The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-11-16 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS. 1 41 t in t i ROBERT BRIGHT, of the firm of Gibbs, Bright, ippojnted af Bristol and Liverpool, was on Tuesday last high sheriff of Bristol. .4 he t o t°uNe Sor.--Amongst the " drunk and disorder yeb.urought up o n Friday, was a youngster about twelve -4° f age. Ile was admonished and discharged. C R toe tAp BREAD.—The bakers of Liverpool, by mutual lec,'',cat, advanced the price of bread one halfpenny per "4'l c ommencing yesterday (Monday). Cali tir `FlLLn CHURCH.—It is said that the Rev. "Wm. V,erhas been nominated to succeed the deceased and ' regretted incumbent designate, the Rev. Mr. tishb y. Loc k (11 ( EL'ecv.—A coloured man, named Edward Henry,ao t tet the ship Typh oon , di e d th e other d a y, in the kep t A er n Hospital, from lock-law, the effect of neglecting - ager. St r „, !Ril e u " . DEATH.—On Friday last as Mr. Holden, c 4 Air. olden of Sir Thomas'-buildins, was on d e iv to visit H his daughter in Paddington, he fell down L il l the ,Str ee t. itss e c". To AUSTRALIA.—A line of large and powerful okls belpanonging to the General Screw Steam Shipping is abLnd out to commence running between Eng .oand Port Philip and Sydney. th e a , Y--On Saturday, at noon, during the absence P' ar nilY, the house of Mr. Lyon, Barn-street, Breck tne...verton, was entered by means of skeleton keys, quantity of silver plate stolen. 44,N.,..cAstitaz MlLlTlA.—Appointments: 2d Regt.— I .l, a nsergh. Esq. late of the 62d Foot, to be Cap- R: W illiam Howie; Fitz-Patrick, gent., to be Ensign. e gt."--Joseph Bray Gilbertson, gent., to be Surgeon. l',..AuzatcA.—The British and North-American bp ~de P ail a steam-ship America, Leitch, commander, took cr tture hence for Boston, on Saturday afternoon, kail s ' u Y Passengers and a fair cargo, besides the usual tt • 14 ti rtt Pr AND THE NILE.—We again call attention to thick cresting exhibition of Egypt and the river Nile, boil ll a„s attracted so many thousands to the Panorama inti.o2d-str.eet. Those who have not jet paid a visit . . , 1 ; 'use no time in doing so. lissi ß 4 -v, FRANCIS BisnoP, of the Liverpool Damestic 1 ,"leti o " , Who has been on a three months' visit to Ame itt, 4 °r the benefit of his health, arrived on Wednesday 44 14,,`, 1 e Baltic, and will at once resume his labours t, 64E the poor of this town. L3E a A RV. —A Fneeting ,was held at Bolton on tor the purpo of adoptin measures for carry e,° effect the wishes se of the burg g esses (ascertained by gym ' 'r ac'tal poll) to establish a free public library and mu r the use of the inhabitants at large. 1 1 .41 V1 , 1/ i ldi._ BALIS Aay, James Hughes, of for 45iZg aspect, was committed for trial, charged with Net!, e ntirely bitten off the nose of James Eaton, an 4 st a „ 7 r an, whose face exhibited a most frightful ap qth:,,°' the nose having been sewn on by the surgeon NOrthern Hospital. 11 411 ) 1 :WAY TUNNEL SIGNALS.—Mr John James, of iti,` 4 Y-street, in this town, has invented a very inge- N,,aoParatus by which a train passing through a tunnel k b , itself exhibit signals of its arrival and departure at kir s el d,af the tunnel, either by day or night. It ap to be highly deserving of attention. 41 :e a :' LIVERPOOL ART-UNION has been entirely re-mo- N! and placed under the management of an influential N - „ lt tee, who will, no doubt, adopt such regulations as ', 4 iier„ N ve highly satisfactory to the subscribers. The Exhibition this year has been by far the hest, dizeliolders have thus a much wider field for choice. —On Tues 41ttit (hCRYSTAL PALACE AT SYDENHAM. — The minis- Nth e Rev. Dr. Hillcoats) and churchwardens of St. ilth a r°, 's Church, together with 410 of the inhabitants l ocality, have memorializ-d the premier against tlll(lrening of the Crystal Palace, at Sydenham, OR gi r ? s • The mi n i s t er has received a reply, acknow ,,l t the memor i al. 4; 1 • rled E A one of the " Fox" line of packets, 114 e() • Tuesda last for Melbourne and Sydney, with j ~ a IblDle mond passengers. The internal fittings and itintiin'odations of this fine ship are such as must main • hoe deservedly high character which the ships of this :le received for comfort and convenience. She , I,: e ted to make a quick passage. i l t t Y IQ th CIAL CEMETERIES.—Mr. C. Macaulay, secre 1111>op 7 Board of Health, in reply to a letter from the tii r isect ° ,' Newport, says that,--" The Board are an d a ," 3 1 state, that her Majesty's Government enter tne of being able to introduce into Parliament pati o he session a measure to facilitate the 14 4 °` Provincial cemeteries." c REs‘F.B. IDIOTS.—A meeting was held in Man t°4 dth n t ,_ , urs ay, to consider the propriety o . f estab t4i" Institution for the reception of idiots, in which :akneetht receive su c h inst r uction and training as the Oit ) t e s,ef their intellects should permit; and might, if "elet, r'e made, in some N I L ' . The L or d B is h op o f Manchester useful members presided. of o'BVP• l 3ATaoss, one of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and It e li:gle line of packets, left the Mersey, on Saturday, is e "roe, with her full complement of passengers. ei s :Pected to make a quick and satisfactory voyage. Of on fitted up with every convenience to ensure the 4. tti tti .ty those on board, particular . ca re . having especially - "e to secure good ventilation in every part of the V .t it W NitOw Y, EST DERBY GUARDIANS, at their meeting on "" appointed Mr. Gough, of the Borough Gaol, f ) qtr e 1 :f the Workhouse, in place of Mr. Lythgoe. 11, 4t e,,,, r e ninety-two candidates, comprising a magis ,tt, .euenant in he royal navy, several insectors in ' l Ol g thsl t era and Irish t constabulary, one or two assistant 'Nile: a nd a large number of masters and matrons of 11. 1 4,1, 1) MunnEn.—On Thursday morning, the body of Na rtn male child was found in the canal, about 1 1 / e 'l°4l Chisenhale-bridge. Mr. Kemp, surgeon, 0 11 11 4 a 1" »tort examination, and found that the ueen born alive, and that suffocation by drown- I N ic ati o b i e ,7,.._the cause of its . death. At the inquest, a ,n own ~ \V ilful murder against some person or persons Was returned Ast.t, a screw-steamer belonging to Messrs , Jone s . c ; and Chapple, was tried last week on the s e has b een fitt e d w ith B ea tti e ' s p a tent, which o " monthly that, during the trial trip, a champagne Sear „P l aced t'taced upon the top of another, and on the top he - s er e Placed two wine-glasses,and, notwithstanding earne r was at full speed, they remained standing. 'Crease in J oL WITEI VIOLENCE.-011 Thursday, a man, ti,,,et tie4 ".o Lu cas , was brought up on suspicion of being N' A lor l . ( ;' l a the robbery of Lieutenant Pike, of the enii tOlottt 'ace, who was knocked down and , robbed of a Ili L e h and ch • by • • t of min seven men, in Finch-street, on the 28th of October. The thieves bad got ti Z L on !, gold w a t c h an d a b ou t £5O. M r . Pike being ~"her ,'°o, from th e consequ e nce s of the attack, the j4N . 4as remanded. !!4; , ! l ev;9 l ,`‘,:rit INSTITUTION.—The Rev. St. Vincent a e e()nd lecture on • The Astronomy of Scrip. tt e il le a " t u h e a l_ivered on Fridf!y to a much more numerous N t o er „ zn u t on the . previous . occasion. There were eresting points in the lecture, articular) ,!oter of ° g to the Pyramids of Egypt, the astronomical iite rio of th ei w r 1 .' 1 6 was shown to be paramount, in the lounders, even to the purposes they were serve as places of royal entombment. The ew s , so useful in the elucidation of a subject were numerous, and highly explanatory. T AL TR hti rsd °Y ‘ - ' ol uhtirrau.—At the meeting of this body, , Mr. lderman Langsdale was app . ointed I; 4 t. "d Mr A Alderman Dover deputy-chairman, 14 d I' 4 °g Yea The different sub-committees were t 4 l) Ato • °'med. A r fessrs. Godfrey, Johnson, Her . iderson, ON M kl4 ll ted osst Beckwith, Stewart, and Fleming were i tegt 'be committee to superintend the passing throng il t p tae ll t , t t oofathe intended act to amend the provisions of kr nitary Improvement Acts ; also, t . o , watch 11,4,1ikc'es tohrough Parliament of any bills which may effect the local acts in force within the Oittp e al la unde r th e cogn i sanc e of the Health • tiNitititi4k,TAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT SEAFORT d H. h ; 1,1%! ita t °II the bodies of Mr. Hamnett, an were killed on the Crosby and Southport "044 " 48 held last week before Mr. Driffield. The ktt b, ° ed a verdict of " Accidental death," accom- Nt%.4;Jhe following presentment :—" The jury ca.n -~lNl,exqtk"'sehirwitlioilt remonstrating with the Lancashire tte 4 ty, ° Railway Company against . the removal \, 4 4 ` 13 t tne u ° Sundays, from roadside stations, ofthe P all!) employed. when extra traffic generally _ hh ; IPv als o 0 1 ,qe /v., 0 suggested to the Lan . cashire and al 'w o V Company that, in future, some bell or different signal should be given, on the 4 ;1 , 11 .44 4: g and . Southport Railway, previous to ery train." -.l‘ vs as GREAT B RITAIN.—Me ssrs. Gibb si tkt -.• have just received, per the had Dutch ship n a ad ices that the Great Britain (s.s.) put all well, on the 23d September. Capt. eastercing for s evera l d ays con tended against a ' gale, with a s t rong cu rrent to the north tttit ti; e ' in g hitt making his southern course, deter ; tt I "le ej ,, rll „orn . ing of . the 18th (lat. 24 43 S., lon. 10 ti t „hti r , ,"`Mutng to increase, with every appearance I rt g), being fearful lest big coals should run s bee Mild, und er t h ese c i rcumstances, ma k e th e t t ;:fli t , (l th e '? °P to St. Helena to replenish his coals. He yP 04 b e 0 0 the 23d, and was actively engaged in "IA fuel and x ected to leave in three or 4 el ) . ps • 'e th:tl 0 accident had happened either to the ship , s oCelit n rdu jing the voyage The master of the Dutch kik:o 4 4' ll °eard the Great . Britain, and states that t k Pti k i era ap , 11 R e M te . . eared highly pleased with . the conduct 'l'mvs and his officers, and with the whole "is of the vessel. 4 k tiT c , lo lN I t , - 1144 9 1 I thaftY OF BANK NOTES.-0O Saturday, %, 11 1.i,.:se ') r s % ° r ek, a youth, sixteen years of age, , D ot 'oo o l,_Owri, Shipley, and Co.' Chapel-street, to was sent N i (e l ed , i . ranch of the Bank of En s g , land with £3,000, Iti the Ilavitre £5OO and five £lto Bank of England It h l N N, ii . g to wait a few minutes, he placed the notes "ets:Leort,i:', a nd covered them with arm.. While \o,.`l' a ta ble position he was accosted, n bland 4 , l ti d beeastZttable looking . man, f who a asked him where .l ard , the lad e a ptam e d ha i r i i . ge fora £sa note ? Thrown arm, and pointing to . a , 0 1 1 1 of the roo ra m ise said is " There." During this lth i th e the disanpeared. .In great consternation, itellkel4iter'leParted the nature of his loss to the stranger, aa 11,4ve taken “ Then the man who has just gone t e a , e ll t hem. I saw him come up to the counter, l De l'4l wh.e hurriedly. Come to the door, and 'till:eatale'', Way he has gone." The unsuspecting i' ll • I t o ' t ''ed him into the street, and the sharper, . 1 .:1 4 , V .a jwtias,.rd,B Cook-street, said, "See, that's the 47 , th e th'e,orned down Cook-street : run after him." ". er e 1 Youth was looking after the imaginary e T i 1 ra se ko kt le 11 , al made his escap( opposit net e 4lei l ,i„ "ehers of the notes are known, an "ed that the thief will not remai tor , e in nn opposite direc nild hopes THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1852 WILLIAM BAKER, aged fifteen, the son of a baker in Molyneux-street, Bryanstone.square, London, has been committed for fratricide, having killed hisyounger brother in a fit of passion, by stabbing him in the side with a table. knife. • NEWSPAPER STAMPS.—Three very. handsome little machines for stamping newspapers are now in use at Somerset.house, London. These ingenious inventions will, attended by two children, stamp 18,000 newspapers daily. THE UNITED SERVICE CLUB intend, on the day of the Duke's funeral, to devote the whole of their splendid house to the service of the ladies. Six hundred and thirty will be invited, and a breakfast will be provided on the occasion. TRINITY COLLEGE, GLENALMOND.—At the annual meeting of the council, Sir Michael Shaw Stewart, Bart., was elected a member of council, to supply the vacancy caused by the death of Sir John Gladstone, Bart., and the Hon. J. C. Talbot. ROBBERY.—Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Littlepage, sisters, who formerly kept a school at Cheltenham, have been committed for trial at Tewkesbury, for stealing a large quantity of plate, the property of Mr. Maxwell, of Kener ton Priory, of which place they had the charge. SUDDEN DEATH.—On Thursday Major-general Thos. Fenn Addison, aged 80 years, was found dead in his bed, at the Green Dragon Hotel, Bishopsgate-street, London, where he had been in the habit of residing during his visits to the metropolis from his provincial residence. THE. LATE GALE.—At the lowest estimate, not less than 100 seamen have perished by the dreadful gale which prevailed last week, and the destruction of property is also necessarily very great. Seven bodies have been washed ashore near Sunderland, and remain with nobody to claim them. THE TOWER of a new church, St. Jude's, Moorfield's, near Sheffield, built under Sir R. Peel's Act, fell down on Sunday, eestroying the entire building with the exception of the outer walls, the arches, the clerestory roof, &c., of the cha eel, and its aisles, and doing damage to the amount of XBOO. THE " MARTYR" BLum.—About 300 German refugees met on Tuesday, at the Freemasons' Tavern, to com memorate the " martyrdom" of Robert Blum, who was executed after the taking of Vienna. The chair was taken by Herr Ruge, who was supported by Johannes Ronge, and several other foreigners. CLEOPATRA'S NEEDLE.—Her Majesty's Government have given permission to the Crystal Palace Company to remove this interesting relic of antiquity from its resting place near Alexandria, hut subject to the condition that, if the Palace ceased to be used for the purpose contem plated, the Government may resume possession. AN INSOLVENT M.P.—The ease of William Seymour Blackstone, late M.P. for Wallineford, was called on in the Insolvent Debtors' Court, before Mr. Commissioner Tom - , on Friday week, hut the insolvent did not answer. Numerous creditors appeared to oppose Mr. Blackstone, and as he did not appear his protection was withdrawn. HYDROPHOBIA.—About ten months ago, a woman, named Margaret M'Grevy, residing at Carlisle, was bitten by a dog supposed to be mad. She recovered and ap peared to be quite well, but about a fortnight ago she be came ill, foamed at the mouth, snapped at people who came near her, and died suffering all the horrible agonies of hydrophobia. HORRIBLE DEATH.—On Thursday, at Gloucester, a sawyer named Ayres, at Mr. Essie's saw mills, which are worked by powerful steam machinery, while carrying a bulk of timber to feed the mills, stumbled, and fell upon one of the revolving saws, which in a moment tore through his chest, pierced his vitals, and cut him to . the backbone, almost dividing him in two. CONVERSIONS.—Fifty-eight more persons have re nounced Popery in St. Paul's, Bermondsey, since the last Published account—viz., 15th September last. Several of these last converts are well-educated persons, amongst them two ladies, one had been a pervert to Popery. it may be added that great numbers more are meditating their withdrawal from the Popish community.—Record. LAUNcR. — The Australian Company's screw-steamer Adelaide was launched, at Millwall, on Friday. She has been built by Mr. Scott Russell, on the wave-line prin ciple. Her length is 288 feet, breadth 38 feet, depth 27 feet; tonnacze 1,800. The Adelaide has four masts. She is constructed with fifteen water.tight compartments, and has four enzines and four boilers. She was launched all standing.. The Adelaide was built under the supervision of Mr. Brunel. WITHDRAWAL or THE MAIL PACKETS BETWEEN CEYLON AND THE MAURITIUS.—The mail packet, which has been for some time employed by the government of the Mauritius in the conveyance of mails between Ceylon and that colony, having now been withdrawn, letters, &c., transmitted to the Mauritius by the Overland Mail can only be despatched from Ceylon as opportunities offer. All letters and newspapers for the Mauritius will be for warded by the direct packet, via the Cape of Good Hope, unless specially directed to be otherwise sent. THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION.—In a private letter from Captain Kellett to a gentleman .in London, he states that when at the mouth of Wellington Channel, be and his officers saw a great number of birds perched on what turned out on examination to be square pieces of whale blubber, which were drifting out of the Channel. They bore every appearance of having been cut from the animal. Captain Kellett came to the conclusion that the Prince Albert was close at hand ; but that ship was at the time in Regent's Inlet. The blubber must, therefore, have been cut either by Esquimaux or by Franklin's party. LOSING A BABY.—A few evenings since, as a young couple, residing in a village not far from Walton-on-the- Naze, were leaving the house of a friend, where they bad been spending the evening, their sleeping baby was duly wrapped in flannels and shawls and laid in apparently comfortable quarters at the back of the cart. The parents jogged home, no doubt congratulating themselves upon the fancied security of their little charzc ; when, on going round to the back of the cart, the tail-board was found to have fallen off, and the baby was gone. Their serious alarm was not of long duration, for two gentlemen travel ling the same road had picked up the lost one, and had the pleasure of restoring it unhurt to its anxious parents. —Essex Standard. THE PRINCE OF WALES'S MODEL GuN.—The new Master-general, Baron Raglan, has presented the Prince of Wales, as a birth-day gift, with a model of a 6-pound fieldpiece. It is upon a scale of two inches to the foot; length, 10 inches ; bore, 6i tenths ; weight of powder, 2 drachms ; weight of metal, 6 lb. On the body of the gun is engraved the Queen's initials. " V. R.." surmounted by the crown, on the " chase of flight." The coronet and plumes of feathers are most beautifully executed. The carriage is constructed of the finest wood in the royal car riage department, and is one of the finest models that ever left the Royal Arsenal. Ihe model is taken from a 6-pounder brass field piece, 6 feet in length ; weight, about 6 60. ; and acknowledged to be the most service able and prettiest brass fieldpiece used in the British service. A GHOST AT BLACKLEY. — The gossips of Blackley, and the great authority of that village, the policeman, assert that a " boggart," or ghost, has made its appearance in the house of a clogger, named William Whitehead. it first gave a token of its presence by cackling like a hen. Sometimes it moans like the whistle of a railway engine and, when any of the family stand on a certain flagstone in the back kitchen, it screams like a child. After a de monstration of this kind, on one occasion, Whitehead removed the stone, and, after digging a short time, he found a cream jug full of lime and bones. A few days ago, it is said, the kettle, full of boiling water, was re moved from the fire to the middle of the house floor. Some of the villagers, who state that the house has been haunted eighty-five years, are of opinion that it is " Old Shaw's wife." DEJ EIINER ON BO ARD THE TANTlVY.—Yesterday afternoon, al splendid dejeuner was given on board the large and comfortably-berthed ship Tantivy, now lying in the Salthouse Dack, taking in passengers for Australia. The Mayor (S. Holme, Esq.,) honoured the owners with his company, and in responding to a toast in which his health had been drunk with enthusiasm, he took the op portunity to praise the excellent arrangements which had been made to ensure the comfort and health of the passengers. COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION. — We ate informed that William Brown, Esq., M.P., has lately endowed the upper school of this institution with a free nomination, value £2l, which will be called the " Brown Scholar shin," and be thrown open annually to competition like the " Egerton Scholarship" of the same value, Riven by the Earl of Ellesmere. The first election will take place at the close of next half-year, the competition in this instance being open only to those new pupils who may enter the school between February and June, and the subjects of examination , being Greek, Latin, French, English, Arithmetic, and Scripture History. Those who enter the school within the same period may hereafter be candidates (in June, 1855) for the " Masters' University Exhibition," value £175. GLASGOW AND LIVERPOOL STEAMERS.—This old established line will be fully and well supplied with first rate steamers during the ensuing year. Messrs. Burns are having built, by Messrs. Denny Brothers, of Dumbarton, two fine paddle-wheel steamers, for which Messrs. Thompson, of Glasgow, are constructing the engines. These vessels will be fitted to suit the comfort of both cabin and steerage passengers, and be well adapted for the carriage of goods. From the power and fine model of these steamers,,they are expected to be very fast sailers; and, in consequence of the improvements in the navigation of both the Mersey and the Clyde, and the light draught of water of the vessels, they will be able to run up and down both rivers at all states of the tide. Both steamers will be on the station early in the spring. BRENAN V. PRESTON.—This was a motion in the Vice- Chancellor's Court, before Sir George Turner, for a man datory injunction to restrain the defendants, who are the managing owners of the screw-steamer Phoebe, of Liver pool, for preventing that vessel from sailing, by withhold ing certain portions of the machinery belonging to her. The discussion turned very much upon disputed matter of fact connected with the receipt of a commission on the difference between nett and gross freight. The defen dants justified their retention of machinery on the ground that Capt. Brenan, the plaintiff, had declined to fulfil an agreement entered into with them as ships' husbands. His honour declined granting the injunction, stating that his feeling on the merits was decidedly with the 'defen dants, but that from plaintiff's own showing he must have been aware of the facts in May last, and that, conse quently, if the question rested upon the ground of delay alone, he would decline the injunction. LIVERPOOL CHEMISTS' ASSOCIATION.—On Friday a pharmaceutical meeting of the members of this association was held at the Royal Institution, for the purpose more especially of considering the subject of the supply of medicines to emigrant ships. Mr. Sumners, the pre sident, occupied the chair. It appeared that, owing to the inferior quality of medicines sometimes supplied to emigrant ships, the Colonial Land and Emigration Com missioners had adopted a rule that all the medicine chests of the ships sailing under their auspices should be fur nished exclusively by the London Apothecaries' Company. This, he contended, might prove but the beginning of a series of encroachments upon the privileges and emolu ments of the trade ; and it behoved the whole of the chemists and druggists located in seaport towns to bestir themselves in the matter. The representatives of Liver pool had been waited upon, and the matter having been represented to them, and suggestions made to remedy the evil which had led to the measure complained of, had offered every assistance. It was for the association to determine definitively on the steps which ought to be adopted.—After a few words from Mr. Copeland and Mr. Clay, Mr. Abraham, the honorary secretary, read the draft of a memorial which bad been submitted on the subject, and which suggested, as a remedy for the former evil, a closer inspection of the medicine chests of all vessels, at some public depot, by completely qualified government officers.—Mr. Evans read an interesting paper on rhubarb. THE NEW STEAM NAVIGATION ACT.—At St. George's 'ball, yesterday week, the Recorder gave an important decision under this act of Parlilment, which came into operation at the commencement of this year. The case was one of appeal, the owner of the screw-steamer Times having been convicted by the borough magistrates for receiving on board more passengers than the number specified in the sea-going certificate issued under the statute. The steamer was authorised to carry 323 pas sengers, and, in this instance, there was an excess of 235. The court was called upon to mitigate the penalty, because the hold of the vessel was empty ; but the Recorder was of opinion that it would be mischievous to encourage such a ground of extenuation. The conviction was affirmed with costs.—At the Police-court, on Wed nesday, Thomas Dead, master of the Dublin Company's steamer, Duke of Cambridge, was summoned for having on board, on the 27th August last, 730 passengers, being 129 in excess. It appearing that the company endea voured to prevent overcrowding, the magistrates inflicted the nominal penalty of ls., and ss. per head for each passenger in excess, regretting that they could not mitigate the latter penalty. An information was heard against P. Owen, master of the Drogheda steamer Brian Boroihme, for having 1,250 passengers, being an excess of 606. The magistrates inflicted a penalty of £lO, and ss. for each passenger in excess, amounting altogether to £l6l 10s. In the same court, on Thursday, John Lewis, master of the Rhyl boat, Earl Spencer, was fined £5 under the same act, for proceeding to sea without a certificate. PROI , WID I3ANKS IN INDIA, AUSTRALIA , &c.—A report having gained credit in Liver Pool and other places that a joint stock company, proposing to establish banks in India, China, and Australia, were seeking to obtain a charter limiting the liability of the shareholders to the amount of their subscriptions, the directors of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce applied to the Man chester Commercial Association to join with them in representing to Her Majesty's Ministers the danger of such a course. The Manchester Association, however, thought it desirable first to apply to the Board of Trade, to ascertain if there was truth in the report, and on Friday they received a reply stating that two draft charters, one for the Bank of India, Australia, and China, and the other for the bank of India, for which applications had been made, had been referred by her Majesty in Council to this department for their report. These drafts had been submitted to the commissioners for the affairs of India and to the Lords of the Treasury, and were now under consideration. With reference to the question whether similar privileges as to limitation of liability had been granted by Her Majesty's Government to like establishments either in India or any other .6•Is•-• dependency of Great Britain. they were informed that, no charters for the establishment. of banks in India bad been granted, and that no charters by which the liability was restricted to the amount of the subscriptions of the shareholders had, of late years, at least, been granted for establishing banks in any other dependencies of Great Britain. That, according to the rules established by Government, in 1846, it was the practice to insert in charters of incorporation granted to banking companies in the colonies a provision under which the shareholders were responsible for the engagements of the company to the extent of twice the amount of their subscribed shares : that is, for the amount subscribed, and for a further additional amount equal thereto. Docx COMMITTEE. - At the weekly meeting on Thurs day, Mr. Shand presided'. The warehouse management sub-committee recommended the adoption of a new system for the collection of dock and town dues, with a view to prevent defalcation► by clerks. It was explained that, by the arrangement proposed, the documents would pass through the different departments of the Customs in the form of an I 0 U, and the treasurer would pay the ac counts to Sir Thomas Brancker, the receiver of town dues, and other parties. This plan was approved.—The harbour master's sub-committee recommended that the east quay of the Prince's Dock should be appropriated to the export trade, with the exception of one berth at the south-east corner ; also that the west quay of George's Dock should be appropriated to the export trade, and the east of the same dock to the import trade. It was recommended that water-casks should not be allowed to be filled at the places mentioned. The recommendations were adopted.—Mr. Molyneux said that, some time ago, there was an applica tion from Messrs. M'lver on the subject of paying dues on goods shipped in their steamers in transitte. It was re ferred to the Finance Committee, and the committee had at length recommended that the rate should be reduced. Hitherto Messrs. M'lver, in order to simplify the matter, had paid whatever they were liable to pay in one round figure. If there were 500 packages they had put them all in one, and bad paid the highest rate. The greater part. were liable to pay Bd., but some as low as id. and 2.1. Nearly all those goods were transhipped from vessels that brought them from France, or from some other port, to the steamers going to America ; and the committee had recommended that, for all goods above 4d., the rate should be reduced to 4d., and that, for all goods above ld., the rate should be reduced to ld. After some conversation, the recommendation was adopted.—The chairman an nounced that two vacancies had occurred in the sub-com mittee of finance. Mr. Bigham and Mr. Claxton were unanimously appointed to fill up the vacancies. GENERAL NEWS. THE GOVERNMENT have refused to grant land for the construction of commercial docks at Portsmouth. GOLD. — The Charlotte Jane has arrived from Adelaide, South Australia, with 48,000 ounces of gold, valued at £192,000. THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY.—The Conservative mem bers of the House of Commons had a meeting with the Premier yesterday (Monday) afternoon. Fours CHILDREN, sons of Michael Leamy, a labourer, were killed last week by eating dahlia-roots, which they had believed to be wholesome food. NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY.—Major-Gen. the lion. George Anson, M.P., has been elected to succeed Mr. Glyn as chairman of the London and North-western railway. THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL IN FOREIGN PARTS has, during the year, paid no less than £78,500 in aid of the operations of thel church at home and abroad. THE LATE BARONESS VON BECK.—In the case of Con stant Derra deMoroda (secretary to the late Baroness Von Beck) v. George Dawson and others, a rule has been granted for a new trial. INCENDIARISM.—On Saturday a large amount of agri cultural property, the produce of a farm of 400 acres, was destroyed by fire at Womenswculd, near Barham, on the road from Canterbury to Dover. THE REPRESENTATION.—The students of London University are preparing to assert their claims to a re presentative, in place of one of the disfranchised seats to be supplied in the present parliament. Stn. G. CARROLL has sent a brute, named David M'Farlin, to prison for seven days for cruelly setting his which he had entered fc across the back, so that, r beer, after st The dog bit the cat ng in great ago she died. MUSIC AND THE DRAMA. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. — The production of ther Son and Stranger," last week, invested the recent operatic engagement with peculiar interest. It was the work of Mendelssohn, and the only perfect liederspiel which he completed ; and even it was not written for the public, being composed for a family festival. It is, however, a work perfect of its kind—an operatic gem; classically simple in the plot, fanciful and graceful in the music. It is an opera of but one act, and the scene is the same throughout ; the time occupied is less than a day, night intervening. The original words were written by Herr C. Klingemann, the intimate friend of Mendelssohn, and it comes to us translated by Mr. Chorley. The incidents are natural, simple, and droll ; and the whole is so skil fully arranged that we regret the more the loss the world sustained in the too-early death of this great composer. The overture is an exceedingly beautiful one, and embo dies some charming music, which subsequently plays an important part in the operetta. The Curtain rises, disco covering Ursula at her sp►nning-wheel, singing one of the prettiest romances which we remember to have heard, — "There sat in the grey, grey times of old,"—and the action immediately becomes highly animated. There is another lovely ballad in the early scenes, " When the evening bells are chiming," which was well sung by Mr. Harrison ; and several highly dramatic pieces besides,—in fact, the work is highly dramatic. The greatest novelty in the operetta is the cessation of action upon the stage, at the close of day, and the sweet music which heralds the advent of the festive morning. We were unable to witness Mr. Edward Fitzwilliam's new opera, " Queen of a Day," the inci dents of which are taken literally from M. Adolphe Adam's " La Reine d'un Tour," but the London press speaks highly of its merits. On Friday night this operatic engage ment, which has proved so very successful, was brought to a close, and the charming Miss L. Pynetook her benefit. The house was crowded to excess, and to the " Crown Jewels" (not the best of the operas produced by far) she added to the programme the old and celebrated " Beggar's Opera." MissLouisaPyne is certainly the best prima donna we have had here for long. To a rich soprano voice of great compass she adds much precision and delicate into. nation ; her execution is perfect, and she can throw strong feeling into that which is strictly dramatic. We sincerely hope she will re-visit us at the earliest opportu nity, for the public have enjoyed a great treat, and shown their appreciation of good operas. This week and the next another treat of the highest order has been provided, and we trust the houses will be equally well filled. We have before spoken in the highest terms of Miss Glyn as a tragic actress. She appeared last night in the character of Lady Macbeth. To-night she is announced to appear as the Duchess of Malfi—a role which she has made her own ; for though this tragedy is a revival, she had no stage tra dition for her guidance. Miss Glyn is also announced to appear as Isabella, in " Measure for Measure ;" also as Bianca, in " Fazio ; " and as Lady C onstance, in ' King John SATURDAY EVENING CONCERTS. — The Mayor, Samuel lioltne, Eig , has allowed his name to be entered as one of the patrons of these amusements ; and his worship has expressed his intention of being present at the concert on the 27th instant —Our advertising columns contain an announcement, that a new musical presentation library is about to be added to the attractions at the Musical Repo sitory. in Lord-street. tre, has night an action for £30,000 Of the Italian opera, for the breach of .le Wagner. CHESHIRE AND WALES. COMMISSION signed by the Lord-Lieutenant of Car narvonshire :—Rev. Richard Ridgeway Parry Meally, Clerk, to be Deputy-Lieutenant. CARNARVONSHIRE MlLlTlA.—Appointments John Vincent Hawksley Williams, Esq., and William Griffith Griffith, Esq., to be Captains. PAnKGATE RAILwAY.—At a meeting just held at Parkgate it was resolved to carry out this line, six miles long, at e. cost of £6OOO per mile, to commence at Nes ton and terminate in the Birkenhead line at Spital. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the week ended 7th November :—Passengers, parcels, St.e., £2003 is 8d ; goods, £920 Os 3d. Steam boats, £256 14s Id. ; total, 3,179 16s Od. Increase as compared with the corresponding week of last year, £479 Os 6d. JAMES JACKSON, a labouring man, has been committed for trial, at Birkenhead, on a charge of manslaughter. About a fortnight ago, finding his wife intoxicated, on his return from Liverpool, he had beaten her and fractured her ribs ; and she subsequently died of the injuries which she had received. MR. WILLIAM HADFIELD (late secretary to the Birken head Dock Trustees) has been appointed secretary to the South American General Steam Navigation Company, who have now four vessels on the stocks, and will com mence running their line to the Brazils and the River Plate in a few months. BIRKENHEAD BUILDING SOCIETY.—This society may now be said to be established with the most favourable prospects of success. At the meeting, on Wednesday, several new members were enrolled, the revision of the rules was resumed, and the meeting adjourned until to morrow (Wednesday), for the election of trustees, and other officers of the society. INTHELISTOF THE CLASSICAL MODERATORS at thelate degree examination in Trinity College, Dublin, the name of Mr. H. B. Thomson. son of Mr. Alexander Thomson, of Hamilton-square, Birkenhead, occupies a distinguished position. Mr. Thomson has obtained several honours in classics during his under-graduate course in Dublin, and was formerly a pupil of the late Rev. Wm. Richardson, 8.A., of Hamilton-square. SERIOUS RIOT.—A bridge on a portion of the Birken head Dock property, which is at present the cause of legal proceedings between the Birkenhead Dock Trustees and the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway Company, was, on Monday, the locale of a serious riot. It app gars that the railway company either have, or intend to have, a depot on a piece of land between one of the docks and the river, to reach which they must cross the bridge in dispute. As the. Dock Trustees denied the right to cross the bridge, the local superintendent of the company collected a gang of coal-heavers and others, about eight o'clock in the evening, who, despite all the efforts of the dock- offie'als, drove an engine and goods' train across the bridge. This attempt of the railway people to cross the bridge, and the efforts of the servants of the Dock Trustees to prevent them, led to a serious riot, which lasted nearly two hours. Captain Hookey, the harbour-master, was several times struck, and otherwise ill-treated ; and a man, named Williams, dangerously hurt. The police were sent for, and they arrested three of the rioters, William Davening, Samuel Price, and George Avery, who were brought up before the magistrates on Tuesday, and remanded. A summons was also issued against Mr. Steevens, the local superintendent of the railway company, who has not yet been arrested. The disturbance was so violent, at one period of the evening, that all the inhabitants in the neighbourhood of the docks were placed in a state of extreme terror, as the police-force seemed far too small to put a stop to the disgraceful proceedings. LAUNCH OF THE IRON SCREW-STEAMER FAITH.— On Saturday, the Faith, a beautifully-modelled screw steamer, built for the African Mail Company, and in tended for the station at which the Forerunner is placed, was launched from the building yard of Mr. John Laird, Birkenhead. Her dimensions are—length. 200 feet ; beam, 30 feet ; and burthen, about 900 tons. The engines, which are on te direct action principle, have been manu factured by Messrs Fawcett and Co., of Liverpool. The Faith will be commanded by Captain Parsons, an ex perienced seaman, and from her fine model and adequate horse-power, is expected to go very fast. Her stem, which has a beautiful curve, is surmounted by a neatly carved figure-head of a female, half-length. She has cabin-houses running almost the entire length of her spar -deck, which are fitted with admirable arrangements for securing light and ventilation. She has a large top gallant forecastle, with accommodation for the seamen. She has an elliptical or round stern, of rather a novel construction, the framing and plating being carried for some distance from the stern above the upper deck in the form of an arch, malting a spacious wheelhouse and other apartments, the roof of which is planked ; the effect of the whole being to give the after part of the vessel a neat and light appearance. The bull is coated with two different preparations for preserving the botton of iron vessels, the lower part having Peacock's, and above that a new pre paration, called " Macintosh's patent caoutchouc com position," which is said to be equally applicable to either iron, wood, or coppered ships. Alongside of the Faith there is another vessel, named the Hope, for the same company, in an advanced state, and expected to be launched in a few weeks ; she is of similar mould and dimensions to the Faith; but the engines for her are being manufactured by Messrs. Forrester and Co. THE CHARGE OF CRUELTY.—The inquiry into the charge against Mr. and Mrs. Pemberton, of cruelty towards their servant, Elizabeth Malcolm, was resumed before the Birkenhead magistrates on Tuesday. Mr. Bardswell continued his cross-examination of the com plainant. The witness admitted being disobedient to orders, and also that she had not conducted herself pro perly. [A. part of a stiffened bell-rope was here produced by Mr. Bardswell, and it was identified by the witness as part of the rope with which she had been beaten. AC_ - tbe request of Sir George Stephen, the rope was impounded.] Elizabeth Zachary, formerly in the service of Mrs. Pem berton, said that she had knoWn that lady both to beat and kick the girl Malcolm, whose back was much bruised in consequence. Sufficient time was not given her to do the work. She was overworked. She was once confined in the cellar all day, and upon other occasions for three or four hours. Several other witnesses to the same effect were called ; and Mr. Harmood Banner, the treasurer of the Female Orphan Asylum, was then examined. He said, Elizabeth Malcolm was for seven or eight years an inmate of the Asylum, and her conduct there was very satisfactory in point of truth and morality. He had several times interfered on her behalf with Mr. and Mrs. Pemberton. She had girlish faults, but it was the beat ings which would make her stupid.—The magistrates said, as it was their intention to send the case to another tri. bunal, they might as well inform Mr. Bardswell that, as at present advised, they would not hear evidence for the defendants.—Mr. Bard - swell having addressed the bench, the magistrates then consulted together a few minutes, after which Mr. Case said they were unanimously of opi nion that there was evidence sufficient to justify them in sending the case for investigation before another tribunal. They would, therefore, stand committed to the next ses sions. Bail was then taken for their appearance.—On Wednesday. Mr. Bardswell applied fora re-hearing of the case, which the magistrates declined. BIRKENHEAD PETTY SESSIONS, These Sessions were held on Thursday, before John Deane Case. Esq., (Chairman,) J. R. Shaw, Esq., Congreve, Esq. NUISANCE IN A RAILWAY CARRIAGE. James Judson, butcher, of Liverpool, was charged with committing a nuisance in one of the Chester and Birken. head Railway carriages. Mr. Gibson, the Secretary. appeared for the Railway Company ; ana Mr. Pemberton, solicitor, for the defen dant. Mr. Barton, merchant, stated that on Tuesday fort night he was coming from Manchester by railway, in the afternoon ; and that when between Chester and Birken head, the defendant, who was in the same carriage, com mitted the nuisance complained of. Cross-examined.—Complained to the guard at the Hooton station. Mr. Callaghan, station-master, deposed that when the train arrived at Birkenhead, the guard told him of the complaint against the defendant, who denied it, and gave his address without hesitation. Mr. PEMBEKTON denied that the offence had been proved, inasmuch as it had not been proved that the bye-law was binding by Act of Parliament. Mr. KENT, the Magistrates' Clerk, said that, by the 7th and Bth jf Victoria, it was only necessary to show the publication of the bye-laws, which was proved by Mr. Gibson, and the Bench over-ruled the objection. Mr. PEMBERTON said he was prepared to deny the fact, and called the following witnesses : . - James Fleet, butcher, of Toxteth-park, said he knew the defendant, ar►d was in the same carriage with him. Did not see him commit the nuisance complained of, and was in conversation with him the whole way, sitting oppo site to him. Did r.ot observe him get off the seat, and thinks he did not. William Lindon, also a butcher, said he travelled with the defendant and the previous witness, at the time in question. Sat next to the defendant, but did not see him commit the nuisance complained of. The CHAIRMAN said that the Bench did not for one instant discredit the evidence of Mr. Barton, but the evidence for the defence had thrown some doubt upon the matter, of which tbey would give the defendant the bene fit, upon his payment of the costs. REFUSING ADMISSION TO THE POLICE John Sparrow, an innkeeper at Bebington, was charged with having, on the Thursday night previous, refused admission to the police in search of a deserter improperly harboured. Mr. Bretherton appeared for the defendant. Policeman 19 stated that lie went to the defendant's house between midnight and one o'clock, and on requi ring admission, as he was in search of a deserter whom ho suspected of being in the house, he was repeatedly and finally refused admission. Had never been at the house before. This evidence was corroborated by another policeman. Mr. Grace, a constable of the township of Bebington, said he was out with the defendant to assist in extinguish ing a fire, and they met a soldier who wanted a night's lodging, which the defendant gave him out of charity. The soldier attempted to escape the next morning, but was apprehended by witness. Mr. BRETHERTON contended that it had not been proved that the person who refused admission was autho rised to do so. The BENCH took this view of the case, and dismissed the charge. KEEPING OPEN AT IMPROPER HOURS William Bowden, a retail spirit-dealer in Chapel-street, was charged with having his house open at improper hcurs. Policeman 41 said, that on passing the house about three o'clock in the morning, the defendant called him in to assist in clearing his house. He went in, and found about twenty persons, all of whom left but one, who was seriously injured in the eye. There was no disturbance. The defendant said it was an annual suppe previously told the superintendent of police , A. I_l__l__ - and he had hat he had .rty, and tpld to keep 1 Mr. AV Ha this statement, t numerous The Queen, led by the Prince Consort, and preceded by the great officers of state, took her seat under the centre of the triple canopies of the throne, while Prince Albert occupied his usual place upon her Majesty's left hand. Considerable curiosity was manifested as to who would be the bearer of the sword of state, in the place of the late Dnke. Lord Derby now filled his place, and took his stand with the sword of state on the left of her Majesty. The crown SC as borne by Lerd Lonsdale, Lord President of the Council, and the Ladies in Waiting were the Duchess of Athol and Viscountess Canning. The House of Commons was summoned with the usual for malities, and the Speaker, attended by the Ministers and other members, havinz appeared at the Bar, the Queeu proceeded, in a clear and distinct voice, to read HER MAJESTY'S SPEECH " My Lords and Gentlemen, " I cannot meet you for the first time after the dis- - solution of Parliament without expressing my deep sor row, in which I am sure you will participate, that your deliberations can no longer be aided by the counsels of that illustrious man, whose great achievements have ex alted the name of England, and in whose loyalty and patriotism the interests of my Throne and of my people ever found an unfailing support. I rely with confidence on your desire to join with me in taking such steps as may mark your sense of the irreparable loss which the country has sustained by the death of Arthur, Duke of Wellington. " I am happy to acknowledge the realness with which my subjects in general have come forward, in pursuance of the act of last session, to join the ranks of the militia ; and I confidently trust that the force thus raised by volun tary enlistment will be calculated to give effective aid to my regular army for the protection and security of the country. " I continue to receive from all foreign powers assur ances of their anxious desire to maintain the friendly re lations now happily subsisting with my government. ' " Frequent and well-founded complaints on the part of my North American Colonies of infractions by citizens of the United States of the Fishery Convention of 1818 in duced me to despatch for the protection of their interests a class of vessels better adapted to the service than those which had been previously employed. This step has led to discussions with the Government of the United States, and, while the rights of my subjects have been firmly maintained, the friendly spirit in which the question has been treated induces me to hope that the ultimate result may be a mutually beneficial extension and improvement of our commercial intercourse with that great republic. The Special Mission which, in concert with the Prince President or the French Republic, I deemed it right to send to the Argentine Confederation, has been received with the utmost cordiality, and the wise and enlightened policy of the Provisional Director has already opened to the commerce of the world the great rivers hitherto closed, which afford an access to the interior of the vast con tinent of South America. _ " I have the satisfaction of announcing to you that the sincere and zealous efforts of the Government of Brazil for the suppression of the slave trade, now nearly extin guished on that coast, have enabled me to suspend the stringent measures which I had been compelled reluc tantly to adopt, a recurrence to which I anxiously hope may be proved to be unnecessary. " The Government of Her Most Faithful Majesty have fully recognised the justice of the claim which my Govern tnent have long urged for the abolition of the discriminat- ing duties on the export of wino, and have passed a decree for giving complete effect to the stipulations of the treaty on this subject. _ "You will probably deem it advisable to resume the inquiries which were commenced by the late Parliament with a view to legislation on the subject of the future government of my East Indian possessions. " Gentlemen of the House of Commons. " The estimates for the ensuing year will in due time be laid before you " The advancement of the fine arts and of practical science will be readily recognised by you as worthy of the attention of a great and enlightened nation. I have directed that a comprehensive scheme shall be laid before you, having in view the promotion of these objects, towards which I invite your aid and co-operation. fy Lords and Gentlemen " It gives me pleasure to be enabled, by the blessing of Providence. to congratulate you on the generally improved condition of the country, and especially of the indus trious classes. If you should be of opinion that recent legislation, in contributing, with other causes, to this happy result, has at the same time inflicted unavoidable injury on certain important interests, I recommend you dispassionately to consider how far it may be practicable equitably to mitigate that injury, and to enable the indus try of the country to meet successfully that unrestricted competition to which Parliament, in its wisdom, has de cided that it should be subjected. "I trust that the general improvement, notwithstanding many obstacles, has extended to Ireland ; and while I rely with confidence on your aid, should it be required, to appy spirit a bordma lence, which prodlices many and aggravates all of the evils which afflict that portion of my dominions, I recom mend to you the adoption of such a liberal and generous policy towards Ireland as may encourage and assist her to rally from the depression in which she has been sunk by the sufferings of late years. " Anxious to promote the efficiency of every branch of our national Church, I have thought fit to issue a corn. mission to inquire and report to me how far, in their opinion, the capitular institutions of the country are capable of being made more effective for the great objects of religious worship, religious education, and ecclesiastical discipline. . . . " i have directed that the reports of the Commissioners far inquiring into the system of education pursued at Oxford and Cambridge should be communicated to the governing bodies of those universities for their con sideration, and I rely upon your readiness to remove any legal difficulties which may impede the desire of the uni versities at large, or of the several colleges, to introduce such amendments into their existing system as they may deem to be more in accordance with the requirements of the present time. " The system of secondary punishments has usefully occupied the labours of successive Parliaments, and I shall rejoice if you shall find it possible to devise means by which, without giving encouragement to crime, trans: portation to Van - Dieuien's Lana may at no distan - t period be altogether discontinued. " The subject of legal reform continues to engage my anxious attention. The acts passed in the last session of Parliament have been followed up by the orders necessary for putting them in operation ; inquiries are in progress, by my c .ion, w a a view o bringing in harmony . . the testamentary jurisdiction of my several courts ; and bill; will be submitted to you for effecting further im provements in the administration of the law. "To these, and other measures affecting the social con dition of the country, I am persuaded that you will give your earnest and zealous attention ' • and I pray that, by the blessing of Almighty God, your deliberations may be guided to the well-being and happiness of my people." The reading of the royal speech being concluded, her Majesty and Prince Albert rose and left the house with the same formalities which had accompanied their entrance. THE ADDRESS The house having resumed, the Earl of DONOUGHMORE moved the address to her Majesty in reply to the speech, and the motion was seconded by the Marquis of BATH. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE, after alluding to the loss which the country had sustained in the death of the Duke of Wellington, said he could have wished that the speech had contained a less vacillating and faltering decla ration as to the commercial policy which the Government intended to pursue. 1 hope, however (continued his lord ship), we may be justified in inferring, from this absti nence from all positive statement of the future policy of the Government, that they now entertain the opinion that not only has the legislation of late years been attended with the happiest effects, but that it is their intention to pursue that legislation in the same spirit and upon the same principles. If they should adopt this course, then I have no hesitation in saying that they will be entitled to the support of every man in the country who has been the advocate of free trrde ; and they may depend upon it that support will not be withheld. Lord BROUGHAM said the most appropriate tribute which we could pay to the Great Duke would be to follow his advice and strengthen our national defences. _ The Earl of DERBY, having paid a graceful tribute to the memory of the late Duke, and touched on the various topics in the speech, addressed himself to the state of the country, and expounded the Ministerial views and inten tions on the subject of the existing commercial policy. He and his colleagues, on taking office, said they would ap peal to the country before proposing any change in the commercial policy recently adopted. That appeal had been made, and he had no hesitation in saying. that, with regard to the imposition of any duty on corn and provi- sions, not only was there a large majority of members re turned to Parliament opposed to such a measure, but - P many of that majority were from agricultural districts, op posed, whatever might have been their original opinions upon the subject, to the re-imposition of any artifi,int letter the restriction upon the introduction of opinion which had been expressed he saw that a recurrence to a protective policy was impracticable ; and, although practicable, it was not desirable to re-open the controversy. " On the part, then, of myself and of my colleagues, I bow to the decision of the country, and, having so bowed, I declare, on their part and on mine, that while desirous to the ut most of our power to mitigate that unavoidable injury which the adoption of the policy to which I refer has in flicted, and must inflict, upon important classes, I do not adopt it with any reserve whatever. I adopt it frankly, as the opinion of the country, and honestly and fairly I am prepared to carry it out as the decision of the country." It would be improper for him on that occasion to enter in detail upon those measures by which the injury he had alluded to might be mitigated without interfering with free trade but he had the satisfaction of stating, that if that house and the country would have patience to wait one short fortnight, the Chancellor of the Exchequer was prepared to lay before the house those measures which Her Majesty's Ministers were of opinion should be car ried out. The motion was agreed to. Lord Redesdale was re appointed Chairman of Commitees, and the House ad journed. FRIDAY.--in answer to questions from Lords Lynd hurst and Brougham. The LORD CHANCELLOR stated that on Thursday he should state the legal measures which it was the intention of government to propose, although he could not promise to introduce them in the present short session. The Duke of MONTROSE reported that their lordships' address, in answer to the speech from the throne, had been presented to her Majesty, who had been pleased to return a most gracious answer. The Loan CHANCELLOR read a message from her Majesty, recommending their lordships to take into con sideration at an early period the necessary measures for the funeral of the Duke of Wellington. The Earl of DERBY ease notice that on Monday he should move for a committee for that purpose. HOUSE OF OF COMMONS THURSDAY.—The House met at one o'clock, and having been summoned to the House of Lards to hear the Queen's speech, the Speaker attended by a number of members proceeded thither. On their return the usual sessional orders were put and agreed to. THE ADDRESS. Lord LOVAINE moved the address to her Majesty, in reply to the speech, and in referring to the important part of it, he acknowledged the large measure of prosperity which prevailed in the commercial districts, and was ready to admit that the commercial policy of recent years had contributed to that prosperity. Still much loss and suf fering had been entailed by that policy upon a large, in dustrious, and influential portion of the population ; and he had yet to learn that the House of Commons would turn a deaf ear to the claim for relief which the sufferers possessed. Mr. C. EGERTON seconded the motion Mr. C. VILLIERS complained that the House was not informed whether the first minister had abandoned his opinions, and that it had no assurance that it was not intended in any way to alter or modify our late commer. cial policy. Upon this subject the speech was vague, and, he might almost say, deceptive; whereas tie House was entitled to a distinct declaration, whether our future policy was to be that of Protection or that of Free Trade. He gave notice that on the 22d instant he would move a decisive resolution on the subject. After some remarks from Mr. HUME, Mr. Secretary WA LPOLE denied that either evasion or exception was intended. The passage had been worded with the view of preventing a warm and heated discussion, and to avoid the necessity of an amendment. If it was the wish of gentlemen opposite to move an amendment, Ministers were ready to take the discussion now. They were prepared to make a declaration of adherence, and, more than that, to submit the measures they deemed it desirable should be carried. Lord Jour: RUSSELL thought it desirable that the address should be allowed to pass without amendment. With regard to the statement in the speech on the subject of free trade, he. participated in the disappointment which had been expressed by Mr. Villiers, and rejoiced at the course he intended to take on the subject. The CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER said that, with regard to the suffering interests referred to in the speech, it was the determination of the government to take such claims and similar claims into consideration, and endea vour to mitigate the injury occasioned by the recent changes ; and he believed that every thing that was rea sonable could be done without disturbing the principle of unrestricted competition which ministers recognized in the speech, and which they were prepared to adhere to. " Neither I," continued Mr. Disraeli, " nor have my colleagues, any intention to propose any policy which will give artificial prices, or attempt to give what the hon. gen tleman on the other side has mentioned as compensation for the losses which have been occasioned by the changes in the legislation which_has regulated the commercial in terests of this country ; but what we do say is—and I will state it as distinctly as I can succed in expressing myself, with none of those cloudy words for which the noble lord has given me credit—that we think those commercial changes have been effected without at the same time a change, a corresponding change, in our financial system ; and I say, notwithstanding what the noble lord has asserted, and the sympathetic cheers which he received from one of his late colleagues, who was certainly ac quainted with that branch of the subject, that it is our intention, believing that a proper revision of our taxation has not taken place, to put before this house a policy that will place our financial system more in harmony with our commercial system." He would not put any obstacle in the way of Mr. Villiers' motion. He would not mention so early a day as that named by Mr. Villiers; but he sub mitted that it would be far more convenient, far fairer, and, he thought, more satisfactory, that the government should, in the first instance, have an opportunity of plac ing their policy before the house. Mr. Disraeli thought he would be able to make bis statement on Friday, the 26th instant. Mr. GLADSTONE said that as regarded the commercial policy, he thought that much had been gained from the discussion. He confessed that the paragraph in the speech had excited in his mind disappointment and dis satisfaction. He thought that, under the circumstances, Government would have acted wisely if they had given the house a distinct declaration in the Queen's speech on the subject of our commercial policy. thus placing the question for ever beyond dispute. He would not ask individual members of the Government to avow their con version. He asked that they should be persons who unequivocally and finally agreed to abandon the proposal to return to protection. More than that he would not ask, with less the house could not honourably be content. After some remarks from Mr. NEWDEGATE, Mr. CHRISTOPOER said he bad not changed his opinion on the subject of protection, or of the injury slaw id by the agricultural interest from the repeal of the corn laws, but the verdict of the country had been given, and he was ready to bow to that decision. Mr. COBDEN advised Mr. Villiers not to postpone his motion. If Mr. Disraeli was sincere, he had only to second Mr. Villiers' motion, and the question would be settled. He denied the injury alleged to have been sus tained by tne agricultural class. The debate was further prolonged by remarks from Mr all, Sir John Shelley. Lord Palmerston, and Colone Sibthorp, an( FRIDAY.—The speaker took the chair at four o'clock. ELECTION PETITIONS. Petitions complaining of undue election returns were presented by Sir B. HALL, from Bridgenorth, by Mr. GLADSTONE, from TaTistock, and also from Great Yar mouth. ALLEGED BRIBERY AT DERBY. ,e motion was fina y agreed Sir A. J. COCABURNT.— . I have to present a petition from Derby, signed by many electors of respectability, complaining that at the last election systematic bribery was resorted to there to secure the return of Thomas Berry Horsfall, Esq., and alleging that the Right Hon. Major Beresford, a Privy Councillor, a member of the Government, Secretary at War, and a member of this House, was a party to such bribery, and had himself procured, through one John Frail, an agent to be sent to that borough for the purposes of such bribery. sir, I give notice, that on Monday next I shall move that this petition be printed with the votes, and that on Friday, the 19th, I shall move that it be taken into consideration, with a view to an inquiry by a select committee of this House, or in such other mode as the House may deter mine hey wot mt, and as quit _ superintendent of police, corroborated ut said that two of the parties had been y be la house s le was as possible fighting, and one had, he believed, lost the use of his eye The defendant had himself called for the police. The case was dismissed. ASSAULT. Emma Whilter, a woman in humble life, was charged with assaulting Henry Turner. The complainant said he was in the house where he lodged on the previous night, when the prisoner struck him several times with her fist. She was his sister-in-law. It appeared that the assault arose out of previous family quarrels, the defendant admitting the offence, but plead ing provocation. She was called upon to find sureties to keep the peace. NON-PAYMENT OF RATES About forty persons were summoned by Mr. T. H. Galloway, collector to the township commissioners, for non-payment of improvement, lighting, and sewerage rates, amounting together to three shillings in the pound. Richard Tower appeared and pleaded inability arising from long sickness. He was advised to make an arrange ment with the commissioners. Andre; Lane also appeared, and made a similar plea, upon which an order was made, with an understanding that time would be given him. Orders were also made in the other cases OPENING of PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS The interesting ceremony of opening the new Parlia• ment by Her Majesty Queen Victoria in person took place on Thursday, with the usual solemnities. Owing to the heavy rain which fell, there was not so large a crowd as ordinary, but the attendance within the House was INDIA Mr. F. MACKENZIE gave notice, on the part of the President of the Board of Trade, that on Monday he would move the re-appointment of the committee on Indian affairs. THE DUKE'S FUNERAL A message was received from HER MAJESTY on the subject of the funeral ceremony of the late Duke of WE L- LINGION The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER gave notice that ho should call the.consideration of the House to HER THE MINISTERIAL STATEMENT The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER also announced that on the 2Gth of November he should lay before the House the alterations in our system of taxation which, in the opinion of the government, the changes in our com mercial system had rendered necessary. THE ADDRESS The bringing up of the report on the address gave rise to a brief discussion, in which several Irish members took part, in the course of which _ _ Mr. WALPOLE said the government had no intention of introducing any new measures of coercion. On the con trary, they were in hopes that before long they might relieve Ireland from a measure of coercion which had been last session renewed for one year ; and in a short time would be introduced a measure to settle the relations of landlord and tenant in that country, giving to the latter compensation for unexhausted improvements. THURSDAY A GENERAL HOLIDAY. Mr. WALPOLE gave notice that on Monday next he would move to suspend the standing orders, with a view to pass a bill for the purpose of placing the day of the Duke of Wellington's funeral on the same footing, as promissory notes and bills of exchequer, as the Lord's-day. COURT AND FASHION THE COURT.—Her Majesty, after opening p ar li arnen on Thursday, retu ned to Buckingham Palace, w hi c h she again left at four oclock, to visit the lying-in-state of the Duke's remains at Chelsea Hospital, The Royal party then returned to Buckingha m P a l ace, which they again SIR JOHN FaNintm.--By the d ea th o f Adm i ral Mudge, Captain Sir J o h n F ran k l i n, K.C.H., of the miss ing Arctic expediti on , b ecomes a Rear-Admiral of the quitted for Windsor a littl e b e f ore fi ve o ' clock. Blue. THE 'MARQUIS OF NORMANDY if; confined by severe indisposition at Mulgrave Castle. His lordship is ing from a slight attack of paralysis, brought on b gestion of the liver suffer- GLASGOW UNIVERSITY.—The Conservative section of the students have determined to nominate his Excellency the Lord-Li eutenant o f I r eland as Sir Archibald A succeßciir fiso inra rectorship of the I" suing election Hol\illitsioßfOTcHoymi.ElolLnDs: foil‘rsPl;e—.eolenctothne of meetingspeakero! 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