The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-08-15 00:00:00

HARVEST PROSPECTS

The past week hag show. a little improvement
in the weather, the nights all being cold, the
days cloudy, with very hn avy falls of rain.
Potatoes threaten to be as b la .% crop as ever was
known. All the surplus whont of foreign coun-
tries seem likely to be reql Aired. The same
uncertain weather, with rain, having been ex-
perienced in Northern.. Europe, ft time when
the harvest was commencing, has cr. lated increased
firmness in the prices.

Mr. Buvelot, leather factor, of Billik ter-street,
has stopped payment, with liabilities am minting
to £40,000.

In the Bankruptcy Court, yesterday, M rs.
Hooper and Francis, tanners, of Bermonu.sob
were, adjudicated bankrupts.
A deputation from the Pacific Steam Naviga--
tion Company had an interview with Sir G. C.-
Lewis, yesterday, at the Home Office.

The Daily News says, " we receive many letters
from gentlemen who wish to know where they
can see Captain Styles, of Garibaldi's staff." His
address, at Anderton's Hotel, Fleet-street.
A deputation to represent the views of the •
colonists of New Zealand, on the subject of a
bill relating to that colony, now Mere the House
of Commons, had an interview with Viscount
Palmerston yesterday.
At a meeting, yesterday, of the creditors of
Messrs. D. and J. Clarke, tanners and curriers,
of Kidderminster, the estate was shown to exhibit
about 4s. in the pound. It was trrxlerstood, at
the close of the meeting, that proceedinp in open
bankruptcy will be instituted as soon as, practical.
The Daily News, alluding to the last night's
debate, says, the great want of India is good ad-
ministration; we are making new taxes, and al
the while, by the testimony of the highest officers;
of the Government, existing taxes are not half('
collected. The House of Commons is powerless.
to effect any of those administratiVer reforms
which would develop the resources of that em-
pire ; but it may give the Indian Government to
understand practically that it must look to India
and not to England for the funds with which to
govern that country.
The Daily News speaking of the official state-
ment of the Austrian Minister of Finance,
remarks :—" A more miserable attempt to, cover
by inacurate figures, the irretrievable insolivency,
of the state never yet came under our observa—
tions. There are but glaring and increasing:
deficits, and the only manner in which it is.
attempted to reduce them, is by indulging in,
visions of unprecedented disarmament, which is•
to extend over periods that for aught anybody
knows, may find Austria again at war, and her'
armaments doubled if posssible in extent." The
Austrian debt now amounts to P 260.500,000
sterling, a 5 per cent. interest upon which
would consume very nearly one half of the whole
Austrian revenue.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-YESTERDAY.

Lord STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE inquired whether vessels of
war were to be sent to, Smyrna, and other places in Syria
where disturbanees were (I'Jzpected, for the protection of British
interests, and of the inhabitants in general. He had received
information touching the great probability of an outbreak at
those places, and even at Constantinople itself. He had, ftzr-
ther, received a letter from Constantinople, urging the Euro-
-Nan governments, and France and England especially, to take
the opportunity of bringing about effectual reforms in the.
Turkish administration. The Syrian disturbances were not
due to mere local causes, but to the misgovernment and weak—
ness of the Turkish authorities.

Lord WoutuonsE said that special orders had been sent out
to station ships of war at Smyrna, although no particular ships
have. been mentioned. Admiral Martin had a large force at
his disposal, and had been instructed to afford assistance
wherever it was required. He was fully alive to the necessity
of protecting Smyrna,the Population of which contained so
liege a population of Christians. As soon as tranquility was
restored, the Powers would use every effort to effect a reform
in Turkish administration.

The Marquis of NoRMANBY expressed his gratification at
this statement.

In reply to a further question from Lord Stratford de Red-
cliffe,

Lord WonErtoesc said that a commission, composed of the
representatives of England, France, and Russia, had enquired
into the state of the finances of Greece in reference to the pay-
ment of the loan guaranteed by those Powers. The report of
that commission had been laid before the House of Commons;
he would produce it for the information of their lordships.
Some formal business was transacted, and the house
adjourned at ten minutes past seven.