The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-08-02 00:00:00

UM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT. VER speculated --<>--- MONDAY MORNING n regard to the Turkis now, at the eleventh hour, it would be preposterous. My information on the all-engrossing subject was only a little less meagre than the accounts in the newspapers. So far good. I think it is highly probable, before the publication of your next broadsheet, that a communication will have been made to Parliament of a definite character. The Cabinet sat the whole of Saturday afternoon, and received two foreign messengers. One of them certainly a Rus sian, who knew what he was about,—knew that Saturday afternoon was the time to arrive,—Ministers expected him,—and he came. ABERDEEN walked home from the Council, with his carriage following at a slow pace. Why not ? The Thane surely could walk a mile and a quarter to Argyle-house ; but why walk, when time and space might be saved by jumping into his coronetted carriage ? there was a pair of splendid horses impatiently pawing the pavement, and giving healthful indications by their foam,—not that of soap-lather, as tve are told, certain wayside ostlers furtively produce after cribbing a ABERDEEN walked ! How Prime Minis ters wince and twitch at certain periods! There was a report that ABERDEEN had had a narrow escape for his life, the day before, in consequence of a cab coming with great force against him. A Ministerial paper denies that his Lordship had any escape on the evening in question. Oh ! you varlet ! wizzard ! man witch ! thus to juggle. To be sure it was not in the evening, that the narrow escape took place ; but you know as well as I do, that it did take place about two o'clock in the day. ABERDEEN walked home to show he was not hurt. I have known other Prime Ministers do the same thing, to show that they were unscathed from other ac cidents. Viscount MELBOURNE, for example, rode at an easy pace through the principal streets,—l mean the more crowded streets,—whistling, talking to himself, and singing, the day on which his verdict of acquittal in the NORTON case appeared in the papers,—as much as to say, "who's afraid ? " Apropos of accidents, a lady was killed, smashed at once, on Saturday, by the magnificently feed of corn dangerous swing doors of the House, St. Stephens' some thing they call it. With few exceptions, I would have the lot of officials, from the architect downwards, sewn up in sacks, and taken to the Bosphorus. The doors referred to everybody saw—some sail—were capital for knocking down the simple, smashing noses, and cutting off fingers, they swing so heavily, yet so noiselessly ! Before you get to them, the floor is so nice for anybody with a stiffish joint ; latent sciatica, &c. ; lean on your stick, down you come, as if you were on ice. Some weeks ago you were informed by me that a select rnmittee of the House of Commons had been appointed der and report upon the best means of improving the present postal and passenger communication between London and Dublin. The subject was one in which the interests of Liverpool were very materially concerned, and although the inquiry was conducted with even more than the ordinary secrecy observable by select parliamen tary tribunals, I placed myself in a position to become acquainted, from time to time, with the evidence taken, as well as with the result of the committee's deliberations. They examined a number of gentlemen eminently quali fied to give valuable information, but, somehow or other, whether it was the constitution of the committee, or the pressure brought to bear by those who perhaps suggested the investigation, Liverpool appeared to be completely distanced by Holyhead, and one would suppose that it was intended to blot the Mersey out of tha map of the world. No report has yet been published of what the committee recommend should be done ; but I believe I am not far astray in communicating the following as the principal elements of their specific. They advise the estab lishment of a mail by the morning express trains leaving London and Dublin at 8.30 a.m., and they consider that great advantages would result from its operation. This mail, which would arrive in time for despatch from Dub lin for the provinces by the night trains, though it might considerable portion of the London corres pondence, would yet be of immense value as affording an additional daily communication between Ireland and Liverpool and Manchester, the importance of which is a, ry an daily increasing. For the performance of this day service the committee have had a plan and estimate laid before them for a class of vessels affording accommodation far superior to anything that has hitherto been attempted, and capable of running at a speed of twenty-five statute miles an hour ; and they are of opinion that the im proved results which would follow from the estab lishment of such an improved means of communica tion would fully justify the requisite expenditure. This is about the sum and substance of the select committee's work. If their recommendation receive the favourable consideration of parliament, Liverpool will be benefited to the extent, that the afternoon delivery of letters in Liverpool from London and the districts along the North-Western line will take place three or four hours earlier than at present, so as to render reply by return of post a matter of every-day-business accom plishment. There was a galaxy of female beauty—English aristo ratic beauty—which tops the beauty of all the world— in the house of peers on Monday evening. When these fair creatures most do congregate in their Lordships' chamber, something more than usual may be expected— lief, it may be, brewinT. In this regard—odious comparison—certain ill-mannered knaves—wags, for such are met with in palaces—christened these fair specimens of Albion's daughters " Mother Carey's chickens." Procellaria Pelagica (Stormy Petrel), the appearance of which at sea, our sailors say, betoken coming storm. There's no doubt of it, as far as respects the female por tion c f humanity referred to on the present occasion. They get a hint from their peer fathers and peer brothers that DERBY is to slate ABERDEEN ; so down they come to the house in troops. Wonderful their patience ! Talk of the patient bearing of woman's heart, when so inclined all the world to nothing unequalled unsurpassed, certainly, for long suffering either at meeting or playhouse. What would your readers think of twelve hours consecutive, without leaving the house ? Peeresses of three-score years and ten, and their grand-daughters of sixteen, with out a particle to eat or drink, literally, for suction is neither one nor the other. Thus have they existed,—a bit of sugar being their ethereal fare,—more slender surely than wine of butterfly. The Dowager Duchess of RICHMOND, a plain, " crumby" old woman, was constant ; so also the finest old woman—she didn't deny her age herself—the Dowager Duchess of CLEVELAND, at the time I refer to, sixty if a day ; portly and loveable ; full blown, like the queenly roses which wreathed her magnificent head. The last Lady LYNDHURST, most Moorish of all the beauties ever beheld; yet eminently English, with love for LYND HURST like fiery furnace! These, and others I could name, now senseless to the pomp of heraldry, lying quiet in cold obstruction. So went one race of noble beauties. Noble by accident some of them; Lady LYNDHURST was little else than a needlewoman at one time ! Another, and a younger, and methought a yet fairer race, shed a lustre on the House on Monday. How they chattered ! It was well known that a bill which deeply interested these pretty creatures and their dowries stood for discus sion that night ; that men cher ABERDEEN was to move the second reading of the Succession Duties Bill ; likewise It was known that DERBY was to propose an amendment, cunning in its way, and destroying the life—the essence of the measure. I am not going to give much of an opinion on that bill, good or bad. But I will say that it is not right for the body politic that the rich should be spared and the poor skinned. This bill taxes a fortune bequeathed. Somewhat retrospective also. The Earl of ABERDEEN. cautious as he is and cannie, I thought let out too much,—true he was angry,—when he said, that if it were not partially retrospective in character, a genera before they could touch a penny. tion would pass away Other taxes had beers remitted, and the Exchequer needed the money now,—and its CH ANCELLOR was determ ined to have it. " Nay," sa id DERBY. " We'll try," s a id ABERDEEN ; so to it they went, tooth and nail. Ministers thought they would be beaten,—that tenderr DEß ' -stone of the budget would crumble away S manipulation. That noble lord was equally confident that he would floor the measure, which, by the mi bye, will take a few thousands out o f his .purse. The nisters commenced manfully ; sent word over to Dublin, telling the LORD.LIEUTENANT to fire his guns, and leave PADDY to take care of himself,—under the Lords Commissione, because the Viceroy's vote was wanted on Monday nigrsht or Tuesday morning. Their lordship? carriages were ordered to be in Palace-yard between two and three o'clock on the morning of that day, there being no cabs now when they are wanted. The old bachelor Duke of DEVONSHIRE, too, was summoned, and lots of others, who had no idea of taking their seats any more in the House of Peers this session than—l have. DERBY was defeated ; the bill will be carried, and herein a politician, with half an optic, may descry the first blow to that gross iniquity, the income-tax. There's not a doubt of it. The debate was managed with great tact : it was determined on both sides, mind you, that it should close on the Monday's sitting, in order that a large num ber of the Peers should be at Goodwood on the Tuesday ; so anxious were their lordships about their presence at these famous races, that a special train was ordered to be kept in readiness to convey them thither. Goodwood is the ducal residence of the now wealthy RICHMOND, who flings his portals open in true English styli during the races, which this year have been unusually brilliant in every regard. Good cattle and good company. RICH MOND was present during the debate, looking thin and slightly yellow, but apparently tough, though he is half way between sixty and seventy ; and but for an envious bit of lead in his leg (spent bullet), he might still be considered a smart man. The DUKE is obliged to sit like a Yankee, on oneklitair, with his legs on ano ther. He is a spicey fellow, but very obstinate. Since his accession to the GORDON estates,--tedolent of salmon and aqua vitte,—he seeks'repose. Protection, of which he was the chief, to be sure, is now dead and gone. The brilliant compliment—and just, as brilliant, —paid by Lord BROUGHAM in his place in parliament, the other evening, to the administration of justice—law, in short, as exhibited in Ireland, was most gratifying to more than one Irish lawyer who heard the eulogy, from my personal knowledge : I repeat, most just and deserved. " When he," said Lord BROUGHAM, " looked into the state of the law in Ireland, the constitution of its courts, and the vast improvement made there, so that in many respects the courts in Ireland were half a century in advance of those in this country, it was impossible he could do otherwise then regard with satisfaction, mingled with admiration, the course of legislation in the sister country." Odd ex pressions these, when we hear and read so much of the " lawless " Irish. In love, law, and physic, I never knew an Irish student who did not distinguish himself. In the study of law the Irishman is exact; intuitively, as it were, and with groat accumen, he seizes his salient points sooner than other men. In physic he is ".Der Duirel," as we say, when we put on the " Guernsey shirt," and go to Antw:erp. The Irishman's memory of law points is the thing ; he will, after his seventh tumbler of " stiff," floor a dozen companions even more educated and not near so tipsy. Such aptitude matured ; hence the justice of Lord BROUGHAM'S compliment. Oh ! [TARRY, HARRY ! I know you have never been much in Ireland : they say you mean to take a run over to see the exhibition. You old dodger : the jolly fellows of Dublin did not require their law to be lauded to make you welcome. DANIEL O'CONNELL, who did not like you much, is gone ; so is MAvalcE, his eldest son. Ohone ! Writing in this way reminds me of a graceful act done by the Duke of NF.WCASTLE—for all his sour looks, one of the best of the coalition ministers—to the son of the once famous, and to evil-doers fearful beak, Sir RICHARD BIRNIE, who told me yesterday he had just received, with peculiar advantages, the appointment of Advocate-Gene ral for Western Australia from his grace. BIRNIE is a barrister of too long standing not to have had his claims recognised before this time. Highly educated, highly irritable, and highly honourable, he was characterised by an infirmity which uniformly leads to the bottomless pit —perdition—starvation ; he snapped too much at the judge, whether at Old Bailey, Middlesex Sessions, Insol vent Debtors' Court, Courts in Westminster-hall, indeed, courts everywhere. It was all vanity to show off superior nous. My young Liverpool brothers of the bar, eschew this great evil. Slip out your knowledge before the judge quietly—idiotically simple, if you like, but don't snap at " my lord," if you wish to have a brief in your bag above half-a-crown. However, BIRNIE (the family was known in Liverpool at one time) toddles to the Western main, blessing Providence and NEWCASTLE that he has not been sent to Sierra Leone, like an Irishman ! There was a death announced in the papers the other day which could not help drawing out many a recollection, pleasant and painful, of the past. It was that of young HooK, only twenty-nine, at Burdwan Dak Bunglow, a lieutenant in the 3rd native infantry. How the young man's father—had both been alive,—would have laughed at the Burdwan Dak. No one with taste for literature and good living, in London society, but knew THEODORE HOOK, the editor of John Bull, the most accomplished, versatile, witty, humorous, (there is a difference) gay, yet almost heart-broken—laughing, weeping—apparently rich, poor—•mind at ease, torn to pieces, —five minutesof whose conversation at five in the morning was worth an equal number of guineas ; and who never, in this world of care, had one he could well call his own. Such was THEODORE HOOK. He ought to have lived in the ward of Candlewick. Who ever saw him in daylight ? Oh ! yes ; I remember him driving away from piano -forte playing and punch at early dawn; lie perceived the scarcely opened buds on the brown verdure of the pitiable trees in Soho (or some other) square, and almost swore at them ; they put him in mind of the words, sometimes sung to indifferent music : 4 , Can any following spring Revive the ashes of the urn ?" THEODORE had been that night to three parties—the lion at each ; sang, touched the pianoforte, improvised like a god. His great heart was getting corrugated and mouldy by this time, for lie died soon after. Some half dozen went to see him buried. "Oh ! don't go yet," said one, after the last horrid sound of the last clod had rattled on the coffin lid ; " let's go back to HOOK'S house." Who that knew THEODORE suspected that he was personally interested in the cares of matrimony and milk scores ? Few. Back our noble-hearted friends went. There was a reason ;—they found a dam and six young ones. The poor lad who died the other day was one of them. Those were the days when HooK hooked it with KITCHINER, the doctor, the truest epicure I ever met. His Cook's Oracle, written on backs of letters, gained him half-a crown a copy from LONGMAN'S people, who published it. Many thousands were sold. There was also Toat COOK, the most exquisite voiceless singer, musician, and wit of that or of any other period ; JOHN BRAHAM, who for nearly fifty years thanked Providence he never was proprietor of a theatre. yet all but ruined himself by becoming one ; SIDNEY SMITH, to describe whom even in a sentence would be an affront ; BARHAM, (INGOLDSBY,) Canon of St. Paul's, newspaper critic, et gourmet ; MAGINN, DICKEY PEAKE the punster, Tom Hoon, JoHN POOLE (Paul Pry) ; but I get tired of mentioning names all resplendent at that period. What a change has come o'er us ! There is some truth in the much-quoted words about distance lending enchant ment to the view. THACKERAY is with us, writing fast and healthfully ; would he not have done for the HooK Period ? " I believe you, my boy." JERROLD ? Tom TAYLOR ? ATECKETT ? PERCIVAL LEIGH ? MARK LE MON ? REACH ? HORACE MAYHEW ? sharpshooters—ri flemen, some of them—and all smart. No one can doubt either, that we have greater men, greater writers now than in Homes days or nights;—MACAULEY. CAMPBELL, BROUGHAM. Still I think your men who live by litera ture, as carpenters do by joint-stool construction, are not so good as those of thirty years ago. It cannot be denied that now tact supplies the place of sterner attainments, and is, withal, the more profitable stock. As fit corollary take the litterateurs born brothers—the actors—here the decadence is deplorable. In the past period referred to, one might have jingled glasses with the two KEMBLES, JOHN and CHARLES,—taken a cup of tea with their sister, Mrs. SIDDONS, a drop of " jackey " (gin) with Mrs GLO VER, and the "golden Orger ;" the twin trees in excellence, Mrs. BRADSHAW, and Mrs. C. KEAN ; MARIA FOOTE, erratic angel, falsifying poetry, for if she fell, she rose again ; RICHARD JONES, EDMUND KEAN, MACREADY, Jas WALLACK, MUNDEN, DOWTON, CHARLES YOUNG, your own (victim of metropolitan charlatanry) VANDEN HOFF. These and other great ones were all extant then. Whom have we now to put in the balance ? Not a ghost! May borrow from the undertaker's board—Resurgana ?_ Those of your readers who are conversant with the French language —as, I suppose, mostly all of them are when they visit London—ought once to dine at one or other of the restaurants at the west end. 1 could mention three or four such, but for obvious reasons do not. A thorough English eater will aSlaor fifteen out of twenty dishes which comprise his dinner, n'importe. There is always one piece de resistance. The restaurateur, if at all popular, finds that he must have " rosbif" or "gigot" for his English, Scotch, or Irish visitors. The Frenchman will slabber a pailful of thin dish-washing, in the name of soup, and then eat meat as innocent of nutrition as a boiled cork; but then he has his kickshaws—abominations. However, it is not for the materiel of the dinner I here disport ; it is the people, the sentiment, the conversation. The hatred and fury with which the name of Louis NAPOLEON is hailed is perfectly demoniacal. At one of these reunions, the other day, -I sat next to the arocat s—, expelled France because he loved a Republic, arid hated Louis BONAPARTE more. They are all full of faith and hope, give little impromptu chansons after—a long way it may be—the manner of BERRANGER. Their temperance is not to be imitated ; they drink nothing, yet " mine host" seems to like them better than his English customers. 'VICTOR HuGo, who is living cheap at Jersey, is a great man among them ; last week especially so, in consequence of his glowing elope at the burial of LOUISE JULIEN, a character, though little other than a cripple-beggar, also expelled France by the EMPEROR. VICTOR'S oration is almost got by heart by the refugees about Regent-street. The perora tion is startling, though not half so much so in English. Of LOUIS BONAPARTE (mark the omission of NAPOLEON), VICTOR Huno exclaims—" No scaffold when the day of victory comes, but a long and degrading expiation to that villain. A curse under every sky in every clime, in France, in Austria, Lombardy, Sicily, Rome, Poland, Hungary," and so on, awfully, till each particular hair stands on end ! VICTOR concludes : "To curse tyrants is to bless nations." There's a fine spirit among these fellows. Forgive me, my " Corsican Brother" NAP., for drinking with them in Burgundy the health of Le Duc tie CHAMBORD. LIVERPOOL TOWN COUNCIL.-At the usual monthly meeting to-morrow the following matters will be taken into consideration :—The proceedings, resolutions, and reports of the Finance Committee, comprising a recommendation to increase the salary of Mr. Francis Venn to £5OO per an num, the consideration of which was postponed at the last monthly Council, pursuant to the standing-orders ; cor respondence with Mr. Gore, Commissioner of Woods, &c., relative to alleged rights of the Crown to the foreshore at Birkenhead, and recommendation to comply with an appli cation of Mr. Wilson to surrender the lease granted to him of property in Birkenhead , in consequence of the delay which will take place in settling the question of title to that fore shore by the refusal of the officers of Woods, &c., to agree to the arrangement proposed by the committee by which the works under Mr. Wilson's lease might have been at once proceeded with ; recommendation to purchase freehold of fices, shops, public-house, and premises in Oldhall street and Tithebarn-street, belonging to Mr. Boult bee, for the sum of £7,350 ; and report of interview with deputation from the Select Vestry as to ma gistrates' clerks' fees for parochial business, and further consideration of recommendation on resolutions of the magistrates as to arrangements consequent on the resignation of Mr. Lowndes. The election, nomination, and appointment of four members of the Council to be members of the committee for the affairs of the estate of the trustees of the Liverpool docks, in the place of Messrs. Royden, Robertson Gladstone, Matthew Gregson, and Thos. Littledale, who retire from the committee this day. The proceedings, resolutions, and reports of the Educa tion Committee, comprising a recommendation to increase the salary of Mr. John Dalzel. junior master of the South Corporation School, from £25 to £4O per annum. The proceedings of the Health Committee, comprising a re commendation to grant an increase of salary to the fol lowing persons :—ln the Borough-engineer's department : Patrick M. Coogan, from £l5O to £175 per annum ; John M. Sadler, from £l5O to £175 ; James Saunderson, from £l2O to £l4O ' • William Walker, from £7O to £9O ; Ri c h ar d a B d from £l2O to £l3O ; John Pickavance, from 245. t o 2 6 1 e ~ pe r , week. In the Inspector of Nuisances Department : T. Fresh, Inspector of N n u d is ß a o n b ce t. , f H ro ig m gi £ ns l , 7 f O r t o o n f 22500s.pteor3an num ; H. A. Aynsley, Bromley, Geo. Crosbie, John Young, per week ; Robert Orphat, aEdw aßrodbF_t,reGerneyen, T. J as. Reny, Jas. . from salary a 2 r l y s . o t f 23s. o mr . Jas. per week. New. N a i rne , RecommendationandKirkpatrick, £7OO to £I,GOO per annum, lands, Borough-engineer , Si.to :as e th e be from £7OO to £BOO per annum ; recommendation . s Davies, Assistant but a subsequent resolution7enclommsuchincreatoseinto. crease the salary of Mr. Commeniu L c o o m c a m l e S n u d r a v t e i y o o n r t , h f a r o t be promot y per an ed to the num t department be per week, that the m H e.f.n3royoA t o. Ay 3 n s s o l e situation of the late Joshua Lea , at t he salary of £1 15s. o ther o ffi cers in this promoted according to seniority of service , and that Ed ward Freeny be vaid the salary of his predecessor, namely, £IIQ9. per week. CO3I3IERCI4L AND MONETARY NEIL S. MONDAY NIGHT. THII long-protracted settlement of political affairs in the East, notwithstanding the greater probabili ties of its reaching a peaceful termination, has pre vented any return of the public funds to higher prices ; hut, on the contrary, they have receded in value. This result may be partly attributable to other circumstances which have had considerable influence, and are likely to operate in a still greater degree upon the money market. The receipts of gold from Australia are as yet very small compared with the large amount which was expected, and the weekly returns of the Bank of England again show a diminution in the stock of bullion, arising, it is believed, from a demand for exportation, in order to meet the balance of trade against this country. Money is, in consequence, less easy for commercial purposes, and Exchequer Bills have been as low as 43 discount. Much apprehension, however, for the future is caused by the unsettled state of the weather at a time when the productiveness of the corn-harvest is materially affected by it ; and the value of money will, in a great degree, depend upon the next three or four weeks, as, should the harvest be considerably injured, a large amount of our present stock of bullion will be absorbed in the purchase of additional foreign supplies. On the contrary, if the weather should be prosperous, and the wheat crop secured in good condition, a large amount of capital will be set free for ordinary com mercial purposes. The scheme of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to provide for the large amount of South Sea Stock, to be paid off next year, is not viewed with unmixed satisfaction. It is evident that his financial policy has been a failure, notwith standing the ingenuity of his attempts to account for it, and public confidence in his ability has thereby been destroyed, as shown in the decline of Exchequer Bills, notwithstanding the very large amount withdrawn from circulation, and the utter indifference with which the new Stocks have been received. Some relief will be afforded by the re investments by the Commissioners for the Reduc tion of the National Debt, who have a large amount at their disposal this quarter, and larger still next quarter, when it will reach £592,155. The state of the Cotton trade in Liverpool has been most satisfactory, owing to the general de mand from the manufacturers, who are laying in their stocks, and the now settled convic tion that the supply, instead of being in excess, will probably be unequal to the demand. It is true that the returns show a stock nominally greater than at the corresponding period of last year ; but allowances must be made for the fact, that by far the greater portion is of unsaleable qua lity, according to the present requirements of the trade ; and there is also the probability that the stock is over-estimated, as was proved to be the case to a considerable extent on both the last occa sions, when the stock was actually taken owing to the quantities transmitted from vessels direct to the manufacturers, without going through the hands of the Liverpool brokers. It will be re membered that a few months since, when some doubt rested on the probable supply, and early shipments induced productions of a great excess, the Manchester manufacturers made some serious attempts to affect the market here by alarming the holders of Cotton. They reduced their working time to four days a week ; and, following the ad vice of their organ, the Manchester Guardian, refrained from buying more than would supply their immediate necessities, confidently asserting that the market must fall, and doing their best to accom plish the prediction. We then took an opposite view of the subject; we exposed the erroneous con clusions of our Manchester contemporary, and the object of the movement of the manufacturers, and cautioned the Liverpool holders against being de ceived into a precipitous sacrifice, as the best con sideration of the probabilities which would affect the market showed rather a tendency to rise. The result has justified the correctness of our opinion, and the manufacturers who delayed to replenish their stocks are now experiencing the consequences in having to purchase at higher prices, with the prospect of a further rise. The reports from the manufacturing districts show that, notwithstanding the still unsettled state of affairs in the East, there is an increasing demand both for yarns and wholly manufactured goods, at improving prices. This might have been antici pated from the general employment throughout the country at high wages, the great demand for ex portation to our Australian Colonies, the United States, and other distant markets, and the fact of the previous shortness of stocks, while the conti nuation of the turn-out of operatives at Stockport must have tended to diminish the supply. In the Woollen districts there is a steady trade, without any material change in prices. The Lace and Hosiery trades are in their previous quiescent state; hut confident expectations are entertained of speedy improvement, owing to the shipments to Australia and America having commanded large profits. The return from the Bank of England, for the week ending the 23rd of July, gives the following results, when compared with the previous week : Public deposits .. £1,849,658; Decrease £483,156 Other deposits .. 13.179,838 ; Decrease 242,166 Rest .. 3,243,581 ; Increase 3,361 On the other side of the account — Government securities £13,537,333 ; Decrease 220,000 Other securities .. 12,553,013 ; Decrease 511,297 Notes unemployed .. 7,832,995 ; Increase 171,200 The amount of notes in circulation is £23,627,090, being a decrease of £260,970 ; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £17,829,279, show ing a decrease of £194,069, when compared with the preceding return. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. I Notes issued .. £31,460,085 Govrnt. Debt.. £11,015,100 Other securities 2,984,900 Gold coin 8c bu1n.17,440,931 I Silver bullion .. 19,154 £31,460,085 I BANKING DEPARTMENT, £31,460,085 Prop.'s capita1.£14,553,000 Gov. securities.£l3,s37,333 Rest Public deposits. 1,849,658 Notes Other deposits . 13,179,838 Gold & silt'. coin 369,194 7-day, &c. bills. 1,466,458 -- £34,292,535 £34,292,535 In our SHARE MARKET during the week we have had less business than ever, prices, however, remaining very firm. Both buyers and sellers appear determined to wait the result of the Eastern negociations. Local Stocks are in demand for investment, for which good prices would be given, especially Insurance and Bank Shares. We annex prices—Chester and Birkenhead, 201; Blackburn, 61; Chester and Holyhead, 221; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 78 771; London Stock, 116 le ; Midland Stock, 711; North British, 8 5-16; Dover Stock, 211 1 • York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 171 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire pref. £l6, Id. _ _ - COTTON.—The sales during the week have averaged 12,000 bales daily, of which about one third have been on speculation and for export. The better classes, or those above middling, have been in fair demand, and prices have daily hardened, but all other sorts below 6d. are slow of sale, and abundantly offered. The present excess in our stocks consist principally in low American, Egyptian and Surat:Cotton. Of the better classes of American, which are most in demand, the stock is compara tively small, and as little of this description will come in during the next three months, the supply will not be found adequate to the requirements of the present consumption. TO-DAY the advices per America had but little effect. The market remains firm, but with rather less doing. The sales amounted to about 8,000 bales, including 2,000 for specula tion and export at steady prices. PRODUCE.—The demand for sugar has rather improved, and the sales consist of 850 hhds. B. P., 4000 bags Bengal, 300 bags Mauritius and 740 bagb Madras, and an advance of 6d has been obtained on the better descriptions of Bengal.— For foreign a good inquiry, especially for the better qualities, has been experienced, and the sales com prise 3850 boxes Havanna (No. 11) at 218 6d from the quay, 250 hhds, Cuba Muscovado at 34s to 36s 9d, and 170 hhds. Surinam at 32a 3d to 34s Per cwt.—For Molasses the quotations, though reduced, are almost nominal.—No business done in Coffee.—Pimento and Pepper rather dearer.—Of Rice 50 tcs. Carolina sold at 255, Bengal at 11s 3d to 12s 3d for middling to fine white, and 2500 bags of Arracan at gs 9d per cwt.—For Rum a further advance of Id per gallon has been paid.—Tea : The telegraph accounts just received from China caused a decidedly better feeling, and several parcels of common to blackish kinds of Congou have met with buyers at a slight advance.—The sales in Salt petre consist of about 1200 bags, at 25s 6d for 71, and 27s per cwt. for 51 per cent. refraction.—More has been done in Nitrate of Soda at 15s 6d to 16s. No sales in Turpentine, but of Stockholm Tar, 2000 brls. have been sold at 188 per brl.—American Rosin in regular demand.—A good demand for Ashes at 25s to 25s 6d for old pot, and at 26s 6d per cwt. for new of both sorts.—Of Hides at public sale, salted River Plate found buyers at 4id to sid, dry salted Ceara at sid to 6d, and Bahia at &id to 5d per lb.—There has been more request for Olive Oil, and the sales lave been about too tuns,—'A THE BL ACK SWAN.—The musical inhabitants of Liver pool will be pleased to notice that Miss Greenfield, the famous protege of the Duchess of Sutherland, is about to visit this good town in a professional capacity. The success which attended her concert at Stafford House, and the high terms in which she has been spoken of by the Metropolitan press, give us reason to anticipate a rich musical treat ; while the incidents of her singular career invest the dark-tinged stranger with an additional degree of interest. GRATIFYING TESTIMONIAL.—On Saturday last the members of the Mersey Steel and Iron Works Sick Club met at the Star Hotel, Mill-street, to present their esteemed treasurer, Mr. Benjamin Eastwood, on his re tirement from its office, with a very chaste and unique marble pedestal with time-piece, manufactured by Mr. Mayer, of Lord-street, and bearing a suitable inscription. Mr. Simpson, in presenting it, paid a graceful tribute to Mr. Benjamin Eastwood's worth and sterling character ; and Mr. Eastwood returned thanks in a few brief and fe licitous remarks. Mr. Smith, Mr. Hughes, and cdther gentlemen connected with the establishment aftqwards addressed the members, and the evening was brought to a doge in a happy And wilds/14 wanner, LATEST INTELLIGENCE. MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 1. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. THE HARVEST.—The advises from the continent report more favourably of the harvest in Belgium, where reaping has commenced pretty generally ; and in the north of Ger many, also, the appearance of the crops is more satis factory. DENMARK.—At Copenhagen, from the 25th to the 26th ult., there were 303 new cases of cholera, 133 proved fatal ; total deaths, 2,171. The greatest consternation prevailed. _ _ THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1853. good demand for Seal Oil at £32 to £33 ; Cod £32 per tun.—Seed Oils steady, at 29s Gd for Linseed, and 37s 6d to 38s per cwt for refined Rape.—Oil of Turpentine 46s to 48s per cwt.—For Palm Oil on the spot the demand has been confined to small lots at £36 lOs to £37, but 500 tons have been sold to arrive at £36 lOs per ton.—Tallow is flat, but there is no change in prices; Petersburg Y.C. is 53s to 53s 6d, South American 51s to 525, and North American 53s per cwt.—American Lard 53s to 555, being is per cwt. advance.-3100 bales Jute have been disposed of at £2O lOs to £22 10s, being a further advance of lOs per ton. To-DAY there continues a very good inquiry for Sugar, the busi ness since Friday comprising 120 hhds. Barbadoes at 335. to 375. Gd., 260 hhds. Antigua at 335. to 375., 110 hhds. grainy Demerara at 345. gd. to 365. Gd., 500 bags Cossipore at 425. 6d., 2,000 bags Dates at 365. 9d. to 375. gd., 250 mats Mauritius at 365., and 80 casks Cuba Muscovado at 355. 6d. per cwt. Of Molasses, 300 puns. Cuba Muscovado, in store, have been sold at 16s. 9d. per cwt. 300 bags very ordinary Rio Coffee are reported at 365. 6d. per cwt. We have no change to report in the Tea market. 10,000 bags Moulmein Rice have changed hands, but the price has not transpired, and 300 bags good middling Bengal at 12s. per cwt. We have also to notice GO bags Saltpetre at 285., 41 per cent. A small lot of Sago Flour at 19s. per cwt., and 200 bales Jute at £2O 15s. to £2l ss. per ton. WooL.—There is nothing new to report in this article. The improved feeling noticed last week still continues to characterise the market ; prices are stationary. Stocks of East India and from the principal ports in the Mediterranean, have ac cumulated a little this last month, as the imports are very much larger than any month within the last four or five years, viz., 2,771 bales East India, and 4,472 bales from the Mediterranean ports ; but the imports of Spanish Frontier and Alentejo are very meagre, and for these descriptions there is much enquiry, and which would meet a ready sale. Oporto, which also figures high in the imports for the month, is neglected for the moment ; but, as this description comes into competition with Eng lish combing skin, for which there is considerably more enquiry, we expect shortly to see a reaction in this class. Messrs. W. GREAME and Co., in their circular of this day, say :—" The transactions in our Wool Market during the past month have again been only to a limited extent. The attention of the trade has been a good deal occupied with the large sales of Colonial Wools at present progres sing in London ; this combined with the protracted state of uncertainty in political matters, has checked anything like an active or speculative demand with us, and the buyers have confined their purchases almost entirely to the immediate requirements of their trade ; we are glad. however, to notice during the past week an increased inquiry for Wools, particularly for clean, useful medium qualities, and as many of the manufacturers are getting very low in stock, we may expect them to come more freely into the market than they have of late." IRON.—Considerable improvement has been manifested in this branch of trade, and no doubt prices will go higher, owing to the strike among the men employed in the Welsh furnaces. Scotch Pig Iron has been much more in demand, and is quoted to-day at sgs. per ton. DISTRESSING OCCURRENCE AT FAIRFIELD. A most frightful calamity occurred on Sunday morning at Fairfield, near this town. It appeared that Mrs. Henshaw (a widow lady) and her daughter had left her residence in Fairfield, for a short stay in Southport, taking with them her servant, and leaving the latter's mother—an elderly female—in charge of the house, with the additional security of a man, who was in the employ of a relative during the day, as a porter sleeping in the house. On Sunday morning the latter rose from his bed between nine and ten o'clock, and being annoyed by a strong disagreeable smell, he went immediately to the kitchen, whence it seemed to proceed, and there, to his horror, he saw the old woman lying across the fender, and in flames. He called for aid, and a gentleman in a neighbouring house came to his assistance. The latter tried to extinguish the flames, but found himself unable to do so—although he burnt a woollen hearth-rug and some other things in trying to do so. He then, with his penknife, cut away the poor woman's clothes, when she presented a horrifying spectacle. Nearly the whole of her under garments were burnt to a cinder, and the fire had penetrated her right side so deeply that her liver was literally roasted. Though not quite dead, she was insen sible ; and she expired in about two hours and a half after being discovered. No information as to the origin of the disaster can be given by the man who slept in the house, as he went to bed and saw nothing more of the woman until he found her in the state described. It is supposed that she must have fallen into the fire-place, and being unable to call for assistance, fell a victim to the flames. THE LONDON CAB STRIKE. London is rubbing its eyes at the first striking result of the administrative ability of "all the talents." Cabs, we were told, were to be cheap ; it has ended in there being no cabs at all. We trust the same result may not come to pass with other things that we were to have had cheap, especially with bread. No cabs, after a few days of cheap cabs, may be endured. No bread, after a few years of cheap bread, would be more serious. But we will not indulge in ominous anticipations. " Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof."' Only let our senators condescend to learn a lesson which they have long stood in need of—the leasson, we mean, that there are limits to the " omnipotence of Parliament." It is the cant and the conceit of this alleged " omnipotence," that has done all this mischief,—aye, and a great deal besides. Meanwhile the mischief is done, and the question is, how can it be undone ? Cabby has withdrawn to the right side of his stable-yard gutter, and from behind it bids us as insolent defiance every whit as the Czar on the wrong side of the Pruth. Cabby says he will have no thing to say to her Majesty's government, until he has a formal assurance given him, that his privileges ab antique shall be restored ; so says the Czar. They are both of one mind. They take the government of " all the talents" to be a bevy of poltroons. Even of Palmerston they are not afraid, seeing they company he is in. Cher Aberdeen, all the world knows, is " a cock that won't fight," so every sparrow-hawk and every cock-sparrow gets or takes leave to make game of the poultry yard in which he should rule, but only crows.—John The cab proprietors of London, suddenly, on Wed nesday last, withdrew their cabs, amounting to between four and five thousand, from the stands and streets, on " strike." The whole affair seems to have been so secretly organized, that nothing was known of the with drawal being intended to be so general that morning, when the streets and various railway termini were found to be deserted. For several days there had been a feeling amongst the cabmen to avoid going near the principal West-end stands, such as Old Palace-yard, Parliament street, St. James's-street, Sic., so as to punish, as they said, the framers of the new cab law ; and on several occasions, when the House of Commons had broken up, and the rain had been falling heavily at the time, not a cab was to be found in the vicinity, and the members had to trudge through the wet. But on Wednesday morning it fell suddenly upon every one, and the sun rose on a city without cabs. The first to feel the inconvenience was the traveller by early trains—into and out of London —who found himself three or four miles from everywhere, with a leather trunk, a hat hox, a carpet. bag, fishing-rod, umbrella, and waterproof coat to carry. As the day progressed, the desire for cabs became more urgent— people found themselves at a full stop without knowing why. There was no " going to my bankers," or " call in the city," or " take a cab to the railway." The rail ways suffered the greatest possible inconvenience. At every station piles of luggage waiting conveyance, and mobs of jeering bystanders advising the calling of a cab that would not come, confronted the impatient traveller. Even the aristocracy did not escape the common fate. Unless met by their "own carriage" they were compelled to trudge it on foot for long distances, and several in stances of ladies of high degree in a state of comparative exhaustion were observed. Train after train, too, brought an accumulation of luggage, and each hour added to the harrassing of impatient passengers from all parts of the country, so that fine as the day was the inconvenience was exce-sive. Since then the whole of London has had to go afoot, and the omnibuses, whose fares have been ad vanced, and the private flies, hired from the livery stables, doing nothing towards supplying the deficiency. In two or three instances, where drivers did not join the combi nation, and plied for hire, their cabs were overturned and the reins cut. The grievance, as appears from Mr. Fitzroy's reply to a question in the House, is not so much the reduction to sixpence a mile, but the absence of any remedy, under the new act, against a long fare to some country spot, whence no back fare can be expected. But the charge of 6d. per mile end the great and arbitrary power given to magistrates in punishing drivers, is also complained of. At a meeting of cab proprietors, Parlia ment, especially the Manchester men, were abused for passing the act, which, they said , they had given a fair trial to during the last fortnight, and could not work under, and after considerable discussion, a series of resolutions, em bodying a higher rate of fares generally, making them double when further than four miles, and a power of ap peal against police court decisions, were adopted as amend ments to the act. The strike continued until Saturday morning, when, owing to some concessions on the part of Mr. Fitzroy, the cabs resumed their stations. THE LATE FORGERY ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH WALES BANK.-TRIAL AND CONVICTION OF THE PRISONERS. Yesterday, John Gore (Tilias Brown) and Matthew Mudd were tried before the Recorder, at the borough ses sions, charged with having obtained the sum of £3OO from the North and South Wales Bank, in this town, by con spiracy and forgery. The facts of the case will be in the recollection of the public, having already appeared in the Standard. They are briefly as follow :—On the 11th of January last, a man named William Simpson, who returned from Australia in December, placed in the North and South Wales Bank the sum of £3OO, for which he obtained a deposit receipt. He subsequently sailed for Messina, leaving the de-, posit receipt with a person named Eliza Richardson (whom ho then represented as his wife). Some time after the prisoner Gore (alias Brown) came to Liverpool, and found out Simpson's wife. He re presented to her that he was well acquainted with Simp son, and that they came from Australia together. Brown was received as Simpson's friend, and ultimately got pos session of the deposit receipt. He took it to the bank, and the prisoner Mudd, who is a boarding-house keeper in this town, having stated at the bank that Gore's name was William Simpson, Gore signed the name of " William Simpson" on the deposit receipt, and the £3OO was then paid over to him, out of which he paid Mudd £lO for stating at the bank that his name was Simpson. On Simpson returning from sea, the case, which had frequently been before the magistrates, was again heard, when Simp son altogether denied Gore's statement, and said that he had no authority whatever to sign his name to the deposit receipt. On this evidence both prisoners were committed for trial. When the case was last before the committing magis trate, Simpson was subjected to a severe cross-examina tion by Mr. Smith, solicitor. of London, who appeared on behalf of the prisoner Gore, with the object of proving that Simpson was concerned in an extensive gold dust robbery, which took place near Rio Janeiro, on board the Lady Flora (the vessel in which Simpson returned from Australia to England). Simpson denied that he was at all connected with that robbery, adding that when he left Rio Janeiro, the prisoner Gore was in the hands of the authorities there, charged with being a party to this robbery. Mr. BLAIR appeared for the prosecution. The pri soner Gore was defended by Mr. TINDAL ATKINSON, and Mr. SlazoN defended Mudd. The learned counsel on behalf of the prosecution briefly stated the leading features of the case. Simpson, after being absent from England for many years, came home in December last in the ship Lady Flora. Before leaving Melbourne he paid the sum of £440 into the bank of Australia at Melbourne, receiving for it a bill upon the Australian bank in London. On arriving in England, he met with Eliza Richardson at Colchester, and proposed marriage to her. He came over to Liverpool with her to get married. During his stay in Liverpool he resided with Captain Brown, a friend of his. Whilst in Liverpool he did not get married, but cohabited with Eliza Richard son. Captain Brown went to sea, but put into Beau maris, where Simpson went over to see him, Eliza Rich ardson accompanying him. At Beaumaris, Simpson made up his mind to go to sea with Captain Brown, and gave Eliza Richardson £2O, and also left in her keeping until his return, a deposit note for £3OO, which he had paid into the North and South Wales Bank, in this town. The learned gentleman having gone over the various facts of the case, proceeded to substantiate them by the exami nation of various witnesses. The first witness called was William Simpson, who re capitulated the evidence he gave before Mr. Mansfield, the stipendiary magistrate, and which has already appeared in this paper. Mr. TINDAL Ancricaoir subjected the witness to a lengthy cross-examination, but failed to shake his testi mony with regard to any of the material facts of the case.- The witnPsss stated, in answer to the learned counsel, that during the passage home on board the Lady Flora, there was a great deal of gambling going on. Witness took part in the gambling: sometimes he won, and some times he lost. The gold dust ro bery was discovered when the vessel was at Rio Janeiro. Was not on board the ship• when the disturbance•about the robbery first took place. Was ashore at Rio, and heard of it after he came aboard again. Witness never heard that some of his friends with whom lie had gambled had committed the robbery during the night. Knew a man named Crawcaw, who was on board the ship. Had heard that Crawcaw had been convicted for stealing a portion of the gold dust. Witness had gambled with Crawcaw. Did not know how much gold dust was taken. Did not know if there was an inquiry at Rio. When at Captain Brown's, in Liverpool, witness passed off Eliza Richardson as his wife. Intended to have made her his wife, but had not time. Thought he lived with Eliza Richardson about three weeks. Had not time in three weeks to make her Mrs. Simpson. Did not know how many years it was since he went to the colonies. Had a very bad intellect. Never gave her authority to get money on the note. Told her if she wanted any money the bank would perhaps advance her some. If not on the note, did not know on what the bank was to advance her money. Thought she might borrow a little money from Mrs. Brown if she wanted money, while witness was away, and witness would be answerable for it. Never made such an arrangement with Mrs. Brown. Re-examined : Went out to sea with Captain Brown through having known him, and to obtain a better knowledge of navigation. It was after he got to Beau maris that witness made up his mind to go with Captain Brown. Captain Brown had put into Beaumaris by stress of weather. When he went on board the Lady Flora, at Melbourne, had £67 in money, besides the bill on the bank for £440. He lost all that on the passage, and then borrowed some more. He lost it by gambling. Gore gambled with him. He was told that Gore and Crawcaw were both concerned in the gold-dust robbery. Ey the COURT.—Witness paid the money back in Lon don which he borrowed on board. He paid it out of the sale of some gold which he purchased before leaving Melbourne. With the money he borrowed, he afterwards won all his own money back again. As security for the money he borrowed he gave the gold. ELrza. RICHARDSON was the next witness examined by Mr. Blair, and amongst other statements, she said that when Gore came to her lodgings, he asked her if Simpson had left any money with her ; she replied that what be had left was in her care. He also asked her if Simpson had left her any money on the bills in London, and she said he bad not. In cross-examination by Mr. ATKINSON, the witness stated that Gore introduced himself to her as Mr. Brown. Had never seen him before. Witness came from Col chester with Simpson, to become Mrs. Simpson. Could not say whether there was not time for that. Never went with Gbre anywhere. Knew where Chester was. Was at Chester at the races, and saw Gore while she was there. Did not go to Chester with him. Came home to Liver pool with him and another gentleman, and three more ladies. That night came home to her lodgings. Only passed one night in Chester. No one slept with her that night—would swear it. Slept by herself. It was after she had been at Chester, and seen Gore there, that he went with her to the bank , Could not tell how often she was at Gore's lodgings. He was often at her's. The other witnesses examined were the officials from the bank, who spoke to the fact of the prisoner Mudd stating that the prisoner Gore was " William Simpson ;"' that Gore afterwards signed " William Simpson" on the deposit receipt ; and that, on his doing so, the £3OO was paid to him. Mr. ATKINSON and Mr. SIMON then addressed the jury on behalf of their respective clients ; and witnesses to character having been called for Mudd, the learned recorder summed up the.evidence, after which . . . The Jury found a verdict of guilty against both prisoners, but recommended Mudd to mercy. The RECORDER then, proceeded to pass sentence, first on the prisoner Gore. He said he had been found guilty of a very serious offence. After having dishonestly got possession of a document, he went to a bank where . a man had deposited his money, and stated that he (the prisoner) was the man ; and, although he was told at the time that the authorities at the bank were not satisfied that he was the person who had deposited the money, yet pl repent; ish h in e g di i d lis no w t icked purp b o u s t e ,. on ßa ti n ie ker o s th w er oul h d and n , ev h e e r this and.pelperael were sseo t,ltaast representation, to n 7 wu b l e odna p tp e i pi r ee m a i r t , permitted to do as went and sought out another man to aid him in accom plishing prisoner had done. His case was aggravated by the circumstance, that he was on friendly terms with the other He a safe, prisoner , b i y f pSimpson. confidence tthe woman, and so contrived to defraud the man. In towns such as this especially, these offences must be met by the most severe punishment ; and the sentence of the court wit h was, that he must be transported for seven years. The recorder next proceeded to dispose of Mudd. He said, it was exceedingly painful to him, to have to pass sentence on a man who had had such a good character given him by several gentlemen in this town : a man against whom, it would appear, up to this time no offence could be urged. At the same time, it was of the utmost importance, when money was to be obtained from a bank, that nothing should be done which was not straightforward and right. By the course the prisoner had pursued, along with the other prisoner, he had clearly been guilty of doing that which was not right, and in consequence of this, £3OO had been wrongfully taken from the bank. He was bound, in such a transac tion as this, to pass a heavy sentence. He should not pass on the prisoner the same amount of punishment which he had done on his companion, who had allured him into the commission of this offence. At the same time he must pass a severe sentence. The sentence of the Court was, that he he imprisoned and kept to bard labour for nine calendar months, and in addition to pay a fine of £lOO. _ _ Some sensation was caused in court at the termination of the trial, which occupied several hours, by two officers of the metropolitan police force, who had been in court during the whole of the day, stepping up to the principal witness, Simpson, and taking him into custody by virtue of a warrant which they shewed him. The warrant charges Simpson with being one of the parties concerned in the gold dust robbery on board the Lady Flora, referred to in the trial. We are informed that a legal opinion has been given to the effect that the warrant is illegal and cannot be acted upon, THE EASTERN QUESTION - - The leading article in the Morning Post of to-day con tains the latest authentic news on this subject. The only facts of interest, reported this afternoon in the foreign letters, are, that Russia is making the unprecedented levy of ten men in every thousand, and that much agitation is caused in Sweden by the expected concentration of Rus sian troops in Finland. The French journals contain statements tending to cok, firm the assertions in the MQ).Y.Aiv HOUSE OF LORDS Their lordships met at five o'clock. Lord ST. LEONARos, in a speech of considerable length, called the attention of the house to certain pro visions in the bill now before the lower house for the commutation of South Sea Annuities, which be con• tended would be most injurious to suitors in the Court of Chancery. The Earl of ABERDEEN complained of the subject being brought on without notice, but promised to confer to the Chancellor of the Exchequer the objections Made by the noble lord. The LORD CHANCELLOR also gave some explanations on the subject; and the discussion ended by some peßer i r ; for which Lord St. Leonards had moved, being Isla ° the table. et Lord LYNDHURST then brought under the notic e the house the case of the Baron de Bode ; and moved , (l a resolution, the effect of which was earnestly to rer . mend the case of the petitioner to the favourable conelue' ration of Her Majesty's Government. The arl of ABERDEEN opp te motion. After E several other Peers had s osed poke h n, the house divi ded. ,.n For the motion, 6; against it, 16; majority against it, „ - - The motion was lost. The other orders were then disposed of, and their 104. ships adjourned at half-past ten o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS, The House met at twelve o'clock. r the Mr. ADDERLEY moved the second reading o. Juvenile Offenders Bill, and said he had no hope of the bill passing this session, but it would be expeclient.! have it read a second time, in order that public opiala° might operate upon it during the recess, and the Govero4 ment to bring in a bill upon the subject daring o el session. Mr. MILNES supported the bill. tbe Mr. BAINES supported the second wading, upon understanding that the bill was not to be proceeded n'yd,"'" this session. After some observations from Mr. Henley, 1414 Palmerston, Mr. Hume, Sir J. Graham, and other me bers, the bill was read a second time, and ordered to committed this day three months. The house then we::, into committee on the Naval Coasts' Volunteers It f o t object of which is to raise a body of ten thousand men the defences of the coast. The bill passed through cc"' mittee without any material amendment. ' The house then, at a quarter to four, adjourned till 5 1 The house resumed at six o'clock. CLITIIEROE ELECTION.—On the motion of Air.Wl ol . °tl PATTEN, the witness Fowler, who had been co mm itted Newgate for prevaricating in his evidence before to, Clitheroe Election Committee, was ordered to be liberate' on payment of fees. LANDLORD AND TENANT BILL. The didivision oo Viscount Monek's amendments, " That growing crops not liable to seizure," took place. For the amendment' 94_; against it, 70 ; majority for the amendment, 24. The bill then passed. TENANTS' COMPENSATION (IRELAND) BILL• -- A ne 0 clause was introduced by Mr. ICEof4u, and agr eed after a division. The numbers were :—For t h e clause ► 113 ; against it, 32 : majority, 81. 14. Mr. MACARTNEY moved the om%sion of cla oe The House then divided :—For the clause, 106 ; it, 31 majority, 75. ° The SOLICITOR-GENERAL for Ireland' moved a Pr o t p to clause 14, which declared that notice of coropensiTbio for retrospective improvements should be given WI twelve months after the passing of the act. rio d Mr. BRADY moved, as an amendment, that the Pe Aet i should be two years, instead of one. The house 'S r divided—For the amendment, 105 ; against it, 36 ; jority, 69. _ After some dion, the ill . The house then ssi went into b committee passed on the Merchiatont Shipping Bill, several clauses of which were . agreed with Out discussion. 4 ' Mr. H UTT moved the omission of the clauses 3 -' a d 35, relating to seameft volunteering into the narlqi e t the substitution of another, preventing officers , in of Majesty's vessels from permitting or encouraging seaman to leave his vessel. The House divided;. and the clause was negatived' b' 49; majority, SO Captain S . 6BELL , then moved the insertion of a clActsesii, viding that crews of' vessels be after the rate of ones, Lice to the first hundred tons, one boy to every ath , "`"The hundred tons, and oneveaman to every twenty-five toll , ' clause was negatived on a division by 154 to 7; majorilYA 1 0 6 Mr. HORSFALL moved the insertion of a clause, whic' negatived without a divinion. The Lord J Bil OHNI then Ruassed. til p ssELL•postponed the motion for suPPV et be six o'clock to-morrow, and gave notice that he should sr of. intentions of Government with regard to Jamaica, on Thu n r o, The House then went into Committee on the Pilotage,„'„ One or two clauses were agreed to, and after a the question that the Chairman report progress, VIS S A motion was made that he do leave the chair. adopted without a division,. on Mr. Cardwell consenting to teed to-morrow. t Crime and Outrage (Ireland) Bill was read the tbi rd and passed. Aeriff (Scotland) Bill was read the second time. the. very long discussion took place upon several claus e ' re sea° Hackney Carriages Duties Bill, on matters affecting the P Q uestion of Cabs. jou oect Other orders were then disposed of, and the House a d at 3 o'clock. TATTERSALL'S BETTING.--AioND"' 5 to ; ; BRIGHTON STAKES.-2 to agst Pantonwne; taken agst Adine, taken ; 3 to I agst Jouvance. ST- LEGER.-3 to 4 on West Australian. TOO takeEßY.-25 to 1 agst Boiardo, taken ; Bost 1 ngst n; 30 to 1 agst Alembic,..tkn.; 30 to 1 First Lora, FUNDS, STOCK, AND SHARE MARKET• a Some sales of Consols, and , the continued unsettled state the Eastern question, caused•a. decline of per cent to-day, a l at the close, on various rumours of lower prices from there was a further decline of k. Railway Shares . heaq' Bank and Mining Shares there is no material change. For el') market fiat, and little doing.. CLOSING. Consols, Account .. l 97* 8- I Do. Money.... I 073 8 Three&QrperCents.. 101* *. FOREIGN PRICES. Bank Stock... 22.7i_.„81 Excheq. Bills, L. Sz S.2disIP- Mexicans Do. Threes Spanish Deferred Do. Threes STOC K S. Spanish Passives Turkish Swedish .... . 4• 41 RAILWAY Amberg.,Tottinghain, SHARES. London & N. Western Il# „ 15 , gft# London & S. Western Sv; M a i c a h n e d s . s , S o l e t k . eff and .. . . 7 , 3 4,, Lincolnshire ......• North British .... ence I's Norf D o o lk . s Prefer.... North Staffordshire and E.. Junction Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Do. Preference East Anglian Eastern Counties East Lancashire Eastern Union A Ditto B and C Edinburgh & Glasgow Great Northern Do. Do. Great Western' Lanc. and Yorkshire. Do. Fifths Leeds Northern London, Brighton,and South Coast 103: 4 MINING Shrewsbury and Bir- mingtam .......... Do. L. &N. W. guar. ;WI S. Eastern and Dover York, Newcastle, and al Berwick ..... , .. Do. Extension Do. Preference 6 0 I, York and N. Midland ai l Do. Preference SHARES. Woveau Monde Registered .... Cordeliera .... Ave Maria .... Carson's Creek Port Philip .. Nugget B. Australian Freehold 1 Australasian Colonial ~:4 dis Mariposa ....... LAND SHARES. Australian Agricultural 3.1 f Peel River :.. S. Australian Invest. 2 i South Australian Crystals CORN MARKET. th e W town -made Monday'so milee r r . hs aw F ee l r o e u h Flour do i s ' a quotations;ua mode rate n n l l t 'ol e Foreignr anxious d pu ; rs t ch O h :N arw ' l scarce, and fully as dear. Beans and Peas are the tufo buyers. Oats brisk at former prices. Since 12 30.11 ' t speculative feeling has been evi nce d f or E ng li s h W,.b e ,, a o ieiP prices are nearly 2s per quarter hi g h er; h o lders•ol requiring the like advanc? orciAfl ass% 187 91 5180 33433 English. Irish 3373 Wheat Barley Oats .. Malt.. Beats. Peas... Flour . 563 410 $ 4057 6 es , 137 29 b Sugar: FIoa PRO ting c DUCE argoes of Foreign MAß wan K ted ; ; T yenow lie 4 95 at 20s. 6d. to, 245. 6d. Relined: Grocery lumps 465. 6d. t°4,40. Coffee:. Native Ceylon 465. 6d. ; Rio for export, 40s. til. r efs Tea Common sound Congou 110. , Cotton,:: Several ll r fs' at full prices. Rice: White Bengal I Is. 6d...t0 , t2s. N.; can,. to.arrive, 9s. 6d. Indigo is advancing. b i dc als ti e ng• s progressfor good L sOt l eN V a o dp o i i l Oy s : wN lv c:1 WOOL l a iOg r h e Ltl rather y rl'oe a SALES. fir a m el. a t in the TALLOW KET. Market dull ; P.Y.C. at 50s. 6d. MA to 5 R l.s. on the spot' and 0 0 0 for arrival. The stock is 18,672 casks, against 42,5in38 st 4 time last year. The deliveries are 1 1 / 2 1 , 84 casks, a g a same time last year. CATTLE MARKET. tai S n up; r r i i d o a r y ß s ea g s u ts ot s a o t l i d on a s t . re s du h c ee e p d , p c zi al ce v s e ; s, ch al o l i d ce L S a c in o t b c : s p re demand, at last day's prices. Beef 2s 6d to 4s Gd I Veal Mutton 4s 4d to 5s 4d Pork 04 25 5 fid t 0 4 51,1 3 5 6d to Alp: Lambs, s. id, to ss. Bd. Beasts 5535+ Calves ............•• . Sheep and Lambs 2879() f Pigs .. ............. • ' • ARRIVALS. 40 ° Norfolk and Suffolk Beasts Cambridge, Leicester, Lincoln, and North- iso o ampton Beasts ...... . Scotch Beasts 20 9 7' Holland Beasts....., Do. Sheep 0 Do. Calves ..-• Do. Pigs -- Prussian Beasts Spanish Beasts - 1370 Do. Sheep , • .... French Calves MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANO' t .I.4 East Lancashire, ISi; Lancashire and Yorkshire , l i d l i . ell ,s/e don and Northwestern, 116; Midland, '7;21 ; SO and Dover„ LEEDS STOCK EXCHANGE No transactions since noon. LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGEN C p • ve ARRIVED AT DEAL, I ST AUGl,TST.—Adelaide, fr t l lan ,fra rara; Bank of England, from Trinidad; Castle I:a r e mez 00 111 1 Jamaica. ARRIVED AT GR AVESEND , 3 . I STI t Port Philip; Ballingeich, from Penang; Corsair k ri s ; 0 0 Stag, from Mauritius ; Sea Ny m ph, from 1 - 1 3 ‘ 11- i,eb' Henry, from Cuba; Mary M. Rae, from Richibucto ; from St. George's, N.B. LIVERPOOL: TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1853 ' PRINTED AND PUBLISHED i ef EVERY TUESDAY MOlO l O 0 C Bx THE PROPRIETOR, ROBERT PEARSaN TUA fOt OF No. 7, PERCY-STREET AT Igg riff s STANDARD GENERAL PRINTING No, 4, ST. GsoßoVs Caravg,NT, Ltygagoo ' 121 18i