The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-09-19 00:00:00

TWE WAR WITH RUSSIA.

NOTWITHSTANDING the many months which
have elapsed since the note of war was sounded,
and all were on the qui vive to witness the de-
parture of our troops for the East, the question of in-
terest is still as to the progress of affairs, the pro-
bability of victories, and ihe prospects of peace.
For weeks we have been amused with announce-
ments of an immediate attack by the combined
forces on the fortress of Sevastopol ' • but all the
positive information we have, is, that a powerful
expedition has sailed from Varna, supposed to be
destined for the Crimea, and that, in a short time,
we may, possibly, hear that the long-expected
event has, at last, talon place. We have, how-
ever, become inured to disappointment, and shall
be content to believe that the Allies seriously in-
tend to act on the offensive when we have authen-
tic intelligence that the Crimea is being effectively
besieged. After all the vast preparations which
were made at the very commencement of the
season, the powerful fleet in the Black Sea, and
the numerous army which was ready for action at
Midsummer, it is a humiliating fact, that, up to the
middle of September, all that has been done by the
flower of European chivalry is the bombardment
of the outworks of Odessa, a questionable advan-
tage, productive of no results but the loss of the
Tiger steam-ship. It is difficult, then, to avoid
the conclusion, that the real traitors to the honour
of England and the interests of Europe are those
who hold the highest offices in the councils of our
SOVEREIGN.

The correctness of this view is further shown by
the disgraceful termination of the expedition to
the Baltic—of which so much was anticipated.
Who does not remember the confident tone which
was assumed when the fleet was entrusted to Ad-
miral NAPIER, who was feted by Cabinet Ministers
on his departure, and he is reported to have used the
self-confident language, that in three weeks he
would be in SCPetersburg, or a hotter place.
This once popular idol has miserably sunk in esti-
mation, and even those who left their native shores
in full confidence of victory, because " old
CHARLEY" was at their head, now lament that
they have been made the victims of indecision and
inactivity, by which months have been wasted,
and every opportunity lost, until the ice of the ap-
proaching winter shall drive them from the sea,
and Russia be enabled to place Cronstadt and Hel-
lingfors in a better state of defence. There is no
denying the fact, which must now be palpable to
every one, that the Baltic expedition is a costly
failure, and that Admiral NAPIER has either out-
lived his capability for action, or been the victim of
treacherous orders from home, which restrained
him from doing anything. If this be so, what be-
comes of the insolent speech of Sir JAMES GRA-
nem, who openly declared, at the notorious Reform
Club banquet, that he gave the Admiral his full
permission to declare war against Russia, and act
upon the declaration ? Alas ! for the prestige of
English invincibility, we have been beaten without
a foe, and having indulged in threats to take
Cronstadt and besiege St. Petersburg, our fleet is
retiring without having fired a shot against either
place—all that we have done being the destruction
of Bomarsund, a mere morning's work for the
small vessels, and the capture of a few Russian
merchantmen.

But all this time has not been wasted by those
who seem desirous to settle the question by diplo-
matic craft rather than by the intelligible argu-
ments of hard blows, for negotiations have been
carried on as unremittingly as though no appeal
had been made to the stern arbitrement of war.
It was the anxious desire of England and France
that the German Powers should be enlisted in the
league against Russia, in order to convince the
CZLR of the hopelessness of the struggle in which
he had embarked; and there is no doubt that, had
this arrangement been promptly and cordially en-
tered into, the prospect of an honourable peace
would have been within the bounds of probability.
Both Austria and Russia have, however, from the
first pursued a tortuous policy, coquetting with
both sides, as if afraid to offend either, until, at
length, Austria assumed a bolder tone, affirmed
the Outinued possession by Russia of the Danubian

provinces to be a cases bell, and actually de-;
spatched an army to dispel the Russian invaders.
But, before this arrangement was fully accom-
plished, the Turks drove the Russians from the
walls of Silistria, the latter evacuated the provinces,
and then new proposals were made to the German
Powers on the ground that the cause of hostilities
had been removed. This has afforded Prussia a
pretext for refusing to join the Western Powers,
and as the Emperor of RUSSIA has declared his
intention to remain within his own territories, and
rely upon the eventualities of war for defence from
attack, Austria is content to' afford the negative
assistance of occupying the Danubian provinces
without entering into any offensive operations.
If the slightest confidence could be placed in the
sincerity of our own Government, which ought
never to have been entrusted with the conduct of
this important affair, the wisest course would be to
compel Prussia to come to a definitive conclusion
either as a friend or an enemy, we do not care
which. It may suit the narrow policy of the Ger-
man courts to make peace with Russia, because her
armies have recrossed the Pruth, and they have no
expensive armaments for which to receive compen-
sation, but the common interests of Europe require
more substantial guarantees, and these it is our
duty to obtain at all hazards. We have every in-
ducement to force Prussia to a definitive line of
action, as, in the event of refusal, our fleet might
blockade her' ports in the Baltic as easily as those
of Russia, and such a step would have this advan-
tage, that it would put a stop to the surreptitious
means by which the Russian export trade is carried
on through the ports of a state pretending neu-
trality, but in reality acting- under Russian influ-
ence. It is, however, in vain to expect any advan-
tage so long as the Earl of ABERDEEN is permit-
ted to retain his place, and the next step should be
to make a popular movement for his dismissal,

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1854•

SOCIETY FOR THE

THE GOSPEL

PROPAGATION 0:

TnE annual meeting of the venerable Society weldl7
Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts will be
Liverpool next week, and its claims to public suPPort saof
vocated by some of the most distinguished dignitar...A It ies
the Church. On Sunday, sermons will be Preachy'
many of the churches, and collections made under-the
authority of the Queen's Letter. At St. Peter's churl
the Archbishop of Dublin will preach in the forenoon ;
the Bishop of New Zealand will preach at St. Augustine
church in the forenoon, at St. Nicholas' Church in 61
afternoon, and at St. John's, Fairfield, in the eveufe",
while the Rev. Rector Campbell will preach in the fo
noon at St. Mary's, Grassendale. The annual meeting; Ist
behalf of the society, will be held on Monday eveuill' r
the Collegiate Institution. The Lord Bishop of Chlo
will preside on the occasion ; and the meeting 1v,11,..yr
addressed by the Archbishop of Dublin, the Bishop ol'''of
Zealand, the Ears of Harrowby, the Bishop Desigll3te
Sydney, and others. if of
It ought to be unnecessary to say anything in bells 4
a Society which has been so long before the pnb,'d
which, under Providence, has been the means of effe7g;
an immense amount of good in propagating a know.' oh
of the Gospel in our distant possessions, when but eta
aid the population might still have been in 4 ‘j•
heathen ignorance. The society makes no appeal to of
f the
feeling, for it is under the especial patronagea
bishops and other members of the Church, witnuv- cuy
reference to differences of opinion. It therefore' conkurh-
itself to the fullest measure of popular support, wh'eßill
is to be hoped will be given on this occasion, in gra iast
remembrance of the bounteous harvest which ha 1..." of.
been gathered in. To those who can enjoy the se,
doing good, we may say that there is no way Of dohfpf
much as by contributing to the funds of the Socieu
the Propagation of the Gospel in. Foreign Parts.

THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION IN
POOL.

r
To-Bronuovr the British Association meets in Dv"'
„do lb 0
for the second- time ; and that under peculiarly fac°—skeg
auspices. At one o'clock, the first general meeting t
place in St. George's Hall, at which it is understood s°;;
portions of the preliminary business will-be gone threa
after which the members will disperse. The offieers
council of the association will, in the afternoon, be en'
tamed at dinner by his Worship the Mayor, in the Tom
hall; and at eight o'clock the members will assemble
the Philharmonic-hall, when the Earl of Harrowll, theraj
President of the Association, will deliver his inalliticet
address, which, it is understood, will give a br'S.„l'"o
comprehensive outline of the Association's proceeuenit
from the period of its commencement to the Pre'
time. • g
As we- on a previous occasion stated, the ineetll),,
in
expected to be numerously attended by mew its
many instances, enjoy and are entitled to a Eurytora
fame. Among the more distinguished of those' y 151,,b,
the meeting. will be honoured are Lords Londesbor°_no,
Enniskillen, and Sefton ; Sir R. Inglis, Sir R. I. Mureurao,
Sir C. Lyell ;- Arnott, Forbes, Stokes, Owen, o,r3'-elif
Phillips, Latham, Miller, Balfour, Faraday', "no.le
Sabine, Sykes; Gibson, Foucault, Dove, Quetelet, ca.
Foss, Duboseq,Maignot, Sedgwick, Bowerbank, Balp.'es•
Soirees are to be held on Thursday, and also on irtlicilt
day in St. George's Hall, and these, it is expected, 00
form the most interesting of the general meeting',4biP
Saturday, a grand- soiree is to be given by His "°.aill°
the Mayor in the -Town Hall, on which occasion 9..11400
attraction, it is understood, will consist of the exh-1' e g
•
of an extensive and valuable collection of modern Vet
kindly lent for the-gratification of the learned visitorto-
Excursions for the purpose of inspecting the dige7oo
objects of interest in the neighbourhood will cominellio•
Thursday se'nnight,the day after the meetings of the the
sociation close. For-the purpose of facilitating the.
el
railway companies, having termini in Liveuilici
and Birkenhead, have agreed to convey
members from Liverpool or Birkenhead to any statier de'
their respective lines and back again to the place of
parture for a single-first-class fare, namely, the J-N-
-tre
and North-western, and the St. Helen's, at Linie4 es.
station ; the Lancashire and Yorkshire, the East 1)7,3,, oe
shire, and the Waterloo, Crosby, and Southport, E°l, ir,
station, Tithebarn-street ; the Birkenhead, Lancas ich
and Cheshire Junction, the Chester and Crewe 13_ nrs"
of the London and North-western, the Shreursbar.V
associate 01,
nd
Chester, and the Chester and Holyhead, with the
Branch, Monk's Ferry-station, Birkenhead. •
`Veeci
The Commissioners, of Birkenhead (proprietors 0f,`,,,0r
side Ferry) and the British and North Americaneach
ship Company (per Charles Maclver, Esq.) hay! and
placed a steam-boat at the disposal of the associaLe' aea
members, during themeek of meeting. It is arrxe'tue
that the Satellite and. the Woodside boat shall le3c„ettcl at
great landing-stage daily, at nine and ten a-r., "
three p.m. 4. red ta
The Bridgewater trustees have most liberally oe,raere
carry members and associates by the Countess of Eil.'rortb'
to Runcorn,' and by their boats from Runcorn to 1,
wiAt ch, free of charge. worOr
St. Helens there are chemical and smelting' Rove
manufactures, and coal mines, - and parties 11,3 Y
Liverpool at 9 50 a.m., returning the same evening'.
and it
Chester may be visited any day during the wtel;;_..stage_4l
is suggested
i)y thatthe
railwayparties
boat at
thealeta9v.e3o ara
.lanil'itilaad d ir°-
t
to the many objects of architectural. and
interest which the- town itself presents the Marcietifel
Westminster has granted permission rOr the seThv
and members to view Eaton Hall and the gardens• Pei
requisite arrangements will be made if a sufficient n1;00
of the members express their desire to visit this sP
mansion on the 28th instant. loa
Arrangements will be also made for an excursion!, the
the Holyhead Railway on the 28th, and for a visit em
bets
salt mine at Northwich, if a sufficient number of IneW
express a wish to join.

Nir' ho
TILE QuEBN has been pleased to approve of e
Carmichael as consul at Liverpool for the iteP"-
Salvador.
THE RIGHT WING of the 3rd Lancashire 3`1?(7-01o0r.
now out for training at Preston, under Liein'
Bentham, the commandant. •
c„r4l).
BIJEY AND RADCLIFFE •AGRICULTURAL ,-,-- go-
ta.
The annual exhibition of this society took place ou
day last, at Radcliffe, SSolt#
PROVINCIAIL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL ASSOC.-/
—The holding of the twenty-second anniversarY
association commenced at Manchester, on Tuesday V1T641;
BOTANICAL EXHIBITION AT MANCaESTXR.--nOlf
nesday a grand botanical and horticultural exhibitl(4oo
place at Old Trafford, near Manchester, in celebreA
00
the opening of the new exhibition-house. a
LI rt
BANKEPTCY.—At the Liverpool. District —e *
.„0
Wednesday, Mr. W. F. M`Gregor,of, Liverpool) no, s"
James Eckersley, of Bolton, were chosen assignees
case of Edwin Maw, of Seacombe. Water" of

LIVERPOOL AND BELFAST.—The steamer 0010
launched on Saturday week, at Dumbarton, a
600 tons and 350 horse-power, is to be placed ,00la"
station between this port and Belfast early no' ,A
She is the property of Messrs. Langtry and Ce• „set;,
1 WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.7--At the weekly : ps4o
of this board, on Wednesday, the salary of -1:13056
hospital surgeon, was increased from £lOO to
annum. The salary of Dr. Nevins, surgeon to the
was also increased from £lOO to £l2O per year. f,fthalto
LIVERPOOL CHEMISTS' ASSOCIATION.--The..a
nual meeting of this association was held on Frie.,dr. , se
at the Royal Institution, Mr. Rawle in the 0`.„."- et
report read was very favourable, and the tress t"' II
fi
counts showed a balance in hand. f po
ST. PETER'S WARD.r—MP. Robert FreAlshala, ° of t
Castle-street, is a candidate for the representatiociniA6
ward, on the Conservative interest. Mr. Harinee be
is the retiring member, but he has consented to ;
put in nomination. le&
ROYAL MERSEY YACHT CLUB.—The ann„,.lloeont
cruise of the yachts of this club took place on sighithe
under the orders of the rear-commodore. Ahel,"o.
the yachts proceeded seawards, and, after eruisillSeli L-0
Bell buoy some time, returned to Liverpool. ,i'eroex
on board a r2,rt.T of friends, who expressed ta
much delighted with the cruise. of UV
A girl about ten years of age, the daughter oetsto
M'Culloch, a tailor, living at Preston, was still'a
head by her father, in an ebullition of passion, °had 04
day week, when she fell off a chair on which she
sitting, and was taken up a corpse. The fath,e.` 1/1
a verdict of " Manslaughter" returned against ew--
coroner's jury. the
EXCURSION TRAINS.—In uence of °.%tik,
strike by the engine-drivers onconsethe southern pertieeeot for.
London and North-Western Railway a feW ...Irl3
the usual summer excursion trains were witlicht; 00,1,
time. They are now resumed, and Mr. Marc. tO
announcement on the subject in another column sell,
we refer.
Thursday FLAT SUNIC BY A STEAMER.-011 (11E6A,
the flat Martha, belonging to Price's Patent ef
pany, was run into off the landing-stage hY edge;
tender, Jackal!, and cut down to the water's ,0
•
great exertion, the flat was got into the .-^e°
where she immediately sunk. steog,fte'
THE CHARITY, Canadian Royal Mail Screul,,do
Captain Paton. sailed , from the Mersey, on t reiip
noon, for Quebec and Montreal, with the Cana co fr'7loo.
240 passengers, and a full cargo of merchandise the
The Sarah Sands, screw steamer (chartered,lo, cosll6
'
got •
D 1 Ad es
pany's company), may be expected from Quebec in
AFRICAN MAIL STEAMERS.-110 Afriettle,-.
pany's screw-steamer Ethiope was tried by ~eO, on 014
surveyors at the measured mile on the 115,."-leiell it.
day last, and attained an average speed el te° '
pne rho rshour.
e.p Thehorse-power,
er,
jEutslti oepoemips
John Laird, and is to takelaeotuelew
reve-tl"cislecrlie:a°fllll-778111s:tiltil:
24th instant.
REFORMATORY FOR JUVENILE OFFr''
letter c'ec
meeting of the Council, on Wednesday', ,a Gaol, cfiliveafr
from Mr. Carter, chaplain to the Borouge
_caw
attention to a former resolution of the Coino',,oderseh;`,"4,
establishing a reformatory for juvenile
special wos r
letter was referred to the gaol committee, a2ls sow 4,
of which will be summoned by the inasV: „reoTei
sible after the opening of St. George's 1181001 11,,D01e
FIRE AT GEORGE'S Docic.—Early "d into tl"l,iteeli'
while a cask of varnish was being lowered for for reo.o
lir°t
the
oeo
rs
gh
eips Countess
fell
llf
frSoemftotnh,eisitotwngsl,oadl% t
anda useiveke
ing the hold. A naked candle, which oc°' ,11.4 w
a f gs
thet e varnish,im me dia teenot e
qttitihi
c eernegede e Pfu.
to
measures, however, the fire was Fanod . .00 01 pl#
done any material injury. the revltt Oh% Poi
THE BURGESS LISTS.—To-morroW owe., 0
burgess lists for this borough will conlTboraloillvitet
sions-house. The first business is that the t0w;44;,.
jections made to parties residing ilLltetht;se Ir!,
Everton, Kirkdale, West Derby, and 'lu and
which the claims of such householders, f. l'hoo
Parish of Liverpool, are to be disposed,,° 000
tion of the revising barrister's d3M1.4 a"."
claims of freemen.