The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-08-02 00:00:00

yibrr f ort 7 UESDAY 'MORNING, AUGUST 1, 1853. THE WEEK after the excitement of an election ltest, and the season of the year when the order and pleasure comes before business, has rendered the week veil- barren of incident, and left s reversed little upon which to comment. important topic just now is the weather, as .t few week Ton tue nex The most much s as to the ,cts of the coming harvest. Though not rain has fallen, the days have been cloudy, and ce of sun has delayed the ripening of the ed them almost destitute of flavour. fruits and ren The corn iields ar, looking well and at present e abundance, but the sun's rays are re- to ripen the crop The periodical election for members of the Dock Committee in the room of those who go out by rotation will take place to-morrow. An opposition is to be made to the re-election of Mr. BOLD, in to demonstate a feeling of indignation at cent attempt to change the name of the Jimmie e unhesitatingly expressed r objection to this course as unworthy of the Moore Dock. W Conservative party ; but the opponents of Mr. BOLD will be acting in a similar spirit to that for which they condemned him, if they oppose his re-election for no other cause. It will be admitted that in every other respect he is well qualified for a guardian of the Dock property, and the notice of motion for which he is condemned can only be considered as the ebullition of angry feeling arising le excitement of a political contest, and with- upon reflection t metropolis has been disturbed from its propriety by a general strike of the proprietors of ckny carriages, known as " cabs," the sudden d simultaneous withdrawal of which from the eets caused an immense amount of inconvenience the public, particularly the travellers by railway to were incommoded by luggage. The ostensible use for this extraordinary mov ment was the re- Act, t .hich the were reduced, and no charge permitted for return within a distance of six miles. The most humiliating part of the affair is the fact of a Dritish Minister having condescended 's with the insurrectionists, and actu- clause inserted in a Bill, by which a portion of their demands are conceded Such a course Arse than contemptible The cabmen, as a class, were notorious for vulgar abuse and systematic extortion, when they could practise upon the timidity of their passengers. They were in which should have been met by withdrawing their licenses, and transferring them M-1-inmq .ection, who would have obeyed the law ; but by the course pursued, a direct encouragement is given to combination and agitation, and the fruits may be expected in some other class following an example which has proved so successful. Cabmen, line innkecpers, have privileges which involve the performance of duties ; but to make concessions, :torted by intimidation, is virtually to sanction a ,ecies of Lynch law, which deserves the severest reprehension, and shows the degradation to which the Government has sunk in the hands of Whig- liadicals Several months have now elapsed since a corn. to raise a monument in Liverpool to th4l. memory of the great Duke of WELLINGTON. A resolution was then come to that it should take the form of a statue on a lofty pillar, which should be a conspicuous object from a great distance, and several thousand pounds were subscribed in order to carry out the object proposed. For some time past little or nothing has been done with reference to the subject, and iquiry is almost natural as to the probabilities of A re-consideration may, perhaps, Itimate success induce some alteration of opinion as to the disposal of the fund. It will be remembered that a large amount is being raised with the intention of found ing a military asylum as a national testimonial to the illustrious departed, and it has been suggested that Liverpool might take a prominent part in the praiseworthy scheme of devoting her local fund to the same object. It may be raised to a sufficient bum for the erection of a distinct portion of the intended edifice, to be called the Liverpool Ward, ar otlie;w:se appropriated in such a way as perma nently to identify the name of the port with the destination of the donation. The suggestion is worthy of consideration ; but whether adopted or ;. 1 / 4 it, those who have not yet subscribed to the fund may be reminded that the contemplated sum has not yet been reached. FOREIGN NEWS. FRANCE.—The movements of the Emperor and Em press still form matter for speculation. It is reported that the Empress will shortly repair to Triancn, while the Em peror makes short excursions to the northern departments and the camp, which is to be removed from Helfaut to Boulogne, on the very ground that was occupied by the famous camp of Napoleon. On Monday a note from the Russian Government was presented to M. Drouyn de Lhuys by M. Kisselef. lts terms amount to an intimation that Russia is willing to ne gociate, but upon the condition that all her demands should be complied with. M. Drouyn de Lhuys showed the note to M. de Persigny, who instantly set out alone to St. Cloud, to lay it before the Emperor. The French Go vernment is highly indignant. Monet, ex-Municipal Councillor and Officer of the National Guard has been convicted at Grenoble of the murderof Viscount Dampmartin, the Mayor of Uzes, on the 30th of September last, and is sentenced to death. The circumstance of the murder may be briefly recalled. The Mayor was shot on the threshold of his own house, at an early hour of the morning, as he was about to start for Nismes to meet the (then) President of the Republic. The characteristics of the proceedings at this trial very strongly remind one of the notorious Peytel case, so vigorously fol lowed out and commented upon by the English writer Thackeray. Several witnesses saw the assassin fire the shot and run away, but could not identify his person with that of Monet. The authorities, therefore, caused Monet to dress as he was supposed to have dressed on the pre sumed occasion of his firing the shot, and compelled him to discharge a gun, at the same place at the same hour, and at the same stage of the moon. The hesitating wit nesses were then asked whether the " impression" created by this rehearsal of the scene was that which they felt on the morning of the murder. Some of them answered in the affirmative. Two who could not be got to do so were arrested in Court. Monet has, since his sentence, at tempted suicide in a very singular manner. He broke a bottle of wine, and with the pieces of glass stabbed him self in several dangerous places. ITALY.—Faenza is in a state of siege, in consequence of the late attempts on the lives of the Governor and Gonfalioniere of the town. Collins, a Papal functionary, residing between Faenza and Imola, has been murdered, together with his wife and family. This circumstance has rendered the state of siege at Faenza still more strict than before. A. letter f r om Rome, dated July 12, states that the health of the Pope is becoming mor e precarious. He is suffering from a severe attack of asthma and general debility. The Pope is 61 years of age. Telegraphic advices from Ancona state that the expor tation of grain had been prohibited in the provinces along the Adriatic. PRUSSlA.—Accounts from Coburg state that the reigning Duke has been attacked by the measles, and that the symptoms are violent. The Duchess is conva lescent. Cholera is advancing upon the Lower Elbe, through Schleswig. At that place two cases of a mild character have been declared to the police, and people are prepared for a sharp visit. AUSTRIA.—For some days the Austrian journals have teemed with accounts of a conspiracy against the life of the Emperor. Some persons of mark were among those arrested at Vienna, namely, a son of a Councillor of the Empire, two sons of M. Trombella, end members of a great Italian family. However, latest accounts say that the plot is reduced, on inquiry, to an illegal Students' Union. Troops, consisting for the most part of light infantry, left Vienna on the 18th, to form part of a corps of obser. cation on the frontier of Turkey. DENMARK.—An active exchange of notes is taking place between the Cabinets of London and Copenhagen, relative to the Eastern question, England being, it is said, desirous to persuade Denmark to conclude a treaty with her for all possible eventualities. The cholera con tinues to make alarming ravages at Copenhagen. NORWAY.—Another "free local synod" has been held, this time in Borgesyssel. The proceedings were most interesting, and drew numerous hearers. A petition to the King was adopted, praying His Majesty to assemble a general Synod of the whole Norwegian Church. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY EGYPT.—Alexandria is in a state of the greatest bustle and animation, owing to the steps which are in progress to make up the Fgyptian contingent for the ser: vice of Turkey. The Alexandrian dock resounds day and night with the strokes of hammers and the busy hum of voices. Hundreds of artificers may be seen docking, caulking, repairing, and fitting out men-of-war ; the banks of the Nile are covered with soldiers from Upper Egypt, and several thousand labourers have been taken from the Egyptian railway to man the fleet of the Pacha for the expected war against Russia. The Egyptian fleet, composed of three three-deckers, four frigates, two corvettes, one brig, and two steam frigates, under the command of Vice-Admiral Hassan Paella, was in a forward state of readiness, and would sail for the Golden Horn about the middle of July. Fifteen thousand Arab troops, under Salim Pacha, are expected at Constantinople. The Viceroy of Egypt has given the troops three months' pay in advance. WEST INDIES AND PACIFIC.—The Royal Mril steam-ship La Plata, Captain C. G. Weller, arrived on Sunday, at Southampton, with the West India and Gulf of Mexico mails, and also mails from the West Coast of South America, received at Panama by the Pacific Steam Navigation Company's ship Bogota. The La Plata had on freight specie to the value of 5701,576, or say £140,316 sterling, of which 5613,500 is in silver, and £E38,076 in This packet brings further accounts of the progress of the insurrectionary movements in Venezuela. The latest advices state, that the city of Maturin had been retaken from the insurgents, or rather, that General Sotillo, with 700 cavalry, and Colonel Antonio Thomas Rojas, with a division of infantry, having made their appearance in the neighbourhood of Maturin, the insurgents had no alter native but to retire before so overwhelming a force. Ge neral Monagas, with 3,000 men, was marching on Cumana, to which point the forces under General Rojas were ultimately destined. The inhabitants of Cumana, who first originated the revolution, Lad so thoroughly com promised themselves that they had no alternative but to fight it out or lose all their property. A sanguinary struggle was therefore immediately inevitable. The West Indies generally were more healthy, and the yellow fever was apparently quittis z the westward islands. At St. Thomas the fever had assumed a much milder type. From British Guiana we have advices to the 10th of July. Since the last packet a continuance of rainy weather had been experienced. The most promising hopes were therefore entertained of the next year's crop. The general trade of the colony was by no means in a healthy state. Country provisions were scarce and dear, and salt fish in limited supply. _ _ . Captain Hall, commanding the Pacific Steam Naviga tion Company's ship Bogota, reports, under date Panama, 3d of July, the commencement of hostilities between Bolivia and Peru, and that when his ship called off Cobija on the 19th of June it was found that the Peruvians had taken possession of the town several days previously. moored off the factories. The little sloop Rapid, anchored in the Macao passage, would prove, we fear, but of little service. There are certain points also, commanding the approaches to the factories and garden, which, without delay, should be converted into defensible barracks ; to aid in keeping which at least 50 men might be taken from this garrison without our feeling their loss. Our last report from Amoy runs thus : " The rebels entered the town this morning, (the 18th,) and firing is going on in all directions. The Hoppo has fled, and his hong has been plundered and burnt to the ground." Another report goes thus :—" The insurgents landed on each side of the city at day-break, their force being variously reported at from 2,000 to 5,000 men. They at once sacked the Custom-house, house of the collector, and that of the Government banker, dividing the spoil fairly. The mandarins defended the city resolutely, fighting for their lives, and cut off the retreat of the rebels by burning their boats. The citadel, however, was taken at two p.m., and order immediately restored. The shops are expected to be opened to-morrow. The British mer chants went through the city afterwards, and were well received by the insurgent chiefs, who sent a guard to pro tect the foreign factories, and another guard to the British consulate." FATAL AFFRAY WITH PIRATES.—Her Majesty's screw sloop Rattler, Commander Mellersh, has had a desperate engagement with Chusan pirates. The affair was a bril liant and successful one, but the loss to the Rattler was as follows :—Killed : Geo. A. Pidcock, second lieutenant; George Rider, quarter-master ; John Phillips. A.B. Wounded: 'William Boyce, painter, severely; Ed ward Ward, Ord., dangerously, 15 wounds; Peter Doige, A. 8., severely ; George Wright, A. 8., severely; Douglas Col lins, A. 8., severely; William Capon, first class boy, se verely ; Thomas Kelly, A. 8., slightly, stone bruises. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.—We have intelligence from the Cape to the 11th June. A letter from Cape Town of that date says—" Nothing has occurred to dis turb the peace now happily established, not only within the colony, but among the tribes along its borders." General Cathcart's notice, dated the 14th of May, states that rebellion is entirely extinct, and ample precautions have been taken to preserve peace. The Frontier Times of the ith, however, speaks despondingly of the perma nence of the late treaty. The farmers feel little confidence in returning to their homesteads, and the Hottentots still infest Fish River bush, where they recently fell upon some Fingoes, one of whom was shot. Little is known of the condition and feelings of the Kaffir chiefs. Some affirm that they are sulky, and waiting to learn if they may be allowed to return to their districts. The Orange River sovereignty is tranquil. The question of its abandonment is warmly discussed at Natal, but nothing has transpired for some time to throw much light on its future prospects. The principal members of the local Government are at variance with each other. The secretary, Mr. Moodie, has been removed from office, and Mr. Cloete, the recorder, suspended. Mr. Cloete has arrived home, to bring his case more distinctly before her Majesty's Government than could be done by letters. The public at the Cape evince much interest in the decision. There have been great rejoicings on account of the Constitution. AUSTRALIA.—Accounts have been received from Melbourne to the 27th of April, being eleven days later than those by the last arrival. They were brought by the Yarra to Singapore, and by the Anglia to Madras, whence they have come overland, via" Marseilles. Messrs. Wigram's new ship the Kent had reached Melbourne, from England, in 84 days, and the Harbinger steamer, belonging to the General Screw Company, had made the passage in 70 days, including six days spent in coaling, so that her actual time was only 64 days. Nothing had been heard of the steamer Adelaide, which left Plymouth on the 3rd of January, and was therefore 114 days out. At the date of the present advices the markets were bare, in consequence of the non-arrival of the large fleets, in cluding altogether upwards of 100 vessels, that sailed from this country in November, December, and January last, and which, for a long period, were windbound in the Channel. No details are given of the progress of the gold production, and it is to be inferred that in that respect everything was going on satisfactorily. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICA By the British and North American Royal Mail Steam ship America, Captain Shannon, which arrived on Sunday, we have intelligence from New York to the I9th, and from Boston to the 20th ultimo. The America sailed from Boston at 0 15, p.m., on the 20th. She came " north about," and arrived in the river at 0 25, a.m., on the 31st, having made the run in 10 days 7 hours and 15 minutes. On the 23rd she passed the brig Conquest, bound west, and ship Britannia, from Quebec for this port ; on the 28th, at 2 10, a.m., in lat. 54 lon. 27, passed the steamer Niagara, hence for Halifax and Boston ; on the 30th, at 9 30, a.m., passed the screw steamer Glasgow, from New York for the Clyde ; and at 8 30, p.m., passed the Royal Mail Steam-ship Africa, hence for New York. The America brought the following PASSENGERS :—From Boston : Mr. J. P. Bayley and lady, Mr. Gough and lady, Mr. Low, Miss Low, Miss Levin, Mr. P. E. Ryder, lady, and son, Mr. Rashew and lady, Captain Anderdon and lady, Mr. D. Wheeler and two Miss Wheelers, Captain Ford, lady, and son. Mr. John Stevens, Mr. A. Battersby, Mr. A. de Vivan, Mr. H. Boni., Mr. A. Hibbard, Mr. L. M . Gee, Mr. L. Bon neman, Mr. Moult, Mr. Hornte, Mr. Armada, Mr. G. E. Ferran, Mr. H. Covert, Mr. L. P. Holden, M. E. Taylor, Mr. J. Lloyd, two Master Cartwrights, Mr. M'Kean, Mr. W. A. Matthews, Mr. James Leishman, Mr. Tilton, Mr. W. Blackmer , Mr. P. Deihl and lady, two Miss Cart wrights, Mr. M. Williams, Mr. R. Page, Mr. M. B. Seymour, Mr. Robert Brown, Mr. C. B. Hastings, Mr. R. Balantine, Mr. Hegan, Mr. Chacon, Mr. J. Howcutt and lady, Mr. Celgado, Mr. W. D. Hennen, Mr. Fraser, Mr. Beard, Mr. Hastings, Mr. J. Bell, Mr. J. W. Waugh, Mr. C. Patten, Mr. John M'Gee, Mr. James Stark, Mr. N. Frankhan, Mr. J. Ogden, Mr. G. E. Balch, Mrs. Veckary, Mr. C. M. Campbell and son, Mr. Dusseldorf, Mr. J. Jansberg; Mr. flogaret, Mr. Chutterton, Mr. C. R. Humphry, Mr. G. Springer, Mr. E. Ely, Mr. H. Morgan, Mr. Win. Brown, Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Bermudez and son, Mr. Echeveria, Mr. Echibarne, Mr. Ramani, Mr. Maurrice, Mr. Agelvie, Mr. Russell.—From Halifax: Honourable J. H. Peters, Miss Peters, Miss Cunard, Mr. Starr, Dr. Avery, Mr. M`Donald, Mr. Thomas Kenny, Mr. Tupper, Mr. J. B. Duff4s, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Boyle, the Misses Boyle, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Strong, Mr. Ben nett, Mr. Inches, Miss Docherty, Mr. Hsncock, lady, and two children, Mr. Mason, Mr, Leckie, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Hazard, Mr. Davis, Mr. Witmore, Mr. Finlay, Mrs. M`Lean, Mr. Finlay, and the Fev. Mr. Roy. The Royal Mail steam-ship Europa arrived at Halifax, from this port, on the 19th ultimo. The U.S. mail steamer Franklin, from Havre and Cowes, arrived at New York, at 5 a.m., on the 19th ult. The opening of the New York exhibition by the Presi dent took place on the 14th ult. At an early hour the Palace was besieged by applicants for admission. Stern officials guarded the entrances, and informed all who came that until ten o'clock none but ex hibitors would be admitted. At ten, however, the jealous gates unclosed, and red, and yellow, and white, and blue invitations poured in at the different entrances. The throng, even then, was excessive. The omnibuses, the cars, the hackney coaches,all poured forth their live freight at Forty-second-street, and ladies and gentlemen, at every degree of temperature, ascended the stairs that led to the interior. _ _ Within the palace was even more imposing. Thorwald sen's noble series of " Christ and his Apostles," in the Danish section, attracted much attention. Bright banners flaunted from the galleries, suits of old armour, from the Tower of London, frowned grimly on the scene, as if the spirit of antiquity was wroth within them at the contrast between our days, bright with intellectual progress, and those good old benighted times in which they saw service. And over all, the great dome stretched its painted canopy, joining together the diverging naves, as the building itself drew together widely differing nations. The palace filled rapidly. At the intersections of the naves, and all beneath the dome, the floor was soon parti coloured as a garden with brilliant bonnets and silks. The platform in the north nave, which was to be the great scene of interest for the day, began about this time to be ani mated. Members of the Senate, guests invited by special request, militia officers, and the president of the Crystal Palace, with his official staff, and a host of other persons too distinguished to be well known, made their appearance on the boards. The Exhibition was attended by men of all parties. Bishop Wainwright, who offered the opening prayer, being supported by the Romanist Arch b ishop Hughes, Mr. Prescott, the historian, Sir Charles Lyell, and Lady Ellesmere and daughter, occupied positions near the plat form. Lord Ellesmere, who reached the city at an early hour in the morning, having come express from Quebec on purpose to attend the inauguration, was confined to his room by a severe attack of the gout. Professor Wil son, Mr. C. Wentworth Dilke, Mr. Ddican, and the other gentlemen of the Royal Commission, were also upon the platform. After the prayer, a choral, composed for the occasion, was sung to the tune of " Old Hundred," by the New York Sacred Harmonic Society, accompanied by the National Guard Band, and members of other societies and the organ. Mr. Philip T. Heirtt, of New York, had been appointed consul to Glasgow, and Mr. James M'Dowell to Leith. Mr. Crampton, the British minister, had returned to Washington from Halifax. The Germans of Cincinnatti had burnt an effigy of Dr. Jungham, who, in 1849, betrayed a number of his country men to the Prussian government. Two distinct shocks of an earthquake had been experienced at Boston. During the week ending the 2nd ult. there were twenty-five deaths from yellow fever at New Orleans. Mr. Franklin C. Grey had committed suicide by placing himself before a railway train. The papers announce the death of Mr. Sprague, a merchant, of Boston. A Mr. John Harrison, of Glasgow, had been drowned, by the upsetting of a boat near Staten Island. It is stated in a Washington letter that the President was greatly embarrassed concerning the conduct of Mr. Marshall, the U. S. commissioner, with regard to the Chinese revolution. What made the matter still worse was that there was no vessel in readiness to convey Mr. Walker, who is to succeed Mr. Marshall, to the scene of operations. New difficulties are reported to have arisen to compli cate the negotiations between the United States and British governments in respect to the fisheries. Letters from Portland, Canada, announce the opening of the railway between that place and Montreal. At Aux Cayes, on the 27th of June, the yellow fever was prevalent, both on shore and among the shipping. Accounts fromPort-au-Prince representbusiness as being very dull. Letters from the Rio Grande state that the Mexican troops were establishing encampments at many points. From the city of Mexico we have telegraphic advices to the 4th, and Vera Cruz to the Bth ult. The cholera con tinued to rage at Vera Cruz, and was on the increase. The black vomit was also making terrible ravages, and had frightened the physicians, who w e r e una bl e t o save more than ten out of one hundred patients. Cholera was also very severe at Jalapa. A decree regulating the organiza tion of the government council, composed of twenty-one persons, had been published ; also one regulating the in terior of the national palace. Santa Anna resides at Te cubaya, and 1141 telegraphic communication with the capital. Gen. Parodi has been promoted to the grade of brigadier-general, in consideration of his services at the battle of Buena Vista. The government has declared the defence of Lotopingo by Col. Anastacio Lenecero against the Americans, on the 20th August, 1847, heroic. A new oath had been established, which all employes were re quired to take. One clause is to sustain the independence of the nation and the integrity of her territory. The Mexican papers are filled with news as to the filibustering expedition from California into Sonora, and manifest considerable anxiety in regard to the matter. Concerning the difficulties between Mexico and the United States the Trait d'Union says, " If war is immi nent in Europe, we think it may be considered equally so, under certain circumstances, between the United States and Mexico. The violent language - of the official journal at Washington bodes nothing good." The American steamer Santa Anna was running on the lakes of Mexico. Senor Salazar maintains the incontestible right of Mexico to the Masilla Valley, and threatens to resign if the least concession is made to Gen. Lane. The Trait d'Union doubts whether Mexico will entertain any proposition for the purchase of the Mesilla. The dis honouring of the Sloe drafts had created great distrust in Mexico, and it is said that Senor Olarte despaired of carrying out the project. The Isthmus of Tehuantepec had been declared a separate territory. Minititlan is to be the capital. Very heavy rains have fallen in the Valley of Mexico. SW° Diez y N►ueve says the publication of the new tariff had caused very little alteration in the prices of :foreign goods, but that the new law of Alcabala had greatly increased the prices of those articles upon which it bore. Senor Diaz de la Vega has been appointed Governor of Yucatan, and General Salas Governor of the State of Mexico. In consequence of the intercession of the generals, chiefs, and officers of the garrison, the Pre sident has granted an amnesty to the officers who sur rendered voluntarily to the invading army in 1810, '47, and '4B, but orders that they shall all serve in the ar.ny on the northern frontiers. Governors of States have been prohibited from giving naturalization papers to foreigners, this power being reserved expressly to the President. The Guatemala journals state that, in con sequence, more than 3,000 persons, comprising the entire population of several towns, had crossed the boundary into that country, and that they were in the greatest want and misery. Notwithstanding that the time of the conscription was so near, forced levies still continued. The Spanish squadron are still at sea, but had not been at Vera Cruz when the British steamer left, about the sth instant. Lieutenant Smith and four seamen of the Daring were drowned, about two weeks ago, while at tempting to cross the bar at Tampico, during a norther. Three American sailors were imprisoned in the Moro, on a charge of being concerned in the slave-trade. They allege that they shipped from New York in the barge Jasper, which recently landed a cargo of negroes in Cuba, without knowing her destination, and that, upon learning the nature of her voyage, they desired to leave the vessel, but were compelled to remain by the balance of the crew, consisting of Spaniards and Portuguese. Forty or fifty persons were either killed or dangerously wounded by the fall of a portion of the seats occupied by the spectators at the Havanna race-course on the 10th. The cholera was still carrying away hundreds of slaves. Its ravages have been more fierce in the sugar estates of the district of Cardenas, especially in Banaguises, where nearly all of the largest and most flourishing estates are located. The malady is supposed to have been caused by the introduc tion of a lot of Coolies on the Ponina estate. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. YORK, JULY 19, MONEY.—There is a good demand for money at 6 to 7 per cent. on call loans. The funds in the sub-treasury are again accumulating, and amount to upwards of seven millions. The demand for foreign exchange has been moderate ; the ruling rates are :—London, 105 a to 1091; Paris, 5,121 to 5,131 ; Amsterdam, 411 to 41 ; Frank fort, 41 to 41 1-6; Bremen, 79.2,- to 791; Illanaburgh, 361 to aq- ; Antwerp, 5,131 to 5,15. COTTON.—(From the Courier and Enquirer, of July the 19M.)—We have no change to notice in price since our last. Sales on 13th, 1,400 bales; 14th, no business; 15th, 1,300 bales ; 16th, 400 bales ; and to-day, nothing reported. On the subject of the growing crop we have to advise that rains have generally fallen since our last ; thus far they have bean beneficial, 'out we shall not be surprised ere long to hear complaints of too much wet weather, as extremes in this climate usually follow, and the drought had lasted between two and three months. We have infor mation from every section of the South : the substance of which is, that the plant is very small, hilly two or three weeks later than last year; the blooming, 4th to sth instant, not yet general ; the yield dependine , on the many casualities to which it is liable late 'n the season. The receipts into the ports during the past week have been 7,080 bales, against 5,000 in the same week last year. Upon taking stock in Savannah, some 6,003 bales moi a were found than had been previously estimated, which is now added to the receipts at the ports, and to the stock on hand ; thus swelling the apparent receipts for the week, by the tables, to 13,GC0 bales, and increasing the excess to 214,000 bales. _ . The following is a statement of the movement in cotton since the Ist of September last, as compared with the previous three years:— _ 1853 1852 1851 1850 Receipts at the ports 3,191,00 2,977,000 2,298,603 2,017,0C3 Exports to Great Britain 1,650,000 1,607,000 1,332,C3 652,00 France other for. ports 335,000 338,000 250,030 171,G;,3 Total exports 2 398,000 2,363,000 1,874,000 1,399,C30 Stock on hand Of which during the past week, included in the above : 1853 1852 1851 1850 Receipts at the ports Exports to Great Britain 10,003 15,020 27,330 17,000 France 3,000 . other for. ports. 2,020 4,030 5,000 3,003 Total . exports .... '. . 12,000 25,000 27,CCO' 20,C03 From which it be seen that the excess in receipts now amounts to 214,000' bales. The increase in exports to Great Britain is 43,Cel ; decuase to France, 500; other foreign ports, 3,000. Tot -1 increase in exports, 35,000 bales. BREADSTUFFS.—On the 12th instont an advance of 25c. per barrel was quoted on flour, and the advices from Liverpool per Arabia, caused a further improvement in prices of 181c.to 25-c. per barrel, which has bean rorin tained up to the present time. Even at these enb.n.c , _‘d rates, the supply is not liberal, the value of wheat in the interior markets being relatively bighPr flier tile pri"?. of flour here. In Indian corn the advance of 3c.. to 4c. per bushel on the arrival of the ,A. , abia not been fully maintained. PROVISIONS.—The market is firm, and there is a fai r demand, without any rertfr?-': 1 NAVAL STORES.—The market is inactive :. the last sales of rough turpentine weia at -81 871 e. Spirits of turpentine sold at 46e. • Rosin is without el ation. FREIGHTS.—The market is firm at the following rats : —To Liverpool : Cotton, square hales, id. to 5.32 d. ; flour, per brl., ls. 91. to 2s. ; rosin, is. nd. ; heavy goods, per ton, Us. 6d. to 225. 6d. ; grain, in bulk, per bsl., sd. to 54d. To London : Tobacco, per hhd., 275. 6d.; flour, per brl., 2s. 3d. to 2s. Gd. ; turpentine, per 280 lbs., 2s. 71d. to 2s. 9d. ; measurement goods, pe: ton, 255. to 30s. ; heavy goods, oil, &c., 225. 6d. to 255. To Havre : Cotton, square bales, per lb., le. to le. ; ashes, per ton, S 5 to ; rice, ditto, SG to S 7 ; mea surement goods, SS ; whalebone, &e., per lb., ac. to ie. ; flour, per brl., 70c. Nsw ORLEANS, JULY 14.—Small sales to-day, about 200 bales. Middlings 101 c. per lb. Arabia's accounts received at noon. Stock in port - ..z.lucci to 42,000 bales. MOBILE, JULY 10.—Receipts for the week ending Jnly Bth, 121 bales. Exports to Liverpool, 1,981 bales. During the week 1,903 bales have been sold at prices lc. higher than our quotations.] of the 2nd instant. Holders are very firm, particularly on deseriptions above middling; the market, however, closed quietly. No freight up for Liverpool. CHARLESTON, JULY 14.—Receipts for the week ending July 14, 2,350 bales Up. Export to Bremen, 1,505 bales Up. The current week has been unusually quiet, and the transactions amounting to 1,588 bales, indicate some irregularity in prices. The little offering, however, kept rates fully up to the position they occupied last week. Freights to Liverpool, Id. HAVANA, JULY 14.—Great dulness has prevailed in the sugar market since the 28th ult. Dry sugars selling at firm prices, whilst holders of damp lots cannot effect sales, except at reduction in price. Rum in good request, at $26 to 827 for coloured, and £29 to S'3o per pipe for white. In coffee no sales of any amount. Cigars in active demand ; in some instances higher prices paid. Exchange : Operations, though not large, at improved rates. Bills on London worth 101 to 11 per cent. prem. ; on Paris 2 to 21 per cent. dis. Freights : Rates for Europe are maintained ; last charters closed at Xa ss. to £3 10s., Cowes and a market between Havre and Hamburg. TURKEY. The accounts from the East are so varied and contra dictory, that to attempt to reconcile them one with another would be altogether a fruitless task. Their general tone, however, seems to be pacific. The armaments at Odessa are proceeding with extraor dinary rapidity. The town has quite the appearance of a camp. It is probable that the Russian Councillor of Le gation, Ozeroff, has arrived at Odessa. Omer Pasha is constructing a fortified camp near Shumla. The mountains, which form a semi-circular amphitheatre around the Bulgarian city, are being crowned with walls of earth like those which give so much trouble to the Russians in 1828. On the 9th, Omer Pasha sum moned the Servian Government to send its contingent, , with General Knicanin, to his head-quarters. The Hos podar demanded three days for consideration. Accoents up to the 20th have reached Paris from Con stantinople. A protest had been issued by the Sublime Porte against the Russian invasion of the Principalities. The substance of the document, which is of great length, may be gathered from the following abstract :—The Porte states that it is difficult to reconcile the invasion of loyal and tranquil provinces with the pacific declaration from St. Petersburgh, and the treaty of 1841. It says that Prince Menschikoff's negociations were at first con fined to the question of the Holy Places, and that it was not until that question was settled in a manner satisfactory to all parties, that another demand was put forward. The reasons, already so well known, for refusing this demand are then given, and the solemn and spontaneous guarantees of the Sultan, for the immunities of the Greek Churches, are referred to. It is incontestibly evident, (continues the protest) that the independence of a sovereign state is null if among its attributions is not preserved that of refusing, without offence, a demand which is unauthorised by treaties, and whose acceptance would be at the same time superfluous as to the ostensible object, and not less humiliating than injurious to the high party which declines it. The Porte re-asserts its determination to uphold the privileges and immunities of the Greek religion. But, if a Government contracts, on the rights and privileges which from its own movement it has accorded to the churches and priests of a nation of so many millions of souls submitted to its authority, exclusive obligations with another Government, it would be to share its authority with that Government; it would be nothing less than the annihilation of its own independence. The treaties between the Porte and the Czar, do not, says the protest, authorise the sending of troops by Russia into the Principalities, and this aggressive proceeding can only be considered in the light of a declaration of war, giving to the Porte the right of employing armed force in return. It protests, therefore. formally and openly, against that act ; and, in the conviction that the Powers that signed the treaty of 1841 would not give their consent to such an aggression, it has given them an explanation of the circumstances, and meantime maintains an armed attitude for its defence. A division of the Turkish fleet, under the command of Rear Admiral Osman Pacha, proceeded to the Black Sea on the 12th ult. He fell in with a Russian frigate at sixty miles distance, but she put up all sail and disappeared in the direction of Sebastopol. The enthusiasm is not confined to the Turks. On the 12th inst., a deputation of Boharalees was received by the Minister of War. About 300 ragged and fierce looking men, preceded by a green flag, presented themselves in the name of 3,000 Boharalees, and offered their services as volunteers. They were admitted as irregulars and were to be drilled in the plain of Scutari. The Headman of the Debrudga Cossacks also offered the services of 8,000 men. A celebrated Derebey of Damascus, Hetet Efendi, wrote to be permitted to proceed with 12,000 Arabs to any part of the empire that might be menanced by Russia. Re offerred to defray the whole expense out of his own resources. The latest accounts from Constantinople state that a proclamation from the Ottoman Government to all Mus sulmans was soon expected to appear. The armaments continued with the same activity. The contingents of Tunis and Tripoli, calculated at 20,000 men, were expected. Abbas Pasha had placed at the disposal of the Sultan 14 ships of war (four of which are steamers,) 15,000 men, and a sum ammounting to 25,000,000 of piastres. Three Egyptian transports had arrived at Constantinople with a part of the troops. The Porte had decidedly refused the offers of service of the refugees, and had only accepted a small number of foreigners. Advices had reached Vienna on the 28th instant from Constantinople, stating that Baron Bruck's mediation had been accepted. It provides for the evacuation of the Moldo-Wallachian territorries. THE PRINCIPALITIES.-40,000 troops and 144 pieces of artillery had already passed through Jassy on the 15th, and proceeded by forced marches towards the Danube. A letter dated Galatz, 11th July, of which the following is a translation, is of interest :—" Yesterday morning the first Russian troops, to the number of 1,000 infantry, and 40 cavalry, entered our town. Others are expected, but whether they will remain here or continue their route into Brailoff, is not known. Prince Gortzakof, with many generals, among the number General Dannemberg, com manding the 4th corps, has been for the last week at Jassy. On the 3rd instant a Russian war steamer came in. The consul went on board, and remained for an hour, then landed, and the steamer took her departure. A re port was circulated that the Prince Menschikoff was on board, a fact which was subsequently verified. More than 10,000 cavalry have already traversed Fockchain, on march to Bucharest. Fockchain, partly in Moldavia and partly in Wallachia, is the ordinary 'route for troops from one principality to the other, and is distant seven posts from Galatz." A private letter from Bucharest to an official gentleman in Paris says, there are not less than 75,000 Russians close to the town. A telegraphic despatch from Vienna, dated 29th July, says :—"Advices from Constantinople state that the Porte and the representatives of the Great Powers have accepted the arrangement proposed by Baron Bruck. According to the terms of this arrangement, the fleets of Great Bri tain and France are to withdraw from the Dardanelles, while the Russian troops evacuate the Danubian princi palities. INDIA OVERLAND MAIL. We have intelligence by overland mail from Calcutta to the 16th of June, and Bombay the 20th of June. There is little news from Burmah, although two steamers have arrived thence lately. Nothing has been done, little has been said, and we remain at sullen peace, and not on speaking terms, with the Burmese. It is con jectured, however, that, after all, the Ava plenipos will come back and make another attempt at negociatiou—a thing quite as probable as the result, further delay in a satisfactory settlement by arms or otherwise. Sickness is still rife among our troops. The Indian public has been startled by the announcement that, according to official returns, 54 officers, 1,353 European soldiers, and about 2,000 Sepoys, have fallen victims to disease during our occupation of the country. Several officers have died there recently—Lieut.-Col. Coote, 18th Royal Irish ; Lieut. R. Pilmer, 51st ; Lieut. R. H. Montgomerie, 80th ; and Lieut. H. Vaughan, Madras Engineers. The fine ship City of Poonah lies a total wreck on lossThecause bo o u f nd th vr e ike fullis yet unknown. T Sa h u e g v o e r ss b e e l a w ch as . homeward The Governor-General and Sir Henry cargo. Pottinger . con tinueimander-in- at Calcutta and Madras respectively. Lord Falk land is at Poo nah, where also are the co c hief and junior member of council, Bell—the latter, too, being severely indisposed. The only member also of governm ent at the Presidency . is Mr. Blane, who suffers from indisposition, and on whose shoulders thus devolve the whole duties of the administration. The Commander-in -Chief of Bombay has for some time past been in a very alarming state of health, but is gettin g better. The Comm ander -in-Chief of India, Sir William Gomm, is said to have ordered the th . e discontinuance of the i m p ro ved system of drill and discipline recommended ten by his lordship. The monsoon, i held nearly days longer than usual, and was not in, has by the thunder-storms which usual l y herald it just . has come with unusual violence, nearly 20i0 ches of ra in having fallen betwixt the Bth and 20th, with every appearance of cont:--- ,;ontinuance. CHINA.—We have intelligence to the Ist of June, The state of affairs about Canton, so far as we know, is quiet. Reports are current that, within a day's march of the city, large bodies of rebels are ready for attack at a given signal; and, considering the suddenness of the de monstration at Amoy, it behoves foreign residents to keep a sharp look-out. It is greatly to be regretted that we have not such a steamer as the Phlegethon or Nemesia ARRIVAL OF THE LADY EGLINTOUN The screw-steamer Lady Eglintoun, Captain Paton, arrived on Thursday, after a passage of 111 days from Quebec. The coroner's inquest on the persons killed on the occasion of the Gavazzi riots at Montreal had been brought to a conclusion, but the jury were unable to agree upon a verdict. Instead of a verdict, special re turns were handed in by the divided jurors. The result had caused great excitement at Montreal. The Hon. Sir James Stuart, Bart., Chief Justice of Canada, died at Quebec on the morning of the 16th. Her Majesty's steamer Devastation sailed from Quebec for the fishing grounds on the 16th. Her Majesty's frigate Leander was also b leave Quebec for the Gulf on the 16th. A court-martial had been commenced at Montreal on the 15th on the officers and men engaged in the Gavazzi affair. The lion. John Ross, Solicitor-General for Upper Canada, had been returned for the town of Niagara without opposition. The woods in the neighbourhood of Bytown had been on fire for several days, and it was feared much property would be destroyed. A severe hailstorm occurred about seven miles west of Toronto on the 15th. Hailstones two inches long and one inch wide were picked up. The steamer Empire, on her trip from Albany to New York, on the 16th, was run into by a sloop, off Pough keepsie, and one of her boilers thrown overboard. Eight or ten persons were badly scalded and two killed. The weather had been delightful in Western Canada. The wheat was nearly ready for harvesting, and th e crop would be a large one. Breadstuffs had considerably advanced in Montreal. Flour was quoted 225. on the spot, and 235. 6d. per barrel for August delivery. Wheat had also advanced still more in proportion ; and, if tonnage were abundant, the market would be quite active. LAUGHABLE ADVENTURE. — During the past winter, a reverend clergyman in Vermont, being apprehensive that the accumulated weight of the snow upon the roof of the barn might do some damage, resolved to prevent it by seasonably shovelling it off. He therefore ascended it, having first, for fear the snow might all slide off at once, and himself with it, fastened to his waist one end of a rope, and giving the other to his wife, he went to work ; but fearing still for his safety, " My dear," said he, " tie the rope round your waist ;" no sooner had she done this, than off went the snow, poor minister and all, and up went his wife. Thus on one side of the barn, the astounded and confounded clergyman hung, but on the other side hung his wife high and dry, in majesty sublime, dangling at the other end of the rope. At that moment, however, a gentleman luckily passed by, and delivered them from their perilous situation, —Pennsylvanian Freeman, AUGUST 2, 1853. I CONSERVATIVE DINNER IN WEST 1 DERBY WARD. On the evening of Friday last, the Conservative Associ ation of West Derby, in celebration of the recent triumph at the Liverpool election, dined together at Marshall's Coffee-house, Edge-hill. The attendance was numerous and respectable. Mr. W. Rovvett occupied the chair, Mr. Jas. C. Irving officiating as vice-president. The members for Liverpool, the Hon. H. T. Liddell and Mr.Horsfall, had been invited, but were prevented by their parliamen- tary duties from attending. Amongst those present were Messrs. G. H. Horsfall, T. Bold, Councillor J. M. Wood, J. Robertson, W. Whatham, J. Bailey, T. Brakell, W Ellis, G. Ward, J. Wensley, T. s. Tattersall, J. Whitby, J .. _ . Andrews, W. Rawle, S. Lunt, J. Gaskell, jun., &c. The party sat down to dinner about seven o'clock ; and, after the cloth had been removed, the chairman gave the customary loyal toasts, which were duly responded to. " The Queen" was followed by the singing of the National Anthem, which Mr. Leader executed with great taste. Then came " Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the rest of the Royal Family ;" that bulwark of our land, . . " The Church of EnglandLmight it ever live in the hearts of those present, and in the hearts of all her Majesty's subjects ;" and " The Army and Navy." The last-men tioned toast was given by the vice-chairman, who said that the interests included in his toast were at the very foundation of all our strength and greatness. (Hear, hear.) With the toast he begged to couple the name of `Tr. Bailey. Mr. BAILEY, who was warmly received, acknowledged the compliment in a hearty and enthusiastic speech, which was loudly applauded. He was sorry to say that late acts of Parliament had reduced the strength of those glorious bulwarks. England had plenty of ships, and good ones too ; but what was the use of ships if they were not manned ? (Hear, hear.) With reference to the manning of merchant ships with foreign sailors, he asked, what were they to do in a case of war ? (Hear, hear.) We have nothing to fall back upon. The French have a con scription, by which they can, in a short space of time, call up a body of men, numbering at the least 35,000. For the last seven months we have been trying to get 5,000 men, and we have not got them yet. What, in these cir cumstances, could become of our glorious bulwarks ? Why, it would come to this : that England would not have a ship afloat as big as a cocked-hat. (Laughter, and ap plause.) Formerly a certain number of apprentices had to be obtained and reared ; but, with the present practice, he was afraid that in less than ten years, the sailors would die out. Could England, in the time of danger, utter the cry of Nelson :—" England expects every man to do his duty," if those men were French and Germans ? (Hear, hear.) It was a pity that some gentleman in the House of Commons, or some member of the House of Lords, did not get up and speak what he believed to be the sentiments of the people of England. _ _ . . Mr. WHATHAM then gave in good style, " Hearts of Oak," the company joining in the song with great spirit. The CHAIRMAN said they had arrived now at the toast of the evening, or at least one of the toasts of the even ing, and that the most important one. They were met to celebrate a great victory. (Cheers.) He was sure they would all agree with him that it was indeed a victory ; and it was no less a victory because it was sure. (Hear, hear.) They all perfectly well knew that they were capable of sending Conservative members to parliament. They did so triumphantly. And why did they do so ? To maintain those great and glorious principles which were near and dear to their hearts. (Applause.) They were in parliament to repr,sent those great principles of the Church and State and to protect the labourof the poor. There were some gentlemen present who were the victims of improper legislation, which he was sure the members for Liverpool would do their . best to remedy whenever they had an op portunity of doing so. They hoped to remedy much of the mistaken policy that had been pursued of late ; and their members, he felt assured, would put their shoulders to the wheel in right good earnest to remedy those mistakes. (Cheers.) He would not occupy much of their time, because be knew there were many hearts around that board burning to have their say in this matter. So he would not take their words out of their mouths, but would simply content himself with asking them to drink " Health, life, and prosperity to our Conservative Mem bers," and may they long remain true to their principles. (Hear, hear.) He was perfectly sure of this, if he might judge from what fell from the lips of Mr. Liddell, that he agreed with the sentiments of Mr. Horsfall', and what the principles of Mr. Horsfall were they all knew perfectly well; they all knew that he was with them. Both would no doubt do all in their power, and work in every shape and form, to render Liverpool good service.. He was also sure that the constituency of Liverpool would take them as a whole, without reference to any small points of dif ference, for it were surely a sad thing to see a constituency tie them down to satisfy every freak and fancy of each individual elector. ( Laughter.) He concluded by calling upon them to drink this toast in a bumper : " Health, long life, and prosperity to the Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell and Mr. Horsfall, and may they long remain the members for Liverpool." (Cheers.) Mr. LEADER then sang "Down among the dead men." Mr. GEORGE HENRY - HOREFALL, OR rising, was re ceived with rapturous cheering, and with several rounds of the Kentish fire. On the applause subsiding, he said he had hoped, and not unnaturally, that the return of his brother (Mr. T. B. Horsfall) to England would have been the signal for his own disappearance from at least the political surface of affairs ; but it seemed that in con sequence of the detention of their representatives in Lon don on parliamentary duties it devolved upon him to return thanks in their behalf" for the very cordial-recep tion which bad been given to the toast so forcibly pro posed to the meeting by the chairman. (Hear,. hear.) The success which had attended the members whose health they had drunk was. to them individually a source of the highest gratification and pride, and when reflecting upon that success, he could assure the meeting that they (our representatives) did not for a moment lose sight of the great exertions which had been made in their behalf by the chairman and canvassers of the ward of West Derby ; and could they have been present that evening, . . . . . he knew that they would have been delighted to make the acquaintance of many of those gentlemen whom he saw around him upon this occasion, of whose services as a body Mr. Liddell and Mr. Horsfall were well aware, but whom they had not yet had the good fortune to make _... . __ personal acquaintance with. (Cheers.) He could not, although it might appear a very humble affair, regard with indifference a festive gathering of some sixty or eighty gentlemen to celebrate the return to parliament of gentlemen holding the opinions which they themselves advocated ; for he looked upon such meetings as mainly conducive to strengthening that bond of union which was at all times essential to their success, and more especially in electioneering matters. (Cheers.) As a party they had lately had two opportunities of testing their strength ; and on the more recent occasion they - had had atest applied to that strength, which he did not hesitate to pronounce most unfair and dishonourable. (Cheers.) They had not only the more straightforward and open attacks of avowed enemies to deal with, but they had to encounter the deceitful and insidious attacks of one who, on former occasions, had professed to be their friend ; he used the word advisedly—professed to be their friend, for he believed that it was quite impossible Mr. Moore could at any time, since he came to Liverpool, have been heart and hand with the Conservative electors of this borough, or he never could have allowed himself to be placed in the singularly anomalous position which he at present occupied. (Hear, hear, and great cheering.) Whilst the names of the candidates were being discussed, after the preliminary meeting which took place, Mr. Moore came to him, and thanked him for the honour able part he had taken at that meeting towards him ; and he told Mr. Moore then how strong the feel ing was against him, and that it was of no use whatever his name being brought forward. Mr. Moore appeared perfectly satisfied, and he (Mr Horsfall) thought that the mere mention of Mr. Moore's name at a preliminary meeting was highly compli mentary—(hear, hear) —sufficiently complimentary to a gentleman who, after all, was but a comparative stranger amongst them. (Cheers.) So far as he was personally concerned, whatever intercourse he had with Mr. Moore had always been of a satisfactory and pleasant nature, and, so far as he (Mr. Horsfall) was concerned, he did not care that it should ever be otherwise; but when they came to matters political, he trusted that he for ono would never forget the occurrences of the past month, and, whatever Mr. Moore's political professions might be, he could never place confidence in a gentleman who had deceived his party as Mr. Moore had done. (Cheers.) So much for Mr. Moore ; but, in drinking the health of their repre sentatives, they would not, he was sure, lose sight of the fact that there was a possibility of that connexion being severed. (" No, never," and laughter.) Well, he dare say, they knew a great deal more of the facts than he did, - . and were more competent to judge of the extreme purity —and he spoke with all due solemnity—with which the election was conducted throughout the town, or at least in West Derby Ward, in which they had exerted them selves with so much zeal and earnestness ; and he was not surprised that they laughed at the idea of that con nexion being severed. But they must bear in mind that the petition could not be gone into this session—(hear) — that the petitioners had something like six months in which to concoct a case ; and that amongst a constituency of some 15,000 it would be odd, indeed, if there could not be found a casual act of indiscretion. (Hear, hear.) He believed, however, that recent events were sufficient to have placed the most zealous on their guard ; and that they would not for one moment forget discretion. He believed that their opponents were deceiving themselves on this occasion, as they did on the last. (Cheers.) No doubt they were flattering themselves that they would still find rosettes with sovereigns in them,—(loud laughter) —or some other matters equally attractive, but which prove equally fallacious when they come to be investi gated. tHear, hear.) Still they must bea r in mind that this petition hung over them ; and although they stood in the proud position of knowing that it would be impos sible to prove anything of the kind imputed to them, it was most unpleasant to be subjected to such annoyance. (Hear, hear.) He thought they would always remember the gentlemen to whom they were indebted for that petition, Mr. Robertson Gladstone—(laughter and hisses) —and Mr. George Holt, with their sureties, Mr. Eyre Evans and Mr. Jeffery. (Laughter.) His friend, Mr. Bold, who was better acquainted with these things than he (Mr. Horsfall) was, informed him that the recognizances were entered into by a London gentleman. Mr. BOLD :—A London stockbroker. (Laughter.) Mr. HORSFALL proceeded to say that he was sure they must feel much indebted to the London gentleman for the interest he took in Liverpool. A VOICE :—And for the faith he has in the petitioners (Laughter.) Mr. HORSFALL continued :—As to that, he thought the sureties had every reason to be satisfied at the pecuniary resources of the petitioners. They were both, lie believed, solvent men, and he had no doubt a very good specu lation could be made of the affair. (Laughter and cheers.) And what could they say to the petitioners avowing they were cognisant of the bribery which had taken place ? (Shame !) He had endeavoured, very inadequately, to thank them on behalf of the members ; and, before he sat down, he asked to be allowed to claim on their behalf the kind indulgence and forbearance of the con stituency. No one who had ever been to London and come in contact with members of parliament, but must be aware of the immense amount of labour which was entailed upon those gentlemen ; and on that account he called upon them to exercise a kind forbearance. Mr. HORSFALL againrose, ex tt. H t eas and said s e t h w a nn t i l t c d l i e n v a o t l i N o ' e n d , upon him to propose the and the modesty of the gentleman who sat at bis right hand, (Mr. Rowett) besides his special request, induce d him to be exceedingly brief ; and he would only propose to them the " Health of our worthy chairman, Mr. Rowett." There was, perhaps, no gentleman at that table who was not cognisant of the zealous and efficient service he had rendered in bringing about that glorious triumph which they were then met to celebrate. (Cheers.) Mr. ROWETT, after a song from Mr. Lawson, briefly responded, and expressed in the strongest terms his con tempt for the Radical party whose recent proceedings have brought them into so much discredit. He felt the very essence of contempt for them. He challenged thou to prove that there was at the last election a single case of bribery on the part of the Conservatives ; and asked, if they .z.ally had any case, why didn't they at once state what it was, so that it might be met. He knew nothing► politically speaking, more disgusting than the conduct which had been pursued by their opponents, whom he could excuse even if they had the shadow of a chance of returning one man to represent their opinions. (Hear. hear.) He described them as composed one half of rene gades, professing first one set of opinions and then an other. (Hear, hear, and cheerio.) Mr. Robertson Glad stone, he had always understood, was a Conservative, but heaven protect them from such Conservatives ! (A voice : " And from Mr. Bramley-Moore.") Reference had been made to Mr. Bramley-Moore, and he thought that gen tleman might fairly be put in the same boat with Mr. Robertson Gladstone, as they would afford a remarkable though painful illustration of political shipwreck. (Laugh' ter and cheers). Mr. THOMAS BOLD, who was greeted with loud and prolonged cheering, said he had the permission of the chairman to propose the next toast, and it was with feel ings of the greatest pleasure that he found himself once more amongst the jolly good fellows cf West Derby Ward. It was from the window of the room in which they were assembled that, on a recent occasion, he made a declare' tion, to which he would allude at once, before going into any Weer subject, with regard to a proceeding of his which had given rise to a great deal of discussion in the public prints of Liverpool. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) From that balcony he made a public declaration that he would do so-and-so, and that pledge he carried out (hear, hear.) But after consulting with his friends, he should not have gone to the extremity he had done, had he not had reason to believe that he had been betrayed—(hear, hear)- - which roused a sense of indignation, and induced him. even at the risk of losing some of his most sincere friends, to adopt the course he had done. (Hear. hear.) But, in doing so, he had no intention whatever of compromising the Conservative party in Liverpool, and what he did was entirely on his own responsibility. After Mr. Godfrey's letter,—(hear. hear,)—which had been published in the Courier and Liverpool Times, it was scarcely necessary for him to say anything further, that gentleman having • borne him out that what he related, as told him by Mr. Bigham, was substantially true. (Cheers.) Mr. Bighorn had taken upon himself to deny that what he (Mr. Bold) said in the Dock Committee was founded on truth ; there fore there was lie No. 1 somewhere—he did not say where. (Cheers and laughter.) Mr. Godfrey had stated that what he said was correct, and had it not been so he should have been unworthy to sit at that table or anywhere else. (Loud cheers.) Mr. Bold then proposed " The Conserve" tire Association of West Derby Ward," and in the course of his remarks took occasion to compliment Mr. Rowett , Mr. Whatham, and Mr. Brakell, and the other members of the West Derby Association, whose energetic exertion s had contributed so much to the success of the Conserva tive cause. Alluding to the petition of Messrs. Gladstone and Holt, he understood that Mr. Coppock was expected here to-day or on Sunday, to endeavour if possible to make out a case against our present members. (Laughter.) Up to the present time he had good authority for saying that there was no case at all against the Conservative party, and yet Mr. Robertson Gladstone and Mr. George Holt had signed a petition stating that our representativeS had been guilty of bribery and treating. Now, that ae9 gentleman in Liverpool should pen such a document as that, was perfectly degrading, and he did not believer when they signed it, and sent it to the House of Cora' mons, they really believed that Mr. Horsfall or Mr. Lid.. dell had bribed any man living. (Hear, hear.) Ile thought, however, that they should be prepared for an contingency which might arise ; and in case Liverpo o should be deprived of her present representatives, either ' through the partiality of a Radical committee, or ael other influence which might be brought to bear, let 00 1 again unite heart and hand in returning Conservative members. (Great cheering.) Mr. Ellis having favoured the company with a soap Mr. WHATHAM, in an energetic and able speech, i s the course of which he stimulated the Conservatives 0 1 West Derby Ward to renewed and increased and 55 1- tematic exertion, acknowledged the toast. Next followed a Bong from Mr. Bailey, and then th 3 CHAIRMAN proposed " The Councillors of the Ward , which was suitably acknowlcd4ed by Mr. Woon. 1 1, 6 other municipal representatives of West Derby , in" Arthur Henderson and Mr. Beckwith, were, it was re' gretted, unable to attend, the former gentleman being ° II the continent. D e rb y Mr. Woon proposed " The Canvassers of West D e . 0 Ward," which was acknowledged by Mr. BRAKELI. spirited speech which elicited loud bursts of laughter an cheers. Mr. ADAMS here favoured the company with a song, afterwards, The CHAIRMAN proposed the health of Mr. 80ld --a toast which was received with loud plaudits and several rounds of the Kentish fire. When he (the chair man) saw' a gentleman upholding the principles of their great cause. as Mr. Bold did—dedicating to its promotion his be st ever ' gies and his valuable time—sacrificing for its s Ike s ocial and domestic comfort—he could not but propose with al l cordiality to his health and happiness, to show him that they were thankful for his exertions ; and that, although he might have allowed his zeal in the cause to lead him into what some considered an indiscretion, he for one thought Mr. Bold had done quite right, and he had el doubt many of them present thought, too, that be h ad dons quite right. (Cheers.) He knew this, that t he y were ad of opinion that Mr. Bramley-Moore did no t g et more than he deserved • though some think Mr. Bold wee ' a little indiscreet. (and cries of " Not a bit of it !") Mr. BOLD acknowledged the compliment, and in d oing so, attributed the present petition to the course taken by Mx' Bramley-Moore, who, by allowing himself to be put f or ' ward, induced the Radical party to contest the election. in the hope that they would benefit by the disunion whic h it was expected would be created amongst the Conserve,: tives. He advanced this view of the case as one whiel had made a very strong impression upon him, and cause" him to adopt the course which he had pursued with re; spect to Mr. Bramley-Moore, at whose conduct—folloW e ' by such a result—he was, of course, most indignant. to his services in the cause, Mr. Bold stated that sin ce ,‘ last February twelve months—and that was a long time to look back to—he had been almost daily engaged in the Conservative cause. First, in assisting to make arrang e ' meats for the past election but one; subsequently in Prr paring for and opposing the petition ; and since that 1I t ; connexion with the recent election. And what he ha( done heretofore, he was willing still to do for the sake s ° the cause in which they were engaged. (Loud cheers .) Mr. Lund having given a song, the next toast, "T he Town and Trade of Liverpool," was proposed: by tli VICE-CHAIRMAN, and responded to by Mr. Jas. Ros Ee l. SON, which was followed by " The Constitutional Asee: ciation, and a better organisation to the Conservat ive strength in the sixteen Wards," given in a spirited pee by Mr. WRATH/ill, who, in the course of his speech', repudiated the idea of Mr. Bold being the Dictator 02; Liverpool,. as their opponents had sneeringly rerearke.e_ He mentioned. in confirmation of this, that he adsutt: as good a claim to such a title ; because, he it wa wh _ proposed, at the aggregate meeting of the Conservati v e representatives of the several wards, that Messrs. Horsfall and Liddell should be nominated as members for Liver" pool—(hear, bear)—which was agreed to with only one dissentient voice. The speaker concluded by gal that Mr. Bremner, it was expected, would have repl to this toast ; but, unfortunately, he had been unable 0' attend. He, therefore, called upon Mr. Horsfall to r ‘ e: spend; which that gentleman did in a b r i e f and Pit" speech. a m n a d r , k i h n e d o h i a n d g s m o a , d a e p o h l o e g f e i s r e e d t t h o e that i g e e m n e t l n e t m a r a y n fo r the Mr. MARSHALL proposed M r . T a tt ersa ll's health relative to him, and which construction that had been affixed to it, What he mean 0 was not intended t c o "a bea ra to say was, that Mr. Tattersall was not " one of IP A right sort for their party." The proposition was seconee' by Mr. WHATHAM in very flattering terms. Mr. TATTKRSALL accepted the apology, and his health' was drunk with much cheering. Mr. BOLD then proposed the health of the Vice-chair' man, as a staunch Conservative, and one to whose exer' tions they were deeply indebted. This toast having been duly acknowledged in ad amusing speech, containing a variety of electioneering re,' miniscencea, the pleasant proceedings came to a terao nation. It is only justice to the worthy, host of the very Coffee-house (who, by the way. ts said to bear , the striking resemblance to Mr. Coppock), to say that, an utmost satisfaction was expressed at the quality a generous supply of the viands and wines. irttt7ivit 0 1 PROMOTION. — Grace, the detective, was promoted fro c , the rank of the first-class detectives to that of an i ns P eso tor, on Saturday last, by the Watch Committee. 1 0 ; I v, promoted on the re c o mm endation of the Head Consta for five years' good conduct. Arl• DANGEROUS PRACTICE.—On Friday a serva nt v ig , Jane Conbrie by name, while cleaning a chamber wina ° 6l 4 fell from the sill into the garden, a distance of twenty: feet. No bones were broken, but she was taken up I 'lo state of insensibility, having sustained a severe injure the spine, from which there is little hope of recovery Mr. MARSHALL, of South Shields, has laun che d iron screw-steamer for Mr. Threlfall, of Preston. 11s is to trade to the Ribble. Her dimensions are :—l 4 e i t of of keel, 152 feet ; length over all, 172 feet ; bresZ;efl beam, 22 feet ; depth of hold, 1 2 feet 10 inches. Pa" two 30-horse engines. FURS.—The number of foreign buyers at the 0 11 ., c eS Bay Company's late sale considerably affected the PIO of furs. Skins have not realised, for many years, so prices ; some lots of Sables fetched fifty shillings sair Mr. John Cripps, of Bold-street, anticipating the advi fortunately bought a great number of skins prevr i e ,t of the sale, and will have manufactured, by the nr' r elit August, nearly one thousand boas in Mink sable , h It o ermine, very choice, Miniver, and Chinchilla, w'll e i" c ors' will offer all at one guinea each. Of these, he feels vinced, equal value cannot he given in the season - ,; 0 11f, thirty-five shillings; also, a variety of dark sables, e i flr s on cheap.—Shawl, Mantle, and Fur warehouse, No, '" 16, Bold-street, Liverpool. John Cripps, proprie tor. A po THE THEA.TRES.—On Saturday night the Roln phitheatre was crowded, owing to the appearance, ait/ night only, of the veteran Vandenhoff, in his fav°l,oll° play of " Cato." Though Time has laid his heavY upon him, his performance was chaste, and ful l of PP bto On the fall of the curtain, he was called to the footlig,ro and greeted with enthusiastic bursts of applans., Theatre Royal was re-opened last evening, wept. 11° Charles Matthews commenced a limited engageron,niarces; will appear during the week in several PlaYs 811 " -c1 657 and we hope Mr. Copeland's efforts to procure first_ 40. entertainments for the play-going public will ra s Of cient support to justify him in keeping ope n _ e _ a s able theatre for a longer period than be has g_ef i gitiel been able to do. Mr. Bueltstorto awl Mrs, rili" will shortly appear.