The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-07-25 00:00:00

THE LEATHER TRADE,

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The affairs of Mr. Gibson, of Godalining, who
lately failed in the leather trade, are to be wound
up in the Bankruptcy Court. The liabilities are
estimated at £150,000, and the assets at about
£40,000 It is stated that the principal banks
and discount establishments have resolved upon
Placing the whole of the firms that have recently
failed in the leather trade, between whom accom-
modation transactions can be traced, under the
.administration of the bankruptcy law, with the
7147 of having the conduct of the respective
individuals submitted to the judgement of the
court.

The Herald, alluding to the cotton market at
Liverpool, says that difficulties are already stated
to have occurred among some of the smaller firms
whose credit is doubtful.

BANKRUPTCY
in re Wm. Sharpe. This
bankrupt, formerly of Nortliwich, passed his last exami-
nation before Mr. Commissioner Perry, yesterday,
His certificate will be granted on the 22nd of August.
ACCIDENTS, YESTERDAY.—JoIIII Middlemonts, a sailor
on board the ship Hemisphere, in the river, fell off the
topmast yard on deck, and sustained a fractured skull
and severe contusions of the body. Michael Doolan, a
boy fourteen years of age, residing in Ford-street, sus-
tained a dislocated knee, by a lug of timber falling on
him, at the Canada Dock. Both cases are under treat-
ment at the Northern Hospital.
LIST OF PASSENGERS PER S. S. ANGLO-SAXON.—
Misses Wilkie, Sommerville, Wilson, Bowen, Mullett,
Stewart, Allsop, Mrs. Wilson and child, Mrs. Wickstead,
Rutherford, Wilson, Primrose, Lazare and child, Misses
Primrose(3), Ridgeway(2), Mr. Ridgeway and lady, Revs.
Mr. Burgess, Mackie, Bowers, Shiel and sisters of the
Holy Cross(7), Messrs. Holden, Scott, Mullett, Primrose,
Phillips, Gartrell, Daintry, Gregsteu, NT$. Wilson, three
children and servant, Messrs. Williamson, Wm. Taylor,
Jas. Taylor, Heddle, lady and child, Robertson, Hobson,
Munro, lady and two children, Stevenson, Smith and
lady, M'Laren, lady and three children, Jack, Stewart,
Jardiue, 4'Arthur,, Rooney, M'Lear, Matthews, L.
Larmine, Lazare, Wainwright, Brydges, Petry, Cotton,
Smith, sen., Smith, inn., Morgan, Harley, Captain
Auld and lady, Mrs. Baines, M.eors. A. Murray, W.
Murray, Hughes, Taylor, Morrison, Baird, Thwaites,
Oswald, sen., Oswald, jun., Orr, Charlesworth, Richter.

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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF tons.—YESTERDAY. •
The Bleaching and Dyeing-Works Bill, the Nuismices Remo-
val and Diseases Prevention Bill, and the Land Clauses Act
Amendment Bill, passed through committee.
The house then Went into committee on the Census (England
aud•lreland) Bill.
The Earl of ELLENBOROI,OH moved the omission from the
Irish bill of the clauses requiring a statement.of religious pro-
fession. A similar clause,had been struck out of the English
bill, and he did not see why it should be retained in the Irish.
Lord MoNTEAeLE supported the clause, which was simply
permissive, which would never create dissatisfaction nor
inflict hardship.
Earl GRA.NYILLE also supported the clause.
After a brief consultation the amendment was negatived,
and the bill passed through committee.
The Queen's Prison, the Offences in her Majesty's Posses-
sions Abroad, and the Herring Fishery (Scotland) Bills, were
read a second time.
The Labourers' Cottages (Scotland), the Burial Grounds
(Ireland) Act Amendment, the Isle of Man Harbours, and
the Dominica Hurricane Loan Bills, were read a third time
and passed.
Lord BitorouAm moved the second reading of the Felony
and Misdemeanour Bill, of which the object was to' give to
prisoners' counsel the right of reply now enjoyed by counsel
for the prosecution in Criminal cases.
Lord WENSLEYDALE opposed the Bill, which was supported
by the Lord Chancellor.
After some further debate the House divided, when the
second reading was carried ,by 13 to 10.
Their lordships adjourned at eight o'clock.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.—YESTERDAY.

At the morning sitting the House went into committee on
the Poor-law Continuance Bill. On clause 1
Mr. HANT.Ey moved an amendment, reducing the tax of
continuance froin five years to one, contending that the whole
system of the poor-law administration ought to be at once
amended.

Mr. S. ESTCOURT admitted 'the necessity of a revision of
the system, but supported the motion, suggesting that mean-
while the subject should be referred to a select committee.
After some discussion Mr. Hanley withdrew his amendment.
Mr. DEEDS then proposed to fix the period of continuance at
three years.
On a division this proposition was carried by 147 to 92.

The bill then passed through committee.
The House then went into committee on the Roman Catholic
Charities Bill, and made some slight progress before the
sitting was suspended.
In the evening sitting,
Mr. GR:FFITH asked the Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs whether information had been received that, to avoid
a civil war, the King of Naples has ordered the whole of Sicily
to be evacuated, and that the King of Sardinia had sent an
autograph letter to Garibaldi, requesting him not to attack
the continental dominions of the King of Naples.
Lord T. RUSF,ELL replied that a telegram had been received
from Naples stating that the King had ordered the evacuation
of Messina and other places occupied by his troops in Sicily;
he had also been told by the Sardinian Minister in London, that
after an interview with the Neapolitan Envoy at Turin, the
King of Sardinia had sent an aide-de-camp to Garibaldi, but
the mess=age with which he was charged did not appear.
Sir J. PAnninron moved for an address to her Majesty
praying that she shall be grac'ously pleased to issue a royal
commission to consider the present system of promotion and
retirement in the royal navy, and the present pay and position
of the several clas!s of naval officers; and to report what
changes are desirable, with a view to the increased efficiency
of her Majesty's naval services. He grounded his motion on
the general discontent now felt by officers of the navy, none of
whom were satisfied with their position. As to the reason for
this dissatisfaction, he entered into some detail, objecting to
many of the measures of the present administration as injudi-
cious or useless. If these complaints were false, let them be
exposed; if true, let them be redressed. Under both contin-
gencies, they ought to he investigated.
Sir M. SEYMOUR seconded the motion, ‘ileging especially the
grievances of the officers of the old war.

Captain TALBOT supported the motion.
Lord C. PAGET asked why Sir Pakington, when in office,
di& not carry out his own recommendations. It was true that
he had done son4thing, but in a partial and imperfect manner ;
be had overlooked ties cic.inas of many of the officers with whom
those claims were most urgent. lie defended the scheme of
the Government for the amelioration of tlse Position of the
junior officers of the navy. That position had been gradually
improved from time to time. The admiralty had done much
already, and V/419 well disposed to do more. With regard to
the mates whose complaints were in many respects well
founded, and if it did not jnyolve too great an expense, an addi-
tion would be made to their aliowcnee. Nothing would give
theta greater pleasure than toimprove the po-,iiqqn of all classes
of naval officers, but he could not forget his ditty to the coun-
try. Ile would, however, take the matter into his serious
consideration, and he thought it had better be left to the
admiralty rather than to rt royal comm ssion, which would
unsettle the feelings of the entire navy, and raise hopes which
must infallibly be disappointed.

After a debate, and a brief reply from Sir J. Pakington, the
house divided. For the motion, 56 ; against 89 ; majority, 33.
Mr. Dutitop moved a series of resolutions setting forth that
in all contracts for packet and telegraph services a clause
sbouid be ine2rted conditioning that the agreement shall not
be binding until it 4a4 been at least a month before the House
of Commons without cilsapproyal; and that in case when such
contract require to Le confirmed by an act, the treasure for
that purpoie shall not be brought in as a private bill. •
The CHANCELLOR of the ExcuEquEa expressed the thanks of
the government for the care and attention with which the
Select Commietee on Packet Contracts, whereof Mr. Dunlop
was chairman, had bestowed upon the subject, and the Judi-
Cloys character of their recommendations. He believed that
Inc chscretion hitherto exercised by the executive in the con-
clusion of cotracts required limitation, and cordially
supported the resolution now laid before the House.
Mr. R in Which, if the resolutions
were adopted, e
u the House assume and supersede the
responsibility which ought to belong to her Mai esti?s Ministers.

Sir• G. C. Lrwrs observed that the interference of Parliament
with the executive involved many points of delicacy and diffi-
culty. He thought that, with regard to contracts which were
prospective in character, and ran over long periods of time,
sucliinterposition was necessary, and would be applied with-
out undu.e limitation, either of ministerial power and responsi-
bility, by the present resolutions.
The resolutions were them put, sinctioued, and agreed to
xlianimously.

Leave was given to Sir C. Wood to introduce tnree ; one to
remove doubts as to the authority of the Governor-General of
India as senior member of the council, in the absence of the
President of that council; another, extending to members of
the Indian service, in certain cases, the prpvisions of the Su-
perannuat'on Act ; and the third, to extend certain provisions
for admiralty jurisdiction in the colonies to' her Majesty's
territories in India.

The Local Government Supplemental No. 2 Bill was passed
through committee.
The Turnpike Act Continuance Bill was read a third time
and passed.

The Militia Bill went through committee.
The House having gone into committee on the Poor Relief
reland) Bill,

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Sir J. Aeliorr inveighed against Lite cruelty, inefficiency,
and expense of the present system of poor relief in Ireland. It
was a reproach to the country, and he suggested various
changes, especially the extension of out-door relief.
Mr. B. OSBORNE agreed that the Irish poor law was a disgrace
to the country, but objected to the remedies proposed by the
hon. member.
Mr. Cs.anwErr. entered at some length into the details of the
Irish relief system, which he contended was humanely admi-
nistered, and sad worked well.
Further discussion foljovf,d, in which Mr. Hennessy, Mr.
Egan, Lord C. Hamilton, and oth,er members took part.
Ultimately the bill passed through committee.
The other bill, were advanced a stage, and tite House
adjourned at three o'clock.