The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-06-14 00:00:00

Liberpcol i?tantaxbi FIOM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT. MONDAY MORNING. NOTHING less nor more than a grand banquet and ball at the Duchess of SUTHERLAND'S, on Friday evening, pre vented the discussion, in both Houses of Pit.;lament, of the Eastern question, which is uppermost in every man's mind, and, as each succeeding dispatch arrives, developes features that cause consternation in the Ministerialist Coalition camp. Her ?MAJESTY accepted an invitation to dine with the Duchess of SUTHERLAND; and, to meet their SOVEREIGN, the Earl of ABERDEEN, the Earl of CLARENDON, Lord PALMERSTON, and three or four other leading members of the Cabinet received " pro vokes" from the courtly mistress of Sutherland -house. In the absence of Ministers so closely connected with our foreign policy, any debate touching the Russian war against Turkey could not possibly be carried on, and an intimation to that effect having been made to the Marquis of CLANRICARDE, who had a motion upon the subject in the House of Peers, and to Mr. LAYARD, who was simi larly situated in the House of Commons, both senators, who are smarting sorely because they no longer hold the offices from which they derived so large a share of pay and patronage under the Whig administration, sulkily con sented to leave the question in abeyance for some days longer. It was with some difficulty that the ex-Postmaster- General could be prevailed upon to forego the pleasure of embarrassing his quondam allies by extracting an explana tion with regard to the course which we are now pursu ing, when Russia openly sets the combined powers at defiance. He point blank refused Lord ABERDEEN'S personal request to allow him to leave the Peers' Chamber before half-past seven o'clock, "in order that he might prepare to meet her MAJESTY ;" and it was solely owing to the intervention of the Bishop of OXFORD that, at ten minutes to eight o'clock—just twenty minutes in advance of the SUTHERLAND dinner, that he gave in. The instant WILBERFORCE approached the Ministerial benches to convey intelligence which he well knew would bring comfort to the distressed mind of the old Thane, he darted with all the mercuriality of a fifteen-year-old schoolboy from his seat, en route for his toilette in Argyle-house, quickly followed by the SECRETARY for FOREIGN AFFAIRS, leaving the Duke of NEWCASTLE to combat with the Marquis of WESTMEATH, the Earl of EoeteeroN, and Lord DERBY, who were just then engaged in energetic encounter with the Coalitionist Administration for appointing to the Irish Solicitor -Generalship Mr. KEOGH, who, they alleged, made an electioneering speech some months ago, in the presence of a large number of HER MAJESTY'S subjects, counselling corporal punishment,during the long nights of winter, of those who might record their votes against the candidate for whom he was interested—a charge, by the way, which, I may state, was indignantly repelled by the COLONIAL SECRETARY, on the part of his Irish legal ad vocate, which :led :to the retort courteous, and which in all probability, will produce an extraordinary corres pondence between Mr. KEOGH and Lord NAAS, the late Chief Secretary for Ireland, whom, rumour alleges, paid five visits in one day, early last December, to Mr. KEOGH at the Reform and Erecthium Club, and asked him to accept office under Lord DERBY'S Government. There will be plenty of time to animadvert on the East India measure—now the great political tub to whale public ; it bids fair to go on till the end of the session, which, by the bye, may be expected to occur with the end of August. HER MAJESTY is a capital "whipper in," and Balmoral, I understand, is fast becoming quite en chanting. Forbid that I should inflict on your readers anything like a political view of the state of India—though, for this purpose, I may be more blessed than Sir CHARLES WOOD ; like him, I admit, I have never been in India, but I have mingled much with East Indians; familiarly eaten rice with a couple of sticks with that prince among men,—once seen, never forgotten—Ram MOHUN ROY, — be of the dusky, but intelligent visage; have beard all he had to say of India ; have met other real natives, to Say nothing of British people long resident there ; they all complain of grievances, never hinted at in the long and drowsy rifaciniento of Sir CHARLES Woon. It was very melancholy to witness that poor orator, all ungainly as he is—naked, nude of grace, action, and utterance; bad voice, even in tone, were he free of his fright fully vulgar " gobble gobble," which has placed him in affinity with that foolish bird, the turkey. On and on Sir CHARLES talked at second-hand ; and, cruel mockery, his colleagues in office had not the decency to conceal their disgust. PALMERSTON sat with his " kiddy" hat over his nose ; others were prone on the green broad seats of the gallery ; GLADSTONE, who usually con ducts himself meritoriously, could not stand it ; Lord JOHN was peevish, and the house was sweated down by " gentle dulness," which on this occasion did not love a oke. Mr. KATE, your history of Indian progress was laid under severe contribution by the President of the Board of Control, to whom, sooth to say, is by no means applicable the remark of the great moralist in reference to his friend OLIVER GOLDSMITH, that he touched nothing he did not adorn— " Nullum tetigit quod non ornavit." The measure, you will have seen, has been before the East India Directors, who have resolved to watch the proceed ings in Parliament, for which purpose the board has adjourned all discussion for a fortnight. The Commons, not liking a double debate in connection with the affair, wisely made no house on Tuesday, Mr. COBDEN'S motion for the annexation of the Province of Pegue to the British territories in India standing on the paper for that day ; it was to avoid a barren discussion on the evening of an Ascot day that Mr. COBDEN got the slip. To be sure there was another motion on the paper, which would have met a similar fate if it stood alone, viz., Lord DUDLEY STUART'S motion for returns touching the maintenance of the metropolitan police. Apropos, how ever, of the India Bill, leave has been given to bring it in. But I don't refer to these questions so much for their interest as to the means adopted to prevent a house being made, and to point out to several generally supposed shrewd members of Parliament, but simple-minded men, how they literally humbugged themselves. Surely, if Mr. COBDEN, whom I always considered a silly man on nineteen questions out of twenty, and Lord DUDLEY STUART, one of the kindliest-hearted men in the world, though led by the nose occasionally, had motions to propose, they might have entered the house when they came down. What did Mr. COBDEN want loitering about the lobbies, as the SPEAKER'S Chaplain went in ? Yea, as the right hon. gentleman himself, en grand Jenne, trainbearer, and all passed,—the sound " Make way for Mr. SPEAKER" reverberating through every corner,— wasit not the duty of hon. members to have followed ? By this time it was a quarter to 4 o'clock. It is a sinful practice to hurry over one's prayers ; we've all been taught that in childhood. I don't say the performance of prayers in the House of Commons is hurried indecently— sinfully ; but I know, and Mr. COBDEN ought to have known—he does know it by this time—that there is always mischief brewing when Mr. SPEAKER is in a hurry to begin his prayers. Now on the present occasion the prayers were over just five minutes before they ought to have commenced. There were thirty-three members inside the house, nearly a score outside ; so here are thirteen over and above the number necessary for making a house. There can be no objection to the form of prayer used—Papist, Unitarian, Nothingarian, I have seen de voutly join in it ; therefore, Mr. COBDEN—unless he thought it lost time—had no objection on that score. But here comes the cream of the joke. The whipper-in and his aids had been barefacedly doing all they could not to make a house, and put all to Mr. SPEAKER'S account ; he, poor man, had been working hard, and would not mind if no house met (sic). COBDEN knew this, saw the SPEAKER'S Chaplain leave the house after prayers; the doorkeeper, with his silver hair and port-wine face, Bowed the door to swing as it listed—it closed, and re mained so. COBDEN had a right to go in—the keeper no right to open and say, as the man at the show, " Walk in, ladies and gentlemen." The doorkeeper had a " wink," which, time out of mind, is as good as a " nod" to a blind horse, that " a no-house night" was wanted ; he quietly sat in his chair, affected to be drowsy, heard Mr. COBDEN and his friends complain, and in a minute more all was over. The best of the affair was Mr. SPEAKER'S telling the disappointed members that the doorkeepers were always anxious to keep open the doors —of course they are—with a hook. Th ere are no t two men in or about the house whose earnest prayer more is than another for no house, than these same doorkeepers. Prime boys they are. I have known MAzuniaa, the famouspolicianello, GRIMALDI, per e et fill, little GEORGE WIELAND, the most graceful pantomimist that ever talked the silent but expressive language of attidue fit,—l now know and respect Tom MArrxEws, the last clown of the artistic school,—wonderful the rapidity of their changes in costume ; a wink , and the thing Is done. The door keepers of the House of Commons beat the abovenamed great transmogrifi'ers all to immortal smash ! Th ere th e y sit in prim black and unsm i rched white. Prest o l you see each in a nice cut -away coat, driving the easy-going four wheeler bang into Surrey, where a noble "cockie-Dork ing" and real dairy-fed a w a it them for dinner. I be lieve one of the doorkeepers, when he is a+ 'mine, is a large brewer, country gentleman, follows the wounds, and all that sort of thing. Fie, Mr. SPEAKER, to say the doorkeepers are always anxious to have a house under these halcyon circumstances! There have been two or three grand meetings, social and scientific, since my last, at the Mansic?n•house. The banquet to the Mayors and other municipal authorities throughout the United Kingdom, preparatory to the sci entific and literary conference the following morning, and the conversazione in the evening, was never equalled for brilliancy even in the Mansion-house. Nearly all the guests appeared to be rea l j u d ges o f th e goo ds the gods provided, without disgustin g one with brutish gourman derie ; there was all th e t aste an d s kill o f t h e we ll-b re d gourm et exhibited. But . I pas s th e mere p l easures o f th e table to the more s pirituel proceedings of Wednesday. The immense gathering embraced nearly all the good and great in and about the metropolis, which means all that were not at the DERBY Installation and his D. C. L. Conference. The Ascot R ace Meeting, according to time-honoured custom, had Her MAJESTY, t h e P r i nce • ALBERT, and an illustrious line of Royal and noble visitors at Windsor Castle ; hence the PRINCE CONSORT and the Duke of GENOA could not come to the city as was their intention, the Prince especially. In the morn ing Archbishops, Bi s h o p s , a nd others of the dignified clergy, were present ; nearly all the Judges, Dukes. Marquises, Earls, Viscounts, Barons, and Baronets un; accountable. Science in all its branches was represented , here and there thinly, I admit. Astronomy, to be sure, had Sir JOHN HERSCHEL and Professor DA MORGAN j bu - . where was Sir JANIES SOUTH,. now nearly bent double,— "With study pale, and midnight vigils spent, The star-surveying sage close to his eye Applies the sight invigorating tube," sweeping through illimitable space ? Was Sir JAMES angry, or was he afraid of having his usual squabble with the cab and 'bus men on his way home to Kensington ? Sir JAMES SOUTH, some years ago, attracted my attention and regard by the apparent asperity of his manner towards divers of the Council of the Royal Society ; the famous Arundel MS., since transferred to the British Museum, had long lain in the cellars of the society, under Somerset House i • Sir JAMES denounced the desecration, and said he could prove, by geologists, that the atmosphere of the place would be destructive to the existence of pebbles ! Lord ROSSE, the famous astronomer, who, I really be lieve, wears spectacles for no other reason than because of his attachment to the niediuln, he was also absent. I did not see a single " Knight of the Hammer" in the throng, but one, the Rev. Professor SEDGWICK, as great a wit as he is divine or geologist. Prince ALBERT one day joined a number of our geologists, Sir R. I. MuncnisoN, Sir CHARLES LYELL, Si r J. D E LA BECHE, &C., and set us all a-laughing by the aptness of his remark,—they were all " becking and booing," the Prince threw down his beaver, took up a lump of something by way of a truncheon, and said he was always glad to meet the Knights of the Hammer," referring to the stone-break ing habits of the kni g hts he addressed. Among the ex judges, Lord Chancellor TRURO, once Tom WILDE, looked very bilious,—his nose more turned up than ever. Here is a wonderful Whig for you ; a mere law boy in his youth,—studied a little, became attorney's clerk, then attorney, married a rich widow—liberal soul, she died and left him all; she could no more. TONI became a barrister, ate his terms, but I am afraid all this time he forgot his schooling, or rather omitted to attend a school. Though he became Lord High Chancellor of mighty England, and married a Prince of the blood's daughter, he is the most vulgar speaker I ever heard ;—later for law constantly ; " My lords, 1 am in a condition to prove that my client was in partners with the plaintiff." These examples will suffice. Lord TRURO'S tongue is scathing, his eloquence fiery and fluent as red hot lava ; these and good luck have made him what he is. At the day conference in the Mansion House, among the mayors your own of Liver pool ably aided and vindicated his townsmen's claims to honour in the cause of arts, literature, and science. In fine, the paragraph in licit MAJESTY'S speech, referring to the advancement of the fine arts and practical science, seems to have an able supporter in the present Lord Mayor of London, CHALLIS, who commenced life as a butcher. All honour to him. Out upon all this display, we have no artists —no, not one. Bah ! We have artists, though many are listless, not from will, but from want of paying employment. It would be invidious to mention names, so I will not give a list of thoroughly educated, travelled English sculptors, who have all but beggared themselves by their love for and practice of the art. I would not mention the names of MeDoweLL, of BELL, of WYATT, or of JONES—aII common names, though not belonging to common men. I am not going to say whether they are busy, patronised, or otherwise; but, as far as regards sculpture at the pre sent moment, I really think it is a misfortune to be either English, Irish, Scotch, or Welsh. No ! MAROCHETTI— Baron MAROCHETTI for ever ! 'Tis an excellent thing to have a " friend at court." I make use of the phrase with no ill-bred reference to Queen VICTORIA'S court, but merely use it as a household word. The Great Exhibi tion contained two or three huge pieces of modelling,— The Amazon, by Kiss, and Creur De Lion, by MAno- CHETTI, being the chief in bulk. The latter cost the Baron a trifle, certainly ; here and there the details are good ; it was a large piece of stock on the Baron's hands —filled up his studio at Pimlico. An aristocratic friend was spoken to, straightway the affair was set a-going ; the elite of London, all Belgravia, Pim lico's flash sister, burnt to give M. Le Baron a lift ; in no time the colossal group is as good as bought and paid for by a princely subscription, as a memento of the Great Exhibition. Let the Baron, by all means, have the honour and profit. Other artists are fain to dine slenderly, with noble works by them. I could mention a few, but wont, because the artists are not foreigners. Baron MAROCHETTI came among us two or three years ago, and is now a splendid example of what patronage can achieve. Is the colossal group of Richard Cceur De Lion appropripte as a remembrance of the Exhibition ? The lovers of healthy literature will rejoice to learn that Mr. THACKERAY has returned from America safe and sound ; his lectures in the United States—thanks to the judgment of Brother JONATHAN—produced a profit of £3,500, which might have been doubled had he stayed a little longer. He has engaged to write a novel, in twenty parts, for which he is to get £3,000 ; so you see literature is not so poor an avocation as some "dull fools" assert.— JAMES HANNAY, a clever young man, not unknown in Liverpool, following the course of his intimate friend, THACKERAY, has completed a syllabus of six lectures on satirical literature, no way interfering with the scope of his great prototype's lectures. Mr. HANNAY commences immediately with HoaAcE and JUVENAL, terminating with BraoN and Tom MooRE, taking a glance at ROBIE BURNS by the way. HANNAY is a fluent speaker—plenty of self. reliance, and moreover a good scholar, so that there is no fear of his success.—ANGUS REACH, the brisk, light literature man, is now quite well ; he had an attack a few weeks ago, entirely superinduced by hard work, and he says he will not write so much.—CHARLES KEAN has been busy at the printer's, arranging, altering, adapting, and I don't know what, " Sardanapalus," for representation on his benefit night this evening, and LAYARD has hurried home from Constantinople, whither he had gone on a diplomatic mission, to have a look at the scenery, as it is being painted from his sketches of the monuments of Nineveh. As a grand spectacle it will be perfect. CHARLES KEAN'S taste and purse are bail for that. How he will enact the effe minate sensualist, the hero of the drama, is another affair. MACREADY sustained the part many years ago ; it appeared repulsive, but was well acted ; JOHN COOPER tried it afterwards; but the play, notwith standing its grandeur, never held possession long. Babbling about Nineveh, I might add that JOHN MARTlN—great in that way—our own inimitable Scripture artist has just finished a gigantic work, called " The Last Judgment." I dare not attempt to describe this painting further at present, than by stating that the details with which the large canvass is crowded are all taken from Holy Writ. The work is startling—terrific in parts—relieved, however, by the luminous portions. Wonderful work, the production of a painter so well stricken in years. JOHN MARTIN is still as " natty " as he was when I first knew him, many, many years ago, and I am sure as good hearted, a trait of which I should like to mention. A brother of the brush —great genius, but wayward—now no more, sent JOHN a note to his decent abode in the New-road, for answer by the messenger : family starving—wanted the loan of a handful of sees. MARTIN read the note :" My com pliments to your master ; tell him I'm painting, but will see him by-and-bye." MARTIN continued painting till twilight grey, then called on his starving brother artist — found him dining sumptuously, the piece de resistance being flanked by a pair of decanters sparkling with good i port and sherry. MARTIN had not dined himself, so sans ceremonie, set to, finished the wine, got merry, and with scarce a rebuke at the starving artist, on account of his profusion, slipped a ten pound into his hand. The sister art, Music—for I hold with ROUSSEAU "Le genie du musicien sournet l'univers entier a son ART ! "—Music is supreme in the metropolis at present ; the parterre of the Hanover-square-rooms outvies, in brilliancy of beauty, the finest show ever given at the Cheswick-gardens by the H. S. The members of the Cologne Choral Union have been engaged for a series of concerts by Mr. MITCHELL. The vocalists for the most part are droll-looking fellows—thoroughly German. To the lovers of this species of music— and who is not ?—these strangers will offer a great treat ; they are perfect masters of unison, a characteristic in which the vocalists of Fader land have never been surpassed. The Royal Italian Opera is literally crammed to suffocation every night : the QUEEN has been twice to witness the Huguenots. Her MAJESTY looked well, she applauded much, laughed heartily in conversation with her visitors and attendants; among the former the Duke of GENOA was prominent ; in the course of the opera he came into Her MAJESTY'S box ; the Sovereign and the Duke shook hands like humbler folks. The Duke is a fine manly-looking fellow, dark, with a black peaked beard, nicely trimmed after the manner of WILLIAM SHAKSPEARE. Prince ALBERT seemed to enjoy himself also ; he is getting very robust, but his hair is thin,—thin; in this respect resembling his relative the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, who, though in early manhood, is as bald as a coot. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 1853. TOWN IMPROVEMENTS. A PUBLIC MEETING has been convened for to-morrow, to take into consideration thecomprehensiveschemefortbe improvement of the town. None will dispute the im portance of rendering the public thoroughfares more available for the increasing trade of the port, and more commodious for the increasing population. The chief difficulty is the provision for the necessary large expen diture ; but this is not insurmountable, if those who are most interested will cordially co-operate in their en deavours to obtain the desired end. In raising loans, however, it is worthy of consideration whether an attempt should not be made to convert the whole of the corporate debt into capital stock at a moderate rate of interest, so that it might form a means of local investment readily negotiable. It might tend in some degree to supersede the necessity of savings banks, and prove mutually advan tageous both to lenders and borrowers. THE BRAZILIAN SCREW-STEAMER JOSEFINA Captain Louis Burnay, had a trial trip o n Thursday, attaining a speed, under steam alone, of nearly eleven knots an hour. She takes her departure on Thursday next for Lisbon and the Brazils. SUDDEN DEATH AT ROSE-HILL BRIDEWELL.—On Sunday night, about eleven o'clock, a man named Thos. Reardon, a tailor, aged 27 years, was brought to Rose-hill bridewell in a state of insensibility, and to all appearance Intoxicated. Mr. Sommers, house surgeon at the St. Anne's Dispensary, was called in, and applied the stomach pump, but without effect. Other medical treatment was resorted to, but the man died about midnight, in the presence of the surgeon. An inquest will be held on the body to-day. ROYAL MERSEY YACHT CLUB: GRAND REGATTA. ON THE RIVER MERSEY. — Several gentlemen favoura ble to aquatic amusements having expressed a wish to hold a general regatta at the Marine-station, Bi r k enhea d , on the occasion of her Majestys Roy al Plate of £lOO value, presented to the R.111.Y.0 most graciously by Queen Victoria, to take place on the 19th July, the day following the sailing for the Challenge Cup of £lOO and purse of £25 added to the winner, given by the Royal Mersey Yacht Club, the subject was warmly supported at the last meeting, and was very liberally subscribed to by gentlemen present. It was resolved to enter into a gene ral public subscription fund, to give prizes for pilot-boats, fishermen's and other craft, pleasure-boats or small yachts under eight tons, rowing-races for gentlemen amateurs, in suitable gigs for the river, the dimensions will be given, and for boatmen, in their gigs which ply on the river, & e., &c. A committee was appoin ted, consist ing of the officers and members of the sailing committee of the R.M.Y.C., with power to add to their number, the members of which were requested to commence a public subscription to carry out the object in a manner worthy of the gift of her Majesty to the port of Liverpool; COMMERCIAL AND 310NETARY NEII S. MONDAY NIGHT. THE drain upon our stores of the precious metals has met with a check, for the weekly returns of the Bank of England show an increase in the stock of bullion of more than £3oo,ooo—arising, in some measure, from the increase in the minimum rate of discount, and the cessation in the shipment of sove reigns to Australia. The news from the East is, however, of a threatening character; and the pros pect of a war being imminent, has not only sent down the Funds below par, but set aside all hopes of carrying out the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE QUER'S scheme to diminish the interest of the National Debt. A large amount of Exchequer Bills, to the extent of more than three millions, has been paid off within the last few days, and the ope ration, although it may have conduced to the appli cation of the screw by the Bank Directors, has had the effect of rendering money easy out of doors, and enhancing the value of the unredeemed Exchequer Bills, which have risen from par to from ss. to Ss. premium. The acceptances for the conversion to the new stocks have been very trifling, and the whole affair must be considered as virtually aban doned. It met with very little response when Con sols were above par, and now when they are con siderably below it, success is out of the question. In the manufacturing districts business has been considerably interfered with by the reports from Turkey, which have rendered buyers extremely cautious, and the value of yarns and goods for export has experienced a decline. This depression, however, must be considerably counteracted by the movement among the operatives for increased wages, which will not only have the effect of enhancing the cost of manufactures, but of diminishing produc tion to a very great extent. As both influences are, however, in abeyance, little business is doing, both parties being unwilling to enter into any fresh engagements until something more definitive is known. The same dulness prevails in almost all our chief seats of manufacturing industry. The monthly returns published by the Board of Trade show a considerable increase of exports during the month ended sth May as compared with the corresponding month of last year. The in crease, which amounts to £2,309.995, arises from every article with the exception of Wool and Woollen Yarn, upon which the decrease is £59,503. The largest amount of increase is on Metals, which reaches to £672,778, and the next on Cotton Manu factures to the extent of £518,811. Upon the four months ended sth May there is an increase of £6,125,970 as compared with the corresponding period of last year. Much of this export trade is owing to emigration, as on many articles suitable to colonial emigrants the rate of increase varies from 50 to 150 per cent. Upon imports of articles for home consumption there is an increase upon Bread stuffs, Coffee, Sugar, Wine, Spirits, and Tobacco, but a falling off in Tea, Fruits, and Spices, owing, no doubt, to waiting for the new duties. The im ports of raw materials show an increase of every article except Hemp, that on Wool being by far the largest, or a rise from 4,254,2801 b. in 1852 to 7,575,8091 b. in 1853. These returns have, there fore, afforded abundant proof of the great increase in our Imports and Exports. The Excise returns for the quarter ended sth of April show an increased consumption of Paper, Spirits, and Malt, but a large falling off in Soap, owing to the long-anticipated abolition of the duty on this article. The returns of the Shipping trade during the month ended the sth May, do not present so fa vourable an appearance, particularly with reference to British Shipping, while the increase on Foreign Shipping shows that the repeal of the Navigation Laws is operating unfavourably to this important interest. Of ships entered inwards, the tonnage of British vessels has declined from 353,564 to 280,792, when compared with the corresponding month of last year, while the tonnage of Foreign vessels has increased from 217,803 to 228,610. Of vessels cleared outwards, the increase on British Shipping is from 434,322 tons to 472,072 tons, or S-,1 per cent, while on Foreign Shipping the increase is from 174,697 tons to 219,828 tons, or 26 per cent. This injurious tendency of the present system is still further shown by a reference to the Number and Tonnage of Vessels which entered inwards and cleared outwards of the United Kingdom, on the first four months of 1852 and 1853, exclusive of vessels in ballast and coasting trade. British Vessels. British Tonnage. Inwards. Outwards. Total. Inwards. Outwards. Total. 1852.. 4,440....5,815... 10,25 i 1,053,013... 1,399,467.. 2,452,480 1833.. 4,402... .5,309... 9,711.... 1,047,402... 1,348,098.. 2,395,500 Decrease British.. 544.... Decrease British... 56,980 Foreign Vessels. Foreign Tonnage. Inwards. Outwards. Total. Inwards. Outwards. Total. 1852.. 3,026._ .2,886... 5,912.... 600,634... 590,326..1,19`0,960 1833.. 4,028... .3,402... 7,430.... 739,006... 790,138.. 1,549,144 Increase Foreigr.. 1,519.... Increase Foreign.. 355,184 Or, at the rate of 1,000,000 tons per annum. The return from the Bank of England, for the week ending the 4th of June, gives the following results, when compared with the previous week : Public deposits .. £4,635,454; Decrease £970,958 Other deposits .. 12,902,839 ; Increase 967,256 Rest .. .. 3,106,195 ; Decrease 4,069 On the other side of the account — Government securities £13,121,653 ; The same as before. Other securities .. 14,632,359 ; Increase 610,645 Notes unemployed .. 8,366,970 ; Decrease 504,590 The amount of notes in circulation is £23,423,435, being an increase of £841,405 ; and the stock of bullion in both depaitments is £18,253,934, show ing an increase of £309,387, when compared with the preceding return. ISSUE DEPARTMENT Notes issued .. £31,790,405 I Govrnt. Debt.. £11,015,100 Other securities 2,954,900 Gold coin& bu1n.17,771,251 Silver bullion .. 19,154 £31,790,405 £31,790,405 BANKING D Prop.'s capita1.£14,553,000 Rest Public deposits. 4,635,451 Other deposits . 12,902,839 7-day, &c. bills. 1,390,023 £36,587,511 THE BIRKENHEAD ELECTION. THE election for Birkenhead Commissioners, on Tuesday, resulted in the return of all the Candi dates on the Blue list by a respectable majority. They have now a majority of sixteen to five on the whole Board ; and it is to be hoped that, forgetting all election animosities, they will carry their profes sions into practice, and steadily apply themselves to the improvement of the township, the completion of the Docks, and the promotion of those industrial works on the banks of the Great Float, which are so anxiously desired. Birkenhead possesses great facilities for Shipbuilding on a large scale, and no exertions should be spared to render all its re sources available. THE COTTON PORTERS' STRIKE.-INTI MIDATION OF WORKMEN. Liverpool has during the last three months become notorious as the scene of " strikes"—the inaugurative step having been here taken by many trades to raise the standard of remuneration. The one which is at present agitating the town is, perhaps, the most remarkable of them all. For a long series of years the cotton porters have had 3s. 6d. per day, and many steady, good men as much as 255. per week. During the times that food has been plentiful and cheap, and labour in abundance, when Ireland could have sent us over hundreds of good men ready to work at a considerably lower rate,—when skilled labour all around us was paid at an average rate of about Hs. a week, these cotton porters received their 21s. per week. And all this while the skilled workman was work ing longer hours for 16s. a week, as were the shoemakers or for Hs., as were the tailors ; the superior class of joiners and engineers receiving only a very few shillings more, and in some cases not a penny more, than these porters who admittedly stand at the foot of the social ladder. These men, then, who have so much reason to congra tulate themselves on their fortunate position, have now taken a most unreasonable step ; and during the past week they have posted the town with placards, stating that, unless their employers in a body acknowledge to them their just right to have four shillings per day, and pledge themselves to give four shillings per day to every man they may employ, they will not work. The mercantile community have, during the entire week, been at great inconvenience from the strike amongst the dock labourers and cotton porters, who have formed themselve& into an association. The strike commenced on Monday, and at first several firms acceded to this dictation;, but, at a meeting of the different commercial associations, held at the Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, it was unani mously resolved that every master shall be at liberty to engage his porters at such a rate of wages as may be to their mutual advantage ; considering that the system of submitting the engagement of labour to the control of porters' associations is not only inconsistent with freedom of trade, but injurious to the interests of the porters themselves. Several deputations from the workmen waited upon the associated bodies of the mercantile class during the week; but the terms proposed werenot conceded. In reply to the placard issued by the Chamber of Com merce, inviting the porters to give up the struggle, the operatives issued a notice, declining the conditions offered ; and whilst they denied that they were actuated by any spirit of dictation or feeling of disrespect to the employers, they (the porters) required 4s. per day, and, as a body, would do all in their power to obtain it in a legal and peaceable way. All those houses giving the ad vance would have their men as usual; but it was urged that the great body of the labourers should stand true to each other until some more satisfactory decision was come to by the representatives of the mercantile associations. On Wednesday there was a numerous meeting of the men, when they resolved to adhere to their original determina tion of refusing to work until their terms were complied with. On Thursday the men again assembled, and ware housemen from several mercantile firms made applications for hands, but none of them were obtained ; a portion of the turn-outs positively refused to work unless all were allowed to return to their employment. Subsequently an intimation was received from a number of the employers offering to pay the 4s. per day, but without binding them selves by any such agreement as that insisted on.. On Friday a deputation from the workmen had again an interview with the Chamber of Commerce, the result of which was, that the workmen re-confirmed their former resolution. Two meetings of the men were subsequently held at the George's Dock, and they unanimously resolved to issue a placard, calling upon their fellow-workmen to " come out," and remain out, as a body, "until all should go in together, and be reinstated in their former positions." It appears that these unreasonable and wrong-headed men will not load ships outwards with salt, the inward cargoes of which happen to have been discharged by stevedores who do not belong to their club. They will not discharge cargoes of cotton, the porters to receive and warehouse which are not also of the club. In the Bruns wick Dock, several ships have been stopped for a short time in consequence of this. Many of the merchants Ii have engaged men from other places, and are determined to sacrifice the loss of their not being practical porters. It is said that hundreds of men will be brought into port nest week. On Friday several porters went to work ; and, during the week, the corn-porters, whose wages have been advanced, were partially doing the work of the dock-porters. While the body of the men remain " out," however, it seems a somewhat dangerous step for a man to accept of honest labour ; and one serious case of intimidation came before the magistrates at the police office, on Thursday, when Robert Reece, cotton-weigher, was committed to hard labour, for three months, for using intimidating language to James Hunt, a fellow-labourer, who had gone to work for the usual day's wage, 3s. 6d. On Saturday the men assumed a more antagonistic position. They issued placards in whiok they state that as those employers who are giving the 4s, a-day have in, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 13 BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. EASTERN AFFAIRS. PARIS, MONDAY MORNING.—The English packet Caradoc, bearing the orders of Admiral Dundas, arrived at Malta on the Bth. The Assemblee Nationale states that a note received on Friday, from St. Petersburg, had been communicated to the different courts of Europe. The Russian Cabinet declares that the Emperor will maintain the demands stated in the last despatch of Prince Menschikoff, but that he has no intention of mak ing war against Turkey, or to interfere with the integrity and independence of the Ottoman Empire; yet, in the event of the Divan persisting in its rejection of the Em peror's demands, he will deem it necessary to order the occupation of the Danubian provinces by his army, but such occupation would not bear the character of a decla ration of war, as the existing treaties allow the occupation. under the circumstances. timated that they only do so from coercion, and that they will be reduced to 3s. 61 as soon as possible, the cotton porters' association have resolved that work shall cease altogether, that none of the men shall work for individual firms, but that, as they struck in a body, they will return to work in a body. They also call upon the saltmen, cartnten, cornmen, and dock labourers, to remain firm to each other, and rather suffer hunger and thirst, and see their children starve, than take work under the strike price, or with firms who employ men who are not mem bers of the association. On Sunday the town was placarded with large bills announcing that a monster meeting would be held yester day morning, at St. George's-quay, at the unusual hour of half-past five o'clock. The next meeting was held at the George's Quay, at one o'clock in the afternoon of yesterday. The assem blage was not so very large as might have been antici pated from the number out on strike.—Mr. Cornett, the secretary of the Corn-porters' Association, and other in dividuals present, addressed the gathering ; and, from the various speeches made on the occasion, we learned that the feeling uppermost in the mind of the men was that of indignation at a number of their confreres who bad be trayed them—uniting with them at first in the " coming out," and then quietly " slipping in" to the unoccupied situations of their fellows. All the speakers agreed in this—that such a state of things could not long exist. It must either be a universal strike, or a complete cessation of the movement. It involved a grievous injustice that one portion of the trade—and that the least honourable and manly—should be in employment, while the other portion, with their wives and children, were idle and starv ing. That night a meeting of amalgamated committees would be held, to consider what course had best be adopted—whether they ought to give in, or whether per sist in the course of procedure upon which they had entered—a course (said one of the speakers) upon which they themselves had at first entered somewhat unwillingly, and in which they probably would not have been engaged but for the advice of the other trades' associations of Liverpool. They were out at the instigation of the work ing men of Liverpool ; and, if they pursued the "strike" —as would probably be the case—they would do so, as they had done from the first, with no intention or wish to break the law of the land, but to do all legally and in good order ; not with the determination to frighten and inti midate, but only with the honest desire to counsel and advise with their fellows, so that they might stand up for their legitimate rights. Whatever course was decided upon that evening by the amalgamated committees, would be made known to the entire body of men " on strike" on the following morning ;and, this evening (Tuesday), agreat meeting of the members of the Cotton-porters' Associa tion would be held in the Concert-hall, Lord Nelson street, for the purpose of endeavouring to come to some amicable settlement.—So the matter at present rests. It is worthy of mention that the men were moderate in their tone—the most extravagant and revolutionary language being used by the paid secretary, a young man named Cornett, who, from his appearance, does not appear to be a porter. He was the only speaker who indulged in in flammable words, and " physical force" and " starvation before we surrender," were among the foolish phrases which flowed copiously from his lips. One or two of the real working porters spoke much more to the point and much more wisely—affirming that nothing was farther from their intention than to outrage the law of England, or violate the private liberty of the English subject, in working for whom and for what he pleases. A letter in our contemporary of yesterday, purporting to be from the cashier of a cotton-broker's office in town, was read to the meeting amid loud hisses, and comments by the way which impressed us with the opinion that the writer, in making himself an anonymous personage, acted with great wisdom. His castigation's of the porter class were pronounced to be false ; and one of the orators expressed his conviction that, while many of them were not what they ought to be, still, as a body, they were most intelli gent, orderly, and sober, and that in their ranks talent was to be found which would grace the Commons House of Parliament. This was hailed with loud symptoms of satisfaction by the assembled lumpers ; but, after this burst of eloquence, I,ttle occurred that was noteworthy— the heavy and continuous fall of rain which accompanied the speaking, exercising a somewhat depressing influence on the orators of the movement. POLICE COURT.-lESTERDAY. CHARGE AGAINST A MARINE STORE DEALER.—A man named James Chisholm, a marine store dealer, in Walton-street, was charged, in company with two per sons named respectively Hall and Smith, with feloniously carrying away a cable from a vessel lying in the Clarence dock. Smith was discharged, but Chisholm and Hall were fined 20s. each, and in default ordered to be im. prisoned for two months ; and Chisholm's license as a marine store dealer was taken away. ALLEGED ROBRERY OF GRAIN BY A MATE AND QUARTER-MASTER.—TWO men, named John Carma, and Peter Young, the one the mate and the other the quarter-master of the steam-ship Rose, trading between this port and Limerick, were charged with fraudulently causing a quantity of grain on board the vessel to be taken away. Mr. John Yates, jun., solicitor, preferred the charge on behalf of the consignees of the ship. It ap peared that on Saturday afternoon, officer 650 met a boy coming from the vessel, having with him a quantity of oats in a bag. The officer's suspicions were awakened, and on asking the boy where he had obtained the oats he replied that he received them from the prisoners, on board the steamer. After enquiries by the police, the prisoners were taken into custody, on the charge of having sold the oats to the boy, without having any authority to do so. In the course of the investigation, yesterday, Mr. Yates stated that they had felt compelled to bring the charge forward against the prisoners, in consequence of a systematic plunder of grain being pursued on board the vessels belonging to the company. During the discharging of one of their vessels, last week, it was found that 34 bushels of grain had been feloniously taken away. Mr. Chilton, for the prisoners, urged that the oats in question were nothing more than sweepings, which remained after the vessel was discharged, and to which, according to custom, they thought themselves entitled. Mr. Yates denied that they were sweepings, and pointed out the fact of their being quite clean, which showed that they had beer. fraudulently taken out of bulk. He also stated that the discharge of the vessel's cargo of oats had not yet been completed, and therefore they could not be con sidered as sweepings. The Captain of the vessel gave both prisoners a high character for honesty ; stating that the mate had been connected with the ship for fourteen years. They were both remanded until this day. COWARDLY ASSAULT.—A fellow named Wm. Smith, betraying all the external appearances of a bully and a brute, appeared, charged with an assault upon a young man, on Saturday evening last, at the corner of Chisen hale-bridge, Scotland-road. According to the complain ant's statement, he was passing along the bridge, on Saturday evening, when the prisoner, in company with some other men, rushed upon him, and asked him for money.; and, on his refusing to give them any, they shook him and otherwise assaulted him. Officer 655 stated that a number of rough fellows (the prisoner amongst the number) were in the habit of assembling at the corner of Chisenhale-bridge and asking every one who passed for a penny ; and, on getting about a shilling, they would go and spend it at a neighbouring public-house. Several people had been annoyed by them in this manner, until the practice was become a great nuisance. Detective Officer Murphy said that, on Saturday night last, four Portuguese sailors were stopped on this bridge in the manner described, and were actually thrown over the bridge. He had the case in hand, and he had no doubt the prisoner was one of the parties concerned. Mr: Mansfield inflicted a penalty of £5, or two months' im prisonment. THE QUEEN AND PRINCE ALBERT went, on Saturday, to Twickenham, and visited their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess d'Aumale. THE New York Courier and Inquirer suggests that Portland, instead of Halifax, will ere long be the stopping place for the Cunard steamers. THE REV. GEORGE DOVER. M.A., of St. Barnabas's church, was yesterday appointed incumbent of Kirkdale, in lieu of the Rev. D. James, M.A., promoted to the principalship of Llandovery Institute. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL ELECTION COMMITTEE. The Committee, upon reassembling to-day, at twelve o'clock, proceeded with the evidence of treating, in sup port of which a number of witnesses were examined. A. publican produced his books, showing the amount of re freshments supplied to voters upon the nomination and the following day. The Committee adjourned till to morrow. HOUSE OF LORDS. The house met at five o'clock. AFFAIRS IN THE EAST, The Marquis of CLANRICARDE, after some observations upon the present state of affairs in the East, asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the British and French fleet had sailed towards the Dardanelles, and whether they were acting in concert, as stated in the Moniteur a few days ago. — The Earl of CLARENDON, in reply, said that the report in the Moniteur was correct. When the news reached this country of the departure of Prince Menschikoff from Constantinople, to be followed in a few days by the whole Russian legation, and when the rupture of official relations between Russia and Turkey was thus consummated by this menacing circumstance, Her Majesty's government thought it their duty to give Lord Stratford de Radcliffe authority to send for the fleet, and they instructed Admiral Dundas to proceed to the neighbourhood of the Darda nelles, there to wait for any communications he might receive from our Ambassador at Constantinople. This step was taken in concert with the French government, between whom and Her Majesty's Government there had throughout existed, and still continued to exist, the most cordial understanding upon this important question. The Ambassadors and Admirals of the two countries were fur nished with instructions precisely to the same effect. Her Majesty's government and the government of France felt that their representatives at Constantinople would use the same discretion and moderation in the exercise of the power now intrusted to them as they had hitherto shown ; but they hoped also the necessity would not arise for having recourse to the exercise of that power. ( 11 " r ' ) This measure had been adopted cn the part of Her :1Ie: jesty's government only as a measure of precavtion, and so far froM preventing, he believed it would hasten t he pacific solution of the existing difficulties. In answer to a question from the Earl of Derby, The Earl of CLARENDON said that the instructions for the British Admiral and the Ambassador at Constanti nople had been sent on the same day as the intelligence was received of the departure of Prince Menschikoff. (Hear.) The Earl of ELLENBOROUGI-I, after a long speech, ill which he entered into a variety of criticisms on the pla, ll for the government of India, moved f or the correspond' ence which had taken place between the President of the Board of Control and the Court of Directors, on the sub-, ject of the measure for the futur e governm ent of th at country. He expressed an opinion that it would be neces sary to legislate in the course of the present session. , Earl GRANVILLE, in a lengthened re ply, consented to the production of the correspondence. He rejoiced to hear that change in the views of the n o ble earl on th c subject of immediate legslation, because it would have the effect of making any motion for delay nothing but a party proceeding. He then reviewed the general objections to the Government plan, and expressed his opinion that the Va; lified approbation which the nobl e e ar l h a d g iven to it would be of the greatest utility in caprying it 0004 Parliament. Lord MONTEAGLE thought there was no necessity for proceeding with this important question, and WO' mended that a short continuation act should be passed to keep alive the existing charter for another year. The Duke of ARGYLE contended against the delay, sl id defended generally the scheme of the Government. double The Marquis of CLANRICARDE objected to a Government, and argued that it would be more satisfse' tory both in England and India to delay legislation. The Earl of ALBEMARLE expressed similar views. The motion was then agreed to. The House adjourned at 20 minutes past 9 o'clock. F. PARI'M ENT Gov. securities.£l3,l24,6s3 Other securities 14,632,339 Notes ..... 8,366,970 Gold & silv. coin 463,529 £36,587,511 . _ Our SHARE MARKET has been very fidgetty and unsettled all week, from the state of political affairs in the east. There is, however, one remark able feature in the present uneasiness, which is, that holders of stock and shares are not frightened into actual sales; this has been an invariable accompaniment of previous panics, and the absence of it in this indicates a more prosperous state of the body politic. It is true that there have been sales to some extent, but these have been almost altogether those of the bear fraternity, and in con sequence of these stock is scarce for the approach ing settlement, and continuations are lighter than they have been for some time ; prices also advance as the account day approaches,. notwithstanding that political news are less favourable. A certain evidence that there has been a predominance of buyers throughout the account. Our local stocks continue very steady, and are easy of sale at the quotations. We annex prices of this day : Blackburn, 7; Caledonians, 331. g 4 ; Eastern Counties, 12 15-16 i; Lancashire and Yorkshire; 771 ; London, Brighton and South Coast, 17, London Stock, 110. 15 10; Ditto Fifths, 2p; Ditto Eighths, 3-16 p; Sheffield Stock, 297-; Midland Stock, 711 f r a i; North British, 8-4. ; Shrewsbury and Hereford, lid : Dover Stock, 21* 1 * 1 -4. 1 *; York and North Midland, 291 *. _ COTTON.—WhtIe the news from America has been favourable to holders in this market, and under ordinary circumstances a rise might have been anticipated, the unsettled state of affairs in the East and the partial turn-out in the manufacturing districts have had the effect of deterring from any extensive operations. Prices, however, have been firmly maintained, particularly of the better quali ties, lower kinds being not quite so much in favour; and this, in the face of the adverse circumstances we have alluded to, is a proof of the sound state of the market. The Sales during last week were limited in amount, and on Saturday only reached 4,000 bales, nearly all of which were for the Trade. To-DAY the advices by the Africa were received, and were of a more favourable character than those previously received, not only as to existing stocks, but also as to the prospect for the next crop, which is likely to prove short. There was, in consequence, increased activity in our market, and the Sales reached 10,000 bales, of which about one half were on speculation and for export at firm prices. PRODUCE.—There having been a better show of West India Sugar, and the demand freely met by importers, the sales reached 1,400 hhds. ; 3,000 bags Bengal and 3,800 mats Mauritius have also been taken, at about last week's rates. No sales reported in foreign. Molasses dull of sale. In Coffee a limited business. Of Rice 150 tierces Carolina changed hands at former rates, and 3,000 bags Bengal from 9s. 9d. to 11s. 6d. per cwt. Rum in good demand, but the business trifling. In Tea some considerable parcels of blackish leaf Congou, out of the recent arrivals, have been taken by the trade at previous rates, but all other descriptions have been neglected, attributable to dealers being so much occupied with their clearances, which continue on a heavy scale. In Saltpetre 1,100 bags sold at 265. for 7 per cent., 275. for 51 ? and 2gs. per cwt. for 3 per cent, refraction. Of Guano 400 tons sold at rather lower prices. American Rosin still in good demand; 1,700 barrels, on the spot and to arrive, sold at 4s. 6d. to i Os. per cwt. Of Hides about 3,000 salted River Plate, partially heated, sold chiefly at 41d. to sd. per lb. There is still a limited demand for Olive Oil. About 50 tuns new pale Seal Oil sold at £32 per tun. Cod Oil quiet at former rates. Linseed Oil in better demand at 2Ss. 6d.; pale Rape 355. to 355. 6d. per cwt. for small lots. Spirits of Turpentine in fair request at 495. per csvt. About 440 tons Palm Oil, on the spot, sold at £34 10s. to £35, and 225 tons, to arrive, at £35 per ton. Tallow firm at 4Ss. per cwt for Petersburg Y.C., and other sorts fully support previous rates. The sales of Jute are trifling, at rather lower prices. To-DAY there has been a little more doing in Sugar, the transac tions comprising 165 hhds. Jamaica at 335. to 375., 25 hhds. Demerara at 345. 3d. to 355. 3d., and 1,250 bags Bengal at 355. to 395. Gd. per cwt. Of Molasses, 40 puns. Barbadoes are reported at 18s. 3d. per cwt. Nothing to notice in Rum or Coffee. The Tea Market is dull, in order to effect sales lower rates would have to he accepted. 1,600 bags Bengal Rice are reported at 1 ls. (3d., and 50 bags Saltpetre at 255. Gd. per cwt., 9 per cent. refraction. WooL.—Public sales took place here on Thurs day and Friday, when 6,708 bales were offered, being the largest amount for some time, but, chiefly on account of their being brought on so soon after the close of the London series, and the unsettled state of political affairs in the East, which has given a decided check to business generally, the attend ance was not as large as usual ; there was, conse quently, little animation, except for East India and the better qualities of Buenos Ayres, the former selling freely at previous current rates, except for medium whites, which went about I ,d. per lb. lower than the last sales in April. Turkey, Russian, Bar bary, Mogadore, Peruvian, Italian, &c., (which formed a principal part of these sales,) were nearly all withdrawn, making altogether about 4,700 bales taken in, there being very few buyers of these de scriptions present. Parties interested in the getting up of these sales will here see the effect of bringing them on at an unseasonable time, and it is hoped this will be guarded against in future. In com menting upon these sales we quote the following trade circulars : Messrs. W. GREAME and Co., in their circular of June 10th, say : . . . - - At our public sales of yesterday and to-day we had a fair attendance of the trade ; 6,690 bales sundry Wools were offered. The East India Wools sold at about the same rates as in London, say 4d. per lb. lower than our sales here on 21st April last. For Russian, Turkey, Barbary, and other low Wools, the demand was very lanzukl, and the greater part withdrawn ; the same re mark applies to Buenos Ayres, for which there was a very heavy sale. Although the result of these sales cannot be called satisfactory, we do not see any reason to make any material alteration in our quotations. Messrs. HUGHES and RONALD, in their report of the public sales, say : East India was in good demand for the home trade, particularly good qualities of white, which brought full prices, but other descriptions went rather lower. There was a good attendance of buyers of Buenos Ayres and Entre Rios Wools both for the home trade and for ex port, but their ideas of value were below the prices that have been lately paid by private contract in quantity, and, as holders were not prepared to give way, a good portion was withdrawn, but sales have been made since. Messrs. A. GARTSIDE and Co. say :—" Considerable activity still prevails in the manufacturing districts, con sumption is satisfactory, and stocks moderate, but we find that the uncertain state of foreign politics has unsettled purchasers, and rendered them less anxious to operate till the future shall become clearer." Messrs. GREAME BROTHERS say :—The attendan"e at the Public Wool Sales was limited, which we attributed to the trade having supplied their present requirements at the London Auctions, coupled with the unsettled state of the Turkish question. We are of opinion had the sales been fixed for a later period the present unfavourable re sult would have been unavoided." METALS.—There is no improvement to notice in the Iron Trade, the recent failures having pro duced a kind of panic which the unsettled state of affairs on the Continent has rather tended to pro mote, and this condition has been still further in creased by the disorder in the Money Market. Much anxiety is felt for the result of the next pre liminary meeting, and a reduction of 10s. to 20s. is talked of. No further reduction has taken place in the price of Copper or 'Fin, and previous rates are well maintained. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The house met a quarter to four o'clock. A new writ was ordered for Edinburgh, in the place ° f Sir J. Hope, deceased. Lord STANLEY gave notice that, on the second reading of the Government of India Bill, he should move, as 8° amendment, that it is the opinion of this house that fur" ther information is necessary to enable Parliament t° legislate with advantage for the permanent c , overnceen.! of India ; and that, at this late period of the' session, tG would be inexpedient to proceed with a measure w hich' while it disturbs existing arrangements, cannot be cans` . dered as a final one. Lord J. RUSSELL stated, in reply to a question, Os! the statement in the Monileur, rel a ti v e t o th e d e spatch of the English and French fleets to the Dardanelles, Ra g perfectly correct; but no notice had been received that the British fleet had yet left Malta. Lord J. RUSSELL said the hon. member for Finsbu q had a notice on the paper relative to the occupation Rome by French and Austrian troops, but in the presen t state of public affairs it would be inconvenient to W,,," such a motion made. He therefore asked the honourab le member to postpone it. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE had no alternative but to accede L I this appeal, though he would state he should have broug',, the motion forward in no spirit of hostility to the Frenc h people or their Sovereign. ROMAN CATHOLIC HIERARCHY IN HOLLAND.' - Lor d J. RUSSELL said there would be no objection to proclaca the correspondence which had taken place on the subjec i t j —Mr. BOWYER gave notice that to-morrow he 10 5 ' move that the correspondence be produced. 9 The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it w39h mistake to suppose that there was any intention to a bolq i ; the five per cent. addition imposed in import duties n i o 1840 ; but while in 1840 there were no less than 1. 2 v articles liable to the addition, at the present time thet a were only twenty-two who pay it. MOTION FOR COMMITTAL OF THE SUCCESSION DUT Y BILL.-Sir J. PACEINGTON moved that the bill be coo' mitted this day six months. The duty would be notbil else than a tax upon misfortune, and it was conceive a spirit of opposition to the aristocratic institutions of t' country and the property that supported them. Mr. HEADLAM could nnderstand the right hon. Barone t opposing the details of this bill, but he was at a loss tg reconcile the present motion with the declaration ma d by the late Government, that they felt the time was co'' ing win n a tax on succession must be passed. Mr. FAESIIFIELD seconded the amendment. TATTERSALL'S—Tats DAY. , 100 NORTHUNIIIERLAND PLATE.-5 to I agst Colstertlate, tost freely ; 6 to 1 agst Coomberland Stathesmon ; 7 to 1 a , Goldfinder, taken ; 10 to 1 agst Chief Justice, taken; 12 i ° agst St Andrew, taken. SURREY AND 1%1 LDDLESEX STAKES.—Even on TorTD -4 to I agst Rackapelt. s t DERRY, 1854.-12 to 1 asst Autocrat, taken ; 20 to 1 aP,t Verbena Colt, taken; 25 to 1 agst Blight, taken; 40 to 1 DE" King Tom, taken. CSt ST. LEGF.R.-6 to 4 agst West Australian ; 16 to 1 a= Rataplan, taken ; 16 to 1 agst Sittingbourne-, taken. Tau rise rkis 1 0 1 f q question perstio e ll e n h t n . v o i The racier, FUNDS, STOCK, AND SHARE MARKET ngn E a the market being characterised, up to the close ut . business , I :7 ‘ a tone of the greatest firmness. The improvement in the as!.',. way market made further progress during, the day, but Ulu ri ss g ur sh ed se le c s u s ri o t f ie a s w h a a r s li e k n e s c u ti v a :; business transacted was not extensiive. Dealers being bu sy preparing for the settlement, Continuations are modera_te,araens d lower than last account. The reduction in FrenFh Sh Gold owing to the rise of prices in Paris has beery extensive. . I Foreign Land, and. Mining Shares are firm,at a 81104 advance. market generally strong ; Russian and Meucan. recovering. CLOSING Consols, Account .. 1 98j Do. Money.... Three&Qrper Cents 101t1 #I TIUREICIN 27j 8 I Mexicans Do. Threes Spanish Deferred Do. Threes .. • 221 31 . 48 RAILWAY Amberg.,Nottingliam, and E. - Junction. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Do. Preference East Anglian Eastern Counties East Lancashire 7li 2i Eastern Union A Ditto B and C Edinburgh & Glasgow 69 71 Great Northern S5i 6 Do. Do. Great Western Lanc.and Yorkshire. 78 Do. Fifths Leeds Northern lsi 16 London, Brighton, and South Coast 1031 41 MINING 1 Noveau Monde Registered .... Cordeliera Ave Maria .... Carson's Creek Port Philip LAND Australian Agricultural 64 6 S. Australian Invest. 18- 4- Van Diemen's l7 19 P RICES. Bank Stock..... 229 52,, Excheq. Bills, L. &S. 3 7 Ps' STOCKS. Spanish Passives, Turkish Swedish . SHARES. Lolilddoon & n & N. ‘‘Vveesstteeirnn 8 8 9 1 141 154 Lo Mulches., Sliefr., and 01 Lincolnshire 2.9# 3 Midland Stock - North 8riti5h. . ....... Do. Preference 111 13 Norfolks North Staffordshire Shrewsbury and Bir mingham Do. L. st N. W. guar S. Eastern and Dover 7 1 York, Newcastle, and Berwick Do. Extension -' Do. Preference 60 York and N. Midland Jv, Do. Preference 4 SHARES. Nugget ........ B. Australian ..., Freehold Australasian ... Colonial Mariposa SHARES. Peel River south Australian British America. CORN MARKET. IWe had a scanty show of English Wheat, and scarcelY t ll 0 samples of Barley. Fair supplies of Foreign Wheat, bgi3O other articles short. The trade in English Wheat is firni,, a io st advance of 2s per quarter. The top price of town-made x rtes is unaltered. Barley, Beans, and Peas, are 6d to is per O a dearer. Oats at 6d to Is per quarter advance. English. Irish. Foreign Wheat 2155 20376 Barley 66 3550 Oats 43 3117 597 0 Malt 3606 15 Beans Peas , Flour 178 816 5 DC PRODUCE MARKET. g ej' Sugar.—Foreign Few buyers, and prices are unclial;,,cert Refined Home dealers are more inclined to operate; goit lumps 45s 6d. Co' is firm, but there is little doing; `, e r( l3 ' Ceylon 46s 6d to ;7s. Tea : Deale.s are cautious, and ' rti tei , ; barely maintained. Rum : Many buyers, at former...A Brandy is brisk at full prices.. Cotton : Sales small, L' decline. TALL. Tallow is firm ; fine Y.C OW . 41s 6d oMARKETn the spot. The fq co 23,791 casks, against 39,531 casks last year. The deliYelly -1,194 casks, against 1,267 casks last year. CATTLE MARKET. t sel l o o , Beast trade slow, at Friday's prices. Sheep did 110,- well. Lambs and Calves met with a dull sale, at reduC4o'r 8eef......... 2s 8d to 4s 4d Veal Mutton..... 3s 6d to 4s 6d 1. Pork 3s 6dlto, _ Beasts. Sheep. and Lambs Lambs, 4s. 6d. to ss. 10d .—.. 4063 1 Calves 0 5610 Pigs ••• • • ' ARRIVALS. 41 3 .-. 50 Norfolk and Suffolk Beasts Cambprtiodngeftets ............ Leicester, .......... and ~iei2l~' am . Scotch Beasts .................. Holland Beasts.... ............ • ' Do. Sheep ... .............. .•••.•• Do. Calves ....................... • ......... Do. Pigs. .................. Prussian Beasts .............. Spanish Sheep French Sheep 230 753 290 0 344 MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE . 0 0 bi e htP ° l Calklonians, 331 ; Eastern Counties, 12/ ; di es, 51. Yorkshire, 13i : London and North-Western , i eS, 5 -16 pm.; 711 / 1; South-Eastern and Dv 5 -16 ; Union Bank, I dis. LEEDS STOCK EXCHANGE. Midland, 72 GLASGOW CORN MARKET. At to-day's market vices steady; not much &big. LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGEN°' er ' Ce at Lisbon, hence at Lisbon, 26th May; Arno (8 sb 0 11 ! Genoa, 6th June. hous ie tal l o ARRIVED AT DEAL, 13TH JUNE.—Lord Dal Calcutta ; Bertha, from Matanzas; Lvdford, fronts . 117 Flora, from Akyab. Mary Hounsell, for St. Jolliartslol to Macdonald, for Madras ; Glaphyra, for Antigna,,t io dfV. faf for Monte Video; Bella Figueireuse, for Bahia ; " Sierra Leone; Emanuel Boucher, for Barbadoes ; Calcutta l ON MARRIED—On the 12th inst., at Christ Churcb,%uoitie' by the Rev. W. H. Wright, incumbent, 111. " Lythgoe, to Miss Ellen Voylanii. 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