The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-06-10 00:00:00

R J. NODDER, HATTER 81, CHURCH-STREET, Begs resnecthilly to Inform the Nobility and Gentry of Ll7er pool that his NEW STYLES fur the Season are NOW READY for Inspection. tetartttlx. WANT twe 'ED, a small COTTAGB, shark be. Waterloo ktud. Sogt/skorf;-~, 8. 4, Northern HEAD BOOTS, also t —Apply at the Crooked Billet Rote wANrEn. an BOOTS N DE a Exchange- AMANCHEiTER COMMISSION HOU'iE. of long and tint rate standing, wishes to increase its connecti,n among the large Shipping Hou-es in Liven - :ill, as their buyer of Manchester goods ; and to houses of undoubted respectability, large and liberal credits will be given. —Address A. 97, Post- office, Manchester. WANTED, a SOLICITOR, for a First-class Tailoring and Out. fitting Establishment. —A liberal salary and commission will be given to a competent man, who has a good connection with captains, an , ' the shipping generally —Ad . ress by letter (Z. R.), at the Northern Times office, stating qualifications and where last etriphgvd. ►ito SOAP BOILERS, WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS, AND OIL MERCHANTS.—An experienced TRAVELLER is about to make a journey through all the chief towns in IRELAND for a Liverool Hmse. and is enabled to t4ce commissions for any article whe►- bulky samples are n,t required. He can COLLECT OUT STANDING ACCOUNTS,—Address J. P., Northern Times office. o THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL BOHEM IAN GLASS it GLASS AND CHINA TRADE. in want of an experienced SALESMAN.—The advertiser having jest returned from an engage ment in New York. is open to an immediate engagement Any gentleman in want of an assistant, by addressing a note to Mr. Pope, care of Mr. C. Willmer, Northern Times office, or to the address of the advertiser, Mr. J. Pope, 14, Leyceater-street, will meet with prompt attention. Co be Ott. TO be LET, in the vicinity of the Exchange, a DOUBLE OFFICE, on the second floor. Fixtures may be taken at a valuation. Rent £35 ner annum. —Address C 4. Northern Times office. To be LET, in 80 , tie, a very la r ge HALL, well ada p ted for a Meeting House, Club Room, or any other such purpose, being at the present time occupied as a Plar e of Worship, with seats and everything complete. —Apply to Mr. Parsons, Mersey Hotel. Borole. 'j'O DRAPERS sad GROCI RS.—A HOUSE and SHOP to be r, with immediate r o•seßsion. in one of the most popular towns in North Wales. doing first-rate business, and an old establishment, of 18 years' standing. The proprietor retiring from the trade. The stock can b. reduced it required. For further par ticulars. apply E. T.. Northern Times office. tirO `A HOi.ESALEDRUGGISTS and OTHER.—TO be LET, for a Term of tears, the MILLS, WAIIEROUSE, OFFICES, &c., in Wood-street, lately occupied by Messrs. Edney & Raines, as wholesale druggists, including the Engine and Machinery, now ready for work. The Premises, which are very commodious, will be Let together or separately, and immediate possession can be given.—For further particulars apply to Mr. George S. Sanderson, 13. James-street, Liverpool. KENTLEDGE.—A large and well Also, BALLAST (Pig) IRON 11 ILLIAM F. SIM, Sweeting-street en *alt. assorted Stock always on hand. COB PONY, PHZTON, and HARN E SS .—FOR SALE, a Bright Ray Cob-like GELDING, 6 years, 13i hands, war ranted sound. quiet, and clever in harness, and equal to great weight in saddle. Also, the PHX ruN and HARNESS.-6, Upper Newington (t -o doors f , oit Renshaw-street). private house. ADDRESS MR. PRIEST, BIRKENHEAD. HOUIE, HOUSES! I LAND I LAND! I —ON SALE, in large or small lots. variously suated, and rangin In price fr6m about an° to ae6 ',ooo.—See it H. P. Priest's Ch e shir e and Lancashire Property Circular. Can be had wads and free by post. Cheshire offices, for the Sale and Letting of Land and Houses, Market-cross Chambers (one door from Market-square) Market-street. Birken head. TO be SOLD. Valuable FR EEHOLD PREMISES , situate in Conway-street, Evertor', consist ing of St:private DWE 1.1.1NG. HOUSES, numbered respectively, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, and 42, sub. stantially but t, and occupied by respectable tenants. Port Wines in Bond of the Vintages of 1847, 1851, or 1852, or Good Sherries, to the full value of the Property would ie taken, or part cash and part wine, as may be agreed upon. Apply to Mr. J..seph Russell, solicitor, Clayton-square; or to Mr. John Bennett, estate agent, Lord-street, Liverpool. rccat males. ['HIS DAY, Tars DAY, the 10th instant, at Half-past One o'clock, at the Commercial Saleroom, Temple-court, 403 Poxes Short Boneless Middles} American BACON. SOS Do. Long Do. Do. nst landed px Peter Maxwell ; 293 Boxes Camberland-cut American BACON, just lasded ex Car,atic.—Apply to Messrs. Fielden, Brothers and Co., Merchants, or to WILLIAM GARDNER & CO., Brokers THIS DAT, the 10th in.tant. at Half past One o'clock, at the Commercial Saleroom, Temple-court, 600 Boxes he ce Cumberland-cut American BACON, now landing ex Will. m Chemberlain. from I h:lacielohia.—Apply to llitssrs. Richardson, Spenc,! and Co., ),ercbants, or to WILLIAM GARDNER & CO., Brokers Tkirs DAr, the 14th instant. at Halt-past One o'clock, at the Commercial Saleroom, Temple-court, 209 Firkins Prime Canadian BUTIER, ex North American, screw steamer, frcm Al ootreal.—Apply to Messrs. Smith and Moore, Merchants, or to W 11.1.1 AM GARDNER & CO., Brokers. On account f whom it may concern. Tsui DAY, the 10th instant, atHalf-o.tat One o'clock, at the Cffice, 10, Brunswick-street. About 2000 Barrels Slightly Stained FLOUR, ix WestmoWan, from PhDade; Abou d t 1,000 Bushels lo 3 H W EAT, ex Osterwald from New Orleans. — Apply to WILLIAM PARKE, Wolter. On account of whom it may concern. Tam DAY, the loth instant, at Half-past One o'clock, at the Commercial Saleroom. Temple-court, 20 boxes American BACON sx City of Baltimore. —Apply to MARQUIS. BAXTER & CO., Brokers Tais DAY, the 10th Instant, at Half-past One o'clock, at the Broker's office, 14, Brunswick-street, 2000 Bushels Heated Gala.z WHEAT, 220 Quarters Indian CORN, SO Sacks Fine Scotch SPLIT PEAS. ROBERT' PROCTER," Broker. ,pply to TAXI DAT, the 10thOffic ins e, tant, at Oldha ll- Twelve street o'clock, at the Brokers 15, , 1360 Bags Beggal RIC E BUCHANAN, BROWNE & CO., Brokers Apply to Tut■ DAY, the loth instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' °Enc., 17, Oldh4ll-street, 1000 Bales JUTE. For further particulars apply to GLADSTONE & SERJEANTSON. Brol. erg. Tale DAY, the 10th instant. at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office. 13, Exchange-buildings, 2730 hags Bengal RICE, now landing ex James Armstrong, from Calcutta, 2 and 3, Albert Dock.—Apps y to T. St 11. LITTLEDALE & CO., Brokers. On account of whom it may concern Tins DAY, the 10th instant. at Half-past One o'clock, at Golding and Nash'a Saleroom, Corn Exchange, fininswick-street, About 339 Quarters Indian Corn, . . . - - ex Philadelphia, from Philadelphia.—For further particulars apply to J. & M. HAHNE IT, Brokers. T O-M R R W. On account of whom it may concern. TO-MORROW, the 11th instant. at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Mee, Victorla.buildlngs, Hackin's-hey, 269 Ballots Alpaca ( WOOL 41 Ballots Sheep I ' az Magellan, damaged ny sea wat;r.—Ap ßN nly to PERKINS & ROSON, Wool Brokers TO-MORROW, the 11th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 16,' Exthinge-bnlldings, 700 Barrels LARD, ez Kelvfn.--For farther particulars sp.:ly to Messrs. Fielden, Brothers and Co., Merchants, Or to J. H. RAYNER & CO., Brokers. To-moatow, the 11th inet,nt, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Ofßop. 17, Olihall-street, 77 Boxes BORAX, just landed ex Merlin.—V4r particulars apply to GLADSTONE & SERJEANTSON, Brokers. On account a whom it may concern. TO-MORROW, the llth li.stant, at One o'clock, at the Public Saleroom, Exchange.badinga. A Large Quanti'yt;f very va uable baresg:cillANUPAC r TIRED GOODS. ronsisinz of WOOLLENS. LINENS, CARPETING, BLANKETS, LINEN THRE SD, Printed and Plain CALICOES, STUFF GOODS, HABERDASHERY, HARDWARE, &c., beinc part of the cargo saved from the wreck of the ship Racer, bound hence to New York, lying at the sheds for wrecked goods. north east side of Prince's Dock. —AP ly to Messrs. A. Taylor & Co., Mer chants, or to PERCIVAL, CAMPBELL & CO., Broker. to the Underwriters' Association. To be followed by other Sales of Wrecked Goode per same ship. THURSDAY On THURSDAY nest, the 12th Instant. at Twelve o'e ock, at Bushby and Co.'s office. Colonial-buildings, Dale-street, 100 Bath RICE, all faults, ex Merlin, from Calcalta, in Sttnley Dock Warehouse.—For further particulars apply to BUSHBY & CO., Brokers. FRIDAY On FILIDAY next, the 13th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' office, 13, Exchange-buildings, 5 Threes J males COFFEE, ex St. Lawience, 6 and 7. Al,ert Dock.—Apply to T. & 11. LI LTLEDILE & CO., Brokers, THE GENTLEMEN'S SHIRT WAREHOUSE, 24 and 26, .13 OLD-STREET D. L. MACTAGGART, SHIRT mERCRANT MANUFACTURER. EVENING EDITION do Evening Edition of the NORTHERN DAILY TIMES ts now Published every Afternoon, at Three o'clock, Containing the Markets, together with all the News of the Day, up to the hour of going to Press. ni;0011M , M111 - 1NOIMI.M. 'RR ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION TO THE NORTHEI DAILY TIMES is TWO GUINEAS PER ANNUM ( I _,)4e orti TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1856 • Tan American news, received yesterday, leaves the belligerents in the paper war just where they were three months ago. Syllogism had not quite overcome the fever of logomachy ; still there appears to have been a dawn of returning moderation on both sides. No definite in telligence respecting the re-call of Mr. Caampron had reached New York prior to the departure of the steamer and we can state on authority, that the British AMBASSADOR'S dismissal, by the Washington Cabinet, was unknown in official circles at New York, within half an hour of the sailing of the steamship Asia for this port. This being the actual position of things between the two countries, it is sincerely to be hoped that Reason will be suffered to have her sway, and that the world will be spared the outrage of all the feelings of humanity, and a dastardly disregard of what ought to be the ruling policy of the Anglo. Saxon race. The state of affairs ou the Continent is not very encouraging Europe may be suddenly convulsed, and thus the great British brotherhood—no matter how great the distinction that exist in their creeds, politics, institutions, and prejudices— many find it necessary to band themselves together as one nation, in the defence of the rights and liberties of civilisation. We do not want a prophet to foretel what must happen, if the affairs of the Old World remain much longer as they are at present. The whole bulwarks of Continental society appear to be crumbling into dust. Whilst the most potent Empire is said to have no national existence, the second, third, and fourth class Powers are bank rupts, desperately poor, and struggling to live by the brighter prospects of a distant future. And with all this breathing of nothing but trouble and danger before us, are we going to be insane enough to engage in hostilities with our own flesh and blood, and -when commercial and prosperous nations ough t to be more closely united than ever for self defence ? Circumstances have providentially conspired to give the Americans and people of England time to reflect on these weighty matters, and, we feel convinced, now that time has been allowed them, it would be impossible for any war to take place, even if the diplomatic relations between the States and England should be broken off to-morrow. With General PIERCE'S retirement from the Presidency, and Mr. BUCHANAN'S elevation to that high office, all the present clouds would pass away, and the friendly relations of the two countries would be at once restored. The American election movements are now sufficiently advanced to enable us to form some idea of the leading subjects which engross the public mind of the Union ; and in all that has, as yet, transpired we can find no such thing as the trace of a war feeling, or attempt at the creation of a war party, iu any one of the States. There is much which is reassuring in this fact, and it would require something more, if we are not much mistaken, than a gross display of official rancour, and newspaper threats, to induce the Americans to forego the blessings of the trade, peace, and prosperity, now before them. The New York papers are far more pacific in tone than many of our own sensible journals, and the thoughts of war were never, probably, further removed from the minds of the great bulk of the American people. The mercantile classes of England will know how to appreciate all this, and how to res pond to it as reasonable beings. The British Cabinet have, no doubt, forwarded precautionary orders to the commanders of our ships of war off the coast of Central America ; and if we are not to be compromised by the rampant madness of Old Spain, in sending a fleet into the Gulf of Mexico, to be " used up like a streak of " lightning," we are placed beyond the dan gers of being dragged into scenes of blood shed by an untoward accident. With the first shot fired by the Spaniards against the Mexicans, or the Nicaraguans, Cuba will pass from the grasp of Spain. The fortress of Vera Cruz will prove more than a match for her ships, and the Ameri can Government, having declared that they will enforce neutrality in the Nicaraguan territory, is sufficient to enable us to predict the fate that awaits the 4,000 men which the Cubains are said to be about sending to invade that Republic . Meanwhile, England has nothing to apprehend if she keeps out of the turmoil which other countries have cut out for themselves in the New World. THE mercantile public have watched with intense interest the proceedings of the Irish Courts of Law in the late JOHN SADLEIR'S affairs. The winding-up" of the Tipperary Joint Stock Bank is generally reviewed as a practical test of the Ministerial retention of virtues of unlimited liability in banking. In this case, forgery, obtaining money under false pretences, the fraudulent application of deposits of customers, were admitted by the deceased partner and co-manager of the concern, and the admission is now proved to be true in one of the supreme tribunals of the land. What, then, remains to be done ? Are the shareholders, the innocent victims of what must have been the work of a conspiracy, of greater or less magnitude, to be made to pay, while those who were JOHN SADLEIR'S partners in the management of the Bank, and in almost hourly communication with him, to escape scot free? The " English shareholders" will scarcely submit to such a mockery of justice, with the fate of STRAHAN, PAUL, and BATES, staring them in the face. The course pursued in the case of the London Bankers, was to find out who the responsible and acting partners were. The liability of outstanding parties was left for afterthought. But how different has been the modus operandi on the other side of the Channel. If it had not been for the natural indignation of the IRISH MASTER of the ROLLS, whose public life has been one of honest independence and irreproachable integrity, the great bulk of JOHN SADLEIR'S delinquencies and his partners liabilities, whether civil or penal, would have remained buried in the voluminous reports of a MASTER in CHANCERY'S office. As it is, the English shareholders are becoming resolute, and an application was recently made to the MASTER of the ROLLS, for leave to take criminal proceedings, when his honour said,—" The transac " tions of the directors and the parties were tainted ` 1 with the most extraordinary fraud, and it seemed " strange to him ,that the Irish Government had not " taken notice of the case." And, he added, that "if " the Government overlook the facts that appear " upon the case, he considered that they would be "guilty of very great dereliction of duty to the public." The Court then pointed out the law as laid down in a judgment reported in t 149 gd House of DRTHERN TIMES. Lords Cases, and in which Lord BROUGHAM and several of the English Judges concurred, "by fictitious means, fraudulently raised the " price of Shares in the Market by declaring a " dividend upon the capital, when in fact there " were no profits out of which to pay such divi " dend, they were guilty of the greatest fraud, and " would be answerable for it, not only civilly but " criminally, as for a conspiracy to defraud the public, " and such offence would amount to a misde " meanour." Here we have the law, and if the " facts" alluded to in SADLEIR'S case are as clear and intelligible, it does indeed appear strange that it has not been enforced against those directors, whose transactions a Judge on the Bench says. are " tainted with the most extraordinary fraud." Few cases of greater commercial importance have been brought under the notice of the public. A full investigation of the "facts," of which the MASTER of the Roims has spoken, is due to the banking and mercantile communities ; and we need not add that while men, against whom the charges we have cited from the reports of a court of law, are made, are allowed to escape an enquiry, STRAHAN, PAUL, and BATES are cruelly used men, Morally, the transactions of the two establishments are identical. Legally, those of the management of the Tipperary Joint Stock Bank were an hundred-fold worse. There was no forgery or false pretence attempted to defraud a l arge circle of shareholders and uninitiated de positors, on the part of the London Bankers. The latter owed the extent of their connection, and the confidence the public placed in them, to a long and honourable career, whilst the former resorted to every species of artifice, not forgetting saint, demagogue, member of Parliament, and Cabinet Minister, to carry out his designs. But leaving all this out of sight for the moment, is it not time that those who call on the shareholders of the Tipperary Bank to pay up heavy sums of money, should give the public something like a pro forma balance sheet, which would show them what has become of the large sums of money JOHN SADLEIR received from his successful opera tions ? The notable deceased carried on a rather pros perous trade for years. He purchased largely in the Encumbered Estates' Court. Have all his rich land, and startling bargains disappeared ? He was receiving large sums of money on railway shares and title deeds up to a few hours before his death. Has all he ever had or got into his possession by his boundless transactions vanished ? If it has, it would be a satisfaction to his English dupes, and an equal gratification to his Irish creditors, to know what has become of his landed property, and what he did with their cash ! Enforcing payment of suppositious liabilities of shareholders is rather a novel procedure, and one which cannot be justi fied by pleading the urgency of the case of those who have been victimised by the Directors, and not by the shareholders, of a public company. And we would strongly recommend those who are required to pay large calls, to demand an account from the official manager, to show what the assets are—what has become of the money received by the Directors within the last six years—what lands JOHN SADLEIR bought and sold during those years—to what uses ha applied the rents and profits, and a full and reliable detail of all his, and his partners dealings, such as a court of equity ought to render to all those who are interested parties. Without such a business statement, how are the share holders to know where their liabilities begin or end, and how can public opinion be brought to bear on one of the greatest swindles of our time ? TT -V THE COURT On Sunday, the Queen and Prince Albert, with the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal, together pith the ladies and gentlemen of the court, and the domestic household, attended Divine service in the chapel of Buckingham Palace. The hon. and very Rev. Dean of Windsor officiated. Prince Frederick William of Prussia was also present at the service. The Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson and Lord James Murray, left town on Saturday for her residence, Frog wore, near Windsor. Prince Ernest of Leiningen paid a visit to the Royal Duchess previous to her leaving 4RPOOL, -LIVE TUES MONETARY AND COMMERC[A LIVERPOOL, MONDAY EVENING The Mermaid, one of the White Star Line of Australian Packets has arrived here to-day, with dates from Melbourne to the 13th of March. She has brought 40,000 ounces of gold, valued at about 160,0001; besides 50,000 sovereigns. These ac counts are not so late as those published in the NORTHERN TIMES of this morning, and brought by way of Ceylon, by the Overland mail. The Liverpool Cotton Market has shown no new feature to day, and only a small amount of business has been done. the sales amounting to 6,000 bales, of which 500 only have been taken for speculation. The Liverpool Share Market opened firmly this morning and gradually improved through out the day, closing strongly at the following quotations : Aberdeen, 13 13k. Chester and Birkenhead, 151 16. Caledonian, 30 9-16 30 11-16. Chester and Holyhead, 161, 16k. Eastern Coun ties, 108 101. East Lancashire, 191 191. Great Northern. 231 24. Ditto A, 91 9 1 1. Great Western, 6161;. Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock, 921 934. Liverpool, Crosby and Southport, 171 171. London and North Western Stock, 1021 1022. Man chester Sheffield, and Lincoln, 29129-Z Ditto Pref. , 1.0,- 111 Ditto New 6 per cent. Pref., 1 Hp. Mid land Stock, 781 781. North British, 8 15.16 9 1 16. North Staffordshire, 6 5-1-d. South Eastern and Dover, 21 9-16 21 , 1. York, Newcastle, and Bev wick, 201 20a. York and North Midland, 2n- 29 g . Leeds Capital Stock, 171 171. Buffalo and Lake Huron, 1a lip. Dutch Rhenish, 1 5-16 1 7-16 p. Great Western of Canada, 251 264 Ditto New Shares, 3 34p. Great Luxembourg, 8 7-16 8 5-16 d. The steam-ship Asia, arrived here from New York this morning, has brought 760,395 dollars in specie, and dates from New York to the 28th ulto. These advices leave the question of Mr. Cramp ton's dismissal much in the same state of uncer tainty as those last received. The New York journals declare that the American government had intimated to Mr. Crampton that it could hold no further intercourse with him ; whilst the private accounts state, with equal confidence, that no further proceedings had been taken as to his dis missal, but that Mr. Secretary Marcy has, by the Asia, replied to Lord Clarendon's despatch, and that its tone, whilst stoutly maintaining the position assumed by the American government, is conciliatory. In the meantime, the feeling on the other side of the Atlantic appeared to be general, that, even supposing Mr. Crampton dismissed, there would be no suspension of the mercantile intercourse between the two countries, and hence we find that the condition of the relations between the two governments exercised little or no influence upon any of the American markets. The Stock Market was buoyant, Money was easy, and Exchange on London quoted as high as 1091. The Sugar Market is again attracting much attention, and prices continue to advance daily. Messrs. Travers and Sons, of London, in their weekly circular of Saturday, remark : Sugar has been in great demand during the week, and the sales have been larger than have been known for some time past. Our quotations are a full is dearer, and there is still much speculative feeling apparent in the market. With the narrow margin that late prices left to the retailer, this rise in the market appears to us to demand a further advance in the retail price, and we urge our friends to unite in making the price to the public correspond to the trade cost of the article ; we regret to say that the great bulk of the sugar, now retailed, must be at a heavy sacrifice to the trader, as there can be no doubt that anything sold under 5d per lb. entails not only a loss to the seller, but promotes a demand that must eventually raise the markets again upon the buyers. Refined has been in great request at fully is to is 6d on last week's prices, with a very limited supply. Pieces and bastards are deer, in proportion to other descriptions, and very scarce. Molasses firm at our quotations. The advices received to-day from Pernambuco, report a rising market there. We quote from a private circular, dated May 17, as follows : Our entries during the month, both by land and by water, have been 38,779 bags, or equal to 2,770 tons, and in con sequence of low exchanges a nd freights, coupled with firmer markets in Europe, River Plate, and Valparaiso, prices have advanced from 100 to 400 rs per arroba for browns and whites, Channels are selling at 25450 to 25500 per arroba, which is an advance upon the prices that pre vailed previous to the mail from Southampton, on 28th ult., of ;e0 to 150 rs, whites also advanced from 25900 to 4sooo to MOO to 45400 per arroba. Our shipments during the month have been 4,564 tons, and the stocks on hand for sale to-day are about 820 tons; the total yield, including stocks, since Ist November last, amounts to 46,700 tons. Paraiba and Maceio's: Nothing of consequence ba3 been done in either ports ; in the former 2sBoo to 38000 per arroba is asked, but no purchasers at these rates. Accounts from Paris report very little variation in the state of trade during the last week. The manufacturers continue to receive a sufficient num ber of orders to keep their workmen employed. Of these the greatest number are from Russia, for articles of dress and luxury, to be delivered by the end of July, prennratory to the coronation of the Emperor The United States purchase very little, and the advices from New York report a glut of French merchandise in that market. The demands for the interior of France are less than usual this week, on account of the inundation, which has exercised a depressing influence upon the country manufacturers. At Lyons most of the silk manufacturers had to stop their works during the floods. Advices from Galatz report an improved state of trade in the grain market there and at other ports on the Danube, in consequence of the accounts of a rise in prices at Marseilles. Those who had contracted for wheat at 106 paras per killogramme, will realise a good profit, as the same contracts could not be closed on the 23rd May under 114 pares—these prices are respectively at the rate of 17s 5d and 18s 7d per quarter. Freights con tinued low, on acconnt of the number of small vessels waiting for cargo. Rates for the Mediter ranean with maize stood at 10s., with 30 to 35 days' credit. Exchange in London from 95 to 96 paras. The annual meeting of the Bank of Australia was held at the offices in Threadneedle-street to-day. It appeared in the report that the net profit of the year was 196,4201. 18s 9d, and the balance at the credit of profit and loss on the 15th October last was 200,6671. 16s lid, out of which the April dividend and bonus were paid. It was now proposed to give a bonus and dividend at the rate of 20 per cent. per annum on the 14th Oct. next. The late disturbance in the commercial affairs of the colony was subsiding, and the export of gold continued undiminished. After some dis cussion the report was adopted. The funds to-day have attained a further advance of -7-, to l per cent., owing to the abund ance of money, the steady purchases of the public, and more favourable reports relative to the difficulty with the United States. The prices at the last quotations stood at 611 to 611. Through out the day the market exhibited decided strength. The Money Market continues easy with an abundant supply of capital. Business is done below the Bank charges. In the Stock Exchange the value of money is about 43 per cent. for short loans on government securities. At Paris to-day three per cent. rentes closed at a fresh improve ment of nearly -P F per cent. The Mermaid has arrived from Melbourne at Liverpool with the mails and a large quantity of gold on board. At most of the country Corn Markets the supplies from growers appear to be falling off. The foreign arrivals in London are small. The French Corn Markets are generally reported lower to-day, after their late rise. The Railway Share Market today was better, especially in the afternoon. At the close, the final quotations stood as follows:—Caledonian, 611 611. Eastern Counties, 10 101. East Lan cashire, 784 791. Great Northern, 95 953. Ditto A, 78 79. Great Western, Olt 61- 3 . Lancashire and Yorkshire, 921 933. London and North Western, 104 104. Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 291 30. Midland Stock, 781 79. North British, 351 36. South Eastern and Dover, 711 72. York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 811 821. York and North Midland, 581 59. SUNDAY CHARTIST MEETING.—A feeble attempt was made on Sunday afternoon to revive the chartist agitation in Manchester. About one hundred persons congregated round a cart in Stevenson Square, and the proce e di ngs were thereupon dignified with the title of ' s an open-ai r meeting," speeches being made . Some of th e li steners were in a state of semi-intoxication, and tipsily mimicked the action of the speakers, to the great amusement a n d edification of tho remainder . A series of these S un d ay meetings are threatened in various parts of th e c i ty o f Man chester and the principal towns in Lancashire. A resolution in favour of the charter was carried. DAV . LATEST INTELLIGENCE. THE FRENCH EMPEROR AND HIS PHILANTHROPIC MISSION. PARIS, MONDAY EVENING A despatch announces that this morning the Emperor left St. Cloud on a mission of charity to Angers. The latest intelligence from the provinces affords us the consolation of stating that in all the depart ments the waters are failing remarkably, and that in a short time the feeling of anxiety will be reduced. London. EXTRAORDINARY PASSAGE. The Empress Eugenie Captain Rickarby, which arrived here on Saturday last, in twenty-three days, from Antigua, brings the largest cargo ever shipped from any of the West India Islands, viz:- 920 hhds. sugar, and 370 puns. molasses, nearly the avole of which is consigned to Messrs. C. W. and F. Shand, Exchange-alley. LIVERPOOL CENTRAL BAND OF HOPE SOCIETY.—The annual meeting and tea party of this society was held last night in Hope Hall, Hope-street. The attendance was most numerous. The chair was occupied by Dr. Roache• After tea, addresses were delivered by the chairman and other gentlemen, descriptive of the wide-spreading evils resulting from drunkenness, and exhorting their hearers to stedfastly persevere in the noble and Christian-like task to which they had devoted themselves, namely, the inculeation of temperance by precept and example. Many instances of once happy homes made miserable by the father and mother, or both, being addicted to the use of intoxicating drinks, were enumerated ; and it was demonstrated from the circumstances attending the career of such parties, that the only guarantee for a sober and prosperous manhood, and an honoured old age, lay in a temperate youth. This fact being one which all experience went to prove, the Christian public were called on to give to it its due importance, and to aid the society by every means in their power, to train up the young. and rising generation in habits of temperance and self-respect. In the intervals between the addresses, the "Ca mpanalegian Band'' performed on their bells, and largely contributed to the pleasures of the evening. AN ELOPEMENT FR'J.II MANCIIESTER.—CURIOUS CASE.— Snme time ago, Mrs. Mary Anne Hoile, the wife of a public= residing at No. 42, Renell-street - , Salford, forget ful of certain promises once made to her husband, took it into her head to absent herself from home—in fact, she eloped with another man. She is described as very good looking, and about twenty-severs years of ago. She, it has been told us, took a good deal of property and money with her at the time. All enquiry as to her whereabouts failed, and she was nearly forgotten. However, the vigilance of one Mr. John Scott, an active detective, was not slackened for one moment, and on Saturday he made a discovery, the result of which was, that he was visited on Sunday by Mr. Haile, from Salford. On Sunday, the officer, along, with the gentleman alluded to, proceeded to a house, No. 9, Richmond-row, where resided a gentleman named Joseph French, who, it appears, is a clerk in a brewery. Scott left Mr. Hoile outside. and entered himself, and asked for Mrs. French, when a lady said, " Here I am, what do you want ?" " Where is Mr. French ?" en quired the officar. "In bed, reading the newspaper," wee the reply. This was correct. " Are you sure you are Mrs. French ?" asked Scott. The lady, of course, became indignant. Scott gave a signal, and Mr. Hoile thereon made his appearance. "Do you know this gentle man ?" asked Scott, as he handed in Mr. Hoile. The lady, of course, fainted —for, alas ! it was no other than the real Mrs. Hone. Mr, French got out of bed ; there was a breeze for a while, but it puffed itself out. The house was searched ; but, as there was no property belonging to Mr. Hoile in it, of coarse no charge could be preferred against Mr. French. Messrs. Scott, French, and Hoile then betook themselves to work—Sabbath though it was—and packed up all the things belonging to Mrs. French, alias Hoile ; and, having done this, took their departure for Manchester—the latter taking with him, as well as his wife, a fine quarter of lamb, that had been just put to the fire for dinner, which the lady said was purchased with her own money, and, therefore, Mr. Iloilo claimed it t saying it would do for supper when he got home. He expressed the greatest delight at having his wife restored to him once more ! If the remainder of the report be true, as told" to us, Mr. French's dinner was not " done brown," and he had to resort to a tavern. He has a wife and some children, we were told, in Manchester, and is about the same age as the faithless Mrs. Hoile. FRANCE We learn from Paris, under date of last night, that the Emperor, who is still engaged in visiting the scenes of the devastations, consequent upon the inundations, has proceeded by the way of Angers, where the slate quarries are completely destroyed. Ten thousand persons are houseless and without work. Fortunately the weather is magnificent and it is said that a project will be presented to-morrow for removing all prohibitions yet exist ing in the tariff, and replacing them by a duty calculated to protect its interests of the national integrity. TURKEY, Advices from Constantinople to the 30th of May have been received in Vienna. Persia will send an envoy to Paris. Gen. Shirley has received orders to remain with his staff at Constantinople. The affair of the Bank is not yet settled, but Baron Rothschild has the best chance of success. A conscription of 13,000 Rayahs will shortly take place. The Meandre has arrived with advices from the Crimea of the 27th ult. Despatches leave at 10 p.m. The Times correspondent, writing from the Crimea on the 27th ult., says : After the distribution of French medals, Gen. Codrington gave a dinner to all the Generals and Chiefs of division. The 71st Regiment has left by the Sidon ; a detachment of artillery by the Argo and Hydaves ; the 47th Regiment leaves to-day by the Imperatriee ; the 4th and 38th Regiments are at Balaklava. The weather is changeable, with much rain. FRANCE. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, SUNDAY ETENTNO The Emperor returned to St. Cloud last night, from his visit to Orleans, Tours, Blois, and other places that have suffered from the inundations. The Moniteur announces that, in addition to the donations recently made from his privy purse, he has given 85,000 fr (3,400) for the sufferers of the departments of the Loivet, Cher Indre et Loire and Maine et Loire. His Majesty is profoundly affected at the sight of the awful disasters he witnessed : but, like a sensible man, he has given orders that works shall be immediately executed for preventing anything of the kind in future. When at Tours, ho decreed that the President of the Council of State and a number of senators and other func- tionaries shall form the commission for receiving and dividing the subscriptions raised for the victims. The accounts of the inundations that have come in this morning continue to record the subsiding of the waters. The Cardinal who is to baptise the Imperial Prince, on Saturday next, has arrived. The English have obtained a very large propor tion of the prizes of the Agricultural Exhibition, not only for oxen and sheep, but for implements, seeds, &c. The Republican Siecle this morning expresses an earnest hope that the difficulties which have arisen between England and the United States, " the two free nations," will be arranged, and that the " American people will use their influence to check the bellicose demonstrations of a govern ment seeking a re-election at every cost." The Assembles Nationale is of opinion that even if the war be averted, the United States will not abandon their policy, which is the absorption of all the American States, north and south, and it declares that nothing will check their go-a-headism except a fearful catastrophe, or the hand of God. Although, as I told you in previous letters, the people have been too much occupied with the inundations, to pay much attention to the American question, it is easy to see, from the little that is said in conversation and the press, that the general conviction is that the American government is entirely in the wrong, and that if war were to come no great regret would be felt at seeing the Americans worsted, even if (which is not likely) France were to remain neutral, This may seem a strange assertion to your American readers ; but, the fact is, that the sympathy for the United States, which, was at one time so fashionable here, has greatly declined, and that the recent foreign policy of the States is considered aggressive, not only towards England, but (though in a smaller degree) towards all Europe. M. Lejolivel, the news agent, who got the treaty of peace from the Imperial printing-office by " bribery and corruption," and communicated it to some foreign newspaper, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment PARIS, SATURDAY EVENING The panic which, for the last two or three days, existod at tho Bourse, has completely disappeared ---thanks to the seasonable change of the weather which has taken place here, and to the news from the provinces, that the inundations are subsiding In the three per cent. the advance for account, on the closing prices of yesterday has been 35c.; in the Credit Mobilier shares, 100 fr , the Northern Railway, 22fr., the Orleans, 621 fr., and the Lyons, 55fr. It was reported on the Bourse to-day that the Credit Mobilier will anticipate, by ten days, the pay of the dividend of 178 fr. 70c. ; this will throw into circulation a sum of 21,500,000 fr. The accounts of the ravages caused by the inun, dations continue to be deplorable, but happily the worst is over. Not only have the inundations prevailed in the country about Lyons, Orleans, Avignon, Arles, and other places in the centre and the south, but they have extended from Tours to Nantes, and have done vast damage. The Austrian Government has prohibited the circulation in its States of Le Nord, the Russian organ of Brussels. The Austrian Government, in addition to the rebu ff it has met with from Prussia and France, has now received a remonstrance from the English Government. The English note has been communicated to the Sar dinian Cabinet, accompanied—says the Turin correspon dent of the Times—by similar assurances of friendship to those already given by the Courts of Berlin and the Tuileries. There is a suspicion that Austria is deter mined to risk all on its alliance with Rome. IMPERIAL PARLIAMEI'4 HOUSE OF LORDS.—goNDAY Their lordships met at five o'clock andlnswiss.THE FOREIGN LEGIONS• answer to Lord DUNGARVON, be G er Mall of Good Hope Lord P INMU legions nE ia stated d that 4ecu ad disbanded' soeivuof,t b i men, on the dishanlinent f their regiments, the Ca? accordance Ivith their own wishes, been sent to Replying to the E.31.1ral O• el n e Earl 0-n - '' had receir ~ V , VILLE said the Governmentt o f If. authnntie c information relative to the retiremen tettert fccTrltNrA•roßsvo. 14 t rampton. A vessel had arrived, bearing pritate,! yr. o the 27th, which stated the retirement 43_1ceicd, Crampton, but a telegraphic despatch bad beea h r e t r n ot, be Ton te t e i . rn e. thaeerinigtddate to the 28th, announcints n° fu.t d meaning of which he could not understan . , ring The Mercantile Law Amendment Bill we nt tur° a co s The Reformatory and Industrial School Bill so s read 1 1 na t b° The Juvenile Convict Prisons (Ireland). 8 . ,i ... ; 08 a h coo l ' Public Health Supplemental Bill passed ti., mittee. The Pawnbrokers' Bill passed a second readia.k. Their Lordships r o s e at a quar t er past sis o'CWe HOUSE OF COMMONS.--M°59Al The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE nu:lNF,ss aF sed The following bills were read a third time s_ l o c v Lone Clay Cross Water, Gloucester Gas (NO 2 . ), G V ed , Road, London and South Western Railcv o v e s ° :a l iOe' Exeter), Sittingbourne and Sheerness Railway, fit order ed Vale Railway, and Wainman's Estate- L ti l o a n nd ß u a d i n li o vay ß C oa o ( m i, The following bills were considered and ThltiD c ' third reading :--Aberdeen and Scottish Companies Antal anaatiln, A l3ranc ; l) Pf l Lymington Railway, Salisbury Market way and Market House, Shrewsbury all .re - W t e l,oov atl Railway, West of Fife Mineral Railway, "es and Crystal Palace Railway 11.tiddeCrs°firoa:Baot PETITIONS , s ello°f Mr. W. BROSVNT presented a peatitton from '"f a voill" LardJ. o f ß d u e s e s i E m L a L l gave o i masters in Liverpool and its neighbourhood 10 olci a he sr° o f morrow fo ot f present a petition, signed by 4,000 nersong, i°,,„ city ° the bill for the reform - of the orporation of t''' notice that to- London I °f F , SHERY BILL (SCOTLAND.) , o c tal P. Sir G. B. PECRELL moved for a retur n + ' n o Coo tn l the several sums included in Vote No. Citmc, cutter, viz.: to the Commander of Princ,,stesol. cutter, £200; to the Commander of her gaj es t l' £l 9° ' ves , erJackall, £100; to Marine Departn ieri- ' Agreed to ENCUMBERED ESTATES COVET. In reply to Col. GRFEILLF forSS tOf he The ATTORNEY-GENE R 11: Ireland j °aid' a f opinion in Ireland appeared to be s unanieloa Co #6 of the continuance of th e Encumbered Esta7oeot mission, he was prepar e d t o a dvise the GI /ler-- bring in a measure for that purpose. In answer to Sir to PUBLIC G. P p R H OLE L C I ULO R E s S. alga , • Sir G. GREY said it was not intended, th is se ' P hil° brig in a bill for the a ointment d,,,a,recess• prosecutor, but one would be preparedPP duriag r t he FOREICN the reno rk9 s, 0, Major REED asked wit ' e ' noble lord at the head of the Government an d a S i ir ref , i , °l Lytton, on Friday evening, as to the inelP e ; e e ire° - ; debating the American questionu nder r n i7 re s . l e g a ;t'o br •¢• stances—it was the intention of Mr. 11. -va l ;ffn r'n' ts forward his motion on the subject of Fore't call to coi` ments. ate ntioll 100 5 Mr. H. Baillic said itwas his • attention arri to the subject as sOon as 'official ac c o of the proceedings in the United States' MR. CRAMPTON. Mr. DISRAELI asked whether Lord Palma bi4as 0 c oa t yet received direct information of the rellita minister from Washing'ou. folo t Lord PALMERSTON said he had receive d 00-11 • upon which any reliance could be placed• f the THE TIPPERARY BANS. • o p 0 to Mr. BOWYER enquired whether the atteet i a tleil : Attorney-General for Ireland had been d e le soll e ot observations of the Master of the Rolls, • of the Tipperary Bank, to the effect that it 1/3 4 - IP' o f that extensive frauds had been committed, ' l l, ll ped s f the Government did not place the matter in w ill the law officer of the Crown, they would be dereliction of duty , a d 1115 :il The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAN., f ar t L. tion had been called to the remarks of the Al a ' n a osic' t t e ho Rolls, and that, in consequence , he had C O l %l' with the Crown solicitor, direoting ce him be 4 b 4"le° matter in such a position that he might be e°3 bring the guilty persons to justice. THE OATH OF ABJURATION rail' This bill was read a second time. On the question that the hill do pass, ;0 lie° Sir F. THESTGER proposed a new: form of of that set forh by the bill. b° at° Lord J. RU S SE L L and Mr. BYNG opp ose d t went. Mr. WARREN supported the amendment' Upon a division, there appeared — For the amendment....... Against .. ....... . • 1 10 15 9 / AO Majority The bill then passed. bridge_ r University 1 .,„ Cil tir CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY na l ' ~,, tk , - , wh A i l cil H wa EYWOOD The House then went into committee ": t ot After . a . brief discussion s of the (1 to provide that the statute u fe colleges should b • on An division by e in the English language•„,nega 58p B crut i oo l s l ps , :o r 4sn e e. s d : tha m ne in aam g me a en t nd c din l in a e u enn se tt it i c o c i b ilf e e c r . , e 0 o ir t istl nror the of n amendment to the effect that in the aPr ba d to b y endowments due regard should a ltve ... r b o ppo i s e by $ main designs of the founder or donor, ” g oo' Mr. Bouerie, and was ultimately neg .- . ir nia majority of 78 to 97. be ry Clause 27 wag then agreed to, as were s!s ° t o ol; t be ing clauses of the bill with ino;e or less dotdiscu:ertea'l, Some rm additional clauses having been ini;orte an'left the chair, and the bill wa s re ' is le:. Cha amendments. a d t t ditt The Oxford University Bill was read a sf. c° t he 9 1 ; 1 1,' The motion for the second reading °lnosed,'illtr Metropolitan_ R Police Bill was strongly.:P,rs, aa" i ti ll ooA N, Mr. P. o'BRIEN, and Mr. P. - rur ned• a4 , e h l e y,after two divisions, the bill was aui;,'Nelt. House adjourned shortly after two ° __-------- AMERlCAN o A ßcne tl . a t nti L c ste will General P t o ters w Letters will Em beAt...7------.---,...----fieGA:RilelLs.__The United States he a eup to two o'clock. MORMO g N house s P e . e r i e g s h t Preston, hporaieisoetd en t - o ive. It is net (ants the h smeo.:ktinegxt after t-o ffiee u - AnTpbwre toi trthewceaeldivvdeeidtai onindnailifteeheusf s e ueosail tiog oopt.t 11 0 bpi, top ~ in 0 — t :h u e su e a r , : f i / under the auspices of the Mor toes rel,j, kinson, who e p h a a on the eve E :4 8 E z z rsoripudidleeta:dphila,tdroatrfind • e • e • a ' r‘lyPeeirfft'eat'sttnYdonnalPOivasiglligdiigeo.tdrrie:rstilt:rtioilidbacid:neect:ifabh:l.lllll:lrsit3clei °l;:;:ilitja Ilumber'stton /1, r 4 r having p p o I' s , for o ff elevent o the y"elaarnsdboefe nprinonstniase.gerialtreo:te; /uipbu he had bee ..T AT PRESTON._On FridaY, r AV , . 1 ,00 Several been et - as worked h by brought e carried on an extensive system of Pecuorerea ills mill, in Lancaster-road, Pr e t) , t is obtained. before the magistrates of that town/ oi at ion. ' tt o difference. k e r many years. It was recently easer„r evert lin the habit of charging his masters u overtime some of the men ou the proteigcsol j ri ni e n ' e h r a s d e at'the rurov pris in onr had charged for more than wa ° ( rh 3 tP e :ri re them cases made, and keeping others the which overtime had been worked/ 0 T . ,,, , ~eTit i the Sedgyri Parkinson had built severa, 0009 e, of this nature were,l.3,t i , 0,1 street, Preston, and had employed Mr'ia sec Mr. H u mber paying their wee materials for their construction in Mr. P th- 0 1100 The • full_r prisoner was remanded for a week .° „, e ac - ; - e 4 „ ce„,!_tive_stiga'ion as to the extent of his delt c ` l 6 ' •ar d 'Cer '"I'DEN AND ACCIDENTAL DEATIIS-°3 SO, P a et• man named John Vorse, who resided at Ploy, _o,streA, plr h t e •street, Park-road, fell dead in "Upper Wrer,"'veeot"of a w ,n the body was taken to the residence of the pi ece o , woman who was called in to wash it, foun d co tr o th beefinnate stuck fast in the throat, and it was suPP°_,e., f ' 713 '00 ateman had heen suffocated the b,(l"7oo(oelti:ter, Ellison, 33 years of age, found in the u ci atP c be Sunday mo • washiP a t ming. She was the wife of a°, o d 0 her who res•des at No. 23, Prince (William-sireo, _ d , o it ‘.o o night of l the 30th ult. she had some angry 0 O oa t P i o husband:about pledging his clothes, and she !ve nttibcr P d ia 65 , ten o'clock, and had not been seen again u'' -- o r, DP 1, il l found lv as stated.—William Williams, a labour .0 it. 0 _ as found on Saturday night by police const.gboL op , tat tii g , James-street, lying drunk, and litle VI/ b i ke bint t ° 91) w i th . a 1 , rto ta e P c him. The officer got a stretcher voy. Due hos •t,OO the A 0 s Lefi 06 pt al, but the wretched man died Whiten on boere r i f e t/ ; ,. 1 , Whitehead, aged 23 years, a fireman was hurt on board the City of Baltimore/ ili,Pio hol,:ye Wednesday last, and wasconvened ttbeN°lt-e• Mow° ili where he died on Sunday. will beheld inqsts cases this day: Li g fU~bieD a 3 rot _ fi lo. 13'`, - $ llti liv e not