The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-03-14 00:00:00

the t therpooi iotantiarb. TUESDAY- MORNING, MARCH 14, 1848 THE steamer from New York, which arrived here on Saturday. brings us the following letter, in which there are suggestions that cannot fail to be of use to the Parliamentary Committee on the Currency. The letter is addressed to the Currency Correspondent of the New York Express . " New .. outrage bate on f biograp y ham, who, v roust be TIIROV throwing rigorous, inquiry into our general system of taxa tion, and into the national expenditure. An influ ential portion of the community approached the question in this serious and busines-like But not so some of the small spouters and jour- nalists referred to. They viewed it only as ;11 peg upon which to hang as large a quantity of. trashy declamation as it could be made to sustain. l i i was, discovered that a portion of the additional expen diture to be provided for arose out of rs , s mall in crease of the naval and military estimates,--that Government were about to du a little towards,pro viding for the better defence of the country; and forthwith the opportunity was seized upon to af fright the public with a notion of impendin g , war. In our own and other towns we had huge anti-war placards every where staring us in the face, in which the aristocracy and the legislature were accused of a design to enslave and to rob the people. Wr. had anti-war public meetings, at which some of , our weak-headed, yet amiable, townsmen, dribbled forth as usual quakerlike sentimentalism 4rom the same platform, upon which chartism reassumed its long dormant vitality, and railed in goOd set phrase against every institution and order, inhich stood in the way of the establishment of thet` five points." We had twaddling mercurial denunciations of war budgets and other imaginary monstrOities., And when the steam was just getting iiii, and demagoguism was flying off into a crusade against , some windmill somewhere, but nobody knew where,, the news of the French revolution and the triumph , of mob power burst upon us like a thunder-'lap. The natural result has followed. The id)re and discontented frequenters of the resorts of frothy . ' declamations, whom our spouting and .leactser 7 in- , diting Solons, had stirred into activity, g lire up. forthwith all thought of war budgets and ofotter in-, ventions, and set to work to find for thems lye's a few grievances a la Francais. Visions of barri cades, street fighting, the pillage of gun ' iths' shops, and the accompanying pocket-pickingfloated before the eyes of lazy prentices, prigs, and idlers of all sorts ; and the realization is to bedo nd in the gutted shops, the smashed lamps and w • dows of Glasgow and other towns, accompanied nfor tunately by a loss of several lives and innumerable broken heads, whose owners, after the slight shake which a policeman's truncheon is apt to give to a I man's brain, have quite as clear an idea bow of what they were brawling about as ever they had. In the meantime quiet and timid neople are becom ing alarmed for the safety of their limbs and their property; and magistrates, military, and! police throughout the country are harassed by double duty and constant anxiety, whilst the vicious and turbulent people to be found in every , community are on the look out for an opportunity to Commit `Ve do not know how far the gentlemen, rtcently so fluent in their denunciations against war bndgets, aristocracy, class-legislation, and other :similar topics, by which the vulgar ear is tickled, view themselves as responsible for the new direction in which their disciples have chosen to move. We trust, however, that, as some slight measure of atonement for their admitted indiscretion in Moving the first straw, and commencing the warming up of the popular feeling, which has at length caused it to boil over, we shall see their names amongst the list of special constables sworn in before his worship the Mayor. It would be very hard, we admit, for the eloquent Mr. - or the meek and pacific Mr. to have to break the head of Tom Nokes or Paddy Doolan, who so lately cheered their platform displays. But, alas ! inevitable necessity may com 7 pel them ; and at the same tune it may convey a very salutary lesson as to what is a proper selection of company for men to make, and the danger of rubbing shoulders to-day with persons whose heads you may to-morrow be called upon to break in the Queen's name. Friday nigi e Commons on t' Government financial project, presents one or two points worthy of special notice. We cannot help asking, .. with NV Sir W. Molesworth, how is it that the estimates of the present Government for the army, navy, and ordnance for the coming year, (exclusive of the item for the Caffr.e war,) exceed the average yearly expenditure of the five years of Sir Robt. Peel's administration by no less than £3;268,000; or, how is it that the actual expenditure for these services, in the year ended January,' 1848, exceeded that of the year ended January, 1846, by £2,800,000; •• cases of this kind the offendt plowed their hands, but yest who had used slings. Thesc Yoi-k; 9 .3 d February, 1848 " SIR,—As an old 'Mont mite pleasure in reading y , on the currency, a ' Reformer I have had infi nr,,masterly articles in the Expres, snore especially from see ing that you have avoided the fatal error of allowing the general principle of ' Money' to be confpunded with the subject of Banking, which is a question rather of circum stance or locality than of principle. Sometime ago I took the liberty of sending you, through Mr. Brooks, a rough sketch of what I think should be done in England in 'Money.' Permit me now to remark that I trust my views entirely agree with yours, and that you will persist in not entering into the subject of whether the Banking in the United States is right or wrong. If we carry our principle this country will be infinitely more prosperous under the worst system of Banking than it could possibly be under the best if the humbug of Gold is perpetuated. Gold I have always viewed as a cannibal, that creates confidence only to destroy it. The prejudice however is in favor of Gold (as at least the lesser evil) is so invete rate that I don't think MONEY REFORM' will ever be carried, except we profess our willingness to retain gold as the SECURITY OF THE CURE.ENCY, and confine our objections to its being the MEASURE OF VALUE. On the grounds that the change of the value of Gold robs the labouring man, thus—the prOduce of a man's labour brings in France—(ln aforeion country the price got is not dictated by the_ cost of the article.)-105 cents, of which 100 goes to the industry of the United States, and 5 cents to the capitalist or man of money in U.S.—but money becomes dearer through the export of Gold from U.S.—and the man of money demands a proportion of 10 or 15 or 20 cents of the 105. Now this he is enabled to do through your having adopted the principle of Sir Robert Peel's Bill of 1819, by which a bank note is made exactly in relation to gold, as a dock warrant is to indigo —the scarcity of the articie,ritises the value of the war rant, and the same enhancement occurs to the bank note, although to blind the people it is not allowed to express itself directly, but only indirectly through capitalists' `money' fetching more interest and commanding more commodities and labour when gold gets scarce through exportation. "What ' money reformers want, as I understand, is that the whole industry and • property of this country be removed beyond the changes on. gold which are brought about by foreign influence. We want to show the absur dity of every kind of industry and property being made unsaleable and worth half nothing (as was lately the case in England), because of the importation of double the quantity of foreign labour we can pay for by our home in dustry. It is enough that our home industry be interfered with by the competition of foreign labour, without having the whole currency and also banking or confidence of the country demolished by the mode of paying for that foreign labour. If gold must be paid (as of course it must for our im portations), let us arrange that its exportation shall not di minish the home trade. Gold must be put in the same category as all other commodities, and permitted to rise and fall according to the lawsof supply and demand. It were preeminently absurd to attempt to retain a standard of value in a country whose imports exceed its exports, except such a one as would represent a gradual reduction, as the country's industry and property would of course he more and more impoverished, the more the country out lived its income. But even if there could be any doubt as to the above, it must be self evident, that gold would go to no greater premium than the extent of the exporta tion of the article, or, in other words, the extent of Fo reign Exchanges are against us ; and that when the fo reign exchanges are at par, notes a LEGAL TENDER, and gold would be the same value. We cannot prevent gold appreciating. It does so now—and at present its doing so to that extent depreciates all other property and labour—a state of things 'so utterly ridiculous that it will not stand long in America. Quite in consistency with these opinions, I AM AN ADVOCATE FOR SIR R. PEEL'S! RESTRICTIONS ON BANKING; and I see that the recent Currency Committee in England will come to nothing, because the QUESTION RAISED will be Sir R. Peel's restrictions on banking,' instead of the simple question of PRINCIPLE, THE CURRENCY,' or MONEY, to speak more correctly. I have long seen what you seem to see clearly, that we may have a NOTE that will not depreciate in reference to gold, any more than any other property. For instance, you might take York to the value of a hundred millions, and issue bonds thereon to twenty millions. Those bonds would 'surely be as good as, or better (more saleable), than any other property in the city. But, as I have said, the prejudice in favour of 'gold is so inveterate, that to get a ckange commenced from wrong to right principles I would consent to arrange the national money so as to leave the people their GOLDEN!BAUBLE till they got tired of the expense of it. Without interfering with the present legal tender, I would add thereto; saj, TWENTY MILLIONS OF PAPER; THE RECEIPTS DR IDENCES 01 , THE DEPOSIT OF GOLD TO THAT VALUE,' 11 a new department of the treasury at Washington (or . of the proposed mint at New York),- allowing the Goveinment to increase the issue of notes to the extent there is an export of gold, or in other words to the extent the 20,000,000 of gold rises in value in the market, decreasing the circulation of PAPER THE EVI )EPOSIT to the extent the gold falls in value ; the foreign exchanges got righted. or, in 'other words, Thus, i feel satisfies UNITED STATES I ROM FOREIGN INFLUENCE This plan would not affect t high, so wc has jet been delivered . We have . spoke rt . elsewhere of Mr. ardw'ell's speech, on this occasion,—a speech characterised by ;great 'business talent, although the views of the hon. member do not accord with ours. To one portion of the speech, how ever, we have great pleasure in directing th' attention of I the hon. member's constituents. .31. r Cm.7lWelLia' ys : THE INDUSTRY OF TEE " With rP- - 3ne of those T 1 to the public expenditure, lie.W who confidently hoped that a great deal might be done in favor of the depressed energies of the country by way of a feduction of that expenditure." • 4. Perhaps we are not very far wrong in taking sas an all but official pledge from that section of the Conservative party which, at tio distant period, will have to direct the affairs of the country ; and the more especially'so when we find it confirmed by the following declaration of a member of that party so eminent as Mi. Glad stone. We quote the passage : "Now I. for one, shall not speak slightingly of the subject of reductioni. , I feel convinc ed , upon general - prinCipl6s, that a _ _Teat country like this ought, ,periodically, ihether after ten years or fifteen years, or what 9ther reasonable term, to have a searching and thorough revision of its public expenditure. (Hear, hear.) It is now, I think, fifteen years , or rather more, since we have had such a revision ; it is thirteen years since reduction ceased and the tide of increase of expenditure began I I to turn to flood,' and I think it high time that We should revise our expenditure; I say that quite independent of the faet of .the formidable increase in the cost of'onr army, navy, and ordnance—the increase of nearly £7,000,040 s i nce 1835, of £4,500,000 since 1844, of .*2,830,000 since 1845, of .E 1,638,000 since 1846. These facts, I think, lay a very strong prima fade case for a searching revision ; and, moreover, ' th ey lead to the inference, that : by a careful examination of details, without diminishing your effective means—which I wiff,not presume to suppose you dare prudently diminish —you might effect a con- Ridersaila arnetrima The most telling speech of the evening c . V . iis that of Mr. Disraeli: a speech full of the caustic eloquence of that consummate parliamentary gladiator, yet at the same time containins stubborn facts and statistics bearing upon the question at u issue which are well worthy to be oolidered over by the political economist and the statesman. The debate was wound up by perhaps one of the only members—Mr. W. E. Gladstone—to whom the house could have been brought to listen and conducted back to that patient attention which the subject demands, after the excitement of Mr. Disraeli's splendid effort. That Mr. Gladstone's speech was a most able one we need not say. As a vindication of his colleague, Sir Robert Peel's THE PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION. ' , be set free in no c hich he wanted, was icligo -Jr other articles he had im pitalist or MONEYED MAN' would :o the industry of the country, for gpt on his stocks would buy less us aloneoce shall be able to make it the interest of the money market to_ encourage native mere c Pay the proper tri the divider labour, and thus States, because the more the latter took the place of the former; the more gold and '' all other commodities would rise as compared with money=(` money' I understand to be ac legal f tender 9r ISSUE 111/ yuu GOVERNMENT currency, properly speaking, is bank notes, or private issues). I commenced to write - a short note, but have to offer many apoiciees'. "". t MP- in conclusion*, remark, that of course on my .e:tt accruing on the er would there be any 1c country would come to plixstic would be made by t..of. the amount dividend L_ plan there would be no gain or it " but neitl twenty millions gold loss to the public. B see that a LARGE GAI holding to the eying securities. I am, sir, your obediept, humble servant, • ISAAC BUCHANAN The following is tile PLA . N OF CURRENCY FOR laud to issue fourteen re the Bank. These or in a NEW CLASS VIDENOES OF THE Bkicx's VAULTS OF GOLD: OR SILVER, TO THE ErNT (at the market-price of gold and Wien)* Then I would compel the Bank never to hold less s of spetie, to the whole amount, or any le Bank Would have the power of issuing than ten mil part of whi ;otes, which would be a der becanbe an evi f depoeit. The Ilank might inpre, -tender notes to extent it posses v ex,tension of issues, and a consequent radelo the eittetit the foreign exchange get I price of gold. generally understood and appreciated, and. experience is giving rise to the formation of societies peculiarly adapted to the professional pursuits of individuals. Amongst those ' recently and more advancing in importance is the Provi dent Clerks' Benefit Association and -Beneyolent Fund — a society formed on the most comprehensive scale—and mably town securing for a comparatively trivial contribution, a provi- Irridll plat! sion for age, an annuity for a family, or an endowment iliflUent; for children. Indeed, the advantages are well described by the agent, Mr. Lea. of Derby-buildings : via& " Mutual Life Assurance is perfectly devoid. of everythingap nit ...., aegitlMatt. proaching to speculation :—it is based on almost unerring data, and he who avails himself of it has made a certain and positive a our busy world main- provision whenever death may take place. The tables of rates 'sable revolutions ; no of this department, which embrace every contingency to which ooner does ..,,,ote,st , :eneck throw these out of life is subject, are approved as safe by some of. the first mathe balance, than we are!tempelled to witness the des- certainm ia of st s ofthe day ; but while they are safe,.the assurers are reaping every advantage which the proper improve perate; contortions with which the. process of infla- ment of their money can afford, as it is impossible that any tion is commenced hy . tlie . allied nuisances, and to . portionortnootteitican ever b ti e ,a d n el‘{ e ted ,e to ne V t t r iy m m e e n n , L e o r f s progi u r c i7ta t r i x , : listen to the pennyhtuthpet'soundefwith which they been any other conli u d r e p n o e s e e placed in the association that . nearly one gtriVe to imitate thC veritable thunder. What a . thousand members have been enrolled in this'ilepartment, and every day others are coming forward to join. feverish and eager raping for small- grievances do " To the Benefit Department there is attached a 'Benevolent we witness on the'lia.rt.of bOth him of the tongue Fi t pd,' for the exclusive MC of clerks, which now amounts to . ill!. What netting of paltry ro,soo stock. This fund has been chiefly , contributed by and him of the gooseqp principals, and it This a means of makings 'provision for old ' 4 crudgo,oe,' Abe palmed off upon us age, infirmity, or death of those clerks whose health or circum --.o9.ughts against ima- stances prevent their assuring their lives." --, urge the nec e ssity of all de belidVelthat there can be a class of in those periods of popular irritability woluu v great political or social 'crises, than VOtir finial] platform spouters and influential portion of the WE do n more dangerous ies of tke., so long as th current of public opinion keeps unheard, si) lor tains its ordinary for wh'ales ! Whati;4ex We Cannot do less sperate decapitation of :e the very blood run .. aring spectators. We iich silly exhibitions. - It is human. wi Tte an T o he e a r t a re c ßoyal, Williamson-square, opens this evening moraelits,, however, we have too fre- the object of which is principally the _ to deplore, them as productive of mischief display of the scenic and e n i:s w tf os t e b ‘ a , t o ft e d e n? s i admired a i r i - date for fame, Madame Anna a v i n w o d the power; i> ,their: to check orto f be only surpassed by that of- Lind, while her r k—a spark applied to a few peculiar any)tt style, bu,iness, and diillogne, makes i.er a character coinp o l n T , Her success in Londoitand Pans has been conflagration which defies extraordinrary, o a l v it e d eic h o er debut here created sueb a sensation aci )f men to quench. w ill ensureher most successful operetta,e f‘ e i a h p e pTance. Loder's last new and isle was startled from its a run of some hundred nights at trlF.9ual" which has had nn her Majesty's' the evening. The service's of so the Princess's, nncesss, London, opens the mosti‘celebfated ballet be day Are also secured, and it- . 19 ,anticipated that' hree nights the theatre is opened it will be well ginary 2P is society - tinoffending eabba:ge'si;inal cold in the veinse.ofm.ond MADAME. ANNA THILLON h at times In our.cools the concer. A short 414-o'd ty by an atn. \VI pose upon t Britain an sir intention to im industry of Grea raised to five per cen e of ruin to the ter; se Is deserving reward Thia R d tax upon profit Chancellor Raikes left on Thursday 1 n in Bath, to of quinzy, from whict ast for a they no longer enjoy 3al revenu were fold that the . bri nds, and under the G r s, had fallen short, att titer a se- operation of recovers slowly anum,of the amount J dioc re- 4 quired to !ttie: n DISUOP.-we give in another column a of our. newly-appointed diocesan, Dr. 1 expenditur ur Eire grave and serious con en of every shade of political ,s just, recovering from a severe er, so that his appearance is his for a short time. ' opinion %s no I the public a question whether Id submit to an impost of I impr in order to maintain intact 1 a b°l acknowleaod A number of boys the country ; or insist upon re- so ill at the hospital th.:ti )olicy, or, at all events, making sustained a compound f.;. expressed his detertninat 'ere yester- tracing its•recent )ost more equable in I endar It 3 press "nes in the street. In former nerally had merely em several were brought up each, or to be nth, however,was remanded I with a stone being uld not appear, he having )f the skull. Mr. Rushton put clown 'a practice which iceable passers by, as well and at the same time inltituting o f tale THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. GENERAL TRADE REPORT LIVERPOOL EXCHANgE, YESTERDAY. ITo 'te anything of commercial interest frOm the scene I , . - of con sion and uproar which took place yesterday on the Ex hange flags appears almost an absurdity. An unruly ob, assembled under the pretext of demanding redress for grievances at present complained of by the Liverp of porters, took possession of the area, and diverted the att ntion of the wercantile community from their usual avocations to the more important object of securing their own personal safety. The Exchange News-room was clo f sed, and all business suspended. We are con fidently! assured that only a very small minority of the person 4 present consisted of the regular porters of the town, ivho are generally satisfied with the explanation and promises of assistance guaranteed to them by the magistrates ; and we mainly attribute this inopportune ~.. interruption to the little business likely to be transacted during ; the present crisis, to the wilfulness of idle and ill disposed individuals. With respect to trade and monetary affairs, ;we have nothing to report but all-pervading dull ness. What with revolutions and bankruptcies abroad, and mob rows at home, business in the share market has been well nigh annihilated. What little has been done during '.the last week has been at a trifling advance upon the lowest quotations. Immediately after the news of the establishment of the Republic of France arrived, London Stock advanced to 137 from 126 ; Midland, 'lO2 from 97, and the Half-shares, 5 dis. from 7 die. ; still there is no great hope entertained of any further advance until politics generally assume a more settled aspect. A list of yesterday's prices will be found elsewhere. Consols have again receded since our last, having reached the highest point on the close of Monday's business. 821 were obtained on Tuesday, since which they have ranged between 811 and 80}. Last night the closing quotations were 804 to 1. It isa difficult matter to draw up an exact and particu lar account of the state of the CorroN MAaKET to-day ; the demand has been good, and the attendance of buyers numerous, but owing to the excited and unsettled ap pearanbe of things outside, the business has all been in dribbling parcels for the immediate wants of consumers. Prices are rather irregular, and in many cases they are lower than they were on Saturday. Holders, without unnecessarily pressing their stocks on the market, are nevertheless willing sellers, and the late arrivals are clear ing off, day by day. The small profit which the im porter was receiving a week or two since has disappeared, and the decline from the highest point is now id. to id. per lb. Thepresent prices of the three descriptions of American " fair " cotton, as compared with the corresponding period of last year, are : 1848. 1847. New Orleans Mohile Uplands 4s There has not been anything doing in our WOOL MAR KET this week, but for all this prices are firm. We have a public sale here on the 30th instant, when about 400 bales Australian, and 2000 bales Egyptian, Turkey, and Entre Rios ( of wnich some are very superior) will be of fered. Imports for the week :—Foreign.—Bombay, 413, Monte Video, 337, previously, 16,953, total, 17,703. Scotch.-356, previously, 2,616, total, 2,972. We have nothing further to report in the other co lonial markets since Friday last, information up to which date will be found in our seventh page. —The London markets have been characterised during the week by considerable heaviness, and a great desire on the part of the various dealers to avoid transactions ofevcry description. Saltpetre has continued to command atten tion, but this is the only exception to the general de pression. The Scotch Pia IRON market has been in a very de pressed state during the past week, and prices have still further receded. The present quotations are : No. 1, 465. ; Mixed Nos., 445. ; No. 3, 425. 6d. to 435., in Glas ghw, with a downward tendency; bars in Wales, £7, to £7 10s. We have to notice an improvement in the TIMBER TRADE of this town, the leading articles being in better demand. The sales on Friday were—a cargo of St. John pine, 18 inches calliper average, at 16d. per foot ; with birch at 14. per foot, and deals at £8 15s. per standard, and dpring the last 14 days a cargo of St. Jobn at 18d. per fopt ; for yellow pine 16d. per foot ; for birch 15d. per foot ; ;for red pine and deals at £9 per standard. Three cargoes of Quebec pine, imported in 1845, at 12,111. per foot, one at 121 d. per foot, and one imported in 1846 at 14d. per foot. A cargo of spruce spars at 181-d. per foot ; poles at is. 3d. each; oar rafters and sweeps at 3s. Id. each ; laths at 14s. per M, and pickets at 325. 6d. per M. A cargo of Miramichi deals at £8 10s. per standard. A cargo cf Swedish fir at IBd. per foot, and deals at £l4. _ The transactions in the LIVERPOOL CORN TRADE since Friday have been very trivial in amount, except for In dian Corn, of which article the purchases have been chiefly for export to Ireland. Notwithstanding the small ness of our supplies, there is no activity in the trade, nor any elevation in price to note since Friday ; in fact, al though we might have expected, on the resumption of the duties, and consequent decrease in our imports, a considerable improvement both in price and demand, the preponderating influence of the general stagnation and uncertainty has not been without its effect. In the coun try markets, however, prices have generally taken a slight advance, atid.the Irish markets are firm, with an improve- . ment in the leading towns. The Mark Lane Express. tays -4 ' The innwegite effect -of a cessation of a totAly free importation will probably be to inspire holders with more confidence, and some slight advance in prices may perhaps ensue. We are,. however, still of opinion that in the existing state of affairs no material rise can occur in the value of breadstuffs, unless brought about by circum stances of which nothing can at present be 'known, such as bad weather in the spring- or summer, or political events, resulting from the recent occurrences in France. Looking at matters as they now stand, there is reason for supposing that supplies will not prove fully equal to meet the demand so long as the latter continues to be only for real consumption. - A speculative demand, founded on future contingencies would of course alter affairs ; but after the disastrous results of the past year's experience, we are inclined to think that capitalists will be cautious bow they embark in fresh investments in corn." The MARKET for IRISH PROVISIONS presents little variation since our last report. The finer kinds of Irish Butter, of which 3,927 firkins, 771 crocks, arrived last week yesterday inclusive), continue in fair request, and the stock in Liverpool is greatly reduced. Hams unsale able. There is no doubt but that the supply from Ire land pf hams and shoulders, as well as pork and bacon, will l considerably less this year than last. Prides in Liverpool, yesterday :—Buvraa : Waterford, Ms. to 945.1 ' • Kilkenny, Carlow, di and onme , 88s. to 925. ; Carrick, ess. tci 88s. ; Wexford, Cariow,BBs. to 89s. ; Belfast, 88s. to 928. ; Ballyrboney and Coleraine, 86s. to 89s. ,• Banbridge, 848. to 888.; Newry and Dundalk, 80s. to 825.: Dublin, Carlow,B4B. to 88s. ; Sligo, .80s. to 86s. ' • Londonderry, 82s. to 868.—BAcox : long middles, free from bone (new), 565. to 60s. ; short middles, 58s. to 60s.—Lean: fine keg, 60s. to 665._ _ . ty In the AMERICAN PROVISION TRADE there has been a good demand for Beef, and a fair extent of business done in that article. Prime Mess Pork much wanted ; the few arcels of good quality which have been received have parcels of good quality which have been received have been tagerly taken at 70s. to 725. 6d. For old strips there %as tiVen a good demand for Ireland, and all of good qua- Jitv, Offering at 50s. or under, has been taken. A parcel of new has been sold at 60. Bacon continues in fair re quest; a ready sale being obtainable for the article as soon as imported. The market is fully well cleared of old Hams and Shoulders, and we have very few new. The imports of Cheese already in the market have met with a ready sale at improving rates. Although we have had heavy importations of Lard, former prices have been maintained. Prices of American Provisions at Liverpool (dutypaid) Cheese.—Fine, +Ss to 52s per cwt.; middling, 42s to 465; ordi nary. 39s to 41s.—Beef.U.S.-- Prime Mess, per tce. 394 ti., 85s to 90s • ordinary, 7Gs to 83s, old COs to GSs; extra, India, family, 84., 95s to I05s; ditto, per half-barrel, 30s to 355. _ Mess, per barrel, 200 lb., 50s to &fis ; ordinary, 40$ to 4Gs, old Us to 40s ; prime, 34s to 36s.—Pork.—U.S.—Prime Mess, per barrel, 200 lb., 65s to 755, old 48s to 60s ; prime, 40s to 455, old 38s to 40s; mess, family mess, &c., 58s to 625, old 48s to 525.--L—Daeon.—Long middles, free from bone ' 48s to 548 per cwt. ;; ditto, rib in, 42s to 545; old, 35 s to 426 . Short middles, free from bone, 48s to 56s ; ditto, rib in, 47s to 555; old, 35s to 425. Shoulders, old, 22s to 268.—Huns.—Dried, old, 20s to • 50s; in salt, 38s to 455, old 2Gs to 32s.—Lard.—Fine, in kegs, 50s to per cw t. ; fine, in barrels, 50s to 51s; ordinary to middling, 478 to 495; inferior, and grease, 40s to 428.--Bmiter —Canada, 58s to 678 per cwt. — . So da Biscuit, :COs to 3.58 per cwt —Pilcit Biscuit, 15s to 9.03 per cwt.—Onions, 4s to Apple;, 20s to 306 per ba per cwt Imports, from 24th Feb. to Sth March :—Cheese, 260 casks, 2365 boxes; Beef, 911 tierces, 495 barrels; Pork, 14 tierces, 523 barrels ; Bacon, 2031 cats. ; llama, 4 casks ; Lard, 1628 bar rels, 6468 kegs, 58 cases. - . sur jointhe prices of FOREIGN FRUIT :—the pre vailing feature of the market is the continued unprece dentedly large supplies of oranges from Terceira and St. Michael's, which have tended to keep the prices down " low figure they commenced at the early nart of the season the 4th inst. show that the notes in reserve had increased by £91,970, the gross amount standing at £9,830,215 ; which, with £668,697 in specie in the banking depart ment, made a total reserve of £10,498,912. From the in crease under the head " other securities" of £182,215, it may be' gathered that the Bank was obtaining a better share of discount business, as money was becoming rather dearer. It might be, however, that the increase arose principally from loans on stock or other securities. The amount of notes in circulation is £18,375,615, being an increase of £195,860; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £14,873,927, showing an increase of £113,112, when compared with the preceding return. The French journals profess an expectation that the Marseilles Bank will shortly be able meet all demands in full. Messrs. Gouin and Co., of Paris, are understood to have called upon their shareholders to pay up 15,000,000 f. so as to enable the bank to resume. Letters. from Bordeaux state that the general excite ment occasioned by the French revolution having passed, commercial affairs were resuming their former activity. The Nantes advices report that their banking adminis stration were doing all they could to afford customers fa cilities, and the merchants were anticipating a favourable change in affairs. Advices from Belgium are encouraging. Confidence was reviving, and within the last two days the banks.had discounted liberally. At Antwerp, although the Bourse was open. there had been but few bargains, at rather unsettled prices. At Brussels the Societe Generale were holding out in ducements to the depositors in provincial savings' banks to convert their deposits into bonds of the society, with the view of increasing its financial resources. The failure of the house of M. Messel was mentioned. From Hamburgh it is stated that nothing can exceed the prevailing dulness. At FrankfOrt business bad been recommenced on the Bourse, with better prices for nearly all public securities. . . Letters from Amsterdam announce the failure of the firm of A. L. Von Harpen and Sons, this being the six teenth house which had stopped during the week. A. strong feeling of apprehension still prevailed. One favour able circumstance—the resumption of Messrs. Westen dorp and Co.—took place on the 6th instant. Advices from Naples up to the 2d instant, state that the funds continued heavy, the Five per Cents. being 991. A loan and a change of ministers were talked of. The following is the latest commercial information from New York : Exchange on London remains pretty much as per lists. The best city bills bring from 10 to 101, but the quotations may be fairly stated at from D. to 101. For French bills the demand is rather better. and we hear of sales at from sf. 22c. to sf. 20c. FLOUR.—The market continues firm, and prices are about 22-ic. per barrel higher than on this day week. The arrivals from New Orleans have not been as heavy as many expected, and many western brands are becoming scarce, consequently holders of Genessee are not disposed to sell at less than $6 25c. to .86 37l c. GRAI:;i.—For milling, here and at the east, there is a good demand for wheat. The exporters do not take it at present rates. Among the sales are 1,500 bushels Genessee, at 136 to 137 i ; 3,000 bushels on private terms, 10,000 bushels Ohio and common Western, at 118 c. to 130 e. _ _ COAL.—Sales of Liverpool Orrel have been made at $8 50c. four months, and of Pemberton's, at 35 75c. cash, which is a decline from last week's prices. A cargo of Newcastle has been disposed of on private terms. The market is rather heavy. FREIGHTS.—Itates are low and but little freight offering. Corn has been taken to Glasgow at 6d.; oil and lard, 20s. per ton. To Liverpool Cotton, per 1b.,3-16d. ; beef, tierce,2s.6d.; beef and pork, per barrel, 18d. ; flour, Is. to Isd. ; turpentine, 18d..; heavy goods, per ton, 20s. ; grain, per bushel, 43d. to sd. MOVEMENTS OF COTTON IN THE UNITED STATES. Receipts at ports of the U.S. since Sept. 1,181:7 1,183,193 bls. same period last year 1,211.218 same period the year before 1,147,102 Experts from the U. S. since Sept : 1, 1847 597,707 - . - Pl , I same period last year 492,498 r, same period the year before 577,519 The receipts at New York since the Ist inst. have been 31,000 bales. Exports, 10,000; taken by spinners, 14,000; stock in the city, 38,000 bales ; amount on sale, 20,1)00. MR. CARDWELL AND THE INCOME TAX We have had handed to us a correspondence which has just taken place between Mr. Edward Cardwell and the National Confederation. The first letter is from the Con federation, and is dated Feb. 22d ; and the secretary, whilst enclosing two resolutions of that body, declaring the budget of Lord John Russell most objectionable, espe cially for the proposed attempt at increased taxation, requested to know Mr. Cardwell's opinions on the subject. To this Mr. Cardwell answered, that government was ex pected to make some further statement, and that as soon as he had heard it, he would send a reply. On the 26th, the Confederation expressed to the hon. member the dis appointment they felt at so general a reply to specific questions, which were again put to him as follows: " Ist. What course you may have determined on pursuizz in reference to the ministerial budget, as it has been announced? " 2d. What course you may have determined on pursuing in reference more especially to the principle involved in it, of attempting to lay an increased amount of taxation? " 3d. And what course it is your purpose to take in meeting the attempt intended to be made by the government, to perpe tuate the unjust principle involved in the exaction of the same per tentage on income derived from labour and industry, as on that derived from accumulated property ?" The communication added tbat the Confederation was of opinion that no explanation of the Government could alter the fact that certain proposals had been made, and they wished to know Mr. Cardwell's opinion on the Bud get as it then stood. To this Mr. Cardwell returned the following reply :-- -- " Whitehall Gardena, 28th February, 1848. " I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your last letter, and beg to-express my regret that my acknowledgement of your former communication should have occasioned any -ttisappoistment 40 your committee. It was not intended for a reply upon the subject on which you wrote; but was, on the contrary, only designed, in cour tesy, to acquaint you why. I wished to postpone, for a short time, stating whether I should support the financial proposi tions of the Government; viz., that I wished, before making any such statement, to learn what these propositions actually were. _ . _ . ‘ l iliese, which formed the subject of your letter, have been, as I thought was probable, withdrawn this evening; and you will perceive that I asked and obtained for the house, and for the country, time for consideration of that which has been substituted. zifaiWihese circumstances, and with this explanation, I think your committee will consider that I have acted consis tently with my public duty, and with my respect towards them and the other electors of Liverpool with whom I have been in communication on the subject. . . I have the to be, &c., CARDWELL. " Mr. Micdonald,SeCretiry." On the 2nd March, the Confederation again expressed their regret that the reply was not more specific, and added — "There still remain most objectionable points in the Minis terial scheme. The proposed increase is set aside, but the monstrous injustice of taxing realized property and income on trades, and from other precarious sources, at the same rate, is left untouched. This, the committee would suggest, will, your best attention. The Government ought loubt lesg, recet‘ either to propose a just and rational principle to regulate the tax, or do away with it altogether. They ought, as the com mittee think, to propose such principle to-morrow evening, or postpone the incomes of that class until a committee may hat e reported on a just and equitable principle. The Government ought to be urged to appoint such committee to-morrow ever. int, far_ it the matter is not now seen to, the principle will be persevered in, and the past quoted as authority for the future, in time to come." The following is Mr. Cardwell's reply : " Whitehall Gardens, 4th Mareh,)B4B SIR,—In answer to your letter received 'last night, I have to acquaint yon that I have again referred, as you desire, to your former communication, in which you advert 'especially to the principle involved in the budget, of attempting to lay on an increased amount of taxation.' _ _ . "This proposal for increased taxation was the basis of your correspondence with me. and P considered the withdrawal of the one the natural termination of the other. " With reference to your renewed inquiry, I have to reply, that I am very sensible of the pressure of any income tax upon an industrious community like that of Liverpool, and that I have not heard any proposal made which would effectual]• ' , id it -- • - 4, V' correc, .ne admitted objections against it, and migh., .nere fore, be regarded as an adjustment of the question, satisfac tory to all classes, and for all future time. " Under these circumstances, though I have neither personal connexion with, nor party attachment to, the present Ministry, I have not ventured, in the present condition of the finances, to ;- A •• -f 9fr • - to tt -fir ,recur tne great responsibility of refusing .hose charget, with the Executive Government a continuance of the duty for a limited period, at the existing rate of sevenpence. " I have taken my share, with great satisfaction, in the re moval of many imposts which operated unequally and injuri ously upon the commercial and trading classes, and hare every disposition to go forward in the same course, and to promote the retrenchment of every unnecessary expense. have th, honour to - be, - &c., "EDWARD CAItDWELL J. M. Macdonald, A note was addressed to Mr. Cardwell, under date Bth of the correspondence wan nun, suouta tne committee of the Confederation think it desirable to lay the same before the public ; _to which application the following is Mr. Cardwell's reply ;- 6. Whitehall Gardens, 10th ?March, " Sir,—l have to acknowledge the receipi last evening of your letter, in which you ask whether I have any objection to your committee publishing my replies to your late letters. " I have to assure you that my replies were written without may •11l 1.7.• " that I have no suggestion to Offer to your committee with re ference to the exercise of their discretion in the mutter. "It is, - for the sake of clearness, to be borne in mind, that your letters of February 22nd and 26th were written upon the supposition that the income tax was to be continued for rive years, at an increased rate, for the first two years, of five per cent., and were answered by me as having been written by you upon that basis.* • Also, that your first communication, !liter you had heard of the change in the ministerial propositions, was received by me on the night on which Mr. Horsinans pro posal was made to the House, and was, therefore, replied tot after I had heard, considered, and voted on that plan. " I request that this letter may be regarded as part of the correspondence, and remain, &c., (Signed) " EDWARD CARDWELL. " Mr. Macdonald, Secretary." Prices of Foreign Fruit in Liverpool (duty paidi—Currants —lsland, 39s to 408 per cwt. ; Patras, 41s to 425; Gulpb, 39s to 40s. Raisins—Aluscat!l, 11l R lnxes . 37s to 42s per cwt•, k-boxes ioxes 548 to 60s, 4-boxes 528 tcc 56 8, ' # -boxes 60s to 625, cartoons 75s to SOs ; Valencia, ;;Gs tol4oB • Denis 30s to 328 ; Lexia, 24s to 2eg; Sultana, 708 34s to 56s per cwt. ; Eleme, 658 Plums—Prunes, 348 to 35s per , to 1808 per cwt. • Soft Shell, Spa .cltt 8 0t 7 . 3 ci s F tta l ei g an s i dn — sa_ T t n u i ' o r F i gs —Turkey, d e g y a , nt o pi l l t4,o l B ed s. tiish, i4ss. (?ranges—Sicily, 9g to 108 per box; St. Michael, 20s to 245 Gd; Lisbon, 16s to 18s. Lemons--Messina, 185 to 205 per citse. 128 to 145 per box. Aruts—Barceloua. 42s to 435 per bag ; 308 to 32s ; Turkey, 21s to 228; Black, SpaniBh, 36s t0137s per barrel ; Walnuts, 6s to 8s per bushel. '0 448, 4- i Thy° was upon the whole a better tone about the stock market on Friday, but the improvement in prices Was NOTKS OF TiinCe—TNeeneitATioN. hat wasonlyone of th, merely fractional, Consols on leaving off on Friday afternoon points embraced in the letters referred to, as the letters will, on reference, show. It is true, that is the only- point to which being SOI to 1 for money and account ; on Thursday, Mt ---, Mr. Cardwell made any reference in his replies, and even ti - sellers. The scarcity of m oney s tock, which was repeat- he did not do until after the Ministerial intention of withdraw edly quoted higher than for time,. is ju-t now a rathe- - powerful auxiliary in the support of prices ; the inel;- - . of the fundS, in the absence of this counteracting course, e tila rilat t e eri o v n e, iin f c m om m e a n c e c r u i; n e Niwproperty, ,, and which was ,mold in general opinion be efle more decided downward contained in one of the resolutions sent to him in the letter of east 011. There was again `difficulty in the 22d February, and then again specially repeated as a distinct disposal of bills upon 'Change, and with. the exception of question in the letter of the 26th, it escaped Mr. Cardwell to Holland and Frankfort, the rates were rather higher, give any reply whatever until after he had voted against Mr. The English funds opened on Saturday at an improve- Horsman's motion. h T b ere is, therefore, a manifest oversight ment'of a quarter per cent., and subsequently experienced in thie stame ttiemmeewntemna,ereapiaived, -e. ' to seems of little importance; a further advance, until thepublication of the intelligence t the only point worthy of notice is the time of recei p t of the from France, when, owing to the rapidly increasing signs letter, and Mr. Cardwell does not say that it had not been re of the approach of a financial chaos in that country, Con. ceived by him before lie had voted on Mr..Horsman's motion. sols receded $ per cent. The. first quotation for money And, independently of that letter, he was in possession of the and mount was 81 to „whence they rose to 811. A re. Liverpool petition to the House of Commons, praying for a moditicat" n of the tax on incomes derived from trades, &c., so actiod then took place to 80t, and they closed at 81 that it must be supposed he was quite aware of the feelings sellers. Bank - stock re d uce d, Three_aud_a_Quarter per of Liverpool on the whole question before his vote had been Cents., Long Annuities, and India Stock, are now all i given. shut for the dividends. India Bonds left off ss. to 10s. I 41111111•10..•••••••■ •.......• premiiim ; and Exchequer-bills.(June) 21s. to 30s. prem. i There will b e a tota l e clipse of the moon on Sunday, The operations in foreign stocks were whollyi unimportant. March 19 :—begins 16 minutes after 7 in the evenin g ; The Bank of England returns for the wee k endin g middle, 12 minutes past 9; ends 8 minutes past 11, ing it had been announce( Vie unjust princir - onl labour and hldustry as-on THE CROWDS ON 'CHANGE It will be seen from a statement elsewhere that for several:days last week the area of the Exchange was crowded by a number of persons, who congregated there each afternoon, without any ostensible object. On Thursday an address front' the porters was posted on the walls, ;'to the merchants and brokers," setting forth certain grievances to themselves and also to the shippers and receivers'of goods, from the present system of master porterage. This, it will be found, by an advertisement in one of our columns to-day, caused a meeting of the magistrates, who admit the grievances stated to a cer tain extent, and announce their determination to re medy the evil so far as they have the power. We append below a remark on this part of the question. On the same day a workman presented one of the pla cards alluded to to Mr. Rushton, at the police-court, who on perusing it stated that he should lay it before the mayor and magistrates, and strongly urged the complainants to be peaceable, adding that if the system of master porterage as now pursued were according to the late act of parlia ment, the porters must, if it were oppressive, petition for its abrogation. He advised that they should cease to hold meetings at the Exchange or elsewhere, as such might be injurious to their cause. At the meetings of these work men on the Exchange, Mr. Dowling mixed with the crowd and conversed in a kindly manner with them, counselling them above all things to keep the peace. Some few lads and mischieVons idlers evinced a disposition, by shouts and intemperate expressions, to excite a disturbance, but without effect, the porters themselves observing becoming patience and forbearance. On Friday the advertisement we have alluded to was posted as a placard, in various parts of the town, and its judicious, just, and conciliatory character had the effect of preventing on that day any formidable gathering of the men. The magistrates, in fact, admit the grievances complained of, and show a willingness to aid in seeing them redressed. Every precaution was on that day and Saturday taken to meet any sudden outbreak, by swearing in special constables, giving instructions to the police, &c. [With reference to the placard issued by the magis trates, it is but proper to state in behalf of the master porters under the new act, amongst whom are comprised many of the most respectable merchants and brokers in the town, that they are not at least the immediate parties Who are to be blamed. The new system is assuredly im mical to the interests both , of the master porters and the men. The former for the most part cannot themselves attend to and overlook the labourers. The majority of the master porters are not guilty of any of the practices condemned. The system must, however, be amended in in some way, for it works badly for all parties, as is testi fied by the following memorial to the Dock Committee, which was signed in a very short time last week, at the Exchange News Room, by about two hundred of the most respectable merchants and brokers in town :—" Liverpool, 9th March, 18 18.— Gentlemen : We, the undersigned merchants and brokers of Liverpool, some of us being registered master porters, having given a fair and impar tial trial to the system of quay porterage by master por ters, only recently introduced into this port, beg to repre sent that the said-system has proved most unsatisfactory, our property being abused by the awkward handling of un skilful porters, while the charges have far exceeded the amount for which the porterage could have been effected by ourselves. We, therefore, respectfully request, that you will be pleased to abolish the system of discharging vessels by master porters only, and order that in future each consignee or importer of goods shall take charge of his own property on the quay, as formerly."] On Sunday however great numbers again assembled in consequence of the following placard : " Public meeting. Good and royal subjects of her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen are respectfully requested to meet, at three e'clock to-morrow afternoon, on the Exchange-square, to take into consideration why British artisans should have to pay dearer for everything they consume than any other people under Heaven; and it is hoped that some good citizen will pro pose a remedy for the above grievance, which is breaking the spirit of the English people, and will ultimately sink the na tion.—Ah iN'ciahrwchasll, printed la4a. in red on a white " British The above ground, bore no imprint upon it. It was not posted till early on Sunday morning. Though no effect was aepre ritisphlaA rt r is cad a , n. w appre hended from the above silly production, the magistracy assembled at the Town-hall, and took every precaution which prudence for the public safety could suggest, and as one step the following placard was immediately issued by the Mayor:— " BOROUGH OF LIVERPOOL. _ "Notice of the intention of holding a public meeting thisday having been posted on the walls, I, Thomas Berry Horsfall, hereby caution all persons not to attend it. The meeting is called anonymously, and it is believed by strangers; and the Mayor confides in the Loyal population to aid him in his de termination to preserve the peace of the town. "THOMAS BERRY HORSFALL, Mayor. " Town Hall, March 12." A strong body of police were stationed in the Sessions' House, and in the central office in High-street a large force was also kept in reserve. At the hour announced two or three hundred individuals,. " to see the fun," had gathered upon the flags ; spectators cohered, and the crowd received instant accession from the crowd of well dressed people flowing every fine Sunday towards the pier heads. Birkenhead for the nonce was deprived of its parading visitors. The crowd, an aimless meeting, was gathered, but no "goodcitizen" appeared to address them. There was no excitement, no rallying point, till Mr. Dow ling, who was unknown to the mass of people there, mingled with the crowd, and proclaimed, like a " good citizen." to those who rushed round him, that no meeting was to be held. The crowds at last perceived the hoax which had been practised, and gradually dispersed. • Yesterday, a rather more alarming: yet equally silly, demonstration, without apparent definite aim, took place in the. Exchange area. Crowds of idlers, men and boys, but chiefly the latter, began to assemble on the flags and the adjoining thoroughfares, and these greatly increased towards three o'clock. Numbers of well-dressed persons were attracted to the spot, and so swelled the assemblage that shortly after three o'clock the flags were nearly filled, especially on the east side of the square, opposite the north door of the Exchange News-room, where a man, apparently drunk, and a number of youths and boys caukd, by silly broken expressions, followed by shouts. seers, laughter, and occasional hustling to get up a disturbance. They succeeded only, however, in causing rushes of the people to and fro, and there can be no question but that pickpockets, and vaga bonds of elder growth or practice, had urged on the boys in hopes of a. row, by which they could make their harvest. The business• usually transacted on 'Change was of course for a time suspended, and at length matters having begun to assume a serious aspect, it was deemed prudent to call in, shortly before four o'clock, a strong body of police who were before quartered near the spot. These, marching in an orderly and determined manner, urged those present to disperse. It was but ne cessary to make such a demonstration to induce the greater portion of the assemblage to move off. Consider able numbers, however, of those bent on mischief declined to move from the square, and the police, naturally be coming impatient at this and the insulting language used towards them, used their sticks with considerable, but it is generally thought necessary, severity. The result was a few broken heads and bruises, but nothing serious. The effect was almost electric, and the flight general in all di rections, the feeling being "sauve qui pent." A tremen dous rush took place in the direction of and along High-street, the north end of which was so blocked up that young and old were thrown down over one another until they lay in heaps -on the ground, • out of which they were very soon hurried by pokes and knocks from the police. In a very few minutes the Exchange flags were cleared of the greater portion of those who had filled them, and Dale-street, Castle-street, &c., were crowded by many hundreds moving. We should think that not fewer than 3000 to 4000 had at one time congre gated at the Exchange and the surrounding streets. After the dispersion, which from its rapidity was somewhat lu dicrous, the police bodies occupied the ends of the several avenues leading to the Exchange, and effectually kept out known or suspected persons, permitting respectable parties who had business there to pass and repass. It was, we think, indiscreet in strangers and others in respect able society to swell the crowd that had collected by mingling amongst them. Had they absented them selves the thing would - have died away without any inter ference of the police. Of equally questionable taste was the appearance of gentlemen at open windows in the un derwriters rooms, and merchants offices facing the crowd, and immediately above the densest portion of them. At four o'clock many of the shop windows in Castle-street and Dale-street were closed, in case of breakage of glass : but this was unnecessary. _ _ _ The fire brigade were at hand, and prepared to drench the multitude had they lingered after the first charge, in which case the merely curious as well as the mischievous would have got s cooling by no means agreeable. We are glad to learn that the working porters so far as could be observed, took no part in the intended disturbance ; and that the loyalty of the people at large remained quite unshaken on both days. The greatest praise is due to the Mayor for his watchfulness and caution, and his forbearance combined with firmness, in conserving the peace of the town ; and his efforts have been anxiously seconded by his brother magistrates, and by all the civic officers and ) the humblest. These pre s taken and in nrenaratinn cautions or tne auttiont against any further disturbance, (should such - unhappily arise—which we do not apprehend) have inspired the public mind with the greatest confidence. A body of regular troops have arrived from Chester. A large number of special constables were also yesterday sworn in, in addition to many before. About 500 of the men employed at the yard and works of the Corporation, have also been taken up as constables; and the police are so divided and instructed, that large bodies of them may at once be brought to bear upon disturbances that may show themselves in any part of the town. About five o'clock, some idle fellows, who had been driven from the Exchange, took it into their heads to roll about some of the casks intended to be used in Exchange street East, for the consolidation of the new pavement there laid down. They were soon put to flight by the polia after the di ion of the crowd from the Ex- change some of th; fire brigide finding a crowd at the corner of Hargrave-buildings, played upon them from the water mains, and got them away, the mass of t ing to take it as a mere amusement. There was a rumour of a disturbance in Richmond yesterday evening, but it turns out that it was merely a resistance made to the apprehension of an offender by some of his co-mates; that the .case had nothing what ever to do with any of the proceedings at the Exchange ; and that such attempts at rescue are more or less of daily occurrence in'the rourh -districts of the town. item seem- At the present time, ten o'clock, all is quiet through out the town, and there is no indication of any disturb- EXAMINATION OF MASTERS AND MATES.—At a meet ing held on the 7th instant, Capt. Edward Joseph Allen, master of the . William Botsford, of Liverpool, and Capt.. Thomas Tinley, master of the Nith, of Liverpool, were examined and found duly qttalified for first cla4s : masters' certificates. March 14, ISIS. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (BY EXPRESS.) The Chartist meeting en Kennington Common yeste'rdSi turned out a miserable failure. The military were underarms but there was no occasion for them. On Saturday last, about half-past 11, a.m., the entire viaduct over the river Nidd, at Knaresborough, which was nigh being completed, fell in with a tremendous crash, caused, it thought; by the heavy rains. It consisted of four arches Of centres bf which had not been removed), each 50 feet span and 80 feet high. Fortunately no lives were lost. MONEY MARKET—YiisTERDAY. Therobeing nothing prominently new in the foreign intelli gence this morning, the market for Public Securities has bited a more limited range of transactions than has occurred since the first outbreak in Paris. Consols have been done fro= 801 to for the account, and for money from 801- to sti ll keeping up the same character of the money quotation being nearly 4 , per cent. higher than for time. All the other stocks, the dividends of which are payable in the April quarter, art now shut. Exchequer Bills are 28 30, and India Bonds 12 pro- LONDON CORN MARKET.—YESTERDAY. At this day's market there was a limited supply of Englig' Wheat, which met a brisk sale at an advance of Is. per qr. On the currency of this day week. For foreign there was also so improved demand, and sellers had the turn of price in their favour. Barrel Flour is steady. Indian Corn on the spot was generally held for Is. per quartet' advance, but there was less demand to-day for floating cargoes- Fine Chevalier Barley sought after at full prices; secondarf sorts, however, very difficult of sale. _ _ Malt remains dull. Hog Peas Is. to 25., and boiling, 28. to 3s. lower, Beans better demand, and quite as dear. The supplies of foreign Oats are liberal, which checked the thinness perceptible at the end of last week, and few sale* were effected over the currency of last Monday. SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET.—YESTERDAY. The beef trade was steady at last prices. The numbers of sheep were small; from ss. 4d. to ss. 6d. per 81b., but no•T:risY demand. For calves the demand was firm, and late pricespaid- Prime small porkers sold readily, at full prices. All otherpig , were a dull inquiry. HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM IRELAND. (FROM A CORRKSPONDENT.) Dublin, March 12. It is with much satisfaction that I inform you, that, although the peace of the city is threatened by the late seditious movements of the Repealers, we have every con,_' fidence that the peaceable and loyal portion of the peoPw . will turn out to a man, and repress any, the very slightest, outbreak that may take place. To-day, the Provost and Board of Trinity College met► after divine service, and unanimously agreed to an address to his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, expressive of con fidence in his Excellency's wisdom and determination to uphold the peace of the city, placed as the government now is in a most awkward position by the unwarrantable conduct of the Young and Old Ireland party. The Orangemen of the north, ever foremost in pro moting social order, and observing a respect for the lairs of the land, have also strengthened the hands of the Ex ecutive. Meetings have been held all over the north. in which that body have agreed to addresses of confidence in the Lord Lieutenant, and declaring their determination and readiness to come forward at a moment's notice, at render every assistance to the Government to maintain peace and order...._ KINSALE ELECTION Kinsale, Saturday Night. This being the day appointed for taking the poll at thig election, the ceremony passed off quietly, and without the least disturbance. At the commencement the Con servative candidate, Lord Robert Clinton, took the lead, and, at 12 o'clock, was six ahead of his competitor, Mr' Hawes, the numbers being— For Lord R. Clinton B5 For Mr. Hawes 79 The entire polled up to that hour was 164, leaving 30 still to record their votes. Towards the close Mr. Hawes gained ground, and won by a very small majority—not more than five or six at the farthest. The precise num ber we have not been able to hear, as the official declara tion was not made. LATEST FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. , The utmost joy prevailed in Switzerland.at the news the Republic in France. Accounts from Naples of the Ist instant state, that on that day all the Ministers tendered their resignationg , which ivere accepted by the king. The endeavours of Lord Minto to effect a reconciliation between Naples and Sicily had completely failed. All the letters received from Vienna described the deep impression produced in Austria by the account of the French revolution. The Court was in a state of conster nation. All eyes were fixed on the Prime Minister of Austria, and Cabinet Councils succeeded each other with out interruption. Fears were entertained for Lombardi , where agitation continued to increase.. LATEST FROM PARTS.—We are glad to find, from the Paris papers of Sunday, that the most perfect tranquilli/ continued to reign in Paris, but there seemed to weig upon the public mind a deep gloom, the necessary conse quence of the financial statement of M. Gamier Page , and of new disasters in the banking and commercial w orld, the most important of which was the suspension of pay ments by a banking firm of some importance. intimatelY connected with railroad undertakings. The firm in clues' ton is that of Messrs. Laffitte, 131ount, and Co. Lord Brougham is recovering, and will leave Cannes for England at the end of the month, travelling by easy staget The life of Annette Meyers, who shot the soldier, WIL' be spared. Sentence of death has been respited. Lord Hardinge arrived at Alexandria on the 29th ult" and left the same day for Venice. The Five Sisters was lost last week off the Highland° of Scotland. All hands were lost. She was bound W directors n of the East India Cotn„Prif Gl o as n go s w at , u fr r o d m ay, L t i h sb e o eTnatveerrtani,nßedisiVioipsgatconen-tstPreealtk,laondn the etnoferhiastdte h p e artll - r e°' ' o assume the functions of Governor of Bombay. The Rev. Moses Margoliouth who has been employed on the shores of Carthage in sowing the seeds of the Goo' pel for several months, arrived at Malta on the 28th O; film Tunis. He is now on his way to Jerusalem, f attend the consecration of the new church there. The ex-King and Queen of the French remain in °a tirement at Claremont, surrounded by the members their family. Both are in ,good health, and the che h tl; in their fortunes appears to affect them but little. - I . .„'"a ex-King takes occasional airings in a private carriage, "" is everywhere treated with marked respect. CO rIC THE FRENCH EMBASSY.—His Excellency the di de Jarnac is at length relieved from his duties as Fre P „,4 Minister at this Court. On Friday last M. Cottu 0 at Hertford-house from Paris, charged with instruebr:he from the Provisional Government to receive from Count de Jarnac the archives and seals of the En ll / 5 5 0 59, ' His Excellency having delivered over the seals, took.rr,„ final departure from Hertford-house, and is now resiell: at the house of his noble brother-in-law, Lord Foley, Grosvenor-square. i s ST. BARNABAS' CHURCH.—A series of Lent lectur e sf now in the course of delivery on Sunday and Wedneo;„ , evenings, in this church. Two have already been dei'a ered, and the subject of that for to-morrow evening ° l „b be,—Church Authority •, Second Sunday in Lent, On. 19th,—Justification ; Wednesday, March 220,-- - Fl”" State ; Third Sunday in Lent, March 26th,—San ctine il tion ; Wednesday, March 29th,—The Sacraments; Fc dir a t Sunday in Lent,. April 2nd,—The Creed ; Sunday n before Easter, April 16th,—Sacrament of the Lords,S o li per ; Wednesday, April 19th,—One Mediator ; " On e The Friday, April 21st,—Christ lifted up ;- Evening,— Jo Offering. The two Wednesday and intermediate Su m, , Evenings between April 2nd and April 16th are una inw ably omitted. had a ST. PATRICK'S' Da:v.—The Irish Government long consultation on. Friday with the heads of the department, and every precaution will be taken top l " r serve tranquility in the event of the republican sYn i P oi . thizers persevering in their mischievous intention to en ci j rnemorateSt.Patrick's day by a demonstration of phr l is force to overcome the Executive Government. Th ere t he already considerable excitement in Ireland among„o operative classes, and nothing is thought or spo k e n of " 011 the approaching manifestation of popular feeling. 4 , ; Friday afternoon a second edition of the Freerga:he Journal was issued, for the purpose of laying before:d public, with all possible despatch, a manifesto, addre ° ,, to the people of Ireland by Mr. J. O'Connell. The 1 1 , gentleman is evidently in a state of trepidati on a t the P 0 bable effects of the storm which lowers over the horieteci and towards the raising of which he has l en t the lin 3l share of influence he possesses over the public mind. 011 LIVERPOOL HORTICULTURAL S OCIETY .—Tbe m0,.„-;St meeting of this interesting society was held last the Clarendon-rooms; the attendance was numerous , 0 0 1 Mr. Leatherbarrow. jun., presided. The names of se % r g e new members were announced, including Mr. G e Cunningham and Mr. Skirving, nursery and seeds' up Several beautiful plants were exhibited for prizes, neciefil, an' Azelia Moreana, a new variety, from Mr. Gladstoo.oo Olive Mount, William Brown, gardener; a Corozin l , l o o, Varium Nana, from Mr. Thos. Morris, Thos. Tholortir gardener ; an Azelia Ledifolio, from Mr. Musgrove , 1 1 1 a 0. seryman ; an Archideousplant,.the Dindrobiuni Bic" Al' (we did not obtain the grower's name,) and an Melia 01 0 bor Perfecta, with a pink and a white blossom upon stem. from C.-Blundell, Esq., North, 4ar deuer• pot corosimium obtained the prize. A discussion on the o e4 modes of heating agricultural buildings was then reou en ilt from last month's meeting, and the speakers &W O O 0 ' expressed their various opinions and experiences, ni,est; them in favour of the hot water system ;,but as the fired, ing did not commence till an hour after the time our reporter could not await the result. . TO ORRESPONDENTS. We are compelled to oa.it a number of articles from our P impression. t le tt r We have received a long, pertinent, and highly import4 l3 iair„, from a " Mae Importer," complaining that the meow, sw.i, specting the system of licensing porters had not bee' t oe,' I witted to their body for signature —as they have ' l3 •• cause of complaint as any other class of merchants• joiletio import," he says, " 10 or 20 hints. of "wine, they are ha ve 4 t, sampled, and warehoused by porters of whom I 1 - e lici` ce knowledge; and if there is a like number of gallons . 1.<.‘," • n rain V WIPP& nn imilartpr ran have in strange servants Thiti is the a gerlgal dock sys loineiy'a at worse." L W 130' LIVERPOO 'CATTLE MARKET, O r O r o The, supply of stock at our market to-day was rath. and as we had a numerous attendanee of custoin e Tto were a little higher.' Beef, sid. to 61d.; Mutton, 7io BIRTH. On. 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