The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-07-19 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, JULY

his convenience : his court rises most commonly about
three or four o'clock ; plenty of time for a stroll before
dinner, which he likes as much as his now brother-com-
missioner and compatriot, CHARLES PHILLIPS.
JULLIEN, you will have seen, has had a double go "
before leaving us for America ; his testimonial concert
was crammed ; not so his bal masque", the following
night, which went off flat. A great many people, who are
not musicians, call Jullien a humbug ; he is not one. I
would not condescend to praise him on the threadbare
theme of his success in improving the musical taste of the
million ; as an artist his talent is first-rate : the little
fellow was one of the band on board the French admiral
De Rigny's ship at the " untoward event" of Navarino.
I am not going to say, with some stubborn statesmen—
radicals of course—that the science of Legislation is a
mockery, and a fraud, but I am prepared to prove that it
is a farce, and a popular one, if we judge by its repetition
every session " till further notice." In the early days of
my political strife, the farce was better, stiffer, and stronger.
Statesmen then declared—calling their vlaker to witness
the truth of their assertions—that ruin certain would de-
vour the country, if such and such a measure were not
carried. Statesmen on the other side of the house said
quite the reverse, with equal solemnity, and, I suppose,
with equal sincerity. Was not this -eminently the case
with those most monstrous hallucinations,— Parlia-
mentary Reform, and Catholic Emancipation ? Old
and wise lawyers declared that if the former were
not passed into a law, street fighting, civil war,
would be the fell result. Others again declared that, if
carried, we might bid adieu to all that was sacred in our
constitution ; chartered institutions would become so
many dissolving views. Now, with regard to this same
reform, a grain of dust infinitesimal in the balance would
have made as much attraction in the pound avoirdupois,
as the Reform Bill has effected in our political and social
systems ! Catholic Emancipation—Oh! said old and wise
lawyers again, nothing short of it will pacify, satisfy
Ireland ; give the Irish people that, and then we shall
find them happy and free ;—" first gem," &c. Don't
concede-Emancipation—no one could foretell the extent of
the calamity which would ensue, said the other side.
Now, beyond sending a number of blathering men to
Parliament, what has Emancipation achieved ? Nothing.
Bat legislation is a farce in another way. At the beginning
of a session—middle of a session—no further—debate,
debate continued interminably ' • ail is promise. Budgets
break down, are remodelled by different hands—the world
wags on. Measures of great import are propounded ;
night after night debate follows debate, and then some
puny bill is passed : a cab one for example. Then comes
the annual " massacre of the innocents," and measures
supposed yesterday to be of vital importance are quietly
inurned. The massacre this session began about the
middle of last week. The County Rates Expenditure
Bill had proceeded to that ripening stage, the committee—.
a wink and a promise from PALMY—Presto ! and it is
sent to the tomb of all the Capulets. Seamen's Saving
Banks' Bill, a really good measure—another wink—
ahem—and a hint—this is also shelved. Probates of
Wills and Grants of Administration Bill—up gets PALMY,
the prime juggler, and this measure in a minute follows
the others, all—

" In the deep bosom
Of the ocean buried."
Simony Laws Amendment Bill comes next, with quick
lime in its stomach. This also is coffined.

COMMERCIAL AND MONETARY NE {T S.

MONDAY NIGHT.
THE protracted negotiation of the dispute between
Russia and Turkey has induced a continued inacti-
vity in monetary affairs, and the value of Public
Securities has fluctuated in a very slight degree,
owing to the increasing belief that the proffered
mediation of England and France will finally be
successful in averting an appeal to force. It is
pretty generally admitted that the mere occupation
of Moldavia and Wallachia, by the Russian forces,
will not of itself be a sufficient cases belli to justify
the passage of the Dardanelles by the combined
fleets ; and, as Russia has disavowed any intention
to take further steps to enforce her demand, the
whole affair may prove an exercise of diplomatic
ingenuity to reconcile the conflicting claims of what
is called national honour. It is evident that some
such view is taken by our leading capitalists, if we
may judge by the price of Consols, and none of the
explanations, winch have yet been made in parlia-
ment, though contradictory in themselves, will jus-
tify an opposite conclusion. Money has not been
easy for discounts, owing chiefly to the operations of
speculators for opposite results, and Exchequer Bills
have not maintained the buoyancy which the CHAN-
CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER has calculated upon
to render his financial scheme successful. The stock
of bullion in the Bank of England is decreasing,
the weekly returns showing a further diminution of
nearly 300,000, but there is a probability of a re-
action, owing to the prices of Wheat and Flour
being higher in France than in England.
Notwithstanding the presumed effect of political
affairs in the East upon our manufacturing trade,
prices are well maintained in the Manchester dis-
trict, and the amount of business transacted may
be considered satisfactory. For Yarns, especially,
there is a brisk demand, and the activity which pre-
vails is fully as great as might have been anticipated.
The same observation will apply to other manufac-
turing districts, and the prospects for the future may
be considered most cheering, unless, indeed, the
folly of the operatives should accomplish their own
destruction.

The promise of a reform in the laws relating to
the collection of Customs duties has been partially
realised in the appearance of a Bill to amend and
consolidate the laws relating to the Customs, trade,
and navigation, which has just been printed. It
contains no less than 356 sections, and proposes
to accomplish, by this one measure, all that some
few years since was scattered over 1500 Acts of
Parliament. The main heads of the Bill are divided
into twelve great portions, which relate to regula-
tion for the appointment of ports, offices, &c. ; the
importation and warehousing of goods; the exporta-
tion of goods ; the coasting trade; the Isle of Man ;
British possessions ; bonds and other securities;
false declarations ; smuggling; reciprocity ; the
acquisition of lands and property by the Customs ;
and special provisions. These again are sub-
divided into several heads, in order to render the
whole clear and intelligible. It remains to be seen
flow far it will be successful in providing against
every contingency, but such a condensation and
classification of complicated legislature will, at
least, have the good effect of rendering the law
easier of comprehension.
The returns of the Board of Trade of the amount
of tonnage entered inwards and cleared outwards
during the month of June afford a still further
proof of the injurious effect of the repeal of the
Navigation laws upon British shipowners. Of
the entries inwards the tonnage of British shipping
has increased from 303,218 tons to 351,166 tons,
or about 16 per cent. when compared with the
corresponding period of last year; whereas Foreign
shipping has increased from 196,838 tons to
292,448 tons, or nearly 50 per cent. The com-
parision on the clearances outward is still more
striking, for while British shipping has decreased
from 430,068 tons to 423,549 tons, foreign ship-
ping has increased from 201,329 tons to 242,867
tons.

Bengal, at 10s to 11s 9d per cwt. for broken to
good white. Rum in good demand, but limited
sales at steady prices. Tea : The trade shows more
disposition to purchase blackish leaf Congous from
is ld to Is 3d; the extreme firmness of holders
has, however, restricted operations; transactions
generally have only been to a moderate extent;
quotations for all descriptions, except common
Congous, are well maintained. Saltpetre in better
demand, and fully 2,000 bags sold, at 25s to 27s
for 81 to 5 per cent. refraction, being 6d per cwt.
higher. Of American Rosin, 1,200 brls, have been
taken, at 4s 6d for common, to 9s 6d per cwt. for
the better descriptions. Hides : At the public
sales on Tuesday, a fair business was done at late
prices. Olive Oil has been more inquired for, and
about 70 tuns have been sold at irregular prices.
Small sales of pale Seal and Cod Oil have been
effected at former rates. Pale Rape Oil continues
to improve. For Linseed Oil there is more demand.
Spirits of Turpentine 48s per cwt. Of Palm Oil
400 tons on the spot sold at rather irregular prices,
ranging from £36 5s to £37 10s, and 300 tons to
arrive at £37 to £37 lOs per ton. The Tallow
market a little flatter, without any material altera-
tion in prices, Petersburg Y.C. selling at 545, North
American, at 535, and South American at 50s to 535,
according to quality. An active demand for Jute,
at an advance of 20s per ton.—To-DAY we have
little to report in Sugar, the business, including
Saturday's sales, comprising 150 hhds. Barbadoes
at 33s to 37's, and 2550 bags Pernams at 188 6d to
19s 3d per cwt. There is nothing to notice in Mo-
lasses or Rum. Of Coffee, 225 bags Rigo have been
sold at 43s per cwt. We have no change to report
in the Tea market; common Congou is unsaleable at
the late quotations. 1000 bags Madras Rice, at
auction, brought 10s 6d per cwt. A small lot of
Saltpetre (11 per cent. refraction) realized 30s, 10
chests good orange Shell Lac 50s, a trifling lot of
Cutch 39s per cwt., and 430 bags Bombay Linseed
50s per quarter from the quay.
WooL.—We have had rather more inquiry during
the past three or four days, and a better feeling is
generally manifest. Stocks in the manufacturers'
hands are now considerably reduced, and we may
very shortly expect a re-action from the almost in-
active state which has prevailed in this market for a
considerable time back : prices are a little easier.
The public sales in London are progressing steadily,
at an average decline in price of about 5 per cent,
on the series in May last. Considering the very
large quantity offering at these sales, and the dis-
turbed state of this branch of trade, caused by the
unsettled state of foreign political affairs, the de-
cline is not so great as was generally anticipated.
In English and Irish Wools not much doing ;
prices are again a shade in favour of the buyer.
Skin, very dull sale.
IRON.—There has been a considerable tone of
firmness in the market since the recent quarterly
meetings of ironmasters. The old quotations have
been adhered to, but many are in favour of an ad-
vance of los per ton. Glasgow Pig Iron is quoted
to-day at 54s per ton. The steadiness which has
now been maintained for some time has tended in a
great measure to restore confidence, which a short
time since was considerably shaken.

SECOND EDITION.

Standard-office, Two o'clock p.m.

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.]
LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING

The Chronicle learns that Her Majesty has at length
sickened with the measles. Latent sym ',toms appeared
before the Court left town on Saturday. After her
arrival at the Isle of Wight, the malady became more
apparent, and Her Majesty is now passing through the
complaint, it is hoped, very favourably.

AN EXPERIENCED IMPOSTOR, of foreign origin, and
decorated with divers foreign orders and ribbons, styling
himself Colonel Count Seardloi Demicki, appeared at
Westminster Police Court to answer a charge of levying
contributions on the public by fraudulent representations.
It was shown that the defendant presented false lists of
subscribers, and told conflicting tales of distress, and in
other ways imposed on charitable persons, among whom
he commonly selected the most distinguished on whom to
practise his arts of victimisation. His career of imposition,
as detailed by Horsford, the officer of the Mendicity
Society, presented a curious series of attempts and detec-
tions : He had known the accused for ten years as a
begging-letter impostor. In March, 1845, he was com-
mitted for a month; and in January, 1846, he was again
apprehended, but, owing to the non-attendance of the
person charging, escaped. In 1847 he was committed for
three months; in 1848 for fourteen days; in 1850 for
three months ; and in 1851 discharged, through the non-
attendance of the prosecutor. Witness had seen him with
girls at casinos, drinking wine and smoking repeatedly.
Some further information respecting his adventures was
communicated by Lieutenant Szulczewski, resident secre-
tary to the Literary Association of the Friends of Poland :
The prisoner had arrived in this country in the year 1837,
from France, and applied to be put on the list of Polish
refugees. He was provided with papers, which there was
but little doubt had belonged to another person, but, by
some means, had fallen into his hands, and representing
that he had been a major in the Polish army, and had
taken part in the latestruggle against Russia, received relief
from the fund, it tieing found that he was going about
imposing upon the benevolence of the friends of Poland,
his conduct was investigated, and he was struck off the
list. He then went about from country to country, there
being scarcely one that he had not visited, wearing deco-
rations and assuming titles to which he had not the
slightest claim. Inquiries being afterwards made respect-
ing him, it was found that the " colonel count," and some-
times marquis, had formerly been a forest-keeper,had been
imprisoned at Strasburg for swindling, wearing decora-
tions, assuming titles, and other offences ; had been
expelled France, and was found in possession of a forged
passport. He had at one time absolutely pretended to be
cousin to the late King of Poland ; but, as the assump-
tion was too impudent not to be discovered, he was obliged
to abandon his claim to relationship. Recently he had
been in Rome and Spain practising his arts,and had beenim:
prisoned and turned out of France for his disgraceful prac-
tices. The prisoner, who can speak English well, but
who pretended that he was thoroughly unacquainted with
it, and also feigned deafness, abused the witnesses in ex-
tremely bad French, in preference to using good English.
Mr. Arnold committed him for three months to hard
labour, and said he would take good care the conviction
was returned to the sessions.