The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-01-18 00:00:00

A mechanics, .mane' of them from
He read a list of cases from ms,

towns in England, Wales, and even ,Scoll,

been relieved. The new cases in both 4epartrnents were The Provis!on.
no fewer than 6569; and the total number of times on which being the price of prime and nu
patients had been attended to, that is, seen, prescribed for, cents. of Chikago beef hams.

Mark€t

year, by himself and his assistant
to

,l)Oti during the past
Mr. .Neill introdgced

ad been

g a number of persons who had derivbailhe
greatest benefit from the institution, in their restoration
to sight and hearing7-the boy above blinded' to; a
spectably-dressed female, and several' others from :Man-
chester ; a man who had been blind for three years • iwo
children who had been born blind, and several 'others.
I-Ie said he could have brought many more, but was un-
*Ming to detain the meeting. Ile explained the oper-
ations in each" case, but as the whole will appear in an
appendix to the report to be published for the subscribers,
we need but add that this portion of the proceedings was
extremely interesting ; that the parties replied intelligently
to all questions put to them, and voluntUrily expressed
in affecting terms their deep gratitude for the kindness,
skill, and attention bestowed upon them, and through
which they had been redeemed to their several avocations
in society. On some of them double operations had to
be performed. Mr. Neill's explanations were listened to
with marked attention. He lamented that several towns
whence patients were sent did not subscribe at all to the
institution.

brings out numerous travelli

Mr. R

treatment of the patient

poke in warm commendation of the
To witness what they had
and heard was as striking as it was delightful. He
moved that the report, &c. be received, printed, and
distributed to the subscribers.—(See Adv.)
Mr. DAVID DOCKILAY, in seconding the resolution,
stated that his attention had been drawn to the resolution
in a remarkable way. He was recently travelling by rail,
when in the same carriage he observed a boy about ten
years_of nge, with his parents—a lady and frent-l•pm.7,—

position by their connec

and the termer appeared greatly interes._
the several objects as they passed along. The parents
seemed delighted with his animation, and he-soon learne.
that the boy had been restored to Rio,. - "

circun:

circumstance to his friend 'Kr. Cros:
he was the treasurer. Ile could ni
such cases as those brought befor
themselves upon the consideration c
and that the institution, thousrli

y way whatever

The first meeting of the (

them v

through their liberality, be en
of its usefulness. (Hear.)

A cordial, vote of thanks
Leyland, Esq. for his handso
' ) the ladiei and other gene
The mow

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tor• extended

The canals were closed
material shipments of produceuiitil'ithe
According to Messrs. Barbb'Sr'•a'td Co's. circular, the
•export of plain and printed i•alieorg-tn-the'tinited States
for 1847, is 84 millions of yards, against 26' millions. in
1846 ! an increase entirely without parallel. There has
been, no doubt, an immense anlcUtitiof wealth amassed in
that country during the last two':: years.; , every - racket
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nit, noneof.whom

pend under their £5OO to £1;0001n E

The meeting of the Bank __
- Thursday, broke up without making
minimum rate of interest. This course of proceeding is
generally approved of by iteemirrierbial interest, as It is
considered that it would only tend to stimulate further
speculation in public securities, without being any benefit
to trade, unless means aro taken to restore commercial
credit. . ,

gland directors, on
any altciation in the

,nd Co

.
of Neweastlo-upon-Tyne,Was "announced on Thursday
morning in letters from that town. The 'firm were of high
standing as brokers, having long 'been extensively en-
gaged in the colonial produce trade, and th& amount of
liabilities is supposed to be large. In one communication
it is remarked, " The prOspeet of liquidation is favourable.
The firm have been brought into a temporarily embarassed
ction with an East India house,
nid hf;,-‘11,., have been foreseen or

11-3, of notice, that 8,

SECON EDITION.

Standard-office, Two o'clock, p.m.

The AWARD to the WATER COMPANIES.

We have learn• d from authentic sources, that the sum
awarded to th- larrington Company is £330,000. In

addition to ti

pang, which

sere are the bonded debts of the Corn.
swell the amount to nearly £400.000.

The Bootle £220,000. These sums appear to
us as reasonabl, undcr the circumstances could be ex-
pected; we are certainly glad that the Works have been
Obtained by the Corporation on such reasonable terms.

THE LATE VeIDENT TO EARL PO IS.
DEATH OF THE NOBLE LORD.

We regret extremely to learn, from our correspondent
Bt Welchpool, that the Earl of Powis died at his seat,
Powis Castle, yesterday (Monday) morning, at four
o'clock. It will be remen►beied that the noble lord was
shooting last Thursday week with his son, the Hon.
Robert Herbert, when the gun carried by the latter
occiclentally went off, and th, .Jntents lodged in the side
of the noble earl, and ultima,...4 proved the cause of his
lamented death.

The whole neighbourhood of Powis Castle is plunged
into the most sincere grief, as his Lordship was one of
*e most benevolent men living. It may be remembered
that his Lordship recently stood a contest for the Chan-
cellorship of Cambridge, with his Royal Highness Prince
Albert ; and his efforts in defence of the Welsh Bishop-
ticks, and every interest connected with the Church Es-
lablishment, will never be forgotten.

LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE—THIS DAY.
Irttle holders of Wheat this morning offering this grain rather
Lehuiper, a moderate business was done in consequence, at a
dee inc of 3d. for as kinds of old, and 4d. on general qualities
Of new.

11.4 Flour there was a limited sale, at a decline of la. per sack
;Sad harrel, from the rates of this day week.
Barley remains unvat ; Malt Is. lower.
In Beans and Pease we have no change to note.
Oats, being in slow request, itec;iti.(i Id. per 451 b., and Oat-
Weal ls. per load, from the rates of Tuesday last.
Inman Corn receding 2s. per quarter, was taken off to a
11001erate extent, and Neal at a decline of Is. per barrel.
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HOPE FOR THE CANALS

A pamphlet, has just been published, " Hope for the
Canals," showing the evil of amalgamation with rail-
~►sys to public and private interests, and the means for
tlae complete and permanent restoration of canal property
to a portion of prosperity, upon its present basis of
Original and independent prosperity, by Thomas Boyle,
of 'Wolverhampton. This is a work of interest not only
"to canal proprietors, hut to parties whose business in-
*eves the conveyance of goods from place to place, and
collaterally to the country at large. The author, who
has evidently been ripe on his subject, and writes with the pen
of a scholar, points out the growing of amalgamation to
irailway proprietors, canal proprietors, senders and re-
ceivers of goods, passengers, and others. He shows that
it effects no saving, and will in the end, if pursued, create
a huge monopoly, (in the absence of all competition)
which will result in additional restrictions and impositions,
and strongly urges as beneficial toall great and practical im-
provements in the whole carrying system of the kingdom,
by means of "Merchants' and Manufacturers' Carrying
'Union," recently established at Wolverhampton by the au-
tkorandhispartners. He also strongly recommends, in lieu
of towing horses, Simpson's propeller for canal navigation
(a horizontally working and submerged wheel, of which
diagrams are given) which, it has already been proved.
causes no commotion in the water to the injury of the
banks, and will propel boats at any required speed, up to
ten or twelve miles an hour. He adduces six strong rea-
sons for joining the union named—the general object of
which is " to insure for the commerce of the kingdom that
which the reduction of the postage did for its corres-
londence, namely, the greatest practical facilities of trans-
mission." We feel no hesitation in recommending this
work to the serious attention of the mercantile and manu-
facturing community, as containing propositions which, if
fully carried out, would conduce strongly to their inter-
oy redeeming canal property from its depression, and
preventing that monopoly aimed at by railway proprie-
ors, which, if attained, will inevitably be detrimental to
the internal traffic of the country.