The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-03-17 00:00:00

HILL COOLIES.

Sir J. GRAHAM said that in 1828 a commission was ap-
pointed by the Governor-General of India in council to insti-
tute inquiries and take evidence as to alleged abuses in the
treatment of Hill Coolies in that country. Another com-
mission was subsequently appointed of persons of distinction
and eminence of Calcutta, which had made a report. Was
the noble lord cognisant of the existence of any such docu-
ment.
Losd J. RUSSELL was quite aware of the appointment of a
commission on the subject of Hill Coolies. He (Lord J.
Russell) would state, in reply to the questions put to him,
that the right hon. baronet, in saying that the document
alluded to bore upon the general question, was mistaken. It
did not bear upon the prohibition of the emigration of the
Hill Coolies to the West Indies previously to the prohibition.
Sir J. GRAHAM said he understood there was a report
drawn up on this subject by a competent board in India and
he also heard it was the intention of the government to in-
troduce a measure touching this question into parliament.
He wished to know if the noble lord intended in the absence
of that document by a law on the subject, to reverse the
decision come to prohibiting the emigration ? or did he pro-
pose to bring the measure on simultaneously with the report?
or to postpone the introduction of the former until next
session, in order to give time for the receipt and for the con-
sideration of the latter ? _ _

Lord J. RUSSELL would only say, in reply to the ques-
tions put, that he should have been glad to have availed him-
self of the report alluded to ; but that neither he nor his
right hon. friend, the President of the Board of Control, had
received any such document.
Lord STANLEY said that it had become generally known
that an ordinance by a local legislature at Demerara had
issued to encourage emigration, which had been sent over for
approval to the government at. home. This, however. the
government had disallowed. The veto, however, was accom-
panied by an order in council for the direction of the colo-
nial government as to the sort of measure which would be
considered satisfactory. He wished to know was there any
objection to lay on the table a copy of the ordinance ?
Lord J. RUSSELL said his noble friend was quite correct
in stating that such an ordinance as that alluded to had been
forwarded to that country, but it was not the fact that any
order in council to the effect mentioned had been sent out to
Demerara; bun a despatch had been forwarded to the go-
vernor, accompanied by a sketch of an ordinance, which it
was hoped, would, if passed, be considered satisfactory to
Government and the colonists. It was not usual to give a
copy of such documents to the ordinance in question, but he
he should have no objection to lay on the table copies of the
despactches on this subject.
Lord STANLEY asked whether there would be any objec-
tion to the production of the reasons alleged for the dis-
allowance of the ordinance.
Lord J. RUSSELL said tile reasons would be found in the
despatches
trial of the Bode lights was carried
A mot
ion alludedfor anothert
by a majority of 136 to 86.
Mr. SLANEY'S motion ,
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affecting o f a select
committee to inquire Imo
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fooretliceirca
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health of the inhabitants of large towns was agreed to.
FIRST-FRUITS AND TENTHS.
On Mr. AGLIONBY moving that the report of the reso-
lution of the committee of the whole house on the subject of
first-fruits and tenths be brought up,
was lost by a
motion for bringing up the resolution majority
Mr. GOULBOUN moved a negative. On a division, the
of 54 to 46.—Adjourned.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—FRIDAY.
The Lord CHANCELLOR presented his promised bill,
understood to be respecting new judges for the Court of
Chancery, but which he called a bill " to facilitate the ad-
ministration of justice." He made no observation upon it,
as the Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer was not present,
but simply presented the bill. It was read the first time,
his lordship adding that he would hereafter name the day for
the second reading.

On motion o Lord ELLENBOROUGH, the Vaccination
Extension Bill, was read the second time.

There was again a conversation between the Marquis of
Westmeath and the Marquis of Normanby respecting the
commutation of the sentence of death on the convict Lynam,
in Dublin ; but no information was elicited, the noble Home
Secretary stating that, if a specific motion were submitted,
he would endeavour to meet it.
After the presentation of many petitions on various sub-
jects, their lordships adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FRIDAY.
After the presentation of an immense number of petitions,
Mr. Fox MAULE presented the reports of the poor law
commissioners, containing also remarks on past and pro.

IRE- COAST- FO- UNITED''
TOTAL
DESCRIPTION. LAND. WISE. I REIGN. STATES. I
Wheat Qrs. 7267 12794 10822 2183 133065
Barley Qrs. 1976 1653 2328 5937
Malt Qrs. 9 6694 6703
Oats Qrs. 18368 969 330 , 19667
Rye Qrs. 40 ! 40
Beans
Pease. Qrs. 180 994 I 1170
Shelled Barley . Qrs.
Indian Corn
Rapeseed Qrs. iI
Oatmeal . .. . Loads 23108 114 23222
Flour . Sacks 3378 2435 5813
Ditto
Into Runcorn, Ireland and Coastwise, Malt, 22 qrs.: Oats, 2238 qrs,

EXPORTS. Foreign—Barley,
qrs. ; Indian Corn. 56 qrs.; F
qrs. Coastwise —W heat, 413
Oats, 238 qrs. ; Rye, 20 qrs. ;
dian Corn, 12 qrs.; Oatmeal,

, 2 qrs. ;
Pour, 15 In
qrs. ; Ba
Beans.
370 kis. ;

Oats, 236 qrs.; Pease, 3
irrels. Ireland—Wheat, 604
rley, 189 qrs. ; Malt, 39 qrs.;
.4 qrs; Pease, 1174 qrs ; In-
Flour, 659 sacks, 168 brls.

Average prices of Grain, for the week ending March 6, 1840.
Wheat.. titis.l Id. I Barley.. 385. Ild. I Oats.. 255. 2d. I Rye.. 375. 3d.
Beans.. 40s. Id. I Pease, 395. 7d.
Aggregate average of the six weeks.
Wheat.. 655. gd. I Barley.. 38s. 6d. I Oats.. 245. 4. I Rye.. 375. 4d
Beans .. 40s. Id. Pease.. 38s. gd.
Duty on Foreign Grain, &c. this week.
Wheat2ls. Bd. I
Barley4s. 10d.I
Oats .... 10s. pd. Rye .. 14s. Od
I Beans,i4s. Od. Pease.lls. Od. Indian Corn4s. lod. Flour, 138. Oi
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Liverpool Averages, week ending 10th March, 1840.
Wheat. 1 Barley. 1 Oats. I Beans. 1 Pease.
Qr 5..... 1 1028 550 55 0
Prices.. 6gs. 10d. 1 265. 4d. 50s. Od. Os. Od.

LONDON CORN EXCHANGE-YESTERDAY.

At our market this morning the fresh supplies of English
Wheat were only moderate ; notwithstanding which the trade
was not nearly so animated as on this day se'nnight, and it
was impossible to effect sales without submitting to a reduc-
tion of ls. to 2s. per quarter on the quotations of that day.
Holders of free foreign Wheat exhibited more firmness, and
the business transacted in this article was on fully former
terms. We experienced a slow demand for Flour, and ship
samples could have been bought at somewhat lower rates.
With Barley we were sparingly supplied, and the choicest
samples of Malting readily found purchasers at last week's
prices, and other kinds likewise maintained their value. Of
Oats we had a large arrival fresh up from Ireland, and we
had also a liberal display of samples from our own coasts ;
as our dealers, however, were rather anxious buyers, a fair
steady trade was done in this grain at last Monday's cur-
rency. Beans and Pease were in short supply, and quite as
dear.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

TUESDAY, MAacii 17.—Wind N.E. Fair.

ARRIVED.—Lyons, —, from New Orleans—Vittorioso,
from Smyrna—General Wolfe, Harrison, from Cephalonia.
SAlLED.—Calcutta, Gibson, for Bombay—Malabar, Southward,
for Calcutta—Richard, Smith, for Kingston, Jamaica—Calista,
Blampied, for Honduras—Victory, Blackley, for New York—Trinity
Yacht, Butcher, for St. Michael's—Tagliatero, Tagliafero, for Malta
—lris, Bradley, for Jersey and Newfoundland—Columbine, Mason,
for Savannah—Phantom, Sandars, for Constantinople and Odessa

Sophia, Lingard, from Bahia for Hamburg, off Dover
Garland, Wright, hence for ditto, off Torbay
Transit, , hence, at Brixham
Stamboul, Sloman, from Constantinople at Falmouth, in 33 days
Chase, -, hence off Lisbon, 27th ult
Lady Bute, M'liinley. from Singapore for this port, was spoken
14th November, in the Straits of Banco.
Fairfield, from Manilla for London, in the Straits of Sunda
Warree, hence for Africa, was spoken sth instant, in lat 46, lon 14
Victoria, --, hence to Naples, was spoken 2nd instant, in
lat. 37, long. 8
Copeland, , from China at Deal
Brisk -; Pet, -, and Superior, Sherries, hence at St.
Michael's
Eggardon Castle, Warlund, sailed from Leghorn for this port,
28th Feb.
Mary Ann and Arabella, Crouch, hence at Cadiz
Napoleon, , hence at Valparuiso
Industrie, Zelleiu, hence ht Ostend
Eleanor, Halwyk, hence for Ostend, off Dover
Palinurus, Norman, from Cuba at London ; on the lgth Feb. in
lat. 49, long. 10, spoke the Magnificent hence to Savannah
Stephen Whitney, Thompson, hence to New York, was spoken 4th
March, in lat 51, long. 12
Christiana, -, hence to Newfoundland, was spoken 2nd ult.
in long. 23
John Cock, , from Monte Video at Valparaiso
MaryMarsden,
Earl Durham, , for Swansea, 6th Dec. and Glenarm,
for Copial)°, 7th Dec.
Grenada. M'Minn, from Bombay at Cape of Good Hope, on the
4th Jan. and sailed same day for this port
Catherine Charlotte, Lillo, sailed from Black Sod Bay, (Ireland)
for Cette, 13th March
Margaret Elizabeth, M'lver, hence at Port-au-Prince
England, Waite, from New York, off Ormshead, at 10 a.m., in
tow by a steamer
Senator, from New Orleans, was off Holyhead yesterday

M. Meyerbeer has been made a chevalier of the order of
St. Ernest by the Duke of Saxe Gotha, on occasion of a
grand musical composition made by him for the opening of
the theatre of Gotha.
The solicitors to the assignees under Chambers bankruptcy
sent in a bill for £350, of which £305 was struck off on taxa-
tion. One item disallowed was a charge of £29 18s. 6d. for
circulars convening a meeting of the creditors.

78 much 9
We understand that the breadth of land sown with wheat
is this year greater than for several past
same time that the stocks in the hands of farmersars, and at the
more considerable than at a corresponding period in
The Archbishop of Canterbury has been pleased to confer
upon the Rev. Thomas Jessop,. 8.D., vicar of wi.
Yorkshire, the degree of doctor ku divinity, in sole ,
consi-
deration of his eminence in learning and the high respect-
ability of his clerical character.
MURDER.—Notice has been issued from the office of the
Secretary of State, offering £2OO reward for the discovery of
two persons who, on Monday night last, attacked and bar-
barously murdered Shadrach Lewis, of Parkydroifa, in the
county of Pembroke.
On Wednesday evening last, some villains contrived to ob-
tain ingress to the bed-room of Mr. E. Hulme, Boardman-
!street, Manchester, and took from a drawer upwards of £2OO
in notes and cash. £2O reward is offered for the apprehen-
sion of the thieves.