The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-12-17 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL DECEMBER SESSIONS.

The sessions opened yesterday, before Gilbert Hender-
son, Esq., the Recorder. Immediately after the open-
ing of the court, Peter Wright, Esq., the recently ap-
pointed Clerk of the Peace, took the usual oaths of alle-
giance to her Majesty and of abduration, &c. The
calendar contains the names of 80 prisoners for felony
and 6 for misdemeanour, and none of the cases present
any peculiar feature of aggravation. The following gen-
tlemen were sworn of the Grand Jury :
William Joseph Myers. Aigburth, merchant, foreman.
Robert 'Wainwright Ashley, Irvine-street, merchant.
James Buchanan, New Brighton, broker.
Thomas Bouch, Liscard, merchant.
Ellis Martin Brodie, Huskisson-street, merchant.
Charles Brownell, Aigburth, merchant.
John Bent, Rake-lane, brewer.
Daniel Campbell, Park-road, merchant.
William Claxton, Toxteth-park, corn merchant. Ili
Robert Dirom, Mount Vernon, merchant.
William Dowson, Rock Ferry, merchant.
John Fox, Ashton-street, wine merchant.
Matthew Jee, Irvine-street, broker.
Richard Jones, Chatham-street, broker.
Henry Moore, Huskisson-street, merchant.
Thomas Ripley, Abercromby-square, merchant.
James Stringer, Garston, merchant.
Thomas Dodson, Rodney-street, broker.
John Ridgway, Rake-lane, merchant.
James Hardy Wrigiey, Edge-lane, cotton broker.
The proclamation against vice and immorality being
read, the RECORDER briefly addressed the Grand Jury.
He stated that the reading of the proclamation which
they had just heard reminded him that the lips from
which they had long been accustomed to hear it were now
silenced for ever,—that since they had last met in that
court the grave had closed over him on whom that duty
devolved. That individual was a man of the highest pro-
fessional talent and experience, and of the greatest integ-
rity of character, a man, in fact, in:whom a vigorous and
unwavering judgment was united with a kindness and
candour of temper which won for him the respect and
esteem of all to whom he was known. Having thus al-
luded to the late clerk of that court, he could not but
congratulate them on the appointment of the gentleman
whowas his successor, as one whose professional experi-
ence and high respectabiliy furnished the best guarantee of
his efficient discharge of the duties that devolved upon him.
With respect to the cases that would be brought before
them (the Grand Jury,) he was happy to say that if the
calendar did not present fewer cases of delinquency than
that for the corresponding period last year, the offences
charged were not generally of an aggravated character.
With the exception of one case in which the party was
charged £2OO, and a case of robbery from a pawnbroker,
they did not involve any great aggression upon property.
If they found any difficulty in disposing of any of them,
be would afford them every advice and assistance; but he
did not anticipate the necessity of their requiring any
special directions. After instructing then, in the usual
terms to be guided by the evidence adduced, and if there
were a probabiiity of conviction, to send tn..: prisoners be-
fore him, or, if otherwise, not to place them before the
court, he dismissed them to their duties, relying on theia
own intelligence and discretion.

In a shor-t time several true bills were found, and the
common jury being sworn in, the trials commenced, but
no case of peculiar interest took place during the day.

UNITED STATES.

Yesterday morning at nine o'clock, the royal mail steam-
ship Britannia, Captain Hewitt, arrived at this port. We
subjoin a list of passengers. The news is a fortnight later
than that previously received ; but there is no intelligence
of importance.

The annexation of Texas was still a prominent snbject
of discussion Throughout the states. Mr. C. J. Ingersoll,
who is described as "one of the mcst prominent L'iCo
Fccos in congress," has published a letter written by him
in reply- to an invitation to attend a meeting on the sub-
ject, in which he states, that he considers Louisiana a part
of Texas separated but not divorced, and he very much
wishes to contribute to whatever may accomplish the re-
union. He states pretty broadly, that if Great Britain
or any other Eurodean power attempt, " by any word or
deed, contrivance or diplomacy, protest, persuasion, or
interference" to meddle in the matter, then the States
will interfere. "If Texas desires to be free." says he,
" we desire it too, and no British, French, or Mexican
opposition to it will we suffer." He adds, as if authori-
tatively, " Such will be the doctrine of the Polk adminis-
tration."

The papers pnblish a long speech delivered by Mr. John
Qnincy Adams to his constituents, at Massachusets, clos-
ing his defence against the charge that he surrendered, in
the Florida treaty, the territory of Texas to Spain. He
handles some of his accusers, among them Charles Jared
Ingersoll, of Philadelphia, as he had General Jackson in
his former speech, with terrible severity.
Tne session or congress would commence on the 2d in-
stant. The President's Message would reach New York
by the 4th or sth. Speculation was, of course, busy re-
specting the items which it would probably contain, and
the course of policy which it would develope. It was
thought that it would put forth some important recom-
mendations to Congress relative to the formation of com-
mercial treaties with the inner provinces of South Ame-
rica, and the acknowledgment of the independence of
Paraguay. The American says, " Attention will be turned
chiefly in regard to the topic of Texas, of which the an-
nexation will, it is conjectured with great probability, be
urgently pressed. As to the expediency of occupying the
Oregon territory, too. it is supposed there will be held
very decisive language, and these two topics, connected
with the proceedings of some British cruizers, towards
American vessels on the coast of Africa, constitutes matter
which an unfriendly tone might exaggerate into serious
discords."

An action brought against "the county of Philadel-
phia," to recover damages for the destruction of a Catholic
nunnery, during the riots at Philadelphia, in May last,
had been decided in the Supreme Court. The Judge
summed up entirely in favour of the plaintiffs, and the
jury gave a verdic for the latter, with 6468 dollars 96
cents damages.

Mr. Henry Phillips, the popular vocalist, was giving
concerts of sacred and miscellaneous music, at New
York, with great success.
Several cases of yellow fever bad occurred at Boston.

The money article from the American, per the steamer,
says, that the main feature in the money market was
more steadiness, arising from the prevalence of some-
what lower quotations of foreign exchanges, and the
cessation of the export of rpecie.
The canals were virtually closed, and there was but
little activity of internal trade. Stocks had been some-
what firmer, but the market is, nevertheless, nervovs.
We learn from the Montreal Courier that, on the 19th
ult., a military force was despatched from that city to
Lachine, for the purpose of seizing a quantity of fire-
arms in the possession of the labourers at the canal. The
Courier remarks that the purpose for which these labourers
on the canal were supplied with arms will be found out
by reading the articles in the Picot newspaper, in relation
to the approaching election; which articles are described
as perfectly incendiary and murderous, putting people in
mind of the Robesperian effusions of the time of the
French Revolution than anything else. And the Courier
couples these seditious articles in the Picot with the fact
that a house inhabited by a Protestant at the Tanneries
was fired into a night or two before, anti the wife of the
owner "nearly shot;" that outrage being only one of a
series.

The Clarkville (Texas) Northern Standard, of Octo-
bar lith, contains a paragrrph stating that General Hous-
ton had received a communicatioh from Santa Anna, of a
pacific character. It is ftirther stated, that the contem-
plated invasion of Texas by Mexico is abandoned, and it
is settled that England and France have offered to obtain
an acknowledgement of Texan iridepPndeuce, on condi-
Coa that Mexico shall have the tight to renew the war
whenever Texas offers herself to the United States.
Judge Terral was spoken of as about to receive the ap-
pointment of Minister to England from Texas.
_ _

The Mexicans had had several severe conflicts with the
Indians, the latter having made an incursion and carried
off a great number of women and children. •
The Mexican Congress had refused to supply funds for
the invasion of Texas ; and it was believed, in New York,
that Santa Anna, atter this defeat, would waive further
objection to annexation.
passenger on. beard a veesel which had recently ar-
rived at New York, from Bahia, stated, that a revolt bad
taken place at Maceio, and that-. the President had been
driven out of the place. Teo racn-of-war had been des-
patched to that place from Bahia to quell the riot.
Captain Paxton, of the ship Elizabeth, of New Or-
leans, which foundered at sea in the -gaie of the 6th ult.,
together with the passengers, nineteen in number, who
escaped the wreck in the launch, have arrived is safety at
Cam peachy.
The circular of Messrs. Wright and Lewin says:—
" The downward tendency of oer Cotton market, as
noticed in our circular-of the 15th instant, continued
during that and the folloping week ; holders reluctantly
accepting the daily reduced offers of purchaserS, and sel-
ling, when opporiunity occurred, from the wharf. On
Saturday morning, 23rd instant, Lrivires were received, per
Britannia, from Liverpool, to the Lth November, showing
no alteration in the quotations of that market from our
previous dates, although it is admitted that, for a day or
two previous to her departure, tile market was generally
I lower. These accounts being less unfavourable than
had been anticipated, holders, for the moment, advanced
their pretensions and d&-: ended an advance, which, in a
few cases may have be it obtained ; several offers were
made at previous asking prices, and refused : the result
mwaain,y _u
only
v: tie market. On Monday, the Zahar:ii:i.ited day's business, and the withdrawal of
instant, r e. views of purchasers, and

sales we.-c frp,. : ...
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prior to tle reez
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improver..-,' :.Mich o :ierv!tde would, in all probability,
have talon place. ,'-i* -.ol,erat:ng ;•gainst itc' -,l4ght
" 11: Charleston, for the week ending 16th instant, the
sales were 10,000 bales, at a decline of I cent to + cent ;

Dec. 17, 1844.




and for that ending 23d instant, 12,370 bales, without fur-
ther change in price.
" in Savannah, the receipt of the news per Hibernia, to
19th Oct.. caused limited sales, which, for the week end-
ing 16th instant, only amounted to 2,950 bales, at a decline
of cent. For the week ending 23d instant, the sales
were 2,253 bales, at a further decline of k cent on pest
qualities.
" In Mobile, for the week ending 9th November, the
sales amounted to 3,000 bales. at prices as last quoted bq
us. For that ending 17th instant, they onld sum up 1,700
bales, at a eecline of cent on middling and the grades
below, and k cent on the better qualities.
" In New Orleans, for the week ending 9th November,
the sales were 23,500 bales, without change in prices
from our last quotations. For the week ending 16th
November, the sales amounted to 11,900 bales, at
a de-
cline of ito cent, and from the 16th to the 20th Nov.
the sales were 10,000 bales, at a fuather decline of I cent ,
on some descriptions. Freights had also declined a frac-
tion, being on the last date quoted 15-32 d. to Liverpool.
" FREIGHTS.—Since the arrival of the steamer, there,
has been rather more Cotton offering for Liverpool, Oa
the packets have been enabled to obtain an advance 5.16.
for square, and id. for round, being the prices at which
rate engagements have been : id. and 7-16 d. is now de-
manded.
" In EXCHANGES .we have to notice a more abundant
supply of Southern and Canada Bills, and a decline on
sll
points. Sterling Bills have been in fair request, and have
ranged from 91 to 10 per cent premium, closing yesterday
with a downward tendency.

LIST OF PASSENGERS.
From Boston.—Mr. Post and lady; Mr. Wainwright
and lady, Il4r. C. Rock and lady, Captain Robinson, Airs'
Weir, Messrs. Robert Weir, A. Cuvillier, T. P. Badnal),
E. Rijan Freelance, Brocklesby. William Ridston post,
G. D. Watson, John Bacheleter, C. E. Levy, 3.
Jackson, Smith, H. Trinder, E. W. Will, D. Pri C.
Edwin Howlond, R. Paterson, W. Torry, E. L. Roberts.
T. C. Lee, Thomas Smith, R. H. Oates, Chas. Gorton.
James Busby, Zachrifson, D. G. Scott, Henry Williams.
G. Killogg, and J. S. Williams.
From Halfax.—Mr. James Peake, Mr. J. C. Cogs'
well, Dr. Langley, 74th Regiment, Mr. Robert Morris,
Mr. J. G. Creighton, Captain Evans, lady, child, and
servant, 74th Regiment, Mr. Standish and servant, Mr.
Brennan, Mr. John Gardner, Mr. Wm. Cavill, and Mr'
P. Turlong.

The schooner Hero, a London and Amsterdam trader,
was wrecked off Harwich on Sunday week, and five of the
crew lost.

The Rev. John Kinross, minister of the parish of Largs,
will preach in Oldham-street Scotch Church on Sabbath
next.

THE WEATHER.—The severe frost, accompanied by r‘
keen east wind, with which we were visited for about ten
days, gave way yesterday to a thaw, to the great disap-
pointment of numerous skaters and curlers.
MALLALIEW v. MILLER.—In the Vice-Chancellor?!
Court, last week, Sir James Wigram refused a new trial
in this case, which is one of the suits arising oat of the
bankruptcy of Coupland and Duncan of this town.
On Saturday night, at Drury Lane Theatre, the dress
of Miss Webster, the celebrated English dancer, caught
fire by coming in contact with the gas-light, and she was
so much injured that her life is considered in danger.
Miss Jones, the sister of Mr. Jones, chemist, of Para-
dise-street, who was so severely injured by an accidental
chemical explosion, a few months since, died on Moods/
last. Her interment took place y9telday at the family
burying piace in Montgomeryshire.
At York, on Friday, the six men convicted of the man-
slaughter of Benjamin Gott, one of a party of musicians
who were attacked by a party of Irishmen whilst playing,
" Boyne Water" and other loyal tunes, were sentence
to be transported for life.
EXETER DIOCESE.—The whole diocese of Exeter seer,'
determined to offer a powerful resistance to the schemes
of the rubrical in..ovators. Meetings have been held in
the various parishes, at which a letter was agreed upon'
earnestly calling upon the Bishop not to enforce the di-
rection's of his pastoral letter to the clergy.
MR. ANDERSON'S STATUARY,—Mr. Anderson, who
has illustrated the finest passages in Burns by statues, 10
stone, that all but breathe, has removed from Hanover",
street to Lime-street, where the ingenious productions of
his chisel may be viewed for so minute a sum as to OW
the treat within the reach of all classes.

THE FUNDS.—SATURDAY NIGHT.—The English
fnnds were a shade firmer this afternoon, but on account
of the early closing of the market, business was not ex-
tensive. Consols for the account left off 100 k to ; Ex'
chequer Bills 575. to 595. premium ; Bank Stock, 2071 to
2081 ; India Stook, 286 to 288; Three per Ceuts Re-
duced, 1001 to k • Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents, 1021
to ; and Indian 'Bonds, 725. to 765. premium.
SERMON TO THE JEWS.—We understand that the Ref.
Moses Margolionth, Incumbent of Glasnevin,
and late Curate of St. Augustine's, purposes preaching
his farewell sermon to his brethren of the house of Israel,
of this town, to-morrow (Wednesday) evening, at St.
Augustine's Church. Subject—Malachi's la.t inj unction
'`Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I
commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel,
with the
statutes and judgments."—Mal. iv. c. iv. v.
The teachers and children of the Sunday school in con-
nexion with St. Peter's Church, Halliwell, near Bolton,
presented their late curate on leaving the district with an
elegant polyglott bible and prayer book, together with, 3
silver pocket communion service, the paten bearing tne
following inscription:—" Presented to the Rev. Joseph
Littler, as a token of gratitude and esteem, by the teach-
ers and scholars of Halliwell Jubilee Sunday School."
Another token of esteem was received by the same gen-
tleman, accompanied by the following note :—Piease to
accept this accompanying present from a few sincere
friends," without signature.
PRESENTATION OF PLATE TO CAPT. JOHN HEWITT,
OF THE STEAM-SHIP BRITANNIA.—OR the outward
voyage of the Britannia, the passengers who witnessed,
with great satisfaction, the very able manner in which
Captain Hewitt discharged his duties as commander,
during a very tempestuous voyage, presented him with a
remarkably elegant silver pitcher graced with the follow-
ing inscription :—" Presented by the passengers on bowl'
the royal mail steam-ship Britannia to Captain J. Hewitt,
in testimony of their grateful recollection of the skilful
manner in which he discharged his duties during a bolo-,
terous voyage from Liverpool to Boston, in the month of
November, 1844."

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STORM AT CORK.--On Thursday last the wind hie
with great violence at Cork. On Friday the Brutus, for,
this port, and Heywood, for Africa, drove upon the mud
bank at the Cove. At Youghal, on Friday, the sleep
Valentine, laden with fruit, from St. Michaels, and boon'
to this port, was driven ashore on the west side of the
bay. The crew was saved, as also the greater part of the
cargo. The vessel however is much damaged and is on,.
expected to be got off. The Ellen, of this port, Cie..;
Barnett, just arrived from Ichaboe with guano, consigne;
to Cork, was thrown on her beam ends, and remains sun
at the Steam Packet Quay, Youghal. One of the COT
a Norwegian, named Hanston, was unfortunately drowned'
having fallen over the quay-wall. His body was picked
up. Several other ships have met with trifling damage'
TYPOGRAPHICAL PLAN OF BIRKENHEAD.—Acno--
ngSt
the numerous testimonials which we have received of 11,P;
proval of the Plan of Birkenhead, presented a few wee'
ago to the readers of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD, Dona
has been to us more flattering than the encomiums elicite:
by it from an audience, assembled recently in Manchester
,
to hear the excellent course of lectures upon the Art of
Typography, delivered by Mr. Hicklin, of the Chestere
Courant. In one of these Mr. H. was referring to th
improvements recently made in the application of type
to purposes, for which, until recently, wood engravit
or lithography have been exclusively resorted to ; at:ld%;
a specimen of the perfection to which such arplicatie
had been brought, the plan in question was produced bfe
him, and excited the most lively admiration and surr 410
of the audience. It was subsequently begged tron'2.4
able lecturer, by the directors of the institution in w"1"of
he was lecturing, as a work of art and ingenuity worth,'
preservation.