Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-08-16 00:00:00

Crintmerdai Sides. THIS DAY This Day, the 16th instant, at Twelve o'clock . , at Browin 'Minter, and Co.'s Office, 2, Dale-street, 4 Bales Bombay HEMP, ex Fearnought. 405 Bales JUTE, ex Aphrodita, Apply to BROW: I; HUTER, -00., Brokers On account a . This Day, the 16th instant, at of Half-past defaulter One o'clock, at the Broker's Office, Corn Exchange -buildings, Brunswick-street, About 20 Tons BURNT SACKS. H. H. GOLDING, Broker. Apply to of it may concern. This Day, the n 16th account instant, whom at Half-past One o'clock, at the Broker's Office, Corn Exchange-uildings, Bruns wick-street, A Quantity of FLOUR , in , triginal packages, A Quantity of Mixed WHEAT, FLOUR, &c., more or less damaged by the late fire at the North Shore Mills ; and A Quantity of BURNT SACKS. Can be inspected on the morning of sale.—For catalogues and other particulars apply to H. H. GOLDING, Broker. TO-MORROW To-morrow, the 17' instant, at Twelve o'clock, in the Commercial Sale-roOm, Temp 80 Half-chests PORT ONIONS, ex Calpe (s.s 31 Boxes PORT APPLES, ALFRED FIRTH, Brok Apply to 1, Temple-court T H IT RSD AY On Thursday next, the 18th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at th Brokers' Office, 4, Lancaster -buildings, 17,000 North American Ox and Cow 3,000 West India Ditto lIORNS. 2,000 East India Deer 1,000 Singapore Buffalo G. F. MARTIN & CO., Brokers. Apply to NEXT WEEK On Thursday, the 25th August, at Twelve o'elock, at Browne, Hunter, and Co.'s Office, 2, Dale-street, 2,000 E. I. TANNED NIPS. BROWNE, HUNTER, & CO., Brokers. plankir yellow net pn, of I go. Dim et ; beam, 41 feet 7 inches. Now lying in For inventories and further particulars, apply CURRY, KELLOCK, and CO., Brokers. On 2,art, FOR SALE. The handy Brig NORTH STAR; •;• length 101 feet, breadth 23 feet 5-10ths, depth 13 NV; "AN , feet 5-10ths, 247 tons register, built at Nova Scotia 0;;,,,*; a 409" in 1854, and is now classed 1, is sheathed with - - zinc, whichis in fair order, and will be found, upon inspection, a very desirable vessel for the coasting, or any other trade he r size may suit ; lying in Brun swick-dock. For further particulars, inventories, &c., apply to M. J. WILSON, 6, York-buildings, Liverpool. sA/M- 2 --- - ss ; SbuilbjTaitlL3o feet 5-10ths, p NAB 08, It* length 144 feet T l l - e lot 3 l h i i ",;:` igit•ei depth 20 feet 6-10ths _ -in 1845 ; has just come out of thee gllrmav-tiendgEtlates where she has been tnoroughly overhaulcJ, boottopped, o ari ck d newly sheatha with yellow metal, andjis now classed A 1 in red for four years; had a new mainmast put 4n; she is a large carrier, and is well suited for the Australian or other trag.es. Lying in Salthouse Dock.—For further particulars, inventories, &C., apply to M. J. WILSON, 6, York-bt g•s, Liverpool. tths FOR SALE, 44,, , `4` The Brigantine WILLIAM ; 116 tons register. itikzi,"‘ Built at Prince Edward's Island in 1851. Length, irriliar&,_••: 77 feet 3 inches ; breadth, 13 feet 3 inches; depth 11 feet 2 inches. Just arrived from Newfoundland, in which trade she has always been employed by the present owner ; is a handy vessel, suited for the coasting trade ; takes the ground well, and will carry a large cargo ona light draft of water. Lying in King's Dock.—For further particulars apply to Messrs. C. T. Bowring & Co., South John-street; or to TONGE & CO., Brokers for the Sale of Ships, 1. Rumford-street. CURRY, KELLOCK, and CO., ~. , 1 , BROKERS FOR THE SALE AND PURCHASE ip a e4, 4 ok OF SHIPS AND STEAMERS, SHIP VALUERS, tp , AND APPOINTED BROKERS TO THE HIGH ..,,tmi .•, ei . COURT OF ADMIRALTY, Walmer-buildings, Water-street. Apply to Postponed from Thursday, the 11th instant. On Thursday, the 25th inst., at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers Office, Lancaster-buildings, Tithebarn-street, 450 Singapore Buffalo I HIDES. 150 Dry West Coa s t G. F. MARTIN & CO., Brokers. Apply to On Itte. CORK PICKLED BUTTER WALTER A. HAYMAN, 4, Chape Aoolv to ON SALE. 50 Tons SULPHATE BARYTES, 14 Tons Devon SIIINING ORE, of very superior quality Apply to GEORGE WILLIAMS, 32, Dale-street ON SALE, LEMON JUICE r 'sh pressed). , Apply to TITOMSON, BAGNALL, and BUTTERWORTIT, 30, Moorfields. ON SALE, NASSAU SELTZER Fresh and direct from the Brune,,,. 11. W. BUCKNALL, 4, Exchange-alley North WATER, S 0 PIPES nd she-a. Oesstis burrAudion. Apply to ON SALE, ------------ TUE CELEBRATED S WI S S CIGAR S op MESSRS. ORMOND AND CO., VEVEY, IN BULK, IN BO* OR DUTY PAID In any quantity not less than 500. H. W. BUCKNALL, Importer and Sole Arent, 4, Exchange alley North. 6226 d Apply to Unless previously disposed of by Private Treaty. On Thursday next, the 18th instant, at Three o'clock, at Cunard, Wilson, and C o .' s S a l e - room, Exchange, Liverpool, The splendid medium Clipper Barque RETRIEVR, hik l ik t , 293 tons register, 372 tons builders' measurement. Length, 117 feet; breadth, 27 feet; depth, 15 feet nd in 1858, and classed A 1 for thirteen 10t years, B when she Sunderl wasa sheathed with yellow metal. This fine vessel, in addition to her handsome model, is as strong as the very best materials and workmanship can make her, carries 500 tons dead weight on 14 feet draft of water, and is abundantly found in every way ; stands without ballast, was launched with yards across, and can be sent to sea at once. In Prince's Dock.--Apply to CUNARD, WILSON, & CO., Brokers. Unless previously disposed of by Private Treaty. On Thursday next, the 18th instant, at Three o'clock, at Cunard, Wils on , and Co.'s Sale-room, Exchange, Liverpool, The well-known Barque ) 0 :lilk OHIO s , 406 tons regist er . Length, 113 feet ; breadth, 25 tuari.,6,s feet; depth, 17 feet. Built at Boston, U.S., of line oak and pitch pine planking ; is coppered and copper-fastened, has just delivered 602 tons gross of molasses from Cuba ; shifts without ballast, is well found in stores, in good order for any voyage, and will be found a good useful vessel for any trade her size may suit. In Prince's Dock.-- Apply to CUNARD, WILSON and CO., Broke By Virtue of a Dec rsday, the rry, Kelloc Water Street, at One o'clo, m, Walm MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL, MONDAY Evening. There was a dull market, and prices were somewhat irregular. The sales to-day were about 5,000 bales, including 500 on speculation. COTTON STATEMENT (From t 1 New Yi Shipping List of Aug us t 3 . ) . . _ . _ 402,272 Dat 1859 3,6 Receipts 1858 3,054,158 Increase 624,062 146,208 120,855 There has been more business doing in the Liverpool Share Market to-day, and it has shown a greater degree of firmness, prices in the nearly all cases having s li g htly a d v anced. Among day's sales we notice :—Chester and Birkenhead, 61 t o 1,1; Eastern Counties, 114; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 95; Lancaster and Preston, new a shares, 9' p. ; L on d on and North-western, ; Mid land, 104-a- ; North Staffordshire 44- and Life 8 d. Co mmercial, 121 , ; Live r p oo l an d London Fire , p. The market for the Public ties was rather flat to-da Funds a n d Securi y business p r i ces had slightl , and at the close of given Way. Consols for money w ere quoted at 95 to 951, to 9 ad for the account at 951 T he New Three s we e n about 953 n._ - -• The London Railway Share Market WaB ve ry firm to-day, and prices closed at a slight advance. Among the transactions we find, Caledonians 82a; Eastern Counties 57-1 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire 95-k to 951; London and North-western 931 to 94-1- ; Midland 104. The demand for Money is somewhat more ac tive than was the case a few days ago, and rates of discount in the open market are now fully equal to that charged by the Bank of England— 21. per cent. The Liverpool Produce Markets are generally pretty steady, and a fair business is being done in Sugar, Molasses, Cocoa, and Rice, at full pr i ces . At Mincing-lane Sugar is very quiet ; but Coffee is firm, with a rather better inquiry. Tea is inactive, but very firm in price. Other articles about the same as previously reported. The stock of Sugar in Liverpool on Saturday last was 21,157 tons, of which 5,303 tons were B.P. and 15,854 tons foreign, against 24,822 tons corresponding week of last year, of which 8,954 tons were B.P. and 15,868 tons foreign. The stock of Tea in bond on Saturday was 5,096,4981b5., against 5,921,2901b5. corresponding week last year. At the London Corn Market to-day the supplies of old Wheat were in good condition, but of new rather more samples were offered. Wheat was in fair request at last Monday's rates, and Barley was rather dearer. Beans, Peas, and Oats were unaltered. The Wool trade in Liverpool is in a very firm position; the prospects are good, and prices are looked upon as at their lowest for some time. There is a fair inquiry for good qualities of washed Peruvian, and the stock is small of all kinds. Fine and merino classes of washed are much sought for, and would bring high rates. Greasy Peruvian is in moderate demand, par ticularly the fine parcels. We have no transac tions to report in Alpaca Wools, the feeling hav ing been quieter in the last fortnight, and the value unchanged. For Vicuna Wool there is little inquiry. The demand for fine Lima is very strong, and parcels are bought up as soon as landed. On Saturday, about £112,000 in bar gold for Chili, on account of the late loan, was withdrawn from the Bank this afternoon. The gold by the Teviot, £46,000, was delivered during business hours, and will be transmitted abroad. No alter ation has occurred in the price of bar silver, which is quoted ss. I;i'd. The Spanish Financial Commission haVe an nounced an auction of the foreign redeemable debt, at Madrid, on the 30th instant, for which purpose 375,000 reals have been assigned by the Government. From the weekly circulars of Mr. Griffiths, of Wolverhampton, we learn that the iron trade of the district during the week has not much changed; if any, it is most unquestionably for the better. All the works continue in full and active operation, and the orders from the United States are considerably over the late average. The demand for sheets, boiler plates, angle bars, hoops, and nail sheets, continues brisk, and more than an average business has been done in com mon rods during the past week. Prices for all sorts of Staffordshire iron are firm, and the busi ness done has been the turn of the market against buyers. The meetings at Wolverhampton and Birmingham were tolerably well attended. The markets presented a decidedly improved tone, and several small lots of pigs changed hands at the full current rates. Inquiries were made for Hydrate and first-class all mine brands of pigs for forward delivery; but the pig men declined forward contracts, except to their regular cus for this quarter only, and for these ful tes are demanded. The let+"- 44%.: tomers, —,,wrs per the i-Llrica state that the news of -peace had occasioned advanced quotations for money at New York. Call loans had risen from 5t06t0 6 to 7 per cent. Business paper of the best stamp was taken at 61 to 71 Sterling exchange was more favourable; bankers' bills could be had at 1101 to 1107. In consequence of the receipt of Enropean advices of a less favour able tenor cotton became irregular, and prices fluctuated somewhat, the market closing -4-c. to ic. per lb. below previous quotations. The mar ket had been utterly devoid of speculation, and the limited demand had come chiefly from spin ners ; middling Uplands, 121. States and Western flour had advanced 15c. to 25c. per barrel, owing to the increased demand. Canada flour dull, at $5 to $6 75c. per barrel. Southern flour had been buoyant, under an increased . demand, and prices of Brandywine and Georgetown were 10c. to 20c. per barrel higher, while other kinds were unchanged. For some kinds of wheat an advance of sc. to 10c. had been realized. Indian corn was nominally 4c. to 6c. lower. Iron was steady, but inactive. At New Orleans, on the 2nd ult., cotton was dull at 1 11-, c. for middling. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. —MONDAY. Business in the Funds to-day exhibits no revival whatever; but the market is rather firmer, and a recovery of 1-16 to 1 per cent. has taken place. In the other markets quietude likewise prevails, and prices are generally firm. The attention of the dealers is principally occupied with the set tlement in shares and foreign stocks. The New Russian Loan remains quoted 2 to 1 prem., and the Indian 971,- to 984. Consols are officially marked 951 to 951, and are now quoted 951 to 951, both for Money and the 7th of September. Bank Stock has been dealt in at 22 9 1 to 2231; the Three per Cents. Reduced, at 951 to -2- ; the New Three per Cents., at 951 to ; the Indian Four per Cent. Debentures, 1858, at 941 ; ditto, 1859, at 941; India Bonds, at 12s. dis. ; and Exchequer Bills, at 235. to 265. prem. The Foreign Stock Market is also quiet. There is still a demand for Mexican Bonds, which are marked 201 for the New Account (31st of Aug.). Turkish Stocks present little change, the Old Loan being quoted 82 to 83, and the New 721 to 731. Venezuela Bonds remain flat, whilst Peru vian are fairly supported. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. LONDON, Monday Evening , OSING PRICES. THE FUNDS.- Consols Money.. 95 ” Account. 95 Bank Stock.. ..222 4 I Three per Cents. 952 ExChequer Bills RAILWAY SHARES ' ,Amb. Not. &E.J. 64 Caledonians .... 824 3 Dutch Rhenish.. Eastern Counties 574 8 East Lancashire. Edinbgli. & Glas. 724 34 Great Northern-1004 1014 ' Lane. & York .. 95 1 L. and N. W... 932 4 1 t L. and S. W. .. 92 i t 3 4 - Leeds Northern. 441 I t Man.Sheff.&Lin. 35- Midland Stock ..104 1 North British .. 57/ N. Staffordshire. „ A. 81 - 83 - Great Western... 59 -? Gt. W. of Canada 1.4 Gd.Tk. of Canada 84- ik Gt. B. and W. , .106 108 S. E. and Dover. 731 41- York,New& Bor. 91 -I York Sc N. Mid. 73 LIVERPOOL STOCK EI ECHANGE.—AtrausT 15, The following were the closing prices on Monday Ches. & B'head.. 761 76 1 North Staffordsh 42- ad 4td Caledonia Stock... 821 831 N. E. Ber. c. Stck 881 wdB9i E. Counties. .. . . 111 114 2 Yorkeapital Stck 714,- xd 72 E. L. Stock .... 941 951- Leeds Stock .. 43k ad 43a G. N. Stock .. . . 100 102 S. E as t ern 221 222. Great Westerns 581 x d 581 Dutch Rhenish Lan. and York .. 95k 1 95 2 . Gt. Luxem. .. . 61 ad 6-t Lon. & Nor. West. 94 94-i G. T. Canada 8 9-16 8 11 - 1 6 // 8 -shares ..11 1 3-16 d G.W.Canada . . 141. 141 ), M. S. and Lincoln 352 36 new shares 6k 5 1 6 4, Midland Stock 104 2 f 100 Lomb.-Veneti an . 22p 3 Nor. British Stock 57 i , 57ti „ new shares 2! 21p ry steady all day, with no- The 'market has been Ire thing doing, closing firm LIVERPOOL COTTON There has been a very ( - , day, and with free offering; The sales, includin, ' tian, 8d to lid ; 300 S ura t, 5 bales, of which 500 are on s LIVERPOOL PRODUCE The demand for S MARKET, AUGUST 15 t market for cotton to- i. Prices are irregular aTul g 90 Bahia, 71 4 -d ; 150 Egyp d tos4d, are reported 5,000 peculation and for export. MARKET -AUGUST 15 lities of refining and groc 1,400 bags Bengal have bee: s confined to the better qua eery descriptions, of which m sold at 445. 9d. to 465. 3d. )r Cos3ipore, 30 hhds. Porto rd 5,765 mats Mauritius at for Benaies, aria 48s. 3d. fa Rico at 395. 6d. to 455., an 38s. 3d. to 41s. per cwt 165 puncheons Antigua MOLASSES are reported at 17s. 3d. per cwt. from the quay, 65 puncheoxs Deme rara at 14s. 6d. per cwt., and 200 puncheons Trinidad Rum at Is. 11d. per gallon proof. Cocoa continues to sell freely, 250 bags Bahia having realised 455., and 100 bags St. Lucia 48 s . 6d. p er cw t. Of the RICE offered by auction, about 1,600 bags Bengal, including damaged, we r e sold at 9s. to 11s. 6d. per cwt. for sound. - 600 bags Bombay LINSEED have changed hands at 495. 9d., and 2,300 bags Calcutta RAPESEED at 40s. 6d. per quart, SEEDS.-600 bags Bombay Linseed at 495. 9d. ; 2,300 bags Bengal Rapeseed at 40s. 6d. per quar t er . SAGO FLOUR.-Small sales at 16s. to 16s. 3d. per cwt. DYEWOODS.-Eight tons Camwood Roots at £25 10s. to £26 55., and Splinters at £23 ; Eleven tons Siam Sapanwood at £ll per ton (all faults), with some Mara caibo Fustic at £4 17s. 6d. per ton. DRYSALTERIES, &c.-Retail sales of Cream of Tartar at 117 s. 6d.; 130 bags Palermo Sumac at 10s. to 13s. 3d.; 250 ba t s Baltimore Bark at 7s. ; two tons dru g gi s ts' Gum at 495. ; thiity tons 3rds Brimstone at £8 2s. 6d. ; 400 bags Saltpetre at 40s. to 40s. 6d. for 8 per cent., and 425. 6d. for 61 ; per cent. ; 300 tons Nitrate of Soda at 14s. to 15s. ' • Ashes flat, at late rates ; 120 tons Bone at £4 7s. 6(1. for common, and £4 12s. 6d. to £4 15s. for legs. - _ _ OrLs, &c.—Palm, £43 10s. to £44; Tallow, steady; seven tuns Eating Oil at 4s. 6d. per gallon; 260 barrels Rosin, 4s. 3d. for low medium, and 9s. 6d. to 16s. 6d. for fine. Thirty-five barrels Spirits of Turpentine at 345. 6d. Pro IRON.—Business done at 535, 3d. prompt cash, closing sellers; 535. 6d. cash, and 535. 9d. (one month), with buyers ; 545. (three months). LONDON PRODUCE MARKET.—AnousT 15. The following public sales are declared for to-morrow : —Sugar : 400 hhds. of West India. Coffee : 350 casks of Ceylon; 1,500 bags of Nativ e ; 1,500 b ags o f C osta Rica, and 350 bags of Porto Rico. Cocoa : 360 bags of Trinidad, and 600 bags of Bengal. SUGAR.—No business of importance reported in the private contract market since Friday. COFFEE remains steady. Cocoa has an improved tendency. TEA.—The market is steady. In other articles no material alteration. Markets have a quiet appearance. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.—Aucs. 15 The number of beasts is not quite so large as on Mon day last ; however, trade is dull, and the quotations of that day are not exceeded. The supply of sheep is also rather shorter ; trade is cheerful, but prices are not much higher. Lamb trade is exceedingly heavy, at lower rates. Calves are rather lower. From Germany and Holland there are 1,410 beasts, 8,340 sheep, and. 310 calves. Scotland-100 beasts. Norfolk and Suffolk -300. Ireland-200 ; and 2,300 from the northern and midland counties. Best Scots, Best Short Per stone of 8 lb , , Herefords s. d. s. d. 4 6 to 4 8 4 4 ... 4 6 ?Yid quality 4 0 ... 4 8 3 6 ... 4 6 4 10 ... 5 0 o 0 ... 0 o 4 2 ... 4 6 0 0 ... 0. 0 4 8 ... 5 6 Do. do. Shoff Lambs Beasts at market, 4,759; Sheep and Lanib ; Pigs, 200. 29,260; Calve LONDON HIDE M —Auckun Since the 6th instant the sales of South American have been as follows :-352 salted it. P. Hides, consist ing of 150 J.M.V. heavy Os at 7-44., 6611b5., tare Gibs., and 202 Uruguay, damaged, at 61d., tare Sibs. ; 780 salted Horse Hides, 2911b5. to 31t-lbs., at 12s. 6d. to 13s. 6d. each. NORTHERN DAILY TIMES LONDON TALLOW MARKET.—Auousr 13 The market has been steady in the week, and Rus sian T.C. realises about the rates of last week, viz.- 545. 9d. to 555., and for forward delivery 555. 6d. to 555. 9d. per cwt. ; but transactions in this description are few, buyers having confined themselves to sorts whio.i are cheaper. At the public sales on Friday the demand for River Plate Tallow was only moderate, and about half the quantity offered—equal to 250 pipes —was sold at 535. 3d. for fair colours, p ar t fi rm a part rather greasy, and 51s. 6d. for dark yellow colour. The quota tion for Russian T.C. is 555. on the spot, and 555. Gd. to 555. 9d. for the last three months of the year. Town Tallow is quoted 535. 3d. per cwt. net cash, being an advance of 9d. per cwt. In South American Horse Grease no demand, and the whole offered bought in. • The following appeared in a portion of our impression of yesterday . (From the Times City Article) SATURDAY 'EVENING.—The Russian and Indian Loans caused Consols to open this morning at a decline of and an improvement which took place subsequently was not maintained. At the Bank to-day the applications for discount were fully as numerous as yesterday ; but in the general market the best' paper was occasionally _negotiated on _ easier terms, namely 2; 1 4 per cent. (From the Daily News City Article.) SATURDAY EVENING.—The actual reduction in the Consols caused by the simultaneous issue of the Indian and Russian Loans, did not exceed 1-16 to a per cent. There was a fair demand for money to-day at the Bank of England and in the open market, where the rates for choice bills were 21 per cent. An exceptional withdrawal of £112,000 in bar gold took place to-day at the Bank for exportation to Chili, probably on account of the last loan. The liabilities of Messrs. Edward and Alfred Prior, coal merchants, whose suspension lhas just been an nounced, are estimated at about £BO,OOO. The assets consist of coal waggons, horses, 'ships, &e. The liabilities of Messrs. Demettro, a Greek house in the grain trade, which lately stopped, are likewise estimated at about £BO,OOO, and the prospects of the liquidation are unfavourably spoken of. MANCHESTER SHARE MARKET, AUGUST 15 Dovers, 22,1 ; Trunks, 81 ; Eastern Counties, 114 ; and Midlands, 1044-. LONDON CORN MARKET.—AtTGUS T 15. Last night and this morning heavy rain. Foreign arrivals liberal of Wheat; large of Oats; small every thing else. Attendance at market pretty good, and Wheat sells at fully last Monday's rates. For old and new English and foreign Barley good demand, at 6d higher. Oats sell well at Friday's decline. Norfolk Flour 6d to is dearer. BOROUGH HOP MARKET.--Atra. 15 New Sussex hops, in good condition, have sold at £B, and New Kent at 8 guineas per cwt. For all kinds the demand is heavy at nominal currencies. Duty £255,000 to £260,000, TO SUBSCRIBERS. Subscribers to the NORTHERN DAILY TIMES, who have not had their copies delivered as usual, are requested by the New Proprietary to furnish their names (and address to which the paper is to be sent) to 13, SOUTH JOHN-STREET, in order that they may be regularly supplied as before. + TO ADVERTISERS. 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TO CORRESPONDENTS Under no circumstances can we insert communications not accompanied by the author's real same and address, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. Short letters are encouraged on matters of public interest. They should be legibly written on one side of the paper only, and contain (in confidence) the writer's name and address. TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1859, THE DAY'S NEWS There is not much news from the continent this morning. At Paris the fete is engrossing the entire attention of the citizens. The correspondence in the London papers contains hurried accounts of the grand military spectacle of Sunday, and they concur in describing it as the most brilliant pageant Paris ever beheld. The Moniteur states that the Emperor had pardoned, on the occasion of the fete, 1,827 persons sentenced _for various crimes. We wonder how many of them were for political offences against the State. While the French are engrossed with the fete, the news from Italy is gloomy in the extreme. The tidings of the Red Republic having been proclaimed at Parma, are not noticed by any of the Paris papers, and, therefore, it is far from generally known. In political circles, it has, however, produced the greatest sensation, and all are unanimous in the opinion that, should these dismal tidings be confirmed, the cause of Italian liberty has received a mortal blow. The people of the Roman Legations, as well as their rulers, seem to be less sanguine in their hopes for the ultimate success of their cause than the Modenese population, and their intrepid Dictator, Parini. The Zurich Conference has suspended its sittings, the Austrian and Sardinian plenipoten tiaries having resisted all the attempts of Baron de Bourqueney to bring them together. It is believed, says ti French and S fresh instructions. The question of the Duch and that of the Confederation, are knotty you The re. storation, of the Dukes of Tuscany and Modena presents greater difficulties. Count Itc Lon is said to offer smal S of succss. le, will improve chances of the banished Sovereigns, whose posit .. „ , tion was rendered worse by the prudence and moderation observed in Central Italy. It will probably occur to some, to suspect a connexion between the Parma rising and the Reiset mission. Should the movement extend to Modena and Tuscany it might be held to afford a pretext for the interference and restoration, from which the French Government has hitherto seemed to recoil. General Garibaldi has accepted the chief com mand of all the forces of Central Italy. The recent article in the Pays, which stated that the French army can at any moment invade England, has had the effect of paralysing com mercial operations in France. The mercantile world now requires to be assured that the French and English alliance will be firmly maintained, and that there is no danger of war being renewed in Italy, and they wait to see what regime is reserved for Central Italy. The Berlin correspondent of the Times states that the King of Prussia is reduced to such a state of weakness, that his life appears to be a question of hours, not days. All the Princes and Ministers have been summoned in anticipation of his end. Count Arese has arrived at Turin. An amnesty for small offences has been published. The trial of Dr. Smethurst, for murder, com menced yesterday de novo. At the half-yearly meeting of the Bank of Australasia, yesterday, an annual dividend, at the rate of 20 per cent. per annum, was declared. The Southampton has arrived in the Downs, from Melbourne, with gold valued at £llB,OOO. The Globe states that Mr. W. D. Christie, Minister to the Argentine Confederation, is appointed to the Brazils, on the resignation of Mr. Forbes, who was lately transferred to that Embassy by the late Government. Mr. Cobbet has been addressing his constituents at Chadderton, near Oldham. In the course of his remarks he defended the course he had taken in Parliament, and more particularly dwelt upon the support he had given to the Derby Reform Bill. Without subscribing to that measure in its entirety, still he felt that if it had been allowed to go into Committee such amendments would have been made as to have rendered it upon the whole satisfactory. He gave his warm approval to that clause which rendered it incumbent upon free holders in boroughs to vote for the places which their freeholds were situated ; and he an nounced that if in the Reform Bill, which would be brought forward next year, no such proposi- tion was included, be would himself move a resolution in favour of an alteration of the present system, which ha considered a great injustice to the counties, and a departure from the principles of the Constitution. The - Wakefield Election will not take place until the re-assembling of Parliament; and the decision of the Rouse of Commons, in favour of a commis- Bien try inquire into the facts of the late election, has put a stop to all active electioneering pro- ceedings. The Cobden soiree takes place to-morrow even ing at Rochdale. All the tickets are sold, about 2,000 in number. Her Majesty's Government will be represented in the person of the President of the Board of Trade, the Right Hon. T. M. Gibson. John Bright, Esq., M.P., will be one of the speakers, and will be accompanied by his brother-in-law, E. A. Leatham, Esq., M.P. The mammoth manufacturers, Titus Salt, Esq., M.P., Frank Crossley, Esq., M.P., Thomas Bazley, Esq., M.P., James Kershaw, Esq., M.P., and the Mayor of Salford, will also be present. The last phase but one connected with the Dursley tragedy has been enacts , d at the Glou- cester Assizes. Ellen Rutter has been found guilty of the murder of her husband, by cutting his throat on the 6th of August. The jury found her guilty of the murder, but added a recommenda tion for mercy on the ground of the brutal treat ment she had received from her husband. Mr. Justice Byles passed sentence upon her, but no expression of either body or mind appeared to in dicate a sense of the awful position in which the prisoner was placed. Crimes and offences against the law seem to be greatly on the increase. A case of infanticide has been brought to light in Dudley. Some chil dren discovered the body of a child in a cess pool in the back yard of a publican at the place just named. In Flintshire, a police man, named Frazier, has been committed for trial for a most brutal and cowardly assault. The prosecutor was both beaten by the staff of " this guardian of the peace," and bitten by his dog, in a most shameful manner. A third pecu liar case is that of the horse lottery-ticket system at Oldham. The wife of a tradesman summoned one William Wild, a professional betting man, for taking £5 10s. from her under the promise to give her an ample return from the horse tickets. She did not get anything, and, on enquiry into the case, the bench dismissed it. The mate of an American ship, who committed the frightful outrage upon a seaman named Witham, at North Shields, has been arrested. Witham is not ex pected to recover. It will be remembered that, some week or two ago, a woman named Leatham was arrested on a charge of having murdered a child, by drowning it in the canal ; but the evidence at the coroner's inquest was not sufficient to bring the matter home to her, and she was discharged. Yester day a new phase of this mysterious case came before the police-court. The servant of the mother of the child, a girl some fourteen years of age, was charged with the murder. A great deal of evidence was gone into to show that the child had been seen in the girl's company within a short time of the body being found in the canal ; it was also alleged, as some reason for the girl committing the deed, that her mistress had told her she would have to leave, as she aid not suit her. The investigation into this mysterious affair was adjourned until this morning. The trials at the assizes yesterday will be found fully reported in our sixth page to-day. We regret to have to announce the death of J. Ryley, Esq., a town councillor of the borough. He died very suddenly on Saturday night. Owing to the decease of this gentleman, the meeting of the Water Committee did not take • place yesterday. -4.------ OUR most gracious QUEEN prorogued her Par a deli o•ht. honou ;ble members who would rather be tread g the heather of some moor in Scotland, with a brace of good setters ranging before them, and a Manton, wh: laid on straight, is sure to g grouse at an hundred yards. Country Squi res, too, will not be sorry to discharge their various functions and dude: which devolve upon them in the orbits which form the circuit of th local influence. Administration itself rejoices of course, and every thing about the House is glad that the Session is over, and they can escape from the odours which Father Thames has emitted, notwithstanding the deodorising process to which he has been sub jected. After having threaded through the mazes of Parliamentary Debates, one anxiously looks forward to the QUEEN'S Speech, in the delivery of which her Majesty always acquits herself with so much grace and dignity,—although on this occasion Parliament was not graced by the Royal presence. himself with a sad decency for the closing W ire ' does not find that his life, turned into histor: i has been disappoi n t e d o f it s o bj ect , an d h as failed to touch the mainspring of its early p ro mis°' There are few who are venturesome enote to put into distinct shape the promises of a Sessio n If, indeed, there are any men credulous of 0 ; coming day, they are political partisans ; bu t there are hopes hazy and sublime 'from the lt mysteriousness, they are political hopes. W 9.4 there ever a Session that was not ushered in the largest programmes, and hailed with the 1 0 7 disturbing expectati ons ? W e can scarce l y r oc° lest a session which was not charged with the weightiest interests th a t h a d ever occur II the attention of a Briti s h P ar li amen t, or whi ch was not to put an end for y ears t o th e h opes of the factious and the disappointments of the modera te ' The political hopeful, though grown grey in er perience and in disappoi n t men t, never parts w ith the elasticity of his imagination ; nor do political leaders ever stint the supply of the necessarl aliment. The coming Session is always the O il* urinating point ; and as the hour of fruition dr B4° nigh, the triumph of credulity is complete. f ill ; the course of eve n t s i s as true to the other poil'" Though the Session has e ver _ the flattering tale" The Speech which the present " Motley Ad ministration" placed in her Majesty's hands was unusually meagre, especially considering the present condition of Continental Europe. That portion which referred to the state of the Italian question, very plainly revealed that we shall take part in any Conference which may be held, after the Congress of Zurich, —a Conference which, it appears, has been demanded by Russia and Prussia, who will not suffer LC CIS NAPOLEON, the Emperor of Austria, and VICTOR EMMANUEL, to dispose of and appropriate the Italian Peninsula at their will. We have been invited to take part in it ; and Lord PALMERSTON evidently intends us to do so; the proviso of our consent, professedly, being a programme of its purposes, is only a sub terfuge on the part of the present Government, to allay the expressed reluctance of the country, against any interference on our part in this most unhappy juncture of affairs. Lord J. RUSSELL and Lord PALMERSTON have everything now, until Parliament meets, all their own way. We hope that the Plenipotentiary selected to attend that Conference will display more ability than did the present Foreign Secretary, at the Council of Vienna. Somebody may be chosen who will be able to compete with and defeat the wily and Who oy never d oes return. The gay deceiver Wing - upon its tongue, some strutted his hou r upon th e stage, sends us sinister policy of LOUIS NAPOLEON ; and no one j b - le is more competent for this than Lord STRATFORD 4 fi t , DE REDCLIFFE. We hope , therefore , that the to the regi on o f h opes and delusions, eon s er nment, as they look around f or and exc it e d w i th promises of a future and 10°P1 eyes of the Gov a suitable representative, may fall on him. distinguished appearance. One :topic in the Speech will meet with the And yet, after all, we are not disposed 11111 1 cordial approbation of all parties ; and the to blam e P ar li amen t f or th i s constant see-sac ° whole country will, und voce, receive it with promise and disappointment. It is one Of the That topic is in reference to worst characteristics of a popular Government' placing our army and navy upon a footing of that it imposes the necessity of a continual due efficiency, Ana providing for the safety of citement to keep up the party organizati°ll" of the analogy acclamati9n AUGUST 16, 1859 the country, by paying attention to our coil st defences. It is never too late to mend• have been sadly negligent, from our long state security, in not looking after these two gre at sources of our safety and security lh , re is a tendency, now, in the right direction, to es ' tablish some system w hi c h s h a ll regu l ar ly and evenly supply the A rm y an d N avy w i th men ;and one which will not necessitate those su dden al l unsuccessful efforts by extraordinary bolult: &c., as any emergency springs up. Of hitherto been the most thriftless system, on- It luls n 0 . 6 from I Aland to mouth, and quite unbecoming the resources of this great kingdom. EspeciallY as a means of supplying sailors for the loci: we regret that no allusion was made to tile present state of the Shipping Interests, that the Reciprocity Clauses in the Navigation V ° would be put into operation, or that, at present' communications will be exchanged w ith Forel°oo Powers which receive, but will not interchange' the benefits of Free Trade It would have been a matter of no small 5f11: prise to the country, if in her MAJESTY'S Spy some allusion had not been made to Ind affairs, and the restoration of tranquillity ill 7 vast portion —now- ;„i 05. —of her MAJESTY'S dolll.—° We congratulate this Empire, that the sanguiru lt !, rebellion has been suppre sse d ; th a t t h ose tragic'''. and atrocious massacres of Cawnpore have b eeil avenged. The insubordination of the Europe° su corps at Berhampore has been put down; that, all spirit of revolt having been subdued , tize, attention and energies of Government may 11°1 be wholly occupied in developing the wealth 0( that country, which Lord ELLENBOROUGS 5° justly and so eloquently d escr ib e d as " t h e noble 6 t empire ever given to man." Th e ne twork ° Railway which is being constructed in Ind' r facilitating inter-communication, will still birth contribute towards the development of the late° resources of that important possession, and eA large the sphere of mercantile credit and cali i 7 a i The difficulty of India i s now it s finnlicdl condition. The Duke of NE WCASTLE , Wl' e 3 we are happy V) find, by the o pi n i on o f such man as Lord ELLENBOROUGH, is sanguine tils ~t ne these monetary embarrassments may be °very' - - by a better system of accounts, by a reduction our military forces, and re-arranging the nav el It appears on all hands to be ag ale Ton, that no red uc ti on can or oug h t to be In' in the sala r i es o f th e c i v il servants of her MAJESTY; who, considering the climate the, exposed to, and the expatriation from home , not overpaid. It is necessary army, that the ducement to overcome such drawbacks these should be sufficiently remunerative v t, command for that service men of ability and tale . ll .t Notwithstanding the encouraging fact) t; although immense drains have been made Indian finan ce , ar i s i ng f rom t h e l ate revo lt, w Ae io imports and exports have gone on increasing' the latest news conclusively show ; still ti l e egulated by great care, and able supervision, to make the revenue keep pace with the expenditure. It will only be by a sound finan system that matters will be kept straight. / 1 e es must bi trust Mr. JAMES 1 N will be able to accoit plish what is expected from him. We have °ell prospects in China An ambassador from W, land is now to reside at the Court of the 0 Empire ; which her MAJESTY hopes will hay° benef , et upon th e re l at i ons b etwee n the two countries Oe‘ k. PARLIAMENTARY SESSION forms a no t ine picture of human life ; at least in one of its 0 . 01 proverbial phases. What boy is there, °I A generous and trusting soul, who, looking thr° ll6- the vista of his coming years, does not d lcet Z t . unknown and mysterious shapes beckoning 7 h. on with undefin e d prom i ses of a future to W i l l " distance lends enchantment" ? It is the ink ; tinctness of the pr os p ec t w hi c h i s the secr et ° f his confidence. H a d h e t o wor k i t by li ne slid e rule, and put a ca use b e f ore every e ff ect, even th imagination of youth would sink under the to But what man is there, who, having disP°s