The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-06-14 00:00:00

BIRTHS

On the 2ntl inst., the wife of Mr. H. Williams, timber mer-
chant, South-street, of twins.

On the 3rd inst., in Grafton-street, Toxteth-park, the wife of
Mr. T. 1,. Gordon, mate of the ship Wuzeer, of a daughter.
On the 3rd inst., at Beaumaris, the wife of A. C. Ramsay,
Esq., F.R.S., of a daughter.
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On the 3rd inst., at Cheltenham, the wife of T. C. Fairclough,
Esq.., of a son. _ _ .

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On the 3rd inst., at Huskisson-street, the wife of the Rey.
Drummond Anderson, of a daughter. _ . .

On the 4th inst., the wife of hit. Peter Metge, of a daughter.

On the sth inst., in this town, the wifeof D. N. Giannacopulo,
Esq., Greek Consul, of a son.
On the sth inst., at Montpelier-terrace, the wife of Mr. C.
Arends, of a daughter.
On the 7th inst., the wife of John Bridge Aspinall, Esq., bar-
rister-at-law, Bedford-street South, of a daughter.
On the Bth inst., at Brook-terrace, Birkenhead, the wife ci
Mr. John Carter, of a daughter.
On the Bth inst., the wife of Mr. Thomas Teece, provision
dealer, Renshaw-street, of a daughter.
On the Bth inst., at River-view, Seacombe, the wife of Maurice
Mocatta, Esq., of a daughter.

On the Hth inst., at Seacombe, the wife of Mr. G. Holmes,
of a son.

On the 11th inst., at Enfield Villa, Oxton, the wife of Mr.
George Anderson, of a daughter.
On the 11th inst., at Upper Parliament-street, the wife of
Mr. Donald Currie, of Havre, of a daughter.
On the 11th inst., at Egremont, the wife of Mr. Edward
Duerden, of a daughter.

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UR LONDON CORRESPONDENT

MONDAY MORNING.
NOTHING less nor more than a grand banquet and hall at
the Duchess of SUTHERLAND'S, on Friday evening, pre-
vented the discussion, in both Houses of Parliament, of

the Eastern question, which is uppermost in every man's
mind, and, as each succeeding dispatch arrives, developes
features that cause consternation in the Ministerialist
Coalition camp. Her :MAJESTY accepted an invitation
to dine with the Duchess of SUTHERLAND ; and, to meet
their SOVEREIGN, the Earl of ABERDEEN, the Earl of
CLARENDON, Lord PALMERSTON, and three or four
other leading members of the Cabinet received " pro-
vokes" from the courtly mistress of Sutherland -house.
In the absence of Ministers so closely connected with our
foreign policy, any debate touching the Russian war
against Turkey could not possibly be carried on, and an
intimation to that effect having been made to the Marquis
of CLA.NRICARDE, who had a motion upon the subject in
the House of Peers, and to Mr. LAYARD, who was simi-
larly situated in the House of Commons, both senators,
who are smarting sorely because they no longer hold the
offices from which they derived so large a share of pay and
patronage under the Whig administration, sulkily con-
sented to leave the question in abeyance for some days
longer. It was with some difficulty that the ex- Postmaster-
General could be prevailed upon to forego the pleasure of

but where was Sir JAMES SOUTH, now nearly bent

double,—

"With study pale, and midnight vigils spent,
The star-surveying sage close to his eye
Applies the sight invigorating tube,"
sweeping through illimitable space? Was Sir JAMES
angry, or was he afraid of having his usual squabble with
the cab and 'bus men on his way home to Kensington ?
Sir JAMES SOUTH, some years ago, attracted my attention
and regard by the apparent asperity of his manner towards
divers of the Council of the Royal Society ; the famous
Arundel MS., since transferred to the British Museum,
had long lain in the cellars of the society, under Somerset
House ; Sir JAMES denounced the desecration, and said
he could prove, by geologists, that the atmosphere of the
place would be destructive to the existence of pebbles !
Lord RossE, the famous astronomer, who, I really be-
lieve, wears spectacles for no other reason than because of
his attachment to the medium, he was also absent. I did
not see a single " Knight of the Hammer" in the throng,
but one, the Rev. Professor SEDGWICK, as great a wit
as he is divine or geologist. Prince ALBERT one day
joined a number of our geologists, Sir R. I. MuacHisoN,
Sir CHARLES LYELL, Sir J. DE LA BECHE, &C., and set
us all a-laughing by the aptness of his remark,—they
were all " becking and booing," the Prince threw down
his beaver, took up a lump of something by way of a
truncheon, and said he was always glad to meet the
" Knights of the Hammer," referring to the stone-break-
ing habits of the knights he addressed. Among the ex-
judges, Lord Chancellor TRURO, once TOM WILDE,
looked very hilious,—his nose more turned up thin ever.
Here is a wonderful Whig for you ; a mere law boy in his
youth,—studied a little, became attorney's clerk, then
attorney, married a rich widow—liberal soul, she died and
left him all ; she could no more. Tom became a barrister,
ate his terms, but I am afraid all this time he forgot his
schooling, or rather omitted to attend a school. Though
he became Lord High Chancellor of mighty England, and
married a Prince of the blood's daughter, he is the most
vulgar speaker I ever heard ;—later for law constantly ;
" My lords, 1 am in a condition to prove that my client
was in partners with the plaintiff." These examples will
suffice. Lord TRURO'S tongue is scathing, his eloquence
fiery and fluent as red hot lava ; these and good luck have
made him what he is. At the day conference in the
Mansion House, among the mayors your own of Liver-
pool ably aided and vindicated his townsmen's claims to
honour in the cause of arts, literature, and science. In
fine, the paragraph in HER MAJESTY'S speech, referring
to the advancement of the fine arts and practical science,
seems to have an able supporter in the present Lord
Mayor of London, CHALLIS, who commenced life us a
butcher. All honour to him.

COMMER CIA L AND MONETARY NE II S.

MONDAY NIGHT.
THE drain upon our stores of the precious metals
has met with a check, for the weekly returns of the
Bank of England show an increase in the stock of
bullion of more than £300,000—arising, in some
measure, from the increase in the minimum rate of
discount, and the cessation in the shipment of sove-
reigns to Australia. The news from the East is,
however, of a threatening character ; and the pros-
pect of a war being imminent, has not only sent
down the Funds below par, but set aside all hopes
of carrying out the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE-
QUER'S scheme to diminish the interest of the
National Debt. A large amount of Exchequer
Bills, to the extent of more than three millions, has
been paid off within the last few days, and the ope-
ration, although it may have conduced to the appli-
cation of the screw by the Bank Directors, has had
the effect of rendering money easy out of doors, and
enhancing the value of the unredeemed Exchequer
Bills, which have risen from par to from ss. to Ss.
premium. The acceptances for the conversion to
the new stocks have been very trifling, and the
whole affair must be considered as virtually aban-
doned. It met with very little response when Con-
sols were above par, and now when they are con-
siderably below it, success is out of the question.
In the manufacturing districts business has been
considerably interfered with by the reports from
Turkey, which have rendered buyers extremely
cautious, and the value of yarns and goods for
export has experienced a decline. This depression,
however, must be considerably counteracted by the
movement among the operatives for increased wages;
which will not only have the effect of enhancing the
cost of manufactures, but of diminishing produc-
tion to a very great extent. As both influences are,
however, in abeyance, little business is doing, both
parties being unwilling to enter into any fresh
engagements until something more definitive is
known. The same dulness prevails in almost all
our chief seats of manufacturing industry.