The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-20 00:00:00

WILLIAM ROBERTS & CO., Ship ' Store !II Dealers and Export Bottlers, 10 and 12, Cooper's Liverpool THE STEAM-SHIP Nt\ GOLDEN A GE tt/A.V- FOR AUSTRALIA. --- -- - 93110 1s now ON VIEW in the HIISKISSON DOCK; She is largest and most magnificently fitted steam ship'in the world.—For Cards of Admission apply to MILLERS & THOMPSON, 4, Drury-lane, Liverpool. Commercial Amt FRIDAY. On FRIDAY next, the 21st instant, at one o'clock, at the Brokers' Sale-room, Derby-buildings ) Fenwick-street, The brig ELIZA ; 4bout 200 tons o. ii., 178 tons N. M. ; built at St. John's, rewfoundland, in 1841. She has had large repairs recently, sheathed with zinc, well found in stores, and suited for 250 tons dead weight. Dimen- T;rt`'f"vn ~~.~ coasting , purposes ; carries ons about : Length, 82 feet; breadth, 22 feet ; depth, 12 ;et 8 inches ; lying east side George's Dock. For further liars appiy, to TONGS, CURRY, and CO., Broker §mie ON SALE, 4 , k The well-known Al Dartmouth-built Brigantin MERSEY, 208 tons N. rt. ; built at Dart m"Tv a jole' 217 tons o. nouth in 1839, and classed A 1 for twelve years ; in 185] he was continued A 1 for four years, and underwent horough overhaul last year. She is a most excellent Vessel a very - handsome model, stoves well at a moderate draft o water. and noted for her regular passages, and for having in. t condition. Lyinf., ably delivered her c eorge's Dock. .goes in the fix For fUrther particulars TONGS; ' CURRY, and CO., BrokE H O - U S I iGENTS HAVINC R.REMISES TO LET OR SELL SHOULD A D •V I T I S'E IN THE OR THER N DAILY AT A CHARGE OF TIMES SIXPE N C E. :es-19, SOUTH JOHN STREET, LIVERPOOL ; 9, PRTNCESI STREET, MANCRESTEI ERVANTS WANTING SITUATIONS PERSONS WANTING SERVANI • should Advertise in the ORTHERN DAILY CHARGE S I X P_l TIMES Published every morning, at 19, South John-street. Liverpool, and 9. Princess-street. Manchester. TO CORRESPONDENTS No notice can be taken of anonymous communications. Whatever is intended for insertion must be authenticated by the name and address of the writer; not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of his good faith. We cannot undertake to return rejected communications. All communications, Books for Review, etc., to be for warded to the Editor must be addressed to the Publisher, CHARLES WiLiziEn, and those from London may be sent to the care of Nessrs. Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. THURSDAI OCTOBER 1853 present threatening state of things at the first terrible illustration w e ha` ree4rd, of the direful result of that premature and ill-advised application of the " Screw" by the Bank of , England, to which we have so often alluded in the columns of the NORTHEN DAILY TIMES. Th suspension of labour throughout the Northern, of manufacturing districts, was the probable and dis- sterous consequence we predicted as like follow from the adoption of such a course to meet I, mere semi-political necessity. Previous to the idvance made in the rates of interest for mom trade was prosperous, and the activity whic isted in every branch of industry was the happy reflex of the success which attended the trade and commerce of those countries whose want& we wei fg, and whose pr n return .e receiving In•the strikes which took place while our trade stood and was progressing on this intelligible and propitious fobting, the differences between the employers and employed were readily adjusted, and the industrial production of the country -istained. But now, that the money-market is screwed" down to a, pitch litti short of a universal refusal to afford'aceommodation to trade, and the, greatest doubt and apprehension pre- tails as to what the London bankers may do to-morrow Or next day, we must deny entirely the truth of the assertion'put forth by the Operatives' Committee at Preston, that they are the victims of capital: The fact is, they are the victims of the very opposite element in our social and political namely, the want of capital When the rate of interest demanded for money ly to the profit derivablE ,pproximates too clos 1 the employm )f labour prudent and 3ual .course is to discontinue the employment of and it is a very nice question to decid ie`ther the mills in Preston would not have been closed,. as they are at present; from the dearness of alone, and in the absence of any strike on the part of the operatives. One of the most eon- spicuous reasons assigned by the organs of the London bankers for raising the rates of interest was, that the industrial classes had become horders of money the extent of two or three pounds eab'h,. and at in order to remedy the evils likely to accrue from this ,ource, it was necessary to -arrest the current from whence it arose. It was also urged that our trade was becoming speculative and hazardous, and that it Was expe- dient to apply the usual test, in order to judge of )undness. With these and ti, variety of other causes, all tending to ,confitse, if not embarrass, the large employer of labour, we do not see how the advance demanded by the operatives could be conceded. That the cogent reasons we assigned )account for the increased suspension of laiDour throughout the country within the last two months, has, we have no doubt, influenced many of the .eston emplqers in adopting the closing move- The Committee of Associated Masters, however,.assign a different cause, and will not re. calve any proposal from, or acknowledge the Com mittee of Operatives, except indeed as a dangerous combination, which they reftise to treat w ith i n any GiTe up your Committe( and lay aside all appeax . ance of combinittion, before you think of king us to listen to your demands is the lam, guage of the Masters' Committee; and in this we think:they are perfectly justified, seeing that they are in no way to blame from the adverse turn the affairs of the country have taken. The employer is in all such cases t a loser t ployed ; and the ale-house brawlers, who talk of the tyranny of capital, and its monopoly, are the most dangerous guides the people could. follow. Tfie reverses which we have experienced in trade, manufactures, and commerce, are subjects which are far beyond the comprehension of such sl44l4Veaded demagogues ; and as they are by Ya l its - 4.emplex to be dealt with successfully in the Tiohiniitlke-room of an Operative Association, we earneS4 commend the " turn ou t s " t o a b andon their.. tradt , ' combinations, and look to their elec- do i bcs6o4 for the redress of grievauces which are ± - 104CO'n'ational than local, and in the meantime to - V s tituN(tiptheir work, with full confidence in the 4 1 / 4 tliviktrEL&ohsideration of their employers. the various eireuaistances which have led to the suspeasion of :labour, end the general embarrassments of our trade and manufactures an brought under discussion in the proper quarter, we shall be found at our posts, as the true expo nents of the losses sustained byindustry, and the serious injuries done to trade. The position 'in which the question of employer and employed at Weston stands at this moment, will be found in the accounts furnished in another column by our own Reporter: SOME of our contemporaries have been amusing themselves of late by vilifying Turkey and the Turks. Admitting the truth of the accusations so gratuitously asserted, it would be both ill-timed and impolitic at this moment to give expression to them. But there is no mistaking the animus which uch aqiefaiious course 'of policy. The truth is, now that Turkey and Russia are pre paring for the brunt of armed contest, attempts have been made to withdraw sympathy from the has suggested former, and - damp popular feeling in favour of the Turkish- people. We deprecate the idea o making the Eastern question savour of the odin It is purely a question of inter national right ; and as such should rest entirely theologicunt upon its merits, apart from extraneous and irrelevant considerations. That• Russia has been the aggressor, even those must admit who are loudest in sounding forth thc )f the Turkish empire, and the mis overnment of the SULTAN. The London Times which a day or two ago, thought fit, in it: rottennes apient wisdom, to enlighten our pro v i nc i a _ • ignorance, by informing us that the Turks are —and which would willingly put unbelievers an extinguisher upon the Turkish empire to-morrow if it could —ventures not either to deny or justify the aggression of the AUTOCRAT. In one of its leading articles of yesterday, although in it general )caling decidedly unfavourable to the Ottoman PORTE, it nevertheless joins issue Ivitl one portion of the SULTAN'S Manifesto :—" Such case does it (the Manifesto) establish against Ru sian violence, that a reader unacquainted with the broad bearings of the.question, and the peculia. relations of the two. Governments, would conceive that Turkey had been absolutely faultless in the transactions which created the quarrel. And this, indeed, as far as the present embroilment is con cerned, is little more than the truth. The PORTE has given Russia no cause of complaint whatever; it has endured great provocation with much forbear ance, and, with an obvious desire to avoid a rupiure, it has arisen at last only against continued aggres lion, and the casus belli now accepted is a true case, and constituted solely by the acts of its enemy." If this, then, be true, why not permit Turkey un reproachedly to assume the attitude of defence,—to endeavour by amicable arrangement, if possible but if not laving recourse to that stern alter- native which nations; in such cases, adopt, to re gain her just rights, and retain sovereignty over her own dominions Why recall the improprieties or crimes which once characterised Turkish rule, when they either exist not at all, or under consider able modifications ? Where is the nation in exist- is will bear scrutiny, or whose institutions and government at the present moment can be regarded as the beau ideal of perfection. If there be any one nation in particular whose go vernment is remarkable for its freedom from ble- wishes, certainly Russia cannot lay claim to the distinction. Indeed, we doubt much whether the subjects of the SULTAN would, in the slightest dE free, be improved under Muscovite rule. probability is, that they would become worse see, therefore, no. just cause why any portion of the English Press should adopt the dishonourable course of endeavouring to gain some little popu larity for the one Power by vilifying the other. The attempt must prove a failure. And all who do not look through their spectacles must perceive that the whole transaction is nothing but a ruse de /uerre, which is sure to neutralize the very ends it was intended to•promote. Those minions of the Press whose interest. lies in playing the Russian game, and advocating the aggressive policy of the CZAR, have not hesitated to assert that this country meditated the abandon ment of 'the Ottoman interests. The fact is other wise. Never did one nation More cordially take up the cause of another than England does that of the PORTE. Instead of wishing to retrace its steps, the British CABINET is fully and fixedly resolved to render that support to Turkey in the her rights, which the necessity of It will not suffer the grasp- AT to encroach one inch further upon maintenance o the case may require ing AIIT( the ii htful dominions of the SULTAN, without experiencing for himself and his armies that " guerre a outrance" which he has asserted it is his intention to wage against the "Pagans." We do hope that both journalists and public speakers will refrain from raking up whatever of evil they might find in the Ottoman Empire, as a set-off against its present demands. To join the CZAR in his base attempts to enlarge his dominions and encroach upon the liberties of Europe, is un becoming the dignity of the English people. But not to recognise the strong justice and inviolability of the SULTAN . s claims, would assuredly expose us to the contempt of every enlightened nation. THE CLIPPER-SHIP " MARCO .POLO."—Since the arrival of the above justly celebrated ship from Australia, extensive alterations which the experience of the two past voyages had' suggested for the comfort and convenience of the passengers, have been made in every department where any deficency existed. The second cabin state rooms, which formerly had four sleeping berths in each, now contain only two sleeping berths,. although the size of the state rooms have not been diminished, an arrangement which must tend greatly to the comfort and health of the passengers. The third cabins" have also been considerably enlarged and im proved. A new galley and cooking apparatus, calculated to cook for ono thousand persons, has also been added. On deck, in the fore part of the ship, eight additional large stationary water-closets have been erected, specially for the convenience of the second and third-class cabin passengers. The Marco Polo is rapidly filling with passengers, and will positively sail in the first week of November. Messrs. Baines, and Co., the owners of the Marco Polo, have purchased a small steam-ship, which will be taken out in the Marco Polo, intended for conveying the passengers and their baggage going out by their line of ships from the anchorage (which is some distance from Melbourne), to the wharf, in a short time and free of expense. A stewardess is attached to the Marco Polo for the convenience of the lady passengers, and the cabin is also furnished with a handsome piano-forte. It is the intention of the owners of the Marco Polo, should the wind prove adverse when she is ready for sea, to have her towed clear of the land, so that passengers will have no detention either in the river or in the channel from that cause. ARCHITECTURAL SOCIETY.—A meeting of this so iety was held at the Royal Institution, last night, the chair was taken by Mr. Hay.. The secretary having read several com munications, Mr. Huggins proceeded to read an essay upon !olumnar architecture. The principal subject of the essay lefence of the Corinthian column, and the Greek portico in general, - againit the objections raised by Mr. Ruskin in "his stones of Venice," and a protest against the superiority , which lie assigns to the Gothic and even the Byzantine forms of architecture. Mr. Ruskin's intense delight in colour was condemned by the essayist, who contended that architecture in its highest sense was the reproduction ofnature abstracted from colour. The essayist pronounced the Corinthian column of Jupiter Stator to be the finest combination in architecture of the expression of beauty and utility.. He that the portico might be introduced with much advantage into the architecture Of modern streets, and pointed out the advantages which would arise from the in troduction of a covered footway - in our leading thorough fare, in which the lateimprovements in the manufacture of glass might be prodUctive rof many advantages. The con clusion of the essay was lou'dly applauded. A highly inte resting conversation then arose respecting the truth of the doctrines laid down by, Mr. Ruskin in his last work, and his position and merits as an audio, tad instPuctor. THE NEW RECEIPT STANIP.-Considerable incon venience appears to have oceurrat ! the provinces in con -•1 sequence - of thp deficient sumivirt flu now receipt stamps, :vas def also sun. WEST DERBY UNION. Yesterday the usual weekly meeting of the Board of Guardians for the above Union, was held at the Board room of the Union House, West Derby-road. Mr. J. HARRISON, in the chair. The other Guardians present were :—The Rev. W. Badnall, Messrs. Kirkus, Lunt, Jeffries, Wensly, Abrahains,, Mountford, Brown, G. Har rison, Fleyes, Carter,latterscll, Alpass, Mc Gee, Shawe r and Owen. ..z The routine business having been disposed of, the Clerk to the Board read the following communication relative to the LAW OF SETTLEMENT "Poor Law Board, Whitehall, Oct. 18th. " am directed by the Poor Law Board to forward to you for the consideration of the Guardians o ithe West Derby Union, and for observations which they may be desirous of making thereon, a copy of a communication which the Board have received from the Board of Supervision for the Relief of the Poor in Scotland, relative to the removal of an aged woman from that Union to Scotland. lam directed to add that the Poor Law Board have written to the Board of Supervision for the name of the woman referred to, and the date on which she was removed from the West Derby Union, to Scotland, and they will communicate to the Guar dians these further particulars of the case so soon as they are informed of them. " I am, your obedient servant, " COURTNEY, Secretary. "W. Cleaver, Esq., Clerk to the West Derby Board of Guardians." Copy of a communication to the Poor Law Board from the Board of Supervision for the Relief of the Poor in Scotland, relative to the removal of an aged woman from the West Derby Union to Scotland. "Board of Supervision, Edinburgh, Oct. 7th. " 11,4• Lord. —I am directed by the Board of Supervision for the Relief of the Poor in Scotland, to transmit to you the accompanying copy of a letter from the Inspector of the Poor at Luss, dated Oct. 4th, respecting the removal from the West Derby Union to Scotland, and I am requested also to lay the same before the Poor Law Commissioners for Eng land, and favour the Board with their opinion as to the propriety of the removal, and as to the manner in which it is stated to have been conducted.—l am, &c. " Lord Courtney." "W. P. WARNER. Copy of a letter from the Inspector of the poor of Luss, to the Secretary of the Board of Supervision, Edinburgh : " Sir,—l am directed by the board of this parish, to let you know the following particulars respecting an old woman who was born in this parish, left it when young, and resided in Liverpool for a period of thirty-seven years. Her husband being a soldier, and having a pension, along with their own industry, suppo r ted th emse l ves up to the period of the husband's death, which took place in .tho month of September, 1852. All means of support being then cut off, and she being unable to support herself, appli e d to the West Derby Union Workhouse for support, and was admitted into the workhouse ; but in a few days, the Governor told her she must be s en t t o S co tl an d. Sh e being very unwilling to be separated from her family, having four residing in Liverpool. But it would not do, so she was taken before the magi s t ra t es , an d sworn to her parish of birth, and was accordingly sent per steamer to Glasgow and left in the Broomielaw, without money and withour friends, and almost unable to walk from the effects of rheumatism and other infirmities ; had she not been observed by some humane person who conducted her to a night asylum, where she was looked after for the night, and in the morning was sent to the Inspector of the Poor. Her statement is as follows :—That they resided in Liverpool for a period of thirty-seven years, about six years in the last house they occupied, and paid their rent to the landlord, and supported themsevles up to the period of her husband's death. The Board hoped that the Board of Supervision will give their advice in this case, and say what the English Poor Law is, and if the Liverpool autho rities legally carried it out, by sending the person referred to, to Scotland.— I am Sir, DUNCAN MCFARLINE, Inspector of Poor. Secretary to Board of Supervision, Edinburgh. The clerk said the great omission in the correspondence was, that it did not mention the name of the woman, nor when she was. removed. It stated that she res id e d in Liverpool, and not in the West Derby Union. A Relieving Officer, and the Master of the House, said theArecollected the circumstanc es : —Th e woman ' s name was Biddy MacKenzie. ALrAss : Was she removed by an order of removal to Scotland ? Officer : —She was taken before the magistrates, and a removal order was made. The Master .of the House.—She said she had lived Ash-grove, when she was removed. She was removed in the regular way. - The Clerk suggested the best course to be adopted would be for him to. wnte to the authorities. The Rev. W. BADNALL : When the woman was removed, did you go with her to Scotland, or did you send her ? Officer : She was sent by the packet, and she was provided with food and money. The Rev. W. BADNALL condemned the system of persons being sent by packet without some persons accompanying them, to give them into the charge of the authorities of the place where they were removed to. Mr. M‘GRE remarked that it would b e a tt en d e d w i t h a great expense, to send a person wiih all the paupers who were removed. The REV. W. BADNALL wished to inquire of the Clerk, whether the law did not require such to be done ? The Clerk replied in the negative. He said the person removed was, with the removal order, given into the charge of the captain of the vessel. The Rev. W. BADNALL : Then it was a most infamous law ; I was a disgrace to the laws of this country ; it was a, law that might not to be submitted to or tolerated, and he could not sufficiently speak in condemnation of it. Mr. TATTERSELL fully concurred in, the observations uttered by Mr.. Badnall. The Clerk said he did not see that there was any particu lar hardship in the case. The parties were removed, they were sent away, provided for,land on the arrival of the packet they could obtain relief. Mr. M'GEE—When they arrive they can obtain relief as well as they could in this country. It was the duty of the authorities of the places, whether in Ireland or Scotland, to pick up such cases and render assistance; the same as their officers did here. The Rev. W. BADNALL considered the practice exceedingly objectionable. The persons were sent away without any money. Where were they to get assistance ? If it was the law of England, it was a law that was an outrage on huma nity, and common feeling. Mr. 'JEFFRIES : • Can we amend the law ? The Rev. W. BADNALL : Yes; we can amend any law. Mr. SHAW : Could not see that the law was so bad. The Guardians had a person removed, to whom they gave money to go with ; but if they were to send a person with each case, they would require, at least, 150 officers. He could not see that such a course was necessary. They gave them money, and if the parties choose to expend that money in whiskey, they, the Guardians, could not help it. Surely the Guardians were not bound -to find such persons with whiskey. Mr. 71-lEYES was about to offer some remarks, when The CHAIRMAN said there was no subject before tho board, and the discussion dropped, it being understood' that the Clerk would communicate with the authorities on the sub ject, and report thereon at a future meeting. UNPAID SALARY. The Clerk read a letter from Mr. Palgrave, solicitor, re questing the Board to pay him the salary due to Mr. Dean ; who was confined in a lunatic asylum. After a brief con- versation, the Clerk was instructed to apply to the auditor for his sanction to pay Mr. Palgrave. OUT-STANDING ACCOUNT. The Clerk said he had received an account from a Mr. Scot ten, requesting the payment of a bill which had been stand ing since 1848 for work done by him during the visitation of the cholera. The bill had not been presented before. He (the Clerk) had examined it, and fou n d it correc t th a t the work had been done, but he could not say who it was that had done it. The Clerk was instructed to make inquiries as to whether the work was actually done by Scott,en, and if so, to Write to the auditor to get his sanction for the payment. RESIGNATION OF THE STORE-BEEPER, A letter was read from George Hulme, the store-keeper of the Workhouse, begging the Guardi a n s to accept his resigna tion of that office, on the ground of ill health, and thanking them for past favours. _ Mr. AipAss moved that the resignation be accepted, and that the clerk be instructed to insert an advertisement in the several new9apere, for a successor. Mr. TirrimsELL seconded the motion. After a protracted discussion, during which several amendments were moved and seconded, on a division, Mr. Alpass's motion was carried, and the clerk was instructed to advertise for a Store-keeper. Mr. KIRKIIS gave notice that he should move the, appoint ment of Roberts as Store-keeper, on Wednesday next. THE CHOLERA A letter was read from the General Board of Health, requesting to be furnished with a return of the localities in the Union, where epidemic, and endemic diseases were most prevelent, and also where cases of cholera and diarrhoea were most frequently found AixAss said that since the last visitation of cholera, in .1849, they had not had such arses in that Union. The Rev.W. BADNALL directed attention to the locality of the Old Swan, which was scarcely ever free from epidemic disease The CLERK suggested the propriety of applying to Mr. Fitzpatrick for tho names of the localities where those diseases were most prevalent. The CHAIRMAN considered it would be best to apply to the medical officers of the Union.—This suggestion was adopted. The Rev. W. BADNALL said that most of the gentlemen present would recollect a conversation which took place on the Health Committee, at: the Town Hall. Dr. Duncan had strongly urged the necessity of house to house visitation, should there be an occasion for it, by the breaking out of cholera. If that disease should break out, they ought to be prepared, therefore, he would suggest that the officers of - each district should be requested to furnish the names of two persons competent to carry out such visitation. It had becii suggested that such house to house visitation should be ,carried out by lay-men ; but he had understood that there RN DAILY TIMES. Were many young med Illy competent would to them REMOVAL OP NUISANCES, The return was - orciered to be prepared PUBLIC HEALTH ACT REPAIRS TO THE TIOSPITAI chased at a cost not exceeding £1 several minor orders, relative to the ma institution, the Board separated. Torres gtraiis, has leached this studies tts.dmvc such appointments ; therefore, v he should urge the neces sity of each district sending in the names of such persons as were willing and competent to undertake such visitation should it be required. If such a course were adopted, they would be prepared, in case such an emergency should.arise. Mr. ALPASS said' the - salary for, such services would be L 2 per week. -'lifter a brief desultory conversation the recommendation was adopted, and the Clerk received his instructions accordingly. • - The CLERK ,then referred to the number of orders which had been made for the removal of nuisances, scarcely any of which - had been attended to, the result of which was, that the orders had become a dead letter. He recommended the appointment of a person to enforce the removal of the nuisances, after the order for such had been obtained. An n official named Downes, who had comparatively nothing whatever to do, should render assistance in that department. Mr. SHAW moved for a return of the expenses attending upon the removal of nuisances, and. what the Union had received. The CLERK said, with the exception of one case, the Union had not lost a single farthing. Mr. ALPASS, after alluding to the defective state of the drainage in Springfield-street, Old Swan, and some of the rural parts of the Union ; particularly Bootle, moved a reso- , lution to the effect, that it would be impossible to perma nently remove the nuisances existing, 'unless the Public Health Act was applied to that district. This resolution was unanimously adopted, and directed it to be forwarded to the overseers, as the opinion of that Board on the subject. Mr. Martin's contract, for repairs Co beaT)ne to the Hospital, amountirg to £355, was accepted. The other contract for the same work was £456. A, clock was directed to be pur __ for the Hospital. After TOTAL WRECK OF A LIVERPOOL SHIP. EIGHT LIVES LOST. An account of the distressing wreck of the ship Bourneuf )f Liverpool, on a great detach d reef at the en - U. - mice of ti .7 • The vessel' sailed from H o b son ' s Bay, Australia, on the 15th July, and on the 3d August got on shore on the reef, and became a total wreck. In attempting to leave the wreck, the Captain (Bibby), his wife, her sister, and five of the seamen, were drowned, a sea having struck the bo a t when half lowered, which broke the davits and drove the boat under the ship's counter. The rest of the crew miracu lously escaped, six seamen and a young apprentice, Alfred Brownless, a native of Liverpool, are reported as badly bruised. Everything* was lost, and many of the crew were naked. Those saved, thirty-one in number, were picked up by a Dutch vessel, the " Everdina Elizabeth," bound from Sydney to Batavia. Afterwards six of the men were drafted to the British barque, "Earl Grey," bound to Bombay ; • the chief mate is coming home in the French barque, " Julius Cesar," bound to Havre. The statement does not furnish the names of the men that were drowned. • The "Bodrneuf" was a new ship, of 1400 tons, and com menced her first voya ge on th e 26 t h M ay, 1852, f;•om Liver pool to Port Phillip with a large number of government emigrants. COUNTY COURI:-YESTERD. The: court , sat at ten o'clock on y es t er d ay, and several trifling actions for debt were disposed of. JONES V MCKEE. —This . was an action brought by Messrs. Jones and Co, woollen drapers, of Lord-stre e t, to recover X 9 13s Id, the valu e of goo d s sold and delivered to the defendant. An assistant in the employment of the plaintiffs, appeared to prove the debt.—Court: How d o y ou know : the_ amount ?-.-Witness': Froin the books.--Court : Have . you the books here ?—Witnesi : No.—Court.: I can not allow you to speak from the books unless the books are produced here. Did you deliver the goods ?—Witness : No, the porter did.—Court : Is the porter here ?—Witness: He is not.—Court : This is really a thing which ought not to be allowed; persons coinin g her e an d bringing an action with out bein g prepared with thei r p roo f s . P oor peop l e may b e excused, and ignorant people, but there is not that excuse for sending you hero to-day with a piece of paper, which you are not allowed by law to use, upon which you have put down something that you know nothing about. Persons who do these things should pay th e cos t o f their folly. The amount of time which: is .thus unnecessarily occupied pre vents a ,neat deal of important mercantile business . being attended to, which ought to be attended to, and obliges me to put off a great .number of people who hav e th e i r cases • prepared. You take out a suirmAins.against a man for goods sold and delivered, and you must prove the delivery. Bring your proofs here at some period of the day. The case then stood over until about three o'clock, when evidence of the delivery of the goods, and the amount was produced, and the Court gave a verdict for the amount claimed, less is 4d, which was not proved. _ _ _ LANGAR v bEANE.—Mr. Hughes appeared for the plain tiff. Mrs. Langar, who claimed £1 18s 7d from defendant, for.dainage done to a window in her shop, hy a cart belong ing to him. Mr. Hime appeared for the defendant. Police Officer, Joseph, Edmundson, *- deposed, that on the 4th of August last, he was on duty at the Waterloo-road, and at the. south-west gate of the Clarence-dock, he saw a cart be longing to the defendant, the wheel of which caught against the pillar of the gate, and the driver backing the horse carelessly across the road, dashed .the back of the cart against the window of Mrs. Langar's shop, the frame of which was completely, driven in. The witness deposed that in his opinion the damage done was wholly owing to the negli gence of the driver, who might, if he had been careful, have backed the cart up a street at the corner of which the house stood, and thus have avoided doing any injury. On thepart 'of the defence, it was alleged, that defendant had sent a man to repair the injury, but that Mrs. Langar sent him away. It appeared, however, that the defendant only meant to have patched the old frame, instead. of getting in a new one . Evidence was given by the plaintiff to show that the amount of her claim was reasonable, that the work.had been done, and was necessary. The Court gave a verdict for the full amount claimed.. • ACCIDENTAL DEATH.—On Saturday, John Brozier, master cooper, Kent-square, whilst going up the stairs in his house, slipt his foot and fell backward, fracturing three ribs. He died of this injury on Monday. DEATH FROM BURNING.—On the 2nd inst., a little girl named Elizabeth Kelly, living at James's Place, Worrich-street, was left by her mother in the care of a blind lad whom she had at nurse with her. During her absence she heard screams, and, on retiring found the child was very much burnt, of which injury it died on Tuesday -in the Southern Hospital. Six casks of pickled pork, and six of beef, sup posed to have been stolen from. the docks, were yesterday discovered by the police in a coal yard in -Back Beau-street. Four parties are in custody charged with the robbery. • ATTEMPT AT SUlClDE.—Yesterday about One o'clock, a respectably-dressed young man threw himself into the basin from George's pier-head, and was nearly drowned before being rescued. Two Men put off in a boat from the stage, and succeeded in catching the unfo r t una t e i n di v id ua l, but he made great resistance, and swore he would destroy himself. He was, however, prevented, and • taken to the station at the Prince's dock-&•ate, and given in charge to the police. He refused at the time to tell his name. He was tipsy, and was apparently labouring under delirium tremens. The police took charge of him for the present. • • THEATRE RorAL.---Last night, Mr. Baker took his benefit, and an exceedingly crowded house fully testified the favour in which this now veteran and justly popular actor stands with the public of Liverpool. The play selected for the occasion was the favourite• comedy of the " Game of Speculation," and in witnessing the acting of Mr. Charles Mathews, who performed the part of Mr. Afable Hawk, one had very little difficulty in detecting the charm which obtained for this comedy so pre-eminent a success on the London boarils. Mr. Baker sustained the part of Earthworm, and his pourtrayal of the character of the old miser, whose cupidity makes him more than once the victim of the cajolery of the arch-speculator Hawk, was frequently applauded. Miss F. Baker played the part of Julia Hawk, in her wonted manner, and was also deservedly applauded. The other characters in the piece w ere like wise well sustained. The .farce of " Little Toddlekins" concluded the performances. This piece has been written by Mr. C: Mathews, but we confess that, in our opinion, its success is solely owing to th e fi n i s h e d ac ti ng o f i ts author. THE RIGHTS OF `MIEN.-A day or two ago, the magistrate at the Lambeth police office, (the Hon. Mr. Norton's Court) received a letter from a lady, suggesting an alteration in the law of husb an d and wife, which would seem, to be a subject well worthy of consideratipn. The writer laments that, under the present law of England, a woman, who is separated from her husband, ,is unable to exercise any trade independently of her, husband, so as to secure to herself the profits. The husband may, at any time, upon finding his wife in a prosperous way, of business, pounce upon her, appropriate her savings, and overthrow ll her meritorious endeavours to maintain herself and her family. This is an injustice in our law, and an alteration would tend to remedy the hardships suffered by married women PRESTON COTTON SPINNERS —APPEALS AGAINST DEcasioNs OF MAGISTRATES.—At the Preston Quarter Ses sions, which commenced yesterday, there are a number of appeals against conviction* by borough magistrates, for inti midation by the factory hands during . the strike. These cases (in which Mr. Sergeant Wilkins is specially retained on behalf of the appellants) are fixed for Saturday next. The mansion of the late Earl Ducie in Belgrave square has just been disposed of. Its estimated value was £14;000. THE COUNTY COURTS' COMMISSION.--The COM mission, named by the Lord Chancellor, to investigate the practice ,of County Courts, will pursue its i nquir i es . A question is likely to arise whether an appeal in. cases ,of insolvency, should not be given to the Insolvent Debtors' Court. THE COTTON SPINNERS' PR BS' 2' ON. TURN-OUT (FROM OUR OWN REPORTER.) According to the present aspect of the turn-out, there .does not seem to be the slightest probability of a settlement of the'dispute between the masters and the men for some time Yesterday a large mcetinG , of the turn-outs w as h e ld on the Marsh, a n i mmense plot of land, about a mile from the town. It was calculated that, at various parts of the day, the number present would range from 10,000 t o 15,000. The meeting was ra th er a general gathering of the hands, than one convened for any special object. No formal reso lutions were passed, but the meeting was addressed during the day by several speakers, who urged upon all present the desirability of union and firmness, and earnestly called upon them to endure any amount of pecuniary and physical suffering, rather than submit to what they designated the tyrannical and despotic requirements of the employers. Amongst the speakers was Mr. Swinglehurst, who stated that he was at Blackburne on Tuesday night. There was a great meeting of the hands there, who expressed their deter mination to support the Preston Spinners in the present struggle, to the utmost of their power. He, therefore, urged upon them to be firm and hold out, and they might rely upon it that they would ultithately compel the masters to yield to all their demands. During Tuesday and yesterday, the committee of oper atives connected with the union, sat at the Temperance Hall, for the purpose of taking down the names of all those who have now become chargeable to the relief fund, in con sequence of the " lock out" on Saturday. For the last two or three weeks, the allowance to the weavers, (now some weeks out) from the union funds, has been about an aver age of six shillings per week per man, but it was confidently stated in Preston yesterday, that, in consequence of the immense increase of spinners now on the books, by the simultaneous closing of all the mills on Saturday last, the average allowance to be paid at the end of the present week will . not be more than two shillings or half-a-crown a head, unless there is a considerable increase in the amount of subscriptions sent in from the other manufacturing towns in the county; and this is rendered exceedingly improbable, as it is believed, the turn-out will extend to several other places in a week or two. We understand, that to-morrow week, no less than sixty mills in Burnley will be closed, under circumstances precisely s i m il ar t o those which have caused the masters in Preston to close theirs. The• matter is beginning to be viewed by all classes in one of the most serious concern, and the roomiest apprehensions a re entertained as to the conse quences, .by tradesmen, shopkeepers, and others vitally interested. F rom i n f orma ti on obtained by our reporter yesterday, it appears that so indignant are the masters at the violent language used towards them by the operatives at their various public meetings, that they will not only not consent to re-open their mills until the men have with drawn themselves from the union, but, further;: that trade being how so gloomy, they are contemplating keeping them closed for at least several weeks, and one of the masters, (a very extensive spinner,) yesterday remarked to our reporter's informant, that he hoped the millS would nz,t be re-opened during the present year, and that he, for one, was resolved not to open his establishment before Jaauary next. Should this feeling prove general on the part of the mill-owners, the misery and suffering which this unfortu nate dispute will ..entail upon the operatives, during the ensuing winter, may be more easily conceived than expressed. The walls of the town are thickly placarded with docu ments referring to the dispute, some of them in favour of the operatives, and others against them, and fresh announcements are hourly appearing. Yesterday a large placard was issued on behalf of the men, headed " To the Public-Cause of the Lock-out," and signed by George Cowell, the secretary to the Operative Weaver's Association. This document professes to be a "a clear and concise history of the rise, progress, and present position of this unfortunate dispute." It states that up to the Ist of June in the pre sent year, the weavers had no combination or organization, and that the foundation of that organization, which the masters now so much dread arose in consequence of several of the weavers being "discharged from their employment, and thrown upon the wide world to starve" because they asked for an advance of 10 per cent on the price of weaving all fabrics of cloth. It then details the negotiations which afterwards took place between the masters and men, and states that o n the termination of th e St oc k por t s t r ik e, the masters in Pres ton, with the exception of six or seven hands, agreed to give the 10 per cent advance, and that every thing was settling down harmoniously, when "on the 15th of September, a bill appeared on the walls„ signed by thirty-five manufacturers, announcing their intention to close their mills in one month, unless those now on strike are prepared to resume work, and a better understanding is established between the em ployer and employed." The document .then refers to the proposals made by the men to the masters, with a view to come to some amicable arrangement, all which proposals had been rejected' by the masters, their only answer being that "the associated masters did not recognize the committee of workmen ;" and after stating that all efforts on the part of the men to terminate the dispute had been fruitless, the placard thus concludes : •‘ I have now performed my task ; you have now before you a clear statement of facts, which cannot be controverted; every step taken has been to conciliate, but how has that conciliation been met? Let the above facts rnswer. And now, on this 17th day of October, 1853, nearly 20,000 of our population are already in the streets; not idle and dissolute characters, for mark you, the President of the Masters' Association, Thomas Miller, Esq., has publicly declared • that they are the best work people in Lancashire.' An act unprecedented in history, save by the Millowners of Preston ; an act of despotism which has roused the virtuous indignation of all classes in every town and city, not only in England, but throughout Europe; yea, the feeling of execration has already penetrated to the southern and far west States of America, and resounded back, that they find no parallel to it in the history of the much. sympathized. with negro slave, and despised slave owners. " In conclusion, I beg publicly to state, that the questions in dispute are still open to negotiation ; that the committee will abide by any proposals that have been made by them, or that may emanate from any other party likely to lead to au amicable arrangement." Preston, a THE RECORDER ON THE DISPUTE. Yesterday, the Quarter Sessions at Preston commenced, and in his charge to the Grand Jury, the Recorder, T. B. Addison, Esq., alluded to this unfortunate dispute in the following terms : " Gentlemen, I won't detain you further, except to allude to a circumstance which has attracted so much of our .attention, that to pass it over entirely without notice, would scarcely be justifiable : I mean the unfortunate breach of confidence and of good feeling that prevails in our own district, between the principal manufacturers and the operatives in their employ, and which is leading to a suspension of their previous amicable relations, and to an entire stoppage for, the present, of work in a class of very great magnitude. 'We cannot look at such an interruption without apprehension and without great regret, because we know it must lead to very great loss and suffering— to great loss on the part of the manufacturers, and to great suffering on the part of the work-people and their families ; and we know that such loss and suffering has a natural tend ency to produce crime, and that it will make the duties of Quarter Sessions, in all probability,•heavier for some time to come. We all regret that we are obliged to confine ourselves to good wishes that this calamity may cease from amongst us, because I do not see in what manner it is possible to interfere, with anything like authority, in the making of those contracts which must necessarily be voluntarily entered into by both parties. 'We cannot compel the workman to labour. He labours for hiS own benefit, for the support of himself and family. If he does not choose to labour, we may regret it,and we may think him ill-advised, but it is not in our power to put conpulsion upon him, neither on the other hand, can we compel--nor indeed is it desirable that the law should compel—the master manufacturer (if he may be so called) to carry on a trade which he, in his own judgment, does not find it desirable to carry on. We may be sure that he does not stop his works, that he does not allow his capital to remain unemployed, that he does not forego the profit which his trade would produce him, voluntarily ; but that he does so from a necessity of which he is the judge, and in which it is not for other persons to interfere or to tell him that he forms a mistaken judgment. -With regard to both parties therefore, we may regret the difficulties, the loss, an& the suffering that are brought upon them, but we must, I fear, leave them to their own good sense and good feeling to renew the former bet ter and happier condition of things, and must confine ourselves to good wishes that that may again take place at as early a period as possible, at the same time that we look with increased care and increased energy to the maintenance of peace and good order, to the utmost of our power." M. KOSSUTH ON THE FOREIGN POLICY OF ENO LAND.—In replying to an invitation to attend a public meeting, at Stafford, on Monday next, to memorialize her Majesty on the Russian invasion ofthe Turkish provinces, M. Kossuth makes a fierce attack on the foreign policy of this country, with reference to Aust r i a an d R ussia. H e says :-- " In ana!lyzing the conduct of the English Government during the present crisis, it is impossible not to come to the conclu sion that it is not so much either by fear from, or by a par ticular predilection for, Russia, that the English Govern ment has until now rather served than checked Russia's am bitious designs ; but that it is rather for fear test, by en couraging Turkey to legitimate resistance, an opportunity might be offered to some successful popular rising . in other quarters. I have, indeed, no hesitation in saying that the policy of England has long since been Russian in its results, though not Russian in its motives ; it has been worsc, it has been anti-liberal in principle. Kossuth in proof of this statement, says that in 1848, when Russia interfered against the popular movement in Moldo-Wallachia by armed invasion, and thus prepared the way for the subsequent intervention in Hungary, as well as for the present occu pation of the principalities, England did not oppose it. Soon after, Russia interfered by arms in Hungary, and gained by it an awful preponderance throughout the con tinent of Europe. The Government of England had nothing to object to it. "And now," he says, once more, the Danubian principalities are occupied, and their resources made subservient to Russia in her hostility against the legitimate suzerain of those provinces ' • and, again, the EnglishiGovernment is g u ilty, b e f ore God and the world, of having :permitted such piracy to be perpetrated without resistant.," Oats, Rye, &c ') and chestnets JUanice) Bread and Sea Biscuit ... 1 1 ; til4ilZl4 ol .) Wheaten bread (paste) and Seloma If k „, th e Bran and the residue of every de- ll . 4 te scription of ground corn ... 0 NI V a , 1 101 °4 The Liverpool Cotton Market was ' consider k it d : l l i a depresSed to-day, and prices declined. The ,tre, amounted to 7,000 bales, o f w hi c h 500 were t tiii,l4e for export, and 500 on speculation. 1 it at Our Share Market also continues inactive, b till t , ) ness being almost suspended. 1 4 1t 4 The meeting of the Commissioners appointe` 4 tti ki l l's e 4 inquire, into our local charges on Shipping, i s , e ( (1 4 1 - 'A y , l ',t ported in exten3o in another column of our IA l i i ke 4 , ‘ ,,'.€ The importance of this subject, coupled with lt. n " . excessively high rate of Channel Dues charge' Th e the shipping boun4.both in and out o f this ~, ~ 4 4 , 1 t y requires a spe c i a l not i ce, which Will be fouP2 Ittitllt c the NORTHERN D AILY T IMES of Friday. b t al4 vi .t 4,.. o 1 THE ROYAL BRITISH BA N t '1 0 K. krk,4ltit 4 MONTHLY STATEMENT OF THE LIABILITIES AND ASS 1.11 1 ,t5r DR. £ d , i 440, To Capital Stock.. Deposits and other Liabilities, including Yo 'hi) 100,00 0 ° zl tli o t i l Promissory Notes or Bills, made, issued, tlr . and in circulation, by - virtue of the Bank's 41111 j" Charter; including also receipts on account T 4 8 1 Ita 'tilt of new shares; and Balance carried to 0 10 , t, l'e Profit and Loss Account .. ... 853,014, 4 4 , te r ____---- I t o ce!' £953,61 2 2/ ° te t e Nt u i; c --- k ein li q 0 CR. £ ' g all et, de By Securities for Loans :—Adyances on Ti s ti d b. Cash Credit, Accounts, Bco ; Bills of Ex le ',e P change: — Balances due by . other Banks, &c.:—Preliminary Expenses, and Pro- q e ;011i perty of the Bank in Buildings and Fur- r ; , e d ] niture at Head Office and three Branches, e. A &c. :—Unealled for Stock: and Cash in tur 10 ' ° the Bank, and in the Bank of England... 953,6 1 ' 2 c ues' --- 0 10 al ' £953 — ,...- . Val' ____.---- sato doll Made out and published for the period endied 24th , i s. ~' tlk el 1863, pursuant to the statute 7th and Bth Viet., et; o fthe ,kk‘, Nc l N.B.—A more detailed statement of the above ell'L 13111 4 ' - C s `, amount and nature of the capital and property of the f the ea o of their present estimated value,•—and of the amok see! e k t) Bank's negociablo obligatio ns in circulation —lllO for o• h S t at the Bank any day between 10 A.M. and 4 p.g. -, $f kJ!' ~,' week from the 26th instant, on personal application b 1 ' , II ° N shareholder. " I' ta. t(l l' HUGH INNES CAKERON, Gen. Of t 4f Royal British Bank., 16, Tokenh ouse -y ar d, " k s he October 17, 18.53. e ,, , lac. 1 !Ile€l SHARE 111 A_RKETS.--YESTERMCV" 311. 1 1. 1 c ti . 01 LIVERPOOL.-:-The market has b een flat all d'• 'cale' th '.4e closed with a downward tendency. The sales are v - tar ior 1 , ,nal donians, 241 1; Eastern Counties, 11 18 9 ; East '.. 1,05 ‘ Q, ' ,7 T h shire, 151; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 624 4 2 14 i ; 48 k I; t,' 11 6 1 ;„` .( don and North Western, 1021 3c. ; Midland, 5 9 u si l eP it ' k, ) ,T,' North British, 64 1; South Eastern Stock, 17 8 9 ; re the he Z 4l field pref. 6 ; North Union B, 169. The following. a- ill '44 .4 / 1 closing prices :—Caledonians, 241 4; Eastern Counties, 61 lit 4i . , t c, 12 ; East Lancashire, 151 1 ; Lancashire and Yorkshi re ' 9; Sti l4 a4 4 2; London and North Western, 102 I ; Midland, s ,`' 3 31( 1 , 1 4,, °11 o North British, 6I 1; South Eastern, 171 1 ; Y"' 101 l it ,' veq, North, 221 4; Sheffield Stock, 194 1. .„,.. Ji t .. 4 MANCHESTER :—The market opened this norni e : ,l Oliti, about the prices of yesterday; at noon prices receded, 'pa `,`'e(,, , being a decided re-action, and the market closed fiat. t o t ll l i tl a e ' l following was the business transacted : —Eastern C oi V o rV tie ° , 11 Hi ; Lancaster and Preston, 51p ; Lancashire and ~pi; ' l ' 3 shire, 624 2 14 i 4 ; London and No r th Western, 0•5" ...,I°+oo Sheffield Stock, - 198 4 ; Midland, 594 81 ; S ou th 174 7-16ths 1. $ LONDON.--Aberdeen 20 ; Cal e d on i an , 494 4 • Chcste o , Holyhead, 15i ; Eastern Counties, 114 I ; Great' North,/; A, 51 4 • Great Western, 80 ; Lancaster and Carlisle, Q.,11 Lancashire and Yorkshire, 6214; Leeds Northern, 1 4 ,.',4 London and Brighton, 94 21 • London and North IV e5 ; - e rlli 1021 1 1 ; Ditto 101 Shares I ' 4; London and South NVI o N 501, 30; Manchester and ' Lincolnshire, 191 181 ; Mitt 584 41 ; Norfolk, 48 • North Staffordshire, 111 ; ' - ,,d 00 t Eastern, 571; South Vales, 35; York and North Midi,' 45 41. Lines Leased at a Fixed Rental ; M anc hester . . Matlock, 24 ; Midl an d Bradford, 982; South Stafford sb' 6 , 74.—Preference Sh ares : Ch es t er an d Holyhead, Gt r i o ' per cent., 171 ; Midl an d, P re f erence 41 per cent., 41 ; ",-; is and Wolverhampton (151 p a id), 15 . — F ore i gn : 101? Trunk of Canad a Sh ar e s , 64 ; Luxemburg RailwaY paid), 41; Nam ur an d Li ege ( w ith int.), 61; Northelol France, 33 1; Paris and Lyons, 251 ; Paris and Rouen/ .; all ; Paris and Strasbourg, 36 4. GLASGOW.—Business was quiet til th e c l ose yestcP l o s at steady prices. To-day (Wednesday), there is not , 0 4 doing, but th ere is no a lt era ti on i n pr i ces. Caledonian 9', are quoted at £5O ; Glasgow and South Western prefe re j os) £l2 ; and Stirling and Dunfermline, £l2 10s. , at which IA „ F j sales have b e e n made LONDON CORN MARKETS.—YESTERDAY' English Wheat steady at Mo n d a y' s pr i ces. F ore iga ,` pd maintains late rates. Floati ng cargoes : scarcely Ide sales off the coast ; ; for those on passage more m oney te d manded ; Indian corn : but few arrivals, and prices.;ol firm ; Barley had a fair sale at our previous quotAt l , o o s Rye still in request; Malt unaltered; Peas and i ; 64 , remain as last noted ; Oats : F ore i gn have recovered over last week's prices. SALFORD CATTLE MARKET, ICE.sTERDAY. Beasts, large, 4fd to 51d, an d nearly all sold ; she:P o :sl; to 61d, and a great many unsold. N um b er o f b eas t s , sheep, 5,816. A GLASGOW MARKETS, Ocr. 19. PIG IRON.—Our market was again firm yesterday, further advance was established. Mixed Nos. quoted at 675; buyers offering 66s Gd to 66s 9d; m. b. 77s Gartsheine WEST INDIA SUGAR II °' lre t —Sales since Monday 91 foreign at previous rates TILE SILK DUTY. It appears that the d lit i , Y ,;ll"c silk, which th e . M anc h ester people urged on the Cha o r 9 5 ' of the Fach eq U M er to reove, amounted last year to V 2 `il.o l ; OLIVER CROMWELL'S HEAD- QUARTERS 15 usLE.--The Carlisle Patriot states that the house ic tr was occupied by Cromwell, in Carlis , le, during the tinio, his canno n was emp l oye d aga i nst the Cathedral, i s 11 0 process of demolition to make way for new shops. IV SUGAR AND RUM.-011 Saturday a return t° „a rt; liament was printed of the quantities of unrefined ad 1 , 3 fined sugar, of molasses and rum, imported and cleg r i IS 4 O consumption in each year, ended the sth of July, fr ° !,, i- i ite to 1853, with the amount of duty received on the ' - c l o 0"4 each ear, and the average price per cwt. of m u scol De lfoj of Havannah sugar during the same period. 111 , a on li , l v e. year given the duty received on sugar and molasses a u - F (O 4 J to £4,081,270, of which £3,281,142 was on Britis', it iot to sions, and £800,128 on foreign. In the first year (1842) the aggregate , receipts of duty ono4 £5,485,013. It appears th a t in 1842 th e d u ty on . 0 in. ceived in the United Kingdom was £1,029,186 ;., I s 6S"; £992,129; in 1844, £981,269 ; i n 1845, .£1, 09° ,' 1 7- 10 1846, £1,145,809 ; :in 1847, £1,296,658 ,Totoio £1,218,553; in 1849, 1,164,709 ; i n 1850, £1,14112 1 0 1851, £1,085,567; in 1852,, Xl,lOl 275 • and t1;171,211. \tV 44o te c i - te it Fi a , flag " 1111": ' 1 1 ( 1 01 1, 1 r.) 4 1 (11, B,,;°t MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL• 40.1 , r , 9, • LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY E • --sj iittt The London Stock Market has undergone veri or no change since yesterday. Consols Cl fait bo. quoted 911 to 911- for money, and towards the c /te c tio t c ! of business 91* to 911 for both time and n i . g ° o l i ekti 4 ; l Reduced - 901 New 3i per Cents, 928 921;, (1'41;) Stock, 217; Exchequer Bills, 4s. to 85. pro . ; 4 e4t r t ,,.' In the Foreign House there was seareoiodi °kw business transacted today, and prices* were a S 1 01 teri e ° 4l i lower than yesterday's quotatiins. Equadorl3° 0 1 ill, ti n , ail si; Mexican, 231; Sardi n i an Bonds, 90 - I; 4 4 w it , ere ish Deferred, 211; C omm itt ee C er tificates, 5 1r te 't to cent.; Dutch, 2i 62/. it ) " te tti The Share Market was also' depressed, ofb 4 11 out any assignable cau se , b eyon d th e un willino; c r , ;s e ,r ar of the public to sell a t th e presen t pr ices. ..Iter Fla etl) quotations' were from 10 s . t o £1 l ower than Y e n '. ) l; need' day. Midlands, 581 ; N or th W es t e rns, i , 1 "" I •n u n ,e Brightons, 92-1; South Easte r ns, 571; North Midlands, 444; Lancashire and YOle A ell tc ,'" ; 611 ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 3 1. dis. • Fr ei So',„‘Jclic Shares were steady at yesterday's prices; ' u,l kr e "Le nian mining shares were lower; Banks were d " b ar ;as 1 supported ; Crystal Palace, to prem.; 1 -4 00 0 Dock stock, 110; to 111 i ; Berlin Water "SVO'''' dis..; South Australian Land shares, 34. From an elab ora t e t a bl e , comp il e d f o r the f ri : l Ille{)ev1. '4 411 11 Current and Shipping List by Adams and Co. , i t pears that the whole amount of gold dust tested and shipped from the .port of San Fran„, i s tot California, during the six months ending 80t 11 ' 1 , - D i tea 185 . 3-28,299,552 dols. 74c. The following k!tc the proportion of this destined for variousp oP . 4n 1 ,7,4 For New York, 24,675,736 dols, 68c. ; New 0 1 1 4 14 4 % 140;718 dols. ; London, 3,504,231 dols. 2 5 e.'„ z : nama, 793 dols. 10e ; V a lp ara i so, 251,062 dols. s. ' Pcl.o . Sandwich Islands, 1,000 d o l s , ; Chi na, 368,651 u , ~j: ''Br' b; 44c. ; Manilla, 17,450 d o l s.; Calcutta, 1,24 0 t)*, e cto New South Wales, 38,670. T o t a l t o all qUa rAL Hith er 'alti no 1111,1 Mn 40( From the 12th inst., the import ditty on el (cereali ) imported i n t o th e ki ngdom of Sal ' have been reduced as follows : What -x .an . d rialON fe; 0 0 0 I ° eo e . r r a per hectolitre Rice and Rice fa Grain, Barley, (" farshaschi, Flour of Wheat o S 0 `, l t the 10'0 1