The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-11-02 00:00:00

O,I E , - 4 LAUGHTER IN LIVERPOOL.— D AT est was 1 1- 1 : 1 11 , OF THE PRISONER. yesterday, by the Borough Coroner, fag del ill !c the Oltleiled i circumstances of the death of " Joseph 1611 widened n our issue of yesterday. It appeared nee • °f Jane Boyle, his wife, that on Saturday ?Id g oon `‘,,i)r.who Was a painter, came home a little of wards went out, saying he would go and Z o tt er, E Z n a,t, Mr. May's public house. Soon after ter i n ~.- 1111g Iles. and his wife came to the house, te j 4 red for deceased, and being directed by ha v i n 2 l , the best w a y t o see hi m , they went off, which ,hrst asked if B o yl e cou ld pay him seven keelne owed him for making a coffin for his to Icould NtaTile ir , e said he Pti tle ;,e working that week until Thursday. In lath er ,"erwards a woman came in and told Mrs. etes, andusband was killed. She called her landlord, going into Wood-street, she saw her Wit h . tn A LLO middle of the street, while Hughes bec easti lus coat off, which was thrown across his remained insensible until after he was e. an , When he came to himself he was seize d ‘le iada vomiting, aid complained of cold, and 4 1411 fil e Y 4' r ning at two o'clock. From the evi -I:ktrren o r Witnesses examined, the circumstances ce Were as follows : —Hughes met Boyle tke, ls h ollse that night, and asked him for the iLet - t7 he t the ,„ at him, him. The deceased said that he c4m, but would do so on the next Satur it•Naki i m ,.„ Prisoner then said, " Aro you game to e4diatel struck deceased, who fell, when 4tr ,, LYed, "Get up, you robber, and fight like tti t :M- 4 r ta rs' zed got on his legs, saying, " I am no tl INe - `411% e a blow at prisoner, which missed him, ' Itat struck deceased on the breast , and he fell t the t o th tas u•ence. The medical evidence showed that 4 hilt t h caused by the injuries which he received 41 404 g jury returned a verdict of manslaughtey Ater tt2tcl l -es, and he was committed to take his assizes. Z1A.........._ 1 .'4e p/fleic r --- `kk" G tilki a ,„ - 01 EAD COMMISSIONERS. 11 1'4 ot 4 , e i tir c e o e n h e a r ir s met last night, Mr. J. H. GREEN, : 13°N4 , i l l v ie L lll . bets Present were—Messrs. Bailiff, Storey, 4: 41 1 - 1 ult titicrh - am, Mills, Roe, Willoughby, Light , ki, ti 4 ;ighes . . 1 mi ins t p te e e ctors a recommended, dthew ag i e n s a ofC sm tohni a e ll amount ; and also that N re ‘, u ' " 11 i t 1 ()0:11 i ° l ti r la t t rae tlll t il :l e t r a h e n e as d s e arari a b t y e e s h . rgl i, 3 trp • r' `-}c placed in various specified quarterS of irgl ,k i, ~,ktu „. -d ili a lli Led what was the total - number of lamps re i'Atti,"ooe committee ? Ikt tf llot bi n '', replied about forty, but that the committee 4 .111 eb e 7 themselves to any number without the con 13kt ~s 4 d. k il rl,.asked what the proposed increase to the ' t kt Policemen would amount ? 2. 47 0, r, s aid that it would amount altogether to ' I.lta i );” The reason the committee recommended tho n n)s „"ecause the police force in Liverpool and other Ztht g ' er e Paid the same, and consequently every op -e4ort-,c,availed of by their men to go to those places. tep or , as adopted. N ,`'s, of the Health and Market Committees were . 14t t ' ll u adopted. They contained no feature of % . test rt s" Ort ITAD I MPRO VEMENT COMMITTEE. 4) r 4 u tk o ,of this committee was then read, and com- Via' other matters, that a proper protection th be , Slth tarin of the Woodside Ferry, and that k e tNo I,4',:" l rers of the Park be raised to 15s. a-wee . N 1 ,74:,:ts asked if herotection had been as yet , VkloVhe Ferry and place where the man had ueei l ,Scqvued? 31p'N‘„, lt sos replied not, but said, that an order had li t " qt o ;4ave it done. 3 / 41, 1 kicii. j; ts a::: t 0 : s u observed, ,mteh eet c tohme t m h w : i t tsth i e t ees w co a was if : le g great membersham shame , t o obf h e f a to v hr e ee VE \ eqected for such a length of time. ‘ol ) ',"ltsoN . replied, that there were so many other V,,:azzli e utter referred to by Mr. Hughes but they were it , It ..........,.. ._., ti B a pats : I wish you would start then, (lau g hter) 't. g t ' talk. °Poi; %au. %PP inquired if the committee had the p ower to parties, whose lands were unprotected, and ?rad 4 enl to have a wall built between such land s and ktiti, _ • 41 5' CLmnx. replied, that the commissioners could ° l . ce a penalty in such a case, but that they could the.4,E ca ll e d attention to the the chairman fact,th a a n t their deviation 41 . rule, of addressing ris e t o m ueladesultory andprofitl ess discussions a't , their ; •ags. Ile therefore, recommended that that rule, for kture, be strictly enforced. (Hear, hear.) i . BAILIFF concurred in the suggestion, and. moved, e ri; 4tlie Railway Company be called upon to make the y - the bridges in their pOssegginn more. safe and ' 19 1. ti le , than they were at present. _,l' east Way ; lERSON did not intend to throw any objection in ti ) ,„..°4 th ' motion, but he did not like to have a censure ` 1 1114i: Committee in such a way. If Mr. Bailiff had V t . is t ed with the committee, either verbally or by 4,,;.,geY would fully consider his suggestion. ,Itr i ,,, b.,,'llts liked the modesty of the chairman of the 0,, N h ,"Lierf aii "'Provement Committee , (Mr. Henderson) most rii ''' 0 ho t do he did not like to be censured, and yet he 4 t b k " 4 i;"lt, ° '• ; _do his duty (Laughter.) The roads and para ainasssi ti,,, "li'l a most disgraceful state, and surpassed in that "" n ' , V Itt,, t 114„ 11:1 the Hundred of Wirral, barring Tranmere. ' r s ' i k' l loki to ") . Ile did think that these matters should be tr, b ,r , tt , (Hear, hear.) !.... I k 7 l , l 4itt: hoped also that they would be taken up by the 1 1 gklb:' Re had lived in the town for eight years, and ,t iiir 0 newer seen the roads and parapets in a worse state [deli , lii tl ll :sent. 'lrel,t',,`Jeco mmen d a tion of the Chairman , Mr. B ailiff „ 14;cora f as motion, and it was give n as an instruction to p . tb a tiiwe to see to the matter and to the repairing of li c a nd parapets generally. FINANCE commrrrsE. , tai o ve simittee in their report recommended that the I PrVi.llfarnish. new plans for the proposed Town-hall. ' $,41, post-office enquired if it were in contemplation to Abe a -cost-office in connexion with the Town-hall ? ki,!4, 4 , 114 1umAN replied that such an arrangement had ~, ; i,Ntested, but that it was thought advisable not to put , s ‘ s teri - 1 , 1 es in connexion with the Government, as they would - C''' r, t v i e rY little by it. bl TDElitsoti thought it would bring in a very con il r evenue. 11, ,' s h 0 said that there would be ample room in the pro ' V tZ e ,Ny . building for a Post - office , if the Government de " eke them . : a k ,,u'anEs knew no town in England who had such as i ti le - ` 11 :11 a post-office as that of Birkenhead. (Hear.) e p°rt was adopted. ge f , FERRY COMMITTEE. F e , (llll nlittee recommended that the cars and porters at Re s 6 7 be duly licensed, and placed under control.. Re s. re the Ferry for the month of October, in 1852 and ti ll 1852, £lBB4 17s. 5d.; 1853, £2195 18s. lid. 1 x53 / £11,375 Aril to the 31st October, 1852, £ 12,551 6s. !. the year, lOs. lid. Expenditure for the same Ar, , ND. - " 43 year L 12,094 19s. lid. tete 'I 7 -I.ouonnv asked what authority the ferry ,hugcom -04,,, to license the cars and porters, when he con- N r `uat that ewer was by the Act invested in the health It I ttee ; P t• 1) • Vr() l3 ‘k,t replied that the object the ferry committee had ,7Y i ., ° 'ne' this arrangement, was this—that they being INV' the spot were better able to judge of the applicants lihmot ,' 4 es than the health committee, and could keep them T ot e 0,,i ore direct control than under the present - system. V 11 , 4 14 5e /li system worked badly, there could not be a doubt; t1; 4 „ Zous complaints had been made, from time to time, 4",i4 s `‘ortio of the parties with donkey carts, allowed to The charge for bringing a barrel of s "'-N to r l °° ds. n tra'ffie• t 4 ). Livorno 4 w" a id., whereas the parties with h„,Ati e , i a !t s at the'f(:\rrY eili,...ururgehB,(l. and in some cases a is. tiO lv ,g th e same b e. rrei j ,,, Ty anason-square. If all the ktt.qeti's delivered um committee, leir the directiou o the d l 'er of lof the barrel ~ermA the would cost only a ld. in i1„1• 4 ud., as at present. 4ti eh lslDEßso - N asked if tize committee - hacle Virde any , 1 l' C S about carrying the VW's ? • N-4,--lreplied that they had bat a shed . at the Liver:- `t; tvi c ,' ku 'which would be placed a superior porter or clerk, 11 1 iitli k ; Or more porters under hien, for the purposs9 of tak °t4 ti!,a of goods intended for delivery at Birkenhead. To ye t - b s e goods across, they should employ the luggage 'IA tilt v e,longing to the Commiss io ners, and also a float, hoped to make two or t hree tri p s across every N illa 511 these goods were brough t across it would then tlkill 4 ktti' ll iatter of arranmement whet her the y would allow tf , q l . ti to come and take them away in the carts, or, , y at e 'Matter entirely into their own hands, deliver the tool certain scale of charges. S e ho p ed also that 4, le' , be able to bring into operatio n. in a short time a t:livery a t Bi r kenhead.—(hear, hear.) —which would ittkt peat a c convenience e a n u i e e h nc a e matter toth o e u, and their Inhabitants.t I t was q uit intelligente i 'l3/4koal,silager, Mr. Budge ! who had it under considera ; \ t tk t oe u , rep or t on the subject to the next meeting of the ~ h A .: i'ti b -133- P drew the attention of the chairman to a . cir -4114,0;e? connected with the shipping of goods at Laver ,ollch he thought of considerable importance. He N'te t ro the new charge for craneage, which had been t ht' ,! let st the other side:" He had a few sheets of lead to 'tt- } N o e ss, and he sent his young man for them. When t` 4 ,, h':g,,erth., ad gone down to the crane, he made inquiries Z l lot e a ngles, and he was then informed by the officials 11 0ife he could get the handles he should deposit a Sot 0 ,, with the man at the dock place office. And this 4 ° e,leW' .°ll e before the handles were delivered . He did , o t ,tta ita to the old charge of 4d. per lift for craneage, but 'lZt h . R 7 should object to this new charge of the deposit. t h'. Nv 4 a : observed that he was not aware of this . charge, l'e ty lel l thEure that the Corporation, from the fair manner ii ,Ar t t,%„i i 7 had treated the committee, would give them 1 t , r some redress. '''kin further discussion, tjie report was adopted ; and -40 qconere adjourned. ; o t 1 kE of cot, vithille / j P el l at rie , s ' bil A r isitPv Co °, 'do' th n isow dl3°"! ed Pf voet' boll !root ej 4 cll b pt OP 4 1 clistved 0 ( lA/ of;f l . , 11U! 113 1 0° 3 1° ,„;t1 THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS The annual elections to fill the vacancies created by the members of the Council retiring in rotation , were proceeded with on yesterday. Only in five wards were there contests, the results of which are stated below, The proceedings commenced in each ward at nine o'clock, and the poll was offi cially closed at four ; but long before that hour the cont est had been virtually decided in most of the wards. In at least one of them, the actual struggle concluded within an hour after the opening Of the poll. There was, as usual, a great amount of ex citement in the neighbourhood of the several poll ing places where contests took place, and around the committee-rooms of the respective candidates. At the latter places, flags were hung out bearing emblems symbolical of the political and religious views of each candidate ; and in some instances, bands of music were in attendance to celebrate the success of a favoured victor. The result of the polling in the different wards is as follows : EVERTON AND KIRSDALE WARD. Mr. Samuel Mosley Mellor re-elected without opposition. SCOTLAND WARD ----- - In this ward the contest was kept up with spirit for a short time, but long before one o'clock, the return of Mr. Wood ruff was beyond doubt—so much so, in fact, that even Mr. Jack, the opposing candidate, came forward and recorded his vote in his favor. At the close of the poll, the numbers were— Mr. Woodruff • • Mr. Jack Majority for Woodruff ... , .. 185. The announcement of the poll was received with deaf ening cheers by the large concourse of people who were gathered outside Mr. Woodruff's Committee-rooms during the day, and after Mr. Gardner had congratulated them on the event, Mr. WOODRUFF came forward and briefly addressed them. lie thanked the electors of the ward for having thus for the third time, returned him as their representative, and said that now the contest was over, he should draw no dis tinction between supporter and opponent, but should do all in his power to promote the general interests of the ward. He looked upon the electors of the ward as one body, all equally deserving of his attention ; and any complaint which they might make to him, either in their individual or collective capacity, he should endeavour to have re dressed. (Cheers.) Mr. Woodruff then paid a compliment to Mr. Jack, for having not only withdrawn from the contest, but for having voted for him, and in conclusion thanked his committee for their exertions in his behalf. (Applause.) Mr. Councillor THOMSON' then addressed the crowd, and said that in electing their present representative, the electors had conferred an honor to Mr. Woodruff, and a service on themselves. (Cheers.) VAUXHALL WARD. The contest in this ward was of the most exciting nature. During the day the candidates were neck and neck, one leading for a short time, the other then taking his place. This continued up to about half - past three , when Mr. Nichol • son got at the head of the poll, and maintained the lead to the close, although a vigorous effort was made on the part of Mr. Powell's friends to return their candidate. At the close of the poll the numbers were— Mr. Nicholson, the retiring member.. Mr. Powell .... . Majority for Mr. Nicholson . During the day there was a strong body of police in attendance to preserve order, a precaution which was not at all needless on one or two occasions. After the close of the poll, Dr. BRADLEY announced from the window of Mr. Powell's committee-room, the result of the polling, intimating that they had lost by a very small majority; and hoping on the next occasion they would be successful. They would have won but for their opponents having brought up all the dup licate votes of other wards. Mr. PowELL also addressed the crowd assembled. He thanked them for the efforts which they had made on his behalf. Although he had been defeated, he could not look upon his defeat with regret, for he had no ambition for a seat in the Council. He would now retire, never again to contest for any other ward in the town ; and in conclusion, he called upon all who had assembled, to retire peaceably to their homes, and live in peace and harmony with those who were their opponents to-day. (Applause.) Prom Mr. Nicholson 's committee-reom, the parties who had assembled outside were addressed by Mr. Nicholson and Mr. F ernih ouch . Mr. NlcHoLsorl thanked the electors for the proud and honourable position in which they had again placed him, and pledged himself to discharge the duties of his office to the best of his ability. The proceedings then terminated, and everything passed off quietly in the ward. ST. PAUL'S WARD. Mr. Oliver Holden, re-elected without opposition EXCHANGE WARD. Mr. Charles Turner, re-elected without opposition. CASTLE-STREET WARD. Mr. George Holt, re-elected without opposition. ST. PETER'S WARD. Mr. James Holme, re-elected without opposition. PITT-STREET WARD. In this Ward, the retiring member, Mr. Walter Powell Jeffreys, was opposed by Mr. John Smith. From the com mencement of the polling Mr. Jeffreys kept the lead by a considerable majority, and at the close the numbers were — Mr. Jeffreys. Mr. Smith Majority for Mr. Jeffreys... 95 Mr. JEFFREYS addressed the electors at the close of the poll, thanking them for the confidence which they had again reposed in him. GREAT GEORGE WARD. Mr. Alexander Shand elected, without opposition, in the place of Mr. W. A. Clayton, the retiring member, who declined to be again put in nomination. RODNEY-STREET WARD. Mr. James Aspinall Tobin, re-elected without opposition. ABERCROMBY WARD. In this ward, Mr. R. C. Gardner, the retiring member, had to encounter the opposition of Mr. J, H. Braneker, who came forward, however, under disadvantageous cir cumstances, an active canvass having been going on for Mr. Gardner some time before Mr. Braneker was announced as a candidate. At the opening of the poll, Mr. Gardner took the lead, and continued to increase his morit when about noon Mr. Brancker retired from the contest , when the numbers Mr. Gardner .. .. Mr. Brancker ... ~ . Majority for Mr. flaranor _ 24.5 At the close of the poll, Mr. GARDNER addressed his friends and supporters fawn the window of the Phcenix Hotel, Mount-pleasant, thanking them for the honor they had conferred upon him, by re-electing himby such a large majority. LIME-STRET WARD. Mr. John Buck Lloyd, re-elected without opposition ST. ANNE'S WARD. Mr. John Nicholson, re-elected without opposition. Majority for Mr. Clint WEST DERBY WARD. Great interest was attached to the contest in 'this ward. The retiring member, Mr. J. M. Wood, did not offer him self for re-election, and the candidates on the present occa sion were Mr. Wm. Earle and Mr. Francis Anderson Clint. At the opening of the poll Mr. Earle took the lead, and from about ten o'clock to two, his majority stood at between twenty and thirty. At this hour, however, a change took place, Mr, Clint being assisted by the supporters of Mr Gardner from A.bercromby ward, whose cars were to be seen flying about in every direction, bringing up voters in the interest of Mr. Clint. From this time Mr. rapidly diminished, and at three o'clock the ° tel tY were equal, and from this hour to the c lose E tw a o rle c t a s ndi m aa aj of the poll it was a "neck and neck" race, Mr. Earle for a few minutes heading his opponent by one or two, and then again losing the lead by about the same number of votes. As the hour of four approachete eontest became most ex citing, it being understood that at h a quarter to four Mr. Clint headed his opponent by two votes. Within the last few minutes some half dozen voters came up in succes sion in favor of Mr. Clint, and it was then seen that Mr. Earle's chance was gone. One of the last gentlemen who prin cipal of Collegiate Institution. The Rev. gentleman was loudly cheered by the friends of Mr. Clint, as he retired from the polling booth. The numbers at the close were, M r . Clint - - 250 • Mr.',Earle - - - 241 • At four o'clock the successful candidate's !friends repaired to the Edge Hill coffee-house, from the window of which Mr. Rowett announced the numbers, and congratulated them on the victory they had achieved. Mr. CLINT then, came forward, and was received with THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES. much cheering. lie alluded to the circumstances under which he had been induced to come forward as a candidate. In doing so he had had no other feeling but to act under what he considered was a sense of duty, and had only responded to the wishes of the ward. The result was, that he was now placed in the proud po sition of their representative. He should not attempt to thank them in words. He hoped they would read his grati tude in his performance of those honorable, and no less onerous duties which would now devolve -.upon him, as a member of the municipal body. While he felt the honour of being elected their member, he likewise felt the responsbility of it. It should be his earnest wish to learn his duties a nd having so learnt them, to perform those duties to the utmost of his ability. (Cheers.) He could only again thank them, and assure them that it would be his endeavour so to comport himself in the position in which they had placed him that at the ex piration of the period for which they had elected him he might hope to receive their - approval of his conduct. (deers.) Mr. Councillor BECKWITH next addressed the assembly, and stated that he had been induced to take part in the contest in favour of Mr. Clint, in consequence of some members of the political party in the ward, with whom he acted, having been guilty of a breach of faith on the occa sion of this year's municipal register. Mr. BJtEAKELL, and other gentlemen having spoken, the proceedings terminated. SOUTH TOXTETH WARD. Mr. Samuel Holme (the mayor), re-elected without op- position NORTH TOXTETH WARD. Mr. Matthew Gregson, re-elected without opposition MANCHESTER AND SALFORD MUNICI PAL ELECTIONS. The following members were returned yesterday for the city of Manchester : New Cross Ward.—Messrs T. L. Williams and John Gibson. • St Michael's Ward.—Mr. Hugh Warburton. Collegiate Church Ward.—Mr. Miles Craston. St. Clement's Ward.—Mr. W. G. Newton, Exchange Ward.—Mr. Ivie Mackie. Oxford Ward.—Mr. James Bake. St. James's Ward.—Mr. Thomas Goodsby. St. John's Ward.—Mr. William Bowker. St. Ann's Ward.—Mr. William Gibbs. • All Saint's Ward.—Mr. Richard Potter. St. Luke's Ward.—Mr. Cornelius Randall. St. George's Ward.—Mr. John Haworth. Medloek Street Ward.—Mr. Abraham Dearden. Ardwick Ward. —Mr. William Vickers. Cheetham Ward.—Mr. George Wadsworth. The following were returned for the borough of Salford : Blackfriars Ward.—Messrs. Peter Gerdall and Thomas Davies. Crescent Ward.—Messrs. Thomas Barlow and James Hor- rocks. St. Stephen's Ward.—Messrs. Jonathan Thompson and Joseph Lankey. Trinity Ward.—Messrs. Thomas Marsden and William Hopkinson. Seedley Ward.—Messrs. J. Weston, John Parkinson, John Tyson, Thomas Ashworth, James Gorton, and Jonathan B. Statham. St. Thomas's Ward.—Messrs. Wm. Leaf, Henry Dixon, Wright Turner, Thomas Heywood, John Rowcroft, and JohnlGreenwood. Kersal Ward.—Messrs. Pearson, Radford, Pennington, Myers, Burgess, Lofthouse. St. John's Ward.—Messrs. Bradley, Cowley, Hoyley, Long and Trapp. THE WEST INDIA MAIL. The West India Mail Steamer Magdelena, ar rived at Southampton yesterday afternoon, at three o'clock, with the usual mails, and 452,192 dols. in specie, of •'which 28,000 are on account of Mexican dividends. Her dates are from Jamaica and Tri nidad to the 12th, and St. Thomas's to the 16th inst. The markets were firm, and Exchange on London was quoted at Jamaica at 91, Trinidad, 61i, and St. Thomas's, 32. The Berkley had ar rived out. The new Governor had arrived, and the inauguration had taken place. The Magdelena has brought home 43 passengers. The mails will be delivered here this afternoon. TURKEY AND RUSSIA. We yesterday announced, that 26,000 Turks had crossed the Danube, and occupied Kalifat. We now subjoin the additional details since received. From Orsova, another despatch says that 52,000 men have crossed, and that hostilities have com- mewed. This news is believed in, although not authen- ticated. In the second edition of our cotemporary, how appeared another despatch from its Vienna ;pondent, of a more positive character, in words : corres these VIENNA, Monday The following is authentic :-30,000 infantry and 400 cavalry, under the orders of Omer Paella, passed the Danube at Kalafat on the 27th inst. A great number more were in the act of passing. An encounter with the Russians was expected on the 28th. We place these before our readers without com ment. We have no corroboration of them, nor have we any reason for discrediting them. The Paris correspondent of The Times has the following on the present position of the Eastern question. His information, he says, is derived from "unquestionable authority" :—" The much talked of and dreaded manifesto of the Emperor of Russia on the receipt of the Turkish declaration of war, now turns out to have been a very pacific note from Prince Nesselrode, in which he informed the Four Powers that the Emperor, his master, re gretted extremely that the Turks should have so misunderstood his intentions as to have pushed matters to a declaration of war ; • that he deplored the present state of suspense, and was most anxious for its speedy termination. As the readiest way of effecting this, and with a view to the imme diate evacuation of the Principalities, he proposesthat a Turkish Plenipotentiary should proceed to Prince Gortschakoff s head quarters, and arrange the matter on the spot. I am informed that this propoSition was declined by France and England, on the ground that matters had gone .too far to allow the difference between Russia and Turkey to be arranged in this summary manner, but that those powers were ready to draw up 9, new note, based on the evacuation of the Principalities, in which the portions of the Vienna note, which had offended Turkish dignity, should be omitted, or explained in such a way as to leave no ground for Russian inter ference with the sovereign rights and prerogatives of the Sultan. Such a note lam also informed has been drawn up, has received the assent and approbation of Austria and Prussia, as well as of the representative of the Emperor Nicholas at Vienna, and is now on its way to Constantinople; whither the intelligence of its advent has beer forwarded by telegraph. lam also informed that the French Government has received intelligence that Lord Stratford has procured the assent of the Porte to a note embodied in terms almost identi cal with those of the document now on its way to Constantinople. Such are the details of the pre sent position of the Eastern question, which jus tify an expectation of a speedy arrangement. The reasons which have induced the Emperor of Russia to submit so meekly to the buffet dealt him on the cheek by his Ottoman brother, afford ample ground for speculation. Ignorance of the state of feeling as regards Turkey in France and England, a mistaken notion of the impossibility of an alliance between those Powers. overweening confidence in his own resources, and a contempt, for those of his adversary, may, in the first in stance, have combined to induce him to take a step which a better knowledge of his own position now makes him desirous to retrace. Though no one fancies that Turkey can cope with Russia in a pro longed contest, yet the chances of success for the Czar are materially lessened by the certainty that the first reverse of his antagonist will bring to the succour of the vanquished the fleets and, per b.aps, other forces, of two nations each able to con tend-with Russia single-handed. The state of af fairs in the Caucasus, where it is now certain that their frame of mind. Russians have m et with g rea t r everses, ' a n d t h e weakness of the army o f occupation in the dispirited in by P n ci inaction,p i t t i h t i e e s ,may Emperor decimated als oN disease c b ah y voelash taed a and betterbriikgi , n , g TURKEY. A Constantinople .letter, in the Trieste Z e itung, contains matters of importance. The greater part of the Turkish fleet is gone to Batoum, and it is af firmed that. a communication with Schamyl has b een established. The news of the seriprevalentous losses suffered by the Russians is confi r med, an d if th e rumours are worthy of credit, all the Mussulmm tribes on the eastern coast of the Black Even if allowance is made for Oriental colouring, it is still e vi dent that there is a great ferment in the c oun t r i es near the C au casus. The new Turkish loan will be 200,000,000 p i as tres. Mimic , Pasha, "a man of patriotic and spo tless character," goes to Paris to negotiate. The fleets will no , go up to the B os pho rus and Black Sea unless their presence would be urgently neces sary. sea are up in arms. Soundings are being taken in the ports of the Sea of Marnora, but it appears that the fleets w ill not for the present go beyond Gallipoli. IRELAND (PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) DUBLIN, TUESDAY CLOSING OF THE EXHIBITION. This ceremony took place yesterday, in the pre sense of some 21,000 spectators. It was somewhat similar to that which inaugurated the great under taking, the arrangements, however, being less ex clusive and more convenient altogether. The doors opened at an early hour in the „morning, and, despite the unpropitious weather, continued all day to receive an immense influx of visitors. At a quarter before three o'clock the cheering outside announced the approach of the Lord and Lady Lieutenant ; and immediately after - their ; Excellencies entered by the grand entrance, pre ceded by Alderman Roe, Mr. Dargan, and• the other members of the Exhibition Committee. As soon as they entered the Great Hall, the military bands struck up the National Anthem, and the vast as semblage burst into one hearty and enthusiastic cheer, which made the walls and roof of the build ing ring again. The .cheering continued at short intervals until his Excellency reached the dais, when still more vehement acclamations broke forth, no small proportion of which were evidently in tended for Mr. Dargan. His excellency then took his seat on the dais, the Countess of St. Germans ;ccupying the seat immediately on his left. The Right Hon. the Lord Chancellor, the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, and the other distinguished personages also took up the positions assigned them. Among those present we noticed the Provost of Trinity College, Lord Talbot de Malahide, Lord Massarene, Lord Ward, Lord Dunboyne, Sir Edward and Lady Blakeney, Sir Edward M'Donnel, the Earl of Bective, Sir John Young, the Marchioness of London. derry, Colonel Penefather, William Dargan, Esq., Viscount Gort, Colonel Browne, Colonel Eden, the Attorney-General, Sir John Benson, the members of the committee, &c. The following programme was then gone through in a manner that elicited the delight and admira tion of the entire assembly The Hundredth Psalm, as at the Inauguration—Organ and Or chestra ... The Heavens are telling—Or gan and Orchestra.. The Exhibition Grand March— Arranged by J. Robinson Haydn Military Bands March from Athalie—Military Bands .. Mendelsohn His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant then arose from his seat, and Mr. C. P. Roney, the active and energetic secretary of the Exhibition, having been introduced by Alderman Roe, his Excellency desired him to kneel, for the purpose of receiving the honor of knighthood. Mr. Roney having obeyed the request, his Excellency touched him with a sword, and said, " Rise, Sir Cusac Patrick Roney," whereupon a loud and hearty cheer pro ceeded from the assembled multitude, who thus evinced their approbation of the honor conferred upon the talented gentleman. The worthy Knight was heartily congratulated by the Chair man of the Executive Committee, Mr. Dargan, his R. P. Stewart, Mus. D brother secretary Mr. Deane, and several other friends. Lady Roney was subsequently introduced to the Earl and Countess of St. Germans to receive their felicitations. His EXCELLENCY then came forward, and in a clear, distinct voice, said—l cannot declare the Great Industrial Exhibition of 1853 to be closed without expressing an earnest wish for the health, happiness, and prosperity of the man to whom we are all indebted for the instruction we have received from the many productions of art and nature which are contained within these walls. I also desire to acknowledge the liberality of the owners of these treasures, for permitting them to be exhibited. Let me also pay a tribute of praise to the committee, the secretaries, and the other officers connected with it, for the zeal, the assi duity, and the intelligence with which they have discharged their many duties. Lastly, let me, in the name of this assembly, offer to Almighty God our heartfelt thanks, for having blessed and pros pered this undertaking. I now declare this Exhi bition to be closed. His Excellency concluded by calling for three cheers for Mr. Dugan. (Loud and prolonged applause). A VOICE.--A cheer for the Lord Lieutenant. (Loud cheers). This part of the ceremonial being concluded, the national anthem was then performed by the organ and orchestra, assisted by the military bands, after which their Excellencies retired, at half-past three q'cloolc, accompanied by the com mittee to the grand entrance, and in the course of another hour the gay throng separated and left the building, the entire ceremonial occupying only one hour. Thus closed the Great Exhibition of 1853 finally, though up to late yesterday hopes were entertained of its being re opened, All doubt_ however was set at rest by the answer of the com mittee to a deputation which waited on them last' night, which was couched in the following terms As the Exhibition is closed, and as some of th e exhibitors have announced their intention of im-s mediately removing their goods, and the office c having reported that the admision of the publid during even the partial pa6king of the goods woul be most bleonyenient and almost impracticable- Re . solved—That the deputation of the exhibitors be in formed that, after full and mature consideration of all the circumstances of the case, the eommittee feel that the sub ject is encompassed with such difficulties, and the results so doubtful, that, with every wish to meet their request, and with every disposition to afford the working classes facility to visit the Exhibition, the committee feel bound to decline re-opening the Exhibition, T. . THE TRIAL OF MISS CANTWELL—This case was resumed yesterday, when the examination of Dudley, the man who it is said, detected the pri soner, was proceeded with by Mr. Whiteside, Q. C. The witness was afterwards subjected to a lengthy cross-examination by Mr. Fitzgibbon, Q. C. and. some slight descrepancies between his evidence and his original information were elicited. After the examination of Mr. Cammock, the police con stable who arrested Miss Cantwell, and one or two other witnesses, the case was further adjourned to this morning. SPORTING INTELLIGENOE WORCESTER RACES.—YES TERDAY Sweepstakes for two yrs olds. Indiana Czarina Astrea Tl'Fee ran. Worcester Handicap Radcliffe Hero Little Davie Friday . Ten ran. Won ea,sy. Sweepstakes of Five Sovs Hope Wellsbourno Scurry Handicap. Maria Bell Indiana Seven ran. Selling Stakes, Hamlet Ada.,. LIVERPOOL MARK ETS.—.-YESTRADAY. Written expressly for the Northern Daily Times. n.—The market is without change, and we have only to report the sale of 80 hhds Antigua, at 32s 3d to 34s 3d; and 800 bags Benares, at 37s to 39s 9d per cwt. MOLASSES have again been taken freely, the business to-day comprising 250 puncheons Barbadoes, at 18s per cwt. Of Rum, 65 puncheons Jamaica, and 30 puncheons Dema rara have realised full rates. No sales of COFFEE. The RICE market continues very active, 3,000 bags Aracan having changed hands at 13s 3d ; a cargo of 400 tons to arrive at 13s ; and 2,600 bags and pockets Bengal, chiefly by auction to-day, at 15s to 1.5 s 3d per cwt. JUTE.—Of that offered to-day, only about 10 bales were sold at £24 5s ; and 50 bundles Bombay Hemp. "all faults," at £lB to £l9 per ton. TEA.—A large business is again reported to-day, chiefly on speculation. COTTON.—The market to day has been unusually dull, and Little business doing. The sales aro 3,000 bales. HlDES.—There are no sales to report, and the market is dull. One hundred and ninety-eight tons OAR BARK offered to day did not sell ; £5 15s was bid for good Dordt. The Va lonia did not sell either. The TALLOW market is quiet, and 100 pipes have been sold at 27s per cwt for good holders' quality. LIVERPOOL CORN MARKETS.-YESTERDAY The rains of last week, which appear to have fallen heavily over a large surface of the United Kingdom, were equally so here, and the process of sowing wheat was consequently sus pended, imparting at most of the leading provincial markets of this country and Ireland, a further advance in the prices of nearly every description of grain ; within the last few days, however, the weather has become more favourable, and if continued, may possibly calm down any undue excitement for tho moment We have received into this port, during the week ending yesterday, a tolerable quantity of oatmeal, but of graM or flour thence or coastwise, the arrivals of the week are inconsiderable, while of any kind of grain from abroad the import is per fectly insignificant : of flour, however, we have a fair supply, chiefly from the United States and Spain, and partly from B►itish colonios, 1,892 barrels from the latter being a re-ship ment from Australia. During the same period the exports of . wheat and Indian corn henr,..voood, and thooo of a..., ucualy equal the importations subjoined. The flour trade here was dearer on Saturday last, but yes terday the sale for this article as well as wheat became dull, with some tendency to easier rates. Conflicting accounts from the East influence the market according to their peaceable ten dency or otherwise, though in reality this question is of minor importance, Unless its settlement should ensure us an early renewal and continuance of supply, upon which, in the face of excessive rates abroad, the scarcity of shipping, and the com petition of other countries, we cannot count. Our market to-day was fairly attended, but generally by much more extensive buyers than of late, and the transactions in foreign wheat have been, in the aggregate, only of moderate amount; prices ranging rather over those of this day week, but scarcely as good as were realised on Friday. Of farmer's new there was a full display of samples, the condition in some cases damp, in others good, and was mostly cleared off at the annexed quotations. Flour may be noted about 6d. per barrel over Tuesday last; choice fresh qualities are not plen tiful, and held firmly, but the sale of all kinds has been of a limited character to-day. Sour descriptions cannot be quoted higher. Prime dry qualities of barley merely support the late im provement ; damp new parcels are difficult to quit, even at less money. Beans have advanced 2s to 3s per qr. on the week ; there are buyers of Egyptians at 48s. We also note oats at ld per bushel, and oatmeal at 2s per load advance, the business in the latter, for several days, both in store and to arrive, having been large. The enhanced price of Indian corn checks the sale, still a moderate business is doing at our quotations. Prices current in Liverpool per Imperial Standard. . Tuesday, November 1, 1853. BRITISH. a. d a. d, a. d. s. d 701 b, English, red, old g 6 10 4 „new.. g 6 10 1 D 0......... wh.do. 10 6 10 9.. do. .. 10 0 10 7 red, do. .. d 0... - wh. do ..do. FRANCE. The Paris letters of Monday say it was expected that the Money Market would be considerably depressed to-day in consequence of the despatch in the Ilfoniteur of yesterday, This, however, did not last, and the market closed a few centimes under the closing prices of Saturday. The appointment of General Baraguay d'Hilliers Ls Ambassador at Constantinople appears to be certain. It is announced positively by the Journal des Debats, and it is added that he was to leave foz Constantinople this day. The Presse of this evening states that he tikes with him a suite of ten: officers of engineers and artillery. The Siecle states that the General goes as Ambassador Extra orcinary, and that M. de Lacouri is to retain the title of Ambassador, hut is to have a Conge of six monhs, The Siecle pretends to know that a similar coursl has been resolved upon by the English Cabinet as regards Lord Stratford de Redcliffe. The runour here is that Sir Edmund Lyons is to be the English Ambassador Extraordinary. All this. looks as if war between Turkey and Russia is pgi t rdecl as inevitable, and yet there is still a stroll/ impression here that it will be pre vented. The Patric of this morning states, that general Baragiay_ d'Hilliers has not yet left Paris. The Couriere ?Mercantile, of the 27th, states from the Papal donalaions, that the price of corn at Ravenna, Forli, aid other places, has risen very considerably, and 'hat all the porn that comes from without disapiears at once. Disturbances had occurred at Forli and Faenza, but had been speedily put down. 11r qonfaloniers of those towns had given in theirresignation. FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Ilinday, Henry Holme, a porter on the London and North Western Railway, whilst engaged in placing a wagon upoi, a turning-table, at the Waterloo station, was accidentally filed. THE DYERS STRlKE.—Scaredy any alteration has taken place in reference to this striki since we last drew the attention of 'our readers to it. Oz. Saturday last the dyers in the employ of Messrs. Woodcrof%, and Co., dyers and printers, Chapel-street, Salford, left tler work, under notice from their employers that they would cfscharge them unless they consented to take Bs. per week less wages than they were then receiving. Messrs. Woodcroft and Co. were one of the firms that gave the advance of 3s, per week as asked for by the men, and finding that some large em ployers had not given the advance, they made up their minds to revert to the old wages. On Monday the hands, only we believe about 26 in number, remained out, but on Tuesday (yesterday) morning, some of them returned to work at the reduced amount of wages. Others of the hands the employers refused to permit to return to their work—r and for doing that they have much to answelfer. TSB EMIGRANT SHIP CHARLES CROKER. SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST THE CAPTAIN AND CHIEF MATE. On Saturday last, Captain de Conroy, Government Emigration Agent at Belfast, appeared before the magistrates there, to pre fer a number of charges founded on complaints made to him by several passengers, against Captain Delano, and the chief mate of the emigrant ship Charles Croker, which sailed from this port for on the 20th ult., and was obliged to put into Belfast, on the following Monday, through stress of weather. _ _ ' • Mr. Johnston appeared on behalf of the complainants, and Mr. Henry Seeds on behalf of the captain and mate of the vessel. Mr. Johnston said that the passengers, in the first place, complained that they had not been allowed sufficient accom modation in the vessel, that the provisions served out were neither in quantity or in quality, as the Act of Parliament prescribed, that the chief mate who was often drunk, treated the passengers improperly, and that the captain was charged indirectly for having been so remiss in his duty as to allow such proceeding on board his vessel. Mr, John ston subsequently read the surveyor's report regarding the nrIPR nrnkor Tt was Ricrnevi tk wentfor Lloyd's and two other competent surveyors. e repurt stated tho Char:es Croker, if supplied with some rigging and other gear, which had been injured during the storm which she had experienced after she left Liverpool, was perfectly sea. worthy, and that, during the two or three hours in whicl, they were engaged in making the examination, the vessel only made three quarters of an inch of water. Adolphi Holbein,_a respectable German, then made a s tatement through Mr. Heyn, Prussian consul, who acted as interpreter. He said that when he got into his berth to lie down, it broke, and he fell on the person lying below The carpenter repaired the berth and witness paid him for it. He was obliged to pay ten shillings for his cooking which the cook wanted in hand. Saw the first mate drunk several times. _ _ _ _ Cross-examined : It was to the captain's cook to whom I was to pay the ten shillings. There is only one cookhouse, to which we had access. I asked salt, when in Liverpool, but didn't get it. As far as I know, none of the passengers got any salt, I had to buy salt myself in Liverpool. Captain de Coma said he had examined the ship and con sidered her quite seaworthy. He had also examined the provisions on board, and found them to be of a suspicious character. Robert Wilson said he engaged a berth for himself, his wife, and two sons, which was only two feet two inches broad, He was promised another when he took his passage but did not get it. I was obliged to lie on a box. I at tempted to get access to the captain, but the mate pre vented me. I got no provisions after I left Liverpool, until the day before we came into the Belfast Lough, when I got. about 301bs. of bread, flour, and other articles. I had to pay one of the cooks, the first day, a shilling for boiling some water for me. Peter Tanis, examined—l did not get all the provisions I was entitled to, and I received no salt. I went on board on Tuesday. The first time I got water was on Friday. The mate told me I would have water to the mast head before long. I asked the captain for fresh water, and he told me to go alongside, and draw a bucket of salt water, for it was good enough. I saw the mate intoxicated on the Friday morning. I have been at sea before, and never saw any one so reckless of life as the mate was. I saw the passengers giving money and spirits to the cooks for cooking their food. When I wanted water, 1 first went to the man whose duty it was to serve out the water, and he told me to go to the steward, the steward told DO to go to the mate, and the mate told me to go to the captain, who, in his turn, told me to go and draw a bucket of salt water. Charles Fonsi (a German,) examined—l have a complaint against the first mate. I was in my berth when the mate came and pulled me out, to make room for two females. The femal s came on board after I came. There were two young men and myself, besides two young women, in the same berth, previously. (Laughter.) The mate caught me by the breast, Ind attempted to throw me out of my berth. The berth was divided into two compartments. The mate wanted to force the young women into the berth, in order that Nye might divide them among us as we could. I received neither salt nor water on board. I applied, and they refused to give me any, though I had a vessel with me for it. They told me the vessel was too small. I gave ten shillings to the cook of the cabin, for his trouble for getting my provisions cooked iluring the voyage. I could not get near the other cook house, as it was always crowded. To Mr. SEEDS—The captain's cook demanded the ten shillings from me. Mr. JOHNSTON then called the attention of the bench to the Act of Parliament, requiring that water and the necessary provisions should be eerved out each day. Captain Delano, examined--I am captain of the Char les a Croker. I left Liverpool on Thursday the 21st, and the pilot left us on Friday morning. The st orm came on then, nd it was not until after two o'clock that day be fore I g ot any food. There were 22 hands on board, all of w hom were fully done up before we came into the lough of Belfast. I never saw the mate drunk, though he has sailed with me on se veral voyages. I have known him to he very attentive to passengers, and I never knew him to conduct himself improperly. It was not strictly necessary for the safety of the ship that Nye should come into Belfast. We had the necessary quantity of water. The biscuit which Captain de Courcy tasted 'was the same as supplied to all the passengers. I have been in command of the ship for seven mouths. So far do I think that th vessel is not unseaworthy,that I have my own wife on boaerd with me. I know that Dr. Moore also tasted the water and the biscuit on board. I have been 20 years at sea, and I never was in a vessel that I considered stronger than the Charles Croker. She is now laden with 1,100 or 1,200 tons ; but last winter, she brought from Now Yorkcargo of 1,400 tons of iron, Another of the passengers, an Irish woman, named Mary Clarke, made a voluntary statement to the effect, that in her opinion the captain and sailors did all they could far the passengers. She caused much amusement in court by the manner in which she gave her evidence. Mr. Tracy (one of the magistrates), said that it was unnec essary to proceed further with witnesses. The bench were of opinion that the charges had not been substantiated. It was necessary, however, after the complaints had been made, that there should be a public investigation. Mr. Hun agreed with the bench that the charges were not subs6.ntiated, and said he had done nothing more than his duty as Pruisian Vke-Conkiul in seeing that the complaints of the Gertuau emigrants should in fully investigated. THE COURT WINDSOR, Ocr. 31. The Queen, with the Duchess of Brabant, drove out this morning, in an open pony phaeton. His Royal Highness Prince Albert . , with his Majesty the King of the Belgians,. accompanied by Earl Granville, went out shooting. The French Ambassador and Countess Walewski, Ma dame Van de Weyer, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Elgin, Lord Elphinstone, Lord Raglan, Major- General the Hon. Sir Edward Cust, and Sir James Gra ham, have been invited, and are expected this afternoon.. ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE—The Lord Bishop of Manchester yesterday, at the Diocesan Registry, St. James's-square, licensed the Rev. Abraham Sedgwick (late stipendiary Curate of St. George's Church, Ohorley) to the stipendiary Curacy of St. Thomas's, Preston, on the nomina tion of the Rev. Pitman Jones, the Incumbent. The laud on which the Free Trade-hall at Manchester stands, 3222 i square yards, has at length been sold by Mr. Cobden to the new company, formed for the p an urp oth o e s r e . of Th tak e in figrs d t oy or t e h y e is p t r o es b en e t b an m u l n di a n er g gr a o n u d nd er c e e c l t l i a n r g , with fireproof suitableoff; t h a ent i s . e r c o o o n md is to other e 4e a r large hall, capable of seat i ng 4000 persons, or standing ' room for 10,000; and over . thi s there is to be a concert room . tuted into, loss Of the Annie Jane, by the THE ANNIE JANE. so many lives have been lost. Government -7-An. o ffi cial inquiry t wa o :rtaeLor s et e kohm a se t aseni 6 iwt O loss o Eht.ileti have authorised Captain Beechy to examine into all the circumstances connected with that awful catastrophe, Irsh6oll4 Quarter, English...,_- • . do. English __ _ _ 1.60/b, Scorch& Irish,do 5 Quarter, English, MALT X 47 050 0 53 5 8 pale, do . 69 0 76 01.. d o. . do. Irish, do 0 0 0 0 .. do. 0AT5..v45115, English&Scotch,old 4 3 4 6.. d o , do. Welsh, do. do. Irish, mealing, do 3 10 4 1 .. 3 10. 4 ,„ do do. inferior, d 0... . 3 6 3, 9 ..do. 280th do. do. seconds ..fine.. 46 0 48 0 Do. do. superfine 51 a 560 .. .. i 57 05 8 0 OATMEAL.. Toload of 240/h, Irish, 01d... ...... 33 0 34 0 ..new.. 33 635 0 FLOUR Canadian, do FOREIGN 7 Nb. ! Canadian, mixed WHEAT IRISH Do.. RYE.. v BARLEY WHEAT - and red - United States, do. do Danzig and Konigsberg, do. do French,Rhenish,and Belgian, dc Odessa, Polish, do. RYE..'AP 601, Baltic, &c ..... BARLEY__Ip 60th, Turk. ft EgYPt. 4 10 5 2 Danish 5 4 5 7 OATS_ _1p4511) 3 9 4 0 Rusian 3 L 3 1 1 INDIAN CORN, *4Bolb, American yellow 45 0 46 0 FLOUR;lo3rl.l96ll3Canadian,swoet 37 038 o__ .... U. S. Western Canal. do. 37 637 6 Ohio 38 osg 0 Do. Philadelphia&Baltimore do. 37 6 38 6 N.Orle. 38 039 0 Do.PrimeVirginia&Fancyßrand 38 639 6 Sour .._ 32 0 33 6 sp Sack 2801,h, French fine &superfine 0 0 0 0 Span, 60 062 0 3,w 19 7 IO 0 --white 10 1 10 8 9 810 —do. -- 10 4 1 0 1 1 10 0 10 6 hi g h m. 10 8 11 2 ) 9 4 911 hite-- . 810 D 4 corn. 8 7 811 . : wh :: l4s_o 47 0 Arrivals and Exports into Liverpool, from the 25th to the 31st October, 1853, inclusive. Wheat, 3,871 qrs ; barley, 2,124 qrs ; malt, 983 qrs ; oats, 3,433 qrs ; beans, .570 qrs ; pease, 269. qrs; Indian corn, 565 qrs ; oatmeal, 9,220 sacks; flour, 5,878 sacks ; 14,911 barrels. Exports to Foreign parts, barley, 63 qrs ; oats, 168 qrs ; pease, 44 qrs ; oatmeal, 15 sacks; flour, 100 sacks. Ireland, wheat, 2,470 qrs ; Indian corn, 1,344 qrs ; oatmeal, 100 sacks ; flour, 2,017 sacks ; 3,757 barrels. Coastwise, wheat, 2,033 qrs; beans, 25 qrs; Indian corn, 291 qrs; oatmeal, 13 sacks; flour, 576 sacks; 10,949 barrels. LONDON PRODUCE MARKET.-YESTRRMY Tea : Medium congous are in good request at from is 2d to is 5d per lb. Common sound move off steadily at from is Clid to Is Id. Most other kinds of tea are firm, and quite as dear as last week. The delivery last week was 647,405 lbs. Sugar : The few parcels offered at public sale to-day have mostly changed hands at last week's prices. Privately the demand is inactive, on formor terms. Foreign sugars, afloat, command very little attention. Refined goods are dull. Brown lumps, 44s to 44s 6d ; and low to fine grocery, 448 6d to 47s 6d per cwt. Crushed is very dull. Molasses : The demand has fallen off, and the quotations are barely supported. Coffee ; Plantation Ceylon is steady, and quite as dear u last week. Good otd. native is selling at from 46s to 47s per cwt. Other kinds of coffee are unaltered. Most kinds are a slow sale Rice : The supply on offer has increased. Dealers operate cautiously. Cotton: Our market is tolerably firm, change has taken place. In prices very little Hemp and Flax : There is very little doing in hemp, the value of which is barely supported. Flax is dull, and rather Spirits : The market for rum is dull, on former terms. In brandy very little is doing. Geneva and corn spirits are quite as dear as last week. Provisions : There is a very inactive demand for Irish butter, at a reduction in tho quotations of from is to 2s per cwt. Foreign has sold slowly, at the same decline, English butter supports previous rates, Bacon moves off slowly, at is per cwt less money. In the value of hams, lard, and cheese, we have no change to notice. Metals : Scotch pig iron is quoted at 5s 5d free on board. Copper and lead are quite as dear as last week. Spelter dull, at £2l 5s to £2l Zs 64 per ton. Oils: Our market is rather inactive; but we have no ma texial change to notice in prices. Pale seal, t 37 10s to £3B 16; brown, £33 to £34; sperm, £B6 to £B7; cod, 134 10s; southern, £39 to £4O. Tallow : The demand is heavy, and prices are not sup sported. GLASGOW MARKETS—YESTEADAY, Messrs. McCallum, Graham, and Black, brokers, sold at auction, this afternoon, (Tuesday) 140 bogies pearl sago, large grain, in bond here, at 19s per cwt ; also 100 boxes pearl sago, small grain, at 22s 6d ; and 64 bags white pepper, in bond, at 9d to 9fd per lb ; 4,500 bundles Rattans were offered, but there being no buyers, they were w•ithdt awn. West India Produce : The sales of West India Sugar are still small, with little alteration in prices. Brown Lobagos are quoted at 33s 6d ; middling Trinidads, 34s 3d, In Mauri tius, East India, and foreign, no transactions worthy of notice. Refined sugars are In moderatewi with 4h 3s m 6odddeentrioaa moderate a at l6e d 4:3 s floyr t , o fibn 6 ue tlysel•l prices foowr brown loaves, 50s 6d to 52s f for middling good, 42s 6d to 43s 6d ; to fine and very fine from 54 s to 6 65. Crushed ugars in good request at 37 s 6 d to 4 0s ; for brown, 40s 6d to m iddli ng treacle, s only, no o3s ; to 18 s 6d ; syrup , 20s to 235. C lo o w tt f e o o r n r . iis yellow still andbrown, inactive, Cotton goods and yarns are somewhat firmer, and more business done at current prices. Pig Iron : Yesterday there was a good business done at 77s to 778 6d; cash for warrants closing firm at later quotations, No. 1, pu.b. 795, and No. 3, 755. GREAT FLOODS IN KENT AND E SSEI .— O n Thursday night last a heavy storm of thunder and lightning burst over the valley of the Medway. It w. s accompanied by a literal deluge of rain, which descending on Friday from the uplands, poured into the river, and gradually overflowed its banks at numerous points, till some hundreds of acres of land between Fenshurst and Maidstone were under water. On Friday also, and in the course of the night, there were frequent and heavy showers, augmenting the body of water to such an extent that the bed of the stream could not carry off the flood, and the neighbouring fields and meadows were completely inundated. On Saturday m orn i ng, conse quently, the Fair-meadow at Maidstone, with so me o f th meadows above and below the bridge, resembled a lake. On Saturday night and Sunday the flood abated, and the river now does not exceed its average depth.