The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-08-09 00:00:00

TUESDAY MORNIIQ THE WEEK ST 9, 1853 THE most important, if not the most exciting event of the week, has been the favoura change of the weather, which ,comm :need a .ent to press with our last itinued, wit very little bite; of fine weaili ission it this CIA The ocx of the year when all are anxiously lo_oLing forward to t ion of their I Dnsequenc .elfare of ti population, but also for its effect upon commercial affairs—as an: aurally lead to aye growtl drain upon our monet )f foreign su resources for the purcl which will be proportionately enhanced in vahi the appea It is gratifying to b( ante of the wheat.f , at prese is most n: Ins which ha taken place into this port within the last few must set at rest any appre of food. The Agricuit 'ons as to a scarc 1 Gazette has publis an elaborate tabular state reports from all parts of the eon dition of the crops viewed with caution, as it of the opinion particular indic ant, professing to 1 y as to the ement should sometimes, with sole reference to their own estate and too often liabl effect of such a report upon countt At the meeting of nesday, there was a " per, might have bee suited with the Alderman LANG! biassed by the probable markets town Connell, on Wed- Inich, in another musing, but it hardly gravity of our local parliament DALE was severe on one of the servants of the Corporation, who had not to resist the temptation of indul beyond the 1 ment of the electionLa feared, proved too se Lions of many more. The Alder right in his co a of ti rxication wealme condemnation called up facetiously ren arked that g., something excite- vent which, it is to lx e good resolu- an was, no doubt e degrading vice of Mr. FERNIHOUGH Alderman ova ne rememuerea, on one occasi home when he Alderman had fo: not immaculate Navin to assist him to o'er all the ills of life victorion gotten it, and the ment. The Tie by no mean dignity of the Council pr Ty, th led the soft impeach- added to tht t when men answe empte ;Eng of the Health t board, a position ) dispt e, had h had been g premises nt demands become inordinately a the conseql Mr. GLA the wound at th o f Alderman LANGSDALE at tha' h no one would I not been his own assailan The sun granted to Mr of the le LsoN for at Birkenhead, owl of the Government for the withdrawal of their We can easily understand the propriety of the Governm t maint their right to the shores, within hig tidal rivers, in der to preserve the navigation free from encroach ments which n* ght prove inju but it is a right which has, or ought to have, no money N for the simple reason that, if the encroachment ld legalise it ; would prove injuriot and if, on the other hand, it m id prove beneficial, the mere nominal permission to occupy the shores ought to be conceded. It was more than insinuated by the Liberals of the Dock Committee, that the difficulty arose from Liverpool I by two Conservatives. TheN eing• represented best, but we shoo , erhaps, how their )e loth to accuse own party the Ministry _of being actuated by such paltry, motives ; but, whatever =,y be the reason of their conduct on this occasio: t is indefensible, and Mr GLADSTONE, to his credit repudiated the notion of Liverpool submitting to such injustice The prosperous fthnf!, ,tion property has induced the Town Council to make a con- siderable increase in the officers. At a time when men are turning out foi ries of almost all their higher s in almost very department of in- austry, it is, perhaps, a more - prudent. economy to a graceful )n of additional remune: tion to deserving servants, than to wait until the demands for increase become Brea* .er than ti means of satisfying them The .employers who do not wait to be asked, are generally better served than those who pay no more than they are obliged. The subject of the smoke nuisance, with reference to the steam-boats which ply on the Mersey, was brought before the Health Committee, on Thursday, and a suggestion made that the invention of Mr. LER STEVENS should be tried. It was applied to the Genova steamer, previous to her last trip to Genoa, and was found to answer admirably, no smoke being perceptible, even directly after firing. The ferry steamers, from the landing-stage, are usually a very great nuisance to Liverpool, from the immense quantities of foul smoke which their funnels emit, a n d some plan should be devised for com p ellin g them to abate the nuisance. This would be no hardship, 'but an advantage to the owners, as the invention to which we have alluded has not only been proved to be efficient for the purpose, but also effects a considerable saving in the cost of fuel, a proportion of which the inventor would be willing to accept for his patent right. The proceedings at -tile annual - meeting of the Royal Insurance Company, on Thursday, were of a far more favourable character than many had been lea to anticipate. The fears which had been en tertalillea of the heavy responsibilities from insur ance tr ansactions in America were shown to be in a great m easure It was st a t e d th a t the although groundless. balance of loss against the Company, after the extensive fire at Montreal, was no less th an ' 3-7, °' 3 9, it had been reduced by the end of the year to only 0,273, and that while the whole of the American losses, including 813,000 at Nev Orleans; were £23,000, the premiums received were £27,600, thereby leaving a profit to the Company of £4,600. In the' life_ department the business had also been very successful; and the shareholders were g ratified by the announcement not only of a dividend but a bonus The t o wnship of Birkenhead, which may be con sidered one of the most important suburbs of Liver pool, is largely partaking of the general improve- went, owing to the raj VILLIAM d increase in the commerce At the monthly. meeting of the Corn- Yassioners, on Tuesday, Mr. HUGHES stated that land had risen in value fully twenty-five per cent. durin g the last three months, and small houses ' we lt difficult to be obtained. Much of this is c - v ing to the vigorous prosecution of the outer " w°l : 3 l ' under the contract with Messrs. BASSETatth e 4 3., and the improvement will be still greater On the c onviction of the outer wall, which will en able the contractors to give employment to about fifteen Inuidred additional men. Birkenhead has now the means of advancement almost withinher own hands and, on a f u t ure occ a s i on , we shall point to a few details to which attention might be directed withadvant a ,. it was at one time thought that Birkenhead would be a rival to Liverpool ; but the public have now grown wiser, and view the im provement at the other side of the Mersey as a Valuable aid to t he commerce of the port. ThG 017 1 1:4 91* AEDI6.4 fiaturday fgrii494 of the port have been asked whether w igers depe Ldent on the return of Messrs. HOESFALL and LIDDELL are decided by what has transpired. Of this there :lemen w t to be .no doubt, for those gl 'fled,- and have since. taken their seats in the House of Commons, s bers for Liverpool. An foolish as to la oken, and voted, as mem man who could be so a wager on the success pi their pponents, desi erved to lose The amusements during the eels have been aore than usually active, as though our fellow- townsmen were determined to enjoy the season. Mr. C. MATHEWS, from. London, has been drawing large houses at the Theatre; Royal, and Mrs. FITZ ' and Mr. .BUCKSTONE has'e succeeded At the Zoological Gardens the conductor has preyed a liberal catere Avds of visitors ; ,r, and been rewa ded with fine weather has en- ,bled the ferry boats to reap a rich har% e• numbers who have rushed to breathe the pure Eimemoimer.m_s_l , _wersammswemi fixed for the terMination of its evolutions, in consequence of its having received an order to repair immediately to the Baltic. _ _ A letter from Copenhagen, of the 28th ult., states that the cholera was then increasing in intensity, 346 new cases being announced, and 184 deaths. There have been in all 4,759 cases, and 2,508 deaths. PnusslA.—The Queen left Berlin on Monday for Vienna and Isehl. On the King's going to join her Majesty an interview will take place between him and the Emperor of Austria The accounts from Coburg respecting the health of the Duke and Duchess are highly satisfactory. The cholera having appeared on board several vessels from Copenhagen, all such are kept strictly in quarantine. AUSTRIA.—The Emperor Francis Joseph, and several members of the Imperial Family, intend going to Ischl immediately after the nuptials of Her Imperial Highness Maria Henrika, which are to take place at Vienna, by proxy to-morrow . .(Wednesday). , PERSIA.--Prince- Dolgorouki, the Russian Envoy at Teheren, demands the cession of the province of Azer baidjan, one of the richest in the monarchy, as compensa tion for the non-payment of an . immense sum of money (80,000,000 of roubles), which he pretends is owing from the Scah to the Czar. The province of Azerbaidjan is contiguous to the Russian possessions to the south of the Caspian Sea: rt from I TURKEY.—Riots have occurred in various parts of being caused the fanaticis tions Of the population. of certain por- The Hos Polars of Moldavia and Wallac zor orci thia, acting .inee Gort: had suspended provisional, koff's, of course— all -relations with the Sul- tan. The accounts more recently received state that the Hospodars, in consequence of their compelled refusal to pay - tribute to the Porte, have been summoned to Con stantinople, and that the Consuls of England and France in the Principalities have had Orders to lower their flags. The fortilica tions of the Russian troops are being ear- .oughoiit the AUGU, rapid passE fforded an additional proof of the cter which Liverpool enjoys for the speed and we-eminent punctuality of her magnificent steam-ships Cunard line and the Collins line, between this port other : and so arduous has been the struggle for superiority, that the advantage has to be estimated by minutes in a voyage of several thousand miles, a proof hi-itself of the high perfection to t Brit: from Vienna earn navigation has been brought, through terprise of t e spirited cm Antipodes, and from the great care which. has Several you een bestowed on her equip fled from their - native count issian i m• stew tralia eve The Eo resection is not anticipated, b and temporising veply-is—cor Bourse on Thursday was h A few forced sales, to any ai cause a fu more considerable depression LL n is announced to sail on Thursday for t by her enterpi ach other, it is confidently expE will make the quid sown, Lbination or inde- t passage to Ans- ' - as ceased to be a subject is so Quixotic, and the ntly insincere, that it is tion Petition LL The enterprise •omoters of it so evide rl to be a mere flash in the pan, reluctantly undertaken for the perfi ci not intended to be procef Lance of a rash promise, led witl TILE CYCLE OF THE WEATHER, price of wheat the undeni official do WITH respect to the ,ble criterion is the ,ost ordinary capacity," without any gloss, can mderstand the weekly averages, by the imperial -r, from the Government Gazette—viz., on Friday, July 22, 1853, wheat was 41s. per quarter on Friday, July 23, 1552, wheat was 495. Bd. ; last week, 51s. 10d. per quarter, being a difference, under the Free-trade system , against the Free trade "loafer," of more than 10s. a quarter in one year ! If any man ever placed any reliance upon a fallacious political expedient, let him now reflect that, in his passion for change and quackery, he quart of scarcity and forgot the plimary causeof years abundance. Such periods have existed from all time, and will continue while the worldlast s . Were it not that there is ONE regulatio n i n th ese affairs, infinitely superior to any Act of any Parlia ment, no factor or miller could govern the markets so material for one -hour. sited and blamed in any Go- of the world in a matt What is to be lal nt, whether Free hat the trade or Conservativ e e, is 3 never prepared for such emer- - In this rather peculiar state of things, we find that Count Abel Hucro—the most celebrated statis tician in France—a c eonservative, too, though the near relative of Victor—has just published a work, entitled " Memoire sur la Periode de Disette qui Menace in France," which, in that country, has created amongst politicians an immense sensation, and deservedly so: for the count proves by hard, dry, incontrovertible figures, that "periods of scar city and abundance of corn are of regular recur rence." To those periods of scarcity which he . V OClfiern in past times, he traces local distress and discontent, confusion and riot, and at times revolu tion ; and in these inferences it would be difficult — nay, impossible—to overthrow Count Hugo's argu - ment. Several of our own " strikes" are ascribable to the same cause. But with regard to the Count's discovery of tho" cycle or periods of scarcity and abundance" he is entitled to no merit or credit whatever. To the readers of this paper for several years past the subject of this cycle must be fami liar ; and on the present occasion we need only ob serve that the editor of the Globe, who lately brought the work of Count Hugo prominently un der notice in this country, on being reminded of the fact, admitted the claim of one of our own country men to this important discovery. In fact, a " Pri mary Cycle of the Weather" was communic a t e d t o sever al authorities in this country in 1818 and 1819, - and in 1821 was transmitted to, and acknowledged by, the Academy of Sciences in Paris ; and, so far as the periods of scarcity and ab un d ance are con cerned, the work of Hugo is merely a re-production, or rather an adumbration, of the discovery of Maekenzie. It appears that Sir David Brewster has been familiar with this system and wrote upon it so long ago as 1818 ; and so lately as 1851 was 'furnished by the author with a diagram of the cycle, retrospectively and prospectively, for a period of two hundred and sixteen years ; by which the corresponding periods of atmospheric extremes and meteorological disturbance can be clearly and easily traced by all those .who have the industry or the inclination to study them. With respect to the weather of the existing period of the cycle, we are led to the conclusion that there is little or no prospect of any improvement, so far as regards the productions of the earth in this coun try, before the years 1855-56 ; and that, trying t o the agriculturist and grievous to the consumer as the present year may prove, there is no appearance whatever of next year being more propitious. The wet weather of last winter and spring, and the com-: pressed weather of the year, as deduced from the cycle, are doing their allotted work, which was un equivocally announced more than two years ago" throughout England and Scotland. The year 1855 will, m all probability, begin to restore the balance of the existing extreme in the weather ' • and it only remains for us to hope that, under Providence, some means may be found in the interval to gate those distresses of our people which such periods A invariably superinduce. ac- The present subject seems to be far from an ceptable one to those in " high quarters :" for it would appear that Count H u go s work has been treated by the authorities in France with as marked prejudice as Mackenzie's dis nooefelryeCt has gnaiit m et r NNit h in this country. It would seem to be purposely reserved for higher names and more influential parties to develop the system. Be that as it may, it can be safely predicated that the order of the weather is .as regular and irreversible as that of any other system in nature—that there cannot be in existence such a thing as two cycles of the seasons no more than there can be two suns in the firmament —and. that all future observers must on this subject have recourse to the only exposition w o h r ii p l W h a as rd produced, and which has been f ears before the public— founded, moreover , as i t is, u p on more than sixty ucsyeotf '4 e t e llty years' daily and continuous registration of the wea ther in all its phases by one solitary hand.—Church and State Gazette. AUSTRIAN IzAzy.,--A letter from Milan of the 29th ult., in the Opinione of Turin, states that the. grape-blight causes great uneasiness in Lombardy, arid that the scarcity of corn is begining to be felt. All th e labourers and work men„being Austrian subjects, now in Switzerland, have been ordered back to Lombardy. The same letter states that one Beseti, a priest, and Nice-curate of the cathedra at Milan, has absconded with a large sum of money he had scraped together by playing upon the credulity of poor people who resorted to his confessional, and from whom he extorted their savings under various pretences. SAD CABE AT CLINTON.—The Decatur (Marion county, Ill.) Gazette of the 15th ult. has the following :—.Herr Alexander . met with a most terrible check at Clinton, Dewitt county, last week. In playing off the - hocus palls , of the magic pistol, it proved to be loaded with balls, - and the young man, George Smith, who was to stand up and catch a fictitious ball in his mouth, received the contents of the loaded pistalin his left side ; and from the character "of the wound the probability is that it will 'terminate his life, leaving a widowed mother, who was solely dependent on him, inconsolable. " SANDING" THE SUGAR : CONSCIENCE AT WPRIC AMONGST Tin GROCERS.—The Washington County pot says,-that a denizen of a certain village, with whom he is acquainted, having had sanded sugar sold to him, inserted in the weekly paper the following :—" Notice.-LI pur chased. of a grocer in this village, a quantity of sugar, from which I obtained one pound of sand. If the rascal who cheated me will send to my address seven pounds of good. sugar, (scripture measure of restitution,) I will be satisfied ; if not I shall expose him." On the following day nine seven pound packages of sugar were left at his residence from as many 'clitraent 40,1r3, emu §lippc.o.pa 11,14.4dttin THE LIVERPOOL FOR EIGN INTELLIGENC FRANC at St. Clow' dinner w AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER [zing characte parts of the mines we hear the most-favourabl represented as doing IMPERIAL HOUSE OF .—On Satun Dn, Prince Duke de Manz Ere Impe'riale, Orders hay suspend the preparations, as the journey of the Emperor and the Empress to the south of France will decidedly not take place this year." It is stated that the F favourable answer to " •each Cabinet does not rely on a e propositions which have been An immediate n evasive siaeredanost.probable. The :avy, and decline Lount, would hai s, at the commencement of the departu . of these young men, passports were denied to othe bitants of the nrineiwilities...who likewise desired The Moniteur has published an article on the great ad vantages conferred upon French vessels enteringthe British ports since the repeal of the English navigation laws. ITiry.—The king of Sardinia in returning to Turin from his journey and gratifying .visit to Spezia, had an The vessel struck on a reef, but happily sustained by crew or pas ed ashore by a boat, and accident at se no was lost, nor" a: senders. His arrived at Turin in perfect safety DENMARK. - The Cologne Gazette states that the Swedo-Danish squadron had returned before the time was cone riedout on the most complete principle Works of defence are established in all the strong points of the country, and daily arrivals of ar tillery reinforce these positions. The troops are, besides, forming three entrenched camps, which are intended to protect the lines, and will be rendered impregnable. But beyond this information is the startling news that the provinces. Russians hay., across the Danube, to connec. Tehetal. - actually thrown everal bridges of boats Ismail with the isle of The Portofoglio Maltese of the 16th-ult. announces the arrival at Malta of the French steamer Ajaccio, with 52 French superior officers on board, who are to enter the Ottoman service.. It also states that, the French steamer Leonidas left Malta on the 1 5 th for Constantinople, with 120 chests of muskets on board. • • A squadron of five Tunisian ships are on their way to Constantinople. The .English steamers Retribution and Fury are at anchor in the Golden Horn. The Inflexible,. in crossing the Dardanelles, ran ashore, and is now under repair in the port of Constantinople. Intelligence, dated Jassy, 20th ult., states that informa tion has just been received from St. Petersburgh, that the Russian Government, while leaving to the reigning Princes of Moldavia and 'Wallachia their and their nominal power, has decided that there shall be joined to them a Council of Government, composed of three members, ap pointed by the Czar. All affairs are- to be submitted to this council, whose decisions will be-sovereign. Indepen dently of this fact, the country has just been subjected to a contribution in kind. Several young Boyar& having manifested their discontent at the exactions committed by the troops who occupy the country, were immediately incorporated with the Russian army,. where they will be compelled to serve for three years. Engineers have been for several days past taking a plan of the towns of Jassy and Bucharest, which are, it is said, to-be fortified in such a, manner as to be able to support the operations of the Russian army. The bulk of the Russian army of occupation is spread through Wallachia, 6000 troops only remaining in Mol davia. The Grand Duke Constantine, lately named Grand Admiral of Russia, has arrived at Odessa. He was to tWo naval divisions in the Black Sef RussrA.—On the 22nd ult. the Emperor gave a grand fete at his palace of the Hermitage; on. which the Patrie . observes that "the ambassadors of France and England, it was remarked, were the objects of particular attention from his Majesty." Russia is still actively pursuing her warlike prepara tions. She has just called out her contingent for the year to its full extent, by an imperial ukase, dated July 20. The annual levy of seven men out of every thousand is called out in Eastern Russia, in order to,complete the land and sea forces. Two other ukases are also published, fixing the details of the levies to be made. In virtue of a fourth ukase the Odnodwures, and the inhabitants of Kiew, Podolio, Wolhynia, Minsk, Grodno, Wilms, and Kown are also to supply recruits. The Hanzburgh Correspondent, under date of St. Petersburgh, 21st ult., says,—" The armaments in the interior of the-empire continue without interruption. The battalions of reserve of the 4th corps of Infantry are con centrated near Tula. The guard and the corps of Grena dierS still occupy the positions,m the camp, near Krasnoge Selo and near Badost, not far from Gotschino. The manoeuvres of the two corps, which form an effective force of 100,000 men, still continue. A letter of the 26th frpm St. Petersburgh contains assurance that the Emperor is Tess inclined than ever to give way an inch. .From Copenhagen we learn that the Czar has ordered the Baltic fleet, consisting of about twenty ships of the line and fifteen frigates, to be equipped, and to go to sea immediately. The intelligence of the assembling of a corps of Russian troops in the neighbour hood of Erzeroum is fully confirmed; and it is stated that the city would be invested by the Russians in the first fortnight of the present month.. DAmAscus.—The Governor has summoned the prin cipal Christians and Mahometans , and strongly urged them to live in peace together. The Governor of Aleppo, who is renowned for his energy, has seized some thirty fanati cal Turks and locked them up in a fort between Alexan dretta and Latakia. 's _fleet left the harbour on that EGYPT.--Illielligenee from Alexandria dated July 21, to join the ships outside, - when Pashar ed the Dardanelles. The fleet consists says t nmorning; w t . h h oegi, lasteantisfet spar t il6 h c e ef oed of three line-of-battle ships, two large frigates, two cor vettes, one brig, and one steam-tender, together with eight t ra nsports full troops and stores. It was at one time proposed to send the magnificent new steamer which ha§ for some months been lying idle in port. She is 2,800 tons burthen, with engines of 800 horse-power, and is one of the most superbly fitted up vessels afloat. She remains at Alexandria. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE ARABIA, By the British and North American royal mil steam ship Arabia, Commodore Judkins, which arrived on Satur day forenoon, we have intelligence from New York to the 27th ultimo. The Arabia sailed from New York at ,0 35 p.m. on the 27th, and on the 28th, at 5 15 a.m. ' she passed the steamer Asia, hence for New York. On the 28th she ran 274 miles ; 29th, 286; 30th, 287 ; 31st, 290 ; August Ist, 301 ; 2nd, 301 ; 3rd, 314; 4th, 320, and sth, 328 miles. On the sth, at 7 45 p.m., Innistrahull was passed ; on the 6th, at 5 50 a.m., she was abreast the Calf of Man ; at 10 21 a.m., passed the Bell Buoy ; and at 10'57 a.m., rounded the Rock; Lighthouse, having made the run from the anchorage at New. York to . the Bock Light in 9 days 17 hours and 26 minutes. The Arabia brought $671;481 in specie, and ninety , eight passengers. The United States mail steam-ship Arctic, Capt. Luce, which sailed from , this port on the 13th, arrived at New York on the 23rd - ult. .. . _ _ _ The screw steam-ship City of Manchester, Capt. Leitch, arrived at Philadelphia on the 24th ult. The United States ‘steam-ships Fulton and Princeton had left Portsmouth for the fishing grounds. Complaints having been made of the indelicacy of nude statuary at the New York Exhibition, the directors had been compelled partially to screen it. Yellow fever continued to prevail at New Orleans, but it was confined principally to the lower orders. The deaths averaging from thirty to forty per diem. - Lieutenant Ottinger had arrived in New York with spe- cimens Of coal, from the Puget Sound coal' mines. The coal lies very near the surface, and it is said that a wharf could be constructed for $6,000 which would enable steam ers to load directly from the pit's mouth. A slave belonging to H. France, of Pettis County, Mis.: souri, was publicly burnt, on the 13th ult., for murdering the wife of John Rains ; his master was ordered out of the state for conniving at the crime. The following circular respecting imported merchandise has been issued from the Treasury department :--" Trea sury Department, July 20, 1853. Your special attention is called to the following instructions in relation to the app raisement of merchandise, under the act of 3d of March, 1851, additional to , or in moamcanon of, the circular in structions from this department , dated 27 th March, 1851 The invoice cost of fore i g n merchandise, supported by the oh e i l n uird d ec conclusive ecicolrabtyhvewd will be held and taken as the i m - value at the port and time of ship ment,p against the importer • unless, before o a t r t o required entering the same, the said importer, his c o n s i gn ee, or agent, shall declare in writing, under oath, on the invoice, a decline in value between the time of such purchase and the date of shipment, and the amount thereof ; in which case such declared value shall be conclusive against the importer ; but in either case the appraisers will determine and fix such additional value as the law and the facts may warrant. --JAMES GUTITRIE, Secretary to the Treasury. The Northern Light had arrived at New York with Ca lifornia advices to the Ist ult. and $389,030 on freight. The Oregon sailed from San Francisco on the Ist, with $1,645,799 on freight. Among her pftssepzers was the %CAM C9 1 4W1 C1P9491A19. wue ucx tlic southern Mexico for a distance of four hundred miles, destroying the indigo and corn crops. The French paper, Trait d' Union, had been forbidden to write comments on the government. The cholera Was raging at Vera Cruz. We have intelligence from Monte Video to the sth, and Buenos Ayres to the 4th ultimo. Buenos Ayres was still besieged, and guerilla contests were of daily occurrence, in which many were wounded and killed, particularly among the outsiders. The National Congress at Santa Fe had adopted a constitution for the confederated. pro vinces, in most respects like that of the United States. It had been accepted by Urquiza, but it was not probable that the authorities of Buenos Ayres would accept it while Urquiza, with his army and fleet, surrounded the city. The time allowed vessels in the" port of Buenos Ayres to load had been extended twelve days. Hides were eagerly purchased at advanced prices. Wool was coming in, and purchased for English account at high prices. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW Yoluz, JULY 27. MoxEr.—Money continues abundant " on call" . and for short paper, at five to six per cent. Long negotiations are not so easily effected, and command better rates. Re ceipts of gold from California, for the fortnight; $400,000. Exports, $1,280,155. There is but little activity in the market for foreign exchanges. The demand and supply of bills are limited at 9k per cent. for sterling. . _ . . COTTON.—(From tlie New York Shining List of July 27.)—The market continues dull and depressed, with the tendency of prices in favour of buyers, and we have to slightly reduce our quotations. The sales for the last three days are 2.° ' -1 -Q- We quote z _ )00 uates _ Atlantic Other Gul Ports. Florida. Ports. Inferior nom. nom. now. Low to good ord. Low to good mid 10 —ll 10 —ll 1% —ll Mid. fair to fair 113 113 11 113 12 —l3 Total import since Ist instant 27,650 bales. Export from Ist to 26th July, 1853, 21,995; 1852, 12,438. RECEIPTS, EXPORTS, AND STOCKS OF COTTON Exports to Total Exports Stock and Receipts. Gt. Britain. to For. Ports. on shipb'd. 1853....3,193,201 1,680,746 2,410,583 171,586 183....2,987,492 1,624,727 2,383,098 106,373 Increase. 205,709 56,019 ' 57,485 62,213 (F rom TV. P. Wright's Circular, of July 27) From the Atlantic States we hear more favourable reports of the crop; the plant has revived under the effects of genial showers, and, though still small, is looking better than at any previous time this season. BREADTVFES. — The advices to the 9th instant per Europa, and to the 13th per Artic, have caused a very decided re action, and quotations show a decline from the highest point of last week of 31ic. to 50c. per barrel, or 6ic. to 121 c. below those of last week. Holders of wheat demanded an advance of 5 cents per bushel on the receipt of the Franklin's advices, but present rates are 3 to 3 cents below the qnotations of the 19th instant. In Indian Corn there is no alteration of im portance. PaovisioNs.—Western pork has continued in good de mand, partly for Australia and California, and, as the arrivals are light, and the stock not large, prices have advanced 12ic. to Bic., closing firmly. Beef continues in steady fair re quest, and, as the arrivals are moderate, prices are supported. Butter is plenty, and, though in fair request, stale is a little lower. Prime cheese is scarce and wanted ; there is gene rally a good demand, and we quote fair to primelic. to Bic. laox.—The stock of Scotch pig is small, and holders very firm ; but the market generally is inactive, and prices some what irregular, sales having been made at varions•rates, from 331.50 to .F 33 ,, six months. We notice an improvement in English bars ; 100 tone sold at 359, six months, and more is now asked. FREIGHTS.—To Liverpool the offerings have been to a fair extent. Cotton is taken to that port at 5-32 d. to 3-16 d. per lb. ; flour, 2s. to 2s. 3d. per barrel ; and grain, in bulk, 7d. per bushel. To London, tour 2s. 6d. per barrel - grain, in bulk, Bd. per bushel. To Havre, cotton c., and flour 60c. per barrel. NEW ORLEANS, JULY 22.—Sales for the week, 6;000 bales. Middlings are quoted 10Ic. to 102 c. stock in port, 36,000. Receipts for the week, 2,000 bales. CHARLESTON, JULY 26.—lhe sales of cotton to-day have been 1,500 bales, at full prices. The quotations ranged from Oc. to 111 c. STANDARD, na, Prince Jerome s 3tathilds, and the journal of the Haut Pyrenees, Castle of Pau to previous Shastp Lved at 16th ult. passed 'rreast any water A great than at previous. _ _ ivies had got their ditches in operation, ft', many miners were successfully at work where it had n - sly been impossible to do anything. The city of 3h had been totally destroyed by fire. The loss was estimated at $500,000. Several duels had occurred. We have intelligence from the city of Mexico to the The papers were filled with discussions as to the Spanish protectorate, which is favoured by govern ment. • A commission had been appointed to - form rules for the Jesuits, who were invited to return to Mexico. Santa Anna was preparing to unite church and state. Count RQuaset .13.oulbon, . the. Yrench adventhrer,.. had arrived in Mexico, and visited the President. Dreadful inundations had occurred in Jalasco; the town of Huijaca Was destroyed, 'and many lives lost: The diligende from Vera Cruz to Mexico had been robbed, and one passenger killed ; fifteenrobbers were - arrested. A dectte had been -I affixing the death - penalty for defrauding . the A terrible cloud of locusts was ravaging FOREIGN MISCELLANY DENTISTRY IN MADRID. - IThe' authorities of 'Madrid have prohibited the drawing of teeth in the publia.streets, "because it is derogatory to the dentist's profession:" CURIOUS MEDICAL CALCULATION:—Dming ads-mis sion between Drs. Draper and. Watson, at BostoniU.S., Dr. Watson stated that, in the course of four years. and a half, he had taken from the citizens of Boston and its vicinity one hundred barrels of blood, and had admittis- tered•49lbs. of mercury ! GOLD FIELDS OF VICTOIIIA.-By the courtesy of private friend, we have been furnished with eoxrae clo.boratse and interesting, statistics of the gold fields or Victoria, during the year 1852, drawn up Wltli great care. by Mr: Edward Khull, of Melbourne. From this work we present our renders with the folloWing summary of the total quan tity and value of gold dust - taken into Melbourne; Geelong, Adelaide, Sydney, - and Van Dieman's land during the Melbourne and - . Geelong, 9835,046 minces ; :Ade laide, 573,380 ; Sydney, 591,739; Van Dieman's Land, 247,492:; total, 4,247,657' ounces ; or 176 tons 19 cwt. 2 qrs. 21 lbs. 5 ounces ; which quantity, at 70s. per ounce,is worth £14,566,799 sterling. The population of Melbourne had during the year increased, by immigration, no fewer than 77;661 persons, being an increase of 100 per cent. over the census of 1851.—Morning Herald._ A FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT occurred three days ago at Cherbourg.. The engineers employed in the works of the military port had occasion to cause the explosion of a mine, and in the meantime, sixteen workmen were assembled on a scaffolding against a wall at some distance. The shock caused a mass of earth above the wall to fall, and they were all b ur i e d. Measures were immediately taken for rescuing them, and the news of the accident having spread like lightning, the wives, mothers, and children of the men em ployed on the works hastened to the spot.. The troops had to be called out to keep them at a distance, but they filled the air with their sobs and cries. After four hours' hard di gg i n g, four of the men were got out alive; they were but slightly injured. Shortly after, three corpses were found, and five others were seen—all were dreadfully, mutilated. There were still four:others to be found when the account came away. The men saved relate that when the fall took place not a cry was heard from auy of the victims, so that their death must have been instantaneous. Out of the twelve men killed, seven were fathers of families, and they leave eighteen children and widows without resources, One of them had eight children. THE FETE OR TELE 15TH OF AUGUST IN PARIB.--The following are some details relative to the preparations for this fete. The general arrangements will comprise the space lying between the Tuileries and the Tritunphal Arch at the top of the Champs Elysees. The Place de la Con corde and the grand avenue of the Champs Ellysees are to be decorated at each side by open porticoes springing from double pillars. From the Place de la Concorde to the Rond Point 124 arcades will be placed at each side. Five lofty triumphal arches are to be erected across the avenue in that distance, and a colossal eagle will spring from a sphere erected over the fountain of the Bond Point. The Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoilla is to be lit with gas, and in the centre will be represented the cross of the Legion of Honor. The avenue of the Champs Elysdes will be illumi nated by means of lustres placed at short intervals from each other, and hanging from columns adorned with flowers. The entire ornamentation of the fete, in the Moorish' style, is intended to give seine idea of the Arabian monuments of Cordova and of the Alhambra. From three to six o'clock boat-races will take place on the part of the , river opposite 'the Champ de Mars, where the equestrian troop of the Hippodrome is to give a grand representation. The troop of Franconi's Circus will succeed that of the Hippodrome, and represent the taking of Leghouat, with other combats. A balloon ascent and a parachute descent will close this pat of the fete. At the same hour. there will be jousting on the river near Bercy ; two mtits-de cocag,ne on the Place Walimbert ; and spectacles of various kinds at the Barriere du Trone, and two mats-de-cocagne. At night, a display of fireworks will be given on 'the place near the barrier ; another on the river opposite Berry ; and a third and a principal one on the Esplanade of the Invalides, near the water, where will be represented —first, the apotheosis of Napoleon ; next, the e agle and the Imperial ciphers ; and, lastly, the dome of the Invalides will be lit up with coloured lights. SPECULATION IN 'Masses.— Lorenzo Benoni tells us that in Italy scarcely any' man dies so destitute that: he is unable to leave a sum, however small, to be spent in masses for the repose of his soul. Others,' while , living, are as seldom without the means of purchasing the celebration of masses for the benefit of departed friends and relatives. The mass-market is therefore a considerable one in Italy : the mass is paid for, and the articles form no inconsiderable stock whereby to increase the priest's income. , The price, we are told, varies according to. the demand, as on' the Stock Exchange ; and masses rise or fall exactly as consols do, according to, the.greater or less supply in the market. The Loggio of . Bauchi is described as the locality where investments in masse s may be made to any amount The priestly brokers there drive their bargains. "Suppose a priest (says Benoni), who had some hundreds of masses to say, to be in want of ready money, he found there those said brokers who took the masses at a discount, and paid him the difference. Some of the bigavigs--Rothschilds of this Exchange—had in their pocket-books thousands and thousands of masses. These men monopolised the ware at a g price, and the n go t r id o f i t a t a profit to poor ood (especially to those from the country), edconsiderable gains." Here follows an illustration of the way in w hi c h t hi s prec i ous sys t em wor k s , realised clients and the ludicrously melancholy scenes t o w hich it gives rise. Signor Benoni only describes what he witnessed ; "A livery servant (he s a y s ) sent b y h i s master from Albaro, panridestths, their alisus a large village at a few miles distance, was bargaining with a priest for a mass to be celebrated at the said place. The servant had been authorised to offer as much as three francs ; but it was Sunday -- theweather wasbad—and there were but few priests at leisure. The merchandise was looking up, and here comes something graphic—.' I wont stir for less than five francs,' says the priest, turning away, as if to break off the conference. ' Five francs ! that is unconscionable (said the servant), when one might get a Novena for that. Well, then, get your Novena ; but you shall not have a mass The priest crossed a street and entered a liquor shop. ' Boy, a glass of brandy !' said he to the lad behind the counter. The servant who followed close at the priest's heels turned pale. If the priest should break his fast, farewell , to all hopes of a mass ! I'll give four f rancs , th oug h lam sure I shall be' scolded. Five francs : that's my first and my last Word'—raising the glass to his lips—' you may take it or leave it as you please.' He was just on the point of swal lowing the contents when the servant stopped his hand, sayihg, You drive a very hard bargain : however, yen laye tJ9 friva cia wausi b 9 it VP§ OttICV : • ROYAL ASSZNT.—The Royal Assent was given by com mission to the following bills, viz.:— The Succession Duty.; Common Lodging-houses ; :Convicted Prisoners Removal and. Confinement ; Savings-banks Annuities ; Coinage Offences, Colonies ; Colonial Bishops Act Exten sion ; Patronage Exchange ; Taxing-officers, Common Law Business .(Ireland) ; Bankruptcy (Scotland) ; Land Reve nue ; Copyholds ; Customs Duties ;.Dublin Parlianv -- ' Registration ; Stamp Duties ; Stamp Duties (No Resident Magistrates(lreland) Turnpike Trusts Arrange ments ; Sheep, &c., Contagious Prevention ; Battersea- Park ; Westminster-bridge ; Spitalfields to Shoreditch Improvement • Pimlico Improvement ; Whittlewood, otherwise Whittlebury, Forest ; York and North Midland Railway (Reissue of Hull and Selby Purchase Slitares) ; London and North-western and London and Blackwall Railways ; Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax Junction Rail way ; Warrington and Altrincham Railway (Stockport) ; Carlisle Canal and Port Carlisle Railway ; Electric Tele graph Company of Ireland ; Wakefield and - Sheffield Road ; St. Helen's Canal and Railway ; Leeds Northern Railway-; Holme Reservoir (No. 2) ; Llanidloes and New town Railway ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway (Barnsley) ; Nantwich and Woore Turnpike road ; Caledonian Railway (Connecting Branch with Edin burgh and Glasgow Railway); Furness Railway ; Edin burgh and Glasgow Rail Way ; Edinburgh, Perth and Dundee Railway ; London and =North-western (Oldham Branch) • British Electric Telegraph Company ; London and North-western Railway (Northampton, &c.) • London and North-western Railway (St. Alban's, &C.) ; East Lancashire Railway (No. 2) • Southport,- &e. ; Birkenhead Dock Trustees ; Llanelly Railway and Dock (No. 2) ; Ribble. Navigation ; Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway ; Birmingham and Oxford Junction ; Birming ham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley and Great Western Railway ; Birkenhead Dock Company ' • Newport, Aber gavenny, and Hereford Railway ; West London and Crys tal Palace- Railway ; Chorley ImproVeMent ; and a great number of other bills, being a total of 115. INDIA BILL.—Lord WYrrvonn presented a petition from the East India Company, agreed to at a general court, against the provisions of the Government of India Bill. The Harbours (Scotland) Bill was read'a third'. time and passed. The Entry of Seamen Bill passed through com mittee. A number of other bills were advanced a stage, and their lordships adjourned. FRIDAY AUGUST 5. Combination of IV Numerous petitions were presented from Mancl and other places, in favour of the men's Bill, which was withdrawn on the motion for the second reading. - - _ TIIE INDIA BILL.—Earl GRANVILLE moved the second reading of the India Bill.—The Earl of ELLENuonovem said he did not intend to oppose the second reading. lie regretted that, after having seen three India bills, he was not destined to see the complete reconstruction of India, and to behold the government founded on principles which afforded a prospect of happiness to her people, and of grandeur and honour to England.—Lord MONTEAGLY said, that this was the. first instance, in his recollection, in which both houses of parliament had appointed com mittees to inquire into • a complicated question, and then had been suddenly summoned to:rush into legislation be fore either of those committees had pronounced an opinion. The present bill - would complicate; instead of simplifying, the administration of India, and he should feel it his duty, in committee, to propose several amendments, which he considered essential to the efficiency of the measure. After some further discussion the bill was read a second time without a division. The. Entry of Seamen's Bill was-read a third time and passed, and the house adjourned at forty minutes past eleven o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TUESDAY, AUGUST 2. CIIABITA.BLE TRUSTS.—On the order for going into committee upon the Charitable Trusts Bill, Lord Joint RossEx.m. said. he should propose A few alterations of the bill in committee. One was that, as the services of the three persons named in the bill, who were to receive salaries, might not, probably, after a time, be required, one of the appointnien - ts sholild, at a certain period, cease. Another related to Romanist charities, the placing of which under this body, without special provisions, might lead to queitions affecting the very existence of some of them, unless great care were taken. He proposed, there- fore, that RoManist charities should be eicluded from the operation of this bill, not, however, with a view of omit ting them permanently. He thought it would be a great advantage that they should be brought under a body of this kind, to prevent their being diverted from the'ir pro per objects; but this would require a separate bill and very special provisions.—The house then went into commit-- tee upon the bill, the clauses of which were agreed to ; after much discussion, the amendment of 'the 60th clause, ei empting Romanist charities,bein,g deferred until the report. PETITIONS.—Mr. COBBETT presented petitions 37 in all, from operative bleachers and dyers in Lancashire and Cheshire, praying that the Ten Hours Factory Bill, with restrictions on the moving power, may be extended to the petitioners.—Mr: FEILDEN presented petitions from ma nagers, overlookers, factory-workers, and operatives, for the reduction of the hours of labour of women and children in factories to ten hours daily, and for restriction being placed on the moving power. RUSSIA. AND TunKEy.—ln answer to a question, Lord J. RUSSELL said, when the ambassador of the Emperor of Russia left Constantinople, it appeared to her Majesty's government that it was desirable that there should be a conference ofthe representatives of all the Great Powers of Europe, in order to arrive at the terms which might put an amicable termination to the difference between Russia anththe Sublime Porte. It was the opinion of the. _government of Austria that was, not, desirable to have 1 any such conference while the matter remained in the state of diplomatic relations,, and that it would not be , desirableto have such a conference unless the Emperor of Russia, by invading the- principalities, should for a time, indeed, have disturbed - the status quo of Europe.. When that event occurred, the government of Austria, in conformity with its previous declaration, declared: its willingness to hold a conference at Vienna, and it sum moned the representatives of the four other Great Powers of Europe to attend, for the purpose of w conference on the affairs 'of Russia and. Turkey. The minister of the Emperor of Russia did "not attend ; but the ministers of England, of France, and of Prussia attended that con ference. Certain terms were then agreed upon, which, in' the opinion of the representatives of the four . powers, might be' acce pted with honour by the two governments Of Turkey arid'of Russia. Those terms have been-assented 'to by the goVernments of England and France ; and, ac cording to our belief, have been transmitted from Vienna to Petersburg and Constantinople. TUE PARSEE MRRCI/ANTS.—Mr. J. PUILLIMORE, after an elaborate exposition of his - " case," legal and equitable, moved, " That an t humble address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that she will be graciously pleased to cause _the case and memorial of the Parsee merchants, Jevangee Merjee and Pestongee Merjee, to be referred for the examination and direction of the Judicial COmmittee of Her Majesty's Privy Council."—Sir C. Woor resisted the motion.--In the course of the discussion which en sued, Mr. H. LIDDELL reminded the House that the firm to whose case their attention was drawn by the present discussion had come forward at a moment of danger to render assistance to the British Government--assistance 'which it could not have derived from any other source. The right hon. gentleman said that the debt had been incurred contrary to the law of the country ; bUt, if so, how happened it that' the • British Government through their Resident sanctioned the act for a long course of years ? (Hear, hear.) The act, if originally illegal, was purged of illegality by the sanction given to it by the British Resident. The silence observed by the SUpreme Government for a very long period respecting these transactions must in fairness be construed into tacit assent to the acts of their Resident. (Hear, hear.) Was not the obligation of honour equally binding between a Government and an individual as between, two individuals ? Not only had the firm assisted the British' Government in the hour of danger, but they were recommended to the notice of the Nizam in the first instance by that government. Then, how had the firm , conducted themselves in the. Nizam's territories ? They had improved the means of communication, and promoted the growth of cotton. , That circumstance alone entitled them to favourable consideration. The unfortunate peti tioners had been bandied about between the Indian and the home government. This was their last chance of obtaining redress. Let it not be refused. The House of Commons had always been distinguished for the attention it had given to cases in which a claim for justice was involved. Let it not belie its character on this occasion. The interests of numerous respectable families depended on the decision to which the house was about to come, and , . he trusted that decision would be influenced only by consi derations of justice. For his own part, nothing which had fallen from the President of the Board of Control had changed the opinion he had formed from considering the 'facts of the case, and he felt bound to give his hearty sup port to the raotion.—TJpori a division the motion was negatived by 113 to 71. Several bills were read a third time and passed. COLONIAL Cnuncn.—On the order for the second read ing of the Colonial Church Regulation Bill, Lord JouN RUSSELL moved that it be deferred until Monday, in order that the house might see the amendments which had been Prepared by the Solicitor-GeneraI..—Mr.KINNAIRD opposed the motion, and moved to defer the second reading for three months.—A discussion ensued, inwhich the objects of the bill were exp . lained by Lord J. RUSSELL, and warmly defended by Mr. ItounDELL PALMER, and the CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER took a general view of the status of the Church of England in the colonies, and of its exigencies.— Mr. V. Smith, Mr. Henley, and Mr. NeWdegate opposed the further progress of the bill, and Mr. Kinnaird's amend pent was agreed to. Various bills were forwarded a stage, 0,14,1 the 1194,1 g roe at lial-papit tIY9 91044 PARLIAMELY2 ,ORDS.—TuEs RUSSIA AND TURSEY. — The Earl of CLARENDON, in reply to the Marquis of CLA.NRICARDB, stated that instruc tions had been sent to Sir HAMILTON SEYMOUR to de mand an explanation from the Russian Goverunm Russian Consul-G :eived from the respect to MOLDAVIA had in that Principality The Stamp Duties (No. 2) Bill was d a third time and passed. ENTRY OF SEAMEN.—On the motion of EARL GRiN- VILLE, the Entry of S en Bill —TheEarl of IlAmpwrcira expressed his-general appro bation of the bill, but took exception to the seventh clause (giving the Crown power, by proclamation, to call for tb services of all seafaring men in cases of eme,,,_ ), on ground that it substituted the compulsory for the - ncy), on tars principle. ADITLTEEATION OF COFFE.—Lord TOEM sented a petition from the coffee INGTON lauters of Ceyli plaining of the Treasury minute ivhich permits chicory to be mixed and sold With coffee. A lengthy and destiltory debate ensued, in the course of which Lord ABERDEEIV declared that he believed the public were perfectly satisfied with the exisisting, arrangement, and that he saw no reason to alter it. I um BILLS.--The Irish Landlord and Tenant Bill and the Tenants' Compensation Bill were read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on Tuesday next. Several Bills were advanced a stage, and the House ad journed shortly afte eight o'clock. THURSDAY, AUGUST 4 Criuncn it a second time First, the ssing ti issued iiy the ( the state of c for facilitatin,- tieal estates, wou .tart' emfra ject 'muit then c More-Pi Lble discussion, the bill was XPENSES OF ELECTIONS.— mittal of the Exp iiieveTfOlefefit fi dirty bill. It restricted the lib three months. fessed to be an extiei ported the bill wit to war !base would pass 19 liven to the y ses of Elections Bill, C Ididate v to inte ,ceive not in than. t should he mittee was carried by. 87 to sides that candidates employing flagmen, &e Co at. elect ?ER moved that t BROWN hoped ti because I thought it most objectionable t df the peol Sir J. GRA_Tum said the best course the bill. He did not know, under tl tion of the clause, h( he must say that he had m celebration of local triump —Mr. H. T. LIDDELL el fter the old English fashion rtained strong objections to t of a band of music perform- ag in any town or village where_ an election was _going 1, or wit. ten days .ght endanger the seat of a member who had been elec y an ove: ;-helming majority. In the counties of Durham and Northumberland,. with which, he was connected, there was scarcely a colliery which had not its band of music, and he knew from experience that, at the time of an election, when public feelinc , must be very much excited, it was the custom of these bands of music to go - out to meet the candidates who might be popular with the inhabitants of the district. Now the candidates were not called upon to pay these bands, or even to provide them with refreshments, but, if the house assented to this melt, such simple' and sp .card on part of the pe and would en& gratulate trait room of G s of t members who were the —Mr. C. BERKELEY said, ti Liverpool. had spoken of the a( at elections, as if he depended upon inns seat. He would just point out to the hou ing to a correspondent .of The Times news last election for Liverpool, the fi with the utmost decorum, while gentleman had spent about £3OOO i )eral party and such things. He we would like to be paraded large banner inscribed tenc, tleotigt " Je= accompanied 1_ surd tune.—(Loud lau,, the hon. member for .ntages of having mu to obtain his accord- I - behaved 4' the hon. A Sir J. Graham how he town, preceded by a 3rraham and Consis a band of music playing some hter.)—Mr. LIDDELL had yet s writer in s authority in 75 to 60, and £lOO as t ghter, eon- lance from" such ee upon the ire half the reported pro s read a third t number 11, Stafibrdshire, in the epted the Chiltern wessed - ernment Wednes- to learn tlx a party ni Mr. LIDDELL moved to sulystitu Lscussio: Le chairman shot nonth.—Colonel SIBTECORP, amid hind I I the count' '—The house then went into con d Treatment Bill, hn+ on a good r Lunatics Care i, the C val Coast Volum, gress.—The X Gtpone for want of time. TRURSDAY, AUGUST d for S A. 133011, who had a( THE NUNNERY QUESTION.—Lora J. Itrss a hope that for the remainder of the sessio business would be allowed to have precedent days, and he trusted that Mr. Phinii would, on Wednesday next, allow the government to take precedence of his motion relative to an inviry into the conventual system. —Mr. PnINN said that as he understood that measures le taken to p: house divi, ding on the question, he 1 iad no wish to obstruct the progress of put liminess by persevering wits GATE and Mr. SPOONER expx ion•to , p severe, notwithstanding theappea CHARITABLE TRESTS.--011 t Charitable Trusts Bill, as ame among a variety of further I Lord J. RUSSELL, on the 61 'lade by Lord J. R aded in the committee amendments v moved. by Romanist clause, to exem' charities from the operation of the bill.—Sir PREDERICIE TIEESIGEB and Mr. IsTEWDEGATE opposed the clause.-r- Mr. HEADLAM supported it operation be limited to two •; but would move that its ears.—Upon a division the dime, as amended, was earri€ HORSES A.ND D0G13.-011 t Taxes Bill, the C report the Assessed Quzu moved &If CELLOI3 Le Excs several amendments, which were a mod to. He proposed to allow the proprietor of race horses to fix the number of his stud, and upon that number be assessed, without being. required, as at present, to pay upon all horses that replaced others. Horses used by farmers while attending Divine 803.1•9 PO he exempt frnm the rind nn. parties although not professional farmers, yet practising farming, the tax to be commuted to a guinea a year in respect to horses which they kept for general use. With regard to the-tax upon dogs, the only proposal eniption made at present in favour of )y paupers SIoBE POSTPONEMENTS.—Upon th-e motion of Lord PAUMEESTON, the Truck Act Amendment Bill was post poned till next session. GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA.—Lord J. RUSSELL stated the intentions of the Government respecting the colony of Jamaica. They did not propose to suspend the representa. if possible, the They pro, tive constitution in the Colony, but to hid Assembly and the Council to act in harmony posed, in the first place, that there should be a perniarient act, containing grants for those• officers to whom it was deemed fit that permanent salaries should be given ; secondly, that- the Assembly should make no grant -of money except upon the initiative of a representative of the Crown, and that the officers of • the Crown should be responsible for the expenditure of the money. On the other hand, it was proposed to endeavour to place the finances of Jamaica upon a sounder footing. The public debt of the colony amounted to £500,000, upon which an interest of six per cent. was paid ; . and it was proposed that the Imperial Government should give a guarantee for the interest of the debt, a sinking fund being provided for its extinction. Another guaranteewas proposed. The House of Assembly had insisted upon their right to make a reduction of salaries, which the Council had regarded as a breach of faith. It appeared to the Government that this quarrel might be settled by the grant of a compensation, which might induce the present holders to relinquish their offices, which could be filled by other persons at reduced salaries. This would require- £50,000, which sum the Government proposed should also be guaranteed by this country, making the aggregate sum guaranteed £550,000: There was one other point.. Sir Charles Grey had already held his office as Governor, which he had discharged with signal ability, for the full berm, and the Duke of New castle Was of opinion that Sir Henry Barkly, who had been many years Governor of Guiana, would be the best person to succeed him, and he had accordingly recom mended her Majesty to appoint Sir Henry to that office. A question would arise, however, as to his salary, which the Government considered: should not be less than £5,000, and, to avoid dispute, they proposed to vote £3,500 towards making up that sum for three years.—Sir J. PAKINGTON expressed his satisfaction at the proposals of Government, as did several other members.—Mr. HousrALL regretted that the noble lord had not given a distinct answer to the question put to him with regard to the enlistment of. Coolies in the West India islands. He should have been pleased to hear a declaration from the noble lord that orders had been sent to the officers in those colonies not to adopt a course, so injurious to the_ interesl of the colonists. He then- read an extract from a letter, com plaining of the hardship inflicteduPon the colonists by the enlistment of Coolies. He trusted that the Government • would direct their attention to the subject, and send out such instructions that no doubt could possibly remain on the subject. The colonists in Hie West . India islands were at present encountering great difficulties in competing against slave labour, and it was the duty of the Govern , ment not to, throw Obstacles in their way. Supprr.7--The house then went into. committee upon the estimates for the' British Museum. . After a lengthened discussion, a vote of £55,000 was agreed on. The next votes were obtained without any • material discussion, except one for repairs- of the British ambas sador's house in Paris, and another for £12,175 for pay ment of rewards for suppressing the slave trade on the coast of Africa. . Several Bills were advanced a stage NEW BILLS.—Mr. LowE obtained leave to bring in the following bills :—Bill providing places of confinement in England and Wales for female offenders under sentence or order of transportation ; bill to render valid certain mar riages in the Church of the Holy Trinity, in the township of Hulme and parish of Manchester, in the county of Lan aster ; bill to amend an act of the seventh year of Her Majesty, for the better apprehension of certain offenders ; bill for further continuing certain temporary provisions concerning ecclesiastical jurisdiction in England ; bill to continue an act to amend the laws relating to loan societies ; bill to continue the exemption of inhabitants from liability to be rated, as such, in respect of stock-in-trade, or other property, to the relief of the poor. The house adjourned at a quarter-past three o'clock FRIDAY, AL GUST 5. The Clitheroe School Estate Bill was and passed. ' SOUTH SEA ANNUITIES.- - The motion for the third reading of the South Sea Company's Arrangement and Trusts Bill led to some discussion, but the motion was finally agreed to. TUE PILOTAGE BILL.---The committee on this bill was resumed, commencing with clause 10.—Mr. HOBSFALL moved an 'amendment to the clause which gives power to the Board of Trade to license the masters or mates of ships, to pilot their vessels into port. The object of the amend ment was to limit the licenses to the masters or mates of coasting ships or vessels, and the hon. member, in moving it, reminded the committee that the entrances to many ports were constantly undergoing a change. For in stance, in the entrance to the Mersey, there were banks marked upon the chart which were supposed to be covered with twelve or thirteen feet water at one period of the year, while at others there were only five or six feet. Now, how was the master or mate of a vessel which had been abroad for several months to know when these changes took place ? The banks and channels leading into the Mersey were continually changing, and no one could answer for the destruction of property which must inevitably occur if this clause was passed as it now stood. At present, from the efficient pilots which the port authorities employed, vessels trading with Liverpoolwere carried with safety into port through the most dangerous channels, and the merchants and under writers of that town were therefore averse to this proposed ['lteration in the practice of restricting the navigation of vessels up and don the channel to authorised pilots. The I w polder propo§q4 thirl dAlkSe3 WA§ artadY bY the ead a third time -ced to the clans., agreed with it. The clause was ilk .1011gA that gener the an clause d not a didlo n al. o e t goffec far enough't,andsince declared that it went too far. On the whole, 11‘ 0 " he thought it would be best to adopt the medium course which the clause proposed, and as that course had been more than once ,recommended by the re: -s and other. well-infornea cee should have. -Tio difficulty m .greeing to it, especially as the power of gr an ti n g these-licenses would be -discretionary and not compulsor):: -Mr. LIDDELL warned the committee to be cautious bco d . igidly enforced, was T„ - the pilot 'service of IT ' t i he re l e ifti nte n i g Dbfra.nkir. of the —Mr. GEORGE supported ,on to denounce the heavy pibtag ...argeS of the port of Liverpool.—Mr. HORSRALL repeat that this Was granting a most undue power to the Bo ar °, Trade. After some discussion, Mr. HORSTALL said it wool. be useless to contend against government, . and withdrel his amendment. Several other amendments were Pr ° : posed, and also withdrawn. All the other clauses Or' agreed to, and the bill was ordered to be reported. call THE HOLYIIEAD MAILS.—Mr. VANCE wished to attention to the irregular arrival of the mail trains,' Holyhead ; and to ask if any measures were being t he by the Post-office authorities to insure punctuality ul transmission of the Irish mails to their destination.-- - -',f WiLsox said that steps had been taken to insure law formity in the arrival of the night mail, but that the daY mail was not under the control of the postmaster. 11 le , contract with the railway company Was merely to colic'' ports bodies 1 to have of commiss the cc they adopt cul a clans, d to impair the effici cli, if i sncy bf gentlem th referee Merse occas certain mail bags. - FOREIGN AND COLONIAL POSTAGE.—The CHASc--, h t of the EXCHEQUER stated, in reply.to Mr. Gibsol l, ,l, o . next session there would be no objection to appoint a nd mittee to inquire into the whole subject of foreign colonial postage. .a th 3t THE CHINESE REBELLION.— -Mr. HORSFALL on the 13th of last month a communication was made, the Secretary for .Foreign Affairs, expresssinc , the a a ,,,,,,PP.`" hension of the members of the East India ()°'7,t Association at Liverpool that sufficient protection was' 11 4 fforded to the British residents in China in the Prc s ,, e ' 'jar circumstances of that country: .Lord Clarepl • • - )1y, that a copy of that . coMmimication ) the Lords of the Admiralty. As ti; latest news from China fully bore out the justice of the apprehensions of the association with regard to the i Tt sufficiency of the Britlsh force in the Chinese waters -4 to th e having been found necessary, it appeared, to apply United States Consul and. to the, French Consul for Prc.' tection—he should be OA A ll if the First - Lord - of the sl salty would inform him whether the Government bad:se" any additional „force to that quarter, or whether they el; templated doing so, or were-of opinion that there was torwarclec necessity for it. Sir J. GRAHAM said the accounts last received frog satisfactory with reference to the a° 111 ; Anications which: had passed between British r esidea it nd Chinese authorities. With reference to the Brit,i'd force in those waters, anticipating such a necessity as ha Irisen, for the presence of a larger force, he had sent or de t e additional steamer to proceed from the Indian ~,, qnd such an additional steamer had, 'll anticipation, been despatched. In addition there had I)e f, retained- on that station a second steamer of war ; aaclt u, force altogether now in those seas would, in his °pia ° be adequate to all the necessities of the case. The house went again into a committee of supply ar,,, the remaining civil service and other estimates, wl_., ll ; t l were debated until midilipht, when the chairman repo," China were most the a mese seas progress. the CANTEREUTLY Witrr.—The adjourned debate on - 45 bury writ was resumed, and, after a eon qtion - vers. G, to the int b avernmen .clment was a entions of the pended writs writ for Cant respecting the eed to that no pe ti u.ry be issued this session Several bills , were advanced a stage, and the house FRIGHTFUL OCCURRENCE AT FALLS OF IVIAGARA. of 19th ofeilltuit' A correspondent at Buffalo, under tiaL,., gives the followingeparticulars of a frightful: a ccua.- , the Falls of Niagara :—" A boat, in which were.three asleep, got adrift last night, and floated into the where it was upset. Two of the men were carried hol', ll diately over the Falls of Niagara, and dashed to,pieee s . the rocks below. The third, named Joseph Avery , cati;,. at a stump in his passage, and clung to it. He 'l o ta covered abtest on the brink of the Falls. Several ere were launched in order :to rescue him, but they i s s arg a swamped the moment they touched - the Rapids. A veite number of persons left • this city for the .scene Lay meat' by the trains, and swelled the thousandS2othe gathered-around the spot. The man was in a lou'e,of the rapids where the rocks rise nearly to the sile t ra e tween water. A log of woo4l apparently wedged tigh out of th e the rocks, and crossed way another, still high er ,,,"i ne d, half Water, was his resting place. Here he re' - " — _ he clinging to and half perching upon the log, from , y would occasionally slip down and walk a little on the feet advance were only a short distance under water. A few leaf, advance was a small fall of about four or five feet, arulhT; aria tan.o speed of about 40 miles an hour. - A raft was construct' formed of crossed timbers, strongly fastened in a squarafer':: a hogshead being placed in the centre. The raft was strong secured with ropes on each side, and was floated down to the, rocks upon which Avery was stationed. As it approa ch l the spot where he stood the rope got fast in the rocks an the raft became immovable. Avery then appeared to hi„, ter strength and courage,. and, descending from the 'ln walked over the rocks to the place where the rope 'l.-0 caught, and laboured long and hard to disena-age it fr° 4 the rocks. After some-time he succeeded, and then `A; e d renewed energy, inspired by the hope of rescue , h e d u the manfully at the rope until he succeeded in bringing,,,,e, raft froni the current towards his fearful resting - In Avery now got on to the raft, making himself fast theFte4 by means of ropes which had been - placed there for tuit purpose; - and - those on the land commenced drawing of towards the shore. It had approached' within 30 one of the small islands, towards which its course f it directed, when suddenly it became stationary in the 1 01 0 , of the rapids; the ropes having again caught in the re c ol All endeavours th "moVe it were found to be in vaiu' o pes much fear was entertained that. the Strain upon the , 1. 10 0 might break them and the occasion the poor -fellows,eal Various sUggestionS were now volunteered, and se`tal attempts were made to-reach him. One man went oi f be a boat as - far he .dared to venture, and asked hilt' isg would fasten a rope round his body, and trust to l ie op drawn in by that. The poor fellow, however, sh° ° ; o ot head despondingly, as though he felt that he ha o to strength enough remaining to make himself secure l'i 'ell rope. At 'length a boat was got ready-4 lifeboat , e el 'had arrived from Buffalo—and was launched. e „itli the preparations, Avery, unloosed his fastenings , i, O O the intention of being ready to spring into the-i 4 0 . 13ornenn by the rushing waters, and amid the' bre' A •ft• suspence of the spectators, the boat approached the,' ord thrill ran through the crowd—the boat lived in the froll l wavea-it struck the raft—a shout'of joy:rang forth the shore, for it was believed that he was saved—wh,. e , i '':-ei", denly the hope that had been raised was again des,' a moment's confusion followed the collision, and in ote ° the victim was seen in the midst of the waters, seV s for from his frail support, and struggling for life. 0 0 0 minute or two the poor fellow, Striking out boldly 'bole towards the island, and the cry echoed from shore to r t that he would yet be saved. But soon the fact becaolqi c that he receded. froth the shore--his strength was es: t e pa .. ,,, failing. - Gradually he was borne back into the fi ere` - a , c r of the current, slowly at first, then more rapidly. 'pr e ' , and more swiftly he approached the'brink of the fatl c osi , cipice, the waters had him at last their un disputed and madly they whirled him on to death,. as thotir raged at his: persevering efforts to escape their fall . ' i „,,ja' s A sickening feeling came over the spectators, sc' e na g lf on the brink of the precipice, the doomed man Sp hi from the waters, clear from the surface, raising,.'` , „atll upright as a statue, his arms' flung wildly aloft; 81 1 u, r g, a piercing shriek that rang loudly above the mockg i , 0 ,0 of the cataract, fell back again to the foaming wave' was hurled over the brow of the fatal PreciPicei nelancll nt We'- have no heart for comment u po n the tivill and awful event. Visitors to the might 9 eal ar c at . r. the scene of the terrible catastrophe with shuddering jt o - of the evening, that they still hear above the w ateri osity, and the timid and imaginative will fancy, in th,e, the fearful shriek which preceded the fatal plunge . ~ S re s umes , matter n A l s A s certified his county, n s aw t E y: r tllo, b r e k. June,. 1848 2 . a man nam ii l i rc st u o l ftedoni C F s o i eib rn c eeoy E f e p li :o Y i u susii s E ri A lci lt t ß e r: ( o: idan O ict :: ::Thi,,, ,file ja :i s f ,7 lll : ' 4 s :!,: tvi lor o : afißslll,ee,oecteplAmhieeosltwntLietmiEihre:nATaaiiliiNAme,alakiisvirakayineast long intervals, sonle'" -- m` s g he a ea w t a s kea ‘ hour cr iis ij ; voraciously . E ca n n te A.--,Considerable interee ; i t '1341 1 , 5 1: "5-1 occasioned at New York by the arrival of the ;Pfir e ;oaheno Crown, Captain Duncan, from Liverpool, tan' , .4 fifty head of Durham cattle, a celebrate d C1e,1,,, horse, a Neapolitan sow, and a fine litter of of the cattle were from the -stock of Lord Fevers.-0046 the expense of introducing them into Amerio cost inferred from the fact that one bull and 1 1 ,ei fe fo r r guineas. A portion of the stock was intencleu „ i pg 41 1 Atchison, Alexander, one of the most wealthy i-Conii;ok of Kentucky, and the ramainder belonged to a "Sir of farmers in the counties of Fayette, Bourbon, ford, in that -State. At , Die CIIARACTERISTIC AMERICAN SPERCIL--A-,tirr.hte of some interest (says the Washington Union) Tia" y , ' o f Oswego, during the celebration of the 4th ef'„ co i f mayor, Mr. Colver, delivered an address, in th ug v oliV which he launched out into the usual strain fo to!" demagogism about nun. This inappropriate 01 3 ,P . '„,. 0 1,„ of fanatical zeal met with a prompt rebilke Richardson, Esq. The Daily Times reports. llls t ri l e ) ;el/ follows .:—" As the speech just delivere4 bY ay ale' mayor .is not in the programme,, I think It m ro grpef that you have another, which is also not in the P. out The mayor has introduced a subject which is_ to 0 41 nor necessary . to a 4th of July celebration. I 3 0 11 ,1 „ f ir denounce his isms, and do denounce thca . l : OY I ,II denounce them on all occasions when nufairl,,,) 4 , t 1 1 o f J o d perly brought before the- people. This o pePl e . 'flie celebration. I like men to do what they ,° be it t Dolt . not preach one thing and practise another, the tee'' ranee, or be it what it may. Now, I kne w, a e j o hilig t tlr i , mayor knoWs that I know, that he who is P r e to not perance here to-day has drunk--drunk out. o '.,„ o re, 00,; within the last two weeks ; and, what liser';iesol_Asoicit more than I did. Now, when any man 111 ,', 1 1 , jou tirh„ l P , til o rl abolitionism or temperanceisra, or any ebiu„iia 81 an occasion as this, I will denounce litt W c ; man (turning to Mr. Culver) began, A" to de n 40 4 45 that crowd there and came up resolve , .„ 0 6 1 1. 0 . 0 and I have done it. Let the 4th cif' JuiY his hand to the crowd). The conclusion Imgreteecitedfc.lrvistehvegraireamint applause,utcs, laughter, an6,dfctil'el:';VeiPs' penalt; motion for 20.—0 n cla lhould be £lOO. Lthout amendment, at any stimulus at elections.— lid be to bring up safe, and 'ere with the TUESDAY, AUGUST foreign-; ing mates 9, 1853. of the Mersey had liceuses,. tlO.. ,b7e - re - sv - ere other' D. coin- airing into :hurches, and matters Lt. - 2]f T the com- a - low; me who pro- W. BROWN sup- He could c t of electors s used a to com- use 1, which pro- Ted, Mr,