The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-05-18 00:00:00

REPORT FOR 1846

The Subscribers of the Liverpool Church Missionary Asso-
ciation will be thankful to hear that the Society to which they
belong, is now in as prosperous a condition as perhaps at any
former period of its existence. Its funds are large, its Mis-
sionaries are devoted to Their work; and its labors among the

Heathen are acknowledged by God in the conversion and' edi-
fication of souls. In reference to funds, the committee have to
report that, notwithstanding the grievous pecuniary embar-
rassments' of late, the Society's income instead of declining

as was feared by some has considerably advanced. Last yeai:
it amounted to £102,458; this year it has reached £116,817.
This is the largest sum ever collected in one year by the Church
Missionary Society. A considerable portion of this- increase
arises from the munificent bequest of the late John Scott, Esq.,
surgeon. But much of it has also come from the more regular
channels of the Society's income, namely, the Associations
throughout the country. The increase from these sources
above the former year amounts to £3,585. This is a gratifying
fact, because these are the more fixed and permanent sources
of the Society's income, and because they afford the most cer-
tain test for ascertaining the progress which the Missionary
cause is making in the affections of the Clergy and people of
our Church. But while the Committee rejoice in this increase
of liberality to the cause of Christ among the Members of this
Society, they fee more than ever alive to the importance of
having living devoted Missionaries, as well as large funds, to
carry on the Society's work among the Heathen. For after all,
what would money avail, without living instruments such as
God usually owns and honors in preaching the " unsearchable
riches of Christ." When & Missionary Society is well provided
with these, then is it in a really healthful condition. Then is
it flourishing indeed when its Missionaries are men of God,
men of faith, of prayer, and love ; men burning with zeal for
God's glory and the salvation of souls ; and whose fixed resolve
it is, with the Great Missionary of the New Testament, to "know
nothing among the Heathen save Jesus Christ and Him cruci-
fied." To provide such Missionaries is the work of Christ
alone. Many of this stamp, He has already graciously pro-
vided for the Church Missionary Society ; men " who count
not their lives dear unto them, so that they may finish their
course with joy,- and the ministry they have received of the
Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God."---(Acts
- 24.) In this spirit the Rev. 1)r. Krapf, (to select one out
- devoted Missionaries,) carries or " '-'-‘,"irs among the

ot many 111, • Jcs...r.
Heathen tribes, on the Eastern side of Africa. There, in the
face of discouragementa, privations, and bereavements, by the
grace of God, he carries on, without weariness, his " work and
labor of love." It is from that arduous. field of conflict, where
he himself has been_ in "deaths often," and where his be-
loved wife and child have already fallen; that be thus writes to
the Committee in London :—" Never mind the victims that
may fall in this glorious-warfare : only, carry forward the gospel
of Christ. We g hall not live to see it victorious. But in heaven
we shall rejoice to hear, that Satan is.expelled from Africa, by
"the blood of the Lamb, and by the testimony of Jesus."
With a band of witnesses, scattered among the. Heathens
all animated, more or less, by this spirit, who shall doubt th,
presence of the great Head of the Church ; can we-

ibt that

among thelleithen ; He has done so in times past? He will do
so in times to come. Already through our Missionaries has
He taken out of the Heathen a people to himself. In western.
Africa, in northern and southern India, in Tinneselly, in north-
west America,end New Zealand many have been converted
and live to Christ, and still more have died in hope of a blessed
resurrection
It

not within the province of this Report to enter into de-
tails, but the records of the Society afford ample evidence, that
in every mission of the Society, "God is with our labourers of

ing so was, because, if they were then passed over, they
might not he again noticed. The first was a donation of
£5O given by the Rev. Mr. Mc. Fie, who was a member of
the Church of Scotland (cheers) ; but that did not pre-
vent him from aiding in the cause of Christianity, no mat=
ter by what church that cause was advanced. (Hear,
hear, and cheers.) The other was a legacy of £5O left by
the late Charles Horsfall, of this town. (Cheers.) Be-
fore sitting down he would read, as he had been requested,
the treasurer's account.
The Rev. JOHN JONES then came forward to propose
the first resolution, which was to the effect, that the com-
mittee and officers of the society be re-appointed. He
said he had been reminded by the report of the propriety of
their all coming forward with increased zeal in the cause,
by the feeling allusion that document made to the removal
from amongst them of his dear friend Dr. Tattershall, with
whom he had the honour and the pleasure of being con-
nected for upwards of 30 years. He (Mr. Jones) had the
pleasure of his acquaintance when in college, and his in-
tercourse with him was never interrupted from that period
until the time when it pleased God to take him from this
earth to a better state. From the first moment he became
acquainted with Dr. Tattershall, he had ever found him pro-
gressing in knowledge and in christian grace and goodness.
He never knew him make one retrograde step in a life which
was adorned by the exercise of every christian virtue.
(Hear.) He was also forcibly struck with the force of an
observation which he had read, as being made at the re-
cent meeting in London.—Mr. Dickenson said in his
speech that although the society was not formed half a
century, yet of the 20 clergymen who preached the first
anniversary sermons, 3 only were now in existence; and
of the first twelve, only one was now alive. He thought
that the circumstance of a falling off taking place recently
was symptomatic of the existence of something which
should not have an existence. He attributed it to
a lack of piety or zeal amongst the friends of the
society themselves. He owned, after all, that very
much depended on the way in which the machinery of
such a society was worked. Men might be very good,
and very humble before God in private; and yet they
might not contribute anything for missionary purposes,
because they were never brought into the way of giving
it, or they were not asked for it. It was well known that
from Liverpool many of the most respectable inhabitants
departed during the summer months. Such was the
case, he knew, in his own congregation, and he was cer-
tain that it was the case with many more. (Hear, hear.)
They should therefore endeavour to enlist new recruits in
the cans(. It was almost impossible for clergymen to do
all that was necessary in this cause ; but if they had the
assistance of the laity in the cause, the advantages would
soon be felt. (Hear, hear.) After some further obser-
vations, the reverend gentleman proceeded to state that
he was very much pleased with many circumstances no-
ticed in the Report of the parent Society, especially one
of them respecting the readiness evinced by some of the
Eastern churches to coalesce with the British Church.
How much it would strengthen them, if the Eastern
Churches, which are not connected with Papacy, came
into the true fold of Christ ! Then it would not be the
conversion of individuals, but it would be the conversion
of whole churches which they would be accomplishing.
(Hear, near.) He was certain that the time would soon
come, when Popery would not have to boast that it pos-
sessed many churches in the climes of the East. (Hear,
hear.) He looked forward with pleasure to the day,
which he thanked God was fast approaching, when the
Christian British Church would be as triumphant there
as -in other climes. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) He re-
joiced at the spirit of toleration hich was manifested by
the Mahomedan Government ; for owing to the change
which the Lord had wrought there, Christians could now
go about preaching the gospel, without fear of being torn
about and persecuted by the Government of the country.
The reverend gentleman then proceeded to review the
state of the missionary enterprises of the British Church
in India and China, calling on the people of this country
to take example by the efforts which were being made by
the propaganda for the furtherance of a bad cause, and
increasing their exertions for the advancement of a good,
a noble, and a holy cause, and concluded by making a
fervent appeal on behalf of the society.
The Rev. Mr. DALLAS then presented himself, and
was loudly applauded. He said that in secandinc, the re-
solution Aich had been proposed by the rev. speaker who
had just preceded him, it would not be necessary for him
to read it. He desired howeverto thank that rev. gentle-
man for several passages contained in his excellent ad-
dress ; and if he might be allowed that privilege he would
select one from it. (Hear, hear.) He mentioned that
in London it was the earnest desire of the Committee,
that there should be an increased tone of solemnity- in all
their proceedings. (Hear, hear.) He might just state to
them that such indeed was the most earnest desire of the
committee. He thought that if they entered on this great
and important work more thoroughly imbued with divine
and Christian feelings—feelings more in consonance with
the nature and character of the work they had in hand,
if they were to raise their thoughts more to heaven, where
there are multitudes of angels watching the progress of
their work—assembled as they were in the presence of God
for the promotion of his gospel truth—he was certain that
greater success would attend their efforts.—(Cheers.) He
was also of opinion that very much of the failure which.
had hitherto marked their proceedings was to be attributed
to the absence of that high tone of heavenly feeling which,
ought to animate them in a cause so holy. He prayed
fervently that the Spirit of Christ might be amongst them ;
and that every speaker might feel that he stood in the
presence of God.—(Hear. hear.) Before entering upon
the details of the few observations which he bad to make-
to them, he begged leave to state that he most heartily
and cordially concurred in the speech of his friend Mr-
Jones.—(Hear.) When they (the deputations from the
Parent Society) came to Liverpool some years ago—when
‘4.4,:ta nll +ho nbnpninact in P.n -

came in

in the Word of

Go ye

God, for the Lord had said in his blessed Word—
unto all nations, and preach the Gospel unto every crea-
ture." They then came in obedience to that divine com-
mand. They came to say that God had commanded them
to go into the world and preach his gospel to the people; and
to the appeals then made to the Christian public, England,
ever foremost amongst nations in the work of philan-
throphy, generously responded. (Cheers.) During the
early years of the society's existence there was but little
faith shown by the people in the society's objects, and,.
consequently, but little means contributed by them. But
subsequently, both increased; for, from annual receipts of
£1,500, they increased to £15,000, and from that to
£40,000; and, afterwards to £lOO,OOO and £116,000 per an-
num. (Cheers.) But they came at present to another_
principle. They came to say that God has been pleased
to accept the instrumentality offered by the Church, and
that, therefore, the Church had every reason to rejoice.
(Cheers.) And with this instrumentality, the little means
they possessed, God had been working little short of
miracles in the conversion of souls to the light of his
word. (Cheers.) He took this as the most remarkable
evidence that the Lord had been with them in their
efforts to raise his kingdom on earth. When they took
into consideration the many appeals which had ever
been made on the generous sympathy of the Christians
of England—when they reflected on the great depres-
sion which at present existed in the trade and com-
merce of the entire kingdom, when they remembered
that they had,from this country poured streams of gold
into the neighbouring kingdom to relieve the distress and
destitution there prevalent ; when they thought on these
circumstances, and not only on these drains alone, but on
the many rills of money which flowed from every private
family to assist the charitable donations of congregations ;
it would be seen that this year they had not neglected the
Church Missionary Society. (Cheers.) On the contrary,
if there had been a failure of ten or twenty thousand. this
year, it would under all the circumstances, have been a
triumph. (Cheers.) But instead of that, they had an
increase of £14,000, and a contribution of £116,00a alto-
gether. Although they thanked Mr. Scott for his £30,000
—and a most liberal donation it was, still he would
rather have 10,000 sovereigns. from 10,000 people. But
independent of this donation, there was an increase
in the receipts this year of £3500._ (Loud cheers.) H

thought they had no cause of- complaint in contemplating
the receipts even in Liverpool this year ; for if Liverpool
was not this year—owing to the peculiarly harassing posi-
tion in which it is placed—was not to contribute a far-
thing, still there would be £1,500 of a surplus. He
' -1, to remark, with reference to the Roman Catholic
for the propagation of the faith, that Mr. Jones,
sting a statement which originated with the Rev.

about. the matter

Ren. labouring under a mistake
'as perfectly true that £150,000

had been collected by the itomaniits for theTurpose of
poshing forward their missionary works ; but it should be
recollected that if such was the case, it was gathered over
the whole of Europe :. England and Ireland, too, h(
sor

to say, contributed their portion ot,, it. They con-
tributed fully £lO,OOO of that sum.. And if they bore in
mind that the British empire alone had given to the
Church Missionary Society during the past year the sum
sum of £116,000. they would soon perceive where the
true spirit of Christian charity rested. (Hear hear.)
. •, ea •• ZS •

for Romish apostacy ;—and he used.the words " Romish
apostacy" purposely, for he held this. to be the time when
every man who had the welfare of Protestantism at heart

shmild speak bold.'
their proper names

and fearlessly out
not deterred, by

any false d

from deninmcing that which was evil. He contended that

at error for Christian ministers to, u

weak and mild expressions as were calculated to lead th
public to believe that they concurred in the false doctrin
that the Romish apostacy was a Christian church. (Hem
hear, and cheers.) But to leave that digression, h(
remind them that the members of the Society for th

Propagation of the Faith suppose and believe that
by paying a very small sum weekly, and by attending mass
A a particular time, they will be entitled to certain belle-
. immunities from the pains of purgatory for either
hemselves or others.—(Cheers and laughter.) Therefore
he contended that it was.a different thing getting £150,000
from the superstitious credulity of the poor Romish laity,
and getting X 116,000 from the intellectual heads and bene-

hits} or

vole-nt hearts of Christian Englishmen—(hear, hear, and
cheers)—who desire to have the heathens converted and
the gospel spread-over the universe. He did not wish to
trespass further on the attention of the meeting, as he
would have another opportunity of addressing'ti Liverpool
public before he departed from amongst them ; but he
could scarcely sit down without alluding to the position
which the society occupied with reference to the world
and the operations of its missionaries. They should .re-
member that God had influenced the hearts of the people
of England to give a large amount of money this season
for the assistance of their society ; and they should also
bear in mind that this pre-eminent success is a manifesta-
tion of the divine will directing us to make efforts in our
holy-work on a larger scale than we have hitherto done.—
(Hear, hear.) Mr. Jones had shewn them that China
was in want of missionaries ; but that was a point on
which he should dwell on another occasion. Hereto-
fore they could not enter China ; but recently the Lord had
been pleased lo open, up the country, and now five of the
imperial citiei were open to the flritish public,. But whilst

China has been thus opened, all that has been done by
the Church. Missionary Society has been to explore the
country. That, however, they have effectually done;
and now the society knows how to conduct its operations
on a broad and extensive scale. (Hear, hear.) The so-
ciety is now wanting fifty missionaries for that mission ;
and nothing now remained in their way there but the
want of the money and the men to go to that Christian
field of labour. He knew, however, that they would not
want either long ; for the guiding hand of God, which
had already directed all their movements, would not now
desert them ; and when they placed their dependence on
Him, there was but little danger of their being deceived.
(Hear, hear.) Africa was also open for them ; and in
both they would find ample scope for their endeavours for
some time yet to come. The reverend gentleman then
went on to draw a parallel between the efforts of the
.British people in their holy missionary warfare, and
the exertions of the people of this country in effecting
the overthrow of the tyrant Napoleon ; and concluded by
making an animated and a fervent appeal to the ladies
present, impressing on them the necessity of watching
over the education of the youths who were placed by God
under their care. He enjoined them to rear them up in
the true spirit of Christianity, and called on them to
make them as familiar with the history of the Christian
missions and the biography of the missionaries, as with
the history of their own kingdom and the biography of
her greatest ornaments. On the rev. gentleman resu-
ming his seat, he was loudly applauded.
A collection was then made, after which the second
resolution, expressive of confidence in the exertions of
the Church Missionary Society in the cause of God, was
moved by the Rev. Mr. PARRY, and seconded by the
Rev. Mr. POWELL, missionary from the island of Ceylon,
when the meeting concluded with the usual devotional
exercises.

THE CURRENCY OF THE COUNTRY,

(From the Scotch Reformers' Gazette.)

It is almost universally admitted that a radical change
in the currency is imperatively called for, to save every in-
terest in the country from nominal bankruptcy, and this
to most people in a community like ours is real bank-
ruptcy. We hope, therefore, that the locking of the sta-
ble will not as usual be deferred till after the steed has
been stolen.

If, as all seem to admit, the Bank of England and all
other banks are as sound now as banks ever were—and
the mercantile community never before were in nearly so
sound a condition as at present—it will be wretched ma-
nagement if these great interests are made to appear
bankrupt, even if this did not involve in ruin every inter-
est in the community.

The grave responsibility of Ministers is infinitely
heightened by the fact, that though there may be ques-
tions as to the best mode of effecting the object, there is
none as to the object itself, which undoubtedly is to
staunch the oozing away of the life-blood of the currency
by putting gold to a market-price like any other commo-
dity.

Now, we hold that if Lord John Russell will do this, in
whatever way he chooses for the moment, till Parliament
has time to condescend on the permanent measure, the
Premier will deserve and will get the blessings of millions,
and the approval of almost every intelligent and humane
man in the community.

It is in the periods of commercial gloom as in the dark-
ness of the night—the darkest moment immediately pre-
cedes the dawn ; and our idea how very soon the dawn of
our monetary affairs may come upon us, may be gathered
from our distinctly repeating that we believe it is entirely
in the hands of the Minister.

That valuable newspaper, the Economist, promises us a
plan this week. In the meantime, we are unaware of any
other tangible proposal being made except the very radi-
cal one which our friend Mr. Isaac Buchanan brings for-
ward ; and as we think it important for our readers to have
a general view of the position taken, and stuck to with a•
tenacity which is a sufficient guarantee were that required,
for the perfect honesty of Mr. Buchanan in bis opposition
to Free Trade, and in his desire for protection to the cur-
rency, we to-day transfer to our columns from the Li-
verpool European Times, an elaborate collection of his
letters and statements bearing on the currency. It will
be observed that Mr. Buchanan considers our chief diffi-
ficulty at present arises from our not seeing that the ques-
tion of customs' duties and protection to the currency are
only one and not two questions.

Air. Buchanan's remedy for the present money panic is
contained in the following quotation from the Liverpdol
paper alluded to :
"Mr. Buchanan seems to have no more doubt than when Sir
Robert Peel's Free Trade announcement, he published (In the
London Standard of 9th February, 1846,) his first letter to the
members of the Imperial Parliament, that The want of confi-
dence, or paralysis, caused by
P the Alien and Anti-British prin-
ciple of THE LATE PREMIER'S FREE TRADE MEASURES WILL
RENDER UNAVOIDABLE A NO LESS SWEEPING CHANGE IN THE
CURRENCY THAN THE MAKING SILVER (TWENTY SHILLINGS
TO THE POUND) A LEGAL TENDER EQUALLY WITH GOLD.'

"The Bankei=, or the person owing the debt, would thus have
it in his power to pay which ever he pleased, (either being
equally valuable in the trade of this country,) THE PARTY
DRAWING SPECIE FOR EXPORTATION BEING THUS OBLIGED
TO PAY THE MARKET PRICE for the coin which will suit him,
or take what will not suit to send abroad, and being thus led to
see that British labour (or manufactures) is the most profitable
thing he can take."

EASTERN DISPENSARY

-ANNUAL MEETING

Yesterday, the annual meeting of the subscribers to this
institution was held in the Clarendon Rooms, for the
usual purposes, and to elect an honorary physician and
surgeon,—the Rev. Fielding Ould, in. the chair.
The treasurer, Mr. HENDERSON, read a statement of
the accounts, from which it appeared that there was a
balance of £l2 ss. Bd. in the hands of the treasurer in
1844, when the accounts were last audited ; and in the
Bank of Liverpool, at the same period,, £35 18s. 9d. In
addition to this, they had received, during that time,
£833, 15s. in donations and subscriptions; cut of which
they had expended, in various ways, the sum of £759 4d.,
leaving a balance of £74 lls.-9d. due to the Dispensary;
£7O 10s. 6d. of which is in the Bank of Liverpool, and the
balance in the hands of the treasurer.,
Mr. HENDERSON then stated that he was sorry to say
they were not proceeding so favourably as they should do;
nor were their exertions, on behalf of the poor, met with
anythinglike becomingliberality. As they increased in their
endeavours to render the institution useful, the funds
necessary to effect that object were becoming every day
more and more limited. • In 1841, they-had 4232 patients,
and in that year the subscriptions amounted to £l3l.
During the past year, the number of patients relieved
was 8,491, whilst the receipts only amounted to £137 !
If such a state of things were allowed to continue, he felt
certain that the Dispensary, however useful it might be,
must inevitably go down. He had made an estimate of
the sum which would be requisite for its support, and he
found that, upon the lowest calculation, it could not be
kept up upon less than £3OO per annum. They were
getting into debt day after day ; and, unless some effort
was made to relieve that charity from the difficulties in
which it was then placed, they would soon be obliged to
close it altogether.
The Rev. CHAIRMAN was of opinion that, if some effort
was not speedily made, it would be better to give up that
which they could no longer support.

Mr. 1-li.NDERSON, in continuation, stated that they were
already £6OO in debt, and that they had only £lOO avail-
able for its liquidation.
In consequence of this state of things, the appointment
of the medical officers was adjourned for a week, and, in
the meantime, efforts are to be made to raise funds for
carrying on the institution ; and, in. the event of failure,
it will be closed.. We hope this will be prevented.

The parliamentary committee yesterday (Monday) de-
clared the preamble of the Corporation Water Works
Bill proved, and the clauses with a few amendments were
gone_through,

A large a

fi•ne organ, intended for the new church,
Pit -

,
Bolton. It is described as one of the largest and most
complete instruments ever finished by any provincial
builder Mr: Jackson is the builder.
STEALING BREAD TlNS.—Yesterday, at the Police-
court, a female named Mary M`Cann was placed at the
bar, charged with having obtained on false pretences ten
bread-tins, some from Mr. MfiNally, of Thurlow-street,
baker, and'others from Mr. Reed, a person in the same
Al

on Thursday, and some on Friday, on pretence of want-
ing thern.for bread to be baked, (for which it is customary
for bakers to lend them,) hut they were not returned,
prisoner having sold them. to a broker in Rose-place,
giving her name as Cowell.. She was committed for trial

at the sessions
ASSA OLTING POLICE-0
yesterday, a tall stout n
charged with taking part iii
police officers, Nos. 110 and
while they were in the exec
pressing a disgraceful riot i

At the Police-cot

tan, named John Taylor, was
Ating most violently two

4, iii Mill7street, on Sunday

mob was very violent ;.- that one of the o

was conveyed away_l

4g part
the int

for the e

rtions of some gentlemen on

have beet

pot, officer
illed. The
saw a man

prisoner made ajara- e defence., stating

severely beaten by the police; Mr.-Rushton, after re-
marking on the conduct of the prisoner, who, for all he
knew, might have been aiding in the rescue of a mur-
derer, required him to pay a fine of £5,, or be inpriscined
for one month. _

SEIZURE FOR CHURCH.RATES.—AIthough totally op-
posed to the principle that the Society of Friends, or any
other body, civil or religious, is justified in refusing to
pay such rates and taxes as the law of the land imposes
upon them, and prepared, of course, to see the law en-
forced, we are equally prepared to protest against any
harshness exercised in so doing. An instance of such
harshness is stated to' us to have occurred in levying the
Church-rates due to the chapel of West Derby from a
most respectable member of the Society of Friends in
this, town. The body to which he belongs, it is well
known, arc exemplary for the readiness with which they
pay every tax, poor-rates especially, although they sup-
port their own poor. To Church-rates, however, they
object, on religious grounds, and it is the general custom
of churchwardens to levy upon some article of an unim-
portant character, by the sale of which they can be as
little, aggrieved as possible. In the present instance, the
amount due from the Gentleman in question was six
shillings only, and for that paltry amount the officers
seized two silver cups of considerable value, enhanced by
their having been the present of a friend or friends. The

articles were summarily sold by auction at 3s. 6d. per
ounce ; the purchaser sold them afterwards at is. 6d.,
and we understand that their present possessor values
them at 10s. or 12s. Such proceedings, which cannot,
we trust, have the countenance of the churchwardens of

West Derby, are little calculated to bring respect to the
Establishment. The cups were worth, we beiieve, nearly
ten pounds.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(BY EXPRESS.)

LONDON CORN MARRET.—YESTERDAY.
At this day's market, the supply of English Wheat WO
short, and found ready buyers at a further advance of ss. to 66.
per quarter over the currency of this day week.
A fair extent of business was transacted in foreign, at about
4s. to ss. advance. Barrel Flour, 2s. to 35., and Indian Coro,
4s. to ss. dearer.

Malting Barley,. Is. to 2s. lower, as the season is nearly over►
and the large arrival of foreign has enabled buyers to purchase
all descriptions on rather easier terms.
No change in the value of Malt, Beans, or Peas. A large ar-
rival of foreign Oats has prevented any further improvement.
and caused buyers to act more on the reserve. The sale was
limited, and the currency of Monday last hardly supported.

SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET.—YESTERDAY.
The Beef trade was very brisk, and the quotations advanced
over those obtained on Monday last from SIXPENCE to EIGHT'
PENCE per 8 lb., and at which amount of improvement a total
clearance was speedily made.
On a comparison of prices we perceive that Beef is now sel-
ling at Is. 4d. to Is. 6d., Mutton Is. 6d. to 25., Lamb Bd., Veal
Bd., and Pork 4d. per 8 lb. more monsy than at the correspond-
ing period in 1846! And this immense amount of improve'
ment has taken place in the face of full average supplies.
With Sheep we were but moderately supplied, as most of the
butchers were very short of supply ; the Mutton trade was ex-
ceedingly brisk, at an advance on last week's currencies of
fully 4d. per 8 lb., the primest old Downs in the wool selling
freely at 6s. 4d. per 81b., those out of the wool producing ss. Eld.
per 81b. At the close of the market a total clearance had beep
effected.

The Lamb trade was extremely brisk, at a further rise iD
value of fully 4d. per 81b., the primest Down qualities realising,
without difficulty, 6s. Bd. per 81b.
There was a large business doing in Calves, the supply of
which was moderate, at a rise in value of 4d. per 81b.
The Pork trade was very firm, and the quotations advanced
from 2d. to 4d. per 81b., with a fair average number of Pigs oti
sale.

MONEY MARKET—YESTERDAY.
The accounts received from the country have had rather It
depressing influence on Public Securities. The still exorbitant
charges made for money, notwithstanding the daily assevera,
tions of contemporaries about the easier state of the discount
market, are forcibly illustrated by Exchequer-bills having beet,
done at 2 discount. Consols opened at 862 which was f per
cent. lower than the close on Saturday, since which they ha'ie
been done at 86i for the account, and for money.

OPENING GALA AT THE ZOOLOGICAL GAR-
DENS, LAST NIGHT.
These exquisitely arranged Gardens were opened for
the first time this season, last night, when from the late
refreshing and balmy rains, and the increasing beauty Of
the surrounding shrubs, they presented a most charming
aspect. The company in attendance was numerically ag
great as even those who attended Jullien's Monster Caw
certs, and while they promenaded the various walks to the
music of a new, and we may add, excellent band, they
denoted by their smiling faces, the delight they individn'
ally experienced. However high anticipation might havo
been carried, in respect to the scenic representation on
the lake, the most sanguine expectatiOns were more than
fully realised ; for taking into consideration the difficulties
that beset a first representation, we must pronounce the
palace and gardens of Yerseilles as surpassing anything,
hitherto produced here. It is certainly the palace °
palaces, and though the gorgeous magnificence in which
it is pourtrayed, the height and warmth of the colouring
may by some be considered as over-rated, those wh°
have visited this museum of the world delare it true to the
original, and to them the festive days of Louis Quarto°
become more forcibly effective when the gardens, the
cherished thought of his soul, which he decked with
the prodigality of passion, andnever imagined he enriched
enough, or loved too much, are illuminated with those
gorgeous displays of fire for which Mr. John Atkins 110
now become so celebrated.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

LATEST BETTING AT THE WEST-END,

sto 1 agst Cossack DERBY.—
20 to, I agst Glentilt (taken)
Con 33 • I Red Heart
1 Van Thromp (t.) 40 I Mr. Martin
1 Mirmillo 50 I Bingham
1 Planet 50 1 Old Port
1 War Eagle 50 r Nottingham
1 Wanota 50 1 Clarendon
1 Montpensier 50 —l, Halo
1 Oxoniun 66 1 Limestone
2000 to 25 agst Retort colt (taken)
1000 10 Deloraine (taken)
4000 25 The Questionable (taken)
OAKS.
20 to 1 agst Maid of Motbe
I well

910.2. agst Clementina
B—P - Slander
8— 1 Ellerdale (taken) 120
Lady Lift
Filly out of Quilt I
Arnold's dam

15-1 -
15-1, -

16 - 1' -
20 - r -

The Farmer's
Daughter
Filly out of v'„i
Steel

Vanity
Miami

So-nice
Cosachia

EPSOM DERBY AND OAKS,

AN ORIGINAL PROPHECY, BY A NOVICE,
who says, Limestone and Conyngham will be first 5'
second. Van Tromp is dangerous.
The OAKS Clementina will win.

Mr. Daniel O'Connell arrived at Genoa on the 6th inst:
The Observer says that the session cannot be brought
to a close before the end of July.
The exportation of corn from the Austrian dominions
has been prohibited for five months.
The Duke of Argyle proposes to
from his estates in the Highlands,
for trial a
A man named Leonard has been committed
Birmingham for the wilful murder of his wife..
The population of London increases at the rate of 0141
thousand a year.
The meetinc, of the Royal Agricultural Society for 1948
stohiPCaninave. I°43°
persons
has been fixed to be held at York.
One of the men wounded at Willeahall, South Staffordshire, during the riots last week, died on Thursday last;
The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Lord Besborongf;
died on Sunday. The Merlin, steamer, came up-
river from Dublin, last night, with her colours half was',
Messrs-Smith Ln I Son have just published a new Oil
of London. It will be of the greatest service to tbv"-
going by the cheap train.
Sir Charles Napier, it seems, has been suddenly ordereilem
to hoist his flag at Portsmouth, and proceed to '`ta=ct'-
"-
commanct`of the Lisbon fleet."
The Norwegian Government has annulled the dutl
barley, rye, oats, buckwheat, and maize, to the 3Otn
August next.
THE COURT.—Her Majesty will give a grand vocalalth
instrumental concert, at Buckingham Palace, on the tw"
/
instant, at which Mademoiselle Jenny Lind and the PP
cipal artistes of both Italian oeras will assist.
Mr. Cardwell and Mr. Gladsptone, the candidates fortil
rerepsentation of Oxford University, were both double Ttr
class men, the former in Easter Term, 1835, and the la'
in Michaelmas Term, 1831.
There was a desperate riot near Limerick on Thurivir
in which: two policemen were badly wounded. Neat -rtis
niskillen, in the county Clare, there was another seri°
riot, in which blood was shed.
The viaduct of the Waterford and Kilkenny railv.rol:
crossing the Dublin road at Aughmalog, fell on Fruit
with a tremendous crash. Fourteen persons were 0
riously—four it is feared mortally—injured.
SUSPENSION OF THE DUTY UPON RICE N 1 AL.—
order of government. dated 11th inst., has been addres,.s„A p
to the Commissioners of Customs, and by them to
Collectors at all the ports, to- admit rice meal free of ~,bor
until the Ist of September next.
The finest steam-ship of the " Ocean Navigation egtilled.
pang. of New York," under contract to carry the 01..10,
States mail between New York aad Bremen, via Stii.
ampton, will leave New York on the Ist June for °°
ampton and Bremen. _ gor

AtCOUCHEMENT IN A RAILWAY CARRIAGE.—On tp3
turday, a lady while travelling on the Eastern. Coonlo
railway, presented an addition to the company presentoti
the carriage, in the person of a fine little boy. She, 5,
just bid her husband good bye, prior to a two years Pkio
sence from England, mid the anxiety was- probably

cause of the premature event. ttees
OXFORD UNIVERS-IVY ELECTION.—The commie,
for conducting the election of Mr. Glad Stone and ,et
Cardwell are now formed. Among those of the Earle.
gentleman are Mr. Justice Wightman, Mr. Justice viVr„,
ridge, Sir S. R. Glynne, Sir W. Heathcote. &c. On
Cardwell's committee we see the names of the Wardelept
New College, the Master of Balliol College, the Pre3im
of Trinity, the Principal of Alban Hall, the PrinciPlo
m Brasose, the. Master of
,Pembroke, the. .PrinciPP -
New Inn Hall, the Dean of Carlisle, &c. the
EXTRAORDINAY, HIGH PRICE OF WHEAT.----'"
Windsor market,, on Saturday, some singularly fine
pies of wheat realised the enormous sum of £3l per %Jge
A similar price was also obtained for wheat at UsbrOsl,
market on the, preceding Thursday. At ChertseY iieru
fair, which was held on Friday, the price of wheat rt'ir'oo
from £27 10s. to X3O 10s. per load. Several buyers; to
T Why ail'

TELEGRAPH OFFICE, MAY 17

Wind at Holyhead, W.S.W.. strong breeze, at 6 a.m. a-
nci
Ditto, S.W., strong breeze, 6 p.m.

OFT HOLYHEAD, at 9 A.M., ,_
No. 529, Saint Lawrence, ship, from Bombay.
5237, Hinda, barque, from Jamaica, 12, noon.
2789, Douglas, sc ,00ner,from , at 5
and
F,:' PH .HE PORT, at 6 30 P.M„ 1 barque,' brig, and 3

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