The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-06-26 00:00:00

HOUSE OF LORDS.

MONDAY.
There was no business of importance transacted, beyond
forwarding.a stage each of the bills upon the paper. •
The house adjourned at 6 40 p.m.

MOUSE OF COMMONS.

MONDAY.

The house met at 4 o'clock.

ASSUMPTION OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL TITLES,

Mr. SPOON ER :presented a petition from Bl.ckburn, com-
plaining that a Roman Catholic priest there had assumed the
title of Rural Dean and Vicar of the Hundred of Blackburn,
and on this petition he enquired from the Home Secretary,
whether he intended to adopt the measures to put the act in
force which forbade the assumption of ecclesiastical titles.
Sir G. GREY replied, that without saying whether the
Ecclesiastical Titles Act applied to the particular case in
question, he must refer the petitioners to their own advisers
on the subject.
BARON ROTHSCHILD'S SEAT.

Sir T. DijNCOMBE asked the Attorney-General whether a
,now writ ought not to be issued for the City of London, in
room of Baron Rothschild, who, since his election, had entered
into a contract for the public service, a copy of which had been
laid before the house.
The AMTORNET-GENENAL replied that this was a question
the house ought to answer; if the question should come on
before the honse, it would be his duty to state his opinion
upon the sullied, but he did not think he ought to answer
-speculative questions involving the right of a noble member
to his seat.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBII therefore gave notice that he should
endeavour to obtain the opinion of the house, and also of the
Attorney-General, by moving, to-morrow, that a new writ be
issued for the City of London in the room of Baron Rothschild.
MR. LINDSAY AND GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS.
Mr. MAIMS stated that the First Lord of the Admiralty,
on Friday, had, in his reply to Mr. Lindsay, indirectly, and
indeed almost directly, charged that hon. gentleman with
being interested with government contracts. He wished to
know whither the right hon gentleman had any reason to
relieve taus to be the case.
Sir C. WOOD said, what he had stated was that a particular
ship had been transferred by:the hon. member for Tynemouth,
before it was taken up by the government, but that he ap-
appeared so much in the management of the vessels to which
reference was then made, that he was perfectly cognisant of all
that had taken place in respect to them.
Mr. MALINS asked the Speaker whether, under these cir-
cumstances, this was not a question of privilege.
The SPEA KEE replied in the affirmative.
Mr.lllALlrrs then gave notice that he should bring the sub-
ject before the house to-morrow.
THE MASSACRE AT HANGO. •

In answer to a question from Captain Duncombe, Sir C.
Woo]) stated that the Admiralty had received a despatch from
Admiral Dundas, containing the welcome intelligence that
some of those supposed to have been killed at Hango had not
met that fate, and that some were not even wounded. The
Admiral had communicated with the Governor of Helsingfors
as to the outrage, pointing out its atrocity, and he had re-
ceived an answer excusing or justifying the act, on the ground
that the officers and soldiers engaged saw no flag of truce, and
intimating that soundings might have been taken, as in other
cases. With respect to this he begged to say that the other
evening, when he said no such information had been received
by the Admiralty, as that an officer at Kertch had taken
soundings under cover of a flag of truce; he had since ascer-
tained that nothing of the kind had taken place ; he had
this morning seen the officer who commanded the boat in
which the carriage of the Governor of Kertch was restored;
it was taken back by a Russian boat, under the Russian flag,
and no soundings had taken place at that time, for there was
no difficulty in taking them either by day or night. , The
whole story, therefore, was utterly without foundation. The
Governor of Helsingfors stated that five men and the Finnish
captain were killed, and that four men and two Fins were
wounded, and that three officers, four men, and two Fins, were
taken prisoners. The man who escaped with the boat was
doing well.
PUBLIC BUSINESS.
Lord PALMERSTON in reply to a question put on Friday
by Mr. Disraeli as to the course of public business, stated the
measures which would be proceeded with this session. The
Education Bills would be referred to a select committee, not
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would not be proceeded with this session. The Bill for
amending the Law of Partnership, with respect to limited lia-
bility would be proceeded with. Considering the amount of
public business remaining, he did not intend to give tip any
more government nights to private members.
• THE LOSSES IN THE CRIMEA. _ _

• Lord PALMERSTON, in reply to Mr. S. Scott, said govern-
ment had to-day received lists of killed and wounded in the
attack on the 18th; they would be published in an Extraor-
dinary Gazette. The number was, officers killed and
wounded, 93 ; non-commissioned officers and men killed, 144,
ditto wounded, 1058 ; making a total of 1295.
LOAN TO THE TURKISH GOVERNMENT.

Mr. 11IaliDOli;aLord Palmerston whether it was true
that the government intended to guarantee a loan to the
Turkish government, and if so, whether and in what form he
would bring the subject before the house.
Lord PALMERST ow replied that whenever the government had
a communication to make to the house upon a matter of that
sort, they would make it. He was not in the habit of answer-

mg prospective questions; as to. what were the intentions of
government upon matters on which no intention had been
formed.
Mr. GIBSON gave notice that there would be considerable
opposition to any attempt at subsidy.
THE COLONY OF VICTORIA.

The house then went into committee on the Victoria
Government Bill, when on clause 3, which reserves to the
Crown the right of annulling any laws passed by the legis-
lature of the colony,
Mr. ADDEBLEY moved the omissison of the clause.
After a lengthened debate, the committee divided=
For the clause llO
Against it

Majority for
On clause 4, Mr. MIALL moved that the sum of £60,00
should be paid annually out of the funds of the colony, for the•
endowment of the several religious denominations therein
named, in proportion to their numbers. The committee di-
vided, when there appeared—
For Mr. Miall's motion 4O
Against it...

Majority against ... 26
Sir J. PAKINGTON then moved the omission of the whole
clause, on the ground that it was an unnecessary freedom with
the discretion of the legislature of the colony.
After some debate, the motion was withdrawn, and the
clause agreed to.
Mr. MrALL next proposed an amendment in paragraph
from 47 of the scheduled bill, reducing the governor's civil
list from £112,750 to £57,750, a proposition that subsequently
involved the same question as that previously decided.
Lord J. RusszLL opposed the amendment, contending that
the paragraph as it stood expressed the sentiments of the
colony.
On a division, the numbers were—
For the amendment
. Against it

Majority against ......... ...... 42
Mr. LOVE then moved the omission of the whole paragraph,
on the ground that the civil list which it- provided was enor-
mous in proportion to the revenue of the colony, and further,
that it had been procured by misrepresentation.
The proposal was eventually withdrawn on paragraph 54.
Mr. HADFIELD moved an amendment to the effect that the
legislature should be empowered to grant the £50,000 for
religious denominations, instead of as in the 4th clause, it
being compulsory.
Mr. J. BALL, on the part of the government, showed that
the question had already been decided on the 4th clause.
Mr. HADFIELD withdrew the motion.

On paragraph 61,
Mr. ADDERLEY moved the omission of words in the schedule,
the effect of which was to omit the civil list from the bill passed
by the legislative council. The committee divided :
For the motion ..
Against .....

Majority against.... 26
All the other clauses and paragraphs were agreed to without
opposition, and the bill was reported...
The third reading was fixed for Friday.
The house then went into committee on ..
THE NEW SOUTH WALES GOVERNMENT BILL.
Mr. Lows moved the omission of paragraph 4, which pro-
vides that the 2nd clause shall be omitted ; he wished it to be
elective.
Mr. ROEBUCK supported the proposal, urging the jexample
of Canada, in Which the Colonial Office had been compelled to
give way to the question by the popular voice.
Lord J. Rrssntr. contended that the cases were not analo-
gous, and he abided by the paragraph as it stood.
After a lengthened discussion, the committee divided—
For the clause ll3-.
Against it

Majority fcr.

The remaining clauses were agreed to, and the bill reported.
The house next went into committee on the Waste Land
(Australian Companies) Bill. All the clauses were passed.
The Education (Scotland) Bill was postponed until Friday.
The Youthful Offenders Bill passed through committee.
The Merchant Shipping Bill was read a second time, and
ordered to be committed on Monday next.

The—lilQ Grounds (Scotland) Bill was read a third time
and passed.
On the motion for resuming the adjourned debate on the
Education Bill,
Sir J. Pakington fixed it' for Monday next.
Lord SEYMOUR objected to any further delay, and. moved
that the adjourned debate be resumed this day three months,
and said if this motion was unsuccessful now, he should renew
it on Monday.
Lord J. RUSSELL approved of the coarse suggested by Sir
J. Pakington, and thought that proposed by the noble lord by
no means a proper way of dealiug'with the question which had
already been much debated.
Mr. GIBSON said the country would be disappointed; unless
the principle was decided this session. The motion- of the
noble lord would be tantamount to a rejection of all the bills,
and he recommended it to be withdrawn.
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After some observations from Mr. LIDDELL, Mr. WascoLz,
Mr. KINNAIRD, Sir W. CLAY, and Mr. HENLEY, Lord SEY-
MOUR withdrew his motion, and the debate was adjourned
till Monday.
In committee, on Bills of Exchange Bill,
Mr. SPooNER moved an alteration to the effect that execu-
tion on such instruments should not issue until 14 days after
judgment instead of 12 days.
The committee divided, and the numbers were—
For the motion
Against it..

Majority against... 23
The other orders were disposed of, and the house adjourned
at a quarter past one.

LIVERPOOL BANKRUPTCY COURT,

YESTERDAY.

(Before Mr. Commissioner Perry.)
RE Jour- WALsu, bankrupt, late a corn merchant in this
town, came up on his adjourned examination, supported by
Mr. Hull, solicitor. Mr. J. Yates, jun., on behalf of the as-
signees, applied to have the examination adjourned .sine die,
and protection withdrawn from the bankrupt, on the grounds
of general misconduct, fraudulent preference to his father,
buying goods when in a state of insolvency, and beginning
business without capital—in fact, with only fifty loads of oat-
meal, yet carrying on transactions to the extent of £50,000
per annum.

Mr. Hall resisted the application on behalf of the bankrupt
Mr. F. Lyon, of this town, was examined with -reference to
the nature of his transactions with the unfortunate bankrupt.
The principal part of bankrupt's purchases were made under
his (Mr. Lyon's) recommendations. From September, 1852,
to the end of 1853, the transactions which he conducted for
the bankrupt amounted to £lB,BOO. In the year 1854, the
transactions for the bankrupt amounted to £58,000, but both
these amounts, which were set forth in the statement of ac-
counts, represented the value of the corn and the acceptances
which the bankrupt gave to meet the purchases. He did not
know what the bankrupt's capital was, but shortly after the
first transaction he began to buy corn for him for speculation
—transactions which were continued up to October or Novem-
ber, 1854. He could not say what proportion orthe transac-
tions was for third parties, and what was for speculation. He
attributed the successful result of the joint speculations to the
fact, that the purchases were made in connection with the fall
in the market of last August.
Mr. Yates cross-examined the witness, to elicit the course
of business pursued between himself and the bankrupt. Mr.
Yates : Was the course of business in these speculations this—
you bought corn for him, held it a short time, and then sold
it, having in the meantime drawn upon him against it ? Mr.
Lyon : Whenever I wanted money, I drew at three, months.
Mr. Yates : Were the bills drawn for the specific price of the
corn, or were they for varied amounts, according to your
wants ? Mr. Lyon : Both. Mr. Yates : On what terms did
you usually buy and sell the corn ? Mr. Lyon : From Greeks,
cash down—other parties at oue month. Mr. Yates : Then
would you not frequently have his bills running, after you
had received the cash ? Mr. Lyon : Yes. Mr. Yates : Who
met all these bills ? Mr. Lyon : I did. Mr. Yates : Were
the bills drawn for your accommodation ? Mr. Lyon : They
were drawn for the purpose of obtaining money to meet those
purchases. and that was perfectly known to the banker. Mr.
Yates : Did you not, in many instances, buy corn and sell it
for cash before the purchase money became payable ? Mr.
Lyon : I do not know. In answer to Mr. Hull, Mr. Lyon
stated that towards the end of 1854, he could not without
very great difficulty and inconvenience have made up the
bankrupt's account. The bankrupt was then examined on
points touched on in his previous examination; after which,
Mr. Hull addressed the court in support of his application,
that the bankrupt should be declared to have passed his last
examination, lie having made a full disclosure of his effects,
and that protection should be continued to him. He con.
tended that the application of the assignees was a most unu-
sual one, and that the charges, which were adduced in sup-
port of it, and which would be more applicable in the case of
opposition to the certificate, had not been maintained. He
had not concluded his argument at six o'clock, when the case
was further adjourned until to-morrow (Wednesday).
RE J. P. HALL, JUN., bankrupt (who is brother-in-law to
Mr. John Bigham, and in whose bankruptcy he was mixed up),
was a shipowner and general merchant of this town. This
was a meeting for proof of debts and choice of assignees. Mr.
Martin appeared for the bankrupt ; Mr. Forshaw for certain
creditors, and Messrs. Townsend and Ridley for the North
and South Wales Bank. After a hard struggle between the
various creditors present to have the assignees of their respec-
tive nominations chosen, the choice was adjourned.

SELLING OFF AT AN ENORMOUS SACRIFICE.— Mary
thjeord PaonliC two girls about 17 years of age,
werebrought and
up Mary e
-court yesterday, charged with
stealing a piece of print, measuring 53 yards, and valued at
275., from the shop of Mr. James Sandale, draper, 12, Pem-
broke-place. A young lady, an assistant in the shop, said
that on Saturday evening, about six o'clock, she noticed a
number of girls hanging about the shop door, but being en-
gaged with a customer, her attention was taken from them
for a short time. A boy ran into the shop, threw a price
ticket on the floor, and stated that some girls had stolen a
piece of print. She (the witness) went out and saw six or
Thompson
seven girls, most of them with baskets, running along Gill-
street. She followed and secured Jordan, and after a struggle
brought her back to the shop. Officer 159 said that he met
Thompson about half-past six, in Hood-street, near St. John's
Market, and, " noticing that she looked rather bulky," took
her into custody, when he discovered the stolen property
wrapped round her body. The prisoners were old offenders,
and they were committed for trial. In answer to the bench,
Mr. Sandale's assistant said the goods had only been in the
shop about two hours, when they went off at what she con-
sidered an enormous sacrifice.

LIST OF PASSENGERS BY THE SHIP EMERALD ISM
Capt. Geo. B. Cornish, from New York, in eighteen days :
Mr. R. Scath, lady, and son ; Mr. and Miss Going, Mrs.
Colby, Mrs. Massey and two children, Mrs. Morgan, Miss
M'Carthy, Mr. Clappen and son, Miss Cornish, Mr. Murray,
Dr. Lord, and Mr. Wilson ; and one hundred and forty pas-
sengers in the second cabin.

ELECTION OF DOCK AUDIT COMMISSIONERS.—The annual
election took place yesterday, in the Town-hall ; Mr. John
Gordon in the chair. The following gentlemen were unani-
mously re-elected, viz. :—James Brebner, Henry Dawson,
Joseph Monde), David Rae, John Alexander Black, John
Gordon, Henry Repton Hoskins, Wm. Hughes Daunt, Jervis
R. Wordley, James T. Pownall, James Williams, and George
Kendall.- .