The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-03-21 00:00:00

Etberpool -PROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT. MONDAY MORNING, EvEny hour is big with events. Yesterday, especially in the evening, the Clubs presented a scene of excitement -and bustle rarely exhibited on a Sabbath, even at the West end. During the day the parks were deserted, owing, doubtless in part, to the unpropitious weather—wet, cold, and gusty—by so much the more were the Clubs crowded, and the most important secret papers connected with the project of the CZAR• for the partition of Turkey, produced by the QUEEN'S commands, late on Saturday, formed ample subject for discussion. These documents are, un questionably, the most interesting parliamentary papers laid before the country for many a day ; and, let the truth be told, really do not reflect anything but apparent discre tion on the part of our Ministers with a wily antagonist, and apparent duplicity on the part of the CZAR. His intentions with regard to Turkey are evident from the statements of his own month; and it is curious to observe how candid the AUTOCRAT becomes in the progress of his conversations with that able Minister, Sir HAMILTON SEYMOUR. Human nature, we are told, is the same all over the world. These conversations exemplify the fact. The comparison, by NICHOLAS, of Turkey to " the sick man," is capital in 'its idea. The fear of Constantinople falling into the hands of the French leans naturally enough on the part of the CZAR, but that fear as far as regards his communications with the British Ambassador is assumed; however, he had his answer from Sir HAMILTON, who told him that he felt confident that HER MAJESTY'S Government could be as little disposed as His Imperial Majesty to tolerate the presence of the French at Con stantinople. I have no doubt at all of the CZAR'S sincerity in his expressed wishes to stand well with Eng land; that, in shOrt, with us, he would not care as he almost says a straw for the rest of the world. Bat then there is this'differenee : NICROLIS must needs "play the first fiddle " in such an arrangement, which, of course, Jon BULL will always prevent, if he can. The nonchalance with which the Russia treats Austria must be galling to that r - state. "Oh," replied 3.TicHoLAs to the British Am' •1, - . 8 feeler, " Oh you must - understand that, when I s,,eak of Russia, I speak df Austria as well; what suits tl one, suits the other; our interests as regards Turkey are perfectly identical." Altogether, as I have said, the papers are deeply interesting. Sir HAMILTON SEYMOUR, who plays so important a part in the drama, well sustains the renown of his illustrious name ; and the CZAR found a match in his equally far-seeing, without the Emperor's canning, Sir HAMILTON could grapple with it. To his courtesy and manly bearing the nation is indebted for these expressed sentiments of the Emperor of all the Russias, who never would have committed himself, if he had not been drawn out so nicely by the English Ambassador. Another topic of conversation has been the ramour— that the EMPEROR had refused, what is; in diplomatic .language, called the ultimatissimum—that he had re fused to evacuate the Danubian provinces of Turkey. Knowing pretty well every inch of telegraph from Vienna, I cannot think that this intelligence could Have arrived so early as Saturday afternoon, as stated. Coming events, I am aware, are said (poetically) to cast their shadows before; with respect to telegraphic events, poetry, I imagine, will have the whole to herself. Though lam free to confess, that rumour, with her thousand tongues, has travelled from Vienna, from Berlin, and from Frankfort hours before the telegraph, and yet both were true. This was neither more nor less, than a lucky guess—a coinci dence. One thing is certain, that the Czia's formal re jection is expected here this day, and then " up guards , and at 'em," though WELLINGTON never used the words. NAFIBIt'S last telegraph to the fleet before sailing— " Ships for - the Baltic, a double allowance of chloroform," is as significant as some people think quaint and inappro priate. The last munition—if, indeed, they come within that category—shipped was—mirabile dicta ! One can hardly refrain from laughing even at the sorrowful cause —about a thousand wooden legs ! A large quantity of improved scaling ladders was also taken on board the Wel lington and other ships under sailing orders. The debates in both houses this evening are looked forward to with immense interest. In foreign affairs the old game of the bulls and bears is in the ascendant ; one day's telegraph is merely the precursor to its contradiction by the following flash, both, perhaps, to be proved mere " inventions of the enemy" of truth, by the arrival of the regular correspondence in the ensuing third or fourth day. Thus, at the beginning • of the week, they took Kalafat for the —th time, I am not sure of the figure or figures that should be written here. Of course, we, since, as well as before, were convinced it was not taken at all. The like dreadful fate, with the massacre of its inhabitants, and the capture of stores, guns, and munitions of war, befel Matschin, at the oppo site eastern extremity of the map of Turkey in Europe. This, too, was very sad, but IVlatschin, like Kalafat, was used to being taken, with the addition of being burnt ; accordingly, the last news tells us that the Russians, in stead of taking Matschin, very nearly got taken them selves. They were repulsed, with a loss of three officers, half-a-dozen subalterns, and some three hundred men, had th e y not been covered by their flotilla, would have been captured by the Turkish cavalry. This re minds us of poor JOHNSON'S laconic explanation to Don Juan, in the slave market at Constantinople, of how he came there, namely, by failing to do what he went about : "Wbo, taking lately, by Suwarrow's bidding, A Turkish port, was ta'en instead of Widdin." The Russians, however, did not come in for the polite at tentions of "Six Tartars and a drag-chain," but may yet find a hotter reception from the combined and emulous soldiery of•the two greatest nations in the world, whose glittering bayonets and silken ensigns will soon be seen - on the Danube ; while Britannia's thunder shall again awake the echoes of the Baltic on the northern shores of the common disturber of Europe. Of course, it would be here surplusage to give you the force and quality, the size and number, of the first division of the fleet that left Spit -head on Saturday week ; but I may state that Kiel, or the Sound of Wingo, will be their joint rendezvous. The latter, lately reported on by the Hecla, is the more probable. In the Indian world, we know, by the arrival of the Nile at Marseilles, that all is tranquil in Persia and Affghanistan. Though old D'UNDAS is still at Beicos, a cruize to the north of the Black Sea, and operations on the shores of the Crimea, are confidently spoken of. Au reste, Austria and Prussia are still endeavouring to "hold -with the hare and run with the hounds." The latter has sent Prince HCHENZOLLERN-SIGMABIN GEN to Paris, where the Eatlrcuou has adroitly given him his answer before hearing his question, in this point resembling, in some measure, the young lady known as "The forward Miss Baxter, Who said yes to the gent afore ever he axt her." When the prince with the unpronounceable name was in troduced, HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY congratulated him warmly on his visit, expressed his delight at seeing him — but, oh, cruel kindness ! finished by saying that, if he had brought any bases for negotiation, "he was, unfortunately, too late." General GROEBEY, who has brought the counterpart of these propositions to London, has not found such promptness and candour here. He went down to Osborne to see the QUEEN, and the " good ABERDEEN" • will give him time to see the lions en attendant the answer of His IMPERIAL MAJESTY the autocrat, de toutes les Rus(s)es which is hoped for by him on the 26th. To those who have time, a rainy day on hand, and a -little knowledge of the French language, a perusal of either, or of all, the French papers will produce immense fun, by reason of the numerous and absurd blunders made. I am not about to cite many examples. The Earl of ABERDEEN, we were gravely told the other day, after the delivery of one of his long speeches on the Russian tion, hurried to the Argyle-r and that wascluteshe noble earl's usual custom to repair fora that Terpsichorean temple ! Rather a curious resort minister of the Crown on the verge of threescore ra re s s td years and ten. Argyle-house, the Earl of ABEEDENN'S res id ence, of course was meant. One of the last numbers of the c ena: f v t e l l i y e fills up an omission, made by the London reporters late banquet given to the Admiral of the Baltic fleet, in the Reform Club ;—it is an exquisite specimen of a full fledged French canard. The correspondent of the Siecle, writing upon the NAPIER dinner, says there was an inte resting wager offered by Sir CHARLES NAPIER, and registered in the books of the Reform Club. Sir CHARLES 'proposed to lay £1 2 , 000 (300,0°° francs) that he would, on the day following that on which the first cannon shot - was fired between the Russians and Anglo-French forces, bombard Cronstadt ; that he would take it within twenty hours, or within five days afterwards would anchor off St. Petersburg. The wager was accepted, and I need not say how happy the gentlemen who accepted it will pay if they lose. The pride of JOHN BULL will, indeed, be gratified when his flag floats on the Neva. This beats the COBDEN wager all to nothing. Since the uev er-to-be- forgotten-but-somewhat n consi. derate-aud.h ars h adjective applied to a Hants clergyman by Mr. C ANNING , the application of the word " reverend" Sias not caused so much mirth in the Rouse of Conunons, as it did on Monday, when applied by Lord PALMHRSTON to Joss BRIGHT. I told you in my last, that there was to be a spree about NirrEu's remark, that if he did not find war in the Baltic, he would make it. In the course of the debate, Mr. BRIGHT delivered a lugubrious lecture to the HOME SECRETARY, who was chairman at the din ner. PALMERSTON was laughing, not merely in his sleeve, all the time, and got up to answer the honourable member for Rochdale, commencing, "the honourable and rev. gentleman who has just been lecturing"—laughter stopped the remainder 'of the sentence. It was in vain that Mr. COBDEN came to the rescue, by rising to order ; Mr. SPEAKER held his gloved hand over his nose, laughed like the rest, said nothing, and allowed PALMEBSTON to go on at a "slashing" pace. Both the peace members were nettled, for even their own friends on either side of them could not help joining in the cachinatory chorus. I surveyed the Houses of Parliament a day or two ago, much to the annoyance of my vertebral column, albeit a stiff and strong one. This is, undoubtedly, the age of gingerbread architecture. They are chipping away at splendid specimens of oolite—for those who are not geologists, this is a kind of lime-stone, and in England is a considerable formation ; it is called, sometimes, and very properly, freestone, for it does not hesitate to make itself more free than welcome in breaking. There the masons are at work; they have just succeeded in raising into sight and obloquy a screen of the above staff or stone all the way in front of the " palace," up to the Victoria Tower : every inch of this elaborated screen, in a season or two after it shall have been finished and exposed to our weather, may be easily comminuted betwixt the finger and thumb of a tolerably masculine hand — broken up, made impalpable powder, like the stone of the £lOO,OOO arch of GEORGE THE FOURTH. The masons, some of them smart fellows, and rare carvers of heraldic mons trosities, and things pertaining to enscript floor of abbey or cathedral—the masons know this of the stone they cut ; else why those unseemly cowls which cover the tops of the ornamented pillars, to protect their fret-work from rain and atmospheric action generally ? Rubbish ! is that the way England should build ? No. The great towel which is to take twenty years in building, is certainly going on magnificently; no stone from the oolitic district is here to be seen,—good long-during Bolsover, and in the plainest, chastest style of ornament. The arch is the finest in the world; the largest, and quite geometrical. But here's the plague of the business: if there be a breath of air stirring, above and about us, the upper current is sure to be impetuous and bullying; the height, even already, of the great tower breaks this current, and 2EOlw, enraged, blows down, in perpetual gusts, all the painful distempers in noseology, commencing imme diately with that which learned physicians describe as a defluxion of sharp serum from the glands about the head and throat ; together with catarrh rheumatism, &c. Until the Victoria Tower rose so high, the archway under a past DUKE Olf NEWCASTLE'S house, in Lincoln's Inn fields—a fine building, occupied by the Society for Pro moting Christian Knowledge, only a brick and a half from the Duke-street Roman Catholic Chapel,—used to be considered the coldest place in London or Westminster ; the coldest now is the spot by the tower referred to, where the peers enter the house. It is a fact —the cold of Nova Zembla, with the whistling wind of the " vexed Bermoothes," a fine old sturgeon of a peer must encounter, and in two minutes he has the sultry and skin-parching air of Lahore, without the expanse of its plains. Is not this too bad ? But they are both beautiful houses ; yes, when there's nobody there to speak, and when the weather is clear. Tox WAXLEY, or some other radical —no matter—said, after sitting in the old house he spat black ; they will find the present no improvement ; the ventilation could not be worse if it were contrived on pur- pose; a cold shiver at one corner, a .sweat at the next. I was so glad to get into the " pantlers" that I invoked the shade of Sir Joint VINBRUGH, whose church is hard by, to give BARRY a hint, and vowing almost not to enter the house until I was-summoned. The sudden and lamented death of Mr. Justice TAL pouun, at Stafford, the very place where he, about four years ago, received his appointment as puisne judge of the Court of Common Pleas, has left a blank in the truly social and literary circles of metropolitan society not likely soon to be filled. The deceased judge was an elegant scholar—an Oxonian—severely classical, vide lon—pas- aim ; he was also an elegant gourmet, a character, be it observed, which he did not repress, though he never car ried it to excess, because the embodiment was accessory to much refined enjoyment. TALPotrun's parties were not distinguished by the merely rich—the vulgar rich. On the contrary, perhaps with the exception of his old brother law student, WILLIAX CIIARLES MA.CREA.DY, the actor, there was not a man at the judge's table with a money-bag worth carrying away ; yet all were, and most of them still are, " prosperous gentlemen " in their vocations. MA CREiIDI was the firsgon, HELEN TREE (Mrs. C. KEAN) was the second, and far and away the best that ever tried it. CHESWICK, of the Surrey, is good in it. Mr. Justice TALFOIIRD was fond of the theatre; and in this respect it is curious to observe many capital lawyers, who, after a hard day's work in a fetid court, snap a hurried dinner, and in the evening are seen enjoying the mimic scene with a gusto worthy of a ploughboy, though doubtless 'with more intelligence. Look at the Attorney-General, Sir A. OOCKBURN, in the side box of the dress circle, sit out a whole evening's performance; THBSIGER in the bend ; PARRY in the stalls; and old Sir JOHN OWEN, the " tub barrister," up to the last at the play every night. I think a penchant for the theatre has been encouraged when they were students in solitary chambers, and that they have never got rid of it, as dignitaries of the Church, who have been first educated at the Blue Coat School (Christ's Hos pital), have ever afterwards a partiality for halfpenny buns. Lord BEAUMONT ; of whom I lately gave you a "picture in little," was found in the city, the other day, presiding at a meeting of the Peace Society—no, the Arbitration Society—more generally known in the neighbourhood of Threadneedle-street, and more appropriately, perhaps, as the Society for promoting Tribunals of Commerce, and thus place the heel on the gorge of law and lawyers. The society has been established about two years ; is as amia ble in its object and end as the Arbitration Peace Society of Mr. COBDEN; they are entirely the same in principle,. and are likely to go the same way. Mr. COBDEN'S Peace• Society and arbitrating brotherhood is but simply ridicu lous ; the Tribunals of Commerce establishment is on, an infinitely smaller scale, and much more workable in its. character. Lord BEirmoyr eulogised these tribunals in a great commercial country like England; tribunals of mercantile men, his Lordship contended, being paztica immediately acquainted with the subject in dispute,. were much to be desired ; for it would be better at once to be gin to decide, leaving out the discussion of preliminary details. After all, however, his Lordship seemed to have a certain class of cases in view, where appeal might be ne cessary. Were we in a doric state of society, the tribunals ought to be hailed with satisfaction and gratitude to their founders ; but we are not so situated. Beyond this, however, there is a small, but formidable band of lawyers, with Lord BROUGHA.3I at their bead, caning themselves " The Law Amendment Society." This institution, it appears, looks with jealousy, it may be alarm, on the inci• pient proceedings of the arbitration people, considering them as rivals. Perhaps this is a good sign. Certainly the lawyers and the Law Amendment Society would not have much to do were the tribunals referred to estab lished, and in working order. At all events, opposition from suck a quarter indicates the existence of an appre hension that damage may be done to the learned profes sion by such an institution. Unfortunately, I have heard of no mercantile case, or case of any kind, having been re ferred to it, though the secretary states that it had suc ceeded in obtaining the countenance and support of the traders and merchants in the city. The case of Malta was cited, to show the practicability, ease s and efficiency of these courts, if I may venture to designate them as such. Various recommendations were made, suggestions thrown out, and resolutions carried, for the promotion of Tribu nals of Commerce throughout the country, and for com municating with the Chambers of Commerce of Liverpool, Manchester, Glasgow, &c. The promoters are certainly hearty in the cause. A measure of much importance to Liverpool, and to every part of the United Kingdom, passed a second read ing in their Lordships' House, on Thursday night. The bill was ordered to be committed—its all but penultimate stage—under such circumstances as fairly to warrant its final acceptance. I refer to the Coasting Trade Bill, in the conduct of that shrewd peer and business man, Lord STANLEY, of Alderley. The measure last passed in Par liament, effecting so great a change in our Navigation Laws, and which was so fiercely opposed at the time, had notoriously many defects. The present bill removes some restrictions especially those which prevent foreign vessels being employed in the coasting trade, to remedy as far as may be the deficiency of British shipping, more particularly at the present juncture. A curious argument used by the noble lord in proposing the second reading of the bill was, that in passing it into a law, it would thereby prevent the railways getting the lion's share of the home trade. Lord COLCIIESTER, a sailor of many years' experience, viewed the bill as a very harmless affair, seeing what mischief had already been committed, It appeared, ,s alleged, that the result of the act of 1849 was au increasing tow. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, AND= GENERAL COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER. nage in the foreign trade to the amount of 700,000 tons the increase of sailors was 20,000; at the same time the home trade had suffered from an actual want of shipping to carry on the usual traffic ; freights and wages, indeed, had risen nearly 50 per cent. The consequence, Lord STANLEY argued, was that the public had to pay a great increase in the price of coals and other articles, inde pendently of loss and inconvenience to manufacturers, farmers, and others. Here let me say that the increase in the price of coals was mainly attributable to the strikes ; for at the time there was plenty of craft unem ployed ; and that the great increase in provisions was owing to the deficient harvest, not only here but on the Continent, and also to certain advantages taken by the unprincipled, as is always the case under such circum stances. A striking anomaly was mentioned, that, during this demand for shipping, thousands of foreign ships, which had arrived in English ports, bringing the produce of their own countries, were obliged to go in ballast to other English ports to obtain return cargoes. The noble lord, as far as he went, made a very good case in favour of the bill; so did those opposed to it, if the phrase opposition really could be applied. It was by others stated, that the increase of the foreign shipping trade of the country was entirely attributable to the discovery of gold in Australia, and the increase of emigration to that colony. As the law at present stood, a British ship, either in the foreign or the coasting trade, might be commanded by a foreign captain, and manned by a foreign crew ; hence, no great harm could arise from the present measure, especially as all admitted that the home trade had suffered more or less by the deficiency of British ships. Mr. CHORLEY, one of the critics of the day, has had another failure in the production of a full-blown play, at the Haymarket, called the Duchess Eleanour. The beaver, naturalists tell us, is wonderful in the art of con struction. So is not Mr. CHORLEY in the construction of a play. There are clever dramatists equally characterised. JERROLD, for example, is not highly distinguished for depth or cunning in the plots of his numerous plays ; but, then, all his dramatis personme are characters drawn from nature; he bites vice through and through ; snaps at folly, and makes it hide its head, cap, bells, and all; his sentiment also is pretty, and by no means tawdry or wea risome; hence his plays always please, though without distinguishable plot. Mr. CHORLEY'S excellence in the Duchess Eleanouris as a felicitous copyist of Elizabethan blank verse, a thing that can never serve or save gentle dulness. The author *shows himself to be what nobody disputed,--a scholar and grammarian. The Herenlean periods he adopts, without masculine wit and point, fail worse than vapid on the ear and understailing. COMMERCIAL 4 , MONETARY NEWS- MONDAY NIGHT. TFIE effect of preparing for war is beginning to be felt in monetary affairs, and must shortly tell with far heavier pressure. The Bank returns, on Friday, showed a decrease in the stock of bullion to the extent of more than half a million, arising from the shipments of specie to the Continent ; and it is expected that the next retain will show a still greater decrease, owing to the continued shipments to the Continent, particularly to France, where the new Gan has been eagerly taken up. Others loans will also be required, so that a tight ness in money affairs may reasonably be anticipated for some time to come. The Bank of England, at the half-yearly meeting, last week declared a dividend of 41 per cent. Notwithstanding the near approach of the anti cipated warlike operations, the departure' of the fleets for the Baltic,. and the hostile tone of minis terial declarations, the value of the public- funds has been well sustained, and the fluctuations have been very slight Money for discount has been more difficult, owing to the anticipated demands for foreign loans, and the rate of interest instead of being reduced has been. rather higher._ Without anything' occurring of partioular moment to shake public- confidence in. •gefferal mercantile security, the• length of time to which negotiations have been. protracted on the Eastern question has had an. injurious effect upon some houses, and a few failures have occurred. in Man chester and the neighbourhood.. The whole extent of liabilities is not, however, of large amount.and no very serious consequences are entertained.. The state of trade in the manufacturing districts-has been far from satisfactory, the demand. being con fined to actual wants;. but holders, on the other hand, have not been inclined to press sales, so that prices, though on. the decline, are not greatly depressed. The corn trade has suffered a general depression, not only in the markets of the United Kingdom, but also on the Continent, notwithstanding the near approach of a. European war, a circumstance which might be supposed to operate in a contrary direction. The fall in prices is supposed. to be owing to the recent large arrivals, the prospect of still further large. supplies from Canada,.and the favourable appearance of the growing crops.. Some, however, are of opinion that prices will rally, and attribute the depression to monetary difficulties, and the necessity of some large holders 4reparing to meet their engagements without relying upon accommodation.. The news from Australia, by the Sydney, are not many days later than those brought by. the Great Britain. Without any new discoveries of gold to excite speculation, the state of trade was steady, and the improved communications withib.e interior will tend considerably to improve the demand for imports. The return from the Bank of England for the week ending•the 11th of March gives the following results, when compared with the previbus week Public deposits ... £2,899,597; Increase £157,746 Other deposits ... 10,887,396; Decrease 357,213 Rest ... .. 3,718,228; Increase 4,313 On the other side of the account— Government securities £11,747,728, Decrease £3,827 Other securities ... 13,054,655; Decrease 187,166 Notes unemployed ... 7,626,655; Increase 26,935 The amount of notes in circulation is £21,014,415, being a. decrease of £543,535 ;, and the stock of bullion in both departments is £15;396,685, showing a decrease of £512,218, when compared with the preceding return. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued ... £28,641,070 Gorernmt. Debt £11,015,100 Other -Securities 2,984,900 Goltl coin & bu11'n.14,641,070 Sicker bullion £28,641,0701 BANKING DERAJIIIIENT. Prop. Capital ... £14,553,000 , G0y. Securities £11,747,728; l evo Rest „ • . 3,718,22 Other Securities 13,054,65 a. Public Deposit's 2,899,5 Notes ... 7,626,655, Other Deposits 10,887, Id & Silver Coin 755,615 7-day & other bills 1,126,43 X 33,184,663 £28,641,070 £33,184,85a The SHARE MARKET continued languid all week, the business being almost altogether speculativ e ' with a gradual decline in prices. On SaturdPy the. intelligence of tho rejection of the ultimatum, by the Czar caused a fdirther decline of about half per cent. To-day prices have again fallen, to, the extent of about elle per cent. in addition,, which appears to have brought in some real buying, and has produced a steadiness of tone at the ch)se, We annex the prices of the day :—Aberdeen, 111 d; Caledonian, 268 East tancashire,. ; Great Northern A, 91 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, Gat 2 13 2 ly 4 ; Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 11 11 1-16 11; London Stock , 99; 1- 9 ; Sheffield Stock, 201 1 ; Midland Stock , 5871- 8711111 ; Birmingham and Derby, 331; Dover Stock, 181 3-161 3-16 I 1-16 ; York and North Midland, 221; Midland 41 per cent. pref., 11. ; Royal Rank 383 ; Royal Bank pref., 7 per cent., 1144 ; Royal Insurance 131. p. PBODUCE.—The market during the week pre sents few features worthy of notice. The sales of Sugar have been chiefly for refining purposes. To r A.Y the sales in Sugar, ineinding Saturday's busi ness, consist of 60 hhds. Demerara at 355.; 1,500 bags Pernams at 225. ; 14 eases Bahia at• 20s. to 235. ; and 1,400 mats elayed Manilla at 21s. 6d. to the refiners, with 1,275 boxes Havana at 235. to 245. 3d. per cwt. for export. There is nothing to notice in Molasses, Rum, or Coffee. In Tea, transactions have been to a small extent at fbrmer rates. Nothing has transpired in Rice. Of Salt petre, 400 bags are reported at 345. per cwt. 51 per cent. refraction. Of 400 tons Logwood, offered by auction, this morning, only a small part sold at £6 10s. for Jamaica ; £6 12s. 6d. for St. Domingo, and at £8 ss. per ton for Campeaehy. A small lot of Bombay Hemp has realised £3O per ton. COTTON.—The market during the week has been very dull, owing to the uncertainty which prevails as to political affairs, and prices have been a fraction lower, but holders generally have been firm. There has been a general disinclination to purchase beyond immediate necessities , owing to the flatness whin' prevails in the market for manufactured goods ; and this dulness has been increased by the reports of several failures in the neighbourhood of Manchester, which, however, are not to a large amount. The sales of the week, up to Friday, amounted to 32,450 bales, of which 2,620 were taken by speculators, and 2,172 for export, leaving 27,658 b a l es f or th e t ra d e . The advices by the Baltic w ere rece i ve d t o -d a y, b u t had very little effect on th e mar k e t, w hi c h c l ose d h e avily, without, however, any alteration In prices. The sales to . day wer e b q t wcell moo and _6,000 6000 bAlest ThQ following is a comparais* on of present rates with those of the corresponding period of last year : - - 1858. 1854. New Orleans, middling sld. aid. fair .... 6 d. ond. Uplands, middling Bid. fair WooL.—There having been some extensive government orders given out, a little more business has been doing in short Wools this week, and prices are a little firmer. Combing descriptions are very difficult to sell. In foreign there is no alteration to notice ; the market still continues in the same inactive state as noticed for some time back ; and, in the absence of demand, transactions are so trifling that prices are quite nominal. Public sales will commence here on the 29th instant, when about 9,500 bales will be offered. Imports for the week, 3,113 bales, viz. :-187 Buenos Ayres ; 153 Mediterranean ports ; 392 Portugal ; 675 East India ; 1,536 Peruvian and Alpaca ; 148 Irish, and 22 coastwise. MUSIC AND THE DRAMA. THE -NEw MUSIC-HALL in Bold-street was again open on Saturday evening, when a second concert of vocal and instrumental music was given by the same artistes con cerning whose performances we last week spoke in favourable terms. The selection was on the last even more attractive than on the former occasion, commencing with the favourite glee " Blow gentle gales," which was given in fine style. The various pieces, which were generally of sterlingcharacter,wereexecuted man excellent manner,and elicited hearty as well as merited plaudits from an intelligent and numerous auditory. The vocalization of Madame D'Anterny and Miss Jessie Hammond was a theme of general remark and approbation ; while the instrumental execution of the male performers added to the favourable impression they had created on the previous occasion. The entertainment as a whole was highly grati fying, and such as fully to justify the partiality of an enlightened community. TITHATHII Rani, has during the past week, been greatly attractive, through the interesting performances of an English operatic corps of high standing and ability. The chief vocalists are generally established favourites, and include the names of Miss Louisa Pyni, Miss Pyne, Mr. W, Harrison, Signor liCormni, and Mr. Horn castle; together with Mr. Bowler, who is new to us. The chorus, from the Italian Opera,. Covent-garden is emi nently respectable and e ffi cient ;• the operas have been produced under the direction of Herr Nauman, whose skill and ability as a conductor have been fully attested by the admirable style in which the several operas have been got up; and, in aiding and sustaining the general effect, Mr. Allwood has displayed both tact and talent as a leader, and the efforts of all have been ably seconded and supported by a well-trained orchestra. The:performances during the week have included the "Ilaritana" of Wal lace; Auber's "Crown. Jewels;" "The Enchantress," by Balfe ; " The Bohemian Girl," by the same composer ; and Auber's " Fra Diavolo ;" besides the favouritesemi-operas of "The Waterman," "No Song, no Supper; :v and the second act of "Guy kfannering;" the - names; of these latter conjuring a sigh of regret that of late we' have not had opportunities of witnessing such entertainments as "Levein a Village," the " Poor Soldier," et' id genus, a regret which we are glad to learnt is about to , be removed. Having on previous occ,asions offered detailed remarks on the performances of the leading artimteS in most of theroperas named, it is somewhat unnecessary to go over the list of characters again, and we shall therefore. confine • ourselves to a few general observations. Of the fine, full,. and flexibleorgars of Miss Louisa Pyne, it can never be other wise thaw charming to speak, suggestive as• any remarks must necessarily be, of that gushing and brilliant flow of mellifluous harmony which she pours into the ravished ears of' her - auclitory, without stint in the bounty or seem ing effort in itsregulation. In her presence the very- air seems musiCal; and all around appears filled with thrilling melody ; if we could wish anything added'to her charming: gift ofwarbling; it would be a little, and lint a little, more distinctness of articulation. Miss Pyne sustains her repu— tation as a cultivated singer of a high class. Less gifted; by nature than her eminently talented andfavonred sister, she is a pleasing and winning vocalist, whose. merits and: abilities become more and more appreciated asthey.become . better known. Mr; Harrison's attainments• as a singer and actor are well known and highly rated: To .natural. ease of mannerand pleasing deportment, he ad& no small: amount of graceful action. His voice is a tenor of good,. if not of very superior, quality, and his execution is at once forcible and. expressive. In such song as "When the fair•land' of Poland:" and "Let me like a soldier fall," he makes a decided and deservedly a great impression; while! his execution in: concerted pieces is telling,. sweet, ;and effective. The besetting sin of his style is his prodigal, lavish use of the falsetto. In one less naturally gifted:. than he is, thii might' be tolerated as a necessary subter fuge to cover a want of'compass in his voice.; .bat such allowance cannot be made in his case. He has a, natural*, voice of extensive range, and when in even the middle of his compass we find him running away into a scinalling. falsetto, we are constrained to qharge it to the score or a defective taste; Signor Ilerrani sings with muchsteadi-- ness and judgment; his voice is a good though not axery; powerful one, and he manages it with such skill as to render it equarlo the-performance of not a little whiCh we have heard others. with superior organ incapable.. of executing. Both as a singer and as an actor, Mr. Hbrn castle is eminently useful and efficient. His style of .vocalization is certain, and in delivering the • musior he ._vocalization to it expressionand significance. Of Mr. Bowler's claims to public. notice, we cannot say so much. His voice is thin and weak,.partivularly in the lower notes ; in. its middle and upper range it improves, and in general. he sings with much cormetness. As a whole, the • company is an excellent one, audits performances such as to justify high encomium. We are glad to understand these diS- thiguished voealists are to continue with us througliout the present week, anai'we venture to hope they will meet with that encouragement their talents and exertions so fully entitle them to..mpect. AT THE ROYAL' AMPHITHEATRE the entertainments have generally been; during the early part of eacir night, such as to give scope-for the histrionic talents of Miss Anderton, who has ileen supported by Mr. Villiers , and M r . L o raine.. On: Friday night the first piece- was " Evadne ;" it , was succeeded by the performances.: o€ the Chinese jugglers, whose engagement terminated ouSatur day evening. The-play of " Evadne" was so well !received as to lead to its,repetition on three successive nightsof the present week. The pantomime of " The Butterfly's Bail," or the Grasshopper's Feast, which met lxith such sustained success at the Theatre Royal, has been trans ferred to this house, at which it was produced lastmight. FUN.E.BAX.OF THE LATE ALDERMAN MOLYNEUX. ON WednesdNy last, the mortal remains of tiaig-respeeted gentleman: were interred in the family Imriali vault at Childwall. Church. The mournful procession, was on foot from Chiklwall Hall, the late residence• of - the• deceased. In addition• to a large number of personal. friends, his Worship, the- Mayor, and about twentyv members of the Town2Councit, were also present to testify respect to the memory of Mr. Molyneux. As an additional tribute to hiszaemow, the North and South Schools. belonging to tlia.,Corporation were closed on WedlAtedair, Wx have to record a sickness sadmortality in the local newspaper press, which, it is to beloped„ may not prove infectious. Last week our juvenile. contemporary, the -Birkenhead Advertiser, met with. a. premature death arising, it is supposed, from atrophy, or- perhaps a disease of the heart, owing to defectiVe• circulation and a shrink ing of the sinews. Our more. mature- contemporaries of Liverpool have also sufferec4 though the disease has not yet proved fatal. The supplements, which only a short time since they promised should, be permanent, have gra dually diminished in size and frequency, and in a little. while it is expected wilh vanish altogether, affording a 4 melancholy instance of* the discrepancy too often fowl between promises arid performances. We would, in all, friendliness, suggest that self-interest might bebetter served by the exercise of a little- more community of feeling titian, seems lately to have•prevailed. A rivalry in e x te n t o f surface and cheapaess,of advertisements is not appreciated by the public to an. extent which renders it remunerative, while it is suicidal: to those who adopt such means.. The only rivalry should be in quality, not quantity,. or the rivals will prove themselves to be destitute of that political wisdom which, they profess to teach to others. Quusms —Yesterday , inquestswerehelaiwtheßerough Coroner's. Court in the following cases r—On the body of Van Oster4 theeook of the Dutch ship Cornelius Hoffman. Deceased had been ashore, and was returning to the vessel, rather the worse for liquor, when he slipped off a plank instepping on board, and was drowned.—On James Boa/, a. child aged ten months, whose parents key a spirit vaults in Rose-place. The child was.in good health when pat to bed on Saturday night, bat found dead by the side of its mother on Sunday morning. —On the body of S amue l Horrocks, a child five weeks old. On Saturday morning the child's mother went with her husband to the d oc k s , carrying the child in berarms, wrapped in a shawl ; and when she returned to her lodgings in Great Crosshall street, the child was dead.—On Elizabeth Slater, a girl six months old, whose parents reside in Gibraltar-place. The child was subject was foundt wi th hp dead Peter te r Bren nan, by i t s ;vh And nd lodged mother's side on Saturday morning last.—On Andrew Farrel s, 27, a labourer, to its 's Alley. It appeared that on Sunday night n ha the deceased, who had been drinking, went to a back street, out of Sparling-street, and whilst standing on the door of a cellar, the door gave way, and he fell into the cellar, which injured his head and caused his death. ST. MICHAEL'S BIIHYING-GROUND.—Last night, an adjourned meeting of the owners of graves i n St. Michael's Burying-ground, was held in the S c h oo l- room . The Rev. H. Carpenter, who presided, stated that s i nce the last meeting the prospects of the owners of graves, in St. Michael's had considerably improved. On consulting with the Town-clerk, it had been found that power had been taken in an Act of Parliament for providing burying-ground in the parish. This pre vented, it was thought by Mr. Hughes, the operation of the act to St. Michael's parish. An application to Lord Palmerston, as Rome Secretary, stating this circumstance, , was recommended by Mr. Hughes, who farther advised that, if unsuccessful with Lord Palmerston, a memorial to th e Lords of the Privy Council, setting forth the same facts, should be presented. The Rev. Gentleman also intimated that, in the case of St. John's, which was some what similarly circumstanced to St. Michael's, though not so favourably, Lord Palmerston had agreed to exempt that parish from the operation of the recent act ; and he there ; fore thought there was good reason to hope for a satis factory answer to their application. Mr. Pemberton read a copy of a letter which had been forwardo to Lord Pal merston, and the weetiwas adjourn} till next 240 g cycapg, NOTES, NOTICES, AND OPINIONS. BY JOHAIMIS BIISTICI79. lOCIII.—CnURCII ACCOMMODATION YOB vim POOR. —ln this as in most other large towns, we can hardly with propriety speak of the Church of England as " the poor man's church ;" for, though it is true that he is at perfect liberty to enter any church without let or hindrance, and even invited so to do, yet so little accommodation does he usually find within, that we can scarcely wonder at his staying away altogether. The whole system of Church accommodation for room wants revision, and a better adaptation to the wants of large populations. There is wanted-1, more edifices ; 2, a different system of seating; 3, more frequent services on Sundays ; and, (as a necessary consequence) 4, more clergymen. I know no reason why a town church must necessarily be:a large and stately edi fice, costing thousands of pounds, and claiming a wide space to show off its architecture, though all this is very desirable when circumstances warrant it. Look at the old city churches in London—see how they were adapted to a dense population—small, plainly, but enduringly built, within a stone's throw of each other and for the most part occupying that prominent position in the streets which in this and in all our modern towns is appropriated to dram palaces—the conspicuous corners Then look at Liverpool, see especially the thickly populated tract bound ed by Scotland-road and Kirkdale on the one side, and the Waterloo and Regent roads on the other, probably cover ing more ground than the City of London, and having but four or five churches instead of a hundred. Can we wonder that Popery and Infidelity should flourish in such a wilderness ? Build more churches ! not costing thou sands but hundreds, not decorated but durable, not occu pying a square but a corner, not bearing a tall spire but a turret, not repelling poverty bat inviting its entrance. And when poverty has entered let it find a bench—a neat and comfortable bench—in the best part of the building, where it may sit or kneel unquestioning and unquestioned, as a right as well as a privilege. How can we expect a poor man to look for accommodation in a church where every square foot is pewed and parcelled and let for an annual rental, and if there be any free seats they must be hunted up in some out-of-the-way corner. Bench the churches, or if people must have exclusive pews, let them be placed in the remotest parts of the' building—their occupants can afford-ear trumpets betterthan the butchers. But besides these, we want more frequent Sunday services, taking in this matter the example of thltomanists., and we want, too, shorter services—a morning prayer at one hour, a litany at another, and a communion service at another, as was intended by the compilers of our liturgy, and after each, if you will,. a fifteen minutes' sermon. In the afternoon let us have the catechising revived; which, if properly conducted, would: be most instructive to'old as welt as young. Then we wont more clergymen; active, zealous young men, who, for ar small salary—a barclivelii. hood—are willing to devote themselves to the most honour:. able as' well as the most laboriOns duties of their profes. sion, that of seeking and saving the souls of the perishing poor. What would it cost to provide fifty such churches and fifty sixth clergymen—say aopoo to begin with, and £5,000 a-year to sustain them afterwards—perhaps about one-third of the cost of St. George's-Hall. Liverpool can do it ! Let our leading Churchmen stir themselves and , try! Ten new churches this year, tennext, and so om Offers of sites' are wanted immediately ! ST. SATIOURN CHURCH, FA.LICNER-SQ4JARE, is to be immediately closed, for the purpose of undergoing exten sive alterations and repairs previous to its consecration. Strenuous efforts have been made during the past year to purchase and endow the church ; and £4OOO has been contributed for this purpose. The collection of such a large sum in a period so short reflects the highest credit on all who have been concerned in it. 'Upwards of three hundred free seats are about to be erected ; and the church is to be thoroughly ventilated, lighted, and painted. As the committee yet require to raise above £2OO, iniorder to bring their work , to a satisfactory close, it is hoped that many will be found ready to give a substantial proof of their high appreciation of the zeal and liberality which has so signally marked thisimportant undertaking. LITERARY AND PHrLOSOPHICAL ordi nary meeting of this society was held last night, Teseph B. Yates, Esq., in the-chair. Mr. Thomas Rigge , was elected an ordinary member of the society ; after which the following donations were received, viz., Proceedinv of the Royal Astronomic Society, XIV. 3, from the society; two Ballads on the Battle of the Boyne, edited by Dr. Hume, from the editor • Educational Uses of Museums,,by Professor Forbes. The Chairman then read a letter written in 1709, from Loudon, giving an account of the trial of Dr. Sacha vere l, an d o r the indications of popular feeling in connexion with that trial. The Chairman explained that he had accidentally discovered the letter,., among some broadsheets in his possession, but he could ' give no information as to the writer. The Ref. A. " Fischal next read a paper on the life and writings , ' of the Dutch poet Joost Van Vondel, known as the- Dutch Shakspere. In the paper the reverend gen-- tleman, after remarking that the Dutch minstrel,, lived at the period when:: the Low Countries were passing from despotic to constitutional government,. proceeded to show, from some extracts, that one of the Dutchman's poems indicate& him to have furnished Mil ton with the plan and many of the materials for his " Paradise Lost," the Dutch poem having been written fourteen years prior to Milton's great work. Dr. Heine expressed his surprise and regret that the Dutch poets had not met with more attention than they had done, and been more extensively translated. Some conversation followed relative to the prevailing dialects of the German language. Dr. Heine made a few observations as to the probability of Milton havin - s-being indebted to the Dutch poet for not only the plans, but also many of the details of his great epics. The meeting then broke up. SECOND EDITION. Standard (Pe, Lou, o'clock, a.m. AMERICA. ARRIVAL 43F THE EUROPA. By the British and Nrtl). American Royal Mail steam:, ship Europa, Captain Shannon, which reached the Mersey. this morning, we have ittelligence from New York to the 9th instant. The Europa sailed from. New York at 4.10 a.m. on the 9th, having been detained by a dense fog. On the 12th she encountered a field of ice, in which she was detained 45 minutes. On the 17th,. at 5 p.m., boarded the barque Rose of Aberdeen,. from Callao for Liverpool, having lest her rudder in a heavy gale from the N.W. ; but she had a temporary rudder,. and, required no assistance. Or., the 19th, at 2 p.m., passed Cape Clear, and at 3.15 p.m. rassod the steam-ship Caßada, outward bound. On the 21st, at 1.19 a.m., mada the, Rock Light, having been detained 4 hours. The Europa. braughh thirty-seven passengers and $127,614 in spe9i4l., The steam-ship, Armies, hence, and the steam-ship Glasgow, frnA,Glasgow, arrived at New York oazthe 4th instant. The steamship Nathville, from Havre,via Southampton, arrived at New York on the sth instant. _ The ship Middlesex, and the John RutlOrga t jaence, ar rived at New York on the 6th instant. The Qneen.,of the West and the Saratoga, hence, arrived out on the 7th jubilant. There is.no,political news of any importance. Another.. very destructive fire broke euit about two o'clock.on •the •morning of the 7th inst., inn, the basement of No. Si Spruce-street, and notwithstanding that the engines-were soon on the spot, and the firemen worked withluntiring industry, property to the value of upwards of $300,000 was laid in ruins before daylight. Less than one-half olthe property was insured. A,venerable. citizen of Baltimore, Jacob Albert, died on, thessth•insbmt. His estate is estimated:to be worth two. millions-of dollars. Thomas Devin Reilly, one of the exiled Irish rebel*, died in, Washington, of apoplexy, on,the sth instant. Some rogues, on Sunday night, sot fire to the house-of Mr. Coneoran, the banker, in Washington, and als.t, de stroyed the beautiful block of marble sent by the Pope. of Rome for the Washington monument. Jamaica papers to the 26th ult.state that cholera, had reappeared at Kingston, in the. Lunatic Asylum. and in the public hospital, and seventoen.deaths had occurred in, both institutions up to the last date.. Dates from Belize (Honduras) come to the 18th at. Cholera had almost disappeared. Isabel and San, Thomas had been visited by the epidemic. Advices from Havana are to the Ist inst.,;. but, with the exception of the announcement of the ferraation of a body of eight hundred civilgnards, there was,nothing new. The ship Middlesex, arrived from Liverpaok experienced heavy weather, and was for five days in the ice, from lat. 51, long. 47, to lat. 48, 1 4.ng. 51, during which she passed through 300 miles of he, and 30 icebergs were counted at one time from the vessel. The Middlesex had her false stem and a portion of the main stem, oarried away while passing through it, and the vessel would have been cut through but for the-precaution of fixing some boiler iron on her bow. CommEßeis.L.—There was a slight re-action in the money market, awing to the desire of some speculators to realise. Cotton closed with a very firm market. Flour opened rather. quiet, but closed somewhat buoyantly, at a slight improwerhent in value. Wheat was held higher, but ruled inactive. Corn adyanced a shade. Pork tended downwards. Beef was held firmly. Freights to Liverpool; Corn 15d., Wheat 151 d. ser bushel ; Cotton id. to 11-16 d. ; Flour 45.; Lard ) , per steamer, 60s. ; sailing vessel 455. lux of DUN.—The Manx Sun says, "Upwards of eighty young men belonging to the neighbourhood of Peel have engaged passages to Australia, incited by the glowing accounts brought by some returned emigrants. The Douglas Steam-packet Company intend commencing the increased communication between this port and Liver pool next month. The sailings will be more frequent than has formerly been the case in April, the vessels leaving each port three times one week, and four times every alternate week." LITERA.BY THIEVES.—At the Police-court, on Satur day, three lads, Wm. Davies, Wm. Lawrence, and John Jenkins, were charged with stealing a book from the shop of Mr. Blevin, in Leece-street, on Friday evening. Jen kins and Davies stole the book, and were showing it to the other prisoner, when they were taken into custody by a Mr. John Hewitt, whom Mr. Wybergh designated "an amateur detective," and who said he had been watching their movements. Jenkins, an old offender, was sent tr prison for a month, and the other two prisoners for fouo teen days. A PROSPEROUS COLONY..-- The Lieut.-Governor of Prince Edward Island, in opening the session of the Le gislature on the 9th ult., was able to announce that the financial stato of this colony is very satisfactory. The balance of the debt against the colony, which, in 1850, was 1;28,579, is now only £3,028 ; and the revenue, which, in 1849, was £ 18 , 615 , had risen in 1853 to £35,345 in: e luding £2,800 the produce of an oducation-rate. The Governor announced that he should have to b r i ng under the notice of the Legislature, by message, some matters of a local nature, and among Acre the 1 49 1 ) 0fied withdraw A l of the aulttarT. PRINCE ALBERT attended a meeting of the " Welling• ton College" committee on Saturday, at the new Houses of Parliament. Sin CHARLES HOBART, the new governor of Victoria, is to take his departure from England in the Queen of the South, which will convey out the Australian mail of the 4th of April. OAKINGTON.—On Monday five families, forty-three in number, left this village to go by the Joseph Rowan from Liverpool to Adelaide, South Australia. About 40 more are preparing to go in a few weeks. Parents are going after their children, and children after their parents. 20 out of this number are young men from 18 to 25. This makes nearly 200 since April, 1852, out of a population of 600 persons.— Cambridge Chronicle. TUE PRESTON STRIKE.—On Sunday last week, there was an immense demonstration of operatives from Chor ley, Bolton, Wigan, Witherell, Walton, Bamber-bridge, Blackburn, and Pr e st on . U pwar d s of 40,000 were present. After the singing of a hymn, speeches, enjoining strict obedience to the law, and warning the people against anything which might l ea d t o a breach of the peace, were delivered, and the meeting dispersed, !Dome to return home, and others to saunter about the coun try. On Monday the masters imported into Preston about thirty-five Irish people from Manchester. On Wednesday, at noon, nineteen of Messrs. Swainson and Birley's hands returned to work at the " big factory," saying that they preferred that course; whatever the con sequences might be, to breaking up their houses, and the dispersion of their famili es . In the evening, about eighty factory operatives arrived from the neig,hhourhood of Ken dal, and will at once be able to perform the labour for which they are wanted, without the training which most of the other importations will require. The power-loom weavers had a meeting on Ribbleton Moor, about two miles and a half from the town, on the afternoon of Wed nesday. Mr. Walton, the chairman, announced that the hands in the employ of Mr. Edge had made- an arrange meitt with that gentleman, Sr. DAVID'S Cnußcß.—We understand t h at the morn ing as well as the afternoon service will be in English at this chusch on Sunday next, and that two very eminent clergymen- are to preach on behalf of the " Satiety for Promoting the Employment of Additional Curates in• Popu lous Places," This excellent sockty works at horse; It is under thepatronage of her Majesty the Queen. The two Archbishops are the presidents., and the Bishops- are the vice-presidents. It helps to support from three• to four hundred curates. BIRKENHEAD, HOSPITAL: On Stalday last, two ser mons were preached at St. Mary's, Birkenhead, in the morning by the• Rev. Francis Bryane, M.A., vicar of Backford, Cheshire ; and in the evening by the Rev. A. Knox, 8.A., incumbent of Birkenhead,. when collections were made in aid of the funds of the Birkenhead Hospital and Dispensary, wlileh amounted to the- very handsome sum of upwards of £45. GRATITUDE FOS: FIDELITY. - Mr. William Drury Chidson, on retiring: from business, has presented Mr. William Harris, who , has lived in the Golden Eagle Establishment for moron than a quarter of a century, with a silver tea and coffee service, bearing the following in scription :—" Presented'. by William Drury €hidson to William Harris, in grateful remembrance of his long, faithful, and much valuedt services. Liverpoo4 Feb. 15, 1864." LATEST INTELLIGENCE. B`Y ELECTRIC' TELEGRAPH. MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 20. Lemon.—The Commercial _Melly List says that on 'Chauge<the opinion that war is • inevitable is becoming generab- Russian and other produce likely to be affected are advmaing. Tallow, 645. 6d. on the spot, and 655. 6ii. forward.cielivery. Few sellers of Hemp at £6O for Peters'-• burg clam Saltpetre, 365. 6d. to 37f,. Linseed Oil, 355.. 3d. Scot& Pig Iron, 78s. to 78s. 6d.. Spelter, £24 per ton. A' cargo of Sugar reported—sold for Sweden, at 21s. 6d:- IRE WAR IN THE EAST. A telegraphic report is said to have been received from Hamburgh by a London firm, to the effect that the Baltic fleet was reported to have arrived in the Sound. At Hamburgh thabanks were giving out less gold in their payments.- No laterlelegraphic news from Turkey. The Russians in the Principalities are receiving great reinforcements of troops, who were marching to strengthen tlie garrisons at Sebastopol and Odessa. The Moniteur announces that General Prurobert and the first division of the troops destined for VA* army in the East left Marses 011 Sunday evening. MALTA, March , I7:—The Banshee, which lift Constan tinople on the 13th y had arrived, and wouldiitart imme diately for Marseilles with despatches for Government. Nothing new from Constantinople. No engagement had takbn place either by land or sea. The fleets were to enter the. Black. Sea again shortly. The 44th ar.A:62d Regi .ments have arrived.- BETTING AT'. TATTERSALL'S-Tura-I)4y. WILLOUGHBY HANDICAP.—Even on the- field agst Bourton ; 3 to 1 agat Stamford; 6 to 1 agat any other. WARWICK HA CAP.-3 to 1 agat Cleve-Mui r ,tk ; 5 to 1 agst Selina; e. to 1 agst any other. WARWICK STBRWRIS CIIA.SE.-3 to 1 agst Needwood ; 7.t0 2 agst Trout ;:.6 to 1 agst Oscar. Two THouSANII , GIIINEAS.-3 to 1 agat Bdiairdo , tk ; '7",to 1 agst Phaeton, tk ; 8 to 1 agst ChampagneAk. GEBAT NORTHAMPTON STAKES.-5 to 1 apt Defiance, tk'-freely; Bto 1 against Lamproeles ; 12 to Lagst Marc Antony ; 15 to 1 agst Red Lion, tk. METROPOLITAN'; HANBICAP.-7 to 1 agst.' Jonathan Martin, tk; 1,5 to Agst Ariosto; 16 to 1 apt Annie Sutherland, tk. CHESTER C11P..-20 to 1 agst Brown Brandy; 1,000 to 35 agst Baalbec, tk freely ; 35 to 1 agst Dootor.O'Toole, tk ; 50 to 1 agst Horatio. DEEBY.-100-t0.6 agst Wild Huntsman; 20 to 1 agst Marsyas, tk ; 1,000 to 35 agst Andover, tk;. : 40 to 1 agst Bessus, tk ; 50 to 1 agst Phaeton, tk ; 50 to,l_ agst Old Noll, tk. HOUSE OF LORDS.—MONDAY, MA.Eca, 20. Their Lordships met at five o'clock. The Earl of HARROWBY moved the second .reading of the Registraticn of Bills of Sale Bill. Lord BnoranAm supported the motion.. The Lonx>O):IANCELLOR concurred. The bill was read a second time. The Mutiny Bill, the Marine Mutiny. and Exche quer Bills (£1 4 750,000) Bill passed through committee. The Earl a GLENGALL presented several petitions pray ing for additional postal arrangements between. the south of Wales as the south of Ireland. Some discussion ensued, in the course of which Earl GREY complained of the high charge for letters to officers in the Ilakia fleet,—namely, ls. 6d. the half-ounce. Lord CUMIN °. said the rate wcald be .reduced to 6d., whilst these for soldiers and seamen would remain at I.d. Eari,GREY thought the Government .ought to apply to Parliament for power to reduce the postage to an uniform rate a la; MA. Coasting Trade Bill wes. read a, third time and passed,. LordzThitoransm laid on the..table bill, which was resdA forst time, for facilitating...p.Foceedings in arbitration. Their Lordships adjourned at six,o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS-MoND4o6; MARCH 20. The house met at four o'clock. After the presentation off =nem& petitions, Lord Russ Era., in answer to a, question, said it had been thought the best course that the Attorney-General should; prosecute the parties implicated.in,tha report on the Sligo. election. Previous to reading the o r d ers , o f the day, Load. J.. RussELL announced that the second reading of the Settle ment and Removal Bill would be postponed to Friday evening, and the Committee on Stamps to this day fortnight.. Mr. LAYARD rose to.postpone the motion of which. he. had given notice, relative .to, any proposals which. may be offered by Russia fon-the settlement of the Eastern,ques tion, until the house , had had time to digest the, remark able correspondence ; just published. The house then, went into a Committee orWays and Means, when the; Clerk read the resolution (4 the Crux- CELLOR of the EX,CIUMNER on the subject ofthe income Tax. The resolution was, put from the Chair; and,deelared to be carried. No, debate on the resoluitiet took place, evidently to the surprise of the majority of the.house; nor was the amendment. announced to be propwed by Sir H. WILLOIIGIIR submitted to the house, l!efacl cheering followed from, the ministerial benches,. followed the announcement of, the Chairman. On the second reading of the Ministers! Money (Ireland) Bill being moved,—Mr. MISLL raoved,anamendment that the bill be read that day six mouths., He denounced the impost as ipapolitic and unjust, and: peculiarly objection able ie, a, country like Ireland. Mr, H - q..u.s seconded the amendment. The House then divided. For the second reading, 2034, against it, 97. Majority, 106.. Sir. 11. WILLoUGUBY, wl,o, then entered the house,, apologised, amidst much fighter, for not having been present, to move his resolution when the house went into. committee on ways and, means, CLERGY itISA.BILITIES BILL. The second reading of the Colonial Clergy Disabilities Bill having been moved, Mr. HADFIELD moved that the bill bo read a second time that day six months ; if legislation was. desirable on this subject, it ought to embrace the who} e• of our eccle siastical system, but not to be dealt with by a side-wind measure. Mr. ApsLEY PELLATT seconded the amendment. know clwerhgayt Mr. NVALro l x described the bill as an unsatisfact ory open afraid t to f s i p t r , i serious objections. seemed not to The t in h e e as m u srlv'es " w d ere would be its operation. The bill introduced last year was a better bill than the present one. When the bill should go into committee, he would propose several important clauses. Mr. R. PHILLIMORU defended the objects of the bill, and considered it applicable to the condition of the colonial clergy. Sir G. GREY thought it desirable that the house should be put in possession of more inf ormat i on, and what pecu liar disabilities the bill was to remove. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL explained the purpose of the bill. It was intended to remove disabilities under which the colonial clergy laboured with respect to their meetings, and with a view to making any alterations that might be deemed necessary. The bill did not define what a public meeting was, and one of its objects was to exempt them from the operation of a particular statute, but not from the law of the land, whether common or statute law. Mr. T. CITAA/DEUS was in greater doubt as to the objects of the bill after the explanation of the Solicitor-General. He could not discover whether it was intended to make a Colonial Church a Free Church or an Established Church, or some impassable compromise between the two. The bill was uncalled for ; for if the supremacy of the Crown existed no w , i t ought to exist. If it did not, they did not want the bill. After s ome:observations from Mr. MOWBRAT iu favour the bill, and Mr. Kizi /WU) against TURSDAY, MARCH 2i, 1854* Mr. NAPIBR declared his inability to anl eilluw e sello . te' bill, despite the explanation offered by air`" General. was Mr. WALPOLE contended that the 131 . 4. '‘ .. fhieh - for the removal of existing grievances, l enumerated.. the h Lord Jonx RUSSELL said the object o f which simply to give c e rt a i n p ower s to the Clergy enjoyed by members of other denominatio_o.,,,niai He denied that the connexion b e t wee n the uT i , e e ett s the Established Church was a po liti ca l one, aw e :r ea l aol dered that the le g i s lat ur e had a right to r P disabilities which were influenced by e go i r r i ti l t ra There was no reason to maintain the same colonies which existed in this country. the i ecl)nj The house divided, when there appeared — F or reading, 196 ; against it, 62 ; majority, lat ~h oti la fE t ; Sir H. WILLOUGH B Y gave notice that be Tzd pone his amendment on the subject of the 11103nie the bringing up of the report. BRIBERY sE R A A T L Et then m C Tloovl2 for • r fe leas e The ATTORYE ci bring in a bill for the prosecution of bribery Tiobrio", to the city of Canterbury and the boroughs of ele of, Barnstaple, Kingston -upon-Hull, and Maid°ll. teri;n r l' P a history of the corrupt transactions in Ca, i n w hich I disclosed in the report of the committee, an" ' • tioli declared to be of a most scandalous desc t il ill P 111°re the case of Maldon. The 'bribery was 5 at flagrant, and was greater at the last barin g preceding election, more than £ 2,900 113 " o sPe t eg spent in beer alone. At Hng, £8,7 21 , per9 o in bribery at the last election—the- numb. e e .1 being 1163. At Cambrid g e bribery was car e The g alv d more systematically than at any other Plaee',_, f rtgte.., was the case at Barnstaple —on the whole t h e e 1 these constituencies was scandalous to themselves 7egerti House' of Commons. He did no t think that f u l e legislation would be found adequate tome et ter Fa recourse must be had to special legishition not oil , particular exigencies ; at the same time r he dtd it Would be' just to di s f ranc hi se the Pcthe.'4 therefore,. he should propose to t a ke away 004 ,t rupt portion of the constit uenc i es . He _ 7 ~ fletj that any objection could be taken to this cam - 1 0 ' bY, LA J not consider that any compa c t - Was entered' PI( house with. the corrupt portion of voters to eseL:::;,o „, from disfranchisement, if th e y gave f u ll inforiv""di he thought sr?, he would not press for their bc iri r'efoa e i c l chised. Believing, therefore, that special leg e sto required for these special cases of corruption, 7 b r ibe , ' move for leareto bring in a bill f or p rev ention 61 r in the places referred to. Mr. Cs.iniv argued at considerable lengt h 0 1 1 ,4' rei demnity had been' promised to the witnesses , ,,, c kilt'!;. d therefore, the house'ought not t o en t er tain the !Ti e , fbr"disfranchisement at all. It might be nee, df nei ll ill o other commissions and did the Attorney - ur e- foia ti t i O any witnesses would.come forward when they t oa faith was - so flagrantly broken by Parliarn el " ,A * occasioni • oPY - Wu- J. HARMER urged similar arrangemen ts tion to the propositioltifor disfranchisement. b e 9 6 7 . , Mil PntNN considered the question ought o'ol4 on general principle, and not on the specia l ° ll ' - al ,l slightly. affecting patticular constituencies. hi d ratherthat the voters, convicted of being b r r - o piti igt go unpunished, if he thought a promise of inu e „. n e( l, been made and the honour of parliament coo l v of a t by the words of the Act those persons were °" 9 1 ) 1e. t it from any penalties to which they were then l i t' this had no reference to ftiturelegislation. 00 1 e ll the height of absurdity to maintain that the ob° separate the innocent frotn'the guilty, or that theyortell be obliged to disfranchise the whole constituen 6 ~ the entire number unpunished. , , i 1 Mr. NAPIER, in opposing the propOSat i ."; l 3o . l,,vo chisement, relied mainly on the clause 0 ' "eOP' which, he contended ; completely exempted voter s oo t. by the commissioners from any further punish e d ele'po Mr. KENNNDY and Mr:. Mitsenx supP ol ',li s frO and maintained the right o f th e h ous e to 0 to tit the voters convieted of corruption. li s t gi fige Mr. WHITES4DIS submitted that the house , 0 rt e disfranchise those voters who had been induce" ~usge" deuce before the commissioners,and that the la" , 0 07 Set was wholly in opposition to.such deprivation, „;ect The SOLICITOR-GENERAL contended that the T y 'J i pst e ' o ef commissioners was to 'obtain evidence and s uPP d o il° re' for future legisl a ti on ; but wh i te - the act relieve de d o boe' from all penal consequences, it was never in,t e l s feoLlyz ) clsde the house from adopting. any measure 0 1 meat. He analysed, minutely, the terms of the c'" he considered fully:bore out this-contradiction. . els Mr. WALPOLE atrongly opposed disfranchio%dWpi.o and maintained that it•was of more importance Wput' e lit e e the fundamental principle of' not convicting 2° ,0 P,,"'bef" any man upon evidence furnished by himself' a l"; DP a of indemnity, and act ua lly to • pun i s h those IV guilty! of bribery. a nd After some observatio ns -f rom , M r : F. 2C O t STA RE Y, OIL" eC The ATTORNEIPGENERRL• briefly replied reler eOO statement that he would not for a moment lO W bt fsr o arnte o h f a c e o rn m e p n a t ct of eTis rni ted Pi Z t .e era xein it pr Owl:l%4*e; thout er e t;t1 1 - but t ut fett,' pro; evidence of that fact, or of anything which sh° ll ,,, 1 to house with future legislation. He would, howe v c ' e pt pose to go back to . a- single. election, 0- rtio s eit case of Cambridge, in , which special existed .. but, h e did not , think there WO foru n ' i pol bo ''' faith towards the corrupt-voters in the proPolbe c 'ee , " chisement, and after the evidence collected bY..O tb° „ i d sioners the house ought not to be afraid to nu"'" „oe had been guilty of these corrupt practices. ,DebThett".;/, Sir F. RIELLY, said this- was the first pe t n it a n i e ti o a rl been called upon to inflict paint' and who had never been beard or convicted by anY c ele cnci de e„ and who yet were about to be deprived of th e noPO' n ev - , chile on ex-parte representations, and withOlit a - v i e ele"? being afforded of makin g any defence whatever. d ag ed the bill as exhibiting a want of good faith, an sion and a fraud. The house then divided. For the motion Agaipst - Maj0rity...,..... ---1 . 1 :r 0 e, A sl The bill was then bro ug ht i n• an d read the flor ;wea :t it Mr. Ewa4yr , obtained leave to b r i ng i n a biro ttoo extend the act for , enabling Town Coo' fec tin, e , P' Libraries and Museums, c ot Leave was•given to bring:in, two local bill' A g tbe The remaining orders were d e sp a tched, and journed at a quartento twelve. ..., ~..er. 1' A RJSP" FUNDS?. STOCK, AND SHARE 3-..-- - 1 0 0 The report of the refusal of the ultimatum bY_ t ... h c e r s i e ote reti .. apparently confirmed, English Funds expell, Tioi . ,o 1 depression. Consols, buyers at 90, and immealt. lii. , 7frj / ; subsequently the prices were 90, sellers, 9 'o isi s sln, mained to the close of business. Owing to the t hc - _, ip and continued • pressure of speculative sales• it ,eor A , 0 market has further seriously declined. The v i 4kilit_wietu, actions werein London. and North Westerns , ~d v._,Fr cashire and Yorkshire, and Great Northernt'il.pre, which description. the decline averaged seWreigit fi r Land and Ban k Shares. dull. Mines flat. _,." eta" generally heavy; Russian receded 1 to 2 l'''' " A guese, 1 per cent lowe r . OLI.OSI NO PRICES. IA: s r Consols, Account .... 1 SK 90 I Bank Stock .. . ; ...... Do. Money.... 189/ 90/ Excheq. Bill7P l- Three& QrperCents... # 1 FOREIGN STOCKS. . e s,.. 1,- i Mexicans 232 4 Spanish Feisty .. , 0 . Spanish Deferred Do. Threes 363 7 Do. Four ..1 RAILWAY SHARES. ... 99/ 11 Amberg.,Nottingham, Leeds Norther i l it liiigis 0 and E. Junction 43 / London 87.-N•-w 1 Caledonian — .London,&.:S• ',:, s o A g i Do.. Preference isastern,Counties East Lancashire 6O 1 Midland Stocl , • ...• ',Ol •-• ', Edinburgh & Glasgow 56 8 N or th British. -,,,.e. 0 Great Northern Great• Western Lanc,and Yorkshire. 61f 23 1 York, Newess"'..f d ./ Do. Fifths. B 7 9s 4o ol, S N . oß art hs iS t r a nif e a r n d 4 7 :7 : ol, If d ii 75 3 Berwick , • ••;:iialSs" Lcadon,.l3righton, and Y3rk Pre and N• Zl, o 4** South. Coast 973 85 Do. °*-- MINING SIIARES. 4 1 e , Noyeau Monde. --•••• LAND SHARES. AustcalianAgricultural 38 40, Peel River .••",,..; li. S. Australian — Van Dienbares. •,: ,, s Si Australian Invest. N. B. As ustraus' CORN. 11RKES 01 0 • The supply of English Wheat is Inc of foreign Wheat and Flour are to a fair Wen!, pc!, Wheat trade opened yew heavily. At prese;rtes" moderate , , b° I'lti a tke t 1 been e ff ected, but a dectine.of Is. to4s. Per c l or pated. Foreign is less. firm owing to heavy be e*. 11; r / effect sales a similar deduction would ha ve g ed e ti r The top price of town-made Flour is unchatin, American, Is. per barrel lower. Oats are V e • to Is. fid. cheaper. Barley is Is. lower. ro e obtainable at 6d. pee quarter cheaper. A.II RITA LS. IV English. Iro h * /0 Wheat .. _ . 3406 -- 17 Barley Oats 2164 9341 I Maltßeansla a.. . - . • l l:3i 30. of -- 014 --. 1 Flour •,• •,••••I 1 6 30 210 . T o * „1 o °' SECOND Rspour.—At th e close o f the - -a reis - ..ef .1 r 0 , dined about about 38. pe r quarter. Holders . 0f to 7 0 t 0,4 o r e a similar decline , Towrx-made Flour duet., ls•or American,, 38s. to 40s. per barrel. Thar ' n h• (11 l quarter lower. Oats de c li ne d fid . to. ls• Y- li Beans. and Peas sold at a s i m il ar decline. ....roll 444. Sug 6a a t r o : 48s. Fo_re c ig o n u . ee s : ey N e a ra ti l v b e buyers. PRODUCE MARlC l iii r t: c 7 , 4l o ? 308, duty paid ; refined, better home demon' e'''w —Tea dull, prices with di ffi culty supported.-Z0 Ceylon quiet, a GiFt;io lllh last teruw.—Rum much wanted.- Cotton' no. decline, 4 I , TALLOW MARKET' v $. 4 !..0f ..p.,. 0 ,- Tallow firm ; P.Y.C. 64a - nn the spot. ,'" pea against 35,090 casks same time last ye ar ,,' ear. _ a d/ casks against 2,005 casks same time last , l lutton quotations. . .50 32 st i i i The supply of Beasts and Sheep be_log rea dilf ~, It CATTLE MARKET- lb I ll ir brisk at advanced prices. Calves wo d' 0 Beasts ...... 9 10 I# Yell o t Att.oo o o Beet ....... 2s 10d to 4s 8d Veal ...... 33 • r 1 .° % ARRIVALS. 7.. 4 . d . ..... . 58 30 31 I i Pz i k v; ..... .. . . 4 . 1 .. 84 soo 14 ... , .•• Sheep an •• .... 18880 ; Pigs ....... .• •• .. 0 Holland Beasts .... .................. .•*: 40 Do. Sheep ..................... .• • . 40 Do. Calves ...................... ..• ld Spanish Beasts ...................... ....• ns Do. Sheep ....................... ....•' Scotch Beasts Beasts ~. - . . ................. ...' j Norfolk and Suffolk Beasts ......... . iz arli. it tei i ---- Cegfi' P to ° IV MANCHESTER STOCK E- 1,a 0 ,0* 22 i ;DO 1 Caledonian, 263 3 ; Great Norther n , „ n d .A Yorkshire, 623 ; Manchester, Sheffie/d , 1 8 1. 3 4 " Midland, 571 ; South Eastern and Dover, „ " I ' Bank, 83 pm. V• fO r ..-.---, , s > LEEDS STOCK ENCI I d , 57 ' micila2 Lancashire and Yorkshire, 612 ; ~ 1.1 v ,• North Midland, 23 ; North-western , , E L I J. SOCK col PHILHARMONIC -- fori t i d o k °l ---- p e r b e 00 MENDELSSOHN'S ELIJAH will be .0, t w o ,tv EVENING (Tuesday), the 21st instant, i c i e of ~,I, ' Chorus of the Society, consisting of WO' so ll '' Performers. Ga lled Boxes and Stalls, 2s. 6d. ; Gallery, 15•,;,.. E - s . 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