The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-06-01 00:00:00

THE " PRESIDENT."

The following letters have been placed in our hands by Mr.
Pim, the Liverpool agent for the British and North American
Steam Navigation Company. It manifests much considera-
tion on the part of the Portuguese Cipvernment for the painful
anxiety of the relatives and friends of those on board.
Lisbon, 24th May, 1841.
SIR,—We beg to transmit to you a copy of a letter we
have this day addressed to Mr. Court, the Secretary of the
Liverpool Underwriters' Association, as it may be gratifying
to the owners of the President to know, that the Portuguese
government showed a promptness in sending any assistance
that they thought might be of advantage to the missing ship.
It will at all times give us pleasure to be of service to you
here, and we are sir, your very obedient servants,
MARTIN and DOUGLAS.
Agent for the Steam-ship President, Liverpool.

(Copy) Lisbon, 24th May, 1841.
SlR,—After writing to you on the 17th current, relative to
the Conde de Palma having seen a large steamer on the 23d
ultimo, Captain Sartorius of her Majesty's service, and
Vice-Admiral in the Portuguese navy, called upon us, and
stated that he had only just heard the report, and that he
considered the steamer in question might be the President ;
and from the variable winds prevailing generally at this time
of the year in the latitude where the steamer was seen, a dis-
abled vessel might not be able to reach a port of safety with-
out some assistance ; he thought therefore that some measures
should he adopted, and suggested the propriety of making
further enquiry ; we waited immediately upon the Master of
the Conde de Palma, in company with Captain Sartorius, and
the latter appeared more convinced of the probability that the
steamer seen was the President. He then stated his opinion
to her Majesty's Envoy at this court, who ordered out the
brig Espoir, Lieut. Paulson, which was the only British
vessel of war in the Tagus ; and Count Bompin, the Portu-
guese Minister of Marine, at the suggestion of Captain Sar-
torius, sent out two small vessels of war, with provisions,
&c. Although we have very faint hopes of these succours
being available, it is well that the merchants and underwriters
of Liverpool should be made acquainted with the liberal and
benevolent conduct of the Portuguese Minister of Marine,
in promptly ordering out, on such vague and uncertain intel-
ligence as that brought by the Conde de Palma, two vessels
of war, to cruize in expectation of being of service to the
President.—We are, Sir, your most obedient servants,
(Signed) MARTIN and DOUGLAS.

Thomas Court, Esq., Liverpool.
P.S.—Her Majesty's brig Espoir, and the two Portuguese
vessels of war, had directions to cruize in such different lati-
tudes and longitudes as it was thought a vessel, under the
circumstances of the steamer seen by the Conde de Palma,
was likely to be in, provided she was disabled and not likely
to work to windward with her sails.

Mr. Laird, the agent for the company in London, has re-
ceived a communication from Messrs. Emerson and Co.,
the company's agents in Paris and Havre de Grace. They
state that the only steamer belonging to the French navy
that could be in the longitude and latitude according to the
report of the Conde di Palma, recently arrived at Lisbon.
The New York Herald, of the 3d ult., contains some
curious speculations which seem to indicate that the Presi-
dent may have been caught in the vast fields of ice that co-
vered the Atlantic above 45 degrees in the latter end of March
and beginning of April. The President would pass over the
track of the ice about that time ; and if she went farther
north than 45, it might surround her.

MANCHESTER AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY.—We learn
from the Derby Mercury that the works on the Manchester
and Birmingham Railway are progressing rapidly, and it is
confidently stated that it will be opened to Crewe early in the
next year. The distance to London will then be twelve
miles and three quarters less than by the Grand Junction
line.
THE APPROACHING CENSUS.-011 Monday next, the
7th instant, is the day appointed by a recent Act of Parlia-
ment for taking an account of the population of Great Bri-
taine and Ireland. During the ensuing week the various Re-
gistrars of Births and Deaths will cause to be left at each
inhabited house within their district a form of return pre-
scribed by the Census Commissioners, according to the Act,
which must be filled up by each householder according to the
circumstances of the case, and left at the house, to be called
for by the Enumerator of the District on Monday the 7th of
June. The return must contain the names, the ages, the
description or occupation of every person who shall sleep in
the house of the person making the return on the night of
Sunday the 6th of June, but must not contain the names of
any member of the family who shall have slept in any other
house on that night. It will also be necessary to state
whether each person was born in the county in which his or
her name is returned, and, if not, whether born in any other
county of England, or in Scotland, or Ireland, or abroad.
As it is at all times desirable that official statistical returns
should be correct, it is to he hoped that each householder
will take care to make his return strictly correct, to afford
every facility to the Enumerators when they call for the
papers, and ask the questions which they are empowered to
do, to ascertain their accuracy. Every person who refuses
to answer, or make a false answer, as to any of the particu-
lan required, is liable to a heavy penalty.