The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-04-05 00:00:00

~~® IMPERIAL PARLIAME INT r HOUSE OF LORDS.—FRIDAY. Th e T. '44°ltn-CRANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack at Eve o'clock. On the motion for going into committee on the Agricul tural Statistics Bill, I lle Earl o f DERBY commented upon the provisions of the l Mea sure, in re f erence to the inquisitorial machinery to ado pted for o b taining inform st"k Produce. i He ur n tilinvestigation of this kind wit} tiel a cY, and sugg thee a g e ncy of th e t.iag a g e ncy Board. Its STANLEY, of Alderley, defended the measu f r u e n i e n . bons, aollexisting form, arguing that from their ordinary 8 ' Poor-law officers were ere admirably qualified for the Perform., " fle e of the duty in collecting agricultural sta tlstlo3 which Was assigned to them by the bill. Bouse having gone into Committee, The E arl of D ERBY moved :r7,7, which he I ion as to agricultural 'ged the necessity for conducting an 1 that i strates' cl .t forbearance and should be done through erks, rather than through 3endment, carrying out expressed as to the machinery to --'vloyd for th e coup( The amn 'idroent was n. Jon n of agricultural statistic ived on a division, by 18 to agreed to, a C several clauses in the but wc. _ "e'r Lordships rose at a quarter-past eight o'clock °I JSE OF COMMONS -FRIDAY me and pass, and to which the hon. and gallant officer had taken exception, were—first, that the attack on Acre was made by Sir Robert Stopford, contrary to the advice of Sir C. Napier. The next was, that the hon. and gallant officer refused to take up a position pointed out by Sir Robert Stopford, on the ground that if he did his ship would be sunk in half an hour. The third allegation was, that by refusing to carry into execution the orders of the commanding officer, and by/I:placing himself in a less exposed position, the whole expedition was thrown into confusion. The fourth allegation was, that the cap ture of Acre did not take place as an immediate conse quence of the bombardment, but that the fortress was taken by landing at some distance, in which the hon. and gallant gentleman took no part. The fifth and last alle gation was, that on the morning after the'eapture of the place, Sir C. Napier made an appeal to Sir Robert Stop ford, expressing a hope' that he was satisfied with his conduct on / the previous day, and that Sir Robert Stopford told him that he was anything but satisfied. The hon. and gallant officer had pledged his honour that there was neither truth, nor the shadow of truth,ln these allegations. He (Sir Jas. Graham) would join issue with him, and show that he iwas in a position to prove his statements. Unfortunately Sir R. Stopford himself was dead, and from various causes his papers could not be obtained, and others, who would have been important witnesses in this case, including Admiral Fanshawe, Admiral Boxer, and Sir R. Stopford's secretary, were also deceased. Therefore he had to rely upon secondary evidence, but he thought that it would be sufficient to convince the House of the truth of the statements he had advanced. The right hon. gentleman then proceeded to read extracts from the journal of a Syrian gentleman, who was present on the attack at Acre, and the evidence of Sir B. Walker, Admiral Stewart, Sir C. F. SmithACaptain Codrington, and others, conveyed to him in most of the cases by letter in corroboration of the allegations referred to. The right hon. gentleman said he hoped that the expressions contained in the letter, which had appeared in the Times, were ill considered, and that the hon. and gallant officer would agree to retract them. Sir C. NAPIER referred to the difficulty which a person in his position had of obtaining evidence as to a transac tion sixteen years back, the principal actors being dead, but expressed confidence that he could prove that all the charges against him were utterly and entirely false. In defence of his conduct at Acre he drew the attention of the House to the facts that he had never advised that the fortress should not be attacked, and that his plan of attack had been adopted in preference to that of Sir Robert Stopford. With regard to the charge of disobeying orders while -at Acre, he said that he had only fulfilled the orders of Admiral Stopford in changing his position, and ?as to the alleged censure passed upon him by the admiral, he had a letter of apology from Sir R. Stopford,'freeing him from all censure, and describing the difference as a mere question of opinion. Iff . the Admiralty were of opinion that he (Sir Charles Napier) had disobeyed orders at Acre, his being appointed to the command of the Baltic fleet was unjus tifiable, but he had defied any one to find ground for blame in his conductthefore Acre, or in the Baltic, though in the latter casl he had been dispirited, and almost heart broken by the unjust complaints of the Admiralty. He characterised the attacks that had been made upon him as a conspiracy, got up to injure him to prepare the House for the charges which was expected he would make against the Admiralty, as soon as he had an opportunity. Admiral BERKELEY in the course of some remarks on the question, justified the appointment of Sir C. Napier in the command of the Baltic Fleet,.remarking, that he did not think one error of judgment would justify the refusal to give the command to a distinguished officer. The conduct of Sir C. Napier in the Baltic, was softened down by the admiralty, and if he had not re-opened the question, his character would not have been damaged by the reading of private letters or by the explanations of the admiralty. Mr. W. S. LimpsAy:and Mr. MALINs, joined in the defence of Sir C. Napier, who, in their opinion, had proved beyond question, that the charges against him were without foundation. Mr. ROEBUCK said, up to that time he had been under the impression, that Sir C. Napier had not a good case, but the occurrences of that evening had shown the prac tised advocate foiled by the simple statement of truth, He did not, however, think that the expressions made use of by the gallant admiral in his letter to the Times, in reference to Sir J. Graham, were at all justifiable. As regarded the attack of Acre, he was of opinion that if blame was attachable to any one, it was to Admiral Berkeley, who had not placed his ship according to order. Mr. COWPER defended Admiral Berkeley. After some remarks from Admiral WALcoTT, the matter dropped, and the House went into Committee of SUPPLY. The following - votes were agreed to :— . 16,723 for government inspectors of prisons ; £415,906 for govern ment prisons and convict establishments at home ; .4161,595 for the maintainance of prisons and county jails; £25,485 for the transport of convicts; £256,605 for convict establishments in the colonies; £300,000 on account for public education ; £64,625 for the schools of science, and not in connection with the geological survey. The vote of £227,241 for national education in Ireland gave rise to some discussion as to the propriety of teach fng agriculture in the national schools, in the course of which Mr. Williams argued against it, and moved the reduction of the vote by £33,905. Mr. DISRAELI objected to the principle of teaching trades at the expense of the Government. After some discussion, a division was taken upon an amendment to reduce the vote by £14,905. The numbers were — For the amendment Against it Majority A division took place shortly afterwards, upon an amendment moved by Mr. Mowbray, to reduce the vote by £7OOO, which was rejected by a majority of 126 to 41. The original vote was then agreed to, as was also a vote of £20,182,700 to pay off exchequer bills. The House having resumed. The Public Works Bill, and the Public Works (Ireland Bill were read a second time. ENCUMBERED ESTATES COURT. Mr. DEASY moved for certain returns, relating to En cumbered Estates Court in Ireland, his object being to ascertain whether undue advantages were given to Mr. Sadletr, in the purchase of estates. The returns were ordered. The House adjourned at a quarter to one o'clock The Debats, referring to the collision of the Austrian and Piedmontese interests in the conferences, says : " It is understood th it Piedmont is, at this moment, the object of very friendly demonstration on the part of Russia." KONIGSBERG, April I.—The Imperial Russian guard has received instructions to quit Poland, and retire to its usual quarters. The investigation into the conduct of the officers of the Russian army is proceeding with great severity. The Afoniteur, of Wednesday, contains no striking announcements. In an account of the review, the previous day, it records conspicuously that the Emperor only wore one foreign decoration, that of the Order of the Garter. BERLIN, April 2.—The French, English, Sardinian, and Turkish diplomatic agents yesterday visited the Russian Ambassador. On Saturday, a grand fete will be given at the Russian embassy, on the occasion of the conclusion of peace. All the diplomatic corps have been invited. 411 e B "Azza took the chair at four o'clock The followi ng bills wet.Doddington Rector., cotnh e Regis Gas h IVat er ; Milford nction Ra y Divisich"ay _ PRIVAT .ncaster Gas ; Lincoln Weymouth and Mel- at thl)triccostaz Presented a petition from Notting Hill Sir J Compulsory Vaccination bill. jai l A __ 4- . 1 . INGTox presented a petition from the Austral 41tilliesasto.eiation, praying for the renewal of the steam corn , ion kith the Australian colonies. ar r the tn . ilr JSP-tt present e d a pet i t i on f rom t h e gra d u ates of Medi cal bill ers ity of London, praying for amendments in the now before the house. PETITIONS, II the 3!TEW WRIT. fOr ° c ruoti on of Col. Buldero, a new writ was ordered 11113Pen hatn, in th e room of Mr. J. Neeld, deceased. si r a O XFORD UNIVERSITY. tWhethe;,:.p z oi crow inquired of the Home Secretary that ha d received any communication b of the fact th e tilic erY.strong memorial, signed . by 106 residents of heads of the Colle ge si tY of Oxford, including some th e ' "Ad been presented to the University, stating eut os . i e : e s _of the memorial:sts respecting pecuniary cir rtierao;," In the election of fellows, and . whether such eoutie‘ilia:_"ould be referred to the Committee of Privy eetisidet..7lonell the right hon. gentleman had promised to sir G.`rle question of the new statutes.. %tie. Ga tlc replied that he had received no official Ceuil-ep°,l ,1 he memorial, but the Committee .. of Privy statutesd Instructions to hear all objections to the new memoriala he had no doubt that the subject of the would come under their notice. Sir t. , atte nt; "" 1411 1 gave notice that next week he will Indian a° ll to the annual increasing deficiency in the NOTICE OF MOTION, revenge , IStr, T HE DOLLAR CURRENCY. Cop t ;ol7 °Bo N asked th e P res i dent of the Board o f fro m th if he had decided, in compliance with a memorial caller, e inh a bi tants of hingapore, to contin ue th e dollar 'eL instead of substituting here the Company's Mr, cilleti v Aro '• Su rrn said the present syst e m h a d no t b een thotild be , eatte °f r i ed nconvenience. If inconvenience did a r i se it -r, a rr,.. EXPORTATION OF IRON y of the easury, ut Puce having been signed at Paris, -" b onds the e rt qllred to be given at the Custom Houses on t itti 1 1 ' °rtati. ° 4 of iron, and of certain other manufactured 1448, would not now be dispensed with ? tip ! , I ' . "WILSON said the matter was now under considera and he would answer the Question on Monday. be ()4 adjourned e !notion that the House, at its rising, till Monday. THE AB DUCTION CASE. cro; Hztrivaan asked whether the atten o t f ion of the Susannah tva7sront had been directed to the case bt ir il t , a girl of sixteen years of age, conveyed to Ham leqb, °I. the Purpos e of prostitution, and whether in con eas..—i.ne° ° I the disclosures of the investigation of that Dia - uefore Sir Carden , an correspondence had taken Ilpietel‘,l3,etWeen the Foreirm Secretary y and Col. Hodges, the 84; Consul at Hamburg. 4°lll Colon Et sa id a despatch had been recently Itatio,l , ~i• said by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, received th at a4‘4o particulars of the case, from which it appeared extensive traffic was going on, P 01l Lona e crip rincipaliy between tiork: 4 0 n, and Hamburg, of this disgraceful d s of Hill! , le, ealraunications had passed between the mayors d would Prevetl iverPeol, and London, which he hoped t tile continuance of this degrading practice. I, ll n re 1 METROPO LIS MANAGEMENT BILL. 1 3 : 7 t ° Mr. W. Wiradams, ilewketliALt s aid it w as intended', to proceed with the r°l)°lls it Bill. Lord G THE AMERICAN QUESTION: b .reeently I°lllehhad°l3Xttett wished to know whether a document, Iv ritte tk appeared, purporting the . to be a despatch S eer etA 2 the British Minister, at Washing t t h o e n to 27th of Pebru:s/ or State of the - United States, on between this co 44t "PY last, with reference to the disputes r,q4132114134 , th e to the tn ited7States, was accurate. , lay tn,, ,ead reference to the arbitration relative .. The 14114:,,15111wer Treaty. It4ew_ vn.AbSTON It Wished, before the question osition 1 4 1 , 1 Z:1, to call the attention of the House t f o er t e h n e c p e to the was this Government was placed in 04,014 rs-kinierican question. It appeare r d e b n y the letters both sides the err; areticlen to Mr. Buchanan that Protiliee:sPondence had ceased, and the noble o lord had la p, br ' that the papers should be laid before the House 't he reeary last, but they had not yet been produced. Foreign Ofa ee 1:8°11 given for the delay was : 1 ° the as occuPled with other matters, but he appealed that the Q ° all ti tiooTtved.to interfere in so important 4°148e 'whether a mere mechanical obstacl i e en s . hou H ld e of the Go►eot rentwish to interfere with the discretion to .L.s as to the a question. or even papers, on the production of the sidluji:ocit the noble lord to any pledge he had ma 1:4 hel d be t as he understood the question to be settled, 1 4e . ' 4 that th ey possession of the should be in the 1.04 41,..° 1 the case, for putwhere the responsibility of the C omm rent ceased the r esponsibility of the House of I.o4s,„began. IDeaki,,, fAtiteas.rort charged Mr. Gladstone . with th e t ''g. ight, , fitly of the important business, that°lll!;glloflice was occupied, and repeated the reason with which ro tliAetie‘' been before assigned on the subject of the . p by totirq the papers. With regard to the question put the Atilepie! Goderieh, he said that the papers on day, ~., question would be laid on the table in a few 4ati :Liu he believed the noble lord would therein find a B.aetorV reply. of pl3lt:atB4l° fuit.her c onversation as to the course ops 0 ; 111 ge on Thnrsday next in reference to the reseolu nd- trierits of L ?rd ,/, Russell on education, and the koti,:b S tr . Pakington, the motion for adjournment am to "I' was agreed to. On ii._ Tita up th e ~_ . _ Sir a 'uotton for goin - Bttb• Alte s a g into committee of suppl 3 , feet of '`ItAITAX rose to make some remarks on the qi,a1301.2 ashquestion which had appeared in the Times ~ de yin? after the Easter recess, signed by Sir , "Ying his S • James Graham's) and Admiral 8 state t . VALUE OF A practical One ,iri_ ns in reference to the attack on Acre 1:" been fined 10s. each for ,JOKE.—At Edinburgh joking.thrfe persons of the somnolency of a iveracit__::red that the letter, Impeaching, as it did, his hate . , they had taken advantage be tiaputZ 1 1 that of his right host• and gallant friend, and les otherwise disfiguring th e co to th em motives of the darkest ' kind, warranted 01 which he was rather vain, lendid pair of whiskers, of arse w • th„hich he reluctantly took of availing himself 4 lioti o , . his personal appearance. e c v o e m n g - nion to deprive him . o EY AND THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH.—. f the Grand Pre o FREEMASONRY 0 11 Re. ~. °I s upply to make some explanations to the on the 21st of January, the re He took At Hong Kong, Church, to Miss gard t credit to himself, for forbearance with that city was married in the Protetan the parties were obs erve V the repeated attacks of Sir C. Na ier, and Ann d'Almeida, of Singore. Both .n the first instance !, 4 e t o tv , i4 h is speech, to which the letter referred, he Portuguese Catholics, and had applied to celebrate the L 4 „,„ lien. and gallant officer the utmost credit for to the head priest of the Catholic Cathedral the ground iia szantry and rite. The rev. .gentleman refused to do so, on , d ability which he had displayed edon land an a Freemason. The Grand Pre_ that the bridegroom was 4 140 gay• himfie spoke of the limit of his PproYfession, of the lady, took the . bold and tai..• e th e tit with the hearty concurrence "on to the union a Long the „ . . interests credit for his operations in sus- resolution of seeking .. a religious sanction England, the Of th e t i , id Nish interests in the east, by the expulsion the hands of a minister of the Church of gYPti aus• The allegations Which he had made, Rev. Mr. Odell, himself a Freemason. 'AEI,IIE-NAPIER CONTROVERSY The French army will return from the Crimea in bo,lies of 20,000, with corresponding materiel. Above six months will be occupied in the evacuation; it will bezin in May and end in October. A despatch from Marshal Pelissier announces an improvement in the health of the army. ' 4 Plep der Ae ~~. THE NOBTFIEEN TIMES.-LIVERPO SOUTH LANCASHIRE ASSIZES CROWN COURT. V -_ESTERDAY Mr. Baron Martin entered this court at nine o'clock yesterday, and proceeded with the common jury cases. BLYTHE AND ANOTHER v. TAYLEUR.—This WaS an action brought by Messrs. Blythe and Lyon, merchants and shipowners, of Liverpool, against Mr. Tayleur, the eminent shipbuilder, of Warrington. Mr. Atherton, Q.C., with Mr. Manesty, appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Wilde, Q.C., cont:ucted the defence. The action was brought to recover damages for a breach of contract. The plaintiffs entered into a contract with defendant on the Ist of August, 18.53, for the building of an iron vessel, intended for the South American trade. She was to be of clipper build, of a light draught; she was to be built upon a model furnished by Mr. Grimwood, C E., and to be delivered "in all January." The vessel was afterwards named the Deerslayer. The vessel was not delivered until the close of September, being eight months after the time specified in the contract had expired. The plaintiffs alleged that the non completion arose from neglect upon the part of the defendant. Damages were claimed for loss sustained upon two voy ages which the plaintiff calculated the vessel could have made, had she been delivered at the specified time before the period of her actual delivery. This the plaintiffs calculated at £1,438. The defendant had paid £250 into court, and contended that the delay was inevitable, in consequence of the great demand for iron ships going on at the time, which rendered it utterly impossible for the defendants to get hands to complete the vessel. It was urged that no claim of this kind was made in the month of January by the plaintiffs, and that the account was settled and the ship had made a voyage before the demand was made, The plaintiffs were admitted to have written urging the completion of the vessel and complaining of the loss of Time, but no intimation whatever was given that such a claim would be made. The vessel was received by the plaintiffs and the account settled between the parties, by which it was urged the plaintiffs assented to the delay, and it was even stated that the delay had partially arisen by the plaintiffs' own fault, they having required several additional matters to be formed which necessi tated some protraction of the work. Several witnesses were called upon both sides. The jury found for the plaintiffs, with damages, £l5O, above the amount which had been paid into court. ALEXANDER V. THE ASIATIC MARINE INSURANCE COM - PANY.—This was an action on a policy of insurance and was undefended. A verdict was given for the plaintiff for £4400. HUDSON AND ANOTHER V. CLEMENTSON & Co.—This was an action brought to recover damages for a breach of contract. Mr. Watson Q.C,, in opening the case stated, that the plaintiffs were merchants and brokers, carrying on business in Sunderland. They were owners of the ship Forerunner, and the action was brought against the defendants, to recover damages occasioned by their not loading the vessel in proper time, according to charter party. The defendants are Messrs. Clementson, coal and coke merchants, of Newcastle•on-Tyne. The plain tiffs having got the vessel ready for sea, intended to send her to India, and in the meantime were anxious to obtain a charter for her, to deliver coal or coke some where on the way. The defendants offered to give them a charter to take coke to Carthagena, or any other port in Spain, or in the Mediterranean. Ultimately a char. ter party was entered into in Sunderland, to the effect that the vessel should with all possible despatch, load in the south dock, with a full and complete cargo of coal from the defendants, with which to proceed to Carthagena, or some other Spanish ports. On the sth of July, the vessel was in the south dock, ready to take in her cargo. No loading, however, took place for a long time. On July the 14th, the plaintiff wrote to the defendants, to urge the necessity of having the vessel loaded. An answer was returned on the 16th, saying that the defendants had inquired on the 11th and that the vessel was not ready to load. It was affirmed, however, upon the part of the plaintiff, that this was not correct, as she was ready on the sth of July. It was alleged that she could have been loaded in about five days. From the sth of July she had remained without being loaded, up to the 14th of August, when the work was at last performed. For that delay the plaintiff sought to recover damages. Mr. Temple conducted the defence. Several witnesses were examined, and documents read, to prove the case on behalf of the plaintiffs. Finally, a verdict for £lOO was taken by consent. GREENOUGH V. CALDWELL.—This was an action brought to recover £222 19s. for money lent, and inte rest. Mr. Brett stated the plaintiff's case, which was simply that, in the month of August, 1849, plaintiff lent defendant, at his request, £2OO at interest, to be repaid in thr.!e months. The money was not repaid ; but the defendant continued to pay the interest up to Septem ber, 1852, when he ceased paying interest or principal. The action was accordingly brought to recover the prin. cipal and balance of interest. The case rested on the plaintiff's evidence. Mr. Sergeant Wilkins appeared with Mr. Brett for the plaintiff; and Mr. Temple for the defence. The evidence was very contradictory. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff. HALL V. MOURN.—A verdict was taken by consent in this case for £4BO. The court rose shortly before seven o'clock NISI PRIUS COURT (BEFORE JUSTICE WILLES, AND A SPECIAL JURY.) to recover the sum of £1,500, on a guarantee granted by the defendants to the Union Bank, dated sth November, 1852 on account of a person named Andrew Dempster. Mr. Hill, Q.C., toLyether with Mr. Millward, appeared for the plaintiffs; and Mr. James, Q.C., with Mr. Mellmish, for the defendants. From the statement of the learned counsel, and the evidence adduced on behalf of the plaintiff, it appeared that Messrs. Samuel and James Holme, of this town, applied to the bank in 1848, asking them to open an account with him, and stated that he had a contract under them. The application was acceded to, the defendants giving a guarantee at first for £5OO for a limited period, which was subsequently renewed. In November, 1852, the balance against Dempster was £1,573, end this being unsatisfactory to the bank, they informed the Messrs. Holme that if accommodation were to be given to Dempster, they should give a binding continuing guarantee for £1,500, which should extend over the time the account of Dempster remained open. The defendants consented to give this guarantee, and the usual printed form was filled up, and executed by them. Dempster's adverse balance still increasing, the defendants were made acquainted with the fact, and Dempster was pressed for payment. At the end of 1854, the defendants were informed that Dempster's account had not been redeemed, and that the bank wished it to be closed. On the 30th of December in that year, a clerk of the defendants came to the bank, after it had closed for the day, and said, " I have come from our people with £lOOO on Dempster's account." The usual receipt was given for the money, and it was carried to Dempster's account. Dempster got credit at the bank, as if the money had been paid by him, and when he became bankrupt, the bank called upon the defendants for the amount of their guarantee, the sum owing to the bank by Dempster, after giving credit for the £lOOO, being £2,900, including interest. On the part of the defend ants it was contended that the 41,000 had been paid in reduc tion of their guarantee, and that the £5OO which they had paid into court at the commencement of the action, fully discharged them of their liability in that respect. The juryr eturned a verdict for the plaintiffs for the full amount claimed. CHADWICK AND OTHERS V. THE CITY OF DUBLIN STEAM PACKET COMPANY.—This was an action brought to recover damages for the loss of the schooner Thomas Clifton, by collision with the Royal William paddle steamer. Mr. Hill, Q.C., with Mr. Millward, appeared for the plaintiffs ; and Mr. James, Q.C., with Mr. Quain, for the defendants. The plaintiffs were the owners of the Thomas Clifton, a small schooner of seventy-six tons register, and 100 tons burden, employed in the coasting trade chiefly between Preston and Drogheda. On the 17th October, 1855, she sailed from the former to the latter port, laden with ninety-eight tons of coal and some empty sacks. On the following night, that of the 18th, which was clear, though there was no moon, she was making towards the coast of Anglesey, close hauled, the tide dead against her. Towards midnight a steamer, the Duke of Cambridge, was seen in the distance. The schooner hung out a light over the starboard bow, whereupon the steamer ported her helm and passed across her bow. The Duke of Cambridge had scarcely passed when another steamer, which proved to be the Royal William, one of the City of Dublin Company's boats was seen approaching, on her voyage from Dublin to Liverpool. The schooner shifted her light a little more aft ; but the steamer not altering her course or slackening her speed (so the crew of the Thomas Clifton alleged) struck her amidships. The schooner almost immediately sunk, but all the crew were saved, the steamer, properly, assisting in their preservation. For the defence it was alleged that the Royal William, on sighting the schooner, immediately ported her helm, and reversed her engines, and that the collision arose from the neglect of the schooner to exhibit a proper light, and the ignorance of her crew. As is usual in such cases, each crew stoutly maintained on oath that all the blame lay with the other side. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiffs. The damages are to be estimated out of Court. GENOA, Thursday.—A squadron of American ships of war is ordered to cruise on the coast of Spain. A letter from Pavia, in the OpinOne, of Turin says, that fifteen students at Padua had been arrested for dis playing the French, British, and Sardinian flags, in one of the most frequented squares of the town. There was a similar manifestation at Mantua some days ago, but the authors had not been discovered. At an inquest held yesterday, by Mr. Wakley, that gentleman,',in allusion to some speculations in a Dublin newspaper, respecting the possibility of Mr. Sadleir being still in existence, said, that he (Mr. Wakley) was well acquainted with the deceased, of whom, at the inquest, he had made a minute examination, even to the opening of his lips and eyelids ; so far from the features being changed, the deceased appeared as though he were in a quiet sleep. The surmises which had been induiged in had, therefore, nothing solid for their foundation. a a SATURDAY % AP IL 5, THE CHARGE AGAINST WILLIAM PAR' SONAGE, LATE OF THE LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. Yesterday, at twelve o'clock, the investigation into the charge against William Parsonage, was resumed before Mr, Mansfleld. Mr. Blenkinsop again appeared for the prosecu tion, and Mr. Bretherton for the prisoner. Mr. Blenkinsop said he proposed to take a case of a somewhat different descrip tion from that he had already given, supported by evidence. The charge he would now prefer was one of conspiracy to defraud the company. The prisoner, it has already been stated, was the clerk of the unclaimed goods department, and also acted as auctioneer at tle sales, He would now show that the prisoner had sold goods for certain sums, and had entered as the amounts produced, receipts for less than the goods sold for. To prove this, Mr. Blenkinsop called, as the first witness— Mr. Fricker, chief clerk at Waterloo station, who, on being handed a book, said : This book is in the handwriting of the prisoner. It is a book of the sales of unclaimed goods from May 31st to 11th July. (Two books handed witness.) Mr. Bretherton: Are these the books in which the original entries were made ? Witness: One is, but I can't say if the others arc To Mr. Blenkinsop : The books are in prisoner's hand writing, and are catalogues of sales of the 10th and 11th July, and 29th, 30th, and 31st May. In the May sales, at lot 318, is an entry of 3 bales of Jaconet, £2l ; the figures arc in the prisoner's writing. Iu the cash book there is an entry oppOsite that lot, 3 bales jaconet, to Jeffrey, £l6. Lot 319 in catalogue, is 3 bales of jaconet, £25, and in the account of sales these are set down to Jeffrey, £l6. The next lot, 320, is 3 bales jaconet, £22 ; in the sale book the entry is 4 bales, Jeffrey, £2O. In lot 321 in catalogue is 3 bales of jaconet, £27, and this is in the sale book entered as 2 bags of shoe pegs, £1 ss. Lot 436 is a bale of canvas, £l6 10s, and in the sale book it is 8 dish covers, £l. There is no entry in the sale book of £l6 10s for a bale of canvas of that date. There is no entry of lot 321, 4 bales of jaconet, for £27 in the account book. Lot 48, of same date, is a hamper of silk gloves, £7 ss; in the sales book it is, " Hamper of gloves, Jeffry, £5." At the end of the three days sale the total amount is £BlO 10s. 6d. This cash book is in the hand writing of Richard Salter, the cashier, who has run away ; the amount entered in the cash book by Salter is £BlO 10s. 6d. Cross-examined by Mr. Brethertun : I have not made entries in any sale's book. In the cash book under lot 318 there has been a pencil mark, but I cannot tell what it was— it was under £l6. I believe that book was in the custody of Mr. Salter. The date on the heading is in Salter's writing, but I never saw his pencilling in that book. I have seen the prisoner in Salter's office, but I never saw the prisoner make entries by Salter's order, nor in his presence, I was not present when lot 318 was sold, and I have no knowledge of what the price was. I see the top entry of page 39—there would appear an error in the numbers, there is a mark on all the numbers. Under 320 there is a pencil mark. I won't say the figure is 325, but I can'nt say as it is so covered. If the book was corrected, No. 319 would be No. 320, and lot 320 would be 321. In the account of 320 there are pencil marks, the true return for that would he £l6. Mr. Brether ton examined the witness at some length, in reference to the pencil marks in the books under the amounts written in with ink, but there was nothing particularly important in the examination. The witness went on to say, I do not know in whose writing the bale of canvas is put down in the catalogue book ; it is not in the prisoner's writing. The sale book is intended to be a copy of the catalogue book. I believe there have been some damaged goods sold by private contract, but I cannot say the same of unclaimed goods. I will not swear that the sales by private contract are entered in this book. I bought by private a small piece of carpet, in 1852 or 1853, and paid Salter for it. I bought black cloth ; I do not recollect the time, but I think it was about two years ago. Ido not recollect what I paid for it. It was measured out by Salter, but I don't know if it was put in the sale book. I bought tea by private contract also, and paid the cash in for it, but for that I have no receipt. Mr. Bretherton : Did you ever receive three sums of £2O each from Salter ? Witness : No. Did you ever receive £6O in three sums from Salter ? Witness : No, I did not. Did you ever receive any money from Salter? Witness : None, except my salary. I got some fish, but can't say if 1: paid for it. I don't think I had any coffee or rice. Had you anything else in the shape of provisions from the railway ? Witness : I don't think I have had anything else. Did you ever say this to any one—" It is quite right that we should have something, if there is anything going this way, or to be got ?" Witness : I never did. Do you swear that ? Witness : I do, certainly. Were you at Mr. Salter's house often ? Witness : I was not there more than half a dozen times. Mr. Blenkinsop : Did you pay for all you had ? Witness : I did, for everything I had. Were the articles sold in private, perishable articles ? Wit ness : Yes. And would not keep till the regular quarterly sales? Wit ness : The. , would not. Is the•system of private sales put an end to by the directors ? Witness: Yes; about six months ago the directors put an end to it, when they were informed of it. Examined by Mr. Bretherton : I do not know if the money realised for sales was paid to the prisoner or not, but in some cases it was paid to the clerk. sir. John Geddes examined: I am assistant pay clerk, and clerk of the unclaimed was in the prisoner's department goods sales, and was so last year. It was part of my duty to make out bills and collect money. This receipt to Messrs. Jeffrey for £lOB 10s. is in my writing, as is also this receipt for £8 14s. I paid that money to Mr. Salter, the cashier. I believe this catalogue was before the prisoner when he sold the goods, and in which he marked the prices sold for. I see lot 218, " three bales of jacconet, £29 ;" 319, " same, £25 ;" and 320, "same, £21." 'no next is £27, and the next a bale of canvass, £l6. I had a catalogue, and so had the pri soner. I have searched for mine, but could not find it. I received the money from Messrs. Jeffery, and paid it to Salter. I sometimes paid small sums to the prisoner. There were freight and charges to come off the sales. At 104 in the catalogue 1 have got a pair of smiths' bellows ; 130 is a case of stained glass, April sth. On the 6th of April there is No. 130, two bags of nails, which brought £1 16s. No. 96 is crossed, and in the duplicate it is entered £3 lls, and in the prisoner's salebook it is £1 3s. He then compared several entries in the catalogue and the sales book. The money entries in the latter were always considerably lower than in the former. The prices (said the witness) in the catalogue were what the goods were knocked down at. The cashier would have some charges on the goods. I have not seen the account salesbook before. If there were charges, such would be taken off by Mr. Salter, but I cannot tell if there have been any charges at all upon these goods. Cross-examined by Mr. Bletherton : The prisoner had to take the check of what the goods were knocked down for. He did not make out bills or collect the money. Mr. Salter received the money from me when I collected it. The large book of accounts I believe to be made up by Mr. Salter. There were generally charges on the goods, but the prisoner had nothing to do with them—they were regulated by Salter. I don't know if there is any book in reference to the charges. There have been alterations made by me by the instructions of Mr. Salter, from the catalogue price, to the bills, in consequence of dispute or other things. Mr. Salter was head clerk over the prisoner, and I have acted, in settling claims, by instructions from Salter, who frequently sent me out to pay claims. I have seen the cashier pay claims in the office. Several of the boys have taken money nut to pay claims. I have frequently disposed of goods by private contract, by order of Salter, to both clerks and men in the office. I can't say what the goods were, but I rendered in the accounts to Salter. The amounts were generally deducted from the clerks, &c., at the end of the month from their salaries. I do not remember having signed any receipt for claims by order of the cashier. Frequently goods were not removed after sale, and were resold by private contract by order of Mr. Salter. At this stage of the proceedings, Mr. Bretherton said he was obliged to leave, as he was required particularly at the assizes, and a question arose as to an adjournment, and after a short discussion, it was (at half•past one o'clock) arranged to adjourn the case pro forma to Friday next. Mr. Brethertor; asked his worship if be would take bail for the appearance of the prisoner ; but his worship declined at present. THE CHARGE AGAINST ALEXANDER MILLER, ANOTHER RAILWAY OFFICIAL. Alexander Miller, a person of gentlemanly appearance, about 40 years of age, who had been out on bail since Monday last, on a charge of embezzling certain sums of money belong ing to the same company, was then put forward. Mr. Blenkinsop was for the prosecution, and Mr. Cross appeared for the prisoner. Mr. Miller was chief clerk in the demur rage department of the Waterloo station, and the charge against him was, for receiving some money in his capacity of clerk, and for which he had not accounted. The whole of the case will be gathered from the following evidence : Mr. Thomas Bullock examined : I am in the down goods invoice department as chief clerk. Mr. Austin and Arthur B. Salter receive demurrage. Mr. Salter is the cashier of that department. In their absence Mr. Miller or myself receive the money ; the practice was to hand it to Mr. Salter or Mr. Austin, whichever came first. I entered it first in one of their cash books, and handed the money to them on their return The company require goods liable to demurrage to be paid for before delivery, and it is unusual to deliver goods without the payment first' The prisoner's duty was to receive money i❑ the office. We have two paid collectors, whose duty was to go out and collect. These (two documents), are in the prisoner's handwriting; they are bills and receipts, one for 5s 6d, and one for 55. Cross-examined by Mr. Cross : All that I know is, that when the persons alluded to receive money, that it was their duty to do so. The prisoner told me it was his duty to receive money; that was perhaps three months ago. There is a crane cash book at each crane. One of the receipts was dated in September, and the other i❑ December last. Money is not paid by slips to my knowledge. The prisoner had twenty-seven or twenty-nine persons under him, and was much pressed in business, as it was a responsible situation which he held. The books are checked periodically, but I can't tell by, whom. To Mr. Blenkinsop : In the absence of Salter and Austin cash received should be entered in their cash book, or in a small one kept for that purpose. (Books produced.) Mr. Arthur Boodle Salter examined : I am the petty cash keeper at Waterloo station, in the down invoice department. It was part of my duty to receive demurrage, and this cash book was kept by me ; this (another) was also under my care. The witness gave the same account of the mode of entering cash in his absence as the last witness. An entry on the l9th of October, 1855, is in prisoner's handwriting, and I put my initials to it ; that was the invariable system. When he received money in my absence, he -entered it, and I put my initials to it. There is no entry for the 12th October, for the sum of £1 5s 6d, mentioned in one of the receipts now pro duced, nor was that money ever handed over to me. There was no entry for the December receipt either, nor was the money handed over to me. There are no entries in the crane book for the sums. Cross-examined by Mr. Cross : It was not the prisoner's duty to keep my books, but to hand me the money he might have received in my absence. He never paid me on slips of paper for demurrage, but he did so for freight. The check clerk checks the books, and would find out mistakes at the end of the month, but demurrage is settled every week. The crane book and cash book ought to agree. Sometimes there may have been instances of goods having been delivered with out payment of demurrage, and the money collected subse quently. The prisoner was there from six to nine in the morning, which was a very busy part of time with him. I believe he has been often called away very frequently, in the :middle of his business, and when receiving money. I had been told by Mr. Bullock about the £1 ss, and when I mentioned it to the prisoner he said, "Oh nonsense, nonsense, settle it at the end of Did he say debit to me, and I will the month ? Witness : No, he did not Mr. Blenkinsop: When was that? About the early part of this year. I considered him a very superior officer. Mr. William Austin, a clerk in the same department as the last witness, was examined, and corroborated the evidence of the last witness, but was not cross-examined. Richard Williams examined said : lam warehouseman to Messrs. Cox and Sons, iron merchants. I recollect a lot of iron coming to us in September last year. I recollect the prisoner coming to our office in Rumford-street about it the day the money was paid. He was present, and I told Mr. Cox the demurrage had not any right to be paid. Subse quently the money was paid. It was 5s 6d paid to the prisoner (as I think), and I saw him sign something like this receipt for it. Thomas Beadles examined : I am a crane man at Waterloo station. I see this demurrage bill of Messrs. Thompson, Finlay, and Co. This book states the hour the goods were delivered. They were delivered by the prisoner's order without payment of demurrage. I would not have delivered them otherwise. The order was in writing across the freight notes. Mr. Blenkinsop said that was the case against the prisoner. Mr. Cross contended that there was no proof of the money being paid to, or received by, the prisoner. Mr. Blenkinsop said he produced the receipt given by the prisoner for the money, which was the strongest case he could make. He had made out a prima facie case against the prisoner. Detective officer Conns said : I arrested the prisoner last Saturday, at his office, at the Waterloo Station. I took him to the manager and then to the police office. I bad a memo randum, and ' , bowed it to him ; it contained simply the atnonnt of the 5s 6d. At the police office I showed him the receipt, and he said no doubt he had received the money. I then showed him the cash books, bat he could not find an entry for it in any of them. He said he could not find any entry, nor could he tell how it was that he bad not entered it. To Mr. Cross : He did not say be was not in the habit of receiving money at the station. This closed the case on the part of the prosecution. Mr. Cross asked if there was any case made out against the prisoner ? Was there any embezzlement ? There was no false entry—no secrecy about the matter, and it was clear that Salter knew of the affair. Mr. Blenkinsop contended • he had made out a case to go to a Jury, and Mr. Mansfield was of the same opinion, but whether a jury would convict was a different thing. lie could not decide the case. The depositions were then read over, and the prisoner was committed for trial at the Sessions. His worship, however, decided on taking two sureties, in £5O each, and these being ready, the prisoner was liberated accordingly. POLICE COURT V .--__ESTERDAY (BEFORE MR. MkNBFIRLD.) ASSAULTS ON WOMEN.—John Stott, a cotton flock dealer, living in Stanley-street, was charged with having violently assaulted his wife. It appeared that the prisoner had been several times before charged for the same offence, and he was now sent to prison for six months. Michael }really was fined £2 for having assaulted a woman named Margaret Kelly, in Stanhope-street John Higgleworth was fined £5 for having assaulted a married woman, named Mary C!arke, in Lime-street. DEALING Wrrnour A LICENCE.—ThImas Leather was summoned for dealing as a marine store dealer without a licence. It was proved by Mr. Dodd, who appeared for the defence, that the transaction was one of exchange, and the complaint was dismissed. (BEFORE MR. AIKEN AND Ala EVANS.) STABBING BY A FEMALE.—A young girl, named Mar garet Cross. evidently not more than fifteen years of age, was charged with having stabbed another girl, named Mary Welsh, with a pair of scissors. From the statement of the complainant. it appeared that they, with several others, were in a house of ill-fame in Peter street, when they began to quarrel about a paramour, the result of which was that they exchanged blows, and in the course of the affray the defendant seized a pair of scissors from the table, with which she inflicted a severe wound just above the complainant's right eye. For the defence it was contended that the complainant was the first aggressor, having attacked the defendant with a candlestick. Witnesses were called upon each side. The magistrates, however, decided upon sending the defendant for seven days imprisonment, at the same time observing that it was their determination to put a stop to parties using such instruments ; had such not been the fact the case would have been dismissed. SWINDLING, NOT FELONY.—A respectably-attired man who gave his name as Magnus Halm, was charged with stealing three accordions, the property of Miss Alice Jordan, under the following circumstances. Miss Jordan stated that the prisoner called at her shop and requested permission to take three accordions to a gentleman whom he expected would purchase one of them. This was assented to, and a lad accompanied the prisoner, having strict orders not to leave the prisoner nor to return without the instruments. The prisoner on getting to the Fenwick-chambers, Fenwick-street, took them from the lad telling him he was going to show them to a gentleman, and directed him not to leave the door until he returned. The boy waited for a considerable time, and finding the prisoner did not return, went up the stairs, when to his astonishment he found that he had been deceived, and that the prisoner had made his escape by another entrance. Information was given to the police who soon after apprehended the prisoner with two of the accordians in his possession, and a pawn broker's duplicate for the other. Upon being asked what hehad to say in answer to the charge, the prisoner replied. "I did it, but I don't call it a felony, I call it swindling." He was committed for trial. SUNDAY TRADING.—Thomas Mercer, a publican, living in Great Nelson-street, was charged with permitting drunkenness in his house, on last Good Friday. The charge was proved by one of the police force. The defendant denied the charge, but the bench thinking the case sufficiently proved, ordered him to pay 10s. and costs. ATTEMPT AT SMUGGLING.— John Mathewson, the second engineer on board the British Queen, arrived here from Smyrna, was charged by an excise officer with attempting to smuggle twelve pair of foreign gloves and five ounces of Maltese lace, the treble value of which, duty included, was £6 13s 6d; Mr. Brook w as for the prosecution, and produced witnesses who swore they discovered the goods concealed in the prisoner's berth. He admitted the fact, but said he intended to pay duty on them. He was fined the above amount, and costs in addition, which made the whole sum .£9 17s 6d, but not being able to pay, he vas taken into custody. Mr. Brook, in retiring from the office of solicitor of the excise, after filling it for thirty-three years, tendered his thanks to the magistrates for the uniform courtesy and kindness shown by them to him on all occasions In saying this, he wished it to be unders.ood that he never had been engaged in any case where the seizure of any ship was concerned, as his department was con fined to smuggling. Mr. Holt,, on behalf of himself and brother magistrates, expressed his high opinion of Mr. Brook, who had always given entire satisfaction to the bench and the public in the discharge of his duties. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE s ill IRSK RACES.-YESTERDAY SCURRY STARES. Bird in Bush 1 I Frenzy 2 I Bright Six ran. TWO YEAR OLD STAKES. Saunterer, 1 ; Roulade, 2; Naughty Boy, 3; Red, White, and Blue, 4 Won in - a cantar Gaudy SPRING HANDICAP. 1 I Shela 2 I Rajah Eight ran. THE SCHOMBERG TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORT Sir,—Owing to the non-arrival of are not in possession of any :ERN TINES regular mail, we advices from our agents at Melbourne, or any letter from Captain Forbes on the subject of the loss of the Schoenberg. Unfortunately, however, copies of some of the local journals have accidentally arrived by way of India, con- taining statements made by a few of the passengers condemnatory of the conduct of Captain Forbes and his officers during the passage, which have been reproduced in the columns of the Daily News. Tn the absence of Captain Forbes, we feel it our duty to ask the public to suspend their judgment in whatever they may have read until his defence is known. In the meantime, we take the liberty of publishing the • only communication we have received from the Schom- berg since she sailed—the writer being a member of the legislative council of Tasmania, and a stranger to us until he took his passage in the ship for himself and family. Ship Schomberg.—Lat. 7 33 north, lon. 27 west, October 27, 1855. Sirs,—As a vessel is in sight, apparently homeward bound, I have much pleasure in sending, you a few lines, to let you know how well I am satisfied with the fine vessel. She has passed every ship we have seen, and but for calms and light wi have been as far south as.ive are north o' think it a pity you pnt such a heavy carp , if we had not, we would have made the Id this day I have much pleasure in stating very high opinion of Captain Fa seaman, tant cha If the equator. I -0 in the first trip, passage in fifty that I na ' nd well qualified in every r( ze. He is kind and attenti passengers, and he h 3ost expert is irnpor -.lasses of tion to my I have not time to ac famib my opinion i Sic., coloni newspapers. —Yours, JOHN WALKER. Messrs. James Baines & Co., Liverpool. Regarding the Doctor :—He made the voyage with Cap tain Forbes, in the Lightning, on her first trip, and gave every satisfaction, and was appointed to the Schomberg in consequence. He is Ei man near sixty years of age, has a large family, is a grandfather, and we understand that he is an elder of the church at Kirkcaldy, where his family resides. As to the complaints about the quality of the provisions, they were not only ordered and paid for as the best—pas sed the government inspection as the best—but exactly the same quality as were supplied to the previous ships, James Baines, and Lightning, and which gave every satis faction ; with respect to the quantity, the ship was supplied for 120 days out, and for 250 passengers for the 'same time home.—Yours, &c. JAMES BAINES & CO. Owners of the Schomberg. P.S.—Captain Forbes made three previous voyages in the Marco Polo, and Lightning, to Melbourne with pas sengers, in a most satisfactory manner, carrying upwards of 2,000 people, and it is, therefore, neither just nor gener ous to condemn him on an exparte statement. SOUTHPORT GUARDIANSHIP TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMER, Stn.,—As we have no medium in Southport through which we can express our opinion on any public matter— except those opinions harmonize with the opinions of a die. tinguished few—l will thank you to give insertion to the accompanying note, addressed to the editor of the Southport Visitor. I gave the note personally into the hands of the proprietor and publisher. It was not inserted, nor any reason assigned for its refusal. This morning. on requiring a reason for ouch a course, I learned that the chief dignitary connected with the Visitor had received orders to see me on the subject, hut whether he was guilty of insubordination, or could not stoop to the degradation, is matter of little moment. With great respect for an unfettered press, I am, RATEPAYER. yours, &c, Southport, 4th April, 1856 A SOUTRP OR TO THE EDITOR OF THE SOUTHPORT VISITOR SIR,—I am desirous that my ffllow-ratepayers should be on their guard at the forthcoming election of guardians. No one who was present at the public meeting on Monday evening will have any difficulty in deciding who are the proper parties to guard the interests of this parish. In a few days, I understand, we shall have voting papers to fill up, and, in my opinion, if we study our own interests, we should " plump" for Stoner —Your obedient servant, Southport, April 1, 1866. A RATEPAYER.. SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY TO THE EDITOR Or THE NORTHERN TIMES Sir,—l am, unfortunately, a subscriber to the above society, and feel myself completely bewildered by the sin gular notices and advertisements which have recently appeared in the Mercury in connection with it, 'and " Mr. C. D. Hackett, Mus. Bac. Oxon." who sometimes subscribes himself conductor, managing director, or treasurer. I paid a guinea to the society, on the faith of a prospec tus in front of the subscription book, setting forth that I. A. Tobin, Esq., was president, and that J B. Lloyd, Arthur Henderson, Charles Turner, oseph Hobback, and Robert )e ; and I fully concerts for my son Gladstone. Esqrs fleeted that I have received ticl the per- formances Hall for inch inferior to what is to be had in the Concert .; but, as to the third concert, 1 it nothing. circurns minx of my friends have been Called upon, and have foolishly. mother rt was . . guinea in a''.vance of three concerls, while one con due to them for the first Is the Sacred Harmonic Society defunct ? I see a society advertised in yesterday's Mercury —" Liverpool Harmonic Society," at late "Wrenshall's Acldemy, Islington-square." No committee, but " M r . Hackett, Mus. Bee. Oxon," managing director. Terms one guinea &c. Also a vocal scho 1, charge 8s for twenty lessor s . I presume this has taken the place of the free vocal school, in connection with the Sacred Harmonic Society, to which many of our respected townsmen contributed liberally. ThPre is much in all this requiring strict investigation ; and, through your columns, I trust the public will pause before they subscribe to this rew society, until such time as either Mr. Hackett or the committee publish a statement as t the appropriation of the funds of the Sacred Harmonic Society for the last four years.--Yours, &c., A SUBSCRIBER LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKET REVIEW OF THE WEER Ashes : The business this week will reach 250 brls at 36s 9d to 36s for first Pots, 2nds at 325, 3rds at 30s per cwt, and Penis at 39s to 41s per cwt. Brimstone : The sales are about 350 tons at £5 7s 6d for fair, and £5 lOs to £5 12s 6d for good and best 2nds. Of Nitrate upwards of 400 tons have changed hands at 16s to 16s 3d for 6 to 11 per cent, and 16s 6d to 17s per cwt for 4to 5 per cent refraction. Salt. petre : In the absence of supplies, the only business to report is a small parcel of 12 per cent at 33s per cwt : further arrivals are daily expected. Dyewoods : In St. Domingo Logwood only retail sales have been made at £7 per ton, and a few tons Campeachy at £8 all faults. The transactions in Fustic are unimportant. Small sales of Rokella Cam wood at £24, and Red Sanderswood at £8 to £8 2s 6d. Madder Roots : The demand continues good ; Naples have realised 395, and 62 bales (all faults) at auction 36s to 38s 3d. French Madders command 50s. Sumac : A large business concluded, 3,000 bags Palermo realising lla to lls 6d, 400 bags leafy Trieste lls 9d, and 250 bags Tyrol at 8s 3d, mostly to arrive ; 200 bags damaged Afilletello brought 7s 3d to Bs. Argots: Small sales of Perugia white at 82s to 85s as in qua lity, and:Red Oporto at 475. Tartar: Inferior Cream brought 107 s 6d, good 112 s, and 20 casks grey 95s to 963. Querci tron Bark : 15 hhds Philadelphia are reported at 14s 6d to 15s, and 10 tons Baltimore at 12s. Annatto : Small sales of Flag at lltd to lltd. Cutch : Retail sales at 355, and Gambier at 17s 6d for sound. Nothing done in Lac Dye. Shells : 26 cases colla shells brought 2Gs. Sago Flour : Only retail sales at 21s 6d; a large arrival in dock. Oils : Olive is quiet, and the sales do not exceed 80 tuns, principally Lisbon at £47 10s. Sicily £4B, and Malaga £4B 155.. Linseed continues in good request b oth for home consumption and export ; the sales are fully 150 tons at 34s to 34s 6d in town, and 34s 9d to 45a per cwt in export casks. Rape : Demand limited, brown offers at 46s to 46s 6d per cwt, and English r e fi ne d at 48 s to 48s 6d per cwt. In Fish Oils the transactions are small. Palo Seal is worth £55 to £56 ; and Cod £45 t o £46 per ton. S. Whale offers at £4B ; and winter bagged Sp erm at £126 to £l3O per ton as i n quantity. Lard : 10 tons :English refined sold at 60s per cwt. Cod Liver : 200 gallons brought 5s 6d per gallon. Palm in steady demand at £3B to £3B 10. per ton, at which 350 tons have found buyers. Lard in steady request at full rates : 100 tons are reported at 55s to 56s 6d per cwt for good American. Bees' Wax : With the exception of small sales of American at £7 12s 6d to £7 15s per cwt for very fine quality, there is nothing to report ; 5 cases fine white Madras are advertised for Thursday next. Vegetable Wax: 64 bags good Bahia brought 80s per cwt. Linseed Cake : Only small parcels thin oblong American have been sold at £9 to £9 193 per ton ; English is quoted £ll. Guano : Peruvian sells freely at £l] 10s to £l2 per ton as i n quantity. Bone Ash meets with a steady Seeds : The sales of Lin see d are £6 per tor. about 3,000 bags -Calcutta Rape : 1,000 bags Benga 493 per quarter for firs Niger or Cingelly guar for sound for either to report iu Clover. rival or sale of rough ; Naval Storc 103 per cwt Spirits are in i m proved request, and upwards of 250 brls have changed hands at about late rates. Rosin : Sales of the week 2,000 brs at 48 8d to 4s 9d per cwt for common, and 7s to 9s Gd for medium to fine yellow. Tar : No sales of American worth reporting ; Stockholm held tor 225, and the nominal price for Archangel 36s per brl. Chemicals : Soda Ash meets a steady sale at 2 3-16(1 to 2-id. Bleaching Powder lls ; and Bicar bonate of Soda 14s. Soda Chrystals dull at £5 ss. Tartaric Acid rather more doing at Is 4tel to Is sd. F. 7. EA.ToN.