The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-04-12 00:00:00

TO IRO'NIIAs;TFRQ CAPITALISTS, AND OTHERS

TO be DISPOSED OF, by TENDER, all those valu-
able and extensive WORKS, known as the PA RKFIELD
IRONWORKS, near Wolverhampton. together with the MI-
NERAL PROPERTY thereto belonging.
These Works comprise Four BLAST FURNACES and
HOT-AIR OVENS ; Two newly-erected Condensing STEAM-
ENGINES, of Sixty-horse power each, of the most modern
construction, and in the best possible working condition ; most
ample Boiler-room and Appurtenances ; together with all the
other necessary Plant and Machinery for catrying on the
Works.

The Mineral Property consists of 100 Acres of Freehold Land,
with a good part of the Mines thereunder ungotten ; 57 Acres
of Leasehold Land, 54 years of which remain unexpired, and
about 30 Acres of the Mines unbroken ; also 102 Acres of Lease-
hold Land, the Leases of which expire at various periods.
The Mines under the same are now being worked.
These Works are admirably situated for Canal Conveyance ;
and the Stour Valley Railway runs within 500 yards of the
Furnaces, into which a siding is contemplated, and can be
attached at pleasure; indeed the whole forms a most desirable

investment to capitalists or men of business.
For particulars apply to Mr. Jon N Puclt, Managing Partner,
at the Works; or to Mr. W. KIRK, Works, Engineering, and
General Agent, Auctioneer, and Valuer, 24, Princess-street,
Manchester.

The Tenders to be sent, by post, to WILLIAM HENRY COPE,
Esq., Holbeche, near Dudley, on or before the 15th day of April
instant, and to contain, with the amount offered, the mode of
payment, the names of all the Parties making the offer, and
all other necessary particulars, which will be treated as strictly
confidential by the Directors, who do not bind themselves to
accept the highest offer.

An early tray, after the above dste, will be fixed for a Meet.
ing of the Board, to take such Tenders into cons:deration.

PHILHARMONIC-HALL.

mR. E. W. THOMAS'S BENEFIT,
TO-NIGHT (TUESDAY).

MONEY TAKEN AT THE DOORS.

Application for Tickets to be made early in the day at the
Philharmonic-office.

C- See other Advertisements and Programmes.
J. B. COOPER, Hon. Sec,

PROFESSIONAL LIFE
COMPANY,

ASSURANCE

,
Admitting, on equal terms, persons of every class and degree
to all its benefits and advantages.
CA PI TA L,—.e250,000.
CHAIRMAN Major_ HENRY STONES.

DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN:—JAMES ANDREW DURHAM, Esq

With upwards of Fourteen Hundred Shareholder-8"

There are tiro important clauses in the deed of settlement,
by which the Directors have power to appropriate ONE-TENTH
of the entire profits of the Company :-
Ist. —For the relief of aged and distressed parties assured
for life, who have paid five years' premiums, their widows
and orphans.
2nd.—For the relief of aged and distressed original pro-
prietors, assured or not, their widows and orphans, toge-
ther with 5 per cent. per annum on the capital originally

invested by them
All policies indisputable and free of stamp duty
Rates of premium extremely moderate.

No extra charge for going to or residing at (in time of peace)
Australasia, Bermuda, Madeira, Cape of Good Hope, Mauri-
tius and the British North American Colonies.
Medical men in all cases remunerated for their report.
Assurances granted against Paralysis, Blindness, Accidents,
Insanity, and every other affliction, bodily and mental, at
moderate rates.
A liberal commission allowed to Agents.
Annual Premium for Assuring .tlOO, namely
Age-20 .e 1 10s. 9d. Age-40
130 119 6 50

.e 2 13s. 6cl
31S 6

Prospectuges, with tables and fullest information, may be
had at the Offices of the Company, or of any of their Agents.
Applications for Agencies requested.
EDWARD BA YE'S, Resident Manager and Actuary.
Offices, 76, Cheapside, London.

Eiberpoot tattbarb.

TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 13, 1853

NATIONAL EDUCATION.

THE important question of promoting and extend-
ing a system of National Education,—which has

long been one of the great difficulties of modern
legislation,—has been manfully grappled by Lord
JOHN RUSSELL, and in a tone which may tend to

disarm much of the opposition naturally felt by
the religious public to his liberalising and latitudi-
narian principles. We cannot, however, lose sight
altogether of the character of his lordship, so gra-
phically pronounced by the late Rev. SIDNEY
SMITH, who said his self-confidence was so great,
that he would undertake the command of the
channel fleet or to perform an operation for the
stone at ten minutes' notice. We must, there-
fore, receive with some caution his promises
and professions, and delay any avowal of ap-
probation until we have before us the actual de-
tails. In his statement to the House of Corn-
mons yesterday week, he gave some statistical
information as to the present state of Education
for the poor, which goes incontestably to prove
the immense exertions and vast superiority of the
Church of England, as distinguished from Dis-
senters, notwithstanding the vaunts of the latter
as to their doings in this respect. Out of a total of
1,281,077 scholars receiving instruction, the large
majority of 955,865, or fully three-fourths, were
taught in Church of England Schools. Out of a total
of 19,856 schools, no fewer than 17,015, or nearly
seven-eighths, were Church of England schools;
and out of a total income of £1,046,579, no less
than £617,081, or four-fifths, was expended in the
maintenance of Church of England Schools. These
are gratifying proofs of what the Church has done,
and is doing, for the instruction of the humbler
classes, and should at least tend to allay that feel-
ing of jealous opposition to its exertions which
they have so often met from Non-Conformists.
NotwithstanCling all that has been said and done in
by Rat al advocated of Manchester and o§ewhere