The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-05-10 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1853. FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT. MONDAY MORNING. AT the east end of Threadneedle-street, the great aorta of the city, there stands an antique and commodious building, with paved court-yard, grass growing in the insterstices indicative of dulness; the whole has much the appearance of a court-yard to an Italian decayed palazzo, where you can have your horse curried under your nose, or your Albanian kicked if it so please. The edifice referred to is the South Sea House —words associated with early memories of humbug—diddle—fraud ! Happily matters of the past. The South Sea people yet have their quarterly meetings; what they do is best known to them selves. There are annuitants among them ; for I heard my Lord ST. LEONARD'S, the great Chancery Chancellor, referring to that other Chancellor's scheme, say that " its working out would require a good deal of machinery ;" low phraseology for House of Peers, yet appropriate enough. This had reference to suitors in Chancery—the ink thickens as I write the desperate words ! Suitors in Chancery ! affected by the measure of Mr. GLADSTONE. There is a power of untold gold here, never, never to be found counted out—at least into the purses of many poor collaterals. It was on Monday night, always an interesting one in both Houses of the Legislature, that the South Sea Annuity Bill stood for discussion. Earl GRANVILLE got my Lords to consent to the debate taking place o❑ the third reading—a common occurrence, a rather interesting conversation having taken place on the necessity for improvements in India; almost, one would have con sidered, unnecessary, seeing that Lord GRANVILLE stated, with some pomp, that a friend of his recently travelled from Calcutta to Delhi, a distance of 900 miles, in his own carriage ! Oh ! GRANVILLE, GR ANVILLE—GRANNY ! GRANNY ! I was about to write you down playfully; surely you know well enough that the way from Calcutta to Delhi is the great thoroughfare ; European gentleman, soldier and civilian, with liver " no bigger than a hazel nut," go that way in search of health. Hence your good road, old fellow ! Mentioning the South Sea House reminds me of a group of other houses adjacent. These have connexion with the great region under our feet—the Antipodes. I remember having something to do with certain associations of good and true mercantile men, who had a dreamy impression that Australia, Van Dieman's Land, Sidney, I jumble them altogether, had something in them, agricultural, mineralogical, and otherwise. Com panies were formed at the period ; in my young remem brance, you could form a company, joint-stock, for any end ; either for the brewing of beer better than BAR cLAY's (!) or deputrifying—yea, setting fire to the Thames. The Australian companies met from quar ter to quarter, scarcely a quorum representing thou sands of acres and millions of pounds sterling of gold in the bowels of their territory. Halfpenny dividends—no dividends—moved and carried, and likely then, to be ad infinitum. " Never say die," quoth a city Abraham, of faith as great and strong as the first venerated of the name. What's the result ? Princely fortunes to the former half penny dividenders who held on. But why go so far away ? there's Waterloo Bridge, which had for its main pier— Chairman of the Company—Sir JOSEPH YORKE,—Ad miral, who had sailed safely, in every sea, in every wea ther, for forty and more years, now scudding by the " vexed Bermoothes," anon in angry Biscay ; straightway scratching his sides in Gibraltat's gut—yet drowned— tumbled out of skiff, in his old days, in Southampton water, his native river, within 'sight of his house, and drowned dead ! Sir JOSEPH was the Chairman of the Waterloo Bridge Company; he too met the shareholders discontented at their meetings, they were" chaffed" about farthing dividends ; look at them now ! the bridge is alive with cab, bus, car, van ; no:end to the receipts, owing to the Great Railway terminus. Therefore " never say die." Mr. GLADSTONE, you will perceive, 'was silent in the debate preceding the division on the Budget resolutions— carried. lie came into the house in the course of the evening exhausted and leaning on the arm of Lord JOHN RUSSELL, who stuck up for the jaded CHANCELLOR. The Government has two good backers,—The Times out of the house, and Mr. LOWE, the member for Kiddermin ster, in it. This gentleman has taken the country by surprise ; he is a celebrity in mind and body ; the latter stalwart enough, with the distinguishing characteristics of the Albino, only I won't go bail that he possesses the real red rabbitty eyes of the Albino ; he is, however, as apparently short-sighted and white-haired as any of that peculiar race. He is a clever man unknown to fame, save that of Kidderminster, until lately, when he made his debut as member for the carpet borough. He is one of the leading writers of the Times newspaper, and highly esteemed. Since the Irish Union, it is believed such another oc currence never took place as on the division on the Budget resolutions ; all the Irish members, 105. were in town; 103 voted ; Mr. COGHAN, M.P. for Kildare County, was confined by illness to his apartment, and could not vote ; Mr. TOWNLEY, member for Sligo Borough, went away, and did not vote. Referring to the Irish members and their divisions parliamentary puts me in mind of the first " count out" of the season, which occurred on Tuesday evening. Let it be received with " eves vehement," as be fits the harbinger of several such ere the close of the Ses sion. On the above evening Sir J. FITZGERALD moved for leave to bring ina bill for Ireland, to prevent thepresence of soldiers at or near the scene of an election, as in England and Scotland. The motion, it will be perceived, had its origin in the Six-mile Bridge affair, which had been discussed over and over. The hon. member went on hoping against hope, and speaking too, but he had no ministerial response. BELLAMY'S round of beef—truly English, old port, real Lisbon, and, eke his brown brandy and pump-water, had more attractions ; one by one the members dropped out, until one sensibly rose with an air of profound simplicity and took the liberty of mentioning to Mr. SPEAKER that he thought—he was not sure—he might be wrong—but lie thought there were not forty members in the house. Bless him ! he was right, there were only thirty-seven ; so what could Mr. SPEAKER do, poor helpless shepherd, but adjourn the house. Had there been a debate on the threadbare subject, it would have led to nothing but a loud and decided "No." If a real count out is pleasant, a ministerial resolve to make a house is as " disgusting." Say the Minister has a motion he wants carried ; the Opposition won't have it,—they stay away ; the SPEAKER takes the chair at four o'clock, a few minutes for prayers, and he begins in solemn numbers to count one—two— three—and so on, as far as there are members in the house, or coming in ; he reaches thirty-seven—a very ticklish number ;—no one enters ; what is the Minister or his whipper-in to do ? " Tip the wink," and get an adherent to do his best in any way to knock up the re maining three members thirty-eight thirty-nine— forty ! Thus have I seen, upon my veracity, Mr. GLAD STONE rolled into three members, and counted as sick ; first, on the floor legitimately—next, at the door of the gallery, and again at the opposite gallery surreptitiously ; a pious political fraud, in which, of course, the end must justify the means. The Government made a house, and the business of the country was transacted. Surely that was good and proper ; Mr. GLADSTONE would have acted otherwise had he not thought so. I happen to have opportunities of knowing that on no questions—save great interests of state—are the QUEEN'S feelings more warmly directed than as regards applica tions for the Royal munificence on the srore of merit, of whatever order. HER MAJESTY has made glad the hearths of two or three literary fathers lately, and since , my last she has, in the glowing words of Holy Writ, made the widow's heart to sing for joy. Who of your Liverpool townsmen did not know GEORGE LEDBITTER, ex-policeman if you like? GEORGE, the gentleman! Full oft have you cleared the way for me at Court and Coronation. Peace to your manes ! LEDBITTER was one of the old police force, though at the time of his death, a few months ago, he was in little more than prime manhood. Hulk) , but good-looking, alNays well dressed and well mannered, he was a great favourite with the nobs. I have jingled a glass with him, and now that he is gone, I am not ashamed of it. His gentlemanly mode made his expenses heavy, and going home in a rotten cab one night it overbalanced and killed LEDBITTER. With out referring to the means employed, QUEEN VICTORIA was informed that his widow was but poorly off. Swift as action of Voltaic battery, the widow is told on the word of a queen that she is marked down for fifty pounds a year till the end of her days. This is England There were two notable deputations to Ministers last week, one sane, the other . The former was to Lord PALMERSTON on the subject of the City Railway Terminus, Mr. CHARLES PEARSON'S excellent plan of bringing railway travellers into London close to St. Paul's, which he will carry in the teeth of much opposition. The other deputation was of the Peace people. Botn were received with more than the hacknied courtesy of such affairs, for PALMERSTON told the city men that he liked the plan, and, objections like " errors" in mer cantile accounts " excepted, he would support the measure. The Peace Society came off with CLARENDON almost as well. The members spoke (for a wonder) but little, always a safe course in such a_ case, and really a ll they asked, any minister , however fierce, might without compunction have granted ; namely, to insert in any treaty with America a clause authorising the settlement of international disputes by arbitration. This has be, done before; did not BARING, the first . of merchant princes, and first Lord ASHBURTON in his old age, in this way settle the Oregon boundary ? But America is not ali the world ; and I am afraid the best preservative of peace, after all, is being prepared for war. JOSEPH HUME spoke two or three worts to the point. " Just insert the clause," said JosEest to the Earl of CLARENDON, "if it were for no other purpose than to show our peaceful disposition." " Werry good," answered CLARENDON. COBDEN was very near spoiling all by blathering about himself and others being chosen to watch over and promote, in every practicable way, the cause o f i nternational peace. How w e apples swim The Earl smiled blandly, and the depu tation went away rejoicing as deputations from Downing street always do. With regard to Mr. PEARSON'S Rail way Terminus, it will apparently be a great blessing to the city workers—thousands of clerks, warehousemen, porters—indeed I can't enumerate how many classes— will, at little or no expense of time or money, be able to get to their places of business from the country and back again at night. Mr. PEARSON has many friends in the city of London,—he would not have been chosen their solicitor else ; he has a fund of good nature about him, and by no means deficient -in legal knowledge. His forensic affections, if the phrase be a correct one, tend to the prevention rather than the punishment of crime. Like Mr. WARREN (the author of Ten Thousand a- Year), and Recorder of Hull, and MATTHEW ditto, and Recorder of Birmingham, —a really amiable class of lawyers, with whom it is pleasant to sit on the " lee side of a bowl of punch" when business is over. Mrs. PEARSON is one of the most accomplished women of the day ; her portraits frequently adorn the walls of the Royal Academy and other exhibitions at this season of the Year ; they are faithful in the extreme—glowing with vitality— but thin. "Women should paint nothing but the poppy, the daisy, violet blue, the pansey, the yellow cowslip,— queen of flowers the rose, white and red— " Look on these flowers as o'er an altar shedding O'er Milton's page soft light from coloured urns ! They are the links man's heart to nature wedding When to her breast the prodigal returns." ARISTOPHANES, if I recollect aright, says something about " speaking roses." Women should paint nothing else. _ _ Gossiping thus about the city solicitor, let me attempt to describe a scene in Guildhall the other day, the chief actor in which was the City Solon, Sir PETER LAURIE, your almost townsman, knight, and alderman. Sir PETER is a Scot, characterised by what is someti mes ca ll e d th e " beggarly virtue" of his country—prudence—and a national excess of vanity, which has induced several viru lently disposed men to write PETER LAURIE down, one of those animals which GAINSBOROUGH so naturally painted. Sir PETER'S irrepressible desire for talk is the cause of all this ; he got a rap on the knuckles about the silly propensity, some years ago, from The Times, and he has been tolerably quiet ever since. Sir PETER was taught the art and mystery of a saddler in your good town; he was a sorry hand at " stuffing saddles,"—so his fellow apprentice, afterwards of some histrionic note in certain metropolitan theatres, told me ; this artist taught PETER to " stuff'' saddles—it would appear a nice job. PETER, by that and other lessons, learned afterwards how to stuff a purse as long as a saddle-bag. Certain young men of 1 Liverpool—good workmen, as I know there are many such tip-toppers in your town—essayed Richard the Third, after the fashion of amateurs ; it was rather hazardous. I have been cast for Frederick, in " Lover's Vows," but I frankly confess I should shrink from Richard. However, the Liverpool lads did the play, and PETER LAURIE---" Oh, my prophetic soul !"—was cast for The Lord Mayor. PETER came to London, and one day, dispensing justice at the Mansion House, with the sacred symbol round his neck, indicating that he was in deed a Lord Mayor, his old fellow-apprentice called to see him ; he, too, was a Scot, and, in brief, I will give you the interview, as near as I can, in Scotch. (Sir PETER on the judicial bench ;—enter his quondam fellow apprentice slightly in amaze—they eye each other.) Visi tor loquitur," Hoo's a' wi' ye, Sir Pater ?" (no time for answer) " wha wad hae thocht, when ye played the Lord Mayor, in Liverpool, in jest, ye wad live to be a real Lord Mayor ; eh ! Sir Peter ?" This was indiscreet. Sir PETER knit his magisterial brows, and as much as told his old, kind, hard-working, clever feilow-apprentice, "not to make a fool of himself talking that way." I have met Sir PETER many times since, " merry and wise," over city cup ; and though 1 was so far gone in the" feast of reason" as to think that the Knight was uttering twaddle, and that GoG and MAGOG were making faces and winking at one or other, or both of us, I never " drained" heartily with him after the cold reception of his fellow-apprentice. The scene in the Guildhall justice room the other day, with which I set out, was supremely ridiculous. Sir FITZROY KELLY, a soft-hearted Con servative, but great lawyer, gave five or six hundred pounds a few weeks ago in aid of a soup-shop for city vagrants. I always considered these soup places bad con trivances ; we pay Poor-rates, and, after all, overseer and churchwarden do their unpleasant work discreetly. CHARLES COCHRANE, a Creole, who was as near as a " toucher" M.P. for Westminster not long ago, was at the head of the City broth shop ; they got hold of SOWER to look after the kettles, and see that the peas were turned out " thick and slab," and not like little bullets, as they had been elsewhere. Thousands of LAZARUSES were attracted to the soup place. SOWER sent out soup with a flavour you might have smelt at the top of the chimney. Sir PETER LAURIE did not like the game, and was determined " to put it down ;" he blew up COCHRANE in his absence; said the soup kitchen was all smoke; he (Sir PETER) never lent his name to humbug concerns— bubble companies; in short, he gave the public to under stand that he was too clever to be done, Meantime, the soup establishment, with Sir FITZROY KELLY'S name and purse at its head, got into difficulty ; an assault was committed—the assaulted withdrew from prosecution, the respectable parties not liking it. Sir FITZROY looks rather bilious over the concern ; it was too bad to pay.£soo, and get laughed at into the bargain by a City Knight. We shall surely become, in time, a polished nation, judg ing from the recent fine-art proceedings. I can do no more than glance in gossipry at the chief of them ; were I to dilate, your space and the patience of your readers might be endangered. Picture sales at this season are always attractive; those by two or three west-end auctioneers are exceedingly interesting, because every bit they sell is unquestionably by a master, either ancient or modern. Of the latter the beautiful collection of water colour drawings, by our greatest artist, belonging to Mr. BERNAL, realised a little fortune, the whole of the works fetching far more than their purchase-money. Mr. BERNAL is a true fine-art man, long the chairman of the committees of the House of Commons—though that office has not much to do with the fine arts—he gave great , satisfaction to members on both sides of the house. He was looked upon as a father by the poorer inhabitants of Rochester, which he represented in Parliament, but the constituency treated him scurvily in the end. He is the pa of BERNAL OSBORNE, M.P. for Middlesex. The name is Bernalis, I believe of Portuguese Jew extraction. The Royal Academy dinner on Saturday week—in the midst of the pictures—was a great event. It was probably the grandest on record, since the drowsy days of BENJAMIN WEST, though no painter, first president, and patronised to no limit by good KING GEORGE 111., simply because WEST'S chief works were of a sacred character. Some great men were absent from the banquet,—PEEL and WELLINGTON for example. Prince ALBERT ;lad gone off with the QUEEN—she is pale, :but well—and the children to Osbcrne-House four or five hours before. The chief pictures are those by Sir EDWIN LANDSEER, " Night" and "Morning'' (stags fighting), and DAVID ROBERTS' Venetian Views, worthy of CANALETTI'S renown. DAVIE ROBERTS is a wonderful creature ; his works are all prized ; he has been over most parts of Europe—where 1 churches and cathedrals do most abound ;—into Egypt also ; always on the move in the travelling part of the year, and working hard when he comes home again. DAVIE is now a Royal Academician and a " prosperous gentleman ;" lie was a little Scotch boy, painting sign boards for his master, a housepainter, of the name of IRVINE, in Perth ; I believe the Rev. JOHN BURNETT, of Camberwell, laid on the first or coarsest coats of paint to the same master, at the same period. Glorious country is this same England, where the " divine right" of genius commands supreme ! Esto perpetua ! I dis tinguished but few of the Academy people at the Opera in the latter part of the evening, as was wont to be the way ; probably because there was no ballet. Painters and sculptors care more for classical grouping than for fine singing. At the close I found myself sipping watered Geneva with an R.A., who had doffed his dinner finery, and donned honestgray Tweed. On the same day there was a private view (if a mob of several hundreds be private) of the exhibition of Drawings and Sketches, by amateur artists ; very interesting. Not the least so are two views in Rome, by Viscount MAIDSTONE. Another exhibition which opened on Saturday week, was that of modern German artists. There is no trifling apparent in any of these works ; they are peculiar in treatment ; and as it was a long time before I could eat sour kraut, with any thing like gout, or hear German music, with improve ment or pleasure, so I fancy it will be with their pictures. Our own artists works, if above mediocrity, please at once,—the Italians have only to be looked at a minute, and their sunshine captivates ; in a twinkling you are in love, over head and ears,—if, indeed, the latter are not those of that great ass, MIDAS. The pictures of the French school take the eye by storm. Look at DELA ROCHE! But your heavy, great-headed, great-hearted German demands thought ; because in him thought and learning, like the rod of the Priest of Antiquity, swallow up—sham. Our principal English theatres are doing, I am afraid, poor business. To be sure, there is a a never-failing lull before holidays ; and, though those of Whitsuntide are but brief, the same effect is felt. The small theatres, with exceedingly pauperised prices, are filling. Mr. JAMES ANDERSON, " eminent tragedian, and late lessee of Drury-lane," as lie is rather cruelly styled in the bills of the City of London Theatre, once a Grub-street Chapel, where I have seen the great EDMUND KEAN play, is drawing good houses ; and JAMES appears daily in the fashionable world,—say Rotten-row.—either in ninety guinea cab, ditto cab-horse, with white-gloved tiger ; or, in bad weather,—" too much water, Ophelia,"—in close brougham, looking nobly, though obese. JAMES ANDERSON,—he always insists on the pranomen, to contra-distinguish himself from JOE ANDERSON, not the carlie with the "frosty pow,"—made as good as £15,000 in America not long ago; and, in an evil hour, well-inten tioned, but misguided man, thought he could achieve two things impossible—make a fortune at Drury-lane, and foster the legitimate drama! In one short season JAMES lost £ll,OOO. WILLIAM FARREN, at the Olympic, a man who has drawn in theatrical salary upwards of half a mil lion sterling, is doing little good. Young TALFOURD'S travestie of Macbeth makes even worshippers of the bard of Avon laugh at the moment,—it is so preposterous and daringly impudent, but it makes the " judicious grieve" afterwards. Judge TALFOURD ought to have told his boy—he lives at home, and I believe is not yet of age— not to " touch the ark." The actor who plays " Mac beth" is really a prodigy. After all, it was a " sorry sight." CHARLES MATTHEWS and his rib VESTRIS are doing indifferently well. One of the BROUGIIS has pro duced a smart adaptation from the French, which suits that versatile creature MATTHEWS, who makes the most of it. Madame, notwithstanding reports to the contrary, still looks well. I often wonder how the couple can con tinue in good health ; they never walk, or breathe anything like fresh air. At the Royal Italian Opera Guist and MARIO are triumphant—the latter as merry and musical as ever. The management say they do not raise the curtain under £5OO a night ! ! ! THE Doer( COMMITTEE'S contract for hats has been taken by Mr. Henry Gibson, of Lord-street, not Mr. Thomas Gibson, as stated in a contemporary. Tnx SPINNERS' ASSOCIATION, at Blackburn, have resolved to advance the wages o f th e i r spinners and self acting winders five per cent. A PORTER IN THE ALBERT DOCK, named John Clucas, 48 years of age, residing at Surnmerset, was found dead in bed on Sunday morning. He was apparently a very healthy man, and had regularly attended his work up to Saturday night last. COMING LAUNCHES AT LIVERPOOL.—The launching of the Charity and Argentine from Mr. John Laird's building-yard, at the Dingle, has been postponed to the 21st or 24th instant. It is expected that the Manx boat will be launched from the yard at Birkenhead at the same time. THE ELECTION C O MMITTEES.—Another batch of Eelc. tion Committees came out oil Saturday. The following committees are to be fixed :—Monday, May 23rd, Clare County), Liverpool, Sligo, Sligo (County). Tuesday, May 24th, Bury St. Edmonds, Peterborough, Durham, Tuesday, May 31st, Blackburn and Lancas ter. ILLEGALLY PAWNING.—Andrew Winder, a journey man watchmaker, was charged by Mr. Samuel, watch maker, in Whitechapel, with having pawned a watch which the prosecutor had entrusted to him to re pair. The prisoner was ordered to re-fund the money which he had obtained upon the watch, amounting to seventeen shillings and sixpence, and pay a fine of 202 . ; or, in default, be committed for six weeks. COMMERCIAL AND MONETARY NE FT S. MONDAY NIGHT. ALL doubt having been set at rest as to the success of the Budget in its main features, the Public Secu rities have maintained their value during the week, any advance being prevented by th e reduction of interest on the minor stocks. 'We may observe that the reduction is only compulsory as far as concerns the South Sea and other small stocks, amounting to about Ten Millions, but the acceptance of the new Stock is optional with the holders of Consols and Three per Cents Reduced. The next account day has been fixed for the Ist of June, an unusually early date, rendered necessary by the arrangements requisite at the Bank of England in connexion with the conversions of Stock. Some large supplies of gold have been received, but the weekly returns show a continued decrease in the stock of gold and money is in more demand for commercial pur, poses, owing, probably, to the recent impetus given to speculation, and the continued activity in the manufacturing districts. Some of the decrease in bullion may, however, be attributed to the demands from the Continent, as, owing to the large importa tions without exports to a corresponding amount, the balance of trade is against this country, and is likely to be more so. Another feature in monetary affairs is the increased demand for railways, amount ing during the present month to £342,276, of which £112,000 has been called by foreign companies. The total amount of Railway calls during the first five months of this year amount to £3,394,274, which is a considerable excess on the correspond ing period of last year, when they amounted to £2,165,313, being an increase of £1,228,961. The bills drawn by the East India Company on India, as advised by the last mail, amounted to £53,290 12s. 3d. on Bengal, £3,544 17s. 4d. on Madras, and £l,OOO on Bombay. The monthly returns of the Imports and Exports published by the Board of Trade, show a continued increase. The exports during the month ended sth April amounted to £7,887,233, being an in crease over the shipments in the corresponding period of 1852 of £1,486,818, and an increase as compared with the same period in 1851 of £922,035. The following table will show, at a glance, the value of the exports of our domestic produce and manufactures during each month of the present and two past years : 1351. 1832. 1853. January .44,817,870 ..e4,521,781 £8,231,841 February March The return of the vessels employed in the fo reign trade of the United Kingdom, for three months ending sth April, shows the following : VESSELS ENTERED INWARDS. Tons. Tons. Tons. United Kingdom and its dependencies-761,521 696,499 766,610 Other nations 448,273 409,831 530,403 VESSELS CLEARED fiI.ITWARDS. _ _ United Kingdom and its dependencies-907,823 965,145 870,026 Other nations The Manchester Chamber of Commerce have published a lengthened memorial to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, praying far the adoption of a system of decimal coinage,upon the alleged ground that it would prove a great advantage to the com mercial community, and they give the following schedule as the basis of their proposition : Retaining the present denominations below the florin, namely, the shilling, (50 cents,) and. sixpence, (25 cents,) together with the coinage of a piece of 15 cents, (above suggested,) any of the following payments might be made without the intervention of copper money, viz. :- 5 cents, equal to 2 pieces of 15 cents, less 1 of 25 cents. 10 • • 1 .. 25 . • 1 15 15 1 .. 15 .. 20 1 .. 50 .. 2 15 25 • • 1 .. 25 .. and so on for every multiple of five cents ; while by pieces of five cer.ts, equal to nearly 11(1, and of two cents, which would for all practical purposes be identical with the pre sent halfpenny, any payment down to one cent might be made in copper, thus :- 1 cent is equal to 1 piece of 5 cents, less 2 of 2 cents, 2 cents .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 2 3 1 .. 5 4 2 .. 2 5 1 .. 5 and so on for every combination above five cents. The prudent Minister has very properly replied, that he " Is fully sensible of the importance of the subject whereof it treats ; at the same time, he is of opinion that any alteration in the value of a penny is a matter requiring the fullest and most circumspect consideration, and the most delicate handling. But her Majesty's Government have willingly concurred in the propriety of appointing a committee for the investigation of the subject, and they will be disposed to pay every respect to the resultE of its labours and inquiries, as soon as they shall have been made known." If the question were simply confined to merchants' accounts, there could be no doubt of its propriety; but as it would involve millions of transactions by people impervious to all explanations, it is the alteration in the value of the penny which would create the most mischief. It is reported that a traffic arrangement between the London and North Western and Great Northern Railway Companies is on the eve of completion, so that all competition between them will in future be avoided. The return from the Bank of England, for the week ending the 30th of April, gives the following results, when compared with the previous week : Public deposits .. £3,934,322; Increase £221,333 Other deposits .. .. 12,922,620 ; Decrease 284,303 Rest .. 3,120,987 ; Increase 6,648 On the other side of the account — Government securities £13,221,382 ; the same as before. Other securities .. 13,506,745 ; Decrease 125,752 Notes unemployed .. 8,684,410 ; Increase 100,265 The amount of notes in circulation is £23,124,555, being a decrease of £283,775 ; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £18,355,094, show ing a decrease of £199,087, when compared with the preceding return. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued .. £31,808,965 I Govrnt. Debt.. £11,015,100 Other securities 2,984,900 Gold coin & bu1n.17,789,811 I Silver bullion .. 19,154 £31,808,965 £31,808,955 BANKING D Prop.'s capita1.£14,553,000 Rest.... Public deposits. 3,934,322 Other deposits . 12,922,620 7-day, &c. bills. 1,427,737 :PARTNIENT. Gov. securities..£l3,22l,3B2 Other securities 13,506,745 Notes . Gold & silv. coin 546,129 £35,958,666 X 35,958,666 We have had a very idle week in our SHARE MARKET, with scarcely a fluctuation in prices. The increasing tightness in the money market, with the gradual drain upon the bank, (there being now in its coffers one million and a-half less than at this time last year,) has given them, during the last few days, a downward tendency ; but in the absence of any pressure of sales, the decline is barely yet of any moment. Our local stocks, insurance shares, and others are still wanted for investment, and al most altogether of these is the real business con fined. We annex the days prices :—Caledonians, 33? 4 4; Chester and Holyhead, 231-; Eastern Counties, 13 5-16 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 79+ ; Lancaster and Preston, 52p; Liver pool, Crosby and Southport, 172-; Sheffield Stock, 301 1; Midland Stock, 75+ y ; North British, 81; East Lancashire Fifth Shares, 1-16 p; Ditto Second Issues, 5 5-16 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire 6 per cent., 15i ; Midland, Bristol and Birmingham 6 per cent., 150 ; Ditto 41 per cent,, -113; Royal Insurance, ljp. COTTON.—The attempts of the Manchester Guar dian to depress the Liverpool market, by exagge rated and garbled reports from the manufacturing districts, have proved unavailing, and recent reports from America having confirmed our previously expressed opinions on the subject, prices here have been well maintained, The discrepancy in the returns of stock, our contemporary is obliged to admit; but he ingeniously deduces from it the infe rence that the stocks in the hands of spinners are larger than was anticipated, a deduction which will have very little weight out of Manchester. The attempt to create an impression by working the mills short time has proved also a failure, and has been given up, the demand being quite equal to the present powers of production. The trade here during the week has been active, particularly for consumption, at lull prices ; and the general opinion is, that there will be no decline. On Saturday, the business was 6,000 bales, closing with a steady market. TO -DAY, the demand is fair, and prices are slightly in favour of the sellers. Sales are esti mated at 7,000 bales, including 2,000 on specula tion and for export. MESSRS. HERMANN Cox & Co. in their Report say : The sales this week have been 54,670 bales, of which 4,950 are on speculation, 4,120 for export, and the re maining 45,600 to the trade. Prices of the current quali ties are 1.16 d. dearer since this day week. The advicelper " Europa," bringing a further advance in prices, and declining receipts have strengthened our market, without causing any material advance. Spinners continue to buy sparingly, and not beyond immediate wants. Forgetting the increase in the consumption, a larger export demand, and the little probability of another large crop, they constantly ask,—ls it possible, that with a stock of one and a half millions of bales here and in America, and prices 1(1. higher thau at the same time last st n t, or a \ s V l on year, there is an y necess i ty to l ay i n stoc k s and to f ear an advance? ro es g ay, decidedly there is, perhaps not at n as the quantity on sale and imports are large ; but things will change. The quantity on sale be comes every day less ; imports begin to fall off ; and, whenever unfavourable advices of the next crop come to hand, whether real or fictitious, the competition between spinners and speculators may soon push up prices to a point dangerous for all connected with the trade, and in stead of abundance we shall perhaps be reduced to a state of artificial scarcity.—We think the importance of the reduction of 64,000 bales in our stock will be more appre ciated after due reflection. _ _ It appears now the consumption is steadily on the in crease, and is at present at least-40000 bales per week. Take the American consumption at 13600 „ remainder of Europe - 23154 11 It shows a total of - - 76i50 ~ weekly. or - - 3,991,106 „ for the year Estimate the crop of America at - 3,300,000 bales. „ East Indies in '52 - 222,000 - 350,000 „ Brazils as in '52 - - - 164,000 „ ~ Egypt - - - - 180,000 „ 3,991,000 bales it gives only about 3000 bales more than the estimated consumption. With an American crop estimated as above at 3,300,000 bales, there would be barely sufficient for the actual con sumption, without adding to the stocks, which at the end of the last season were comparatively small, viz., 914,000 in all narts of Europe, or scarcely sufficient for seventeen weeks' consumption last year, or twelve weeks in the present year. These facts should give consumers cause to look forward with anxiety to the next crop, and if they did so, then they would not blindly persuade themselves that the present temporary accumulation of stocks will be sufficient to counteract any future rise in prices. The market closes steadily ; sales 7 to 8,000 bales at full prices. SALES. . IMPORTS. DESCRIPTION.' PRICES. Week PIM- Week This STOCK. I lending ously ending IMay 6. this yr. May 6. Year' May 6. -- —' Id. d. Sea Island .. 18 @33 850, 9110 Stained .... 8 9 10 ! 770) 9999 239347 Boweds .... 42 62 8580; 167920 498010 Mobile !4i 64! 8910 102530 New Orleans.; 4i 8 I 22860 365810 12231 501255, ] Pernams, &e. 16} 9 1 - 2,00 24840 1 20563 1 } 12870 Araeati, &e 164 74 Bahia, &c. Maranham Sawginned 6 64 , } 1 - I • • • 760 12803 ) . 12051 1 } 21520 I , Demerara,&e 16 i 30, 130 33 284 700 Egyptian 52 152 1 0 .1 49080 1163 32112 85200 Barbadoes Peruvian — I Laguayra.. Coin. W. I. &..e. 4i 16 350 [ 3360 348 1266 3890 Carthagena — .... 1 Smyrna Manilla Surat Madms Bengal .l 350 1 60(1 380 1680 I 54670 8363401 341561 923723! 748500 PRortvce.-For Sugar there has been an im proved demand at rather higher prices. The sales comprised 400 hhds. West Indian, 3,000 bags Bengal, and 2,500 mats Mauritius. In Foreign a fair business doing, the sales amounting to 4,000 bags Pernambuco and Paraiba ; 45 hhds. Cnba Muscovado, and Surinam have likewise been sold. Molasses : The trade still disposed to buy at the previous decline, the sales for the week being 600 puns. on the spot; 750 puns. to arrive. Coffee : The business was exclusively in Jamaica, of which 150 tees. sold at 465. to 735. for ordinary to good middling, being full rates. 550 bags Malabar light Pepper changed hands at from 3d. to 3id. In Rice nothing of interest done. Rum continued in fair demand, and the sales were 280 puns. Demerara,. 80 puns. Trinidad, and a small parcel of Jamaica,. at previous prices. Tea : During the week a good business has been done, chiefly on speculation, at stiff rates; at a sale of 2,900 packages (1,400 of which were all faults, and the remainder very com mon quality), nearly the whole sold, at and after the sale, at full rates. Saltpetre remains heavy of sale, and only 200 bags reported, at 275. per cwt. for 6 1 .- refraction. No sales effected in Naval Stores, except in American Rosin, of which 2,200 brls. sold at 2s. Sd. to 4s. 11d, per cwt. for common quality, being a considerable advance upon previous prices. Only small parcels of Ashes reported, at 275. Gd. per cwt. for both sorts. There are no transactions of moment to report in Bides. The demand for Olive Oil has slightly improved; the sales reach 60 tuns, chiefly Lisbon, at £64 to £66 per tun. Six tuns of Sperm Oil brought £9l 10s. per tun ; common Fish dull, without change in prices. Small sales of Rape Oil at 355. 6d. to 365. for pale, and 345. per cwt for brown. Oil of Turpentine dull of sale ; nominally 50s. per cwt. Trifling sales of Palm Oil on the spot at £35 to £35 10s., and about 700 tons, to arrive, at £35 10s. to £36 per ton. The Tallow market is dull ; Petersburg Y.C. nominally 475. 6d. to 485.; about 200 casks and boxes South American brought 435. Gd. for brown, up to 17s. 6d, per cwt for fine quality. 50 tons Lard sold at 525. 6d. to 535. Gd. per cwt. Petersburg clean Hemp sold at £39, and 300 bales Jute, on the spot, at £l5 15s. for very inferior, to £l9 2s. 6d. per ton for low middling, and 750 bales, to arrive, at a full price. TO-DAY the Sugar market continued firm, with a good inquiry both from grocers and refiners, the sales, including Saturday's business, comprising 120 hhds. Barbadoes at 335. 6d. to 3Ss. Gd., 100 barrels Antigua at 355. to 375. 3d., 70 hhds. Demo rara at 335. 3d, to 355., 650 bags Pernams at 18s. 9d. to 19s. 9d., in bond, and 750 bags at 325. per cwt, duty paid. 70 puns. Demerara Rum brought pre vious prices. Of Coffee we have only to report 100 bags St. Domingo, (all faults,) without change. The Tea market was less active to-day, but prices were supported. By auction 135 tons St. Domingo Logwood went at £5 7s. Gd. to £5 10s. per ton. Previous prices have been realized for 300 bales Jute. WooL.—Considering the lightness of stock, a fair amount of business has been done during the past week, at very firm prices. The demand conti nues very active for almost all descriptions, and fresh arrivals from all quarters are anxiously looked for. Imports for the week 924 bales, viz., 111 Spanish, 457 Buenos Ayres, 340 Mediterranean Ports, and 16 Irish. English and Irish in good demand ; prices firm ; but the transactions are very limited. Messrs. W. GREAEIE and Co. say there continues to be an active demand for most descriptions of wool, at very firm prices, but stocks of all sorts are now reduced to so low a point, that the transactions of the past week are necessarily very limited, and fresh arrivals are anxiously looked to from all quarters. Turkey, Smyrna, Egyptian, Donskoi, &c., are very scarce. These descriptions are much inquired for, and the few sales effected have been at full quotations, CRICKET IN CALIFORNIA.—We notice amongst the items of news from California, brought by the America, which arrived here yesterday, that a Cricket Club had been organised in San Francisco, of which Mr. Aiken, the British Consul, was president. Mr. Aiken is a son of our townsman, James Aiken, Esq. SUDDEN DEATH ON BOARD A SHIP.—On Saturday afternoon a man, named Christopher Kelly, aged 40 years, a labourer, residing at 16 Court, Stewart-street, whilst working on board the ship Albert Gallatin, now lying in the Bramley-Moore Dock, suddenly dropped down dead, and before medical assistance could be procured, he was a corpse. SUDDEN DEATH.—On Saturday evening, a man, named William Catterall, a bleacher, residing at Farnworth, near Bolton, called at the house of Mr. Smith, watch cap maker, in Back Clare-street. Mr. Smith, perceiving that he was intoxicated, advised him to remain ail night in Liverpool, and to go home on Sunday morning, to which deceased consented. He sat down to supper with the family between eleven and twelve o'clock on Saturday evening, and whilst eating his supper he fell from his chair, and instantly died. An inquest upon the body will be held to-day. ANNUAL MEETING OF THE LYCEUM.—The annual meeting of the members of the Lyceum News-room, and Liverpool Library was held last evening, in the library of the institution,—Mr. Thomas Wylie in the chair. The report of the committee was read and unanimously adopted, and the committee for the ensuing year was appointed. The chairman, in acknowledging the compli ment paid to himself and the committee, alluded to the commercial and general importance of the Liverpool Ly ceum to the inhabitants, and also to strangers ; and con gratulated the members upon there being now direct com munication with the News-room by electric telegraph. SUPPOSED SUICIDE.—On Sunday morning, a woman named Mary Smith, aged 34 years, residing with Mrs. Bennett in Richmond fair, was found dead in bed under circumstances which leave no doubt that she poisoned her self. A bottle containing laudanum, which deceased had procured from Mr. Taylor's, druggist, in Soho-street, was found by her bedside, nearly empty. It appears that on purchasing the laudanum from Mr. Taylor, she repre sented to him that it was for the purpose of rubbing the shoulder of her father, who was suffering from rheuma tism. The deceased was, unfortunately, much addicted to liquor. An inquest upon the body will be held to-day. GREAT CHESS MEETING IN MANCHESTER.—The meeting of the Northern and Midland Counties Chess As sociation commenced on Friday, in the long room on the Exchange-street side of the Royal Exchange, at eleven o'clock. Amongst the visitors present were Mr. George Staunton, the British chess champion; Herren Harrwitz and Horwitz, two celebrated German players ; Moorcroft, secretary of the Rock Ferry club, &c. ; and a large num ber of the Manchester players. Several tournaments came off during the forenoon. Amongst others Herr Liiwentlial played two games at once, against Mr. Cronhelm, jun., and Sir John Blunden, giving the pawn and move in each, and winning both. Herr Harrwitz gave Mr. Allen the rook, but lost. The match which excited the greatest in terest was one in which Mr. Staunton gave the odds of the pawn and two moves to Sir John Blunden, of Kilkenny, the Rev. S. Burnell, of Warrington, Mr. Greg, jun., and Mr. King, the two last gentlemen of Manchester; Mr. Staunton's four antagonists being in consultation. Mr. Staunton sat at a table alone ; the four consulting players together at another table ; and the moves were orally com municated between the two tabies. The match, which commenced on Friday, at two o'clock, was adjourned in consequence of Sir J. Blunden having to leave town until Saturday. Numerous other matches were also to take place on that day. We understand that Mr. Staunton is about to pay a visit to the members of the Liverpool Chem club, FRIGHTFUL SHIPWRECK AND LOSS OF LIFE. The following narrative of the wreck of the steam-ship Independence, with the loss of a hundred and twenty-five lives, has been received by the steam-ship America, which reached here yesterday morning. We abridge the details from the statement of Captain Sampson, who commanded her. He says :—I am under the painful necessity of re porting the loss of the steamer Independence, on her passage from San Juan del Sud to this port, and about one hundred and twenty-five lives, consisting of the pas sengers and fifteen of the crew. She was lost on the Island of Margarita, off the coast of Lower California. After leaving Acapulco, we experienced strong breezes from NW. to N. Passed Cape St. Lucas on the morning of the 15th February. On the morning of the 16th, at one o'clock, A.M., made the main land to the eastward of the Island, having been set in shore by the current. Altered the course to SW. At 2, A.M., made the Island of Margarita,the south point bearing W. by S. per compass; then altered the course to W. S. W. I intended to give the point a berth of three miles, but, owing to a haze over the land, I was deceived in the distance. At fifteen minutes past five, just as day was beginning to break, she struck on a sunken reef, extending off from the point of the island, about a mile from the shore. The sea was very smooth at the time, not breaking on the reef at all. Backed the engine, and she came off; examined the bold, and found that she was filling rapidly ; knew that I should have to beach her to keep her from sinking ; got a sail over the bow, (under her,) to try to stop the leak, and set a gang of men at work at each hatch way bailing, and ran along the west side of the island, close in, to find a good place to put her Rebore. Told the engineer to let me know five minutes before the water would be high enough to put out the fires. When we had run about four miles the engineer came up and reported the water nearly up to the fires, and that they would be extinguished in a few minutes. Put the helm hard a-port and ran her ashore in a small cove on the S.W. side of the island, head on. Lowered a boat, and sent the mate and two men in her to run a line ashore to the beach, which was about one hundred yards distant, but the boat broached to and was swamped in the surf. Lowered another boat, and sent three men in her with another line, which they succeeded in getting ashore. I now ascertained that the ship was on fire. Told the engineer to take his men, and put out the fire, if possible. Ordered the other two boats to be lowered, and to come forward, and the women and children to come to the forward gangway ; loaded both boats with women and children, and sent them ashore. The ship had now swung round broadside on. The mate and two men came off with the boat that took the line ashore, and she was immediately loaded with women and children, and sent ashore with them. The fire originated from the furnaces. It was necessary, after the steamer struck on the reef, to use wood and boards for fuel, in order to keep up steam until she struck on the beach, when the water was so high as to stop the draft from the lower Rues, which forced open the furnace-doors, and the flames rushed out, and caught the wood work in the fire-room, and also around the smoke-stack, thence spreading very rapidly. Every effort was made to get the fire under, bat of no avail. The flames were now coming up from the hatchways, fire-room. engine-room, ventilators, and around the smoke-stack ; everything was consternation and dismay ; the people seemed completely bewildered, and were jumping over board by dozens. The scene was perfectly horrible and indescribable —men, women, and children screeching, crying, and drowning. I ordered the spars, hatches, tables, and everything that would float, to be thrown overboard, which was done, and they were immediately covered with people. About an hour after the ship struck the beach, she was in a perfect sheet of flame, and there a-as no one on• board of her except one of the coal passers, named Beaumont and myself. The smoke-stack had fallen, and the promenade deck forward had tumbled in ; the flames were coming out of the side lights, and it was impossible to stay ou board any longer. A. boat came off from the shore with two of the deck hands in her. Beaumont, who was near the fore-rigging ' jumped into her, and I jumped overboard, swam to her, and com menced picking up those who were afloat. After picking up three boat loads, Thomas Herren, the steward, suc ceeded in launching another boat and saving some of the people. When all that were alive had been picked up and some of the baggage, I landed and had the spars which had drifted ashore hauled up into a ravine, and with one old sail that had washed ashore,. made a tent large enough to shelter the women and children. The ship was still in flames, so that it was impossible for any one to board her. I gave the mate and engineer orders to have the dead taken up above high water mark and buried, and to board the wreck as soon as possible and save all the provisions and water that they could. I then took a boat and four men and started to pull round the north end of the island to Magdalena Bay in search of assistance, expecting to find some ships there. Ws pulled until ten o'clock that night, when, not being able ths see any vessels, and not knowing in what direction to pull, I landed on the north shore of the entrance to 'Magdalena Bay, hauled up the boat, and waited until daylight, when I started again to pull across the bay ; after pulling an hour and a half, I discovered a vessel close to The main land, pulled for and reached her at eleven o'clock, a.m. ; found her to be the schooner A.. Emery, Captain Gordon. The captain and moat of the crew were ashore looking for water;- set a signal and they carne on board. Captain Gordon said that he had been in the bay five days, and that there were no other vessels in the bay. After stating the circumstances of the wreck to him he consented to get under way, although he had but sixty gallons of water on board at the time, and take the sur vivors to San Jose or Cape St. Lucas, where they could get the necessaries of life, until other assietance could be rendered them—and ho immediately got under way, and commenced beating out. At daylight of the 18th, it being calm, and the schooner being a long distance from the wreck, I took twenty gallons of water and a sack of bread in the boat, and started for the camp, expecting to find the people suffering for water, as there was none in the island fit to drink. Arrived abreast of the wreck at two p.m., having been gone from there fifty-one hours. The surf was breaking very heavily, making it dangerous to land. The mate came down nn the beach and said the passengers had gone across the island, ana that. T had better pull round the south end of the island to the other slue, which I did, and found the boats and crews from the wh a l e ships Omega, Jame 3 Maury, Meteor, and bark Clement, busily at work taking the passengers on board the ships, which lay about twelve miles distant from the point of embark. ation in the lower bay. While I was away in the boat, the mate and engineer had gone across the island, seen the ships and boats, and signalised to them, and so ob tained relief. I then took a boat and crew and started off to meet the schooner and take her back into the bay, where we arrived on the morning of the twentieth. I then went on board the ships and mustered a party of men and went across the island to the wreck, to save and bring over all the provisions we could find. While at work getting provisions from the wreck, we saw a steamer bound down the coast, about six miles distant. We made signals for her, but she did not notice them. Launched a boat and took two men in, and at tempted to get off to speak her, but the surf, which was breaking very heavily at the time, swamped the boat and broke one of the oars, and when I reached the shore again I was so much exhausted that I could not make another attempt. After getting all the provisions that had been saved, which occupied two days, I chartered the ship Meteor. Captain Jeffries, to take us all to San Francisco, to sail as soon as the vessel could be made ready. While the ship was being fitted I took a boat and crew from the ship Omega, and lay off and on the island on the look-out for a steamer, hoping to speak one on her passage up and get some assistance from her, but none came in sight of us. On the 3rd of March, everything being ready, and the passengers all on board, except a few who chose to go to the Sandwich Islands in the other ships, we sailed for this port. I was on the larboard paddle box when the steamer struck, and had been on deck the whole night. If the steamer had not taken fire, not a soul would have been lost, for they could all have been landett safely if there had been time. The reef on which the steamer struck is about two miles long, making off in a south-easterly direction, and is not laid down in any of the charts that I have ever seen. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. MONDAY EVENING, MAY 9. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. PLYMOUTH ELECTlON.—Sergeant Kinglake announced Mr. Mare's intention to resign his seat. Mr. Mare ex plained his conduct, and the proceedings terminated. DOCKYARD APPOINTMENTS. The committee met again this morning. The Duke of Northumberland was examined at great length. He stated that Mr. Stafford's letter of April, 1852, was written without his knowledge or sanction. He did not know that the patronage of the promotions was in the surveyor or secretary's hands, and used for political purposes, nor that any improper pro motion had been made. Mr. Stafford had mentioned Sir Francis Baring's circular, but he declined interfering with it. PARIS, SUNDAY.--The Constitutionnel states that Abdel Kader is tired of Broussa, and wishes to return. HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships met at five o'clock. The Earl of AIRLIE asked Lord Aberdeen what were the intentions of Government with respect to measures to be introduced for the future government of India.--The Earl of ABERDEEN replied that the bill would beintro duced in the other house in the course of this session, and that when it was introduced the noble earl would see its nature ; but at present it would be premature to give any further explanation. On the motion for the second reading of the Land Im. provement Bill, Lord MONTEAGLE objected to the mea sure, as giving an interest to tenants contrary to the power of the soil, and he recommended that it be post poned for a month.—The Earl of DONOUGHMORE sup ported the bill. After some discussion the house divided. For the ad journment, contents, 8 ; non-contents, 35 ; majority against the adjournment, 27. Their lordships then went into committee upon the bill. The Bill having passed throu g h comm i ttee, some other re turns were disposed of, and the house adjourned at 11 o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The House met at a quarter to four o'clock. At four o'clock, the Usher of the Black Rod appeared at the bar, and summoned the members to attend at the House of Lords to hear the Royal assent given, by com mission, to a number of public and private bills. NEW WRIT FOR HARWICH. Sir J. TROLLOPE moved that a new writ be issued for Harwich, in the place of Mr. Peacock, unseated on petition. Sir DE LACY EVANS expressed a hope that the motion would not be pressed, as he intended to give notice of a motion for a commission of inquiry, and also that the Attorney-General be directed to prosecute certain parties for bribery. Sir G. GREY said the motion fora new writ could not be made unless seven days' notice were given. After a few words from Mr. Headlam, Lord JcoliN Russia, suggested that the motion be ad• journed, to give time for evidence to be laid before the House. After some further remarks, the House divided. For the adjournment, 177 ; against it, 116—majority, 61. The motion was then adjourned until the 23rd inst. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in reply to a question from Mr. Apsley Pellatt, said that a clause would be inserted in the Income Tax Bill for the purpose of allowing sums, paid for Life Assurances or Deferred An nuities, either by husband or wife, or both, to be de ducted from amount of annual income. On the motion that the Speaker leave the Chair for going into Committee of Ways and Means, Mr. E. BALL said, it had been stated that an agent of the party now in power made a promise not to impose the Income•tas upon Ireland if certain such members would assist that party in turning out the Government of Lord Derby He begged to ask the member for Westminster whether this was true or not. Mr. MAGAN would have great pleasure in answering the question if it was put upon the paper and in the pro' per way. He might. however, tell Mr. Ball that there was not the slightest foundation for a single word he had stated. Lord JOHN RUSSELL begged also to add that no such promise had been made, or even thought of. Lord A. VANE thought that Mr. Magan ought to state the grounds upon which he had stated that such a promise had been made, as Mr. Ball had called his attention to it' Lord J. RUSSELL begged again to state, that the pre- sent Government had never made any such promise, t° his knowledge. Mr. MOORE would ask Mr. llayter if there. was atlY truth in the reports that he had made any such overtures? Mr. HAYTER said that he never was authorized by all person, or body of persons, to make any such promise 0 5 the one referred to, and he had most certainly never done so. He denied any knowledge of the transaction. After some further discussion, the subject dropped. _ ADJOURNED DEBATE. The house then went into a Committee of Ways and Means, and the adjourned debate was resumed by Mr. fl" PALMER. Mr. PALMER moved an amendment intended to autho• rise a deduction to be made from the gross income derived from land and houses, for expense of repairs and manage' ment. These expenses the Chancellor of the Exchequer had estimated at 16 per cent.- but Mr. Palmer would be content with a smaller deduction. Mr. ALcocx advocated the extension of the income taxi and the repeal of all duties upon articles of daily con' suraption. Mr. W. MILES considered that the landed interest had not been treated so well as the other classes in the Budget; he therefore supported the amendment. Captain SCOBELL being convinced that incomes from real property were practically charged a higher rate than precarious incomes, by the language of Mr. Gladstone , would support the budget. Mr. PHILIPS opposed the amendment. Mr. IlEywoßTrt was in favour of direct taxation. Mr. BIRCH was in favour of the amendment. Mr. AGLIONBY thought the amendment deserved the best attention of Government. Colonel HARCOURT, Mr. DRUMNIONDiand Mr. BatOa opposed the amendment. Mr. SPOONER supported it. Sir T. ACKLAND opposed, and Sir w . ..POLLIFFE stir ported, the amendment. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER , said that tb o adoption of the amendment would introduce confusion and difficulties into the working of the tar,. He then contrasted the Budget of Mr. Disraeli with his own, con' tending that members who supported that BUdget were at the present time opposing measures they approved of last December, and that those who were about to sup' port the amendment at present before the house, were going to give a vote diametrically opposite to the one they gave on Mcnday night last against the Government measures. The motion of last Monday relieved trades at the expense of land ; the amendment to-night was 0, relieve the land at the expense of trades.—(Cheers and counter cheers.) MR. DISRAELL entered into a vindication of his polie)' , and traced the existence of the amendment to the adcols' sions of Mr. Gladstone himself, stating that the amend: meat was entirely - founded upon those admissions, and recommendations of the First Lord of the Admiralty. Lord JOHN RUSSELL asserted that the policy of Ilr' Disraeli was continually shifting and changing about. g a called upon the house to support the proposition of the Government. Lord J. MANNERS ) amid cries for a divison, supported the amendment. The house then divided. For the amendment 201 Against..... 276 Majority in favour of Government 75. . Progress was then reported, and le ave g i ven t o s it agool' The Hackney Carriage (Metropolis) Bill, went througp Committee projornia, aed ordered to be re-committed 00 Thursday week. On the motion of Sir B. HALL, an address to• 0 :f Majesty, praying for the issuing of a commission to jo: quire into the corrupt practices at the late election f°' Tynemouth was agreed to. MR. T. MITCHELL moved for a Select Committee t} enquire into the circumstances attending the prosecution ° the petition!against last return for Berwick. Agreed to' The House adjourned at ten minutes to 2. TATTERSALL'S—Tins DAY. DERBY.-5 to 3 agst West Australian ;9to 1 agst Sittingi bourne: 10 to 1 agst Orestes; 10 to 1 agst Honeywood ;• 1 9 f„ o agst Pharos; 13 to 1 agst Cineas; 13 to 1 agst Umbriel ; 23 ' O4 agst Hurworth ; 40, to 1 agst Vanderdecken ; 40 to• 80 - Cheddar ; 50 to 1 agst Peggy. Owits.-8 to 1 agst , The Queen; 10 to 1 agst Lady Louisa. FUNDS, STOCK, AND SHARE MARK.I S -S',, ia p English Market heavy i n t one , ow i ng to the wet wett, l. ; Railway Shares opened at a further depression, owing to the rain, which poured down in torrents all the morning, but -- sun coining out about one o'clock, p r i ces ra llied, and clpirs_ . with a healthy appearance. Gold and Bank Shares are inactl Land Shares are looking up, the low prices of the last few 0 having induced buyers. In Foreign Stocks no change; 11 " ,4e business doing. CLOSING PRICES. Consols, Account .. 1001 Bank Stock 22S g.„ Do. money I 100 l Excheq. Bills, L. &S 2 6 P I " Three&QrperCeßts.. ioaA FOREIGN Mexicans 27i I Do. Threes Spanish Deferred Do. Threes 4B} 9 RAILWAY Amberg.,Nottinghain, and :.'Junction — Bristol and Exeter — Caledonian 67i 8 Do. Preference East Anglian Eastern Counties East Lancashire Eastern Union A Ditto Band C Edinburgh & Glasgow Great Northern Do. Do. Great Western Lanc.and Yorkshire. 794 Do. Fifths Leeds Northern IG i London, Brighton, and South Coast — MINING Noveau Monde Registered Cordeliera Ave Maria Carson's Creek Port Philip LAND Australian Agricultural Si S. Australian Invest. Van Diemen's STOCKS. 1 Spanish Passives si Turkish Swedish SHARES. London & N..Wcstern 1191 , London & S. Western 90 Manches., Sheff., and Lincolnshire Midland Stcck North British 3si 6 Do. Preference 112 14 Norfolks North Staffordshire Shrewsbury and Bir mingham Do. L. &N. W. guar. -- S. Eastern and Dover -- York Newcastle, and Berwick . . - _ 7O Do. Extension Do. Preference 2g 9 York and N. Midland 61 A f Do. Preference SHARES. Nugget B. Australian Freehold Australasian Colonial -••• Mariposa ,HARES. Peel River South Australian British America COR N MARKET. ~f The show of English grain is moderate, but the supplies to Foreign Wheat, Barley, and Oats are large. Trade for b 0 1 , English and Foreign Wheat very dull, at barely Monday't. r b ite rency. Flour dull. Barley slow of sale; Foreign easier. I ,.'"t i ef Peas steady, but grey dull of sale. Oats rather lower. ~ ,,"s t , articles are unchanged. Towards the close, English W" - S 5 except superior, declined Is, before. per quarter. Other articteg Wheat English. Irish. Barley 1 4 88 006 5 Oats 2250 3172 Malt 6170 30 Beaus Peas .. Flour. Foreign• 21392 21260 3070 . .. lBB2 st, 2344 6 10 „. 6213 brw PRODUCE MARKET. os' Sugar : Foreign is in good demand, at previous Pr i c 10 0 exporters are the chief buyers. Refined is much wanted; pOl to fine grocery lumps 47s to 495. Coffee': Little doing , but A cheaper; native Ceylon 465. to 475. Rice : East India, seli, buyers at previous terms ,' few sellers. Tea firm, less dol , common sound Congou l ld. Cotton quiet, but full rates TALLOW MARKET.C . are 1, 608 . deliveries 1 Tallow is inactive, at 475. on the spot. The stock is 24 364 0 casks, against 43,239 last year. The against 1,375 last year. CATTLE MARKET. Trade slow; in some instances at reduced prices. 1 d oil Beef 2s 10d to 4s 6(1 Veal Mutton..... 3s 6cl to 5s 6d I Pork Lambs, ss. Od. to 6s. 4d. Sheep and 1 6S Beasts . . . .......... 4669 Calves 4O Lambs ...... 23250 I Pigs . Norfolk and Suffolk Beasts ARRIVALS. 2500 Cambridge, Leicester, Lincoln, and North ampton Beasts Scotch Beasts 5 20 Holland Beasts 704 Do. Sheep Do. Calves lO4 Spanish Sheep 12 0 French Sheep MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGS. b ifel Caledonians, 34 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincol lls o ,l 30-# ; Midland, 75i #, Cash, t ; Shropshire Union, 35, 1 617 Anchor Assurance, i Dis. LEEDS STOCK EXCHANGE. Leeds Northern, 16 3-16. GLASGOW CORN MARKET. lit tle A very small attendance at to-day's Corn Market business done, at prices generally tending downvvards. GLASGOW PIG IRON MARKET. 1 Market steady for mixed numbers. Warrants, 50 5 . 6t . LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENG . F ong' Akbar, from Whampoa ; Thomas Campbell, Hong joie, Soubanda, Majestic, Calcutta ; Herefordshiie, BorabaYe; ; Ace Mauritius ; Rob Roy, Demerara ; Ambassador, Fe nian° of Trumps, St. Michael's : all at Deal 9th instant. LIVERPOOL : TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1853. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED I 11 C 1 EVERY TUESDAY MORN'. ' - g Elt, By THE PROPRIETOR, ROBERT PEARSON THAC.— OF No. 7, PERCY-STREET. AT THE FIGS STANDARD • GENERAL PRINTING No, 4, ST. GEORQU'S CalisoloT, LI,IEIOOOIO 0h................. 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