The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-05-25 00:00:00

LON DON.

At Hambro', on Friday last, bills on London were lower,
being 13-6.1. No commercial news of interest to-day.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-MONDAY.

The Stock in Trade and the Highway Rates Bills were
read a third time.

The Earl of DERBY, in moving the second reading of
the Property Tax Continuance Bill, briefly stated the
peculiar circumstances which compelled government to
make this proposition, but added that if it could be shown
that the public credit could be maintained and public
finances upheld without it, he should be the first to rejoice
if it should fall to the lot of his government to propose
the reduction of a tax which he believed to be not only
unpopular, but intrinsically unjust. (Hear.) The
Duke of NEWCASTLE in a lengthened speech adduced a va-
riety of statistical evidence in proof of the great prosperity
of the country resulting from the Free-trade policy of the
last ten years.
A long discussion upon the general question of free
trade, in which Lord Berners, Lord Wodehouse, Lord
Albemarle, Earl Grey, and others took part, in the course
of which, in reply to remarks from Earl Granville, the
Earl of DERBY admitted that he did not think that the
approaching general election would chew such a great ma-
jority in favour of the reimposition of a duty on corn
as wonldjustify the Government in proposing such a mea-
sure.—The bill was read a second time.
The house adjourned at half-past ten o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-MONDAY,

Mr. Grenfell took the oaths and his seat for Windsor,
in place of the late General Reid.

In reply to a question from Mr. CAYLEY, Mr. WALPOLE
said the attention of the government had been directed to
recent explosions in collieries, and that the inquiries into
them were going on, and he should have no objection to
the appointment of a committee upon the snbject.
Lord CASTLEREAGH, in reference to the question of
the appointment to the vicarage of Frome, said he had
received a letter from the Rev. Mr. Bennett, assuring
him that there was not the slightest truth in the state-
ment in Battersley's Roman Catholic directory that he
had joined the Church of Rome.
On the motion that the Corrupt Practices at Elections
Bill be read a third time,
Col. SIBTHORPE moved as an amendment that the third
reading be postponed for three months.
The amendment was supported by Mr. HUDSON and
Mr. SYDNEY, but the original motion was carried by 281
to G.

Mr. DUNCOMBE moved that counties and divisions of
counties be included in the bill.

Lord J. RussELL thought there was no reason to believe
that extensive bribery had occurred in any county consti-
tuency, and objected to the introduction of so important
an amendment without previous notice.
Mr. DISRAELI hoped the amendment would not be
pressed. He believed that, generally speaking, the coun-
ties were pure ; and that the prevalence of corruption in
boroughs had been much exaggerated.
The amendment was supported by Mr. Hume, Mr.
Bright, Lord R. Grosvenor, Mr. Wakley, Mr. Horsman,
and other members.

Sir A. Cocit RASE approved of extending the principle
of the bill to counties, and it was with reluctance that he
opposed the amendment, on the ground that it had been
proposed at an inconvenient stage.
On a division the amendment was carried by 109 to 71.
On the question that the house go into committee on
the Poor-law Board Continuance Bill,

Lord D. STUART moved an instruction to the commit-
tee, giving them power to make provision for amending
the bill, should they think fit. His lordship intimated,
that if this motion should be agreed to, it was his inten-
tion to propose a clause, exempting from the jurisdiction
of the Poor Law Commissioners such parishes as are re-
gulated by the guardians under local acts.
Sir J. TROLLOPE opposed the amendment.
The proposition was supported by Mr. Hume, Sir B.
Hall, Mr. Wakley, and others ; and opposed by Mr. Hen-
ley and Lord Ebrington.
On a division it was rejected by 112 to 33. The house
then went into committee upon the bill.
Lord D. STUART moved an amendment, limiting the
continuance of the bill to one year.
After some discussion, the amendment was negatived
upon a division, and the bill passed through committee.
The house then resumed, various other bills were ad-
vanced a stage, and the house adjourned at twenty mi-
nutes to two o'clock.

FUNDS, STOCK, AND SHARE MARKET.

The market is very steady for English stocks. Generally

it is unchanged, and little business doing.
The Railway market opened better. Midland stock
strong ; there has, however, been some little fluctuation,
and prices close lower, with rather a heavy appearance.
North Staffords are better.

The Foreign market is dull. Mexicans very flat
CLOSING PRICES.
Consols, Account 994 t Bank Stock .. 220 1
Do. Money 904 Exchequer Bills,
Three & Qr. per L. & S
Cents. ....101

STOCKS

Mexicans....
Ditto Threes 24 5
Spanish Actives 20.11

Spanish Threes .. 46i 7
Do. Passives ....

72 75 pm

RAILWAY
1221 3-1

SHARES.
London Stock..., Great Northern ..193 20}
Do. Quarters Great Western .. 91 1
Midland Stock 6B} i Lanc.B4Yorkshire.7ll I
Do. Halves
N.Staffordshire.. 6,1- 1 dis. London, Brizhton,
S. East. & Dover.2oi i & South Coast-104i 51

Amberg.,Notting-
ham, &E.Joinc..6l- 7k
Manchester, Shef-
field, &Lincoln-
shire .. 321 31

Lond.& S.Western -- -
York, Newcastle,
& Berwick ... 171 184-
Do. Extension .. 71 7
Do. Preference ..

Caledonian .. l9
Do. Preference Bl 9
East. Counties Bl 9
East Lancashire 163 17k
Edinb. & Glasgow3l 2
East Anglian 4k a

York&N.Midland23l 4
Do. Preference .. pm.
Norfolks ..
Leeds Northern .. 161
North British ....
Do. Preference ..

MINING SHARES.
A. Fria .. dis. I N. Monde .....

il dis. par

CORN MARKET.

Not much fresh Wheat at market, but a fair quantity
coastwise. At the commencement higher prices were
asked, but sales were restricted in consequence, and no
advance was obtained. Foreign firm, and prices unaltered.
Fine fresh Flour is in request at late rates. Barley, Beans,
and Peas, sold pretty steady at former prices. The arrivals
of Oats are liberal, and only fine corn supported former
value. Other articles are unchanged.

English White Wheat.. 435. Od. to 48s. Od.
„ Red „ 395. Od. to 445. Od.
ARRIVALS.
English. Irish. Foreign
5591 11343
480 750

Wheat.
Barley
Oats ..
Malt ..
Flour .

Beans
Peas .

.. 3227

sks. 250
brls. 2790

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