The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-02-12 00:00:00

THE INDIAN MAIL.

We have received the following telegraphic despatch from
Trieste :

TRIESTE, Sunday, Feb. 10.—The steamer Australian ar-
rived here this morning at nine o'clock, in 113 hours, from
Alexandria, which place she left on the sth February.
The Indian mail left Alexandria on the sth February, with
dates from Calcutta of the Bth January, and Bombay of the
16th January. The Santal rebellion is over. A great fire
took place at Rangoon on the 10th of December. Loss
0200,000.

The Bank of Bengal has declared a dividend of 20 per cent.
Trade is dull and prices low. The money market is tight.
Public securities had further declined. Exchange at Cal-
cutta 2 21.

THE PEACE CONFERENCES.
PARIS, Feb. 9.
The Moniteur announces that M. Massimo d'Azeglio had
at first been designated by the Piedmontese government to
take part in the negotiations at Paris, but that it learns to-
day that Count Cavour and the Marquis de Villamarina, the
Sardinian Minister at Paris, have been definitively appointed
the Sardinian Plenipotentiaries to the Congress.
VIENNA, Feb. 7.
The Vienna Gazette announces the pregnancy of the
Empress.

M. de Bourqueney has left to•day for Paris, and Count Buol-
Schauenstein will leave for the same destination next week.
BERLIN, Feb. 7.
According to a despatch from St. Petersburg, Count Orloff
}as not yet left the Russian capital.
A deputation of Austrian officers, headed by General Parrot,
has arrived at Warsaw, to attend the funeral of Prince
Paskiewitsch.

TUnIN, Feb. 8.

General della Marmora has arrived here.
The Turkish ambassador yesterday presented his letters of
credence to the king.
The Senate has voted the loan of 30,000,000 by a majority of
50 to 7.

rBY ELECTRIC & INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPHS.]

LONDON. Monday Night.

The Queen and Court arrived at Buckingham Palace this
afternoon, from Windsor.

THE WENSLEYDALE PEERAGE.

The Globe has every reason to disbelieve the rumour that
the Lord Chancellor had tendered his resignation, and is con-
fident that government will not flinch from carrying into
effect the course which they have advisedly initiated for the
purpose of adding to the dignity and usefulness of the upper
chamber of the legislature, which alone appears to object to the
measure.

HOUSE OF LORDS.

MONDAY.

Their lordships assembled at 5 o'clock.
The Earl of CARDIGAN gave notice to the Minister of War
that, having been reflected on in an unfair way in the report
of the Committee appointed by Government to inquire into
the conduct of the war in the Crimea, he should think it his
duty to transmit to the noble lord a full explanation of his
conduct, which, he felt confident, would refute every charge
that had been brought against him.
The Earl of LIICAN said that his conduct had been im-
pugued by the report ; he addressed a letter on Thursday to
the Secretary at War, refuting and contradicting in the most
positive terms every part of the report that reflected upon
his character. That letter had not appeared to the public,
and it was not unreasonable to ask the noble lord to lay it
upon the table.
Lord PANKErRE was quite sure that there was no intention
to attack in any way the character of the Earl of Cardigan.
He had sent the letter of the Earl of Lucan to one of the
commissioners, who promised an answer in a few days, and all
the papers would be laid before the house when ready.
The Earl of DERBY wished to know what course was to be
taken with respect to the answer of any officer whose conduct
might be impugned, and whether it was the intention of the
government to inflict any penal punishment on the accused?

Lord PANMITRE said that all that government had done
was to take steps to prevent the recurrence of the evils to
which their attention had been called. Any officer who felt
aggrieved by the report, would be at liberty to reply to it. He
would lay upon the table any such communications addressed
to him.

Earl of HARDWICKE declared that if he were in the position
of an officer who, having been decorated, was reflected upon by
this report, he would tear the decoration from his breast.

Lord PANMURE observed that the decorations were given
for gallantry in the face of the enemy. The statements in the
report had reference to the derelictions of a secondary duty.
He trusted the officers referred to would keep their decorations.
The Committee of Privileges on the Wensleydale peerage
was fixed for Tuesday, at 2 o'clock.
Earl GREY asked for an explanation of the apparent contra-
diction between Colonel Rose's despatch of 25th March, 1853,
and that of Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, of 27th May following,
in reference to representations made by the Turkish minister
relative to a note of Prince Menschikoff to the Porte, dated
15th March.

Earl CLARENDON regretted that the question should be put
at that particular time, and explained the discrepancy by
stating that the Turkish ministers were forced by the inti-
midation of the Russian officials to conceal at one time the
note in question, and at another time to make a misrepresen-
tation respecting its contents. _ _

The Trial of Offences Bill (to transfer cases for trial from the
County to the Central Criminal Court) was read a second time.
The house adjourned at 6 30 p.m.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

MONDAY.

The house met at four o'clock.

M. Martin took the oaths and his seat for Rochester.
Mr. RICARDO gave notice that to-morrow week he should
move for a select committee to inquire into the system of
public contract since January, 1854, and generally into the
public expenditure on that account.
In reply to Mr. Ewart, Lord PALMERSTON intimated that
measures were about to be taken for the examination of candi-
dates for diplomatic and consular appointments.
In answer to Mr. Horsfall, Lord PALMERSTON, in the
absence of Mr. Lowe, said it was the intention of his right
hon. friend to move the second reading of the Local Dues
Bill on the 25th instant, if no other public business prevented
him.

Mr. BENTINCK referred to the injustice of the system regu-
lating the retired list.
Captain SCOBBLL complained that at the time they required
small vessels, instead of keeping down the number of large
ships, to increase the smaller ones, they still persevere in
launching large vessels. He also suggested that the number
of cadets annually received should be diminished. Also, when
peace was proclaimed, the army could be brought home in
men-of-war, thus saving the expense of transports.
Admiral BERKELEY defended the estimates, the principles
on which recruiting for the navy was conducted, the state of
the ships, and the manner in which they were made use of.
Sir C. NAPIER thought the government deserved credit for
the fleet of mortar vessels, &c., which they had prepared for
service in the Baltic. He thought it impossible that the
duties of the Admiralty could be properly performed, while
one-half of the officials were at Whitehall and the other half
at Somerset-house. He commented upon the way in which
the duties of the Board were performed, and considered that,
while the present saystem was acted upon, it was impossible
to have the duties of the department properly executed. He
suggested various improvements which he considered would
be beneficial, and also drew attention to suggestions formally
made by him for the improvement of the retired list. He
passed an eulogium upon the masters in the navy, and recom-
mended the improvement of their position. He defended the
course adopted by him when at the head of the board for the
arrangement of the retired list. He admitted there were
cases of hardship to be found in the navy, because it was
impossible for any Government, after a long war, to employ
all the persons who were desirous of being afloat. He cau-
tioned them against the adoption of any system by which they
would have officers on the active list who were incapable, from
their advanced age, of discharging the duties imposed upon
them.

Mr. BAILLIE called attention to a question put by him on
a former occasion with respect to Admiral Stirling, and now
required from the Government some explanation of the con-
duct of that gallant officer when employed against the Russians
in the North Pacific.
Sir C. WOOD replied.

Lord HOTIIAM approved of the new rule which directed
that dock-yard appointments should not be influenced by
political considerations.
Mr. BENTINCK complained that persons unacquainted with
naval matters were appointed on the board.
The vote was then agreed to.

Sir C. WOOD proposed that 76,000 men be voted for the sea
service, including 16,000 marines and 10,000 boys.

Agreed to.

The following sums were then voted:
£2,000,000 for wages.
£1,000,000 for victualling.
£138,000 odd, for salaries and contingent expenses of the
Admiralty officers.
£20,000 for naval coast volunteers.
£58,892 for salaries of officers and contingent expenses of
the scientific department.
On a vote of £153,795 being proposed for the expenses of
the establishment at home,
Mr. MAGrinE complained that means were not afforded in
Cork harbour for the repair of vessels.
After some explanation, in answer to this complaint, the
vote was agreed to.
Several votes were then agreed to, without discussion,
among which was one for £3,000,000 on account for stores

for the several naval establishments. The remaining votes
were agreed to, and the report was brought up.
The House of Commons Bill was read a third time, and
passed.
The other orders were then disposed of, and the house
adjourned at a quarter past eleven.