The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-01-06 00:00:00

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been quite maintained, the reduction has not been to a
greater extent than might have been expected, all things
being considered. We are of opinion that prices have
now seen their lowest point, and trust that the prepara-
tion for the spring trade will give an impetus to our staple
article such as we experienced last year.
English and Scotch have partaken of the late depres-
sion, and must be quoted 10 per cent. below the highest
prices of the year.
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It may be interesting to mark the progress of the
trade in American provisions, as being one only re-
cently introduced amongst our great staples of corn-
and whose probable progress has been va-
The circular of an extensive Li-

spoken of

yerpou

" A reference of the tible of imports and stocks will
show a steady increase in the ccnsumption of beef. The
American cure has quite superseded Irish, and attention
in shipping a well-selected article is now only required to

gained

it no period duringthe past

likely to go off at about presmt rates. The new has found
purchasers for so far, ex ship, at full prices where tine ;
iea will now increase, lower rates way be

but as the sur

anticipated.
In pork there has not been a satisfactory trade. The
improvement noted at the commencement of last year in
a few parcels then received was not general in the suc-
ceeding imports ; hence a dull, dragging sale has resulted.
The present quotati,ns are nearly nominal, as Irish cure
are taken by ships in preference, though at several shil-
ling; per barrel higher.
Cheese has continued to show a very decided improve-
ment in qualify. Increased imports have met a steady,
regular demand, at profitable prices. The stock at pre-
sent is larger than at the close of last year, the sales for
December, owing to the general mercantile distrust,
having been limited; but the dealers' stocks being low, a
good business is expected this month. Our present
prices are likely to be supported.
In the first eight months of the year the import of
lard was very trifling. Prices were, in consequence, well
supported, in October reaching the highest point this ar-
ticle has yet touc'ed ; since, supplies have been more
liberal, and prices have receded 4s. to ss. per cwt„ the
market ending dull at the quotations.
Tallow has presented little of novelty : the character of
the best brands of North American continues to stand
high, as shown by the prices obtained, being little, if at
all, under the best Russian. The market is firm at the

quotations."
With respect to the timber trade—another im-
portant branch of our commerce, whose prosperity
is an index of the increased activity of industry,
and of the increasing comforts of our population as
well,—we find the following remarks in the last
circular of an extensive firm :
The arrivals from British America last month amounted
to forty vesels, 19,277 tons, the total import so far, being
433 vessels, 231,337 tons. Several Quebec cargr:ws in-
tended for this market have been lost. and there are still
a few to arrive, which, at the end of the import, (usually
made up to the 31st instant,) will cause the import last
year to fall short of 240,000 tons of shipping, the largest
previous import not exceeding 188,000 tons.
We might heap evidence upon evidence of a si-
milar character, tending to show that in nearly
every branch of commerce, the past has been a
year of great prosperity; and although the closing
a few months had a temporary gloom thrown over

them by casual and temporary circumstances, we
have abundant reason as a nation to be thankful for
the position in which the are placed. And in ap-
proaching another year, not certainly under such
flattering circumstances as we did the last, we can
do so nevertheless with the hope that a fair and re-
munerative business is before us for the twelve
months to come, if uncalled-for political change is
not allowed to unsettle men's minds, and to di-
minish that confidence in the mercantile body which
is ever the leading source of a nation's prosperity.

CHURCH EXTENSION MEETING IN TOXTETH
PAIiK, LAST NIGHT.

A. meeting of the Operatives of Toxteth-park, was held
last night, in St. Bride's School-room, Grey-street, con-
vened for the purpose of promoting the movement for
Church Extension in the districts of St. James's, and St.
Thomas's. Although the circulars were addressed to the
operatives particularly, we were glad to observe a fair
sprinkling of the leading tradesmen and gentry of the
neighbourhood present. On the motion of Mr. Chilton,
the Chair was taken by Mr. Glazebrook, one of the
Councillors of Toxteth; who called upon the Rev. D. D.
Stewart to ask a blessing, after which he opened the
business of the evening in an appropriate speech, and
then called upon the Rev. H. Hampton, incumbent of
St. James's, to address the meeting. . .

The Rev. Gentleman, in a most eloquent speech, to
which, in the crowded state of our columns, we regret
that we cannot do justice, laid before his hearers the im-
possibility of the clergy of the district performing their
duty to their own satisfaction, or to the advantage of reli-
gion, from the impossibility of their visiting flocks so dis-
proportionately 1 arge compared with the number of pas-
tors. He referred to the zeal which members of the
League and other parties displayed for the accomplish-
ment of political objects ; and called upon the merchants
of Liverpool to make similar efforts for the advancement
of religion and morality amongst the people. After an
energetic appeal to the operatives to put their shoulder to
the wheel and to help themselves—for the cause he told
them was their own. He concluded by advising them to
make an effort in the first instance to erect a church in
Harrington, the worst and most destitute neighbourhood
in the district. _

The Rev. WALTER BUTLER, Incumbentof St.Thomas's,
after an able and feeling appeal, gave some most startling
evidences, derived from his own experience and observa-
tion, as to the gross ignorance and irreligion which pre-
vailed in his district. _ _ _

The meeting was subsequently addressed by Mr.
Keates (Newton, Lyon, and Co.), and by Mr. J. Torr,
the treasurer, who laid down, for the guidance of the
operations present, the best mode in which they might
advance the good work. The Rev. D. D. STEWALtT fol-
lowed in a most eloquent speech, in which he showed that
the Gospel is not preached until every man is provided
with a seat in the house of God, which he can call his own,
and with a paster to advise with him and to be his friend
in all the difficulties of life. Mr. Stewart gave a most in-
teresting account of his own exertions in the neighbour-
hood, and concluded by paying a deserved compliment to
the operations who had met at the Toxteth Hall, and had
since volunteered so excellent a canvas of part of the
district as to take half the labour off their hands. _ .

.......... ..
Thanks were then voted to the chairman, and the
meeting separated.

AMOUNT OF BRITISH AND FOREIGN TON-
NAGE SAILED OUTWARDS FROM LIVER-
POOL DURING THE YEARS 1843, 1841, & 1845.

From a valuable compilation, made by Mr. Court, Se-
cretary to the Underwriters' Association of Liverpool
we gather the following

Vessels

British. Foreign. British. Foreign.
Sailed outwards, 1843.. 2624 109... 760,056 448,999
Do. 1844.. 2956 1028 .. 869,359 391,734
Do. 1845.. 2860 1232 .. 895,198 469,387
There has thus been an increase in the number of British
vessels, from 1843 to 1845, of 236, and of foreign vessels
in the same period of 140. The increase of British ton-
nage has been 134,142 tons, or upwards of one-sixth in
the two years; the increase in foreign tonnage 20,388
tons, or less than one-twentieth.
We give, as likely to be of interest to our readers, the
clearances outwards to the following places for the past
year •

Vessels. Tons.
British. Foreign. British. Foreign.
93 9 .. 25,431 967

Africa

Boston.
Brazil

6 76
8 1

2,355 43,140
1,903 238

Charleston
Constantinople .... 59 2 .. 10,598 571
Demerara ........ 42 none 12,266 none
Guano Ports ...... 49 none .. 13,611 none
Halifax ....... 56 none .. 23,088 none
Italy and Sicily.... 115 20 17,709 3,983

Janiaica

51 none .. 13,898 none

Maranbam ..
Miramichi ..
Mobile .....

19 none .. 7,839 none
23 none .. 10,860 none
39 23 .. 31.018 13,529

New Brunswick lO6 1 .. 55,927 1,010
Newfoundland 63 1 .. 9,099 165
New Orleans 74 106 .. 51,169 66,765
New York
Nova Scotia
Pernambuco
Philadelphia
Quebec
Rio

River Plate....
St. Petersburgb 7B 12 .. 17,287 3,105
West Coast of 100 3 32,307 585
South America S ..

E.lndies,China,B;c. 328 4 .. 132,390 2,298
The merest glance at the above will show how all-im-
portant to our shipping interests are those British colo-
nies, and those ancient allies of this country, whose con-
nection with us it is the fashion of our modern political
economists to treat as worthless.

EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

have just heard a fact which is so remarkably
illustrative of Mr. M'Neile's sensible and practical argu-
ments against the "Alliance," that I think you will be
doing good service to the cause of ecclesiastical good
order defended by that reverend gentleman, if you will
give insertion to it in your valuable journal. It is this :
A dissenting minister of some note in this town, who was
present at the late meeting of the alliance at the amphi-
theatre. has since refused to pay his quota of church-rate.
When remonstrated with upon the subject and pressed
by the apostle's injunction to give tribute to whom tribute
is due, he defended himself on the plea that though hound
by the scripture to pay tribute for secular matters, he
could not, with a safe conscience, submit to this ecclesias-
tical impost. Yet, doubtless, he is ready to join the forth-
coming meetings of the alliance, and to speak honied
words to churchmen. How can members of the estab-
lished church be so deluded as to imagine that a so-called
alliance with such men can have any other result than to
add to our unhappy divisions by separating churchmen
from churchmen? Is not this the resuit really desired by
many, that in the end, the church of England may be
more and more weakened ? If we had a general election
month, would not a large majority of the dissenting mem-
bers of the alliance support Romanist, or Socit,ian, or in-
fidel candidates, if they were voluntaries and free-traders,
in opposition to really Christian men, if they were con-
scientious and zealous churchmen?

_No doubt of it.—l am, sir, with awakened jealousy for
our venerable establishment, yours, &c.,

SPECTATOR.

..er.
BUILDING STATISTICS

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

beg to forward for insertion in your paper the
particulars of the number of Houses erected in each year
since 1838, within the bnrough of Liverpool,—

1838. 1 1839. 1 1840. 11841. 1 1842. 11843. I 1844. Il ai I Totro
Hs. 1 Hs. 1 Hs. 1 Hs . 1 Hs. I Its. Hs. I Its.
1032 1 997 1 1577 1 1761 1 2027 1390 1 2450 1 3728 1 14,912
I am, Sir, yours truly,
WILLIAM RISHTON,
Surveyor of Buildings.

District Building Surveyor's Office,
Liverpool, Jan. 5. 1846.