The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-02-18 00:00:00

"THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY,

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"The committee for founding the Catholic University met
yesterday—the Primate in the chair. The following members
were present :
His Grace the Lord Primate. IThe Rev. Dr. O'Hanlon.
His Grace the Archbishop of iThe Rev. Dr. Cooper.
Cashel. The Rev. James Maher
The Lord Bishop of Web. Michael Errington, Esq.
The Lord Bishop of Clonfert. Charles Bianconi. Esq.
The Lord Bishop of Clogher. William Nugent Skelly, Eaq.
The Lord Bishop of Cloyne. Myles O'Reilly, Esq."
The Very Rev. Dr. Leshy.

It probably is scarcely necessary to-inform our readers
that " his Grace the Lord Primate" means the Italian
priest whom the Pope has sent to Ireland to defy the
Queen's authority ; and that the other " graces" and
lord bishops are the Pope's bishops. Every one of the
titles contained in the above announcement is forbidden
by the provisions of the Emancipation Act, which the
Attorney-General tells us he has taken as his model. Are
we content to see " his grace the Cardinal Archbishop of
Westminster" and " the Lord Bishop of Southwark"
pompously: paraded in the English newspapers ? If not,
we must do something more than merely adapt to the
English hierarchy provisions which the Irish bishops thus
contemptuously set at nought.
It is but a day or two since we called attention to a let-
ter of Dr. Wiseman, addressed to his " Grace the Lord
Archbishop of Armagh." The Popish party, we repeat,
are determined to give us every opportunity of estimating
the real efficiency of a law against names.

THE ROMAN CATHOLIC " BISHOP OF BIRMINGHAM.'r
—Dr. Ullathorne has addressed a letter to Lord John
Russell, in which he says,—" The hierarchy is estab-
lished • therefore it cannot be abolished, except through
the physical extermination of the Catholic Church is
these realms; or, which God forbid, though universal'
apostasy." We may, however, remark that a -Roman
Catholic Hierarchy was abolished some three centuries
since without, at any rate, physical extermination. If'
by the other alternative, he means "conversion" of
Roman Catholics to the doctrines of the Reformation, We
can only retort an opinion that it would be a " consul:o-
- devoutly to be wished." Dr. Ullatl,orne adds
that he was at Rome when the whole details of the Papal
Hierarchy were settled in 1848, and that he " strongly
urged the expediency of appointing an Archbishop of
London and a Bishop of York, which he argues was not
opposed to the English laws, but that the suggestion was
resisted on the ground that it might give offence to the
British Government.

THE PAPACY.—The power with which we have to
deal is not earthly, for then we might encounter it with
the machinery of ordinary warfare. Neither is it purely
spiritual, for then we might safely leave it to wind its un-
seen course amid the hidden path-ways of the mind of mai?,
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prohibit. his the thunderbolt grasped in the hand of the
child, the idiot, or the maniac, a power too subtle to con-
trol, and too dangerous to despise or neglect. We can
not prevent that prostration of the mind, that abject one
grovelling habitude of the soul, which clothes with a self-
invested power, a priest neither wiser nor better than 4'
self. We cannot prevent the priest from paying to hel
ecclesiastical superiors the'same servile deferencelwhich be
is accustomed to receive. We Canna prevent these eccle,
iastical dignitaries from yielding the like degrading sub-
mission to the "infallible" wisdom of the Pope, nor can
we prevent that infallibility from being in its turn swayed
and abused by the weakest, the worst, or the most igno-
rant of mankind. The layman may be more enlightened
than the priest, the priest than the bishop, the bishopihse
the Pope, the pope than his evil councillors ; but we can-
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SINGULAR CHARGE AT GLASGOW.—The Glasgow,
Herald contains a report of a singular case which was
heard at the central police-court, Glasgow, on Saturdal
week. Alex. M'Gregor Simpson and John Notmanf
professional vocalists, were charged with the crimes of
falsehood, fraud, and wilful imposition, by having, on
the 22nd January last, feloniously obtained from Hugh
Gascoyne, spirit dealer, King-street, the sum of £3,
un-
der the representation that they were officers of the law',
armed with a`warrant from the sheriff of Dumfries, for the
apprehension of the said Hugh Gascoyne, for participa-
ting in a prison fight, which took place at Beattockt
Dumfriesshire, some time ago. The first witness exam-
ined was Mr. Gascoyne himself, who deposed that on the
22nd of January last, the two prisoners called on him at
his shop, about seven o'clock in the evening, and pre-
sented a paper purporting to be a warrant from the
sheriff of Dumfries, for his apprehension for participating
in the fight at Beattock. He supposed they were officer!
latashnoa the
and he
told him that he had
h the time shooting
from Dumfries. He conducted the supposed officers to
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private room, when Mr. Notman, after shutting the docr.+.
he
said " you are my prisoner." The prisoners asked him if
he did not go purposely
vicinity, and had a license. He asked the " officers*tn how
many were in the police office for the same offence ; and
tohreot.filngdhpstr. prize fight,
fought,
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he was told they were eight. Simpson then went swat
seentes wastw at the
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to apprehend, as he said, two other parties in the west
end of the town, while Notman remained with witness-
He produced a baton with what he supposed V. R. upon
it, and a paper with a seal and a piece of tape attached.
This was the warrant, but witness did not read it. He.
told Notman that he had to pay £l5O next day, he would
willingly give bail, or pay any money, if he would not
apprehend him then ; and the " officer" accepted of X 3
as a pledge. The prisoners touched him three times is
the queen's name, with the baton, and said he was their.
prisoner. Before they showed him the warrant they told
him he must go to Barr's ern adjoining tavern), but he
said he had not been there for two years, and would not
go. Witness had subsequently been offered the money
back; but he said if they would give a certain sum to
some charitable institution, and give bim a written
apology, he would give up the case. It appeared from the
evidence of another witness named Bryce, that the defer-
dants belonged to a kind of judge and jury club, called
" Norman's Club," which held its meetings at Barr%
and of which Mr. Gascoyne had formerly been a member.
" Defalcators" were tried at the meetings of the club,
and Mr. Gascoyne was summoned by a paper signed by
the president, and entrusted for execution to the defen-
dants. There were rules and regulations for the guidance
of the club. Some of these rules authorised them to
apprehend, try, and fine, any member for any offence
which was, in the eyes of the judge...derogatory to the
character or interests of the club. In accordance with
these rules it was determined to apprehend Gascoyne, and
have him brought before the court, to answer to the
charge of propagating the statement that all who were
present at the prize fight should be apprehended. These
statements were confirmed by other witnesses ; and if,
appeared perfectly evident that the whole affair originated
in a practical joke. The culprits tried by the club were
usually fined in wine or other liquors ; and Mr. Gascoynet
when a member of the club, had partaken of the produce
of such fines. At the close of the evidence, Baillie Play
fair said the whole affair, however reprehensible, had evi-
dently been intended has a joke, and he would therefore
dismiss the case.. He recommended to "his lordship
(Mr. Bryce) to discontinue such judge and jury trials for
the future, as they might lead to more serious results.

The petition from the Liverpool vestry meeting against
the window-tax was presented on Friday by Mr. Cardwell.
`94 Paling rate of Is. in the pound has been laid In
Toxteth-park.
e
N'Bride, the sculptor, has been elected secretary
Ln Liverpool Academy.
The North and South Wales Bank is about to build
°WY four villas in Birkenhead Park as an experiment.
On Saturday, a police-officer, named Titus Leicester,
"ale of the oldest officers in the force, died suddenly while
tin duty at the Central Dock-station.
Na!asn Monday week Mary Ann Blair, a child residing in
n...nggeove, was severely burnt by her clothes accidentally
'I fire. She died on Wednesday.
Messts. Willoughby take possession of Birkenhead Ferry
on the Ist of March. They intend running boats to Teen-
tore at the half-hours, and to Birkenhead at the guar-
kta.; contractors being at liberty to cross by either.
Pe he Cierhead baths, for many years tenanted by Mrs.
l), have been given to the Corporation. Mrs.
ven's furniture and effectswere sold off on Tuesday and
ednesday, by Mr. Green, auctioneer.
too Yo
ung fellow is going about the town, endeavouring
goods from tradesmen by promising to pay the
lad who delivers them. In one or two instances this
dodge has been successful.
he nsan Lyons, charged with the frightful murder at
arrington, was arrested in London on Tuesday. He
was committed to Kirkdale for tri-1 on Friday. It is said
that he has made a full confession.
AINTREE CHARITY BALL.—This annual ball came off
Pn Thursday evening, at the Grand Stand, and was at- ,
'tended by upwards of two hundred visitors. The arrange-
°lents weed excellent.
The splendid screw-steamer City of Glasgow departed
!Fern this port for Philadelphia on Wednesday afternoon.
zhe took out eighty-six passengers, upwards of 850 tons
°f goods, and a large quantity of letters and newspapers.
On Saturday evening, a man named Hugh Skimmins,
pthe employment of Messrs. Willoughby, Trannaere
arrY, while hauling a float to the bottom of the slip,
accidentally fell into the river and was drowned.
The royal mail steam-ship Europa, Lott, commander,
:fhi9ll sailed from the river, on Saturday, with the usual
"ins for Halifax and Boston, took out sixty passengers
abd a rich freight of fine merchandise.
, Lieut. J. Hosken, commander of the celebrated steam-
IniPe Great Western and Great Britain, has been ap-
pointed to command the Banshee, ex-Holyhead steam-
Packet, for mail service in the Mediterranean.
On Thursday, a labouring man of this town found a
pocket-boon containing a check for £1,169. He obtained
a directory, ascertained the residence of the owner, and
restored the lost book and its contents—for which honest
act he was liberally rewarded with a fourpenny bit.
The workmen of Messrs. Milner's, the Safe Works.
!overcool, have reported to the Executive Committee that
100 men of their body have each subscribed one shillingA
the funds of the Great Exhibition at the Bank of Eng-
land.

The principal clerks in the goods departments of the
the
and North-Western Railway have presented to
Ite chief cashier, Mr. Richard Salter, a very handsome
blisand' bronzed time-piece, from Mr. Hausburg's esta-
ment.
towor
he United States mail steamer Atlantic, left Cork in
the steam-tugs Dreadnaught and Defiance at ten
Mersey
on Tuesday morning. and arrived safely in the
the at eleven on Thursday. She lies at present in
he river, but will be docked this week.
ti:lTh..e. fourth of the series of lectures in connexion with
Liverpool Sunday School Institute, was delivered on
Cesday evening, in the Concert-hall, by the Rev. Wm.
tis,Gr_aham, the ibject being " John Knox and the Scot-
chau. tteformers." Mr. Wm. Crossfield occupied the
Air, and the hall was densely crowded.
pa? Young man in attempting to scale the wall at the
paginate of Woodside-ferry on Tuesday night, to avoid
di , ug the penny, fell to the ground with great force, and
that ft.had abundance of money in his possession to pay
kle house of Mr. Thomas Richardson, farmer, of
:itlilse'wredsleY,, Was, at eight o'clock on Tuesday night last,
n, y five men, armed with pistols and wearing
Who beat several of the inmates in a most brutal
-her, and carried away about £52 in gold and silver,
43rild,isilver vvatcb, and a gun.
eaptn.ule morning of the 6th instant, Mr. Peter Clarke,
Isl. Qin
the Sea Nymph, while on her passage from
tipeV to Liverpool, when off the Isle of Man, was pre-
der- Red into the sea while descending the platform lad-
wittaind unfortunately drowned. He has left a widow
de B°ns and daughters.
aisti ePutation on the subject of the coffee duties, con-
liatinAg of Mr. Bramlev-3loore (Chairman of the Bram-
Si pr'''',3sociation), and 'Mr. E. Johnson. accompanied by
:0N,„.°°1„?8 Birch, M.P., Mr. Cardwell, M.P., Mr. W.
eW and Mr. Thornely, M.P., had an inter-
riA
Teip the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on Thursday.
for
named Crawford has been victimising the
'°r ellets of Glasgow 'oy ordering champagne suppers
elseqpBe" and friends, which he pays for with fictitious
of,
(,)Tle,,t,he Liverpool Union Bank, signed chiefly n
e°llea, "l'°" Our worthy townsman of that name
ellatod;s° repudiates the acquaintance. Crawford is in
t°,,n,Yuad
ania- the rivers a boy, about twelve years old,. fell
boat teot wthile attempting to jump from the II ood. -
tneante,,,hing holdtul landing stage. The boy succeeded in
°f the stags
u o the water to u where chains attacheadmeeh
jumped
.. he held on till
PAbY Mean his assistance. The lad was then hauled
s of a rope.
foit„SereW.Steam-ship,to be named the Pioneer. intended
rethe Liverpool trade, is building in Mr. Bell's yard,
w York, and will' be ready to convey passengers
tonsthat city to the World's Fair. She will be 2,000
bVils burden, 230 feet long • with 431 feet in breadth of
eam anCl 29 feet depth of 'hold. Captain Asa Eldridge
118 been appointed her commander.
Webb,4l- mel of a coach and horses has been made by Henry
saver, of Boundary-place, which is a fac-simile
tthose to be placed in the model of Liverpool for the
reat Exhibition. The model consists of a coach and two
Irses, with driver, guard, &c., and two inside passengers.
ti 11 made of paper, painted, and has been executed en-
ro!)v with the penknife.
powers Monday morning, as Eliza Grey, servant to Mr.
Was en
landlord of a boarding-house in Barton-street,
i'; engaged in cleaning some fire-irons, the back part of
l)e.ndress caught fire, and she was immediately enveloped
ee_u.ames. On raising an alarm, one of the lodgers suc-
17:d in extinguishing the flames. She received a severe
141 on the right side and leg, but is now doing well.
retiar!. , LIVERPOOL LIFE-BOAT ESTABLISHMENT.—A
Von, Lli,nas just been issued by this philanthropic associa-
Life asn",,°wing the result of their efforts to save human
-their.'" Property during the period from 1840 to 1850.
Liverh°Perations are confined to the following points :
IT°ll:ll"bcg,' IVfegazines, Hoylake, Point of Ayr, and
laved, 1198
t, rz".
The results are—vessels assisted, 269 ; lives
'3eeret„ -raotham attended in London, last week, as the
Great V, of the Local Committee for promoting the
teas on f ibition of 1851 ; and we believe he has good
Pool h `.° be satisfied that the general interests of Liver-
hleetere been attended to as regards space. The place
catio for the model of the town is amongst the class'.
bay, n of the fine arts, and the case of imports will also
tap excellent position.
rary 'Y on Sunday week, as John M. Roberts, a tempo-
th._ Watchman in the Bank of Liverpool, was passing
e,t"),,t,lgli one of the doors on his way to bed, his finger
aral„ll,t the trigger of a blunderbuss with which ho was
p,tJvg• The weapon, which had not been used for seve-
ears, immediately exploded, bursting the barrel, a
tt that of which entered his hand, and so severely injured
the Trill was fotid necessary to amputate the limb above
'tnlist• Ile ss now doing well.
that-", GUARDIAN SOCIETY.—We are happy to observe
ttarf Lnis extensive and important society is pursuing its
111 course in protecting property and diffusing valuable
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rab,,. a ion to the busy community. At the recent annual
ya„VhZ, Mr. John Smiths was elected president for the
v,,j,i;• The anniversary dinner takes place this evening,
other his Worship the Mayor, the Earl of Sefton, and
ftstivitluests have signified their intention to join in the
theCt s•
I°lrs ACCIDENT.—On Friday, as some men at work
tt 1,, quarry in Lower Tranmere were engaged in hoisting
oi.deqe stone, the crane, by scree mischance, got out of
NIL and the immense mass fell upon one of them,
"Vro• Baker, crushing him severely and fracturing
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leg in two places ; but, owing to the skilful
"irab jj;,,s, of Drs. Roper and Gorst, amputation of the
ttill rp,"„„,' 'Jeer' rendered unnecessary, though the poor man
Ver."'l.,,ains in a very precarious state. Baker, who was
thus 'eadY man, has a wife and four children, who are
or gappeortiyed, for some time at least, of their only means
,:"
-Qt WAVERTREE BRIDGE.-011 Wednesday
At "uon and Northwestern Railway Company were
It a ',su L'mmoned for the non-repair of Wavertree-bridge.
such red that the former conviction was drawn out in
to t,a form as would prevent the company from appealing
bee,'e Sessions which they intended to do ; and it, had
the arranged diet a new summons should be
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A deputation, consisting of Mr. Bailey, M.P., Mr.
Ellice, and Mr. Laird,, (Birkenhead Dock trustees,) and
Mr. Abernethy, engineer, had an interview with Lord
Seymour on Friday, at the office of her Majesty's Com-
missioners of Woods and Forests in Whitehall-place.
BLI7E-COAT BROTHERLY SOCIETY.—The twelfili an-
nual report of this society has just been issued, from
which it appears that the present prospeetaof the institu-
tion are satisfactory. The average number of boys visited
during the year has been 146, and the total number since
the commencement, 566. Many of these are now mem-
bers of the society, having faithfifily completed their ap-
prenticeships. The employers of the boys have, gene-
rally speaking, expressed the utmost satisfaction with
their conduct. The finance account shows & balance in
the treasurer's hands of £54 Bs. 9d. During the year,
grants of clothing have been made to boys in connexion
with the institution.
THE REPEAL OF THE WINDOW TAX.—On Thursday a
special general meeting of the inhabitants of Liverpool
was held in St. Nicholas's Church, to take into consider-
ation the propriety of presenting a petition to Parliament
praying for the abolition of the window-tax. The meet-
ing was not very numerously attended. The chair was
occupied by the Rev. Rector Campbell. The meeting
was addressed by Mr. J. Holme, Mr. Johnson, Mr. John
Smith, Mr. J. A. Picton, Mr. Woodruff, Mr. Brown, and
Mr. F. Boult, who recapitulated the usual arguments
against this tax, and resolutions declaring the tax "un-
just in principle, and peculiarly oppressive to the inhabi-
tants of Liverpool, and other large towns," were unani-
mously carried.
THE LADIES' CHARITY.—The annual meeting of sub-
scribers to this admirable institution took place on Friday.
The Venerable Archdeacon Brooks presided. The sub-
scriptions for the year amounted to £271 13s. 2d., and
after paying all current expenses, and making an invest-
ment of £440, there was a balance in the hands of the
treasurer of £l4. The Rev. Chairman congratulated the
meeting on the fact of having a small balance in hand,
which he hoped would be much increased after the ser-
mons on behalf of the charities should be preached, for
he understood this was to be done annually. They had
been told that the clergy did not, as they ought to do,
preach in behalf of the local charities, but did for others,
and sent the proceeds away. This he himself believed to
be the case ; for, however lauoable it might be to send
relief abroad, the principle of Christianity was to begin
at home. Last year, sermons had been preached in aid
of the six charities, and the result had been that they had
given to each of these £ll5, notwithstanding that the
weather, on the day on which the collections had been
made, was most unfavourable. Mr. Bold stated, as
another encouraging fact, that during the year there had
been fifty-four new subscribers. The number of patients
during the year was stated to be 1501, and the number of
children vaccinated 1827.
THE WIRRAL FARMERS' CLUB.—On Thursday, the
annual ploughing-match and show of live stock in con-
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nexion ;vith-thisclub was held on the land and farming
premises of Bolton Case, Esq., of Spittal, near the Ches-
ter and Birkenhead railway. The show of stock was
good—considered superior to most, if not all, former
exhibitions, and the fineness of the day brought together
a very large attendance of the farmers and others inter-
ested in the proceedings. The ploughing-match created
considerable interest, and upwards of thirty competitors
entered the lists. The company, to the number of 200,
dined in the evening at the Monk's Ferry Hotel—Chas.
Stanley, Esq.. chairman. Amongst the principal guests
were Sir E. Cust, the Rev. R. M. Fielden, J. D. Case, J.
Bolton Case, J. W. Harden, and T. Noggins (agent to
the Earl of Shrewsbury.) The chairman, in proposing
" Success to the Wirral! Farmers' Club, called attention
to the present state of the agricultural interest, and
thought it would be better for farmers to direct their at-
tention more to the dairy and the storing of cattle, and
depend less on the plough. (Applause.) The next toast
was the "Army and Navy, coupled with Sir Edward
Cost." The Hon. Sir E. Cust acknowledged the toast.
He could see no connexion between the army and agri-
culture, except that they were both in distress. (Laugh-
ter.) However bad agricultural interests were, he could
promise them that soldiering was a devilish deal worse.
(Laughter.) As he had told the farmers on a former oc-
casion. he thought it undesirable to dwell on protection,
but to put their shoulders to the wheel. Those who
look forward for protection were indulging a very foolish
error. The only course to adopt was that recommended
by the late it Robert Peel, who said that the farmers
must look to a better return by the application of skill
and capital. Several other speeches were delivered during
the evening. _ _

LAUNC .11 OF A MODEL BRITISH STEAM-SHIP.--A few
days since a fine specimen of a fast-sea-going steamer,
was launched from the building yard of Miller, Raven-
bill, and Co., Orchard Wharf, Blackwall. She is 190 feet
in length between the perpendiculars, 24 in breadth, 13
feet 6 inches in depth, from base line of keel. Her ton-
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nage is 538, and draft of water 8 feet 6 inches. She sailed
off the stocks with great facility, as if anxious to embrace
the yielding element on which she is destined to run her
career. After having been named the " Prince Arthur,"
by Miss Hartley, daughter of the well-known steam-
packet proprietor, and after being launched, she was taken
into the Last Tndia Dock to have her engines fitted,
which are to be on the oscillating principle, of the col-
lective nominal power of 220 horses, with tubular boilers,
feathering paddle-wheels, &c. She has been built for the
City of Dublin Steam-packet Company, to assist the
Llewellyn, built by the same firm and purchased from the
Admiralty, and the St. Columba in conveying the mails.
She is, indeed, a beautiful model, and, with the efficient
engines she is about to receive, will have a first-rate speed
and sea properties. She may, in fact, although with a
much smaller proportion of horse-power and weight of
engines to tonnage, be considered an improvement on
that unriyalled steam-packet the Llewellyn, and, from all
we have seen and we have heard, contains those pro-
perties, dimensions, strength, speed, and durability which,
if carried out in an Atlantic steamer, would bring New
York within between seven and eight days of England,
and totally eclipse the bragging Americans. We trust,
for the honour of our country and the character of British
marine engines, that, from such a model, and on such
principles as the " Prince Arthur" eminently possesses,
some vessel of an Atlantic tonnage will be built, if only
to show both Cunard and Collins, and all the timid lag-
gards and slow coaches in England, and the go-ahead,
boiler-bursting Yankees, that Great Britain has the
skill, science, and determination to win in any race.—
United Service Gazette.

THE INDIAN TRADE.—A memorial has been received
by the Chamber of Commerce from Mr. Edward Hig-
gin, directing the attention of the Chamber to the mode
in which the manufactured goods of Manchester are being
diverted from Liverpool, as the natural port of shipment
for those goods to the East, and carried to London. The
memorial sets out by stating that an active opposition is
going on in Manchester for freight, which has caused the
Liverpool shipowners and brokers to reduce their rate of
freight ; and that Messrs. W. S. Lindsay and Co. are
building a line of packets to sail monthly for Calcutta,
for the carriage of Manchester goods ; and they have
appointed special agents in that town. Mr. Higgin then
shows why London shipowners are able to compete with
those of Liverpool, namely, the influx of produce laden
vessels to London, the departure of E. I. Company's
officers, passengers, and her Majesty's troops from Lon-
don and Portsmouth, and the diminished cost of railway
carriage to London. Up to June, 1848, the exports from
London were insignificant, but they have become so con-
siderable that four-fifths, which he estimates are ex-
tracted from Liverpool, amount to 7,046 tons weight, and
about 11,858 tons cubic contents. The loss on this to
Liverpool, during the two years, was £36,392. The
memorial then proceeds to show that goods are carried
from Manchester to London at the rate of Pad. per mile,
whilst the mileage to Liverpool was at the rate of 4d. a
mile, and the shipment of.loo bales of yarn at London
for Calcutta at the rate of 20s. per ton may be done for
£5 9i. 7d. less than that of Liverpool ; consequently
compelling the Liverpool shipowner to reduce the freight
to 15s. per ton, to enable him to compete with the Lon-
don shipowner. The memorial thus concludes :—" As-
suming that I have proved that we are rapidly losing a
most important trade, or rendering it a losing one to
shipowners, as also that the remedy lies in compelling
the railway companies to carry for us at a cheaper rate,
or to charge a higher one to London, I beg to submit to
you the propriety of calling the attention of your Cham-
ber to the matter, and of appointing a deputation, co-
operating with the shipowners' Association and the East
India and China Association, before whom I alto lay
these particulars, to call oh the agent of the Earl of
Ellesmere, and on the chairmen of the various railways."
Cor.oistrAr, PRIZES OF £2oo.—ln our advertising
columns will be found an offer of eight prizes to the
working classes on the great question of EMPLOYMENT.
A colonial friend of our old correspondent, Mr. Isaac
Buchanan, wrote home, offering £lOO, and that gentle-
man has added a similar sum to make the offer more

attractive. It seems that, in a despatch from Lord Grey,
the Canadian Legislature was ordered to do away with

different

the same duties as the goods of Munch

,
and this the Canadians did not, by levelling the duties on
American goods down to 5 per cent., which British goods
paid, but by raising the duties on British goods to 121 per
cent., which the Americans paid. A loss of employment
to British subjects is the consequent
York and Boston being as near Lippe;

is, and the retail dealers having it in th
direct to the American sugar refineries ai

.eing that (New

power to go

factories of great staples) the British articles of same
kind would require to be made JO to 15 per cent. cheaper
in consequence of their haring to Pass through th. banda

of agentsor middlemen. The idea, therefore, of the gen-
tlemen offering these prizes to draw the attention of the
working classes to the vital subject of employment, is,
that we must adopt an entirely new course. They think
that we expect Canada to act on what is so clearly
' 'wed to be
.the experience of the Northern States,
le circumstances as Canada,)
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THE UNION BANK.—The annual meeting of the share-
holders in this bank took place on Wednesday, at the
Clarendon-rooms. Mr. James Aspinall Turner presided;
The attendance was numerous. Mr. Lister, acting
manager of the bank, read, the report, from which it
appeared that on the 31563 c., 1849, the reserved surplus
fund was £35,000, to which add nett profits for the year
1849, after deducting all accustomed bad debts during:
that period, £35,372 Ms.—total, £60,372 12s. ; from
which deduct two half-yearly dividends paid by the bank,
£lB,OOO ; also, deduct income-tax paid by tne bank,
£547 ls.—total. £18,547 Is. ; leaving the reserved sur-
plus fund £41,8255. 11s. The chairman, in congratu-
lating the meeting on the satisfactory nature of the report,
said he had great pleasure in telling them that the affairs
of the bank had never looked in a more satisfactory state
than during the last year. The profits had been steady
and regular, and the business had been conducted most
satisfactorily. The report was adopted. Mr. Turner was
reappointed a director, and also Mr. Chilton. Votes of
thanks were then given to the board of directors, and to
Mr. Lister, the acting manager.
HEALTH COMMITTEE.—At the weekly meeting of this
committee, on Thursday, the inspector of nuisances re-
ported two condemned cellars, in which schools were kept,
twenty-four children being crowded into one, and forty-
seven in the other. Mr. Bennett asked if there was no
remedy for such a state of things ? He thought it was
one way to bring the children speedily to the grave. Dr,
Duncan replied that the committee could not interfere,
unless the children slept in the place.—The medical officer
reported that, during the week, the registered deaths had
been 177 in the borough of Liverpool, and in the extra-
parochial wards 60 ; being a total of 237 against 245 of
the previous week. Diseases of the lungs had caused 91
deaths, being more than 38 per cent, upon the whole.
In zymotic diseases there had been little variation. The
report of Dr. Duncan also alluded to the boiling down of
carcases, and to the use of acids in remedying the nuisance
arising from the process. He had seen some experiments
with acids upon a limited scale, which had been successful,
and in no material degree : doubtless, with a larger pro-
portion of acids the object desired would be effected, but
at an increased expense. The effect of the report was
that, in the situation proposed for the depot, the acids,
even if potent to remedy the nuisance in themselves, could
scarcely have fair play. Some discussion resulted upon
the subject, after which the report of Dr. Duncan was
adopted.
THE WEST DERBY GuARDIANs.—The meeting was
held on Wednesday. A letter was read from the Poor-
law Board sanctioning the increase of salary to Mr, J. 0.
Greetham, assistant overseer of the Crosby district, from
£B5 .0 £lO5 per annum. Another letter was read from
the Board, sanctioning certain payments to be made to
Mr. E. Whittle and Mr. Fitzpatrick, two of the medical
officers, for professional attendance on two paupers. The
chairman, on behalf of the board, was authorized to sign
and affix the seal of the Union to the petition to Parlia-
ment in favour of the establishment of financial boards
to control the county-rate expenditure, and William
Brown, Esq., M.P., was requested to present the same
to Parliament. A report was presented by th 3 committee
appointed to consider the subject of providing a burial
ground for the Union. The committee had come to the
resolution that a burial ground was essentially requisite
for the township of Toxteth-park, but, inasmuch as the
statute to which the Poor-law Board had referred the
guardians restricted the payment of the cost attendant
upon the providing of burial grounds to the common fund
of the Union, the committee could not recommend that
the townships, which would derive no benefit from such
burial ground, should contribute towards the cost, and
they suggested that application should be made to the
Poor-law Board to ascertain whether the township of
Toxteth-park alone could, by any means, bear the cost
of providing a burial ground for its own use. The report
was adopted, and a copy ordered to be transmitted to the I
Poor-law Board

THE CLAUGHTON PROTESTANT ASSOCIATION.-011
Tuesday evening, in the school-room of Christ Church,
Birkenhead, a meeting of the members of the above asso-
ciation was held. Mr. Taylor, incumbent of the church,
in the chair. Mr. Taylor delivered a lengthy speech on
the objects of the association, and also upon the measures
which government intended to adopt with respect to the
Papal aggression. Lord John Russell had proposed a
measure which did not meet the case ; he did not more
than propose to re-enact the law at present in existence.
The rev, gentleman then read the clause of the Emanci-
pation Act, in which a penalty of one hundred pounds
was imposed upon all Roman Catholics who should adopt
the titles of any of the bishops or archbishops of this
country. They had no desire to rule over the consciences
of their Roman Catholic fellow-subjects. On the con-
trary, they would give them the most perfect civil and
religious liberty, and treat them with the most unbounded
charity. They had, therefore, met for the purpose of
petitioning the legislature against the Papal aggression ;
to ask them to withhold all support from Popery ; and
they had also met to lay before the meeting the principles
and objects of the association, which, he had no doubt,
would meet with the approval of the meeting. Mr.
Hanson proposed a resolution, pledging countenance and
support to the association ; it was seconded by Mr. Hib-
bard, and carried unanimously. A subsequent resolution,
moved by Mr. Carter, and seconded by Mr. Keats, con-
sisted of the adoption of a petition to parliament against
the Papal aggression. The chairman having addressed
the assembly, the doxology was sung, and the proceedings
terminated.

LIVERPOOL AND LONDON FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY.—The amalgamation meeting of the proprietors
of this company was held on Thursday, at one o'clock,
Mr. W. Nicol, chairman of the board of directors, pre.
siding. The report stated that the fire insurance business
had been of great advantage to the company. The pre-
miums, which in 1849 reach £36,517, amounted last year
to £42,928, and the losses were only £7,415, against
£18,638 in 1849. In the life department the premiums
received in the last year are in excess of those in any pre-
ceding year, whilst the claims that have been paid in the
course of it are considerably less than those of 1849. The
directors, it appears, have taken measures in the course of
the year for extending their business by appointing various
agents; and by virtue of the powers given them, by two
special meetings of the proprietors, they have constituted
and empowered a board of directors in New York, from
whose connexion with the company they confidently anti-
cipate the most satisfactory results. The reserved surplus
fund remains as at the date of the last report, £130,002105.
The profit and loss account shows a balance of £54,413135.
from which to take the dividend of the year. Some pro-
gress has been made in realising with little or no loss the
securities held for parties who were unable to redeem
them, and in regard to which the issue was considered
doubtful. There still remained, however, such an amount
unclosed as, taken in connection with the growing opera-
tions of the company, induced the directors to think it
unadvisable to increase the dividend beyond what was
paid last year. The chairman, in reply to Mr. Heath,
Mr. Evans, and other members, explained that the com-
pany held shares in the South Eastern and Dover to the
amount of £lOO,OOO, and that if all the shares held by
them, and which amounted to £220,000, were sold at the
current prices, there would be a loss of about £60,000.
After considerable discussion the report was adopted, and
a dividend of 7s. Gd. per share, free of income tax, de-
clared, less 5 per cent. of such portion of the capital as
was not paid up. Mr. W. Nicol, Mr. J. Hornby, M. W.
Eerie, Mr. George Holt, Mr. George H. Lawrence, and
Mr. H. Stolterfoht were re-elected directors. Mr. Charles
Saunders was elected in the place of Mr. 3lozley, and Mr.
J. A. Tobin in the place of Mr. Joseph Shipley.
DOCK COMMITTEE.—At the usual weekly meeting, on
Thursday, Mr. Littledale presided..—Mr. Steele called
attention to a breach of privilege, committed by Mr.
Lockett and Mr. Fisher; but, explanations being given,
the matter dropped.—lt was agreed to expunge the 14th
section of the new Dock Bill, giving power to detain ves-
sels under certain circumstances, which had formed the
subject of discussion in the Council.--A letter was read
from Mr. G. C. Lewis, thanking the committee; onbehalf
of the Lords of the Treasury, for the liberal spirit which
they had evinced in giving up certain parts of the building
which they occupy for an extension of the Postoffice.—
Mr. Johnson, of Southport, wrote, detailing the result of
an inquiry into the conduct of the captain of the life-boat
there, in neglecting to go out and save the lives of two
fishermen. The committee of inquiry were unanimously
of opinion that the captain had failed in his duty. Re-
ferred to the Marine Sub-committee.--=A letter was read
from Mr. Wm. Laird, as agent for the South \Yaks Steam
Coal Company, asking if waterside premises could be had
for a vessel to discharge her coals upon. The quantity of
land required .vould be about 1,000 yards.—The com-
mittee then proceeded to consider the report of the Spe-
cial Sub-committee on the timber and shipbuilding trades
which recommended the extension of the Toxtetl, Docl
a means of increasing the accommodation.
passed at a meeting of the Shipowners' :Ass
read, recommending the adoption of the no
the a

ciat ion were
scheme for

ccommoda lion of the timber and shipbuilding trades.
3olut ion of the Chamber of Commerce, without going
the merits of the north or south schemes, recom-
mended an extension of the accommodation for the' ship-
building and timber trades of the port. A memorial was
then read from the principal importers in favour of the
timber trade being located at the north end of the town

ua3v v.uc oigamat uy Limut praying that ti
timber trade be kept at the south end of the town. A
•

gret our inability,
full. The chiral

:eresting discussion ensued, which were-
, for hick of sufficient spare, to report in
pan stated the financial 005itinn of 4h
- -

—.Ace' with regard to the dock works, and—saicitlie.;
would have £lll,OOO for the benefit of the timber trade,
and for the general purposes of the port. Mr. Fisher
advanced arguments against the recommendation of the
sub-committee as to the extension of the Toxteth Dock ;
nd was followed b- '• Holt, who took the Opposite
adoption of the south in prefer-
he town for the purposes named.
at this was purely a question of
would not justify

view, ar

ence to the north en
Mr. Holt

teth D

Special E

, eroposed by the report of
Lree, would be quite inadequate to
,bilst the cost would be

Lts of the timber trade

disproportionate and ext
providing ad(

sand that the subject

ation for the timber and
back to the Spacial Corn-
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Mittee to report their °pit...v."—
Trid the best plans of affording them accommoaa-
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extent,
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ing means