The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-05-10 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1853.

FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT.

MONDAY MORNING.
AT the east end of Threadneedle-street, the great aorta
of the city, there stands an antique and commodious
building, with paved court-yard, grass growing in the
insterstices indicative of dulness; the whole has much the
appearance of a court-yard to an Italian decayed palazzo,
where you can have your horse curried under your nose,
or your Albanian kicked if it so please. The edifice
referred to is the South Sea House—words associated with
early memories of humbug—diddle—fraud ! Happily
matters of the past. The South Sea people yet have their
quarterly meetings; what they do is best known to them-
selves. There are annuitants among them ; for I heard
my Lord ST. LEONARD'S, the great Chancery Chancellor,
referring to that other Chancellor's scheme, say that " its
working out would require a good deal of machinery ;"
low phraseology for House of Peers, yet appropriate
enough. This had reference to suitors in Chancery—the
ink thickens as I write the desperate words ! Suitors in
Chancery ! affected by the measure of Mr. GLADSTONE.
There is a power of untold gold here, never, never to be
found counted out—at least into the purses of many poor
collaterals. It was on Monday night, always an interesting
one in both Houses of the Legislature, that the South Sea
Annuity Bill stood for discussion. Earl GRANVILLE got
my Lords to consent to the debate taking place o❑ the
third reading—a common occurrence, a rather interesting
conversation having taken place on the necessity for
improvements in India; almost, one would have con-
sidered, unnecessary, seeing that Lord GRANVILLE stated,
with some pomp, that a friend of his recently travelled
from Calcutta to Delhi, a distance of 900 miles, in his own
carriage ! Oh ! GRANVILLE, GR ANVILLE—GRANNY !
GRANNY ! I was about to write you down playfully;
surely you know well enough that the way from Calcutta
to Delhi is the great thoroughfare ; European gentleman,
soldier and civilian, with liver " no bigger than a hazel
nut," go that way in search of health. Hence your good
road, old fellow ! Mentioning the South Sea House
reminds me of a group of other houses adjacent. These
have connexion with the great region under our feet—the
Antipodes. I remember having something to do with
certain associations of good and true mercantile men, who
had a dreamy impression that Australia, Van Dieman's
Land, Sidney, I jumble them altogether, had something
in them, agricultural, mineralogical, and otherwise. Com-
panies were formed at the period ; in my young remem-
brance, you could form a company, joint-stock, for any
end ; either for the brewing of beer better than BAR-
cLAY's (!) or deputrifying—yea, setting fire to the
Thames. The Australian companies met from quar-
ter to quarter, scarcely a quorum representing thou-
sands of acres and millions of pounds sterling of gold in
the bowels of their territory. Halfpenny dividends—no
dividends—moved and carried, and likely then, to be ad
infinitum. " Never say die," quoth a city Abraham, of
faith as great and strong as the first venerated of the name.
What's the result ? Princely fortunes to the former half-
penny dividenders who held on. But why go so far away ?
there's Waterloo Bridge, which had for its main pier—
Chairman of the Company—Sir JOSEPH YORKE,—Ad-
miral, who had sailed safely, in every sea, in every wea-
ther, for forty and more years, now scudding by the
" vexed Bermoothes," anon in angry Biscay ; straightway
scratching his sides in Gibraltat's gut—yet drowned—
tumbled out of skiff, in his old days, in Southampton
water, his native river, within 'sight of his house, and
drowned dead ! Sir JOSEPH was the Chairman of the
Waterloo Bridge Company; he too met the shareholders
discontented at their meetings, they were" chaffed" about
farthing dividends ; look at them now ! the bridge is alive
with cab, bus, car, van ; no:end to the receipts, owing to
the Great Railway terminus. Therefore " never say die."
Mr. GLADSTONE, you will perceive, 'was silent in the
debate preceding the division on the Budget resolutions—
carried. lie came into the house in the course of the
evening exhausted and leaning on the arm of Lord JOHN
RUSSELL, who stuck up for the jaded CHANCELLOR. The
Government has two good backers,—The Times out of
the house, and Mr. LOWE, the member for Kiddermin-
ster, in it. This gentleman has taken the country by
surprise ; he is a celebrity in mind and body ; the latter
stalwart enough, with the distinguishing characteristics
of the Albino, only I won't go bail that he possesses the
real red rabbitty eyes of the Albino ; he is, however, as
apparently short-sighted and white-haired as any of that
peculiar race. He is a clever man unknown to fame, save
that of Kidderminster, until lately, when he made his
debut as member for the carpet borough. He is one of
the leading writers of the Times newspaper, and highly
esteemed.

Since the Irish Union, it is believed such another oc-
currence never took place as on the division on the Budget
resolutions ; all the Irish members, 105. were in town;
103 voted ; Mr. COGHAN, M.P. for Kildare County, was
confined by illness to his apartment, and could not vote ;
Mr. TOWNLEY, member for Sligo Borough, went away,
and did not vote. Referring to the Irish members and
their divisions parliamentary puts me in mind of the first
" count out" of the season, which occurred on Tuesday
evening. Let it be received with " eves vehement," as be-
fits the harbinger of several such ere the close of the Ses-
sion. On the above evening Sir J. FITZGERALD moved for
leave to bring ina bill for Ireland, to prevent thepresence of
soldiers at or near the scene of an election, as in England
and Scotland. The motion, it will be perceived, had its origin
in the Six-mile Bridge affair, which had been discussed over
and over. The hon. member went on hoping against hope,
and speaking too, but he had no ministerial response.
BELLAMY'S round of beef—truly English, old port, real
Lisbon, and, eke his brown brandy and pump-water, had
more attractions ; one by one the members dropped out,
until one sensibly rose with an air of profound simplicity
and took the liberty of mentioning to Mr. SPEAKER that
he thought—he was not sure—he might be wrong—but
lie thought there were not forty members in the house.
Bless him ! he was right, there were only thirty-seven ;
so what could Mr. SPEAKER do, poor helpless shepherd,
but adjourn the house. Had there been a debate on the
threadbare subject, it would have led to nothing but a
loud and decided "No." If a real count out is pleasant,
a ministerial resolve to make a house is as " disgusting."
Say the Minister has a motion he wants carried ; the
Opposition won't have it,—they stay away ; the SPEAKER
takes the chair at four o'clock, a few minutes for prayers,
and he begins in solemn numbers to count one—two—
three—and so on, as far as there are members in the
house, or coming in ; he reaches thirty-seven—a very
ticklish number ;—no one enters ; what is the Minister
or his whipper-in to do ? " Tip the wink," and get an
adherent to do his best in any way to knock up the re-
maining three members thirty-eight thirty-nine—
forty ! Thus have I seen, upon my veracity, Mr. GLAD-
STONE rolled into three members, and counted as sick ;
first, on the floor legitimately—next, at the door of the
gallery, and again at the opposite gallery surreptitiously ;
a pious political fraud, in which, of course, the end must
justify the means. The Government made a house, and
the business of the country was transacted. Surely that
was good and proper ; Mr. GLADSTONE would have acted
otherwise had he not thought so.
I happen to have opportunities of knowing that on no
questions—save great interests of state—are the QUEEN'S
feelings more warmly directed than as regards applica-
tions for the Royal munificence on the srore of merit,
of whatever order. HER MAJESTY has made glad the
hearths of two or three literary fathers lately, and since ,
my last she has, in the glowing words of Holy Writ,
made the widow's heart to sing for joy. Who of your
Liverpool townsmen did not know GEORGE LEDBITTER,
ex-policeman if you like? GEORGE, the gentleman!
Full oft have you cleared the way for me at Court and
Coronation. Peace to your manes ! LEDBITTER was
one of the old police force, though at the time of his
death, a few months ago, he was in little more than prime
manhood. Hulk), but good-looking, alNays well dressed
and well mannered, he was a great favourite with the
nobs. I have jingled a glass with him, and now that he
is gone, I am not ashamed of it. His gentlemanly mode
made his expenses heavy, and going home in a rotten cab
one night it overbalanced and killed LEDBITTER. With-
out referring to the means employed, QUEEN VICTORIA
was informed that his widow was but poorly off. Swift
as action of Voltaic battery, the widow is told on the
word of a queen that she is marked down for fifty
pounds a year till the end of her days. This is England
There were two notable deputations to Ministers last
week, one sane, the other . The former was to
Lord PALMERSTON on the subject of the City Railway
Terminus, Mr. CHARLES PEARSON'S excellent plan of
bringing railway travellers into London close to St. Paul's,
which he will carry in the teeth of much opposition.
The other deputation was of the Peace people. Botn
were received with more than the hacknied courtesy of
such affairs, for PALMERSTON told the city men that he
liked the plan, and, objections like " errors" in mer-
cantile accounts " excepted, he would support the
measure. The Peace Society came off with CLARENDON
almost as well. The members spoke (for a wonder) but
little, always a safe course in such a_ case, and really all
they asked, any minister, however fierce, might without
compunction have granted ; namely, to insert in any
treaty with America a clause authorising the settlement
of international disputes by arbitration. This has be,
done before; did not BARING, the first
.of merchant
princes, and first Lord ASHBURTON in his old
age, in this way settle the Oregon boundary ? But
America is not ali the world ; and I am afraid
the best preservative of peace, after all, is being
prepared for war. JOSEPH HUME spoke two or three
worts to the point. " Just insert the clause," said
JosEest to the Earl of CLARENDON, "if it were for no
other purpose than to show our peaceful disposition."
" Werry good," answered CLARENDON. COBDEN was
very near spoiling all by blathering about himself and
others being chosen to watch over and promote, in every
practicable way, the cause of international peace. How
we apples swim The Earl smiled blandly, and the depu-
tation went away rejoicing as deputations from Downing-
street always do. With regard to Mr. PEARSON'S Rail-
way Terminus, it will apparently be a great blessing to
the city workers—thousands of clerks, warehousemen,
porters—indeed I can't enumerate how many classes—
will, at little or no expense of time or money, be able to
get to their places of business from the country and back
again at night. Mr. PEARSON has many friends in the
city of London,—he would not have been chosen their
solicitor else ; he has a fund of good nature about him,
and by no means deficient -in legal knowledge. His
forensic affections, if the phrase be a correct one, tend to
the prevention rather than the punishment of crime.
Like Mr. WARREN (the author of Ten Thousand a- Year),
and Recorder of Hull, and MATTHEW ditto,
and Recorder of Birmingham,—a really amiable class of

lawyers, with whom it is pleasant to sit on the " lee side
of a bowl of punch" when business is over. Mrs.
PEARSON is one of the most accomplished women of the
day ; her portraits frequently adorn the walls of the Royal
Academy and other exhibitions at this season of the Year ;
they are faithful in the extreme—glowing with vitality—
but thin. "Women should paint nothing but the poppy,
the daisy, violet blue, the pansey, the yellow cowslip,—
queen of flowers the rose, white and red—
" Look on these flowers as o'er an altar shedding
O'er Milton's page soft light from coloured urns !
They are the links man's heart to nature wedding
When to her breast the prodigal returns."
ARISTOPHANES, if I recollect aright, says something
about " speaking roses." Women should paint nothing
else. _ _

Gossiping thus about the city solicitor, let me attempt
to describe a scene in Guildhall the other day, the chief
actor in which was the City Solon, Sir PETER LAURIE,
your almost townsman, knight, and alderman. Sir PETER
is a Scot, characterised by what is sometimes called the
" beggarly virtue" of his country—prudence—and a
national excess of vanity, which has induced several viru-
lently disposed men to write PETER LAURIE down, one
of those animals which GAINSBOROUGH so naturally
painted. Sir PETER'S irrepressible desire for talk is the
cause of all this ; he got a rap on the knuckles about the
silly propensity, some years ago, from The Times, and he
has been tolerably quiet ever since. Sir PETER was
taught the art and mystery of a saddler in your good town;
he was a sorry hand at " stuffing saddles,"—so his fellow-
apprentice, afterwards of some histrionic note in certain
metropolitan theatres, told me ; this artist taught PETER
to " stuff'' saddles—it would appear a nice job. PETER,
by that and other lessons, learned afterwards how to stuff
a purse as long as a saddle-bag. Certain young men of
1 Liverpool—good workmen, as I know there are
many such tip-toppers in your town—essayed Richard
the Third, after the fashion of amateurs ; it was rather
hazardous. I have been cast for Frederick, in " Lover's
Vows," but I frankly confess I should shrink from
Richard. However, the Liverpool lads did the play, and
PETER LAURIE---" Oh, my prophetic soul !"—was cast
for The Lord Mayor. PETER came to London, and one
day, dispensing justice at the Mansion House, with the
sacred symbol round his neck, indicating that he was in-
deed a Lord Mayor, his old fellow-apprentice called to
see him ; he, too, was a Scot, and, in brief, I will give
you the interview, as near as I can, in Scotch. (Sir
PETER on the judicial bench ;—enter his quondam fellow-
apprentice slightly in amaze—they eye each other.) Visi-
tor loquitur," Hoo's a' wi' ye, Sir Pater ?" (no time for
answer) " wha wad hae thocht, when ye played the Lord
Mayor, in Liverpool, in jest, ye wad live to be a real
Lord Mayor ; eh ! Sir Peter ?" This was indiscreet. Sir
PETER knit his magisterial brows, and as much as told his
old, kind, hard-working, clever feilow-apprentice, "not
to make a fool of himself talking that way." I have
met Sir PETER many times since, " merry and wise,"
over city cup ; and though 1 was so far gone in the" feast
of reason" as to think that the Knight was uttering
twaddle, and that GoG and MAGOG were making faces
and winking at one or other, or both of us, I never
" drained" heartily with him after the cold reception of
his fellow-apprentice. The scene in the Guildhall justice
room the other day, with which I set out, was supremely
ridiculous. Sir FITZROY KELLY, a soft-hearted Con-
servative, but great lawyer, gave five or six hundred
pounds a few weeks ago in aid of a soup-shop for city
vagrants. I always considered these soup places bad con-
trivances ; we pay Poor-rates, and, after all, overseer and
churchwarden do their unpleasant work discreetly.
CHARLES COCHRANE, a Creole, who was as near as a
" toucher" M.P. for Westminster not long ago, was at
the head of the City broth shop ; they got hold of SOWER
to look after the kettles, and see that the peas were turned
out " thick and slab," and not like little bullets, as they
had been elsewhere. Thousands of LAZARUSES were
attracted to the soup place. SOWER sent out soup with a
flavour you might have smelt at the top of the chimney.
Sir PETER LAURIE did not like the game, and was
determined " to put it down ;" he blew up COCHRANE in
his absence; said the soup kitchen was all smoke; he
(Sir PETER) never lent his name to humbug concerns—
bubble companies; in short, he gave the public to under-
stand that he was too clever to be done, Meantime, the
soup establishment, with Sir FITZROY KELLY'S name
and purse at its head, got into difficulty ; an assault was
committed—the assaulted withdrew from prosecution,
the respectable parties not liking it. Sir FITZROY looks
rather bilious over the concern ; it was too bad to pay.£soo,
and get laughed at into the bargain by a City Knight.
We shall surely become, in time, a polished nation, judg-
ing from the recent fine-art proceedings. I can do no
more than glance in gossipry at the chief of them ; were I
to dilate, your space and the patience of your readers
might be endangered. Picture sales at this season are
always attractive; those by two or three west-end
auctioneers are exceedingly interesting, because every bit
they sell is unquestionably by a master, either ancient or
modern. Of the latter the beautiful collection of water
colour drawings, by our greatest artist, belonging to Mr.
BERNAL, realised a little fortune, the whole of the works
fetching far more than their purchase-money. Mr.
BERNAL is a true fine-art man, long the chairman of the
committees of the House of Commons—though that
office has not much to do with the fine arts—he gave great ,
satisfaction to members on both sides of the house. He
was looked upon as a father by the poorer inhabitants of
Rochester, which he represented in Parliament, but the
constituency treated him scurvily in the end. He is the
pa of BERNAL OSBORNE, M.P. for Middlesex. The
name is Bernalis, I believe of Portuguese Jew extraction.
The Royal Academy dinner on Saturday week—in the midst
of the pictures—was a great event. It was probably the
grandest on record, since the drowsy days of BENJAMIN
WEST, though no painter, first president, and patronised
to no limit by good KING GEORGE 111., simply because
WEST'S chief works were of a sacred character. Some
great men were absent from the banquet,—PEEL and
WELLINGTON for example. Prince ALBERT ;lad gone off
with the QUEEN—she is pale, :but well—and the children
to Osbcrne-House four or five hours before. The chief
pictures are those by Sir EDWIN LANDSEER, " Night"
and "Morning'' (stags fighting), and DAVID ROBERTS'
Venetian Views, worthy of CANALETTI'S renown. DAVIE
ROBERTS is a wonderful creature ; his works are all
prized ; he has been over most parts of Europe—where 1
churches and cathedrals do most abound ;—into Egypt
also ; always on the move in the travelling part of the
year, and working hard when he comes home again.
DAVIE is now a Royal Academician and a " prosperous
gentleman ;" lie was a little Scotch boy, painting sign-
boards for his master, a housepainter, of the name of
IRVINE, in Perth ; I believe the Rev. JOHN BURNETT, of
Camberwell, laid on the first or coarsest coats of paint to
the same master, at the same period. Glorious country
is this same England, where the " divine right" of
genius commands supreme ! Esto perpetua ! I dis-
tinguished but few of the Academy people at the Opera
in the latter part of the evening, as was wont to be the
way ; probably because there was no ballet. Painters
and sculptors care more for classical grouping than for
fine singing. At the close I found myself sipping watered
Geneva with an R.A., who had doffed his dinner finery,
and donned honestgray Tweed. On the same day there was
a private view (if a mob of several hundreds be private)
of the exhibition of Drawings and Sketches, by amateur
artists ; very interesting. Not the least so are two views
in Rome, by Viscount MAIDSTONE. Another exhibition
which opened on Saturday week, was that of modern
German artists. There is no trifling apparent in any of
these works ; they are peculiar in treatment ; and as it
was a long time before I could eat sour kraut, with any-
thing like gout, or hear German music, with improve-
ment or pleasure, so I fancy it will be with their pictures.
Our own artists works, if above mediocrity, please at
once,—the Italians have only to be looked at a minute,
and their sunshine captivates ; in a twinkling you are in
love, over head and ears,—if, indeed, the latter are not
those of that great ass, MIDAS. The pictures of the
French school take the eye by storm. Look at DELA-
ROCHE! But your heavy, great-headed, great-hearted
German demands thought ; because in him thought and
learning, like the rod of the Priest of Antiquity, swallow
up—sham.
Our principal English theatres are doing, I am afraid,
poor business. To be sure, there is a a never-failing lull
before holidays ; and, though those of Whitsuntide are
but brief, the same effect is felt. The small theatres,
with exceedingly pauperised prices, are filling. Mr.
JAMES ANDERSON, "eminent tragedian, and late lessee
of Drury-lane," as lie is rather cruelly styled in the bills
of the City of London Theatre, once a Grub-street Chapel,
where I have seen the great EDMUND KEAN play, is
drawing good houses ; and JAMES appears daily in the
fashionable world,—say Rotten-row.—either in ninety
guinea cab, ditto cab-horse, with white-gloved tiger ; or,
in bad weather,—" too much water, Ophelia,"—in close
brougham, looking nobly, though obese. JAMES
ANDERSON,—he always insists on the pranomen, to
contra-distinguish himself from JOE ANDERSON, not the
carlie with the "frosty pow,"—made as good as £15,000
in America not long ago; and, in an evil hour, well-inten-
tioned, but misguided man, thought he could achieve
two things impossible—make a fortune at Drury-lane, and
foster the legitimate drama! In one short season JAMES
lost £ll,OOO. WILLIAM FARREN, at the Olympic, a man
who has drawn in theatrical salary upwards of half a mil-
lion sterling, is doing little good. Young TALFOURD'S
travestie of Macbeth makes even worshippers of the bard
of Avon laugh at the moment,—it is so preposterous
and daringly impudent, but it makes the " judicious
grieve" afterwards. Judge TALFOURD ought to have told
his boy—he lives at home, and I believe is not yet of age—
not to " touch the ark." The actor who plays " Mac-
beth" is really a prodigy. After all, it was a " sorry
sight." CHARLES MATTHEWS and his rib VESTRIS are
doing indifferently well. One of the BROUGIIS has pro-
duced a smart adaptation from the French, which suits
that versatile creature MATTHEWS, who makes the most
of it. Madame, notwithstanding reports to the contrary,
still looks well. I often wonder how the couple can con-
tinue in good health ; they never walk, or breathe anything
like fresh air. At the Royal Italian Opera Guist and
MARIO are triumphant—the latter as merry and musical
as ever. The management say they do not raise the curtain
under £5OO a night ! ! !

THE Doer( COMMITTEE'S contract for hats has been
taken by Mr. Henry Gibson, of Lord-street, not Mr.
Thomas Gibson, as stated in a contemporary.
Tnx SPINNERS' ASSOCIATION, at Blackburn, have
resolved to advance the wages of their spinners and self-
acting winders five per cent.
A PORTER IN THE ALBERT DOCK, named John Clucas,
48 years of age, residing at Surnmerset, was found dead
in bed on Sunday morning. He was apparently a very
healthy man, and had regularly attended his work up to
Saturday night last.
COMING LAUNCHES AT LIVERPOOL.—The launching
of the Charity and Argentine from Mr. John Laird's
building-yard, at the Dingle, has been postponed to the
21st or 24th instant. It is expected that the Manx boat
will be launched from the yard at Birkenhead at the same
time.
THE ELECTION COMMITTEES.—Another batch of Eelc.
tion Committees came out oil Saturday. The following
committees are to be fixed :—Monday, May 23rd, Clare
County), Liverpool, Sligo, Sligo (County). Tuesday,
May 24th, Bury St. Edmonds, Peterborough, Durham,
Tuesday, May 31st, Blackburn and Lancaster.
ILLEGALLY PAWNING.—Andrew Winder, a journey-
man watchmaker, was charged by Mr. Samuel, watch-
maker, in Whitechapel, with having
pawned a
watch which the prosecutor had entrusted to him to re-
pair. The prisoner was ordered to re-fund the money
which he had obtained upon the watch, amounting to
seventeen shillings and sixpence, and pay a fine of 202. ; or, in default, be committed for six weeks.

COMMERCIAL AND MONETARY NE FT S.

MONDAY NIGHT.
ALL doubt having been set at rest as to the success
of the Budget in its main features, the Public Secu-
rities have maintained their value during the week,
any advance being prevented by the reduction of
interest on the minor stocks. 'We may observe that
the reduction is only compulsory as far as concerns
the South Sea and other small stocks, amounting to
about Ten Millions, but the acceptance of the new
Stock is optional with the holders of Consols and
Three per Cents Reduced. The next account day
has been fixed for the Ist of June, an unusually
early date, rendered necessary by the arrangements
requisite at the Bank of England in connexion with
the conversions of Stock. Some large supplies of
gold have been received, but the weekly returns
show a continued decrease in the stock of gold-
and money is in more demand for commercial pur,
poses, owing, probably, to the recent impetus given
to speculation, and the continued activity in the
manufacturing districts. Some of the decrease in
bullion may, however, be attributed to the demands
from the Continent, as, owing to the large importa-
tions without exports to a corresponding amount,
the balance of trade is against this country, and is
likely to be more so. Another feature in monetary
affairs is the increased demand for railways, amount-
ing during the present month to £342,276, of which
£112,000 has been called by foreign companies.
The total amount of Railway calls during the first
five months of this year amount to £3,394,274,
which is a considerable excess on the correspond-
ing period of last year, when they amounted to
£2,165,313, being an increase of £1,228,961. The
bills drawn by the East India Company on India,
as advised by the last mail, amounted to £53,290
12s. 3d. on Bengal, £3,544 17s. 4d. on Madras,
and £l,OOO on Bombay.
The monthly returns of the Imports and Exports
published by the Board of Trade, show a continued
increase. The exports during the month ended
sth April amounted to £7,887,233, being an in-
crease over the shipments in the corresponding
period of 1852 of £1,486,818, and an increase as
compared with the same period in 1851 of £922,035.
The following table will show, at a glance, the
value of the exports of our domestic produce and
manufactures during each month of the present
and two past years :

1351. 1832. 1853.
January .44,817,870 ..e4,521,781 £8,231,841
February
March
The return of the vessels employed in the fo-
reign trade of the United Kingdom, for three
months ending sth April, shows the following :

VESSELS ENTERED INWARDS.

Tons. Tons. Tons.
United Kingdom and its dependencies-761,521 696,499 766,610
Other nations 448,273 409,831 530,403
VESSELS CLEARED fiI.ITWARDS.
_ _

United Kingdom and its dependencies-907,823 965,145 870,026
Other nations

The Manchester Chamber of Commerce have
published a lengthened memorial to the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, praying far the adoption of a
system of decimal coinage,upon the alleged ground
that it would prove a great advantage to the com-
mercial community, and they give the following
schedule as the basis of their proposition :

Retaining the present denominations below the florin,
namely, the shilling, (50 cents,) and. sixpence, (25 cents,)
together with the coinage of a piece of 15 cents, (above
suggested,) any of the following payments might be made
without the intervention of copper money, viz. :-
5 cents, equal to 2 pieces of 15 cents, less 1 of 25 cents.
10 • • 1 .. 25 . • 1 15
15 1 .. 15 ..
20 1 .. 50 .. 2 15
25 • • 1 .. 25 ..
and so on for every multiple of five cents ; while by pieces
of five cer.ts, equal to nearly 11(1, and of two cents, which
would for all practical purposes be identical with the pre-
sent halfpenny, any payment down to one cent might be
made in copper, thus :-
1 cent is equal to 1 piece of 5 cents, less 2 of 2 cents,
2 cents .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 2
3 1 .. 5
4 2 .. 2
5 1 .. 5
and so on for every combination above five cents.

The prudent Minister has very properly replied,
that he
" Is fully sensible of the importance of the subject
whereof it treats ; at the same time, he is of opinion that
any alteration in the value of a penny is a matter requiring
the fullest and most circumspect consideration, and the
most delicate handling. But her Majesty's Government
have willingly concurred in the propriety of appointing a
committee for the investigation of the subject, and they
will be disposed to pay every respect to the resultE of its
labours and inquiries, as soon as they shall have been
made known."

If the question were simply confined to merchants'
accounts, there could be no doubt of its propriety;
but as it would involve millions of transactions by
people impervious to all explanations, it is the
alteration in the value of the penny which would
create the most mischief.

It is reported that a traffic arrangement between
the London and North Western and Great Northern
Railway Companies is on the eve of completion, so
that all competition between them will in future be
avoided.

The return from the Bank of England, for the
week ending the 30th of April, gives the following
results, when compared with the previous week :
Public deposits .. £3,934,322; Increase £221,333
Other deposits .. .. 12,922,620 ; Decrease 284,303
Rest .. 3,120,987 ; Increase 6,648

On the other side of the account—
Government securities £13,221,382 ; the same as before.
Other securities .. 13,506,745 ; Decrease 125,752
Notes unemployed .. 8,684,410 ; Increase 100,265
The amount of notes in circulation is £23,124,555,
being a decrease of £283,775 ; and the stock of
bullion in both departments is £18,355,094, show-
ing a decrease of £199,087, when compared with
the preceding return.

ISSUE DEPARTMENT.
Notes issued .. £31,808,965 I Govrnt. Debt.. £11,015,100
Other securities 2,984,900
Gold coin & bu1n.17,789,811
I Silver bullion .. 19,154

£31,808,965

£31,808,955

BANKING D
Prop.'s capita1.£14,553,000
Rest....
Public deposits. 3,934,322
Other deposits . 12,922,620
7-day, &c. bills. 1,427,737

:PARTNIENT.

Gov. securities..£l3,22l,3B2
Other securities 13,506,745
Notes .
Gold & silv. coin 546,129

£35,958,666

X 35,958,666

We have had a very idle week in our SHARE
MARKET, with scarcely a fluctuation in prices. The
increasing tightness in the money market, with the
gradual drain upon the bank, (there being now in
its coffers one million and a-half less than at this
time last year,) has given them, during the last few
days, a downward tendency ; but in the absence of
any pressure of sales, the decline is barely yet of
any moment. Our local stocks, insurance shares,
and others are still wanted for investment, and al-
most altogether of these is the real business con-
fined. We annex the days prices :—Caledonians,
33? 4 4; Chester and Holyhead, 231-; Eastern
Counties, 13 5-16 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
79+ ; Lancaster and Preston, 52p; Liver-
pool, Crosby and Southport, 172-; Sheffield Stock,
301 1; Midland Stock, 75+ y ; North British,
81; East Lancashire Fifth Shares, 1-16 p; Ditto
Second Issues, 5 5-16 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire
6 per cent., 15i ; Midland, Bristol and Birmingham
6 per cent., 150 ; Ditto 41 per cent,, -113; Royal
Insurance, ljp.
COTTON.—The attempts of the Manchester Guar-
dian to depress the Liverpool market, by exagge-
rated and garbled reports from the manufacturing
districts, have proved unavailing, and recent reports
from America having confirmed our previously
expressed opinions on the subject, prices here have
been well maintained, The discrepancy in the
returns of stock, our contemporary is obliged to
admit; but he ingeniously deduces from it the infe-
rence that the stocks in the hands of spinners are
larger than was anticipated, a deduction which will
have very little weight out of Manchester. The
attempt to create an impression by working the
mills short time has proved also a failure, and has
been given up, the demand being quite equal to the
present powers of production. The trade here
during the week has been active, particularly for
consumption, at lull prices ; and the general opinion
is, that there will be no decline. On Saturday, the
business was 6,000 bales, closing with a steady
market. TO-DAY, the demand is fair, and prices
are slightly in favour of the sellers. Sales are esti-
mated at 7,000 bales, including 2,000 on specula-
tion and for export.
MESSRS. HERMANN Cox & Co. in their Report say :
The sales this week have been 54,670 bales, of which
4,950 are on speculation, 4,120 for export, and the re-
maining 45,600 to the trade. Prices of the current quali-
ties are 1.16 d. dearer since this day week.
The advicelper " Europa," bringing a further advance
in prices, and declining receipts have strengthened our
market, without causing any material advance. Spinners
continue to buy sparingly, and not beyond immediate
wants. Forgetting the increase in the consumption, a
larger export demand, and the little probability of another
large crop, they constantly ask,—ls it possible, that with
a stock of one and a half millions of bales here and in
America, and prices 1(1. higher thau at the same time last
st
n t,
or a \s Vl
on
year, there is any necessity to lay in stocks and to fear an
advance?ro
esgay, decidedly there is, perhaps not at
n
as the quantity on sale and imports are
large ; but things will change. The quantity on sale be-
comes every day less ; imports begin to fall off ; and,
whenever unfavourable advices of the next
crop come to
hand, whether real or fictitious, the competition between

spinners and speculators may soon push up prices to a
point dangerous for all connected with the trade, and in-
stead of abundance we shall perhaps be reduced to a state
of artificial scarcity.—We think the importance of the
reduction of 64,000 bales in our stock will be more appre-
ciated after due reflection. _ _

It appears now the consumption is steadily on the in-
crease, and is at present at least-40000 bales per week.
Take the American consumption at 13600
„ remainder of Europe - 23154 11

It shows a total of - - 76i50 ~ weekly.
or - - 3,991,106 „ for the year
Estimate the crop of America at - 3,300,000 bales.
„ East Indies in '52 - 222,000 - 350,000 „
Brazils as in '52 - - - 164,000 „
~ Egypt - - - - 180,000 „

3,991,000 bales
it gives only about 3000 bales more than the estimated
consumption.
With an American crop estimated as above at 3,300,000
bales, there would be barely sufficient for the actual con-
sumption, without adding to the stocks, which at the end
of the last season were comparatively small, viz., 914,000
in all narts of Europe, or scarcely sufficient for seventeen
weeks' consumption last year, or twelve weeks in the
present year. These facts should give consumers cause
to look forward with anxiety to the next crop, and if they
did so, then they would not blindly persuade themselves
that the present temporary accumulation of stocks will
be sufficient to counteract any future rise in prices. The
market closes steadily ; sales 7 to 8,000 bales at full
prices.

SALES. . IMPORTS.
DESCRIPTION.' PRICES. Week PIM- Week This STOCK.
I lending ously ending
IMay 6. this yr. May 6. Year' May 6.
-- —'
Id. d.
Sea Island .. 18 @33 850, 9110
Stained .... 8 9 10! 770) 9999 239347
Boweds .... 42 62 8580; 167920 498010
Mobile !4i 64! 8910 102530
New Orleans.; 4i 8 I 22860 365810 12231 501255,]
Pernams, &e. 16} 9 1 -
2,00 24840 1 20563 1 } 12870
Araeati, &e 164 74
Bahia, &c.
Maranham
Sawginned 6 64, } 1- I
• • •
760 12803 ) . 120511} 21520
I ,
Demerara,&e 16 i 30, 130 33 284 700
Egyptian 52 1521
0.149080 1163 32112 85200
Barbadoes
Peruvian — I
Laguayra..
Coin. W. I. &..e. 4i 16 350 [ 3360 348 1266
3890
Carthagena — .... 1
Smyrna
Manilla
Surat
Madms
Bengal .l 3501 60(1 380 1680
I 54670 8363401 341561 923723! 748500

PRortvce.-For Sugar there has been an im-
proved demand at rather higher prices. The sales
comprised 400 hhds. West Indian, 3,000 bags
Bengal, and 2,500 mats Mauritius. In Foreign a
fair business doing, the sales amounting to 4,000
bags Pernambuco and Paraiba ; 45 hhds. Cnba
Muscovado, and Surinam have likewise been sold.
Molasses : The trade still disposed to buy at the
previous decline, the sales for the week being 600
puns. on the spot; 750 puns. to arrive. Coffee :
The business was exclusively in Jamaica, of which
150 tees. sold at 465. to 735. for ordinary to good
middling, being full rates. 550 bags Malabar light
Pepper changed hands at from 3d. to 3id. In Rice
nothing of interest done. Rum continued in fair
demand, and the sales were 280 puns. Demerara,.
80 puns. Trinidad, and a small parcel of Jamaica,.
at previous prices. Tea : During the week a good
business has been done, chiefly on speculation, at
stiff rates; at a sale of 2,900 packages (1,400 of
which were all faults, and the remainder very com-
mon quality), nearly the whole sold, at and after the
sale, at full rates. Saltpetre remains heavy of sale,
and only 200 bags reported, at 275. per cwt. for 61.-
refraction. No sales effected in Naval Stores,
except in American Rosin, of which 2,200 brls.
sold at 2s. Sd. to 4s. 11d, per cwt. for common
quality, being a considerable advance upon previous
prices. Only small parcels of Ashes reported, at
275. Gd. per cwt. for both sorts. There are no
transactions of moment to report in Bides. The
demand for Olive Oil has slightly improved; the
sales reach 60 tuns, chiefly Lisbon, at £64 to £66
per tun. Six tuns of Sperm Oil brought £9l 10s. per
tun ; common Fish dull, without change in prices.
Small sales of Rape Oil at 355. 6d. to 365. for pale,
and 345. per cwt for brown. Oil of Turpentine
dull of sale ; nominally 50s. per cwt. Trifling sales
of Palm Oil on the spot at £35 to £35 10s., and
about 700 tons, to arrive, at £35 10s. to £36 per
ton. The Tallow market is dull ; Petersburg Y.C.
nominally 475. 6d. to 485.; about 200 casks and
boxes South American brought 435. Gd. for
brown, up to 17s. 6d, per cwt for fine quality.
50 tons Lard sold at 525. 6d. to 535. Gd. per
cwt. Petersburg clean Hemp sold at £39, and
300 bales Jute, on the spot, at £l5 15s. for
very inferior, to £l9 2s. 6d. per ton for low
middling, and 750 bales, to arrive, at a full price.
TO-DAY the Sugar market continued firm, with a
good inquiry both from grocers and refiners, the
sales, including Saturday's business, comprising
120 hhds. Barbadoes at 335. 6d. to 3Ss. Gd., 100
barrels Antigua at 355. to 375. 3d., 70 hhds. Demo
rara at 335. 3d, to 355., 650 bags Pernams at 18s. 9d.
to 19s. 9d., in bond, and 750 bags at 325. per cwt,
duty paid. 70 puns. Demerara Rum brought pre-
vious prices. Of Coffee we have only to report
100 bags St. Domingo, (all faults,) without change.
The Tea market was less active to-day, but prices
were supported. By auction 135 tons St. Domingo
Logwood went at £5 7s. Gd. to £5 10s. per ton.
Previous prices have been realized for 300 bales
Jute.

WooL.—Considering the lightness of stock, a
fair amount of business has been done during the
past week, at very firm prices. The demand conti-
nues very active for almost all descriptions, and
fresh arrivals from all quarters are anxiously looked
for. Imports for the week 924 bales, viz., 111
Spanish, 457 Buenos Ayres, 340 Mediterranean
Ports, and 16 Irish. English and Irish in good
demand ; prices firm ; but the transactions are very
limited.

Messrs. W. GREAEIE and Co. say there continues to be
an active demand for most descriptions of wool, at very
firm prices, but stocks of all sorts are now reduced to so
low a point, that the transactions of the past week are
necessarily very limited, and fresh arrivals are anxiously
looked to from all quarters. Turkey, Smyrna, Egyptian,
Donskoi, &c., are very scarce. These descriptions are
much inquired for, and the few sales effected have been at
full quotations,

CRICKET IN CALIFORNIA.—We notice amongst the
items of news from California, brought by the America,
which arrived here yesterday, that a Cricket Club had
been organised in San Francisco, of which Mr. Aiken,
the British Consul, was president. Mr. Aiken is a son of
our townsman, James Aiken, Esq.
SUDDEN DEATH ON BOARD A SHIP.—On Saturday
afternoon a man, named Christopher Kelly, aged 40 years,
a labourer, residing at 16 Court, Stewart-street, whilst
working on board the ship Albert Gallatin, now lying in
the Bramley-Moore Dock, suddenly dropped down dead,
and before medical assistance could be procured, he was a
corpse.

SUDDEN DEATH.—On Saturday evening, a man, named
William Catterall, a bleacher, residing at Farnworth, near
Bolton, called at the house of Mr. Smith, watch cap-
maker, in Back Clare-street. Mr. Smith, perceiving that
he was intoxicated, advised him to remain ail night in
Liverpool, and to go home on Sunday morning, to which
deceased consented. He sat down to supper with the
family between eleven and twelve o'clock on Saturday
evening, and whilst eating his supper he fell from his
chair, and instantly died. An inquest upon the body
will be held to-day.

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE LYCEUM.—The annual
meeting of the members of the Lyceum News-room, and
Liverpool Library was held last evening, in the library of
the institution,—Mr. Thomas Wylie in the chair. The
report of the committee was read and unanimously
adopted, and the committee for the ensuing year was
appointed. The chairman, in acknowledging the compli-
ment paid to himself and the committee, alluded to the
commercial and general importance of the Liverpool Ly-
ceum to the inhabitants, and also to strangers ; and con-
gratulated the members upon there being now direct com-
munication with the News-room by electric telegraph.
SUPPOSED SUICIDE.—On Sunday morning, a woman
named Mary Smith, aged 34 years, residing with Mrs.
Bennett in Richmond fair, was found dead in bed under
circumstances which leave no doubt that she poisoned her-
self. A bottle containing laudanum, which deceased had
procured from Mr. Taylor's, druggist, in Soho-street, was
found by her bedside, nearly empty. It appears that on
purchasing the laudanum from Mr. Taylor, she repre-
sented to him that it was for the purpose of rubbing the
shoulder of her father, who was suffering from rheuma-
tism. The deceased was, unfortunately, much addicted
to liquor. An inquest upon the body will be held to-day.

GREAT CHESS MEETING IN MANCHESTER.—The
meeting of the Northern and Midland Counties Chess As-
sociation commenced on Friday, in the long room on the
Exchange-street side of the Royal Exchange, at eleven
o'clock. Amongst the visitors present were Mr. George
Staunton, the British chess champion; Herren Harrwitz
and Horwitz, two celebrated German players ; Moorcroft,
secretary of the Rock Ferry club, &c. ; and a large num-
ber of the Manchester players. Several tournaments came
off during the forenoon. Amongst others Herr Liiwentlial
played two games at once, against Mr. Cronhelm, jun.,
and Sir John Blunden, giving the pawn and move in each,
and winning both. Herr Harrwitz gave Mr. Allen the
rook, but lost. The match which excited the greatest in-
terest was one in which Mr. Staunton gave the odds of the
pawn and two moves to Sir John Blunden, of Kilkenny,
the Rev. S. Burnell, of Warrington, Mr. Greg, jun., and
Mr. King, the two last gentlemen of Manchester; Mr.
Staunton's four antagonists being in consultation. Mr.
Staunton sat at a table alone ; the four consulting players
together at another table ; and the moves were orally com-
municated between the two tabies. The match, which
commenced on Friday, at two o'clock, was adjourned in
consequence of Sir J. Blunden having to leave town until
Saturday. Numerous other matches were also to take
place on that day. We understand that Mr. Staunton is
about to pay a visit to the members of the Liverpool
Chem club,

FRIGHTFUL SHIPWRECK AND
LOSS OF LIFE.

The following narrative of the wreck of the steam-ship
Independence, with the loss of a hundred and twenty-five
lives, has been received by the steam-ship America, which
reached here yesterday morning. We abridge the details
from the statement of Captain Sampson, who commanded
her. He says :—I am under the painful necessity of re-
porting the loss of the steamer Independence, on her
passage from San Juan del Sud to this port, and about
one hundred and twenty-five lives, consisting of the pas-
sengers and fifteen of the crew. She was lost on the
Island of Margarita, off the coast of Lower California.
After leaving Acapulco, we experienced strong breezes from
NW. to N. Passed Cape St. Lucas on the morning of the
15th February. On the morning of the 16th, at one o'clock,
A.M., made the main land to the eastward of the Island,
having been set in shore by the current. Altered the course
to SW. At 2, A.M., made the Island of Margarita,the south
point bearing W. by S. per compass; then altered the
course to W. S. W. I intended to give the point a berth
of three miles, but, owing to a haze over the land, I was
deceived in the distance. At fifteen minutes past five,
just as day was beginning to break, she struck on a sunken
reef, extending off from the point of the island, about a
mile from the shore. The sea was very smooth at the
time, not breaking on the reef at all. Backed the engine,
and she came off; examined the bold, and found that she
was filling rapidly ; knew that I should have to beach her
to keep her from sinking ; got a sail over the bow, (under
her,) to try to stop the leak, and set a gang of men at work
at each hatch way bailing, and ran along the west side of the
island, close in, to find a good place to put her Rebore. Told
the engineer to let me know five minutes before the water
would be high enough to put out the fires. When we had
run about four miles the engineer came up and reported
the water nearly up to the fires, and that they would be
extinguished in a few minutes. Put the helm hard a-port
and ran her ashore in a small cove on the S.W. side of
the island, head on. Lowered a boat, and sent the mate
and two men in her to run a line ashore to the beach,
which was about one hundred yards distant, but the boat
broached to and was swamped in the surf. Lowered
another boat, and sent three men in her with another line,
which they succeeded in getting ashore. I now ascertained
that the ship was on fire. Told the engineer to take his
men, and put out the fire, if possible. Ordered the
other two boats to be lowered, and to come forward, and
the women and children to come to the forward gangway ;
loaded both boats with women and children, and sent
them ashore. The ship had now swung round broadside
on. The mate and two men came off with the boat
that took the line ashore, and she was immediately
loaded with women and children, and sent ashore with
them. The fire originated from the furnaces. It was
necessary, after the steamer struck on the reef, to use
wood and boards for fuel, in order to keep up steam
until she struck on the beach, when the water was so
high as to stop the draft from the lower Rues, which forced
open the furnace-doors, and the flames rushed out, and
caught the wood work in the fire-room, and also around
the smoke-stack, thence spreading very rapidly. Every
effort was made to get the fire under, bat of no avail. The
flames were now coming up from the hatchways, fire-room.
engine-room, ventilators, and around the smoke-stack ;
everything was consternation and dismay ; the people
seemed completely bewildered, and were jumping over-
board by dozens. The scene was perfectly horrible and
indescribable—men, women, and children screeching,
crying, and drowning. I ordered the spars, hatches,
tables, and everything that would float, to be thrown
overboard, which was done, and they were immediately
covered with people. About an hour after the ship struck
the beach, she was in a perfect sheet of flame, and
there a-as no one on• board of her except one of the coal-
passers, named Beaumont and myself. The smoke-stack
had fallen, and the promenade deck forward had tumbled
in ; the flames were coming out of the side lights, and it
was impossible to stay ou board any longer. A. boat came
off from the shore with two of the deck hands in her.
Beaumont, who was near the fore-rigging' jumped into
her, and I jumped overboard, swam to her, and com-
menced picking up those who were afloat. After picking
up three boat loads, Thomas Herren, the steward, suc-
ceeded in launching another boat and saving some of
the people. When all that were alive had been picked
up and some of the baggage, I landed and had the
spars which had drifted ashore hauled up into a ravine,
and with one old sail that had washed ashore,. made
a tent large enough to shelter the women and children.
The ship was still in flames, so that it was impossible for
any one to board her. I gave the mate and engineer
orders to have the dead taken up above high water mark
and buried, and to board the wreck as soon as possible
and save all the provisions and water that they could. I
then took a boat and four men and started to pull round
the north end of the island to Magdalena Bay in search of
assistance, expecting to find some ships there. Ws pulled
until ten o'clock that night, when, not being able ths see
any vessels, and not knowing in what direction to pull, I
landed on the north shore of the entrance to 'Magdalena
Bay, hauled up the boat, and waited until daylight, when
I started again to pull across the bay ; after pulling an
hour and a half, I discovered a vessel close to The main-
land, pulled for and reached her at eleven o'clock, a.m. ;
found her to be the schooner A.. Emery, Captain Gordon.
The captain and moat of the crew were ashore looking for
water;- set a signal and they carne on board.
Captain Gordon said that he had been in the bay five
days, and that there were no other vessels in the bay.
After stating the circumstances of the wreck to him he
consented to get under way, although he had but sixty
gallons of water on board at the time, and take the sur-
vivors to San Jose or Cape St. Lucas, where they could
get the necessaries of life, until other assietance could be
rendered them—and ho immediately got under way, and
commenced beating out. At daylight of the 18th, it being
calm, and the schooner being a long distance from the
wreck, I took twenty gallons of water and a sack of bread
in the boat, and started for the camp, expecting to find the
people suffering for water, as there was none in the island
fit to drink. Arrived abreast of the wreck at two p.m.,
having been gone from there fifty-one hours. The surf was
breaking very heavily, making it dangerous to land. The
mate came down nn the beach and said the passengers
had gone across the island, ana that. T had better pull
round the south end of the island to the other slue, which
I did, and found the boats and crews from the whale ships
Omega, Jame 3 Maury, Meteor, and bark Clement, busily
at work taking the passengers on board the ships, which
lay about twelve miles distant from the point of embark.
ation in the lower bay. While I was away in the boat,
the mate and engineer had gone across the island, seen
the ships and boats, and signalised to them, and so ob-
tained relief. I then took a boat and crew and started
off to meet the schooner and take her back into the bay,
where we arrived on the morning of the twentieth. I
then went on board the ships and mustered a party of
men and went across the island to the wreck, to save and
bring over all the provisions we could find.
While at work getting provisions from the wreck, we
saw a steamer bound down the coast, about six miles
distant. We made signals for her, but she did not notice
them. Launched a boat and took two men in, and at-
tempted to get off to speak her, but the surf, which was
breaking very heavily at the time, swamped the boat and
broke one of the oars, and when I reached the shore
again I was so much exhausted that I could not make
another attempt.
After getting all the provisions that had been saved,
which occupied two days, I chartered the ship Meteor.
Captain Jeffries, to take us all to San Francisco, to sail
as soon as the vessel could be made ready. While the
ship was being fitted I took a boat and crew from the ship
Omega, and lay off and on the island on the look-out for
a steamer, hoping to speak one on her passage up and get
some assistance from her, but none came in sight of us.
On the 3rd of March, everything being ready, and the
passengers all on board, except a few who chose to go to
the Sandwich Islands in the other ships, we sailed for this
port.
I was on the larboard paddle box when the steamer
struck, and had been on deck the whole night. If the
steamer had not taken fire, not a soul would have been
lost, for they could all have been landett safely if there had
been time.
The reef on which the steamer struck is about two
miles long, making off in a south-easterly direction, and
is not laid down in any of the charts that I have ever
seen.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

MONDAY EVENING, MAY 9.

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

PLYMOUTH ELECTlON.—Sergeant Kinglake announced
Mr. Mare's intention to resign his seat. Mr. Mare ex-
plained his conduct, and the proceedings terminated.

DOCKYARD APPOINTMENTS. The committee met
again this morning. The Duke of Northumberland was
examined at great length. He stated that Mr. Stafford's
letter of April, 1852, was written without his knowledge
or sanction. He did not know that the patronage of the
promotions was in the surveyor or secretary's hands, and
used for political purposes, nor that any improper pro-
motion had been made. Mr. Stafford had mentioned Sir
Francis Baring's circular, but he declined interfering
with it.

PARIS, SUNDAY.--The Constitutionnel states that
Abdel Kader is tired of Broussa, and wishes to return.

HOUSE OF LORDS.

Their Lordships met at five o'clock.

The Earl of AIRLIE asked Lord Aberdeen what were
the intentions of Government with respect to measures to
be introduced for the future government of India.--The
Earl of ABERDEEN replied that the bill would beintro-
duced in the other house in the course of this session, and
that when it was introduced the noble earl would see its
nature ; but at present it would be premature to give any
further explanation.
On the motion for the second reading of the Land Im.
provement Bill, Lord MONTEAGLE objected to the mea-
sure, as giving an interest to tenants contrary to the
power of the soil, and he recommended that it be post-
poned for a month.—The Earl of DONOUGHMORE sup-
ported the bill.
After some discussion the house divided. For the ad-
journment, contents, 8 ; non-contents, 35 ; majority
against the adjournment, 27.
Their lordships then went into committee upon the
bill.
The Bill having passed through committee, some other
returns were disposed of, and the house adjourned at 11
o'clock.