The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-05-06 00:00:00

CRIMEAN MILITARY ENQUIRY k 4eat " da Y , the Boa r d met at the usual hour, w h en Si r R ; r eY res umed evict his case. H e rea d port i ons o f C o l. Tulloch 's vioh eo et to s h ow that the manner in which evidence was taken Vireq ta th e C rimea was most unsatisfactory. Colonel herall's examination 'was then resumed, and, in rePl7 t° Sir Richard Airey, said. the blue book did not c l: e tl i t'iti the whole of thu evidence ho had given 15 : r e the special c onanfissioners in the Crimea ; portions had pertlol7itted without. his authority. He considered such gee °s t ' n ' itt ed were important parts of his evidence. :a itistatices Oa° commissioners had not t tken the trouble 1: 10 417 " their own returns before they came to their coon -11 °- 'The court adjourned at ten minutes to two. n tettl ill of the commissioners, Dr. Balfour, the medical att endam do r i °f Colonel Tulloch, informed the board, that,. thit4 their absence, Colonel Tulloch bad been so ill h e e l ' h aa been obliged to recommend his leaving for o:„ - : tie had been ill for some days. Colonel Weatherall Ras '455 retailed, and, as well as Mr. Commissiary Filder, a:. ertinod. After some further evidence, the court PUrned till to-morrow (Tuesday') T HE ARMY MEDICAL COMMITTEE Point ed sele ct r , int ed co mmittee of the House of Commons , ap - The i at the l aqtance of Mr. Stafford, to enquire into trtorePortant subject of the medical department of the r amb led yesterday. Mr. Stafford presided. ad n x ga t the m embers were, Colonel North, Col. Boldero,tl .?T? I l : Sir 3. Trollope, Sir J. Hamner, Arr. Br.;.w, >th,„ The first witness called was Dr. Andrew Smith. I lk° : vas examined on the case of Dr. Lawson, tah,,, : 141 been charred with apathy and neglect d R ho, 14 charge of the sick and wounded at Balaklava, an oe tig l o in a general order, had been visited with the severe ten go - v r e t a ct the Commander-in-Chief, and ordered to be the from his nest. He was afterwards appointed to a tlY - 4 'eral hospital at Scutari, but witness could not lay hr. I tirn "tS upon the seJject before the committee. fession. Vito',wson was a most, able man in his pro 444 3 h ad not been ersinsulted on the appointment,such edieal etc° ts being left to rne discretion of the principal m n latd r e : t . t he seat of war, under the control of the Com tl4l r s): ll"Chier . Be thought that the system of eonfi e cl r en to - Sip j, re po "Chien. wr, rked satisfactorily as a rule. In answer Tron. °Pe, witness said that cases had occurred in ttt.gin7-Renerals of division had specially reported suerd trot., ' it. Rood coniuct, and their names had been omitted 14tti Public d espatches. Until recently, no honours had .n The East Wed on the medical department of the army in listi n ,, e ,!' and some gentlemen had been honoured t lie,,,„"°°B who had been censured. He believed that r• c 't reported to him on the Bth of May, 1854, a number S cata r i g . B Wh ich ought t o b e d o ne, to render the hospital at steps 0 In a sanitroy s t a t e . Wit nes s took some immediate t the dm ri the subject, b u t it was no b u siness of his, as alloy of the l ocal authorities there, and he was not t ° Interfere. In answer to Colonel Boldero, had sa he beli eve d t h at hi s o ffi cers w ith th e army to t h -'l4llll and conscientiously performed their duty li tth a,, , si ck and wounded, and Coat the failures arose %tor; department being defie i ent in a great measure of 4 1' r „ 1 „ 84% . , when th e war toott place. In answer to Sir brou.. e " P e, he said h e was the cause o f Dr. Hall being an d " f rom Indi a to take the charge of the hospital tiojn was tlic al staff i n th e ' Crimea. In that case t h e se teb r 1 c cloitaS ° no that did no t a lt o g e ther regard l ake °1 sen iority.. Dr. Hall complained of being t r t 2 5 , r-c ' rn Ind;.a 'where he was engaged at a fixed salary ! a lit P e i' annum, to go to the Crimea at a lower en h°nd with increased duties. He had lately been to t n C e d 1 1 his sovereign, but he could not when he went H t4,, e Crim ea Calculate upon any such distinction. e *kg d: ri sk and received the benefit of it. Dr. Burrell 641.t1111aeed who was his senior in the service. He (Dr. Duke 28 appointed to his present office by the late Plg eo tni Wellington, an d w h en th a t app o intment took 1 110 un P a ssed over the heads of several senior officers. entoraittee then adjourned till Thursday. WEST COAST OF AFRICA Ni g : le Royal African Mail Steam Company's screw vessel ta01:: Ca P t ain Parsons, arrived at Ply mou th on Africa, Sunday f our g' with i ntelligence from the west coast of Her dates are— k„tll-4 la Ys later t h an b y t h e Retriever.l 3 ; Accra, 5; Cape %a: ° Po, Mar c h 28 ; Lagos, April ' 6; Siberia, 10 ; Sierra Leone, 14 • Bathurst, 19 ; t .. re , e, 2 0 ; Teneriffe, 26; and Madeira, 'B. Her cargo 4 1 :: t i sis of several packages of ivory, 1.260 2 s o o u f nc o e a s m of gold wood, 4 47 1)360 casks of palm oils, 2.378 bundle beeswax4l of ginger, 3 packs of monkey's skins, 9 1 0 y 3 in b e a , gs of and i,, 19 of gum, 20 cochineal, 43 pipes of 2 vale s of - - eassen cotton. 14 /1 „, g e ra: Captain Witt and the Princes . Charles and tti tiv 4e ...10t.,1;a.tiioaorsasof; Kin Peeple-Lagos ; Captain Pigott and Mr. Sing ; Ex-President Roberts„ Mrs. a,l atia . 18s Roberts ; Mr. Thomas, paymaster of H.M.S . . Til lie r, ; Dr. Duff, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Tuke, Captain Ro =l. ' governor O'Connor, Captain Robinson, Captain the Re, Lieut. Anderson, Lieut. Haleman, Dr. Manners, Dom Rib e — ,,, e ' Mr. Mountserrat, Mrs. Birly and child,. T h'e4°LAtr. Cobden, Mr. Day, and Mr. Hutchinson. km, I\Hger reports at Fernando Po the Ferozepore and ~, - Stle • , . . %Err,. , ' ""‘ La gos, H.M. ships Childers and Minx T; The bei , j,„" 3°4o , H -M. ships Philomel and S Captain at Bathurst. Off Bonny, she spok a e p t p h h e o. Celema , 4 Prii 4l :,: ° Y , on the 30th of March ; and on the 28th o f 41 °Itie, -' ' M atle:ira, the barque Pacific ; on the 29[1], the atie.All's s..earaer Gambia; on the 30th, the Victoria h tile C be) :t ; May the Ist, the steam transport No. 5, 1 1 :23 of fore and main topmasts. . . tw o ' 1 4 41 , sons of King Peeple, ex-King of Bonny, were Nth, ' e d at Fernando Po ,by the Niger. These youths the kindar e ha rles and Henry, have a free passage through zaypettt4iliort,yeistat,ooff Captain Parsons, under the charge of Liverpool, who has guaranteed to the Ittt of the 13 4 the B r i t i s h Consuls to e d uca t e a nd take Th e A ra ' las s , eto Era (Sierra Leone) of Saturday, April 12, ago);u:rnishes the following items of intelligence :—.At ther eth Ise le arn great excitement prevailed vailed; the natives sierra ire te eing to attack the merchants and pears -- ' eo ne and Brazilian emigrants. It a ul p itte,,, tha t the em i gran t s , f ro m a superior at e gence, ha ve monopolised the trade, and there being out 4 2 1 to the exporting slave trade, the natives are with betterwere their former means of living. They say they t hitt °lf w hen the Portuguese treated with them, and t go the will be obliged to go into the bush, but will n no tr ader m Without an effort to rid themselves of the new ti le B • The appointment of Signor Scala, formerly ,co ol_ tie slave schooner, to the office of "King s 1 t Zo t r t ," has given great dissatisfaction to the traders, and '"e ens to lead to many disputes. At e a , fo r the Pe Coast the merchants were all prepared to leave th e : batch settlement of Elmina, in consequence of All A ~ Port duties being raised from a half to 3 per cent. Boothe vessels that had lately arrived had landed their .t ahi t at t he latter place. The principal and most respect youthful - Yol lth ra , erellants complain of the system that permits AP0151:11 w a nd inexperienced officials to be legislators for th e ; - Wh Ona they do not understand, and whose interests - ear°. nothing about. Wa 44; 4 ' 11 " METHODIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY. --ANNUAL N,. la tiPp or , '•---The annual general . meeting oftheonfrieensdtseradnidy ke rei ' e rs of the ahove society, was held 3. 41 ift TI F in Exeter-hall ; the R;ght ion. the . - h E t ar l l ion ef ,/(esunrY in the chair, supportA by the R s ine n 'NaPier, M.P. The procee dings open d ig with N t v h a e s . I ; t li e g ,i () ,l a hymn after which the Divine b essin . ,„ o ;qc rt` byte} the Rev. Robert Young. The noble cha a irma -rlt ZA na . enc ing the bu iness of the meeting, paid high I) bserb't ' l3 t he activity and usefulness of the 411 I ng that - • was one in which d ello the missionary cause Wesley . an body, c omb' tillnations 01 Christians could and ought to secr eta • The financial report then read by the_ sid tr , b r ,, shows an increase in almost every c.m ft°reiii;" tleQme• i tem. of rec,ipts, both . in the home and 2 th e ' ll eotne. The total ordinary home income, 'W9,8 3 -- Tear endini , December 31, 1855, amounts .to h tlxili a , 2 ; I6 s s d, xvhiel, with the contribution of fore!gn , 4 , ine r ' &C., brirgs the total to £119,122s 4s 9d, being 'lne % ~- s se of £8,073 10s 5d over the receipts of the pre !uta e is ea ,, r • In the expenditure of the year is . incllided the 'he qhrcl , 4lo Os Id, specially reported contributions for kissi e ' na Mission in 1854, reserved for the support o f d th i e t oc elBio n ; and .£9,326 9s 6d towards the reduction of e i ) n fc 'rti.e r tled bY the excess of expenditure over receipts , of th e , i ,- Year ha s ; including these particulars, the payments ,2 4i ,-11!'' equalled the receipts, and amount to 1119 1-, C6 , * l and the debt, of the society has been reduced from . i tild R e ' 193 7d to £6,397 lOs 1(1. Thirty-one missionaries soci e t y 7 e,n• wives of missionaries have been seat out by the after y since the last anniversary. The report was adopted, ' some lengthy addresses, and the meeting separated. gors e o Its f i, rea". Os 10 vanif i to I-8 on the 0 00 , b" a i'l 03 , AUSTRALIA. We have received our files of papers from Mel bourne, brought by the Overland Mail, and quote the following summary from the Aye of the 16th which I have in other pursuits succeeded well) and a superior class of farm workmen, and yet during the past Year my accounts (kept most accurately) show an absolute loss upon the labour employed, (throwing otit all experi mental hobbies and improvements) of a sum sutlic'ent to have maintained my household in even superfluous comfort. Let farmers look to it. With labour at its present cost and wretched quality, only those who have some remark able advantages of soil or situation can make farming a reasonably profitable pursuit. I shall be glad if any other practical farmer eau throw a more favourable light on the question The report from the country districts show the crops to be very abundant, and large quantities have been cut and about to be stacked. Heavy floods, however, have recently occurred, and washed away vast quantities of produce, besides seriously damaging the standing crops. No very injurious results are expected to follow, as the Hoed has been more destructive to property than to agricultural pro ducers. We trust before twelve months have passed to see Victoria producing her own breadstuff's. The following has been the receint of gold per escort during. the past three weeks : —Week ending Feb. 2nd, 54.636 oz; week ending Feb. 9th, 42,631 oz ; week ending Feb. 16th, 46,058 oz. 5 dwts.—total, 143,325 oz. 5 dwts. During the past fortnight the price has been from 75s 3d to 75s 6d per oz. On Thursday the hank.: raised their rates of exchange on Eng land, they now buy at one per cent. discount, and sell at one per cent. premium. Gold has risen in consequence, and the Melbourne brokers are now buying at £3 16s per ounce. The 3ield appears to be steady. The deep sinking at the Ovens is paying well, and the gold is of a nuggetty charac ter. The legalisation of the Sydney sovereigns, we believe, will soon be br,sught beoore the council. It is unjust to the digger that they have not been made a legal tender here before this, as the mint was sent out for the purpose of saving expense to the miner in getting his gold coined, as it might as well have been placed at the N )rth Pole, while 20s worth of gold is only current fur 19s in Sydney sove reigns. It is required that they be also free from the export duty, as it may be presumed, if made of Victoria gold, they have paid the duty once. Our correspondence this week from Castlemaine and Bendigo describes one of those visitations to which the diggers are specially liable as having just occurred in those localities. There have been floods of unusual violence in that district, by which very great damage has been done to property, and, we are sorry to add, three or four lives have been lost. As is usual in our Australian climate, the floods sub , ided almost as rapidly as they rose ; and, fortunately, the damage done at Bendigo appears not to have been of very much consequence ; but at Castlemaine it was extremely serious. Many have had their dwellings, with all their contents, swept away ; and all mining operations on Campbell's and Forest Creeks will be suspended for some days, in consequence of the rush of water into the holes. The reSult is, very general suffering, amounting in some cases to positive destruction. At Ballarat also there have been floods, but happily not of so serious a nature as those that happened there some weeks ago. These visitations exemplify very forcibly the risks and the vicissitudes to which the gold digger is exposed in the pro secution of his labours. The question of the right of miners to enter on private property to dig for gold has engaged the attention of a select committee of the council since the beginning of the present session. Their report has just been laid on the table of the house, but as it is not yet printed, we cannot specify the conclusions they have arrived at. From a state ment made in the house by the chairman of the select com mittee, we should infer that they have not recommended the throwing open of private auriferous lands, on just com pensation being made to the owner—which is the plan that, as we think, would he most acceptable to the diggers. The whole subject, however, will undergo discussion in the council, and we doubt not a satisfactory conclusion will be come to. Some activity is beginning to be manifested with refer ence to the extension of railways. Two companies are com peting for the construction of a ling between the city to S. Kilda, the most populous of the suburban districts, three Lures distant, where most of our citizens have their private dwellings. The government have just passed a bill to pur chase the Melbourne, Mount Alexander, and Murray River Railway from the company in whose hands it has been lan guishing for the last three years, so that there is some prospect of the construction of the line being actually set about. It is our privilege on this occasion to make use of the Overland Route to England. The Hellespont, which arrived in the B ay a day or two since, is to convey our letters to Singapore, on Saturday evening, or Sunday evening, and it is not unreasonably expected, that she may anticipate the arrival of advices by ordinary sailing vessels which have had a good start in their favour. When we learn the per manency of this rapid mode of communication is to be solely dependent upon the support the speculation shall be found to receive, we are led again to regret that an arrange ment so essential to the commercial well-being of the Aus tralian colonies should rest upon so precarious a foundation. We have for months been tantalised by the hope that the British Government would take up the matter, but now the circumstance of the Hellespont being put on the route seems to st ggest the propriety and possibility of the colonies th,inselves establishing a line of steamers between this and Singapore. There are numerous steamers fitted for the service at disposal, and the colonists are more likely to secure the arrival of their letters in sixty days by at once setting their shoulders to the wheel, than by vainly soliciting a Government which already has its hands too full to attend to anything else. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. We beg to confirm our last circular of the 30th ult., per Reernah, believing the Hellespont to be a good means of correspondence, we address you again to-day, although but a short time has elapsed since our :last. The anticipations ex pressed in our last of our being on the eve of doing a good business were not unfounded, for ever since the beginning of the month, a brisk and steady business has been doing, and which has been satisfactory to the holders of many articles, all of which have greatly improved The crops throughout the colonies, with the exception of the Sydney district, seem to be good, and under the pressure of heavy continuous arrivals from Adelaide, fluur has receded £1 per ton, at which reduction, howev, r, the demand holds good. We quote the price of colonial as well as Chilian flour at £2O per ton to•day. Wheat, 103 to lis per bushel, according to quality. In Scotch oats we have yet to notice no improvement, foreign an ivals still keeping large, and out of all proportion to its demand ; still, we arc induced to think that the prospects for them are somewhat better, as the crop of colonial oats are not turning out well, the colour of most of them being had. We have an alteration to make in our quotation of 5s 3d per barrel for Scotch oats. During the month many orders have been sent forward to Valparaiso from this-for flour, on the presumption that prices there at the opening of the season would be bad. As the trade here seems inclined to supply the wants of the place by their own importations, stray speculative consignments, under these circumstances, will become very hazardous. From the excitement prevailing in all parts of the world in the sugar market, our market likewise has not been free, and an advance of £lO per ton on all sorts was quickly established on the arrival of the mail per Ocean Chief. One house, it is believed, as agents of the Sydney Sugar Company, having quickly cleared the market of all stocks. The following are about to-day's :value, although under the circumstances of the market, they can scarcely be fixed either £2 per ton :—Cassipore. £33 ; Mauritius bright counter, £49; Mauritius dark counter, £44 ; loaf sugar, bid per lb. The trade, however, are buying exceedingly sparingly at these quotations, and are only supplying the most pressing wants ; and, unless the market receive a fresh impetus from foreign ports, which we have no reason to believe, prices must decline, from no other reason but the exhaustion of the excite ment which forced them up, as the usual regular supplies are expected. From Manilla we have had several arrivals, which have depses,-ed the market for most kinds of Manilla produce. Of cordage, the quantities received have been largo, and the trade do not seem inclined to buy at any more than £65 per ton, which importers refuse. We hear of large sales of,Manilla cigars at 47s 64. In Calcutta produce of all kinds, except oats and wheat, there has been an improvement. Patna rice has been sold at £25, and grain at £lO, with every prospect of a still further rise. Patna opium still remains in favour with the Chinese, and they would pay large prices for it if any were in the market, which is not the case. Gunny bags have been asked for ; they may be quoted is per dozen higher. In English imports, the demand during the last fortnight has run strongly on hams, candles, brandy, and rum. Of the York hams the market is perfectly bare, and whilst the absence of supply has raised the price to 18d., there has been a heavy speculation going ors in American hams, which it is conceived will be a substitute for English untilu the market is bettereter supplied with them. All rihams which wore market were bought up at Is, and are now held at 14d. In candles a large speculation has been going on, and if the quantity which was in the market had not been so consider able. prices would have been up before this. Of Belmont's there are comparatively few in the market, but many German and French sperms which, of course, sell at a small reduction in price. Should the arrivals during the next week not be very heavy, we may expect to see the price of candles consolidate itself at 2s ; but there are still sellers of Belmonts in the market at Is. 81. Butter has latterly been neglected, the quantities in the market being very large, and fresh Colonial butter being pro curable at almost comparatively low prices on almost all the diggings. Cork butter closes heavily' at 16d, with entire absence of speculation. English Cheese maintains a fair rate, is in good request, and readily saleable at is 5d to is 6d. For liquors the demand has been good, the stock in the hands of the trade keing low, and importers have a fair chance of selling at paving prices, whilst . llartell's dark brandy is firm at 14s 3d, and pale at las 6d. West India rum has experienced an advance of 6d per gallon, in consequence of the news from home, and the rise in the Sugar Market. We quote the price of West India rum at 5s 6d. Whiskey is still saleable at 7s 64, the stock being nil. For bulk ale the demand within the last few days has been better, The stock of Bass's No. 3is almost exhausted, and July :- Major-General Macarthur Seeing to be a very different man from his predecessor. Sir Charles Hotham meddled with everything, and accomplished nothing. Major-General Macarthur pursues a different policy ; or, rather, he is endowed with a different faculty—that of quiescence— which will enable him to occupy the position of " dignified neutrality" with success. As yet, the only qualities he has shown are of a negative character. His existence amongst us is scarcely known. He has held one levee, which was very poorly attended. He has also dined with the amateur artillerymen at the Criterion Hotel ; and he has opened the public library. These aro, as far as we can remember, the only public acts he has performed since his accession. His appearance on the opening of the library was not in his favour. He appeared the most insignificant man, both in mind and body, of the whole assembly. One can understand, from this specimen of a " senior military officer," how the British army got into disgrace and disaster at Sebastopol. But His Excellency will, we venture to predict, be the most popular Governor we have yet had. The fact of his being a native, and connected with the wool-interest is in his favour. But, what is of more consequence, it is said that he intends to soend the whole of his princely salary in balls and banquets I He will be as popular and powerfti as Mr. John Thomas Smith, our mayor in perpetzto. He is old fashioned enough to understand the true nature of colonisl loyalty. Louis Napoleon corrupted the French army with champagne and sausages ; and for want of a dozen or two of champagne at his first ball, Sir Charles Hotham alienated the sympathies of the whole body of colonists. His suc cessor will profit by his sad fate; and, under the champagne regime, which is about_to be inaugurated, loyalty will soon rise to fever heat. Our English readers must understand that the Governor and Government are now distinct things here, sines the introduction of our so-called " responsible Government," or, as it may more aptly be termed irresponsible responsi bility ! Mr. Haines and his clique of responsibles retain office pro tem. As we have an acting Governor, so we have an acting Government. Everything here in the political world is in a state of chaos; and no improvement can be expected or Rill even be attempted till the meeting of our new Parliament. Meanwhile, the State reeks with corruption of the most shameless kind. The energies of the Government are now concentrated upon securing their own return, and that of their supporters, at the next election ; and they are employing their official position to effect this object. The squatters have been bribed by limiting their assessment :to one-half of what is admitted to be their fair share of the public burdens. The muni cipalities, which here bear a marvellous resemblance to the small boroughs in England, have favours of all kinds showered upon them, with no other object, apparently, than to transform them into " Governraent boroughs." But, notwithstanding the enormous powers of seduction they thus possess, the present ministry have remarkably little chance of gaining the confidence of the country. Both here, and in N. S. Wales, " Old Fogyism" is virtually defunct; and the "New Generation" must inevitably take the lead. The legal objections to the validity of the new constitution, which were raised in Parliament by Mr. Robert Lowe, have been also raised here. The lawyers have been discussing it very eagerly ; but it has not excited much attention in the legislature,—partly because our legislators are unwilling even to suppose that their bantling is imper fect, and partly, also, because they are as a body, too ignorant and timid to venture upon the discussion of con stitutional questions, or to assert their constitutional rights as free and independent men. With one or two exceptions, a more miserable set of crawling serfs c Auld not be picked off the streets. On this particular question they will be satisfied with the dictum of the Attorney General, who has been requested to give his written opinion on the subject. It was anticipated that the principal business of the session would be the passing of the Electoral Act ; and that, therefore, it would quietly give up the ghost. But it is very tenacious of existence, and struggles against its fate. The squatteristic element is still predominant : and it would fain have a few squatteristic jobs pushed throu-h, bafrre it shuts shop. It is true to its old faith of voting all the public money, and paying few or none of the public burdens. They refused to increase their own assess ment, and, in p , rfect consistency with their avowed policy, they refused to reduce the taxation imposed upon the miners to a rate proportionate to their own. Gold mining is fast becoming here, what it sooner or later becomes in all gold countries, an unprofitable occupation, whil e squatting is still the most lucrative speculation which the colony presents. But, in the eyes of the squatters, the diggers are still the mutton-eating, tax-p tying animals they were always considered It is in this spirit that legis lation is still conducted. Monopoly is the one idea; and no better proof of this could be furnished than the fact that after throwing out a measure fur partially breakini up the excla•iveness of the legal profession, they have yes terday given leave to bring in a bill to establish an Inn of Court—in other words, to establish a legal priesthood in Victoria ! We are, verily, just at present, going backwt.rd rather than forward ! The first attempt to form a responsible ministry is turn ing out as unsuccessful in New South Wales as it proved in Vietolia„ Mr. Donaldson, it ap ears, is able to make about as much of his job at " Cabinet" making as Mr. Nicholson made, All unused as there gentlemen are to that very critical businesi, they found themselves, when unexpectedly summoned to undertake the task of constructing an admi nistration, in the predicament of the brickmaking Israelites when Pharaoh withdrew the customary allowance of straw —the materials were not forthcoming. A public dinner to welcome Mr. Duffy's arrival in this colony, was given to that gentleman on the 4th inst. As a demonstration of respect and sympathy towards Mr. Duffy the meeting was certainly not a failure ; but yet it struck us as being not wholly appropriate. In point of fact, the enthusiasm of Mr. Duffy's countrymen swelled into excite ment, and hence the demonstration lacked that character of deferential, though perfectly cordial respect, which, in our opinion, would have best suited the occasion. On the score of generous heartiness, the welcome accorded to Mr Duffy must have bean perfectly satisfactory to that gentleman. And it is only right to add that in the welcome there mingled the vices of colonists, not from Ireland alone, but from every part of the British Empire. The colony of Victoria may well accord a hearty greeting to such a man as Mr. Duffy. lii our summary by the Beemah we held out hopes that the commerce of the colony was about to assume, if it had not already assumed, a healthiness which has for many months been foreign to it. Orders are daily pouring in from the interior, and the demand for land carriage is correspondingly urgent. Some idea may be formed of the enormous traffic between Melbourne and the interior, when we state, on reliable authority, that no less than six hundred and thirty-seven loaded waggons and drays were counted the other day on the road between Melbourne and Castle maine. From Mr. Shillinglaw's commercial tables we find that there were deliveries of spirts for home consumption in Melbourne, from January to December, 1855:—Brandy, 517,783 ; rum, 166,604 ; gin, 179,174 ; whiskey, 67,076 ; wine, 323,255 gallons ; tobacco, 954,967 pounds. Average monthly consumption of wines and spirits in Melbourne during the past year :—Brandy, 43,148 ; gin, 14,931 ; rum, 13,800 ; whiskey, 5,589 ; wine, 26,938 gallons. Customs' revenue—For the six months ending December, £534,815 14s 4d ; gold revenue, £163,337 6s 81. The total duties collected at the port of Melbourne during the mouth of January last was £132,306 8s 9 exclusive of tonnage, &c , making a grand total of L 138,465 9s. The total duties for the week ending the 9th instant, amounted with tonnage (£ll3 18s) to £27,327 10s 6d. The demand for labour since our last has experienced a partial reaction—enquiries being sluggish, and the supply small. Prices, however, have not lowered, and in some districts the crops have beeu allowed to go to waste from the difficulty of procuring labour, nevertheless a decrease in the rates paid to agricultural hands may be anticipated. Threshing has generally commenced. In reference to the inordinately high price of agricultural labour and Victorian produce, a late issue of the Geelong Advertiser contains a communication from a practical farmer, showing the costs, profits, and losses of agricultural enterprise, as undertaken with labour at present prices. By this . document it appears that 37 acres of wheat produced 865 bushels , being at the rate of 23 bushels per acre, for which there was procured 10s per buabel ; total, £ll 10s. Against this is to be set expenses, £l4 13s 6d, which created a loss of £3 3. 6(1 per acre. Another trial, upon a cleaner field, realised a gain of £3 8s per acre ; and a third and most favourable trial, namely, on maiden land of the lYst quality, where single ploughing and harrowing was sufficient to produce a very high average crop, showed a profit per acre of £8 lOs Id. The writer adds: " The middle estimate of the cost and produce per acre, showing a profit of £3 8s per acre, is probably th e neares t average returns from existing farms, estim a ti ng wanes at from 30s to 3os per week, and th e [trice of 'wheat at 10s per hush , •l; but I must remark that there are few farmers in a position to thresh and deliver the wheat off the field as I have done this season, in c eisequence of the great number of men and cattle it requires to keep the work in regular order, and at least one poend sterling per acre may be added to tee cost of wheat growing when the wheat is first stacked and then threshed afterwards, and an additional ten shillings per acre will be the cost of cartage in the autumn or winter months. It is quite clear that the price of wheat is now unquestionably above what it can and will be imported at, from other countries, and therefore farmers need not for one moment look for higher rates, but there is every reason to believe that lower rates must rule next year. I have no hesitation, therefore, in stating, that the cost of labour must either be reduced or the quality of it very greatly imp;oved, to enable any farmer to pay his way, i and I believ e th a t any person w ho perseveres n farthing at existing rates of labour, can only do so at a lois to himself. I have good land, most extensive farm-steading and im provements generally, ever y d escr ipti on of useful machinery, sufficient working capital and farm stock, a long experience in the management and the proper application of labour (in Trig .50311 MEN TIAL7I.-LIVBRPO9L, TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1856. whilst, for this brand £lO 108 can easily be got, other brands are selling for L 9 10s. Bottled ale and porter keep moving off at about 12s Bd. For galvanised iron of light guages and bar iron of proper assortment, the demand remains active. Sweedish bar steel is wanted. Blasting powder has improved, and is now held firmly at 14s. Pig iron rerua'ns a d:ng and unsaleable at £5 10s. English coals are about ds a ton better and must be quoted at 459. Soda ash is very scarce, and a good quality would readily command £3O. o,xing to the competition among the Banks gold has become so scarce, that high prices have been obliged to be paid, and the Banks consequently haVe raised the rate of exchange to 1 per cent. premium, but as gold has further advanced to £3 16s 91, exchange is likely to go still higher. THE MURDER IN GREAT RICHMOND STREET Yesterday James Hudson Jones, the person charged with the murder of Isabella Brew, was brought up before Mr. Mans field, having been remanded from the previous week by that gentleman, the woman, at that time, not being dead. The prisoner, who 13 a strong robust-looking man, appeared p sin fully to feel the situation in which he was placed, and during the investigation wept bitterly. Mr. Superintendent Ride, upon the case being called on, addressing Mr. Mansfield said, sir, you will recollect that this day week, the prisoner who now appears before yen was remanded for seven days, for having violently assaulted Isabella Brew. At that time I told you that the woman was in a very dangerous state, indeed her life was despaired of. She died at a quarter to two on Monday last. He then stated the evidence lie intended to adduce, for the purpose of proving Isis charge against the prisoner, which was precisely to the same effect as that adduced before the Coroner when the inquest was held. The deposi tion having been taken, Mr. Mansfield, after administering the usual caution, committed the prisoner to take his trial for the offence. THE IRISH COURT or CHANCERY.—The revenue derived from stamps or proceedings in this court during the year 18.55, amounted to £13,220. The fine picture of Mademoiselle Rosa Bonheur, " The Horse fair," which created so much sensation in the artistic world, is on view at the Auction Mart. M. Ducornet, a French Artist, who, being ssithout hands, painted with his feet, and whose pictures were often eihibited at the Louvre, has just died at Paris, COUNT DE MoRNY.—II is said that before his depar ture for Russia, to attend the coronation of the Emperor Alexander, the Count de Morny will be raised to the dignity of Prince of the Empire. MR. GAVAN DUFFY.—The Nation announces that Mr. Charles Gavan Duffy, the late proprietor of that paper is to receive a present of £lO,OOO in Australia, for the purpose of giving him a qualification to enter the legislative. NEW ENLISTMENT REGULATIONS.—The new . regula tions have been issued by the Horse Guards; the cavalry regiments not to be less than 5 feet 7 inches ; in the line not to be under 5 feet 6 inches, between 17 and 25 years of age. The cavalry recruits are not to be under 18 years of age. PROTEST ANT WORSHIP IN FRANCE.—Sir Culling Eardley sends to a cotemporary the following extract of a letter from Paris, dated April 29, 1856 :—" I must give you, on my side, an important and joyful piece of news. Yesterday, M. Fortoul, the Minister of Public Worship, has called Mr. Lutteroth to his cabinet, and has told him that religious matters in the Haute Vienne are restored on the same footing as before the decree of March 25, 1852. It is hoped that the measure will extend to other localities, and prove a general one. May it be so." THE MIXED COMMISnON COURTS.—The mixed com missions established under treaties with foreign powers for suppressing the traffic in slaves now cost £11,051 per annum. In Sierra Leone we have an arbitrator with a salary of £1,500, and a registrar with £750. At the Havannah, we have a judge with £5OO, and an arbitrator with £5OO. At the Cape, we have a commissioner with £1,200, an arbitrator with £B.O, and a registrar with £5OO. At Loanda, we have a commissioner with £1,500. and an arbitrator with £l,OOO. The contingent expenses, including salaries of clerks and minor officers of these courts amount to £2,500 —Cyil'Serviee Gazette. Cool. SIRINGING.—On Wednesday last, at Aberdare, a resident of Mountain Ash underwent the severe process of " coul stringing." The process involves the being tied to a ladder, which is placed on men's shoulders, and thus the victim is carried along the streets, derided by the assembled crowd, and saluted by every kind of filth — rotten eggs, of course, included. The unfortunate victim in this case, a collier, residing at Mountain Ash, had incurred the displeasure of the women, in seducing a fair demoiselle of Aberdare, concealing the fact that he was a married man with three childien. The sinner was seized at Mountain Ash, and brought to Aberdare, the scene of his delinquencies ; and it was not until the police interfered that lie was relieved from his painful position —Swansea Herald. The Monitenr of Sunday contains a letter addressed to the Prefect of the Police by the Minister of the Inte rior in obedience to an order of the Emperor. It is there sail, that since the powerful impulse given to national industry by the Emperor, a class of men has arisen, who mingle in affairs and undertakings for which concessions are necessary, and pretend their great influ, nee in high places, their secret intelligence, their power of raising difficulties or causing them to disappear. Of these pre tended personal influences it is said a coin plete trade is made, The Emperor desires the public to understand, that in matters which concern the nation personal influ ence is proscribed ; and lie desires the police will use all diligence to bring under the operation of the penal code persons offending as described. THE OLD COACHING INTEREST.—Thnrsday being May day, an occasion of general rejoicing in the old coaching days, a deputation from the English coach proprietors waited on General Wyndham, M.P., at his residence, Mount-street, Grosvenor-square, and presented him with a characteristic " token'' in commemoration of the success of the gallant general's labour in the House of Commons on the last reduction of stage-carriage duty. The " token " was a superb holly four-horse whip, with carved ivory handle and gold mounts; the upper mount also of fine chased gold, having the general's crest and this inscription:—" General Wyndham M.P., from the whips of England, in commemoration of june 27,1855," that being the day on which the gallant general carried a motion in the house to reduce the duty. DREADFUL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—A correspondent of the Boston (United States) Journal, writing from Nashua on April 15, says :—A dreadful accident happened here this afternoon. The Rev. George B. Jewett, late professor at Amherst College, but now pastor of a church in this city, was passing the Concord track at Nashua, when his horse became frightened, and backed upon a coming freight train. Mr. Jewett was accompanied by his wife and only child, a lad of some fourteen years of age. Their chaise was struck by the trair, and they were crushed and terribly mangled by the collision. Mr. Jewett was found beneath the cars, aith one limb nearly severed from the body and otherwise injured. Mrs. Jewett has had one hand amputated; the child lost an arm and leg, and died at seven o'clock this evening. The horse was instantly killed, and the chaise crushed into fine bits. THE ROYAL ACADEMY or ARTS.—The Royal Academy of Arts gave a sumptuous banquet on Saturday to inau gurate their 88th annual exhibition. These festivals are at all times peculiarly attractive. When ministers of state, dignitaries of the church, the highest occupants of the judicial bench, the chiefs of our army and navy, the leading members of both brapches of the legislature, the most eminent representatives of science, literature, and com merce, and celebrated men of every shade of political opinion, all meet together on the neutral ground of a love of art, and join in paying a common homage to the triumph of its votaries, the spectacle presented cannot fail to prove eminently instructive and gratifying. But following so closely upon the proclamation of peace, under who , e benign influence the liberal arts best flourish, the brilliant gathering of Saturday last possessed features of more than wonted interest and fascination. COVENT GARDEN THEATRE.--A meeting of the renters of the late theatre at Covent-garden was held on Saturday at Mr. Robins's rooms, in the Piazza, for the purpose of considering their present position. Mr. Surman (the representative of the proprietors) stated that since the last meeting of the renters and proprietors, about two months since, the Duke of Bedford bad brought an action of ejectment to recover possession of the site of Covent garden Theatre, and early in this present week his grace would, no doubt, re-enter upon the ground, and, consequent upon that event, the proprietors and renters will become divested of all interest in the theatre and the ground. The proprietors had no means of rebuilding the theatre, and had stated their intention of surrendering their leases. Of course they could not expect the duke to remain quiet under these circumstances. Mr. Surman thought the duke had acted liberally in giving up the five quarters' rent due to him. BOARD OF TRADE, Whitehall, Anril 30.—The board of trade notify the reception of a French imperial decree fixing the import duty upon cocoa nut cordage and fibre at the same rate as th a t l ev i e d u p o n cordage and stripped plaits of Spanish broom ; and a second French imperial . decree authorising the admission into France, free of import duty, of iron ribs for strengthening and con necting beams in ship buildings. The privy council for trade have received, through the Secretary of State for foreign affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's consul general at Venice, reporting the cessation sinoe the 25th April last, of the restrictions imposed within the Austrian customs league upon the exportation of grain and flour, and of articles manufactured of them The privy council for trade have received, through the Secretary of State for foreign affairs, a copy of a despatch frona her Majesty's Ambassador at Constantinople, reporting the entire removal of the restrictions upon the export of grain from the Turkish dominions.— I Gazotte POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY, (BEFORE MR. BOLTON.) BASE MouEY.—Ann M'Cormick was charged with attempting to pass base money in Queen's-square. Officer Rosborough, 175, saw the prisoner in the square, and observing her movements, he arrested her, and on search being made at the bridewell, fifteen base shillings were found On her person. She was sent for trial. MOST IMPORTANT 10 MARINE-AV - IRE DEALERS. — James Barlow, an unlicensed marine-store de aler, resid ing in • Bailey-street, and Price Jones, a ginger-beer maker, residing in the same street, were brought up on remand. Mr. Bluck was for Barlow, and Mr. Chilton for Jones. The case involved a question of great im portance to marine-store dealers, so far as Mr. Block's client was coneerned. The history of the case, as it was collected from the evidence of Thompson and Scaife, (two of the detective police) was as follows. For some months past, the officers had suspected the prisoners to be engaged in evil practices, and they had a constant look out on theit movements. The prisoner used to drive about in the ginger-beet cat of Jones, and the con stables strongly suspected that something heavier than " pop" occupied the cart. They were not able, how• ever, until Saturday week last, to come to any conclu sion, and at a very early hour that morning. the police man saw the prisoners drive up the ginger-beer cart to the foundry of Mr. Sarsfield, in Salthouse-lane, and after a short time the officers entered the premises, and found that the prisoners had deposited a quantity of brass, copper, and lead there, and which they intended for sale. The prisoners were arrested, as they could not give any account of how they came by the property. The police suspected that the property formed portion of a quantity that had been stolen from a warehouse in Great Howard street, that had been broken into and plundered on the previous Saturday night. Yesterday week. the prisoners were brought up before the magistrates, when a witness named Robert Lewis, who is in the employment of Mr. Sarsfield, appeared against them, and stated 'that they had brought in the propert‘ , but it had not been paid for at the time when the policeman came in and arrested the prisoners. The witness Lewis, on that occasion, begged hard of the reporters not to mention the name of Mr. S atsfield ; but of course the request was disregarded, mid the case was reported (as it then appeared) in our paper of this day week. The prisoners were yesterday put forward, when the witness Lewis made a long and rather excited statement, in half Welsh and half English. and winding up, begged the reporters would note his speech. This caused a roar of laughter, and one of the magistratel clerks, turning to one of the gentlemen of the press, said, " gentlemen, you will have something to do, to comply with that modest request." The only thing that could be collected from the statement of d the witness, was that they (meaning at the foundry) i not buy nothing from nobody for three days' stuff," and that "they did'nt bought that (meaning the property in question) at all from no one I" This information caused considerable laughter, and our reporter went through some exertion in order to get a translation or explanation of it, and as well as he could obtain it, the following appears to he the meaning. The people at the foundry, when purchasing old metal, brass, copper, or lead, let it lie bye for several days before paying for it, lest there should be anything wrong on the part of the per son selling it, whose name and address were always taken down. It was also elicited that the ol I copper was purchased at 100 per pound, btlt if taken in ex change for other articles, a shilling was allowed for it. Mr. Bluck raised a point in favour of his client, Barlow, and argued that the prisoner had been near a week in jail, and the police had done all they could to prove a case against him, yet they failed. Under the act of parliament the magistrates, he said, had the power of punishing a marine store dealer for not being able to account for the possession of property. provided it was shown to the satisfaction of the magistrates, that a rob bery of similar property (though not identified) had taken place, previous to the property coming into the possession of the marine store dealer. Here was the case of his client, who was in the habit of purchasing smell quantities of metal, and when his stock amounted to a large portion, lie was in the habit of selling it. The police had a week to enquire, and they had totally and signally failed to show that there was any property of the description stolen previous to his client having received it. He would rely on a case (which he cited) decided a few days ago on this point, by Mr. Mansfield, before whom the point was raised and argued, and that learned gaitleman decided that the onus did not lie on the dealer to show where be got the property, but that it must be shown' that property of the de scription had been stolen before it came into the possession of the dealer, and not till then could he he called on to account how he got it. Mr. Chilton, on the part of Jones, his client, showed that he had been em ployed by Barlow to carry the metal in the ginger beer cart ; and the magistrates discharged him. Mr. Black again urged the point he had raised, and, at last, Mr. Bolton consulted with Mr. Mansfield, and his return to the court, he said he would remand Mr. Block's client for another week in order to give him an opportunity still further of showing where he got, or accounting for the metal. Mr. Bluck asked his worship if he was to under stand that Mr. Mansfield had decided that Barton should account for the possession of the metal ? and, therefore, upset a decision which he (Mr. Mansfield) had made a few days ago. Mr. Bolton said if the magistrate had sufficient evidence to satisfy himself, he could remand the prisoner, and in this case he was of opinion that sufficient evidence was before him to remand Barlow for another weep, in order to give him time to account for the possession of the metal. Mr. Bluck said he would refuse, on the part of his client, to give any further account of it, as he relied on the act of Parliament and on Mr. Mansfield's decision on the point, and he would demand the prisoner's discharge that day week. The prisoner was then again remanded for seven days. Tile SWELL MOBSMAN.—John ill'Donnell, the London "mobsinan," who had been remanded, was brought up yesterday by detective Carlyle. The details of this case have been published on two former occasions, and must be quite fresh in the recollection of our readers. He was remanded on the last occasion on suspicion of being concerned in the robbery of 8(.)0 from Mr. Powell in the Manchester Corn Exchange. Mr. Campbell appeared for the prisoner, and contended that there was no eviddence to convict him, and urged his discharge. Mr. Clough said he had received a letter from Manchester in reference to the robbery of Mr. Powell, and there was no further evidence in that case. Mr. Wybergh said it was now for the prisoner to show he was an honest man. The prisoner replied that he was about going to America, and did not wish his family to be plunged into grief in consequence of his arrest. The only thing (he said) against him was, being found in company of a suspicious person (the man Smith, who has been committed for trial.) Mr. Clough said the prisoner was quite well known in London as " Padding ton Jack." Mr. Campbell argued that his client had not committed any offence so as to justify the bench in dealing with him under the vagrant act as a suspicious person. Mr. Bolton, after reviewing the case, said he had sufficient evidence to deal with the case under the vagrant act, and he would therefore send him to prison for three months. The prisoner looked at his worship and said, " Well, if this be justice may I he d—, and G-- d— the whole of you." He was then removed. ALLEGED FELONY IN A CuarEL.—Patrick Collins, who said he was engaged about the Stanley dock, was charged with having picked the pocket of a young female, the wife of a baker, who gave her name as Ellen M•Orrorie. The complainant said she was attending worship in Blackstock street chapel, and the prisoner was quite close to her, and she felt a hand in her pocket, and on examining, she found her pocket picked of 4s 6d, upon winch she gave the prisoner into custody. On search ing the prisoner, 6s and some coppers were found on him, but it did not correspond with the money missed. The prisoner received a good character, and as he was not known to the police, he was discharged. (BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD.) SHIP DESERTION.-A youth, named George Roberts, an apprentice on board the ship Anaquipa, belonging ' to Messrs. Tanton and Davidson, was brought up on a charge of having deserted the ship. Mr. Bluck was for the prisoner, and contended that the boy had been beaten by the mate in a very severe manner, and lie was afraid for his life to return to the vessel. Mr. Thomas Ireland, the master of the ship, said he was not aware that the boy had been beaten, nor did the lad ever com plain to him of ill-usage ; he would not allow such a thing to be done. In reply to Mr. Mansfitld, the boy said he would prefer going to gaol for three months rather than go back to the ship. The lad wac remanded to this day in order to give him time to consider on the point. Barmsn.—Hugh Gallagher, who resides in a court off Peter-street, with a female named Bridget Washing ton, was charged with having committed the following outrage on that woman. From the evidence it appeared that on Saturday evening the prisoner entered the house, and without any cause, seized her by the head and bit her in a furious manner on the forehead, inflicting con siderable wounds on her. In answer to the charge, the prisoner said the woman had fallen down stairs, whilst in a s'ate of intoxication, and that was lion she got hurt, but this was disproved, and the prisoner was sent to gaol for three months. MILITIA SURGEONS.—It has been decided, says the United Service Gazette, that the medical officers of the militia regiments are to receive twelve months' pay as a doucear on disembodiment, subalterns three months' pay, and that quarter-masters are to be confined on the staff. CAVALRY AND INFANTRY BARRACKS.—A return moved for by Sir J. Paxton gives a list of 17 or It; barracks erected at London, Londonderry, Ashton, Bury, Preston. Brecon, Newport, Bristol, Pembroke, Sheffield, Sheer ness, Portsea, and in the Channel Islands during the last 25 years. They are for the most part infantry barracks, and are capable of accommoilating 318 officers, and 9,831 privates. The outlay per man incurred in the building of these barracks varied from 361 to 2081. TRADE REPORT.-MONDAY LIVERPOOL. ConoN : The cotton market to-day has been very steady, the demand has been fair, but in consequence of advices per Washington, holders offer very moderately, and the transac— tions have been limited. The sales—including 500 Eqyo- Can, 6111. to 8d ; 2,500 Surat, 40 to sd—are reported 8,000 bales, of which 3,000 are o►► speculatio❑ and for export. SCOTCH PIG IRON : Our market for warrants closes at 75s 3d to 75s 61, cash. Market flat. SUGAR : There continues a steady demand, with prices very fully supported; the transactions comprise 30 blids vacuum pan Demerara, at 45s 61; 21 hhds Cuba, at 44s ; 1,500 bags Pernams, at 24s 61 to 25s ; and 2,800 bags Paraiba, at 25s per cwt in bond. MoLAssEs AND RUNS : There is nothing to notice. COFFER: 650 bags Ceara have realised 49s 61 per cwt. TEA : The market is slightly firmer, at the same time a plentiful assortment of every grade is upon show ; common Congou is not offered under 9d per lb, with a three months ; prompt. BILE: 1,000 bags Arracau have - found buyers, at 9s; and 1,000 bags Bengal, at 8s 9d to 98 6d per cwt. JUTE : There continues a fair enquiry, 450 bales being reported, at £l4 2s 61 to £l4 1.5.; p P E PPER: We have to notice 50 1) 5-1,-d per lb. LINSEED : 300 bags Calcutta, at 508 per qr. CATTLE : We had a fair demand for beef to-day, at prices rather better than those of last week ; not many beasts left unsold. Sheep were considerably increased in number, with but little change in the value of the best descriptions, but a large number of young Se,otch shorn sheep met a slow sale, at a reduction in price of 2s a he.d, and soma quantity left unsold. 1,870 beasts; 9,844 sheep and lambs. Singapore, black, at LONDON. The following public sales are advertised for to-morrow Sugar: 300 Ude B o.badoes, 6,500 bags Mauritius, 1,700 bags Bengal, and 5 500 bags Madras; Coffee: 1,001 half hales of Mocha, and 1,600 13473 native Ceylon; Saltpetre : 3,300 bags Bengal ; Rice : 5,200 bags Bengal. The priva contract market since Friday have been inactive, except for rice, which Faa been b3u/ht freely at full pikes to a shade advance., chiefly on speculative account. TALLow : The tallow market is quiet on the spot, but there is more disposition to operate for the end of the year. Town tallow is quoted 46s nett cash. Petersburg YC on the spot, 45s ; May to June, 445 9d ; October to December, 455. Arrivals for the week ending 14th M iv last year, 2,288 casks, and delivery, 2,502 casks. The arrivals last week comprised. 808 casks from Russia, and 114 from other places. Total, 1,004 casks. Boßotion Ii1P: The demand for fine hops continues good at frill CORN : The receipts of foreign wheat, oats, and flour were liberal last week, and tilt) show of English wheat on sale troth Essex and Kent was good. The best samples of red English sold at advance of Is to 2s per quarter, and other description' on fully as good terms as before. Fine fresh foreign wheat was also rather dearer. American flour was held Minor, and country flour made is more money per sack. Barley in short supply, and its value unchanged. Notwithstanding rattier large arrivals of oats (upwards of 4 5 , 000 qrs.), a good sale wM ' experienced at about former prices. Beans first. F5l O dull at late rates. Arrivals into London from April 25 to May ' it:e Coastwise : —3,460 qrs. English wheat, 1,735 qrs. English barley, 5,905 qrs. English malt, 195 qrs. English oats, 680 qrs. English beans, 61 qrs English peas, 1,544 sacks English flour; 41. qrs. Scotch barley, 800 qrs. Scotch oats; 1,360 qrs. Irish barley, 16,090 qrs. Irish oats ; 20,329 qrs. foreign wheat, 5,079 qrs. foreign barley, 28,583 qrs. foreign oats, 1,600 qrs. foreign beans,_ 8,493 barrels foreign flour, 5 , 225 sacks foreign flour; E. C Hail. 4,137 qrs. wheat, E C. EA 653 qrs. barley, E. C. Rail. 8,921 qrs. malt, E. C. R..il. 50 6 qrs. oats, E. C. Rail. 35 qrs. beans, E. C. Rail. 2 qrs peas; E. C. Rail. 11,487 sacks flour ; Gt. N. Rail. 874 qrs. wheat; Gt. N. Rail. 257 qrs. malt, Gt. N. Rail. 362 qrs: oats, Gt. N. Rail. 2,144 sacks flour. Exported: 40 qrs. wheat, 7 tire; oats, 20 qrs. beans, 220 cwts. flour. ATlLE.—There was rather above an average supply of beasts on kale in to-day's market in good condi tion ; most breeds had a fair demand at last week's prices. Sheep, the show of which was moderate, met a slow inquiry at late rates. Lambs changed hands to a moderate extent, on former terms. Calves, no change took place in prices. Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 4s to 5s 8d ; lambs, 58 8d to 6s 8d ; veal, 4s 2d to bs 81; pork, 3s 4d to 4s 81— per 8 lbs to sink the offal. Supply : Beasts, 4,185 ; foreign, 64 ; sheep and lambs, 23,210 ; foreign, 350; calves, 91 ; foreign, 50; pigs, 320. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE LIVERPOOL, MAT 6 . WIND YESTERDAY—South-East. HIGH WATER—Morn., 12 2 —Eveg. 12 23 —Height, 20 ft. s ARRIVED. May 4.—Armenian (.a.s.), London. May 5. —Ocean Traveller. Baltimore—Trueno, Corunna. SAILED May s.—Delta (s.s.), Havre—Jane Giasain, Quebec—Argus, Pug. wash—Meng. Aden—Guilhelmina, Lisbon—Perseverance, Camden —Puella, Genoa 10 UTPO R rs. Crookhaven, May s.—Arrived —Al ,atross, Allen, from Melbourne. eft Jan. 18, with 19,000 ounces of gold—Wasdale, inu,y, Antigua. F arra uth, May 2.—Salied —Fortitude, Liverpool. Queenstown, May s.—Arrived — Preuisscher Adler"(a.s.), London —Heni ika, lbrai —Exodu.. Mindaoi, and Tasmania, from Callao Peri, Tarcu,—Telegraph, from Callao, and ordered to proceed to i.ondon—Mary, Baltimore —Heldina, Fog of Tyre, and Gilor;dian, Mazagan—Virtue, Trieste—Maria Teresa, bfarseilre,-3 , braiado. Atlanta, and Bobe t Rose, Alexandria—Sir Jas. Ross, Pernambuco— Electric, and Luther, Mauritius. Dublin, May s.—Arrived—Devin.hire Is.), London. Kingstown, M iy s.—Arrived—H.M.S. Vulture, P ymon'h. Belfast, May 5 Arrived Morning Star, New Or.eans—A. Waabz-, Can ry Islands. Greenock. May 4.—Arrived—Le Mentor, Brest. Sailed, A - ril S. —Laconic. Queb. c—Dira .o, New York—Foam, Jamaica—Hebe, Genoa—Ma se, t , tettin—John Anaerson, Trinidad. MARITIME EXTRACTS. Waterford. May s.—The Lucy, Ring, from Monte Video, with tal low. wool, and hido•, is on fie: Sierra Leone, April 14.—The Recovery, Don;las. with timber for England, has been lost ou the Conflict Beef, off River Nutnet. Crew saved. Falmouth, May 3. —The Blake, of Liverpool, was passed a derelict, April 21, in la , . .50 N., lon. 27 W.—[M.m.: The Blake was ..ban. doned, March 29, in lat. 42, 100. 33, and is drifting towards the coast of IrOand.] San Francisco. March 19. —The American clipper Hlehflyer c'eared at this port for Hong Kan', Cict. 24. and has not sim e b .en heard of. Foal, May s.—Arrived—Rord tie.i , ge, Po , ter, from , wansea. with part of cargo damaged by water Pa , ing through the deck—Adrian. from Baltimore for Belfast, leaky, in quarantine. FOREIGN PORTS. Susan, Evans, hence at Rouen• Annette Gilbert, Bennett hence; and Janet Willis. Wood, from Hone Kong—both at San Francisco. Baltic (U.S./9.1 S.), Africa (R.M.S.), and Ericsson (U.S.M.S)--all hence at /slew York. Celrnq, Jay, hence off Bonny. Ferozepore, and Majestic—b th from Bonny at Fernando Po. P ram,itt. , , hence at Oid Calabar., Pacific, hence at Nl,ideira. Alvac inn hence at Lisbon. (,), hence at Genoq. Speed ',die,' from Tenertffs for Liverpool, April It. Petrunella, hence at Elsinore tor Konigsberg. Granville, hence at Elsinore. • Eurydice, I.ence at Beyrout. Blai:en...y, hence at Newhaven:leaky. B tibec (s.s.), hence at Havre. stir, hence at Helveet. BIRTHS. On the 2gth ult., at Whitttleld House, Everton, the wife of D. Crow hwaite. Erg., or a son. On the 3rd inst., the wife of Mr. J. B. Robinson, Harover.strest. of a daughter. On the sth inst., the wife of Mr. Robert Dsyies, New Ferry. Cheshire, of a daughter. MARRIAGES. f On the Ist inst., at Trinity Church, S ,utliport, Mr. A. A. Grecson to Elizabeth, only daughter of the late Mr. John Rigty, formerly of Wigan. On the 4th inst., at St. Georke's Church, Wolverhampton, by the Rev. Colin Campbell. Mr. Will am Boulton, Chester, to Catherine, eldest daughter of the late George Brook, of St. James's-square, Wolverhamp on DEATHS. On the 28th ult., aged 27 years, Mr. Thomas Bond, ironmonger, Fishergate, Preston. Ou the 3rd inst., in his 71st year, highly esteemed. John Riley. Esq., of Brearley Houso, HebdNn Bri ge, merchant. one of her Ma. jetty's justices of the peace for the West Riding of Yorkshire. and a director of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. Births, Marriages, and Deaths, are only inserted when sent to our Office duly authenticated. CLOCKS! SWISS CLOCKS! CLOCKS! SWISS LILLIPUTIAN ALARUM CLOCKS, To be had at ss. Gilt Faces, 65.. Porcelain Faces, __ ....... ...... AT MESSRS• ABRAHAMSON BROTHERS, WATCH AND CLOCK MANUFACTURERS AND JEWELLERS, 24, RENSHAW-STREET. THE CAMP AT ALDERSHOTT.—A general order has been issued from the Horse Guards to the regiments which took part in the recent review at Aldershott, expressing the Queen's satisfaction with the efficiency displayed on that occasion. CORONER'S I NW:ESTS. — Yesterday, H. H. Statham, Esq., held the fJllowing inquests :—On the body of a sailor, named Giovanni Demetrio, aged 19, who was on board the ship Odessa. The deceased was up in the shrouds of the vessel on Saturday, when, having lost his hold, he fell on the deck, and was to y o s killeeedonetel: as theespot. There was not the least blame accident. Verdict aceordinpgoloyr.—felOionw t l h os et hisbody od le p y if of ure m ly e b ry y Ellen Wright, aged five years, who resided with her mother at 88, Green-street, Vauxhall-road. On Saturday, the child was left in a roam with other children ; there was a fire in the apartment, and the clothes of the deceased basing ignited, she died from the injuries received. Verdict, acci dental death.—Ou the body of Ellen Prendable, a widow, aged 34, who resided at 8 Court, Bell-street. The deceased, it appeared, whilst engaged in ironing some clothes, fell in a tie, and the hot iron setting fire to her garments, she died from the injuries received therefrom. Verdict in accordance with the evidence.—Oa the hods , of Christopher Grayor, aged sixty years, who resided at 51, Chi-enhale-street. The deceased went to bed on Saturday night, in a state of intox ication, and, early on Sunday morning, he complained of a pain in his stomach ; he died shortly afterwards. Verdict, " Died of natural causes, by the visitation of God." to ly to a? of i al° t he tha t ' 010 P ies, l ti le ' a bi f e d dry l6 ; ,ssag" o dai' bb e l l ' kl 3"