The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-05-01 00:00:00

TO CORRESPONDENTS,

`Honest

party. This; however, has been defeated for the hundred per cent. On our Stock Exchange, we to a measure, petitioned against by 47,000 pea.
present, owing to a provision in the Imperial Statute heard of nothing daily but that this "junction " ple of that town, including not less than 1000
uniting upper and Lower Canada, which declares was to be Midland thirds, and that " extension " leading mercantile firms, was an index of the
Our reporters cannot be everywhere, ' that no alteration in the electoral laws shall be was to be Midland preference, or guarantee stock; opinions of the mass of the constituency ; and we
made without the consent of two-thirds of each and forthwith up went each share, like a rocket, are afraid that in referring to this portion of Sir
house. unfortunately to come down like its stick, when James's remarks, and to Mr. Disraeli's comments
It is stated that the permanence of the con- the purposes of some parties had been served. upon it, we shall have to say something, which
flexion of Canada with England depends for the Periods of difficulty and losses, however, tend to may be rather distasteful to one, at least, of those
present entirely upon the decision of the Crown open people's eyes, and drive them to inquire of members. Mr. Disraeli, in the course of his tri-
with respect to the Indemnity Bill. Loyalty, and what metal are the gods they have been wor- umphant refutation of the sophistries of the minis-
pride in their being a portion of this great empire, shipping. Mr. Hudson was in parliament—was terial party and their Conservative toadies, ~ re-
.
.uoiluiollo
are still strong in the hearts of the British Canadian in London—was feted and courted—gave great marked
a meeting of the Tow :
~.,n
Council will ..a
population ; but it is undoubted that many are dinner parties—patronised " poor Buckingham,"— The right hon. gentleman says,—" Where are the two
f
- - - - - seriously and calmly calculating the advantages yes the York draper looked down upon the fallen members for Liverpool? Are not their names in the
which would accrue from their admission into the Plantaganet !—and some of his too trusting majorityi i t t?a n : iThe membershe e petitions
Glasgow, g ot wh
a,
t otheyit
thealso support,e
protective system of the American union, or the friends found themselves with nothing in their of the Governmgent.'Pßut it is possible menym, ay have been
erection in British North America of an indepen- own pockets but bundles of worthless scrip. How elected by constituencies without any frank or detailea
dent federal unioa. Should the Indemnity Bill can this be ? was the question mooted. Suspicion exposition of their opinion on the subject, (Hear.)
pass, a convention is to be immediately called to- once roused was followed by enquiries. Disap- Men may have been sent to this house—as lam sorry to
done—pledgedsay my experience of the last few. years shows can be
gether, the proceedings of which, although spoken pointed speculators and clever accountants have
to support a particular policy, and when
of as intended to be most constitutional, no one keen noses. Figures of arithmetic are very like they have come here they may have opposed it. (Cheers.)
can predicate. facts; and a few rather ugly figures presented Ido not know what passed between the members for
The following letter from our own correspondent themselves, connected with a transaction of Mr. Liverpool and their constituents at the last election. It
- much the same view of affairs as the above : Hudson's with a northern railway under- his is possible that between them and their constituents no
communication took place on the subject of the Naviga-
MONTREAL, APRIL Han. management. The king was henceforth a burst
tion Laws."
The Times, with happy ignorance and in ex cathedra bubble, so far as regarded his public character.
style, has been perpetrating some articles on the state of
affairs and the position of parties in Canada. These There was still a hope, however, entertained by cutting sarcasm was uttered ? He knew what
articles might be entirely unworthy of notice, were it not his friends that explanation was possible. It was passed at the last election between his constitu-
that they have the appearance of being ministerial urged that amongst his multifarious transactions a ents and himself on this subject. He knew that
articles—and that if they he not curiosities of literature, mistake was possible ; and that "to err is human, a strong feeling existed, with respect to it, amongst
they most assuredly are of ignorance. He gives a sketch
of the rebellion, with a "view of probing to the bottom of to forgive divine." We are afraid, however, the those constituents; that his own opinions, with
the matter, and tells of battles fought and villages attacked report, just published, of the doings of himself rpe to it, were somewhat distrusted, and that
which nobody ever heard of in Canada. He speaks of and Mr. Waddington, in their capacity of chairman helmet et various bodies of electors, connected with
Dr. Nelson and Papineau as of those whom he .-- : and deputy chairman of the Eastern Counties the shipowners, by the advice of his friends, to
-in? • Railway, the leading facts of which will be found endeavour to allay' that distrust; that to some
aatia-
in our columns, has prostrated Mr. Hudson, never
-.•0 r..-'
ar- extent he succeeded, but whether the exposition of
his opinions had the "frank" character, referred to
aAao re, *lag,—
-
to rise again.
It was not our intention, in referring to this by Mr. Disraeli, is a question for his own consci-
_ _
which has Riau b matter, to press hardly upon Mr. Hudson. He
"
1...........(1, (1.0‘.1,41.5ee. and will pay the penalty., to
ence to answer. Whether it was, or not, Mr.
some extent, in the loss of his standing in society. Cardwell, we hubuilb wiw, lo lwujur, bound to
stand up in his place in the House, and inform it
We conceive that others have erred in the matter a
besides himself; and would particularly point at- and the public that his vote was, emphatically, nota true expression of the opinions of the bulk of
tention to the fatuity and animus of the Eastern
those who returned him by their suffrages; that
Counties Directers and the shareholders throughout
the whole transaction. The line in question was he had either changed his opinions since the elec-
'
in bad repute; and was badly managed. It had tied, or concealed them during his canvas. He
knew that there were hundreds of his supporters
paid dividends rather less than was expected, and
who would have cut off their right hands rather
Mr. Hudson was called in—on account of his
than vote for him with his present opinions on this
administrative ability, or for what reason ? We
subject; that there were some of his most intimate
should say solely on account of his prestige at the
and influential friends, who would have forfeited
time, and the certainty that with his name at the
all they possessed, rather than have been led, as
head of affairs the price of shares would advance.
they were, to assure their humble and yet vitally
What were the conditions on which he accepted
the chairmanship ? He was to be supreme dictator was a
interesteefellow-townsmen'that he " 11right"
of the whole concern. This was, to say the least, upon the question of the Navigation Laws; and itcould have been only that peculiar sort of morality,
not a very prudent bargain. What was the first
step of the new dictator ? Why, it was one which which we have described as separating the character the whole board of directors and the shareholders of the politician from that of the man, that re-
_ wnich , strained him from exoneratin those
....e talking about very if they had taken care to know anything of their g before the face of the world from complicity gentlemen
own property must have known to have been an in the"
_ ~..Cation of the provincial tariff is at present under
concealment of his views, or, on the other hand,
—Hud
Mr. son, was appointed au or the warm discussion in the assembly. That proposed by the unwarrantable one. if we are to believe that he was sincere whilst
chairma toortly previous to December, 1845, when
. ni
sererspector-genral is founded on the principles of free trade, soliciting the honor of representing this important
.....aa or water yield. His levyifEt rever anly‘;
,it iswarmly opposed by the dires did not calculate upon being able to town, from honestly and candidly acknowledging
lands. our borough engineer +l--.
' _,„,i in pay a dividend of above 3s. per share. He that his own opinions had undergone a change,
__...aenrs. No Canadian declared one, before the accounts could by any and that his vote was no longer an index of the
.core importance to the English manu- possibility have been made up, of 9s. per share. He
..,,curer and shipowner than this, as it will very materially opinions of those who returned him.
, ..,111,
went on, thus anticipating profits, paying dividends We are sorry to have to speak in such terms of
affect English exports to Canada, which at present are
~..aueu for some time
out of capital, till the end of 1848. Surely no
very considerable, about 1,400 British vessels yearly ar
a gentleman, for whose private character. we have
to that gentleman's decease, many great riving at Quebec. The tariff of the inspector-general will sensible set of men could have expected that the great respect, and of whose public career we at
ich wa -- --.•....-. F el e,..,id likely induce trading with the States to a greater extent mere magic of Mr. Hudson's name could have
asmsts proposes effected this more than doubling of the revenue of oan-e time augured' highly. He must excuse us
any concern ! Probably an examination of the however.
transfer books of the company during this period
would show how nicely those in the secret got out, By the lamented death of Mr. Thomas Poole,
and how many gulls got in. one of the representatives of St. Anne's Ward, and
It is quite possible that from further inquiries a gentleman who, by his unswerving honesty of
into the doings of this company, further revels- purpose, and his persevering advocacy of all mea-
tions may result. In the process of increasing a sures calculated to advance the interests of the
concern, representing two millions and a half of ratepayers of Liverpool, has endeared himself to his
fellow-townsmen generally, a vacancy has been
capital, to one representing above fourteen mil-
created for that ward, which will have to be filled
lions, there was ample room for practices not very
very straightforward. We shall not, however, an-
up on Friday next. We hear that it is in the con-
ticipate. Particularly w temptation of an influential portion of the consti-
e should like to know what t • to invite Mr. 'Thomas Dover to allow •was the mode of application of the six to seven uency
him-
thousand pounds expended by Messrs. Hudson self to be put in nomination on the occasion ; and
and Waddington, as " Secret service money."
certainly a fitter choice could not be made. Mr.
Dover was the personal and valued friend of the
THE morale of public men, in these degenerate deceased; has shared in many of his arduous
days, has suffered a sad declension. There was a labours for the good of his fellow-townsmen; is
time when the distinguishing feature of the cha-
intimately acquainted with the details of the public
questions at present being agitated in the town ;
ratter of a British Statesman was his highminded-
and is moreover one of the heaviest of its rate-
ientary plans, the town 1 ,----
Ahab -
WP h.. for some days past most beautuut weateet-, tress' his utter disregard of self, in his devotion
advancementpayers, and therefore interested, as well as inclined
strict stlh
I to the
eoo o truth, and his fins cella° of Loth of his country's interests; his
to advocate measures of the most strict economy.
t
personal and political honour. This state of things The ward should e.,eit its-eirstrenuously to secure
the services of so valuable a member, and so able
is changed. We see now one code of morality as 1
•I
an auxiliary to its present faithful representatives,
applicable to the statesman and another which
regulates the conduct of the gentleman. The for-
Mr. Parker and Mr. Bennett.
-....,.V..,
mer may wriggle, by any devious ways, to his
_ „a, a object; the latter, to be respected, must be above EXCHANGE NEWS-ROOM, MONDAY.
The uncompromising front, which Lord Stanley stated
..,r me packet of yesterday, even the suspicion of taint, or of practices, which
in the House of, Lords on Friday last, he was determined
angry in its la
~ .....- inuicating the fact that the Canadian people attach may not be avowed before the whole world. To to offer to the bill for the repeal of the navigation laws,
lis set down a littl_ ...ler z 300,000, against the slightest interest to the question of the Navi- the former a successful juggle, a movement which has given much satisfaction, and it is to be hoped that
:Ilion sterling; and the annual revenue gation Laws. We do indeed find a repudiation on enables him to throw dust in the eyes of a politi- the other noble lords will act independently, and not allow
• ---a-aa_ at £35,000, against the part of the American government, of the asser- cal opponent, a feint of any kind to throw a rival anyfalse expediency to interfere with their free judgment.
thelamPienrieoannstzeinntoett
intelligence
unaenriir
' ---,--- ~ro- lion of Mr. Labouchere, so pompously put forward from the scent of a political trail, nay even the o
Niagarau s a s tou theuu 0 bureamriangeotaf
' ' —.stamen in introducing the bill, now betrayal of friends and the relinquishment of so- I here. We incline, ligoweeveerP to ourselvesP to those
latter, "1---f the United States lemnly recorded principles, is glory; to the latter I who look upon the bright side of the pictre. The ex-
compt ,
- ---n- any one of these things is inextinguishable shame. I change by the previous steamer was 105 to 1061, and is
some 34.,
This change of the whole character of modern quoted by these advices at 1064-, which is so much in
favour of this country • the American money markets are
seriously upon the interests aria
statesmanship has never been so strikingly evi-
also easier, seeing that obtained quite sufficient relief
the people of Liverpool.
dented as during the debate, on Monday evening from the bullion exported from this country, which,
It only remains now to he seen what steps the
last in the House of Commons, on the third read- added to the cheering nature of the Californian intelli-
'ration of Liverpool are prepared to take in ing of the Bill for the Repeal of the Navigation gence, is li
To go on with the Riving- honesty ! Laws. We shall refer first, in exemplification of various wayskely to improve our commercial relations in
....il
the engineering evidence at pre- our position to the speech, in favor of the bill, of Our
information as to the Iron trade, however, runs as
follows .
ire us, we should say will scarcely be WE were ourselves amongst the first to express that political chamelion, the ex-Radical, ex-Whig, " (rwin. gto the very unfavourable accounts received to-day,
contemplated. How far we are already compro- disapprobation of that adding of railway to rail- ex-Conservative and, now again, Whig Sir James per Niagara, from the United States, our Iron market looks
badltye,i4iondlihiasrtfesffeerdrieallylenldrsonwailti4V
mised and deprived of the opportunity of exercising way, by amalgamations, leasing, guarantees, and Graham. The bon. member or Stamford, Mr.
faos low
arefore. Nnviel
an independent action in the matter, we are not purchases of rival projects, which has placed the Herries, in his speech in opposition to the bill, had mixed numbers at 45/6e aga." • • Glasgow, and
lawyers enough to determine. We should submit, communications throughout the entire kingdom in remarked : 1 But as the low pr of eta m
"ever, that the penalty for our past transgression the hands of a few giant companies, and conferred "It was said, however, that the measure was for the
arisen from a previous stringency in th S e
motes
n ay have
ey markets,
”rudence cannot be so great as to deter us upon chairmen and boards of directors the exercise interests of commerce. Now, let commerce speak for from which they had not sufficiently recovered to affect
even at this advanced hour, into of powers, and the management of an amount of itself. What was the opinion of the greatest commercial prices before the sailing of the steamer, we look forward
Better suffer now, than suffer capital, which belong to few princes. We foresaw,community
(Lord J. Russell) ? The first magistrate of that city had The Share Market has received a great blow this week.
iy and have cause to deplore our as the ultimate result of the system, great public
presented a petition from it against this measure, signed It opened but dull on Wednesday; prices gradually de-
blindness and obstinacy for years to come. inconvenience and tyrannical extortion; and, in by some 20,000 persons or more, including such names as dined on that day and on Thursday. On the issuing,
however, of the report of the committee of investigation
Before concluding, we may advert to a little epi- the mean time, unparalleled opportunities for those those of Messrs. Baring, F. Huth and Co., Rawson,
sods in the history of our complicated affairs, which who moved the strings—for boards of directors,
arnaldmAeliwMooTilklepictnerd Ciil3.ie,xl%,alnasdteerrmaanndanlo Co.,Sivpuoropnueur I of the Ea' stern Counties Railway on Friday—exposing
Liverpool system of management of fictitious traffics and fictitiousa
occurred during the past week. It appears that secretaries, lawyers, and their friends—to aggran-
before bringing their report, condemnatory of his dim themselves either at the expense of the public, had spoken to the same effect by 47,000 petitioners, in- credits, with debits far below the reality, such as has not
eluding not less than 1000 mercantile firms of great im- been heard of in the history of railways—the market was
scheme, before the world, Messrs. Simpson and or at the sacrifice of the permanent interests of portance ; and the petition on the other side was signed thrown into a complete state of panic, and there was an
Newlands were (1- " us of affording Mr. Hawks- their own proprietaries, It was impossible to omit by a comparatively small number, not including above instant and general fall, in the stocks. being dealt in, of
from 5 to 10 per cent.: Midland declined from about 70
Ip, - - xamining` the evidence ad- seeing, during what has been called the "railway 100 of thethe
otherclass oflo drilspettble Bristol, isTe mercantileeast Newcastle,
setfiunills4oater. to 64; London, from 132t0127 ; Midland Fifties, from 10
aonfirming, if possible, the mania" of 1845 and 1846, that most improvident
againstford, Belfast, Sunderland, had also expressedw- the opinion to 13 dis. ; London I--shares from 4to 3 prem. This panic
.1 views and estimates. They bargains were being made by most of the great of commercial communities upon the question. Din was at its height on Saturday morning ;at one time of the
with a mass of statistical data companies with the projectors of rival lines; that hon. member.—" And Glasgow."] Glasgow, also, was day it seemed almost impossible ta give shares away, espe-
,iad arrived at their conclusions, branches were being constructed which never could not with the Government on this question. (Hear, hear.)
things
thoaslciiiel Huds.odne'rsaNies
a;
ntswtaordds evenspiiht ozretvar,
yield a profit on working, and guarantees of divi-
_Samenointtehrevieprinciitp:lthmeercehatii3ts thferre,tii3tatappteareodn,ehaod h
were ready to submit to his inspec-
f imprgosverment is manifested, altogether, perhaps, paerhagps, two or
_ demur being given which never could be paid, ex- h
of a few gentlemen, not mena
whom suggested as worth --aittee. Mr. Hawksley was cept out of the earnings of the companies guaran- ymofmcoenrais consideration acnieyr:traordi_ three per cent above Saturday's prices. London Stock is
nary rumour that it was to be understood that the fate of 128 to 130; Midland, 661 7; Midland, £5O, 111 dis.;
teeing. Shares in second or third rate projects
accordingly communicated with, and a meeting the Ministers would be affected by the ill fate of this bill ; London +.s hares, harfs,. 31- prem.
minted for a certain day, when Messrs. Simpson jumped
up in the market, no one knew why, until but the other member with a manly independence, spurned -
'- 4-ids attended at the Town-ball; but no at length we heard that this, or that, great company the idea of being swayed upon a great public question by
-howea • - i were about to lease or purchase; and the suspicion the consideration of any mischief that might befal even
ab . became natural, when we saw men, sagacious in Her Majesty's Ministers. (Hear, hear.)"
What was the reply of Sir James to this home-
ig their conduct individually, making these ill-advised
the acknowledged fact that
thrust—to
was speculations in their capacity as guardians of the cantile classes throughout the kingdom viewed the
set property of others, that there was something be-
measure with undisguised alarm ? The right hon.
ant hind the scenes offering temptation strong enough gentleman (by courtesy, for we could find him a
T to seduce them from their propriety.
much more appropriate name,) sought to weaken
ml One of the most prominent in the railway tran-
the fact of the London petition being signed by
vii sections of this period, and, indeed, the originator
a ' of the system of railway amalgamation, was Mr. the Messrs. Baring, by pointing to one of that
family supporting the bill, as Secretary of the
't time George Hudson, Chairman of the Midland Counties
and Northern lines of railway. In the course of a Admiralty. Without at all impeaching the honor
few years this gentleman had sprung up from the of Mr. F. Baring, however, Sir James himself, an
ex-Secretary to the same Board, could have afforded
position of a respectable draper at York, to be the
reputed possessor of vast wealth. He had shown, us a little information with respect to the singular
effect of official station in enabling gentlemen to
in speculation and in railway management, great
shrewdness and administrative capacity; and was regard Government measures through a coleur de
regarded as incapable of any dishonourable or even rose light ; and he might have noticed the fact that
lax transaction. He had successfully united into if one Baring was in favour of the measure, another
ay. leers __
one well-conducted main line of railway three in- member of the same family, Mr. Thomas Baring,
''""rl S pro,
gave it his most decided opposition. Sir James
dependent•companies, possessing a large aggregate
1--lr- wt.,- _
• I capital ; and this success, at the very commence-
Proceeded
meet of the excitement in share property, directed
:
" I have spoken only of the Treasury Bench. But the
right
hon. gentleman spoke of the opinion expressed by
all eyes towards him as a kind of arbiter and in- the outports. I collect their opinions by the voice of
fallible authority in railway matters. For a new their representatives here. He mentioned Liverpool.
project
to receive the approval of Mr. Hudson was How did the two members for Liverpool vote? (Loud
to ensure its success and double its price in the cheers.) How did the members for
tGlasgaonwreieort-re-li
market. Did it excite his fears, as an opponent, (RenewedNewcastle.cheering.)
did Theth
eritgwhot
membershon. gentleman le
form Newcastle
the same result followed; for it was to be bought vote on the second reading of this bill ? (Continued
up at a high premium, and carried out, or shelved, cheering.) The right hon. gentleman referred to the
as it suited his sovereign pleasure. By the bye, commerce of this country. Where were we to look for
we saw him, like a human spider, spreading his trade and commerce 1 In the. West Riding of York-
rsepireeai ;
heneotoifietrhies r.eupsret
rseetntantieve is a supporter of the
dsfrom a contest in the
iron network over the whole kingdom ; grasping a
line here, and crushing a line there; setting corn- West Riding, and I shouldj be happy to hear how he, de-
peting projects by the ears, whilst he walked off dares the opinion of his constituents on the subject."
himself with the bone of contention; offering his We shall not remark upon the disingenuous
august countenance to struggling companies at his shuffle, contained in the assumption that one mem-
own price, and all the time, as the world no doubt her for Glasgow and one for the West Riding,
truly believed, amassing wealth at a railway rate of represented the opinions of the influential and well
speed. Whatever the "Railway King" touched informed portion of these great constituencies; or
then turned to gold in a day. "Mr. Hudson has upon his utter forgetfulness of the fact that the two
taken a large allotment," exclaimed delighted members for the only great port of the West
speculators, and immediately their scrip was buoy- Riding, Hull, one of them too a member of the
ant in the market at a premium. "Mr. Hudson is Cabinet, opposed the measure. Our business
in negotiation with us for a purchase," exclaimed is now with his assumption that the vote of
a hoard of directorsZand prices went up fifty or a the two members for Liverpool, in opposition

is "at fault" in not furnishing his name, by
which we might have obtained the particulars of the case to
which he refers. Our reporters cannot be everywhre.
Wear e not disposed to qualify the remarks to whiche" Crito "
objects. He has forgotten what Pope says—
"'Tis with our judgments as our watches—none
Go just alike; yet each beli.-

ves his own."

Ebe Etberpool AlPtanbarb.

TUESDAY

MORNING, MAY 1, 1849

IT affords us the very highest gratification to
announce that a meeting of the Town Council will
be held on Friday next, in accordance with the fol-

g summons

" BOROUGH OF LIVERPOOL.
"Town-hall, 30th April, 1849.
" SIR,—You are requested to attend a Special Meeting
of the Council, to be holden in the Council Chamber,
within the Town-hall, on Friday next, the 4th of May,
at eleven o'clock in the foronorm

` To consider the propriety of Pdjtioning the
Legislature on the subject of tllVNavigation

order of the "

SnurrLiwoßTH, Town-clerk

We doubt not that a considerable majority of
e Council will deem it their duty to petition
ainst the ministerial bill for destroying the effi-
.

r mercantile marine ; and we hope
her will allow any obstacle to prevent
ion. His

Worship the
thanks of hi

on so Important an occL
Mayor is entitled to the warmest
fellow-townsmen for calling the
could not have been convened
ration of ar,Y 4,lhiect more vitally

meeting

ieved to

_
the interests of the whole communal)

ae plundering the spoils, when these gentle-
men are as wide as the poles asunder, and their enmity
the proverb of even the poor habitans. He speaks of
Lord Metcalfe as one of those who are now denot.nced
r-1-1 ---,
IN present to our readers, in another part of our as traitors by the exasperated loyalists, while his name is
t. imtortant portions of the adored bv evory loyal heart in Canada, and his govern-
repo been published by messrs. ment meet us au e.ampi, ~„ x_.,..a ni„-i... 1, .......q ..--,
Simp.on and Newlands, which we trust will place votive newspaper in the province, and by every conserve-
the whole subject of the water supply for this town elrosinsesthe ilseelbusly duringthe eheebaticusoneetthoer
published
intelligibly before them. That report, we do not tr,,ievbeelllioenak
Generals circular, as giving a true state of the case,
hesitate to say, is the most convincing document while he has said not a word of Mr. Cayley's (the ex-
which has ever been issued upon this important Inspector General) in answer, which is the truth. Not to
subject. It is calmly and temperately written ; waste any more time in citing more of the blunders of
and betrays not the slightest animus against the which the whole articles arc composed, we will just take
projectors or promoters of the scheme, which it
one
got more as a climax. He says the whole stir has been
especially condemns. No Gins or
up without reason, and that there was nothing before
pa expense appear the Assembly but a resolution to enquire into the rebel-
to have been spared to render the gentlemen, by lion losses. Very likely the bill that has now passed two
whom it has been made, perfect masters of every branches of the legislature might not have been before the
necessary detail connected with the subject : and,
umsbiloy
the
ethe7feteimt etht,hteitartaicleexwaesdiweuritttteon ; but rsuote-
lAusjoe
most important of all, their opinions are stamped,
£lOO,OOO from the funds of twheeprovPince for the ring only with the strongest evidence of their fication of persons who had suffered losses during the
perfect capacity for the task which they have rebellion and that the indemnity would extend to persons
undertaken, and so ably completed, but we have who had 'been engaged in the rebellion, were. And it is
additional assurance, derived from their past expe- on this provision of the resolutions that all the excitement
rience and recognised ability as hydraulical en-
ahlPisttriisseans.
inlpaicst Anenreeceuesusarbye tuoomoadtieer atthiayucosamyrinuenittoins
Mr. Simpson, it is known, as the engineer simple absurdity, delivered in that pompous style gwhich
rks, and the constructor of those who do not know what they are talking about very
ar kind, in various parts of often ipe.
,s, is well and practically The question of the provincial tariff is at present under
warm discussion in the assembly. That proposed by the
.1 sand-stone formation of the
insctor-general is founded on the principles of free trade,
and its capabilities of water yield. His levying duties for revenue only ;it is warmly opposed by
_.3, our borough engineer, the protectionists, and it is likely they will succeed in ell known, has also had a very carrying very considerable amendments. No Canadian
in hydraulical engineering; has question can be of more importance to the English manu-
ne construction, under a very emi- facturer and shipowner than this, as it will very materially
1 himself Planned for some time affect English exports to Canada, which at present are
pry ms's decease, man
very considerable, about 1,400 British vessels yearly Ar-
y great riving at Quebec. The tariff of the inspector-general will
works ...ention, were we not afraid likely induce trading with the States to a greater extent
to offend ._ —.racteristic modesty. than at present, while that of the protectionists proposes
The result of Messrs. Simpson and Newland's to impose such high duties as will foster native manufac-
has gone to affirm the fact, which we
tures. The preliminary discussion on the resolutions it
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committee has been conducted with considerable ability
-,ng contended should be disproved the inspector-general and his supporte-
vn was hurried into an extensive tection is unadapted to a colony, and
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After some time spent in
ole absent gentleman, a despatch ar-
announcing that Mr. Hawksley could not be
gs be w- emired in London, when Mr.
as he had to be in London
's, and as Mr. Hawksley

were is a rair inquiry tor sugar, but we are not aware
of any sales to-day ; several cargoes having arrived, both
of Barbadoes and other descriptions, which will be put
on the market in the course of the week, parties are look-
ing forward. In Coffee there is little doing : 2500 Costa
Ricas are advertised for to-morrow, the quality of which
is generally low. 1500 bags of Saltpetre were offered for
sale to-day, about half of which were disposed of at rather
lower prices, i.e., 26/6 @ 29/. 7000 bags of Rice were
also offered to-day :8/ was bid and refused for broken ;
the fine sold at 10/9. 500 bales of Jute went off at a
slight decline—£l3 per ton for very inferior, and £l6 for
really good. Rum and other articles quiet.
Our Cotton trade closed steadily on Friday, the prices
of the previous week being fully supported, and on Sa-
turday the quotations were not only more readily nh_

Simpson proposed tin

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sent bu

bad app.

ently been detained by something as
urgb. .ie should start at once for town and have
an interview with him there. He accordingly left
the room with Mr. Newlands for the purpose; and
in a shor - afterwards was in the train, where,
to his astomsr -it, seated opposite to him in the
~ntered was—Mr. Hawksley !
time when Messrs. Simp-
re waiting, with the gentle-
gent at the interview, Mr.

carriage which

It is said tt

t the very

tained, but a trifling amendment was observable in the
lower descriptions of American : the sales were 7000 bales,
of which about 1500 were taken on speculation and for
export. To-day the news by the steamer conveyed the
certainty of supplies continuing on a large scale, as the
crop is generally set down at 2,650,000 bales, and the
fact of a decline in value in the American markets. We
have, nevertheless, done a steady business, and 7000 bales
(1000 on speculation and for export' were disposed of.
Since the public sales of the sth instant, there has been
very little doing in any description of Wool, and to make
sales, lower prices would have to be accepted ; but the
holders are firm, and look for an improved demand
shortly, as the manufacturers continue well employed,
and the stocks of Wool are comparatively light. The
new clip of Australian Wools is now arriving in London,
and a public sale of about 20,000 bags will come off akout
the middle of next month (May).

Ld Newlan

men sel,

to t

Hawksley's arrival, that gentleman was actually in
the Town-hall; and that it was only after the re-
porting eng;- IPff; the room to make pre-
parati,-

-.dons for Mr. Simpson's proceeding to the rail-
way for London, that the Town-clerk, who had
been in communication for some time with the
Pike engineer, returned to say that he was then
prepared to go into the inquiry, but found that Mr.
Simpson and Mr. Newlands had retired. Subse-
quently Mr. Hawksley himself volunteered pro-
ceeding at once to London to meet Mr. Simpson !
We have heard no satisfactory explanation of these
llnas, which are rather comical, if true. It
ly strike the public, however, that there
was a disinclination somewhere for a meeting be-
tween the rival engineers.

proceed
will nat

THE LATE CUSTOM-HOUSE FRAUD 1600 BAGS OF
SUGAR AND 1100 MATS OF SUGAR.—We are glad to be
able to state, that the police have done all that lay in their
power in this matter up to the present period. The
officers of the customs evidently thought that the police
were unnecessarily interfering with it; but it is for the
Liverpool merchants to be glad that the inquiry is pro-
gressing satisfactorily. It is not the wish of the custom-
house officers to let the thing slumber, but at the same
time the cleverness displayed in the transaction renders
it difficult to investigate.
DANGEROUS SURGICAL OPERATION.--A gentleman
named Brick, residing in South Wales, lately determined
to submit to amputation at the thigh, rendered neces-
sary from the effects of scrofula. He accordingly sent for
a surgeon, and desired the operation might be attempted
after the inhalation of chloroform. The gas was, however,
not so potent as is usual, for the patient was disagreeably
aroused to a consciousness of what was going on before
the second incision was made. Being a brick, however,
he requested the operation might be finished, which it was
successfully.

The news from Canada, contained in the New
York papers received yesterday, state that things
are quiet just now, pending the decision of the
Governor-General upon the Rebels Indemnity Bill,
which had passed through both houses of the
legislature. It was understood that his excellency
had written to England for instructions on the
subject. An additional excitement had deen caused
by an attempt of the Ministry to introduce a new
electoral. bill, which, by an alteration of the di-
visions or counties, would swamp completely the
British influence, and ensure the return to the
Assembly of a vast preponderance of the French