The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-03-21 00:00:00

FRIDAY, MARCH 16.

Mr. ITORSFALL presented a petition from the Liverpool
Chamber of Commerce, praying that no letters of marque
or privateering commissions should be henceforth granted
by the government of this country; and that, among
other precautions against the abuses of privateering and
letters of marque issued by foreign nations, it would be
declared that any vessel sailing under letters of marque
or privateering commission, issued against the property
of this country, unless commanded by a subject of a
nation at war with this country, and fitted out in and
having proceeded from a port or place of such nation
after such a declaration of war, will be deemed a pirate
by the law of this country, in accordance with the prin-
ciple proclaimed by the government of the United States
of America during the Mexican war in 1846. That the
Chamber considers it of the highest importance that the
government of this country should open negotiations with
France, the United States, and other countries, with the
view of obtaining their concurrence and co-operation in
declaring it to be piracy, at all times and under all cir-
cumstances, for any vessel to bear letters of marque or
privateering commissions, against the property of any
nation so declaring.

SIR JAMES WYLIE, for a long time the chief physician
at the Russian Court, has just died at St. Petersburg.
He is reported to have bequeathed the entire of his very
large fortune to the Emperor of Russia. Sir James Wylie
was a Scotchman, born in 1768.
FUGITIVE SLAVES.—There are 35,000 fugitive slaves in
Canada, who are represented as in a very flourishing con-
dition just now, owing to the high prices paid for labour
on the lines of railway building in the provinces. In the
town of Chatham alone there are 730 fugitives, who are
rapidly acquiring property in land. In the new abolition
town of Buxton there are 130 families of coloured people,
escaped slaves, who own a tract of 9000 acres of land. The
whole amount of land in Canada West, owned by the
fugitives, is stated to be 25,000 acres.
CONVERSION OF STOCKS.—There has been printed,
by order of the House of Lords, a paper containing
returns of the stocks and annuities redeemed, paid off,
or commuted under the act of the 16th of Victcra, chap.
63, showing the annual interest before and after commu-
tation. It appears that the amount of capital stock
directed to be redeemed or commuted was £11,133,210 12s.
The amount commuted was £3,063,906 18s. Bd. ; the capital
stock redeemed was £8,069,303 13s. 4d. ; the amount paid
off on sth January last was £6,048,755 4s. 9d., and the
amount to be paid off on the sth of April next is
£2,020,545 Bs. 7d. The annual interest on the stock
before commutation was £91,914 3s. 10d, and after com-
mutation £84,658 13s. 4d. The amount of Exchequer
bills exchanged for Exchequer bonds was £408,000, and
the annual amount of interest payable on such bonds is
stated at £11,244 165., while the annual interest on the
same amount of Exchequer bills at the present rate of 2d.
per cent. per diem would be £12,437 7s. 6d., causing a
diminution of annual charge of £1,192 12s. 6d. From
the sth January, 1852, to the sth of January last, the
amount of Exchequer bills paid off in money -was
£3,128,000. The amount of Exchequer bills purchased
by the National Debt Commissioners from the sth of
January, 1853, to the sth of January last, on account of
sinking fund, was £1,557,000, and on account of the
fund for banks for savings, £1,247.000.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-FRIDAY.

Defiance was backed this evening with great spirit for
the Northamptonshire Stakes, Virago and Jonathan Mar-
tin for the Metropolitan, Brown Brandy and Baalbec for
Chester Cup, and Dervish, Marsyas, and Andover for the
Derby. Latest quotations :
WILLOUGLBY lIANDICAP (wAnwlcK).
5 to 4 on Mr. Moseley's Bourton—taken.
WARWICK HARDICAP.
7 to 2 agst Mr. Saxon's Cleveland—taken.
6to 1 „ Mr. Treen's Buttress colt—taken.
7to 1 „ Mr. Parr's Selina-7-taken.
Bto 1 „ Lord Chesterfield's Communist—taken.
GRAND ANNITAL STEEPLE.CJIA.SE.
7 to 2 agst Mr. Moseley's Trout—taken.
sto 1 ~ Mr. T. Mason's Oscar—offered.
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES.
6 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Lamprocles—taken.
7to 1 „ Mr. T. Parr's Defiance—offered.
12 to 1 „ Mr. Dirwson's Red Lion—offered.
12 to 1 „ Mr. Powney's Marc Antony—taken.
100 to 7 „ Mr. Morris's Kingston—taken.
20 to 1 „ Mr. Williams's Chief Justice—taken.
GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP.
8 to 1 agst Count de Brado's Aquila—taken.
20 to 1 „ Mr. -T. Parr's Defiance—taken.

3itTROPOLITIN HANDICAP.
9 to 1. agst Mr. Law's Jonathan Martin—taken.
12 to 1 •,, Mr. Howard's Virago—offered.
14 to 1 ~ 11lr. Mare's Ariosto—taken.
16 to 1 .„ Mr. T. Parr's Rataplan —taken.
100 to 6 •,, Lord Eglinton's Lamprocles—taken.
20 to 1 .3, Mr. W. H. Barrett's Haco—taken.
20 to 1 ~, Sir J. Boswell's Annie Sdherland—taken
215 to 1 -„ Mr. Harrison's Lindrick—laken.
21i'to 1 , Mr. Greville's Museovite—ztaken.

TWO THOUSAND GUINEWS.
'3 to 1 agst Lord Derby's Boiardo—dffered.
4to '1 ~ Mr. J. Adkins's Ruby—offered.
to '1 „ Mr. Osbaldeston's Champagne—taken.
I 0 to 7. „ Mr. Bignell's First Lord—taken.
CHESTER CUP.
7'20 to agst Mr. A. Nichol's Newf.:duster—taken.
25`to I „ Mr. Megson's Brown Brandy—taken.
30 to.' „ Mr. W. H. Scott's Torn—taken.
1100'td 3 „ Mr. Knowles's Talfourd—offered.
33'to 1 „ Mr. Magennis's Sandhurst—taken.
'4O to 1 „ Mr. H. Hill's Doctor O'Toole—taken.
-VA to 1 „ Mr. Knowles's Baalbec—taken.
THE DEEM;
.g to 1 agst Mr. R. E. Cooper's Autocrat—offered.
7to 1 „ Baron Rothschild's 'King Toni—offered.
9to 1 „ Lord Derby"s DerViih—taken.
*- 20 to 1 „ Mr. Knowles's liarsyas taken.
30 to 1 „ Mr. Gully's Andover—taken.
40 to 1 „ Mr. Greville's Bessus —taken.
20 to' 1 „ Lord Derby's Boiardo—taken.
1000 to 15 „ Mr. T. Taylor's OStrou.oth—wanted.
1000 to 15 „ Mr. Copperthwaite's Early Bird—wanted.
TITS O.S.r
$ to 1 agst Lord'Derby's Meteors—offered.

THE CHASE.
The CTIZSIIIRE HOUNDS will meet
This day, March 21 Calveley
Thursday, March 45t; . Belmont
Friday, March 21 ... Vale Royal
Saturday, March pith.. ...............Ravensmoor Windmill
Each day at half-pastlen o'clock.
The NORTICSTAYFORDSIILIMILOIINDS will meet
To-morrow, March-22 . Hinstock
Friday, March 21 . ....... ....... ..... . Walgherton Lodge
Each Lay at half-pasVten o'clock.
Sir W. W. WY N'S HOUNDS meet
To-morrow, Marhl 22 . 1 Lea Bridge
Friday, March 24-....
Saturday, March 1.5
Eachaay at half-past ten o'clock.

Needwood is struck out of the Cheltenham-Steeple-chase.
Mr. Joy's Romebrewed died a short time since, from
the effects of .castration.
Lord Derby's:l-rood mares Miss Bowe, Tour de Force,
and The Ra!T6 -have been put this. eason to Joe Lovell.

Barbelle (the dam of Van Tromp, The Flying Dutch-
man, &c.) has just' foaled a colt by Orlando, being the first
she has had sincaTanderdecken, now four years old.
The Marquis oftConyngham has oLgaged Robt. Barker,
the well-known sikeple-chase jockey,: as private trainer, at
Slane Castle, Ireland. _ .

,
Bourton was -again successful tett:Coventry, last week,
his old competitor 'Spring occupyinrihe same position as
in the Grand National.
Sir W. Bootlf&Phocion (late 3.lokdiider) and Killarney,
by Annandale out-of Enchantress, have arrived at J. God-
ding's stables, 11Sley, to be trained fortheir engagements.
The filly by Orlando out of Volley4Voltigeur's dam),
the most prornisi yearling in the Royal Stud, broke its
leg whilst galloping round the paddock, a few days since,
and was destroytt.
Mr. Robert'Bigclell, the owner of the steeple-chasers
Half-and-Half: and Peter Simple, has Tublished a state-
ment vindicating ';;lfis own conduct and- that of Captain
Little, in reference -to the Liverpool Steeple-chase. The
conduct of 011iverothe trainer, is shown to have been
most unprincipled-and deceptive.
It is stated that ti-c death of Beeswingos-as caused by
the brutal manner' in-which she was treated by the person
who had charge of 'her. When opposite the Blossoms
Hotel, in the city (-I Chester, on her wayeLo Eaton, she
was most unmercifully beaten across the-thighs with a
thick walking stie,k,..nniil she was for some true unable to
move. The ruffian ought to be punished.
Mr. John Scott, of Mslton, has made arrangements with
the lord of the manor and others for the •sekle and entire
use of Leatherbead Downs as an exercise ground, to the
exclusion of all other parties. It is now being,wthoroug,hly
repaired, and made fit for.the reception of the Urge string
of horses engaged at'Epseaa and Ascot, which-Lit-many re-
cnove from Whitewall-horse to Vale-lodge, some time
previous to the former:meeting.
At the sale of the :Duke of Richmond's homes, last
Iv.eelc; Harbinger was sold for 235. gs., and yearling filly
by Red Hart out of Coral for 21 gs. to the Marquis of
in Conyngha; Pharos, 4 yrs old, for 125 gs., to Mr. Wm.
':Day ;- ch c b Chatham, out of Evasion, 2 yrs, for 66 gs.,
to Mr. Land ; bay yearling filly by Red Hart out of ;Reel,
for Z 6 gs., and yearling colt by 'Red Hart out of Refraction,
for-67 gs„ to Mr. Howard; filly-by Epirus out of Reel, for
60 gs., to Mr. Greville ; br c by Robert de Gorham out,of
Wilderness, 2 yrs, 18 gs. The two year old colt by Red
Hartout of Refraction was :not :s6 d.