The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-06-13 00:00:00

active.

The New York Money Market was dull. El"
change 1094 to 1091, sixty days. The Stock
Market was inactive, and prices irregular. Cot-
ton closed tamely, at 111 to t. Flour was less
buoyant. Sales of Coffee were light. Freight 3
to Liverpool were easier.

The following appeared in our later editions
of yesterday :

AUSTRALIA.

The Australian mail has arrived. The advices
from Melbourne are to April 24th, and from other
places to corresponding dates. The English wail
of February arrived out April 13th.

The Melbourne correspondent of the Times
reports that trade was not only more deprissea
than at an earlier period of the year, but the
lowest state of depression had not yet been
reached. The Melbourne Herald takes a more
cheerful view.

The shipments of gold since the previous mail
amounted to 192,000 ounces, against 246,000
ounces same period last year. The gold escorts
had brought in 221,000 ounces, against 250,000
ounces last year. . _

At Sydney considerable failures had taken.
place. During the last fortnight of March busi-
ness was almost at a stand still. The liabilitieo
of nine houses which have suspended amounted to
£400,000. Confidence was becoming restored,
and the 4th of April had passed off exceedingly
well.

A collision had taken place between the native°
of the Taranaki settlement, New Zealand, and.
the British troops. The first brush took place.
March 7th, one soldier killed, and two woadgd•
A few days after, three settlers, named Pasmore,
Shaw, and Ford, and two boys named Gilbert,
were murdered by some of the natives De
Omata. In the next attack on the natives,
seventeen chiefs were killed, including all. the
murderers of the above-mentioned settlers. The
naval brigade of the Niger greatly distinguished
itself. A considerable force was collected- at
Taranaki, consisting of 600 men of the 65t.11,
180 volunteers, many of them expert riflemen'
600 troops from the Australian Colonies, including
a strong body of artillery, and two ships of War'
the Niger and Pelorus.

GRAND REVIEW OF VOLUNTEER CORPS'
It is officially announced that her Majesty will'
review the Volunteer Corps in and about London,
in Hyde Park, on Saturday, the 23rd instant,
at 4 p.m.

ABANDONMENT OF THE REFORM BI
The Star exclaims that the reform question is
once more in the hands of the people.
The Daily News adverts to the withdrawal of
the Reform Bill as a triumph for the reactionistot
Whig as well as Tory.
The Times considers the public apathy one
grand cause of failure. The 6,000,000 to who°
Mr. Bright alludes would not move. Refortn
might be granted to their importunity, but not
to their silence or indifference. It was vain'
under such circumstances, to expect the 11011°
to immolate itself.

The Great Eastern will sail from Southamptoli
on Saturday next.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—YESTERDAY.
Lord BEUESDALE moved the second reading of the Ligut.
Weight Racing Bill. lie had, he said, taken up
question
because the Jockey Club refused to interfere. The weight*
now carried by the horses at races were so heavy anclveMtt
as to afford no test of the capabilities of the horses.adopted the minimum weight of six stone in deference to the
opinion of several jockeys. In consequeiute of the existing'
system, the breed of horses had greatly deteriorated.
The Duke of BEAUFORT moved that the hill be read a seconn
time that day three months. It was the opinion of those best
conversant with the matter that the measure would do more
harm than the continuance of the presbat system.
The Earl of WINCRELSEA also opposed the motion, sebiell.
was supported by the Marquis-of Clanricarde.
Earl GRANVILLE opposed the MIL If the interferWe
GE
Parliament were necessary to prevent boys from rwanbagf rise•
then there would be no end of legislation. He denied, Wit the
breed of horses had been deteriorated, and conside
red. the bill
wholly unnecessary.
The Earl of DERBY thought that the sulaieut was not oue.
with which the Rouse could properly deal. Admitting many.
abuses on the turf, he did not think that they could be reme-
died by the present measure, svbieb, lie trusted, would lea
withdrawn.
Lord REDIESDALE replied, and with
his motion.
The Duchy of Cornwall Limitation of Actions Bill wept
through committee.
the Union of Benefices Bill was reported as amended, and
further amendments added, after some miscellaneous die-

cussion.
The Petitions of Bight Bill, the Ecclesiastical Courts Juris-
diction Bill, and the Malicious Injuries to Pxoperty Act
Amendment Bill were read a third time and passed.
Their Lordships adjourned at ten o'clock.
•

11013 SE OF COMMONS.—YEaTsgtoor.
The Speaker took the chair at twelve
The morning sitting was occupied with
the
Tari dienussiou in
mo
committee of the Edinburgh Annuity-tax Bill. All the
original clauses were agreed to up to 14, with
. • -
amendments.
The House resumed at six o'clock .
Mr. H. B. SAERIDAN asked the First Lord
whether it is the intention of her Majesty's Government
to
of the Tr ttri
ettet,
e
increase our naval forces in the Sicilian
waters,
in
order t
better to afford aid and shelter to to hpersonsWhether it isasi maL°
ed t.
the a
communicate to the Court of flag
horretKe of h
b
Majesty's
protection from the English il
eF
Government of such acts as the recent bom‘bard.lbe°
of Palermo ? Whether it is intended to accomp3.ny.such coat,
iunication with a recommendation to conduct the war IP'
Lure upon the rules recognised in eiviliaed warfare; and
whether it is the intention of her 11Aajestra Government Us'
protest against, and, if necessary, vigorously to endeavour tto
avert the interference of any non-Italian power in the struggle
now pending between the King of Naples and, his subjects
Lord PamtEasrmt replied that the Foreign Secretall
requested the Admiralty to station one ship of war at blarw";„
one at Messina, and one at Palermo. Ships would also
stationed in the Bay of Naples to afford shelter to all th°24-
claiming protection of the British Aug, In reply to the aect
question, the court of Naples had despatched an envoy noth
Paris and London for the purpose of making oonatuunicati°io
to the Governments of France and England. Our Gover;
ment world, of course, express its abhorrence of the atrocities°
committed at Palermo, which were, in truth, a disgracean
the age; but he had small hopes that his representiwlt
would have any effect on the government of fisPieL•ulist
was far more likely that what b.a p
d happened at beck
would happen again, and that the officers Wu",
committed the atrocities would be promoted. Witc"sifeA
gard to the last question, information had been re
that the Neapolitan Government had applied to t ..
powers to guarantee its retention of its posgenaion•
eh 4
however, had positively refused to interfere, and k`de b
reason to believe that a similar reply had bCe.A
France. What the feelings of the British 00,(ernulen,Ienti
be he need not say. It was characteristic of bad gov"—e *sir
like those of Rome and Naples, that they first drov
subjects to desperation, having compelled them to.
7: thore
tarried to frkezdlY powers and demanded succour a,gainer,tb
of revolt, forgetting that they were the real autho .;04/
complained,revolution of which they complained,
remedy would be their own r_emoval. and of which IP
of
In reply to Mr. D. GritP4l
Lord PALMIERSTOA said that, after the caPittetig
Palermo, it had been agreed that a British force shoes st
.roveti
the fortress of Castellamare, but he.had reason to belt •
the occupation did not take place. isidet
In reply to Sir C. Douglas, pet
Sir 0, C. LXVila said that the OeYeraullut

Upon the clause in the Census Bill imposing penalties on those
who refusettiq declare their religious hilief.
Adiniral DLYNCO;KBE moved for a select committee to inquire
into the constitution of the ;Board of Admiralty; and the various
duties devolving thereon—the fault lay,not in the men; but in
the systeni. The constitution of the board could never be
made ettieientuntil it was made to consist of naval members,
with the 'exception of the First Lord.
Lord C. PAOET oppo-ed the motion, believing that although
many defeeMexisted. a remedy might be found by the various
committees or commissioners who were now prosecuting
inquiries into the subject. •
Mr. B. Osiroarni'attributed the chief evils that now existed
to the mismUmagetrient of LOrd C: Paget'. ' •
Sir J. PAKINGTON likewise blamed the conduct of the noble
lord, admitting,at the same time that the constitution of the
Admiralty Board required revision.
Mr. LINDSAY hoped that the select committee would be
granted, and thought that Lord C. Paget had been hardly
dealt with.

Mr. BENTINCR contended that the Admiralty Board ought
to be always, placed under the presidency of a naval officer. A
civil first lord did a great deal of harm, and the House itself
did more by interfering with the details of naval management
and promotion.
Sir CHARLES %PIER observed that great distrust of .the
Admiralty-existed both in the profession and throughout the
country. He attributed this discontent to the constant changes
that were ttding place in the hoard, to which members, and
especially the first lord, were appointed upon political con-
.aideration, and changed with every change of. Government.
lie cited from his own experience, when commanding the
%attic Fleet,. instances showing the perplexities that arose
from 'the contradictory and ignorant orders transmitted by
eivjlian first lords to ofiloers in command.
Mr. WARNER commented upon the costly experiments which
sere so constantly being tried by successive Boards of Admi-
ralty in shipbuilding and naval artillery. ' •
Sir J. ELentssrmar condemned the existing political cha-
racter of the board. , , .

Sir C. WOOD defended the constitution of the present Board
•of Adinirsity, and replied to criticism on its performances.

After some remarks from X..ord Lovaine; the motion was
',withdrawn. •

Sir C. Woo D-moved for leave to bring in a bill to repeal as
much of the act 22 and 23 Victoria, chap. 27, as enabled the
'*eeretary of State for India to raise men for her Majesty's
beat forces in India. This measure, he said, was introduced
simply to ascertain the opinion of the House on the question
whetier it was better to maintain a local force of- British
soldiers for exclusive service in India, or whether the Indian
troops should be made a portion of the regular British army.
His own opinion had formerly been strongly in favour of
Maintaining a local Indian army; but that opinion. through
the force of events which he explained in detail, had since
-changed, and both himself and his colleagues iu the Govern
meat now decidedly preferred the proposal .to reorganise the
Indian army by amalgamating it with the general military
,system of the empire. An eicellent opportunity now offered
for effecting this operation, the local forces having recently
become almost disbanded. Sir C. Wood quoted the authority
mat' many officers of high experience to show the numerous
advantages which were likely to ensue when the Indian army
'Vas made one with the Queen's. The right honourable gen-
tleman proceeded to explain at-much length the details of the
arrangement, especially with regard to the appointment and
Promotion of officers, the formation of a staff corps, &e., by
-Which the amalgimation of the Indian and the general army

'was proposed to be earried out:
' Mr. D. SEYMOUR moved thd adjournment of the debate.
After some conversation, the motion was agreed to, and the
debate was adjourned to Thursday week.
eon the motion of Mr. Renwick, the House, in committee,
Pasard a resolution giving leave to bring in a bill -to' abolish
Nosing tolls.
Tbssaber business was disposed of, and the House adjourned
.at livihmiuutes past one o'clock.