The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-07-19 00:00:00

I am not sure that Mr. FITZROY'S new Cab Bill, with its famous sixpenny fares, which came into operation a few days ago, is working so well, and beneficially for the public, as was expected. Matters may mend, however. A person heretofore could make a bargain with a cabby, say from a centrical part of the metropolis to a given point in the suburbs and back, at a comparatively reasonable charge ; now this can't be accomplished. Placards with the sixpenny rates of fare are placed in many of the most frequented parts of London and Westminster ; the Tower, for example, Bank, St. Paul's, Westminster Abbey and so on ; tbose in the immediate neighbourhood of the House of Commons have had " curses not loud but deep" from the sons of JEHU, who appear to a man determined to have their revenge on the makers of the law. To make use of a simile of their own, though, it i 1 cutting off the nose to be revenged on the face. Several times during the week Palace-yard has been crowded with cabs, no doubt brought thither in spite; the instant a division is an nounced as beginning, off they drive, never mind the pour. lug rain—so much the better—and in no time the cab stand has not a single vehicle on it. The old members who had been waiting to give their votes, worn out, are obliged to creep along at one, two, or three o'clock in the morning ; before they can catch a cab they are near home. Of course this evil will work its own cure. All the past week, save on Wednesday, it has been most annoying to the whole house, if I except my honourable and gal lant friend, and the poor man's friend, and the cabman's friend—Colonel SInTLIoRPE, who appears to live, move— certainly move—and have his being in cabs, who gets on very well. SIBBY is not looking well, though Punch has let him alone for some time. Is that the cause of his sor rowing eyes ? They appear as wo-begone and rheumy as if be held his nose over a pan of smoking arsenic, poor fellow ! I wish, from the bottom of my heart, he would succeed in recruiting, not his militia, but his precious health, for there is not a more honest man, or a more sen sible, sometimes, in the House of Commons than Col. SIBTRORPE. Well behaved both in the house and up stairs; frank and free, paying BELLAMY'S waiters and waitresses like a man, eating, it is true, little, and drinking less. The fact is, that his zeal for the house is eating him up, and if he go on in this way much longer, there will not be a scrag of him left. There are few men living who have greater affection for their children than that brave and smart old soldier, the Marquis of LONDONDERRY ; as a soldier his character is unquestioned ; the long peace, and a spice of vanity, have given him an opportunity of taking a turn at politics —a different game quite from soldiering. The noble Marquis's displays in Parliament have most commonly been failures ; lamentably so, laying himself wide open to his Whig opponents. I speak not altogether of the present period, but running over twenty years, when CHARLES, Earl GREY, was at the head of the blood suckers. At that time Lord LONDONDERRY took it into his head to have a shy at the alleged demolition of the Belgian fortresses, raised, as he patriotically said, by British blood and British money. The noble Marquis went on at an awful length croaking very loud,—he, like his chief that was—WELLINGTON,—is deaf, consequently LONDONDERRY is " a bould speaker," as they used to say at the Cobourg Theatre. In the demolition of the fortresses referred to, he was oftentimes geographically and topographically in error ; he was not very nice about some of the names either ; for his friend, the Duke, de clared with a smile, he had never heard of such and such a fortress. N'importe, take the noble Earl VANE as we find him ; may England never have a worse soldier. If a peer( Whig) wants to take the shine out of LONDONDERRY, the way to do it is to style him " the noble Earl," which is taking him down a peg, as he does not sit as Marquis or Earl, but as Baron STEWART. Earl GREY and Lord BROUGHAM ruined his peace of mind by the simple appli- cation of the subordinate title. One is almost sorry for him at present. His youngest son ERNEST, named after the late King of Hanover, is certainly one of the finest looking lads in the United Kingdom ; he is close upon six feet, stiffly built, and no more than eighteen years of age. He took it into his head the other day to enlist in an Irish Dragoon Regiment. The Marquis, lam given to under stand, is to allow ERNEST to rough it for a while. If the lad means to be a soldier, this is the best way. He is sure of a commission in the end, and drill is good. However, it annoys the Marquis, who has scarcely got over his lovely daughter's running away with her reverend tutor. Lord CASTLEREAGH, the eldest son, has now settled down a quiet married man, apparently neither thinking of GRISI, nor her spouse MELCI, nor duels, nor poignards, nor prime donne. The noble Marquis is a wonderful man ; he has fretted and fumed—sometimes about nothing— nearly eighty years, and a prettier horseman is not to be met with in Rotten Row or on the Corso di Roma on a Sunday afternoon. At the Opera he is as neat as a fop can be. I remember, about eleven o'clock one Saturday evening, we found ourselves vis a vis in what used to be called " Fops' Alley." I confess being dressed up to the highest point ; my trowsers, however, were black doe skin, made by a Parisian Schneider. It had been a raw and gusty afternoon, and I had to eat ortolan at the res taurant, close to the Opera-house. So, after dinner, here goes : the attraction of the ballet brought me down stairs ; I was standing in the alley aforesaid, like a civilian. The Marquis wished to pass. Addressing me with the utmost courtesy, he said " Will you be pleased to dress ?" I looked instinctively to my doe-skins. " I don't mean you allow me to pass ?" was meant. A that." "Will laugh was given me for my ignorance of military phraseo logy. The enlistment of the Marquis's son afforded for a couple of evenings a theme for conversation, a minute or two, in the scandal coterie, where " d—d good-natured friends" meet to sympathise. FRANK MURPHY, com monly called Serjeant MURPHY , and M.P. for Cork, has just been appointed to the vacant commissionership in the Insolvent Debtors' Court, which means that he has set himself down quietly for life on his £l5OO or £2OOO a year, as a judge, where all the law re lm is a knowledge of that simple branch, comprised in meum et tuum—debtor and creditor. Everything con sidered, the serjeant ought to be satisfied : the appoint ment is another sop to our Trish friends, who really ought to be grateful. The serjeant is rather a smart lawyer, with strong tendencies to be fat, fast, and forgetful of old friends. At table he takes his glass freely, and is some times seen knocking at the Temple-gate at three in the morning. Without being a wit, he affects the hazardous character even before dinner is over, which he takes care to eat every day. 1 omit all notice of those auremens in such a man's life before he goes t o bed—stewed kidneys and champagne — which I l ook upon as " unconsidered trifles" in the dietary of a man upon town. The serjeant, since he was elected a member of the Reform Club , has pretty well left off indulging in the f ragan t wee d . He used to shine much in that way some years ago, when after a night's boozing at Offley's, and breakfast of tea, coffee, creases, round of English beef, ribs of Hamburgh beef, Westphalian ham there was no occasion for tongue, each man supplied that—oysters, eggs, double stout, brandy, soda water, red herrings, and anchovies— the latter for the far-gone—a cool row up the river and down to Temple Stairs laid in a stock of healthful im. pudence for the day. On such occasions FRANK MURPHY would defend Tom MooßE's poetry against the pedant's malevolent charge, that it was a mere melange of pretty conceits. Conceits, indeed ! " Orient pearls on a string of gold." I don't think the insolvents could have got a wiser or a better man than MURPHY; the appointment will suit One evening towards the close of the week, the LORD MAYOR had an illustrious and non-illustrious gathering in the Mansion-house. Upwards of two thousand indi viduals connected with " literary and scientific" pursuits had been invited, and a vast number availed themselves of the chief magistrate's politeness by being present. Whether by accident or design, as far as literature was concerned, "thecheap"—forbid I shouldadd, "and nasty" —preponderated in its representatives over the goodly quarto or three volume writers. But if we did not meet the greatest historian, BABBINGTON IIIACAULAY, there was the amiable and accomplished taithor of the " Comic History of England," Mr. GILBERT A. a BECKETT ; if Lord BROUGHAM, the translator of " Demosthenes," —in sound criticism smashed by a newspaper-man— was absent, there was Dr. BOWRING, the man of many tongues, who can sing a Magyar song like a native ! If we had not Coningsby DISRAELI, there was HORACE MAYHEW. What more was wanted ? This was as it should be; cheap literature has now for a good many years driven the three half-guinea volumes nearly out of the market—l beg pardon for the vile phrase—out of the library. Certainly a great revolution in the literary world has occurred in our time. Lately, in the largest publishing establishment in town, one of the partners said, "Do you see these men at work ?" I cast my eyes along a vista, walled on both sides by pam phlet-looking publications, stitched, some in blue, some in grey, some in green, and so on ;—about thirty well dressed clerks were behind the long counters, folding, packing, and booking these parcels ;—" that's the way we are compelled to do business now." My eyes were opened, and saw that the despatching of forty sixpenny —yea, threepenny numbers, costs as much labour and money as works ten times the price. Among the company at the Man sion-house were not a few of the ''ancient people," no doubt well able to vindicate literature, if not science. Take the " leading journal," for example; is not ROTHS CHILD a proprietor thereof ? Yea. Is not SAMUEL PHILLIPS its critic ? Yea. Is not its Southampton correspondent Mr. WOLF ? Yea. Is not its city editor Mr. SAMPSON ? Yea. These are all Jews ! About eleven o'clock there was very little room to spare in the Man sion-house. The " scientific" portion of the meeting appeared but poorly represented ;—a civil engineer or two, and one or two gasmen. Music, however, evidently had charms; for there were Lunovico SPHOR and our best living English composer, Sir HENRY ROWLEY BISHOP. Painting all to nothing swallowed up her sisters. Your EASTLAKES, PICKERSGILLS, COOPERS, REDGRAVES, STANFIELDS, &C., &C., Came in capital force. There was no stint of champagne, which ought only to be tasted at such assemblages and at such hours. I observe that this liquid very soon makes city ladies wink. About two in the morning I found myself with my back to the city, fairly through Temple-bar, home. wards. " Recollections, political, literary, dramatic, and mis cellaneous, of the last half century." These words startled me at a conversazione on Saturday night :—more words were added,—"Anecdotes and notices of several hundred persons, of various ranks, who have stood forth promi nently in their vocations before the public." " Good life and fortune 1" I exclaimed to my button-holder, " what a flux is here." Who perpetrates ? No answer. I finished my thimblefull of Mocha, and I was informed, sotto voce, that it was a new work by the Rev. J. RICHARDSON, LL.B. And who is this same reverend bachelor ? Your correspondent ought to know,—he would be a poor cor respondent else ;—not to know " the Doctor" is truly to argue oneself unknown. Whether this be an unenviable notoriety or no, signifies but little to the learned subject of these lines ; that he is a gentleman by birth, parentage, and education, to quote the Minerva page, is most true; he is moreover a wit and a satirist. Says he not with JUVENAL, the ragamuffin of our boyhood— " Quicquid agunt homines, votum, timor ira, voluptas Gaudio, discursus, nostri est farrago libelli. Et quando überior vitiorum copia? Quando Major avaritin patuit sinus? Alea quando Hos animos ? Neque enim loculis comitantibus itur. Ad casum tabate., posita sed luditur arcs." The rev. author of the promised volumes bas long been foremost in our literary circles; occupying a prominent position in periodical literature—journalism, if you like— he has had ample opportunities of gathering materials for his work ; and those who know him are at once glad and surprised that he has garnered them for the delectation of the intellectual. RICHARDSON'S eminently social quali ties, his erudition, his non-display of it, his contempt— by no means concealed—for those who cannot take wine without whimpering and talking indifferent Greek; some of whom disgrace our belles lettres, and disgust its better members, are known. In short, the author of the forth coming melange is not one of those "literary dustmen" who spell Iliad with two hells, or suppose malachite synonymous with the Amalekites of Scripture, With regard to the theatres, little this week need be said. MOZART'S chef d'ouvre, Il Don Giovanni, was produced for the first time this season on Thursday—the most unmusical night in the week—at the Royal Italian Opera. With such artistes it was impossible the great work could not charm; it had, however, not been sufficiently re hearsed ; hence a twitch or two. It ought to have been given on Saturday ; but, since the days of JOHNNIE EBERS, no impresario cares a scudi what is produced on Saturday ; on that genial night, elegant people—women especially—go to the opera to talk and receive visits ; hence Il Favorila—most melancholy—was presented, and the house crowded. " Little BUCKEY," at the Hay market, has given a short vale, to come out strong at the close of autumn. By jingo, you Liverpool people must have treated " Mr. JAMES ANDERSON, the celebrated tragedian, and late lessee of Drury-lane," passing well ; he turned out splendi .ly in the Mall, on Sunday after noon,—cab and cattle no trifles. The order from the Lords of the Treasury not to admit Soap at the low rate of duty, which had been exported in order to gain the high drawback, has been withdrawn, and Foreign Soap may now be imported upon payment of the duty named in the new tariff. It is also ordered that Soap from Ire land may be imported into England and Scotland duty free. The return from the Bank of England, for the week ending the 9th of July, gives the following results, when compared with the previous week : Public deposits .. .. .Z 3,953,330 ; Decrease £1,662,032 Other deposits .. .. 13,508,613 ; Increase 1,003.993 Rest .. .. .. .. 3,210,137; Increase 60,348 __. . . .. . On the other side of the account— Government securities £14,497,333; Increase 1,380,336 Other securities .. 13,680,203 ; Decrease 692,128 Notes unemployed .. 8,101,8201 Decrease 1,102,449 The amount of notes in circulation is £23,806,980, being an increase of £959,160; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £18,263,674, show ing a decrease of £290,231, when compared with the preceding return. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued .. £31,908,800 Govrnt. Debt.. £11,015,100 Other securities 2,984,900 Gold coin& bu1n.17,889,6 , 16 I Silver bullion .. 19,154 £31,908,800 I BANKING DEPARTMENT, £31,908,800 Prop.'s capita1..£14,553,000 I Rest Public deposits. 3,953,330 Other deposits . 13,508,613 1 7-day, &c. bills. 1,409,150 i Gov. securities.) 14,497,333 Other securities 13,680,203 Notes .... ... 8,101,820 Gold & silt'. coin 354,874 £36,634,230 I £36,634,230 Our SHARE MARKET continues in a state of extreme languor. During the week (excepting perhaps during a slight ebullition on Thursday, which was only for the hour), business has been transacted to an extent so small as scarcely to be worthy a passing notice. Prices are pretty firm, and rule this day as follows :—Caledonians, 34; Eastern Counties, 12i ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 74; Lancaster and Preston Three-fourths, 491 4p ; Ditto Twelfths, 9 1-16 ; Midland Stock, 70i 1 ; Dover Stock, 211 4; St. Helens Pref. 41 per cent., ; Quebec and Richmond Debenture 6 per cent., 107. COTTON.—There has been a fair amount of bu siness done during the week : the sales averaging 8000 bales each day, of which a fair proportion has been on speculation and for export. There have been some slight fluctuation in prices, owing to po litical accounts of affairs in the East, but the general tendency has been in favour of holders; but this refers principally to good Cotton, of which the sup ply does not equal the demand. All sorts below 6d are dull, and difficult of sale ; the supply of this elms is increasing, but not the consumption in the same proportion. Spinners find it more convenient and profitable to spin good Cotton, they have less difficulty with the operatives, and obtain better prices for the higher numbers of Yarn. The present export to Russia also consists chiefly of the better qualities. The general tone of the market may be considered favourable, and speculation has only been checked, owing to the uncertainty which prevails as to affairs in the East. The prevalence of westerly winds has caused the arrivals to exceed the consumption, and stocks have consequently increased. Ott Saturday there was a very firm market, and the sales realised 10,000 bales.--To-DAY there was likewise a steady market; but though the news by the Niagara was considered in favour of holders, it had no sensible effect on prices. If, however, as telegraphed from Dresden, the Emperor of Russia has accepted the mediation of England and France, the market will doubtless improve. Leo. tDool tanba-rb. FROII OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT. MONDAY MORNING. I TROUBLE you as little as may be with politics; nor shall I much in this paragraph. There was a long sitting of the Cabinet on Saturday, and ditto repeated, with the ad dition of " Cabinet pudding" (the best of them all) at Argyle House (ABERDEEN'S) in the evening. Russia and Turkey again the subject. Let me plsce the present position of affairs in a nutshell. Since my last communi cation, out of the Foreign-office nothing has transpired. Why ? The Coalition Ministers are waiting the arrival of a messenger from St. Petersburg with the EMPEROR'S note in answer to the expressed feelings of the QUEEN of ENGLAND, through her Ministers, signed by the Great Powers, including—though last not least—Austria, im ploring NICHOLAS to go home again. Meantime our Turkey merchants here are crying out bitterly, their houses abroad are going to " the dogs" (literally no no velty) from doubt what to do, and consequent stagnation. At the clubs three sentiments prevail, one condemnatory of the Government, for not long ago erecting the crest of England against Russia ;—another condemning the taciturnity of Ministers ; and the third, perhaps after all the most sensible, to the effect that a few days—be it weeks,—passed in mediation, will be much better than the bluster of war with such a power as Russia. All sorts of rumours are flying about, traceable from the Continental Bourses ; that one, about the Rus sians wintering across the Pruth, and sending for their families, is supremely absurd. Several gentlemen con nected with literary and artistic pursuits, who left Lon don about three weeks ago, are enjoying the hospitality of the Turk, who is a deuced fine fellow in the evening, though rather slow all the day ; but even at night drink ing taperly—in this respect entirely coinciding with the French officers ; in the still silvery evening, the unmis takeable English laugh is heard on both sides of the Bosphorus. Some exquisite sketches I have seen of the fleets of France and England in the Turkish waters, all as quiet as the craft of the T. Y. C. below Woolwich. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, JULY his convenience : his court rises most commonly about three or four o'clock ; plenty of time for a stroll before dinner, which he likes as much as his now brother-com missioner and compatriot, CHARLES PHILLIPS. JULLIEN, you will have seen, has had a double go " before leaving us for America ; his testimonial concert was crammed ; not so his bal masque", the following night, which went off flat. A great many people, who are not musicians, call Jullien a humbug ; he is not one. I would not condescend to praise him on the threadbare theme of his success in improving the musical taste of the million ; as an artist his talent is first-rate : the little fellow was one of the band on board the French admiral De Rigny's ship at the " untoward event" of Navarino. I am not going to say, with some stubborn statesmen— radicals of course—that the science of Legislation is a mockery, and a fraud, but I am prepared to prove that it is a farce, and a popular one, if we judge by its repetition every session " till further notice." In the early days of my political strife, the farce was better, stiffer, and stronger. Statesmen then declared—calling their vlaker to witness the truth of their assertions—that ruin certain would de vour the country, if such and such a measure were not carried. Statesmen on the other side of the house said quite the reverse, with equal solemnity, and, I suppose, with equal sincerity. Was not this - eminently the case with those most monstrous hallucinations,— Parlia mentary Reform, and Catholic Emancipation ? Old and wise lawyers declared that if the former were not passed into a law, street fighting, civil war, would be the fell result. Others again declared that, if carried, we might bid adieu to all that was sacred in our constitution ; chartered institutions would become so many dissolving views. Now, with regard to this same reform, a grain of dust infinitesimal in the balance would have made as much attraction in the pound avoirdupois, as the Reform Bill has effected in our political and social systems ! Catholic Emancipation—Oh! said old and wise lawyers again, nothing short of it will pacify, satisfy Ireland ; give the Irish people that, and then we shall find them happy and free ;—" first gem," &c. Don't concede-Emancipation —no one could foretell the extent of the calamity which would ensue, said the other side. Now, beyond sending a number of blathering men to Parliament, what has Emancipation achieved ? Nothing. Bat legislation is a farce in another way. At the beginning of a session—middle of a session—no further—debate, debate continued interminably ' • ail is promise. Budgets break down, are remodelled by different hands—the world wags on. Measures of great import are propounded ; night after night debate follows debate, and then some puny bill is passed : a cab one for example. Then comes the annual " massacre of the innocents," and measures supposed yesterday to be of vital importance are quietly inurned. The massacre this session began about the middle of last week. The County Rates Expenditure Bill had proceeded to that ripening stage, the committee—. a wink and a promise from PALMY—Presto ! and it is sent to the tomb of all the Capulets. Seamen's Saving Banks' Bill, a really good measure—another wink — ahem—and a hint—this is also shelved. Probates of Wills and Grants of Administration Bill—up gets PALMY, the prime juggler, and this measure in a minute follows the others, all— " In the deep bosom Of the ocean buried." Simony Laws Amendment Bill comes next, with quick lime in its stomach. This also is coffined. COMMERCIAL AND MONETARY NE {T S. MONDAY NIGHT. THE protracted negotiation of the dispute between Russia and Turkey has induced a continued inacti vity in monetary affairs, and the value of Public Securities has fluctuated in a very slight degree, owing to the increasing belief that the proffered mediation of England and France will finally be successful in averting an appeal to force. It is pretty generally admitted that the mere occupation of Moldavia and Wallachia, by the Russian forces, will not of itself be a sufficient cases belli to justify the passage of the Dardanelles by the combined fleets ; and, as Russia has disavowed any intention to take further steps to enforce her demand, the whole affair may prove an exercise of diplomatic ingenuity to reconcile the conflicting claims of what is called national honour. It is evident that some such view is taken by our leading capitalists, if we may judge by the price of Consols, and none of the explanations, winch have yet been made in parlia ment, though contradictory in themselves, will jus tify an opposite conclusion. Money has not been easy for discounts, owing chiefly to the operations of speculators for opposite results, and Exchequer Bills have not maintained the buoyancy which the CHAN CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER has calculated upon to render his financial scheme successful. The stock of bullion in the Bank of England is decreasing, the weekly returns showing a further diminution of nearly 300,000, but there is a probability of a re action, owing to the prices of Wheat and Flour being higher in France than in England. Notwithstanding the presumed effect of political affairs in the East upon our manufacturing trade, prices are well maintained in the Manchester dis trict, and the amount of business transacted may be considered satisfactory. For Yarns, especially, there is a brisk demand, and the activity which pre vails is fully as great as might have been anticipated. The same observation will apply to other manufac turing districts, and the prospects for the future may be considered most cheering, unless, indeed, the folly of the operatives should accomplish their own destruction. The promise of a reform in the laws relating to the collection of Customs duties has been partially realised in the appearance of a Bill to amend and consolidate the laws relating to the Customs, trade, and navigation, which has just been printed. It contains no less than 356 sections, and proposes to accomplish, by this one measure, all that some few years since was scattered over 1500 Acts of Parliament. The main heads of the Bill are divided into twelve great portions, which relate to regula tion for the appointment of ports, offices, &c. ; the importation and warehousing of goods; the exporta tion of goods ; the coasting trade; the Isle of Man ; British possessions ; bonds and other securities; false declarations ; smuggling; reciprocity ; the acquisition of lands and property by the Customs ; and special provisions. These again are sub divided into several heads, in order to render the whole clear and intelligible. It remains to be seen flow far it will be successful in providing against every contingency, but such a condensation and classification of complicated legislature will, at least, have the good effect of rendering the law easier of comprehension. The returns of the Board of Trade of the amount of tonnage entered inwards and cleared outwards during the month of June afford a still further proof of the injurious effect of the repeal of the Navigation laws upon British shipowners. Of the entries inwards the tonnage of British shipping has increased from 303,218 tons to 351,166 tons, or about 16 per cent. when compared with the corresponding period of last year; whereas Foreign shipping has increased from 196,838 tons to 292,448 tons, or nearly 50 per cent. The com parision on the clearances outward is still more striking, for while British shipping has decreased from 430,068 tons to 423,549 tons, foreign ship ping has increased from 201,329 tons to 242,867 tons. Bengal, at 10s to 11s 9d per cwt. for broken to good white. Rum in good demand, but limited sales at steady prices. Tea : The trade shows more disposition to purchase blackish leaf Congous from is ld to Is 3d; the extreme firmness of holders has, however, restricted operations; transactions generally have only been to a moderate extent; quotations for all descriptions, except common Congous, are well maintained. Saltpetre in better demand, and fully 2,000 bags sold, at 25s to 27s for 81 to 5 per cent. refraction, being 6d per cwt. higher. Of American Rosin, 1,200 brls, have been taken, at 4s 6d for common, to 9s 6d per cwt. for the better descriptions. Hides : At the public sales on Tuesday, a fair business was done at late prices. Olive Oil has been more inquired for, and about 70 tuns have been sold at irregular prices. Small sales of pale Seal and Cod Oil have been effected at former rates. Pale Rape Oil continues to improve. For Linseed Oil there is more demand. Spirits of Turpentine 48s per cwt. Of Palm Oil 400 tons on the spot sold at rather irregular prices, ranging from £36 5s to £37 10s, and 300 tons to arrive at £37 to £37 lOs per ton. The Tallow market a little flatter, without any material altera tion in prices, Petersburg Y.C. selling at 545, North American, at 535, and South American at 50s to 535, according to quality. An active demand for Jute, at an advance of 20s per ton.—To-DAY we have little to report in Sugar, the business, including Saturday's sales, comprising 150 hhds. Barbadoes at 33s to 37's, and 2550 bags Pernams at 188 6d to 19s 3d per cwt. There is nothing to notice in Mo lasses or Rum. Of Coffee, 225 bags Rigo have been sold at 43s per cwt. We have no change to report in the Tea market; common Congou is unsaleable at the late quotations. 1000 bags Madras Rice, at auction, brought 10s 6d per cwt. A small lot of Saltpetre (11 per cent. refraction) realized 30s, 10 chests good orange Shell Lac 50s, a trifling lot of Cutch 39s per cwt., and 430 bags Bombay Linseed 50s per quarter from the quay. WooL.—We have had rather more inquiry during the past three or four days, and a better feeling is generally manifest. Stocks in the manufacturers' hands are now considerably reduced, and we may very shortly expect a re-action from the almost in active state which has prevailed in this market for a considerable time back : prices are a little easier. The public sales in London are progressing steadily, at an average decline in price of about 5 per cent, on the series in May last. Considering the very large quantity offering at these sales, and the dis turbed state of this branch of trade, caused by the unsettled state of foreign political affairs, the de cline is not so great as was generally anticipated. In English and Irish Wools not much doing ; prices are again a shade in favour of the buyer. Skin, very dull sale. IRON.—There has been a considerable tone of firmness in the market since the recent quarterly meetings of ironmasters. The old quotations have been adhered to, but many are in favour of an ad vance of los per ton. Glasgow Pig Iron is quoted to-day at 54s per ton. The steadiness which has now been maintained for some time has tended in a great measure to restore confidence, which a short time since was considerably shaken. SECOND EDITION. Standard-office, Two o'clock p.m. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING The Chronicle learns that Her Majesty has at length sickened with the measles. Latent sym ',toms appeared before the Court left town on Saturday. After her arrival at the Isle of Wight, the malady became more apparent, and Her Majesty is now passing through the complaint, it is hoped, very favourably. AN EXPERIENCED IMPOSTOR, of foreign origin, and decorated with divers foreign orders and ribbons, styling himself Colonel Count Seardloi Demicki, appeared at Westminster Police Court to answer a charge of levying contributions on the public by fraudulent representations. It was shown that the defendant presented false lists of subscribers, and told conflicting tales of distress, and in other ways imposed on charitable persons, among whom he commonly selected the most distinguished on whom to practise his arts of victimisation. His career of imposition, as detailed by Horsford, the officer of the Mendicity Society, presented a curious series of attempts and detec tions : He had known the accused for ten years as a begging-letter impostor. In March, 1845, he was com mitted for a month; and in January, 1846, he was again apprehended, but, owing to the non-attendance of the person charging, escaped. In 1847 he was committed for three months; in 1848 for fourteen days; in 1850 for three months ; and in 1851 discharged, through the non attendance of the prosecutor. Witness had seen him with girls at casinos, drinking wine and smoking repeatedly. Some further information respecting his adventures was communicated by Lieutenant Szulczewski, resident secre tary to the Literary Association of the Friends of Poland : The prisoner had arrived in this country in the year 1837, from France, and applied to be put on the list of Polish refugees. He was provided with papers, which there was but little doubt had belonged to another person, but, by some means, had fallen into his hands, and representing that he had been a major in the Polish army, and had taken part in the latestruggle against Russia, received relief from the fund, it tieing found that he was going about imposing upon the benevolence of the friends of Poland, his conduct was investigated, and he was struck off the list. He then went about from country to country, there being scarcely one that he had not visited, wearing deco rations and assuming titles to which he had not the slightest claim. Inquiries being afterwards made respect ing him, it was found that the " colonel count," and some times marquis, had formerly been a forest-keeper,had been imprisoned at Strasburg for swindling, wearing decora tions, assuming titles, and other offences ; had been expelled France, and was found in possession of a forged passport. He had at one time absolutely pretended to be cousin to the late King of Poland ; but, as the assump tion was too impudent not to be discovered, he was obliged to abandon his claim to relationship. Recently he had been in Rome and Spain practising his arts,and had beenim: prisoned and turned out of France for his disgraceful prac tices. The prisoner, who can speak English well, but who pretended that he was thoroughly unacquainted with it, and also feigned deafness, abused the witnesses in ex tremely bad French, in preference to using good English. Mr. Arnold committed him for three months to hard labour, and said he would take good care the conviction was returned to the sessions. MURDER OF A SAILOR IN LIVERPOOL One of the most savage murders which have lately taken place in this town was investigated before the coroner on Saturday, when the following facts were evolved from the examination of the witnesses. On Tuesday evening William Goodfin, a sailor, was drinking in Taylor's public house, Pall-mall, with two other sailors, and a woman named M'Grath, when the prisoner, Susan Campbell, a girl of the town, residing in 4 Court, Pall-mall, joined them. She came up to Goodfin and asked him to treat her. This he refused to do, and tapped her slightly with his fingers. Shortly afterwards he left the house with his companioi , s, bidding the prisoner good night. She im mediately ran after him into the street, and stabbed him with a knife in the neck, whence the blood rushed out profusely. He was being conveyed to a druggist's, when some police-officers came up and took him to the Northern Hospital, where he gradually sank, and ulti mately died on Friday morning, about three o'clock. In the course of the investigation it was proved that on Tuesday morning the prisoner had threatened to kill some one with the knife (produced) which was found on the Wednesday morning near the scene of the murder, by a lad named Morris. A Mrs. Edwards, in whose house the prisoner resided, identified the knife as one which had been left in her house by a seaman, and which she had several times seen in the possession of the prisoner. Mr. B. Wall, house-surgeon at the Northern Hospital, said that the deceased had died in consequence of the internal car otid arter y bein g divi ded. It might have been e do w n e a s b t y h a e knife eaese s e i f m d i leaart death. The the Th e o p 7 is e p e r e o r d , u a c f e t d e r . r aofahnisntg consideration, her. hs t e That woud b e i ng c autioned, stated\tilhful at ti I fs th u e er r d ha e a r d ' b ' n i ge t i r h e e t r u r d e e e f d e n a ce v , e rd i and edt o t fhe v,jury, to Kirlidale Gaol, where she will re mw a n n then ti removed ll r t e h m e next e assizes, which commence early next month. AccIDENT.—On Saturday forenoon, Patrick Marrow, aged fifteen, who resided at No. 6 court, Cockspur-street, while crossing St. John's-lane was run over by a spring cart and killed on the spot. ISLE OF MAN.—Our town bas been well filled with visitors during the week, the steamers having landed greater numbers than in any previous week during the season. There is also a favourable feature in the class of arrivals this season, there being more than double the number of cabin passengers than in the corresponding are t ar o ri f last year, Many hundredsyear,and consequently iy n d t a l i ya b ta e k t 4 te a r 4 c v l a a n ss ta o g f e vi o s f it t o h r 4 s unrivalled sea-bathing.—Kanx ,Sub. SALES. I IMPORTS. i,.—___A_______. If____; Week Previ.:l Week ending ously !ending July 15.1 1 this yr. Julyls. d. d . Sea Island 22 e3O 130, 13480 , Stained Bl2 10' 970 121984 386365 , Boweds 4 71 11990: 272926 Mobile 4,1 7 6000 1 , 172920 1 1 New Orleans. 31 9/ 18980 606310 24935 792925 1 , / } Pernams, &c. 6/ 8 Aracati, &c 6l 7/ } I 7601 41920, 1021 33029 Bahia, &c 6/ 7 S5O 32760 ' 578 17342 Maranham Sawginned 6/ 6i I , 24320 } .... 19399 1 Demerara,&c 9 20, 390 —• • 377 Egyptian..., 6 14 173 C 73580 5906 64539 Barbadoes Peruvian — .... Laguayra.. C0m.W.1.& . c. 61 10 } 6280 .... Carthagena — . 1 Smyrna .... I 1 Nlanilla Surat Madras 301,122880 , } 8047 168922 ) 139540 Bengal.... • • 3 3i 150 2670 600 4356 3880 -- -- 46770 1377550, 63071;1491657 879490 PRODUCE.—For Sugar, there was a limited demand, and the sales amounted to 750 hhds. 8.P., at previous rates, and 500 bags Cossipore, at 41s gd per cwt. But little inquiry for Foreign, and sales confined to 100 hhds. Surinam, at 32s to 345, a small lot of Porto Rico, at 39s 3d, and 2,500 bags Paraiba, at 19s in bond. Molasses difficult of sale. For Coffee, very little demand, and only 80 tees. Jamaica sold, with a small parcel of fine ordinary St. Domingo, at 44s per cwt. Of Rice, 250 tees. Carolina sold at 248 6d to 25 5 , w ith 7,50 0 b ags and 2,000 ba gs Arracan, at 9$ 9d, chiefly t 9 arrive, DESCRIPTION.' PRICES (July 15 . 1.600700 } 9950 } 19220 4450 44031 The Times says : " The last news from St. Peters burgh is more calculated than anything they knew of before to induce the hope that the dispute will be termi nated peaceably. At the date the last intelligence left, one at least of the propositions of compromise had reached the Russian Cabinet, and it had apparently been viewed in a manner indicating, at all events, a desire to negotiate. There was no doubt that Count Nesselrode would exert all his influence, whatever that may now be, to promote such an arrangement. Though it is impossi ble to foresee what the real intentions of his imperial master are, some minor circumstances have transpired which imply that desire to extricate himself from a posi tion destructive of all his former policy, and discreditable to his public character. What we require is a substantial withdrawing of the Russian pretensions. If the profes sions of the Russian Government arc sincere, the Times has little doubt that the question will be amicably settled ; but it must be borne in mind that Russia's object in giving a favourable reception to these proposals may be only to prolong a period of suspense, and to watch a more favourable opportunity for ulterior pro ceedings. Meanwhile fresh causes of anxiety have sprung up in Turkey. A dangerous conspiracy among the ISlussulman students at Constantinople has been dis covered ; its object was to depose the Sultan, and pro claim his brother, who is regarded as the head of the old Turkish party ; this party, goaded to fury by the insults of Russia, and resenting the protective restraint of the other Christian Powers, almostas fiercely as the aggression of their northern antagonist, would rush into immediate war. The state of affairs was so serious, that on the morn ing of the 9th the Grand Vizier and Reschid Pacha were suddenly dismissed from office, but restored to power in the afternoon. No change of policy having been effected, the causes of this revolution in the Divan are still un known ; bat it may be conjectured that a violent attempt was made to overthrow the present ministers, and though nominally successful was defeated in a few hours. On the 4th of June the Sultan, on the desire of the Re presentatives of the four Powers, gave his assent to a note addressed to Russia, in conformity with the terms of compromise suggested by Austria." The Times concludes by repeating that it sees reason to entertain greater hopes of the success of the negotia tions with Russia than it has felt at any former period of this crisis. The Morning Post says :—" Of the four projects which we have indicated as having originated with the Great Powers, jointly or separately, for the arrangement of the Question, one, we learn, has reached St. Petersburgh, and has met with a reception not discouraging, though the Czar has not as yet formally declared whether he will or not enter upon negotiations. It is, however, certain that up to the 10th of July the Emperor had not given any refusal to receive the proposals in question, but that, on the contrary, the cabinet seemed disposed rather to entertain them, there is therefore yet some prospect of a peaceful settlement. ST. PETEItSBURGH, JULY 7.—The Austrian Count Gyulai had arrived on a special mission. TURKEY.— CONSTANTINOPLE, JULY 9.—A minis terial crisis was feared in consequence of the Russian invasion of the principalities. The crisis, however, has been prevented. A pacific solution is generally expected ; nevertheless, there is no cessation in the armaments. — The commander of the forts on the Dardanelles has been instructed to permit the passage, at any time, by day or night, of the British or French steamers.—Negotia tions are still carried on respecting Costa and the Smyrna riots. PARIS, MONDAY.—The news of to-day being favour able to peace, the exchange was steady, and confidence prevailed, and after closing hours prices ruled still higher. Threes closed, 78 55 ; four and halves, 102 70. --~-~-- LONDON SHARE & STOCK MARKET.—THrs DAY, NOON QUOTATIONS. THE FUNDS.—Consols for Account, 11th Aug., 984- k ; Ditto for Money, 981 8 a ; Exchequer Bills, 2 dis. 2 pm. ; Three and a Quarter per Cent., 101 k 1. RAILWAY SHARES.—Caledonian, 681 ; Eastern Coun ties, 12f 13 ; Great Western, 891 g ; Lancashire and, Yorkshire, 77k k ; London and North Western, 1151 London and South Western, 891 90 ; Manchester, Shef field, and Lincolnshire, 29; Midland Stock, 711; North Staffordshire, 13 ; York and North Midland, 59t. MINES, &c.—Nugget Scrip, a ; N. B. Aust., a ; Peel River, 68 ; South Australian Investment, 3k ; Van Die men's, 17 ; Crystal Palace, 7. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE.—THIS DAY. NOON QUOTATIONS. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 774.; London and North Western Eighths, 4- pm.; Ditto Quarters, pm. ; Mid land, 714 4 ; South Eastern and Dover, 211. LEEDS STOCK EXCHANGE.—Tars DAY. NOON QUOTATIONS. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 77t ; Leeds Northern Fifths, 5.16 dis. ; Midland, 711. GLASGOW PIG IRON MARKET.—Ttus DAY. The market is firm at 545. 6d. to 555. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. Gambia, from Africa; Trio, from Rio Grand 3; Vic• toria, from Tobago; Helena, from Jamaica; Lord Pelue, Columbia, Elizabeth, and Hendrick Hudson, from New York ; Courant, from Miramichi; Durango, from Quebec ; Caros, from St. John—all at Deal 18th inst. LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET.—Tms DAY. The arrivals into this port coastwise and from Ireland since Tuesday last are small, whilst of Foreign Wheat during that period the importation is very abundant, partly from Canada, but chiefly from the United States, various ports in the Black Sea, Mediterranean and Egypt, being altogether upwards of 40,000 quarters. Of American, French, and Spanish Flour, the supply is also large ; of Indian Corn liberal, and of Beans moderately fair in amount. _ . There was a very good attendance at our market this morning, and a considerable amount of business was transacted in Wheat and Flour at an advance of 2d. per 701 b. on the former, and 6d. per barrel on the latter, on the prices of this day week. In Indian Corn and other articles there was little apparently doing, but no change in price, and a steady market. LAND TAX REDEMPTION.—On Saturday the bill of the Chancellor of the Exchequer was printed to reduce the terms on which the land tax in Great Britain may be redeemed or purchased. It is intended to provide that the consideration for the redemption of the laed tax be less by £l7 Ns. per cent. than the consideNtlol l fmd the 42m1 George 111., chap. 110. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. MONDAY EVENING, JULY 18. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. THE EASTERN QUESTION. PARIS, SUNDAY EVENING.—A private telegraphic despatch from Dresden, of Sunday, says :—" The Dresden official journal confirms the news that Russia had accepted the offices of mediation of England and France. A despatch from Constantinople, of the 9th, says : ' No ministerial crisis had been caused, as was antici pated, by the passage of the Pruth.' A general , convic tion of a pacific solution prevailed. Negotiations con tinued regarding the affairs of Costa at Smyrna." At Constantinople a conspiracy against the Sultan's life had been discovered. Fifteen Mussulman students were executed. HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships met at five o'clock. THE TURKISH QUESTION. The Earl of MALMESBURY wished to put a question to Government on the subject of the affairs of the East, and in doing so be should abstain as much as possible from saying anything which could tend to embarrass Govern ment in the matter. The question, however, arrived at esueechetary thatc risis,h thate he e itw e a l s d n r o em lo a n ie ger ei f l o e r et t ; of d he a d e ign e i i t e y ceh the French aeri government hooeff wcßiLsuAhs Res wished to N a t aodpn CLARENDON said srwaaoinindfcl France and nr announced, dmmtuhasjatets rtoeysEi b nGn u dgo t vat ehnredni pub lished,constitutionsr lNoreTdesheeei rpeEs their answer to the Russian " note " of Count f ment had thatmad e t a h n er y e a w n a sw s e a r, w to id o: difference between the and that while the former facilitated the early publication of state documents, the latter required that such a pro cedure should only take place through the medium of the two Houses of Parliament. He could state, however, although the negotiations now going on must be viewed somewhat in the light of a private correspondence, that Government did not feel themselves called upon to reply to the first note, but they had replied to the second note in similar terms to the French answer. In due course this answer, together with the other documents, would be laid before Parliament; and in the meantime he could assure their lordships that Governor.ent had no apprehen sions of the affair ending in open hostilities. The Earl of MALMESBURY was not disposed to treat this correspondence as private. The notes from Russia were an appeal to the whole of Europe, and great injury would be done to the Turkish cause by allowing the an swers to remain unpublished. Lord BEAUMONT wished to know when the production of the correspondence might be expected. The Earl of CLARENDON hoped the negotiations now going on would be brought to a close in a few days ; but, at all events, whether that was so or not, he could have no difficulty in promising that the papers should be forth coming within that period. The Marquis of CLANRIOARDE said it was reported that the Russians had not only entered the Danubian principalities, but actually taken upon themselves th e functions of managing their civil and public affairs, and he should be glad to know if there was any truth in this report. The Earl of CLARENDON had certainly seen such a report, but the Government had received no inform a tio n tending to confirm it. It was stated in the newspapers, indeed, that the Russians had seized the post-offices in both provinces, but, according to the latest intelligence which had come to the hands of the Government, the Hospodars were still discharging their functions of civil government. The subject then dropped. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA. • - • The Earl of ALBEMARLEl;resentedaPitliion from the Bristol Chamber of Commerce, praying that the mono poly of salt, exercised by th e E ast I n di a C ompan y, i n India, may be abolished, and that, if it should be con sidered still expedie n t t o l evy a t ax on t hi s necessar y o f life, that it should be in such a form as to press less heavily on the poor of India than the present system of taxation. The noble Earl also presented a petition from the East Indians of the presidencies of Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay, at present residing in London, complaining of the grievances under which they, and the community to which they belong, labour, in the existing state of the law. The petitions were ordered to lie upon the table. Lord DONOUGHMORE called the attention of the house to the present condition of the system of National Educa tion in Ireland, and moved for a copy of the resolutions lately adopted by the Board of National Education, excluding the use of certain books from the schools under their management. The noble lord asked whether in consequenco of ouch secolqtiono and what nileng!er4 FUNDS, STOCK, AND SHARE MARKET. English Securities opened steadily, at the latest price of Saturday, and towards one o'clock improved slightly, a rumour being circulated that the mediation of Austria in the Eastern pressing,ilw sharerC owingo n s t o o l s t returned hebad sta t t e o of t b t e he o dispute bad been accepted by Russia ; later, however, on sales p w en ea in tl g ier p , r o i p ee e s ned h R a e l a y l r reviving with the Funds, and closing good, though not at the strongest. Gold, Land, and Bank Shares are buoyant, but quotations are not materially altered. In Foreign Stocks there is nothing of importance doing. CLOSING Consols, Account .. 1 N x div Do. Money.... I OS x div Three& QrperCents.. 101 FOREIGN. 26i 7 PRICES. Bank Stock 228 9 Excheq. Bills, L. & S ldis 2P STOCKS. Spanish Passives Turkish .... Swedish .... SHARES. London & N. Western 1141 1 1 1 London & S. Western 89 w hunches., Sheff., and Lincolnshire Midland Stock North British Do. Preference -- Norfolks North Staffordshire Shrewsbury and Bir mingham --- Do. L. & N. W. guar S. Eastern and Dover 7 0 i - ' York, Newcastle, and Berwick ... Do. Extension -- . 6S 9 Do. Preference ---- o York and N. Midland 58 ' Preference --' SHARES. Nugget B. Australian Freehold Australasian Colonial Mariposa HARES. Peel River South Australian British America. 1I 1 . .39 40xd 65 8 THE EASTERN QUESTION. 19, 1853 WARRINGTON. —On Wednesday a fire was discovered in some premises belonging to the London and North-Western Railway Company, at Dallam, and used for drying timber, prev!ous to its preparation for railway purposes ; however, coon subdued. FREE GRAMMAR SCHOOL.—The following gentlemen, educated at this school, have obtained honours at the recent examinations at Cambridge:--George Bostock, a scholarship at Trinity Hall, for classics and mathematics ; H. Sharp, a scholarship of Jesus College, and the first mathematical prize; H. N. Bayley, the prize for divinity, at Trinity College. % RANGE CELEBRATION.—On Tuesday, the G ran d Pro tes nt Association of Loyal Orangemen, Lodge 143, held their anniversary dinner at the Black Boy Inn, Bridge street. There was a good attendance on the occasion, his Worship the Mayor, Mr. Joseph Perrin, and some other members of the council, being present. The usual loyal and local toasts were followed by several glees and songs, and the evening was spent with the utmost hilarity. LLANELLY RAILWAY.-At the special meeting of the Llanelly Railway, on Saturday, a bill for making a railway to Liandilo, seven miles in length, at an expense of £50,000, in shares of £25 each, at a preference interest of 5 per cent, per annum, was agreed to. SAILORS' HOME.—The indefatigable founder-general of sailors' homes, Captain W. H. Hall, R.N., has just returned to town from seeing the foundation stone laid of a splendid sailors' home at Cardiff, by the young Marquis of Bute. Seamen of all nations were present with their respective flags, &c., and Admiral Sir George Tyler, M.P., delivered a characteristic address on the occasion. A PEACE CONGRESS.—SeveraI of the real guardians of the peace of the world being now assembled at Spithead, it is proposed to transfer to them the duties of the defunct Peace Society. The ships might all be painted drab, and double-shotted guns with the plugs kept in would much resemble Quakers.—The Duke of Wellington might then be called the Joseph Surge, the High Flyer, the John Bright, the Arrogant, the Richard Cobden, &c.; and we should have a more influential peace congress at Ports. mouth than ever assembled in Landon or Paris.—The Press. DECIMAL COINAGE.—The committee have concluded the examination of witnesses, and it is understood the re sult will be an unanimous report in favour of the adoption of the decimal system of coinage and currency, making the pound sterling the integer, and dividing it into 1,000 units or farthings. Before the committee Dr. Bqwring produced the instrument (abacus) by which arithnietic is taught in all the schools of China, and stated that a Chinese youth, after a month's instructicn, is far more competent to apply all the rules of arithmetic to the busi ness of life than a learner on our plans of instructio:l would be after the teaching of years. It was suggested in the committee that the use in all our elementary schools of the abacus would greatly facilitate and popu larise the introduction of a decimal system of currency and account. RUMOURED OFFICIAL ORANGES.—It was currently rumoured at the clubs on Saturday that an important change is about to take place in the administration, in consequence of the difficulties in which the eastern question is still involved. It is stated that the Earl of Clarendon, who does not feel at home in conducting the negociations which are pending, and who has throughout been in the habit of consulting Lord Palmerston on the subject, and acting upon his advice, will take the home secretaryship, Lord Palmerston succeeding him at the Foreign Office. It seems that on the formation of the recent administration, Lord Aberdeen objected to Lord Palmerston going to the Foreign Office, his policy having been antagonistic to that of the Premier in that respect, but that the pressing circumstances of the present times 'nave induced Lord Aberdeen to waive the very strong ob jections he originally had to the direction by Lord Pal merston of the foreign policy of the country.—Ministerial paper. had resigned their seats at the board. He thought some distinct rule ought to be laid down with respect to the management of these schools, so that the public should know upon what footing they stood. At present they were principally made use of for spreading the doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church, and he thought rather than they should he made such use of, they ought to be separated from religion altogether. The Earl of ABERDEEN defended the existing mode of management, and contended that the best system of com bined secular and religious education, as practised in the National Schools of Ireland, were the books in use, which could be read either by Roman Catholics or Protestants. Nothing had proved such a blessing to the people of Ireland as this Natioual System of Education, and he hoped that everything would be done to foster and encourage it. With regard to the motion, there would be no objection to produce the resolutions, while he hoped that matters would ultimately be so arranged at the board, that no resignations would be felt necessary. After a brief discussion, in which the Earl of Harrogate, Lord Monteagle, and the Earl of Derby took part, the motion was agreed to. _ The Transportation Bill, the Public-houses (Scotland) Bill, the Copyholds Bill, and the Land Revenues Bill passed through committee. The Colonial Church Regulation Bill, and the Parish Vestries (No. 2) Bill, were read a second time. The Taxing Officers' Common Law (Ireland) Bill wag read a third time and passed. The house adjourned at a quarter past nine. HOUSE OF COMMONS, The house met at a quarter to four o'clock. Mr. DANIEL O'CONNELL took the oaths and his seat for Tralee, and Mr. CORNELIUS O'BRIEN for Clare. In reply to Sir J. WALNISLEY, Lord J. RtissELL stated the circumstances under which a Hungarian refugee, named Costa, had recently been seized by the Austrian Consul at Smyrna ; but he added, that government had no information as to any alleged intention on the part of the Austrian government to demand the expulsion of all Hungarian refugees from Turkey. Mr. BRIGHT moved for a select committee to inquire into the allegations of a petition of certain electors of Peterborough, complaining of the interference of Earl Fitzwilliam, a peer of the realm, at the election in Decem• her last, and at previous elections of members to serve in parliament for that city. Mr. FITZWILLIAM seconded the motion, as a duty he owed to Lord Fitzwilliam's character. After some discussion, the committee was agreed to. On the motion for the third reading of the Succession Tax Bill, Mr. LIDDELL delivered a speech against it, in which he condemned the measure. The bill was then read a third time. On the question that it do pass, Mr. SPOONER moved a proviso to clause second.—The proviso was opposed by the Solicitor-General and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and supported by Mr. Mul.. lings, Mr. Malins, and Si r J. P a ki ng t on . The house then divided—For the proviso, 100; against it, 133 ; majority against, 38. A number of other amendments, principally verbal, were next made by the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. Mr. MALINS then moved, after a long speech, the omission of the 23rd clause, which imposes the succession tax upon growing timber. Mr. WILLIAMS opposed the motion, and said the Chan cellor of the Exchequer had exhibited too much conside ration for gentlemen opposite. Lord J. MANNERS spoke warmly against the clause. After a few words from Mr. DRUMMOND, the house divided—For the clause, 112; against it, 77: majority, 35. Clause agreed to. Sir J. PAKINGTON next moved an amendment to one of the clauses, which would have the effect of making the operation of the act entirely prospective. After considerable discussion, the amendment was lost by a majority of 41 ; the numbers being—for the amend ment, 93; against, 134. Mr. MALINS next moved an amendment to a subse quent clauso, exempting title descent relating _to land from inspection by the commissioners. The house divided—For the amendment, 110; against it, 146. Majority against, 36. Several amendments were proposed and negatived ; and' after they had been disposed of, the bill passed amidst cheering. A division was afterwards taken upon the question that the bill do pass—For the passing of the bill, 176 ; against it, 104; majority, 72. Bill passed. The committee resumed discussion upon the Govern. ment of India Bill. Progress was made as far as clause 22, and the House resumed. ______ ___ ____ ............... Other orders were then disposed of, and the House ad' journed at forty-five minutes past One. TATTERSALL'S BETTING.-MOND AY Goon%l7ooD .:- taken; Bto 1 agst Joe Miller ; 11 to 1 agst Haricot—taken; 11 to agst Muscovite—taken; 12 to 1 agst Vindex—taken freely; 12 to 1 agst Trifle—taken ; 15 to 1 agst Goorkah. DERBY.-12 to 1 agst Autocrat; 20 tog. ags t Dervish; 22 tOI agst Wild Huntsman; 28 to 1 agst Boiardo. THE LIVERPOOL Cur.—The required certificate was pro duced to-day, it was submitted to Mr. Payne, but awaits the formal recognition by the other stewards. Consequently, the settlement which took place this MlOllOOll was chiefly under protest. Mexicans Do. Threes ..... -- Spanish Deferred .... 22i Do. Threes - 46i RA I LAVA Y Amberg.,Nottingham, and E. J unction Bristol and Exeter Caledonian 6S Do. Preference lO7 9 East Anglian Eastern Counties East Lancashire Eastern Union A Ditto B and C Edinburgh & Glasgow Great Northern Do. Do. Great Western Lanc.andYprkshire. 77 Do. Fifths Leeds Northern London, Brighton, and South Coast MINING Noveau Monde Registered Cordeliera Ave Maria Carson's Creek — Port Philip LAND Australian Agricultural 34 5 S. Australian Invest. li 21 Crystals COR N MARKET. There is not much English Wheat offering, but the arrivals of Foreign are fair; trade is excited, and prices have advanced fully 3s per quarter. In Foreign there is a similar rise. The top price of town-made Flour is expected to be put up to-do/ 38 per sack by the millers. Barley, Beans, and Peas are eac l3 6d per quarter higher. O a t s are i n d emand, at an advance o f 3d to Gd per quarter. Wheat Barley Oats .. Malt .. Beans Peas .. Flour .. English. Irish. Foreign. 3225 36219 4 17264 4131 6935 16559 3796 1425 skg 8 6 4694 brls. PRODUCE MARKET. Sugar: Foreign is in improved demand; yellow Havana. afloat, brought 20s. 6d. to 24.5. 6d. Refined: Home made goods are much wanted; low to fine grocery lumps at 465. 6d. to 498., brown 455. 6d. to .465. Coffee : The demand is not better; Native Ceylon 458.6 d. to 478., Plantation 525. to 688. Tea i 3 s d tl . r m c , o b t t u o t n t : b L e t e t l i e s doing no t m , but uch n d o o t i n c g h demand, and prices tend upwards; white Bengal 1 15 .. ,' is in actiX° its. not much in demand, and rates are firmer. eap Rice. eris LONDON WOOL SALES. Messrs. Simes sold 2,000 bales to-day, without alteration in TALLOW MARKET. xa, The Tallow market is dull ; fi ne Y.C. b roug ht 50s. to• 6d• for the last three months. Stock 19,443 casks, against 23 '" - e same time last year. Deliveries 1,567 casks, against 467 8 time last year, CATTLE MARKET. Trade brisk, at advanced prices. Beef 2s led to 4s 8d 1 Veal Mutton..... 4s 4d to 5s 4d 1 Pork Lambs, 48. Bd. to 6s. Od. 3909 1 Calves 25470 1 Pigs ARRIVALS. Norfolk and Suffolk Beasts Cambridge, Leicester, Lincoln, and North ampton Beasts Scotch Beasts Holland Beasts..... Do. Sheep Do. Calves Do. Pigs Prussian Beasts Spanish Sheep French Calves 3ss 8 6 d d t t o o 5455 d Beasts Sheep and Lambs 500 830 163 1 3110 291 MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE. 1; Dublin and Drogheda, 69; London and Northwestern , 1 1, 1 " . . d , So u theastern and Dover, 21 5-I,6ths 1; York and North land, 29} LEEDS STOCK EXCHANGE. Great Northern, 21i CORN MARET. . n ce, Since the Iast GLASGOW market prices have bad a tenKdency to 0 0 7 e d• and to-day the fall on Wednesday's prices was barely regain GLASGOW PIG IRON MARKET. d , The market firm, and an advance of ad. has been obt LIVERPOOL TUESDAY, JULY 19, 1853. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY MORNINCh BY THE PROPRIETOR, ROBERT PEARSON TRACKER' OF NO. 7, PERCY-STREET, AT THE Y STANDARD GENERAL PRINTING OFF Itiv' No. 4, ST. GBORCW3 cRAIMIT, LLYBarOOI4, tb Gc A Sp