The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-04-05 00:00:00

Eibapool g--7tanbarbt FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT. MONDAY MORNING. THERE has been a regular " rumpus" all the week in the city, among the merchant princes, anent that silly and uncalled-for address, to Louis NAPOLEN, setting forth that England had the best possible feelings of brotherly love towards Frenchmen. I must tell you that the affair was got up by Mr. MASTERMAN, a worthy man, morally and commercially ; Sir JAMES DUKE, the alderman, a cannie Scot, of unblemished character, though, perhaps, not of withering brilliancy of fancy ; and smug SAMUEL GURNEY, the great Quaker bill broker,fiegled by SIDNEY SMITH, of corn-law notoriety. There are a great many merchants in the city who have not, and would not, sign the address at all ; firstly, because they did not see any likelihood of a breach of the peace between the two countries ; and, secondly, they considered it would be just as well to let " booing" to the EMPEROR alone for the present. Worse, however, remains behind ; the suppres - sio yeri is a not very creditable act on the part of any man, or body of men ; yet vast numbers, even of those merchants who signed the address, declare, in scorn, that they never would have done so, had they known that it was to be presented personally to LOUIS NAPOLEON. In short, this fact was kept in the dark. The thing, however, is done, and the EMPEROR and EUGENIE, his cars sposa, certainly did the honours of the Tuileries dinner in grand style, according to the accounts of several who have returned after having been both balled and dined. It was a droll sight to see not a few of the staunchest English Conservatives so employed, in the ab sence of all the Conservative respectability of France ! Some say the address could do no harm ; I am not sure of that. The merchant princes bad no business to go half way, as if they really were afraid that, for a moment, the EMPEROR contemplated an invasion. At the same time, the French don't like to be licked,—Waterloo still sticks in the throats of the most peaceful of them: thousands and thousands of French people, men and women, if truth is spoken in cabaret and yin ordinaire. Let " Lumber Troopers"cejole, as they can cajole, and go the whole hog— deputations—Vice les Anglais—Vive every thing—Wa terloo lives in their memories—and rankles—a word, and a blow if need be ; but it so happens there is, and shall be, "no need be." For Louis' word nobody would give a button, if he (Louis) were placed on the horns of a dilemma. Luckily it so happens we are prepared for him, though great Agamemnon be sick ; in our preparation we have our " flower safety" as from the " nettle danger ;" and if the address to the EMPEROR (Help us !) was a piece of surplusage, the parties paid for it at the price of about £3,000, but they had into the bargain a nice Easter jaunt to Peri, as the " buffers" are now calling Paris, after the stay of a week. Fact, I assure you ; within one hour ago I heard one of them, whom hitherto I had looked upon as a rational and tolerably educated person, drawl out Katie for Calais. One hates humbug, with which the city address began and ended. Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN's manifesto, all the way from Van Diemen's Lend, has ceased some conversation and commiseration in our political circles. Now that mostly all the members of the legislature have returned to their Parliamentary duties, I doubt not it will attract some attention in the House of Commcns. This, lam of opi nion, will not be absolutely necessary ; for, from what I can gather, there is every disposition in the highest quar ter to hold out mercy and forgiveness ; in short, to allow the once-misguided, wrong-headed, but not bad-hearted man, to return to his "own dear country." So much am persuaded of this, that I do not hesitate to express my belief, as it certainly is my hope, that we shall have the descendant of the kings of Ireland a member of Parlia ment once more. His address to the nobility and gentry of Ireland, who exerted themselves for his release, in placinz a memorial to that effect before the Earl of EGLINTON, might have been more tempered in diction ; but, considering the man, it is evident he is much tamed down. Poor fellow, I recollect him, when, Maevoeio-like, he was kept prisoner in the cellar of the House of Com mons, no martyr appeared to be more proud, even when the passer-by stood between the " Irish patriot" and the little sunlight lie had about a couple of hours in the day. He says he don't remember ever having uttered a word disrespectful of Queen VicTottia. Certainly not; neither her Gracious MAJESTY, nor her Ministers past or present, accused him of that. But bad the Priests stuck to him and his mad scheme, no one could have predicated the consequences. The Irish Priests, however, encouraged him till no longer safe for themselves, and then left the vain, deluded, and obstinate patriot to shift for himself. That funny fellow, BUCKSTONE, the actor, and lessee of 'the Haymarket Theatre—where may he prosper—in his capacity of treasurer to the General Theatrical Fund, at the last anniversary, held two or three days ago, men tioned in his speech that two gentlemen of the legal pro fession bad vouchsafed certain advice and performed some law work for the institution, gratis—free for nothing, as PAT says—thereby saving the fund a good round sum, available to charity, which otherwise would have to be disbursed to pay the lawyers. The intimation was re ceived with more than the usual raps on the London tavern mahogany—which, by the bye, has a deeply in dented margin all round, caused by knocks in ac'enow kdgment of millions of pounds sterling given by after dinner gentlemen in charity. BUCKY'S announcement was followed by the remark that so sensible was he of the kindness of his forensic friends, that he had resolved never, while he had the management of the Haymarket Theatre, to utter one word, however piquant the word, or tempting the opportunity, to the disparagement of lawyers in general. This, of course, produced a hearty laugh, and a hear ! hear ! or two. Well, I hope our friends, the lawyers, will console themselves in part with this. Certes, they and the clergy need not go for brotherhood to those two aristocratic nests, the Wyndham Club and Arthur's, for there they are black-balled in a most sweep ing manner at present ; and what's more, the dukes, mar quises, earls, viscounts, barons bold, &c., of the two establishments, say they don't want any more of the " clergy," or of the legal profession, amongst them. I neither applaud nor condemn the resolve ; I state the fact. lam sorry, however, to add, that there is almost in every club a coterie, which, without regard to the merit or demerit of a candidate, black-ball, as the whim suits. In short, the " yea " or " nay " rests with the members of this coterie, some of whom, it may be, I would not set " with the dogs of my flock ;" but they— not the dogs—are in, and keep better men out. These remarks are not of a personal character. I never was black-balled in my life, and for a very good reason—your correspondent would " serve them out " if they dared. Of all the City dinners I beg to recommend the Easter banquet at the Mansion-house. That of Monday last was, if anything, an improvement on its predecessors as regarded three or four important elements ;—the wittals and drink were superior, and the company, though more numerous than select, was select enough to testify to the popularity of my Lord Mayor CHALLIS. Besides, there was no waiting till a quarter-past eight, as . 1 have waited ; sensitive ears greeted with certain subterranean sounds indicating long abstinence, impatience, disappointment, and all the other desagremins,—result of dinner deferred. I do not believe that our present Lord Mayor would have waited for that Russian crab-apple, PrinceMENSCRIKOFF ; as it was, nobody had to wait till the broth was spoiled. There are, perhaps, two reasons why the people at the Easter banquet look better—less vulgar, in short, than they on the 9th of November, at - Guildhall. At the former dinner people have to go in daylight, and your daylight is a capital detector of sham. One's " Mechlin " must be real on Easter Monday ; and I am sure our friends the lawyers, from Mr. Briefless up through Q. C.'s, sergeants, attorneys-general, solicitors-general, barons of every grade, chancellors and vice-chancellors, always have a handful more flour thrown over the horse-hair ; the forensic " bib and tucker," too, give evidence that the blancheseuse has been coaxed. The Banquetting-hall, also, is of more elegant construc tion and appearance than the Hall of Guild, no dis paragement to which is meant. That at the Man sion -house is for refined conviviality—'tother for election purposes chiefly. I advise all persons invited to the Easter dinner at the Mansion-house to arrive a quarter of an hour before the time fixed for dinner, especially if ' ' the party have an o dd name, such as BUGGINS DOBBS, PIPPIN, or any o th er that can by possibility be twisted orally, contorted, or confounded. Iroy, sharp and insuf ferable, to the numerous families of WIGGINS and FtG GINs is always accorded, when either name is announced. SMITH likewise seems to be a laughable name at the Mansion -house. After the poor de'il SMITH has entered the reception-alley, he is announced b a e good-natured, well-fed, and somewhat " y exhilirated"tu domestic, who evidently likes a joke, and it i s amazing to witness' how many friends SMITH has got in the company, and to hear with what solicitude inquiries are made—after his mother 'specially. Another piece ofad vice 1 give,—should yourvehi cle follow hot in the rut of a Minister of State, tell gunman to hold hard,—let the minister enter half a minute a-head of you, else you will be bawled out ' 'The Right Honour able the Earl of —, HER MAJESTY'S &C., &C." I was served so once, and never will forget my agony. Being a lover of my genus, I point a moral. Care ! The two first fiddles on Monday were played by two Scotchmen— (no ill-bred allusion to the Scotch fiddle is here meant,) the Earl of ABERDEEN and the Duke of ARGYLE. The former looked less bilious than 1 have seen him, the latter amiable and glib enough. I was a little surprised to see THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1853. ABERDEEN drink Moselle, considering the weather. Un less during the glorious days of glowing summer, this is a poor and cheerless beverage. Ido believe that the Earl's general sour look is to be as much attributed to the use of non-generous wine as anything else. What drank your correspondent ?—the glass of fashion, of course. I'll tell you : After my green turtle, three thimbles full of punch ; no liquid else for above the space of two minutes, then half a Blass of hock, in proper time two glasses of champagne, (Moet,) two of old port, (as basis for future proceedings,) afterwards the tipple of the evening— CLARET, winding up all with a nightcap of Cognac. I don't think Earl GRANVILLE (a capital fine art man) made much mistake in following this course. The speeches were nothing. GLADSTONE infringed on poli tics, but we would not have it, and the affair went off as dinner parties usually do. The Times, within the last few days, has called atten tion to the worse than Uncle Tom slavery and bondage of the English milliner and dressmaker—girls whose situ ation at this period of the year is truly deplorable. One or two sensible letters have appeared in the leading jour nal, signed " A First Hand," which means one of the best paid, because a cleverer workwoman than the others in the same establishment. The name of that amiable lady, the Duchess of SUTHERLAND, has been invoked by the dressmakers, and I think appropriately enough ; for, unquestionably, her Grace is " a First Hand"—Mistress of the Robes to the best-dressed woman in the world — the QUEEN, GOD bless her ! If the Duchess, it is ob served, were but to set the fashion—not in the make or material—that she does already,—but in not having gar ments made after ten o'clock at night, nor before eight o'clock in the morning, slavery among thousands of our countrywomen would have its "Quietus made with a bare bodkin." I need not here refer to the hard work, long hours, indifferent food,—bad cheese and dry bread,--cup of tea at midnight to keep stitch, stitch, awake ; these have been exposed already. I will attempt to describe a yet greater grievance. The thorough-bred English beauty possesses every point of the animals of the same genus all over the world, —education and habit have their influence, as that old pump or pink CHESTERFIELD is supposed to have said,—but it is all the same in the long run ! English female eyes, you will find as mildlyexpressive as those of the childish idiots of Nova Zambia or Nootka Sound; others flashing fiery indignation as those of the fi e riest Italians —eye-lashes prolonged, and silken—deeply and darkly ciliated ; eyebrows, arcs, teeth, all to nothing • soundest and pearliest in the world ; bust and body, the ethereal litheness of the Hindostanee girl, yet real and plump as becomes the daughters of Al)ion. These are not a millioneth part of English women's charms. Many of them are milliners and dressmakers, more have been — yea, are—gay ! Doleful word. How effected ? We shall see. There are several naturalists, writers about birds and beasts, WILSON, AUDUBON ; and I am not sure but a less ambitious man than either might suit my pur pose—WlLLlAM KIDD. These parties teil you many anec , dotes touching the training of one species of creature to seduce another into its cage. The authors mentioned write about "little warblers"—winged creatures who have a deal of the evil one in them ! Caged in the midst of limed twigs in the open field, they commence their luring carol ; flap their wings, affecting liberty at will. Anon, a silly one is trapped. So that 1 the arts of seduction belong not exclusively to human nature. But to my purpose : in the streets at the West end the milliners' work-rooms are situated ; not in front of the house, you may be sure, but in the back. The windows open for light, and especially air, via a via with those of the dressing-rooms of the gay West-end women living in the full possession of youth and beauty, such as I have already weakly described. These females are lolling in voluptuous ease. They laugh loud, sing and play, show their jewels in diarnonded bracelet, and so forth —their satin attire made, perhaps, by the aching fingers of the distressed dressmaker opposite. These women, the former, live like queens. Fine horse-women many of them are ! if not, the barouche, the brougham and the britschka are at their command. All these blandish ments are not unobserved by the pale, but still young and beautiful sempstress. They were intended to be seen, heard, and envied. Is it to be wondered at that these allurements should succeed ? hence, the needle and late hours are abandoned in disgust, and—we can easily sup pose the rest. If the rumours current at the West-end Clubs all yester day are well founded, the government of our Indian possessions seems likely to cause HER MAJESTY'S Minis ters more perplexity and annoyance than they calculated upon before the Easter holidays, when friend BRIGHT brought the important subject under the consideration of the House of Commons, and attempted to extract from Lord JOHN RUSSELL an official promise, that during the present session no measure of a permanent character would be proposed with respect to the renewal of the East India Company's charter. Upon that occasion LORD JOHN, evidently not a little nettled at the Quaker's rather inconvenient intermeddling, announced that the Government, after much deliberation, had made up their minds to grapple with the question at a very er.rly period; and that the Cabinet, after carefully reviewiog all the objections urged against tile policy and justice of sub mitting an enlarged scheme of legislation, without addi tional inquiry, of some two or three years' duration, had come to the unanimous determination of proposing, im mediately after Easter, that measure which they believed would best meet the requirements of the case, by providing for the permanent, and not the temporary, government of India, subsequent to the expiration of the East India Company's present charter. Dame Rumour proclaimed yesterday, that recent circumstances have brought about an alteration in the minds of more than four Cabinet Ministers anent this East India question. CHARLEY Wool). and the Peelite section, protest against any concession to the earnest entreaties of the Manchester School, while the moderate Whig enalitinnists .ra rprragentoa all juelined 4n 'ln not BRIGHT and HUME something more than half way, by postponing until next Session the permanent modification of the charter, which the entire Cabinet agrees should become the basis of our Indian Government. This, I have good reason for believing, is the precise position of the East India question. It remains to be seen whether the Peelite or the Whig compartment of the Cabinet will prove of more squeezable materials. Mr. RICH, who was one of the junior Lords of the Treasury under Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S Administration, but who no longer retains that lucrative post, having been displaced by Col. CHARTERIS, one of the PEEL clique, evidently thinks that the experiment should be made without delay, and I understand that, on Saturday evening, he undertook, at a meeting of Radical M.P.'s, held in the Reform Club, to submit a resolution pledging the House of Commons to refuse their assent to any measure of permanent legisla tion until the subject is fully inquired into by commission. or such other plan as those really anxious for the pros perity, peace, and happiness of Her MAJESTY'S subjects in the East Indian dependencieS may consider most advisable. This resolution will receive the support of a large number of those who sit on the Opposition benches; and should the majority of the Cabinet insanely determine upon resisting so equitable a suggestion, I look on the defeat of Ministers as inevitable. COMMERCIAL AND MONETARY NETTS. MONDAY NIGHT. THE week having partaken of the holiday charac ter of Easter, the changes have not been of impor tance ; but the buoyancy which the public funds attained at the commencement of the week was not maintained towards the close, owing to the news from the Continent being thought to be of not quite so favourable a character. Notwithstanding the receipts of gold from Australia, the returns from the Bank of England show a small decrease in the stock of bullion; but the arrival of the Great Bri tain and other vessels will very shortly swell the return considerably. Some attention has been excited to the question of establishing a mint in Australia ; but the advantage to be gained has been considerably overrated, as an immense quantity of coined gold has already been sent from this country, and the cost of transit on an article of such little bulk is too trifling to be of any serious consequence. Another question in agitation is that of a decimal coinage, and the announcement, made a few days since, that the Government had resolved on the issue of 500 tons of a new copper coinage, created some alarm among the money reformers. The proposed change would cause incalculable confusion in the ordinary transactions of every-day life, and render almost impossible the well-understood divi sions of commodities in common use, while all that would be gained would be the saving of a little trouble in calculations by clerks, who are well accustomed to the present system. The adoption of a decimal system would be inflicting a positive injury in order to attain a phantom advantage. The later advices received from America corrobo rate the views which we expressed a short time since as to the groundlessness of the fears of over supply of raw cotton professed to be entertained by the manufacturers of Manchester. To take the most moderate estimate of the requirements for consumption, including our own demand, which, as well as that for the Continent of Europe and the manufacture in America, is on the increase, a crop of 3,250,000 bales would be by no means an exces sive one, but rather the contrary, and the probabi lity, according to present appearances, is that that quantity will be but little, if at all, exceeded. Should this view prove to be correct, the holders in Liver pool will be completely justified in the confidence which they have displayed, and nothing has at present occurred to warrant a contrary: opinion. In making comparisons with the quantities of pre vious years, hardly a fair test is afforded, unless ample allowance be made, not only for the average ' rate of increase, but also for the new markets which have been opened through the enormous emigration to the Australian colonies, and the prospect of still further augmentation as our commercial relations with China and other parts of the East become more firmly established. In Europe, also, the consumption of cotton is largely on the increase, and the demand, both for the raw material and partly manufactured, is proportionately extending. All these circumstances serve to show that, not withstanding the well-feigned alarm from Man chester, the apparent excess of supply, as compared with last year, may be disposed of satisfactorily. A cause which was tried in the Liverpool Assize Court, on Wednesday, before Mr. Baro n MARTIN, I has naturally excited a considerable degree of atten tion —the more particularly as, while it is difficult to dispute its legality, its want of equity is seemingly apparent. A merchant in Liverpool had offered to him by a broker a quantity of iron at a certain price, which he agreed to give, and a note of the MEMO= was rendered to him, The broker, Who was instructed by an agent in London to sell the iron, advised the sale by letter; but it appears by the evidence was instructed by the London agent to advise the sale by telegraph, and the consequence of his not doing so was, that the principal sold the iron to a house in Glasgow, and refused to acknow ledge the sale in Liverpool. Upon this the Liver pool merchant, whose purchase was thus repu diated, had to pay a higher price, owing to the subsequent rise in the market, and sued the Liver pool broker for the difference. The principal in the transaction, whose name was not disclosed at the time of sale, deposed on the trial that his in structions to sell were dependent on his receiving advice by telegraph the same day, and not having done so, he sold the iron elsewhere. The question was left to the jury whether the Liverpool broker was properly instructed, and the verdict being in the affirmative, the Liverpool merchant lost his action on the ground that the broker, who was the defendant, was not responsible. His only remedy, therefore, is to sue the London merchant, and, should his evidence be believed by another jury, the result will be similar ; but if on the con trary, the remedy of the London merchant will be to sue the broker for exceeding his instructions. In justice to the London merchant, it should be remembered that he made no advantage by the transaction, inasmuch as the sale to Glasgow was at a lower price. The simple question that arises is, that in an ordinary transaction of every day occur rence, in which mercantile operations to a large amount are involved, the peculiar construction of the law as elicited at this trial is made the vehicle of positive injustice, the Liverpool merchant, ac cording to the evidence, being actually without a remedy, although his conduct in the affair was business-like and honourable. The question really at issue was the validity of the instructions given to the broker to sell,• but this was between him and his principal, the purchaser being necessarily an innocent patty ; and the result of the trial has been to make the latter a victina not only for his first loss but for the costs of the proceedings. It is evident that a remedy is needed, or transactions through brokers cannot be conducted with safety ; and the case affords a strong instance, among many others, of the necessity for the establishment of local tribunals, to which all commercial questions shall he submitted upon clear and well-defined prin ciples. In the demand for Law Reform, this point presses with an urgency which ought not to admit of delay, and both merchants and brokers of Liver pool are interested in pressing it upon the attention of the Legislature. The advices by the overland mail report the mar kets at Bombay and Calcutta to be dull for manu factured goods, notwithstanding an abundance of money. From China the accounts are more favour able, and prospects at Shanghae were considered good. It is stated from Calcutta that a vessel had been chartered there to take 350 Lascar seamen to Port Philip, on account of Liverpool shipowners, to fetch away the vessels detained there in consequence of the desertions to the gold mines. The Lasears have been engaged at about £l5 per head. The return from the Bank of England, for the week ending the 26th of March, gives the following results, when compared with the previous week : Public deposits .. £8,468,758; Increase £265,203 Other deposits .. 12,721,782 ; Decrease 15 1 2,916 Rest _3,630,638 ; Increase 4,273 On the other side of the account — Government securities £13,464,538 ; the same as before. Other securities .. 15,931,447 ; Increase £484,175 Notes unemployed .. 10,790,310 ; Decrease 341,785 The amount of notes in circulation is £21,793,695, being an increase of £328,855 ; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £19,122,996, show ing a decrease of £40,150, when compared with the preceding return. ISSUE DE Notes issued .. £32,584,005 £32,584,005 BANKING D Prop.'s capita1.£14,553,000 Rest Public deposits. 8,468,758 Other deposits . 12,721,782 7-day, &c. bills. 1,351,108 £40,725,286 'ARTMENT. Govrtit. Debt.. £11,015,100 Other securities 2,984,900 Gold coin & bu1n.13,564,851 Silver bullion .. 19,154 £32,584,005 :PATI,TMENT. Gov. securities.£l3,464,s3B Other securities 15,931,447 Notes .. 10,790,310 Gold & silv. coin 538,991 £40,725,286 The SHARE MARKET during the past week has been in the satne quiet state as of late ; no change of importance in prices. Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton, have been particularly good. Should the money market become easier, we con fidently look for on aavanre—the heary being out of a heavy amount of stock—public buying would compel them to re-purchase, and so have an immediate effect on prices. The traffics are con sidered good, which will induce confidence : Caledonians, 31i; Eastern Counties, 13 12 15-16; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 744- 75-1,-; London Stock, 118 17+e.; Midland Stock, 74; Dover Stock, 22i i; ork, Newcastle, and Berwick,. 17 5-16; York and North Midland, 291; Pacific Steam Company New Shares,. 2p. b , thr Cambria, last COTTON.-The accounts ly ,e week, gave confidence to this market, and the sales on Thursday last amounted to 22,000 bales, at an advance of id. per lb., and fully id. on low qualities. Brazil, Id. higher, for Egyptian a better demand. On Friday, the sales were 10,000 bales, of which 4,000 were on speculation and for export,.l and on Saturday about 7;000 bales. To-DAY the accounts by the steam-ship Africa were received, fully confirming the previous news from the United States of the falling off in. the receipts, they being for the week 77,000 bales against 125,000 last year, and they point to a continued falling off for several weeks. There had been excited markets through out the States, and prices had further advanced. The estimates are now generally reduced in many cases to 3,000,000, but few exceed 3,200,000 bales. There was a very firm market here, and the sales were from 7,000 to 8,000 bales, but very little excitement, as the accounts had been anticipate . ] last week by telegraph, and this week there is no positive infor mation, the telegraph being out of order. PRODUCE.-Owing probably to theholiday season of Easter, the market for Sugar has been rather quiet, the sales being limited to 300 hhds. 8.P., and 7,000 bags Bengal. In foreign very little doing, only 400 bags and brls. Pernambuco having been sold. A large business in Molasses, the sales being 1,400 puns., all to arrive,. at 188. 6d. to 19s. per cwt. Of Coffee the sales amounted to a few tierces Jamaica at about previous rates-400 bags. Ceylon and a few small parcels foreign. Holders. of Tea are still firm, and business in consequence has been limited. Common Congous are in re quest at told. per lb. Of Rice the sales amounted to 250 tierces Carolina, at 21s. ; 2,000 bags Bengal, at 9s. 6d. to 9s. 9d. for broken, and its. 6d. for good white; and 1,000 bags Arracan, at gs. 9d.per cwt. Rum is a trifle easier, 450 puns. Demerara having sold at rather lower prices. Of Saltpetre 1;200 bags sold at 28s. to 235. 6d. for 5 per cent., and 30s. per cwt. for East India refined. Guano in active request. About 700 tons of the inferior sorts realised full rates ; and Peruvian, in the absence of sales on importers' account, may be quoted £lO to £lO 10s. per ton. Of Hides the sales were 2,000 New South Wales at rather higher rates. Olive Oil in steady demand. Of Linseed Oii 40 tuns realised 30s. to 30s. 6d. per cwt, pale Rape 385., and brown 355. per cwt. Spirits of Turpentine 60s. to 61s. per cwt., and little doing. For Palm Oil a fair demand ; the sales amounted to about 400 tuns at £33 10s. to £34 per tun. Tallow steady at 465. for St. Petersburg Y.C. 100 tons American Lard sold at 51s. to 535. per cwt. Baltic Hemp easier, Jute in active demand, and about 8,000 bales have been sold to arrive at considerably advanced prices. TO-DAY the Sugar market was quiet, the sales being limited to a small parcel of Demerara, at 355. to 355. 9d., and 950 bags Madras, at 325. 6d. to 335. per cwt. The Tea market firm, but little doing; 150 bags black Pepper sold at 3id. per lb. ; 40 casks Gum Gedda at 315. 6d.; 13 tons Cutch at 265. per cwt.; and 250 bags Bombay Lin seed at 48s. per qr. WooL.-This article still maintains its value, owing to the active demand ; and the best opinions are, that it will go still higher.-In the monthly circulars' just published, Messrs. WM. GREAME and Co. say :-" There has been a large business doing by private contract; the late arrivals have been chiefly sold as landed, and a further advance in prices has been obtained on most descriptions, particularly for clean long-stapled Wools suitable for combing and carding purposes, which may now be . quoted lid. to id. per lb. higher. In bright haired English and Irish combing Wools the im provement in prices is still more marked; a large business has been done, and an advance of H. to 2d. per lb. has been paid on such descriptions : the demand still continues very active, and fears begin to be entertained that the consumption is overtaking the supply of these Wools. Stocks in the growers and dealers hands are lighter now than they have been known for many years, and holders (from the difficulty they experi ence i n replac i ng t h e i r s t o ck s ) ar e unwilling to make sales unless at a further advance. -Messrs. HUGHES and RONALD say :- " In our last monthly report we all u d e d t o th e extra ordinary activity which prevailed th roug h ou t the manufacturing districts, and the certainty that higher prices might be expected. Our views have been fully borne out : there has been a very active demand for all descriptions of Wool, and sales have been made to a considerable extent, both on the spot and for arrival, at an advance of 5 to 10 per cent.; and, from the unprecedentedly light state of stocks, we see no reason to doubt that present prices will be fully maintained."—Messrs. A. GART SIDE and Co. report :—" The activity now general throughout the manufacturing districts has caused an excellent demand for most descriptions of Wool, which the extreme lightness of stocks has rendered it difficult to supply. Australian, Cape, and other fine kinds, fully maintain late rates ; but consumers have less anxiety about future supplies." Messrs. Jos. ROBINSON and Co. state that "the position of the Wool trade has become such that more than ordinary attention is directed to it, owing to the rapidly-increasing value of the raw material and the extraordinary consumption going forward in all quarters for some months back, and the operations of the month are such as to warrant the belief that all kinds of Wool will go much higher yet." IRON.—The quarterly report of the Scotch Iron Trade refers to the extraordinary fluctuations since the Ist of January, the price of Pig Iron having been forced up to 755. Gd., and gone back to 525. 6d., the present rate. The stock in hand is computed at 475,000 tons, which is an increase of 25,000 tons since the Ist of January, notwith• standing the augmented shipments of a large home consumption. At the Iron-masters' meeting, at Wolverhampton, the price of Bar-iron was reduced £1 a ton, though the reduction was submitted to with much reluctance. THE LIVERPOOL PILOTAGE COMMIS SIONERS AND THE PILOT COMMITTEE. IMPORTANT MEETING YESTERDAY. Yesterday, at noon, a meeting of the Pilot Committee and the Pilotage Commissioners was held in the Council Chamber ; the MAYOR presiding. Mr. ROWLANDS, secretary to the Pilot Committee, stated the object of the meeting, which was to take into ' consideration the bill introduced into the House of Com mons by the President of the Board of Trade relative to the amending of the law of pilotage, as it bears upon the port of Liverpool, and to determine whether any, and, if any, what opposition should be given to the bill, or what exemption should be sou g ht from it. The MAYOR said, as he was not a nautical man, it would be presumption in him to offer any remarks. He might, however, say that, by the bill now before parlia ment, a great change was proposed to be made in the system of pilotage; and that, while all admitted that the pilots were exposed to great hardships and danger, he must testify that a better educated class of men, generally speaking, could not be found in our country. Of the 38,873 vessels which, during the year 1852, passed into the port of Liverpool, being an average of 110 per day, only two brigs and one flat had been lost. (Hear, hear.) Mr. T. B. HousFAm., rose, at the call of the Mayor, to move the first resolution. Agreeing entirely in the judicious observations of the Mayor, he thought it was their duty to take exception to the bill now before parlia ment. He heard the President of the Board of Trade introduce the bill to the house, and he (Mr. Horsfall) would do him the justice to say, that he did it with con siderable talent, though he confessed he was disappointed in the tone of his observations. There were many clauses, he believed, to which exception was taken. He conceived I it was not the pilots only who were interested in the bill, nor was it the underwriters only, nor the shipowners, neither the shippers of goods, but it was the public ;- and he held that it certainly was their duty to watch over their interests as well as the interests of the under writers, the pilots, and the shipowners. The ship owners had already addressed the House of Commons on the subject. They say, and he quite agreed with them, that the powers and authority to be i• ,ranted by the bill to the Board of Trade was fraught with serious and evil consequences. Ho would now refer to the petition emana ting from the pilots themselves, and he would allude to that which had been presented by the underwriters. The latter, stating their reasons for opposing the bill, said they were of opinion that it would be dangerous to grant such certificates to masters and mates, and that they would not insure the ships which would be exempted from taking pilots. This exception, taken by the under writers, is entitled to very great consideration ; for, if it is not safe for ships a fortiori it was not safe for passengers. (Hear, hear.) That was one of the strongest arguments against giving power to the Board of Trade to grant certificates to masters and mates, on the local pilot autho rities refusing to do so. He thought some consideration was also due to the pilots. if masters of steamers or sail ing vessels were to have the privilege of piloting their own vessels in fine weather, surely they ought not to have a right to demand the services of a pilot in rough weather. (Hear.) There was also some consideration due to the shipowners,who did not choose to avail themselves of those clauses, for they would be obliged to incur considerable additional expense in providing themselves with pilots on all occasions. Those would have considerably greater expense who always took pilots than those who only took pilots occasionally. There were two other clauses to which exception was taken : one of them was the four teenth, relative to•the returns to be made to the Board of Trade. For his own part, he thought it was right that those returns should be made to the Board of Trade. The I ~:...- LOILISe was the seventeenen, ann referred to the powers given to the pilot authorities. The question was, how were these pilot authorities to be constituted ? They had been constituted in this port for he did not know how many years, and he would not say that the constitution of their Pilot Board was perfection; but he did say that if there were abuses, they ought to be remedied. If there were rules or regulations to be altered or reformed, they ought to make every endeavour to do what was necessary, He held that it was not necessary to take away the Power from that board to give it to the Board of Trade in London. It was an attempt to extend the system of cen tralization, which had been endeavoured to be adopted in the Mercantile and Marine Bill, which, however, was successfully opposed, as he hoped and doubted not this would be also.. (Hear, hear.) The same also was done with regard our customs' regulations. Against this system of centralization, he thought it was their bounden duty to protest. (Hear, hear.) It was a matter worthy of the consideration of the Corporation of Liverpool, and the Dock Estate of Liverpool, that, if the Board of Trade were to get the whole power of the Pilotage into their own hands, it would not be long before they got the funds of the Dock Estate also into their bands. (Hear, hear.) On these grounds, he thought it was essential that they should give their opposition to the tenth clause of the bill. (Hear, hear.) He had, for the reasons stated, great pleasure in moving, " That the bill now before the House of Commons, for the further amendment of the law of Pilotage, and for conferring power on the Board of Trade to grant certificates to masters and mates, on the refusal of the local authorities,.would, in the judgment of this meeting, tend to impair the efficiency of the Pilotage in this port." Mr.. SHAND seconded the resolution, showing, in the course of his speech, that the bill would be productive of very considerable injury to the general interests and com merce of the port, and that the Pilot Committee did not consider themselves justified in taking upon themselves the responsibility of allowing this bill to pass without appealing to the general body of Pilot Commissioners, who had taken the subject up with a spirit, which, he hoped, would prevent the damage of which they were apprehensive. The resolution was unanimously adopted. Mr. WILLIAM MANN moved the next resolution :-- " That the petition now produced be adopted, and pre sented to the House of Commons by the members for the Borough." He referred to the fact that no single com plaint had been made against the pilots of Liverpool ; expressed his conviction that the coasting steam-boat pro prietors had put forward the desire that the Board of Trade might license masters and mates ; and with Mr. Shand deprecated the idea that the pilots were only to reap the fruits of storms and tempests. s . h speee seconded e s the byMr. Bs resolution,i GE,..zi i w ti h ic 1 wasandMr.. sup ported A ir. jin FISHER, E N and lengthy I N carried unanimously. Mr. Bingham, in the course of his remarks, described the reception which the deputation who waited upon Mr. Cardwell met with. All the remonstrances and arguments were listened to by Mr. Cardwell, who, though he still expressed his adherence to the whole bill, very smoothly, and quietly, and oilily bowed them out. (Laughter.) Mr. Bingham, in the course of his speech, pronounced an eulogium upon the Pilot Committee. He had gone into it, at the request of his friends, to seek and expose abuses supposed to exist, but he found none. It would be impossible to find a committee more active, devoted, and useful. (Hear, hear.) ' Mr. LOWNDES read the petition, a copy of which we append : TO THE HONOURABLE THE COMMONS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND IN PARMA- MENT ASSEMBLED. The humble Petition of the Commissioners of Pilotage of the Port of Liverpool SHEWETH,—That a bill has been introduced into your honourable house, intituled " A Bill further to amend the Law relating to Pilotage." That, by the 10th clause in the said bill, after reciting . that, by the Act of the 13th year of the reign of her present Otl si esty, cap. 88, provision was made for enabling a master or mate to pilot his own vessel, without the assistance of a licensed pilot, upon his passing an examination before or under the direction of the proper pilotage authorities, and obtaining a certificate as therein mentioned, but the institution of such examination was left to the option of the said authorities, and that it was expedient to extend and amend the provisions of the said act, it is therefore proposed to be enacted that if, upon complaint to the Board of Trade, it appeared to such board that any such authority as aforesaid have, without reasonable cause, refused or neglected to examine any master or mate, who has applied to them for the purpose, or, after he has passed, have refused or neglected to grant to him a certificate, the Board of Trade may, if, in their judgment, the circumstances appear to require it, appoint persons to examine such master or mate, and, if he be found fit to pilot his vessel within the limits for which he is examined, may grant him a certificate setting forth the limits and the vessel for which he is certified, upon such terms and conditions, and subject to such regula lations as such board may think fit, and such certificate shall be in force for one year, and maybe renewed from year to year either by the said authorities, in the manner and upon the terms in the said act mentioned, or by the Board of Trade, if such board so think fit; and all certificates granted under this act shall have the same effect as certificates granted under the said last recited act. That, by the 17th clause in the propsed bill, after reciting that it is expedient to give facilities for amending the system of pilotage, and for reducing or otherwise altering the rates payable in respect thereof, it was proposed to be enacted that it should be lawful for every pilotage authority, by regulation or bye-law made with the consent of the majority in council, amongst other things, to fix, and from time to time to alter. the rates and prices, or remuneration, to be demanded and re ceived by pilots licensed by such authority, or to substitute other rates and prices in lieu of those for the time being de manded or received, or to alter the mode of remunerating pilots, in such manner as such authority may, with such con sent, as aforesaid, think fit, so that no higher rates or prices be demanded or received from the masters or owners of ships than the rates and prices which might, if this act had not passed, have been demanded or received : and to exempt the masters of any ships or vessels, or of any classes of ships or vessels, from being compelled to employ pilots, and to annex any terms or conditions to such exemptions; and from time to time to revoke and alter any exemptions so made, and to revise and extend any exemptions now existing by virtue of any Act of Parliament or charter, upon such terms and conditions, and in such manner as such authority, with such consent ar3 afore, mid, shall think tit. That the approaches and entrances to the port of Liverpool are eKtrennety difficult and intricate, and subject to continual and considerable changes, and that the requisite knowledge of such changes, for the purposes of navigation, can only be kept up by uninterrupted and almost daily observation. That in the last report of the conservator of the river Mersey, deliverer! on the last day of January in the present year, Ctpt. Evans observes that the changes continually occurring in the quick sands and channels of the river Mersey have rendered it necessary for Lieutenant Lord, R.N., marine surveyor to the dock trustees, to resurvey the entire bay and port of Liver pool during the past year, 1852, and also to shift many of the buoys in order to indicate the present directions of the channels. That the strictest superintendence is exercised over the pilots by the committee and officers of the establishment, and their efficiency is abundantly manifested by portions of the same report of the conservator, in which he says :—" The returns state that about 38,873 vessels passed in and out of Liverpool during the year 1859. In the confusion which, of necessity, must occur from such a prodigious number of vessels, averag ing more than 100 per diem, passing through the Channels, it is most gratifying to observe that only three vessels, namely, two brigs and one flat, were lost in Liverpool. Bay during the year 1852." That the present earnings of the Liverpool pilots, for ordi nary service, is very moderate, and are much below the average remuneration of skilled labour to many classes of artisans on land, without the attendant risks. That it is proposed by the bill to enact that if, at any time, it appear to the Board of Trade,or to any pilotage authority, that any master or mate to whom a certificate has been granted by such board or authority has been guilty of misconduct, or has shown himself incompetent to pilot his vessel,• . such board or such authority may thereupon withdraw his certificate. Your petitioners submit that, under such clause, the Liver pool Pilots Committee would have no power over masters and mates certificated by the Board of Trade; and, even if the clause were altered so as to confer such power in unquestionable terms, your petitioners, from experience of the habits and pur suits of masters and mates of merchant vessels, are very con fident that they would not keep up the chain of communication with the Pilots Committee by reporting every casualty which is now observed with the pilots themselves, and which is essential to the maintenance of proper superintendence and control. Your petitioners, therefore, pray that the pilot establishment of the port of Liverpool may be exempted from the operation of the proposed bill. That there are peculiar local circumstances connected with the pilots establishment of the port of Liverpool, which distin guish it from any other pilot service in the United Kingdom, and which entitle it, therefore, to be legislated for on grounds peculiar to itself. And your petitioners pray that they may be heard by their counsel, agents, and witnesses before a committee of your honourable house to show the nature, hardships, and dangers attending the pilot service of Liverpool, the education required and now received by the pilots, the efficiency of the pilot service of Liverpool, and the imminent danger of impairing its effi ciency by giving the certificates of pilots to any persons not regularly apprenticed and bred up to the service. And your petitioners pray that they may be heard by them selves, their counsel, agents, and witnesses, before the com mittee to whom the same may be referred against the preamble and such of the clauses of the said bill as affect their interests, And your petitioners will ever pray, &c. A vote of thanks to the Mayor, for his conduct in the chair, concluded the proceedings. MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF A SPANISH CAPTAIN IN LIVERPOOL-APPREHEN SION OF THE SUPPOSED MURDERER. Our readers may remember that the captain of the ship Providentia was found dead in his cabin, on Sun day morning fortnight, the morning after he had received some money from his owners. The circumstance gave rise to- considerable suspicion, from the fact that none of his money was found upon him or in his desk. On Saturday Espiro Lazzorowich, one of the crew, was apprehended at a cook-shop in the neighbourhood of Wil liamson-square, with a large quantity of doubloons and other coin in his possession. On being questioned, he ad mitted that he had taken them from the captain's bed after he was dead. He was brought before the magistrates at the Police-court yesterday morning. He is a young man, apparently under, or about, thirty years of age, and by no means bad looking. He was steward on board the Brazilian brig Provi 'entia, of which the unfortunate Vicento Antonio was captain.—Detective Sullivan, who had the management of the case, said that, in consequence of certain information received by Mr. Clough, he and police-officer Marsh went to apprehend the prisoner. On apprehending him, there was found upon his person 47 sovereigns, upwards of 60 gold doubloons, and other coins, including 18s. in English silver ; also, a paper ad dressed to the late captain by the consignees of the Pro videntia.—Mr. Superintendent Clough said the deceased had been found dead in his cabin, in the Queen's Dock, on the moruing of Sunday, the 20th of March. Et ap peared that he had. been ill with a bad cold, and that he had directed Lazzorowich, the prisoner, who was steward, to kindle a charcoal fire in his cabin ; and the sulphur arising therefrom caused his death. The coroner's jury re turned an open verdict. It now appeared that the pri soner went into the captain's cabin on Sunday morning, and finding him dead, robbed the place of the money, which the captain had obtained only the previous day. There was no cause whatever for the suspicion that the deceased came by his death in consequence of unfair treat ment. One of the consignees stated that Vincent Antonio had the day before his death received from them the sum of £5O in sovereigns. The following day the cabin was examined, and none of the money was found. The pri soner, a few days afterwards, applied to them for money, and also stated that he wished to be discharged. With this request they refused to comply, and told him to go back to the brig and resume his duties. Two days after wards it was discovered that he had paid a certain person two sovereigns ; and from that individual it was likewise ascertained that Lazzorowich intended to desert the vessel.. Immediately on the consignees being made acquainted with this fact, they gave information to the police. The moment witness saw the prisoner, he asked him who possessed the money which had been found upon him, and to this direct query Lazzorowich at once responded that it had been the captain's money.—The prisoner was here examined through an interpreter. He admitted that ha took the money, and did so with the greatest apparent sang. Jena. He said rurther that he took it from the bed on which the dead body lay.—De tective Sullivan produced various articles which had been found upon the prisoner, and among which the chief mate of the Providentia recognised a pair of drawers belonging to the deceased captain. In the same bundle was a variety of new vests, trowsers, ties, &c., which appeared to have been freshly purchased, and which Lazzorowich had no doubt bought with the fruits of his robbery. Admiral Grenfell, who attended as Brazilian consul at this port, said he certainly would not prosecute unless he were bound to do so. The magistrates ultimately sentenced the prisoner, to two months' imprisonment, at the same time acquainting him with the fact, that had the ship not been proceeding immediately to- sea, with the witnesses on board, he should certainly have been put upon his trial for. a more serious offence, which would, in all probability, have entailed upon him a much heavier penalty. After he had been sentenced, the prisoner, who mani fested very little feeling either one way or another, ex pressed his anxiety about his boxes, which were on hoard the brig, and which he desired might be left behind, a request which will be complied with. THE REFORMATION.—At St. Paul's Church, St. Paul's square the Rev. G. Read, one of the ministers, received into the Church two males and two females, who publicly and formally renounced the errors of the Church of Rome. This solemn and impressive ceremony took place last Sunday during the evening service. One of the converts had been baptized a few months before by the same minister. The text was from 1 Tim.. iv. 1-3. The attendance was very numerous ; and this is one proof that the services at this church are not quite so useless as one of the speakers at the vestry meeting, last week, wished to make it appear. TIIE MUSICAL ASSOCIATION, on Wednesday evening, gave their first public performance, in the lecture-hall of the Mechanics' Institution. The music chosen for: the occasion was Haydn's oratorio of " The Creation." The solo singers were Miss Jessie Hammond, Mr. Wray, and Mr. Pierce. Mr. W. B. Rogers conducted, and Mr. G. Hirst presided at the organ. THEATRE ROYAL—Sparkling French vaudevilles, most of them familiar to English playgoers, have been wit nessed by numerous and fashionable audiences during the past week. The French artistes from St. James's Theatre, London ' gave the moat unmingled satisfaction ; and we trust that a growing appreciation of these delightful en. tertainments will make the two enterprising managers pro long the stay of their company. beyond a week when they next visit Liverpool. FRIGHTFUL COLLISION.—On Saturday night, about nine o'clock, as the Prince Arthur steamer, with the mail and a great number of passengers, was on her course towards llolyhead, she was, when about la miles from Kingstown, run into by a brig, about 200 tons burthen, in full sail. The bowsprit of the brig ran into the starboard paddlebox of the steamer, but the vessels got clear, or both might have gone down together. The steamer, after lying for about an hour in a crippled condition, burning red lights, was taken in tow by her Majesty's steamer Paisley, and brought to Holyhead. The brig, which was not much injured, proceeded on her course. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 4. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. _ PARIS, SUNDAY.—The Presse states that the King of Sardinia has sent instructions to his minister at Vienna to demand the removal of the sequestration from the pro perty of all the persons in Lombardy who are become his subjects, and if this demand be not immediately complied with, to apply for his passport. ST. PETERSBURGH.—Weather exceedingly cold. Navi gation was expected to ope n a t th e en d o f the month. HAMBURGII, 2ND APRlL.—Business dull. Exchange on London 13.31. The Elbe was free from ice, and navi gation actively resumed. The Danish waters were still blocked up with ice. NAPLES.—The King has ordered the Sicilians resident at Naples to be expelled, in consequence of a Swiss soldier having been murdered at Palermo. HOUSE OF LORDS. Lord CAMPBELL asked whether the late address, pre sented to the Emperor of France from certain merchants and others of the city of London, was under the sanction and authority of the home government ? The Earl of CLAR ENDON replied that the address was certainly not under the sanction of government, and if his opinion had been asked, he should have said such a decla ration was perfectly unnecessary, as there was not the sl i g ht es t ground for thinking that any unfriendly feeling existed between the two countries. The Earl of ELLENBOROIJOH, Lord MALMESBURY, and the LORD CHANCELLOR having added a few words, the subject was dropped. Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition from the Arme nian population of Calcutta and Bengal, which, after some remarks from Lord ELLENBOROUGH, was ordered to be referred to the committee sitting upon Indian affairs. Lord ABERDEEN gave notice, that on Monday next he should present a copy of the evidence taken before the Canterbury election committee, for the purpose of moving an address to Her Majesty upon the subject. Adjourned at thirty-five minutes past six o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The house re- assembled at four o'clock. Several private bills were advanced a stage. Mr. GASKELL brought up the report of the election committee for Windsor. It stated that Lord Charles Wellesley had been duly elected, but that treating had prevailed to a considerable extent at the last election. The CuArionl4Lott of the BIGCI4EQUER gave notice that, on Monday, the 18th instant, he should make his financial statement. (Hear.) In answer to a question from Mr. D'lsraeli, Lora h l e . RUSSELL said he should move the third reading third Canada Reserves Bill on Monday nex t, and the reading of the Jewish Disabilities Bill on the followl Friday. He was not prepared to state th e time at wili c he could make a statement as to th e i n t en tions of O' ere. ' ment concerning the government of India. of Lord J. RUSSELL then proceeded to st a te the views a government on the subject of educ a tio n i n England, ,„ 813 , 6 to move for leave to bring in a bill f or its extension• The noble lord commenced by an historical retrospect of the progress of education since the establi s hment of l National Society and the British and Foreign Sc 11 ? o f Society, to the period of the origin of the C om mittee , 0 Privy Council in 1839. He then d e s cr ib e d, f ro m are obtained from the Census Office, the present mea ns education in private schools and public schools. e r fli c this return, he said, the average attendance at the Pul#, A schools of he country, in 1847, was 93 ; that there W e '" 19,856 schools belonging to different denominations con, taining 1,281,077 scholars, and an income of .£1,10 0,1 0 , Of this income he found that n o l ess th an h a lf a me ° arose from school pence; considering that, half a cen" ri g ago, there were none but Sunday schools, this result w ja satisfactory : that the working and lower classes 13 10 u:„ contribute a sum of half a million yearly towards the ch pense of the education of their children, must be cf . . 1 1; sidered gratifying ; and it a pp eare d t o hi m th a t a Oro which had so grown f rom vo l un t ar y effort 81100° strengthened. He then p rocee d e d t o d escr ib e w hat j , O since been done by the C omm itt ee o f C ounc il for ,4 Ps education of teachers, and f or ma ki ng p rov i s i on f or their ir!: provernent; the character and position of the schoolmast; had thereby been greatly improved, as was testified reports of inspectors. He no w came t o th e q uestit what should be done with this system ? It s hould.; continued, as he conceived it could not be dispensed rr l to under existing circumstances. It appeared, then, to Government, that it would be possible to give power is the Corporations of municipal boroughs to impose a 1. 7 for the purpose of educating the children of the peoll but, in so doing, certain conditions should be impose „ In the first place, Government thought it right that t,'; thirds of the Town Council should agree to the imposit io n such a rate. Next, that the rate should be apP O ,, not to establish schools in substitution of former schoo P o l but in aid of the voluntary efforts of individuals , and the school pence contributed by parents. The rate, instance, might be applied to pay twopence per ' week P :4 each scholar, provided that fourpence or fivepence we'", contributed from other sources. All scho o l s receivit 4 this assistance should be schools which, under the minus of Council, might receive assistance; and it was propos 0 that the powers of the Town Council should not g further than the appointment of a committee to tribute the sums according to the minutes of Counc ° bict such a plan, it was obvious, could not be 0 11 5 ral, as there were numerous schools not in municiP, boroughs. It was, therefore,. proposed, in such cas% and minutes were now under consideration, that a certSo sum should be allowed per head, i n p r oportio n to siwo contributed from other s ources . Th ese were outliar chiefly of proposed measures in respect to these schol but there were numerous charity schools under tin% which were now in a ver y unsa ti s f ac t ory con di t i o n. ' appeared to government that, in respect to these school's there were two powers required :-Ist, that thel should be a judi c i a l p ower t o declare whether anY t " the trusts had been a b use d, and to take measures I ,C , remedying them, and ano th er power to superintend tr, administration of the t rus t. It wou ld, th ere f or e, e .,; proposed that there be v es t e d power i n th e C om mittv' of Council to superintend these trusts-, and to vary they: if the trustees consented to vary the trusts, then the sir e ration would take effect upon it being_ recorded. If ' b e t trustees did not consent, then a bill should be introduc.A into parliament for the purpose. It was also pro Po re that the department of art and school of design should united. He had stated, on a former occasion, that o' t should mention at this •.,ime the views of the governine l i l a as to the university commissioners. Government sholl decline stating any scheme of their own until th e universities had had an opportunity of con sideriel their recommendations, but with respect to Oxib., r t s , he would state that, in the opinion of governra°P.; it was desirable to make a considerable change the constitution of the University, and in the form of t,, governing body. The attention of government would,°: directed to the subject, but they would be ready to recei t3 any suggestions from the University. Government at same time had a d ec id e d o pi n i on th a t the opening to Universities ou g ht t o b e more f ree an d genera l. (Hear,: l o With regard to Cambrid ge U n i vers it y , th e re p or t of tt commissioners was satisfactory ; and the hope was, t“, the business would be continued in as satisfactory a 0 3 a' ner. Lord John Russell concluded by m ov i ng f o r lea ° to introduce a bill. Mr. EWART expresses: a general approval of the schem e, but regretted that it did not include such schools as -r 4 i" Rochester, and others. Mr. HUME approved of the plan, but wished it had been more especially directed to secular education. Mr. MILNER GIBSON wished to ask if it was the inr Lion of government to rescind the minute of the 1 2 t* of June, 1852, passed by the previous government, Lord JOHN RUSSELL said it was intended to caus e r that minute, and to substitute another regulation to 10 1, cases where immoral condact was alleged against eel° masters. f a° Mr. W. J. Fox was glad to find the principleo educational rate recognised at last. After a few words from Mr. EDWARD BAL' Sir ROBERT H. INGLIS said, Lord J. Russell n eed 11 °: 0 look for his support, as regarded his views with resp ect the two Universities. After some discussion, in which Lord J. Mannem• gr :j Phinn, Mr. Wigram, th e CL anoollor of E xc h eq uer, as Mr. Apsley Pellatt took part, Leave was given to Lord J. Russell to int ro duce the h'll. The Pilotage Bill was read a second time. The house adjourned at ten minutes to eleven.- FUNDS, STOCK, AND SHARE MARKET. w Consols. influenced by the anticipation of good. quarter ly revenue returns, close at a slight improvement; moneys however, dear, dealers borrowing at 4 to 5 per Gent. Railway Market is inactive, at former terms. Th2-marke t le , Californian Mines is active, and prices greatly. better ; Austr it lian descriptions lower on sales. Land Shares tire drooP ll3s : Old Australian Bank Companies, London Chartered, and En :d. lish and Scottish, firm ; other new Bank Shares- depress Foreign Market active; Mexican-in strong d eman d, and c l o 3e at a further advance; Turkish good. CLOSING• PRICES. Consols, Account .. l 100 I Bank 5t0ck......_.... 1)o. Money.... 99-1 100 Excheq. Bills, L. &S. 7 llp Three&Qrper Cents.. FOREIGI4 STOCKS. 6 Mexicans 274 2 I Spanish Passives-•• •• • $ Do. Threes Turkish 2l Spanish New Deferred 242 5 S we di s h .•••••• • • • • •. 2 lid ° Do. Threes 482 94:l RAILWAY London Stock 1172181 1)0. Quarters Midland Stock Do. Halves North Staffordshire — S. Eastern and Dover 75j Arnberg.,Nottinghain, and E. Junction — Caledonian Do. Preference Eastern Counties East Lancashire 72 3 Edinburgh & Glasgow East Anglian Great Northern BOl Do. A 46 s Do. Great Western Caley Preference Noveau Monde Agua Fria Cordeliera Ave Maria Carson's Creek Port Philip par MINING It LAND Australian Agricultural 95 102 S. Australian Invest. Van Diemen's 224 3 SHARES. Leeds Northern Lanc.andYorkshire 731 Do. Fifths -- London, Brighton, and South Coast London & S. Western -- Manches., Shelf., and 3O Lincolnshire Norfolks North British Do. Preference Shrewsbury and Bir- mingharn- York, Newcastle, and gi Berwick .68 Do. Extension djg Do. Preference23l 9 York and N. Midland 5 8 Do. Preference SHARES. 11 Nugget B. Australian Freehold ...... Australasian Colonial Alariposa HARES. 61 Peel River South Australian CORN MARKET. eci The supplies of English Wheat are scanty, but trade open' Very quiet, at last Monday's currency; foreign arrivals libe ili ff ; but holders steady. Fine fresh Flour is fully as dear. Barley, Beans,- and Peas, there is little change. Oat trade dw: but no decline in prices. Not much passing in Seeds ; C 0.% Seeds slow of sale. English white Wheat, 445. to 565.; d i " - red, 435. to 51s. ARRIVALS. English. Wheat 3224 Barley 1296 Oats 4551 3970 Malt 74 Beans Peas 396 Flour . Irish. Foreign. 26562 1270 6344 990 sla 8937 W l ' g . PRODUCE MARKET. Sugar: Foreign is dull, at previous terms; Refined clu i . , twined. . t , f isfully as dear; ° but Brown Lumps 46 5. Coffee d ull , and rates are barely 61- 0 isgu good iet but firm ; ordi nary Congou, cold. Gott demand. Ri ce dull, and declin w ' Wool is very firm, and in good demand. TALLOW MARKET. i g Market quiet; fine Y.C. 48 s . 6d. t o 49 5 . on the s pot. St,, oco ' 31,579 casks, against 42,882 l as t y ear . D e li ver ies 2,010 CP' against 1,198 last year. - CATTLE MARKET. The Beast trade is dull, at reduced prices. Sheep sold 610 4 More demand for Lambs than on Friday. Calves dull. sa Beef 2s 6d to 4s 2d Veal I Mutton..... 3s 4d to 5s 2d Pork Lambs, ss. 3d, to Gs. 4d. 0 Beasts Sheep and Lambs 22290 I Pigs ARRIVALS. Norfolk and Suffolk Beasts 2300 Cambridge, Leicester, Lincoln, anti North ampton Beasts Scotch Beasts 7OO Holland Beasts po3 Do. Sheep Do. Calves 1 76 Spanish Sheep MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE- gid• Closing Quotations :—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 75; lard, 73i 2 ; South Eastern and Dover, 22 9-16ths f. LEEDS STOCK EXCHANGE. gid,' Closing Quotations :—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 7 5 ; 1‘ land, 733, cash; South Eastern and Dover, 223; North Midland, 29i. 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