The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-03-28 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER.

Insurance Notices.

FOREIGN AND COLONIAL.

THE Public is respectfully informed that the
Managers of the SUN FIRE AND LIFE OFFICES
have appointed Messrs. EDWARD HIGGIN and CO., of No,
6, BARNED'S-BUILDINGS, SWEETINO-STREET, their Second
AGENTS in LIVERPOOL, in the room of the late Mr.
WILLIAM HUSON.

PRANCE.

The Moniteur announces that the Austerlitz, screw
man-of-war, 100 guns, left Brest on Monday for the Baltic.
The Hercule, Duguesclin, and Trident, were to leave Tou-
lon for the same destination. The Duperre was to leave
on the 23d. Admiral Parceval:Duchesnes left on Monday
for Brest, to take the command of the Baltic squadron.
The embarkations at Marseilles are carried on with
vigour. Three vessels have already been despatched to
Gallipoli, and others are to follow without delay. The
troops of the army of Paris were conveyed in battalions
by railway to Chalons. From that -place they were con-
veyed by water to Lyons, and from Lyons to Avignon;
but at the latter town they took the railway to Marseilles.
The inhabitants of Marseilles are making arrangements
for a grand fele to be given to the Duke of Cambridge, on
his arrival in that city, where he is to embark for the East.
It is supposed that Lord Raglan will leave for the East
at the same time as Marshal St. Arnaud, whose departure
is fixed for the 6th of that month. Prince Napoleon is to
depart on the 15th,

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The Receipts for the Renewal of theinsurances due the 25th
instant are in their hands for collection ; and they are em-
powered to receive instructions for effecting New Instu-ancee.
Sun Fire Office, Threadneedle street,
London, 23rd March, 1854.

YORKSHIRE FIRE AND LIFE
• • INSURANCE COMPANY.
ESTABLISH ED 182 4.
Parties having Annual Policies falling due on the 25th of
March, are respectfully informed that they should renew
the same within fifteen days from that date.
AGENTS:
LATHAM HANMER, jun., 1, Dale-street.
F. L. MAWDESLEY, 3, Cook-street.
JOHN ATKINSON, 25., North John-street.
LITHERLAND & GROOM, 42, Lord-street.
NORWICH UNION
soc I ETY.— ESTA

FIRE INSURANCE
BUSHED 1821.
.€550,000.

It is expected that the Moniteur will publish a des-
patch from General de Castelbajac, giving an account of
the overtures made to Prance by the Emperor Nicholas,
similar to those made by that Monarch to Sir Hamilton
Seymour, and now so fully exposed in the last papers laid
before Parliament.

CAPITAL...

TRUS'
Theßight Hon.LordHastings
The Lord Walpole
Sir Henry Jardine, Knt.
John Stracey, Esq.

;TEES.
Edwd. Wenham Martin, Esq.
Thomas Amyot, Esq.
Henry Brown, Esq.
&c. &c. &c.
:TORS
ony Hudson, Esq.
11 Sir Robert John Harvey, C. B.
I George Durant, Esq.
I Robert John Harvey Harvey,
13 Esq.
Sir William Foster, Bart.
Henry S. Patteson, Esq.
John Wright, Esq.
IGNOLD, Esq.,..S!cretary.

DIRE(
President—Anth
Vice-President—Lient.-Genen
Charles Evans, Esq., Chan-
cellor of the Diocese of
Norwich.
1
Edward Stewart, Esq.
Thomas Blakiston, Esq., R.N.
Timothy Steward, Esq.
SAMUEL

The Public are respectfully reminded, that all Insurances
renewable in the LIVERPOOL AGENCY on the 25th day of
March, 1854, must be paid at the Office, 6, Exchange-street
West, on or before the 9th day of April next, or the
Society will cease to be liable for the sums insured.
This Society paid .414,037 9s. Ild. Duty to Government for
the year 1852.

IC INSURED, during the same year, .t 9,066,080 Farming
Stock, which is Free of Duty.
In proof of the public approbation of the principles and
conduct of this Company, it may be sufficient to state that
its Business now exceeds SIXTY MILLIONS.
J ROBERT NEILSON,
AGENTS 1 JOHN ANDERSSON.

WATERLOO LIFE, EDUCATION,
CASUALTY, AND SELF-RELIEF ASSURANCE

COMPANY.
Incorporated under Statute 7 and 8 Vic. cap.
Subscribed Capital, .e 400,060.
HEAD OFFICE, 365, STRAND, LONDON.

LIVERPOOL LOCAL BOARD:
DIRECTORS.
Chairman.—Hilton Halhead, Esq., Merchant.
Robert Bickersteth, Esq.. F.R.C.S.
James Bland, Esq., Merchant.
Matthew Gregson, Esq., Merchant.
William Joseph Borshth. Esq., Merchant.
James Lord, Esq., Merchant.
MEDICAL REFEREE. Alfred Stephens, Esq., 4,

Upper Parliament-street.
MANAGER.—Mr. Chas. Batten,Cuthbert's-buildings,

Clayton-sqUare.

FEATURES OF THIS COMPANY.

By the appropriation of profits, a Fund will be created for
the Education of Children of qualified Assurers upon Volun-
tary Principles, also for the relief of qualified Assurers and
Shareholders, their Widows and Orphans, by providing
Annuities, andi Homes or Asylums.
Assurances granted against paralysis, blindness, insanity,
accidents, and other afflictions.
Annuities granted. Family endowments. No charge to the
assured for policy stamps. Medical men always paid for their
reports. Loans granted in connexion with Life Assurance.
Rates of premium moderate.

An unusually liberal commission allowed to Agents.
Detailed Prospectuses may be had on application to
T. G. WILLIAMS, JUN., ESQ.,
MANAGER AND SECRETARY,
Head Office, 355, Strand, London.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT THURSDAY, MARCH 23.
The Ashton-under-Line and Dukinfield-bridge Bill was
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, a third time and passed.
HOUSE OF LORDS—TUESDAY, MARCH 21. Ire ad A
NEW WRIT was ordered for the borough of Liskeard,
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in the room of Mr. Crowder, who has accepted the office
MANNING THE NAVY--A discussion took place as Tof a puisne judge in the Court of Common Pleas.
the best means of providing efficient seamen for the Navy, PETITIONS against the sale of intoxicating liquors on
in which Lord ELLENBOROUGH deprecated the new ex- Sunday were presented by Mr. HINDLEY, from the dis-
periment of engaging men for one year only. trict of Christ Church, Ashton-under-Line, and by Mr.
FRAUDULENT SUPPLIES or FoRLGE.—The Earl of HEYWOOD, from inhabitants of Blackpool, in Lancashire.
ELLENBOROUGH called the attention of the Secretary for On the motion of Mr. H. T. LIDDELL, it was ordered
War to an alleged fraud committed by a contractor who that a new writ should issue for the election of a member
had substituted filth and rubbish for good hay in the for- for the borough of Tyne month, in the room. of Mr. H.
age furnished for the artillery about to proceed to the Taylor, unseated, his election having been declared void.
East. He wished to know if this statement was true, and FRAUDULENT HAY.—An inquiry by Colonel BLAIR,
whether the criminal law would reach such a miscreant.— relative to the forage fraud, extracted from Sir J. GRA-
The Duke of NEWCASTLE was sorry to say that the charge HAM and Mr. B. OSBORNE the following facts :—That
was true. It was not at present quite clear whether the there was no actual contract ; that tenders were adver-
law would reach the offender, but if it would, the house tised for, but no contractor appeared, and an arrange-
might rest assured that he would be treated with the went was made for the supply of the necessary forage
utmost severity.—After some further discussion, in the without a contract ; that the name of the party implicated
course of which Lord DERBY pressed the Duke of NEW- had been incorrectly given in the other house, owing to
CASTLE to reveal the name of the contractor who had be- hurry at the bar ; that the real parties were turgeon and
haved in this manner, and Lord BROUGHAM expressed a Son, of Grays, Essex ; that there were fives other parties
hope that the criminal law would reach him, the Duke whose hay was of an inferior quality ; and, lastly, that
of NEWCASTLE informed the house that his name was legal or, if necessary, legislative proceedings would be
Sturges.—The matter then dropped. taken in the matter.
The Valuation (Ireland) Act Amendment Bill was read GAMING HOUSES.--The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved
a second time.
for leave to bring in a bill to remedy the defects in the
The Mutiny Bill was read a third time and passed
. law relating to gaming-houses. He proposed to make the
The Marine Mutiny Bill was read a third time and system of barring out the police a substantive offence ; to
passed.
extend the provision contained in the Bth and 9th of
The Exchequer Bills (21,750,000) Bill was read a third
and passed. Victoria, chap. 109, section 8; to authorise magistrates
The Commons Enclosure Bill was read a third time and
to select from parties brought before them, some for pro-
passed secution, and others to be witnesses ; and to make the
. : giving a false name and address an offence. Leave was
Their Lordships adjourned shortly before six o'clock. 1 given to introduce the bill.
IRISH GRAND JURIES.—A debate of some length
arose upon a motion by Mr. MACARTNEY to nominate the
Select Committee on Grand Jury Laws (Ireland), Mr. F.
SCULLY moving, as an amendment (one of four amend-
ments of which notice had been given), that the order for
the appointment of the committee be discharged, which
was at length agreed to.
THE INCOME-TAX.—The Income-tax Bill was read a
second time after a few remarks by Sir. F. KELLY and
Mr. SPOONER.
Mr. BRADY moved the second reading of the Medical
Practitioners (No. 2) Bill.—Mr. FITZROY said the Govern.
ment had no objection to the second reading, and the bill
was read a second time.—The house adjourned at half-past
six o'clock.

THURSDAY, 'MARCH 23.

ROYAL ASSENT.—The following bills received the royal
assent by commission :—Consolidated Fund (X 8,000,000)
Bill; Exchequer-bills (Z 1,750,000) Bill; Coasting Trade
Bill ; Mutiny Bill ; and Marine Mutiny Bill.
The Earl of HARROWDY presented petitions from the
Manchester Chamber of Commerce, the Liverpool Guar-
dian Society for the Protection of Trade, and from the
London Trade Protection Society, in favour of the Bill
for the Registration of Bills of Sale ; and from the Liver-
pool Guardian Society for the Protection of Trade, in
favour of a bill for improving the administration of bank-
ruptcy.
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TILE FRAI7D IN HAY.—The Duke of NEWCASTLE, in
reply to the Earl of MALMESBUILY, stated that the name
of the contractor who had supplied forage containing filth
and rubbish for the horses proceeding to the East was not
Sturges, but Sturgeon ; Thomas Sturgeon and Sons, of
Grays, Essex.—Lord CAMPBELL gave it as his opinion
that such an offence was punishable by the common law
of England.—The Duke of NEWCASTLE said that the
matter had been placed in the hands of the solicitor to
the department in which the fraud was committed, and, if
he deemed a prosecution warrantable, the offenders would
be immediately proceeded against.
The Highways (South Wales) Bill, the Registration of
Bills of Sale Bill, and the Valuation (Ireland) Bill passed
through committee.

The Church Building Act Continuatiou Bill was read a
first time.

Their lordships adjourned at half-past six.

FRIDAY, MARCH 24.

FRIDAY, MARCH 24.

COURT OF CHANCERY.—LOrd ST. LEOPARDS moved
for a return of all matters now before the Court of Chan-
cery, and also of all matters now pending before the mas-
ters in that court, with a view to vindicating proceedings
in Chancery from the aspersions which had been cast upon
it.—After some discussion, in which Lord BROUGHAM
and the LORD CHANCELLOR took part, the returns were
granted.

Petitions against the Poor Law Settlement and Remo-
val Bill were presented by Mr. H. T. LIDDELL from the
Select Vestry of the Parish of Liverpool.
POOR LAW RETURNS.—Returns were ordered of the
number of removable poor persons residing in the incor-
poration of Bristol or Norwich, or in the parishes of
Brighton, Liverpool, or Wolverhampton, or in the town-
ships of Leeds or Manchester, who shall be in receipt of
relief during the last day of the Lady-day quarter, 1854.
POOR RE\IOYAL.—In reply to an inquiry by Mr. HEN-
LEY, with reference to the Settlement and Removal Bill,
Lord J. RUSSELL said the government were of opinion
that, if the law were altered with regard to English pau-
pers, the power of removal of Irish paupers from England
and Scotland could not be maintained in its present state,
and stated that it was proposed to introduce a distinct bill
upon the subject.

-14.tw or SETTLEMENT.—On the motion for the second
reading of the Settlement and Removal Bill, Mr. STAF-
roan moved to defer the second reading for six months,
and protested against the announcement made by the
noble lord, at the eleventh hour, of so vital an alteration
of the measure, changing, as he considered, its whole cha-
racter. The amendment led to a lengthened discussion,
and ultimately it was carried by a majority of 134 to 123
that the debate be adjourned until Monday.
The Income-tax Bill passed through committee.
The motion for an address to the Crown on the Military
Knights of Windsor was agreed to.
The House adjourned at a quarter to one o'clock.

Law REPORM.—The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the
second reading of the Common Law Procedure Bill, and
proposed that it should be referred to a select committee.—
After a discussion, in which Lord CAMPBELL, Lord ST.
LEONARDS, Lord BROUGHAM, Lord WICKLOW, and the
Duke of ARGYLL took part, the proposition was agreed to,
and the bill, having been read a second time, was referred
to a select committee.

PRAYER IN WAR-TIME.—Lord CLANCARTY asked Lord
ABERDEEN whether it was not the intention of the
government to take any steps towards drawing up a form
of prayer to be used in the coming war ?—The Earl of
ABERDEEN replied that there was already such a prayer
in the liturgy, even supposing we were involved in war,
which was not at present the case.—Their lordships ad-
journed at seven o,clock.