Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-06-18 00:00:00

BIRKENHEAD GAS &1(D WATER COMPANY. IMPORTANT MEETING. A special meeting of the shareholders of this Company was held on Monday last, 'at the office, Chester-street, Birkenhead. Mr. William Jackson M.P., occupied the chair, and the other gentlemen p>esent Were—Messrs J. S. Jackson, rt. Mallaby, J. Laird, F. H. Firth, T. F. Bennett, B Bryans, S. Stitt, W.:`:. Parrey, W. Jackson, lan., J. J. Whittingham, R. Daly, and Mr. Townsend, the solicitor to the com pany. _ The Chairman, in opening the proceedings, said they must be aware that that was not a meeting held under the powers of the act of par liament, for as a long notice would have to be given to call a special general meeting, e: could only be considered a meeting of proprietors to confer upon the position of the company at the present period ; and no resolutions affecting the company one way or another could be arrived at. They were all aware that the bill had been thrown out of the House of Commons by the committee. The preamble was not proved ; and he deemed it his duty, and the other parties who were upon the bill agreed with him that it was their duty, to lay before eminent connsel all the evidence which had been taken before the Committee, so that they might know what the actual position of the cemPany was. He did not hold that any decision of a committee of the House of Commons was to be taken as an indication of the law Upon the matter. No opinion was expressed by the committee as to the grounds upon which they rejec'ed the bill ; but conceiving that at that Jule& itre it was necessary to have te a best advice they could possibly get ' on the subject, he instructed the solicitor to the company and the j unior Counsel to prepwe a case embodying all the facts as. •y;cerne out in the evidence eeeere the committee, and to lay it .before eminent eCiiinsel for their opinion. upon it.. That case was preparee, and laid Before Mr. Sergeant Bytes, whom, ha believed Mr. Perry knew to be a very eminent common-law barrister. It was also laid before Mr. •Roundell Palmer, who was also a very eminent equity barrister. The :Opinions obtained, as sometimes happened when legal opinions were taken, were very contrary.. One was . that the company we - e3 per fectly justified in buying, and that he was perfectly jastided in selling his t _ works to the company, .at that period. The other took a very different view. He seemed to think that there was a doubt whether the company had the power to buy under the circumstances, and Went vary lengthily into the matter. He only received those opinions on Monday evening, about seven o'clock , and on Tuesday he asked Mr. Bennett, Mr. Bryans, and Mr. Stitt—they having been appointed at the last general meeting a sort of committee of consultation—to take the cis., with the evidence befsre the committee of the House Of Commons, and the opinions upon the same, and read them over. Since that time, up to wiehin the last ten minutes, he had not had the pleasure of meeting these gentlemen, but he had no doubt they vfould be able to stwe what they thought of them. In consrquence, however, of the difference of opinion between Mr. Sergeant bytes and Roundell Palmer, he deemed it his duty to go and Consult with one of tire first Parliamentary barristers of the day, Who was perfectly cognisant of the facts in every respect. ete, del not coincide with • the views of Mr. Roandell Palmer, end therefore it was a very delicate question how to deal with the Matter. Ha had also centered with the trustees of the late Mr. Mallaby, and they were very desirous of meeting this question as far all their position as trustees would permit them ; bat having other interests to meet, they felt they were not in a po Avon to act just now Upon the opinions expressed, because they might hereafter be called upon as trustees to justify what they did, which any lawyer would know was a very difficult thing for a trustee to do. They had author ised him, however, to say on their behalf teat they were perfectly Willing, tinder all the circa nstances, to re-coup to every individual, Who bought shares, his money, with 5 per cent. interest, minus the dividends which had been received in the meantime, so that no -Person who bought shares from them should be injured, leaving egg's rights and position were t o the other question of what th come oe,determined afterwards, either by some tribunal , or in some other - Manner which the company might deem expedient. There were two Parties to deal with. Filet of all were the proprietors who eenghtthe :shares, and who, assaming that the company had no power to make this purchase, might say that they were aggrieved ; but that dif ficulty was removed by Mr. Adallaby's trustees saying they were prepared to re-coup the money paid, •with five per cent. interest, minas tile, dividends already received: The next party to deal wit=s would 1M the :public, and he Was able to state that, even assuming there were no powers to purchase existing, anal that the outlay of the Company's expendittire was to be taken from the day he first began tn.. erect his works, and withetit any consideration forcommercial advan tage, or for value of the lease, taken at the actual cost of these works as exhibited by the books teen kept by him,.he was happy to say, as between tite public and the coin ;Any, no injury hal 'ieshlted to the Public, for the proprietors had not realise ten per cent. on the actual outlay. Tnat was the reason why he nought it desirable to call a Meeting of the proprietors, so that if any one wanted farther explana tion they wont be prepared to deal with it, and in the meantime Perhaps some suegeetion would be thrown out whereby a solution of these questions might be arrived at, that a jest and 'fair decision might be had, With that view they, had asked the shar. holders to meet them that nay, in order to liners at some conclusion as to the best course to be adopted. Ho had endeavoured to show, as briefly 83 he could, how those who came into the concern should be no sufferers, and-he thought that the public had been no sufferers. The question • Was now entirely one as to the position of the company — whether they tiad a right to bay the wores or whether he (the chairman) had a tight to sell them, which could not then be settled; but some mode , bemdoptedlthat day to put Mr. blallaby'e trustees ins position to assent, if they thought proper, to any measure to pat the question of capital in - the company at rest. •Mr. W. W. eerrey said that, as regarded himself, he should like a little time to turn the matter ever in his mind. As a shareholder, he Would not be unreasonable in his views on the questions put before the meeting. The Chairman remarks I that if Mr. Ferny, as a solrcitor, or any Other person, went through the case, and thought it was not put in a proper manner, and suggested any alteration, they would be glad to attend to it. .He had not seen the case himself, haseng left it to his solicitor ; but he repeated, if it was not in accordance with the Opinions of some of the propfietors, let it be put into such a shape, before they took further opinions as to meet all the points at issue. Mr. Mallaby.—Mr. Perrey willilnd the case put down hi the very Worst aspect as regards the company. Mr. Stitt and Mr. Bennett remarked that the case was very strongly Stated as against the company. Mr. rownsend said his object was to state the case strongly rather than otherwise as respected theacompany. The ( heirman said he would go farther, and state that, upon the question of the legality of the proceedings wheal were the subject of discussion, the company could have no objection whatever to any re spectable accountant in Liverpool joining with Mr. Beloe, the com pany's accountant, in going through the whole of the accounts from the beginning to the or d —from the time he (the chairman) cut the first sod of the works down to the present time—so that it might be ascertained whether there was any exeenditure on the works which' could not be justified; and also, whether as between the public and the company any undue extravagance had taken place, by which they were deprived of the advantage of a redaction in th . rates. Mr. Laird understood that Mr. Roundel' Palmer's opinion was, that the company's capital would have to be re-souped if it was proved to be improperly raised. Mr. Townsend replied, that Mr. Roundel' Palmer considered that the £50,000 was not to be considered as entirely paid up ; but under the circumstances of the case the company were not authorised, nor had they the power, to pay Mr. Jackson anything for the concession of the works beyond their actual cost; and, therefore, the difference between the actual cost and the 450,000 capital would have to be paid up by the company. Then, as to how that was to be dealt with In the present position of affairs, Mr. Palmer suggested that the re- Solution of August, 1841, should he rescinded, except as to so much .of the £50,000 as consisted of actual outlay, it being in the nature of capital still to be called up. Then came the question, hew were the new Partnersthe parties who had recently purchased—to be dealt With? That was between Mr. Mallaby'a trustees and those gentle. man, and Mr. P a l me r sugges t e d th a t th ey should have - the offer of I back th e ir s har es , an d t a ki ng th e amount they paid for them, With interest, allowing, of course, the dividend on the other side. There was an alternative sugge s t e d, b a t it was b ased on the assume . tion that the transaction as regarded the sale of the works was not to be justified. That was Mr. P amer's opinion, but that opinion was not entertained by the Parliamentary barrister, with whom Mr. Jackson d subsequently conferred, and therefore it was not to be taken as absolutely determined. But he understood that Mr. Mallaby's trustees Offered, whatever that opinion might be, to take back the shares of any of the purchasers who wished to give them back. Mr. Stitt. —Mr. sergeant Byles's opinion clashes with that opinion. Mr. Townsend.—Sergeant Byles's opinion was to this effect—suppos tog that the amount paid, was not more than the commercial value of the concern, Mr. Jack .on was perfectly justified in accepting it, and the company in paying it. After some farther discussion, Mr. Townsend read the opinions of Maisel at length. Mr. Sergeant Byles was strongly in favour of Mr. Jackson's rightto receive a profit upon the lease and works to the full amount ottheir commercial value. Mr. Roan dell Palmer, on the other hand, c o nsidered teat the company had no right to purch ase th e lease and the works for more than the actual outlay expended on them, restine that opinion upon the fact that the original contract from the commissioners to Mr. Jackson contemplated an act of Parlia ment, andthat the act, when obtained, wan to be ta'aet as the act so authorised, and that, therefore, Mr. Jackson was not to be taken as holding ,the works for the benefit of the company, and was taus precluded from receiving any profit on the transfer to the company. Mr. Laird said, it would a opear, th2n, that Mr. Roandell Palmer recommended that the capital should be minced by any amount Which it could be proved was not actually paid up, that being in the nature of capital still to be called for. Mr. Townsend.—Precisely. Mr. Laird said, in that case he conceived the new shareholders should have their shares reduced ie proportion by the seller. As that was merely a meeting for conversation, he dii not pledge himself to any course ; but it appeared to him to be most desirable for al parties, if anything - was dine, that tie course recommended by `'r. Rouneell Palmer shooed be the one adap ed. He believed it would be satitfactory to the public, and it would be satisfactory to himself, as a shareholder, to be re-cotiped the amount that was charged im properly. The Chairman said, the point of difference was, whether or not the transaction was a correct transaction. That was wad troubled the trustees Of the late Mr. Mallaby la their capacity as trustees. Mr. Mallaby observed, that the best course would be to get 'further Opinions on the subject. The Chairman said he had suggests Its his colleagues that a case Should b 9 drawn up, that the proprietors should agree hi all the facts Stated, and that the case should be laid b e f ore th e highest authority ill the land, the Attorney-General. Mr. Bryans said he could scarcely Re any use in taking another °Pinion such as the Attorney-General's, unless all parties would tint th ernselvea to abide by, his opinion, whatever it might be. Mr. T ownsend said, the difficulty would be to get all the new taarett hdee oldersby the together decision of an with Mr. account an Mallaby'st of trustees, to consent lo rki bi known eminence res Pectability, upon points of fact connected with tee a , counts; le Laird raid any agreement among the shareholders would be of no nse unless the public or some party of them, and Mr. Mallaby's hnstees, also joined in the agreement, because any one who wits not a Party to the agreement might dissent from the decision, whatever it thought the first step was for Mr. Mallaby's trustees, if they Whßelieved there was any • difficulty in their position; 'to ascertain e ther or n o t th ey cou ld enter i nto as arrangement if other part as .. Fdhe Chairman said, he thcright that if all the shares that had Veen '_' ( .h were bought back spin, and all the parties had their money Ev e en to them, it would then be in the power of the tra.tees to reduce a l i caPital of the company by a r_so'ut:on, and sell those uhares bac:: the t Z at a reduced price to the parties from whom they purchased that Itr. Bennett understood it to be Mr. Roundell Palmer's opinion that _ ash best course that could le ad:pted. ~.rKila Chairman said he could only say—of mute ho said it without t hi nlice—th..t if Mr. Mallaby's trustees could get hack all the shares all y, the sold sold be knew he coald get back the few he bad parted with: ptr%eusttock having then reverted to the original ho ders or their sold thetatives, ha would then be prepared to say to the parties wire, I f any. thoshares back, ‘. Whatever may be the amount of reduction, that the y Lyseigstittartelas shall be sold back to you , lees the reduction," presented itself en come in as shareholders, the difficulty w Prepared to ad o vi ng in th_ meantime been removed. He was quite trustees to do t* . ascertain Witho that course, and he recommended Mr. Mallaby's a lso, and then came the question, how should they reduction, if an— / ra°l " bang wasted in law, to what extent a Mr, Bryan t h o ' u a !lould take place ? The Chairman fsgahit.the offer of the chairman was very fair. Mallaby's trustees would would go further, and say that if Mr. a case agreed upon as drawn up and submitted to 11 , g e ree to thee had no objection whatever to t weell public and the company being he was willing to abide. the Attorney-General, by whose opinion Mr. Bryant+ said hey d tom as , Palmer's opinion; ophigh a respect for Mr. Bounden netted with joint-stock com on stood very high on all matters con- Mr. Bennet, who had caf.:a i r ) ; anent, contracts, and the whole if waded through the acts of Parlia concurred in the opinion of mr. ; lthe evidence, and compared them, of the case, he thought the best et hra ra(". tO agree to an extension of the works Under all the circumAances a would be to get all the parties Proper award given to those who . and at the same time to have a the works and carrying the mg on, uheadwaborne the harden of erecting to have the c ompany put in a position 0 expressed himself desirous u if Birkenhead was going to be a large place, and that it was desireable that all means should be adopted to secure an abundant supply of gas and water for a large and growing Coinniunity,-enibraclng the adjacent districts. Mr. Laird asked the chairman whom he considered as representing the public. The Chairman replied that that was a difficult question to answer, seeing that the works of the company extended to districts beyond Birkenhead. namely, Tranmere, Oxton. and Bebington. He sug gested that those townships should agree on some party to represent their interests, and that their representative and the accountant of the company should join and examine the books of the company together. The company would be prepared to give a complete state ment of their earnings and expenditure from the first, as well as be prepared to enter into the question of the redaction, if any, to be made in the capital. After some conversation on this point, Mr. Laird said that, as a shareholder, he tho fight there ought to be a thorough investigation of the affairs of the company from first to last, to ascertain whether the .4'50,000 was a legal, bona fide transac tion; and if such was not the case, he should look to the parties who sold- him his shares, to .re-COup him the difference. It was repre sented to him when he bought the shares that the £130,000 was paid up, and that the concern was,paying a certain per centage. On the strength of that statement he paid 475 for each share. The Chairman repeated that the books s , ould be opan for any accountant whom they, as proprietors, might appoint, so that the whole affairs of the concern might be gone ov,.r ; and if the people of Tranmere, Oxton, and Bebington, along with Birkenhead, appointed a solicitor to join the solicitor of the company in preparing a case for the attorney-General,he would abide by his decision. Mr. Stitt thought the proposition a fat - , and reasonable one, and the only one, he thought, that would meet the merits of the case. A discussion ensued as to the position of Mr. Mallaby's tr , stees, in which Mr. Townsend said that, as advising the trustees of the estate he would recommend them, as the first step to be taken, to make to every shareholder who bought shares from them, the offer of purchas ing back those shares at the cost paid for them, with interest. They would teen see what course the shareholders would take on the pro position. With taose who accepted it there would, of course, be no difficulty. If they declined it, or clogged it with any other condition, they would then know how to deal with them. Mr. Laird.—That appears to be the only course to be takes, _ . The Chairman sald r lie thought it only lust to himself to state that Mr. R mridell Palmer, in a - letter to his son on the subject, said he could see, nothing whatever in the transactions which had taken place could in the slightest degree affect his (the chairman's) integrity or his honour. He thought it only right to name thst, and he could repeat that if arrangements could be made so that Mr. MAllaby's trustees would take the same course that he was willing to take, he was perfectly willing to leave the matter of the cost of the works to the opin'on of the Attorney-General ; to let the three townships, Tranmere, aston, and Birkenhead, appoint any solicitor they choose to join the solicitor of th,? company in preparing a case to be sub mitted to the Attorne/-General, and that those three places should also nomin de, at the same time, a respectable accountant who should join with Mr. Beloe, the accountant of the company, in making a full investigation of the books. Ha really wa ted nothing but what was' fair and equitable. After some further desultory conversation, it was understood that n,thin,r further would be done until Mr. Mallaby's trustees had de cided how far they could act upon the suggestions which had been made. The Chairman then stated that, under the guidance of Mr. Hawks ley, the company w .re taking every step they possibly could to in crease the supply of water. They had purchased two addditional engines..and_ware night and day at work upon fresh bo-iugs, and no time or money would be spared to secure from the district every drop of water that could be extracted from it. The town was suffering greatiuconvenience at present. The consumption had overtaven the supply, and new works could not be erected in a few week , . There were three sets of men working at spells of eight hours; and every effort, he repeated, would be made to give a constant supply of water. Mr. Laird was glad to hear of the arrangement, because the town ship, he said, was very short of water at present. Mr. Bennet , . made a few remarks on the same subject; and after a vote of thanks to the chairman, the meeting broke up.— Mercury. CHARGE OF MURDER. LINES v. CoLes.---Jn the Court of Common Pleas, on Tuesday, an.action was brought to recover damages for slander, and the defendant pleaded ' itot Both the "Aaintiff and defend ant were milkmen, and had' originally come from Oxfordshire, but were not intimate. On the 27th April,lBs6, both parties were return ing,in an excursion train from Farnborough, and they were sitting side by side. The plaintiff's case was that he found the defendant's hand in his pocket, and upon his telling him of it the defendant abused him, and -aid, You kaew 111obbs, of North ActoJ." The plaintiff said that he did, and the defendant said, " You are the man who murdered him in Densten-lane, and left him on a heap of stones." The plaintiff asked im what he meant by saying those words ;- upon which the defendant said, "I mean that you are the man who mur dered Mobbs." A 'gentleman in the carriage said the plaintiff ought to be taken up, and the defendant replied, " He ought to have been hung long ay." The plaintiff said in cross- examination, that he had been to his farmers, and had something to drink, but denied that he was drunk at the time in question. Witnesses were then calle..i, who proved that the slander was uttered, and that the defendant had ad mitted that he had insulted the plaintiff by saying that he had mur dered Mobbs. It was also proved that two men had been convizted and sentenced to death for the murder of Mobbs in July, 1846, but that punishment had been co nmuted to transportation for life. The defendant in his evidence said the p'aintiff had accused him of having his hand in his pocket, whereupon ',they abused one another. The plaintiff was drunk, and he (the defendant) said, "You look like Tasker Sherry, the man who murdered Mobbs," but did not accuse him of the murder. The learned Jadge having summed up, the jury gave,a verdict for the plaintiff for 51. EMBEZZLEMENT BY A COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER. At the Southwark Police-court, on Tuesday, William Goddard, a respectable-looking man, was brought before Mr. Combo, charged with embezzling various sums of money received far, and on account of, his master Mr. James Phillips, rope and twine manufaztnrer, Union-street, Southwark. Mr. Neale attended for the prisoner. The prose Tutor stated that the prisoner had been in his employ as traveller and collector about two years, and it was his duty to collect orders and receive money from the customers, which latter he ought to have paid over to witness daily, after receiving it. A short time ago he had some suspicion as to his honesty in consequence of the non-payment of several sums from customers who formerly paid so regularly. He, in conseAucuce, went round to them, and ascertained that he had received about 291. in less Chan a month, which he had not accounted for. Witness then called in a police-constable, and gave the prisoner into custody. He then admitted having received the money, and converted it to his own use; and he bagged to be allowed a day or two to ace his friends, and settle the matter. Witness, however, refused to-do so, and the constable took him into custody. William Snoden, of 40, fled Lionstreet,' Holborn, said he was a customer of the prosecutor, and gave the prisoner orders for him. on the 15th of last month he paid him 31. Os. 7d. on his account, and the prisoner receipted the invoice. Two other cases of a similar nature were proved, when Mr. Combo said they were quite sufficient for the sessions. Mr. Neale said that if his worship intended to send his client for trial, he should reserve his defence. The prisoner was accordingly committed for trial. Mr. Scott Russell, the other day, stfted that three fourths of the shares in the Great Eastern ship were held by members and asslciates of the Institution of civil engineers, a favourable guarantee for the safety of the structure as well as the success of the company. A pardamentary committee, of which Mr. Fenwick is chairman, is now engaged in taking evidence as to .the Tweed salmo fishing. It appears that the upper river proprietors, have long been at cross purposes with those near the month of this once famous fishing stream, and that, in consequence, the saqnon have been almost extir pated. Landowners, it may thus be seen, sometimes need," protection" -from themselves. AN. ELBCTIONEERING:JOKE. — Some frolicsome joker, not having the feat of ulterior consequences before his eyes, has been indulging in practical joking, not even hesitating at forgery, intact, audaciously sending by post, several documents purporting to be "Speaker's Warrants." These were evidently copied from a past genuine docu ment, and its legal phriseolvy, coupled with the signature of "Deni son." speaker, and Mr. Cockerell's name as agent to Colonel Adair, gave the thing the appearance of genuineness; and it is not to be supri.ed that for a time the recipients of the precious document were taken off their guard, although they were perfectly aware that they had done althing to bring them in contact with a Committee of the boos of Commons ; they could not " see the reason why" they sv,ire to be drawn from their wives and families on so disagreeable an errand; the; could not see "the rea-on why" a stigma should be sought to be cast up do them, nor was their vanity by any means tickled by the supaosttion that they were likely to throw auy light upon eltction mai-practices. The hoax has caused a good deal of fun in the town; and, perhaps the perpetrator is enjoying the result of his own keen wit; 'cut he may depend upon it that he had better maintain his incognito; or he will be made to laugh on the other side of his mouth, for one of the dopes of his trickery —a warm hearted, littlest foreigner and publican, vows that he wit appeal to English justice to see if it be not superior to English wit ; and he Sven threatens now to go to London; have a personal interview with "Denison," and ask " Denison" if. that Is his handwriting ; and if "Denison" shouldsay that "Denison" or that document' was not written bi Denison, the Speaker ; then our foreign friend will ask if any denizen has a right to wrongly write Denison under the excuse of a heartles joke. But, perhaps, when time shall have softened down reasonable asperity. and the impudent Zellnquent has admitted the fell} of his act, our foreign friend will forgive the joke ; but say— " I Co love thee, my joker. But sever more be customer of mine." Cambridge Independent. Tax Suit Caor.--The general result of the Eu-opean and Asiatic silk crop can now be approximately estimated, and according tO alviLes from M. Arles Dufour, of Lyons, dated the 12th inst., it is likely to prove a bettef than was at one time anticipated. From a resume which he furnishes the following statements are gathered respecting es.ch of the producing countries. The news from Turkey and Greece is as fwronrable as possible. r t Naples, the first crop, although reduced to one-half is much better than last year. In Sicily and Ca'abria the prospects were encouraging, but the latest advicea announce that at their fourth stee the worms have become severely affecte '. In pan there is only half a normal crop, but it is still much liotter than the last, both as regards qnant ty and quality. In Tuscany and the Roman States appea ances are very promising. From Lombardy it is stated that in the districts of ftrianzia, Brescia, Bergamo and :lie lower Tyrol the seed has not succeeded, and the pro duce will be very poor ; but that in the Frloul and the high Tyroi all is going on most as isfactorily. In Pitdmont there are general corn Plaints, but the results are much better than those of last season. In France also, whic'i next to China and Lombardy is the richest silk producing country in the world, it is now believed the yie'd n.stwith standingall drawbacks, will ba superior to that of 1856. M. Dafour aids that, assisted by the generally favourable temperature, the crop but for the disease in the ued, would have been ma. yellow. This persevering malady he considers had its orig;n in the bad food whieh the warms have received during six or seven years of moist and warm winters, followed by harsh springs, .and, as s h e season has now returned to a natural character, the pe is entertained of gradual improve- ment. _ . '1 CALtFORmer: Pinr.—The evert sting quest'on f" is th' good pro" has been answered ty Mr. . all, of South John arc t, who hes suceeedel in crothieing a metallic pen, which he desiguides, not I , :antly, as above. There is hardly anything mow annoying tIOn a had i,en —every one knows the mi , ery. The pen made by Alr. Hall, Is lit for any land to use light Gr hcavv, what is of the areotest value. it does net corrode, but will work wilt: equal facility in any ink. From experience of ni etoll - e Dens, we can say. that this Gne, which in polished as gold, and will last nearly as leng, is the hest ore we have everused,—Northern Times. One box, containing six dozen pens, sent tree on receipt o= tts 6d iu postare stamps. Agents wanted en' VA - t country.—Ady. Emigrants to the "UNITED STATE? and C.,NADA, by to in; the Through 1 iceets of the Grand Trunk Railway Company, are conveyed from their port of landing to their destination in less than ONE QEASTEtt CF TUE TIM taken ey S:ctins Boat:, and et about the same rates of fares. Thus a passenger can reach Chicago from QnebeC, a distance of 1,007 miles, in lass than 24 days, whereas by water it is nearly dottble the distance, and requires from 12 to 15 days, with flee or six changes of Steam Boats, during all of which they are exposed to the arts and machinations of designing persons, whose sole means o f livin;t Is by the:r plunder. The Steam Boats, especially when crowded, scarcely afford protection from the weather. Passengers with Through Tickets are allowed the same amount of luggage, free, ason board the ship, and it is conveyed from the Ship to the Railway Station without any charge whatever. The Agents of the Grand give Mechanics, Artisans, and Labourers, on Trunktheirplaces a ,r Company va which l it is to be had, tlie willb best information in respect to employ, ent, the and the rates of wages. Intending Emigrants :tan have sent to them, free, a Tariff of passengetates ; and all their enquiries with regard to the sailing of both steamers and sailing ships, Scale of Dietary, &c., will ba immediately answered on application, either personally or by letter, at the offices of the gratni 'frank company, 21, Old Broad-street, London, MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Evening The Cotton Market keeps very quiet, but prices are well maintained. The sales to-day were 5,000 bales, of . which 500'were on speculation and for export. The Liverpool Share Market remains very quiet, and with very little business doing, prices exhibit a downward tendency. The transactions to-day were :-Birkenhead, Lancaahire and Cht shire,"7o ; Biaekburn, 91 ; Caledonian, 374; Great Western, 641; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1001 1004; London and North Western, 1041; Manchester, Sheffield. zind Lincolnshire. 434, 431-, 441 ; Midland. 831, a ; York Capital • Stock, 354; 35 ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 141, 14 9-16, 144. 144, 151 ; Lancashire Insurance, 4p The following were the closing prices :-Black burn, -9, 94 ; Chester and Birkenhead, 70, 704 ; Caledonian, 371. 371 ; Chester and Holyhead, 18, 181 ; Eastern Counties, 11 9-16, 11 11-16 ; East Lancashire, 964, 97; Ditto £9 shares, 4, 13.16 p ; Great Northern, 244. 25 ; Great Western, 644, 641 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire. Stook, 1004. 1004 ; ditto £9 shares, 1, 1 1-16 p ; Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 194, 194; London and North Western Stock, 1044.1044; ditto R shares, 3-16, * d ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 441 - 441 ; Midland Stock, 831 834; North British, 10 13-16, 10 15-16; North Staffardshire, 5, 44 d; North Eastern-Berwick, 221, 23 ; York and North Mia land, 351, 351; Leeds Capital Stock, 224. 221 ; South Eafitern and Dover, 22 3-16, 22 5-16 Scottish North Eastern, 124, 13; Buffalo and Lake Huron, 1, y d ; Ditto New Shares, 4. z d ; Dutch Rhenish, 1 13-16, 1 11-16 d ; Great WeStern of Canada, 224, 224 ; Ditto. New Sha r es, 14, 14 . p; Great Luxembourg, 11* 114 d; Grand Trunk of Canada, 151, 154. There was another dull day in the Market for the Public Funds and Securities, and Consols de clined t 0•93 with settlers, but afterwards rallied to 93 with buyers. Toe quotations cement_ after official hours were 93 to 934. txehequei closed at 5 dis. to 1 pm., and the New Three Per Cents. at 921 to 921. An active inquiry prevails for Money, and the demand for discount accommodation has rather increased to-day, and the opinion now generally prevails that the minimum quotation will not un dergo an immediate reduction. The applications for loans, and for the negotiation of mercantile paper, during the last two or three days, have been so active that it is feared that the stock of private securities held by the Establishment; and which, on the 6th inst., stood at 19,066,7401, has been swelled to a considerable extent. There can be no doubt that the settlements at the Stock Exchange have assisted in increasing the general inquiry, sad it is believed that the facilities afforded by the authori ties to the holders of stock in.obtaining loans during the shutting of the transfer books have augmented the pressure upon the resources. During the last two or - three days, some large loans by private individuals to the Stock Exchange have been called in, and the Honourable East India Company is believed to have withdrawn a large amount advanced to dealers in securities. These facts explain -the slight return of pressure now com plained of, and in a few days it is very probable that some abatement will be recorded. The various channels open for the employment of capital are so numerous that the least extra inquiry is imme diately felt, but the tendency of the market must not be determined by these occasional vatiations. The material improvement noticed in the position of the Bank of England, and which has enabled the directors to resume their loan operations, is a proof that the pressure which has been felt for many months past is gradually being lightened. It may frequently happen, however, that a little reaction will take place, but this should not occasion appre hension. Little business was done in the London Railway Share Market to-day, but prices were very steady. The following were the closing quotations : -Ambergate, Nottingham and East Junction, 54, ; Caledonian, 741, 75 ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 60, 62; Eastern Comities, -114, 111 ; East Lancashire, 97, 98 • Great Northern, 994, 100; Do. A., 90, 92 ; Great Western, 634, 641; Lancashire and.Yorkslaire, 1004, 1001 Leeds Northern, 431, 431; London and North Western, 1.031, 1044; London and SOuth Western, 1001 1011; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 444 ; Midland, 834, 834 ; North British, 434 ; South Eastern and Dover , 731; 741 ; York, Newcastle and Berwick, 91, 92 ; York and North Midland, 704, 701; Holyheads, 36, 37; Grand Trunks, 144, 15 ; Great Western of Canada, 224, 224; Do. (New), 14, 14; Great Southern and Western, 104, 106; Mexicans, 224, 23; Northern of France, 381, 39 ; Paris and Strasburg, 294; Paris and Lyons, 581, 59 ; Russian, 108, 110 ; Paris and Orleans, 57, 59 ; Central France, 241, 25; Sambre and Meuse. 81 ; Nanaur and Liege, 84; Great Lux embourg, 64, 61 ; Antwerp and Rotterdam, 64. 7 ; Dutch Rhenish, 11t, 114; Lombardo-Venetian, 41, 5. After official hours the following were the prices 'paid :-Caledonian, 731; Eastern Counties, 11.9-16, 11 11-16 ; East Lancashire, 97, 98 ; Great Northern, 991, 100 ; Ditto A, 90,91 ; Great Western, 634, 644; _Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1004, 1004; London and North Western, 1041 ; Manehea ter, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 444, 441 Midland Stock, 831, 831 ; North British, 431 ; South Eastern and Dover, 744, 741; York, New pastle, and Berwick, 91, 92 ; York and North Midland, 704, 704. There is no change to notice in the state of our Produce . Markets. Sugar is very dull of sale, and prices are with difficulty maintained. The quarterly meeting of the,proprietors of the East India Company was held this day, when thd report of the committee of by-laws was presented, and the committee's names were submitted for re-election. R. D, Mangles, Esq , M.P., presided. In answer to some complaints on the part of Mr. Jones and Mr. Lewin, the Chairman said it had never been the custom to publish intended mo tions, except notices of the same were given in the open court. It was not compulsory for the directors to notice every proceeding in Parliament at the next general court, except it be likely to affect the interest of . the proprietors. In conse quence of the decease of Thomas Weeding, Esq., his place was filled by H. Strachan, Esq. The remainder of the committee were re-elected for the ensuing year. Mr. Lewin gave notice of a motion . for inducing the Honourable Court to remedy the breach of faith committed towards the Sepoys by the.69th Regiment of Madras Cavalry. Mr. Jones seconded the motion. The Chairman said this case had beea disposed of a dozen times before. The motion was negatived,and the court adjourned. Of the 244,0001. in specie brought by the Niagara from New York, about 144,0001. reached London yesterday, the rest being on continental account. Of this sum, about 40,0001 in bar gold was pur chased for exportation to Cadiz by the steamer Sultan, which will leave Southampton to-day, and which may perhaps take out some additional re mittannes. The remainder of the 144,0001., con sisting chiefly of American eagles, was taken for transmission to the Continent, principally in pay ment for silver. We believe that the shipments of specie and bullion for the East by the Pere on the 20th inst. will reach the unprecedented total of about a mil lion and a quarter sterling, notwithstanding the check imposed bylthe rise in therates of insurance. The magnitude of the amount is in great measure attributable to the receipt, per the steamer Parana, in the first week of this month, of an enormous supply of silver from Mexico. To-morrow will be last day for effecting shipments by the Pera. Large amounts of Silver continue to be received from the Continent. Since Saturday.morning , the steamers Rhine and Albion have arrived from Boulogne, the former with 32, and the latter with 93 cases; and the Clarence, from Antwerp, with 29 cases and.ll casks. The value of these remit. tances is probably not less than 140,0001. The steamer Parana, for the West Indies, will take out 24,0001. in specie, of which 12,8001. -is gold and the rest silver. A special meeting of the North , and South Western Junction Railway Company is called for the 29th instant, to consider alai which authorises the construction of the proposed Richmond and Kew Extension Railway. Viee-Chap cQ ll 9 r Kindersley has made a call of 4l • per, share on the 'contributories of the Justico Assurance Society, payable by the 24th inst. The half-yearly dividend is advertised - on the Portuguese Three per Cent. Bonds of 1853 and 1856, and on South Carolina Bonds (negotiated by Messrs Palmer, Mackillop, Dent, and Co.). Messrs. C. J. Hambro and Son advertise the guaranteed interest on Zealand Railway shares. Wheat Barley ~ Oats Malt Flour. - barrels. - 3 3Cks. LONDON MINING MARKET.-JUNE 17. The market for home mining stocks remains quiet, with little demand. The only transactions recorded in the Stock Exchange are in Alfred Consols at 171, and North Wheal Basset at 161 and 16. In foreign descriptions there is no movement of importance. SALFORD CATTLE MARKET.—JUNE 17. The sup. ly at market to-day consisted of 878 beasts, and 6,207 sheep and lambs. There was a fair demand at the following prices : Best beef, 7d to 7id ; middling do., 6d to 64d; cows, 5d to 6d ; best wedders, 7,id to 8d; ewes, 6d to 61d ; lambs, 8d to 93 ; calves, 6d to 7d per lb, CORK BUTTER MARKET.--JUNE 17. The supply at market consisted of 2,000 kegs and firkins, which sold off at steady prices. Firsts, 993 ; Seconds, 988 ; Thirds, 89s ; Fourths, 79s ; Fifths 688 ; and Sixths 58s per cwt. grommtrtta z:nt2llttente. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.—JUNE 17. The cotton market has been quiet to-day ; the demand, although general has been limited to small quantities, but prices are steady. T e sales—including 250 Pernambucos Bid to 88d, 10 Bahias sid. 100 Egyptians sid to 9id, 600 Surats 4il to 64d—are reported 5,000 bales, of which 500 ar3 on speculation and for export. LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKET.—JUNE 17. SUGAR— continue to have a fiat market, and have only to report 22 : tons u clayed Manilla at 50s per cwt. MoLassEs.-60 puncheons Rarbadoes have reilised 30s per cwt. COPFLE —The sales consist of 150 bats .ow to fine ordinary Rio at 4ls to sts per cwt. RICE remains dull, and we hive only to notice 1,150 bags Bengal at 13s 9d per cwt. MADDER R.3oTs —At the auctions this morning, a few bales of Turk , y suld at 603. ITRMERIC.-19 0 bags Bengal at 548. GAMBIER.-600 bales at 15s 3d to 15s 9d, all faults, and 17s for sound BEEC' WAX.-27 cases at Si 7s gd to 8/ lOs per cwt. FUSTIC.-40 tons Jamaica at 6/ 2s 6d to 61 7s 6d, and 3D tons Puerto Cabello, all faults, at 61 to 612 s 6d. FIBRE. —A few bales Mexican at 701 per ton. ' msEEn.—We have to report 7co bags Bombay at 66s to 673, with 1,000 qrs to arrive at 67s RAPE EED.-403 bags Bombay and 500 bags Bengal at 64s per qr. GRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKET.—JUNE 17. Per stone, 20Th,. I Per 001Lis. s. d. s. d s. d. r. d.lPotatoes. Seedlings 44t0 4 8 O 6* to 0 Ba,Ditto, Kempi 3 9 ,0 4 0 . 0 0 to 0 0 , Ditto. Whiterocks. 3 8 to 4 0 O 5* 'o 0 7 Ditto, Balshaws 3 6 to 0 0 O la to 02* Ditto, Beldrums 2 Bto 210 O 0 to 0 0 Ditto, cattle 0 0 to 0 0 O 3 to 0 3i Per ton. O 2 to 0 3* Turnips O 0 to 0 o,Carrots O 0 to 0 0 llanzle wurzei 0 to 0 6 Manure 4 6 to 6 6 Hay, 01d...... Ditto, new.. Ditto, clover • Green Clover ... • Vetches Straw, wheat Ditto, oat .. ..... • Ditto, barley .. • . Oats, in straw LIVERPOOL (SCOTCH) PIG IRON MARKET.- 3u 16, On market for NV irrants closes at 77s 6d to 78s cash. Shipments from Glasgow, last week Do. Do., corresponding week, 1856 Do. Do., corresponding week, 1855 Aggregate shipments from Glaqgow from Jan l, 1857, to date 250,677 Same period, 1856 Increase Price this time last year, 733 6d .15,817 LONDON PRODUCE NI 4RKET.—JuNE 17. Suoka.—A moderate demand only has been experienced for this article, and except Benare , and crystallised Mauritius, a decline of Is has been submitted to. The only transaction reported t rivately is 200 boxes Savannah, No. 12, at 62s 6d. Refined is without alteration in price, an t there is but lithe activity in the demand. COPP' E.—The inquiry has improved, and an advance of about Is has been paid privately; good native Ceylon has realised 665. TEA.—Common congous in demand, btv ; e.s would give Is ld, but sellers demand la lid. SALTPETBS —The market is fiat; and no sales of importance reported. COTTON.-109 bales have been sold. RICE.-5,000 bags Java were taken in at 123 to 13s 6d. S ricE;. —1,200 ba us Batavia sold steadily at 4id to bid ; 200 bags Malabar bought in at 5 d ; 22 cases mace sold at is lid to 2s ; 70 pckages nutmegs, 23 to 2s 4d ; 200 bags ,:frican ginger, 31s to 34s 6d; and 37 barrels Jamaica, 83; to 8/ 141. LONDON TALLOW MARKET.—JUNE 17. The market is firm to-day, at the following quotations : —Town Tallow, 578 nett cash; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 603 to 60s 6d; June, 60s to 603 3d; July to September, 583; October to December, 575. BOROUGH HOP MI.RKET.--JuNE 17. Accounts continue to come unfavourable. Der, €130,000. HoP INTELLIGENCE.--In the Maidstone district the last few cold nights have changed the colour of the leaves, many of which now look as if they were affected by fire blast, and are beginning to curl. Tlpre is still but little appearance of fly. About Edenbridge the hops have improved, and there is less fly than last week. The bine is slack in places. From several districts in Sussex we have reports o' an in crease of vermin on the plants ; some of which appears to have been blown away by the recent high and cold winds, but that left is recorded as seriously detrimental to the growing crop. Generally the bine is stated to look less healthy than it dirt a week or two ago. In tha more remote parts of the county, especially about Rye, the plants were said to re growing mora rapidly than they ought before the unfavourable change of the weather.—South Eastern Gazette. LONDON CORN MARKET.—JUNE 17. The attendance in Mark-lane was small this morning, and the amount of business transacted not large; the advance in wheat and flour reported on Monday was, however, well maintained. Barley in short imppl w and fully as dear. Oats is fair request, and their value still tends upwards. Beans and Pease firm at Monday's q .otations. ARRIVALS INTO LONDON FROM JUNE 15 TO JUNE 17. English and Scotch *l7O Foreign: . 2720 400 lOO6O GLASGOW CORN MARKET.---JuNE 17. There was onlyaMoierate business done in wheat to-day, at an advance of Gd par quarter. Barley of fine qualities in retail sale at former prices; secondary, 6d cheaper. Beans and pease unaltered. Oats quiet. Oatmeal unchanged. Indian corn, 22s 6d for mixed, and 23s for yellow. GLASGOW PIG IRON MARKET-JDNE 17. --- We had a quiet market to—day, at steady prices:—Mixed Nos., buyers 775. sellers 77s 6d ; No. 1, buyers 78s, sellers 78s 6d ; No. 3, buyers 73e 6d, and sellers 74s per ton. "A NOVEL INKSTAND.— A. new and very ingenious inkstand bat been submitted to our notice; by a simple but ingenious contrivance the ink is always kept clear and fluid."—Northampton Mercury.— Sold at la 8d 2s 6d, and 85 6d ear . INFORMATION RESPECTING C NADA.—The Canadian Governmet has published an interesting pamphlet on the rest , nrces of Canada bud the r rospects in. store for the industrious of all classes who desire to emigrate there. It has been gratuitously circulated throughout the United Kingdom. together with the two lectures upon Canada, deiivered by Mr. Rollo Campbell, of Montreal, in January last. Every clergyman in Scotlandbas been supplied with a copy of both, together with the particulars of the Grand Trunk system of Through Booking, and a Map of Canada, upon which all the Railways and their connec tion with the United States are shown. These, and other documents, continue to be issued gratuitously to all persons who apply for them, either personally or by letter, at the offices of the Grand Trunk Rail way Company, 21, Old Broad-street, London, E.C. THE COUNCIL OF TRENT.--A letter from Rome says : —" The printing office of the Vatican is about to be re established in order to print the acts and a great number of documents connected withehe Council of Trent. This great work is to -be divided into two parts, each in three volumes in folio. - The first part will record the proceed ings of the council in the shape of a diary.. The second will reproduce the correspondence of the apostolical - nuncios, bishops, and sovereigns, and a number of other docuthents full of interest." , -- THE. CONVICT REDPATR'S FISHING BOAT.—On Sunday, Mr. Bowerman, assistant messenger of the Court of Bank ruptcy, took pniivesion, - on behalf of the assignees of the convict Leoppld Re(Tpath, ef a well-built. and valuable fishing punt, at Shepperton, near Waybridge, where Red path had his country mansion. The messenger's right to seize the pent was diaputed'by a person who asserted that it had. been made a present to him by Redpath, and that he ,had sold it to a fishermen for £l6. Upon inquiry, how ever, it was found that no deposit had been paid, and Mr. Bowerman accordingly formally took possession of this last remnant of the. convict's past reekle , s and extravagant career. The punt now remains in charge of a labourer .engaged by the nie,ssenger. CABS AND LSGSLATION.— Thiele are very few people who read pith avi lit; the debates in Parliament, who have any idea what an influence the common street cabs of L-n -don have upon the legislation of the country. The case of Monday night, will tend to illustrate the general practice which prevails. Lord Palm-Well's Oaths Bill was the first order of the day, and there were some sixteen or eighteen more orders, many of them of very considerable importance. There were also on the papers many notices of members of their intention to ask leave to introduce new bills. The Oaths Bill occupied the attention of the house until a few minutes past twelve, when theprincipal division took place—that upon Sir F. Thesiger's proposal to ape pend to the oaths the words " upon, the true faith of a Christian." Immediately as the result of the division was announced, there was a general rush out of doors, and Palace-yard, which was densely packed with cabs, was in a a minute or two completely cleared, and wearied senators were being driven off to their homes or their clubs. In the desperate race which took place, many, who were too old or too heavy to run fast were beaten by their more active rivals, and on arriving in a breathless state in the streets, they feind tbat all the cabs were gone. Some of these gentlemen returned in despair to their senetorial duties. After this great race for cabs the house sat nearly an hour-and-a-half,—several bills were read a third time and passed, Others were read a second time,—others were introduced, and much other business was transacted, and all this by a few members who, having carriages waitint for theta., could, without inconvenience, resist the aiu'ee- Ments lef the cabmen! outside, SRIPPING IN I:I.a.LIGENCE. LIVERPOO D Y2ST ItaDAY. RICH WATalt—.Molll. 7.44-E' June 16. L. JuNs 18. —South South-east. :yen. 8 16 —Height, 14 ft. 6 in • Phoenix Waterford Caledonia..., ...... N..Carl , alt Susann..h ............Charleston Cheshire Witch-. , Bocomac Pentewan Wargaret.... ...... Androssan Rarrow nthistry . ;aphire . Glasgow •• •••• ..... 33;ah Ann 1 rYlle I..evante _ „Glasgow Annan and Whitehaven t /Carlisle Young Gipsey • • Newport Leone..,` • Belf , st Awl and Mary.. .......Car1i51e Alelampus Lei h Fortuna lOcean Sprite.. Baenos Ayres . Bel ze Telegraph —Newfs.uudland Loocaristie Euphratei (s.s.) .... Princess (Fanny.. Indian (s.s.) City of Baltimore (5.5.).. New York Erneu (s.s.) Melbourne )OTIVAUD4. Excel ior .......... New York 1 Gouveneur Baron Zanzibar Pio Janein John Marto Sarita AMtha, &c Emilie ... ..... Levinns Wism .r Atlas Dodo ...... Rotterdam Rita (i.s Barcolona l Felipa yVincints, Catherine Tanke .. ..Dunkirk G. H. Bassalina.. Sterling.... Pilau .. Bordeaux June 16. 0 UTPO firs, June 17, J. N. Cashing New Cfleans Amelia .. .... Valtimore Ca'thaye (s.s.) ........ ..Smyrna Union .. ...... Monte Vide Andes (s.s.) ...... —Alexandria ' Arn9 ).. Balbec (s s.) Will am Shand . ..Triesle . Havre .... Ca la° E. Archer . Cobmbo G1eaner........ Hope (s s.) Formosa Marseilles Secundina Havannah Northman (s 5.)...... Copenhagen Albert June 17. Strathmore Constantinople :Mew York Thessalia (s.s.) Byzantium .. CLI?ARED Jun 16. Leichhart .Calcutta) W. Libby.. Calcutta' Bland Agnes. Thessalia (a ) ..........Malta, &c General Win . dham Melbotirne aIsITEUED F , R LOADING. Isaac Webb.. ..... ......New York t;barter Oak ...........New York Linda Imo ion° .. .... ... .. Panana ~ n co Lockwoods . ... .. . Quebec Vlargarett 1 ..Quebec Kotslth • . • • • • ... • • • . Quebec Bolger.. . Riga 12 .... St. John's, N.F., Daniel Jeffries ... .. San Franciseo Jalawar June 16 Bristow .. . ...... Adelaide Ante Worrfall Buen s Ayres Rance . . . Calcutta Gondar ... ........ ... Charleston Theresa . .... Dan zic Nymph ......Harbor Breton, N.F Superior Harbor Grace, &c Lima . Havannah F U ..... • ....11evannab Locomotive . ...... Lisbon Falm uth.—Arrived—The Isabel, Echoverrea, from Bilboa for Hamburg— novo Celeste, lianit.tz, from Bilboa a. Antwerp —Giae gonr, E inn, from Arendahl—Wm. Ernest, Visser, from Haraepool for Odcs=a, to st p a leak. Pe fluid Frith, June 9.—Arrived—The Atlas, Tank, from Stettin for Liverpool. Belfast, June 13.—Arrived—Ossian (s.s.), from London. Sailed — Marina, f.r Livtrpool. Dublin, Jane 17.—arrived—Zemora (s s.), from London —rmlly 0.9, Charente and Bordeaux. Kingstown, June 17.—Sailed---Palmerston, for tt.ydney, VESSELS' REPORTS, Report by the Carthaye (s.s.), Rodger, arrived here from Smyrna; galled May 31 : . . . June 2,'spoke the barqu 'Thynx, with loss of foretopmast and jibboom, b..und to the westward, 45 miles to the westward of Cape blartaban. June 12, passed two small steamers off Cape Espetebell, bound to the eastward, supposed them to be two of the Alexandria boats from Liverpool. SPOKEN. In lat. Lol. Apri 15.. Conference, hence to Australia April 21.. Great Tamanta, Calcutta to Lo.;clon 23 5..32 E. Mlty 3.. John Mel hairh 20 S . 23 W, May 7.. Ada, hence to Callao May 15 ..Rlversmith, hence to New Orleans, off Cuba. May 30.. Thornton, Now York to Liver Fool Jane 6 —Martin Luther, for Quebec .......... ........ 50 N.. 33 W. FOREIGN PORTS. Karnak. (s.s.), hence at Malta, and left for Syra. Gyvan Bahr (Turkish higd.te), hence at Malta. Tenerlff (s.s.), and Calpe (s s.)—both hence at Trielte. Oribe hoi.ce a, Ibrail. Gan, hence at ',winemunde. Mmilla, hence at Hamburg. Snowdon, hence at Altona. Jane, and Retriever (s.s.)—both hence at Cuxhaven. Vigilant, hence at Ostend. Rhone (s.s.), hence at Naples. Europa (s s.), hence at Cadiz. Fortuna, hence at 'conning. Diamenten, hence at Christiania. Trewari ha Tomkin, hence at 'II czel. General ego, and Verwatching— both hence at Harlingen. Maria French, Missionary, Hineand George—All hence at Cron3t adt Amelia Laura, Donebro4; Bellona, Nicholson ; Eliza Bell, Breeie; Trident, Craig ; Bonnie Dundee, Muir ; Gretje Koens. Kniper ; Annr Arendina, Pop: Jacoba, Alida; Catharine, De Boer—all hence at Cronstadt. Victory, Chambers ; Arab, Kemp ; P. J. Behruck, Benck ; Cornelias das Victor; and Otto, Huueman—all hence at Riga. Juno, Juchter, hence at Memel. Frederick Gustav, Andreas. hence at Kiel. Dorothea, Paterson; Anneborg, Matheson; Julius ; and Thie, Gronegard—hence at Copenhagen. oren:es (s.s.), from Constantinople at Gibraltar, and cleared for Tangiers. Elizabeth Bibby, and raeoodkee, from the Mediterranean off Gibraltar —both ound for the Atlantic. Norma (a s.), Dixon. from Constantinople at Smyrna, and sailed for Malta Ebro (s.s.), hence at Cadiz, and proseeded for Maiaza. Avoca sailed from Jamaica, May 21 ; Northumberland, from Smyrna, June 5 ; Calpe (s.s.), from Trieste, June 9 ; Danube (s.s.), from Naples, June t. ; Victoria,from Cadiz, May 30; and General Martina, from Cadiz, June 2—all for Liverpool. lonia (s.s.) sailed from Constantinople for Smyrna. • Jane M`Donaid, from Stettin at El , inore, June 13, for LlVerpool. Ann Wilson, hence at New Zealand. Simeon, hence at Caldera. BIRTHS. On the 14th inst., at 60, Eaton-square, London, the wife of Frank Crossley, Esq., M.P., of a son and heir. On the 14th inst., at Da'ston, the wife of Mr. Arthur R. Noyes, of Melbourne, Victoria, of a dauFhter. on the 15th inst., at Farnham, Surrey, the wife of Captain Lutyens, 20th Regiment, of a son. On the 15th inst.. at 5, Southwick-place, Hyde-park-square, Lon don, the wife of walker Skirrow jun., Esq., of a daughter. On toe 15th inst., at Park-road, stoke Newington, the wife of Alfred W. Gibbs, Esq. of a son. MARRIAGES. Oa the 13th inst., at the parish Church, St. George.the-Martyr, Queen -square, Lond.,n, by the Rev. W. Short. M.A., Rector, Mr. George A. Chren. Great College-street', Camden-town, to Rosina, eldest daughter of Mr. Snelling. east-street, Lamb's Conduit-street. On the 13th inst., at Christ Church. St. George in the East, London, by the Rev. George H. M‘Gill. the Incumbent, Mr. Charles Williams, of Sykes'-terrace, Mile-end-road, to Elizabeth Ann, eldest daughter of Mr. Benjamin Curtis, of St. George-street. On the 13th inst., at t. Pancras Church, London, by the Rev. J. W. Gleadall, M.A , owing preacher at the Foundling. John Francis White, Esq., to Mary Ann. only surviving daughter of the late John Cooper, Esq., of H.M. Ordnance, Tower, and of Guildford-street, Russell-square. On the 13th inst.. at the parish Church of St. Nicholas, Glamorgan shire, by the Rev. Edward Tyler, brother of the bride, assisted by the Rev, Roper Tylr, rural Dean, George Richard Browne, Esq., Capta n 88 Connaught Rangers, only son of the Hon. Howe Browne, of Crouch Oak, Surrey, and nephew of Lord Kilmalne. to Louisa, youngest daughte • of Admiral Sir George Tyler, K. 11., of Cottrell, in the county of Glamorgan. DEATHS. On the 27th of March, aged 43, at Williamstown, Victoria, where he had gone to make an official inspection, and was murdered by the convicts;, John Price, Esq., Inspeetor•General of the Penal Depart ment, fourth son of the late Sir Rose Price, Bart., of Trengwainton, Cornwall, On the let April, at Bathurst, New South Wales, the Rev. Robert Oneby Walker, M.A., eldest son of Robert Oneby Walker, Esq.. of Avening Court, Gloucestershire. On the 13th inst., Anna Elizabeth, the beluved and affectionate wife of Mr. John Faulkner, of 82, Farringdoc-strset, and youngest daughter of Edward Manning, Esq., of Croughton, Northampton shire, in the 37th year of her age. On the 13th ir.St , at 7, Belgrave-terrace, Abbey-road, St. John's. wood, in the 61st year of her age, Charlotte Elizabeth. widow of the late Mr. Richard harmer], of Winder, and fifth daughter of the late G. L. J. Griesbach, Esq., of the same place. On the 14th inst., at Wall, near Lichfield, John Oakley Mott, aged 4 years. JT BlrZll3. :l'arriagee l and Deaths, are only inserted when sent to our oflice duly authenticated. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWTON RACE S.—YESTERDAT. TRIAL STAGES. Jackspring 1 I Attorney-General 2 General Williams 3 Five no. GOLBOURNE PARK STAKES, C. by Buckthorn... 1 Intareidonia ..,2 I Knockburn ...3 Seven ran. GREAT NEC TON HANDICAP. Mongrel —.l 1 King of Scotland ..2 1 Master Bagot ...3 Nine ran. IdAKERSPIILD HANDICAP. Breeze.. _1 C. by Buckthorn Caphow ....2 I Pere.....3 Nine ran. HAMPTON RACES.—Y7.srxitoAr. SURREY AND MIDDLESEX STAKES. Fulbeck..,l I Vulegn..2 I Ruth__ 3 Alice Whitworth 4 Six ran. INNIMPEItEe PLATE. Dramatiet.. ~..1 I Spine. 2 Jeu d'Espcit 3 Six rau. CL LAMM lITAJI.EB. Polly Peachani„ ...I I Woodmite....2 I Valentine (filly) .3 Three rays HURST PLLTZ. Inspiration Naugh:.'s 80y..2 1 Usurer LATEST BETTING. NORTHUMBERLAND PLATS• 6 to 8 agst Skirmisher (taken) 4 ... 1 • . Underhand (offered) 15 .. 1 .. Prioress (taken) Vr.onnnercia( *aleg. THIS DAY . THIS DAY, the 18th instant, et Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 16, Exchange-buldings, 610 Bags Ye low Ai S PAHA) SEED, Landing ez Annie Wi:son.--For particulars apply to J. H. RAYNER & CO., Brokers, Tins Der, the 18th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 16. Excha , ge-buildings, 2527 Barrels American TAR, now landing ex Isaac Webb, from Now York, west s:de Wellington Basln.—Apply to - J. RAYNER & C'►., Brokers. Postponed from ...lond -y, the 15th instant. Oa acconnt of whom it may concern. Tuts- DAN , , the 18th instant at Twelve o'clo,k, at the Brokers' Office, 16, i'sxchange•bnildinga, • 1200 Bags Baltimore BARK, lying in Green's, Fulton•street, sated from th- late fire.—For par ticulars apply to J. H. RAYNER & CO.. Brokers. On a.connt of whom it may concern. This DAY, the 18th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' 0f11c ,, , 16, Exchanze-buildings, 100 Cases ARGOLS, saved from the late fire in Pn,tori-steeet, and lying in the Wrecked Sheds, Prince's Dock.—For particulars apply to J. H. RAYNER & CO., Brokers. Tian PAY, the 18th instant, at une o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 11, Exchange 78 Bales COT CI all faults, ex Jane, from Apalaehicoia ; 28 no. DITTO, di., Mansanito, lying in Logan's, Beton-stmt.—Apply to WM. CL ARE & SONS, Brokers. Tata Mossitaa, the 18th instant, at fla , f-past Ten o'clock precisely, on the Quay, Souih east Corner of the l?rtuiswick Dock, 15 MASTS, 48 to 54 feet long, 8 to 9 inches diameter, 105 SPARS. 30 to 50 feet long, 5 to 6 1,594 POLES, 22 feetlo sg, and under 4 920 RICKER`, 211 BATTENS, just landed ex Vale, from Breoig.—Apply to Messrs. D. E. G4nwin and Co., Merchants; nr to t :DwARD CFIALONER, Brisk-r. T O-M 0 R OW. To-morinow, the 19th instant, immediately after dinner, on the Quay of the Brunswick D.)at, oppd,ite the bottom of Warwick-street, 269 Logs B RCH, av,:raging 16 inches calliper, 19 Logs A H, 151 11 , „ new landing. ex Morning News, from St. John, N.B.—Apply to Messrs. 1 amport and Holt, Merchants ; or to EDWA D CHALONE 7, Broker. To•Moxsow, the 19th ingant, at Iwciva o'clock, at the Bro;iers' Office, 355 Tierces Fine America t LARD, ex Constellation.—Apply to BIGL AND, SONS, & J PREYS. Brokers To-Moaaow, the 19th instant, at 'fweive o'clock, at the brokers' Officc, Victoria-buildings, Hackin's-hey, 6158 Pieces Fine Largo Abassia OXWOOD, aver .-grog 35 pieces to the ton, now landing ea Kangaroo (s.), from Constantinople direct, in Nelson Dock.—Apply to T. W. & J. C. HARROP & CO., Brokers. To-sionaow, the 19th instant, at Noon. at the Cotton : , alesroom, Exchange-buileings, One 7-Tlorsa-power High-pressur, ENGINF. and BOILER, suitable for hoistirg or turning mackLery; on board the ship Meteor, south side of Sandon Dock.— , .pply PF.'"‘CIVAT., CAMPBELL & CO. Brokers to the iverpool Underwriters' Association._ On account of whom it may concern. To-ateas , w, ne 19th iostant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Public Saleroom Exchange-buildings, About 250 Packages very Valuable Damaged MANUFACTURED GOODS, consisting of Woo'hns, Linens, tilanket, , , Linen Thread, and Printed and Plain Calicoes. Stuff Goods, Carpeting, 2 Piano Fortes, 4 casks Arsenic. 9 casks H.rdware,Saodiery, 1 large Milnees Safe, 7 crates Earthenware, arc., being part of the cargo saved from the wreck of the Emper..r, bound hence to Bahia; at same time, COO boxes ot Soap. the whole lying at the Sheds for Wrecked Goads, north-east side of Prince's Dock. To be followed by other Sales from the same ship. Apply to Measn. Brice, Friend and Co., Merchants; or to PERCIVAL, C & Brokers to the Liverpool Underwriters' Association. NEXT 'WEEK On Idosrps.r next, the 22nd instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the B:okers' Bice, 4, Lane is'er-buildings, 100 Barrels LARD OIL, el B.C. Winthrop, from New Orleans.—Apply to JOHN DAVIES & CO., Brokers. On THURSDAY, the 25th instant, at Twe "re o'clock, at the Brokers' oillie, g, mford-street, 143 bales Shanghae STRAW BRAID, per City of Manchester, from New York.—Apply to Messrs. Baring, Brokers & Co., Merchants ; or to WRITAKER, WHITEHEAD gz CO., Brokers. PURE PALE CANARY, TWENFY-SIX SHILLINGS PER. DOZEN WINES D e ANDER SON, 5 , --CASTLE STREET.-5. PLAIT. Highest class Vintage Wine, five years 1 .., 40a Per oz. In bond and lit for immediate use .... _ . In Pints .................. SHERRY. First Class, Pale and Gold.. ......423 „ CLARET. St. Julien, four years in bottle.. CANARY, Twenty-ela Shillings per Dozen: MERCHANTS' NEW DINING ROOMS ANDERSON'S. R. CAMERON, ty . WATCH AHD CHRONOMETER MAKER, 54, SOUTH CASTLE-STREET, LIVERPOOL. MARINE CHRONOMETERS ON SALE, or HIRE. SEXTANTS, QUADRANTS, TELESCOPES, BAROMErERs. CHARTS. &c. SUMMER COATS! EVERY description of SUMMER COATS, suitable for The Office, The House, The Garden, The Street, And for Tourists, Including THE WATERPROOF TWEED TALI' A, And THE TWEED AND MELTON BEAUFORT, May be had at P. L. MdCTAGGART'S TAILORIA G ESTABLISHMENT, 24 and 26, BOLD-STREET. Portmanteaus, Coat Cases, Carpet Begs, A: napsacks, German Wallets. &e. pafn. FOR BARCELONA. Immediate Despatch. ► r The new Seven years' A 1 coppered clipper Brig BROTHELS. Has room for about 50 tons goods only. In Birkenhead Dock.— Apply to H. E. MOSS & CO., 2. Rumcord-plac3. eagt 3Ettbitl. STEAM 0 THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE AND MADRAS. The splendid Iron screw Steam-ship PRINCE ARTHUR; Twelve years A 1. 4,11 X 2,200 tens burthen, 180 horse-power nominal, 308 horse-power effective; Purchased by the Hon. East India Company, and under engagement to leave Liverpool early in July. Has most superior accommodation, and, steaming direct out. offers an eligible opportunity for officers and families proceeding to India. Will take a limited quantity of light goods and specie, and load in the Wellington Dock, Liverpool. For freight or passage apply to Messrs. J. P. SCHIL IZZI & CO., Owners, Fenwick Chambers, Liverpool. Ofrita. TIAIL STEAMERS FROM LIVERPOOL TO MADEIRA, TENERIFFE, AND THE WEST COAST OF. AFRICA. • THE AFRICAN STEAM-SHIP COMPANY'S powerful and first-class screw steam-ships leave \ Liverpool on the 20th of Every Month, embarking - the Royal Mails and Passengers at PLYMOUTH, on the 24th. The GAMBIA, Captain C. TAT r, w 11 be the steamer of Jane 2h. These steamers convey Goods and Passengers to the under mentioned Ports :—Madeira, Teneriffe, Goree, Bathurst, Sierra Leone, Monrovia, Cape Coast Castle, Accra, Lagos, Bonny, Old Calabar, Cameroons, and Fernando Po. Sailing Bills, and all further information, may be had on applies, Lion in Plymouth, to H. J. Waring, Octagon , to WILLIANI LAIRD Lk Co.. 23, Ca , Ve-street, Liverpool, and 49, Lime street, London. 311anttturg. STEAM FROM LIVERPOOL ‘. TO t,.._; f ! ,:i . q t 4l .... HAMBU R G DIP.ECT, •~ .‘ "l6 ' TAKING GOODS FOR HARBURO AND .t', , A 6 .4... Zi';' ALTONA. The undermentioned or other first class Screw Steam ships are intended to sail regularly between LIVER PO f)L and HAMBURG, leaving each port weekly, as follows— June NORMAN ValiMt Saturday.... 2a. at 8 morning RE"! RI EVER Phillips_ Saturday.... 27, at 2 afternoon And from Hamburg every Wednesday. Bonded en ds tricot be alongside the day but one before sailing. Loading berth north side Wellington Doer. Bills of lading to be had of Messrs. Turner and Dunnett, James street. Freights and fares moderate. C u p o p . ly 2 , 3 i . n C H a a s t m le bf s i t r r g e , e t t o. Liverpool. rp 1 . 7 0 ..P 1 ,e and t ; a to For w. I f L u r L t r m i n L f okr lAltar o& n 49, Li me street, London. iiit of Rim ISLE OF MAN. fifo‘ AM Oh. LI VERPJOL AND D 3UGL?,S. The Isle of Dian Company's large and powerful Royal Mail Steam ship TYNWALD, MONA'S Ql.l F EN, or other of their first-class Steamers, is appointed to leave PRINCE'S PI BEHEAD, LIVERPOOL, for Douglas, every Morning, at Eleven, and to leave Douglas every Morning at Nine o'clock, from the 30th of May to the end of Septem ber (Sundays OECei , ted). RETURN Ttcxxrs —Saloon Cabin. 85 (including fees) ; Fore Cabin, 4s. Single Fares—Cabin, 6s ; Fore Cabin, 3s. During the months of July and August an extra Steamer Is intended to leave LIVERPOOL for DOUGLAS every MONDAY and SATURDAY AFTERNOON, about Two o'clock, with Passengers only.—See Brad shaw's Guide, page 151. AGENTS. LIVERPOOL THOS. ORFORD, 32 (late 24), James-A:est. Manchester John Walker, 77A, Market-street, Douglas Edward Moore. THE NORTHERN TIMES.-LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1857.