The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-01-10 00:00:00

SAILED,

City of Glasgow (s.s.), Wylie I Tyro, Lloyd Litbon
Philadelphia Emerald Isle, Candlish
Messina New York

Daisy, Miller

Albatross (s.s.), hence at Lisbon.
Kangaroo (s.s.), hence at Bordeaux.
Calpe (s.s.), Bruce, hence at Genoa.
Arno (s.), from this port, at Genoa, 3rd January.
Rattler (s.s.), hence at Oporto, and cleared on her return,
28th December.
Teneriffe (s.s.), Bell, hence at Constantinople, and cleared
on her return.
The barque Witch is on shore on the flat bank off Crosby,
with anchors down.
Windsor (s.), from Dublin at this port, passed seven
square-rigged vessels at anchor, off the N.W. Lightship.
The Sir It. Peel is on shore on the rocks, near Tynemouth
—crew saved.
A brig, belonging to Glasgow, and bound to this port,
was passed on Sunday morning, off Wicklow, With loss of
bulwarks, and a heavy list.
Prince of Wales, Rippon, from Singapore; Norfolk, Brown,
and Isis, Lister, both from Madras; Sunda, Perchard, and
Africa, Neil, both from Bombay; John O'Gaunt, from
Whampoa, for this port, all at St. Helena.
SOUTH PORT, Dec. 31.—The William Whitty, Hutchins,
from Pentewan to this port, was stranded on Formby Beach,
29th Dec., and became a wreck—crew saved.
A Spanish lugger, which had sailed from Liverpool for
Cadiz, was brought in here by the pilots on Monday evening,
baying sprang A !talc after leaving port. A survey bits been

held of her, and her cargo, consisting of iron hoops and
bale goods, has been discharged, i❑ ord-r that she may
undergo repairs before proceeding on her voyage. The name
of the vessel is the Joven Claudio, Sanchez. master. A body
was cast on shore at Curracloe on the :z9th instant, supposed
to be that oi Francisco Roiz, a Spanish youth, passenger by
the ill-fated French ship ('aravane, whrtse tc•tal los; his been
noted in a former issue of this journal.— Wexford Independent.

THURSDAY, JAN. s.—Wind S.E.

ARRIVED.
Von Weickman, Branihorff, from D.lntzc.

The Atlantic (m.s.), West, errived at this port. She left
New York on the 24th Dec., and brought about 8550,4 CO
in specie. _ _

Glendaragh, hence at Mobile.
Camillus, hence at Charleston.
Pous Olii, Fcleston, hence at Baltimore.
Glenmanna, Rogers, hence at New Orleans.
City of Manchester (a s.), hence at Philadelphia.
flip Vah Winkle, Aintree, hence at Philadelphia,
Witch, Phelan, from Bahia, at this port, after being on
shore at Crosby, hut without injury.
The Allen Brown, from Colville for St. John, N. 8., was lost
on Seal Island, 30th Nov.
HOLYHEAD, Jan. 4. —The brig Henry, of Whitehaven,
struck on the north breat.water, in the new harbour, and
sprang a leak. She has been run on shore in Pestlimynath Bay.
BEAUMARIS, Jan. 3. The brig Argus. Walters, from
Pictou for Clyde. lost both anchors and cables hi the Cross
Road', and ran orr shore in Cadnceat Creek, where she now
remains, without damage, and safe.
PLYMOUTH, Jan. 3.—The S. Held:), Kirby, from Manilla
for London, has put in here with main and tnizen masts
sprung, loss of topgallantmast, and decks swept, in a tremen-
dous gale 18th Dec., from S.W. to N.W., in lat 47, lon 12.
DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN, Jan. 4.—The schooner Blair,
Lassells, master, of Dublin, and bound for Maryptrt, rot
upon the rocks en the south side of our harbour yesterday
mornim while coining into port, but was got off next tide,
with trifling damage. The schooner Manx's Queen, from
Dundalk to Ulverston, encountered very severe weather on
Sunday morning off the Calf of Man, and put into Ramsey,
with bulwarks carried away.
DOUGLAS, Jan. 3.—The brig Caroline, of Wexford, that
put into this port leaky some time back, and after hieing dis-
charged and repaired lett thii harbour on Thursday last, 29th
ultimo, for Newport, On the following day, when off the
Skerries, had all her sails split, and was obliged to bear up
for Douglas. Not being able to reach it, she was obliged to
come to anchor about eig' it miles off the island, and has since
been brought into Donglas by the Ben-my-chree steamer.
She was obliged to slip anchor and chains.

FRIDAY,

ARRI

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JAN. 6.

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Lady Sale, M'Kay Maranham 1 Margaret (a.) Havre
Escalduna Porto Rico Barkachiff Elbing, Unrali
New York, Hutchinson Dantzic
New York I Harvey Galbraith, Leggett
Britannia St. Join, N.B. I Para

SAILED.
Persian (s.s.) Alexandria Alfred Kerr New Orleans
Joseph Tarratt Pritchard James Nl`lienry,Wild Mobile
St. John, N.B. British Queen (s.s.),Wickman
Golden Age. Davies Africa ' Constantinople

Duchess of Leinster. and Idal'a—both hence at Valparaiso.
Larne, sailed from Callao for England, 15th Nov.
Jas. Carson put into Belfast Lough yesterday.
Lancastrian, from Shanghae, off Ascension.
Rolla Bell, and N. S. de la Victoria—both hence at Havana.
Defence, Al eetry, hence at Sydney, N.S.W.
Zebiab, La Gresley, hence at Vera Cruz.
John nderson, Marshall, hence at Trinidad.
Liffey, Somerville, hence at Demerara.
Woodstock, Johnson, hence at Jamaica.
The Clay bourne, from Bordeaux for New Orleans, has been
wrecked near Tortola : crew and passengers saved.
Magician, Spear, from La Guayra, at Porto Cabello, and
sailed, sth Dec., for this port.
Prudentia, Velasco, sailed from Bilboa, 23d Dec.,for this port
Bellona. Jump, cleared at Demerara, 111th Dec., and Irt, Bth
Dec.—both for this port.
Mathilde, Frantzin, sailed from Aux Aayes, Ist Dec., for
this port.
Champion, Redmond, and Lousia, Kite—both hence at
Barbadoes.
Sebastian sailed from Havana, Ist Dec., end Amalia, on the
sth—both for this port.
Maria, Freeman, sailed from St. Thomas, sth Dec. for
this port.
Harmony, Jameson; Jamaica, Keddle; Empire Queen.
Porter; Columbian, Burk; Reaper, Archer; Fredricksteen,
Lyne—all hence at St. Thomas.
Globe, and William Peile, Spell, both hence (and sailed for
Mazatlan); Athol, Fraser, from Caldera ; and Ann Sanderson,
Barton, Pisagua (both sailed for this port)—all at Valparaiso.
Hartley, Loughlin, sailed from Valparaiso, sth Nov., fo:
this port.
Velocidad. Bart, and Kestral, Wise—both hence at Callao.
Waystorrit, Jan. 4.—The Sprite is stranded.
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 2.—The Emma, from Baltimore, is
stranded.

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ROTTERDAM, Jan. 2.—The Hendrik, from Batavia,is ashore.
MUMBLES, Jan. 4.—The Liberty, from Falmouth, is ashore,
much damaged.—The Erin, from Cork, is ashore, damaged.
HAawicu. Jan. 4.—The Mary Lloyd, for Liverpool, and
Skulda, are in contact, and both damaged.—The Countess
is ashore.

ARICHAT, Dec. I7.—The Goojerat, Ballam, of this port, is
on shore near Cape H inch! boron ke, and likely to go to pieces.
HISANA, Dec. I4.—Tke Undine has been lost in entering
the port of Carninas.
ANTIGUA, Dec. I3.—The Ouzel galley mutt discharge and
be hove down.

BAR/31_1)0B% Dec. 12.—The Bolivar, of London, has foun-
dered : crew saved.
HOLYHEAD, Jan. 4.—The James, cn the rocks, has sunk,
and is likely to become a wreck.—The Blandin, from Prince
Edward's Island, parted her cables, and was run on the bead
in New Harbour.

SATURDAY, JAN. 7.—Wind S.E., mcderate.
ARRIVED.

Leon Santander Balbec (s.s.), Simpson Havre
Urania, Daw Hausburg Agnes, Fox Demerara
Brigand (s.s.), Alexandria Christina, Muir Bay Chaleur
Rattler (s.s.), Benson Oporto

SAILED.

Niagara (s.), Leitch Boston Mermaid, Robinson
Adelaide Bell, Chase Ditto Philadelphia
Harriet Augusta Virginia Syra, Galsworthy Jamaica

Occident, twice for Africa, at Kingstown.
Coromandel, sailed from Callao, 10th Nov., and Flora, 11th,
for England.
Shamrock, Smith, from the Clyde, at Ramsey, Isle of
Man, leaky, And short handed.
The steam-tug Dreadnought went out last evening in search
of the Emperor, but returned this evening without seeing her.
B,AUMAIUS, Jan. 6.—llie Argus is discharging, being
neaped and leaky.
DUBLIN, 6.—The Edward Fletcher, of Boston, was
passed, 22nd ult., abandoned.

SUNDAY, JAN. 8.-
ARAI

-Wind S.S.E., fresh.
V ED.

Kangaroo (a.s.), Cove Kossuth Madras
Bordeaux Augusta Memel
iuy Mannering, Freeman King of Tyre St. Michael's
New York

SAILED.
John, Haws Savannah Middlesex, Pormalee N.York
The Duke, Gould N. Orleans Greenock, M•Pherson Mobile
Guiding Star, Couch Ditto Cormorant (s.s.) Lisbon
Guiseppe, Bueat Alexandria , Salatiga, Besier Batavia

Nimrod -(5.)., from Cork, at this port. passed a large fleet
of vessels. inward -bound, between Tuscar and the head :
wind, S. to 5.F.., with a heavy swell.
Star of the East, hence and Port Philip, at Sydney, Oct. 4.
Admiral Prins Hein, .at Adelaide, Sept. 16.
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Killemont, Oct. 2,idid A, hence at Melbourne.
Charles, Campbell, hence, off Port Philip Heads, having
put into quarantine with fever.
Hugh Walker, from Glasgow, and Defence, M'Murtry,
hence at Sydney, Sept. 29.
Vesta, M'lntyre, from Archangel, at Christiansan, short
of provisions, bound for this port.
A large vessel, apparently a screw steamer, without funnel,
and barque rigged, was seen off Holyhead yesterday after.
noon : she subsequently put into the new harbour.
Hugh Robetts, Owen, hence at Melbourne.
HELVOET, Jan. 3.—The brig lost on the Hinder is said to
be English : crew saved by a tshing-boat.
ANTWERP, Jan. 3.—The Marie Al phonsine. from Liverpool,
was lost upon the rocks of Pierre Percie, hear St. Nazare, on
Dec. 26: crew landed; materials being saved.
DANzro, Jan.l.—The AnialieSevartenort, hence for Liver-
pool, which was on shore-on Hela on Dec. 21, has been con-
demned: nearly half her cargo has been landed, and the
remainder is expected .to be saved.
QuEENsrowN, Jan. 6.—The Gladiator, Phelan, from
Maitland to Gloucester, was abandoned in a sinking state on
Dec. 23, in Ist 47, lon 16 : crew taken off by the Eleanor, from
the Mauritius, arrived here.

MELsonaive, Oct. 10.—The Hero, which arrived here from
London on Sept. 2s, threw overboard two crates of felt on
Aug. 2, in lat 24 S, ion 22 W, which were found to he on fire,
supposed from spontrneous combustion.
LEITH, Jan. 6.—The Tinatnara, of and from Liverpool,
for Newcastle, with salt, has been brought into the harbour
very leaky, cargo washed, and loss of bulwarks, &c., two of
the crew sick, and another disabled.

BELFAST, Jan. 6.—The Farmer, of Maryport, Campbell,
from Liverpool for Belfast, sprang a leak off the Point of Ayr
on the 3rd instant, was run into the Lough yesterday, and
placed on the Wood Bank, with seven feet of water in her,
The Jane Evans, from Ayr to Newport, ran on the Long Rock,
:Baßywater, yesterday, and is likely to become a wreck: crew
saved.

KINGSTON, Jan. 7.—The British Empire, which arrived
• here yesterday from Madras, was in contact with a ship painted
• black at one a.m., 4th inst., about ten miles off the Skerries,
and lost bowsprit, head, Sze.; the other vessel also lost her
bor.sprit, and had her bow stove. The Victoria, of and for
Wexford, from Liverpool, was wrecked on Rogerstown bar
on the sth instant, at daylight : crew drowned. The Edward
and Margaret. from Cardiff, was wrecked last evening on the
North Bull : crew saved. A boat, marked Win. Herford, has
been picked up off Wicklow.

MONDAY, Jan
A R 'lt I

i. 9.—Wind B.
V E D.

Asia (r.m.c.), Lott New York
Ellen, Jenk.-inson Africa
Watkins C. G. Hope
Hope, Langtkm Africa
Golore Memel
Emperor Brazil
/Ea, Jarvis Patras
Tribune Licata
Windsor, Matthews Para
-Star of the West, Woodward
New York
s A
Margaret (a.), I

Leavitt Storer, Trott

- New Orleans
illremie, Johnson Savannah
Bellona Prince Edw. Island
Reporter, Howe New Orleans
David Crockett, Spencer .

- " New York
Ward Chipman, Roberta
..

Callao
Forget-me-not RioGrande

arrison, Havre.

Alpine, Hunter, hence, off Alexandria.
Stamboul, from Quebec, at this port, with loss of fore and
maintopmasts. She w,as towed in from off Holyhead by the
Cormorant (s.s.), which sailed hence yesterday for Lisbon.
The David Crockett, J, W. Spencer, from New York, at
this port, on the 3rd inst.. when in lat 49.30, lon 29, ex-
perienced a very heavy gale, which put the ship on her beam
ends, with plank-shear mainsail under water fur four hours;
cargo shifted.
The Asia (r.m.s.), Lott, from New York at this port, left
New York on the 28th ult., at 5 p.m., and brought 4440,000
in specie, of which $287,000 are fur Havre.
The Emperor, from Brazil, was at anchor under Lambay
Island yesterday. A steamer had been engaged in Dublin to
tow her either to that port or to give her a good offing for
this port.
Pacific (m.s.), Nye, hence at New York, Dec. 26.
Oregon, M'Donald, hence at Mobile.
Golconda, Fort, and Gipsey, from Cardiff, at St. Jago de Cuba.
Triumphante, Menchusa, hence at Havana.
I)eigo de Leon, from Cardiff, at Trinidad de Cuba.
Western Continent, hence; Maria Ann, from London-
derry ; Charles Hill, from Cardiff; Thornhill, Bogart, from
Newport; all at New Orleans.

BrOtheis, from Wexford, at Ssvannah.
Huron, Wells, hence at Charleston.
Cobequid, Soley, hence at Virginia.
Ambassador, from New Orleans for this port, put into Key
West, Dec. 21, to repair rudder.
America (r.m.s.), hence at Boston, Dec. 24.
Prince Arthur, Sutherland, sailed from Melbourne for
Bombay, Oct. 3.
Eclipse, from Shanghai, arrived this day at St. Catherine's
Dock, London.

Thomas Sparks, Calcutta, off Cape Clear 7th instant.
The Gny Mannering, which arrived here yesterday, en-
countered a very heavy N.R. gale from noon to midnight of
the 3rd instant, in lat 49, lon 14, with a very high sea:
shifted cargo.
The Forget-me-not, at this port from Rio Grande, on the
16th inst., off the Sherries, saw a great many barrels of dour
tinting about—most probably some of the flour Oaf W 44

DIED.

Lately, at Woodbine-cottage, Drumbannocker, Ireland,
aged, 110, Mrs. El vtbeth Logan, aunt of Mrs. C. Grant, of
this town.
On the 2nd Oct., at Essequibo, West Indies, aged 27, Mr.
B. Jones, mate of the barque Ouzel Galley, and stepson of
Mr. W. Morton, pilot.

On the 18th ult:, at New York, Shadrich M. S. Simpson, a
native of Montrose, Scotland, and late chief mate of the Li-
verpool packet-ship James Wright.

On the 26th ult., at his residence, Springrove-terrace,
Beau-street. Mr. Henry Tyrer, late of Halsall.

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On the 28th nlt., at the residence of his brother-in-law, St.
Anne-street, ageci24 Mr. William Frost.

On the 28th ult., at his residence, Upper Canning•streef,
aged 37, Mr. Nicholson Bradley. late of Ardnaree, county
Sligo, Ireland.

On the 29th ult., Rear-Admiral Ramsden, second son of the
late Sir John Ramsden, Bart.

On the 29th ult., aged 1 year, Arthur Wellesley, youngest
son of Mr. Edmund Bickersteth, merchant, Park-lane.
On the 30th ult., Edmund, infant son of Mr. I. Edwards.
On the 30th ult. at his residence, Blackheath, aged 68, Sir
Richard Jenkins, G.C.B.

On the 31st ult., aged 57, Mr. John Williams, joiner and
builder, Walnut-street.

On the 31st ult., nt his residence, Beckwith-street, Mr. T.
W. Eginn, clerk of Holy Trinity Church, Birkenhead.

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On the 31st ult., at Denbigh, aged 91, Ellen, relict of the
late Richard Hughes, Esq., Abergele, North Wales.
On the Ist inst., at Maghull, aged 59, Elizabeth, the wife of
Mr. James 'Watkinson, postmaster of Maghull.
On the 2nd inst., at his residence, Leamington, John
Fletcher, Esq., formerly of this town.
On the 2nd inst., at Birkenhead, aged 76, Elizabeth, relict
of the late Mr. W. Parr, of Tarbock.
On the 2nd inst., aged 33, Mr. Matthew John Kirby, of
Whitefield-street, Eve ton.
On the 3rd inst., aged. 21, Thomas, youngest son of Mr.
Thomas Dennitts, of Great Orford-street.
On the 3rd inst., aged 7 months, John Henry, infant son of
Capt. Robert Reid, of Toxteth-street.
On the 3rd inst., at his residence, Prospect Vale, Fairfield',
Mr. Charles Hall, formerly of London.
On the 3rd inst., aged 13, Thomas Bostock, youngest son
of Mr. John Briscoe, Grove-park.
On the 3rd inst. aged 63, Thomas Watkinson, Fag., of this
town, formerly ofGargrave, in the county of York.
On the 4th inst., at Olive-mount, Wavertree, aged 69y
Charles Barber, Esq.
aged 23. John Crow
On the 4th inst., at Gorefield Villa, Oxton-road, Birkeconhxeoand:
, eldest son of the late John Crow
Esq., of Birkenhead.
On the 4th inst., at the house of her tincle,Du
Everton, aged 33, Eleanor, wife of Mr. Thomas Gist)
Bos-
tock-street. ktoeris,
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ng, licensed victualler,
Kent-street.
On the sth inst., at his residence, Stanhope-terrace, aged
-street.
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On the sth inst., Mr. William young.
Moncrieff, daughter of
73, Mr. Richard Salter.
aged . mitt's, Samuel Walmsley, son of
On the sth inst., '' m
On the sth inst., at Soho-street, Joseph Balsbavr.
ll:rsuaoga:c Lee, Berry-street.
-lanuer.ch-street, in this town.
Charles Edward, infant son of the Rev. A.
On the 6th inst.,
road.
MOr'njtohhen6tlt Parkinson,i
inst.,
s t.figfoeFdramll.r9e:rl
111'Conkey, Kit Wee
On the 6th inst., at Ombersley, Worcestershire, aged 43,
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Mr. Thomas Taylor,
On the Gth inst., in Prince Edwin-street, aged 44, Mr. Bar.
dett Chao. [Howe, printer, formerly of Whitehaven.
Hend
On
erson the 6th inst.,
mat Dunfermline, in his
85th year, John
, watchaker.
On the 7th inst., Mr. Charles Masher, aged 77, Bootle.
On the Bth inst., in Cheapside. aged 56, Agnes, wife of Mr.
James lismpson, Warehouseman.
On the 9th inst., in Castle-street, Kirkdale, aged 35, Eliza-
beth, relict of the late Mr. Charles Holliwell, sign of the
if Black Horse," Greenland-street.

Eiberpoot tai arb.

FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT.

MONDAY MORNING.

LONDON has been described a thousand different times—
a thousand different ways, at a thousand different periods—
night and day—winter and summer, by a thousand dif-
ferent writers. CHARLES LAMB and LEIGH HUNT—
arcades ambo--delicious writers—have tried their elegant
plumes on the subject, late at night especially, and early
in the morning. Miss LANDON also, L. E. L., equally
graphic. She has given a fine CANALsrrr• like picture
of the metropolis at day-break, taken from Waterloo
Bridge. The Syren, perhaps, had made the sketch re-
turning on an orient morning from Vauxhall. The snow
and slush-nipping, corner-cutting wind in the streets, and
the huge bedsteads of ice, floating on the river, choking
it up, playing havoc with the toy-like paddle wheels of
the threepenny steamers, until they were all laid up—not
in " ordinary"—these and other details of the past week's '
London might have furnished subjects for the 'dreamers"
above-named. To " our own correspondent," as Lord
PALMERSTON uniformly characterises all newspaper
folks—these cold details were so many impediments in
his pursuit of useful knowledge. Everything has been
frozen-out, as the gardeners say, for the greater portion
of the week, nor 'bus nor cab could be got; those that
ran, of the former had four horses to enable the vehicle
to plough through a couple of feet of hard bak'd snow—
to the disgrace of the city authorities, though hundreds
of sturdy men men were willing to remove it —allowed to
remain till Saturday. Fares were doubled, of course. As
cabby's fare is fixed by FITZROY, cabby could not come
that dodge with impunity ; but he had a more cunning
one, and one that I suppose must have answered his
purpose. In the morning he hied him to the office of
Inland Revenue, paid his one shilling and ninepence, got
a licence for the day, and presto his cab was metamor-
phosed into a " glass coach." Hail him, he looked at the
fare askance; if he thought it would do, negotiations were
entered into, and cabby charged his own price. True, he
Could not get on the stand, neither could he " creep" for
a fare ; he got over those seeming difficulties, however,
and a good fare at starting soon liquidated the amount of
the " glass coach" license, leaving him full play on the
same plan all the remainder of the day. It required some
management, but the thing was done. I have myself, I
frankly declare, a leaning to these same sons of JEHII
Their lot is hard and cold, and neither master nor man
has much mercy shown. The masters of the London
omnibuses, for example, from a variety of causes—incle-
ment weather, high price of oats and hay—have just
memorialised the Commissioners of the Inland Revenue,
to give them a little time to pay the heavy mileage
duties due—three times heavier than the mileage on
railways —the commissioners said,—" No," plump
pay or mind your plates—credit is frequently given
by government for the hop duties ; in the case of the
'bus proprietors it has been refused.
If there be anything more despicable than another, surely
it must be a cheese-pairing policy in our great public
establishments, especially when attended with detriment
to the public service. It is not my intention to weary by
quoting many such examples. I shall merely take the
liberty of referring to a couple in the same estabrshment
—the Post-office. Everyone aware of what is going on in
this busy metropolis, knows that the business at the Post-
office at St. Martin's-le-Grand has nearly quadrupled itself
within the last few years ;—the increasing transit by the
overland mail ; the increasing commerce with America ;
and above all, perhaps, just at this period, our Australian
connexions, account for this, without entering upon more
minute details. Well, the clerks at the Post-office have
been well nigh worked to death. Auxiliaries were taken
on, both indoors and outside ; notwithstanding, great and
frequent irregularities occurred; the excuse always
courteously expressed—was either a heavy India mail, or
ship letters from Australia. The mercantile interest, not
easily provoked, took this in good part, as it does now
take it. It is said that one additional thousand pounds
a year would have done well to remedy every incon-
venience ; and two others now to be noticed; and I gladly
do so, forasmuch as no one appears willing to " bell the
cat." I will not hesitate to say that since the institution
of postal arrangements in this great country, never was
there a more judicious and convenient plan pursued than
that which the POSTMASTER-GENERAL has recently abro-
gated, because of an almost infinitesimal saving of pounds,
shillings and pence. Unless letters are posted in two
places within the great radius of the metropolis on Sunday
evening or Monday morning, they must wait for despatch
until the evening's mail. When Lord DERBY held the
reins, every Post-office throughout the metropolis had its
box opened for the reception of letters, not necessarily for
the attendance of anyone behind, until an hour before the
"sorting." ." No !" says the coalition POSTMASTER-
GENERAL, " what care I for the public ? let them trudge
half-a-dozen miles with a late Sunday evening or early
Monday morning letter, if they want it delivered before
Tuesday. By shutting all the boxes, save those in St.
Martin's-le-Grand and Charing-cross, I save hands and
feet, and my postmen are fresh for the always heavy Lon-
don work of Mondly." There is nothing of sorrow or
misery in this. Let me take the reader down to that pes-
tiferous abode, where I have seen genius and learning,
coupled with honesty and misfortune dire, incarcerated,—
cribb'd, cabin'd, and confined—that horrid abode—White-
cross-street Prison, where, all huddled together, are to be
found men, and women too for the matter of that, of
nearly all characters, virtuous and vicious, hand-in-glove,
high born, low born, gentle and simple, vulgar, very, and re-
fined,educated, and ignorant—a military captain halving an
onion with a puny creature of a tailor, in because he won't
pay forty shillings he justly owes ! These people are all
struggling to get out. They try hard ; write many letters,
in order and accessory to their release ; they used to drop
their letters into the prison box ; sure of safe delivery, as
those in bags of Lords or Commons ! A great conveni-
ence to these sons of " motley" was that same letter-box ;
welcome too was " Walker" when he made his appearance.
This was too good to last ; down comes the POSTMASTER'S
ukase —" Close Whitecross-street prison letter-box let
them send messengers to St. Martin's-le-grand or else-
where ; I will save the government full fifty pounds a-year
by the dodge." These poor prisoners are often compelled
to borrow a half sheet of paper to write their letters on.
How are they to pay a messenger to carry it out of doors
to be posted ? I cannot tell. Go across the water to
Queen's Bench Prison, there you shall find it worse and
worse. Abolition of Imprisonment for Debt ! Delusion !
I will tell you the tale of many a poor shivering debtor,
that, instead of abolition, pains and penalties have been
super-added. The debtor now is treated in these prisons,
in some regards, as bad as a felon ; true, the former has
neither crank-labour nor treadmill ; but he is deprived
of many comforts, the absence of which used not to be
" so in the bond," and last though not least, he is denuded
of his little post-office. The prisoners feel it severely.
The holidays have been rather sparing at all the public
offices this same new year, 1854. The reason was made
apparent the other day by the appearance of the quarterly
revenue accounts, referred to in my last communication.
Perhaps the Board of Trade, presided over by your erst
representative, the Right Honourable EDWARD CARD-
WELL, was an exception to the rule. At that establish-
ment there were one or two holidays bestowed on one or
two of the functionaries, the head being of course included.
Mr. CARDWELL embraced the opportunity of joining Mr.
LANGSTONE in a friendly trip to meet their joint consti-
tuencies of the famous city of Oxford. I have heard poli-
tical speeches made in droll places ; ministers of the Crown
speak in droll places, and before droll audiences—some-
times teazing ones. We all remember how the Tiverton
butcher teased the Tiverton M.P., PALMY, not long ago;
but I think, of all the droll places for a minister of the
Crown, at this particular juncture, to speak of affairs of
state, war in the East, war in the North, Russia, Turkey,
Asia, &c., the speech of your ci-devant Mr. CARDWELL,
before the honest acorn-crowned Druids of Oxford city,
was the most notable. " Druids, Tummus, what is Druids ?"
Well might Plush, of the Board of Trade, in that great
dome chair of his, inquire of his fellow-Jeames. Plush
had, doubtless, some latent reminiscence of hearing, or
rather seeing, Norma, hence his abnormal inquiry. (Oh !)
Mr. CARDWELL is a Druid—he may be a Freemason ; but,

being a Druid, he met the fraternity of Oxford, and held
forth, as I have said, before that respectable, though some-
what humble community. The Druids are scattered all
over England ; they count many, many thousands in their
various localities ; they meet for social and better pur-
poses one evening a-week ; pay, on making a primitive
sign at the door, a sum not less than twopence, this
" goes to the good ;" seated, the Druid has his " pipe and
baccy" and other creature—it may be more elegant—com-
forts. The Grand Arch, if present, presides ; if not, a
P.G.A. takes his place, clad in vestments of snowy white,
and wearing a chaplet of oak leaves, (ivy ?) having the
golden sickle and other emblems by his side. The evening
is passed in the greatest harmony. At the close of the
proceedings, generally at midnight, the company join in
a species of chant, or chorus, wishing good night to all,—
and especially in regard to the next meeting. For the
most part the music is well executed, the verses in
the Metropolitan Grand Lodge being nicely, set to the
aria in Tancredi, " Di tanti palpiti," finely arranged.
The twopences already referred to are devoted, in the
aggregate, to acts of charity towards poorer Druids or
their widows who need relief. In short, Mr. CARDWELL'S
Druidical hearers are only one step below the Freemasons.
Both brotherhoods point the same way—to charity and
social enjoyment. Such was Mr. CARDWELL'S audience
at Oxford—fit, but by no means few. Some of his col-
leagues in the government may be of opinion that the
right honourable gentleman might have confined himself
to the mystic rites of the community. But he did not.
It has been said of a much abused gentleman in black,
that he can quote scripture to suit his purpose ; the right
honourable President of the Board of Trade can also do a
little in this way; for surely SHABSPERE may justify the
combination: Mr. CARDWELL, after vapouring about
our proudpnvileges —public opinion—governing principles
_measures passed, and to be passed, for equalizing bur-
dens,
mitigating pressure, stimulating. industry, pro-
moting trade, tending to diffuse prosperity—conciliating
loyal affections—exports—imports--a people not com-
plaining—national wealth— master manufacturers— in-
creased prosperity . among the working classes—and I
know not what besides I have noted on my thumb-nail—
referred to our foreign affairs, and made the Oxford Druids
cheer to the echo which did cheer again, by quoting old
Polonius —(another ill-used gentleman, I think, for he
behind the arras !) "Be-
ware
ought not to have been stuck
of entrance to a quarrel :" this was a " perceptible
hit," almost ; the next was more palatable, though I
don't think the right honourable gentleman quoted the
immortal WILLIAM quite correct. I shall give it so, but
being in the quarrel—
" Bear 't that the opposed may beware of thee."
Mr. CARDWELL knows—and if he were out of office he
would avow it—that we have been in the quarrel any day
the last six months. Are we not bound by international
treaty to support and defend our ancient (and weaker)
ally the Turk ? Mr. CARDWELL, you know we are. Has
your pie-bald cabinet, now moribund, done so ? No ; you

know it has not, and you dare not whisper to Mnurnsirs
—it ought. However, the President of the Board of
Trade made his speech, drank toast and water, and came
off with Eclat.

Two great Customs' grievances, as far as the port of
London is concerned, were remedied on Friday last. Those
acquainted with the Customs' management know well that
the landing-surveyors were a hard-worked class of public
servants, because they were so few. The mercantile inte-
rest also suffered by delay. Butter, fruit, and many other
articles, till within a few days ago, might be seen on the
quays, and no landing-waiter, perhaps, for forty-eight
hours, to relieve them.. By the new rule three landing-
surveyors are in future to be stationed at the London
Docks ; two at St. Katherine's, and two at the East and
West India Docks. The remainder of the officers go to
the quays and wharves on both sides of the Thames, down
to Greenwich. If the " shoe pinches" at Liverpool, the
above is a good precedent for relief.
I had intended sooner to give an account of a visit to a
house in Newman-street, the place of worship of the
strangest sect of religionists it has ever been my good or
bad fortune to know anything of, in this country at least.
Your mere enthusiast followers of SOUTHCOTR, Jos
SMITH, and such " small deer," I leave out of the question
as simply vulgar. I had an opportunity of noticing the
folks above referred to, as they, on New-year's Night,
opened a splendid place of worship—l have no other term
than worship to use—which they call a cathedral, in one
of the new squares in the north-west quarter of the metro-
polis—Gordon-square. They seem to be a harmless, rich,
and, to me, infatuated people. Yet men and women too
of " birth, parentage, and education" are found among
them. An M.P., an Admiral of the fleet, a Major of fame
in the army, a Royal Academician, and others of mark
and likelihood are of the congregation. In Newman-
street they met for worship as early as six o'clock in the
morning, rhapsody appeared to be theorder of themeeting;
—unknown tongues ! In these displays neither derivative
nor affinity of language could be traced. The party mak-
ing the sounds was deeply affected, the upraised eye, "like
some saint in a picture," the streaming cheek, the hectic
flush, the hysteric gasp, surely indicated sincerity. In
this manner do they worship. The leader, called " the
angel," came into the place—l speak of the early morning
meetings—clad in vestments all lustrous, diamonds and
pearls of great price here, and other precious gems there,
on the garment ! Poor demented defunct EDWARD IR-
VING, these be thy followers ! EDWARD IRVING, who, at
one time, preached before the high and mighty—short
only of sovereign power—lords and ladies of high degree
—statesmen and orators, fain to get a nook in a pew of
his humble church in Hatton-garden, that they might
take lessons in grace and eloquence from his lips ! Poor
human nature, in a brief period the situation was changed
—the gold bad become dim, and EDWARD IRVING might
be seen on a Sunday afternoon, all embrowned by exposure
to sun, and wind, and rain, preaching under an umbrella
in Islington-green, to a handful of followers, and strangers
passing by. EDWARD died—spirit-broken, but un-
daunted in his belief, leaving a legacy of "unknown
tongues" which are now in vogue among these worship-
pers in Gordon-square. This is unquestionably one of the
signs of the times, much more than " table-turning" and
" table-talking," as would appear to be argued by another
reverend Scottish divine. The Irvingites, who firmly be-
lieve in the "tongues," have many places of worship
abroad, the one in Gordon-square being the chief. It is
grand in the extreme ; so was the opening service on
New Year's night. Vocal music lent her charms to aid

"The organ's swelling peal 1"

The active personage in this mummery was, not long
since, a lawyer's clerk, who had " a call." He certainly
is clever, after a fashion ; wonderfully self-possessed.
There are other officers ; I may not call them by their
assumed titles of " angels," " prophets," " bishops." These
men, mostly all uneducated, and of humble origin, derive
good incomes ; more a hundredfold than could be made
by law-writing" or tailoring. The bishop was a bone-
grubber, or engaged in the bone trade; he, too, had " a
call," and it is confidently stated that he receives a stipend
from the sect of not less than £1,500 per annum. Can
the force of ignorance, imposture, and self-deception go
further ? It has not yet in England.

COMMERCIAL 4 MONETARY NEWS.

MONDAY NIGHT.

Avrnotrair the resumption of business after the
Christmas holidays has led to increased activity in
the markets for most descriptions of produce, the
same influence has not been visible in the public
Funds, which have been gradually drooping, owing
chiefly to the length of time to which the negotia-
tions on Eastern affairs have been protracted,
and the growing impression that the result will be
a war in which England will be involved. The
Funds appear to have been gradually declining in
value, but the payment of the dividends, which
will commence to-morrow, may have the effect of
increasing the demand. The Bank returns, on
Friday, show no great change ; there is a small
increase in the stock of bullion, but the increase in
the " other securities" is very large, amounting
to nearly a million.
The returns of the Board of Trade for the
month ended sth December again show a consi-
derable increase in the exports of British produce
and manufactures, as compared with the corre-
sponding period of the previous year. The follow-
ing are the items upon which there is the principal
increase :

1852. 1853. Increase.
Metals 837,422...1,239,883 402,461
Cotton Manufactures _2,045,735...2,240,902 195,167
Woollen Ditto ... 627,912... 786,674 158,762
Haberdashery 161,359... 306,228 144,869
Hardwares

. .
Machinery ......... ......... 116,514... 236526 120,012
Linen Manufactures 343,477... 448,473 104,996
Cotton Yarn
Leather
Coals

Earthenware

92,1 n ... 130:976...... 38:805

72;208_ 107,922...... 35;714

Stationery
Glass Manufactures

The only items upon which there appears to be
a decrease are Woollen Yarn, £27,753 ; Linen
Yarn, £21,102 ; Wool, £20,023 ; Thrown Silk,
£8,394 ; and Silk Yarn, £1,496. The total in-
crease upon the month's account is £1,595,730 ;
and upon the first eleven months of the year
£15,504,381.

The returns of imports taken for home con-
sumption show an increase upon some important
articles of food, and a decrease upon others, as
follow :

1852. 1853.
Wheat, qrs 4/35,446 411,128
Flour, cwt.
Indian Corn, qrs... ..... 211,209 46,714
Eggs, number 6,836,118 7,151,181
Tea, lbs. 3,920,539 4,707,287
Coffee, lbs. 3,509,150 3,000,328
Cocoa, lbs.
Sugar, cwt.
Fruit, cwt.
Tobacco, lbs. 2,381,719 2,511,542

In the imports of raw materials for manufac-
tures, there is a decrease under every head except
hemp, deducting the quantity re-exported :-
1852. 1853.
Flax, cwt 227,713
Hemp, do 118,436 ...... ... 133,572
Silk, lb 561,655
Cotton, cwt 344,376
Wool, lb.
Tallow, cwt 346,435

With respect to other articles there is not much
to call for remark, except a large increase in the
quantity of timber imported and used, and also in
glass manufactures of all kinds.
Subjoined is a table of the fluctuations in the
and share markets during the year 1853 :
Throughout the whole period the extreme range of
Consols, which was 51,- per cent. in 1852, has been
104 per cent. In railway shares the fluctuations
have also been extremely heavy. Wheat has expe-
rienced an almost continuous advance. The price
of white Wheat in January was 535. to 545., and
after having touched 48s. to 50s. in May, it com-
menced an upward movement, which, with one
temporary interruption, was unchecked to the close
of the year, the quotation on Saturday having been
85s. In cotton, the lowest prices were at the com-
mencement, when middling Orleans was at 5-11 to
61d. per lb. In July it touched 7d., and it is now
about 61d.
FLUCTUATIONS IN THE STOCK AND SHARE MARKETS DURING
THE YEAR 1833.

but 300 bags Para Cocoa are reported at 275., and
a small-lot of Guayaquil at 345. per cwt. The Tea
market has been more active, and several sales
have been concluded in Congou, at about ls. Bd. to
ls. 10d. per lb., together with some few boxes of
medium to fine scented Orange Pekoe, at fully
former rates. Common Congou is unaltered. Large
transactions continue to be reported in Rice,
6000 bags Madras, on the spot, having changed
hands at 155., and four cargoes (3500 tons),
Arracan, for distant delivery, at 13s to 13s. 6d.
for the Continent, and 13s. per cwt., nett cash, de-
livered here. We have further to notice 900 boxes
and bags Pearl Sago at 205., 4,000 bags Sago
Flour, for late delivery at 225. 6d. per cwt., 20
cases Castor Oil at 4d. per lb., 1,000 bales Jute,
at £23 10s. to £24 10s. per ton for middling to
very good, and 1,150 bags Bengal Linseed, to
arrive, at 58s. per quarter.

CorroN.—Ciwing to the general stoppage of
canal and railway traffic through the frost and
snow, the amount of business transacted has not
been great. The sales of the week up to Friday
amounted to nearly -30,000 bales, of which about
6,500 were taken on speculation and for export. Pricei
have been steadily maintained, but the demand has
been chiefly for the lower qualities, which may be
quoted nearly *d. dearer. To-DAY the advices per
Asia came to hand, but had not much effect on this
market. The sales amounted to about 7,000 bales,
of which 1,000 were on speculation and for export,
and the market closed firmly. The following is a
comparison of present rates with those of the corre-
sponding period of last year : _ .

New Or]

1853. 1854.
Leans, middling 6
fair
, middling
fair

Uplands,