The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-08-28 00:00:00

185 6 ' b en e• abarl - 2 B, 2B, 18°,5, F - RAN 6 tlrri, •••- , ./I, n (71**a.„„„,,...--,,,......., • - '4 ' C RIeIIIIBER OFCOMMERCE. 11,11141 f I li t ETING) -- ----IDAY. *):l• 7 m tas l ' l lear ,, 3 ' °lee% of the Liverpool Chamber ofCom . 1 1- th:1:, vestel'cia':g Mr. Edward dward Heath, the president, th -v t f°4 the f o gai ''' and there was a fair attendance of members.said 1 . ;ast o „ nUai ; 'tire the i,e,business commenced, CHAIRMANthe one a o3 , rekatteps iteyert, although it embraced tI,Y th e l l le/lob ilettant to the community, it for D'at statesl lirog r That might be accounted try was do ed 1 1 th °I. the • anlrae ' kw....leoclttt:leratee irai, jn e w ir li cu ie ni li did er n o t t wo present leg stan to ~ive b.:' al'pa ," ParliaMent hagichedt,linencdouwnhieh in. the chamber w ees ere in en w "A,,,. te t ., - ;erely ,`l4 necessity As the labours of r liament, this ;ski t , a ;: ttia - , letleX of isq;at was done n I their a labours. The to limit their labours '4,,tatl.tlisilwitati necessarily confined nu Taorrsos)to read 1 1 4 1 it e fo°lllllo4lw. -"u upon the secretary k —r. EPORT' • einal subjects that /41t eti e s-tate t k i$ a s ii of the principal c. :_ e . a . maary 1 Aes ,ps.l,,_ attention of your SDI To ,(1 ki g arY last : G TO BILLS 01 council since the annual th beta At to n LAW R _ ELATIN a eh the in 4 1 t the bill drawn up by . C_easai,s'lo'rfed to in the last report, your council have ( VP, t 414 A rePort—g a f conference with this r t - vrat,' -e 'te e , ` l ' of Commerce, a ter O4/4, ah -c ps ; e 4 re this object, was introduced Ac il i to h the o H v o e us rn e . t'Pit. 'Nit to its provisions was opposed y.g Lill as struck t :pe rt s on.,out. The great point, however, of ren -4 p, h L•auing legal instruments, whereby not only the Raked , lts,,R ", also the contract, becomes transferable, has 4 4 : i, as likewise that of nuking them conclusive evi -1 uli 64,_? as stated upon their face against the master or lit INlng•thein S t 0 1- tb - • 1•,,, 4,4 1 ,., ~ ~.:03alstrNICATION. BETWEEN ENGLAND :dam t,X`Sita. DILL —This measure, having for its object to enable ,fompanies to become steam-ship proprietors ; and 14',,11,eliVIer bills of a like purport, were brought before your k,s' 4 pYd,he 'Steam-ship Association. After full considers tletlttliia,,4.•loll was presented to parliament against the bills, tl.ty t o - 7 !•0 obtain powers which might have had the ten -71,t 6. interfere with the freed f st tt! Wer e ~,., ~ om o competition. Some ' a ;iei r 0110 •-liiiaravvn, and the others so altered as t . o con ration to Postal and passenger communication t t lt 4ll , l ttic L f , -'. b te - At). ,4- GRESS AT PARIS.—Your council have ap tilil.eli as , 'e 7 i to t„ .. ,..,, a . ,-11 me sub , repres ent the chamber a e t ed th e i e s f c ne on ni gres nie s r. ; -du4lou w t Jeet of an internation tf 4 1:47 Peri o d o e ? it is probablea conference will be held I.L. e ettc, 4 tlzos. or the Paris exhibition. ` Vitrt ttowi l • CoTTON A Several samples IN --Several— . )6. - li" tt 7tll . bi,.."keiia were submitted to the counc, .on tbeliortlll,,,,re,lic'ettnoters of a French . com . pan . y forming,]vith kebo," 11 tt11 1 the,,, I ts extended cultivation in that country. 11 ' k ' W'as drawn up by the deputy representing to ti 7 el. W . ' O er ' • • , ep,. Ishi ll , s Association, which may be seen by any D o L'each fto do so. It was translated and forwarded S1) 0 'cell 5 Iniister-of-war by the parties at whose instance tilit 41,°,„,ught. ir ai . er th,,Aastox.—lt will be in the recollection of - the esh:,,o/,„%, this important subject had been, at various 40 0, nag Erie notice of the council, but considerable difii taPxlierienced, owing to the absence of full informa %,414,":51g to a safe and unanimous opinion on the ad -17z1ia,,0 iiy particular scheme, your council limited their sZ tl )lCeition to the Dock Committee, in the interview li,'`loll4-7 body readily granted to their deputation, to sag- Li }ghat :4 highest engineering talent in this country ipelte l , u _P tilted before any decided steps were taken for +4 'ouitetlq.on on a great scale. Since this occurred the ktiu•Nt%.l, eo2l' Pu.rchase of the Birkenhead ks by the, ;tit,t;e ,ttil'Poration has been effected ; and one s of the im ,.._iste,ksß, teseq„, nences of this happy arrangement will be, tThltileotahutt..,. an end to all jealous rivalry between the '''•thit,.tilteetd‘ies of to and Birkenhead. Your Yk'o e J of sins strong hope and belief that, without the 11 --"Y krther intervention on the part of the 4:,,, ea, e 1,.., 9tr Re 4 4eaStire 6 tl, gat• t t. tally . s most conducive to the trade of the ti t's t ,t• Lie oo Fill be considered on their merits alone, ti," s ti 1.,a,114,11t itanaisetirtillted authorities will study to avail then?. 4 ii of kat,d t , se c apabilities for accommlat f i n o r n th n e o r w ex in . ' , till 'tsi7eitti for render unnecessary any tickkozNett 0,..,i* Years to come. (1:44 1 -1 : :41t S il t: - % - 4 11 1 k411 :1 8 i °ll. ",,t-This — u n tr c h i l i , B nd importantas the question rm a , Rao - a q s . ii i tl " til,t .' t - a ri r en by the Governm t e h n e t of the efforts cltotkk444 vt ili e b 44 te e r P h s asjust been publi?hed, , ob , ••,..I\i, be enewe D BILLS OF Ex ti' -t It e r d towards effecting this object. tons R o th e ' Je tt ° bill t qtt ON DISHONOITEE . ttelilfo4:4 the 118,ewPre Council sent a petition 51°41eta !t h ee DaY C oh : l l .4 t o s of which thee being referred to a Select „ introduced into Parliament to effect .. tt, i r L2t of i2o4,.ontit. Onet ardor and an act la Ntit 'tdat If t 4 b i ll h . lls were r , I) kt `'° gi ' e telia the effects o fraud, 'l' N.. ili, which, while gg f the oste i n s s l i v b e l l e l , 114. : 4 4 , v e 5 ,,.... nge from .A.D —Yo r i,.. 11 41 1 ` 4 1 4 :ale -•-uniary redress to the bona fide E . holder. n rti,,llile,„,‘-ouja,.. ° )lli ni•ricArioic WITH HoDyR lig batlVlts s Roo Committee t)4l 'b ' °- ` 7li ter r e 413 11 with deputationsthfreopmeetkheExchange C: etrA kat. eof . ms, waited upon I4 c e 13 bitt 3! tel "V to that i *ntel '4° '1 eta 'llggest' that a more complete system of i't if eell be re graph should be adopted , s i,°4s4severai !_lved in all weathers. The The subject has • Isicee,, i :'s th at :lines discussed in th em D in oc g i i 1 „,.. 1 of th. l 'ele,,.,sficulty exists in c through whom :alone the •i i , ~ $ , Dat,,...-;--Pii Company, Dock o Commi ttee, terms ‘vitl t4,:sts i i , tlea„„ - ! ins.s, VALUE of IMPOSTS.--The Iltktieb4tE OF interested can be carried out. Council f 'm orts have been i . n . P V: i e ts B4.lq , e a 'n n - ti l i e .., in r eliortg that the measures taken to tiDort o 'ld that• Y e a erage values o i p tt.r t 441roze.i.lbegs ttp,„,'le mace, h a - s ~,,or this duty the government, recognising , l% th istatee remade.ii an annual grant to the Chamber. ;4 5 0 4' 4 e Nl_ , ere t ube the several firms rpeat its thanks. ttt l, t i 'l e lpt th at n ail s- e Sin deliver nnual meeting the Council h t ,, 11, , kakin xtray of letters by a , _ to that a fu g 'r I,kiltiovith ~ . rt ier one will y , be given. In eo Present four daily and there is reaso n u . shortly t In's Increase tt'itit,l;ttlir rent eeits anProyal to o he Postmaster o 0 5 w th eir nt of the boxes for th Lan • f t f letters, with a •'%l as r a regnction sit e delivery o of tli t e h . p e ,ntlinber of deliveries, the ~h., t• t „ ultsplying SO f the rs fau w i i id thi t n ha t t he. ast that it was almost im iqt'?'tilaillseytidtiestntri.h,rition of letwates 4 140 an te c l i ,. °I granhng gratuities to the clerks h. Id been proper nusms ibbelre to a f , till eil h ' b was considered advisable to abolish them. t.tttil as also t time, tst t sioow e 5...., .0 report that an additional mail from % 5 r.)tl e I , to tolished • •), , i;? so at half 'lß ; q abo tit _ , which brings down all the letters to th at ) , th at "" a.m ;p ond is delivered here i„ . Ax,„ e e lit t 0... a, Mail de up for Edinburgh and 41 4 'lee ute of 0 clock, p.m., allowing full time for letters t `kl t tli s : 41 To irunsiness Satei'''t°ll,..lteto'lll. A.RNI.DD —The retirement of Mr. Arnaud 0_ t;4t Xl.Siti plothe Customsi having afforded an oPPer" i',,'4erea'''llll,stlte of the high estimation in which . his l as p4.stllle'k4l nation held by the cOmmereial eommuirt . e eh • e ttee'oc• r red with deputations from a lrk t t atio address tqlt-Ait•aa o k ns on the subject ; and a joint signed by to 4 • elo balki ;a few weeks ago, which vfas . the various ,s 4 1 -,4a ' ePu ty-chairma n of each association. view I%iltii • 8,- 1'... ,1c.,,,. - oh re 1); VteltlP.—Owing to the different 6 h l. l l "sticile t•',..,rie Chamber at large from that . of the • fluence :1,14 1 i-lc,e(l ih' e l toiPle of limited liability . , your Director IPil. ith 0 1 , L et , 0 ,oselves precluded from using the . in ,ttiyk ;gainoti:et'l, the bills brought into Parliament t las_t , 3 , of t, eoanges in the law of partnership one,_ ag °` 1 iti the , t re ' qoqtlrnbea.!sed, namely •—" A bill for -.1m,, Legis. Al i et 1 ti s . Nof certain join . t stock companies. further changes, 1t ftt„h'sjiuol 17'11 not stop here • but.. .ill b e would be desire,- o. l ij i ''Or"l' diZ'ting.'..the prinaple of'l . ed liability," . 01i t ,.. o a out e i i o.ton next session, and It . w be It li1:: t fo r 41 Y _ild be placed in a position _to_ I , 4, l e l 'ejai 'l on 'net' practical measures whi h to the . lard4 a subject so vitally important e _exp m r a es y s an 4, 41 ,1 10, Al a .. ‘t S. _ ......, '141,t tllt,t4ihittpeet4illa T i h e r _ iS i,ng , to move the adop tion of the re h 1., f , tr l ,,, i . sa lon 0 , mi thdt three measures had passed par - Ot t tre i tY, an .: 'verY great importance to the com . .mer tiit,"ll, ..,that ~....",,nne of them, probably, only initia_te r d . itT°lA,ltelco baezis.to go on for some time to come. m Ze vi- nalq , 'ken such a forward part in passing these . , cOh.,k)j!, e t t e te, ' 41 ‘w„ev, ever explain more ably and fully their ttline, di ban ebay...._'ta regard to the alterations in postal tiltitlgteoolti4stPitayeliti;litleinpuestnan?tneroLledge t meet Ae ei r r ea n d ,a i n nLes ; k t , the 2 reakq,,,e,theno thatAlr.Eannin did notanthorise the to to . t t llc itl a a ii ,, d ''''xiltoowlae letter boxes wifh9ut first consulting h i ell e lal IZ' the n Drag tided the necessity of the matte . r. ,el l %s ok * 44.1,,eded to notice the recent changes in ' th e er cial 1 he improvements in the procedure in 414447 was to be carried opt, the adver.a . c . y of VI:9OKOPtr? way 9119 of tht three thiligs ro the riod, has e nabled Engl an d to turn all her attention aValight, concerns of the war, without being dis ed by the repetition of the threats which taught 414,18110ra/A and superstitious peasantry that " Eng ith„lB2 di rnellitY was Ireland's opportunity." Vain 4 44 7 1 it be to attempt to fathom the mysterious theiglifB4 PROVIDENCE ; but the fact is before us, that ertii2nline, followed by the cholera, and a wholesale tliriem, which seemed a passion in all classes, so Eilew Ishecl the population, that the Census of 1851 li on. ed a falling -off in numbers of more than a mil- N ti anc l - a-half from the Census of 1841. The emi siot;°llhas sinc e continued with but slight intermis. • t o as s it (l . ll °W, inst ea d of myriads of surplus labourers la u g at hering in th e h arves t o f E ng l an d, B ent not men enough for her own fields. Re liaveTetitoants state that, notwithstanding the few who (118 tlict, r ° l ' the English harvest, wages are, in many letttitelttavagantly high, so that the labourer has e ottt tl , l'eea able to di scover hi s own value in his own ! tea t (11fli' ll „„ e ven at th e hi g h rates offered there is " t i :q in obtaining a sufficient number of r,,,-,teciairements of the farmer. This is quite ' 3 tatep - ` 4 ' ll in r ' s -0 1oti N . - Irish affairs ; k il l ' 4° litteran cant of the extraordinary change, Za as y '4llation of the troublesome party . once t e Parts Reg Ireland. Some of the more violen ttrveiliat e e sent to Australia under Government t ator c m ' a ad the last of the race of the Irish V Can S' Gs' , has taken farewell of dek. ofd • All FY himself to the - .1s about to expatriate allsPl ees. t v , d3l I lia former colleagues, under his own h as a perseverance worthy of a better 4 : 10 11 : ... i55i 04 - , 4 ` h t e s lab .. ola red unceasingly, until, by his own ; . i ' l4 a that he has been left alone in his ; 4 4 , 11is de: att is h imself the only one of his party, and "Nei, agita nre the re f ore all will be gone of that 4 eca r i t ° I I Winch for so long a time threatened L ' l , 4 o ere tere b ° _ f t the British empire. Ireland has l. ti ght e h ankful for the suffering which has ha t her Pea at al• c e ; and England may be thankful CrY be ? L line W hen her best energies are •d to s vr av , require N tati i 'Y through the contest with Russia, she °flat e()Tamotions to distract her attention. which the Chamber laid down for itself when established. The chairman then rapidly sketched the proceedings of the chamber, undertaken in concert - with other similar bodies, to obtain this end. The general result had been very much to simplify the proceedings of commercial law, and to introdue to a certain extent some economy of expenditure and time. Still, the root of the evil had not yet been touched. He was sorry to see there was an impression abroad, especially amongst the legal profession, that that chamber was hostile to it, and that it would arrogate to itself the duties of that profession. That was a mistake. Nothing could be further from their object. (Hear, hear.) So far from their efforts having tended to lower it, in his (the chairman's) opinion, the legal profession now stood much higher than it ever did before. With respect to the bar of England, who of them did not feel proud of its position in the eyes of the world ? Who of them had not found, amongst the members of the legal profession, the wisest counsellor, the warmest friend, in the hour of tribulation and peril —aye, even in the hour of death ? (Hear, hear.) Their anxiety was simply, to use a phrase becoming very popular, to see " the right man in the right place" in the administration of commercial law, and one of those measure he had referred to was one by which they could have the full advantage of the legal profession at the least expense of time and money The chairman then referred to what he termed " the means of administering justice by itinerant courts," and maintained that the progress of the town demanded that we should have permanent local courts for commercial decisions,also suggesting the desirableness of the chamber taking the matter up. The next topic touched upon was the character of the surveys made upon cargoes of damaged goods arriving at this port. The surveyors, he thought, were not in their right position ; for if they were to be heard in a court of law, they would only be allowed to give their opinions as witnesses, while the practice here had constituted them judges as well as wit nesses. The law only allowed them to give a certificate generally, that the damage was owing to bad stowage, with out allowing them to state the circumstances which might influence such stowage. He thought the present custom very defective, and that it would be better to appoint a number of gentlemen to give decisions after hearing evidence, instead of, as at present, where they merely had the bare opinion of the surveyor, given frequently from memory or very imperfect memoranda taken at the time of the survey. (Hear, hear.) At the same time he could not use a word of disparagement against the persons who filled the office of surveyor here, but he must observe generally that they were, when appointed, men past the middle stage of life, and when any new trade arose, or a new species of goods were imported, their ideas were found old-fashioned, and they had to learn their trade over again, as it were. (Hear, hear.) The chairman then moved the adoption of the report. Mr. T. B. HORSFALL ) M.P., said he had great pleasure in seconding the motion for the adoption of the report. There were one or two parts of it to which he might naturally be expected to refer. First, as to the reference which it made to the law affecting bills of lading. The gentlemen present would probably be aware that, under the old law, as it stood previous to the last session of Parliament, the bill of lading, though it carried the right to property to which it referred, yet the party holding it had no right to recover against the owners or captain of the vessel, foreign vessels especially, for any damage which might be done to the produce on board the vessel, or for any short delivery. It was considered desirable that that should be altered. A deputation on the subject was sent up to London, by the American Chamber of Commerce. He (Mr. Horsfall) had the honour of accompanying them to wait upon the President 'of the Board of Trade, who said that the govern ment were not willing to propose such a bill, but would not oppose it, if brought forward by the members for the borough. Accordingly, a bill was drawn up and entrusted to Mr. Baring, Mr. Wm. Brown, Mr. Cairns "(of Belfast) and himself. This bill provided that the holder of the bill of lading had a right to recover the value of the property in case of damage or short delivery. That was the law as it now stood. (Hear, hear.) The promoters of the bill were anxious to carry it a little further, and they wished - that power should be given under the bill to detain any foreign vessel untilthe claim for damage or short delivery had been settled. To that Mr. Bouvetie, the Vice-President of the Board of Trade, objected, and considerable discussion took place in the house upon it. It was a question which did not appear to be generally well understood in the house; but Mr. Cairns, to whom they were so much indebted for his exertions in reforming commercial law, thought it better to take the sense of the house upon the subject. They divided, and were in a minority of eighteen ; but on looking over the list which composed the majority, they found there were eighteen members of the government, and two honourable members who had intended to vote with them, but by some mistake voted against them. (Laughter.) It so happened that this bill did not come on until very late, until after the Scottish Education Bill. It was not a very interesting bill to many members—but perhaps he ought not to betray the secrets of parliament. (" Go on.") Well, he was sorry to say that, during the discussion many of the members of the House of Commons were asleep (laughter), and those two members, who were friendly to the bill yet 'voted against it, always - told him that when they awoke and went into the lobby they thought that they were voting upon the Scottish Education Bill. (Laughter.) He (Mr. Horsfall) mentioned these little things, to show that there really was . not such a majority against the bill as might appear. However, the bill as now passed was much better than the law as it stood before. (Hear, hear.) The next subject was that of dock extension. (Hear, hear.) He need not tell them that the parliamentary committee devoted every attention to the sub ject, and that if they had not arrived at conclusions satisfac tory to everybody, it was not from a want of desire to do justice to everybody. On his (Mr. Horsfall's) part, he rejoiced at the purchase of the Birkenhead property, because he believed that it would do away with 'much jealousy and ill feeling that had existed on both sidesofthe Mersey, and benefit the whole commerce of the port. With regard to the subject of pos tal extension, he must acknowledge the great courtesy always shown by the late Postmaster-general, and he rejoiced ex ceedingly at the appointment of Lord Canning to the Gover nor-Generalship of India, because he believed he would bring the same urbanity and business capacity to bear upon his ad ministration, as he had brought to -bear upon the post-office department. With the address to Mr. Arnaud he entirely concurred, and hoped his successor would follow his-steps—that while looking with a jealous eye to the interests of the reve nue, he would watch also and promote the commercial interests of the port. (Hear, hear.) Amongst other things which he might with advantage endeavour to get altered was the low ness of salaries paid to revenue officers, who were often placed in exceedingly tempting and dangerous positions. He (Mr. Horsfall) had been called upon to present many petitions on the •subject, and they must see that thesepersons were too ill paid, many of them worse than similarly classed persons in their own private employ. He thought 'this was a fit subject for government to take up. What was the result of the post office application ? Lord Canningoent down a commission to Liverpool to inquire upon the spot, and the result was not only satisfactory to that establishment, but also to the com mercial community. (Hear, hear.) Regarding the limited lia bility and alterations of partnership hills, he must confess that considerable difficulty existed in speaking upon this subject, 'on account of the differences of, opinion that existed in Liver pools o thatths i on the point. He could only sa y that, asoneofthehila re presentativesl of Liverpool, he seat copies of each. of those port. He H y a e i•i () o n u ly s crhocaemivbeedrs an and answercom m m f e r v o cials ee ,chamber, an answer which would Tro b a bly be familiar to all in that room. Mr. Horsfall then readiihe following extracts the i councilien off , from the communication referred, to-: "The preamble of these bills is so brief, and the clauses so few, .as to give the impression of their being intended to serve the purpose of an outline to guide legislative deliberations, rather ,than to be the actual statutes themselves. * * Many defects of the law of partnership have been pointed out by the Chamber, and brought. at variouslimes, under the notice of the authorities, for which no remedy is provided by either of these bills, such as inability of partnerships to sue and to be sued in the name of the firm, the disability of partners to sue each other in the Cominon Law Courts, and the absence of some more sum mary means of dissolving partnerships than the tedious and expensive process in Chancery. Considering the important changes these two bills are calculated to effect in the law and practice of partnership, it will be much to be lamented should the opportunity be lost of remedying these defects, respecting which all parties are agreed, :whatever may be their opinions on the question of limited liability." So entirely did he (Mr. Horsfall) concur in these eabservations, so convinced was he of the defective character of these two hills, that he felt it his duty to give notice that they should be referred to a select committee, and he communi cated tee the chairman (Mr. Heath) his intention. He did not receive any official answer to that, but he did receive a letter from a friend, a member of that chamber, whose opi nion always had weight with him, and he (the friend) suggested that if he (Mre Horsfall) pressed his notice, might it not postpone the consideration of these bills to another session of Parliament ? So he (Mr. Horsfall) consented to withdraw his notice of motion. He confessed himself that he eras one of those who believed the principle of limited liability should be, to some extent, adopted. (Hear, hear.) That despotic power of the board of trade' should be done away with. For instance, the board had liberty to grant half a dozen gentlemen a charter of limited liability, and to another half dozen it could refuse it. (Hear, hear.) He thought such a despotic privilege ought to be done away with. (Hear, hear.) He once asked the secretary of the board what regulation there was observed in refusing such privileges. He replied jocularly, " Well, Mr. , Horsfall, there is no actual regulation, unless it is tradition. (Laughter.) He (Mr. Horsfall) could only say, if this community would express to him what their wishes were, it would be his anxious desire to carry them out. (Hear, hear.) Although suffering frem great indisposition, he felt it his duty to go down to the house and vote for the second reading of the Limited Liability Bill. (Hear, hear.) That bill was now the law of the land, but he did not think the amendments upon it passed in the Lords were any improvement. (Hear, hear.) He did not see why twenty-five gentlemen should be neces sary to form a joint-stock company any more than five, — (hear, hear)—which was one of the amended clauses intro duced, he believed, by Lord Grey. Knowing the importance of the changes about to be introduced, he (Mr. Horsfall) had ventured to suggest to her Majesty's government whether it would net be advisable that the bill of Limited Liability should pass that session, and that the Law of Partnership Bill should be allowed to stand over. He did not at all presume to say that it was through his suggestion that they had withdrawn the latter bill,but it would assuredlycome on for discussion early in the next session of parliament, and the community ought to place their members in the fullest pos session of their wishes upon this point. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Horsfall next referred to two letters which he had received on the subject of the restrictions imposed by the Privy Council upon the export of iron. He knew that, whatever the opinions of the people of Liverpool were, originally, as to the war, they were willing to submit to any necessary taxes or necessary restrictions, but he also knew that they were not willing to submit to any unnecessary restrictions. (Hear, hear.) He knew that Russia wag an iron-producing country, and did not need to import iron ; and the restriction im posed was most injurious to the iron trade of this country, and at the same time inflicted not the slightest injury on Russia. (Hear, hear.) Those connected with the iron trade knew full well that Germany, Belgium, and Holland had been some of our best customers, but from the exportation being now restricted, they were opening new furnaces in those coun tries to supply themselves. He (Mr. Horsfall) was requested to form one of the deputation to Lord Palmerston upon the subject. There were gentlemen from Scotland, Yorkshire, Liverpool, and Manchester. They were received with the usual courtesy by the noble lord, and told that the matter would receive the greatest consideration from government. (Laughter.) They had heard nothing more, though that was six weeks ago, but they found that the restriction, instead of being lessened, had become more stringent. (Laughter.) In conclusion, Mr. Horsfall seconded the adoption of the report, and sat down amid loud applause. The CH.LIRMAW remarked that within his own knowledge Russia was a country importing iron from England, such as boiler-plates, -&c. With respect to the relief sought for by the Liverpool exporters, they had, with considerable discre tion, limited themselves to that portion of the trade which was carried over long sea distances, such as to the East Indies, Australia ? South America, gild the United States, They cli4 not address themselves to the restrictions imposed by govern ment to the exportation of iron to the north of Dunkirk. Gentlemen on the other side of the island might do so, be cause their trade lay principally with the continent of Europe. Mr. Faexcis BOULT complained that the exporter was required to give to Government a certificate of the landing in the country of destination, and that this certificate had attached to it a serious tax, in the shape of a consular fee, of three dollars in the United States, for instance. This was a serious tax upon those who might perhaps only export a single ton ; a tax laid to support a set of gentlemen who were every where considered a great nuisance, and whom the com mercial world would be glad to get rid of. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) They ought to apply that all consular fees be done away with. (Hear, hear.) He thought a general certificate that the ship had delivered her cargo, would be a sufficient guarantee to Government. (Hear, hear.) Mr. KEATES thought it was a great hardship that the exporter should be obliged to give a bond to three times the value of the article exported. He felt it most severly in the case of lead. Thus, if he shipped £l,OOO worth of lead he had to give a bond to governmant to three times that amount that he would, within a certain time, produce a certificate that it had been landed at the port of destination. He thought it hard that this bond should have to be given by the merchant, who had no control over the vessel after she sailed. He thought it should rather be given by the shipowner or captain, who might, if he liked, instead of taking his ship to New York, take her to St. Petersburg, wind and weather, and something else, permitting. (Laughter, and bear, hear.) Mr. FORWOOD agreed with Mr. Keates that it would be an advantage if they could induce the shipowners to give the bond, but he reminded him that the shipper did not give up the entire control of his goods. The commercial community had a right to insist that, while willing to submit to any taxa tion, the restrictions upon trade should be made as light as possible. ( Hear, hear.) _ _ Mr. HORSFALL, M 4, suggested that a committee of the chamber should be formed to consider-the subject. He was sure that the committee of the Privy Council would give them every consideration. He reminded the chairman that when he spoke about exporting to Russia, he recollected that there was a prohibition in Russia at the present moment against the importation of foreign iron. Our restrictions, therefore, could only injure the British trade, and allow Belgium and Germany to put themselves in a position to supply the whole of the north of Europe, to the permanent injury of England. (Hear, hear.) The CHAIRMAN observed that, in regard to insisting upon the shipowner giving the bond, they must proceed with caution, as they would clash with the Shipowners' Associa tion. (Hear, hear.) Mr. FRANCIS Bouiv then rose at the call of the chairman, and said he could not allow any meeting of that chamber to pass without bringing the subject of the Sound Dues before them. It was more important just now, on account of the notice given by the American government to the Danish government of their intention not to pay any more Sound Dues. The American government were quite able to carry out their intention, in spite of all that might be done by the Danish government, and then, vessels sailing under the American flag would have all the Baltic trade to them selves, to the injury of other vessels. He (Mr. Boult) had seen an article in the Examiner on the subject, which argued that the old governments of Europe were not in the same position as the comparatively new American government, be cause the American government were not bound by old treaties to respect these dues, as the governments of Europe were. That argument was most fallacious, because the American go vernment had paid these dues ever since it existed. (Hear.) It was nothing more than the levying of a black mail, which the government of Charles 11. had the folly, the weakness, and the ignorance to allow. (Hear, hear.) It was bad enough to be called upon to compensate home-grown thieves—(laughter) —but to compensate foreign robbers for being robbed was a very serious load, and a thing which ought not to be sub mitted to. (Hear, hear.) The CHAIRMAN.—You are aware that we are bound by certain treaties ? Mr. F. BOIILT knew we were bound by certain treaties which might be terminated at six months' notice. Let the duties be paid until the treaties expired, but let the matter be at once brought before government by petition. (Hear, hear.) The CHAIRMAN said a communication on the subject had lately, been forwarded. Mi:. W. J. Tommstsow said it appeared an extraordinary proceeding on the part of the Council of the Chamber, why they had not communicated to the representatives of the bo rough that they had a decided opinion upon the subject of limited liability. They ought not to have brought such a report as that up to the chamber. Mr. CHARLES HOLLAND replied at length in .defence of the Council. The Council was the executive body of the Chamber. How far that Council:would be compelled to adopt a course antagonistic to its own principles was a matter for discussion. They should elect their council with reference to their private opinions. Mr. SWINTON •BOITLT said, if that was the fact, they (the council) were only the executive of,their own private opinions, using the authoiity of the chamber to promote them. (Hear.) After some (conciliatory remarks from the Cminmor, the subject dropped. Mr. Foawoon referred to the discussion between the Health and Dock Committees on the subject of the encroach ment by the latter, in the construction of the shed on the east quay of Salthouse Dock, and said it was most important that the accommodation of the export trade of the port should not be interfered with by a petty parish squabble, or any little difference which might be easily overcome. He then referred to the attempts made by the London and North Western Railway Company to injure the trade of this port by charging high rates of carriage for goods, and rejoiced they had found out that such a course was as injurious to themselves as it was to Liverpool, as shown by their diminished dividends. Mr. F. CLINT explained that the Dock Committee had, in the opinion of the council, encroached upon public accommoda tion, and had interfered with the eurrentsof the great stream of traffic mhich flowed from north to south of the town. The report was then unanimously adopted. _ The CILLIMEA.N, before they separated, called upon them to express the manner in which they were indebted to their members .of parliament. It had been his admiration how their member, Mr. Horsfall, had managed to glean and express the views of the chamber, and at the same time not forfeited his own private opinion. He then moved a vote of thanks to the members far the borough, for the southern division of the county, and to Mr. Cairns, M.P. of Belfast, for their exertions. Mr. CLINT-seconded the motion, which was carried unani mously. Mr. HORSFAML, in returning thanks, said he felt at all times great delight to secure their thanks for the performance of duties which were alike honourable .and onerous. (Hear, ,hear.) After a similar compliment to the Chairman, the pro ceedings terminated. AUGUST 28, 1855.] THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SOUTH LANCASHIRE SUMMER ASSIZES. NISI FRIUS COURT.—YESTERDAY. (Before Mr. Justice Crowder.) The•court met at ten o'clock, ACTION ON A PROActISSORYNOTE.—GARDNER AND OTHERS .1/.'W.a.Lsii.—( Special jury.)—This was an action brought by Messrs. Gardner, Sykes, and Gardner, wine and spirit mer chants, of this town, .and the defendant was Mr. Richard Walsh, lately a sizer .in Manchester. Sergeant Wilkins and Mr. Milward were for the plaintiffs; Mr. Atherton, 4(4. C., and Mr. Ovens .for the defence.—Mr. Atherton said that although he appeared for the defence, as the burden of proof would be with the defendant, he would state the nature of the action, which was-for the sum of £soo„due on a promissory note granted by the defendant.and Mrs. Burton in security to the plaintiffs. In February, 1863, the defendant and Mrs. Burton went to the office of the plaintiffs, and there signed the note in .question. Subsequently Mrs. Burton, who kept the Blackfriars Inn, Man chester, became embarassed, and executed an assignment for the benefit of her creditors. After this it was made apparent that the name of Mrs. Clarke, the mother of Mrs. Burton, had been added to the note, without the knowledge of the defendant, and for no purpose contemplated in the note. The defence was that such an addition vitiated the note ; this view of the case was, it was stated, supported by Chief Justice Campbell, who held that, in such respect the same rule applied to negotiable instruments as to deeds.—The defendant was called, and under a law tross-examination he refused to answer the question as to whether he had been on habits of criminal inti macy with Mm. Burton while shelived in Stockport before and also after she removed to Manchester. At the time the note was signed Mns. Burton was indebted to the defendant, al though not much.--John Cothana, formerly a clerk in the employment of the plaintiffs, saw Mrs. Burton and the defendant sign the note, and he himself signed it as a witness. He did not hear anything said as to any third party signing the note, and paid no attention to it beyond witnessing the signatures o the parties.—Elizabeth Burton, up till March, 1862, kept the George Inn, at Stockport, after this she went to keep the Blackfriars at Manchester. She was indebted to the plaintiff' £l6O at the time she left Stockport. This witness also declined to answer any question as to whether she and Walsh had been on terms of improper intimacy. Mrs. Burton had lived some time separate from her husband before his death, which, she believed, took place in 1852. Sergeant Wilkins, in addressing the jury, said, if they had any sympathy with the woman who had just left the box, he felt assured, before the case was over, he would obliterate that sympathy, and show that the present was an attempt on her part and on that of her paramour—he used the word advisedly—to defraud her benefactors. He com mented at great length on the refasal of the defendant to answer questions as to the kind of intimacy subsisting between him .and Mrs. Burton. He next stated that he should be able to prove that Mrs. Burton proposed that her mother should join Mr. Walsh in the note for £5OO. She admitted that she had been liberally treated by the plaintiffs for upwards of ten years. He remarked on the various steps observed in completing the note, assertingthat, till it received thesignature of Mrs. Clarke, it was not treated as a negotiable instrument, but immediately on receiving this signature it was recognised and treated as a completed instrument. Why, he might ask, was not Mrs. Clarke called ; she was in Liverpool ; but it did not suit the convenience of the defendant to call her, and therefore there was a material gap in their evidence.—Mr. Luke Pickup, was one of the travellers for plaintiffs, who had been in their employment for upwards of fifteen years, : At the George at Stockport often saw the defendant ; the house was in the name of Mrs. Clarke, but Mrs. Burton managed it. After she left Stockport witness presented her account in December in Manchester, and she said she had no money. She had previously been due £l5O, and the account included that and the then current one. Witness asked if she could not give security. She proposed to have her mother and Walsh joined in a note for £5OO as security. This witness assented to, and Mrs. Burton said she and Walsh would come over to Liverpool and sign it, and her mother's signature could be got in Manchester at any time. Witness said if she would pay 5 per cent. on the £5OO, they could supply her with goods on better terms, and that as they did not want the money, the note would not be negotiated or put into circulation. Witness took the note over to Manchester, on his usual March journey, and in the house of Mrs. Burton, at the Blackfriars, Mrs. Clarke signed it. It was signed in one of the rooms, and Mrs. Burton was going out and in ; and both said after the note was signed that they hoped now the house would go on and do well. Mrs. Burton did not get credit for the MO contained in the note, until after Mrs. Clarke had signed it, as they did not think it complete till that had been done.—Sergeant 'Wilkins summed up, claiming a verdict on behalf of his client.—Mr. Atherton replied, and His Lordship in summing up made allusion to the painful nature of the cross-examination to which the defendant and Mrs. Burton had been subjected, remarking that he had tolerated it only with a supposition that some matter relevant to the issue would come out of it. He remarked also on discrepancies as to some of the points between the witnesses.—The jury returned a verdict for the defendant. BREACH OF CONTRACT.—LEWIS v. BROMILOW AND OTIPA§, - "Mr. Forsythe q.C., on behalf of the plaintiff ; stated the case, from which it appeared that,the defendants are coal merchants in Liverpool, and the plaintiff was an agent for coal in Dublin, and the action' arose out of some contracts for sup plying the government, military stations, with the exception of Dublin. From a correspondence read by Mr. Forsyth, it appeared that various means had been employed to secure the contract for Lewis, whose averment is, that he acted m ere l y as the agent of Messrs. Bromilow, Haddock, and Co. ; among others, that Lewis was to give the government officers to un derstand that parliamentary and other influences might be made to bear in favour of Mr. Lewis as the prospective con tractor. The contracts were entered into by Mr. Lewis, Messrs. Bromilow, Haddock, and Co., being his securities. The coal was supplied up to a certain time, about which period complaints were made as to the quality of the coal, and shortly after this the supply of coal was stopped, and Lewis was sued by the government authorities for breach of contract, estimating £I,OOO as the amount of damage sustained by the failure of his contract. Under these circumstances,the plaintiff applied to the defend ants for a written indemnity. In compliance with this re quest, after some demur, a letter of indemnity was given to Mr. Lewis. The action, at the instance of the government authorities, was carried out, a verdict was obtained, and ex ecution was issued against the goods of Lewis for upwards of £BOO. The goods were sold under the execution, and Lewis was ruined. At the conclusion of the learned gentleman's opening address, Sergeant Wilkins, on the part of the defence, intimated that a cross action between the parties had, since the commencement of the present assizes, been referred, and he suggested that this case should also be included in the reference. After some conference between the counsel on both sides, this course was acceded to, a verdict being re corded for the plaintiff, subject to reference. CLAIM FOR DAMAGE.—WHALEY V. LAING.—This was an action to recover compensation for alleged damage occasioned by the defendant, owner of chemical works, situated on the Ince Hall branch canal. The plaintiff was owner of a colliery, adjoining the same canal. The allegation was that the defendant fouled the water of the canal with muriatic acid gas to such an extent, as considerably to damage the boilers connected with the colliery. Prior to the bringing of this action the case had been referred to Mr. Dalgleish, who had proposed an award in favour of the plaintiff for the sum of £62 Bs. 7d., for injury up to the period of the arbitration. Further injury was sustained subsequent to the award, and the plaintiff made an additional claim of £72 on the basis of that award ; but this the defendant refused to pay. Hence the present action. The claim now made amounted to £9l, the actual amount of damage alleged by him to have been sustained. After the statement for the plaintiff, his lordship suggested that a verdict should be taken for the plaintiff, sub ject to a reference, and this was done. SHIP INSURANCE.—WHITE v. SHEPHERD.—ThiS was an action brought to recover the value of an insurance policy effected on the ship Actaeon, despatched from Liverpool with a cargo of coal to San Francisco in Ausust, 1852. In the course of the voyage she encountered severe weather, and near the Falkland Islands sustained such damage as to render her re pair difficult, if not impossible- She was, therefore, sold, and the object sought to be established by this action was to re cover the difference between the sum insured and that which she sold for.—Mr. Hill, Q. C., and Mr. Melhuish appeared for the plaintiff; Mr. Watson, Q. C. Mr. Wilde, Q. C., and Mr. Tomlinson for th e d e f en d an t.—Th e defence was non-liability, on the ground that the ship was unseaworthy. Evidence was heard at great length to show that shortly before she sailed from Liverpool she had been overhauled, and repaired in such a manner as to render her entitled to a certificate IE 1, and seaworthy. She took about 800 tons of coal, and was not overloaded. In the channel, as she was going out, she en countered severe weather, and having pitched against a head sea, a small quantity of water came in, and she was put into Queenstown, where the damage was substantially repaired. In crossing the Bay of Biscay the wind changed, and becoming cross the ship rolled very much, and the cargo shifted so as to cover some of the coal ventilators and block them up. To rectify this some of the coal was thrown overboard, about ten tons in all, and it was taken fore and aft. If the coal had been thrown over to lighten the ship, it would have been in all likelihood taken from amidships, as was alleged. After crossing the River Plate very heavy weather again oc curred, and the ship driving on a lee shore, the wheel not being able to hold her, she broached to, a sea struck her on the quarter, broke the tiller, and sprang the three lower masts and bowsprit. After this she made for the Falkland Islands, and was found so unseaworthy that the voyage could not be pro secuted.—On the part of the defence it was admitted that the Actteon had 100 tons of coal on board; and that after the ac cident which broke her tiller and so injured her, there were no means of repairing her at the Falkland Islands. The case for the plaintiff having been heard, the court rose at a quarter past eight o'clock. The case for the defence will be com menced this morning at nine o'clock. CROWN COURT.—YESTERDAY. (Before Mr. Baron Platt.) ACTION TOR RECOVERY OF DAMAGE.—TyREE V. RITSON AND OTREES.—The plaintiff was represented by Mr. James, Q.C., and Mr. Henderson ; Mr. Knowles for the defence. The action was for the sum of £l9 10s., for alleged injury done to some porter, through the negligence of the defendants. The i plaintiff is sole agent in Liverpool for the sale of Messrs. Bar -1 clay and Co.'s porter. In Sept. 1863, the defendants shipped 1 for the plaintiff a number of barrels of porter, on board the Trafalgar lighter, to be conveyed from London for Liverpool, where it arrived ultimately on the 25th of October. On in spection, it was found that seven butts had been seriously in jured duringthe voyage, and there had been leakage to the extent of 232 gallons, amounting in value to the sum claimed. The defence was, that the injury was occasioned through acci dent of the sea, and further, that due diligence was not used on the part of the plaintiff, who allowed the porter to lie for several days on the quay at Liverpool. His Lordship ruled 'that a non-suit should be entered on the ground of general .Aon-liability, with liberty to the plaintiff to move for the Amount claimed, if it could be shown that the goods had been improperly stowed.—Mr. Knowles contended in his address to the jury, that there had not been any evidence of improper stowage, but that the leakage, if it occurred on the voyage, was occasioned by the severity of the weather encountered on the voyage.—Mr. James next addressed the jury, contending - that the stowage was improper, and on that account claimed a 'verdict for the plaintiff. The butts were admittedly crushed as had been proved by the witnesses for the defence. It had also been proved that iron had been laid over it.—The Judge -rammed up at great length, and the jury, after a consultation, I returned a verdict for the plaintiff, on the ground of improper stowage, VERDICT BY CONSENT.—SWIFT e. EIELDING..—III this , case a verdict was taken by consent fcr the sum of £7O, with forty shillings of costs subject to a reference. ILLEGAL DISTRESS.—DAVIEB V.JONES. — The action in this instance was to recover damages for a distress illegally made. The plaintiff was Mrs. Rosina Lousia Davies, and the defen dants were Thomas Jones, Thomas Priee Jones, and Hugh -Jones. Mr. James, Q.C., was for the plaintiff, Mr. Overend for the defendants. In an early period of 1863 the plaintiff -resided in Canning-street, but had given notice to quit. She took a house which belonged to the defendants at an agreed-on rent of £35 a year, if it were put into proper habitable condi tion. The necessary operations for putting the house into •order were commenced, but went on so slowly, that on Mrs. Davies having to leave the house she was in, the other was not ready. After some explanations, the work still went on, but so slowly that she threatened to give up the house, and, ulti metely her goods were put in, she having only consented to pay rent from the time the repairs were completed. She at different times had been applied to for money to carry on the repairs, and had in fact paid £l3 on this account. In this state of matters, she was persuaded to sign a paper, which she was told was not to take effect till after the repairs were completed. On signing this paper, the workmen were with drawn, and so matters remained till the 24th of Nov. 1864, when an execution was put into the house, and all her things were seized. Possession of the goods was retained for some time, till the plaintiff, under protest, paid the sum of £4l7s. .6d., to redeem her goods. It appeared that the plaintiff had purchased some furniture the night before the distress, and that furniture was standing in the house without having been unpacked, and that furniture was also seized. Evidence was given for the defence, which lasted a long time. The jury was addressed by counsel on both sides, the Judge summed up at great length ; after which, the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for 1.36 7s. 6d. The case lasted till within a quarter to eight o'clock. The court then adjourned till nine this morning. In addition to the unfinished case before Mr. Justice Crowder, there still remain three special, and fourteen common jury causes to be disposed of. [For remainder of Assize Intelligence, see Sixth Page.] LIVERPOOL QUARTER SESSIONS.- YESTERDAY. (Contiuuedfronz Third Page) Thomas James, 18, tailor, Joseph Kendall, 21, hawker, and Henry Walker, 16, shopboy, who pleaded guilty. to breaking into the house of Edmond Pegan on the 25th of July, and stealing 15 pieces of cloth, 12 pieces of lining, two coats and a shawl, were sentenced, the first to 7 years' penal servitude, the second to 18 months' imprisonment, and the third to 8 months' imprisonment. Frank 11`Hugh, 18, labourer, found guilty of stealing a jacket, the property of John Luke Ryan, two years' imprison ment, with hard labour. Jane Torrey, 26, charged with stealing 100 gross of corks belonging to her employer, Benjamin Ellis, of Duke-street, acquitted. Jane O'Keife, 28, servant, was found guilty of stealing a pair of stays, a shawl, a purse, three silk handkerchiefs, four bonnets, and other property belonging to Hugh Owens, her master, and sentenced to four months' imprisonment. Ch ar les Resworth Redfern, 28 , druggist, for embezzling £lBls. 3d., the property of his employers, Messrs. Ednay and Rains, his employers, was sentenced to four months' imprison ment, with hard labour. AN INSTANCE OF "SUMMARY JURISDICTION. "— At the sessions yesterday, the learned recorder explained that the magistracy had had their " summary jurisdiction" extended under a recent act. In the "good old times" the following case would have involved a committal for trial at the sessions, and a world of expense. John Fitzgerald and James Han lon, two well-known young thieves, were caught by detective officers Povey and M'Culloch picking pockets in the most crowded part of St. James's-place, on Sunday night. They did not deny their crime—indeed it would have been useless — and they were at once committed to gaol for three months each. How STOLEN PROPERTY TRAVELS.—Thomas Revell, " a broth of a boy," was charged at the Police Court, yesterday, with picking two £1 Scotch notes from the pocket of Miss Pennycock, of Hanover-street, as she was stepping ashore from the Scotch steamer. John Reddington, apparently a well-to-do Irish tradesman, was detected changing the notes at the public-house of Mr. Balderson, in Dale-street, from whom he had obtained 19s. Cd. for each note. He said that the prisoner asked him to get, .the notes changed for him, and thus led to the apprehension _if Revell, who was sent to gaol for two months. Reddington was ordered to restore the change he had got from Mr. Balderson, and the notes were given up to their owner. LEEDS.—Prices are without alteration, and the mills con tinue to be actively employed. Many buyers have been in the town during the week,. both from London and the country, and a full average business has been done in the warehouses, but very little doing for shipping. LEICESTER.—The trade here continues to improve, and the late fine weather gives confidence fPr the present and induces hope for the future, The crops in %bit; neighbourhood are $904;1, Wool !ind yarn keep firm, COMMERCIAL and MONETARY NEWS. MONDAY NIGHT. THE Money-market has had so little to disturb its quietude during the week, that it presents scarcely anything on which to remark. There has been no intelligence from the seat of war of any decisive cha racter, and, it being the holiday season of the year, when incidents are of rare occurrence, the Public Funds have maintained their value with hardly a variation, and the amount of business done has been but limited, being confined to purchases for invest ment. The return of the deposits made on account of the French and Turkish loans has rendered money for commercial purposes more easy, and the rate of dis count for first-class paper has slightly declined. The Bank returns on Friday show a decrease in the stock of bullion to the extent of £158,317, which may be attributed to the short arrivals of specie ; but as the foreign exchanges, in the rates for Hambro' and Paris, have slightly advanced, there is less inducement to make shipments to the Continent. Upon the " other securities" there is an increase of £703,314, which is compensated by an increase in " other deposits" of nearly the same amount. The changes in other items of the account are comparatively unimportant. The tone of the Manchester markets during the week has been healthy, and a moderate amount of business has been done, while prices have been firmly maintained. Stocks are low, and any increase in the demand for exportation will, no doubt, lead to an advance in prices. The Woollen trade shows signs of improvement, the home demand being steady, while Yarns and Wools keep up their price. In the Hosiery trade a fair amount of business is doing, and prices are very firm. In the Lace trade there is but little doing. The arrivals of specie during the week have amounted to little more than £120,000, but the ex ports have also been light. The Corn markets generally have been firmer, and prices have slightly advanced within the last week; but this is not unusal at harvest time, when faimers are otherwise occupied than in bringing supplies to market. (The SHARE MARKET has been very quiet during the past week, and in the absence of public buying the prices have gradually receded. We do not expect much improvement until we have more decided news from the Crimea. To-day the market opened flat, but improvement. Blackburn, at mid-day, and closes at the Blackburn, 5 ; Great Western, 561- ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 831 ; London Stock, 97+ 7 -1; Sheffield Stock, 25-g-; Midland Stock, 70i i ; Dutch Rhenish, lip ; Liverpool and London Fire and Life Insurance Company, 64. COTTON.---The market during the week has been irregular, the animation which was evident at the commencement having declined towards the close. Prices, however, have been little affected, with the exception of a decline of about 1-16 d. per lb. on mid dling qualities. The sales for the week up to Friday amount to 44,940 bales, of which 4,710 were taken on speculation, and 4,610 for export, leaving 35,620 for the trade. To-DAY the advices per Asia were received. The sales reached. 6,000 bales, including 1,000 for speculation and export, and the market closed steadily. The following is a comparison of present rates with those of the corresponding period of last year :--- New Orleans, ;middling r Upland, middli ai ng „ fair 1854 1855 51 3 .- 61 5 6 3-16 6 , 4 6/ PaonucE.---The Sugar market has been further stimulated by a speculative inquiry, and prices have advanced fully ls. per cwt. In Coffee no sales worthy of notice. An improved demand for common kinds of Tea, others without alteration. For Rice only a moderate demand. Palm Oil steady. In Tallow a fair amount of business at 575. to 575. 6d. for P.Y.C. TO -DAY, there continues a very good demand for Sugar, and higher prices have again been realised ; including Saturday's business, the sales are 70 hhds. Barbadoes at 38s. to 405., 550 bags Benares at 41s. 6d., 100 hhds. Porto Rico at 395. 3d. to 425. 3d., 50 hhds. Cuba at 40s. 6d., 800 boxes brown Havana at 405., and 7800 mats Mauritius, to arrive, at 395. per cwt. No transactions are reported in Molasses, and only a small parcel of Demerara Rum, at previous prices. 100 bags St. Domingo Coffee have realised 475. per cwt. A fair amount of business has been concluded out of the late arrivals in both Congous and scented Teas, at former prices. We have had a very animated ' market to-day for Rice, the transactions comprising 15,000 bags Arracan at 12s. 6d., and 400 bags Bengal at 15s. 6d. from the quay, besides 500 tons Bengal; to arrive, at 13s. 3d. for broken to 14s. 6d., with 50 tons at 15s. ; also 700 tons Arracan, to arrive, the price not reported, with 300 tons at 12s. 3d. per cwt. 50 bags Saltpetre have realised 355. for 82 per cent. re fraction, and 500 bags Sago Flour, to arrive, 235. per cwt. We have also to report 2,000 bags yellow Mustard Seed at 705., and 1,000 bags ordinary Bom bay Linseed at 755. 6d. per quarter. WooL.—The market has been rather quiet during the past week, buyers having , stocked themselves pretty freely at the public sales in London, and at our last auctions. Stocks of good, useful, low and middle qualities Foreign Wools are very small, and the late advance is firmly maintained. Egyptians continue in good request ; but late imports having been chiefly sold to arrive, we are still without supply. Some sales of Smyrna have been made since the auctions at about the medium rates, and of Donskoi at extreme quotations. Of Turkey Wools, Scopia, Bosnia, &c., the market is almost entirely bare : these descriptions are inquired for, and would realise full prices. Imports for the week :---Irish, 35 ; Scotch, 497; East India, 446 ; Portugal, 89 ; Mediterranean ports, 638 ; Ice land, 305 ; United States, 63. MErAis.---Our Scotch Pig Iron market has been quiet during the past week, and prices fell gradually until Friday, when they dropped suddenly to 775. The market, however, quickly rallied, and closed on Saturday at 80s. for store warrants f.o.b. at Glasgow, which price has been maintained to-day. In other articles no alteration to notice. LATEST NEWS• THE WAR. The Moniteur of Saturday contains the following despatch from General Pelissier " CRIMEA, August 23.—Closely pressed by our miners in front of Battery No. 52, the enemy decided upon firing, last night, five mines against it. They produced no effect, how ever, and did us no harm." The Moniteur of Sunday publishes the following : " The Minister of War has received the following telegraphic despatch from the Commander-in-Chief of the army in the East : CRIMEA, August 24, 10 p.m. Last night we carried an ambuscade on the glacis of the Malakoff; 500 Russians made a sortie to retake it, but were brilliantly repulsed with a loss of about 300 men. The work has been turned, and remains definitively ours. General 31`11ihon has arrived. The health of the army is excellent?! The Moniteur also publishes the following letter from the Emperor to General Pelissier, dated August 20 : "General,—The new victory gained on the Tchernipp. proves for the third time, since the commencement of the war, the superiority of the allied armies over the enemy in the open field ; but if it does honour to the courage of our troops it does not testify less to your excellent arrangements. Address my congratulations to the army, and receive them also for yourself. Tell those brave soldiers who for more than a year have supported unheard-of fatigues that the end Of their trials is not far distant. Sebastopol, I hope, will soon fall under their blows ; and, should that event be postponed, I know from sources which I believe to be sure, that the Rus sian army cannot maintain the struggle in the Crimea during the winter. This glory achieved in the Crimea has moved your companions in arms in France ; they all eagerly desire to share your dangers. Thus, with the double wish of re sponding to their noble desire, and of procuring rest for those who have already done so much, I have given orders to the Minister of War that all the regiments that have remained in France shall go out gradually to take the place of those that return. You know, General, how much it has grieved me to be kept away from that army which has added a new lustre to our eagles ; but now my regret is lessened, as you hold out to me the prospect of a speedy and decisive success which will crown so many heroic efforts. " General, I pray God to have you in his safe keeping. " Writte:. at the Palace of St. Cloud, August 20, 1855. " r NAPO'LEON." The Alexandria has arrived at Marseilles from Constanti nople. She left on the 16th inst., and has brought 1,100 invalids. The report of the Russians being only three hours' march from Erzeroum is confirmed. The English cousul had removed his archives to Trebizond. The spirits of the troops at Kars are excellent. The Russians had lately launched several vessels, which had been on the stocks at Nicolaieff. The allies have placed 150 new mortars in position before Sebastopol. The Belgian brig Rubis has been pillaged at Sulina. Crimea letters to August 14th have arrived. They are not important. The entire army was under arms at 3 a.m. on the 13th, but returned to the tents a few hours afterwards. It is believed reinforcements haVe reached Sebastopol. General Simpson was indisposed. The Archduke Michael was believed to be in Sebastopol. An httack on the Tchernaya appears to be expected. Mr. Coppinger of the commissariat is dead of fever. The night of the 13th passed quietly. The Russian reinforcements are said to consist of a regiment of grenadiers. The English cavalry was withdrawn from Baidar. THE BALTIC Stockholm papdrs report an engagement off Riga on the 10th. Seventeen Russian gun-boate, it is said, came out of Riga, and fought for two hours with her Majesty's screw block-ship Hawke, and the Screw -corvette ,Desperate. The result was said to have been indecisive. English cruisers have visited Uleaborg, Timo, Windan, and destroyed govern , ment ships and stores. St. Petersburg advices, received at Hamburg, report that on the 16th two frigates bombarded a port in the Baltic for several hours, and then retired. [BY BRITISH AND SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.) MoNne.r, Aug, 27. THE QUEEN'S DEPARTURE. PARIS, Monday.—Her Majesty the Queen and the Roy a l suite left Paris at a little after 12 o'clock, accompanied by the Emperor and Prince Napoleon. The grand procession from the Tuilleries to the Strasbourg Railway-station in the [state carriage duly took place. The line of the procession was densely crowded, and there was a tumultuous cheering. The weather was most favourable, and the departure of Her Majesty from Paris was, if possible, even more brilliant than her arrival. General Torrens was buried this morning. [BY ELECTRIC & INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPHS.] LONDON, Monday Night. The Globe contradicts the rumour that the Speaker of the House of Commons was likely soon to resign the chair. THE ROYAL VISIT TO PARIS. PARIS, Monday, 8, a.m. The Emperor and Prince Napoleon accompany the Queen to Boulogne. The Emperor will return immediately to Paris. Lord Clarendon had a long interview with M. Walewski yesterday. H E WA R. With reference to the letter of the Emperor of the French to General Pelissier, the Times Paris correspondent writes : " It is highly improbable that the government organ would publish such a letter unless there were some grounds for the belief that the fate of the Russian army and of Sebastopol were near at hand. I have seen a letter from an officer of the French army, before that place, stating that, up to the 11th, reinforce ments of the French to the amount of 35,000 had arrived. The Ottoman government had received, on the 14th, news from Asia : it was supposed to be unfavourable, as before com municating it as usual to the French and English ambassadors, an extraordinary cabinet council was held, to which Omar Pasha was summoned. Nothing positive was known, but the Greeks circulated a rumour that the Russians had entered Erzeroum, and that Kars was on the point of capitulating." DESPATCHES FROM GENERAL SIMPSON. Lord Panmnre has received the following telegraphic dispatch from General Simpson : CRIMEA, August 26th, 3 50, p.m.—Our works and those of our Allies are making satisfactory progress." The London Gazette contains a despatch from General Simpson, dated 14th inst. He writes that during the last few days considerable activity had been exhibited amongst the enemy, and that from information received, and the communi cations of deserters, he had reason to believe that the Russians might attempt to force the raising of the siege by a vigorous attack from without ; every precaution was taken by the allies. The fire had been rather less, but at times, for a short period, very heavy from the Russians. The firing on the British side had been directed in a great measure against the barracks, dockyard buildings, and town, all of which shew visible signs of its effect. Drafts of the Light Division and 71st Regiment, to the mini ber of 800 men, and the remainder of the Carabiners and of the Ist Dragoon Guards, had arrived. The Indiana steamer was ordered to Corfu on the Bth, to bring the 82nd Regiment. General Simpson regrets the loss of Brevet-Major Hugh Drummond. Casualties from 10th to 12th August, inclusive :—Killed -19 rank and file. Wounded—Capt. F. Elton, 55th, slightly; 2 sergeants, 1 drummer, and 109 rank and file. Casualties in Naval Brigade, for week ending August 11th : —Wounded, 2-1 since dead. MARSEILLES, Monday, The Carmel has arrived. She left Constantinople on the 20th, and brings 100 sick. Advices from the Crimea are to the 18th. Dispatches leave at 9, a.m. The Alma and Candia leave for the Crimea. The Parana has arrived. WEST COAST OF AFRICA. REBELLION AT GAMBIA.-THREE VILLAGES BURNT. PLYMOUTH, Monday Morning. The Canada steamer has arrived. Dates—Old Calabar, July 14th ; Cameroons, 16th ; Fernando Po, 18th ; Lagos, 22nd ; Accra, 24th ; Cape Coast, 25th ; Liberia, 30th; Sierra-Leone, August 3rd ; Bathurst, Bth ; Goree, 9th ; Teneriffe, 16th ; Madeira, 19th. Retriever steamer left Goree on the Bth for Bathurst. Rains unusually heavy at Fernando Po. Govern ment approved the burning of Old Town Calabar for infraction of treaty. A very sanguinary affair occurred on the 17th July at Gambia, the natives having broken out in open rebellion, in consequence of an attempt to arrest a man who had carried away a man and his wife from a village for slaves. The police and a small military force were repulsed. Lieut. Armstrong was wounded, and two soldiers were made prisoners. The marauders then burned three English villages ; on which Governor O'Connor proceeded with 200 men to take St. Mary's, but was waylaid by the natives, and driven back with a loss of 30 killed and 43 wounded. Among the latter was Governor O'Connor. He then obtained the assistance of a French man of-war, and 160 white troops, who carried the town at the point of the bayonet, and on the 3rd totally destroyed it. The French had two killed and five wounded. The British had none killed, but 30, with volunteers, wounded. The natives lost above 200. Bathurst is in a very insecure state. THE FUNDS, STOCK, AND SHARE MARKET. English Funds are very inanimate, and have not experienced the slightest change. Railways quietly supported at last prices of Saturday. Land, Bank, and Foreign Stocks gene rally are without feature. Great Western of Canada a de gree lower ; old, 231 I, new, CLOSING PRICES. Consols, Account l E B x a g n r k . S ß to il c i, k L. 8, 5... 13 2 1 1 1 i p l m s Do. Money , Three per Cents 92i Omnium FOREIGN STOCKS. Mexicans 2li 2 Russian Peruvian Turkish (new) 2 Turkish RAILWAY SHARES. Ambergate,Nottingham, London, Brighton, and and E. Junction 0 South Coast. 97 9 Caledonian • 63a London &N. Western.. 94i 5a- Do. Preference Eastern Counties East Lancashire 73 5 Lincolnshire 2sa 6 Edinburgh & Glasgow.. 54 6 Midland Stock Great Northern S9 90 North British 29.31 Do. A. 7l 3 Do. Preference lO3 5 Do. B. 127 9 North Staffordshire 6i i Great Western La nc.and Yorkshire B3a York, Newcastle, and Do. Fifths — Berwick ... 73a 4a Leeds Northern l2a 13} York and N. Midland.. 48a 9a I.AND SHARES. Australian Agricultural 29a 30i Peel River S. Australian Invest.... South Australian Crystal Palace On 'Change, sales of Cotton small; Linseed Oil dull at 425. 9d. to 435, on the spot ; Tallow firm at 665. to 565. 6d. In Scotch Pig Iron more done, at 795. to 80s. cash ; Spelter, wanted at £23 10s.; Sugar and Coffee firm. • LONDON CORN MARKET.—(From Kingsford and Lay's Circular.)—The supply of Wheat from Essex and Kent small and principally new; the quality very variable, and the whole was cleared out at an advance of 3s. to 4s. upon the rates of this day week. Foreign generally held for exorbitant prices, but the sales made were not extensive at the above advance. Barley, Beans, and Peas, ls. to 2s. dearer. Oats are 6d. higher. Norfolk and Spanish Flour, 3s. to 4s. per sack dearer. ABItivALB. English. Irish. Scotch. Foreign. Wheat 5959 20 4665 Uarley Malt 8415 33 30 t hItS lien ws Peas — Flour 9003 sks. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.—Trade brisk at Fri day's prices. Beef, 4s to 5s 2d ; Mutton, 3s 10d to 5s 2a ; Veal, 3s 10d to 5s 2d ; Pork, 4s 2d to 5 8 ; Lamb, 4 s 10d to 6s. —Beasts, 4,349 ; Sheep and Lambs, 24,370 ; C a l ves, 160 ; Pigs, 576.—Arrivals : Holland Beasts, 1,980; Ditto Sheep, 4,060; Ditto Calves, 145 ; Ditto Pigs, 105 ; Scotch Beasts, 60; Cam bridge, Leicester, Lincoln, and Northampton Beasts, 1,700. LONDON PRODUCE MARKET.—Sugar : Colonial rather brisker, and several buyers. Foreign much wanted and on the advance ; refined dearer. In Coffee more doing—native Ceylon, 48s 641 to 52s 6d ; Plantation, 60s t o 76 5. T ea fi rm : common Congou, 81d. R ice : demand brisk —white Bengal, 15s to 16s 6d. Tallow stiff: new P. Y. C., 665. on the spot. Stock, 38,292 casks, against 32,862 casks same time last year; deliveries, 2,771 casks, against 1,369 casks same time last year. MANCHESTER STOCK Excasicon.—Blackburn, 4 15 . 16; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 83 ; Midland, 7 1. 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