The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-05-24 00:00:00

Liberpool gOanbarb. for a decent funeral extra-mural, the relatives of the de ceased go to the parish beadle—whine—father and mother buried in the same place—glass o 1 gin —fees are paid—the thing is done in a twinkling. And the plague is not stayed. PALMERSTON, why so perfunctory ? You were at Broadlands all last week, airy and free; JOHNNIE MONDAY MORNING. RUSSELL. you shrimp I you were near Richmond-hill at the same time. Plenty of fresh air in both places. Now LORD JOH N R USSELL a ppears quite determined that he shall I tell you, through these respected columns, what shall be not only the leader but the dictator of the House parishioners in populous " citie y' pent" think you both t e d should N slto s n of Commons. Anything more unpardonable th an the t og ; t r o t pt of u a ff n e e r w ? - m T a l c i f i e s. grave; a y n e a d u that u you , j h a piece of impertinence which he has just perpetrated in his SELL, should sit at the foot in rusty undertaker's cloak capacity of Minister of the Crown, I believe is not re- and sniff! and sniff! If Sir JOHN SHELLEY, M.P. for corded in the annals even of Whig placemanship. It Westminster, s c t a e a r, at i i n t c u l e in a e ta s l a o te e tLin his seat, li d e had better not seems that on Friday night, when Mr. SPOONER secured allow intended to have " walked ig into the Exeter-hall the defeat of the vote for the repairs of Maynooth College, May meetings, at least the more important of them, in five members of Parliament, holdi ng s u b or di na t e posi- order to convey, if that were p oss ibl e , a li v i ng account of tions in the Coalition-government, were absent from the !?edilLrieiceweadtienrgs4 and to Up I th i s i s n not prese n tex u exclude f rom all t has been House of Commons. Lord Jonx conceives that on every the great anti-slavery demonstration the m o m ther le ev re Z a n r g k occasion those gentlemen should be ripe and ready for all Cant f or ever—all cant, and beyond the " cant of criti divisions in which Ministers are interested, and, carrying ;, i e sm t u' ;1171trtellrye thecant of hu manity—religion is the worst. out that view, he addressed an autograph letter to each gathering. The curt a in,Earl an d S h it a A v F e T a ßs p l e i e u p al a . t ia thi a s f sa co me ra s e lave of the delinquents, informing them that he was greatly scholar and a gentleman —no one doubts. is, fancy, ° how displeased at at their gross dereliction of duty ; that as it ever, that if his lordship's classical education be not better was their first offence he felt disposed to act leniently ; tac ° ratnerahis(sri;ehrgaiousf—founded on knowledge of Bible cha but that in the event of any similar occurrence, the respects is imp r't fecotr ; e i Lam t w pl e e , i l — le h t is tha ed t u p t i ? sa tion i ot The n n b obl h e Cabinet would expect an immediate resignation of the Earl was in the chair ; all else, with the exception of that offices they now hold, and would be prepared to enforce droll son of genius, GEORDIE CRUIKSHANK—and, let me that expectation. One of the recipients of Lord Joit er's c n o a n b s a i d d re r a , E a a e v i ti u Buaarrr k —vyere clodhoppers in society ; missive read the letter yesterday in the Refor m Cl u b, regar d to, pra e fe o a n s c a e r a s w ra e l e vE , , n aa th l eir i • ti c l o a n w y n en a t t ic a l a es. m u N cl: " o h f and I need hardly say that it has formed the theme of in- him as Of NOAH WEBSTER, the American lexicographer, whose dictionary is a " rum on ," I s h a ll set down Mr. dignant conversation in all our politi ca l c i rc l es. STOWE as a Professor learned ; but I plead ignora nce , The House of Commons met,you will perceive,on Thurs- like many othe rs , to his " antecedents. " Jecoes, the day ; the house at no time was well attended, though wizard, ANDERSON, ROBERT HOUDIN, and other slight thousands upon thousands of pounds sterling were voted of hand and amusing vagabonds call themselves professors ; away, including a good round sum for certain chippings— and havingprobably hia a P:tes t :dr Professor a S JO: . 11 N f r O E re will 'r , not catalogue offend f ed at noticed in another paragraph—at the Royal Palaces. The clever fellows. Nearly all the people g on tre ue pla o tro v r e m ry , loyal and monarchical people of England.—loyal and with the exceptions mentioned, were not only low born, monarchical by nature,—don't grudge a penny of the • a b l u a t i , ab l le am da a a fta t i l d es , a lo i w a It b r e e i d r , half- educe ted d , t s h pl a e e ne a ti f c, h yt r money, were it but laid out discreetly ; b u t th e di spensers w i ves ; reasoning powers thrs n pe e lk e e s rs an appeared to t ha e ve of the votes for these and similar purposes, our MOLES. no more than that displayed by the ape. Zero. Provi- WORTHS and others, were they to set such wits as they il f e i n n ce ti l i yip the thre e or four millions of so-called slaves, have at work to "spoil the broth," an d ma k e public hereditargyrao7 Eanglancdriaccycloyf a in h t c e n itt l a o nil s w e e e aj y th s , c h cc or c ur edifices foolish, if not monstrous, c o u ld no t h ave sue - , di scon t ente d preac h ers could be found to come forward seeded better. There were two or three points in the Ito support the claims to freedom of our happy, plump, blubber-lipped brothers in America. How the humane sitting of Thursday worth describing. Prior to the open- , creatures who were" honoured" with resolutions to move ing of the house, however, let me notice a "little go" jor second lugged in the name of WILBERFORCE ! It was held in the PAYMASTER- GENERAL'S office, Whitehall, enough to mke a toad. sick. Slavery, my simple, dis ;vting friends, is not exactly what it was when litttle Lord JOHN RUSSELL being the chief figure. Half-a dozen city people waited on his lordship to ascertain if the musical nER F v o o ^ c C e E , 1 W w o i r t tel lis w with high and I sge a c o h t i screeching, yet tm m a o a l Government were to take any step this session to admit CLARKSON, years ago, for its abolition. " Quite Jewish representatives into the House of Commons. 'tother," as Topsy says, and I know, and most of us Mr. DILLON, a partner in the house of TODD, Mortetsoer, o gentlemenour rawn o a f ei E lse E ngland know, k t r er w e , is from the true t avouch and Co., large linen and mercery traders, complained that slavery endured by millions more g land, d I , Scotland, mes w ar e the city of London had been disappointed by the House and Ireland, than all that " Uncle Tom's Cabin " con of Lords seven times—an ominous number—as regarded atatiVx.eteTrb-halils' how ever, . e running away from the meeting but— the admission of the Jews. Lord JOHN RUSSELL rather sorry combination, jc e ri w p a tu a Scripture idneglainp -ttrap sf speeches meet. surprised more than one of his visitors by saying that be ing went off as these meetings usually do, as old, yet young had not anticipated the Lords would have thrown out the a nd learned, LYNDHURST said one day of a dinner DYCE bill ; he feared that there was little hope of any other bill s eating SOMßßE thatgave I to w a a s !I'? disgusted a o s f t a u d s io nlowteill ti r l i e ot a s a h t Li a n r k ea f a ro a m f on the subject being carried this session. Now, Lord " Uncle Tom's Cabin," come in amidst " hurrahs " after JOHN, you must be growing obtuse in your old days ; the , t t he business had commenced,—was it for effect ? Then rejection of the Jew Bill by the Lords did not disappoint It was islex thumbug.waa the i The i l `VICTORIA: - l a e r le a N da, e .iri is - even the supporters of the measure in your own House of must needs take her work with her, - 1 --cro - shay—(cr ` o T c ° h m e - t1 Commons, nor out of it. Weeks before the bill was car- 1 knitting away as if she had been on the bill side tending sheep instead of listenin g t o th e bl ea ti nes of the pastors tied to the Lords, the stereotyped remark, in every on e ' s mouth, was, that the Upper House would have none of one s ent. a M a r t s . would ha C v e ll thought ' s ; I l e s o w , asfroprmaawe h t o ° s t e h ep a l; e s t f t 'y n u e it. Therefore, why you were disappointed in your exp ec - moo d , she " piped her eye " ever and anon ! Let me not tation is somewhat marvellous. Again, following the now be considered ungallant. I wish to see honest pity, help, fashionable style of ennui, the noble lord said, when well-directed sympathy, and awa y w ith h um b ug . reference was made to Lord LYN DHURST ' S littl e bill to gra r tic t e h t ztrica i l li managers d laiyaavebnotthe p been at ta c m ti v a c a h a t f roublmanye touching certain apparently trifling alt era ti ons i n t h e oath novelties, if I except Mr. Wense y en, a lr() t the little Adelphi, of abjuration,—which, if carried, will open the doors for who has mounted and produced the " Merry Wives of the Jews,—Lord JOHN said it was the first time he had 1 .tyinsdo7trire' A r n a m a a s ty T h w e o r l t y c ol t t t c lr 1 pl a „. y a a , a a a n t d b e t h r e an b k e e l heard of the measure. Why, all L on d on an d th ree parts i n the catalogue of noveltfes a , y ihough a il y ; mode of its pro- Of the United Kingdom, reading newspapers, and in no duction by honest BEN 'WEBSTER may. When we find way connected with the Government, not only had heard liEchELaErytisatsacdr?iiwadceedv T i e i r " l7t tii.eaws i t f l e re t i l l e a s t s a e r e m h e i m r a s s e t l h f, e F e l o s i t e a r ff v : of the measure, but had canvassed it s p rov i s i ons. L or d I yet good-hearted Welsh priest, the latter, as Mrs. Page ;-- JOHN, I had forgotten, was quietly enjoying the breezes I LEE MURRAY, as the jealous Ford; the redoubtable under the treeses at Richmond, and might have skipped teELtruesTBEED as Mrs. .1- v n a i r n ‘ e f ; H a O n / o f i i s s i t ' :ro G oL a = ; 2 1 11277 the bill in question. One word about it and Lord LYND- Slender ; the subordinate characters being all equally we ll HURST being its father. People not in the secret ask why appointed, the praise bestowed is not misapplied. I Lord LYNDHURST should step,—if not out of his way,— droppe d . into the theatre on Saturday evening, and though take the trouble, by a side wind, to blow open a door for iTeoforereb'll'aglfhportc,ethezetwuass not told d standing tilen room, even our Jewish friends. His lordship is married to the don't draw when fitly represented. Certainly,,iACeSxPpEeAnitsEe daughter of Mr. GOLDSMID, once a famous Jew in Paris, has been lavished on the production of the drama; the a clever man not only in finance, but as a litterateur. .I r r a esse t t are especially worthy of note, differing entirely The noble and learned lord was in the French capital seen over oveerco aa nv d er a n v i e o r n . al t gal u e n c a tu a z i e p s a w d h l i i c ea n d we have al some years ago, and, if I recollect aright, was taken ill ; the ladies is superseded by the undoubted head-gear g of of he was staying at Mr. GOLDSMID'S hotel; the daughter the period. And so o n i n ever y o th er regard, sufficient of the Jewish host showed the noble and l earne d b aron ' tt?iesaAtinaftyi qtahaeriyaeaa Society o f tla have mt seen fiarr I ed he me F m a l le t e r a g great attention—was " tender and kind"—recovery and within our memory. il`. WEBSTEft dresse s t and ' 7 fills marriage followed ! There is no family, but they live net " the character best of them all. His voice, naturally happily : Lady LYNDHURST is younger than her lord by sharp however, scarcely gives the ear that round and many years. Thus I have endeavoured to account for wl lt i n c tel l ol c i l s o ' c ' rt this is c tti c e a li i sualz i o c l i d i .. t e lle pe r c ir c rit!l i l:o l f l Lord LYNDHURST 'S kindness to his Jewish relatives. else he is capital. WIGAN, as Dr. Caius, has never been Mr. SPOONER, also, on the first night, had a nibble ; surpassed. I remember, a few years ago, when this gentleman made his debut, it was anything but propitio u s, bless his " ugly mug," he is a member of the ri g ht sort —giving little promise of future excellence; the germs notwithstanding. The house having gone into committee i were there, however, and he has well matured them, f or of supply, the hon. membe r m o ve d th e om i ss i on o f , he is now one o f th e best actors on the stage; an artist in £1,235 133. for the repairs of ST. PATRICK'S College, ' all he does. Another individual, who appeared much Maynooth. Now, Mr. SPOONER, I know, did not move I about the same period, in a drama by CHARLES DICKENS, so much, for the value of the money, as the principle of at the St. James's Theatre, was JOHN PARRY,—then a the thing ; he carried the amendment. There was a cu- perfect stick; lie left the stage, threw himself on hi s own rious discussion in reference to wh a t th e Si r R OBERT I resources, and is now the cleverest fellow, in his line, PEEL said about repairs when he proposed the vote of we have. WIGAN and PARRY are both prosperous £30,000 to Maynooth. Some members said the grant 1 gentlemen. With reference to Madame CELESTE having included every charge for repairs ; other members said a part in such a thoroughly English play, a word or two nay. Now, I have a tolerably good memory,—and I'll may not be amiss. The foreign accent, as she appears in bet the " yea" members and the " nay" members, that ' Mrs. Ford, strikes o n e as ver y f unny — ou t r ie if you will ; the late Sir ROBERT PEE L , who did man y unw i se t hi ngs I the charms of the vivacious actress, however,—her admir in his time, for all the " monuments" to the contrary, I able personation, and expressive " by-play," lead the was too glad to carry the bad vote, to bother himself or audience captive. The scenery is truly artistic and beau the house about repairs of any kind in connection there- tiful ; the fairy scene at Herne's oak never has been so with. However, thanks to Mr. SPOONER, and good luck well done. The whole play, from first to last, is redolent to him, he defeated Ministers, and sent Lucas in a rage of the Elizabethan period. to Gehenna ! There was a mistake as regards the return Mr. CHARLES KEAN, at the Princess's Theatre, appears, of the vote : it was given as in favour of Ministers ; from all I can learn, not to be increasing his stock of straightway the telegraph was manipulated ; the wires amiable qualities with his years and his wealth ; he is, told the tale in all parts of the kingdom ; it was a small they say, growing jealous,—don't like to hear any body matter, and could be accomplished at a small account of applauded but himself—and sometimes Mrs. KEAN. time or money ; the intelligence reached the Scotch and I WRIGHT, the comedian, with whom Mr. KEAN had Irish capitals before it was discovered that the result of closed for a three years' engagement at an enormous figure, the division was vice versa,—against Ministers, instead of leaves the establishment shortly by mutual die-agreement. for them. It was very laughable, and the whole affair Old T. P. COOKE, of Black-eyed Susan popularity, is had to be re-telegraphed. engaged, and takes his £5O a week for sustaining charac- I have been " hand in glove" with the cabmen of Lon- ters requiring no study. Mr. COOKE'S name is scarcely don ever since they were called into being, at least the Put forward. Is the manager jealous here also. WIGAN, better groomed portion of them. Once or twice I have whose name I have already mentioned, I understand goes found them drive furiously without any cause explainable ; to the Olympic as lessee, vice Mr. 17 ...ARREN. Poor old at other times they would creep when you wanted to get Drury is again in possession of the rats and spiders, and on ; beyond this I really never found much cause of likely to remain so until after the summer solstice. complaint. Be sober and civil yourself, Mr. Fare, and The Royal Italian Opera is, as usual, crowded to suffo you will be most commonly treated in the same fashion. cation every night. On Saturday evening VERDI'S Of course there are black sheep i n a ll p ro f ess i ons ; the " Ri go l e tt o " was not g i ven ; R OSSINI ' S " Tell" was en act last but one of the Police Commissioners has pretty flounced, but a double contreternp—RONCONl hoarse, well purified the race of cabmen. The act I refer to was and FORMES laid up by a slight accident,—caused the carried quietly into operation just before the renewal of substitution of " Masaniello," which went of brilliantly, plates ; all cabbies suspected of drunken habits, or being barring an " unrehearsed stage effect"—a portion of the connected with loose houses, were smelt out unknown to ducal palace was left to beautify the " set" scene of the themselves, and, to their utter stupefaction, they were market-place; the gorgeous drapery had a curious effect refused a renewal to the amount of two or three hundred. among the market people. I have been trying my bino- The cabmen have been in great dudgeon for some time cular, without effect, to fine out H.B.—Lord BROUGH. past, because they were neither to smoke baccay, read a HAM. I am afraid he is not so constant a visitor as he newspaper, nor polish their cabs on the stand. " What was at the American Serenaders : when these sable musi next, JOE ?" said one old JEHU to another ; " I 'spore cians were at the St. James's, the noble and learned lord the 'oss must only have a nose - bag at night ?" Lord almost always paid his two shillings for the pit, and en- DUDLEY Seuaser took the cab proprietors and others joyed the thing amazingly—if one can judge of enjoyment of the same genus under his protective wing ; Mr. by lots of laughter, which his lordship certainly had. Ftrzaoy's bill, however, passed through committee un scathed. FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT. It is good that the MAJESTY of England has two or three palaces to go to, for the workmen are ever outside or inside of one or other of them. They are now chip ping away at the front of Buckingham Palace—would that they chipped it away altogether, if they could raise another and a better structure in a night, as did the eastern Schneider. The building which forms the facade (Oh !) of Buckingham Palace is much inferior to a railway station ; the design is common-place, model-lodging house-like,—neither style or taste elevated. Here is it that Her MAJESTY'S foreign visitors are housed. No building I know of has been altered so frequently as Buckingham Palace : the outside is vulgar, and appa rently inconvenient ; not so, however, the interior, which unquestionably is the most magnificent in England, as indeed it ought to be : splendid staircase, and a wide margin for a " wilderness of sweets" in the form of floral beauty. Would that some virtuous man whispered to the architect, WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—On Wednesday, at the weekly meeting, Mr. Heyes presided. The salary of the Rev. Mr. Moore, chaplain to the workhouse, was raised unanimously from £lBO to £2OO a-year. Mr. James Smith (late clerk in the Glasgow prison) was appointed bookkeeper in the workhouse at £4O a-year and rations. This was the whole of the business of any interest. A FALLEN TEETOTALLER.—At the Police-court, yes terday, Michael Ennis and James Richards were charged with assaulting police-officer 690, on Saturday, at mid night, and with liberating a female prisoner, a prostitute, whom the constable was conveying to gaol. Both of the prisoners pleaded guilty to the charge, while Ennis begged for a lenient sentence in consequence of the fact that he had for nine months, and up to Saturday night, been a staunch teetotaller, when he unfortunately took a little drop of ale, which infused into him the spirit of gallantry, which led to the defence of the fair nymph, and the ren contre with the police. He added, that he was the sole support of a mother and four children, and for their sakes, if not for his own, he asked forgiveness. Each of the two prisoners were fined 10s. and costs ; in default of payment, to be imprisoned for seven days. LIVERPOOL CHURCH SCHOOLMASTERS' ASSOCIATION. —On Saturday last, a very excellent paper was read by the Rev. F. Barker, A.AL, to the Liverpool Church Schoolmasters' Association, " On the importance of per sonal religion in the t eac h er ." Aft er some pre f a t ory observations in connexion with the subject, the rev. gen tleman proceeded to define the right end of education, viz., the f orma ti on o f the character for the business of this . life, and p reparat i on for the next. Sincerity and faith were strongly inculcated as absolutely necessary in every person aspiring t o th e o ffi ce o f a teac h er ; also, example, its influence upon those around us, and the last ing impressions these were likely to produce by the reli gious teacher, more l uminously stated, and dwelt upon with . great fervou r . A vote of thanks was unanimously given to Mr. Barker for his val ua bl e l ecture, and for the kind manner in which he had so promptly responded to the wishes of the teachers. " into have a taste," and remove the obscene heraldic pair between which her august MAJESTY and family must be driven each time they leave end re-enter the palace precincts. Public men must be mad surely at times, or blind. Why the abomi nations to which I dare only vaguely refer were allowed to be placed there, and still more exceedingly wonderful, allowed to remain, passeth all understanding. The monsters in attitude and grim expression must have been studied from certain lewd automata from France and the Low Countries, which are sometimes obtruded on the observation of the most careful. The only , logy is that they stand on the top of the archway beyond the line of vision to those who enter or pass out, all of whom do so in carriages. The marble which cost so much is giving way ; the Carers of the famous archway, originally Placed here by GEORGE THE FOURTH, is now resplendent far up Hyde-park, goodly to look at, but a well-thumbed mason may crush it like knobs of lump sugar ; it is 5 ° soft and ill -adapted to this climate. The w orthlessness of a Prince's word is happily now only a matter of th e pas t. D ur i ng many per i o d s o f the world's history it was proverbial No one ever beard of the first Prince in the land..forgeiting his promise. Would that the Ministers of his illustrious consort would recol lect theirs. "Curses not loud • but deep " follow their non-performance in more than one locality in the ever swelling monster wen of the metropol is• P ALMERSTON, the once, long time ago, smart, clever, instinctively awake, acute, suspicious, jealous of honour, has grown stale He gave his lordly word, the other day, out of parliament and in it, over and over, that the dead should not be buried among the living. Young men of Liverpool, a word with you ;—be torn piecemeal by red hot pincers, rather than break your words' The effete, the used.up Cupid has not kept his, and he could have done it. There's the rub. They are still burying in the heart of London, within less than six inches of the pestilent sur. face, body over body ; though Lord PALMERSTON said that, after the 18th of last month, it should not be. People die, the rate of mortality has been higher than usual during the last ten days, and I am a f ra id w ill be yet higher. To save twenty or 'thirty shillings laid out extra ADDRESS TO CAPTAI N GREIG.--on Thursday, the i n spectors in the police force presented tote ce, t pt. Greig, Liverpoolhe the Chief Constable , at the Central Police of fol lowing address :—" We, the inspe c t ors o f the constabulary force , feeling the warm interest you have always taken in our welfare since you took your present office, and being impressed with the active part you have recently ta k en i n having our pay advanced, cann o t all ow the present occasion to pass without expressing our heart felt gratitude to you ; and we trust, by strict and unre mitting attention to the duties of our office as inspectors, we will continue at all times to merit your approbation, which will be our highest aim. And our sincere prayer is that you may be long spared at the head of the establish ment over which you so ably preside, as your conduct as a strict disciplinarian, united with gentlemanly and courte ous demeanour to all, has gained the approbation of every well-disposed man in the service." This address was signed by the whole of the inspectors, 15 in number, and was beautifully engrossed on vellum by Mr. Phipps. Captain Greig made a feeling and appropriaW reply THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, MAY 24, 1853. COMMERCIAL AND MONETARY NEWS. MONDAY NIGHT. THE decrease in the stock of bullion in the Bank ' of England, as shown by the returns, is not nearly so great as for several preceding weeks, owing to a cessation of the demand for export to Australia. Money has also been easier for discount, and the Funds have, in consequence, experienced a slight improvement, with some slight fluctuations arising from the uncertainty of the news from Turkey. This buoyancy in the Money Market does not ap pear, however, to have operated favourably on the CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER'S scheme for the conversion of a portion of the National Debt, upon the failure of which we have commented in another article. There have been some further arri vals of gold from Australia, and receipts from this quarter we may now expect to be more frequent, so there is no immediate prospect of any interference with the present facilities for commercial discounts, more particularly as speculation, except in some extreme cases, does not appear to have been pushed beyond extreme bounds, and prices generally are not beyond the reach of ordinary consumption. The week being ordinarily devoted in the manu facturing districts to the celebration of the Whitsun holidays, trade has been comparatively neglected, and our remarks must' necessarily be brief. In Manchester the manufacturers appear to have opened their eyes to the folly of the course they were pursuing in waiting for the Liverpool holders of cotton to give way ; and as the subsequent accounts tend to strengthen the belief that there will be little or no excess of supply, the market for yarns and fully manufactured goods has assumed a firmer , tone. In the woollen districts the holiday season, has operated to produce a lull in the amount of business done ; but the recent advance in prices is fully maintained. There are the same complaints of the high price of the raw material affecting the profits of the manufacturers ; but there is no imme diate prospect of any reduction. The recent fine weather has tended to lower the price of bread stuffs, so that the prospects of the operative classes are fully as favourable as at any previous time ; and nothing but the insane attempts at strikes which are now talked of seem likely to interfere with the general welfare. The return from the Bank of England, for the week ending the 14th of May, gives the following results, when compared with the previous week : Public deposits .. £ 5,095,691; Increase £830,222 Other deposits .. .. 12,011,402 ; Decrease 190,212 Rest .. 3,151,746; Increase 4,937 On the other side of the account— Government securities £13,124,653 ; Decrease £96,729 Other securities .. 14,014,176 ; Increase 406,010 Notes unemployed .. 8,4`23,2`20; Increase 153,b25 The amount of notes in circulation is £23,162,805, being a decrease of £307,040 ; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £18,219,071, show ing a decrease of £6,204, when compared with the preceding return. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued .. £31,591,025 I Gonna. Debt.. £11,015,100 Other securities 2,984,900 Gold coin .54 bu1n.17,571,871 I Silver bullion .. 19,154 £31,591,025 attendance of the home trade, and but few foreign buyers. Up to the present time this series has gone off at about the ruling prices of last February sales, for low and middle class fleece Wools; but on good combing Port Philip and skin Wool an advance of id. to id. per lb. has been realized. The sales of East India and other low Wools will commence on the 30th instant. SILK.—In their semi-monthly circular just issued, Messrs. T. and H. Littledale say :—The transactions have been confined principally to China Silks, for which there has been an active demand, and several parcels have changed hands at an improvement of 6d. to ls. per lb. Since the advices from China of 26th March, importers have increased their previous limits, and a further advance is confidently ex pected, and such is the firm tone the market now assumes that importers and dealers show but little disposition to sell at present rates. The arrivals of Italian Silk are very limited, and these Silks are still relatively higher than any other. Brussa and Persian Raws remain stationary. Our home manu facturers as well as throwsters are nos* fully em ployed, and the export trade is unabated. IRON.—There are some gloomy rumours afloat as to the position and prospects of the Iron trade, owing to the disarrangement caused by the number of speculative contracts entered into for Iron not yet made. The panic caused by the failure of Mr. Attwood has not yet subsided, and last week Mr. Griffiths, of Wolverhampton, was reported a de faulter. There was some talk of reducing Iron 10s. a ton, but it is believed that it will not be persisted in. Glasgow Pig Iron is reported to-day at 51s. to 51s. 6d. per ton. THE ROYAL MAIL STEAM-SHIP ARABIA, Judkins, commander, sailed from the Mersey on Saturday, at 9 45, a.m., for New York, with the usual mails. THE SCREW STEAM-SHIP GLASGOW, which left the Clyde on the 23rd ult., arrived at New York on the 6th instant, after a run of thirteen days and fourteen hours. FATAL ACCIDENT TO A BOY.—Yesterday, an inquest was held before the borough coroner on the body of a boy, aged ten years, who had met with his death by fall ing from a spout into the yard of a house, whilst taking a bird's nest. In the course of his fall the deceased's head came in contact with the edge of a water tub, and was almost severed from his body. A verdict of accidental death was returned. STAITE'S ELECTRIC LIGHT has been shown every evening during the past week from the electric tower, Prince's-pier, and has been ve r y muc h a d m i re d. Th e rays of the electric light have enabled the placards at the rear of the George's Baths, George's-pier, to be read dis tinctly. The rays have also been thrown equally on each of the approaches to the Landing-stage, attracting the at. tention of every passer-by. In the absence of Stevenson's holopothel rings, reflectors had to be procured from Lon don, which were tested on Tuesday night. The effect was similar to that proposed to be introduced by means of Stevenson's system, combined with that of Fresnel. The light was steady and continuous throughout the whole of the experiment, and burned as steadily as en ordinary light. ELECTION OF HONORARY SURGEONS AT THE DIS PENSARY.—Yesterday a special meeting of the subscribers to the dispensary was held in the Clarendon-rooms, for the purpose of electing two honorary surgeons in place of Mr. Long and Dr. Sandie. There was a numerous attendance of subscribers. There were four candidates for the vacant office, Mr. Lowndes, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Des mond, and Mr. Hulme. Mr. Willis proposed, and Mr. Francis Haywood seconded, the nomination of Mr. Desmond to one of the vacant offices ; Mr. W. Bennett proposed, and Mr. Thos. Milner seconded, Mr. Huirne ; Mr. James Bateson proposed, and Mr. J. S. Fletcher seconded, Mr. Lowndes; and Mr. J. H. Macrae pro posed, and Mr. F. S. Hall seconded, Mr. Lynch. The polling then commenced, and was kept up with consi derable spirit until three o'clock, when Messrs. Lowndes and Desmond were declared the successful candidates. THE WEED AND THE EXCISE.—THREE CAUTIONS TO SMUGGLERS.—The police-court of yesterday was prolific in cases of peculiar interest to those who love to indulge in genuine effusions of smoke, without being at the ex pense of paying the duty on the fragrant weed, which is so ungraciously imposed upon tobacco. In the first place, William Al`Gowan for introducing nibs. of to bacco from California, which he endeavoured to hide in his chest, was ordered to pay a fine of 205., or go to prison for five days.—James Smith, another seaman, for a like offence, was fined in 203. ; in default of pay ment, to go to gaol for ten days. In this case the pri soner alleged that he had bought the tobacco on shore on Saturday, and that it amounted only to three ounces;: but it appeared that the quantity was not only greater than what he named, but likewise that the weed had been disposed, for safety, about various nooks and corners of his dress,—some in his boots, and another portion in the lining of his pantaloons. The third case was that of Ro bert Williams, who had been apprehended with 14 ounces of tobacco in his possession, and who was fined in 205., in default of payment to go to prison for ten days. LIVERPOOL DOMESTIC MISSION.—The annual general meeting of the Liverpool Domestic Mission Society was held at the schools of the Hope-street church last night. Charles Booth, Esq., occupied the chair. After the, preliminary religious exercises, the Rev. Francis Bishop, agent of the society, read a lengthy and interesting report. from which it appeared that the mission was in a most efficient, and even flourishing, condition. The Rev. James Martineau, minister of Hope-street church, moved the first resolution, in which was embodied a very grace ful tribute of sympathy to Mr. Bishop, in a recent sad visitation with which he has been afflicted. Messrs. T. B. Blackburne, Harworth, and Berry, respectively seconded the resolution, which was unanimously adopted. The financial account, which was of a highly satisfactory character, was adopted by the meeting ; and various re marks were afterwards made by gentlemen present. The attendance was large. DARING BURGLARY IN WARWICKSHIRE.—On Satur day, the premises of a farmer, named Perkins, about a mile from Coleshill, and eleven miles from Birmingham, were entered by three or four men. Mr. Perkins and his wife, an elderly couple, had retired to bed, and about mid night the latter was roused by a noise under the window. She looked out and was accosted by some men, who said they wanted water. She directed them to the pump, but one of them replied that they wanted to come into the house; and they began an attack, first by throwing stones at the window, and then by battering the door. The old couple set to work bravely in preparing a defence,—Mrs. Perkins barricading the door so effectually that no en trance could be made in that direction. Her husband, meanwhile, made his guns ready, and met the foremost burglar on the stairs, just after the whole party had suc ceeded in forcing an entrance through one of the lower windows. As the fellow continued to advance despite the warning that he would be shot, the old man fired, and the burglar fell. The others then beat a retreat, carrying their wounded comrade with them ; and on Monday it was found that a man, frightfully wounded, had been ad mitted into the Birmingham hospital on the previous day. BRITISH MUSEUM.—No fewer than 16,665 persons vi sited this exhibition on Whit-Monday • the Layard dis coveries attracting especial notice. A happy holiday feel ing was generally observed throughout the day. DUTIES ON SPIRITS.—The bill to impose new customs' duties on spirits has been printed. From the 21st of April last the duties on spirits, the produce of British possessions, if imported into Scotland, is ss. the gallon ; and if imported into Ireland 3s. Bd. Similar duties are to be levied on rum and rum shrub. STRIKES.—The South Shields shipwrights struck on Wednesday. They were content to receive 275. per week, provided the masters allowed them half an hour at four o'clock for tea, while employed at new work. They now ask 30s. per week, or the half-hour per day. One master has complied. The master joiners have refused to comply with the demand of the men for an advance to 275. pe r week, and are clearing out their shops as their contract are completed. The journeymen tailors of South Shield s , struck work yesterday week for an advance from 3s. 6d to 4s. per day. Thirteen masters have agreed to the terms . GOLD FROM AUSTRALIA.—The following brief statis tics of population and the export of gold will be interest ing :—" At the end of /852 it is calculated that the value of the precious metal exported from Victoria was no less. than £16,000,000, from Sydney £3,500,000 ; total, £19,500,000, or, in round numbers, 20 milli ons s t er li ng . The yield in the beginning of 1553 was quite in proportion, if not larger. The population of the Australian colonies is now probably close on 700,000, and from them it is an ticipated that in 1853 will be collected the enormous re venue of three millions sterling. That of Victoria will reach two millions ; that of Sydney .C600,0a) ; that of Van Diemen's Land about £200,000 ; that of New Zealand, now that large gold fields have been discovered, will doubtless make up the difference." A TROUBLESOME SPECTATOR.— ThOM3S Reid, de scribed as a merchant, was charged at Marlborough street, on Thursday, with having interrupted the per formance of the incantation scene in Macbeth, at the Princess's Theatre, the previous night„k witness named Bryant proved that the defendant, who seemed the worse for drink, kept calling out, very much to the annoyance of the audience, " Stir it up ; why don't you stir it up ?" This was directed to the Witcher, who were busied in compounding the " hellbroth." As. the defendant would not desist from his interruption he was removed to the station-house. The defendant in explanation said the whole thing appeared to him so ludicrous that he could not help laughing and expressing his feeling audibly. Mr. Bingham inflicted a fine of 35., which was paid. THE ATTEMPT AT EXTORTION FROM MR. GLADSTONE. —The lovers of scandal will be disappointed to find that the proceedings at Marlborough-street, in which the Chancellor of the Exchequer was concerned, have ended simply in the committal of the party who intended to ex tort money or employment from him by the threat of ex posure. Many ill-natured remarks having been made — as might have been expected —on the hour at which the Right Honourable Gentleman proceeded to the Opera, being the hour of the ballet—and on the route which he selected for walking home, via Panton-stre e t an d Oxen- don-street; we think it due to Mr. Gladstone to state that a weekly contemporary, devoted to his interests, accounts for it all by reminding its readers that the Right Hon. Gentleman is one of the Acting Committee of the Church Penitentiary Association.—John Bull. EXTRAORDINARY BANK ROBBERY.--On Saturday forenoon a young man, named Andrew Wallace, pro ceeded to the Western Bank, Glasgow, to cash a check for „ £7OO. The teller handed him the money, consisting of four £lOO notes, five £lO notes, and the remainder in small notes. Wallace counted the large notes, amount ing to 4150, and laid them aside on the counter, while he proceeded to look over the small ones. When so engaged, a well dressed person came behind him on the left side, and hurriedly asked him to point out the manager's room. Wallace looked round, and, indicating with his band, said "to the left." In a moment the parcel of large notes, viz., £450 had disappeared. At the instant a man was seen hurriedly receding from the glass door which opens to the street. He was pursued, but 113 d mingled with tho crowd, and mapod, COMBINATION OF WORKMEN BILL.- ' SPECIAL. MEETING OF JOINERS. Last night a special general meeting of the members of the Liverpool Ship Joiners' Society was held in the Assembley-rooms, Circus-street, " for the purpose of pe titioning parliament relative to the Combination of Workmen Bill, in order that the existing laws may be so defined that there can be no possibility of uncertainty, and thereby put an end to the disagreement between the doctors of the law as to the distinction between the article of labour in the market, and that of any other article of merchandise." Mr. JAMES FITZPATRICK, vice-president of the society, was called to the chair, and opened the proceedings by stating that they were met to adopt a petition in favour of the bill that was brought into parliament by Messrs. Drummond and Duncombe, for the purpose of defining what working men should by law be permitted to do in order to enable them to protect the only article of which they were possessed—their labour. The bill had been rendered necessary in consequence of two of the most eminent judges of the present day—the present Lord High Chancellor and Mr. Justice Erie—having given two op posite opinions with regard to the state of the law in re. ference to the Combination of Workmen's Bill. Work ing men had hitherto thought that they were at liberty peaceably to persuade their fellow-men to demand an advance of wages ; but it now seemed, from the decision of Mr. Justice Earle, that if a workman endeavoured so to persuade his fellow-working man, he was liable to an in dictment. After some further remarks, the Chairman called upon Mr. S. DOWLING, who proposed the first resolution, involving a petition to parliament to the effect " that the house would pass an act to amend and explain the 6th George 4, c. 129, to the intent that it shall not be unlawful for workmen to agree among themselves at any time as to what wages they will receive, or the hours or time they will work in any manufacture, trade, or business, and that it shall not he unlawful peaceably to carry out any resolu tion, regu:ation, or agreement, made in pursuance of the statute, or unlawful to persuade, or endeavour to persuade, any journeyman, or other person, to ask a certain rate of wages for his labour." The speaker, at some length, insisted that the effect of Mr. Justice Erle's decision, and that of the Queen's Bench, would be to oppress the working man, and deprive him of those privileges which the capitalist enjoyed with regard to obtaining the best price for his merchandise. Mr. JAMES MAXWELL seconded the resolution, in an energetic address. Mr. JOHN TAYLOR, and some other speakers, sup ported the resolution, which, on being put to the meeting, was carried unanimously. Some other resolutions were proposed and carried, and the meeting terminated about ten o'clock. Tasmanian papers announce the escape of O'Donoughue, the Irish convict. The Hon. and Rev. Baptist Noel has arrived in Aus tralia, and been appointed a magistrate of Victoria. A COMMITTEE has been appointed by a body of sub scribers, in Glasgow, to construct public baths for the use of the citizens. THE POPE has ordered the Roman artist, Jacometti, to execute in marble a statue representing " Judas giving the kiss of treason to our Saviour," which is to be placed in one of the upper halls of the Vatican. ON Friday last the foundation of upwards of two hundred dwellings was laid at Dumbarton, on the Clyde. These houses have been called " The new town of Dum barton." CONSIDERABLE DISSATISFACTION exists among the public of Glasgow at the very meagre accommodation which the government propose to assign at the new general post-office, now in the course of erection in that city. A Suuscutrrros is being raised in Scotland for the erection of a suitable monument to the memory of the Covenanting hero, Captain Paton, who was executed at the Grassmarket of Edinburgh. The monument is to be built in the churchyard of Fenwick, in Ayrshire. GOOD SHOT.—A few days ago, Mr. James Urquhart, under keeper, Ardross Castle, killed, at the distance of 90 yards, and with a single ball, a large fox, measuring from the nose to the tail four feet eleven inches. THE STRATFORD, a small, fast-sailing vessek of about 400 tons, has been engaged by the Postoffice to take out the mails for the Australian colonies on the 4th of June, for which the sum of £l,OOO is granted. FIGHT BETWEEN TWO PREACHERS.—At the cattle fair, held at Dunford Bridge, two preachers of the Gospel came to words, which led to a regular set-to at righting. The one was a Baptist preacher, and the other a Metho dist. The spectators were very much shocked at the sight.—Edinburgh Courant. AT FELL HEAD, near Silkstone, on Wednesday night, some scoundrel introduced a quantity of ignited sulphu reous matter through an aperture in the greenhouse of Joshua Ford, by which were killed or damaged 150 choice plants. THE ROYAL YACHT.---Orders have been given for the immediate completion of the refit of the royal yacht Vic toria and Albert. It is reported that she will be required to convey her Majesty to Plymouth at the approaching opening of the new basin and docks there. According to other reports, she will be required to convey her Mujesty to Dublin to visit the Great Exhibition there. A PATTERN FOR HAYTER.—James Goodwin, a Radi cal witness before the Canterbury Commission, on Thurs day last, stated that "he was exc h equere d in 1847 - to the amount of £1,900, and after twelve months the govern ment called upon him to pay £lOO, and his friends raised the money for him. Lord Albert Conyngham agreed to use his influence with the Excise on witness's behalf if witness would use his power for him at the election. His Lordship performed his part and witness performed his." MELANCHOLY SUICIDE BY A CLERGYMAN.—The Rev. J. T. Clark, Vicar of Horiacastle, has committed suicide. He had been for some time past suffering from a de. spending state of mind, and had left home for several weeks to try the effects of air and scene. On Saturday morning he returned home, and in the course of the af ternoon he shot himself. He was highly respected. not only for his extensive learning and clerical abilities, but also for his charitable and benevolent disposition. He leaves a wife and large family to lament his sad end. He had held the living for not more than five or six years. THUNDER-STORM IN THE WEST.—A thunder-storm, short in its duration but destructive in its consequences, burst over Gloucestershire, on Monday, last week. It first appeared In the east, and raged with considerable violence over the Cotswold-hills, between Cirencester and Broadway, and thence descending to the vale, it visited Cheltenham, Gloucester, Newnham, &c., passing on into Herefordshire. At about three o'clock, when the storm was at its height, the lightning struck a rick and some outhouses, near Cheltenham, which were burnt down, and about the same time the spire of the church of St. Mark, at Gloucester, was struck by the electric fluid, and sustained some damage. There were two persons in the tower at the time : both escaped unhurt. CHINESE HOMOEOPATHY.—At a conversazione of the Pharmaceutical Society, on Tuesday, in London,.among the articles which excited most curiosity, was a collection of Chinese medical preparations, containing, among other things, the well known homoeopathic box, and thus prov ing that even in our newest quackeries we have been obliged to borrow from the Celestial. Empire. Along with the drugs were some Chinese medical books, and a series of prints a la Hogarth, illustrating the Chinese rake's progress from the first tiny pill of opium to his final collapse and irredeemable idiotcy. The model of an ancient pharmacien's shop, in another corner, proved how faithful are the practitioners to their traditions, the model being nice simile of a modern chemist's shop, with only the addition of a staffed crocodile. Among the amateur exhibitors were Dr. Edwards, of Liverpool, who has re cently been making some novel experiments with theielec tric light as applied to the purposes of the daguerreotype. PIRACY AND ATTEMPTED MURDER.—The British ship Samuel Boddington, chartered to convey 350 Chinese emigrant Coolies from Amoy to Demerara, narrowly escaped falling into the hands of these desperate ruf ffians on the oth of December. Fortunately the captain got information of the piratical and murderous plans entertained by the Coolie, and, arming his crew, dashed suddenly in among them. They were all securel7 pinioned, except six, who leaped overboard and perished. Arms were found secreted in different places, enough to furnish 200 men. They did not deny their diabolical purpose, which was to murder the officers and crew, and to take possession of the ship. A great many of the Coolies were notoriously bad characters ; a number of them had no tails, and the laws of China arc that when a Chinaman is found guilty of any bad offence. he has his tail cut off as the first punishment. Many of these wretches were on board the Robert Barrow, whose captain and crew were murdered by Coolies r.bout four months previously. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. MONDAY EVENING, MAY 23. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. THE ROTHERHITHE ROCKET CASE.—At the Surrey Sessions the grand jury returned a true bill against the two Hales and Boyle for making 1,000 rockets at Rother lithe. It is stated that the prosecution will be removed to the Court of Queen's Bench. EASTERN AFFAIRS. The. Standard's City article says -- ``Aithough new com plications in E a st ern a ff a i rs have oc'curred, and a fleet has sailed for the Mediteranean, scarcely any effect has been produced on the market fo r P u bli c S ecur ities this morning.: There is no later news from Turkey than the telegraphic report in the Mornin g Po s t, th a t the Russian ultimatum is rejected. The Times correspondent, writing from Constantinople on the 9th, says—the Russian ports of the Black S ea are at this moment crowded with the munitions of wa r , an d the heights above Odessa are covered with the tents of a large army. On the banks of Prutii, we are assured, the pontoons are already made, and the vast army collected there wait but the signal to enter the principalities. The Russian Ambassador is already at Buynkdere, a village at the mouth of the Bosphorus, with a steamer, ready to bear him away to i his command th e moment an un favourable answer s given. HOUSE OF LORDS The house met at five o'clock. The Common Lodging-house Bill passed through committee. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from Sir Alexander Stewart, complaining of very serious losses upon his West Indian property, by the operation of the ac t o f 1833. H e also asked whether there was any truth in the report that the slave -trade in Cuba was again become very rife. The Earl of CLARENDON, in reply, was sorry to say that the slave trade was now carried on to a considerable extent in Cuba, notwithstanding the most active and energetic remonstrances of Her Majesty's Consul General. That officer had recently reported that such was the state of the penal law in Cuba, in regard to slaves, that it was impossible to rescue those who were newly imported when once they had passed into the hands of their owners. The Spanish Government had given most solemn assur ances that they would tako active measures to put down the slave trade in Cuba, and every endeavour would be made by this Government to put an end to the traffic. The Chimney Sweepers' Act Amendment Bill wag► after some debate, referred to a select committee. The house adjourned at a quarter vast seven. £31,591,025 BANKING DEPARTMENT. Prop.'s capita1.X14.553,000 Rest Public deposits. 5,095,691 Other deposits. 12,011,402 7-day, &c. bills. 1,383,202 Gov. securities.Xl3,l24,6s3 Other securities 14,014,176 Notes .. ~.. 8,428,220 Gold & ailv. coin 627,992 £36,195,041 I £36,195,041 In our SHARE MARKET there has been a better feeling, with a greater disposition to do business during the past week. The market has had altogether a sounder appearance about it, and from the symptoms we should say that greater activity and perhaps better prices may be looked for. From investers the local stocks are still in demand, but continue very scarce. Gas Shares are steady at 220, notwithstanding the excitement about the electric light. This day's quotations of business done are : Caledonians, 351- 3- 5; Chester and Holyhead, 241 3- ,-}; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 801; Ditto Fifths, 4d; Leeds Northern, 16i; London Stock, 1181- 1; Ditto Fifths., 2Ap; Ditto Eighths, on bankers' receipts, Midland Stock, 753 ; North Staffordshire, 41d ; Dover Stock, 223- ? 3 ; York and North Midland, 323 ; East Lancashire Fifths, second issue, 5 5-16; Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire £6 new shares, 9-16 p ; Liverpool Corn Exchange, 380; Royal Rock Ferry, 41. COTTON.—The market has been firm during the week, particularly for American descriptions, which have been strengthened by the advices from the other side of continued decrease in the supplies. The stock of American here is now 467,300, against 469,300 bales last year, being a slight falling off, and the total stock, including all sorts, is 710,300, against 601,700 bales last year. Surat has been in good request, at a slight advance in price. No change in Brazils. Egyptian of slow sale at pre vious rates. There have been large sales for export as well as on speculation. TO-DAY the market did not experience any change from Friday. The sales amounted to 7,000 bales, of which 3,000 were on speculation and for export. SALES. IM PORTS DESCRIPTION. PRICES. Week ; Previ- Week Thi s ending I ously ending Year. '------- May2o. this yr. May2o. I Nlay 20, _ ,—_ —l--....._ d. d. • 1 Sea Island .. 20 6 39 250; 10100 1 Stained .... 11 16 10 810 3527 2504121 Boweds .... 43 63 1l110 ; 184040 : 467360 Mobile 43 63 7140 119390 1 1 .,, c , 0 529691! I New Orleans. 4 8 23170' 409230 4 ' " 1J Pernams, &c. 61- 73 Aracati, &c 6I 73 J 1 490' 28530 ) .... 20 . 564, } 9 650 Bahia, &c. Ntaranham inned Saw 63 68 1 } 1190 15920 , .... ) 12051 } 19090 a Demerara, &c 73 16 60 160 ; .... 284, 630 Egyptian 53 14 2140 54610 5439 41155) 91670 Barhadoes Peruvian — • ... ' I 1 I, 1 Laguayra.. Com. W.1.81 . c — .... 11. 4040 7 1273 t 3470 Carthagena — •• • • I ; Smyrna .... .... Manila Surat 101842 Madras Bengal 33 100 350 .... 1580 51330 937870 26373 975625 710380 PROD u c E.—There has been an improved demand during the week for all descriptions of Sugar at steady prices, and the sales amounted to 400 hhds. B. P., 8,000 bags Bengal, and 200 mats Mauritius. Foreign Sugar was also in request, and the sales were 3,000 bags Brazil, and 120 hhds. Port Rico and Surinam. In Molasses little doing, only 85 puns. Trinidad having sold at 15s. 6d. per cwt. in store. Coffee firmer, but not much business doing; the sales were only 300 bags damaged St. Domingo, at 31s. to 405., and 50 bags Brazil at 41s. 6d. to 475. per cwt. Of Cocoa the sales were 1,000 bags Bahia and 40 bags Trinidad. Rum in good de mand at steady prices. Rice in more request, and two cargoes of Arracan, to arrive, sold at 9s. Gd. per cwt. The market for Tea has become more animated since the receipt of letters from China, and a considerable business has been doing at an advance of id. to Id. per lb. on all descriptions, but importers generally are not sellers. Guano dull, without change in price. Of Saltpetre 1,650 bags sold at 265. for 61- per cent., 265. 6d. for 5 per cent., and 28s. for 3 per cent. refraction. Of Hides a few Brazil sold at sd. for wet and 61d. per lb. for dry salted. Of Turpentine 200 brls. sold at 125., and 900 brls. American Rosin at 4s. 6d. for common to 10s. per cwt. for good quality. In Olive Oil but little doing, at a slight decline. Lin seed Oil in limited request at 28s. 6d., and pale Rape at 355. to 365. per cwt. Spirits of Turpentine dull at 495. per cwt. Of Palm Oil the sales amounted to 110 tons on the spot, and 200 to arrive, at £56 per ton. In Tallow not much doing ; Petersburg Y. C. sold at 479. to 475. 6d., but higher rates are demanded. Of Hemp about 30 tons Petersburg, clean, sold at rather lower rates, and 200 bales Manilla at £42 per ton. Of Jute 630 bales realised £2O to £22 ss. per ton. To-DAY the Sugar Market was quiet, and, inclu ding Saturday's business, the sales were only 30 hhds. Barbadoes at 35s to 37s 6d, 300 bags Be nares at 36s al, and 20 hhds. Cuba Muscovado at 37s 9d per cwt. Of Molasses, SO puns. Trinidad were sold to arrive at 16s Gd per cwt. 70 puns. Demerara Rum realized previous prices. The Tea Market was firm, and there was a good demand for all kinds, at full rates. Of the New Bengal Rice offered by auction, 1,000 bags have since been purchased at Ils Gd for fine white; 7,000 bags Arracan have also been sold to ar r i v e at 9s Gd, and 25 tons Carolina at 24s 6d per cwt. 200 bags Salt petre sold at 27s per cva. 41 per cent. refraction. WooL.—The mark e t has again been quiet. The repor s from the manufacturing districts, which are not very encouraging, seem to have a little effect on the market. Stocks here of all descriptions are generally vary light, and prices very firm, with every prospect of being fully maintained for some time to coma ; but until fresh arrivals a great amount of activity cannot be expected. Imports for the week 790 bales, viz., 323 East India, 72 Mediterranean Ports, 320 Portugal, 10 Irish, 16 Scotch, and 119 Coastwise. The attention of the trade is chiefly occupied with the public sales in London, which opened on Thursday, with a full HOUSE OF COMMONS. The house met at a quarter to four. After the private . business had been disposed of, it was re solved, on the motion of Lord Palmerston, th a t th e h ouse , at rising, be adjourned to Thursday. Lord J. RussELL gave notice that this dmonth be should move for leave to bring in bill to repeal the septennial act. Mr. WALPOLE gave notice that on the 18th o f June he should move for leave to bring in a bill for the better pre' vention of bribery, treating, and intimidation at electionF: The report of the select committee on the dockyard appointments was brought u p by L or d S eymour , a nd read by the clerk at the table. Th e report was o f e xtreme length, and went into all the circumstances which have recently appeared in the papers, with great minuteness, under each of the four heads of reference to the commit" tee. The report a cqu itt e d th e surveyor-genera l of blame, and stated all the circumstances in which W l Stafford's name was concer ne d. It conc l u d e d b y s everal recommendations upon matters of detail, with a view t° secure the best system of ad m i n i s t ra ti on at the Admiraltr' The reading of the report occupied nearly an hour. On the motion for going into Committee on the Income tax Bill, _ COL DUNNE moved, that before additional taxatia should be extended to Ireland, a select committee be all:, pointed to inquire into the fiscal and politieal and relative taxation of Great Britain and Ireland ; as to report whether Ireland did not bear her share of I °' periel taxation. Mr. FRENCH seconded the amendment. Mr. MACARTNEY, Mr. C ONNOLLY , an d L or d C LA -P g HAMILTON, supported the amen d men t. M r . W iLla Nso a opposed it. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER opposed 1 11° amendment, and contended that if a motion for ing ll 4", was justifiable, it ought to have come at a much earr, period than this. So f ar f rom I re l an d h av i ng any clow upon England for relief from expenditure, he had only mention that the lowest payme n t ma d e out o f t h e Brill., Exchequer since 1817, to m a k e goo d t h e annua l deficien t in the Irish revenue, was £1,977,000. In the ear,l periods after 1817, the average deficiency in the 1 21 , v 9 , revenue was between five m illi on an d s i x m illi on poun g whilst in the lat er p er i o d, d at i ng d own to 1848, the d e "' ciency amounted to between two million and three milltofl pounds. There could, consequently, be no grounds for stating that Ireland was unfairly taxed, as compared Wit': England. With regard to that part of the argume l _ 2 which insisted that free t ra d e h a d i n j ure d I reland, be h a d need only to point to the fact that, while England Was; wheat growing cou n t r y, th e stap l e pro d uce of Irelan d . oats; and since free trade had reduced the price of the former, and enhanced the price of the latter, he was st: loss to discover wherein fre e t ra d e h a d benefited Englan at the expense of Ireland. Sir J. PAKINGTON supported the amendment, belief' ing that the proposal of the Chancellor of the Exchequ er would press heavily upon Ireland. Mr. F. SCULLY opposed the amendment. Mr. MAGentE supported the amendment. The house divided, when there appeared—For th e amendment, 61 ; against it, 194 ; majority, 133. Mr. BLACKETT complained that the bill made no die' tinction between certain and precarious incomes. The house then went into committee on the first claille; An amendment was moved by Mr. TREWEN that the Income-tax be extended to Ireland for two years only CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER-opposed the PO . position as inconsistent with the whole financial schen° of the Government. After some debate, the committee divided, when there . appeared—For the amendme n t, 82 ; aga i nst it, 223' majority, 141. On the motion to report p rogress , a mo ti on was nisfl a by Mr.. WALPOLE, that th e wor d " net be insert' before the word " value." For Mr. Walpole's motion' 72 ; against it, 164 ; majority, 92. The house then resum e d, an d progress reported. WSY 6 and Means report was received. The Hackney Carrisg g " Bill, considered as ame n d e d, was agree d to.. The Burg' Harbour (Scotland) Bill was read a second time. The house adjourned at half-past one o'clock. TATTERSALL'S—THIS DAY. st DEABY.-100 to 55 agst West Australian, take n ; . 9 to I ilD. e t Honeywood, taken.; 9 to 1 agst Pharos, take n;. 10 to 1 Sg:t Orestes, taken ;. 12 to 1 agst Umbriel, taken ; 25 to 1, 8 11, Ninnyhammer ;25 to 1 agst Jerry K en t ; 4 0 t o 1 agst Ethelue t OAKS.-3 to 1 agst . Catherine Hayes, taken ;Tto 1 ob' s Mistletoe, taken ; B.to 1 agst The Queen. FUNDS, STOCK, AND SHARE MARKET. 0. English Securities- have receded, the st a t e o f a ff a i rs in °- East causing some apprehension. Railways are moderate l y active at the closing prices of S a t ur d ay. L an d an d Baa l ' shares have a dullish appearance; and, despite tha rather en' couraging news hom.the diggings, Gold shares are quite ne; glected. Foreign market heavy f rom sympat h y w ith Englis h Funds. CLOSING PRICES. 229 30 Consols, Account .. ll 1001 Tank Stock s 4 212i52P 01 Do. Money.... wog Excheq. Bills, L. Three&QrperCents.. 1021 FOREIGN STOCKS. 261 7 Spanish Passives. , S T , u ve rk d i i s sh h .......... • • ..•:•• 24 4 49 i RAILWAY SHARES. Amberg.,Nottingham, ' London &N. Western 118 _ and E. Junction i L ondon &S. Western 891 9 ' 4 Bristol and Exeter --__ , is ll , l o a r n t c h h iu es r . :ti S s h h e . ff . ..,..a . n . d . 30 a Caledonian - Do. Preference East Anglian Eastern Counties East Lancashire 74 5 Norfolks — Eastern Union A. . . North Staffordshire .. Ditto B and C — i Shrewsbury and Bir- Edinburgh & Glasgow 74 5 1 mingham — Great Northern ...... 89 90 Do. L. &N. W. guar -- Do. A..... ,S. Eastern and Dover 75i Do. 8..... York, Newcastle, and Great Western Lanc.and Yorkshire. 801 i ' D o . Extension I y Do. Fifths — ! D o . P re f erence 2 z Leeds Northern l6l 17 I York and N. Midland 6 4 London,Brighton,and " ! Do. Preference South Coast.. Mexicans Do. Threes Spanish Deferred Do. Threes 10-11 5i -- MINING SHARES. I,} a. Nugget B. Australian Freehold .... Australasian Colonial Mariposa HARES. Peel River .... . South Australian British America, Noveau Monde Registered .... Cordeliera Ave Maria .... Carson's Creek Port Philip .... LAND S Australian Agricultural 77 9 S. Australian Invest Van Diemen's .. 19 20 COR N MARKET. The show of English Wheat is moderate, but large of foreig li c Wheat, Barley and Oats. Th e W heat trade opened very tia,y at last Monday's curency. To wn ma d e Flour slow of sa le 445. English Barley is unchanged, but foreign 6d per quart et lower. English Oats are scarce; foreign met a heavy sale l 6d decline.. Some country demand towards the close call° trade to become brisker, although Kent stands• were not SW' gether clear. Wheat Barley Oats .. Malt .. Beans Peas .. Flour., English. Irish. Foreign. 4781 23606 643 13172 65. 4659 25353 260 319 13 89 8; 1404 IP 17363 brig' PRODUCE. MARKET. Sugar : Foreign is wanted by exporters;: low to fine lia , A o 21s. Gd. to 265. Refined ; An ac ti ve d eman d for home-011e goods ; low to fine grocery lumps 475. 6d. to 495. 6d. C0,,, P is brisk ; Native Ceylon is 41 s t o 4 8 s. ; Plantation 525. to b v " t ; Tea is fully as dear, demand active, ordinary sound Cone d, 110. to Is. cotton is firm, b u t t h ere is not much detnan Brandy sales large, and prices rising. LONDON WOOL SALES. The sales co ns i ste d o f t h e usual assortment of Port .01,0 and Cape. Prices were well maintained. TALLOW MARKET. Tallow is quiet; tine Y.C. 40s. on the spot. The stoc kl o 23,935 casks, against 43,054 casks last year. The deliveries a 766 casks, against 956 casks last year. CATTLE MARKET. The Beast and Sheep trade is not so good as on MontlaY 15 3 Lambs sold readily, at advanced prices. Calves maintaiii' Friday's rates. Beef 25 10d to 4s 6d I Veal .... Mutton 3s Sd to 4s Sd Pork ..... Lambs, 3a. 2d. to Gs. 6d 4SG9 I Calves.... 22740 I pigs A RRIVALS. Norfolk and Suffolk Bea s t s ................ Scotch Beasts.. H o ll a nd Beasts Do. Sheep Do. Calves CaLnbprtiodngelleaLseti.cester, Lincoln, and N ort h - Spanish Sheep French Sheep. qs iod to 5$ pit 3S CI to 4 5 _ Beasts eep and Lambs MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE- Lancashire and Yorkshire, 80} ; Leeds Northern, 16 13-1' Midland, ;s+• LEEDS STOCK EXCHANGE. East Lancashire, 18i, is us 9d; Leeds Northern, 17; • land, 75; ; Nortlfl GLASGOW CORN MARKET. it °le N) change in the market since Wednesday, and ~'erY trade doing GLASGOW PIG IRON MARKET. Market firm,Trom 516 to 51s Gd. LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE , I sti , August Ferdinand, 14th May, hence at Tonning ; May, hence at Swinnemunde ; Ok eanos, T ramp, and 'cc At 18th May, hence at Pillau; Ma r g are t, 30t h May. LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARE MONDAY, AY 23. We bad a larger supply of Cattle at market to-daY; I us iv ,riceS ih shade lower. The supply of Sh eep was also large r than to but sold readily at our last quotations :—Best Heifers, pest Gad. ; ditto Bullocks, s:id. to Gd. ; second quality, 54cb; Wether Sheep, in the W oo l, s d , ; b est ditto, shorn , 6id• to second quality, 5 , 0. to 6d, LIVERPOOL TUESDAY, MAY NE ''" PRINTED AND PUBLISHED VERY TUESDAY MOR By THE PaorR IEToR , ROBERT PEARSON TH'' OF No. 7, PERCY-STREET, AT THE /Cfol STANDARD GENERAL PRINTING °' N 4, 4, ST, GAQRGE'F CRESCENT, LIYIiIU44"' 24, 1853