The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-01 00:00:00

JANUARY 1, 1856.1 °4ll then be little more than two-thirds the former ate. Some remarks were made about increasing the • af the b a l es ; b ut no one can seriously imagine loL t anY difference will be made in this respect for the 1 • Purpose of effecting, a saving which will not ',it to a halfpenny a hundred weight. i ncase, 'silo doubt that upon all descriptions of goodsthe I , l 'ease, tho ug h of considerable consequence to lucome of the Dock Trust, will scarcely make an Catable difference on the value of the mechandise. only real i m port ance of the question is as far as h I L Ia Y affect the trade of the port, which presents too ; 1 71 a dvantages to be surrendered for a slight increase Zek rat es; f or un l ess it can b e s hown that these p - 0 7: e s exleed in any great degree those of other 4itsaftbkring similar adoattages, the majority will 4 Ra to agree that the Dock Trustees have done cie tight i n pl ac i n g themselves in a position to ; e l r aPe the resources 'of the port in the most complete • 'ample manner. r, 1 . ..ez ew ki r k t "-Eln's-ataz,---This being New-Year's-aa' y, no corn be held. l ti v i . , l l Saturday, Frederick Nelson and Jolan Tilston, carters, the ed by Mr. Woodhead, were fined, the former 10s. and Iheiratter 20s, ittad costs, for having a quantity of iron in 14,1 4 P,Oasession for which they were unable to account. They 1i' 01 ..` 44 e1l a los . l of iron, on the previots day, to the Mersey the e ' and h Is thought they had gpropriated a portion of , teetai. eat. TO THE STEIX-SHIP ATLINTIC.—The United t ronl 's,..avail steamer Atlantic, Captain West, which sailed into n m vellool for New York on Saturday, was forced to put al ita ':Ocetzstown yesterday morning, in consequence of having tic% 4. n ed`some injury to one of her cylinders. On examina so „"„ws found that the injary was but trifling, and can be ag e -701 Th.repair ed that she is eepected to proceed on her voy.- "Nerr York in course of to-day. wi tt . BLSU DIFFICVLTY.—Ann Griffiths, a Welshwomen, beer husband, John 'Griffiths, also a Cambrian, were Pre t v i nt up at the Police-coart yesterday, on remand from tie a week, charged with stealing' £32 from Wm. Bees, beer,lth sailor, on the street, 2let kept by John Davies, a Welsh pas ' course. No evidence was given as to how the robbery atoners were discharged. YcnCTER B=am-ie.—Mr. Joseph O'Hanlon charged a g Woman named Margaret Thomlinson, at the Police- Yesterday, with stealing 111 b. of butter from'his stall, el l 7, ) tiand-rsad Market, on Saturday night. fie 'suspected stolen. something, and on searching found-the butter said her crater"(apm-pit)." Mr. Wm. Earle, theanagistrate, to t° hers Yon are very well known here. 'tea must go to gaol for three months. If you don't take care, you'll have taucitturther, where you'll fare a great deal worse." e N oltusia -ornsAn SEAT OF \VAR.—The largo-and valuable atnaiof%he--seat and events of the war withßussia, in the hail e a, aza. lhe Sea of Azoff, is now on iiiiewinthe Queen's eshilf„ol:l-utreet. The various scenes in this interesting and s tin - alaavdteen painted by M. Gompertz, from sketches azie b `trucYslmitde on the spot by officers in both the English . rendh•arniies. The events of which the-several localities e with "yea the scones are delineated with greatfidelitycombined cle t l!ach artistic skill, and, as a whole, thekpanorama is well We'L'lng' of a wish peculiarly interesting to youth, and rziilatlearn that it is well attended. G e ULT 'etd THE POLICE BY TAN:CM SAILOR.--At Jolice-rourt, yesterday, Police-officer 499 brought up . fe Mither, an American sailor, for assaulting him. The th that, on his bait on the previous night, he found "isonerhi company with a couple ofieestitutes creating kreat .stSturbance. On his requesting them to go away, 'el 'stem* him a violent blow on the hack of the head, Int o 1 1 :knOekedstupid," and then:gave him ,Lne 4 aitiddle of the street. Another =dicer came to the fta th yoce 'ef 499, or he believed , twould have suffered 4, 0 7er iialence. The prisoner was - fined 40s. and costs, or tenth„' imprisonment. 4, 411 7 zOUajaGES AGAINST Cana —Yesterday, Wil -4,,,4110ne Of the Wallasey Cammissioners, was calls 11 1 ,71' 10 Q to those indictments charging him with fraud. th u eafac, %was called at the Cheshire' County; Sessions, held ; lk.''er,,i_before Trafford Trafford, iEsq.,' -aaairman. The par tior, cif the charges were detaileclat" length in the Stan apTattne time ago. On Callowl , ?eing "idled on to plead, an A:a-Ilion on behalf wasznade forta further postponement "Sal, on the ground fiat the. Roused was label/xi - lag . 41 ,4 1 ' an attack of infiaramationof thi , lnags and pleura. The of V A , c ation was:granted, and'thettrieb was put off till the nth hef m u nzary, when it will come •on , atthe quarter sesssens,'to u - al at En utsford. Okl e ll n AT M &NCUBSTER.-40nTridatiiight, at half-past 7,1 ' 'str ee e ,!‘"'a pile of warehmt9e hiiiklings • crtending front MA.; e n ,nrto Mr irsden-ecturre, Manchester was discovered to 'be tl ie 7, and t he flames spread , viithgrea't rapidity, consuming' h o ,reater pc irtion of the -stasits Of -ectton goods in six 'ware teligs,• The sufferers were - Mr.' W.aCrompton (in whose' 1u t .,2 me flat nes were *rst seen), Stem:LG. Goodwin and C 0.,; teieg Rend al, Riskiekandeo.,Mo-J....lraylpr, Mr. L. Woolf, , te r h' J. A ndrews. Nr. Iteseattelitted with the Menthes- . ang'l'e brigai le and engines,. and . _got tine fire under in albontl - unr but property lad beerrdestreyed valued at X1L2;4300: to Th e - "liagat. T HEAT T' 'ME RAGG-10^NCEIOOL CHILD!CATIC.--- th e; annual linner given iby T. Watcrsfall, Esq., 31.P.,tt0! ,tees attending the Ragged 4 Sehools is to take Pare: ,F, Rose-1 nil' Porsee-stsfir,n 'teitnorrow, at half-paat one. f,,l 4o eir—The ninth annual meeting-of the subscribers and ne=rds of thi i benevolent institution cras held on raursaar cam, in t he Domestic MisSion•htfase, Bedford-street, trPPle, Esq., ;the president, in the- chair- The Rev. P. Eficluip, - ; tt:LEtoretary, read the ‘nepertothich , spike favourably of ithe f o eand prosl ?ects of theinstitutioWzThe aver ag boys and 47e attendance:, ti,, L „_the last q barter has beesslo2 ;•Ineanely, 55 ) s,Z 4 &rolalai t he treasurer's -statement It tat appeared there in hand of Z 6 RIIPTC T COVRT, EMIT EmEs..-z,--In Commissioner, 5„ 4 "Y`.,,.. 8 'court, yesterday, 'George Moss,came up for his last`, ten nnation, but the taw =es sidjourned until the Z.ttla of' 1at,,,, n a17, as no balance sheet, •hadtbeenifiled.—James e": aarthenwat e dealer intheseity of 'Chester, passed his rust) te a Lion, and the s).,,Ettli rof :January: was fixed for the •eer-; s e !meeting 7.—Behert Emus, !mashinist, of this lovin,; a l Ltniiis last ixaminstiondlso,:asid the:23rd of January was; 440 r the c.;rtificate-meeting ; in' his Commis tio-' n er4itevensotes Coart, 'George ccartowner, of this t ess ltame up to• receive judynent on 'his' application for al ti e '„eate, which was -adjourned:fn.:on last week. The .;:utig-; Was further postponed ei , for three tiveeks to allow batik- , of en, .opportunity o produngooinnetirZence as to tae '"''norses and carts to 4011. 't t ,, I) %4IIIGIE EXTENSION..—OR Wednestday,A meeting of the I;a2 t aYers owners of property. Alan the township .of Sal ton-orathe-Hill was held for tire, parpose of taking into ih a t , aeration the notice oven :by tthe .-.corporation of the toip,„ 4 . l 4 l l , oftliverpool of au iritenieti Avorteation to Paella ‘to .extead the munkipal lioundaries-cf the borough. intervi e S. Riley, the clutirraau,;.intintated that, in a 1 w he had with the tewnrelerk,lhe learned that ee bilLwas.not abandoned, sfitidk lit pnabehly would be, ,a very swill portion of Watouaroulabe affected by it, a es,,7 4 .aagleahaaiug upon Kirkdale. jnaacinseauence of this o,..,•"ftinent, the oneeting adjourned to that slay fortnight, in 15 1 77 4 ,, that they slight in the meastime-seeapy of the bill. aclVnraday, aimilar meeting of Iliac:town:s4p of Bootle was ~ , ,‘"ned for Ithe,same purpose. Ti, 9 akexuG , aatt frgurnolruz..—George (Owen A-good-looking, I eo e tise!sea palm man, was yesterdsaachargalset the police robbins his employer, Mr. 'Thos. IPlainhe, draper, lavp,;.,"street. ;Although prisoner had only „been on the k i e `eires ab ou t seaaa weeks, he was suspected of dishonest l' i ti ° o e, and information was given to the police. iDetectives o,,'Veits;and Sullivan were sent up to watch:his motions, and kJ - 6, 1 7, 4 ° 1 'day they searched his box, when a ; perfect hoard of he n „7„ , IPothet-bancliserehiefs, ribbands, end .other trifles ( 1 0 agingle his maptar, were found concealed. _Nee* three had neek-ales were also discovered, but as the -shop marks lia l ,,,,"'een;talsen oft them they could not be identified. Pre tli„7'onsavere, made .for committing the prianner fur, trial at b„, - , r aeasiono,aaat instead of that, he was dealt with summarily Ir ah 7r- Maud, under the provisions of a recent act of par -ent,andatiat to gaol far a month. y e .T . ,„. Txtemazir i ‘n ',Youno ;Tract.—Two lads of fawn 12 -to 14 of age, named Win. Greenwood and Abraham Thomas, st e l chargedatt the. Police-court, yesterday, by Market-wa ll-1, '4e Shy rare. 80 with stealing oranges in St. John's rket, of fsaturday night. Ile officer stated that when tbe !et hold of the prisoners, Greenwood suddenly dropped down , , e floor, and •hetiore he could prevent him, grasped tight hold his right ;leg, And bit a piece off his knee. The young, in ft el ihansts,;blubbepacl, and made a great outcry! court. asPed as if beware the most :innocent creature in sexist-, I, uc e• The magistrate Asked if they (the prisoners) were well' t,,,::°2 41 1 about the inarkat.-- , Coastahle "Oh yes, sir, we have a.adrive them out of ;the market forlthieving 18 or 18 times aY, all the year round." Upon the strength of this good c`racter, Greenwood was,seat to gaol for two months. Thomas , aa remanded until toalaYa O i ta) ENGLISH CINALISTALLA FARE.—,t. splendid baron of Was cooked yesterday, .and served to his customers, by 1 1 :4 „.%.• Morris)), at the 51erchant's Diningareoms, Lancaster arwu(agls, Ilthebarn - street . The q ualit y of t his noble j oint i ta aI A In all respects admirailie.; kwas rich aqi juicy, and in Ifekir excellent. The baron .ss:eighed 45.3 Has, and was cat Ora the carcass of a very fine West Highland ox. The - 6 11 of Mr. Morrish was tastefully decked out in holiday g11 ,„ e L .,_ • ,:; AL Profusion of rich ekes sad tempting confectionery h kati — ` l " l ng the centre table, and the walls and coltunns were of the flag! of the t:eesYte4l:orated with a beautifill ,array Allies, interspersed with e xergreens. As -is usual, and satis eelik 4 manger was crowded the guests -0 and all seemed delighted sit by inuirrous of • h the excellence 4 'iands., which, when washed down with a reasonable 17.1eum.of Morrish's Standard or Natural Sherry, formed a t 7enet entitled to the admiration of the gourmand, or stated t wuthe satisfaction of the most simple palate. Mr. Morrish, be o e l b e Seen by an advertisement, is to cook another baron Of Po On tre Friday. t yn r Promarci.—Catherine Hearner and Mary Mak in, aessdirtY-faced ragged girls, were charged at the Police-court, KalY, with picking the pocket of a poor girl named Sarah ea the tea-shop of Messrs. Mullins, in Mill-street. On eh as ar daY night the prosecutrix was in the shop making pur giii e at when ever noticed the two prisoners, along with another in e dstanding y close beside her. They left, and she im am in telY discovered that her purse, containing a small ii n :unt of money, had been stolen. One of the Messrs. Mul afte an d an assistant in the shop went with the prosecutrix r the girls, and stopped the two prisoners before they had 61very f ar. The third girl escape d . M a kin, when caught, f 01 5 . ., Lae Purse in her hand. The prisoners were sent to ao e : month each.—Detective-officer Povey brought up aces -I a NVY-attired young man, who gave the name of James the l ose of cbargin him with attempting to pick pockets at Julli g en's concert at St. George's-hall, on Saturday ord er , The prisoner, who had a coat thrown over his arm in h o to disguise his movements, had made several attempts Do r the officer detected him with his hand in a lady's an • et * Prisoner, when called upon for his defence, adopted pizniNeilions line of argument. Come, now (said he to ho llo e „) , hadn't I a pair of black kid gloves on ? Please your With ( t° the magistrate), how could a fellow pick pockets gloves ?" (Laughter.) Povey : " Oh, no; you'd e trav d es , n b then,. fon could hav e picked pockets well enough n en watching you. (Renewed laughter.) The der defence of -the chevalier d'industrie availed him little, " I "aver, for he was commit* to gaol for a month. COMMERCIAL and MONETARY NEWS. MONDAY NIGHT. Tnn Funds have been without animation all the week, and prices have varied ver/ slightly, there being an evident indisposition tY enter into any speculative transactions, owing to the uncertainty which prevails on the question of negotiations for peacerand also as to monetary requirements in the event of the war being prosecuted next year. When it became known that the Bank returns exhibited another decline in the stock of bullion, there was a slight depression, which, however, was in some degree compensated by the arrival of the Donald M`Kay, with above £400,000 in gold from Australia, which may assist in making a future account more favourable. Money for com mercial purposes has been in active demand, and discounts have in conseauence maintained their recent high rates, with alsligtt tendency upwards ; but, as there was an improvement in Foreign Exchanges, particularly in the rates upon Paris, there is no want of confidence in the probability of affairs taking a favourable turn. The returns of the Bank of England published on Friday, show several changes. The stock of bullion has again decreased to the extent of £324,593, and there is also a further decline in the circulation of £201,4* which almost accounts for the decrease in the reserve of notes unemployed of only £91,920, leaving the balance no less than £6,464,705. The public deposits have increased £916,313, and the private securities no less than £843,362, showing the demand for accommodation. The returns of the Board of Trade for the month of November show an increase of no less than £2,151,351 on the exports of British produce and manufactures, as compared with the corresponding period of the previous year. The increase is on almost every item, the decrease being in Hardware, £29,680 ; Wool, £27,649'; Oil and Seeds, £18,975 ; Silk Yarn, £2,1525 and small sums in refined Sugar, Soap, and Soda. With regard to commodities imported and retaifted for home consumption., there is an increase in Wheat, Flour, and Rice, and a falling off in Sugar, Coffee, &c., as will be seen Iv the following table - - - •• Month ending Dec. 5, 1854. 1855. 114,907 ... 15,919 69,241 ... 773:379 46,032 204,168 6,364,600 084,800 443,173 ... 438,537 3,368,975 g;978,816 955,569 ... 625,800 5,304,604 :5,418,954 56,967 108,381 501,122 ... 444,088 626,429 ... 617,138 2,661,046 2,677,883 Wheat, quarters Indian corn, quarters Flour and meta, cwt. Eggs, No. Cocoa, lb. Coffee, lb. Sugar, *LIM ... Tea, lb. Rice, ... Spirits, vallons Wines, gallons ... Ibbaeco, lb. ... Currants, figs, and raisins, - eWt. 97;915 58,678 Lemons & oranges, bsh.... 53,804 35,791 Spices, 1b.... ... 545,441 ... 394,413 Of the imports of raw materials ' , for manufactures, there is an increase in Flax and-Cotben, but a decrease in Hem?, Silk, Wool, and Tallow. Metals, Timber, and Hides show a falling off, hut 'there is an increase in "Glass manufactures, and also inktills. A , Ailuminous return has Ju - St been published, shoiting the Trade and igaVigistion of the United Kingdom during the year 11854 It hence appears thatthe real value of the total imparts and exports in 18511-7amoanted—the formerlo'ia - 52,591,513, and the latter to £115,833,704. The Oficial value of the totalifinports was £124,388,478 . again5t £123,099,313 in %.1.853 ; £109,331,158 'in 1852; £110,484,997 in 11851; and £100,469, 4 06711'1850. °the value of the goods :imported in 1854 from foreign countries anocrunted;to93,94o,9 67 , of which 159184,268 was imported ► ints Great Britain, and £2,t56,669 into Ireland. The official value of 'the mershandise imported from airitish colonial posseS *aims amounted to £30;897X11, of which £828;899 came into Ireland, :and '229,568,612 into Great "he real value of ;the 'o gists of produce from 'the Uoiked Kingdom in 1Y854 ainennted to £497,18026, of,which £272,685 was'axperrted from Ireland. 'This eonsisted of articles ',the i,produce and manufacture of the United Kingdom. Oni , fereign and colonial ,- ex- Twits the value was 4318546,978, making a grand Aa;al exportation of 11115;883,704. 'The official value 'Of he total exports of Cowie surd colonial produce -and 7manufactures amounted l'ito £29,821,656, .against 'T27,744,772 in 2853.: :13,328,301 in 1852.; 1'23,729,616 in 1851; :acid 126 874,212 in 1850. . appears that in 11854, 42,216 British vessels !1(10,744,849 tons) 'entered - 11nd cleared from :and %to ,foreign countries and 'B&W!' possessions, and 'that - 7 171ie total number ,of ;foreign vessels so entered :and ib :axed was 85.085 4tonnrge, 18,669,087). The 'number of British shipoenspleyed in 1853 was 42;106; tin 1852, 43,294; and inll.Bs@, 44,698. The number tiffereign vessels has iincreased from 76,743 (in 185 Q) it 0135,085 (in 1854.. The number of vessels ith&t entered and eleared 'with cargoes only in 3854. v :us as follows:—British, 17056 and 18,414; foreign44,B72 and 17,233. 'The foreign vessels that !entered inwards with cargoes livalluded 61 Russian skips ; 820 Swedish, 2,550 Norwegian, 2,451 Danish, 1,457 Prussian, 2,300 .German, 1,454 Dutch, 268 illelgian, 1,210 French, 376 Spanish, 195 Partngnese, 352 Italian, 26 ather !Naropean States, 1,836 _American, and 17 'other :States. - _ --- number of veggols that entered at the various ipark of the United Einem Aras as follows:—Into *Landon, 10,943 vessels, - .2,60703 tons ; Liverpool, 4,496 vessels, 2,19Q,4911 ttons ; Hull, 2,789 vessels, :504;368 tons ; Bristol, •049 •caressels, 162,53 S tons:; Neweastle, 3,048 vessels, 4i41;19S tons ; Southampton, '873 %vessels, 262,276 *Ansi Glasgow, 544 vessels.; (Greenock, 377 ; Leith, 1y0 8 4; ,Dublin, 337; clea, 401 pond Belfast, 2141. - - - The meturn from the Sax* of;;England for the catiek entligg tthe 22nd Deeember .givemthe following results, whentetenpared with the previokisoweek Public Deposits ... Z6,514;753 ;, baorease ints,sts Othert Reposits 12,21145 - 7 ;'Decrease... 84006 Rest 3,5.19,-e77; , kesease ... 14,395 San tae.other side of tale account Gevernmont Securities.. £9;4129,107; bierease ....E139,821 ether Securities 19X01;123; Inesease ... 843,362 des u.r.gesployed 6,161i7060 - leorease ... 91,920 f Tike:amorint of notes in eirenlaticois £18,379,890, heivadoevease of 2201,470, andlthe4tock of bullion in Lath kvartments is £10;98.1;746., showing a decrease 0f024,593 when eomparethviitil the preced ing alefairn. ISSUE DEP/MTV...ENT. _ Note. 1 issued,,... £24,844,595 Goreninut. Dektn.,ols,loo Other Recuritips 3,459,900 GoW teak & WM:10,369,595 Silver Jam/lion ..• • X 44,844,595 421,844,595 ;,fitAll ICING DEPA.RTMEST. Prop. Cap` 1 . .,. 431,4,553,000p0v. Seeuidaes f. 0,02,9,127 Rest - . 1 319,877 her Securities .10,204,123 Public Deposits 4,844,753 Notes .... C l / 2 49 4,7 05 Other Deposits i1AP41,457 Gold & Siker Coin ,01.2,150 7-day &other bills 4.35/,088 £36;410175 Z 36,11100.5 Our SHARE ItaBRAT has been more buoyant 311 ,week, with an increase disposition to do business ste-day and Saturday. Prices, too, are genailk t advancmg, those of today are—Caledonians, 37C-; , Eastern Counties, 81; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 7,7 k; London Stock, 941 -1; Ditto Eighths, ld ; Shefaeld Stook, 23+ I ; South Eastern, 17 3-16 ; D a t t d i Rhenish, I 7-16 d 1; Great Western of Canada, 25+1 ;; ; ; Ditto yew, 3 1-16 p. ComoN.—The amount of business done during the week has been but limited, owingtehiefly to the Christ mas holidays, so that purchases have been almost con fined to immediate wants; and, , as holders have offered their stocks rather freely, prices are partially reduced. The decline being about 1-161 per lb. for middling, and 11d, for better qualities. For ,Surat, however, there has been A fair demand at unaltered rates. The sales for the week up to Friday, ainotmted to 24,100 bales, of which. 2;060 were taken on speculation, and 540 for export, leaving 1 9 ,7 00 for the trade. Satur day's sales were about 6,000 bales including 500 for export. To-DAY the sales were 7,000 bales ineluding 1,000 for speculation ; and export. The following is a comparison of present rates with those of the cor responding period last year :- 1864 1855 New Orleans, mid dling r • • Land, middling •• fair ........ • ••• ••• •• • ••• •II . b 51 41 ; 6 7-16 51 5 SALES. IMPORTS. (STOCK baKSCRIPTION, PRICKS. Week Previ ending I ously Dec. 28' thia yr. Week t This ending' Year. i Dec.2B Dec. 281 Sea Island .. Stained .... Buweds .... 9 038 1 370 28110 * 10 1730 4i 6*l 4800 764810 42 5j 4110 351000 41 6j 6270 1100590 52 62 430 49110 6 6* 390 40600 5 1 6} 120 49220 - - ....' 760 5 9* 2220 120560 - - 30 7570 3 41 5340 488150 32 - 10 5350 - - 3070 Mobile . . New Orleans..... Pernams, &c..... Bahia, &c. Maranham Detnerara,&c Egyptian Com.W.l.&c Surat Madras Bengal 38238 1 653561 191550 )44861 933242 6891 631611 25480 350571 14950 1751 33690; 17340 , ....I 8311, 320 4797 110072' 53370 68731 2890 } 11172 2793071 77160 25' 950 107710.21208 1 9 384010 24100 30106301 The following remarks on the cotton trade for the LIVERPOOL STANDARD. year 1855, are taken from the brokers' annual cir cular, issued this day :--- " The total import into this port during the present year has amounted to 2,140,147 bales, being an in crease of 73,852 bales as compared with last year, and an increase of 111,317 bales as with that in 1853. " The export from this port amounts to 234,310 bales, against 229,622 bales in 1854, and 259,549 bales in 1853. " The stock in Liverpool, as declared this day, is 428,810 bales, against 551,340 bales in 1854, and 597,500 bales in 1853, showing a decrease in the actual quantity this year of 63,840 American, 8050 Maranham, 120 West India, 7,540 Egyptian, 64,410 Surat, and 2,000 Bengal ; and an increase of 17,000 Pernams, and 6,430 Bahia. The actual increase as compared with the estimated stock being 37,196 bales. " The total deliveries for home consumption from the ports of the United Kingdom are 2,096,623 bales, being an average weekly delivery of 40,319 bales, against 37,483 bales in 1854, and 35,675 bales in 1853." The following are the stocks of cotton held in Liverpool on the 31st of December, 1855 :- 10,240 Sea Island 1,590 Stained 84,220 Bowed 83,240 Mobile 102,590 Orleans 22,560 Pernam 18,440 Bahia 21,V00 Maranham 48,290 Egyptian . 750 Demerara ...... 60 Barbadoes Peruvian 100 Smyrna . , 720 La Guayra 800 Carthagena 970 West India, Sz. 81,610 Surat .. 590 Madras 140 Bengal 428,810 Last year.. 231,880 ArAtrlcali. 62,000 Brazil. 413,200 Egyptian. 810 2,590. 82 340 ' , • 428,810 551,340. WooL.—The buginess of the week has been veTy unimportant, the , Christmas holidays and the near approach of the close , of the year preventing any large operations. Prices :remain firm, with prospects favour able for the confing Tear ; we have, therefore, mo new feature to adiiise'iince our last. Imports for `tile week, 1016 bales aselnao., 377 Mediterranean, 11:50 Bueno's Ayres, 139 'Portugal, 31 Irish, and 3 Scottih:; total, 1716 bales. Mesvrs. - ITOstl 4 ll ROBINSON and Co., in vleir annual circular, •says:: — Throughout 'the year manufacturers have been well em ployed in Ineaiiyall the departments of the woollen districts. In sarne'branehts business has not beensolloarighing ; never theless, -a. -steady consumption has gone forward': and, where army elothinrorders have been distribrited, -great activity is aprretit. .01i the whole, the wool trade is 'sterling in its re egureinefits;tand almost free from speedlative demand, which is 'the 'beit , evidence of its soundness. 'The - imports of wool far the - yeSiinto this port number 120;870 bales, which shows an increase- of 30,793 bales on the previons'year's import. This rnaybeatevonted for by an increase ininure supply of Peruvian w'biali - are only small packages), an 'additional supply of MOhair;and the Australian, forwardeirto London. The pro 'babilityls, that the receipts into allike ports will manifest a great ilerliine in weight on low wodls,nAichmust cause serious zincopvernence, if the presentcommmption is maintained. Great :surprise was apparent when it became known, that the wool exported in 1854, was double Mei:quantity of 1853, and still greater will be the apprehension - *hen it is known that, in 1.855 - i!ene exportation of low foreign'wools, was one-half the 'receipts, and twice the rpnartity . exported in 1854. The .qoe'stion now introduced, is, sslttile future supply ; that It tam i.e for some time precarious, and uncertain, cannot be idotlited, and as the manufacturers of many goods are entirely i'dependent on foreign wools, fo:ity-one prospect is prominent, ornfi its evidence will be a mouirltlerable rise on the present i •Ivaloe. It is quite certain, iparties will not bring produce with lthe foretaste of inevitableloss. SALES OF Snirs.—ln Ir&ference to this important htiranch of trade, it will lbe i'found that a considerable I - falling off has been , expeiienced, in the year which 7ilias just closed, in the amtrunt of tonnage whichihas 1. , changed owners. Compared with the precedir.g year, (say Messrs. Touge and 'Co. in their annual cireular, , ibitol this day), it will be observed kthat there is a deerease.of aeleast 65 per cent. in the amount -of tonnage sold, and a retinal:ran of about 20 per cents in the -prices per ton obtained for - new ships. The year opened with - the market much depressed, and low prices ruled urftil the 'bulk of ships belonging to' the estate of Mr. E. Oliver were .disposed of, when a slight - reaction was observable, andsecond "class vessels, from 306 - to .1350 tons, were purchased readily, :at improved rates, for ihe.'Swedish and Norwegian' timber trade. Our fleet of new -hips this year from the colonies has been considerably below 'the average, which we stfriibute to the monetary depresdion mxperienced in Canada, New`Bruns wick, &c., for the last.dighteen months, and to the hitt rates of shipwright wages. rreal April to September,..we may quote for first-qnallity 'ships, to class A 1 for seven:years, £7 7s. to £8 per tom, antiPatterly, notwithstanding the check -caused to trade by The 'high rate of discount, an 'increased tendency towards firmer prices has been observable, and which is chiefly attributable to the remunerative employment at present obtainalieforsliips of large tonnage, fen-conveying to this country an immense stock of Cotton and Pireadstuffs, - now in course of shipment in the American ports, amitionlarly New Orleans, Mobile,anorliew York, as well as to therecent -decree-of the PrenelLgovernment, permitting the importation .of foreign vessels, on payment of an ad valorem duty 'of 10 per cent. Several Ships' kave already changed hands, in tended for the Prendh Tmerchant service, at an advance of 10s. per ton, and we theme noticed that those vessels selected have been new offloniabbsilt, seven years ships; .ranging from 400 tons to 700 tons, of easy draft airf water. "The new fleet this year. , comprises vessels of a _generally :superior class, andoveare.glad to notice a markedimprove vnent in model, finish, and outfit. We would, however re -commend our shipbuilding friends on the other side of the Atlantic to confine themselves to ships of a smaller tonnage, ;as several of those recentlyeent to this market - of from 1,450 -to 1,650 tons-are, With few exceptions, too large for our re ,quirements, and, consequently, lie long on hand.; -waist [handy vessels-of from -850 to 1,050 tons register, to-class "seven years A 1, with goolimowage capacity, fine ends,.a long .iwoad floor, not toe shallow, and say of about the .followiug -proportions, viz., length ..170 feet over all, extreme:beam:B3 feet, depth 21 feet-invariably meet with a ready sale r at good. prices. We notice !little fluctuation in the value of British -built ships, those of laigh.olass at Lloyd's having throughout the year maintained fully;pretious rates ; and the shipbuild ring yards throughout the kingdom are in full work, -several of the most eminent ibuildersiliaving entered into large.eon. 'tracts for government purposes. Iron ships seem to have -somewhat improved in favour, :particularly since the regent -regailation at Lloyd's, admittiagahose built under survey to -bix,itine, or twelve years A a...€ clipper-ships, they stand ,unrivalled for speed ; makcould - the difficulty of keeriustberl (from fouling be overcome, we-see tno reason why they -should :nest, far many trades, eutirelye't&e the precedence of wood ships. The war in the lilaok•Senliss caused, throughout the :year ' s. very active demand for-stenrc vessels of every &scrip 'ion-ribose constructed .®f iiron,aand propelled by the screw , .havirigthe preference ; the smaller class of which, suitabl e `'for toiling purposes, carryisigdespatdhes, &c., have, in many :instances, been purchased Jay ;parties in this country as ow , culation, and large profits lassie been. realised on the resale .on their arriiial at Constantinople. in regard to American AbiPtilding for the pad year, ;MeAs' rs. CURRY and Co,, inttheir annual circular, dated Ist,January, say :- From.tbe United States, the returna4how an extraordinary decreaseecemared to that of 1854,the Compiler in New York accomparlies.them with this remark-..'"Mte past has been a year of ,depression unexampled within .is generation in the shippards. t , lt is evident little will be Idoae on speculation. The ships layidlAing now are for sane flpecific and ascertained purpose." flndoding sailing and steam r vossels, the returns in 1851are . 47, - - -, 29,867 tons, against 10811;390 in 1854. On the stoekcateloae 17=21,720, against 1.6--0,933 in 1854. The total nnealierof -skips in course of construction in our North American colonies, and which may be look for in all this year, is as under ,'(tot including coasters, , of which there is a considerable number expected from Prince J.:Award Island, Pictou, dre.);-44410-bec, 17=17,850 ; St. JOhWa, 19=20,600; Miramichi, Sestigoucie, &c.,14=11,100 - -making a total of 60 large ships, equal:to 49,550 tons. The neturn.of ships in the employment .of onv government, up to the lat. of August, including steam and -sailing vessels, is 208, equal tto 207,389 tons. The new mode of measurement has considerably de creased the tonnage of .vessels to which it has been :applied, the average being about l' per cent. We believe theproopects for the year are good., and sikat prices may become -more re munerative to the bulklere.tespecially for those of fpora!;"o9 to tons. MARKETS FOB MANUFACTURES. AIItIECHESTER.—No very great amount of business been .doing during the week, thedemand being limited,i•ut inere.frean the particular period of the year, when mo..t mer cantile:A=B are busy stock-taking, .4,4 e., than from any other particular eause that can be cited. Pfiees continue very firm, exhibiting little, if any variation, Ile demand for India, both as regards goods and yarns, has been limited, and is likely to ,contiAue so till the arrival of (arther advices. The Greek houses are comparatively inactive, and for Germany there is also Attie doing. The home trade is rather quiet, whilst malanfacturers are looking to obtain their yarn on rather more favciwwble terms, being led on to expect lower prices by the slight weakness in the Live • • deatton market. Stocks of both goods and yarns are light, in • •• , remarkably so. —Manchester Courier. BRADFORD.— WOOI : The week has been observed almost as a holiday, and the transactions are small, and without change in prices. Nails .and brokes are unaltered.—Yarns : The spirit to buy is on the increase, and prices are Arm— Pieces : There is no change; all is spiritless, as is usual at the close of the year. LEEDS.—Prices are much the came as for some time past; the stocks lower than usual at this season, and the mills con tinue to be pretty well employed. Business has been of the usual dull character at Christmas in the warehouses, the mer chants generally being employed in taking stock, and few buyers have visited the market. Norrnmusm.—Lace: The holidays have altogether inter fered with the ordinary course of business. We have no new feature at present manifesting itself, though most parties ap pear to have formed great expectations for the coming ye ar ._ Hosiery :Owing to the lengthened holiday in consequence of the intervening day between Sunday and Christmas-day being a non-business day, very little trade has been done since last report. RAPID CURE OF COUGH AND DIPPICIILTY Or BREATHING BY DR. LocociesPuLmosic W A lERS.—Extract of a Letter from Mr. J. Haynes, of Hale, near Liverpool :—" Sir,—l was so much oppressed at my chest, that when I lay down a coughing fit came on with such violence, that 1 have often thought I should not live to see the morning; but now I can sleep a whole night without coughing, after having taken only two boxes of Wafers. "—Dr. Locock's Wafers give instant relief, and a rapid cure of asthma, cough, and all disordersof the breath and lungs, To singers and public speakers they are invaluable for clearing and strengthen ing the voice. They have a most pleasant taste. Price Is, lid., 2s, 94., and 115. per box. Sold by all Medicine Vendors, LATEST NEWS. THE WAR, The Morning Advertiser says it is estimated that nearly £25,000,000 will be required to meet the demand on the Treasury for war and general expenditure to April 5, and it is alleged Ministers are divided as to the best means of pro viding for this deficiency. The Times' correspondent has forwarded his letters to the 15th of December, but the intelligence conveyed in them is almost destitute of interest. He states that there is a general disinclination to a campaign in Asia, and that the fall of Kars has become known, and caused much regret. Specula tion is rite as to the prcbabilities of the next campaign, and much anxiety is already expressed as to the transport means which will be placed at the service of the army. The writer says the rumour is, that the Transport Corps next year will consist of 19,000 men, and as many horses. The weather has been variable, tending to severe storms of wind, and heavy rain, diversified by hard frost. The Russians continue to maintain a pertinacious fire on the town, which is, however, productive of no marked effect. The casualties are comparatively trifling, and as the remarks are chiefly speculations or criticism, the inference is fair that all goes well with the army. THE TERMS OF PEACE. The Times has received the following from its correspondent at Vienna : VIENNA, Sunday. The day before yesterday Count Buol communicated the terms of peace to Prince Gortschakoff. They are those mentioned in the Times on the 12th of December. By the cession of so much of the territory of Bessarabia as is necessary to secure to all nations the free navigation of the Danube, is meant the cession of that part of Bessarabia which lies between the. Fortress of Chotyn on the north, the Salt Lake Sasky on the south, and the Pruth on the west. Three weeks from the date of delivery is the time allowed for consideration. The foregoing is authentic. The Morning Post says, Count Esterhazy communicated the Austrian ultimatum to Count Nesselrode on the 27th ultimo. The Morning Post, in a leader, expresses its fear that the propositions involve points of pride and dignity which the Czar may feel it:as yet impossible to concede to the victorious arras of an enemy, As regards the vacillations, Prussia must and shall have an end. It is easier to reach Berlin than Moscow, and we twill rather fight and conquer two open foes than have to contend with one enemy aided and supplied by a hostile neutral. It is impossible for Russia to shake our alliance with Prance, and the Emperor Napoleon lately told the Saxon minister in Paris that the Emperor Alexander might rest asfrared 'that, 'under noeircumstances whatever, wouldhe ever abandon iheEngligh alliance, to which he was firmly wedded, and from which -no intrigue should ever divorce him. "THE EAST. 31AusEILLns, Sunday 3lorning, Dec.'Bo. *The Lycurgue has arrived, with advices from Constantinople of thel2oth and from the Crimea of the 18th of December. Despatchesicave at'2 a.m. The Caradoc with Admiral Lyons has arrived. The steamer'Eurcrpeen has arrived with 1,200 'troops from tthe.Crimea. FRANCE. 'RETURN OF CHB IMPERIAL 'GUARD zo PARIS. On Saturday last the Imperial Guard, which had, for several days ; preceding, been quartered in the environs, entered Paris. , Great preparations had been made to give the heroes Of -Sebastopol a fitting welcome,. and the popular excitement ~w as extreme. The line of 'procession was thronged, and the Guards were received with 'enthusiasm as they marched. Me Emperor addressed them in an appro priate speech of welcome : it contained no political allusion. After the procession was over the men regaled themselves, having each received two francs. The day was fine, and the spectacle imposing. TEE OVERLAND 31. L.. INDIA AND CHINA. TRIESTE, Saturday, Dec. 29. The steamer. Ecmbay arrived here this morning at 3.30 a.m., in 131 hours from Alexandria, which port 'she left on the 23rd instant. The Indian miil left Alexandria on the 23rd, with advices from Calcutta 431-. the 30th of November ; Bembay, 3rd of December ; Shanghai, Bth of November ; Canton, 13th of November ; and Hongkong, 15th of November, On the 7th November there was a collisioc between the Hindoos and Mabentedans at Oude, in which:6oo persons were slain. The Hindoos were victorious. The . Mahomedan leader was killed. Herat has been taken by the Persians. Lord Dalhousie •rcturned to Calcutta on the 20th of Nov. The export of saltpetre is prohibited from India, except to English ports. The markets in India are depressed, and money•scarce. Freights to FA/gland have advanced. Exchange at Bomtay, 2s. 1 zd. ; at Calcutta, 2s. The mission has returned from Ava. No treatpwas signed. Many pirates have .been destroyed on the coast ti. China. At Canton tranquillity prevails, but 300 persons are decapi tated weekly. Trade in Cleikca was, gull, without an early imorapect of change. Exchange at ea;tAan,:4s,lod. ; at Shanghai, 6s. The Pasha , of Egypt .has rescinded the prohibition. on the exportation of vdted .andf Indian corn. TBY ELECTRIC INTEIWATIONAL TELEGRAPHS.] :itONDON, Monday moist. T it ‘W A R. :ne Morning Pace* Paris,-correspondent writes, that de , apatches, dated the 18th, from Sebastopol, state that the %ininipg of the docks was nearly-complete. The allied armies ,werei , in excellent cotidition, and; had every comfort. Large :,quantities of winter stores had, : ityras supposed, reached the enemy. The Russians continued t h 3 fortify their positions aid such points as cominanded their, roads of communication. It US-S•I‘A.. The ilwalide Russe sags.,--On the 16th December, two setnias, of(Cossacks, of the Mack 5e4,../14feated, near Kertch, n. strong. Aqtandron of the Anglo-Turjiish .cavalry of General Vivian. Vac Commander, an English otAcer, and 47 men of thesquaaron,,were made prisoners. ;Elsewhere all well in the Crimes,. The frinto' ;Paris correspondent writes,—When the Em peror Alexandergeturned to Nichollaiefr, he was much more warlike than before ; whether it was the thougkt of the ruins of Sebastopol that:awoke the spirit of •vengeance within him, or that lope arose:az he witnessed the wast preparations in his more secret arsenals, I know not ; but I know, 'for ,a fact, that he was ready to fling defiance, not only at France: nd Eng land, but expressed ,liialself about Germany in terns of the utmost indifference. THE FUNDS, STOCK, AND SHARE MARIat The English Funds are lidle changed ; at midday, prices were weak, but recovered before the close. Railways mate but firm. In Land, Bank, and Foreign Stocks, transae ns are unimportant. Canada Land a degree lower, and ho3ders do not press sales ; prices ,rain nominally unaltered. - - CLOSING PRlkEitS. Consols, Account ...... 88/ a IBank s toc k 205 6 Do, M0ney ........ lExqr. Bil/R. L.S„ 10 5 dis. Threeper Cent 5....... 88/ 1 0mtu.UtU FOREIGN STOCKS. IfexicaAs .............. 191 20 Turkish . . 83/ i Russian . ........... .. 95 7 Do. knew) Do. . . ........... 88 90 Great West . Canada .... 25' i Canada Lat'ad .......... 124 Do. (new)„ . RAILWAY SHARES. . . A robergate,Nottingha in, and E. Junction ...... 31 Z Caledonian ..••••• ••• 543 Do. Preference .. • . 92 4 Eastern Counties • • • 81 9 East Lancashire... , •,.. 69 70 Edinburgh dt Glasgow„ 503 13 Great Northern ........ ES 9 Do. A. ...... 74 5 Do. 8....... 119 21 Great Western ........ 523 3 Lanc.and Yorkshire.... 763 fl Do. Fifth 5.......... Leeds Northern........ llg LAND 1 London, Brighton, and South Coast 93 5 London &N, Western 94i London &S. Western B5 6 Manchester, Sheff., and Lincolnshire........, 234 I Midland Stock North British 29 30 Do. Preference 9B 100 North Staffordshire S. Eastern and Dover York, Newcastle, and Berwick ... 67 8 York and N. Midland 444 54 56 3 7a ,HARES. Australian Agricultural IPeel River S.Australian Invest.... i I N. B. Anstralastaii Crystal Palace ........ 2I ;Van Diemen's . •• • • On 'Change, business was very quiet. Tallow, 678. 6d. to 88s.; Linseed Oil, 'l2s. ; Scotch Pig Iron, 755.: Spelter £23 15s. ____ i i LONDON Coin; MARKET.—(Froin Kingsford and Lays Circular.)—The show of English Wheat is small ; a few of the best samples was taken at a decline of about Is. per qr., and a larger reduction would have been accepted, to have cleared the rest, but it remained unsold to a late hour. Foreign Wheat neglected, and, holders do not press sales ; prices re main nominally unaltered. Barley, ls. to 25.; Beans an 4 trey Peas, 25.; and White Peas, 4s. per qr. cheaper. Oats very dull at rather lower prices. The top price of Town-made Flour is reduced 3s. per sack, and Country Marks and Ameri can, Is. to 2s. lower. AltrtlVALs. English. Irish. Scotch. Foreign Wheat .... Farl e y Malt 7922 62 60 Oats 389 3050 100 1531 Beans Peas — Flour . 100 10753 7394 sks. & 33578 brls. __ METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. — Supplies were small —trade better for all kinds. Beef, 3s 4cl to 5s 2d ; Mutton, 3s 8d to Os 2d ; Veal, 4s 8d to 5s 8d ; Pork, 4s 2d to ss . Beasts, 2,992 ; Sheep and Lambs, 1,800 ; Calves, 57 ; Pigs, 360. Arrivals : —Holland Beasts, 233 ; Ditto Sheep, 860 ; Ditto Calves, 7 ; Scotch Beasts, 250: Norfolk and Suffolk Beasts, 1,000 ; Cambridge, Leicester, Lincoln, and Northamp ton Beasts, 1,000 ; Irish Beasts, 60. GLASGOW PIG IRON MARKET.—A fair amount of business was done in Pig Iron to-day, with sales at 745. 6d. cash for mixed numbers,. warrants. At the close, prices were steady at 745. 9d., buyers, and 755. ; No. 1, 765. ; No. 3, 745. ; Gartsherrie, 78s. 6d. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE.—Caledonians, 27 ; Ditto, Pref., 93 ; Birkenhead, 15-* cash dis. ; East Anglian 6 per cent., 3 7-16; Great West. Canada, 25; *; Ditto New, 2i pm: ; London and North Western, 94i ; Manchester, Shef field, and Lincoln, 231 4 ; South Eastern, 17 3-16. LEEDS STOCK EXCHANGE.—Eastern Counties, 81 ; Lan cashire and Yorkshire, 77*; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin coln, 23k ; Midland; 64*. WIND AND WEATHER REPORT. • • --- London, wind S., Portsmouth, S.E. unsettled ; Carlisle, S., Berwick, Hull, Great Grimsby, S.W., Derby, S.S.W., Poole, E., Cowes, Cardiff, S.E., cloudy • Whitehaven, S., fine, cold ; Ipswich, Glasgow, Plymouth, S., Taunton, Perth, Edinburgh, Sunderland, Yarmouth, Nottingham, Stoke, Lancaster, S.W., Manchester, Lowestoft, S.S.W., Bristol, E., Leicester, Brighton, Exeter, Gloucester, Cambridge, York, S.E., Whitby, Scarborough, W., Gainsborough, N., Aberdeen, N.W., Am- sterdam, S.E.,fine ; Dundee, S.W., stormy; Newcastle , S.W. , Leeds, E., outhampton, S.E., very fine ; Haverfordwest, S.W., windy; Portsmouth, S.E., unsettled. LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. Dorsetshire, from Algoa Bay ; Bellona, from Alexandria — at Deal, 31st Dec. GALATZ, DEC. 29.-23 vessels and 62 lighters have been lost with all hands. WRITING AND BOOKKEEPING.—A proper acquaintance with these two most important branches of education would in many cases, prevent numerous frauds and delinquencies in the commercial world ; and to those desirous of acquiring a mastery in this respect, we would recommend the system taught by Messrs. Thompson, Clayton-square. CHILD OVERLAIN.—On Friday night, Sarah Pilling, living at 19, Snowdon-street, went to bed with her twin infants, aged eleven weeks, and, on getting up in the morning, she found one of them, having been overlain, dying in convulsions. At the inquest, on Saturday, a verdict of "Accidentally suffocated" was returned. THE GERMAN CHURCH, SIR THOMAS'S-BUILDINGS.—The sum of £3 14s. ld. was collected on behalf of the above object, at St. Paul's, Prince's-rark, on Sunday morning, after a sermon by the Rev. Dr. 31`Neile. This is a very liberal amount, con sidering that no previous intimation had been given that the collection would be made. FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Thursday, as Michael Kilkelly, aged 14, was standing in a lorry, near the George's-pier, wit nessing the embarkation of the Nottinghamshire Militia, the horse suddenly went on, and he was thrown with great vio lence to the ground, sustaining a scalp wound and concussion of the brain. He was taken to the Northern Hospital, where he died on Friday. ANOTHER ROBBERY FROM THE "DONALD M'KAY."— A young man, about 18 years of age, named James Bournes, was charged at the Police-court, yesterday, by a passenger from Melbourne per the Donald M'Kay, named Alfred Ap pleton, with breaking into and stealing from his chest a large quantity of wearing apparel, consisting of coats, vests, trousers, neckties, &c. Bourses was committed to the house of correc tion for one month. SUDDEN DEATH.—An inquest was held before the borough coroner, on Saturday, on the body of Ann Andrews, a servant at No. 5, Finch-street. The deceased, her mistress, and other persons drank until all were intoxicated on Christmas-day. On Wednesday Andrews was taken suddenly ill, and, becom ing worse, she was on Friday removed to the house of her friends, 18, Pall Mall, where she died in a few minutes after wards, before a medical man had an opportunity of seeing her. The jury, not being satisfied that death was the result of natural causes , the inquest was adjourned until yesterday , in order that a post mortem examination might be made. The medical gentleman employed to make the post mortem ex amination reported that death had been caused by disease of the heart. A WOMAN KILLED.—On Saturday, an inquest was held before the Borough Coroner, on the body of Ann Hickman, aged thirty-nine, wife of Thomas Hickman, boilermaker, of No. 3 Court, Llanrwst-street. On Friday week, the deceased, her hushaud, and her husband's father, all drank to intoxica tion, when a quarrel arose between the former and the latter. The deceased snatched up the poker, and struck her father-in law. He wrested it from her, and aimed a bllow at her, but whether it took .effect, her husbund, who was the only witness of the brawl, could not say. She was taken ill the next day, and though attended by a surgeon, became rapidly worse, un til Wednesday, when she died. Mr. Whittle, surgeon, who had made a post mortem examination, stated that death had been caused by a rupture of the bladder, the result of violence, and that, on examining the body, he had found two bruises on each thigh. The jury returned as their verdict that the de ceased had died of certain injuries, but how received there was no evidence to show. THE WOODSIDE FERRY BOATMEN.—We are glad to learn that the small Christmas subscriptions—intermitted last year owing to the indisposition and the absorption of the gentle men who had usually taken charge of it—has been revived, and we trust will soon make general and rapid progress amongst the residents on the Cheshire side of the Mersey on behalf of the captains and crews of the Woodside ferry steamers for their general good conduct. Their occupation, at this time of the year is a very severe one ; and a little en couragement of this kind will stimulate them in their endea vours to persevere to merit the approbation of the public. The collective mode of conferring Christmas boxes, which are taken home as marks of public approval of humbler public servants, and so is appropriated to purchasing some article of comfort, or necessaries for their wives and children, is clearly a vast improvement on the former custom of indi vidual contractors giving this or that boatman his shilling or two, tempting him to spend driblets in the public-house or beer-shop. Mr. J. H. Hind has consented to act as treasurer, and will also superintend the division of the money collected. Books are placed at the contractors' gate, and have also been taken by Mr. J. M. Hannay, Mr. Macgregor Laird, jun., and Mr. Richard Godwin, of Oxton. EMIGRATION PROM LIVERPOOL. — The emigration returns for the past year will exhibit a diminution in the number of persons sailing from this port, to the extent of nearly one-half, as compared with the previous year's return. The total num ber of ships which have sailed hence for all foreign parts, during the year, including " short ships," or those which do not come under the surveillance of the Government officers, has been 576, carrying altogether 122,480 souls, against 957 ships, which took their departure hence for all foreign ports, in the year 1854, with 210,742 souls on board. Of this number, about 90,000, or two-thirds, have proceeded to the United States, and about 27,000 to the Australian colonies, the bulk ,of the remainder being equally divided between Canada and New Brunswick. 113,037 of these emigrants went in passenger 'ships under the inspection of the local emigration agents, and of that number 59,025, or more than one-half, were Irish, :82 4 108 were English, 14543 Scotch, and the remainder, with .the exception of 1,364 who were cabin passengers, and were ,nonclassified, were natives of other countries, but chiefly Ger mans. Of the 27,000 who sailed for Australia, 9,859 were English, 8,158 Irish, 3,482 Scotch, and the remainder natives of other countries. It is expected that next spring there will 'be a great influx of Germans into Liverpool for the purpose of ,emigrating to the United States. BREWING INTO A FOUNDRY.—Two youths, named John Fortune and John Hughes, were charged at the Police-court, yesterday, with the following daring robbery, and John Sharkey, s marine-store dealer, was brought before the magis trates, charged with receiving the property, knowing it to have been .stolen. A police inspector said he received infor mation that the premises of Messrs. Lawrence and Daniels, Sandon Engine Works, Boundary-street, Vauxhall-road, had been broken into during the evening of Sunday, or early on Monday morning, from which a large quantity of valuable property was stolen. Ile immediately went in pursuit, and in an apartment behind a marine -store, at 10, Eldon-place, kept by Sharkey, he saw Fortune and Hughes standing n'ith a bag in their hands, containing a number of copper-taps, while Sharkey was weighing a quantity of the same kind of metal. The inspector went in and ap prehended all three. All the property that he found was identified by the foreman of Messrs. Lawrence and Daniels. After all the evidence had been heard, Mr. Clough stated that both the father and mother of the prisoner, Sharkey, were in partnership; the mother was brought before the magistrates so lately as last week, for having, in her store, property which she could not account for; but had been discharged because she said that she had nothing to do with the store, as it be longed entirely to her son. The elder Sharkey is at present in gaol for having stolen property in his possession. John 'Sharkey, in his turn, laid all the blame on his mother, saying that he was not proprietor of the store, but just acted as his mother and father's hired servant, All the prisoners were committed for trial at the. Sessions. 110/103ERY ON BOARD TUE DONALD M`KAT.—A delicate looking seaman, named Thomas Jones, was charged at the Poliee-court, yesterday, with stealing two hams belonging to the stores of the Donald M`Kay. He was also taken on sus picion of stealing three watches from different passengers by the same ship, Captain Warner, of the Donald M`Kay, said while on the voyage he gave a number of hams out of the ship's store to the butcher to be served up to the passengers and crew. The morning after he had given the hams to the butcher three were missed. All the crew and passengers were called aft and examined, and afterwards all the seamen's chests and hammocks were searched, and one of the hams was found in a bundle belonging to the prisoner. Another was found in a seaman's chest (not the prisoner's) in the forecastle ; but the seaman in whose chest it was found said Jones gave him the ham until they arrived in port. The prisoner confessed to the captain, when at sea, that he had given the ham to the seaman in whose chest it was found, to keep for him. Captain Warren said that several very serious robberies had taken place on the voyage home, and he had reason to suspect the prisoner as being connected with one at least, from the fact that a knife belonging to the prisoner was found in the same berth in which one of the passengers had 'been robbed of a gold watch. One gold watch and chain were found in a hen-coop, and beside it was another watch-glass, wrapped in a piece of canvas. For the prisoner it was con tended that there was no connecting link between him and the watches, and Jones did not deny that he had taken the hams, because the crew were short of provisions ; and it was a common thing for them, under the circumstances, to take a ham or two out of the store, the door of which was left nearly always open. The owner of the watch and chain had gone to Scotland but he bad promised to come and g ive evidence. The hams were identified by the purser of the Donald WICaY, and the prisoner was committed to gaol for eight weeks, INDISPUTABILITY THE ONLY COMPLETE SECURITY IN LIFE ASSURANCE. (Extracted from " The Register.") . What is meant by an indisputable policy ? In the first place, it Is unlike other policies ; the adjective being used to imply some thing to mark and iistinguish such a policy from all other poli cies. In the second place, it means much more—it implies that the policy to which the epithet " Indisputable" is given cannot be disputed, except upon grounds beyond the reach and power of the contracting parties to control. In other words, the policy is represented as being as indisputable as man can make it. Nothing can be more embarrassing than the situation of a man who, after making payments to an Insurance Company for ten, twelve, or twenty years, on the supposition that by such pay ments he has purchased for his family the absolute property in a reversionary estate, is then told that at his death his survivors may receive such property, but that there is a great chance—a pos sibility—atnounting to a probability, that they may not ; and that the contingency depends upon circumstances which he cannot foresee. Yet such is the position of those who are held as wholly responsible for the precise and literal accuracy of every statement in numerous documents and schedules which precede the issuing of a policy. Take one of these schedules as au instance of aver ments, upon the accuracy of each of which the whole value of the policy will ultimately be made to depend :—" I do hereby declare that my age does not exceed years ; that I have had cow-pox or small-pox (state which); that I have (or have not) had the gout; that I have not been afflicted with any fit or fits, or convulsions, nor with asthma, insanity, or spitting of blood ;_and that I am not afflicted with habitual cough, diseases of the lungs, nor with any other disease or disorder tending to shorten life; and that the foregoing proposal contains a true statement of every matter and thing thereby required to be set forth; and that . I am now in good health; and I do declare that I have not-con cealed or withheld any matter or circumstance touching my past or present state of health, habits of life, or condition which may render an insurance on my life more than usually hazardous; or with which the Directors of this society ought to be made ac quainted; and that my private referees are well acquainted with, and fully competent to give, the requisite information as to my habits of life. And Ido declare that this declaration shall be the basis of the contract between me and the said society; and that if any true allegation or statement be contained in the said pro posal, or in this declaratiot., or if any material information be omitted which ought to be contained therein, all moneys which shall have been or shall be paid to the said society, on account of such insurance, shall be forfeited to the use of the said society, and the policy be absolutely null and void." Now, looking at the wording of this clause, it may be affirmed, without much exaggeration, that there is no human being upon. earth who, looking on it as the literal condition of his contract with a company, can possess a certainty that the event of his death will place Isis family in possession of the sum specified in the agreement. It is a professional notoriety that there are nu merous diseases which may be in active play long before their ex, istence is suspected by the patient or any one else.. Yet, by the contrivance of making the proposer warrant the literal accuracy of numerous statements, the clause above quoted would vitiate and nullify the policy, if it could he proved that the invisible foe had commenced his ravages at the period when the instrument was issued. The responsibility of the party effecting the a,,nr ance is unconditiona , and wholly irrespective of the contingency whether the " omission" of any fact, material or immaterial, were wilful or not. The person who makes the statement must not only declare that he makes no wilful mis-statement—that he has not " with held any matter or circumstance," and observe, not deliberately or of design, but that he has not done so at all. The declaration re quired is absolute as to circumstances or possibilities beyond the sphere of human knowledge ; and the responsibily of the decla rant is equally absolute, no matter how innocently he may have been led into error. All the authorities are of the same opinion as to the sole and tua. divided responsibility of the assured. Thus, Lord Eldon will not hear of any distinction as to whether an omission has been ma terial or immaterial. "If material," his Lordship observes, "that a materiality may be inquired into and shown ; but if there be a warranty, it is part of the contract that the matter is such as it is represented to be; therefore otateriality or immateriality signifies nothing. The only question is as to the mere fact." This opinion has been affirmed, to the total ruin of families, by numerous deci sions of the Courts. It may perhaps be supposed that liowes• close the net and narrow the meshes which are entwined round the party whose life is the subject of assurance—however minute and important and liable to error are the facts, and yet stringent in construction of law are the terms of the declaration lie is called upon to make, , yet that by great care lie may be able to comply with every de mand, and escape without a forfeiture of his policy. But that he cannot do; for there is something yet more demanded of him before he becomes entitled to a policy—a requirement in which the greatest amount of care, and prudence, and scrupulous accu racy is of no avail. The proposer must give the names of medi cal attendants and two friends, each of whom returns answers - to a long list of questions, and the facts and statements so received by the company, although the proposer is not made ' acquainted with any one of them, are yet as much the subjects of warranty as his own declaration,, so that a wilful or innocent error in answer to any of the questions put to tnese referees will as effectually vitiate the policy as if. had preceded from. the assured himself. We can make room for only one example of the provisions just noticed, which see select from a large family of similar cases, and from the practice of a highly respectable office, Wilshere v. The Law Life. Wilshire resided near London, and on several occasions had consulted a London physician as to his health, besides having the advice of a country gentleman. Ills came to London to effect an assurance on his life, and, in answer to the question, " Who is your ordinary medical attendant?" gave the name and address of the London physician, with whose report and that of their own medical examiner, the director of the company were satisfied. Some years after that Wilshere died, and his executors were defeated in a claim against the corn. pany for the sum assured, merely, and upon no other 'ground, because the name of the surgeon, and not that of the physician, ought to have been inserted in the proposal. In consequence of this state of matters, there arose in the public mind a general feeling of insecurity in Life Assurance, which was increased by the perusal of numerous cases occurring in the courts of law and reported in the newspapers, most of them at the instance of assured parties against Life Companies, but many of them in which Life Companies were arrayed against each other. The great desideratum was to make policies indisputable, so as to remove all doubt, and dissipate every apprehension as to the certainty of the sum assured being paid when it became due;. whereby the public generally would be benefited, and the business of Life Assurance much extended. " The Indisputable Life Policy Company" undertook this task, and in order most effectually to make the policies they issued in disputable and certain documents of security, they inserted the following clause in their Deed of Settlement, thereby creating an effective and legal obligation, imperative upon the Company to , fulfil, and which it is the right of every assured member to plead and insist upon:— Clause 84. " That every Policy issued by the Company shall be indefensible and indisputable, and the fact of issuing the same shall be conclusive evidence of the validity of the Policy; and it shall not be lawful for the Company to delay payment of the money assured thereby on the ground of any error, mistake, or omission, hoverer important, made by or on the part of the per son or persons effecting such Assurance; and that, on the con trary, the amount so assured shall be paid at the time stipulated by the Policy, as if no such error, mistake, or omission, had been made or discovered." We have said that the above clause forms a part of the Deed of Settlement of the Company, and that deed being registered in. terms of the Act 7 and 8 Viet. c. 110. there is nothing wanting tzi give it the fullest effect. It is not merely to be found in a pro spectus or other circular, which may or may not be obligatory on the Company, according to circumstances, but it forms a com ponent part of the existence of the corporate body. A mere pro mise of indisputability is not enough. Such a clause as the above is required to give legal efficacy. It app.sars to have been care fully and anxiously prepared, for the purpose of cutting off every ground and pretext of dispute as to the validity of the Policy; and we confess that we cannot find any words or series of sentences more operative, effective, or compulsory for that purpose. in order the more effectually to show this, we would invite onr readers to compare this clause with the law as laid clown by Sergeant Marshall in the passages already quoted from that learned authority. The indis putable clause says—" Every policy issued by the Company shall be indefeasible and indisputable, and the fact of issuing the same shall be conclusive evidence of the validity of the policy." Mr : , Sergeant Marshall, speaking of the clause ordinarily inserted, policies, says, "It is quite immaterial for what purpose or with what view it [a warrant] is made ; but being once inserted in the policy, it becomes a binding condition on the assured, and unless ' he can show that it has been complied with, he can derive no benefit from the policy." In other words, an indisputable policy, when once issued, declares that, de facto, all precedent questions are held to have beets finally settled, whereas an ordinary policy declares on the face of it that the Directors retain the power to keep all these questions open to dispute, until they have actually paid the amount of the policy to the executors. Again, the indis putable clause says, " It shall not be lawful for the f„,giopany to delay payment of the money assured, on the ground of'lnOrror, mistake, or omission, however important, made by or on the part of the person or persons effecting such insurance." Alr.Sergeant Marshall, on the other hand, says, "The very meaning of a war ranty is to preclude all question whether it has been substantially complied with or not. Whether the thing warranted was material or not, whether the breach of it proceeded from fraud, negligence, mis-information, or any other cause, the consequence is the same —i.e, the policy is void," In the next place, the indisputable clause says that, "on the contrary, the amount so assured shall be paid at the time stipulated by the policy, as if no such error, mistake, or omission, had been made or discovered." Mr. Set - - getnit Marshall says, "The warranty makes the contract hypo thetical ; that is, it shall be binding if the warranty is complied with. The only question is, has the thing warranted taken place or not? If not, the assurer is not answerable for any loss, even though it did not happen in consequence of the breach of the war ranty." Can anything be more conclusive than this in proof of . the superiority of the Indisputable Policy? The Indisputable Policy settles all precedent questions—an ordinary policy leaves them all unsettled. An Indisputable Policy declares, by the mere fact of its issue, that all questions relating to the health, habits, age, &c., of the assured are, as far as the Company is cancerned, set at rest for ever—an ordinary policy leaves these points. open to dispute, until the claim has actually been discharged. London Indisputable Life Policy Company, 72, Lombard-street. —Manager, ALEXANDER ROBERTSON. D EAFNESS AND DISTRESSING NOISES IN THE EARS AND HEAD. This day published, by a Physician of fifteen years' practice in diseases of the Ear only, a Book, to be giren away or sent by post" to any part of the world, MODE of SELF-CURE for Country Patient., by means of his new and infallible treatment, only dis covered within the last few weeks by Dr. 31A NFRED, r'hysician- Aurist. Thousands in this short space of time have been restored to perfect hearing, without absence from home or causing the least pain or inconvenience to the most aged or nervous sufferer, although having been deaf for twenty or thirty years; many are enabled, almost instantaneously, to hear a whisper. This dis covery has been proclaimed by all the head Physicians and Sur: geons of London, to be one of the most miraculous and invaluable ever made in Aural Surgery; and the same gentlemen have pur suaded Dr. MANFRED to give publicity to it, for the purpose of saving the poor afflicted from theadvertising quacks with assumed titles, whose fraudulent advertisements area disgrace to the press, their only desire being to plunder the afflicted; and, in doing so, many hundreds are rendered incurable for life through their entire ignorance of the treatment. Doctor MANFRED, M.R.C.5.,E., Physician and Consulting Surgeon to the Institution for the Cure of Deafness, 84, Wimpole-street, Cavendish-square, London, receives Patients as above, and applies his New Treatment every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, from 11 until 3.—Poor, on Monday and Thursday, between 6 and 8 in the Evening. Dr. MANFRED hopes they will not refrain from seeking relief by means of his recent discovery; and if confidence is required, Dr. MANFRED will be happy to show thousands of letters from perk eons cured, both rich and poor. RUPTURES PERFECTLY CURED ' WITHOUT A TRUSS.--Dr. BARKER' S grea t E ur opean Remedy for these alarming complaints has been successful in - curing thou sands of cases d ur i ng the last sixteen years . w hich have been regularly published in quarterly reports. It is appli cable to every variety of single or double rupture, in either sex; of any age, however bad or long standing, and causes no incon venience in its use whatever. Sent free by post to any part of the world, packed so that no one can know the contents, on receipt of 75. 6d., in Postage Stamps, or Post-office Order, payable at the General Post-office, to ALFRED BARKER, M.D.. 25, Argyle-square, King's Cro ss , London. Consultation hours daily (except Sundays), from eleven till four o'clock. 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I applied your remedy six' ' weeks ago, and it gives me pleasure to inform you that my rup ture has not been down since." D . 11. T your remedy has cured my rupture; I have used violent e xer ti on s i nce , b ut • there is no sign of its coming down." Miss S. , Bayswater.— ' Mail) , thanks for your remedy ; I h ave thrown a way my truss,- glad enough to get rid of the torture of it." G. H. Chepstow.- - " A fair time has elapsed since I used your ;remedy, moreover F have been examined by our surgeon, who declares I am quite cured." J. P., Bath.—" My rupture being twenty-eight years old, I never expected so perfect a cure." Mr. E., Longthorpe.— " According to promise, I now write to tell you that my daughter is perfectly cured by your treatment." Mrs. H., Uxbridge. —"Enclosed is remittance for another; the last I had quite cured the case 1 told you of." H. M. S., Surgeon, Edgeware road.—" My rupture has not been down since I used it."— W, 1 3 „ Lynn. son Ina t of na for ied I I