The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-05-31 00:00:00

ARRIVAL OF THE PACIFIC,

By the United States Mail steam-ship Pacific, Capt.
Nye, which arrived in the Mersey on Tuesday, we have
advices from New York to the 14th inst.

The steam-ship Canada, Capt. Lang, arrived at Boston
on the 13th inst.

The steamer Atlantic arrived at New York on the 14th
instant.

The steamer Hermann arrived at New York from
Southampton on the 11th inst.
A dreadful calamity had occurred in Buffalo by the
falling of a building, occupied as a banking house, by
which upwards of 25 persons were killed and wounded.
The coroner's jury, in the recent dreadful railway acci-
dent at Norwalk, after sitting several days, bad returned
a verdict that the accident was caused by the wilful negli-
gence of the engineer.
It is not intended to remove Mr. Aspinwall, who now
holds the London Consulate, from the office, but simply
to transfer him to another Consulship, giving the London
office to Mr. George Sanders.

The steamer Teas had arrived at New Orleans, from
Vera Cruz, with advices from the city of Mexico to the
sth inst. The inauguration of Santa Anna and the for-
mation of a new cabinet had taken place. Santa Anna
had proclaimed a new arbitrary law with regard to the
press, requiring all the papers to be licensed by the Go-
vernment, and the proprietors to deposit large sums as
securities, and send copies of every article to Government
officers before publication, and to abstain entirely from
discussing political matters.

Texas accounts, of the 10th instant, state that th' gold
accounts are fully confirmed. The Galveston News says
it is informed by a gentleman, from Holk hart, that a party
of citizens, who had just returned from an exploring ex-
pedition, found gold in the mountains, 70 miles north of
that town, both on the surface and by digging. They
brought back several lumps, all of which were valued at
$5,950. The deeper the digging the more abundant and
richer is the gold.
The steamer Prometheus had arrived at New York
with advises from San Francisco to the 17th ult., and
.8170,000 in gold-dust. The steamer Northerner sailed
from San Francisco on the 16th, with £'2,713,550 in
gold dust, en route for the United States.
The steamer Philadelphia had arrived at New Orleans,
with the California mails, and a small amount of specie.
She reported that the Illinois was to sail from Aspinwall
on the 6th, with nearly -83,000,000 in gold-dust for New
York.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-THURSDAY, MAY 26.

Certain returns connected with the alleged increase of
perjury were ordered, on the motion of Lord BROUGHAM.
The Aggravated Assaults Bill was read a second time,
on the motion of Lord GRANVILLE.

The Common Lodging-houses Bill passed through com-
mittee, on the motion of Lord SHAFTESBURY, and Was
reported. _

The Evidence and Procedure Bill was read a second
time, and the Law of Evidence and Procedure Bill "5
reported.

INDIA.—Lord MONTEAGLE presented a petition from
the inhabitants of Bengal, having reference to the law of
inheritance in India.—After some discussion, the petition
was referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Their lordships then adjourned.
FRIDAY, MAY 27.
AFFAIRS IN TURKEY.—In reply to questions from the
Earl of MALMESBURY, the Earl of CLARENDON said that,
with reference to existing negotiations at Constantinople.
the Ambassadors of England and France were acting ill
concert; but as further explanation would only tend to
embarrass the public service, he would only add his ex-
pectation that the peace of Europe would not be disturbed;
—After some observations from Lord BEAUMONT
Lord BROUGHAM, the subject dropped.
LEGACY DUTY ON REAL PROPERTY.—The Ear! or
MALNIESBURY moved for a select committee to inquire
into the probable effect of extending to the case of sue'
censors to real property, and property under settlement!
the stamp duties now payable in respect of legacies. The
question, he thought, was one of great difficulty, and one,
he believed, very little understood, if he might judge from
the debates elsewhere. The measure proposed in the
House of Commons he thought unjust, and in many re;
spects very inexpedient.—The Earl of ABERDEEN opposed
the motion, as being obstructive, and one which their
lordships ought not to agree to. The Government hoe
no wavering in their opinion of the wisdom and justice 0
a tax on successions.—The Earl of DERBY said the House
of Lords were not merely in the position of registerins
the measures of the House of Commons. They had the
right of judging of measures for themselves according to
their merits ; and judging by this standard, the succession
tax had no ground whatever to stand upon.—After some
further discussion. their lordships divided, and the motion
was negatived by 139 to 126.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THURSDAY, MAY 26,
CORK ELECTION.—Sir JOHN BULLER reported front
the select committee " That Francis Stack Murphy, Esq.,
and William Trant Fagan, Esq., are duly elected citizens
to serve in this present parliament for the county of the
city of Cork. That the evidence adduced before the com;
mittee shows that during the election for the county of
the city of Cork riotous and tumultuous proceedings took
place in the said city, and that serious outrages and assaults
were committed on the persons and property of several
electors and others. That intimidation was exercised upon,
and threats used towards several voters for the purpose or
influencing their votes. That in consequence of a riotous'
disturbance at one of the polling-booths in the Lee ward.
the deputy-sheriff adjourned the poll till the next Cult
when it was again opened and the polling proceeded with.
That it aopears that at the last election for the county of
the city of Cork meat, drink, and entertainment were rivn-
vided to some extent for the refreshment of voters, That
no sufficient evidence has been brought before the com-
mittee to connect the sitting members or their agent,s,
with the providing such meat, drink, and entertainment.
The evidence was ordered to he printed.
SAVTNGS BANKS.—The CHANCELLOR of the EXCFI'
QUER gave notice of his intention to move, on Tuesdays
for leave to bring in a bill to amend the laws relating to
savings banks, and also to amend the laws relating to the
purchase of Government annuities through the interveu•
Lion of savings banks.

CORPORATION PC.OPERTY.—The CHANCELLOR of the
EXCHEQUER stated, in reply to Mr. HEADLAM, that 3
was the intention of the Government to make a proposal,
for applying the legacy duty on successions to the pro'
perty of corporations.

FOREIGN CHEESE.—Mr. TOLLEMACHE gave notice,
that when in committee on the Customs' Acts, he should
take the sensa of the House on the proposition of the
Chancellor of the Exchequer to reduce the duty on foreign
cheese.
CHURCH RATES.—Dr. R. PHILLIMORE reeved for
leave to bring in a bill to alter and amend the law re-
specting church rates. His proposal was that
all
parishioners who conscientiously dissent from the Es.,
tablished Church shall be exempted from church rates,
on their stating in writing to the churchwarden the fact
of such dissent ; but they shall with such exemption lose
all right to compel burial or other ecclesiastical rites peen-
liar to churchmen, or to vote at vestry meetings, or upon
questions of Church property. He would provide, also,
for a mode by which such persons may be restored to the
Chinch should they so desire it. On withdrawing their
written declaration of dissent, and requesting to be re-
stored to the Church. the request may be complied withr
provided the ecclesiastical authorities give their sanction.
—Sir W. CLAY moved, as an amendment, that the houuse,
in committee, do consider whether church rates should
arges
not be abolished, and provision made, from the
and fro mm
to which they are applicable, from pew rent;,om church
the increased value which may be derived r
lands and property.—ln the course of the subsequent dis-
cussion, Lord J. RUSSELL said he would rather that the
law should remain as it then was than adopt either of the'
proposed remedies in the shape they were proposed ; and
he warned the house not to sanction the doctrines in-
volved in the proposition of Sir W Clay.—Upon a divi-
sion, both questions were negatived, the amendment by
209 to 187, and the original motion by 222 to 174.
PLYMOUTH.—Sir J. Y. BULLER moved the issue of
new writ for the borough of Plymouth, which, after A
short discussion, was agreed to.
The house finally adjourned at two o'clock.
FRIDAY, MAY 27.
Mr. CHA RLES TURNER presented petitions from the body,
of Welsh Calvinists at Liverpool, from the members of
St. Andrew's Scotch Church, Rodney-street, Liv,rpool,
and from the members of the Oldham-street Scotch
Church, Liverpool, against the opening of the Crystal
Palace or its grounds on the Lord's Day.
BLACKBURN ELECTION.—The SPEAKER informed the
house that he had received a letter from the agents en-
gaged to prosecute a petition against the return of Hire
M. J. Feilden for the borough of Blackburn, stating that
it was not their intentian to proceed with the petition.
LONDON, LIVERPOOL, AND NORTH AMERICAN SCREW
COMPANY.—On the motion of Sir H. Maddock, an ad-
dress was agreed to for copies of all petitions to, one
orders of Her Majesty in Council •, of all memorials pre-
sented to the President of the Board of Trade ; of all
correspondence addressed to the President and to the Se-
cretary of the Board of Trade ; and of statements sub-
mitted with such correspondence, or the abstracts of such
statements ; and of all correspondence addressed by the
Board of Trade to various persons in relation to an appli-
cation made on behalf of the promoters and provisional
-- of the London, Liverpool, and North American
im-ship Comp ,ny, between the month of Sept.,
the month of April, 1853, for the
:oval charter of incorporation to the said comps.,,.
CUSTOMS REFORM.—In answer to Mr. W. Bre.wn,
Mr. WILSON stated that the bill for the conso!i,lation of
the whole of the Customs Acts, and of the acts of manage-
ment, which he had promised to lay before the
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_ eeees LI QUESTION.—Mr. DISRAELI prefaced
certain questions which he wished to put to the Govern-
. —.fleeting the state of our relations with the Otto-
/ a brief narrative of the circumstances coo-
ed with the extraordinary embassy of Prince Mens-
off from the Court of St. Petersburg to the Porte;
in conclusion, inquired, first, whether the English
nch ambassadors at Constantinople were at the
present moment acting in concert; and, secondly, whether
Her Majesty's Governmenrt could communicate to the
house the tendency of the instructions they were fulfilling.
Lord J. RUSSELL, correcting some of Mr. Disraeli
details, said the English Government had been informed
by that of Russia that the Emperor had thought it neces-
sary to send a special ambassador to Constantinople to
obtain a confirmation of certain concessions heretofore
made by the Porte to the Greek Church with reference to
the holy places at Jerusalem, and some security that those
_:tons sho not be withdrawn ; the nature of the
securities net being stated. On the arrival of the Russian
ambassador at Constantinople, circumstances occurred
which created apprehension in the mind of the Grand
Vizier, who-applied to Colonel Roseeacting in the absence
of Lord Stratford, our ambassador at the Porte, to procure
the presence of an English fleet in the Dardanelles. and
Colonel Rose sent a steamer with a despatch to Admiral
Dundas at Malta, who forwarded the despatch to England,
determining to wait the orders of her Majesty's Govern-
ment. In the meanwhile, Colonel Rose was informed
by the Grand Vizier that there was no necessity for the'
English fleet to leave Malta.
Thetio
pro-
ceeded ; Lord Stratford lent his assistance .to enable'
Prince Menschikoff to obtain from thenTeugorktiiashGnsoveprrnn:
Tent declarations and acts which were considered suffi-
cient, and it was hoped that the matter was settled, and
that the mission of Prince Mensehikoff would terminate
favourably. But it appeared that further proposals were
made by the Prince, which, although in the estimation of
the Russian Government, were no more than necessary to
secure the fulfilment of the declarations made by thel •
Porte, in the opinion of the Turkish Government, as veil
as in the opinion of her Majesty's ambassador and that to
the ambassador of the Emperor of the French, were of
such a nature as to endanger the independence of the
Porte. His answers to the questions were, that the most
perfect confidence and accordance subsisted between her
Majesty's ambassador at Constantinople and the ambasSe
dor of the Emperor of the French, who took the setae
view of the Russian proposals ; that in the present state
of the negotiations it would not consist with the good °!
the public service to produce the instructions upon which
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Lord Stratford acted ; hut that the policy which dictated
them was that of maintaining inviolate the faith of trea
ties and the independence of Turkey.
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31,ifvete.
BUTT moved to exempt precarious incomes under Xl..
a-year, and clerical incomes.—The CHANCELLOR of the.
EXCHEQUER objected that the alteration would introduq
the principle of investigating the sources 'of income, 5e
embarrass the measure with difficulties which it wase.,.
intended to avoid.—The proposed amendment was nee._
tived upon a division.—Before the 26th clause bad been
gone through, the CHAIRMAN was ordered to report

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StiPPLY.—In a Committee of Wave and Means,„
of X-1,000,000 was granted to her 'Majesty out of the L'°""
solidated Fund.
and Confinement Bill, the Burgh II hours !Scotland-.
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TH. NAVY.---It is currently rorted that Rear-admid-
and relieve Rear-adrciral Mor , C. 8.,
ral James Stirling will shortly hoist his flag on boar;
the fifty-gun frigate President'esby now in dock at Clutha.
of service will expire_in August. whose Ferl"