The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-07-05 00:00:00

POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY.

INDECENT EXPOSURE.—A middle-aged man, named
James Gardner, was charged by Rose Martha, a servant
of Mr. Superintendent Ride, with indecently exposing
himself, in Northumberland-terrace, Netherfield-road,
Everton, on Friday night last, about five minutes to eight
o'clock. Mr. Superintendent Ride said that he had great
reason to complain of a nuisance of this kind. The female
members of his family, as well as other persons in the
neighbourhood, had frequently been insulted by men like
the prisoner. On the part of the prisoner, it was at-
tempted to establish an alibi; but the magistrate was of
opinion that the charge had been fully proved, and
ordered the prisoner to be committed for three months.
POCKET-PICKING.—George and Thomas Goodman, two
youths, aged respectively about eighteen and twenty
years, were charged with attempting to pick pockets in
Castle-street. Detective-officer Marks stated that yester-
day forenoon, about ten o'clock, he saw the prisoners
standing close to a number of gentlemen, who were look.
ing through Air. Isaacs' shop-window, in Castle-street.
During the time they were there, they attempted to pick
several gentlemen's pockets. They then went down
Lord-street and Church-street, witness following them.
Shortly they returned again to Castle-street, and witness
saw them attempt to pick a lady's pocket, at Mr. Isaacs'
window. He then took them into custody, and, on exa-
mining one of the prisoners, he found upon him a lady's
green silk purse. The prisoners were remanded for a week.
OUTRAGEOUS ASSAULT AND ATTEMPT AT RESCUE.
Five persons, named Thomas Clarke, Donald Formby,
Mary Divine, Elizabeth King, and Elizabeth Jennings,
were charged, Clarke with having created a disturbance
at the house of a baker, in Peter-street, Whitechapel.
threatening his life, and afterwards assaulting the police,
and the other prisoners were charged with having at-
tempted to rescue the prisoner Clarke, and otherwise
interfered with the police in the 'discharge of their duty.
The complainant stated that on Saturday last the prisoner,
Clarke, came to his house, in Peter-street, and knocked
violently at the door, stating that he had come to protect
old Mother Bird, a notorious brothel-keeper. The pri-
soner said he would have complainant's life, and he was
so violent that complainant was in fear of receiving per-
sonal injury. Police-officer 17 said, that on going to take
Clarke into custody, lie knocked him down, and kicked
him. Whilst witness and other officers were taking
Clarke into custody, the other prisoners came up, and
interfered with them, and caused a great disturbance in
the street, by inciting the bystanders to attack the police.
Clarke was fined 10s. and costs, and the other prisoners
were severally reprimanded by the bench, and discharged
with a caution.

THE HON. MR. LIDDELL, accompanied by Lis friends,
visited the Corn and Stock Exchanges in the course of
Friday, and at both places his reception was most cordial
and satisfactory.

MEETING OF ORANGEMEN.—A meeting of the north
ar.d south districts, summoned by authority of the re-
spective masters, was held at Kilshaw's large room, Shaw's
brow, on Wednesday last, A. By ford, Esq., in the chair.
The various resolutions were duly proposed and passed.
Messrs J. T. Rolstone, W. Clarke, and A. Wynne, di-
lated upon the proceedings of the late petition, and con-
sulted the members cf the Institution as to the way they
could be of most use to the cause on the day of election.
MORTALITY AMONG THE LIVERPOOL PENSIONERS.—
A military " blue book" recently issued proves that,
measured by the mortality among the military pensioners,
Liverpool is the most unhealthy town in Great Britain—
the ratio of mortality being seventy-one out of, every 1,000
pensioners.
F-

r tras.—The number of foreign buyers, at the Hudson
Bay Company's late sale, considerably affected the prices
of furs. Skins have not realised, for many years, so high
prices ; some lots of Sables fetched fifty shillings a skin.
Mr. John Cripps, of Bold-street, anticipating the advance.
fortunately bought a great number of skins previous to
the sale, and will have manufactured, by the first of
August, nearly onethousand Boas in Mink sable, real
ermine, very choice, Miniver, and Chinchilla, which he
will offer all a one guinea each. Of these, he feels con-
vinced, equ value cannot be given in the season under
thirty.fiv illings ; also, a variety of dark sables, equally:
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cheap.— hawl, Mantle, and Fur ware-house, No. 14 and
16, Bo •street, Liverpool. Johu Cripps, proprietor.
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IMPERIAL

HOUSE OF LORDS.-TLEFiDAI

ROYAL

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commission to the
Error, Hackney-carriages (Metropolis), Australian Agri-
cultural Company, Great Northern Railway (No. 1). Ro.
sendale Waterworks, Manchester, Sheffield and Lincoln-
shire Railway (Alteration of Capital), Allendale Road,
Lough Foyle and Lough Swilly Railway, Higham and
Ashcott Roads, York Drainage and Sinitary Improve-
ment, and Foss Navigation, Portadown and Duncarvon
Railway, Swaffham and Bottisham Drainage (No. 2),
Gravesend and Wrotham-road, Dsreuth Railway Valley,
Ludlow Cattle-market and Slaughter-houses, Belfast and
Ballymena Railway, Lough Foyle and Lough Swilly
Drainage and Reclamation, Weston-super-Mare Water-
works, Wigan Waterworks and Police, North and South-
Western Junction Railway (Hammersmith), Thames-
haven Dock and Railway, Black Dog Road, Stafford
Shire-hall, Limerick Corporation, Leeds and Whitehall
Roads, Adelbeck Reservoirs, Leominster Markets and
Fairs, Sunderland Dock, Drummond's (Duke de Mel-
fort's) Restitution, Aberdeen Tailors' Incorporation
Estate, and Pelham Clinton's Estate.
CRIMINAL CHILDREN.—The Juvenile Mendicancy
(No. 2) Bill was read a second time, the discussion to be
taken on going into committee.
The Church Buildings Act Amendment Bill was also
read a second time, the discussion to be taken in com-
mittee.

, JUN 30. FREE NEGROES FROMTHURSDAY
LIBERIA.—E Lord BROUGHAM
of
calleL iber d attention to a proclamation of President Roberts,
ia, g what was called ree emigration
from that territory to the W f
est Indies, but which, he
said, was only the slave trade in another shape.—The
Duke of NEWCASTLE said the Government were perfectly
acquainted with the emigration referred to, which was
the
lustedcondct by most respectable shipowners, who would be
persons to abet any proceedings connected with
the slave trade.
mit
The Excise Duty on Spirits Bill passed through com-
tee, and the Juvenile Mendicancy Bill was committed
pro forma.
GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA.—The Duke of NEWCAS-
TLE made a statement respectir, the Island of Jamaica,
where the dissensions between the Assembly on the one
hand, the Governor and the Council on the other, had
risen to such a height as to produce a total cessation of
internal government. It had been found that the con-
stitution of Jamaica, which had existed since the time of
Charles 11, abounded in such anomalies as to render any
combined action between the Governor and the Assembly
impossible; and the recent conduct of that body in
re-
fusing to pass any money bills had resulted in a loss of
about 41,000 a day to the colonial revenue. As the term
of office of the present Governor had expired,
.the
Government proposed to supply his place by Mr. Barkly,
late Governor of Guiana, who would accept the office at a
reduced salary, the greater portion of which would be
Paid at home. Several other offices, of which there
were far too many in the island, would be shortly
abolished, the present holders receiving a moderate com-
pensation. The debt of the island amounted to £700,000,
on which interest was pail at six per cent. It was pro-
osed that £500,000 should be raised, at a lower rate of
Interest, on the credit of this country, and that that
amount of the island debt should he paid off, thus effect-
i.ig a saving in interest of about £15,000 a year, a por-
ein,of which saving was to be appropriated as a sinking
-,!!", so as to pay off the debt in a period of thirty years.
He then alluded to reforms in the constitution which he
..oPed ght be introduced by the exertions of the new
tt?loyernor, and after bolding out a hope of further finan-
a_i Etsistance under certain conditions, concluded by ex-
Would his conviction that what was now proposed
_lliad. tend not only to the immediate advantage of
government
, but eventually to the establishment of better
Over
in the island. After speeches from Lords
DERBYaII
agreedßEY, WHARNCLIFFE, and ST. VINCENT, who
in the present condition of gloomy view which they took of the
Sit 9 of remedyin Jamaica, and in the absolute neces-
g
Secoe it bylegislation, the subject dropped.
laid DARy PUNISH ME NTS.—The LORD CHANCELLOR
upon the table a bill for the substitution of imprison-
ment with hard labour, to be followed by labour on the
Public works, at the discretion of the Executive, for the
Punishment of transportation for minor offences.
The house adjourned at ten minutes past eight.
FRID, JUL Yl.
CHURCH DISTRICTS. AY e
—Th Earl of SHAFTESBURY pre-
sented a petition from more than 500 incumbents of dis-
trict and other churches. They represented that there
were nearly 4,000 incumbents whose incomes did not
amount to £l5O, and very many whose incomes were
elow £9O, and they prayed the house to take into their
immediate consideration the inadequacy of the district
system to meet the spiritual wants of the population—
the distressed condition of a large proportion of incum-
bents—and that the church was in possession of sufficient
property to remedy those evils.
IRDIAN GOVERNMENT.—The Earl of ALBEMARLE pre-
sented a petition from the town of Birmingham, praying
for the abolition of a double Indian government.—After
some discussion the petition was ordered to be referred to
the Select Committee on Indian Affairs.
IRISHESTATES.—The report of the Encumbered Estates
(Ireland) Bill was brought up and agreed to after a short
debate.—Some other business was despatched, and their
lordships adjourned.

HOUSE
OP COMMONS.—TUESDAY, JUNE 28.
The house met at noon.
Sir G. SRICKLAND presented a petition from Preston,
for closing' public-houses and beershops on Sundays.
IRISH ScitooLs.—ln answer to Mr. Walpole, whether
the Commissioners of National Education in Ireland
have rejected or expunged from the list of books to be
used in the national schools The Evidences of Chris-
tianity, by the Archbishop of Dublin, Sir J. YOUNG said
that Romanists and others had taken an objection to that
book as of a polemical kind, and this work and the Easy
Lessons on Christianity had been withdrawn.

SCOTCH Sitsairps.--The house went again into com-
mittee on the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Bill, and the
remaining clauses were agrees to.

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TURKEY AND RUSSIA.—Mr. LAYARD gave notice
that he would, on the Bth of July, bring forward the
motion, of which he had already given notice, respecting
the questions pending between Turkey and Russia.
THE BALLOT.—Mr. BONHAM-CARTER moved for leave
to bring in a bill to provide that, whenever a commission
to inquire into the corrupt,practices at any election in the
United Kingdom shall have issued, the votes at the two
elections next subsequent thereupon in any such place
shall be taken by ballot. After a brief discussion, a mo-
tion for adjournment was carried without a division.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29.

Petitions were presented by Mr. C 0 ;SETT in favour of
an amendment of the Factory Acts, with a restriction on
the motive power, from Crompton, signed by the incum-
bent, masters, and inhabitants, Crompton overlookers,
and workpeople in the employ of James Cocker, Abel
Crompton and Co., James Cheetham and Sons. James
Wild and Co., Samuel Lees, Joseph Clegg., William
Taylor, John Wild, James Greaves, James Hague, and
Joseph Clegg and Co., and four petitions from the trus-
tees of building societies in the borough of Oldham,
against the Registration of Assurances Bill.
THE WEST INDIA LOAN.—In answer to Mr. Tolle-
mache, Mr. J. WILSON stated the intentions of the go-
vernment with reference to the undischarged portions of
the loans to the islands of Antigua, Nevis, and Mont-
serrat—namely, to reduce the interest from 4 per cent. to
3} per cent., and to make the principal repayable by in-
stalments
of 5 per cent. per annum, instead of 10 per
cent., upon certain conditions.
IRISH LAND.--OR the motion of Mr. V. SCULLY,
the Transfer of Land (Ireland) Bill was read a second
time, and referred to the Select Committee on the Regis-
tration of Assurances Bill.
BILLS.—The house went again into committee on the
Courts of Common Lawclreland) Bill, and on the Elec-
tions Bill. The S
earaennd)s ilylings-banks Bill and the
Public Libraries (Ire
were read a second time.
The house went into committee
clauses of the Public-houses (Scotland)
remaining
THE WRIT FOR LIVERPOOL.
Mr. FRESHFIELD moved " that Mr. Speaakkeeroudto issue
his warrant to the clerk of the Crown to
m
writ for the electing of two burgesses to serve in this anew
sent Parliament for the borough of Liverpool, in
the
room of Charles Turner and William Forbes Mackenzie,
Esqrs., whose elections have been determined to be void."
Mr. Ingham, who was chairman of the committee,
would have had great satisfaction in making this motion,
but he was prevented from doing so by having to discharge
certain judicial duties at Newcastle.—Lord D. STUART
said, that the motion which stood in his name, that the
votes for this borough at the next election should be
taken by ballot, had remained on the paper by mistake,
as he had beet. informed by the Speaker that he could not
bring it forward on this occasion. The 19th day of July
was the earliest day at which he could bring it forward ,• and, as he desired that that motion should be disposed of
l.he before the writ was issued, he should move that the writ
"e ans Pended until the 20th of July. He wished to see
t ballot applied in the case of a large constituency. He
was ende
penaed, 'renting to show that this writ should be sus-
_",nt:der that an opportunity might be given to
dad-p._"o a nnt for allowing the votes to be taken by ballot,
s r eeeded,
ion, nut., notwithstanding continued cries for a
the chair. ° O'clock, when the Speaker at once left

THURSDAY, JUNE 30.
The Birkenhead Dock Company Bill and the Birken-
head Dock Trustees Bill were read a third time and passed._
EnsPtretbsented a
Mr. GR%Es
Lancast er agai petition from the attorneys of
REFINING S A e Registration of Assurances
from llr. B
mu: G—R IN Bovn.—ln answer to a question
to 1 a,le, whether the Government have refused
allow British plantation sugars to be refined in bond,
!ind
a whether they intend, when the duties on all sugars
re qualized, that the privilege of refining in bond, which
its. considered a bonus equal to 2i. per cwt., should be con-
tinued in favour of foreign slave-grown sugar, and refused
o the produce of the British colonies, the CHANCELLOR
of the EXCHEQUER denied that the Government had given
any absolute and final refusal to allow British plantation
sugar to be refined in bond, or, indeed, any refusal at all
a clear view of any plan or plans that realize to the im-
slizar the advantages which they anticipate from
bond without entailing serious losses to the
With respect to what will be done when the
sugars will be equalized, that is a matter
for further consideration. The duty upon

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WRIT FOR LIVERPOOL.—In answer to a question whe-
ther the adj turned debate on the motion for a new writ for
Liverpool could not be renewed early the next day, Lord
J. RUSSELL said he was afraid that the motion would lead
to a great deal of discussion, and that the house would be
too much occupied to go on with it.
THE MINISTERIAL INDIA BILL.—The adjourned de-
bate on the motion for the second reading was resumed
by Mr. RICH, who argued in favour of delay.—After some
further discussion, in which several members took part,
Sir CHARLES WOOD replied to some of the speakers
against the bill, and said that no objection had been offered
to it which might not be obviated in committee.—Mr. Ms-
RAELI said he found the scheme to be cumbrous, divided.
tardy,and defective in that responsibility Which was the sole
source of all efficient government. As regarded that portion
which affected the home government, it abrogated, he
said, the advantages of the existing system, while it
retained all its views. He discussed very fully the rea-
sons assigned for and against delay, grounded upon
authority, upon the state of India and the state of
Asia, and upon the prospect next year of a measure
for parliamentary reform, denying, with the sanction
of Lord Derby, that the late Government had resolved
to legislate forthwith upon this subject, and he ex-
pressed Lis intention to support the amendment.—Lord
J. Russrmr, showed what he considered to be the fallacious
character of the amendment—no plan being shadowed forth
as a substitute for that contained in the bill—and pointed
out the risk incurred by suffering this question to remain
in suspense.

-- .
Upon a division the amendment was negatived by 324 to
142, and the second reading was agreed to without a
division.

THE WRIT FOR LIVERPOOL

Lord D. STU ART—who was received with loud groans
—upon the resumption of the adjourned debate respecting
the issuing of the new writ for Liverpool, moved its sus-
pension until the 20th July, as he wished to ask for leave
to bring in a bill to enable the votes at the next election
for Liverpool to be taken by ballot.—Mr. H. BERKELEY
seconded the motion.—Lord PALMERSTON said it was
clear that they should act according to precedents. They
should delay the writ until the evidence was printed, and
he should move that the issuing be postponed until that
day fortnight.—Lord J. MANNERS expressed his surprise
that the noble lord should oppose the issue of tho writ.
which the committee had distinctly recommended to
issue.—Lord PALMERSTON, upon finding that the com-
mittee had recommended the issuing of the writ, con-
sented to withdraw his motion.—The galleries were
cleared for a division, but none took place, and Lord D.
Stuart's motion was negatived, and the new writ ordered
to issue.—The house adjourned at 10 minutes to three
o'clock. FRIDAY, JULY 1.
CHORLEY IMPROVEMENT.—The third reading of the
Chorley Improvement Bill led to some discussion re-
specting the abatement of the smoke nuisance, and on
the suggestion of Mr. GREENE was postponed till Monday.
The British Electric Telegraph Company Bill was read
a third time and passed.
PLYMOUTH ELECTION.—The report of the committee
for inquiring further into the procedings at the Plymouth
Election was presented.
EDUCATION IN SCOTLAND.—The LORD ADVOCATE said
he did not think that any measure concerning education in
Scotland could be introduced during the present Session.
STAMP DUTIES.—The House then resolved itself into
a committee on the Customs, &c. Acts.—The CHANCEL-
LOR of the EXCHEQUER moved that, in lieu of the pre-
sent stamp duties on certain deeds or instruments, and on
scrip certificates, other duties should be payable. These
resolutions were agreed to. .

ADVERTISEMENT DUTY.—The CHANCELLOR of the
EXCHEQUER moved that, from and after the sth July, in
lieu of the duties now payable on advertisements, there
should be paid, on each advertisement contained in or
published with a newspaper, periodical paper, pamphlet,
or literary work, a duty of 6d.—Mr. M. GIBSON moved
to substitute words repealing the duty on advertisements,
in accordance with a resolution of the House on the 14th
April last.—The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER op-
posed this amendment, and stated the reasons which had
induced the government to think that it was not compa-
tible with their obligations to comply with the vote of
April.—After some discussion, the amendment was nega-
tived by 111 to 101.—On the resolution being put, Mr.
CRAUFORD moved that, instead of 6d. an" 0" be inserted,
and upon a division this was carried by 70 to 65, being a
majority of five against ministers.—The CHAIRMAN then
put the resolution as amended, and this was carried by 72
to 63, being a majority of nine against ministers. Upon
an appeal to the SPEAKER, he said the resolutions were
quite regular, and the report was ordered to be received
on Monday.
DUTY ON SUCCESSIONS.—The House returned into
committee upon the remaining clauses of the Succession
Duty Bill, beginning with the 21st. O❑ arriving at the
29th clause, the chairman was ordered to report progress.
Several bills were advanced a stage, and the House
adjourned at half-past one.