Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-07-02 00:00:00

A POPULAR HISTORY WORKI &DIME 3SED 1 AND PROGRESS-SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PART SIXTH, CHAPTER THIRD CAUSES OF THE IMMORAL STATE OF SOCII DITAINC THE EARLY PART OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY THE SUBJECT OF INTELLECTUAL AND MORAL EDI CATION CONSIDERED, If we seek for the causes of that depraved and licentious condition of morals existing in the eighteenth century which I have referred to in the two previous chapters, we shall find them first in the absence of religious restraint. Of practical Christianity there was none, or little that, by its terrors, or obligations, imposed restraint on men's actions. We may be certain of this when we find a bill which was brought into the House of Peers, in 1721, to suppress blasphemy and profaneness allowed to drop, because one lord apprehended that it would promote persecution, another that it was repugnant to scripture, and others that they desired to •be at liberty to speak and act as they saw fit. It was on this occasion that the Duke of Wharton pulled an old Bible out of his pocket to controvert some of the doctrines _of the bishops. Such mockery and irre verance as this implied anything but the existence of a practical Christianity. A second cause may be found in the absence of a . . high moral standard in any class. How could it be otherwise, when the Royal court itself was not pure when princes lived in open concubinage, by which public immorality was kept in countenance, and when even church dignitaries did not disdain to watch the politics, and profit by the favour, of the predominating mistress of the day. The third, and perhaps greatest cause of licentious ness and crime, was in the low intellectual standard of the age. Material and abstract science had made considerable:progress ; but the more available litera ture of common life—that which purifies the heart and forms the manners—had scarceh an existenc Even the_ salutary lessons of Addison, Steele, and the education - of all classes was sadly defective and inefficient. We have seen the kind of education considered necessary for people of rank ; and perhaps they had been better without it, for it was an educa tion in manners, not in conduct or actions—in names, not in things and principles. But the labouring classes had scarcely any education at all —they had not _become an object of intellectual tee it was impossible to expect virtues which then learned to 'understand and value and ii never tion unworth lonantv __ _ no tendency to render their possessor tither more OP TIM virtuous or happy. Take the legal classes, medical practitioners, and mercant il e men, who are mostly G CLASSES . tolerably endowed with such information ; and can THE WORKING CLASSES it be said that we find among them purer and more EMSELVES, disinterested conduct, the natural affections stronger, more humanity, patriotism, and self-denial ? In a word, are they, as citizens, more valuable than those whose knowledge hardly extends beyond the catechism and prayer-book, or the inheritance of a few traditionary , maxims of life ? Unless, therefore, education includes morality as well as science, it cannot be said efficiently to operate either as an instrument or preventive of crime. It is simply an ' engine of power ; and, whether directed to the useful • or hurtful, must depend on impulses derived from ' other sources. By morality, it is almost unnecessary to explain, is not meant that which precludes, but augments enjoyment—being, in fact, little more than prudence, teaching us to shun whatever is hurtful to ourselves or our fellow-creatures. The error of many popular teachers consists in a vain attempt to render that knowledge universal which, from its own nature and the wants of society, cannot, and need not, be more than limited or class . acquirements. They aim too high for the common mind ; they overlook the iron necessities which fix the lot of those for whom they generously toil, and seek to realise what is desirable, rather than that which is attainable, or perhaps practically useful. It is only the results of knowledge, not thb steps of investiga.fion by which they have been obtained, that can be made familiar to the general mind. Habits of forethought, order, and reflection precepts derived from experience, often repeated and strengthened by example, form the basis of popular instruction. Sobriety, control of temper, courtesy and humanity in mutual intercourse, cheerful and agreeable demeanour, are virtues in every class, but more especially so among the poor, whose-closer union in work s h o p an d cottage, and less poser of I separation, render them in constant requisition:- .A deeper philosophy than this may be necessary to some ; but to the bulk of the community it is incom patible with their social state, nor . would its attain ments compensate them for the' sacrifice necessary to its acquisition. Such a doctrine as this may not, perhaps, be either popular or elevated ; but it is probably near the truth, and at least practicable.. My purpose, however, is not to depreciate intellectual acquirements, but merely to separate the grain from the chaff of science. A taste for knowledge of -- tunas rewards itself, and no one can be in error in its cultivation. But it would be practising a mis chievous delusion on the working classes, to hold out the hope that popular education is meant solely as an instrument of ambition or personal aggrandise ment. No such thing, I apprehend, is intended by its advocates. Society is such—it has always been such and, so far as human penetration can reach, will long continue such—that a great portion of mankind are doomed to move in the humbler walks of life. But though knowledge is neither an unfailing stepping-stone to riches nor power, nor perhaps virtue, it is assuredly the most trustworthy help to personal independence and happiness. It cannot be•supposed, for instance, that a person, master of the popular information which ena bl es hi m , t opreseive hi s health, to take care of his property, and to guard against the committal of immoral practices, would not be more likely than another ivithout such aid to' be successful in life. Would he not be more likely to be happy as an individual—a better husband, father, workman, and companion ? Knowledge, I repeat, is the eve of the mind; and to suppose- any one can pass through life as well without as with it, is to suppose the blind can wend their way as well as those who see. Without knowledge personal free dom is an affliction ; and as a child is better under the care of parents than left to itself, so a man born in slavery would be more likely to be guaranteed from want and misery by the forethought of his Superior, than an uninstructed freeman unprovided. with the intellectual culture which apprises him. of the circumstances influencing- his social condition: It has often been remarked that statues lie hid in blocks of marble ; and what sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the human understanding:. The greatest and most useful characters —the poets, legislators, philosophers, and moralists—are often concealed in plebian shapes. and require to be unearthed and brought to light by the revealirrg power of mental culture. These articles being Copyright, the Author reserves to hi; the privilege of further publication or translation.] WAR, HORRID WAR! TO THE EDITOR OE THE NORTTIERN TIMES Sir,—Education and accomplishments, according to the, fashion of the world, is all a f arce . Th e d espo t s of Europe, who are slaughtering thousands ofimages of Almighty God, in these days, boast of their edu cation and accomplishments —yes, and of their Christianity also! If I mistake not, the despots in question are members of the same church. Of course, no true Christian would ever think of murdering his fellow-creature. From this day, I shall call the blood-thirsty despots in question accomplished bar barians. Is it not wonderful, that devils are infinitely superior to men ? Devils don't slaughter each other, as the human family do,—oh, dear, no they are a compact, happy, united family, and are not such fools as men. Devils believe, and tremble. Believe what' Believe that a great and fearful day is looming in the distance, when we shall see a God in grandeur, and a world on fire! The blood-thirsty despots in question don't believe, —if they did, they would tremble, as well as devils. The time is coming when all despots and tyrants will tremble, and will call on the mountains to cover them, in order, as they will suppose, to evade the wrath of the Lamb, when he comes in majesty, attended by thousands of the heavenly hosts, to set matters right on this poor fallen earth. This is the time when swords shall be beaten into ploughshares, and spears into pruning hooks —and not until then. If we are to have real, solid, substantial peace on the earth, in its present fallen state, as some men say, how is it we have made such miserable progress in eighteen hundred years ? The despots of Europe are a thousand times more degraded than the most blood thirsty Indian Sepoy, because they boast Of their Christianity : the Indian Sepoy does not. Of course the Sepoy is more honest. To say the least of the depots, they•are detestable hypocrites. Hear what the Redeemer said of such : "Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damna tion of hell." Hear him again : " Blessed are the peace-makers, for they s h a ll be called the children of God." Well, Lord Derby and his noble, peacefiil, companions forming the late administration, are peace-makers. Have they not done all in their power 'in order to 'promote peace and good will amongst all the nations of Europe: 'I hope every wife and every mother in England -- yes, and in all Europe too—will not forget this. Some men forming the present administration would have upset heaven and earth, if they had the power, in order to defeat my noble friend and hiS peaceful companions: 'Notwithstanding this they 'live, and will live to all eternity, and shall be called the children of God. Lord Derby and his companions believes that every man, woman, and child is an image of God. Remember the consultation which took place in high heaven : " Let us make man in our image, after our likeness." All the powers of earth could not have prevented this bloody, wicked, accursed war. The Emperor of the French had fully made matters all right in his mind for the great slaughter years ago. If this blood-thirsty man dies a natural death, I would not take ten thousand worlds to be s ea t e d at his bed-side. I am anxious to 'drag the spirit of war out of the human heart. 'Well, how is this to be done ? I say there is only one proper way to do this. Men and women must be educated to believe that there is a God who will bring to light the hidden things of darkness. The Emperor of the French has not been thus educated. If he had, he would have known what it cost to redeem the souls of the poor men he has slaughtered by thousands. Think you, did this man ask them if ' their souls w ere saved, before he killed their bodies ? Oh, sir, if it be true that men must give an account cognisant them to pract Having made these statements relative to the past, let me here offer a few remarks on education as reply, that men car is an track their way through life as w ell without as with knowledge. It is therefore a valuable acquisition to every possessor. But in much of the knowledge which continues to be diffused as popular instruction, it seems difficult to discover its practical application to the condition of those for whom it is benevolently intended. Where it is not confined to the exposition of abstract or material science, it is chiefly addressed to the imagination, leaving to others the risk and the drudgery of inculcating useful and perhaps unpalatable truths. Human misery results not more from physical want than the absence of that intellectual wisdom which discipline§ the passions, destroys prejudice, and trains the mind to habits of forethought and retrospection. It is not by economic enlargements only, but moral culture, that our chief calamities can be surmounted. Can physical knowledge alone, I Would ask, supply this element of social well-being ? Look back upOn history and what a contradiction of this does it..not present to us. The Egyptians, the earliest cultivators of the sciences, were a people plunged in the basest, and most degrading sUper stitions, and have left us no reason to think highly of their morals. The Greeks, a far more interesting people,Tamid a blaze of intellectual splendou . yet but a nation of refined sensualists, utterly re gardless of those virtues on which the well-being of society principally depends. Their monstrous in gratitude to those who had rendered eminent services to the state, the levity with which they transferred their affections from one leader to another, the factions and venality. that were.ahnost universal, prove that the public virtues existed not among thein • and it is singular that the only part of Greece in which they were found- was that from whence the arts and sciences were rigorouSly excluded. In Rome the age' that was consecrated by genius was profaned by crime. During many years a severe standard morals had prevailed hilt precisely, at that period, when the capital of the world had attained the summit of • intellectual improvement, virtue ceased to be a feature of the Roman character. Licentious indulgence, indeed, became so universal, that private vice ceased to be infamous. The same •• page of a historian that exhibits to our admiration a Horace, a Virgil, and a Tully, records the degrading -excesses of a Clodius, and the wild enormities of a Caligula. A halo of intellectual splendour irraddiated the period of the commence ment of Rome's decline, but the poison of moral corruption was daily gaining strength and activity ; and while her poets and her orators were seeking to invest her with the bright semblance of health and beauty, .disease had assailed the very seat of vitality, and death was circulating through every vein. Quitting the ample.volume of ancient history,' let us see whether in the. nations of modern times the moral improvement of mankind has kept pace with their intellectual advancement, and France and our vu country are naturally suggested as the two nations in which the inquiry may be most. properly instituted. In the former country, the age of Louis XIV. dethands attention, and in that age we find both genius and vice triumphant. -The Court was notoriously profligate, and profligacy pervaded every class of society. Virtue was known only by name. Advancing our eye towards the close of the eighteenth century, what sort of a spectacle does France present,—a nation, be .it remembered, which had almost appropriated every department of the physical sciences to itself :. a nation which had recently made discoveries that had changed the whole • system of chemical scienc -which was rapidl3 ,clvancinf; its of discovery, and every day n important ant did the rench nation. tinguisli itself at t period series of mina which historian wiil Knowledge nd murder which in number: unequall in. the (1 the recital of scarcely obtain c lit in' lutnre byrii With robb was all. and a proseriptio u•is under itobespi( bandittit stranger in. I.- the reign of rre found himself surrounded by scientific ;those heads were full • fraiight with while their hearts were inhabited by every till passion, and their hands familiar with rapine and blood. France affords a most and conclusive evidence that men may ( - tingly enlightened and at the same time atrociously wicked ; and that the most horrible crimes may distinguish the people of art age and nation, boasting, and not without reason, of high attainments in philosophy. Of teachers of science in this country we have abundance—of moral and political philosophy com raratively few. Y e t th e f ormer i s li ttle m ore than he a rt of gain —the latter of happiness. •An acq uaintance with mathematics, natural philosophy, law an d jurisprudence —these are chiefly valuable as occupational or professional, qualifying for the manufactory, counting-house, the bar, senate, and laboratory. They give intellectual power, but have demoniac deeds of striking THE NORTHERN TIMES SATURDAI, JULY 2, 1859 for deeds done in the body; on the great day to come, it will be an awful day for the Emperor of the French. I wonder is he aware that he is but mortal, as others, or does he suppose himself a god, and that he can escape death ? Suppose the mothers of all who have been slaughtered in this bloody and accursed war could have foreseen their present position at their bi r th, th ey would have rejoiced to have seen them taken out of their sight, and cast into the cold and silent tomb. On the great day to come, the jury —namely, the angels—will bring a verdict of guilty against every despot and evert tyrant. The Judge will afterwards pass the follow ing sentence :—" Depart from me, ye accursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his companions.' Some years ago I was foolish enough to suppose that we ought to destroy our vessels and all weapons of war, as an example for other nations. Since then I hope that I have grown wiser. I say to-day—Let us keep our vessels and all weapons of war in full working order. Yes, and even the spur of the horseman, in order to spur the noble animal up to the mark ; but under no circumstances- to strike a blow, only in self-defence.—Yours, &c., Chester, June 29,.1859. A WELMMAN. SHIPPING INT ELLIGEWE. HIGH WATER. Mcrn. Even. Height ... 12 6.... 12 SO ... 18 1 Tits D! At LITERPoot,...E: ...Light breez e liotYrizAD,...E.s:E... Light breeze ARRIVED Abhor LawrenceSt John,Nß Good Speed ....Charleston Bernieia Nantes Linda . Flor Charente - Joe.. .......Buenos Ayres Fury Rochefort Jemsetjie Cursetjee Bombay Gaditana (5.3.) Ferrolt S A I L E D. Brogan= (s.s.) Chimboraza New York Spirit of the North Sampson .Chdenas Soberano Santander Malaiioff Sydney .TaeobaJohannaSt.Petersburg Julie MOses Wyburg Aurora ..... ...... Elsinore ! Great Britain (s.s.)NewYork YanDath Valparaiso Gov: Langdon ..Philadelphia Maria Louifie . . Havannah I Casseterides Lima Emma .... . _ ....Cronstadt MARITIUE EXTRACTS L:VERPOOL,. July 1. JAMAICA, MOntego Bay, June 9.—A' sloop boat (the Omega) droghing for the barque D. 11. de Wolfe, at this port for London, got on the reefs to leeward of this, June I ; her cargo (three hhds. of sugar) was Bet. ST. THOMAS, June 17.—The fourth vessel taken up to carry home to Eirerpool part of the cargo of the condemned ship Glenmannoi, from Bombay, is the Americarrbrig Mont gomery. BARRANQUILI7.4., June 3. The Huntley; - Meullin, sailed hence May 28, %r Kingston (Jamaica) to be repaired ; the cargo, when unloaded, proved to be withoutdamage. Some seroons which maid not he taken by the St Vincente, had to be stored at &manilla. SPOICEN In !at In lon June 4 _William Pelle, Buenos Ayres ier Liverpool Jane 24.. Lady June 23.. William anc ArTpret. Riaor Falmout Charipg. A frit.. 39 N, 43 W 46 . N, 14 W 45 N, 16 W June 8.. J. P. Harward, hence to , New Orleans . June 9.. Golden Eagle, for San Francisco... 35 N, 43 W June 11 ..Earl of Derby, Africa for Liverpool 34 N, 40 W June 16 . . Skerryvore, Colombo. for London . . 43 N, 34 W Jhne 14.. Eliza Stewart, Bombay for London 41 N, 36 W May 4..Sverige, hence to Batavia . 2N,20 W May 10. .John Martin, for Pernambuco l6 N, 23 W May 19 ..Sillery, hence to Bombay May 28.. Samarang, hence to Calcutta May B..Modena, bound south ... 4N,20 W QUEENSTOWN, July 1.--Arrived : James Hackett, from Nantes to Cork ;.-- Valparaiso, Callao ; Mary Sweet, Cadiz to Cork ; Aribistan, Odessa and Falmouth to. Cork ; Sylph, Greenock; Valerie, Liverpool. • FALMOUTH, July I.—Arrived:: Eagle, from Kurrachee ; Johanna, Rio Grande ; Hermann, Santos-; Joshua Wad dington, Bahia ; Mary Merrill; Matanwas; Thomas, Havannah; Balder, Ibrail ; Thor, Venice.; Octavia, and` Bucephalus, Calcutta DUBLIN, July 1 Ash, Ardrossan Arrived: Hope, from Irvine ; Nort KINGSTOWN, July 1 Hope, for Havre. -Sailed': Ocean•-Queen, and Send FOREIGN. PORTS. First. of May, sailed from Montego Bay, for Liverpool, June-2: Retriever, Waite, from Barbadoes for LiiTrpool, May 31. Planter, Job, from Barbadoes for Liverpool, June 9. Industry, GiAn, from BarbadOes for Cork, June 10. ' Demerara, Robertson, from Trinidad' For Clyde, May 301 Brenda, Saunders, from Trinidad for Clyde, June 6. Everton, Longton, from Antigua for Liverpool, June 4i Marian, Stevenson, from Antigua foz.Liverpool, Orontes, Ellison, from Antigua for Liverpool, June 12: Fairy, Ferris, from A St. Vincent for Liverpool, June.% St. Peter, from Deffferara for Liverpool, May 30. Royal George, from Demerara for Liverpool, June % Sandbach, from Demerara for Liverpool, June 9. Edith Pepper, from Valparaiso for Cobija, May 8: Anglia, Ball, from Valparaiso for Caldera, May 9: Ebro (ss), from Barcelona for Liverpool, June 26 . : 'Arno (ss), from Palermo for Liverpool, June 21. Naparima, and Shuttle, from London ; and Jane Spiers, from Clyde, all at Trinidad May 27. Liverpool, from Cape de Verdes • Lota, froM . Teneriffe ; and Eliza, from London, all at Antigua to Jnne 8. Lavinia, from London, at St. Vincent May 31. Zarah, from Glasgow ; Palestine, and Malabar, from Lon don ; and Harbinger, Veteran, and Johnston, hence, all Demerara to June 7. Florentine, Wickman, hence at St. Thomas June 2. Heimdahl, and Fanny Sermes, both hence at Lagnayra. Argo, Hustede, hence at Laguayra Jane 6, Saladin (ss), at Savenilla, and sailed June 1 for Kingston (Jamaica) and Liverpool. Amphitrite, and Cairn, both hence at Vera Cruz June 3. Robert Finnie, Candlish, hence at Kingston (Jam) May 26. Byzantium, Labillistier, hence at Kingston (Jam.) May 28, Sir Walter Raleigh, hence at Kingston (Jam.) May 30. Sarah Smith, Smith, hence at Barbadoes May 29, Havannah, Armitage, hence at Kertch June 7. Locomotive, Benfield, hence at Archangel June 13. Eliza, hence at Riga June 25. Argo, Koster, hence at Narva June 18. Ann Munro, hence at Wismar June 14. Elida, Neilsen, hence at Elsinore June 27. George Linek, Petrowsky, hence at Danzic June 25. Rimac, sailed for Callao for Iquique May 16. Hidalgo, sailed for Callao for Central America May 17. Sultana, sailed for Callao for Islay May 18. Inca. sailed for Callao for Hianchaco May 20. Kaffirland, sailed for Callao for Islay May 21. MONETARY AND .COMMERCIATA LIVERPOOL, Friday Evening. ' The Cotton Market was quiet and steady to-day, the sales being estimated at about 8;000 bales, including 2,000 on speculation and for export. Messrs. Edmund Jardine and Co., in their circular of this evening, state : " Our market opened this week quietly, and although the America on Monday last brought advices of a very important advance in all the American markets, and the victory obtained by the French at Solferino, caused hopes to be entertained that peace ma y sooner be expected than was hoped for, yet holders have been willing sellers at the quota tions of Friday last; which we renew, excepting for " fair " bowed, which are 14 per lb. down, while middling" are 1-16 d per lb. dearer. The demand generally . has been good, both from the trade and I'm export. Sea island have been dull. For Egyptian there has been a full inquiry, at full prices, but Brazil conti nue w ith ou t c h ange . Th e l ower qualities f Surat are again 8d per lb. down, but in the better qualities prices are supported." Messrs. Wright, Jumy and Co. remark "'Our cotton market closed last Friday (the date of our circular advices per Asia), after a limited weekly return of sales, with a quiet tone, at prices favouring buyers. The American. at/vices since to hand. were calculated to strengthen holders' position, and to some extent have had that influence, but the complexity of political' events, and the possible aspect these may assume, induce both buyers and sellers to observe a cautious action. Another great battle has- been fought ; and; whilst some entertain , the. opinion that negoti ations for peace might be satisfactorily employed, others stand in fear of the war extending: In the meanwhile, trade steadily progresses, and with a fair consumojve inquiry, interspersed with a slightly increased demand from speculators and' exporters, a better feeling- has prevailed this week. Helders do not press sales;-though the offering stock is large . CUrrent qualities a re , h sw e v e r compara ti ve l y scarce, and command full prices, but the ordinary grades are relatively ranch , lower in value, and? difficult to move The business partakes quite of a legitimate character without P - -tion; and --"4 anima. - inter the contr&l; present and pro spective, of the war and its contingencies:. Money matters continue easy, an& most propitious weather; is experienced. Without any new - feature to-day, the market closes steadily at the quotations belOw, with estimated salt.s of 8.000 bales. i;000 fo speculators and exporters. The total salt. week, includinc , what has be en forwarded from , the ship's side, amount to 56,410 'bales, of which 43,951Yare•American. Speculators have takon , l',soo, and exporters 11;500, leaving 45,'410 bales of all' kinds to the trade. The import for same time is 40,685 hales, of' which 24,473' are•Annerican. The quantity known to be at sea from American ports is alma 96,000 bales. " PRICES —... Middar DAY : Yew Orleans Fair, Bbd . .g, 6,1 d ...OrdMp.ry; sidto• 6 d Ichbfle. „ „ ~5 d to-54d Atlantic , 7id „ 61d „ stl 5/d Tctal taken for ' consumptibn,-1859, 11,161,570 b15.1858,.1;091,500b a 1 e5 . „ export (actual?) „ 157,047 „ „ 112,473; bales. American Iftazil. Egyptian E. India W...Tndia; Total Stack this day... 655,910 11,900 , 20,350 58,100 570 , 746,810 Santo t1ine,1858.551,870 /4430 19;140 40,720 3;400 629;300 The Liverpool Share Market continues.very acdrprices exhibit an , upwardtendency ; the business doing, however, is rather limited. The transactions to-day were as folks :—Chester and Birkenhead, 741; 74,1-; Eastern Cdunties, 111; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 931, 93'4; 982 ; Lancaster and; Preston, new Quarter Shan" , 81 ; London and' North Western, 92-4- 924-, 91 7 4; Do. t- Shares, I d' - Manchester, Shefa,..ld, and Lincolnshire, 381,. ; Midland,. 100&,. 1001; North. Stafford shire, 41, d ; Doversi-201, 2a 11-16, 20t- , ; Dutch Rhenish, 6 7-16 d ; Grand Trunk of Cknada, SA-2'; Chester Pref. Five per Cent., 171 ; Royal, Insurance, ztv,. At the close- the market was nut so firm the prices quote& being- as follows : Cl and Birkenhead 74; 741 - Caledonian, 80, Eastern Counties, 11;,;111 ;- ' East Lancashire, 91, 92, Great Northern, 99t 100.; Great Western 54. 56; Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock, 93.1 ' 94; London and North Western Stock, 911,, 92; Ditto one-eighth shares, 1 7 1, d ; 11Enchester, Sh e ff ie ld, and Lincoln shire, 361, 36 ; Midland Stock, 991, 100-; North British, 55, 551 ; North Staffordshi re ,; d ; -- North Eastern crwick,BB4, 891 ; York and North ,Midland, 72, 721-, ;. Leeds Capital Stock, 45, 451 ; 'South Eastern and Dover ; 208, 20 11-16; Foreign : Buffalo 'and Lake Huron, 4y, 5y ; Dutch Rhenish, 61, d ; Greet W es t ern o f Canada, 141 . , 15 ; Do. New Shares, 51, a 1 d • Great Luxembourg, 5 7-16, 5 9-16 ; Gra n d Trunk bf Canada, a 9-16, 5 11-16 ; Lomburdo-Venetian, 1, 11. d ; Do. New Shares, 11, 1 d. The Money Market was rather more active to-day, and rates for accommodation have slightly, increased.. The pressure is,,however, of a temporary nature, and a lull in the. demand. is expected ere the lapse of many days. The M ar k e t f or th e P u bli c. Funds and Securities is comparatively active, and prices of Consols, and other leading Securities, are well main tained, Consols closing this evening at 938 ; Ex chequer Bills at 21 to 24 p ; Bank Stock, 219 to 221, and the New Threes at 9,x t. 93 1 , The London Railway Share , Market was steady and firm until the afternoon,. when they suddenly: , declined), closing weak at a reduction of about per cent. on the Old Stocks. Canadians were firm. French steady. The following were the closing priees.:--Ambero.ate, Nottingham, and Eastern June- tion, 5? ; Caledoniafts,. - 801 . (Eastern. Counties, 564, 57 ; East Lancashire, 90, 92; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 71, 72 ; Great Northern, 100 k ; Do. A., 82; 84 ; Great Westerns,, 5.51-, 56 ; Great Western. of Canada, 141, 15 ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 34 - , 35; Great Southern and Western, 1044, 1051 ; I.4auca shire and Yorkshire, 931 ; London and No r th Western, 911 92 London and South Western, 923, 934 ; Leeds IN'ort ' horn, 454 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 361, 364 ; Midland Stock, 991, 100 ; North British, 554; South Eastern and Dover, 69, 691 ; York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 891 ; York, and North Midland, 721, 73. The Produce Markets have been quiet during the week. The activity in the demand for Sugar has subsided, and the market closes with a quiet feeling, at steady prices. There has been a better demand for the better qualities of Molasses, which has been limited in conseguence. RUm is quiet,'With only a moderate inquiry ; holders, however, are firm. There is no change to notice in the Coffee Market. Rice remains unaltered in value, for although there is little inclination to operate, holders show no dis position to press sales. Drysalteries and Dyewood s are steady. The Provision Trade is dull and depressed. The Stock of Beef is in excess of last year; and with little doing, prices show a downward tendency Pork is also depressed, and quotations a re merely i nominal. For Bacon, there s only a retail inquiry at steady prices. There is no new feature in Cheese. Messrs. Alfred Brett and Co., of London, in their monthly Steam Shipping Circular, say " Transactions in Steam Ship Property in the month now ended, although of considerable amount, have not been on Such an extensive scale as those effected in May; and the special' feature which the Market n ow presents is extreme want of demand for Steamers, either for purchase or charter. The freightage requirements for war purposes in the Mediterranean appear, for the present, to he fully supplied, whilst the current rates for Baltic voyages offer no satisfac tory inducements. Our home trade, however, continues to afford the leading source'of employment for Screw Steam tonnage. Contracts for several New Steamers have lately been concluded with Builders in the Nr.po ment orders have giVen t le leading Yards on the Thames more encouraging activity. ' Continental hostilities still exercise unfavourable influence on commerce ; cousing an accumulation of capital for which there is no profitable outlets, and producing a depreciation in nearly every com modity. On this account, alone, independent of the costly neutrality of England, the re-establishment of peace is anxiously desired." The Traffic Returns of the Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada, for the week ending 11th June, were 7,9961., being an increase of 181. on the corres ponding week of la 4 year. - A memorandum, from the Committee of Mexican Bondholders, communicates the important fact that a conducta—the first for more than a year and a half—had at length quitted the metropolis for the coast with four millions of dollars in silver. In cluding the specie remittances from other parts, the enormous sum of about five millions of dollars, or, say, one million sterling, will reach England in one bottom. At the half-yearly meeting of the London Dock Company to-day, Mr. Citalev in the chai r , a repor t was presented, s t a ting that 'the gross income Qf the half-year was 210,3811. The dividend prpposed was U. 10s. per cent. for the half-year. A consider able falling off had taken place in comparison with the earnings of the previous half year. The report was adopted. BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS. ISSUE DEPARTMENT, 11,015,100 3,459,90 D DEBIT. E. citEDIT. Notes issued Other Securities .. I Gold Coin and other } 17,635,105 r Bullion £32,110,105 BANKING DEPARTMENT, £32 r 110,105 DEBIT., £ CREDIT. £ Proprietor's Capital. 14,553,000 I Gaverzunent Secu- 1 11 281 Rest ' 3,178,541 rities Public Deposits Other Deposits Seven-day & other -24 Gold and SilYer Coin i Bills ,328 1 18,458,M 10,841,665 686,228 £-11,268,166 I Total Compares with the returns of the previous week the above shows the following results Active Circulation 21,268,440—Increase Bullion £41,268,166 TILE LONDON GAZETTE. BANKRUPTS. Charles Schloezer, Moorgate-street, merchant. llornkin Cirton, Woodford, Northamptonshire, builder. Thomas Carter Orburn, Woburn, Bedfordshire, grocer. Lyon Goldsmith, Finsbury-pavement, and St. Swithin's lane, cigar dealer. John Green Sheddon, Birmingham, woollen draper. Robinson Ross, liagworthingham, Lincolnshire, grocer. William Frankland, Morley, Cheshire, shopkeeper and farmer. James Armistead, Burnley-lane, grocer. BANK RUPTCIES ANNULLED. Robert Denny Abbard, Old-street, lead merchant. Stephen Writhall, Linton, Yorkshire, cattle dealer. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, WINCHESTER RACES.-YESTERDAY The GRANGE PAux STAKES of 10 aovs each, with 59 added if three start, for two year olds; colts Bst 71b, allies Bst 31b; winners of a stake of 100 sous value including the winner's own stake 41b, of two such 71b extra; the winner togive 10 3JVS to the fund ; T. Y.O 15 subs. Queen of ➢iay Opera Dancer. Five ran The ORIGINAL HA3II , IIIRE HANDICAP, of 10 sovs. etch, half forfeit, and only three if declared, with 30 added, if three start ; winner? of any handicap of 100 sovs, value after the weights were fixed 51b, of two such 91b extra. The second to save his stake, and the winner to give 10 soya. towards expenses, and subscribe to this stake next year. Two miles and a distance ; 2d subs., 13 of whom declared. Nimrod, Tine ..., ... -_ . .. Won by fifteen lengths. flat MAJESTY'S PLATE, of 100 ge., threa year olds, 7st 71b, four )st, five 9't 61b, six and aged 94 91b. Two miles. Newcastle .. .... Schism Five ran ADVERTISEMENT. A. M. executes Commissions on all the principal Races, on receip of Cash or Post-office order. A. M. will guarantee all winnings, charging a Commission of Five per Cent. --Aditreis A. M., Nomitat:i TIMES office, Liverpool, 3;l7B,s4l—lncrease ' - - Seven-day & other I 724,328-Decrease ............. 20,414 Bills Pliblic Deposits Other Deposits Obvernment Secu- 1 11,q81, 376-No change - rities Other Securities Notes - unemployed 10.841.685-Decrease Casa' to , liabilities PcXllll 82,022 606,015 FOREION• EXCHANGES, Amsterdam , Short Ditto, months Rotterdam , : . .... Antwerp.... Brussels ..... 11 12 to 11' ... 12 11 14a ... 11 15 11 .. 144 .. 11 .. 15 25 10 • ... 25 15 25 ... 10 .. 25 .. 15 Paris Slior Marseilles Frankfort Vienna .. 25 1161 14 14 33i Petersburg A decided buoyancy prevailed to-day in the Stock Ex change, The principal impulse seems to have been given by the more cheerful advices from Paris and the Continental Bourses. At Vienna, to-day, arise of Ito 2 per cent. has taken place. At Berlin the new Prussian loan has risen 21 pe? cent. since Monday. The the of the Paris Bourse to day is 3 to Z- per cent. Th' existing scarcity of stock renddrs the market peculiarly ready to respond to any favourable feature; and Consols have risen per cent. In the Market for British Railway Shares the upward move ment was extraordinarily rapid, several of the principal descriptions rising- I to 2 p er cent. All the markets closed with firmness at the best point of the day.—.R City article, Thx;rsday Evening 'araly News The English Fund's opened steadily this morning, and have closed with firmness at an advance of a per cent. A sudde3' rise at Berlin of about 3' per cent. in • Prussian securities having . immediately followed the departure of the Emperor Francis Joseph from the army on important business, and the arrival of Count Pdurtales at Verona, it is asserted that some conditions favourable to the limi tation of the war have been definitely arranged, or that some combined attempt, on the part of Prussia,. England, and Russia is about to be made to terminate the Italian war. This being the last day of the quarter; there was a full demand for- money in the Discount Market at about the bank minimum. In the Stock Ex change also the rate for short loans on government securities was Vto 3 per cent. About £5,000: was taken to the Bank to-day._ During the month ended to-day, the movement in Consols have been almost entirely upward, and the difference between, the opening and the closing price is per cent., making a total recovery of 4 per cent. since the Ist of May. The traffic.- returns for the last week are-not so favourable as of late. Lancashire and Yorkshire show an increase of £1,596, and East Lancashire of £429,. but the Midland's, increase is only £73; and on the following lines there is a decrease :—Sheffield's ' £643; and North Eastezn. and Newcastle and Ca r li s l e , £1,122. The con clusion, of the fortnightly settlement yesterday proves that the lately bought largely for investment, and con siderably beyond the immediate • supply. The consequent scarcity of stock has, therefore, caused a rise varying from -I to 2,1- per cent. in English descriptions. During the month of June, the average advance in Railway Stocks has been more than.,3 per cent. —Times. my Article, Thursday Evening. • LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKET.-J SUGAR continues without-change ; the market closing very quietly, the sates are confined•to 130 hhds Barbadbes at 37s to 44s per cwt. MOLASSES.: 100 puncheons. Antigua have been sold at its 9d from , the quay, aad' 360 , puncheons to arrive, at the ame price. Rum : No transactioas:to report. COFFEE : No sales. COCOA :* 130 bags St.. Lucia are reported at 4.1 s 3d RICE :: Nothing to notice. PEARL SAGO : 100 bags small grain, at 18s 8d per cwt._ DYEWOODS : 5 tons St. Domingo Logwoo4l, at £4 ss; 15 tons St. Lucia, at 12s 6d for all faults ; : 9•tons Cuba Fustie•, at £8 lOs for indirect and all faults ; 55 tons Limawood, at £l3 10s to £l3 12s 6d, with 10. tons £l2 per ton. AsnEs flat ; Pots at 263 to 275, and Pearls at 29s to 30s. NITRATE OF SODA steady, at 14s 6d to 15s 6d. SALTPETRI 7 325 bags have realised 365. to 44s Od per ewt. for 22 to 4a- per cent. refraction. BRIMSTONE : _ £7 12s 6d for thirds. SUMAC : 100 , bags, at lls 9d. CASTOR OIL : 5 tons, in casks, sold at 41s. INDIA RUBBER: 10 cases fine, at as 21d. OILS : Palm, at £47. Olive is without change ; the sale; for the week are about 170 tons. TALLOW : P.Y.C. at 57s - to 57a 6d, North American at 575, and South American at 56s to 56s 6d. ROSIN : 3s lld asked for common. SPIRITS OF TURPENTINE : i(10 barrels taken on private Pepper JUTE : The market continues flat, and of 1,560 bales offered by auction, only 750 found buyers, at £l4 to £l5 10s. SEEDS 2,000 bags Bombay. Linseed, at 49s per quarter. LONDON CORN MARKET LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET -Jura 1 We have to repprt a quiet market for cotton throughout the past week, with a gradually slightimprovement in tone. The daily sales have been moderate, but holders although offering freely, having shown considerable firmness, have fully maintained, or even obtained a slight, advantage on the currency of last week. Brazil and Egyptian without change. Surat in rather increased demani. The weekly sales are 56,440 bales, of which 1,500 are on speculation, and 11,500 for export. BOROUGH HOP MARKET-. LONDON TALLOW MARKET TIIIS WEEK. I Prices Paid. Cur. Prices DESCRIP. vox. This Week. Mid. Fair. Import. 1 Sales. 8,446 $ 490 Sea Island 7 • t 9,260 Upland . . 4a 6,010 Mobile .:. 5 1 . 6,027 28,170 New Orlean 4 3,470 Brazil ...... 74 2,160 Egyptian 60 West India • 10a 6,790 East India 3A- d. d. d. to 19 12 to 13 9 # 6 13-16 71 6i 71 ( 6,518 9 6 15-16 3 9 3 8 LONDON MINING MARKET 1o; 4 9-16 40,685 156,410 LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET JULY .1 Business in any description of wheat at this morning's market is of the most retail character ; to effect sales to any important extent appears impracticable, and we may reduce our quotaions almost nominally 2d per .cental from those of Tuesday last. Good fresh keeping flour is in moderate request and fully supports late value ; tender and souring parcels are difficult of sale and offering cheaper. In beans, CORK CORN MARKET Red wheat, 22s ; oats, 13s to 15s. GLASGOW IRON MARKET . All 48s 3d to 4ss qd, Market steady. LONDON PRODUCE MARKET'—JULY 1. Sugar :. Market closes very flat at a general reduction of t' 6d per cwt: 840 bags native Madras bought in at 32s for fine brown, 32 s 6d. to 34s &flow to good middling yellow; 1,570 bags Benares, a small part on sold at 43s 3d to 44s for good to fine white; 247 hhds 5 tierces Barbadoes chiefly sold at 36s 6d to 43s 6d for low heavy to fine 10 tons, at £8 2s 6d f or I best seconds, and yellow: )ffee quiet so far as sales have gone at about yesterday's Tea flat ; trade waiting for news, Common Congnu is 3cl nominal. Rice: Business done yesterday afternoon at 3d: advance, Id to-day there is an inquiry. Saltpetre flat ; 1,100 bags Bengal taken out without 2,000 bags black Singapore taken in at 4icl JtTLY 1 Weather gloomy and chilly. Foreign arrivals: Heavy of wheat, but small of barley, oats, and flour. Little business doing in wheat or flour, but sellers very firm in prices. Barley and oats more inquired after, at rather more money. In flour, there was no variation. - The plantation accounts are decidedly more favourable, and. the duty has been done at £lBO,OOO. For all kinds of hops there is scarcely any demand, and to force sales lower prices must be submitted to. JULY 1 Nothing doing in the tallow market to-day ; sos 6d the month, and 56s 9d last three months are the nearest JULY 1 In the mining market to-day, the transactions have been principally confined to shares in North Basset, West Cara don, East Wheal Russell, West Seton, Wheal Margaret, Grambler and St. Aubyn, and Providence Mines. The only business officially reported in the Stock Exchange is in. North Basset shares, at 61 to 61. The shares of the General Mining Association (Nova Scotia) are in demand, and have been dealt in at 25. United Mexican are flat, and are marked At the annual meeting of the General Mining Association (Nova Scotia), the net profith for the year were stated at £41,609. A dividendirl - 5 - ‘per share, making 30s for the year, was declared.' (.; LONDON MONEY MARK ET.—Jtax 1. Consols opened firm, and advaneed to - 931 buyers, and Were steady at 93 to 938 ; not mu& 'doing. Shares a lso opened very firm, and the advanced rates of yesterday were fully maintained, and in some cases further improvements have taken place. Canadian steady. French firm. WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET—JULY 1. Good supply of wheat at to-day's market, whieh met a slow sale at barely the rates of last week. Barley nominal. Beans steady ; oats and sh e lli ng unaltered. DUBLIN CORN MARKET--JULY .1. More animation prevails in the trade for all descriptions of Breadstuffs. Good inquiry for home and foreign whea t, at the full prices of last day, and a fair amount of husiness transacted. Oats sold freely at an advance of Cid to Is per barrel. Indian corn much inquired for, and about last day'; rates obtained. Weather beautifully tino ; several mill i stopped working through want of water. -Jets I '-JULY 1 oats, and oatmeal no variation to nofc 817,815 210,892 Indian corn con- tinues to meet a steady demand at full prices, for present consumption, and there are inquiiies for further shipment. -- ROWE MAKIN & SONS. MONTHLY WOOL REPORTS. In the early part of the month only a limited extent of business was done, and English Combing Wools suffered a still further decline, being fully 4d per lb. below the highest rates current in the beginning of the year. An active demand soon sprang up, which h as b een well maintained to the present time, at constantly advancing prices, and they are now within 2d per lb. o f th e highest point, and very firm, with every prospect of a sound and healthy trade ; but it is not unlikely that when buyers have got well supplied, a little quietness may ensue for a short time. Some large contracts for military clothing , have been given out by the French and Austrian Governments, which has caused a good English head skin to be much sought after, and certain qualities of East India have also been in demand for the same purpose, as have also some of the lower qualities of River Plate wools. In finer descriptions the demand has not been active, buyers being afraid to operate freely in the face of the next London public sales, to take place about the middle of next month, when the quantity will he, unusually large. Cordoya; has been i n f a i r 4 e i m d, A large business has , beendoneia_Peruviem at moderate rates, chiefly far export and for military . clothing. Alpaca has engaged a good deal of attention, and the sales amount to upwards of 5,000 ballots. Russia Donskoy fleece continues comparatively neglected; but the firm tone of the market for English Combing wools will have a favourable effect on the best p arce l s o f these, as well as of Egyptian, Oporto, and similar long-stapled parcels, which are now of current sale. Irish wools have- been in good demand, and prices have advanced to the same extent as English wool, Scotch has been very quiet, pending the fairs in the north, which will take place shortly. Sheepskins have met with ready sale, and considerable business might have been done if the market had. been better suppli e d. HtrauEs k RONALD. I During the past month there has been a fair business done in our wool market, confined chiefly to certain classes more particularly in demand. Buenos Ayres and Cordova wools have been in request, both for home trade and for export, and several transactions have taken place in parcels recently arrived, at extreme prices. Peruvian wools have also commanded attention, several thousand ballots having been placed at from 10-id to I2d per lb according to quality. Small sales of Italian skin lambs have been made at our quotations. There has been an improvement in foreign combing wools, consequent upon the advance in English fleeces. Oporto washed fleece finds a fair sale. Cotta and lambs are without change in value. In Russian and Turkey but little business is reported Fine Egyptians are very much wanted, but have been scarce for some time past. Some large transactions have taken place in alpaca, pnnci pally at Is 10d per Ib. In vicuna or mohair there' is no change ts. notice. In Australian wools sales have been made at very fall rates. It is not improbable that prices of short wools. may improve ere long, as it is known that con siderable orders for army goods are about being given out, and that more are expected, and that the stocks of the raw material are•not by any means considerable either in first or second hands. English and Irish The markets for English fleeces have been very much excited during the month; prices have ruled irregularly, in- many instances higher rates having been granted to farmers than could be obtained in Bradford. Lustre wools have-been in great demand, and as much as lqd per lb has-been made for Lincoln ho g s, but wethers have not attained a pro portionatelyhigh:value. Scotch : Laid Highland and laid Cheviot are both a better sale. Combing Cheviot is scarce and wanted. PERKINS aneVRPIIINSON. LIVERPOOL HIDE MARKET. Sales this week :-10,834 salted Monto Video- heavy ox hides, average 62 to 631bs, at 7 . - 1 A per lb, tare Olb ; 709 dolight ox hides, avge 49 to 49+tbs, at 71d per lb, tare 41bs ; 192 do bull hides, avge 81 to 841bs, at 21-d per lb, ; tare 6871bs ; 135 do sow hides, avgz 44 to 461b5,. at 7+d per lb, tare 4lb ; 1,212 do- heated, &c., hides, avge 6210 631bs, at 7 : ld per lb, tare 51b , -, 750 salted &rams Ayres horse hides, ~avge 281-flbs, at 13s 6d each ; 307 dry - Guatemala hides, avge 21 -albs. at 100, light arge 161bs, at 9d per lb ; 2,395 do, :arge 2331b5, at 10d per lb round ; 2,409 E I kips, Bengals ISt rubbed at 7d to 80; 2nd rubbed at 51d to 514; heavy avge 10 - 11bs, at 81d per lb; 10,500 Wirer Plate sheepskins, scoured fine wools, avge- 36k1bs per do , / at 121-d to 131 d; mid wool at 101 d to 101 d; coarse at 9d; partially washed dile wool; avge 201bs, at' lad ; middling at 91d ; coarse at ad; very common at aid to 51d per lb. 35,000' Btienos Ayres lamb skins, good' town, avge 161 to 1141bs, at 15s ; fair country skins, avge 1511bs, at 7s ; torn at 3s 6a,;::cora nten, avge. 22-albs, at 514 to 51d; torn at 3d to 3kd per lb. 18 bales horse hair, blackistump tails, fivsts -}d, secouisld, fair-mixed Id. 197,000 South American ox and cow horns : Prime ox avge 2040z5, at 78s ; good, avge 20k to 2lozs ' at 67&-6d to , 70s 6d; fair to good, avge 181' to 1940z5, at 59s to 62s ; fair do, avge 17 1-6 to 19ozs, at 62s to 57s G&; tip less,.avge Hors, at 38s ; good light oi, 131 to likozs, at 355•6 d to 40s; fair, avge 121ozs, at 29s ; ordinary,. avge 101'to , It ors, at 21s to 26s ; good cows, alga 12ozs, at 27s 6d ;-: fair, avge 10 to 1240z5, at 22s to 265; ordinary, avge 13ozs, at 23s ; rough ox, good, avge 26 to 29kozs, at 53s to 58t ; fair t avge 251 to 3210z5, at 41s tosss 6d ; ordinary,, avge 24 to 39ozs, at 36s 6d to 47s 6d; perished oz. and cow, avge l9ozs, at Iss 6d; trash, avgo 61 to Bkozs, at 6s to I 0 per 123. 16,000 Australian horns-: -Middling or, avge 21ozs, at 76s ;. good light ox, 15tozs, at 48s ; fair cows, avge 9ozs, at 21s; rough o 1 avge 3710z5, at 52s 6d; trash .avge Boza, at lOs 6d; ox (with the pith in), avge 3710z5, a,t 80s , avge 239z5, at 50s 6(1:; cows, avge Hors, at 235. 11,000 Brazil ox and cow horns : Common, avge llk to IV-4 - ? 4 , rs, at 225-6(1 to 23s ; arge sots, at 8s 6d per 123. '4,000 New Orleans ox horns: avge l6ozs at 545, avge 13ozs at 37s ; cows, avge I lion, at 32s 9d per 128. 30 tons E I buffalo horns: Singapores, avge 61kozs at. 3iie, 6d, avge 2510 rs at 355; Bombays, avgo3Okozs, at 27s to 27s 6d; avge-15 6-7 ozs, at 24s 6d; wormed, &c., 22s 6d to 23s 6d per cwt. 50 pipes 10 hhds S A,tallow, fair to good, at 55s 9d to 565, yellow at 54s 3d per cwt. 90 tons Smyrna valonia, fall grown, at £l6 per:ton. 45 tons Dutch oak bark at £8 5e per ton. 200 tons bones: Australian shanks at £l4-ss; it P shanks, sound; at £7 to £7 7s 6d; stale, at £5 15s to £6 2s 6d ; legs, at £4 15s; common, at £4 lOs per ton. 15 tons calcined bones, at £6 15s. 30 tons bone.ash, at £5 G. F. ATARTIN,,,AND CO. per ton MANCHESTER TRADE RE PORT VLY 1 Tone of market quiet, but prices very firm, especially of cloth, the available supply of which is extremely limited. Yarns also very steady. Excepting East India shirtings, our market has scarcely varied Nd during last six weeks, either in elbth or yarn.