Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-02-16 00:00:00

Coninterthai sates THIS DAY Tuts DAY, the 16th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the • Brokers' Office, 16, Exchann-buildings, 50 Tons TALLOW "OIL. For particulars apply to J. H. RAYNER and Co., Brokers THIS Day, the 16th instant, at Twelve o'clock at noon, .on the Quay, east side Brunswick Dock, Liverpool, rgs very superior. PITCH PINE SQUARE TIMBER, eon ' taining a large proportion of Spar Pieces, ranging up to '8.5 feet in length, and measuring, 42,227 feet, being the cargo now landing ex halos, from Savannah, U.S.A. • On account of the Importers. A. F. and D. MACKAY, Brokers. ament-street East side Queen's Dock. 5f16 Apply to On account of whom it may concern. Unclaimed cargo, ex Napoleon 111., from Bombay. Taut DAY, the 16th instant, at One o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 2, Dale-street, 1 4 Bales COTTON, 1 Bag DITTO PICKINGS, 9 Bales East India WOOL. BROWNE, HUNTER, and Co., Brokers Apply to On account of whom it may concern. 'Tuts DAY, the 16th instant, at One o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, Exchange-chambers, 156 Bales COTTON, falsely . packed, ex Pequot, from New Orleans ; lying i n Tobin's warehouse, Rathbone-street. Apply to THOS. POSTLETHWAITE and Co., Brokers., THIS DAY, the 16th instant, at Twelve o'cloek, at the Brokers' Saleroom, _l, Chapel-street, About 250 Bales COTTON, id American packed samples For - further pa TITTIEWIRGTON; ILL, and Co., Brokers, TO-MORROW TO-MORROW, the 17th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Broker's Office, 3,000 Dry Salted HIDES, 300 Dry HIDES, ex' Isabella.- Ridley, from Bahia.—Ap p l y to Messrs. Edward Johnston, Son, and Co., Merchants ; or to SAMVEL BECKWITH, Broker. office, 11, Orange-court, Castl 150 Tons VALONIA. from Sena.-Apply co JAMES GORDON and Co., Brok ie 17th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the oke.rs' Office, 2, Dale-street, 149 Cases BORAX, .—Apply to • :BROWNE, HUNTER, and Co., Brokers ',To-me/mow, the 17th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Commercial m, 25 Boxes ' Muscatel RAISINS, SaIeroo Damaged, 100 Ditto Ditto. DITTO, Ditto. May be viewed in Gladstone'a Bonded Warehouse, Union-court 112 Boxes Muscatel . RAISINS, Layers, ex Excelsior, 180 Barrels Valentia ALMONDS, ex Ebro (s.s.), And other GOODS. Apply to' GEO. BADENACH and SON, Brokers. 'o-moattow, the 17th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Commercial Saleroom, 230 Barrels CURRANTS, part damaged, 133 :Ditto • DITTO, ditto, - A t icled ex Jane, and Alelledgan, from Patras.—Apply to GEO. BADENACH and SON, Brokers -monnow, the 17th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Broker's Office, 'l6, Exchange ! bnildings, 12 Casks PALM NUT . OIL, • . J. H. RAYNER and Co., Brokers APPIY to Postponed from Tuesday, the 15th instant. the 17th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the CO-MORRO Brokers' Off .6,EiChange;ltildings, 500 Bag; American RED CLOVERSEED, 30 Bags• Styrian 500 Bags TIMOTHY SEED, 200 Bales Italian RYE'GRASS, 50 Inds. Fine New Dutch Sowing FLAX SEED. lIMMGIIII.OII , DULY to J. IL. RAYNER and Co.. Brokers FRIDAY On FRIDAY next, the 18th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Broker's Office, 16, Exchange-buildings, 609 Bags CASTOR. PUMICE, landed ex De Witt Clinton, from'New York.—Apply to Messrs. Maclean, Maris, and Co., Merchants ; or to J. H. RAYNER and Co., Brokers. • On FR/DAY next, the 18th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the ' Brokers Oftice,l, Exchange-chambers, lithebarn-street, 78a Bales Mexican FIBRE (part all faults), of superior quality, now landing ex Euphemia, from Tampico.— For further particulars apply to Messrs. Leech, Harrison, and Forwood, Merchants ; or to FRANCIS J. EATON, Broker On FRIDAY next, the 18th instant, at One o'clock, at the Brokers Office, 11, Orange-court, Castle-street, 130 Tons BONES, 70 Tons BONE ASH, ex Garland, from P.uenos Ayres ; discharging in Birkenheid. Dock.—Apply to Messrs. Williamson, Milligan, and Co. Mer ilrtigeYs g 14,n x and CO.. Brokers. 133 Bales Bombay HEMP, T. and H. LITTLEDALE and Co., Brokers. Apply to On FRIDAY next, the 18th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Broker's Office, 96 Bales Sunn HEMP, ex Florence Nightingale, from Calcutta.—Apply to Messrs. Thos and John Brocklebank, Merchants ; or to T. and H. LITTLEDALE and Co., Brokers. Olt sate. JAMES -BANKS, CASTLE-BUILDINGS, DERBY-SQUARE, LIVERPOOL. FENCING WIRE, Black, Bright, and Galvanised; TELEGRAPH WIRE and SIGNAL. CORD, Wholesale and for Exportation. J. 2. CAMERON, CHRONOMETER MANUFACTUR_ER AND OPTICIAN, 54, SOUTH CASTLE-STREET, LIVERPOOL. MARINE :CHRONOMETERS ON SALE OR TITRE. GOLD and SILVER WATCHES, SEXTANTS, QUADRANTS, BAROMETERS, TELESCOPES, 4v, CHARTS FROM LATEST SURVEYS TTISTORY OF THE .WORKING CLASSES, 77 Every Saturday, in the NORTIIEEN DAILY TIMES, Price _ One Penny WARM WINTER CLOTHING, MIIE GENTLEMAN'S OUTFITTING WAREHOUSES, 24 ♦ND 26, BOLD-STREET. P. L. MACTAGGAR T. INVERNESS WRAPPERS. OVER COATS. 'DRESSING GOWNS. DRAWERS AND VESTS, FANCY FLANNEL SHIRTS RAILWAY RUGS AND PLAIDS. MUFFLERS AND SCARFS. FLANNELS AND BLANKETS. B OYS' WINTER CLOTHING TO CORRESPONDENTS stances can we insert ci tlader no circ accompanied by the author's real na sully for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith AMUSEMENTS, MEETINGS, &c.—TIIIS DAY. THEATRE ROYAL—Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews. ROYAL AstrumrsATßE—English Opera Company. HENGLER'S CIRQUE VARlETE—Miscellaneous Attractions. `THE PARISIAN GALLERY or ANATOMY, Paradise-street. MANDRILS' MENAGERIE Foot of Shaw's-brow. CLArroN HALL—Christy's Minstrels. IW For particulars see advertisements on Bth page. Cl )t. linrOtru Einn. WEDIVEBII4 r, FEBRUARY 16, 1859 TH E D AN'S NEWS. In the House of Commons last night, Mr. Horsfall moved the second reading o f the Mersey Docks Toile F and Harbour Bill, when Mr. Tache moved an amendment that it be deferred! a week, in order to effect a compromisei. motion was supported by Mr. he `original Evart second and Mr. Cheetham. Mr. Lowe opposed th reading . , and detailed at some length th e tions into whieS. the promoters had prevl l u ig ii a ; entered with the Board of Trade, and which alleged had not been observed. Mr. Henley sup _ - ported the bill. He could not understand wliy all improvement should cease at Liverpool until , certain unremunerative works had been completed at Birkenhead. He believed i n the increasing commerce of Liverpool, and would enable the necessary extension of accommodation to be provided. After some further observations from Sir B. Hall and Mr. Turner, the House divided, when there ap peared for . the second • reading 181, and against it 102, giving a majority of SEVENTY-NINE in favour of the second reading of the bill. Lord . Stanley stated, in reply to Mr. Richardson, that he hoped the time had arrived when military executions. in raja would cease. The Chancellor of the Exchequer stated that it was not intended to grant un conditional subsidies to oceanic telegraphs, Mr. Tite obtained leave to bring in his bill, with some alteration, for the amendment of the law relating to the treatment of Lunatics. Lord John Russell obtained leave to bring in a bill for the amend ment of the Laws of Insolvency and Bankruptcy. The House was counted out at ten minutes past eight o'clock. The Greenwich election took place to-day, and resulted in the return of Mr. Solomons by a majority of 889. _ The trial of the long-pending case of Dickson v. Wilton concluded yesterday. The jury gave a verdict £2OO for the verbal slander, and 15 for the two letters. The latest news from Paris is of an unriraurable character. The probabilities of war seem to grow stronger and stronger every day. It is, now said that military operatio ns on both sides of. the Alps continue with the greatest vigour, and it is even added by some writers confidently that, before two months have elapsed, hostilities Will have actually commenced. The Paris correspondent of the _Daily -Hew says that the El:open:it is preparing tents, horses, arms, uniforms, &c., to take the field in person. He adds that 'it is believed his bosom burns with ambition to com mand an army in actual warfare, The Arenir of Nice says, that the entire Russian Mediterranean squadron is expected there in the month of March. The French Ministers at Hamburg and Frank fort have had an interview with the Emperor. It is said they were sent for to report to him as to the state of public feeling in Germany. According to a parliamentary paper issued yesterday, the proportion of houses rented or valued under X 5 per annum, is 1 , in 313 1 in Liver pool; in Glasgow 1 in 3, and in the City of London, 1 in 48. The French Budget for 1860 is published by the Moniteur. The expencfittrre is estimated at 1,795,367,481 f. (about 65,00)0,000/. sterling), being an.increase on the preceding year of 29,586;604f. ; end the increase in the recaipt of public revenue is estimated at 43;690,271f. A private letter from Marseilles mentions that the newspapers had been " invited' to pubfish nothing relative to the armaments. Priv - ate accounts from Lyons state that the nuisquetry practice of the troops, whiek u.tually does not begin till the month of May, is- tb com mence forthwith in the division commanded by the Marchal Castellano; whose head quarters am in that city. The Yord publishes ral.article headed "Respect for Treaties,7 in which it endeavours to prove thart - Austria has violated the treaties of 1815, r.,ndid&-- stroyed the balance .of power established - By the international law of Europe. This she has done. by imposing on the impotent GaTernments• of Parma and Modena a trealy in the year 1841; which she acquired the right to•occupy them with her troops, even without consulting the authorities Whenever she might deem it necessary for-her military operations. The Nord trusts that neither Sardinia nor France will violate the: peace so , hap , - pily established iu Europe-. ft adds, however, that the audacity with which Austria has moved troops to' - the Sardinian frontier would ,justify both Sardinia and France in driving theme back by force. . Captain Bosse, of the Imperial navy, isappointed to command the Trench fleet on the cost- of Africa, and to the command of the Island a, Goree • place of Capt. Ptotet, whose time et service. is expired. Capt. Bosse had a , private audience. of Prince Napoleon, who gave him instructions. bei prevent the immigration of negroes on the coast of Africa. Captain Bosse is, to sail in the Danaei which is under orders for Senegal. It is understood that the Governmentsef Ft and England are each to appoint two. commission ers to investigate the subject of the fishery: of Newfoundland, and that the negotiations Up 9131 it are to be resumed. :WE must do our Americln cousins the justice to admit, that notwithstanding the manifest possi bility, not to say the actual facility, with which it has lately been shewn that slaves can be smuggled into some of the Southern States, there is, after all, no very earnest wish to re-open the traffic in African Negroes. But then this unwillingness, it is sad to think, does not arise, as is the case with our own people, from any positive repugnance to it, as a thing that is wrong in itself, so much as because it is politically, or ,otherwise, inexpedient. It is not, perhaps, much to be wondered at, since. the slave-trade is only a shade or two worse in principle than slavery itself ; and you cannot offend an American Southerner more seriously, than by objecting to slavery upon any grouc.4 of humanity or m)rality whatever. It may seem strange that Republicans should be able to. recon cile such an idea as that of retaining their fellow men, those whose industry contributes so impor tantly to the public weal, in a condition of slavery, with their living under a Constitution, and rejoicing so to live, one of the declared objects of which is to " secure the blessings of liberty." Yet so it is. American Republicanism professes a great deal of regard for " liberty," —ay, and for justice and equality, too,—but only, it would appear, in so far as these great blessings may be enjoyed selfishly, that is, with regard only to their own interest. Slavery is cherished on this principle : it is, they think, to their own interest to have it, —without any regard to the right or the wrong of it, its justice or its injustice, its humanity or its inhumanity, or even its consistency with their own Republican system, and the very spirit of the Constitution which provides and secures it. And certainly, in the same way, might even the slave-trade be sanctioned and pursued. But, as a matter of expediency, it would seem, it is not thought desirable to do so. Recently, however, the question has been discussed, in the Southern States more especially, whether the continued importation of Negroes from Africa, would not tend to restore the political equilibrium between . the North and South. It must be borne in mind, that although the Slaves themselves are not treated as citizens, and therefore not permitted to enjoy any political or social rights, yet that a slave-owner is invested with an increase of political power in proportion to the number of his slaves. It is provided by the Constitution, that he be allowed to cast three votes at any election, for every five slaves that he owns,—much upon the same principle as that of our own STOURGES BOURNE'S Act, which gives the elector, in certain cases, votes in proportion to the amount of his rated property: the principal difference being, that in the case of Monarchical England the property is houses and lands, while in that of Republican America it is the bodies and souls of their fellow-creatures. But, it is said, in a calculation now before us; " the equality here proposed to be restored can only consist in giving to the South an e qua l population and thus an equal represe n t a ti on i n the Government with the ' North." And it is shown that there would have 4knd a-half millions to be to be " over fifteen THE NORTHER' TI I IVIES WEDNESDAY, FEBRVADV Id, 1859 overcome, or rather gained, by the South, la 1870, to place her on an equality with the North ;" find that the rate of increase from births would " leave 12,000,000 to be obtained from importations of Africans, who, counting only three for five, would have to be furnished to the number of 20,000,000 in the next ten years. As 33 per Cent. is lost froth, death before they are made avaiiable,". adds the calculation, " 30,000,000 must be obtained in Africa to be started to America." And this being the case—and for no other reason apparently - the proposition is scouted. "Is it not," they ask, " absurb ? Can we get them ? Have we ships to bring them ? Have we money . to buy or spare for them F" And then they proceed to further argue against it thus,— " During the whole period of the slave-trade, when open, only 400,000 were brought to America. These are naturally increasing so rapidly, that now they are 4,000,000, and Professor TUCKER estimates that in sixty years they will be 31,000,000. Who , would so far. tip Africa into America that in sixty years there would b'e America so,ooo,oogiTor Africans, • equal to the estimated population Africa ? Who Would have the South Africaltise4 ? Was our noble land most designed for the white race or the negro.? May our posterity never i3le the day when they shall be encumbered with at& Africa at home and their midst !" We see• is all this the selfish element predominant—selflith, as meaning atten tite only to theii , own interest; and void of regard for that of othars,—and not only so, bat setting aside altogether considerations' of humanity, and justice in the calculations of their own interest. These, however, are the guarantees. that we have,- such as they are, for the Southerners of Republican America discouraging the re-opening of the slave-trade in their free country. it is solar satisfactory to find, that the renewal of o. trafEc-which England has made such great sacri- Ices to put down, and to extinguish, azul - : her efforts to.- do which-, have so often threatened • . the peace of the• two countries,. is not therefore, to be':attOmpted, at least: on any scale of-' magnitude ; or, at any. rate,'. that if attempted.; it will- meet with any general en . - eouragement in the Slave States.. One wauld much rather, it is true, have had it - based 0n.4 a higher and a juster principle. But, as it is, there is nothing for us but, to be content with it,—only taking care to see that an object is realised whieh involves much for which the people of England have not hesitate& to pay down in hard cash what would go a long way towards buying up the whole property in slaves that America now. possesses.. THE ntRSEY DOCKS AND HARBOUR BILL.—A coat temporary, yesterday,.frightened the Mersey Docks and. Harbour-Board by the announcement, that they had been, defeated in Parliament.. We confess.we were startled by the statement, from the fact of knowing that the second' reading of the bill was only fixed for last night. Upon reference to the paper we found, however, that the state ment, so, prominently put forth as a fact, was only a tissue of suppositions, all of which have been falsified by the result of last night's proceedings in the House of au, 1,;111,..;,, Er }.. 3 A .f 5. chd numbers being—Uor, 181 ; against, 102. NERSEY Dom AND TlARBetrn. The following petition has been prepared by, the Dock Ratepayers' Committee; and -lies for signature in the Exchange news room :—ln,Parliament, session 1859. To the Right honorable the. Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in ( Borliament• assembled, The Humble Petition of the undersigned Coinmercisbl.Bodies, Merchants, Bankers, Ship-Oriners, Tradesmen, and,others interested in. the docks and,trade of the port of Liverpool, Sheweth :—That a bill has, been introduced into: your Honourable House intituled. " A Bill to authorise the laying anil levying of Peor. Rates, or other Local Rates, upon the Mersey Dockland, Harbour Board,,in,respect of their. Docks and other Property belonging- to, them, in the Parish of Liverpeel,, and certain other• Townships and Places ; and also, to, extinguish the partial exemption of the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the Borough of Liverpool from rateability to the relief - of the Poor and for• other purposes."' That the said add largely to, the dock dues trim], the shipping frequenting the port and docks of Liverpool, and also add to. the charges upon the goody imported into and exported from the port of Liverpool. That any addition to. the charges upon shipping and goods will materially and, most injuriously affect the prosperity of the port WU], town of Liverpool, and is moreover opposed to and, at variance with the principles, which the recent Legislation of this country has laid down. That the docks of Liverpool are not the property of a private corporation but of a public trust, and the entire revenues thereof are applied solely towards the maintenance of such docks, and the payment of the interest upon borrowed money with which they have been constructed. Your petitioners therefore humbly pray your Honourable House that the said hill may be rejected upon the second reading thereof, and your Petitioners will over pray, &c. THE COURT Her Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness the Prince Consort left Windsor Castle for Buckingham Palace at half-past three o'clock on Monday afternoon, accompanied by Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, and the Princesses Alice, Helena, Louisa, and Beatrice. In attendance were Lady Churchill, Lady Caroline Bar rington, the Hon. Beatrice Byng, the Hon. Emily Cathcart, the Earl of Verulam, Col. the Hon. Sir Charles Phipps, Major General the Hon. C. Grey, the Hon. Mortimer Sackville West, Col. F. H. Seymour, Capt. the Hon. Dudley de Ros, and Major Elphinstone, R.E. A guard of honour of the Grenadier Guards was on duty at the Windsor , station of the Groat Western Railway, and a special train c. , nveyed the royal p ar ty t o the Paddington terminus. The Queen was escorted by a party of Light Dragoons to Buckingham Palace, where her Majesty and the Prince Consort arrived at 25 minutes past four o'clock, and were received by the Marquis of Exeter, the Duke of Beaufort, Visconnt Newport, Lord George Lennox, Lieut. G en . W y ld e, an d the Master of the 'Household. The Right Hon. E. Bouverie, M.P., and the Hon. Mrs. Bouverie, have arrived in Wilton -crescent from visiting the Earl of Radnor in Berkstre. Lads' Mansfield has left Mrs. Mansfield's house in Charles-street, for . India, to join her husband; Gen. Sir W. Mansfield Sir Georme . Pechell, M.P., and the H on . L a d y P ec h e ll , have arrived e ' at their house in Hilt-street, from Sussex. Mr. Farquharson, of Invercauld, has arrived in town from Scotland. RETIREMENT OF LORD EFIRINGTON.—Owing to continued severe indisposition, Lord Ebrington has retired from the representation of the borough of Mary-le-bone. COURT . LEVEES.-It is Her Majesty's intention to hold levees on Wednesday, the 23rd inst., and on Wednesday, the 2nd of March. A drawing room and another levee will be held before Easter. We understand that a marriage will very shortly t a k e place between Major Thellusson,Coldstream Guards, only son of the late Hon. Arthur Thellusson, and Miss Henrietta Vernon Wentworth, second and youngest daughter of Mr. and Lady Augusta Vernon Wentworth. —Post. • It appears that the late Indian mutiny has entailed upon the government of India a military exr :enditure of eighteen millions, besides losses TlTintue' d to about five millions more, I MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL LIVERPOOL, Tuesday Evening, The teri.Pr of the Cotton advices received from America by the steamer, this morning, has had the effect of check ing the upward tendency of the Liver Paul Market, alit a very moderate demand has been the result. The pites amount to 5,00 Q bales, r and include 1,090 on speculation. Prices are - nominally unchanged : but they must be regarded as a little easier: _ this has been another very quiet day on the Liverpool Stock ExchanFe, but there has been a better feeling, and quotations were well sustained .up to the close of the market: The transactions were —Caledonian, 86 ; Eastern Counties, 12; ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 96, 951; Lancaster and Carlisle Third Shares,. 12p; London and North Western, 96 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln shire,.3Bl ; Midland, 1021 ; North Eastern—Ber 'wick StOck, 941; South 'Eastern,' 221, 22 5-16, 221; Grand Trunk of Canada, 71; Do. 7 per Cent, 1872, 59; Great Luxembourg Constit. Shares, 61. After official hours some transactions were reported in Caledonians, at 851 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 95/ ; and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, at 381. The final closing prices were :: —Black kburn, 1114, 11 d ; Chester and Birkenhead, 661, 671 ; Caledonian, 851„ 851 ; Chester and Holyhead, 481, 481; Eastern Counties, 12 7-16, 12 9-1 G; East Lancashire, 951, 961 ; Db. £9 shares, 1, p ; Great Northern, 105, 108 ; Do. A, 88, "89 ; Great Western, 561, 57" ; Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock,:i 951, 96 ; Ditto /9 shares, H p ; London and IyOrth Western Stock, 96,961 ; Do. me-eighth shares, 15-16, d ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 381, 381 ; Midland Stock, 102-f, 102?, ; North British, 62, 62 ; North Western,. 131, 131 ; North Staf fordshire, 41 xd, 4l d ; North Eastern--Berwick, 94, 94 ;7 York and Forth Midland, 7S, 791; Leeds Capital Stock, 481, 481 ; Soutk Eastern, and Dover,- 22 - 5-16, 22;1•; .• Dutch Rhenish, 51, d' • Great Western of Canada, 154, 164- ; Ditto New Shares d-; Great Luxembourg, 6a;.6 11-16 Grand Trunk of Canada, 71, The ordinary general: mating of the shareholders in the British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph' Com pany was held to-day, at whieh the annual roport of the transactions of the company was read, and which, considering the depressed state of trade duriig the last_year t was deemedsatisfactory. The receipts had been , £1,600 more- than the previblis year but the expenses had increased in a correspon ding =flip, consequent upon extended arrangements , for obtaining information supplied to the publiz; press. During the year 215 miles of additional` line has, been opened. The report was unani-- :piously' . adopted .; and a vote of one thousand- pounds to the direct Ors for their , services was: passed. NO great Amount of business. 1-xs- been done in the Produce Markets' to-4ay,' but prices of most articles have been steady. In the Manchester - Goods Marketttlfere has been increase& activity today, and eensiderable busi ness i was done for India, and the transactions for the Continent were on a much more extended scale, particularly for Germany—the: buyers for -which submitted to anudvance in Yarns and-goods of 3d. The market closed strong. The Liverpool Corn! Market has: been quiet to-day, and there was- a very thin: attendance of buyers. molders of wheat were very , firm, but flour was from a penny to two pence cheaper. In other articles there was no change. The adoption of, the " Cental " ceirtinzies to excite. some atten tion and is-now deemed a success. Mr. Proctor in his circular issued thin afternoon says ' The Cental 100 lb. weight is now fairly a success On this Con Exchange,-and, since theist instant, has commanded the bearty adhesion and supp ort of fully nine-tenths of the merchants and brokers in. the trade. The town bah vs are, irir , the most Rart; , opposed to the change. N. difficulty, whatever, has been raised, thoughtfully,._ against the well-weighed new- systenp, which must eventually find favour im other cornm.arkets, where prejueiee very naturally will exist, for a time, Nothing can exceed in conciseness, the cental' points 10, 15, 20, and so on up to 100. We learn by letters and circulars _ reeeived from . New York anal Montreal centat hag: alreacky bien: adopted iin, tho'se cities. The - comity and civility of all nations will, with varrlittle doubt, ultimately do homage to this simplicity of weight, aad also combiao with it one uniform -decimal standard of money. Now, New York would clie a , congenial city to have such a gathering of communities ,„and' o -transatlantic -cousins would not be backward to :lend willing heads and hearts to. accomplish so. noble and peaceful a revolution.. Progress and perfect freedom of trade are- worthy banners unden which dis interested and energetic men will always-he found to range thomselves., The Scotch W: Trade, during the-past week, has continued Very quiet., Consumers, are only buying what wools they absolutely require, and any transactions which have been entered into have been in favour of the buyers.. Blackfaced laid and; white are firm, there being; very little of theso_classes ita the market. Laid.-1 Cheviots are inquired' for, and prices, are maintained. White woos of all sorts have been very, dull for some Skin - wools are 'nought mueli easier, and it appears to be the general opinion that these wools witt fall considerably, as they have been rather high for some time. The Repoli of the , Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor• Railway has been issued. It states thsat there has been a decitase in. the passenger traffic of £ll7 19s. sd, compared with the or responding period of last year but an increase of £39 19s 4d in the goods traffic. The working expenses have been only 461'3 12s sd, against £626 2s 7d last year. The Company's affairs had been released firom Chancery, and all claims against the Company, excepting one, ha-Re been adjusted. The meeting of shareholders to con sider the report will . be held in Livelipool, on Wednesday, the 23rd inst. The statement of accounts to be presented at the half-yearly meeting of the Waterford and Limerick Railway Company, to be held at Water ford on the 24th inst., will exhibit a decided im provement in the affairs of this concern. The balance-sheet shows that, after providing for the preferential dividends, there remains a sum . of 3,0004, out of which it is proposed to pay a divi dend of one per cent. upon the original shares. This. will require .about 2,0004, and with the remaining balance of 1,1004 or thereabouts it is in contemplation to lay the commencement of a reserve fund. The statement made by lord Stanley last night, in the House of Commons, on the subject of Indian Finance, has produced a favourable im pression on the London Stock Market, and in consequence there has been a better .feeling, and greater confidence has generally prevailed. It is worthy of remark here that the pro posed loan of seven millions is to be guaranteed by the Revenues of India and not by an Imperial guarantee as had been very generally expected and supposed. Consols opened firm at 954 to 951, and at noon stood at the same point ; but they were subsequently weaker, and closed at 951- to 951. After official hours there was no change,• but they continued weak, Three per Cents left off at 961. The Railway Share Market in London was not active, but the tone was stronger, and prices had an upward tendency, except for Caledonians, which declined, consequent upon the announcement of a four per cent. dividend. The following were the transactions :—Ambergate, 61, at ; Caledonian, 851, 854 ; Eastern Counties, 621, 621; East Lanca shire, 954, 961; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 711, 72 ; Great Northern, 1041, 1051 ; Do. A., 88, 90 ; Great Western, 564-, 56; ; Great Western of Canada, 151, 16 ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 304 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 95'1, 95; ; London and North Western, 961 ; Landon and South Western, 921, 931 ; Leeds Northern, 48, 49 ; Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 381, 38/ ; Midland Stock, 1021 ; North British, 611, 62 ; South Eastern and Dover, 74 75; York, Newcastle and Berwick, 94 93 ; York and North Midland, 784, 79. After official hours, the quotations were :—Consols for Money, 951, 951; Consols for AcT3sunt, 954 ; Three per Cents., 961 ; Exchequer Bills, Large, March, 33; June, 33 ; do. - Small, Juncr 36 ; Am bergate, 61, 6H ; Caledonian, 861; Great Northern A, 89 ; Great Western, 561, 56' 2 , 57 ; Brighton, 109, 1093 ; North Western, 96, 964 ; • South Western, 93, 92;- ; 192, 1021; North E as t ern _ferwick, 931, 93:, 931 ; do., York, 781, 78 ; North 6'offord, 12i ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 30k. Foreign Stocks and Railway Shares generally were firmer. Sardinian and Mexican Bonds left of at an improvement. Austrian at one time nearly touched par, but closed lower again. The Paris Bourse has been very heavy, and the tendency of prices has been rapidly thiwnwards all day. Rentes were first done at a decline of a quarter per cent., and before two o'clock had receded a further quarter per cent., dnd finally left off at five eighths below the closing prices 'of . last night. A l'airety of rumours were in circulation of an unfavouiable character,. and hence the depression, which was very severe. Railway Shares were also affected injuriously.. _ _ _ . _ _ 'The pri;Tate advices from America, received by the Europa add very little to the information con veyed in the ample summary which appeared in the NORiiIERN TIMES this morning. It is stated that the duties that would be paid into the New' York Custom House during the then current week would reach nearly, if they did not exceed, two millions of dollars. Large orders had been sent to Europe for manufactures, and a very large busi ness for the spring, trade was anticipated. - The letter; of allotment of the - Austrian Loan were issued yesterday, and it 'is found that, as was to , be expected .. from the obviou adequacy of the applications, the subscribers generally- have received the entire amount written for. Endeavours are of eourse made to conceal the failure of :the loan, but it is generally be lieved that of the six' millions of stock offered not more than a Sixth part - has been taken up in this, country. It is known that subscription lists were! likewise. °penal at Amsterdam and Berlin,. as well as by the corresponding - members of the' great family of the Rothchilds Paris, Frankfort, and. Vienna ; and the amount placed in those markets wiTh probably not be permitted to' transpire. The• principal reliance, however; was evklently.paiced: upon. the London market,. and . the continental subscriptions will rot effect the: general resllt, which. is—signal failure. • The specie arrivals , announced: to-day represents it•total of 351,4001. The Steal:nor La Plata, from , the West Indies, has brought —118';806/; the' Europa, from New York, 114,500f' and the Avon, from Brasil, 58,1001. . RAILWAY TRAFFIC,-- , -The Brighton' Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of 1988: The English Funds* have been very dull• throughout the day, at' the heavy prices - , of Saturday. Operations were in a great measure suspended for the Indian financial scheme.—Times City Article, .71174dity Evening.' Pending the announcement of the Indian. Loan, great inactivity prevailed to-day throughout the Stock Ex change--priceSi however, were.weltsupporral: The - Funds closed the same as on Saturday evening ; they scarcely varied a fraction throughout the day. Engl.ish,: French, and Loinbarda.Venetian Railway shares left - off:in many instances a UN:dearer. The- publication of the Yavy estimates produced a favourable impression- later in the afternoon, although business remained' dull. No altera tion in the Discount Market. There were no , gold opera dons of importance at the bank.' On the ?iris Bourse to-day, there was -an improvement of per etnat.;--Daik* News City Artigle;•ffronday Eva-n*9. ' TaIUGN'EXCHAVGES Atnsterdam... ..liort.• 11 ... 15. to 11. ~.. 16 atto Three Months.. IL ... 17. .... 11 ... 18 Rotterdam - 7 l 7l H ... 17. .., 11 ... 18 Atttwerp Brussels 3amburgh .25 7 - 25 ... 12 il.ree Months... 25 ... 32 ... • 25' .... '37 tUrseilles 25, ... 32 25 37 Frankfort Vienna ... - 114 - 1181 65 ... 10 ... 75 IR-... 68 0 ... 80 Petersburg .. 351 -- 33.1 ...:.4 - - 491 TILE 'AUSTRIAN: LOAN. The Daily News says :--Endeavours are made to conceal the failure of the loan, but it is generairpbelieved that of the 6,000,000 of stock offered not more than a sixth part has been taken up in this country. The letters of allotment of the Austrian loan were issued on Monday. illauhr i teFintirMr - tl i e nt u hnikira s zte .e ?l i ggia?ctl li tt a;fall in the price of the scrip from half to quarter dis count. The Tidies says, it is reported that the ameunt sub scribed is under one million, five hundred thousand pounds. The last price of the scrip on Moncivs, was at IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT' HOUSE OF LORlig.—=TtrEsDA.Y. Lord Brougham presented a petition against thl emigration act lately passed by the legislature of Jamaica' He entered into many particulars respecting the practice, of the slave trade in Cuba, and other West India islancl3 in possession of European powers. The petition was ordeied to lie on the table. The house adjourned at 6.15 p.m. THE REFOM BILL, The Daily IWzos s'ays:—Aceordin , ; to the" terms in. which Mr. Disraeli on Monday night gave notice of his Reform Bill, hilmeasure will - facilitate the representation and voting of electors ; andfthe Daily New.st-cohjectures that this may-refer to sonic. plan of voting papers as a means of avoiding the ballot: The Star thitiirs the phrase may refer to. a permissivE ballot. COLLECTIaN OF WA.R.LIICE WEAPONS IN - OTIDE.-1n seven out of,,the eleven districts of Oude there were col lected in the week ending the 11th of December, 6,799 fire arms, 15 - cannon, 21;627 swords, 1,062 spears, 4,110 bows, 641 daggers, I,99B:shields, 394 miscellaneous wea pons, making up the. total since the Ist of November, 23,250 muskets, 73.41.7 swords, 4,532' spears, 104528 bows, 3,22B:daggers, 6;900 shields, C.;4;449'weapons of other sorts ; total, 316;370! A parliamentary return of the debt-of India shows the total to be £316,680, exclusive•of the liability of £12,000,000 for the capital of the oldlcompany, and also of the guarantecs.for railway and other works. Of this sum, £62,010,831) is due in Indi a , and'is classified 3 thus : £43;341,533 " regiAered debt," £2,965,102 " loans," £11'27,484 "treasury notes," £4,44,489 :"service funds," £2;706,623 "bills payable," and £7,432,603. " deposits and' misdella neous." The remaining £204305846 is due in England, arid' consists of £999,917-. India Bonds, £1;997,004. Debentures, £386,420 warrants for various payments, (te.., £350,000 pay-office demands and Ad miralty claims, £3,498,333 capital of railway companies. remaining in the Home Treasury, and .E 37,028 miscel-, laneous. FRENCH FLOATING BATTERIES. The intended' transformation of the steam line-of-.battle ship Semmap?es into a floating battery is," says aletter from Toulon, " the commencement of a new and important application of system of floating batteries. The French government has it in contemplation to fit out several of these steam, for tresses, destined for the defence of the different nava/ ports, which they will shelter from. all agression. These enormous naval constructions will be, like the floating batteries which were used with such formidable effect against the fort of' Kinburn, covered with a sheathing of wrought iron. IR.. stead, however, of being like those batteries, wall-sided,' a form which allows the new cylindro-conicatballs thrown by the. formidable. Paixhans and Armstrong guns to penetrate the iron and to explode in the side of the vessel, causing thereby enormous damage, the. new floating forts will have their sides built in a curve, and fluted at intervals, so that the shot will not one time in twenty strike on a flat surface, and will, consequently, fly off without doing :any injury. These floating citadels, mounted with guns of the largest calibre, and manceuvering under steam at the entrance of a port or roadstead, will, when two or three are together, keep off the whole of an enemy's squadron, and protect the arsenals and towns from the reach of any projectile, They will, moreover, render powerless the fortifications which command certain important maritime straits. Two of those vessels, placed on the coast of Ceuta, would completely paralyze the guns of Gibraltar, and would be masters of the pillars of Hereules."- Galignani. A CONSERVATIVE CLERGYMAN ON CHURCH RATES.— The Rev. John Cox, who for some years has taken a pro minent part in the proceedings of the Hinekford (Essex) Agricultural and Conservative Club, has published a bill which he has prepared, with a view to the settlement of the Church Rate question. The bill has twelve clauses, and the reverend gentleman, who is the rector of Fairstead, Essex, seems to have devoted a good dual of pains to its complication. The bill makes a distinction between towns and country parishes, as Mr. Cox proposes that the former shall not come under the operation of his measure unless two-thirds of the landlords having property in them shall resolve to participate in the act. The rev. gentleman further proposes to separate the maintenance of Church fabrics from the other purposes for which a Church-rate can be legally mane at present, and pro 'ides for the former only by a county rate of ld in the pound to be levied on the tenant, who may deduct it on payment of his rent. For ordinary repairs the church wardens are to obtain an estimate and submit it to some person appointed by the bishop of the diocese, who is to approve the estimate and proposed repairs ; the amount to be expended in the ordinary repairs of a church in_ one, year being limited to the sum which would be.tai!,cd the parish by a id rate. The surplus i s to he nreplied t o the restoration and enlargement of churches, With nard to chancel, a charge is proposed to be, levied upon 1 4 y rectors, HOUSE OF COMMoNS.--,Ttigi3DAY MERSEY DOCKS AND HARROM BILL. At the time for private business, Mr. llorsfall mov ed e second reading of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Mr. Tollemaehe moved, as an amendment, its rs , ponement for a week, to give the parties interested ttm to make arrangements Mr. Y The ori g inal motion was supported by Iwart and Mr. Cheetham. Mr, Lowe detailed the history of the proposed end gure, and the condition into which its promoters 113 5 entered with the Boardof Trade in 1858—the conditio g had been altogether violated—the works they had then undertaken to complete being still unfinished. Mr.nenley did not sew that all improvements oug ht ,..° be Stopped. in Liverpool till certain other public wo r t l; such as the Birkenhead Docks, were completed. thought the proposed improvements were wanted for the increasing commerce of Liverpool: Sir B. Han expected,the LiverpOol Dock Trustees 113 1 violated their engagements, which were, not to exPl e more-than -a certain sum-of mousy on the Liverpool_ till the. Birkenhead Docks were in ,a state approaenlub completion. Mr.. Turner supported the second reading of the believed the works in Birkenhead would. be carl l 7, 04 in their integrity r but the commerce , of the' Meisel rendered farther accommodation at livernool Aso On a division, the second reading t 0,102. Ls catried A GRICTIVrtTRAL STAT Mr.. Laird gave notice of a motion on the 24th o!1 subject of Agricultural Statistics. ARIIINV ERTIMATES General Peel laid the- Army Estimates tpon • the WO°. MILITARY EXECUTIONS IN INDIA. In reply to Mr. Richardi;on, Lord ? Stanley said he hoped the time was come `Ni le ; military, executions would cease in India, but no ode had been,issued altering the mode of carrying them oat' THE `ASTER -IN• LUNACY Mr:. Clive having repeated the question he put respec' the appointment by the Lord• Chancellor of his son -in " law, Mr. - Higgins, to the office-of - Master in Lunacy, The Chancellor of the Exchequer said; that he ha t, ' that day, spoken to the Lord Chancellor on. the.,subi ec c i e who had de.c.laired_that he certainly should not b;ave the appointment complained of, had, he not beenperfecy, gatistied of the capacity of Mr: Higgins' to fulfil t' t duties of his office. In conseqpence, however. of vir b :j had occurred in that house, Mr.. i Higgins had resign t his-office, not froth any consciousness of inefficient* _, 1 1 ,; r from a feeling. - of self respect which he (the Chance.'" of the Exchequer) fully admired and approved. OCEANIC TELEOP,itPHS In.replying to. Lord Clarence Paget, The Chancellor of. the Exchequer said, it was nut I tended tcgraut unconditional subsidies to any_ WO DREATMENT OF ZUNATICS. Mr; Tite moved for a select committee to inA itire the into the " operation of the laWs relating to so care and treatment of lunatics, especially those found by inquisition. Those laws. were in many resP.o oppressive, and were scattered through sd'veral acts vti,, ; f, were passed. when the subject was. considered very "' ferenfly from what it was at the present time. t o Mr.. Walpole said., he had himself given notice of ..„, _bills ADM the subject Which he proposed to introct'A , Ho *as quite willing to agree to , the pror s 7,l committee, and should be content to refer the prol)°,_ bills to it. Many . improvements might be made, botp in' to the inquisition into cases of lunacy, and as to th e tie d spection and treatment of lunatics. He strongly obr„. 0 0 to any enactment which should make public examian t o .of lunatics compulsory ; such an enactment would 0 0 be productive of great mischief. He proposed bf,,„ i lt bill that no one should be a confirmed lunatic wit' po t notice being given within 24 hours of such confinet r i to the commissioners in lunacy ; 7 _ and that insPe,"':o should be appointed by the justice, who should c . and report upon each ca se — greater care wou ld be tgAl37,ot nr.+; Ornm yi mane otal T lay• the justice?, , t o also by person s appointed by- the commissioners. powers of these l as t would be increased, by the bill. - r. measure, and another to be. introduced by th e Soliaitobe General respecti ng i nqu i s iti on i nto lunacy, would' id referred to the proposed c omm i ss i on , w h ose object w°ll then be distinctly defined. it b Mr. Drummond a s k e d, w h a t wou ld 'b e d o ne - lunatics unde r the uriscton of Chncr. Mr. PaCke made some di re i marks as a to e the treatment °f criminal lunatics. Sir G. Gray said, under the late Government,. a Pilo: was arranged for the erection of an asylum for lunatics. , . : • • • _ i „ - The motion, somewhat amended by Mr. Walpvt't then agreed to. 13A.SaRITPTCY AND 'INSOLVENCY. bill' Lord. John Rus se ll move d f or l eave to bring in d so to consolidate a n d amen d t h e l aw of bankruptcy insolvency.. The bill was founded on the act of at session; and on the re p ort o f t h e committee appoint'ee. the Birmingham meeting of the Society of Seelal.Scie tl e a The - object of the bill - was, in the first instance, to les c s ito the expense of bankruptcy,. which frequently anickun„ te a d. more than, forty per cent u p on the assets.. In. Scot ia the object: IVES. well attained at a c os t o f t we l ve per c e f He proposed that the cre dit ors s h ou ld h ave t h e p?wereaut dispensing with the official assignceS, by an, appoint 2 do of an assignee of their own. He further proposed w o w away with. the distinction, between traders a nd n a traders, and. that all should, be, su bj ec t t o one law 31/1 Eingle couek He would gi ve , i n conntr.y: cases, the 0 1 3-I. oe ° r of referring the m a tt er t o t h e county courts,. as c hea ' and more accessibl e . Th e bi ll would alise and sauc tl o ° o voluntary' arrangements to w hi c h them jority of crec h i 'p a t should consent. He. would not prevent frandni debtors to be punished without refernme to okay. t he The. Attorney-General expressed some doubts as t° l 4. saving of ex p enses un d er the Bill. of the Noble 14,. 00 Ike highly app rove d of the abolitiOn. of th e distin c till. between traders and non-traders.. Referring to the 4 5 . on. the same su bj ec t introduced 51n. the House of f A . by the Lord Ch ance ll or , h e truste d . that the present bal would not be pressed till time was given for a fan c ° parison of the two, measures. 1.4 Some comments; in of the hill were niaL t ya: Mr. Headlam an Mr. Moffatt, who, complained tha t hill was not a sufficient one. Leave was given to introduce. the bill. Mr. Alcock m ove d t h at an humble address be pr ime' oa sed. to her Majesty, p ra yi ng t h at she will be graciously:; e o to to appoint a Comm iss i on t o i nqu i re into and repar3'ools the best means of abolishmg the tolls o n turniili:P . ' , and bridges in England and Wales, The he 4 member was proceeding with his, state' when the , house was counted out at 8.10 p.m, • The Great Eastern was, on Monday. .regiatereat the - ''„a Custom House, in the name of the Great dip Conlr as owners, free from ineumbranees. • LIVES SAVED FlizaK SHIPWRECK,—The folio n Cr i 5 su ir interesting list of th e num b er of persona saved from. s f " t l a o wrecks through the instrumentality of the life-boats ° a for National Life-boat I ns tit ut i on, and other means, 811 or rescuing whom th e soc i ety has granted honol1w.!, premium rewards In the Year 1824 1825 1826 1827 1828 1829 1830 1831 1832 • 1833 1834 1835 1836 ' 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 No. of Lives Saved. . 124 . 218 . 175 . 163 . 301 . 463 . • 372 . 287 . 310 . 449 . 214 . 364 Nome li e d ' 27 6 • 23 6 • 1 93 • 23 6 • 1 34 • 157 • 12 3 20 9 • 470 • 230 • 77 3 • 67 8 • 355 • 40 6 • 473 In the Year 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 272 456 279 353 128 I Total ...................... 10 !,• 0 903 The happiness which h as been afforded to the fam,i' l hafe friends of so very large a number of persons Who love thus been restored to them, and to the persons /./ h° forty' thus been rescued from death in its most terrific . 0 so can Only be adequately appreciated by the 1 )3141 1 0e' ( I .eeply interested in the result. The British P va tiol however, have been greatly benefited by the Pre,l l. o o: of fa. so many lives of shipwrecked seamen ; and., I "thrOP l ,,, l to be a source of satisfaction to every phila il „,. sau inclividual to know that, by means of donations l c the scriptions, he has been in any degree instrument ife , pre . . I. s , welfare of hi s f e ll ow - man, i n preserving 1 1, - • a ds, , longing his intercourse with hi s re l a ti ons and freountr!.. well as in q1c441.pl his beneficial gigyjoes to his c