The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-02-28 00:00:00

PRUSSIA.

BERLIN, Feb. 27.
It is stated that the proposed Conference of the,
five Great Powers has failed, mainly because
England declines to allow eventually the free
discussion of the treaty of 1856. According to
reliable information, the statement in reference
to a treaty between Russia and Austria is totally
unfounded.

AFRICA.

THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
PLYMOUTH, Feb. 27.
The Royal Mail steamship Celt, Capt. Brown,
has arrived. She left the Cape Jan. 20th, St.
Helena Jan. 29th, and Ascension Feb. 2nd.
Trade at the Cape was dull and money scarce ;
a change for the better was hoped for from the
Cape and Natal Bank projected in London.
Sir George Grey was still looked for by the
next incoming steamer from England.
The vine disease was still spreading, and had
identified itself as the odium tuckeri. The extent
of its ravages was being examined by a commission.
Pretorius, Dictator of Transraal, had been also
elected President of Orange State. It was be-
lieved that the Home Government would not4',,
sanction this union.

Livingstone's expedition was at liangomai 011-
the 12th December ; all well.
An insurrection anr'ninst the Sultan Zanzibar
had been quelled by H.M.S. Lynx.

INDIA.

CALCUTTA, Jan 24.

Trade flat ; imports, 40s. ; mule twist, sr. to
sr. 3a. ; sturlings, 50 reeds, 6 lbs., 3r. 15a. to 4r. ;
madapolams, 50 reed, 3 lbs., 2r. 3a. ; copper sheet-
ing, 44r. to 41r. Ba. ' • tile, 44r. Exports : Indigo
firmer in tone ; the biddings at public sale have
been spirited. Raw silk, 20r. Ba. to 21r. per teer ;
native silk, 15r. Saltpetre, 5 per cent. refraction,
1 la. per mould. Rice, best table, 4r. to 4r. 2a. ;
2nd and 3rd qualities, 2r. 10a. to 2r. 14a. Lin-
seed firm, 3r. Ba. ; low to middling, 3r. 2a. Rape-
seed, 2r. Ba. Freights rising rapidly to England
-For Saltpetre, 455. to 475. 6d. ; sugar, 50s. to
525. 6d. ; indigo, 80s. to 100 s. Exchange on.
London, 211- to 211. _

BOMBAY, Jan. 28.
Money quiet; exchange on London, 21k to 211.

CHINA.

CANTON, Jan. 14.
Trade depressed, owing to the approach of the
Chinese new year. Tea inactive ; 2 chops settle.
Grey shirtings, 62 eatties, $2 85c. Exchange on
London—Six months bank bills, 4s. 9d, tso
arrived from England. Grey shirtings, 6z catties,
195 to 2 taels; H II scarlet, long ells, 75 tads.
Lead, 54 taels per pical. Exports.—Tea To.
Great Britain, 22,118,205 lbs. ; to the United
States, 12,534,994 lbs. ; prices as before. - Silk :
To Europe, 40,296 bales ; prices 5 taels higher;
No. 3 tsatlee, 400 to 410 taels. Exchange on.
London—Bank bills, 6s. 44d. ; private bills,
6s. 54-d. to 6s. 6d. ; on Indian, 60 days, 313 to
305.

The following appeared in a portion of oar
impression of yesterday :
THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CABLE.
The report of the directors of the Atlantic Telegraph
Company states, that the main difficulties of the under-
taking were to so large an extent removed by the
successful submergence and the working of the
Atlantic cable during the month of August, 185E4
that they forbear to dissolve the company, belicliag
that a time must come when their privileges will pre!!
available. The present Government's guarantee 1;
however, found insufficient as an inducement to
capitalists, and the subscriptions amount only itio
£72,000. The balance sheet of the company sholv?„1"to
funds in band to be only £393. The total expend`
has been £166,685.

BUDGET. rids 9
The Daily, Yews THE
is of opinion that the vote of x sted,
night must be held to be decisive. Analytically ally
it is incapable of reversal; morally weighed, it is eqte
so. pet will
The Times says, the well-wishers of the
do wisely to remember that they have b
efetrothey can
/3`l "'them a
vast number of divisions, in many of which, and in
only hope to succeed by a narrow maior".Y7 aced at
some of .which they may, very probably, not vice.
all. /louse of
The Herald says, the servile vote of ?te hat we are
Commons, on Saturday morning, is a Prl'aci democracy,
fallen under the dominion of a oolong coons° of Cum-
The predominant power in the prose
mons is the power of Manchestor. ,
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says, it is ex-
die 0 , Austria having lost all
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conciliatory and less
itself at home and abroad.
for last
The Board of Trade returns ,diasemovoerer
month, compared
a
with January, 1859, show falling off of £226,926, or
i
about 24 per cent,, which s almost exactly accounted
for a reduction of £2OO 8
phic wire and a , 88, under the head of telegra-
pparatus, the operations of the Indian
telegraph system having at this time last year caused a
large shipment.
Referring to the rumour of an alliance between Rus-
sia andthough it may
Austria, the Herald remarks,
that
be premature there can be hardly a doubt that the close
relation of France and England must drive the other
European and
powers to renew their old engagements ;
the obvious tendency• • with
of our close approximation
France is to separate us from every other power.

GOLD IN PEERLEssuntE.—An intercstinn•
has been made in Peeblesshire. Gold has ' discovery
been found
among the quartz detritus in Glengaber Burn, a small
mountain rivulet which' falls into the Meggat about a
mile and a-half from St. Mary's Loch, and which forms,
as we understand, the division between Henderlaud and
the property of the Earl of Wemyss. The gold is in
small nuggets, some of them resembling flattered
peas, split

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.--YESTERDAY

The Earl of HARDIVICSE called attention to the
stib-
j eat of the naval reserve. After detailing the inquiries
,of the commission on the subject, he lamented that so
little had been done to secure for the country an efficient
reserve.

The Duke of SOMERSET said that the Admiralty had
adopted measures to obtain a supply of men and boys
for the navy by means of training ships at the principal
ports. The present naval reserve amounted to between
11,000 and 12,000 men-5,500 for the Coast Guard, and
6,600 for the Naval Coast Guard Volunteers.
The Earl of ELLENSOROUGE observed that he had no
confidence in this reserve ; the zeal reserve lay in the
unemployed seamen.

The subject then dropped, and their lordships adjourned
at seven o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-YESTERDAY,

In reply to Mr. Lydon,

Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that the Government
would not -withhold any prospective concession on
account of the reductions on the wine duties. It.was
not intended to make any representation on the subject
to Spain till the treaty with France should be finally
arranged.
In reply to Sir C. Birrell,

The CHANCELLOR, of the EXCHEQtTER said that it
'was not intended to extend the licensing system except in
the single article of wine.

Mr:HonsmAN asked whether it was true that any
proposal had been made to omit the coal article in the
'commercial treaty ?
Lord J. RUSSELL said that the French Government
had offered to modify the article, if such was the Wish
of the English Government, but our Goverlimeitt bad
declared that they had no wish far any modification.
Tire House then went into eoninliftee on the Customs

The CHANCELLOR of the DitHEQUER explained the first
resolution, relative to the duties on wines. The duties
en wine would be regulated. as follows :—The lighter
French wines would be admitted at ls. duty per gal-
lon; the stronger French wines, and the higher Spanish
and Portuguese wines at an eighteen-penny duty ; the
',vines of Ora South of France, and the heavier wines of
the SPalliGh Feninsula at a 2s. duty. The is. duty,
though it 'appeared a low rate of duty, was, not so- in
reality, on such wines as travellers on the Continent were
cer:arnonly content to get. They were fixed at tlnibighest
/'ate consistent with the extensive use of those wines.
The reason they had not adopted a uniform rate was not
financial one. In his opinion it would have been worth
the risk of £400,000 or £500,000 more or less, for the
purpose of carrying out a just commercial experiment; but
a uniform rate was inconsistent with this. He then went
into a variety of details on the alcoholic test. With regard
to drawbacks, he contended that the price of old wines
would tot be affected generally by the proposed measures,
andthat no well-founded claim could be adduced for the
'drawback. Still, unless some drawbacks were promised
the expectation of changes would materially interfere
With the progress of trade, and with it a sound and
healthy condition. Treasury minutes, in former
instances of prospective commercial treaties, had been
issued, promising such drawbacks, and with the best
effect. It was, therefore, his intention to provide for draw-
backs,l under proper conditions, in the present instances.
The balance of reason was against an immediate
alteration. There were fiscal considerations as well as
orders affecting the interests of the consumer. It would
be hazardous to make the alteration in the face of markets
Which had made as vet no preparation whatever to meet
it ; the chances were so great that two stages should be
established, with some interval between each. At the
same time, they were sensible of the disadvantages
4 the transition state,
would make the entire
Change as rapid ai they daree
wing a part of the first resolution He
codncmg fored thelud by'
first deduction of duty to 3s. a gallon iilirthvie 31st ]larch,
1861, with an allowance for drawbacks on
wines exported
and on the hands of dealers who shall have complied
with the treasury minutes of 1843.
Mr. H. BAILLIE went off upon the difficulties of
the year and the probable charges of the war with
China, to show that the exchequer could not afford the
proposed reduction.
Mr. CRAWFORD after urging on the part of his con-
stituents various objections to the proposed details,
frankly admitted that he had no alternative to offer.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in reply to Sir
Northcote, entered into explanations respectino, the
Treasury Minutes of 1843 and 1852, showing that the
latter was only explanatory of the former.
Mr. BENTINCH said that the effect of the proposition
'would be to encourage the adulteration of wines on the
continent. He repeated the objection so often made,
that burdens which ought to have been taken off the
industrious classes, were retained in favour of relief to
the upper classes.
Mr. M. MILNES complained of the injustice done to
the holder's of wines, and moved an amendment, provid-
'mg "compensation to those merchants who had acquired
Stocks of wine previous to the 10th of February last."
In reply to various questions and objections,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the
subject of the lowering of the duty on English
beer admitted into France, had been mentioned in the
negotiation,
i but they were at once told that all reduc-
tions were, impossible; if they had insisted upon that
point they would have deservedly broken clown ; for, in
point of fact, what was now levied on the lighter wines,
100 per cent. duty, would, under the new tariff, continue
to levy from twenty-five to forty per cent. The
duty levied by France 'on English beer was not
more than 18 per cent. He admitted that English
beer,in the country should not pay a heavier excise than
the Customs duty on French wines, but the entire duty
did not now amount to more than 15 per cent. As to
the proposition of Mr. M. Milnes it was impossible to
carry it ; the money could not be found, and the
'Principle it involved was not generosity, but folly and
extravagance.
41. r. M. MILNES put in his amendment in more precise
te°n all'
to the effect that a drawback should be allowed
-" all stocks of wine proved to have been imported
'within the two years previous to 1860.
~The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, on this,
"7etrred that what Mr. Mines called justice was, that
hen a compact was made between parties, he treated
:ose who had not observed that contract precisely
;
if they had. The cost would be £6,000 for wines
alone ; but they must apply, at the same time, to beer
and silk, and a multitude of other articles affected by
the budget.
Oil a division the amendment was lost, by 183 to 72;
and the resolution, so far as proposed, was agreed to.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then proposed
the following part of the resolution, in providing for the
reduction of the duty, from the Ist of January, 1861, to
18e is. 6d., and 2s. a gallon, according to strength.
Mr. S. Frreoeiraen complained that the proposal told
exclusively in favour of French wines; the greater part
2f. sherry, Marseilles, and port, would come in for the
highest rate of dues, which was utterly impracticable.
In reply to these and other objections,
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Il he fixed the rate, the Revenue would find it impossible
u
t collect the spirit duties. Some of the wines had been
:iienger of late, because branded on account of the viue
admitted
It was not because French wines would be
at the lowest rate ; on the contrary, some
Would reach the highest. Mr. Gladstone replied
tbSubsequent questions that he did not pretend
eto scale of duties to be ad valorem duties,
co doubt some of the cheaper wines would be
,
ehaPelled to pay the lighter duty. He further stated
he had, on further consideration, made the date at
Nvhich
bitt the reduction was to take place not March 31st,
anuary Ist, 1861. He admitted that the duty would
the
st heavily on Cape wines, which were generally of
The
standard.
/'se_ remainder of the. resolution was then agreed to.
the fourth resolution was then proposed, taking off
41ties on a variety of articles of consumption.
tin eral members objected to proceed with the resolu-
t that late hour.
The Churn' lan was ordered to report progress.
react a second time.
the
-11,e Amendment Acts and Amendment Bill, giving
has read
of Dublin power to give medical degrees,
read a second time.
:'-fter some discussion, the House adjourned at ten
nlinlttes to one.

A married woman of the Shawnee Indians made
this beautiful reply to a man whom she met in the
woods, and who implored her to love and look on him.
!` Oulaman, my husband," said she, " who is for evil.
before my eyes, binders me from seeing you."
SALE OF GAME OUT OF SEASON.—the Association
for the Prevention of the Sale of Game out of Season is
once more hard at work ; and the results of its labours
are not contemptible when compared with the limited
means with which it has to work. It is one of the pecu-
liarities of this association that there are only two periods
of the year during which it can be expected to be very
active—those immediately preceding and succeeding the
mason during which the sale of game is legal. In the
metropolis alone the association has taken up no less
than five cases, and in all convictions have been obtained.
411 all these cases the plea has been ignorance of the law.
MISCREANT IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM.—It is
4'41 very great regret we notice that the authorities
e
he British Museum connected with the library
(1 bo books the 0. necessary to exhibit certain
directing attention
,tosotmhee
per-Bq,istance, that portions have been torn out y
Of tiljti or persons who have visited the room. In one
ha Haydn's Dictionary of Dates, several leaves
Teat,-iren wilfnll abstracted, and from an atlas a large
"1.1 s been torn. The principal librarian, in direct-
he%attention to this most disgraceful act, expresses a
ettA":' in which we cordially join, that the readers will
in fu our to discover and put a stop to such proceedings
e.
it/ t,
gaf.,""' CASE OF THE REVEREND MR. HATCH.—Mr.
the still remains in Newgate pending the decision of
of e'evernreent as to which prison should be his place
11e4finement pursuant to the sentence of the court.
i
e b." °tad have' been removed in the ordinary course to
aft„'t,'_tse of Correction, at Wandsworth, immediately
posi.uis conviction, but, as he had been so long in the
Nver-1011 of chaplain in that gaol, it was felt that there
as a- good grounds for refraining from sending him there
bhe eurninal, and hence his long detention in Newgate.
:Public are aware that strong representations have
ease made to the Home Secretary in reference to the
and it is rumoured that bills of indictment for
Collirlr9 'will bethep referred at the ensuing session of the
principal witnesses for the prosecution.