The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-02-07 00:00:00

• Eiberpoot -=otattbarb,l TUESDAY MORNING, FEB. 7, 1854. ST_RE_ET ASSASSINATION-ITS PUNISHMENT - FALSE PHILAN TH_ROPY. W3IILE philanthropists and legislators appear to vie with each other in lightening the punish ment of crime, or in moderating the more repulsive features of its character, unfortunately the objects of such well-meant solicitude seem equally bent on pursuing the dictates of their lawless desires. Till within a recent period, the over-severity of our criminal code afforded a never-failing topic on which real or simulated humanity might expend its eloquence. The legislature, yielding to the im portunity of that tenderness of heart, which, uncom promising in its efforts, was instant in season and out of season, removed nearly all the death punishments from our statute books ; retaining, however, death as the punishment of murder—the highest crime known to our moral sense—the most severely condemned by Divine and human institutions. Such a relaxation in our penal awards, it might have been thought, would amply con tent even the most fastidious advocate of gentleness and moral suasion. Those whose sense of moral duty, whose tenderness of heart were so excitable, would naturally, it might have been thought, bow to that highest of all injunctions, " Whoso shedeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed." Whoever so reasoned would have reasoned vastly wide of the truth, as that is practically developed by every day's experience. By a per verted form of reasoning, and exercising a senti mentalism which usurps the functions of judgment , juries refuse to give validity to even the Divine com mand ; and, by them, men, whose hands are stained with murder, are declared perpetrators of less heinous crimes, that they may escape the punishment of death. By the exercise of such jugglery the common-sense perceptions of men are bewildered, the majesty of the law discounte nanced, the sacred obligations of justice perverted, and the command of Heaven itself set at nought. For what purpose, let us ask, are all those sacri fices of duty and violations of justice called into operation ? To avert the doom of condign punish ment upon some wretch, whose savage nature and brutalized delights induce him to draw the assassin's knife against a brawling brother whose misfortune or mistake it has been to excite his insensate and dangerous wrath. To see " mercy sweeten justice" is, indeed, an elevating, an ennobling spectacle ; not so to see a sentimental mawkishness pervert its streams or poison its pure waters at the fountain dead. Is all the sympathy of well-meaning enthu- Siasm to be denied to the victim and lavished on the murderer ? That a felon may escape his richly merited fate, is society to be disorganised, `lna every man's safety to be imperilled ? Dis claiming as heartily as even the wildest of those sentimentalists can do, or wish to do, every desire to familiarise the people with sanguinary exhibi tions, we cannot tamely acquiesce in a decision which, confounding deliberate assassination with manslaughter, seeks to soften, even in murder, the most revolting features of its guilt. We have been led to these remarks by the alarm ing and increasing frequency with which the com monest of street brawls, or the most ordinary ebul litions of drunken frenzy, find their termination in recourse to the knife. Scarcely a week now elapses in which such deplorable terminations of common place quarrel do not require to be dealt with by 'OW magistrates. Within the brief period of four months our streets have witnessed the foul assassi nation of three victims, while numerous individuals have received wounds, the non-fatality of which seems little less than miraculous. It is but a night or two ago that a band of savage men, and disso lute women, inflamed by evil passions, and mad dened with drink, traversed a portion of our thoroughfares, avowing their resolution to stab the first white man they should meet, and redeeming their demoniac pledge by plunging a knife into the bosom of a man, unfortunately attracted to his own door by the noisy orgies of those murderous fiends a man who had not spoken to them—whom they, in all probability, had never seen. So lately as the afternoon of this day sen'night, a young man en gaged in a street riot, presenting no uncommon features to mark its seriousness, beyond the tragedy in which it terminated, was recklessly butchered in open day. Such appalling occurrences may well make us pause, and inquire whether we are inhabi tants of a civilised land, boasting of the protection afforded in it to property and life, or have been un consciously transported to some barbarous shore, where the benign influences of Christianity and the blessings of civilisation are alike unknown. While forcing this inquiry on us, with painful and startling urgency, these instances also significantly point the necessity for adopting some mode effec tually to check the evil. In connexion with this alarming subject, we are reminded of the remarks made by Mr. POLLOCK, on a late interesting occasion, relative to the mis directed and dangerous education acquired by criminals in the pursuit of their nefarious calling ; and the conviction is painfully forced upon us that such baneful lessons are retrospective as well as initiatory—that the reckless desperadoes of society are as sensitively alive to the amount of punish ment accorded to their misdeeds as they are studiously cunning in the mode of perpetrating them—that they perceive and estimate the leniency bestowed on their position and circumstances, " with a learned spirit of human dealing." If so, how awful the conviction that, in dealing leniently with a deliberate assassin, we are unintentionally but surely abetting the dreadful crime of murder. Every one conversant with the practice of our criminal courts is aware of the readinesi with which a cul prit can and does calculate the amount of punish ment the law decrees to certain forms of crime. How often must such a one, in even a limited ex perience, have heard a criminal say " 1 can only get three months," or, " two years," as the case may be for such or such an offence ; meaning, by that, the term of imprisonment beyond which the law will not allow the judge to punish him. Can any one be so besotted as believe such dangerous knowledge confined to punishments inflicted for ,offences against property alone ? Who will believe that the dastardly assassin has not calculated the chances of escape with his own worthless life, ere he plunges the cowardly and murdering steel into the bosom of his unsuspecting victim ? THE BOARD or TILADE.—In consequence of the increas ing duties which have hitherto occurred in the railwayde, an d mercantile marine departments of the Board of Trade, it has been fo und necessary to separate the several branches, and their operations to distinct public offices. The to The statistical department is to be under the management of Mr. A. Fonblanque, assisted by Mr. Drummond Oswald. The Board of Trade at present comprehends the general, statistical, mercantile , marine railway, and the arts and sciences departments. "'ADMIRALTY SURVEY OF THE BALTIC.—The Admi ralty have appointed Mr. Peter Wellington, master R.N., to commission the Hecht, steam -sloop, and with half a dozen other masters of the royal navy and a competent complement to proceed to the Baltic, to make careful surveys and soundings of the approaches. ..A. DISAPPOINTED SUITOR.--The Madras Athenceum states that a native suitor was committed o ne da y last month by the Chief Justice for contempt rath er novel • of court, under aga i nst certa p . cumstanees. He had brought an action the verdict wasnoPersons, which was unsuccessful, and when to cut his throat ouounced he took out a knife and began instantly seized, before all the public. Of course he was o ff t o gaol for the atte - Clans. and sir Chris topher Rawlinson sent him of authority which willatat° perpetrate a felony, "an act native notions as to what ad to confuse still further the m an may do with his own." qkz t . GEIVTIME -INTELLIGENCE. FitANCE.—The 'departure of the Russian ambassador M. Kisselef, has'been hourly expected for some days past. It was even said, on Wednesday evening, that a portion of his embassy had left Paris.—Prince Jerome Napoleon gave a grand ball, on Sunday week, to the Emperor and Empress on the anniversary of their Majesties' marriage. —The Ocean ' .a Brest paper, announces that the greatest activity prevailed in that port. Four sailing vessels will be ready for sea in a short time, and two steamers only await their engines. Levies of seamen arrive from all.parts. The ocean squadron will soon be ready to sail, and the squadron of reserve be in a condition to reinforce it, "if. necessary.—Sir John Burgoyne is about to proceed, it is said, with Colonel Ardent (a French officer) to Constanti nople, on. Fluty connected with military engineering. Se veral military councils have been held at the Tuileries. with respect to this subject, at which the most eminent French engineers have assisted. The Emperor has been' present at all, and has taken great interest in the delibe rations.—lt is reported that M. de Kisselef, on leaving Paris, will go to Brussels. He received his answer on Wednesday, in "precisely the same terms as that given by the British Cabinet to Baron Brunow. SPAIN is on the eve, apparently, of a convulsion- The significant silence with which the greater part of the Madrid _journals passed over the birth of the short-lived Infanta, - -has given place to loud and unequivocal denuncia tion. Imputations of the most injurious kind are cast upon the highest personage in the realm ; the throne is all but engnlphed in the mire of personal profligacy. An appeal to the nation, which is freely circulated, points at a " favourite," an " imbecile, absurd, ridiculous favourite, a man without reputation, without honour, without talent, without courage, without any title to Sovereign favour, except such as a libidinous caprice may discover in him." Under the influence of this "favourite," who, it is said, "as a new {odoy, presumes to place his foot on the neck of a heroic nation," the appeal complains that " the abasement of the Sovereign power has reached its utmost limits," and a recourse to arms is openly recommended. Whatever foundation there may be for these insinuations, they indi cate the approach of a crisis in Spanish affairs, to which the recentdleath of the Queen of Portugal gives a penin sular character. ITALY.—The Parlamento of the 29th nit. states that a great concentration of Austrian troops is going on in the Romagna, particularly at Bologna, Ancona, and Ferrara. Important rumours are afloat, in Rome, of Austrian in tentions with respect to the F.a.stern question. In conse quence of the probability that Austria will adhere to the Russian policy, a great augmentation of the French forces is about to take place. AIISTRIA.. — The day after Count Orloff's arrival at Vienna, he received no one but Count Mayendorff. The next day he saw M. de Buol and the Emperor. With M. de Buol Count Orloff had a conference that almost assumed the character 'of an altercation. Austria, Bavaria, and Saxony have hitherto made no communication whatever to the Germanic Diet concerning the position they intend to assume in the Turco-Russian quarrel. Telegraphic de spatches on Thursday, give the intelligence that Count Orloff had communicated to the Cabinet of Vienna the " dernier mot" of his Imperial master, in the shape of counter propositions of which he was the hearer. They were considered irreconcileable with the propositions of the Porte and the Western Powers, PnusstA.—The 'Correspondance of Berlin states that the Prince of PrusSia, who is inclined towards an alliance between - Arussia and -the Western Powers, made use of the following language at an audience which he recently gave to the Deputies of the Extreme Right :—" In case the complications of the East should affect Prussia, you will, gentlemen, find an opportunity of giving proofs of that patriotism of which you have so often spoken, and of showing that you know 'how to sacrifice your party feelings for the welfare of the country." The party alluded to is well known to be desirous that Prussia should make com mon cause with Russia. RUSSIA.—A letter from Warsaw of the 26th ult. states that the Emperor of Russia was expected to arrive there in a few days. The imperial guard has received orders to set out from St. Petersburg, on the Ist of March, to oc cupy the coast of the Baltic, its head-quarters being at Riga. The entire Russian fleet was in the harbour of Sebastopol on the 11th ; but two divisions of the fleet had received orders to put to sea on the 12th. Their destina tion was only known to the commandant of the division. It has transpired from a credible source, that the Emperor Nicholas will not permit himself to be restrained by threats, and that he will send orders to his fleet to repel force by force. Letters from St. Petersburg of the 23rd ult. state the Grand Duke Constantine, who has placed himself at the head of the old Russian party, has shown considerable dissatisfaction at the expectant attitude taken by the Government after the receipt of the communication of the maritime Powers, and, it is said, urges the Czar to reject the last propositions of the Divan. He does not conceal his irritation against M. de Nesseirode. WEST iI'TDIES.-By the Orinoco we have intelligence to the 16th ult. The panic created by the cholera had driven nearly the whole of the coloured working popula tion from St. Thomas. The Royal Mail Packets were obliged to coal with their own crews. Up to noon January 14, the official number of deaths was 1,152, since which, up to the 16th, about 50 more had occurred. It was, however, on the decline, and had not spread to the other islands, except Tortola. Scarcely any white or European had been attacked. At Jamaica the weather is fine, and prospects generally very cheerful, the dread of cholera being the only drawback. In the memory of the oldest residents on the island there never was so promising a cane-crop as the present. THE WAR IN THE EAST. A private despatch from Constantinople, dated Jan. 23, says that oportion of the combined fleets had returned to Beicos Bay. Constantinople was tranquil. No further news had been received from the seats of war. Letters of the 17th from the Turkish capital state that a fresh reinforcement of 6,000 men was then embarking for the army of Asia, together with a quantity of artillery and ammunition. They were to be landed with the troops at Batoum.: General Baragnay d'Hilliers, who has just re turned from an inspection in the environs of Constantino ple, had set out again for Tachi-de-Rechi. On the evening before he left, he inspected the batteries ;of the Bosphorous, in company with the Turkish Grand Master of Artillery. Lieutenant-Colonel Dien had arrived at Schulma, and Chef d'Escadron Bonrmann at Varna. A private letter of the same date announces that a squadron of frigates and transports, belonging to the Turkish and Egyptian fleet, has just sailed for Alexandria to ship the new reinforcements placed at the disposal of the Porte by Abbas Pacha. These reinforcements consist of two divisions, each numbering 6,000 men, all of whom have been drilled for several months. Among these troops there is one regiment of heavy artillery, the want of which had been much felt, and one regiment of sharp shooters. The Viceroy has supplied the rifles himself. News from Bucharest of the 19th and 20th ult. states that the Turks, although abstaining from great opera tions, give the Russians no rest. On the 15th and 16th a. heavy firing was kept up from Rustschuk against Giurgevo, and an attack was made on the island there. The result is not yet known. On the same day the Turks made attacks near Oltenitza and Kalarasch. News of the same kind reaches us from Silistria and Turtukai, and fighting is again going on near Matschin. The Russian troops on their march are allowed no repose; even on the 18th, although a great festival in the Greek Church, they were compelled to advance. The Russian soldiers, can toned at distances of about three miles from the Danube, have, since the departure for Lesser Wallachia of Prince Gortschakoff, received orders to take up positions on the very banks of the river. Before the siege of Kalafat can be attempted by the Russians, it will be necessary to dislodge several strong outposts of Turkish troops, who are possessed of all the neighbouring villages. The Turkish garrison of Kalafat, including the reserve at Widdin and the troops detached to Sofia, amounts to 20,000 men. The ground under the walls is mined in every direction. VIENNA, FEIDA.Y EVENING.-It is confidently asserted that Count Orloff seeks to form a close alliance between Russia on the one hand, and Austria, Prussia, and the Germanic confederation on the other. Austria will probably plead that she must consult Prus sia before she gives a positive reply. Count Orloff also demanded whether Austria would object to a Russian corps marching through Servia. The answer was that any violation of neutrality in Servia would lead to counter measures on the part of Austria. In consequence of this reply Baron Meyendorff's son was to day sent with despatches to Bucharest. The right wing and centre of the Russian corps in Little Wallachia is advancing towards Kalafat. It is rumoured that the army corps in Galicia has re ceived positive orders to march. VIENNA, FRIDAY NIGHT.—Count Orloff's mission is a complete failure. The Emperor of Austria firmly adheres to the under standing with the Western powers, touching the last project. Russia now rejects the, same, and is resolved to e: dude all mediation. BERLIN, FRIDAY EVENING.—COUDI Orloff proposes that the German powers should draw up a joint declara tion of neutrality under all circumstances. If one mem ber of the Bund be attacked, Russia makes common cause in her defence with all the rest. Should any territorial changes arise through war, Russia nndertakes to conclude no peace without duly considering the interest of the German powers. The feeling of the government here is strongly against the conduct of Russia. Count Orloff's proposals have been totally rejected ; and it has been intimated that, if the Czar persists in refusing peace on the terms agreed to by the Vienna Conference, Prussia will be compelled to take an active part in conjunction with the Western powers. The King has, it it is said, despatched an autograph letter to the Emperor Nicholas, stating this determination. VIENNA, FEB. 4.—The news that the Turkish note is rejected by Russia has reached Vienna. The Russian Cabinet has made new propositions, which, in their turn, have been rejected by the Vienna Conference. Our Vienna correspondent also forwards the following telegraphic de spatch, dated CONSTANTINOPLE, JAN. 23.—The combined fleets re turned on the 22d without having seen a single Russian vessel during the three weeks' cruise. The Niger, sent with despatches countermandi ng th e re t urn o f th e fleets, only met them close to the Bosphorus. The Vesuvius, liighflyer, and Sidon have just arrived. BERLIN, FEB. s.—The Emperor Nicholas has returned his answer to the Turkish proposals adopted by the Vienna Conference. He declares them to be quite unsatisfactory, that he will allow of no mediation between himself an d Turkey, and that Turkey, if she wishes to treat, may send an ambassador to St. Petersburg. For any further infor mation the members of the Conference are referred to their respective Courts. Baron Budberg, Russian Minis ter at Berlin, leaves to-night for Vienna. A contract, on behalf of the English Government, for coal sufficient for steamers of the aggregate amount of 11,000 horse-power has been concluded at Copenhagen. Gnovrrit OF STONE.—A journeyman printer.in Auburn street, New York, states that he has in his posession a stone about half an inch in thickness, out of which tmotber stone of the same shape, about the size ef ayea, hass44wn during. the last nine years. AMERICA.. ARRIVAL OF THE EUROPA.. ZBy the British and North American royal mail steam flip Europa, Captain Shannon, which arrived yesterday morning, we have intelligence from New York to the 25th _ _ _ - The Europa brought $202,300 in specie, and the follow ing twenty-nine PkSSENGERS :-Mr. Richard Gilbert, Mr. Herbert and lady, Lieut. Heygate, R.E., Mr. Whitehead, Mr.D.Brooks, Mr. S. L. Fuller, Mr. W. J. Ward, Capt. C. Loones, Col. 'Napier, Mr. M`Gill, Mr. A. Douglass, Mr. W. E. Cole, Mr. Levey and Brother, Mr. Gomez, Mr. G. Wilson, Mr. A. K. Boomer, Mr. A.- Sadler, Mr. Pickup, Mr. Leroy, Mr. J. J. Boyd, Mr. Cameron, Mr. Jas. Stuart, Mr. M`Donald, Mr. L. Williams, Mrs. Sherridan, Mr. Howard, and Miss Sherridan. The steamer Cambria, from Havre, arrived at New York on the 22nd ultimo. _ _ The steamer Europa passed the packet-ship Southamp ton, from Liverpool, going into New York. The Royal Mail steam-ship Niagara, hence for Boston, arrived at Halifax on the 23rd ult., after a long and bois terous passage, and left same day for Boston. The steamer Northern Light had arrived at New York with advices from San Francisco to the 31st December, and $847,381 in gold dust. The steamer Oregon sailed from San Francisco on the 31st ultimo, with $400,000 in gold dust, en route for New York. The British ship Sir Charles Napier, from Liverpool for :Savannah, was ashore 20 miles south of Tybee. The wea ther was favourable, and she was likely to be got off. Her Teary consisted of salt, and 200 tons of railroad iron. Signor Bedini, the Pope's nuncio, was at Washington, the guest of the French minister. He was making prepa , rations to leave for England by the next Cunard steamer -from Boston. Mr. Forbes Allison, a merchant of New Orleans, had absconded. His defalcations were said to be upwards of $40,000. From a return just published, it appears that nearly two million of dollars worth of property had been destroyed by fire in the United States in less than three weeks. A terrible tornado swept over the State of Ohio on the 21st ultimo. Its track was about half a mile in width, and it demolished almost everything it encountered. The town of Brandon was almost entirely destroyed. The gale was accompanied by terrific lightning and heavy rain, and followed by such a rapid rising of the streams of water that the town of Mount Vernon was partly inundated. The amount of property destroyed was great. • From Washington we learn that Senator Douglas's new Nebraska bill had thrown a large number of Congressmen into the greatest of confusion and excitement. Several caucuses had been held, but no definite line of action had been or probably would be determined upon till the generdlity of the Northern and Western members had as certained the views of their constituents. In the Senate, on a motion to take up the new blll, it was agreed that the measure should be the special order from day to day after the 30th ult. The steamer Union, which went in search of the San Francisco, had returned to New York, but had seen no trace of the wreck. However, she fell in with some ship wrecked people at Bermuda. On the 30th of December, in lat. 4122, lon. 68, near George's Shoals, the Fides fell in with two boats containing 28 persons from the ship Tam o'Shanter, from Calcutta, abandoned and in a sinking condition about nine hours previous. The Union brought some of these people to New York, and reports a vessel unknown, lying to anchor on the north side of the reef, bottom up and painted green, rudder gone, iron fastenings, length of keel 80 to 120 feet, was discovered in that situ ation on the 7th ult. _ . The Caloric ship Ericsson had hauled out from her berth. The promised trial trip, it was said, would be had in the course of the week ; great interest was experienced, on all hands, to know the result. The following of the crew and passengers saved from the Staffordshire had arrived at Boston : —A. F. Leet, second mate ; John Morgan, third mate : C. E. Hickie, H. Churchill, George Lord, S. G. Wellington, Wm. Jones, W. Whitefield, G. Riley, Wm. Wilcox. G. W. Barry, H. Sher wood, J. Duffy, James Alderson, J. Cobbs, Wm. Wood. Jas. Barrow (coloured), A. Woodland (coloured), C. J. Varbon, S. C. Pearson, Charles Smith, John Wilson, G. Whits, W. Perkins, W. Thompson, H. Foster, Daniel O'Niel, S. Sparks, J. L. Davenport, T. Craig, Aldon Rice, W. Garris (coloured), James Kelley (coloured), John Heath (coloured), was too much frozen to be taken on board the Belle, and remains at Halifax. The passengers brought by the Belle, were Patrick O'Brien, John Tier ney, Thomas Barrett, Michael Tally, Donald Delaney, Mary Jane Minaghan. All the above-named persons are in good health, having had a pleasant passage from Halifax. Railroad progress is a prominent subject of interest with Canadians at present. The Grand Trunk Railroad Company have already expended over a million sterling on their works in Canada. A contract for a road to run from Brockville to the Ottawa, to be finished in the sum mer of 1855, has just been entered into. The Buffalo, Brantford, and Goodritch Railway completion had been celebrated at Brantford, many Americans being present. The news from California is interesting. The exports of gold for the year, as manifested in the Custom-house, was $67,873,505. The total product of the mines, during the five years ten months and a-half, since the discovery, was estimated at $260,000,000. The arrival of passengers by sea during the year, as shown by the Custom-house records, were 35,185, and the departures 30,316 ; the popu lation having thus increased 4,869. During the year, 1,028 vessels of 555,794 tons entered the harbour of San Francisco, and 1,091 vessels of 635,480 tons cleared, being an increase of 22 per cent on last year. The works for the fortification of the harbour of San Francisco had been commenced on Alcatraz Island and Fort Point. The former position was to have forty heavy guns, the latter 110. A couple of very large sales of auction property be longing to the City of San Francisco and State were made on the 26th and 28th Dec. The property brought about $1,550,000. A German society to encourage emigration had been formed in San Francisco. In Klamath Valley there was a pretty strong feeling for the formation of a new state, to reach from the Umpqua to Cape Mendocine. A slight shock of earthquake had been felt in Shasta on the 23rd Dec. The intelligence from the mining dissricts was not generally so satisfactory, operations in many dis tricts having to be suspended for want of water. Tunnel ling was coming more and more into practice. In several cases, by this system, the ancient beds of rivers and gulches bad been discovered under the hills, and found to be very rich. The news from the Klamath was very favourable. New diggings had been found on one of the eastern head branches of the Sacramento. The Pilot Creek Canal, a work some twenty miles in length, which was intended to furnish water to some of the richest and most extensive dry diggings in the State, was progressing rapidly and would soon be completed. Great numbers of Chinamen had gone to Shasta, and the miners there were talking of rising to expel them. There was a growing feeling that some legislation would be necessary to define more clearly the rights of miners and mining companies. Late advices from Lower California state that Captain Walker was still president of that republic, so that the Mexican accounts of the overthrow and complete annihi lation of the forty-five ffilibusters under Captain Walker are incorrect. From Honduras our advices are to the 4th ultimo. The recent suspension of hostilities against Honduras by Gua temala had caused the reduction of the army of the latter country to the peace scale. The refusal of Guatemala to accept the proposed mediation of San Salvador and Nica ragua seemed to have offended the pride of the latter government ; however, it was hoped that all difficulties would be arranged. The government of Nicaragua had banished a number of the principal men of Leon, on the allegation that they had been concerned in revolutionary movements. Amongst them we notice the names of General Jose Guerrero, late President of the State ; Senor Francisco Castillon, late Secretary of Foreign Affairs, and Minister to England ; and Colonel Zapata Dias, late Se cretary of War. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW Yong, JAN. 26. MONEY.—The Niagara's advises have had an unfavour able effect on prices of stocks, which close with a down ward tendency. The amount of stocks in the market is very limited. Money is more abundant, but there is little disposition to make investments. In foreign exchange only a moderate business was done. Bills on London are quoted 81 to 9t, per cent. prem. ; on Paris, &c., f 5,161 to f 6,181. COTTON.—The market has ruled with steadiness during the last three days, and the_ demand continues moderate. _ The sales amounted to 5,222 bales. The annexed quota tions show no change from the - previous report except grades of middling fair to fair Upland, which, being relatively scarce, are advanced kc, The market closed irregular. NEW YORK CLASSIFICATION. N. Orleans Upland. Florida. Mobile. & Texas. Ordinary 7 .... 71 .... 8 .... 81 Middling 9l .... 10 .... 101 .... 101 Middling fair Fair RECEIPTS, EXPORTS, AND STOCKS OF COTTON. 1 Exports to Total Exports Stock, an Receipts. Gt. Britain. to For. ports. on ship b' 1853 1111,726 332,411 519,952 587,227 • 1852 1,696,526 690,018 904,387 611,067 Increase — Decrease • W. P. Wright, in his circular of the 25th, states that the southern markets have been moderately active, chiefly on French and continental account. Prices were slightly lower, more particularly at New Orleans. The receipts at the ports continue higher than at the corresponding period last year. Opinions on the crop remain without change : the current estimate in New York and in the south is 3,000,000 bales. BREA.ESTUFFS.—On the receipt of the telegraphic advices by the Niagara, via Halifax, large sales of Western Canal flour were made on Monday, at $9 per barrel, being an advance of $1 per barrel on Saturday's prices. On Tuesday there were further sales at the rate, and extra brands were taken to some extent at a further advance of $1 per barrel. The wheat market is unsettled and irre gular, and sales have been restricted by the high prices asked. FREIGHTS.—To Great Britain freights are firmer, and a considerable advance has been established, closing at the outside rates. To Liverpool, cotton, id. ; corn, 10d. to 13d. • flour, 3s. 6d. to 4s. 6d. To London,: flour, ss. per barrel.; grain, in bags, 25c. per bushel. SIINDRIES.—Scotch pig iron has been less active during the last few days, the full currency of last week not being now attainable. The last sale of Liverpool Orrel coal brought $l3, four months.—Liverpool salt is dull, and some parcels, ground and fine, are going in store.—The market for western pork closed at an advance. of 26e. on •new mess ; other descriptions remain unchanged.—Beef in moderate request ; , ptices show no material alteration. NEW ORLEANS, JAN. 23.—Freights to Liverpool 11.16 d. Cotton is quiet at full prices. Stock on hand 209,000 bales. The week's receipts have been 28,000. Middling is quoted at 91c. Flour 17,000 barrels. Ohio sold at $7, 121. Corn is active at 73c. CHARLESTON, JAN. 24.—The sales ,of ;cotton to-day amounted to 1,000 a t gi e .4 o 10k. ..yhe market is dull, And tending downward. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER. IMPERIAL P.ARZIAMENT. OPENING OF THE SESSION. ON Tuesday Her Majesty proceeded in state from Buckingham Palace, and opened the Session of Parliament with the usual formalities. The road to the Palace was densely4rowded, and the Queen was loudly cheered. Her Majesty having ascended the throne, and the Commons having appeared below the bar, the Lord Chancellor, kneeling upon one knee, handed Her Majesty the royal speech, which Her Majesty read us follows : " MT LORDS AND GENTLEMEN, " I am always happy to meet you in Parliament ; and, on the present occasion, it is with peculiar satisfaction.that I recur to your assistance and advice. " The hopes which I expressed at the close of the last session, that a speedy settlement would be effected of the differences existing between Russia and the Ottoman Porte, have not been realised, and I regret to say that a state of warfare has ensued. I have continued to act in cordial co-operation with the Emperor of the French, and my endeavours, in conjunction with my allies, to preserve and to restore peace between the contending parties, although hitherto unsuccessful, have been unremitting. " I will not fail to persevere in these endeavours, but as the continuance of the war may deeply affect the interests of this country and of Europe, I think it requisite to make a further augmentation of my naval and military forces, with the view of Aupporting my representations, and of more effectually contributing to the restoration of peace. " I have directed that the papers, explanatory of the negotiations which have taken place upon this subject', shall be communicated to you without delay. "GENTLEMEN OF TILE HOUSE OF COMMONS, " The estimates for the year will be laid before you ; and I trust you will find that, consistently with the exigencies of the public service at this juncture, they have been framed with a due regard to economy. "MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN, " In the year which has just terminated, the blessing of an abundant harvest has not been vouchsafed to us. By this dispensation of Providence the price of provisions has been enhanced, and the privations of the poor have been increased, but their patience has been exemplary ; and the care of 'the legislature, evinced by the reduction of taxes affecting the necessaries of life, 'has greatly tended to preserve a spirit of contentment. " I have the , satisfaction of announcing to you that the commerce of the country is still prosperous ; that trade, both export and import, has been largely on the increase ; and the revenue of the past year has been more than ade quate to the demands of the public service. " Trecommend to your consideration a Bill, which I have ordered to be framed, for Opening the Coasting Trade of the United Kingdom to the Ships of all Friendly Nations ; and I look forward with satisfaction to the removal of the last legislative restriction upon the use of foreign shipping for the benefit of my people. " Communications have been addressed, by my com mand, to the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, with reference 'to the improvements which it may be desirable to effect in their Institutions. These communications will be laid before you, and measures will be proposed for your consideration, with the view of giving effect to such improvements. " The establishments requisite for the conduct of the Civil Service, and the arrangements bearing upon its con dition, have recently been under review, and I shall direct a plan to be laid before you, which will have for its object to improve the system of admission, and thereby to increase the efficiency of the service. " The recent measures of legal reform have proved highly beneficial, and the success which has attended them may well encourage you to proceed with further amendments. " Bills will be submitted to you for transferring from the Ecclesiastical to the Civil Courts, the cognizance of Testa mentary and of Matrimonial Causes, and for giving in creased efficiency to the superior courts of common law. " The laws relating to the relief of the poor have of late undergone much salutary amendment ; but there is one branch to which I earnestly direct your attention. The law of settlement impedes the freedom of labour, and if this restraint can with safety be relaxed, the workman may be enabled to increase the fruits of his industry, and the interests of capital and of labour will be more firmly united. "Measures will be submitted to you for the amendment of the laws relating to the representation of the Com mons in Parliament. Recent experience has shown that it is necessary to take more effectual precautions against the evils of bribery and of corrupt practices at elec tions • it will also be your duty to consider whether more complete effect may not be given to the principles of the act of the last reign, whereby reforms were made in the representation of the people in Parliament. "In recommending this subject to your consideration, my desire is to remove every cause of just complaint, to increase general confidence in the legislature, and to give additional stability to the settled institutions of the State. " I submit to your wisdom the consideration of these important subjects, and I pray God to prosper your counsels, and to guide your decisions." Her Majesty then left the House and returned to Buckingham Palace, from which she soon after took her departure for Windsor Castle. HOUSE OF LORDS.-TIIESDAY, JAN. 31. The House met at five o'clock, and The Royal Speech having been read by the Lord Chan cellor, the Earl of CARNARNON moved the address in a maiden speech of more than usual promise, eliciting from the Earl el Derby the remark that he had " adverted to almost all the topics contained in the Royal speech, with a facility, a grace, and a modesty which promised to make him, at no distant time, an ornament of this House, as I am sure he is of the university to which he belongs, and which has reason to be proud of him." The Earl of Duciz seconded the motion. The Marquis of CLA..-surceneE, though he cordially agreed with the scheme of domestic reforms contained in the speech, was sorry that he could not agree in the ex- " pressions used with regard to the efforts of the Govern ment to preserve peace. Those efforts, it seemed to him, had been so characterized by vacillation and inconsistency that, in point of fact, neither Parliament nor the world knew what the determination of the Government really was. Warfare was talked of, but no one knew with whom we were at war. Nay, no one could say whether we were at war or not. But, if public rumour were true, we were at war, and, if so, why were Government afraid to state the fact ? He passed in review the various phases of the negotiations entered into by the great powers with respect to the Turkish and Russian quarrel, and concluded by denouncing in no measured terms the late propositions which had been imposed on Turkey, and particularly the clause which insisted on the renewal of the treaties—a clause in itself sufficient to give the Emperor of Russia all that he had asked for at the commencement of the dispute. The Earl of CLARENDON entered in detail into the Eastern question, and showed that at first the Govern ment, acting on a direct straightforward declaration from the Emperor of Russia, firmly believed that he had no ulterior views on the integrity of Turkey. When that belief was shaken, they did not proceed to extremities, but had exhausted every honourable means to bring about a pacific solution by negotiation. The result was, that the Emperor of Russia had been placed completely in the wrong, while the four great powers were united in con demnation of his aggression against Turkey. The Earl of MALMESBURY complained that the govern ment had, by depreciating the French alliance during his tenure of office, led Russia to imagine that France and England would never act cordially together, and had thus induced the. Emperor to make his aggression upon Turkey. If ministers had shown from the first a firm determina tion to resist that aggression, in concert with France, he believed that peace would never have been endangered. Earl GREY reserved his opinion on the Eastern question until the papers were before the house, but at present was by no means convinced that we should have interfered at all in the dispute between Russia and Turkey. The Earl of DERBY adverted to some minor topics in the Queen's speech, expressing his opinion of the difficulty of dealing beneficially with the law of settlement, declaring his strong doubts of the advantages anticipated from the measures proposed for the Universities, and remarking on the omission of all mention of the great subject of general education, the negotiation still pending with the United States, and the conclusion of the treaty by which the River Plate had been opened to the commerce of the world. He then entered into a criticism of the long nego tiation with Russia, which had, as he contended, been so conducted as to lead almost necessarily to its present lamentable conclusion. If, however, war was inevitable, our great object must be to carry it as soon as possible to the most honourable and successful termination, and to this object he would not hesitate to sacrifice all party feelings and party prejudices. No time, how-ever, could be less opportune than the present for the consideration of questions of parliamentary reform, though the great evils of bribery and intimidation could not be too soon or too summarily dealt with. Turning from public affairs, after a rapid animadversion of what he believato be the new scheme of reform, Lord Derby called attention to the extraordinary circumstances of Lord Palmerston's retire ment from office, and his yet more extraordinary return to it. He said there was one question which, though appearing to be of a mere personal character, was also a matter of public interest, though not alluded to in her Majesty's speech. For the space of twelve days the coun try was without a Minister of the Home Department ; nor was it the case of an ordinary minister at an ordinary time ; but at the crisis of foreign affairs, when the atten tion of the government was or ought to have been directed to the subject of foreign policy. Just then .they were astonished by the announcement that the minister in whom a great portion of the country had confidence in respect to his conduct of foreign affairs had resigned. He had often opposed that minister, but he had felt the honesty- and sincerity of his motives, even in cases where he had differed from him. It was a matter of public notoriety that the Home-office went a-begging ; that various noble lords and honourable gentlemen were solicited to accept the office, and found it convenient to decline. The public were equally astonished on learn ing, at the end of twelve days, that the noble viscount was again in his place, and that the circumstances, when explained, would be found " mutually honour able to all parties." It was in the hope that they would be found mutually honourable that he asked for some explanation of that transaction. The resignation of a member of her Majesty's government was no matter to be lightly tendered or lightly accepted, and least of all was it a step to be lightly passed over at a period when the country was confessedly in difficulty. If it was a matter of minor importance, and to be easily explained away, what explanation was there in the first instance for the noble lord resigning, and, in the next place, for the noble earl in accepting his resignation ? But if the dif ference were such as to justify the resignation on the one side and the acceptation on the other, if there was such an irreconcilable difference in point of principle, then he must ray that the reunion of these two persons, these dif ferences unadjusted, the question still pending for the decision of parliament—whether the resignation was ' justifiable on the one side or the acceptance of it on the other, he expressed no opinion; but he said that on this ' the first day of the session their lordships would not be doing their duty to the country if they did not ask From her Xajestys goveruluot Px.plangion of that singular fact that for twelve days the resignation of one of the leading ministers of the crown was tendered and accepted, and that, at the expiration of those twelve days, without any alteration of the external circumstances, they found that same minister. in the same eAbinet sharing the same councils, and, in point of fact, at this moment the leading genius of the cabinet. This was a matter that could not increase the confidence that parliament should feel as to the manner in which public men should act together. It could not increase their confidence in the'preseut adminis tration. The Earl of ABERDEEN, repeating in the strongest terms all that he had ever said to express his horror and detestation of war, defended himself from the odious im putation that he had been "the instrument and tool of Russia" in the late negotiation, whereas no man in public life had ever taken a more active part against the Russian government. He maintained, in reply to those who would have preferred a more vigorous course, that nothing would have been gained by a game of brag, and that, if we had menaced Russia in the spring of last year, we should only have provoked an immediate march upon Constantinople, which the Turks were then wholly unable to resist. With reference to the resignation of Lord Palmerston, he said, " I understand the noble earl has stated his determination of extracting from government all that has occurred in that matter ; but he will find it difficult to extract more than ministers think proper to state. I don't deny the cleverness of the noble earl, but he must be a cleverer fellow than I take him to be if he can extract more from us than we feel inclined to give. I will state generally, that the tendered resignation of the noble lord was con nected with the measure of parlimentary reform, under a misapprehension which was entertained by the noble lord. Under the idea that there were in the contemplated mea sure provisions to which he could not give his support, he tendered his resignation. The noble lord had not, how ever, retired from his office, but continued to perform its duties. This much I can state ; but as the noble lord had not left office, I deny that the noble earl has a right to those explanations which, had his noble friend resigned, parliament would have been entitled to expect." He then proceeded to comment upon the slanders which had been circulated respecting Prince Albert, and said, " I will now allude to the attacks which have been made on a high personage without the shadow of a foundation. These charges have assumed a form which calls on me distinctly to meet them. I will call on your lordships to see the statements which have been made within the last two weeks, and the charges which have been made on the illustrious individual, the Prince Consort. I will remind your lordships of the position which is occupied by that illustrious prince. That he is the adviser of the Queen cannot be denied, and Her Majesty has not even a private secretary. Was there any objection, I will ask, taken to the private secretary of George the Fourth and of William the Fourth ? Yet these private secretaries had the oppor tunity of advising the monarch, although they were not privy councillors. The only exception was that Lord Melbourne acted as private secretary to the Queen when he was first minister of the crown. It might have been objectionable his doing so, but Lord Melbourne hoped the Queen would soon contract a marriage, and so relieve him from that duty. I will not refer to the various charges which have been made against that illustrious individual in question. That the Prince Consort would see the Queen in difficulty, and would not open his mouth to give her advice, was a species of conduct which, if it occurred, I am sure your lordships would form an extraordinary opinion of the individual who would be guilty of it. It was said it was Sir R. Peel who introduced the practice of the Prince Consort being present with Her Majesty and her minister, and that Lord Melbourne would not allow the Prince to exercise those functions which he could exercise so beneficially. Now I can say that the Prince is very frequently present when ministers hive communica tions to make to Her Majesty, and I always regretted his absence on such occasions. I appeal to noble lords who have had the opportunity of profiting by the wisdom and the judgment of his Royal Highness; and I ask them if they have ever heard a syllable breathed by him that in any degree militated against the honour and the interests of this country ? (Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") Prince Albert may, if he chooses, entertain opinions at variance with those entertained by ministers, but it is the ministers who are responsible for the policy of the government. One word more upon this odious subject. One of the charges brought against His Royal Highness is with reference to his interfering with the army, and at the Horse Guards. Now, so far from this being true, I can state to your lordships that in the year 1860 it was the desire of the late Duke of Wellington to make such arrangements as would enable Prince Albert with greater ease and con venience to be in command of the army ; but his Royal Highness, with that sound judgment by which he is dis tinguished, felt it would interfere with the position which he occupied in relation to Her Majesty, and refused to accept of the appointment. His Royal Highness stated with admirable clearness his reasons for resigning the propositions made to him, and in that decision the Duke of Wellington entirely concurred. I need scarcely say that all the miserable calumnies about interfering with commissions and alterations are groundless. His Royal Highness is a field-marshall, aild his son will one day be at the head of the army ; and that he should not, there fore, be interested in the welfare and condition of the army it is monstrous to imagine. But beyond that in terest which is due to the position he occupies, I utterly deny that on any occasion he has interfered with the business of the army." Lord HARDINGE added his personal testimony to the statement of the Earl of Aberdeen as to the utter ground lessness of the charges made against the Prince in con nexion with the administration of the army. The Earl of DERBY, while generally concuring with Lord Aberdeen's observations on the subject, complained of the manner in which he had introduced it. Warmly disclaiming any connection on the part of the members of the conservative party with those calumnies, he denied that the Conservative portion of the press was responsible for them, and having mentioned the rumour of Prince Albert being sent to the Tower, ascribed their origin and propagation to the Daily News and Morning Advertiser. He gave it as his opinion that in this country, where after all, the Soverign was not a mere puppet, it was advan tageous to the public interest and satisfactory to a Minister, that the Queen should have an intimate and confidental adviser, whose interests were bound up with her own, and who should be possessed of the ability and discretion of the present Prince Consort. Lord CAMPBELL, viewing the question constitutionally, expressed his opinion that, not only as a Privy Councillor, but as the husband of the Soverign, Prince Albert should be consulted upon public affairs. In the course of a short discussion, which brought the debate to a conclusion, the Earl of HARROWDY lectured the members of the Opposition for allowing these unfounded attacks to be repeated in Conservative journals, over which they had influence enough to prevent their publication ; upon which the Earl of DERBY repeated his assertion, that it was the Radical, and not the Conser vative, press that originated and magnified the rumours; and the Ei rl of Al kLMESBURY declared that, being uncon nected with the press, he had no power to check the calumnies. The motion for the Address was agreed to without a division, and their lordships adjourned. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2. LAW REFORM.—The LORD CHANCELLOR, in answer to Lord Lyndhurst, stated that the commissioners en gaged in consolidating the criminal law were proceeding satisfactorily, and that several bills would, by and bye, be presented to their lordships, intended to give practical effect to their labours. Drafts of the bills had been sent to the judges for their opinion. As soon as answers were received, they would be published. THE VIENNA NOTE.—The Earl of CLARENDON • in answer to questions, made an explanatory statement to the same effect as that given on Tuesday evening on the subject of the Vienna note. Several petitions were presented in favour of reforma tory schools. _ _ Their lordships adjourned at a quarter to six o'clock. FRIDAY, FEB. 3. Their lordships met at five o'clock, and adjourned a few minutes afterwards. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-TUESDAY, JAN. 31. The House, after attending to hear the speech from the Throne, re-assembled at a quarter to four o'clock. NEW WRITS were ordered for the University of Oxford, in the room of Sir R. H. Inglis, Bart., who had resigned; for the county of Louth, in the room of Mr. C. Fortescue, who had been appointed a Lord of the Treasury ; for South Stafford, in the room of Lord Lewisham, who had been called to the House 'of Peers ; for Brecknock, in the place of Mr. Morgan, deceased ; for South Shropshire, in the room of Mr. Clive, deceased ; and for West Sussex, in the room of Mr. R. Prime, who had accepted the Chil tern Hundreds. THE ADDRESS. Lord CASTLEROSSE moved the address to the Crown in reply to the speech from the Throne, and the motion was seconded by Mr. T. Hankey. Mr. BAILLIE regretted that the Government had not adopted a different and more decided course towards Russia after the mission of Prince Menschikoff, and con tended that, although they had how adopted a war policy, their half-measures had damaged the character and the position of this country. Sir ROBERT PEEL, in the course of a speech, referred to the strikes, and' then said, the noble lord had pro posed to take a matter in hand that would be of great service in putting an end to such scenes—he meant the question of education, to which reference was made in the Royal speech. (Laughter ; and several voices—" Educa tion is not mentioned.") He had been half-a-dozen times at the office for a copy of the speech, and could not get one, but he had asked a gentleman at the door, and under stood from him that there was some allusion tb education in the speech. ("No, no.") Well then, there was no allusion to education, and he was sorry for it. He was sorry for it, for he had been given to understand that the noble lord was pledged to a measure that would be of very considerable benefit. Mr. H. T. LIDDELL was not prepared to say the govern ment might not have good grounds for recommending a bill to be framed to open the coasting trade, and begged leave to make a few remarks on a subject on which he would have been silent, had it not been for the paragraph of the speech, and the allusions made in it, relating to that question. The increase in the price of coals was, no doubt, one of the causes of the privations to which the people, and especially the inhabitants of the metropolis, had been exposed ; and it was to be remembered that, not long ago, a strike was ready to take place in the north, which, by the good conduct and sense of the seamen employed in the coal trade of those ports, had been pre vented from assuming the character it might otherwise have done. He saw another reason for considering the propriety of opening our coasting trade in the fact that the United States had taken advantage of the present restrictions here to exclude British ships from the whole trade between New York as far as California, on the ground that it was a coasting trade—what they were scarcely warranted in saying—and that they must submit to be shut out, as our government shut American ships out from the trade along our shores. He could not concur, however, in what had been said as to the effect of past changes in our shipping trade. He had, ere he rose to ,speak on that occasion, determined to take the earliest opyortunity of calling the attention of the First Lord of the Admiralty to the grievous losses which had been inflicted within a very short time on the shipping interest by many calamities which they had all so much to deplore —he meant the loss of the Tayleur, the Olinda, and other vessels. He had just spoken to one gentleman who was very well informed as to the circumstances connected with the loss of the Tayleur, who stated,—and that opinion was borne out and fully confirmed by the evidence of the witnesses, and •by other facts, that the main cause of the loss of one of the finest vessels in the world was the in efficiency of the crew,—an inefficiency not of numerical force, but arising from men of a most motley character — Nubians, Lascars, Chinese, and others—being brought together and forming a crew quite incapable of under standing, and consequently unable to execute the orders of the captain. It was folly to say that if liberty had not been given to British vessels to ship crews of that kind many of them would have remained unemployed at home. It would be far better for theni to remain at home till they got crews of efficient men than to put to sea in such a state, and when the hon. member said no incon venience had taken place from those changes in our laws, he pointed out those cases to show the contrary, and, he might mention, to show he was right in what he had stated, that the insurances on the Tayleur had been disallowed at Lloyd's, because it had been proved in evi dence she was inefficiently manned. He hoped when the government recommended their bill to parliament they would take steps to remedy those evils, and he could assure them he, as the representative of the largest ship ping port in the kingdom, and those who sat near him, would lend them the best assistance in their power to make it efficient. He could only hope government would not close their ears to the representations of those most interested in, and most conversant with, the facts and merits of the question, but that they would listen to the reports of the different chambers of commerce, and the associations of shipowners throughout the country, and almove the evils of which they complained when the time me for it. He proceeded to give, with reference to our foreign relations, some details of the military resources of Russia; first, to show that it must be the policy of that power to seek time to bring up her forces ; and, secondly, to warn the country of the vast amount of those forces. In the prospect of an expensive war, he thought the government would have done wisely in postponing the question of parliamentary reform, which might involve the country in a painful and acrimonious domestic strug gle at a moment when unanimity was so desirable. After several other members had spoken, Mr. DISRAELI compared the tone adopted by the govern ment when parliament was prorogued, and the expecta tions held out of an immediate and satisfactory conclusion of the difference between the Porte and Russia, with the language in the speech fiom the throne, which still spoke of negotiations going on, and of hopes of success ; and con tended that the government were bound, after what had happened, to assure the house that the object of the nego tiations was not in the spirit of the Vienna note, though that note had been held out as not derogatory to the Ottoman Porte. He thought, that if Her Majesty was acting in cordial co-operation, not only with the Emperor of the French, but with the Emperor of Austria and the King of Prussia, the language used in the address was not so firm and explicit as the circumstances of the case required. He thought that some reference should have been made in the speech to certain unsettled questions to which the President of the United States had formally referred. Looking at the threatening aspect of our foreign relations, he condemned as unwise and unstatesmanlike the policy of introducing reforms not only of the Civil Service, the Ecclesiastical Courts, and the Poor-laws, but even of the House of Commons, which would distract and dissipate the energies of the country when about to em bark in a war. The present ministers, however, had un happily pledged themselves to bring in a large measure of parliamentary reform, and, mad as such a measure might be at this time, they nriust redeem that pledge. He was ready to support the most stringent measure for putting an end to bribery and corruption, but he would not con nect such a measure with one for reconstructing the elec toral body, and why was intimidation to be passed over ? He repeated that it was unwise at the present time to in troduce any measure of parliamentary reform ; but, if such a bill should be laid upon the table, he would attempt to bring about a better adjustment of the manner in which the different classes of the country were represented in that house.—Lord J. RUSSELL, after a general vindication of the conduct of the government with respect to the Eastern Question, said he would not indulge a very confi dent expectation that the offers now made would be acceded to by Russia ; and, however desirous the govern ment might be to preserve peace, they were not disposed to let that government so far profit by delay as to take us totally unprepared. He then called the attention of the house to the calumnies which had been spread regarding the Prince Consort, using a similar line of argument to that employed by the Earl of Aberdeen.—After a few comments on the speech by Mr. Walpole, the Address was agreed to. LIVERPOOL ELECTION.—The SPEAKER reported to the house that he had received a letter from Mr. Coppock, in timating that it was not intended to proceed with the petition in the case of the Liverpool election. The hou4e adjourned at eleven o'clock. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1854. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 1. The House met at noon.—Mr. LIDDELL presented a petition from a public meeting in Liverpool, signed by the mayor, upon the subject of juvenile delinquency.—Mr. BAINES presented a petition from the magistrates of the hundred of Lonsdale, South Lancashire, in favour of the establishment of reformatory institutions for juvenile offenders. LATE HOURS.—Mr. BROTHEETON brought forward a motion, the object of which was to place a limit upon de bate after midnight. After some discussion the motion was negatived by 86 to 56. .PORTAL IRREGULARITIES. — Upon a motion for certain returns by Mr. LIDDELL, Sir G. GREY called attention to the great inconvenience suffered by the country north of Newcastle, from the irregular arrival of the mails.—Mr. J. WiLsoN believed that there were good grounds for complaint against railway companies upon this head. — The Report on the Address was brought up by Lord CABTLEROSSE, and the House adjourned at half-past two. THURSDAY, FEB. 2. A Nsw WRIT was ordered for Ludlow, in the room of Mr. R. Clive resigned. BRIBERY AND INTIMIDA.TION.—SiF F. ICELLx.ga. ve notice that on Thursday, the 16th of February, he Would move for leave to bring in a bill to regulate the practice at elections of members of parliament, and to prevent bribery, corruption, and intimidation, which had so exten sively prevailed at the last general election. EXCHEQUER BILLs.—On the motion of Mr. DISRAELI, returns were ordered respecting the interest and issue of Exchequer bills, the balances in the Exchequer, Savings'- banks, South Sea Stock, &c. Loss OF THE TA.YLEUR.—Mr. G. HAMILTON, having observed that the act 15th and 16th of Victoria, intended for the greater comfort, accommodation, and security of passengers and emigrants, made provision that no vessel should be allowed to clear out of port until she was furnished with an efficient crew to the satisfaction of the proper officer, with a master duly qualified, and with the certificates of the inspecting officers and surveyors, said he was sure the house and the country felt they had a right to know whether these requirements had been strictly attended to in the case of the Tayleur, which had met with such a deplorable disaster, and he, therefore, begged to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether any inquiry had been directed to be made with regard to the manner in which the emigration officers and the sur veyors at the proper ports discharged the duties required by the act 15th and 16th of Victoria, c. 44, in reference to the ship Tayleur, recently wrecked at Lambay, and espe cially as regarded the ascertaining and certifying that the said ship was seaworthy, and that she was sufficiently manned, as required by the 25th section of the said act.— Mr. CARDWELL replied that his department was not strictly charged with the execution of the act, but the question was properly put to him, as it was the duty of the Board of Trade to inquire into such disasters, and his answer was that no sooner was the occurrence known than Captain Walker, a very efficient officer of that depart ment, was sent over to Dublin ; he was present at the inquests, and was now engaged in making further inquiries on the subject, and he hoped that every facility would be afforded to him, in order that everything calculated to throw light on the cause of this melancholy occurrence might be laid before the house. SCOTCH REFORM.—In reply to a question, Lord JOHN RUSSELL stated that it was the intention of government to introduce a Reform-bill for Scotland during the present session, and that the Lord-Advocate was engaged in the preparation of the measure. CHURCH PROPERTY.—The Marquis of BLANDFORD obtained leave to bring in a bill to make better provision for the management of episcopal and capitular property ; observing that it was the same in effect as the bill of last session, except that he proposed to empower ecclesiastical corporations, aggregate or sole, to apply their property to the augmentation of livings, or in making permanent provision for the spiritual wants of the population of the district. SUSPENSION or Warxs.—On the motion of Lord Joins - RUSSELL it was ordered that no warrants for new writs for Barnstaple, Cambridge, Canterbury, Hull, Maldon, and Tynemouth, be issued before the 9th of March. ASSESSED TAXES.—On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, leave was given to bring in a bill to explain and amend an act of the last session relating to the duties of assessed taxes. COLLECTION OF THE REVENUE.—In a committee of the whole house, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved for leave to bring in a bill to alter the mode of providing for certain expenses now charged upon certain branches of the public revenue and the consolidated fund. The object was to place or retain upon the consolidated fund those charges only which properly belonged to it, and to include the rest in the annual estimates, thereby bringing the public expenditure into more complete harmony with constitutional principles.—After some remarks from Mr. DISRAELI and others in commendation of the measure, the resolution was agreed to. The house adjourned at a quarter to six o'clock. FRIDAY, FEB. 3. DUTY ON FIRE IxstrtuarcEs. — Colonel SIBTHORE gave notice that it was his intention, on an early day, to submit a motion with the vie* of taking the sense of the house on the subject of a reduction of the duty on fire insurances. MILITIA BARRACKS.,-411 answer to a question Lord PA.LMERSTON said that, at present, the only buildings erected for militia purposes were the storehouses for the c t reception of arms, cl thing, and accoutrements, and of a certain portion of th permanent . staff, which, under the law, the counties wee obliged to provide for them. By the act of last session, the means of spreading the expenses of erecting those buildings over a considerable period of time - 4 0 years, indeed-was given to the counties, and, if at any time fresh barrack accommodation should be re quired for the militia, of course it would be provided by the barrack department, and the expenses would fall as a charge on the general revenue of the county, to be paid out of the fund set apart for that purpose. TRINITY COLLEGE, DUBLIN.— In answer to a question Lord J. RUSSELL said, it was not the intention of Her Majesty's Government at present to introduce any mea sure with respect to Trinity College, Dublin; but it was matter for consideration at a future period. IRISH LAND BILLS.—In answer to a question Sir J. YOUNG said it was not his intention to submit the Tenants Improvements Compensation Bill to that house before it went to the House of Lords. The bill was t oy duced into the other house and referred to a mittee. RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.—In answer to ther it was the intention of Her Majesty bring in any bill during the present sesl other steps, for the better prevention of way travelling, Mr. CARDWELL said that tion of Government to bring in a bill on course of the present session. BURIAL SOCIETIES.—In reply to La PALMERSTON said he was quite aware great abuses connected with these societk shortly to introduce a bill for the purpose and remedying the recurrence of those LAW OF PARTNERSIIIP.—In answer CARDWELL said that no report had yet bee the commission appointed to inquire into' nership, but he had reason to believe thr very soon. PETERBOROUGH ELECTION.—A moti, question of the petition against Mr. Thi return was negatived without a division, MERCHANT SHIPPIN The House then went into Commit Shipping and Pilotage, when Mr. CARD, lutions for leave to introduce two bills foreign ships to the coasting trade; anoe and amend the laws relatin g e , to mercha gave a brief exposition of the alterati by the latter bill, under the heads o, pine, safety, lights, and pilotage, th( the bill being, he said, to consolidate The working of the late changes in our Mr. Cardwell showed, so far from realisi: sions of their opponents, had proved higi and he indicated some of the measures proving nautical science and education. to the other measure, which would strik, maining fetter upon free navigation, want of ships in all parts of the kingdom, coal trade, the rise of freights, the augmt and other reasons which showed the im up an artificial obstacle, the removal thought, create no alarm either for the or the revenue of this country.—Mr. did not rise to take exception to what " by Mr. Cardwell, but merely to express vernment would take care that the pro' were properly carried out, and more rigor present laws were. An example of an laws, in fact, had only last week come A Russian vessel had been transferred t nine-month bill, and the receipt of a pen: vessel had sailed out for the Brazils with and Russian crew, and under the Britisl not the intention of our navigation laws. to correct an error which had been mask other night, relative to the ship Tayl( report had been circulated to the effect that ship were incompetent, and that 1 in a great measure of Nubians, Chi whereas the facts were, that the master first-class extra certificate, the first mat ficate, and the second mate a first mate as to the foreign sailors, there were on, the number allowed under the old law. . sent measures went, and in effectually real improvement in the shipping interest the Government of the hearty co-operas chants of Liverpool in every way within 0 - some observations by Mr. Hume, Mr. H. gave some explanation respecting certain him upon the manning of the Tayleur the admission of foreign vessels to the said Mr. Cardwell had introduced two H. T. Liddell) could not altogether ai which repealed " the last rag of protecti, hon. gentleman, lucid as his speeches not cleared up the uncertainty which what really did, and what did not, cot vessel, but he trusted he would take an of doing so. It aupeared that a vessel built, might have a foreign captain, ai foreigners, but if it only belonged o would possess all the advantages of a ] must be remembered that this country which would require all its energies, a: this last step would not involve consequi serious than many supposed. He hoped that might be made due caution would be both in the merchants and in Her Majest Or nursery for seamen in the shape of Hear.) If that system were not enco might come when we should look in vail nence which had enabled England to , the seas. After some further discussion agreed to, and leave was given to bring THE REPLY TO THE ADDRESS.—La the Controller of the Household, appear Her Majesty's gracious answer to the ad, of Commons, and read it as follows :—" I ' much satisfaction your loyal and dutiful always be my earnest desire to co-operas measures calculated to promote the indn and to strengthen the institutions of th( SCOTLAND.—The LORD ADVOCATE bring in a bill for the valuation of lands Scotland, and, after a brief explanation machinery, the House adjourned at twe, nine. INCREASE OF TICE An .--It is dal. ments of the line are to be increased eac and file, all companies to be raised to the of 100 men. The seven battalions of the i to be increased by 20 men to ea c h compal increase in the standing army of 10,: farther contemplated to raise two addit artillery of 1,000 men each. SINGULAR DEATX.—During the la , horse, left standing at the door of a Alnwick, started off to his stable, Mt was made for it everywhere, but with ni days after, when it was found in the pl ledge-park, so inextricably entangled in wood, that it could neither move backw: The poor animal was still alive, and wal, (which was only about 100 yards off,) bi of inflammation, caused by the introdu, an exhausted stomach. EXTRAORDINARY CRILD.—We were day last, a most remarkable child, eight has, all over his body, large patches of d: from which brown hair has grown, not but to a very considerable length. The spotted, but covered from the shoulder fingers with this dark hairy skin, giv appearance of that of a quadruped human being ; yet the arm is well form , muscles fully developed.—Leeds Times. A TRAITOR IN OFFICE..—Her Maj delivered to parliament yesterday at n, communicated some hours eralier to ti daily papers. One of the favoured joi possess extraordinary influence, either k in certain official quarters ; but foreign perplexed when they find that the chief sian interests in the English press is sell through which ministerial secees are gi The same confidence was, however, on sion, extended to another journal, w' made itself conspicuous by devoting if most unmeasured attacks upon Prince Chronicle, Wednesday. SEBASTOPOL—The following partici some idea of the importance of the doe] pol :—ln 1845 there were sent out fro , pairs of lock-gates, for raising and low , vessel of war (120 guns), from the ley( level of the dock basins, which are situ above the harbour. The dock basins 01 dered necessary from there being no Sea, and consequently no variable levi the requisite outlet,) are abundantly al water from the elevated country arou: distant. The superior elevations and al also valuable, owing to the peculiar na\ of the Black Sea, which contain a descrii structive of all kinds of wood. From vessels are raised by means of three locks basin, and are thence passed into the for repairs • the water is then let out the sea. These three entrance gates are for the admission of 120-gun ships ; thr and 34 feet high, each gate consisting weighing together for each gate 210 toi these entrance gates, there are three' pain, adjacent dry docks, &c., to admit ships of 120- „0 are 64 feet wide and 24 feet high, and weigh. e ' o rl tons. There are also for similar purposes one pel f , 64 gates, to admit vessels of 84 guns, of the width 1 ) .0 and 23 feet 6 inches high ; weighing 105 tons. de' there are two pairs of frigate dock gates, 45 feet 'e, 21 feet high ; each pair weighing 90 tons. Il le : e r are all constructed of strong cast-iron ribs, cove wrought-iron plates. rA AN ARGUMENT FOR A TRIP TO PARIS. — o O Sis, r parte, in one of his letters, observes, "that a wosi t ee/ to have six months in Paris in order to learn the with which she should be treated." h ta s Mss. PARTINOTON'S N IECE , upon being told lawyer that, in the country where he resided, L 0.1.1; court four times a year, e x claimed, "La me ! r e t 7 ain't half up to the business—the young fellows D e a courting three times a week." t o Cnoss PURPOSES.—The Royal family (17 61 ) to about the world, and people do not know hosvil4 them, nor they how to be treated. I have j ust t fr.„! bad story of the Duke of York. When he was fi .mse ampton in the summer, there was a clerg — , s 4ero. neighbourhood with two very handsome daug“', o o had soon wind of them, and dropped in for some eti I all& came again and again, and grew famil l3 .a te a l to cut a bone of their mutton. At last he sa l e lip father, ' Miss— leads a mighty confined life he r 4 at home; why can't you let one of them go and tal e the now and then with me in my chaise?' `Ah! Sir, s 31 1, 0 1;:i son, `do but look at them—a couple of hale, fresb,, wenches. They need no airing ; they are wo' be ee," But there is their mother, poor woman, who hes co declining way many years ; if your Royal give her an airing now and then, it would be great kindness indeed !' "—Letters of Gray- CANADIAN PROPRIETIES. — When Judge d o ccp Speaker of the Assembly in Upper Canada, he h a ms to give evidence before a committee, of whi ch McNab was chairman. It being a long 13115 60'7 committee • and witnesses adjourned to the inn_ comfort themselves with the good things ther e l 4 Judge Mc Lean had finished, and turned to g ( , ) , s Allan adroitly slipped a turkey-leg Immediately after the committee resumed busTo tr# into Judge was giving evidence (which Sir Allan ` c i ue t9 down) when he had occasion to feel for his kerchief. He thrust his hand into his Iv e l o st forth the leg. For a single moment he w ith ia nishment, whilst every one was convulse.„ n ri 6e e! except Sir Allan. His face betrayed more the Speaker's. For one moment the Speak Ves4 the next he threw it with all his force at the 1 1 „ r i Allan, who managed to dodge it. ImmediatePoette;dt called attention to the flagrant breach of eV r eel! t dictated to the clerk the following minute to dia s r o yi —"At this stage of the business the P rc)cee l l oe-‘! * committee were stayed by the Speaker of tlae,,, from his pocket the leg of a turkey, and hurl' I head of the chairman , ' Star. 1 ...........___ .2 o a question,A b e t . is ~1 . 0 ;y's Governire b Perma ession, Or Pr iiicez, f was the to ,,,ulard it it was the, ""rY P a l 1 the subjet" as c. , itch, s. '..ord Statdd' ' e Ltl ' l t i that there Tit, Les, and he 0 1 iraeo Who pose of co 10t the uo h abuses. Lila, re reps •to a quesutl' fat an e etre been receive' Ti tE 4 ,,,,_ (1 (.1 to the law d ot Ik tie 'I. key might ei liptibTnea , telltle' Th red tion to re°.„.l',. 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