The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-12-05 00:00:00

Hall, on Monday, it was resolved to wait upon
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every person in the employ of the company for donat
_,,od and a treasurer and collectors were apPII-4--'
The men employed by the British
return of Imports shows an increase in most Royal Mail Steam-ship Company.
Huskisson Dock, have subscribed the handsome sum of ceeded to Portreath, eight miles east of. St. Ive's, and
of what may be called articles of luxury, but a £lOO 6s. 6d. in aid of the fund. A subscription is also there discovered what appears to be undoubted evidence of
considerable falling off in Breadstuffs. The fol- going on amongst the crews of the different vessels belong- the neck of the
London Nile. Several coal recClaeipts, lette
ymours from
• •-1 fnr ;rip. to this company as they arrive in port. Mr. Hatley, , and Mr. rk , Plt,
-I,•ssed to Captain Moppett, a new mainyard, 70 feet

)thers. Upon
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a increase of £146,311

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Penzance, that geiltlemap pro:

was nicely tested, and it appeared that th,
by the use of the wire, amounted to from 17
) 20 per cent. The cause of this increase of ill.,
had not yet been satisfactorily ascertained.
The CHAIRMAN said he thought the most fear.
e-^m the slowness of con

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ashionable audience in the Craven-rooms. The vocalists were in
I
were Miss Santley and Mr. Santley ; Messrs. E. W.
Thomas and Lewis on the violin ; Mr. Wilberforce on the
The Welsh residents of tills town are engaged in making acaa -- -.a a viola, and Mr. Lidel on the violoncello, eontrilauting V
arrangements on an extensive scale to get up a concert of long, a topsailyard, portions of a ship's bulwarks, , fill up the harmony. The programme contained piece._
first-rate character in St. George's Hall, on Wednesday empty casks, belonging to Messrs. Truman and Co., and selected from the compositions of Haydn, Mozart, Bach,
and
(to-morrow) week, the proceeds of which are to be devoted four kilderkins, marked " Mena and Co., 5.1,517, 53,590,ba5ti0n, by which it was renderea
them gave general satisfaction.
41 to the Patriotic Fund. It is intended, we believe to en- 47,464, and 26,915," had been washed ashore. The body of other favourite c.ompo.sers, and the performance of hypothesis was, that it arose frog
facil
J,681 age talent, vocal and instrumental, of a very hie order a woman, about 50 years of age, was landed on Friday
~r of
26,962 afternoon, and the body of it man was observed, but the
for the occasion,. and it is hoped the benevolent intentions . SHILLING
. OR.ATOR.IOS.—We are glad to perceive that should 'be happy to give every.
EiTnildhaerrnis
551,018. ..... ... 596,232 of the projectors of the meeting will be fully and sub- approach of night prevented its being secured. he ship,o,nliscraeSolciinetEy
ghyapvte,,,anonneououf ctehde agrepaetrefsotrmwaonrkces trylnanaynsewxpeerrtoimaencituuespotinont,hims
ro.r an•
Tea, lb 4,303,590 4,458,989 stantially realized. was, probably, dashed to pieces on the Godrevey Rocks, the Angel Hotel, the Stork Hotel, and c
•
Tobacco, lb. 2,200;761
2,215,504 ' The managerss and workmen in the employ of Mr. James between Sts Ives and Povtreath. The Nile, after she was Liverpool for the last twelve years, its last performance
of this immortal composer. It has not been heard in invention had been tried at the Each
Spices,alla Jack Victoria Engine Works and Dublin-street Works, launched, made two or three Mediterranean, or other
3/6,568. ..... 401,106 , . ,
Raisins, &c, cwt.
vo es and was in A ril 1853 purchased the . 2
have contributed the 6s. 4d. towards the fund..yag_ , , p , ,
A coonnceit,on behalf of the Patriotic Fund,
htoodk. British and Irish Steam-ship Company who placed her btoeriinog bfyrotmhe
tChheorhalegSinonciinetgy into tthheeyeenadr, liBs42vi.goTrohuiss era- ltiisshfameteonryts., and he believed in every case i
ch..anified, as well as most sublime. It fixes the ima- RAILWAY SIGNALS.
upon Raw Materials for manufactures there is a gination in the highest degree. Those who have not heard
Tuesday, at the Craven-rooms, Birke, on the line between London, Portsmouth', Plymouth, Fal-and guard of 4
decrease of every item, that of Tallow being only placeheperformers were Mrs. MT° gall, Mss F. Robson, , mouth, Penzance, and Liverpool. On the return passage it cannot imagine the awful and imposing grandeur of the mupication between
hadh
Mr. T. P. Evans retadea
driverpaper "on the me,
7 8 ,036 , as compared with 228,474 cwt. 'Most other'
Mr. Ryalls, Signor Pierre, Mr. T.uSimmons, and Mr. H. she ordinarily brought groceries, drapery, and bale goods,
overwhelming a choruses descriptive of the denunciations and
eeni
curses of the
Almighty
avenger. would endeavour to explain as clearly as possible. a.
train." He said he devised severa plans. wha .
articles hive also diminished, with the exception of P. Sorge, and the entertainment consisted of some for the Channel ports ; and palm oil, brimstone, saltpetre,first plan he suggested was a lamp on the carriage roof
Mr. B. R. Isaac's CONCERT.—On Wednesday evening,
Timber, 'which shows 'an increase of Colonial, but a of the most popular songs of the day. Owing to the &c., for London. At this season few persons, compare-
this artist, assisted by several professional musicians of between two compartments, and colouied, say green, to
decreage of Foreign. inauspicious state of the weather the attendance was not tively, took passage in her. Her complement of seamen es- a , o -stree .
repute, gave a classical concert in Him ' h 11 B Id t
very timerons. After paying ail expenses, the proceeds and engineers was about 25. The master, Mr. W. F. ~ be lowered into the carriage in the event of accident re-
quiring the attention of the driver. His next plan was
The return from the Bank of England for the amounted to £3 55., which have been increased to £5 by Moppett 'is the son of Captain John Moppett, of the were Madame Rudersdorff Herr Moli ue
ss?e performers , q , .
week ending the nth of Nov., gives the -following Mr. T. Parker, who projected and managed the concert. b steamer evonshire, in the same employ. The Nile is the
-first ship lost in this trade by the British aud Irish Com- vanor Piatti, and Mr. B. R. Isaac. The programme was
an inviting one, opening with Mendelssohn's Grand Trio similar, the only difference being the raising of a blind in
front of the lamp. His third plan was simply a day
An amateur concert in aid of 'the fund took place, on
results, when compared with the precious week :—signal, and was bate placing of a green flag in each. com-
Thursday evening, under the patronage of the town CORTI- pany during a period of over 20 years. Information . .
in D Minor, for the piano-forte, violin, and violoncello,
Ptiblic deposits ... £4,782,390 ; Increase ... £316,472 dt 1 b the th • ntl above-named.
This
in goo sy e y e three ge emen . e-namod.
tillers for the ward, in the Concert Hall, Lord Nelson- reached Plymouth on Sunday evening, to the effect thatof accident. The fourth, which he called his pet
in case
partment, to be waved by a passenger out of the window
Other deposits ... 9,715,309 ;Increase ... 30,305
street, which was crowded to excess. The performances This was followed by Mozart's beautiful aria, " Zweifle
the stern of the ill-fated Nile, with her name on it, has , a •
Rest ... ... ... 3,176,199 ; Increase ... 3,835 'she sung
11 elicited— de d 1 1 f
genera y much and serve app ause, severe o been seen. Several bodies are washed ashore under carriages, to communicate with the whistle of the engine,
in a charming and expressive manner The same vocalist . .
On the other side of the account— the solos were encored, and the audience and performers Tehidy, the seat of Lady Bassett. Among them are those . •
nicht an meiner Liebe," from ' Giovanni," which plan, consisted of moving a cord along the whole line of
and therefore within reach of all the passengers.
Government securities.. £ll,46l,7o3.lncrease £31,832 were alike gratified with `the treat prepared and the of five women. One of these was expensively dressed, and also, in the second part, delighted to audience by her
Another plan he proposed, was for a piece of sonorous
had on a gold watch and chain. Another was recognised finely dramatic execution of Taubert's lidrlieder."
Other securities .. ... 13,850,146aDecrease 420 `means it afforded them of *contributing to a praiseworthy
Notes unemployed - •
as l'hat of the stewardess of the Nile. The violin performances of Herr Molique were very fine,
his style and execution being admirably displayed in hisf a target, and the guard to be armed
metal to be suspended from the funnel of the engine
in. the shapee o .
surer, Mr. Parnell, Lora Nilson-street, amounts to some- ,
The amount of notes in circuldfion is 219,749,975,
where about £25, after deducting the expenses. POLICE COURT.—YESTEBDAY. " Allegretto gracioso " in the first part, and also in his
guard should mount through strap-door.with a Mini rifle. In the event of an ainccitdheenrt;)ofthoef
fine "Andante," in the second; the first-named of these
being a decrease of £78,295 ; 'and the stock of On Thursday evening,-a. meeting of the committee or the carriage, and firing his rifle at the target, call
bullion in both departments Ia £13,709,794, show- North and South Toxteth Wards was held at the Public- -4' was enthusiastically and deservedly encored. As a
the attention of the engine-driver. He had. yet another
violoncello player, Signor Plata displayed much skill and
ing a increase of £215,010, when compared with office, North Toxteth, for
.the purpose of receiving the REFUSING TO GO TO SEA.—William Thompson, Alex- plan, which was for the passengers to be furnished with a
fine feeling ; he also proved himself to be an instrumentalist
the preceding return. money collected by the various gentlemen to Whom col- ander McGinnes, Charles Emerson, John Freegarthen, and of great power and good culture. On the grand piano- dog-whistle, by which they might call the attention of
letting-books were given. Upwards of £l,OOO has been Peter Perry, seamen, were charged with refusing to pro- the guard, who, by firing his rifle, would direct the driver
ISSUE DEP ARTMSNT•forte Mr. B. R. Isaac was felicitionsly at home ; his
. . ship . abelonging intonation and style of playing were marked by refine-
Notes issued ... £27,102,620 Gave•rnmt. Debt £11,015,100 collected, and the whole of the district has not 'yet been teed to sea in the " Alarm " to Messrs. to stop the train.
THE ANNUAL ADDRESS.
Other Securities 2,9a4,900 visited. It is confidently expected that at least £5OO Sinclair and Co. The prisoners did not deny the charge, went of manner combined with a ready -command Of The Chairman then proceeded to make his annual ad-
but alleged in defence that the vessel was leaky, and not the instrument. His solo and concerted pieces were
Gala coin & ba11'n.13,10'2,620
"Silver bullion ... ..• more will be received.
The workmen in the employ of Messrs. Lingard and in a safe condition to go to sea in. It was stated that the characterised by appropriate spirit, and an improving
Merrick, plumbers, Benson street, have subscribed the ship was classed A 1 at Lloyd's, which would not have a the members for the kindness which lie had
thankina
said .
----- execution. The getting up and general style of the per- dress on retiring from the office of President. After
£27,102,620 £27,102,620 sum of £5 to the'Patriotic Fund. been the case if she had not 'been in a fit state for sea. formance were excellent, and justified the expectation of a always experienced - ? a
Mr. Heath, the proprietor of the Colosseum, Paradise- The prisoners had received advance notes for three months' year had been neither small in amount nor uninteresting
BANKING DEPARTENT• larger audience than attended; if, however, M I , r. Isaac can . •
in its character. An invention had been brought before
Prop. Capital ... £l4 453 Securities £11;461,703 street,.
on Thursday evening most liberally gate a perform- wages. Mr. Mansfield sentenced them to be imprisoned find
any consolation in being appreciated by an audience from tham he the business of the
them for the better circulation of that excellent sanitary
i aid of the fund, theproceeds of ' for one month each, with hard
Winch amounted labour. "fit though few," he must have felt gratified by the well- .
Rest ... ... 3,176;199 Other Securities 13,850,146 ante i
POCKET PICKING.—Ma •
ry Elhs, who was charged withagent -wa . Mr.
ter. Taylor had brought before them an
Public Deposits 4,782,3 Notes ... 77,352,645 discriminated approbation bestowed on the different
ts of Pride. night'sperformance icking the pocket of 'Elizabeth Evans, of the sum of Bs., per- important improvement in gas meters, which was of much
Other Deposits 7n 309 Gold & Silver Coin 60'7,174 The receipts y at the P
to £5O.
formances, and the satisfaction generally experienced and •
sub-
-day &other bills 1,044,
' am Adelphi Theatre were devoted to the Patriotic Fund. on Saturday evening, in Scotland-road Market, was com- expressed.
The performance was under the auspices or the aldermen witted for trial at thesessions. She was an old offender, on the subject of smoke and the prevention of smoke, su -
£33,271,668 £33,271,668 and councillors of St. Anne's Ward. and had previously 'been repeatedly sent to prison on
NECESSARIES FOR THE TROOPS. interest to large gas consumers. Papers had. also been readh
jects which affected both health, comfort, and economy,
Our SHARE-MiktirET has been tolerably steady The Royal Mersey yacht club gives a till to-morrow similar charges. , and which could hardly be over-rated ; and he trusted
evening in the Town-hall, the proceeds of which are to
stealing 16 lbs. of sugar from the shelf of a shop in Great
STEALING SUGAR. Martin Usher was convicted of that it would again occupy their attention until they had
during the week, with a fair amount Of business. be devoted to the Patriotic Fund, and therea is every obtained a really efficient relief. They had, however, to
The operations, however, have been almost altoge- prospect of its being attended by a numerous and highly Homer-street, kept by John Williams, on Saturday, and deal with a popular error in striving for a combustion of
Cher confined to -speculators. Beyond a small fashionable company. The Countess of Sefton is lady was sentenced to be imprisoned for one month. smoke, which was impossible when the real object
amount of exchanges and some investments on the patroness, and will, with a distinguished party, it is un- STEALING raom Ji. BEER-HOUSE..-George Williams, a NVOS the perfect combustion of fuel by which the
part of the public;there has been no'real business derstood, honour the assembly by htr presence. Lord black man, well known to the police, was charged with
W old member of the club.
doing. We annex this day's quotations :—Caledo- Sertan. -.an . stealing a top-coat, on Saturday last, from the upper Chairman then alluded to papers upon minor subjects which
emission of smoke would be totally prevented. The
On Friday next a performance wilt take place at the storey of a beer-shop. The prisoner said he had been had been read, but he regretted that his ill health had
nians, 3N- -.11 4.3-9 ; East Lancashire, 171 ; Lan- Theatre Royal, when the whole of the-receipts will be de- acting as waiter on the premises, and finding the coat he prevented him from being present. The visit of the British
- 7 3
cashire and Yorkshire, '7ll 1-1 il -F-, f; Sheffield votedto the Patriotic Fund. The entertainments will tooir it with him. Being au old offender, he was sentenced Association to Liverpool had led to many, interesting sub-
Stock, 211 S-9- • 'Midland Stock, 671 1-1- 1 i 1-1 -.} ; include the dramas of " The Soldieias Daughter," " The to be imprisoned for two months. jects being discussed. Not the least important was a
? ATROCIOUS STABBING CASE.—Archibald McGregor, a paper, by the Rev. Dr. Scoresby, on Ships' Compasses, and
Berwick Capital Stock Extension, 61-d ; South- English Fleet," and a concert, in 'which the operatic
young man, apparently about 20 years of age, was charged by Mr. Towson on the same subject. The discussion had
choristers will take part.
Eastern, 17 9-16 ; Chester guaranteed, 14 ; Copiapo
CONCERT BY THE PUPILS OF THE COLLEGIATE INSTI- with stabbing another young man, named Samuel been followed up by the appointment of a committee, con-
. .
Mines, par. -, 'Liverpool Borough Bank, 101 ; Ex- TUFION, IN AID OF THE PATRIOTIC PEND.—This per- McDonagh. From the evidence of the prosecutor, which slating of practical men of the members of learned socie-
change Buildings, 282. formance is announced for Monday evening, and we doubt 'was corroborated by three witnesses, it appeared he was ties, in order to prosecute the investigation. He had
the street, in before pointed out several subjects which might be taken-
COTTON.—The trade during the week has been
M. it will be extensively patronized. The Mayor and -proceeding • aloe
,g Scotland-road, quietly,
Mr. T. B. Horsfall, M.P., will be present. The programme about twelve o clock, on the night of Saturday, the 18th tageously brought forward, and he would add to them,
far from brisk, there being a diSinclination to ape- f lastmonth, when he that of drying apparatus and the application of sewage
culate until the uncertainty Which prevails as to is riCh in attraction from the works of the most eminent -0 was assaulted and stabbed in the
.ceeding along the prisoner ordered him to desist from
composers ; and, under the able conductorship of Mr_ left eye by the prisoner. He stated that as he was pro- manure. He concluded by some eloquent remarks on the
the results of the war is in some measure set at 'Crowe, we are sure the performance will be extremely in- advantages arising from their proceedings.
rest ; but towards the close the demand improved, *cresting smoking, adding that he would like to see his (the prose-
drew something out of his pocket, and struck prosecutor Mr. HORNER proposed a vote of thanks to the presi-
owing to the -slight reaction :at Manchester. The cuthr's) blood smoking. On saying this, the prisoner
under the left eye, when he felt something give a sort of dent, for the very able manner in which he had performed
sales for the week up to Friday reached 37,760 the duties of the office. The motion was seconded by Mr.
THE POLICE FORCE AND THE PATRIOTIC
bales, of which 920 were taken by speculators, and FUND. " crick," and discovered that he was stabbed. He called BOULT, and carried by acclamation; and having been
duly acknowledged, the meeting separated.
3,940 for export, leaving 32,900 for the trade, and out murder, and was conveyed to Rose-hill -Police-station,
quotations were reduced Id. per lb. for American where he was attended by a surgeon, who extracted the
descriptions. TO-DAY the advises, per America, blade of a broken knife from the wound. This version of
were received, but, notwithstanding the accounts the story was fully corroborated. The surgeon, who
dressed the wound, said that when he was called he found
of large crops, the market was steady : the sales the prosecutor bleeding from a wound under the left eye.
reached 7,000 bales, including 1,000 on specula- On examining the wound, witness found the piece of a
tion, and prices were 'firm, the tendency being in knife firmly impacted in the exterior angle of the orbit of
favour of the seller. The following is a comparison the left eye. He was obliged to use great force in extract-
of present rates with' those of the corresponding ing the fragment, which was about three inches in length,
and completely buried in the wound. A portion of the
period last year : knife blade was broken off from the point, and it was im-
possible to say whether that portion might not still be
lodged in the wound, and consequently he could not con-
sider the prosecutor as being out of danger. The sight of
his eye has been irretrievably destroyed. The prisoner
was committed for trial at the assizes.
POCKET-PICKING AND SPEEDY DETECTION.—James
Gray was watched by Carlisle, the detective officer, at
twelve o'clock that forenoon, 'in a crowd which was
looking into the shop of Mr. Isaac, printseller, in Castle-
street, and seen to try the pockets of several gentlemen
.without success. At last he succeeded in extracting a
silk handkerchief from the -coat pocket of Mr. Bernard
O'Hare, a gentlemen, here temporarily from Pembroke-
shire. Carlisle immediately apprehended Gray, who was
brought before the magistrate, and sentenced to imptison-
ment for three months, with hard labour.
EXTENSIVE THEFT FROM -IN EMPLOYER.— Francis
John Cox, a respectable-looking young man, apparently
between eighteen and twenty years of age, was charged
with numerous acts of theft 'from the shop of Mr. Rich-
mond, clothier and draper, at the corner of Church-
street and Paradise-street. 'From the evidence it appeared
that the prisoner had been in the service of Mr. Richmond
for seven or eight months. His connexions werelighly
respectable, and he had been engaged as an improver, and
boarded with his employer, but received no salary. During
the months of October and November last, the prisoner
had been in the habit of taking quantities of wearing
apparel, consisting of dress -and other coats, waistcoats,
trousers, and other similar things, and pawning them.
Ten of these packages had been pledged with Mr. Sharp,
pawnbroker, in Paradise-street; and three of them with
Mr. Pennessey, also a pawnbroker in the same street.
Fifteen parcels had been abstracted in all. Mr. Richmond
identified all the property-as his, and the prisoner -was
committed for trial at the sessions.

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535,215
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railway

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
Ste,—Miss Nightingale having written for lint, old linen,
bandages. &c., I learn from the newspapers that, in conse-
quence of the contributions already made, these materials
have been, and are still being sent out in great abundance.
Bat there are other wants to be supplied. The soldiers in
the Crimea write home almost daily for warm clothing, and
we are told that great exertions are making at the Tower
to supply it; but it is reasonable to suppose that there are
many deficiencies which no efforts on the part of a govern-
ment can supply. Now, if the articles so much required
were to be collected by one person, or one body of persons,
much valuable time would be lost, and the distribution also
would be seriously delayed. It has occurred to me that, in
order to save time, and to bring at once every part of the
country in contact with the army in the Crimea, a plan,
something similar to•the following, might be advaneageously
adopted :—Almost every town and village has contributed its
rinotato the army in the East. Let every such community as-
sist in the relief of the necessities, and add to the comforts of,
those regiments or companies with which they are most in con-
nexion. Liverpool has Col. A. Lawrence, Royal Rifle Brigade;
Capt. Campbell, 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers ; and Lieut. and
Adjutant Earle, of the 49th Regt.; and, no doubt, many other
worthy men unknown to me. I would, therefore, suggest that
Liverpool should provide that which is required for the regi-
ment of Colonel Lawrence, Childwall for the company of
Captain Campbell, and Wootton and Allerton for that of
Lieut. Earle. The soldiers need warm clothing. It is true
we cannot give them uniforms, cloaks, &c.; but this should
not prevent our doing that which is in our power. Let us
bear in mind the wet and cold weather which has now set
in, the wet trenches in which they work, the worn-out boots
of which many poor fellows complain, and especially the great
privation of having no water for washing their clothes, and no
washerwoman, no facilities for having their clothes or stock-
ings mended, Ate married men being far away from their wives,
and the bachelors without mending sweethearts, and the kind
old Betsys and Janes left far behind, and cannot, in conse-
quence, stitch on a button or repair a rent. I consider that, if
nothing more were taken into consideration than the moral
influence upon the men under the command of these officers,
this plan would he desirable. It would prove to them how
deeply the families of the latter, their neighbours, and friends
sympathise with them in their dangers and privations. As,
therefore, there is much to be done, permit me to suggest the
following.:—All the young ladies and gentlemen are coming
home for the Christmas holidays, and will have much idle
time. Let it be employed for the benefit of our poor brave
soldiers. Let each father of a family announce at once
that, instead of the thousand useless trifles, (not the less
agreeable or .valued on this account,) invented by ingenious
young ladies, and presented at this season to papa, he will,
as the representative of his country's army, be delighted
to receive as his Christmas present, any article that may be
calculated to increase the comfort of the ao'diers. Let all
the tailors in the town be applied to for list, pieces of cloth.
&c., to make gloves, cuffs, and rugs; the latter if time
should permit. Let ladies and gentlemen look over their
wardrobes for old silk handkerchiefs, mufflers, driving,
riding, and hunting gloves. old woollen socks, strong and
warm enough, but not sufficiently respectable " to be sent
to the wash," and let them all be strongly mended. Make
up a number of "housewives," containing white and black
thread, worsted to mend stockings, darning needles, a piece
of wad, and a shiny steel penny thimble. Make up also
small parcels (one for each private,) containing a small quan-
tity of lint, old linen, and a bandage; every family, may as-
certain from their medical man the most useful size of the
latter. Young ladies, who do not like to sew, may write
pieces of poetry, for instance, Longfellow's "The day is
dark, and cold, and dreary ;" or they may compose poetry,
copy texts, &c., to be attached to the articles sent out. Those
.who may prefer purchasing new flannel waistcoats, drawers,
-strong shoes or boots, should do so by all means : they will
not be the less acceptable. None but those who have lived
,in very cold climates can form an idea of the great utility of
these articles. The winter in the Crimea promises to be
very severe. Chilblains, when serious, (which they must
•be where the men are exposed to the inclemency of the
weather day and night,) are very different to those felt in
this country, and they frequently are so bad as to incapaci-
tate men from walking or working. Our poor fellows will
.getivet iii the trenches, will have no rest afterwards; and a
• change of socks must be most welcome to them. lam
aware of the rule that letters published in one journal do
not appear in another; but, as that which is to be done
should "be done quickly," and publicity would so mate-
rially aid the object in view, I take the liberty of asking
the editors of the other newspapers to be kind enough to
publish the present, by which the whole community would be
fully acquainted with the importance of the subject; and
thus, speed in the collection, certainty of receipt, and an
early distribution, would be insured. As it is necessary that
it should be known whether these suggestions will be adopted,
it is desirable that the persons willing to assist in the move-
ment should publicly express their assent by addressing the
editors of the various newspapers during the week. I have
enclosed my card, but prefer addressing you without my sig-
nature, as I intend merely to join the throng, and beg to
subscribe myself as
A SINCERE SYMPATHIZER WITH THE SUF-
FERINGS OF OUR BRAVE SOLDIERS.

YESTERDAY afternoon, a deputation, consisting chiefly
of superintendents and inspectors, and including divi-
sional superintendents Ride and Quick, and Messrs.
Clough, Parkinson, Cowan, Hewitt, Baker, &c.,
appointment met Mr. Mann, and several members ofthe
Committee, in the Court-room above the Police-court, to
hand over the sum contributed by the Police force in; aid
of the Patriotic Fund. Among the members of Com-
mittee present were Mr. Mann, Mr. Gregson, Mr.
Brancker, Mr. Bold, and Mr. Robertson.
Mr. Cowan, chief clerk in the establishment, said he
had been desired to present the sum of £123
being the amount realised from contributions made by
the members of the Police force. He expected that this
sum would be still further augmented ; but he might take
this opportunity of stating that 825 members of the force
had contributed, and when it was borne in mind that the
force only included 865, and that the average number
of sick and absent usually amounted to 60, it would be
seen that nearly all had contributed ; and further, it
would be seen that some members had given more-than
a day's pay, the sum originally contemplated.
Mr. Mann, on reccipt,of the amount subscribed by the
-ponce force, said (addressing Major Greg) —May .1 re-
quest that you will cause to be conveyed to the officers
and men under your orders my acknowledgment of the
very handsome donation of £123 6s. 2d., which they have
this day placed in myhands towards the patriotic fund
now raised by virtue of her Majesty's royal commission.
The police force stands.'high in the estimation of the inha-
bitants of this town for.its respectability and vigilance, as
well as for the discretion and good temper with which it
performs the arduous and trying duties entrusted to it ;
and I believe that by this donation it will have so proved
its interest in what concerns the common weal as to have
raised itself, if possible, still higher in the esteem of this
great community. Ne ,thanks which I could express are
worthy of regard in comparison with that satisfaction
which the force will experience from having contributed
to the relief of the families of those gallant men who,
with unexampled bravery, are maintaining, in front of a
powerful enemy, the honours and interests of our native
land ; nevertheless, in the name of the committee acting
under the commission, and on behalf also of the widow
and the orphan, I beg to express my sincere thanks to
the force for the spontaneous and very generous assistance
which it has given to the patriotic fund. (Applause.)
Superintendent Ride said as some misapprehension
existed in the public mind as to the class of persons enti-
tled to relief from the fund, he trusted it would not be
out of place in him to inquire as to whether all who ;are
bond fide widows and orphans of soldiers who have lost
their lives in the present war will be entitled to relief.
Mr. Mann said he had ecen a communication from the
Duke of Newcastle intimating that the Patriotic Fund
was intended for the relief of all the classes referred to
by Superintendent Ride;,,and even the Central Associa-
tion had seen the justice of coming to a similar resolution.
Superintendent Quick craved permission to contribute
two guineas in addition to his own subscription, as the
gift of his wife and two suns.
Mr. Gregson congratulated the force on the position it
had taken in the present instance. In character, as a body
it stood high in public estimation for vigilance, intelli-
gence, and general good conduct ; the present step must
raise them still higher in the esteem of their townsmen,
:and lie hoped the good feeling would always continue.
(Applause.)
The meeting then broke up.

THE GALE IN THE BLACK SEA

FOR several days past much painful suspense has pre-
vailed by the receipt, in the early part of the week, of a
telegraphic message, announcing most disastrous losses
amongst the English transports off the Crimea, in the
Black Sea. A terrific gale was said to have swept a
number of them on the coast ; and when it is known that
more than seventy of our finest merchantmen are now
employed in the transport service in that sea, the excite-
ment which the intelligence caused amongst the shipown-
ers and underwriters, and the relatives of the several
crews, may possibly be conceived. On Saturday afternoon
some information of the extent of the losses, although
rather meagre in details, was received by the Lords of the
Admiralty. The gale is described to have been one of
those sudden and awful outbursts of the elements which so
often, at this season of the year, visit that part of the
world, and with such devastating effect. The most serious
of the reported losses is that which happened to the splen-
did iron screw steamship called the Prince, which the
Government recently purchased of the General Screw
Steam Shipping Company for £105,000. A large amount
of ammunition was shipped in her, and she received on
hoard the 46th Regiment of Foot, which had been
stationed at Windsor, and conveyed, and safely landed
them at Balaklava. Her stores were in course of being
discharged when the gale sprung up, and she was dashed
on the cliffs near the harbour, where she speedily became
a total loss, and went to pieces. The next was the trans-
port-ship Resolute, said to belong to Messrs. Green, of
Blackwall. She was hurled on to the same line of cliffs by
the hurricane, and went to pieces. On the same rock
were thrown and lost the transport ships Kenilworth,
Wild Wave, Progress, Wanderer, and Malta. All are
reported to have gone to pieces. It is feared the greater
part of the crews perished with the ships. It is stated
that only thirty or forty men were saved, and those by
being hauled over the cliffs. A fine ship, called the
Pyrenees, was driven ashore near the Katcha river. The
crew were saved. In order that the ship might not fall
into the hands of the enemy she was burnt, .and so des-
troyed. The Lord Raglan, transport ship, 870 tons,
Captain Keely, commander, went ashore in the Katcha
during the hurricane, and it is feared she would become a
wreck. Crew saved. The Ganges, No. 43, went ashore
near the same river ; crew saved. The Rodwell, of London
shared a similar fate near the Katcha ; crew preserved,
The Tyrone, a fine ship of 1,700 tons, met with a similar
disaster in the vicinity of the river ; crew saved. The
Danube, 829 tons, commanded by Captain Reed, was lost
near Cape Chersonese ; crew saved. The following went
ashore at Eupatoria :—The ship Her Majesty, Captain
Davison, commander, 770 tons ; the Asia, of London, No.
53, a fine vessel of 1,210 tons ; the Glendalongh, No. 55,
Captain Hewson, commander, 968 tons ; the Harbinger,
No. 61, reported to be the screw-steamer belonging to the
General Screw Steam Shipping Company .; the Georgiana,
No. 81. The crews are represented to have been all
saved, and as endeavouring to preserve their ships if pos-
sible. Nearly the whole of these vessels are underwritten
at Lloyds, and the losses, as far as we have been able to
learn, are immense. Many of the ships wrecked near the
Katcha have no doubt been burnt to prevent the stores
falling into the hands of the Russians. The Melbourne,
Pride of the Ocean, Lady Valiant, Medora, Mercia,
Caduceus, and Sir Robert Sale were riding comparatively
easy at their anchors. The loss of life was great. The
Victoria, in the harbour of Balaklava, lost her rudder.
The damage to other ships in the harbour was confined
to their upper works.

1853. 1854.
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New Ofleans, middling

Upland, middling

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ESCRIPTIint. P 1 CES. Week ' Week Prey'.This Dec.
ending ously
Dec. 1. thiayr. Dec. 1.1 Year. ec.
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4940 444990 / i 337300
6020 234580 6380 1001729
.3280 897180
200 43240
850 27940
810 34850
660
1060 105050
110, 7440
6100 296520
10910 1
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Stained 6 9
Doweds 3 si,
Mobile 3Z ' -511
New Orleans 3j 6*
Pernams, Fee 6t 7
Bahia, 6* Q-
M:manhunt 6 Ci
Detnerara,6‘c
Egyptian 5* 10*
Co m. W.l.Stc 4 5*
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Madras

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Paonucn.—A good business has been done in
Sugar, chiefly for :refining, at full prices. For
Coffee, a limited demand. In Rice, little doing, but
no change in prices. Tea, a dull trade. In Palm
Oil, a fair amount of business doing. Tallow,
steady, at 675. 6d. 'to 68s. for P. Y. C. TO-DAY,
there has continued a good inquiry for Sugar from
the refiners, and ...the grocers have also bought
more freely, -the business since Friday compriSing
200 hhds. Barbadoes at 31s. 6d. to 375., 330 Ws.
Antigua, at 30s. 6d. to 345. 6d., 920 bags dates
at 335. 3d. to 345. 6d., and 140 cases, 3,000 bags
Brazil, at 28s. to 295. 6d. per cwt. We have no
transactions to notice in Molasses, Rum, or Coffee.
The sales of Tea :are of little moment ; the no-
minal price of ,common Congou is unaltered.
Nothing has occurred in East India Rice, but 175
tees. Carolina are reported at 20s. to 265. 6d. per.
cwt. We have to -notice 80 cases Castor Oil, at
44d. per lb., 250 -bales Jute, at £l7 15s. to
£l9 155., 25 tons Barwood, at £8 10s. to £8 128.
6d., 10 tons Campeaehy Logwood, at £8 10s., a
small lot of Sapan Wood, at £ll per ton, and 1,000
bags Bombay Linseed, at 70s. per quarter.
A qUietness has again prevailed
throughout the wool market, the transactions are
only to a very limited extent, and prices, generally
speaking, may be considered nominally the same,
although the few sales reported are a shade in
favour of the buyer. Imports for the week, 3,575
Wes, viz., 2,007 West roast America, (about 1,100
of .which being Alpaca) 907-Mediterranean ports—
chiefly Mohair, 70 Buenos Ayres, 99 Iceland, 392
Scotch, 90, Irish, and 10 Coastwise.
Messrs. W. GREAME and Co., in their monthly
_
circular, say :
" Since our public sales the 'Wool market has been very
quiet, and with the exception of some few sales for export,
the transactions have been to a ,limited extent. The
worsted districts have now been in a -very depressed stats
for some time, and prices of English and Irish Fleeces,
and most'descriptions of combing Wools' have again given
way materially ; some large Government•°niers have been
given out for blankets and clothing for the troops, which
has caused more activity in these 'branches of the trade,
and as the stocks of Wool suitable for these purposes are
not' large, prices are pretty well supported. Australian,
Spanish, and fine Lisbon Wools, are in lair request, but
the market is very barely supplied with these descriptions ;
good Egyptian is also inquired for, and realizes our full
.quotations ; the same remark applies to the-better quali-
ties of East 'lndia true-bred Wools, for which an advance
has been paid on :the public sale prices. 'The medium
qualities of Turkey and Smyrna are still neglected, and
our .quotations are 'barely supported. In Mogadore and
Barbary some sales lave been made, chiefly for export,
but atgerylow rates. Peruvian fine washed and-unwashed
Fleece is in good request, and realizes full prices ; the
finer descriptions of Buenos Ayres and Entre itios are in
demand, but the present stock consists chiefly of inferior
descriptions, which .are neglected. Alpaca and Mohair
continue in good request, and the late advanced rates
firmly supported."
Messrs. Jos. RoniNsoN and Co., say :
" In all the manufacturing towns there is general com-
plaint,
and with the exception of a few manufacturers,
who have army and navy contracts, the trade is almost
prostrate. Combing Wools have suffered the greatest
proportionate decline, and are relatively lower than all
foreign descriptions ; several failures occurred at Bradford
last month, which has caused a temporary panic, and
depressed this class still more. Holders in the country
are not inclined to the reduction, and very little is
brought to market by the growers ; this being the posi-
tion, and many consumers having been working on home-
grown
Wools, who chiefly use foreign, it follows that
domestic Wools must advance, should only a moderate
demand spring up. For Alpaca Wool, a good demand
exists, and several large sales are reported at the advanced
quotations. A few transactions are reported in grey
Crimea, Mogadore, Oporto cotts, and Lambs, Peruvian,
Egyptian, &c., but quite of a retail character. Good
Egyptian white would sell well, and keeps scarce. There
is no demand for Donskoi or Iceland, at the prices asked.
Oporto Fleece is heavy of sale, at the highest price
quoted. Lambs and cotts wanted, at late rates. Good
washed Wools, ready for use, are inquired for."
METALS.—The market may be considered to
have slightly improved since our last report, some
descriptions of manufactured Iron having been in
better demand during the past week. Scotch Pig
Iron also has advanced about 4s. per ton. Copper
and Tin without change in price, and continue in
good demand,

CIVIC HOSPITALITY.—Last night, James A. Tobin,
Esq., the Mayor, entertained a party of gentlemen at
dinner in the Town-hall.
LIVERPOOL ART UNION. By an advertisement in
another column, it will be -seen that the drawing for
prizes will take place at the usual period, and that •the
whole of the amount subscribed will be returned to the
snbscribers in picture prizes.
SUICIDE.—An unfortunate occurrence took place on
Saturday evening, at Edge-hill, where a young woman,
named Martha Harris, had been living in the service of a
respectable family, and had proved an excellent servant,
but latterly the poor girl's health had declined, and she
sank into a desponding state of mind. The family surgeon.
recommended that she should be:removed to her friends at
Shrewsbury, and a letter was written in order that she
might be removed there, but no answer was received ; and,
on Saturday night, at tea time, one of the inmates went
into the back yard, when she was horrified at seeing the
poor girl hanging in the passage. An inquest was held
yesterday, and a verdict of temporary insanity returned.
TESTIMONIAL OF RESPECT.—Dir. Archibald Tucker
Ritchie, being about to leave Liverpool, a number of his
friends have resolved to present him with a testimonial and
valedictory address, prior to his departure. These are to
be presented to him at a meeting to be held on Thursday
evening, in Hope-hall. The zeal, assidnity, and liberality
of Mr. Ritchie are well known in ,connexion with our
various charitable institutions, conspieuous among which
stand his disinterested exertions in favour of the Ragged
Schools.
LAUNCH ,OF AN IRON SHIP FOR VIE AUSTRALIAN
TRADE.—Yesterday, a splendid iron ship was launched
from the building-yard of Messrs. Jones, junr., and Co.
She is of large dimensions, and elegant form, her lines
being symmetrical and full of grace. Her length is 247 feet
over all ; she is 361 feet in beam, and is ,21 feet deep.
This fine vessel has been built for Messrs. Harrison and
Co., of Vulcan-street, and has been engaged by Messrs.
James Baines and Co., as one of their Black Ball line for
Australia. She was named the Elizabeth Harrison, and
is of 1,500 tons hurthen ; she is to be fitted up in all
respects like the celebrated—Black Ball Clipper-ship
Lightning, and, from 'her appearance, she promises to sus-
tain the prestige of this line of vessels as fast sailers.

1.1.10“ •
P.S.—Few persons being aware how lint should be made,
I beg to state that it should be done as follows : —Take a soft
piece of old linen. three or four inches square; carefully un-
ravel each .thread. and lay them side by side. If, when a
quantity is thus made, it should not feel sufficiently soft or
silk-like, a knife should be employed in gently scraping it.

THE MERCHANTS' NEW DINING ,ROOMS

WA.IIRINGTON.—The committee of this fund met on
Thursday last, when it appeared that the amount sub-
scaibed here was upwards of £1;100. The sum of £65 9s.
has been transmitted to the treasurer for Warrington and
therneighbourhood, by the Rev. R. Flint Browne, curate
of St. Peter's, Newton-le-Willows, as the contribution
of that chapelry to the Patriotic Fund. £27 ls. 10d.
was.-cheerfnlly given by the workmen employed by Mr.
Stonereontractor, being the aggregate amount of a day's
pay.
WIGAiN..—The total amount of the Wigan list of sub-
scriptions. to the Patriotic Fund is now £1,438 19s. 72d.
The Ince subscription list amounts to £B6 ss.
Sr. HBLEtes.—The workmen in the employ of Messrs.
'Pilkington, of St. Helen's, have subscribed a day's pay in
aid of this fund ; and when they intimated their inten-
tion to their employers, Messrs. Pilkington headed the
list with aßberal sum.
•

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

Sta,--As mymame appears in the list of bankrupts pub-
ribbed in Tuesday's Gazette I think it desirable that my
friendly creditors (to whom I feel much indebted) and the
public should know that I was no party to that proceeding,
anal that my.great.anxiety has been to do all M my power to
pay my debts in full. With the view of doing so., in July last
I assigned all my effects, including house furniture, &c., over
to trustees for the joint benefit of my creditors. entertaining
the hope that long before this time I should have been re-
stored tomy accustomed health and energy. d hesitate not
to say here that, had my health been spared, the Merchants'
New Dining Rooms would have become a most profitable
and lucrative business,; as, indeed, the receipts at the period
when I was seized by illness and confined to the 'house suffi-
ciently testify.
With the view of obtaining the advice of some of the most
eminent surgeons,J went recently. to London, at the solicita-
tion of several friends, never anticipating after the arrange-
ments made at the meeting of creditors that hostile proceed-
ings would be taken in my absence. My surprise and
sorrow can be imagined. therefore, when Informed by my
solicitor, Mr, Pemberton, that I was made a bankrupt, and
that an officer of the court had taken possession of my
dwelling-house. I was then, as the medical gentlemen can
testify, in a very unfit state to leave my bed ; but being
unable to remain away from my family under such distressing
circumstances, I left London at once.
I am now in a very painful position, as the loss of my busi-
ness as well as private effects is inevitable. It is to me a
great source of regret and suffering that the establishment
which cost me nearly twelve months' labour, toil, and anxiety
to prepare for opening, should now pass away from me.
I may state, in conclusion, that although the "dining
rooms" were only under my personal superintendence for a
few weeks after their opening, the success which attended
these efforts warrants me in believing that if I were at pre-
sent able, through the assistance of my friends, to re-assume
the management of them, they would soon realise all the suc-
cess which I anticipated.—l remain, sir, your obedient ser-
,vant, JOSEPH FEENY.
Park-field, Birkenhead, Nov.29th.

THE BRITISH TRIDENT, new American clipper, has
been purchased to form one of Mr. Walthew's line of
Australian packets.
SHORT WEIGHT. A number of shopkeepers and
holders of stalls in the markets were, on Wednesday,
convicted by the Mayor, Mr. J. A. Tobin, in various
penalties for using defective weights and measures.
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A GUILD SUFFOCATED.—An inquest was held yester-
day, on the body of the illegitimate son of Margaret
Christian, when it appeared that the child was placed in
the care of Mrs. Daly, 75, Park-street, and she found it
dead in bed on Monday morning, the 27th November.
Verdict, accidental suffocation.
A WOMAN DROWNED.—Yesterday, an inquest was held
on the body of a woman, who was found floating in the
river, near the Egerton Dock, on Sunday morning last.
The woman (whose name is at present unknown, but who
had borne an indifferent character) was seen by a man
with whom she had cohabited, in a court in Combermere-
street, at eleven - o'clock on Saturday night last, and, in
the absence of further evidence, the case was adjourned
until this day.
A lat-PY PICEPOCIZET.—On Friday, at the Manchester
Police Court, Mary Ann Smith, fashionably attired, was
charged with picking the pocket of Ellen Hargreaves, at
the Victoria Station. Proseentrix stated that she arrived
from Liverpool by train on Thursday night, and whilst
she was looking after her luggage being taken off the top
of a • carriage, she caught the prisoner with her hand in
her pocket, and then seized her, and gave her in custody
to the guard. On the way to the police-office, prisoner
gave up the purse which she had stolen from prosecutrix,
and begged to be forgiven. The prisoner said that she was
a dressmaker, and came from Liverpool. She was com-
mitted for trial.
LARGE ARRIVALS OP GRAIN AT LEITH.—The arrivals
of grain at Leith, during the past week, have been not
less than about 10,000 quarters, principally from the
Prussian and Danish ports.— Glasgow Daily Mail.
MONUMENT TO WORDSWORTH.—A statue of white
marble, froin the chisel of Mr. Thrupp, has just been
erected in Westminster Abbey, to perpetuate the memory

The subscriptions received up to Friday afternoon in
Manchester, in did of the Patriotic Fund,•amounted to
£15,300. This is exclusive of the subscriptions from
Salford, whichinclude a number given by gentlemen and
firms having places of business in Manchester. The two
subscriptions ought therefore to be placed together. Up
to Friday afternoon, :the Salford subscription amounted to
£2,065, which added.to the £15,300 obtained in Manches-
ter make a total from the two boroughs of £17,365.
The Welsh residents in this town intend having a
concert on a large scale to-morrow, in St. George's-hall,
the proceeds of which are to be devoted to the fund. Mr.
E. W. Thomas, M. Ellis Roberts, the harpist, and Miss
Williams, are among the,artistes engaged.
The Earl of Stamford and Warrington has contributed
£5OO, at Ashton-under-Lyne, to the Patriotic Fund.
The contributions in aid of the Patriotic Fund in Ches-
ter city now amount to £2,224.
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- -
Cannumi BURNT.—lnquests were held yesterilay in
three cases of this description. Edward Price, a .blind
boy, aged eleven years, had been left by his parents in the
house, 20, Combermere‘streeet, Park, on Friday last, and
whilst playing with a .piece of stick his clothes caught fire.
He was conveyed to the fouthern Hospital, where he
died on the morning .of gunday. Verdict, accidentally
burnt.—A similar verdict was returned in the case of
Thomas Durham Brown, aged 6 years, who residel with
his parents in 41, M`Kee-street, and whose clothes Caught
fire on Saturday morning, during his mother's absence
and he was burnt to death.—Patrick Murray, a child,
aged five years, of No. 2, Court, Adlington-street, was left
by his mother in the house on Friday morning, and on
her return she found him in flames, his clothes having
caught fire whilst playing with his infant sister on the
hearth. Verdict, found burnt.
WAR MOVEMENTS IN LivEnroor..—The splendid fast-
' sailing paddle steam-ship, Arabia, Captain Judkins, sailed
last night about seven o'clock, for the Seat of War. She
carried out several packages of flannels, stockings, and
such like comforts, for the use of our soldiery; these have
been contributed by the patriotic liberality of a few pri-
vate individuals, and afford an example worthy of imita-
tion. Several of these packages, we understand, were
consigned to the care and disposal of Sir Colin Campbell.
The Arabia proceeds direct to Dublin, where she will take
in ammunition and stores, and, after a few hours' delay, she
will sail, for Marseilles, when there, to embark French
troops for the Crimea. The South American Company's
new screw-steamer, Imperatriz, 1,800 tons, Captain CAW,
is expected to be ready by the end of next week to pro-
ceed to Cork, to embark a regiment for Sebastopol. A
rumour has prevailed that the Philadelphia Company's
steamer, City of Manchester, Captain Wylie, had been
taken up for the transport service; but, at present, there
is no foundation for the report. Recruiting for both
services is going on briskly in town. The 2ud Royal
Lancashire Militia Regiment is to be embodied imme-
diately, and will assemble at head-auarters, Waterhouse-
lane, Everton, next week. A second vessel, the Lady
Jane, of 400 tons, belonging to Messrs. Fernie Brothers,
is being loaded here with hay, for the cavalry in the
criM4:4l,

The men in the employ of the Wallasey embankment
commissioners, at Wallasey and Leasowe, have contri-
buted a day's pay towards the Patriotic Fund, and the
amount, £8 14s. 55., has been paid to the treasurer.
On Thursday the constables of the hundred of Wirral,
about fourteen in number, assembled at the Town-hall,
Birkenhead, and entered into a subscription towards the
Patriotic Fund, when the sum of £5 odd was collected in
the course of a few minutes.
A public meeting of the inhabitants of Neston and
Parkgate, Cheshire, was held in the school-room, at
Neston, on Tuesday, in furtherance of the objects of the
royal commission. Notwithstanding the inclemency of the
weather, there was a large attendance of the principal resi-
dents and others. The vicar occupied the chair, and
opened the proceedings with a suitable address. Resolu-
tions were moved and carried unanimously, expressive of
thankfulness to the Almighty for the success granted to
our arms in the East ; of sympathy with those who have
gloriously fallen, and with those who are fighting our
battles ; and pledging the meeting to use every effort to
promote the movement in behalf of the Patriotic Fund.
A committee composed of the official members, as nomi-
nated at the late county meeting, and of the principal
inhabitants, was appointed to collect subscriptions from
house to house ; and to communicate with the central
committee. The sum of £6l 10s. was contributed before
the meeting separated, although many present had
already subscribed in Liverpool and Chester. The general
appeal has been answered by a most liberal response, and
wall more than double the above amount.

LIVERPOOL TOWN COUNCIL.—At the monthly meeting.
to-morrow, the following subjects, besides the ordinary
reports, will be taken into consideration :—The proceed-
ings of the Church Expenditure Committee, comprising a
recommendation to accept the resignation of Mr. Ashlin,
organist at St. Martin's Church, and that the salary of his
successor be £3O per annum; consideration of the report
of the Special Committee on Juvenile Reformatories, the
consideration of which was postponed at the monthly
meeting of the Council held on the 30th October last; the
Coroner's account, amounting to £33 3s. ; the Mayor's
communications, comprising a letter from the chairman of
the Company of the West Lancashire Institution for the
Education and Advancement in Life of Distressed Free-
masons, requesting the use of the rooms in the Town-hall,
for a ball in aid of the funds of that institution; a memo-
rial from the Local Board of Health for the district of
Wallasey, relative to the improvement of the approaches
to the town from the present and proposed Landing-stages;
and a letter from the secretary to the Fire Annihilator
Company its to the discontinuance of their machines in
this borough. The following motion, of which notice has
been given by Mr. Alderman Parker, will also be consi-
dered :—" That the Watch and Fire Prevention Committee
make a return of the number of fines levied for breach of
the bye-laws under the Fire Prevention Act (stating the
time when the carrying out of the said act was handed
over to the Watch Committee,) up to Nov. Ist, 1854, and
also the number of fines since November, 1654, to the
present time ; and also report ou the late calamitous
firs ip lAincelot's-hey,"

of Wordsworth. The statue hasbeen placed in a nich4'(
of the Baptistry, immediately on the r
by the great western door.
THE MEETING OF PARLIAMENT.—The following left
has been addressed to those members of the House of

,ght on enteri

Commons who usually support the government :
" Council Office, Nov. 28, 1854. Sir,—The meeting of
Parliament having been fixed • for Tuesday the 12th of
December, on account of urgent public business, I earnestly
request your attendance on that day.—l have the honour
to be your faithful servant, J. RUSSELL."

BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S-YESTERDAY

WOLVERHAMPTON STEEPLECHASE. —4 to 1 on tie
Field, offered

Lde and Hero

SHORT HANDICAP.-3 to 1 agst Ker
tk. ; 10 to 1 agst Kiteflyer, tk.
DERBY.-12 to 1 agst Lord of the Isles, tic. ; to
agst Saint Hubert, tk.; 15 to 1 agst Oulston, tk.; 20 tc
agst Wild Dayrell, tk.; 20 to 1 agst Rifleman, tk.; 28 tc
pgit poiydore; 06; low to 15 apt Rambling Katie, tk