The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-09-26 00:00:00

PROTESTANT ORPHAN SOCIETY.

We beg to call the attention of our readers to the ad-
vertisement (see advertising columns) from the Protestant
Orphan Society—a society which so very particularly
merits the support of every one who professes the
formed religion, and would act upon its principles of
genuine christian love. This is a period in which the
operations of this society are especially called for in Ire-
land—fever has succeeded famine, and though in the
mercy of God the pestilence has been stayed, who alas!
can tell how many helpless and bereaved orphans are left
exposed to all the horrors of hunger, wasted with sick-
ness pining away through want ! How happy to reflect
on the state of the 340 children who have been rescued
from similar sufferings, and who are sheltered under the
fostering care of this invaluable institution.
The Rev. J. J. Fletcher, D.D., says, in a letter, that,
" the society is the very one most suited to the genius
the people, and most likely to succeed in its objects. Al;
its resources are expended on legitimate objects, and not
wasted in unprofitable machinery. Every shilling tag'
and the connection is immediate and palpable between
the outlay and the gain."
The Rev. Henry Edward Joly, D.D. says, when for-
warding to the committee a donation of' £100,—" At all
times its claims on public benevolence were strong, but,_
particularly so since the unfortunate experiment of We
poor-law has been tried in- Ireland."
In very truth, the. Protestant Orphan Society offers to
the humane and compassionate the greatest advantag
for the provision of those who' have been bereaved of their
parents by the inscrutable will of an all- vise God. lits
plan- is simple—its education is scriptural, and ever ten";
'
ing to industrious habits. How anxiously, then, sh°'
every one who loves to extend kindness to the helpless
child give his aid, his influence, and his contribution to
this society I The Protestants of England should renal-
ber that its special object is to defend and provide for the
orphans- of those who were their brethren in the faith!

AMAZING POWER OF THE UNITED STATES
TO SUPPLY EUROPE WITH PRODUCE AND

FOOD.

The extent to which the United States will, in the
course of a few years, when an increased portion of her
territory shall have been brought under' cultivation, ba
enabled to supply the European markets with produce,
May be judged of by the result of the efforts made by the
American farmers tusupply the deficiency caused by the
failure of the potato crop in Great Britain in,1846. The
following table, which has just been published, of the
exports to this country alone for the five years ended
1847, shews an amazing progressive increase in all articles.
of provisions, such as' bacon, pork, butter, and cheese,:
The increase, however, of these articles from 1846 to laffi
is almost incredible; and shews that, with a demand and
moderately paving prices-to' incite them to increased el-'
ertions, the farmers of America could almost victual. the'
whole of Europe :
EXPORTS FROM THE trNITED STATES TO GitEAT'
BRAAIN.

Articles. I 1843. 1844- 1845. 1846. 1847.
- -- -------"
Oil, sperm, gls... 325,944 295;867 907,597 626,633 638,7„,8°
Oil, whale, gls... 68,728 345,856 184,898 84,356 209,ri.,'
Staves, m.
Naval stores, bls 145,066 270,317 279,263 305,654 245,770,.
Beef, bls 6,886 43,117 41,188 80,820 66,47
Tallow; lb. 3,653,614 4,657,208 5,243,440 6,125 452 5 924,15.
Hides, No. o , ~,,,
8,882 33,107. 41,179 67,058 24,,..„-i
Pork, Ns.
Bacon, lb.
656,328 350,189 96,907 530,026 14,367,j0
Lard, 113,•..
Butter, lb.
Cheese, lb.
Wheat, Wilds- .. 22,238 2,0101 974,398 2 544,5.-;
Corn, behls , ~ [O,
89,073 135,688,1,192,680 15,520,.-,,
Flour, bl 3-
Cornmeal, Cornmeal, bls.
Rice, tierces
Wool, lb. ......
Hops, 11,...., ... , .. 4,166 68,894' 72,252 ""
The increase of breadstuffs is especially remarkable; 11
whereas in-1843 her exports to this country were almost
nil, in 1847 we had from her 2,544X3 bushels of wheat,
15,500,000 .bushels of Indian corn. .2,457,000 barrels of
flour, and 713,000 barrels of corn meal; and we knoll,.
that she was enabled to spare us this vast quantity of
food with very little inconvenience to herself.
Whatm manufacturers-this
th
toexport trade
would Ame
have afforded,rica-whaar rich harvest
to our
prognostications of our free-traders proved correct
Jonathan, however, spent the money in an aggressive
war instead of in the cottons of Manchester and the
woollens of Yorkshire. And thus, we fear, it will be
shalci
tafihgneadi ennisitdi
moo
unee f
stphlenv ce
d hi:
lalgp t eoru, r u ngtoi Id some
in aggressive operations