The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-08-07 00:00:00

FRIDAY.

The Speaker took the chair at twelve o'clock.
Mr. FITZROY brought up the report of the committee of
supply.
Sir F. BARING called attention to the minute of the Trea-
sury, dated February 23rd, 1855, granting retired allowances
to certain Irish Poor-law inspectors.—A lengthened discussion
ensued, in the course of which Mr. WILSON justified the mi-
nute, and said that the allowances referred to were granted
after due consideration by the Treasury.
The Lunatic Asylums (Ireland) (Advances) Bill, the Navi-
gation Works (Ireland) Bill, the Public Health Act (1851)
Amendment Bill, the Diseases Prevention Bill, and the Ord-
nance Amendment Bill passed through committee.
TIIE BALTIC FLEET.-Mr. M`MertoN wished to put a ques-
tion in reference to the mode of carrying on the war in the
Baltic. Admiral Dundas had issued a proclamation at the end
of May or beginning of June, stating that he had instructions
to capture all the vessels carrying on trade in the Gulf of Fin-
land, being Russian property, and to destroy all small ones
not worth sending home. He wished to know whether the
Admirals had power to destroy vessels that had not been con-
demned by a tribunal appointed for the purpose. He wished
also to ask whether any communication had been received
from the United States in accordance with the statement in
the President's Message that the States were about to submit
to the Governments of Europe on the principle that free ships
make free goods.—Sir C. WOOD said he could give no infor-
mation on the subject of the last question. With regard to
the other question, the instructions sent to Admiral Dundas
were in accordance with the ordinary practice, to take, burn,
or destroy; in fact, to put a stop to the trade of the enemy in
every possible way.
0 lonel NORTH inquired whether soldiers in uniform were
excluded from the gallery of the house.—The SPEAKER, who
said there was no rule to that effect, and he did not see why,
if un armed, they should be excluded, though there had been
an understanding that soldiers should appear in the gallery
oaly in.plain clothes.

ST. JOHN'S MARKET.—The following are the prices current
in this market :

Bees * 0. Os 6 to Os 8d Peas * peck Os 8d 1013 2d
Mutton
Veal
Lamb, per qr..— 0 6 0 8 Melons 0 0— 0 0
Fresh Pork 0 0— 0 0 Asparagus*loo.. 0 0— 0 0
Cod Fish 0 0— 0 0 Filberts 0 0— 0 0
Bret 0 6 0 0 Grapes,Eng.. *,l 4 0— 0 0
Haddock ....
Soles 0 7 0 0 Pines, For._ each 2 0— 0 0
Salmon 0 9 1 0 Do. ling 5 0— 0 0
Turbot 1 0— 1 3 Fowls ..*couple 3 G— 0 0
Fresh Butter 1 2 0 0 Ducks
Salt Ditto 0 10 0 11 Geese each 5 6 0 0
Lobsters .... each 1 0— 1 3 Turkeys
Eggs ......* 124 6 0— 0 0 Hares
Potatoes...*peck 1 0— 1 4 Rabbits ..*cple 2 0— 0 0
New Ditto ..* lb 0 0— 0 0 Grouse 0 0— 0 0
Cucumbers.. each 0 8— 0 0' Partridges

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