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

MOUSE 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 5 40 p.m.

11,0U8E OF COMMONS.

MONDAY.

The house,rnet at 4 o'clock.

•
ASSUMPTION OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL TITLES.
Mr. SPOONER presented a petition from Blackburn, corn-
.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. GREr 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. DUNCOMBE 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 ATTORNEY-GENERAL replied that this was a question
-the house ought to Answer; if the question should come on
tefore the honse, It would be his duty to state his opinion
upon the subject, but he did not think he ought to answer
speculative questions involving the right of a noble member
to 'his seat.

Mr. T. DuNcoAIBE 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. Mums 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 whether the right hon gentleman had any reason to
believe tills to be the ease.

Sir C. Wool) said, what he had stated was that a particular
ship had been transferred bythe 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. MALI&S asked the Speaker whether, under these cir-
cumstances, this was not a question of privilege.
The SPEAKER replied in the affirmative.
Mr.lll-Atarrs 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.
Woop 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 bad 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
eases. 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
for the purpose of being proceeded with this session, but for
the purpose of obtaining the committee. The Testamentary
Jurisdiction Bill and, and Court of Session (Scotland) Bill
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 up 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 1296.
LOAN TO THE TURKISH GOVERNMENT.
Mr. RICARDO asked Lord 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 PALmEnsTorr 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.

ing prospective questions, as to what were the intentions of
government upon matters on which ho intention had been
formed.

Mr. GIBBON 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. ADDERLEY 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 £50,00
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 65

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. MIALL 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. Russma, 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 7l

Majority against ...... 42
Mr. LOWE 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..Anfi-Eni,Er. 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 .. 5B
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. LOWE 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 example
of Canada, in which the Colonial Office had been compelled to
give way to the question by the popular voice.
Lord J. RUSSELL 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 173
Against it

Majority for
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 Burial 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 SErmoun 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 course suggested by Sir
J. Pakington, and thought that proposed by the noble lord by
no means a proper way of dealinewith 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.

After some observations from Mr. LIDDELL, Mr. WA.LPOLE,
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 B.4IY.I.77i"VPTCY COURT.

YESTERDAY.

(Before Mr. Commissioner Perry.)
RE Jome WALSH, 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. Hull 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 of the 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 one 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 Bighorn, 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.

______,.......
1 SELLING OFF AT AN ENORMOUS SACRIFICE.—MaIy
Thompson and Mary Jordan, two girls about 17 years of age,
were brought up at the Police-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
J
about six o'clock, she noticed a
about the shop door, but being en-
inher attention was taken from them
oy ran into the shop, threw a price
girlst
tau irmde customer,a
time.
hanging eAve
boy
ticket on the floor, and stated that some girls had stolen a
en-
for oa gaged thatl
number
db on
nhrirStf
short
piece of print. She (the witness) went out and saw six or
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 ISLE,
Capt. Geo. B. Cornish, from New York, in eighteen days:—
Mr._.
R. Scath, lady, and son ; Mr. and Miss Going, Miss
Colby, Mrs. Massey and two children, Mrs. Morgan,3iurray4,
M`Carthy, Mr. Clappen and son, Miss Cornish,
forty Dr. Lord, and Mr. Wilson ; and one hundred and
pas-
sengers in the second cabin.

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

C 011131E.RCIAL and MONETARY 2V_EWS.

MONDAY NIGHT.
THE delay in the receipt of communications from
the seat of war in the Crimea, followed by the dreaded
intelligence of reverses experienced by the Allies in
the assault on Sebastopol, led to a decline in the value
of Public Securities, which has not been compensated
by any other circumstances of sufficient importance to
influence the Money market. The decline, however,
was not more than about one per cent., and -the
tendency subsequently has been to improvement. The
Bank Returns on Friday exhibited an increase in the
stock of bullion of £296,658, making a total of more
than £lB,ooo,ooo—the reserve of notes unemployed
being nearly £12,000,000. The imports of specie
during the week have been but moderate, being only
£220,000, which was received from America. The
exports during the same period are said to exceed
£400,000, shipped to the Peninsula and the East and
West Indies, in addition to the amounts forwarded to
the Continent.

The failure of the bank of Strahan, Paul, and Co.,
has disclosed a series of acts of dishonesty of the most
disgraceful character. The three partners are in cus-
tody, and stand remanded till Wednesday, but it is
not believed that the charge against them, of appro-
priating the securities belonging to Dr. Griffiths, will
result in a criminal conviction. It is, no doubt, a case
of great moral turpitude, but, under the circumstances,
it will be difficult to bring it within the letter of
the law.

Money for commercial purposes has continued to be
easy, the rate of discount for first-class paper being
below the minimum rate fixed by the Bank of England.
The Manchester market is in a very uneasy state,
owing to the stagnation in the Cotton market, and
buyers generally holding back ; but it is believed that
the lowest point has been reached, and that a resump-
tion of active business may shortly be anticipated.
There have been some attempts to work the mills
short-time, but, as the demand improves, this expe-
dient to reduce the supply may not be necessary. In
the Woollen trade there is a fair amount of business
doing, and prices are on the advance, owing to the
short supply and increase in value of the raw material.
In the Hosiery and Lace trades there is nothing new
in the condition of business to deserve comment.

The return from the Bank of England for the week
ending the 16th of June gives the following results,
when compared with the previous week :
Public Deposits £5,586.754; Increase

Other Deposits ... 13,307,714; Increase ...
Rest ... 3,123,055 ; Increase ...
On the other side of the account :

£139,547
138,729
8,132

Government Securities.. £12,681,068, Decrease £21,420
Other Securities .. 12,399,704; Increase ... 94,273
Notes unemployed ...... 11,814,200; Increase ... 208,425
The amount of notes in circulation is £19,536,195,
being an increase of £85,025, and the stock of
bullion in both departments is £18,060,716, showing
an increase of £296,658, when compared with the
preceding return.

ISSUE DEPA.RTMENT.
Notes issued ... £31,350,395 Goverunit. Debt £11,015,100
Other Securities 2,984,900
Gold coin &bu11'n.17,350,395
,Silver bullion

£31,350,395'
BANKING DEPARTMENT.

£31,350,395

Prop. Capital ... i.114,553,0001G0v. Securities £12,681,038
Rest ... ... 3,123,055 Other Securities 12,399,704
Public Deposits 5,586,754 Notes ... 11,814,200
Other Deposits 13,307,714 Gold &Silver Coin 710,321
7-day & other bills 1,034,7701

£37,605,2931 £37,005,293
Our SHARE 'MARKET has been very quiet all the week,
with a small amount of business. The news of the
disaster before Sebastopol caused a decline to the extent
of about a half per cent., but no real stock having been
brought to market, prices have returned to the point
at which they were previously to this information
having been received. The Dutch Rhenish Company
held a meeting on Saturday, at which a most satis-
factory statement of their prospects and position was
given. To-day, the market has been rather more
active, with prices showing a tendency to improve.
We annex quotations :—Caledonians, 31+; Lancashire
and Yorkshire, 81+ 4 ; Liverpool, Crosby, and South-
port, 13+ ' • London and North-Western Stock, 102+12
Sheffield Stock, 26+ ; Midland Stock, 74+ 4; South-
Eastern, 18 9-16 ; Copiapo Mine, 5 pm.
COTTON.—There has been very little business doing
during the week, and the prices of middling qualities
have been reduced about id. to 5-16 d. per lb., higher
qualities remaining without change. Notwithstanding
the accounts of improvements in the crop, and a rise
in the rivers, the position of the Cotton trade may be
considered favourable, as, under any circumstances,
there is little doubt that the supply will prove unequal
to the demand for consumption. The sales for the
week, up to Friday, were only 24,410 bales, of which
3,780 were taken on speculation and 940 for export,
leaving 19,690 for the trade. TO-DAY, the accounts
by the Pacific were received, with more favourable
accounts of the growing crops, and an anticipation of
further arrivals this season, from the rivers becoming
navigable. The effect on this market was to produce
a kind of stagnation, the sales being only 3,000 bales,
all to the trade ' • but there is no change in the price
to quote. The following is a comparison of present
prices with those of the corresponding period of
last year :

New Orleans, middling
fair
Upland, middling
" fair

1854.
.. 5 7-16 d.
6id.
..
.. std.

1855
61d.
7id.
O'd.

SALN.S

IMIORTS.

bl OCK

twsc PT) oN. ,raicEs. Week Previ•
ending ously
'June 22 this yr.

Week
This June 22
ending year.
June 22.

Sea Island
Stained
Boweds
Mobile
New Orleans_ ..
Fernains, &c.....
Bahia, &c.
Maraulmin
Demerara,&c
Egyptian
Com.W.l.&c
Surat
Madras
Bengal

12 30 5401 17580!
• • ....! 900
71 5014 X 428840
41 7 3090 189030
4/ 8/ 9910 718940
71 7i 160 26920
7 74 610 29570
7 Si 140 29430
10 330
Co 9 1780 69900
37371 251?, 27tNg
4i I 20 2E20
-

115476 389416!
373140
} 15081, 805697

30657 16490

...., 13245, 9910
1643 14026 16520
..1 118 30
178, 43176 24970
29, 1896. 970
} ....I 112053 101380

24410 37818001

32407

1210284 554440

PRODUCE.—The Sugar market has been dull, but
as sales have not been pressed, there is little difference
to note in prices. Coffee without change. In Tea
little doing, and prices rather lower. Rice in good
supply, at declining prices. Saltpetre rising. Guano
dull. Palm Oil in good demand at £37 15s. to
£3B 10s. per ton. Tallow in good request at 535. for
Petersburg Y.C. Jute steady. TO-DAY, the Sugar
market keeps quiet, but without change in prices ;
the sales are limited to 1,800 mats Manilla, at 345. 9d.
for middling clayed, and 325. 9d. per cwt. for superior
unclayed. There is nothing to notice in Molasses,
and only 30 puns. Jamaica Rum reported, without
change in prices. 140 bags Para Cocoa realised
375. 3d. per cwt. The Tea market is not active, but a
steady business continues to be done in good medium
Congou, at former prices. No transactions have taken
place in Rice or Saltpetre. 200 bags Sago Flour
have changed hands at 225. 6d. ; 180 tons Campeachy
Logwood, at £6 15s. for direct ; and £6 7s. 6d. for
indirect ; and 500 tons Calcutta Linseed, to arrive, at
665. per quarter, c. f. and i.

Wool --Transactions of the past week are only to
a limited extent, arising not from a want of demand
but from the want of supply, stock being very near
cleared at the public sales, and imports since (from
the 15th to the 23rd inclusive, only 263 bales) being
so meagre, leaves little or no Wool in first hands to
supply present demand. Prices continue very firm,
and still tend in favour of the seller. Skin Wools in
good request, any offering meet a ready market at full
prices. Imports for the week only 240 bales, viz.
128 Portugal, 41 Irish, 53 Scotch, and 18 Coast-
wise, while the weekly average for the last five months,
ending Ist May, amount to above 2,000 bales, which
leaves the market considerably deficient for present
wants, and more particularly so fcr an increased
demand.