The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-07-17 00:00:00

legal Notices.

WHEREAS a Petition for adjudication in Bank-
ruptcy was filed on the Twenty-fifth day of June, 1855,
against HUGH HENRY ROSS, of Great George-street, in Li-
verpool;in the county of Lancaster Draper, Dealer and Chapman,
trading under the firm of Joseph Jackson and Company, and he
having been declared Bankrupt, is hereby required to surrender
himself to HENRY JAMES PERRY, Esq., one of Her Majesty's
Commisaioners of the said Court, on the Eighteenth day of July
instant, and on the Fifteenth day of August next, at Eleven o'clock
precisely in the Forenoon of each day, at the Court of Bankruptcy,
at Liverpool; at each of the said Meetings, the Creditors may
come prepared to prove their debts ; and at the first sitting the
said Bankrupt is required to submit himself to be examined
touching his Estate and Effects, and the Creditors may then and
there vote in the choice of Assignees; and at the second sitting
the said Bankrupt is required to make a full discovery and dis-
closure of all his Estate and Effects, and finish his examination.
NOTICE is hereby given to all persons indebted to the said
Bankrupt or to his Estate' or that have any of his Effects, not to
pay or deliver the same but to Mr. JAMES CAZENOVE, Eldon
Chambers, South John-street, Liverpool, Official Assignee, whom
the Commissioner has appointed, and give notice to Messrs.
SALE, WORTHINGTON, and SHIPMAN, Solicitors, Manchester,
and to Mr. GREATLEY, Solicitor,
48, Castle-street, Liverpool.

WHEREAS a•Petition for adjudication in Bank-
ruptcy was filed on the Tenth day of July, 1555, against
WILLIAM WALTERS, of the city of Chester, in the county of
Chester, Coal and Commission Agent, General Dealer, Dealer and
Chapman, and he having been declared a Bankrupt, is hereby re•
quired to surrender himself to HENRY JAMES PERRY, Esq.,
one of Her Majesty's Commissioners of the said Court, otl the
Thirty-first day of July instant, and the Twenty-first day of
August next, at Eleven of the clock in the Forenoon precisely of
each day, at the Court of Bankruptcy, at Liverpool; at each of
the said Meetings the Creditors may come prepared to prove their
debts; and at the first sitting the said Bankrupt is hereby re-
quired to submit himself to be examined touching his Estate and
Effects, and the Creditors may then and there vote in the choice
of Assignees ; and at the second sitting the said Bankrupt is re-
quired to make a full discovery and disclosure of all his Estate
and Effects, and finish his examination.
NOTICE is hereby given to all persons indebted to the said
Bankrupt or to his Estate, or that have any of his Effects, not to
pay or deliver the same but to Mr. GEORGE MORGAN, Cook-
street, Liverpool, the Official Assignee, whom the Commissioner
has appointed, and give notice to
Mr. GREATLEY, Solicitor,
No. 48, Castle-street, Liverpool.

TO MERCHANTS, TRADESMEN, TRUSTEES,
and OWNERS of PROPERTY.—The Subscriber under-
takes the SUPERINTENDENCE of Merchants', Tradesmen's,
and Bankrupts' BOOKS, either by contract or otherwise, together
with the examination of Accounts, and preparation of Balance
Sheets; also, the Charge of Trust Properties, Collection of Rents
and outstanding Accounts, negotiation of Mortgages, and the
disposal of Property.

_
R. S. EVERITT,
LEICESTER-BUILDINGS, KING-STREET.

NOTICE.

THE LIVERPOOL DEPOT
OF THE
EMSCOTE FOUNDRY COMPANY,
(NEAR LEAMINGTON,)
FOR THE SALE OF
HARRISON'S CELEBRATED PATENT
KITCHENER AND CRIMEAN RANGE,

WILL SHORTLY BE
REMOVED FROM 46, RENSHAW-STREET,

TO NEW AND MORE EXTENSIVE AND COMMODIOUS PREMISES,
THE WINDSOR FOUNDRY,
No. 62, IN THE SAME STREET.

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THE

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TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1855.

THE VOICE OF PUBLIC OPINION.

IT was predicted, at the time of the discussions on
he Reform Bill, that the first attempts to alter it
would come from those who were most forward in
asserting its completeness ; that, indeed, the principle
of reform once admitted, it would know no end, but
become an interminable succession of changes in our
representative system. Nearly a quarter of a century
has elapsed, and though little change has really been
made in it, the immutability has not been from want
of attempts on the part of the author of the measure.
To such tampering with the principles of the Consti-
tution, every Conservative—by which we may include
every true lover of his country---is sincerely opposed.
If, however, circumstances could afford a justification,
and furnish a legitimate argument for another reform,
by showing the manifold imperfections of the existing
system, the present session of Parliament has been
most successful in pronouncing its own condemnation.
So far from the House of Commons being, as it is
professed to be, and ought to be, an expression of the
public intelligence---an echo of the aggregate of the
public mind---the voice, indeed, of its numerous con-
stituents, we might almost imagine that the majority
of its members acted upon the rule of contrary, like
froward children. If a proposal be made to bring forward
any measure, to the details of which there may be
fifty sound objections, but a few plausible reasons in
its favour, the mover obtains a large majority for the
first step, with, perhaps, as large a majority against
any further progress, as though the real object were
simply to discuss the schemes of ambitious legislators
without bringing them to any result. The consequence
of this love of discussion, irrespective of any fruits to
arise from it, has been, and will continue to be, so long
as such a course is persisted in, that the public interest
is not served ; that the time intended for important
concerns is positively wasted; that economy in the
public expenditure, which ought to receive consider-
able attention, is passed over, because the voting of
the estimates is delayed until there is no time nor
opportunity to discuss them ; and a session of Parlia-
ment is brought to a close without anything to show
as the fruits of its labours.
This condition of affairs, however, bad as it may
seem, is not the worst of the present House of Com-
mons. Not only has it failed to perform the duties
expected, but it has proved positively obstructive ; it
has not only disappointed hopes, but excited contrary
feelings. There can be no doubt that, from the
commencement of the present war, the public
feeling has largely predominated in favour of its
being carried on with the utmost vigour, in order
to ensure success ; that very great dissatisfaction
has prevailed as to the mode in which affairs
have been managed ; that Ministerial incapacity
has been daily growing more evident; and that public
indignation at the betrayal of its interests and disap-
pointment of its hopes required some legitimate safety-
valve through which it might receive expression.
Under such circumstances, the meeting of Parliament
was looked forward to with some anxiety, as being the
constitutional channel through which opinions so
widely entertained might be embodied in a declaration
of the national will ; but the disappointment of this ex-
pectation has been as signal as the desire was strong
for its gratification. When the demand was made for
an inquiry into the causes which had led to such
frightful havoc in the Army engaged in the siege
of Sebastopol, it was responded to by more than two-
thirds of the House of Commons. There could be no
mistake as to the necessity of such an inquiry, and the
readiness with which it was granted not only satisfied
the public for a time, but produced its immediate fruit
in the breaking-up of the Coalition Cabinet, the defeat
of its Peelite elements, which were supposed to con-
stitute its worst features, and its re-construction on a
Whig basis. So great an effort on the part of the
House of Commons appears to have weakened, if not
exhausted, its vitality for the rest of the session. In
vain is it shown, by indisputable testimony, that much
of the mismanagement for which the Peelites were over-
thrown, continues to prevail ; that no adequate provi-
sion is made for contingencies that are almost certain
to arise ; that personal interest, instead of merit, forms
the ground of promotion to offices of trust and respon-
sibility; and that, with more professions, the present
Government have shown themselves very little if any
better than their immediate predecessors. As any
vote of disapprobation might be supposed productive
of active results, the members have shrunk from the

exertion, and any discussion of the question, about
which the public at large take so deep an interest, is
is ended with no other result than the moral effect

which may be supposed to follow the many speeches
on the subject. That the Ministers do not enjoy the
confidence of the public, is almost universally admitted;
but any attempt to give expression to this feeling in
the House of Representatives, where alone such an
expression could have any weight, appears to be in
almost every instance vain.

We can readily understand that amongst a great
many members there is a strong disinclination to give
any vote which may eventuate in a general election.
We can also admit that to a certain extent a difficulty
would be created by a change of Ministers, particularly
when we bear in mind the little readiness which has
been shown by the Conservative party to assume the
' responsibility at this momentous crisis. Still these
are hardly legitimate reasons why the members of the
House of Commons should stultify themselves by
voting against their own convictions, and perpetuate
the abuses of which we complain, by allowing Lord
PALMERSTON and his colleagues to believe themselves
indispensable, and that we cannot do without them.
At any rate, they should not be allowed to go on with-
out some efficient check on their proceedings, and this
perhaps can best be effected by refusing further grants
of supplies until the Ministers enter into direct and
explicit statements of the course which they intend to
pursue.