The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-05-30 00:00:00

Eilierpoot -tartbarb. FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT. MONDAY MORNING. RUMOURS " multiform and mixed" regarding the war and its progress continue to rattle along the electric wires with a speed which has no parallel, and an independence little less remarkable than their general opposition to truth, and their unscrupulous contradiction of each other. The midday despatch brings an intimation of the capture of Revel and the successful bombardment of Cronsb: dt and, while all is rejoicing, and every thing is stuffed with martial glory ; while every cracked flute and barrel-organ is pouring out the melifluent strains of " CHARLIE is my darling," lo ! the evening's flash suddenly envelopes him and his fleet in the fogs and mists of the cold north, and condemns them all to a worse than useless combat with the floating bulwarks of " Jack Frost," and his battlements of " thick-ribbed ice." On shifting the negative pole of the electric wire from the dread north, we obtain a spark which instantly blows up the defences of Sebastopol, and with magic celerity delivers into the hands of dreamy DUNDAS all the Black Sea armament of the Russians. From this comfortable sikte of telegraphic belief, we are suddenly shocked into a knowledge that the thunders of our war galleys in the east are chiefly employed in warding off the consequences which might befal our squadrons, if left to combat in ignorance with the blackening vapours, which, from the earliest ages, have given a character and bestowed a name upon the forbidding waters of the stormy Ensine. Every evil, however, is said to have its cure — each poison to grow in proximity to its antidote. If the character of the intelligence communicated by telegraph be naturally as evanescent as its conveyance is fleet—as uncertain and unsatisfactory as its narrative is laconic and condensed, its misrepresentations are corrected, its ambi guities cleared up, its omissions supplied, its meagreness amplified, and the celerity of its operations all but rivalled by a class of active, busy, intelligent, and fearless indivi duals, who, in the capacity of correspondents for the daily journals, accompany, watch over, and, in not a few in stances, anticipate the fleets and armies, whose operations they are to chronicle, and whose valour they are to cele brate. This corps, and the due discharge of its duties, occupy an important position in public affairs, and oftener than once within the last few months have their sayings and doings engaged the attention of the legislature. On the faith of their veracity, have members of both Houses of Parliament impugned the arrangements of the execu tive, and on the testimony of ministers of the Crown we are informed that they are " gentlemen of education and position." Among the most important camp-followers in modern warfare is that band of "heroes of the pen," u-ho, defying danger, and braving the hardships attendant on sickly clime and an uncertain or scanty commissariat, are not. Seeking the bubble reputation, Even in the cannon's mouth ; but court only opportunities of recording with celerity and truth the heroic acts of others. Who, amid the roar and din of battle—in the tented field or trenched lines— on the deck of fame, surrounded by the thundering crash of hostile fleets, are always at their posts plying their ceaseless vocation with that calm fortitude which pro claims the courage of the hero as truly as that can be evinced by deeds of wildest daring. While our warriors are dauntlessly wielding their implements of destruction, " our own correspondents " are equally busy with pen and tablet, taking careful note of the heady fight, anxious only that their narrative may be as truthful and complete as it is lucid and instinct with animation. Of such men any country may be justly proud; and a press which employs boasts of, and rewards such an agency of intellectual culture and moral courage, is an honour to our nation and our time. The staff of those gentlemen is necessarily numerous to meet the emergencies of camps and flotillas. Its members are, indeed, everywhere, and more than re alise the fabled vigilence of Argus ; should Sebastopol be bombarded to-day, or Cronstadt be reduced to obedience to-morrow, the events, in all their minuteness of detail, would be laid before an admiring and gratified public with the celerity of sleepless speed, and with a fidelity and fulness unknOwn to any other age or nation. Such achievements, so effected, constitute one at least of the elements of our boasted progress of knowledge, and mark an era in its march such as the future historian will refer to with pride and satisfaction, as distinctive of the objects and means of legitimate inquiry in opposition,to a vagrant and insatiate curiosity. The debates in the House of Commons have been im portant, in more signiflmVons of the term than one. On Monday evening, the financial policy of Mr. GLADSTONE underwent a sharp rubbing-up at the hands of Mr. T BARING, who, in moving that "it is not at present expe dient to authorise any further issue of Exchequer Bonds, with the engagement of repayment within the next six years," embraced the opportunity of smartly reviewing the pretensions of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER to the character of a financier. He made some telling hits, and provoked the mirth of the House by more than one of the numerous pictures of incompetency which he drew, and ingeniously embellished Mr. GLADSTONE'S recommen dations with. The honourable gentleman had his laugh, and all the satisfaction it could afford him,—but his oppo nent had the triumph, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE QUER'S resolution being affirmed by an overwhelming majority. On Tuesday, Sir W. CLAY, aided by a heterogeneous mass of Dissenters and Anythingarians, succeeded in obtaining leave to bring in a bill for the abolition of Church-rates, without even hinting at the provision of a substitute. The debate and subse quent division on this motion did not a little to faci litate the dissolution of the curious mixture called the liberal party; several of its leaders, headed by Lord JOHN RUSSELL, taking ground in opposition to the intro duction of the bill; while Mr. WILSON, in company with Lord STANLEY, voted for the motion. Curious surmises have of late been rife as to the leanings of his lordship, and it is looked on as a somewhat doubtful indication of his sound conservatism, to find that he is patronised and patted on the back by the organs of the liberal party. Thursday night was set apart for the review parade of the radical battalions, on the annual motion of Lord JOHN RUSSELL, for the abolition of the parliamentary oaths. Every one felt confident that the measure would be suc cessful in the Commons; but the division showed a differ ent result. Sir F. THESIGER, in moving that the bill be read a second time that day six months, gave a new turn to the discussion by insinuating that an alleged want of alacrity on the part of Lord JOHN in bringing on the pro posed measure, arose from a difference in opinion upon the subject between his lordship and Mr. GLADSTONE, the latter of whom he indirectly charged with an intent to emancipate Puseyite consciences from the trammels im posed by the oath of supremacy. To rebut the insinuated charge, Mr. GLADSTONE rose with gallant alacrity, but somehow or other, in what BURNS denominates " a decla mation mist," he lost the thread of his argument, if it ever had any, and astonished his friends as well as alarmed himself, in provoking a perfect storm of cheers from the dissenting members of the house, by advocating the rights of non-conformists to a full participation in parliamentary privileges, and a further denunciation of the tyranny of oaths and tests in general. On a division the amendment was carried by a majority of four, and the bill was conse quently thrown out. Conflicting opinions as to the cause of this result are loudly uttered in the city, a very general one being that the author of the measure was in reality the author of its defeat, and not a few of " his friends in the city" are, it is said, prepared to pay off the debt he has thus laid them under, at the next election. As military matters are at present the subject of general discussion, it is no cause for surprise to find many details connected with the clothing and equipments of our soldiery exciting frequent, and in some instances it may be uncalled-for remark. Complaint has long been made in relation to the inconvenient mode in which the accou trements of both infantry and cavalry, but particularly of the former, are disposed of. The disposition of the knapn sack is held to be particularly obnoxious, the straps by which it is secured confining and constraining nearly every motion of the chest, shoulders, and arms ; serious condemnation is also bestowed on the hard, heavy, and unyielding covering which, in obedience to orders; they are necessitated to wear upon their ' beads ; and of late attention has been drawn to the in jurious effects produced on the men by the stiffness of the leathern stock. This latter part of the military costume has fallen into additional disfavour within the last few days, in consequence of three young soldiers, belonging to the Guards, fainting while on parade, during a hot day, the immediate cause of syncope being charged directly against the suffocating effects of the stock. Of course this charge is supported by numerous arguments, several of them more curious than conclusive ; but as it is never too late to learn, it may be worth while to inquire what are the benefits conferred by this obnoxious article of military attire. The only advantage which I have heard insisted on with any semblance of argument has been the erect ness of posture which the stock insures. To meet this, while it is admitted that an erect posture, by throwing the on the supporting limbs, i s w eight of the body equally unquestionably an advantage—s till , like other be ne fit s, i t has its absolute as well as its relative worth — and it is contended that in the insta nce under cons ideration the benefit is purchased at too high a price. This will be readily conceded, if it can be established that wearing the stock is apt to induce fainting fits upon robust men, under little more than what may be called moderate exertion. Beyond the advantage of bodily equiPthselittle is averred desirable to be gained except a certain and no dou bt uni formity of appearance. Soldiers, however, have higher and more important duties to perform than merely to look of uniform stature and deportment on parade ; _how, then, does the stock affect them in discharge of these duties ? A practical answer may be readily formed in the dispositions considered requisite when the highest duty a soldier can be called on to perform is imminent, and the history of the Peninsular war affords numerous instances. I quote almost at random from a memoir of the late Duke of WELLINGTON, and the occasion is the important one of the storming of Ciudad Rodrigo. Here, every dis position which natural sagacity, intuitive military skill, and _great experience could s ugg e s t was s ed u lously brought into operation by the illustrious commander, himself a rigid disciplinarian, and a stickler for propriety of costume. In the life referred to I find the following extract : " A breathless silence prevailed, when our commanding officer, in a few words, announced to us that Lord WEL LINGTON bad directed our division to carry the grand breach. The soldiers listened to the communication with silent earnestness, and immediately began to disencumber themselves of their knapsacks, which were placed in order by companies, and a guard set over them. Each man then began to arrange himself for the combat in such a manner as his fancy or the moment would admit of : some by lowering their cartridge-boxes, others by turning theirs to the front, in order that they might the more conve niently make use of them; others unclasping their stocks or opening their shirt collars, and otheis oiling their bayonets." The above is a practical commentary on the use and abuse of the stock, and the general inconvenience of the accoutrements, which infinitely transcends theoretical arguments, however feasibly they may be put, or how plau sible soever they may seem. From military inconvenience to naval improvidence the digression is not unnatural, nor is the step a wide one. A short time since, the public mind was startled by the information that the fine steam gan-boat Jasper had taken fire and been blown up almost as she left the harbour. An inquiry has been made into the circumstances, by a court-martial, and it turns out that the fire originated at a point where the deck-beams and the wood-work of the bulkhead were in close proxi mity with the boilers ; and, as might have been expected, every officer and man exerted himself to the utmost to extinguish the conflagration when discovered; but the re quisite means for extinguishing fire on board had not been provided, and the efforts of course proved unavailing. The officers and crew werehonourably acquitted, complimented, indeed ; and the court reeorded its opinion that the " Jas per had not been fitted with the requisite means to extin guish fire on board." For this sad, and indeed criminal, neglect, surely some one must be to blame. Public feeling points strongly in reprobation of such systematic careless ness as is here manifested, by the exercise of which a crew of brave and intrepid men are sent to sea in a practical furnace loaded with gunpowder, without the means of rendering themselves the slightest aid when the calamity, which was inevitable, has overtaken them. Really incon siderate or false friends are more to be dreaded than open foes. Among the whirls and eddies which beset the current of affairs, few seem so singular or so equally marked and unaccountable as those which disturb the stream of theatrical affairs. It is but a short time since that every thingattempted in the capacious and commodious structure of " Old Drury" seemed not only devoted to certain failure, but even to threaten positive ruin to its contriver. The greater the amount of talent employed, and consequently the greater the amount of expense incurred, the more certain and inevitable seemed the adverse result. With drawing the talent and abridging the expenditure only procrastinated the final failure; but, recently, "a change has come o'er the spirit of its dream." It has been devoted to opera of a high character, performed at a low scale of charges, and the speculation has answered. The company maintained is one of great musical excellence, including, among its list of artistes, Madame CARADORI, Madame RXDERSDORFF, Herr FORMES, Herr REICHARDT, Mr. and Mrs. Sins REEVES, Mr. and Mrs. WEISS, besides many other celebrities, and the house is nightly crowded. Nay, more than that, the speculation is a paying one ; and so surely is there - a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune, that I verily believe the prestige of " Old Drury" is once more revived—that fortunes will again be made out of it, as if in mockery of the ruin it has of late years caused. The event towards which the expectation of every class of sight-seers, in London, and many throughout all parts of the kingdom, is at present instinctively turned, is the opening of the Crystal Palace at the close of the week after next. Numerous visitors are daily attracted to the spot, and the greatest anxiety is evinced in the pro gress of the works, which are being carried forward at a rattling pace, under the immediate and energetic personal direction of Sir JOSEPH PAXTON, who seems to fare, indeed, " As with a roan busied about conditions," he having been installed and exercising a full dictatorship within that fairy realm. Under his tasteful sway, order is rapidly springing up out of the charming chaos of sculpture, of floral and of arboral beauty, and of decorative art, which has been mingled in sweet confusion in the further end of the etherial fane; and the several speci mens are now being ranged in their ultimate positions, a faint foreshadowing of the final arrangements of nave and transept now begins to show itself ; the general design unfolding its instructive beauties day by day with rapid stride. From what has been already achieved in this way, even the uninitiated can perceive the improvements dictated by experience and suggested by deep study over the splendours of the Hyde Park Palace. Here, every arrange ment which tended to divide the old Crystal Palace into subdivisions, and detract from its general effect of magni tude and impressiveness, has been avoided, the lengthened sweep of the nave being unbroken, save by OSTLER'S famous crystal fountain, which will still occupy the inter section of the nave and transepts, thus acting, as of old, as an easily recognised point of rendezvous, and as a measure of magnitude ; the latter a service it will be aided in by the noble specimens of arborescent vegetation by which it is surrounded. Utility is so combined with beauty, and displayed in such a favourable array, as to afford the finest lessons of botanical arrangement. In this respect it forci bly reminds me of an incident in which Sir JOSEPH PAX TON performed a conspicuous part. The time was in the autumn of 1861, during the hot controversy which, for the time being, raged as to the propriety of " declaring the sitting of the original Crystal Palace permanent in Hyde park ;" the scene a gay oue, far removed from the noise, and hurry, and smoke, and unnatural excitements of Lon don, and placed amid the swelling uplands and verdant vales of North Derbyshire. A large assemblage of ladies and gentlemen, headed by a deputation of the Arclueological Society, and invited by his Grace the Duke of DEVO Naar RE, were on an inspecting visit to Chatsworth, " the Palace of the Peak." The conduct of the party through the gay parterres and sylvan avenues, as well as through the stately galleries and noble halls of Chatsworth, devolved upon Sir JOSEPH, and to those who know him it is need less to say a more courteous, obliging, and intelligent cicerone could not have been found. The occasion was in all respects an interesting and exciting one, and here amid the beauties which in a great degree owed their origin to his genius he expatiated with judicious and unob trusive fondness upon the charms by which the scene was surrounded. Chief among the many objects of attraction by which Chatsworth is adorned is the noble palm-house or conservatory—the root from which all the crystal palaces have sprung—and within its precincts its origi nator appeared more than usually at home. Aided by the mechanical and chemical appliances for regulating or changing, for concentrating or diffusing the temperature, and having for illustration of his theory the gorgeous specimens - of vegetation to be met with in tropical or frigid climes, which have been collected with such perseverance and at such cost by the noble owner of Chatsworth, Sir JOSEPH PAXTON unfolded his ideas of an educational plant conservatory, such as the then Hyde-park erection could furnish. The central portion, he proposed, should represent the equatorial or torrid region of the earth, with its intensity of heat and moisture, and the not less wonderful magnificence of its flora ; the temperate, and even the frigid zones, having also their representative at the extreme ends of the build ing. The details of this arrangement he minutely de scribed ; while his mechanical contrivances and botanical resources, even at Chatsworth, were extensive and varied enough to furnish him with means for demonstrating all the vicissitudes of aerial temperature, from the languid torpor of equatorial calm, through every gradation of change —from the grateful influence of tropical zephyrs, barely sufficient to abate the oppressive heat and gently rustle the rank and heavy foliage, gradually increasing in power as the current agitated and stirred the stately palms, throwing their long broad leaves about in wild confusion, and swaying their graceful stems with creaking sound and rapid motion—to the wildest varieties of atmospheric strife which accompany the tornado and give character to the hurricane—and these means enabled him again as suddenly to withdraw the stormy influence and ex hibit the lovely scene bathed in sunshine and smiling in repose. To many a studied educational thesis I have listened in my time, but such a piece of prac tical teaching, enforced as it was by the natural and earnest eloquence of him who, having conceived, planned, and harmoniously arranged its order and concomitants, it never was before or since my happiness to meet. As might have been expected, it drew down loud encomiums from all ; and when, at its conclusion, Sir JOSEPII inti mated that what he had been enabled to show through the munificent and cultured taste and the princely li berality of the DUKE of DEVONSHIRE was scarcely a shadow of what he could effect with a structure of such magnitude and varied resources as the Crystal Palace in. Hyde Park, if its permanency were conceded, and the in stitution backed by national support, the anxiety and en thusiasm of every one present, for the preservation of that edifice, bust forth in loud and long-continued acclamation. If effects so wondrous, so gratifying, and so instructive, could be produced by one master-mind under such circum stances, what may we not be justified in expecting from the undertaking at Sydenham, where the genius of PAX TON has been allowed to revel and "to wander at sweet will," assisted by the leading spirits in every art and science. To those familiar with. Chatsworth, and its numberless fountains, its endless groves and sparkling cascades—its floral loveliness, and natural combined with artificial beauty, it will be enough to say, that at Syden ham those attractions are multiplied a hundred-fold, and all of them are on a greater scale,—to those who have not the pleasure of such familiarity it is not too much to say, that Versailles, in all its splendour, pales before it, and that it will bear a favourable comparison with the feigned gardens of Bagdad, and will not suffer in contrast with the fabled fields of the classical Elysium. ON Sunday week (says the Leicester Mercury), dur ing religious worship, the congregation of the Wesleyan Chapel, Twyford, was disturbed by a person entering, and in a most violent manner beating his wife, ivho was among the congregation. ARRIVAL OF IMMIGRANTS.—There arrived at this port on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 9th and 10th inst., 4,418 immigrants, as follows :—From Antwerp 1,899, Havre 1,881, Dublin 204, Bremen 357, Glasgow 20, Liverpool 67. Some of the vessels bringing these passengers and others from Europe, report having experienced very severe weather, and also seeing large quantities of field ice and numerous icebergs. The brig Detroit, from Neuvitas, reports, April, 28, in lat. 30 25 lon. 79 20, was struck by lightning, which shivered the fore royal mast to pieces, split fore topsail and fore topgallant yard and head of fore mast, severely stunning one man. The ship Atlantic, from Antwerp, arrived yesterday ; reports 20th April, in lat. 46 6, lon. 34 36, passed a large clipper ship, bound west, with loss of top gallant masts and fore topsail yard, pro bably the Challenge, Kenney, from Havre, March 29th ; same time saw twg other ships, with loss of top gallant masts and other spars ; 26th, lat. 44 25, passed four large icebergs; crossed the Banks in lat. 42 30, and saw large quantites of field ice ; lost during the voyage six pas sengers, namely, Christian Wilbert, aged nine months, Eva Benner, 50 years, James Schmidt, three months, Aug. Bauman, six months, Carolina Klumback, 14 years, Fre l oft' Cape H enry, saw a erika Banman , six months. The sc h ooner Edwin, from was painted bl ac k , w i th painted ai rep fl o;t in s, g 6t a h t her Peak ; could not s S h t Mary ' s, guns, hut they could not get near enough to ascertain what she r in distress. The pomakrtse;itshouetfi;redthseevshienp was 0 .f , alluded to above, has since arrived di s . clipper Challenge, . masted, bringing 789 passengers .- New y orx vourzer. PRODUCE.—There has been little to notice during the week, the markets generally having been dull, with but little alteration in prices. The grocers having shown more disposition to purchase Sugar, the sales on SATURDAY and TO-DAY comprise 50 hhds. Barbadoes, at 345. to 38s. ; 120 hhds. Deme rara, at 345. to 355. ; 400 bags Cossipore, at 425. ; and 1,500 bags Benares, at 38s. 6d. to 395. 9d. ; besides which we have to report 1,800 mats Mauritius taken, for refining, late on Friday, at 335. per cwt. Nothing has taken place in Molasses. Of Rum, 80 puns. Demerara have found purchasers at 4s, per gallon. 30 tees. Jamaiea Coffee have brought previous prices. In Tea a fair amount of business has been concluded, at former rates. The Arracan Rice offered this morning was not sold, but by private 3,100 bags Bengal have realised chiefly 12s. 3d. to 13s. 9d., including one lot at 14s. per cwt., fin' low middling to fine white. A small parcel of Lima Wood has been sold at £l2 15s. ; a few tons RioHacheFustic, at£6 7s. 6d. per ton ; and 1,200 pockets, 80 bags Bengal Lin seed, at 625. per quarter. WooL.—There is no new feature to notice in this article, the reports from the manufacturing districts show no signs of improvement, yet prices continue to be well maintained. Stocks in this market are not so extensive as imagined, the im ports for the last three months will come under 17,000 bales, while the imports for the correspond -1 ing three months, in 1853, amounted to upwards of 29,000. The attention of the trade still conti nues to be directed to the public sales in London, which are progressing steadily, without any mate rial change ; the low Wools commenced on the 22d inst., and have gone off so far at about the expec tations of the trade ; East India, which command a fair show of competition, sold at about previous ruling rates, while Barbary, Turkey, Egyptian, and other Mediterranean descriptions were neg lected, and prices not coming up to the owners ideas, were nearly all withdrawn.—lmports for the week, 1,999 bales, viz.: 93 East India ; 342 Buenos Ayres ; 89 Mediterranean Ports ; 256 Por tugal ; 1,180 West Coast of America ; 28 Irish ; and 11 Coastwise. THE MELnorinrE UNIVERSITE.—Among the candidates for one of the three chairs, that of natural science, in the university of Melbourne, now about to be established, we understand our talented fellow-townsman, Dr. Thomson, is one. Of the scientific and literary claims possessed by Dr. Thomson, for filling such a situation, it might be deemed presumptuous should we venture an opinion, although we have no reason to disguise our judgment as to his general qualifications in those respects. Other and more competent authorities will, no doubt, bear willing and efficient testimony to his literary and scientific attain ments ; these, however, he has put favourably before the world in several publications, conspicuous among which is an able elucidation of meteorological science, besides numerous contributions to scientific journals of eminence. What falls more legitimately within our own sphere, is to speak of him as a gentleman and fellow-citizen. To his courteousness, affability, and good feeling, all who enjoy the pleasure of his acquaintance will bear ready and strong testimony. The facilities he possesses for communicating in a pleasing manner the stores of varied information he has acquired, have been often remarked. As the appoint ment above alluded to has become an object of ambition to Dr. Thomson, we, in common with his numerous friends, sincerely wish him success ; although in that success Liverpool will be deprived of an eminently useful and talented citizen. BIRKENIIEAD AND TRA.NMERE FERRY.— Yesterday, an arrangement was entered into by Messrs. Willoughby with the crews of their boats, who struck on Sunday, and the working of the ferry is muffled this day (Tuesday). BODY OF A MAN FOUND IN THE RIVER.—OR Saturday afternoon, about four o'clock, the captain of the flat Black Diamond found the body of a man floating in the river, nearly opposite to Birkenhead ferry. The body, which appeared to have lain long hi the. water, was much de composed. THE DEAD BODY of a female child, whose parents were unknown, was found in a German lodging-house,.in St. Anne-street, on Friday. At the inquest, on Saturday, Mr. Kemp, surgeon, deposed that death had resulted from pneumonia, caused by measles. FIRE.—On Saturday a fire was discovered, at an early hour, on the premises of Mr. Simpson, baker, &c., Great Howard-street. Information was' immediately conveyed to the fire-stations, and the brigade being speedily in attendance, the fire was subdued before much damage had been occasioned. THE LOCAL PENSIONERS went through six days' drill last week, at the militia parade-ground, Everton, and on Saturday, about noon, they marched to the Exchange flags, played " God save the Queen," and gave three cheers, after which they marched back to Everton, and were dismissed until called up again. BOOTLE CRICKET CLUB.—The opening match for the season of this club was played with the Walton club, on the Bootle ground, on Saturday last. In the second in nings the Waltonians declared themselves beaten, and gave up the game. The day was fine, the company nu merous, and the greatest unanimity prevailed. The num bers were, Bootle, first innings 77 ; second innings, 118. Walton, first innings 35; second innings, 4. ACCIDENTS.—On Saturday a German boy, Erdman Birktholz by name, fell down some steps at the Emigrants' Home, Moorfields, and sustained a compound fracture of the skull.—On Sunday lago Fahar, a seaman on board the ship Aeril, in the Trafalgar Dock, fell down the hold, and received a severe scalp wound and contusions about the body. Both cases were conveyed to the Northern Hospital. SHOCKING RESULTS OF INTEMPERANCE.-011 Friday, Jane Hibbert, aged 44, died suddenly, at her husband's house, Birkett-street, Soho. On the following day her husband and two neighbours, a man and woman, repaired to the Coroner's-court to report the case; but they were all so drunk, being scarcely able to stand, that Mr. Curry was obliged to dismiss them, after taking the man's name and address, until he was in a more fit state to give evidence on so solemn a subject. SUDDEN DEATH.-011 Sunday evening Mr. Thomas Joseph, a commercial traveller, aged 54,, residing in 78, Seel-street, dropped down in his bed-room, and died almost immediately. It appears that Mr. Joseph, who had for some time been troubled with a difficulty in breathing, particularly when making any exertion, went up stairs, along with Mrs. Joseph, about ten o'clock, to go to bed. When entering the bed-room, he seemed to be suddenly taken in a fit, and, laying hold of the bed-post, called for some water. He shortly after relinquished his grasp, and almost instantly expired. DEPARTURES FOR AUSTRALIA.—On Wednesday, the Ocean Chief, Captain Tobin, belonging to Messrs. James Baines and Co.'s " Black Ball Line," took her departure for Melbourne with 336 passengers, and a ship-letter mail, being the fourth vessel despatched by that firm within two months, each of which have had a full complement of passengers engaged some weeks before her departure. The fine ship Bloomer, Captain Allan, one of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co.'s " Eagle Line," sailed for Melbonnre on Friday morning, with a full complement of passengers, and cargo. She took out 282 passengers, 19 of them first class, and a ship-letter mail. The Bloomer's berths were all taken a fortnight previous to her sailing. WIGAN MAY FAIL—On Wednesday last, the holding of the annual Charter fair, known as the Rector's Fair, was commenced, and, in conformity with ancient usage, a procession, consisting of the Rev. H. J. Gunning, rector and lord of the manor of Wigan, the mayor, several mem bers of the corporation, and other gentlemen,. walked the boundaries of it at twelve o'clock, preceded by a band, and ,the halberd, mace, and sword bearers of the corporation. The fair was proclaimed in front of the Moot Hall. After wards, the gentlemen forming the procession partook of a dinner, provided at the Victoria Hotel, Wallgate, by the rector. Several toasts, including the health of the lord of the manor, and the mayor and corporation, were drunk —Manchester Guardian. DEATM FROM DRINKING.—A man, advanced in years, named Matthew Bridson, a cooper by trade, was observed on Sunday afternoon sitting on some steps in Marl borough-street, and was seen by a woman to roll off the steps. He died almost immediately. It appears the de ceased, who lodged in Tenterden-street, was much addicted to drinking, and had returned to his lodgings about one o'clock on Sunday morning in a state of intoxication. He had gone out again before his landlady's family were up, and had been drinking throughout the day. VILE INGRATITUDE.—A Portuguese youth, who gave his name as James Ruebins, was charged at the Police-court, yesterday, by Mrs. Mary Graham, who keeps a lodging-house in Hurst-street, with stealing several articles of wearing apparel, and some small valuables. From the evidence of Mrs. Graham, it appeared that the prisoner, a fortnight ago, had come to her house in a destitute state, and in bad health. Commiserating his condition, she afforded him shelter and support, and even obtained medical attendance for him ; in return for which he repaid her by plundering her house of everything he could lay his hands on. The prisoner did not deny the accusation, and was sentenced to be imprisoned for one month. ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF A MARINE STOREDEALER.— Yesterday a man named John M'Clarty, a marine store dealer in Marlborough-street, was brought up at the police-court, charged with having in his possession a considerable quantity of copper nails, which he could not account satisfactorily for the possession of, and the pur chase of which he had not entered in his book, as required by the act of parliament. It appeared that suspicions as to the fairness of M'Clarty's dealings had been on several occasions entertained by the police authorities, but he had always previously evaded detection. He was ordered to pay a fine of 10s., or suffer seven days' imprisonment, and to be deprived of his licence. THE ARCTIC.—This United States mail steamship was surveyed in the Huskisson Graving-dock, on Wednesday, when it was ascertained that the planking had been torn to the extent of about seventy feet along the bottom of the hull, from forwards towards aft, and that six of the fut tocks were so strained as to necessitate their being replaced with new ones. In other respects she was not injured. She was ready for sea before the close of the week, and was enabled to take her departure for New York on Sunday. She took out eighty-eight passengers, forty six of whom were on board when she met with her mishap, and who had preferred waiting until she was again ready for sea to having their passage-money returned. GRATIFYING TESTIMONIAL.—CaptaiD S. T. Downes, of the screw steam-ship Rattler, being about to leave that vessel and take command of another, he has been pre sented, by the officers, engineers, and crew of the Rattler, with an elegant silver basket, which was accompanied by the annexed gratifying address :—" Understanding you are about to leave the s.s. Rattler, we, the undersigned, highly appreciating your conduct as a commander, and your unvarying solicitude at all times for the comfort of those under you, beg your acceptance of the accompany ing small present, as a token of our esteem for you as a man and master.—Wishing you all happiness and pros perity, we remain, dear sir, your ever obliged and grate ful servants, The Officers, Engineers, and Crew of the s.s. Rattler. At sea, 27th May,1854." WOMAN FOUND DRowNED.—Yesterday morning, a woman, named Elizabeth Graham, 80 years of age, was found dead, with her head and body inverted in a water barrel, and her feet out. She had resided in Green street, off Crown-street, and was the mother of the late Mr. Graham, market-looker. Ann Atherton, who lived in the same house, saw the deceased comfortable in ber bed the preceding night about ten o'clock, and on going to her bed-room in the morning between seven and eight o'clock, was surprised at not finding her there. She im mediately went down stairs to the front cellar, and found deceased in the manner stated. A. small step-ladder stood against the wall near the barrel, and the supposition is that, having got on the ladder, the deceased either fell or had thrown herself head foremost into the barrel, which was about three feet deep, and had eighteen inches of water in it. RIOT, AND VIOLENT ASSAULT ON THE HEAD-CON STABLE.—On Sunday evening, about half-past eight o'clock, as two police officers were engaged in removing a man who was intoxicated and creating a disturbance in Simpson-street, at its junction with Brick-street, a mob, which had gathered round, interfered to rescue the pri soner, and commenced an indiscriminate attack on the officers, who, having no means of defence, were in a fair way of being overpowered , when Captain Greig, who hap pened nssomgall at the time, interfered. He was sides, knocked down, kicked and severely. After considerable exertion, he was intant maltreatedsry b assailed e rescued from the mob and conveyed home. Hewas cut on the forehead, and injured in various ways. Three men, named Hugh . Roan, Patrick Coleman, and James Loftus, were taken into custody, and yesterday morning they were brought before Mr. Mansfield, the stipendiary magistrate, on the charge of having been engaged in per petrating the outrage. The evidence not being com pleted, tic prisoners were remanded till this day. THE WAR. The Times correspondent at Vienna writes:— " Vienna, Sunday evening. _ _ " On the 21st inst. a fierce attack was made on the out works of Silistria facing the Danube. According to Aus trian official reports from Bucharest, one redoubt was taken, but implicit confidence cannot be given to this, as a different version of the affair has reached Vienna. It will probably be found that the Russians were repulsed with tremendous loss. " The carrying of articles contraband of war in Aus trian vessels is prohibited, and will be punished accord ingly. " Austrian vessels on the open sea must submit to search. The only Austrian port to which captured vessels can be taken is Trieste, but they, can only be sold when con demned as lawful prizes by a competent court. " An Adrianople correspondent, writing on the 11th of May, says, the Intendant Segouville, with nine officers, had arrived there, to make preparations for 40,000 French, expected to arrive in the course of the month. " One hundred and fifty Bashi-Bazouks, who came from Albania under pretence of joining the army, having com mitted all kinds of excesses, the Muchir of Roumelia sent out a body of cavalry against them. 120 had been taken." The following fact fully explains the false reports which have been circulated from Russia in Germany, and on the continent. After an engagement, the Russian generals are accustomed to send in three returns. Ist—A report to the Emperor, where the truth must be told, as he alone reads it. 2ndly—A return to the Minister, which is a garbled document, misrepresenting everything, and turning defeats into victories. 3rdly—A report of the most exaggerated and lying description, which is only published in the Russian language, and is never translated for the Euro pean. This tissue of falsehoods is not only affixed to the walls of the churches, but is also read and promulgated by the priests. There are conflicting accounts respecting the siege of Silistria. One version is that a redoubt had been taken, and that the Turks had sent out a flag of truce. A Turkish report is that, after storming two redoubts, the Russians were repulsed ; whilst the Times correspondent at Marseilles telegraphs that news had reached that city of the complete investment of Silistria by the Russians. Two Russian transports have been captured in the Black Sea : they were conveying munitions of war, specie, and 150 soldiers. It is stated that the Turkish troops at Kars almost entirely dispersed at the approach of the Russians, on the sth May. A part formed into guerilla bands ; the rest were sent to Erzeroum. Seim Pasha's corps is in a satisfactory position at Batoum. The Paris correspondent of the Daily News hears that 12,000 French and 5000 English troops are ordered to Sweden, to support the expected declaration of war by that power against Russia. At Vienna Baron Meyendorff is not without means of influence, though not perhaps in the highest quarters. The Times considers that the protocol signed at Vienna, May 23rd, may be fairly considered the last step but one in that course of policy which the British and French governments have systematically pursued. Whilst The Times trusts that the good understanding may last until the contest is successfully concluded, it is not less im portant observe that the operations of England and France *holly independent of anything which the German -charts may or may not undertake. The allied forces are already at, or near the seat of war, and will act in complete independence of the military preparations of any other state. In Germany, although the Russians have lost ground considerably, they have not thrown up the game, At Berlin the government is in the hands of a party which hopes to turn the engagement with Austria to the ad vantage of their master, the Emperor of Russia. The Times does not doubt that nothing would so effec tually strengthen the authority of our diplomatic agents as the news of some important military or naval success. It is on our military and naval power that the allied courts rely to maintain that ascendancy in the affairs of Europe and the East which they have been compelled to assume, and all the protocols which may be signed in Europe ought not to retard for a single day those opera tions which can alone give effect to them. The Times city article says, a strict blockade of the Baltic and Black Sea ports is intended, but the White Sea is excepted, and trade with Archangel will be conti nued as usual, so far as neutral ships are concerned. The reasons for the exception are not yet understood. The Daily News has a Bremen letter, which says, the vast merchant quarter of Riga has been levelled to the ground for fear of a landing of the allied forces. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. MONDAY EVENING, MAY 29. LONDON.—The Commercial Daily List says,—On'Cliange little business was done, and prices are drooping. Native Ceylon, 425. 6d. to 435. Ruin : Proof, Leewards, 3s. 2d. White Bengal Rice, 12s. to 13s. 9d. Saltpetre, to arrive, 375. Pig Iron firm at 925. 6d. to 935. Tallow dull at 60s. on the spot. The Globe says : —Parliament will rise on Friday till Thursday, for the Whitsuntide recess. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER. COMMERCIAL 4 MOIVET.ARY . NEWS. MONDAY NIGHT. WITH no fresh bulletins of glorious victories by sea or land to inspire national enthusiasm, and confirm hopes of the successful termination of the war with Russia, the money market has been improving from day to day ; and with some reason, for the protocol which has been signed at Vienna by the representatives of the Four Powers, is more likely to bring the Czar of Russia to reason than the bombardment of Odessa, or even the destruc tion of Sevastopol might prove. The daily increase in value of the public funds has shown the confi dence of the moneyed interest in mercantile se curity, nor has anything occurred in fluctuations of market prices or failures of large houses to disturb this feeling of confidence. Consols, which fell on the first declaration of war, and since declined as fresh demands were made on the national resources, have now recovered their former value, and will, no doubt, go still higher, should no unforeseen disaster occur to disturb the tran quillity which now prevails. The returns of the Bank of England, published on Friday, show another diminution in the stock of bullion to the extent of £75,397 • but it is stated that some of the recent arrivals of gold from Australia have been offered to the Bank, which may place the next account in a more favourable position. There has also been a slight advance in the rate of Exchange with France, which may tend to the same result. In the Cotton manufacturing districts there has been more business doing, induced by the favour able advices from the India and China markets, as well as a slight improvement in the home trade ; but prices have been rather lower, influenced no doubt by the easier state of this market and the reductions which have taken place in the wages of the operatives. There is, however, an evident indisposition to purchase for the continental mar kets, a feeling which is likely to prevail until something more definite is known as to the proba ble turn which warlike operations may take. In the Woollen districts dulness continue to prevail, but still it is expected that before long some signs of increased activity will be visible, as stocks gene rally are low from the discontinuance of manufac turing. In the Hosiery and Lace trades business is still dull, but prices have been fully maintained. The Corn market has been heavy during the week, and prices have gradually declined. This has been owing partly to the large supplies from abroad, the lower prices of Flour in America, and the more favourable state of the weather, which not only gives fair promise for the harvest, but by bringing forward the spring crops of vegetables, tends to diminish the consumption of bread. The declared value of our produce and manufac tures exported in 1853 was no less than £98,933,781, an increase of above £20,000,000 over the export of the previous year. The export of cotton manu factures increased from £23,223,432 to £25,817,249; of woollen manufactures, from £8,730,934 to £10,172,182; of iron and steel, wrought and un wrought, from £6,684,276 to £10,845,422 ; of apparel, from £1,246,677 to £2,766,696 ; of beer, from £754,627 to £1,291,357 ; of butter and cheese, from £393,319 to £520,656 ; of haberdashery and millinery, from £2,074,180 to £4,156,494 ; of hard wares and cutlery, from £2,691,697 to £3,665,051; of leather, from £666,304 to £1,278,491. The amount of business in our SHARE MARKET, though decidedly on the increase daily, is still not great. Since the date of our last publication prices have continued steadily to advance ; stock has been scarce, and the demand has extended to almost all descriptions of shares. During the last two or three days the rise has been more marked. London Stock has nearly reached par again ; Midland, 61 ; Leeds, 63. The settlement just passed has ex hibited a scarcity of stock of almost every kind, and the dealers have had, in most instances, to pay a back for the loan of stock to supply sales. We close this evening at about the best of the week. The 4 prices of to-day are :—Caledonians 281 1 1 : Eastern Counties, 121: Lancashire and Yorkshire, 62 *1 1 it 2; Leeds Northern, 13 ; London Stock, 981 4 8 ; Sheffield Stock, 20 ; Midland Stock, 601 18 4 1 IMc I ; North British, 8/ .1 1 ; South Eastern, 19 18 8 1 c 15-16 18 15-16 s 13-16 4 ; York, Newcastle, and Ber wick Extensions, 84d ; East Lancashire 4 pref. shares, 8 ; Bank of Liverpool, 201. The return from the Bank of England for the week ending the 20th of May gives the following results, when compared with the previous week Public deposits ... £2,671,551; Decrease £78,886 Other deposits 10,146,428; Decrease 440,582 Rest ... ... 3,225,731; Increase 10,834 On the other side of the account— Government securities £10,406,309, Decrease £1,219,183 Other securities .... 15,425,281; Increase 281,242 Notes unemployed ... 5,100,030; Increase 386,750 The amount of notes in circulation is £20,679,065, being a decrease of £464,925 ; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £12,513,969, showing a decrease of £75,397, when compared with the preceding return. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued ... £25,779,095 Governmt. Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities 2,984,900 Gold coin & bu11'n.11,779,095 Silver bullion ... £25,779,095' BANKING DEPARTMENT. £26,779,095 Prop. Capital ... £14,553,000 Gov. Securities £ 10,406,309 .. Rest . ... 8,225,73110ther Securities 15,425,281 Public Deposits 2;671:551 Notes ... 5,100,030 Other Deposits 10,146,428 Gold & Silver Coin 734,874 7-day & other bills 1,069,784 £31,666,494 £31,666,494 COTTON.—The market during the week up to Friday was in an unsatisfactory state, owing to the large quantity thrown on the market of recent arrivals, and prices were again reduced about *d. per lb. on middling and lower qualities. The sales were 41,050 bales, of which 2,370 were taken on speculation, 4,950 for exportation, and 33,730 for the trade. On Saturday, however, there were signs of improvement, and the sales reached 7,000 bales, but there was no advance in prices. To-DAY the advices per Africa were received, confirming previous accounts of damage by frost to the grow ing crops. They have, however, but little effect on this market, which is governed more by home affairs, and the state of the money market, which is continually improving, discount being easier and the funds continuing to rise. There was a much better demand, and the sales reached 8,000 bales, of which about 2,000 were taken on specu lation and for export, but prices were without alteration, and the market closed steady. The following is a comparison of present rates with those of the corresponding period last year : New Orlean s , middling . ..... ... 1853. 6d. 61d. 6d. bid. 1854. 5 kd. 64d. sd. 6kd. fair Uplands, middling fair 1 SALES. I IMPORTS. STOCK DESCRIPTION. ' PRICES. Week Previ- Week er • -his tri 20 ending ously ending Year. May 26 this yr. May 26 Sea Island 9 029 590; 9140 Stained — .—1 620 117754 1 288024 Boweds 3l GI 7868 169000 Mobile 4 6* 7270. 86950 440201 570120 582260 New Orleans. 3* 7i 17120 341650 } Pernams, &c. 6i 8} 460 19140 7511 12902, 17270 Bahia, &c 6i 61 340 11300 .... I 10018 , 9500 Maranham Demerara,&c 10 10 330 164 100 1! t Egyptian 6 11 2010, 4494 G 1 8 60 . 19573 1 58760 Com.W.l.&c. .... 2340 .... 11661 3060 Suratll46BB l 202880 60, 4200 } " " 4 4 i 4820, 112900 Madras Bengal — .... I 1190 .• • • 9741 3670 41050 817440 64385 ' 1036517 899970 MESSRS WINSTANLEY sold on Monday and Tuesday at their rooms, in Church-street, a quantity of Chinese fancy articles, ex Security, all of which brought good prices. TEsnmosist..—The Rev. W. J. Brown, curate of St. Thomas's Church, Toxteth-park, having been appointed to the curacy of the parish church of Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, the congregation of St. Thomas's, wishing to testify their high respect and affection for him, for ' warded to him, on Thursday, a splendid set of robes, com ; plete, along with a suitable address. BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS.—A meeting of the influential inhabitants of the township was held last night, at the Woodside Hotel, with the view of agreeing upon a list of names to be submitted to the rate.payers as candi dates at the election, which is fixed for Tuesday next. E. G. Willoughby, Esq., was in the chair. After some dis cussion the following names were agreed to :—Messrs. Chas. Cook, Henry Watson, John D. Hoye, T. B. Golborne, Robert Lamont, Wm. Keightley, Henry Hilliar, and John Holme. The great object to be gained by the election of the above list is to prevent the imposition of an additional rate on the householders for the benefit of the bondholders, and also to cut down as far as possible the expenses of the : township, particularly as regards the extravagant mode in which the ferry has been conducted. SIR GEORGE CAMPBELL, elder brother of the Lord Chief Justice, died a few days since at his seat, Edenwood, Fifeshire. He was in his 76th year. CAPT. GALWAY, son of the late General Sir William Payne Galway, Bart., and cousin of Earl Dunraven, was married on Wednesday, to the daughter of Archdeacon Warburton, of Rathkeale Glebe, county Limerick. DEPARTURE OF CHEVALIER BUNSEN.—His Excellency only awaits the arrival of Count Bernstorff from Naples to leave England for Germany, and the valuable objects of art collected by Chevalier Bunsen at Rome and other cities in which his diplomatic life has been spent are now on private sale at the Prussian Legation. TILE BIRTHDAY of her Royal Highness the Princess Helena Augusta Victoria was on Thursday last, when the youthful Princess attained her eighth year, having been born on the 25th of May, 1846. SCOTCH AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.—The Scotsman says that a vote of £6OOO is to be proposed by govern ment for the obtaining of a complete system of agricul tural statistics in Scotland, to be carried out through the medium of the Highland Society. SUBMARINE. —The first portion of an electric cable, destined to be laid down across the Mediterranean, the longest and largest at present existing, has just been com pleted by Mr. Breet, the projector of the undertaking. It is about 110 miles in length, and weighs 800 tons. The moment it is laid, London will be in immediate communi cation with Cagliari. A DR,PAYERNE has discovered a means of " submarine navigatft." By some process, it is stated, he can supply sufficient air to a crew of fourteen to enable them to remain under water four hours. At Marseilles, Dr. Payerne ant iree sailors recently went to the bottom, and rising again at a considerable distance, climbed into the port-holes of a man-of-war without being perceived by the crew, DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT BELFAST.—On Friday morning a fire broke out in the spinning -mill of Messrs. Duffin and Co., Belfast, which completely destroyed the interior of the building and its contents. The loss is estimated at from £B,OOO to £lO,OOO. THE NIAGARA, British and North American mail steam ship, Captain Leitch, sailed on Saturday hence for Halifax and Boston, with a full cargo and 150 passengers. MARRIAGE.—The Earl of Durham and Lady Beatrice Hamilton, second daughter of the Marquis and Mar chioness of Abercorn, and niece to the Duke of Bedford and Lord John Russell, were married on Tuesday, at St. George's, Hanover-square, by the Rev. Lord Wriothesly Russell, in the presence of the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, the Duke and Duchess of Hamilton, Lord and Lady John Russell, Lord and Lady Ribblesdale, Lord Aberdeen, &c. RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION IN SWEDEN. Eight per verts to the Romish Church have been found guilty by the Stockholm Consistory of having "renounced the pure evangelical doctrine," and given over, in virtue of the ordinance of January 21, 1781, to the civil tribunal, by which their accuser demands that they shall, in confor mity with the ecclesiastical law of 1686, be condemned to be banished from the Swedish realm, and to lose their right of inheritance and all other civil privileges. Several Protestant Dissenters in Dalecarlia have likewise been sentenced lately, under the conventicle placard, to a fine of 200 rix-dollars, or fifteen days' confinement on bread and water. VICE -ADMIRAL HYDE PARKER, SENIOR NAVAL LORD OF TUE ADMIRALTY, died at his residence, Ham, on Thursday evening. He was first Naval Lord of the Admiralty under the Duke of Northumberland, in Lord Derby's administration, and still retained his seat at the Board under Sir James Graham, on Lord Aberdeen's ad vent to office. By his death, Capt. Michael Seymour, Superintendent of Devonport-yard, a Capt. of the fleet under Sir C. Napier, in the Baltic, gains his flag rank. CARDINAL LAMDRUSCIIINI died at Rome on the 11th instant. He was a Cardinal of the Order of the Bishops, Subdeacon of the Sacred College, and Bishop of Porta S. Rufina and Civita Vecchia. He was one of the oldest of the cardinals, having been born in 1776. He was created a cardinal in 1831, by the late Pope Gregory XVI., under whose pontificate he filled the office of Secretary of State. WHOLESALE ROBBBRY BY A SHOPMAN.—On Wednes day, at the Leeds Court House, William Wood, a man of middle age, was brought up charged with stealing 140 pairs of boots and shoes, boot fronts, linings, and other articles, the property of his employer, Mr. Paley, shoe maker, Briggate and Commercial-street. The prisoner, who, some years ago, was a master tradesman of Wake field, had been in the service of the prosecutor about seventeen months as shopman. Daring nearly the whole of this period it would appear from the evidence that he had been carrying on an extensive system of thieving up to Friday week, when he was taken into custody. On that day he went to the pawn shop of Mr. Rawlinson, and of fered two pairs of women's cloth boots in pledge, but as Mr. Rawlinson had seen him in Mr. Paley's shop and was somewhat suspicious, he told him to call in the evening, and in the meantime he (Mr. Rawlinson) called upon Mr. Paley, who called at Mr. Rawlinson's, when he was shown the boots, as well as some others, together with some French lasting, and other articles, which he at once iden tified as his property On subsequent inquiry it tran spired that the prisoner (upon wham was found about 40 pawn tickets) had pledged boots, shoes, and fronts, at al most every pawnbroker's shop in Leeds, since March, 1853, under different names. From the various pawn brokers not fewer than 144 pairs of boots and shoes which he had pledged were recovered. The prisoner, who said nothing in his own defence, was committed for trial. — Leeds Intelliyenecr. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. THE W A R. The Times' Paris correspondent writes on Sunday even ing, that a private telegraphic despatch had been received from Vienna, announcing that the storming of the fort Abdul lledjid, by the Russians, was followed by its cap ture, not, however, without a loss to them of 1,500 men. Although no official despatch has been received, confirming the fact, yet the news is expected to reach, from one hour to another, that the fort referred to, and that even Silistria, had capitulated. The Moniteur publishes the account of the bombard ment of Hangoe, already transmitted. BOMBARDMENT OF HANGOE. (From the Second Edition of the Daily News.) PARIS, MONDAY.—Despatches have been received here to-day from Copenhagen, under date May 28th, which bring the intelligence that three steam frigates of the British fleet had destroyed the outworks of the fortress of Hangoe. The English had three men killed, and some wounded ; the Russian loss was considerable. The Magi cienne, by which the news was brought to Copenhagen, had left Sir C. Napier before Hangoe on the 23rd, and he was about to attack the principal fort. THE LOSS OF THE TIGER The Vienna paper Presse says the Tiger's guns were dismounted. Three Russian guns killed 20 men, and wounded 35 severely. To the request of the English Admiral, that the prisoners might be exchanged, the Russian General answered that he must apply to Prince Paskiewitch for orders. The reply was that, if the men were not liberated by the 20th, Odessa would be reduced to a heap of ruins. The inhabitants of the city were in a state of extreme anxiety. Another account says the captain has had his leg amputated, and that the midship man who had both his legs shot away is dead. Also, that negotiations were open for an exchange of prisoners. There is no later news from the Baltic than the an nouncement of the positive fact that the detached forts at Hangoe are captured. No further telegraphic advices from Turkey or the Black Sea. THE OVERLAND MAIL The Overland Mail arrived at Marseilles at eight on Sunday morning. The Dundee, Capt. Scott, of Dundee, and the Lusianna, Capt. Bruce, of Glasgow, have been lost in Port Fairy, Victoria. The despatches which reached London to day state, that Burmah still caused much uneasiness, but Lord Dal housie was negotiating with the King of Ava. The report that Russia had concluded treaties with Persia, Bokhara, and Khiva appears to be partially borne out by the Indian papers. The North Western Frontier was unsettled. A tornado had done great damage at Rungpoor, in Bengal, and a vast number of lives were lost. The ship William Connall was lost, three of the crew dik,.v.ed, and it was doubtful if the cargo could be saved- From China there is no news of the insurrection that can be depended on. INDIA AND CHINA. BOMBAY, APRIL 27.—Money tighter. Considerable business in imports. Arrivals large. Any change in prices was in favour of buyers, Ships abundant. Freights still maintained at £1 to £1 ss. for Liverpool, and £4 ss. to £4los. for London. Exchange, 2s. 13-16 d. to 2s. 11d. CALCUTTA, APRIL 18.—Business in imports limited by holidays. Plain Goods in demand, at better prices ; but Fancy goods neglected. In Iron little done. Exchange, 2s. id. to 2s. led. Money easy. Freights tending down wards. CANTON, APRIL B.—ln Tea no new feature. Freights o London £7 10s. SHANGHAI, Mlucg 30.—Goods dull. Tea advanced. In Raw Silks a large business. HOUSE OF LORDS.---3.lospAr, MAY 29. Owing to this being Restoration Day, their lordships did not meet. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-MONDAT, MAY 29. In reply to Sir J. Shelley, the ATTORNEY-GENERAL stated that there was no intention on the part of govern ment to make any alteration at present in the patent law. In reply to Sir J. Pakington, relative to the proceedings of the Governor of New Zealand, Mr. F. PEEL entered into a lengthened statement, in defence of the Governor, and the course taken by him in connexion with the new constitution granted to that colony. In answer to Mr. Blackett, Lord J. RussELT, said that the Vienna protocol, which had just arrived, contained no special sanction or recognition of that article in the treaty between Austria and Prussia which guaranteed neutral operations in defence of each power. In reply to a question, Lord J. RUSSELL, in reference to the present position of affairs in Greece, said that a force of 6,000 men had been sent with instructions to occupy the Piraeus, which step was taken in conjunction with the French Govern ment. He further stated that this course had been re solved upon in consequence of the intrigues of the Greek Government, and the attempts of Greek officers to raise an insurrection against the government of the Sultan. Correspondence. had been seized containing evidence of this fact, and showing that the Greek Government were fully cognizant of these attempts; and it was with the intention of preventing the Greek Government acting as an ally of Russia in this war, and raising an insurrection against Turkey, that France and England had come to a determination to send troops to occupy the Piraeus. In reply to Mr. Gibson, Lord PliatEus.rox said the government had a bill in preparation on the subject of county rates and expenditure, and it would be laid before the house after the Whitsuntide recess. Sir J. GRAHAM, in reply to Lord D. Stuart, described the postal arrangements for conveying letters to and from the fleets in the Baltic and in the Black Sea. The arrangements that were now made were such as would afford satisfaction to the public and to the two services. Mr. D. SEYMOUR asked whether it was true that the newspaper correspondents in Turkey had been prohibited from proceeding with the forces to Varna and elsewhere? Sir J. GRAXAM replied that he had no connection what• ever with the movements of the army. (A laugh.) THE BRIBERY BILLS. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL withdrew the Bribery Bills which had relation to Hull, Canterbury, Barnstaple, and Cambridge. He dwelt upon the difficulty of dealing with the subject, and said it was from this cause, as well as from several grave objections to the provisions of the bills themselves, that the government felt compelled not to proceed with them. Sir F. DIESIGER expressed his satisfaction at the deter mination. A short discussion took place, in the course of which, Mr. J. SMITH asked government what course they in tended to pursue with respect to the issue of writs for the places in question ? Lord J. RtrssELL said it was the opinion of government that the writs should not be issued until after the com mittee now sitting should have made their report upon the Bribery at Elections Bills, and before the House of Lords had expressed its opinion of those bills. Mr. G. BUTT contended that the writs ought to issue forthwith. Mr. T. DUNCOMBB thought the writs ought not to issue in the present session. Mr. DISRAELI said seven measures had been promised by government, three of which they had withdrawn, on three of which they had been defeated, and on the seventh they had received several considerable, though partial defeats. They had been defeated on the Bill for changing the law of Settlement, the Education Bill for Scotland, and the Parliamentary Oaths Bill ; they had withdrawn the measures foe the disfranchisement of a large portion of the constituency, the measure for chang ing the Civil Service, and the measure for Parliamentary Reform ; and the seventh was the Oxford University Bill, on which they had been partially defeated. He asked government what prospect they had of carrying these bills when they brought them forward ? Mr. BRTGHT doubted whether the noble lord would be able to support the view he had expressed. Lord J. RUSSELL defended the government, and taunted Mr. Disraeli with not having made any attempt to disturb the government. The right hon. gentleman could not say, with reference to the Exchequer Bonds for instance, that he possessed the confidence of the house. Mr. DISRAELI warmly vindicated himself, and re preached Lord J. Russell with having deserted his party. Sir G. GREY regretted the acrimeneous discussion, and attributed it solely to Mr. Disraeli. He had himself advised Lord J. Russell to join Lord Aberdeen's Cabinet. Colonel PEEL, though a Conservative, would not he 3 party to such attacks on the government. Lord J. RUSSELL again vindicated himself. If he wer e of opinion that the government was not carrying On the war with vigour, and with a view to a safe and honoura ble peace, he would not continue a member of it. Mr. OSBORNE animadverted strongly on the conduct of Mr. Disraeli. Mr. Disearmr offered a few words in explanation; and Mr. WALPOLE declared his entire belief in Mr. Disraeli 5 sincerity with reference to Jewish emancipation, and de' fended the course taken by the Derby Administration. Mr. BRIGHT was convinced that Lord J. Russell OA actuated by highly honourable motives in joining TAr_l Aberdeen's government ; at the same time it apneare",„ l , that the cabinet contained in its elements %via' prevented its being able to act for the welfare of the country, yet in its financial measures it was wid e ' niably successful, but in no others, although many of its measures were admirable. If, however, the noble lord found that all the measures of government ore a failure, he (Mr. Bright) was not quite sure that it weal not be his duty, and that of his colleagues, to endeavour to form some other combination which might prove mor e successful. Sir J. PAXINGTON defended Mr. Disraeli. Mr. GLADSTONE entered into a lengthened explanatio n ' of the circumstances connected with the defeat of the Derby Government, and afterwards vindicated the polleg of the present administration. The discussion then tee' urinated, and the bills withdrawn. The order of the day for the second reading of the E 5" chequer Bonds (£6,000,000) Bill having been read, some discussion took place, Sir H. WILLOUGHBY expressing hope that precautions would be taken to prevent t he bonds being converted into a permanent funded debt. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he could only state that there should be no addition to th e funded debt without the consent of parliament ; but b e declined to pledge himself with respect to the future. Mr. HUME recommended the Chancellor to obtain ta`, sanction of Parliament for every step which he found necessary to adopt. After some remarks from Mr. Tnoniaxy, Mr. Go -5, and Mr. HENLEY, the bill was read a second time. The Ways and Means report was brought up, and the Consolidated Fund Bill read a third time. On the second reading of the Excise Duties Bill beill= proposed, Mr. RicAnno hoped that the bill would not V pressed until an opportunity had been given of discussir'; this measure. Mr. WILSON explained the details of the measure, a nd maintained the justice of the scale of duties adopteuf stating his belief that one uniform duty was wholly practicable. It was the intention of Government to Pr ° ' hibit refining in Bond in future, and therefore to repea l those clauses in former acts which gave that power. i re stated the reasons which influenced the Government ja deciding as they had done on the subject of sugar breweries. As regards the time of the duties taking effect: he now proposed four weeks instead of six weeks, as au first intended ' • and, with respect to the amount , he Pre' posed that the duty on foreign sugar should be 165., b at that the old duty should remain in duration four wee ks longer. A discussion followed, in which Mr. RICARDO and gr' MILNER GIBSON opposed the bill going into committee that evening, in order that further consideration might be given to it after the Whitsuntide recess. Mr. GLADSTONE suggested that the second reading should be taken, and the bill be considered in commit% on Friday ; but, if it were the wish of the house, it COu . ` be postponed to the Thursday in the Whitsuntide week. Mr. MOFFATT moved that the bill should not be Oa . sidered in committee until Friday week. The suggestion of the CHANCELLOR of the ExcuEciti s postponing the committee until Friday was ultimate l y agreed to. - On the second reading of the Stamp Duties Bill, ‘ , O Mr. VANCE objected to the impositi on o f a StamP Foreign Bills of Exchange. Mr. HUME also opposed the bill, and gave notice tha t he should move to strike out the 3rd and 4th clauses committee. On the motion for the Medical Graduates (University 0f London) Bill going into committee, Lord PALMERSTON moved that the bill be committed this day fortnight.—Agreed toy The Ecclesiastical Courts Bill was read a second titte' Several other bills were advanced a stage. • In reference to the Stannaries Court; Bill, The ATTourtEr-GENR:a 4a. said a measure was und er consideration. The bill was withdrawn. - The Industrial and Provident Societies Bill was 1) 04• poned till Tuesday, June 13. bil l The LORD ADVOCATE obtained leave to bring in a on the subject of parish schoolmasters in Scotland, has ,T 1 previously spoken at some length on the general Vow" Z of education. Mr. DUNLOP, and other Scottish members, addresse d the House on the bill, in connection with the question o' education in Scotland. Other orders were disposed of, and the House at five minutes to one. BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S—Tn : Danyr.-3 to 1 agst Dervish (at one time 4 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's two, 6 to 1 agst Ando' agst The Trapper, 10 to 1 agst King Tom, 1? Wild Huntsman, 15 to 1 each agst gospodar and Neville, 25 to 1 agst Knight of St. Geor each agst Canute, Alembic, and Early Bird s New Warrior, 1,000 to 10 each agst WeihaL Plover, all tk ; 10 to 1 agst Hermit, 50 to 1 ags both offered. OAK 9.-3 to 1 agst Meteora (at one time 5 to 1 agst Bribery, tk, 10 to 1 asst Sortie, Honeysuckle (at first 6 to 1 tk), 12 to 1 agst FUNDS, STOCK, AND SHARE I%IA RKET• r i English Securities opened with increased animatilY ie re' Consols, influenced by an excess of purchase s,a l ud to 11 ' ceipts of specie from America, advanced raPA- • 1 6 buyers; from this point a reaction set in, and Conso.,. o ys ceded to 91, buyers, but closed a shade higher. Rai'l e nt• fluctuated with Funds, and an average advance of 1 per 1, 4 ,1 which occurred, was not maintained. Land anti C f re ,, , Palace shares receded on a pressure of sales. Banking sn' displayed activity, and, in some instances, improvek„.si, Foreign, Russian in demand, and advanced 1 percent. D'lr cans heavy. Consols, Account .. cLO Consols, N i o B P a R n I k C E s S t 0 . c k 204 6 0 Do. Nloney.... I ''• 4 Exqr. Bills, L. & 5... par 4 P Three&QrperCents.. 90i I FOREIGN STOCKS. Mexicans 24j ' s Spanish Passives .... 4 i Spanish Deferred Do. Threes 391 Do. Four & * Halves 82 SHARES. Amberg.,Nottinghlun, RAlLWAY I i Leeds Northern l 9l and E. Junction.... 41 2 London &N. Weatei n 981 9 Caledonian Do. Preference Eastern Counties East Lancashire 6O 1 Midland Stock Edinburgh & Glasgow 54 6 North British 32i "" Great Northern sBa sa Do. Preference :: I Do. A 73 5 North Staffordshire.. _1 91 Great Western Lanc.and Yorkshire 62} York, Newcastle, and FA g Do. Fifths 7f 7 Berwick ... ... t .... 7 8 9 London,Brighton, and York and N. Midland , South Coast lO2l 3i Do. Preference.. • • LAND SHARES. na il Australian Agricultural 46i 7l{Peel River ......... . l O --- 16 _ 4 S. Australian — {Van Dieman"s. ..... - • i IP I _ . use adjourn ed us D. t e 9 to :la i ty', adorer, 12 to. 1 agst dar, Mars! -0 ; orge, 40 to 50 to 1 sg, am and Gt. e) agst Bracloy' il 8 to 1 ;e t • 10 to 0 Mai' TUESDAY, MAY 30, 1854. S. Australian Invest. 2a N. B. Australian .. CORN MARKET. FI RS t)f The show of English Grain is scanty, but the suP de 0 11 ; Foreign Wheat and Oats good. EnVish Wheat trade osoi and at present scarcely anything doing. Foreign is ilL v instances, offered rather cheaper. Town-made Fl°' o fss; changed ; prices supported for Barrel. Barley , to! neW Oats dull, at a large decline. Nothing yet d oing and Peas. ARRIVALS. Wheat 1931 Enh. Irish. glis Barley 145 853 _. Oats • 840 18105 Malt 2926 87 2Wl9 e 149, Beans . Peas 125 . A4 os' Flour • • 1928 150 . 7 10 15. , 1217 1 . , Je t , SECOND REPORT.—The Market closed very flat ign' o ; ie cline of Is. to 2s. per quarter. To effect sales of r evl o 0 similar reduction must have been taken. Flour s t il OA terms. Barley very dull. Beans and Peas unchaug cu° fully 6d. to is. lower. Seeds unaltered. Foc sn ,eig il. 47tm 44v. CATTLE MARKET. La bs Beasts sold readily at advanced prices. Sheep apt it,l in demand at Friday's rates—trade brisk. . „„, 0 4(I Beef 3s 2d to 5s 2d Pork .. 35 Sa `,:6 5 Mutton..... 3s 10d to 5s Od I Lamb ss 4d tv Veal ARRIVALS. .. 10 0 Beasts 3476 1 Calves .......... • • •',. Sheep and Lambs Holland Beasts Do. Sheep O9 Do. Calves l OO Spanish Sheep • ' 2_9!! Scotch Beasts , ... •• ' gOeu Norfolk and Suffolk Beasts. Cambridge, Leicester, Lincoln, and North - 10 0 ampton Beasts ...................... .... PRODUCE MARKET. r eA0 4 ,,,.. oi l Sugar: Foreign, fair export dem an d a t full pr ice;,o r -- y• quiet ; brown lumps, 465. 6d. to 47 5 . Coffeeril mand—Native Ceylon, 425.. 6d. t o 43 5 . 6d. ; rA c e OA; pat to 741. Tea : little demand, b u t no d ec line. g r., buyer , * White Bengal, 12s. 6d. to 13a. 9d. C ot ton : "" no decline. TALLOW MARKET. , aq Tallow, dull and declining. Stock, 36, 225 casb.- 4 iii°k% 1 05. 24,383 casks sa me ti me l ast year; deliveries, against 792 casks same time last year. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHA ICG. North Lancashire and Yorkshire, 62 ; Lon hire. • western, 98i ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolns :Midland, 60i ; South-eastern, 18i 15-16 f• • - LEEDS STOCK EXCHANGE. ' sick. Caledonians, 281 ' • Lancashire and Yorksh ire, 62 1i i 7f land, 60i. ,-.......-.....,..-.....-........ a 10 WUILE the West Kent Militia were exercisio„ ~ira week, one of the men in his hurry had forgotten to . re in ' t e i l ; his ramrod; the colonel was standing in front ofdisofitc in conversation with a friend, and the ‘v or being given, the ramrod passed between them. v I N' COLOGNE CHORAL TWO CONCERTS, On the Ist and 2 d of June, AT THE PHILHARMONIC -HALL• Oar: " The effect of these Eighty Voicea is nothing less thaviously vellons. They surpass anything that has ever been P re q. heard in this country."—London Times, 15th boy' 183 See Advertisement. LIVERPOOL: Printed and Published every Tuesday 111oning,,bislot"1,.' Proprietor, ROBERT PEARSON THACKER,„TyaiSu Percy-street, at 'the STANDARD GENERAL rii,noelt" OFFICE, No. 4, ST. GEORGE'S CRESCENT, Lilew Tuesday, May 40, lea,.