The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-02-14 00:00:00

DIED.

On the 22nd ult., at New York, after a short illness,
Patrick O'Donahoe, the Irish exile.
On the Ist inst., at Moucaglicri, near Turin, in his 66th
year, Silvio Pellico, well known to every English student
in Italian literature by his Le Mie Prigioni. In early life
the deceased devoted himself much to poetry, and wrote a
tragedy called Francesa di Rimini, which enjoys a consi-
derable reputation in Italy. In 1820 he was tutor in the
family of Count Porro, at Milan, and the following year
was arrested as a carbonaro, and condemned to death at
the same time as Count Gonfaloniere and many others,
which sentence was commuted to imprisonment, and he
remained in the fortress of Spielberg until the amnesty of
1830. Silvio Pellico leaves a brother and a sister, who
will, says the Armonia, of Turin, render the best possible
homage to his memory by publishing his manuseript
works, which are voluminous, and among which is one
entitled, My Lffe before and after my Imprisonment.
On the 3rd inst., at his residence, 12, Wolstenholm-
square, Capt. James Wallace Monteath, aged 60, formerly
examiner of masters and mates for the Board of Trade.
On the 4th inst., aged 81, Mr. William Stringfellow,
Lark-lane, Toxteth-park.

On the 4th inst., aged 51, Sarah, wife of Mr. John Jones,
joiner, Rose-place.
On the sth inst., aged 31, Sarah Anne, wife of J. Y.
Greenwood, Esq., of the Wyke, Grasmere, and daughter
of David Bellhouse, Esq., of Manchester.
On the sth inst., at Covaboy, county Roscommon,Letitia,
fifth daughter of the late Thomas Jefferson, Esq., of
Newry.
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On the sth inst., aged 1 year and 9 months, Julian
Walter, only son•of Mr. J. C. da Costa.
On the sth inst., aged 79, Mary Robinson, of Clubmoor,
West Derby.
On the 6th inst., in her 85th year, Ellen Hitchcock,
relict of the late Valentine Hitchcock, formerly of the 6th
Dragoon Guards.

On the 6th inst., aged eight months and ten days,
Henrietta Elizabeth, infant daughter of Mr. George W.
Powell, 36. Kirkdale-road.

On the 6th inst., at Brenchley Vicarage, Kent, aged 41,
the Rev. Richard Davies, eldest son of the late Rev. R.
Davies, St. Paul's Church, in this town.
On the 6th inst., aged 3, Ellen, daughter Of Mr. A.
Robson.

On the 6th inst., at Everton, aged 81, Ann, relict of the
late Captain Hart, of Lancaster.
On the 6th inst., at his residence, Lord-street, Birken-
head, aged 47, Mr. James Hume, plumber.
On the 6th inst., aged 74, Ann, relict of Mr. William
Smith.
On the 6th inst., at the house of Mr. G. Davies, Parron-
street, Edge-hill, after a short but severe illness, Elizabeth,
wife of Mr. Thomas Young, carpenter of the Australian
ship Golden Age.
On the 7th inst., Elizabeth Trubshavv, infant daughter
of Mr. Jas. Williams, tobacconist, Quadrant, Lime-street.
On the 7th inst., Sarah, daughter of Mr. John Maginnis,
of Hill-street.

On the 7th inst., aged 16, Fanny, youngest daughter of
Mr. Dunstan, constable of Chester Castle.
On the Bth inst., at her residence, Bridge-street, Birken-
head, aged 78, Rirs, Jane Jones, relict of the late John
Jones, Esq., formerly of this town, brewer.
On the Bth inst., John Halliday, Esq., surgeon, Sea-
combe.

On the Bth inst., at Seaforth, Sarah Barlow, wife of
Edward Glazebrook, Esq., and second daughter of the late
Rev. John Collins, incumbent of Norley, Cheshire.
On the 9th inst., at London, the infant son of Gene
Irlam, Esq.
On the 9th inst., aged 49, George Ward Jackson,
Normauby Hall, North Riding of Yorkshire.
On the 9th inst., aged 6 months, Maria Amelia Eliza-
beth, infant daughter of Mr. Geo. Saul, Falkland-street.
On the 9th inst., at Moray-place, Price-street, Birken-
head, aged 13 months and 12 days, Walter William, sort
of Mr. W. C. Woodward.

On the 9th inst., at Brownlow-hill, aged 15, George
Herrott, son of Mr. Thomas Williams, clerk of St. Saviour's
Church.

On the 9th inst., at his residence, Great CrosbY, aged
58, Mr. Robert Alexander, founder and senior editor of
the Liverpool Mail.
On the 9th inst., at High Seacombe, aged 1 year and 6
weeks, John Edward, son of Mr. John Bedell.
On the 9th inst., at Stainton, near Penrith, after a long
and painful illness, Wm. Slee, Esq., aged 70'
aged 51,
On the 10th inst., aged 9 months, Henrietta, youngest
daughter of Robert R. Blease, plumber, Edge-
Onl the 10th inst., aged 18, Elizabeth, youngest daugh-
ter of the late Christopher Hayes, jun., shipbuilder, of this
town.
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Elizabeth Roberts, Cross Keys, Holywell.
Stone-street, On the 10th inst., at Frodsham, Elizabeth, wife of the
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cap has been given in to the army accoutrement folks,
who have received instructions from the Commander-in-
Chief to cut it down in size, and so enable the soldier to do
duty with greater ease. The old cap, notwithstanding its
immense height, was not very heavy, but it caught the
wind, and was an impediment to the wearer. This is one
of many improvements in military ,costume which for
years have been loudly called for. I may mention that at
the Tower the issues of military stores are at present un-
precedentedly great. Large quantities of clean old linen
sheets are also selected for the hospitals ; their mournful
application may be easily imagined ; they are for the
wounded, and are the remains of the good old regime
when coarse linen sheeting was used instead of the cheaper,
and it may be warmer and more comfortable cotton or
long cloth, which cannot with safety be applied to gun-
shot or other wounds.
In the face of all the preparations—most expensive they
are—the PREMIER, who has a dread of war beyond any
man living, is holding out for peace, contending that, so
long as there is the slightest hope of the blissful state,
war is not inevitable. On the contrary, the noble Earl at
the head of the Opposition sees nothing but war, and a
fierce one. In this view he is supported by some of the
most sagacious Peers in the House. Lord DERBY told
Lord ABERDEEN on Friday night, in a tone and manner
never to be forgotten by those who were present, that he
(ABERDEEN) was the only adult in Hun MAJESTY'S
dominions who held such peaceful opinions. The head of
the Coalition took the cut without saying a word, but
looked very black, as the saying is.
It may be interesting to know that the chiefs of parties,
in both Houses of the Legislature, have had meetings, the
result of which has been the evident quietness of the de-
bates ; which have been—contrary to all expectation—tame
in the lowest degree. Ministers and the Opposition—
though much cannot be said of either—are loyal, even
RICHARD COBDEN and JOHN BRIGHT—DO easy matter—
have held their tongues. Both sides have refrained from
making, or asking for disclosures, which might be prema-
ture and hazardous. It is the opinion not of one or two
sound statesmen, but of many, that IsticßoDes would slink
outof the war, could an opportunity be afforded him of doing
so with a good grace. Yea, further, that such an oppor-
tunity may be afforded to him. All that has yet been
done in the way of preparation may be deemed almost as
a finale to the naval and military displays at Spithead
and Chobham, last autumn. There are all sorts, or rather
were, all kinds of rumours in the city on Saturday after-
noon ; but the wags of the Stock Exchange, after a hot
luncheon, washed down with stiff old port from the wood,
to be had in the neighbourhood, are not very nice in con-
cocting, or slack in circulating their jokes, which are
always received—more or less. Such was that statement
which occupied a couple of hours before high change time
on Saturday, that Nick was willing to withdraw his horns
if he had indemnification for the expenses of his military
movements. Fudge ! Meantime, it is worthy of remark
that tallow, the great staple of Russia, has fallen in price ;
ao also saltpetre ; though some wise ones stated, a few
days ago, that it had risen in consequence of a larger sup-
ply being required in the manufacture of gunpowder.
Fudge again,. To my certain kowledge there has not been
an extra peck of gunpowder granulated at our mills for
the last two months over the usual averages of former
and peaceful years. It may be amusing to observe that,
probably, in our country's history, there never was such a
stock of gold coined, uncoined, and in dust, in the Mint
and Bank depositories, nor so much gunpowder in our ar-
senals, and at Hounslow and Dartford, as are to be now
found there.

The proceedings of the House of Commons, in the
early part of the week, were diversified by one of those
displays which, for a good number of years, have been but
few. Breach of privilege 1 These are ominous words,
one would think : they mean, however, less than they
say. The Times paper, it appeared, came out strong on
certain of the Irish party in the House and out of it.
Strange to say, they had a meeting, or rather a series of
groupings, in and about those very commodious and con-
venient rooms devoted to reading and writing, eating,
drinking, and smoking. Mr. ISAAC BUTT, a good Conser-
vative, and one of the few really clever Irish members in
the House, was chosen to be the orator on the occasion ;
and, having called the attention of the House to the ob-
noxious article, moved to the effect, that the clerk read
said article at the table of the House, together with pre-
vious statements made in the Freeman's Journal, impu-
ting to the members of that House a trafficking in places
for money. The hon. and learned member said he should
call attention to these articles as involving a breach of
the privileges of the House of Commons, and move for a
select committee to inquire into the allegations of such
trafficking. When Mr. BUTT came to the word "move,'.
there was a pause, it being thought that Mr. HARRISON
the printer of the Times, and Dr. GRAY, the editor of the
Freeman, were to be " hauled up," as the phrase is. Mr.
BUTT knows better practice, and, like a sensible man,
slightly wincing with others, and, I rather suspect, be-
lieving in part the imputations, calls for an inquiry rather
than for the appearance of printer and editor. When that
is the case, the usual course is that the printer of the of-
fending paper be " called to the bar" of the House.
Except in two instances, this extreme course, during the
last twelve years, has not been adopted or enforced; nei-
ther has the extremer proceeding of sending the parties
away in custody. One of these cases had reference to an
individual whose name, for a long series of years, was as
much in the public eye as NAPOLEON BONAPARTE, during
the last war, or WELLINGTON'S, during the last half cen-
tnry—a name which, if pronounced now, calls up many
remembrances—JonN JosErn LAWSON, the well-known—
by name—printer of the Times. Mr. LA.WSON was never of
robust frame; delicate and gentlemanly in personnel, his
peculiar avocation, its demands upon him, his responsibi-
lities in a thousand different modes, increased the seeming
delicacy of his structure. He was, moreover, exceedingly
nervous, in the common application of that word. But he
got over his fright like a man. The other case was that
of Mr. BITTLESTONE, now an honour to the Bankruptcy
Court, established not far from your busy town of Liver-
pool. Mr. BITTLESTONE was before the Lords, and
-committed for some supposed breach of privilege, in
that always well conducted and well behaved jour-
nal, the Morning Post, then, as now, considered an
authority in their lordships' house. Mr. B. was committed
—to a handsome room, with a bed in it to be sure, in the
proximity of the peers' chamber. Here the incarcerated
editor received his friends. He had for his gaoler and
companion one of the gentlemen porters of their lordships'
house. I forget whether BITTLESTONE had to pay his
fees. I think they were remitted. These are, or were,
rather heavy,—say £4O—long or short the duration of
imprisonment. If the party should be of a penitent and
contrite spirit,—some good-natured member of the legis-
. lature, such as Sir ROBERT HARRY INGLIS, the present
Earls of ELLESMERE and CARLISLE, after making a few
observations, move that the party be discharged, which is
always carried nem. con. BROUGHAM, easily nettled, used
to threaten such proceedings in fiery language upon every
occasion ;—the noble and learned lord, much to his credit,
cooled down long before the time for the culprit being
brought up. Lord DENMAN, the late Lord LANGDALB,
and JOCK CAMPBELL frequently softened the ire of
HARRY! O'CoxivELL was frequently like BROUGHAM in
this regard : blustered away awfully in making a charge,
which rarely came to a head. O'ConwELL was tabooed
once. For several nights his speeches were not given :
BARNES of the Times, as Ton MOORE calls the late editor
of that journal, said the paper could not do without them •
O'CoNNELL was given by the " leading journal," and was.
instantly followed by the others. The remarks about
*breach of privilege, of course, do not apply to members
"
when they " fall into a breath." The offending member
leaves the house, most commonly followed by a friend into
the library, where an arrangement is almost sure of being
effected. The breaches of privileges, as applied to " stran-
fore in both houses,are still very numerous,very stringent,
and some of them apparently very trivial. Eating an
orange, for example, is a breach ; you may suck one on the
sly, however, without reproach ; so also you may eat a
sandwich, as a horse eats beans in a nose-bag,—with your
hat before your face. A lorgnette is dreadful; if bino-
cular, and applied to any of their lordships or members of
the lower house, immediate expulsion is the penalty.
Several distinguished artists, in these days of illustrated
works, have tried hard to make sketches secretly in both
houses, but have been foiled ; others I know have resorted
to the thumb nail to carry away a lineament, and have
done so at their utmost peril. The gluons H.B. (DOYLE
pore) used to be a frequent attendant in both houses, but
carried away the likenesses of our legislators in his senso-
rium (I
suppose that's the place). Hence mostly all the por-
traits you see a
Lord BRO ndhave seen—the late Duke of WELLINGTON,
uGnAlis Lord JOHN RUSSELL, DISRAELI, SIB-
THORPE, though in many points capital, are conventional
likenesses at best.
whcnWELLINGTON'S nose, or
BROUGHAM'S,
""‘ *PI9=VA in Punch, for example, had the same

But to return to ISAAC Burl's motion. A spirited,
though brief, debate ensued, the two points being chiefly
—that the sum of £3OO was sought for by an M.P. to ob-
tain for another party the situation of guardian of the
poor in Ireland, an office which was abolished within six
or eight months after the proposal was made ; that Dr.
GRAY, the editor of the Dublin Freeman's Journal, a
a man well known throughout Ireland, was appealed to
by the applicant for the place, who was told by the doctor
that he had as well keep his money, for it was in contem-
plation to abolish the office ; and more wonderful still—
unaccountable, indeed—that 'Dr. GRAY, an individual of
great talent, great acumen, daily in the very " eye of
Ireland," should have the affair locked up in his own
breast for three long years! Tom DUNCOMBE wound up
the discussion in a spicy speech, concluding by saying to
the effect—Had not the noble lord (J. RUSSELL) given
notice that he was to bring :in a bill to prevent bribery
and corruption among the poor electors who may get a
pot of beer, or, as in the case of Liverpool, receive half-a-
crown ? Were these parties to be punished, or their
crime to be placed on a parallel with that of those who
had corrupted members of that house ? The honourable
member's question was answered by " cheers in the
affirmative." It is altogether a curious affair, and some
of the Irish members, instead of being angry with the
English press —or part of it—for bringing forward the
question, ought to be glad of an inquiry—which, by the
bye, was granted by Lord Jams RUSSELL right willingly.
Sailors in the North Sea, it is said, when afraid of a
stroke from the caudal fin of a whale, throw out a tub
to amuse—bemuse—the huge creature ; hence the appli-
cation of the familiar phrase of a " tub to the whale" to
every scheme intended to divert attention. The govern-
ment coopers have a few such tubs on hand at present.
They will be needed long before the end of the session.
Among the "tubs" is certainly not one touching the
future conduct of railways, for T can assure the readers of
the Liverpool Standard that a short, but stiff and un-
mistakeable, measure is at this moment being framed for
an improved mode of railway management, the measure
bearing almost entirely on boards of direction. It may
not be generally known how such measures are framed :
The member of the government to whose department the
business of the intended measure is more immediately
considered to refer has instructions to proceed ; he de-
livers to his man of business—if not his secretary, a young
barrister of sound education—the memoranda for a mea-
sure ; it may be to an individual scarcely ever heard of.
Thus the gigantic poor-law bill was chiefly framed by
EDWIN CHADWICK, a barrister, who had read much,
thought he thought more, and was, as he is now, dis-
tinguished by a natural tact of condensing with per-
spicuity and perspicacity. CIIA.DWICK was never educated
—never held a brief ; I question if he ever had a wig
and gown—of his own. Yet he did the Poor-law
Bill, upsetting everything for three hundred years, yet
on the basis thereof! Mr. CHADWICK was eulogised as a
non such for his handiwork and headwork ; got a good
appointment under the bill, and a Something of the
" Bath," to form an elegant handle to his hitherto un-
adorned name. PALMERSTON, they say, has got the
heads of the Railway Bill, and a gentle swain, learned in
the law it is understood, is under command to lay the
fruits of his lucubrations on the desk of the HOME SE-
CRETARY with "all possible despatch." I believe—l know
indeed—that railway directors—railway shareholders—
will have to sacrifice—(l suppose they will use that phrase)
—a goodly amount of their present incomings, in order to
a more numerous, more effective, and bettes paid staff of
servants, than ever entered into their "Philosophy of
money-making. The framer of the proposed measure
knows that an "official" at a station cannot eat his dinner
—give tickets—take money— see if it be good or bad—
look after an out-going train—and at the same moment
keep his weather eye awake on the look-out for an in-
coming one. These are business details • a learned lord
will supply in the measure a law clause of a higher order,
making the directors immediately-responsible, by punish-
ment of fine or imprisonment—or both. Can I say more
without breach of privilege already spoken of ? No. The
bill is safe; I refer not to the debate in the House of
Lords. Among the railway directors of this great country
are to be found men of first-rate respectability, honour,
and intelligence—nor would I deprive GEORGE HUDSON
of all these qualities. The secretaries are remarkable for
their intelligence, and I say this from knowing their
characters more than their rails. Liverpool, situated in
the very centre of railway net-work of England, must feel
deeply interested in this question. Let directors look
ahead ; I am only sorry that I have doubts of the measure
being law, until after Easter ; the aforesaid " tub" system,
principal cooper, Lord JOHN RUSSELL, being busy with
what he knows he can't carry—the Jew " tub." The Re-
form Bill he will manage, because its provisions are not
worth a doit. There will be the usual bow-wow about the
ballot—barking at the moon as profitable Referring to
the Jew Admission to Parliament Bill, allow me to state
that namby-pamby feeling—" little affected prettiness"—
was never more personified than by Lord Joins RUSSELL,
when proposing it the other evening. He minced his old
phrases, without a particle of burly defiance,—self-satis-
faction, honest conviction, or the self-imposture of some
who firmly believe themselves to be noble-minded fellows.
Lord Join( RUSSELL, when he proposed the Jew Bill,
proposed it as if he didn't now care for it—" keeping the
word of promise to the ear." The Jews, at present, care
, more about the price of marine stores than their admis-
sion to Parliament.
The Earl of HA RDWICKE, though in his 54th year, a

rather dashing sailor, as he showed not long ago at an
Italian port, where he threatened to make macaroni of
the authorities, if they did not immediately lower
their pride to the English Jack—the son of an Admiral,
moreover, who, after having been afloat half a century,
was drowned in Southampton water in hail of his dining-
room windows—this same Earl of HiRDIVICKE is rather
a good scholar ; he is D.C.L., a favourite at Court, and so
is his lady ; a supporter of the Coalitionists, at least the
Conservative portion of them, for he hates radicalism as
rats are .said to hate and shun a rotten ship ; he is, how-
ever, a reforming sailor. It was a pity he did not speak
out the other evening in that worst.of places in the world
for hearing—the House of Lords. Perhaps, the noble earl
only wanted ABERDEEN to hear him. Certainly some of
his details were enough to make the young " smoke and
bounce" admirals of other nations (are there any ?) laugh
heartily. The noble and gallant sailor also slyly observed
he would mention no names. 'Twas well. His speech
. .

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was a capital corollary to the current jokes touching old
port admirals, and he dilated with a degree of spiteful
pleasure on the mature age of the commanders of our
wooden walls, who certainly form strange contrasts in
years and physique to the Duncxxs and HOODS of the
last war. The average age of our full admirals at present
is 75, vice-admirals 69; of 16 officers in the retired list
the united ages amounted to 1,027 years ! Of the same
number, 16, in the active list, the ages amounted to 1,038.
No committee was given, the navy being in a capital state.
In a high moral and intellectual view, the city of Lon-
don, perhaps, was never ea distinguished as it was the
other day in bestowing the freedom on Dr. LATARD, the
renowned explorer of Nineveh. The entertainment in the
evening, which crowned the proceedings of the morning,
was fitting in the extreme, especially as regarded the selec-.
tion of the company. The occasion showed the necessity
of a gentleman and an educated one filling the distin-
guished office of chamberlain. Sir Joan Kay's address
was pre-eminently marked by those attributes—eloquence
and orthodoxy—necessary to the character of the scholar
and the Christian. This is no place for animadverting on
" modes of faith." I know that the city chamberlain
spoke to many a heart, when he told LATARD that he did
not think it possible to imagine an intellectual condition
of society in which discoveries like his could have been
deemed unimportant ; in which it would not have been a
gain to the strongest faith to see testimonies to the sacred
records rescued from the slumber and oblivion of 3,000
years (query more), in which it would not have awakened
the noblest sensibilities of the Christian mind to be able to
see with one's own eyes, and touch with one's own hands,
the sculptured forms which Israel's prophets (" most con-
secrate of old") describe—which Israel's kings beheld—
which Israel's oppressors boasted of. These were relics of
the truth of the Scriptures of the LIVING GOD. Such,
or such, were the chamberlain's observations. The ban-
quet was attended by eminent ancient scholars, antiqua-
rians, archite s ,senators, &c.
Roses and Lilies—
" Violets dripping all with dew,"
are rather dear at this season. VESTRIS is extravagantly
fond of FLORA'S offerings, especially if they are exotic—
especially still if they are scarcely to be had ; consequently,
high priced, or priceless. I have heard of gardeners
trembling with trimming-hook in hand, when VESTRIB'S
" green and gold" made its appearance at shop-counter or
garden-gate. In truth, she is a tasteful creature. I have
known the exquisite plants and flowers, which margined
for the evening the way to the Royal box, so costly as to
swallow up all the profits of a queenly visit. VESTItIS
had VICTORIA'S smiles. CHARLEY MATTHEWS, spouse of
the syren—for accomplishments never equalled on English
stage. She has sung beautifully in six languages in one
night. CHARLES, I was about to observe, is as expensive
in his way ; he wears the prettiest boots on the stage, (he
never dirties them in the streets,) the most elegantly
made up waistcoat, trousers without wrinkle, coat geo-
metrical. All their dramas are , most extravagantly
" mounted," demanding great supplies from the Treasury.
CHARLES was non est in the middle of the week ; he was,
they say, in the neighbourhood of that ugliest of streets—
Cursitor, called—singing something about
" Locks, bolts, and bara."

The theatre was shut for the night, but the irrepres-
sible gaiety of the manager was not at its last kick, for he
scarcely ever played more volatile in his life than on the
following evening. SMITH, at T.R.D.L., crams his prodi-
gious house every night. BROOKE is playing six times a
week. That won't do—for BROOKE, I ween. The finest
posset—of " lamb's wool" even that ever was made
would not suffice to keep down larynchal irritation under
such work. Hence huskiness has supervened. BUCK-
STONE is picking up a few pence over his expenses by
" Guy Mannering " and the sybil CUSHMAN. MICKY
produced, in capital style, a play on Saturday night—
" Ranelagh" by name,—redolent of false character, paste,
puff, powder, patches, hoop, and brocade. It was very
grand, and very successful. The theatre absolutely
swarmed with critics (oh ! oh !). Mrs. C. Klux is getting
better : so is not Mrs. WARNER.

THE COST OP EPIDEMICS.—During the sitting of the
government commission, held at Newcastle-on-Tyne to in-
quire into the cause of the fearful ravages of cholera in
that town, Mr. J. 13. Hume, the chief commissioner, from
evidence that had been laid down before him,. made a cal-
culation that the epidemic had cost the town £3,800 for
medicine and burials alone, and would cost it £5O a week
for eight years to support the widows and destitute—
nearly 30,000. In addition to this sum, he said, some
thousands of pounds had been collected and distributed
by the vicar. There are also 200 benefit societies in the
town, and taking_ the average loss at £6OO each, made
£lO,OOO more.—Morning Chronicle. •

PROW:JCL—There has been an active demand
for Sugar this week, and full prices have been
maintained. Coffee quiet, For Rice lower rates
have been accepted. In Tea a fair amount of busi-
ness in Congous, other kinds neglected. For Palm
Oil and Tallow, a good demand at full prices. Jute
rather flat. To-DAY the show of Sugar continued
limited, and the sales were consequently confined
to 70 hhds. vacuum pan Demerara at 395. 9d. to
41s. 6d., and 60 hhds. Porto Rico at 355. 9d. to
375. 6d. per cwt: Nothing has taken place in Mo-
lasses, Rum, or Coffee. 500 bags Para Cocoa were
sold at the close of last week at 28s. per cwt. The
transactions in Tea are to a moderate extent, and
at about previous rates. The news by the overland
mail has not had any influence on common Congou,
which rules nominally at ls. ld. per lb. About
4,000 bags Arracan Rice changed hands on Satur-
day at 15s. 3d. per cwt., but this price has been
refused to-day, and no further business has taken
place.
Wool.—We have again to notice a quietness in
this market during the past week ; the attention
of the trade is now occupied with the public sales
in London, which are progressing with pretty good
spirit, at about the opening rates ; and until the
close of these sales, we do not expect to see much
activity in this market. Prices remain without
alteration.—lmports for the week, 1,472 bales,
viz., 109 Buenos Ayres, 800 Peruvian and Alpaca,
477 Mediterranean Ports, 70 coastwise, and 16
Irish.

HULL FORTIFICATIONS:The Admiralty committee
of survey concluded their labours on Thursday. We hear
that the evidence was overwhelming and decisive as to
the removal of the citadel, but, we believe the block-
house is to stand. It is capable of mounting several
guns.—Hull Packet.
THE DIRECTORS of the Crystal Palace at Sydenham
intend to open the building on the 24th of May—the
Queen's birthday. Some intimation has been conveyed to
the directors that her Majesty, although taking no official
part in the ceremony, will be present on the occasion of
the opening.
THE CANTWELL-CANNOCK CASE.—The case of Miss
Margaret Cantwell against Messrs. Cannock and White,
the proprietors of one of the Dublin monster drapery
houses, is again before the public, the arena being shifted
from the Commission Court to the more imposing tri-
bunal of the Queen's Bench, Dublin, with the Lord Chief
Justice and a special jury for the arbiters of the great
legal contest. The lady, who, it may be recollected, was
acquitted of a charge of having purloined a yard or two
of velvet riband, has brought an action for false imprison-
ment, &c., against her prosecutors, and for four whole days
popular excitement has been strained to a pitch that
might lead one to suppose that the issue involved the set-
tlement of the question which just now agitates all Europe.
The damages were laid at £5,000. The reply was not
concluded until Saturday, after which the Chief Justice
proceeded to charge the jury, who retired shortly before
two o'clock, and remained in deliberation for upwards of
two hours and a-half, when they returned a verdict, find-
ing for the plaintiff on the first count—false imprisonment,
and awarding £3OO damages and 6d. costs. Upon the
second count—malicious prosecution—the jury did not
agree. The jury were then discharged. The charge of
the Chief Justice was favourable to the plaintiff. The
jury was composed of Ave Romanists, sia Protestants, and
one quaker,