The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-03-15 00:00:00

meeting was held to-day ; Mr. Masterman in the chti,r.
Resolutions in favour of an immediate reduction of (dll4,
were carried unanimously, and a memorial was sive
presentation to the Chancellor of the Exchequer. sin
ELECTION COMMITTEES.The Committees were ag
occupied with the examination of witnesses. ni111)
A
AUSTRIA.—Three of the Morning Chronicle's (i'leifig.
correspondent's letters have been detained by the "
trian authorities. No Foreign news of interest.
90
THE " AUSTRALIAN" STEAMER.—The Stanuar-
t;
,
the return of this steamer, in a very leaky Condi
has caused a good deal of excitement in the city. tie
Express states:that the passengers have passed aerie
Express
of resolutions !condemnatory of the proceedings 0
company, but approving of the conduct of the ealliv
officers and crew. Owing to the strain of her engine°
ship became leaky all over.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—MONDAY.
Lord COLCHESTER moved -for certain returns rtert,
to mercantile marine , a ld called the attention or gobo
ment to the defective stateof education amongst merc
seamen and their apprentices.—Lord STANLEY, °,,e 1
derly, considered it would be better to wait until of
several bills at present passing through the. p°-
Commons should be brought up, when their lord!o,
would have an opportunity of considering the subject'
The returns ordered to be laid on the table. 41,
The Lord CHANCELLOR, in reply to Lord L/Nen,:,llo
stated that, after the Easter recess, he intended giv"n),
full attention to the subject of the consolidation of
statutes. 91i
After a few words from Lord ELLENBOROUGIiVi,
REDESDALE, Lord ST. LEONARD'S, and Lord Bitoetl-
the subject dropped.
Lord BROUGHAM inquired whether governmenttaken any steps to stop the dreadful system of bri
elections ?—Lord ABERDEEN replied that a measeree
about to be introduced in the House of Commons',
posing some remedy for the evil.
tes'i
The Mutiny and the Marine Mutiny Bill were
third time, and passed.—Adjourned at 7.25, p.m.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—Mosiromr.
A considerable number of private bills were
second time, time, and referred.
In answer to Sir R. Inglis, dIY
Lord J. RUSSELL said he should endeavour to pre
Jewish Disabilities Bill through committee this CIO
and he should make every effort to cause it to be
third time on Friday next.
Mr. WILSON, in answer to Mr. Glyn, stated tilsillity
Master of the Mint was about to send out tenders for
coining of five tons of copper coin by private houses:
Mr. DISRAELI asked government what official Id
melon they had received as to the relations bet,j
Austria and the Porte. He remarked that the ultialsfil
of Austria addressed to the Porte was of the 5,1
peremptory character, and had been acceded to. BY °•
the terms of this paper, the only two ports in the Aur4o
wherein British goods were admitted at the low LSO
the Porte were to be closed.
Lord J. RUSSELL stated that government had relpe
the official intelligence of the ultimatum, but he dee,:mi,
to lay the papers upon the table. He understood' Pbvot
ever, that tile two ports referred to by the right
gentleman were closed. ni 0
On the motion that the Consolidated Fund i3""'
amended, be considered,
St,
Mr. NEWDEGATE complained of Lord J. --litor
having, without notice, changed the order of Pub
business upon the paper for the day by withdrefifor
the Clergy Reserves (Canada) Bill, in order to pres?„iot
ward the Jewish Disabilities Bill, before public 00;0
had had time to be expressed upon it.—Sir J. Patargi
also complained of the same course. It was quite uneisob
to take the committee and third reading of the Jeapt
Disabilities Bill within the same week.—Lord J. RuP'idf
defended the course he had taken. It was caused, he 6P,
by some important alterations in the Clerey Reserves ,10
which•would materially promote the convenience ofii"cif
house. The subject of the Disabilities Bill was Ober
familiar to the house, and he could not accede to the
sons assigned for its postponement.
Mr. MILNER GIB3ON as this was a question of reve,
said he was quite in order in calling the attention
Chancellor of the Exchequer to the tax on news avAold
telligence. He referred to the case of the Housele
Narrative. The only question was, whether I:o°Ppi
' publications, containing news, were liable to a stan3P'
he complained of the indefinite delay on this subjee,tilf:
The CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER said the log!
tion was not so easy as it seemed ; but the opinion o',olo,
law officers of the Crown would be in the hands o'oo
Government in a few days, and no time would be /0601
arriving at a decision upon it.—Mr. Hume said the a 0
remedy would be to repeal the stamp duty on newsPard
at once.—Sir F. THESIGER described the difficult!! t;00
was in framing a bill to meet the case, in order to 6 ell
the other difficulty of obtaining a satisfactory judglol
from the courts.—Mr. COBDEN urged the abolition
stamp duties on newspapers, owing to the difficultyoflegtbe
defining what the news was: it was a reproach to
age to maintain the stamp.
Mr. BRIGHT inquired whether it was the intenti%nicit
government to refund the cost of tne prosecution in 11r
they had been defeated.—The CHANCELOR of theEYt
QUER declined to give any answer to the question. bit
Mr. RICARDO called attention to a case of one ol to
own constituents, who had been summoned before Ato
magistrate at Bow. street ; thus a police magistrate hrts
decide that which three successive law officers o'
Crown were unable to decide.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL said this case was quite air
tinct from that of the Household Words. the
Mr. EIVART urged the advantage of abolishingatiO
stamps. Hehs
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Disabilities
ethe establishmentßill
pas
The Metropolitan Improvement Bill was read
its stead.—The bill was then amended.
third
time,
ens
edwpisa
ed through ac
oatnlint
After a short discussion, the third reading wa' °PP—
for Friday.
The second reading of the Pilotage Bill was app
for
Theo
Oathnday. ttee'
s in Chancery Bill passed through consr6i
The House adjourned at eight o'clock.

FUNDS, STOCK, AND SHARE MARKET'ilsil'
The English market has maintained its steady tone. ce,
way Shares well maintained at the advance of Saturday. retil
tinuations in Leeds, Midlands, and Great Northerns_APeote.;
heavy during the day, but on other descriptions vino",
Gold, Land, and Bank Shares firm, with a fair averageat
doing. Foreign Stocks generally close active. Spam° god'
tificates done at Bk, and Three per Cents and Deferral
Turkish weak at quotations.

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