Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-05-28 00:00:00

A POPULAR HISTORY OF TS; WORKING CLASSES. ADDRESSED TO THE WORKING CLASSES TIIEMSELVES THEIR RISE AND PROGRESS-SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PART FIFTH CHAPTER FOURTH PROGRESS OF THE ENGLISH CONSTITUTION FROM MI EIGN OF CHARLES THE FIRST Vp to the reign of Charles the First, the constitu tion of England may be said to have undergone no decided change of Tlfe power of the :twortance, several parts of which it consisted. was the st'bject of contention, but it Was not fixed or materially altered by any public acts. Important improvements, how ever, had taken place among the people, and the silent influence of the comnwnalty had 'encroached on the authoritsr of the nobiiitv. Domestic comforts, and. even luxuiies were placed more within the reach of all classes. But the mast distinguishing feature of the interval from the period of the granting of the Magna Charts. by King Sohn to that cif Charles, was :the growth cf an entirely new order, of vast power andTinfluente, who claimed for the first time a share in politicalgovernment, namely, the MIDDLE CLASSES. 'These consisted of the small freeholders and copy -holders living in the 'country, an of merchants, .ers, and tradespeople living in cities and manufactu This class :therto unknown as an inde almost imperceptibly becom Owns pendant east, had influential enough to contest the prerogatives of the sovereign in the legislature—make war upon him and, after triumphing over him in open battle, -consolidate all authority in themselves. Political .knowledge, however, had not been sufficiently 'diffused to enable -the victors in the civil wars to frame and maintain a system of government greatly superior to that which previously existed ; and, as a consequence, the power of the state fell back into - the hands of its former possessors. But the new influence manifested in this great struggle was never lost ; though political power reverted to the king -and aristocracy, a vast influence continued to be .exercised over public affairs by the middle orders till the next great era of the constitution in 1688. The Orange revolution struck absolutism for ever from its pedestal. The alteration of •the succession to the Crown by parliamentary authority, and a distinct and popular :affirmation of all those questions on which the sovereign and the Commons had been formerly divided, were important advances towards consti tutional government. The BILL OF RIGHTS, how- ever, only affirmed and defined—it did not new model publiC institutions. (1.) It brought the practice nearer to the theory of the constitution. It deprived the Crown of no power it previously possessed by law, nor added any privileges to the people which they did not previously possess by law. It merely bound the king to his legal prerogatives, and secured to the other branches of legislature their legal rights. The great defect of the new charter of the constitu tion consisted in not embracing a new scheme of representation adapted t) the augmented wealth and intelligence of the community. The consequence of this omission was a long course of disastrous policy. The power lost by the Crown was engulfed by the aristocracy, who often perverted it to the purposes of Trar, fact ori, and popular delusion. Tn plarn of the Revolution being followed up by a reform in the Church, corporations, and judicial administration by the removal of religious disabilities, and the establishment of a popular system of education—. Government became an arena for aristocratic intrigue and contention ; public abuses accumulated, and the great work of national reformation which Lord Bacon and Bishop Burnet indicated, had to be entered upon upwards of a century later. The revolution undoubtedly guaranteed the in terests of the nobility and clergy, by whose vigorous and well contrived exertions the change of dynasty was principally effected. One cause of its incom pleteness was the dispatch with which it was consummated, not leaving time for maturing a more perfect settlement ; and this again perhaps is an evil inseparable from any great political movement effected with a certain degree of violence, upon a sudden emergency, in the face ,of opposition. Whatever may have been the cause of the sins of omission in 1688, ,it is pleasing to think that the chief of them have been at length repaired by the political party usually charged with the guilt of their perpetration. Up to the period of th revolution of 1688, the power of the Crown was absolute, or at least so far preponderated as to leave nothing like co-ordinate authority in the other branches of the legislature. The circumscription of the royal prerogatives by the Bill of Rights caused a transfer of the political Supremacy of the monarch to the aristocracy. The -acts for the amendment of the representation have effected a new disposition of power, and the su premacy which had been exercised by the peerage, - through the medium of the nomination boroughs,' has been transferred to the Comm ons o f the United Kingdom h has b 2 That s the progress of public authority, might be established by reference to past history. Of the former predominance of regality in the constitution, the history of the Tudors and the claims of the Stuarts are a suffi cient confirmation. (2) The subsequent aristocratic bearing of the Government has been manifested not less decidedly in the public policY pursued since the Orange revolution. Without joining in the present popular clamour against the aristocracy, or thinking that their conduct has been more selfish and arbitrary than that of any other class would have been, possessed of like irrespon sible power, it cannot be denied that they have evinced their ascendency in the control they have exercised over the crown in the choice of ministers—in the allocation of taxes -in resisting the reform of judicial, ecclesiastic, and corporate abuses- in short, in conducting the government in that sort of 'way which has been most favourable to them selves, without regard to the well-being of the community. The House of Commons, in fact, has exchanged places with the House of Lords, and from being the subservient, has become the control ing body ; and it is only, I apprehend, by the lords quietly submiting to move in this nether sphere, that its nominal position as one of the three estates (1.) The Bill of Rights may be considered the charter of the Constitution, affirming and defining the chief conditions affectin g the ( xecutive, leTislature, and liberty of the subject. (2) The constitutional maxim, that o the king can do no wrong," i s a b surd in express i on, but harmless in application. Its mischievousness is balanced by another maxim, not less constitutional, " that tl.e illegal commands of the king do not justify those wl - o assist or concur in their execution;" and by a second rule subsidiary to this, "that the acts of the crown acquire not a legal force until Q by the subscription of some of its great officers." In some cases the royal commands must be signified by a secretary of state; in others, th ey must pass under the privy seal ; and in many, und er the greatseal. Should, therefore, the private w ill of th e sovereign be directed to illegal acts, they could . not be executed Without the eo-Operatioll of respevible ministers. 'THE NORTHERN TIMM SATURDAI, MAY 28, 1859 of the realm, tan be permanently maintatned. There is no Etneral disposition in the . perple, I verily believe, to alter the frame of the govern ment ; they are too well informed to put all things to hazard—to have a sort of scramble, for the sake of getting rid of a little pageantry and ceremony, or to achieve some paltry savings ; still should the peerage unwisely become an obstacle to the popular will—concentrated, intelligent, and all powerful as that will is—the result of a collision would most assuredly be fatal to ‘!' the proudest Aristocracy in Europe," the programme of the days of the Commonwealth would 'he rehearsed, and the House of Lords, •as Mr. Bur'kc observed of France, be " blotted out" .of the political firmament. Everyone must readily me, indeed, that Govern ment can only be carried on in accordance with piatic opiition:,- that is, in accordance not only with theopinion of the metropolis, but also with the great towns of, the kingdom. What thct opinion is may be derived by n more infallible teat than even the composition of the Rouse of COllllO-11S—namely, the tone of the public journals (3). It 'is they that represent the national mind, and 'the direction of that itind une quivocally is to 'the substantial, not the illusive, remqval of abuses. 'The giant power that created a reformed Parliament, will support it in carrying through - those specific Measures of general alleviation for which Parliamentary Reform itself was con quered. One of the consequences of past rais-government has 'been such as its authors did not calculate upon. • The Tories when contractinr , the monstrous debt, end enfolding every one in the•their fiscal web, were not aware of the trap they were preparing for 'themselves ; they were not aware that they were 'giving a greater political power to the people at large than they could possibly have done by the establishment of universal suffrage itself. A large revenue can only be collected from an intelligent people while they are willing to pay it, and they will only be willing to pay it so long as public measures are in accordance with the public sentiment. The people, therefore, may exultingly exclaim of their rulers as Cromwell of his enemies :—" The Lord has delivered them into our hands!" and government can only escape from this dilemna by the repeal of direct taxes, and by narrowing still further than it has done the circle of taxation ; but these again are protective expedients, the adoption of which is next to impossible, in consequence of the pecuniary obligations in which they have .recklessly tied themselves up. [These articles being Copyright, the Author reserves to himself the privilege of further publication or translation.] (3) Previously to the reign of William 111. the Press was always more or less shackled ; but the popular princi ple gained so much force in the Constitution under his administration, that the Press was at last relieved to a very considerable extent. The liberty of the Press in England may be said to consist in its exemption from the interference of a licenser (except as respects dramatic compositions) ; its practical benefits are abridged now only by the law of libel. It is needless to add that the reduction of the newspaper duties has brought within the reach of the whole community an article of luxury or comfort, if it may be so termed, that previously was only accessible to the richer classes. DEFENCELESS STATE OF THE PORT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES. Reading in your publication, this day, the particulars in reference to the Mersey Dock and Harbour Board, wherein it states, the " prevalent opinion of the Board, he (the chairman) believed, was, that the defence should be either by men-of-war, gunboats, or block ships—something afloat—and not forts." Sir,- The fort at New Brighton, and the one on the Lancashire side of the Mersey, are two of the most useless pieces of protection • the unrivalled port of Liverpool could have. It is a great nuisance to hear the guns fired+—for what is called exercise—annoying the public, and shaking the nerves of the invalid. Strange it is, with the crowded narro w ent rance i n t o this port, that gunpowder should be either stored in the river, or guns should be discharged in it. If Liverpool is to be on the d e f ens i ve , w hy no t have such craft to protect the port as would with one blow cut in two the largest line of battle-ship afloat, and in less than half-an-hour an end to ship and crew would ho inpv;tabic.. Marine " English bull-dog's" would be far more effective, either :afloat or laid on the sand-banks outside the port, than stationery isolated forts on each side of the river, or a craft . such as the old Hastings, and a few more useless things that hang on to her. There is the Liffey, 51 gun frigate, now at anchor in the Mersey; what use would a craft of . that sort be, or chance would she have, with the marine " English, bull-dog," that would split her in two just as easily as an apple could be divided with a knife. The craft that could do the ,job in good style, would not be constructed on the " tin-pot" principle, but would be proof to a vital part being injured, with either guns, powder, or shot. •In fact, the stone walls of the Dock Estate could be severed without their receiving damage from collision. • • If the French . are going to invade England via the Mersey, and make all the clean-shaved men put their lips into mourning for the loss of their brains, then I can readily comprehend that there is more show than fight in a Mine rifle, or a musket. over a boy's shoulder., I have no faith in guns,. powder, and shot, where marine warfare can be carried on outside the bar of the Mersey. Had England been "up-and doing" since the com mencement of the Russian war, and the over burdened taxation spent - in craft suitable to the advancement of the age, the inhabitants of Liver pool need never have been alarmed at the French coming to demolish a town that has only a useless' stone fort on each side of the Mersey, and which might be passed by properly constructed craft at any time, and their guns put at_defianee. JOHN CLARE, JUN. Exchange Buildings, Liverpool, 27th May, 1839 VOLUNTEER RIFLE CORPS. TO TUE EDITOR OF THE NOUTIIERN;;;;;. Sir,—Glancing over the columns of the NORTIIERN TIMES this morning, my attention was arrested by_ a letter signed "Knowing Shot," commenting upon a meeting which had been held concern ing the formation of a " Volunteer Rifle Corps in this town." Long did I think over the letter without being able to discover any sense or meaning st, a happy thought struck me, that the writer of that very comic letter was then suffering from a nightmare, or, in other words, a. joke, of which he wished to disburthen himself, viz., the one perpetrated by him three times in a few lines about " corps" and " corpse." From the moment I conceived this idea, pity took the place of wonder, and I felt the greatest commiseration for the intellect of that weakly-minded man ; truly, more fitted is he to wear the strait jacket of a lunatic than the lightly fitting one of the volunteer. But, the old proverb says, " Experience makes fools wise," and after writing a few more of such letters, he may become wise enough to know that he is a fool. In truth, he seems to know but little of his subject, and the whole letter is apparently written only to bring in his exceedingly miserable joke about "corps" and "corpse." None but a fool or a coward would venture such an assertion as he does, when he states that " the members of the Liverpool Volunteer Corps are those which are counted any night by the police in the midnight revels in the supper-rooms of Lime-street." But, "A Knowing Shot" knows better than to make that assertion under his own proper name. Were he to do so, the base slander would be avenged by a good kicking from any one of those " unwhiskered boys, with fiercely turned-down collars," whom, he says, he saw at the meeting the other day. When " Knowing Shot" next rushes into print, I hope he may write sense, and not provoke the pity which his present letter has excited. However, let the people of Liverpool be charitable and say that, had he possessed more sense and more knowledge of his subject, he would not have written as he has done.— Your's, &c., A VOLUNTEER. Liverpool, May 25th,1859. MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. LIVERPOOL, Pritlay Evening. There has been no change in the tone of the Liverpool Cotton Market to-day, but a fair business has been done, the sales reaching from 800 to 1,000 bales. Of the week's business, Messrs. Wright, jun., and Co.'s circular says:— Our Cottom market closed last Friday, the date of our cirtular advises per Aa'erica, with a weakening tendency in rates, abundantofferings, and holders eager to realise. The same features have been the ruling characteristics of each day's business in the interval. The recent import is now before the public, and the trashy nature of a large portion thereof renders it unsaleable, whilst the trade have such ample choice at their command. By increasing the quantity offering, it has the effect also of depreciating the value of other qualities, and which is further stimulated by the nature of maturing engagements, and the anxiety to provide for them 'by sales of the interest represented. Spinners have only operated to meet their consumptive requirements, and speculators and exporters do not enlarge their sphere of action sufficient to relieve the market of a dullleeling. Although money matters wear a more eneowrgaing aspect, it is 'generally expected to prove but temporary in the abstract, and trade has not yet felt the influence, and, pending a elearer insight into the public limits and duration of the Italian war, all classes refrain from entering upon transactions of any magnitude. The American advises are denuded of their importance Ivy more weighty considerations nearer at hand. At to day's market 8,000 bales, 1,000 to speculators and exporters are reported sold at the quotations below, which are a little higher for good clean lists (getting scarce), but lower on the ordinary grades from last week, and at which we close, with rather a better tone apparent, although with no diminution in the offerings. The total sales of the week, including what has been for warded from the ship's side, amount to 51.990 bales, of which 42,910 are American. Speculators have taken 1,470, and exporters 4,980, leaving 45,540 bales of all kinds to the trade. The import for same time is 108,155 bales, of which 94,528 are American. The quantity known to be at sea from American ports is about 240,000 bales. PRICES TO-DAY New Orleans Fair, 72d Middling, 6d Ordinary, 4d to 51d Mobile „ 7d „ Rd „ 4id to 5d Atlantic 7d 6id „ 4id to sid Total taken for consumption, 1859, 861,300 bales.lBsB, 879,310 bales. „ export (actual) „ 107,747 „ „ 79,478 „ American Brazil Egyptian E. India W. India. Total. Stock this day... 552,870 16,620 26,190 41,130 440 640,250 Same time, 1358.555,540 16,780 14,360 58,060 3,350 648,4390 We quote the following from the circular of Messrs. Edward Jardine and Co. : We noticed last week that our market, under extreme depression, had declined almost to the lowest point. In the early part of the present, it was extremely irregular, and although the demand has improved, amounting yester day to 10.000 bales, yet holders have been willing sellers in the middling and lower grades of American, at the quotations of Friday last. Fair and upwards are scarce, and we advance Boweds this week id., and Orleans 9d. per lb. Egyptian and Brazil have been dull at the quotations. Some descriptions of Surat are easier, but Broach is tolerably steady. Compared with the recent activity the Corn Markets are flat. The business done in Liverpool to-day was very limited, and the prices of Tuesday were barely supported. At Wakefield there was no disposition to operate freely, and prices for wheat declined one shilling per quarter. The Liverpool Produce Markets have been dull throughout the week. The sales of Ashes are limited to 100 barrels at 31s to 31s 6d for pots and pearls per hundred. About 3,000 bags Baltimore Bark sold at Gs 6d to 7s per cwt. Cloverseed is still inquired for to hold over, but holders are unwilling to accept buyers' terms of 503 per cwt. A small lot Timothyseed realised 25s per cwt. Lard is dull, and only moderate transactions are reported at 61s 6d per cwt for fine quality. Linsed-cake in small parcels sells at 48 los to £9 per ton for thin oblong. Rosin is in fair demand for the common qualities at 4s 2d per cwt, the better classes are neglected and irregular in value. Tallow in small supply, and fine qualities realise 56s to 57s per emit.' Retail sales of Turpentine Spirits at 43s on the spot, and 100 barrels to arrive at 42s per cwt comprise the business of the week. In the Provision Trade there has been some activity. Sales have been made in Beef at an advance of from 2s 6d to 5s per tierce, and considerable sales of Pork have been made at full prices. Linseed-cake has declined 5s per ton. During the past few day* there has been an improved feeling in the Manchester Goods Market, induced solely by the revival of the demand for Eactorn marhoto, and which has tended to sustain the prices of goods suitable for that quarter. The home and continental trades, however, continue very quiet. The improved tone of the London Stock_ Market, reported during the past few days, continues to gain strength. Consols opened this morning very firm, at . the closing quotations of yesterday, and soon advanced a shade, but a heavy sale of stock for money following, a relapse took place, and the improvement was thus lost in part. At the close the quotations were : —Consols for Money, 921 to 921 ; for Account, 921 to 921. ; Three per Cents., 911, 911 ; Bank Stock, 219, 222 ; Exchequer Bills, Large and Small, 18, 22 pm. The . London Share Market showed increased strength to-day, and a fair amount of business was done. The closing prices were :—Ambergate, 51, .5a ; Caledonians, 751, 761; Ditto Preference, 99, 101; Eastern Counties, 521, 531; East Lan cashire, 84, 86 ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 68, 70 ; Great Northern, 98, 100 ; Ditto A, 79, 81 ; Ditto B, 127, 132 ; Great Westerns, 52, 53 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 85, 86 ; Brighton, 108, 110 ; North Western, 87, 88 ; South Western, 87, 88 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln Shire, 331, 341; Midland, 941, 951; North British, '514, 52 ; Pre ference, 106, 108; North Eastern—Berwick, 844, 852 ; Leeds Northern, 421, 43 ; York, 69, 70 ; .North Stafford, 51, - 41 ; South Eastern, 621, 63. The rate of Discount for the best bills having two or three months to run has fairly fallen to 3 per cent., or 11 per cent. below the Bank minimum, and in occasional instances transactions have taken place at a further reduction. Somewhat singularly, the applications at the Bank yesterday were more nume rous than during the last two or three days, but of quite an exceptionalcharacter. Some of the leading monied establishments have further modified their rates for loans. Messrs. Overend, Gurney, and Co., and Alexander and Co., as well as the National Discount Company, have notified that they will allow only 2* per cent. (instead of 31) for money payable on demand, and 21 (instead of 31) for loans at three and seven days' notice. - The London Joint-Steck Banks have reduced to 21 per cent. the rate for deposits, both old and new. With the single exception of the Commercial Bank, who as yet adhere to the fixed rate of 34 per cent., 24 is the utmost that can be obtained from any of the banks for fresh deposits. The arrangements now adopted are consequently similar to those ordinarilY observed when the Bank of England minimum rate of discount is 31 per cent. Yet at the weekly court at the Bank yesterday the rate was maintained at the relatively exorbitant point of 49 per cent. A further sum of 90,0001. in Russian gold was yesterday sent into the bank. The amount which arrived on Wednesday from St. Petersburg was limited, it appears, to about 100,0001. A transaction took place yesterday at 28, in the .new Venezuelan bonds about to be issued. This price, of course, includes the dividend looked for in July next The fortnightly settlement in shares and foreign stocks will commence to-morrow (" continuation day''), and terminate on Tuesday. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Malta, was due at Suez on Wednesday, with dates from Melbourne to the 17th of April ; the substance of her intelligence may reach. London by telegraph towards the end of next week. Owing to the unfavourable impression respecting the crop in Italy, the silk market shows an upward tendency, the demand extending to China de scriptions. The inquiry for bar silver continues limited, and the quotation has declined to 'ON per ounce standard.* In the absence of demand for the Con tinent, and with the prospect of Government sending very little more to the East, it is not. improbable that the price of sil ver here will continuelo droop. We understand that the purchase of tile eight steamers by the European and American,Steaur..Conl" pany by Mr. Thomas lloward, of 7.kto.lichesters was completed on Wednesday, the_money, about 220,0001. being paid, and the ships transferred. The Argo, as already mentioned, has been chartered from Mr. Howard, by Mr. Orrell Lever, M.P., for the Galway line, There is a rumour that the new proprietor of this fine fleet intends to tender for the conveyance of the Australian mail via Panama. With reference to the market for . American secu rities, Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co., report as follows The market for American securities remains unchanged ; State stocks, for which there is a good demand, are not freely offered, and in the absence of specuation but little is doing in railroad bonds and shares. DEBIT. Rotes issued BANK DF ENGLAND RETURNS. ISSUE DEPARTMENT, Z. CREDIT. ~. 31,180,835 I Government Debt ... 11,015,100 Other Securities 3,459,900 f Gold Coin and other Bullion ....... 16 705,835 £31,180,835 BANKING DEPARTMENT. £31,180,835 DEBIT. £ CREDIT. E Proprietor's Capital. 14,553,000 Government Seen- I 11,281,376 Rest Public Deposits Other Deposits Seven-day & other 1 i -65,906 Gold and Silver Coin. 702,134 Bills £41,240,744 J Total £41,240,744 Compared with the returns of the previous week, the above shows the following results : Active Circulation 21,222,175—1ncrea5e Bullion Rest Seven-day & other i Bills 780,980 212,001 3,683 Püblic Deposits Other Deposits Government Seen- 11,281,376—N0 change rities Other Securities l9,29B,s74—Decrease Notes unemployed 9,9sB,66o—lncrease Cash to liabilities } per Mil Amsterdam Short Ditto, 3 months Rotterdam.. Antwerp Brussels . . Hamburgh.... Paris Short .. Ditto, 3 months Marseilles Frankfort ..... Vienna Trieste St. Petersburg . Madrid 401,855 173,234 259,558 317,570 FOREIGN EXCHANGES. 11 12a to 11 ... 13 11 ... 15 ... 11 ... 15 11 .. 151 .. 11 .. 15 24 ... 90 25 ... 10 .... 24 ... 90 .. 25 .. 10 13 ... ... 13 ... 4 25 5 ... 25 ... 10 95 32a ... . 25 ... 37 ... 32i ... 25 ... 37 116 ... 40 ... 15 20 15 20 . 32a 49 ; { .. A .. 25 115 k .. 14 .. 15 .. 32 48a The Funds to-day experienced a fresh rise of fully 4 per cent., and closed at the best point. Tho principal stimulus was derived from the continued fall in the value of money, and the scarcity of stock. In the other departments of the Stock Exchange increased firmness prevailed. Some of the leading monied establishments have further modified their rates for loans, and have this day notified that they will allow only 21 per cent , instead of 34 per cent., for money payable on demand ; and 21 per cent., instead of 31 Der cent., for loans at th ree an d seven ays notice. A further sum of £90,000 in Russian gold was this day sent into the Bank. Owing to the unfavourable impression respecting the crop in Italy, the Silk Market shows an upward tendency, the demand extending to China descrip tions.—Daily News City Article, Thursday Evening. The English Funds opened steadily this morning, and soon experienced a further improvement, which was partially maintained. Speculation will probably remain in a great degree suspended until the commencement of the ParliamentFy debates on Tuesday week. The Conti nental quotations of the rates of Exchange are more favour able to-day from all points.—Times City Article, Thursday Evening. The Daily News , referring to the Board of T ra d e Returns, observes that the growth of the export trade is most remarkable. The increase this year over the first four months of 1858 is 26 per cent. The exports to India are specially increasing. The shipments of cotton to the British East Indies, for April, represented £981,838, against £448,683 in 1857. LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKET.—MAY 27. Colonial, &c : We continue to have a flat market for Sugar; 130 bags Benares have been sold at 41s 6d, 1,000 bags Pernams at 21s 6d, with a cargo (2,900 bags) afloat, for a near port, at 21s per cwt. Nothing has occurred in ..Ifolasses, or Rum. Of Coffee, 400 bags Ceara have realised 47s to 48s 6d per cwt. The sales in Rice are confined to 4.50 tons Necransie, to arrive, at lls 3d, and 50 tierces Carolina; on the spot, at 22s per cwt. Nothing done in Dgewoods. 4shes flat ; Pots at 30s for old, and 32s for new. Nitrate of Soda at 15s to 16s, as in quality, and nothing further in Saltpetere. Of Brimstone only 10 tons, at £8 12s 6d for thirds; daring the week 200 tong have been taken at £8 12s 6d to £6 per ton. Small sales of Palermo Sumac at i 1 s 6d, and Palermo Leaves at 13s per cwt. Oils, :In Palm a little done, at £46 per ton. Nothing to notice in Olive. Ten tons Lineeed Oil sold at 30s Gd in town casks. Tallow unchanged ; nothing has transpired in Rosin, or Spirits of Turpentine. Very little inclination was shown to purchase the Jute offered by auction, and of 3,600 bales offered, only 400 bales were sold at irregular and rather lower prices ; but 2,500 bales subsequently found buyers at £l3 to £23 for common to very fine ; 100 bales Bombay _Hemp are also reported at £2l 15s td £2l 17s 6d per ton. We have also to report 1,100 bags Calcutta Linseed at 495, and 800 bags Bombay at 51s Gd per quarter. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.---MAY 27. In the absence of speculation, and with only a very small demand for export, the trade in the early part of the week had the cotton market almost to themselves ; their pur chases, although very general, being but moderate in quan tity, were not sufficient to relieve the wants of pressing sellers, and the market was dull at irregular prices. Since Tuesday, a renew a l o f th e I n di an demand in Manchester, and the improved appearance of monetary affairs, have imparted more steadiness to the market, and with a slight increase of business, and less pressure to sell, prices have again become more regular, almost on a par with the quotations of Friday last. Brazil and Egyptian 1 4 -d to -id per lb. lower. Surat rather easier. The weekly sales are 51,990, bales, of which 1,470 are on speculation, and 4,980 for export. THTS WEEK. Prices Paid. Cur. Prices. DF.SCRIP- Import. Sales. TION. This Week. Mid. Fair. d. d. d. to 15 519,090 7i ) d. d. d. ,qg ‘ 520 Sea I s land 8 t o 18 12 - ' A-- '! 10,200 Upland 5 73 i 5 , 16 88,47710,700 Mobile 5 7-16 7 3 7 -16 21,490 New Orleans 41 10 6 4,974 2,500 Brazil 3,139 1,670 Egypti an 7 ioa 7 60 West India . 8 9 7 5,514 4,850 East India 43 53 43 108,140 151,990 LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET—MAY 27. There was a very limited attendance at our Corn Exchange this morning, and the transactions in Wheat were of quite a limited character, without any change in the value. Flour has been more freely offered, and in the sales which took place rather lower prices were accepted. Barley, Beans, and Peas sell only in retail, with scarcely any change to notice. Oats and Oatmeal remain exceedingly dull, and are nomi nally rather lower. Indian' Corn is rather neglected, and is 3d per cental cheaper.- ROBT. MAKIN & SONS. LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET.—MAY 27. The market for beef is firmer, especially for the better qualities, and an advance of 2s. 6d. to ss. per tierce has been realized on such. The sales for the week reach to about 2,000 tierces. For Pork an active demand has been experienced, and sales, on the spot and to arrive, to the extent of about 3,000 barrels are reported, at steady prices. Bacon is only a slow sale. The supply of Irish and home cured is still abundant, hence American is neglected. Lard continues quiet, holders, however, are firm. The week's transactions are confined to small lots of Tuscan and a parcel of American vid Bremen. The demand for cheese is only on a retail scale, which holders meet freely, fearing the hot weather. Tallow is dull, and slightly lower. Linseed Cake has declined ss. per ton. LIVERPOOL HIDE MARKET.—MAY 27. Sales this week : 2,717 salted M V ox hides, average 66 2-5 lb, at 8d per lb, tare 5 lb; 2,153 salted M V ox hides, avge 631 lb, at 80 per lb ; tare, 5 lb ; 193 salted M Vox hides, avge 481 to 491 lb, at 74d to 80 per lb, tare 4 lb ; 77 salted 31 V cow hides, avge 47 5-6 to 482 lb, at 71d per Tb, tare 41b ; 168 salted M V bull's hides, avge 82 to 834 lb, at 77,- 4 d per lb, tare 7 lb; 1,775 salted M V ox hides (all faults) avge 64 1.6 to 651 lb, at 7sd to 7 7 - 5 ,d per lb, tare 5 lb ; 34 salted M V cow hides, avge 47i lb, at 78d per lb, tare 4 lb. 188 dry Buenos Ayres ox and cow hides, avge 29 Ib, at 12d ; wormed, at 10d, per lb; 3,500 salted Buenos Ayres horse hides, avge 314 lb, at 14s 8d; avge 274 to 28 4 lb, at 13s to 13s 3 d; rubbed at 10 8 Bd, d resse d , avge 17 lb, at 8s 3d ; colts avge 20 lb, a t 9 s 9d ; sl i nks avge 31 lb, at 2s each. 3,841 dry River Plate horse hides, avge 114 lb to 131 lb, at 9s 7d to lls 9d; wormed at Is to 7s 3d ; cty damaged at 6d ; ship damaged at 4d ; nolts, avge 611 b tv 71bs, at 4s 6d to 5s each ; 45 salted Callao ox and cow hides, avge 671,1b5 : at 6 1 d per lb, tare Sibs ; 3,370 salted Callao ox and cow hides, avge 4141b5, at bid per lb, tare 3 lbs ; 575 salted Callao ox and cow hides (all faults), avge 4441b5, at *per lb, tare 31bs ; 28 salted Callao kips, avge 201bs, at 6d per lb., tare 1 lb; 325 dry West Coast hides, Callao's, avge 181bs, at 104 d, seconds, 71d ; Valpa raiso (lining hides), avge 271bs, at 9d to 94d, seconds, avge sklbs, at 6?- 4 d per lb ; 2,500 S. A. sheep skins, washed, com mon wool, avge 241bs, at 61,d per lb.; 87 hogsheads S. A. tallow, at 53s 6d per cwt.; .488 bags Smyrna valonea, fine at £l6 lOs per ton -, 50 tons Smyrna valonea, good at £1515s to per ton ; 15 tons S. A. leg bones, at £5 per ton : 35 tons bone ash, at £4 17s 6d per ton ; 6 bales S.A. hide cut tings, at nd to 3id per lb. C. F. MARTIN & CO. MANCHESTER TRADE REPORT.-MAY 27, Since Tuesday last, we have had a continuance of that activity in business which was so manifest on that day in light goods for the Eastern markets. Spinners for the home trade have felt its effect in a larger demand, which has caused a little more steadiness prices generally for yarns; but the German houses are still keeping aloof. The tendency of prices is still downwards, so far as regards yarns suitable only for their markets. LONDON PRODUCE MARKET-MAY 27 • Sugar : The market has again been dull this week, and a farther decline of fully 6d has been established on all quali ties except fine grainy. A fair amount of business done in floating cargoes of foreign, chiefly llavannah, during the week. Refined lumps dull of sale, 51s to 535. Coffee : A large quantity has been offered in public sale, and went off at rather irregular prices, from is decline to last week's prices, and the markets closed with a steady appearance. Tea: In consequence of a telegram yesterday, in anticipa tion of the China mail, an improved demand sprang up, and large purchases were made in common congou, at is 21d, and at the close is 3d was paid for a small parcel. To-day the public sales went off briskly, and black-leaf congou shows an advance of -td on last week. Cotton : No sales of importance reported this week. Rice: A fair amount of business done at fully last week's currency. Rum : Prices have been fully supported this week. Saltpetere has been steady, with a small amount of business done. Spices have sold without spirit at previous prices. In other articles no material alteration, but markets generally have been dull this week. LONDON CORN MARKET.—MAT 27. Weather most brilliant. English and foreign wheat is quite unaltered from Wednesday. Floating cargoes : A few arrivals reported ; one Odessa white large cargo ; 53s asked, and 48s bid. Barley and oats, influenced by the weather, and to meet buyers views, a slight concesssion must be made. Flour slow, without alteration. BOROUGH HOP MARKET. MAY 27. . The appearance of fly and the backward state of the bine continue to give stability to our market &enerally, hops being in active request, chiefly on speculation, at extreme LONDON TALLOW MARKET.—MAY 27. . - Market inactive at 545 - 3 d spot; 55s 6d to 55s 9d the last three months. LONDON WOOL SALES.—MAY 27. Messrs. Jacombe and Son have sold wool to-day. The biddings have ruled steady, and prices have continued to be well supported. For the Continent very little business has been done. LONDON MINING MARBET.---MAY 27. Business in the mining market this morning has been limited, and no feature of interest is presented. The trans actions have' been principally confined to shares in East Wheal Russell, Wheal Margaret, East Gunnislake, Hingston Downs, Wheal Mary Ann, and Wheal Grenville. In foreign and colonial mining shares scarcely any business has been done. LONDON MONEY MARKET.-MAY 27, Consols opened firm at 921, to 921, and were steady at 92-7,-, buyers for money: They have been done at 92 a . Shares very firm, and the highest quotations of yesterday are fully maintained, and in some cases a further advance has been realised. Very little doing. Canadians steady ; French nominal. Lombards, new, 58. WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.-MAY 27 Wheat is below last Monday's prices ; the business passing is quite of a retail character. In all other articles no altera . BELFAST CORN MARKET.-MAY 27 Farmers' delivery large for the season. Wheat 6d., oats and oatmeal 3d. per cwt. lower on the week. Sales slow for all descriptions. At the Corn Exchange, the busi ness done was of the merest retail character, and we can note no change in rates. CORK CORN MARKET.—MAY 27 Barley, 14s 8d ; oats, 14s to 16s 10d. CORK BUTTER MARKET.—MAN 27. Firsts, 106 s ; seconds, 106 s ; thirds, 89s ; fourths, 78s ; fifths, 645. 1,700 in market.' GLASGOW IRON MARKET.—MAY 27. No. 1,47 s to 47s 3d ; warrants, 46s 9d to 47s ; makers' iron, 47s to 47s 3d ; No. 3,47 s to 47s 3d. Market drooping. GLASGOW COTTON MARKET.--MAY 27. The market opened this week very quiet, but yesterday and to-day, more enquiry, and prices are against the buyer. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, HARPENDEN RACES.-YESTERDAY The ROTHAMSTEAD STAKES of 3 sous each, with 30 added; one mile and a-half. To close on Thursday. Ascot .. Star of the Vale Hassock .. Five ran The HARPENDEN HANDICAP of 5 sovs each, 3 ft if declared, with 50 added ; the winner to pay 5 sovs to the fund, and 2 to the clerk of the course, and the second to save his stake ; winners of 100 sovs after May 12 71b extra; two miles ; 2.5 subs, 8 of whom declared. Minster finny . 1 .. 2 Winifred Eight ran. - The LADIES' PURSE of 25 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sous each ; 1 mile and a-half. To close on Thursday. Ascot.. .. Emerald .. Flying Dutchman .. •• . 2 Five ran The Two YEAR OLD STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 80 added ; colts Bst 71b, fillies Bst 21b ; winners once 51b, twice or more 71b extra; the second to save his stake; T.Y,C., four furlongs ; 26 subs. Seclusion .• •. 1 Fern •• •• .. 2 Violeate Eighteen ran. A HANDICAP PLATE of 50 sovs, for two year olds and upwards ; winners of any handicap after May 20 51b, or of the Harpenden Handicap 71b extra ; about one mile. Strathshire Lass .. • • ••. ... 1 Barege • •• .. 2 Creeping Jane . • .. • • • . .. 3 Nine ran A. M. executes Commissions on all the principal Races, on receipt of Cash or Post-office order. A. M. will guarantee all winnings, charging a Commission of five per cent. Address A. M, NORTHERN TIMES office, Liverpool. LONDON GAZETTE, BANKRUPTS Joseph Burrows, Woolton, near Liverpool, tailor. James Barrack, hotel-keeper, Charing-cross, London. Robert Anderson Rust, Great Marlborough-street, London. William James Adams, formerly of America-square, City of London, merchant. George Tilley, Newton-street, Holborn, London, publican. Alfred Elphick, East Mowsley, Surrey, butcher. Charles Robert Moate, Old Broad-street, City of London, metal broker. Thomas Satchwel Mortimer, Berkshire, grocer. John Hayes, Old Broad-street, City of London, wine merchant. James Onley Deritand. Warwickshire, corn dealer. Charles Jeffs, Nottingham, leather cutter. William Mountain Ash, Glarnorganshire, draper and grocer. John Digby Lee Palmer, Sheffield, m usic d ealer. • --------- ANNULLED. atationer. Benjattio.Fxenoh, Walworth, &ITN SHI PPIN G INT ELLIGENCE. • HIGH WATER. Morn. Even. Height THIS DAT -10._ 836 .. 12 5 WIND At LITERPOOI,-N.-Light air " HOLYUEAD,—N.E.— Do. No arrivals to-dav SAILED Edouard Finnart .. Riga I Alert Nantes I Allies Hermes Gezina lantina .... Archangel Agnes .. Rig* Nantes. MARITIME EXTRACTS Gibraltar Rotterdam LIVERPOOL, May 27. KERTCH, May 10. —Strong gales from N and NE, hale prevailed the last four days, and this morning it blew a hurricane. Several coasters and a Government schooner have been driven ashore in the bay, and a loaded barple (apparently French or Russian) was run ashore on the south side of the bay. It is feared this gale will cause great losses amongst the shipping in the Sea of Azoff, particularly at Taganrog. OUTPORTS GAVESEND, May 26.—Arrived : The Vile de Luncoof from Rimedis ; Russian (s), Cronstadt ; South Esk, Memel; Deborah, Edith, and Trusty, all from Dunkirk ; Fahronhert , Landscrona ; Union, Dunkirk. DEAL, May 26.—Arrived and Passed : The Sweden, from London to Cardiff; Deasalaberry, Callao to London; Countess of Fife, London to Wilmington, N.Z. ; Nonoeall Trois Freres, London to Rochelle ; Satisfaction, London to Quebec ; Plantagenet, London to Boston ; Bromielaw? London to Glasgow.; Dyson, London to Bahia. QUEENSTOWN, May 27.—Arrived : City of Washingtort from Liverpool, and left again for New York ; Saxon (s)9 from Galatz ; Potosi, Iquique. \ Sailed : Egmond, for Glasgow. GREENOCK, May 27.—Sailed Kane for Madras; 11011- A.rchangel BELFAST, pool. May 27, —Sailed : J. C. Howetz, for Liver- FOREIGN PORTS Araxes (ss), Horsfall, hence at Bayrout, and left May 10 for Alexandretta. lonia (ss), Bonfellow, from Alexandria at Malta, and left May 10 for Liverpool. Irene, from Venice at Gibraltar, and cleared for Liverpool, May 14. Beaver (ss), M'Neil, and William and Henry, Roddeal both hence at St. Mazaire. Betsey Jane, hence at Rouen. Mary Lloyd, Lloyd, hence at Dunkirk. Arthur Prutz ; and Sutton, Reed, both hence at Swirii- monde. Valkyrien, hence at Copenhagen. Iserbrook, Knock; Amelia, Witt, both hence at Sao' burgh. kpidouro, hence at Gibraltar, and cleared May 4, for Malta. Tweedside (8s), from Alexandria, at Gibraltar, and saile d 23rd May, for Liverpool. Ernestine, Pepina, and Volutina, all sailed from Gibraltar for Liverpool, 24th May. Perseverant sailed from Flushing for Liverpool, 2 4 t h M me- _ - gdoward, Lewes, hence at Ghent, 25th May. Beaver (ss) Neill hence at St. Nazaire, 23rd May. Evan Damas, and Casilda, both sailed from Bremen Haven for Liverpool, 22nd May. Sylphiden, Annie Mane, Sylph, Roman, Ranger, and Deg ; Renes, all sailed from Paimbceuf for Liverpool, 24th MO' . Clandine, Woodcock, hence at Cuxhaven May 22. Louise, Putt, hence at Brouwershaven May 23. Alida, Zellien, hence at Bruges May 24. Victor, Vausehoote, hence at Ostend. Melona, Newman, hence at Malta May 16. Duchess, Solsby, hence at Malta May 20. Reays, Falconer, hence at Malta May 20. . Albanian (ss), Bates, hence at Leghorn May 17. 4 "'"Christina (ss), Mansfield, hence at Beyr o ut, sa iled A l - 11), 3 for Jaffa, returned 11th, and left same day for SmyT lll4 &c. How T, 0 STOP W A R- Put the Royal Reprobates in the front of the battle, and ther e let them do as Norman William proposed to Harold before the battle of Hastings. GOOD MEDICINE! C HEA F COFF IN S!! YELLOW B UTTE R! !! A very worth y old Lady has written to the Butterman—prote%t ing, against "the mixture as above," which has lately appeared the papeis. The meaning is this— o f Eat—or sell—my yellow Butt er an d y ou w ill no t requ i re e ither the other articles. ADVICE TO JOHN BULL Keep your hands in your pockets You will find it do you good three ways : First—'Twill soothe your mind; Second—'Twill keep you from fighting; Third—'Twill prevent the Continental thieves getting their hands in. ADVICE TO THE PUBLIC. Bring something to put your butter in during this hot weather: AND PORK, T_TF' Several interested parties have been saying that such br i ng the case, the Butterman ought to advance the price of the yello w butter. No, no," said the Butterman, r ' Korly cue;"'—thatis, the nineteenth part'e BEEF, B READ, BACON " No advance,—not a a farthing,'which is well kiiown KELLY THE BUTTERMAN TOP OF WILLIAMSON-! SQUARE Sells Butter twelve hours daily, from Seven to Seven bes L t A f p ou rE r s ; vo/I LEWIS AND C OMPA NY'S NEW ESTABLISHMENT - B hilling tea in E r n o g t l h a e n r d s,. 5, Elliot-street, sell jhe Boys' CLOTHING.—Number of boys clothed for the Wee: ending Saturday, May 21st, 916: correspondi n g week last year, 878.—Increase, 37 boys. HOUSEKEEPERS.—The coffee sold by ThoznPs °ra Brothers, 5, Elliot-street, at Is. 4d., is bett er th a n i °ti pay is. d. for at any other establishment. 0 In reply to Me ssrs . Pi e t ron i an d D raper, the Fore.; % Office states that the Duchy o f T uscany i s to be eensider e t a belligerent country, to which the terms of the rec ell neutrality proclamation are to be held applicable. It is a well known maxim that "time is money'! --- i c r ibe e terms are relative •so to save one i s t o save t h e other. a save both time, and economise patience, and present g:;° t ° i , tempers, when we h ave a goo d P EN—a bad one upsets Pa ence and temper. Preserve all, then, by purchasing r ip , steel pens and other s t a ti onery , at E . T. Hall's whole' sale steel pen wareho use . 23, ou th J o h n-street. Gillott's, Thomas Lowe's, G. W. Hughes, and other inxkl dens at is per gross. Good P en H o ld ers 2d per d ozen . HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS.— The „deers tumours, pimples, and discolorations of th e s ki n , w hich DI : , from impure bl oo d, ill-regulated secreti ons , or some here % tary taint, ofte n d e fy sc i ence, b ut can never long res i s t th action of Holloway's Pills and Ointment. Ladies acc tis toured to apply astring e nt l o tion s t o erupt i ons on the fete; breast, and arms, should be warned that no practice is 0 ,1, 3 1 dangerous. They throw th e di sease i nward, and pu t , c . itself at stake. The only really safe and effective costaea ever yet prepared is Holloway's Ointment, which, assist"' by his pills, will subdae the most obstinate cases of skin disease. No SHIP SHOULD G O TO S EA w i t h out one of San,-e rs a and Co.'s Patent Self-cleansing Charcoal Filters, cased al fitted-up expressly for use on board ship. Note the add r '' SAUNDERS & CO., 16, Parker-street, Liverpool. EXTRAORDINARY AND USE FUL I NVENT ION. —Thera is nothing that housewives complain of with greater truthful" ness, than the breaking of some favourite piece of glq, valuable china, o r ear th enware. I n hundreds of cases 5.a. things cannot be matched, and of course cannot be mende a The latter want has_been obviated by an extraordinary' 411 effective in ven ti on , b y M r . Ad shea d , of Derby Pottery, n e ar Derby. It is a cement that may be said to heal in a Per" feet manner, all cracks and b rea k s i n th e art i clesspo k e n ° ' and not only in the se , b u t i n mar bl e, ala b aster, &c. 11/: benefit of this article ne e d no t b e d we l t on. W e h av e ef . , some of its effects a t M r . H a ll' s, our ne i gh b our ' s, sad __l,7,d glass that has been cemented by it is stronger in that than in any other. The article is very cheap, and no how se can be long without it. M r. H a ll i s th e agent f or its Gala in Liverpool, and all interested can judge for themselves looking in at his establishment. Agent for Liverpool, ~_ T. Hall, 23, South J o h n - s t ree t. Sold i n b o t t l es, i s clic"' or sent free on receipt of sixteen postage stamps. 1C., 13 / .: None are genui ne , exc ept bearing the si gna t ure . " d fi 8 .5 No/ torn ~13 Ana 1,3 6 1, 10( Q!1) Tj tt w Ate, N A k1:1