The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-03-11 00:00:00

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graceful state of dependence,
f they were occasionally reminded by the sound of
the steam-whistle that beyond their areary and
" the world wags mer-

and their present

improper

.onous prison-house

rily." 'We throw out those hints for Sir James
Graham's consideration, although, perhaps, they
will have already presented thernselvA to Ns en-
larged and contemplatiVe mind.

We cannot but think the complaint of Mr. North,
at Wednesday's Council Meeting, that the ship-
building trade of our Port has received too little
consideration at the hands of our authorities, is but
ov

11-founded. For years past the parties en-
gaged in this important business have been bandied
about from north to south, and back again, at the
pleasure of the Dock Committee. Their Yards have
been held merely on sufferance. The erections
necessary for the proper carrying on of their trade

consequently been of the most temporary con-
struction; and, from the limited space at the com-
mand of the Committee to appropriate to building
purposes, the builders have been so cribbed and
confined in their operations, that it is only a wonder
that, under all the circumstances, Liverpool has
been able to hold any rank at all amongst the build-
ing ports of the empire, and much mcie a wonder
that, with such drawbacks, we have been able to
.e such magnificent vessels as have of late
been launched both in the North and South
f the Dock Estate. We were favoured on
Saturday with an opportunity of witnessing the first
upon their future element, of two splendid
and we must confess that it is not very
creditable to the authorities of our town, that the
construction of such noble specimens of ingenuity,
skill, and enterprise, should, as one of the worthy
proprietors and builders remarked, have had to be
achieved in little better than " a Dog-hole."

vessels

We readily acquit the present members of our
Dock Committee of any great share in producing
the want of building accommodation complained of.
They found, on their entry into office, the Docks of

It was urged, we observe, on Wednesday, by the
Chairman and other members of the Finance Com-
mittee, that that body had it in contemplation to
buy the Herculaneum Estate, for this very purpose
of employing it for building yards—nay, that they
were anxious for its purchase. We cannot, however,
admit the validity of the excuse offered for having
omitted the opportunity afforded them. It is said
that " the Council could not be speculators in land ;"
and again, " that there was a unanimous feeling
in the minds of the Finance Committee to make the
purchase, if they could do so, legally ; but they
found that they could not." Why, what does all
this mean ? No one wished the Finance Committee
to be speculators in land. They were asked to
secure an estate which, at no distant time, was likely
to be required for Dock purposes, and, in the mean-
time, was wanted for the accommodation of an im-
portant branch of the trade of the Port. No specu-
lation in this, certainly ! And surely it can scarcely
be maintained that the illegality of such purchase, if
illegal, ought to have been permitted to stand in the
way of its being effected. The Finance Committee
have bought other land for dock and general pur-
poses ; and the necessary powers, even if they do
not already exist, could readily have been got for
making this purchase.

It is painful to he compelled to feel that the error
is well nigh irreparable ; for should we even succeed
in finding a few "dog-holes" here and there upon
our present Dock Estate, or of getting hold of a
plot of ground at its south end, suitable for building
purposes, we have unfortunately lost everything like
a central locality, which for repairing purposes is
essential. We shall have to regret this omission in
after days.

A somewhat interesting debate—a kind of poli-
tico-economical passage at arms—was raised in the
House of Commons on Friday night by the an-
nouncement, by the member for Stockport, of the
following discovery :

Mr. Cobden said, as they were going to give a large
amount of money to the colonial proprietors, by the pro-
posed change in the sugar duties, the sooner they were
exactly informed of the amount of the same the better.
Now, in estimating the amount which they were about
presenting to the colonial proprietors, he (Mr. Cobden)
would take the very lowest proposition on the paper, and
he thought, before they went into the discussion on the
income tax, they ought to know exactly what was the
amount which they were to pay the colonial proprietors
under the name of protection. The right hon. gentleman
the Chancellor of the Exchequer assumed that about
230,000 tons of colonial sugar came into th's country
annually, and that the people of this country were to pay
10 guineas a ton protecting duty upon that quantity. He
had also assumed that the quantity of foreign sugar corn-
' ig into the market was 20,000 tons, for which people
' 9 pay 10 guineas a ton more than they otherwise
_ . Now, if he was correct in his calculations, it ap-
peared to him that they were thus about voting away,
under the name of protection, about £2,415,000. (Hear,
hear.) Now, if, instead of paying that sum to the colo-
nial proprietors, they had it in the exchequer, it would
not only enable them to repeal the income tax, but also
to have a surplus revenue beside. (Hear.)"

The same train of reasoning was followed up by
Lord Howick, who contended that the facts were
as Mr. Cobden had stated them, and that the Bri-
tish consumer paid every shilling of the discrimi-
nating duty imposed upon foreign sugar in favour
of the produce of our own colonies.

In reply, Sir Robert Peel put another question
for the gentlemen on the opposition side of the
house to exercise their ingenuity upon—

" In the course of the last week," he remarked, " 3000
quarters of foreign corn had come into this country at a
duty of 20s. a quarter. The consumption of this country
per annum was 20,000,000 quarters, and the whole of that
was derived from the domestic supply of corn, with the
exception of about 1,000,000 quarters. Now, he would
ask the noble lord did he mean to contend that a tax to
the amount of £19,000,000 was levied on the public be-
cause 19,000,000 quarters of corn had been consumed in
the market, furnished from domestic supplies ? (Hear.)"
The thrust was felt as a home thrust. It was a pal-
pable reductio ad absurdum and wincing under its
effect Mr. Joseph Hume exclaimed, " Why had the
honourable baronet gone to corn ?" and Mr. Lahou-
chere complained that Sir Robert had " evaded the
question." The Premier, however, had done no
such thing. He had only applied to Mr. Cobden's
discovery a test which it would not stand. In order,
however, to oblige Mr. Cobden and his politico-eco-
nomical friends, Mr. W. E. Gladstone, and subse-
quently Sir Geo. Grey, returned from corn, and
went back to sugar. The former reminded the op-
ponents of the West India interest, that from the
greater average value of foreign sugar or colonial of
the same class, the differential duty, in operation,
would almost disappear, whilst the admission of the
two at an equal duty would be palpably unjust to-
wards the weaker party, who would be paying the
same rate upon a necessarily inferior sugar which
his rival paid upon an article containing twenty or
twenty-five per cent. more of saccharine matter.

Sir Geo. Grey, however, put Mr. Cobden com-
pletely hors de combat by another reductio ad ab-
surdum—

" The hon. member for Stoekrort said the consump-
tion of the country was 230,000 tors of West India sugar,
and the amount of tax paid upon this was 10 guineas a
ton. Now, if the West Indies, instead of being able to
send 230,000 tons, were only able to send 100,000, the
tax would-be reduced in proportion to the reduction in
importation, according to the arithmetic of the hon. gen-
tleman."

It will be tolerably clear to every mercantile man,
that if this great reduction in our supply of colonial
sugar were to occur, the price of that article would
rise very materially, in the absence of a suff-►cient
quantity of the foreign article to supply the hiatus.
The public would find their sugar much dearer, and
be compelled to stint themselves in its use ; yet so
far as the protection goes, the colonist has only to
put into ifs pocket the differential duty upon 100.000
tons, or one million instead of nearly two and a half.
What then becomes of Mr. Cobden's " question of
pure arithmetic ?"

With another stunning blow, dealt by the same
hand, at this fallacy of the pseudo-wise in political
economy, we will conclude. Having quoted a re-
mark of Mr. Gladstone, that we are able at the pre-
sent moment to get from our colonial possessions a
greater quantity of sugar than had been consumed
in any one year in this country, Sir George Grey
enquired—

" What was the case a few years ago, when the colonies
raised more than enough for our own consumption, and
when the differential duty was 395. a cwt. against the ad-
mission of foreign sugar ? "

What, indeed ? And yet, according to Mr. Cobden's
Theory, in that year of cheap sugar, the people of
this country must have paid upon their consumption
of, say two million tons, a protecting duty of some-
thing very near Eighty Millions Sterling ! The ab-
surdity is too glaring.

The business brought before the Council at its
last sitting is of so important a character—so vitally
interesting to the merchants and the public of
Liverpool—that we shall not be deemed trespassers
upon the patience of our readers if we notice here
its leading features ; and, an first in importance, we
turn to the consideration of the very valuable report
of the committee appointed to inquire into the
management of the customs business of the port,
which was brought before the Council by Mr.
Alderman T. B. Horsfall, in a speech replete with
ability and sound practical views.
It is really scarcely possible to contemplate the
facts detailed in this document without a feeling of
surprise being excited that any system so radically

ports in the kingdom—a hundred regulations of
a vexatious character might be pointed to, which are
practiced towards Liverpool, and severely felt,
whilst in other ports their operation is scarcely
PETITION.
perceived, which fully justiy the remarks of Mr. That the refiners of sugar and molasses at this port,
Horsfall, that the Board, so far as this port is con- who in carrying on the slow operations of their manufac-
cerned, seems to be " kept up solely for the collec- tore necessarily hold large quantities of duty paid goods
tion of revenue and imposing restrictions on Com- in process, are, by the approaching reduction of duty,
coerce," instead Jf acting, as Sir Robert Peel de-
tent
about
withon
ea
nd depreciation ri eoci at thi
eo ne
entire
rtheir
value. stocks
claves that such an establishment ought to act,That the loss thus to be inflicted on a ew individuals,
" for the purpose of receiving the public revenue, amounting to many thousands of pounds, might and
but also for securing facilities to traders and aver- would have been averted, if the announcement of the
chants." intended change had been made in June, when the sugar
We are not so intimately and practically con- duties are annually voted, or in Ap!-lil,whenthe financial
versant with the trade of the port as to be able to measuresTiiata. otfhtehcelesmsiitoyn
arse
ic)ieredninanroity brought forward.
but
on - .
say how far the evils complained of by the mercan- ginated by this deviation, intended for the advantage of
tile classes would be remedied by the change of the public, justice requires that compensation be given
system proposed in the report—viz., a return to in the peculiar circumstances of the case ; and that such
the system in operation from 1818 to 1829, by redress (partial indeed and imperfect it may beilecreatialnec,eto a
which the landing-waiters were remunerated one- cdeurttyaionnex extent,
half by salary and one-half by remuneration for the estiochse affduelydeadscheyrtarinteardetiongretmheaindi se-
verale sugar houses on the day when the new measures are
work done. We have it acknowledged, however, to take effect.
that the system in question worked advantageously That in previous reductions of duty the interest of the
both for the revenue and the merchant—that the refiners was protected, so far as the legislature could ex-
despatch of business was increased by at • least one- aidteonudwittsar
ni s
h
t o
the mitigatereputation the
o lefstsheielleiltvisehl Parliament adthatfoirt w
eighth ; and we should, therefore, gladly see it good faith, if justice and precedent should in the present
tried. The necessity for a change of some descrip- instance be set aside.
tion is so evident that we are not disposed to quarrel May it therefore please your Honourable House to re-
even with partial remedies if we cannot get perfect turn to the refiners of sugar and molasses the differ-
ones. We would, therefore, strenuously urge upon
ence of duty on their stocks when the proposed re-
theductions are made.
merchants of the port to add their voices and And your Petitioners shall ever pray.
influence to the steps now about to be taken by the
Council in this important matter. We feel, indeed,
BANK OF ENGLAND.—By the last return from the
that ultimately, as the only efficient cure, a corn- Bank of England, for the week ending the Ist of March,
plete remodelling of the Board itself will have to be it appears thut the total stock of bullion in both the de-
resorted to; but the advocacy of this step does not partments amounts to £15,730,064. This is the highest
come within the scope of our present observations. return which has been givenosince thehintrhoductiokn of the
Another important document, which came before w
Septembervaverages,
e7s 'lB,ll being
ansll2oi;ooneaTlyere
equalt toan t
thee waemouendtioeng
the meeting for its consideration, was the Report of the 30th of March, 1844, when the return was
the Committee appointed to enquire whether it was £16,322,000. The amount of notes in public circulation
desirable that the Corporation should undertake the for the week ending March 1 is £19,999,560, showing an
iucrease of about £200,000 as compared with the pre-
lighting of the town, by purchasing the two present
hraensetessh on
wssecaun ritilenscreaanseinocfreaabse ou
of
Gas Companies. The Committee stated that they c,
z3c210 gne uowoeeand the advances
had come to the conclusion, that it was not desirable nearly £1,000,000. In the other items there appears to
now that the purchase should be made, although be no variation requiring particular notice.
they were fully alive to the greater benefits which THE FUNDS—SATURDAY NIGHT.—The funds show
would have accrued to the town had such purchase no great alteration to-day, but prices were scarcely so
been made long ago, or, under proper restrictions firm as at the close of the market yesterday. Consols for
as to price, but one establishment for the supply of money closed 994; for the account 100 k; and Exchequerßills 645. to 665. premium. In the foreign securities
gas had been allowed to exist. there was considerable firmness. Prices, generally speak-
The capital of the present company, it appears, is j in, had an upward tendency, and business was rather
as follows, viz. : I brisk for a Saturday. Spanish Five per Cents. left off
'
The Liverpool Gas Light Co. . £228,129 304 to 4 ; the Three per Cents., 404 to 41 ; Peruvian 314
The Liverpool New Gas and Coke Co, 156,662 to 324 i Portuguese, 68 to 69; Mexican, 361 to 4; the
Deferred, 164 to 4; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents.,

_ .
63i to i ; the Five per Cents., 991 to T 1; Danish, 90 to
Total
expended in works and in laying main pipes through Ayres, 42 to 44 ; Brazilian, 891 to 901 ; and Belgian,
the streets of the borough and neighbourhood. The 1011 to 1021. The Railway Share Market has been very
steadily sunpdportednotwitthwstiyhdeing the
elimited extent of
total length of main pipes laid is about 240 miles, of
which the old company has laid 140 miles and the have
notyeatersaeyrc.eiv d by the prices,
a much quotations,ver ie. froml
new 100 miles. Between half and two-thirds of The subject of the lecture to be delivered at St. An-
the great outlay required has been expended in I drew's Church this evening is, " The Christian maintain-
duplicate mains, laid in parallel lines through the lug a good conscience."
same streets, a waste of expenditure which might ! RISE OF IRON.—One large house has paid £15,000
have been prevented had there been only one corn- smart-money, to be allowed to be off a contract entered
pany. For the purchase of this property the corn- into with speculators for iron rails.
pames ask nearly £720,000, a sum which the Watch ST. JUDE'S SCHOOLS.—On Sunday last. after sermons
iTi a Dalton,
t toillie,
the
Committee have considered it unwise to embark in bthseumßevoi Hughxloo A2ils`Ng andweaacollected,
the Rev.n
W
it, and especially so as the former have declared
schools in connection with St. Jude's Church.
their intention to reduce the price of gas on the first WEATHER.—Few seasons of greafer severity
of April, from 6s. to ss. per thousand cubic feet, than the present have occurred for years. The preva—
and under the operation of the controlling power 'nice of coughs, colds, and asthma is general, the best
over their profits, vested in the Recorder of the remedy for which is Harvey's Cough and Asthmatic Pills,
Borough under their Acts of Parliament, there is a a medicine which is in high repute in this town. The ad-
prospect of further reductions. vertisement in another column will show persons well
From the tenor of the amendment proposed by known in Liverpool who have experienced, during the
inclement weather, speedy
present
Mr. Alderman Hodgson, and a clause in the report from these pills.
itself, it would appear that there is a further prospect POCKET PICKING AT LUCAS'S REPOSITORY.—Yester-
of benefit accruing to the town from the amalgama- day, at the Police-court, a shabby-genteel-looking swell,
tion of the existing companies. The amendment who gave his name as Robert Rowet, was charged with
states that "the Council approve of the principle of this offence. Detective-officer Tuck said, that on Satur-
amalgamation of these companies, and that it be dhaoyrseasftes„rneoonat la str he
M Luwcaass'sprieteseproitsitdouryringwCne
hsaeleo;3),..f
referred to the Committee to assist in carrying out served the
Prisoner walking up and down, and evidently
the instructions necessary to effect that amalgama- attempting to pick pockets. He followed him, and even-
tion, with such stipulations and conditions for the tually caught him iust as he Ind taken a handkerchief
Public convenience as might be deemed necessary; from a gentleman's pocket. On being secured he was
and that, subject to the arrangement of such aural- teea r(cihue.di
)and
na
dsei ldk
thoa nmdkre ricAili ieeafa
,found
1.1 le; odn i
t him,n
fwo rh i ac inl
gamation to the satisfaction of the Lighting Corn- owner, who soon appeared in the person of MI?. Daniel
mittee, it be an instruction to the Committee to Bushl;y, coach-proprietor, who attended the sale. The
take such steps as may be necessary to oppose any prisoner said he was a dealer in clothes—which appears
bill now before parliament for the establishment of to be true ; and that he could prove the article was his
a third gas company, believing that the introduction own—but this is more than doubtful, though he was
committed to have a chance of doing so at the sessions.
of such company would be injurious to the public."
By the arrangement here pointed to, it is highly b y TmnaEn yN oE OUPBrEeAa Id' ? . eErsßt aUtEwEeNg—avlet owni 1
tl i liaee
la eumn
ee laltb.l eg r eodf
probable that the Corporation may, without the risk this fine vessel, which is intended to trade between this
attached to a purchase, secure a control over the port and Whitehaven, a short description of her exterior
operations of the existing companies, or an amalga- appearance, and we bad yesterday the pleasure of
mation of the two, which may satisfy all the re- viewing at the establishment of Mr. eTis, in Bold-street,
quirements of the public and individual convenience. someDeauti of
Lk: lherii‘nheteyrenoanl
consist
tcooraf
titionsspiewi.ndid re ir,ree exceedinglysentat
io no
f
the Queen's-coronation ; the embarkation of the Queen
on the Lord Mayor's day ; and the most splendid scenery
from the Lakes of Derwent Water, Lownes Water, But-
termere, Bassenthwaite, Ennerdale Water, Wast Water,
as also the Waterfalls of Scale Force, and Birker Force.
The softness and brilliancy in colouring, and the rich
mellow tone they display, particularly in the higherlights,
where the effect of the japanning is most effective, cannot
fail to be admired by even connoisseurs in the fine arts.
Thee so far surpass every previous specimen of the kind
we have seen, that we look forward to this art being in
still more general requisition. These paintings will be
framed in rich gold papier macht, the style of which will
be in keeping with the general decorations of the cabin,
which are all of that material, the superiority of which for
ship as well as other decorations, is now generally ac-
knowledged.

A contemporary Journal of Saturday takes us to
task for the heinous crime of leze majestec commit-
ted against the sacred character of Wm. Rathbone,
Esq. l We imputed to the said William the utter-
ance of what, in our Saxon simplicity, we styled
" noßsemse,"—which term, applied to the babbling
of so great a man and philosopher, has drawn from
our polite monitor the following piece of grand ad-
vice :

"We beg to assure the Standard, in a spirit of kind-
ness, ant the gross vulgarism of imputing nonsense to a
gentleman of Air. Rathbone's character and standing,
offends against the code of good breeding recognised by
all but the blackguards who seek in the Tory press to jus-
tify the contempt entertained by their patrons for journal-
ists; and as our contemporary is not desirous of being
considered obnoxious to this charge, we have no doubt he
will rejoice in the opportunity of atoning for the violence
done to good manners:,

OPENING OF THE ALBERT DOCK.—On Saturday last
this new dock was unostentatiously opened for the recep-
tion of vessels. The first craft that entered was a brig
called the Arid, belonging to Messrs. Brocklebank, and
which was gaily dressed-off with flags, but as the occasion
was but little known, few persons were present. There
are now seven large vessels in the dock. The only part
of it that is yet available for shipping is the north-east
angle, bounded by a supposed line drawn between the two
entrances, one on the north and the other on the east side,
the warehouses round the dock yet unfinished, on the west
and south, being an obstacle to loading or discharging.
By the latter all the vessels stated entered, from the Salt-
house Dock; but the stank across the north entrance
having been finally removed yesterday morning, they may
all find a ready exit by the gut. The dock contains a water
area of about it acres. The warehouses on the south and
west sides will, we learn, be finished, or nearly so, towards
the end of the summer. The immense massive done pil-
lars that range round the bottom story of each pile, to
form piazzas, or sheds for merchandize, present a novel
and interesting appearance. They are of about four feet
diameter at the base. The stone work round the margins
of the dock, entrances, &c., is entirely of huge blocks of
hewn granite.

We dare say the world wo ,ld be ready enough to
imagine that the kid-gloved scribe, who committed
this pretty piece of railing, was himself a model of
literary elegance ; that he was in the habit of wrap-
ping up his sentences in perfumed paper ; and
never—oh, never !—perpetrated the enormity of
calling things by those vulgarly common names
which are intelligible to everyday people. " Non-
sense" ! He never called the most profound piece
of boobyism by such a name. It would have
shocked his sense of decorum especially to address
a gentleman or gentlemen of " character and stand
ing" in any other than the most silken terms. He
would be as sensitively delicate even in his oaths as
Hotspur's wife. We have taken the trouble of
wading through that particular page of his paper
which contains the above polite passage, and is,
we believe, peculiarly the produce of his own lucu-
brations, for a few specimens of elegant journalism,
which we shall here take the liberty of quoting.
And first we have the following, under the head of
" Council Proceedings" :
" We have room only to call attention to the Council
proceedings yesterday. The Tories can no more refrain
from a job, when it comes i❑ their way, than the mounte-
bank's monkeys could resist the nuts when thrown to in-
terrupt their Polka."
Very fair this for a start, when it is considered that
the particular gentlemen referred to, who " can no
more refrain from a job than the mountebank's
monkeys," &c., are the very respectable gentlemen
who constitute the Markets Committee of the Town
Council. To accuse a man of the utterance of
" nonsense," is, we admit, very improper; to accuse
a body of men of an irresistible propensity to perpe-
trate " a job," whenever they can, is, however, quite
polite and proper !
A second :

ROBBERY FROM THE PERSON IN A HOUSE.-At the
Police-court, yesterday, a rather well-dressed man, named
Samuel Jones, was charged with robbing and assaulting a
Mr. Henry Addison in his (Jones's) house. It appeared
that Jones invited the complainant on Tuf slay night to
come into his house, and they being neighbours, the re-
quest was complied with. Within was also the prisoner's
wife, and the two induced him to play cards, though he
said he did not know a card in the pack. In a short time
they asked him to take a glass, and the woman agreeing
to have rum and black beer for herself, he said he would
have the same, the prisoner prefe ring ale. The glasses
were brought, and complainant, who thought it tasted
strange, soon after drinking it felt a stupor coming upon
him, and leant his head on the table. He was roused
from his lethargy by feeling his watch-guard pulled at,
the prisoner having snatched at it, but he did not succeed
in getting it, as the guard had not passed over his head.
Complainant then found his clothes unbuttoned, and, at-
tempting to get away to give the alarm, he was struck by
both the prisoner and his wife, and stabbed by the former.
It was proved that the prisoner afterwards went and
bought some whisky, in payment for which he changed a
sovereign. He then escaped, but was afterwards appre-
hended by officer Kehoe. He was committed for trial.

" Unfortunately for the question of gas, it fell into the I

Yesterday afternoon a meeting was held at the Medical
Institution, Mount Pleasant, for the purpose of consider-
ing the alteration in the Medical bill recently introduced
into parliament by Sir James Graham, Bart.,—especially
the clauses therein affecting the general practitioner; and
also for promoting the objects of " the Association of
Practitioners in Medicine, Surgery, and Midwifery."
The meeting was numerously attended, there being present
about 50 professional gentlemen. John Cheesbrough, jun.
Esq., being called to the chair, requested the secretary,
Mr. Harris, to read the circular received from the secretary
of:the Association of Practitioners in London, upon 'which
he had convened the meeting. Mr. Harris read the docu-
ment, which dwelt at considerable length on several of
the clauses, and pointed out their effect in not admitting
the general practitioner to be eligible on the Council of
Health, which was, by the bill, to be the ruling body as
regarded future regulations affecting the profession. The
interests of these practitioners were thus not fairly and
fully represented. The circular concluded by a request
that the opinions of the profession in this town should be
ascertained on those points, and transmitted as early as
possible to the London Association, so that the same
might be laid before Sir James Graham, as the proposed
measure was to be re-considered in parliament on Friday
next. Soon after the commencement of the proceedings,
a series of animated but courteous discussions took place,
especially relating to the constitution and practice of the
College of Surgeons ; and how far, as members of it, they
could consistently with their oaths, endeavour to obtain a
new College of Medical practitioners, &c., and several
amendments were made to original motions, some of both
of which were modified or withdrawn ; but though these
several topics were ably argued, a report would be of no
use to the general reader, and we shall, therefore, merely
supply the heads of the resolutions (which were finally
passed unanimously) into which the business resolved it-
self,—premising that the principal speakers were Mr.
King, Mr. Parker, Mr. Harris, Mr. Rogerson, Mr. Tur-
ner, Mr. Iligginson, Dr. Watson, Mr. Nevins, Mr.
Robinson, Mr. Potter, &c,
First, the meeting tendered to Sir James Graham its
respectful acknowledgments for the exertions he had
made for promoting the welfare of the medical profession,
while they expressed their great regret that in the
a mended bill the position of the general practitioners had
been so little considered. Secondly, the meeting was of
opinion that the constitution of the Council of Health
was inadequate for the due representation of the general
practitioners, composing as they did the great mass of the
medical profession. Thirdly, regretting that Sir J. Gra-
ham had found it impossible to form a single and uniform
grade in the medical profession, with equal rank, rights
and privileges, they believed that an urgent necessity
existed for the distinct incorporation of the general prac-
titioners, provided a fair alliance with the College of Sur-
geons could not be obtained for them. Fourthly, it was
agreed in effect, that a copy of the resolutions should be
sent to the standing committee appointed by a general
meeting of medical men in Liverpool, in the hope that
they would further the special objects of this meeting on
behalf of the interests of the general practitioners, to
which department solely had the meeting addressed itself,
in all respect and courtesy to that committee.
A vote of thanks was then passed to the chairman, and
the meeting separated.

I have the honor to be, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
HOWARD DOu.'""
When we announced, in our last, an intended Pa
meeting in Liverpool, upon the important subji
ecit;
which the above letters refer, we did not bear in reiril:`tl
circumstance that next week, when we expected .1i
take place, was passion week. On this account, iling
pendently of the many interesting public questions
agitating the minds of the community, which have tosijo
extent interfered with the completion of the neellol
arrangements, we understand that the meeting w:le
take place until the week after that named. Our rile
tant friends must, therefore, have patience for a few "l
We have inserted, in our present number, as 101/101
their communications as we could possibly find rooal

LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET.

MONDAY NIG°I;
The business done upon our Sharemarket durisgo
week has been of a lively character, especially sulod
the English lines and in the whole of the French 'lto
which have generally advanced. This day we haire,4
a good many transactions ; and the tone of the rnsr!',l
healthy, the French lines, however, being still prieslo
done upon. We note a sale of Coal Gas Shares at
AMATEUR PE RFORMANCE AT THE THEATRE per share—a price which spews that the prospects o',
ROYAL, BY MEMBERS OF THE LICENSED local companies are not considered to be damaged Vat
VICTUALLERS' CHARITABLE INSTITUTION, recent discussions respecting their purchase by the

poration

Last evening, an amateur performance was given at
the Theatre Royal, Williamson-square, by members of
this excellent society, for the benefit of the charity fund
of the institution, founded for the benefit of decayed
members and widows, and for the maintenance and edu-
cation of their orphans. The plays selected for the occa-
sion were Colman's celeb;ated comedy of " The Poor
Gentleman," and the historical tragedy of " Wallace the
Hero of Scotland."

UNITED STATES

New York papers of the 13th ult. have been recebid
by the Switzerland London line-of-packet ship, vibit
arrived at Plymouth on Thursday. There was 10. d
„'
new in the proceedings in Congress; the discussl'lo6
the Texan annexation question in the Senate haying Die
postponed until the 13th. The cotton market at at
York had been active, with a little advance in prices, tbi
coupled with the transactions at Liverpool durioo
past week, it seems more: than problematical Pool
consumers in this country will derive any benefit
the repeal of the import duty upon that article.
The payment of the dividends on Pennsylvanian P,
does not seem to have gone far in increasing confilp
the Five per Cents not having advanced above frog'
asy
74, and the Stock Market was generally rather 11e tl)
The merchants from the west had begun to arrive In
eastern towns, but the canal navigation not being (3'r
little actual business had been transacted. E
There was no account of the United States an:, j)
gland packet ships, the former of which sailed frcr, It
verpool on the 26th November, and the latter on WO
December ; and the unusual time that had elapsed
turally leads to anxiety on both sides of the water.

As might have been expected, where the performances
were for so good a purpose, and the parties performing
gentlemen and ladies possessing such wide circles of ac-
quaintances and friends, the House was crammed from
the ceiling to the footlights with a very highly respectable
audience, all in excellent spirts, prepared to applaud merit
or good-humouredly to laugh at failure, as the case might
be. For the latter display of feeling, we are happy to say
there was little occasion presented—for the former, much.
The whole performance was very creditable ; and some of
it much above par, or, as more appropriate to the occasion,
" above proof."
In the first piece, the play of " The Poor Gentleman,"
the most prominent male characters were sustained by the
following parties :—Lieutenant Worthington, by Mr.
Copeland, of the Amphitheatre, who kindly undertook to
play it instead of Mr. Owen, who was prevented by indis-
position. Of Mr. Copeland's performance we need not
speak. Sir Chas. Cropland was played by Mr. J. Lynch
very respectably, although scarcely looking the " man of
high standing in these parts." Sir _Robert Bramble,by Mr.
J. Lindop, was excellently played. The scene with Hum-
phrey Dobbins (Mr. Benwell) was very rich. Mr. Breze
played 011apod in good style ; and Stephen Harrowby
(Mr. Sumner) was a character. Frederick was dashed
off i❑ lively style by Mr. 11. Armstrong; and Corporal
Foss, by Mr. Bryden, positively electrified us. We
really didn't think our radical friend had so much
military enthusiasm in his composition. Miss Lucretia
111`Tabb was well played by Mrs. W. Sennett, of the
Royal Amphitheatre ; and Emay Worthington found a
pretty representative in Miss Atkinson. Dame liar-
rowby and Mary were well played by Miss Mason and
Miss Martin. The whole piece went off with much
spirit, and was cheered occasionally throughout.
A duett was sung by Messrs. Hornby and Mr. Crank,
we believe, delightfully, after which Messrs. Hoskins and
Benwell convulsed the house with laughter in a comic
duett, in character, called " Joey and Mary." This was
repeated, with a kind of extempore picking up of
copper at the close, which occupied so much of the time
at our disposal that we were compelled to retire without
witnessing the tragedy of " Wallace."
We understand that owing to the great success of the
effort and the many persons who could not effect an en-
trance into the House, the performances will be repeated.

ST. BRIDE'S SCHOOLS.—The sum of £BO was collected
at St. Bride's Church, on Sunday last, after two sermons
by the Revs. William Dalton and H. M`Neile, for the
support of the schools in connection with the church.
BROKERS' SALES IN MANCHESTER.—In our paper
of to-day appears the first advertisement we have received
of a brokers' sale in Manchester, under the new ware-
housing act affecting that town. The sale, which takes
place on Thursday, will be chiefly of raw silks. 'We need
scarcely say that the STANDARD being extensively circu-
lated amongst the mercantile, manufacturing, and trading
interests, in both towns simultaneously, early on Tuesday,
(the Manchester market day,) will form a most desirable
medium for such advertisements.

JUST TRlBUTE.—Captain Britton, of the packet-ship
Rochester, has been presented by the captain and mate of
the Dorchester with a handsome silver pitcher, as a token
of gratitude for his exertions in saving the officers and
crew of the latter vessel, while a wreck at sea. A hand-
some gold pencil-case has also been presented to the mate
of the Rochester, and suitable presents have been made
to the seamen who manned the boats and went re-
peatedly, at the imminent hazard of their lives, to the
relief of their fellow-beings on the wreck of the Dor-
chester.

ROBBERY FROM THE PERSON.-At the police court,
yesterday, a man named Gabriel Watson, and a woman
named Jackson, were charged with robbing a man, John
Pelting, of five sovereigns, in a public-house in Great
Cross Hall-street. It appeared that while the complain-
ant, with whom was another man and the female, who
carried a child in her arms, were drinking together, the
woman put her hand into the complainant's pocket and
drew out his money, some of which fell, and, as he said,
was picked up by the other prisoner. Some witnesses
for a e man's defence, including the landlady, said that
he was not in the house until after the complainant had
said he had lost his money, and that he only came in on
hearing the child scream, a scuffle having ensued between
complainant and the female prisoner. The money was
not recovered, and the inference being that Watson (who
was known to the police) had handed it over to some men
who were on the other side of a rail or partition close by,
they were both committed for trial.

COMMITMENTS BY MR. RUSHTON, YESTERDAY.—
Ann Catherall and Alice Jones (girls) for being concerned
with two men in surrounding a man named John Prentice,
and snatching from him his watch, worth Xi, at midnight
on Saturday, in Chisenhale-street. The men have not
yet been apprehended, nor has the watch been found.—
George Hayes, for being concerned in stealing lead from
warehouses in Great Howard-street, with others. He
escaped at the time.—The same man and three others
were also charged with a subsequent theft of lead from a
building ; but as an owner has not yet been found, they
were remanded until Friday, so that an advertisement
might in the interim appear before the public. Tilis
offence, Mr. Rushton remarked, is becoming so frequent
that he is determined to do his utmost to put it down.—
A boy named Robert Dowlany was committed for three
months for stealing about 201 b. of rags.—John Wade, for
stealing a coat, was committed for three months. He
had previously been committed twenty times, and had
four times only been discharged.

SATURDAY EVENING CONCERTS.—The entertain-
ment of Saturday last was at once novel and interesting.
Miss Clara Seyton, of London, gave an excellent lecture
on English comedy. The audience at first felt some un-
easiness lest the task might prove too much for the fair
adventurer; but this soon disappeared as she proceeded.
As a contemporary writes—" She seemed to lead captive
the minds of her auditors, and they rewarded her exer•
tions with thunders of applause. The prologue had
scarcely been delivered and the lecturer fairly launched
upon her subject than the beauties in composition, taste,
and judgment which must ever be received with the
be displayed, whilst the sweet, silvery' tones of her
marked approbation of an intelligent audience began to
voice enraptured every listener." She accomplished the
whole with great taste, delicacy and feeling, and we are
glad to learn was so enthusiastically received that the
committee have wisely engaged her services for Friday
and Saturday next—the former being an extra night, for
the convenience of parties and families who cannot at-
tend on Saturday evenings. Mr. Charles Kemble, now
lecturing at the Collegiate, was amongst the most atten-
tive of the audience, all of whom seemed highly delighted.
THEATRE ROYAL, CHURCH-STREET.—Mr. J. S.
Reeves, the highly talented and deservedly popular
ght but one of the season. The
vo-
calist and actor, takes his farewell benefit on Friday
highly attractive, commencing
epveernfoinrmg,a bneciersi gs
et hi:ectleadst
anrei
with the opera of " Fra Diavolo," in which Mr. Reeves will
sustain the principal part ; after which will be performed
an Indian Burlesque Extravaganza ;—to conclude with
the "Bohemian Girl," in which Mrs. Alban Croft, Mr.
Reeves, Mrs. Raymond, and the edit of the cJmpany
will appear. We wish Mr. Reeves every success.