The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-04-03 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS-TUESDAY.

The order for the call of the house, it was understood, was
discharged.
Many corn law and other petitions were presented, one of
which prayed " for the repeal of the corn laws and all other
taxes."

Mr. GOULBURN stated, that on the 9th April he would
move for copies of any communications that may have taken
place between the government and the East India Company.
as to the arrangements for paying the army in India.
Mr. HAWES asked whether the negociation with Naples,
relating to the trade in sulphur, had been broken off unex-
pectedly, and without the chance of a favourable result.
Mr. LABOUCHERE answered that despatches had recently
been received by the Secretary of State for the Foreign De-
partment, and that it was not true that that negociation had
been broken off. _

-Mr. HUME asked when the returns respecting the corn-
rnereial treaty with Austria might be expected, as they had
been moved for and ordered some time ago?
Mr. LABOUCHERE said that he was not able to answer the
question without first consulting the Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs.
Mr. MIME gave notice that he should on Wednesday make
a motion on this subject, as the course now adopted was re-
ally frightful.
Sir E. KNATCHBITLL asked the hon. member for Brid-
port, if he could inform the house whether it was the inten-
tion of the hon. member for Wolverhampton (Mr. Villiers)
to bring forward his motion on the subject of the corn laws,
or not
Mr. WAitntrwroN answered that the. hon. member for
Wolverhampton regretted exceedingly that, owing to indis-
position, he had oeen prevented from bringing forward the
motion that night, but it was his intention certainly to bring
it forward on Wednesday night.
Lord SANDON withdrew a notice of motion with respect
to China, upon the assurance of her Majesty's ministers that
a committee should he appointed on the subject. A notice
for the nomination of a committee had been standing on the
paper from day to day for some time, and yet the committee
was not named. lie wished, therefore, to know when the
government intended to name that committee ?
Sir J. HOBROUSE said he understood that the committee
was to be appointed this day ; but he begged to remind the
noble lord that the proposition did not originate with the
government, but with the hon. member for London (Mr.
Crawford).

COL PERCEVAL entered into some explanations as to ap-
plications to the King of Hanover for the apartments held by
his Majesty in St. James's Palace.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the resumption of the
question of " privilege," arising out of what the sergeant-at-
arms stated at the bar, that his assistant and four messengers
had been served with further
proceedings in the action com-
menced by Mr. Howard (Stockdale's attorney) for " tres-
pass," in having entered the said Howard's house, and crea-
ting a disturbance therein, the damages being laid at £l,OOO.
He moved that the parties " plead" to such proceedings.—
Motion eventually adopted.
Mr. PARINGTON moved the second reading of the Sale of
Beer Bill, which led to extended discussion, it having been
moved that it be read the second time this day six months.
The result of the division thereon was—For the second read-
ing 110, against it 30—majority SO for the second reading.—
Adjourned.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—WEDNESDAY.
The House of Lords did not meet to-day.

HOUSE OP COMMONS.—WEDNESDAY'
Lord ELIOT presented the report of the Ipswich Election
Committee, declaring that Sir T. Cochrane had been duly
elected and returned, and that Mr. T. Gibson had not been
duly elected.
Masses of petitions were again presented' for and against
the corn laws.

Captain A'CounT inquired whether despatches had yet
been received relative to the attack on the Volage, &c., in
China ; andif so, whether there would be any objection to
produce them?
Admiral ADAM answered that they had been received, and
that there would be no objection to present them.
The second reading of the Vaccination Bill was deferred
till Thursday,
.several members expressing their determina-
tion to oppose it, on the ground of its containing objection-
able provisions.
Sir. J. GKAaaAM,.in
answer to Mr. Hume's inquiry, said
that the terms of his motion regarding. China would be to
the effect, " That, upon considering the papers relating to
the affairs of China, presented to the house, it appears that
the interruption in our commercial and friendly intercoursewith that country, and the hostilities that have since taken
place, are mainly to be attributed to the want of foresight
and precaution on the part of her Majesty's present advisers,
in respect to our relations with China, and especially to their
neglect in not furnishing the superintendent at Canton with
proper instructions as to the contraband traffic in opium, and

liaptod to the 4it)vot and dint 4itmtion in which ite o u
pariuternient was placed,"
Mr. VILLIERS (after apologising for the delay that his in-
disposition had caused) brought forward his motion on the
subject of the corn laws, and, after a long spefch, moved,
" That the house resolve itself into a committee of the whole
house, to take into consideration the act of 9 George IV.,
regulating the importation of foreign grain."
Sir G. STRICKLAND seconded the motion, submitting that
it was most desirable that there should be an end to agitation
on this subject.
Mr. GROTE, Mr. D'ISRAELI, and Mr. LABOUCHERE took
part in the debate, after whom the debate was adjourned un-
til Thursday.

ADDRESS OF THE CONSERVATIVES OF WAR-
RINGTON TO THE KING OF PRUSSIA.

We have much pleasure in inserting a copy of this docu-
ment, with his Majesty's reply, which will be read with in-
terest.

" TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF PRUSSIA.

" May it please your Majesty,
" We, the undersigned, being subjects of her Majesty the
Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, inhabitants of the town
and neighbourhood of Warrington, in the county of Lan-
caster, and members of the Protestant Association of that
place, beg most respectfully to approach your Majesty with
feelings of sincere and heartfelt gratitude for the firm and
Christian part which your Majesty has lately taken in up-
holding, within your Majesty's dominions, the sacred cause
of Protestantism.

" It is delightful to us, in common with all lovers of truth,
to see those, who, with your Majesty, have been called by
Almighty God to be the rulers of nations. exercising the
power so entrusted to them in the cause of the Lord, in
up-
holding his blessed word, and in opposing the machinations
of an apostate church, which is again putting forth all her
strength to subject Christendom once more to her temporal
and spiritual bondage.
" The Christian solicitude evinced by your Majesty to
succour the persecuted inhabitants of the 'tiller Valleys, the
promptitude with which your majesty acted in their behalf,
when the cry of oppression and distress entered your ma-
jesty's royal ear, and the happy homes provided for those
who were rendered outcasts and destitute for their attach-
ment to God's word, demanded from us expressions of un-
measured praise and thankfulness.
" Experiencing, as we now do, even in this protestant
country, the pressure of the fearful power of Rome, we are
the more sensible of the difficulties with which your majesty
is surrounded, and can the more fully appreciate the heroic
and Christian firmness with which your majesty has opposed
her encroachments. _ _ _

" Having observed, with intense interest, the noble stand
which your majesty has made in resisting the usurpations of
the papal see, and believing that the strength, with which
such a formidable power can be effectually resisted, must
come from above, we beg leave, most respectfully, to assure
your majesty that our prayers shall be offered up to God,
that your majesty may long be spared to throw the shield of
your majesty's protect►on around his truth and his people;
and that your majesty may not only be a father to your ma-
jesty's faithful subjects, but a father in Israel among those
who honour and adore that name at which every name shall
bow." •

THE XING OF PRUSSIA'S ANSWER.

" I have received, through my Minister for Foreign Af-
fairs, the address forwarded to me by the Protestant Associa-
tion of Warrington, expressing their thanks for my protection
of the evangelical faith against the arrogance of those who,
disregarding the laws and constitution, endeavour to disturb
established peace and Christian unity.
"The praiseworthy sentiments and wishes expressed in
that address cannot but be in the highest degree acceptable
to me, as they can be suggested only by a sense of justice,
and have their origin in genuine Christian feeling.
"To the Protestant Association I hereby present my
thanks and best wishes. It is to he hoped that the minds of
all will soon be restored to that peaceful state, which, not-
withstanding a difference of opinion on certain subjects,
amongst the professors of different modes of faith, may be
looked for in all those who follow the precepts of the gospel
as the fruit of Christian love.

(Signed) " FREDERICK WILLIAM.
" Berlin, March 12, 1840.
" To the Protestant.. Association of Warrington,

in the county of Lancaster, England."

FASHIONS FOR APRIL.

(From the London and Paris Ladies' Magazine of Fashion.)

The materials fordress, at this fashionable moment, are
glacees silks in shots, pearl-gray satins relieved by embroidery
of green, red, or paille silk, reps, foulards, poult de soie, gros
d'Afrique watered, plain and broches satins and crepes mous-
selines ; gold and silver are much introduced in every article
of dress; silks are brochees with them, whilst coiffures, pseuds
of ribbon or velvet, fringes, feuiilages, and fruits, are enriched
either with gold or silver, and turbans are formed of denteile
d'argent or d'or. Many organdy dresSes have appeared at
the Parisian balls, embroidered in laine cachmere and gold ;
the tunic dresses havine, the corners rounded continue in
favour ; the double tulle dresses are also worn; and the same
style of trimming being repeated on each, has the effect of a
double trimming, and the weight is relieved by being separate.
Black continues fashionable ; and besides velvet and satin,
black lace dresses are worn over coloured satins. .

Several redingotes of drap cachmere have recently been
made in Paris ; the bodies and sleeves quite tight, and orna-
mented with Bradenburghs ; they form pretty promenade
toilettes. Trimmings of biais are much worn on dresses ;
they sometimes give them the effect of a redingote ; and after
going round the bottom, rise up the side to the ceinture ; at
other times they form five or seven waves round the bottom
of the skirt.

Gloves are still worn much ornamented at the top with lace
flowers, ruches-marabouts ; some are made to lace on the arm,
whilst others are so short as scarcely to cover the wrist, show-
ing the bracelet of thick gold chain. Bracelets are very
fashionable at this moment, and are worn in every style of
toilette ; they are made in great variety, cameos, pearls,
coral ; attaches or ornaments of the brooch kind are much
used to ornament ball dresses, and confine the draperies en
tablier, sleeves and body. Coral cameos are very pretty for
this purpose. The-hair is worn very low iu a thou supported
by a comb, in the centre of which the toques are arranged,
the front hair in bandeaux, platted at the ends, and neatly
raised at the side ; ringlets are also worn ; epingles Tyroli-
ennes crossing the back hair. Turbans are much in favour.
Turkish; Grecian, Arabian, Persian, or Israelite—the Anda-
lusian and Mexican coiffures have also their admirers, and
the turban of white lace, ornamented with carnations in
velvet, or bunches of double lillies of the valley. Caps are
worn with narrow head pieces, and very low. Some very
pretty dress bonnets have been made of gauze bouillonnee,
and ornamented with marabouts ; they continue to be made
small. •

SECOND EDITION.

Standard-office, Three o'clock.

We have been favoured with copies of the St. John's
(N. B.) Herald and Weekly Observer, to the 20th of
February. They state that all sorts of rumours pre-
vailed respecting the protracted boundary dispute.
The Maine papers state positively, on the authority of
a General Vernum, and other persons who had recently
arrived from the disputed territory, that the British
had at the head of the lake a force Of about 200 men,
when there was formerly but one company, and that
there had been erected for their accommodation two
large blockhouses, capable of containing from 400 to
600 men, and six or seven small blockhouses; and
that a stockade had been erected around these build-
ings. The legislature of Maine had deputed two per-
sons to proceed to the point in question, to examine
and report upon these preparations. It is evident that
great exertions are being made by the Americans to
get up another excitement on the boundary question.

Accounts have reached London from New York, to
the 3d ult. Thare is, however, no news of importance.

LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE, THIS DAY.

Within the last three days the arrivals into this port,
coastwise, from Ireland, and abroad inclusive, embrace a
good supply of Wheat, Barley and Oats, with a fair quantity
of Malt roundland, but of other articles we have little fresh
in to notice.

During the same period the trade altogether has been dull
and very uninteresting, indicating generally a tendency in
prices rather to decline than to improve.
The only duty on foreign Grain this week, is a reduction
in that of Barley to 3s. 4d. per qr.
The millers and dealers, still anticipating lower duties on
Wheat, have been extremely inactive to-day, and having
very few country buyers in attendance, all descriptions of
this Grain continued to meet an exceedingly limited demand,
at a decline of 2d. per 701bs. from the current rates of Tues-
day last ; and had sales been practicable beyond a merely
retail amount, a further abatement must have been con-
ceded.

In English and Irish Flour little or no business was per-
ceptible, and foreign, duty-paid, moved off sparingly at a
reduction of 6d. per barrel. Bonded States Flour was mostly
held at 295. 6d. ; for two or three parcels, however, 295. per
barrel was accepted, comprising the only transactions in this
description since Tuesday.
Fine Malting Barley, upon a short supply, fully supported
late prices ; but grinding samples, being more plentiful, was
in slow request, and the turn cheaper.
In Malt and Peas we have no change to note. Beans, on
the contrary, sold rather freely, at a slight amendment in
value.

Oats and Oatmeal, being nearly without inquiry, must be
considered rather lower.

ARRIVALS OF CORN,
From the 31st March to the 2nd Aprg, 1940, inclusioe