The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-05-13 00:00:00

HOUSE OF LORDS.-LAST NIGHT,

The Lord Chancellor took his seat onthe woolsack at five
o'clock.—Numerous petitions were presented on various sub-
jects, and several bills were advanced a stage.—The Earl of
GLENGALL presented, and supported at some length, a petition
from the Grand Jury of the county of Tipperary, in favour of
protection to home-made flour.—Earl GRANVILLE said the free
trade system must be advantageous to millions by cheapening
wheat and increasing the consumption of flour; and contended
that it would be most unfair to make an exception in their
favour, and afford them a protection which was not given to
other British manufacturers.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—LAST NIGHT.
The Speaker took the chair at four o'clock, when a large
number of petitions were presented.—A new writ was ordered
for the Isle of Wight,in the place of Mr. Simeon, retired.—ln re-
ply to a question from Sir B. HALL, with regard to the con-
tinuance of certain alleged Puseyite practices in the Church of
England, Lord J. RUSSELL said the attention of the Archbishop
of Canterbury had been called to the subject. His Grace had,
in consequence, consulted the other bishops, but they had not
as yet come to any decision upon the subject. Under these
circumstances he did not think that it would be proper for him
to say anything upon the matter, at least for the present, and
he deprecated the introduction of such matters.—On the motion
for going into committee upon the Ecclesiastical Titles As-
sumption Bill, Mr. MooitE moved, as an amendment, that the
standing orders of the house, which required that all bills con-
cerning religion should be considered in committee before
being introduced, be read, and that the order of the day for
going into committee be discharged. The hon. member then
entered into an elaborate argument, supported by several
eminent legal opinions, to show that the Bill did concern
religion directly, and not constructively, and that therefore
the form of its introduction having been misconceived itmust
be thrown out.

[The further proceedings will be found in a Second Edition.]

LONDON MONEY AND SHARE MARKETS.-YESTERDAY

CLOSING PRICES,

Consols Account, 97I3;Tiiieelind-Quarter ner Cents,
973 8 ; Bank Stock, 2103 11 ; Exchequer Bills, L, 49 52.—
Foreign Stocks quiet ; Mexicans better. Mexicans, 353 3 ;
Spanish Actives, 19t ' • Do. Threes, 393 3 ; Do. Passives.
53 3.—Railway Shares : London Stock, 1263 7 ; Do. Quarters,
43 3 Prm. ,• Midland Stock, 61 4 ; Do. Halves, 14 133 Dis. ;
North Staffordshire, 7 63 Dis. ; South Eastern, 263 73 ; Caledo.
nians, 143 ; Eastern Counties, 73 3 ; East Lancashire, 16 =F
Great Northern, 183 4 ; Great Western, 86 7 ; Lancashire and
Yorkshire, 613 3 ; Do. Fifths, 7 63 Dis.; York, Newcastle, and
Berwick, 21 4 ; Do. Extension, 43 32 Dis.; Do. Pref., 2 13 Dis. •,
York and North Midland, 26 4 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincolrshire, 324 33 ; East Anglian, 43 I ; London, Brighton,
and South Coast, 97 8 ; Leeds and Thirsk, 163 173 ; North
British, 93 4 ; Shrewsbury and Bham A, 5 43 Dis. ; Do. B, 4 32.
The English Market has been steady all day, closing strong.
Railway Market exceedingly flat, at a fall from the lowest of
Saturday's quotations ; but, from the rapid fall, a rally and re-
action took place, and by two o'clock, p.m., the Markets were
all thronged, not closing quite at their highest prices, but
steady,

LONDON CORN MARKET.—YESTERDAY.
The quantity of English W heat brought to market this
morning is only moderate, and trade is steady at the cur-
rency of Monday last. Foreign Wheat firm' at last week's
rates. Flour may be quoted fully as dear. Barley brought
former terms. Beans and Peas stearly, without any quotable
change in prices. Fine Englis Oats fully as dear, but foreign
may be quoted the turn lower. In Seeds little passing.
English White Wheat 438. to 48s.
if Red ~ 375. to 43a.
ARRIVALS.

Qrs.
Qrs.
English Wheat
„ Barley
„ Oats
„ Malt
-
„ Flour
„ Beans
„ Peas . 154
Irish Wheat —
„ Oats
„ Malt —