The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-12-07 00:00:00

VESSELS SPOKEN.

Wuzeer, hence for Bombay, 19th Nov., lat. 45 N., long. 13 W.
St. Croix, London for Port Philip, 30th Sept., 27 S., 27 W
Enchantress, London for Port Philip, 30th Sept.,
Metoka, from New York, 20th Nov., 49 N. 19 \%
Sarah Sands (s s), hence for Australia, 10th Oct., 5 N., 21 IN
Elizabeth Radcliffe, hence for Callao, 12th Oct., 8 N., 23 W.
Lucy, hence for Rio Janeiro, 20th Nov., 49 N., 10 W.
Danube, hence for Alexandria, 20th Nov., 41 N., 11 W.
Catania, hence for St. Domingo, 20th Nov., 48 N., 9 W.
Lady Franklin, for San Francisco, 25th Aug., 35 S., 92 W.
Actwon, hence for California, 22nd Oct., fi N., 22 W.
Marcellus, for Calcutta, 22nd Aug., 30 S., 21 W.
Hants, from Africa for this port, 14th Nov., 23 N., 34 W.
Constance, hence for Port Philip, 20th Oct., 11 N., 22 W.
Emma, hence, 19d1 Nov., 45 N., 11 W.
Arctic (s), hence for New York, 2nd Dec., at 3 p.m., offC.Clear.

27 S., 27 W

Eiberpoot tanbarb.

Fi0:11 OUR LONDON COR RESPONDENT.

MONDAY MORNING.

THE House of Commons, both within and outside its
walls, presented a scene of great animation on Friday
night. Groups of well-dressed persons assembled in
Westminster-hall, watching the members as they passed
through that matchless structure into the very inferior
one—the new House of Commons. Even the Peers began
to muster long before the usual hour for the assembling of
the House of Lords—five o'clock. They took their
places in the unsightly " pens" allotted for them under
the Speaker's gallery. At ten minutes past four, not only
were these "cribs" crowded, but the lowest gallery in front
of the Speaker was also " mobbed" with noblemen. One
of the first of the Peers who arrived was the Earl of
ALBEMARLE, and after him, in rapid succession, the
Marquis of CLANnicasnE, the Duke of NEWCASTLE,
Lord AIONTEAGLE, &c. It was with great difficulty that
the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE of the Queen's Bench, formerly
known as " plain JOCK CAMPBELL," could find a place.
The noble and learned lord remained during the whole
time the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was addressing
the House—although occupied until a late hour in his own
court, where he consigned Lord FRANKFORT to the House
of Correction for twelve months. Lord CAMPBELL is
ly a wonderful instance of the limns sana with the
corpore sano at his advanced years. At more than seventy
he is able to wear out suitors and lawyers. The strangers'

gallery, it is needles.,

s to say, was thronged ; and hundreds

went away, after waiting for hours, who were unable to

obtain admission

About a quarter-past four o'clock Mr. WALPOLE, Mr.
HERRIES, the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, and some other
members of the Government took their places. Some
questions were put, but the business prefatory to the great
work of the evening very much reminded one of the im-
" on the first night of a Christ-

patience of " the g

mas pantomime.

At length, about tw

st four, all eyes

were directed towards the door, and the CHANCELLOR of
the EXCHEQUER appeared with his red box. He walked
rather feebly down to the Treasury Bench, his head
stooped, and having the traces of care and illness on his

meditative countenance. When the CHANCELLOR rose,
both sides of the house, as well as the members' galleries;
were full, and, I should say, nearly 500 members were
present. The Treasury benches had their full quota, but
the opposition ranks, broken by the last election, presented
to the old " house goer" many a blank. The Irish bri-
gade mustered in great force, and it is needless to add that
the announcement of " Irish equality," as regards the
Income and Property Tax, was received by them with
very intelligible murmurs. But Sir BENJAMIN HALL

gave them " a final blow and great discouragement." The
CHANCELLOR began in a very thin and even feeble tone of
voice, but, as he advanced, he warmed with his task, and
fell into his accustomed emphatic and voluble strain.
The first portion of the CHANCELLOR'S speech was, I ob-
served, loudly cheered by Mr. HUME. By the bye, the
right hon. gentleman is a great favourite with " old Joe"

styled I

(I believe facetiously, though Joe

took it in earnest) " the Nestor of Finance

About ten minutes past five (for the House of Lords sat
)nly a few minutes) the PRIME MINISTER and the Duke of