The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-02-26 00:00:00

GENUINE METALLIC LUSTRE

This artic e is recommended to Housekeepers for cleaning all
manner of old and Silver Plate, Metal Teapots, Pewter Mea-
sures, Brass enders, Candlesticks, Stair Rods, Brass Plates on
Doors, Tin Covers, &c. &c., vvitbhalf the usual labour which
is required with other preparations. The above Lustre leaves
a beautiful Polish on the Metal.
Sold in Squares, 6d. and Is. each.

THE ABOVE ARE PREPARED AND SOLD AT
52 LQAD-STSILIMLLIVE.RI'OOL..

DESTRUCTIVE FIRES IN GLASGOW, MAN-
CHESTER, LINCOLN'S-INN, &c.
MILNER'S " HOLDFAST" and FIRE-RESIST-
ING SAFES are the strongest, best, and cheapest safe-
guards in the world against fire, robbery, and fraud ; 20,000 of
them keep the books, deeds, and cash of the practical men of
Liverpool, Manchester, Glasgow, &c., who,lcnow their supe
riority to any other others. Five of thenybave brought their
contents unscathed out of the ruins of large fires in Glasgow
alone this year, wherein scores of 9ther safes have been burnt
out. Twenty-five offices were joornt out in Lincoln's Inn in
940906Autidc January, in one alone of wh If the title-deeds of thirty largo
landed estates were burnt, rich would all have been preserved
in Milner's Safes. Fr some hundreds of certificates, tho
following is selected s one out of many instances in which
everything was c umed in tho buildings excepting what
Milner's Safe c ained :

"fitt y de-street, Anderston, Glasgow, May 7, 1849.
" Gentlen,—At the calamitous fire yesterday morning, by
which our premises, and stock of oil, tallow, &c., were totally
destroyed, our books were preserved in the Milner's Fireproof
Safe, purchased from you. We have great pleasure in thus
bearing testimony to the great efficiency of these Safes.
"CHARLES BOYD and Co.
"This Safe was most severely tested, the brass knob and
brass work about the lock were melted off."
"Glasgow, 10th February, 1849.
"Gentlemen,—The books and papers which we bad in your
Fire-resisting Safe, which was subjected to a most intense heat
for several hours at the late fire in Gordon-street, on Thursday
last, were wholly preserved—the property saved being of ex-
treme importance to us. We have, therefore, great pleasure in
communicating this fact, deeming your Safes invaluable as a
protection against fire, and an invention with which the public
cannot be too well acquainted.

"We are, genbernen, your obedient servants,
" KER, DOERING, and Co.
" Messrs. Thos. Milner and Son, Liverpool."
The outside of the above Safe was completely burnt through

"Triumphant Resistance to Robbers."

"Gentlemen,—Our Milner's Safe was attempted to be broken
open last night ; but notwithstanding the great and persevering
violence with which the robbers have worked at the door and
back of the safe both of which are beaten in and cut through
the outer plates in numerous places,) the lock and bolts re-
mained true, and saved the contents. You may send us another
Milner's Holdfast Safe, No. 6
"Glasgow, Dec. 21, 1848

JAS. RICHARDSON and Co."
"Manchester. August 13th. 1847.

"Gentlemen,—ln the late Fire in Market-street, which eno
tirely gutted the whole block of buildings of which my Ware-
house formed part, I hare sincere pleasure in informing you
that my books, together with a quantity of valuable papers,
watches, &c., were preserved uninjured in one of your Fire-
esisting Safes, which I strongly recommend to the public.
"I am, your obedient servant,
"THOMAS HAIGH,
"Woollen Merchant, New Brown-street and Market-street.
"Messrs. MILNER and SON."

In the numerous accidental Fires and experimental tests
which Milner's Safes have been exposed to—every description
of Safe in use—Fire-proof (so called) sr otherwise, have been
burnt out beside them, confirming the recommendation of the
scientific and practical authorities who have tested them ; and
the Patentees, during seven years' active working of their pa-
tent, on a rapidly extending scale, have spared no pains or cost
in effecting improvements, by which they are enabled to pledge
themselves at all times to supply the most complete and secure
depositories for Books, Documents, and Valuables, including
the strongest Wrought-Iron Safes, Closets, and Doors in the
world, lined with their unequalled Fire-resisting Chambers.
Out of upwards of 20,000 of their Safes in use amongst the
Manufacturing and Commercial Houses in Great Britain—the
class best able to appreciate their value—numerous cases of se-
vere trial in accidental Fires have occurred, from which Thomas
Milner and Son select the following as instances, in which they
are of opinion that no other Safe than their own would have
preserved its contents unhurnt :
Fire at Mr. J. B. Blackaller's Ship Chandlery Store, Spar-
ling-street, Liverpool; a strong and fierce Fire; Safe most
severely burnt outside.

Fire at Messrs. J. and W. Walkers', the extensive builders,
Birkenhead; buildings entirely gutted, everything burnt in
them, including the contents of a large Iron Safi and Drawers,
standing beside Milner's ; the contents •f Miluers' uninjured,
and in use now.

Fire at Messrs. Garniss earl Co.'s, Park-lane; a very stroll,.
Fire; again the contents of Milner's Safe the only thin& saviJd
on the premises. _ _ _

Fire at Plimsaul Brothers, of Plymouth; a very exte naive
and destructive Fire; a large Iron Safe, covered with Brick-
work, with double troy( doors, burnt out ; blilneer, entirely
preserving its contents._

Fire in Clueen-street, Glasgow; a great bomber •f Safes aid
Closets burnt out; no books saved' threughov.t tho buildings
excepting Messrs. S. R. and Thorns& Rvenrn's , in Milner's Safe.
MILNRR'S RIRB-RESISMIS: UAW. C11371‘, and Baxics,
suitable for all classes at Buildittg, , 'Br:pregnable Locks aid
Cash Boxes, at the Works,.
.tia 54, Lord-steel, aid 47
to 57, Cable-streel, LiWIPPIPI., and Leaden 12ert,tk
Moorgate-street,

PROTECTION- TO NATIVE INDUSTRY.
A T a Meeting of Tenant Farmers and Agriculturists,
lA_ held at the Bull Inn, Preston, on Saturday. the 23d instant,
Jr.
RICHARD COOKSON, of Layton Hawes, in the Chair, it was resolved that a MEETING of Landlords, Tenant Farmers, and
those favourable to Protection to Native Industry, should be
held at the LEGH ARats, NEWTON-IN-THE-WILLOWS, in the
county of Lancaster, on THURSDAY, the 7th day of March next,
at Twelve o'clock at Noon, tor the purpose .of_ considering the
propriety and necessity of preparlpg-snd forwarding a REQUI-
SITION to the'lligh Sheriff of4Se County, with the view of
Convening a GENERAL,MEETING of the COUNTY, at such
time and place atthe Sheriffshall be pleased to appoint, to con-
sider the best mepti of seeking redress front the deep distress
under which the&Agricultural and many other interests are now
suffering.

It wiS—also Resolved, that the foregoing Resolution be adver-
tised in the Preston Pilot, Lancaster Gazette, Blackburn
Standard, Liverpool'Standard, Liverpool Courier, Manchester
Courier, and Bolton Chronicle.

By order of the Meeting:
RICHARD COOKSON, Chairman,
Preston, 23d FebA Tenant Farmer, occupying 493 acres.
niam 1850.

LIVERPOOL CONSTITUTIONAL ASSOCIATION.
AT the ANNUAL MEETING of the MEMBERS
of this-ASSOCIATION, held at the Clarendon-rooms, on
Tuesday Evening last,
THOMAS LITTLEDALE, Esq., in the Chair,
the following resolution* were submitted and earried unani-
mously :

ProPosedby Wu, FistrEn, Esq., seconded 115,11. RANKIN,
Esq. :

That the Report and Statement of Ascountiril, read be
adopted.
Proposed'by THOMAS KrLPn 2 q.,: seconded by HENRY
BREMNER, Esq.: •
That Robert Woodward; 'Esq., Peter Bourne- Drinkwater,
Esq., William Todd Nay Tor Esq., and Samuel Robert Graves,
Esq., be elected of the committee.
Proposed:by . DRENKWATER, Esq., seconded by T. T.
GLAZBROOK, sq.:
That the best thanks- of this associltion be given to the
chairman, Edmund.Molyneux, Est, for his kind and able con-
duct in presiding over it during the pest year.
Proposed by H. C. CliArmArt, Esq.: secondedlyrTnos.
INMAN, RECI.: •
That it be recommended to the Committee of the Constitu-
tional Association to considerthe propriety of holding a Public
Meetinc.• of the Inhabitants of Liverpool, to describe the bill
now introduced into Parlisment by Mr. Labouvliere, relating
to the Merchant Seamen's Fund,. with a view to• prevent the
Liverpool nand being eonfiscated.
Proposed by It. L. J 5 NEE, Esc#,, seconded by J'..BETTELEY,

That- the thanks of the Meeting be given to Thomas Little-
dale, Esq., for his kindness in taking the chair this evening.

ST. JOHN'S SCHOOLS.
9111 E. CO MMITTEE for the B ITT LDING of
j_ SCHOOLS in connexion, with ST. JOHN'S CHURCH,
respectfully solicit-iiirther CONTRIBUTIONS in ski of this
desirable object. They are,extremely anxious: to• commence
the Building early-in the ensuing Spring.
Abstract -of Statement published by the. Committee, 2nd
February,,lBso :
Total amount of Subscriptions.
.e. 1206 6 s,
Amount disbursed' in payment for Site of-Schools
in Great Crosshall-street,C.el36s;, Printing, Ad-
vertising, &e.,
Further amount then required for the Building of
the Schools . - 'l2OO 0 0
The Treasurembeg ta acknowledge the-fOlkiwing Donations
received
John Swift
John Bent
George Arkle
George James Duncan:
. 5 0 0
James Steaius ' 5 0 0
sThamomuealssaLintdtlbateclacile and donatio)- ''
5 0 0
John Torr
5 • 0
• 5 0 0
.
Christopher,Bushell 5 0
•
J. B. Lloyd
Joseph N. Walker 5 0 0 5 0 0
Charles Turner
A. Friend
3 0 0
T. H. Holderness 5" 0 0
Robert Morrison
Sums under .e 5 3 1 1,
Donations will be received by the Treasurers, the Rev. W.
M. FALLOON, No. 3, Brougham-terrace, West Derby-road, and
THOMAS CARSON, Esq., Talbot Chambers, Fenwick-street.

1415 9 10

LIVERPOOL ASYLUM FOR ORPHAN BOYS.

PATRONS.
The Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of CHESTER.
The Right. Hon. the Earl of DERBY,
The Right Honourable the Earl of HARRowaY,
The Right Honourable the Earl of SEFTON,
The. Right Honourable Lord SKELM E RSDALE.
The Right Honourable Lord STANLEY.

VICE-PATRONS.
JOHN HOLMES, Esq., Mayor of Liverpool,
The Venerable ARCHDEACON BROOKS, 1
/ Rectors.olliverpool.
The Reverend AuoUSTUS CAMPBELL,
THE success whichg hasoattenilirealy
s. i t:stabli.:hmq cur:
of a Female Orphan Asylum • Liverpool, for the town
and surrounding nei , 0,0. • •
—Why should not poorOrph ova be similarly provided for?
It is true that a greater d ee of solicitude.is. felt on behalf of
the weaker sex—a pref nce both justifiable and praiseworthy' ;
ocresserterkfr
but this presents no, ason whatever why Orphan Boys should
not also enlist Cht.gliaii sympathy, and partake of the benefits
of Christian beno(olence.

Children become orphans by the visitation of God. Their
claim for assistance has a sacred sanction. Under the autho-
rity of the Father of the fatherless, they appeal with confidence
to those whom he has entrusted with talents, to employ, as his
faithful servants, in labours of love..

The destiny of'Orphan Boys of the working class is too com-
monly the parish. An unanimous feeling is entertained that
every effort should be made to diminish pauperism, not to ex.
tend it : least of all, then, should we make paupers of these in-
teresting objects of involuntary sad helpless destitution
It is proposed, therefore, to have an ORPHAN BOYS'AsYLux
—the candidates for admission to be born in Liverpool, or
within a circle of seven mites; the children of married parents,
and deprived of both father and mother; to be brought up in
the principles of the Established Church, and to receive a plain
education.

No new charitable project is ever started without the mis-
givings of some that the exact time is not yet,—that by and by
will prove a more fitting opportunity. The same objection.
met the first promoters of the Female Orphan Asylum ; and
had they suffered themselves to be thereby deterred in their
endeavours, what might now have been the condition of those
who have so happily been cherished under its roof ?
A good work, under the grace and blessing of God, is always
in time. No one denies that this is a good work. Already
several handsome Donations, and numerous Annual Subscrip-
tions, are promised ; and the truly benevolent are not few,
who, in bestowing an offering in aid of so unexceptionable an.
object, consider it not only a pleasure, but a pr vilege.
It is proposed to make a beginning as soon as possible, by
taking a House, as a temporary Institution,—a plan success-
fully adopted in the case of the Female Orphan Asylum,

„ _ ....
The following Gentleman have consented to act as a Com-
mittee, with power to add to their number:—
John Aikin, Robert Hutchisnn,
Lawrence R. Baily, Edmund Molyneux,
Edward Banner, William Tod Naylor,
Harmood Banner, Richard W. Preston,
William Bates, David Rae,
John Bibby, Hugh C. Rae,
H. Torrens Browne, John Swift,
George W. Ewing, Arthur Thompson,
Adam S. Gladstone, J. Aspinall Tobin,
Henry A. Grey, Henry Winch.

Treas'urer and Secretary, pro
by whom, and the Gentlemen
and Subscriptions will be thanes

tempor4 Mr. Harmood Banner,
of the Committee, Donations
kfully. received.

SUNDAY POSTAL REGULATIONS,

AT a MEETING of Persons favourable to the
TOTAL CESSATION of POSTAL OPERATIONS
throughout the Kingdom on SUNDAYS, held at the Amphi-
theatre on Wednesday, the 20th instant,
It was moved by Mr. JOHN Moss, and seconded by Mr.
HUGH HoxNBY, that JOHN HOLMES.,EszT, Mayor, do take
the Chair.

The following Resolutions wer animously agreed upon :
Moved by THOMAS BERRY ORSFALL, Esq., and seconded
by RICHARD HOUGHTON, q.,
Resolved,—That the re of the Sabbath exerts, directly or
indirectly, a most salu y influence on all classes of society,
and on all the intere
_of the community.

Moved by FRAN SHAND, Esq., and seconded by JOHN
CAMPBELL, Esq.
Resolved.—T t the rest of tie Sabbath is of special and
unspeakable value to the working classes of this nation, whom
the pressure of mercantile and trading competition has involved
in most severe and exhausting toils.

Moved by ADAM GLADSTO-NE, Esq., and seconded by Join*
CROPPER, Esq.,
Resolved,—That the services now performed in connection
with the Post-office on Sunday, most seriously interfere with
the full extension and enjoyment of its privileges ; and that any
advantages supposed to result from such services are not to be
weighed for a moment against the many and grievous mischiefs
thereby entailed on the community.

Moved by CHARLES INMAN, Esq., and seconded by WJLLIA
HALL, Esq. [George Duncan, Esq., was to have seconded this
motion, but is detained in London].

Resolved,—That the persons composing this meeting being
chiefly engaged in mercantile and trading pursuits, are quite
prepared to dispense with all postal communication on Sunday;
and they are fully persuaded that the adoption of this course
would be unattended with any serious commercial disadvan—
taEs, and be conducive to the best interests of the cmmunity

Nloved by SAMUEL HOLME, Esq
COTESWORTH. ESQ..

and seconded by CJAltai

Resolred,—That upon national, moral,social, and commeteiat
grounds, and without compromising the higher considerathm
of religious principle, this meeting adopts the following petition
to Parliament :

" Unto the Honourable the Commons of Great Britain and

Ireland, in Parliament assembled,

"The humble Petition of the undersigned merchants, bankers,
tradesmen, and other inhabitants of the town of: I,iverpool
and neighbourhood, sheweth,
. _ _

" That the rest •f the Sabbath exerts, directly or indirectly,
a most salutary influence on all classes of soc iety, and on all
the interests of the country.

" That it is of special and unspeakab'e valve to the working
classes of this nation, whom the pressure
trading competition has involved in most s'.tvere and exhausting
toils. Cif, mercantile and

"That the services now performed in, connection with the
Post-office on Sunday most seriously interfere with the full
extension and enjoyment of its PH. jilt es ;.and that any ad-
vantage supposed to result from
weighed for a moment against the many and grievous mischiefs
thereby entailed on the commur ',ay, .i
" That many of your petit, °nem are engaged in mercantile
and trading pursuits, and a* fe quite prepared to dispense with
all postal communications eft, Sunday ; and they are fully per.
suaded that the edoptior, 04- this course will be unattended
with any serrous corm(
,rciat disadvantages, and, on the whole,
greatly conducive to ti'..e interests of the entire community.
and seconded by ADAM
such service are not to be
" For these reasons, and without compromising the higher
grounds of retigie,ns principle, your petitioners entreat your
howourKole hou'Ae to take this subject into serious considers-
ti.on, and to (-Ails@ the Post-office throughout the country to
be shut on S'anday. And your petitioners will ever pray."
and cordial thanks of this meeting
be given to the General Committee for what they have hitherto
Tmhnev
Moved
yboyr havingAD A m vacated
1111.0111.0eosovircvleNbay,_Et.sih9he.aRt Rev,
Nllvarr.mWNElLE,
done ; and that they be requested to continue their valuable
labour. JOHN HOLMES, Chairman.
HODOSON,th Ec hactair.,,
pad and Ts
e. cBo
n. HORSFALL,ded
b y the
he
Ems., being called thereto,
, Rev. Dr. M`NEILE,
Resolved,—That the best thanks of this meeting be given to
.
JOHN HOLMES, Esq , Mayor, for his prover and dignified con-
duct in the Chair. T. B. HORSFALL, Chairman.
IPetitions for Signature lie at tbe office of this paper, 4,
North Crescent, awl all the other newspaper offices zukcl news.
row iP. ‘91:41%

proreettings in parliament.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-TUESDAY

Lord J. RUSSELL said, in reference to a question front Mr.
Henley, who urged the great alteration in the value of real
property since 1841, that it was not intended to propose any
alteration in the Income Tax.

Mr. DISRAELI brought forward the motion of which he had
given notice with regard to the Poor Laws in connection-with
agricultural distress. Government had no sympathy with
agriculture, and prospects in the rural districts were becoming
more gloomy. The most effectual remedy for the existing
distress, he and his friends believed to be the re-enactment of
Protective Duties, and they still believed that the timewould
come when the house would acknowledge the truth of that pro-
position. He was, however, desirous that they should at the
present moment discuss objects of immediate attainment.
In case he should get the House to .go into committee, he
should propose, first, that a considerable sum should be re-
mitted to the real proprietors of the •country. He would look
for the basis of this to the established charges •of the United
Kingdom, which were scarcely connectethwith local adminis-
tration. This would amount to nearly '1,500,000. In the
second place he would propose to *deal with all the poor rates.
It was unjust to tax real property alone forthose ratesrand . he
would propose that all rates not connected with the absolute
maintenance of the poor, and the abrogation of which would
not interfere with the system ef local government, should be
defrayed by the general revenue of the country. The registra-
tion of births, &c., costing .e 60,000 a year, was paid from real
property. Jury list-charges were also similarly charged, and
then came valuation acts, parochial and assessment acts, -Sze.
He would recapitulate them, and as a second resolution he
would propose that all rates levied under the machinery of the
laws for the relief and maintenance of the poor, other than
county rates and police rates, inconnection with county rates,
and other than the establishment-charges, should be defrayed
by the Consolidated Fund. The hon. member concluded his
speech by moving for "a. committee of the whole House, to
take into consideration such revision, of the laws providing for
the relief of the poor of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland as may mitigate the distress of the agricultural
classes." After several members had spoken, the debate was
adjourned.