The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-12-17 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL-EXCHANGE NEWS-ROOMS

• TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
Sin,—As a subscriber of many years standing to the above
room, allow me, through the medium of the STAN DAnn, to
call the attention of those who have power to preveut annoy-
ance, to the system of turning out the subscribers at four
o'clock each day. The repre4ented advantage is a solitary
one—viz.: that it closes business at that hour.
The actual disadvantages,annoyances,and inconveniences,
are many, amongst which are the following, viz.—That the
subscribers are turned out of the room just as the London
Horning Papers are received; thus the majority of them rra
prevented seeing that news which gets to hand- at the abr
is
hour—and, as the Noun is not re-opend till five o clock, most
of the merchants and others leave their offices by that time—
thin the opportunity-of perusing the London Morning Papers
is altogether lost to them for many hours.
Secondly,-Many persons from the inland towns would
be glad to see the London morning papers at four each day,
as well as to be permitted to remain in the room, but are
thus thrust out, and have to pass the time as they best can—
in many cases inconveniently in the counting-houses of their
friends, whose business is thus interrupted.
And again, as to closing business sooner, it has no such
effect, for the gentlemen merely resort to the outside, or 11;)
on the flags, and remain there, as before the room was closed,
so long as they think proper, except in the case of a wet day,
when the vexation of being thus ordered out (for the manner
in which the porters almost drive the subscribers out is any-
thing but courteous) is most annoying—to say nothing of tile
danger to the health of the parties from a deluge of rain.
1 am well assured a vast majority of the subscribers agree,
that the closing of the room between four and live is none-
cessary and uncalled for, and that the sooner the system is
given up the better.
People paying so large an annual subscription are entitled
to every consideration, and the sentiments of each might be
easily ascertained, when the subscriptions for the coming;
year are collected.—Tours, &c., A. B. C.

MARINER'S CHURCH SEAMEN'S READING
ROOM AND SCHOOLS.

TO THE EDITOR OF TIIE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
SlR,—Will you allow me through the medium of your
paper to call the attention of your readers, and more espe-
cially of the merchants and shipowners, to this institution,
the main object of which is to promote the comfort and benefit
of our seamen while on shore, by affording them an oppor-
tunity of spending their evenings profitably and comfortably,
and thus preserving them from those innumerable evils and
temptations to which they are exposed. The room is open
with fire and light and hooks every evening in the week from
six till half-past ten, free of all charge to the seamen ; and in
the morning it is occupied, as a daily school, for the daug-
tera of seamen, where they are receiving a scriptural and
valuable education suited to their circumstances. In addi-
tion to this, a master has been appointed during the past year
for the instruction of the apprentices in navigation three
evenings in the week, to which subscribers of one guinea are
privileged to send apprentices. It is also the desire of the
friends engaged in this institution to form lending libraries
for the use of the crews at sea.
It has now been opened for three years, with increasing
success ; and many of the seamen have expressed their
thanks for the privilege thus afforded them. Above 3000
have availed themselves of it during the past rear ; and many
of them have been constant and regular in their attendance
while on shore, so that I may appeal to this fact as a proof
of its usefulness, and of the value which the sailors put upon

it.
Hitherto, however, their efforts have been much c:airpe4l
for want of funds, and it is feared they will be compelled to
relinquish the services of the navigation master, ❑nle<s the
subscriptions are increased.
The amount of subscriptions and donations during the
past year is only about £Bi. The subscriptions being £4l,
and donations .£2ti. The annual expenses amount to £l2O.
I trust the perusal of these facts may induce many to come
forward, and assist the institution by their subscriptions and
contributions, and that the best interests of the seamen may
be thereby increasingly promoted.—I remain, sir. your's
obediently,

W. 'MAYNARD, President and Treasurer
3iarirter's Church, Dec. 16, 1841.

children, and property of every
PLUNDta or GEttizscr.—Then began the plunder: the
whole of the chiefs'women,
description was in this inner court ; and you soon saw Cash-
mere shawls, ermine.dresses, and ladies' inexpressibles, over
the blood-stained uniforms of our men. The carved wood.
work in the windows and doors was knocked in, and duo
themselves, in some instances, dragged out
which General Sale immediately ordered
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over arrived. The poor creatures cried and sobbed
and clung to our arms ; none, however,
were either pretty
or interesting. Such a scene of plunder and confusion 1
never saw. One blackguard of ours had a tookirig-peA
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wrapped up in a Cashmere shawl • a second was bus ily ern-
ployed in ripping up a woman's quilt, and sticking the silk
into his pocket or ineapressibles ; while three or fotirothers
had seated themselves ort tbo.AtePV vitl\a bu'811) Plf Of liala-
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