The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-11-14 00:00:00

the
1-e end of

members 'together before
year, as the important operations of the Virar

call the

deliberation before the r
council of the nation. With that peculiar adro.lt
which is Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S distingu"
characteristic, he evaded the question, „,
Session was closed, leaving all the vast concerns;
a struggle with the mighty empire of Russia, 5.
the enormous expenditure Which is necessarilY;
volved in it, to Ministerial discretion, which
be worth very little, and to Ministerial re
bspo7ry
bility, which is worth nothing at all. It mayoa
well for Ministers to assume the ability to eak.dthe
a war on so large a scale, and, with the aid d
eOrt.„,;,
military skill and courage which were so
ors
cuous on the heights of the Alma, to bring I do
successful issue, relying upon the subservieneeon'Y ,
fission.
for majority to pasa a bill of
;a
is
for all their errors of omission and eonlyl. to,
This course, however, will be by no means sail!'ea,
tory to the country, for explanations are refl of
particularly with reference to the proceedin gtbst
the fleet in the Baltic ; and it is also requisite t of
the people should know, not only what anleurtwilier
expenditure has been incurred, but what f tot
claims will have to be made upon them, s° tioo
they may be prepared for the additional t 5.13 der
which the prolongation of the contest will rev of
inevitable. It will not do for the Cg c°l'°s lg.
THE EXCHEQUER to shut himself up in the ebeen
siveness of official reserve until the money has f
the
tshpaeetiiodtne,
battnhsdaw_tthhseoieh ninchaonoeylliyimatseiffililnotcohuserrinredeops. if
rt heseentthtiveeesoo7
be
n
raised tePilry
were canvassed, an immense majority
found to vote for prosecuting the war with vivel9
gilled
until the EMPEROR OF RUSSIA had been coil- bot
to succumb to European demands for justice
m oivn consent, and, therefore, in most people prefer to have their money spe t
their
callingd he
parka'
ment together, the hands of the Ministry gmulfroto
strengthened, as they have nothing to fear,„ter
the ravings of the Peace Advocates of thegan°P; to
School. But, if the Ministers allow the sea,t'
.IThe
pass over, and no Parliament be called nniinoy
usual period of meeting in FebruarY, theY,les
expect to meet an avalanche of indignant rePr;°-011
for all that they may have done araiss• It '5,4 of
known
that the operations against the fortre"o"
Sebastopol have occupied a much longer titn.,,,,t of
consequently involved a much larger au'°"-thoo
expenditure, than was anticipated even ht e
who were supposed to be in the secret of t'ebio of
ceedings ; and though all this may be caPaete(l
atisfactory explanation, it is not to be el3"to,
that the public will be content to wait for ni°llefed
with
no other information than what is e°,sl; of
in official despatches, which are mere de' one
operations, in telegraphic reports which :0
believes, and in the interesting deseriri; 'oPs
newspaper correspondents.
,So as nege"- tleifle
ahre. pending between Governments for 3 Srt
.o object, we are aware that it is inconveni.lll„,, to
impolitic to submit the unfinished procee7ussiO
.parliamentary discussion ; but the war with "..0a•
is a great fact, and what is more, it involves (riot
niary considerations, which, to the people

most probably requi

and the,

Britain, is ever a question of importance.
Ivo
To whom, then, should we appeal, an_,a,,
should be the course that the people sh°nl,o to
for themselves, since it wants but a few 11:-1,01
Christmas, and the Ministers make no ate.?
should meet and petition HEn no ° tot
mon Parliament together at once, in °o'er owe.we may understand our position, and What'd :000+
to expect. The people are called upon t° apt
bute to the Patriotic Fund for the widfocri*
orphans of the gallant men whose liveo 7 ,„05t
fired for the honour of their countri' front the
to, f the
nobly has the appeal been responded
munificent gifts of the wealthy to the Pence. 0,110
humblest. The public sympathy for 0'111'; the
been largely manifested, leaving no doubt tr doe
war is in itself a popular one, and thereforewouS
is less reason to dread that the Minist re
,rl„t they
experience any parliamentary hostility' ""
is also a duty to perform, which will not
on.
plished unless the Legislature be sumo' .013¢
assemble and express the voice of the oat
constitutional manner. -

CHESTER.—On Thursday last, Mr. Alcletn3,47oes'
BrowneoTurrr
aEnwßt elected,aEesThleßrffs
oemayor,f3icAhleos
e ,ar
Chester.
ji d.
B.
ri,. 11 ickli ii , 4 u.... '4l
) eatery-et;
loyd, gsg"' psrt;4l°':
mponrisiliThitnagryursseodvffiaeyrace,
Irsamt,
aetmsheb:,Terslolvroafns-rislaaellryleiaraamlenliwnleanerTisis ognil3ol,l3jeecOoe:i
connected with the town. ;fa il
GALLERY OF THE FINE ARTS.—To r" tb r 17
arc,: 20
e,. Otto
0
portunity of exhibiting select works of an 'li Isa,,,c or
and amateurs of art in Liverpool, Mr. J. and con
opened a gallery at the corner of Dale-stree_„'' OP" IV
street.. The collection at present specsexhibitipsons
ns, among the choice morceaux, select 4,01‘
Herring, Miller, and other favourite artists. „ape, 'Ascl.
THE FUNERAL of the late Mr. John Howe attenios
place at the Necropolis, on Thu. rsday_,_ old wastl, tend
by nearly all the Commissionersi of BirkenWeoid
IT,any as could be spared of the officials nlid _.14,,
belonging to the police force and the ferry govsert OP
THE GOVERNOR OF WEST DERBY Vir"3l-tile eireAC Off,
paragraph in the Albion of yesterday, t° ,ospen:eilt '''
the governor of the Workhouse has been-- corm'. 03,
incompetency to keep accounts, is gOO
ashhnisoduliido
trtehaed governor"the governor
of
the
Workhouse, tohrkehlrouosspe,itsivt" ` r•OPetel;
for the duties of his office is above diiquuteensvu_cistiosetetil:i
,0 1 and
113 1/'
CLASSICAL CONCERT.—A concert of • -°,3‘, or., ;DO'
mental music of high class, is to be given "i.:ool,ii De
Isaac, in Hime's Music-hall, on Wednesday' ""•,t1 w."lle
waHsiselileilstiekdae
wbpyiisa3enihaisdatva
Madame
acknowledgedftehßeuadideroefd erifHerr,es
prin celebrity'
eii y3o,.
ocit ii sott. , 0 d
Signor Piatti, as violoncello player.l ti,
THE RIGHT OF COINING SILVER.--.' ri, the • ,ii'''
the government will be at liberty according '''', 0 e.Ol
1844, to give the Bank of England notice 03-tbe iiiiritjr.
leges will be subject to revision. This will be steno' . en'
for opening the question of our monetary syste r 000-_,ls
out going into the discussion of convertibilitL°bert rev of
vertibility, an obvious improvement on Sir .''''Coinagoin
bill will be the opening of the Mint to te 3fint;eee,
silver. The bill of 1816, Ly shutting up the 311
31' ei °'
receiving silver to coin, departed very widelY 't coins
custom. It is not generally known that t103,...t, is
L.ll
silver plate or bullion by the public, at
.thisl_,ll'rtictif.e
prohibited. The scarcity of silver, whims roe r'fieo'
felt in this town at the present time, P
sity of abolishing this restriction. It will also f iipeea,
forty shillings as legal to
be ~,Or to
tion for consideration, whether the limitation ° 0031
• might not be ~
lte'f
with advantage, to double that sum.—J. Th• 4..t1ic.,t 0
St._
v G
John's
Int htehteisihici:llll:,,.easoped—Aced, jttiii,„3, , . F. Taylor, M A
sFYClNhuG_reTh.....E:TintoNlALs.—Last evenrotiroby tio
ladies of his congregation with a handson!'„,,pre°;#
robes, as a slight token of their respect anoa:Lior 01)`" ore'
of the' unwearied zeal with which he has, n " josooie/V1
f three years, laboured amongst them. All' as 610°
sent was also given to the Bev. aL. 'real"' sPitla to
acknowledgment of his great attentiodinsttrio
ettli:ttsebe
welfare of the poor in the populous
the church.

SUDDEN DEATHS.—On Friday evening T.theilliceiliPrt-i
aged 44, residing in Park-street, but formerly
_rd.stred,
lotol public-house in Gibraltar-row, Great 10'1:was 6,4-
daughtserit:heedslliveipthoaf
violent fit
fiitttyo,f Ecolluiogthti-nstgre:wiediieharkt
denlye in
sioned the rupture of a blood-vessel, and enusa oleo:
instantaneous death.—On Saturday house gr. iii, r
named Costello, was going into the house.o_ „,bout
~e_,l
surgeon,aged Great 1
sHowar
months,d-s t Howard-street, eht
e,
ntotielyesbulatdh;l,,7`;vliyae.(rivliev:l
in her arms. Mrs. Costello's husband has bee' he reel
some time, and it was only a few days ago that 5
money to enable her and the child to join bi,1.,, vesseY .A°C
THE CLEOPATRA. steam transport, oue of ti.l%, ivy
the Canadian screw steam Navigation Cotnl33l."fficers,
in Queenstown ou Tuesday, having on beard
_..d9 2 Oce-1:
"^ —.I, mid file of the 4th, al,' vegivir,,,
e ti-at 931•0:itbe O,OOLr,

sergeant, ana ov file o`
co sergeant, and 40 rank and _co drafts „nods,
She will take on board in QtteenSW' ,sth ]leg gOO
30th, 33rd, 47th, 50th, 65t
a„,
,
----hortna. e b
su l ,h,
.and•. van,r

service in t

The transport No.
Alipore came in on
7::. THE BEAZILEI!

hicb 113 s tt,o
,ceoner, river
.1 pr:
611"°iS (3 51;esda f`:liaraei
). 133iled on. t ygt re
,11 tt, 0
11Q. 00 41100

rtiso arricec

her name chang
south of the Ne

itanof
.„ to

Iles, with a full c
11 be handed ove

is, the represei
els. It is exp,
d any that the

llZarseilles Dud
is bunding another
,e named the Jordal

fine ve

on Fria

) the extent of

tiZzA,e in the stock
koit''"). There are also some other changes of
kdo2l,t, there being a decrease in private deposits
kitioTer securities to the extent of nearly half a
4.t0i4 eatil. which may lead to the inference that
et•er, 11(lation has been restricted. Money, how-
,,kbittiCs been rather easier, and is said to. be
r;tc6),„.t in the hands of bankers. Foreign
Whiet7,_ es have, however, been more unfavourable,
account for thB decrease in bullion.
4ttoo e al:pears to be no improvement in the
;„il,lnallufa.cturing districts, but prices have
Nis for'l way, except on some descriptions of
also the India markets. The Woollen trade.
tl,ad very dull ; and the Hosiery and Linen
the are Suffering from the same cause.
Ned tetaros of the Board of Trade for the month
geetk, }
Oth October show a fallinroff in the
Wf value of exports of British produce and
l)rrest",ll,.res of 2754,952 as compared with the
fir,rlNolg month of last year. This appears,
rnad:,thig:ht, a large decrease, but the comparison
,'erY sact'i'h a period when the export trade was
f.ZWCAIp;Ve. The chief items of deficiency are
. manufactures, £267,471; haberdashery,
'IG2 '
9;:,'' metals, 2108,662 -;—linen manufactures,
; machinery, £86,266:; silk manufactures,
'41:71° ; linen yarn, 245,784 ;
and leather,
lltteuz There are, however, several items of
coal, LI/eluding cotton manufactures, £82,444;
,1,44'',:53821 ; oil and seeds, 241,326 ; and cotton
th r°,423. 11 on the nine months of the year
a-8 a'a increasellof no less than 2739,469; so
'o4e OraPalison with :the year 1853, the year of
_4at the export trade ever before known, shows
1 trade of 1854" is as yet still larger, while,
i 8512 co:—Pbared with 'the corresponding period ,of
A33st;ere h an increase of no less than
Wio, )1
I°l' food regard to the importations of commodities
, ;',4841,'13r rather the quantities taken for home_n
~'leatl'lon, there is a considerable falling off i
1,404 b7a flour •• 13 t, in othpr articles, little altera-
Ft't6,—.ltaty ‘o'f' uthem there being an increase.
"'°r thel"l,_ the quantities of the principal articles
lgonth ending 10th of October .
1853.
468,888

kb:4, quarters
led. ewt. . .....
r;,,1,4e: Corn, qrs.
,174,
.......
.....
lbe,
.......
th"'coo, ............
„il'lttitt figures will show that, notwithstanding
`4e .7t's of distress, the additional taxation for
ke4174.' 'told the high
.price 'bread, that the
kpirg consumption enjoyed by the population is
*4l. increasing.
for reference to the imports of raw materials
%143.1tfactures, forre-exports, there is a
that orable decrease under almost every head but
That of
month6,lk,
th as
:shown by the following comparison

464,392
125,512

5,535,723
719,301
356,820

91,247
.90,837

.349,063
2884,823

2,874,944