The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-03-24 00:00:00

MONDAY.

Viscount Melbourne had an audience of the Queen, on
Saturday,
His Royal Highness Prince Albert visited the Duchess of
Gloucester, yesterday, at Gloucester House. His Royal
Highness, attended by some officers of his househole, rode
out on horseback, on Saturday.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager and her .Royal High-
ness the Princess Augusta attended Divine service yester-
day morning, in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The sermon
Was preached by the Bishop of Rochester, from St. Matthew,
chap. 20, verse 16. The prayers were read by the Rev. Mr.
Packman, the lessons by the Rev. Mr. Povah, and the com-
munion service by the Bishop of London and the Rev.
Messrs. Packman and Povah. The chaunt, Sanctus, and
commandments, were by J. B. Sale. Dr. Arnold's service
in F., and the anthem " Thou, 0 God, art praised in Sion,"
(Greene), was sung by Messrs. Wylde and Horncastle. Mr.
J. B. Sale presided at the organ. The Rev. J. Vane was
Augusta n g ton , Hon.wasa Mtethe Deputy Clerk of the Closet in Waiting. Her Majesty
attended Mitchell,
the Queen Dowager was attended by the Viscountess Bar-
rington, ibtcyhmelli,ssanwdyEnayralrd.Howe. The Princess
The Duke of C • ambridge attended Divine service, yester
day morning, in
Grosvenor Chapel.
The Duchess and the Princess Augusta of Cambridge
at-
tended Divine service y
church. Miss Kerr was in yesterday
afternoon, in St. James's
waiting on their Royal Highnesses.
a
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager
yesterday afternoon, in the attended Divine service,
Ch
Majesty visited the Princess Sophia, at Kensington, on
Chapel
Royal, St. James's. Her
Saturday.
The Princess Augusta visited the Duchess of Gloucester,
on Saturday, at Gloucester House. The Duke and Duchess
of Cambridge also visited the Royal Duchess.

The King of Holland has determined on marrying the
Countess d'Oultremont, to the great disgust a the nation.
The lady is not of rank suitable—she is a Belgian—and she
is a Papist.


ECCLESIASTICAL AND UNIVERSITY

INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Oxford Herald.)
In a Convocation holden on Thursday last, the Degree of
Doctor in Civil Law by diploma (the highest honour the
University can *tow) was conferred upon His Royal High-
ness Prince Albert.
In the same Convocation, the nomination of the Rev. W.
Edward Jelf, M.A., Student of Christ Church, to be a Pub-
lic Examiner in Literis Humanioribus was unanimously ap-
proved.
On Monday last, the Rev. Stephen Reny, M.A., of St.
Alban Hall, and one of the Sub-Librarians of the Bodleian
Library, was elected Laudian Professor of Arabic in the
room of Dr. Knatchbull, of All Souls' College, who has re-

signed.
Mr. Harris Smith, Scholar of Oriel College, has been
elected to the University Seholarship for the encouragement
of Latin Literature. The Electors consider it right to men-

tion that Mr. Henry Cotton, a Student of Christ Church,
distinguished himself at the examination.
Mr. Edward Kent Karslake, Student of Christ Church,
has been elected a Scholar on Dean Ireland's Foundation ;
and the Electors have made it known that Mr. Montague
Bernard, Scholar of Trinity College, distinguished himself
at the examination.

On Thursday last, Mr. William Hedley was elected and
admitted Scholar on the Michael Foundation at Queen's
College.
Yesterday, Mr. Edward Huntingford, Scholar of New
College, was admitted Actual Fellow of that Society.
Yesterday, the Rev. Lewis Gilbertson, M.A. Scholar of
Jesus College, was elected Fellow of that Society.
Yesterday, the following gentlemen were elected Scholars
of University College :—Mr. Bolland, of University College,
to the Bennet Scholarship ; Mr. Bradley, from Rugby
School, and Mr. Slesson, from Tiverton School, to the open
Scholarships.
The Rev. Joseph Webster, M.A. of Trinity College, and
Lecturer of St. Andrew's, Droitwich, has been instituted to
the Rectory of Hinlip, Worcestershire; patron, J. Webster,
Esq. _

The Rev. J. E. Riddle, M.A. of St. Edmund Hall, has
been appointed to the Curacy of New Church at Leckhamp-
ton, Gloucestershire.

Dr. Bramsen, we hear, has been commissioned by an emi-
nent banking house in London, to select in the University a
gentleman for a companion to the Crown Prince of Bavaria.

PROMOTIONS.

Rev. Thomas Thexton, Domestic Chaplain to Thomas W.
Beaumont, Esq. of Bretton Park, has been presented by that
gentleman to the living of Darton, near Barnsley, vacant by
the death of the Rev., Robert Wilkinson, of Heath, near
Halifax.

Rev. Edmund Davis, of Longtown, Herefordshire, to the
Chaplaincy of the Abbey Lore Union.
Rev. C. H. Swann, of Emanuel College, Cambridge, to
the Rectory of Stoke Dry, Rutlandshire, vacant by the
death of the Rev. Henry Shield ; patron, the Marquis of
Exeter.

The Archbishop of Canterbury has presented the Rev. H.
W. Simpson, M.A. Vicar of Horsham, to the Living of Bex-
hill.----John Bull.

His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury has instituted the
Rev. G. S. Simpson, B.A. Trinity College, Cambridge, to
the Vicarage of Bobbing. on the presentation of the Rev. G.
Simpson, of Glovers, Kent.
We understand that Lord Ashburton has kindly intimated
his intention of presenting the vacant Vicarage of St. Mary
Magdalen, Taunton, to the Rev. J. Cottle, the present In-
cumbent of St. James's. His Lordship, in the most obliging
manner, pressed Mr. Cottle's acquiescence in the proffered
liberality, which was wholly unsolicited by the rev. gentle-
man.—Taunton Courier.

Rev. Francis Brooking Briggs, to the Vicarage of St.
Stephen's by Saltash, Cornwall, vacant by the death of the
Rev. Thos. Bennett Edwards ; patron, Thos, Edwards, Esq.
At a congregation on Wednesday last the following
degrees were conferred :

MASTERS OF ARTS.
Rev. George Williams, King's college.
Rev. Thos. Daniel Holt Wilson, Trinity college
BACHELOR OF ARTS.

James Hutchinson, St. John's college.
On Tuesday last, the Rev. Henry Brookland Mason, B. A
fellow of Chiist's college, in this university, on the foundation
of Sir J. Finch, and Sir T. Baines, was elected a foundation
fellow of that society. •
The Rev. William Dobson, M.A. fellow of Trinity college,
in this university, has been presented by the master, fellows,
and scholars, to the vicarage of Tuxford, Nottinghamshire,
vacant by the resignation of the Rev. E. B. Elliott.
On Friday, the 13th, D. 'l'. Ansted, Esq. M.A. F.G.S.
F.C.P.S. of Jesus college, in this university, was appointed
Professor of Geology in King's college, London, in the place
pf John Phillips, Esq. F.R.S.

SABBATH OBSERVANCE.—SUNDAY TRADING
ON CANALS.
(From the Derby Mercury.)

The following circulars have been lately issued :
Several suggestions having been made to the committee of
the Lancaster canal to endeavour to prevent trading upon
the canal on Sundays, they respectfully request you will give
directions to your boatmen to refrain from such a practice,
as being alike injurious to the boatmen and to the interests
of the traders. The Lancaster canal company have for
many years closed their lockage on Sundays, and their packets
also are stopped on that day.

S. GREGSON.

Canal-office, Lancaster, 28th Feb. 1840.
To the Traders on the Worcester and Birmingham Cana;
Navigation :

Many applications having been made to the company of
proprietors of the Worcester and Birmingham canal navi-
gation, to put a stop to trading upon their canal on the.
Sabbath-day, they respectfully request you will give directions
to your steerers to avoid such a practice as much as possible.
WILLIAM HODGKINSON,
Clerk to the Company.
Navigation-office, Birmingham, Jan. 10, 1840.

THE LETTER CARRIERS AT NEWCASTLE.

The following resolutions were adopted at a public meet-
ing held in St. John's School Room, Newcastle, Feb. 25,
1840; RALPH WALTERS, Esq., in the chair :-
1. That this meeting, believing that the two letter carriers
declined delivering letters on the Lord's day, from conscien-
tious motives, and intimated the same with proper respect
to their superior officers, deeply regrets the refusal of the
Postmaster-General to reinstate them in their situations.

tbgm ; and that the folfo-Wing gentlemen Le a committee to
receive the sums which may be collected, and apply the same
in such manner as theymay consider advisable •—(Here fol-
low the names).
3. That a further represenfation of the circumstances be
made to Lord Lichfield, and an endeavour made to obtain
for the two men that retiring allowance to which government
servants are usually considered entitled ; and that if this
application fail of success, the peculiar hardship of the case,
and the great importance of the principle involved, impera-
tively demand that a full statement of the circumstances
should be made to both houses of parliament.
4. That the cordial thanks of the meeting are due to John
Hodgson Hinde, Esq., and William Ord, Esq., for their
prompt and zealous exertions, both in procuring the discon-
tinuance of the Sunday delivery of letters, and in the attempt
to reinstate:the two letter carriers.

DESECRATION OP THE LORD'S-DAY ON
RAILWAYS.
(From the Derby Mercury.)
At:the half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Bir-
mingham and Derby Railway Company, which took place at
Birmingham, on Thursday last, the following Resolution was
moved by the Rev. William Leeke, and seconded by J. N.
Kahrs, Esq., of Derby :—" That no trains belonging to this
company be permitted to run on the Lord's-day, excepting
so far as may be compulsory on the company by act of parlia-
ment." An amendment leaving the matter in the hands of
the directors was moved by Wm. Routh, Esq., and seconded
by Edward Lewis, Esq. A scrutiny having been taken, there
appeared to be, including proxies, 1360 votes for the amend-
ment, and 213 for the original motion.
A similar motion was brought forward at the half-yearly
meeting of the North Midland Railway Company, held in
London on Monday last, hy.W. L. Newton, Esq., of Derby,
and an amendment was moved by Collet, Esq., when,
including proxies, 258 persons, holding 5498 votes, were in
favor of the amendment, and 198 persons, holding 3792 votes,
were for the motion not to run the trains on the Lord's-day.
Half the shareholders in this railway did not vote either way.
The most specious argument used in these discussions for
the continuance of the Sunday trains was the importance of
providing for the convenience of the public in cases of ne-
cessity and mercy. It was admitted by the advocates of the
strict observance of the Sabbath, that cases of necessity did
frequently arise, in which persons were fully justified in tra-
velling; but they argued that travellers in cases of necessity
were very few in number compared with those irreligious
persons, who travelled on the Lord's-day for mere pleasure
or worldly business, and that no conscientious man could
sanction that, which, although affording the means of travel-
ling to the few in allowed cases of necessity and mercy,
proved a temptation to the many to violate the express com-
mand of the most High God. They shewed also that, in se-
veral instances, particularly in that of no letters being de-
livered in London or sent from London on the Lord's-day,
cases of necessity were not permitted to interfere with gene-
ral regulations for the moral and religious well-being of the
community. It might be a case of mercy, that a person
should hear in London on the Lord's-day, of the illness of a
friend at a distance, but the people of London were content,
for the much higher benefit resulting from the general cessa-
tion of correspondence on that day, to do without such in-
telligence. So it was maintained, that the proprietors of the
several railways were not justified in providing the means of
travelling to a few persons in cases of necessity, when it in-
volved the employment on the Lord's-day of many thousands
of railway servants, all of them anxious to be set at liberty
from such employment, and, at the same time, held out faci-
lities to immense numbers of persons to spend in pleasure
and!dissipation that sacred day;i-which God in his mercy set
apart, not only as a day of rest from bodily labour, but also
of instruction, edification, and 'comfort for their immortal
souls.

Although both these attempts, as well as several others
which have been made to close railways on the Lord's day,
have for the present been defeated, it is gratifying to know
that the interest on the subject is rapidly on the increase, both
amongst railway proprietors and as regards the public in ge-
neral. It is also highly pleasing to observe the great cour-
tesy and kindness which have marked the discussions that
have taken place relative to railway travelling on the Lord's
day. A very excellent letter on the subject of Sunday rail-
way travelling was addressed, in August last, to the proprie-
tors of the Midland Counties' railway company, by I. C.
Wright, Esq. one of the directors. It has recently been
re-published, with his permission, by the Derbyshire society
for promoting the due observance of the Lord's day, and has
been sent, on the present occasion, to all the proprietors
of the Birmingham and Derby and of the North Midland
railways. It cannot be too widely circulated by those who
wish to suppress the dreadful evils which must surely result
from the continuance and increase of Sunday railway travell-
ing. It was stated at these meetings that the Edinburgh and
Dalkeith, the Ayr and Irvine railways, and the Leicester and
Swannington, (which is only a carrying line,) are entirely
closed on the Lord's day ; that when the proposition to .lose
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railway, 955 votes, including those of six directors, were re-
zistered in favor of an entire closing on the Lord's day, and
that a resolution had been recently come to by the directors
of the
li London
thereon and Greenwich railway, not to permit Sunday
travel. •
Many memorials, signed by about 2,000 persons of all de-
nominations in this neighbourhood, were presented at the
two meetings, praying that the trains might not run on the
Sabbath-day.
willit
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might otherwise have been the case, tend
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The subject has now been fully brought forward at the
general meetings of the three Railway Companies connected
with Derby ; and, although for some time, those who take
so much
interest in it, may not succeed in altogether closing
the railways on the Lords day,
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lay the foundation for eventual success.

At the Mayo assizes an old man named Joyce, 85 years of
age, wag tried for murder committed 22 years ago. The case
was not made out.

SECOND EDITION.

Standard-office, Three o'clock.
LIVERPOOL MARKETS.--,-THIs DAY.
CORN EXCHANGE.'''

With the increased arrivals of English, Irish, and Foreign
Wheat together, of Oatmeal from Ireland and of Flour from
the American States, the receipts since Friday are rather
liberal, those of Barley and other Grain fresh in forming
merely a limited supply ; but a large display of samples, ex-
hibited again to-day, with the languid state of the leading
markets of this district last week, and more especially the
continuance of fine, seasonable weather, still serving to sup-
press any lively features in the trade, the proceedings this
morning have been mostly of a limited character at the full
decline of Friday, the recovered show of firmness yesterday
in Mark-lane preventing any further material depression in
prices.

In the value of English Flour we have no change to note,
while Irish was is. per sack, and foreign Gd. per barrel
cheaper, with a slow demand for each. Of bonded Flour no
sales have recently transpired, the buyers offering 295. only,
and the sellers requiring 295. Gd. to 30s. per barrel.
Malting and Grinding Barley, attended with a moderate
sale, supported our last quotations.—Malt, Beans, and Pease
remained stationary.
The Oat trade continued to rule in the same dull state as
described on Friday, and hardly maintained the rates of this
day week.

Prime Oatmeal, although taken off sparingly, was again
held at former prices, but the inferior runs of this articla
might have been purchased on the reduced terms above-
mentioned.

ARRIVALS OF CORN.
From the 17th to the 23rd March, 1840, inclusive.

IRE- COAST- PO- LTEITED! I
DESCRIPTION.
LAND. WISE. REIGN. STATES. , TOTAL
--- - =
Wheat Qrs. 2475 3901 5208 1156 1 12740
Barley Qrs. 1207 593 , 1800
Malt Qrs. 46 825 871
Oats
Rye Qrs.
Beans Qrs. 241 442 , 683
Pease Qrs. 76 I ' 76
Shelled Barley . Qrs.
Indian Corn . . . Qrs.
Rapeseed
Oatmeal .. . . Loads 7514 4 731 g
Flour . Sacks 1177 136 if 1313
Ditto Brls. 1 14816 1 14817
Into Runcorn, Ireland and Coastwise, Oats, 1211 qrs. Oatmeal, 307
loads.

14816 1 14817
lats, 1211 qrs. Oatmeal, 307

EXPORTS.-Foreign. Barley, 4 qrs. ; Oats, 18 qrs. • Pease, 10 qrs.;
Oatmeal, 6 loads ; Flour, 600 brls.-Ireland. Wheat, 257 qrs. ;
Indian Corn, 87 qrs.; Flour, 10 brls.-Coastwise. Wheat, 2203
qrs. ; Barley, 768 qrs. ; Malt, 6 qrs. ; Oats, 524 qrs. ; Rye, 6 qrs. ;
Beans, 61 qrs. ; Pease, 181 qrs. ; Indian Corn, 17 qrs. ; Oatmeal,
417 loads ; Flour, 395 sacks 155 barrels.
Average prices of Grain, for the week ending March 13, 1840.
Wheat.. 686. 2d. I Barley.. 38s. Ild. 1 Oats.. 258. Bd. Rye.. 365. 6d.
Beans.. 41s. Od. Pease, 40s. sd.
Aggregate average of the six weeks.
Wheat.. 665. ad. 1 Barley.. 38s. 6d. 1 Oats.. 245. 7. 1 Rye.. 375. Id
Beans .. 40s. Od. 1 Pease.. 395. 11d.
Duty on Foreign Grain, &c. this week.
Wheat2os. Bd. 1 Barley4s. 10d. 1 Oats .... 10s. 9d. 1 Rye .. 14s. Od
Beans, 9s. fid. 1 Pease.lls. Od. 1 Indian Corn4s. 10d. 1 Flour, 12s. 5d
Liverpool Averages, week ending 17th March, 1840.
Wheat. Barley. Oats. I Beans. I Pease.
Qr 5..... 1476 157 2 36
Prices.. 735. 4d. 28s. Sd. 475. gd. Os. Od.

LONDON CORN EXCHANGE—YESTERDAY.
At our market this morning we had only a moderate show
of English Wheat fresh up, notwithstanding that the impert
list represents a large arrival during the past week. We ex-
perienced rather more demand for this grain than on Friday
last, and the decline noticed by us on that day was partially
recovered ; still, however, sales could not be effected without
submitting to a reduction of Is to 2s per qr. on- the quota-
tions of this day se'nnight. The holders of foreign Wheat
acceded to a similar abatement, and business to a fair extent
WAS doing. The demand for Flour was very limited, and the
preyious value of both town and country• marks was with dif-
ficulty supported. With Barley we were rather scantily sup-
plied, and the choicest qualities met a steady demand at as
high prices as could have been obtained on Monday last. The
arrivals of Oats during the past week amount to nearly 80,000
quarters, chiefly from Ireland ; and as a great proportion of
the Irish supplies are of very inferior quality, and in a bad
condition. it was impossible this morning to dispoce of any
considerable quantity without giving way fully is per qr.
from the qvotations of this day week, at which reduction a
fair business was done. Beans were plentiful, and the turn
lower. In Peas no alteration occurred. There was a large
quantity of Cloverseed on sale, and prices were 2s per cwt.
lower than last Monday.