The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-10-10 00:00:00

decencies of D

lad have been ineffe

,N.l3s of professing Chi

es to be per

I into the

as devoted tout.

1:e Pariah churches. There are some prejudices nob
tle vereome by reason, and are only vulnerable to tangc0t,....131.-18 of their absurdity. When pseudo-Churchmen
to ~r-atillated themselves on the success of their hostility
4vhurch-rate, they foolishly thought that all the con-
ce would be a suspension of the Choral Services
at the expense of those who appr
Wn,...11r111(1. he sorry to believe that they comemplated any
lia-Zbesalt, or no condemnation would' be too strrs-
ckeks 4eness• The first effect was the stoppag-
-1111, of St. Nicholas', St. Peter's, and St. Paul's churches
tacZas intelligible to the meanest capacity, and a strong
etiiteor°l-vi of Radicalism betokened the discontent T-1
, the grumblers, who had only themselvt
the tliPerating the churchwardens for not supplying
Ch -41 e of day, at their own cost, to the liberty-loving
ere closed at erS, who cared little whether the c
Which ,8e(I, so long as they enjoyed all the advant
the woluey had ever availed themselves. Had -V—
-itilt.rilischief arising from the refusal of a Church
bat klght have been submitted to for a brief season ;
natel
a tu 3', the evil has struck deeper, so that, un-
144,ree be speedily applied, the growth of religion
aloetPool will be fearfully retrograde.
..realled attention some weeks since to the condition
4k°,lln's Church, the wardens of which had been un-
ttiotir'lY involved in debt against which they had no
nob but an appeal to voluntary aid, and which had
telit bur
to by the working-classes who fref-
q.Pabst church. This was bad enough, but the case o
thetcl,,4B Church is infinitely worse. In St. John's, if
at stregation be poor, they are very numerous ;
.but
4th kl's there is a double difficulty to contend with,
the
are not only poor but few in number
NIT-
and of debt which has to be &1.-1-
theref ;,,and as pressing. The
dater°-'e(lroes before the public uuder circumstam-
`kta, be,,,,lttgencY, and we are more particular in giving the
thevhsiie`etnse sundry • -statements have been made on
1i
Church-rate was refused last Easter, it was
~riuthat provision for the general maintenance of
chareti- Service at St. Paul's Church could be legally
kqat--lipon the compulsory rate of 2d., and that the
ena- rarliairtent under which this Church was built
INDtiatved would authorise the Parish-wardens in ap-
;4lg the £6OO voted at the vestry meeting to
,t,klea,Pl)°ll- Such was the impression of the Parish-
tl,2llo stated to the Wardens of St. Paul's Church
took th...'income would not be affected to the extent of
„.ffecti'h 490 a year, so that no attempt was made to
oitei,i'Y greater amount of reduction in the expenditure.
141-Ct,ies have, however, arisen as to the legality of the
l'kt4;llB.which were at first contemplated ; and now,
tkt•tb‘ll° salaries and other expenses are due, instead of
cttiii,e'ug funds for the decent and orderly celebration
t . .
'Nei worship, the Wardens of the church are mfor
14c;kthat no money can be paid by the parish
latilst' °lull', vergers, ringing bells, providing the.
fie'
elements, cleaning the church, and other inci-
s.4tlC4 e„
ges- As soon as this unexpected decision was
etia,ll,3l,‘4e authorities of St. Paul's Church consulted
itt.„; and as there appeared to be no means of meeting
%el 74 of expenditure on the scale which then existed,
thlitZituilice
to all parties interested, gave notice to all
o 'unnediately to discontinue either their ser-
‘rtte 3
r other causes of expense. The choir and organist
(113,..,14186ed, and the gas company, amongst, other
312D1)1; :
'IIL notice given to their manager to stop the
The ,58.
I,,trettort:l. nslbility cif paying the' claims of the various
Z.,(1 as Si ,744 on the Wardens of St. Paul's Church,
41 be :,-;°llths' liabilities were incurred before a stop
g.7l'e ;;;" to expenses for which a Church-rate should
'Nu P1.1),,:"cl, it was not to be expected that the debt
2tt:1411)11 the Curch should be suffered to increase,
trek Attempts
prospect of honestly meeting the
wagno
have,p however, been, and are being
'7 Means of collections and voluntary contributions,

oved of t

e of the

!hurches

+his been

case of St. Paul's Church

raise
a sufficient sum to meet the present debt, whit.,
to ,
ape ha'4) about £lOO.
e'lße while been particular in mentioning the facts of tht
th, reference to the stoppage of the supply of gas,
the et, ''t.14,411,1
it -411.1patly witlnt of a contemporary has stated that
t„,, Want of pa.,„:drew the supply. Had it been true,
"4ornereial
pi,'"`ent would have been a justification on
lelv a shad Qwnilds ; but, so far from the statement hay-
-9lv °f truth, the Manager of the Gas Company
01/4. referen-ce°wil
s,iiivaya
the utmost kindness and forbearance
to the payments due by this Church. It
4if6.enit t •
„,.Ity 0, , 0 discover the animus of the writer in the
"4ip ins charge, and the pretence of his Churchman-
111".::413eeasr
ingetnhellonldlys absurd remark of a Dissenting
81,:11001 organ of Church principles in
•'‘ A-D IT NOT BEEN FOR HIM, AND SUCH AS
ZEeltrYEsa PROFESSING CHURCH3IEN, WHO ARE IN
8 -`ll2l BITTEREST ENEMIES OF THE CHURO3I—
c°lllB OF RADICALS AND DISSENTERS TO OP..
„,,IIt.IICH-RATE WOULD HAVE BEEN FUTILE.
kbl" 'Algencie of the case will no longer admit of delay,
r 4178 the s
i%t„atiChurchmen of Liverpool are content that the
tl4kl/44,,°118 of the Church should be denied to the poorer
NAN .'1(1 none of the decencies of Divine worship main-
%h,l4,ti;
the
the management of the affairs of St. Paul's
b'kit' difficulties are many and not easily to be sur-
‘llle The congregation is small, and, being almost
Fktfor ivels,
ord composed of the workinr
devote/1,,_ either much time or mont,
''3BitY• To-their credit, however, it
81341 e of them Ale a have come forward and are rendering
t7,,tras
assistance in collecting from the public generally
Pabil:fraFing the debts which have been incurred for
qiellljis;,,g°l3, and providing those necessaries which
t 14,1. Waidm'ohle for the performance of Divine Service.
Wardens have no other resort than an appeal to
tith YnVath
ht Warden, or rather sense of justice, unless the
ni , Perform the obvious duty of calling a
,:iranate.
It'l,;4ltkirrreb, al'ing another demand upon the parishioners
.After the experience of the last few
'tf4Tooi uoupPo.ssibulre jhat the paris
oldoners
eof
the indelible grace an r
44Ittp,

g-ciasses,

to assist in

v be stated

'l'ool, 'COUNTY COI:MT.-YESTERDAY

kl.l.;:tteOßE JOSEPII POrLOCIC, ESQ., JUDOS.)
11141, AtSt sitting of the October court was held yester-
L)thrkl fe, f°lloVring is a list of the business marked for
' "'mi., the 9th to the 22nd instant :—Monday (the
tieolheatl.q Summonses. Tuesday (10th), 100. cases ;
ikjeht 1%; Thursday (12th), 26 cases above
triday (13th), 121 cases ; Monday (16th), 100
3ohn(l.l4esdaV (17th), 102 ; Wednesday (18th), 102;
'444e45(e139.th), 25 cases above £10; Friday (20th), ad-

ile
In
10t -Qj PRINTER'S ACCOUNT.
e of Mr. 31 Rourke,. printer, against Thomas
k Noir, 114 • •
m_-riv,,:ervel,es Johnson,. trustees of the Liverpool
"‘lrv,,-4 Nokilv Society, for the recovery of £lO 10s.
-"ea. 'lie, his Honour gave' a verdict for the amount

11
t e folio •
t4e le
tlwing persons were .
vitarn St3IMONSES.
committed to Lancaster
'lt oti,t . le ilon_psyment of the instalmentsordoerxegrbdy. 414 t, for Henry Ludlow, 18, Melville-piece,
klallitlida 3° days •, Wm. Price, 55, Factory Buildings,
44 arr4istreet, stoker in the gas-works, for four weeks ;
1eih,;144 this
1 (I am, 50 Edmund-street, customs'o
c;se his Honour reprehended
from
Du- tate. 3' of Custom-house officers ;" it appearing.
"the usual
It'',ie ; that had come under his notice that this class of
}:re, -ervats aspired to be 'something more thr
anyd
4 tf„lle4'll e defelidintiad no right to purchase whips
1114',IIstubs'r, Presents without being able to PaY fori them.
k A4ebtj'gcnnie officer was a respectable man,
Itrii4,43's:'Aia:.ohn Redhead, 9, Bootle-lane, sack delier;;lill.
if he pafoidr
qt. 'lt, 'c'ured 13odley, 11, Bedford-street, Par%orge.
1.. N for 30 days ; Alfred Woolfe, 14, Great._ u
~,,,, vv,rie
.) Cter tuarchant? for 30 days;
t to salt works, for
/ioi4t, order
Itett._, clerk Wm. Whitby, office
tag!, Kin.g-streettenand
Edward Gaving
atisTreesisursa: nillantton, Greene, and C° 8,
p,. 'lnt•street, for 30 days.
t)i,the f„„
OLVENTS.
and
44,40th'0"wwing insolvents applied for. protection,finalorders ,
koeohe . ere
rt unopposed obtained their
+kli, coiler,4B, 08, Richmond-row, flour dealer, baker, grocer,
141,,,e1.13, 6-it.er,r to steam-tug company, unopposed;
P4iti'llkgef' rrinee Edwin• t provision and flour dealer,
e,,booc; Richard Loblstreee Denham-street, Keiming.
o h n
'1',..; Joh4llll(l,,,llloemakei7a3 and beerhouse-keeper, 4,'1: arid 00wers, lodging at 33, Great H
• um
fr-the
Nt ~. ucerhoe-keepe ; the applicatioi! 0
the
ktniq uas heistedon the behalf of a creditor, on
Homer-street,
srre7t,
110,,b41.411,et ,actual debts amounted only to £20,.d while His
ptliikt,
tio-stteet showed £92 on the
N at all' not s
teOet a ~—; andeehewilthYottihge mau
ht he swhoasulndocbreteltmedesla-un.P°ainuss°totul.
etke,e 4 '''..e of the kind Th b'ect of he court w
4eteir)44lrlllatoll of his. difhcultieesualfter hethad. mandiemevperryo.
e4ie ;I Lot get rid 0 them, and not to give
the
Nr a ilc:or,e,,lle was pressed: He should adjourilice an
ilr4 eruett'Ll!, to give him an opportunity to ma
'htoilL Chart with
anY creditors who were likely
'l.,jailteep,,es Till, of 6, Everton-road, formerly beer-
-4t4 tbubo-t. but latterly brassfounder and gas-fitter
to press
ktlio is canon referring to the insolvent's balar _
126,te(1,„11rece(irte °id, In some measure, his apprehensions
ttcottliosaedioolitgorornoer, for he found the name of Toners
,r, t 5, so that one-fourth' of the £2O
ve latiO ~N. 0,. '-'4e insolvent might have his order on
balllt to Ication enaber.—william Clare was opposed,. and
-444 e 4111/14 IYas actourned for a fortnight, the insol-
elli Ins ba1,2,, eet. --..esibeet and to issue an amended

rice•sheet

THE money market, which exhibited a slight
buoyancy when the intelligence of the capture of
Sebastopol was believed, has since declined, though
but slightly, as it is confidently expected that the
ultimate success of the allied armies in the Crimea
is only a question of.time. It has, however, been
far more affected by several failures of rather a
large amount, owing to over speculations in ship-
ping, though an easy settlement of the difficulties
is spoken of with confidence. The Bank returns
show "a larger diminution in the stock of bullion,
owing, probably, to the fact of the recent arrivals
of gold not having been brought into the account.
There is also a very considerable increase in the
amount of " other securities," showing that the
Bank has been largely extending its accommodation
to the mercantile world. _ _

In the early part of the week there was consi-
derable improvement in the Cotton manufacturing
districts, owing to the reports of successes in the
Crimea, and the favourable advises from India. The
recent failures have, however, since operated to
create distrust, and prices are not so well main-
tained. In the Woollen trade business has been
almost neglected.
The Corn markets during the week have been
dull, holders being unwilling to sacrifice, and the
new crop being, as yet, but slenderly brought into
consumption. The arrivals at most markets have
been short, and the business confined to demands
for immediate consumption.
The returns of the Board of Trade, for the month
ended sth September, show a falling-off in the
exports of British produce and manufactures to the
amount of £449,130, as compared with the corres-
ponding period of last year. The principal items
of decrease are Metals, £177,979 ; Haberdashery,
£108,997 ; Linen manufactures, £94,573 ; Woollen
manufactures, £63,891; Linen Yarn, £63,861; Silk
manufactures, £59,333 ; and Cotton Yarn, £45,197.
There is, however, an increase in Cotton manu-
factures, £106,892 ; Wool, £56,889 ; and Coals,
£16,670 ; with other items of smaller amount.
In the quantities of imported commodities taken
for home consumption there is a falling-off in
almost everything but Rum, Sugar, Spirits, Tobacco,
and Tea, the materials for drink. The imports of
raw materials for manufactures show also a de-
crease except in Hemp, the quantities for the
, month being as follows :

Flax, cwt.

1853. 1854.
214,372 ... 134,447
rap, cwt.

Silk, -c-wt. ...
Cotton, cwt.
Wool, lbs...
Tallow, cwt

588,779
649,524
14,923,409
110,529

350,835
512,143

12,808,387

60,893

Of other articles there has been an increased
importation of Dye-stuffs, Timber, and Glass ma-
nufactures, and an decrease in tetals, with the
exception of Iron.
The following is a comparison of the tonnage of
Shipping in the month ended sth September, with
that of the corresponding period of last year :

British

Foreign

British

Foreign

ENTERED INWARDS.
494,225 ...
...... 424,241 ...
CLEARED OUTWARDS
..... 485,648 ..,

319,935

COASTING TRADE
Entered inwards... 1,061,433
Cleared outwards, 1,133,231

532,492
390,397

432,902
317,391

1,102,869
1,266,933

Upon the export trade for the eight months of
the year, the total is £59,653,150, as compared
with £58,158,729 last year, showing an increase
of £1,494,421.

The return from the Bank of England for the
week ending the 30th of Sept., gives the following
results, when compared with the previous week :
Public deposits ... £5,786,582; Increase ... £423,010
Other deposits ... 9,924,277; Increase ... 155,920
Rest ... 3,719,493; Increase ... 9,135

On the other side of the amount—
Government securities .. £11,006,210; Increase £9,255
Other securities .. 16,912,843; Increase 1,425;52
Notes unemployed ...... 6,499,380; Decrease 794,100
The amount of notes in circulation is £19,964,920,
being an increase of £668,670 ; and the stock of
bullion in both departments is £13,059,870, show-
ing a decrease of £169,016, when compared with the

preceding return

ISSUE DEPA.RTMEICT

Notes issued ... £26,404,300,G0vernmt. Debt £11,015,100
Other Securities 2,984,900
Gold coin &bu11'n.12,404,300
'Silver bullion

5£26,464,300
BANKING DEPARTMENT

£26,464,300

Prop. Capital ... £14,553,000p0v. Securities £11,000,210
Rest . . 3,719,493 Other Securities 16,912,843
Public Deposits 5,786,582 Notes ... 6,499,380
Other Deposits 9,924,277 Gold & Silver Coin 595,570
f-day & other bills 1,030,651

£35,014,0031

£35,014,003

Our STARE MARKET has been extremely inac-
tive all week. The expected rise, on the capture of
Sebastopol being announced, did not take place,
though the rumour, which proved to be unfounded,
was generally believed. A heavy bull account,
commercial disasters, and the apprehension of
further mischief, though it has not caused further
depression, has prevented business, and made spe-
culators cautious. We annex this day's prices :
Caledonians, 31; Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock,
71i ; London and North-Western fourths, par ;
Sheffield Stock, 241 ; Midland Stock, 7016- 70
70i; Norfolk Stock, 50 ; South-Eastern, 19 1-16 ;
Royal Insurance Company, 15-16 p.

COTTON.—The trade was very brisk in the early
part of the week, and the amount of business done
very considerable at higher prices, but the demand
slackened towards the close. The sales of the week
up to Friday amounted to 60,960 bales, of which
7,600 were taken on speculation, and 8,310 for
export, leaving 45,050 for the trade. TO-DAY,
the market was inanimate, and the advices per
Niagara not being received till the afternoon, but
little business was done. The sales amounted to
7,000 bales, of which 1,000 were on speculation,
and 3,500 for export. The following 'is a compa-
rison of present rates with those of the corres-
ponding period last year :

New Orleans Middling
Fair .
Upland Middling
Fair ......

64

1 IMPORTS
-A-

STOCK

nascalrriox.l e a icas.l. Week Previ- Week This
ending ously ending Year.
Oct. 6 this yr. Oct. 6 Oct. 6
—........_
Sea Island B.l 38 . 920 23000 I
Stained 73 - ,
20 1269 3419 482555
Boweds 3f 7 11330 369310 I
1437
Mobile 141 61 4410 191250 1 i 969431'520640
New Orleans.' 3/ 81 27750 756400 I
Pernams, &c.' 61 St 1170 39440
Bahia, &c. 6j 7 2310 22669
Maranham 6 71 600 261801
I
Demerara,&c .... 590
.
F.gyptinn.. .51 10 3100' 83680
CoM.W.I.Sic. 7 320 5930,
Surat
Madras
Bengal I .... I 2040

256001 10430
22090 9430
35655 26460
409' 100
60185 58820
3201 j 1100

18!6531169980

i 60960 1775920

4556 1777753 585000

PRODUCE.—The markets during the week have
shown
,much activity, and a steady amount of
business has been doing at previous rates, and in
some cases at a slight advance. TO-DAY, a large
business has been concluded in. Sugar, at previous
rates, the sales, including Saturday's transactions,
amounting to 400 hhds. St. Lucia, at 295. 3d. to
31s. 3d. ; 70 hhds. Antigua and Jamaica, at 31s. 6d.
to 335.; 2,500 bags of East India, at 40s. 3d. to
40s. 9d. for Cossipore ; at 375. 6d. to 38s. for
Penares ; and at 345. 6d. to 365. 6d. for yellow
Bengal; also3,4oobags brownPernams, at 28s. 6d.;
40 hhds. Porto Rico, at 345. 6d. to 345. 9d. ; and
1,100 boxes Havana, the price of which, has not
been reported. No sales have transpired in Molasses
or Rum. Coffee is without change ; some large
parcels are to be offered at auction to-morrow.
The Tea market continues firm, but transactions
are only to a limited extent. The sales of Rice are
confined to 100 tees. Carolina, at 18s. 6d. to 19s.
per cwt. Linseed continues to sell freely, 1,500
bags Bombay having realised 60s. per quarter.
550 boxes Pearl Sago are reported at 18s. to 20s.
per cwt. ; and 36 bales Coir Yarn, at £l7 per ton.
Messrs. T. and H. LrrTLEDALE and Co., in their
circular, offer the following " general remarks :"

"Nothing could illustrate more forcibly the vast import-
ance of a good harvest, which has happily been secured,
than the incidents of the past month. Notviithstanding
the unprecedented abundance of the new crop, and the
splendid condition in which it has been housed, the price
of Wheat has risen 15s. per quarter, so completely bare of
stock were the millers and others. What would have
been the price had the harvest failed ? Again, as a matter
of public credit, w.e can only estimate the amount of bank-
ruptcy and alarm which must have inevitably followed
such a sad result by the casualties which have actually
occurred—failures amounting to a million sterling in the
mouth, with rumours of others still more extensive, caus-
ing a great amount of uneasiness in the moneyed circles,
as well as depression in our markets —and this when all
danger was thought to be over—showing, as stated in our
circular of 7th August, that it was more a question of
the evils to be apprehended in the event of a bad harvest
than any great excitement or advance in prices should it be
a good one.' And yet we are told, month after month,
that the commerce of the country is in a most prosperous

E LII

-pn nnnT

ipondin

nown an increase in val
_ 4- period of last year ;
fallacious ; and when we see these oc
adverse circumstances as those of the

past tw

nder such
'e months,

IlYijctlie-face of such a restricted currency, we are muc
more prepared to see them result in heavy :tosses than i

profit to the foriiderg. We are happy to ice a decrease in
the missions of September to the extent of nearly half a
million, but for the eight months they still exceed those
of last year by one and a half millions, and those of 1852
(when we had peace and plenty, and money at half its
present value), by £12,644,000 ! Australia, of course,
will account for a great part of this increase."
WooL.—ln English Wools a moderate business
has been done this week, at a shade advance on
former rates. Irish Wool is also stiff, holders not
being at all anxious sellers. The sales held here
last week were numerously attended with buyers
from the Continent and home districts, and the
prices realised were fully equal to former sales.

TIMBEL—At the sale of furniture Woods, by
Messrs. Holme, Slater, and Co., at Birkenhead, on
Thursday, there was a very large attendance, and
Mahogany sold freely at fully previous rates. Ash,
Oak, and Birch, also sold well. Rosewood was
very dull. _ _ .

• - -
Messrs. HOLM; SLATER, and Co., in their
monthly circular, say

" The arrivals • during the month of vessels containing '
Timber from British North America into the docks of the
Mersey, are 62 vessels, 48,323 tons, against 67 vessels,
43,055 tons, for the corresponding period last year. The
business of the month has been very limited, as the im-
porters are unwilling (with one or two exceptions) to sell
their cargoes at the rates the trade are offering, which
would entail a serious loss; they are, therefore,- storing
their cargoes, in expectation of an improved demand and
higher prices, and we have no doubt that their expecta-
tions will, to some extent, be realised when the pressure
of the import subsides. Of Baltic timber the arrivals
during the month are 12 vessels, 3,880 tons, against 10
vessels, 4,650 tons, for the corresponding period last year ;
two cargoes of Dantzic have been sold at ls. Bd. per foot
for the best middling, ls. 6d. per foot for good middling,
ls. sd. to is. 54d. per foot for common ; a cargo of
Dantzic White Wood sold at from ls. 2.1 d. per foot, and
some undersized Red at is. 4id. per foot ; a cargo of
Swedish sold at from ls. 3d. to is. 4.id. per foot. St.
Petersburgh and Archangel Deals and. Battens are very
low in stock. Swedish Redwood Battens are worth about
£l4 per standard, and White £l2, per standard. Of Rose-
wood, Rio, the stock is very heavy, and the demand is
exceedingly limited, none of the large quantity offered on
the 15th ult. having been sold."

METALS.—We have no change of importance to
report in the Metal market this week. Manufac-
tured Iron can scarcely be considered in so good
demand as it has been, although the Staffordshire
manufacturers have decided at their preliminary
meeting not to alter from last quarter's prices.
Scotch Pig Iron continues without change, and
with large shipments from Scotland, which have
considerably reduced the stocks there. Copper
steady. Tin in better demand ; and Lead com-
manding better prices.

THE QUARTER'S REVENUE,.

(FROM THE OBSERVER.)

Tim revenue account for the current quarter, which will
be made up on Tuesday next, will be published in a new
form, and will include, for the first time, a publication of
the revenue received from Ireland, in a table simultane-
ously with the rest of the United Kingdom. This plan
will give more complete information than has hitherto been
the case. The quarterly returns will be made up to Tues-
day night next, the 10th inst., as usual. The time is suffi-
ciently near to enable the result to be anticipated with
some approach to accuracy.
We are able to state that the return, both for the year
and the quarter, compared with the 10th Oct., 1853, will
be most satisfactory. This will be more especially the case
with the quarter, in which the total increase will amount
to something like £700,000 to £BOO,OOO sterling. In the
Customs return for the quarter there will he a decrease,
as might naturally have been expected, from many causes,
amongst the most obvious of which are the still-continued
reductions in so many items of Customs revenue, and the
almost total absence of the duty upon the importation of
grain, which, although placed at the nominal amount of
ls. a quarter, had in 1853 realised a considerable sum.
The Excise for the quarter will show an increase of
more than £300,000, a great portion of which, no doubt is
to be set down to the increase of the malt tax, which will
be still more apparent in the quarter upon which we are
about to enter, which is the great malting period of the
year.

Both in stamps and taxes it is probable that there will
be a decrease ; but if so, it will be to a very small extent.
In the property tax the additions rendered necessary by
the requirements of the war are now beginning to be felt.
The increase will be very considerable.
But the result, perhaps, more satisfactory—because it is
produced by the lowering, instead of rising of imposts—
will be found in the Post-office return, which will reach a
considerable sim, comparatively, for the quarter, and for
the year will fall little short of £300,000.

, .
Although .not to so large an extent as on the quarter, the
returns for the year will leave no ground for despondency.
In the Customs for the year there will be a decrease,
as well as for the quarter, and for the same reasons as
stated above. But it will be for a smaller amount, and
not severely felt.
The Excise will be better for the year, as well as for the
quarter, though net perhaps to so palpable an extent.
In stamps and taxes there will be a small decrease. In
the case of the stamps, the reductions and alterations of
last session are no doubt felt.
In the property-tax there will be an increase in the
year, as well as in the quarter, although perhaps not to
so large an amount.
Upon the whole there is every reason for congratulation
that the exactions of a most expensive struggle have nei-
ther diminished our resources, increased our national
obligations, or given us the smallest reason to distrust or
doubt the buoyancy of our sound and honest financial
system.

THE SUSPENSION OP Mu. OLIVER.—The ""easiness
which has prevailed in Liverpool during the last few days
consequent on the suspension of Mr. Edward Oliver, has
been relieved by au arrangement of a satisfactory cha-
racter having been entered into, and Messrs. Robert
Rankin, Daniel Campbell, Robert Crosbie, John S. De
Wolf and W. J. Fernie have been appointed trustees in the
estate for the behalf of all the creditors. The realization
of the assets, which are chiefly ships, will be proceeded with
in a judicious manner, and it is expected that the full
value of the estate will be obtained for the creditors, and
Mr. Oliver, who confidently expects a large surplus.
" HOUMA RDBOUND" PROM AUSTRALIA..—The Golden
Era, belonging to Messrs. Pilkington and Wilson's
" White Star" line of Australian packets, left Melbourne
for this port on the 19th of July, having on board seventy-
eight passengers, a.cargo of flour, tallow, wool, and hides,
together with 26,730 sovereigns, and 44,604 ounces of gold.
The Red Jacket, belonging to the same line, was to sail
from Melbourne on the let of August, having engaged to
bring 50,000 ounces of gold, besides which it is expected
she will have 50,000 sovereigns. The Saldanah, belonging
Messrs Baines and Co.'s Black Ball" line, sailed from
Melbourne on the 12th July, with a considerable amount
of specie on board. The Miles Barton arrived at Mel-
bourne on the 23rd July, having made the passage in
seventy-eight days from this port. The Guiding Star
arrived out on the day following the Miles Barton. A
spirited race is expected between the two vessels on the
return voyage.
THE " GOLDEN" LINE OP PAcsmrs.—By the Overland
Mail we hear of the safe arrival at Melbourne, on the 22d
of July, of the ship Miles Barton, one of Messrs. Millers
and Thompson's Golden" line, after a fine run of 78
days from the Mersey, and 74 days from the Saltees. She
took out a full cargo of goods, as well as passengers, and
not having been towed to Cork, her passage may be con-
sidered equal to any yet made. The Melbourne Argus,
of the 24th July, makes the following remarks on her
passage :—" The Miles Barton, Captain Kelly, has made
an excellent run from Liverpool, having sailed from that
port on the 4th of May, and Land's End on the Bth. She
draws eighteen feet four inchei of water, and the passen-
gers speak in the highest terms of her accommodation and
conveniences. As a testimonial of their esteem to the
commander, they presented him with a purse of sove-
reigns. Not a single disturbance had occurred on board
during the whole passage."

THE GALLANT TWENTY-THIRD.—The 23rd Regiment
of Foot, (the Royal Welsh Fusiliers,) so well known in
this district, where the officers have many friends, and
some near relatives, appears to have occupied a post of
honour and danger in the struggle for the heights of the
_Alma. The list •of • commissioned officers killed and'
wounded, which we take from the official return published
in an Extraordinary Gazette, is as follows :—Killed':
Colonel Chester ; Capt. A. Watkin Williams Wynn,
cousin and brother in-law of Sir Watkin Wynn ; Capt.
Francis Edward Evans, Capt. John Charles Conolly,
Lieut. Sir William. N. Young, Bart., who, while the regi-
ment was stationed at Chester, was a prominent member
of the Hoylake Hunt Club; Lieut. F. P. R. Delme Rad-
cliffe, Lieut. Henry Anstruther, Lieut. Joseph H. Butler.
—Wounded slightly :. Capt. Charles E. Hopton, Lieut.
Frederick Sayer.—Wounded severely : Capt. W. P.
Campbell, son of the Rector of Liverpool ; Lieut. Henry
Bathurst, and Lieut. Applewhaite. No reference having
been made to the following officers, who complete the staff
of this fine regiment, their Mends may rejoice that, up to
the date of the latest depatches, they had sustained no
injury :—Majors Lyson and Bunbury ; Captains Bell,
Bruce, and C. G. Sutton ; Lients; Hughes, Bulwer, Henry
D. Torrens, Drew, George T. John,_Drift,pranville, Vane,
Dynelley, Poole; &c. This gallant regiment, composed
chiefly of Welshmen, distinguished itself in the principal
engagements in the last great war, ample testimony to
their bravery being borne by the names inscribed upon
their colours :--The Prince of Wales's Plume ; " Ich
Dien ;" The Rising Sun : The Red Dragon ; The White
Horse ; " Nee aspera terrent ;" " Minden ;" The Sphinx ;
" Egypt ;" " Corunna ;" " Martinique ;" " Albuhera ;"
" Badaioz ;" " Salamanca ;" " Vittoria;" "Pyrenees ;"
" Nivelle ; " " Orthes ; " " Toulouse ; " " Peninsula ; "
Waterloo." To this list will be added the now famous
name of " Alma," and, no doubt, " Sebastopol." We re-
gret to see in the list of killed, the names of Capt. H. W.
emit, of the Coldstream Guard 4, nephew of Major-General
Sir Edward Cust, Bart., of Leasowe Castle, and Lieut.
Cockerell, son of the architect ; and among the wounded
Ensign B. C. Boothby, (95th,) son of Mr. J. B. Boothby,
late of this town. The following officers, who are con-
neeted by birth with Liverpool, or the district, took part
in the engagement :—Lieut. Earle, (49th,) son of Mr.
Hardman Earle ; Lieut. Fletcher, (44th,) son of Mr. Wm.
Fletcher, of the Bank of England ; Colonel Lawrence,
(2nd Rifles,) son of. Mr. Wm. Lawrence, of Liverpool ;
Lieut. Parry, son of a Liverpool merchant ; Captain
Fielden, son of the Rector of Bebington ; and Paymaster
Lieut. Henry f the Fusilier Quads, son of Mr.
Dixon, banker, of Dixon,destez—Albion.