The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-05-25 00:00:00

wife of Mr. J. Chatterton, de
th, of two girls and a boy.

t Haslingden, the wife of RI
1, of twins. This is the third

has ch

ea to prese
cti side, five of whom the fa

Pine-str&t, the wife of Mr. John

at Birkenhead, Mrs. Ambrose Wal

On the 15th inst., at Hastings, the wife of J. Breeds, Esq., of
a EMI and daughter.

in Woodland-terrace, Clifton-park. I
Constantine, jun., of a son. .

t Charleville Forest, Fullamore, the
' a son and heir.

On the 16th inst., at Oxton Village, the lady of (
Kitchen, of a son.

On the 17t1

Mrs. Wm. Henry Moon, of El

On the 17th inst.. in Bedford-street North, Mrs
Aldridge, of a daughter.
On the 18t1
jun., Esq.,
On the 19t

inst., in Percy-street, the wife of James S
:e of Greenock, of a son.
inst., the wife of Mr. H. Samuel, watch n
fames's-street, of a son.

facturer, St. J

at Belmont, near Bangor, Carnarvo:
.skell, Esq., of a son.

the wife of Peter

a Charlotte-street, the wife of C

John Wylie, of

, being the ninth in.succession

On the
of a daug

, in Oxford-street,

John M'L:

st., at Birkenhead, the wife of Capt. Rey

of a daughter

e Monks' Ferry Hotel, Mrs. Hillier, of

t., the wife of Mr. Christopher Mill,
p irgo, of a daughter.
On the 23rd instant, at Merton Bark, near St. Helet
lady of H. G. Brownlow, Esq., of a daughter.

mander of th

MARRIED.
[We have been requested to contradict the announcement ;n
our last of the marriage of Mr. John Ward to Mrs. Freem-'n,
which we copied from a contemporary.]
On the 12th inst., at Edinburgh, Francis Wilson, Esq., of the
Bank of England, in this town, to Jeanie, daughter of the late
Mr. A. Wilson, merchant, Edinburgh.
On the 14th inst., at St. Francis Xavier's Roman Catholic
Chapel, Mr. 5. Ryan, n;ne-cooper, to Miss 1. Hammond, of
Sherwood street.

On the 17th inst., at St. Paul's Church, Jarrow, Durham,
Mr. John Flood, commander of the barque Town of Liverpool,
to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Mr. J. Dickinson, of Jarrow.
On the 17th inst., at St. Nicholas's Roman Catholic Chapel,
Mr. John Wm. Higgins, printer, to Ellen, eldest daughter of
Mr. Thos. Ryan, Oswald•street.

On the 17th inst., a
park, Mr. Richard H

t St. John the Baptist's Church, Toxtetb
argreaves to Jane, daughter of Mr. Wnc

Faraday

On the 17th inst., at St. Nicholas's Church, Mr. David Das
nail, coachbuilderto Miss Grace Hankey, milliner.
On the 18th inst., John Macnaught, Esq., M.D., to Age
daughter of the late George Henderson, Esq.
On the 18th instant, at Christ CLurcht Everton, by the Rev
W. H. Wright, M.A., Mr. Thomas Morris, farmer, Elton, Che

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shire, to Miss -Elizabeth Pearce, of Everton.
On the 18th inst., at Pleasant-street Chapel, by the Re;
B. Rotheram, Mr. John Cnx to Thomasine, youngest daugl
01 the late Mr. Isaac Gaskill.

On the 18th inst., at the Parish Church, Dorking, Suirey, by
the Rev. F. S. Green, John Phillips, Esq., of this town, tc
Emma Martha, youngest daughter of the late Rev. Mr. Green
of Worcester, and of Burford, Salop.

On the 191 b inst., at St. John the Baptist's Church, by tl
Rev. J. Hassell, M.A., George, eldest son of the late Mr. 1 ho:
Evans, of Milford, South Wales, to Ann, only daughter of th
late r. Edward Dickinson, of Toxteth-park.
On the 19th hist., at St. Mary's Church, Birkenhead, by ti
Rev. E. Parsons, incumbent of Whitley, Mr. John Rutter,
Whitley, to Eliza, daughter of the late Mr. Joseph Gleave,
Manchester.

, at Brombrough, by the Rev. C. Ba,
un., to Catherine, youngest daughte
3rombrough.

instant, at St. Bride's Church, by the Rev. W.
nsay Grimes, merchant, eldest son of the
comptroller of her Majesty's Customs
Est daughter of Mr. Cairns, of Aston,

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tainments. Her MAJESTY'S last state ball was brilliant
beyond precedent. The invitations, or, popularly speak-
ing, " commands," amounted to two thousand. Never
did Buckingham Palace receive such a distinguished com-
pany, and never did a Royal residence display such magni-

4. .
, ficence and good taste. The noble state apartments—
Monday Morning.
T lately added to the palace, under the superintendence of
THAT honesty is the best policy, is an aphorism equally
Sir CHARLES BARRY, the architect of the new Houses
applicable to public as to private transactions. Sooner
or later the knave in politics, as in morals, is sure to meet of Parliament—looked superb, with their gorgeous furni-
with his deserts. The time is fast coming when insince- tare, their fine statuary, their beautiful pictures, their
rity, double-dealing, and paltering with sacred principles, glittering throng of lovely women and of gallant men—
will be signally punished throughout the kingdom—when the observed of all observers, the QUEEN herself, with
many a victim will be sacrificed to the manes of disho- her Royal Consort, being in every sense the presiding
noured professions, broken pledges, violated engagements, genius that diffusedlight and spirit and majestic dignity
\f London is taking the over the whole spectacle. One thing is remarkable in the
_nd is preparing an altar state balls given by the SOVEREIGN of this realm, which
RS a holocaust tothe Nemesis of genders them a striking contrast to the assemblages at
.:ourts—the absence of military uniforms. The
of our beloved SOVEREIGN is surrounded by men
' illustrious for their warlike deeds as any

sited tru

is necessary expiation

serve to flourish in the f

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v.see-sawing

an with the hare a'

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in the world, but they, come not to the royal presenceir

THE INCREASED SUPPLY OF GOLD, AND

ITS PROBABLE CONSEQUENCES.

THE altered condition of the supply of the precious
metals is beginning to excite the anxious attention of the
commercial world. A correspondent of the London Times
on Friday last, has instituted a comparison between the
produce of the mines throughout the world in 1846—twe
years previously to the discoveries in California,—and
1853, two years after such discoveries, which presents
some striking results. In 1846 the total yield of the
mines, so far as can be ascertained, was, gold, £5,846,752 ;
silver, £6,615,925 ; total, £12,362,677. The quantity of
gold and silver annually added to the stock in existence
was thus nearly equal in amount; and the value of the
two metals, as compared with each other, was in a fair
way of being'preserved uniform. In 1850, however, the
yield of gold was £18,654,592 ; of silver, £8,788,416 ;
total, £27,422,938 ; gold having increased 300 per cent,
and silver only about 30 per cent. The letter in question
gives another table, shewing the increase in a still more
striking form :
" The following is the estimated produce of the precious
metals, in tons, in 1801, 1846, 1850, 1851, and the proba-
ble amount of 1852 :
Gold Silver
Year. Tons. Tons.
1801 .. 19 .. 856, or llb. of gold to 451 b. of silver.
1846 .. 42 .. 727, 171 b.
1850 .. 134 .. 978, 71b-
I
1851 .. 180 .. 1,002, , I 51b.
1852 .. 242 .. 1,027, 41b.
Here is obviously sufficient to warrant the conclusion that
a speedy change in the relative values of the two metals,
such as must call fora readjustment of the monetary sys-
tems of all countries using them as standards, is inevit-
able. The writer sass on this feature of the question .
" Yet, notwithstanding the great increase in the produce
of gold relative to silver, it is a curious fact that the price of
silver has not risen ; on the contrary, it has fallen in value.
In the course of the week ending April 17, 1852, £580,000
worth of silver was sold at ss. an oz., British standard,
which is only equivalent to 645. 9d. per lb. Troy for pure
silver. At that rate llb. of pure gold is worth 15 (15.74)
pounds of pure silver. In January, 1851, gold was only
154 (15.3) times more valuable than silver."
Many other parties have used the same sort of reason-
ing upon a fact which they treat as refuting practically
those who contend that gold is in course of depreciation.
They have omitted, however, to take into their considera-
tion the circumstance that a large quantity of silver has
recently been thrown upon the market in the shape of
bullion, its use as money having been terminated by the
substitution of the cheaper metal, gold. Silver, more-
over, is not the one metal, or the one commodity, against
which the exchangeable value of gold can be correctly
tested. So long as it serves for a monetary instrument
in any country, its value is fictitious, and cannot rise
materially above the standard or fixed rate. By being
reduced to the character of a mere commodity, it may
very possibly fall in price for a time, even as measured in
gold, from the fact of the supply being in excess of the
demand for purely commercial purposes. The true test
of depreciation must be labour, or its products. We
shall witness shortly such a general revolution in the
prices of all commodities—such a universal inflation—as
will very sufficiently prove that the purchasing power of
gold money has decreased.
In connexion with the recent discoveries of gold in our
own colonies, a correspondent suggests that the British
Government might have taken possession of the mines,
and worked them for the benefit of the treasury of this
country. Possibly such a course might have been desi-
rable ; but its practicability is rather questionable. It
presupposes, too, that the national creditor will he con-
tent to take, in payment for his advances to the public, a
metal which may shortly become of little greater value
an lead or iron.

EVIRKENHEAD DOCKS IN PARLIAMENT.
MONDAY, MAY 17.

The investigation into the comparative merits of Mr.
Rendel's and Mr. Abernethy's plans for the completion of
the Birkenhead Docks was proceeded with ; and Mr.
Abernethy cleared himself of the imputation of having,
in his cross. examination, committed discrepancies in his
previous examination in chief. Captain Luce, of the
Arctic, United States steam-ship, Captain Bunting, of the
Constantine, American sailing ship, expressed ' their
decided preference o f the half tide basin, in Mr. Aberne-
thy's plan, over the low water basin iu that of Mr. Rendel.
Mr. W. Hadfield, secretary to the Birkenhead Dock trus-
tees, gave some curious revelations as to the alterations
made in the various estimates of Mr. Rendel, which he
stated had been influenced by the requirements of the
conservancy of the river, and, his evidence not having been
completed at four o'clock, the committee adjourned.

TUESDAY, MAY 18.

The continuation of Mr. Hadfield's examination was
principally as to the financial affairs of the trust, and the
negotiations pith the Board of Works, and with contrac-
tors for the completion of the docks. Mr. John Stewart,
of Liverpool, spoke to the accuracy of the drawings and
the computations of cost made from them. He could not
speak as to the comparative merits of the two plans. The
committee adjourned to twelve o'clock on Wednesday.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 19.

A proposal was made to take powers to alter the plans
subject to the approval of the commissioners of woods and
forests ; but this was rejected by the committee. Mr.
Robertson, C.E. to the Shrewsbury and Chester Com-
pany, considered that Mr. Abernethy's plan afforded
superior accommodation to the railways of that district,
for which Birkenhead was the natural outlet to the Mersey.
Captain Maugham, principal dock master of the London
Docks, condemned Mr. Rendel's principle of lowering the
water in the great float as dangerous to shipping ; and
considered that portion of the scheme should be kept as a
dock. Captain Lawson, dock master of the Commercial
Dock, London, and Captain James Matthews, who as a
master had known the Mersey since 1822, gave similar
evidence in favour of Mr. Abernethy's plan.
THURSDAY, MAY 20.
- - -

Alexander Shand._Esq., 'chairman of_ the Liverpool

Pilots' Committee, Mr. John Watkins, of Liverpool, an
owner of steam-tugs, Captain Tuit, of the East India
Dock, Captain Worsall, of the West India Dock, Lieut.
Hookey, harbour-master of Birkenhead, Mr. Cooke,
superintendent of pilots, Liverpool, Captain Brown, a
commander of large steam-boats to the Mediterranean and
South America, and Mr. Stevens, traffic-manager to the
Shrewsbury and Chester Railway, gave evidence as to the
superior advantages of Mr. Abernethy's plan.
FRIDAY, MAY 21.

Mr. Stevens, in re-examination, Mr. H. Kelm.ll, soli.
citor to the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway Company,
and Mr. Meaken, who had' contracted to complete the
works, spoke in favour of the revised plan.
Mr. Bailey, M.P., (chairman of the trust,) stated
that he held upwards of £90,000 of bonds. That, prior
to becoming chairman, had taken no active part in ma-
nagement ; but, since he became chairman, had paid
much attention to the affairs of the trust, its condition and

works. Considered that both financially, commercially,
as well as in an engineering point of view, Mr. Abernethy's
plans are superior to those of Mr. Rendel. That, if the
committee pass this bill, all existing disputes and
squabbles will be terminated ; but, if the bill should not
pass, the disputes would continue. Would not give a
preference to carry out Mr. Rendel's plan.
In reply to Mr. Burke, Mr. Bailey stated that much of
the opposition from the bondholders had arisen from the
proposal by the trustees to grant preference bonds to
complete the works, and which they had since been able to
dispense with.
This closed the case for the promoters.
Mr. DRAKE, parliamentary agent for the opponents,
said that, as he expected the case of the promoters would
not conclude so early in the day, he must beg the com-
mittee to adjourn, being anxious to expedite this tedious
inquiry by continuous early sittings and long hours.
The committee fixed eleven o'clock on Saturday to
proceed ; but Mr. Rendel, who here entered the room in
a great hurry, earnestly stated that he could not attend on
that day, as he was going to Great Grimsby, and pleaded
for an adjournment till Monday (yesterday.)
Mr. Sergeant WRANGHAM backed the application by
stating that Mr. Rendel was his first witness, and he could
not proceed on Saturday.
The room was then cleared, and the committee after-
wards adjourned till eleven o'clock on Monday (yesterday.)
Mr. DRAKE wished the chairman to move the house for
an order to examine Captain Denham, R.N., and the head
dock-master at London. _ _

On the meeting of the house, on Friday evening, Mr.
Hutchins, one of the committee, reported that the parties
opposing the Birkenhead Dock Trustees Bill had stated
to the committee that the evidence of Captain Charles
Rowland was essential to enable them to establish their
case, and, it having been proved that Captain R.'s
attendance could not be procured without the intervention
of the house, be had been instructed to move that the
Captain do attend the said committee forthwith. Ac-
cordingly it was ordered that he do attend the committee
upon Monday (yesterday).

FATAL ACCIDENT TO A CLERGYMAN IN STAFFORD-
SHIRE.—An accident occurred on Wednesday afternoon
last, at Burntwood, near Lichfield, resulting in the almost
instantaneous death of the Rev. R. Errington, incumbent
of Burntwood and Hammerwich. The garden connected
with the house had been very much infested with spar-
rows, and the unfortunate deceased had ascended a ladder
for the purpose of destroying some nests in a pear tree,
growing against his residence. The tree in question was
a wall tree, and the deceased incautiously stepped off the
ladder on to it, when the branch which he held gave way,
and he was precipitated backwards headlong to the
ground, a height of some fifteen to twenty feet. Mrs.
Errington. who had just come to the spot to warn her
husband of his danger, witnessed the accident. A mes-
senger was immediately dispatched for Mr. M. B. Morgan,
surgeon, who was promptly in attendance ; but some
time before his arrival life was extinct. We understand
that the deceased's neck was dislocated, and that his
collarbone and several of his ribs were fractured.—Stafford-
shire Advertiser.

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