Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-12-12 00:00:00

ttom Inertial riflS DAT, This Day (Ilonday,) the 12th instant, at Twelve o'c:ock, at the, Brokers'- ()dice, 2, Dale-street, - 3,420 Pieces SAPANWOOD, ex Granville, in Albert Dock. Apply to BROWNE, &, CO., .Brokers. • On account of whom it may concern. This Day, {Monday,) the 12th instant, at One o'clock, .at the - Brokers' Office, 10, Exchange-buildings, A Qtlant:ty of Wet PICiIINGS, taken off Cotton, per Mont Blanc, from Savannah; lying in Birkett's, Burton-Arcet. Apply to THOMPSON & BRADBURY, Broker,-,.. i This Day (31orulay,) the 12th instant, at. Twelve o'clock - ; at the Commercial Saleruom,d'emple-court, • 622 Large Boxes St. Michael's ORANGES,. ) ex Stork. . „ 56 Sinai! „ • Do. • ' Do. ' .800.Holf-eltests Aveiro ORANGES, ex Hercules. 409 Large Boxes St. Michael's ORANGES,) ex Clio. 17 Sunni „ Do. Do. i 248 Large Doses St. Michael's ORANGES, 1 ex Lotus.' 9 Snn..ll „ Do. • Do. : - 186 Large Boxes St. ,Michael's ORANGES, ex Zig• Zag. ~ .362 Half-chests Lisbon ORANGES, ex Bragain,a. • i... • 101 Half-chests Lisbon ORANGES ex Arno. •' • 795 Half-chests Aveiro ORANGES,) ex Aurora. -.. 110 Flat Boxe.s Do. Do. 589 Boxes Palerno ORANGES, • • .es 29 Cases .1):). Po. . . 51 Boxes Messina Do.. I ex Corinthian (s). • - 26 Cases. Naples Do. 22 ~ • Do. •LEMONS, 215 „ Messina Do. ' 2O O Boxes Messina ORANGES, ex Robert Cottle. ' • 37 Half-chests !'nrl ONIONS, .48 Bags French CHESNITTS. 6. ,„ Naples WALNUTS. . lO- ~ ATessina. NUT,3. 100 „ Spar.is:i. Do.- . ' Apply to JAMES ADAM, SON, and. CO., Brokers. FOR •BALE, BY PRIVATE TREATY, i. The Vine British-built Barque ' CONRAD, A 1. Atve: 323 tons N.N.M. Now lying in the West India Export Dock, London. For further particulars apply to 'Swart and Simpson, 9, Clement's-lane, Lombard street, London; or to CHARLES C_ALLIS, 2, New, Wapping, Liverpool., TO-MORROW, To-morrow (Tuesday,) the 12th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 21, North John-st?ct, -15 Barrels Fine Ame7lean LARD, lately land-?d, ex Kangaroo. Appiv to - • JOHN MARQUIS & CO., Brokers. To-morrow (Tuesday.) the 13th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, North John-street, 250 Barrels ROSIN, ex Neptune. Al)piy• to JOHN MARQUIS & CO., Brokers To-morrow (TuOs.lfty," the 13th instant, at TWelve o'clock, at the'Br• - )kers' Office, 2, Dale-street, • • 2,200 Bags Bengal TABLE RICE. • - 1.311,0WNE, HUNTER & CO., Brokers. Apply to To-morrow (Tuesday,) the 13th instant, at Half-past Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Oince, 2, Dais-stre3t, • 209 Bags LINSEED, 200 Bags RAPESEED, 200 Bagi, , GROUND N :TS, all fat,?ts. 200 Bags' POPPY SEED, 40 Bags ASSARIA SEED. BROWNE,..HUNTER, & CO., Brokers. Apply to • . On account of whom it may concern. . - To-morrow (Tuesday,) the 13th instant, at .Ore o'clock, at the Brokers Office, Victoria-buildings, 24, Hackiii's 7 h , .. , y, 107 Bales. Donskoy . WOOL, ex Baltic and Leopard. • 6 „ Fine, Lima DO., ex,Deogauna. 8 „. Btrenos Ayres DO., ex Bucephalus. • 47 'Ballots Peruvian DO., ex F.orencp.Nightingale. • • 7 „ • Alpftea • DO., ex Ditto. •• • • • damaged by sea water. Apply to . PERKINS & ROBINSON, Brokers. • FOR SALE, • The Brig lANT HE. 4 Len th 93 feet 3-10thq • breadth, 23 feet 4-10ths • g , „, .a,r„,,t*,-: depth, 12feet ; 173 84-100 tons N >tat., 246 tons o.m. ; classed 3-3 and zinced. Built at Pugwash in 1858, having made one voyage to the Wc,t Indies ; will carry 350 tons coals on 12 feet draft. Has a large hatchway, and well' found in stores, and wants only provisions to go to sea. Lying' in King's Dock. For particulars appiy to GEORGE P. OXLEY & CO., 10, Rumford-place. WEDNESDAY. On Wednesday, the 14th instant, at Twel , c o'clock, 89 Bales HOGS' HAIR, ex Constitution, from ..New York; in Sill'S Gone. At:kly to • HOW S; BARCLAY, or Bi'okers. ARNOLD, LEETE, RO. , _;COE, & CO., , . . . ... , Oa Wednesday next, the 14th Instant, at TwelVe:o%lock, .., at the Brokers' Office, Druid-court, Dale-street, • ' 114 ' BassDitoIIELLA WEED, ex Braganza, from Lisbon. Apply to J. ,t 11. MAXWELL, Ilro'&•er..; THURSDAY. • On'Thursday next, the 15th instant, at Twelve o':,:leck, at the Brokers' Office, 2, Dale-street, 7,36 i .BUFFALO HORNS, • ei Melbourne, in Albert Dock. Apply to • • BROWNE,' rfUNTEIt; and. CO., BrOkefs. MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL LIVERPOOL, Saturday Evening, The Cotton Market has been dull to-day, but without falling, of: in values from the quotations of yesterday. The sales amounted to 7,000 bales, of which about 3,000 were for export, or taken on speculation. In the' Liverpool Share A.. ..1. - arket the tone was not ' quite so good as it was yesterday. Less business was done, - and with the exceptiOn ' of Doy'ers, which were,firm, prices were slightly lower. The -1. .7 transactions included Birkenheads at 767„ -,, 7 .-, ; Caledonian, 921 ; Eastern Counties, 111, 7 7 16; Great Western, 671 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 991, Z-, i.; Lancaster and Carlisle, con. stock, 202; ,London and North Western; 98!, i ; Manchester, Sheffield. and Lincoln, 371, ,`;'- ;. Mid land, 1081, '; South:Eastern, 24i, 7-16; ;-, 7-16, 2; Grand Trunk of Canada, 94 ; ' South-Eastern; 4!-- ; 'per cent: pref. stock, 1031, ii- ; Commercial Bank, (Liverpool,) 12; ; North and South Wales, 81-, ; 'Royal Insurance, 47, p. . FRIDAY. On Friday next, the 16th instant, at Twelve o'clock Noon, on the Quay, west sid3 Brunswick Dock, Liverpool, 471 Logs White PINE BOARD TIMBER, contain'g 35,1G8 feet 20 „ White PINE, of fine Imlay., „ 1,144 „ 60 . „. BEA.MFILLING, I/ 2,463 „ 28 „ OAK TIMBER, „ . 2,087 „ 9 „ Small OAK TIMBER, 145 ,9 „ Red PINE TIMBER, ,, 1;795 „ 17 TAMARAC; .. 619 ~ • 1000 Pieces Bright SPRUCE DEALS, 12 ±9X 3, 65 „ Bright PINE DEALS, 12 x9x 3, and broad, , '2400 „ Standard STAVES ' 2 0 0 ~0, " • 18 Cords HEMLOCK 4-feet LATIIWOOD, 1 • being the cargo, now landing ex Minesota froth Quebec. On. account of the importers. • : • A. F. & D. MACKAY, Brokers and Measurers, East Side QUeen's Dock, • Foot of Parliament-street, Liverpool. Apply t 9 On 2,alr. - NOTTINGHAM ALE. This celebrated ALE is brewed expressly for. Families, and may be had in casks of 9 and 36 gallons. Apply to • JOHN SHELTON, Sole Agent. Stores : 68, Hanover-street, corner of Wood-street. • 78f19 ' ~; • , ON. SALE, SAL AMMONIAC, SALTS OF TARTAR, CARBONATE AMMONIA,' t.• GLAUBER SALTS, , . Ready packed for Export, GEORGE WILLIAMS, 32, liale-street. Apply to Orsotis on salit. P , , • FOR' SALE, (1 '_ The beautiful barque ' • ARBITRATOR ;. Length, 112 feet 9-10ths ; breadth, 30 feet ;" depth, )6,;?;1e,,0,, 19 feet. 537 tons register, and 607 tons o.x. This superior vessel was launched at Quebec, this , h aving ; year been built ander special inspection, of the best materials, and is classed in Hull for seven years (see Lloyd's Register, in Supplement No. 49) ;' she is, well finished, her spats and rigging are of the best gyalityangi dimensions, ) has two neat houses on 'deck ,for officers and crew, will carry a • ~,.large cargo ou a moderate draft of , water, sails well, will " stand without ballast, and be found on inspection to possess the good qualities of a most useful merchant Ship, and at the ' same time sightly in appearance : lying in• Brunswick Dock. For further particulars apply to CHARLES SAUNDERS. mwf • . FOR SALE, The handsonie and superior Ship • , 4% IdAXWELL ,p).!!,..,4%\ Length, 168 feet 3-10ths ; breadth, 83 feet 6-10ths ; / ?164, : p depth, 22 feet 7-10thd. 1,000 tons register, and 1,026 tons 0.m.; built in 1858, at Quebec, of the beet, materials, principally well-seasoned heckmatac,. under, special inspection of Lloyd's surveyor and a competent person - sent from this country ; is classed m Ilan for seven years (see Lloyd's RegisterY in Supplement No: 35); haa a full poop and - 1: cabin,. neatly Atted.up,‘ and . topgallant foreciastle, with ample space for crew; spars and rigging well proportioned,, and of , We best quality, and is well finished in hull ; carry a 'very ' -) large cargo oa a moderate draft Of *Ater,' hails well, shifts ',without. ballast, and , still' be found OR , inspection a strong{ 1,,, wen-fastened, and faithfully,-built vessel, possessing the best ,ralitiss of a first-rate merchant ship : lying in Rilinswick ' 34 k. Apply to CHARLES 'SAUNDERS. mwf rolli SAL ' ,;.• 4 . The fine new Round-ster n ed E Schooner I . Y *_• ~,,,w•c„ t \‘.. 85 69-lentils ton e CHAMNEY, i , • :.. , . • tons o.m. Build ers ' Pei- register sr.sr.m., about 110 io rt e zneasnrement: 'Length 68.} .1., feet, breadth 19i feet, depth r. , Length 64 feet 3-10ths, breadth Is fee t dimensions per register : at po rt depth 10 feet . 6-10ths. Built under special serve ', l ' county of Stirling,' in , 1859, and laane'he P d ° "°w l ile , In the Drl topper-fastened to the bends, and classed A ut l ''lisust last; is -Jr with 10 ; will drip about 160 tons, dead weight,Z:r years, b, of water,; has a frame of timber , equal to a. vessel o f draft and butt to' carry heavy cargoes. ' In Canning DGek"..lons, ed - further particulars apply to -For :i'.. t , , ' ~ • , TOE GE &.CO., fv);1!:. -, (1416 ~. d _ Brokers for the Sale and, Rumford -s Purchase otreet.f Ships, Middleton -buildings, 1 ~ , 2. ; ' :. FOR SALE, Ti The Barque SALACIA, 383 41-100 tons register. Length, 106 fee t 3 inches ; ..- n-44. . breadth, 24 feet 1 inch ; depth, 17 feet 3 inches ; height between decks, 7 feet ;—as 'she now lies in n • the Victoria Dock, Hull. She was thbroughly repaired, stripped, and sheathed with felt and zinc, in pecember last; and relapsed E 1, and in May last was surveyed and, fitted ter the - c,Jnveyance of passengers to Quebece under r the strict v:ovisicins Af the Passengert Act. She has houses on declk for cabin and crew, and has a complete inventory of stores, her sails and running gear being nearly all new. For inventories and further particulars apply on board, or to Robert Garbutt and Son, Ship Brokers, Hull • or to D. A. B. MURRAY; 110, , Buchanitani.street, Glasgow. 77 - CURRY, 'KELLOCK; and CO., • BROKERS FOR THE SALE. ,AND PURCHASE ~.teS\ OF SHIPS AND.STEAMERS; SHIP VALUERS 'A AND APPOINTED BROKERS: TO nix HIGH e.',OI.TRT OF • ADMIRALTY • Wilmef-buildings,: Water -street. ROBERT A.. MUNN. and CO., ADMIRALTY BROKERS, REOKtRs vo n THE SALE ov . SHIPS AND STEAMERS, SITU VALUERS, &c., 3 , York-buildings, Dale-strovt. - , *dr., , • FOR SALE, BY PRIVATE TREATY, 4,r The:well-known Chepstow-built Brig -,, ELINOR CHAPMAN, V;+ , em'rettais coppered and copper-fastened; 295 tons SS.N3S. For further particulars apply to Charles Callis, 2, New Wapping; or on board, to • CAPTAIN FRANCES, Coburg Dock. CLOSING PRICES • Chester & B'head 781 x 782 N. E. Ber. o. Stock 95 95-1 Caledonian .... 92,!- ; 93 Yorkcapital Stock 781 79 E. Counties ..11• 7-16 11 1 Leeds Stock 481 481 G. N. Stock .. . .1051 1061 S. East. . .24 7-16 244 Great Westerns.. 674 671 Dutch Rhenish .. 5 4ta Lan. and York .. 99+ 991 Gt. Luxem 7/ 7 5-16 Ln. &.Nor, West. 98 G.T. Cana. .......94 9+ , 1 -shares M. S. and Lincoln 371 37 „ new shares 7 61d AidlandStock . ,1088 1081 Buffalo &L. Huron 4t, 5 = British Stock.. 61-i 62 Great Ship ..10 10 6 N. Stafford LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. Satuiddy Evening, The Market for English. Securities was very inactive, and prices, through absence of busi- , res s, were nominally • loWer. Consols for, the January'account are quoted at the _. , opening price, viz., 951,- to 4 x.d. ; Bank Stock has.been dealt in at 227 and 228; Reduced Three per Cents., 951; ; India 'Debentures, .071, 961, and 01 -;and Exchequer Bills; 30s. and .275. prem., large and small. Stock of the New Indian Five per Cent. Loan was quotedat 106/1 . toy for money, and 106 to 167 for account. , Ocean, Marine Shares steady at:11 'to 14 prem. . . - In the English Railway Share Market less firmness was exhibited than - for some time pre -, viotis, and business was alm,ost at a stand. Eastern' COunties . fallen 4 per cent. .Caledonian, Great Northern, Berwick, and:Lancashirn and York shire are marked,-per cent. lower. South- Eastern, may be considered rather better. The,market for Foreign Securities was dull, but, on the whole values were fairly supported. Mexicans realised a rather lowc: figure, but they are 'now,quoted 221 to ;, Original Turkish have been dealt in at 771 to 78, and-the New Sixes at 661 for money and 661 0 - 66 foi account. The price of French Rentes at ten mintues past twelve on the Paris BOurse was 70f. 35c. with a firm market. THE FUNDS.—CLOSING CCHLSOIs, Money , shut.. . Bank Stock.... 226 8 Exchequer .... 951 ' Three per Cents 951 Exchequer Bills 27 30 ' RAILWAY AMIL Not. &E. J.. 61 Caledonians . . . 421 3 Dutch Rhenish. . Eastern Counties. 564 7- 4 1 , East Lancashire. Lamas. & York. 991 . L. &N. West... 98 L. and S. West.. 971 8 Leeds Northern.. 48 2 4 Man. Sheff. &Lin 371 ' Midland Stook :..1081 North British : 61 • N Staffordshire.. S. R. & Dover .. 811 2 York, N. &B. . 944 5 York & N. 781 Rdiiiburgly&Glas Great Northein . 1051 6 l• 7 , A' 95 96 • • Gt. Westetns.... 671 I G. W. Cana. Gd. Tk. Canada . 91 I Gt. S. and West. 1121 131 The following appeared . in a part of our impression - on Saturday RAILWAYS. It is announced in Paris; that Messrs. Rothschild have contracted to buy the Moscow and St Petersburg Railway. The Times says the rumour is not believed on this side. The Times says, the East Kent directors, at their board,. yesterday, .agreed to the proposal of the South. Eastern Company to discuss the question of an arrange ment in . the forrn of a lease instead of alusion. The principal demand to-day was for .Indian Securi ties, particularly the railway shares, many of which have long atood at a very h.eavy discount;_ but Loin bardo,Venetian and' Brazilian Railway Shires were in. , active request—fthe improvement extended to - the Grand Trunk of Canada.—Daily News. ' In connection with . the rise in. the St. Petersburgh exchange, a rumour is .circulated-that- Messrs. 'Roth e child have purchased from the Russian Government the , St. Petersburg and Moscow Railway, if so, it is to be 1 assumed that the Government has submitted to a very large deduction from the cost price.—Daily News. I . The. Times city article says, British Railway Stocks have been comparatively dull, and in some cases a tri fling,decline has taken place. The market, however, is sdlf intrinsically firm, owing. to the expectation of in 'creased (dividends. The traffic . returns for -the United Kingdom, week ending Dec. 3d; exceeded b 3, £42,110 same week last year. COMMERCIAL. The adviees from Marseilles mention the failure of Messrs. 'Zingroniz and Co:; in the sugar trade, for . about £480,000. ' The Admiralty haVe taken up the screw-steamers Adelaide and Sir William Peel as regular transports. The - will probably be employ_ed in the China Water The H era ld says the •tallow market wai steadier Yesterday, with a recovery in price's. ' The same 'paper says that at Mark-lane, yesterday, the de'alings in sehne cases showed an i ncrease o f ls. per qr. The Times, i n i ts w ha ee ve kly sh r o ele review, says produce during the week, further d n en ar er s to ' improvement, rather higher rated havi • ng in several instances, been established. The variations in this week's bank returns are devoid of importance. MONEY MARKET, & ' P. The funds opened this morning with great steadiness at full advance 'of yesterday, - . but at the close a little tendency to flatness -prevailed. The transactions of the day were not important, and loans on Government securities were obtained with ease at 2 per cent. There .has,been rather more demand for discount to-day, and at the Bank the applications were on a slightly increased scale. A good business has been done in forei g n stoOcs,' and in m'ost cases priced were fairly, supported.—Tiines. The funds to-day were firm upon the deductiori.of the' consols dividend. The remarkable firmness of the Paris Bourse, at the late important advance , Is viewed with satisfaction. Political anxiety is' steadily 'subsiding,and buyers; especially those of a bond fide character,' are coming forward more freely. 'The demand for money to-day was brisker.. The applications at the Bank were to a fair extent,_blit the money dealers are still enabled to supply' themselves without having recourse to that establishment.' 'Bills are generally declined beloW 29. per cent. There were no operations in bullion at the Bank to-day. On 'Change, this afternoon, bills on St. Petersburgh were inquired for and higher. The rates on Aastria.and Hamburg were rather lower. The other exchanges were steady.—Daily News. STAFFORDSHIRE IRON TRADE, Mr. Samuel Griffiths, in his weekly circular, says :- " The more friendly tone of the Parisian press has been amply reciprocated by the in-tropolitan free press of our own country, the strings of both being set to the wel come song of peace. The political horizon becomes brighter day by day, the-solution of the Italian difficulty being left now to the European Congress, who are to Meet in January, on the banks of the Seine. Time and circumstances, however, are hourly rendering the un revelment of this embroglio less difficult ; for although Eimanuel, the King of Italy, is not openly, for the present,. to include in his kingdom the 'Romagna, Parma, Modena, and Tuscany, the patriot Farini represents. Italian majesty on the Roman side .of the Appenines, while Buoncompagui, who by the consent of all the peoples, the King, and the Emperor; is to be the Regent of Central Italy, will administer the Go vernment, if not. in the name of the King, ,in a truly Italian spirit, and until the action of the Congress.. is made known, will; .by his mild government, fore shadow the advent of Emmanuel as the King of Italy, the 'choice of the peoples, and the elect of the coming Congress. • The preliminary meeting of Ironmasters will be held at the Hotel, Dwlley, on Thursday, the 29th instant. ,(The official announcement is not yet made.) It is not expected that any change will be made in the prices of Staffordshire Iron at this meeting, which a ways takes place to regulate the price for the ensuing quarter. The Iron trade of South Staffordshire con- - tinues steady ; most of the leading firms being tolerably well occupied, and although the demand for sheets and pletes is not so brisk as it was, being now in the last month of the year, and at the close of the quarter, the demand for Staffordshire Iron is quite as good as could be expected, taking into account the season and the late_ political _disq_uietude which so much affected all heayy trades. We have no • change whhtever to note, either in the tone of the market, or the price of finished Iron since our last. The files of Indian papers received this week complain of the scarcity of permanent way for most of the lines now in course of construction there, The orders from the East Indies are light, being princi pally for Sheets, Angle Bars, and the usual Indian specifications. The ad ices from Australia represent the stocks in Melbourne as being , above the average, and the same may be Said with regard to the supplies in the warehouses of Sydney. The orders from .the 'United( States received this week are on the seine moderate scale for which they have lately been noticeable. On' the other hand, the accounts from China are More' encouraging ; more business had been done in imports, and the demand for Nail Rods at Shanghai, Canton,aid .Voo-chow-fow had increased,• and several orders have been'given out this week in this district for those ports. The specifications are out for 90500 tons of rails, and 700 . t0n3 of Fish Plates, 6,500, tons rails being required . 1 'by the Seinde Railway Company,: and. 3,000 tons 'of rails by the Eastern Counties Railway Coinpany. The Indian contract will be required - to be delivered promptly, 1,000 tons per month being the specified ;,quantity, commencing withthe first 1,000 in january next. ITn.der the impulse of this improved situation a - mar vellous change for: the 'better has, taken place in the public mind. The Paris- Bourse pulsates in perfect harmony with the. London Eichafige, Rentes and Con sols advancing day by day. Railway property has im proved considerably in Value,, the discount Market has become settled and steady;. a much greater amount of confidence ,in the; future is engendered throughout the kingdom ; Scotch Pigs are advancing, and all the staple trades of the. country present a decidedly improving aspect. Pig Iron : A more cheerful feeling prevailed at. the 'meetings' at Wolverhampton and Birmingham e , the improved tone, was, mo re marked - on Thursday,. at Birmingham, where inquiries for pigs Were more numerous than they have been for some weeks past, and several parcels changed hadds at current rates.. During the week a good business has been done in pigs, 'several lots of 1,000 tons in a line having been dispo se d of, the price being £3 10s. for best all mine brands.- The official hit of prices of Finished Iron is as follows :-Common Staffordshire bars, £7 10s., at the works ; best 'bars, £8 10s. ; sheets, £9 ; doubles, £lO 10s. ;, mail sheets, 10s. ; latin, £l2 ; boiler plates, / 4 9 ; best and best best in_ pro portion ; common rods, £7 10s. ; hoops, /8 10s. ; gas strip, £8 ; canada plates, £l2, and ail other sorts in 43roportion. Current, prices of Pig Iron : Stafford shire cold blast, £4 10s. ; best native .hydrate 'pigs, £3 15s. to £4 2s. 6d. ; first-class all mine grey forge pigs, £3 10s. to £3 15s. ; `good mine e pigs, with a modicum Of fine cinder, £3 to £3 ss. ; mine pigs, dete riorated by cinder, £2 12s. 6d. to £3 ; grey forge cinder Pigg Iron l £2 'a 6d. to £2 12s. 6d. ; melters, Nos. 1,2,, and 3, £2lss. to £3 2s. 6d. superior makes of. all mine melting iron, £3los. to £4, according to make and quality. Favourite Shropshire and Forest of .Dean Brands, £4 MS. The Glasgow market for Scotch Pigs has been very, animated during ; the week, with a strong market, and a very extensive business. The market opened . at 54d. 3d. and gradually advanced to 555. on Wednesday morning. A:slight' reaction then took place, and a few parcels were loosed on slightly easier terms. On Friday the market , again became strong, and closed firmly with a very large business doing at 555. 3d;, buyers e 555. 6d;, - sellers, for Mixed Nos. Warrants. No. 1 G.M.B. 545. 6d. ,buyers ; 555. sellers ; No. 3 G.M.B. 545. 3d. 'buyers; 545. 9d. sellers ; all prompt cash. No. 1 Garteherrie 575. ; Calder' 565. 6d: • Coltneis 555. 6d„ - No. 1 Glen -garnook4sse,-The•shipmente-fer-theeweek-were-10,459 tons, against, 10,531 , tons in the , correspondiAg week of last year.-Oepper : ,Theunarket.quiet, but steady, with a maderate.business doing. Sheet and :sheathing, is. Old. per lb.'; old, 11d. per lb. ; yellow metal, 101 d. per lb.; tough cake and tile, £ll2 per ton; best selected, £115 • per ton; Barraßurp., L£ll3 to £ll4 per ton. Lead : Considerably more business has been doing this week, smelters having received orders for shipment. The price of Food soft English Pig is £2l 55., to £22 ss. ;. Spanish Soft, £2O 158. to £2l ; Shot Patent, £25 10s. ; Sheet, £22 10s. to £22- 15s. ; White, £3O. The import and export of Lead during the month of October last,.and the first ten me n ths of this year, as compared with. 1857 and 1858, has been as follows ' • • ' IstPonT-Tons. Mo. endg. Opt.' 31. le mos, endg. Oct 31 1857.18:' 1859. 18iF.'18t . 1859. Lead, Pigr, and Sheet... 1377 1462 2607 9243 11570 17648 Ex P 0 RT—Tons. Do. do. do. :.. 1686 1275 1168 20642 16411 17591 Tin ::--In our last we reported an advance in this metal, and' as some . parties have e4ressed surprise, we may mention that the low price at which Straits and Banca ,were Old during the, early part 'of last month attracted the attention of buyers, Straits being sold at that time •as,low as £l2B. The Dutch market for Banca about the' middle of the month began to and this called attention to the price of Straits in London, which shoived more than an average margin 'in favour of buyers, as - compared with the smelters' list 'here for English, and the` price of Banca 'at Amsterdam. At this period fifty tons of Straits were taken off the London market on French account, at £l3O, and by rendering. Straits (which was decidedly the cheapest of all kinds) more firm, gave an improved tone to the market in Amsterdam for Banca, where the price immediately advanced to 80 florins; from 2,000 to 3,000 slabs changing hands at 'this period at about the above figure. At the same time (the 25th ultimo), it became known that ships with - 400 tons" of Straits consigned to this market, and.lonk overdue,.had run into' the Mauritius . and Algoa Bay, in distress, causing their cargoes 'to - be - discharged, thereby delaying the arrival - here to 'a more remote pried. All these cir cumstances increased the , demand' for English upon tsthe smelters 'here, and as 'very - large - business -had been done at Amsterdam in anca, and Straits became scarce and more inquired of er here, the demand turned upon English, and the smelters' had nu alternative but to ad vance the price.. ' English block, £l3s;' bar , £136; refined 4139 • Banca, , £139 ; ,Straits; £ 135. • The 'Market for inglish - is exceedingly' firm, and tithehes— . are refusing - contracts at present rates. 'We think another advance in the price of this metal not at all 'improbable. -- Tin Prates : The demand, we ob serve, is reported better, and prices improving. We are sorry to say .that there.. is no Champ to , notice, either in the price or the dem,and, as' far as this' district is concerned. Spelter : Market quiet. Price, £ 2j 10s. cash ; £2l 15 s . spring shipments .. W. H. plates, £21,158. The stock has 'decreased about 300 tons ; it stood on the3oth u1t.,'3,429 tons against 4,497 tons in 1858, and 2;528 tons in 1857. Zinc :. English Sheet, £27.. Regulus : French . Star,' £5O er ton. Swedish Steel,, £l9 p er ton; f aggot, £2l. Quicksilver,' L 7 per bottle, and ut fair demand: ' I- _MONDAY,' DECEMBER . 12, 1859.. , THE DAY'S NEWS. The official , arrangements in progress by the various Powers with reference to the approaching European Congress still continue to form the sub ject of greatest interest in our foreign intelligence. It seems the Papal Government has not ~ yet formally replied to the letter of convocation U.' the Cdhgress, addressed to it by France. It is, therefore, still an open question whether the Pope will send a repiesentative to the Congress. This officj.al delay on the par t of his Holiness ispkoba bly for the purpose of influencing the Aoman' Catholic Powers in the adjustment of the basis to be adopted fofthe procedure at the Congress, when it does meet, as well as in their selection of -Plenipotentiaries, whose views = and anteFdents are least likely to be objectionable to the -Holy Father. This supposition receives illustration and corroboration to some extent from the report that, after all, it is uncertain whether .Count Cavour, who is particularly obnoxious to the Ultramontanists, will represent Piedmont' at the Congress. The Austrian circular despatch, issued by the Foreign Minister, still maintains , the object of the approaching Congress to be the re storation of the Papal power in the revolted. States, and of the expelled sovereigns to their duchies; but by what process these ends are to be accomplished. is not set forth. The Spanish accounts of the results of their late encounter with the Moors have, it appears,: been considerably falsified—their own loss being represented as less, and that of the Moors as much greater than the facts as now ascertained, justify. Pestilence is doing its fell work, equally with the ravages ,of war in the ranks of the Spaniards. Those dreadful scourges, cholera and and dysentery, have • appeared among them, and are thinning their numbers most fearfully.: In consequence of this, orders have been issued to the effect that they should rather fall back, at this season of the year, to recruit the health of the army,-than make any movement in- advance to challenge the Moors to another engagement. Whilst the forces of the Spaniards are thus being diminished, and 'their action entirely suspended for the time being, we learn by the latest intelligence that the Moors are taking successful measures for increasing their strength. -The Emperor of Morocco, it is stated, has increased the pay of his troops, which has had the of causing a great accession of volunteers. There is rather an important item in our latest intelligence from Parii,—one, however, not so much of political as of commercial interest. The Council•of State, it is said, is preparing a project of law, reducing the customs duties. It is not stated upon what articles it is in contemplation to reduce the duties ; but as articles of primary necessity are mentioned, it is not improbable that some •of our own products may be included therein. Certainly it would be to' the advantage of both countries, were there such a reduction, respectively, of customs duties as would promote a greater exchange of their native or staple products. - We _have already anndunced _the appointment of Sir Henry Singer Keating, the Solicitor- General to the puisne judgeship of the Common Pleas, vacant by the death of Mr. Justice Crowder. With respect to the vacant • solicitorship, we understand that, as yet, there• has been nothing done upon the subject. But it is not too much to ; presume that the:claims of gentlemen who have had some parliamentary standing will not be overlooked in filling up an office where legislative as Well as legal . duties are to,be fulfilled, For a considerable time past the ultra-Liberals, with Mr. Bright at their head, have been making a great fuss—a kind of " - puff preliminary," as such cackling is -called in " The Critic," as to what they shoUld essay and achieve in - the way of Parliamentary reform, in course of the ensuing session. True the.'. chief declaimer in the Radical gatherings—Mr. John Bright—has been gradually shifting . his ground, in each °this • numerous and voluminous orations, to such an extent as to render it exceedingly 'difficult to guess what he really ,intended to propound. Still we - were systematically informed that something definite was to be developed' and insisted' on. The past week, however, appears to have completely dissipated all such expectations. •At the Reform Conference Mr. Bright intimated his adhesion to the scheme propounded by Lord John Russell as part of the ' covert tactique by which the Derby AdMinistration was overthrown. This was sufficiently stag gering, no doubt, to those who had pinned their political faith to the sleeve -of the hon. member for Birmingham ; but they are now told to accept that small crumb. of comfort with thankfulness, and make the most of it ! Nay more, the Observer and other radical organs have taken the matter in hand, and are earnestly demonstrating that as no Other course was open to Mr. Bright, with any chance of success, it is the best policy for both him and his admirers to accept what they can get. Sic transit gloria mundi. To the complaint of the apathy on the question o? ReforM existing among the classes that usually busilliemselves about political subjects, perhaps the agitators might think jit a sufficient answer that the 'boon which is to be demanded is not for them .but for others. But this 'plea, *apt it might go far to fix the charge of selfishness"upon --not the upper, but—the virtuous middle classes, Would leave as before the fact; that the classes for whose intended benefit reform is 'asked, do not 'ask for it themselves; or 'give the remotest evi donee that they feel . the want whiOt theirit.dvo cates 'Offer to our Sympathies. This is the more remarkable because the franchise, unlike ques tions which involve profound ; dootrines of political economy or of the science ,of government, is a tangible, positive thing; which the unenfran ehised , are familiar with as a thing - : often in operation before their eyes ; 'which their friends and neighbours possess and exercise ; which is at stated and frequent periods spoken of and sPeeUlated:about 'in' _their own • immediate circle, at their favourite pot-house or their family table. We don't mean to, !ay : that the better informed and the men of leisure are not to use. theii skill and knowledge in , devising remedies fof evils under which the lower and worse edu cated, are seemingly content to labour without so much as feeling that there is a remedy at much less that there is a practicable one. The working-man might for instance feel that the burden of taxation pressed heavily uponlim, and hate a vague'wish fdr relief,. without knowing that he pays more than his proportion, or , being acquainted with.- the :sublime doctrine of spme Financial iteformers, that he has an abstract right to be untaxed. - We do not expect him to be able to grasp the whole machinery of the State, or fathom all the intricacies of a complex system of governme nt. It is right, th ere f ore, that profounder or more• various minds than his own, s h Q uid ,, press the demands of that justice _ . which possibly re,lt* upqn, an abstract political propositiom .But, by the consent of all moderate 111051 the franchise does not rest upon any abstract ri,gh t ' If there is one thing in our present embroilnlen t3 clearer than another, it is that all our forernosi leaders of opinion —omitting that republican school which is trying in vain to create an 'opi nion of its own—have arrived at agreement upon this Conservative maxim ; namely, that such Ile forms as are wanted are in details and not in principles. Party conside ra ti ons d o , i n d e ed, lean some of the vacillating and less conscientio ns among the Liberal leaders, to compromise' ° r seem to compromise this great constitution al rule ; and we are prepared to see- -Lord Jo° RUSSELL, who delivered himself of an interesting exercise upon this borrowed text at Aberdeen,' b id for extreme Radical votes to keep himself i n • office, when in the Parliamentary arena. If the franchise, therefore, were a right de' pending upon abstract and inalienable considers" tions, which an advanced political science has rendered plain to educated persons, the unenfraw chised an d uneducated poor, would, we adroi t ' have a claim up)n the unsolicited advocacy e i those who wish to instruct them in privilegeS of which they have been deprived so long as to have lost the sense of deprivation. Now, W e shall not assume that the present noisy advocate s of Change - base their suggestions upon this e s ' ploded theory of abstract right, simply because it is useless in these days, when the revolutionutY spirit finds no favour with the eommunity large to argue any question except upon the basi s of the Constitution. We will not admit the claila of any set of reformers to the condescension of argument or refutation who pretend that then' mission is to reveal to the six-pound or no-poun d householder a right which belongs to him in the _nature of thing,s,_and_by_ the rigid necessity' e l' theory. We take it that any man who conies before the public except upon the principles which for more than. half a century ha' re . gradually developed themselves as innate il l the constitution under which we live, cuts th e ground from under him, and invests his reasonid with an antecedent disability, and a right to t to be heard. Reduce the , question, then, of 411 extended franchise to its- proper dimensions- 0 f $ privilege on the one side, and of expediency the other—and we at once see that the dispositio n of the unenfranchised classes has a materia l bearing in the inquiry. Our, political systera nothing but a device for discharging the functions of government in the most effectual and the we st widely beneficial manner. As regards the fra lv chise, it has at all times been the theoretical ma%i ej DI the English Constitution that all should posse ss it who are qualified for its safe and judicious eSOJ cise. Verbose and speculative theorists al a i warm up an audience into vain enthusiasm for the most .fanciful spenlations, to no better pure e than to find at ,the end, that the platform is u et the most suitable place to estimate these quUb cations, which yet it is a fatal weakness in Wi r t arguments to assume or to disregard. It is Il e taking an outrageous view of the matter to sal' that when a class has -become qualified' for th e due and responsible exercise of a political pri fi ' lege, they will give some signs of a decided Wi eh to .have it granted. We know that. there some disingenuity in the plea of a suffrage P llr portioned to qualification in days when the uPP j et and middle classes of English society endeavou r ' to keep the unenfranchised disqualified; bu ti° days when the way is open to every man thee;e; may be much reason in the arrangement i7f lit givesthe vote to one - who pays four shilling s week rent, and withholds it from the other i ll pays two-and-sixpence. The plea of the slict e ; owner against the enfranchising of his slaves, tl ° they. are not fit for freedom, we know to be c li8 ; honest and sophistical. For it is a ready ans W , e that they who do their best to degrade and 13 '; talise the slave, who make it a legal offenc e reform him lest he should be fit, have no .righ t such an excuse. But the state which puts a the on no man, as such, has a right to replate path along which its privileges are to be acqui P- d Leaving open to every man a practical* $ll O . reasonable mode of obtaining qualification, it h t ife i; a right to affix a limit which with the le individual defects, shall, on the whole, protector from the incumbrance of weakness 'and ille° petence. __ - 4. . 0 THE , topic ,which apparently, now . occupy o f attention of the political circles of Pariso a ll ' o e ,most of thj Courts of . continental; Enrope, i° tio approachirig Congress. . The importance of reo t ' subjects to be there discussed deepens the ira te 0 of the , public mind; 'as the time announced te r • , ioo meeting approaches. Various are the •speciu ° t ' ' do° . as to what may be the issue of its delibera 0 Many are disposed to think that' d instea d. o 0 •r r e f councils unravelling the very equivocal cone.' A of the present political'state of Central Italy, tb t he f f f are much, lore likely to render the affairs ° oit a Peninsula yet Morn ' diffiCult to arrase_s ; •o ...-- - some go even so far as/ express 0 0.° that the eventual solatio yAll have tobe 4eo lit by the arbitreMeni of the ; sviord. Some fors so attempted to be gathered from the eharactie .0 Of it.e'prSlSAbre determination of' the Corig i4-44 a questions.:OE. Governments.' 41.i:t.. deputed from the different Powers, to anre P °P : cl e e4 it conclusion in-that august assembly--the -interests of - ! ere 4 the Plenipote4 lll4, o t diplomatic- '-'reputation of respective l .,—ould it be 0:Ot t )/ a favourable opportunity to discuss the,,.6, its :40 -tranquillise'to that ,spirit: of dissa-t7 . - i c; t ios o willu ro t p en ea d n r p a o th i er ics, te we ir f r e i a ta r te l b4 ::: which is so widespread among the . th e :,.. a re . ~.. on the 'continent. What'. we ass. , o cy advantages abiding . or substant l9.l .O Ol have flowed froze 'the , clriscussiell LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.—Duc. 10. The Cotton market has been dull to-day, and—includ- Aug_3,ooo bales-Surat at 41d. to 54d. per lb,-principally for export—the sales are 7,000 bales. LIVERPOOL AGRICULT 'IJRA.L MARKET, DEC. 10 8. d. s. d. Hay, old Ditto, new' Ditto, clover 0 8 0 10 Mien Clover Vetches 0 0 ... 0 0 Straw, wheat - Ditto, oat 0 5 ... 0 6 Ditto, barley.. 0 3 0 4k Oats, in straw. 0 0 0 0 Potates, dukes 3 4 3 8 s. d. •s. d. Potatos, kemps 3 7 to 3 9 Do: Seedlings. 2 6 ... 2 10 Do. whiterocks 2 5 ~. 2 7 Do. Balshaw . 0 0 ... 0 0 Do. Beldrums. 0 0 ... 0 Do. cattle Turnips 21 0 ...23 0 Carrots Mangelwurzel 20 0 ...22 0 Manure- 5 0 ... 6 6 ST. JOHN'S M. s. d. s. d. Beef lb 0 6e 0 8 Mutton • „ 0 '6 „ 0 8 Veal Lamb, fore qr „ 0 0 „ 0 0 „ hind qr „ 0 0„ 0 0 Fresh Pork Lobsters „ 0 10 „ 1 0 Salmon Cod. Fish Soles Bret ... Turbot Haddeeks „ 0 . 3 „ 0 4 Fresh Butter „ 1 2 ~. 1 6 Salt ditto Grapes, for „ 2 0 „ 0 0 Do. Eng „ 0 „ 0 0. Cherries „ 0 0 „ 0 0 Damsons , .0 0 „ 0 0 Eggs 49 124 9 6„ 0 0 Peas, 49 peck 0 0„ 0 0 Potatoes, 39 peck 0 8„ 1 2 Asparagus, '49 100 0 0 „ 0 • 0 .RKET.—DEc. 10 s. d. s. d, Fowls, 39 couple 3 0 3 6 Ducks Rabbits, t 5 c'ple 1 8 „ 2 0 Pigeons, „ 1 4 „ . 1 6 Grouse, p brace 4 0„ 0 0 Partridges per br 1 4 ~ 2 0 Black Game ~ 5 0,, 0 0 Pheasants,Vbice 5 0 ~ 6 0 Snipes 1 6 „ 2 0 Currants, r. &w. 0 0 „ 0. 0. Gooseberries,p.qto 0 „ 0 0 Strawberries,P qto 0 „ 0 0 Larks 1 doz 1 •0 „ 1 4 Geese each 4 0 „ 6 0 Turkeys „ 4 0,, 6 0 Hares Cucumbers, each 0 0 ,; 0 0 Apricots, per doz.o .0 „ 0 0 Peaches, each ... 0 0 „ 0 0 'Nectarines d 0.... 0 0 „ 0 0 Pines, for., each 0 0 „ 0 0 Do. Eng „ 6 0 „ 8 0' Filberts, per lb. 1 6 „ 0 0 LONDON PRODUCE MARKET.—DEC. 10. Sug.ar very - firm; about ls. dearer for the week. Coffee continues in good demand, at ls. advance for the week. Tea quiet: common Congou is. 2d. Rico firm; - 50 tons fine white Bengal sold at 13s. 6d. Salt petre, fair enquiry, Gd. to Is. dearer for the week. LONDON TALLOW MARKET.---Drc. 10, The market is less firm than at the close yesterday, and prices are somewhat lower, being quoted .as follows : Town tallow, 545. 9d., net cash; Petersbura.C., on the spot, 555. 611. ; all the month, 555. ; January to March, 545. 6d. ; March alone, 545. 9d. to 555. MARKET AVERAGES.—Town tallow, 575. 3d. ; fat by ditto, 3s. ; yellow Russian, 575. 3d. ; melted stuff, 41s. 6d. ; rough ditto, 255. ; tallow greaves, 15s. ; good dregs, 7s. BOROUGH HOP MARKET. 7 DEc. 10. Show of new Hops is only moderate; and the demand for them continues steady at full prices. LONDON MINING MARKET.-DEC. 10. Businessin the Mining. Market to-day is moderate in amount. We hear of transactions. as .follows :—viz Great Criunis,.at 30s. to 355. • Pelyn WoOd, at 3 to 3,1, ; and Holmbush, at 2i; East Wheal RusSell and West Basset Shares are inquired for; the for Mer are marked 11,..an_d_tide. later. _l.B .and_ 181 rex_ _ Elates 32. _East- TBasset, Grambler :and ! St. Aubyn, Providence, Wheal Trelawney, Tincroft, and West Frances have also met with business. -St: John del ;Rey Mining Shares - are rather dull, and have been dealt in at 19 and' 19-1.. Australian Mining .are marked - I and 4;. Imperial Bra zilian, ss. ; Cobre Copper, 481; English and Australian Copper, 14; and Unithd Mexican, -i.-..-... MANCHESTER SHARE MARKET.—DEC. 10. Dovers, 24.7-16'; Trunks 91; Great Westerns, 68 ; Sheffielcls, 37! ; Londoni, 984 to t. NEWCASTLE. CORN MARKET.—DEc. 10. Moderate supply of farmer's Wheat which met a quick sale at rather over last Saturday's priOes. South Country in fair request in favour of, sellers. Foreign bring full prices, and holders do not offer freely. ,Flour in rather better demand, and 'a slight improvement in prices. Bailey quiet, but .fine malting, qualities held firm. Oats rather stiffer for both old and. new. Beans and Peas sell slowly at late rates. DONCASTER CORN MARKET.—DEc. 10, We have an improved show of Wheat ; best samples command former rates, but for other sorts there is little inquiry, and prices are in favour of buyers. Full supply of Barley, which sells slowly at a reduction of ls. per quarter. Oats unchanged. ' Beans soraeirhdt lower. DONCASTER CATTLE MARKET.—DEc. 10. Small supply of lean stock and cows. Market prettt well filled, but, being indifferently attended by buyers, trade, ruled slowly, but after close all the best stock changed hands at ' the following rates :--Milch cows, £l4 to £l9; drafts, £8 10s. to £10; heifers, £7 to £lO losyt-steers, - 410. -- We-could not quote a ,sheep market t. scarcely,any being exhibited. Pigs, ,large suppTy'and good tiade, but no alteration in prices; fat pigs found ready sale. Pork, 6s. 6d. to 6s. Bd. per stone. CARLISLE CORN MARKET.—DEC. 10. We had a good supply of - all kinds of grain at our market• this morning. Prices slightly in favour of buyers for, all kinds of grain. Sellers being willing to meet the reduction, a good clearance was effected. GLASGOW IRON MARBET.--Dno. - Market , quiet, but very firm. No. 1, 54 s 6d to 54s 9d nett; warrants anethakers' iron, 55s 41d to 55s 6d nett ; No. 3, 's4s 3d to 54s 6d uett. The Hildson's Bay Seal Skin Cloaks and *Jic c kets . ,, One Giiinea each, at the New Shawl and Mantle Ware houge, 40, Bold-street.—Shellard and Hodgson; Pro prietors. ! ' ' TO CORRESPONDENTS. Short letters are encouraged on matters of public interest. Tkby should be legibly written onoae side of thb paper only. 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