The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-07-23 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-FRIDAY

In answer toa question from Mr. Milner Gibson, Lord JOHN
RUSSELL, stated that the Attorney-General was willing to sub-
mit to any alteration in the office lie had undertaken, which
night be made by Parliament, in respect to the fees paid to
him on patents.
In reply to Mr. Anstey, Lord J. RUSSELL stated that, on
Monday next, he would state the course he would take upon
the Parliamentary Oaths (Jewish Disabilities) Bill.

Mr. M. Giasori, in reply to Mr. J. Williams, said it was not
his intention to proceed with the County Rates Bill after the
adverse retort by the Select Committee, and be saw no chance
of its succeeding unless it was taken up by the Government.
After a few words from Sir J. Pakington, Sir G. GREY said be
-would, during the recess, consider the evidence upon the bill
taken by the committee, but he would not pledge himself to
introduce a measure upon the subject.
The house then went into committee to consider the Royal
Message with respect to the allowance for the maintenance of
his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, and his sister the
Princess Mary.—Lord J. RUSSELL said that the late Duke had
left no large sum behind him. The present Duke, inderend-
iently of his professional employments, derived from the pro-
-nertv of his father an income of only about .e 1,200 a year, a

Zum quite incompatible with the maintenance of his dignity as
* member of the royal family. He proposed an allowance of
_e12,000 a year to him, .e 2,000 less than had been enjoyed by
the late Duke of Gloucester, and £3,000 per annum to the
Princess Mary.

Mr. HUME proposed, as an amendment, an allowance of
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Mr. Disraeli, the Marquis of Granby, Sir R. Inglis, Colonel
Ilawdon and Colonel Charteris, supported the motion.

Mr. BRIG HT spoke in favour of the amendment.
The house divided, when there appeared for the amendment
53; against it 206; majority 153.
Mr. H UME, in a second amendment, proposed an allowance
f X 10,040, which was opposed by Lord J. Russell, Mr. Vernon
Smith, and Mr. Drummond, and supported by Mr. Heyworth ;
after which a division took place, with the following result :
For the amendment 55; against it 177; majority 122.
The original motion was then agreed to.
The house then went into committee of supply in a vote of
Aelo,ooo for the purchase of Danish forts on the gold coast of
Africa. .

Mr. COBDEN. considering that the position of the forts would
be useless for putting down the slave-trade, moved disallow-
ance of the sum demanded._ _ _ .

A lengthened discussion followed, in which the amendment
was opposed by Mr. Foster, Mr. Hawes, Colonel Thompson,
31r. Cardwell, Sir F. Baring, Sir de Lacy Evans, Lord Palmer-
ston, and Mr. Muntz, and supported by Mr. Jackson, Mr. M.
'Gibson, Mr. Vernon Smith, Mr. Austey, Mr. Bright, Mr. Just,
and Mr. Hume. _ .

The house divided. For the amendment, 42; against it, 138;
majority, 96.
The vote was consequently agreed to.
After various other votes had been passed, the Chairman
reported progress, and the house resumed and again went into
committee, when the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved
a resolution recognising, the expediency of reducing the duty
on home-grown sugar to the same amount as that levied on
colonial sugar.
The resolution was ac

FOREIGN AND COLONIAL

The celebrated French Republicans of the Rouge, M.
Ledru Rollin and M. Causidiere, are about to take up
their abode in Guernsey.
The well-grounded hope of an abundant harvest in
France has produced a fall in the price of flour, and the
-stores in Paris continue to be filled by persons anxious to
-dispose of their stocks on hand.
A portion of the Table Rock at Niagara Falls, about
forty feet long, gave way on the 29th ult. A carriage was
-passing at the time with six passengers, who saved their
livec; by leaping from the carriage, which was thrown over
the precipice.
Letters from Madrid of the 12th instant mention that
an angry discussion had taken place between the King
Consort, and Maria Christina, on the subject of the title
"of Frieze proposed to be given to Narvaes. The Queen-
.'Mother consented to grant the title to Narvaez, provided
(the same be given to all her own children. The King is
understood to have refused.
INDlA.—Telegraphic despatch from Trieste, anticipa-
;tion of.the Overland Mail :—" The political news is alto-
gether without interest. The heat of the season prevented
all activity. The Governor-General was still sufibering in
;his health. The military complain of Sir C. Napier, on
;account of his unnecessarily moving the troops during the
jlot, season. From Hyderabad we learn that the Sikhs
had assumed a threatening position. The President of the
Chinese Cabinet died very soon after the Emperor's de-
cease. The commercial treaty between America and
China had not been concluded. There was ,no progress
'snaking in the British negotiations with China. Obstacles
Thad of 'late been laid in the way of the opium trade. Dis-
-IsLrbances continued at Bantam, on the island .of Java.
SotoApirates. Lad been seen in the waters of Kiel, and a
junk ..tiad been plundered. The cholera was raging at
Kamlodia, as much as formerly at Siam and Cochin
China:" -The commercial accounts are even less favour-
able than-the former ones, as it respects the position of
The marlotfor manufactured goods. It is admitted mall
hands !let with few exceptions stocks are greatly in excess,
and that ao-ky sales that bad been effected in the interval
from the laot mail were at a considerable sacrifice on the
cost of prodtiction. As.this estimate is made on the prices
at which gooes were manufactured at least six months ago
or mere, it iQ self-evident that the advance which has
since taken place in the price of the raw material entirely
cuts off all chance •of exports lacing made to Asia at the
present cost.

ARRIVAL OF THE STEAM.S,IIIP CAMBRIA.
LATER FROM AMERICA.

The Royal Mail Steam-ship Cambria, Captain Stone,
artived in the river on Tuesday at half-past five a.m. She
left_New York on the 3rd instant, and• Halifax to the sth,
but we have received intelligence from the former port to
thelstter date by electric telegraph. The Cambria has
brought 94 passengers, some of whom were from the
Viceroy steamer. She has also brought the Viceroy's
mails, that steamer having been ashore. Shell's also on
board about £20,000 in specie, and a large amount in
bills.
The steamer Pacific arrived at New• York Ist instant,
in eleven days and sixteen hours. Her.news was taken to
that port, by the boat belonging to the American associated
press and telegraphed to New York, anticipating her own
arrival by sometime. Her greatest run in one day was
311 wiles. During six successive days of the p.aesage she
made ,a distance 1,804 miles.
The Viceroy went ashore off Cape Sable during .a dense
fag.
The steam-ship Europa arrived at Halifax at six pan.
on the Ist instant ; and the City of Glasgow steamer had
reached New York, on the 29th June, after a passage of
14 days 6 hours.
No Progress has been made in Congress with the slavery
apintion.

- Money was abundent,in New York, but internal trade
was gloomy, as is always the case in the first week of July.
The following paragraph, from the Wew York Courier
of the 26th ult., should be read with attention :—" The
stock on hand of all kinds of British goods is large—
heretofore the goods sold early b.t the season have paid
the best profits, and consequently we have the fait jrnpor-
tations here at this early stage pf the season, and the
importers fob 40 early /MOP t 4 mike their Apr

pearance—judging from present aapeartinces and from
information from England by the last steamer, a large
amount of goods ordered to this market`bave been counter-
manded ; if those goods can be held' back, we may go
through the fall season with a small profit, but if other-
wise, and if the goods should•tontintia to arrive freely later
in the season, we cannot see how a profitable season can
be expected."
Mr. Stewart's cotton circular is as gloomy as ever with
respect to the new crop. The price at New York" during
the week had advanced 4 cent. on the better descrip-
tions. The sales amounted to 10,000 bales. The news
by the Pacific and Europa had no affect on prices. The
weather had become more encouraging. and warm weather
and genial showers gave a healthy appearance to the plant,
and it is now growing finely, though not in bloom. Pre-
dictions are hazarded that, under the most favourable
circumstances for the remainder of the season, a very
moderate crop only can be made, and that the yield will
be smaller than any season since 1839.
CONFESSION OF PROFESSOR WEIMER...-. Professor
Webater has confessed that he killed Dr. Parkman. He
states that the deceased went to the Professor's room on
the fatal day to receive some money owing to him by the
prisoner—that he provoked him without measure by
taunting reproaches and threats—thrust his fist in his
face and called him liarocoundrel, &c., and that in the
heat of passion thus roused, he (prisoner) dealt a sudden
blow at the deceased which almost immediately destroyed
his life. His confession, which is very long, adds that
the thought of proclaiming the deed, and explaining the
circumstances, never entered his head, but that he at
once determined on concealment, and took measures for
that purpose with singular composure and skill. He con-
fesses to having afterwards cut up the body, and having
burnfseveral parts, thrust the trunk into a sink. The
confession seems to be pretty generally believed, but it is
thought that it would have been of more avail to him if
made immediately after the event. He solemnly declares
that he never for a moment premeditated the murder,
and asserts that his temper has been always uncontrol-
lable. The wife and three daughters of Professor Webster
appeared_before the council, at Boston, on the sth inst.,
and pleaded in aid of the petition of their husband and
father, for a commutation of punishment. Mrs. Webster
said that she had been unwavering in the belief of her hus-
band's innocence until he made his confession. She also
stated that it was chiefly through her means and represen-
tations that the petition for pardon, and protestation of his
innocence, was sent in. After their withdrawal the council
sent for Dr. Putman, and stated that they having grave
doubts on certain points in the confession, had consulted
separately threeeminent surgeons, andadocument had been
prepared for him to communicate to Professor Webster.
Before the document was read the doors were closed, but
it was understood that one of the questions propounded
was, whether such a stick as that described in the con-
fession would give such a blow as would cruse death in
ten minutes ? All three considered it would not. The
other questions are stated to have been answered adverse
to the confession. The opinion is generally expressed
that no commutation will be granted. _ _ _ _

List of passengers per Royal Mail Steam-ship Cambria.
Mr. E. Jacobs, six children, and female servant, Mrs.
Kemble and female servant, Mr. John Potts and lady,
Mrs. and Miss Mace, Madame Sceffart and niece, Miss
Rosa Purroy, Miss Lard, Mr. Green and lady, Mrs. H. P.
Wright, child and nurse, Messrs. E. P. Donnerrick,
Louis Muh, G. W. Houghton, James Ladd, Schwermitz,
A. Galdaeana, C. Agoostine, W. P. Wright, Beckett,
J. Mane and son, J. Villaloz, J. F. Y. Cacto, L. Anden-
ried, Lampre, P. Haranchipy, C. Harespe, W. H. Abbott,
E. Oxley, Louis, E. Jacob and son, A. Laviconet, Ireeul,
Glockler, H. Williams, Vissart, G. M'Beth, Hepbsern,
E. S. Ballen, J. P. Brodie and son, A. Cuvillier and lady,
J. Stitt, Mure, Lawrence, J. Hewitt, Herzog. I. A. Tes-
sier, J. Cox, J. Brown, J. Reddy. G. Saetta, N. Caillcoar,
Roberts, J. Robinson, Leur, F. F. Walker, Merill, Hon.
Colonel Talbot, Chevalier Seiffart, and Dr. S. L. Ahbott.
From Halifax.—Mr. Gubbins,* lady, three children and
servant, Messrs. Fry, Whittle, Linch. Kirk, Holmes,
Jacoby, Hounstan, Green, Harrison, Ratchford, Han-
cock, and Dr. Darling.
Those passengers whose names are in Italics are from
the " Viceroy."
The accounts from the Western States are more favour-
able as to the next grain crop. There was much dullness
at New York, and prices on the lower grades had declined
about 25 c. per bbl. on Flour. The following is the latest
market report :-- _ _ _ . _

"Canadian is in limited request at sd.to 5 d. c. in bond,
the stock of that description in the bonded warehouse in this

port at the present time, is about 50,000 bbls.
INDIAN CORN is also a trifle lower, owing to the increased
receipts of Western mixed by the Canal, and a falling off in
the export demand.
The Exrowrs from this city to Great Britain and Ireland
from the 11th to 25th June, were 10,166 bbls. Flour, and 181,643
bushels of Indian Corn.
GRAlN.—Wheat continues scarce and held at ld 45c told 50c
for Genesee, and ld 25c to Id 30c for Canadian in bond. Rye is
lower and brings 61c to 61ic. Barley 64c. Oats are worth
47c to 48c for Northern. _ _

PROVISIONS.—As usual, at this season of the year. our mar-
ket is very quiet. We have to complain, however, of unusual
dullness for every article of provisions for the next month or
six weeks. Exports of Lard have almost entirely ceased, owing

to the low priCe in the Enzlish market; while of Pork also the
exports for the month just ended show a large falling off from
June, 1849; of English Bacon there is little or none here, and
the home demand for provisions generally has also been
exceedingly small and unsatisfactory.

FREDA.; s.—To Europe remain inactive. Corn 21d to 3d,
Cotton id to 3-16 d. Rosin 9d. Heavy goods :Os to 12s 6d."
TWO DAYS LATER BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH
New York, July sth.

The Steamer Europa arrived here at six o'clOck On Wed-
nesday. p.m. Steamer Washington arrived here at eleven
o'clock yesterday. Celebration of the national anniver-
sary occupied the whole community yesterday, as details
to the newspapers to-day. No steamer arrived from south,
nor any political news of moment since " Cambria;'
sailed. July sth, money market continues in the same
easy state. Stock market firm. Sales to-day of Ti. S.
sixes of 1856, rt 107-4; 1862, at 1154; 1868, with coupons,
117/. Since arrival of Europa little done in cotton. To-
day's quotations.—Liverpool classification are, uplands,
ordinary to middling, 121 to 124 ; fair to good fair, 134 to
144. New Orleans and Mobile, 124 to 134, 144 to 13.
To-day's market for Flour very dull. Western Canal,
.$54 to 554. Canadian, in bond, kn. Indian Corn steady,
at 62 to 63 for round yellow ; 59 to 60 for western mixed.
Exchange, 104 to 101.