The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-02-07 00:00:00

FRAUDS ON THE CORPORATION.

Mr. ROBERTSON GLADSTONE, after a few general ob-
servations relative to the propriety of having a statistical
plan of all the real estate belonging to the corporation of
Liverpool, prepared in such a way as would be compre-
hensible to the members of the Council, proceeded to say
that, some time ago a committee had been directed to
inquire into certain alleged frauds connected with the
furnishing of bricks for the Borough Gaol. That Gaol, it
would be remembered, was, to a certain extent, under the
superintendence of their surveyor, and it was rumoured,
whether truly or not he could not tell, that that surveyor's
sons were engaged as overseers. Whether such was the
fact or not, it must be obvious that if the work had been
conducted in a business-like manner, the frauds referred
to could not have taken place.
Mr. HORNDY said, if Mr. Gladstone would move for the
preparation of such a detailed account of the Corporation
property as he referred to, no opposition would be offered
to it by any member of the Finance Committee. He was
happy to add that the whole of the £1,700, out of which
it was supposed the Corporation had been defrauded, had
been recovered by the Finance Committee. The com-
mittee, he also stated, had arranged with the contractors
to have the whole of the building measured by one of the
first surveyors from London, who was at this moment
engaged in the measurement, and his report would be
held binding on the contractors. If any frauds or errors
had occurred, this would disclose, them. In reply to a
question from Mr. Alderman Bennett, Mr. Hornby
stated that Mr. Weightman's son had nothing to do with
measuring the bricks.
WATCH COMMITTEE : POLICEMEN'S BLUDGEONS.
The report of this committee intimated that the ques-
tion of doing away with the bludgeons carried by the
police had been under consideration of the committee.
Mr. Alderman PARSER moved the confirmation of this
committee's proceedings, and in doing so, expressed his
opinion that these bludgeons should not be used except
in extreme cases. He censured the course adopted by a
portion of the local press in attacking the police force ;
and in doing so, eulogised the force generally, and paid
a high compliment to its very able, active, and judicious
superintendent.
The proceedings were confirmed ; as were also those
of the Dock and Improvement Committees.
ST. GEORGE'S-HALL AND LAW COURTS' COMMITTEE.
Mr. STEWART moved, and Mr. Anson seconded, the
confirmation of this committee's proceedings, which were
confirmed ; prior to which was explained that the subject
of the south portico of St. George's-hall, 9,8 brought under
the notice of the Council, in a letter by Mr. Booth, had
been postponed, but not abandoned.
MARKETS' COMMITTEE: INCREASE OP WAGES.

The principal recommendations were to increase the
salaries of Mr. George Reid,_Mr. Andrew Tyrrell, Mr. J.
Thompson, and Mr. E. Jones, leave-lookers and inspectors
of meat, from £B9l to £lOO per annum each ; and also to
increase the wages of the weighers and market constables
2s. per week each. The consideration of the proposed
increase of salaries was adjourned until the next monthly
meeting. The general proceedings were confirmed, as
were those of the Education Committee.
TIM BOROIIG7I GAOL : CHAPLAIN'S SALARY.

The Gaol and House of Correction Committee recom-
mended the increase of the salary of the Rev. T. Carter,
the preseat chaplain of the borough gaol, from £250 to
43350 per• annum, the consideration of which was post-
poned at the last mOcAly Council, Purnaut to the
standing orders.

Mr. BANNER moved, andt Mr. Moss seconded the-pro-
posed increase of salary to the- chaplain. Confirmed:,
The proceedings of the Town-hall EstablishmentGom-
mittee were confirmed.,
HEALTH COMIKITTEEI- THE SANATORY BILL.
The proceedings of 'the Health Committee compribed
recommendations to increase the salaries of Mr. William
Sainsbury and Mr. Richard Blades, district surveyors,
from £l3O to £l5O per annum, the consideration of which
was postponed at the last-monthly Council, pursuant to
the standing orders, together with the further considera•
tion of clauses Nos. 27, 2.8;- and 31 of the Sanatory Bill,
postponed at the meeting of the Council on Wednesday
last. The proposed increase of salaries having been
confirmed,
Mr. LANGSDA.LE moved that the amended clauses (27,
28, and 31) of the Sanatory Bill he confirmed.
After some discussion relative to a point of order, the
proceedings were confirmed, with the exception of the
clauses in the Sanatory Bill4,consideration of which was
postponed.
The proceedings of the • Gardens Committee were
confirmed.

WATER COMMITTEE : DUNCAN'S SALARY.
The committee presented a recommendation to increase
the salary of Mr. Thomas Duncan, engineer, from £450 to
£6OO per annum, the consideration of which was postponed
at the last monthly Council, pursuant to the standing
orders.
Mr. HoLT, in moving that-the salary of Mr. Duncan
be increased, stated that the recommendation arose entirely
from the Water Committee, Mr. Duncan having made no
application whatever on the subject. The committee,
however, from their own observation of Mr. Duncan's
services, had for some time back.been of opinion that he
was underpaid.
Mr. W. EARLE seconded the proposition, which was
by Mr. LANGSDALE.•
Mr. GODFREY opposed the increase, being of opinion
that £450 a year was sufficient. He moved an amendment.
Mr. BECKWITH seconded the amendment.
A discussion arose, in the course of which Mr. Moss
moved that Mr. Duncan's salary be increased to £5OO.
Mr. GODFREY withdrew his amendment, and seconded
that of Mr. Moss.
The amendment was then put to the vote, and negatived.
by a majority of 37 to 10. The votes were as follow :
For Mr. Moss's Amendment :—Councillors Thomson,
Moss, Godfrey, Jeffreys, Fleming, Robertson Gladstone,
Nicholson, Beckwith, Henderson, and Clint. Against
it :—Councillors Aked, Anderson, Mellor, William Nichol.
son, M`Guffie, Holden, Hornby, Avison, Holt, Banner,
Fernihough. James Holme, John. Gladstone, jun., Mann,
Wagstaff, Shand, J. B. Brancker, W. Earle, Johnson,
Picton, Houghton, Hodson, Stewart, Robertson, and Boy-
den ; Aldermen Langsdale, Bennett, Preston, Bold, Parker,
T. Robinson, Cooper, Turner, Gardner, Bramley-Moore,
and Toulmin ; the Mayor.
The original proposition was then carried, and the
proceedings confirmed.
LIBRARY AND, MUSEUM RATE.
The report of the committee recommended an increase
of the wages of Mr. Hudson from 21s. to 255. per week,
the consideration of which was adjourned until the next
meeting. A rate under the- provisions of the " Liverpool
Library and Museum Act, 1852," was ordered at the rate
of id. in the pound ; the amount to be levied from the
parish of Liverpool being-13,217 lls. Bd. ; the township
of Everton,l, £326 Os. 3tl. ; Kirkdale, £ll2 lls. 7d.; and
West Derby, £265 ss. lid.
The proceedings of the Hackney Carriage and Licensing,
and of the Baths Committee, were confirmed ; and the
Coroner's account, amounting to £34 55., was passed.
OPENING OF ST. GEORGE'S-HILL.
The Mayor's communications comprised a letter from
Mr. Joseph Langton and Mr. B. H. Jones, secretaries of
the late musical festival, requeAting permission to open
St. George's-hall in the beginning of the autumn, for the
benefit of the public charities.
After a somewhat irrelevant debate, in which Mr. Al-
derman BENNETT, Mr. PICTON, Mr. EsuLE,,:and others
took part,
Mr. THOMSON moved "that the request to open the
hall in the ensuing autumn, with a festival for the benefit
of the public charities, be acceded to."
Mr. HORNBY seconded Mr. Thomson's motion.
Mr. Alderman BRAMLEY-MOORE moved, as an amend-
ment, that the matter be referred to St. George's-hall
Committee.
Mr. PICTON seconded the amendment.
Ultimately, Mr. Bramley-Moore's amendment (to refer
the question to the committee) was adopted by a majority
of 31 to 13.
The consideration of the application of Mr. Rishton and
his assistants for an increase of salaries, and of the recom-
mendation to increase the salaries of the head clerks in
the office of the clerks to the magistrates, was adjourned
till the next meeting.

Ha ! ha ! ha !

HIGH-LEVEL RAILWAY FOR THE DOCKS.
The next portion of the Mayor's communication com-
prised a letter from Mr. Christopher Bushell, enclosing
the resolutions adopted at the recent public meeting called
to consider the necessity of placing a high-level railway
along the dock quays • and requesting the Council to give
the subject its consideration. Mr. HODSON moved that
the matter be referred to the Dock Committee.
The TOWN-CLERK said they had no power to do this.
Mr. ROBERTSON GLADSTONE, as a member of the Dock
Committee, observed that a similar communication had
been sent to the Dock. Committee, who had referred it .to
a sub-committee. It was probable, therefore, that the
matter would come before the Council in an official form.
After some further conversation, it was resolved that
the Town-clerk should write to Mr. Bushell, stating that,
as the matter was under the consideration of the Dock
Committee, the Council would defer the consideration of
the subject.
The concluding business before the Council was the
consideration of the following motion, of which notice had
been given by Mr. Mann : The appointment of a special
committee to inquire and report as to the authority and
duties of the water-bailiff, and the necessity of providing
rules for regulating the anchorage of vessels in the river
Mersey ; also, as to the necessity for bylaws for the regu-
lation of boats and boatmen carrying passengers to and
from vessels in the river, and the adoption of a scale of
rates for such employment."
Mr. Moss seconded the proposition.
Mr. HODSON moved an amendment, that it be an in-
struction to the Finance Committee to report on the
subject.
Mr, HENDERSON seconded the amendment.
For the amendment : Councillors Mellor, Thomson,
Banner, Hodson, Henderson, Stewart, Alderman Preston,
and the Mayor, 8. Against it : Councillors Anderson,
Woodruff, Moss, Godfrey, Mann, Jeffreys, Fleming, Ro-
bertson Gladstone, Johnson, Houghton, Beckwith, Clint,
Robertson, Aldermen Bennett and Bold, 15.
The MAYOR was about to put the original motion,when
the Council was counted out.
Mr. MANN gave notice that he should renew his motion
at the next monthly meeting.
The Council broke up at four o'clock, having sat five
hours.

REFORMATORY ScnooLs.—A deputation, headed by
Sir J. Pakington, Lord Lyttelton, Mr. Spooner, M.P., the
Hon. Arthur Kinnaird, M.P., Lord Robert Grosvenor,
M.P., the Earl of Harrowby, the Marquis of Blandford,
the Earl of Shaftesbury, Lord Calthorpe, &c., &c.,
waited on Lord Palmerston, at the Home-office, on Wed-
nesday, with reference to Reformatory Schools. Sir John
Pakington opened the proceedings by stating that they
were in attendance to submit a Memorial, calling the at-
tention of the Government to the subject of Preventive
and Reformatory Schools, and requesting the Government
to adopt such measures as would have the effect of prevent-
ing destitute children from becoming criminals, and that
such children as were guilty of crime should be sent to
reformatory establishments, and afterwards be provided
with employment. The deputation represented very
nearly all classes of the community, and they hoped his
lordship would take the subject into his serious considera-
tion with a view to legislature. Lord Robert Grosvenor,
the Hon. Mr. Liddell (who presented a petition from
Liverpool), and other members of the deputation expressed
themselves in favour of the movement. Lord Palmerston
said, that the subject would receive his best attention, and
the deputation then withdrew.
EXTENSIVE PLUNDERING OF A PROVISION SHOT.-
Jas. Delahunty and Margaret Wilson (both young people)
were charged, on Tuesday, with plundering the shop of
Mr. J. Arnold, provision-dealer, No. 1, Roscoe-arcade.
Mr. Arnold, it appears, is at present in Australia. Mrs.
Arnold lives in Egerton-street ; and Matthew Brown, the
assistant, and the male prisoner, who acted in the capa-
city of porter, slept on the premises in the Arcade. The
female prisoner was formerly servant to Mrs. Arnold, but
had left her employment about a fortnight ago, since
which she occupied a cellar in Sydney-street East, where
she sold small articles of provisions. Information having
been received that a system of plunder was being carried
on at Mr. Arnold's shop, detective-officers Grisenthwaite
and Eaton watched the premises, and observed the female
prisoner enter the shop, where she remained about ten
minutes, and on coming out she had a basket in her hand,
and a parcel under her shawl. She was taken into cus-
tody, and in her possession was found a quantity of bacon,
butter, and eggs, all of which she declared she had pur-
chased from a person named Kelly, in St. John's Market.
Subsequently the woman's cellar was searched, and it
was found to contain various articles which had been
abstracted from Mr. Arnold's shop ; among them a cheese
weighing 50 lbs. The officers next apprehended the male
prisoner at the shop in the Arcade. The system adopted
by the plunderers appeared to be for Delahunty to supply
his accomplice with articles from the shop, which she after-
wards retailed. Both prisoners were committed for trial.
MUTINY ON BOARD AN AMERICAN VMS/lE.—Henry
Shaff, William Watson, Ephraim M. Collins, Jonathan
Paramoor (seamen), and Thomas Haleymin (second mate),
were brought before Mr. Mansfield, on Tuesday, charged
with mutiny on board the American ship John and Albert,
having been apprehended under a warrant from the
Secretary of State. William Jones, a pilot, belonging to
No. 6 pilot-boat, stated that on Wednesday, the 25th ult.,
he boarded the John and Albert, from New Orleans, off
Ormshead, at nine o'clock in the morning. At twelve
o'clock it was blowing very strong, and the crew were
executing orders up aloft, when he saw the chief mate
going up the starboard rigging, as he thought, to assist
the men on the yard. Lookint up, he saw him abusing
the second mate, kicking him, and jumping upon him
whilst he lay on his stomach across the yard-arm, unable
to offer any resistance. He (the witness) called to him
to come down, and advised the captain to put him in
irons, as he was afraid the men would get enraged and
knock off work. The chief officer came down on deck,
and also the second mate, who was crying, and wished to
know why he was so abused. Whilst they were talking,
one of the prisoners came up, and struck the chief mate
with a belaying pin, and knocked him down. The others
then attacked him in a similar manner, and one of them
(Paramoor) stabbed him several times with his knife.
Witness called out, "Do not murder him ; we will put
him in irons." They-made a reply to the effect that they
would make him quiet enough. The man at the wheel
and the steward then came aft, and carried the mate, who
was bleeding profusely, into the cabin. When witness
remonstrated with them, the prisoners told him not to
interfere ; that the mate had abused them so that they
were determined to quiet him. They then returned to
their duty, and brought the vessel safely to Liverpool.
The first mate was immediately conveyed to the hospilal,
where, it was stated, he was going on favourably. The
Prisoners were remanded for seven days.

AFFECTING INTERVIEW BETWEEN
THE' EARL OF ABERDEEN AND
BARON BI OW.

(FROM THE PRESS)

SCENE.—The Embassy, Chesham•place. The Minim
Ambassador's boxes are ready packed: and he is
smoking a cigar and waiting until it is time to drive
down to the train. A knock is beard. Enter hastily,
the Premier of England.
The PEEMIEU: Ah ! Fortunately, or I shall say provi—
dentially, I am in time.

The BARON: For once, mon cher, yes. shall T put out
my cigar ? I know you don't like tobacco.
The Pnicrazu : By no means. I don't blre it in they
but here it seems natural and proper. Be—
sides, it is not in the hour of parting that one could ask a.
friend to deny himself a comfort.
The BABon : As your Byron says—you have heard of
Byron, eh, my travelled Thane F

" They tell me 'tis decided. We must part.
Well, be it so, and I must not repine—
I have no further claim on your young heart."

The PREMIER (faintly) : Ha ! ha! lam glad that you
keep your spirits up, my dear Brunow. For myself; I
confess that this is a painful moment for me. I not only
lose the pleasure of your society, and the advantage of the
kind hints you give me as to the feelings of our Imperiat
friend, but I see in this movement the completion of the
overthrow of all my hopes and plans.
The BARON : Receive, my dear Aberdeen, the assurance
of my profound respect, ha! ha ! But, setting aside my
natural sorrow and agony at losing the pleasure of your
society, I see anything but the overthrow of my hopes and
plans, and so you must excuse my shameful levity upon
this trying occasion. However, a friend should be ready
to make sacrifices of his feelings, and so we will look as.
melancholy as you please.
The PREMIER : I shall trust to your setting my conduct
in a true light where you are going, Baron.

The BkRON : It seems to me, my good friend, that your
conduct is in a fair way of being set in a true light•`
wherever anybody is going. But you know you may rely
on me. But halt 1 Ha! Well thought about. What
was that you said in the House of Lords on Tuesday about
your having written—l forget—your having written
against Russia in the—the most—lachrymose style P
The PREMIER : Not lachrymose—acrimonious, I said.

The Bettor( : What is the word ? I don't know it.

The PREMIER (aside) : I am glad of it. Why, it means
searching, accurate ; strictly, inquiring—and all that a little
—a very little, sharpened, you see.
The Blnox : In short, spiteful ?
The PREMIER : Well, common minds put that interpre-
tation upon it ; but there is a non-natural sense in which
you may also regard it—anyhow, you comprehend, it can
mean nothing hostile in the present case.
The BARON : My good friend, my master justly says.
that we think of what a man writes, and not of what he
means. So, you, in your place in the Lords, plead guilty
to having written spitefully against Russia. Well, I shall
do my best for you, but it is not an easy task.
The PREMIER : Yes, if you consider one thing.

The BARON: That you are heartily ashamed of what you
have done. Of course I shall say that ; but then you have
had to be ashamed so often.

The PREMIER : But I do not mean that. Consider
how much more unkind to Russia it would have been if I
had endeavoured to write in her favour.

The BARON : Ha! ha! You are quite spiritual, my
dear Aberdeen, and what you say is true enough. I think
I can promise you pardon on that score.

The PREMIER : You make me happy ; as happy as I
can be under the circumstances. But (agitated) to think
that it should come to this—that I, and my Ministry,
should have to turn you out of house and home—it is too-
much. (Overcome)
The BARON :—Calm yourself, my dear man; all is for
the best.

The PREMIER : Yes, that's your blinded fatalism. You
continentals have no religion. But it is the comfort of a
more enlightened believer like me to know that all is not
for the best, and to be as miserable as possible.

The BARON : Let me administer all earthly comfort,
then, my distressed man. Be you assured that lam not
going away one moment sooner than is agreeable to my
master and myself. We have done our work, and gained
our time, and probably, by this, Kalafat has fallen. Does
not this console you, my Aberdeen ?
The PREMIER : But why could we not have kept the
peace ?

The BARON : All your own fault that we did not.
The PREMIER (greatly perturbed): Oh, don't say that
—please don't I who have made every sacrifice to prevent
war, even to the getting the honour of the country into a
mess, out of which nothing will extricate it, except—
The BARON : Out with it—we are friends. Except
The PREMIER : Except a battle, in which—don't let us
talk of such things.
The BARON : Why not ? In which the English ships.
shall send a dozen of ours to Locker David—what is it
your tars say ? With all my heart. We can afford :to
mourn for a fleet, but not for honour. But why did you
play fast and loose with us ? 'Wily did you make me think
that we might do as we pleased, and then leave us to dis—
cover that it would not do ?

The PREMIER: If it had depended on me ! But, if you
will have the truth, I did not understand the feelings of
the country on the subject. That's the fact.
The BARON : With that, my friend, comes another fact,
as it seems to me, namely, that the country might with
advantage change her Premier for one who does under-
stand her feelings.
The PuEmIER : I have heard the remark before. But
now let us lay aside our grievances, and not part in any
state of ill-will.
The BARON : My dear old man, there is nothing of the
kind. If you like I shall write you a certificate, or testi-
monial, saying that you have served us well, and to the
best of your limited abilities, and that we are quite satisfied
with you.
The PREMIER: Ah ! Don't make jokes—it augurs a
melancholy state of mind.
The BARON : Yours do, my friend, I admit. That joke
about the Game of Brag was what may be called stunning
—was it received with shouts of laughter ? The papers
do not say so, but you have taught us not to rely on the_
papers. (Looks at watch.) Eh ! (calls) Is the carriage
at the door ?
A SERVANT : Ready, your excellency.
The BARON: Well, my dear friend, it is a case of adieu
and good bye. I shall, I assure you, look in the journals.
with sincere interest, to watch your progress, and particu-
larly to see by what sort of blunders in oratory you will
try to efface the memory of your blunders in diplomacy.
I am anxious to get home, for I have some capital stories
to tell the Emperor. lam charged, of course, with your
best homage. So now farewell, my old Acrimonious—ha I
ha ! (Exit)
The PREMIER (melancholy): Such is life ! How vain
are our hopes ! Happiness is fleeting! Judge nothing until
the end ! Everything earthly is mutable ! All is not gold
that glitters ! A bright morning often ends in a rainy
evening ! Nothing in this world is certain ! (The noble
earl utters several hundred other commonplaces until.
he is disturbed by the charwoman, who wishes he would
go, as she wants to begin cleaning down the house. The
two old ladies look angrily at each other, and then the
Premier goes out)

A NEW READING.
When hoary GORDON stoops to folly.
And finds too late that Czars betray,
What charm can soothe his melancholy,
Or chase the fumes of pique away '1

The only course his shame to cover,
To terminate his testy whine,—
The course by which he least would suffer,—
The best of three is,—to resign.

BEARDS FOR TIM CLERGY.—A clergyman, in a letter
to the Daily News, urges upon his brethren the propriety
of their wearing their beards like the early Reformers.
RAILWAY BILLS.—The following railway bills leave
passed the standing orders :—South Devon and Tavispoof
Railway ; South Devon (alteration of Sutton
and
Branch) • Blyth Harbour improvement, Docks, a
annclies.)
way ; Lancashire and Yorkshire (Liverpool Dockrwere_
Among the bills declared "not" to have conmn
ea:lMd Bees1 f
gina
ose; aMtnhrde.
Great Western (Berks and Hants linsoe)n,a
West of Ireland Railway.
—A WAY TO FIND ONE'S Cousilis.7
Russell, a respected inhabitant 0f,...., Brrris,st°Jaj'ncear, rd leaving
business of a wme merchant inrtiu, Among the legacies
a considerable amount of proPe •Y'
several sums of £lOO,
mentioned in the will u'r_e_.,,,h of ~ his cousins." No
eq7lently it was open to the
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the most remote parts of the globe intling New 7-1
satisfaction of the executors ! " Good news ill. -,2 . ~ arid _ . •
Zealand, Australia, &c. The poet says, a e touch of -
,;,..
nathre makes the whole 'world kin," but' it *ould aPPear,, .„ ' 0
that, after all, the most touching test of reb4401104"-4 '-
legacy.—Bristol Mirror, ~'. sl'. '' )ti
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to Australia than any other in the Kingdom, no Nhip be-
longing to it has ever put back or met with any accident.
Notwithstanding their having made the most remarkable
passages on record, viz.: Marco Polo, first voyage, left Li-
verpool for Melbourne 4th July, 1852, arrived back 26th
December, 1852 ; voyage, including detention abroad, 5
'months and 21 days. Second voyage, left Liverpool 13th
March, arrived hack 13th September,—including detention
abroad, 6 months. Indian Queen, first voyage. left Liver-
-pool for Melbourne 17th May, arrived back 27th November;
voyage, including detention abroad, 6 months 10 days.
Carries a full Band of Music, as well as Chess, Backgammon,
and Draft Boards. for the amusement of the passengers.
"BLACK BALL" LINE OF AUSTRALIAN PACKETS.
Being the only regularly-established Line of
Clippers sailing between
_t-Nit*, LIVERPOOL and MELBOURNE,
`'--rates and back.
Forwarding Passengers to ADELAIDE. SYDNEY,
GEELONO, and LAUNCESTON, at Ship's Expense.
All Passengers and Luggage landed on the Wharf.
These Ships are all constructed by the Pint Builders of the
Day, including 111‘liwv, of Boston, and HALL, of Aberdeen.
Ship. Reg. Bur. Capt. Date.
BALDANHA, new.... 1550.. 3'00.. FIN LAY.... Mar. I
_LIGHTNING, new 2000.. 3500.. FoRDEs.... April 1
OLIVER LANG. new 1275.. 2500.. MANN NO May 1
CHAMPION OF THE SEAS} 2280.. 3530.. NEWLANDs June 1
mew
MARCO POLO 1625..3000.. MTION NELL July 1
ZIAM ES BAINES, new ... 2440.. 4000.. G A RDN ER.. Aug. 1
INDIAN QUEEN. 1040..20000.. MILLS .... Sept. 1
IILLIZ. HARRISON, new 1404.. 2600.. JACKSON .. Oct. I
_BONNIE JEAN, nevrAber- er.
Been Clipper 'g,ARTII Y. Nov.l
SCHWA BERG, new 2300. 3500.. DAGUID.... Dec. 1
The above Ships are of the largest class, are commanded by
men of experience and ability, Who will take every precaution
to promote the health and comfort of the Passengers. They
also carry experienced Surgeons.
Drafts and Exchange for any amount, at sight, on Mel-
twaurne, Sydney, and Adelaide.
For terms of Freight, Passage, apply to the Owners,
JAMES BAINES and CO.,
N.B.—All the Ships of this Line will continue, as heretofote,
to take Steam as far as practicable.

STEAM TO MONTREAL, NEW YORK, BOSTON, &c.,

ria PORTLAND.

CANADIAN STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.
The first-class powerful Screw Steam-ships
_
1 • Tons Tons
-- ,1.ek...„. OTTAWA, .. 1500 ERIE (Building) 1750
!. .1. kii:-. CLEOPATRA 1500 ONTARIO (ditto) 1750
—.;, .--- CHARITY .. 1500 HURON (ditto) 1750
And SARAH SANDS (chartered) 1300
The Steam-ship OTTAWA,
will be dispatched for
PORTLAND, UNITED STATES,
On SATURDAY, the 25th instant.
RATE OF PASSAGE,
Including Fare by Railway from Portland :
First Cabin Second Cabin. 3rd Class.
To MONTREAL 2O Guineas 15 & 13 Guineas 7 Guineas
To Boszox .. 20 Guineas 15 &13 Guineas 7 Guineas
To NEw YORK 20 Guineas 15 & 13 Guineas 8 Guineas
Including Provisions properly cooked.
RATE OF FREIGHT,
FROM LIVERPOOL,
Including Carriage by Railway from Portland :
To Boston.. 70s. per ton measurement, & 5 per cent.pritnage.
To New York
or 1 805.
To Montreal
The Company's Steamers sail in conjunction with the Rail-
ways from Portland to Canada and the States. The Railway
Cars run alongside the Steamers at Portland, and every
facility is given for the transport of Passengers and Mer-
chandise immediately on arrival. Apply to
McKEAN, McLA RTY and Co.,
4, Drury-lane, Water-street, Liverpool.
For third-class Passage only, apply to
SAUL, MARTINDALE and Co.,
36, Waterloo•road, Liverpool.
NOTICE.—Goods now received at the Transit Shed, Bir-
kenhead.

„ 5 per cent.