The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-07-26 00:00:00

Etberpool -tanbarb, ?OM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT. MONDAY MORNING. THE affair in chief, between Russia and Turkey, may now be considered settled ; but the tug—not of war, it is true —may yet come touching those little odds and ends, referred to, rather bitingly, the other evening, by one of i the best judges in the House of Commons—Mr. LAYARD, who noticed the fact, of the rumour at least, that Russia would not leave the Principalities unless the contract she had entered into for a nine months' provision of her force were paid. Then, again, a little longer delay, and what is our fleet to do ? Stay where it is in Besika Bay all the winter ? NICHOLAS is not likely to stand that, for it would be what Russia considers a breach of treaty. On the other hand, if the fleet don't stay, it must be off in a short time to Malta, otherwise the season will prevent its At all events, nothing new has transpired since my last communication. The Cabinet Council sat on Saturday nearly five, hours, and doubtless would have sat longer, but for the six o'clock dinner, at the Mansion house, to which every body had been invited. What was done at the Council I don't pretend to know ; the business at the Mansion-house, as far as eating and drinking and talking went,l can speak of. Never was there such a spread, even in the Egyptian-hall, as regards the two former elements of dinner. The banquet was all that could be desired by the most Lucullusciate! I never heard such after-dinner talking in my life. Twaddle unredeemed ! Some said it was because GLADSTONE was not there ; I must say he comes out sometimes in the talking way ; he did so at the very last Ministerial banquet in the same hall. Did he :prate too much then ? _Blab ? And so staid away on Saturday last? ABERDEEN:was frigid in the extremest degree ; talked about his own great defi ciencies and responsibilities,—and that the essential policy of the Government was peace; upon which, as the senti ment was borrowed from Louts NAPOLEON, he gave (for ABERDEEN) a knowing wink to WALEWSKI, the French Minister, as much as to say, "Ain't it peace ?" " Oui! Oui !" responded the French Ambassador. Lord JOHNNIE said something about commerce, of course; re duction of taxes, of course ; hospitality of the city of Lunnun, of course ; the loyal assistance of the citizens to the Government at all times, of course ;—these were the threadbare sentiments, the clouted themes, delivered in accents as namby-pamby as ever regaled the ear of a Miss in her early teens over a cup of whipt cream. In short, everything was tepid but the turtle. Peppery HARDINGE, even in what he said, and in the manner of saying it, would not have scared a goose on the margin of Chobham common. PALMERSTON was infected, and as a climax, he proposed the health—of all menliving—of Lord DUDLEY STUART, an amiable and courteous Whig-Radi cal lord, christened by the wags about the House of Com mons, Lord Deadley Smooth, for which the aforesaid wags ought to be reprimanded by Mr. SPEAKER. From the general tone of easy, confiding simplicity and com placency which pervaded the Ministerial speakers, it was quite apparent that they consider themselves safe in their saddles for one month from this date,—the 25th of August being now the day named for the prorogation. Accomplish that, and they maylsnap their fingers, in dependently, till February ; so, " go it ye cripples !" From my own observation, I feel as nearly satisfied as may be, that there will be two withdrawals before that period. ABERDEEN and LANSDOWNE can't stand the worry. The Cabinet has been much badgered this week for their" do nothing" policy, allowing France and America (the latter with regard to Kossta) to take the shine out of us entirely. There is a small bill, (don't be afraid,) but of great im port, in its last stage before the House of Peers at present. It is simply entitled Public Houses (Scotland) Bill, and I entreat your readers, with their usual courtesy, not to suppose I am such a donkey as to go far into the merits or demerits of the measure. The public.house system throughout the United Kingdom demand's at the present period more than a passing notice. The bill mentioned above was among the last acts of your late respected, though unseated member, Mr. FORBES MACKENZIE. The conduct of it has been taken by Lord KINNAIRD ; though a Whig lord born and bred, he is one of the nicest and most gentlemanly fellows in the ample range of the peerage. He is, indeed, one of those who, like the Earl of CARLISLE, the Earl of MANSFIELD, Lord JOHN MANNERS, and two or three other " bricks," would take up an equal number,man for man,of bakers, butchers, and blacksmiths at foot-ball or cricket, and beat them. All spice and pluck, like a well-made Haggis. is Km. NAlRD—the best, certainly the smartest, master of the buckhounds in my recollection, and I have a dreamy remembrance of GEO. M. losing his periwig in Windsor glades. Well, Lord KINNAIRD was very near exempli fying an old proverb, familiar to him, when he and others, not now to be named, played truant in Scotland some years agone,—to the effect that "he is an ill bird who defiles his own nest." To the back-bone, KINNAIRD is a Scotchman ; he is fond of the religion, the toddy, the songs, and eke the lasses of Scotia. So am I. He might have moved the committee on the bill without running down the glorious habits of his glorious country. men. There is not a bad habit among them, or, if there be, it leans to virtue's side. However, KINNAIRD went on with some statistics furnished by certain silly gentlemen, how that two hundred such in Scotland had made minute inquiries regarding the number of people who frequented Scotch public-houses, especially on Sun days. They were so-and-so. Bow-wow ! Nothing of the sort ; but let the bill pass. FORBES MACKENZIE, like KINNAIRD, is a Scottish gentleman ; and one pro vision of the bill ought to be carried " Over the water to Charlie." I refer to that stopping Scotch grocers selling their wretched " big still" whiskey over the counter. But let us leave Auld Scotland to herself, " She'll no gae far wrang,"—l hope my Scottish spelling is nearly cor rect. Mr. FORBES MACKEN ZIE'S bill,—l must call it his, —like the fruit of the tree of knowledge, has opened the eyes of our legislators, and though the grocers of " Sweet Edinbro', I smell thee noo," " Bonny Dundee," the ugliest place I have ever seen—Dundee is worse than Genoa, —Glasgow, with its " flourish,"—Aberdeen, with its dialect as sharp as Euroclydon—though these lose their Spirit licences for the grocers, it will be as dust in the balance. The eyes of our law-makers are opened, com mittees have sat, and witnesses have been examined ; and now for " along pull, a strong pull, and a pull altogether," ye victuallers of Liverpool, to aid your brother " bungs" in London ; the trade is as sure to be thrown open in England as it is to be partially closed in Scotland. Be up and doing, if you regard your families and the moneys you have laid out on your establishments. Combine against this, to you, ruinous measure. You may avert it. I can tell you it will not be mooted this session ; it will, how ever, break out more virulently soon after next February. Be prepared ; prime yourselves ; remember the trade of the licensed victualler is to be experimented ith w,—a mo d era te portion of respectability,--tin to pay for the license, and a marine-store dealer can obtain it. Among the works laid on the library tables of several of our literary and scientific societies—the Linnean, for example—a practical work on Popular Economic Botany, and commercial characters of the principal articles of vegetable origin used for food, clothing, tanning, dyeing, building, medicine, &c., by a townsman of your own, Mr. T. C. ARCHER, has attracted some observation. The accomplished author, it appears, had the charge of the Liverpool imports in the Great Exhibition. in Hyde Park. The way in which he acquitted himself in that regard acquired for him much praise from those best able to appreciate his efforts. Mr. ARCHER'S experience at the Liverpool Customs has been turned to good account in the work now referred to. A graceful feature in it is the frank and generous acknowledgments made to some of our most distinguished living botanists and vegetable physiologists, P EREIRA, ROYLE, LINDLEY, &C. The author would, perhaps, have laughed (in his sleeve) to have seen the last-named professor turi himself over his pages, a nd speak well of them. No quack , LINDLEY abhors quackery in the beau t t u if r u e l . study of botany, and of There are some fine her burly brother, horticul work, which, for some time to plates in Mr. ARCHER'S , One commercial l m ik e e r s r i t a o l come, will be referred to as an au f treho m t h a t money-making ri e ty g . reat m see a book of this kind come h town, such as Liverpool, as it s ows and money-keeping do no t always freeze the " ge nial current of the soul." Let us have a touch at the police, Id h espe.cially as I see y our neighbours are at it. A police stri ke wou aye those dis rather more meaning in it than a strike among me m bered but necessary varlets , the snips. Our police force consists of two corps prop er —the cityand the metropolitan. The former is under th e command of as knowing a shot as ever came out of locker—DANIEL WHITTLE HARVEY, I know thee well,—a fine-looking old man, with plenty of grey hairs, bestowing adventi tious aid on natural cunning. I use the word by no means offensively. WHITTLE has secured a good berth for himself, does his work with attention, manages to be on good terms with Aldermen and Lord Mayor—he would see them both far enough, if he could do without them ; ' he takes good pay, and therein is the rule. The city police, generally speaking, is composed of stout, good looking young men ; many of them have wives and children ; their wages are too low for a single man : they are kicking up a row, and telling WHITTLE HARVEY that they must have more money. Now there is as much feeling in DANIEL as there is milk in a male tiger ; he goes to all the city feeds, and once a month he dons his Sunday coat and broad-brimmed, to have a pala ver with PAM at the Home-office ;—CUPID and WHITTLE are old files. They understand each other. Meantime the city policemen do hard duty—no holidays now—for som e shillings a-week under a pound,—not enough in these dear times. I wish Sir R OBERT PEEL were living, that he might have to pay for a dinner of common victuals and drink. Confound his tariff; ditto his free-trade rub bish ; confound his tergiversations ; confound his income tax ; confound his—no, not his memory. He was, in my poor opinion, for all the brag about him, the worst mirii3. stirring THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TITESDAY, .iTTLy 26, 1853. ter this country has had for a long time. The city police I are an offshoot of PEEL. They are not likely to get an advance. The metropolitan " PEEL'S own" are worse : a question of common wages is bad enough ; but to serve and serve, and see, it may be, the undeserving raised over your head,—Oh it is bad ! The Italians have a proverb, to the effect that death is better than servitude without hope of preferment. As hard work and small pay is the order in the City police, so undue preferment is the greater canker in the metropolitan. Sir ROBERT, when he introduced the measure, gave solemn assurance that each man should rise by merit. A fib ! You may twig men three or four and twenty years of age looking after you as you are set down at Mr. SPEAKER'S parties, at RUSSELL'S, or ABER DEEN'S, or PALMERSTON'S ; the policemen on duty, the young fellows referred to, have not seen more than two or three years' service, they belong to the pet division—A 1 at Lloyd's. In next to no time you shall find them in. spectors, superintendents, and what not. But this is only part of a system—a plague which pervades the body politic, Customs, Somerset House, Treasury, Woods and Forests, every where cooks' and butlers' brats are preferred to the more legitimate. A gouty coachman, who can no longer hold the ribbons with credit on a minister's ham mercloth, is capital for a messenger in Downing-street ; a valet, who can no longer brush his master's clothes, is deemed " ex cellent well" for a good place in that mammoth of laziness Somerset-house. Did not Lord JOHN RUSSELL, with cat-like, and rat-like, and Whig-like intelligence, literally prove it so a few days before he was last turned out of office himself ? He did. I know he did. Ile did not dream of Coalition Cabinets and such stuff then, and absolutely disposed of several of his male servants as I have stated. It answered his turn ; he saddled them upon the public, and now he has got " young 'uns." To revert to the police, I am sorry for them ; they are not even allowed to meet for the purpose of discussing their grievances ; and they are leaving the force at the rate of several scores a week. Mr. MECHI is a prosperous tradesman in London—a still more successful farmer in Essex. To compensate, perhaps, for the ungeniat trade in hardware in town, he studies the cultivation of clover among the rustics of the calf county. In earlier interviews with MECHI, the intel ligent even would set him down as one of quackery, he sails so close to that prosperous shore, talking so much that you really must think MECHI a umbug as well as quack ; but, indeed, they are synonymous. MECHI is no quack—sharp as one of his own needles—" rem acu teti gisti"—or razors, cutting before the point. He acts on the simple rule that two and two make four ; that some good always comes of energy and industry. He bad his annual gathering in the middle of the past week ; between three and four hundred persons were present, embracing all sorts of people, from the Peer Earl of HARROWBY to the lock-picker HOBBS. I never saw such fields in my life— those with " verdure clad " (green crop) never surely were more luxuriant in the world's young and unpoisoned days. From town all was rot till we came to Tiptree. Not to be wondered at. All has been and still is rot in the South of Europe—France especially ; and as sure as night follows day, the bad weather of the South always comes to us. Not so in the North of Europe. It may be Zamiel and the huge black forests of Germany intercept and absorb. MECHI'S cereal crops were indescribably grand, forward, and promising. But I think it is possible to have too much of a good thing. After the port (tolerably fair) had circulated, the hurry, so to speak, railroad-speed, on, on, never-rest of Mr. MECHI'S system came out in conversation, and vexed me. Cattle food growing in green fields in the morning, serving as manure in the evening; preventing all healthful chemical action—repose—digestion in brief. However, there was the farm—there the products beyond all farmer's in the county, and Tiptree is not of a propi tious soil—save for potatoes. I thought of my poor, dear, departed, deaf friend TOM HooD, who embarked a few pounds—his all—on the same foundation—a rope of sand to him ! On MECHI went, clack ! clack I like a neigh bouring mill. Everybody was pleased ; the day was fine and breezy ; even the tallow cheek of EDWIN CHADWICK assumed a momentary bloom. Dr. SOUTHWOOD SMITH, physician and philanthropist, stole a day from his pauper patients of the fevered lip and burning palm ! Sir CHARLES BARRY, the great gingerbread baker, had break down, and couldn't come. Among the nice boys who have got into parliament, no one knows how—pitchforked in, unknown even to them selves—is my learned and cautious friend,Mr.MURROUGH. This gentleman is an attorney in one of the subsidiary Inns of Court, and represents Bridport ; when the R E Q, as the requisition was called, came to him, he was in such a blissful state of geographical ignorance there anent, that he did not know which way to go to reach Bridport afore said. Fact ! Perhaps he meant which was the cheapest way ; even that was ignorant enough. He seldom speaks, but on Wednesday he opened his mouth in regard to the duty on attorneys' and solicitors' certificates, which I do most fervently hope will be doubled, trebled, yea, quadru pled, rather than abrogated, as hundreds of wretched sca vengers, sharp-practice men, the pests of the profession, wish it abrogated. No, no, Mr. MURROUGH ! a respec table attorney or solicitor like yourself is an ornament to society. He is useful. He will pay his certificate duty because he can pay it ; the man to whom it is an object ought to emigrate. That sensible, in part, but easily imposed upon utilitarian, Lord ROBERT GROSVENOR, had made the abolition of the yearly attorney tax a hobby for some time past; he had been pestered by the men of parchment and tape, quidities and quilities, cases, tenures, and tricks, recognizances, fines, double vouchers, and re coveries. to get the tax repealed. Lord ROBERT gave a promise ; he is an English nobleman, and did his best to keep his word ; but he got out of it well, for Mr. GLAD STONE came like a man down to the house on the same day, and sent the advertisement duty to Tophet for ever, and retained the lawyers' tax. I will put cooks and house maids, barmaids and potboys, maids of allwork,—gover nesses, poor things, are not able to advertise, =I will put these in tho balance against those attorneys who sought to be bettered by the abolition of their certificate duty. The repeal of the advertisement duty is the best thing the Government have achieved all the session. Mr. MuumouGH, with whom I set out in this paragraph, called the Attorneys' Relief Bill a political sham ; what did he mean, then, by saying he would vote for it ? The house laughed, and there an end. The Royal Italian Opera is drawing to a close • there was a happy deliverance on Saturday night : that dull and desperately sentimental work, pl Favorite, with its never ending organ blasts, had been announced all the week for the fashionable night ; a run down to Chobham, white bait at Greenwich or Blackwall, or a quiet drive and repose before the Mansion Banquet, was the resolve, and no opera. Out came the announcement at the eleventh hour—breakfast time—that ROSSINI'S Otella was to be represented in the evening for the first time this season — a pear of another tree. So leaving the Mansion-house just after PALMERSTON, a crack of the whip, and there was time for TAMBERLIK'S grand scans, " Ombra Adorata." This chef d'ouvre of Rosstm is seldom played ; as a whole, it is not first-rate ; but it has bits in it unsurpassed for passionate melody. The director of this house is educated and experienced, yet he has not played this season several of the finest works in his well stored repertoire. I am aware the period is gone—fled for ever—when an impresaria would have jumped into the Regent's Canal sooner than see his Saturday night go over without a crack opera. PASTA in Medea—Taneredi, with the never-to-be -forgotten "di tanti palpiti." Now the system is changed. Pretty women fill the boxes to talk—it may be scandal— " To the lascivious pleasing of a lute." However the house, play what they like, is always crowded on Saturday night. There is plenty of fun at the English theatres. That merry fellow, appropriately editor of Punch, MARK LEMON,—where he finds time to write so much nobody knows,—has turned out a droll burlesque of Sardanapalus, which makes the Adelphi visitors shake their sides. True, KEELEY, WOOLGAR, and PAUL BED FORD would succeed in that, had they to deal with a sorry author. The Drury-lane manager is beating up for re cruits—good ones—in all branches of the drama, opera included. He has signed articles with GUSTAVUS B. BROOKE, the nearest approach to a good tragedian we have. I say approach ; for lam afraid BROOKE, though blessed with many mental and personal advantages, has not the fire of true genius ; " Lesser than CHARLIE KEAN and greater." Mr. BROOKE, if well supported, may draw for a time. It is to be hoped that the D. L. manager will meet with co operation. He offered SIMS REEVES £5O a night, gua ranteed in the morning before he sang at night. No ! Mr. Sims REEVES, who, to my poor thinking, can't sing— musical declamation is not singing ;—repulsive contrasts disgust, though • Mr. REEVES may not think so. Mr. REEVES considered the £5O too little. GARDONI and FORMES have been engaged, and high patronage has been Promised. EAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY.—The directors have decided to recommend the shareholders to declare a divi dend of 3 per cent. per annum for the past half-year— taking £974 from the reserve fund. PHILHARMONIC HALL.—The fifth subscription concert of the Liverpool Philharmonic Society is announced for Monday, the 29th August. The programme contains the names of Madame Castellan, Madllellini, Signor Gardoni. and Signor Tagliafico, under the direction of Mr. Herrmann. Such a selection cannot fail to secure a brilliant attendance, and there is no doubt it will prove one of the most delightful reunions of the season. SHIP ROBBERY.—Yesterday, an Irishman named Michael Melia, who has been already seven times com mitted to gaol, was sent for trial to the assizes, charged with breaking into the captain's cabin of the Countess of Lansdowne, at present lying in this port, and stealing therefrom a quantity of wearing apparel. The offence was committed in the absence of the captain and crew from the ship. ALLEGED CRIMINAL ASSAULT. —At the second police court yesterday a man named Tho mas Smith, who is em ployed in a subordinate capacit y or by the East Lancashire criminal assault Company, op 0 o w at: littlea W with committing a girl aged less than eight years. The evidence not bein g a very conclusive cha racter, the prisoner was disc harge d of wth o a fh n too c admonition s ei o suitable to the disgraceful circumstances with morning,sospioioo auspicious which he had involved himself. were sent THE RECENT BURGLARY.--Yesterday second police-court, two young people Of ged ac nreter, cha racters, James Jackson and Caroline Fello ws, to gaol for two months, for having pled part of the property stolen from the house of A r l o r . which was burglariously entered the other night 1 1 )y rao th n e , cellar grate, and a considerable quantity of wearing appa rel and househ old p lenishing abstracted. The malepr goner said the chronometer had been given him by a Welshman, named Jones, to pledge; but, although the police had made every exertion to find this individual, their efforts had been completely fruitless. POACHlNG.—Yesterday morning, at a rather early hour, Policeman 514 met three men entering Liverpool by he t B re ck-road, with a dog, a net, a hare, L and a rabbit in their possession. They, of cour se, endeavoured to hide the three last-named articles, but their efforts proved un availing, and the quick eye of the constable at once de tected the game. The triumvirate were taken into istrates, custody, and, at mid-day, brought before the police mag to irked up the whom they told a ridiculous sto r y of having p hare in one place, the net in another, and the rabbit in a third corner. The two men on whom the game was found (John Kelshaw and Henry Swift), were sent to gaol for fourteen days ; while Manchester was discharged, the only charge against him being that he was foilnd in tIIQ company of the guilty couple. COMMERCIAL AND MONETARY NE Ii S. MONDAY NIGHT. TIIE doubts which existed as to the settlement of political differences in the East having been in a great measure set at rest by the tenor of the recent telegraphic despatches, the funds have sensibly improved in value, but not to any great extent, owing to the uncertainty which still prevails with reference to the evacuation of the Danubian pro vinces by the Russian troops. This improvement, slight as it is, has had the effect of preventing exchequer bills sinking below par, a fate to which they were hastening, notwithstanding the small number in the market. The returns of the Bank of England show another large decrease in the stock of bullion, but the subsequent arrivals of gold from Australia, will, no doubt, cause the next accounts to present a different appearance. Trade on the whole may be considered in a satisfactory state, there being a slight improvement in the markets for articles of general consumption, while the amount of business transacted has been but moderate, and the absence of all demand of a speculative character has tended to maintain that confidence in mercantile stability which is so es- ' sential to a healthy state of monetary affairs. Money has consequently been easy for commercial purposes, and the tendency is to still further im provement, while the value of almost all descriptions of investments has been on the advance. The intelligence received from Australia shows that, notwithstanding the extent of business with that rapidly-rising colony, we have by no means kept pace with the demand for our industrial pro ducts, and our merchants are blamed for not earlier foreseeing the immense supplies which would be required for a population increasing by hundreds a day, and the majority of whom were earning extra vagant wages. It appears that English goods of almost all descriptions have been selling at rates far beyond their intrinsic value, caused simply by the demand being so far beyond the supply, and the• ample means of the numerous purchasers. The news has already infused a better tone to the Man-. chester market, and must have a sensible effect upon our export trade in almost every department, as the reports of the regular and increasing sup plies of gold and other valuable minerals lead to the conclusion that the demand will not only be permanent, but still further increasing. Such a result of the emigration of last year must operate in a very material degree upon our home trade, not only in extending the commerce of this port, but in promoting our various branches of manufac turing industry, as it is clear that with such a pros pect there must be a considerable amount of exportation to Australia, even if emigration should cease,—a circumstance by no means probable, considering the temptations which are held out to the industrious to improve their fortunes. Indeed, it is more reasonable to suppose that the desire for emigration will revive after the check which it has recently experienced, and that ,our shipowners will shortly be laying on more vessels r in the full confi dence that any deficiency in the passenger trade will be amply compensated by full cargoes of goods. A letter which we published last week from. an intelligent resident in Sydney to a gentleman in Liverpool contains some valuable hints not only as to the sort of goods in request, but also cautionary as to the many schemes of gold-finding companies-. It would appear, however, that, notwithstanding the ill success of the companies, individuals are still making large gains ;: and that the railway,- which is being vigorously proceeded with, is likely to develope still further the resources of the country. Such reports coming from disinterested correspon dents must have a considerable influence upon public opinion in this country. The return from the Bank of England, for the week ending the 16th of July, gives the following results, when compared with the previous week Public deposits .. £2,332,814 ; Decrease £1,620,516 Other deposits .. 13;422,004 ; Decrease 86,609 Rest .. . _3,240,220; Increase 30,083 On the other side of the account — Government securities X13;757,333 ; Decrease 740;000 Other securities .. 13,064,310 ;. Decrease 615;893 Notes unemployed .. 7,661,795 ; Decrease 440,025 The amount of notes-in circulation is £23,888,060,. being an increase of - £Bl,OBO ; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £183023,348, show ing a decrease of £240,326, when compared with the preceding return. There is still great inactivity in our SHARE. MARKET, but the tone of it during the past week has been decidedly firmer, with an evidently in creasing inclination to do business- on the part of the public. Let this, Eastern question be settled;. the pressure upon prices-would at once vanish, and. a considerable improvement at once take place in all securities in this market. To-day's quotations. are—Chester and Birkenhead, 21; Eastern Counties,. 13; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 7814. London Stock,. 116+ +c; Midland Stock, 72+; North,British,. 8i ;. Dover Stock, 21.1- a ; York, Newcastle and, Berwick, 17§ ; York and North Midland, 301-;. Royal Insurance, Pip. COTTON.—The improvement in this market,. which we noticed last week, has-been still further enhanced owing to the accounts- of political affairs. in the East being considered of a more favourable character. The sales, which. up,to Tuesday last averaged 8 to 10,000 bales daily, reached 20,000 on Wednesday, at firm-prices, strictly, middling Orleans being worth 61a. per lb. The stock of American cotton is now very little in excess-of last year, while the quantity afloat is less ; and, as the largest quan tity consists of low and partly unsaleable qualities, there may be considered an actual decrease as com pared with the corresponding period of 1852.—T0- DAY the sales were about 10,000 bales, of which 1,500 were on speculation, and 2,500 for exfort. The news of the growing crop, though stillunfa vourable, has not had much effect on this market, which closed firmly without alteration in price. PRODUCE.—For Sugar, the demand continued limited, and the sales only amounted to 75D hhds. 8.P., at previous rates, and 500 bags Cossipore at 41s 9d per cwt. For Foreign, but little inquiry. Molasses difficult of sale. For Coffee, very little demand, and only 80,tces. Jamaica, chiefly of ordi nary quality, sold, with a small parcel of fine ordi nary St. Domingo, at 44s per cwt.. Of Rice, 250 tees. Carolina sold at 248 6d to 2r4s, with 7,500 bags Arracan, at 98 , 9d, chiefly to arrive, and 2,000 bags Bengal, at I.os to I,ls 9d per cwt. for broken to good white. Rum in good demand, at steady prices. Tea : The trade show more disposition to purchase blackish leaf Congoas.from is ld to is 3d, the extreme firmness of holders has, however, re stricted operations ; transactions, generally, have only been to a moderate extent;, quotations for aD descriptions, except common Congous, are welt maintained. Saltpetre in better demand, and fully 2,000 bags sold, at 25s to. 27s for 8 3 / 4 to 5 per cent.. refraction, being 6d per cwt. higher. No change in Nitrate of Soda. Of American Rosin, 1, 4 200 brls. have been taken, at 4s 6d for common,. to 9s 6d per cwt. for the better descriptions.. In Hides, a fair business at late prices. Olive Oil more inquired for, and about 70 tons sold at irre gular prices, but on the whole in favour of the buyers. Small sales of pale Seal and Cod Oil at former rates. Pale Rape Oil continues to, improve, 36s up to 378 6a having been paid for fine Foreign; for Linseed Oil there is more demand,, and 29s 64 per cwt. has been paid. Spirits of Turpentine, in small parcels, sell at 48s per cwt. The sales of Palm Oil are 400 tons on the spot, at rather irre gular prices, ranging from £36 5s to £37 Hie, and 300 tons to arrive at £37 to £37 10s per ton. The Tallow market is a little flatter, without any ma terial alteration in prices, Petersburg Y.C. selling at 545, North American, at Ms, and South Ame rican, at 50s to 535, according to quality. An ac tive demand for Jute, and an advance of 20s per ton is readily paid. To-imy, the markets pre sented no features deserving of particular comment. Sugar was worth full as much money; but in Tea there was an evident indisposition to delay pur chases for lower prices, but holders were not in clined to give way. In other articles nothing doing, beyond the demands for immediate consumption. Wool..—The business of the past week has not been very active, but the little better feeling noticed in our last week's report, has continued to charac terise the market, and the favourable progress of the London sales—which have advanced a shade on the opening prices —has also in a slight degree tended to check the downward tendency. The de mand for almost all descriptions of Wool continues very languid. Imports for the week, 2,606 bales, principally from the Mediterranean ports, Russia, and Portugal. TIMBER.—From the Circular of Messrs. A. F. T h e ri ea v import oxuces a excess fc record,o lastl on i ty a oa l atr wood h ea tlargeo t n h n is a s g ea portions. b o e n i n h og a f s over far the D. and Mackay we extract the following :- 1 increase, ooexceededper however, being b t e h in e g g d u u a e y, any c hs e oo cent. wd t c p . the early arrivals from the St. Lawrence. Several cargo e s having been sold at 2011) of Quebec P i ne have been ar s t varyin g (f) 0,14 fr 7 o 3 m fe l e B t i d a . t for 47 S p e t . r John ataa d pine atd. has Quebecbeen sol d aa k ) feet average to 20-id. for sold from f eet f average, 69 feet average p 2 e s r . 3 f o d o . tp, per and foot, l 7 accordingi nch larger aver age tra ge for 161} 2 e d in * ch ' agal average 22 d. with deals at £9 average, nind the q quality at ; 90 fe t e o t average brought 2s. Id.• 2s. 3d. This larticle will fall in value blare, unless sparingly imported. I Elm and la: on former hal been sold at 20d. for 40 feet average : hardwood is in good demand ; parcels with I cargoes are selling at 16d. to 20d. per foot. Quebec deals : a few first quality, bright, with cargo, sold at £l6 10s. per standard ; seconds are worth £l2 10s. to £l3; and thirds have been sold at £lO. During the month cargoes have been placed to arrive, and on arrival at the following rates :—St. John spruce deals and third quality pine at £9 15s. to £lO per standard, with first and second quality yellow deals at £l2 10s. per standard, with stowage in most cases at reduced prices. The arrivals are unprecedentedly large; and, should cargoes continue to arrive at the same rate much longer, prices must certainly recede. Baltic : since our last but few vessels have arrived, the tonnage employed this year be Ing 11,691 tons, against 7,458 tons register last year. Common Dantzic sold at 194 d., and best middling at 23d. per foot. Crown Memel is worth 2s. to 2s. ld. per foot ; first middling 23d., and second middling 22d. per foot. The presumption is that Baltic timber will advance in price, the stock in the market being moderate. THE NEW YORK CRYSTAL PALACE. In its general appearance, as well as the materials em ployed, the building resembles the Crystal Palace of Hyde Park, but in the details of its construction it departs sufficiently from its prototype to make it quite a new and interesting object. Its form, as the Germans would say, is that of a Greek cross, surmounted by a dome at the intersection. The length of each diameter of the cross, according to the official description, is 365 feet 5 inches, and the width of its arms is 149 feet 5 inches. In length, therefore, it corresponds, with the number of days in the year. But, although the form is that of the cross, the outline of the ground plan is more nearly a regular octagon. By ingeniously filling up the triangular intervals between the arms of the cross, with a lean-to of one story, 24 feet in height, the space of the floors has been greatly enlarged, and the most available use made of almost every inch of the site. The slight architectural defect which this arrangement occasions in diminishing the perspective of the interior is amply compensated by the substantial advantage of mare room. The slender but graceful columns of the interior divide it into two prin cipal naves, each 41 feet 5 inches wide, leaving at the centre, just under the magnificent dome, a noble octagonal space, 100 feet in diameter, which is appropriately occu pied by the colossal equestrian statue of Washington, by the Baron Marocheal, while the sides of the octagon are devoted to the Amazon of Professor Kiss, and other grand pieces of statuary. But the columns still further divide the aisles and the triangular intervals into square and half-square compartments r of 27 feet each on theside,whilst the isles themselves are covered with galleries of their own width, to which a multitude of broad stairs conduct the visitor. The naves are carried above the roofs of the galleries, to admit light, and are spanned by 16' semi circular arches of cast iron, 40' feet 9 inches in diameter, and placed at a distance of 27 feet from each other. The building is, of course, much inferior to the Crystal Pidace of ffyde Park in size and in imposing effect ; but many persons who have seen both confess that the proportions are more graceful and pleasing. The immense dome gives a remarkable elevation and grandeur to the interior, while the decorative part seems to me more elaborate and elegant. The management have, however, made one most damaging mistake in accepting the locality granted them by the city. It is directly next to the great distributing reservoir of the Croton Water—a huge square block of granite, inclosing some 20 acres, which hides it completely - on one side, and dwarfs and diminishes its' whole appearance. As the ground, tooe r in that neigh bourhood was unoccupied, the speculators took hold of it, and covered it with a multitude of unsightly structures, which are now used for grog-shops, restaurants, and pup pet-shows. The consequence is, that the whole region presents the aspect - of a miserable, dirty, crowded, half finished suburb. Could the palace have been placed in a fine open space,-it would be ten times the ornament it is now. It was to be opened on the 14th instant, the day after the departure of the steam-ship Africa. An immense amount of goods had been introduced into the building. Cipwards of 1,900' packages had' been received over 1,400 more were in the Custom-house, waiting to be passed ; 700 or 800 more known to be on board ships then in the harbour; and a large number, of which no accurate estimate could be made, ware on their way across the sea. Probably not more than one-third of the articles intended for the Exhibition had been introduced into the building ; and yet the following statement of the appraised value of the articles imported, in the various departments, will give a general idea of their aggregate value :—English department, £40,985, or 8"204,925; Italian, =8*57,509; French, *111,400 ; Holland, $98,008; German, $34,490; - Belgium, $11,700 ; and Hamburg, 4320,000. The whole of these articles would not be displayed at the opening ceremony ; but enough of them would be exposed to make a very good show, and to give an indication of what might be expected afterwards. The suits of armour from the Tower of London, sent over by the English government, were taken in on the 12tb, but had not been opened. They were contained in eight or ten large boxes, and would be displayed in different parts of the building. The Italian department will contain some magnificent speci mens of artistic genius and skill. Besides a very large collection of pictures, statuary, &c., of the highest merit, by-some of the most eminent living artists, there are also several curious ornamental tables, with elaborate pictures of complicated historical scenes, made entirely of bits of coloured coed inlaid. They are from Nice, and are the work of Signor Giuseppe Claud°. For one of them the sum of 8'2,000 had been• offered. They are among the most remarkable curiosities-in the Exhibition. There are also some exquisite specimens of filigree work, one of the most beautiful being a full-length figure of Columbus. In the Austrian department some elegant specimens of arti zanship have been introduced ; . among them is a single. small, glass stand, designed as a table ornament, valued at , 1ir6,000. Holland has contributedrery largely to the collec tion—works of art, choice pictures, &c. Under her corn. mission have also been introduced alarge quantity of articles from Japan, comprising the greatest variety, from mere playthings to shoes, head-dress ornaments, &c. ;... teresting group of articles and specie of the native manufacture and current coinage of the empire of Japan had arrived, in the steam-boat Illinois, from San Fran cisco. Amongst - them were three large lithographic drawings, or tracings, said to be executed in a style far superior to anything of a similar-nature produced by the Chinese. One of the tracings represents the Empress of Japan attended by her maidens, and is an elegant artistic production. The second exhibits-the deity which is wor shipped in Japan. Among other curiosities which hadt arrived were two Liliputian working models of steam engines, which were, a few years-ago, exhibited at the Royal Polytechnic Institution, and , for which space has been obtained in the English department. These are the most curious specimens of minute workmanship that will be exhibited. The smallest one, an oscillating-cylinder engine, sten& upon. an Englisk. fourpenny-piece with room to spare !' The cylinder is but one-sixth of..an inch In diameter, the length of stroke three-eights, and the diameter of the piston is that of an ordinary needle. The other is a beam-engine. composed of more than two hundred pieces. The length of the stand is three and-a-quarter inches ; length of beam, two-and-a-grrter inches ; diameter of cylinder,. three-eighths of an inch ; and the length of stroke seven-eighths of an inch. Both of these engines are screwed together with the utmost precision and delicacy. They were made and sent to New York for exhibition by Mr. Benjamin J. Warner,,the Lon don watch-manufacturer. The day before the opening the interior presented a scene of the greatest confusion. That term hits off precisely the physiognomy of the building at the moment. A wilderness. of unassorted, unopened, un cleaned ~unnumbered, unnamed, and unadorned bales and boxes. Polyglot superscriptions on the treasures scattered in all:directions, met the•eye. " Amid all the hurry and crash of toil and skill,"• says a New York journal, " it is. plainly to be seen that, although the inauguration of the- Crystal Palace will take place to-morrow, in presence of the national, state and city authorities, the foreign ministers and commissioners,, and assembled thousands. yet the Exhibition will not be ready. Not only, will it be unready to-morrow, but we hazard little in saying that it will be several weeks before all its: details, including those of the lateral• arcade, will have reached completion." President. Pierce had commenced his progress for the pur pose of being present at the inaugural. ceremony. At Baltimore and , Philadelphia he had been received with great cordiality. He was accompanied by threnmembers of the Cabinet.. Mr. Secretary Marcy was not among them. It is said that a difficulty had arisen between Mr. Marcy and Mr. Buchanan, the newly-appointed minister to this country, in consequence of which the latter would throw up his commission. The secretary was unwilling to give the envoy carte blanche. in regard to the fishery question, and hence the disagreement between them. Forty.two Choctaw Indians, had arrived at New York from the distant south on a visit to the Crystal Palace. Dressed in their native costume they intend to give exhi bitions of their modes of life. national songs and dances,, the latter being simple recreations in the open air. TEN THOUSAND rtga AFPtEs arrived lately from Nassau in good condition, after a quick passage, by . the Fidget, part of which were sold at auction, on Thursday, by Messrs. Fletcher and Firth. MAILS FOR TURREX.—In consequence of a break down of the Peninsular mail steamer Tagus, the Constantinople steam packet from Southampton, which would, start on the 27th inst. . , will not be dispatched until the 10th proximo. THE EMU, OF MQUNTCASHEL and his youngest son, the Hon. George Moore, were passengers by the Asia, on Saturday week. They arrived here by mail, , from Daislin„ the previous morning, and, having proceeded to the resi dence of some friends at Oxton, they joined the ship on the following day. His lordship goes out to visit his estates in Canada. INTEMPERANCE AND SUDDEM DEATH.--A woman named Beattie fell down dead in Dalton-street, West Derby-street, yesterday morning. Her husband, who is a tailor, was drunk on Sunday ;.and on yesterday morning, finding the deceased had taken what money he had left from his debauch on Sunday, they quarrelled over it, and the deceased ran out of the house, and instantly fell dead in the street. An inquest will be held on the body of the deceased this day (Tuesday). REVOLTING IMMORALITY.—A seaman, named Daniel Ford, residing in a house of ill-fame in Spitalfields, was found dead yesterday morning, in bed with a prostitute named Ann M'Coy. The deceased bad been drinking for the last three weeks ; ever sir.ce he has been ashore from a vessel which arrived from Bombay, he had been re. siding in this house, in one of the most abominable loca lities in the town. From a letter found on the deceased it would appear that he was a married man, and had a family in London. The inquest will be held to-day (Tuesday.) LAUNCH OF THE CISNE (SWAN).—This fine steamer, one of the handsomest models of naval architecture afloat, built by our eminent townsman, Mr. Thomas Royden, for the highty respectable firm of Messrs. Duarte Bro thers and Co. ' as a regular packet between Oporto and Lisbon, was launched on Thursday last, at noon, from the building-yard of the former gentleman. She was named by Mrs. Potter, the amiable lady of Edward Pot ter. Esq., of that firm. The Cisne has been modelled especially for speed, and for overcoming the difficulty and dangers of the bar at Oporto, and the violent gales and heavy swell of the Atlantic on the coast of Portugal. She is to have powerful engines and ample boilers, which are now making by Messrs. Fawcett, Preston and CO, ' of thiS town. POLICE COURT .- - Y ESTE RD AY. POCKET-PICKING. Three youths, named James Williams, James Brian, and Edward Kegan—all of whom, if their own accounts might be trusted, were as im maculate as doves—were charged with picking pockets in the market on Saturday night. Brian told a very plausi ble story, which got him his discharge ; the other two were sent to jail for a month. From the evidence ten dered by the officer who took them into custody, it appeared that the culprits had attempted to pick several gentlemen's pockets in Great Charlotte-street and Roe street. A QUARREL OF LONG STANDING.—An old woman, named Helen Gough, was charged with stealing ls. 71d. from a poor old female sexagenarian, who was a neighbour of her own. It came out in evidence that a very hearty mutual antipathy existed in the breasts of the old couple; and Mr. Clough assured the magistrates that they had been quarrelling without intermission for the space of fully two months, during which time they have given an immense amount of trouble to the members of the police establishment. Eventually, the prisoner Gough was dis charged, the charge of theft not being substantiated; but, in consequence of the aged prosecutrix having been very severely beaten by the vindictive Helen, the magistrates advised that a charge of assault might be preferred. This was done, and Mrs. Gough told a long story to the effect that she had gone, with no evil thoughts, to buy a cab bage from the prosecutrix, when the amiable dealer in vegetables gave her, not a cabbage but a kick, after which Mrs. Helen thought she was entitled to throw a vegetable at the head of the dealer. After a due examination into the circumstances of the case, •the magistrates decided that the prisoner should pay a fine of 10s, or go to gaol for a week, to which the innocent Helen returned a sar castic " Thank you, yer honour," paid the cash down on the nail, and was discharged. FEMALZ PICKPOCKETS.—HeIen Stephens and Mary Curran, the former of whom had only been a month out of gaol, and the latter of whom has been four or five times in prison, were committed to limbo for three months for picking the pocket of a woman at a stall in St. Martin's market, on Saturday evening. The girl Curran is in such a condition that the probability is another inhabitant will be added to the population of the prison before she is released. Mary Kelly, who, when ' apprehended, maintained that she was a " widow woman" but who afterwards appeared to have a man with her whom eke lived with as a husband, was sent to gaol for fourteen days, for stealing 4s. and a railway ticket from the pocket of Emma Garside, and for attempting to pick the pocket of Ellen Turner. The crime was committed in a shop in which both Miss Garside and Miss Turner were making purchases. The prisoner, who was in a delicate position, was a' singular specimen from the Emerald Isle,- and was found to have tied round her neck a large bag containing fully 15s: in coppers. AN Usankrgbiun SOT.—A boy named William John-- son was sent to gaol for three months for theft, under cir cumstances peculiarly aggravated. It appeared, from the . statement of the prosecutrix, Mrs.. Elizabeth Rowland, a very respectable waman, living in Park-row, that, some weeks ago, the boy Johnson had come begging to her gate. She was struck by his pitiable plight and gave him some refreshment, telling him to come back next day and she would be a good mother to him, if he deserved it. He came back, and she kept good her promise to him, making him as comfortable as the humble circumstances of herself and husband would permit. The lad was sent regularly for - three Sundays to the school, and he was very well at tended to for the entire three weeks. Indeed, Mrs. Row lands contemplated getting a suit of clothes for him, that be might be able to attend' a place of worship regularly with her husband and herself. She had told him this onlra day or two before the one on which she left " Billy" in charge of the house, thinking, after three weeks' ex pertence, that she might trust him so far. But in this hope she was mistaken, as, when she returned, she found that her protege' had fled, and left " the house to the wide world,"` taking along with him hoots, waistcoat, and other articles of wearing apparel, which, in a box, • he left with an old man named Holden, whom he requested to keep the property till he called for it. The magistrates de nounced the ungrateful conduct of the prisoner; but, during the entire examination, and while sentence was being passed, he remained quite cool and collected, be traying no the smallest particle ofrepentance for what he bad done. His kind benefactor closed her evidence by stating that the poor boy had no father, and she hoped the magistrates would be merciful in punishing one who had been so imperfectly reared. ROBBING A SAILOR.—EIiza Smith', - a woman of a certain character, was charged with stealing five sove reigns and les. from a sailor on the morning , of Sunday. Mr. Bluck, who appeared for the prisoner, denied the statement of the prosecutor, who admitted that he was drunk at the time of the robbery. Mr. Bluck added that his client had never been before the magistrates previously; but, on reference to the books, it appeared that she had been up five or six times, and that she had been committed more than once. She was accordingly- sent to gaol for three months. AN ANCIENT'PiCKPOCKET.—An old woman, who said she was verging on eighty years age, was convicted of stealing is. from the pocket of a woman named Simpson, on Saturday night. The antique rogue was loud in her protestations of innocence ; and, when she was sentenced to go to gaol, she exclaimed, " Ah ! I'm being wronged ! She'S in a bad way for the day of judgment !" a remark which seemed to make but a faint impression on the prosecutrix. A' SCOTCHMIO.7. "DONE !"—Michael Power, an old pensioner, and his wife Margaret Power, a fresh-looking " girl" with a baby in arms, were charged with embezzling the sum of 305., under somewhat peculiar circumstances. During the past week a young man named Alexander Wlfityre arrived •in Liverpool from Edinburgho having left his employers—Messrs. George -Popowitz 'and , Co., in consequence of a quarrel which he had had withthern. On arriving on the banks of the Mersey he became a rather wet customer, and in the course of his perambu lations of the borough he accidentally met with pensioner Power, to whom , he innocently in,trmit-ed the history of his foolish escapade and unfortunate flight ; , for tu course of o few .loyo his e xchequer became reduced, and he could not obtain employment. Power recommended him to write to his old employers in the Scottish capital for cash—an idea which M'lntyre, drunk as he =sat the time, would not listen to for a moment. So, at all events, said the prosecutor himself. Power, on the other hand avowed that his new friend, in utter defiance of the "canny" character of his countrymen, at once assented to the proposal, and further requested Power to write for the money, as be (M`lntyre)l was not in a fit state to exercise his clerkly skill. With this request—if the request wasever made—Power willingly complied; and Wintyre, who had written on .Thursday to his old employers whom he had left in a " huff,',' was not a little astonished on receiving a reply on Saturday, which acquainted him with the fact that a post-office order for 30s. had been sent for his behoof, in compliance with his own request. A reference to the Post-office proved that Power, the pensioner's wife, had signed her name to the order and had lifted the cash. The male prisoner, when called upon to make his statement, disavowed all intention of robbing M'lntyre ; said he wrote in compliance with the reqnesbof the stranger, and further avowed that his wife had kept the postoffice order's arrival a secret, and had herself lifted, the money, but that whenever hes.covered the fact he want about seeking for M'lntyre to ,restore the cash to him. Superintendent Clough mentioned that when he asked Power to give up the money„ he said he could not ; but now Power professed his willingn.ess not only to pay the 305., but to pay_ Saunders's expenses baek to Scotland. The magistrates characterised the case as a very suspicious one ; but, especially from his position, they gave the pen sioner the benefit of the doubt, and discharged him and his wife from the bar on their paying the 305., and after administering a wholesome rebuke for them to beware of perpetrating any suspicious tricks of the kind in future. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. MONDAY EVENING, JULY 25. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH., The G2pbe says her Majesty's convalescence is. ipti. mutely connected with. the revived rumour that there is.to be a review of the magnificent Sleet at Spithead, and that it is likely to take place next week. It is reckoned that no fewer than 27 ships, mounting 1,424 guns, will ma nceuvre before the Queen. LEGAL NEWS.—ROLLS COURT.—York and North Midland Railway Company v. Hudson.—Sir Romilly delivered judgment by making a decree on all the points asked by the plaintiffs, with the exception of a claim for interest on a sum of X 9,004 ss. Costs of alt parties to be reserved. TIM' EASTERN QUESTION; No later authentic news.TheaoniinentSi letters con tain the usual variety of rumours. These is no doubt of the fact that the Emperor of Russia has expressed his willingness to settle the question by mediation, but nothing whatever is known respecting his intentions as to the occupation of the principalities. The Times' Paris correspondent says the Emperor of the French appears sure of a pacific solution. The same paper's Constantinople correspondent writes on the 11th instant :,—" Great ferment was visible in all classes of the Mussulman population, and the feeling in favour of a wax was very strong." The Exchange was going down. RussiA.—Money is said to be much wanting in Russia, and cases of sickness among the troops in the principalities are very common. HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships met at five o'clock. The Summary Jurisdiction (Ireland) Bill, and Petty Sessions (Ireland) Bill, passed through committee with amendments. SUCCESSION DUTIES BILL. On the motion for going into committee on the Suces- sion Duties' Bill, Lord ST. LEONARD.% after dwelling upon the inquisi torial nature of the tax, announced his intention to move several amendments in committee. The LORD CHANCELLOR answered technically to the argument of Lord St. Leonards, and explained the object of the bill., The Earl of WINCHELSEA. looked upon the measure as cruel and grossly unjust. The House then went into committee. The Ist clause was agreed to. On clause 2 The Earl of DERBY w ould move an amendment, pro viding that the measure snould be only prospective in its operation. The Earl of ABERDEEN opposed the amendment, which he declared, if carried, would be fatal to the whole measure. The Earl of HARDWICK supported the amendment. The Earl of GRANVILLE opposed it. The Duke of CLEVELAND supported the amendment ; and after some observations from the Marquis of LANS DOWNE the house divided. For Lord Derby's amendment, 68 ; against it, 102 ; majority for the government, 34. All the other clauses were agreed to. The Colonial Church Regulation Bill was read third time and passed. The Missionary Bishops Bill was read a second time. The House adjourned at twelve minutes to 12 o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS, The House meiSioneo r clock. On the motion for going into committee on the Entry of Seamen's Bill, Captain SCOBELL thought the object of the measure sbould be explained hefore proceeding furthers Sir G. PECHELL contended that the object of the bill was well understood. It was, in point of fact, the charter of the British Navy. Sir J. GRAHAM said it was not from any want of courtesy towards the House that he had not made the explanation before, but that at this period of the session it was advisable to save time. In 1835 he introduced a bill which was carried, providing that the entry of sea men into the navy should be for a period of five years. But under that system seamen were discharged just at the time they were becoming efficient. One object of this bill was to extend the time to ten years, and to in crease the payment of seamen of the lower class one penny per day, second class twopence, and first class threepence per day. The bill also contained other pro visions, offering inducements to seamen connected with promotion, pensions, add exemptions from punishment, and also placing the amount of bounty at the discretion of Government. These were the main objects of the bill, and he hoped there would be no opposition to its going into committee. Mr. WILLIAMS drew attention to flogging in the navy, and recommended trial by court-martial, the same as in the army. A lengthened discussion arose. Admiral BERKELEY defended the existing practice. The house went into committee. After some discussion all the clauses were agreed to, several objections being postponed until bringing up the report. The bill was reported ; and the house adjourned at four until six o'clock. Previous to the adjournment, Mr. Williams took the oaths and his seat for Cornwall, in the room of the late Mr. Pendarves. The house resumed at six o'clock. Mr. DISRAELI, on the part of Sir J. Pakington, who was absent, appealed to Sir C. Wood to postpone the report on the Government of India Bill to Thursday, as he wished to bring on a motion relative to Salt Monopoly. Sir C. Wool) saw no reason why the motion should not be made on the third reading—he therefore declined to fix Thursday for the purpose. _ _ _ Lord S. itUSSEL L . moved, that after the Ist of August the orders of the day have precedence over notices of motions. Mr. DrglikELl trusted, in assenting, that if any great question of public urgency arose, upon which any inde , pendent member wished to take the opinion of the House, Government would afford facility for discussion. Lord J. RtrSSELL said he would certainly do so. The motion was therefore carried. INDIA BILL. The house went into committee upon the Government of Tndia Bill to consider the new clauses. Sir H. WILLOUGMAY moved the insertion o€ four clauses after clause 1, to the effect that the Governor- General of India should not levy war without the limit of British India, except in cases of piracy or invasion, or threatened invasior, without an order signed by the' Secretary of State for the affairs of India, and counter signed either by the Lord President of the Council, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Lord Privy Seal, or one of the principal Secretaries-of State. Mr. HUME seconded the motion, Sir J. W. HOGG supparted•it. Mr. DISRAELI observed that government could not falfil their responsibility- if the Directors continued to possess the power of recalling the Governor-general. Did government intend the Directors to retain this power ? Sir C. WOOD admitted that the responsibility of war rested with the government of this country. It was not proposed to deprive the Directors of the power of recalling the Governor-general. Sir 11,_MannocK opposed the clause. Mr. MANGLES would support the proposition ; but some sneh check as a protest ought to be placed on the will and pleasure of the President of the Board of Con troul. The committee then divided:—For the clause, 30 ; against, 722; majority, 42. - Mr. HoAz next moved the addition. of a clause ex tending the qualifications of electors. of the Court of Directors, and to enable all electors to vote by proxy. After a long discussion, the committee divided. For the clause, 54 ; against it, 74 ; majority against it,, 20. Mr. BLACiaTT proposed an addition to the 2gth clause, defining the powers of the Governor-General with regard to the enactment and amendment of the law. This proposition was negatived without a division. Mr. Rica nest moved, after clause- 33, the introduc tion of a clause declaring that no native of the Indian territories, shall, by reason of religion, place of birth, descent, colour, or any of them, be disabled from holding any place, office, or employment under the company. After a lengthened discussion, the Cominittee•clivicred, when there appeared—For the amendment, 47; against it, in; ma jority against the amendment, 126. Mr. NEWDRO.ATE moved a clause to qualify proprietors of stock or shares in undertakings for the improvement of India, to vote at Elections of Directors of the East India Company. Sir C. WOOD opposed the motion, and it was.withdraivn. The CHAIRMAN then reported progress,_ and obtained leave from the Committee to sit again at Twelve o 2 clock.this day. Sir J. YOUNG then moved the second reading of the Crime and Outrage (Ireland), Bill, a measure which continues the provision of the existing law. Mr. MAOUlRmmovea that the Bill be read,a.second day three months, on the ground that no ease- for s uch , powers had been made out. Mr. BOWYER seconded the amendment- time this after a few Mr. LUCAS supported the amendment ; -11 ! .- words from Captain JONES the house diviad.—For the secondreading, .141 ; againA it, 23—majority 118. The bill was Dien read a second time. The House then went into Committee 032 Newspaper Stamp Duties (No. 21 Bill. Mr. NEWDECATS moved that the clause which repeals the Stamp on Supplaments be omitted. The- committee divided, when there appeared for clause,92; against 40; majority for, 92. The other orders-of the day were then disposed• of,. and the House adjourned-at half-past three o'clock. FUNDS, STOCK, AND SHARE MARKET. English Secc.rities, opened steadily, ant Lin the course , of the day experienced a slight advance, which was barely maintained to the close. Railways present a remarkably healthy aspect; a.scrintions show a further slight advance, and close with animation. Gold market quiet but. firm. Land and Bank Shares actively dealt in at Sattirclay!s prices. Little doing in Foreign market. CLOSING Consols, Account .. 98a Do: Money.... I 98a a Three&QrperCents.. 10la PRICES 'FOREIGN Mexicans Do. Threes Spanish Deferred Do. Threes ....• • 4% RAILWAY Amberg.,?Jottingham, and E. Junction Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Do. Preference East Anglian Eastenn,Counties East Lancashire Eastern Union A Ditto BAnd C Edinburgh 8.1 Glasgow Great Northern Do. Do. Great Western Lane. and Yorkshire. Do. Fifths. Leeds Northern London, Brighton, and South Coast lO5 fi stuntalo: 69 i . 12j 131 . 721 31 Noveau Mande R,egistered Cordeliera Ave Maria Carson's Creek Port Philip 41IstralianAgricultural S. Austral Crystals Bank Stock OB 9 Excheq. Bills, L &-S. par 3 Pin STOCX.S. Spanish Passives, Turkish Swedish S H 4111515, London &N. Western 116-1 I London &S. Western go 1 Manches., Sheff., and Midland Stock North. British_ Do. Preference 115 17 Nortolks North Staffordshire Shrewsbury and Bir- mingham. Do. 1,..& N. W. guar S. Eastern and Dover 72/ 3 York, Newcastle, and Berwick Do. Extension Do. Preference 15/ zi York and N. Midland 61 2 Preference SHARES. 1 Nugget B. Australian , Freehold Australasian Colonial Mariposa SHARES. "I Peel River South Australian lisitisth America. CORN MARKET. The Grain trade *Jess active, but millers were mit angionS purchasers, and trade in both English and Foreign unclanged• Flour is unsteady. . Barley, Beans, and Peas the•turn lower- Oats dull, but not, cheaper. Seeds flat. The Wheat market closed not quite so active, but an advance of ls., per quarter was established on last Monday's prices. Foreign steady, and the numerous floating cargoes, off the coast, are inquired after and the advanced rates fully maintained. Flour is steady• Barley sold at full prices. Malt in demand. fer. Australia, end higher prices paid. Oats in large supply. and sold at former prices. Beans and Peas are fully as dear,. English. lisifth. Foreign. 1763 16569 628 200- 15245 3234 10880 9770 4287 19 650 4916 Wheat .. Barley • • Oats .. • • Malt.... Beans .. Peas ttour 800 sks & 6194 brls. PRODUCE MARKET. 6d be Sugar: Yellow Havannah, afipat, at 21 s. to 22 5. . , uoi ne borne dealers are the chief buyers. Refined active • trade in demand : brown lumps, 46 5. Coffee : Little d 0 Native Ceylon, 455. 6d. to 465. 6d. Tea : The demand not better/ but no decline. Rice: More doing, at previous terms. Cochillea much wanted, and rising. LONDON WOOL SALES. To-day's sale presented no new feature. TALLOW MARKET. Not much doing, but prices unchanged. The stock is 18,7 43 ',. casks, against 43,273 same time last year. The deliveries are 1,002 casks, against 530 same time last year. CATTLE MARKET. Beasts, Sheep, and Calves, sold at 2d per stone reduction* and Lambs at 4d reduction. Beef 2s 8d to 4s 6d Veal Mutton__ I4s Id to 5s Id Pork _........, ... Lambs, 4s. 4d. to ss. Bd. Beasts Sheep and Lambs 3 2010 1 Pigs .. 3 l° ARRIVALS. Norfolk and Suffolk Beasts 4OO Cambridge, Leicester, Lincoln, and North ampton Beasts Scotch Beasts 3BO Holland Beasts.... 1934 Do. Sheep Do. Calves 416 Do. Pigs — Prussian Beasts Spanish Sheep French Calves MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 78i ; London and North Western, 1161 ; South Eastern anVover, 21 13-16 LEEDS STOCK EXCHANGE Midland, 72i ; Carson's Creek, 9s. GLASGOW CORN MARKET Business is not brisk, but prices are very firm. GLASGOW PIG IRON MARKET The market remains firm at former quotations. LIVERPOOL : TUESDAY, JULY 26, 1853 PRINTED AND PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY MORNING' BY THE PROPRIETOR, ROBERT PEARSON THACKER' OF No. 7, PERCY-STREET, AT THE STANDARD GENERAL PRINTING OFFICE, No. 4, St. OEQUIVO caIiSCISNTI LIVERI'OOI4‘