The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-08-21 00:00:00

LNDA [0 4 EADI 6 Dm New!, n liorto a nd th e terestingoj i t O D MAO - wive tt Of Ail SS Irl p s , O upr ife ve i 5 el le l ol° ~g 1,1). ;3 01 4 0 11 : rerf cog li or e ac v 'e s ' hei r re t i jo r 3561 AUGUST 21, 1855.] arigg f ood and th rough a long laborious day against iliehtl preponder ance i n numbers and weight of wiani:lY, What h ope could the Russians have had of i 4 f „„g the day at Tchernaya, when the Allies were The rlehe a lth and strength, and prepared at all points th e pesta was inevitable, and the Russians have paid t Y of their temerity. It appears to have been haiti,' P ro mpted by d espair, and significant of that ht 14'74 which o ug h t not now to be far distant. As tleet,„; have only the brief details communicated by 1 4 'e tele a le gr but it is to be hoped that the Allies t Nta, wed 11 13 their advantage by an advance alo ee t , cuttin g . off that communication by which ret,'4e Russian forces have been enabled so long to session of Sebastopol. Nt h Zatko „ gre of affai rs , it i s gra tif y i ng t o ob alla t bn t . l l l e War i s st i ll popular both in France t fr is ' a ntl, notwith s t an di ng th e spasmo di c at e,4e p attt ,• PErainc faction and the diminutive 4 : e tena e L 7 14 raise a cry in the opposite direction. t eet - ' 4ll tl Noie tt 1) 1 1 : ? feeling has been shown . in the I Nttit • I nch intelligence of proceedingshas 4111141 'C 1 . t 4 11 the tone of the Press throughout both . ""h ) : l )4 o l l 4 ,rtily an exception; and in the readi : t o I s no v alti d emands for supplies have been met . gi ° l *St e4 ving for the empty honours of mill , or th e lauction t.lndulgenee of a sanguinary desire . . for te eJastice h uman life, but a settled conviction e4 lted kid necessity of the contest in which we teat °f iftt ob. feet of b alk)? proof were wanting of the "SSia being the subjugation of the tl7 4 o. the - h ° 44 1)% i t is to be f o und i n th e preparation P eke ' wa r f t natie for the Struggle. The declara gu, e stol,i7 (l us almost helpless, with barely a 1 7 of % prl44telit of forces, insufficient for the con the°Lillg evel.7ce while Russia had fo r years been ti, L eßse s P l ergY to !the rendering impregnable %. •Be bastepol, Cronstadt, and Sveaborg, Ned bl/t ePar' Ili' a „ tes . in g foran attack whichher contem kohp,llgt ."44,041 loo s 'we - ald be sure to ?provoke. The t D l' 'was in all its stern reality--enor- V2tioil a •j r t e, increased taxation, enhanced:prices eGlite,7lll)Q had of many valuable lives, and'par thu_4 to bade yet all ?these 'evils Ave are the.e '37, because we feel ',convinced 'that the a Ntrbe4t4,vo me because and that ;had we not assume en t IvOt t i d jai '" 4 l 01 4 - 1 , 41. he Northern .despot madel:he first . 40 1 4 , ll° Vikiv, I‘. key by crossing the Pruth, , the time great,:"Pell ea - bee n far distant when 'we should have , 0 act on thedefensive and - under far of n 'net' s tages than •the worst we have had to 'Nei the Cr' issue • the hands P4t t -ek e b Ivrea. The ls it'sti s ' t it ve shall at least have done our t 4h . 4q t civilisationand Chrxs* tian liberty tv"p,.. t itio il 4141 . cite •orw=-..,„eth ern barbarism and savage h t - which ' , they were -tlysatened to he A Y 'l l AII :~E S. „ tilt 179 L.... Yorkshire 411 sed Nt 'mveen the Lancasliir.....e and 4e tit e , h a n lititancahire Railway . ; 1 22ompanies has 1 1t . ;I I thi a Zated , -;stimulus of the,Tassenger traffic t11 0D ; uee 4 ' w n'atul - SouthpOrt--the fare both ways I N tiet 3 ' lovlie4tleid' to what may he called the ridi (tt,,,l% of ...., tia arge of ninepence. Such a great 94c74 t wo "tes,.zcaused ostensibly by competition 4- E .I . i th.:s°Nvv. if r a companies i haE.created a kind of , kob ti ' e t klo k , te ll ' . itul 'ef some of the -shareholders who k t' coqh,?te i c ut B b 7 c P- a ea re ce a and Prices - - restored, and 'even IN citt q t y are •obtapiniitic::ma*ine that the travel kg Ifort ir , e great , advantages at the 1411 ' t -a- pr° P riet *rs. So far from this NI , katlt4sel:l2447.e believe that- the fad is just the eon % 'Y the•7l,lnstead of N., 4 . 4 j...:,, the companies being su'ffer thN t _ mtiry, they are in reality great gainers.: (14 44 4 4 tt, ti74lletition has proved as much a boon. to of I _ t o 4 11 : Public. The fa -nsa have been .:re u • -tit,, . -gra .„ • res. y Nei l - ) ,itle ttl.s _el their former rate, but the number tl ).ai' e eitit t ,',._ increased more than - ten-fold, so that 4 eco ll NbeatZa'e .doubled, aftPr.allowing for the addi it 'lts, s'Axt,,, , ella 04 -wee. t ,; and when. the next half-carls I°V f a „ °f4g ; : 9 e made up, mot ,the least important T he ` es. t et ceo the dividend .wM,he met will be the Iltikk_qqa ba e e, 11, Liverpool and Southport. IN' e l's, 4t , t elug very surprising -in :;his—for' large Vise ah _ ' O W fares, have .alwAr. ;proved a better, I,4:l:44:7elisPofita.ble, sommeeof revenue than high N (4l .A ahno , . s i t inevitable .accompaniment of few iart: -En way tram requires a locomotive 111 )11e,,lender, . and a certain number:of carriages:; 114 4 t4 er 1 , et i z. the Tasseng•ers be ifty,in,ntmber or Eve Z. 'lle icost to the company:is :yen, nearly the lt Nalsb...- far es;' 4 3einpt the larger number to travel, toto tilt .jwifii the weather be fine mathe season ap- I\ tt til t high fares Tegtrict• the travellers l i ti kk tom ilmnber. Many A \visit-is paid, and an tht444ot b e :l b eczuse it may bedone-eheaply, which ~ t o ,llly 62 11 e. at :all upon what , sharehold9,rs often NOtliq‘-'iner,to be remunerative Xares. 1t .1. - ' lll t eearly. • zilkt4t ta t i tt4 .., Meeting of the London sna i l North No h q4 ll4lva lt t C catpany, on Wednesday,: Vic sub te-Itli,: 4%.,: c4 . 1 1tht under disens,sion, and-several ' ' 've ' t ift -44 -th - t there should he suelta,revi- Ilk 4,, Of " t at - 94 'id en ,, O arges as should -enable. theta to are a tb :Per of e e -f - instead of four audAtree , er e I. _ _4 l 42 ti t 5k4 041 4)0 1 0 ; , kven the chairman dhought• the 'll , 4 11 ,t.op u n: N , and Vaat there should .he . fewer 11 4 a t a ,akl ty 1 41 railway receipts, like taxes, arose tr4Pc , ll :eV f a r ev ies there might be: ome reason t raft l liglg l tehi et T: i neut, but unfortunately-there is 4 4 ; I, l il i t , t ' Iresemblance. Excursion trains . Orf e i ll eda,. .1t re W ith the regular passenger o44o.(B.o,.,llke43atetT,ot_be d en i e d b y those who have t (4 to;7l: 4l7l ,_‘:etles that, nex t t o a large business Ce b et 7eli di vi ,Z4 the most prol i fic source of profit t74 8 ,t4 e NI ,th e 4 ds are paid. If a comparison be 14 a, tt 'aliob e -cost of first and third-class car t.,..44e qe' l a i t .1 ‘ each will, carry, :and the respective ..mk tiha or win, 4 te e -mier ai r 1 ., found by far:the most remu , 'lti 4 th e I , most a . ''l l 4 . %d o 1 /,' circumstances. Take for t.l O 41 11 aud Brighton Railway. There * f 4..indoin tk. arced N' 44, 1 an, which carries passengers at ... n ,„, t .,,,_, of ' Yet i, "' run so many excursion k N 4°Y other Railshares bear a higher price than CipNtioliNastructed way Company, althsugh the ''(ll'44°r t unnetiri at ,L gre4 t ost, having a larger Ni q ,, lith,m r _ -- g 'llan any railway. The Lon tit tt: 4 ltcita_.. .l.4 114, lishavnother IN t tah ls -"tern any ~ which has . numerous case in -point : while the 1.1 441): 1 „ othi , a Y , which has beeu conducted on 1tte,., 4 1 0 ,.. hi gh fares • S5 ll - =tl l --4. • a -,18 now paying one per- cent. i of . ft kta i) : a :i the shares, which were ,at one l htt, l l,4t t Te slo eskersow barely worth £56. 4 tiZ of Ze fareat the North-Western meeting t lit t , 44; k1, 1., t . between Liverpool and London, (1,4 l'lly.e,,t_ th e be raised to 40s. 'lf this ;is to 1 4, 1 i €4 Vi bn "l4l 4 Yof .%e Company, the public maY •1,4 °P ify -6 q as to the benefit t 4 Of i 4 f . ‘ , of railways except kl, , ol d d t ray_ hours in time, which, to the '.av eh ,3:s of e re, is of very little consequence. kk, 4; 1 `q1 1. 7 41 t by 4 Qea ehing, when the distance had ,„. 4 , e eol io ,,, l3 "es, the fare has been as low as lt be qto ) 3 - 3 ' forms no part of the improve . "it 0 e ho v %i -ad ‘ • Ped, however, that ilefore any 1 4 , 0 e tit he direction % t% of higher charges, s t il itiQ will , ii . . 1 ( 1) i 41s %., ~ consider the subject, and i i , vi a eivu that' , . ' . .t i Nti, - mehd e - w -Cie surest way of augment- N I A1 50 :, fo r h ' r the sh art. 4- toiciers is by increasing kiTi'4lk4at eT:sellger traffic, of which not the 1 Pri N th 41e nt are moderate - charges, We :kt % "3 e ado t* ' Ice' ts at a '' 41, 14 ) 4vail abl P 1" of return tie. . 4 14 1, to the withller of in a certain num, • ..,q, , 4 4 . T i t e si, a: cld diSt arlee : say the day f0110w]..... 445111 0 w oilid e_an extra day allowed for each i iil 4 lll 'le tow ucourage many to pay short 111 1 1ci til d , e4 are, 114,11„tie it for purposes of 11 t* Y ' lt eet ' lie ld • 41. , . tr a a,would in no way inter -1,414,34 ~ k o t i oa. l 3, ra Lrl t e e, which business may render oper at e totes 0 we feel confident that any - qte ~,_ .r diminution of excursion ''elinish, instead of increase the dividends, while it will strengthen the demand for the interference of the legislature to protect the public from the evils of a monopoly which was granted for the public advantage. While upon this subject, it may not be amiss to call attention to the present value of railway propery, which appears by the quoted market price of shares to be considerably below its intrinsic worth as an investment of capital. There is no doubt that much of this distrust arises from the large amount of capital which has been expended in law charges, in senseless competition, and in the construction of unprofitable branches to trunk lines. Something also of the present depression is owing to the recent diminished dividends ; but both causes have been allowed to have too much weight in weakening public confidence. In the first place, the experience which Directors have so dearly bought should be allowed to have its influence in consideration of the prospects of the future, as it can hardly be supposed that the battle of the gauges or any similar contest, involving great cost and little or no return, will have again to be fought in the present position of railway property. In the next place, with regard to the dividends, t should be remembered that those just declared :are from the earnings of the first-half year, at afl times the least productive, and the more so , on this occasion, which inanded the long frost :and severe weather, when traffic was almost brought to a stand-still, and expenses were very heavy, The next return will comprise all the busy time of time summer and autumn, When'every body is travelling, when fares are low, and•excursion trains numerous. As we remarked before, these will swell the receipts, and enable 'the Directors at the next half=yearly meetings to resbore 'the dividends, and witiffhem the market value.otthe 'shares. BANKRUPTCY COVET;lESTERDLY.—(BeforeComiissiOner Perry.)—Re Crippin mid Foster, bankrupts, who were lately the lessees of the Roydl Rock Ferry, came upfor their last examination. No balance-sheet having been filed, the case was adjourned until the }Oth of September.—Re John Fenton, bankrupt, a surgeonin Great George-street, 'a plied for his certificate. He obtained an immediate one, 'hut' of the second class only. TILE MEnsve I{C EL AND DINING-Roo! .—An.establi-l ment under this tie has been opened by Mr. William Frank lin, in Lancelot's-hey. From his general attention to business, his great experience, and his liberality in providing for the accommodation' of his guests, Mr. Franklin is entitled to a large share of;public patronage. His'new premises are roomy, clean and welb•ientilated, and from the central situation of the house, it will afford convenient accoinmodation to a large por tion of the.cOmmercial classes. OCULAR DEMONSTRATION T. OT''StrEEICIENT PO7?. LEGAL Pnoop.--On Saturday, and again yesterday, a very singular case occupied the attention Of Wm. Cropper, Esq. and itardman:-Earle, Esq., the two bOrciugh magistrates presiding at the Peiice-coUrt. The -circumstances, as elidited in the examinations, are these. On *the evening of the 7th of July, Mr. •James Ockleston, a young man in businessin this town, was in the Argyle-ronnas; Newington, when alkitt took place betweensome of the company. Fie interfera,*...ad attempted to separate the combatants," When he received a, sudden and severe blow on the noE. At the same time his watch and a gold Albert chain Imre 'stolen from 'his arson. He in formed the police of the iohhery at the time, and also Jno. Joseph Bates, the ave2l:lnewe detective. A. few days ago Bates told him he - thought be knew who had his chain, and: pointed out the names of seine parties who had been brought 'before the Police-court. On Friday evening Mr. Ockleston met-one of these partieS in Lime-street,•wearing openly What :ha 'relieved to be his 'Chain. The ',person in question -is well-dressed young -man, who is well :known to the police ; having been in custody on'auspicion ence - cr twice, and who goes by the name 'of Wrn:"Stanley. Mr. , Ockleston at .ones "gave Stanley int€'they custody of a pdliee4officer, and charged Thins with the robbery. He told the Officer that his chain had a particular mark near 'ore end, which had been caused by a - fracture. He took the chain into a chop close by for the pur :pose of exarailingit, and at first pronounced it not to be.his, but on looking again,' lie found what beileposed to be thematic near the other end;the 'Chain, as Inc ?supposed, having ',been ' , turned since he had lost it. Stanley 'was accordingly - taken to bridewell. 'On Saturday, Mr. Kane, of Dale-street, said 'that he had sdld'the prosecutor a ciiiiinsactly like that found en the prisoner, hut.fie •could not 's'wear - that it was the same one. The plisoner,in , hisdefence,said-that the chain 'in ques tion had been in his possession long'•before the alleged rob 'bery took place, and . that he had bought it at Hull. A wit mess whom he , called; however ; Saiitl , that he had told her'that be got it at Scarborough. Yesterdayhocalled Mr. Reshton,as -sistant to MT. Meadows, pawnbroker, For.tenoy-street, whosaid that, on the 'Nth ;December, a young man, whom he could 'not -swear to, pledged a watch, with a chain attached, similar to she one in dispute; fer 20s. ; that .on , the same day it was se deemed, and re-pledgeZ for 405., by the prisoner ; and - that en 'the sth of January it was again redeemed, and re-pledged for -50 s. Upon this 'evidence the magistrates decided that , the prosecutor lasti 'not• sufficiently made out the identity•of .the watch, and ordered the prisoner to be discharged. , 'His attorney then applied 'for the watch and chain taken from him to be restored-; :but-the magistrates would make no order, in -the matter, merely directing the ,officer to give up the artioles Superintendent Clc&gh, whom thevieft to decide upon `,:knotty point (4‘ownerfilip. WIIA.T Tun PoI.iCteHAVE TO &TRIER IN THE 33KRCU 7atoN OF TITETE, DLL.—On Saturday, about midnight, a ~raffianly-looking, f ellow, who gave therame of William Brt ley, created a (disturbance in Preecot-street with sm unfor -tunate female, and was so abusive thatrthe inhabitants called :for a policeman 'to remove him. Cdfieer•66o, who was on duty g o home, :hut he only became near the spot, ordered kim to mare abusive than ~ b efore, and the .officer then attempted to take him into custody. Bartley, seeing that the officer was rialone, commenced e.‘most brutal attaek on him, knocked him down, kicked him several times, andthen made off. H e avas p ur s u ed through several streets,.andat last taken intocus lcuslY. Yesterday he was brought before Mr. 3lansfieldat the Po- , liee-esurt,when he pleaded that he wasdrank, and did not know, what be was doing.--41.r. Mansfield; Drunkenness is no .ax .cuse ,for these disgracefulassaults upon the a ce;poli it is rather ,an aggravation of theoffence. You must,pay Penalty of £5 and. costs, or go to gaol 'for three months. —The prisoner was removed in custody. The following was a-very similar case : Poliee-oonstable 403, Thomas Boyd, of the fire brigade, who Appeared in plain ,clothes, with his head:bound up, said that Le was _en duty in Roseiball a little after-twelve o'clock on Sunday night, when he was called upon to take a man into custody,- for abusing a, winuas in Grosvenor-Street. He appre hended the assailant, and was taking hira along, when two men rushed out of an entry, and by a simultaneous attack knocked 'him down. One of them kicked,hisn in his left arm, and the other did the same to his side. The man he had Lad'in custody then seized his (the officer's) baton the handle of which was projecting from his pocket, and inflicted a severe _blow on the front of the forehead, izhich fractured his skull, and left him bleeding on the ground. Fortunately at this junetzre officer 141 came up, and proteeted him from further violence. Having.obtained assistance ‘ 1.41 took the two men, whoru.shed out of the entry, into custody, but the other one escaped. The wounded officer was taken to the Rose-hill Dispensary, where his rounds'were dressed; but he bad been unable to resume his 'duty. The two men who had been arrested were in the dock. They were brothers, named respectively Johnand William Joyce, of remarkably repulsive ~appearance. To,a,very stout built frame and short - " bull" peek were .added features of a, dtridedly Calmna: . caste, ,namely, great breadth across the upper part of the jaws, with pAffed up cheeks, lurking eyes, and a sullen ferocious expres sion impressed over the whole countenance. Mr. Mansfield said. to them :—You are a couple of dastardly ruffians, and you must go to gaol for three months, or pay a penalty of E,51,ncl costs ; and yon deserve more.—Murmurs a approval through out the court appeared togreet this decision. W HOL ESALE F114.11D UPON PAWNBUOKB4B.—WiIIiam ROE %lick, a tall, dark-complexioned man, having the appearance of a mechanic dressed in holiday attire, was charged with defraud ing several pawnbrokers of this town by pledguag watch chains as silver which were really not _so Before the case came on, Mr. Bluck, the-attorney, said he had been retained to defend the prisoner, and he heldan order for a guinea, tie fee, which he desired might be paid out ,of £7 which was found upon the prisoner when apprehended. The bench granted the application, and Mr. ,I3luck pocketed his fee The first witness, James RawsthorneAssistant to Mr. Worth-. ington, Oklhall-street, said that the prisoner pledged,a chain on the 16th of July, which he represented to be re ceiving 10s, upon it. He pledged another similar chain on the 4th inst, upon which he received an advance. The chain was subjected to a chemical test, which it at first stood, but on trying another part they discovered it to be German silver, electro-plated. The prisoner came again on "Saturday, and offered two more chains of the same sort, upon which he ob tained 20s. Mr. Wybergh (to •witness) : Did you think they were silver ?—Witness: No, not that time.—Mr. Wybergh : There's an end to the case, then.—Mr. Washington explained that lie had instructed his assistant to be cautious when the man came again, in order that he might entrap him.—An assistant of Mr. Parley, London-road, said that the prisoner came to their place on the 16th of June, with a silver watch and chain, upon which he wished to raise .300., saying that be required money to enable him to go to Nottingham. He lent him 245.; . and on Saturday morning the prisoner brought two more chains, which he represented to be silver, saying that one of them was the one he had pledged and redeemed before. Witness found he never had redeemed the chain, and he then applied the test, and found the chains were spurious metal, which had been rubbed in grease to take off the appearance of the newness. An assistant from Messrs. Critchley and Eus- tance said that the prisoner wished to pledge a watch there on Saturday morning, and failing to procure the amount he wanted, he then produced two similar chains to the others, upon which he obtained 15s. Mr. Bluck, is defending the prisoner, said, " If an attorney was -to be done," there would be no commiseration for him ; it would be said, "Oh ! it served him perfectly right, Now, I think, if a pawnbroker is done,' it serves him right," (Laughter.) Mr. Bluck then urged that his client had not represented the chains to be `stery ling silver.' lie had merely said 'silver,' and they were sit ver,--German silver,plated over, It was probable, too, that he might himself have been "done"—led into purchasing them under the belief the. they really were silver, t knoweT.lnp wa ec h t fa o etw r g K mo e n h od o re I fools, (Laughte r .) I a ring e applied for a remand. M r liitnt: Ido remand could do, as it wo u ld only b • f °rw" always thought the pawnbrokers were lever fellows, but I shall thi n k they know nothi of their L- 'nese after this. D o y ou think, sir (to the bench there is busk '4 against the prisoner ? Magistrate : You see he made worduse silver in order to obtain more money. c o a t - th: • • There is quite .. s ufficient a in g o ai rro ns w t cient evidence to remand the case until to: er c Kehoe : There are 14 or 15 more Ames s s P ir e . c l - 1. :. Charles Batten, secretary to the Pawn brokers' Association, sa_ ;(1 that the chains would have to be sentato Chester, to be as -Government ed at the office there, deduntil Friday, longer remand would b: annecessary, The c ase was then remanded y. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. COMIE_RCIAL and MONETARY - :17EWS. NIGHT. rurnr Was nothing during the week to interrupt the qui e t u d e which has prevailed for some time past, until the receipt of intelligence from the Baltic of the destruction of the fortress of Sveaborg, followed by the news of the signal defeat of the Russian army under General Liprandi, led to a sudden advance in Consols. The advance was not, however, very great, owing to the preparations for the deposit on the Turkish loan, and the desire to realise which usually follows any rise. With this exception, the fluctuations in the Money-market have been but slight. By the Bank returns on Friday there appears an increase in the stock of bullion to the extent of £43,561. This may be considered owing to the favourable state of the exchanges, which has prevented any demand for gold for the Continent, though accompanied, on the other hand, with small arrivals. It is supposed that the deposits on the Turkish loan amount to nearly a million ; but as the biddings are made to-day, the surplus above the amount required will be speedily returned. This circumstance has led to a demand for money, which may account for the decrease in " other deposits" and the increase in " other securities ;" but as money is comparatively abundant, the inconvenience, if any, can be but temporary. The feeling of confidence which has corignued to prevail, notwithstanding the large demands for the purposes of the war,vill be considerably strengthened by the favourable Iveather for getting an the harvest, and, as the prospect of plenty is now removed beyond a probability , of doubt, it has a corresponding effect on the markets, those for breadstuffs declining as other 'commodities -advance. There lifts been more business doing in the Man chester markets, and prices have slightly improved, but the advance is said to be at'once the effect and the cause of the rise in Cotton in 'this market. There is no doubt that the manufacturers are short of stock, and would like to supply themselves at as low a rate as possible, but every attempt to do so is followed by •a-speculative demand here. In the Woollen 'trade a 'fair amount of business is.doing, the tendency 'being upwards. The arrival of •specie during the week have amounted to about £560,000, while the shipments, 'including those by - the -Ava to China, and £55,000 by the Iberia to the Peninsula, are estimated at -about £450,000. Our &R AU 31Animr during the week has . 'displayed very little activity, - the transactions being Of a very limited character, vslile some lines have shown a ten dency to decline. The following are 'the prices at which sales were made to-day :---Lancashirvand York shire, '634 ; Eait Lancashire quarters = '84.; Liverpool and Southport, ; Great Western, Sheffield Stoek,2s3 6 ; 'Midland Stock, 711 s 4 • South Eastern, 183 13-16; batch Rhenish, pm: ; ; -13ez-ough Bank, 101:; ditto new, £lO shares. COTTON. ,, :-The market has displayed considerable activity during the week, and prices ., have continued to ironrove; theadvance being id. per , lb. for middling and 0. fbr The sales daring the week were 80,640 , ba1e5, , of which 24,340 were 'taken on specula tion, and 4,560 for export, leaving 51,740 for the trade. `This renewal of activity is owing:to the unfavourable accounts of -the Cotton crop 'in America, combined -with the mare cheering aspect of political affairs and "the nearer prospect of an abundant harvest. TO-DAV, Tthe advices by the Atlantic were received. The sales amounted to 7,000 bales, inanding 1,000 for specula tion and for export, and prices remain without chauge, the market closing firmly.. The following is a com parison of present rates with these of the correspond ing period last year :--- New Gleans, middling ......_ 71 fair . ..... Upland, middling ....... , fair 1854 1855 6 - 1-16 0* 6i- PuomycE.---Sugar has been in good demand, and supplies king inadequa.te, Trims have advanced fully 6d. per 'cwt. Coffee has realised full prices. Tea in moderate request. In Rice an extensive business has been dome, without alteration in. prices. Saltpetre in limited supply. Palm Oil -steady, at £4l to £42. Tallow, in good demand, . at 575. 6d- for .P.Y.C. TO -DAY, the supply of- sugat being restricted, and holders - still demanding .higher prices, the hnsiness was confined to 1,800 bags-white Benares ,at 425. to 435. per cwt. Very full prices continue to be paid for Molasses, 600 puns. Cuba Illuseovado, to arrive, having realised 19s. 3d. per cwt. -A small parcel of Demerara Rum has been taken at previous prices, anti 50 hhds. Mauritius:at 2s. qd. per gallon proof. A cargo of Rio Coffee, afloat, (3,400 bags,) is reported for a near Continental port, but the,come:, terms have not tran spired. Transactions in 'Tea 'hae been small ; sonud common Corigou is noireb3.llly,worth 82d. tcr-Sid. per lb. Nothing has occurred in !Rice. 60 bags Saltpetre have realised 325. 6d. per •ewt.:for 94 per cent. refrac tion, and 3-8 :chests Manilla Indigo 9d. to 2s. , 6d. per lb. There continues a good inquiry for Jute, 700 bales havinc , ,changed hands at ', Ll 6 1 - ,o £l9 10s., and 800 bales Manilla Hemp have Also; realised £4O per ton. 200 tons Jamaica Logwoolt„ to.arrive, have been sold. at £5 per ton. W00r,.--We Thad a fair nitendanoe of the trade at our public sales, which coremeneed on the 14th and terminated ,on ,the 17th inst. the qinntity offered was 9,359 bales East India, Tinitey, ;Smyrna, PernTiau, Buenos Ayres, Cordova, &c. For East India there , was a good competition, and the hole sold at good . prices ; Egyptian was also in good tequest, and the late advanced rates were wellaßported. For Turkey, Smyrna, Barbary. &c. there was ;note° brisk a demand, and a part was withdrawn forflier rates. In other descriptions we :have uo alteration to notice ; the mar 'et is very barely supplied with law :and middle-class wools, and late prices are well supported- The imports for the week consist ,of 528 bales. Iceland ; 341 ditto ;Fast India; 18' ditto Mediterranean; 1.15 ditto Buenos . Ayres ; 293 ditto Scotch_; 18 ditto Irieh. Total 1,481 ibaies. -METALS.---We have ,had much excitement in Scotch Pig Iron during ;the past•week, and a large amount of business has been done at prices which advanced steadily up ,to 83s. at the end of the week, since why h we have been rather quieter, and close to-day at 5 4 2-s. 6d. per ton. Manufactured iron in. good demand, mcny of the manufacturers refusing to soil,. excepting at prices to be fixcd at the quarterly meeting. Other raeWs with out change, excepting Tin, in which there has .been a further,.ll4vance of £5 per, ton. The :stew-ship Canada ailed ,for l3orton shortly, after one o'clock or_ Saturday, with la passengers, a full r.ar,gp, and the regular mails. SOUTRPOAT CROWDED.—A. few days since, the cheap trains took down so. many visitors to Southport, :that serious incon venience was.ez - perienced ; in a few hours .all the bread S and eatables disappeared, and at night hundreds could find no place to sleep 4I;. AT a quarter past two o'clock, on , Sunday morning, the police-constables found a man, name unknown, lying on some hen coops, in Market-street, apparently drunk. They took him to Hothana-Weet Bridewell for .safety. The bridewell ;keeper perceived that the man was cry a dying-state, and im mediately sent him to the Infirmary,,where medical assistance IMS afforded him, but before this was available the man was dead. .cg.ICKET MATCLEEC—On Saturday afternoon three cricket matches took place in this locality. In Birkenhead Bark, the returr. match between the first eleven of 'the Birkenheid Vic toria and the second eleven of the Olympus (Liverpool) Clubs, was commenced. Oneinningson ea,clisideweregotthrough with the following result :—Olympus, 74; Victoria, 3.02. The .first eleven of the Royal Rock Ferry Club and the second eleven of the Atheneum (Liverpool), with a first eleven man given, met in frier ily contest, and though the Rock Ferry mustered badly, the game was carried on with great spirit on both sides. The Rock Ferry eventually won a majority of 14 runs, 'the greatest score being obtained by their energetic secretary. A .closely-contested match was also played between the Derby {Liverpool) and the Egremont Clubs, on the ground of the latter. The Egremont went in first, and their opponents' clever play allowed them to get no more than 26 in their first innings. The Derby then took the bat, and succeeded in zna,king 46. The Egremont did better in their second innings, scoring 51, but the " Derbyitee won by four runs and four wickets to spare. 'The following is the full score, from which it will be seen that the bowling of Mr, Gibson, for the Egremont, and of Messrs. Fairclough and Laycock, for the Derby, was very effective : EGREMOXT. Ist Innings. 2nd Innings. Molyneux, run out Henry, b. Fairclough .; .... Booth, b, Laycock Gibson, b. Fairclough 0 c. Fairclough b. Laycock 10 Glazebrook, b, Fairclough 2 c. Norris, b. Laycock 5 Tobin, b. Fairclough 3 Johnstone, b. Fairclough ...... 3 3 r b u . n F o a u ir t clough Black, not out Handy, b. Fairclough .......... .. 0 b. Laycock C. Wright, b. Laycock ........... 0 not out E. Tobin, c. Robertson b. Fairclough Tly,es 4, Wides 2 0 run out 0 Byes 20 Total 6l Total,,, DERBY. La ^ock, run 1t Innings. 2nd Innings. W. Bowden, b. a.'oth 0 b. Gibson ......... ...... 0 W. G. Roberts°li, run ;, , tit 12 ' '0ut...... '" "'•" g e, Wright, b. Gibson 5 Fairclougi;, : 114 out_ ' • ' Black 13.• Gibson Norris, c. Booth, b. Gibson sc. .., , - G ibioLi ~,,Of Wm... 0 Morrison, b. Booth ......... - •10 , ...... 4 Sillitoe, c. Black, b. Gibson pent, not out •.•- . ; 1 not out . . 1 H. P. Forwood, b. Gibson ..... 9 Head, b. Gibson Banks, b. Gibson 0 )3yes 11, Sides 5, no balls 1 l7 Byes frotal„..., 11111 l tttttt tie Total, intilmtit 1 TILE QUEEN'S VISIT TO FRANCE. 41. ON Saturday morning at half-past four o'clock the Victoria and Albert royal yacht, with the Queen and Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the members of the Royal suite, left Osborne for Boulogne-sur-Mer. She passed Cowes at 6.10., Beachy-head at 8.45, Dungeness at 11.25, was sighted at Boulogne about 12.30, and arrived off Boulogne about half-past one. A mist overspread the channel early in the morning, but it cleared away as the day advanced. When the royal yacht had steamed to within about four miles from Boulogne, Captain Smithett, who piloted ,her, waited a few minutes either for the tide or for the arrival of the steamers forming the Royal escort, or for both, and then the Victoria and Albert, con spicuous by her three masts, her great size, and fine pro portions, steamed majestically for the harbour. She carried the Royal standard of England at the main, the tricolor at the fore, the union jack at the bows, and the royal ensign at the stern. The English men-of-war forming the squadron of honour were drawn up outside the harbour, and formed an imposing spectacle. Each ship had the British en sign and the tricolour floating at the main, and each gave in numerable flags to the wind. At 25 minutes past one the first note of welcome was given by the sharp ring of a brass gun at the battery on the Capecure side, and one after another the Royal salute came distantly booming upon the ears of the Royal visitors, who could now distinctly see from the deck the fine cathedral-like dome of the church in the Upper Town, and the clean stone houses of the Haute Ville. The English men-of war now took up the mimic thunder, and broadside after broadside pealed from them. The ships were soon enveloped in smoke, and when it had cleared away and the Royal yacht had neared the squadron every ship appeared with manned yards. As the Victoria and Albert drew still nearer to the shore a long dark streak was seen stretching along the heights for miles to the right and left of the town, Then wreaths and puffs of smoke, the gleam of bayonets, and, by and by, the dis tant rattle of musketry converted the long dark streak into lines of French soldiery. The Emperor arrived at six o'clock the 'evening before from Paris. He had but two carriages in his suite, lied was attired in plain clothes. It wastexpected that the Empress would have accompanied him, but it appears that she was prevented in consequence of a temporary delicacy of health. On the previons evening twenty-eight horses and three earriages'orthe Emperor arrived at the Hotel du Nord. One of these carriages was particularly remarkable for its beauty and magnificent appointments. It Was one built especially for 'the Queen's useduring her sojourn .in France. It is a most 4niqtie vehicle, ei peculiar elegance •and lightness, lined with White satin, and with hangings of gold. The harness belonging to it is profusely ornamented with appendages of the same precious metal. The quay and every part of the route to the railway station presented the most picturesque and animated appearance this morning. The'temporary pavilion -erected for the reception of Her Majesty on her landing was truly magnificent in its deco rations. The Douane, or Custom-house, was thickly hung with the flags Of both countries, ranged with exquisite. aste and studded with numerous devices. The hotels and ether houses had also flags and various decorations, and were tastefully de corated with laurel and evergreens. When the Royal yacht crossed the bar, at 15 minutes 'to two, loud•hurrals broke from the crowds upon the left jetty. On the tight jetty, along the lower stage near the water, was one unbroken line of French infantry, who presented arms as the Royal •yacht passed. Bands of music were -stationed at intervals on both sides of the jetty, and the wonderfully-spi rited -end vigorous rollof the French drums was continuous. The -spectacle was new extremely striking. The quay con tained tri immense multitude. Tricoloured flags and British ensigns waved in profusion from every house, and the whole port *as gay with - streamers, flags, and garlands. Every win dow had its group of fair spectators. Opposite the Dep6t de Bagages was seen a square pavilion or small temple-like edifice, -open at the sides, and decorated in the style of the loggie of :the 'Vatican, which, as it appeared the most conspicuous ob ject along the quay, was correctly supposed to be the place where the Emperor awaited the arrival of his Royal visitors. As soon as the Victoria and Albert drew alongside this pavi lion, Her Majesty appeared at the ship's side, and gracefully acknowledged the salutations of the Emperor. A stage was thrown on hoard, the Emperor quickly ran up the platform, and, after respectfully kissing Her Majesty's hand, saluted her upon both cheeks, according to Imperial and Royal etiquette and the theory which presumes thattrowned heads stand in sacred ark fraternal relations to each other. The Emperor then cordially shook hands with Prince Albert, the Princess Royal, said the Prince of Wales, and, giving his hand to the Queen, led her down the stage to the pavilion, within which state chairs were placed on a dais, and here Her , Majesty, seated, received the congratulations of the civic authorities and the English residents. DEPARTURE FROM BOULOGNE. After a brief pause, her Majesty was handed by the Em peror 'into the carriage he had placed at her service. The Queen and the Princess Royal occupied seats with their backs to 'the horses, his Royal Highness Prince Albert and the Prince of Wales sitting opposite. The Emperor having then mourted his horse, rode upon the right of the carriage. On theileft rode Marshal Baragenty d'Hilliers, and a little in the rear General Schramm, ColonerFleury, and a brilliant staff of officers. :The Earl of Clarendon and'the ladies and gentlemen in her Majesty's suite occupied the other carriages in waiting. ':The Imperial and Royal cortege then moved off at rather welow pace at a quarter past • one o'clock, and arrived at the railway station at about 20 Minutes past one o'clock. At the spectacle of the Emperor himself forming a part of ' Eer Majesty's escort and guard of honour, the acclamations of 'the multitude were redoubled.: nd cries of " Vive la Reine 1" and "Vive l'Empereur .1" were mingled with the cheers of the English spectators. The road was kept by French infantry, whose drums and bugles made military music as the royal cavalcade slowly proceeded through dense crowds to the rail 'eray station. Her Majesty, who appeared to be in excellent ;thealth and spirits, acknowledged in the most gracious manner - the • vivats of the people. The Queen wore a white bonnet :and blue satin visite, and .Prince Albert a field-marshal's mniforni, with the blue riband of the Garter. The Emperor' , wore the uniform of a general of division, with the grand :cordon of the Legion of Honour. The preparations made at the railway station at Capeeure , to do honour to the Royal guests were on a scale of surpassing magnificence. Two lodges were constructed at the entrance •of the station, and between the:lodges a triumphal arch, 75 leet high, upon a scale of imposing grandeur, was con -structed. The lower part of thisecev de triomphe was of open gilt lattice-work, 40 feet high, and adorned with flowers and evergreens tastefully disposed. At the spring of - the arch was a green scroll, with the words, " Welcome to sinecaviriinpitair. waved Th ed w side Trance" in large gold letters. The arms of England and 'Trance rose above the scroll, and a- colossal figure representing The flag s b s y o sfidEeug, and shields, the Genius of Civilization held aloft a scroll with a suitable and ds, F b r a a n n n ce e , rs Tu , e r m k b ey laz an on d . meats, streamers, and ^Hazels of lowers were distributed through'the various compartments of the gigantic structure. How can one describe the marquise, with its roof of velvet, its fine curtains of red velvet, its six ;candelabra entwined and overflowing with flowers, its exquisitely designed carpet—but a carpet not worthy, as it should seem, of such visitors, for it is -covered with velvet where they are to :walk ? The reception room was a wonder of French upholetery. Its walls hung witlprieh red velvet, strewed with spangled bees and leopards, thee openings -covered with muslin curtains and velvet hang ings with golden acorns—its tribunes severed with velvet and embroidered with coate of arms—its twelve huge vases of flowers suspended from the ceiling, and its one magnificent flower vase in the centre, its richly-designed carpet covering the whele,spece must in turn give place to:the marvels of the Queen's reception-room, with its door lined ,within with white velvet, its walls of red and white silk hangings crimped ; its nairrors,;tcaet tables e couebes, sofas, and chairs disposed with that taste and eye to ensemble which made the spectators wonder whether Parisian taste in decoration „could greatly transcend the splendours of the Boulogne railway station. At halfepast two o'clock thetrain, containing nine carriages, glided noiselessly from the station, amid a salvo of artillery. Montreuil was the first station decorated in honour of the visitors. At -Abbeville, the fine cathedral of which is seen from the station,-mesiderable preparations were made to do fish honour to the guests o e Emperor. Two thousand cavalry and infantry were drawn in view of the railway station, at the entrance of which was large inscription, " Welcome to France," surmounted by an eagle and surrounded by flags. The Mayor and civic authorities of Abbeville awaited the arrival of the train at .the pletform and proffered their con gratulations which were received and acknowledged in a man that won the hearts of all Abbeville. After clearing the rail way station, the tower of 4the cathedral again came in sight, and the graceful fringe of trees on both 'hanks of the river could hardly fail to be admired. The country here is richly wooded and picturesque, and groves of trees- and wooden slopes give place to cornfields. Up to this point the country had ;been smiling, not ta say laughing, with plenty. Fields of ece - n, like "golden shields cast dawn from the sun," bad waved ,in rich luxuriance, awaiting the tardy reaper. The scenery then changed to cattle-bearing meadows and the region of the willow and pollard, while villages of thatched cottages em bowered among trees with a low-spired church in the middle were.s4n, and passed as soon as -seen; and while looking at these changes of the railway phantasmagoria the train arrived at Amiens. Here-the magistracy of the district were assembled, and the daughter_cf the Prefect, an interesting young lady of seventeen, habited in _white, approached the royal carriage, and timidly but gracefully presented to the Queen .a splendid bouquet, which Her Majesty received with more than queenly courtesy. The progress of the train was exceedingly rapid after leaving Amiens, and the royal party arrived safely at ten sninutes past seven o'clock at Paris, the journey having been performed in fixer hours and a half. ARRIVAL IN PARIS. Instead of alighting at the station of the railway by which she travelled to Paris, -the Queen was conveyed to the ter minus of the Strasbourg line, as best adapted by its architec ture for adding to the ceremonial effects of a grand reception. Had it been necessary to make the circuit of Paris to gain that object, no doubt it would have been accomplished, and the same studious attention to whatever could give increased lustre -to the occasion was perceptible in i all the arrangements. The interior of the station presented a most magnificent appearance as the illustrious visitors paned through. Upon one side was an elegant estrade of the choicest and richest flowers, and the whole of the distance on the right of the station along vehicle her Majesty passed was one mass of flowers. At the end of the station there was a large square space, covered with a magnificent carpet of enormous dimen sions, around the sides of which ranged a number of ban quettes, covered with velvet and embroidery, for the ladies who were honoured with invitations to witness the reception. The sides of the station, up to the first floor, were hung with crimson velvet, embroidered with bees and stars. There were the Imperial arms of England and France richly gilt, em blazoned shields bearing the arms of the towns of France, gar lands of flowers suspended from the roof, and eagles with ex tended wings, bearing on them the monogram of Her Majesty, and trophies and banners were profusely distributed over the whole of the splendid hall. The exterior of the sta tion was ornamented with the arms of the empire, trophies, medallions with the Royal and Imperial cyphers, and flags and banners without number. As Her Majesty, leaning on the arm of the Emperor, and Prince Albert, leading . the Princess Royal, passed through the elegant salon, the ladies gracefully curtseyed, and evinced the most intense anxiety, not merely to gratify their curiosity by seeing the Queen, but also to testify the cordiality of their welcome. The Princess excited great interest, and her grace ful appearance and gentle demeanour were the theme of un bounded admiration. Descending the steps of the station, Her Majesty, the Em peror, Prince Albert, and the Prince of Wales entered the first carriage, an elegant open barouche drawn by four horses, and preceded by outriders and an escort of Guides. The second carr iage 1 , 9§ occupied q the Prince Napoleon, the Princess I Royal, Earl of Clarendon, and the Marquis of Breadalbane. A third was filled by the Marchioness of Ely, Lady Churchill, Hon, Miss Bulteel, and the Marquis of Abercorn. Lord Alfred Paget, Gen. Grey, Col. Phipps, Col. Biddulph, Sir James Clark, and the other officers oT the royal suite, followed in open car riages. The spectacle which presented itself to Her Majesty, as she passed through the magnificent new Boulevard. de Strasburg, was one which it is impossible adequately to describe. The Voltigeurs de la Garde and the Garde Nationale kept the line on each side ; behind them were densely-packed masses of people, every head uncovered ; every window of the yet un finished houses, and every balcony, was thronged with specta tors—the very roofs and chimney-tops were covered; the bands of the Guides and the Voltigeurs were playing our Na tional Anthem, while high over all were heard the loud hur rahs and " Vive la Reine," " Vive l'Empereur," of the assem bled thousands. " Such a noise arose As the shrouds at sea make in a stiff tempest, As loud, and to se many tunes. Hats, cloaks, Doublets, I think, flew up, and had their faces Been loose, this day they had been lost." . - Arriving on the Boulevard Bonne Nouvelle, the scene was still more surprising. Of the magnificent spectacle which the whole line of Boulevards presented it is impossible to convey anything like an accurate notion. A vast crowd of persons is among the grandest of sights which can be witnessed, but the reader must add to this the view of the lofty houses on each side of the Boulevards, flags floating from every window, the varied coloured dresses and rich toilettes of the ladies who occupied seats in the balconies, eolumns and triumphal arches, the long lines, now of the dark sombre uniforms of the Chas seurs, now the dark dresses of the infantry, now the fine bodies of the National Guards, broken by short lines of females representing various charitable and other institutions, in white dresses, wilh green, or blue, or pink sashes, and bearing their respective graceful little bannerets ; the repre sentatives of the communes, of the departments, of the dif ferent trades, and densely packed masses of people on the sides and extending far down into every street and avenue leading into the Boulevards, crowding every scaffold, throng ing every roof. On the Boulevard Bonne Nouvelle the third arrondisse ment had raised two tall masts, from which was suspended a golden cord, ornamented with the flags of France, England, Turkey, and Sardinia, Four masts of a lesser height sup ported shields on which were inscribed the glorious words of Alma," " Balaclava," "Bomarsund," and `lnkerman." Pas sing along the line was a most picturesque decoration, con sisting of columns and pillars bearing allegorical statues and inscriptions in honour of the Queen and of the Emperor. At the corner of the Rue Richelieu two handsome columns had been erected by the English residents —a fact which was anounced in golden letters upon a large band of fringed vel vet. The Opera had erected a most magnificent triumphal arch across the Boulevards in the style of Louis XIV, and the Opera Comique had raised a column surrounded at its base with exquisite flower', and bearing a profusion of flags and banners. The army and the Garde Nationale vied with each other in acclamations as the cortege passed. The whole of the road, from the station to St. Cloud, was lined on the left side by the regular army, and upon the right by the Garde Nationale ; the whole length of the line being very nearly nine miles. As the cortege approached the Place de la Concorde, the shades of evening had gathered thickly, and many of the houses and public buildings were illuminated. The appear ance of the Hotel du Ministre des Affaires Etrangers and the Hall of the Legislative Assembly presented a magnificent appearance, and the Imperial carriages stopped a few moments, at her Majesty's request, in order that she might have an opportunity of enjoying the magnificent sight. Passing along the Champs Elysees, the Arc du Triomphe at the top of the hill became suddenly illuminated, and by the time the Im perial carriages had arrived at the arch, almost every b u ildi ng was illuminated ; the Palais de l'lndustrie with a large num ber of eagles in gas, the Palace of the Elysee with a most mag nificent display, the whole of the public buildings in the Rue de Rivoli, the gardens of the Tuileries, and every public build• ing in Paris. ARRIVAL AT ST. CLOUD. At a quarter to nine o'clock the august party arrived at St. Cloud, the arrival being announced by salutes from the ar tillery stationed in the grounds. On alighting from the carriage Her Majesty was received at the foot of the magnifi cent staircase by the Empress and her Royal Highness the Princess Mathilde, and the ladies and officers of the household of the Empress, the marshals of the palace, and the ladies and officers appointed to be in attendance on Her Majesty during her stay in Paris. There were also present the great officers of the empire, M. Fould, the Minister of State and the Minister of the Household of the Emperor, and Count Walewski, the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Having reached the landing-place of the grand staircase, the Emperor presented to Her Majesty the ministers, grand officers, and the officers of the household. At half-past nine o'clock dinner was served in the grand gallery of Diana, the chef d'oeuvre of the great painter Mignard. Their Majesties returned to the grand apartments, where they remained until eleven o'clock. St. Cloud and Paris were brilliantly illuminated during the whole of the evening. On Sunday Her Majesty and members of the Royal Family remained quiet at St. Cloud during the day. There was a dinner en famille, and a performance of sacred music by the Conservatoire de Musique. FATAL FALL INTO A CELLAR.—On the 14th inst., (Thurs day last,) John Briggs, an old master marine, who lived at 66, Vernon-street, fell into a cellar area, and received severe injuries. He was taken to the Northern Hospital by officer 578, where he died at half-past eleven o'clock yesterday. MARRIED.—On the 17th inst., at St. John's Church, by the Rev. G. L. Ireland, 8.A., Mr. James Groves to Miss Jane Smith.—On the 19th inst., Mr. John Blower to Miss Frances Fagan.—On the 20th inst., Mr. Thomas Jones to Miss Grace Chambers.—On the same day, Mr. Richard Burnett to Miss Mary Ann Bates. SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT LOWER TRANMERE.—About eleven o'clock on Sunday night a man named Williams, a plasterer, who lives in the immediate neighbourhood, in climbing over a garden wall, got to near the edge of the old quarry at the rear of the post-office, in Lower Tranmere, and stumbled in, falling a distance of many feet, and sustaining such injuries that his life is despaired of. He had been playing the part of a "gay Lothario,' and was under the influence of liquor at the time. ST. THOMAS'S SCHOOLS, TOXTETII-PARR.— Upwards of 800 of the children of these schools had their annual excursion to fields in Aigburth on Thursday last. In the fields one lady gave the children 1,000 currant buns. St. Thomas's School rooms have of late undergone a thorough and most advanta geous change : the old rooms have been raised in height, and so large and handsome are the new additions which have been made to them, that they are now among the fine stand most convenient schoolrooms in Liverpool. There are, we believe, 20 teachers in these schools. In honor of the opening of the new rooms, the children were regaled on Thursday evening with fruited bread and tea. FIRE AT THE ALBERT DOCK WAREHOITSES.—Abont four o'clock yesterday afternoon, the alarm was given that a fire had broken out in vault No. 8, of the Albert Dock Ware houses. Immediately on the intelligence reaching the fire engine department, Mr. Hewitt, the active superintendent, was speedily in attendance with an engine and apparatus for extinction of the fire ; Mr Gregson also hastened to the spot. Fortunately before their arrival, the fire, which bad been dis covered Immediately on its breaking out, had been extin guished, and all further cause of alarm had ceased. It ap peared that, as the porters were piling bags of nitrate of soda in the passage of the vault, one of the moveable gas pendants was knocked against the corner of a bag, which instantly ignited, spreading quickly into a serious flame. Mr.Cowan, the superintendent, was immediately on the spot, and, under the influence of his direction, the workmen speedily extinguished the fire. TILE SHNHEN SHIP EETRIEVER.—After several failures, the efforts to raise this capsized and sunken vessel are pro gressing favourably. On Friday week the lighters and flats moored to her got a " lift," but about noon on the following day, during a strong ebb tide, the chain snapped and all the lifting vessels broke adrift. All the work had thus to be done over again, and in a shorter time too, for it was understood that if the Tug Company did not succeed in moving her out_of the fair way of the channel by the 20th, the conservator oft he river would insist upon her being blown up, in order to pre vent accidents to other vessels. On Saturday last, however, the divers succeeded in getting the strong admiralty chains under the vessel, and lifting operations began again. During the flood tide on Saturday forenoon, she was got up as far as Birkenhed Ferry, on Sunday to above Tranmere Ferry, and yesterday nearly as far as Rock Ferry, inside all the buoys in the Sloyne. Her ultimate recovery, therefore, is now only a matter of days, as it is fully expected that the flood tides at the latter end of next week will enable her to be safely beached at New Ferry. It remains to be seen whether the lengthened straining she has had to undergo has done her any material injury. REVIEW OF THE ROYAL LANCASHIRE ARTILLERY YES TEEDAY.—An interesting and loyal ceremony took place at the Bootle Fort, Huskisson-dock, yesterday. The regiment of Royal Lancashire Militia Artillery, which some months since were enrolled for active service, and at present garrison the fort, were reviewed and inspected by Col. Turner, R.A., who was accompanied by Capt. Campbell, R.A. The regiment, numbering about 400 rank and file, were paraded about half past eleven o'clock, and put through battalion movements and gun drill. When the inspection was concluded; Col. Turner made a stirring speech to the men, in which he highly com plimented them on the efficiency of their drill, which was responded to by cheers, and the compliment acknowledged by Sir Duncan M`Dougall, Lieut.-Colonel commanding the regi ment. The men then dispersed to their dinner, and re-assem bled at two o'clock. After going through farther exercises, the men were drawn up in line, and 68 volunteers into the iloyal Artillery, who bad gladly responded to the call of their Queen and country, stepped forward from their ranks. After expressing his pleasure to the corps at this farther proof of their loyalty, Col. Turner concluded the inspection and the proceedings terminated. We are glad to hear that recruits for this fine regiment are plentiful—indeed, more offer than can be accepted, for only very superior men are received. INVESTS YESTERDAY.—The following cases were investi gated at the Coroner's Court ;—Cliarles William Welsh, 12 months old, the son of a tailor residig.at 20, Christian-street, was taken ill with bowel complaint on Wednesday week. His mother took it to Mr. Strawson's, druggist, Islington, on Wednesday last, when a mixture was made up for it. The mother, according to the directions, administered two tea spoonsful that night, and the child fell asleep, but its slumber was disturbed by fits and starts. Next morning, another tea spoonful was administered, when the father asserted that the child had been poisoned. The mother took it again to Mr. Strawson, who pronounced it to be dying, and directed her to take it to the Royal Infirmary. This she did, and the surgeon desired her totake it home again, where he followed her, and, According to her description, " shook the child about a good deal," and ordered to keep it out in the air as much as possi ble, awl " give it no more of the mixture." The child got worse, and died on Sunday night. The father, feeling dis satisfied as to the mixtureprepared at Mr.Strawson's,the coroner ordered a post wortena examination, which was made yes terday. The surgeon discovered lengthened inflammation of the bowels, but no deleterious matter in the stomach, as signing death from natural causes. The jury returned a verdict acordingly.—On Satnrday, police-officer 587 found a dark complexioned man, dressed like an American sailor, lying in Market-st ree t, near St. John's M ar k e t, apparently suffering from the pains of cholera. With the assistance of another officer, the man was taken to the Infirmary, where he died in their presence, having never spoken. His name was not known. A surgeon attributed death to congestion of the brain, and a verdict was returned to that effect. —Robert Butler, an old man, 70 years of age, who lodged with a widow, at 37, Preston-street, and gained a livelihood by begging, was found lying dead on the floor of the kitchen, on Monday morning. He had for some time been so troubled with a bad cough and asthma that he was afraid to go to bed or lie down, Verdict, death from natural ow, LATEST NEWS. BY ELECTRIC & INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPHS.; LONDON, Monday Night. THE NEW TURKISH LOAN. The tenders for the 4 per cent. Turkish loan of £5,000,000 sterling were opened at the Bank of England this morning, when only two were offered. Messrs. Rothschild's offer of 1021 per £lOO bonds was accepted. Messrs. Palmer, Mac killop, and Co., offered at £lOO 11s. THE WAR. The Times' Correspondent's letters of the 6th have arrived. Little had occurred since the last letters. The siege works and sending up ammunition to the front continued. On the night of the sth there was more firing than for some time. The Light Division is reported to have 50 men hors: de combat, being nearly double the usual number; but the re port may be exaggerated. The English loss in the trenches at the present rate may be estimated at about 1,000 a month—this includes every man hors de combat for however short a time. Weather fine and bright. A fire which commenced on the evening of the sth, in the Redan, and burned all night, caused much conjecture. There was a burial of some impor tance in Sebastopol on the afternoon of the sth. Colonel Cobbe, of the 4th, died on the 6th from his wounds. Lieut. Evans, of the 55th, was shot through the windpipe and is dead. A good road is to be made from Balaklava to the camp. The health of the 10th Hussars is still unsatisfactory-161 are sick. A supplement to the London Gazette contains three despatches, with enclosures. DESPATCH FROM GENERAL SIMPSON. The first is from General Simpson, dated before Sebastopol, August 9th. _ Since the sth instant, nothing had occurred to form the subject of a despatch. Colonel Cobbe, 4th Regiment, died on the 6th. Captain Layard, 38th Regiment, Deputy-Assistant Quarter-Master-General, died on the morning of the 7th, of diarrhcea, on board the steamer Faith. Casualties from 3rd to sth August, inclusive :-3 sergeants, 9 rank and file, killed. Capt. Hon. W. C. Coke, Ist Battalion Scots Fusilier Guards, slight contusion ; Lieut. C. H. Evans, dangerously wounded; 5 sergeants, 84 rank and file, wounded. Naval Brigade —no casualties. DESPATCH FROM ADMIRAL LYONS. The second is from Sir Edmund Lyons, dated Royal Albert, off Sebastopol, August 4th, enclosing a copy of a letter from Commander Sherard Osborne, reporting the steps to harass the enemy, and to punish him at Berdiansk for having twice fired upon our people, although the town had previously been spared on the plea of its being defenceless. On the 22nd of July, the western suburbs, which had screened their riflemen, were destroyed, and ten granaries filled with wheat, each aver aging about 200 tons in capacity, and several flour mills, which have been employed night and day in grinding for the use of the Russians, were discovered and destroyed. The church and major portion of the town were spared, although nearly every house searched contained grain in large quantities, and the whole place might be considered little else than a general granary. _ DESPATCH FROM ADMIRAL DUNDAS. The third despatch is from Rear-Admiral the Hon. R. S. Dundas, dated Duke of Wellington, before Sweaborg, August 13th. He details the attack on Sweaborg on the 9th and 10th instant, and says—" It formed no part of my plan to attempt a general attack by the ships on the defences, and the opera tions contemplated were limited to such destruction of the fortress and arsenal as could be accomplished by means of mortars." At daylight on the morning of the 10th fires Con tinued to burn without intermission within the fortress, and about noon a heavier and darker column of smoke than'any which had yet been observed gave signs that the shells had reached combustible materials in the direction of the arsenal, which was at first concealed from view, but the flames con tinuing to spread it was too evident that they extended beyond the island of Vargoe, and that many buildings on the island of Svartoe were already in progress of destruction. Considering the extent of the injury which has been inflic ted upon the enemy, and reflecting that few buildings of im portance remained to be destroyed on the Island of Vargoe,and that those still standing upon Svartoe were at the extreme ex tent of our ranges, and in positions where no shells had yet reached them, Admiral Dundas was of opinion that no propor tionate advantage was to be gained by continuing the fire during the 11th, and orders were given to cease firing at daylight on the morning of that day. Little fire except at the rocket-boats had been returned by the enemy during the night, and it ceased almost entirely on his side before daylight, although the sea defences in general were little injured. Casualties on board the fleet during the bombardment of Sweaborg, on the 9th and 10th August :—Mr. Charles Stur gess, assistant paymaster, Amphion, severely wounded; Mr. Frederick Bower, mate, Cornwallis, slightly wounded ; Mr. Horatio Packe, mate, Vulture, slightly wounded ; Lieut. R. B. Miller, Vulture, very slightly wounded; 2,9 sailors and marines wounded. DESPATCH FROM GENERAL PELISSIER. PARIS, Monday. The Moniteur says that the Minister of War has received the following despatch from General Pelissier, dated Crimea, August 18th, 10 p.m,—" Prince Gortschakoff has asked for an armistice to remove the Russian killed and wounded in front of the Tchernaya. I have granted it. The loss of the enemy is greater than I bad at first supposed. Lieut.-General Read is killed. Protected by the well-sustained fire of our artillery, the en gineering works have not been disturbed by the garrison of the town, and have made considerable progress. THE BALTIC (From the Third Edition of the Morning Poet) PARIS, Monday. A despatch from Hamburg, dated Sunday, says that on the 10th the English steamers bombarded the batteries of Riga for five hours, and caused them much damage. ELSINORE, Aug. 14.—The Hildegard V. Schwarzer, with a cargo of coals for the English fleet, struck upon an infernal machine, on the 6th inst., off Tolbaken, whilst in tow Of an English steamer, and was blown up. THE FUNDS, STOCK, AND SHARE MARKET. English Funds opened rather heavily, and owing to a con tinued pressure for money, in connection with the new Turkish loan, experienced per cent. decline. Railways scarcely so firm, and in some cases close lower. Land and Bank Shares quiet and little altered. In Foreign, Turkish old and new were buoy an t i n th e morning, but on the accep tance of Messrs. Rothschild's tender, business was transabted in the latter at 11 pm. CLOSING PRICES. Consols, Account 9l* * Bank Stock Do. Money 9li Exqr. Bills, L. & 5... 13 IT pm Three per Cents 921 Omnium • FOREIGN STOCKS. Mexicans 214 2 IRussian Peruvian — Do. Do. RAILWAY SHARES. Ambergate,Nottingham, London, Brighton, and and E. Junction 44 i South Coast 9B 100 Caledonian Do. Preference Eastern Counties East Lancashire 73 5 Lincolnshire 254 64 Edinburgh & Glasgow.. 54 6 Midland Stock Great Northern 894 904 North British 29:31 Do. A. 69 71 Do. Preference — Do. B. 127 9 North Staffordshire Great Western Lanc.and Yorkshire 834 4 York, Newcastle, and Do. Fifths — Berwick Leeds Northern l2B 134 York and N. Midland.. 431 94 LAND SHARES. Australian Agricultural Peel River S. Australian Invest.... South Australian Crystal Palace On 'Change, Linseed Oil firm at 435. 3d. on the spot ; Tallow, slow sale, new P. Y. C., 555., present delivery ; Scotch Pig Iron, 82s. cash, mixed numbers; 600rbales of Cotton sold at full rates. LONDON CORN MARKET.—(From Kingsford and Lay's Circular.)—The supply of English Wheat short. A small proportion was of the new crop, the quality and condition a of a which varied much. Finest Essex made 785.; old sold t decline o m f ar al k m et os n t ot 2s far p g e e r , sinceg a r l . ni attend ance at hold l e as rs t in clined noti business resulted. A fair demand for grinding Barley at last dined to submit to the above reduction, . so that scarcely any week's ra tes, but sweet q ualiti es are ls . lower . A large sup ply of f oreign Oats, but trad e ru l e d d u ll at a decline of 6d. t o is., except for fine sweet Corn, which is very scarce. Flour unaltered. LONDON CATTLE MARKET.—Trade dull at reducedprices. Beef, 4s to bs 2d ; M u tt on, 3 s 10 d to bs 2d ; Veal, 3s 8d to 6s ; Pork, 4s 2d to bs ; Lamb, 4e 10d to 6s. Beasts, 4,405; Sheep and Lambs, 25,700 ; Calves, 287; Pigs, 437.• Arrivals : — Holland Beasts, 1,608; Ditto Sheep, 4,460; Ditto Calves, 229 ; Ditt o Pi gs , 213 ; Scotch Beasts, 100; Norfolk and Suf folk Beasts, 300 ; Cambridge, Leicester, Lincoln and North ampton Beasts, 2,000. LONDON PRODUCE MABRzt.—Little done, but full rates are asked f or Sugar, Coffee, and Tea. Rice was to be obtained at a small decline. Linseed Oil much wanted at 435. on the spot. Tallow dull at 555. on the spot :--Stock, 44,024 casks, against 35,208 casks last year; deliveries, 2 , 6 17 casks, against 1,682 casks last ye ar . MANCHESTER STOCK Excaucten.—Great Western, 56-1 55 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 831; Ma nchester, Sheffield and Lincoln, 26 25/ ; Midland, 72 71/ t. LEEDS STOCK EXCHANGE— Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 25/ ; Midland, 71/ ; Barnsley Canal, 76/ • WIND AND W EATHER REPORT.—London, Leeds, Shef field, Lancaster, Derby, Exeter, Gloucester Haverfordwest, Cowes, Brighton, Ipswich, York, wind S'.W , Sunderland, Carlisle, Yarmouth, Lowestoft, W. cloudy ; Manchester, Whitehaven, Leicester, Great Grimsby, Cambridge, Poole, Berwick, S.W., Hull, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Nottingham, Dublin, Gainsboro W., Whitby, Boston, N.W , fine ; Southampton, 5.W.., Portsmouth, W., unsettl e d ; *Bnis• Bristol , Plymouth, Hague, W., rain. 2 LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ANTWERP, AVG. 18.—The William Metcalf, transport, with fodder for the army, took fire on the night of the 22nd of July, and was sunk: She was raised next morning without much damage, but her cargo is totally lost. YARMOUTH RACES. Norfolk and Suffolk Handicap—Noisette, Ist. Two-year old Stakes—Persia, Ist. Handicap Plate—Black Swan, Ist. BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S—Tnis DAT. EBOR HANDICAP.-5 to 2 agst Vandal, tk and off; 10 to 2 apt Little Har r y -6 t o I tk fr eely; 6to 1 agst Sauce box, tk and off; Bt o 1 agst Homily-9 to tk; 10 to 1 agst Dame Judith, tk ; 12 to 1 agst Escape, a. EBOR Sr. Lzotza.—Even on Oulston; 6 to 4 agst Wild: Da/rell. 1 ags t B oomm Heathe r , tk ; 12 to —8 to 4se ulston ;9to 2 agst Lord the Isles; B t° BEAT of As Y T E ° u RE S. I L I t z s o . ; 1 6 . i)°to 4 on Fandango, tk. 1 agst Mosquito, tk. DERBT.- 40 0 1 agst Brother to Orinoco, tk freely; 40 to 1 apt 4leppo, tk. .