The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-07-05 00:00:00

40erpool ctatibarb FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT MONDAY MORNING THE almost interminable and consecutive sittings of the House of Commons give fair indication that a prorogation is not far off. Already the feathered and finny inhabi tants of " muir and loch" may anticipate the beginning of their end—had they the power. The debate and the divi sion in daylight, on Friday morning, on the second reading of the India Bill, will be among the last of the severe sit tings of the session. The debate was not worth half an hour's purchase ; the best characteristic of it was in the by no means concealed or suppressed yawns of the young men in white waistcoats, who came in " fresh" about midnight (as Mr. GLADSTONE said to one of these the other evening). The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rarely tries his tongue at a pun ; the present one told re markably well, for the honourable member alluded to looked fresh and clean, while, at the same time, from the manner in which the CHANCELLOR pronounced the word, he meant it to be taken in the slang sense of the term. That system is wearing out of use now ; some of the first statesmen of the present time have come into the house as " fresh" as the honourable member referred to by Mr. GLADSTONE, and have been fain to slink up to the gallery there tosnore itoff. JOHNNIE RUSSELL has sometimes been funny in that way himself. PEEL, rarely; yet he took his deira on a pinch well enough ; but he was very cunning with it ; it was chiefly by his quietude you found out that he had had a bottle—quietude, and a custom which he never gave over of rubbing his nose until it became as Bardolph's. DISRAELI primes himself with the finest of BELLAMY'S particular old Lisbon, to the extent often of a whole bottle ; it is, certainly, glorious Port, well worth half a sovereign a caraffe. When DIZZY means to play the deuce with an opponent, he takes this Rod-like liquid freely ; if he means to be extra savage, he has the dprantor fon plAppa boforo him at onoo I in two hours he is worth listening to. DISRAELI, however, comes the moderate dodge now and then ; one glass—lips red as smacked—another—then a third—no more. On such occasions it is not worth the trouble of going down stairs to hear him ; the full bottle of ruby port befure the ex- CHANCELLOR is sure sign of mischief. The debate on tne India Bill, which brought out DISRAELI, was one in the glass, not the " bottle department "—hence his speech, though of intolerable length, had only one idea, one pervading feeling—FAßlAN—delay, delay ; and he was right, though by no means brilliant. I did not think there were so many " seedy" members in the house. Three or four o'clock of a July morning, after a twelve hours' sitting, takes the shine out of a man as much as a masquerade amidst the pasteboard splendours of Vaux hall. A late Irish Viceroy walked before me in full twig—tight dress pants, silk stockings, and lacquered pumps ; a treacherous loop of the silks had given way, and oh, horrible ! there was the ex-Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, with his red heel like a potato, making sad work of grandeur. In the early part of the night, there was a clever little scene. Tom DUNCOMBE, who begins to take a little more liberty with himself (Cave Tom ?), with a deal of mock gravity gave notice that he would, on the following night, ask if it were the intention of Minis ters to do anything for the Jews this session ? " Oh, I don't want your notice," as good as said Lord JoHN— " I'll at once answer you—No." Mr. BELL also gave intimation of the commencement of an attack on the British Museum, by moving for certain returns in regard to the never-likely-to-be-finished Catalogue. There is )t a reading man or woman in or about London—l say iing of those hacks who make a livelihood out of litera ,—the boys who crib a defunct author's ideas,—as ROLD said before the Dramatic Committee, robbing rdering the author—l say nothing of the large of the clergy, episcopal and dissenting, who are elled to run to the library of the Museum, let them bear their grievance —they are to the manner born. Not so hundreds of distinguished foreigners—scholars. Talk of looking for a needle in a bottle of hay—that's easily and successfully accomplished. Go to-morrow to the Britism Museum, and ask for a book a little more recherche perhaps than " Blackstone's Commentaries" or and c numbe " Soyer's Modern Housewife," I'll bet a Spanish dollar, pillars and all, with Sir HENRY ELLIS, the principal, you don't get it. Appeal to the working librarian—a worthy book-worm he is—" Have you look'd at the rides ?" is his never-failing interrogatory. " Oh, yes, till lam blind nearly !" is the answer, and there an end. But the volume sought is not found. I would undertake to eat every book in the British Museum, should each volume turn out as " bitter in the mouth" as the book of anti quity, if I did not finish that Catalogue in three months. Hundreds of splendid scholars are at this moment tumbling in the hayfields, having nothing to do ' • two score of such men, and the nation wou ld soon have a catalogue of its unsurpassed collection. However, Mr. BELL'S motion was agreed to, and we shall see if any good comes of it. I notice the areary riehnte nn the Tnorirrie-tour Rill in the House of Peers, the other, night, chiefly to introduce JOHN CAMPBELL, Lord Chief Justice of England, to your readers. JACK, as he is yet sometimes called by his old acquaintances—most of whom, by-the-by, he has cut,—is the son of of a decent Presbyterian minister in the unpre tending, unambitious town of Cupar, in Fife. He came to London, a yellow-hair'd vulgar-looking Scottish la'l, with scarcely a mag ; he had, however, a long head, set right.on his shoulders, a good constitution, and some ser viceable education ! He worked as a reporter on the Morning Chroincle, when it was a high honour to belong to that old Whig newspaper. JOHN CAMPBELL will now meet in the streets of London men who sat alongside of him in the gallery of the House of Commons " taking notes," and give them the cut celestial. While JOHN was receiving his five guineas a week as a reporter, he was not sleeping ; he entered for the bar, in due time was called, practised, gave over reporting, and his good for tune began to make itself. Sir JAMES SCARLETT was great at the bar as a counsel, not for knowledge of his craft, but for his giant way of dealing with matters of fact ; he had briefs by the bushel, endorsed ten, twenty, fifty, aye, two hundred guineas ! he could not attend to them all; he had taken a notion of the "douse" and sagacious CAMPBELL, asked him to dine with him one day—then another, and JOHNNIE, like his father, the meenister, before him, " improved the occasion," cast love-glances at SCARLETT'S eldest daughter. Thus matters went on. JOHN CAMPBELL was making several thousands a year; in a crack he married Miss SCARLETT, and rose rapidly otherwise. Member of Parliament, Solicitor-General, Attorney-General, Lord Chancellor for Ireland, and I don't remember how many other grand characters he became. Meantime his father-in-law had become Lord ABINGER, a surly judge, and gave little satisfaction to the bar ; but that don't signify much, provided just judgments are given. Lord ABINGER was miserable on the bench ; poor but rich man, his peace of mind was eaten away,— daily corroding as the little speck which caused his death ; he had cancer, or something of that sort, in the eye ; his father, a West Indian, died of the same disorder. So thought Lord ABINGER, the son, would be his case. It was. Painfully I have seen that otherwise burly old lord take from his waistcoat pocket a small mirror, confronting it with the deadly spot from day to day, hour to hour, watching its damning progress. His daughter, made Lady STRATHEDEN, produced a little family to Lord CAMPBELL. His eldest son and heir to the title is no beauty, neither is he scorchingly brilliant. Except on the bench, Lord CAMPBELL is thoroughly Scotch,— " land'art," I think, Rome BURNS calls it, as when he first came to town ; though I am not prepared to say, that he still takes off his shoon, and sits in a box at the theatre, in the dog-days, in his stocking feet, which I have seen him do. I think also that he finishes the combing of his hair, such as it is, at home ; time was when JOHNNIE would walk up the floor of the House of Commons, combing his head all the way. On the bench his appearance and conduct are those of a model judge ; it is clear that he knows the case better than the barrister who has to argufy, which might cause the attentive observer to suppose his Lordship was slightly impatient, which he is not. He likes a glass of toddy, with such a man as HARRY BROUGHAM; THomas, Lord DENMAN, though he could give a " merry troll" at one time, is pow too old and too cold for that sort of thing. Lord CAMPRELL is terribly wroth about the Income-tax for Ireland ; he thinks it hard to be com pelled to pay income-tax upon fruitless acres, fruitless as regards rent. He'll have to pay it for all that ; the bill, with all its " imperfections" on its head, has passed. Lord CAMPBELL would get rid of his Irish estates, if he could. There is an annual gathering of the good and great at this season of the year, which I rarely good and great at this season of the year, which I rarely mi I allude to the distribution of prizes at King ' s College School, founded, I might almost say, by old WILLIAMHowLEY' the late Primate of all England. The primate was a mild mannered man, " quite serene," in the true meaning of the phrase, though it be sadly perverted by sons of 13 E ri AL in midnight street. The archbishop lent a han ling King's College, beginning with the Bible as book, because the rival establishment, the Lon. ity, would have no religion. At the recent the KING of lIANovEu was present ; h e he pupil of Dr. JELF, the principal of the KING shook hands with the pupils, with very one, in short; I began to think he ought to have )rouzla a wooden hand with him, like old BLUCHER, wben he was in London. Next to the KING of HANOVER as a " lion" was—a coal-miner, the greatest mathemati cian in the world—Professor HANN. Heaven-born genius pregnant ! Of all human studies, none comes nearest our conceptions of the god, than mathematics. Truth great and inalienable,—but study won't make you a ma thematician no more than it can add a cubit to one's stature. Then it i s the m o r e g odlike inspiration. HANN was so attach e d t o ma th ema ti cs th a t, w hile yet a coal min er, at work far below the earth's surface, he would in foun first cla don Univers distribution, been t. The college ay on his back — inadarkcoal-pit, problemising with balk. The toil phvsicked pain; he got above ground, jade himself acquainted with the world, and was chosen rom among many professors. YOUNG, SEYMOUR (SO- F ERSET), WELLESLEY (WELLINGTON), and such slips of :ngland's nobility, take off their bonnets to the once coal. miner, 11A There are persons at all imbued with a love of the wh did not know more or less of the late -r oc -c St. .yartin's.lan e . Hi mse l f an rt, ling to speculate, he bought ki id picture was unques h uaintance with all the old masters ; ...ee of whom he could distinguish as easily as artistical amongst us can tell an Etty from a I have made use of the ab.pye abominable ne arts ~-er of art, and gels • ' nowledge of a go tioned, as v,. ,e most o 1 the least word " speculate, abominable, certainly, in combination with art. Mr. WOODBURN bought and sold. I remem ber him laying out a fortune on the matchless—but by the pitiful government of the day, disregarded—collection of the late Sir Taomas LAWRENCE—he i* never called THE LTVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1853. the late Sir THOMAS, no more than the editor of " Punch" is Mistered or 'Squired. Mr. WOODBURN had vast num bers of the original designs, sketches, thoughts for pic tures, &c., done most of them in bistre, of nearly all the great works of the greatest masters. Each bit was worth more than a hundred times its weight in gold, as study for our boy-artists. Sir THOMAS LAWRENCE, with an eye to the beautiful, knew what he was about ; he was the painter of portraits, and plenty of them he had to paint ; he died poor, though making a mint of money. Oh, he gambled of course, did they not say, the funeral scarcely over. Elegant Sir THOMAS LAWRENCE, you never lost a groschen ; beyond a hand of cards—not over clean, thumb-daubs of ultramarine on some of them ; with SARAH SIDDONS, the President of the Royal Academy played not : how, then, could he be so poor ? enquired certain mercenary men. They soon found out. Sir THOMAS bought everything good in art he could lay his hands upon he paid for them all ; hence he had so little at his banker's. Poor Sir THOMAS ! He thought the nation would purchase his selections. Sir THOMAS LAWRENCE was very soft; I saw him weep the last time ; he delivered the biennial prizes to the Academy students; he thought it would be the last time he ever would meet them again; soft, indeed, to think that SPRING RICE, and rubbish of that sort, would sanction the purchase of such inestimable stores for the nation. SAM WOODBURN bought them, and sold them with advantage. Old SAMUEL had in his collection, besides, many things not so good, but as veritable. I condescended, in these dithyrambic epistles, to notice a purchase the other day of a picture " for the nation ;" I stated that the purchase, or picture, was done in bad treacle : never mind, it will be hung some of these days in the National Gallery. That purchase was a shame, but that shame is outshamed by the purchase from SAMUEL WOODBURN'S collection, of an old, worn-out, bolstered up, daubed and redaubed daub, botched in canvass-mending, cracked, and otherwise disgraceful Giorgione. The picture is not worth a " damn." Yes it is. Be it known to our non oriental readers, that the apparently bad word last quoted is an Indian coin of the smallest value —less than a cowrie. If the government had purchased some of the sketches referred to, they would have been worth looking at and studying. I have mentioned SPRING Rion—Lord MONT. EAGLE that is. When England had him for CHANCEL LOR OF THE EXCHEQUER, his patronage of the fine arts was of a very inexpensive kind. He turned everything to account. The marble slab he found in one of the Go vernment stone-yards, of NELSON, with his right hand presenting HARDY with his sword, was a capital go. Great soul, (NELSON,) had lost his right arm at Tene riffe long before his death. The seraph-1r had rristrla a mistake—an anachronism—and SPRING RICE did not find it out, and made a brag of presenting it to the Royal Academy, because the bug-bole is built in Trafalgar square. The nation, however, has got the Giorgione, another piece of patchwork, to add to our collection of the old masters. Mr. UWINS, I think, gave five hun dred guineas for it a day or two ago. lam certain there's not three pawnbrokers in London would advance five hundred farthings on it. Without at all affecting to be deep read in Ministerial secrets, I am in a position to inform you, that Russia and Turkey occupied the consideration of a fully-attended Cabinet Council, on Saturday last, the best part of seven mortal hours. Such a circumstance has not occurred for the last thirty years in Downing-street. The fact is, things arecoming to a head ; that fearful man, NICHOLAS, with all Europe against him, is determined to go on ; and, though war at the outset was not his intention, events superinduced, seem inevitably to lead to hostilities ; and before the publication of your paper, it would disappoint no one at the clubs to hear a telegraphic communication to the above effect. Meantime, as far as events have re sulted, intelligence remains in statu quo, for there is not a particle of truth in the rumour flying about, both at the clubs and the Opera House, on Saturday night, that Baron BRUNOW, the Russian Minister at the Court of St. James's, had received instructions to limit his inter views with Lord ABERDEEN to official ones. BRUNOW, I need hardly state, is a remarkably social man; fond of English society is out much, and is exceedingly popular in our aristocratic circles,—dining frequently with PAL MERSTON and ABERDEEN, for no other purpose than the praiseworthy one of dining. PALMERSTON had barely time on Saturday to cab it to Carlton-terrace, so walked across the park to dress, and eat Plover's eggs—they are still to be had—at the Thatched House, with the Harrovians. The Opera House was crowded with the whole heap in the evening, and NICHOLAS was only wanted to complete a picture of cosmopolitan peace and good will. I feel certain, had he b een th ere , h e wo uld have taken a sniff of brandy, and let Turkey alone. BituNow has been sending his dog-hocked messengers to St. Petersburg more frequently than usual. His mes sengers beat ours all to nothing. Give the beggars a flask of brandy, and a bag of roubles, or an equivalent—off they cut. and run without sleep to the end of the jour ney. Some of our own QUEEN'S messengers will go as long out of bed, but it is towards the " sweet south." HUDSON, who went to Rome fo r P EEL , surpr i se d every body by his rapidity. But the travelling of government messengers is bagatelle, compared to what it was ; and I suspect they do not take a friend in the caleche with them now as heretofore,—a double blessing,—safe company and good pay. The res gestai of Parliament have prevented, perhaps, a fuller and more frequent notice of literary men and lite rary works than I ought to have bestowed. Literature of some sort or other we have always with us ; happily not so Parliament. Hence an excuse. Tom TAYLOR'S life of HAYDON, the painter, has just made its appearance. Poor HAYDON ! I knew him well. Many a time and oft we sat on chairs placed next to each other at the elegant repasts of an eminent sculptor, so that I had opportuni ties enow of enjoying the painter's sallies of learned wit and ascerbity. We first felt into each other's arms (lite rally) and g ood grsintsii sit thn nrivato viol"- of Mc 2.Vcepodcono musing, familiar to everybody from the engraving. As most commonly was the case with HAYDON, the days selected for the private views of nearly all his great pictures were wet. NAPOLEON'S was not an exception to the rule. About five o'clock in the afternoon I toddled up a long darkish and heavy-smelling passage in a house in Bond-street, wondering where the artist could gain a gleam of decent light. Without let or hindrance, I found myself, ticket in hand—no porter even to take it—in the centre of a room on the ground floor, with a dome light. I thought aloud—" Well, the artist, at all events, has succeeded in getting a capital light"—l said to myself as I looked around, not a living being to be seen ;by artifis—cunning disposition of calico—a nice, tempered light from above streamed on the picture; my exclamation had been heard, on turning round I startled at finding the artist at my elbow. He had a sort of " DIONYSIUS' ear," made by draping off a small angle of the room, where the vain artist stood, on the sly, listening to every remark. I blest my stars that I had said nothing worse. HAYDON was a grand illustration of a sometimes disputed fact,—that intense vanity and undisputed talent are compatible and co-existent. I believe his beautiful widow and children are doing pretty well. The late Dr. MAGINN, it is said, consoled his wife, on his death-bed, that she would get on better without him ; does the re mark apply to Mrs. HAYDON ? She, like RUBENS' mis tress—of the golden hair and hooked nose,—was his pet copy in all pictures where female beauty was required. The truth is coming out bit by bit about the Royal 44ademy. Mr. HURLSTONR, the English MURILLO, gave seme splendid (unpublished) evidence last week before the parliamentary committee, and told them to their teeth what every rational man, with an educated eye in his head will admit, that it is not the situation of the National Gallery that is to be found fault with—that the pictures are less injured by smoke than they would be by damp air out at Kensington. I believe that th e au th or i t i es w ill be compelled to submit the building to an operation in architecture performed with the greatest effect on Stafford House, the mansion of the Duke of SUTHERLAND. For its dimensions, it was foolishly low ; without disturbing the first and second floors, the noble duke capped it with a third. Now do this with the Academy or National Gallery, and it may remain on " the finest site in Europe," as Sir ROBERT PEEL said. In hot days, especially holi day ones, the fine picures—those which charm the masses—HOGARTH'S series, for example—always get crusted by dust and human breath—thus, the dust impel pahle is tumbling about, and the visitors eager to catch HOGARTH'S minute touches lean forward, their breaths fall humidly on the surface of the painting, and the dust combines. The authorities, some time since, seeing the beautiful HOGARTHS become clouded, fancied the " co lours were fading." Not so ; a little soap and water, and a silk handkerchief afterwards, made them all right. [ADVERTISEMENT.] THE ICE TRADE: A CHALLENGE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Six,—Our attention has been called to an advertisement, in the form of a letter, in your paper, of the 28th instant, in which a party, representing themselves as O'Neill and Co., are en deavouring (as they have been for the past year) to injure our long-established reputation in the Wenham Lake Ice trade in England, by false representations ; but their whole tirade of abuse is evidently got up to force upon the public an article they last year condemned as impure, their present pretended large stock of pure ice coming from the same source as that which they condemned last year. This is, indeed, strange con sistency, but it is nevertheless true, as any one, who will com pare their advertisement of last year and this, will readily perceive. They have the audacity to state, that they are in a position to prove that we have no Wenham Lake Ice. Now, sir, in order to bring their pretended honesty to a test, challenge them to prove it; and should they be successful in their case we will forfeit our whole stock of ice; and, should we be unsuccessful in proving that they have not only imported no Wenham Lake or other American Ice, but that their whole stock is from the same source as that which they pronounced impure last year, we shall expect them to meet us upon the same terms. In the meantime we beg to inform our numerous patrons and friends, should any be desirous, we shall be most happy to submit to their inspection our large stock of pure and only genuine Wenham Lake Ice in Liverpool, as also our small ship ment of Norway and Rough Ice, such as they exclusively deal in, or have dealt in, since the few tons of the pure article they had from us in November last. As regards their assertion of our supplying hotels and others with English Ice for W.L.I. is false. It * could not be substi tuted as Wenham Lake, or any other American, Ice ; for every one, who ever saw American and English Ice, would at once see the difference. I Therefore we say that it would be against the interest of any one to sell the latter for the former. No person would takk English Ice the second time for American; and we furthermore state that they know, the use experi ence, that English Ice does not answer for the use of steamers to pack their plovisions in. For the satisfaction of the public, we take great Pleasure in submitti ng t o their perusal the fol lowing certificAtes 1 5, India-buildi ngs , W ater-street, Liverpool, June 29, 1853. This may (certify that Messrs. Ropes and Co., of North John-street,/have Just received, by the ship George Kendall, chartered b us from Boston, a large cargo of Wrn enha Lake Ice, and th only cargo of American Ice to thi s port this year, which was anded here in fine condition. TRAIN and CO. / 6, Tower-chambers , Liverpool, June 29, 1853. This is/to certify that Messrs . Ropes and .Co., of North John-strEet, have just rec eived b y one of our ships, George Lake 10, which was landed here in fine condition. (Signed) KENDALL BROTHERS. 3, Washington-slreel, Liverpool, June 29, 1833. This is to certify that the ship Geor g e Kendall, comman ded by me, was loaded at East Boston, by Ice from the Wenham Lake, under the superintendence of the manager of that com pany, with the most brilliant, pure, and magnificent Ice I ever beheld, each block weighing fully 2i cwt., and has just been landed here in fine condition to Ropes and Co. (Signed) PHILIP FARLEY, Captain of the George Kendall. WENHAM LAKE ICE OFFICE, 28, North John-street, Liverpool, June 29, 1853. H, T. RAPES And CO, COMMERCIAL AND MONETARY NE TT-S. MONDAY NIGHT. THE monotonous dulness, relieved only by de pression which has prevailed both in monetary and commercial affairs, has been mainly, if not solely, owing to the continued uncertainty as to the termi nation of the dispute between Russia and Turkey. The Emperor Nicholas refuses to abate any portion of his demands, and threatens occupation of the Danubian provinces in the event of refusal. The Sultan of Turkey avails himself of the time allowed for deliberation, consults his allies, and receiving assurances of support from France and England, refuses to accede to the demands of Russia. So the matter rests, and until something definitive has been ascertained, it is not likely that we shall experi ence any resuscitation of activity. Notwithstanding the threatening aspect of affairs, if we may judge by the recent account of the movement of large bodies of Russian troops, we still adhere to our previously expressed opinion, that the dispute will be brought to a termination without a resort to the last appeal. The English and French fleets have both reached Besika bay, where they await the in telligence of Russia having invaded the Turkish territory, in order to pass through the Dardanelles, into the Black Sea; but of what avail will they be as a protection against operations on land ? Russia also denies that the occupation of the Danubian provinces would be a declaration of war, as she claims to do so by treaty; and as this could not easily be resisted, it seems not improbable that Russia will fulfil her threat by going thus far, and that means will be taken by some of our clever diplo matists to prevent any further explosion. That this view is generally entertained, may he judged of by the general firmness with which the public secu rities have been maintained, Consols having but slightly varied until the close of the week, when there was a sudden fall, owing to a doubtful report of the Russians having entered Jassy. Prices have, however, since rallied, though we cannot expect to see any sensible improvement until affairs have been placed on a more satisfactory labia. There turns of the Bank of England again show a small increase, and money for commercial purposes has been easy, so that business on the whole may be considered satisfactory. In the manufacturing districts, notwithstand ing the continuance of the strike at Stockport and Blackburn, and the discontent which pre vails among the operatives on the question of short time, prices have been firmly maintained, and the unsettled state of political affairs has not prevented even a rise in Yarns and wholly manu factured goods. The Manchester spinners have now discovered the folly of trusting to the advice of their Guardian, and are compelled to come to a rising market in Liverpool, owing to their short stocks. This accounts for the large sales in Cotton and the firm prices, which would have been still higher but for the causes already alluded to. In the Woollen districts the complaint is still of the high prices of the raw material, and business is confined to actual orders, which, however, are to a fair extent. Reports from other seats of industry are as favourable as might have been anticipated. The Quarterly Returns of the Revenue will be made up to Tuesday evening, and published on Wednesday morning. It is anticipated that they will show a considerable increase on the Quarter as compared with the corresponding period of last year, and arising from Customs, Excise, Stamps, and Post-office, tempered by a slight falling off in Taxes and Property Tax. Upon the year's account there is expected to be an increase in all the items, and the general results are counted on as moat satisfactory. Some increase in Customs has, no doubt, been occasioned by the large amounts re cently paid on Tea, while the general commercial activity has added to the receipts for Stamps and Post-office. Our SHARE MARKET has again been extremely dull all week, with prices ranging in a very narrow limit; in fact, the real business has been all but nominal, the few quotations made having been those of dealers almost without exception. To-day the more alarming intelligence from the East has given boldness to the bear party, who have made some rather extensive sales. We annex the quota tions :—Caledonians, 331 ; Lancashire and York shire, 761 761 gr 1 I ; London Stock, 1141 141 14 ; Midland Stock, 70 1 ; Dover Stock, 20. The return from the Bank of England, for the week ending the 25th of June, gives the following results, when compared with the previous week : Public deposits .. £5,532,113; Increase £916,282 Other deposits .. 12,332,410 ; Decrease 842.109 Rest .. .. 3,116,211; Increase 1,679 On the other side of the account — Govern went securities £13,118,010; Decrease 5,900 Other securities .. 13,705,389 ; Decrease 4,418 Notes unemployed .. 9,563,325 ; Increase 143,110 The amount of notes in circulation is £22,631,560, being a decrease of £64,220 ; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £18,665,289, show ing an increase of £29,463, when compared with the preceding return. ISSUE DE : Notes issued .. £32,194,885 'ARTMENT. Govrnt. Debt.. £11,015,100 Other securities 2,984,900 Gold coin & bu1n.18,175,731 Silver bullion .. 19,154 £32,194,885 £32,194,885 BANKING D Prop.'s capita1.£14,553,000 Rest Public deposits. 5,532,113 Other deposits. 12,332,410 7.day, &c. bills. 1,323,394 £36,857,128 BAPTISM OF PRINCE LEOPOLD. The baptism of his infant Royal Highness took place with much ceremony on Tuesday, in the private chapel of the Palace, in the presence of the Belgian, Saxon, Prussian, Portuguese, and Hanoverian Ministers, all the Cabinet Ministers, the members of the household, and a most distinguished party. The holy rite was administered by the Archbishop of Canterbury, assisted by the Bishops of London, Oxford, and Chester. The Rev. H. Howarth was present as Rector of the parish, the Hon. and Rev. Gerald Wellesley as Private Chaplain to the Queen, the Revs. Lord Wriothesley Russell and H. G. Liddell as Chaplains to Prince Albert. Previous to the service, the 89th Psalm, with music composed by the King of Hanover, was performed. On reaching that portion for the naming of the child, the Archbishop demanded of the sponsors how it should be named, when the King of Hanover answered in a clear sonorous voice. LEOPOLD GEORGE DUNCAN ALBERT, and his Grace baptised it accordingly. Some three columns are devoted by the Court Newsman to the account of the ceremony, but the other sponsors are not named. An anthem by Costa, and the Hallelujah chorus, from Beethoven's Mount of Olives., concluded the ceremony. The Royal infant wore a Honiton lace dress over a white satin, trimmed with lace and narrow white satin riband, cap of Honiton lace, and mantle of Honiton lace over white satin. The Queen wore a dress of white pros de Naples, with silver stars, trimmed with Honiton lace and white and silver ribands. Her Majesty wore a diadem of diamonds, with a raised centre, in which was set the large diamond known as the Koh-i-noor. The Queen wore the riband of the Order of the Garter, with a diamond " George " suspended, and the Garter as an armlet. _ _ The Ministers of State and the officers of the Royal Household wore their full-dress uniforms, and the Knights wore the collars of their respective orders. Her Majesty afterwards gave a grand State banquet to all present, including the King and Queen of Hanover, the Prince and Princess of Prussia, the Duchesses of Kent, Gloucester, Cambridge, and Caroline of Mecklenburgh- Strelitz, the Princess Mary of Cambridge, the Hereditary Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburgh-Strelitz, the Duke and Duchess of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar, Prince Hohenlohe Lan4enbourgh, Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe, the Duchess of Sutherland, &c. SHOCKING COLLIERY ACCIDENT.—On Friday after noon a most fatal explosion of gas occurred at the coal mine of Mr. Butterworth, Bent Grange Colliery, Oldham, resulting in 17 deaths-15 of the colliers (men and boys) having been killed at once, and two having died subse quently. The accident occurred about 3 o'clock, and was accompanied by a very loud report. The gas is be lieved to have been fired in a level running in a westerly direction from the main road, and about 300 yards from the shaft. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. MONDAY EVENING, JULY 4 BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. ST. PET ERSBURG .—O n th e 22 n d, th e E mperor o f Rus sia, in full uniform, surrounded by his staff, proceeded to the Church of St. Isaac. He wore the Grand Greek Cross on his breast. This cross is one of the distinctive signs of the head of the church. CONSTANTINOPLE, JUNE 20.—Any shipowner sending out vessels to arrive in Port, would obtain enormous freights ; and considering the presence of the fleet, there would be no risk. Coals for the fleet are in great demand. HOUSE OF LORDS Several Private Bills were advanced a stage. The Lord CHANCELLOR stated, in reply to a question, that the committee appointed to inquire into the best mode of amending and improving the Criminal Law had suspended its sitting for the convenience of the Lord Chief Justice, who was obliged to go on circuit ; but on his Lordship's return the inquiry would be resumed. The EARL OF DERBY presented several petitions pray ing for the remission of the duty on the importation of salt into India. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from the mer chants of the city of London, trading with Scotland, and also petitions from Carlisle, Huddersfield, Glasgow, Brad ford, and several other places, praying for an improvement in the administration of the Bankruptcy and Insolvent Law of Scotland, so as to assimilate with the same Law in England.—The petition was ordered to lie on the table. The Church Building Act Amendment Bill was passed through Committee. The other Bills upon the paper w ere advanced a stage, and the House adjourned at nine o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS, On the motion of Mr. HAYES, a new Writ was issued for the 'Western Division of Cornwall, in the place of Mr. L'endarves, deceased. In reply to Mr. TOLLEMACHE I Mr. CARDWELL stated PARTMENT, Gov. securities..£l3,llB,olo Other securities 13,705,389 Notes .... ... 9,563,325 Gold & silt'. coin 470,404 X 36,857,128 COTTON.—The demand for consumption has only been checked by the fears of war and a further turn-out by the operatives. The sales, on the whole, have been large, and prices have been well supported, the advices from the other side of the Atlantic confirming the previous accounts. Stocks in the hands of spinners are very short, and when confidence is restored, there is no doubt that prices will go much higher. On Saturday the sales amounted to 8000 bales, of which about 3000 were on speculation and for export. To-DAY the Canada's advices were still more in favour of holders, and the sales reached 10,000 bales, of which 4000 were on speculation and for export, at very steady rates, and the market closed firmly. PRODUCE.—There has been a steady demand for all descriptions of Sugar, at full rates, but the de mand has been limited for foreign. No sales in Molasses. For Coffee the demand continues steady. Rice rather dearer. Rum has been in demand ; further advance of id. per gallon, including high strength, of a favourite mark, at 35., and Leewards at is. lid. per gallon proof. In Tea only a limited business by private contract ; at public sale of 7000 packages, 3000 with all faults sold at full prices, but the sound portion was withdrawn at much beyond market rates. Saltpetre remains dull ; Nitrate of Soda rather lower. Olive Oil without demand. Seal Oil rather lower. Seed Oils a little more inquired for. Oil of Turpentine lower. Palm Oil dearer; the sales amount to 690 tons on the spot at £34 15s. to £36, and 1000 tons to arrive at £35 to £36 per ton. For Tallow the de mand is good, and Petersburg Y.C. has advanced to 51s. per cwt. Petersburg clean Hemp £35 to £35 10s. per ton. Jute £l7 5s to £2O per ton. THIS DAY there was no particular change to notice in Sugar; the demand was steady, the sales com prising go hhds. Barbadoes at 335. to 385., and 220 hhds. vacuum pan Demerara at 345. 6d. to 375. per cwt. A small cargo, consisting of 200 puns. Cuba muscovado Molasses, has been sold from the quay, at 17s. 9d. per cwt. Of Rum, 35 puns. Demerara realized very full prices, and 40 puns. Surinam, Is. 1 nd. per proof gallon. Nothing of moment to report in Tea; the public sales which were adver tised for Thursday next, are postponed until Mon day next. 900 bags Bengal Rice are reported at lOs. 3d. per cwt. 300 boxes Pearl Sago sold at 20s. per cwt., 2,500 bags and 1,000 pockets Cal cutta Rapesed at 465. per quarter. Woo L.—The transactions during the past week were very limited, and the market altogether lan guid, yet holders are firm, and show little anxiety to force sales. Prices may be quoted a shade in favour of the buyer; but as the consumption in the manufacturing districts is still very extensive, there is little to fear as to any material decline in prices, particularly if an amicable settlement of political disturbances in the East be shortly accom plished, as this matter has had a very injurious effect on this branch of trade. Imports for the week, 3,248 bales ; average for the preceding six months, 1,486 bales. The next series of public sales of Foreign and Colonial Wools in London, are fixed to commence on the 14th inst., when about 50,000 bales will be offered for public com petition : the result of this series w ill b e an x iously looked for by th e t ra d e genera ll y , as it w ill b e th e nudpr future Co.,i operationsce s o i n n e firmer foe r monthly cir cular, say:— Dting, . " The unsettled aspect of political affairs as regards the Eastern question with Russia and Turkey, has had an in jurious effect on the wool market, and the active demand noticed in our circulars for the last few months has for the Egmont received a check, the transactions for the past month have E can to a ited extent, the naanuf confining their purchases chiefly to the immediate re quirements of their trade ; we do not make any material alterations in our quotations of foreign wools and for some kinds, of which the market is barely supplied, full prices are firmly supported, in English and Irish combing wools, the new clip of which at the date our last circular had just commenced, prices have given way a little, and we may now quote ld. per lb. reduction since the opening rates ; the wool market generally however continues in a healthy state, a large consumption is going on, stocks are light, and many of the manufacturers have considerable orders on hand for future delivery." RADICAL DEMONSTRATION AT THE AMPHITHEATRE, LAST NIGHT. LAST night, Sir Erskine Perry's supporters met at the Amphitheatre. The building was crowded, al though, of course, many of those present appeared to be non-electors and youths. Upon the stage we observed the local leaders of the " Liberal" party, including : Messrs. James Stitt, Alexander Sleigh, Frederick S. Hull, Alexander Macrae, Wm. Duckworth, Dr. Sohn Rogerson, Robinson Duckworth, Henry B. Sitt, J. P. G. Smith, Daniel Powell, Smith Harrison, J. R. Jeffery, John Finch, jun., Wm. Downing, Thomas Blackburn, James Steains, W. F. Macgregor, J. Hampshire, Eyre Evans, James Harrison, Win. Jeroms, Thomas Baines, E. Lawson, G. H. Lawson, Edwd. Vance, Wm. Wal thew, J. Martin, John Downing, Thomas Barley, R. W. Ronald, Geo. Maxwell, Wm. Hadfield, George Holt, Jos. Pollock, Geo. B. Shute, Francis Boult, John Stitt, Edwd. Bradley, John Daniels, Peter Youd, Wm. Hay dock, A. C. Stewart. Before the hour at which the proceedings of the even ing began, the audience amused themselves by bestow ing rounds of cheers upon some of the most noted of the Radical party. Among those who were thus honoured were Mr. J. R. Jeffery, draper, Mr. Ronald (the petiti oner with Mr. Rathbone against the ex-members), Mr. George Holt, and others. The hon. candidate came upon the stage, amid deafen ing shouts of applause, accompanied by Mr. Robertson Gladstone, Mr. J. R. Jeffery, and other members of the party. The chairman of Sir Erskine Perry's committee, Mr. ROBERTSON GLADSTONE, took the chair, and, in intro ducing the proceedings of the night, delivered a speech which was frequently interrupted by the con tending parties in the theatre. He said they were aware they were assembled for the purpose of hearing the 3eutiuleuta of the candidate who would appear before them on the Liberal interest for their suffrages at the coming election. (Hear, hear.) At this particular stage be should say very little upon that point, because there were matters to which he must allude, and which would form a preamble to the precise business of the evening. He called upon all those present to lend their ears—to listen respectfully and attentively to what the speakers might say, and to offer no obstruction to the business of the evening. (Hear, hear.) Precautions, he would tell them, had been adopted ; and if there were those present who had it in their mind to obstruct the meeting, there was a provision which would not only oppose any interfer ence, but which would render such an attempt quite fruitless. He then gave a detailed account of the origin of the elec tion petition, and stated that the examination before the election committee had not revealed all the bribery and immorality which they knew perfectly well was brought into play at the election to secure the return of Messrs. Mackenzie and Turner. This The could partly account for by the fact, that the counsel for the petitioners had thought propor not to call the principals, in consequence of the fear that the whole truth could not be extracted from them. (Cries of " Oh, oh !)" He denied that the five shillings in the shape of day's wages had been given from any other motive than to secure the votes of theparties paid; and read portions of the evidence to prove that only the working men who were voters had received the five shillings ; that they received the cash in consideration for their votes ; that the money was not paid by the employers ; and that it was this large number of small bribes which was the most to be dreaded —the numerous small-bribe system forming what he con sidered the chronicdisease. In conclusion he unhesitatingly avowed that not one-fifth part of the iniquity perpetrated at the last election had been brought out at the inquiry. He said no party knew this better than those against whom the petition was directed ; and contrasted the nervous anxiety of the members and their friends, previous to and during the trial of the petition, with the loud and indig nant expressions as to injured honesty and wounded honour, which had been heard since the committee gave in their report. And, after the result of their petition against the ex members, he could conceive nothing more anomalous than the Liberal party not bringing forward one or more candidates, who, if returned, would under take the sacred trust of preserving the cause of free trade. Mr. GEORGE MAXWELL then moved the first resolution —" That this meeting desires to record its opinion that this great commercial town should possess a representa tive in parliament who was prepared to give a free and independent support to the liberal and enlightened policy of the present government." _ __ The motion, seconded by Mr. GEORGB HOLT and sup ported by Mr. STEWART, was put from the chair, and carried almost unanimously,—only a few dissentient hands being held up against the resolution. The CHAIRMAN, after pronouncing a warm eulogium upon the Hon. Sir Erskine Perry, and referring to the services which he had rendered the native population of India, and to the estimation in which he had been held in Bombay, introduced the candidate to the meeting. The Hon. Sir ERSKINE PERRY said the reception with which they had honoured him was quite overwhelming ; and numerous as had been the pleasures which he had hb return. about six months ago, to his native land, after an absence of more than twelve years in India, next to those of his domestic circle, which every family man present would appreciate, the pre sent reception of the electors of Liverpool was de cidedly the most gratifying event which had occurred. He had come at a moment's warning to stand as a candi nate for the representation of Liverpool ; and, while he had listened to the speeches which had been delivered that evening, the thought had been suggested to his mind what a satisfaction it must be to be chosen by a constituency having such heads. (Applause.) And, if there was one circumstance more than another which could add to his satisfaction, it was the fact that he bad been introduced to their notice by the honourable gentleman in the chair, (chears,) the brother of that illustrious man, the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, the greatest financier, he believed, who had lived in their day. (Tremendous cheering, the vast assemblage rising to their feet, and giving " Three cheers for Gladstone !") He (Sir Erskine Perry) was not a Peelite • neither was he one of those who had come over to the Liberal ranks at the twelfth hour. (Hear, hear.) As he aspired to be their representative, and expected to occupy a favourable posi tion on the poll—(A Voice : " Don't flatter yourself !") he thought it was proper that there should be no secrets between them. He accordingly gave an account of his " antecedents"—passing an eulogium upon the character of his father, James Perry, the founder of the Morning Chronicle, the unflinching and resolute advocate of rational progress, when to be such was no holiday work —a man who had refused the most tempting offers of his friend, William Pitt, and allied himself to opinions which brought imprisonment, persecution, and even threatened exile; . but who, originally an adventurer from I beyond the Tweed, had, by his sterling honesty of pur pose and perseverance, succeeded at length in gaining for himself and his family a respectable competency, and, what was better, the respect and friendship of the best men in the country, including all those members of the Royal family who were most inclined to favour the cause of the people. The speaker then briefly re ferred to his academical and university career ; to his study of the law ; to the time when he stood for Chatham, and lost the election by the improper proceedings of the government, who sent down a nominee, and influenced the workmen in the dockyards to support him ; and to his appointment as a Judge in Bombay, where, besides making himself thoroughly acquainted with the, state and government of that great empire, he had from day to day watched the political progress of the mother country—being placed, perhaps, at a greater advantage in this respect,—to form a sound judgment thereon, than if he had been at home, subject to all the minor move ments of party which were continually distraccting the mind of the politician, and leading him from the true study of his country's condition and requirements. He had heard with interest the chairman's recapitulation of the great reforms which had been effected during the last twenty years by the Liberal party, especially the Reform Bill, which was a revolution effected by pacific means, and which bad conferred great justice, previously withheld by the Tories, on the working classes. They had the Catholic emancipation, the new poor law, and, above them all, that great free trade measure, the adoption of which was due to the intelligence of the people. (Cheers.) It was needless to go into those retrospective glances, if they did not deduce something from them as to the course for the future. The extraordinary triumph of liberal opi nions was the most marked featnre in this country which he had perceived sincehis return. The second feature was the marked improvement in the manners and character of the people in all ranks. (Cheers.) Wherever he went he was surprised at the degree of intelligence among all classes, down even to what their opponents used to call the " lower classes." He did not hesitate to state that His R. H. Prince Albert was pre-eminently accountable for the change, so far as the working classes were con cerned. There were many in this country, even among the Whigs, who thought that the Liberal party were going too fast. They complained of the rising democracy ; thinking that, like a runaway railway train, it would carry all, state and church, to one eternal smash. He spoke as a thoughtful man—one who had a stake in the country —and he distinctly avowed that he had no fear of the people. He disclaimed this bugbear entirely. When the people were advancing in intelligence—when they heard such speeches as that made by Mr. Stewart, which would have done credit to the House of Commons, and when he found that Mr. Stewart belonged originally to the wo r ki ng classes—(" Never !")—he said he might well have no fear of the people. (Loud cheers.) It might be said that early predilections accounted for the opinions which be now expressed ; but when he had the testimony of such a man as Lord Aberdeen, leading the party of pro gress, he held that the man who would oppose the sending such men to parliament ought not to have the franchise. (Cheers.) He was a stranger to them ; but be was surprised to find that Liverpool allowed itself to be re presented by men who would do all in their power to rip up every liberal measure that had been passed during the last forty years. He bad come forward on the invitation of the leaders of the Liberal party, to give Liverpool an opportunity of rescuing itself from this state, and as an independent candidate to be placed, he trusted, at the head of the poll. (Great cheering.) It had been truly said, that he was independent, and he had no favour to ask from prince or peer. He was much touched by their attention and approbation. He would conclude with one remark, that he was de lighted with their reception ; and one question, Are you satisfied with me as a Liberal member ? (Loud cheering, the audience springing simultaneously to their feet.) One more reflection he would add— Every man of you plump for Perry on Friday next. Every one of you who has influence with a Peelite or a Liberal Conser vative, get him to split with Perry, whoever the other may be for whom he intends to vote. (Cheers.) Mr. EYRE EVANS moved, "That Sir Erskine Perry is a fit and proper person to represent the borough of Liverpool in the Commons House of Parliament." J. g, jarfgay (9110 Vatiyery warmly received) seconded on. No circumsta: `tic life had afforded him more pleasure than seconding the motion made by his es teemed friend Mr. Eyre Evans. (Loud cheers.) That very night last year they were met in the same building to advocate the same noble principle of Free-trade; they were opposed then, as now. by men of faction—men who had not the boldness to come forward and say what they meant. (Hear, hear.) The two last members bad been unseated to give way, he hoped, to better members. How did Messrs. Forbes Mackenzie and Turner act upon their principles—the first as an avowed supporter of P ro t e ction, and the l a tter advocating reciprocity. When they had the opportunity of bringing for ward a policy, did they do so ? (" No no !") Those of the constituency here who sent those gentlemen were clearly de ceived; for, sent to obstruct Free-trade, they ultimately as sented to it. (Hear, hear, and loud applause.) When he had last addressed an audience like this, he ventured to mention the benefits which had arisen from free trade ; and he was told by several voices that the prosperity was only tem porary; but twelve months had now :elapsed, and what did they see? Why, that the increased state of prosperity was still more fully developed than ever. The dock apace was doubled under free trade. The number of ships in the graving docks for the year 1852 were 1119; in 1853, there were 1315—an increase which must he beneficial to the ship carpenters, seeing that there were four ships a week more in the docks. (Cheers.) The wages of the workmen had been advanced to 6s per day. Was it free trade or protection which had done that? (Cries of "Free trade!") Did they wish to perpetuate that state of things or not : Ift hey wished to continue that state of things he asked them to examine the claims of the candidates now before them. He then proceeded to recapitulate what he con sidered the qualifications of the candidates. And first he would speak of Mr. Liddell, who, in his (Mr. Jeffery's) opinion ought to be called Mr. Diddle; for he decidedly meant to diddle the electors of Liverpool. (Laughter and cheers.) Mr. Liddell believed free trade to be a fact accomplished ; lie (Mr. Jeffery) did not think it was. It behoved them therefore to see who they sent to consummate that system of free trade, which bad conferred such blessings upon the country. Would they once more send men to Parliament who had opposed every measure that was for the benefit of the artisan and the great body of the people? (" No.") He, as a citizen of Liver pool, felt humiliated that such men should be sent. He alluded to Mr. Liddell having long since gained for himself, even among his own friends, the name of " Young Duplicity ;" and concluded his delineation of the hon. gentleman's character by quoting Lord Durham's opinion of Mr. Liddell, which gave him credit for being an accomplished drawing-room man, but one very ill-qualified to be a member of Parliament. He then proceeded to criticise the character of Mr. T. B. Horsfall, whom he stigmatised as having disgraced his mayoralty by a speech which he was alleged to have delivered at the table of the mayor of Manchester. With regard to the conduct of Mr. Horsfall during the short period he had been in Parliament, he showed that he had voted for the imposition of the window tax, in favour of Mr. Disraeli's budget, and also in favour of the house tax. (Hear, hear.) The third candidate was Mr. John Bramley-Moore; but, from his address, he appeared to be neither fish, flesh, nor red-herring. So he would pass on to their respected candidate, Sir Erskine Perry, who had claims upon them—embodied in his judicial career; in his labours to promote education ; and in the fact that he was thoroughly conversant with Indian affairs, and was therefore well fitted to aid in providing a remedy for the misgovernment of that coun try. Liverpool was deeply interested in India; and would they not do well to send to Parliament such a man as the present candidate? Let them " plump " for Perry at the coming elec tion. Let them place him at the head of the poll: not by intoxication, and other immoral means, but let them go up fearlessly and purely to the poll to record their names, and prove that Liverpool was not so degenerate as recent proceedings would lead the world to believe. (Cheers.) On the resolution being put to the meeting, only four hands were held up against its adoption. Mr. WHALLEY, M.P. for Peterborough, as a neighbour re siding within half-an-hour's ride of Liverpool—as one inte rested in shipping—and desirous of seeing Liverpool re trieve its character, came forward and made an appeal in behalf of Sir Erskine Perry, whom he aid not know per sonally, but who, he was well assured, would be a worthy representative of this great town. (Coeers.) He mentioned that, at a recent dinner of law reformers, at which he had been present, one of the most honoured guests was Sir Erskine Perry, whom Lord Brougham singled out as the first object of his warm euloglum, stating that Sir Erskine had, in the reform of the law in India, set an example which they might do well to imitate in England. (Cheers.) Mr. BOULT then moved a vote of thanks to the chairman, which was unanimously carried ; and, the honour having been duly acknowledged, three cheers were given for Sir Erskine Perry. for the Chairman, and for the Queen, and the proceed ings terminated at about half-past 10 o'clock. SERIOUS OUTRAGE IN REDCROSS-ST.-- MURDEROUS ATTACK ON THE POLICE. Yesterday four men, named Richard Thomas, William Beresford, William Reed, and John Leatherby, were brought before the magistrates at the Police-court, charged with an aggravated assault upon the police, whereby the lives of two members of the force have been placed in jeopardy. - Mr. SNOWBALL, solicitor, defended the prisoners. It appeared from the statement of police-officer 43, that shortly after twelve o'clock on Saturday evening, he was on his beat, and met two of the prisoners, Thomas and Reed, in Redcross-street, in company with another man who was drunk. He was in company with officer 553. On telling the prisoners to go home, they knocked 553 down and kicked him ; and whilst 553 was on the ground they made their escape. About an hour after wards witness got the assistance of two other officers, 522 and 609, and having learned that the prisoners resided in a cellar in Murphy's-court, Redcross-street, they pro ceeded thither, where they found Thomas and Reed in company with the two other prisoners Beresford and Leatherby. On entering the house the prisoner Beresford came to the door with a poker in his hand, and struck officer 553 a violent blow on the head with the poker, which knocked him down and rendered him insensible ; and he was now lying in a dangerous state and unable to appear in court. A struggle took place, and officer 522 was also dangerously hurt, and was also unable to appear. In cross-examination by Mr. SNOWBALL, Officer 43 stated that more than an hour elapsed between the first row in Redcross-street and the time when the officers went to the prisoners' house in the cellar, and that he (witness) was aware that in the meantime the two prisoners,Thomas and Reed, had reported witness and officer 553. Officers 609 and the inspector on the beat corroborated the previous witness's statement. Mr. SNOWBALL addressed the bench at considerable length on the part of the prisoners, contending that they were not responsible for what had happened to the police officers. They had no right in law to enter the prisoners' house as they did. The only legal process was by warrant, and the prisoners were justified in forcibly resisting their entry oven to the death. After some conversation amongst the magistrates, during which Mr. Wybergh gave it as his opinion that the police had certainly no right to enter the house, except armed with a warrant, the prisoners were remanded for a week. that he shou certainly bring on I: Pilotage Bill morrow. measure. case, e l\ a I s ru. as es T o Liverpool,a t, s E:+ u f . n 'i c r epEre whicht l e l n er t e e d u w. p a o sh n eg g rse a ha v oteluylndointerested b in I nt t i,,c, 3 3 , 1 matter b'e postponed for a week. reply to g l The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in rep., - ~,,i j SAUNDERS, said that the Committee upon the Sav,'' Bank Bill would not come on till the week after no; le t Mr. HumE understood that the Lord Advocate town for Scotland. He therefore wished to knout Lad charge of the Edinburgh Annuity Tax Bill, 11 1 0 2, 0 sence, as he had been informed that the presence o f learned lord was necessary. Lo L rd ord A P d a vo L e m at E e ns w . r a o s s - r r e e a p l l i i y ed t , ie t c h es a s t a i r f y "thtehpereuseilnl erne aft b' postponed until his return. (A laugh.) cees ° The House then went into co mm ittee on the Sa e ,, Tax Bill, resuming the consideration of the 29th "' c olt Mr. WALPOLE moved the i n s er ti on of words 11, „tit 33, to make its operation prospective instead otAid spective. After a brief discussi on th e co mmittee div`f3., for the amendment, 116 ; a ga i ns t it, 124 ; reaP ri leti 4l , Sir J. PAKINGTON said he felt so strongly the .., op of the clause, that he should di v ide on the questioe.,4 it do stand as part of the bill. The committee; :ii. divided . for the clause, 108 ; a g ai ns t, 92 ; rafO ri " The clause was consequently agreed to. el Clauses up to 42 afterwards agreed to, with amend tilt On clause 44, which prescribes the course to be by those who are accountable for payment of dal w pect of any succession, r ovii, j , Mr. MILLINGS moved the omission of the P - ,, 45 0 , . that if the duty assessed should exceed the duty 85 ? - 0 1 ' according to the returns made to the commieslolo' should be in their discretion to discharge the exPe' cident to the collecting of the accounts. The Committee then divided when there apnea the amendment 139, against 164,—majority a gaint e dP The amendment was rejected and the clause ag1 0 ;0 On clause 46, Mr. HENLEY moved that the CO' report progress, and asked leave to sit again. ge l 18 The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER oPP" motion. 0 0. Mr. DISRAELI would suggest that the Governt oe 4 India Bill, which stood for committee o n Tb? should be postponed till Monday, and then the Bi l/ be resumed again in committce on Thursday. . e l After some discussion, Sir C. Woon had no 0111,,/, to the clause ; and the Chairman having repor t !: gress, and obtained leave to sit again on Thurs(lo House then went into committee on the Custer% Acts, and agreed to resolutions re d uc i ng an d ce o " 7 o, stamp duties in Ireland, which would otherwise ex l/ 00 October next, and sanctioning the proposal of the go, ment for the conversion of the land-t a x. To be re on Tuesday. ail) The Sevings' Bank Bill was carried pro format h - al view to its being reprinted and recomm itt e d I na fol v The Stamp Duties Bill passed through committ ee o On the University Tests (Scotland) Bill, the 00 0, ADVOCATE stated that it was postponed to take t, II o il stages of this and the Edinburgh a n d C ano ngate lit Tax Abolition Bill, at twelve, on Thursd a y, the 14t i i Mr. LOWE, in moving the second reading of the tant-Judge (Middlesex Session) Bill, explained ,I 1 ,t7e object was to state the salary of th e A ss i s tant- 1 1'i the Middlesex Session from £1,200 to £1,500 a - CM ' Y a recent alteration in the law, no less than 750 PT tl been transferred from the Central Criminal Court 7 Middlesex Session, thereby saving the county ne 1 ,1 1 9 / 1 £2,700, as the average cost of an indi c t men t w as £ 4 SI. at the former court, which at the latt er was only - d o Lord DUDLEY STUART found fault with the con.. the present judge of the Middlesex S ess i on s, and obi to the proposed increase of salary. Mr. BOWYER moved that the bill be read a secon d that day six months. - After some debate, the house divided—for the reading, 61 ; against it, 47 • majority, 14. The bill was then a read a second time. On the motion that the Savings' Bank Ann eit ieS be read a third time, Os Mr. COWAN objected to Government becoming and entering into competition with Insurance C 0 03 1, 1 30 I and moved that the bill be read a third time that months. e rei Mr. WILSON explained that the bill had no ref to competition with Insurance Offices. 1 The house then divided—for the thi r d reada l °' against, 19; majority, 28. The bill was read a third time and passed. g el Public-houses (Scotland) Bill, as amended, Id sidered. The house adjourned at two o'clock. TATTERSALL'S BETTING.—MospA Ir. le JULY STAKES.-2 to 1 agst Astolfo, sto 2 taken; 3t° 1$1; Calliope, taken ; 4 to 1 agst Masyas, taken. SO • CHESTERFIELD STAKES.-4 to 1 agst Brother tO .4 Deer, taken I g B to ,AO LIVERPOOL CUP.-4 to 1 agst Goorkah, taken ;, tr Daniel O'Rourke, taken ; 10 to 1 agst H ar binger' 0; 12 to 1 agst Waterfall. 9).8 GOODWOOD STA KES.-9 to 1 agst Little Ha rry ' o r 0 10 to 1 agst Sextus and Hobby Horse, t a k en; 01 Teddington, taken. s tOIAJ LECIER.-9 to 8 agst West Australian, taken ; Hon Sittingbourne, 8 to 1 agst The Reiver, 20 to 1 agst DERBY.-12 to 1 agst Autocrat, taken; 20 to 1 Bg st cote, taken ; 22 to 1 agst Prince Arthur. FUNDS, STOCK, AND SHARE MAR IOI :Ag' Some doubt being expressed as to the accuracy of telegraphic news, English Funds opened at an advanceao; however, was not long maintained, prices receding s i .g, to I remaining quietly at the decline, no reports circulatu?a,d, turb them. The Railway market was somewhat bill; opening, but declined with the Funds, and showed litt' "nation to the close. French descriptions are a shad e , Gold, Land, and Bank Shares are at the lowest pri o r Saturday.—Since official hours, a change for the better lei, curred. The Paris Bourse has been reported healtbie' prices better. Consols, 971 ; Great Western, 88 Western, 11-14 ; Great Northern, 21k j; Caledonian s ! r ef o The Standard's city article says the Continental advice ° P f sent commercial affairs as being extremely unsettled i • accounts from St. Petersburgh assert that the urde ro ol the troops had become known, or was rumoured , di et much confusion prevailed, in consequence of business knowing which way to act. CLOSING PRICES. 215 ; Consols, Account .. 1 971 i 1 Bank Stock ........ ,:.* I Do. Money.... I Excheq. Bills, L. & Three&QrperCents.. 1001 1 Mexicans Do. Threes Spanish Deferred Do. Threes FOREIGN STOCKS. . 26i 7 Spanish Passives . 451 6i Turkish . 22 .} Swedish . 45} 61 RA I LAVA Y Amberg.,Nottingham, and E. J unction Bristol and Exeter Caledonian SHAR. 4 0 London & N. Western 110 London & S. Wester/ Manches., Sheff., an u 0, 1 1 Lincolnshire ...... ' 6g 6 6i i Do. Preference 107' 9 - Midland Stock ..... '9 9 East Anglian Eastern Counties 12j Do. Preferen ce /, East Lancashire 7l 2 Norfolks .......... •' Eastern Union A Ditto B and C Shrewsbury and . 1311. Edinburgh & Glasgow mingham ........ Great Northern B4i 5i Do. L. &N. W. Poi; 69 ' Do. S. Eastern and Doiry , Do. Great Western Lanc. and Yorkshire. 76 Do. Extensio n Do. Fifths 42 88 Yo ß r e k r , w N ic e k 7tle . ,. ...... /.1 61 5 1 Leeds Northern London, Brighton, and 14 15 York and dN. Do. Preferen ce South Coast lO3l 4i MINING SHARES. 2 1 Nugget B. Australian Freehold ... Australasian Colonial. Mariposa r ‘ e e i d r e l a n i f d e /b 1 Noveau Monde Registered - Cordeli era Ave Maria Carson's Creek — Port Philip LAND S . Australian Agricultural 67 70 I S. Australian Invest. Van Diemen's HARES. Peel River south Australian British America...... CORN MARKET. In partial instances, fine fresh samples brought an apex of 4s to 5s per qr. fo r E ng li s h Wheat. Foreign, lg dearer, Other articles are as before. 8 . English. Irish. 2221 767 oitsi Wheat Barley Oats .. Malt .. Beans 20 - 53 4148 3420 48 176 - PRODUCE MARKET. efi tsl ° Sugar.—Foreign : Floating cargoes are wan ted. vi ol 11 Grocery lumps brisk at 465. to 4Ss. 6d. Coffee t Ceylon is in demand, but the market for Native is 7 0 lr is unaltered. Rice is in demand ; whit e B enga l 115. ' Cotton firm. TALLOW MARKET. , or There is a speculative demand in the ma r ket ; ~,*C . titiO Pc, 535. to 535. 6d. on the spot. Stock, 21,453 COI/ 43,103 casks same time last ye ar . D e li ver i es , 2,' against 576 casks same time last year. CATTLE MARKET. l' Beast, Lamb, and Calf trade same as on FridaY per stone dearer. Beef 2B 10d to 4s 8d Veal I Mutton..... 4s Od to 5s Od Pork . Lambs, 4s. 6d. to ss. 10c1 4040 I Calves 27000 I Pigs t ° 2s 8 , to 33 6 ' 61 Beasts Sheep and Lambs 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 Cal•es ,G.s T , bJ MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHA O co 6 I 0 Eastern u Conties, 121 ; East Lancashire, 174 ; 1- 1 60- and Yorkshire, 70 ; London and Northwe st e,„ j 3,1 Manchester, S. and Lincoln, 291 -a, p r eference 7 , 53 . Midland, 7a ; South Eastern and Doyer, 2 0 13-16 L LEEDS STOCK EXCHANGE* „ I Caledonians, 331 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 4 1010 " Northern, 14i ; Midland, 70i 70; York and North 3 GLASGOW CORN MARKET . b at Ili' At to-day's market holders firm from an advance, business done; waiting'advices from Mark-lane. • GLASGOW PIG IRON mA.RIOE I The market closes dull at 565. Belina, hence at Galatz, 18th June; -rNC' AO' LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIG--' at . ben° miegto, tro y, cona, 22nd ; Margaret, hence at Havre, 30th. Hong P . 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