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

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 185---'

that the accusation was as malicious as it was untrue.
His position in the transactions which were the subject of
the suit was, he said, an unfortunate one ; morally right,
he was yet held to be legally wrong. Although he had
been the object of so much vituperation, he challenged
any one to establish against him a single dishonourable
act. He appealed to the great works he had assisted in
carrying out, and to the valuable aid he had rendered to
public bodies, who had tardily recognized the wisdom of a
policy which he had recommended and they had refused ;
and he confidently left it to posterity to do him justice.
He did not disclaim a desire to attain wealth (which, legi-
timately sought, was no unworthy object of ambition) ;
but he had rejected all irregular or discreditable means.
The inquiry, he hoped, would, be prosecuted, and he was
ready to submit his whole conduct to investigation from
his very cradle.

The -House sat for only about three-quarters of an hour

THURSDAY, FEn 9.

GUANO SUPPLY.—Colonel BLAIR gave notice that, on
Tuesday, he should call the attention of the house to the
guano supply.
FRAUDULENT BILLS.—MT. GLADSTONE, in answer to
a question, stated that his attention had been called to the
embarrassment attending the present state of the law in
regard to fictitious bills purporting to be drawn abroad.
He was making inquiries on the subject, and he would be
much disappointed if he was not able to make a proposal
on the subject in the course of the present session.

PREPARATIONS FOR WAR'

TUE notes of preparation are heard on all ide*,
a few weeks the Emperor of all the Russian'
self everywhere face to face with an indignan
that antagonist being little less than
world. We need not refer to the
reported from the oth.pr side of the
will be only too read); to beat us in thk
Our own army is immediately to be aug
men. The navy afloat is already the mk
possessed by England. Seamen are en)
attracted partly by the improved condit'
partly by the prospect of prize money at
of the war. Coastguards are immediate]
as a nucleus for the crews of the n;
ships. They are admirably adapted for
trained seamen, and the more necessary
hands are apt to be slow to join a ra7
crew, in which there is plenty of hard w'
of the most agreeable kind. By the I
free—and the ice is already breaking
fleet its waters ever bore will shut up
northern outlet, as effectually as he is
Black Sea. The command is, we he'll
Sir Charles Napier, and under him we
now Admiral Chads, of the Excellent,
much to bring naval gunnery to its prese
Times.

TROOPS FOR TIIRKEY.—The followL
regiments under orders for Constantin
the dates at which they are directed to
readiness to embark :-
4th (King's Own)
7th (Royal Fusileers)
9th
14th .......
17th ......
21st (Royal North British Fusilee
17th (Innskillings)
28th ..
35th
38th... ..... ........ .........
39th
42nd (Royal Highlanders)
50th (Queen's Own) ......
62nd
63rd
79th (Cameron Highlanders)
82nd
88th (Connaught Rangers)
89th
90th (Perthshire Light Infantry)
.93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) .
95th • • •
The following regiments will remain
dom to do home duty : -The 34th, 20t1
77th, 91st, 12th, 19th, 23rd, and the R
intended early in the ensuing month the
ing of 30,000 English militia, shall be
Chobham, or such other place as the gel
of the army shall deem ft—Dublin H
COAST GuAnn.—The preparations
come every day of a more warlike cha
came down on Monday for drafting on
guard on board the various liiie-of-batti
and at various other ports. This step
naval service about 3,000 of the most effit
men it could possibly receive—all of th(
gunnery, and admirably adapted to fi
crews for screw line-of-battle ships. Wig
raised men can be brought into a stal
ciency, 'and a powerful Baltic fleet may
out the necessity of resorting to imp;
Peter Fisher, R.N., has completed his
port of men for the royal naval coast
body is, however, eminently a home
the protection of the coast in the even+
threatened, the men, by the conditions
being allowed to be taken out of Brit
leagues from the shore. They would
be available directly for operations in
Black Seas.

The Hecla, 6, paddle-sloop, Master Col
lington, is expected to be about six w'
Sea, with the masters, second masters,
going out to survey it. They proceed
Cattegat and the adjacent portions of t
Baltic.
THr -BRITISH NAVY.—The Journt
Monday week says :—" The extraordin
which the British Admiralty is labouring
ments of war in the English arsenals
results which cannot fail to strike ev
ever little accustomed to naval affairs.
pass a week. in which it is not announced
those formidable screw line-of-battle
building a month ago, is launched, arm,
her engines, and ready to weigh anchor
the enemy. This is done with a rapidil
incredible, and which is the surest evil
of the naval power of England. The
nations may oppose to that of Englan,
armed as hers, supplied with officers an,
skilful; but no other marine in the
great a number of ships in so short a ti
of always presenting itself, on every fie
that superiority in numbers and of •
whether warlike or mechanical, which
tarn promise of victory, and which re:
more certain the longer the contest
is only one opinion amongst the
present at the review of the British fleet,
at Spithead last year, as to the inint
screw line-of-battle ships over sailing v,
fotrheiinrstfo arnteue.
n
parative trial which they were both then
whelming- to the sailing vessels, althougl
sented on that occasion by some of the
,-
the old system that England ever area
wßeeregenctomapnldetetlhye
eLociipnsdeoti by
London,
a 1
side of the Duke of Wellington and of
they appeared like the relics of another
structive to see what is the result of tin,
the end of last August, England, besides
ships, in which they had at first studii
the properties of the screw, had only'
line on that system—the Duke of We
memnon, and the. Sanspareil. Since
Admiralty has completely prepared fi,
vessels-the Royal George, of 120 guns
d'Acre, 101; the Princess Royal, 91;
91; ; and the Cressy, 81; and it has also
incredible energy, the armament of six
same kind ; the Royal Albert, of 121 gu'
the Hannibal, 91; the Nile, 91; the
the Algiers, 91, which will all be rea
month of April. So that, in less than
which three only have been months
they will have armed eleven screw steam'
line; and in the approaching spring Er
eighteen steam-ships of war, without
This will be incomparably the most form
has ever appeared on the sea."

It has been rumoured that three battalik
if so many can be mustered, are to -
whether to relieve the troops of the
Malta, and Corfu, so as to send 1,500
farther up the Mediterranean, or to be d.
Admiral Dundas's fleet, for the sacking
uncertain.

Her Majesty's ship Simoon, 18, screw,
has, it is said, received directions to stab
she can take on board without inconveni
the Simoon can well accommodate 1,200
accoutrements and ready to take the fief,
ship Vulcan, 6, screw, Commander Von Da
a similar notice. We believe the Vulcan
950 comfortably. It is understood that
Guards will embark on board the above-,
frigates.

i'he Peninsular and Oriental Compa
paddle-wheel, there is no doubt, will con
sion (1,500 men) en route to the theat
Peninsular and Oriental Company's
Himalaya, it is calculated, will take 3,000.
screw-ship Manilla will take 500.
The General Screw Company's fine new
Golden Fleece, ready to gq to Australia,
from her route, and will be fitted at once
The Messrs. Green, it is stated, have 6,000
to be employed in her Majesty's sere=
their ships will take out 1,000 horses
There are also other ships ready to
Government.—Morning Herald.
The Times of yesterday says :—The
chartered the following steamers
From the General Screw Steamship Company' •
Tonnage. 110.600
The Golden Fleece ... 2,500 ... 000
The Jason ... 2,500 ...
The Cape of Good Hope ... 700 ... IQ°
The Propontis ... 600
From the Peninsular and Oriental Company e.''
Tonnage. .11°'60
3,500 ... 7400
650 ...
900 ...

The Himalaya
The Manilla
The Ripon ...
From the Cunard Company
The Cambria
The Niagara
From the Australian Company :
The Victoria.
From the Irish companies it is stated by 3`1,1:4'
Hartley that three or four steamers can be obtcife
'of
transport service. The General Screw CompanYv 6
received notice to hold at the disposal of the 0w°„,.115
the following ships of their fleet, now on their `'oor
Tons. Horto
The Queen of the South ... 1,850
The Hydaspes ... 1,850 ,2,0 I
The Harbinger . 921 tol)!J,
From the ports of London, Liverpool, Southan3rlt°o7o,
Glasgow, a further supply of steamers can be F. &at,
any extent that may be required, but at resent' „iir ,btf
reluctance to interrupt the regular transit v
of :00'
mails, and the above enumeration merely coxoPll yl
ships that can at the moment be spared. 0 19
On Saturday arrangements were entered into
Cunard Company to place at the disposal of tx°c fay
the fine paddle-steamers Cambria and Niagar,ad
conveyance of troops to the East. We undsis.e'yeilt
they will each be fitted to carry 1,000 men. '.l-ej
was advertised to take the mails to Boston, VoLd 1)1/1
on Saturday next, but her place will be supPin;oo,',o
screw steamer Alps. The withdrawal of these fi';',"
the Cunard line of mail steamers will not affect
despatch of the mails and goods.

fCY
MR. ROBERT-CLIVE, (late M.P. for Ludlov/wo
Wednesday' elected to represent the southern top
Shropshire in Parliament. There was no 00°5 eefot
A MONSTER CONCERT was given yesterdaY It
Herr Sommers, in the Dublin Crystal Palace'
attended by upwards of 14,000 persons. urvAil;tt4
7 THE YOUNG PRINCESS of Asturias, the (Nagel
child of the Queen of Spain, is dangerouslYill'Thies'
would once more open the succession to the
Montp ensier.
tk'd, °I'S"
THE NEW STEAM-SHIP HIMALAYA, it is— stso-0'
one day, during her passage from Gibraltar .
miles. Her passage to Gibraltar occupied ei Tot
AN INFANT has been destroyed at Dublin, lei
cradle, by rats. One half of the inside of ._iwthe 10000
was eaten away, and the right arm was fright elo'
evidently by rats. The face was also torn. .•"'"
been sleeping in the room,

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coming in 0 • t:less
Idition Of the : ,;1 cola 1(
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Or this purpcoe,rii i:aki's 0
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raw and inces biab_gbrat
LI work, ant c1.....tir c.;..efl t<
ie time the Dn' -'4gBo
g up—the 5i1'10i,,11051,;.
p the Russiall; ileorx.
is now closedgro ;n a 1
elieve, to be ,) wi,.s of
re shall have :0 let, a ,e
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Present Per helllst 4
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Rifle Brigade. 4t,r ofl
that a canW,,cto Ilk l'''ivi
be formed camper t rou
general in co" klils,
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character. .41' kiDertil
one-half of the kftt y
tttle ships fittist iti,A ti
step wil ad?) preta;
efficient ands`: kkillts
them well trnll, • tql,coff.,
1 form then ul; yer„
With them thex ,‘,D,41
state of coralk hiir wa
ay be organise(' 1/41,gi,
apressment• 0 kartoi:
his enrolment , /44d of i
ast volunteell'ej 74 erli, b
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mt of invasloS i , ti,-i7sof
es of enrol a' of NI;
Iritish waters, '''' oa a,
ld not,
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in the t.l, tic °I '''''ll 041'
pi )I°'Llec,'
Commander ',,‘ 14. star
E weeks in the 4 °
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s, and pilots n''' C tra t
a in particu taie lar - .
f the entrance tiaa;
n 'lOO ti:p Wa,
rnal des ,e t_ls;'
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ring to produce ~ ;lei `"k
;as begins to 1,, tiler het
every observer,' ~e tna
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or and to sa? f Lie vs-
dity which P. aithrq
vidence of the ' 94 0.
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time, and bete "ISe
field of bat: kt li
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r maritime clt 0;
eh is the shoes; of
renders it roe' , a,
4 continues. ~INtro''
) officers ic° 'l2ll
eet, which toot,b4 tik 1,
imense superior", kitt4lstle(i
vessels. Tile
hen put t,o was
ug,h they were ~
the finest the
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armed the r iI‘CT
T. These, ho • A 044
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of the A: , 0 ; ,:. Nee,
[er age ; and it s 14 °'
the experiment': .4)4l't
sides the four ,to hoan ,
tidied the Ener:ob 'NI
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ace that tiln; 7 ter,
five others 0' ere''
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guns ; the St;if 11N4
1 ; the James )]
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ready for OA., h.oh
11 seven reoin";o4 N.
sof great of ilarrt
steam-vessels,, 10
England Fib
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Ormidable seeds
tklt
Nil:,
Lttalions of x," ~.cta'-
' proceed ft"
p,!tf;
a line at G'" ' 'O4
)0 men of tl_i.f . ',IA::
distributed aiP;A, 'li •l
ng of Sebaste 4rlt. tl
11 l\raa
w, Captain 14., : L'q,%til;
:ate how 'nary/ NV
enience. We„pe;' poll
DO men, with u1:,,,1 itltre,
field. Her )1al„1 ;i4F,
a Dollop, has ell 1; I
can can accorro,loo6 1,1
at the hattall ti L't
-e-named seres'' )0,
4.4
ri. NI.
IPany'S Shil) , 410 Lt.„.14
':onve the firs,
ieatre of Wlif,'‘ 4 4i:cc;
is iron scce-.f elq,
1•000, and the 0
4) *4(
new iron sere,- 4,4,
ia, will be u):;/. 1,,"4
ace for 2,000" V: kl
',OOO tons of n9i k ,
rvice, and 1104 kt:ul
to Constau , kt,i't
D be offered t
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