The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-05-28 00:00:00

TIE LIVERPOOL STANDARO.

was Mr. Nelson. - The Governor states that Canadian
securities are in better demand, and that they have risen
in value in the market; that reciprocal trade with the
United States is delayed, owing to the want of action on
the part of Congress : that cheap and uniform rates of
postage are required ; that the Assembly should be more
numerously constituted than it now is; that public
feeling is becoming more opposed to capital punish-
ment; that the Chancery practice of. Canada re-
quires improving ; that improved assessment and
jury laws, and cheaper courts of justice are required. He
states that the annexation movement is becoming unpo-
pular in Canada, and that neither the cause nor its advo-
cates will be countenanced in any manner whatever by the
government. Up to the present time everything remains
peaceful in the house. How long this state of things is to
last may be judged by the following list of bills, for the
introduction of which notices have already been given in
the Assembly :—A bill to forbid the proscription of
officers of the government on political grounds; to sub-
stitute for the council an elective senate ; to abolish the
endowment of the clergy; to abolish the Courts of
Chancery ; to abolish the law of primogeniture.
Spring business has opened in Canada under favourable
auspices.

ARRIVED AT NEW YORK SINCE CANADA SAILED.—
From Havre, the Minesota, Allan, and the Seine, Wil-
liams. From Antwerp, the Exchange, Marion. From
Marseilles, the Flora, White. From Limerick the Ro-
binson. From Liverpool, the Andrew Foster. From
Londonderry, the British Queen.
Our southern telegraphic despatch reports the wreck
and total loss, at Key West, of the Belgian brig Folkuts,
from Hamburg, for Falmouth, loaded with sugar.
NOTE FROM HALIFAX.—It has rained here in torrents
for 48 hours, wind south-east and very foggy.

LATEST INTELLIGENT E.

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

A cabinet council was held this morning at the Foreign-
office.

The Globe confirms the report of the Lord Chancellor's
resignation with a significant intimation that " the retire-
ment will dispose the public mind to the consideration,
undisturbed by party feeling, of the question of the separa-
tion of his lordship's political and judicial functions."
THE DEE CONSERVANCY BILL.—At the meeting of the
Select Committee of the House of Commons on this bill,
this morning, the counsel for the promoters announced
that the contending parties bad come to an arrangement.
The principal terms are that the Dee Company agree that
the tolls should be applied solely to the improvement of the
navigation, to be administered by the Company, and
account to be rendered annually. The Dee Company to
take power to borrow £25,000 on bond for the purposes
of the Act, and X 25,000 on the tolls—the latter sum to
be expended solely on the improvement of the navigation;
and lastly the Dee Company adopt the bill as their own.
After the resolutions the Committee adjourned, for the
purpose of the bill being reported, when its recommittance
will be moved.

FINAL DECISION IN THE GORHAM CASE

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, MAY 27.—Chief Justice
Wilde delivered judgment to-day in the case of Gorham
v. the Bishop of Exeter. The court was unanimously of
opinion that the Judicial Committee of Privy Council was
the proper authority in whom rested the final appeal, and
that the Upper House of Convocation had no jurisdiction
whatever in such cases. The bishop's application for a
rule was therefore refused.

LATEST BETTING

TATTERSALL'S, MONDAY

DERBY

—Bolingbroke, 4 to 1; Mildew, 6 to 1; Clin-
cher, Nigger, and Pitsford, 7 to 1; Voltigeur and Nut.
shell, 20 to -1; Ghillie Callum, 30 to 1 ; Deicoon and
Captain Grant, 40 to 1 ; Carriboo, Alonzo, and The
Swede, 50 to 1; St. Fabjay, 60 to 1. No other betting.

LONDON MONEY AND SHARE MARKETS.—YESTERDIA,
Consols for Account, 96 ; Consols for MoneN

93,1 6 ; Three-

its, 962 7 ; Exchequer Bills, 68 71 prem

Mexicans, 30 i ; Russian

2f 3 prem.; Danish, 7,

34 3 ; North Staffords, 103 dis. ; Old Dovers, 134 144 ; Caledo-
' " Eastern Counties, 74 ; Great Northerns, 154 144
; Leeds Stock, 374 84 ; Do. Fifths.

dis; Great Westerns, 55. i

The English market has improved to-day, owing to the con
tinued rise in the French Funds. Very little doing.

The Railway market is firm for all shares to-day, and but a
small amount of business done. Market very quiet
heavy. Dutch Two•and-a-Half per Cents. better

Mexicans