The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-01-12 00:00:00

THE FAMINE IN IRELAND,

TO THE EDITOR OP THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
SIR,—As Treasurer for the St. Jude's Church Relief
Fund, for our distressed fellow-countrymen in Ireland
and Scotland, I beg you will do us the favour to insert
this letter in your paper to-morrow.
Since the publication of Mr. M`Neile's address to the
inhabitants of the town, I have received several contri-
butions, both from members of our congregation and
other friends ; the whole amount now entrusted to the
management of our committee is £1,175. Of this we
have in process of application" about £9OO.
Our mode of distribution is in every instance through
private channels, chiefly by individuals in whom, from
former acquaintance or otherwise, we can place Christian
confidence. Many such persons are distributing at their
own doors to crowds of starving creatures, without re-
ference to creed or party, the bare necessaries of life from
day to day. We are enabling them to continue so to do
after their private resources have been exhausted ; and
this we do without any publicity on the spot calculated
to excite expectations, or create any unusual pressure.
The following extract will convey some idea of the sort
of work which it is our object to aid. In some instances
we are availing ourselves of favourable circumstances to
send food.
•
" When the distress was beginning, and I had little
means to meet it, I confess I was disheartened, and be-
wildered—but now, (thanks, under God, to our English
friends,) I feel a great degree of pleasure in being the
means of relieving so many that must otherwise perish.
I am beset with anxious, grateful beings, in front of my
house, in my yards, and every where about us. There
are now eight of us here ; my eldest son came down from
the north for Christmas, and is much shocked at the scenes
before him here, as little in comparison is felt in the north.
You see I have a numerous staff—my wife is commander-
in-ehief of the soup and coarse bread department, and my
two daughters are her aides-du-camp. At least eiyhty,
sometimes more people get a pint of soup and about half
a pound of bread a day. lam commander-in-chief of the
corn meal department, my eldest son adjutant-general,
as I am obliged to attend committees, &c., and my young-
est son store-keeper and measurer weigh-master, &c.
Now that I have the power of relieving, I would not quit
this post on any account. Three men's lives I think,
were saved here to-day, by soup and bread. One in the
morning after tasting the soup was quite overcome, so
much so, that I thought he was dying, but by proper ap-
plications, he was, after some time, restored, and I sent
him home with half a stone of India meal, quite happy.
The other two were exhausted, not having eaten anything
since yesterday morning, and all this day were running
from one place to another, seeking for the engineer, to
know when they would be employed again, and unsuc-
cessfully. Instances of a similar description occur daily
I am sure you enter into my feelings of painful, very
ful o^-

I LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

.BY EXPRESS

' neing the instrument of saving many from
perishing. But this provision cannot last ; private bene-
volence, ever so munificent, cannot meet a national cala-
mity."—From a letter dated 22d December.
Any further contributions. wl+},.. ;

money or
clothes, either old clothes or coarse warm i material for
need, will be gratefully received, and immediately applied.
—I am, Sir, on behalf of the Committee, your obedient
servant, H. J. WEBSTER.
7, Rumford-street, 11 Jan., 1847.

the old shares tend towaraade"cdne:
not quite so good as on Saturday.

,uoyant, and some of
Eastern Counties are

LATEST FROM THE CAPE.-TERMINATION OF
THE KAFFIR WAR.

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FALMOUTH, JAN. B.—The ship Boyne, Osborne, arrived
here to-night from Calcutta, Vizagapatam, Pondicherry,
Madras, touched at Cape of Good Hope, whence she
sailed Nov. 10, St. Helena 25th. Mr. Milner, the former
master of the Boyne, was unfortunately killed when the
ship was at Vizagapatam, by the hook of the messenger
block having fallen upon him. She reports that the
Hebonheath, the Equestrian, the Fairlee, and the West-
minster, all with troops, had arrived at the Cape, and
proceeded to Algoa Bay, Nov. 9, to land. The President
frigate went into Simon's Bay, and reported the total loss
of the ship Foam, of London, in Mozambique Bay ;
crew saved. The Scotia and Zenobia were at the Cape,
but sailed previous to November for India. The Lloyd,
Essex, Fairy Queen, and Emma, had all left for England.
The news from the Cape is favourable. Advices had been
received from Kaffirland to the 19th Oct. The war had
ceased, and the governor had gone to Block Drift to meet
___,. ......danuer ot the business was of ''"c principal chiefs, for the purpose of adjustment. The
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a in the
the usual routine. Votes of thanks were passed to the Chieftains Sandilla and Macoma had
chairman for his zealous services during the past year ;
governor's propositions, and agreed to
gicvequiesced up some cattle
and fire-arms; but Pato, another chief, continued hos-
to Mr. Gibson, the treasurer; to the physicians and sur-
geons ;to Dr. Brandreth, as consulting physician ; to the tile to any arrangement. Sir Peregrin Maitland was at
Rev. W. Blundell, the chaplain, and others—all of which the camp at Fish-with-a-Mouth ; and several officers
having suffered from sickness there, caused by the wet-
were conveyed in highly complimentary terms. Samuel
H. Thompson, Esq., was unanimously elected president ness of the season, the camp was to be removed to Fort
for the present year. Beaufort.
The following statement we were favoured with by the
Secretary :
Patients in the Infirmary on Ist of present month.
Admitted during the past year ..

ANNUAL

MEETING OF THE TRUSTEES OF
THE INFIRMARY.

The annual meeting of the Trustees of this excellent
Institution took place yesterday in the Board-room of the
building, for the purpose of receiving the accounts, elect-
ing officers, &c. John Crosthwaite, the president during
the past year, was in the chair, and there was a consider-
able attendance of members. The report for the year
having been read, the Rev. Mr. Monk expressed his opi-
nion that the friends of the institution could not but be
satisfied with the statement made, and proposed that it
be adopted, printed, and distributed amongst the subscri-
bers. This, as indeed all the other resoulutions, was car-
ried iirlalliillrm<2l‘r Sri- . • •

A FACT FOR LORD JOHN RUSSELL,

Under this head the Tipperary Free Press contains
the following paragraph :
.._

Discharged during the past year 1687144 Died
In the house Ist instant
Average weekly number in the house during past year 18 1948
Ont-patiPntq nttonilerl to

" Mr. Bianconi, Ex-mayor of Clonmel, had shipped to
him on the 14th December last, at New York, a small
lot of best Indian Corn, at twenty-three shillings per
quarter of 4801b5., and the same post which brought the
invoice brought a letter stating the price at Liverpool was
seventy-two shillings. What will Lord John Russell say
to,

In the LUNATIC ASYLUM Ist instant
Admitted during the past year

Our contemporary must have strangely Irish notions
of business matters, and of the sharpness of business men,
to imagine that such a statement could be true, con-
sidering the now rapid interchange of communication
between the two countries. We can assure him, upon
undoubted authority, that upon and before the date men-
tioned, the best Indian corn could not have been bought
in New York for less than from 40s. to 425. per 480Ibs.
Besides, why is the statement, had it been a fact at all, a
" fact for Lord John Russell ?"Has Ireland no enter-
prising merchants, or is a British minister always to
think and find brains for the Irish people ? It was quite
competent for any merchant in that country to hays
anticipated the rise in prices, as well as Mr. Bianconi.
Our contemporary does not tell us a very material ques-
tion when the wheat was bought. It has not been at
235. per quarter in New York, since 'bine last. Pity
that our brethren of Ireland should descend to such paltry
efforts to throw dust into the eyes of their ignorant
fellow countrymen.

Cured
33
Deaths
7
Removals at request of friends l6
In the house now
Average weekly number in the house last year 68
In the Lock-up Hospital there are now 43 patients, and
the average weekly number for the past year was 45.
NEW HOUSES, &c., IN LIVERPOOL.

The following is the number of houses and warehouses
erected, or in the course of erection, within the municipal
borough, from the Ist Jan. to 31st Dec. 1846 :

Under ..12 From £l2 From .tls!From ..€35 Ware-
per annum) to .t-25 to .e 35 upwards
Total
I I houses
710 1 2328 236 186 3460 1 44

- - -
MACKEREL.—On Saturday nearly 10,000 fine mackerel
were caught off the Isle of Wight.
ROGERS' BANK ROBBERY—The reward for the reco-
very of the property in this extraordinary case has been
reduced considerably.
Unprecedented arrivals of grain took place at Dublin
last week, and yet prices advanced considerably. Some
sales were made of wheat at an advance of 3s.
George Byng, Esq., M.P. for Middlesex, died on Sun-
day afternoon, at the advanced age of 82. He has long
been in a very feeble state.
On Friday a mob of about fifty persons paraded through
the streets of Dublin the whole day, and succeeded in
plundering a great number of bakeries.

Comparative statement of the number of houses erected
in each year since 1837 :

18381! 18391 18401 18411 18421 18431 18441 18451 18461 Total
1052; 997 i 1576 17611 20271 1390! 2450(3728:' 3460' 18441

We have been favoured by Mr. Rishton, our indefati-
gable town surveyor, with the foregoing statistics of
building which has been going on in this town during the
past year. We must remind our readers, however, that
this is far from being a complete representation of the ad-
vancing enterprise of the lbcality, Mr. Rishton's figures
having only to do with property erected within the muni-
cipal borough. It is well known, that during the past
year a vast amount of building has been going on in the
outskirts of the borough—Bootle, Walton, West Derby,
Old Swan, Aigburth, &c.,—which will materially swell the
amount given above.

BILL OF FARE AT THE FASIIIONABLE
RESTAURANT,
17, CLAYTON-SQUARE,
THIS DAY, ITrif.
ROM's.
Hare, Gravy, Mutton Broth, and Mock Turtle.
FISH.

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:Oce'lle:lcrokke:kallialldeaddnlTuedoffrfkfilemiyu;tutßoolnion:s tpCShtiecakkens a Pudding.dausages.
Soles and Cod Fish.
riTTOhinvpreeoeneoo'clock.—Boiled Beef, Shoulder "of Mutton, Rabbit Pie,
Roast Pork.
Puddings and Tarts.
chops, Steaks, and Cutlets at all hours.
Half-pint of fine Amontillado Sherry, or full-flavoured Port,
Is.; Pint, 2s. ; Quart, 4s.
London Oysters received Daily.

On Sunday morning, a charity sermon was preached in
St. Saviour's Church, by the Rev. W. Warre, the incum-
bent, in behalf of the perishing Irish, when the very
liberal sum of £ll4 was collected. The reverend gentle-
man made a most masterly appeal to his congregation.
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TO-MORROW, 13TH.
SOUPS.
Mock Turtle, Gravy, Mutton, and Hare Soup,
FISH.

SCREW STEAM-SHIP SARAH SANDS.-We are informed
that the owners of this splendid ship have been requested
btryhtsiaegnvhteiryahl
influential
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the
Government, in order to enable her to carry out the
Queen's speech and the first day's debate, which, in the
present highly excited state of national opinions, will
doubtless be looked for with great anxiety in the United
States, and may materially influence prices. It is most
unlikely that the owners can resist such a request, so in-
fluentially made.

Solegiti, d Cod Fish.
One o'clock.—Stewed, BeefWh
, Roast Leg of Mutton, Harricott
Mutton, Rabbit fie.
Two o'clock.—Roast Beef.
Three o'clock.—Boiled Chickens and Bacon, Rump Steak Pud-
ding.

Four o'clock
Five o'clock.

.--Itoast Turkey and Sausages
—Saddle of Minton.

Chops, Steaks, and Cutlets at all hours.
Gentlemen
,Ailing the Theatres will find the Divan a most
Datable Louricto to otill o,t for s3.appor. --
.
London Oysters Daily.
Broiled Kidneys every Night.

DISTRESS IN IRELAND.—ISLINGTON PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH.—Two sermons were preached in this place of
worship on Sunday last, by the Rev. Verner M. White,
minister, when £227 6s. 11d. were raised. In addition
to this, £B7 in money and clothes were sent a short time
t
ago, making the handsome total of £314 6s. 11d. I.
young and growing interest has done during
Jan. 25, 1846,
Collected at the opening of their church,
To missions £4O
£292—year's revenue about £5OO.
may perhaps stir up the zeal of ()fliers toknthowe
pwahstatyetharis.
osuobtastcranibdiendzadbeoutaofdo
surdue on weeks'
t he since,
building,to clear
34 offo;
andce certain
aoi
on
year in their church has ended, a total of £1486. All
tShuinsdiany
alda-dstiti£3o-ninl4:o mwahkaitngwains
contributed
efoterewatrhdes firstthe
erection of their premises in Islington, comprising a neat
oanoddecroomeamtho,daionudsacmhiuorich w
ate,
r,aithhoulsoeftay and
dioininsgp.acThioyas
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achmooorles
remarkable, as the congregation, though rapidly increasing,
is neither very large nor very wealthy. We feel confident
it has not a single member who feels himself the poorer
for what he has given ; and the whole furnishes an example
of what diligence, perseverance, and united effort, accom-
panied by a prayerful dependence upon divine grace, are
able to accomplish. " Except the Lord build the house,
they labour in vain that build it ; except the Lord keep
the city, the watchman waketh in vain." On behalf of
his suffering fellow-creatures Mr. White must feel grateful
for this liberal response to his appeal ; and we understand
the treasurer will hold the money for a few days, and in
the meantime will be happy to receive and hand over to
him contributions from any one who could not attend.
The ladies, who, we believe, meet in the vestry on
Thursday, at twelve, are making up a bale of clothes, and
will feel grateful to any one who can send them either
" made-up" or worn articles of apparel, for men, women,
or children. The people are naked as well as starving.
FIRE.—At about a quarter past six yesterday morning,
a fire broke out in the " tar cabin" of Messrs. Spence and
Co's ropery, Smithdown-lane, which burned very furiously
for about an hour, and consumed the whole of the stock
on the premises. The damage is about £lOOO, the greater
part of which is insured. The fire brigade were very
active, and the West of England was early on the spot.

OPINIONS OF THE LIVERPOOL JOURNALS.
The elegance with which it is fitted, the promptitude and
neatness with which everything. is served up, render it the
most fashionable rest aura nt.—,Standard
The Resturant, Cllayton-square.—We have no doubt the pro-
mises which Feeny makes to the ear he will, unlike Alacbeth,s
witches, keep_both to the ear and the heart.—Mercury..
The dinneff`and suppers cannot be excelled for variety, or
lowness of charges.—Albion.
It consolidates the reputation of the proprietor as a caterer
for the Public.—Mail.
Suitable to all classes; the wine is undeniable.—Times.
The Fashionable Restaurant, Clayton-square.—A restaurant
fitted up in the Oriental style, possessing very superior accom-
modation.—Albion.
The scale of charges, in this commercial town, are sue) as
must ensure a large natronage,—Mail.

The Restaurant, Clayton.square.—Deculedly the most com-
plete, most comfortable, and most fashionable retreat in the
town. The choicest viands and richest wines are served up.
and those, too, with promptitude and civility.—Journal.
An excellent establishment.—Chronicle.
A visit to the Divan will fully bear out all that is promised.—
Albion.

LIVF.RPooLL
TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1846.
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Jan. 12, 1847.

'HE SPEECH OF THE KING OF THE FRENCH,

(From the last night's Standard.)
Our Paris correspondent has furnished us with the fol-
lowing particulars relative to the King of the French's
speech, to be delivered on Monday (this day) :
His Majesty will assure the Chamber that the relations`
which he entertains with foreign powers do net permit
him to doubt the maintenance of peace.
In reference to the Cracow affair, which his Majesty
will call un evenement regrettable, the King will say, "An
ever-to-be-regretted event having violated the sanctity of
treaties, France had, as in duty bound, protested."
The allusion to the marriage of the Duc de Montpensier
with the Infanta will probably be mentioned in some such
terms as the following :—" The family bonds that united
France and Spain are yet further strengthened by the
marriage of one of my sons to the Infanta.
The speech will not, it is supposed, contain the name
of England.
With regard to domestic circumstances his Majesty
will, it is expected, refer to the calamities caused by the
inundation, and the state of provisions.
So far our correspondent. Should his information
prove correct, and we have not the slighest doubt that it
will, the speech will be of a remarkably reserved character

LONDON CORN MARKET.—YESTERDAY.
At this day's market the factors commenced with asking
considerably higher prices for all grain, and the trade was
unsettled till late in the day. English 'Wheat in fair supply,
and not higher than Friday, but 2s. to 3s. dearer than this day
week. The like remark applies to foreign. Barley and Malt
about 4s. Beans and Peas 2s. dearer.
No Indian Corn here. Floating cargoes in less request at
our previous currency.
The Oat trade has participated in the general improvement
Foreign are 2s. to 35., and Irish about 2s. dearer.
SM

HFIELD CATTLE MA RKET.—YESTERDAY.
The Beef trade was steady, and in some instances a trifle
more money was obtained for the best Scots, Devons, and
Herefords. At the close of business a good clearance had been
effected.
The numbers of Sheep were small, but of excellent quality.
All breeds commanded a steady, though not to say brisk,
dganand, at fully, but at nothing quotable beyond, last week
.
pAces.
With Calves we were moderately supplied; while the Veal
trade was steady, and previous rates were well supported.
There was more inquiry for Pigs; but in prices we have no
alteration to report.

MONEY MARKET.—YESTERDAY.
The market for public securities is in rather an anomalous
state. COnsols have been alternately buyers and sellers at 931
for the opening, and nearly the same for the February account.
It is obvious from this that the opinion runs strong in favour of
a decline in prices, and that the market is at present sup-
ported by the presumed state of the account. The jobbers
begin to-day to make up their books, when a more correct idea
will be formed of the real state of the balance. Reduced Three
per Cents. have been done at 93i, the Three-and-a-Quarters at
95i and Exchequer bills are 12 15, and India nn.d.

, . • ..... aan au,,taUl
re n innce n increas-
ing the business4in the bonds. 11
Thena(l Fouro pefluer Cents ihave been
done for account at 3n; Mexican for ditto at 231 and i; Spa-
nish Five per Cents. at 25i; and the Three per Cents. 352
for Money, Passive 51, Buenos Ayres 42, Grenada 20, Vene
zuela 40, Russian Illi, Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents, 594 ._
41,Railway shares are not generally an hun.,..,. - ,