The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-06-07 00:00:00

FRO.II OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT. MONDAY MORNING. THE great and important event of the week has been, as you can readily surmise, the breeze in the Ministry occasioned by Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S Anti-Popery speech on Wednesday morning, and the tendered resignation of their offices in the Administration of Mr. KEOGH, Soli citor-General for Ireland, Mr. SADLEIR, junior Lord of the Treasury, and Mr. MONSELL, Clerk of the Ordnance, three as choice spirits as the Romish Church ever fur nished to the British House of Commons. Lord JOHN, naturally incensed at some violent declamation in the courso of the debate on Mr. MoottE's modest motion for the utter annihilation of the Irish Church establishment, and the appropriation of the revenues of that institution to the purposes of the POPE and his clergy, took occasion to declare his conviction that if the priesthood of the sons of Roma were armed with more power and privileges than they now possessed, both the one and the other would be used to check the spread of those principles which it was the proud boast of the British Constitution to propagate, and that their best energies would be devoted to check the progress of civil and religious liberty. Consequent on this declaration, the Irish triumvirate sent in their re signation, embodied in a letter to Lord ABERDEEN, but I am in a position to state, that not only have those re signations not been received, but that Lord ABER DEEN, in his capacity of Prime Minister, has repudiated, disavowed, and condemned, on the part of the Cabinet, Lord JOHN'S " offensive" language, expressed regret that it should have been used, and requests that it has not been considered as in any manner receiving the sanction or support of the Government. Lord JOHN, too, has been brought on his marrow bones. He declares that he went further in the heat of debate than he intended ; moreover, that his language has been misunderstood, and that he withdraws all that the least Papis'ical member of the House could object to in his speech. What a humilia ting position for the ex-Premier of England ! Forced to eat his own words by three subordinate officers who, not twelve months ago, kicked him from the high position of Prime Minister. But even here the determination of the triad does not stop. They must have a public apology for the insult offered to the Church of Rome, and they suggest this should be made either in Parliament or by the publication of the correspondence with Lord ABERDEEN. THE list of distinguished individuals selected by the Earl of DERBY. Chancellor of the University of Oxford, to have the honour of scarlet gowns conferred to grace the installation, was much canvassed at the Athenmum Club when it—the list— came to town from Oxford the other day. It is a wise and unwise selection—questionable here, sensible there, but all through is predominant " Caw me and I'll caw thee." They stuck by him in his Govern ment, and be acknowledges it. Mostly all of them are scholars—some not severely so,—and hence I think not entitled to the " Red." In the heap we find J. T. F. MITFORD, Lord REDESDALE ; he is, certainly, one of the most unaccountable beings I have known during the last twenty years and more. We call him " the waiter." He is the son of the first baron, who was Lord High Chancellor of Ireland some thirty years ago, of whom more anon. The epithet " waiter," above bestowed on the late Lord Chancellor's son, is entirely due to Lord REDESDALE'S manners and mode of dress. No offence—far from it—to our thousand and one friends who minister graciously in hostelries. Winter and summer Lord REDESDALE'S daily costume comprises an indifferent hat, ditto pair of shoes, white cotton stockings, black trowsers (apparently slops), yellow waistcoat,—these vulgarities having over them a blue coat and brass buttons. No gloves—red hands. This is Lord REDESDALE, Chairman of Com mittees in their Lordships' House, with a salary cf £5,000 a-year. He is a fine, fresh-looking lad ; though close upon fifty, the greatest physiologist that ever traced exis tence animal, from Zoophyte to Man, would say that REDESDALE is not more than half the fifty aforesaid. There he is in the House of Lords, from day to day, the same verdant youth. He belongs to a family of some literary position—l may not hesitate to say distinction. His uncle was the historian of Greece ; his sister, the Miss MITFORD, made village life popular wherever circulating libraries are to be found. The present lord's father was a good old Conservative before that honoured appellation was found necessary by the degenerate character of later times. He loved the Crown of England and the Irish people—the latter to a fault. He was, however, a great dawdle sometimes in the House. During the last stage of the proceedings on the Roman Catholic Emancipation Bill, old Lord REDESDALE came forward to the table of their Lordships' House—be was then about 80 years of age,—and, as I have hinted, very loyal. "My lords," he said, " I like the Trish people—l have lived a long time among them (he weeps—boo-hoo !)—I say I have lived a long time among them—they are good-hearted people (boo-hoo again); but I cannot (boo-hoo) vote for this bill." Such was the first baron when I knew and res pected him ; his son, the present baron, about to receive the scarlet gown of the doctor from Lord DERBY, is in comprehensible. I referred to Mrs. HARRIET BEECHER STOWE in a recent communication, not, I beg to assure your readers, in terms of disrespect, far from it; although I considered it by no means complimentary to the cause of slave eman cipation that she should appear evidently the " observed of all observers," doing a little paltry knitting, the value of which could not all the evening amount to a groat. Well, she has had plenty of " lionising" since at concerts and confabs, city meetings and meetings of the legislature —take, par example, the first working day of th week, Monday. In the morning she was to be found at that noisy scene in the Guildhall, where Sir JOHN' KEY, who has worked for the corporation for thirty years without receiving a halfpenny of wages, was trying to get in his old age—time out of mind the boon to aldermen—the city chamberlainship, was opposed by one of the Guildhall clerks, Mr. B. SCOTT, who all through, as well as his father before him, had received and still receives a thumping salary for his clerkship work ;—however the alderman has got in, and Mrs. H. B. STOWE was there to see. After that she bad a bit of luncheon ; and, at five o'clock, we have her again in public in the House of Peers, under the shadow of the Duchess of SUTHERLAND'S wing, —that noble lady's brother, the Earl of CARLISLE, having a bootless petition to present from the women of Kingston, Jamaica, against Cuban slavery. Petitions on this nefa rious subject to our houses of legislature are so many bits of useless parchment. The question of slavery at Cuba is blinked ; the treaty—that word of promise—is affected by the court of Spain to be kept to the ear, but it is broken to the hope, and will continue to be, so long as Cuba appears to flourish like the wicked. The ladies of Kingston and their lords are now impoverished by the legislation of the last twenty years • the Cubans are wallowing in ill-gotten wealth. We all know it, — deplore their practices, yet can't prevent them. The Earl of CARLISLE made a good speech on the occasion ; he could not do otherwise, considering the question and the man ; he got very little from CLARENDON, the minister, in answer ;—the cruisers were at work,—they had taken certain slave ships lately,—the present Captain-General of Cuba was a good sort of man enough, and was deeply alive to the iniquity of the trade. Of course he is ; but, if there were twenty such Captains-General at Cuba, so long as the riff-raff of the world, from the crimp to the murderer, is allowed to reside and trade in Cuba, the slave will find he is purchased. The average price is about £lOO a head; when such a bonus is held out, good-bye to your treaty and protocol ! There will be a row in that part of the globe before long. Lord BROUGHAM, who looked remarkably well, had a word or two to say, and the petition was laid on the table. Shortly afterwards the head of the Government, the Earl of ABERDEEN, entirely lost his temper. They were talking about that almost worthless borough, Malden ; and the Earl of DERBY, who never loses an opportunity of twitting the coalition Cabinet, charged ABERDEEN with allowing his subs. to laugh and sneer, when they ought to be quiet. " What do you mean ?" said ABER DEEN, very wroth; "I have no subordinates that I know in this house, who have not a right to laugh or cry if they like." The scene was capital, and Mrs. STOWE appeared to enjoy the brawl. In the House of Lords the Earl of D ERB Y ought to have remembered that there recognising are no subordinates —they are all peers—not even the LORD CHANCELLOR as more—the lowest baron sitting on the woolsack, if he so like, alongside the CHANCELLOR. The same question about the aspect of affairs between Russia and Turkey w as in both houses on the same even i z The Earl of HARDWIC KE had made a long speech when n CLARENDON came in and gave an answer containing nothing. In the House of Commons, Mr . DISRAELI made a long speech on the same subject, ! •-; question being contained in one line at the end. I. ; rd JOHN_ . RUSSELL'S answer was the Earl of CLARENDON S. Par Concert and confab ! Of the former let me give you l a specimen from the " true avouch," &c.No one sure y can find fault for shooting folly as it flies ; if any there are so thin-skinned, so mercifully sentimental, let him or her come forward and condemn me. I hate what we English know well by the term humbug ; I hate the semblance of it in man or woman,—seldom we find it in the latter; but when it occurs among the fair sex, there's no standing it. Now, somebody ought to tell Mrs. STOWE the meaning of the word humbug ; whether she is a clever woman or not, I cannot tell ; and, indeed, care not. Of this lam cer tain, she shows herself to be a most sensible woman, by holding her tongue in public. We have it on the highest authorities, Scripture and SHAKESPEAR E , th a t a f oo l i s accounted wise when he holds his peace. Mrs STOWE says little or nothing in public, and up to a certain point may have maintained the glorious truth referred to, of which COLERIDGE (wasn't it) gives the converse at a market dinner, when a lusty specimen of the English farmer sat down to the roast beef and pudding—ate— sa id nothing, till the Norfolk dumplings came on—confound them, they nearly choked me one day after snipe-shooting —the farmer rent the veil of his respectability ; for, eyeing the aforesaid indigestible balls, he exclaimed, in extacy, " them's the jockies for me." The illusion went instanter. Now, Mrs. STOWE holds her tongue entirely. That's right. On Tuesday morning she came out strong. No mistake. A black female, named in the bills Miss GREENFIELD—how English !—had got herself ad vertised for a concert. To everyone acquainted with the t b er p ooi ,tanbarb, THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, " divine art," it is a stern fact, that all natural talent, as it is called, without cultivation, only renders the singer ridiculous,—that, in short, there must be musical edu cation, as well as a mind capable of receiving it. I know little of the capabilities of the black people's minds,—l dare say their hearts are soft and kind occasionally, though I would rather not try them ; but we'll let that pass. Miss GREENFIELD came out under the auspices of 'Mrs. HARRIET BEECHER STOWE. and eke the Duchess of SUTHERLAND, and Lady PALMERSTON ; the two latter I know are musically given. The dingy debutante sang something to begin with about " Little Eva," of course, and of course also at the request of Mrs. H. B. S. After wards Miss GREENFIELD sang two or three other bits— among them BISHOP'S simple ballad, " Home, sweet Home !" I cannot describe the singing, because I can not call it music, any more than I designate the tom-tom of the pestilential islands equal to that drum of the Guards, which in the March in Saul made all hearts wail at St. Paul's, last November. Some musical critics of experience say that Miss GREENFIELD'S voice has a range of three octaves ; by St. CECILIA she did not measure by octaves ! Again, they say Miss GREENFIELD went from Din the bass clef, to Bin alt. Perhaps she did. I have heard of sounds resembling something between a spit and a whistle. I make no application in the present case. One thing is quite certain, that when Miss GREENFIELD came out with her low notes, you certainly would have taken her for a man ! I have known British voices do tha same, a fortune having been laid out in all the adventi tious aids of education—their owners withered and died ! Lord JOHN RUSSELL, my little man, I injured you much last week by slightly referring to your apparent ig norance of the provisions of Lord LYNDHURST ' S Altera tion of Oaths Bill. Now since it has been propounded— debated—it is valueless. During the whole of last week it was stated that it was a bill to open a side door for the admission of the Jews. At the clubs, among M.P.s and Crown lawyers, this was understood, but Lord JOHN, when spoken to about it, answered that he did not know its provisions. This was well on the part of his lordship, and does not negative my expressed feelings last week in reference to the proceedings of the deputation, the mem bers of which being aware of Lord LYNDHURST ' S marital Jewish connexion, fancied it was to let the " ancient people" in at the fag end of the session. This was made entirely manifest on Thursday night. by the amendment of Lard ELLENBOROUGH, to be read a second time that day six months, being carried. The debate was coldly hlstorical ; BROUGHAM, during its continuance, contented himself by jumping like a grasshopper from one side of the house to the other, and finally resting himself beside CRANWORTH on the woolsack, for which he seems to have an undying penchant. Lord LYNDHURST looks remark ably well, and his friends are glad to look at his still manly face, now not disfigured by the ugly black barnacles which he was obliged to wear for the sake of his eyes in the early part of the session. Most commonly on Wednesday, if it be dry, hon. members, with the exception of your MIALLS, HUMES, PELLArrs, let me add the honoured name of JOSEPH BROTHERTON—SPRING Rice, as he is sometimes called, for his love of the Asiatic fare—and two or three minis terial hacks, red tapists,—honourable members, I say, with these exceptions, prefer the new-fangled Arcadia of Regent's-park, or the dusty rides about Rotten-row, to visiting the House of Commons. The Lords, being gentlemen, never meet on Wednesday. Thanks to his Grace the late Duke of WELLINGTON, who, for some good cause or another, had such a repugnance to meet his peers on that day, that their lordships, in deference to the DUKE,' made a " rule absolute" not to sit at all. Some said that the illustrious Duke had had a great de liverance—memorable—on that day of the week. hence his consecration of it. I know, personally, he held it almost sacred. The Commons, however, always meet, and on last Wednesday there was a brave muster. the third reading of the Judges' Exclusion Bill being fixed far that day. This is an absurd title for a bill which only goes to exclude Sir JOHN ROMILLY, Master of the Rolls, from a seat in the House of Commons. Lord HOTHAM, its author, is a popular fellow in the house, and carried the bill through every stage up to the third reading, much to the annoyance of Ministers. Without discussing the points of the bill in these conversational lines, I at once say it is a foolish, uncalled-for, and useless bill ; upon that I will pledge my forensic education, long parliamen tary experience, and what is more, stake my conservative principles. Never mind. Lord HOTHAM, as I have stated, carried the measure up to the third reading. Lord JOHN RUSSELL was determined to do something great— to kick the bill to Tophet. He did so ! And by what means ? Those not in the secret could not comprehend the fun of the thing ; rusty supporters of the Govern ment, over their shy green pea soup, at the Reform Club. chuckled and laughed ; what's the rig ? Out it came, and, oh, to what base uses may we come, Horatio ! Lord JOHNNIE had sent a circular note—a bill of the play, in short, setting forth, in good Victoria theatre style, that at four o'clock Mr. MACAULAY would rise in his place, in the House of Commons, and make a magnificent speech, and that hon. members were expected to be there to wit nesdtite performance. Now, anotherJoHNNIE—MITCHELL of the French plays—had RACHEL on her legs at his bijou theatre thenight before, and JOHNNIE MITCHELL did in the first instance whatiomststiE RUSSELL did in the second —he, the entrepreneur, sent his circular, stating that the MA CAULAY of the French Theatre, RACHEL, would appear as Phedre, precisely at nine o'clock. Time was thus saved by parties coming in at the nick. Lord JOHN succeeded, and Lord HOTHAM'S exclusion of the Master of the Rolls Bill was, for the first time, voted out of the house. MA CAULAY made avery decent speech, but itwas to oblige the leader of the house. MACAULAY did the thing per order. He is still looking very ill—a world too fat ; and then the whites of his eyes ! Saf f ron-Waldon ! What lots of ha'pence be must come out with of a morning 9 • though he don't belong to the lacquered boot-school, he rarely uses a crossing without giving the bare-legged varlet who keeps it a halfpenny. One likes to see this. He still continues his solitary walks—l mean alone, for you will find him reading his little tome—generally a latin author —in the most densely-populated and " unkempt" parts of London. COMMERCI.4L .11++'D MONETARY NETT S. MONDAY NIGHT. AT the very time when every branch of industrial activity is enjoying an almost unexampled state of prosperity, when employment is ample, and yet speculation kept within the verge of safety, when there are no foreign loans to drain the country of its surplus capital, nor gigantic railway operations to exhaust the resources of small shareholders, when apprehensions have been entertained more for the consequence of a plethora than a defi ciency of the precious metals, there is, notwith standing, a degree of alarm among our leading capitalists, which has led to another tightening of the screw by the great money corporation of the Bank of England. It is not easy to find an osten sible cause for this movement, but it is clear that, in spite of the successive benefits of gold from Australia anti other places, there is a gradual dimi nution of the stock of bullion in the Bank coffers, as shown by the weekly returns ; and at the usual meeting on Thursday, the Directors raised the maximum rate of discount on good paper to three and-a-half per cent., making a third rise of half per cent. within little more than six months. There was a time when such an announcement would have created but a slight impression out of doors, but the money market has become more sensitive to such changes, and their effect is felt in multifarious operations. The Funds have sensibly diminished in value until Consols are below par, and the hope of effecting a Financial saving by a reduction of the interest of the National Debt has been, for the pre sent at least, set aside. It is now placed beyond a doubt, that the scheme of the CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER to effect a conversion of a por tion of the National Debt, is a positive failure, and the mode by which he has attempted to carry it out will tend to increase the difficulty. Of the petty stocks, amounting to nine millions and a half, the voluntary acceptances of the proposed new stocks do not reach one million and a half, so that he will have to provide more than eight mil lions to pay off the dissentients; and by this means add to the embarrassment. It is in vain that The Times invents a lame excuse in the non arrivals of expected gold from Australia, and the unsettled state of the affairs of Turkey ; to such contingencies we are always subject. Mr. GLAD STONE'S inability for the task he has undertaken is self-evident, and we are now—in the midst of plenty—feeling the effects of a tightness in the money market. The decline exhibited in the public funds is also felt in other descriptions of invest ment, and must ultimately have an effect upon commercial operations, though it is said that the course pursued by the Bank Directors has not been generally responded to by the discount houses, and that money for commercial purposes was compara tively easy. The reports from the manufacturing districts show that, although the unsettled state of political affairs on the Continent has tended to lessen the demand, prices continue firm. The slackness, however, chiefly applies to the Foreign trade, as the demand for the Home trade has been compara tively active. Much apprehension is, however, felt of a threatened strike of the operatives for an increase of wages ; and, should the men persist in their insane intention to turn out, it will prove a serious obstacle to business. At Stockport the demand is for an increase of wages to the extent of ten per cent., while in several other places the ' movement is for short time, and the hands have threatened to cease labour at six o'clock. The reduction of the Tea duty to is. 10d. per lb., according to the resolution of the House of Com mons, has led to great activity, and clearances at the Customs have been effected to a very large amount. The increased demand has, however, led to an improvement in price, which has been still further augmented by the intelligence of the rebel lion in China; so that the public will not enjoy all the benefit of the reduction. _ _ The return from the Bank of England, for the week ending the 28th of May, gives the following results, when compared with the previous week : Public deposits .. .. £5,606,412; Decrease £209,065 Other deposits .. .. 11,935,583 ; Decrease 17,915 Rest .. .. .. .. 3,110,204; Decrease 46,373 On the other side of the account— Government securities £13,124,653 ; The same as before. Other securities .. 14,021,714 ; Decrease 346,549 Notes unemployed .. 8,871,860; Increase 137,b30 The amount of notes in circulation is £22,582,030, being a decrease of £56,723 ; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £17,944,547, show ing a decrease of £5,977, when compared with the preceding return. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued .. £31,453,890 Grivrnt. Debt.. £11,015,100 Other securities 2,984,900 Gold coin& bu1n.17,434,736 I Silver bullion .. 19,154 £31,453,890 ROYAL MERSEY YACHT CLUB. The first sailing match for the season of this celebrated club was held on Saturday, when the weather was beau tifully fine, with a light wind from the N.N.W. The con tending yachts were placed at their respective stations off Birkenhead Ferry, under the superintendence of Rear- Commodore Jonathan Grindrod, and their places were in the following order from the westward :- 1. Stanley 17 tons Thomas Wilson. 2. stranger..... 10 tons N. Jackson. 3. Ranger 13 tons R. M. Grinnell. 4. Constance ... 14 tons F D. P. Astley. 5. Seabird 33 tons Hon. Secretary. 6. Surprise..... 16 tons H. F. Rigge. 7. Coralie 35 tons 4. E. Byrne. 8. Presto 8 tons -- Bower. By a private arrangement between the owners of the yachts entered, the Coralie was allowed to sail, being dis qualified by her exceeding 35 tons the limits of this race, and, in consideration, the large class silver-salver was granted to them by the sailing committee. The steamer Windsor, having taken in the commodore, officers, and members, with a party of ladies and gentle men, left the Prince's Pierhead, a little after eleven, a.m., and steamed to the other side of the river, where all the yachts were at their moorings, with their mainsails and topsails set, and their distinguishing flags at their respec tive mastheads. Oa account of the lateness of the tide, the Commodore, Mr. Thomas Littledale, did not consider it prudent to start the yachts until a late hour, as the ebb tide on the yachts arriving at the Bell Buoy would be against their return. The course was a short one, for the time allowed by the larger yachts to the smaller ones in the race, but this wasclaimed by the small yachts on con dition of allowing the Coralie to run, and, of conrse, was much in favour of the smaller yachts, the larger vessels not being able to allow them so much time without the wind had been blowing strong. The course was from the Bir kenhead Ferry, down Victoria Channel, round the Bell Buoy, and back again. The small yacht Victoria, placed off the ferry, was the winning mark, and she was gaily decorated with the club and other flags. At five minutes past twelve the signal-gun was fired, and a very beautiful sight took place. The whole fleet slipped cables, and canted round to the wind. The Sea bird, Stanley, Coralie, Surprise, Ranger, and others were first to feel the breeze, and took the lead in this position down the river. The yachts had to beat to windward ; and when off the Rock the Coralie had gained on the fleet and was tack and tack with the Seabird and Stanley. Th' rest were some distance behind ; the Ranger and Prest in the rear. From some mishap with the rudder-head 0 0 the Stranger she became distanced, and was, we believe f the last vessel in the fleet. The Coralie kept increasing her distance to windward,' but the Seabird and Stanley kept together very closely, and their sailing was very equal. On rounding the Bell Beacon on the port hand the time was : b. m. s. Coralie 2 16 30 Stanley 2 21 0 Seabird . 2 22 0 Constance. 2 26 5 Surprise Ranger 2 36 50 Presto Stranger Disabled. It was on making the last tack to the Bell Beacon that the Stanley infringed upon one of the sailing regulations of the club, which vessel, from her place, even here, was in a winning position, and subsequently led to a protest being made against her by the owners of the Coralie. On pass ing the Bell Beacon the wind had become light, but it was a free one, and balloon topsails and enormous jibs were set by the leading yachts. It was in running home that the Seabird gradually gained upon the Stanley and Coralie. She passed the Stanley about the Formby Lightship, and here a most interesting contest took place for pride of position between her and the headmost yacht, the Coralie. It will be seen by the above time, and that of arriving at the flag yacht, that in the run home the Seabird had over hauled the Coralie by four minutes twenty-five seconds. The fleet arrived at the flag-yacht, off Birkenhead Ferry, in the following order of time : Coralie Seabird.. 5 51 10 5 52 15 Stanley 5 54 5 Surprise 5 57 45 Ranger 6 0 25 Presto Constance. 6 20 0 An allowance of three-quarters of a minute per ton time up to twenty-five tons, and of half a minute beyond, was made by the larger to the smaller vessels ; consequently, their real position at the winning flag-ship was : .-- 1. Stanley, ahead of 2. Surprise 2 min. 55 sec. 3. Ranger 3 „ 20 „ 4. Coralie 8 ~ 5 „ 5. Seabird . 8 „ 10 „ 6. Constance The Stanley, although arriving third, was thus the winned in time ; and but for the mishap of being protested against would have had the prize awarded to her. The sailing committee have to meet to take the protest into considers. tion, and their decision is final. It will not be ascertained before this evening, when the result will be announced at the club meeting. Captain S ars fi e ld, w h en the steamer was waiting for the coming up of the yachts in the Crosby Channel, amused the company on board of the Windsor by ordering the life and other boats to be manned a nd lowered from her decks. One was in the water in twenty-APO 30 Mb Of time, an the 17/4910 four in one minute, £31,453,890 1 BANKING DEPARTMENT. Prop.'s capital £14,553,000 Rest 3,110,204 Public deposits. 5,606,412 Other deposits . 11,935,583 7-day, &c. bills. 1,303,685 Gov. securities.£l3,l24,6s3 Other securities 14,021,714 Notes .. .... 8,871,860 Gold & silt'. coin 490,657 £36,508,884 I £36,508,884 Events have been hard upon our SHARE MARKET this week. Though there has been but a small amount of business in the aggregate, yet the fluctuations in prices hive been great. The raising of the rate by the bank on Thursday coming quite unexpectedly upon the market, produced something like a panic, from which it scarcely recovered on Friday. A depression, however, still more serious, was caused on Saturday by the war like news from the east; this second shock had the effect of inducing several bear sales, but from what we can learn very little real stock has been sold. TO-DAY prices have advanced from one to two per cent., owing to there having been a small amount of real buying; the tone of the market, however, is not strong, and the feeling fidgetty. The demand for our local stocks continues, and some extensive transactions have taken place in them. We annex this day's prices :—Blackburn, 6 15-16; Caledonians, 331 14; Chester and Holyhead, 221; Eastern Counties, 13 1-16 13; East Lancashire, 18 3-16; Lancashire and York shire, 771 ; London Stock, 1151 ; Midland Stock, 71-i 72* 4- 14 ; North British, 81; Dover Stock, 214- 1 I ; York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 17i 4; York and North Midland, 30 ; Shrewsbury and Chester gar. 8 per cent, 18. COTTON.—UntiI within the last two or three days there was an active demand at full rates, but owing to the uncertainty of affairs in the East, and the apprehension of a turn-out in the manufacturing districts, there has since been a lull, and but little business doing ; but prices are not lower, except in attempts to force sales, which could only be accomplished at a decline of about 1-16 d. per lb. TO-DAY the market was firm, and the sales amounted to 5,000 bales, of which about 500 were for export at previous prices. From Messrs. HERMANN Cox and Co.'s report, we extract the following : " The political disputes on the Continent, and the Bank raising their rate of discount from 3 to 31 per cent., have momentarily checked business ; however, as there is every prospect of peace being preserved, and as the higher rate of interest will only check dangerous specu lative undertakings, and keep money in this country, trade will ultimately benefit by it. There is no doubt but for these causes we should have had an advance in our market. Our stock of American Cotton is now 549,500 bales against 413,700 last year ; but the quantity afloat being much less than at the same time last year, from this time forward there will be a gradual decrease, and in a few weeks hence it will be again below that of last year." PRODUCE.—The market for Sugar has been rather quiet, and a slight decline in prices has been submitted to; the sales amount to 600 hhds. 8.P., 7,000 bags Bengal, and 4,000 bags Mauritius. Of Foreign, the sales on the spot are confined to 600 bags yellow Ceara, and 60 hhds. Surinam. The arrivals of Molasses have been considerable, and buyers requiring a concession in price, the sales on the spot have not been large. The Coffee market is very dull, and the only sales reported are a few bags St. Domingo at 445., and Rio at 41s. 9d. per cwt. Of Rice, 150 tierces Carolina sold at 245. to 245. 6d., and 3,500 bags Bengal at 118. to 118.6 d. Rum is somewhat firmer. In Tea, there has been a firm but not an animated market, the time and attention of the trade being taken up with clearing at the reduced duty, (18. 10d. per lb.) Speculators have operated to some extent in com mon and blackish leaf Congous, at full previous prices. Saltpetre is heavy of sale, only 350 bags sold, 41 refraction, at 275. per cwt. For Rosin (American), there has been a good demand, and o r n a done 3,700 brls. have b een so ld a t 4 s . 6d. to 11s. 6d. p er cwt. Hides exceedi ng ly d u ll, an d o nly a s ma ll portion found buyers ; we t sa lt e d C eara at 41d. t o 4-d., Calcutta Kips a t NA. for good dry salted, and Sincapore Buffalo at 3d. per lb. Olive Oil, in limited request, and i n some i nstances some conces sion inn pale pci p eu r iremcset,ss a Se al l as 28oible;encnsdubomilittgeudietto. at p r Nothing s rates; e d £9o t ps. d. erotun, per L c‘ i v n t s . e ; ed pal O e Rilainpe Oilmo d dull wc of t., in bondsale. ;British,AmericanS 4 piri B t s. so t f n 4 9s. Turpentine, 475. per There has been a good demand for Palm Oil, and 850 tons on the spot sold at £34 10s. to £35, and 150 tons to Arrive at £35 per ton. Tallow dull at 475, 6d, to JUNE 7, 1853. 48s. for Petersburgh Y.C., and at 455. to 475. per cwt. for South American. Baltic Hemp offering at lower prices. 2,000 bales Jute have been sold to arrive at previous prices, and 500 on the spot at £l7 17s. to £2l 12s. per ton. TO -DAY, Importers continuing to meet the demand for Sugar rather freely, the sales, including Saturday's business, consist of 200 hhds. Barbadoes at 335. to 393., 120 hhds. Trinidad at 323. 61. to 355. 6d., and 500 bags Benares at 37s to 375. 6d. per cwt. Nothing has transpired in Molasses, Rum, or Coffee, but 600 bags Bahia Cocoa are reported at 275., and 800 bags Para, of an old import, at 275. 6d. per cwt. 2200 bags Bengal Rice sold at 10s. 9d. to 1 le. 3d., and 100 bags Saltpetre at 275. 61. per cwt. We have less doing in Tea, but quotations remain unaltered. From Messrs. T. and H. LITTLEDALE and Co.'s circular we extract the following : " SUGAR.—We have taken some pains to arrive at the probable supply of Sugar from all the producing countries for the present year, and find that it will little exceed that of last, whilst the stocks in this country show a deficiency of nearly 40,000 tons, and those on the Continent of 20,000. The consumption of this article is greatly on the increase, from the improved condition of the lower classes in this country and in America—so that we may reason ably look for present prices being maintained. From Porto Rico, Brazils, and Louisiana, we may look for an increased supply of some 50,000 tons ; but from our own colonies, east and west, there will be a deficiency of 30,000 tons, which would leave a surplus of 20,000 tons ; but it is generally admitted that there will be a consider able falling off in the production from Beetroot, probably fully to this extent. " TEA.—During the past fortnight we have had a firm, but not a very active market; speculators have purchased common and blackish leaf to fine Congous. Fine Moiling kinds are held for advanced prices. Second Orange Pe koes in good request, but few offering. Common to fair Scented Capers more sought after: quotations have an upward tendency. Of Greens, holders, generally, are unwilling sellers, unless at extreme prices. During the last few days spurious Gunpowder has been in better request. Further advices from China state that the rebels were still threatening Nankin, and that there is no pros pea of a speedy improvement in trade. The reduced duty, say Is. 1(41. per lb., was received by the Customs' authorities on Wednesday last : on that day duty was paid in this port on 435,394 lbs." WooL.—The market has again been inactive during the week, The tightness of the money mar ket, and the political news from Constantinople, has tended to diminish the little activity evincible. The recent arrivals being nearly all held for the auction sales of Thursday and Friday next, there are no transactions of any moment to report. Prices, so far, are pretty firmly maintained. Im ports for the week, 1656 bales, viz., 28 Mediterra nean ports, 262 United States, 701 East India, 480 Buenos Ayres, 139 Irish, 40 Scotch, 6 Coastwise. English and Irish—for the former there was a fair amount of competition, and prices very firmly maintained at the York and Doncaster markets : for the latter the market is a little easier. Skin—a few inquiries, but not much doing. The clip of Yorkshire Wool is now beginning to come to mar ket, and is taken freely at 171 d. to 18d. for farmers' parcels. Messrs. W. GREAME and Co. say : There has again been an active demand for most des criptions of Wool, and—considering the lightness of stocks—a fair amount of business has been done, at prices fully supporting the late advanced rates. The new clip of British and Irish Wools is now beginning to come into the market, the few parcels sold have realised very high rates, from 20 to 30 per cent. advance on prices current this time last year; it is, however, too early to give any decided opinion as to the result of the new clip generally, but from the extreme lightness of stocks in the market of old Wools, and the very large consumption going on in the manufacturing districts, it is probable that high prices will rule for some time to come. Messrs. HUGHES and RONALD say : A healthy tone continues to pervade every branch of the Wool trade, and sales to a considerable extent have been made in this market of foreign, both on the spot and afloat, at well-supported rates ; there has, however, not been quite so much done during the last ten days in con sequence of the public sales going forward in London. A general impression had prevailed that a higher range would be established at the opening, but, while there is little quotable deviation to notice, still, taking into ac count that the condition on the average is defective, prices are certainly higher than at the previous sales for all good conditioned parcels. The present high prices of all kinds of home Wools has necessarily led to an extended demand for foreign, which to some extent may be considered a substitute. Good long-stapled Egyptian and Oporto have been much inquired for, and are readily saleable; as are also all Wools of a similar class, but the stocks are only limited. Messrs. ABRAM GARTSIDE and Co. say:— " The consumption of Wool continues on a general and extensive scale, and as stocks are decidedly low, and receipts moderate, prices have been on the average firmly maintained, and in many cases in favour of the seller. That portion of this season's clip of the home-growth which has already been shorn, has met with considerable competition, at 10 to 20 per cent. advance upon the value 1 at the commencement of the year. Our next series of sales will take place on the 9th and 10th June, when 3 to 4000 bales will be brought forward." THE " HERMANN."—On Thursday, the United States Mail steamship Hermann, Lieutenant Higgins com mander, arrived off Cowes with mails and passengers. She sailed from New York on the 21st ult. After landing her mails she proceeded to Bremen. ABOUT 1,700 operative cotton porters held a meeting at the Concert-hall, on Wednesday, when they agreed to "strike," unless their demand of 4s. a day, as wages, was agreed to in the course of the next week'. REDUCTION OF THE TEA DUTlES.—Wednesday was a busy day at the Liverpool Custom-house, owing to the reduction of the duties on tea. Permission to admit tea at the new duties was received the evening before ; and, though the Custom-house was opened an hour earlier than usual, the clerks were kept busy all day. Amongst the advantages of the new duty, one is that it gets rid of the additional five per cent., and thus simplifies all calcu lation as to the duty, both at the merchant's office and the Custom-house. COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION.—The Rev. Adam S. Farrar, M.A., Fellow of Queen's College, Oxford, who eight years ago gained the first M'Neile Exhibition at the above institution, which entitles the holder to four years' education at Oxford, is coming down to examine the can didates for the same exhibition this term. This is a cir cumstance which cannot fail to prove most agreeable and interesting to all parties. Mr. Percival, who was edu cated at the Upper School of the Collegiate Institution, stands first in classics, in the second year, at Emma nuel College, Cambridge, and has been elected a scholar. We have just heard that the Rev.A. S. Farrar has recently obtained the Senior Theological Prize for an essay on the Trinity. COMMITTAL OF A MARINE-STORE DEALER.—Patrick Martin, a marine-store dealer, in Bridgewater-street, was, on Friday, charged on suspicion of stealing sixteen yellow metal bolts, the property of Messrs. Ashley, Clayton and . Co. It appears that twenty-seven bolts, which had been taken out of the Ebba Brahe, were given out by the fore man yesterday week, to be repointed and headed. They were finished that evening, and in the morning were sent for by the master carpenter ; but in the course of the day a message was sent up that only eleven had been received. Inspector Kehoe stated that, from Mr. William Penn Smith, Hanover-street, he ascertained that, on Wednes day, Martin had sold, along with a small quantity of scrap metal, sixteen bolts, broken in pieces, weighing altogether 3 qrs. 9 lbs., and for which he paid the market price of 6d. per lb. The prisoner, in his defence. stated that his boy bad bought it in his absence, and brought him forward as a witness ; but he made such a . rambling statement, that the magistrates utterly discredited him, and committed Martin for two months for not account ing, and also ordered his license as a marine-store dealer to be taken trom him. LANCASHIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY.—This company have applied for an injunction from the Vice-Chancellor's Court to restrain Mr. Reddish, actuary, from prosecuting, for £750, the sum alleged to be due for three-quarters of a year's salary. It appeared that Mr. Reddish had en gaged with the British Insurance Company for seven years, in 1847, at a yearly salary of £l,OOO. The busi ness of this company had been transferred to the Lanca shire Company, and the defendant having notified his in tention to resign in 1852, it was accepted. He, however, afterwards made a claim for the three-quarters salary. Thetase was adjourned to Friday, when the Vice-Chan cellor said he could not possibly doubt that there might be a very important question to be determined at the hearing, if the plaintiffs could establish the equity stated in their bill. Already it appeared that there was very conflicting evidence as to what had passed at the time of the agreement between the two companies. The order which it would be proper to make would be, that the British Assurance Company should give judgment in the action which Mr. Reddish had brought against them, and should undertake to deal with it as the court might direct ; and that Mr. Reddish should be restrained from suing out execution without the leave of the court. HEALTH COMMITTEE.---At the weekly meeting, on Thursday, Mr. Alderman Langsdale presided. There were also present Messrs. Gladstone, Moss, Beckwith, Nicholson. Johnson, and Halhead.—The medical officer stated that the remarkably uniform rate of mortality, noticed in the last report, still continued, the deaths re gistered in the week having been 187, and the mortality during the last six weeks having varied only from 185 to 190. The deaths in the parish, last week, were 140, and in the out-townships 47. In the corresponding weeks for the preceding five years the average was 199.-1 a the proceedings of the subcommittee was given a list of persons applying for additions to their salaries. Mr. Gladstone asked how they could refuse those increases to poor labouring men, after, on the previous day, the Coun cil had granted to the town-clerk an addition of £5OO per year. Mr. Beckwith thought they had better throw the public purse on the table, and let all help themselves. To obtain any grants of money to improve the town was im possible, and the more they attempted to check the cur rent of extravagance, the more it increased. The Chair man ; The more we do in that way, the Finance Com mittee does in the other. Mr. Beckwith observed that, during the last year, the amount of the increase of salaries to the servants throughout the Corporation amounted to about £2o,ooo.—An application was read from the widow of a poor man who had been in the service of the Corpo ration as a watchman, and who had died suddenly, to be furnished with the means to go into some small way of business. It was stated that there were no funds for such a purpose. Mr. Beck With : Of course not ; but there is to give to the town-clerk an addition of £soo—a yearly salary of £2500 ! There had been a poor market man, who had been in the service for fourteen years, who made an application for an increase of £lO to his salary. This, of course, was refused ; yet to the town-clerk they had given an addition of £lO per week, POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY. ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE.—A man named Thomas Quin was charged by Henry Jones with assaulting and robbing him in Byrom-street. It appeared that, on Saturday night last, about half-past eleven o'clock, the prosecutor was standing in Byrom-street, when the prisoner went up to him, and asked him to go with him into a public-house and have a glass of ale. He consented to do so, but soon after entering the house he got frightened, and came out. The prisoner followed him, and snapped at his watch chain, he then robbed him of six shillings, and afterwards threw stones at him. The prisoner was committed for three months. ATTEMPT AT MURDER.—Thomas Horrage, a man re siding in South-street, Toxteth-park, who had been re manded on a charge of attempting to cut his wife's throat, was again brought up, but upon the production of a surgeon's certificate that the prisoner's wife, although convalescent, was still unable to appear, the prisoner was again remanded. The particulars of the case are, that about a week ago the prisoner went home, and his supper not being ready when asked for, he took up a knife and drew it across his wife's throat, inflicting a serious wound. She was removed to the Southern Hospital, where she has since been confined ; and it is supposed that the shock produced upon the system caused premature labour. STEALING A GOLD RING.-A woman named Ann Kenny was charged by Mr. Benjamin Rowland, pawn broker, of Vauxhall-road, with stealing a goad ring from the prosecutor's shop in 'Vauxhall-road. She went into the shop, and pretended she wanted to buy a ring ; but, after looking at some, she left the shop without making a purchase, and on doing so she dropped one of the rings which had been submitted for her inspection. Committed for three months. COMMITTALS. — Ann Riley was charged by Mrs. Mary Kewley, residing in Hill-street, Toxteth-park. with steal ing four quilts and a blanket from a bed-room in her house on Saturday night last. She was committed for trial. CharlesHain, William Durye, and W. Kelly, were charged by Mr. Lewis Hay man, a pawnbroker in Park-lane, with cutting a pane of glass out of his shop window, and stealing aXI note on Saturday last. They were all committed for trial. ST. GEORGE ' S CHURCH.—The whole of the gallery is now converted into free sittings for the poor. MR. H. H. ROGERS'S series of piano-forte soirees con cluded on Tuesday. The performance was well and fashionably attended. THE PRINCE OF WALES steamer having undergone a thorough repair. has resumed her station between here and Bangor. Her speed is very much accelerated, and she has twice made the passage in 3 hours and 55 minutes. A MAN named Burnley, late butler to Jacques Myers, Esq., Fazakerley, has been remanded by the magistrates, before whom he was charged, on Tuesday, with having robbed his master of a quantity of property when about to leave his service. TESTIMONIAL.—On Friday night a mother-of-pearl purse, silver mounted, enclosing ten guineas, was pre sented by the members of the Apollo Glee Club, meeting at the Adelphi Hotel, to Mrs. George Holden, as an acknowledgment for her musical services. SUDDEN DEATH IN THE TRAFALGAR Docx.—Yester day morning, a man named Thomas Williamson, a rigger, died suddenly in the rigging of the ship Balmoral, now lying in the Trafalgar Dock. An inquest will be held upon the body to-day. RADICAL PREPARATIONS.—It is rumoured that Mr. Hankey, Deputy-Governor of the Bank of England, or Mr. Horseman, will be brought forward by the Liberal party in the event of the unseating of Messrs. Turner and Mackenzie. MONEY ORDER OFFICES.—The following notice has been issued from the General Post-office :—" On the 10th of June major money order offices will be opened at the receiving offices at Brownlow-hill, Mill-street, and Scot land-roa, Liverpool." This arrangement will enable parties to obtain money and money orders from the offices above-named without the trouble of going to the General Post-office. THE LAMMAS ASSIZES.—North Wales and Chester Circuit : The Lord Chief Justice of England, the Right Honourable Lord Campbell.—South Wales and Chester Circuit : The Hon. Mr. Baron Platt, his lordship joining Lord Campbell at Chester, after proceedine through the circuit of South Wales..—Northern Circuit The Hon. Mr. Justice Wightman, and the Hon. Mr. Justice Erie. MARRIAGE CELEDRATION.-011 Wednesday, a sump tuous dinner was served up at the Brunswick Hotel, in celebration of the marriage of Mr. George Ho!me, of the firm of Arthur and George Holme, architects, &c., of this town. About forty of the heads of departments in connexion with the extensive establishment sat down, and the evening was spent in a social and convivial manner. VENTILATION OF ST. GEORGE'S HALL.—At the Coun cil meeting on Wednesday, Mr. Gladstone intimated that he had received a letter from Mr. Cunningham, the architect, whose acoustic arrangements, as well as plans for ventilation, in the Phiharmonic-hall, have met with such commendation. The letter had been temporarily mislaid, but the information it contains is to be brought before the Council at their next meeting. LANCASHIRE MlLlTlA.—Artillery Corps : Adjutant William Campbell, to serve with the rank of Captain ; James Chambers Ferguson, A.M.M.8.., to be Surgeon; John Eneas Deans Campbell, gent., to be Second Lieut. —Lancashire Hussars : Lord Otho Augustus Fitz-Gerald (late of the Blues) to be Lieutenant.-3d. Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia Thomas Arthur Brandt, gent., to be Surgeon. MERCANTILE, Law.—The Queen has appointed the Right Hon. T. B. Smith, Master of the Rolls in Ireland ; Sir Cresawell Cresswell, one of the Justicesof the Court of Common Pleas in England; John Marshall, Esq., one of the Senators of the College of Justice in Scotland ; G. W. Wilshere Bramwell, Esq., Q. C. ; James Anderson, Esq., Q. C. ; Kirkman Daniel Hodgson, Esq., Thomas Bazley, Esq., and Robert Slater, Esq., to be Her Majesty's Com missioners for inquiring into the expediency of assimila ting the Mercantile Laws of the United Kingdom. THE BIRKENHEAD CONTEST has produced some strange transformations and contrasts of colour. While the flag staffs of the various inns have rivalled the sky in their exuberance of blue, many of the ratepayers have fluctuated between the opposite hues of blue and red according as they were influenced by the announcements which were issued daily. We have beard of several electors decidedly red who gradually faded until they became pink, and then received such an infusion of blue that before the polling day they were lilac, and this elegant flower became their favourite breast knot. - - - Tun EDUCATION BILL.—A deputation from 'the Na tional Public School Association had an interview with Lord John Russell, on Friday, for the purpose of stating their views in relation to the subject of national educa tion. Among those who accompanied the deputation were the Right Hut. T. M. Gibson, Sir Joshua Walms ley, Messrs. R. Cobden, W. A. Wilkinson, John Cheet ham, Richard Gardner, James Heywood, Jas. Simpson,. Foxhill Bank, Lancashire, and Walter Ferguson, Liver pool. DISTRESSING CASE..—MUCII public sympathy has been, manifested on behalf of the widow and five children of Thomas Williams, the master of the Speculation, who was drowned on his voyage to this port. They are entirely unprovided for ; and as the poor woman is seriously af flicted with cancer, it is a case of real distress. A sub. scription list has been opened in their behalf, and contri butions will be received at any of the newspaper-offtes. THE PHILHARMONIC CONCERT.—The announcement of the engagements for the Grand Concert of the Phil harmonic Society on Tuesday next has created quite a flutter of expectation for the musical treat. Bottesini, the greatest of players on the double bass, is on this in. strument what Paganini was on the violin, and there is something marvellous in the ease with which he produces tones soft, sweet, and musical from such an unwieldy thine. Herr Reichardt is a celebrated German tenor of much sweetness and purity of tone. Mad'lle-Bury is the favourite of Queen Victoria's concerts, and can have no better recommendation. Herr Pischek is a host in him self, and is too well known to require any introduction. A PRUDENT (?•) MAN.—At the Police-court, on Wed nesday, a dissipated-looking young man, named Alfred Sturges Prudent, preferred a charge of robbery against Margaret Hawthorn, a notorious woman• of the town. The prosecutor met the prisoner at the Albion public house, in Fox. street, where he became drunk and in sensible. In the evening he got into a cab with the pri soner, who told the driver to go to Everton-road. At the time he had about £45 on his person. The prisoner ordered the driver to stop in Chureh-street, Everton, and wag getting out of the cab when officer 162 took her into custody. In Bridewell, four xa notes, and a quantity of gold, were found upon her, as well as several articles claimed by the prisoner. The case was sent to the ses sions for trial. POLICE TNSPECTION.-011 Friday, his worship the Mayor, accompanied by Mr. Admiral Parker, visited Seel-street station, where the constabulary were ram, tared to receive him ; Captain Greig and the superimend ents were present. The men formed into two bodies,, in open ranks ; and the firemen formed themselves at the extreme end of the station. The force were in their new clothing, recently issued,, and a finer body of men were perhaps never brought together. The Mayor. having completed the inspection, complimented them on their appearance, cleanliness, and obvious admirable discipline and addressed them at some length on their duties, effi ciency, and the conduct expected of them. He afterwards paid a well-deserved compliment to Captain Greig ; and alluded in feeling terms to the reciprocal good feeling which always subsisted between himself and the men is his employ, numbering at times thrice that of the police force. At the conclusion of his address his worship was loudly cheered, a M police, by a loud and long rattling of the sticks against the floor. The . head-constable then introduced the divisional superintendents, Messrs. Quick and Ride, Superintendents Walker, Murphy, and Hew itt, to his worship, who kindly recognised each, and passed a high compliment upon the efficiency and long services of Mr. Hewitt. A LIVERPOOL GENTLEMAN AT NAPLES.—A corres pondent, writing from Naples on the 24th ult., says : " A Mr. William Henry Wilson arrived here recently from Liverpool, by the screw-steamer Tiber, and, on giving his passport to the police, he w,,s informedd he could not be permitted to land, as he was suspected of being a revolutionary emissary. Now, it appears the police at Naples have the name ' Mr. William Wilson' in their books as a suspected character (which has probably been handed on to them by the Austrian or French p o lice,) and, without caring to inquire further than ob serving the similarity of names, they take upon themselves to say to this gentleman, ' Thou art the man.' Mr. Wilson is the son of an eminent manufacturer in Liverpool." RESIGNATION OF KEOGH AND COMPANY.--The ultra montane papers give credit to Messrs. Keogh, Monsell, and Sadleir, for throwing up their respective situations ; but their praise is qualified by the observation that not one of these representatives of Romish priests should have accepted office from the minister who gave a leading position in the cabinet to the Durham letter-writer," as Lord John Russell is generally designated here. These gentlemen are at the same time taunted with their votes in favour of the budget of Mr. Gladstone , which will tax Ireland to the extent of £600,000 a year more than she Is subject to at present ; and furthermore, they arc accused, of breaking up.the Irish liberal party, DR. M'HALE is dangerously ili, but hopes are enter tained, of his recovery. • ADMIRAL JOSEPH BULLEN, in his 93rd year. is the oldest officer in the navy ; he was first commissioned in 1778. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 6. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. EASTERN AFFAIRS. PARIS, SUNDAY EVENING.—The Times' Paris corre spondent writes. " What the mission of M. de Nesselrode is, I have no positive information, but I have reason to believe that Louis Napoleon is in favour of the mediation of England and Austria. Since yesterday morning, par ticularly, it has been remarked that the tone and lan guage of the Russian ambassador, in Paris, are much more pacific than for some days previously." TURKEY.—Constantinople letters of the 23rd ult. fur nish some details not given in the telegraphic despatches. The Austrian charge d'affaires, at the request of the Eng lish and French ambassadors, had made several attempts to effect a reconciliation between Menschikoff and the Porte, but the former was inexorable. The Turks were making great warlike preparations. The Standard says that the news received from the Continent this morning is considered to bear a more satisfactory construction then that previously to hand, with regard to the affairs of the East. The Sun also states that the letters from the Continent are of a decidedly more favourable complexion. From Paris it is reported that money was very abundent last week on the Bourse, and that so many orders to purchase railway shares were seldom known to have been received, within the like period, from small provincial capitalists. The Times' correspondent writes that the Sultan is said to have latterly shewn the greatest perturbation at the state of affairs, with symptoms of yielding to the demands of Russia. Should such an event occur, there would be great fears of an outbreak in the Capital, since a strong fanatical feeling has been aroused, owing to the late nego ciations with Austria and Prussia. English ships were much wanted, and would be greedily caught up at Ils. Exchange rapidly rising. The Globe's correspondent reports• that the despatch, stating that the mediation of Austria in the Turkish affair, is believed to have been fabricated in Paris for stock jobbing purposes. The Journal Pays has an important semi-official article on the Eastern question. It states distnctly that the Emperor of the French will not go to war with Russia alone; that the other Powers have the same interest as himself in the Eastern question, and the same obligations ; and that if there be a war, it must be a war in which all the protecting powers of Turkey would co-operate. The whole of the French Cabinet was in favour of a pacific policy. LIVERPOOL ELECTION COMMITTEE. The Committee re-assembled at twelve o'clock. The witnesses examined to-day were John Calderwood, William Allanson, Milligan Walthew, and James Wal thew. The two first proved the engagement of rooms for the purpose of the election and the distribution of ribbons ; the other two were called in respect to the alle gation of letters of the petitioners having been kept back. James Walthew said he was employed at Pyecroft's, the Wheatsheaf Inn, for four or five days. The postman came with some letters the day before the nomination. One man brought in letters between ten and eleven o'clock. Mr. Clegg was in the room. Witness had to refer to the Ward-book by desire of Mr. Clegg, while the postman was referring to the letters. There were no others in the room. The postman carted the names of the letters over, and some of them were marked. The witness referred to the ward book to see if they were for or against them, and the postman marked them accordingly. Those that were doubtful, or against them, had a mark put on, but those that were for them had no mark put on, and then the postman took them all away. Recollected the postman coming again the same evening. Mr. Turner and Mr. Mackenzie about this time were addressing electors in another room. Recol lected at that time two postmen coming, with an afternoon delivery into the committee-room. Witness was the only person with them. The door was locked by some one outside, and witness was left with them, The same thing took place as with the morning letters, and lists were re ferred to and letters were marked. Mr. Healey, one of the committee, came in with two other parties, and re mained from five to ten minutes. The postman had spirits and beer, which were ordere d by Mr. Clegg. Could not well remember names on any of the letters which were marked, but there was one with the name of William Stamp upon it. At the close of the cross-examination of Jas. Walthew, the committee adjourned. TATTERSALL'S—THIS DAY. ASCOT STAKES.-6 to 4 agst Lady Evelyn, taken ; 100 to 1 5 ' agst Nervous, taken ; 8 to 1 agst Little Davie, taken ' • 9 to 1 ' agst King Pepin, taken; 10 to 1 agst Russborough;_ll to 1 agst Lucy Banks colt. QUEEN'S VASE.-2 to 1 agst Pelion ;2to 1 agst Rataplan. Em PEROR'S PLATE,-100 to 45 agst Stockwell; 5 to 2 agst Teddington. taken ' • 8 to 1 agst Defiance, taken ; 10 to 1 agst Kingston, taken ; 12 to 1 agst Weathergage, taken- ST. LEOER.-5 to 1 agst Cineas, taken ; 8 to 1 agst Reiver,, taken. DERBY, 1854.-20 to 1 agst Autocrat, t a ken freely to _ I agst Wild Huntsman, taken ; 20 to 1 agst' Der vish, taken ; to 1 agst Ruby, taken ; 25 to 1 agst Julian, taken ; 25 to 1 agst Marley Hill, taken ; 25 to 1 agst Woodcote. FUNDS, STOCK, AND SHARE MARKET. English Securities experienced an improvemelitearly In the day, which was well supported to the close; prices, however, will have no stability till the Eastern difficulty approaches a satisfactory solution. The pressure in the Money market is gradually abating. Railways.:: The markets for heavy descrip tions, and lighter speculative shares, have made further pro gress towards recovery, the close showing better quotations than ruled at any period of the day. Mining, Land, and old Bank Shares well maintained the improved prices of Saturday. Crystal Palace in favour. Mexicans considerably better. Por tuguese and Russian stronger in tone. CLOSING PRICES. Consols, Account .. l 98 Bank Stock 229 30 Do._ Money.:.. I I Excheq. Bills, L. & S 2 6 pra Three&QrperCents.. 1011 FOREICES Mexicans 27,2 8 STOCKS. Spanish Passives s* Turkish Swedish • .•• _ Do. Threes — Spanish Deferred 231 Do. Threes 4Bi RAILWAS . _ Aroberg.,Nottingham, ---- and E. Junction Bristol and Exeter — Caledonian Do. Preference East Anglian Eastern Counties East Lancashire Eastern Union A D►tto B and C Edinburgh & Glasgow 69 71 Great Northern SS 61 Do. Do. Great Western Lanc.and Yorkshire. 78i North British 33 4 Do. Preference Norfolks North Staffordshire — Shrewsbury and Bir mingham Do. L. _ & N. W. guar — S. Eastern and Dover 71i 2 York, Newcastle, and Berwick Do. Extension Do. Preference 2i f York and N. Midland 50 1 Do. Preference 1 Do. Fifth 5........ Leeds Northern.-- 15i 16i London,Brighton,and South Coast.— 103 4 MINING it Noveau Monde . Registered Cordeliera Ave Maria Carson's Creek — Port Philip ....., idis bin SHARES. Isingget U. Australian — Freehold .... Australasian ...... Colonial Mariposa MARES. Peel River South Australian British America...., 72 5 LAND. Australian Agricultural 65 7 1 S. Australian Invest. Van Diemen's........ 17.16. CORN MARKET. The supplies.of English . Wheat are short, of Foreign fair; trade is very &molt an. advance of Is to 2s per - quarter. Flout is fully as-dear. Barley. slow of sale, but not lower. Beans and Peas are quite as.dear. Oat trade very firm, at former prices. Seeds a:.,xe flat. Towards.the close, an advance-of, fully la to 2g per quarter on English Wheat had been paid. Beap&dearer. Other articles as before.. English. Irish. Foreign. 4026 25502 807 30 10840 2022 8469 1995 G 6811 131 437 4520 sks brls• SHARES. London &N. Western 115 i London &S. Western 871 8i Manches., Sheri., and Lincolnshire 2O 30 Midland Stock / Wheat . Barley Oats Malt 13eans . Peas lElour .. • • .... OA • • 2718 185 PRODUCE MARKET. Sugar : Foreign quiet at former terms. R,efined; Few bottle trade buyers; low to fine grocery lumps 46s 6d to 495. Coffee is not cheaper, but there is little doing, on account of the large public sales declared. Tea is quiet, and no change has taken place in prices; common sound Congou Hid. Cotton: Little passing, bat no decline. TALLOW MARKET, Tallow quiet at 47s on the spot. The stock is 24,300 css lcs g : against 40.774 casks last year. T h e deliveries are 1,133 cis u against 740 casks last year. CATTLE MARKET. Beasts sold readily at Friday's prices. Sheep, Lambs, 111141 Calves, in demand. No change in prices, - Beef 2s 10d to 4s 6d 1 Veal ~, Mutton..... 38 8d to 4 s 8d 1 Pork Lambs, ss. Od. to 6s. 6d. 335 Beasts a- Sheep and Lambs ...... 24000 1 Pigs ARRIVALS. Norfolk and Suffolk Beasts 2500 Cambridge, Leicester, Lincoln, and North ampton Beasts Scotch Beasts Holland Beasts Do. Sheep Do. Calves Do. Pigs Prussian Beasts Spanish Sheep French Sheep 150 557 1,510 241 MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE. Blackburn, 7 1-16th; Caledonian, 34; Lancashire an d 30; shife, 78k, 3; Manchester, Sheffield and Lincoln, 293, Southeastern and Dover, 213, 7-16ths, 3. LEEDS STOCK EXCHANGE. Caledonians, 34. GLASGOW CORN MARKET. . 00 At to.day's market there was more inquiry for all arti of the trade,. but not much business was done, ih higher prices being asked. consequelw` LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENC E. iPPerf PLYMOUTH, SUNDAY.—The Gipsey Queen, Scotch cla the passed up the Channel this morning, about a league from Eddystone, ninety-five days from Melbourne, and fe,r`f : da the Cape. She has a ton of silver and half a ton of g board, and fifteen passengers, all from Melbourn. 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