The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-04-25 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL STATIONERY, SOLD BY CHARLES WILLMER, WHOLESALE S TATIONER AND PRINTER, - 19, SOUTH JOHN-STREET, LIVERPOOL. THE attention of Merchants , Brokers , Trades men, and others, is respectfully drawn to the fol -st of CASH PRICES for LETTER PAPER: owing Per Ream. For 3 Reams R. d. a. d. , 6 0 017 6 • 6 6 018 0 . 6 0 017 0 Superfine large thin Cream La Ditto ditto Blue Wove Ditto ditto Yellow Wove Bank Post (Towgood's) for Foreign 1 7 6 1 1 0 Correspondence Ditto -French, extra thin .. 7 6 1 1 0 FOOLSCAP OR CU5.003,1 HOUSE PAPER. Per Ream. For 3 Reams 901 6 0 1 7 6 Thin Blue Laid Middle Yellow Wove ENVELOPES - Laid Adhesive, full letter size Thick Yellow Wove, ditto. . ss. per 1000 6s. per 1000 NOTE PAPER iperfine Large Cream Laid, is for 5 quires, or 3s 6d per ream Ditto Ditto Blue Wove. is for 5 quires, or 3s 6d per ream LETTER COPYING BOOKS, Half-bound, calf, paged and indexed, 4)olleaves, 6s; 480 do, 7s; 500 do, 7s 6d; 680 do, 88 6d N T BOOKS, :tured on the premises, in the leP. and at prices equally low. e prompt attention. ACCOIT. Orders from the Coin WHOLESALE PAPER WAREHOUSE, SOUTH JOHN-STREET, LIVERPOOL WILLmI GUII CH k RLEF R'S RAILWAY AND STEAMBOAT E, for APRIL—PRICE TWOPENCE. ‘,ViLtmaa, 14 South John-street, and by all Sold b 3 Bookse Commarrat i:atts. THIS DAY (On account of whom it may concern. Tins D&Y, the 25th instant, at Half-past One o'clock, at the Broker's office, 10, Brunswick-street, 1036 Barrels FLOUR, ex West Point, from New York, About 100 Qrs. Indian CORN, and a quantity of WHEAT. Apply to WILLIAM PARKE, Broker. On account of whom it may concern. .ne 25th instant, at Half-past One o'clock, ne and Nash's saleroom, Corn Exchange, Bruns- THIS DAY, wick-street About 800 Quarters White Damaged Indian CORN, ex West Point, from New York ; About 100 Barrels Stained and Damaged FLOUR, ex Ontario and Robert Kelly, from New York ; About 315 Loads OATMEAL, ex Princess Victoria, from Glasgow.—For particulars apply J. & M. HARNETT, Brokers. 25th instant, at Two o'clock, at the office of the undersigned, 120 Tons Bird Island GUANO, ex Neptune, 50 Tons Ground PHOSPHATES, 10 Tons Ground BONE ASH. For analysis, Sc., apply to ARNOTT, BROTHERS, Liver-chambers, Tithebarn-street TIUS Day, th 25th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Tars DAY, Brokers' office, Chapel•strcet -----`' Bombay HEMP, 1:300 Bundles) ! '65 Bundles Bombay COIR YARN, America, James rilkington, and Lord in the Stanley Dock warehouses.—Apply to GRIFFITH, SONS & PALETHOPE, Brokers. just arrived ex IL Tiu DAY, the 25th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' office, 8, Lancaster -buildings, 229 Barrels ROSIN, ex Royal Victoria, from Charleston. —Apply to SILL tic MEUGENS, Brokors, at Twelve o'clock, at the THIS DA ice, 17, Oldhall-street, A Quantity of Bombay lIEMP, in bundles, now landing ex Henry Moore, west side Prince's Dock. — For particulars apply to GLADSTONE & SERJEANTSON, Brokers. Brokers' TO-MORROW WOOL SALES TO -MORROW, the 26th instant, at the Brokers' saleroom, 10, North John-street, 1000 Bales East India 540 Bales Peruvian (washed, fine fleece, and WOOL. Merino), 260 Bales Egyptian, Italian, Sfax, &c., 1800 Ba Apply to ABRAM GARTSIDE Sc. CO.. Wool Brokers. On account of whom it may concern. TO -MORROW, the 26th instant, at One o'clock, at the Broker's office, About 600 Bales COTTON, all faults, being part of the cargo of the Mobile, from Mobile, and Islay; lying on the north end of the Prince's Dock Quay.— Apply to Edward Bates, Esq., Merchant, or to H. JNO. WEBSTER, Broker, 7, Rumford-street. NEXT WEEK MONDAY On MONDAY next, the 28th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Broker's office, 7, Exchange-chambers, 15 Barrels TAPIOCA, iust landed ex Everton, from Bahia.— F EATON, Broker. further rticulars FRANCIS J. apply to TUESDAY, On TUESDAY next, the 29th inst., at Half-past One o'clock' at the Commercial saleroom, Temple-court, 1263 Boxes American CHEESE, now landing ex steamer Atlantic, from New York.—Apply to Messrs. David Stuart and Co. Merchants, or to TRIMMER &; GEtAINGER, Brokers, Bank-chambers, Cook-street. On TUESDAY next, the 29th inst., at Half-past One o'clock, at the Commercial saleroom, Temple court, 612 Boxes American CHEESE, now landing ex Empire, from Now York.—Apply to John Doherty, Esq., Merchant, or to TRIMMER & GRAINGER, Brokers, Bank-chambers, Cook-street. Oa account of whom it may concern. the 29th instant, at One o'clock, ..d Brokers' sale-room 10, North John-street, 91 Ballots ALPACA, damaged by sea water, cx Naomi, from Islay, via Glasgow.—Apply to ABRAM G kRTS IDE & CO., Wool Brokers. On TUESDAY next, -ILA,Tip J. NODDER HAI - TER, 81, CHURCH-STREET, Begs resneetfully to inform t ,, e Nubility and Gentry of Liver pool that his NEW SCYLES fur the Season are NUW READY for Inspection. EARLY DELIVERY OF THE " NORTHERN Torus,"—Any subscriber within four miles of the Liverpo A Exchange, or at Rock-terry, Tran-here, Birkenhead, Woodside, Oxton, Seacombe, Egremont, or New Brighton, who does not receive his copy of the "NORTHERN TIMES," by Eight o'clock will oblige the publisher by addressing a note - office notifying the fact, in order that the aughton to him at ttl cause of complaint may be investigated and removed. As our messengers com mence their delivery at five o'clock on each morning., it would greatly facilitate its completion if subscribers would have letter-boxes in their doors through which the papers might be dropped, as the detention at some houses is very great at present, and causes delay and disappointment to other subscriber s. EVENING EDITION • - An Evening Edition of the N ORTHERN DAILY TIgER is now Published every Afternoon, at Three o'clock, containing the Markets, together with all the News of the Day, up to the hour of going to Press. THE ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION TO THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES IS TWO GUINEAS PER ANNUM. Ire SO.art4ern i(gitrieo FRIDAY. APRIL 25, 1856 Otra readershave seen the " Text" of the Treaty It could not have taken a reading public more than ten minutes to wade through it, nor a thinking people over a few hours to digest its extraordinary provisions and marvellous con tradictions. Every Article" proclaims a triumph of Peace. MR NORTHERN TI ES.-LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1886 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. LIABILITIES. THE EXCHFQUER DEPARTM E NT, THE (FROM OUR OWN REPORTER.) HOUSE OF CONINIONS, THUIPDAN The committee re-assembled this morning at twelve o'clock Mr. Collins, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce for the Staffordshire Potteries, and member of the firm of Minton and Co., china and glass manufacturers, Stoke, was the first witness examined. He said : The firm received about 100,000 tons of clay flint, and other raw materials per annum, for which they paid Town Dues at Liverpool. They exported manufactured rods to America and other countries, and they then had to pay Town Dues again, at the rate of 2d per crate, whatever size they might be ; they varied from 2 cwt. to 15 cwt. The firm exported about 200.000 crates per annum, for which they paid about £4,000, which, in addition to inland carriage, was a considerable item. All articles used in the manufacture of china and glass also paid Town Dues, and this materially affected the interests of manufacturers. He did not think they ought to pay the dues, as they received no equivalent advantage for the outlay. There was no government duty on their raw material, or their manufactured goods. Their clay paid id, and flint 6d per ton Town Dues. By Mr. Horsfall : The rates on the goods exported, were paid by the exporters, wha for the most part, resided at Liverpool. By Mr. Moffat : Whoever paid the dues, they formed a tax upon the articles, and increased their price. By Mr. Vance : They had some communications from Manchester on the subject, when a committee was formed in the Potteries ; that was last autumn. By Mr. Fenwick : If the charges were devoted to improving the navigation of the Mersey, he would not object to pay them. By Mr. M. Gibson : He did not know at all by whom the amount of those dues was fixed, or that they could not exceed a certain amount. By Mr. Horsfall : The advantage which the Newcastle manufacturer had over the Staffordshire manufacturer was, that he had no dues to pay ; and a tax of even 6d a ton no the Staffordshire manufacturers would be a serious grievance. By 'he Chairman : He was not aware that the corpo ration of Newcastle received only 7-12ths of the Town Dues, and that the remainder went to the conservancy of the Tyne. By Mr. Penwick : He did not know whether there were any Town Dues_nt Glasgow. By Sir S. N n.thcote : The coarser part of the Stafford shire trade bad fallen off, but the finer had increased. The coarse was th- most remunerative. The trade of the Potteries, on the whole, was increasing. Pig iron paid 3d per ton, and manufactured iron 6d per ton. He believed the local trade had been somewhat deserted, in consequence of the Town Dues. He thought it would be greater if it was not for the dues, which weighed heavily on the marufacturers. Mr. Rigby, merchant and shipbroker. Runcorn, said he was a member of the Runcorn Commission. They had no corporation, and the act of parliament gave them no power over the river. They did not think the Town Dues ought to be charged. The town of Runcorn had long complained of the dues. The distance of Runcorn from Liverpool was 18 miles. The tonnage inwards of Runcorn was about 100,000 tons, and 50,000 or 60.000 outwards annually. The amount of Town Dues paid by Runcorn to Liverpool was about £2,500. No vessel was allowed to clear out of the Custom House without showing a receipt for the payment of the Liverpool Town Dues. The cost of collection was about £6OO. A poor rate and a commission rate were levied on the dues to the extent of about ten per cent. They would prefer the increased trade to the poor rate. Liverpool received £9OO from Runcorn for buoys and lights, but there was not one provided by Liverpool between Liverpool and Runcorn. The rraigation between Liverpool and Run corn was very difficult, and buoys and lights were absolutely necessary, which Runcorn, therefore, provided for themselves at their own expense. They used to have a large trade in corn, but it had fallen off until it had entirely gone, in consequence of the operation of the Town Dues. Did not think the trade of Runcorn was generally falling off, but it might be greater it' it was not for the Town Dues. There was a large trade done in slate in Runcorn, upon which the dues were 2d per ton. The charge upon oats was 8d per ton, wheat is 4d. and is on all other kinds of grain. Salt paid 6rl per ton. Salt was only worth lOs per ton. He did not consider the town got any advantage from the dues, with the exception of the poor rates which was levied on it. The loe il taxation upon Runcorn was is 4d in the pound, which made the revenue about £5,000, while the Town Dues amounted to £2500. By Mr. Vance : The pig iron trade began to be diverted CIVIL SERVICE COMPETITION. from Runcorn about three years ago. He attributed Lord GODERICH moved that thelHouse do, to-morrow, this to the dues. resolve itself into a committee to consider an address to Mr. Arthur Sinclair, secretary to the St. Helen's the Crown, acknowledging the efforts that have been Railway and Canal Company, said that this company made by heads of various departments towards establishing a system of competition for admission had two docks on the Mersey. St. Helens had large to the Civil Service, assuring her Majesty of the coal mines and glass manufactories. The Garston Dock, steady support of this House in the prosecution of the th-i property of the company, afforded accommodation salutary measures which she has been pleased to adopt, fur ships of 2000 tons. The company had no voice in and humbly making known to her that if she may be the expenditure of the harbour dues. The directors of pleased further to extend them, and to make trial of open the company were excluded from sitting in the Liverpool competition as a condition of entrance to the Civil Service, dock committee, by a clause of the Liverpool dock act. this House would cheerfully defray the charges incident The company pay harbour dues for the purpose of pro . to such a proceeding. The noble lord, in support of the viding light ; but they had provided light for themselves, motion, dwelt upon the advantage that would accrue to in consequence of the money being otherwise applied the service by competitive examination, which could not by the Liverpool dock trustees. He did not think Liver fail to arouse efficient public ser v a n t s. pool had any right to levy dues upon the Garston port : I m i a S o i r y o S f . L N o o r n a T G B c o o d T e r E i , e i h n , e seconding t e t i h n e so motion, pp o rt o r f ep it e , a b te o d t but only within the original boundary of the remarked at the same time, that the eonamissioness had no town, which was very limited. The trade that did not intention to imply that it would be advisable to apply the use Liverpool, was taxed more than that which competitive system to promotion as well as to admissions. did. The imports of Liverpool were about £100,000,000, Promotions, he thought, should take place by recom- of which £lOO,OOO or ten per cent was collected. mendations from the heads of departments. The dues were charged upon vessels merely passing The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER while acknowledg- Liverpool, and nothing was received for the money. ing the advantages of the competitive system, subject to The ships coming to St. Helens paid Dock Dues at qualifications, deprecated any step that would transfer the discretion or remove the responsibility of the Govern- Liverpool, which was a mere passing toll , f o r w hich they received no benefit whatever. The Dock Dues meet. Mr. GLADSTONE suppo r ted the resolutions , and replied were subject to the revision of three gentlemen — the to the arguments of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. mayor of Liverpool, the chairman of the dock estate, He believed that the adoption of such a measure would ' and the chairman of the Cheshire quarter sessions. provide a stimulus to education, and would prove more By Mr. Horsfall :It was true that the dues collected, beneficial than the most liberal endo wme nts that could were, all expended on the river, lights, buoys, tele be offered by Parliament, for national education. graphs, &c. He considered that it would be just, that Mr. C. Lusursarost thought that apuoiritinen s to the all the ships frequenting Liverpool should be taxed for civil service should be in the gift of the hrads of depart- b u oying and lighting up the river to Runcorn. ments. By the Chairman : He could not saw that there was a Mr. W. EWART advocated the gradual adoption of the general feeling at St. Helens, that Liverpool had no competitive system, and regretted that the Chancellor of title to the dues. Oaks, Bolton, said he had the Exchequer had not agreed to such a course, instead of dividing against the noble lord's motion. Mr. Henry Ashworth, of the been vice-president of the Manchester Chamber of Com - Some further discussion took place in the course of - which. merce tor twenty years. The subject of the Liverpool Town Dues had first been discussed by the Chamber of Lord H. CECIL i Commerce spoke in opposition to the motion, and Mr. Men in support of it. in 1836, and a petition was then presented to Parliament praying for a redress of the grievances they Mr. LABOUCHERE said that having devoted much laboured under, and several other petitions had subse attention to the subject of making appointments to the ented the same subject. The witness on colonial service, he was of opinion that the selection quently been prs . then read the various petitions and resolutions Which had should be made from a limited number of candidates of been agreed upon by the Manchester Chamber of Corn gentlemanly feeling and habits, and of a high education, merce in reference to certain proceedings on the part of and that these alone shall be sent to the examiners. There the Liverpool authorities in conneJtion with the subject, was now a vacancy in the colonial office, and the applies- and proceeded to say that he knew of no Act of Parliament tions for it came, not from party friends, but from, educa- confirming the possession by Liverpool of the Town Dues. lion establishments in England and Ireland. This system Witness cosidered that docks were national not local he considered gave greater security for the efficiency of basins for shipping. The witness, who read another the service than could be obtained by the adoption of a system of open competition. The resolution before the petition from the anchester Chamber of Commerce House pledged their opinion to a preference for competitive presented . the House of Commons . in . favour of the bill examinations, and he asked the members to pause before recently before the House for abolishing local charges on they expressed such an opinion. shipping. Lord GODERICH having replied, In reply to the Chairman, the witness said, as to the The House divided, when there appeared, effect of these dues on the trade and commerce of the caarutinetley, ofhe m ra i w ght e i o n t e t n o t n ion al t o h o a e t with there regard were t 4, oo4tho3e single paid in Town _ dues were In 177 6 the n umbe r of ar ticles upon which . 31 per hale, amo unted to £17,507 ,a year were levied by the Liverpool Corp oration was 103, which we re enumerated on a brass plate a t the Custom-house; now it was understood the nnmber exceeded 600. The Chairman . Can you give us any information as to the advantage which a freeman de rives from these dues ? bales gle For the motion . 10 8 Against it Witness : Why, he has this advantage—he sells his goods at the market price, pocketing the profit plus the dues. The Chairman : Then the freeman, as it were, stands in place of the corporation; he receives the dues from his customers instead of the corporation ? Witness: Just so; but perhaps I cannot illustrate this part better than by reading a letter which I have received from a Liverpool merchant on the subject of this enquiry. The Chairman: What is the writer's name? Witness : I will hand the letter to the chairman, but I decline to disclose it publicly. Mr. Horsfall : That will not do. Lord Hotham : Will the witness make himself respon sible for the statement in this letter? matter, but in a few minutes strangers were again admitted, when d the letter which stated The room was cleared for the committee to consider this in The Witness proceeded to reads iumche houses as Horsfall's, Gladstoneos , be B4c. ilt to the tax. The had come when a limit ought r t 0 a p ge e to t s ear b being freed freemen of Liverpool saved 12a . , d 00 y all t' that the Town Dues were a gr , eat ad e v o a d nt t red that par les who from the Town Dues. He eons' e oug ht to have some control over paid Tolls and Doe s, th e expenditure. H e had an impression that t he docks had been made at an extravagant expense, and stood in a B y Mr. Horsfall : He was not aware that when land .} , dby the dock trust from the corporation, w as purchased _ juthery. The price was valued by a jury. The Witness proceeded to observe that the Birkenhead docks had been made much cheaper than those of Liver pool. He was not aware whether the Cheshire side was more favourable to dock building than the Lancashire Majority against the Government 2l GRAND JURIES, IRELAND. Sir D. NORREYS obtained leave to bring in a bill to relieve grand juries from fiscal duties, and to place the administration of local affairs in Ireland in elected councils. THE MILITARY SCIENTIFIC SERVICE. Capt. L. VERNON drew attention to 'he prospective promotion and the establishments of the Scientific Corps, with a view to maintain their efficiency 'in peace for the purposes of war. Lord PALMERSTON acknowledged 'the importance of the Scientific Corps, and promised that due attention would be paid to it. — ,Sir F. BARING moved for a Select Committee to enquire into the receipt, issue, and audit of public monies in the exchequer, the payoffice, and the audit department. Mr. GLinsroisz suggested that as the question was full of technicalities, and was of so complicated and diversified a nature, the investigation should be entrusted to a small commission of persons well informed on the subject. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER concurred in this suggestion, but urged that the enquiry should not be limited, but should be extended to all public offices. He did not consider that there was any peculiar necessity at the present time to institute - the enquiry, but if the House generally approved of the motion, he would not oppose it. Mr. BOWYER concurred in the suggestions of Mr. Gladstone. _ _ Mr. W. WILLIAMS, Mr.FIE." ELLICE, and Sir H. WILLOUGHBY, supported the motion. Atter some remarks from Mr. HENLEY and Lord PALMERSTON, the motion was agreed to. THE PEACE REJOICINGS. Mr. GROGAN complained that the pyrotechnics in cele bration of the peaee were not extended to Ireland and Scotland, and moved an address to her Majesty praying that she would give orders to further this object.l Lord PALMERSTON sal" the Governments would not object to the motion, as they were of opinion that the three principal cities of Great Britain should share in the rejoicings. The motion was agreed to. The Drafts ou Bankers' Bill was read a third time and passed . the House adjourned at a quarter past one o'clock. By Mr. Horsfall : He knew nothing of the relative merits of the dock accommodation of Liverpool and Birkenhead. He was not aware that there were 15 miles of docks in Liverpool, and yet he had given an opinion upon the sub-, ject without ,a personal knowledge ;of the fact , b u t ot TOWN DUES. 1 course his opinion must be taken for j ust what it was. worth. 1 By Mr. Gibson :It would he thought strange in Man chester if a rate was demanded for the improvement of LOCAL CHARGES ON SHIPPING Liverpool as well as Manchester, and yet that was done, under the name of Town Dues. COM NIITTEE. M r. Horsfall : Are you not aware that the borough rates. of Liverpool are greater than those of Manchester ? Witness ; I don't know ; but, as I came here for info Telt.) mation. I shall be glad to know from you that that is so. offs, Tlitili q l , (A laugh.) The Witness then went on to say the. reason why the people of Manchester objecte d to theses' m \ine' at twe - i dues was, simply because they obtained no return or. advantage for them. If there were any equivalent given. f Commerce in return, the opposition to the dues would cease. r 1 ~,, By Lord Hotham: He was not prepared t o sa y how .rq, Stoke Dock Trustees should be elected, that was , who s houi , t If the firm ' ' have the right of election. "he firm By:Mr. Vance: The value of a bale of cotton varied 'er raw from .£5 to £3O. A local committee in Manchester ha!t les at been agitating . the neighbouring towns, and in correspond, t : to ence with the manufacturing towns of Yorkshire, an 'ay they had responded to the call made to them. r The Witness : Have you done ? (A laugh.) The Chairman : Yes, I think we have done with yo tt now. (A laugh.) The Committee then adjourned until Monday next* L NEST INTELLIGENCE• MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. of diplomacy, but each conjunctive section is a defeat, or a delay of the behests of civilsatiOn. LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY EVENING. Everything that the Allies could demand, and There has been less buoyancy in the Cotton HOTJSE OF LORDS.—THURSDAY. Europe has been led to expect, is conceded with Market to-day, but with a fair enquiry a good The Lord CHANCELLOR took his seat en the woolsack a degree of freedom which could hardly be sur- busioess has been done, the sales amounting to about five o'clock. passed, but when we come to the pithy sentences 10,000 bales, of which 3,000 were taken for specu which embody the critical interpretat ions of the l b ation and export. Holders offer rather free l y , but The rices continue steady. concessions meant to be made to Turkey and the Liverpool Share Market has been quiet, but Western Powers, we find them wholly nullified opened steady, and prices continued to be sup in elucidation, or left to future commissions to ported until late in the day, when they became decide. If these diplomatic quibbles were con- rather easier, closing as follows :—Aberdeen, 124 fined to the sapless political questions in volved in 131. 3 C 0 3olit . Chester and Birkenhead, erandllotve l a s 1 d i 1 1 5 61 . 6, Caledonian, aster Eastern the negociations of peace, they would not be wo rth Counties, 10 101. East Lancashire. . 191 191. even a passing notice ; but where they are directed Great Northern, 231 231. Ditto A, 91 98. Great against the 'commercial and material interests of Western, 62 621. Lancashire and Yorkshire, Stock, a L n i d v e N r p o or North , C r e o s s t b e r y n , a s n t e d e S k o i l i (I d o l o l r o t i . 171 1 - v E l a 7 n 1 .. . regarded as so nauch claptrap ; and w hile we Western Europe generally, the treaty can o nl y be BLBlBdBoln. Chester. Sheffield, and Lincoln, 283 288 Ditto content ourselves with the stop it has put to the Pref. , 11 1 12 . D itto New 6 p er cent. Pref . , 1 ip. effusion of blood, prepare for a return to a Midland Stock, 74 74.3 North British, 8 9-16 of things precisely similar to that which 8 (1-16. North SI affordshire, 6 51d. South Eastern existed before a life was sacrificed or a shilling a l n , d 9-161 y Yo or rk k , N an e d wc N as e t r l t e i; a A n i d id ß la e n r d wiek 2B , 281. Leeds Capital Stock, 15.1 15a. Buffalo and Lake Huron, 11 2p. Dutch Rhenish 1 7-16 11p. Great Western of Canada, 261 263. Ditto New Shares, 33 31p. Ditto 2nd issue, 31 31p. Great Luxembourg, 78 7d. The amount of business done in the Manchester Goods Market has again been restricted in conse quence of the advance in price demanded for both goods and yarns. Letters from Berlin mention that the measures recommended by the committee of the Chamber of Deputies relative to the application of the extraordinary credit voted by the Assembly for military purposes no longer required, has been adopted. This measure authorises the Minister of Public Works to employ the sum of 14,000,000 thalers for the purpose of constructing a line of railway from Saarbrugge to Luxemburg ; and should it not suffice to finish the railway, that the house will have recourse to voting a new loan for that purpose. The Debuts offers a table of the respective posi tions of the Banks of France and England from the 10th of April to the 29th of March, 1856 The figures are expressed in francs and in units of millions : 31ARRIAGE I AILS Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from 40 magis trates of Cumberland, complaining of the evil conse quences arising from the conflict of the English and Scotch marriage laws, and called attention to a bill in troduced by him in 1835, to remedy the evil. Lord CAMPBELL and Earl MINT expressed their dis approval of the present state of the law. The Earl of ABBRDEEN said, he had opposed the bill formerly introduced by Lord Brougham, and would oppose again any similar measure. STATE OF ITALY. Lord LYNDHURST gave notice that on a future day he would bring under the consideration of the House the state of Italy, and the continued military occupation by Austria of extensive portions of that country beyond her own limits, thereby creating great dissatisfaction, and disturbing the political equilibrium, and endangering the peace of Europe. FALL OF KARS. The Earl of MALMESEURY gave notice that he would bring forward his motion with respect to the fall of Kars on I , riday week. spent in war! Article eleven commences with an admirably selected catch-line :—" THE BLACK SEA IS NEUTRAL' ISED " Oh ! joyful tidings ! " Open to the mercan tile marine of all nations, its waters and ports are formally and in perpetuity interdicted to flags of war, whether belonging to the bordering or to any other THE NAVAL REVIEW Several noble lords complained of the difficulties to which they were subjected, owing to the bai arrarge went made for their journies to and from Southampton and at the naval review. "Powers (puissances rzverauu power, save and except the exceptions " tioned in articles 14 and 19 of the present " treaty." This is not enough Article twelve declares that, freed from all im " pediments trade in the ports and waters of the " Black Sea, shall only be subjected to regulations " of health, customs, and police, conceived in a " spirit favourable to the development of corn " mercial transactions." If sections 14 and 19 contain nothing at variacce with the spirit and letter of article eleven, the world's industry may revel in a seven days' jubilee, without bestowing a thought on the cost. Happily the fourteenth paragraph does not disclose anything of a serious nature beyond the intimation that their Majesties, the Emperor of Russia and the Sultan, in antici pation of the conditions expressed in article nine, " have entered into a convention for the purpose of " determining the force and Plumber of light " vessels necessary for the service of their coasts " which they reserve to themselves the right of " keeping up in the Black Sea.' But the ASSETS. France. England 268 261 nineteenth clause carries us back to all " the " principles hereinbefore enunciated," and give to each of the contracting parties the right to station light vessels at the mouth of the Danube. Being thus unceremoniously thrown back again on paragraphs fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, and eighteen, we are c onstrained to enquire into the " principles" they contain. And here, we find, that the treaty of Vienna " having established the principles " destined to regulate the navigation of the rivers " which separate or traverse several States, the contracting Powers stipulate between themselves " that for the future these principles shall be also ' " applicable to the Danube and its embouchures." They also declare that this disposition constitutes henceforth a part of the public law of Europe, and they take it (the disposition) under their guarantee ! To the foregoing is added a declaration that the navigation of the Danube cannot be subjected to any hinderance or dues, which shall not be ex- pressly provided for by the stipulations contained in the following articles. In consequence, no toll shall be taken that may be based solely upon the fact of the navigation of the river, nor any duty (droit) upon merchandise which may be on board The police and quarantine regulations to be established for the security of the States separated or traversed by this river, shall be con ceived in such a manner as to favour the circula tion of vessels as much as possible. " Save these " regulations no obstacle whatever shall be placed "in the way of the free navigation." Now, the " following" articles alluded to, authorise the appointment of a mixed commission for the purpose ; first, of drawing up the regulations of navigation and of fluvial police; secondly, remove the obstacles, of whatever nature they may be, which as yet prevent the application of the dispo sitions of the treaty of Vienna to the Danube ; thirdly, give orders for and cause to be executed the necessary works throughout the whole course of the river; and fourthly, to see vessels to the maintenance of the navigability of the mouths of the Danube and the neigh bouring parts of the sea. Here it will be observed that this commission has no power what_ ever to go beyond the " principles" established by the treaty of Vienna ; whilst, in the political conditions imposed on the SULTAN, he is forbidden to enter into conventions with any one of the con- tracting parties, without the consent of the others; being, at the same time, bound by the acts of the commission, and, notwithstanding, that both Turkey and the Principalities are to enjoy in dependent and national administration, as well as full liberty of worship, legislation, commerce, and navigation To cßrry out the objects of the Treaty, there are to be no less than four commissions, and what the ultimate result of their labours will be in the face of so many palpable contradictions and diffi• culties is quite impossible to conceive. Meanwhile, however, Article thirty two provides that, until " the treaties or conventions which existed before " the war between the belligerent powers shill " have been renewed or replaced by new acts, the " commerce of importation or exportation shall go "on reciprocally upon the footing of the rules in "force before the war, and their subjects shall, in " all other respects, be respectively treated upon " the footing of the most favoured nation." That we should have got so far back towards the point from v.bich we drifted into war in 1853-54, appears almost miraculous, and when it is considered that Russia will so far bend her neck to the law of nations as to admit consuls into her ports on the Black Sea, we may expect t o hear of even greater wonders. Still when the towns, ports, and territories, won and lost during the deadly struggle have been restored to their res pective owners, what is to compensate France and Great Britain for the war ? There are few subjects which can be returned to with so much satisfaction to the curious, as a Treaty of Peace concocted in secrecy, and we shall therefore dilate upon some of the political features of the memorable convention of 1856 with a great gusto, and at the earliest moment. THE TOWN DuEs.--Yesterday the select committee on Local Charges on Shipping met again, pursuant to adjourn ment from Monday. The sitting was occupied in the examination of four witnesses in support of the case set up by the Manchester party. There were Mr. Collins, of the firm of Minton and Collins, glass and china manufac turers, of Stoke; Mr. Rigby, merchant and ship broker, of Runcorn ; Mr. Arther Sinclair, of the St. Belens Railway and Canal Company, and Mr. Henry Ashworth, of Bolton, Vice-Chairman of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce. The testimony of these witnesses will be found in another column, and to it we invite attention. The committee stands adjourned to Monday. STATE OF PARMA In reply to the Marquis of Clanricarle, The Earl of CLARENDON said that there was no cor respondence of any importance with respect to the recent events in the Duchy of Parma, to be laid before the Parliament. He could state, however, that much exaggeration had taken place as to these events. THE AMERICAN QUESTION The Earl of CLARENDON, in answer to a question from the Earl of Derby, promised to lay the correspondence respecting the enlistment question before the Housl early next week. That respecting the Central American question he had already placed on the table. Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—Ta ItSDAY The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS The Cambridge University and Town Bill, and the East Somerset Railway Bill, were read a third Lime and passed NOTICES OF MOTION. Mr. OTwAY gave notice that on Tues(l,y, the 13th of May, he should call attention to the re-sort of the com missioners on the subject of torture in India, and submit measures to the House on the subject._ . . . Mr. W. EWART gave notice that on Tuesday, the 20th of May, he should move for a select committee on the subject of law reform. STAFF APPOINTMENTS, In reply to Captain LEICESTER VERNON, Mr. PEEL said there would be no objections to generals of the scientific corps being employed on the staff, but as their proportion to generals of other branches of the service was not more than one in twenty, the number so employed would of course be limited. THE NAVAL REVIEW. Mr. A. STAFFORD moved the adjournment of the House, in order that he might have an opportunity of making some observations with regard to the defective arrangements for members of Parliament to witness the review. He complained of the delay on the journey from and to Southampton, and afterwards at Southampton, before members had an opportunity of getting on board the vessel prepared for them. Lord W. PAULETT observed that the whole affair was (Psgraceful from beginning to end. On the return from Southampton, members of the House of Commons had to wait an hour for the peers, and they then came into London at the rate of ten mile an hour. Mr. C. STANLEY also complained of the defective arrangements. Lord PALMERSTON observed that the discussion ought not to continue in the absence of the first Lord of the Admiralty, who was detained with the fleet on duty. He could not make any statement as to the arrangements in the absence of his right hon. friend, but he had no doubt Sir Charles Wood would be able to explain everything satisfactorily. After some remarks from Colonel NORTH and Mr. H. ELLicE, both of whom complained of the arrangements, Mr. NEWDEGATE and Mr. HOWARD expressed their belief that the whole of the inconvenience originated with the railway, and not with the government. Some further discussion having taken place, the motion for adjournment was withdrawn, and the subject dropped. Cash and bullion Bills of Exchsnge 720 Loans to Individuals Loans to the state 11ovprnment Stock Divers accounts 100 1 572 65 ) ---- .. 1,016 1,553 Capital Reserve . . Notes on demand Ditto to older • • .. . Public deposits Private ditto ..... Divers accounts 91 344 17 95 616 608 10 19 100 171 163 296 19 - Total Stock Exchange business remains very inani mate in all departments. The funds were very steady during the morning, but yesterday's rise of * per cent. was not supported—prices to_day closing at 934. - to 931. At the weekly board of the Bank of England to-day, no alteration was made in the rate of discount. The exports of gold to Turkey tended to occasion the postponement of the expected abrogation of the seven per cent. charge for bill. over sixty-five days. Nevertheless the general appearance lately presented by the Money Market caused the belief that bills must be running due at the Bank. The final instalment of £1,050,000 on the last loan fell due to-day, but caused no pressure whatever in the Discount Market, especially as the supply is good, and the demand quieter, and first class bills are negociated rather below the Bank minimum. At Paris to-day the three per cent aentes closed about 4 per cent lower. The Anglesea Statesman and Thames, with gold to the amount of about 107,050 ounces, worth 430,000/, are nearly due, and with a change of wind, their arrival might immediately be looked for. The Railway Share Market to-day was rather flatter; the chief feature was in Great Western stock, which was freely offered, and fell no less than two per cent. The The closing quotations of Railway shares were as follows :—Caledonian, 591 CO. Eastern Coun-. ties, 10 104-. East Lancashire, 76 78. Great Northern, 94 94i ; ditto A. 78 79. Great Western, 611 611. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 88i 88k. Lon don and North Weste rn, 1011. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 28 281. Midland Stock, 741 74. North British , 34 35. South Eastern and Dover, 711 72k. York, Newcastle and Berwick, 78 78. York and North Midland, 56 56 . THE COURT Her Majesty and the Prince Consort, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, Prince Alfred, the Princess Alice. and the Princess Helena, left Buck ingham Palace at half-past eight o'clock on Wednesday, for the private station at Vauxhall of the South Western Railway, where the Royal Party was joined by the Duke of Cambridge, (attended by his equerry in waiting), Earl Spencer, and Sir James Clark. A special train conveyed the Queen, the Prince, and the Royal party to Gosport, where her Majesty was received by the Lords of the Admiralty. Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons, and M. Jurin de la Graviere, admiral in the French navy, paid their respects to the Queen at Gosport, and together with the Lords of the Admiralty and the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Royal Suite, had the honour of accompanying her Majesty and Prince Albert on board the Victoria and Albert royal yacht. The Queen's Naval Aides-de-Camp, Admiral Sir William Parker and the Marquis Townshend, attended her Majesty from Gosport on board the Victoria and Albert. Soon after the commencement of the review, Vice-Admiral Sir George Seymour, Commander-in Chief at Portsmouth, and Rear-Admiral the Hon. R Dundas, went on board the royal yacht to receive the Queen's commands. At the termination of the review, about five o'clock, her Majesty and Prince Albert landed at Gosport, and left the railway station at half-past five o'clock, travelling to London by a special train, and re turned to Buckingham Palace, accompanied by the elder Royal family, and attended by the ladies and gentlemen in waiting, at ten minutes past eight o'clock; THE MINISTRY AGAIN WORSTED. - Last night in the House of Commons, notwithstanding the opposition of the Government, led by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Goderich carried his motion for an address to the Crown, praying for the extension of the system of open competition as a condition of entrance into the Civil Service, by a majority of 21; the numbers, on a division, being 108 in favour of the motion, and 87 against it. THE TRIAL OF WILLIAM PALMER..--11l the Court of Queen's Bench, yesterday, the rule for the removal of the' indictments and inquisition from the county of Stafford to the Central Criminal Court was, on the motion of the Attorney• General, made absolute, and the trial fixed to commence on Wednesday the 14th of May, before Lord Chief Justice Campbell, Mr. Baron Alderson, and Mr. Justice Cresswell. We understand, that in consequence of the continued and serious ill health of Mr. Sergeant Wilkins, who had been retained for the prisoner, has been obliged to abandon that onerous task, and has given up his brief to Mr. Ballantine, of the Oxford circuit. -.-----............------ DISiOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. —T. lfyers, W. Corbitt and G. Thomson, Masbrough, York!hir,, .tove manufac turers, so far rag regards T. Myers. GN. Greenup, J. Freeland, and J. Clegg, jun., Rio Janivrn, merchants. H. Smithies, John Smithies, and James S Lithies, Black burn, Lancashire, engineers. Anne Ward and Ellen Rosa, Holtingworth, Everton, near Liverpool, schoolmistresses. T. Moss, Ossett, Yorkshire, and E. Moss, Broom Hall , Yorkshire, cattle dealers. T. Entwistle and W. Green, New Accrington, Lancashire, grocers. I. Colbeck, S. Colbeck, and W. H. Colbeck, Batley, Yorkshire, wollen manufacturers. H. Seed and J. Suddards, Bradford, Yorkshire, and Norwich, Woolstaplars. J. Hughes and J. Bishop, Liverpool, brewers. T. Daniel and T. Guest, Manchester, Mauthester warehousemen. T. Petty, J. Smith, W. Smith, and I. Nichols, Dudley-hill and Brad ford, Yorkshire, worsted spinners, so far as regards T. Petty. THE DISPUTE WITH PERSIA A dispatch dated Berlin, the 23rd instant, men tions that the Persian Government has acknow ledged the rights of the English Consuls, and dila consequently the differences previously existing may be considered as completely settled. RUSSIA The Russian organ, Le Nord, publishes the speech addressed by the Metropolitan of Mosee w to the Emperor Alexander, on the occasion of h' s visit to the Cathedral. His Eminence, in the course of his address said—" Thy justice an d thy valour were not refused to war; thy huma ne sentiments were not refused to the peace which they offered thee. The enemy has not vanq uished Russia; thou has vanquished enmity," The same journal states that at a banquet give n ' by the Governor-General of Moscow, at which were some Turkish Pachas who had been taken plisoners at Kars, his Imperial Majesty a ddress ed . the latter in words full of kindness , ande ac mented them upon the gallant defence of their city. The Turks were deeply moved , and still more so when his Majesty added that they vie r° free, and could return when they please d to their homes. The Odessa Gazette contains an addres s to the Russian Minister of Finance from twelve Engl' sil mercantile firms trading with the port of St. Petersburg, expressing their thanks for the po tection afforded to them during the war. THE PENINSULAR MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL 24 The Peninsular and Oriental Company's stem ship Tagus, with the Peninsular mails, has arrived. The Tagus brings sixty-six passengers , a nd ., .23,400 in specie. Her dates are Gibraltar, APED 16; Cadiz, April 17; Lisbon, April 19 ; Oporto, April 20; and Vigo. April 21. FRANCE. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, WEDNESDAY EvENTSG' The Government has received intelligence dit° the Russian journal Le Nord, of Brussels, is , publish, to-day or to - morrow , the text of the treatjo of peace and the protocols ; but as it has reas" it believe that the publication will c ontain errors, It has given orders to the newspapers n ot to reP,er'st it. The government is itself adverse to be th p w e B , „ to u the documents, and it is only a itim , L'v do so b for lish the Turkish ratification, which is exPee te e every hour._ A telegraphic despatch say s that th ratification had reached Marseilles. Great preparations are making for th e haPtiin n s t g of the Imperial Prince, and yesterday exP e pp ri , lll : do R were made with illuminations in the a l3 ivoli. Before it takes place the Emperor Empress mean to visit Bairitz. t he Although several journals have denied tb," i " If Emperor means to visit Algeria, I am P ve assured that he will go there in September. fleet The llioniteur announces • (what if I I.Bo° re right I told you some time back), that Pig parations have been made on the southern it for the reception of the sick sol u ' e .: ' ISV also says that at Constantinople sickno sa ,7,:n ° % lo the French was declining, an d th a t the hospitals were in a satisfactory condition. You ha ve - learned before this, that the official jeur na i a e the tains a decree, making a further redtlot i°a army ; it is of two battalions of the rifle brig t of A Marseilles despatch announces the reol,ooo news from Constantinople to the I.4th. la tter Sardinians, and four French regiments from Eupatoria), had been embarked for "' s tan and France. The Sardinian hospital at C"ssielt tinople had been destroyed by fire, but the eon were saved. Adimral Grey's house litti also b burned down. wits The Paris papers have been discitaaing' tbo some heat, what took place in the Con.resa °that Italian question, and some of them de er fi ve there is any truth in what the English naP era W ing said on the subject. The Siecle o f this CountW) re peats, apparently with authority , t hat after ror de Cavour had submitted a mea sure to the Er a rd e in on the state of Italy. it was read and ilisolls s `„ c ed the Congress, that Count Walewski comlne-,.toy the discussion, and that Lord Clarendon he ti ' ive joined him in demanding prompt and e xteo s of political and civil reform s, as the sole melt° it, preven ting an outbreak ; a lso, that Russia, e spite of the opposition of Austria, seemed to agr% with all that was said, except in so far as regarded the King of Naples. Th e government has presented a bill to t h e Legislative body, authorising tdv he aance to "I,: f arm ers of 100,000 000 francs (four millions ate" ling), for promoting draining. t he The Independance of Brussels, says tbat government is greatly annoyed at M. Br el :nd its Ambassador, at Naples, having given a g,"; of ball to King Bombein, such a demonstraq'the regard for his Majesty being inopportiole„;,,': and present disaffected state of the two Si6Torloff Italy. The same joarnal says that Coll n "„iete has subscribed for twenty copies of the C°' - ' e d works of the Emperor Napoleon 111. W The Polish Legion, which England conteoPvera raising has been dissolved, and the English T it in to m ent has or d e red the objects purcha sed Paris to be sent to London. efa sed The Diet of the Duchy of W eimar bas r 05 5 to make a grant of the public m one y to a Printttob o f the reigning family, marrie d to a P mince. t t e h f y l i i (70 a t h; . head—the se m at EN O r i — rea A s s on i — t a is t this rd tho ADVERTISE best fini se p as or o t n an o ce f precaution in that respect, is the use of renowned hats, 73, Lord-street. ()PO THE DEFENDER OF IC INB URN.—A lette r from a do states that General Koc hanowitch, who bad been "' d l u t prisoner when Kinburn was ca p tured, and whos e (:) „trned was brought before a c ourt-martial sitting at the firtiv'" town, has been honour .bly acquitted. Americ a THE AMERICAN Man.—The royal mail steamer ,-- w 'll will sail for Boston and Halifax to-morrow. he fora be received at the General Post-office, in the ova l The course, up to ten, and with late fees to eleven o'clock. , ioc ic box at the landing stage will be open up to twelve o c for letters, &c., with additional late fees. • assu ni ‘ Tli E WEATHER continues beautifully fine, and ig , A ing that warmth which indicates the advent of sool ni , e ' t ;,, ro little rain would not, however, be unwelcome—indeco, ,!'fill the present, we have this month had, in this locality, 0 4 0 events, fewer of those beautiful April .showers tneient remember for the last five years. There is a margin of the month left to make up for this. )*evi ew Her a nd - , Whet O n t e ht,