The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-03-15 00:00:00

meeting was held to-day ; Mr. Masterman in the chair.
Resolutions in favour of an immediate reduction of duty
were carried unanimously, and a memorial was signed for
presentation to the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
ELECTION COMMITTEES.—The Committees were again
occupied with the examination of witnesses.
AUSTRIA.—Three of the Morning Chronicle's (Vienna)
correspondent's letters have been detained by the Aus-
trian authorities. No Foreign news of interest.
THE "AUSTRALIAN" STEAMER.—The Standard WS
the return of this steamer, in a very leaky condition,
has caused a good deal of excitement in the city. Tye
Express states:that the passengers have passed a gene'
of resolutions ?condemnatory of the proceedings of the
company, but approving of the conduct of the captain,
officers and crew. Owing to the strain of her engines the
ship became leaky all over.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—MONDAY.
Lord COLCHESTER moved for certain returns relating
to mercantile marin, , a -id called the attention or goer%
ment to the defective stateof education amongst metal,
seamen and their apprentices.—Lord STANLEY, of /l
derly, considered it would be better to wait until thes
several bills at present passing through the House 0`
Commons should be brought u, when their lordshio
would have an opportunityof conspidering the sabjectfullP
The returns ordered to be laid on the table.
The Lord CHANCELLOR, in reply to Lord L1'7;1000451;
stated that, after the Easter recess, he intended giving ,
full attention to the subject of the consolidation of t'
statutes.
After a few words from Lord ELLENBOROUGH. t°lll
REDESDATE, Lord ST. LEONARD'S, and Lord BMW GOA*
the subject dropped.
Lord BROUGHAM inquired whether government 1164,
taken any steps to stop the dreadful system of briberft
elections ?—Lord ABERDEEN replied that a measure Fs"
about to be introduced in the House of Commons, Pr°'
posing some remedy for the evil.
The Mutiny and the Marine Mutiny Bill were read •
third time, and passed.—Adjourned at 7.25, p.m.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY.
A considerable number of private bills were read
second time, and referred.

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third time on Friday next.
Mr. Wir.sox, in answer to Mr. Glyn, stated that the
Master of the Mint was about to send out tenders for UP
coining of live tons of copper coin by private houses.
Mr. DrsnAELT asked government what official infor
oration they had received as to the relations betweet/
Austria and the Porte. He remarked that the ultimatum
of Austria addressed to the Porte was of the can
peremptory character, and had been acceded to. By ont
the terms of this paper, the only two ports in the Adriatli
wherein British goods were admitted at the low tariff u'
the Porte were to be closed.
Lord J. RUSSELL, stated that government had receileg,
the official intelligence of the ultimatum, but he decline
to lay the papers upon the table. He understood, butt:
ever, that the two ports referred to by the right lau"'
gentleman were closed. •

On the motion that the Consolidated Fund Bill, 0
amended, be considered,
Mr. NEWDEGATP: complained of Lord J. Russell
having, without notice, changed the order of pub";
business upon the paper for the day by vrithdrawio,
the Clergy Reserves (Canada) Bill, in order to press f•Pr:
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also complained of the same cnurse. It was quite unus-h
to take the committee and third reading of the Jewis"
Disabilities Bill within the same week.—Lord J. Russg.°
defended the course he had taken. It was caused, he slut
by some important alterations in the Clergy Reserves
which would materially promote the convenience of the
house. The subject of the Disabilitien Bill was public,"
familiar to the house, and he could not accede to the rev
sons assigned for its postponement.
Mr.MnNER GIBSON, as this was a question of revel:f:,
said he was quite in order in calling the attention of t" =1
Chancellor of the Exchequer to the tax on news and ori
telligence. He referred to the case of the Ilousehoif
Narrative. The only question was, whether month?,
publications, containing news, were liable to. a stamp, 813
he complained of the indefinite delay on this subject%,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. said the gate
tion was not so easy as it seemed ; but the opinion of the
law officers of the Crown would be in the hands of 01
Government in a few days, and no time would be lost ~
arriving at a decision upon it.—Mr. lIUME said the beg
remedy would be to repeal the stamp duty on newspaP-
at once.—Sir F. THESIGER described the difficulty the
was in framing a bill to meet the case, in order to av's
the other difficulty of obtaining a satisfactory judglo
from the courts.—Mr. COBDEN urged the abolition of tth,
stamp duties on newspapers, owing to the difficulty oflegsho
defining what the news was it was a reproach to t'
age to maintain the stamp. of
Mr. BRIGHT inquired whether it was the intention,o
government to refund the cost of tne prosecution in ivb_s,l
they had been defeated.—The CITANcELoR of the ExcP
QUER declined to give any answer to the question. 1,0
Mr. RICARDO called attention to a case of one of
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had t
own constituents, who had been summoned before
magistrate at Bow. street ; thus a police magistrate be
decide that which three successive law officers of t
Crown were unable to decide.
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The ATTORNEY GENERAL said this case was quite
tinct from that of the Household Words. the
Mr. EWART urged the advantage of abolishing
stamps. He suggested the establishment of a poStage
its stead.—The bill was then amended.
The Metropolitan Improvement Bill was-read a third
time, and passed.
The Jewish Disabilities Bill passed through eointnitteei
After a short discussion, the third reading was aPPin".kp
for Friday. •
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The second reading of the Pilotage Bill was appolPt
for Monday.,
The Oaths in Chancery Bill passed through committee
The House adjourned at eight o'clock.

FUNDS, STOCK, AND SHARE MARKET.
The English market has maintained its steady tone. tigy
way Shares well maintained at the advance of Saturday.
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tinuations in Leeds, Midlands, and Great Northerns
heavy during the day, but on other descriptions mode.:nesg
Gold, Land, and Bank Shares firm, with a fair average 1211s"cer'
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