The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-05-15 00:00:00

imptriat taarlianunt.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—MONDAY.
A message from the House of Commons brought up the
Exchequer bills (X 11,000,000) bill.

TITHE COMMUTATION DILL.

Lord DUNCANNON, in moving the second reading of the
tithe commutation bill, said that the objects of the bill came
entirely within the spirit of the act which had been lately
passed for the recovery of tithes, and he therefore hoped that
the second reading of the bill would not meet with any op-
position.
The Marquis of WESTMEATII said, that though be was not
acquiainted with the details of the bill, he had been informed
that it contained a clause relating to parties putting forward
claims for arrears of tithes, which he could not approve of.
He would not, however, oppose the second reading of the bill.
The bill was hen read a second time.

The church building act amendment bill was read a third
time and passed.

CANADA.

Lord MOUNTCASBEL, alluding to a vote by the House of
Assembly of Upper Canada of a sum of £250,000, to be raised
by loan, for the purpose of public buildings, expressed a hope
that government would consent to guarantee that loan.

Lo-rd DUNCANNON said that there was no intention to
guarantee any such loan.

ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE BILL.

The LORD CHANCELLOR then proceeded to move the se-
cond reading of his bill for the better administration of justice.
His lordship made a statement of great length for the pur-
pose of showing that the Chancery courts, as at present con-
stituted, were insufficient to perform the immense increase of
business which came under their cognizance, and proposed
some alterations, of which the following are the leading
points :—That there should be two new judges in Chancery,
to be called vice-chancellors, making in all three vice-chan-
cellors ; tbat there should be a new master in Chancery ;
that the master of the rolls should be permanently vice-presi-
dent of the judicial committee of the privy council ; that the
committee should have power to call on the 15 judges for
their opinion ; that the equity jurisdiction of the court of ex-
chequer should be abolished. After a short conversation, the
bill was read a second time, and the house adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-MONDAY.
EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY BILL.

After the presentation of a number of petitions for and
against this bill, including one from the railway company
itself, under its corporate seal, against the further progress
of the bill, Sir C. B. VERE moved the second reading of
the bill.

Mr. BRAINSTON moved, as an amendment, that the
bill be read a second time that day six months.
After some discussion, the numbers on the division were—
For the bill, 58 ; against it, 195 ; majority, 137.

RATEABILITY OF STOCK IN TRADE.

Sir R. PEEL had given notice, that he would put a ques-
tion to the Attorney-General on a subject of the utmost im-
portance. It referred to the principle upon which an impost
should be levied on this country of not less than seven
millions annually. He apprehended, that the sum raised
for the poor-rates, applicable to the support of the poor-rate
and the county-rate, might be taken at six millions, and the
highway-rate at a sum not less than £1,100,000. The
question he wished to put, was, upon what principle that im-
post was to continue ; and he thought, that, in consequence
of the conflicting decisions of the Court of Queen's Bench,
and the great doubts entertained as to the legality of any
rate, if parliament separated without some intervention on
its part, the whole country would be thrown into confusion.
A short reference to the circular of the poor-law com-
missioners would put the house in possession of the facts.
The Court of Queen's Bench had lately decided, that stock
in trade ought to be rated to the relief of the poor; and the
poor-law commissioners had given a public notice to the
public generally, that no rate hereafter would be valid, or, at
least, that every rate would be liable to appeal, unless
stock in trade was included in it. On the other hand, he
(Sir R. Peel) believed it was almost impossible properly to
rate stock in trade. (Cries of " Hear, hear," from the
Attorney-General, and other members.) He was glad to
hear the Hon. Attorney-General assent to that. It would
follow, as a matter of course, that the validity of other rates
would hereafter be liable to be questioned. The circular of
the poor-law commissioners was considered as an autho-
rity by all under them, and it said,—" It gave a public
notice, that every rate was invalid, unless the stock in
trade was included." Yet, according to that authority, no
person's stock in trade was liable to be rated, unless he was
resident in the parish, or that the proprietor of a large cot-
ton mill, not resident in the same parish, would not be liable.
Again, the parochial officer must make himself acquainted
with the circumstances of all trailers within the parish • for
the stock in trade was not to he rated, except after the whole
of the debts of the party had been paid. He must do so,
or the rate would be invalid. Upon these grounds, there-
fore, he thought he was entitled to ask of the Attorney-
General whether it was the intention of the government to
bring in a bill to reconcile the conflicting decisions of the
highest court of criminal judicature in ;.this country, and
the settlement of the public mind, by enacting that no stock
in trade shall be liable to be rated.—)Hear, hear.)
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, unfortunately he had not
been able to communicate with his noble friend at the head
of government in that house since the notice of the right
hon. gentlemen ;but he had no objection to state his opinion
to the house, and the advice he should give to the govern-
ment, and which he had no reason to suppose would be dis-
regarded. He should recommend, that a bill be imme-
diately introduced to settle the question. The right lion.
gentleman had stated the law most accurately. There could
be no doubt, that, ever since the 43d of Elizabeth, stock in
trade had been liable to be rated, and in respect only of
individuals resident in the parish; but this was found to
lead to such endless litigation and vexation, that by uni-
versal consent it had fallen into disuse throughout all Eng-
land. Still the law remained the same ; and lately a case
had arisen in which the Court of Queen's Bench had held
a rate to be invalid which had not been so laid,—not includ-
ing stock in trade. Now such a state of the law could not
be allowed to exist, involving as it did all the worst features
of a property tax, and an inquisatorial vexation into men's
private affairs, which could not be endured.—)l-1 ear.) There-
fore, he should unquestionably recommend, that it be im-
mediately enacted that no stock in trade be liable to be
rated.—Hear, hear.)

Lord DNarEliinvgto
11_ WRIT
rose,Fo FOR LuoowWhen pursuance. of his notice, to
move the writ for '
STAN supplying the vacancy at Ludlow, .
LEI, the secretary of the treasury, .
requested him to
postpone that motion till Thursday, the day fixed for the
moving of the Cambridge writ ; on which day the leader of
the government in that
house, Lord John Russell, would be
again in his place.
Lord
DARLINGTON, as several d ' •
ays notice had been given,
and no reason was assizneil which
John Russell particularly
necessary• made the presence of Lord
declined to accede, and made his mti upon this proceeding,
issue, which motion was seconded by Tirrthat the writ should
Mr. WARBURTON then moved that thej. W.
PATTEN.
debate should be
adjourned to Thursday, the day on which it was understood
that Lord John Russell would resume his parliamentary
duties.
Mr. 1/VAICLEr seconded the amendment.
Sir. R. PEEL said, that if it had been announced as the
intention of Lord John Russell to oppose the •
writ, or to
move an inquiry into the state of the borough, there might
have been some ground for this application to postpone ; but
as all that the noble lord had been understood to intend, was
to make a general statement upen the subject of treating,
with a 'view to some ulterior measure for its suppression, he
could not consent to deprive the electors of Ludlow for some
days longer of that which, except under very special circum-
stances, they were constitutionally entitled to require forth-
with.
Lord PALMERSTON urged the postponement, as matter of
courtesy to Lord John Russell.
Mr. WYNN objected to it, as contrary to the constitutional
principle of the representation.
The house then divided.
For the amendment, 215 ; against it, 226 ; majority, 11.
The original question that the writ should issue was then
put from the chair.
Mr. WAX/LEY rose to move an amendment. He for one

Lord SEAGRAyE presented petitions from places in Glou-
cestershire, in favour of the corn laws, which, he said, had
his decided approbation • and one from a place in the same
county against those laws, which, although respectably
signed, he considered to proceed on a delusion.
Earl STANHOPE, after the presentation of various petitions
on the subject, brought forward the motion of which he had
given notice respecting the opium trade with China. His
lordship stated that, as far as the Chinese government was
concerned, its policy had been invariably directed towards
the suppression of the trade, and bad not been, as was alleged,
prohibitory in theory, yet permissive in fact. His lordship
concluded with moving " that an humble addresi be pre-
sented to her Majesty, to express to her Majesty the deep
concern of this house in learning that an interruption has
occurred in the friendly relations and commercial intercourse
which had so long subsisted with the. Chinese Empire; and
to represent to her Majesty that these calamities have, in the
opinion of this house, been occasioned by_ British subjects
having persevered in bringing opium to China, in direct and
known violation of the laws of that empire; and to request
that her Majesty will be graciously pleased to take immediate
measures for the prevention of such proceedings, which are
so dishonourable to the character and so detrimental to the
interests of her 'subjects ; and to assure her Majesty that if
any additional powers should be found requisite for the pur-
pose this house will readily concur in granting them to her
Majesty.P
Lord MELBOURNE and the Duke of WELLINGTON opposed
the motion, and after extended discussion, in which Lord
Ellenborough' Lord Ashburton, &c., took part, the motion
was negatived without a division.
Their lordships then adjourned.

The trade had been so long interrupted, that this new pro-
clamation did not cause any change in commercial matters :
but it deserves the greatest attention, since the Emperor
himself fully approves of all that the Commissioner has
hitherto done, and since the Imperial Government cannot
now, on redress being demanded, plead ignorance of the at-
tacks upon British subjects and their trade.
It is now quite evident that the Emperor completely iden-
tifies himself with his servant Lin, notwithstanding the
reprimand which lie gave him respecting the Bogue affair.

LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE,—Tries DAY

Since our report of the 12th instant we have had no grain
whatever Coastwise, nor any Wheat and but a very trivial
supply of other articles from Ireland : chiefly from the Bal-
tic and southern parts of Europe, however, the arrivals du-
ring the same period exceed 12,000 quarters of Wheat,
nearly 7000 quarters Barley, with a few parcels of Oats,
Rye, and Pease, besides 770 quarters of Wheat, and 5342
barrels of Flour from the American States.

The only change in the duties, for the ensuing week, is an
advance upon Barley and Indian Corn to 3s 4d per qr.
In any branch of the corn trade, from Tuesday until to-
day, the transactions here have been upon a very limited
scale, with a slight tendency in most of the leading articles
rather to recede in value, and an actual decline in that of
Flour of 6d per barrel.
Upon a very slender attendance of buyers at our corn
Exchange to-day, combined with a large display of Foreign
free Wheat, Barley and Flour, the continuance of fine showery
weather and favourable acoounts from all parts of the country
in reference to the growing crops, the general state of the
trade exhibited an indifferent aspect.
Wheat was evidently easier to purchase, and some holders
acceding to a decline of id. to 2d per 70Ibs from last Tues-
day's rates, several, but by no means extensive sales of fo-
reign were made at that abatement, while in English or Irish
little or no business was apparent.
American was the only description of Flour at all saleable
to-day, and being in slow request, was 6d to is per barrel
cheaper.
Barley, Malt, and Pease ruled much the same as last
noted.—Beans, remaining scarce, were the turn lower.
Oats and Oatmeal were nearly without inquiry, but in
consequence of the limited supply at hand, holders adhered
to late prices, and we may therefore repeat our last quota-
tions.

ARRIVALS OF CORN,
From the 12th to the 14th April, 1840, inclusive.

IRE- COAST- FO- ! UNITED
DESCRIPTION. 1
LAND. WISE. nsicN. STATES.' TOTAL
Wheat Qrs. 12065 770 12835
Barley Qrs. 400 6911 7311
I Malt Qrs. 22 22
Oats Qrs. 1788 1300 3008
Rye Qrs. 1185 1183
Beans Qrs. I 5 70 75
Pease. Qrs.; 108 108
Shelled Barley . Qrs.
Indian Corn . . . Qrs. I
Rapeseed Qrs.
Oatmeal .. . . Loads ; 1133 384
Flour . Sacks I 104 8 188
Ditto . Brls. I I 30 , 5342 9496

EXPORTS.—Foreign. Barley, qrs. ; Oats, 30 qrs. ; Pease,
qrs. ; Flour, 697 brls.—lreland. Wheat, 725 qrs. ; Indian Corn,
222 qrs. ; Flour, bils. —Coastwise. Wheat, 611 qrs. ; Barley,
qrs. • Malt, 7 qrs.; Oats, 20:qrs. ; Rye, 12 qrs. ; Beans, 75
qrs. ; Pease, 108 qrs. ; Indian Corn, qrs. ; Oatmeal, 55 loads ;
Flour, 156 sacks, 1855 brls.
Average prices of Grain, for the week ending May 8, 1840.
Wheat 68s. Id. I Barley.. 38s. 6d. I Oats.. 265. led. I Rye.. 365. 9d.
Beans.. 435. I Id. Pease, 41s. 6d.
' Aggregate average of the six weeks.
Wheat.. 68s. Bd. I Barley.. 395. 9d. I Oats.. 255. Bd.' Rye.. 375. 4d.
Beans .. 435. lld. I Pease .. 41s. 6.1.
Duty on Foreign Grain, &c. this week.
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Wheatl6s. Bd. I Barley?s. 4a. I Oats I gs. 3d. Rye 14s. Od
Beans, Gs. 6d. Pease. Bs. Od. Indian Corn 3s. dd. FlourlOs. 04d
Liverpool Averages, week ending 12th May, 1840.
:Wheat. Barley. } Oats. Beans. Pease.
Qr 5..... 678 305 97 I
1
Prices.. 525. Od. 31s. Id. 28s. 9d. Os. Cd. Os. Od.

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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

FRIDAY, MAY Is.—Wind S. %V., variab:e. Rain.

ARRIVED.—CyTUS, , from St. Joseph's—Edward, Zeilke
Du Peile, Carthiers ; Gluckan, Kruger, hence, at Danzig—Saucy
Jack, . from Dragomester—Wilhelm, Bradeing, for Rostock•—
St. John, , from Malaga.
OFF THE PORT.—Grace, Pearson, from Antigua—Union, Jones,
from Demerara—Watt, , from Africa—Gardener, --, from
Mobile—Alexander Edmond, —, irons Savannah—Limena,
from Nassau—Thomas P. Cope, ---, from Philadelphia—Ports-
mouth, •—, from Mobile— Visiter, --, from Leghorn—Nailer,
—, from Odessa and Holyhead—William Jardine, —, from Cal-
cutta—Shaw, —, from Mobile—Lowell, —, from —Georgina,
Hill, from Valparaiso—Washington, --, and Maria, Wheedon,
from Savannah.

SAll.En.—Madonna, Miller, for Bombay—Champion, Steele, for
Bahia and Valparaiso—Courtenay, Brown, for Ilalifax—Eliza Scot-
land, Smith, for Rio Janeiro—Robert Pulsford, Prince, for New
Orleans—Sarah Sheaf, Gray, and Roscius, Collins, for New York—
Anna Liffey, Dady, for Quebec—Condor, Churchill, for Baltimore—
Vestal, Graham, for Demerara—Triton, Molkbuhr, and Elise, Moller,
for Hambro'—Onderneeming, Weyland, fcr Narva—Cornelius,
Betts, for Trieste—lsis; Scott, for Leghorn

Cordelia, Creighton, from China, off this port; sailed from Tong
Koo on the 15th Jan. and St. Helena on the 26th March. On the
6th April in lat. 15, long. 20, spoke the George 4th, , hence to
New Zealand. Helen Stewart, --, sailed for this port on the
6th Jan. and the Tapley was to sail for London on the 16th Jan.
The Tyrer had sailed for Manilla, and the Queen Mab was to sail
at the latter end of January for this port
Armistad, Fernandez, hence at Havana
Zeldenrust, Konig, hence at Texel
Eliza, L'il, and Geziva, Wykmer, hence at Helvoet
Eclipse, -; Providentia, Degraeves ; Paulina, Schreyenberg,
and Egidius, Von Steen, hence at Ostend

Fraiddand, Hutton, from New Orleans for this port, off Water-
ford 10th instant
Tintern, , from Havana off Dartmouth 12th instant
Alert, Duff, hence for Dordt, off Plymouth 11th instant
Ann Wise, Nicholson, hence (us Tortola, off Falmouth 11th inst.
Mary, Gunton, from Cephalonia, off Waterford
Blake, Eshelby, from London at Hobart Town, on the 24th Dec.
Guisachan, Every, and Aden, Ponsonby, hence at China
Republic, hence for New York, was spoken on the loth April, in
lat 42, long 57
Potomac, from Charleston for this port, was spoken on the 3d
instant, in lat 30, long 15
Criterion, Fry, hence, at La Guayra
Hannah Grayson, Penrice, from Laguira at Cove, short of pro-
visions
Vigilant, , hence for Ostend, at Falmouth
Helvellyn, M'Lean, hence at Hobart Town on the 26th Dec.

Since Friday last the imports of Grain, Flour, and Oatmeal, from
Ireland and Coastways, have been very trivial, except of Malt ; of
Flour from Foreign ports very small, and of Wheat only to a very
moderate extent, in some degree owing to easterly winds; duty
has been paid during the present month, particularly on the 7th and
Bth instant, on about 84,000 qrs. of Wheat, and about 147,000 brls
of Flour, being fully three-fourths of the Wheat and Flour, and on
all the Barley, (about 14,500 qrs.) and Indian Corn (about 5000 qrs.)
which we had in bond here on the Sth instant ; but although so
large a quantity of Foreign Grain and Flour has thus been realised
for home-use, and although we have had within the last three or
four days abundance of rain, all over this district, we have expe-
rienced a pretty fair demand here, and in our country markets, and
our last quotations have been fully supported for every article in the
Co►n trade, throughout the past week.
The duty on Wheat from Foreign ports has increased (3s per qr.)
since Friday last to 16s 8d per qr. and on Flour (22d per brl) to
lOs 04c1 per brl. ; on Beans it has decreased to 6s ad per qr. ; on other
kinds of Grain there is no alteration ; duty has been paid as above-
mentioned; leaving about 35,000 qrs. of Wheat, about 50,000 brls.
of Flour, and about 14,000 qrs. of Oats in bond here on the 9th
instant; of all other Grain little or none in bond; in London duty
has been paid on a little more than one-third of the Wheat there in
bond, leaving still about 130,000 qrs. there in bond : they seem to
have confidence there of a speedy reduction in the duties. Sales
have been made here of Flour, and also of Wheat, free and in bond,
in the past week at prices last quoted ; Oats in bond are nominally
quoted, there being little demand for export; but the scarcity of
this article affords a lair prospect of their soon being admitted for
home use at a moderate duty.
_ _

The import has been considerably increased by arrivals yesterday
of Wheat, Flour, and Barley, from Foreign ports, and at this day's
market there was a very good attendance of our own millers and
dealers, and of those from distant markets, but the great decline
which occurred yesterday in the London market had its full effect
here, and very much limited the purchases which would otherwise
have been made; the prices last quoted were, however, generally
obtained, and we can make little or no alteration therein.
WITHAT, per 701bs s. S. d.i INDIAN COII,N, 4801b._

English
Scotch

g lo@l 1 3
9 6 10 0
5 3 8 ti

Red 37 o@4o 0
White 37 0 40 0
BEANS, per quarter

. _
English 45 0 49 0
Irish 42 0 44 0
PEAS, Grey 3B 0 42 0
White 42 0 46 0

SIIIr BREAD, per 1121 b.
In bond l4 0 17 0

FLourt, English, per 280 lb

Fine

June 6, B. W. Franklin, Liverpool, banker—June 4, D. Smith,
Regent-street, London, coachmaker—June 2, S. Wise and C.
Brerichley, Maidstone, paper-makers—June 2, It. Jones, Pavement,
Moorfielus, London, linen-draper—June 2, J. D. Stevens, TWO
Waters, Hertfordshire, paper-maker—June 2, C. Hart and T. Lewel-
lin, Newgate-street, London, woollen-warehousemen—June 4, T.
H. Macleod, Toketihouse-yard, London, merchant—June 4, T. H.
Macleod, Pinner's-hall, London, wine-merchant—June 4, W.
Goodall and J. Turner, Garlick-hill, London, merchants—June 4,
June 4, T. Johnston, King's-place, Commercial-road East, London,
draper—June 4, J. Reynolds, Idol-lane, Tower-street, London,
wine-merchant—June 4; W. Reynolds and M. M.Wright, Idol-lane,
Tower-street, London, wine. merchants—June 2, E. Saunders,
Chesham, Bucks, grocer—June 2, P. Gregory, Manchester, cotton-
spinner—June 3, J. P. Butler, Cheltenham, wine-merchants—June
3, A. Davis, Arundel, chemist—June 3, M. A. Slancy, Shiffnall,
Shropshire, money-scrivener—J une 12, J. Lockitt, Congleton,
grocer—June 11, J. Bradbury, Sheffield, cutler—June 4, T. Berk s,
Manchester, provision-dealer—June 5, D. B. Smith, jun. Birming-
ham, tea-dealer—June 5, J. Hiley, Bordesley,W arwickshire, builder.