THOMAS BOLTON.
The SECRETARY explained that his Worship the Male;
had kept' the former evening vacant for the society, b 1
had an insuperable engagement this evening. Sir I. Bel
was similarly situated, and regretted his inability to attend'
After the presentation, the attendance gradually thermal!:
partly by the retirement of the country members, AO
Partly by members leaving for the concert.

RUMOURED ARMING OF THE RURAL POLICE•"—IS
rumour has obtained currency amongst the rural consta-
bulary, within the last few days, that the government hale
it in contemplation to arm the various bodies of the count,'
police in this kingdom with guns and bayonets, tiler the
manner of the Irish constabulary, and that the constables
will in future be enlisted for a period of seven years.'"
Manchester Courier,
On Monday last, the committee and contractor for the
new church at Fairfield, gave a sumptuous dinner to aboat
eighty of the artizans in their employ, at Whiteman t
Brunswick Hotel. The chair was ably • occupied by Pt,'
Raffles Brown,- the architect. the two 'vice-chairs
Messrs. M'Kinney and Stockdale, and many ezoelliOr
speeches were made. Songs and recitations occupied`tb:
remainder of the-evening, and the company separated'`"
an early hour, much pleased with the evening's entertain'

went. -
THE ENGINEERS' STRIKE.--There There are indications ...-
this unfortunate dispute is comingto a close';theMastntr
Association having, iris understood, sent a deputation*:
London to propose that there shall be a change in'ther
attitude, and that non-society men and labourers applitl4_,
for work may be taken on by them. They propose, al"i
to take on society men, but only on condition that
disputes shall be settled between an employer and his
men without the intervention of any third body. TOY
have already, by circular distributed among themselves,
given permission to the members of the-association!:
employ their apprentices and other of their hands; VP:
disconnected from the dispute, but not in producing in"-
chinery. The men know of all these movements, and are ill
high feather in respect thereto. They have succeeded I°,
procuring the sympathy of other trades unions, who have
granted them money from their funds.—Morning Chrr
nicle.
•
EXTRAORDINARY PASSAGE.—The celebrated clipper
ship Racer, whose proportions we noticed on her Pr;
(her first) voyage to this port, has made a most successfw
run from New York here. -She sailed mrthe 11th it"t"
and arrived in the river yesterday; docking at the noon
tide. The weather in the early part of the'passage
fourteen
idessyisl
om
crotv
ov
favourable, and Captain Steel fully anticipated meld!!
the pm-tin 13 days, but was delayed by fog, notwithstalor
ing which, and having to remain outside some time, 0.1.
fc
passage has, nautically speaking, been completed
LUNACY.—Re Mrs. Cumming :
investigation, which has occupied the attention of the we
for sixteen days, and doting which -an unusually lardo
number of witnesses have been examined, was brought t,
a close on Saturday last, when the jury, after an abseni
of twenty-five minutes, returned into court with the fo"
lowing decision ;—" The jury have taken this case itr:,
grave consideration, and we come into court now to
our Verdict, which is, that the jury are ;unanimous), 7
opinion that Catherine Cumming is of unsound mind
- an
incapable of managing herself,and her property,-, and 0,1.1.
she has been so from the Ist day of May, 1846." gr'"

total cost of the commission is upwards of £6OOO.
MANCIIESTER.—DESTRUCTION OF It COTTON MILL
FIRE.—On Saturday evening the large mill of Mr. Js10:.
Frodt. of the :firm of Messrs: Thos. Ogden and 80_,13°,i
spinners, Diekinson-stieet, Manchester, was discorma
to be on fire. 'The flames spread with great rapidity, s'll
within half-an-hour of the commencement the fire n.
'
bursting from nearly one hundred and sixty vvindosvo "
each side: the building was evidently doomed for destroe
tion. Within three quarters of an hour from thewig;
mencement of the fire the roof and 'various floors of
buildibrand several portions of the wall had fallen
and the premises were a complete wreck. %The sarrbon:i
ing buildings were saved. The loss will probably elee'd
£20,000, but the insurances, which are to the estelA
£26,000, will amply cover the owners.

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27, 1852,

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