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gemination of anti-Christian error within the Church was
not regarded as a thing of no immediate concern to our-
selves, because it did not originate in our own diocese.
A wider notoriety has how been attained by the indi-
vidual champion of "Catholicism" than was ever pos-
sessed by his less prominent fellow-labourers. Are we
now to be silent, or satisfied? Yours respectfully,
ANGLICANUS.
West Derby, 14th Feb., 1846.

FALLING OF THE WAREHOUSE IN MOOR

STREET.
ADJOURNED INQUEST.

The inquisition commenced on the 9th instant, touch-
ing the death of Peter Larcey, and adjourned for further
evidence as to the state and strength of the building
before it fell, and the manner in which it was loaded,
was resumed yesterday forenoon, before the borough
Coroner and a special jury. It will be remembered that
in the evidence before given, it appeared that Mr.
Holmes and Mr. Stewart stated that they could not, in
the then state of the ruins, assign a cause for the falling
of the building.
Mr. Lowndes, solicitor, appeared for Messrs. Steele
and nd Mr. North for Mr. John Tipping.
Mr. Co.,gamuel Holme being recalled, said that Mr. Stew-
art and he had further inspected the warehouse on Sa-
turday last, but, from the quantity of rubbish and pro-
duce still on the spot, they could not see the foundation.
One of the arches appeared to have given way, but whe-
ther it was by the falling of the produce or accessory of
the accident, it was impossible to say. A week or ten
ten days would elapse before the rubbish would be
cleared away. There was " the custom of the port" for
loading warehouses. Wheat was in general stowed 13
bricks high, and from that to 17: Thirteen bricks high
would be about 3 feet 7 inches. A warehouse of 42
feet broad, and double propped, would carry a much
greater weight than a single propped one of 36 feet broad.
A warehouse 42 feet wide and double propped, and a good
building, would, he considered, bear a weight of 14 cwt.
to the square yard on each floor, but one of the other
description would not, he thought, hear more than 12
cwt. This was assuming that the timber was good.
By Mr. North.—The custom of the trade has often ex-
ceeded the quantity stated, and accidents, by breakage of
beams and joists, were of common occurrence. Timber,
from long use and exposure, became deteriorated, without
exhibiting any symptoms externally unless it became
rotten.

By Mr. Lowndes.—He was not aware that three of the
rooms were propped by iron, but it would hot affect the
opinion he had given, if the whole warehouse were so
propped, unless there were pins from the cap of one
column to the base of the other, because the shrinking in
old warehouses was not from the props, but from the beams
being horizontal. The discharging weight of all the floors
being brought down upon the bottom beams. I have ex-
amined some of the beams, and found the ends of a few of
them in a very decayed state. These beams had fallen,
but from what part of the warehouse he did not know.
The decayed ends of the beams had rested in the walls,
and might, or might not, be visible externally. A prac-
tised builder might have detected it, but not a warehouse-
man. The beams, where broken in the middle, appeared
to be fair timber, but aged. It was such as was commonly
used when the warehouse was built. They were 13 inches
square ; now they are of the average of 14 inches. The
beams were of Baltic timber.
By a Juryman.—At the time the warehouse was built
he would consider it a well built one. A flue in the wall
of a warehouse weakened it, because the bond timber did
not go tbrough, being cut off. It was so in this case. It
would not weaken the wall if the bond timber were con-
nected by iron going through the flue. There was none
in this case. In the roof there was a superabundance of
timber, more than he should now use.
Robert Ogden, warehouseman (for the last three years)
to Messrs. Priestley, Griffith, and Co., who were tenants
of the warehouse up to 31st December last, said Mr. Tip-
ping was the owner. His employers had had it for several
years. During the time he was with them, they had in
the vaults of the cellar, o'ive oil and logwood ; in the bot-
tom room, No. 1, West India sugars and cotton ; in No,
2, flour and cotton ; in Nos. 3,4, and 5, cotton and coffee,
and so far as he recollected, the same in No. 6 ; in No. 7,
shelac and lac dies, indigo, Indian rubber, coffee, and oc-
casionally cotton. During the time stated iron doors and
windows were put in. He had been in the habit of stow-
ing goods in warehouses for twenty years. He was not
aware that in this case he had ever put a greater weight
upon one floor than another. He considered the lower
part of a warehouse stronger than the upper. The lower
rooms would bear a greater weight than the upper ones.
All their goods were cleared out when they gave up pos-
session, except 877 bales of cotton and 72 barrels of ashes
in the cellar. The bu kof the cotton was in No. 2. He
went through the warehouse a day or two before leaving
it, and saw nothing the matter with it. He had been in it
since. Room No. 1 was nearly filled with flour in barrels,
belonging to Mr. Steele; No. 2 contained the cotton
spoken of belonging to Messrs. Salisbury, Turner, and
Co. The flour was packed close up to the ceiling. As a
warehouseman Le would not have liked to put such a
quantity in. About a fortnight before the accident, wit-
ness told Mr. 'Dving's warebouseman that he thought
the produce put in was too heavy. About a week pre-
vious he told John Eyans, Mr. Dean's man, that he
feared the warehouse was too heavily laden.
By North.—He meant by what he said to Evans
that the warehouse was sufficiently heavily laden without
loading No. 2. Evans told him he had let No. 2to Mr.
Slattery, for grain and flour. Witness might have had
flour casks five or six high in a bottom room in a good
warehouse, and on one occasion he had packed three top
mops of another warehouse five casks high, or perhaps
six. That warehouse fell down. He had seen flour in a
lower room six high, and in upper rooms five high, inter-
mixed witie other produce. He had done so himself. In
thisuase (with reference to No. 2) be thought the ware-
houte was top-heavy. He only heard what was in the
Upper-rooms ; he did not see them.
By Mr. Lowndes.—What he had said/of over-loading
referred to the warehouse generally. We stowed barrels
of sugar upon hogsheads which would extend about half
or three parts of the warehouse floor. The area formed
by a hogshead would be about 3 feet 6 inches by 4 feet.
The weight of a hogshead was from 15 to 17 cwt., some-
times as high as 19 cwt. The weight of a barrel is about
2 cwt. (outside weight). Sugar was the heaviest in his
time. In his judgment the flour in No. I was heavier
on the square yard than hogsheads of sugar and barrels
as stated by him. There was not a loose prop or beam
to his knowledge in the warehouse when they left it. He
considered it was a good warehouse when his employers
left it, and he had never heard any complaints about the
props while he was there. There was a flue in the east
and west walls of the warehouse, but no appearance of
any fire-place inside being used.
By Mr. North.—He might have packed two barrels
high upon hogsheads, but in that case they would not
cover the whole of the floor. This was only done where
sugars had to be taken out, and was only temporary.
Henryi
Davies, a porter, in the employ 9f Baring
Brothers, said Mr. Deane occupied No. 1, which was
loaded with flour belonging to Mr. Steel. There were
2437 barrels in. They were placed one on the top of the
other, five high in most cases, and some six high. The
whole floor, to the extent of five feet high, was covered,
with the exception of the necessary gangways. The height
of the room was about 7i feet. In some places there
would be about a foot space between the upper cask and
the ceiling. It was American flour, in the usual barrels.
The weight of each would be about 196 lb., including the
weight of the barrel. He could not speak to the exact
pressure upon a square yard.
By Mr. North.—Five or six barrels high was not, in
his judgment, too heavy. There were very few six high.
He had seen flour stowed as high as eight barrels, and
never saw it stowed less than five when the room admit-
ted it.

By Mr. Lowndes.—Witness was Mr. Dean's servant.
He had not weighed many barrels of flour in his time,
and spoke of their weight from his own experience. He
was not sure that the barrel was included in the 19G lb.
He had seen barrels of flour packed eight high i❑ Barton-
street and Dundee-street, in the lower room of a ware-
house. He took the weight from the mark on the head
of the barrel.

John Evans, being recalled, said Mr. Dean occupied
rooms 1,3, 4 for his own purposes. He charged parties
putting goods in by the quantity, and was responsible to
them for it. Witness had the superintendence of the
stowage of the different goods in these rooms. He had
to see that the rooms were not overloaded. The ware-
house fell on the 31st January. On the forenoon of that
day there were in Room No. 1, 2,437 barrels of American
flour. It was stowed as usual from one end of the room
to the otber, five barrels high. This covered the whole
space of the floor with the exception of room for the ne-
cessary gangways. He had been in the habit of stowing
flour for nine years back. He considered this a moder-
ate quantity for that room. A barrel of American flour
weighed 1961 b nett, and the cask weighed 161 b more.
The room within the walls contained 309 or 310 square
yards. This would be equal to a pressure of between 12
and 13 cwt.—more than 12, but not 13 cwt. Room 3
contained 2,322 barrels of flour. There was nothing else
in the room. The pressure would not, on the square
yard, be more than 11 cwt. In room No. 4 there were
2,383 barrels of flour, and nothing else ; 1,633 belonging
to Mr. Steele, and the remainder to Messrs. Sanders and
Claxton.

By Mr. North.—Witness superintended the stowage.
He never knew a warehouseman who objected to stowing
flour five barrels high. They seldom objected to six high
if the room would admit them. Five or six high was the
usual and proper way. Had known them eight high, and
often seven.
. . . .

By I\lr..—Lowndes.—The receiving, the storing, and
the coopering were all done by Mr, Steele. In case
of removal of any barrels, it would have to be done
by Mr. Steele. Witness directed the height which
the barrels bad to be stowed. In Nos. 3 and 4 they were
stowed five and six high, when it would admit of it. He
could not speak as to what was in the other rooms. (Here
witness detailed a conversation he had bad with Ogden
relative to the overloading, in which witness said he did
not agree with him.) The following day the room which
contained the cotton was let for corn. He would not
hesitate to put a ton weight on the square yard in the
.
lower room of a good warehouse, and room No. 2 very
little less. Ile would decrease as he went upwards to 14
or 15 cwt. He would have put that weight in the ware-
house in question from the outside appearance of it.
The investigation was here further adjourned until
Monday the 9th of March, in order that further evidence
might be obtained after the foundation walls are cleared
of the produce and rubbish.
Before the close of the proceedings, Mr. Holcoe re-
turned into court, and said that, lest he might be mis-
understood as to what he had said relative to the custom
of stowing wheat from 13 to 17 bricks high, he wished it
to be added (which he bad forgotten to do) that in his
opinion a height of wheat of 17 bricks in a warehouse-
room was too much—more, he thought, than the timber
could safely bear.

INDIA AND CHINA.
THE OVERLAND MAIL.

(From yesterday's Times.)

Our extraordinary express from Marseilles, in anticipa-
tion of the Bombay mail of the 17th of January, brings
some of the important details of the three actions which
took place on the 18th, the 21st, and 22d of December,
of which we published a description cid Trieste, on the
sth inst., by the last mail.
The conflicts took place at Moodkee and Ferozeshnhur,
about twenty miles from Ferozepore. The official ac-
counts have not yet been published.
The Sikhs having paised the Sutlej in great numbers
on the 12th, 13th, and 14th of December, proceeded to
attack the post of Ferozepore, which was held by Sir
John Littler with about 7,000 men. After some feints,
the Sikh army finding the Goverhor-General and the
Commander-in-Chief were hastening to support the Fe-
rozepore division at the rate of thirty miles per day,
moved off to intercept them.
In the evening of the 18th the Governor-General, with
the British army, after a long march, had reached Mood-
kee and encamped, when the Sikh army, 30,000 strong,
came hurrying forward and attacked. A short but severe
conflict ensued ; the Sikhs retired, leaving their guns to
the British. Amongst the killed was General Sir John
M'Caskill. Sir Robert Sale was wounded, and died, sub-
sequently.

The 19th and 20th were spent by both armies in bury-
ing their dead and in procuring reinforcements.
Sir John Littler, at the head of 5000 meo, joined the
British on the 21st, about sixteen miles from the camp.
The British army then formed itself into four divisions,
tke right under the command of Sir Hugh' Gough, the
centre commanded by Major-General W. R. Gilbert, the
left by Sir J. Littler, and the rear by Sir Harry Smith.
The Sikhs were commanded by Tej Singh, and had formed
intgachments in a junge country, which rendered the
ma of infantry exceedingly difficult. The Sikhs have
long been remarkable for their artillery ; they were pro-
vided with heavy guns, which did great execution. Sir
J. Littler failed in his attack on their position. General
Gilbert was successful. The first position of the enemy
was taken : the darkness of the night prevented the con-
tinuance of the conflict. The British troops bivouacked
on the ground. The Sikhs found out where the Com-
mander-in-Chief and the Governor-General had taken
their station, and they opened a heavy fire on it. The
British troops rose up and drove them off.
On the morning of the 22d the fight was renewed, and
General Gilbert stormed several parts of the enemy's
position, although every effort had been made during the
night to strengthen it. Thirty large guns were taken.
The British soldiers afterwards began to collect their
wounded, and to bury the dead ; when large bodies of
cavalry and of the camel corps, with swivels, attacked
them. The British artillery and cavalry had retired
towards Ferozepore, but the infantry drove the enemy
back three several times at the point of the bayonet.
The attack of the 22d appears to have been carried on '
by General Gilbert and by the Governor-General, who
headed the centre. The Sikhs, from their acquaintance
with4the country, possessed great advantages, of which
they profited to the utmost. They worked mines before
their intrencbments, and in their front position, which
they blew up on the approach of the British, and de-
stroyed hundreds.
'the action of the 21st and 22d is called the battle of
Ferozeshuhur, and is looked upon as one of the severest
ever fought in India. !The British troops have earned the
highest praise for their bulldog valour; but some igno-
rance of the country or of the mode of fighting adopted
by the enemy has been alluded to as having produced an
unnecessary loss of some of the bravest men of the army.

THE CONFLICTS.
(From a Correspondent of the Times.)
The Governor-General's proclamation, sent you by the
express on the 23d ult., would prepare you for the com-
mencement of hostilities with the Sikhs, but no one anti-
cipated that the short time which has intervened would
have been fraught with such momentous results as have
take nplace.

The grand army of the Sikhs, consisting of 80.000
men, and about 140 guns, has been put hors de combat, with
immense slaughter, and beaten across the Sutlej, leaving
behind them all their guns, camp equipage, stores, &c.
They acknowledge the loss of 9,000 men killed, and fr, m
20,000 to 30,000 wounded. Would that I could add our
loss was but small. The official returns have not yet
been received, but I have drawn up as correct a list as it
is possible to prepare from a great many different accounts,
which you will receive with this, showing the frightful
amount of fifty-seven officers killed and wounded ; and
the loss in rank and file is esthr a'ed at 4,000. The
whole of the operations leading to the decisive feat of
the enemy are as yet but imperfectly known. The
following detail however may be considered pretty cor-
rect :—lt was formerly stated that the Governor-Ge-
neral, accompanied by the Commander-in-Chief, with a
numerous body of staff, was pushing on for Ferozepore.
On the 18th of December they arrived at a village called
Moodkee, about 22 miles from Ferozepore, and were en-
camped,when about four o'clock p.m. the alarm was given
that a large body of the enemy was marching to attack
them, and scarcely had our troops got under arms, when
the Sikh forces, consisting of 20,000 horse, 7,000 foot, and
3,000 artillery, were upon them, and commenced a heavy
fire from about 25 guns. Here occurred the immense
loss which the Governor-General's staff suffered, and on
this occasion fell the survivor of a hundred battles—
Sir R. Sale. Here also fell -Sir John M'Caskill, Cap-
tains Munro and Herries, of the Governor-General's
staff—Major Grant, Deputy Adjutant-General, Capt. Hil-
lier,Aide-de- Cam p, and many other officers bei .g wounded.
The enemy was, however, routed, with great slaughter,
and with the loss of 17 of his 25 guns. During the 19th
and 20th the forces halted at Moodkee; and on the 21st
advanced about ten miles to the attack of the intrenched
camp of the Sikhs. at a place called Feroz-Shnhur, about
half way between Moodkee and Ferozepore. Previous to
this attack the Commander-in-Chief's force was rein-
forced by General Littler, with 5,000 men, from Fereze-
pore, and it would seem had been joined by a portion of
the Loodheana force. The entire force at Ferozepore,
Umballah, and Loodheana, amounted to 8 troops of
Horse Artill, ry, 5 companies cf Foot Artillery, 1 regi-
ment of Dragoons, 2 of Native Cavalry, Governor-Gene-
ral's Body Guard, 2 regiments of Irregular Cavalry, 7 re-
giments of European, and 16 regiments of Native In-
fantry, or say, in round numbers, that they con-
sisted of 48 Horse Artillery guns ; Foot Artillery, un-
known ; Cavalry, 3.500 ; European Infantry, 6,000 ;
Native Infantry, 12,000 ; total, 21.500 of all arms.
But a portion of the above must have been left at
Loodiana, at Ferozepore, and even at Umballah ; and it
is not improbable to suppose that the actual force en-
gaged with the Sikhs on the 21st and 22nd did not exceed
19,000 men. In addition to these may be added the Ist
European and 29th Foot, perhaps 1500 strong, which
would increase our force to near 21,000 men. The force
of the enemy is variously stated at from 60,000 to 80,000
men, and from 100 to 140 guns; but the Governor-
' General's announcement to the Vice-President in Coun-
cil states the number of troops at 60,000, and of guns in
the intrenched camp, at 70 pieces, many of them of large
calibre' and much longer than is usual in our armaments.
As at Maharajpore, the principal loss in our army was
caused by the overwhelming superiority of the enemy's
guns to ours, and the difficulty of our gallant fellows
getting at them with the bayonet; for the Sikhs had
taken up a very strong position, and fortified it in a mas-
terly manner.
Between two and three o'clock p.m. the attack began,
our infantry advancing by brigades in line from the right,
and when our artillery ceased firing our centre column
forced their way into the enemy's poSition, carrying every
thing before them in most gallant style by the bayonet,
although hundreds of them were mowed down by every
discharge of the enemy's guns, which were splendidly
served. The British force was formed into four divisions,
the right having the Commander-in-Chief at its head;
the left, General Littler ; the centre, General Gilbert ;
and the reserve, General Smith. The Sikh army was
commanded by Rajah Lill Singh and Sirdar Tej Singh,
who appear to have made a most noble stand against us.
The attack by our left division seems to have failed ; but
from the immense number of officers killed and wounded
in her Majesty's 62nd Foot, and 14th Native Infantry,
which formed a part of General Littler's force, they must
have met with insurmountable obstacles. The centre,
under General Gilbert, was more successful, gallantly
penetrating into the centre of the enemy's position and
driving them from their guns, but by this time the night
had set in, further progress was stayed by the darkness,
and it was deemed advisable to withdraw our troops aa
retire for the night.
Although the enemy had been driven with great
slaughter from the centre of their position they again
advanced, and resumed 'possession of their post on our
troops retiring, keeping up so murderous a fire during
the night from their cannons, that our men were obliged
to be at them again, and in the middle of the night drove
the Sikhs a second time from their guns, which had the
effect of keeping them quiet till about daybreak, when
General Gilbert led them agianst such portions of the in-
trenchments as had not been carried the previous evening,
and drove the enemy everywhere before him.
In the absence of official returns it is impossible to give
any correct account of the movements which were made
by our army, and which led to our gaining so glorious a
victory; which, whether viewed with regard to the forces
engaged, or the momentous interests at stake, may be
fairly placed at the head of all the battles which have of
late years been fought by us in India. Up to the present
moment all is in the dark respecting the arrangements for
the fight ; and we know not what was done by the right of
our army, or whether the reserve was ultimately brought
into action ; but enough has transpired to convince any
man who has any knowledge of military movements, that
the most egregious want of skill and management of our
limited resources, in men and guns, has been evinced in
the manner in which our force was brought into action ;
and there cannot be a doubt in the mind of any soldier
who understands his profession, that to the persevering
energy of those in partial command, to the gallant exam-
ple of our officers, and to the bravery of our troops alone,
are we indebted for so glorious a victory gained against
such fearful odds.

The best description of Ithe battle is perhaps contained
in the letter of a young friend, who had only joined his
regiment for the first time (the 2d Native Grenadiers), on
the march from Acra. lie says, " As for the manoeuvres
that were performed in the conduct of the battle, 1 know
nothing, and shall not, I dare say, till I see them detailed
in the newspapers; but, to my apprehension. it was all
confusion from beginning to end ;' aid everything proves
that such was the case—for m ny days officers and men
suffered the gteatest privations, having been without tents
on the 18th, 21st, 22d, and 23d.
Among the killed was Dr. Iloffmeister, in medical at-
tendance upon Prince Waldemar of Prussia, who is said
to have been in the midst of the battles of the 18th, 21st,
and 23d. The Prince will be able to tell his countrymen
what gallant fellows our native soldiets are, under the
command of European officers, and how nobly they ea.u.

late their courage and energy.:lt is said the young Prince
narrowly escaped being killed.
Poor Major Broadfoot lost his life in attempting to leap
his horse over a ditch into the enemy's works ; the horse
fell, and while he was down the gallant major was speared
to death by three Sikhs, who rushed upon him. Many of
our men were killed by the blowing up of gunpowder after
we bad possession of the enemy's intrenchments. By
some accounts these explosions are attributed to accident,
t wereh
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df r
bi eyntdh
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itkhhes aarrtiady
wexpresslyti
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days he remained; he adds, that some of the Sikhs who
set fire to the mines and hidden ammunitions had not
only been caught but hanged. His letter is dated Feroze.
pore, the 25th of Decetriber, where it was supposed that
the force would remain some days before it crossed the
Sutlej. It is probable, however, that the halt at Feroze-
pore will be longer, to enable the troops advancing from
the rear to join, and it is to be hoped that the time will
be employed in perfecting the army with the means of car-
rying food, and with proper conveyance for the wounded.
January 9.-1 he Governor has detained the steamer
till noon this day to admit of transmitting despatches.
Colonel Irvine, of the Engineers, who had resigned the
service, is going to join the army. Many officers on staff
employment at the Presidency and elsewhere are ordered
up .to the army by dak, at the public expense. Twenty..
four horses of artillery from Dumdum go up (two daily)
in that manner. The troops at Dinapore have been tam-
pered with. The Mahoreedans were seduced ; a Hindoo
subadar discovered the plot, and gave information to his
officers. The Gwalior state were the tempters.
THE FEMALE ORPHAN ASYLUM.

The sixth annual meeting of the cbove excellent and
truly philanthropic institution was held yesterday after-
noon, at the Institution, Myrtle. street. It was most re-
spectably, though not numerouslyoattended. In justice.
however, to the ladies it is right to observe, as indeed
may be always said where the interests of religion and be-
nevolence are concerned, that they formed the majority
of the meeting.

Shortly after half-past two o'clock, the chair was taken
by the Rev. W. flesketh, and the business commenced
by the reverend gentleman offering up some most appro-
priate prayers.

The Rev. CHAIRMAN then observed that, in opening
the business of the day, it woula not be necessary for him
to detain them long, indeed not longer than was necessary
to congratulate them on the great prosrerity which it had
pleased God to vouchsafe that institution—a degree of
success for which they had great cause to give their
thanks, as well as those whose hearts had been disposed
to support it. When, however, be spoke of the success of
the Institution, he did not mean merely to refer to the
satisfactory state of the balance-sheet whirh would be
presented to the meeting by their Treasurer, Mr. Banner,
by and bye, but to the good order of the children—their
spiritual advancement,—the increase in the number of in-
mates—and the satisfactory manner in which every thing
connected with the Institution was proceeding. (Hear.
The number of children who had been admitted since the) opening of the Institution was 96; of that number two had
died, and twelve had been apprenticed out of the Institution
and there now remained inmates 80, all of whom, it
might be said, were in a healthful condition, and their
moral discipline and conduct were extremely good.
(Hear.) Some observations had been made with respect
to their kitchen expenditure;. b:-t he hnped it would
always remain on the footing it now stood, namely, that
the largest amount was for kitchen food and the smallest
for medical attendance. There was another satisfactory
topic, which, as the report contained no allusion to it, he
might be excused for naming, and that was the presenta-
tion of two portraits of Mrs. Aikin and Mr. Banner to
the institution—two of the most active supporters of it.
(Hear, hear). If the meed of praise to be accorded to
each were to be divided, it would be difficult to make the
selection, though he might observe, ohere two parties were
associated together in a good work, that the lady was
generally considered the better half, and he should cer-
tainly say in the present case that the lady was
one of the most enviable on the face of the earth, for
she had been the first person to originate the insti-
tution. and after laying the first stone of the build-
ing, had gone a great way towards comeleting it.
There was, however, another class of benefactors to the
institution, of whom it might be said—if they did not
give' their silver and their gold, they did what they
could. He alluded to those who instructed the chil-
dren. He (the chairman) had lately had an opportunity
of seeing a good deal of the conduct of those who bad
the internal management of the institution, and be-
thought the time had arrived when some record might be
placed upon the books setting forth the estimation in
which their services were held. If such a mark of

esteem were in the shape of pecuniary reward, it might
more properly be left to the ladies' committee ; but
what he proposed was—the thanks of the meeting to
the matron and teacher. If the ladies had no objection,
he should be very happy to originate such a resolution._
The rev. gentleman concluded by calling upon Mr. H.
Banner to read the report.

The Report stated that during the past year the build.
ing had been completely finished, by being painted both
inside and out, and by the grounds bring laid with as-
phalre, the whole cost of the erection amounting to
£5,720 17s. 10d., and that there had been expended in
furniture £329 7s. 4d. Under the assiduous rare of the
same matron and teacher, the children enjoyed good
health, and exhibited improvement; and up to the pre-
sent time ninety-six orphans had been admitted, of whom
fourteen had been placed out at service. Since the
establishment of the institution, the report stated the
gratifying fact, that there had been only two cases of
death. The present number in the institution is now 80,
with room and welcome for more, as the committee feel
confident so simple and unexceptimable an institution
could not fail of receiving the additional subscribers any
increase in the number of inmates wonli render indis-
pensable. The report, which was received with deserved
applause, concluded with an eloquent description of the
merits and usefulness of this admirable asylum, by means
of which the destitute orphan was enabled to say, " When
I am bereft of father and mother, then the Lord will
take me up."
From the statement of the treasurer's accounts it ap-
pearedt
o £1361 19a. 9d , including
gpninßd sEosficrvi
that the total receipts for the past year amounted
feae had
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by the children, and that the expenditure was £1055 14s.
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satisfaction,c report, eoi prn balance
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possible recommendation, namely, that it was very short,
that it was very much to the purpose, and 'het it afforded
the most satisfactory grounds for congratulation to the
meeting, and the subscribers generally. There was one
portion of it in particular, which was not only very satis-
factory; but also very uncommon, and to which he wished
to draw the attention of the meeting. It was in
reference to the building, and stated respecting it, that
" though possessing no feature of outward grandeur or
ornamental pretension, there will be found few instances

of an Institution with the same extent of accommodation
and neatness of appearance, being erected at so tnoderate a
cost." (Hear, hear.) 1-le believed that to be perfectly
true, and a great deal more might be said, for he scarcely
knew a single instance of a large public building so excel-
lent in all its interior accommodation, and so highly
adapted to its purposes, having been erected, not
only without being saddled with a heavy debt, but
leaving, as Mr. Banner told them, a balance of up-
wards of £3OO in the Treasurer's hands. Tins must be
satisfactory to the subscribers, and was certainly most
creditable to Mr. Banner, the treasurer, whn had had the
management of the financial part c f the institution from
its commencement to the pre,elit tirre. With every dis-
position to give all the credit due to Mrs. Aikin, and no
one was more ready than he to do so, fcr the bright
thought which it had pleased God to put into
her head—a thought which must be satisfactory to
her in every condition of her being—with every
disposition to give her credi', though I.e did not use the
word in its modern acceptation, he should not be
doing justice to his own feelings. or to the treasurer, if
he did not also give him credit for the admirable manner
in which he had brought his labours so far to such a
satisfactory term:nation. There were very few persons
who could have brought them t) to satisfactory a con-
clusion, arid therefore, he said, let every credit be given
to Mrs. Aikin, the originator, and Mr. Banner, the com-
pleter of the building. (Cheers
Henry Winch, Elq., seconded the motion, which was
unanimously adopted.
Mr. BANNER then moved a resolution, which bad for
its effect an alteration in the ages at which orphans should
be admitted into the institution. It proposed to extend
the erne, and in the course of some conversation to which
it gave rise, it appears the building is constructed to ac-
commodate 150. At length it was agreed that the ages
at which orphans would be admitted should be from the
age of seven until they completed their tenth year.
The Rev. F. BARKER moved the thinks of the meeting
to the ladies and gentlemen who had acted as officers of
the institution during the past year.
The motion was seconded by J. EDWARDS, Esq., and
unanimously adopted.
Mr. WINCH said, there were a body of men to whom
the institution was very much indebted for the interest
they had taken in its prosperity—he meant the clergy—
and therefore he had very great pleasure in proposing that
the thanks of the meeting be given to those clergymen
who had preached in its favour.
Mr. BROWN seconded the m"tion, and it was carried.
Mr. EDWARDS said he had very great pleasure in
moving that the thanks of the meeting he given to Mr.
Banner. the treasurer, and that he be requested to con-
tinue his services. At the same time he begged, on behalf
of the subscribers, to present to the Institution the por-
traits of Mrs. Aikin and Mr. Banner. (Applause.)
The Rev. Rector CAMPBELL, had very great pleasure
in seconding the motion of Mr. Edwards, and at the same
time he begged to move that the portraits he accepted,
with thanks to the donors. There could be only one feel-
ing with regard to them, namely, that they should be
received, both for their value as most excellent portraits
of the persons they represented, and also on account of
the intrinsic value of the paintings themselves. (Ap-
plause.)
Mr. BANNER returned thanks in feeling terms, but
said that Mrs. Aikin had by far the heaviest claim on
their gratitude.
Mr. WANNER moved the appointment of officers, which
was seconded by Mrs. Aikin.
The CHAIRMAN moved a vote of thanks to the Matron
and teachers, which was seconded by Mrs. Winch.
Thanks having been voted to the Chairman, the meet-
ing separated.

EARLY SPRING.—The note of the cuckoo was dis-
tir,Ttly heard on Friday morning on the grounds of Mr.
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W 'Warn Knowles, a farmers Sandford-house, Bootle.
large pea, and looking very healthy. whichfuilyh atsh
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