The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-07-18 00:00:00

Total British ships entered l 7 v tonnage,
and cleared
In all, entered

1 cleared in 1833, ships 1,645, ton-

nage 587,235
In the year ending sth January, 1843, we find—
American ships entered .... 554 .... tonnage
/1 cleared .... 616

319,524
310,832

Total ships 1,170 .... tonnage.... 660,356.

British ships entered

231 ....tonnage
355 .... „

152,833

cleared

195,745

Total ships 636 ....tonnage... 348,578
In all, entared and cleared in 1843, ships 1,806, ton-
nage 1,008,934.

Total increased ships employed, 161 ; total increased
tonnage, 421,699.

THE CoLumnix.—Nothing had been heard of this
vessel up to the time of our going to press. She may now
be looked for every hour.

TROOps Fort IRELAND.—Yesterday, nine companies,
of one hundred men each, of the 10th regiment of light
infantry, embarked from this port for Dublin.
CHURCH PASTORAL AID SOCIETY.—On Sunday week
a sermon was preached on behalf of this valuable society,
at the Parish Church of Prescot, by the Rev. A. P. Ir-
wine, M. A., and a liberal contribution, amounting to
nearly £l9, made on the occasion, which, considering the
depression of trade in the town, redounds much to its
credit. We would earnestly impress upon cur own more
immediate neighbours the duty of increasing their efforts
in aid of an institution which applies £BOO a year of its
funds for the spiritual good of Liverpool, and we under-
stand contemplates still further grants. Surely, no con-
gregation in the town and neighbourhood is justified in
withholding its support, of whatever amount, from this
society. Its general operations, and some late interesting
proceedings, will be seen from the advertisement in
another place.

THE FUNDS.—SATURDAY EVENING.—The public
securities have shown no new feature whatever, and busi-
ness has been of the most limited description imaginable.
Altogether the Stock markets to-day have either In the
shape of dealings or extent of fluctuation presented so
great a blank as was scarcely ever before remembered.
Consols for money closed as they opened, 93 to 91, and
for the next time, 91 buyers. The settlement of the six
weeks' account takes place on Tuesday next, but such has
been the prescribed range cf business of late, flint it is
not expected to attract the least attention. Bank Stock
left of 179 to 180; Exchequer-bills, 60s. to 625. ' • premium ;
India Stock, 261 to 262: Three per Cents. Reduced, 9-Q
to .1 ; Three-and-a-Half per Cents., Reduced, 1011 to *;
New Three.and-a-Half per Cents., 1001 to 101 ; Long
Annuities, 121 to 11-16 ; and India Bonds, 68s. to 70s.
premium. In the foreign market, Spanish Actives support
181 to 19 ; and the New Three per Cent., 281 to 4;
Mexican left off 29 to 2 ; Colombian, 23 to 1 ; Chilian,
94 to 96.; Belgian, 1031 to 1041; Danish, 85 to 86 ; 13ra-
zilian 71 to 73 ; Buenos Ayres, 24 to 2G; Portuguese con-
verted, 39 to 2; Dutch Two-and-a. Half per Cents., 53
to I; the Five per Cents,, 100 i. tot ; Austrian, 113 to
114 ; and Belgian, 1031 to 1041}.

COLLEGIATE INSTITLTION.—The valuable schools of
this institution will be re-opened on the 3rd of August.
As our amiable and beloved Rector, the Rev. J. Brooks,
truly observed on the delivery of the prizes, every wise
parent should avail himself of the present opportunity of
obtaining for his children that first of all advantages, a
sound religious and secular education. The attainments
of the students during the first half-year fully justity the
general opinion, that, as an educational establishment,
this institution is not surpassed by any. Collegiate founda-
tion in the kingdom. Indeed, considering the distinguished
abilities of the Reverend Principal, and of the staff of
professors and masters by whom he has so judiciously
surrounded himself, this was no more than might have
been expected at the opening. W.e perceive that a variety
of valuable prizes are to be competed for during the next
half-year, which must prove a source of interesting emu-
lation to the students, and add much to the attractions of
the institution. We hope to be able to announce contin-
ual additions to the prize list each succeeding half-year.
The bounty of our townsmen, so far as the prosperity of
this institution is concerned, cannot be exercised in a
more judicious manner. Tim evening lectures will be
recommenced on the Bth August, by Dr. Brett, the able
professor of chemistry, whose previous course gave such
great satisfaction. We understand that he will introduce
into his course a variety, of experiments and matter illus-
trative of spontaneous combustion, which, in the present
painfully excited state of the public mind, will be exceed.
ingly well-timed and useful.
PROCESSION OF ORANGE LODGES AT BIRKENHEAD.
—.Wednesday last being the anniversary of the " Battle of
the Boyne," two of the Liverpool lodges connected with
this loyal and powerful body proceeded by the Woodside
steamers to the Wheat Sheaf, North Birkenhead, where
they were joined by several friends, and thence walked in
procession, headed by a band of music, to Trinity Church,
where an excellent and truly appropriate sermon was
preached by the Rev. J. Baylee, which was listened to with
the most marked attention. After service they again
formed, and proceeded through Birkenhead to Bebbing-
ttn, and back by Hamilton-square to Woodside, when
those connected with North Birkenhead lodge, preceded
by the band, filed off to the lodge-house, where a most ex-
cellent and substantial dinner was served up. The mem-
bers of the other lodges assembled to witness their return.
Each member wore the favours of the society, and seve-
ral beautiful flags were carried, as well as other ornaments
illustrative of the glorious achievements of the day they
commemorated. Two of the flags were peculiarly worthy
of notice. One bore a splendid painting of a female figure
holding a scroll, oil which was written " Search the Scrip-
tures," with the motto above of " The truth shall make
you free"—reverse, " William 111. granting the bill of
rights." On the other was a spirited representation of
William 111, crossing the Boyne, with motto, " The glo-
rious, pious, and immortal memory of the Prince of
Orange, 1690 ;" and on the other was delineated a castle,
from the tower of which was floating a flag, on which were
inscribed the words, "No Surrender !' This flag was
also decorated with other emblems of loyalty, truth, and
justice. It is worthy of remark, that, though the proces-
sion was assailed more than once by the slanderous
tongues of
i disaffected persons, who appeared greatly an-
noyed by its respectability and imposing effect, not one
member evinced the slightest disposition to a breach of the
peace, which it was evidently the purpose of their invidi -
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