Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-07-06 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL FINANCIAL REFORM ASSOCIATION. The weekly meeting of the council was held by special Summons, on Monday last ; Robertson Gladstone, Esq., President, in the chair. Various suggestions were thrown out for obtaining a better attendance of the members, and giving increased efficiency to the operations of the associa tion. Amongst the means recommended for consideration were a monthly publication, and the holding of a monthly meeting in the evening, open to the public. The time for the weekly meeting was changed to Monday at two o'clock, that being the day on which the President ( who said he was so much engaged on Town and Dock Com mittees as almost to have given up his own business) is least engaged. THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY. The proceedings of the House of Commons Committee of Inquiry into the condition of the country under the rale of the Hudson's Bay Company, whether by charter or royal license, were discussed. It was regarded as ex tremely probable that, the result would be the renewal or the company's privilege-, failing some strong mauls .tetion of the popular will against it. The testimony of the Right , Ron. Edward Ellice, given on the preceding Tuesday, (when the committee adjourned sine die) was specially adverted to, as showing how self-interest may warp the iudgment, and revolutionize the convictions of public men. This gentleman, it was observed, was a leading member of the North-West Far Company of Montreal, in which es capacity he utterly denied the validity of the Hudson's , Company's charter—charged the company itself with Ine grossest injustice and oppression towards all other British aubjects—and preferred against it and its agents a long catalogue of outrages and crime, in which robbery and murder were included Since the two companies bee-me one concern , with the same common interests, about Eve -and-twenty years ago, the Right Hon. gentleman an d his associates seem to have completely changed their views, both as to the charter and the rights of British subjects t ener ellY• In his evidence before the Parliamentary ommittee (of which his son, another sharehol 'er and director, was a member) the other day, Mr. Ellice eulogised the rule of the Hudson's Bay Company as One almost unexampled for the paucity of complaints against it, .of course forgetting the terrible array of offences which he was instrumental in get ting up for i t s condemnation. Just as Sir G eorge '''lrcpson, another of the company's witnesses, ate his own Published description of the grew fertility, inexhaustible mineral resources, and other natural advantages of the country, which he now clroses to call a barren and nnin habitable waste, coolly telling the Committee that the truth Was to be looked for in his evidence —not in his bjok. Mr. Ellice speaks of the charter-rights of the Hudson's Bay Company, which he once ignored, and set at defiance With complete legal impunityas perfectly incontestable. He pretends that the preservation of the monopoly (in which he is himself so largely interested) is necessary to protect the Indians from being deluged with spirituous liquors, and to prevent their going to war with each other, for the attainmer t f which objects he considers it desirable that the company should be allowed to retain its privileges, and, with them, the power of fixing its own prices on all that it buys or sells, or rather barters, in its dealings with the Indians, Yet, even this champio n of th e c - m p an y Ivatnitted that Vancouver's Island ought to be taken from It and constituted a British colony as soon as possible. The apathy of the public and of the press generally, with some honourable exceptions, on a matter involving nothing less than the question whether a country larger than the Whole of Europe, and great part of it admirably fitted for ; c olonisati,n should remain subject to the desolating mono- P° l 3' under which it has laboured for nearly 200 years, W as spoken of as only to be accounted for by want of information. The constitution of the committee, and the Simme r in which the inquiry has been hurried over, were commented upon as very ominous of the intentions of Il c vernitent unless parliament and the public should Interfere authoritatively to prevent the completion of an etin l'%us job, most prejudicial to the interests both of British America and the mother country. It way stated 1, "Y the secretary that he had forwarded, to a friend in London the name of a gentleman resident here who 4., W118i1l a position to gve mast valuable evidence relative '4' the operations of the company and their effiAs ; and, further, that he bad reason to believe that the name was given in to the chairman. This witness Was not called. The gentleman who was com municated with on the subject says, in a letter to the secretary; "I equally regret with yourself than Me. Was not summoned. The bias of -- and the govern ment is, however, now so open and manifest that it would Only have been a waste of Mr. ---'s time to have come up. We ought to get np petitions from the large towns, and the principal public bodies throughout the country ; otherwise, nothing can prevent the renewal of the com pany's privileges.' It was stated that the publication of the association's tract on the subject had been delayed in consequence of its being thought desirable to accompany it with a coloured instead of a skeleton map, since the latter would have been comparatively useless to all but those who took the trouble to examine it minutely, Whereas, the coloured map will show at a glance, all that the company possesses either by charter or by license. On the moti on o f M r. J o h n S m i t h, secon d e d by Mr. J o hnson, it was resolved unanimously:—" That this council views with astonishment and indignation the attempt of a few individuals in these days of coniparative political and co mmercial freedom, to retain the government of, and con tinue to monopolise the trade with, a vast important territ ° l 7, belonging to the crown and people of these kingdoms, there being no individuals, or company, or state in the world capable of giving a tithe of the value ;neeuch privileges, when measured against the rights of . tr ade, and the c , rntraereial progress of this , rious and enterprisisg nation; and that the council there re calls urgently on the people of the United Kingdom, and on all such members of parliament as really represent, and wish to promote the national interests, to adopt instantly the measures necessary to resist, with effeet, the unjustifiable claim of the Hudson's Bay Company to that renewal of its absolute control over a cenntry considerably larger than the whole of Europe, which the British govern. went seems but too much disposed to grant." " That the tract of this association ou the subject, just prepared, be published as speedily as possible, with an illustrative coloured may, for the information of the country at large ; which judging from the prevalent apathy and indifference, would seem not to be aware that the c , ntinuance of the Hudson's Bay Company's chartered and licensed privileges, means the sacrifice of sources of national wealth which would soon realise millions yearly, in order that a tnere handful of influential persons may divide amongst them a few hundred thousand pounds par annu n." " That I these resolutions be advertised in the London Times, Daily News, Morning Star, and Daily Telegraph, and in the Principal Liverpool papers." Another resolution, soliciting the co-operation of the Chamber of Commerce of Liverpool, Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast, and other places, in a matter so seriously involving the principles of free trade, was passed, on the motion of Mr. Johnson, s econded by Mr. Finch. And it agr eed that a deputa tion from the counc i l should wawititon Charles Holland, Esq., chai rman of the Live; il Chamber, to call the attention of that b o d y to the apparent imminent danger of the continuance of the monopoly of the Hudson's Bay Company. CONVEYANCE or LAND. The President thought it very desirable, both financially and commercially, that the attention of some competent Person should be directed to the best mastic rf facilitating and economising the transfer of real property. It was understood that ministers had something in hand on the subject, and there co u ld b e no quest i on as to the necessity of such a measure. lie could not Nee what occasion there the for a new ab s t ract o f title, and new deeds, with all e repetitions on every t rans f er , w h en a ll th a t was required was a simple transfer of the deeds, and regietra tion of the new ownership. Mr. J. Smith put the question in this way—" I have a parchment tide to laud, which my Lawyer says is g.,ed. I sell this land to Mr. Gladstone, or sornebody else ; and if the title is geed for me, sarely it is good for the buyer. All that is necessary is a transfer ou the back of it, and a registration in some public office to show the change of ownership." Mr. Finch : But that would not suit the lawyers. The President said that was the very question, It was the lawyers only that Were interested in the multiplication of these wordy and very expressive documents_ For his own part, he did not see why the selling of land or house's, or the exchange of one for the ether, ehould not be as simple a matter as the selling or exchanging of anything else. Tun PINANCZ ACCOUNTS AND THE AUDIT. The following is an extract from a letter :addressed to the secretary b y a London ruembee of the ascociation Si You will observe that neither the finance accounts, which were promised to be ready between the 13th and 90th cf June, nor Mr. Bowyer's audit TALLITH, which was ordered on the 21st May, have yet made their appearance. Thera is no difficulty in accouutirg for the delay with respect to the audit return, as there can be little doubt of the alarm which must be felt by persons connected with the Duchy of Lancaster •; but I suppoFe - that affair will be hushed up. It is quite obvious from the manner in which the committee was appointed, that, so far from any thorough investigation being likely, the probability is, that the, whole thing will be a sham, and the parties implicated C omfortably whitewashed. I hop you intend to follow tip the "Fiscal Doirgs of the Session," as those two n umbers are of infinite value, and will enable us to com pare the amount voted with the amount expended, whe t) the finance accounts are put into shape. ELNANCIAL RICFORMILES THI BEST MORAL ItEMZEIVIS. Mr. Thomas Hodgskin, of the London Economist office, forwarded two lectures recently delivered 14 him 94 the TIMES.-LIVERPOOLI OAT DAY, G, 1857. important question. "What shall we do with our criminals?" which he answered thus, " Don't create them." The fol lowing passage from the concluding lecture was read:- 1. The course of my argument leads direetly to the conclu sion that the way to the extnetion of cr;me lies through the pleasant paths of prosperity and plenty. We want more freedom, and less taxation. I go cordially with the Finance Reformers ofLiverpool,and I belieie that they are the best moral reformers. Let us begin by immediately weeding from the Chancellor of the Exchequer's budget every item of expenditure not required for the pur poses of the Government. and by abolishing every tax not necessary to defray the bare expenditure. To this extent, we shall at once set a good example, and cease, to use Mr. Roebuck's language, from " robbing the people." We do not require more magis trates, more police, more chaplains, all of whom have a professional interest in misinterpreting nature, and foster ing error ; s - e do not want new punishments, new schemes of transportation, new and splendid gaols, all of which must be paid for by industry, and lessen its rewards. We have already too much of them. The people want more food, more clothing, more comforts, more luxuries, more enjoyment, more holidays, more books, more leisure, more intellectual and fewer animal pursuits. The mind, which occupies no space, should be filled with gladness and honour, not the body mortified and punished. All these wants can only be satisfied by more freedom and less taxation. The principles announced in l 842, and partially acted on since with such eminent advantage, must be carried into every part of society. The unrestricted com petition which nature establishes, must bo the rule for all our transaction; ; and by the higgling of the market which is mutual and free action, the salar'es of officials, and the payment of fle priest!) lod must be regulated, as well as the profit of the shopkeeper, and the wages of the labourer Society cannot continue united under the sway of two conflicting principles." MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. LIVERPOOL, Saturday Evening. There is little or no change to notice in the state of the Cotton Market, and which remains firm, with. sales of 6,000 bales, including 1,000 on specu lation and for export In the Liverpool Share Market to-day, there was a moderate business transacted,but towards the close prices declined. The transactions were as follows :—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, 701 ; Caledonian, 371 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1011 ; Liverpool Crosby and Southport, 191; London and North Western, 104, 31; Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire, 45 ; North Eastern, 23,1 ; Leeds Capital Stock, 221; Dowers, 221; Dutch Rhenish, 31 d ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 141. 5-16, ; Atlantic Telegraph, 70 d, (being an advance of Si. to 71. per share) ; Steam Tug Company, 101. The following were the closing prices :—Blackburn, 8 ; Chester and Birkenhead, 701, 71 ; C iledonian, 87 , 37-4 ; Chester and Holyhead, 15f, 18; ; Eastern Counties, 111, 111 ; East Lancashire, 97, 971; Ditto £9 shares, 1 13-16 p ; Great Northern, 241, 241; Great Western, 651, 651; Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock, 1001, 101 ; Do, shares, 1, 1 1-16 p ; Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 191. 19*; London and North Western Stock, 1034, 103'4; Ditto. one-eighth shares, 3-16, * d ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 441, 452 ; Midland Stork, _B3l 83T 4 ; North British, 10Z-, 11 ; North Staffordshire, .11, 41 d ; North Eastern-Berwick, 2i 1-16, 23 3-16; York and North Midland, 355, 35-,1 ; Leeds Capital Stock, 22- i - 221 South Eastern and Dover, 22,1, 22 9-16 ; Scottish North Eastern, 121, 12k; Buffalo and Lake Huron, 34, 31 4 ; Ditto New Shares, 34, 31 d ; Great Western of Canada, 22, 221 ; Ditto New Shares, ;4 7, 1 p ; Great Luxembourg, 111, 11 d ; Grand Trunk of Can,,,da, 143, 141. The payment of the Commercial Bills falling due to-day, the 4th of the month, has not produced so much pressure in the Money Market, as migh have been expected, but the inquiry was neverthe less active, and full rates were charged for accom modation. As soon as these engagements are met it is expected that the demand will relax, although the Consol settlement next week will cause numer ens applications for loans and discounts. The dividends become payable at about the same time, however, and thus the supply of money will be increased. The opinions regarding the present condition of the money market, says the Bankers Circular of to-day, though more hopeful, are still devoid of a steady confidence ; the high rate of interest which has now so long prevailed has made great inroads into many of the most solvent and well conducted mercantile and manufacturing firms. The continuation of this process cannot but prove highly injurious to the general state of trade and commerce. It is, however, with us a question of gold, or no gold, If we can retain it, our confidence is supported; hut if not, then are we in a constant state of uneasiness. If we look abroad, we can scarcely indulge in the hope that we can retain more than our fair share of the precious metals. We are at present receiving, in return for our immense ship ments outward •, large quantities of gold and silver, but at the s icrifice of our manufacturers; for it is impossible from the state of our money markets for some time past, that any profits whatever can be realised, as these have been absorbed by the high prices of raw materials, and the high rates of discounts charged upon bills. Taking an external view of the Money Market, the demand appears likely to be heavy for some time to come on the Conti nent. The capital necessary to be paid up by the Bank of France, and the demands by other companies are very considerable; these demands extend over a great portion. of Germany, and will probably lead to a great deprecia tion in securities. But the demands on French account are not alone for France ; her financial ramifications through such institutions as the Credit Mobilier extend over the whole Continent of Europe; with such an aspect of things, the demands for money will continue to expand rather than diminish. The Bank of England returns, published in our p iper of to-day, were not unfavourable ; but, ors investigating the figures, it is found that the directors acted prudently in not reducing the rate of discount on Thursday. The Fonds were rather flatter this morning, as it was generally expected that the reserve of notes and other securities would exhibit an improvement. Business e k se very dull. Consols have been 92-a to 92i for the 9th instant. The New Threes are 921 to 901-; and the Reduced, 921 to 922. The closing prices of Consols was 925 to 921. The following list shows the fluctuations in Con sols during the past week :- Lowest Highest Closing prices. prices. prices. Monday Money ..... shut do do Account . _92,1 94 d0 .92,e Tuesday Money .... shut do. Account . ... 92i 92 92-2- Wednes lay Money .... shut do do Account ....921 921 eea -s, Money .... shut do, do. Account ....9%- 921 921, Friday , Money .... shut do do. Account .....931 924 92/ Saturday Money .... shat do. do. Account ....922. 921 921 Avery moderate business has been done in the Lon don Railway Share Market to-1 ay, and no change can be noticed in prices. The following were the closing quotations :-A.mbergate, Nottingham, and East. Junction, 5.1, 51; Caledonian, 75k, 151; Ediriburg,h. and Glasgow, 62, 64 ; Eastern Counties, 11l I.li ; East Lanceshire. 97, 98 ; Great. Northern, 99, 991; Ditto A, 91 ; Great Western, 65, 651 ; Lan cashire and Yorkshire, 100;, 101 ; Leeds Northern, 45, 441; London and North Western, 103 . 5 1 1035 ; London and South Western,lol4,lo2l ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 411,451; Midland Stock, 83 et, 83,1- ; North British, 432, 41 ; South Eastern and Dover, 741, 751; York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 92, 93 ; York and - North Midland, 71., Ili. The imports of Specie during the week were about one million stirling, viz :-- By the Sienne, from Boulogne, fifty-three cases bullion ; the Wm. H. Prescott, from New Orleans, one box, 2,048 ozs, silver coin ; the Panther, from Boulogne, eighteen eases bullion ; the Norma, from Constantinople, &rt., four groups, one bag, specie, or 3,5001; the lisloselle, from Rotterdam, eighteen casks bullion; the Albion, from Boulogne, thirty-nine boxes bullion ; the Clarence, from Antwerp, eleven bags • bullion ; the Atlantic, from New York, 1,128,581 dole, or 0 25,0001; the America, from Boston, 1,229,143 dole, or 247 4501; the Ariel, from New York, 45,0001; the Washington, from New York, 80,0{101; the Atvato, from the West Indies, 946,756 dots, or 200,000/, of which 120,0001 was in gold and the rest, silver; the Vanderbilt, from New York, 170,0001; the Batavier, from Rotterdam, fifteen brls bullion ; the Stebonheath, from Melbourne, 5,251 ozs of gold, or 21,1001; the Sienne, from Boulogne, fifty-five cases bullion; the Telegraph,. from Antwerp, ten cases bullion. The exports were also nearly one million sterling. Ounces by the Magdalena for the West Indies, 35.2801, of which 6,355/ was in Silver, and the rest in Gold ; the Armenian for the Cape of Good Hope, 50.0001; the Colombo for the East Indies, 859,220/, of which 3,386 was in Gold and the rest in Silver. The official returns of the exports of the precious metals from the port of London, for the week ending Jane 27. show a total of 29,000 ounces of Geld and 1,6001 in Silver. With respect to the movements in mines during the week, the Mining Journal of this day says : Ti,e Mining Share Market has shown more activity this week, and a good demand bas existed for several mines, -0-- though still at lower quotations than sellers generally are disposed to take. Devon Consols shares have been more Thum or me Doenuss or BxnroßD.--The Post an- 'freely offered at lower quotations, and leave off at 440 to nounces the death of this much respected lady, - who expired 445, sellers. Baseet shares at low prices met with buyers, Emewhat suddenly on 'F r id ay. 235 to 245; South Frances, 293 to 295, and a dividend due NOVIOMAGIAN SoctEry or ANTIQuARIFts.-011 lAri.lneq- in a few days or, probably, £8 per share ; North Basset day last, the members of this Club, being Fellows of the leave kept at 15 to 16, with scarcely any business doing ; Society of Antiquaries of London, paid a visit to Leeds West Basest, 28 to 29, also flat ; for Great South Tolgas Castle, Kent, on the invitation of its hospitable owner, C. there have bete, several buyers, at 161 to 17 ; East Basset, F.S.A. 'After a m inute also buyers, at 88 to 40, and the mine improving for cop ; Martin, Esq, My ., inspec:ion of thie unique and almost perfect feudal relic, per .‘ in fir:). , 60 east; Grenville, li . to 111 . ; k Un t y „) s i h t a o re 3 s t ha th v e e to welch appertains so much of historic EIS well as d e ; i: il n y l. ";:t .11 . 1? quie f tly ut during the e this e w e a i.. t > , , tl a re, 4 - 3 beim , the archmological lutanist, the party pertook of an eleglut e ' al l .a.ot e u e ce a ni a Zt ° to pil/Anse; Bell and Lanarth also entertainment, and returned to town in the evening. iorptiaaia after, at 21 to 3,1. Tire Eeteneeerfox or Ireat.-On Tuesday evening '1 h e receipts on the principal French Railways last, Siancr o..sini delivered a lecture . on Idly, to a \ therin e the week ending 24th June, whim compared crowded audience, at the Town-hall, •Tenbridge. The . with the corresponding period of 1850, showed inentation of 322,378 francs on the Orleans, chair was filled by the m lt r e . v i. . v F a . it W er hltir r e ,,i i , er tr , :cu py potrlgtc,c i , in Dr. Arnold Kaye, Oa the motion of Mr. iiirkir,,,d , wad other gentlemen. 0 seconded by Dr. Kaye, a resolution was p . asset3. coni/e mn ,_ 4,7 i ) francs tory of the Fr , :,ne l a and Austrian occupation of t,e,,, papal ton of 1,0 . Stites. A ,ebserintion was made for the It fund, three cheers were given for the indspendenee after a vote of thanks to the Gliairtrattl: 4.;‘ , _, Signor Orsini, the Great North the meting separated. a 1 1 r. 1 :7 11 ,7 11 3 g 6 on the Midi, 24,607 on the Lyons, and •'e on the Eastern. There was a ditninit r6s on the _Mediterranean, 48,941 on the Western, and 211,014 on the Austrian. • of Italy, and • The Times' city article of to-lay, in alluding to Northern Railway frauds, remarks :- Much surprise was created le the city yesterday by a Thursday NECNSSITY Or UNION AND CO-OPRRATION The following is an extract of a letter adlnssed to the Council from Ipswich : —" I have read with great pleasure your suggestions to our Commons, improperly so calla 1, as they take little or no interest in the welfare of the people, and back the Government. on all occasions, in burdening and tsxiog them. The world will, some day, thank you for marking out the true progress of reform. The movement must proceed from some la-ge town. No Government on earth more requires a check, financially, than that of England. The hard earnings of industry are lavished on princes and palaces, on warfare and bloodshed ing, and for many other purposes in which the people have no interest. The large towns should unite and form bodies similar to yours, cooperating with each other. to make the Commons what they now are not —the people's House of Parliament —God speed you. A .proposition from London for the establishment of a branch of the Association in the Metropolis, the council paying two agents there, w i as discussed and declined. The great advantage of co-opera tion with similar associations in London and elsewhere was admitted, but it was thought best that each should pursue its own course and pay its own expenses. THE "FOURTH OF JULY" IN LIVERPOOL. Saturday being the "Fourth of July," the day was celebrated by the American residents in Uverpool in the manner in which they usually, in this country, com memorate the anniversary of their independence. All the American vessels in port were decked in their gayest bunting and in the evening the officers of the American frigate Niagara were entertained by the American merchants at a banquet at the Adelphi Hotel. Another festive gathering took place on board the Albion, one of Messrs. W. Tapscott and Co.'s Australian Line of packets ; and though many cf the guests were sultjec , s of Queen Vic'oria, they felt that they were gui:ty of no disloyalty in celebrating an event in the benefits resulting from which they and the world at large have shared. The Albion is a new clipper ship, of m-:gnifieent proportions, and made a few trips across the Atlantic as one of Messrs. Tapscott and Co 's American Line of Packets. She made very successful runs, and was soon ranked among the fastest clippers of the port She is now about to be placed on the Australian line, it being the intention of Messrs. Tepseott and C e to run monthly packets to Melbourne ; and, jndgirg by her past achievements, we think her en terpe:sing owners could not have made a better selection for a " pioneer" chip. She has most superior steerage and second class accemmodation, and as she will take only a limited number of first-class passengers, though sufficiently numerous to make up a good circle, those Rho sail by her will enjoy a degree of soma , comfort, cc:rabic ed with privacy, seldom experienced on a long voyage. She is commanded by Cs pelin R. C. Williams, who has hem long known in the A.naeric in trade as a thoroughly experienced aad skilful seam-tn, end whose stirlieg character end frank and homely manner, have won for him every respect and esteem. Among the toasts was " The good ship Albion," which was proposed by Mr Mao'', who dwelt on the enterprise of the people of these coon - rieg and American enterprise, about to he strikingly manifested in the laying down of a submarine electric telegraph across the Atlan'ie, along which, he observed, the thoughts of the people of both nations, wg ulcl fly with the speed of that lightning which sometimes covered 4 ts surface. He hoped the "Albion" would be as successful in her Australian runs as she had beau in her Americar, voyages; and that Messrs Tapscott and Co., in establishing an Australian line of packets, would reap the reward which their enterprise deserved. (Applause.) Mr. TArscorr acknowledged the compliment. He felt assured that the " Albion" would make her way to Mel bourne with the same speed ant certainty which had dis tingeigned her American voyages, end he hoped that so satisfied would passengers and shippers be with her per formance, that ou her return they would repeat the " dose." (Cheers and laughter) Mr. Pesti proposed the heal h of the " Shippers of Liverpool," and hoped that in eaterirg on the Australian trade, they would not only opei) tip a new connection, but would also in their new enterprise, be favoured by their old friends, to whom he believed they had given every satis faction in the conduct of their ArleriCill trade. (Cheers.) Mr. W. J. SweaNev. who wasloudly called on, respon ded. to the toast. He begged to endorse the obser vation of Mr. Fish, that in the condect of their American trade, Messrs. Tapscott and Co. had given every satisfac tion to those who did business with hem ; aed he had no doubt that the same good mantgement and succese which had distinguished their first enterprise, would also accom pany this their new undertaking. (Hear, hear.) Se had heard elsewhere and o n man y occasions a wish expressed that shippers would not " screw" so herd —bw: when every day he saw new lines of clippers started—clippers of the meguitule and mag nificence of the vessel in evlieh they were then on board, he should confess that he could not sea the force of the observatien. (Laughter.) Every enterprise, how • ever, which tended to develope the trade of Australia, soon to be the greatest of England's colonies, d es erved support, and he hoped that in every undertaking to that end — a nd such an undertaking was that which was now to be enter . ed on by Messrs. Tapscott and Co —(hear hear) - both slry pars and shipowners would obtain the returns to which Choir spirit entitled them. (Hear, hear.) " The toast of American Independerve," which was proposed by Mr. Birch, was then drunk with three times three. Captain WILLIAMS responded. He said that he was a native-born American, and was proud of it. (Cheers ) He had long enjoyed the privileges of his government, which he esteemed ; but he also esteemed the privileges which he enjoyed in England, and which he thought were squally as free and beneficial to mankind. (Applause ) He concluded by proposing:" the health of Queen Victoria," which was drunk with all the honours. Mr. JACQUES proposed " the health of the President of America," Which was drunk with every enthusiasm. The health of" Captain Williams ;" of the " owners of the line ;" responded to by Mr. Jame?, and other toasts, were drunk. after which the company separated. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENs.—An extra gala, in honour of the day, was given by the spirited proprietor of this popular place of amusement. The gardens never appeared to better advantage, and the fireworks were of unusual brilliancy and variety. They were witnessed by a very numerous company, among which were many of the crew of the Niagara. remark reported to have been made by Lord St. Leonard the previous night, in the d seussion on the Great North ern Railway Bill, to the effectthat " the company were not to be bound by fraud and forgeries of Redpath, and the only question was one of policy with regard to operations on the Stock Exchange." The simple facts of the case are that Redpath. as the authorised registrar of the company, issued fictitious certificates of stock to innocent purchasers, and that the company were considered to be responsible not only in a diroet manner for the ac s of their servant, but indirectly for the culpable neglect by which those acts were rendered possible. So complete has been the convic tion on this point that there has hi , herto been no attempt to dispute it in any case. The Royal Swedish Railway Company at once recognised the stock purported to have been created by their chairman, &miller ; and the Crystal Palace Company adopted a similar course in the case of Robson. It is true that in America the conduct of a public company under circumstances of this kind has been different, and that the New York and Newhaven Railway have sot the sufferers by the frauds of their chairman, Schuyler, at defiance. Not only, however, has the step been stigmatised as a painful blot by all the respectable merchants in that city, but the victims confident in the equity of their claim, have appeal ed to the law, which is the same as that in England, for its enforcement. In the London Produce Markets during the . week the business transacted has been limited, and prices are generally rather heavy. Sugar has been very dull, and the demand is restricted, even at a decline of 6d to is per cwt. Holders, however, are firm, and show no disposition to supply the market at reduced rates. The stock of this article on the Ist inst. was 71,371 tons against 101,129 tons at the corresponding period of 1856. Coffee has maintained full rates, and there has been a steady inquiry. Cocoa has been quieter, but the prices are firm ; tea has been in active request at enhanced quotations, and in•riee there . have been extensive operations at 6d per cwt. advance. Rum tends downwards, saltpetre has risen is per cwt , and tallow is rather flat. About the usual amount of business has been done in spices. No material variation has taken place in the state of trade in the manufacturing districts during the week. In the Leeds warehouses a steady business had been transacted, but the attendance of buyers was not large. The shipping houses were rather busy. At Bradford business had im proved, and wool had advanced Id. per lb. for combing qualities. Yarns and piece goods realised about former values. The piece goods and yarn trade of Halifax had shown more activity, but prices were still too low to fairly remunerate the manufaoturer. Short wools were scarce, and com• manded higher rates. Business at Manchester continued steady, and some rather large sales had been made for exportation. In the Yarn Market there had been more activity, and the export de mand had rather improved. The hosiery trade at Leicester has exhibited symptoms of improvement, and orders for. the autumn demand had been rather extensively given out. The average price of wool, however, being high, there was little inducement to manufacture for stock. It seems possible that the revolt in India may have some temporary effect on our indigo supplies A private letter from Agra, of the 2214 of May, after stating that the forts were being armed and provisioned, and that there was a prospect of the British residents being shut up and besieged, if the outbreak should become general, adds, " The indigo factories in this d:strict, and, indeed, throughout the D.)ab, are at a standstill. Con tracts and business of every kind are suspended, and Europeans are flocking in from all quarters for refuge." It is understood that the Bank Charter Com mittee are not likely to conclude their labours during the present session. They will doubtless report evidence, and be re-appointed at the next assembling of Parliament. Consequently their final report will probably not appear until the end of 1858, or beginning of 1859. Through the kindness of the Secretary of the Association of the Liverpool Corn Trade, we are enabled to lay before our readers the following estimate of the stock of grain, &c., in the port of Liverpool on the 30th June last :—Wheat, 78,895 qrs. ; barley, 13,892 qrs. ; rye, 128 qrs. ; matt, 5,795 qrs. ; oats, 26,391 qrs. ; beans, 9,829 qrs ; peas, 4,753 qrs. ; Indian corn, 49,958 qrs. ; oat meal, 13,276 loads ; flour, 18,341 sacks, and 127,901 brls. The Champion of the Seas has arrived from Australia with 32,831 ounces, waled at 131,1241. Subjoined are the particulars of the specie on board the Colombo, which left Southampton to•lay for India, China, &e. :-131mbay, silver, 290,5251 Ceylon, silver, 2861.; ditto, cold. 2541.; Madras, gold , 3,1001. ; Calcutta, silver, 172,1551. ; Penang, silver, 1,250/. ; Singapore, silver, 43,550/. ; Hong Kong, silver, 167,1991 ; Shanghai, silver, 180,9011. ; total, 589,220. The amount of business done this week in the north of Ireland, in the several departments of commerce, is rather above average. A heahhy rather than an active tone is the characteristic of transactions. Our business men are evid e ntly cautious, not operating beyond the limits of safety, but judiciously extending trade wherever there is room for enternrise. The trade, consequently,. in the district of Belfast partakes, in a large proper- ion, of the prosperity which the Revenue Rilurns ust issued show to have been enjoyed by th;, empire at large. Fl :x has come forward in grotty large lots at the market; and, forfine milled, so high as 13s per stone was paid this week. Handscutehed goes off at 6s to 78 9.1. Reports from the most cele brated flax-growing districts are very favourable, and the rains of to-day will have the best effect on the crop. In the neighbourhoods. of Ban bridge, Dromore, and Lurgan there are at present some of the finest crops seen in these districts for several years past. Yarns had a fair run last month ; and on the average of numbers, quantity of stock held may be stated to be the bet s nder the quantity of last year. The Thread trade is well supported. At the Gilford, Hilden, and Lisburn factories all the hands. are fully employed, chiefly for the foreign markets. The exports of linen cloths, for the first five months of the year, have exceeded, by upwards of four millions of yards, those of the same period of 1856, and by nearly twenty millions those of the same period of the year 1855. White linens, which had accumulated in the early part of last. month, are moving off. The home trade is quiet. I. Brown markets have been brisker, and drapers look for higher prices. The handkerchief trade is still rather heavy. BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE. At the County Sheriff's Court, York, on. Friday, the ease of Goodall v Stead came on for hearing_ Mr, Naylor, of Leeds, was advocate for the plaintiff, a gardener and beerseller, residing in Oxford-row, Leeds, and who had brought an action against the defendant (an architect and builder, by trade, twenty-five years of age, and at present engaged as manager for Messrs Hyde, Roberts, and Co, sanitary tube manufacturers, who have large establish ments in various parts of Englatri,) for breach of promise of marriage to his daughter, an interesting looking girl, nineteen years of age. The case savoured somewhat of romance. The defendant began to pay his addresses to the plaintiff's daugh or in November of last year, and in the course of the following month it was arranged that they should be married, the day fixed being the last of the year. When the time came, the defendant failed to fulfil his part of the contract ; but he managed to excuse himself, the courtship was renewed, and he next fixed Ash Wednesday, (Feb. 25) for the wedding-day. lie purchased wedding-dress for his bride that was to be, bonnets were ord.:red for her and her bridesmaid, and arrangemets were made for a wedding breakfast, to which friends of the parties were in cited. Once more, however, the defendant made a hash of the poor girl's hopes by not making hie appearance at the appointed time ; and thenthe match was finally broken off, the defendant assigning no valid reason for his conduct. • Hence the action at law, which Mr. Stead did not appear, either in propria persona, or by representative, to defend. Thus admitting the breaches complained of, the duty of the jury was confined to assessing the damages. Evidence was given that the defendant had an income of something like £2OO a-year, and the jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, damages .50. The damages were laid at £5OO. The plaintiff's daughter, prior to the defendant paying his addresses' to her, had been in a situation as nurse and lady's maid, -in the family of clergyman in the neigh bourhood of Middleham. dominert tat intelltgente. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARSET.-JuLT-4, "The cotton market continues without change; with a moderate business, prices are very steady. The sales—including 100 Pernara bucce 81d, 160 , Bahias 80 to SP, 30 Maranhams BP, 500 Egyptians 90 to - 121, 1,500 Sprats 4gl to 6d—are reported 6,000 bales, of which 1,000 are on specniation and for export. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKET.-3m.Y.1. Per atone; 20Ibs. Per 90145. a. d. a. d. a. d. a. rl.lPotatoes. Seedlings 4 010 G 0 Hay, old .. 0 7 to 0 9 Ditto, Pink Eyes .. 0 0 to 0 0 Ditto, mew.. Ditto, clover Green Clover 0 2} to 0 3sil Ditto, Beldransa .. 0 0 to 0 0 Vetches! 0 2i to 0 3;Ditto, cattle 0 0 to , 0 0 Straw,.wheat 0 4 to 0 5 Per ton. Ditto, oat ........ 0 4.. to 0 4i Turnips Ditto, barley .... 0 0 to o 0 Carrots Oats, in straw 0 0 to 0 0' llangle wurtel ;Manure 4 0 t. 6- 0 • LONDON TALLOW MARKET.-JULY 4 The market le quiet today, with., however, more inquiry forth° end of the. year. Town tallow is gno•ed 57s 3i ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 583 6d; July to september, 58s; October to December, 57s 6d to 58s. MAW:ET AVERAGES:—Town tallow, 60s 3d; fat by ditto, 30 21d; yellow, 60s 61; melted staff, 45s ; rough ditto, 27s 61; tallow gra% es, i7s; good dregs, is. .BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—JULY 4. The demand for all kinds of hops Is by no means active. we have no change to notice, The duty is called £ 130,00 J. In prices YORK WOOL MARKET.-JULY 4. af We hada large show of wool to-day, probably 500 or 600 sheets ; but some of the leading dealers were not present and the market was heavy All, or nearly all, however, was sold up, bat there was no advance o.; the quotations of last week, and prices may be regarded, on the whole, as being much the same. CORK BUTTER MARKET.-JuLY 4. There were over 2,50 hegs and firkins at market to-day, and prit es sustained a slight e. eciine. tit e quote :—Firsts, 1003: Seconds, '2 , 5 - 3 ; Thirds, Bgs ; Fourths, 82s; Fifths, 70s; and sixths, 583 per cwt. SKIPPING INTELLIGENCE LIVERPOOL, JULY 6. Fltazt..WATert—Morn. 10 55—Even. 11 14—Freleht. 13 ft. 8 in. OFF THE PORT AND INWARD BOUND. Moulin. ARRIVED. highlander Paraiba Vlek Merrilees s, Henry ... Cardenas George Washington, St. John, N.B. Heb: Harrison Gnisappina Girgenti E izabeth Kilrush Gra . ell Fame .... Elizabeth w ..Tariagona THE NORTHERN July 4. West Indian , Pernambuco' Queen of the South ....Coquimbo' Eleanor Pernambuco John Romily Coosawatt e New Orleans Horizon New Or.eans Eastern Qa - en Charleston Pet Pugw .sh Thor Alexiniir a Jane Ill‘Donald • Stetttnl .Izabeth King of algeira Callao Good Intent .. ...... .... Harw ei Duchess of Lancaster ....Iquique ' , Hugh Lupus ........ .....Heath Margaret Dean Bahia James Eliza Macao Leverett .... Avoca George West New Orleans Angora ... . Screamer .. ....New (hieing :..:arah New York .....ii ....Apalachicola Bridget . . Siinrisquis Quebec' Daniel u'Connell ........ Anilow Flora Quebec Kate .. .. Llanelly Champion of the Seas.. Melbourne' Judy 5. Ellen Radford Caldera William M :les .. ..... .... —Bonny Chancellor ... , ....New Orleans Lady Head ..........Old Calabar Guy Mannering .New York Runnymede .........Old Cilabar escort New York Matilda Fernandes Lisbon Princess R0ya1.... . Para Dane (s.e.) Hamburg Belle of the Ocean-- Baltimore Robert Paisford Calcutta Montreal .. Quebec Parisian Bombay Emilia .. .... .... ........ Lisbon America (s.s.) • .rsala Clemence .. Malse .... Belle; Kennebee . . ...... —.Mot Ile .. Buenos Ayre3 SAILED. July 4. C hriltiatl .. ...... ....... —Half= America (R,M.S.) ....Boston. &c. Heroine - . Whiteh aven Emma Avioe San Francisca Thomas ...... .... .. ....Barrow Josephine .. .. Rouen !Pandora.. ........ ...... .. Dublin Eagle.... . .. Faith . .. .Galattiltis . - ea Saxon (3.5.) Ha aabrirg i Wil• o'-the- Wisp ...... .. Newport Caledonia Susanna .. .... .. • • .... Rotterdam July 5. Isabella .. .. .... .... Buenos Ayres ,Madrileno .. ... Havaln ah Margaret Lloyd. ..... .. .. Dunkirk IPepita .... .... .. •• .. Havann al, Dodo (8.5.).... Rotterdam i lUTWARDS. Herman C0rtex........ Prima, Bz.: tnemone Szo qt LOADING. Asia (R.M.5.).......... New York ..Qa•bee Dania .„ . .Riga Bridge Tills and Jessie .. St. John's, N.F. Lau t itz Elizabeth Walker. ..• ....,urinam .. Cronstarit Saxon (s.) f.rre del Oro ,aconia Matta, &c. Otter .St. John's, N.F., &e. CLEARED July 3. Aleppo (s.) . Beirut, &c. Leaeothea...... ...... . Boston Tajo (5.).. ENTERED F- July 3. Persian (e.) Alexandria, &-. James ...... Amsterdam Val eyfl3ld . • Venerable Cronstadt conomy .... •• • . Christian ..... . .. Halifax . M nill. General Char. aea Ebba Bra.ae ........Melbourn;. John Barboar Melbourne. &e:1 Julie OUT PORTS. Gravegend, July 3.—Arrived—The Saltem Rock, Footer, from Faro—osprey, Neale, Stettin—HotYoung, and Wilhelmlne both from Nykiobing—Leouldas, Allen, Alcoa Bay—Klen, Rtiones, St. John's, Newfmneland. July 4.—The Betsy, from Konigsberg—sir El. Ntmgarfd , Stone, Guernsey—Minerva, :ander.on, Mystadt—St. Erne.t Bottlenose, Antwerp —JaAming, August Sehade, Pillatt— Vomatehing, Seville—Free torn, ManelLes. Deal, July 4.—Arrived.-- he Stetonheeth, from Port Phillfp Sparton, Frederica, Stephenson, Singapore— Bury St. F,dmoncls, Miller Mauritius —Eliza Mary, Quebec—Princess Royal. Vanear era island—George Canning, Simm, Adelaide— Flimr, Nassau—Daring Gray, Scalanova—Melpomere, from the West—Guadalet.., Cadit —Peniuure, Al, zandri-, for underland. Lytham, July 2.—A , rived—The St. Fergus, Charlosou, from. Konigsberg, and proceeded is Liverpool. Pill (Bristol), July 4.—Sailed—Clara Catherine, for Liverpool. • QUeenstO Ku, July 3.—Canton Demerara—Jeanette, Porto Rico— Fraterni.ad, Blay, Cardenas—Emtee,, Buston, Liverpool, to stop, a leak in port bows, bonnd'to icb, Behr, Harbor G rac,e— Robina, Anderson, from Liverpool mr Valparaiso, pumps choked. Off. r eader. Bryant from H ,rbar Grace for Altona. Falmouth, July 3.—Portnenso, Vienna, Rio Grande—Flown Poldston, from of ars :la for H u.,i— Meta, Capiera, Licata—LanchestE.r, Pozen, Callao—Angelo, Cuirenvich, Odessa—Win. Johanna, Ketter, Havana Gorase, Matsin, Rio Janairo —Frederick, Pettlsen, Rio Grande—Xedinevo, 04inara, Havana—Eagle, Brown, Ilayte Hroedertrow, Pot. Sweden—St. Joseph, Evensen, Cyprus—Leander, Fetyneh, from. Mazatlan far Bremen—Camden, Hendry, from S. for Plymouta—ldalia, Williams, Smyrna. Off—Marrueli, Gam bardilli, loin Gall poli for Cronstlt. M4II.ITIM E EXTRACTS. LIVERPOOL, July 4. A boat; apparent:y. foreign, 29 feet long and 6 broad, painted bl •ck Ward°, and green in rudd, r, shipped. and with three whole oars and one brokeo, was picked u, , , 26, h June, ap,arenly but recently left, by the Parisian, arrived here from Bombay. The W. W. Smith, from Liverppol to C alcatla, was sixty miles S.W. of Silly, June 27, The State of Maine, for Cork, was spoken on the lath May, in lat. 24 S lon. 31 W., aad reported haritrt on board captain and part of crew of the EdwardJohnstone, from Callao to QleenstoWn, foundered at sea. The Ann Augusta, Lovett, from St,. John, N. 8., at Warrenpoint, LLer be ug ashore north of Cariingford lighthouse, in charge of a pilot, and discharging part of deck load. Plymouth, July. 4 —The Ontario, Dnff, on shore, will be a wreck; captain very ill, assistance to being sent to her. Mero.—The Ontario sailed from.Sunderland for Aden. VESSELS' REPORTS. Report by. the St. Andrew, arrived here from Africa : Spoken. L: lat.. Lou. May 19 _The Tamora, from London to Melbourne. 06..23 W•port. by the Margaret Deane, arrived here from Bahia :, Spoken. In lat. Jana 10 —Signalised a vessel shewing third pendant Eiildeshein, Callao to Cowes .. • 22 04 N.. 43 l&W July 1.. Thomas Jefferson, he ace, bound west.... 50 33 N.. 00 10 W Report by the Anne Wiliam, arrived here from Smyrna: Spoke. In lat. Lon. June 25.. The barque Amitardam, all wel • • .... .48,49.N..03 49. W Report by the Parisian, arrivad here from Bombay ; so,lted, March l I 1 — March 19—Off Ceylon, spoke the barque Carleton, for Bordeaux. April 12—Off Mauritius, spoke the Burman, Calcutta to Demerara, with emigrants. - SWIM thy—Spoke the City ef Glaegow, Calcutta to London. April 28—Off tte Cape of Good Hope, spoke the Fadres Made, Mauritius to Falmouth. May 16—Off St. .1 lelenn, spoke the Mermaid,, Simou's Bay to Fal mouth. May 30—In let. 112 N., lon. 24 W., spolcs the Solent. Same day—Spoke the Isabela Biyth, lying at St. &lona, with troop for Luglancl, fcom Mauritius. SPOKEN. In lat. Lon. 111ey 2 ..Cossipore. hence to New Ze5'and..........1 6 42 3..33 15 W. J une 10.. Sal&diu (a. 5.), hence to Jamaica ........ 30:50 N.. 00 40 W. FOREIGN PORTS Rosalie, Potter; Glancus, Atkin ; James. Taylor ; and Pearl, Parker—all hence at St. John's, Newfoundland. John Edward, from Chinchas at Callao. Peri, from Iq algae; Admiral Boxer, and Clara, Wheeler, UM Australia—all at Callao. Cuba, Czar. Ti lime, and General Salavery—all from Chinchaa at Callao, and sailed for England. Success, Stewart ; Loohnagar, Jeni.ins ; and Chieftain, Staufitind —a I hence at Alloa Bay. Rhone (s.s.), Wakeham, from Naples at Palermo. Teneriffe (sm.), from Messina at Palermo. Jane and Esther, Will, hence at Port Mahon. Tiiye, Annichina Hermiva, Sussex, and Heilina—all hence at Cr mstadc. Don Antonio, hence at Cuxhaven. sjonmenta, hence at Toxel. Alfred, Lievens, hence at Ziercikzee for Dordt. Pelican (s.s.), hence at Helvo4. Euphrates (Ls.), hence at Gibraltar and cleared for Trieste. Cherkich (s.), hence at Gibraltar. I.oochristy, hence at Ghent. Napier, Heyman, hence at Guadeloupe. Conqueror, hence at Tampico, Tiber (s.s.), henna at Waste. Tigranes, Blake, hence at Civita Vecchia, eared for Palermo. Scamander, Follett, hence at Gibraltar and cle Douro (s.s.), from Barcelona at Cadiz. Tor, hence at Cadiz. Italian (s.s.), hence at Havre. Eclipt , ca. hence at Zoltkamp. British Queen (s.s.), sailed from Gibraltar for Genoa in tow of the Cambr;a (s.s.), on the 24th June. Anna :..eutzia, Evor, sailed from Boulogne for Liverpool. Florentia, Wichmann, sailed from Cuxhaven ftr Liverpool, Jnly 1. Rattler (s.s.), hence at Oporto, Jane 26. Ebro (s.s.), from Barcelona at Cadiz, and sailed for Liverpool, Jane 2.5. Good Intent, off Cadiz, Jona 26. Daring, Crinnell, sailed from, Cadiz for Liverpool, June 20. Garland, helm° sit igoon Commercial- Sa te, THIS DAY. r iktlS Day, the - 6th instant, at Eleven o'clock, at the Commercial Saleroom, 500 Bags Barcelona NUT-, . 100 flags Black Spanish NUTS, 100 Bags Old Para Nur.. 40 Cases Naples ORANGES and LEMONS, 20 Boxes Gibraltar LEMONS, 90 13,.z 's Messina LEMONS. GEO. BADENACH & SON, Brokers. TO-MORROW. To-monnow. the 7th Instant, at Half-past One o'clock, at the Commercial Saleroom, Temple-court, 200 Firkins Colt BUTTER, GAO. BA DF,NACH & SON, Brokers. Apply to TO-MORROW, the 7th instant. at Half-past One o'clock, at tha Commercial saleroom, Temple•court, tIT Boxes American CHERSE, GEO. BADENACH & SON, Brokers. Apply to Apply to To proxsow, the 7th instant, at Half-past One o'clock, at the Commercial Saleroom, Temple-court, 235 Tierces American LARD. ex Victory, from New York.—Apply to GEO. BA.DENACH & SON, Brokers. To-sioattow, the 7th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 2, Dale-street, :2 Bales Bombay HEMP, BROWNE, BUNTER & CO., Brokers Aop'y to WEDNESDAY. On account of whom it may concern. On WHONESDAY next, the Bth instant, at One o'clock, at the Public Saleroom, Exchange-buildings, About 230 Packages very Valuable Damaged MANUFACTURED. GOOD -, consisting of Linen., Thread, Printed an l Plain Cali coes. Stuff Goods. &tn., and Five Casks Hardware, Six Crates Earthenware, 50 Boxes Tin Plates, being part of the cargo saved from the wreck of the Emperor, bound hence to Bahia; lying at the Sheds for Wrecked Goods, northeast side Prince's Dock. _ _ Apply to Messrs. Btke, Friend and Co., Merchants; or to PEi 4 CIVAL, CAMPBELL & CO., Brokers to the Liverpool Underwriters' Associstion. 'o be followed by other Sales of Wrecked Goods from the same ship. On WEDNESDAY nest, the Bth instant, at One o'clock, at the • Brokers' S wieroom, 25, Temple-street, 405 Bale. Woolle n 100 Bales Cotton ißAG2. 500 Bales. Apply to W. GREAME & CO., Brokers. THURSDAY On THURSDAY next, the 9th instant, 4 Twelve o'clock, at tha Brokers' Office, Di, Exchange-buildings, 700 Barrels American LARD, 20•P..ckages LARD GREASE. J. H. RAYNER & CO., • Brokers Apply to NEXT WEEK On TUESDAY, the 14th instant, and following days, at the Brokers' Saleroom, 25, Temple-street, 1500 Bales Fore gn 500 Sheets English Skin 1 WOOL' 2000 Bales. W. GREA.ME & CO , Brokers. On TUESD Cr, the 14th instant, and following days, at Browne. Router and Co.'a Office, 1 2000 Bales Eat Indla 40 Do. Itos!an WOOL. 20 Do, Egyptian BROWNE, HUNTER & CO., Brokers. Apply to Apply to ,Tor loa Tons COA',.S, Ss 6d par Ton, ex Bogota, from Preston.—Apply to BLYTHE & TROUGFITON, 12, New Quay. At LEWIS & COMPANY'S, Ranelagh street, BOYS are CLO ['HE D from the Ages of 6 to 20 Years. T R. CAMERON, • WATCH AND CHRONOMETER MAKER, 54, SOUTH CASTLE-STREET, LIVERPOOL. ➢IARINE CHRONOMETERS ON SALE, or HIRE. SEXTANTS?, QUADRANTS, TELESCOPES. BAROUE.CERS, CHARTS, &c. At LEWIS (It COMPANY'S, Itanelagh street, BOYS are CLOTHED from the Ages of 6 to 20 Years. CANADA.—The " TORONTO GLOBE' just arrived, containing Fifty-Six Columns of Reading Matter, in which will be found Intere3ting and important NEWS FROM CANADA._ together with an accurate report of the Canadian Markets. BUSINESS MEN, and others, should not be without the "GLOBE," as it is the LEADING,JOUJINAL IN CANADA. The 0 ‘ GT-03E" wilt be receive I each week regnlarly by Steamers from Canada ; and on S tie at the various News Agents. BIRTHS. On the 29 h nit Bedale, Yorkshire, the wife of the Rev. Richard , Pikington, M.A., curate of Brdale,.of a son. On the 2nd inst., St. Jude's-place, the wife of Mr. 1. Pierce Thomai, .f a daughter. DEA TH. On the Ist inst , at Prestwich, Ayrshire, Frank, Infant child of Thos. Whitney. Q. 7 Births. Marriages, and. Deaths, are only inserted when seat to our Office dull authenticated. ST. ANZVE'S DISPENSARY AND EYE AND .BAR INSTITUTION, g, ROSE HILL. New Patients entered:on. tle Books last week, viz., July 4, 1857 Relieved at the Institution Relieved at their own Dwellings Cases of prevailing Epidemic Total .. Visitors—Mr. E. Watts, and Mr. Gilbc,t. Hon. Secretary and Treasurer —Joseph Kitchen, Esq. "A NOVEL THESTAND.—A new and very ingenious inkstand has been submitted to our notice; by a simple but ingenious contrivance,, the ink is always kept cloar and fluid."—Northampton Mercury,— Sol at Is 8d 2s6d, and 3s 6d each.—Adrt. INFORMATION. RESPECTING CANA.DL.—The Canadian Governmen has published au interesting pamphlet on the resnnrces of Canadat end the orospects in store for the industrious of all classes who desire to emigrate- there. It has been gratuitously circulated throughout the United Kingdom. together with the two lectures upon Canada. deivered by Mr. Rollo Camphell. of Montreal, in January last. Every clergyman in Scotland has been supplied with a copy of both, together with the particulars of the Grand Trunk system of Through Booking. and a Map of Canada, upon which all the Railways and their connec tion with the United States are shown. These, and other documents, continue to be issued gratuitously to all persons who apply for them, either personally or by letter, at the offices of the Grand Trunk Rail way Company. 21, Old Broad-street, London, B.C. TIER CALIFORNIAN PRIC—The everlasting questten of "is this good , pen" has been answered by Mr. E. T. Hall, of South. John stre t, who has succeeded in producing a metallic pen. which he designates, not inaptly, as above. There is hardly anything more annoying than a had pen—every one knows the misery. The pen made by Sir. Hail. is fit for auy hand to use ;light or heavy), and what is of the greatest value, it does not corrode, but will work with equal facility in any ink. From experience of metallic pens, we can. say that this one, which is polished as gold, and will last nearly as long, is the best one we have ever used,—Northern Times. One box, containing six dozen pens, sent free on receipt of 2s Sd cos postage stamps. Agents wanted for the country.—Adv. • Tne Owe THING WItIMPIO.--ik, correspondent writes :—" Now, that we have had the It ivington water for some weeks, and as there seems no chance of getting rid of it, it behoves us to search for the remedy to Improve this water. Fearing illness, and bearing in mind the well-known axiom that prevention is batter than cure,' it is gratifying to learn that, in this age of science and improvement, we have in this town throne thing necessary for tie preservation of our healthy. To Messrs. Saundees and Co., only, we are indebted for the best biters that can be made, removing all impurities, and, by their recently improved deodorisers. actually removing all the colour, and producing from the Rivington water a remarkably brilliant and clear, sparkling beverage." We earnestly recommend our readers to an. inspection of Messrs. Saunders and Co.'s filter warehouse, Parker street, Liverpool. A LIVERPOOL, BOON EXTENDED. TO.LONDON AND MANCHESTER. — Many of the dwellers in those two dense:y populated cities will no doubt hail with gladness the gratifying intelligence of having placed within their roach, among otter domestic c omforts, "the long looked for come at last," in the means of securing to themselves the complete eradication of, and fortification a g ainst all obtrusive enemies and domestic pests, such as rats , mice, bugs, fleas, files, bl .ckbeetles, and other noxious vermin, with ease, safet r, and cheapness. The supply of means will emanate from the Anti. Vermin Office in this town, and what with our own. experience, after a fair trial, and the united testimony of others as to the re d utlity of Mr Greer's Anti- Vermin preparations. we feel assured their introduction to Landon and. Manchester will there be esteemed a boon like to what they have been. in Liverpool, where, happily, their discovery first originated. It will be seen from our advertising celum es, that Mr. John L. S ravens, 86, Tower Hill, London, is the appointed agent for London, and adjacent counties, and Mr. George Westmacott, chemist. 4, Market Street. Blanchester, is the appointed agent for that city, of whom rear be had Mr. Greer's infallible preparations for the extinction of verm in of every description without danger to aey of the higeer enter of animals. Both these appointments will save to our Lond on and Manchester friends, the trouble and inconvenience of sen ding Lieereael—See Advt. for supplies to Emigrants to the UNITED STATES and C A NADA, by taSing the Through Tickets of the Grand Trunk Railway Company, are conveyed and at about the same from their port of landing to their destivation in less than ONE QUARTER OF THE TlM,,i=gberyeaSlGnarele,,-enheactBi,icago from Quebec, a rates of fares. Thus a distance of 1,007 miles, in lass than 2i days, whereas by water it is nearly double the distance and requires from 12 to 15 days, with five during all of which they are exposeree' hinations of designing persons, whose We Hloa, or theeb changes of e in f „ream Boats, of living Is by their plunder. The Steam Boats, especially- wh en crowded, scarcely afford protection from the weather, r‘essengers with Through Tickets are allowed the same amount of ' lraggage. free, ason board the ship, and it is conveyed from the Ship to the Railway Stat i on without any charge whatever. 'fee A ets of the rand Thine Com pany will give Mechanics, Artisans and Labourers, on the ir a rrival, the best information in respee t to employment, the p laces at which it is to be had, and the re#%, o f wag es. Intending Emigrants :an have sent to them, free, a 'rids of passenger rates: and all their enquiries with regard to e ea ,--rling of both steamers and sailing ships, Scale of Dietary, Ble., be immediately answered application, either personally or by iette ‘ 'r at the offices of the OR Grand. Trunk Company, 21, 014 R 94 7, ,reet, London;