The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-09-19 00:00:00

rw. , ,1. , N.. , ........ ZElantal. I 0 GROCERS.-WANTED a Young Gentleman, of a first class address, and the best of rzferences, a UATION in the above line.—Address A. 8 ., Nort hem Times offi SlT ce. WANTED, by a respe 3 tab le Young Man, a Situation as CASHIER or COLLECTOR. Satisfactory references and security Riven, if required.—Apply.by letter, to X.Y.Z.A., Northern Co 1)C Ltt. VAULT. Old Roper'', Fenwick board the Great Tasmania, and the special meet- ling of the Chamber of Commerce. With regard to 1 the former, deeming it a matter of paramount importance, we have gone to considerable expense in reporting the proceedings at full length IBanquet was a truly splendi fit, indeed, for I the merchant princes of Liverpool, and the several distinguished visitors who came from London and I other distant parts of the kingdom, to inaugurate _ the praiseNvorthy attempt of Messrs. James Baines and Company to open a direct trade between Ne Zealand and the port of Liverpool. Their beginning has been most satisfactory, and sure we are that who read and contemplate the statements made by the speakers who addressed the company on board the Great Tasmania, must feel satisfied that an important undertaking has been commenced, and that results highly advanta eous must accrue the Colonists of New Zealand, as well as to the of Liverpool, by granting to the Black Ball Line, a hearty and unreser ed supper The Chamber of ( )mmoree have at length E. a Sroa Apply to , Corn Excr ne Nem Oe ......_ _ I more or less heate _ _— JOHN 11 in good Price 2000 TO be LET, a Spaclons Bon street Apply at Nn_ ry 0 lii 3 _li. hig23l:, .cnt of £3O. — Agent, 13k, B, T° be i'v T, Furni,hed, for a a hands, and breakfast rooms, ABOVE mig attendance,— to a Bert the Norti CHER 9 AND OTHFRS.—A First-rate SHOP,Rin a neighb , urhood, doing from .R5O to £6O on to view apply to Mr. Alfred Jacob, Estate ne Leigh-street. Established 1848 s or, longer, TO WHOr.ESALE &c., in We, wholesale FOR S free ]K ENTLEDGE.--=A, Air., ti A LLAS. order, a guinea' A IGBU .I'l.. hold-, site o tlert. "eeht Term o . pantry, and baths. or PAR I: OF THE equiring first-class rooms and :T-square EtUGGISTS and OTHER`.—TO be LET, for , the MILLS, WAREHOUSE, OFFICES, .ely occupied by Messrs. Edney & naine, as nnW And Machinery, now very commodious, will immediate possession can be .ars apply to Mr. George S. Sanderson, 30NY :abeautiful assorted Sto, ILLIAM F. SIM & CO.. Sweeting•-scree AN ACCOUNT TNG HOUSES, e SOLD, Four exc tal FAMILY HOLNE, Free ,er, with garden awl all Tenni nonev might remain on at 43/4 to Mr. J. Bon' 24, North John street T 0 CONSUMERS OF IRON IN CHESHIRE. —NOW OPEN, the IRON WAREHOUSE, IVloapwris Dom BIRKENHEAD, with a Complete Assortment of BAR, HOOT, and SU KET IRON, BOILER PLATES, ANGLE and RIVET IRON, of the best qualities. lt. 0. LEDWARD, re, upon Liberal Terms, ELIGIBLE ndid views, suitable for ease is for 1. The un,xpired 1 4 or reatrictions.—A ['are, Liverpool. Tins DAY, ex Philadelphia For further particulars /IN SALE, in Oxton, C ‘.../ BUILDING LAND, 8. Great Ge, be SOLD, the immediate TRANSFER of a '.ASSICAI. and COMMEACIAL DAY SCHOOL—estab lished te-n years—highly reputed, and yielding a clear annual income of £l6O. For GOODW ILI. and SCHOOL FURNITURE, a moderate vum required. Also, a LAT' IES' SCHOOL, in a respectable locality, Nvi , ll a good connectio-. They may be pur fbaged separa tely or conjointiv.—Addiess C. T. M., Northern Times face g MR DDR 'HOUSES PRIEST, BIRKEN :OUSE,! LAND ! LAND lI—ON SALE, in large or .„.., variously situated. nil ranging in price tram about 'lOO to £6'),000. —See P... P. Priest's Cheshire and Lancashire Property Circular. Can be had ratis and free by post. Cheshire offices, for th , .. Sale and Letting of Land and Houses, Market-cross Charrilatl's (one door from Market-square) Market-street, Birken head. Tr HE REACH, MORI) . RTIT.—TO be SOLD or LET, that c apital FAMILY RESIDENCE - - --a improved with pleasure grounds, bro' contains a dint kitchen garden tve, and vo ng room, commanding fine view I room% two breakf tst room, nine best be room, bathroom, and good ionr-stalled stable, loose box, harness room. and cottage adjoining. Immediate possession may be had Apply to Mr. Edmondson, at Messrs. Moss and Co.'s Bank, 4, Dale street. or to Mr. S. 'Waterhouse. 4. Derby-square. NVERS 4 i'LLT.—TO be SOLD o r LET. a newly-erected DW EL LLING HOUSE. with sultable out-buildings, si utte at Gw.stad Bridge, about eight miles from Chester, and about three miles from Gresford and Wrexham Stwions on the Chester ar d Shrewsbury Railway. The House is built of stone, and is situate on an emi •ence on the bank of the river Alyn, commanding a beautiful view the valley of Gwersyllt. It contains three entertaining rooms, e bedrooms and dressing room,. with stables, coach-house, groper offices and conveniences. There Are about ten acreS of , whtch w Foe further particulars to IV" Chester; or to Messrs. xchange-street West, Liver- domestic app! Duncan', )uld be sold With the hoi t.: M. Pennon, archi•e , rev and Blackmore, 1, E THIS DAY finis DAT, the 19th instant, at One o'clock, at the Broker.' Office, Tower -buildings, About 2, 0 Tons BONE ASH, ' About 250 Tons CATTLE BONES, from Monte Video.—Apply to -•.*rr, BECKWITH, Brokers. cx Hampden, On acc; i-pasi One o'clock, at Golding ,stant, at rats DA and Naslia :ialeroo ire, Brunswick-street,) ns and Canadian FLOUR, 500 Barr Pla Extra Super )INII,INSON & SON Brokers Tara DAY, the 19th instant, at a Quarter to Eleven o'cLlck, at the Brokers' Office, 9. le-court, 50 Boxes Oportp ONIONS, ex Jackall, 95 roses Messina LEMONS, ex Milan, 50 +-eaesta Malaga DITTO, ex Douro, t(113 Bags New Brasil NUTS, ex Windsor, 2 0 Bags New Brazil NUTS, ex Isabella Scott, 3 Bags Barcelona NUTS, ex Ann. HOUGH TON Itr LEVY, Brokers ast One o'clock, at Golding and Nash's Sa'eroom, Corn Exchange, Brunswick-street, About 2110 Barre.s FLOUR. stant, at and Tascnrora, from Philadelphia.— ) J. & M. HARNF.TT, Brokers. NEXT WEEK MOND A.Y On MONDAY next, the 22nd instant, at Twelve "o'clock, fat the Broilers' Office, 13, Exchange-huillings, 2048 Bags Bengal RICE, how landing ex F. C. Clark from Calcutta ; 2 and 3, Albert Dock.— H. LITTLEDALE 8z CO., Broken. Apply to TUESDAY. im it may concern One o'clock, at Golding and Nash's Saleroom, Corn Frchange, Brunsvick-street, . About 709 Sacks and Bags Spanish FLOUR. particulars apply to J. 8/ M. HARNETT, Brokers. ba TUEsDAY next 23rd instan For forth E On TUESDAY next, the 23rd instant, at Trylye o'clock, at the Broker's Office, 7, Exchange-chambers , 23 Barrels TAPIOCA, how landing ex Emperor, from Bahia.—For fuJr th .EA TONu, p apl _ FRANCIS Brok er. NEXT MONTH the Ist October, at Twelve o'clock, at the Public saleroom, Earhanite-bnildimrs, 35 Ca-es Superior F. I. Refined BORAX, just landed ex Ro'wrt Puisford, from Calcutta; in Hlghfleld's, Robert•street.—Apply to Messrs. Malcolm, Canmbell and Co., Merchants, or to T. & H. LITTLEDALE & CO., Brokers. TENPENCE will buy FIVE QUIRES of SUPERFINE CREAM LAID NOTE On WEDNICS PAPER, at CHARLES WILLMER'S WHOLESALE PAPER WAREHOUSE, SOUTH JOHIV STREET, LIVERPOOL resolutions From the Continent we have news of a varied character. Our Paris correspondent informs us that, in that city, on the 17th instant, there was an unusual stir at the Prefecture of Police and at the prison of Mazas, owing to the arrest of about thirty persons belonging to a secret society. The society, composed of Revolutionists of the most violent and dangerous kind, had held a meeting, at which, it is said, that it was decided to assassinate the Emperor on his return from Biarritz. It is understood that the police know all the members of this society, most of whom are old members of the Marianne, inhabiting the 6th, 7th, and Bth arondissements of Paris. The majority of them are artisans. Several of those arrested are very young, and appear intelligent and not uneducated. They have been placed in solitary confinement at Mazes, and are allowed to communicate with no one. The search made at their residences has brought to light nothing that compromises them, but the police is prepared to prove the existence of the society, and to bring forward witnessess of its TIMES frequent meetings. It is said that orders have been sent to Prince Napoleon and M. de Morny to hasten their return to Paris. It is also rumoured that, in the next session of the Senate, some important modifications are to be introduced into the Regency law. The Emperor has been feasting the deputies of Biscay at the Villa Eugenie. The deputies had presented conferring on the Imperial Prince a right to enjoy the titles and prerogatives attached to the quality of lord and citizen of Biscay. Messrs. Antonio Lopez de Balle, and Jose Salvador de Le querica, after a most flattering address, handed the official document to the Emperor, who replied that he was very grateful to the Queen for allowing the deputation to be presented to him ; that he deeply felt this mark of sympathy for the Empress; that such demonstrations could not fail to strengthen the bonds which unite the two countries ; and that he was happy to think that the Prince Imperial had also Spanish blood in his veins, for he (His Majesty) had always entertained for that chivalrous people as much affection as esteem. We read in a letter from Berlin of th© 14th : Nv e understand that a note has been addressed to the foreign Powers relative to the affair of Neuf chatel. The object of it 19 not merely t o reserve the rights of Pruss ia, but itis said that the Prussian CUSTOM -HOUSE PAPER, SEVEN SHILLINGS per Ream, at CHARLES WILL MER'S WHOLESALE STATIONERY WAREHOUSE, 19, SOUTH JOIDI STREET, LIVERPOOL COPY YOUR LETTERS-NO MACHINE WANTED LETTER BOOKS CHEAPER THAN EVER COPYING BOOKS, containing FIVE HUNDRED Leave , paged, and indexed, which half.bouni, no Machine, F 0 IT sold at SHILLINGS EACH CHARLES WILLMER, WHOLESALE STATIONER, 9, SOUTH JOHN STREET, LIVERPOOL, --- THE PRICE OF THE NORTHERN DAILY Is NOW TO SUBSCRIBERS , 38/ PER ANNUM. ADVANCE A ttantion is respectfully drawn to the above announce anent, and parties living within .four miles of the Liverpool Exchange, who desire the latest news from all parts of the World upon their brec every morning, should, to prevent disappointment. send their names and addresses to the Office, 19, Vast tables I, Liverpool, FIERN DAILY TIMES can be sent throug affixing a penny postage stamp on 'pies can be sent in one cover T IMES is registered the enveloi for the 3anie c an countries for transmission to R. NODDER HATTER C HURC H. STREET, and Gentry of Liver ason are NOW READY Begs respectfully to Inform the Nobility pool that his NEW STYLES for the S 'or Inspection Ebt FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1856, THE DAY'S NEWS Two important events took place here yes- terday, namely, the Grand Banquet given on THE NORTHERN TIMES. ---LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY. Government considers the definitive settlement o the question according to treaties as indispensable iu the interest of the peace of Europe." Letters of the same date from Milan state that preparations are being made at that place for a corps of observation on the Sardinian frontiers) and that the troops concentrated for the annual exercises will remain in their present encampment after the end of the autumn manceuvres. The Swiss Federal Assembly opened on the 15th The events inst. the second part of its Session of Neufchatel naturally occupied the most promi nent place in the speeches pronounced by the Presidents of both Chambers. The opinions expressed on the subject by the Presidents of the National Council and of the Council of the States are identical. They both con gratulate the Republicans of Neufchatel on having triumphed so promptly and so energetically without the assistance of any federal troops, and solemnly pledge themselves, in the name of Swit zerland, to reject all foreign intervention, and defend the integrity of the Constitution. We have Madrid advices of the 11th. They state that a Council of Ministers had been held under the presidency of the Queen, and at it, it was said, the draft of the proposed New Constitu tion had been read to her Majesty. The Bishop of Urgel, in exile at the Balearic Islands, had received permission to return to Spain. M. Costing. and M. Roda had returned to Madrid. Marshal Narvaez had caused an action to be brought against the Nacion for publishing a letter from Loja, in which he considers himself libelled. A band of eight or ten men had appeared in the province of Burgos, but the Captain General had published a bando declaring that such of them as might be taken should be shot; and, says one of the papers, they " are sure to be exterminated." A large concentration of troops has just taken place at Naples. The pretext was the fete of the Nativity of the Virgin, which is always celebrated with great military pomp. The Augsburg Gazette insinuates that the real object was to show that the King was able to assemble 50,000 men at Naples, without taking any men from the garrisons of Capua or Gaeta. OUR port witnessed yesterday one of those scenes which have rendered Liverpool famous throughout the habitable globe. The bold enterprise and majestic liberality, the sound practical experience of the merchant, and the keen judgment of the shipowner, combined to render one of our frail tenements of the ocean the rival of the Ark in corn_ modiousness, and the stately palace in all that is required for use, or can contribute to comfort, ease, and luxury. We allude to the inauguration of a direct trade between this port and Wellington SPAIN has become Muscovite, and Russia is therefore about to renew diplomatic relations with the once offensive Constitutional State. The world had just began to believe that Bonapartism was to enjoy ascendency at Madrid. It appears, however, that the butcher O'DONNELL is the man for the CZXR, and that the QUEEN will receive all corners to her Court. England, as a matter of course, is thrown into the shade, and the Credit Mobilier delusion is to do all that honest British sympathy, British blood, and gold, have done to establish and maintain Constitutional Spain. Great Britain can stand no chance in a war of words, and an outburst of Continental credulity. We must not show our heads in those capitals where greater contentment and prosperity reigns, and remain to be prolonged by credit, to be redeemed by British gold, purchased at a heavy premium. We can have no trade except through the condescension of this autocrat, or that tyrant; no voice where the tongue of Constitu tional Freedom is silenced by a coup d'etat. All this must be very alarming to those diplomatists who think all is lost, where they are ruled at a discount. —the name given to the New Zealand Company's principal settlement some years since. The Oliver Lang, one of the Black Ball Line of clipper ships, is to take her departure from the Mersey for Wellington on Saturday, and will carry within her spacious wooden galls the largest number of passengers ever conveyed to that Colony in one ship : and her appearance in the waters of this youngest section of our transmarine empire, cannot fail to make a favourable and lasting impression on all who see so noble a vessel bearing so large and valuable a cargo to a corn. paratively young country. This vessel's accom modations certainly cannot be surpassed, and while she possesses all the advantages of fast sailing, room, and ventilation, she can convey the Government emigrants 20 per cent. below the London contract price. The latter important desideratum is accounted for by the facility with which ships can procure freight at this port; and the Colonists, seeing the vast benefit which will accrue to them in the saving of their emigration fund will.nc doubt, exert them selves to the utmost to get our Liverpool ships all the wood, oil, minerals, and other produce they can, in return. The flax of New Zealand, which has been shamefully overlooked hitherto, must also ' take the important place it is destined to fill in the catalogue of the colony's exports. Few articles would attain a higher commercial value, if properly dressed and prepared for the spinner, either here or in New Zealand. We expect ere long to see the immense mineral resources of that country more largely developed, and adding to its trade and prosperity. Its agricultural produce will long find a highly remunerative market iii Australia, and looking at the near future of New Zealand, we fo,el assured that the Liverpool line of clipper ships will prove a successful undertaking. Every man who has devoted an ordinary share of attention to the growth of our Colonial possessions, must feel convinced that all New Zealand requires is labour, to render it one of the most thriving portions of our Colonial dominions. The fertility of its soil, and the mildness of its climate, give it incalculable advantages over Australia, and it is well that we have such a large and legitimate field of passenger traffic to turn to, as feeders for our noble fleets of maritime palaces. Our Colonies have often proved the mainstay of our ships, and most valuable homesteads of our commerce, and they will do so to the end of time, if we do not abandon them to experimentalising politicians, and allow them to become the arena of factious discussions. In our effort to give renown to a kingdom, we had well nigh annihilated the glory of an Empire, and left the most boundless wealth that ever fell to a nation's lot to enrich a wiser and further-seeing generation. The history of thousands of years has been thrown away upon us.. The tradition of Ophir, the riches displayed in the temples of barbarous races, the gold possessed by those tribes, who never knew the use of pick, shovel, or spade, never once suggested the idea to the en lightened guides of the age, that there was gold on the surface of the earth for civilised man as well as for " the wild men of the woods?' All was left to the discouraged enterprise of individuals, and the adventures of commerce. To these two agen cies we owe our present greatness, and to these two agents we look for power, might, and glory as an Empire. We must bridge over ocean after ocean, rivet Colony to Colony, give British subjects in every land equal rights and equal justice ; make them feel the same interest in the welfare of the parent State that we do in the prosperity of a Colony, and fill them with that patriotism and loyalty of which English men justly boast. These are our duties ! What are our means? That spirit of commercial enter prise—that heavy expenditure to attain maritime perfection—that disregard of trifles where a great end' is to be obtained—and that cool calculating commercial mind, governed by experience, and strengthed by well merited success. These are the means by which we, from a pigmy kingdom, are t o become a really great Empires? which we now possess only in name—in sound, in fable, and in song. In commerce we must be latitudinarians, let the orthodox say what they may. We must spread it, push and drive it ahead, wherever a ship can swim or a steamer can float. To the great mercantile spirit of our times we must look for the union and maintenance of our superstructure of Imperialism. How Tories would swell the traffic receipts while it lasted, drag along, or how Whigs walk over the course, and as we have nothing to expect from the CzAtt's rue matters of little importance to people digging dominions beyond discontent and flight, the most and delving away in our Colonies. They want to his railways can do is to pay a dividend, but they see our ships, to trade with our merchants, to can never give a bona fide security, or yield a fair exchange labour for labour, to live as Britains live, commercial profit on the capital invested in them. and to do as England does. There is something enoliling, then, in" that thing called trade," besides large balances on the credit side of the ledger. The merchant is the pioneer of civilisation, the distri butor of the industry of millions, and the producer of the wealth and happiness of nations. And when they do step forward and move, we should not only wish them success, but endeavour to contri bute towards it. If the owners of the Black Ball Line should succeed, as they most certainly will, in establishing a direct line of packet ships between this port and New Zealand, what a triumph they will have achieved for Liverpool ! They will not only find employment for a fleet of first class vessels, which might probably not be employed in any other way, but they will open a field to all the other shipowners of the North. They will secure to Liverpool ships the trade that belongs to them. They will bring a large passenger business to the town, and they will add to that prosperity which legitimate enter prise has heaped on its inhabitants. It will also inspire the New Zealand Colonist with fresh hopes and confidence, and show him that one pound of of their fund set apart for the importation of labour, will go twenty per cent. further than it has heretofore. This will have its effect. More land will be sold, and an increase of labour will be required. Colonial Produce will next begin to augment, cargoes will become more abundant, and once a well regulated commercial machinery has been set in motion, the Colony will go on prosper ing as New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia have done. The field for capital and industry is just as wide and promising in New Zealand as it is in Australia, and it is sincerely to be hoped that Messrs. JAMES BAINES and COM PANY will find in it the reward their spirit, enter prise, and princely hospitality on all occasions, so richly merit. They are doing their country good service, it may be unwittingly, and may they not be disappointed in their individual hopes and ambition THE Financial Reform Association have, with the best intentions ; hit upon a plan of rendering the income and property tax unpopular, and its pro longed existence more than doubtful, They would have its payment more rigidly and generally enforced. They would have no man to be assessed. They would make lodgers pay up, and the way ward million, who are always on the wing, contri bute to the fund. This, we contend, is the shortest cut that could be taken to render the impost odious. It would be utterly impossible to main tain any perfectly honest and evenly distributed burden. In physics the doctrine is opposed by negatives and rejected by affirmatives. Nature takes space for her sportive vagaries, and delights and terrifies the earth alternately by the blandness of those passing smiles which fills every homestead with gladness, or those dark and stern frowns which sweep down forests and rent temples in twain, leaving the world to ask in one clime, " How is " Babylon become a desolation?" while in another all is verdure, enjoyment, repose, and promise. The Financial Reform Association would reverse this order of things, and bring out of a chaos of taxa tion a more perfect creation. They would not have a sunny side of the hedge—no grottoes or caves, no temples or lodgings, not even "on the " cold ground"—no corners or hiding places where one branch of ADAM'S family can eat grapes and revel in the delights of perpetual spring, while other limbs of the same stock are feeding on blubber and fins, and exposed to incessant snow and biting frosts. _ The Association's intellects appears to fall short of a due appreciation of the beautiful and impres sive phenomena of nature. They say, "If we " are to have frost, let every man who inhabits the " frigid zone have his share of the pelting storm." And the Laplander, who endeavours to escape the tortures of being frostbitten, they would visit with pains and penalties. They look on the man who gets on the sunny side of the style as a common rogue, and a traitor to the Imperial Exchequer , and they would brand him as a depraved character; But here it is necessary to observe that the mora lity of the few is always in advance of the multi tude, and that it is very difficult to draw a line of distinction between the enormity of the man who adulterates exciseable or duty-paying articles, such as bread, flour, tea, sugar, coffee, and other import ant necessaries of life, and the man who evades the payment of the property and income tax. The latter only sins against the bottomless pocket of the State, but the former commits a twofold crime. He endangers the public health, and has no more loyalty in his composition than a shrimp. And, taking up the idea of the Association, we venture to say that, if the Excise were as vigilant as the Financial Reformers—who, strange to say, exclude our banking and monetary laws from their cate gory of grievances—there would be far less property French credit is to make Russia's railways, an, the SULTAN'S fortune. British Envoys are no longer required at foreign courts. Everything is to be done by decree, and carried out by Imperial and absolute will. The enthusiasm which gives vitality to these Royal dreams is quite equal to the vastness of the design. Give France the cream of Continental concessions, and she will find the cash, the material, and the hands to do the work. French credit, backed by a ukase, a firman, or a coup ,d'etat, can command British bullion, skill, and experience. Cover the walls of foreign cities with Imperial placards, and JOHN BULL will down with his money. He has prodigous faith in bills drawn on posterity, and accepted by a mor tal who needs all for his immediate use. Political paper he seems to think bona fide security. He will not wait a moment to enquire into the character of its fabricators, or the chances of its being taken up in due course. The assumption is, if the CZAR wants 50,000,000/ , or O'DONNELL asks for 1,000,0001. or so for reactionary purposes, that neither one or the other would try to get money unless they were prepared to repay it, But Spain has not met her obligations in a honour able or exemplary spirit, and the CZAR could no more pay off the foreign debt of Russia than the SULTAN could. The question then resolves itself into a very narrow compass. How much are we prepared to stake on the duration of the present Continental regime ? What will we hazard on the maintenance of prohibitive tariffs—power destroy ing military chests and ruination pageants? All foreign rulers ask is money to keep this cruel, unjust, and empty show business alive—to give increased vitality to that folly which has brought so much misery on themselves and desolation on their people. The insurance system tacked on to the Credit Mobilier fallacy would complete the whole story of financial and commercial foolery, and we should not be surprised to hear of the establishment of an association to insure railway traffic on the frozen plains and mountains of Russia, and the punctual payment of dividends in England. Three and a half per cent. on railway shares might be guaranteed on the receipt of a premium of four per cent. This would leave something for semi official remonstrances in case of default, and a small margin to meet the other incidental expenses of disappointment. We have no wish whatever to paint the picture the Continent presents, both socially and politically, in colours which may be thought too dark and portentous. But we cannot help thinking that foreign credit, whether princely or plebian, is not a fair equivalent for the gold or silver for which they must come to this country. Foreign Govern ments, Continental intriguers, and butchers like O'DONNELL, must come to Great Britain for cash to carry out their plans ; and since politics are largely mixed up with the public movements of every State, it behoves us to see that we do not, either directly or indi rectly, arm our enemies against ourselves, or supply the means to enable sanguinary demagogues to overthrow Constitutional institutions, and murder the people whose friendship and lives they have betrayed. The casual observer may see the efforts that are being made in this country, and abroad' to draw British capital into the vortex of political speculation, to the manifest injury of ou: own trading and industrial interests. It is true that the Russian railways may pay, as it appears the inha bitants of certain provinces are prepared to emi grate en masse, and they will, no doubt, do so eventually, notwithstanding that they run the risk of having their heads shaved at one side, and their backs well scored with the knout if they are caught in the act. The exodus of the Muscovites and income-tax required Free Trade, in the modified form in which we enjoy it, has not done for the British Exchequer what the few reductions in the French tariff has done for the revenue of France. Shall we attribute this awkward fact to the increase of adulteration ? The Association will probably enlighten the public on this head. Meanwhile, it must not be forgotten that the income and property tax is, under existing circumstances, an excessive war burden, which is entailing all the worst characteristics of a Euro pean war on this country. Mercy, forbid, that we should ever refuse blood or money in the defence of our homes, or to advance the cause of justice and humanity in the remotest parts of the globe. But let us add, that we cannot at all un derstand the wisdom or propriety of keeping up an excessive war expenditure in time of peace, and exhausting our sinews, when all those we have to dread are prostrated by political bankruptcy, and fiscal starvation. The tax in question is not the creation of necessity. It is simply the ponder ous invention of groundless fears, unless, indeed, adulterations have been suffered to sap and mine the sources of revenue to such an extent as to threaten the Exchequer with famine. But beyond this, what have we to apprehend ? Where have we an enemy that dare to brake in upon the peace of the world ? Until it can be proved, then, that we have a foe to dread, we say, with all respect, that we think, before the Financial Reform Association complain of the mode in which a war tax is raised —when all nations desire and are at peace—they ought first to justify its continuance on some palpable and rational grounds. Finally, we ar e ready to give the Association all the support in our power to render the objectionable tax as uniform as possible in its pressure, but we doubt the success of the attempt, and tremble for the Jura• Lion of the most prodigal military expenditure which this country has ever groaned under. agreed to send a representative to the Free Trade Congress at Bru are under obligations to ls. The public of Liverpool THE COURT BALMORAL, Sept. 16.—The Prince of Orange arrived at Balmoral yesterday, attended by Colonel de Calembroot and Major-General the Hon. C. Grey, who had met his Royal Highness at Ballater, with one of her Majesty's carriages. His ;Royal Highness subsequently walked out with the Queen, the Prince Consort, and the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, and Prince Alfred, Prince Elward of Saxe Weimar likewise arrived at Balmoral upon a visit to her Majesty. The dinner party in the evening, in addition to the above named royal guests, included the Duchess of Kent, the Princess Amalie of Hohenlohe S3hillingfurst, Lady Augusta Bruce, and Lord jamea Murray. THE FRENCH COURT. BIARRITZ, Sept. I4.—Yesterday his Excellency Marshal Serrano, introduced to the Emperor and Empress the depu ties from Biscay, who had come to present to their Majesties the unanimous resolution adopted by the Junte, that province which recognises the imperial prince as having the right to enjoy the titles and prerogatives attached to the quality of lord and citizen of _Biscay. Messrs. Antonio Lopez de Balle, and Jose Salvador de Lequerica, after a most flatter ing address, handed to the Emperor the official document* His Majesty replied that he was most grateful to the h m im th ; o th p a r t ov h i e ne w e a o s f m ß u i c s h oa t y ou w c i h t e h d th at e E th m is p p r r e o s o s f a o h f d s Queen of Spain for permitting the deputation to be presented to o ro y h m e r p a s o t y n ; that such demonstrations could but draw closer the ties that unite the two countries ; and that he was happy to think that the imperial prince had also Spanish blood in his veins, for he (the Emperor) had always felt for this chivalrous and warlike people as much affection as esteem. STABBING BY A SPANISH SAlLOR.—Antonio Haddie, a Spanish sailor, was brought before Mr. Mansfield, yesterday, on a charge of having stabbed a foreign merchant, named William John Cormiles, in Whitechapel. It appeared that the prisoners and some other sailors were in Whitechapel the previous night, and met the prosecutor who was quietly passing along about his business. The prisoner spoke to him in Spanish, and be replied in Italian. The prisoner then rushed at him, but he ran away, followed by the prisoner, who at length overtook him and knocked him d ow n. He kicked and beat him about the body, and then drew a knife, with which he inflicted a severe blow on the temple of complainant. The prisoner was sent for trial. Mr. A. C. Stewart for the active part he has taken in this matter letter on the subject, and the subsequent requisi tion, has roused the lethargic committee of the chamber to action, and compelled them •to call a special meeting of the members. The speeches delivered were excellent. Free Trade was advocated with much ability and sincerity ; and after the question had been canvassed in all its branches, it was ulti. mately agreed that one or more delegates should be sent to represent the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce at the Brussels Conference. We refer our readers to another column for full details of the proceedings. After this matter had been dis posed of, the Chamber took up the subject of the new Post-office. We observe that a deputation is to wait on the Health Committee to try and ar= range for having a Post-office in connection with the new Public Offices about to be erected in Dale- Smith O'Brien has been delivering his sentiments upon the present and future prospects of Ireland. The occasion calling forth these remarks, was when a large number of his fellow countrymen, in the county of Limerick, met at his seat, Cahermoyle, near Rathkeale, to give him a real Irish welcome home on Sunday last. An address was presented, breathing sentiments o f the highest respect and esteem for Mr. O'Brien and his family. In the course of Mr. O'Brien's reply, he feelingly alluded to the affectionate treatment he had at all times received from the people of Limerick. Alluding to the anxiety of his admirers to send him to Parliament, he stated that he had not changed his mind respecting the matter. He is unwilling to spend six months out of the twelve in London, separated from his family. Circumstances may, however, occur, which might induce him to alter that deter mination, if he Were not convinced that his time might be better and more happily spent in his native land. Mr. O'Brien tells his Limerick friends that he has no desire to spend night after night in witnessing, or taking part in, the discus sion of questions relating to Ireland, which are to be decided by the votes of English and Scotch members, who feel no concern about them, and who often do not take the trouble to attend the discussion, but simply vote as they are discarded by their parliamentary leaders :although Mr. O'Brien will not at present enter Parliament, he promises to address his fellow countrymen, and offer advice on public affairs to all who are disposed to listen to his suggestions•' The address is certainly in unison with the high character which even the political opponents O'Brien accord him, and it bears a strong contrast to the vapid harrangue of Mr. John Frost, on the following day, when addressed in London by his Chartist admirers. The moderation of Mr. O'Brien's sentiments causes one to grieve, that an individual so gifted, and a politician and statesman so honest, should not be in Parliament. The day previous to the delivery of Mr. O'Brien's address, Archbishop APHale penned of Mr a lengthened epistle to the Secretaries of the Committee of the Dublin Crimean Banquet. His Grace, whilst approving the design of giving the banquet in question, takes occasion to have a fling at the Government of the day for its treatment of the Catholic soldier, and to fault the authorities for not annihilating the Established Church and its supporters. MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY EVENING Business continues quiet, but without all, symptom of depression. The fact of the Bank of England not having raised its rate of interest, 11W imparted a more cheerful feeling. To•day's Cotton Market has been firm in tone, and business to a fair extent was transacted• The. sales reported were 8,000 bales, including 2,500 on speculation and export. Manchester reports come quiet. The sales of Cloth and Yarns are rather restricted, but prices are sustained. There was a tolerably fair amount of bus-10085 transacted in our Railway Stock and Sha.o Market to-day. Business opened firm, and as. the' day wore on improved. At the close there was: s" stiffness in the market, but not quite at its hed;• point. Among the latest transactions rep orte ode' were—Chester and Birkenhead, 15 13-16 ; donian, 26 13-16 ; Eastern Counties, Bland;P; London and North Western, 1031 ; and M Stock, 791 The last prices reported were 00; 9'A follows :—Aberdeen, 131 14. Chester and Birkee ches6ter head, 154151. Caledonian, 26 13-16 26-4. and Holyhead, 16 161. Eastern Counties, 94 9 9-I„.' East Lancashire, 204 201 goy 23'4. Great Northern, 2,3 23a. Do. A, 101 10 n, 4. Great Western 65. Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock, 97*l 7r Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 1.11- don and North Western Stock, 104.-, f Manchester, Sheff=ield, and Lincolnshire, 33-k 31 Midland Stock, 'i9l 70:4. North British, 9 11-16 V; North Staffordshire, 514 sd. South EasOrri Dover, 211 21k. York, Newcastle. and Bervz"l,,7l; 20 3.16 20 5-16 . York and North Midland, 28,1 Leeds Capital Stock, 17 17-,lz. Buffalo and Las'4,_ Huron, 1-16 d 1-16 p. Dutch Rhenish,* 2/p. area" Western of Canada, 231 14. Ditto New Sher 6" 14 2p. Great Luxembourg, 101 104 d. Considerable anxiety was manifested this for noon lest the Directors of the Bank of Englanl would advance the rate of discount, but as this d 1 • not take place, there was more ease in the Mond Market this afternoon. There is still a atrl demand for banking accommodation, and the fa rates of the past week are demanded. For tbe best class paper, even of short date, 0- is thaa minimum rate for first class paper. Influenetd by these considerations, the Consol Market opeet.e. with a strong feeling this forenoon. For t."." account the demand was strong at 94,1 Soule fluctuations took place in Consols for tranSt the dealings being made at 941, 941, and 94 Ssr,t were made in Exchequer Bills at 12s to 13s nren. The closing rates were 9414 to 941 for both MOO and Account. a The Railway Share Market in London is reporte. as being inactive to-day, but prices generally wee firmly sustained. The sales reported includegi. Caledonians, 531, 1 ; Eastern Counties, 91, East Lancashire, 81 82 ; Lancashire and York: 971, 1,1. 4- ; Leeds Northern, 17, It ; London t 1,1: North Western, 1031, 4, ; Manchester, SilreTe'sl and Lincoln, 331 ; Midland Stock, 791, I, North British. 39 ; South Eastern and Dover, 72'i 14-- D. ; York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 814 ; liero and North Midland, 68 71. There was le`.o firmness at the close of the day. The late' notations were :—Caledonian, 531, East q Counties, 91, -a. East Lancashire, 81 82. erre. :0 Northern, 941 051. Ditto A, 831 841. Western, 641 05. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 971.2:2,, London and North Western, 1031 /. Mancheri; Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 321 31. North Brl,tisf"; 39 4. South Eastern and Dover, 80i 814. and North Midland, 571 1. There is considerable firmness in the Coleti f Produce Markets, both here and in London. S":l.i keeps in demand, enabling holders to obtain /ice full prices. The London public sales of °ire, progress satisfactorily. The sales here to-day only a small parcel of Rio, at 455. per cwt. ',ft demand for Rice appears to have fallen of, although no reduction of price has taken o'4, There is less dulness in trade for Russian prodttuot and prices have ceased to give way. The val''7ast Tallow is 51s. on the spot, and 50s. for tho:to three months. Breadstuffs are steady. was an advance in the Manchester Market two'' e, but that was only following in the wake of W pool and London. ti It is believed that the shipments of speele;:s bullion by the steamer Colombo, which wi11,),;-;) 'ebxterianogrdainaily Southampton for Alexandria to-morrow, Wl" 0 undersum, after 400 ,otohoe/ lately forwarded by this route. The dreinam however, is rather apparent than real, and is nil' 00 due to the fact that the Colombo takes nod'prot. mail for China. It is estimated that the shiPte-0411 comparatively heavy by the succeeding steamer of the 4th October ;,01 bo altogether uprecedented in amount. 01$ shippers are of opinion that the aggregate will re'oe one million sterling, owing chiefly to 'the retrnitool' able demand for dollars for China. The 4570 r worth of dollars will be despatched by tit re' portunity. Owing to the magnitude of tudoto mittance, the rate of insurance has risen con moderll_, ably :as much as 90s per cent was paid eof and business was altogether declined by ec"):400 the underwriters, who are " full " as regards on the vessel in question. coo°t The last instalment of 20 per cent, or I,o'-'0 on the late loan of 5,000,0001, has been paid WA" for, but the event having been previously provid„7,ol has caused no disturbance in the general n3OO Market. The Chancellor of the Excheqtl,l:ollo; still power to raise 2,000,0001-by an issue of P' quer Bills or Bonds, for the public servicet sitil tbr whenever he may deem it advisable to obtaioveso amount, the measure will be found to have gid fully anticipated. Sir G. C Lewis, at the olte,-101, of capitalists in May last, when the loan WO :tan mentioned that he did not think he should r,,',.'ead," the amount or any portion of it until the latt'" of the present year or the beginning of 00,401 however, it was impossible to form any idea,:o3o,, amount that would be expended in the sett'vf of the details of the peace, viz., the return of troops from the seat of war, and many incidental expenses, it may happen that pet eerie assistance to the extent mentioned may ben - at an earlier period. to, A _fli It is stated that the suspicions referre`• having been expressed by a correspondent rei,ooo ing the course 'pursued by the Royal Britis,ll,o44 in connection with their Welsh iron and coal piv' are without foundation. A full explanati°ool doubtless be elicited at the approaching tacei,dots Alfred Latham, Esq , has been elected tr"o- f of the Bank of England for the remainder' year, in the room of Henry James Presoet, P" deceased. 01$ ter lie The report of the directors of the Lanos,ilat`o, Preston Junction Railway Company states "r net balance of revenue for the past half Yefl e,g;clo3o ing July 31, amounted to 28,6421., out of sci'aild directors recommend the shareholders te'l,griO 27,7891., and pay 7931. for interest on debt, '"sql3i)f 60/. They propose a dividend of 21 3s pefol Pe6) share, 11 8s 3d per three quarter shore, 1" a 01 cent.64lo. 641,1224 ,and aannndutmhe. borrowed The sha share capital quarter share, 3s 9d per twelfth share, Of rtfi per 11/ 5s share, being a little in excess °,0t.0 3938 ate '0 Accounts from Berlin of the 15th inst• eio,-.0501,9 a despatch had been received from the :to 7101 Ambassador, at Constantinople, relativerrilose Bank of Jassy, formed by a company f A DI (or capitalists, and which had been sanction e',3o „pi' Moldavian authorities, although afterwe'oa 4.04 allowed by the Imperial. Government.,,,,o f,witt! ataplittaol3a973o7l, subject the Ambassador. had addressed L'r, pr,oo in favour of the Bank of Jassy, to which near reply has been given, and it would aPrie Wool none is intended for a long time, Nvblie,,, interval the operations of the Bank re. 04- pended. In this affair the French Etnba,sa7. with the views of the Prussian diplonia"" 0 71 e 0 A r SAVAGERY.—At the Police Court yesteras;o6 b ; 7 11 1 before Mr. Mansfield, a case of great atrocitY A person, named Edward Roberts, a N'''iorle, charged by another Welshman, named'Williavy esete bavirg bitten off a considerable portion of 114' 4 6 0 1 , O h appeared that the parties had a fight in o,l',o4,„frisit when the prisoner seized Jones' nose in deprived him of a portion of the organ. 11$ " trial at the assizes. Africa, will sail to-morrow for New THE AMERICAN MAILS. T h I —$ —t e Rova I I ) 10 ‘ t° : t t e e . I°6 l on" ~fieo . A' be received at the General Post-office up to e" n ooler, a.m., in the usual course, and to twelve fees. At the Landing-stage, with late fees, " ir ," sl l ll4 p.m. Passengers will go on board from th e at twelve o'clock, noon, by the tender. Oeopi