The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-08-09 00:00:00

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parently earnest request of a deputation—one good mem-
ber is worth fifty deputations of five hundred members
each. And if any of our Lancashire friends have claims
on the present government, I strongly recommend them
to avoid the deputation system just as they would the
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the view of rendering unnecessai
rolongation of the ordinary sesgion beyond the first
eek in July. A declaration in favour of such a project
has been got up by Mr. GRANTLEY BERKELEY, one of
the Government whips, and it has already received the
signature of nearly three hundred members. Some prac-
tical men have given it as their opinion that the expe-
riment will fail, but in my mind the success or failure will
depend very much on the use to which Government will
put the short preliminary session. Of course, if the Com-
mons are to be called together in November for the pur-
pose of indulging in speechmaking up to Christmas, Mr.
BERKELEY'S plan will do more harm than good ; but if it
be devoted by Ministers to making substantial advances
with a series of measures, then great must be its advan-
tage; and I hope it may be adopted, if for no other reason
than that it will save us from the agony of sitting in the
pestilential atmosphere of the House during the sweating
nights and mornings of July and August. Glancing
through the parliamentary reports, yea will not have
failed to observe that many of the measures which are
under the immediate care ,of the Home Office, have been
introduced into Parliament by white-headed 808 Low,
one of the Vice-Presidents of the Board of Control, and
by him conducted through the respective stages. This
circumstance has given rise to a good deal of speculation,
and the majority of people, either in doors or out of
doors, can't understand why the business of one depart-
ment should be transacted by the subordinate of another.
The fact of the matter is simply this,—Lord PAtatsssToN,
the. Secretary of State for the Home Department, won't
work. Since his return to power he has become mon-
strous lazy, seldom or ever going near his office, and, if
the story which his friends tell be true, absolutely falling
asleep at Cabinet Councils, when Russian aggression on
Danubian Principalities forms the subject of deliberation.
The sub-Secretary for the Home Department is labouring
under a treacherous malady, and his physicians having
some regard for his life, peremptorily impose absence from
the House of Commons. His conflict with the London
cabmen, and the excitement consequent on the strike
which his legislation brought about, have rendered him
more than ever a fit subject for the skilful and watchful
physician's hands; and hence it is that 808 LOWE,
one of the Times' leader-writers is obliged to represent
the Home office in the House of Commons. It strikes
me very forcibly that, as the CHANCELLOR of the DUCHY
of LANCASTER has nothing in the world to do but eat,
drink, sleep, and take his salary, the office should be
conferred on Lord PALMERSTON. In the Home office he
is out of his element, and in the Foreign department he has
already proved himself no faithful minister of the Crown.
JOHN SADLIER, the Junior Lord of the Treasury, and
recently returned to Parliament as representative for the
pure borough of Sligo, is a lucky bird. There have been
no less than three petitions presented against his election,
each alleging various acts of bribery, corruption, intimi-
dation, Hanlyism, and I know not what beside, but the
recognizances in hl three cases are insufficient in point of
value, or defective in point of form, and therefore fatal
to the progress of the inquiry which Mr. SOMERS, the
defeated candidate, seemed bent on prosecuting. Mr.
SADLIER'S seat is therefore secure, and Messrs. Lucas,
DUFFY, and GRAY, may now bark until they are black
in the face.

POLICE-COURT, YESTERDAY.

WATCH ROBBERY IN BitowNLow-hiu..—A young man,
named John Walker, was charged by William Roberts with
robbing the prosecutor of his watch, on Saturday evening last.
The prosecutor stated that, whilst he was walking up Brown-
low-hill, on Saturday evening, he was attacked by the pri-
soner' who held him whilst a woman, who was in company
with the prisoner, took his watch. The woman ran away.
and was successful in escaping with the watch. The prisoner
also made off after the robbery had been effected, but was
pursued by the prosecutor, and was ultimately taken into
custody. Mr. Bluck, solicitor, defended the prisoner, and
endeavoured to prove that the prisoner was- not the man.
The magistrates, however; considered the charge proved, and
committed the prisoner for three months..
ESCAPE OF A PRISONER FROM THE POLICE-COURT.—Yes-
terday, a young man, named Troy Wallace, was brought up
at the Police-court, in the magistrates' room, charged with
stealing two mantles. After the hearing of the case, the
magistrates decided to commit the prisoner for trial,and the
witnesses repaired to a table at one end of the room, for the
purpose of having their depositions taken down- in writing.
This is always done in the presence and hearing of the
accused ; and the prisoner in the present case accompanied
the witnesses to the table, in charge of police-officer 34.
Whilst the depositions were being taken, the police-officer,
much to the astonishment of the bench and others present,.
wildly rushed out of court, when it was discovered that the
prisoner had coolly walked out of the room, and made his es
cape, unobserved by the officer, who at the time was attend-
ing to one of the witnesses' statements. The officer's endea—
vours to discover the prisoner within the precincts of the
court were fruitless. The "gaol bird" had flown, and up to
the time of our goimr to press last night, had not been recaught.
ROBBERY OF JEWELLERY.—A young woman, named Ann
Shepherd, a servant in the employ of Mrs. Robinson, residing
in Duke-street, was charged with stealing a quantity of jewel-
lery and wearing apparel, the property of her mistress.. The
stolen articles were found in the prisoner's box.. The pri,
goner had nothing to say in her defence, and, as the prosecu-
trix was about to sail for Australia, the prisoner was com-
mitted for two months.

GAROTTE ROBBERY.—Thomas Sampson was charged by a
person named Richard Morgan, with attacking him on Satur-
day night, along with another man and a woman, and robbing
him of a gold watch valued at -els. It appeared from the
statement of the prosecutor that, about ten oclock on Satur-
day evening, he went into an entry in Camden-street. At
the time, the prisoner and the other man and woman were at
the bottom of the entry. The prosecutor had not been in the
entry many moments before the prisoner and the other man
rushed upon him, and, whilst the prisoner held him, he felt
the other man take his watch. The prosecutor seized. the
prisoner, and succeeded in detaining him until the police came
to his assistance, when he gave him into custody. The in-
spector on duty stated in his evidence that when the prisoner
was taken into custody, and charged with the robbery, he
stated that it was nothim, but the other man who had taken
the watch. The prisoner's accomplices both escaped, and
the watch has not yet been recovered. The prisoner was re-
manded for seven days.

PuoToGnA.pur.---At the recent meeting of the Liver-
pool Photographic Society, Mr. Burgess exhibited and
described an instrument for taking pictures, and which was
considered to possess many advantages. It will be inte-
resting to the members of the society, many of whom have
a great love for• photography, but have comparatively few
opportunities of practising it to the extent they could.
wish ; and particularly to those who are able to • pro-
duce good negatives but have not time to print them, to,
learn that they may obtain assistance, as well as materials,
from Mr. Keith, a member of the society, who has re-
cently opened an establishment at Birkenhead. Mr. Keith,
who has practised photography for the last eight• years as.
an amateur, and whose productions have been much ad-
mired not only by the society, but elsewhere, is worthy of
every encouragement, now that he has commenced pro-
fessionally: We• understand that he undertakes to print.
either from glass or paper negatives ; and he has certainly
turned out some of the best pictures of this description we
have seen.

SILULEN'S STRIKE.—On Tuesday, a public meeting o
seamen, the first of a series which is being held in. thef
North-East ports, took place in the Seamans Hall, North
Shields, in reference to the clause in the Merchant
Shipping Bill, which Provides. for, the manning of ships,
andt on which question the seamen of the North-East
ports are at present agitating After some discussion a
resolution was agreed to, ' That no British seaman, a
member of this association; sail on board of a ship., where
a foreign seaman sails, after the passing of the act!'
COLLISION AT GILEENOCK.—On Wednesday afternoon,
a little after four o'clock, whilst the Victoria, 110,mb/ugh
steamer, was moored at Greenock Quay, landing: her pas-
carrying away the com-
panion sengerson her upward voyage, she was run into by the
Lyra, which hailjust arrived from Liverpool. The collision
ibpnye:cetilireveledLYYLa time to, enable all the
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A COURT-MARTIAL assembled on board the Victory,
flag-ship, at Portsmouth, on Wednesday,. to try Mr. John
Tresemen, Second Lieutenant of H. M. steamer Vulcan,
Commander Von Donop, on the charge of having been,
whilst officer of the watch on board, that ship, asleep, the
ship being then in tat. 46.23 N., long. 42.51 W. Com-
mande,r• Von Donop; prosecuted, and Mr. James Hoskins,
solicitor, was permitted to act as the prisoner's friend.
The Court found that the charge was fully proved, and
severely reprimanded the prisoner, and admonished him
to be more circumspect and vigilant for the future.
THE GLOUCESTER DOCKS, at the present time, exhibit
a greater appearance of business than probably they ever
before manifested.. The basins and wharves are literally
crammed with ships—British, French, Dutch, Italian, and
Greek ; but one cannot but contrast the cleanly appear-
ance of the English sailors with the dirty and wretched
condition of some of the foreigners. The new graving
dock at the basin, is now completed, and has already been
occupied. The dock is constructed of Forest stone, is in
length, at the bottom, 156 ft., at the top, 107 ft., in width
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at the bottom, 361 t., at the top, lift.—Gloucester
Chronicle.

ROBERT OWEN ON SPIRITUAL MANIFESTATIONS.—
Robert Owen, who some years ago proposed to regenerate
'the world on Socialist and Rationalistic principles, exclud-
ing Christianity and Revelation as unworthy a place in his
Utopia, has started a periodical which he calls the Rational
Quarterly Review. The third number contains the fol-
lowing letter to Her Majesty, which exhibits at once the
absurdities of the Rationalist and the credulity of the
Infidel. It relates to conversations he alleges he has had
with the spirit of Her Majesty's illustrious father, the late
Duke of Kent :—" Permit me the liberty to present to your
Majesty the second number of the Rational Quarterly
Review and Journal, which, at its conclusion, opens sub-
jects deeply interesting to the human race through all
future time. I am now permitted by the spirit of your
Royal father to inform your Majesty that we have had
two conferences, which to me have been most important
and gratifying. In the first, held a short time before your
Majesty's late happy confinement, I inquired, ' If I should
inform the Queen of this conference between us ?' The re-
ply was, Not yet, I will tell you when will be the best time
to introduce it to my (Laughter.' In the second conference,
held subsequently to -your Majesty's recovery, I asked,
Should I now introduce the subject to Her Majesty ?' The
reply was, Just as you please.' I have waited some days
since this interview, or rather conference, to learn that your
Majesty's health was fully established ; and I may now
state that my questions on both occasions were numerous,
and the answers beautiful, and quite in character with lily
knowledge of his Royal Highness when in his early life.
These questions and answers I reserve for the
present,
except, as I think it will gratify your Majesty to learn it,
that his Royal Highness informed me that he was m the
fourth sphere and first circle, and that he was, as 0..01

spirits were in his sphere, happy in a very high degree.' I
may also add, that I asked If these conferences were agree-
able to him ?' The reply was ' Very much so.' And 'Would
it be pleasant to come at a future time ?' Yes.' In my
first conference his Royal Highness was in company with
Prisident Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin, with
both of whose spirits I had been some time in conversation
when his Royal Highness joined them, precisely at the
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minute which on the previous day he h&c promified to be
present. The three agreed in all their answers to the
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PuoDucE.—There has been a good demand for
most descriptions of Sugar, but no further change
has taken place in prices ; the sales consist of 850
hhds. 8.P., 12,000 bags Bengal, 550 bags Mauri-
tius, and 1,200 bags Madras. The market for
Foreign continues steady, with a fair demand, and
the sales comprise 170 hhds. Cuba and Porto Rico,
at 35s to 37s 9d, and 5,000 bags Pernam and
Paraiba, at 18s 6d to 19s 6d for average brown to
middling yellow. Without any change in value of
Molasses, there is rather more disposition to buy.
The business in Coffee is chiefly confined to the
public sales of Jamaica, when 250 tcs. were sold
with fair spirit, the good and fine middling descrip-
tions realising full prices. Of Rice 600 bags Ben•
gal sold at ;J.§ to 12sf and 10,000 bags Moulmein

and 8,500 bags Arracan at 9s 9d per cwt., being
former prices. For Rum the market remains very
firm, and the demand good ; Jamaica, chiefly
favourite marks, have realised extreme rates. In
Tea a few common Congous sold at 11d, which is
id per lb. decline on the previous week's rates ;
several parcels of the blackish leaf kinds were taken
by the trade, at prices slightly in favour of the
buyers. Transactions in greens limited. For Salt-
petre a steady demand, 1,500 bags sold at former
prices. For a small parcel of fine Turpentine 12s
per cwt. has been obtained. Some large parcels of
American Rosin sold at 4s 6d for common, and at
9s to lls per cwt. for fine quality. Ashes in good
request. Hides : At public sale only a small por-
tion of the East India Kips found buyers ; dry
Buenos Ayres Hides sold at 60 to 74d, dry salted
Ceara at bid per lb, and salted River Plate at full
prices. Olive Oil in steady demand ; nearly 100
tuns have been sold, prices being a shade higher
for middle qualities. Pale Seal Oil £32 lOs to
£33, Cod £32, and Sperm £BB ;per tun. Refined
Rape has been selling readily at 37s 6d to 38s 6d,
and 20 tons Linseed Oil are reported at 29s 6d per
cwt. Of Oil of Turpentine 150 brls. have been
sold at 45s per cwt. Palm Oil has been in good
demand, and 450 tons have been sold at £36 5s to
£37 on the spot, and 1,650 tons at £36 lOs to
to £37 10a per ton to arrive. Tallow has been in
better demand, Petersburg Y.C. having been sold
freely at 52s to 535, North American at 535, and
South American at 50s to 52s per cwt. Higher
prices are asked for Hemp. The sales of Jute con-
sist of 2100 bales at £2O 15s to £22 lOs per ton,
being dearer for the lower qualities. TO-DAY there
has been an improved demand for Sugar, the busi-
ness, including Saturday's sales, comprisinc, 220
hhds. Trinidad at 33s to 33s 9d, 180 hhds. and 150
brls Antigua at 32s 9d to 34s 9d, 120 hhds. Deme-
rara at 32s 9d to 33s 9d, and at' 37s to 40s 3d for
vacuum pan, 1,000 bags- Cossipore at 42s to 435,
1,500 bags Benares at 37s 6d, 200 bags Dates at
365, 65 hhds. Cuba Muscovado at 35s 64, 40 hhds.
Surinam at 33s to 33s 6d, IBo' cases and 300 bags
Bahia at 17s to 20s, and a cargo of white Bahia,
afloat, for a near continental port, at 22s 9d per
cwt. Onlolasses, 80 puns. Antigua sold at 16s Gd
per cwt., and a small lot of Demerara Rum at full
prices. In. Coffee the business is• confined to 100
bags Rio at 43s 6d to 44s 6d per owt. The trans-
actions in tire Tea market have been limited, and
at previous rates. 30 tees. Carolina. Rice are re-
reported at 24s 6d to 255, a small lot of Saltpetre
at full prices, 30 chests Shell Lac at 425, 800 bags
Cutch, to arrive, at 38s per cwt., 250 bales Jute at
£22 lOs per tons and 1000 bales, affbat, the price
of which has not transpired. _ _

WooL.—The business of the week has not been
quite so active, and holders are more inclined to
meet the market ;. this may be accounted: for partly
from the warlike appearance which the Russian ques-
tion has presented, and which, added to the tighten-
ing of the money market, have produced, a more
cautious disposition among manufacturers, who are
still consuming at a full average rate, and will
very shortly be compelled to come into the market
more freely. Some small sales of Alpaca are re-
ported at full prices stocks on the market only
moderate, and held firm. The public sales of Colo-
nial Wools in London are progressing steadily at
an. average decline of ld per lb on May prices,
common and inferior flocks sharing most in the.re-
duution: East India,. Donskoi, Egyptian, &e., are
also ruling at a decline of 2 to ld on previous our-
rent rates ; the sales are expected to close on; the
13thinstant. The latest- news received gives a
more favourable account of the Eastern question,
whieh twill have its effect on the market.