The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-03-08 00:00:00

Eiberpool tartbarb. FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT. MONDAY MORNING THE first Levee of the season came off—as we say in hum bler affairs—on Wednesday. The day was cold ;so was the fashionable gathering. Unlike the drawing-room receptions at St. James's, there were no ladies, which, as a matter of course, kept from the assemblage all its glow. There was, moreover, one notable blank—the DUKE, ever first in the throng, ever constant,—he was not there. The company was few, the presentations comparatively many. There was a brace of Scotch dukes—ducks were so called in Scotia when 1 last was shooting there. Ireland had her only Duke, AUGUSTUS FREDERIC FITZ GERALD , Duke of LEINSTER, who, though upwards of threescore years of age, still looks well, and nobly sustains the praise lavished on his graceful person by the Parisian belles of forty years ago. I scarcely ever remember a levee at which the members of the diplomatic circle at tended in such numbers. Carriage rolled into tha ambas sadors' court, just under the w i,, , ta as of the tolb ooth looking palace, after c.•=lage, with its lemon-coloured occupant all glioGrlng with spangles. Top among them was WALEsiri , the representative of the court of France, son of NAPOLEON the Great, by a Polish lady of distinction. What strange events time brings about. After WALEsm came the Chevalier BUNSEN, the Prussian minister,—plump and ruddy, one of the most English-looking men in Lon don. The Chevalier is much devoted to English society, English everything, indeed ; he is a capital scholar, with tastes devoted to literature and the arts. Soon after, came Baron BRUNOW—pronounced BRuNoFF,—the am bassador of the CZAR. There are three men now living of as diverse temperaments, as it is possible to imagine, of nations wide as " the poles asunder," yet who re semble each other as if they were twins—excuse the Irishism—in configuration of head, face, nose—especially the nose ; Lord BROUGHAM, Baron BRUNOW, and Bop OWEN, the New Harmony-man—Socialist, if you will. They are as like each other as pease. The Russian am bassador is now . quits English- -acclimated so to speak ; he is a monstrous favourite in the world of fashion. His lady, though pas -day, is still a paragon of beauty; Proud and imperious, the hey her bust, fit for PRAXITELES with taste capricious in the extreme. I have seen the baroness luminous with thousands of gems,—the diamond, the emerald, the ruby, the sapphire, predominating ; here and there in her dark hair— " Like snow on a raven's back, Was pearl barbaric." At other times, one single gem—matchless, sat on her small and polished forehead. Such a forehead as ItA.. PHA.EL and CANOVA gave to their graces. The LORD MAYOR and SHERIFFS of London, as usual, were very 4 Sheriff CROLL remarkably so. This gentleman arrived in the metropolis, 'free the north, a few years since, with nothing but a good character, and a taste for engineering science, capped by the usual caution—which cowardice,—indomitable energy and unwinking activity of his cannie countrymen. He is now a " pros perous gentleman." To return to the levee : the general circle, as it is called, boasted the presence of the two Archbishops. The Lord Chancellor, Admirals, Generals, Colonels, Captains, Lieutenants, and Ensigns, almost without end ; nothing but cap and feathers. The glo rious bands were in fine pipe, and played con gusto. Fast by the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, on the river's side, your readers, passing that way, must have noticed a. small brick archway, guarded, as it were, by some half dozen white-aproned servitors, apparently ch bemused with beer," whose weazened visages Wand sorrow," and the beer aforesaid, have in ith a species of intellect altogether observable only in such people. These are the Trotty Vecks of Doctors Commons ; and, indeed, for the matter of that, one could testify to the fact that CHARLES DICKENS — most faithful delineator—TENlEßs in truthful details— must have taken one of these same waiting-men—ticket porters, or what you will—for his model of Trolly Veck. Not to digress too far from the point in my mind's eye when I furtively began this paragraph—CHAßLES DICKENS had ample opportunity of depicting such eh- When the germs of future excellence were but developing themselves in the boy-mind of the future novelist,—when CHARLES DICKENS was scarce merging into early manhood,—a fine youth, most intelligent, and tender-looking withal, he was great master of CICERO'S early study,—stenography,—wonderful word-catching art, when practised by the skilful DICKENS attended those fearful courts—sinks—and reported, no matter what, divorce or salvage ; here he must have picked up many Original characters never dreamt of else. Well. vina., the archway you find yourself tempted. Doctors Com 7 vested racters -- - mons ? inquires TROTTY VECK, peering into your heart of hearts for a penny fee. Doctors Commons ! words memorable to many. That young country-looking lout, yet jaunty, has a golden holdfast in one waistcoat pocket, with money to pay for a marriage certificate in the other. Lean and lanky, with nether lip thrown up in contempt—fit study for LE BRUN—is an individual of another dercription. He too, in his time—all young and gay, and merry, dreamless of bad faith, infidelity— had a ring in his pocket, which did not bind, end certificate of bond broken and now held accursed ! The one is going to settle the preliminaries of marriage, 'tother to dissolve it altogether. In these courts you can get both consummations, most devoutly wished for, with equal facility. The visitor is much puzzled, if alone, to find out the court he wants ; as early as eleven o'clock in the forenoon three of them may have sat—disposed of business ; and the authorities, from the beadle upwards, by noon, are on their way to join a pack of fox-hounds. The pay of these functionaries is tremendous ; the obese and red-faced man sitting in a corner of the court, out of the way, with a black gown all be-frogged, bearing tall, silver-headed weapon, is a beadle, with a country mansion fifteen miles from town, where he is styled—Esquire ! Faugh ! the thing smells rank, and must be reformed altogether. 1 have been incontinently led into these remarks, being a bit of a law reformer, and deriving much pleasure from the debate in the House of Commons on Tuesday, on Mr. COLLIER'S motion for a select committee for the purpose of inquiring .I,Ather the ecclesiastical courts might not be advanta- Bly abolished, their jurisdiction over all matters not y ecclesiastical transferred to other existing tribunals, auo new courts established for the purpose of dealing speedily and effectually with matters purely ecclesiastical; and whether the jurisdiction of the Court of Admiralty might not be advantageously transferred to local tribunals, with all the paraphernalia of different courts, different judges, different registrars, different deputy registrars. differ ent doctors, different proctors, different surrogates, different advocates, and so forth, almost without end. I am not now going to weary your readers in noticing the MOORE'S and other vampyres of these courts. The case proposed by Mr. COLLIER, you will see, is left in the hands of the government—perhaps as well—after receiving a good blow or two from the " judicious bottle-holder "—PALMER STON, who said the government was anxious to sweep away the abuses referred to—in fact to clean out the Augean stable. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL also said the abuses of these courts were intolerable. Let us hope that in a short time the Courts of Doctors Commons will be occupied by the honest, the worthy and indefatigable warehousemen of Liverpool and of sister Manchester, at present in the neighbourhood, and too much cramped for room to hold their goods. In the course of my communication last week, I re member I had occasion to refer to Sir ROBERT INGLIS— type of the old English gentleman, and staunch Conser vative—and indicated that I might notice the personnel of the worthy baronet on fitting opportunity. Sir ROBERT is close upon seventy years of age, yet rotund and rubicund—the honest result of good air, exercise, a good heart, good claret, and an easy-going disposition. Sir ROBERT INGLIS is a ripe scholar, D.C.L., F.R.S., E.T.C. ; not unfrequently crotchety and insufferably dull, he can come out in debate like a man, old as he is. The Oxonians admire him much ; he is their pet—honest even to bigotry, if the expression can be justified ; he has represented the University of Oxford for a quarter of a century, and never displeased his learned constituents. Sir ROBERT comes down to the house—it is always " down to the house, even if you should steam it up the river ; about four o'clock presents his petitions, stays an hour or two, indeed, until that tocsin of the soul, The dinner-bell, invites him. In two hours afterwards Sir ROBERT is seen redolent with costly came llia, his never-failing evenin g at tendant, stuck in button-hole; give me the man or wo man fond of such foppery, and he or she is sure to be good. In this way Sir ROBERT drops into the Antiquari an, Somerset House, about 8 o'clock ; the subjects are : antique copper—may he pinch-beck rings,—horse-shoes, dug out of hogs,—musty records ; for to such high ends the antiquarians of London devote themselves. I've seen them at it, with ABERDEEN, the " travelled thane," and now P r i me Mi n i s t er, a t th e i r h ea d. Anon, tea and coffee, and Sir ROBERT again is seen at the more aristo cratic reunion of the Royal Society ; it is only acr oss the ca rpet ; there you find hi m on the side bench, set to sleep — like bishop and ambassadoroo noth d_fo r o . n either in side of him—by the rea dinz of a stupid, g Paper, it may be on the differential calculus. Shade of An g et:niEoEs! were you b u t looking on , how you w ould sneer if such , sphodealn ,, act A ij ear 1- lowed scientific sprites in " fields of A w a r ds comes the ne ver-endin g tea an d coffee in the library t of the Royals. Si r ROBERT is there. In an other hour he drops into some other assembly of savans, and at mid night finds himself in the house of Commons once more. This is Sir ROBERT INGLIS s mode, from one end of the Parliamentary year to the other. What the deuce does he out of it ? He scarcely knows himself. Par example,— after the close of a long, dreary, yet teasing Session, a friend called at Sir ROBERT'S mansion, partly on business, but chiefly on the score of good humour. NO, Sir ROBERT was not at home. Le Diable! Lady INGLTS at home ? Oh, yes. Her ladyship was spoken to,—Sir ROBERT had gone out of town with a man-servant, but she did not THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1853. know exactly where. In some days, her ladyship received a letter from Sir ROBERT, dated,—Egypt. It is an ugly act to carp, hazardous surely when fault is attempted to be found, however slightly, with nine years' proceedings—in a good cause—of thousands and tens of thousands of intelligent English, Irish, and Scotch men and women thirsting for knowledge. Yet so it is. In Exeter-hall, Strand, the other evening, there was the Right Honourable the LORD MAYOR, better known as Alderman CHALLIS, citizen and butcher. a good man, and one who sits on the proper side of the House of Com mons, presiding at a public meeting, supported by the Bishop of CHICHESTER and Lord JOHN MANNERS, renowned for his love of the game of cricket, out-door exercise, and a little more leisure for the workers. The object of the meeting was the achievement of early closing in the shops of the metropolis. Is there anything defec tive in this movement? It looks like it. Nine long years, with meetings weekly, monthly, quarterly and annually, sermons preached, speeches made in l eng th by the rood, treatises written by the ton weight, prizes awarded, and, above all, countenance a n d suppor t g i ven to the question by the " merchant princes" of the me tropolis,—for who can visit Ludgate-hill in the east, or Regent-street in the West, and see the palace-shops there, without vindicating the phrase ? Still, little or no apparent progress is made in closi ng th e s h ops i n d ecen t time of night. Not a creature, save the exhausted male and female "assistants," is to be found in nine out of ten places of business after seven in the evening. Why, then, keep open ? Is it because Mr. Serge, at the top of the street, sells a yard or two after the hour mentioned, and so provokes Messrs. Flannel and Co. to keep open on the chance of selling also ? Let the heads of houses come to an understanding among themselves, and the end will be accomplished. It is my opinion, arising from a close observation of the " movement," as it is called, that the parties more immediately concerned may continue to meet till another doomsday, without gaining what they seem to desire. The meetings are doubtless interesting ; the one I refer to as being last held, was highly so; but I really thought that the worthy Prelate I have mentioned was investing the question with by far too much of a sacred importance, when in pious accents he said, " with their joint labours, he trusted in God, they would prove successful." Of course immense cheering followed this, but I thought at the time that reference to the Deity might, with good taste, have been spared ; and the old motto " Shouther to shouther" substituted. However, linen.drapers and their assistants think other wise ; but they may depend the settlement of the question rests with themselves, and " pity ' tis " that the members of such a numerous class do not keep this fact in view. COMMERCIAL AN!) 71m1V-FP4 v 7\r-F7 MONDAY NIGHT. WE have again to notice a continued steadiness in the value of the public funds, with a slight ten dency to advance. Notwithstanding the receipts of gold from Australia, the weekly returns of the Bank of England, as published in Friday's Gazette, show another decrease in the stock of bullion, to the ex tent of £123,812. It must be;remembered, however, that this return applies to the previous week, and that most of the recent arrivals have been reported since that period, so that there must now be a con siderable surplus, with the prospect of further large supplies, which are almost daily expected. We may, therefore, consider the late reductions in the stock to have been beneficial, rather than otherwise, as they have, no doubt, been in some measure caused by the demands for our increased trade. Exchequer Bills maintain a premium, which, though lower than before the reduction of interest, is still sufficient for all practical purposes, while the Trea sury will receive the benefit of the change. It has been suggested that the measure was induced by the desire of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to discourage a renewal of all the Bills, as there is an ample balance in the Exchequer, but it is hardly likely to have this effect, so long as they bear the present premium, which varies from 13s to 18s per cent. The manufacturers at Manchester appear to have taken the alarm at the slight reduction in the value of the lower qualities of their products ; and, at a general meeting on Friday, resolved to work short time for a month, by limiting their looms to four days a week. The ostensible reason for this movement is a reduction in yarn, and low priced goods, and the present high price of the raw material, but the real object is no doubt to influence the Liverpool market, as the holders of cotton do not appear inclined to give way to the reports of an excess in the American crop, and the larger receipts of this season when compared with the preceding one. It is a subject which, just now, is entitled to much attention ; and it would be well to take all the circumstances into consideration be fore being guided by the movements of the Man chester men, who are directly interested in what, in the Stock Exchange language, is called bearing the market. It is no doubt true that the receipts on the American side are larger for the time of year than last season ; but it is generally supposed that much of this apparent excess is owing to facilities for internal communication and the favourable prices, which induced the growers to hurry their oupplica to market ae early as possible. It is also true that the stock at this port shows a a conside rable increase on former years, with large receipts still to be expected,—circumstances which, taken by themselves, would go far to justify the apprehen sions which the Manchester manufacturers seem desirous to excite, that this market must submit to a further reduction in price. But, with all these facts before us, it cannot be denied that the demand for the manufactured article, both for home con sumption and exportation, is still very active, and that, so long as the gold discoveries in Australia and the emigration to that quarter continue, and the consequent activity prevails in the various branches of our domestic industry, there must still be an in creasing demand for the products of our cotton looms. That Manchester should feel in some degree the slight reaction which is the almost inevitable result;of excessive production, is not at all to be wondered at ; but when it is remembered that the slightest falling off in the American crop produced such an alarm of deficient supply that Mr. Bright tried to induce the Government to send out a com mission to India, to discover a new source from whence to obtain the raw material, we cannot believe that even the exaggerated reports which have been circulated will justify the present movement in Man chester. This view of the case is further confirmed by the reports from other manufacturing districts, where trade is active and the demand steady at late rates; and the favourable prospect of the future is still further confirmed by the advancing prices of wool, which, occurring at this season of the year, must have an improving effect upon the market for cotton goods. It is satisfactory to observe, that our own market for cotton maintained its steadiness, as it is firmly believed that it can alone suffer from the fears of holders, which the recent proceedings in Manchester are evidently intended to influence. In their monthly circular, Messrs. T. and H. Littledale and Co. say :—The uncertainty through out the month as to whether the Bank of England would again raise the rate of interest has exercised some influence on our produce markets, but rather in preventing speculation and a higher range of prices —which, had no check been given from that quarter, would doubtless have been the case—than in interfering with the healthy trade demand which still continues ; and from the sound position of all the principal articles of import (Cotton excepted), with reference to supply and consumption, the present range of prices may be considered safe; and in some instances capable of improvement. The return from the Bank of England, for the week ending the 26th February, gives the following results when compared with the previous week : Public deposits .. £ 7,062,129; Increase £324,070 Other deposits 12,397,543 ; Increase 315,602 Rest 3,247,336; Decrease 65,773 On the other side of the account — Government securities £13,488,853 ; Decrease £130,540 Other securities .. 14,926,214 ; Increase 748,512 Notes unemployed .. 9,662,270 ; Decrease 5,325 The amount of notes in circulation is £21,990,050, being a decrease of £90,640 ; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £18,190,805, show ing a decrease of £123,812 when compared with the previous return. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued .. £31,652,320 Govrnt. Debt.. £11,015,100 Other securities 2,984,900 Gold coin& bu1n.17,633,166 Silver bullion 19,154 £31,652,320 £31,632,320 BANKING D Prop.'s capital £14,553,000 Rest 3,247,336 Public deposits. 7,062,129 Other deposits . 12,397,543 7-day, &c. bills. 1,355,814 EPARTNIENT. Gov. securities.£l3,4BB,Bs3 Other securities 14,926,214 Notes 9,662,270 Gold & silt'. coin 538,485 £38,615,822 I £38,615,822 Our SHARE MARKET has been almost unpre cedentedly dull and inactive all week, and prices, in consequence, . have . drooped genera lly. T o -d a y, after a veryl l ied it amount rpoafbeuasriannescse of a,Nveclose very heavy indeed, with every con tinuance of the decline. Business has been done at the following prices :—Chester and Birkenhead ' 21k; Caledonians , 31k; Chester and H o l y h ea d , 22 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 77 ; Ditto Fifths, 4-Ad 9-16 d ; Liverpool and Southp or t , 17 i ; London Stock, 1181 - ; Sheffield Stock, 29i ,-%; Midland Stock, 761 ; North British, 9 1-16 ; Dover Stock, 23 7 4 - 1; York and North Midland, 291 d ; Preston and Wyre Halfs, No. 4,10 p; Commercial Bank, 121 ; Royal Insurance, 1 3.16 1) . PRODUCE.—Owing to the limited supply of West ' lndia Sugar little business has been done, but the demand is good, and prices have been well sup ported. The ale au ount%l to 150 hhd3. 8.P., 5000 bags Bengal, 4150 mats Mauritius, and 650 bags Madras. Of Foreign Sugar the sales corn prised 4000 bags and barrels Brazil, and 200 boxes Havana. In Molasses nothing doing. Coffee is steady, and 400 bags Rio and 200 bags Bahia sold at previous rates. Of Cocoa the sales amounted to 1100 bags. In Tea there has been a fair demand for the better kinds of Congou, and good to fine greens have sold at full rates, with an upward ten dency. Of Rice 3000 bags Bengal sold at 118. 6d. to 12s. 3d. per cwt. In Rum a large business has been done, the sales reaching 360 puns. Demerara, but at rather easier rates. Of Saltpetre above 1000 bags sold, at 255. to 265. per cwt. Guano is in good demand. There has been a fair business for Rosin, and 1500 barrels Turpentine sold at 14s. 3d. per cwt. Hides are in fair demand, but business is limited, owing to the small stock. Olive Oil is improving. In Linseed Oil not much doing. Palm Oil is firm. Tallow is steady ; Petersburg Y.C. has sold at 455. 6d. to 465. per cwt., with an upward tendency. Jute has advanced 15s. to 20s. per ton, and the sales amounted to 750 bales, at from £l7 10s. for inferior to £2O ss. per ton for good midding. Of Hemp 100 bales Manilla are reported at £4l 108. per ton. To-DAY there has been an improved inquiry for Sugar from the grocers, and, including Saturday's business, the sales comprise 60 hhds. vacuum pan Demerara, at 375. 6d. to 40s. 6d. ; 1,800 bags Cos sipore, at 41s. 9d. to 425. 9d. ; 1,250 bags Benares, at 375. 6d. to 40s. ; and 1,300 bags Madras, at full prices ; also 40 hhds. Surinam, at 375.; the Re finers also continue to purchase freely, a cargo (3,800 bags) Pernams, to arrive, having been taken at 19s. 6d., and 2,500,bags brown, on the spot, at 325. 6d., for Muscovado, at the low duty, and at 335. 6d. for clayed at 14s. 6d. duty ; of 700 boxes Havana, offered by auction, only 100 were sold, at 20s. 6d. to 21s. 6d. per cwt. There is nothing doing in Rum or Coffee. Tea with out change, but a good demand for most descriptions. In Bengal Rice considerably more doing, the sales on Saturday and to-day comprising 4,300 bags, at los. to lls. 3d. per cwt. 200 bags Cutch sold at 255. to 255. 6d. per cwt. ; 100 tons Uampeacny Logwood at £7 15s. ner ton : and nBO bags Calcutta Rapeseed at 48s. 3d. to ibs. yd. per quarter. COTTON.-The trade has been quiet during the week, and, with the exception of the lower qualities, in which there was a reduction of 1-16 d. per lb. since the previous Friday, prices have been pretty generally maintained. The sales during the week, ending on Friday, amounted to 35,570 bales, of which 3,220 were taken by speculators and 4,390 for exportation. On Saturday the sales were 6,000 bales, of which 1,500 were chiefly for export. It is expected that the receipts during March will show a decided decrease, upon which holders seem con fident; and, should this prove to be the case, prices may go higher. TO-DAY the market was very quiet, there being no advices from the other side, owing to the non-arrival of the Niagara. The sales were confined to about 5,000 bales, of which about 500 were for speculation and export, without change in prices. IMPORTS 1 PRICES. Week 1 Previ. Week This STOCK. ending I ly ending Year. Mar. 4:th ous is yr.lMar. 4. - • Mar. 4. , d. d. I - Sea Island .. 18 (429 350; 2800 Stained .... 5 111 40 370 121941 116281 . Boweds .... 4i 6i 5070 . 84480 43,900 Mobile 4i 6-i 6430 45990' } 555 N 216959 New Orleans. 41 7i 16510 136710. Pernams, &c. 6i 71 1 Aracati, &c 631 6i f 1300 11510 1 1 } 2120 12039 } 16510 Bahia, &c. Maranham . 6- -- I 71 } 540 ' 4220 } 504 e 5046 } 21540 Sawginned. 6 Demerara,&c .... j 70 1 .... 111 1 240 Egyptian 5l 141 2880. 23940 269 13356, 92780 Barbadoes Peruvian . 1 Laguayra.. Com.W.l.Sic. .. }. 1850 1 338 4130 Cartliagena 4} 10 I Smyrna Manilla Surat Madras Bengal I 280 280 i 1290 DESCRIPTION 35570 382170 86805' 390:99 1 658100 WooL.—At the public sales here, on Friday, 3,344 bales were offered, chiefly consisting of East India, Buenos Ayres, Turkey, and other low wools. There was a good attendance of the trade, and with the exception of Buenos Ayres, which was partly withdrawn, the greater part found buyers at very full prices, leaving the market again very bare. For English Comb Skin Wool the demand continues good, and former rates are well maintained. Irish Hogs are selling at 151 d. per lb. deli vered in Dublin. Skin is realising 19s. per lb lbs. nett w tne- fellmouger in Dublin. Messrs. W. GREAME and Co. report the market quite bare of Spanish and Lisbon wool, which con tinues in very good request, and would realize full quotations. Messrs. HUGHES and ROWALD, re port a regular and steady demand for all descrip tions of wool, from the extraordinary activity which still exists throughout the manufacturing districts, and the long interval that must elapse before any receipts of importance can be expected, a further advance in prices seems inevitable. METALS.—The mania for speculation which lately prevailed in Scotch Pig-iron, to the serious loss of numbers who embarked in it, seems now to have settled upon Tin, the price of which, after several leaps of £5 a ton, has reached fill - a ton for block, and £l2O for refined. Copper has also reached the high price of 15d. a pound, and re quires but little more advance to withdraw the old copper coinage from circulation. The latter ad vance is owing, it is said, to the sudden decrease in the supply from Australia and Cuba, and the stop page in the working of the Cornish mines, caused by the recent floods.;, but the rise in Tin is attri buted solely to speculation, as the stock is reported to he larger than formerly. The public should be on their guard against such attempts to force the market upward, or they may find, as in the case of Scotch pigs, which from 85s. have gone back to 525. 6d. per ton, that the loss will fall upon the mere speculators. In the latter article very little is doing, and quotations are merely nominal. GREAT ROBBERY IN MANCHESTER. Yesterday afternoon, one of the most daring robberies which has ever taken place in Manchester was committed at the shop of Mr. Howard, jeweller, Market-street. While Mr. Howard was absent at dinner, his daughter, Miss Fanny Howard, being left in charge, a man of fashionable exterior entered, came behind the counter, and seized her by the throat—a second man walking into the shop, and stripping the window of all its contents. The property stolen amounts in value to about £3OO. The police are on the track of the thieves. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT, YESTERDAY, AT THE SEACOMBE FERRY. A little before ten o'clock yesterday morning, whilst a number of gentlemen were waiting for the steam-boat to cross to Liverpool from the Seacombe Ferry, some of them leaned against the chains which act as a guard on the sides of the wooden pier, and a few moments before the arrival of the boat, for which they were waiting, one of the stancheons of the chain snapped, and six gentle men suddenly fell into the water. Unfortunately none of them could swim, and their perilous position was an object of much concern to the passengers in the boat from Liverpool, which was nearing the pier at the time. Four of the men succeeded in getting hold of the edge of the pier, and thus saved themselves, but the other two were unable to do so. _ We regret to have to state that a man named Edward Hughes, a green-grocer at Seacombe, and a highly re spectable inhabitant of the township, was drowned ; and had it not been for the exertions of a young man, who jumped into the water, another of the party would also have been lost. The gentleman was saved, after having seen in the water about ten minutes ; and when brought o ut of the water was quite exhausted. THE BRITISH AND NORTH AMERICAN Royal Mail steam-ship Niagara, Captain Lang, with advices from New York to the 23rd ult., had not arrived at the time of our going to press. If she should arrive in time, we shall publish the news by her in a Second Edition. A telegra phic despatch from Holyhead, states that a large steamer was seen off there at six o'clock last evening, but the fog was too thick to enable the men on the look-out to dis cover what she was. GRATIFYING MASONIC TESTIMONIAL.—On Thursday, at the meeting of Masonic Lodge, No. 310, held at the Quadrant Hotel, Lime-street, a most gratifying testimo nial of respect was paid to two of the members, the pur port of which is inadequately conveyed in the resolution. It ran about as follows:—" That Brother M. Marks, P.M., and Brother S. L. Caffe, P.J.W., who are about to de part for Australia, be presented with complimentary let ters, engrossed in vellum, bearing the seal of the order, the signature of the W. 111., the officers and brothers of the Lodge."—After the presentation of the letters, (which conveyed in expressive terms the high opinion in which the parties were held by the Society,) the Chairman, Brother Woolf, P.M., proposed the healths of Brothers Marks, and Caffe, in an address replete with illustrations of the tenderest feelings. In the absence of the former, the reply devolved solely on Brother Caffe, who acknow ledged the high compliment they had received. More particularly to exhibit the regard of the members, a banquet was provided on the occasion, and the grea4st hilarity prevailed throughout THE NEW TOWN-HALL AT SOUTHPORT. The usual monthly meeting of the Ormskirk Petty Ses sions was held in the Police-court, there, on Friday last, at 11 o'clock. Present,—John Rosson, Esq., chairman ; James Culshaw, Esq. ; Thomas Brandreth, Esq. ; Thomas Hulme, Esq. ; Rev. Jonathan Jackson, Southport ; Rev. J. A. Kershaw, Ormskirk ; Samuel Lees, Esq. ; J. H. Wrigley, Esq. ; and G. W. Unsworth, Esq. Only fifty cases came on for trial before the court, and these were, generally, of a very trifling character. The calendar for the current month, therefore, exhibits a very gratifying decline. The only business of public moment brought before the magistrates was that referring to the accommo dation for the magistrates and police, provided by the Commissioners in the new Town-hall at Southport. This subject was introduced to the attention of the Court, in terms of a previous notice, by JAMES CULSHAW, Esq., who said that before proceed ing to the judicial business, he would take the opportunity of submitting a resolution on a matter, the position of which he viewed with regret, although he felt it his duty to adopt the plan he was about to pursue. His motion related to the resolution passed at the previous Petty Sessions authorising the taking of premises in the new Town-hall,Southport. First of all, he had been given to understand that, previous to the argument being entered into with the Commissioners for the erection of the build ing, it was stated that, for sufficient accommodation, the rent was not to exceed £5O. On the completion of the building, the terms asked were very much higher and the accommodation very imperfect. The agreement, indeed, was now to this effect, that the constabulary pay a rent of £7O, and find coal for the whole building. Now it was perfectly understood that the accommodation should be perfect. But, notwithstanding the plain terms of the agreement, and despite the high rent now attempted to be fixed, the accommodation was very imperfect. The cells were bad ; there was no washhouse ; and the re tiring room for the magistrates was a public passage. There were certainly two beautiful rooms, which might be used for retiring and waiting rooms; but instead of being appropriated to the accommodation of the magistrates or the police, they had been let off to other parties at a high rental. And because this portion of the building had been let off at a high rent to these parties, the commissioners, he supposed, felt themselves justified to d 0... t, the original agreement, auu Lv tab, a lib.. 141514 avt.la the .0 police, forgetting all the while that the police gave great security to their property. The present rent for Orms kirk Courthouse was about £35, while for a minor por tion of the building at Southport, they were to be charged £7O. But he understood that, if such accommodation as is required were furnished—if, in fact, the two waiting rooms were placed at their command, the rent required would be £llO. He objected to the resolution which had been passed at the sessions in January, on the ground of economy, believing that it would have been very much better, more politic, and cheaper, if another building had been built for the accommodation of the police. It was a bad plan that, by which the magistrates and the police were mixed in the same building. It would have been more politic with regard to the finances, too ; because they might have built a very good structure for £l,OOO, the interest of which sum, at four per cent, would be £4O a-year, while in the present instance they were charged £BO for very imperfect accommodation. Were they to pay this compound interest, £BO a-year, they would be expending what might very soon have covered the cost of the erection. He objected to it, therefore, because he thought it was exceedingly unjust to assess the in habitants of that district with such an excessive amount. It might be very well for the people of Southport, bat surely it was not proper to assess the ratepayers of the district so highly for the especial benefit of that place ; and he really did think that the commissioners should have been exceedingly liberal in treating with the magis trates, when they recollected that two-thirds of the business done was their own, and that one-half the fines of such business they appropriated. He should, besides, be very glad to know if the commissioners themselves possessed the power of leasing. The next subject he came to was, that the orders had not been complied with in regard to depositing the plans, and obtaining the Secre tary of State's sanction. In conclusion, he begged to state his objections briefly. They were founded, first, on the fact that the rent was exorbitant and unjust ; secondly, that it would be much more politic to erect a building for the separate use of the police force ; thirdly, that the accommodation provided by the commissioners was very imperfect ;. and, lastly, that it had not been shown that the commissioners had the power of leasing. On these grounds he moved, " That the resolution passed at the Ormskirk Petty Sessions, held on the 7th January ultimo, authorising the taking of premises in the new Town-ball, Southport, be rescinded or modified." The Rev. J. A. KERSHAW seconded the resolution. At the former meeting he took the opportunity of object ing, and of stating some facts connected with the subject. He had, since that time, been at Southport to examine and inspect the new Town-hall. At that time nothing had been laid before the meeting for them to found a judgment on. Their opinions had never been taken at these petty sessions. It had never been discussed whether it was desirable to enter into a lease at all ;. no plans bad been laid before them ; nothing, in fact, had been brought before them to discuss relative to the building in question. Before going to - Southport, he had been told the police occupied one-half the building, and that the best half. But he had been to• see, and he thought this far from being the case. He found a portion of the ground floor belonging to the police; but he also saw two very large passages, two archways, leading on the ground floor through to the market at the back. He found the inspectors' rooms so small that he should be ashamed to put any inspector into them. He believed they were below the average of sanitary regulations, and they were lower, he believed, than many of the meanest cottages they would find in the district. He went up stairs to the room for holding the petty sessions : it was a very good apartment, but far from occupying any important portion of the building. He could say very little for the room attached to it. On a consideration of the subject, founded on that personal investigation, he did not think that the police occupied one-third of the building. Above the sessions'-room he found rooms ornamented to a very high extent, indeed. He contended that they had been called upon to pay a fair per centage upon the whole building ; and he was decidedly of opinion that it would not be right for them, as trustees of the public, to cast aside all consideration of matters so important as those indicated. He was-anxious to agree with all men as far as he could conscientiously do so. But this was a costly arrangement for the county, which he could not sanction. He mentioned that,, from a statement made to him—and. if incorrect, he desired he might be set right—it appeared that the chief constable had stated in certain correspond ence, that the amendments on the cells which he had sug gested had not been attended to. The cells, indeed, were built on the old principle of dungeons, being as gloomy and revolting as they well could be. He seconded the motion of Mr. Culshaw, first, because he thought the building was too highly rented ; and, secondly, that it would not be creditable to them, as magistrates, to enter into it. The Item. J. JACKSON hoped the magistrates would not agree to a resolution disarranging what had already been arrange& He did not think it was in the power of the present meeting to undo what had been previously done by thernselvt A . He begged to move the amendment —if it could be callel by that term—" The magistrates as sembled this day in Poly Sessions at Ormskirk, having received the following recommendation from the Constabu lary Committee, dated Petsruary 16, 1853.—` The com mittee recommend that a rest certain be paid for the ac commodation required by the. people at the Southport Town-ball, in preference to beisg at the expense of heat ing any portion of the building, the: request themagistrates of the Ormskirk division to reconsider the subject' —re solve, that, in place of paying for the police accommoda tion at the Town-hall of Southport tie sum of £7O per annum, together with the expense of hewing the building, a rent certain of £BO be agreed upon.' Referring to the circumstance, mentioned by the preceding speaker, that a notice of motion had been given for rescinding the resolution at Preston, Mr. Jackson contended that it had nothing whatever to do with the arrangement already made at Preston. The commissioners bad received an in vitation from the magistrates and the police generally, to construct a building for the accommodation of tLe police. It was now approaching completion, and no notice of a motion to be brought forward. some future meeting could annul the arrangement into which they had previously entered. As regards the building, much fault had been found with it. Now when they wereassembled at Ormskirk on a former occasion, the plans were submitted to them and approved of. And they had been approved of in the very highest quarters. The building had not been erected without plans ; on the contrary, these were drawn up by the county architect ; that gentleman had gone over to Preston and submitted his plans to Captain Woodford, who had the ordering of these things; the plans had also been sent up to the Secretary of State for any amend menthe might think proper to make, and the Secretary of State had given some directions as to certain alterations— for example, in altering the height of the cells — Mr. CULSHAW wished to know if the building had been approved of by the Secretary of State since the altera• tions had been made ? The Rev. J. JAcKso.N.—Certainly not. The Secretary of State said that if these arrangements alluded to were carried out, he should feel perfectly satisfied. He wished to know what fault could be found with the Southport Commissioners, because, in compliance with the request of the magistrates and police, they had erected a building for their accommodation. That building had been visited by Captain Shepherd, in the place of Captain Woodford, and that gentleman had said that he felt perfectly satis fied, and that it did the architect very great credit. As to rental, he observed that it varied very much in different places, and that proposed by the Commissioners of South port to the magistrates was far lower than would have been proposed to any other body of persons. One single room at the back of the building, for example, let for £4O ; another smaller room for £2O. The rental for the present wretched accommodation, he begged to remind them, was not much less than £4O. He held that the Southport Commissioners had acted as liberally as it was in their power to do ; because it was a fact that they could have got a higher rental from other parties. It might have been better, as had been suggested, —more wise and politic and economical for the magistrates them selves to have leased a portion of land and built ; but if they had made a proposition to the Commissioners and concluded an agreement, they were bound to take the pre mises at a fair rental. Mr. CULSLIAW said the rental was not to exceed £5O. The Rev. J. JACKSON observed, in reply, that what ever observations might have been made at previous meetings to that effect by individual magistrates, still no stipulation to that effect had been resolved upon. The Commissioners were no party to any such arrangement. He concluded by insisting that if the magistrates did not adhere to their agreement, the Commissioners must, of course, seek that remedy to which they were entitled, and again read his amendment. Mr. LEES seconded the amendment, and in doing so stated that the cells, to which Mr. Kershaw had re ferred, were nine feet high ; a height, he affirmed, equal to that of many respeotabto houses both in Southport and Ormskirk. And as to the accommodation, there were I not less than thirteen or fourteen rooms. Rev. Mr. KERSHAW : Including the cells, of course ? Mr. LEES : Yes, of course. If gentlemen chose by their votes to withdraw their previous arrangements, he thought-they would do very wrong. Captain WOODFORD then made a statement of his pro ceedings in regard to the building at Southport; which was to the effect that now, after various suggestions of his had been carried into effect, he felt satisfied with the accommodation except in the matter of the washingplace. Mr. CULSHAW asked Captain Woodford when was he at Southport ? to which that gentleman replied that he had not been there personally, Mr. Shepherd having gone thither in his place, and made him perfectly acquainted with the position of the place. Mr. CULSHAW asked if the Commissioners had the power of entering into a lease ? The Rev. J. JACKSON said, if the magistrates asked them to erect a building, surely the must have the power. The CHAIRMAN recommended Mr. Culshaw to with draw his motion. Mr. CULSHAW said he could not do so, and it accord ingly went to the vote, when there appeared—For the motion : Mr. Unsworth, Mr. Kershaw, Mr. Culshaw, and Mr. Brandreth. For the amendment: Mr. Lees, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Hulme, Mr. Wrigley.—The numbers being equal, the Chairman gave his casting vote in favour of the amendment, which was consequently carried. _ _ Mr. ClasnAw afterwards said that £BO was a most ex travagant sum to pay for the accommodation; and that with an additional waiting-room, no more than £5O should be given : but of course the adoption of Mr. Jack son's amendment prevented any new motion being sub mitted containing such a provision. WOMAN POISONED AT THE WORKHOTJSE.—AII Old woman named Mary Wainwright, aged 79 years, died suddenly in the medical ward of the Liverpool Workhouse, on Sunday. There is reason to believe that by mistake she had a dose of poisoning medicine administered to her, which is supposed to have been the cause of death. A BACCHANALIAN CATTLE-DEALER.—A jolly, happy, well-to-do Wight named Nicholson, who follows the occupation of a cattle-dealer, was robbed on Thursday night last, of forty-five sovereigns, while in a state of glorious oblivion. It seems to be Mr. Nicholson's wont to cross the border-land of propriety ; for, within a limited space of time, he has three times appeared before his honour, at the Police-court, charged with the crime of drunkenness. On Friday morning, Mr. Nicholson's familiar face appeared at the bar of the Police-court. Mr. Mansfield, on recognising him, smiled, and, in adjudicat ing, said, " You may depend upon it, Mr. Nicholson, some of these days you'll lose a large sum. You must tIAV a fine of five shillings." THE BOMERANG SCREW PROPELLER.—The Times of yesterday, in the city article, states :—" The interesting problem as to the efficiency of the new Bomerang screw propeller, invented by Sir Thomas Mitchell, the late surveyor-general of New South Wales, will, it is stated, be solved by private enterprise in the course of a fort night. Messrs. M`Kean, M`Larty, and Co., of Liverpool, are about to try the instrument on some of their ships, and especially on one of considerable size called the Genova. It is understood that the invention is also shortly to be tested by the government on a ship-of-war." SUSPECTED POISONING.—On Thursday evening, a seaman named William Dunlop, residing at No. 4, Mason's-row, Gloucester-street, had been drinking in company with other men, and went home inebriated. He shortly afterwards died. Mr. Lee, surgeon, of Seymour street, was sent for, and gave it as his opinion that the man had died from the effects of poison. On Friday, a coroner's jury viewed the body, and adjourned their in quiry until the following day, in order that a poet mortem examination of the body might be made. The contents of the stomach having been analysed. and no trace of poison discovered, the jury, on Saturday, returned a verdict in accordance with the circumstances. COURT AND FASHION THE DUCHESS DOWAGER OF BEDFORD died at Nice, on Wednesday, the 23i1 of February. She was born in 1781, and married John, sixth Duke of Bedford, in 1803. THE EARL OF DERBY is to he installed as the Chan cellor of the University of Oxford on the Bth of June next. HER MAJESTY and Prince Albert, accompanied by three of the royal children, visited the Princess's theatre on Wednesday, to witness the representation of " Macbeth." MARISCHAL COLLESE, ABERDEEN.—The election of a Lord Rector terminated in the return of the Earl of Carlisle by a majority in all the nations. The numbers at the close were—Lord Carlisle, 185 ; Lord Mansfield, 45, THE GRAND DUKE OF OLDENBURG died suddenly at Berlin, on Sunday, last week. The Grand Duke Frederic Augustus was in his 70th year, He was father to the Queen of Greece. His successor is his son, the Grand Duke Frederic Peter, who is twenty-six years of age, and was married in 1552 to the daughter of the Duke of Saxe- Altenburg. PRINCE ALBERT held a levee on Wednesday, by desire of her Majesty, in St. .Tames's Palace. Before the levee Commander John J. Robinson, R.N., had an audience, and delivered up the insignia of a Knight Grand Cross of the Bath, worn by the late Admiral Sir Edward W. C. IL Owen, G.C.B. and G.C.H. COURT MOURNING.—In consequence of the death of Prince Reuss Ebersdorff, at Dresden, on the 18th ult., her Majesty, Prince Albert, and the royal family will go into mourning for a fortnight. The deceased was first cousin, once removed, to her Majesty and his Royal High ness, and first cousin to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent. THE PRELIMINARIES• OF THE MARRIAGE between the sister of the King of Spain, Donna Amelia Felipa, and Prince Adalbert of Bavaria, are far advanced. Prince Adalbert is reported to have contracted a marriage some months past, as romantic as it was Morganatic, with the fair Teresa, sister of Fanny Ellsler. Ma. PICKERING has been appointed Recorder of Pon tefract, in the room of Mr. Boothby, appointed Puisne Judge of Adelaide. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 7. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. PARIS, MONDAY MORNING. — The Moxiteur contains a decree, authorising the Minister of Finance to return by special agreement to the old Tambour and Hazebrouck Railway, the Lyons- and Avignon Railway, and the old Bordeaux and Cette Railway, half their respective caution monies. ITALY.—Executions continue in Lombardy, with fresh confiscations of the property of persons emigrating. The decrees on the latter subject create immense sensation at Milan. _ _ GERMANY.—No telegraphic communication, owing to a heavy snow-storm. SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY.—The Ripon, steamer, ar rived with the East India Mails, which were despatched to London at 1 30, p.m. She brings 20 boxes of gold dust. The Globe says the Board of Trade returns, for the month ending February sth, show an increase in declared exports of £1,410,000 over the same time last year. The chief increase is in cotton manufactures, cotton yarns silk and woollen manufactures, beer, haberdashery ant millinery, hardware and cutlery, unwrought leather, sted, and other machinery. On all the more important descrlP tions of metals, with the exception of copper in bricks snd pigs, in which there is a large falling off, there is a eery large increase on the various descriptions of iron ; it is over one hundred per cent. on the declared value and somewhere about half that proportion on the quantity exported. Imports seem about the same as at thii time twelvemonth. SEIZURE OF AN EMIGRANT VESSEL.—The Suz states, that the emigrant ship Salsette has been seized a,; Ports mouth, by an officer of the Bankruptcy Court. It aPPears that Dunne and Venables, shipowners and macbants, had been declared bankrupts. They purposed going to Port Philip, the former as passenger and part owner of the Salsette, the latter as master and part ow ner. She left London with a valuable cargo, and thirty !migrants, but was obliged to put into Portsmouth for frefh anchors. Venables and Dunne joined the vessel there, but the former was arrested by a sheriff's officer, and lodged in gaol. The officer of the Bankruptcy Court proceeded there, and found upon Venables some property and letters disclosing the intentions of the parties to their creditors. The value of the vessel and cargo, consisting chiefly of agricultural implements not psid for, is esti mated at £2,500. The emigrants and a bankruptcy court officer remain on board. Dunne has not surrendered. HOUSE OF LORDS.-MONDAY. The house met at five o'clock. Viscount CLANCARTY, in moving for certain returns furnished by the commissioners of rational education in Ireland, begged to call the attention of the house to the operation of the system at presert pursued, which, he contended, had totally failed in all the objects for which it was originally intended.—Lord ABERDEEN, in reply, said he was ready to admit that the system had not succeeded to the extent which it was supposed it would • but he con sidered the failure owing to the opposition it met with from the Roman Catholic clergy. He had no objection to lay the returns before the house. After a few remarks from Lord EGLINTON, Lord CLA. RENDON. the Bishop of LIMERICK, the Bishop of LON• D)N, and the Bishop of NORWICH, the returns moved for were ordered to be laid on the table. Lord ABERDEEN stated, in reply to Lord MALMESBURY, that government had received no official information rela. five to the reported escape of Mazzini from Genoa to Malta in a British man-of-war. The House adjourned at 0 40 p.m. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MoNDAy. The house assembled at four o'clock. Lord SEYMOUR, chairman of the Guildford Election Committee, brought up the report of that committee, to the effect that the sitt►ng members, Mr. Man files and Mr. Bell, had been duly elected, and that the petition, which complained of bribery and corruption, was frivolous and vexatious. The committee further reported, that they had required the petitioner to pay the costs of the inquiry. Mr. LAnoVCHERE reported from the Select Committee appointed to inquire into the last election for the Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull, that Lord Godertch and Mr. Clay had not been duly elected. That the last election was avoid election, and that an extensive system of bribery prevailed in that borough. The right hon. gentleman gave notice that to-morrow he should n-eve that no new writ do issue for another election before the 12th of April next. Sir J. PAKINGTON reported from the Rye Election Committee that Mr. Alexander Mackinnon had not been duly elected ; that the l a st e l ec ti on was void, and that bribery extensively prevailed at that election ; and that, in the opinion of the committee, further inquiry should take place under the ac t f or th a t purpose ; and that until such inquiry had been ma d e , no writ ought to issue for a new election. In answer to a question from Sir J. P&KINGToN, Mr. CARDWELL said the attention of the Board of Trade had been directed to the recent numerous god aerious aced, dents upon railways. The Railway companies generally were nowj considering the subject of establishing com munication between guards and drivers of trains, and Captain Symonds had been sent into France and Belgium, to procure information upon that subject. The captain would be examined before the committee now' sitting upon railways. Upon his return, and in the mean time, the anxious attention of government would continue to be directed to this painful subject. The house then went into committee on Pilotage. Mr. CARDWELL, at great length, explained the nature of the measures proposed by government for the relief of the shipping interest, in various matters which injuriously affect it. He said there were eight subjects to which pro posals Government would have reference. They were lights, passing tolls, restrictions on manning, volunteer ing in the Royal Navy, salvage, desertion, fees of consuls and pilotage. With respect to light houses and light dues, he proposed to place Trinity House under Parliamentary control and responsibility. As to passing tolls, as the subject was combined with many other questions, he proposed inquiry. He did not propose to retain the existing restrictions on the man ning of vessels. The power of volunteering into the Royal Navy would be continued with a title to compensation on the part of shipowners. The right to salvage would be retained to vessels of war, when danger was incurred, but the grievance would be extinguished of detaining vessels in a foreign port until salvage should be paid. Deserters would be proceeded against by a series of clauses, which he de scribed at great length ; and as to pilotage, the local rights would be saved, whilst the responsibility would be increased, and there would be powers given to the Board of Trade to secure efficient action of local authorities. He concluded aspeech nearly three hours long, by moving for leave to bring in a bill to effect the several objects.—Mr. Humg expressed his satisfaction at the measure. Mr. HENLEY expressed a general approval, but thought the proposals of the late government on the subject of relieving shipping from the payments towards old debts contracted in light dues, might have been introduced with advantage. MR. LABOUCHERE deemed the proposals of Mr. Card well judicious, and likely to place shipping matters on a sound footing. VISCOUNT CHELSEA, LORD ALFRED PAGET, and MR. TURNER, spoke also in favour of Mr. Cardwell's proposals. After remarks from MR. HEADLAM, MR. DEEDES, SIR G. PECHELL, MR. HASTIE, MR. INGHAM, and MR. HUDSON, expressive of their approval, leave was given to introduce the Bill. The adjourned debate on the issue of a new writ for Blackburn was then resumed. Mr. GOULDURN considered that caution ought to be ob. serves to keeping back write, when such a course was not recommended by the Committees. LORD JOHN 'RUSSELL did not agree with Mr. GouL BURN, as he thought an enquiry ought to take place, whenever the Committee reported the election void on the ground of bribery. SOTHERON moved as an amendment that in all cases where the seat of any member has been declared valid by Election Committee on the grounds of bribery of treating, no motion for the issuing of a new writ should be made without previous notice being given. Mr. BOUVERIE seconded the amendment. Mr. S. HERBERT expressed concurrence in the view' expressed by Lord J. Russell. Sir F. KELLY disapproved of the principles of inte fering with the decisions of Election Committees. SIR F. KELLY spoke in favour of inquiry in cases where bribery had been committed. MR. DEEDES thought it more satisfactory to take the opinion of a Committee, having power to take evidence on oath, than to take the opinion of the whole Houser which had no power to take evidence on oath at all. After a few words from Sir. B•. HALL. Mr. KERR Sal. MOUR. and Mr. STUARTWORTLET. the House agreed that the evidence before the Blackburn Election Committee should be printed, and also that no motion for new writs, in cases where the Committee have decided that bribery has. been committed, shall be given without seven days' notice. The report of Chatham Election Committee was brought up, and which declared that Sir F. Smith was not duly' elected, and that he was guilty of bribery in one case. The evidence taken before the Bridgenorth Election Committee was also ordered to be printed. Upon the House going into committee upon the Land Improvement (Ireland) Bill, a sharp discussion took place upon the principle of putting off Irish questions until so late an hour in the morning (quarter to one). and ultimately the Chairman reported progress, and asked leave to sit again, without the Bill being advanced a step. The Standing Orders being disposed of, the House adjourned at one o'clock. FUNDS, STOCK, AND SHARE MARKET. There is little doing in the English Funds ; which remain ull altered.—Railway Shares present little change.—Gold Mines? land and bank descriptions, are without recovery. The arrival of the mail steamer from Australia is anxiously looked for.- - The Foreign Market is rather buoyant.—Sardinians good. PRICES. Bank Stock 227 Excheq. Bills, L. &S. 12 15 STOCKS. Spanish Passives Turkish Swedish 5i i li 2PP 2 2 1015 SHARES. Lanc. and Yorkshire 771 l Do. Fifths London, Brighton,and South Coast lO4 5 London & S. Western 90 1 London &N. Western 1191 Manches., Sheff., and Lincolnshire 29 30 Norfolk s North British 36 7 Do. Preference 107 Shrewsbury, A Do. B York, Newcastle, and Berwick Do. Extension 71 7dis Do. Preference 2f I York and N. Midland 581 Do. Preferencepar nu' CLOSING Consols, Account .. Do. Money.... 99 'i Three&QrperCents.. 103 f Mexicans FOREIGN 254 21 Do. Threes - Spanish New Deferred 24 Do. Threes 4B RAILWAY London Stock Do. Quarters Midland Stock . , Do. Halves North Staffordshire S. Eastern and Dover 774 8 Amberg.,Nottingham, and E. Junction 6l I Caledonian Eastern Counties East Lancashire Edinburgh & Glasgow East Anglian .... Great Northern .. Do. A 76} 2 8..... 121 2 96i- 1 15 16i MINING SHARES. 11 11 Nugget B. Australian Freehold .... Australasian Colonial Mariposa HARES. Van Dieman's South Australian Do Great Western Ca ley Preference Leeds Northern', Noveau Monde Agua Fria.. Cordeliera Ave Maria Carson's Creak Port Philip LAND S AustralianAgricnituralloo 10 I S. Australian Invest. 1i 2 CORN MARKET. 1 52 4 The suppies of English Wheat are larger, and trade is 06 slow, at tarely Monday's currency. The arrivals of Foreign are very short, and prices unchanged.—Barley is• held a t the terms .f this day week.—Good Oats are quite as dear! Beans and Peas are dull, but not cheaper.—Closing Re' port • The show of Wheat is moderate, but the conditiott being deteriorated, trade dull at last Monday's currency' Opts are sat, at barely former terms.—Flour,, Barley, Bean* aid Peas are unchanged. Wheat Barley Oats .. Malt .. Beans Peas .. Flour . AnaivALs. English. Irish. Foreign. .. 5472 880 .. 4728 .. 4902 .. 7408 .. 925 258 .. 2587 - - 16271 620 74 -_ PRODUCE MARKET. 10382 aka 8 6 5563 brio; Sugar : Foreign is firm, with several export buyers. Refined: Home-made goods are much wanted; low to fine Grocery Lumps, 46s to 49s.—In Coffee there is little passing; Native Ceylon, 48s to 48s 6d ; low to fine Plantation, 50s to 845.—Tea: several buyers, and former prices are well maintained. Cotton' The sales are small, and rates declining.—ln Wool there is ° fair business doing, at pre v i ous pr i ces. —C och i neal i s mor e il l demand, but no advance has been obtained.—Tallow market is firm, and there is a good demand; fine Y.C., 44s 64 TALLOW MARKET. Stock 37,818 casks, against 49,344 casks last year. Deliveri es 1,803 casks, against 2,160 casks last year. CATTLE MARKET. Calves did not sell so well as on riday last.—The Beal tradc is not so active, the supply being large.—Sheep sot slowly; and inferior kinds at reduced prices. —A few LOP' Dade 6d. per stone. Beef 2s 4d to 4s Od Veal Mutton 3s 6d to 5s 4d Pork . Beasts Sheep and Lambs 16140 Pigs 2s sd to 45 1 1„ 3s 6d to 4s • 14 9 165 ARRIVALS. Norfolk and Suffolk Beasts Cambridge, Leicester, Lincoln, and North ampton Beasts Scotch Beasts... Holland Beasts Do. Sheep Do. Calves . 623 . 2800 • 117 MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE. Closing quotations :—Blackburn, 7/ 1-16th par ; Eastell Counties, 13 3-16ths ; East Lancashire, 181 ; L ancash i re and IDrkshire, 77/ ; Ditto Fifths, 4/ di s; Manchester, Sheffiel d' and Lincolnshire, 29/ / cash ; Ditto Preference, 11; Londo n and North-Western, 119/ 19 18{; South-Eastern and Dore' 23 5 16ths 5-16ths ; Mariquita, 1-16th dis. LEEDS STOCK EXCHANGE. Closing quotations :—Leeds Northern, 16; Dovers, 23i SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. Estrella, February 9th; Larken, 23d; and Visitor, 25th, fro Liverpool, at Lisbon. Rossia, from Liverpool, at Valencia, Feb 26. Fides, Feb 22d ; Astore, 25th : and Tiber (s), 26th, from Liv er po Gipsy, at Gibraltar. Vsl' Dec 14th, and Sultana, 24th, from Liverpool, at paraiso. Countess, from Lieool, at Lauara, Jan 10. New City of Cork, v Jan 24, and J g abe y z, 30, from Liverpool' at Barbadoes. Mary, from Liverpool, at Venice, Feb 23. Maria Bernard, from Liverpool, at Callao, Dec 28. Alciope, from Liverpool, at Belize, Jan 10. Sarah, sailed Feb 27 from Lisbon for Liverpool. Ceylon, sailed Feb 23 from Oporto for Liverpool. meg , Harp, sailed Jan 15th, and Resolve, 27th, from Barba both for Liverpool. Ca ll3°' Templar, sailed Dec 13th, and Arequipa, 19th, front both for Liverpool. Fencer, sailed from Gibraltar for Liverpool. 0 0 FAYAL, February 33,—The Ellen Gillman was driven shore on the 17th instant : wrecked and sold. LIVERPOOL : TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1853. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY MORN I- . BY THE PROPR IETOR , ROBERT PEARSON THACI;.g" OF No. 7, PERCY-STREET, AT THE STANDARD GENERAL PRINTING OFr.' No. 4, ST. GEORGE'S CRESCENT. LIVERPOOL, tiNNUAL SUBSCRIPTION: IN krtYANCE 209. ON Calif= ....... `‘34°