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

grain ; and there

Ls of Austria com-

,ssia itself, from the

should not be all

Jived to use It
1/11rPoses of refuge or commerce. But here the
“3440nitrises as to the possibility of its retention. There

11; 14° clOilbt that such a prize would be snatched at again
tissia ; and comparing her proximity, determination,
ltti;a "*
suddenness of action, with oar own distance, hesita-
tell, and slowness of action, there is little doubt that,iin a
,„:;_..-ears, the double-headed tagle would sleep in his
_ _

il,„„rle. agai
shed
What, then, shcrula we hav( _
"4(1 at Alma, Balaklava, and Inkerman ?

gained by the

gazettes, a nely set

ar navy, many

Llunents in our cathedrals and churc

30. H

a Yarn £78,35(

and tl

[cipal it

3f what me

s, and alarge

'lt',t
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~.. e promotion.— This is not a suitable return for so

'`lt an expenditure; and though the Government-of our
ant allies are well known to incline to this view; it will
ed with caution in'England•

The best plan is to help those who are willing to help
thernselves ; and, in modern volley, it is sometimes found

better to aid a struggling people Who are working out
their own destinies gallantly,:than to patronise and bolster
them too much. The 'very names of England and France
klistained the drooping - Moslems ; and
Itithout either of they

"er
of
eic eight thousauL. _ .in drove back the legions
14;.11uscovy. By becominz—our own policemen, we may
a similar fray to quell every five or ten years; but
11'44sing up a body of marroe police, we secure the keep-
! dependent,
the peace. It so -happens that two countries, once
tr'l2)
d. 7Pendent, form the western boundary of Russia; and,
Poland and Hun,gary-were sufficieney supportel, in an
`4lllest and simultaneous struggle for nationality, they
might form the nucleus of -a federal independent empire
which would be the barrier'-between eastern and western
Europe. The disputed provinces of Moldavia and Wal-
qchia adjoin them, which, with the addition of Bessa-
tabi, would give a continuous line from the Baltic to the
atk Sea. When the- -old -empire of Germany fell to
thereeees and was reorganised•under the empire of Austria,
were numerous auguries of unity and -concentration
Within and protection without. These have not been ful-
,,.ed; and 'a new congress,,like that of Vienna, in 1815,
Will probably divide the map very differently. But what-
;;er view of the subject be- taken, so far as -concerns the
48tern frontier of Russia ',there can be no•difficulty of
.N 3; thing like the same magnitude on the south. If the
the were restored to its own people, and both it and
• gistrict of Georgia and arcassia taken under the pro-
tection of the Western Powers, these would` be a natural
tata:ralitee for the good conduct of Russia, till the decla-
Airof another general European war. For nearly a
4rY no power has exhibited so much of an • aggressive
40sition, and it is only a question of facility'in saying,
*4le itherto shalt thou come, and no further." :Of course,
ti,edo not advocate such a nominal protection as was
Alt:. to Cracow, leaving it practically in the power of
; but a wholesome • and kindly superintendence
v-,'"at which is exercised With harmony and satisfaction

spirits of the

lequna
-silist

gle gun, the

.epublie of the I

—communicate

19,715, Wo,

CIS3I3fEI?CIAL cSe MONETARY

I,Woollen Yarn£2o,oo4, Silk Yarn

at, qrs

Coffee, 11:

Cocoa, 1

NEWS,

with fl

)f the I

MONDAY

NIGHT

„lirft unsatisfactory state of affairs 'in the 'East,t,
o _ g-to the war being protracted longer than
pBS autEcipated, and the uncertainty which pre-
-4110_ 823 to the future requirements of the Chan-
tio of'the Exchequer, as well as to the •inten-
„
".,7 of the German Powers, have led to a gradual
ecne
insche value of public securities, but not to
4„t nveirY great extent. Towards the close of the
owever, there was an eliidentimprovement,
;zttributed by some to the reports of Austria having
length -definitely agreed to co-operate with the
oisteru Powers while others again state that itwas
t,71.122; to purchases on the part of the public in order
7greceive the dividend which is payable next month.
'lllaps both causes may have had some slight
-"-uence but -it is satisfactory to observe that,
ILstandin °twith • g the heavy expenses of the war,
:Public 'Funds are at so comparatively high a
a proof of :the large amount of _capital in-
tted. The returns of the Bank of England show
increase in the stock of bullion to the extent
(11 .t2l-5,01.0, a result rather unexpected, as ;it was
Laid that the Qxports had exceeded the receipts.
The ether changes are unimportant, there being
the proportionate inerease iu the public deposits,
and money for commercial purposes being compa-
eanr, very•little alteration has taken place
' the amount of ” other:securities."
The Turkish loan, which had lately become
Zeit depressed on account of the uncertainty re-
ding the security for repayment,. has slightly
proved, owing to the declaration being published
theertain documents :authorizing the loan and the
oeation of the Egyptian tribute being deposited
" the Bank of England. 1
reports from the Cotton manufacturing
'dent
are of a gloomy character, but there are
the symptoms of improvement and towards
: close of the week goods were bought more
IlhelY, but without any improvement in prices.
thoe accounts from Australia are discouraging, but
se from from Calcutta axe better than were angel-
. While the home trade, it is hoped, is showing
at of revival. The Woollen trade is still in-
i.e, but the stocks being low, there is no decline
thkr value of manufactured goods. The Hosiery
Clove is more active, owing to the orders from
It:ln:lent for the army.
vety Corn markets during the week have been
tot i dull, and the trade confined to the demands
eA ibinediate consumption, owing to the general
Atieetation of a considerable decline in value.
1111 as, however, are nominally not much lower,
No would be impossible to effect sales to any
41illt Without a great reduction. The abundant
,tiq'ts',..4_2'f last harvest is only
.kept. from consump-
utit "rough the bettered condition of the farmers,
13tesent 51urates cannot fail to stimulate importa-
klv•, which would speedily have the effect of
ing
thewhich has been
ma ng consumers the benefit
withheld from them. Our agriculturists
14141,er:en find that they have overstood their
Th
ended l'eturns of the Board of Trade for the month
411 o: sth of Nov. which have just been published,
cokh a° small a diminution of our Exports, when
404 Ninth•
the corresponding perl94 of last

IRE LIVERPOOL STANDARD,

WOOL PATI

ZIOTIC FUN

Mr. J. H. Bally, the senior cc

s-light Conn

he corr

LOSS OF THE STEAMER

40 miles off

Dublin for Lor

Ld in the I at vri-LuoL.•
mit upon steamer Q
. .1 1

it was resolredt(
the employ of the company for donations

amanded by Ca

nd was

runnin

very heavy sea was ti
Captain William Spray, whit

trades con-

stantly between Hayle and Penzance, obs,
of oil on the sea to the north of St. Ive's
--.oived

.ved a quantity
n Friday, and.

Mr. V. 1)

Ltleman pro:

AND Glislt RAI COMMERCIAL

kDN'i

dace on

AT TICE ROY

RTISEP,

DRAMA

BVCIUng
is DOlbs

is Socie

This week

rangements in m
Mr. PERCIVA.I2* Srßscl

Ration of the Christmas festivities
On Thurt

day evening

Stibscripqo-n Cc

.cert of the ser

its was give

ace in the Craw

The vocalists
E. VT.

'ere Miss Santley and Mr. Santley
Thomas and Lewis on the violin

and Mr. Lidel on the viol

fill up th

S'iTilberforce on the

and other favourite corn

RPO(

illustrated b:

;110, contributing tc

came contained pieces
Haydn, Mozart, Bach

.nd the performance of

them gave

?OLYI

EXPANSION OF GAS

i wit'

n experimer

ced wi

tedlthe

was nicely tested, and it appeared that the
by the use of the wire, amounted to from 17

20 per cent. The cause of this increase of
had not yet been satisfactorily ascertained.
The CIIAIRALLN said he thought the m

ii 6 111 SM.,,
more than

ho
11,1.

of corn

hypothesis was, that i
hn.finn_ by which it

TT. I C

or any 1./LLIGI
T&CKSON
Exchang

happy to

ive every tact

general satisfaction.
should bt
SIIILLING ORATORIOS.—We are glad to perceive that
le Philharmonic Society have announced a performance try any experiment upon t._
of Handel's " Israel in Egypt," one of the greatest works In answer to a question, 3.11.
of this immortal composer. It has not been heard in invention had been tried at the
Liverpool for the last twelve years, its last performance the Angel Hotel, the rk Hote) and (
being by the Choral Society in the year 1842. This ora-
torio, from the beginning to the end, is vigorous and tisfactory.
..S
dignified, as well as most sublime. It fixes the imp-
gination in the highest degree. Those who have not heard Mr. T. P. Eva vs read a papa. , 1
it cannot imagine the awful and imposing grandeur of the munication between the driver a,. g
opening choruses, descriptive of the denunciations and train." He said he had devised save
overwhelming curses of the Almighty avenger. would endeavour to explain as clearly as ,
Mr. B. R. ISAAC'S CONCERT.—On Wednesday evening, first plan he suggested was a lamp on the Carr...,_this artist, assisted by several professional musicians of between two compartments, and coloured, say greei.,
repute, gave a classical concert in Rime's-hall, Bold-street. be lowered into the carriage in the event of accident re-
The performers were Madame Rudersdorff, Herr Molique, quiring the attention of the driver. His next plan was
Signor Piatti, and Mr. B. R. Isaac. The programme was similar, the only difference being the raising of a blind in
an inviting one, opening with Mendelssohn's Grand Trio front of the lamp. His third plan was simply a day
in D Minor, for the piano-forte, violin, and violoncello, signal, and was the placing of a green flag in each com-
given in good style by the three gentlemen above-named. partment, to be waved by a passenger out of the window
This was followed by Mozart's beautiful aria, " Zweifie in case of accident The fourth, which he called his pet
nicht an meaner Liebe," from " Giovanni," which she sung plan, consisted of moving a cord along the whole line of
in a charming and expresSive manner. The same vocalist carriages, to communicate with the whistle of the engine,
in the second part, delighted the audience by her and therefore within reach of
alp the passengers.
- ler." Another plan he proposed, was for iece of sonorous
. , . _ _ ....,....,....A.-A 4'..r.rn flip funnel of the engine

very cas

RAILWAY SIGNALS

f com

ze roof

metal to ne suspeuueu
in the shape of a target, and the guard to be armed
with a Minie rifle. In the event of an accident, the
guard should mount through a trap-door in the roof of
the carriage, and firing his rifle at the target, call
the attention of the engine-driver. He had yet another
plan, which was for the passengers to be furnished with a
dog-whistle, by which they might call the attention of
the guard, who, by firing his rifle, would direct the driver
to stop the train.
THE ANNUAL ADDRESS.
The Chairman then proceeded to make his annual ad-
dress on retiring from the office of President. After
thanking the members for the kindness which he had
always experienced from them, he said the business of the
year had been neither small in amount nor uninteresting
in its character. Au invention had been brought before
them for the better circulation of that excellent sanitary
agent—water. Mr. Taylor had brought before them an
important improvement in gas meters, which was of much
interest to large gas consumers. Papers had also been read
on the subject of smoke and the prevention of smoke, sub-
jects which affected both health, comfort, and economy,
and which could hardly be over-rated ; and he trusted
that it would again occupy their attention until they had
obtained a really efficient relief. They had, however, to
deal with a popular error in striving for a combustion of
smoke, which was impossible when the real object
was the perfect combustion of fuel by which the
emission of smoke would be totally prevented. The
Chairman then alluded to papers upon minor subjects which
had been read, but he regretted that his ill health had
prevented him from being present. The visit of the British
Association to Liverpool had led to many interesting sub-
jects being discussed. Not the least important was a
paper, by the Rev. Dr. Scoresby, on Ships' Compasses, and
by Mr. Towson on the same subject. The discussion had
been followed up by the appointment of a committee, con-
sisting of practical men of the members of learned socie-
ties, in order to prosecute the investigation. He had
before pointed out several subjects which might be advan-
tageously brought forward, and he would add to them,
that of drying apparatus and the application of sewage
manure. He concluded by some eloquent remarks on the
advantages arising from their proceedings.
Mr. HORNER proposed a vote of thanks to the presi-
dent, for the very able manner in which he had performed
the duties of the office. The motion was seconded by Mr.
BOULT, and carried by acclamation ; and having been
duly acknowledged, the meeting separated.

THE GALE IN THE BLACK SEA
♦

FOR several days past much painful suspense has pre-
vailed by the receipt, m 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 fiest 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
board 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. MI 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, 776 tons ; the Asia, of London, No.
53, a fine vessel of 1,210 tons ; the Glendalough, 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.

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.

request your attendance on that day
to be yOur faithful servant, J. RIISSELI

BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S--YESTERDAY

de and He

A Cunt. 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 \VoxArr 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 LADY PrcicrocKzT.—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. Prosecutrix 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 Or GRAIN AT LEITU.—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.

“iio-NI73IENT TO WORDSWORTH.-A statue of white
marble, from the chisel of Mr. Thrupp, has just been
erected in Westminster Abbey, to perpetuate the memory
of Wordsworth. The statue has been placed in a niche
of the Baptistry, immediately on the right on entering
by the great western door.

THE MEETING OF PA.RLIA3IENT.—The following letter
has been addressed to those members of the House of
Commons who usually support the government :
" Council Office, Nov. 28, 1854. Sir,—The meeting of
Parliament having been fixed for, Tuesday the 12th of
Pecember, on account of urgent public business, !earnestly

-I have'the honour

WOLVERII4SIPTON STEEPLECITASB.-4 to 1 on the
Field, offered.
SHORT HA.NDICA.P.-3 tO 1 ag
tk. ; 10 to 1 agst Kiteflyer, tk,
DERBY.-12 to 1 agst Lord of the Isles, tk. ;13to 1
agst Saint Hubert, tk. ; 16 to 1 agst tk. ; 20 to I
agst Wild Dayrell, tk. • 20 to 1 agst Rifleman, tk. • 28 to 1
agst Polydore, tk.; 1000 to 16 apt RaTabling &Ale, tk.