The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-05-17 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, MAY 17, 1853.

M. Bussard, deceased. The Conservatives formed at least
two-thirds of the assembly, but the election being pro-
nounced by the Prefect to be doubtful, they demanded
that the votes should be counted. Their voices, how-
ever, were drowned by roll of drum. Without using any
provocation, the Conservatives renewed their demand,
when the Radicals, the gensdarmes, the artillerymen, and
the carbineers rushed on their adversaries, the majority of
whom had not even a stick with which to defend them-
selves. A scene of horror and carnage commenced ;
blood flowed under the blows of sabres and muskets. The
Radicals talked at one time of bringing the cannon
against their adversaries. But the most frightful spec-
tacle was to see the fury displayed against the Conserva-
tives, who could not escape promptly enough. The old
men, who were naturally among this number, suffered
considerably ; several were so seriously wounded that their
lives are in danger.
PORTUGAL.—The Peninsular and Oriental Com-
pany's steamer Iberia arrived at Southampton on Satur-
day, with the usual mails from Gibraltar of the 4th ;
Cadiz, the sth ; Lisbon, the 9th ; and Oporto and Vigo,
the 10th instant.

The Iberia, on her outward voyage, while proceeding
from Oporto to Lisbon, fell in with the wreck of a large
vessel, bottom upwards; and, as the same wreck was
observed in a similar position on the 2nd of April last,
there is reason to believe that the anchor of the vessel is
at the bottom, and will remain there, unless measures are
taken for its removal.

The tirst sod of Messrs. Hislop and Waring's projected
railway from Lisbon to the Spanish frontier was turned
by the Queen of Portugal on Saturday week, in a field
about three miles from the centre of the city.

PRUSSIA.—The ceremony of investing the Prince of
Prussia with the Golden Fleece of Spain took place on
the 6th, with great pomp, in the " Golden Chamber" of
the Berlin Palace, in the presence of the Kings of Prussia
and Belgium, and all the Royal Princes. It is rumoured
that the King intends to confer the order of the Black
Eagle on the Duke of Brabant, and that Prince Frederick
William of Prussia will receive the Grand Cross of King
Leopold's order. His Majesty had a long conference
with the King of the Belgians, relative, as it is supposed,
to the conclusion of a new Zollverein treaty. The tax
proposed by the Government to be laid upon railways has
been voted by the two Chambers. The King of the Bel-
gians and the Duke of Brabant left Berlin at nine on
Thursday morning for Vienna, travelling by the Silesian
railroal.

TURKEY.—Numerous letters from Odessa speak of
the preparations for war in the different ports of the Black
Sea as going on with the greatest activity. It is certain
that the Turks are arming, as well as they are able. Con-
siderable agitation is observed amongst the Greek popu-
lation of Constantinople, in consequence of the rumours
of intended massacres, and the Porte has taken pre-
cautionary measures, avoiding, however, any appearance
of alarm.

Lord Stratford de Redcliffe has had an unsatisfactory
interview with the Grand Vizier, and it is said that they
separated in anger.
BUENOS AlRES.—lntelligence has been received
from the River Plate, by the bark Peacock, that the
commissioners of the belligerent parties at Buenos Ayres
had concluded terms of peace, which were awaiting rati-
fication by Urquiza on the one hand, and the authorities
of Buenos Ayres on the other. It is said the conditions
are liberal, and such as will be likely to satisfy both sides.
At the same time, the most revolting cruelties are alleged
to have been committed by insurrectionary parties in the
interior of the country.
AMERICA.
ARRIVAL OF THE ARABIA.

By the British and North American Royal Mail Steam
Ship Arabia, Captain Judkins, which arrived on Saturday
afternoon, we have advices from New York to the 4th
instant. The Arabia sailed from New York at 10 32, p m.,
on the 4th ; at 8 30, p.m., passed the steam-ship Asia,
hence for New York ; on the sth, with a fresh S.E.
breeze, she ran 273 miles; Gth, wind S.S.W., 290 miles;
7th, wind N.N.E., 293 miles; and Bth, with a southerly
wind, 292 miles. During the next four days she ex-
perienced moderate S. N.\`'., and S.S.E. winds, and
logged 303, 310, 317, and 330 miles per day, respectively,
being a total of 1,260 miles for the four days. On the
13th she encountered a fresh easterly wind, and ran 290
miles ; and at 5 13, p.m., was abreast of the Fastnett
Rock ; and at 5 30, p.m., passed Cape Clear ' • and at
8 20, p.m., passed the Old Head of Kinsale. On Satur-
day, at 11 8, a.m., she passed Holyhead ; at 12 30, a.m.,
the Skerries ; and at 3 43, p.m., the Rock Lighthouse,
having made the run in 9 days 22 hours and 26 minutes,
mean time.
One of the passengers, named Seldon, jumped over-
board on Friday morning, during the time the passengers
were at breakfast. Captain Judkins ordered the Arabia
to be backed at full speed, and a boat, with six men, was
lowered. He was got out of the water as soon as possi-
ble, but life was found to be extinct. The unfortunate
event caused a delay of upwards of an hour. The Arabia
brought the following 146 passengers, and $201,717 in
specie on freight.
PASSENGERS.—Mr. and Mrs. Addoms and two Miss
Addoms, Mrs. Bulpin, Miss Marshall, Mr. J. Beck, Mr.
Broom, Mr. and Mrs. Heidelback, infant, and servant,
Count Pedwsa and lady, Mrs. Gillespie, three children,
and nurse, Miss Cameron, Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Holmes,
Miss Plucknett and servant, Mr. and Mrs. Chisholm and
child, Mr. and Mrs. Eliot and infant, Hon. Mr. and Mrs.
Skade, Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Brown, Mr. J. P. Brown,
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Howard, Mr. A. Lewis, Rev. J. Eld-
ridge, Mr. and Mrs. Wick, Herman, Prince of Weid, and
servant, Mr. A. Atkins, Mr. J. J. Haggarty, Mr. W.
M'Allister, Mr. Ralli, Mr. H. Rockhill and son. Mrs.
Langdon and maid, Mr. 8.. Nicholson, Mr. J. G. Jack-
son, two children, and nurse, Mr. and Mrs. M'Kenzie,
Mr. and Mrs. Marsh, Mrs. Carpentier, Mr. C. Vom Rath,
Mr. G. Mallinckweth, Mrs. Coffin, Mrs. Lindsay, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Bergh, Mr. A. Guild, Mr. H. A. Small,
I Mr. H. G. Roirsell, Mr. F. R. Stair, Mr. John Higgins,
Mr. Ohlenschlager, Mr. S. Thomas, Mr. William Hell-
man, Mr. F. Hansell, Mr. J. Sedway, Mr. E. P. Artig,
Mr. F. A. Prado, Mr. Hansell, Mr. Chatfield, Mr. Ro-
manes, Dr. Chas. Precht, Master P. Schleiden, Mr. T. P.
Code, Mr. H. H. Gideon, Mr. J. Duncan, Mr. and Mrs.
Sutton, Mr. Gorrissin, Mr. 11. Thomas, jun., Mr. R. H.
Levy, Mr. H. D. Seldon, Mr. H. J. Raymond, Mr. F.
Sedway, Mr. Holyoake, Mr. B. Solomon, Mrs. M'Gregor,
Miss 11. A. Cargill, Mr. and Mrs.Wilks and five children,
two maids, and man-servant, Mr. E. Muitzenbecker, Mr.
A. F. Taylor, Mr. B. Lee, Mr. Spencer, Mr. J. Lorrinal,
Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Fairish, Captain Hallet, Mr. John
Hill, Mr. Brewster, Mr. J. H. Phillips, Mr. De Bruhl,
Mrs. Fedden, Mr. De Roulandt, Mr. and Mrs. P.
Frankenhemier, Mr. C. R. Gorsiwold, Mr. S. Simon,
Mr. Isaac Mossop, Mr. R. C. Haws, Mr. P. Geiblehaus,
Mrs. M. A. Harris, Mr. P. H. 0. Connor, Mr. Lock,
Mr. A. A. Townsend, Mr. J. Baird, Mr. Stern, Mr. J.
Hopkins, Mr. J. Smith, Mr. N. M`Mullen, Mr. J.
O'Brien, Mr. and Mrs. Crooks, and Mr. Higginghouse.
The U.S. mail steam-ship Baltic, Captain Comstock,
arrived at New York on the Ist instant.
None of the foreign appointments had been officially
confirmed.
A convention for revising the constitution of Delaware,
at Dover, bad passed the following section of the new
constitution by a vote of 19 yeas to 8 nays :—" No free
negro or mulatto, not now an inhabitant of the State, or
who shall leave the State with intent to change his re-
sidence, shall, after the adoption of this constitution,
settle in this State, or come into and remain within the
State more than ten days. All contracts made with any
free negro or mulatto coming into the State contrary to
the provisions of this section shall be void ; and any per-
son who shall employ such free negro or mulatto, or
otherwise encourage him to remain in the State, shall be
fined in a sum not less than twenty nor more than five
hundred dollars." The Hon. Mr. Bayard, in his speech
supporting the amendment, stated that there are 18,000
free negroes in the State of Delaware, making about one-
fifth of the whole population. In Maryland there are
about one-sixth, in New Jersey one-seventh, and in
Pennsylvania about one-fiftieth.
Ringgold's exploring and surveying expedition was en-
gaging the attention of commercial and other circles. It
consists of six vessels, under the command of Commander
Cadwalader Ringgold, which have been equipped, rigged,
and manned for the purpose of examining and surveying
a large portion of the North Pacific Ocean, Behring's
Straits, and the Arctic Sea, so far north as may be found
practicable, together with the adjacent coasts of America
and Asia, these surveys having for their object the pro-
motion of commerce and of the whaling business in those
greatly-frequented but slightly-known regions. The pro- '
moters of the enterprise argue that, as the trade pro-
mises, in the course of a few years, to be estimated in
value by millions of dollars, that the route between their
Pacific coast and the ports of China should be carefully
and scientifically examined ; and not only so, but that the
various groups of islands lying in the track of the shipping
trading on the North Pacific should be visited and ac-
curately surveyed, and also that the Chinese, Sooloo, and
Celebean Seas, with their numerous islands, straits, and
harbours, which are now either unknown or very im-
perfectly ascertained and located, and through which
hundreds of their vessels will be trading with the East
Indies, should be laid down upon charts with the utmost
accuracy, from data obtained from actual surveys. They
also propose, with a view of increasing the facilities for
whale fishery, that the localities and true position of the
Atlantic Islands, which stretch nearly across the Northern
Pacific, and from the southern boundary of the Behring
or Kamstchatka Sea, and the Kurile Islands, which ex-
tended from Japan to Kamstchatka, should be examined
and defined ; and also that the Sea of Okhotsk, the Islands
of Japan, with the adjacent seas, as well as the Gulf of
Tartary, and the approach and entrance of the large
River Amour, should form a portion of the scientific
labours of this extensive survey.
Bitter strife had sprung up between the Protestants and
Romanists of Cincinnati, in consequence of the mayor
having forbidden a Protestant street preacher from holding
forth, on the plea that his sermon had the tendency of
inciting to riot.
The steamer Ocean Wave had been destroyed by fire on
Lake Ontario. Out of about fifty persons twenty-two only
were saved. When the fire was first diecovered the vessel
was off the Ducks, about forty miles from Kingston, and a
mile and a half from shore, to which she was immediately
headed ; but, the engines becoming useless from the in-
tense heat, she drifted out to sea. The survivors were
rescued by a small vessel.
In reference to the dispute between Governor Lane and
the Mexicans, respecting the Mecilla Valley, it is asserted
that Judge Conkling, United States ambassador to Mexico,
had assured the Ministers that his Government would
discountenance Governor Lane's acts. Mr. Bartlett, the
United States commissioner who laid out the boundary
between Mexico and New Mexico, had published a letter
maintaining the Mexican claim.
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COMMERCIAL IN TELLTGENCE.
NEW YORK, MAY 4.

MONEY AND STOCKS.—The Stock market, during the
past fortnight, has not exhibited quite so much activity.
Money matters continue to show a steady improvement.
The exports of specie for the fortnight amount to
5'363,063, making a tow since Ist January, of -63,794,078,

against 431,232,761 in 1852. The receipts of gold from
California, during the same period, are 431,874,000. The
exchange market remains without any alteration of im-
portance. The following are the current rates :—Bills
on London, 1091 to 109/ ; Paris, 5131 to 516-1- ; Ham-
burg, 36/ to 36i.
CorroN.—(Prom the New York Shipping List of
May 4.)—The Baltic's unexpectedly unfavourable advices
from Liverpool have disappointed holders and depressed
our market, and sales have been made at a c. decline.
We have reduced our quotations to conform to the pre-
sent currency. The sales for the last three days are
6,500 bales. We quote :

Atlantic Other
Ports. Florida. Gulf Ports.
Inferior
_ _

Low to good ord B} to 9-1 81 to 6i Si to 9}
Low to good mid ....
Mid. fair to fair 11 Ili 11} lli Ili 121
Total import since Ist instant 7,940 bales.
Export from Ist to 30th April, 1853, 40,965 ; 1852, 59,019.
EXPORT FROM THE UNITED STATES.
Since Ist September, 1852 1,9
Same time, 1851 18014
61;1gi, bales
EECHIPTS, EXPORTS, AND STOCKS OF COTTON.

Exports to Total Exports Stock, and
Receipts. Gt. Britain to For. Ports. on shipb'd
1853 2,975,311 1,310,070 1,911,442 567,748
1852 2,695,781 1,219,880 1,806,194 492,376
Increase 289,530 90,190 105,248 75,372
STOCK OF COTTON IN INTERIOR TOWNS NOT INCLUDED IN

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-TUESDAY, MAY 10.

Several petitions were presented on various subjects.
TRANSPORTATION OF CONVICTS.—EarI GREY moved
an address to her Majesty, praying that the arrangements
with respect to the transportation of convicts which were
in force last year might not be altered until Parliament
was made acquainted with the system which the Govern-
ment proposed to substitute for those arrangements, and
until it had an opportunity of discussing the new system.—
The Earl of ABERDEEN said, that the motion of Earl
Grey was of a very unusual character, involving, as it
did, an interference seldom attempted with the prerogative
of the Crown and the discretion of the Executive, he
must protest against the notion that transportation was
to be altogether abolished, because the Government had
found it necessary to discontinue it in the case of Van
Diemen's Land.—The Earl of CHICHESTER opposed the
motion, and proposed an amendment, declaring it to be
the opinion of the house that transportation should
only be applied to the graver offences, that it should be
limited to certain colonies, and that a more complete
system of secondary and reformatory punishment should
be introduced at home.—The Earl of DERBY said that
the amendment was quite beside the original motion, for
there was no reason why any one who agreed to the one
should not also agree to the other. It was with regret
that he observed that the Government were about to take
a course which would involve them in embarrassment,
and which had the appearance of concession to popular
clamour raised in Van Diemen's Land ; for this reason, if
for no other, he should vote with Lord Grey, if he pressed
his motion to a division.—The Duke of NEWCASTLE de-
fended the course pursued by the Government in a speech
of considerable length, and after some discussion the
motion was negatived by 34 to 37.
THURSDAY, MAY 12.

BRITISH SEAMEN.—The Earl of ELLENEOROrGH pre-
sented a petition from the seamen of Sunderland to the
same effect as the petition which he presented a little time
ago from Hartlepool—that foreign seamen might not be
admitted into the coasting trade.

BANKRUPTCY LAWS.:—Lord ST. LEONARDS laid on
the table the report of the select committee on the Bank-
ruptcy Bill, and stated, that as he understood it was the
intention of the Government to institute an inquiry into
the whole subject of the law and judicature of bankruptcy
and insolvency, he would postpone the further considera-
tion of his bills upon these subjects for the present.
Poort-LAws.—ln answer to a question whether the
Government would bring forward any measure on the
subject of the poor rates during the present session, the
Earl of ABERDEEN replied, that it was not the intention
of the Government to propose any such measure.
CLITHEROE ELECTION.—It was agreed, on the motion
of Lord ABERDEEN, that a message should be sent to the
House of Commons, stating that the house had not
thought it expedient to pass an address to the Crown
praying for an inquiry into corrupt practices at the late
election for Clitheroe.

There were other more forcible reasons, one of which was
that without the legacy duties the Income-tax could not
be repealed at all, and another, that it was intended as a
means for procuring a progressive remission of indirect
taxation. But the most potent reason was, that it was
impossible to retain the law in its present state, it being
more vindictive than valuable, and certainly neither safe,
wise, nor expedient. He denied that this or any portion
of the budget was conceived in a " spirit of injustice to the
land," the land, as regarded the Legacy Duty, paying
only £400,000 of the sum anticipated. He defended the
proposition, as founded upon equity and justice, for the
removal of gross and crying anomalies.—On the motion
of Sir J. PAKINGTON the committee reported progress.
RYE ELECTION.—The debate on the motion for a new
writ for Rye was again adjourned.
FRIDAY, MAY 13.
Mr. CHARLES TURNER presented a petition from the
magistrates of Liverpool, praying for an act to enable
them to commit to a reformatory institution, sanctioned and
inspected by Government, children between the ages of
8 and 16 belonging to the following classes :-1, children
convicted before a magistrate of felony ; 2, vagrants who
are outcasts from home owing to the cruelty of their
parents ' • 3, vagrants, being outcasts, whose parents are
dead ; 4, vagrant children whose parents are unable to
restrain them and request their admission.
ADULTERATION OF COFFEE.—In reply to a question,
Mr. WILSON said he had had communication with the
chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue, and they had
adopted a plan which he thought would effectually prevent
anything like frauds in future. They had issued a circular
requiring that every package of a mixture of chicory and
coffee which was sold should have printed legibly, on one
side of the package, without any other printing,—" This
is sold as a mixture of chicory and coffee." It was pro-
vided that no other printing, of any description whatever,
except the name of the vendor, should be upon the pack-
age or canister containing the mixture.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.—In reply to a question from
Mr. BAILLIE, Sir C. Woon said, he could not pledge
himself as to the day on which he would introduce the
India Bill until he saw what progress was made with
regard to the financial measures of the Government. He
was, however, anxious to introduce the bill as soon after
Whitsuntide as possible.
LEGACY DUTY.—The adjourned debate upon the reso-
lution moved by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, that
the stamp duties in respect of legacies be made payable
upon every succession to real or personal estate, or to any
portion of the profits, in consequence of the death of any
person,under whatever title, existing orfuture,the succes-
sion might be derived, was resumed by Sir J. PAKINGTON,
who, in opposing the resolution, reviewed the reasons
assigned by Mr. Gladstone for extending the legacy duty
to real property, and said if this part of the budget could
not be vindicated upon the ground of justice—and he
resisted it because of its injustice—it could not be vindi-
cated at all. Some discussion followed, but, at the suggestion
of Mr. Disraeli, no division took place, which was deferred
until the second reading of the bill, and the resolution
was agreed to.
RYE ELECTION.—The adjourned debate upon the
motion for the issue of a new writ for the borough of Rye
was then resumed.—Lord PALMERSTON had no objection
to the issue of the writ, which it was not the practice to
postpone unless with a view to some ulterior measure,
and there was no notice of any such measure in this case.
—After a short discussion, interrupted by a division upon
the question of adjournment, the motion for the issue of
the writ was carried by 120 to 101.
MERCHANT SHIPPING.—TII2 house went into com-
mittee on the Merchant Shipping Bill.—Mr. CARDWELL
stated that his object was to get that portion of the bill
through committee to which no objection was to be made,
in order that public business might advance.—Sir F.
KELLY was quite willing to allow the bill to be com-
mitted pro forma.—Captain SCOBELL said he bad an
amendment to propose which would take some time to
explain, and he therefore moved that the house adjourn.—
Mr. DIGBY SEYMOUR had amendments to propose, and
objected to the bill being proceeded with.—After a short
conversation the committee adjourned till Thursday next.