Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-07 00:00:00

THE SMOKE NUISANCE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIME. Sir,—l trust to your usual impartiality to insert in your next publication this communication, in: explanation' of your report of certain 'proceedings. before the magistrates yesterday, relative to the; smoke nuisance question, as that report is defective • in many particulars, and may lead the public to• form an opinion upon the case, which the facts do: not warrant, and which would do us great injustice Not to trespass too much upon your space, the: following instances may be a sufficient justifica tion for bringing the matter under your notice. Tlr3 report rva Is thus: 1 ; Mr. M 4 G : owEN said—The first case I shall go into is that against the Messrs Cannington's, because they have been most fre quently before the Court :'—The learned gentleman did not say so, nor diA he use words conveying that meaning ; the fact is, we have bean 'once only b.2.fore the Mit2istrates, viz in November last Mr. Wignall is reported to have said,—" I have had several interviews with them, and have explained how the escape 'of smoke could be prevented;' the words in Italics were not uttered by the witness In answer to Mr. M`Gowen's question, " But is there any difficulty in preventing the smoke with the present appliances of the dafendants," Mr. Gte,:n is reported to have said—" Certainly not, with proper care and attention on the part of the persons employed." This is pre - cisely the reverse of the answer given, which was in effect,—" With tho present appliances, I do not see any possibility of preventing the smoke." A very natural reply from a patentee desirous to recommend his own plan, and who cc-nld hardly be expected to prove that his patent is unnecessary. This witness affirmed that certain improvements coul,l be t fleeted at an expense of £lO to £2O. You represent me as replying, " But he (lid not believe that they could be done for twica that sum." I said " twice or twenty times that sum." • I merely give 'the above as a sample, and, whilp , fully acquitting the reporter of any blame, considering the difficult duty he has to perform, in justice to the case put before the magistrates, which induced them to decline giving a decision, I request the insertion of this statement.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, EDWIN CANNINGTON, Foi• JOHN CANNING_TJN. Vauxhall 'Glass Works, 6th August, 1857. IMPORTANT TESTING OF sAxßrs SPHEROGRAPH. Tj THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES. Sir,—lf your contemptible 'correspondent, "A.M.D.," cannot better employ his time than in - writing falsehoods, and in throwing obstacles in the way of proposed improvements, which, he admits, he does not comprehend, because beyond the' sphere of his education, the public will at least in this instance be the gainer ; for, through his remarks, it has become my duty to supply infor ,n as to the subpet to which he refers. I only wonder that "A.M.D." should have spent so much time over his tedious.letter, when, according to his opinion, too much had already been said in your NORTHERN TIMES on my system of navigation. Your ecrresponclent surely has an interest in pre venti-ag its introduction, or he is envious of the public approval of which he cannot, without misre presentation, deprive me. In order, therefore, to effectually stop all such anonymous and unmanly pelversions and insinuations, and as well to con vince your readers that in your editorial remarks you had not departed from your characteristics accuracy of perception, I beg to offer for public perusal a copy of a letter received by me on the 4th instant. The merchant captains of London having heard of my pretensions to simpAry the who!e question of practical navigation, arid with a full determina tion to thoroughly examine, and, thereupon, (very properly) either to crush or assist su:h pretensions to their uemost power, requested me to meet them publicly on Thursday last at the Jerusalem Coffee house, Cornhill, in ordtkr to fairly explain my Spherograpb. I met them accordingly, and found that they had availed themselves in the work of scrutiny, of most able assistance in the person of a thoroughly practical sailor and accomplished mathereefirea.., P.R.A 3 , who, for forty-two years, has directed the Navigation School at "Nolie's," and who, I found, had educated the greater number of the captains present, having 'been himself an officer in the East India Company's Sorvicc:, Now, I cannot, for a moment, complain of any endeavour on the part of sailors to protect themselves from error in so vital a pursuit as that of navigation—the request to attend a public meeting in London having been made in all courtesy, _nor do I complain that during the past six months, groups of merchant captains in Liverp:ol have called on me wi 11 ready worked questions, offered in some cases with openly avowed incredulity, because the pre tension to work by means of a simple diagram, and without calculation, to a degree of correctness I fully equal to all purposes of navigation, is a novelty which justified every caution in believing, Every mwhematician is aware that the intersec tion of lines can only give an approximate result. But I would again ask, is not every operation in astronomy at sea a misapproximation ? If a sailor obtains his latitude to two or three miles, and his longitude to ten or fifteen, he finds it sufficient, and these are the average limits of accuracy to which, in the merchant service, we owe the safe conduct of shipping, and near enough too—and what is more, were greater account of accuracy desirable, it could not be obtained. I appeal to ship captaius," and ask, if two men at the a rne time, and on the same deck, take the same observation, do they coincide? I might almost ask do they ever coincide P Away, then, with the folly of deceiving ourselves into the notion that, because an inaccurate " sight" can, by figures, be worked to fractions of a mile or second, such result is accurate to such fraction. I wish to separate from captains' work that which is unnessary from that which is necessary. lam desirous of placing in the hands of navigators a ready system by means of which if desirable, ten observ , itions may be worked without calculation in the time which it at present demands for the ?corking of one, and, of course, by such means, an admirable cheek on accuracy is obtainable. If captains prefer calculation (from long habiti I wish to furnish the ii with a simple and readg check on all their work. I wish to render navigation a work of pleasure to captains, from the simple manner in which all its operations are explained, and thereby encourage th(tr more frequent use of observation During twenty-eight yeais, I have at times endeavoured to accomplish this, as my work still preserved will show. I did not.first invent an instrument, and then torture science to find a use for it, but first felt the sph.eric c a l cu l at i on, :cant rf some method of simplifying and * then produced an instrument to meet that want. Sncn is the spereograph, of which, I believe, I invented even :the word. It may be necessary, in defence of my position, to acquaint your readers more plainly that I am no advocate for the granting of certificates, with out a proper examination of shipmasters. I only comp l a i n of the present inefficient mode of training, and the gross neglect of the study of spherical, and even of plain trigonometry. Nay, I complain that many teachers of navigation know nothing themselves of spheric projection, and that many others, of some reputata;on, who are supposed to be able mathematicans, could not measure a spheric angle, although they could readily work it. I cm pleased, however, to find that, since the public introduction of my epherograph, some, even in Liverpool, are availing themselves of it. I even could mention a person in Liverpool, not a " teacher" or "examiner," of course, but who, with considerable pretension to mathematical know ledge, as applicable to nautical purposes, asked me, ten months since, " why the degrees,' on my spherograph " varied in size ?" Now, sir, let any of your readers come to the Rock-Ferry slip, and see the quaint little vessel called the " Charter Oak," recently arrived from America, and imagine what amount of instrumental accuracy of observation could be attainable on board SO small a craft on the Atlantic. The bold 'at. who commands her had neither sextant, :thronotneter, nor chart of the English Coast,—he had only a common quadrant, graduated to minutes yet :his first landfall was the Tusker ! I recollect when passing this torezioon through Goree, an old woman asked me, 4 . Pease sir, what's O'clock," I answered " 25minutes past 11," Now, I hope, sir, I have not unintentionally, with my '" approxim ation," put this old lady to inconvenience, for according to nautical practice I should have told the time " accurately " and said 11 hours 24 Strange that, what is " fish to one" is " salt junk ' to another! surely it is, by these comparisons, no less absurd to trouble a busily-occupied commander with unnecessary figures and calculations at sea, than to burden the pour old woman's memory with useless information. The fdlowing letter amply testifies to the all-sufficiency of my Spherograph for every nautical purpose. "Naval Academy, 157, Leadenhall-street, 31st July, 1857. " Dear Sir,—in compliance with the earnest request and selicition of many captains and officers, I was induced to attend a lecture on your sphero graph, showing how the various ways of ascertain ing the latitude at sea, the variation by amplitudes and azimuths, the longitude by lunar observations. Scc., were ob'_ained by it. I attended your lecture accordingly, notwithstanding being highly prejudiced against the possibility of any spherical or linear tables producing anything like a practical result at sea—hence, to convince myself that your sphe rograph was deserving the commendations that were reported of it, I fortified myself with hooks containing 200 examples in nautical astronomy, dozens of which (in the presence of many captains and officers) were worked by your spherograph, each example producing a correct result—that is, as near as approximate tables can produce the same. From what I witnessed and worked, I have no hesitation in stating that your spherograph will give results sufficient fur Practical purposes at sea. —I am, dear sir, yours respectfully, " Saxby, Esq. " GEORGE COLEMAN." In addition to the above most severe and deter mined test, which has thoroughly satisfied all who beard it, I had the pleasure of submitting, for a similar purpose of scrutiny, my spherograph to Captain Doinett and Captain Barnett, of the Local Marine Board, London, by whom " extreme ques tions," as they candidly called them, were given, and so accurately answered, without more than a few seconds of delay, that both declared the applicability of my new system to practical purposes at sea. This sentiment was moreover confirmed by a similar scrutiny by Captain Bell, Mathematical Examiner to the Trinity House, London. Allow me to add that, seeing, a few days since, a letter in the Liverpool Mereury, signed " John Taylor," I waited upon that gentleman yesterday, and entirely removed his scruples as to the abundant accuracy of the spherograph, and I have permission to use his name thus publicly in commendation thereof.. He acknowledged plainly that his remarks had no in tentional reference to me, not having had the opportunity of examining my instruments. When we add to the above attestations, the fact of the spherograph being now used in the American and Russian navies, besides being on board some hun dred ships in all parts of the world, giving unqua lified satisfaction, I may be excused if some great amount of pleasure results to me in seeing a pros peel of a total reform in that which has long been a reproach to our country ; anti which, by my humble means, is likely to accelerate ocean traffic, and protect life.—Yours, Sze. S. M. SAXBY. Rock Ferry, 6th August, 1857. COURTESY OF THE OFFICIALS AT THE ART TREASURES EXHIBITION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTIIEIIN TIMES. Sir,—On Monday last I went with some ladies to the above exhibition. All went on well enough until about one o'clock,when a staff of police officers, numbering at least six, walked into the room in which we were, and in a most discourteous and peremptory manner ordered us to move on. Not only that, but one over-officious policeman pushed most rudely one of the ladies of my party, telling her at the same time to get along. Now, sir, when a party go to the Art Treasures Exhibition they fancy, if they pay their money, Sp., they have as mucn right to be treated with respect and courtesy as the Queen of the Netherlands, for whom all this grand and ridiculous fuss was made. I feel quite convinced that every one in the room would have made way for her Majesty with the utmost readi ness ; but, sir, Englishmen, do not like, at the heck and nod of an official "dressed in a little brief authority," to be driven like a flock of sheep from one eni of a room to another, where they have as perfect a right as her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands. A VISITOR. [The discourtesy of the police and others con nected with the Exhibition is quite notorious.— ED.-N. T.] From the mi,pu!es of proceeding 3 oc the Rochdale election commi tee, just p , thlished, it would appear that the resolution declaring Sir Alexander Rtnasey duly elected was c tried unanimously. IMPORTANT TO PRINTRKS.—On Toes lay, a case of some importance ti printers, and others, was tried b e f ore Sh er iff Steele, in the Small ebt Court, Glasgow, fir amount of printing account and indemnification for non-fulfilment of agreement. The pursuer was 14fr. Alex. Brown, printer; the defenders were Messrs. D. Pall, Semple, Martin, Ferguson. and Hamilton, proprietors and publishers of a Chartist newspaper entitled " The Northern Star." The defenders, in the commencement of proceedings, took ob jection to the form of prosecution, all the proprietors not being summoned ; this objection, however, was overruled by the Sheriff on the ground that by the law, and recent decisions, members of join'-;took companies and others were individually liable. The other points of the case were as foliow : The pursuer had sent in, along with other printers, an estitnwe for printing the paper weekly, in which was a provision the: defenders and pursuer should give and require one month's notice previous to changing or discontinuing the paper. For the defenders' neglect of this the pursuer claimed a moderate idemn fi cation, which was refused. The defenders at first pro teased to have no knowledge of the note containing the estimate : a copy, however', hiving been put into the hands of the Sheriff, the original was reluctantly given up, though the defenders denies having ever regarded it as a contract of agreement. The pursuer and a witness as serted that in their own presence the note had been re peatedly referred to as " their agreement." The pursuer had made several sacrifices in adheriug to the agreement, and, it was not, he urged, that the legality of the document was questioned until it began to operate unfavourably against the defenders. Sheriff Steele expressed his sati,7- fectien that the note produced was the memorandum of agreement acknowledged and acted upon in the course of settling the business; he, therefore, gave judgment to the pee seer for indemnification over the charge of account to the full extent allowed by the Court. ROM&NCE IN HIGIE leen —Among the presentations to her Majesty at one of the drawing-rooms this season, was a young lady upon her marriage, and about whose nuptials a story is current of more than usual interest in these unromantic times. She is the daughter of a baronet holding a distinguished position, Among the suitors of this young lady, who is as pretty as accomplished, was one of very advanoed years ; but it was in vain that all the allurements consequent upon the possession of riches were set forth.. The heir maiden showed herself completely. indifferent to the golden prize that lay at her feet, and, in spite of the strong recommendation of " paps," it was unhesitating rejected. So far, therefore-, evervthing was perfectly natural and very unromantic. But it seems that the gentlemen, after his proposals had been declined (of course with the usual protestations of respect and esteem), again sought an interview, and assured the lady that his attachment was not selfish—that he was ready, at any sacrifice, to do anything that could contribute to her happi ness ; and that, if her affections were fixed on any one whose wealth might not he adequate to his good fortune, he was ready, by a settlement, even to the extent of 15100,000, to place liar happiness in her own power. Such a proof of disinterested attachment was perfectly undeniable and it is said the young lady poudere l so much over it that, like the recital of adie'lit's dangers, it wrought a complete revulsion of feeling. We do not pretend to know on what kin' of " hint" the venerable gentlemen spoke again, but speak again be did, aed with so much effect that the happy day was soon named, and the nuptials in due coarse solemnised, and the fair bride presented on her marriage to the Qom. The world gives, with its usual generosity, au almost fahuloas amount to Mr. tor_ tune, but it is very well known that one item in it is £150,000 railway stock, more than half of which is paying six per cent.—Court Journal.—[Vely nrnautic ! A gill marrying a man old enough to be her father, perhaps her grantlf.ather—and for what P—au establishment]. THE NORTHERN TIMES,--LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1857. MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. LIVERPOOL, Thursday Evening. The Liverpool Cotton Market was rather dull to-day, and the business transacted did not exceed 5,000 bales, of which aboat 1,000 were taken for speculation and export. There was no change in prices. The Liverpool Share Market opined with some degree of inactivity but improved during the day, and closed very firm at the fol lowing quotations especially for Midland Stock : Blackburn, 74, 78; Chester and Birkenhead, 661, 67 ; Caledonian, 384, 39 ; Chester and Holyhead, head, 18, 184 ; Eastern Counties, 1 11 7-16 ; East Lancashire, 96, 961 ; Do. 9/. shares, I, 9-16 p ; Great Northern, 24i, 24t ; Great Western, 614,62 Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock, 091 100 ; Do. 9/. shares, I. p; Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 191, 194; London and North Western Stock, 103* 103 k; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 4%. xl 437 ; ; Midland Stock, 814 8-13 ; North British, 11 7-16, 111 ; North Staffordshire, 44, xl 4 1 1 , d ; North Eastern—Berwick, 231, 23i; York and North Midland, 38 1 , 382 ; Leeds Capital Stock, 221, ; South Eastern and Dover, 22-1,, 22 5-16 ; Scottish North Eastern, 12a, 124; Buffalo and Lake Huron, 4 . 4 1 -, 4 d ; Ditto New Shares 4, 3 d ; Dutch Rhenish. 41, xd. 4d ; Great Western of Canada, 213, 211; Ditto New Shares, p ; Great Luxembourg, 7, 74 ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 131, 131. There was a batter feeling in the London Stock Market to-day. The market opened more firmly ; but subsequently relapsed, and again improved, closing at the best. Consols were first quoted at 901 for the 9th of September, were subsequently quoted at 904, and finally closed at 00i. The following were the final closing prices : Consols Money, 901 904 ; Consols Account, 901, 91 ; Three and a Qaarter per Cent., 901, 91. In the Discount Market the demand for money continues active, but the late pressure has sub sided. For first class paper the current rate " out of deers' is 54 per cent. In the Stock Exchange the rate for short loans on Government securities did not exceed 5 per cent. yesterday, the pur chases of the public having brought money into the hous The London Share Market has not been very active to-day, but the fluctuation in prices has been unimportant. There were some transactions in Midland and Caledonians, which closed at the highest point of the day. The closing quotations were as follows :—Caledonian, 771, 78; Eastern Counties, Hi, na; East Lanca shire, 96, 97; Great Northern, A, 92, 93; Great Western, 614 62; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 991, 1001 ; Leeds Northern, 444, 411 ; London and North Western, 103 k, 1031; Manchester. Sheffield, and Lincoln, 434; Midland Stock, 841 841- ; North British, 461 ; -South Eastern and Dover, 731, 744 ; York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 9.41, 954 ; Y.)rk and North Midland, 761, 774 ; Great Western of Canada. 211, 211 ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 155, 15z_ ; Oxford, Worcester, 331, 34. About 400,0001. in silver has already been sold for expor►ation to the East by the steamer Colombo, on the 20th instant. It is almost too early as yet to venture on an estimate of the total remittances by that vessel, but according to present appear ances, they will reach about 'a million sterling About 327,0001. of this amount will be derived from the silver freight of the Parana ('he arrival of which was reported last Saturday afternoon), and as the supplies of silver obtainable from other trans-oceanic sources are very limited, it is not difficult to forp an idea of the quantity of silver that must be drawn from the Continent during the fortnight, and paid fo: in gold. On the other hand, the means of payment are to a considerable extent furnished by the arrivals of gold recently announced. The telegraphic despatches in anticipation of the next overland mail from India may be expected to arrive from the 11th instant, provided the ordi nary arrangements are not departed from. There is, however, as before stated, a chance that the overland mail from Australia, which is daily ex peeted, may bring some later news from India. - The Waterloo has arrived from Sydney, but is not known to have any gold on freight. Her dates are old. The continental adviees indicate no material alteration in the exchanges on London. At Paris the exchange is now at a lower quotation than has prevailed for a considerable time past. At Amster dam a slight improvement has occurred, owing to the rise in the rate of discount of the Bank of Am sterdam from 4to 41 per cent. At Paris on Tues day the exchange on London was quoted 25 17! to 20 for short, and 24.82! to 85 for three months ; at Amsterdam, 11.771 for short ; at Hamburg, 13.14 k for short, and 134 for three months ; at Berlin, 6 10 ; and at Vienna, 10 10. It appears from the advices from Constantinople that the periodical necessities of the Sultan are likely to result in the contraction of a new local " Civil, List" loan. It is mentioned that a Constan tinople firm has offered to lend his Majesty a sum o f about 175,000/, repayable in fifteen months, at JO per cent. interest and 2 per cent commission, but the contract had not yet been concluded The hopeless improvidence of the government is strikingly illustrated in the fact that the money is chiefly wanted to defray the expense of the public " rejoieing-." up )n the occa3ion of the recent mar riage of the Sultan's daughter. An instalment of 10/, on the nominal amount of the Pt eferential Bonds of the Grand Trunk Bail_ way Company of Canada is to be paid by the 31st instant. The directors now offer for public sub scription, at par, Six per Cent. Preferential Bonds of the company to the amount of 1,171,0001., being the remainder of the two millions of Preferential Bonds authorised by the Act of 1856. The half-yearly meeting of the Great Northern Railway Company is called for the 20th instant. 4trhe half-yearly meeting of the North and South Western Junction Railway Company is called for the 20t1rinstant. There is temporarily a very limited demand for gold, probably owing to the supplies already arrived and hourly expected, and a desire on the part of shippers of silver to await the arrival of further intelligence from the East. Under these circumstances, aborit 20,0001 in gold was sold to the Bank yesterday, and it is imagined that a por tion of the 340,0001 by the Swiftsure will be simi larly appropriated. The Indomitable, the Great Britain, and one or two other vessels from Austra lia, may be considered overdue, with upwards of half a million sterling, and the rate of Exchange at New York continues at a point, viz , Mt which will ensure a .continuance of remittances which, although limited, are of great assistance at the peesent time, when the drain is so rapid. There has also been a meeting of the National Discount Company, at which Mr. J; R. Morrison was elected an auditor by a large majority. At the meeting of the Bank of London to-day— Sir. J. V. Shelley, Bart., in the chair—the report showed a net divisible profit of 11,5371 lOs 4d ; but as there was a loss of 7,0391 in their govern ment securities at the price of the day, the directors proposed that there should be no division of profits at,this period. The chairman dispelled the various aspersions cast upon the Bank by malicious persons, and considered that their pros. pects were now more cheering than ever. The report was adopted. At the half-yearly meeting of the London and County Banking Company, held to-day—D. Nicol, Esq , in the chair—the report stated that the net profits were 39,1041. for the half year, out of which they declared a dividend of 5 per cent. for the half-year, and carried 14,0001 forward to the next account. The business had greatly increased since the last meeting. The Directors of the Bank of England, at their "parlour" meeting to-day, held a protracted dis cussion, but they separated without making any change in their terms of discount. During the last few days many have expressed the opinion that an advance of per cent would be determined upon at once, in order to resist the pressure for accommoda tion and the withdrawal of gold. As the Bank had been gaining strength for some weeks previously, however, it could scarcely have been anticipated that a slight temporary retrogression would have noccesitated the adoption of restrictive measures ; but it is quite possible that such may ultimately be found indispensable. The present advance of price is tea rapid to be continued without seriously dis arranging the Money Market, already overburdened, and if it does not subside, in the natural couf se of events, restrictions must inevitably be imposed, seeing that the imports from our various sources of supply are insufficient to meet the wants of shippers, and that the deficiency must - , therefore, be obtained at the Bank. With reference to the Mlrk , t for Leather, the in2nthly circular of Messrs. T. J. arid T. Powell, observes as follows : An imp-oved feeling has pervaded the leather market in almost every department throughout the past month, and has become stronger as the month advanced. The fresh ar rivals of leather have bee] limited, and the demand, although not so far in excess of the supply as to influence prices, has been suffi.tiently extensive to diminish the stocks of all descripeons of English sole leather and dressing hides. The rich abundance of the harvest, and the rapid progre, , s it is making, with the continued fine weather, almost ensure good de mand on the part of the home consumers, while the expert trade continues active, and it is probable that the government requirements will shortly be felt on the market. It must also be remembered that on tha Continent generally and in the United States leather has recently made a considerable advance. These causes, combined with the belief that the stocks in the hands of most of the country dealers are very small, lead us to expect more activity in the demand, and increased firmness in prices. In raw goods, the transactions, ch;efly at public sale, are con siderable, an active demand for exportation having geeatly assisted the market. The alterations in pr:ces are unim portant, but generally show a slight decline. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.—AuousT 6, We have again to report an inanimate market for cotton, but without any change in price. The salcs— including 50 Pernambucos 91(1, 120 Bahias so to 8/d, 100 Maranhams 9i 1 to 10.1, 100 E.zyptia , ,s 1011 to 110, 2,000 Surat s Ito lid—are rcportA 5,000 balsa, of which 1,000 are on speculation and fJr export. LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKET.-AUGUST G. SUGAR: The transactions consist of 80 hhds. Jamaica at 52s to 545, 220 bags grainy Demerara at 595, a small lot of Porto Rico at 555, and 300 bags brown Pernams, in bond, at 35s per cwt. MOLASSES, Rum on COFFEE : There are no sales to notice. TEA is steady, with a fair ass:nth - lent - on offer; common Congou in request fur export at Is 2d pir ib, but little to be mei. with. RicE : Tie market is rather easier, the sales being limited to 650 bags Bengal at 103 6d, and 770 bags Baliarn at 9s 9J. PADDY : 1000_:bag3 Rangoon have also been sold at 7s 6d per cwt. LINSEED : Of :the different pareelsioffered to - day, only 700 bags Bombay were sold at 653. TEEL SEED : 400 bags at 643 per quarter. PEARL SAGo: We have also to report 200 ' boxes at 223_6i for large, and 2:3 per cwt. for small. HE3IP : 109 - b . ale3 Manilla at £35 103 per ton. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKET.—AuG. 6. Per atone, 20Ibs. I Per polka. a. d. a. d s. d. a. d. Potatoes, Pink Eyes° 0 to 0 0 Hay, 01d...... 0 7 to 0 B:Ditto, Kemps 2 9 i o 3 0 Ditto, new.. ..... 0 51 to 0 q' Ditto, Whderocks 0 0 to 0 0 Ditto, clover .... 0 0 to 0 0 Ditto, Balshaws 0 0 to 0 0 Green Clover .... 0 11 to 0 2$ Ditto, Beldruins 0 0 to 0 0 Vetchel 0 2t to 0 22 Ditto, cattle 0 o to 0 0 Stra wheat 0 21 to 0 3 Per ton. Ditto, oat 0 2} to 0 21 Turnips Ditto, barley .... 0 0 to 0 o,Carrut. Oats, in straw, ~. . U U to 0 01 wurzel 0 0 to 0 0 I ilanure 4 0 to 5 6 MANCHESTER TRADE REPORT.—AuausT 6, Market quiet. There is no change to notice. There are some transactions in snirtings for China, and in general goods for America. MA.NCTIESTER CORN MARKET.-AUGUST 6 Old wheat sold slowly at a decline of is per quarter on English, and 21 to 3i per 70 lbs on American. Four was neglected, though offered at 6d to Is per sack less money. Oats and oatmeal without change. Peas again rather dearer. There has been a heavy fall of rain during the day. LONDON PRODUCE MARKET.—AUGusT 6. SUGAR : The market continues depressed, and the public: sales are going off heavily ; quotations must be considered fairly nominal. COFFEE : There has not been a public sale to day, and the article has a dull appearance. TEA : The market continues inactive. Gancral quota- tions aro unaltered. RICE : The public sales went off well, at full prices. 7,000 bags Mooghy sold at 103 6:1 to I Is ; and 1,000 white Bengal at 14s 6d. Rum : Mere has been a fair business done in this article, but no improvement in pries can be quoted. COTTON.-600 bales sold yesterday. SALTPETRE : This article has much confidence, and speculators have paid 49s for a parcel afloat near arrival. In other descriptions no material alteration, but mar. kets generally are dull. LONDON TALLOW MARK ET.-AUGUST 6. The market is firm at the following quotations tallow 57s 6d nett cash; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 583 6d to 58s 91 ; August, 58s 6d to 583 91 ; September, 59s to 59i 3d; October and December, 58s 31 to 58s BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—AuGusT 6. There is no change to notice in the accounts from the plantations. Market generally firm. Duty, L 115,000. LONDON MINING MARKET.-AuGun G. Very little business is going forward to-day in British mining stocks. The only transaction officially reported in the Stock Exchange is in Wheal Edward Shares, at 51 Cobre shares have been dealt in at 43 and 421 ex div. In other ftireign descriptions there is still no movement. Subjoined is the official list of the closing prices in the Mining Exchange. At the prices quoted there are, respectively, buyers and sellers : Alfred Consols, 16;, 17i ; Chancellorsville, 53 6d, tis 61 ; East Basset, 38, 40 ; East Russell. 335, 353; Lady Bertha, 11 s 6cl, 12s 6d ; Pendeen• 4 11; South Frances, 275, 285 ; Wheal Edward, ; Wheal Trelawney, 23k, 24 Cobre shares exhibit increased heaviness, and had fallen at the close to 41 to 43. The half-yearly meetings of the Peninsular, Castilian, and Iberian Mining Companies are called severally for the 13th instant. At a meeting of the Alfred Consols mine adventurers, held at Hayle on Monday, a dividend of 8s per share was declarEd. BIRMINGHAM CORN MARKET.—AuGusT 6. There was a fair supply of wheat, chiefly of the now crop. OA sold slowly at about former prices. New brought 8d to Bid par 62 lbs. Oats fully as dear. Beans and peas both is per qr higher. CORK BUTTER MARKET.-AUGUST 6. The supply at market to-day consisted of over 3,000 kegs and firkins. We quote—Firsts, 109 s; Seconds, 105 s; thirds, 100 s; Fourths, 935; Fifths, 80s; and Sixths, 63s per cwt. GLASGOW CATTLE MARKET—AuGun G. The supply of all sorts of stock was much larger to-day than at any previous market this season. Amongst the cattle were 80 foreign bullocks. The number of buyers was very small. Sheep awl cattle had ►o be sold at a great reduction on last week's prices. At the close a good many remained unsold. JAMAICA A COTTON FIELD In continuation of the article on the above subject, the Manchester Examiner has the following:—" Your corres pondent, A. Stranger,' has very ably pointed out the practicability of obtaining from Jamaica large quantities of cotton, and has furnished statistics which will be found correct. He, points out that the great obstacle is the want of capital. Surely, if the Manchester merchants and manufacturers are in earnest in their desire to obtain an increased supply of cotton, they will take his statements into consideration. Three or fonr wealthy men could soon analyse his propositions, and obtain from the Cotton Supply Association further information on the subject. I hear from another source, that there are large districts of cotton now growing in Jamaica, whioh cannot at present be gathered fur want of capital to engage the labourers ; and I am also told that there are many thousands of free blacks in Canada who would be glad to emigrate to Jamaica to labour in the cotton fields, and who have had the advantage of having undergone a cumpulsory appren ticeship •in the culture of cotton in the United States. The Glasgow merchants have already projected and formed a company for the production of improved cotton from India, and are asking what Manchester is going to do as her share; therefore, let Manchester men bestir themselves, and, if upon investigating A Stranger's' suggestions, they find reasonable hopes of success, let them band together to develope the cotton resources of the West India Isles, whilst the men of Glasgow attend to the East Indies. I would, however, point out one error in A Stranger's' statement, where ho supposes that the probable value of the,cotton from Jamaica will be led per lb. The bulk of consumers in this country want cotton costing from 4d to 6d per lb, and wilt be content with a staple equal to middling American, as their requirements do not need so long a staple as Egyptian. The fallacious idea of growing long-stapled cotton at a high price in preference to a larger quantity of shorter at a low price, has been the stum3ling block of many culti vators of cotton. INVESTIGATOR." The cotton referred to as having been picked from stray trees in Jamaica, in your paper of Monday, has been examined by numbers of gentlemen connected with the trade on Monday and Tuesday. Two able articles on " Labour in Jamaica," and on the " Necessity for New Cotton Fields," have also attracted very considerable attention, and no doubt the interest excited in the subject is daily and hourly increasing, not only in Man chester, but amongst all reflecting and patriotic men throughout the district, who are frequently asking them selves and one another the question, " What will be done if the price of cotton should rise much higher, as the result of _increased demand and diminished supply ?" The answer is plain and direct. Look out for other cotton fields, and let them be as near as possible to the market. Do not wait for the result of conferences in the cabinet, and at the East India Board, and parliamentary , discussions, but inquire, examine, experiment,' and com bine. What would thirty thousand pounds be to the men of Lancashire ? They might rase it in a day. And if, as has been asserted, it should turn out that at least 20 per cent may be made for capital directed to this object, why should not a trial at once be made ? Is there no man of spirit and wealth sufficiently courageous and patriotic to lead the way ? The path has been indicated, the facts are incontrovertible, the danger is i apparent, delays are dan gerous. Any day, we may hear that the American slaves will not work v ithout wages, and then what would cotton be sold at ? How many mills would be stopped ? How many workmen throws out of employment ? How many women and children starved ? And then what would those men think of themselves, who now fold their arms and say, " Come what will, we will incur no risk !" The risk is already incurred. Capital to an immense extent has been already shut up to manufac' uring cotton yarns and goods for the world, and what would be the result of the stoppage but fnr a single month ? A STRANG ER. FINE ARTS. TIIIC GREAT PICTURE OF THE RESTORATION OF THE Resoeurx TO THE QUEEN.—One of the most graceful acts of our Yankee cousins has been the restoration of the Arctic ship Resolute to our good and truly noble, virtuous and patriotic Queen. The Yankee nation are brave, hospitable and generous—springing from us they cannot avoid the generous nature which they inherit, and which, despite of manners and customs, they will practice whenever there is occasion for itef,.The public are generally aware of the interesting ! I '.fact of the restoration of the Resolute torlthe;Queen, 'and ,in order to give a better notion of the Taffeir, it may:be 'stated that in May, 1553, the Resolute, commanded by Captain Kellett, R.N., went to sea with Sir Edward Belcher's expedition in search of Sir John Franklin. For one year she pursued her career in the northern seas when the wintry elements combined for her destruction. She was abandoned. Her friends forsook her3and fled. Alone she lay on her snow-white bed, where no brave heart remained to combat her danger, or; strive to rescue her from the destiny that seemed to have doomed her to a grave where many an Arctic wanderer before had perished. The Resolute, double-decked and double-planked, confident in her own excellence, withstoo I the icebergs that gathered round her with their crystal poignards, to make her well_ ribbed sides gape with wounds, and then to crush her in their tightened grasp. Her own strength was her salve. tion. For sixteen months she lay alone, :struggling with her fate. Summer, autumn, winter,:and spring, all came and went, but still she baffl her enemies, bravely defiant of the wrath and treachery of the elements. Her ropes and cordage were frozen into hardness like to chains ; her rigging no longer bent before the wind, but, motion_ less, hung paralysed about her spars; her masts that had been the limbs of her'life, and borne her over the ocean, were shattered. At last the Arctic storms that had cast her on her icy pillow relented; more"genial weather came, and milder breezes fanned her _frozen form. Then from her bed she rose and forth upon the ocean walked, as if to seek the companions and friends that had deserted her sixteen months ago. It was when she was drifting on her solitary voyage, in September, 1855, that Captain Buddington discovered her. She must at first have looked 1 ke a " phantom ship," the spirit of some ocean-child risen from the deep, and stalking forth upon the sea, still wrapped in its snow-white gravecloths. So silent, so statuesceted, so lifeless:a thing can never before have floated on the deep. She was a " marvel and a mystery." Over twelve hundred miles of wilderness of water she had glided, unmanned, unruddered, and untrimmed. Around her wheel was inscribed the immortal motto " England expects that every man will do his duty," but none were there to fulfil the behest; she steered no course, for she had no course to steer ; no pole-star was her guide, but where the current led she followed; and, where the wind wafted, in stateliness she went, like Evangeline she sought her friend, and wandered onward in homeless vagrancy At last, the crew of the George Henry took her into their care and, among the minor incidents of the presets age. it would be hard to produce one mere strange or touching, than the ,spectacle which the decks and cabins of the Resolute presented, when for six teen months no human foot had trod her planks. Restored, and put thoroughly "ship shape," she was despatched to Europe under command of Capt. llartstene as a gift from .the American nation to England. Imme diately on her arrival at Portsmouth, information was communicated to har Majesty, who, with her Court , visited the Resolute, and upon her deck the Ambassad o r of peace, of brotherly feeling, and good will had the honour, in the name of his country, to present to the Queen of England, and throngh her to the nation at large , the saved ship, as a token of affection, of union of interests, and of regard for the common language and origin of the people of the old and of the new country. So the Resolute became an ark of peace, in which, across the wide Atlantic, the United States sent to England th olive branch of commercial fidelity and national fraternity. The picture, which has been painted by Mr. Simpson, represents the scene on board the deck of the Resolute at that precise moment when Cept. Hartstene is presenting the Resolute in the name of America to the Queen of Eag land. Every detail in the painting is an exact representa tion of the Resolute, and the various portraits have all been t aken from life. Such a picture, representing so unique and interesting an episode in the history of the two nations, must prove acceptable to the people of both countries. As a work of art, we have seldom observed anything more truly graceful ; and as for the fidelity of the portraits, we can vouch—knowing most of them by observation. The colouring is natural, the positions correct, and the tout enseinb'e excellenly,i'managed. The proprietors have received testimonials from Dr. Macoon and Lieutenant Wills, of the American Navy, as to th fidelity of the picture, and without these honourable recognitions, we can say that a more interesting historical picture has not been exhibited in Liverpool. It includes portraits of her Majesty, H.R.H. Prince Albert, H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, the Duchess of Athol!, the Honourable Emily Cathcart, Captain the Honourable D. De Ros, Major-General Bouverie, Colonel the Honourable C. B. Phipps. Sir James Clark, Dr. Becker, F. Gibbs, Esq., Admiral Sir George Seymour, Captain Hartstene, U.S. Navy, J. R Croskey, Esq.,;U.S. Consul, Chevalier Pap• palardo, U.S. Vice-Consul at Portsmouth, T. Harling, Esq., U.S. Vice-Consul at Cowes, Lieutenants C. H. Wells, E. E Stone, and Davidson, Dr. Macoon, Dr. Otis, of the U.S. Navy, C Grinnell, Esq., of New York, and Captain Higgins, of the U.S. mail steam-ship Hermann. The moment selected is that in which Captain Hartstene, having delivered ,in ever-memorable language, the message of goodwill with which he had been charged by his country men, received her Majesty's emphatic reply:—" Sir, I thank you." Amongst the subscribers for the engraving from this exquisite picture, are the names of the majority of the " prince merchants,' and other respectable classeslo f Liverpool, and it will bo an engraving worth having., F. UPLOTMENT IN CANAD .-Mr. Buchanan, the Government Agent of Fm;gra. ion at Quebec, has i.surd a notice dated the Bth of July, 1857, stating I h •.t in consequence of the recent large emigra tion to Toronto and Hamilton, the demand for labourers and me chanics at these places 1,, for the present, reduced. He recommends parties to proceed t the country districts, and p rtieularly to the Ottawa aed to the neighbourhood of Belleville, Trenton, ort Hope, and Cobourg. Mr. Buchanan also specially refers to the urgent applications he has received for labourers, at high ra•es of wages, from the township of Otanabes, county of Peterborough, and from certain parts of the Ottawa country. Full particulars as to the best route to these districts, as well as the pamphlet of the Canadian Government upon the resources of Canada, with maps of the rail ways, (showing their connecticn with those of the United States, continue to be issued gratuitously to all persons who apply for them, personally or by le , ter, at the offices of the Grand Trunk Railway Company, 21, Old Broad street, London, E,C. Coninurcrai Sated THIS DAY. This DAT. the 7 h instant, at Twelve o'ct ck, at the Brokers' Of-e, 7, Ex hange-chambe - s, 14 Kegs HONEY, now landing ex Cintra (s.), from'Lisbon.—Apply to FR ANCI , J. EATON, Enker. THIS DAT, the 7th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 16, Exchange-buildings, 100 Baga LINSEED, landins ex Euphrates.— Apply to John H. Them E.q , Merchant; or to J. H. RAYNER & CO., Brokers. Tais DAv, the 7th invent. at Twelve o'clock, at the Broker's Office, Exchange•str.et West, A Qnant ty Splintered BAItWOOD, ox James; in Stanley Do:k.—Apply to MACGREGOR LAIRD, JUN., Broker. Tll , B Day, the 7th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' o:fice, Colonial-ball lin rs. Da'e•street, 1031 Rags Bengal RICE, ex Turco, from Cilcutta ; in Albert Dock warehons^s.—For fartner par icalars ap to BLTIII3Y & CO., Brokers. Tale DAY, the 7th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Broker's offic ,18, Hackie's-hey, 500 Barrels Lt' SIN, ex John Fraser and John Raven:-1, from Charleston.—Apply to Messrs. Fraser, T. eaholm &Co Merchants ; or ta SILL & MEUGEN;, Brokers. NEXT WEEK. On TUEiDAY next, the 11th instant, a Twelve o'clock, at the Bro%ers' Offize, 2, Dale-street, 250 B%let JUTE, 3)0 Bundles Fine B , ne3ay HEMP. BROW 4E, HUNTER & CO , Brokers. Apply to GARDEN SEATS ! GARDEN SEATS ! lIIHE Subscribers have just got to hand a large . Assortment of GARDEN SEA T S, IN NEW AND ELEGANT DESIGNS. C. D. YOUNG & CO., C AS TL E-B UI LDI NGS, DERBY-SQUARE, R CAMERON, ei • WATCH AND CHRONOMETER MAKE,R, 51, SOUTH CASTLE- STREET, LIVERPODL. MARINE CHRONOMETERS ON SALE, OR HIRE. - SEXTANTS, QUADRANTS, TELESCOPES, BAROMETERS, CHARTI, &C. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. L, AUGUST 7. .Even. 0 29—Height, 17 ft. 0 in: LIVERPOO xlGs WITEII-MOlll. 0 12-: r August 5. Cleator Bordeaux August 5. Etna (5.5.).... ........ Alexandria' Richard Stettin Reform Stet.in I)art •• •• • • • • ••• • •• • • Antwerp Florida.. ...Savannah August 4. Annie Worrall Ayr, F Marion Renner., St. Thoma. Guy Dieierieh Revel De Hoope.. . Forest Oak lonia (s.s.) ...... Constantuopli Alliance CLEARED 0 August 5. Mayillwer Aveiro Gust_iv .,.......8a1tim0re St. Andrew Springbok. • . Cape Town ENTERED F i August 5. Wave Cleator (s.s ) .........Bordcaux Lizzy Garrow Buenos Ay es Turon •• •• : Cale utta Damascus (s.s.) „Constantinoplc Lebanon (5.5.)...... Gibra:tar, Teneriffe (s.s.) ... Genoa, Su Thos. Ridley Labrado. Cherub ........ •• • ••• Labrada , Scout Labrado OUTPORTS. HOLYHEAD, August 5. Wind E.N. moderate breeze. Falmouth August 4,--Arriv‘d—Coak of the Walk, Shirris, from• Mogadore. Waterford, August 3.—Arrived—Dispa•ch, Cogley, from Ismail• MARITIME EXTRACTS. Holyhead, August 4.--Several broken boxes, apparently not long in the wa'er, and mark-d "J. and J. Colem ;n, Lo.idan," have been washed ashore back of the head. Lancast-r, August 3.—The brig Herald, Smith, herce to T iver pool, in going down the river to-day grounded, but came off and proceeded. London, August 6.—Table Bay was again visited by twa severs gales on the 12th and 13t4 June. The following are on shore: — William James, Porten, Thstinr, Christobel, Princes; Charlotte, Luther and Lucy, Isabella, Gdana, and Prince of Wales. Table Bay, June IL—The Elan Rawson, fro Liverpool, with greater part of ca go, nits stranded in another gale. SPOKEN. In lat. Lon. May 10..lielm, hence to Rio Janeiro ......... .... ..49 N.. 10 W. May 14.. Victoria, hence t) Bombay.. .... ...... ..... 24 N.. 21 W. Shy 15 —Juliet, hence to Singap ird . May 18.. , incheden, hence to Buenos Ayres. Jane e 7.. Cambalee, hence to S:ianghae. 3 S.. 30 E. July 28..Sutlej, hence to Calcutta . ..... ... Edward, Clyde to Bambay ............ Harve.t Heme, London to Madras , Hero, hence to Calcutta .. . . Vocalist, hence FOREIGN PORTS. Frances Barclay, sailed from Rio for Northern Port, June 27. Pocahontas, sailed from Bahia for Channel, June 27. Shooting Star, sailed from Bahia for London, June 28. Shelboarne, sa led from Bahia for Channel, June 28. Taurus, (s.s.) sailed from Ge. oa for Leghorn, July 31. British Empire, Richards ; and Rivals, Vowells—both hence at Aden. Miranda, from Rio Janeiro, at Ilahia. Laurel, from Pondicherry to Marseilles ; Admiral, from Akyab to Falmouth; Bittern, from Penang to London, Alma, from Bombay to Liverpool; Ireland; Sanfranci co; and Ravensworth, with mainyard_ gone, but replaced next day —a 1 off C ►pe Goo I Hope. Garbich (s.), hence at Malta, and sai ed for Alexandria, July 29. Yeldenrust, and Sharpen—both hence at Cronstalt. Onrust, sailed from Leghorn for Liverpool, July 26. FIRTH. On the 25th nit., Mrs. Carson, St. Anno-street, of a son. MARRIAGE. On the sth in!t., at St. James's Church, New Brighton, by the- Rev. Frederick lliggitt, reel< r of Wallows., Lowry Mann, Esq., of Liscard, Cheshire, to Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Itobat Bell, Esq., of Earlston, Liscard, Cheshire. DEATHS. On the 2nd inst., at New Bcighto ), Hestor Isabel, iafant daughter of James William and Hest,r Ann Piekerieg. Oo the sth inst., at No. 184, Park-road, Mr. Henry Hughes, aged 47.7. Births, 51arriagea, and Deaths, are only inserted when sent to our Office duly authenticates. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. .By British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph. BRIGHTON RACES.—YESTERDAY; GRAND STAND PLATE. Nereus 10 ran. BRIGHTON Cur.—Cheval:er d'lneuitrie, Triton, and Romeo are here. SIXTH BIENNIAL STARES. — Pavilion, Farmer's Son,and cby Greei in are here. Pad forfeit —Merry Sunshine. CHAMPAGNE STAKES.—Tournament, King of the Forest, Kestrel, Schiedam, Joh❑ Peel, and Theodora, are here. Forfeit.—Vengeance, New Brighton, and Mince-pie. PAVILION PLATE—Unexpected, Intimidation. Matta, Noce, Ruth, Orianda, Lady Hercules, Raven, Pauli Monti, Katherine Logie, and Wrestler, are here. Paid Forfeit.— New Brighton, Manganese, Sanhope, Nougat, Leo, Old Times. THE MISSING EUROPEANS IN INDIA.--We regret to learn that among the civilians in Bareiliy whose houses and property have been wholly - des`r led by the mutineers, is Dr. Buell, thu principal of the government college in that place, and the son in law of the Rev. Dr. Vaughan, of Manchester. Dr. Bach is reported as among the " miss ing." Mrs. Bach and her sister were sent to the neighbouring hills some clays before, but whether to a place of safety or not remains to be known.—Manchester Guardian. THE AUSTRALIAN EXPLORING EXPEDITION.—The expe dition for the exploration of the interior started on Thursday, it) the Alice Martin, for Port Lincoln. Toe party consists of the leader, Mr. Stephen Back; the surveyor, Mr. Harris ; T. J. Clark, Richard Lynch, Charles Hurley, Braunl, Connor, and a Sydney aboriginal named Sydney Bill, The party are well armed to meet any emergency that may arise from the possible hostility of the natives, and they have also a god stock of appropriate clothing. Provisions will be taken to serve for six months, even should nothing be shot to eke out the store.—Australian Register, May 21. Printed and Published by CHARLES WILLMER, of Oxford street, at his General Printing and Stationery Establishments lg, South John-street, Liverpool. FRIDAY. AUGUST 7, 1857. August 6. Italian (s.s.) - Havre i I nverna .... ....Pernambuco, 84c Max S. Von Brock Dan zie tli,bo (Le.) ~ • • ..Corfu, &c Joshua Waddington ....Colombo Richard Cobden Chit'ester' Tmperatriz (s 5.)...... Hong Kong Imperador (s.s.) —.Hong Kong riTla ani Isle ....St. John's, lI.F. Mauritius ....... Rnrljobing detje Pronk Kingston .. Clara Kathinka...... • • • • Nestred Julie ... .. Escort Gladiator WTWARDS. Martha Miles .... .... • Cronstadt 'Sylvia .. Demerara Emil. Gothenburg Don Quichotte ()stand, Ste Comely . • ... . OR LOADING. Harmonia .. ...... Lisbon British Trident .. Melbourne Planter . Mobile City of Washington (5.5.)..N. York Bonita ... —Pernambuco Germania Point Isabel rethu.a Quebec Pelican (s.s.) ;reole ittlakoff ............ .... Seville atirnee ....Trieste