The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-08-06 00:00:00

HOUSE OF LORDS.--FRIDAY.

Lord BROUGHAM repeated his censures upon the parties
engaged in forwarding the industrial exhibition, and especially
upon the Attorney-general whose refusal to sanction an appli-
cation for an injunction in Chancery he pronounced unwar-
rantable.

The LORD CHANCELLOR maintained that the conduct of
that learned functionary had been strictly in aci ordance with
law, which

Lord littotrattAm admitted, but questioned its accordance
pith discretion.

The noble and learned lord then moved for a return of the
amount of the savings since 1838 from the salaries paid out of
the Civil List to the officers of her Majesty's household.
Entering at much length into a variety of details respecting
the personnel and management of the domestic and state at-
tendants on royalty ; the noble lord submitted that their con-
trol and remuneration should be placed more immediately
within the range of parliamentary supervision.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE renrobated any interference
with the Civil List, which was founded upon a formal cove-
nant by the legislature, and could riot bebrought into question
without establishing a dangerous precedent and endangering
the independence of the Crown.
The Duke of WELLINGTON also deprecated any infringe-
ment of the strict term of the bargain made between the
country and the sovereign, and from which the country had
so largply profited. _ _ _

Lord M ONTEAGLE regretted that such a motion had been
made in that house. He pointed out that the Civil List was
mot a grant, but a bargain, given in consideration of the sur-
render of revenue of much larger value. Proceeding into a
history of the existing settlement of the Civil List and the
royal properties, he contended that the result had been more
advantageous to the national exchequer than to the royal purse.
Lord Ilaoun HAM, in reply, remarked that similar objections
lad been urred long since when he recommended a parlia-
mentary supervision over the receipts of the Admiralty droits,
yet these droits were now allowed to be under the control of
the legislature, very much to the advantage of the nation.
After some further conversation, however, the noble lord with-
drew his motion, and the subject dropped.
On the motion of Earl GRANVILLE, the Mercantile Marine
Bill was read a second time, and referred to a select committee.

FOREIGN AND COLONIAL.

AMERICA.
ARRIVAL OF THE HIBERNIA.

The Royal Mail Steam-ship Hibernia, Captain Lang,
arrived here on Sunday afternoon. She left Boston on
the 24th ult., and Halifax on the 26th, and has made the
shortest passage she ever accomplished. She brought
fifty passengers, and a small box of specie. The America
steam-ship arrived at New York on the 20th ult. Her
commander, Captain Shannon, received from the passen-
gers a silver pitcher. The American steam-ship Atlantic
arrived at New York on the 21st ult. in three hours less
than eleven days, being-the quickest run accomplished
outwards direct. The steam-ship Asia arrived at Halifax
on the 22d ult. in eight days twenty-two hours from
Liverpool, not allowing for difference of time. The
steam-ship Sarah Sands arrived at San Francisco on the
sth June.

The new Cabinet under the administration of President
Fillmore was completed. It consists of Daniel Webster,
Secretary of State ; Corwin, Secretary of the Treasury ;
Pearce, Secretary of the Interior ; Bates, Secretary of
War ; Chittenden, Attorney-General ; and Hall, Post-
master-General.

The delegate to Congress from New Mexico had been
refused a seat in the house by a majority of 11 votes.
The treaty with Mexico relative to the Tehuantepec route
had been completed with provisions similar to those of the
Nicaragua treaty. _ _ .

It hiic: been decided to execute Professor Webster on
the 30th ult. There was no hope of a commutation.
On the 22nd ult. the death warrant was read to him. He
was perfectly calm and said, " God's will be done, I am
reconciled to my fate." _ _

Accounts from Toronto of the 18th ult. mention that
the members of the Canadian Ministry proposed to reduce
their own official salaries to the following rates.:—The two
Attorneys- General,3.6oo dols. each; Provincial Secretary,
Commissioner of Public Works, and Receiver-General,
3,000 dols. each ; the two Solicitors-General, 2,400 dols.
each.

The Cuban Question, we learn, had received a final solu-
tion ; accounts had been received from Havana of the
prisoners having been released. They were shortly ex-
pected in the United States.
From Kingston, Jamaica, we have advices to the 15th
ult., being seven days later than those brought to South-
ampton by the Dee.

From De Cordova's Intellipeneer we learn that a better
feeling had sprung up, consequent on the supposition that
arrivals for some weeks would be to a limited extent.
Holders therefore refrained from pressing their stocks on
the market. The weather was exceedingly hot, with
occasional showers of rain.
• COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, JULY 23.
The continued high rates of foreign exchange prevented
operations in them except for actual payment, and there does
not appear to be much prospect of lower rates at present,
although no advance is anticipated. We quote London 1104 to
1101; Paris, 5 22f to 5 214 ; Hamburgh, 35j to 36; Bremen, 80;
Amsterdam, 40f to 40. _ _ _

Cotton.—burlast review was per Europa, the 16th instant.
The sales effected from the 16th to the 19th amounted to 4,900
bales, at full previous quotations. On the 19th the America's
news was received by telegraph, and 1,500 bales were sold at
fully old rates to *d. tit the same time, there was generally a
feeling of disappointment at the moderate advance obtained in
Lirerpool, in view of the unfavourable position of the growing
crop, as advised from this side, and the favourable state of
trade and diminishing stocks held abroad.

Breadstuffs.—Floui: and Wheat steady, with rather more
doing, including the usual variety of domestic brands, at about
the same rates. Sales of Canadian were light, and the stock in
first hands reduced; holders were asking better prices.
Beyond a lot of Gennesee Wheat, we heard of no sales of
moment. Corn sold pretty freely at about previous rates,
including low and high mixed, with some parcels of round.
There was no change in Rye or Oats.
Iron.—The market for forehrn Iron is firm, Scotch pig being
320 to 320 50c.; English, 336. The market for American
Iron is dull.

Freights.—The amount offering is not large, and we have no
alteration in rates. Cotton to Liverpool, ie.,. Flour and Meal,
9(1.; heavy goods, 9s. to 10s. ; Grain, 3s. To Havre, Ashes,
-84 to .85. To London, Tobacco, 17s. 6d. ; Flour and naval
stores, Is.; heavy goods, 155.; provisions, 3s.
The letters per Atlantic. four days later, came to hand
yesterday (Sunday).
To-day there has been a very animated demand, the sales
amounting to upwards of 6,000 bales, at irregular prices,
varying from to 2 above the annexed quotations. Ordinary to
good ordinary Atlantic, 122 to 121; middling to good middling,
122 to ; middling fair to fair, 13i to 2; fully fair to good fair,
13j to 14i.

DESPATCH BY TELEGRAPH.
NEW YORK, JULY 25TH, 1850.
The new Government, with Daniel Webster as Secre-
tary of State, is regularly installed. General Scott is
acting as Secretary of War, and Commodore Warrington
as Secretary of the Navy, until the intended occupants of
those offices arrive in Washington.

President Fillmore's selection, for chief departments,
appears to give general satisfaction.

The damage done by the recent gale, along the south 7
em coast, is beginning to be developed.
Government sixes, of '67, at 114: of '6B, with cou-
pons, 1161.
There has been a large business done in cotton since
the Hibernia's letters were written, with prices gradually
hardening. Rates now paying show an advance o. about
of a cent.

There is more flour offering. Western Canal, 5d 61c
to 5d 25c. ; Canadian in bond, 5d to 5d 121 c.
Some rather large shipments making. Indian corn,
nothing doing for export ; western mixed, 62c to 63c ;
yellow. 63c to 64c.
Exchange, 10 to 10/.