The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-07-08 00:00:00

IVO W HOLESALE DRUGGISTS and OTHER•4.—TO be LET, for _ Years, the MILLS, WAREHOUSE, OFFICES, reet, lately occupied by Messrs. Edney & Raines, as ists, including the Engine and Machinery, now The Premises, which are very commodious, will ror separately, and immediate possession can be particulars apply to Mr. George S. Sanderson, .rpool. a Term c a Wood-street, late 13, James-stree On s:alt. K ENT LE DG E.—A lame and well-assorted Stock always on hard Also, BALLAST (Piz) IRON. w ILLIAM F. SIM & CO., Sweeting-street. Arabia." No. 29 of FRANK LESLIE'S 3TRATED NEWSPAPER, Price Sixpence. , rn Times off FT. - TO be SOLD, with early possess'on, a capital 1.1 , E, with coach-house, and two-stalled stable. It s reception rooms and numerous bedrooms, and the i.—Cards to view and further particulars may be bad —TO be SOLD about 1128 yards of LAND, with , stable, and coach house. thereon. The house Lion rooms, six good bedrooms. bathroom, se, and two kitchens.—Apply via! T 9 he SO i.D, two WANTE App' WAN E WVANTED, a sir V V PORTER, S Reference List, Nort D, a SOLI W AN flt e En ploYe AST ch n to a kjr (l RON DNC ITC HUSK FM ticuia: R° p ARKGAf} parlours, o kitch inside and mil and Son. Nast Also, TO be SOLD. torn FRg EHOLD HOUAES in Park.street ready 1, be; Let Co be litt. PARK.—A FURNISHED HOUSE to b( rate Rent, for six or twelve mon Vater-sI be 1 ET, Furni,hed, for two or three Inc DEILY HOUSE, containing three si two dressing rooms garden, &c.—Fo Waterhouse, 4, Derby-squar, —TO be ary, five be irooms LEASANT, be Wellinwon artiCulara apply to Mr, use, 4. De —A Hot rs Times office T, Fui }IOUS by d, for It 'contains tt gardens. &c wholesa —Address H lifton Park, Birkenhead, a genteel and convenie• t I VILLA, with large Garden, at present in the es It. De Wolf, Esq. Rent ~70 per annum. - Liverpool. I', Furnished, a semi detic : contains d tng an t dravrin and kitchens on Derby-square. ly HOUSE, containing elinial,,room, —TO be LET, an elegantly Furnished mtaining diping, drawing, and breakfast dressing rooms, nursery, bath, and water le.—For further particulars apply to M,. t FAMILY HOUSE, with gardens and ho.h,uses, )oms, nine bedrooms, bath- s and cards to view d SHOP to be he most popular usiness, and al or retiring from quired. For further par. six or tweiv with kitchen and flower eption rooms, four best bedrooms, ing rooms, bath, two water c o-eta, kc., on the ground floor.—Apply to LET, a good HOUSE, opposite the Dee, --then , , good cellars, butler's pantry, two drawing-room, nine bedrooms, with Rool Rower and The house has been fresh papered and painted to Mr. Johnson, 14, Duke-street; or Jones Lrt ;anded Apply to — r - To-stoissow, th Quay, east Pi d fIT PIS AFT I CE TO TIM HOLME and,SLATER•S next Lnd Hondu as - - a ROSEWOOD, Hondur WOOD, SATINWOOD, tr,c- interpretation to be put upon the wording of the treaty. It is rather late in the day for nations to be at loggerheads about the meaning of the language used by their servants in State docu ments. If a man, in the ordinary affairs of life, intends what he writes to have a retrospective, or prospective effect, he finds no difficuly whatever in expressing his meaning; and that diplomatists cannot do this does appear most strange. There was nothing to which the treaty in question related which might not have been written in language as intelligible as that employed in a bill of exchange. And yet we find ourselves at the end of six years, wrangling with a people as enlightened as ourselves, about the interpretation of an inter_ national instrument. It is probable that when the treaty was drawn up that its importance was not seen by either of the contracting parties. And that while England set no value on her Central American possessions the States eared still less for their newly acquired footing in Nicaragua. But this, assuming it to be a fact, will not justify the short-comings of diplomacy Both Sir HENRY L. BIILIVER and Mr. CLAYTON ought to have conveyed what they meant to the paper they signed. This they did not do, for a rider or declaration was added to the treaty at the time of its ratification, in which, according to Mr. CLAYTON'S recent speech in -Congress, it is distinctly declared, " that the Belize and its De " pendencies were exempt from the treaty." If this supplementry document be really in existence, what could Lord JOHN RUSSELL have been think ing of when he wrote his memorable despatch dated the 19th of January, 1853, in which he says—" Our 4 ' policy is to do all that honour and humanity " require on behalf of the Musquito nation. But "we intend to adhere strictly to the treaty of Washington of the 19th of April, 1850, and not to assume any sovereignly, either directly or indirectly, " in Central America." This communication, coming from the noble lord at the above date, shows the construction the Government of this country put on the treaty in 1853. And Lord JOHN'S despatch is as binding on Great Britain as the treaty itself. Adhering strictly to the treaty of 1850, and leclaring our determination not to assume any iovereignty, either directly or indirectly, in Cen ral America, is a distinct renunciation of all pre- ntisting, as well as prospective rights to territories n the regions specified. And here we discover the change which has recently taken place in what Lord JOFIN RUSSELL called " our policy." We wisely limited our pretensions in Central America in 1853, to " honour and humanity." But now we go forth to claim the Belize and its dependen cies, and a great deal more, and set up claims to sovereignty in Central America, both directly and indirectly. We cannot have possessions on the American Continent and not assume sovereign control over them ; and how can we attempt to do this with Lord JoHN RUSSELL'S declaration before our eyes? A final and unmistakeable interpreta tion has been given to the treaty by the British Government, and we are bound by it in the eyes of the world ; and we can scarcely be surprised at the American Senate's feeling considerable irri tation at being asked to refer a question to arbitra- tion, after we have been our own arbitrators, and have formally recorded our decision. It may be said that Lord JOHN'S despatch was prospective and retrospective, that the words " not to assume " any sovereignty" has reference only to the future. But this would be nothing more than quibbling, and the sooner we take a more dignified and straightforward course, the better it will be for all parties Influential Americans, and they aro not a few in number, contend that there is nothing in the treaty to submit to arbitration. They adhere to the wording of that disputed archive itsalf, and in which they The find these words governments of the United States and Great Britain, hereby declare that neither the one nor the other will ever occupy, or fortify, or assume, or exercise any dominion over Nicaragua, Costa ' Rica, the Mosquito coast, or any part of Central " America." There is certainly nothing here to refer to arbitrators. It would be impossible for language to be more distinct, and how the Belize and its dependencies could be exempt from such stipulations without subverting " our policy," as laid down in our official dispatches, nearly three years after the treaty had been put in force, we cannot comprehend. The RIISBS LL Cabinet must have been aware of the existence of the exemption contained in the rider to the treaty, when Lord JOHN declared it to be the policy of Great Britain merely to do all that honour and humanity demanded on behalf of the Mosquito nation, and not to assume any sove. Central re ignty, either directly or indirectly, in JUST Received, AMERICAN I To he had at she N HAW-STR Famil H contains TT OPE _Li thy TAIRF DE Irst•class modern-built RESI- August next, the other is let Each house contains three ms, two dressing-rooms, bath, water- For further particulars apply to lent kitchens. e, 4. Derby-tc TOXTi.TH PARK CEMETERY, SMITHDOWN-LANE.- ----- Board are now prepared to SELL aultt, and for InEerments in tha above al Boar GROUND fo the office of the Registrar, Clerk to the Board, at the Public Office, .rges apply W ES' I , e Property of a Gentleman A.M. a desirable modern-built FAMI I X s own Grounds of about six- Melon Pit, a d cap;tal REBID iate iii Hoth ood COT i'AGES age. Stabßog for aix Homes, two The House containsDra - wing.room and Dining brary,ls by 14 ; Six best Bed rooms, Two econdary Bedrooms, Three servant's Storeroom, i3athroOm and Water-closetl, En'ler's-pantr .'5,000 or £7,000 of the Put alase or Seven Years, at Four per gage fo with p ir- S. Waterhouse, 4, Derby-square ars, ma TO be SO ► or LET, the large and commodious HOUSE, No. 99 on. now in the occupation of James Mellor, Esq. Tne cc nnmodation for a large fami'y, with a three achhonse adj doing. There Is a double staircase each floor of the house, The basement story 'ill kitchen, scullery, pontries, larder, servants' The gro..nd floor contains dir.ing room. feet inches; drawing room, 27 feet 6 ommunicating by folding doors with a house contains every ac mm unicat! ,t 24 feet 6 Inches by 18 18 feet e .„ wing room, 18 feet 6 inches by 18 feet 6 inches, with a 's pantry and storeroom ; first floor contains library same ne ro , m, with two spac'ous bedrooms and two dressing hroom, water closet, &c. ; second poor contains three me small bedroom, with two dressingroo s; on the thi, d wee large servants' rooms. The carpets, corvices, and s, &c., may be taken at a valuation, if required.—Further i and orders to view the premises may be had at the office square. S DAY DAY, the Bth instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Broker's Exchange-chambers, Tons PIASAVA, ellington Dock.—For furtb J. EA VON, Broker. at Twelve o'clock, at the Broker's change-chambers. s TAi lOCA. THIS DAY, g ex Cit Bahia —Fur further particular; RA NCIS J. EATON, Broker. at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' )I(mi-buildings. Dale-street, 100 Bales JUTE, )üblin, from Calcutta, in the Albert Dock. inulv to BUe.HI3Y & CO., Brokers, Twelve o'clock, at the Tins DAY, th ex Florence N Brocklebank, Merchants, Bth instal Brok.rs' Office, 000 Bales JUTE, Apply to Messrs. Thomas and Jo tingale. H. LITTLFDALE & CO., Broker% On account of whom it may concern. Tats DAY, the Bth instant, at Half-past One o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 10, Brunswick-street, SW Barrels Ohio FLOUR, ex David Crockett .—Apta ' N . V — Ii.IIA - Ni PARKE. Broker, On accouLt of whom It may cencern Tuts DAY, the Bth instant at Halt put One o'clock, at Golding and Nash's Sileroom, Corn Exchange, Bruiswlck -street, About 750 Quarttrs Mazagan I N DIAN CORN. J. & M. HARNETT. Brokers For par, DAY, the 8 , ,h instant, at Half•past One o'clock, at Gilding Nish's Saleroom, Cork Exchange, Brunswick-street, sOOO Barrels Superfine Sweet Baltimore FLOUR, n E. Hooper from Baltimore; and rfine Sweet Extra States FLOUR, d Benjamin Adams, from New York 311 N TO.fLINSON & CO., Brokers D Barrels Si ex Albion a r O-MORROW h instant. at Twelve o'clock at Noon, on the unswick Dock, near the Broker's Wood Sales LOW PINE measuring 50,731 feet, •• 1,499 .. .• 5,014 .. ) PINE, DEALS, chiefly o 11 inches DEALS, iefly 12 a 11 by 3 in I. PUNCHEON srAvEs. ir g o now lanclipg ex Naval Brigade, from Quebec .rit - of the Importer! Also, ON SALE, for ear,y arrival TIMBER., measuring 2i)•4°- P•NE QUAKE OAK, DPALS MLOCI. ATFIWOOD, STAVES, STAVES i per Burlington. from Quebec.—Apply to .3 and Co. Merchants. cr I EDWARD CHALO NEXT ER, Broker. WEEK HANTS, CABINET M %KERS, &c - . SA flexicon, Cuba, St. Do.. Havana CED‘R, Rio ROSEWOOD, P.io ZEBRA ..Liee on WEDNESDAY, 11 t art Cular given in a futur Bi , kenheal, and 7, Water street, Liverpool _n). ODDER, HATTER al, CHURCH-STREET, respectfully to inform the Nobility and Gentry of Liver at hia NEW STYLES forthie Season are NOW READY 'Hs ANNU AL SUBSCRIPTION TO TAE N oitn , ERN America. With these things on record, what l ocus DAILY TIMES is TWO GUINEAS rEa 41.4N1714. standi have we to justify our pushing the question telanteti. OOTS ; also, a KNIFE CLEANER, or's O . e, a Middle-aged MAN, as od accountant.—Al4) l y, by SINGLE YOUNG MAN, as Indoor 4 character will be required. - See ;ITOR, for a First-class Tailoring and Out nent.—A liberal salary and commission will it man, who has a good connection with ming generally.—Adoress by letter (Z. R.), iffice, stating qualifications and where last ast year), at the Medical Schools of Man• r into an ENGAGEMENT with a arge of a Practice, during the the autumn recess). The —Apply A. /3., Northern tember next to Mr. S. W —TO be THE T HE GENTLEMEN'S SHIRT WAREHOUSE, 24 and 26, BOLD-STREET P. L. MACTAGGART SHIRT MERCHANT MANUFACTURER. APPALLING ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER. THE Coroner and Jury who have to inquire intc the fearful calamity which occurred on Sunday morn- ing las and whereby ten persons were killed and a great number of others seriously injured, having considerately suggested that • , .. , _ steps should be taken to relieve the Sufferers and the Wives and Families of the Dead, A PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION Has been entered into for this purpose, healed by the lthyor; and I Contributions are earnestly solicited MR. JAMES LIVINGSTONE, and I Will ad as Treasurers MR. JOHN Y &TES, JUN, ISubs•riptions will be rece: ti at tile Exchange Athenaeum, and Lyceum Newsrooms; at the Borough Bank ; at all the Newspaper Offices ; and by the Treasurers. ( Orbe 3qtailjtru TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1856 T intelligence received from the United States, by the last mail, will convince all impartial men that the PALMERSTON Cabinet meant war with America, on the Nicaraguan question, at any cost, and that we have been saved from that calamity by the good sense of the people of both countries. Whether this species of good fortune will continue on our side it is impossible to say. There was evidentit a strong feeling in Congress in favour of the abrogation of the CLAYTON-BULWER treaty, at the risk of war, and this feeling has no doubt grown rapidly out of doors, since its discussion took place in the American Senate. The whole danger and confusion, however, is now confined to the Respectable names will always command credit , and all mercantile men desire is to be protected against the worst consequences of misfortune. When a man lends money to a trader, for three, five, or ten years, and then withdraws it, if that circumstance should lead to the insolvency of the firm, is that any reason why the capitalist should be made to refund the money he had lent for a definite period of time, and lose all ? And yet this is what the Opposition contended for on Friday night. If a trader, who borrows money on a share of his business, fails within three years after his partner has withdrawn his money, they would make the latter refund all the profits he had received during the three years' preceding insolvency. This was Mr. SPOONER'S amendment, but his arbitary notion was rejected, by a majority of twenty. And as the bill now stands the worst that can befall those who lend money to a trader is the loss of all, which appears to be an inevitable sequence, and the act will provide that no portion of a loan made on profits shall be recoverable until after all other creditors shall have been fully satisfied ; a provision which will put a stop to a system of " clearing out," which takes place now by sleeping partners, armed with judgements and executions for " money lent." Few changes could be devised which will be more acceptable to the trading public. The present practice is one which may be described in the language employed by Mr. MUNTZ in speaking of the proposed alteration in the law of part nership. It is fraudulent, collusive—open robbery, and so the tradesmen of Birmingham and every other town in England have found it. The defenders of the commonwealth of commerce claim, however, the protection of publicity. They would have every trader who borrows money publish to the world the amount he borrows, and all other particulars relating to his affairs. But this is not necessary. The use of the word "limited" where a partnership exists will be quite sufficient as a notice to those with whom he may have any dealings. Those who wish for more minute information, can obtain it by applying to the trader himself. The public have nothing what ever to say to the transactions between A. and B. If either party wants information he knows where to apply for it, and if he hears anything but the truth he has his remedy. Yet this will not satisfy the monopolist who seeks to keep traders within his grasp. He must tack conditions to the possibility of a poor or embarrassed tradesman's getting the help of capital, which would render him as danger ' ous as a hyena, and as much to be avoided as a leper. And every enlightened and reasonable being, who desires to see the industrial aryl com mercial resources of this country further developed, will rejoice at the defeat monopoly experienced in the Commons. The attack on the Partnership Amendment Bill will, no doubt, be renewed in the Lords ; but its opponents in the Upper House will fare no better than Messrs. Mmirz and SPooNER, as the measure is obviously both necessary and just. Less Shipped 1855-56 1 742,556 71,577 than in 1853-54 More than in 59,430 By the Overland Mail we have advices from Adelaide, South Australia, to the 12th of April. Large transactions are going on in flour at 231, and the market was very stiff at that figure. Butter and candles were quiet. Java brown sugar was quoted at 381 to 3812 s 6d. Seasonable soft goods were saleable, at about 35 per cent over cost price. Dates from Melbourne of April 3, state that the Royal Charter (s), from Liverpool, was very anxiously looked for. The Portuguese government have submitted to the Chamber of Deputies a bill demanding a loan of 1,500 contos of reals (about 340,0001. sterling), for the purpose of constructing railways and other public works, during the next session. Accounts from the Vienna Bourse at the close of the week report great firmness in the Austrian Funds, with an animated market. The 5 per Cent. Metallics rose 4 per cent on Saturday to 84, and the 44 per Cents. the same to 74 Austrian Rail way Stock advanced to 252 ; and shares of the New Bank of Credit to 382. Lombardo Venetian Shares to 134 Exchange on London, 10-2. Although the rates of Exchange are against the transmission of gold to the Continent, nevertheless small parcels continue to be sent off to Paris and other cities; and it is anticipated by some parties that this drain will affect the Bank returns of bullion this week. Tenders for loans have been invited by the following Railway Companies :—Great Northern, for three years, at 4 per cent per annum ; East Lancashire, for three, five, or seven years, at 4.1 per cent; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, three or five years, at 4 per cent; and North Staffordshire, for three years, at 44 per cent. The closing quotations of Consols stood at o 5 to 951. At the close of the day's business Railway Shares were thus quoted :—Caledonian, 614 62. Eastern Counties, 10 7-16 10 9-16. East Lancashire, 97 98. Great Northern, 95 96. Ditto A, 78 791. Great Western, 62 1 4 63. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 981 London and North Western, 1081 100. ManchesteK t Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 341 35 1. Midlan'tt Stock, 84 84+. North British, 38 39. South Eastern and Dover, 741. York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 87i 882. York and North Midland, 631 64k. COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—Mr. Silvester Grimes, of St Helens, was admitted a member of the Royal College of Surgeons, England, on Fr . day last. MR. BRIDGES' LECTORES.—MT. Bridges, the Liverpool phrenologist, is at present delivering at the Concert Hall a course of lectures upon the character and life of William Palmer, the murderer, as illustrating the science of phrenolocy. REV. HUGH STOWELL BROWN.--A lecture was delivered by the Rev. Hugh Stowell Brown, in the Elm's Tem perance Institution, Toxteth Park, last night, on the subject of " R u ssian Proverbs." The Rev. Mr. Harcus occupied the chair. The lecture was one previously de livered by the lecturer on more than one occasion, and reported at some length in this journal. BIRKENHEAD POLICE COURT.—The business of this court yesterday consisted chiefly in disposing of the drunk and disorderly cases which had occurred since Saturday. A very serious assault case, in which three persons attacked one man, during a quarrel on Sunday night, was to have come on for hearing, but was postponed in consequence of the injured man n,t being able to be removed from the hos pital, from the blows and kicks he had received in the struggle. TESTIMONIAL TO MR. ARNATTD.—The testimonial offered to Mr. Arnaud by the mercantile and trading public of Liverpool, upon his retirement from the office of collector of customs, was yesterday forwarded to the residence of that gentleman. The testimonal was exhibited for a short time previously in the Chamber of Commerce. It consisted of a portrait in oil of Mr. Arnaud, by Mr. Robertson, of Liverpool, a magnificent silver epesque, and an ebony casket, inlaid with silver, containing the presentation address. The epesque and casket were wrought by Mr. Mayer, of Lord street PRESENTATION TO CAPTAIN LOWBER, OF THE ECRISSON —The passengers by this splendid vessel have been so pleased with their voyage across the Atlantic, and the polite treat ment received from the captain, that, to testify their esteem, they have presented him with a beautiful silver cake basket, &c., which is now on view at the establishment of Mr. John G. Jacob, silversmith, 56, Church-street. It is very handsomely chased, and bears the following inscrip tion :—" Presented to Captain A. Lowber, by his passengers, as a token of their regard. Liverpool, July 7th, 1856." Signed,—William M'Donald, Wm. Webster, George W. Roberts, W. B. M‘Grath, Peter Miller, George Jacobson. Cant. Blanchard, T. Lombellow, Theo. Horton, Urzi. inque, A. Fortora, M. Engleman, Henry Shafer, John White. DISSOLUTIONS OF PARTNERSHIP.—W. Morris and A. Morris, Sowerby, Yorkshire, worsted spinners; J. Mann, D .Mann, and J. Mann, Northowram, Yorkshire, fire and brick makers ; J. Kirk and W. H. Furniss, Liverpool, merchants; T. Beveridge, J. Hedley, and J. W. Chandler, Preston, Lancashire, ironfounders ; W. N. Monies and J. Simpson, Manchester, commission agents; J. Scott and J. Stevens, Manchester, commission agents; D. Peckover, B. Ferrand, and J. Thompson, Bradford, Yorkshire, wool merchants, so far as regards B. Ferrand G. B. Brewer and John Walton, Liverpool, merchants : J. H. Brancker and E. Brancker, Liverpool, stock and share brokers; R. Watson and J. Crook, Preston, cotton cloth manufacturers; J. Barber and W. Worthington, Manchester, Chorlton-upon Medlock, and Salford, con tractors and stone merchants ; D. Neilson and J. B. Neilson, Liverpool, stock and share brokers ; I. Levy, I. Danziger, and M. Bernston, London-wall, City, and Melbourne, Australia, merchants; J. Morison and R. C. H. Skafte, Liverpool, ship chandlers ; B. Gill and .1 Waddington, Barnsley, Yorkshire, dyers ; R. H. Clegg and W Imray, Liverpool, general brokers; T. Coulston, John Coulston, and Joseph Coulston, Lancaster, bankers. CORONER'S COURT.—Yesterday the coroner held an in quest on the body of Sarah Waddle, the wife of a man in the employ of the Health Committee, and who lives at No. 7, Oriel-street, who was found dead in her bed on Sunday morning. The deceased, who was above 70 years of age, had been very ill for some time past, and was perfectly un able to assist herself. Verdict, died from natural causes. — Also, on the body of Ann Brown, aged 45, the keeper of a swinging host, and who resi led in 26 Court, Back Portland street. Toe boat by which the deceased was killed belonged to Benjamin Shelton, and at the time of the aecident contained abou t twenty young persons, and was in rods wh ob was roke the owner w e n a e U r s eodf an e as deceased s e i d de f d deceased expired almost immediately.. There was a fracture in the iron rod, which, fr . om the weight boatafud full adjoining i ntoi swingg fall when boat. h u e p n o no Then tehoe of the parties inside, gave way. The jy, in returning a verdict of accidental death, declared that the owners of the boat in question had been guilty of a want of caution, but not to such an extent as to bring their neglect within the limits of manslaughter. they at the same time declared that such amusements were most dangerous, end that they should be put a stop to. The Coroner concurred in this expression of opinion by the jury, and observed that he, fur his part, would not cease in his efforts until such a dan gerous practice, strangely termed an amusement, was put an end to in the town. NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY. in dispute to arbitration ? or what can equal the folly of goading the Americans into the abroga tion of the treaty altogether? " Our policy" in 1853 was in perfect accordance with the letter and spirit of the treaty o 1850, and let us not abandon an honourable and consistent course to gratify a paltry outburst of official humour, and keep up a war agitation for Ministerial convenience. THE Partnership Amendment Bill was very nearly lost, "on principle, " in the House of Commons, on Friday. The opponents of the Government measure have had abundant time given to them to make up their minds as to what ought to be done, in obedience to the demand made by mercantile men for relief in partnership transactions. A man could lend a trader, under the old system, money at a usurious rate of interest, equal to 50 per cent. of his profits, and if the borrower failed the capitalist could walk in with a judgment and plunder all the creditors. And this is the system which Mr. MIINTZ, Mr. SPOONER, and a great many other monopolists of trade would have continued. They would not allow men to lend money to a concern on a fair share of its profits, and so risk the money they advance, but they would make them partners and liable to the last farthing for the debts of a firm in which they never had more than a third, fourth, or twentieth share of the profits. There is neither justice nor common sense in such a proposition. When insolvency or bankruptcy overtakes any undertaking in which money is invested, the men who advance the capital must lose it, and here their losses ought to end. Credit is now given to bankrupt concerns on the strength of being able to fix the whole of the debts contracted on some sleeping partner, and the capitalists ought to be released from these consequences of collusion, which is but too rife in the commercial world. When the principle of Limited Liability is thoroughly established it will make the public more cautious than they have been Men will feel no hesitation in asking those seeking credit what their capital is, and if they utter a falsehood in answering this question they will•place them. selves under the lash of the criminal law. But trade will be carried on then as it is at present. MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL, LIVERPOOL, MONDAY EVENING The tenor of the American advices has given increased firmness to the cotton trade, and although holders offer largely, extreme rates have to be paid. The total sales to-day are 8,000 bales, of which 1,500 have been taken for speculation and export. There has not been a very active Share Market to-day, but prices have been tolerably well supported, and closed as under:—Aberdeen , 15 151. Chester and Birkenhead, 171. 17g. Caledonian, 31 311. Chester and Holyhead, 17 17k. Eastern Counties, 10i- loa. East Lanca shire, 211 22. Great Northern, 21 241. Ditto A, 91 10. Great Western, 621 631. Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock, 981 981. Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 181 19. London and North Western Stock, 109 1091. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 351 35t-- New 6 per cent. Pref., Ditto Preference, 121 128. Midland Stock, 84k 84/. North British, 9! 91. North Staffordshire, 4'ad. South Eastern and Dover , 22e 22 1140. York, Newcastle, and Berwick , 22 221 York and North Midland, 321321. Leeds Capital Stock, 191 191. Buffalo and Lake Huron , 11 11p. Dutch Rhenish, 21 2 13 7 16 p. Great Western of Canada, 261 261. Ditto New Shares , 81 3ip. Great Luxembourg, 8k BZ-d. The following is a comparative statement of the exports of wlitat, flour, and Indian corn, from all the ports of the United States (to latest dates) to Great Britain and the Continent, for the seasons 1853-54, and the present : Flour. Wheat. Corn. brls. qrs. qrs. To British ports 1853-54 1,738,958 695,350 644,200 Continental ~ „ 787,570 238,100 32,870 2,526,528 933,450 677,070 To British ports 1855-56 1,134,731 580,573 709,000 Continental „ „ 649,241 281,300 27,500 1,783,972 861,873 736,500 (FROM on OViN CORSPONDENT.) PARI RE S, SUNDAY EVENING. The proposed interview between the French and Austrian Emperors excite, I hear, considerable dissatisfaction in the Prussian and some other Courts ; and, on that account, it is said, that the least fuss possible will be made abottt it. The Moniteur de l'Armee publishes what it represents to be an official account of the deaths in the French army during the Eastern war. The account says that from the Ist of .May, 1854, to the 30th of March, 1856, the number of deaths in the East was 62,492 officers and men ; and in the Baltic, 1,059. It adds that in the same period the deaths in France were 13,635, in Algeria, 5,246, and in Italy, 1,088. Trade has been very dull during the past week, as indeed it always is at this season of the year. The parisian manufacturers have, however, re• ceived orders from Russia and Turkey. The affair of the transatlantic steamers, which has been so often on the tapis, and so often near a settlement, has, it appears, again been postponed. The affair of the Pyrenean railways excites some interest in commercial circles. These lines have been conceded, or at least promised by the govern ment, to M. Perriere, of the Credit Mobilier Company, with a subvention of 1,040,0001. sterling. M. Thiers, the great speculator, offers in the name of the company, of which he is the head, to take them for 1,000,000/, subvention, and he demands that the concession of them shall be put up to public competition. In the hope of preventing scandal, M. Portiere, has, it is said, offered to content himself also with a round million. The Moniteur announces that the Russian government has temporarily suppressed quaran tine in the Russian ports of the Black Sea and of the Sea of Az , iff That government has ordered, says the same journal, that the temporary suspen sion of the additional duty of 50 per cent. imposed on all foreign goods imported into Russian ports, shall, for the present, not be paid on goods con veyed by French vessels into Odessa or any ports of the Crimea, from Kamiesch, Constantinople, or any other port of the Mediterranean, except those of France. The death of the Duchess de Montebello, widow of the famous Marshal Lannes, is announced. At the last wool fair at Wiemar the sales amounted to about 750,000 lbs., and prices were at the end from 6d to 10d the pound on those of last year. PARIS, SATURDAY EVENTNG. _ _ It is said, with what degree of truth I know not, that the King of Wurtemberg and Bavaria, and the Prince Regent of Baden, are to meet the Em peror of the French and the Emperor of Austia, in the projected conference, on the Swiss frontier. If this be true, the meeting will partake somewhat of the character of a congress of sovereigns—one of the hobbies, as you know, of Louis Napoleon. It is intended, it appears, to carry into effect a measure which has been long talked of, and which is much needed—to increase the number of agens de change (stockholders). It is also said that measures are to be taken for preventing operations by unlicensed brokers. The Emperor is to remain at Plombieres for about three weeks longer. He has began taking baths, but I hear that he pays incessant attention to business. The sale of cotton at Havre last week amounted to 10,489 bales, and prices were at an advance on those of the preceding week. The Spanish papers received to-day, state that the government has ordered the expedition sent against Mexico to be reinforced by a frigate and corvette from Cuba, and that in spite of the " good offices" of France, it is determined to exact separa tion from the Mexican government. A. St. Petersburg letter in the newspapers says that our Ambassador, Lord Wodehouse, had been received with the greatest politeness, and the most most marked curiosity ; also that the citizens flocked to Cronstadt to see the arrival of the numerous European ships of commerce, and that they appeared particularly struck by those of England. The latter adds that there was a talk of a reduction on the import duty on foreign ' sugar. NEW MAGISTRATE.—At the Preston Quarter Sessions, on Wednesday last, William Pilkington, of Audley House, Blackburn, qualified as a magistrate of the county, by taking the oaths. THE ROYAL LANCASHIRE RIFLES.—To-day this regiment will assemble at the Everton barracks to be reviewed by, we believe, Sir Harry Smith, the general commanding this district. After which, they will march through the town, and, on their return to the barrack, be disembodied. On this regiment leaving Glasgow, where they were on per manent duty for upwards of twelve months, Viscount Melville, the gener al commanding the Edinburg h district, passed a high eulogy on their soldier like appearance, and their general good conduct during their service in the north. NEW POST-OFFICE FOR B IRKENH EAD. —Yesterday, the foundation-stono of a new building was laid on a site of ground, near the corner of Conway-street, Birkenhead. The new structure will be in the Corinthian style of archi tecture, and will comprise, on the ground floor, offices sufficiently capacious for conducting the business of the post-office —the geteral office being twenty-eight feet by thirty-eight feet. The first floor will be so constructed as to be capable of giving accommodation for the public library and museum, with a large waiting•room, and every other necessary appliance for the institution. Yesterday, after noon, between the showers of rain, Master. Walter Craven, the son of the builder and proprietor, laid the first stone, with the usual ceremony. The architect of the new building is Mr. Brattan. After the ceremony was concluded, the plans were presented to Mr. John Lacey, the architect's foreman. RIPLR Y'S HOSPITAL, LANCASTER.—The silver trowel with wnich the foundation stone of this institution, which is about to be erected at Lancaster, by Mrs. Ripley, of Abercromby-square, Liver pool, is to be laid, is now exhibited in the window of Mr. Dismore's establishment, Bold street. It is a beautiful piece of workmanship, and bears the following inscription :--` 1 Presented by Julia Ripley to the Right Rev. James Prince Lee, D.D., Lord Bishop of the Ditrcese of Manchester, on the occasion of laying the foundation stone of Riple Hospital, Lancaster, 14th July, 1856." Lord J. RUSSELL gave notice that, on Friday or Monday, he should move for correspondence arising from the Paris conference relating to the affairs of Italy. WAYS AND MEANS. The report of the Committee of Ways and Means was brought up and agreed to. THE WENSLEYDALE PEERAGE... . __ On the order for the second reading of the Appellate Jurisdiction (House of Lords) Bill, Mr. E. DENNISON presented a petition from Baron Wensleydale, praying for such alterations in the bill as would enable him to take his seat in the House of Peers. APPELLATE JURISDICTION (LORDS) BILL. The ATTORNEY-GGNERAL then Moved (he second read-. ing of this bill, and in doing so, referred to the defective method of conducting business in the Court of Last Appeal. The hon. and learned member stated that fre— quently there were only two peers present, when the House was sitting as a judicial tribunal, and that they frequently differed in opinion. It had been argued that the Appellate Jurisdiction of the Lords should be abolished altogether. but the only tribunal to which the functions and jurisdiction could be transferred, was the' Judicial Committee of Privy Council. That would be objectionable, as it would impose more duties upon the body than they could perform. The Govern ment had attempted to improve Appellate Jurisdic tion of the peers, by the creation of a life peerage, but the Lords had refused to admit Lord Wensleydale to a seat in the Upper House. Was the House of Commons, then, to bring itself into collision with that branch of the Legislation? (Loud cries of hear, hear.) That might be very well, but the unfortunate suitors would be the sufferers. He accepted this measure in the absence of a better, and submitted it to the House for a second readin c . Mr. BOWYER moved, as an amendment, that the bill be read a second time that day six months. He denied that the bill would provide any remedy for the evilg complained of in the appellate jurisdiction in the House of Lords, and stated that the principal evils were, the existence of two superior courts of appeal, and the absence of a court of criminal appeal. He suggested the constitution of a court, consisting of not less than five judges selected from the Bench and the Bar, to which should be transferred the Appellate Jurisdiction of the House of Lords, and of the Judicial , Committee of Privy Council. and which should be a Court of Appeal in criminal as well as civil cases. Mr. ROBERT PHILLIMO RE seconded the amendment, and warned the House against assenting to patchwork legisla tion, which rendered permanent all the evils at present existing. Mr. WHITESIDE, in supporting the measure, argued that up to a recent period the House of Lords as an appellate tribunal had been perfectly successful, and that it would be unjust now, because certain law lords were incapaci tated from the efficient performance of their duties by infirmities, to alter the constitution. He contended that the people of this country were in favour of an amend ment rather than an abolition of the judicial functions of the House of Peers, and on that ground he voted for the bill. Sir JAMES GRAHAM opposed the bill, pointing out mans , anomalies in its construction, and warned that House to look with jealously upon the result of a compromise between the two opposing political parties in the House of Peers. Mr. R. PALMER supported the principle of the measure, though he considered that the state of appellate jurisdic tion of the House of Lords had been much exaggerated. Mr. COLLIER suggested amendments in the bill, which he believed would place the appellate jurisdiction of the Lords in a satisfactory position. Mr. J. G. PHILLIMORE opposed the bill. Lord J. RUSSELL opposed the measure, declaring that the evils were only of a temporary character*, and ought not to be dealt with by a permanent measure. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL defended the measure.' The House then divided. The numbers were, For the second reading 191 Against it 142 'Majority 49 The bill was accordingly read a second time. The remaining orders of the day were disposed of, and he House adjourned shortly before two o'clock. ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—The following gentle men having undergone the necessary examinations for MI diploma, were admitted members of the college at tbo meeting of the court of examiners on the 4th inst.:- Messrs. Henry Ga*en Sutton, Middlesborough, Yorkshire John Drummond, Greenhays, Manchester; and Silveste Grimes, St. Helens, Lancashire. The Ilioniteur publishes a table of the losses sustain& by the French army during the war, from May 1 51 1854, to March 30th, 1856. The returns include 0' men who died from disease and who fell in the field The total loss in the Crimea and the East is 62,492, 0 whom 1,284 were officers and 4,403 non-commissions officers ; 14 generals perished as staff officers, 70 medics officers, and 12 chaplains. TRANMERE REGENT FRIENDLY SOCIETY.—This sociel held their anniversary meeting yesterday, having been pO 5 poned from Whit Monday, when it has usually been het' in consequence of the immense number of persons wb attended the celebrated Tranmere wakes. This club unri l bers about 400 strong, and on this occasion marche' headed by the club regalia, through the principal street' In the morning th e y a tt en d e d di v i ne service at St. Li' therine's Church, where a suitable sermon was preached t the Rev. Mr. Arthura. Ia the evening the members din' together at the Queen's Arms, where an excellent ding' was provided. The day's amusement concluded with ball and other amusement.. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. — The monthly meeting of ti Council was held yesterday, Charles Holland, Esq pre dent, in the chair. Reports on the following bills vie brought up and adopted, viz :—The Judgements Exeeuti o , &c., Bill ; the Joint Stock Companies Bill, and th e JO Stock Companies ',Winding-up Amendment Bill. A et' of the reports and resolutions on the Mercantile Amendment Bill was ode Horst M.P. Among the communicatio ns were letters front t f e e d e to d b to e sent the Commercial to Mr. Manchester Commercial A - sociation, on the proposed reg tration of partnerships_ r re rrr Committee. From the Collector of Customs on thq P submitted by him for the detection and check of frauds merchants in the payment of duties ; the President requested to c onfer with the collector thereon, the opio l the theas r c e u a so d t f , o m Commons m announcingm revenueon s be for that se n t ht thee up paCommi tteeyintuefavour payment o o f t 1 of the Council bein g that recei pts for duties being giv e the Custom - h ouse would b e a more efficient mean s prevent i ng and discovering fraud. A l e tt er f rom I Foreign the Bondholders on the Oriental Republic of U rugua y 1 j O si ffi on t c of e House claims due on the loan of 1845. It was or d ere d th° in adoption petitionp ss to h Office w of decimal currency. THE COURT On Sunday the Queen and Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Alice, the ladies and gentlemen of the Court, and the domestic household, attended Divine service in the chapel of Buckingham Palace. The Hon. and Very Rev. the Dean of Windsor officiated. The Duchess of Gloucester paid visits to the Duchess of Kent and the Duchess of Cambridge, at their respec tive residences. CALVE ELECTIO'N.—The mayor has fixed to-morrow (Wednesday) at twelve o'clock, for the nomination for this borough. Sir William Fenwick Williams, Bart., of Kars, is the only caudidate in the field. _..__ ALDERSHOTT.—Yesterday afternoon the Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the King of the Belgians, left town for Aldershott, where the Royal party will remain to-night, and review the Guards in the morn ing. The entry of the Guards into London is fixed to take place to-morrow (Wednesday), the 9th instant. THE QUEEN AT DEATH OF Tun BARON.—We regret much to announce the death of the Right Hon. George Bankes, M.P., which took place on Sunday, at his r( sidence in Old Palace-yard. He held the office of Cursitor Baron of the Exchequer, and represented Dorsetshire in Parliament for several years. In Lord Derby's Government Mr. Bankes held the office of Judge Advocate-General. -~ THE UNITED STATES MAIL STEAMSHIP ERICSSON.—TIic mail steamship Ericsson, Captain Lowber, which left New York on the 22nd ult., arrived in the Mersey yQsterday. She brings 8201,652 specie on freight and seventy-six pas sengers, of which the following is a list :—William Webster, Mr. and Mrs. M`Donald, Mr. and Mrs. Blanchard, W. B. M‘Grath, Mrs. 11. Heriff, Mr. and Mrs. John White and Miss White, G. Jacobson, Henry Schafer, J. K. Horton, Donna Isabel de Zamora and servant, Don Antonio Tortoza, Mr. and Mrs. Miller and Miss Butler, M. Eogman, G. W. Roberts, Senora F. R. Avillanos, daughter, and servant, Senor F. de Lombillo and lady, Senor J. Alonzo, Senor Miguel Uizanqui and servant, Caleb Lamb, James Sell and lady, Mr. and Mrs. Lugarde, Mr. and Mrs. James Hamilton, J. Wilinski, John Ovanzo, J. Martin, Mr. and Mrs. C. Hummel and child, Mr. Thistlewaite, Robt. Crawford, Mrs. Rebecca Austen and child, Mr. and Mrs. Baussett, Mrs. Robert S. Ingur, and Miss Blanchard. LA BEST INTELLIGENCE. TURKEY A despatch from Vienna, dated yesterday, men tions the receipt that city from Constantinople of news to the 4th inst., from which we learn that Aali Pacha had reached the Turkish capital on his return from his mission to Paris. Although the nomination does not appear among those specified in the Organic Statute, the Porte has appointed a new Governor of Principalities. By the Borysthene (arrived at Marseilles on Sunday,) advises have been received from Constan tinople to the 26th, and from the Crimea to the 24th ult. From the former we learn that the term of power held by the Hospodars of Moldavia and Wallachia expired on the 24th, arid that no proceedings had then been taken to reinvest them. In Moldavia, it is stated that Prince Ghikah had placed himself at the head of a movement in favour of the reunion of the Principalities, and by every means lent his best aid to encourage an opposition to the Porte. The Greek, American, and Jewish population had purchased their exemption from military ser vice, by the annual payment of an impost of 621 millions of piastres. The advices further state that the troops sent against the insurgents at Karatch and Nablouse proceed so slowly on their march that it is fully believed the guilty parties against whom their mission is directed will escape. Immediately on the re-establishment of diplo• matic relations between Russia and the Sultan, the commissioners named for the reorganisation of the Principalities were to leave on their mission. The Journal de Constantinople announces that Consular agents of England and France were expected at Kamiesch. A magnificent banquet had been given at Kertch to the English officers. The health of each of the Sovereigns of Europe were toasted, and the utmost cordiality prevailed. FRANCE. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS.-MONDAY, The House met at five o'clock. The second reading of the Nawab of Surat Treaty Bill, was moved by the Marquis of CLANRICARDE, but after some opposition from Lord REDESDALE and the Earl of ELENBOROUGH, the motion was negatived without a division. The Report of Amendments to the Commissioners of Supply (Scotland) Bill, and the Cambridge University Bill, were received. The Drainage (Ireland) Bill, and the Distillation from Rice Bill, were read a second time. COURT OF EXCHEQUER (SCOTLAND) BILL: The LORD CHANCELLOR, in moving the second reading of the Court of tgchequer (Scotland) Bill, stated that its object was to abolish the court, and merge its functions in the Court of Sesqions. The bill was read a second time. The Evidence in Foreign Suits Siil, the Dwellings for Labouring Classes Bill, and the Exchequer Bills (£4,000,000) Bill, passed through committee. The Small Debts Imprisonment Act Amendment Bill was read a third time and passed. Their Lordships rose at five minutes before eight o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. THE CASE OE MR. JAMES SADLEIR. Mr. MooRE inquired whether Mr. James Sadleir had been permitted to leave Ireland without being arrested, and whether any steps had been taken for his arrest and prosecution. In explanation to his question the hon. member referred to the statement made on a former evening by the Attorney-general for Ireland that in con sPquence of the remarks of the Master of the Rolls, to the• effect that the crown officers bad been neglecting their duty in refraining from instituting proceedings against Mr. Jas. Sadleir, he went to Ireland and took the neces sary steps to put the law in force, and he (Mr. Moore] wished now to know what were the steps that had been= taken. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for Ireland recapitulated the circumstances of the case, and repeated the explanations given by him on Friday night last. He refrained from stating the precise steps that had been taken, but declared that every exertion had been made, and warrants had been issued for the apprehension of Mr. Sadleir. These were taken before Friday last. The question put, he said, implied a connivance on the part of the Government iii. the escape • of Mr. Sadleir, and this he emphatically denied, adding that from the earliest moment he, as the responsible officer of the Crown, had done everything' in his power to prevent Mr. Sadleir leaving Ireland, even before he was able to issue warrants for his apprehension. Mr. Sadleir had not quitted the country up to the 17th or 18th of June, and if he had since escaped, it was to be attributed to the irregular observations of the Master of the Rolls. THE ARTIC SHIP RESOLUTE. In answer to Mr. W. Brown. 77 '1 Sir CHARLES lirooo said that her Majesty's ship Resolute, which was abandoned three years ago in the: Artie Regions, Chad been fallen in with an American whaler, and taken to New York, and the American Government had announced the recovery would be re- claimed ;by the British Government. The reply of the British Government was, that as the vessel had drifted many thousands of miles from the spot where she was abandoned by Captain Kellett, they would not claim her, and she was now, therefore, the property of America. MEDICAL PROFESSION 'BILL. Mr. COWPER stated his intention of withdrawing the Medical Profession Bill. THE AFFAIRS OF ITALY,