The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-03-20 00:00:00

THE OVERLAND MAIL. INDIA. satleWa have r ece i ve d our advices from Bom b ay, d -esPatri f uta and M a d ras, of the dates given i n t h e - c- published l as t M on d ay . Th e mos t 4 P e ort atit event reported by this mail is the h il itv lati °n of Oude. Th e res id en t, G en . Out rana, e ale l a g spent some t i me with Lord Dalhousie, at fo r Leta , in January, left on the 25th of that month e ze lic know, to carry out t h e po li cy w i t h t h e Ge e e er llti ° 4 of w hi c h h e was entrus t e d. s orer Outram's first interview with the his se. occurred on the 4th of February, when lion' ll .i e atY Was urged to sign a deed of abdica- Would This he positively refused, saying that he London Ppeal to E n gl an d, an d go in p erso n to Pro c i2 1 .. 1 P0n this General Outram issued the ha s - aiation dep os i ng hi s m a j esty . The King lef erb , Be ,nt a circular t o a ll zem i n d ar s and ami 8, charming them th at t h e C ompany h ave t a k en j all gee of th e ki ngdom, and directing them to pay call r e ellt tioa,, the offi cer sent b y th e R es id en t to it, and ordering them to offer no opposi red leeL King had closed the palace gates, and ta that he would never sign the razeena- N I A 0f,i 15 44 allowance has been appointed to him A °MOO a year. ti s q r c a e t o . rdin g admi to the Bombay Times, the future , Vi at a r ,, -I°ll Will be conducted under General rii oo l —> as chief commissioner, with four commis' eipil M r. Winfield and Mr. Christian, of the t ank service, and Colonel Goldney and Major som e the Bengal army. A contingent of icfaia-h,";000 men is to be raised, 12,000 4 44:2' 1) . 00 cavalry, and four companies of 1 „ e 7ger . ;and this will take the place of au army ti that of England itself on its peace ` blishinent, ge r m following summary is collated from the , Ser i a •!,„. 7'i mes of Feb. 16 : is c o ,;"' a PPreheusions are entertained of scarcity simmer l alte rr , -- 2. e queuee o f the scantiness both o are er , ; ,","u Winter rains. At Bombay the . wells r iz - v at . '"Y drying up, and very great distress " °11 " -- t he people for want of water begins to "Aer ie must • Tease as the season advances need, and , Th e ' aea c ,„'outal districts are, we regret to say, again lea smtag disturbed and uneasy, and deeds of vio ce Th e , u uellig resumed. t ile i n e , sz have been some slight disturbances on taeh t „:"Jaub frontier; that which has attracted cesag`tention being an attempt, luckily unsuc as% -,;`' the life of Major Nicholson by an r obbe rs On Ou the 9th a party of fifty mountain 414' burst from their fastnesses on the peace carriedegnf Sunnaee, and amongst other plunder Iv ere — ' w ay a couple of women and a boy, who afterwards rescued from them by the villagers. limi t) : liar attempt by a branch of the same tribe tw nee"* A g b een made at Yagheebund, the villagers 0 0e 1 „„ ° tit and dr ove b ac k t h e i r assa il an t s , of whom tOilti:B ca ptured. Robberies on a smaller scale eipa ts , to be of daily occurrence, nor can we adr~Many years to come, to free our 411 ti m ed frontier of the character of insecurity at Ne'es attaching to a mountain border. tla rea e isilave scarcely any news from British re j u • The electric telegraph has been thiaPt.eted betwixt Henzada and Rangoon, and by 114 (1 it Will have been extended to Meeaday, tick: °n to Shouygeen and Tounghoo. Much new " 8 Prevailed amongs t th e t roo p s near the thia Battle ment of Dalhousie, but was confined to toPrt/rtion of th e prov i nce. the afi ci „ ; l 3 alhollsie has declined interfering with Arran airs at nyderabad, leaving the Great Deccan Sa cea g e lllents to inaugurate the accession of his Ake -88°r to office. The resident is said to have clai ms to borrow four millions to pay off all 4 00 ' 8 against the Nizam's government. The Arab the troops their followers presently employed by those Viand are to be sent to their own country, vision°an elder race to remain under the super holds4.°f the milit ar y, th e i r f or ts and strong asked ' 0 be d estroye d . Th e Ni zam i s t o be th i . 4 . l, t o Cede territory, yielding a revenue of ee e l li ndred thousand a year to meet the interest of O l°4l a, and the charges of an army of thirty orn-sand men, t o be for a short time employed tol,,, ; l3 °Mbay and Madras, in equal numbers, for te - "ng the refractory to their senses. The Ul timately to be maintained in the toTerabad dominions to be reduced from forty Twentrfive thou san d, an d t h ese to b e di sc i- T l , l le e d and commanded b y C ompany ' s o ffi cers . eomnticontingent of about ten thousand men to r til n e us as at present. 13 0 , , a G overnor-Gene ra l an d L a dy C an ning left ° ay for M a d ras and Calcutta on t h e 7th, r riVed at Madras on the 14th of February. I!. tom C OMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Der re ' r ,"..mr. Feb. 16. —N o changein moneymarket even at 12 . fir s " i '; ‘ • ;it impossible to borrow on government sec.ouersis traiia,,,', ° _,tton Piece Goods: A fair amount of business rciddr ; 'eu, but prices not remunerative. Fancy goods, (IQ , dig quality, in fair inquiry. All other descriptions tatebeYaros ; Both water and mule have declined, excepting clilalit, rB ; 90 and 100 of mule. Dyed orange, of known 3 4et a if t , i n good demand. Turkey red in moderate inquiry. d eclin ed English bar iron is in demand. S vedish bars have mai ntains There is no change in spelter. Copper sheeting . fai r a lma its last value : Quicksilver, red and white, are in prieerequest. Exportg.—Cotton wool market dull, arid ha s hare declined. Of the new crop a very small supply Fii,tkeett received from Breach, and realized 98 rupees. 11 arrivals are not expected till March, and purchase 'h een `Tri Made for delivery in April ; 85 rupees are asked.. l'rei.l a t" o l has advanced and is in good demand ta for cotton to England may be quoted at £4 per C i i , t n n ea rlY all the available tonnage has been taken up. in. stacce,lrrA, February B. In Indigo, in some few of advance has been obtained for some fb4livtlri'tearaark shades. Sugar manifests no disposition to rally, ter riti I:lllected. In Saltpetre a moderate business, lower or pri c Clog Submitted to by holders. In Rice also a decline t h ave b e) but yet a very good scale of business appears to IsT ° maim, doge Exports amount to more than 8 lacs in a o. . Dean ..z,trial alteration has taken place in raw Silk ; l Eur er. )11)44enlatnres have improved a shade. Linseed 'rep ort e d aa before. Jute indicates improvement. l o o n Vi th a e . . re nt fo racket a progressive improvement has been pp roa, t , some time past. Accounts from the upper country Ar.tate Promising. "' - ' l tala., March 11.—Trade in Alexandria is very l avoe as there is but little produce for shipment, owing to the the'el'ollaetities exported during the last four months, ~ nd by w i v s lng of the canal which communicates with the Nile, So rtie 'eh all produce is brought down from the interior. ?t, eigh cott on is b e i ng brought down on camels' backs. tonna are at 4 s to 4s 6d per quarter, with no demand for sterli n g: Exchange on London, 1001 piastres per £1 THE EAST. 110 . • C onat InlLLts, Wednesday.—The Languedoc, which left otnantinople on the 10th, has arrived. Th e t il„ a e,na has arrived at Constantinople. ant ng, taken prisoners by the French, have been 4 to Odessa and exchanged for Turkish prisoners. tak enera, Xo konowitch, 58 officers, and 1,800 soldies, t r, en prisoners at Kinburn, have been embarked on board tmoeiChristophe Colomb and the Dliontezuma, to be conveyed zrea pa. ofT„he Weather in the Crimea continues cold, but the health army is satisfactory. tio 4 of N U icolaS all he ieff i a are still working acti ve ly a t t h e tortifica . THE APPROACHING PEACE. of 4/ J 4 s ub-committee has been formed to draw up the terms t ,„ .. e treaty, which will be signed as soon as they have W'4Pleted their works. The sub-committee is power f h re presentative for each of the negoiat . ing e. lielin Peace shall have been signed, it is intended, we c eix "'") that the conference shall be dissolved, but that a is i ttee shall be left to carry out the details, which there er, -' now time to arrange. 6t4 Lt S% March 17.—The King has authorised, at until the the f et April, the exportation of the following produce, e rate of duty indicated for each :—Corn : Two ducats per e fj " r °) about eleven francs, per one hundred kil. Maize : oe t wenty ducats, about six fifty francs, per one hundred I Per k ll, y and Oats •. One ducat, about five fifty francs, p • all th e P ar i s correspondent of the Times reports, that from littl doubt be learned in respectable quarters, there appears tale that peace is all but decided. The text of the to h P i er °r's speech, in reply to the congratulations addressed of t i re cp Tuesday, is not given in the Paris correspondence th e t er night, and the telegraphic despatches differ as to one errea in which he alluded to the prospects of peace- ln rwe 'rraon it is simply stated, that " the infant Prince bornis ,,. birth the hopes of peace." In another it is said, that his if ._eFoinciues with the general reconciliation of Europe," as theh r econciliation were already an accomplished fact. r B , Wednesday morning. —At the reception yesterday, birth woperor told the Corps Diplomatiqus that the happy re _ .! the Prince Imperial coincides with the genera tli'no_nciltation of Europe, and the deputies of the throne i ti r A iratad by the nation, will find that throne av i rd the 4 ' 4 ' l ° Itql Oelitilai Ora fall of 'Mar dynastito. WEST DERBY GUARDIANS The usual weekly meeting of this board was held yes terday, at the boardroom, Mill-lane. Mr. J. Harrison, in the absence of the chairman, presided. The other guar dians present were Messrs. Shaw, Kirkus, Pitts, Wensley, Roberts, Whitty, Birch, Abrahams, Lunt, Edwards, Pickup, Kidd, Siddeley, Mountfield, Batten, Bolshaw, Mullens, and Morris. The clerk reported that he had examined all the books kept by the several officers of the union, and found them correct. The master of the workhouse reported that last week there were 711 paupers in the house, since when 31 were admitted, 7 born, 22 discharged, 1 dead. This week 726, and for the corresponding week of last year, 746 in the house. The master of the hospital reported that there were 112 patients in that establishment last week, since when, 14 had been admitted, 10 discharged , dead 4. Cheques to the amount of £193 were voted to the relieving officers, for the relief of the out door poor within their respective districts. In consequence of the intimation made by Mr. Cleaver, the clerk to the union, as to the financial statement of the union, it was moved by Mr. Lunt, and seconded by Mr. Kirkus, that the whole of the townships in arrear be summoned, but an amendment was moved by Mr. Wensley, and seconded by :Mr. Shawe, that all the townships with the exception of Everton, be sum moned. A desultory conversation ensued, when a divis sion took place, and the original motion was carried by the casting vote of the chairman. After some routine business had been disposed of, at the request of the clerk The Chairman asked the board to state whether it was their intention that all the townships should be summoned, as it'was necessary that there should be a decided major ity of the guardians present on such a point ? Mr. Kirkus objected to the motion being again taken, and threatened:to expose such a procedure in all the public prints. The Clerk was quite willing to take the responsibility. The Board again divided, when it was decided that none of the township should be summoned. The following tenders for provisions, &c., for the use of the hospital and workhouse were then accepted :—For coals, Wm. Harding; timber, John Kilshaw ; buttermilk, Nancy Woods and Humphrey Hulme ; milk, butter, and potatoes, Thos. Birch; meat, William Madden; butter and bacon, John Bradburn ; soap and groceries, Samuel Hughes ; bread, Thomas Allen ; out-door provisions and groceries, W. Taylor Leigh and Samuel Cottrell ; brushes, Walter Morgan; linen drapery and small wares, Wool wright and Co. ; and for woollen drapery, Thos. Rogers, St. James's-place. Total amount of bills and salaries for the last quarter were £4,272. This concluded the business of the board. THE ATTENDANCE OF THE WEST DERBY GUARDIANS As the annual period for the re-election of the guardians composing this board draws near, a natural Interest is felt in ascertaining how those elected for the previous year have attended to their duties. To realise this result, and that the ratepayers may be put in possession of the facts, some short time since Mr. Abrahams moved for a return of the attendance of guardians for the first 48 weeks .duriag the year 1855-56. The following is the result : Guardians. Attendance Henry Clayton 1 ....George Green . Henry Morris l6 . John Davies . 1 James Heyes . , . Charles Callis ) Henry Edwards 44 Owen Roberts. . Wilson Ledger 29 . Richard Shaw 43 ..John Lightbody ...... „ I .11.enry Hyde .William Roscoe 1 Thomas W. Medcalf 3O I George Pitts .. . Cornelius D. Fitzpatrick 15 ..Thomas W. Taylor .. . Robert W. Kirkus .. 21 —William Knowles .James Birch .. Joshua Bolshaw . 'Joseph Harrison Abraham Horsfall James Semple John Kidd . . .. 11 Samuel Siddeley Alfred Pickup . 36 Joseph Brundritt l4 William Mountfield LJames Mullins .Charles Batten . Rev. William Badnall 33 John Abraham.. Samuel Lunt 43 John Whitby 26 James Wensley The following was the attendance of the members of the several committee-men : • FINANCE (eight meetings).—Mr. Callis, chairman, 6 ; Mr; Shaw, 5 ; Mr. Lunt, 8 ; Mr. Ledger, 0; Mr. Whitby, 0 Mr. Siddelcy, 1 ; Mr. Kidd, 1 ; Mr. Heyes, 0 ; Mr. Abra• hams, 6 ; Mr. Edwards, 1. Vrsinso (23 meetings).—Mr. Shaw, chairman, 20; Mr. Ledger, 9 ; Mr. Medcalf, 3; Mr. Siddeley, 7 ; Mr. Mount field, 6 ; Mr. Whitby, 5 ; Mr. Wensley, 3; Mr. Kirkus, 2 ; Mr. Morris, 1 ; Mr. Reyes, 0 ; Mr. Pickup, 9. HOSPITAL (24 meetings).—Mr. Abrahams, chairman, 23 ; Mr. Wensley, 5 ; Mr. Lunt, 16; Mr. Whitby, 7 ; Mr. Edwards, 13 ; Mr. Ledger, 4 ; Mr. Pitts, 4 ; Mr. Horsfall 2 ; Mr. Fitzpatrick, 0. Township. Aintree.... Allerton Bootle-cum Linsere.... Childwall Crosby Great Crosby Little ••• • < CAUTION TO THE POLICE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES. Sir.—As you have on all occasions, since the commence ment of the NORTHERN TIMES, appeared to me the advo cate of the oppressed, and the denouncer of the oppressor, more especially when that oppression has become exercised by those in authority, I most respectfully request your insertion of the following few lines respecting the conduct of some members of the police force. A few daysliago a youth visited Liverpool. He has been for:some time past subject to fits of epilepsy, and has very frequently, to my knowledge, fallen down sud denly in a fit, from which he does not recover for some time, and on coming out of which he is, occasionally, for some time, slightly delirious. This youth on the occasion of his visit had partaken of tea with a relation, and was on his way from Everton to the Vier-head, when he fell down in one of his usual fits. A policeman was called, and without any ceremony, at once conveyed hilt). to Bride well, when he was booked " for drunk and safety." Next morning, on being brought before Mr. Mansfield, he was at once discharged. My caution to the police is this, not to assume that every one who happens to fall upon the pavement in the street is therefore drunk, and ought to be treated as a drunken character, but care should be taken that the attack is not from disease. I recollect a case which was brought before Mr. Wakley, coroner for Middlesex, where a similar case occurred, and was attended with fatal consequences, whereas, had the police officer at once called in medical assistance, the deceased, according to the medical testimony, would have lived for some time. These, and other facts which I could mention, ought to induce police officers to act with caution.—Yours, DEN. THE AUSTRIAN RAILWAYS. Letters from Vienna, of the date of the 14th inst., state that the firms, which have so long been treating with the Austrian ,Government for the Lombardo-Venetian and Central-Italian Railways, on that day came ~to a complete understanding with Baron Bruck and the Chevalier de Toggenburg, the Ministers of Finances and Public Works. In the course of the day the railroads in question passed into the,hands of a Company composed of the Austrian Credit Bank, of some of the leading Italian firms (repre sented by the Dukes de Galliera and de Molzi, and the Marquis Archinti), and of an Anglo-French Society, at the head of which are Messrs. Rothschild, of Paris and London, Mr. Laing, M.P., Mr4.lzielli, Messrs. Blount & Co., and M. Talabot. The neilz above given will hardly fail to create some sensation in the financial world, as it is generally known that the Rothschilds and their parti sans have for many months been doing battle for the Italian railroads with the French Credit Mobilier. After a long and obstinate struggle the Rothschilds have obtained a complete victory over their rivals. The entire " net " conceded will, when complete, consist of about 680 English miles of railway, forming-1. The line from Trieste by Udine, Treviso, Venice, Padua, Vicenza, Verona, Br esc i a , B ergamo , an d Mil an, t o P av i a , where will be the junction with the Sardinian railroads. 2. The line from north to south, connecting the Tuscan and Roman States, Parma, and Modena with the Lom bardo-Venetian provinces. The Companyoo,of. g ( l t ve 2 s ,4 t o o moo the ). Sta T t b e is for sti th m e i fi s ni t s o he b d e rpaaiild roads 600 within six years in inst a l ments, an d w i t h out interest. However, if at the end of th e s i x years the net profits on the whole capital should exceed 7 per cent., the Compa ny will have to make an additional paym en t so Government of 16,500,0 00 f. (£660,000). In the Court of Bankruptcy on Tuesday in the case of Mr. C. J. Mare, the examination meeting was finally adjourned until the 20th of May. Liabilities to the amount of £200,000 have already been proved. We are informed that the Royal Australian Royal Mail Steam Navigation Company have recently had an offer of £170,000, less 3 per cent, for their four steamers. The proposal the directors declined. Another proposal has since been made for the two largest vessels. A very good idea of the traffic which seeks an outlet from the States to and through Canada by the Great Western of Canada railway. may be formed from the fact that, at the present time there are 200,000 Ma f Agoda lying st_Digcott for ouriado by that railtystya Everton Fazakerley Garston.. ince Blundell Kirkby Kirkdalo ..... Litherland Lunt .. .. Netherton ..... Orrel and Ford Sefton Thornton Toxteth Park Walton-on-the-Hill Wavertree West Derby THE NORTHERN TIMES.-LIVZRPOOL THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1 POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY (BEFORE KR. MANSFIELD.) ASSAULT ON A WIFE.—A savage-looking fellow, named Matthew Derbyshire, a nightman, residing at No. 14, Dryden-street, who had been remanded on a charge of having violently assaulted his wife, was again brought up. The complainant was now enabled to attend. She p, e• sented a frightful appearance. Her faee was swollen con siderably, and she had a piece bitten out of her chin, which she said the prisoner did with his teeth. She stated that without any provocation, he beat her most violently on Saturday night, and nearly killed her. He had beaten her before, for which offence he had been imprisoned for a month. The prisoner alleged that he was drunk. Mr. Mansfield censured the conduct of the prisoner, and sen tenced him to six months' hard labour, and at the expira tion of that time ,to find two solvent sureties, in 251 each, to keep the peace. DEPRIVING A POLICEMAN OF HIS FRIENDS.—A fellow named John Evory, was charged by police constable 526, with having assaulted him. The constable said he saw a lady and gentleman passing along Vauxhall-road. The prisoner, in a state of intoxication annoyed the parties alluded to, so that they had to run into Gascoyne-street to avoid him. The gentleman called for protection, and the officer wanted the prisoner to go away, but instead of doing so, he struck him a violent blow in the mouth, which knocked three of his teeth out. The prisoner said lie did not remember anything about the affair. He was sent to prison for three months. DISORDERLY PAUPERS. —Your girls, named Sarah Jones, Mary Ann Leonard, Mary Ford, and Charlotte Robinson, were charged by Mr. John Lodge, superintendant of the night sheds, with having broken glass iu the workhouse windows to the extent of 3135. Officer 209, said he ob served the prisoners loitering about the workhouse, and soon after he heard the breaking of glass. He went to the spot and saw the prisoners there. They told him they had broken the glass, and did not intend running away, and that they would break more if not taken up. Mr. Lodge said the prisoners were all able to work, and had been offered it; they had orders for the worksheds, where they could earn is a day, but they refused to work, although there were women of 44, and another 62 years of age in the sheds, earning that amount. The prisoners said they would not work. Mr. Mansfield sent them to gaol for two months each, with hard labour. ASSAULT 05 THE POLICE.—James Jones, a very wicked looking fellow, with only one eye, and a very indescribable head, was charged with having assaulted police officer 497 at the Prince's dock gate. The prisoner was drunk, and wanted to go into the dock, but the officer refused to admit him, when he committed a violent assault on him. The prisoner said his horse and cart were inside the dock, and he wanted to go in, but would not be allowed. He was fined Si, or in default of payment, two months imprisonment. ASSAULT ON A. WirE.—John Brabuer, a mason, residing in Napier-street, Park, was charged with having assaulted his wife. The prisoner was drunk, and whilst in that state he ill-used his wife, but she begged the court to be as lenient as possible with him. He was fined lOs for the assault. (BEFORR MR. DIXON.). AN "UNLUCKY SCRAPE.—A person a respectable exte rior, who gave his name as Nathaniel Harris, was charged by;Mrs. Martin, a publican, residing at No. 64, London road, with attempting to pass base coin. The case was an unfortunate one tor the prisoner—the history of it being this :—He is engaged by the firm of Messrs. Benetfink, of Cheapside, London, (so he said), for the sale of an appa ratus for the detection of base coin, and he had been dis posing of some (as appeared by invoices) through town. On Tuesday night, he unfortunately, got too much drink, and whilst in that state he had been ill-treated in some improper house. Two females who were there, however, rendered him some assistance, and he took them to Mrs. Martin's to treat them to some drink. When he entered he discovered that he had no money, and he asked for credit for wine. He said he had no good money, but that he had bad coin in his pocket, which he carried in order to show how the machines which he vended would detect base coin. He laid down a base half-crown, saying it was bad. Mrs. Martin tried it in a trying machine (pro bably the same sort as the prisoner sold) and found it was bad. She had the prisoner arrested, and on his person were found a base half-crown, a base crown, and sovereign, and he was charged accordingly. When before the magistrate, he declared that he had no intention to pass the base money, and that he only carried b it for the purpose stated, but the magistrate said he had no alter native but send him for trial. The unfortunate man said he had plenty of good money at his lodgings at Crow - terrace, and his landlady was present to prove the fact. He again protested his innocence, and said he would be totally ruined by the charge. He was fully committed for trial. -- ROBBERY BY A PORTER.—Thomas Ferguson, a porter in the employment of Messrs. Frisby, Dyke and Co, of Lord-street, was charged under the following circum stances :—Detective officer Povey said from information he had received, he went to the prisoner's lodgings in Henry-street, and in a box under his bed he found pro perty to the value of about twenty pounds. This consisted of cloth, tassels, silk, ribbons and remnants of other articles in the line of Messrs. Frisby and Dyke's trade. These articles were identified by one of the young men from that house, and it was stated, that the property was stolen, and that for some time past, the prisoner had been suspected of dishonesty. The prisoner denied that he stole the articles, but said he had them, as other parties had the like, as a sort of perquisite given for cleaning out the place. This was positively denied by the young man, and the prisoner was fully committed fir trial. He said he would reserve his de_ The following appeared in our Second Edition of yesterday : THE AFRICAN MAIL. PLYMOUTH, Tuesday.—The steamship Gambia, Capt. Rolt, arrived here this morning with the mails from the West Coast of Africa. She has brought 1,948 ozs. of gold, a full cargo, and 20 passengers, among whom are eight distressed British seamen. She left Fernando Po, Feb. 7 ; Lagos, 11 ; Acra, 13; Cape Coast, 14; Liberia, 20 ; Sierra Leone, 25 ; Bathurst, 29 ; Goree, March 1 ; Teneriffe, 7 ; and Madeira, 11. The coast was)healthy, and quietprevailed, except at Cape Coast, where a disturbance had occurred between the natives, 30 of whom were killed and 70 wounded. The King was deposed, and had taken refuge in the fort. The military did not suffer. The towns people had been fined for the riot. Trade was dull at Lagos. Oil slow in coming forward, although large quantities were in the hands of traders. Her Majesty's ship Hecate had grounded on Lagos bar. The Bloodhound left Fernando Po, 2ml February, to assist her. The steamer Pullin was totally wrecked in endeavouring to recover the Hecate's guns. Dissatisfaction prevailed at Lagos, and disturbances were expected in consequence of a resident having farmed for the King certain duties imposed on exports. Business was dull at Sierra Leone, and ground, nuts were scarce. The colonial engineer had died a week prior to the arrival of the Gambia. Governor Hill was still effecting sanitary improvements. From Bathurst we learn that Governor O'Connor was at Mearthy's Island. The Antelope left Clar ence en route for England, Jan. 31. The African mail-packet Niger left Tenerife March 3, outward bound. It is a coincidence whichlcannot fail to challenge remark, that the number of the ..Ifoniteur announcing the birth of an heir to the throne of the Bonapartes, contains a decree ordaining that all the money which still bears the effigy of Liberty shall cease to be current coin. A fund is being organised to erect a solid block of mar ble to the " Memory of the (Masonic) brethren who have lost their lives in the Eastern expedition in 1854 and fol lowing years," to be raised by Freemasons of Malta and the united services. The cenotaph is to be placed in the Crimea. The Viceroy of Egypt is desirous, at the same time that he opens the Isthmus of Suez to the peaceful operations of all nations, of solving the great problem of African geography—that of the sources of the Nile. He confides the command of a new expedition to Count d'Escayrac de Lauture, known for his travels in Africa. Accounts have been received from Honolulu, via San Francisco, to the 12th January. Kamehameha IV. was becoming very unpopular, and a revolution was expected. The King continued to make the Yankee boxer (Sullivan) his constant companion. It was said that the wife of Sullivan being in the royal box at the Circus, and the French and English consuls having requested admission, the King refused to receive them.§ An explosion of gas took place on Tuesday evening last at the house of Mr. George Bennett, corner of Hope-street, Gooch-street, Birmingham. A 9 inch brick partition wall, dividing the shop and house from the entry, was completely demolished. The house is so shaken as to render it unsafe to live in until it has been thoroughly repaired. There are marks of the roof having been lifted off the walls. DISCOVERY OF HER MAJESTY'S PLATE CHEST.—It appears that the above robbery was committed by a man in a flannel jacket and cord trowsers, and that a chaise cart was waiting in the neighbourhood of the Edgeware-road, and seen driving towards Hounsditch, with a chest answering the description of the one lost. The plate chest, emptied of its contents, has been found in the neighbourhood of the Victoria Park, having been brought there in a cab by two men, well known as notorious thieves. Little doubt is entertained that before many hours the real delinquents will be in custody, although the restoration of the plate is doubtful. DISSOLUTIONS OF PA.RTNeRsum—G. Brown and J Close, Yrok, woollendrapers. W. Henderson and G. Brown, Birkenhead and Oxton, Cheshire, nurserymen . John Jack son, sen, J o h n Jackson, jun., and Joseph Jackson, Thy dock, Lancashire, chain makers, so far as regards Joseph Jackson. J. spinners. ar k and Shephard and W. 31eadowcroft, Bottom-of the-Moor, Lancashire, cotton waste dealers. W. M•Corkin dale and J. Clark, Manchester, wine and spirit merchants. cottonn w ß m u e sb rc y h , an ß t a c nksi lv de,. J. Pilkington and G. Sandham, Carr-lane, Lancashire, Idle,G. Brown and Warhuret Yorkshire, , iggotti and G. Wathurett Loight Lnnop 1 ohitel amalgam,. s toneW' I PLUNDER OF £6OO FROM A GOLD DIGGER IN LIVERPOOL. Yesterday, after the morning charges had been disposed of at the Police Court, three persons named John Foster, Martin Smith, and Margaret Wilkie, alias Foster, were brought up by Detectives Carlyle, Scott, and Sullivan, on a charge of having stolen £478 in sovereigns, and the balance of about £6OO in gold dust, the property of a foreigner named Conrad Ither. Thu facts were these :—The com plainant came from Australia by the James Baines, and went to lodge in the house of a Mr. Ellis, Ilill-street, in the Park. Fe had a box containing the money and the gold mentioned, and on Monday night, between seven and ten o'clock the box was stolen out of the top room in the house. Mrs. Wilkie resides next door to Ellis, and keeps a beer house. It appeared that her son, the prisoner, John Foster, was what the police call, " a very bad lad." Some one very like him, was seen about half-past seven on Monday nigh, breaking through the midden of Ellis' house and getting out on the wall. Soon after, the box which contained the treasure was gone. The police then weut in search of it, and on arresting Smith he at first denied it, but after wards he called Carlyle aside, and said that Foster had taken the box, and gave him a bag full of sovereigns out of it, and that he had given it to the female prisoner. She was then arrested, and at first denied any knowledge of it, but afterwards said she gave the bag to her daughter. Sullivan searched the house, and on removing two bricks from the chimney piece he found a bag containing 200 sovereigns concealed there. The prisoner, John Foster, was then arrested, but the remainder of the money was not found. Mr. Snowball appeared for the female prisoner, and stated that she had kept an inn for twenty years, and that there was never any charge preferred against her. Latterly her son had turned out very badly, and was connected with thieves. Mr. Snowball submitted that his client should be discharged, and it was agreed to do so. She promised to do all she could to recover the remainder of the gold and money. The male prisoners partly admitted the robbery. They were remanded. ALLEGED POISONING AT HARTLEPOOL. On Fridai'morning a young girl, named Mary Brown, aged seventeen, living in the service of Mr. George Wil kinson, surgeon of Hartlepool, died suddenly after a short illness. A report was very industriously circulated that the deceased girl was enceinte by her master, and that poison had been administered to her. Mr. John Little, deputy coroner for Stockton Ward, therefore impanelled a jury which assembled on Monday afternoon at the St. Hilda Hotel. Mr. Wilkinson attended at the inquiry. Jane Taylor, the mother of the deceased, said that six weeks ago she came to Hartlepool to see her daughter, who was very poorly. Deceased was at that time taking medicine prepared for her by her master. She sometimes refused to take it, saying it was very nauseous. Mr. Wilkinson replied to witness's questions, that nothing serious was the matter, and that he would " talk her over." Three weeks ago the deceased went home to her parents, and slept there for two nights. She complained very much of pains in the head. On Wednesday morning last a messenger came for witness to go to Hartlepool, as her daughter was very ill. On arriving, she found her in bed and speechless. Deceased did not recognise her. She remained in that state till Friday morning, when she died. During all that time Mr. W ilkinson prepared the medicine for her, but she could not be got to take much. Jane Dowson, housekeeper to Mr. Wilkinson, said that deceased, who had been in the service of her master about fourteen months, was a healthy-looking girl till about September or October last, when she took a fancy for eating hearth or sandstone. Witness checked her for doing so, and informed Mr. Wilkinson, who spoke to her about the practice, and gave her purgative tnedicincs. When deceased refused to take the medicines prescribed for her, she (witness) stood over her and compelled her to take them. Deceased at that time complained of pain across her chest. She got considerably better, though not strong, after taking the medicines, but on Tuesday last she suddenly became seriously ill, was insensible and speechless, and lost the power of using her right hand. It seemed paralysed, and she never regained the use of it. Medicine was prepared for her by Mr. Wilkinson, but witness could not get it into deceased's mouth. On the preceding Saturday deceased vomited a great deal, as also on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. Tea, gruel, and sago, which she took, came instantly off her stomach. She had not eaten animal food for a week previously to her death. Deceased had free access to her master's surgery, and its contents. Martha Booth, wife of Richard Booth, fisherman, who resided next door to Mr. Wilkinson, said that she had known the deceased about six months, and she appeared to be a healthy girl. On Tuesday afternoon, witness was called in by Jane Dawson, and saw deceased lying upon her bed. She asked deceased if she had any pain, and the reply was " No." The housekeeper asked deceased if she had been eating any more of that "filthy stuff" (the sandstone) and deceased replied "No." On deceased being lifted off the bed, she ejaculated, " death—death —death l" At this stage of the inquiry, the coroner informed the jury that he considered a postponement necessary in order to have a post-mortem examination. Mr. George Green, surgeon, was then appointed to the task, and the inquiry adjourned. THE OPERATIC SEASON. The arrangements for the forthcoming season of the Royal Italian opera have at length been definitively settled. Mr. Guy, atter much anxious consideration and fruitless attempts to obtain possession of her Maiisty's theatre and Drury-lane, has taken the Lyceum for a term ; and to this small theatre, built for the purposes of English opera, :and of late dedicated to burlesque, the great artistes of the Italian stage will be confined during the present season in London. The house is already in the hands of the workmen, and before the close of the holi days the interior will be converted into the most perfect little bijou imaginable. The pit will afford room for 200 stalls and 200 pit seats, and the two tiers of the house will be subdivided into about sixty boxes. On the question of remunerative profit there can scarcely be two opinions. An estimate of Mr. Gye's loss by the fire has been prepared by the surveyors of the Phccnix Fire-office. It amounts to 32,7401, the office being responsible for only B,OOX. This loss, and the insurance upon it, are exclusively Mr. Gye's, and do not attach to his partners in the lesseeship. THE CORDELIA, OF LIVERPOOL In the Admiralty Court, Dublin, on Monday last, Mr. Ilamerton, proctor for the master and mariners of the barque Cordelia, in whose favour the court had pronounced, on a former day, for wages and disbursements to the amount of £1,113 Os lid, and who had thereupon obtained a commission cf appraisement and sale of the vessel, in order to realise the amount of that decree, returned that commission, with the marshal's return, by which it appeared that the sessel had been sold by him at Cork, on Saturday last, after a sharp competi tion, for the sum of £1,900. Mr. Clement Taylor, the proctor for the purchasers, prayed th:, usual rule for the con firmation of the sale, in order that the bill of sale may bo perfected by the Marshal, to enable his client to pay the money into court, so that the two several decrees against this vessel, and the costs, might be paid off and discharged. The applica tion was granted. SINGULAR DISCOVERY OF A LITTLE TREASURE. The wife of a small farmer, on the property of John Becher, Esq., of Holt) brook, several times observed their horse, when brought into their cottage to be fed (as is usual with this class of Irish farmers), to paw with his foot on a particular spot of the floor, and, prone to superstition, as the Irish peasantry alt are, she got impressed with the belief that there was some reason for this occurrence. and one day, casting her eye on the spot, she saw something glance in the sun like a brass button, and went to take it up, where the floor had been worn by the horse's shoe. She found on getting it out of the earth, that it was gold coin. She opened a small hole about six inches deep, in which, to her great surprise and joy, she found fifteen guineas in gold, two half-guineas, and three seven shil ling pieces-4n all eighteen guineas. The only way she and her husband can account for this buried treasure is, that an old man lived in this cottage many years agn who was known to have some money, and to nave laid some of it away, where he had either forgotten it, or could not recollect the exact spot. The guineas are of the reign of Goorge 111., some seventy and some sixty years old.—Cork Constitution. ALEXANDRIA, March 11. —The disturbances of Upper Egypt are put down. tT. PETERSBURG, March 7.—The violent articles against England, in the Russian press, have ceased. PAnts, March 19.—The following were the closing prices of yesterday :--Three per Cents., 72i. 80c. ; Four-and-a- Half per Cents , 941 50c. p',,,Orders have been received from England', to collect in the Critnea all the bodies that can be found of the officers of the Guards, and have them interred at Cathcart's flit]. The aspect of Malta is anything but pacific just now; munitions of war and troops are forwarded wit h unabated activity to the East. 4,500 men were forwarded last week. PARIS, Tuesday. The women of the markets went, yesterday, to the Tuileries to congratulate the Emperor. The Emperor himself led them to the apartments of the Prince, and presented the infant to them. Count Orloff was one of the first to offer his congratulations to the Emperor. The Independance annoulees, on the authority of its Berlin curespondent, that Prince William Frederick of Prussia has formally demanded of the King, his uncle, the consent indispensable to his marriage with the Princess Royal of England. This consent has been granted in the presence of the whole court, and it is, therefore, inferred that no doubt can exist as to the analogous disposition of Queen Victoria, The Prince will be twenty-five years of ago in Octobero Riad thy Priaosoo Aoyal liztivanft ITelismbori LECTURE ON THE MAINE LIQUOR LAW A lecture was delivered last night, in the Teutonic Hall, under the auspices of the United Kingdom Alliance for the suppression of the liquor traffic, upon the Maine liquor la%, by Dr. F. R. Lees, of Leeds. The chair was taken by the Rev. Francis Bishop. There was a very crowded attendance, the large hall being filled in every part. The Chairman delivered a few introductory obser vations, in which he expressed a confident belief that the great question of the Maine liquor law would become before long, if not the leading question, certainly one of the leading questions of the day. He remarked that the efforts of teetotallers bad already established, suffi ciently_ that the rtrartire of drinking intoxicating liquors •••••./1.• 16.44. YLLIi ri 4VIIVV vp• was unnecessary and pernicious, and it now remained tor them to show that a prohibitory act could be practi- cable, efficacious, and right. At present the public mina was not in such a condition as to render the passing of the act feasible; or if it were possible to pass it, to render it more than a dead letter; but by a perseverance in the course which the teetotal bodies were following, he expressed a firm belief that before long the advocates of the Maine liquor law would find public feeling ready to receive it with eagerness. Through the plat. form and the press, the advocates of that law were striving, and would strive, in its behalf, and amongst all who had lent it there aid, there was no more powerful advocate, by voice and pen, than the g entleman who was about to address the meeting. The chairman then, amid 'owl applause, called upon Dr. Lees to deliver his lecture. The Lecturer proceeded, in a clear and forcible manner, to state his arguments in favour of the intro duction of the Maine liquor law into England, He addressed himself in the first instance to the task of demonstrating that the introduction of such a law was perfectly consistent with the spirit of English legisla- ture, and no infringement upon the just constitutional rights and liberty of any man. On this point he admitted. the distinction between such moral defects as consisted in want of religion or piety, which it would •be impossible to enforce by any conceivable act of parliament, and such public offences as called for legal suppression, and he contended that the offence of drunkenness belonged to the latter class. He denied that indulgence in drink was to be considered as a merely private habit, which any man had a right to follow if he pleased ; and urged that the daily results of drinking were such as constituted incessant public offences. He animadverted upon a remark of Baron Bramwell, as reported in the Birmingham Mercury, made at the Gloucester assizes, in which his lordship spoke of " trumpery offences, such as being drunk and disorderly, for which it did not matter much whether a man was punished or not," and expressed surprise how a judge could view, in this light, an offence which brought so many cases of murder before the criminal tribunals of the country. He alluded as instances, to the late case of Conelly, convicted and sentenced to transportation, at the last Liverpool assizes, and to the still more recent poisoning case at Leeds, in which, he stated, the accused, although the son of a good father, had fallen into habits of drinking. He denied' that any man had a right in sell drink, which led to such results, any more than he had a right to sell an immoral or licentious picture. He spewed the nature and extent of the offence, and its results, as justifying and calling for a legal remedy, and then proceeded to show that no other remedy than that which he advocated would be sufficient to meet the evil. After a variety of argu ments to support the question at all points, the lecturer called upon the meeting and the public, as citizens and philanthropists, to use their influence in support of the introduction of the measure. The lecture was received with the utmost enthusiasm by the meeting. The proceedings closed with a vote of - thanks to the chairman and the lecturer. ARCHITECTURAL AND ARCHNOLOGICAI SOCIETY -4.--- The ordinary meeting of this society, was held at half past seven o'clock last night, in the Royal Institution, Colquitt stre3t. Mr. J. Hay in the chair. Mr. Christopher Ellison, jun., was elected an associate member of this society. Among the donations received, were the Land and Building News, from March 13 ; and ArchceologicaliStudies in Jerusalem, by Mr. G. J. Wigley, associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Mr. Picton, mentioned. as a matter of interest to the society, that his papers on Belgian Architecture, read during the last session, and also one of Mr. Huggins's papers had been published at Brussels in the Journal of Architecture. It showed that their proceedings were regarded with interest, even outside of Liverpool. (Hear, hear.) - - Mr. Boult called attention to a notice which appeared in the Times:a few days since, stating that the Board of Works were about to erect public offices in Downing street, and that it was their intention to employ the suc cessful architect, (the competition to be open to a limited number of London architects), and 160/ to eacl_ unsuccessful competitors. He thought this was a step _ the right direction, the practice hitherto having been to give the conduct of the work to the architect of the board. _ _ of the Mr. Picton replied that it should be remembered that at.the same time it was stated that the commission would be reduced from 5 per cent. to 3 per cont. It was, there fore, simply "robbing Peter to pay Paul ; " and he feared that the reduction being introduced by government would be also insisted on by private persons. Mr. Horner observed that the reduction was intended to apply to all government contracts. Mr. Verelst concurred with Mr. Boult, that it was a step in the right direction, and took the opportunity to mention that there was in the Liverpool Free Library a magnificent collection of works on architecture and archaeology, which might be advantageously consulted by the society. Mr. Picton thought the library committee would have no objection to the collection being open for the inspection of the society on certain nights, and he undertook to bring it under their notice. The paper for the evening was, "A few;words on French, Lombard, and Gothic Architecture," by Mr. C. Verelst. 1 •., ..-..___ _ MELANCHOLY SUICIDI On Monday Mr W. Payne held an inquest at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, on the body of Herr Van Der Mast, who committed suicide by cutting his throat. The deceased was a well known swordsman, having performed before her Majesty, in Lord Holland's-park, at Saville-house, Leicester-square, and at most of the "assaults of arms" at the houses of the nobility and gentry. He was looked upon as one of the most expert swordsmen in England. Since the closing of Saville-house, the deceased, who was a German by birth, has maintained his wife and family by giving lessons on fencing, &c., and by working at his original business, that of a furrier. Recently, his employer had occasion to dismiss him in consequence of the slackness of work ; but procured him another situation, which, however, it appeared, he did not like ; for one evening last week he left his employment and returned home. Shortly after his wife went down stairs, and on her return, after an absence of only a few minutes, she was greatly shocked at finding he had cut his throat. He was conveyed to St. Bartho lomew's Hospital, where he lingered in great pain until Sunday afternoon last when he died. The jury returned a verdict of " Temporary insanity." FATAL AFFRAY AT SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE, U.S --,,..-- The Wilmington Commercial gives an account of some serious disturbances which occurred in Columbia, South Carolina, on Feb. 17. Three students of the college were walking round the city at nine o'clock p.m., in• tending to murder the Chief of Police. This gentleman, hearing a noise in the street, came to the spot, when one of the students punched him in the abdo men with his club ; the policeman, thinking he had been stabbed, immediately struck the student with his bludgeon, splitting his skull dreadfully. This being done, he commanded his fellow policemen to assist in carrying him to the guard house. As soon as he was lodged there the cry of " Collega " was raised by the students, and in less than two minutes 160 stu dents were present, all armed with pistols, bowie knives, swords, hatchets, and clubs. After cutting all the guardhouse doors and windows into fragments, they rushed in upon the chief, each student giving him a wound with knife, bludgeon, or sword, and then threw him out of the second story window on to the brick pavement. Next morning the students and several of the citizens had a desperate encounter in the street with pistols, swords, and knives. Several of the students were carried to their various homes, dreadfully cut and bruised. The students had sworn to kill the policeman, they broke into the guard house, where he had been put for safety, and pulled him out in front of it, where they each gave him a blow with their clubs, and some of them cut him with bowie knives. The few citizens that were present rushed upon them, and had a dreadful fight. The alarm bell was rang to summon the military companies, and in a short time five military companies were present, including the artillery, clearing the side walk. One of the students died after the fight, and others are not expected to survive. On the 20th the students k despatched messengers to Charleston to buy ammunition ; they also procured rifles, from a neigh bouring town, and in addition broke open the municipal armoury and took the weapons therein. On the 21st the governor demanded the arms from the students, telling them if they did not surrender he would fire upon them. This being done they gave up their arms, and the disturbanc e was fi na lly quelled. Th e c hi e f o f olice is said to have died of his wounds. Government emigration will be diminished considerably in consequence of the refusal of the Australian colonies to receive for the present any more Irish emigrants. The last accounts from South Australia were that some hundreds of Irish emigrants were dart wanting employmente A.ST INDIA COMPAI A quarterly general court of the proprietors was held at the East India House yesterday morning, Mr. Elliott Macnaghten, chairman of the board :or directors, pre- siding. The Chairman read the titles the papers laid before Parliament since the last quarterly cour iewin said i followin g resolution— That t of proprietors do hrtrl ) examine appoint a for the ( of India than the present on, valuable formation w present to w le would, how- Mr. Jon ioied that th McCaskel's el connected with He entered into a gallant leral had eulogised nis conduct I to a d. bate of It was ever The Cour LIVERPOOL 383 per leave f be brought into court Gen. S history of the events it. ged from 1838, and hid' in re-instating British authorit .aving been second cousiderabli • c, It Was announced that, in con f ormitywith the by-law of the company, chap. 7, sey..6, tin wing proprietor India stocis, qualith reeably , have ,t the t Wednesday, Ai Elliott Macnag John ,Harvey present chairman), Ir. Charles Mills, 1.1%, iv h, and Mr Martin -Tact . These gentlemen are t le Act 16 and 17 Victor retiring dir section of t ict are re. cap. 95, who eligiblt ir. Welby Jack- selves as c 1 Carnac son, Major and Mr. Jo irinont Whiteman tors do not in hous as upon previous occasions, to issue a but leave tile selection entirely in the hands After the transactio: e further business the meet- lag broke up. EDN COTTON : The cotton market to•day has again been dull, the trade have purchased only moderately, and holders offering liberally, prices are irregular, at 1-161 per lb de cline. The sales—including 500 Pernambuco, 61,-d to 61d ; 120 Bahia, 61-d to 624 ; 100 Maranham, 614 to 6f,d ; 300 Egyptian 611 to 8d ; 700 Surat ) '4ld to 4id—are reported 6,000 bales, of .which 500 are on speculation and for export. . BCJTCII PIG IRON : Our market for Warrants closes at 70s Tons. 9,680 one month open Shipments from Glasgow last week corresponding week 1855.. 12,254 1854.. 15,063 •. Aggregate shipments from Glasgow from Ist Jau 1856, to date . Same period 1855 • • 80,858 101,127 Decrease 20,269 Price this me last sear 56s 6 SUGAR : There still continues a firm market, the business consisting of 130 hhds Demerara, at 37s to 40s 6d ; 80 hhds Barbadoes, at 35s to 395; 40 hhds Antigua, at 37s ex quay; 2400 bags Madras Mauritius, at 37s 3d per cwt at 33s 6d to 34s 6d, and 500 mats G iMocassEs: 520 Casks old Cuba Muscovado, of indirect import, are reported at 16s 9d per cwt Rum: We have a good enquiry being sold at previous rates. THA : There is very little doin alteratio 230 puns Denaerara ,aci prices are without 200 bags yellow cargo have brought 9.3, and 700 SALTPET s have realized tat retract SAGO FLOUB morning, 780 bags wer sold at 20s t Gum GEDDA : 130 t s all faults, at 16s to 16s 6d per cwt PIISTIO: 5U ions Alaracatho LINSEED: 150 bags Calcutta are £5 5s p so reported, at 60a LONDON Cons : Our market was thinly attended this morning, and the trade ruled dull at Monday's rates ; to have forced sales, lower prices must have been submitted to for both wheat and flour. Barley maintained the advance noted on Monday, Oats were in fair request at former .rrivals from prices. Beans and pc March 17 to March 19 : Wheat, English, 480 qrs. ; foreign, 5210 qrs. Barley, English, 90 qrs. Oats. English, 80 qrs ; foreign, 7790 qrs. Malt, English, 520 qrs. Flour, .s unchanged SUGAR: The market ht there are buyers at the advanc a very firm appearance, and f 6d to Is, which was paid yesterday COFFEE article is steady Refined firm ; brown lumps Iter general quotations, but the Tza : No bu;iness of importance reported , RICE : 4,000 bags of middling white - Bengal were offered, and a small part sold at 10s. 6d. ; the remainder bought in at 10s. to 10s, 6d. SALTPETRE continues in good demand, Refraction 12 to 14 sold at 335. 6d. to 345., Refraction 5, 375. PIMENTO : 160 bags sold at 4d. to 4111 . per lb. We canno 17s to COCHINEAL sold W" . 9d. to 4s it spirit in public reneriffe, silver, 3s. 10d. to 4s. ; Mexica black, 4s. to 4s &COTT° TALLOW : Tut No sales reported s: no market to-day, the prices being merely nominal, at the following quotations :—Town tallow 51s. nett cash; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, LOs. ; March to April, 495. ; Oct. to Dec., 48s. BOROUGH Hor : Messrs. Pattenden and Smith report the market firm, and prices unaltered. YESTERDAY'S IV CORK CORN : White wheat, c7s to 395-, Barley Oats, Ils 3d to 15s. Pork 45s to 46s per cwt. GLASGOW CORN: Weather fine. This day's market quiet, the demand for wheat slow, at the advanced prices of is per boll. Barley fetched the full prices of this day week. Oats and oatmeal : Gd to is per boll and load more being de manded, has checked the sales. SALFORD CATTLit : Beef trade as last week. Mutton was higher. Calves were lower. Best beef, 64 to 6td ; middling. 5d to 6d ; cows, 4d to sd; best wedders, tied to 74d; heavy weights, 6,id to 7d; ewes, 50 to 6d; calves, 5d to Std. Beasts, 1,607; sheep, 6,206 ; calves, 530. BELFAST LINEN TRADE CIRCULAR Trade, st Chamber of Commeret, , ning, 17th March, 1856. EED : The demand during the past week has been pretty good for the time, the season being early yet. Riga, 48s 6d to 52s per barrel; Duto' Drawn up by a Committee of Ch under t sanction of the Be ipointed Monday E v i, 87s to 90s . The supplies in the country markets during the past week have been small, the demand was rather brisker, and all bought up at the prices of former week. In Armagh, Monaghan, Cootehill, Ballybay, and Tan dragee, about 35 tons were shown, which was bought up a`, prices ranging from 5s 10d to 7s 9d for hand scutched, and 7s 6d to 12i for milled, per stone of 16 lbs. In Kilrea, Maghera, and Cookstown, about 30 tons appeared, for which there was a good demand at last prices. At Derry, also, the markets were small last week, without any alteration in the demand, and prices as before. Handscutehed, 42s 6d to 47s 6d ; milled, 47s 6d to 80s per 1241b5. Little doing Riga flax XELPOIi has been £46 108 per ton YARNS : The demand from manufacturers has been fair during the past week, and stocks are not increasing. Prices of warp yarns I of wcf v in favour of purchasers. BROWN LINENS IN COUNTRY MARKETS.—In Ballymena market, of the 8:h inst, the supply was fair, the demand good, and all goods cleared off at prices of previous week. On 15th instant there was an average supply, a good demand, and in some Qualities a slight advance was obtained. In Armagh miler tl for some weeks past, roughs and Hol• iddle NOB. of the lands there was a former were rather dearer :e, with prices firm. Damasks and spot diapers ood supply, ' - dull demand, bird eye diapers and witu and no change in prices. In last Magherafelt market there was an average supply, the demand rather dull, but prices without change. With manufac of drills are in moderate supply, the ( change in prices. Light li❑ r, at firm rate s for bl Ake demand regu , WHITE LINE/I9 stocks improvifig, and prices are inclinit Bartlulu AND - EIGN MARKE IS ,nd quiet, and no Dundee, flax is in ;he home market is two wed NIT, a DC, £35 £42 10 £4O 1 ;nd Tow ge amount of bout the same as those of the Transactions i LPD C, --------, FWPH T, £4l LPCM, £44 5s ; XFLPCM, 42, £4l 10s, £39 lOs ; o is a fair demand from spinners ; superior, £3B 10s. Memel bracked, .CM, £4O 5s PCM, ffPCM, £43, XFPCM, 3 •heads, £35. At Hull t icels of flax • rather more firmness exhibited by holders, at late pikes Common flares are almost n eglected. The Flemish market; continue to be fully supplied, the demand equal to the supply, and prices without change. In the Courtrai distr . - finer qualities, say from £llB to £162 por has been, and is, active, purchasers payit _ per ton higher than foul weeks ago ; qualities at from £9O to £llO per ton are easier, and lower sorts from £65 to £BB are in abundance. It i s re p or t e d t h at t h ere will not be so much flax so wn in Belgium this year as last. The weather is favourable for preparing the land for sowing. Some of the farmers will begin next week, should the weather keep fine. ,At Dundee, in fine tows, there has been more from 44 to £5 Mediun Sales have bee❑ r oarse still very flat, and prices drooping. of No. 1, Archangel, at £3B and £37 Yarns : ' at former_t There ii a fair demand at Dundeo f I from I