The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-07-10 00:00:00

FRIDAY.

The Dwelling Houses (Scotland) Bill was passed.
New Writs were ordered for Cheltenham, in the room of the
Hon. Craven Fitzhardinge Berkeley, deceased. For Evesham,
in the room of the Hon. Chas. Lennox Grenville Berkeley, who
had accepted the Chiltern Hundreds.
LORD DIINDONALD'S SCHEME.—In answer to a question,
Sir C. WOOD said, that the plan was referred to a committee,
and was so very obvious that it required no explanation on
the part of the Earl of Dundonald to render it perfectly
intelligible.
THE Mors rsr HYDE PARR.—In reply to a question whether
it was the intention of the Government to grant an inquiry
into the conduct of the police in Hyde Park on Sunday last,
Sir G. GREY repeated what he had said on Thursday, that in
the case of any specific complaint of the conduct of the police
he should feel it to be his duty to institute a strict inquiry.
He had received a very large number of representations on the
subject, some of them complaining of the misbehaviour of the
police, others describing their conduct as marked by modera-
tion and forbearance. Facilities were afforded for remedy
against the misconduct of the
.police ; at the same time, he was
willing to institute a searching investigation into any allegations
brought before him.—A conversation ensued, in the course of
which Mr. G. DIINDAS said 3—SO we are threatened with another
demonstration next Sunday, and men are to go armed in order to
defy the authority of the police ! I hope that the right hon.
baronet will take efficient means to prevent any such collision.
I may remind the right hon. baronet that prevention is better
than cure, and I will go further, and say that nothing will
frighten a mob more than the crash upon the pavement of the
trail of a 6-pounder. (Cries of " Oh, and some sensation.)
The subject shortly aftfirwards dropped, but was subsequently
resumed by Mr. ROEBUCR calling the attention of the Chair
to language employed by Mr. G. Dundas, which he character-
ised as unworthy of an English gentleman, and of the house to
listen to.—The SPEAKER ruled that the language excepted to
should have been noticed immediately.—Mr. G. DIINDAS ex-
plained the meaning he intended to convey by the expressions
he had used.

MAILS TO AtrI3TRALSA.—In reply to Sir J. PAKINSTON,
Mr. WILSON stated that the arrangement made for the con-
veyance of the mails to Australia by way of the Cape of Good.
Hope had been abandoned, but that the contract for the con-
veyance of a mail by way of India every other month was
merely suspended in consequence of the Peninsular and Ori-
ental Steampacket Company being unable to procure vessels
to replace those on Government service in the Black Sea. A
proposal had been made by the Admiralty to that company
'at the request of the Treasury, to convey the mails by way of
India to Australia every month, but the company were wait-
ing the return of some of their vessels before giving a reply
to Government.

Questions and answers on various subjects of like impor-
tance were exchanged.
MAcinsEßy.—A motion for the production of correspon-
dence between the Secretary of State for the Home Depart-
ment and certain magistrates of Oldham, on the subject of'a
prosecution before the said magistrates of a manufacturer for
having on his premises unfenced machinery, from which
neglect the death of an individual resulted, was, after some
discussion, agreed to.

ME VIENNA, CONFERENCE.—Mr. M. Guisori asked for ex-
planation from the Government relative to the opposition of
her Majesty's ministers to the views of their colleague, the late
British plenipotentiary at the Vienna Conferences, in reference
to the plan proposed by Austria to be submitted to Russia
for the purpose of putting an end to Russian pre-
iponderance in the Black Sea,"• as stated in the
circular addressed by Count Buol to the diplomatic
agents of Austria, dated Vienna, May 25. He -read a
passage from Count Buol's circular, and expressed his
belief that Lord J. Russell went to Vienna with a tone fide
intention to make an honourable peace ; but that his col-
leagues appeared to have entertained different views, and to
have desired to avoid the chance of peace. How ,coald he,
then, reconcile the retention of office with the statements he
had declared at Viennai If he had changed his opinion, let
him frankly avow It. 'He cautioned the First Minister that
a day of retribution would come ; the Administration had,
he said, sacrificed thetilower of the British army, as well as
millions of the public money ; they had concealed from Parlia-
ment facts material to guide its opinion, and the .course they
had taken was calculated to bring great disasters -upon the
country, which would visit them upon their heads.—
Lord J. RDSSELL referred in detail to the consultations at the
Congress respecting-the mode of solving the third point, in
which Count Buol admitted, he said, that the test mode was
to obtain from Russia limitation of her 'force in the Black
Sea; but he suggested that there was another mode—that of
strengthening Turkey, instead of weakening Russia. Ulti-
mately he proposed that there should be a stipulation for a
counterpoise of forces,,wbereby, if Ruisia increased her naval
power in the Black Sea beyond its then dimensions, England,
France, Austria, and Turkey might augment theirs in propor-
tion ; and, further, that there should be a treaty by which
Austria, Great Britain, and France guaranteed the indepen-
dence and integrity of Turkey, Russia being -made .a party to
that guarantee. It appeared to him that these provisions did
contain a-security for Turkey, and he had not •changed his
opinion. The Austrian Government had offered to send to
Russia the alternative either to consent to this •proposition,
or to .limit her naval power in the Black Sea, and that,
if Russia refused, it should be considered a casus 'Belli.
His honourable colleagues in her Majesty's government,
however,• came to the conclusion that the proposition did not
afford a safe basis for further negotiation. To the question
why, after this, he remained a member of the Administration,
he replied'that if he had left office on this decision be should
not have acted consistently with the rule which had always
'guided hiseonduct ; and.that, whatever might be his senti-
ments upon this great question, he thought it to be his duty
to continuelis support to the present head ofthe cabinet, and
not, by • quitting office, weaken its stability.—Mr. COBDEN
expressed his grief . and surprise at the speech of Lord J.
Russell. The complaint was that when he returned from
Vienna he promised to do his best to induce the government
to agree to a proposition Which he approved, and that he had
not informed the house that the terms submitted by
Austria had his approval. Instead of telling the house
frankly .what was his opinion as to the great question of
peace or war, he had made speeches denouncing the en-
croachments of Russia, the effect of which was to make the
country believe that he had come from Vienna despairing of
any terms of•peace, while he knew right well that he had come
back bringing a proposition which he had told Count Buol he
would advocate in his Cabinet. Lord John had, ,he ,con-
sidered, abandoned his trust by not resigning office when he
found he could not carry out hisviews, and he looketimpon his
conduct with the more regret from the danger to which 'his
example exposed-the cause of representative government. He
advised the house not to be frightened at the prospect of .a
change of ministry.; he woukl infinitely prefer that the other
-aide should be in power, and he looked with regret at the
.vote he had given ,which • displaced the ministry of lord
Derby, a change which had cost the country, in his opinion,
100 millions of money and thousands of lives.—Lord
-.WESTON defended -the conduct of Lord J. Russell and the
course taken by him, and, with reference to the proposal of
Austria, the governments of England and France had given
:twit their most anxiousand earnest consideration, and hadde-
,eided, not hastily or upon light grounds, that it did not furnish
-that real security for peace for which they were bound to look.
He reviewed the transactions,of the wanon the Danube, in the
Baltic, and in the Black Sea, and in the Sea of Azoff, observ-
ing that the result was that the territory of our ally had been
evacuated, and we occupied an important position in that of
Russia. With regard to the regret expressed by Mr. Cobden
that the government was not in .other hands, he felt assured,
he said, that the country :would support no Administration
that would not carry on the war with vigour and conduct it to
a successful issue.—Mr.Ronnuoirobserved that there were two
matters involved in this discussion—one the character and
conduct of Lord J. Russell, the other the wisdom of the war.
On the first he concurred with Mr. Gibson and Mr. Cobden ;
on second, he agreed with Lord Palmerston. He examined
the conduct of Lord John Russell in relation 'to the Aus-
trian proposal, considering it to be inconsistent with
the perfect honesty of a public man.—Mr. Dans=
said that evening would be memorable for the unex-
.ampled revelation made by Lord J. Russell, who had ad-
mitted that, employed in the high position of Minister Pleni-
potentiary to negotiate on the subject of peace or war, and
having arrved at a solution of the difficulty, and accomplished
a result that would secure peace to the country, he returned
to England, and, strange to say, finding no sympathy on the
part of his colleagues, who determined upon the prosecution
of a war which, in his opinion, ought to have terminated, ac-
ceded to their suggestions, and remained, in a Cahinet of War,
a Minister of Peace. The reasons he had given for this ex-
traordinary course were no less singular than the course itself.
The country, however, ought to consider the vital question,
whether we were to have peace or war; the question ought
not to be an open one in the Cabinet, which, , in either
`case, ought to be unanimous, or there could be no chance
of vigour or efficient action. The effect of that night's
debate would have an evil tendency. The impression
in the Cabinets of the continent, however, must have been
that when our Plenipotentiary accepted the Austrian pro-
position he represented the mind and policy of his own Ca-
binet. Why did not his colleagues ratify his labours P When
a minister of the cabinet was sent to negotiate a peace, and
succeeded, and, although his labours were not ratified, remained
in the cabinet, the house had a right to expect from a govern-
ment so situated a frank explanation of the reasons which in-
duced them not to accept the result of his labours. Mr, Dis-
RAELI concluded by saying:—"And this is the end of this im-
portant session—this is the end of breaking up so many
governments—this is the end of your great national intentions,
great national disasters—this is the end of the government, at
the head of which you were to have a minister of surpassing
energy, and, no doubt, transcendant experience—this is the
end of the ministry which was to put the right men in the
right places—this is the end, that even peace and war have
become mere party considerations,that the interests of the coun-
try are sacrificed to the menace of a majority, and that the
tumults and turbulent assemblies of Downing-street are to
baffle all the sagacity of all the conferences of Vienna."-
-Sir G. GREY complained of the erroneous construction put
by Mr. Disraeli upon the statement of Lord John Russell,
who had not said, as had been assumed, that he had brought
over a proposal assented to by Russia; on the contrary, the
principle of that proposal, involving a limitation of the naval
power of Russia in the Black Sea, Russia had declared she
would never accede to. He denied that the Cabinet was a
divided one. They were unanimous in considering the war
just and necessary, and in the prosecution of it they were a
united Cabinet.
The house then went into a Committee of Supply, but the
chairman immediately reported progress.
The Merchant Shipping Act Amendment Bill went through
committee, with some unimportant amendments.
The Bills of Lading (No. 2) bill, the Endowed Schools (Ire-
land) bill, and the West Indies Relief Loans Arrangement bill
were read a third time and passed.
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The Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Continance bill, and the

Commons Enclosure (No. 2) bill, also passed through com-
mittee.

STAGE CARRIAGES AND BUILDING SOCIETIES.—The
report of the resolutions agreed to in committee were brought
up. The first reduced the mileage duty to ld., and the sup-
plemental license to ls. ; the second authorised the stamping
of paper for the covers or envelopes of letters ; the third re-
lated to stamps on orders for the payment of prize or bounty
money ; and the fourth was as follows :—" That no exemption
from stamp duty contained in or granted by any act relating
to friendly societies, nor any other exemption from stamp duty
than such as is contained in section 8 of the act 6th and 7th
of Wm. IV., chap. 32, for the regulation of benefit building
societies, shall be deemed to extend to any form of assurance,
or any conveyance, mortgage, transfer, agreement, bond, or
other instrument made to or on behalf of any benefit building
society by any member of such society to whom any sum or
sums exceeding in the whole the sum of £240 shall be ad-
vanced by such society, except such deeds or instruments as
may be made on behalf of a member of such society admitted
before the 6th day of July, 1866, in pursuance of engagements
made between such member and the said society before that
date." The latter was opposed by several members, but on a
division was carried by 67 to 41.
The house adjourned at half-past one o'clock.

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE ATLANTIC.

BY the United States Mail steamship Atlantic, Captain
West, which arrived on Sunday morning, we have intelligence
from New York to the 27th ult. The Atlantic brought
$BOO,OOO in specie, and 231 passengers, amongst whom were
Sir Allan Macnab, Prime Minister of Canada, and family.
The United States steam•ship Baltic, hence, arrived out on
the 27th ult.

The steam-ship Ariel, from Havre, on the 19th ult., had
arrived at New York. _ _

Thirteen deaths had occurred on board the ship George
Hurlbut, from Antwerp to New York, and five on board of
the ship Calhoun, hence at that port, all infants.
Jermoine Hernes, charged with taking an African boy into
the port of New York for the purpose of making a slave of
him, had been examined at the United States District Attor-
ney's office, and held to bail to answer the charge in twenty
thousand dollars.
Favourable accounts continue to be received in reference to
the growing and ripening crops.
The Canada, the first of the Great Western Railway steam-
ers, arrived at Oswego, on the 26th ultimo, from Hamilton
and Toronto.

The Elmira Republican reports the elopement of a clerical
gentleman with the wife of a gentleman residing at Birch
Creek, whose hospitality he had shared, and thus abused.

The treaty of the United States with 'Japan has been rati-
fied. Commander Adams, of the United States navy, the
bearer of the document of ratification, states that the people
of Japan express great anxiety for the arrival of American
ships.
A terrible row had occurred on board of the ship William
Stetson, bound from New York to Quebec. The first, second,
and third mates, assisted by the cook and steward, attacked
the crew, and the crew defended themselves with some effect.
Some of the parties jumped overboard, and were with difficulty
saved. An officer was despatched from the Mayor's office, for
the purpose of arresting the aggressors, but the ship had
sailed before his arrival.

Two runaway slaves were discovered on board an English
ship, bound from New Orleans to Liverpool, a short time after
leaving port, and the captain caused a signal to be hoisted and
had the negroes sent back to the city.
The work for the next Presidential election had seriously
commenced between the three parties who were anxious for the
succession. The champion of the American party is George
Law, of New York ; the Seward Coalition party, W. H.
Seward, of New York ; the Democratic party, Henry A. Wise,
of Virginia.
The Know-Nothings of Baltimore, Washington, and Easton,
Pa., had held large and enthusiastic meetings, and had
adopted the Philadelphia platform. Notice had been given in
the lower branch of the New Hampshire Legislature of an
intention to introduce a Personal Liberty Bill. The Herald
presumes it will be identical with the act nullifying the Fugi-
tive Slave Law passed by the Legislature of Massachusetts at
its last session. The vote of all the counties on the Prohibitory
Liquor Law of Illinois had been received, and showed a majo-
rity against the law of 14,060 votes.
The Supreme Court of New York, in full bench, had decided
that the New-Haven Railroad Company is bound by the acts
of its late agent, Schuyler, and is liable for the fraudulent
stock issued by him.
Mr. Charles H. Stanley, of the British Consulate of New
York, had been arrested, and placed under one thousand
dollars bond, to answer a charge of enlisting recruits for the
Crimea.

CALIFORNIA.—By the arrival at New York of the Star of
the West, from San Juan, with $626,306, and the George Law,
from Aspinwall, with $1,052,287, we have advices from Cali-
fornia to the 2nd June. Those from the interior give glowing
descriptions of the country and the general prosperity of the
various branches of industry, particularly mining. The cre-
ditors and time certificate holders of the late banking house of
Page, Bacon and Co., had held several meetings relative to the
refusal of Mr. D. Page to make the parties whole who came
forward to sustain the house at the time of its first suspension.
After some delay, at a meeting on the 29th of May, Mr. C. K.
Garrison came forward and pledged his property to the amount
of s4oopoo in support of the house by way of securing the
creditors and staying all further legal proceedings. This pro-
position is said to have given general satisfaction. The affairs
of Adams and Co. were undergoing investigation in the courts,
and it had been decided that bankers were not entitled to the
benefit ofp the insolvent law.

THE L'Echo du Pacifigue estimates the
strength of the allied forces in the Indian and Chinese seas
at not less than fifteen sailing vessels and steamers, of which
four are fifty gun frigates ; and hopes to recount in the course
of three mouths the happy result of the Pacific campaign,
for the success of which prompt and skilful dispositions have
been made. From the South Pacific the dates are :—Valpa-
raiso, May 14 ; and Callao, May 24. The Executive had
issued two important decrees relative to the manning of
merchantmen with foreign and Chilian sailors. Quiet reigned
at Copiapo. In Peru people were rather opposed to the idea
of a general toleration of religion. The ministerial party had
triumphed at the elections, and general Castilla was likely to
be declared President. The Valparaiso market had slightly
improved.
MExico.—The almost universal spread of an organised
rebellion against Santa Anna's authority is reported. The
city of Monterey had surrended to the insurgents, and
General Cardona, its commander, with his men, had been
taken prisoners of war. General Antonio Jaureguin had been
invested with chief power by the victors, and he immediately
marched on. Saltillo. The whole of Coahuila was enwrapped
in the flame of insurrection, and the troops stationed at
Tamaulipas had revolted. Santa Anna's forces were being
concentrated at Carmargo, on the Rio Grande, in, order to
keep the communication with Matamoras open, but his power
was evidently ,en the decline. Matamoras and all the country
of Tamaulipas were declared in a state of siege. The crops
on the Rio Grande look well.
CENTRAL AMERICA.—The Executive of New Granada had
ceded the island of Manzanilla to the railroad company. Mr.
Tracy, head carpenter employed in repairing the steamship
Golden Age, had been murdered at Tobago, by three negroes,
who were summarily executed by the populace. This vessel
had made a trial-trip since her accident which was satisfactory.
Advises from Granada report that the St. Mary's had been
ordered to Rsalejo, in order to prevent the landing of Colonel
Walker. Colonel Kinney was looked for hourly. By way of
New Granada we learn that, notwitlistanding the Government
blockade of the steamer United States on the East River, six
hundred of Colonel Kinney's colonists left New York on the
19th of May for San Juan del Norte. It is reported as likely
that they have already effected a junction with three hundred
sympathisers from California, after a march to the interior of
Nicaragua.
Advices from Curacoa, in Venezuela, state that the Mona-
gas dynasty was in a critical position, and likely to break down
„soon.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, June 26th.

MONEY continued very abundant and easy of access, at the
low rates current for some time past. In exchange bills on
Europe were on the increase, and the market assumed a down-
ward tendency. We quote London, lost to 1104; Paris,
5.12 to 5.15 ; Amsterdam, 414 to 414; Hamburg, 364 to 361 ;
Bremen, 791 to 794.
COTEON.—The market (says the New York Shipping List,
of June 27) had been very quiet, all parties being desirous of
receiving later advices before operating to any extent. The
sales had been of a trifling character, consisting of supplies in
the hands of weak parties, who were forced to yield a decline
in order to realise. The few transactions that had taken place
had reduced prices fully 4c. The late rains at the south had
not increased the southern rivers sufficiently to realise any
quantity of cotton from the interior, and it is now certain that
a large amount will be unavailable until next season.

STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS, EXPORTS, AND STOCKS OF COTTON.

exports to 'Total Exports Stock in
Receipts. Gt. Britain. to For. Ports. Hand.
1855. 2,589,597 1,361,942 2,010,137 213,517
1854 2,768,12C 1,392,318 1,975,244 375,887

Increase..

34,893

Decrease.. 179,529

262,370