The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-02-11 00:00:00

AMERICA. ---...-- The sailing ship Dreadnought, Captain Samuels, to Messrs A. Taylor and Company's line of packet, at this port on Saturday, after an extraordinarily a, sage from New York, bring advices from that .cit 24th nit, being four days later than those brought by the le:st ate :liner. The royal mail steamer Africa, which left ' Liverpool on the 9th of January. arrived out at New York on the morning of the 23d. The steamer Hermann, for Southampton, and the Ericson, for Havre, were both to leave New York on the 26th. The accounts from Washington represent that a goo , deal of u n e as i ness had prevailed in political circlesiri r, 'epee to the state of the relations American governments, president was about to send a special message to Co, UPon the subject, but the last number of the Washington 'which is usually well informed in regard to cabinet ma States that the report was wiihout foundation, upon the New York ,rournal of Commerce remarks, agreeable news, because it shows th - National Executive, our relations with Eng, critical as some have been 1-d to sulioose. ( belonging d it had b, at, in the or ort pas- they do not at present require Li,. grege,” With reference to the demand for the recall of Mr Crampton from Washington, and the rumoured withdrawal of Mr. Buchanan, the American minis'er in London, the Washington correspondent of the New York Tribune Ways : )r at. leas 1 attention of ( Though 'this government has d em a n d e d th e reca l o f M r , raropton and the British consuls e Crimp. ;e s confidently purpos e in or out of t i tle Cabin,. I rctn En g la nd, Unless at his own request. etween Great Britain and the United States are so Bucha to Withdraw MI Ne2otia smission of the President's huthing 611 occurred since the tr. w / f , ""ge to C ongress to change t h e aspect o f our re " d * Mr. Boyce's resolution, offered in the house declaring our relations with Great Britain to be of th mated with I Mr. Boyc evert, was not, as supposed, st. consent or knowledge of the executive, but was titicsltpchdent proposition." A he resolution of Mr. Boyce, offered in the House, on the 2 2nd, and referred to above, w?s as follows : Whereas, Our relations with Great Britain are of the mr threatening character, indicating that we may ' on t' tlse most startling events ; and whereas, if le ill liouse, at this juncture of imminent P' to great mission, but to fulfil it by or- if I nch a basis as will give peace to our distrac t coun 'enable it to p resent an undivided fro therefore ani-ing it the dut to the common enemy - Resolved, That the conservative elements of this House should Unite in a sincere effort to elect a Speaker, who shall tePresent the great ideas of peace for ourselves, and the sword tor the s t ranger. When the foregoing was proposed, Mr. Boyce was called 11 Pen for an explanation, but this was opposed, and the Itsolution was ultimately "tabled." The Washington correspondent of the New York Journal V Commerce in his last communication, writes : The war panic is well over. The Government disavows 4ny hostile acts, or acts that tend to bring pending questions with England to an immediate issue. Some Senators I have "'merged with on this subject are less alarmed now as to the raleney of these questions than they were when they came I s tte ,,,. The members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the onnate have, at this moment, no apprehension of a serious with England. But they rely upon the wisdom .. n4 pruden ce of the Administration, and believe that if our Gov ernment is kept i n the r i g h t, there can be no difficulty. Another correspondent writes from Washington as follows : On th e 21 st the mails of the America reached here, and the rw plor natic intelli gence b y th em f urn i s h es no a ddi t i ona l cause apprehending any rupture in our relations with England. The two questions which have most exercised both govern ments remain unchanged in their aspect, as compared with the previous advices. The request for Mr. Crampton's recall, and the dismissal of the consuls implicated in the enlistments, pro- DatlY reached London yesterday afternoon, and consequently n° . v ery important news with regard to the action of the Rritish In_inistry can he expected until about the middle of February. Wit all Lord Palmerston's supposed warlike temper and understood distaste for this country, lie is too wary a statesman and to o adroit a diplomatist to seek an unnecessary quarrel with Lae 'United States. Besides, n o j us t or p roper groun d i s et A rerded for any serious difference from the conduct of the af te re inigtratio n concern i ng M r. C rampton. That step was taken t the f u ll est deliberation. and after the most overwhelming uesti m ony had be en o bt a i ne d. Iti s j us tifi e d b y a ll t h e recogn i se d ages Of diplomacy, and is free from every appearance of rashness or hostil e feeling. Now, that the President's organ has v er i ed a uthoritatively all the important information first disclosed through this correspondence two weeks ago relative to the di emissal of the British minister and the state of negotiations with England, the public will be better able to appreciate how te nch credit the absurd rumours, and speculations, and falai atiu d a, which appeare d i n ot h er N ew Yor k papers were itile to receiv e , an d how much authority similar conjectures t he satne channels may hereafter claim. Such facts speak stronger than words. , One hund re d and nineteen ballots had taken place for the election of a speaker t o th e h ouse, b ut none h a d b een c h osen . Richle a r l d i s s o t n d, Puller resulted as follows : —Banks, 91 ; Puller 29 ; L. D. C am pb e ll. 5. M es srs. Pennington Sh orter, a n d Porter, each 1. Necessary for a choice 98,The steamer Black W arr i or h a d arr i ve d a t N ew O r l eanr wit h ctdvice s f rom Havanna to the 18th ult. The weath, h adbeen th e coldest ever experienced in Calm. The market was active, and the supply unequal to ti pn rarrlte, 114131 reels per arrobe ; r^" Per keg. ob. Molasses, clayed, S The uenvand reale Muscovado, 9 reals pots, and 7 dols. 75c. to 8 dols. for pearls, and notwithstanding that the receipts of new have been light, the market closes at the inside range for both descriptions. BREADSTIIFFS : There has been more firmness in the flour market since our last; for cash on the delivery of the order sales have been made below the current quotations, but the coney market has gradually become easier, and holders have )een less pressing in their offerings. On Friday and Saturday 121 c to 181 c was gained for matt descriptions, 1 advance of with an increased demand for the home trade, for export, and for the filling of contracts; the latter claimineespecial attention eh the close of the month, The market has since Ted, and closed at about 124 c above the rates Lt last, but with less buoyancy. Wheat has been ood demand, and prime qualities have recovered the decline I in our last, desirable lots having improved fully„se per ashel, with a limited supply offering except at prices much %hove the views of buyers, COAL : There has been more activity in . f6reign since our 11, but without improvement in !piices, and the tendency is wn ward Uorrl ---..oetphia North American had received, by a the arrived at that port, advic:s from Port-au-Prince to th e e Is t of janua,v, which confirm the previous accounts of defeat of the Haytiens, with the loss of between 200 and '3tineOloldiers, with many of their best officers ; besides all t:,,:r Munitions of war, provisions, and the Emperor's In tarY chest, contain;ng all the funds intended for the l_ro4cation of the war, Faustin I. had marched with 30.000 Ten against the Eastern side of the island, and his defeat it Cfrepreseinted as moat complete ; that Faustus had escaped rn toe battle field, but his plate of refuge was un t. el " ) ) and General Santander had offered a reward of ti, ll thoLl'and doubloons for his head. So great was opinion feeling against him, that it was the general if of the inhabitants of Port-al-Prince, that the 18 S able Majesty escaped falling into the hands of Snani Th e - ards, he would be shot by his own people. d im accounts state advices from Central America to the TO of the 29th of December had reached New Ycrk. •rt.e subject engrossing most attention was the invasion by walker of the adjoining Province of Nicaragua, and the probability that it would be followed up by a similar change elillotrbe Government of Honduras. Honduras has, within a ev er t th ee, undergone one of those sudden changes of t ? en i r s a r anc rmmon in the Republican Governments of Southern America. The legally elected presi eat) Ca banas, in O c t o b er l as t, a f ter a b attle at Massa andWith the revolutionary forces under Gen. Guardiola, w as defeated, fled, first to San S a l va d or , , a., af terwards j o i ne d Walker. in Nicaragua. A lett er af terwards the capital of Honduras, Comagna, of December 12th, states that it was reported there that Cabanas was on the frontiers of Honduras at the head Z t . four hund re d American riflemen and one thousand native "Pa. It is further stated in the letter, that Guardiola tefuses to fight with the Yankees, as they are, as he says, iirresistable; an d h e states his intention of leaving the state Tlonduras should the Americans enter it. The prevalent reeling among the leadin natives of Truxille, an d more ' es Pecially those engaged g in mercantile atTairs, is that of neutrality in the matter of a change of the government of Ibe country. If Walker should come and succeed in establishing himself, they say ;that they are willing to give a trial. They have for a l ong per i o d been suffering from vveak and changing governments, that any govern me ert w ent having the element of s t a bili ty, prov i ded the A letter y of received at Truxillo makes some statements in r . zard to th e capture, by Walker, of the town of Grenada, N ca ragua, (said to be the strongest place in the country, having a population of ten thousand,) which we have not seen before. When Walker entered the place, at the head of about fifty Americans, he found Chomorro, p the resident of the republic, w i t h his officers, in Entering the room, W a lk er waved his a ball room sword in e *air, c r yi ng o ut, " H urra h for Democracy." t all and took all Present prisoners. Before he left the room, Chomorro Was compelled to sign articles of capitulation, but after- Wards finding how small was the force to which he had s urrendered, he sent written orders to the officers in corn_ bland not to give up the place. The letter by some means r eached the hand s o f W a lk er , a s he was entering a churchis W ith Chomor ro . H e rea d an d p l ace d th e l et t er n hi Pocket, an d after the services were over, he inquired of Ch omorro if he wrot e i t , an d h e did no t d eny it . A drum head court-martial was summoned, by whose ‘-'bomorro and fifteen of his officers were shot. dThThe commercial advices fram New York are favourable, ere was a growing ease in th e money market. and a ti ecline of from one to two per cent in the rates of interest for first-class paper, and from two to three per cent for second-class had taken place during the week ending the 22nd ult. Th e i ncreased stock and specie in the banks had r a eo more confi knee to capitalists, and the supply o ff er i ng, TN't on call and for discounts, was sufficient to m ee t t h e uir ements of the t ra d e , although there was no su r pl us. hadhere was a fair demand for stocks, and prices generally „, n • improving tendency. These was not much activity he market for Foreign Exchanges, and the quotations on BteLoudon still stood at 108 to 1081. The market for Bread i was tolerably active, and Fl our h a d a d vance d from ;i 4 ila to 181 e per barrel, Wh ea t was a l so i n d eman d a t „P r °ving rat es. W e su b join a report of the New York arketa for the week ending January 22nd : As-R IB NEW YORK MARKETS . After the date of our last there was a little more Chiefly in old bills, at $ dole. 75c. to 7dols, for sentence New slieatldngis hardly as firm, and several suits NORTHERN TIMES.-LIVERPOOL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 185 their word. For some few days we were menaced, but saw nothing of the Russians. On one occasion, Colonel Lake and myself did venture to go and take a peep at them. It was early one morning, and that morning introduced me to my first experience of actual warfare, although I had gone through a campaign on the Danube. We set out before daylight. We rode for five or six miles to our out posts, which consisted of about 300 miserable cavalry. While taking a peep at the formidable Russians, my eyes were attracted to a dark body looming through the gloom which appeared to be bearing down upon us. We watched them carefully, but they appeared to disperse. Nevertheless, Colonel Lake deemed it advisable to commence a retreat, and accordingly the commander gave the words " Trot,'' " Canter." We had hot proceeded far het/ire three whole regiments of Russian dragoons swept like a whirlwind down upon us. There was the crash of the carbines and the clash of swords, and they cut our little forces to pieces. though, thank God, I am here to tell the story, but very few escaped to tell the tale. (Hear, hear, and sensation.) A few days after this day's incident, the alarm gun from the top of a battery was fired, and the word passed from mouth to mouth—" The foe, the foe—they come, they come !" (Hear.) We sallied out, not from our entrenchments, but from the open camp that surrounded our breastworks, and then we saw a compact body of men, their bayonets gleamed in the morning sun, their flanks protected by cavalry and artillery; there, I say, we saw them advancing towards our breastworks. Every soldier there said 4 ' Thank God, they have come at last ! We are ready i" (cheers). I must tell you that at this time our total force was about 17,000, including a great number of irregulars; the enemy's force was 40,000 (hear, bear). As this huge body came nearer we pushed cut our irregular cavalry, who were met by the Cossack irregular cavalry of the Russians. And never did my eyes rest on a more glorious and magnificent scene. The grassy plain between the two armies was enamelled with myriads of flowers sparkling in the morn ing sun, and there the two forces in their Asiatic dress and Asiatic armour met band to hand, and chief to chief, like as in some ancient tournament. (Cheers). But seen this play, as it were of warfare ceased. Their masses came on, and made a rush upon the extremity of our works, where they were met with a hailstorm of grape. Our cavalry sallied out and met the advancing columns, and on all sides raged the tide of war. (Cheers). The battle lasted but a short time—three hours at the utmost—and then the Rus sians retreated. (Great cheering). Unluckily, we had no effective cavalry, or that might have been the first and last affair at Tars. (Renewed cheers.) It were long to tell you what followed. We had work enough to do, I can assure you. (Hear hear.) Day after day, week after week, pissed without any succours showing themselves, and with out any asistance being forthcoming. Nevertheless, the hearts of the troops were in the right place. (Cheers.) The Turkish soldier stood out wonderfully. (Hear, hear.) Gene ral Williams at that time was constantly with the Turkish marshal in command, and he said, " Now we are fairly and completely enclosed on all sides. You are here as com mander-in-chief not only of the army but of the town and fortress, and I am here to give you advice." He still remained without any nominal command, but he was actually, bona f ide, and absolutely in command. We had at that time a large portion of the population dis affected towards us, namely, the Christians—and a very good reason they had, I am sorry to say, for it—for they had undergone ages of oppression at the hands of un worthy governors and pashas. (Hear, hear.) We had, besides, traitors in the camp ; and all these things occupied the attention of the gallant General Williams. However, measures wire instantly ' taken for the repression of these. (Hear, hear.) Week by week rolled on, varied only by an occasional skirmish, an occas;onal feint, or an occasional slight attack. Still there were craven spirits who coun selled surrender, and, completely surrounded as we were by our poor,. starved, unpaid soldiers, many of them gave way and deserted. General 'Williams at once adopted strong measures. Every soldier caught attempting to desert was tried by drumhead court-martial, and shot on the spot. Every man found communicating with the enemy was at once hung. (Sensation.) These things may appear horrible to you in England, unaccustomed as you are to having the horrors of war brought home to you ; and I must say that these measures were not more painful to any individual than to General Williams. (Hear, hear.) Nevertheless they were necessary ; end it was these mea sures which caused us to hold out, end, in fact, saved Asia Minor. (Cheers.) But, gentlemen, a brighter day was dawning for us ; another glorious triumph was to be ours. On the 29th of September, when our troops were giving way under the hope deferred, which maketh the heart sick—on the 29sh of Sept., shortly after the sun had risen, the roar of artillery was heard on the western extremity of our works, intermingled with the rattle of musketry. We knew then what had happened. We knew from the canstant roll of musketry and the incessant roar of the cannon, that the hour of assault had arrived. We thanked God in our hearts, and each man buckled on his sword, and rushed into the midst of the fray. (Cheers.) Seven mortal hours these poor troops fought against the enemy, whilst he made assault after assault. Some of our batteries were carried, but Gen. Williams. with eagle eye, 'aw where rage(' the heaviest fight, and reinforcementi were sent out where they were required, and 4rave out at the point of the bayonet the Ruseiee s w h o h a d go' their batteries. (Cheers.) There tae with fought hand to hand with clubbed rifles, "laggers, even stones. Again, ' , gain, anti again, ineir clgse columns came up to be mown ...ern by our artillery with grape shot, and by the deadly and incessant fire of our riflemen. (Cheers.) After seven hours' mortal Conflict we saw at last the Russians retreat ing down the bill. (Cheers.) They had advanced double quick time in their attack, but. I cannot express to you the speed with which thsv retired daughter and cheers). We then saw every shoplieeper, tailor; shoemaker, [lnd sadier in the place issue btlt, arthed with their muskets and guns, and firing into the retreating soldiery. (Cheers.) The very women brought us ammunition in their aprons, and assisted us in every way, crying out—" We pray for you ;" We will help you ;" May God sharpen your awords." (Hear, hear.) Solite of these devoted and gallant women, I regret to say, fell—but they fell gloriously, like true heroines as they were. (Cheers.) Unhappily, at this time every grain of barley had been consumed, and we had not any cavalry force in the plate, or. that) would bare been the termination cf our troubles. (Hear, hear.) The Russians were able to retire to their camp, where they had 10,000 cavalry yet untouched and uninjured ; so that although their infantry was torn, and shattered in piecel, by means of theig cavalry they were still enabled to surround us. Ladies and getitlertien, I carthet describe to you the horrors that ensued in the month or two following this attack. There you saw women and children expiring by the way 'side of famine ; as you passed along they turned reproachfill glances at the soldiery, almost as starving al they, exclaiming, " Why do yott not go out to fight ? " " Why keep us here to perish sitfrith hdriger " Take the Chilared, we Can no longer support them !" Such a time as that was the time for trying the true soldiers—(hear, hear,)—and I am proud to say the soldiery there bore the test nobly. (Cheers.) The Turkish soldiers have bean much abused, but they stood firmly and well Under sufferings and trials which could scarcely be exceeded, and which I find it. impossible to describe. (Hear.) Many of them dropped down dead at their posts from sheer hunger and exhaustion; and in the forts, where scanty provisions for three days were laid up, there was not a singlQinstance of a biscuit e l reti being stolen. . (Applause.) The hospitals were crowded with sick and dying, and death stared us in the face daily. on every hand. (Applause.) But those who died, died like heroes ; and to the last our works were maintained by the gallant band of starving scildiers. , (Cheers.) At this .time a Tttrkislt Pasha, whosebathe cannot mention without indignation, was constantly writing to us from Erzerourn, whence we expected him to come with a large relieving force—" Hold out, I am coming ;" " Hold nut two days longer;" " Hold out three day e longer ;" " Hold out, lam coming." We did hold out, day after days, and week after week, but relief nevet came. (Hear, hear.) Perhaps he had not sulncient force ; but however that was, if it had not been for his delusive promises of relief, the garrison of Xars would, to a man, have shouldered their muskets and buckled on their swords, and cut their way through the Russian force, leaving a heap Qf, ruins behind them (cheers.) But this was not to be. The time came at last, the dreadful hilur of capitulation. The hearts of every one swelled well nigh to bursting with grief and indignation (hear, hear.) Gen. Williams, one snowy morning—for the weather by that time had become nipping cold—one snowy morning Gen. Williams rode otit to the Russian camp with a flag of truce. Ile was met and conducted with all due politeness and respect to General Mouravieff. He said—" I have i come to arrange the terms of a capitulation. There are certain articles upon which I must insist, and if you refuse them, you must remember the' garrison has not yet stir readered ; If you refuse them every gun in liars shall be burst. every trophy destroyed. (Hear, hear.) I have no wish to rob you of the trophies which you have well earned, but if the terms I ask are refused, you will have nothing but a famished crowd of disarmed soldiers." (Hear, hear.) That chivalrous and noble minded man— for it would ill become the not to render justice to the chivalry of an enemy—(loud anplause)—that noble minded man replied, "General Williams, you have won for yourself a name in history ; posterity shall stand amazed at the courage, at the endurance, and at the lofty qualities exhibited by you in this siege. Yourself and your troops are covered with glory. I have no wish to outrage humanity by any thing unbecoming me as a general, and the terms you ask I accede to" (cheers.) I leave you to imagine the emotion between those two brave generals, whose hearts were swelling with the noblest feelings that ever were called forth in our nature (loud cheers.) Ladies and gentlemen, I am unable to describe to you the melancholy day of our capitulation ; our poor troops, feeble and tottering from starvation and disease, marched out to meet, not a conquering, but a wtimelle appointed,ef theirea splendid , and con quered and defeated foe (Hear, hear.) They laid down their magnificent array of men, a c i b m eoem s rse t their But tw conquered d and yet an array whom that poor wretched body of cap tbhievaers.)hadNdeveeferastheda.il They yielded not to their formidable besiegers they yielded only to famine. (Hear, hear, and warriors Government wep t fo, r alou d t rov isions consisted __pt ulation, and those P only of a ha h a lu y ,a s provisionswere left them at the hand of biscuit on each man's back. (Hear, n admitted that their Government and children wailed from the house tops; old forget the scene of the ds ca ii p tt it Gm u o l u a ds t t i h o ba n. se forsaken us ? The Turkish soldiers reproach their How is of such deserting claim ing them,ojun splendid troops. (Hear, and cheers.) Time will show who was in fault (hear, hear), but I think you will agree with me that, upon whomsoever the blame may rest, the garri son of Kars has covered itself with glory. I had a letter the other day from a distinguished member of parliament, who said, " I have read your work ; but I am sorry to see you have abused the Turks, and have thereby pitted the fanatics of England against the fanatics of Turkey." I deny that I have abused the Turks ; I have only abused the Turkish authorities, and if they do not deserve what I have said, lam ready to beg their pardon. (Cheers.) You will read upon the subject yourselves, and will then judge whether they have deserved what I have said or not. The Turkish soldiers are brave, loyal, and devoted, and have proved themselves to be so (cheers), but a certain corrupt clique of Turkish pachas command these soldiers, who are not worthy of them (Continued cheers.) lam unable to tell you how I admire the Turks, but I will not mix them up with those men who, by their acts, heap contempt on so noble a nation. (Hear, hear.) Gentlemen, I have concluded the few words I have to say to you, and I have now only a little indulgence to ask of you, Mr. Mayor. I beg to propose a toast. I have said how much I feel honoured by the presence of the ladies, for in Turkey they shut up the ladies in the harems—(laughter)—a most vile practice. Allow me to propose the toast of " The Ladies of Hull." (Dr. Saud with sat down amid loud and continued cheeting.) The toast was then responded to, and the health of General Williams having been drunk, the assembly dispersed. ta! , , , mi.mift dat 33 cents. Yellow metal is quiet at 26 cents. )N : rile market has been more active, both for export 1 home consumptioi vo imnroved fully endency is still upward ctive business for invoices in transitu, ether has shown more animation than for le time previous. The sales of lots here and i❑ transit add 17,000 bales, of which 3,000 were sold to-day. the following is a statement of the movement in cotton e the Ist September last, as compared with the previous he market alto; three years !eipts at the Porte to to Great Britain France . 1,6.1,000 978,000 ►,035,000 1,594.0110 529,000 467.000 295,000 641,000 189,000 109,000 90,000 10 -, ,000 135,000 60,000 67.000 94 000 854,000 636,000 455.000 840,000 681,000 1 345,1100' 496,000 570,000 Of which during the past week, included in the above 100,000 other For. Ports 101,000 9;000 11,0011 4,000 11.000 47,00 . Ji 78,000 50,000 79 , 000 SUMMARY: Receipts —lncrease at the ports over last year 648,000 bales ; over :853, 32,000. Exports —lncrease to Groat Britain, 62,000 bales; decrease to same dates in 1853, 112,000. Increase to France, 80,000 bales ; same time 1833, 84,000. Increase to other foreign ports, 76,000 bales; same time in ]853, 42,000 iet at 33 dots to 31 dols, six for lots from yard ; 260 tons were sold to arrive at six months. English bars are in better demand, and .e sales of 200 tons common at 60 dols now held at 50c, refined 67 dols 50c. • Domestic has come forward more freely, and .ire about 3c per gallon lower. Foreign is scare, but prices are nominally lower. NAVAL STORES: Crude turpentine has been in good supply, and prices, to a great extent, nominal at 3 dols ; buyers offer 2,871 dots for large parcels. Spirits turpen tine have been offered snore freely, with a fair demand, at 41 dols to 42 dols for large and small parcels. Rosin has declined about 5c per bl, with a good supply and a mode rate demand at I dol 55c to 1 dol 60e for common, afloat and from yard; 1 dol 75c to 1 dol 90c for No. 2; 2 dols 25c to 3 dols 50c for No. 1, and 4 dols 50c to 5 dols for pale. Tar is more inquired for, but holders are above the views of buyers ; most of the sales of prime have been made at 2 dols 50c. Included in the exports for the week are 1,443 bls turpentine and 1,315 bls rosin. PROVISIONS : The improvement in pork noticed toward the close of last week continued up to Saturday, when the advance reached was 1 dot 50c per bbl above the lowest point, which was the 10th inst ; yesterday there was a slight decline in mess, and was followed by a further falling off today. Dressed hogs have been in fair demand at 74 dugs to 72 dots, closing at 74 dots to 73 dots for sound. Beef has been heavy, with sales of 1270 bbls at. 10 dots 621 c to 12 dots for country mess, 9 dots to 10 dots for country prime, and 14 dots to 15 dots 75c for repacked Western, including 140 barrels to-day. Prime mess has been going forward to Europe freely, but the shipments are supposed to be mostly from first hands, as but few sales transpire; 250 tes Ohio sold at 19 dots. Cutmeats have been more active at firmer rates ; the sales are 1,410 casks at 81 dots to 9i dols for hams, and 74 dots to 72 dols for shoulders. Bacon has been in good demand, with sates of 1,250 boxes short middles, rib in, for Feb., and 500 deliverable before the 25th January, at 9 dots to 91 dols; 1800 boxes on the spot and all this month at 9i dots; 300 clear at 10 dots, the latter scarce and wanted ; and 1000 for March at 83 dole, the same being offered for more. Lard has been in fair request, with no important fluctuations in price, but closes tamely at I 1 dots to lli dots; the sales are 3700 brls and tierces at 11 dots to II& *lots, mostly 113 dols to 114. Butter is in demand and a little better in price, to which we conform our quotations. Cheese is dull at 9 dots to 91 dots. SUGAR : There has been a very active demand for refining, and several cargoes of Manilla have been sold at full prices; there has also been a better demand from the trade. TIN : The market has been more active, owing to the favourable advices by the America, and prices have advanced. TOBACCO: The business has been limited, domestic is scarce and firmer; the supply of foreign is ample, and prices are hardly as firm. FREIGHTS have generally been firmer, and there is but a small amount of tonnage offering, but the market was less buoyant to-day. To Liverpool 167,000 bushels of rain were taken at 7i dols to 9 dols in bulk f"' ing at 8 dols to 84 dols ; 8000 2s 8d to 2s 10' )ags, ci A ntlip's ois of flour, 2s 8d A ' • /PI tierces beef, 4s to As 9 to 301; 261 tcs pork, part at 3S Mt awl r•-• _.„ r o I - r ., c at f.M per ton ; 4500 bales cotton at 7-321 4 u: 40 bales Sea 'lsland do at 8 to 9 ; ;35 tes rice, 35s ; 1800 pkes lard, 30s ; 2800 pkgs bacon, at 27s 6d to 32s 6d, mostly 30s; 50 bbls pot ashes, 303 ; 20 casks flax seed, and 20 casks clover seed at 30s. Tat SitGE OF KARS On Friday morning Dr. Sandwitb, the sole sojourner in Kars who has yet arrived in England, was entertained by his fellow townsmen at Hull to a public breakfast at the Station Hotel. The Mayor (A. Bannister, Esq.) occupied the chair, and there was present a very large number both of ladies and gentlemen. After the usual loyal toasts, the Mayor proposed the health of Dr% San - d with, inn. Three enthusiastic cheers were given for Dr. Sandwith. On the applanse subsiding, Dr. Humphry Sandwith, jun , said—Mr. Mayor, ladies and gentlemen : When, seven years ago, I first set nut from the town of Hull to seek my feetute in a distant lend, high as were my anticipations, I never dreamed of the honour w'nich awaited me on my return home. Gentlemen, my heart is full, but my tongue is feeble and inexperienced. (Cheers.) To you, Mr. Mayo*, and those gentlemen who have planned this banquet, my thanks are chiefly due for the high honour that has been done me, and the pleasure you have afforded me in meeting so many of my fair countrywomen, whose bright eyes and fair complexions I have but dreamed of for the last seven years—(cheers and laughter) —ehd whom at one time I never hoped to see again. It is scarcely necessary for me to notice the delicacies spread out before me, when but a few weeks ago I was taking a luncheon off a poor old cavalry horse. Gentlemen, I can do little more than repeat my thanks for the honours you have this day conferred upon me. (Cheers). But I cannot accept them as merely given to myself. I ca-.not forget my gallant old chief— (loud cheers) —who, though he lost his city, never lost a battle—(con tinued cheering) —who, although in one Sense unfortunate, has crowned his honoured head with unrading laurels, and I think, therefore, yeti will ttgtee with me when I say that at the top of that list of glorious heroes this war has called forth, the name of Gen. Williams stands pre-eminent. Only those, ' perhaps, who have been with him during the whole or that campaign, disastrous as it itlaY have been in one respect, yet glorious and advantageous in this—that we may say it has caved Asia Minor—(cheers)—only those, I say, who have been with him, and have been enabled to follow his course, step by step, and to watch him day by day, can rightly understand the difficulties he has had to encounter. (Cheers.) When we first went to Kars we met the army at Eizeroum, a mere rabble. I would not cast a slight upon a brave and long-sufferin?, ally, but we cannot disguise the fact that the army to which we went had been beaten five times, and that the last battle had been the most disastrous of all. When General Williams joined that army he did so simply as her Majesty's commissioner, and not with any authority as a general ; he had not the commer el of a single regiment in the field ; his duty Was simply to r 4 p3rt the conree of events to his government. But General Williams was equal to the c aa( c i tm r h c toh n enee t: v a s ti t ; c e es 4n r c h ho found himself placed. He effie e found ieafl s t. h t e h ( the hr a ee r ev m ri na y e dLe .) H s o he l e v e e ard) pr t ovince—(hear)—and once the peculationt told enemyld the e governor and the officers that they were enriching them isnelvinesnzantagtheen: xpense of the troops, an d h e t o ld them so plainl.i as that I now use to you. (Hear.) They c rouc h ed to commander-chief, and from th a t ti me h e was the actual 1854, and during 185 5 ( , C ht e s e w r8 or ) work wasn Doting e es s a t n h t e , winter a r e o d f the army for a new campaign, he in tfilling but uti their n iar f t o c r o tu ff n en a indeed, unhappily, he was n The pashas were too bu sy Constantinople. yuud, to meet General Williams' requisitions but, nevertheless, thi s brought out the qualiti es o f the heru of Kars mo re th an ever, and he made the best of the resources h43,11e ! d. (Cheers ) General Mouravieff, at the head of a we ll - appointedarmy rs 40,000 men, was just then nreParing to besiege were at that time at Erzeroum. Col. L a k e h ad gone. on a month before to Kars, and he had greatly increased the in significant fortifications which he found, and, by Captain Thompson and Major Teesdale aiding him, they made that city wt.at it has proved to be—impregnable to all bat famine. (Loud cheers.) Four forced marches over a distance of about one hundred miles brought us to the city. We found the troops no longer what they had been —poor, neglected, destitute, ragged men —truly they were ragged men—but their eves were filled with courage, and their hearts full of " Veeliams Pacha," whom they recognised as their commander. They told us at every step that they would stand to the last ; • and I need not tell you how well and nobly they redeemed THE HURRICANE IN THE NORTH We mentioned in our last, The fact of the visitation of Glasgow and the north. by a terrific hurricane and storm on the night between Wednesday and Thursday last. The following details have since reached us. During the whole of Wednesday, at Glasgow, heavy rains fell at inter vals, accompanied by wild squalls, which, after nightfall, lengthened out into stormblasts of the most potent character, and continued during the entire night with greater or less intensity. I❑ the morning the city pre sented a desolate and battered aspect. Roofs were untiled, chimneys and chimney cans overturned in all directions, and the streets strewn with the fragments. Throughout the :suburbs, the amount of damage is very great. A large chimney stalk, situated between Brown street and College-street,was blown down, and has damaged more or less, five inhabited houses. A portion of the steeple of St. Matthew's Church had been blown down. spirit cellar in course of being fitted up in Elderslie street had its windows blown in and the interior completely gutted, Mr. Steven's wrights'-shop, Elliott street, has been very much injured. A chimney stalk at Wilson's mills, Old Patrick-road, succumbed to the blast, and has damaged Other adjacent buildings in the fall. Mr. Hill's workshop, Kent-road has been blown down. The gable of a dwelling-house in Lancefield was forced over, but fortunately no person was hurt. In the eastern district a chimney fell at 231, Main-street, Bridgeton, and at the same time part of the roof was driven into the dwelling of Mrs. Hamilton, by which she was killed on the spot, and her daughter much hurt. A large new tenernent, belonging to Mr. Aitkenhead, baker, Muslin-street, Bridgeton, and situated in the 011 Dal-- marnock-road, was blown down. It was four stories in height, and newly finished. Toe front chimneys of the building at 162, Bellgrove-street, fell in, and carried part of the roof with them, by which Mrs. Napier and another woman wete much hurt. The roof of the foundry in Ker street is down, &c. Many of the police watchmen wete hurt by the falling ruins, but none of them severely. The destruction of gas lamps has been also very great. There has also been very serious destruction to property in the northern part of the city. A large recently erected stalk in the works of Messrs. Tennant, of et. Rollox, was blown down, and falling upon valuable works below has caused very serious loss. The extensive range of workshops in the course of erection for the Caledonian Railway Company, at gt. RolloX, have ,been disrupted in the most serious manner—presenting all the features of a mass of ruins. In the same district many of the monuments have been damaged and gravestones laid flat in the Necropolis, and injury of a similar character has been sustained in Sighthill Cemetery. The hurricane was nxperienced in great fury in the village of Govan. A young woman, named Jessie Muir, 25 years of agO, went into the house of a neighbour, but had only been thde for a few minutes when the chimney fell through the roof of the house, by which she was deprived of life on the spot. In the southern part of the city the destruction of pro perty was great: During the morning the roof of Mr. Dixon's ironworks, Govan-bank, the roof of the boiler shed at Lily-bank, and the roofs of several small ',findings in the district Were blown off. Many casualties occurred on the Oath side of the river. Two magnificent building sheds, erected about three years ago by Messrs. Tod & M'Gregor, iron shipbuilders and engineers, at Partick, were destroyed. In a few minutes their destruction was coMpletei About half-past one o'clock a tremenduous blast from the south-west caused thCin to yield, and the) fell with a fearful crash, burying two vessels in coarse of construction in the ruins. The whole weight of the structure, was from 25b to 300 tons. The damage which Messrs. 'rod and *Gregor will sustain liy this disaster will amount to between 15;000/ and 20,0001. The village of ,Partick also suffered front the effects of the storm. At Whiteinch the storm was not less severe. Pollok shaws and its neighbourhood were exposed to the full forcis mid fury of the storm. The river and Dith at Bowling were terribly agitated.. ' Ships were driven from their moorings from the tail of the bank, and a large vessel was driven up the river by the gale, and cast ashore near Cardross bay, where she lies on her beam-ends. The steamers which were moored or lying in ordinary," in Bowling bay, were driven from their meetings. The steamer Wellington has,sunk in the bay, and the steam-yacht of Mr. Ariver of Liverpool, remains in a similar position. Tne steamer Venus has been stripped of her paddleboxes and her paddlewheels have been carried away. The damage clOne at the Broomielaw is not of Such a serioud defeription. j At Renfrew Ferry the tide rose to such a height as to flood the lower data of several of the houses to the depth of between two and three feet. The gas was extinguished, and the inhabitants of the houses referred to were under the necessity of Standing tipon tables; or sitting, non the cilia of the windows, from half-past one o'clock till tliree, When the tide receded. As a matter of course, much valuable property was destroyed. By JO o'olock the gale was at its height at Paisley, and slates and chimney cans were flying in all directions. In the course of the night a number of stacks were blown downiand a number of houses completely destroyed, the roofs carried off, the windows smashed in and made total wrecks. A three storey house used fcr the printing business was completely demolished. All the seabathing places haye suffered. Shore-street of Gourock was flooded, .windows were driven in, and two side pin nacles of the U. P. church thraWn td the ground. At Largs several houses were unroofed, the quay damaged ; the pier at Wemyss Bay was destroyed ; and a portion of that at Dunoon carried away. At lielensburgh the loss of property has been very great, (some of the residents estimating it as high as 100,0001.,) as it was exposed to the whole fury of the sale. Tile tide flooded the shops and houses in the street close to the beach, and it is rumoured that several people have been drowned. The storm was very violent at Ayr. The new Free Church in course of erection in Wallacetown has been seriously damaged. The frotit gable, composed mostly of elaborate masonry, has been blown doWn, and one of the side walls has also been injured. The storm was bitterly experienced along the vale of ,Clyde. It appears to have been at its height from twelve till three o'clock in the morning, after which it gradually died away. ft was pre ceded on Wednesday evening by a very peculiar lurid-like aspect in the western heavens. The effects of the fearful gale on Thursday morning are likely to prove very serious to shipping in the Tyne. It was at first computed that 1J 0,000 would cover the damage done to the ships by being brought in collision during the gale ; but from £15,000 to £20,000 will be nearer the mark. The storm was most fearful in Shields harbour about three o'clock in the morning, and the spectacle presented by ships breaking loose from their moorings, and smashing and crashing into each other, is described as awful beyond de s cription. It was high water about three o'clock in the morning, when the gale was at its height, and the Tyne presented the appearance of an inland sea rather than a commercial river. No small craft could live, and it was impossible to get steam tugs to assist the vessels that were doing so great an amount of damage. The injury to pro- perty in the neighbourhood of Sheilds and Newcastle, and throughout the counties of Durham and Northumberland, is very extensive, indeed. THE NEW OCEAN-STEAM LINES FROM HAVRE TRIAL TRIP OF THE BARCELONA A new and highly influential ocean steam navigation company —the Franco-American —are about to com mence operations in France, their p rinci p al terminus will be Havre, whence lines will radiate to different por tions of North and South America. The principal agents of the company are Messrs. Gauthier & Co., of Paris and Lyons. The first lines of the company will be opened between Havre and New York, and Havre and Rio Janeiro. Several of the vessels are being built here by Messrs. Laird & Co., and the first of them, the Barcelona, made a very successful trial trip in the channel on Satur day. The Barcelona is an iron screw steamer, of about 1800 tons measurement, and 300 horse-power Agthe machinery having been made by Messrs. Fawcett, Pres ton & Co., of this town. Her chief saloon is a large and richly decorated apartment, and she has accommodation for a large number of first and second-class passengers. The Barcelona will leave for Havre this week, and will sail thence for New York about the 25th inst., that being the station for which she is intended. A sister vessel, the Cadiz, for the same company, will be ready for trial about the end of next week, and she is intended to be the pioneer of the line between Havre and the Brazils. These two vessels were originally laid down for a Spanish company to run between Liverpool, Vigo, and Havanna, but the operations of the company being tem. porarily suspended, they were eagerly purchased by the Franco-American Company. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAIL- I WAY. -~-- The directors of this company have just issued ther state ment of the account for the six months ending December 31, 1855. As usual, it contains a vast amount of information, exhibited with skill and clearness. The capital account shows that the sum of £53,159,982 has been raised by the company, of which £22,016,561 has been received on stock and shares, £55,423 on calls paid on advance, £10,685,167 on loans and debentures, and £402,830 on debenture stock. Interest and dividend on the whole of the £33,159,982. The calls in course of payment amount to £255,785, and the cab which may be made on shares to £2.777,245. The apenditure on capital account to the 31st of Dec lastamounted to .£32,360,806,1ea5ing a balance of £799,676 The receipts on capital ____ _ Z 110,986, and the expenditure £165,702. Th expended on the main lines on carrying stock, £2,888,525 ings yie'ding rent, £356,457 count daritig the half- and works and on lands 'ear were amount ►,0,601 ; The expeuditure on lines opened, in which have an interest, is .25,494,720. Of this sum been expended on the Coventry and Nunes £70,757 on the West London ; £350,000 on ti and Carlisle; £143,781 on the Caledonian ; £95,172 on the Scottish Midland; £105,383 on the Shropshire Union; £357,670 on the Manchester and South Junction ; £190,715 on the South Staffordshire; £65,705 on the Manchester and Buxton • £ 1,472,112 on the Chester and Holyhead, and £315,962 to the same as advances; £557,719 on the North London, and £104,125 as advances; <EX inghamehire, and £160,071 as advances Birmingham and Stour Valley, and £555,034 on its works; and, lastiy, £58,279 on the Hampstead Junction Of the £10,685,167 raised on debentures £192,348 on the r, £1,127,755 was raised at 5 per cent., £3,987,852 at 4a per cent., £1,802,350 at 4 per cent , £953,010 per cent, 634 at 4-t per cent., per ce 1,221,80 e !it 32 per cent., £481,500 at £14.200 at 3 per tent The working stock account shovrs that the company has 738 engines and 735 tenders, 1 state carriage, 649 first clase mail and composite carriages, 580 second class car riages, 419 third•class carriages, 29 travelling post-offices, 311 horseboxes, 256 carriage trucks, 259 guards', break, and parcel vans, and 31 parcel carts and trucks for its coaching traffic ; also 8,871 goods waggons, 1,241 cattle waggons, 282 sheep vans, 1,384 coke waggons, 20 trolleys trucks, 6,150 sheets, and 247 horses. The total expenditure on the stock is £2,888,525, including £45,089 during the half-year. The length of the line worked by the company is 895 k miles, and the erage cost of working The revenue account for the half-year shows that £1,588,459 had been received, including £8,889 interest on cash balances, £16.310 rents of land and buildings, £316 transfer fees, and £46,182 dividend (estimated) from lines in which the company have an interest. The working expenses amounted to £609,976, leaving a balance of £978,483. From this is deducted the interest on loans and debenture stock, amounting to £222,282; the chief rents to £3,903; expenses of Peterborough joint sta tion to £2,500 ; expenses connected with legal and parlia mentary proceeding s to £15,000; Preston and Wyre defi ciency, £5,425 ; Buckinghamshire deficiency to £9,186 ; Sbtopshire Union deficiency to £12,065, and £4,000 on account; to deficiency on 'Matlock and Buxton lease. £945; deficiency on Leeds and Liverpool canal leases to £1,391 ; Stour Valley deficiency to £9,731 ; Haydon-square depot, interest, &c., to £1,817; leaving £690.222. From this is to be deducted £56,666 for renewal of rails, m reducio the amount to £033.565. To this sum is added £6,950 from last account, iniking a disposable sum of £640,516. The proposed dividend, at the rate of 51- per cent. per annum on the consolidated stock of the company. will absorb £828,981; the dividend on the London and Bir mingham £2O shares, £10,310; on the Manchester and Birmingham £lO shares, £7,884; on the £l2 10s. shares, £10,914 ; on the Huddersfield, Leeds, and Dewsbury capital, £30,163 ; and on the Coventry and Nuneaton stock, A 6,750 —in all £592,004, leaving a balance of £41,511 to be carried w the nett account. It is proposed to make the dividend warrants payable on Tuesday, Feb. 26. The "consultation committee" appointed at the half-yearly meeting of the company, in August last, have now issued their report, which presents a serious commentary on the past mallagethent of the company. It appears that the capital of the company exceeds £33,000,000 the annual revenue £3,000,000, the number of employees is 13,006, the number of passengers annually carried is 9,500,000, the number' of miles travelled by passengers 242,000,000, the tons of merchandise Carried annually 5,000,000, the number of miles run by trains in the year upwards of 9,000,000, the number of trains run annually is 205,000. The company has already subscribed and advanced five and a-half millions, and guaranteed six and and a-half millions, to other railways and canals. It states that the company has subscribed one and three-quarter millions to the Chester and Holyhead company, lent to it nearly a quarter of a million more, and propose to spend £200,000 on steam-boats between Holyhead and Dublin. The company's " probable liabilities" and future expenditure in works is estimated at £1,837,000, and its present debenture debt is about ten and a-half millions- The committee " look with the greatest apprehensions" on the " large augmentations of capital which have been and still are in progress," and assure the shareholders that " augmentation of capital means diminution of dividends," and that if the past policy is to be pursued the stock will " gradually drift to a permanent dis quently state that they cannot "rc closing of the capital account," which is " impractica unless all future expenditure be thrown on revenue." The cormiiittee refer to " the want of foresight on the part of government and the parliament" ( not to the speculative propensities of railway boards) in granting extensions and competing lines. - _ - aunt," yet they subse- They complain of " the establishment or duplicate lines," aid oi the competition induced, as "ample reasons for the diminution of the dividends"—lament the enormous expen diture in the early proceedings of railways, the law expenses of the company to June 1855, being £1,400,000 charged to capital, and £253,600 Charged to revenue! They urge an advance of rates—a lessening of speed—an " united action" of the 360 millions of railway property to obtain further concessions from parliament. The comthittee require that the public shall further con tribute to the accommodation afforded to it by railways ; and, in a latter part of the report, hint at a reduction of the passenger tax of 5 per cent. on all passenger receipts by first and second class ; an alte:ation of the principle of ass3ss mcnt to parochial taxation ; and the fulfillment of the government terms of 1544 (which subjects were fully dis. cussed in Nashs' Railway and Land Taxation, which showed that nearly 10 per cent. of their gross receipts was paid by railways to government and local taxes). The committee complain of the heavy nature of Parlia mentary fees and law expenses, but cannot "devise a substi tute for the existing system." —Complain of the " absurntion should cf be altered, as . —suggest that the p t e r n ad sa e ti b o y n t f h o e r p a us ee t t . d o e ffi nt e s e,'' a high functionary t o expec t to trave l at tiihlsiettyopooafmrecooeontlh for a high velocity for 2d per mile, and then to have a remedy in case qa casualty, at a rate estim a t e d on th e va l ue o f his - - income." The committee approve of the conduct of the board as to the " North Staffordshire Company" in the" breach of faith" question complained of. Also, of the competition now re-started against the Great Northern, of carrying passen gers for a nominal sum to the towns to which both companies compete, in order to force the Great Northern to " renew the ten towns agreement,"—under which it did most of the work and got least of the profits. The committee rejoice over the arrangement with the Great Western Company, whereby, in all distric a w here the lines are in competition, the two boards have agreed to work at " remunerative" rates. Again, in a later part of the report, the committee ask, " what is the remedy, or does a remedy exist ?" and answer their own question by saying—" The company have a I remedy in their power, if they will only substitute union for discord." That is, a union " long advocated by their board, by means of tra f fic arrangements, such as now exist !" The committee approve those agreements, which obtained from the public "remunerative rates," in place of competition, and approve of the measure s ( b y g uarantees, branches and reduced rates) to defeat the competition of the Great Northern, on the one side, and the Grea t Western on the other side, as a necessary "defensive" measure, " whether wise or not." Finally, the committee recommend that only four out of six " retirin g " directors should be capable of "re-election," so that fresh blood may be introduced. THE GREAT WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Considerable sensa tion has been excited amongst the proprietors of the Great Western Railway by the addresses emanating respectively from Mr. Samuel Baker and Mr. Richard Potter. Both these gentlemen have resigned their seats at the board, In each case the defective system of management, and, more especially, the excessive powers wielded by the secretary, Mr. Saunders, are assigned as the motive for secession. . Mr. Potter observes : " Mr. Saunders is not only the secretary and organ of the board of directors, to whom you entrust all the administrative powers of the company, but he is also the general super intendent of the line—the sole head and organ of the executive. In him, therefore, are combined all the powers of-the company. ' Elsewhere he remarks :—" The practi cal result is, that responsibility is too much divided from power, and one servant of the company is invested with an excessive accumulation of office and authority." The evils of this system have long been patent. Mr. Potter now characterises it as " wholly insufficient" ,to obtain for the undertaking commercial success and security. Some interesting explanations are expected to be made in connexion with these resignations. The Carmel arrived at Marseilles on Saturday morning. She brings advices from Constantinople of the 31st, and the CriT ea of the 27th Jan. A council assembled at Constan tinople on the 29th, at the English Ambassador's, w hi c h sat till the following morning. The princ i p les put forth by the Ambassadors of the Allies were to be approved of by the Sultan on the 30th Jan. GRAND ENTERTAINMENT dr. Joseph Radcliffe, the erten of malt liquors, gave a splendid entertainment to upwards of 300 guests, consisting of persons in his own employment, and gentlemen connected tents of other large houses in )mpany was highly respectable, and what On Saturday even sive wholes export With the mercantile departm town. Th( added much to t s the presence of a considerable number of young and beautiful Ladies... sisters, daugters, and wives of the guests of Mr. Radcliffe. The dinner took place in one of Mr. Radcliffe's enormous vaults, under the Tithebarn-street railway station, and ha entertainment v ttraction of a splendid repast, the seeing. For the occa la. out with great taste and decorated with rs. and done with such jtnig the ..ed splendid, and one forgot her t. _ some grand blnquetting-hall in a Sad of a monster vault under a railway ter• each side of the apartment (if we may call it e piled quadruple rows of great casks, all full of the malt liquor, and these were adorned with evergreens ' - `y's woven into bouquets and lighted with gas -4.it e , almost amounting to I there not been the a store would have been well worth Ind evergree meet, that the TO being in othp palace, in,' and ban was exqu ce, yet amid its poetry there was something more ntial—one of the best dinners we have been present some time past. In this respect, the worthy host nothing; and when we add that it was provided Anderson, of the Merchants' Dining Rooms, treet, whose orders were unlimited, it will fully our observation. There were a double row a down the centre of the vault for the company, head was a cross table for the host and some Castle-street, w hos bear out our observation ling ladies} was a company of glee singer. professional and partly amateur, Who, during the evening, delightea tr fine pieces, songs, &c. It may at one the evening was spent by the r( - - fullest enjoyment of everythin sts with some le be said that ctable party in the one of the happies I we wish f} the house of Niessrs Dublin brewers. it the least alloy— ive gatherings we nay long live to Shortly after ner was ken by Mr. Radcliffe ly Mr. Biggs, the representative of A. Guinness, Sons & Co., the eminent When the viands 104 been discussed and grace pro nounced, the chairman gave " The health of our gracious Queen," which was loyally gTeeted. The glee singers gave the "National Anthem' in the best style. The Chairman then proposed "The health of the Emperor and Empress of the French." Air.—"Partatit pour la Syrie." The next toast proposed by the chairman was, ‘1 Prince Albert and the rest of the royal family." Air.—" Rule Brittannia." The Ch Army an( terms. The Al man called on Mr. Archibald to propose "the which he did in brief and appropriate I NavN lid it v ged leave to propose a sown to the company to whom they were indebted for the happiness they had enjoyel that evening, (hear, hear,) that their worthy host was a young man, and had commenced business early, and he brought all the energies of youth along with stern honesty and business principles to aid him. (Cheers.) These were the elements of mercantile prosperity, and with their assistance he had been prosperous, and was increasing in that prosperity. (Renewed cheering.) In that prosperity he had not forgotten the people who were about him, and who were in some measure depending on his exertions. (Much applause.) That:meeting proved his observations, for it:was one of the most pleasing sights he had ever seen. (Hear. h ear.) They all knew the worthy host well, and therefore it would not be necessary to say more than to give his health with all sincerity. The toast was received with great applause, and all the musical honours. The Chairman. in returning thanks, observed that he was not a speech-maker, but a simple man of business, and therefoie they must receive his thanks without a flourish. He was indeed very happy to see them all there that evening, for it afforded him more than pleasure lbout him happy—(cheers)—and if he had con to their enjoyment. no man felt it tributed in any' wa did. (Renewed applause.) lie felt what he could wish to say in thanking them, but he lacked words id, therefore, all he could say was, th ~,ieffield, in. appropriate terms, pro _ dab of Mrs. Radcliffe," and observed that thout a fit partner in a wife, would be an iso on the earth, even in the midst of all pros perity. , Mrs. Radcliffe was a fit partner for their worthy host, and she deserved all the honours that could be conferred on her. The toast was enthusi- neer elf than Loud cheers.) 1 them for the honour con- posed " The H a man; lated ereal ur( (Ilea astically received. Air—" Here's a health to all good lasses - Mr. Radcliffe returned thanks for the honour conferred on his lady 14Ir. Cox whilst speaking of the branches, they t forget the good old stock. (Hear, hear.) Tho Lone no more than their duty in honouring T. Radcliffe, and he would call ime to Mr. and Mrs. Radcliffe, Drank with all the any had the ;allies of Mr. ou them now to do the honours '• The Fiue Old English Gentleman I• ta The Chairman, having returned thanks, called on Mr. James Cox to propose the next toast, and that gentleman proceeded to say that he trusted the toast would find a response in the breast of all present. It was " The " Working men." (Cheers.) As they had just heard in the song, that the old English gentleman, although mix ing with the great did not forget the small, neither did wking men, (cheers). Ist fora, r lads and I and comfortable, as the apnear isses and wives fully testified. .) This was also one of the (Hear, hear, and et ~nets of success in trade, to take care of the working men. (Loud cheers.) He had heard of what was called the old nobility of England —that old nobility consisted of the working men—men that toiled with their hands physically. and produced realities out of the ideas of other men's mind. It was such men who made the nation what it was, and they were the true nobility of this country. (Cheers.) Their host knew the value of working men, and treated them accordingly, (hear, hear,) and they respected him in proportion. He hoped that the working men would always get a fair day's wages for a fair day's work, and he wished all working men to have no better master than their worthy host. (Cheers.) He would give them the working men of England. The toast was duly hon— Air, " Hail smiling morn." Marriot propose' the health of Mr. Biggs, the _ vv v h c a h n e , s t W e r h who r r o e t p u o r s n e e a d h T a h i e k l s a . Mr. nd we live in," and alluded to the war. lie trusted, when an honourable peace could be made, to see kindly feelings restored amongst all nations, and that peace, plenty of happiness and joy. would reign universal amongst all mankind. (Cheers.) Air—" Home, sweet home." The Chairman gave the " Town and trade of Liverpool," which was respond: to in brief and happy terms. Air— " Glorious Apollo." Franklin, on the part of the working-men returned thanks Several other personal and complimentary toasts were proposed and responded to, and about ten o'clock the company separated, after spending a delightful evening, for which the worthy and excellent host received the best thanks of all who were present. YRtiDE REPORT.---SATURDAY LIVERPOOL. COTTON : The Cotton Market to-day continues steady ; the demand has been moderately active, the offerings are fair, and prices are without change. The sales—including 200 Pernambucos 6d to 6id, 250 Bahias Sid to 6d, 100 Maranhams 6d to 61d, 400 Egyptians sid to lid, 1000 Surats 31d to 41d—are reported 8000 bales, of which 2000 are on speculation and for export. Pic Taos : Our Market for Warrants closes, buyers at 73s cash, three months, open, 745. LONDON PRODUCE.—Beyond there being an improved feeling in sugar, there is no new feature ,in any article of colonial produce. BELFAST LINEN TRADE CIRCULAR Drawn up by a Committee of the Linen Trade. appointed under the sanction of the Belfast Chamber of Commerce. Friday Evening, Feb. 8, 1856. F Thueeshupthpeliessamine as the country un l t n ry Ar markets t o h n is ag w h ee an t Ballybay, and Tandragee, about eighty tons w w hich met with a fair demand, at pric es have coero L et e A h x i : been shown, imuch ranging from 6s 3d to 8s for handscutched, and 8s to 14s for milled, per stone of 161bs. In Maghera, Cookstown, Kilrea, Coleraine, and Ballymoney, about forty-five tons appeared. Demand not so good as heretofore, but little or no change in prices. At Derry the supplies have been smaller than usual, not more than fifty tons having been shown in the several markets. Prices of good sorts were rather higher, whilst coarse are much the same as last week. Tow : It is difficult to quote prices, the market is so irregular. Good qualities are scarce, and in demand► whilst inferior sorts are very dull. There has been a fair business done in yams Good warps aro firm, and wefts rulein favour YARNS this week, of the purchase BROWN LINENS IN COUNTRY 'MARKETS : In last Bally mena market there was a fair average supply- The demand was not quite so good as on previous week, and demand moderate, diapers. The e r Y i e ces. Lawns still in some cases a slight abatement submitted to. In and Armagh, the supply was fair, prices without change. At Lurgan, there was an average supplydema demand d o w f damasks,as dull, a n spots , d n o continue in good demand. changeaid b n r d BRITISH AND FOREIGN MARKETS.—FIax and Tow: The Dundee market continues unsteady ; buyers in quantity are not disposed to operate at the reduction of 2S per ton on the better so regate of sales is rts, and considerably more on inferior kinds. The agg. however. a full average. Riga XI'IIT sold at 44/ to 46' 10s; P2CPCIVI, 45/ 10s; Petersburg 9-heads, 3. - '7l ; Memel Wilna Crown, 44r. Tow very unsaleable. Yarns: Prices of line yarns at Dundee are well supported, and the demand still fair. Spinners are eager sellers of tow yarns; but, although manu facturers' stocks are low, the consumption is large. Buyers act with much caution, and prices are unsteady at the considerably reduced rates to which they have Callen. Linens: The Scotch manufacturing districts are pretty well employed, the stocks of the goods there made being unusually low iu London and Manchester. 91 1 te cl to