The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-06-14 00:00:00

Etberpoof •=)tailbarb, OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT. .-----.0P.- - MONDAY MORNING NOTHING less nor more than a grand banquet and ball at the Duchess of SUTHERLAND'S, on Friday evening, pre vented the discussion, in both Houses of Parliament, of the Eastern question, which is uppermost in every man's mind, and, as each succeeding dispatch arrives, developes features that cause consternation in the Ministerialist Coalition camp. Her !MAJESTY accepted an invitation to dine with the Duchess of SUTHERLAND; and, to meet their SOVEREIGN, the Earl of ABERDEEN, the Earl of CLARENDON, Lord PALMERSTON, and three or four other leading members of the Cabinet received " pro vokes" from the courtly mistress of Sutherland-house. In the absence of Ministers so closely connected with our foreign policy, any debate touching the Russian war against Turkey could not possibly be carried on, and an intimation to that effect having been made to the Marquis of CLANRICARDE, who had a motion upon the subject in the House of Peers, and to Mr. LAYARD, who was simi larly situated in the House of Commons, both senators, who are smarting sorely because they no longer hold the offices from which they derived so large a share of pay and patronage under the Whig administration, sulkily con sented to leave the question in abeyance for some days longer. It was with some difficulty that the ex-Postmaster- General could be prevailed upon to forego the pleasure of embarrassing his quondam allies by extracting an explana tion with regard to the course which we are now pursu ing, when Russia openly sets the combined powers at defiance. He point blank refused Lord ABERDEEN'S personal request to allow him to leave the Peers' Chamber before half-past seven o'clock, " in order that he might prepare to meet her MAJESTY ;" and it was solely owing to the intervention of the Bishop of OXFORD that, at ten minutes to eight o'clock—just twenty minutes in advance of the SUTHERLAND dinner—that he gave in. The instant WILBERFORCE approached the Ministerial benches to convey intelligence which he well knew would bring comfort to thedistressed mind of the old Thane, he darted with all the mercuriality of a fifteen-year-old schoolboy from his seat, en route for his toilette in Argyle-house, quickly followed by the SECRETARY for FOREIGN AFFAIRS, leaving the Duke of NEWCASTLE to combat with the Marquis of WESTMEATH, the Earl of EGLINTON, and Lord DERBY, who were just then engaged in energetic encounter with the Coalitionist Administration for appointing to the Irish Solicitor-Generalship Mr. KEOGH, who, they alleged, made an electioneering speech some months ago, in the presence of a large number of HER MAJESTY'S subjects, counselling corporal punishment,during the long nights of winter, of those who might record their votes against the candidate for whom he was interested—a charge, by the way, which, I may state, was indignantly repelled by the COLONIAL SECRETARY, on the part of his Irish legal ad. vocate, which led to the retort courteous, and which in all probability, will produce an extraordinary corres pondence between Mr. KEOGH and Lord NAAS, the late Chief Secretary for Ireland, whom, rumour alleges, paid five visits in one day, early last December, to Mr. KEOGH at the Reform and Erecthium Club, and asked him to accept office under Lord DERBY'S Government. There will be plenty of time to animadvert on the East India measure—now the great political tub to whale public ; it bids fair to go on till the end of the session, which, by the bye, may be expected to occur with the end of August. HER MAJESTY is a capital " whipper in," and Balmoral, I understand, is fast becoming quite en chanting. Forbid that I should inflict on your readers anything like a political view of the state of India—though, for this purpose, I may be more blessed than Sir CHARLES WOOD ; like him, I admit, I have never been in India, but I have mingled much with East Indians; familiarly eaten rice with a couple of sticks with that prince among men,—once seen, never forgotten—RAM MoHUN ROY, — be of the dusky, but intelligent visage; have heard all he had to say of India ; have met other real natives, to say nothing of British people long resident there ; they all complain of grievances, never hinted at in the long and drowsy rifacinzento of Sir CHARLES Wool). It was very melancholy to witness that poor orator, all ungainly as he is —naked, nude of grace, action, and utterance; bad voice, even in tone, were he free of his frightfully vulgar " gobble gobble," which has placed him in affinity with that foolish bird, the turkey. On and on Sir CHARLES talked at second-hand ; and, cruel mockery, his colleagues in office had not the decency to conceal their disgust. PALMERSTON sat with his " kiddy" hat over his nose ; others were prone on the green broad seats of the gallery ; GLADSTONE, who usually con ducts himself meritoriously, could not stand it ; Lard Some was peevish, and the house was sweated down by " gentle dulness," which on this occasion did not love a oke. Mr. KAYE, your history of Indian progress was laid under severe contribution by the President of the Board of Control, to whom, sooth to say, is by no means applicable the remark of the great moralist in reference to his friend OLIVER GOLDSMITH, that he touched nothing he did not adorn— " Nullum tetigit quod non ornsvit." The measure, you will have seen, has been before the East India Directors, who have resolved to watch the proceed ings in Parliament, for which purpose the board has adjourned all discussion for a fortnight. The Commons, not liking a double debate in connection with the affair, wisely made no house on Tuesday, Mr. COBDEN'S motion for the annexation of the Province of Pegue to the British territories in India standing on the paper for that day ; it was to avoid a barren discussion on the evening of an Ascot day that Mr. COBDEN got the slip. To he sure there was another motion on the paper, which would have met a similar fate if it stood alone, viz., Lord DUDLEY STUART'S motion for returns touching the maintenance of the metropolitan police. Apropos, how ever, of the India Bill, leave has been given to bring it in. But I don't refer to these questions so much for their interest as to the means adopted to prevent a house being made, and to point out to several generally supposed shrewd members of Parliament, but simple-minded men, how they literally humbugged themselves. Surely, if Mr. COBDEN, whom I always considered a silly man on nineteen questions out of twenty, and Lord DUDLEY STUART, one of the kindliest-hearted men in the world, though led by the nose occasionally, had motions to propose, they might have entered the house when they came down. What did Mr. COBDEN want loitering about the lobbies, as the SPEAKER'S Chaplain went in ? Yea, as the right hon. gentleman himself, en grand tenue, trainbearer, and all passed,—the sound " Make way for Mr. SPEAKER" reverberating through every corner, — was it not the duty of hon. members to have followed ? By this time it was a quarter to 4 o'clock. It is a sinful practice to hurry over one's prayers ; we've all been taught that in childhood. I don't say the performance of prayers in the House of Commons is hurried indecently— sinfully ; but I know, and Mr. COBDEN ought to have known—he does know it by this time—that there is always mischief brewing when Mr. SPEAKER is in a hurry to begin his prayers. Now on the present occasion the prayers were over just five minutes before they ought to have commenced. There were thirty-three members inside the house, nearly a score outside ; so here are thirteen over and above the number necessary for making a house. There can be no objection to the form of prayer used—Papist, Unitarian, Nothingarian, I have seen de voutly join in it ; therefore, Mr. COBDEN—unless he thought it lost time—had no objection on that score. But here comes the cream of the joke. The whipper-in and his aids had been barefacedly doing all they could not to make a house, and put all to Mr. SPEAKER'S account ; he, poor man, had been working hard, and would not mind if no house met (sic). COBDEN knew this, saw the SPEAKER'S Chaplain leave the house after prayers; the doorkeeper, with his silver hair and port-wine face, Ilowed the door to swing as it listed—it closed, and re mained so. COBDEN had a right to go in—the keeper no right to open and say, as the man at the show, " Walk in, ladies and gentlemen." The doorkeeper had a " wink," which, time out of mind, is as good as a " nod" to a blind horse, that " a no-house night" was wanted ; he quietly sat in his chair, affected to be drowsy, heard Mr. COBDEN and his friends complain, and in a minute more all was over. The best of the affair was Mr. SPEAKER'S telling the disappointed members that the doorkeepers were always anxious to keep open the doors —of course they are—with a hook. There are not two men in or about the house whose earnest prayer more is than another for no house, than these same doorkeepers. Prime boys they are. I have known MAZURIER, the famous polichinello, GRIMALDI, pere et fils, little GEORGE WIELAND, the most graceful pantomimist that ever talked the silent but expressive language of attidue fit,—l now know and respect Tom MATTHEWS, the last clown of the artistic school,—wonderful the rapidity of their changes in costume ; a wink, and the thing is done. The door keepers of the House of Commons beat the abovenamed great transmogrifiers all to immortal sma ! There they sit in prim black and unsmirched white. Presto you see each in a nice cut-away coat, driving the eaeasy-going , f our wheeler bang into Surrey, where a noble " Icockie-Dork ing" and real dairy-fed await them for dinner. be lieve one of the doorkeepers, when he is at home, is a large brewer, country gentleman, follows the nounds : and all that sort of thing. Fie, Mr. SPEAKER, to say the doorkeepers are always anxious to have a hous e under these halcyon circumstances ! There have been two or three grand meetings, social and scientifi c , s i nce m y l as t, a t th e Mansion-house. The banquet to the Mayors and other municipal authorities throughout the United Kingdom, preparatory to the sci entific and literary conference the following morning, and the conversaztone in the evening, was never equalled for brilliancy even in the Mansion-house. Nearly all the guests appeared to be real judges of the goods the gods provided, without disgustin g one with brutish gourman derie ; there was all the taste and skill of the well-bred gourmet exhibited. But I pass the mere pleasures of the table to the more spirituel proceeding s of Wednesday. The immense gathering embraced nearly all the good and great in and about the metropolis, which means all that were not at the DERBY Installation and his D. C. L. Conference. The Ascot Race Meeting, according to time-honoured custom, had Her MAJESTY, the Prince ALBERT, and an illustrious line of Royal and noble visitors at Windsor Castle v ; hence the PRINCE CONSOII.-T -and the Duke of GENOA could not come to the city as was their intention, the Prince especially. In the morn ing Archbishops, Bishops, and others of the dignified clergy, were present ; nearly all the Judges, Dukes- Marquises, Earls, Viscounts, Barons, and Baronets un ; accountable. Science in all its branches was represented , here and there thinly, I admit. Astronomy, to be sure, had Sir JOHN HititscHEL and Professor DE MORGAN ; but where was Sir JAMES SOUTH, now nearly bent double,— .. With study pale, and midnight vigils spent, The star-surveying sage close to his eye Applies the sight invigorating tube," sweeping through illimitable space ? Was Sir JAMES angry, or was he afraid of having his usual squabble with the cab and 'bus men on his way home to Kensington ? Sir JAMES SOUTH, some years ago, attracted my attention and regard by the apparent asperity of his manner towards divers of the Council of the Royal Society ; the famous Arundel MS., since transferred to the British Museum, had long lain in the cellars of the society, under Somerset House ; Sir JAMES denounced the desecration, and said he could prove, by geologists, that the atmosphere of the place would be destructive to the existence of pebbles ! Lord RossE, the famous astronomer, who, I really be lieve, wears spectacles for no other reason than because of his attachment to the medium, he was also absent. I did not see a single " Knight of the Hammer" in the throng, but one, the Rev. Professor SEDGWICX, as great a wit as he is divine or geolo g i s t. P r i nce A LBERT one d ay joined a number of our geologists, Sir R. I. MURCHISON, Sir CHARLES LYELL, Sir J. DE LA BECHE, &C., and set us all a-laughing by the aptness of his remark,—they were all " becking and booing," the Prince threw down his beaver, took up a lump of something by way of a truncheon, and said he was always glad to meet the " Knights of the Hammer," referring to the stone-break ing habits of the knights he addressed. Among the ex judges, Lord Chancellor TRURO. once Tom WILDE, looked very bilious,—his nose more turned up than ever. Here is a wonderful Whig for you ; a mere law boy in his youth,—studied a little, became attorney's clerk, then attorney, married a rich widow—liberal soul, she died and left him all; she could no more. Tom became a barrister, ate his terms, but I am afraid all this time he forgot his schooling, or rather omitted to attend a school. Though he became Lord High Chancellor of mighty England, and married a Prince of the blood's daughter, he is the most vulgar speaker I ever heard ;—lawr for law constantly ; " My lords, 1 am in a condition to prove that my client was in partners with the plaintiff." These examples will suffice. Lord TRURO'S tongue is scathing, his eloquence fiery and fluent as red hot lava ; these and good luck have made him what he is. At the day conference in the Mansion House, among the mayors your own of Liver pool ably aided and vindicated his townsmen's claims to honour in the cause of arts, literature, and science. In fine, the paragraph in HER MAJESTY'S speech, referring \ to the advancement of the fine arts and practical science, seems to have an able supporter in the present Lord Mayor of London, CHALLIS, who commenced life as a butcher. All honour to him. Out upon all this display, we have no artists —no, not one. Bah ! We have artists, though many are listless, not from will, but from want of paying employment. It would be invidious to mention names, so I will not give a list of thoroughly educated, travelled English sculptors, who have all but beggared themselves by their love for and practice of the art. I would not mention the names of McDovrELL, Of BELL, of WYATT, or of JONES—aII common names, though not belonging to common men. I am not going to say whether they are busy, patronised, or otherwise; but, as far as regards sculpture at the pre sent moment, I really think it is a misfortune to be either English, Irish, Scotch, or Welsh, No ! MAROCHETTI-- Baron MAROCHETTI for ever ! 'Tis an excellent thing to have a " friend at court." I make use of the phrase with no ill-bred reference to Queen VICTORIA'S court, but merely use it as a household word. The Great Exhibi tion contained two or three huge pieces of modelling,— The Amazon, by Kiss, and Cceur De Lion, by MARO. CHETTI, being the chief in bulk. The latter cost the Baron a trifle, certainly ; here and there the details are good ; it was a large piece of stock on the Baron's hands —filled up his studio at Pimlico. An aristocratic friend was spoken to, straightway the affair was set a-going ; the elite of London, all Belgravia, Pim lico's flash sister, burnt to give M. Le Baron a lift ; in no time the colossal group is as good as bought and paid for by a princely subscription, as a memento of the Great Exhibition. Let the Baron, by all means, have the honour and profit. Other artists are fain to dine slenderly, with noble works by them. I could mention a few, but wont, because the artists are not foreigners. Baron MAROCHETTI came among us two or three years ago, and is now a splendid example of what patronage can achieve. Is the colossal group of Richard Cceur De Lion appropriate as a remembrance of the Exhibition ? The lovers of healthy literature will rejoice to learn that Mr. THACKERAY has returned from America safe and sound ; his lectures in the United States—thanks to the judgment of Brother JONATHAN—produced a profit of £3,500, which might have been doubled had he stayed a little longer. He has engaged to write a novel, in twenty parts, for which he is to get £3,000 ; so you see literature is not so poor an avocation as some "dull fools" assert. — JAMES HANNAY, a clever young man, not unknown in Liverpool, following the course of his intimate friend, THACKERAY, has completed a syllabus of six lectures on satirical literature, no way interfering with the scope of his great prototype's lectures. Mr. HANNAY commences immediately with HORACE and JUVENAL, terminating with BYRON and TOM MOORE, taking a glance at ROBIE _BURNS by the way. HANNAY is a fluent speaker—plenty of self- reliance, and moreover a good scholar, so that there , is no fear of his success.—ANGus REACH, the brisk, light literature man, is now quite well ; he had an attack a few weeks ago, entirely superinduced by hard work, and he says he will not write so much.—CHARLES KEAN has been busy at the printer's, arranging, altering, adapting, and I don't know what, " Sardanapalus," for representation on his benefit night this evening, and LAYARD has hurried ]tone from Constantinople, whither he had gone on a diplomatic mission, to have a look at the scenery, as it is being painted from his sketches of the monuments of Nineveh. As a grand spectacle it will be perfect. CHARLES KEAN'S taste and purse are bail for that. How he will enact the effe minate sensualist, the hero of the drama, is another affair. MACREADY sustained the part many years ago ; it appeared repulsive, but was well acted ; JOHN COOPER tried it afterwards; but the play, notwith standing its grandeur, never held possession long. Babbling about Nineveh, I might add that JOHN MARTlN—great in that way—our own inimitable ' Scripture artist has just finished a gigantic work, called " The Last Judgment." I dare not attempt to describe this painting further at present, than by stating that the details with which the large canvass is crowded are all taken from Holy Writ. The work is startling—terrific in parts—relieved, however, by the luminous portions. Wonderful work, the production of a painter so well stricken in years. JOHN MARTIN is still as " natty " as he was when I first knew him, many, many years ago, and I am sure as good hearted, a trait of which I should like to mention. A brother of the brush —great genius, but wayward—now no more, sent JOHN a note to his decent abode in the New-road, for answer by the messenger : family starving—wanted the loan of a handful of 80V8. MARTIN read the note :" My com pliments to your master ; tell him I'm painting, but will see him by-and-bye." MARTIN continued painting till twilight grey, then called on his starving brother artist— found him dining sumptuously, the piece de resistance being flanked by a pair of decanters sparkling with good port and sherry. MARTIN had not dined himself, so sans ceremonie, set to, finished the wine, got merry, and with scarce a rebuke at the starving artist, on account of his profusion, slipped a ten pound into his hand. The sister art, Music—for I hold with ROUSSEAU "Le genie du musicien sournet l'univers entier a son ART !"—MUSiC is supreme in the metropolis at present ; the parterre of the Hanover-square-rooms outvies, in brilliancy of beauty, the finest show ever given at the Cheswick-gardens by the H. S. The members of the Cologne Choral Union have been engaged for a series of concerts by Mr. MITCHELL. The vocalists for the most part are droll-looking fellows—thoroughly German. To the lovers of this species of music— and w h o i s no t ?—th ese strangers will offer a great treat ; they are perfect masters of unison, a characteristic in which the vocalists of Fader land have never been surpassed. The Royal Italian Opera is literally crammed to suffocation every night : the QUEEN has been twice to witness the Huguenots. Her MAJESTY looked well, she applauded much, laughed heartily in conversation with her visitors and attendants ; among the former the Duke of GENOA was prominent ; in the course of the opera he came into Her MAJESTY'S box ; the Sovereign and the Duke shook hands like humbler 1 folks. The Duke is a fine manly-looking fellow, dark, with a black peaked beard, nicely trimmed after the manner of WILLIAM SHARSPEARE. Prince ALBERT seemed to enjoy himself also ; he is getting very robust, but his hair is thin,—thin ; in this respect resembling his relative the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, who, though in early manhood, is as bald as a coot. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 1853. TOWN IMPROVEMENTS. A PUBLIC MEETING has been convened for to-morrow, to take into consideration thecomprehensiveschemefor the improvement of the town. None will dispute the im portance of rendering the public thoroughfares more available for the increasing trade of the port, and more commodious for the increasing population. The chief difficulty is the provision for the necessary large expen diture ; but this is not insurmountable, if those who are most interested will cordially co-operate in their en deavours to obtain the desired end. In raising loans, however, it is worthy of consideration whether au attempt should not be m a d e to convert the whole of the corporate debt into capital stock at a moderate rate of interest, so that it might form a means of local investment readily negotiable. It might tend in some degree to supersede the necessity of savings banks, and prove mutually advan tageous both to lenders and borrowers. THE BRAZILIAN SCREW-STEAMER JOSEPINA, Captain Louis Burnay, had a trial trip on Thursday, attaining a speed, under steam alone, of nearly eleven knots an hour. She takes her departure on Thursday next for Lisbon and the Brazils. SUDDEN DEATH AT ROSE -HILL BRIDENVELL.-011 Sunday night, about eleven o'clock, a man named Thos. Reardon, a tailor, aged 27 years, was brought to Rose-hill bridewell in a state of insensibility, and to all appearance intoxicated. Mr. Sommers, house surgeon at the St. Anne's Dispensary, was called in, and applied the stomach pump, but without effect. Other medical treatment was resorted to, but the man died about midnight, in the presence of the surgeon. An inquest will be held on the body to-day. ROYAL MERSEY YACHT CLUB: GRAND REGATTA ON THE RIVER MERSEY. Several gent le men favour able to aquatic amusements having exp resse d a wish to hold a general regatta at the Marine-station, Birkenhead, on on the occasion . of Her Majesty's Royal Plat e o f £lOO value, presentee to the R.M.Y.O most grac i ously by Queen Victoria, to take place on the 19th July, th e d ay following the sailing for the Challenge Cup of £lOO and purse of £25 added to the winner, given by the Royal Mersey Yacht Club, the subject was warmly supp or t e d at the last meetine, and was very liberally subscribed to by gentlemen present. It was resolved to enter into a gene ral public subscription fund, to give prizes for pilot-boats, fishermen's and other craft, pleasure-boats or small yachts under eight tons, rowing-races for gentlemen amateurs, in suitable gigs for the river, the dimensions will be given, and for boatmen, in their gigs which ply . on the rive r , & c ., & c . A comm itt e e was appointed, consist ing of th e officers and members of the sailing committee of the R.M.Y.C., with power to add to their number, the members of which were requested to commence a public subscription to carry out the object in a manner worthy of the gift of Her Majesty to the port of Liverpool THIRD EDITION. Standard-office, Two o'clock p.m. LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] AUSTRALIA.—PLYMOUTH, Monday Evening.—The ship Anglesea, Capt. Thorne, has arrived. She left Sydney on the 4th of March, with a cargo of wool, oil, and 27,500 oz. of gold. It is supposed her passengers have £20,000 sterling. The price of !Loki at New South Wales was £3 16s. ;at Port Philip, £3 183. Exchange, on the 3rd of March, par ; on the 4th, 1 pm. Secondary Flour, £2l per ton ; Fine, £23. PARIS, MONDAY.--Yesterday the Minister for Foreign Affairs sent Count Roscat with despatches for the French Ambassador at St. Petersburgh. It is said that another camp is about to be established at Mans. A certain degree of activity is displayed in all the military ports of France. Detachments of marines on their way to Toulon pass almost daily through Paris. Yesterday the Russian Envoy had a conference with the Minister for Foreign Affairs. In this conference, which was most cordial, the Envoy stated that it was the intention of Russia to occupy the Danubian Principalities, but that they would not extend their occupation beyond the frontiers of those provinces. At the Bourse all the Funds have risen. Threes' closed at 77.90. ; Four-and- Halves, 102.20. Railways are active, closing at a considerable advance. VIENNA.—The papers state, on the authority of tele graphic despatches, that the Russian cabinet is willing to accept the mediation of Austria in the quarrel with the Porte. It is asserted that Count Leiningen will be sent on a special mission to St. Petersburgh. The Augsburg Gazette states that the Russian Envoy to Vienna is the bearer of a note announcing the proposed occupation of the Danubian Principalities by Russia, but at the same time expressing pacific intentions. BERLIN.—In consequence of the rumours of war the corn trade is in a state of stagnation. Russian corn no longer quoted. ODESSA, JUNK 3ab.—Extensive purchases of wheat have been made at prices further declined, and it is ex pected they will become lower unless political affairs mend. LONDON SHARE & STOCK MARKET.—THIS DAs•. NOON QUOTATIONS. THE FUNDS.-Consols for Account, 994 4 4 ; Bank Stock, 2284; Exchequer Bills L, March. 3.2; Ditto S, 3.6 ; Three and a Quarter per Cent., 1014 4 ; Mexicans, 27k. RAILWAY SHARES.—Caledonian, 684 in., 684 ac. ; Great Northern, 874 ac. ; Great Western, 89 4 m., 894 ac. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 784 m., 794 84 ac. ; Ditto Fifths, 114 ac. ' • Leeds Northern, 16 ac. ; London, Brighton, and South Coast, 1034 in.; London and North Western, 1154 16 in. ; London and South Western, 884 in., 89 ac.; Midland Stock, 73 3 24 in., 734 ac.; North Staffordshire, 124 4 m., 124 ac. ' • South Eastern and Do ver, 724 ; York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 704 m. ; York and North Midland, 60 4 in., 61 ac. MINES.-C. Gold, 24 ac. ; N. Monde, 24 ac. LAND SHARES.-Agricultural, 67 8 ac. ; P. River, 74 m. ; South Australian Invest., 234 tn. ; Crystals, 8k in., 8 ac. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE.—This DAY NOON QUOTATIONS. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 781 9 ; London and North Western, 116; Midland, 73k; South Eastern and Dover, LEEDS STOCK EXCHANGE.—This DAY. NOON QUOTATIONS. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 79} 8/; Midland, 73 21 3; South Eastern and Dover, 21k. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE The Adelaide, from Adelaide; Granville, from Cal cutta ; Lady McDonald, Trafalgar, and Minden, from Madras ; Poictiers, from Barbadoes—all at Gravesend the 13th inst. The Canada, from Liverpool—at Brest the Bth inst. The Klusina Marie and Elise, from Brest for St. Naguire on the Bth inst. LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET.—Tins DAY. A few parcels of Wheat and Oats, coastwise and from Ireland, include the only receipts worth naming thence into this port since Tuesday last. Of American and Black Sea Wheat, however, we have to note a good supply, with a tolerable import of Flour and Indian Corn from the United States, and of the latter 700 quarters from Bayonne, but no arrivals during that period from Canada or Egypt, the exports at the same t►me being moderate. With a return of fine weather for the country, com. bined with the late beneficial rain, and the more favourable appearance of political affairs in the East, at our market this morning Wheat was in a moderate demand, but there were no transactions of a speculative character, the busi. ness being confined to purchasers for actual consumption, at the closing prices of last week. For Flour there was also but a moderate demand at late rates. Beans and Barley may be quoted ls. per quarter higher ; but in other articles there was no apparent activity. COMMERCIAL AND MONETARY NEU S. MONDAY NIGHT. THE drain upon our stores of the precious metals has met with a check, for the weekly returns of the Bank of England show an increase in the stock of bullion of more than £300,000 —arising, in some measure, from the increase in the minimum rate of discount, and the cessation in the shipment of sove reigns to Australia. The news from the East is, however, of a threatening character ; and the pros pect of a war being imminent, has not only sent down the Funds below par, but set aside all hopes of carrying out the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE QUER'S scheme to diminish the interest of the National Debt. A large amount of Exchequer Bills, to the extent of more than three millions, has been paid off within the last few days, and the ope ration, although it may have conduced to the appli cation of the screw by the Bank Directors, has had the effect of rendering money easy out of doors, and enhancing the value of the unredeemed Exchequer Bills, which have risen from par to from ss. to Ss. premium. The acceptances for the conversion to the new stocks have been very trifling, and the whole affair must be considered as virtually aban doned. It met with very little response when Con sols were above par, and now when they are con siderably below it, success is out of the question. Our SHARE MARKET has been very fidgetty and unsettled all week, from the state: of political affairs in the east. There is, however, one remark able feature in the present uneasiness, which is, that holders of stock and shares are not frightened into actual sales; this has been an invariable accompaniment of previous panics, and the absence of it in this indicates a more prosperous state of the body politic. It is true that there have been sales to some extent, but these have been almost altogether those of the bear fraternity, and in con sequence of these stock is scarce for the approach ing settlement, and continuations are lighter than they have been for some time ; prices also advance as the account day approaches, notwithstanding that political news are less favourable. A certain evidence that there has been a predominance of buyers throughout the account. Our local stocks continue very steady, and are easy of sale at the quotations. We annex prices of this day : Blackburn, 7; Caledonians, 331 s 4 ; Eastern Counties, 12 15-16 a ; Lancashire and Yorkshire; 77b 4 3 - London, Brighton and South Coast, 17, London Stock, 1141- 15 14:1; Ditto Fifths, 2p; Ditto Eighths, 3-16 p; Sheffield Stock, 291; Midland Stock, 7 1 a ; North British, 8 - k ; Shrewsbury and Hereford, lid : Dover Stock, 211 1 I 1 * 1 f; York and North Midland, 291 COTTON.—WhiIe the news from America has been favourable to holders in this market, and under ordinary circumstances a rise might have been anticipated, the unsettled state of affairs in the East and the partial turn-out in the manufacturing districts have had the effect of deterring from any extensive operations. Prices, however, have been firmly maintained, particularly of the better quali ties, lower kinds being not quite so much in favour; and this, in the face of the adverse circumstances we have alluded to, is a proof of the sound state of the market. The Sales during last week were limited in amount, and on Saturday only reached 4,000 bales, nearly all of which were for the Trade. To-DAY the advices by the Africa were received, awl were of a more favourable character than those previously received, not only as to existing stocks, but also as to the prospect for the next crop, which is likely to prove short. There was, in consequence, increased activity in our market, and the Sales reached 10,000 bales, of which about one half were on speculation and for export at firm prices. PizonucE.—There having been a better show of West India Sugar, and the demand freely met by importers, the sales reached 1,400 hhds. ; 3,000 bags Bengal and 3,800 mats Mauritius have also been taken, at about last week's rates. No sales reported in foreign. Molasses dull of sale. In Coffee a limited business. Of Rice 150 tierces Carolina changed hands at former rates, and 3,000 bags Bengal from 9s. 9d. to 11s. 6d. per cwt. Rum in good demand, but the business trifling. In Tea some considerable parcels of blackish leaf Congou, out of the recent arrivals, have been taken by the trade at previous rates, but all other descriptions have been neglected, attributable to dealers being so much occupied with their clearances, which continue on a heavy scale. In Saltpetre 1,100 bags sold at 265. for 7 per cent., 275. for s+, and 295. per cwt. for 3 per cent, refraction. Of Guano 400 tons sold at rather tower prices. American. Roin still in good demand; 1,700 barrels, on the spot and to arrive, sold at 4s. 6d. to JOs. per cwt. Of Hides about 3,000 salted River Plate, partially heated, sold chiefly at 41d. to sd. per lb. There is still a limited demand for Olive Oil. About 50 tuns new pale Seal Oil sold at £32 per tun. Cod Oil quiet at former rates. Linseed Oil in better demand at 28s. 6d.; pale Rape 355. to 355. 6d. per cwt. for small lots. Spirits of Turpentine in fair request at 495. per cwt. About 440 tons Palm Oil, on the spot, sold at £34 10s. to £35, and 225 tons, to arrive, at £35 per ton. Tallow firm at 48s. per cwt for Petersburg Y.C., and other sorts fully support previous rates. The sales of Jute are trifling, at rather lower prices. To-DAY there has been a little more doing in Sugar, the transac tions comprising 165 hhds. Jamaica at 335. to 375., 25 hhds. Demerara at 345. 3d. to 355. 3d., and 1,250 bags Bengal at 355. to 395. 6d. per cwt. Of Molasses, 40 puns. Barbadoes are reported at 18s. 3d. per cwt. Nothing to notice in Rum or Coffee. The Tea Market is dull, in order to effect sales lower rates would have to be accepted. 1,600 bags Bengal Rice are reported at 1 ls. 6d., and 50 bags Saltpetre at 255. 6d. per cwt., 9 per cent. refraction. WooL.—Public sales took place here on Thurs day and Friday, when 6,70 S bales were offered, being the largest amount for some time, but, chiefly on account of their being brought on so soon after the close of the London series, and the unsettled state of political affairs in the East, which has given a decided check to business generally, the attend ance was not as large as usual ; there was, conse quently, little animation, except for East India and the better qualities of Buenos Ayres, the former selling freely at previous current rates, except for medium whites, which went about id. per lb. lower than the last sales in April. Turkey, Russian, Bar bary, Mogadore, Peruvian, Italian, &c., (which formed a principal part of these sales,) were nearly all withdrawn, making altogether about 4,700 bales taken in, there being very few buyers of these de scriptions present. Parties interested in the getting up of these sales will here see the effect of bringing them on at an unseasonable time, and it is hoped this will be guarded against in future. In com menting upon these sakes we quote the following trade circulars : Messrs. W. GREAME and Co., in their circular of June 10th, say : _ At our public gales of yesterday and to-day we had a fair attendance of the trade; 6,690 bales sundry Wools were offered. The East India Wools sold at about the same rates as in London, say id. per lb. lower than our sales here on 21st April last. For Russian, Turkey, Barbary, and other low Wools, the demand was very languid, and the greater part withdrawn ; the same re mark applies to Buenos Ayres, for which there was a very heavy sale. Although the result of these sales cannot be called satisfactory, we do not see any reason to make any material alteration in our quotations. Messrs. HUGHES and RONALD, in their report of the public sales, say:— East India was in good demand for the home trade, particularly good qualities of white, which brought full prices, but other descriptions went rather lower. There was a good attendance of buyers of Buenos Ayres and Entre Rios Wools both for the home trade and for ex port, but their ideas of value were below the prices that have been lately paid by private contract in quantity, and, as holders were not prepared to give way, a good portion was withdrawn, but sales have been made since. Messrs. A. GARTSIDE and Co. say :—" Considerable activity still prevails in the manufacturing districts, con sumption is satisfactory, and stocks moderate, but we find that the uncertain state of foreign politics has unsettled purchasers, and rendered them less anxious to operate till the future shall become clearer." Messrs. GREAME BROTHERS say :—The attendance at the Public Wool Sales was limited, which we attributed to the trade having supplied their present requirements at the London Auctions, coupled with the unsettled state of the Turkish question. We are of opinion had the sales been fixed for a later period the present unfavourable re sult would have been unavoided. METALS.—There is no improvement to notice in the Iron Trade, the recent failures having pro duced a kind of panic which the unsettled state of affairs on the Continent has rather tended to pro mote, and this condition has been still further in creased by the disorder in the Money Market. Much anxiety is felt for the result of the next pre liminary meeting, and a reduction of lOs. to 20s. is talked of. No further reduction has taken place in the price of Copper or Tin, and previous rates are well maintained. THE BIRKENHEAD ELECTION. THE election for Birkenhead Commissioners, on Tuesday, resulted in the return of all the Candi dates on the Blue list by a respectable majority. They have now a majority of sixteen to five on the whole Board ; and it is to be hoped that, forgetting all election animosities, they Will carry their profes sions into practice, and steadily apply themselves to the improvement of the township, the completion of the Docks, and the promotion of those industrial works on the banks of the Great Float, which are so anxiously desired. Birkenhead possesses great facilities for Shipbuilding on a large scale, and no exertions should be spared to render all its re sources available. THE COTTON PORTERS' STRIKE.-INTI MIDATION OF WORKMEN. Liverpool has during the last three months become notorious as the scene of " strikes"—the inaugurative step having been here taken by many trades to raise the standard of remuneration. The one which is at present agitating the town is, perhaps, the most remarkable of them all. For a long series of years the cotton porters have had 3s. 6d. per day, and many steady, good men as much as 255. per week. During the times that food has been plentiful and cheap, and labour in abundance, when Ireland could have sent us over hundreds of good men ready to work at a considerably lower rate,.—when skilled labour all around us was paid at an average rate of about 18s. a week, these cotton porters received their 21s. per week. And all this while the skilled workman was work ing longer hours for 16s. a week, as were the shoemakers ; or for 18s., as were the tailors; the superior class of joiners and engineers receiving only a very few shillings more, and in some cases not a penny more, than these porters who admittedly stand at the foot of the social ladder. These men, then, who have so much reason to congra tulate themselves on tbeir fortunate position, have now taken a most unreasonable step ; and during the past week they have posted the town with placards, stating that, unless their employers in a body acknowledge to them their just right to have four shillings per day, and pledge themselves to give four shillings per day to every man they may employ, they will not work. The mercantile community have, during the entire week, been at great inconvenience from the strike amongst the dock labourers and cotton porters, who have formed themselves into an association. The strike commenced on Monday, and at first several firms acceded to this dictation ; but, at a meeting of the different commercial associations, held at the Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, it was unani mously resolved that every master shall be at liberty to engage his porters at such a rate of wages as may be to their mutual advantage ; considering that the system of submitting the engagement of labour to the control of porters' associations is not only inconsistent with freedom of trade, but injurious to the interests of the porters themselves. Several deputations from the workmen waited uporfthe associated bodies of the mercantile class during the week; but the terms proposed werenoteoneeded. In reply to the placard issued by the Chamber of Com merce, inviting the porters to give up the struggle, the operatives issued a notice, declining the conditions offered ; and whilst they denied that they were actuated by any spirit of dictation or feeling of disrespect to the employers, they (the porters) required 4s: per day, and, as a body, would do all in their power to obtain it in a legal and peaceable way. All those houses giving the ad vance would have their men as usual ; but it was urged that the great body of the labourers should stand true to each other until some more satisfactory decision was come to by the representatives of the mercantile associations. On Wednesday there was a numerous meeting of the men, when they resolved to adhere to their original determina tion of refusing to work until their terms were complied with. On Thursday the men again assembled, and ware housemen from several mercantile firms made applications for hands, but none of them were obtained ; a portion of the turn-outs positively refused to work unless all were allowed to return to their employment. Subsequently an intimation was received from a number of the employers offering to pay the 4s. per day, but without binding them selves by any such agreement as that insisted on. On Friday a deputation from the workmen had again an interview with the Chamber of Commerce, the result of which was, that the workmen re-confirmed their former resolution. Two meetings of the men were subsequently held at th e George's Dock, and they unanimously resolved to issue a placard, calling upon their fellow-workmen to " come out," and remain out, as a body, " until all should go i n together, and be reinstated in their former positions." It appears that these unreasonable and wrong-headed men will not load ships outwards with salt, the inward cargoes of which happen to have been discharged by stevedores who do not belong to their club. They will not discharge cargoes of cotton, the porters to receive and warehouse which are not also of the club. In the Bruns wick Dock, several ships have been stopped for a short time in consequence of this. Many of the merchants have engaged men from other places, and are determined to sacrifice the loss of their not being practical porters. It is said that hundreds of men will be brought into port next week. On Friday several porters went to work ; and, during the week, the corn-porters, whose wages have been advanced, were partially doing the work of the dock-porters. While the body of the men remain " out," however, it seems a somewhat dangerous step for a man to accept of honest labour ; and one serious case of intimidation came before the magistrates at the police office, on Thursday, when Robert Reece, cotton-weigher, was committed to hard labour, for three months, for using intimidating language to James Hunt, a fellow-labourer, who had gone to work for the usual day's wage, 3s. 6d. On Saturday the men assumed a more antagonistic position. They issued placards in which they state that as those employers who are giving the 4s, a-day have in. MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 13. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. EASTERN AFFAIRS. PARIS, MONDAY MORNING.—The English packet Caradoc, bearing the orders of Admiral Dundas, arrived at Malta on the Bth. The Assernblie Nationals states that a note received on Friday, from St. Petersburg, had been communicated to the different courts of Europe. The Russian Cabinet declares that the Emperor will maintain the demands stated in the last despatch of Prince Menschikoff, but that he has no intention of mak ing war against Turkey, or to interfere with the integrity and independence of the Ottoman Empire; yet, in the event of the Divan persisting in its rejection of the Em peror's demands, he will deem it necessary to order the occupation of the Danubian provinces by his army, but such occupation would not bear the character of a decla ration of war, as the existing treaties allow the occupation under the circumstances. HOUSE OF LORDS. The house met at five o'clock. AFFAIRS IN THE EAST. The Marquis of CLANIUCARDE, after some observations upon the present state of affairs in the East, asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the British and French fleet had sailed towards the Dardanelles, and whether they were acting in concert, as stated in the Moniteur a few days ago. The Earl of CLARENDON, in reply, said that the report in the Moniteur was correct. When the news reached this country of the departure of Prince Men sc hik o ff f rom Constantinople, to be followed in a few days by the whole Russian legation, and when the rupture of official relations between Russia and Turkey was thus consummated by this menacing circumstance, Her Majesty's government thought it their duty to give Lord Stratford de Redcliffe authority to send for the fleet, and they instructed Admiral Dundas to proceed to the neighbourhood of the Darda nelles, there to wait for any communications he might receive from our Ambassador at Constantinople. This step was taken in concert with the French government, between whom and Her Majesty's Government there had throughout existed, and still continued to exist, the most cordial understanding upon this important question. The Ambassadors and Admirals of the two countries were fur nished with instructions precisely to the same effect. Her Majesty's governm en t an d th e governmen t o f F rance f e l t that their representatives at Constantinople would use the same discretion and moderation in the exercise of the power now intrusted to them as they had hitherto shown ; but they hoped also the necessity would not arise for having recourse to the exercise of that power. (Hear.) This measure had been adopted on the part of Her Ma jesty's government only as a measure of precaution, and so far from preventing, he believed it would hasten the pacific solution of the existing difficulties. In answer to a question from the Earl of Derby, The Earl of CLA,RimpoN said that the instructions for the British Admiral and the Ambassador at Constanti nople had been sent on the same day as the intelligence was received of the departure of Prince Menschikoff. (Hear.) The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH, after a long speech, in which he entered into a variety of criticisms on the plan for the government of India, moved for the correspond ence which had taken place between the President of the Board of Control and the Court of Directors, on the sub ject of the measure for the future government of that country. He expressed an opinion that it would be neces sary to legislate in the course of the prese t session. Earl GRANVILLE, in a lengthened reply, consented to the production of the correspondence. He rejoiced to bear that a change had taken placein the views ofthe noble earloa the subject of immediate legislation, because it would have the effect of making any motion fordelay nothing but a pert/ Proceeding. He then reviewed the general objections to the Government plan, and expressed his opinion that the qua lified approbation which the noble earl had given to it would be of the greatest utility in carrying it through Parliament. _ Lord MONTEAGLE thought there was no necessity for proceeding with this important question, and recom• mended that a short continuation act should be passed tO keep alive the existing charter for another year. The Duke of ARGYLE contended against the delay, an d defended generally the scheme of the Government. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE objected to a double Government, and argued that it would be more satisfaa' tory both in England and India to delay legislation. The Earl of ALBEMARLE expressed similar views. The motion was then agreed to. The House adjourned at 20 minutes past 9 o'clock. timated that they only do so from coercion, and that they will be reduced to 3s. 6d. as soon as possible, the cotton porters' association have resolved that work shall cease altogether, that none of the men shall work for individual firms, but that, as they struck in a body, they will return to work in a body. They also call upon the saltmen, cartmen, cornmen, and dock labourers, to remain firm to each other, and rather suffer hunger and thirst, and see their children starve, than take work under the strike price, or with firms who employ men who are not mem bers of the association. On Sunday the town was placarded with large bills announcing that a monster meeting would be held yester day morning, at St. George's-quay, at the unusual hour of half-past five o'clock. The next meeting was held at the George's Quay, at one o'clock in the afternoon of yesterday. The assem blage was not so very large as might have been antici pated from the number out on strike.—Mr. Cornett, the secretary of the Corn-.porters' Association, and other in dividuals present, addressed the gathering ; and, from the various speeches made on thei occasion, we learned that the feeling uppermost in the mind of the men was that of indignation at a number of their confreres who had be trayed them—uniting with them at first in the " coming out," and then quietly " slipping in" to the unoccupied situations of their fellows. All the speakers agreed in this—that such a state of things could not long exist. It must either be a universal strike, or a complete cessation of the movement. It involved a grievous injustice that one portion of the trade—and that the least honourable and manly—should be in employment, while the other portion, with their wives and children, were idle and starv ing. That night a meeting of amalgamated committees would be held, to consider what course had best be adopted—whether they ought to give in, or whether per sist in the course of procedure upon which they had entered—a course (said one of the speakers) upon which they themselves had at first entered somewhat unwillingly, and in which they probably would not have been engaged but for the advice of the other trades' associations of Liverpool. They were out at the instigation of the work ing men of Liverpool ; and, if they pursued the "strike" —as would probably be the case—they would do so, as they had done from the first, with no intention or wish to break the law of the land, but to do all legally and in good order ; not with the determination to frighten and inti midate, but only with the honest desire to counsel and advise with their fellows, so that they might stand up for their legitimate rights. Whatever course was decided upon that evening by the amalgamated committees, would be made known to the entire body of men " on strike" on the following morning ;and, this evening (Tuesday), a great meeting of the members of the Cotton-porters' Associa tion would be held in the Concert-hall, Lord Nelson street, for the purpose of endeavAtring to come to some amicable settlement.—So the matter at present rests. It is worthy of mention that the men were moderate in their tone—the most extravagant and revolutionary language being used by the paid secretary, a young man named Cornett, who, from his appearance, does not appear to be a porter. He was the only speaker who indulged in in flammable words, and " physical force" and " starvation before we surrender," were among the foolish phrases which flowed copiously from his lips. One or two of the real working porters spoke much more to the point and much more wisely—affirming that nothing was farther from their intention than to outrage the law of England, or violate the private liberty of the English subject, in working for whom and for what he pleases. A letter in our contemporary of yesterday, purporting to be from the cashier of a cotton-broker's office in town, was read to the meeting amid loud hisses, and comments by the way which impressed us with the opinion that the writer, in making himself an anonymous personage, acted with great wisdom. His castigations of the porter class were pronounced to be false ; and one of the orators expressed his conviction that, while many of them were not what they ought to be, still, as a body, they were most intelli gent, orderly, and sober, and that in their ranks talent was to be found which would grace the Commons House of Parliament. This was hailed with loud symptoms of satisfaction by the assembled Jumpers ; but, after this burst of eloquence, little occurred that was noteworthy— the heavy and continuous fall of rain which accompanied the speaking, exercising a somewhat depressing influence on the orators of the movement. POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY. CHARGE AGAINST A MARINE STORE DEALER. —A man named James Chisholm, a marine store dealer, in Walton -street, was charged, in company with two per sons named respectively Hall and Smith, with feloniously carrying away a cable from a vessel lying in the Clarence dock. Smith was discharged, but Chisholm and Hall were fined 20s. each, and in default ordered to be im prisoned for two months ; and Chisholm's license as a marine store dealer was taken away. _ _ ALLEGED ROBBERY OF GRAIN BY A MATE AND QUARTER-MASTER.—Two men, named John Carma, and Peter Young, the one the mate and the other the quarter-master of the steam-ship Rose, trading between this port and Limerick, were charged with fraudulently causing a quantity of grain on board the vessel to be taken away. Mr. John Yates, jun., solicitor, preferred the charge on behalf of the consignees of the ship. It ap peared that on Saturday afternoon, officer 650 met a boy coming from the vessel, having with him a quantity of oats in a bag. The officer's suspicions were awakened, and on asking the boy where he had obtained the oats, he replied that he received them from the prisoners, on board the steamer. After enquiries by the police, the prisoners were taken into custody, on the charge of having sold the oats to the boy, without having any authority to do so. In the course of the investigation, yesterday, Mr. Yates stated that they had felt compelled to bring the charge forward against the prisoners, in consequence of a systematic plunder of grain being pursued on board the vessels belonging to the company. During the discharging of one of their vessels, last week, it was found that 34 bushels of grain had been feloniously taken away. Mr. Chilton, for the prisoners, urged that the oats in question were nothing more than sweepings, which remained after the vessel was discharged, and to which, according to custom, they thought themselves entitled.. Mr. Yates denied that they were sweepings, and pointed out the fact of their being quite clean, which showed that they had been fraudulently taken out of bulk. He also, stated that the discharge of the vessel's cargo of oats had not yet been completed, and therefore they could not be con sidered as sweepings. The Captain of the vessel gave both prisoners a high character for honesty; stating that the mate had been connected with the ship for fourteen years. They were both remanded until this day. COWARDLY ASSAULT.—A fellow named Wm. Smith, betraying all the external appearances of a bully and a brute, appeared, charged with an assault upon a young man, on Saturday evening last, at the corner of Chisen hale-bridge, Scotland-road. According to the complain ant's statement, he was passing along the bridge, on Saturday evening, when the prisoner, in company with some other men, rushed upon him, and asked him for money ; and, on his refusing to give them any, they shook him and otherwise assaulted him. Officer 655 stated that a number of rough fellows (the prisoner amongst the number) were in the habit of assembling at the corner of Chisenhale-bridge and asking every one who passed for a penny ; and, on getting about a shilling, they would go and spend it at a neighbouring public-house. Several people had been annoyed by them in this manner, until the practice was become a great nuisance. Detective Officer Murphy said that, on Saturday night last, four Portuguese sailors were stopped on this bridge in the manner described, and were actually thrown over the bridge. He had the case in hand, and he had no doubt the prisoner was one of the parties concerned. Mr. Mansfield inflicted a penalty of £5, or two months' im prisonment. THE QUEEN AND PRINCE ALBERT went, on Saturday, to Twickenham, and visited their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess d'Aumale. THE New York Courier and inquirer suggests that Portland, instead of Halifax, will ere long be the stopping place for the Cunard steamers. Tux REV. GEORGE Dovxa. M.A., of St. Barnabas's church, was yesterday appointed incumbent of Kirkdale, in lieu of the Rev. D. James, M.A., promoted to the principalship of Llandovery Institute. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. HOUSE OF COMMONS The house met at a quarter to four o'clock. Anew writ was ordered for Edinburghshire, in the place ei Sir J. Hope, deceased. Lord STANLEY gave notice that, on the second reading' of the Government of India Bill, he should move, as 5 0 amendment, that-it is the opinion of this house that fur' ther information is necessary to enable Parliament to legislate with advantage for the permanent governmee,t, of India ; and that, at this late period of the session, 1 " would be inexpedient to proceed with a measure which , while it disturbs existing arrangements, cannot be cons!' dered as a final one. Lord J. RUSSELL stated, in reply to a question, that the statement in the Moniteur, relative to the despatch of the English and French fleets to the Dardanelles, was perfectly correct; but no notice had been received that the British fleet had yet left Malta. Lord J. RUSSELL said the hon. member for Finsburl, had a notice on the paper relative to the occu p a ti on Rome by French and Austrian troops, but in the present state of public affairs it would be inconvenient to have such a motion made. He therefore asked the honourable member to postpone it. Mr. T. DIJNCOMBE had no alternative but to accede to this appeal, though he would state he should have brought the motion forward in no spirit of hostility to the French people or their Sovereign. ROMAN CATHOLIC HIERARCHY IN HOLLAND.—Lord J. RUSSELL said there would be no objection to produce the correspondence which had taken place on this subject. —Mr. BOWYER gave notice that to-morrow he would move that the correspondence be produced. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was mistake to suppose that there was any intention to abolish the five per cent. addition imposed in import duties 1840 ; but while in 1840 there were no less than 1,2 0 u articles liable to the addition, at the present time there were only twenty-two which pay it. MOTION FOR COMMITTAL OF THE SUCCESSION DUTY BILL.—Sir J. PAKINGTON moved that the bill be cote' mitted this day six months. The duty would be nothing else than a tax upon misfortune, and it was conceived in a spirit of opposition to the aristocratic institutions of the country and the property that supported them. Mr. HEADLAM could understand the right hon. Baronet opposing the details of this bill, but he was at a Loss to reconcile the present motion with the declaration made by the late Government, that they felt the time was coca' ing when a tax on succession must be passed. Mr. FRESHFIELL seconded the amendment ♦ FOR CONTINUATION OF LAST NIGHT'S PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE, AND LIVERPOOL ELECTION INCerIRY, SEE SECOND PAGE TATTERSALL'S-THIS DAY NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE.-5 to 1 agst Coisterdale, taken freely; 6 to 1 agst Coomburland Stathesmon; 7 to 1 ags t Goldfinder, taken ; 10 to 1 agst Chief Justice, taken ; 12 to 1 agst St. Andrew, taken. SURREY AND MIDDLESEX STAKES.—EVen on Tormen t; 4 to 1 agst Rackapelt. DERBY, 1854.-12 to 1 agst Autocrat, taken ; 20 to 1 RP! Verbena Colt, taken; 25 to I agst aight, taken ; 40 to 1 ags' King Tom, taken. ST. LEGER.-6 to 4 azst West Australian ; 16 to 1 00 Rataplan, taken ; 16 to E agst Sittingbourne, taken. FUNDS, STOCK, AND SHARE MARKET. The Turkish question having assumed less of a warlike cha racter, a rise of Q per cent. on English Securities has ensued , the market being characterised, up to the close of business, by a tone of the greatest firmness. The improvement in the Rail way market made further progress during the day, but the business transacted was not extensive. Dealers being busy preparing for the settlement, Continuations are moderate, and lower than last account. The reduction in French Shares, owing to the rise of prices in Paris has been extensive. Gold, Land, and Mining Shares are firm, at a slight advance. Foreign market generally strong Russian and Mexican recovering. CLOSING PRICES. Consols, Account .. l 984 Bank Stock '229 SO Do. Money .. . I Excheq. Bills, L. & S 3 n o Three & Qr per Cents 101# i i POREION STOCK. 2.7 i 8 I Spanish Passives Mexicans Do. Threes Spanish Deferred Do. Threes Turkish . 22 3i Swedish . 48 RMLWA Y SHARES_ Amberg.,Nottingham, London & N. Western 114115 i and E. Junction London &S. Western se , 9 Bristol and Exeter — Manches., Sheff., and Caledonian Do. Preference .. Midland Stock East Anglian Eastern Counties .... )21 13 Do. Preference 1 - 11 13 East Lancashire 7li 2* Norfolks Eastern Union A .... , North Staffordshire Ditto B and C — Shrewsbury and Bir- Edinburgh & Glasgow 69 71 mingham Great Northern B5 6 Do. L. &N. W. guar. Do. A — S. Eastern and Dover Do. B — York, Newcastle, and Great Western Lanc.and Yorkshire. 78 i Do. Extension Do. Fifth 5........ 41 i Do. Preference Leeds Northern ls* 16 York and N. Midland 59 60 4 London, Brighton, and i Do. Preference i South Coast 294 NI 103 i 4i ) MINING SHARES. 1 # Nugget B. Australian Freehold Australasian Colonial Mariposa I.AND SHARES. Australian Agricultural 64 6 Peel River S. Australian Invest. 1 j South Australian, Van Diernen's l7 19 British America. Noveau Monde Registered .... Cordeliera Ave Maria . Carson's Creek Port Philip .... COR N MARKET We had, a scanty show of English Wheat, and scarcely anY samples of Barley. Fair supplies of Foreign Wheat, but of other articles short. The trade in English W heat is firm, at ap advance of 2a per quarter. The top price of town-made Flott , is unaltered. Barley, Beans, and Peas, are 6d to Is per quarter dearer. Oats at 6d to Is per quarter advance. English. Irish. Foreign. 2155 20376 3580 Wheat Barley Oats .. Malt .. Beans Peas .. Flour., 178 aks & 8165 bras. PRODUCE MARKET. Sugar.—Foreign : Few buyers, .and prices are unchanged' Refined : Home dealers are more Inclined to operate ; grocery lumps 45s 6d. Coffee is firm, but there is little doing; Native Ceylon 46s 6d to 475. Tea : Dealers are cautious, and terniS barely maintained. Rum: Many buyers, at former rates• Brandy is brisk at full prices. Cotton: Sales small, but n° decline. TALLOW MARKET. Tallow is firm ; fine Y.C. 47s 6d on the spot. The stock tt 11 23,791 casks, against 39,531 casks last yea r . The d e li ver ies ." 1,194 casks, against 1,267 casks last year. CATTLE MA RKET. Beast trade slow, at Friday's prices. Sheep did not sell 0 well. Lambs and Calves met with a dull sale, at reduced priCes• Beef 25 8d to 48 4d i Veal Mutton..... 35 6d to 4s 6d i Pork Lambs, 4s. 6d. to ss. 10d. Beasts Sheep and Lambs 25610 I Pigs ARRIVALS. Norfolk and Suffolk Beasts Cambridge, Leicester, Lincoln, and North ampton Beasts Scotch Beasts Holland Beasts Do. Sheep Do. Calves Do. Pigs Prussian Beasts Spanish Sheep French Sheep MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE. -- - Caledonians, 331 I; Eastern Counties, 12i ; Lancashire an d Yorkshire, 771 # : London and North-Mestern Eighthot 5-16 pm. ; Midland, 711 / 2 ; South-Eastern and Dover, 213 5-16 A ; Union Bank, 1 dis. LEEDS STOCK EXCHANGE Midland, 72 GLASGOW CORN MARKET. At to-day's market prices steady ; not much doing LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. Lisbon, hence at Lisbon, 26th May; Arno (s s), hence $t Genoa, 6th June. 0 ARRIVED AT DEAL, 13TH JUNE.—Lord Dalhousie, fr o -f i; Calcutta; Bertha, from Matanzas; Lydford, from CS""ay Flora, from Akyab ; Mary Hounsell, from St. John's ; Macdonald, from Madras ; Glaphyra, from Antigua ; Marta o . o , from Monte Video ; Bella Figueireuse, from Bahia ; Elead r :, from Sierra Leone ; Emanuel Boucher, from Ilarbad°" - Actable, from Calcutta. --- MARRIED—On the 12th inst., at Christ Church,Ever toil i by the Rev. W. H. Wright, incumbent, Mr. Sao tie Lythgoe, to Miss Ellen Voyland. GRANDD C ON CE 11). THIS EVENING, AT THE PHILHARMONIC lOU. Galleries open to NON-SUBSCRIBERS (UNDRESS). Frollt Seats, ss. ; Back, 2s. Gd. All reserved. See advertisement in another page. LIVERPOOL: TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 1833• PRINTED AND PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY -MORNING' By THE PROPRIETOR, ROBERT PEARSON THACKER, OF No. 7, PEEcy-STHEET, AT THE STANDARD GENERAL PRINTING OFFICVF No. 4, ST. GEORGIVf3 cBUCENT, LivEsrook.