The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-05-30 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS-FRIDAY.

The preliminary subjects referred to were, the suggested
abolition of grand juries within the limits of the jurisdic-
tion of the stipendiary magistrates of the metropolis ; the
taking of Lord R. Grosvenor into, and his discharge out
of the custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms, the noble lord,
from an accidental circumstance, not having appeared at
the table at the usual hour to be sworn on the Dublin
election committee ; Mr. Ewart's motion relative to the
substitution of direct for indirect taxation ; and a conver-
sation relative to the Windsor Castle and Town Improve-
ment Bill.

On the question of going into committee of supply, Mr.
liumE asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer in what
manner he proposed to provide for the £3,000,000 defi-
ciency of last year—a question which the right hon. bart.
declined to answer at present.
The house then went into committee, when, on the
question of further grants on account for the naval service,
a discussion ensued relative to Mr. Cobden's previous
statements as to the inactivity of British men-of-war on
foreign stations, the hon. member deducing from copies of
the logs of the ships referred to, the accuracy of the infer-
ences he had drawn. _ _ _

After observations in explanation from Admiral Dundas,
and Captain Berkeley, and a personal attack from Mr. B.
Cochrane on the hon. member for the West Riding, the
growing storm was allayed by the CHANCELLOR of the
EXCHEQUER, who urged that, inasmuch as the latter hon.
member's original statement was fully borne out by the
evidence adduced, it would be a waste of time to pursue
the subject further.
Various items of the miscellaneous estimates were pro-
ceeded with, the only one giving rise to a discussion, being
the reformatory establishment for juvenile offenders, at
Parkhurst. The Irish Franchise Bill was read a second
time, after which the Borough Elections (N 0.2) Bill passed
through committee, Colonel Sibthorp's opposition, and
that of other hon. members, proving unavailing, as, on a
division, the original motion was carried by a majority of
88, the numbers being 166 to 78. The Tobago Relief and
Immigration into British Guiana and Trinidad Bill was
read a second time ; after which Lord Palmerston laid the
further correspondence relative to the recent transactions
in Spain upon the table. and the house adjourned.

FOREIGN AND COLONIAL.

THE OVERLAND MAIL.

Advices, in anticipation of the Overland Mail, have
reached London, bringing dates from Calcutta to the 6th
of April, Madras the Bth, Bombay the 15th, and China,
March 29. This arrival communicates no political news
of interest—suffice it to say, that the most profound tran-
quility reigns throughout India. The rajah of Sattarah,
brother of the deceased rajah, died on the sth of April,
leaving no heir; consequently his dominions fall into the
hands of the British government. The rental is said to
exceed £150,000 a year.
The judgment of the Supreme Court of Calcutta has
affirmed the validity of the Union Bank post-bills, thereby
fixing the shareholders of that disastrous concern with a
million sterling of liabilities, of which they hoped to have
been exempted.
The firm of Carr, Tagore, and Co., of which the cele-
brated Dwrrkenouth Tagore was the founder, has failed—
to them no one imputed dishonourable conduct. No
further failures had taken place at Bombay or Madras,
and markets at both places were improving, and credit
and confidence reving. The Boogtie chief, Islam Khan,
who had been assigned lands near Larkhanah, in Scinde,
on his surrender after the murderous victory of Lieut.
Merewether, has fled with his family to the hills, where
he will, it is said, be joined by the remnants of his retinue,
intent on focay, and eager for revenge. Lord Dalhousie
continued at Calcutta, quietly pursuing the wise and
peaceful course of policy he seems to have chalked out for
himself.

Commercial matters both at Bombay and Calcutta were
in much the same state as at the departure of the previous
mail.

The papers from China acquaint us with the arrival at
Hong Kong, on the 29th March, of the new governor,
Samuel George Benhom, Esq., where he was received
with all due honours. His excellency took the oaths and
his seat as governor on the following day. Trade dull,
and much distrust in commercial dealings.

FRANCE.
Whilst the French Commission is ruminating over
the fabrication of a constitution, protected in its de-
liberations by a fine army of 50,000 soldiers, the bour-
geoisie of Paris are filled with an alarming sense of in-
security. It seems that neither Communists nor the
sections are extinct notwithstanding the failure of the
outbreak headed by Barbes, Raspail, and Sobrier. It is
apprehended that the Terrorists may make another at-
tempt at any moment, and although the clubs are being
suppressed one by one, and there is present the powerful
army which we have just mentioned, both the Govern-
ment and the peaceably.-disposed are ill at ease.
The finance committees would, it was understood, re-
port strongly against the government propositioa for the
redemption of railways. A. protest of the Orleans Princes
against the project of banishment has excited much in.
terest. Fats of candidates for the twelve vacant seats for
Paris are pi dished in the government papers. The con-
test will be a warm one. The Ref rme supports avowed
Communists.

The general principles on which the Constitution shall,
be based have been agreed to by the committee. There
is to be but one chamber, with triennial elections by uni-
versal suffrage, as at present. The Republic will have a
president, to be elected every three years. The magis-
tracy, including judges of all courts, are to be submitted
to election every three years. All these elections for pre-
sident, and representatives, and magistrates are to take
place, on the same day, every third year. It is suppo'ed
that the stipend allotted to the clergy will be continued.
The instability of public men and public measures
among our Gallic neighbours, seems to have imparted a
ray of hope to Prince Joinville, who has put forth same
feelers in La Preece newspaper, in order, apparently, to
complicate the prevailing confusion, and to precipitate a
crisis, which may terminate in calling the ex-royal sailor,
and the denouncer of English naval supremacy, to the
throne which his father filled for eighteen years.
The decree banishing Louis Philippe and his family for
ever from France and her colonies, was passed in the Na-
tional Assembly on Friday, by a majority of 632 against 63.
The Mayor of Havre has given notice that, in conse-
quence of the straitened condition of the city coffers and
the prolonged continuance of the financial crisis, all pub-
lic warehouse dues must be discharged previous to the
removal of any description of merchandise.
A COINCIDENCE.—The Univers calls the attention of
its readers to the following extraordinary coincidence, and
asks can it be purely fortuitous :—" The attack on the
National Assembly was made on the 15th of May ; the
revolution in Vienna was accomplished on the 15th of
May ; and the insurrection at Naples took place on the
15th of May." The Univers might have added that a
movement at Berlin was meditated on the 15th of May.
THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT AND THE FRENCH RAIL-
ROADS.—The project for the dispossession of the railway
companies, and the forced purchase of the lines by the
Government, is at length brought forward by the Govern-
ment. It is presented to the Chamber, and appears in
the Moniteur of Sunday morning. The following are the
conditions recommended :-1. To take their prices at the
last settlement of 15th February. 2. Their prices on 4th
April. 3. The average of their prices for the six months
preceding the revolution of February. It is proposed that
the last should be adopted by the assembly. The indem-
nity to be given in stock, at the price of the Bourse for
the corresponding period to that selected for estimating
the value of the shares.

TAE LIVERPOOL STANDAR&