Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-10-19 00:00:00

Ala ; 60 40 e i ' ce liz Bank, 73,000 dell ; Bank of Commerce, ta t e ; o n's ; Bank of Republic, 49,000 dols ; and Marine let oe ', 9 e° o o dole. Among a few, the change is very slight; tea /I .: 11 e whole there is a general decline, equivalent to Per4 l 'we Per cent instead of an advance of three to five thee se p ve m the loans. If the banks wish strengthen cl pef, te s ' t hee must sustain their own friends, and not te the; ose who have to pay discounted paper, to borrow d or ae :r depositors. The exchanges, both foreign and s t eee, are now in favour of this city—a fact which in 7 ntons tratet the i nc r eas in g strength financially of laer eas ? r k as the commercial centre of the Union. eest t banking facilities are necessary to enable the Yo r e tnotr_anstnit their produce to market, and enable New C°4 trae • e , XPOrt it to foreign markets. the lamentable e e , ail eion T,„ of bank circulation, and the confusion 4 t l ener i- in foreign exchanges, are a severe clog upon eeecial operations. Is far as we can learn, the banks leva n eetn e end, Norfolk, Wilmington, Charleston, and 'elais' a " , stand firm. Those of New Orleans and St. and statute so cerefully guarded, that thekr deposits can never reach an unsafe maxi ta eYrroN. t r e4ili n citet arY difficulties, noticed in my last circular as etele Wit on teis side, have continued during the past doe ceithey ea greater severity. Exchange negotiations mo ue :'°St Ceaivd, from the inability of bankers to supply / ''ho "'ls-Neer:ter, exporters—now the only parties fle sin e c, fild a eePerate are compelled to refrain from pur tlll';7oe "alese Th — us, the market has been at a stand ate eat , gales are reported, and quotations for the moment 11 audkp l Y nominal. Tae stock is so small as to be easily Poston a nd most of it is engaged for shipment to Liver. ttoe °A - tiers'Some shipments are also in e Es fe , account. i elid r e:. 'en Liverpool to Boston, being the stocks for closed their mills, and resorted to this plan as titee4l'st, eienner of raisine money. The aggregate e t a L leq t. ll ,., t is s et such, however, cannot exceed 8,000 to 10,000 e ' ' ue spread overthecoming . three or four weeks. The btl"Part a 4,1 or the week has been ..--to Liverpool, 3,098 Baniburgh, 148.: pia great in cotton throughout the whole country tltiept Measure disorganised by the money panic still a ds fa , i ing at t north and east. Exchange on London ell 8 Perkent, and theee is no money to buy a he -at ' 4 As a consequence the numerous orders, in hand B' , 4 e:if e " ,, fl ile e d, axle s - hipments abroad will be sm 01 for tot Gh ee' ehe decline submitted to in New Orleans s l eeee Made up by the fall in the rate of exchange, ;ar ,as heard from, the South shows n? signs ?f til gage Sq ' e ither in holding cotton or in meeting their 4 1 n l ents. Nli s e' r n Markets, as reported by mail, were active for t 46 i3 and French account, in New Orleans, at 16 he teattee, fa r eiddliue • freight, U; Exchange ie to 8t per , middling • freight id ; Ex-, oulle at 151 for , t lare aer cent. By telegraph for a week ' later we .1 t e a ' the e • g had ceased materially, owing to n dim i; t i leati s ,"„ l ties in n " e m e - gociatin sterling bills. At New which the Ist Ootober 5,000 bales were sold at 14e. e lb e 4l be e t' w e releh shows a ' declin ' e nominally of two cents per le e "nieh is more than counterbalanced by the de }4,- te e exehanee free] 107 i to 108* and 98 to 100 per cent, i 4 4l ;lle e l' i te r ete ' negociaiione were made; so that even at Live "" price, Middling cotton cannot he laid down • Il e t eOOl below 9 1 -1 per lb. h e 'e P g r aPh the following has been received ,rleans, c o t. 3 —Receip.s fur the week 31.000 h et'k ) e l! week l• t year 33,000 Middling ales for the 17. khan stock as on hand 60,000. l4lc per —a nge on London, 93 to 101 per cent. Freight to 1. 4 0 1)4 0 1 a id Per lb j 74, e 3.—Receipts for the week 7,000 bales, tee, last 6,ooo.Market irregular, Middling NI y e ar 1% Der ` e Per lb. Exchange on London nominal, from eh cent downwards. Freight to Liverpool e 1 per lb att ane °' le ee n ga, Ten., October I.—Heavy frost this morn. „Ca e ther very cold. s 'deie - frhe Acc - ounts from South Carolina, Georgia, ,tiet e i Zrae, are decidedly unfaveurable, and the oinion Bl t ileal —n nd in those' States that 3,000,000 bales s p a full r ost . 0 wee • during the autumn and a Si ab,, ordinary weather DV l th ;",t firet week in November. From the west and . - i °3 l; ,W etP the accounts continue to speak of very flir t ° ,,D 1 4, 1 :°r an average crop. I give these as the curren P . - °'ateee i ng ideas on the subject of crop, but would again eeloe th at all depends, more this year than usual, on the aut a l t e which erost stops the further growth of the t a '„ l e.lB .s t a PProx . imate estimate can be made for a month a ni e t e e ehe frost reported on the Ist inst.. at Chat the-' e v ennessee, " will' not have an injurious effect e •, 11 4t n hata even in that section, and we have no' ac t 1 4 4 1 'rest at any other point. R lll l ° 'itit iP t tB ' EXPOrtr, &a: The receipts at all the ports . jek e ;eel 3 1,000 bales against 57,000 bales last year, and e t 'e3e' ee l es the year before. Toe total receipts to date inp - .7 bales, against: bales last year, , and Ole is the year 'before. The export to Great Cee - Is 8,000 bales, last year 4,000 bales, year before 1 61: bah: V*, lll st rhe stock on hand amounts to 62,000 bales, 1- ' 2,0 00 last year, and 212,000 bales the year tatement of the movement in Cotton Lber as compared with the previous 857 1858. 1855. 1351. 1853. 060 121,000 189,000 i 85,00058,003 ,000 12,0,0 , 0.010 33,',0:./ 35,000 l' of oh- =nee. .. 12,00) 13,000 17.000 2,0 0 L.ll!ts.bar For. Pts. '2,000 5000 4,000 1 8,G04 8,000 \ "1 0 , , D , ),« A . .... la,ooo 1 29,000 ,77,00 , ) 1 55,i 0 / 45, , 0) ' t larld .... 62,900 212,900 212 000 i 131,00'1 99.00 0 I lli . on daring th e Past week, , included in tho above : t 4 t t pcw i i ,ts at the Ports t. to(i Bri, a l a .1, 4 00 57,00 61,000 47, ,, 001 23,000 Fra, e B,ouo 4,003 15 000 1 14,0'4) 5,0(.0 ell other Por C t . ; 6,000 6,000 10, 0 00 1 00 9 E— ports .. ; .... 1 000 8,00) 10,000 21,000 25,000 6,000 Il'iilitoary.—Receipts: Decrease at the ports comp seed bkl t as t Year 68,000 b 1 4s D .crease to Franey, 12,000 d4,%sedperea'se to ate " ; foreiy‘ ports, 3,000. Total Aa. Pre. o ,n exports, 11,000 bales. Ib't"" hav e,advanced for cotton to Liverpool to h t° P hase ie. is still current. t i 4 4 er. e " an g e oas be , negociated on London for this mail 1.4,„11-04,.trsate extent, but at very low rates. The bank- Zatik b 7- have drawing bills to a point, at 103 per cent. p.",_ l tave be( n sold as low as 100 per cent., while e io u- ; "'Vs with bills of lading attached have been done 0f6 :6 95 to 98 per cent. On Paris the rate is nominal , a) 5, 50. W. P. WRIGHT. et 'Qui t .. BREADSTUFT3. The pressur e in the money market rasher in -111b1:8- t r ati , diminished up to the close of last week, and titZ d ; , !lnade at a decline of 50c to 75c per barrel fr . om 4.l ll tet,l' a ttons of the 29th ult. upon shippi . n . g q . ualita t es. Z t llitt; althowvh there is no greater tacility ne,o 171..,)141Vlehange', there was more doing, and at an Vt. 250 from the low sales of last week. The h ter a des and Southern Four have bee less ' affected o, 4 °lsp e tl .. eanal and State, good shipping, 4 dots 50a to 8 -. A s,brl. Ohio, Indiana, &c., 5 dots 25a to 5 dots 75c. ClO l5 to 6 dots 25c. Southern, 5 dots 50c t4f d„ s 2 . u 0 Fancies and High Extras, 6 dols 50a to , ezd 9 dots. n r sarp,. t, °vying to small supplies, has not given way in Co e j t atio as - fl mr. The sales have been at a decline u Per 60 Its. Southern White, 125 c to 135 e per Ott's% 'extern, 115 c to 1333. Canadian, 120 c to 133 e. Ic to iced and mixed, 10Jc to 112 c. Southern red, k 2. 61' tt4 l bs. ! ' i T h e ons has been steady. Yellow, 72c to 73.3 per "hate, 78 e ' to 82c. Western mixed, 70e to 71c. h WOTHESSPOON, KINGSFORD tic Co. o,, l ,dt (l r y4 Y l Bl Our market for pork is still dull, and T. order to effect sales have had to submit to a . . tl le t a „,.,"litle of 25c per brl on mess, 250 to :?0c on 11 ° " 11 4 25e an n i mess, and the tendency is still Ward r r Le the dulness, and, though bi t °We i , Beef partakes o %A lt° r is head and in favour of cash purchases. Cut heavy d dull—small sales at lie for shoulders 1 4 ;, ter: -r hams. Bacon is dull at 14c. Lard is qaiet, (,1115 steady at 14'e to 141', and for choice 15c to i ti 4 'Reese is heavy and dull at 7e to 93. :le • N. 1,. *4 ° thing has been done to affect the market in IP,kv:C c , 4l 4 Prices continue nominal at 13.3 quotations. st; , sp e otores For spirits of turpentine 450 c ash and 4,, 41 -.o. c ' el li to be the 'ruling value to-day, but wenundmvern 1447bri`8‘,.tales have been made as low as 423 c is . d tite 'zlanged hands at 43c. Crude turpentine is ipdPer 5: 8 • p all ti nominal at 3 dols 50c to 3 dols 75e without iVe ° ,l ll ort rosin is quite dull atl d a o re l 7 v o e c ry to g i ni d et o , l It o tin ws- Medium and fine rosins Wieh," & not hear of a single transaction. Tar and pitch .44 ` j osluiry and very dull. 1 4Zis h l : To Liverpool, 12,000 beds of flour, at 2s 3 e d 44. -4514 ; a bin - of wheat. sid ; 2 do., 61 and 12 1, 1444thntimmhels of wheat. 6i Ito 7d, in bap. To Glagow, t it (l ift, a Y , and to-day, 800 brls of flour. 23 6 , 1; °AA) i, e4 to ; 111 " taken at 25 . 65 ; clipper ship Mlnsoon, char °lltl(l E4; 4 clac i for the West Coast of South America, for a Nt,' " Private terms. To London. 210 hhds of '4, 3 " Per ton ; 1,000 brls of turpentine, 2s 6tl per g or p i I e , ,4 OII , a "'IRNG ERS PER ROYAL MAIL 711IP CANADA.— B,'nri ; 4 ' Mr '. Cutter, two chiPr.3r, end nurse ; Nirb . '" ll de l yld Miss M rgan, Mrs. Sargent, Messrs kt o 'lr k " Arcilier ;Ind De Pcndot ; two Misses Forbes, 0. 411 4 1 Miss Andrews, Messrs. Bigelow, R. \V ,_ 41 1 4 ; ; th.."Tnilton B. A. Andrews, Messrs. Henry Por•er, rrid 1 4 40; tlliatt ' and child, Messrs. Sinwson and B. 1/ ; •,,„i Ardot, two song and daughter; '`43 , •u aeauley 11. Scott, and Birch ; Mrs. and Itr . ; , S. Ei" nurga and child ; Mrs. Dobbs ; Messrs. It. )s t /t L l , tu - D erl and, Curtis, J. K , rinEdy, H. It. Finley, sT r e t ti ' ea W. L. wlin r, J. L. Saenco, 5. , J. Bridges ialy and child ; Messrs. J. tl h he b 4 h l and, Mrr il ' ock and t etildren ; Capf. ‘t, Messrs. Arl'Altnon, Morrityan, Archde Icon ; Mrs. Watson, Mr. Tucker, R• 1/k ins and f Mr. and Mrs. Corm, Messrs t tim e eo )1,,,,e"re arc! wi T Y .'orcri, and G. Firrell ; Mr,. 1 1 . 4 ‘_t d 4 ittep - ' B. Cow, M try J. ‘ Mi!ls, Margaret a)chl tn G. Steels, G. Moaro tf. Waltack, 1 1. It. j3 ri . er b n, A. fluntf r, Sheath, O. Crum, H, NT Robertson, A. Dobson, Aniersoc, atld J. Mitchell. AUSTR ALIA. ARRIVAL OF THE ROYAL CHARTER. The Australian Steam Navigation Company's splendid vessel, the Royal Charter, Captain Taylor, entered the Mersey on Saturday forenoon from Melbourne, whence she sailed on the 14th of August. having made the passage home from land to land in little more than sixty two days. The run was made from Melbourne to Cape Horn in little over eighteen and a half days, a perfor mance not only creditable to the ship, but her able and talented commander. We insert an abstract of the log, from which it will be perceived that the noble ship has earned for herself a first-rate character, not only as a steamer, but one of the most rapid sailing vessels of the day. We have had the opportunity of hearing the opinion of several of the passengers, and one and all are unbonuding in their approbation of the ship's perfor mance. She frequently ran under canvass alone eighteen and a halt knots an hour, on such occasion such was the velocity of the ship, that the water on each side of the ship rose to the height of six feet, form ing a kind of sea wall, both larbaard and starboard. Of the commodious and comfortable arrangements of the Royal Charter, and the kind and courteous treatment to every one on board, the passengers speak in terms of the highest praise, not a single ground for complaint being made by any one. The Royal Charter brings 20 first and 40 second cabin passengers, beside more than 70 in the intermediate berths. She has also brought home a heavy mail, a large and valuable cargo of Australian produce, and gold on freight amounting to nearly £400,000, exclusive of what is in the hands of the passengers. The news of this arrival is three weeks later than that brought by the last Australian mail, and most of it is of an interesting cha. racter. We append a full epitome of all that is worthy of perusal. uvu last e f 4 t 11o wing is asi 1.1 0 Ist Septeail , elr d N t%at the Ports 53 to .11ritaii. 16, Prance- - - THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1857. VICTORIA. By a sort of semi-official intimation in the government organ. we are informed that Parliament would be pro_ rogued about the end of August. A Melbourne journal is of opinion that all the talk about delaying the public business merely meant that no tine was to be lost in completing the grand act of public spoliation by handing over the country to the Squatters in virtual perpetuity. " Oace get this arrangement carried out, and the really pressing business or the country—the Management of G dd Fields Bill, the Mining Bid, the Railway question, the Chinese question, &3.—these may be shelved. The Government is the servant of the Sqlatters, not of the country. It will undertake to see the Squatters right before the session closes; but, as for the interests of any other class, though more pressing, they must not even be named.' A great deal of opposition was being shown to •the " Squattor's'' Btll. then bAnre Parliament.. A. convention of delegates, from all parts of Victoria, to consider the social and political state of the colony, which had been sitting at Melbotire for some days, had adopted a formal protest against this bill, stating explicitely and emphati cally the most objectionable features of the measure. The convention would Complete its sittings iu a day or two after the departure of the Royal Charter. The delegates returning, pledged, says the Melbourne Age, to carry on the anti-iquattor campaign in their several districts, and " prepared to return to the metropolis should any contingency renew the necessity for united ac' ion. They have discharged their duties wisely and welt, and can meet their constituents • without blushing for a broken pledge or dishonest vote. Their protest' has stamped the Spatting Bill a a swindle which will never be accepted by the country t and they have defined the main principles upon which the Lind Qiestion can be satisfactorily shttled. These were the chief duties for which they were delegated ; and they hare discharged them with genuine fidelity." The rumour of Sir Henry Barkly's retirement had bee n again put into circulation, and with an appearance of vrai-semblanee that it is difficult to contradict. It is, moreover, said, that he has no sympathy whatever with the policy of the present cabinet, and that he takes little pains to conceal his disapproval. The delicate state of the govt rnment was the common topic of conversation. " The tame and wild elephants do not seem to live in such happy harmony as the public were led to believe. Some of them threaten, it is alleged, to break lose from the menagerie,—an event which would cause no small dismay. A ministerial crisis, at the present time, would place all pat tics in a curious position, and is not, so far as we are aware, desired by any of them. There is no disposition to embarrass tke ministry ;:but there is; a) determination to prevent the passing of thsir bad measures. Govern ment should (16 the work of the country ; and they should do it as the country wish it done. A very simple rule for them ; but it does not seem to be the one they are acting upon." Such are the expres,ioas of a Melbourne paper. Oae of the curious characteristics of the Victoria legislatature is, that it always seems to be in the most delightful humour possible when it has to consider the question of abolishing state aid to religion. A lacel paper says :—" After the storm which the Squatting Bill excited in the Assembly, th e ca l m o f yesterday s proceedings was peculiarly edifying. Even Michie was suave and almost conciliatory in moving 'the house into committee upon the bill; and as most of the great guns of the opposition took little or no part in the debate, Jeames will. doubtlessly say that the vvh6le busi ness went off very gentlemanly. Nut that there was no contest, however. Mr. Horne moved, on the threshold of the debate, that the bill should be committed that day six months, but was defeated by a maj - may of eight. Mr. Wood, albeit opposed to State Aid, would give the clergy at least as long a notice as the Squatters. Oa the sect nd clause, fixing the cessation of State Aid in 1839. Mr. Horne moved the substitution of the year 1861—and his amendment was put from the chair and carried—just as a batch of the hon. members rushed in from the lobby, tine enough to be too late. So, upon the present aspect of affairs. State aid is to continue in operation till 1961• Considering the impulsive temperament of Mr. Michie, and his intense anxiety upon the subject, he seemed to bear the calanaity.with•Stoical fortitude." The Chinese difficulty was assuming more alarming proportioss every . tiay. Meetings were being held all over the country for the purpose of considering what steps ought to be taken to rouse the Government from their lethargy ; but there was too much reason to fear that thee ngitation will not be much longer confined to mere epeeches and resolutions. In fact there stems to have been a slight collision between the Chinese and the other diggers at the Golden Point. We have not as yet ascertained all the facts of the case. "It must not be supposed by those at a distance," writes a correspondent, "that the Chinese have been guilty of any mere flagrant act on the present occasion than usual, but rather that the present is but the fore shadowing of the more serious results which are certain at no very distant date to take place, if ad immediate stop be not put to the further jell ix of the Chinese—or at least to their immediately on arrival commencing mining operations. At the present moment the most trifling incident imaginable may kindle a fl tme which will be the cause of hundreds losing . their lives or property, and of a heavy blow being inflicted on the trade of the colony, from which it may take years to recover. On the present occasion. as far as I have been able to learn particulars, the ringleaders were neither English, Irish nor Scotch, but foreigners, several of them Lascars ; and I aen creditably informed that none of the settled residents on Golden Point took further part in the affray than swelling the mob, and that by their expostulations grievous bodily harm was prevented being inflicted on the Chinese. who, shortly after the first onset, ran like a flack of sheep to take shelter in their camps, the principal of which is situated alongside the police station." There had been a meeting of the Society for Chinese Missions, presided over by Sir Henry Barkly. The great event of the evening was His Excellency's speech. which embodied an outline of the spirit in which Her Majesty's representative regards the Chinese question in general. Sir Henry is in favour of imposing such a tax as would compel the Chinese to contribute to the State in propor tions suitable to their inferiority of race and civilisation. He looks upon their presence with no little anxiety, but upon grounds of justice and economy would be opposed to any measure for their sudden or violent removal. A bill had been introduced into the House of A.ssem. bly for to regulate the residence of Chinese popu lation in Victoria. The bill provides that the officers appointed for the purpose shall publish a notice in the Chinese 'language, requiring every male native of China or its dependencies, or of any islands in the Chinese seas, and every person above the age of twelve years, born of Chinese parents, either to obtain from such officer a license under this act within fourteen days after the date of such notice, or toleave this colony before the expiration of that period. Within one month after the passing of the act, every such male native, and every person above ,the age aforesaid, born of Chinese parents, shall obtain from one of the officers, who are requited to grant to every person applying for the same, neon payment of the sum of one pound, a license under his hand ; and every such license shall be dated on the first day of the month, and at the plaee of the issuing, and shall continue in force for one month. After the expira tion of two months from the passing of the act, no such license shall be granted to any person whatsoever, except in exchange either for the receipt bereinbefore directed to be delivered, or for, the license issued under the act to such person for the preceding month, unless aueh person at the time of applying for the same shall pay to one of the officers nominated and anointed, a fee of ten pounds in addition to the said sum a one pound, and a receipt for such sum signed by the officer receiving the same shall be endorsed upon the said license. Every such male native as aforesaid, and every person above the age aforesaid, born of Chinese parents, who shall reside in Victoria, without being duly licensed according to this act, or who shall, when required so to do by any officer nominated and appointed as aforesaid, or by any officer of customs or police, neglect or refuse to produce and show to such officer the license of such native or person, shall, on conviction of any such off .nce before any justice of the peace, forfeit a sum not exceeding ten 13-minds. For the more effectual apprehension of all offenders against this act, any. such native as aforesaid, and any person above the age aforesaid, born of Chinese parents. who shall reside in Victoria without being duly licensed when requirodj so_to according to this act, or,wbo shall, do by any such officer as aforesaid, neglect or refuse to produce, or show to such officer the license of such native or person, may be immediately apprehended without a warrant by any person whatsoever, and detained and taken before a justice of the peace to be dealt with accor ding to this act. It is notified in the Mabourne Gazette, that persons desirous of cultivating the cotton plant will receive seeds on applying to Dr. Mueler, government botanist, at the botanical gardens, Melbourne. The report of the select committee on railways proposes the immediate commencement of a main trnnk line from Melbourne to Sandhurst, with a branch line from Har court to Castlemaine, with a view to the ultimate exten- sion of the main line to the Murray ; and also a main trunk line from Get long to Ballaarat. The " light of other days" has decidedly faded away from Melbourne. That city is now illuminated by real gas In the early part of May last, the Gas Company made an offer to the Corporation to light the streets with gas, which, after some deliberation, was considered suffi ciently reasonable to be accepted. Accordingly, tenders were, without loss of time, invited for the erection of 300 gas lA t ops within the city. The contract was divided into Mute which gave to each contractor the erection of 75 lamps. The time was limited to six weeks, and in each case the work was performed within that period. On the 18th August, the final step in the arrangement was taken, by the mayor signing., on behalf of the corpora tion, the agreement with the Gas Company, and aecordingly, shortly after sunset, the city was, for the first time, lighted with gas. The eff et was exceedingly cheerful,' particularly in the more central streets, where it was greatly heightened by the lights from the numerous shops and hotels. If we are to put much faith in the annexed paragraph, cut from a late Melbourne paper, we shall have a tele graphic communication with Australia very shortly : In the Assembly, yesterday, another instance was given of the readiness of English capitalists to undertake work of great magnitude connected with the Australian colo nies. We refer to the presentation of a petition by Mr. Greeves from, a number of gentlemen in London, repre senting that they are prepared to undertake the erection of an electric telegraph from Melbourne to Lyndon, and complete the work by the end of 1861; and praying that leave m'ght be given to introduce a bill to authorise and enab'e them to carry out the proposal. The petition was received, but no further steps were taken in regard to the subject. It is, however, probable that, in accordance with the usual practice in such cases, the hon. member by whom the petition was presented may, in a few days, move that the prayer of the petitioners be granted, and subsequently bring in a bill for the purpo3e of empowering the petitioners to proceed with the work. This, however, will of course fiery much depend on the reasonableness of the terms on which the petitioners may be disposed to carry out their proposal. As to what these are, we are entirely ignorant, as nothing whatever was said respecting them. The same silence was observed in regard to the route, but this we take it will be by the east coast of Australia, across Torres Straits on to India, and there be united to the European and Indian tele graph." During the recent trial of a case in the Supreme Court, _ _ there was an interesting illustration of the fertility of the Australian soil. In Lucerne Garden, the property of Mr. Wills, and situateg on the Darebin Creek, within four miles and a-half of Melbourne, a witness swore that from one peach tree he gathered•loo dozen of good marketable peaches, worth 2i a dozen, on the g - onnd ; and the wit ness added, that after taking this quantity off the tree, so many remained, that those taken off could not be missed. He also said there were upwards of 40 trees like this in the garden- The report of the select committee appointed for the purpose of investicating the operation of the penal establishments of Victoria, had just been laid before Parliament. Taking the report as it is, the committee, after holding twenty-five sittings, and examining twenty one witnesses, have arrived at a conclusion that " the condition of the penal establishments is (to say the least of i ) unsatisfactory." Perhaps it will be felt that this opinion might have been arrived at without any such expensive machinery as a committee of the Upper House. The committee then proceed to account for this " unsatisfactory" state of affairs. " This has " arisen chiefly," they say, " from the want of adequate vcomtnodation for the carrying out of a proper system of penal discipline, and from the consequent impracticability of enforcing the necessary classification l of criminals ; bat the committee are also imnrtssed with the opinion that the reformation of criminals, or in feed their capability of being reformed, has not been allowed to exert that practical influence upon the management of the institution which its itnportancq demands." We take the' following ;paragraph :from a Melbourne paper :—" Cases of lunacy have also become of almost daily occurrence in Melbourn.—no less than three coming under the cognisance of the City Court yesterday. The first was that of a passenger, named Thomas Brovvnless, who came to this country in the ship Themis. His hal lucination is, that he is pursued by the spirits of his delft rc lAtives, raised through the atency of his mother. The poor fellow's madness is attrinuted to grief for having been obli,gel to separate from his family in England. In dealing with this case, the magistrate stated a fact not hitherto well known. He informed the captain " that if it . were shown that he knew of the defendant's derange- ment prior to leaving England. he rendered himself liable to a penalty in the terms of the Statute. And, further, that he would have to enter into a bond for the safe custody of the man." The labour market was in a very discouraging position. From the Melbourne Age we extract the following re ..__ marks :—" The tact, not less extraordinary than humiliat ing in such a country as ads, that large numbers of workmen amongst us cannot find employ neat, is now too obvious to admit of doubt. It is, indeed, admitted on all hands.. The" ranks of the unemployed comprise not only now arrivals, but those who have been in the colony for several years. Driven almost to desperation, the workmen see no way out of the labyrinth of doubt and difficulty in which thy are entangled ; and in their anxiety too for the means of extrication, they purpose to come en rreasse before their follow-citizens and take council together in the face of day, so that saspicious and tang'. ble testimony may not be wanting, at all events, to satisfy the " lords of misrule" aho are undoubtedly to blame for the mischief, of the actual posture Of affairs. in the labour market.' We hope that soma re sult toyond a mere temporary alleviation of present dis tress will follow froth this detronstr ttion of the popular necessities. But were we to judge from the past: our expectations would not be very sanguine. This is at least the third crisis in our labour market within the last three years. It recurs like an ague fit. It may not be a periodical plague arising from the - unnatural and un healthy condition of the body politic ; but it looks extremely like it. At all events, whether it is intermit— tent and constitutional, or simply casual and fUeting, the remedy should be directed not only to the removal of the immediate evil, but to the prevention of its possible recurrence No remedy of a mere temporary character will suffice to restore the tone of continuous healthy action, with satisfactory certainty.'' NEW SOU NI WALES There is rather sad news from Sydney and the neigh bourhond. Storms and fl sods had been very prevalent' and a large amount of damage was done to both life and prop6rty. Along the coast several vessels had been lost, and it was feared still further calamities would yet be recorded. At Maitland, the river rose fiPeen feet, and sweet along the streets with the utmost fury, flooding all houses, and completely destroying a vast number of thsm. Bridges, mills, manufactories, 80., were carried away in vast numbers. The New South Wales Parliament was to meet on the 10th August. The Sydney L'eraid;is thankful that it was deferred so long. - TASMANIA. We have Launeesten an 1 Bob trt Town papers to a late date. The Advertiser, cf the former city, in reviewing the position of rasmania, argues that there is nothing in the present state of affairs to justify despondency : " Although Tasmania is considerably in debt, although her revenue is not equal to her expenditure, her land fund has fallen almost to nothing ; and her anticipated gold fietds have not yet j istified public expectation; still, as with the e►ils of Pandora's b'x, there is yet, we believe, hope for us at the bottom. We are, it is true,, a mere handful of Briton', on an island on which we have barely yet made our mark, and the resources of which yet lie to a great extent unexplored. Let us compare our position with that of the brave old oak, of which we form one of the off-shoots, and of which we hope to prove ourselves a not unworthy scion. Several murders of a shocking and brutal nsture had been perpetrated in Hobart Town. ..The abolition of State.aid to religion has become the principal topic at present agitated in Tasmania, and from indications observable, it is more than probable that the island colony will follow the example of Victoria and South Australia. in adopting permanently the voluntary system The Land Bill is an ultra lib-ral measure. It provides for the free selection of unsettled lands at ten shilling; an sire, and to some extent for purchasers to be allowed credit. Town lands only are to be sold by auc tion. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. We have Adelaide j3urnals to a late date, but they are almost totally deficient of news. The Register thus rep: esents the present position of the Government : "It is now perfectly clear that the Government can by no possibility carry the programme with which they came before the country at the opening of the present session of Parilamen'. Their most important measures tare either negatived or kept back, and the policy of the opposition is triumphant in the House, Yet with a wondrous tenacity the occupants of the Treasury benches cling to their seats. As the Government are so clearly desirous of retaining °face, it is really surprising that they dq not contrive to hring forward a:policy that the assembly will adopt." COMMERCIAL. MELBOURNX, Am 12 The Payette contains a general abstract ofthe liabilities and assets, the capital and the profits of all the banks in Victoria, taken from the several weekly statements, for the quarter ending June 30th, :pursuant to the Act of Council. liThe liabilities are—notes in circulation, £2,330,11931s 7,1 • blllB in 0 1 0001011 497, 172 lOs 61 ; balances due to other banks, £847,564 133 7d; deposits not bearing interest, £5,069,112 14s 81; bearing interest, £9:36 430 lls 7d ; the total amount of liabilities, £9,300,399 lls 11d. The assets are—coined gold and silver, e 2,366,477 Its ; gold and silver in bullion or bars, £526,121 31 103. landed property, £281,797 lfes 91; notes and bills of other banks, £160,526 15s ; balances due from other bank°. £1,029,011 18s ad ; Government securities, £409,170 174 44 ; all debts due to the Banks, £7 400,036 18s 31; the total amount of assets, £l2 173,712.17 s sd. The statement of capital and profits includes the following items : —Amount of capital stack paid up, £5,328,379; amount of last dividerds declared, £331,837 8'; amount of reserved profits. £1,283,719 19s 4d. The rate of the last divi lend declared to the shareholders was :—The Bank of Australasia, 6 per cent. and 14 per cent., terms equal to 20 per cent.; the Union, 20 per cent. ; New. Bouh Wales, 20 per cent. ; Victoria, 10 per cent. ; London Chartered, 5 per cent. ; English, Seettish, aad Australian, 5 per cant..; Oriental, 10 per cent. ; and Colonial, 5 per cent. Mr. Edward Khali thus reports the Gal 4 Market :—The remarks of last week as to the state of the gold market are applicable to this. The price remains the sinae, viz., from 76s 61 to 795, and a fair titian ity effered. The Arrarat diggings form, in the meantime, the chief attrac tion of all our goldfields, and we expect shortly to be able to revert the success of this field by tie quen'ity of gold sent to town by its own escort. The latent accounts estimate the population at about 50,000 Anoth r gold-field is reported as having been die"- covered near Eilmo7e, which requires further confirmation. From St iglitz we are informed that the mining operations are prrgressing favourAly, which is shown by the increase in the escort returns. The principal pa•t of the gold from this fie'd is the pro lace of quartz crushing machines—very little "alluvial" being foand. There is lit le to notice out of the usual routine of work at the diggings, the test of success being that, taking the past fortnightly escort returns, an iiicrPase of 7,169 minced appears upon the weekly average of the year. Number of persons arrived, 979; deft, 356; addition this week, 623; and year, 22,639. The escorts have brought from l3allaarat, 19,059 oz ; Mount Alexander and Beadigo, 16,727 ems; Ovens, 12,093 oz ; Dunolly, 5,530 oz ; Mary borough, 3,070 oz ; M'lvor, 1,340 oz ; amount this week, 58,124 oz ; and year, 1,468,240 oz. Gold shipp.d in 1837 1,533,69,3 oz; per Avon, to London, 51,648 oz; Daniel Ross, to Hong Kona, 9,999 oz ; Ocean Chief. to Calcutta, 4,088 oz ; City of Sydney, to. Sydney, 3,973 oz ; total, 1,653;591 cz, or 68 tens 17 cwt 3 qrs 24 lbs 3 oz, at 803, £6,614,364. Eichange on London : Drafts against gold purchased at 1 per cent. nrem. Freight, 3* per ounce, delivered at tire Bullion-office, Bank of Eaglend, London'. Insurance, I per cent. Ale and Porter : There has been a better inquiry for bottled beers, and large lots to arrive have been disposed of. Pries are not, however, well sustained. Purchasers are sufficiently willing, in anticipation of the warmer scasno, but they are aware of the expense of storage and the in sufficiency of tended acco mnedation, hence their offers ate not quite up to the rates demanded. Batter continues doll and low. No parcels will realise more than 12id, or 13d. Candles.—Considerable parcAs of Belmorv's hare changed bands at 1411., but higher 'Aces are ejfficult of attainment. A soinewhit betttr demand at reduced ratas has been prevalent. Dry Goods.—The very large stocks prevent much ani nation in this department, though the enquiry is somewhat improving. A few minor articles precludes anything like extensive speculation in them. Boots and Shoes are still too plentiful to commaLd paying rates. Winter goldF, which have recently been requir,d, are ceasing to attract attet Con. DRUM FRUITS. —EImes are not so much looted after, and other fruits are quieter. FLOUR AND GRAIN. —ln Flotir the rutin prices have slightly declined. The tovo holders are beg:nning to relax, as they find the demand for consumption cannot be forced. fierce, from 20s. to 10s. a ton less than last week has been accepted. Therefore we can hardly qu3t - . Even the best Adelaide brands are actually sileab'e at a price over £25 ; but other Flours are selling below that rate considerably. Wheat has been firm and sal: able. Maiza has improve], and commands a steady sale . t ICs. Horse feed generally is easier, the advance of the season rendering green feed more plentiful, naturally affects the markets by diminishing the enquiry ; hence Oats and Bran have declined, the latter very considerably ; it is hard to quit at 25., and Oats, both Colonial and British, are from fit to 9 a bushel lower. Metals are not easy to quit at recent rates. Late arrivals have thrown large quautiles npm the market of Iron, sheet ant ha', als) ifZ no and Lead. _ . Oilmen's Stores in lair request, and pr'ces present no material alteration. Table salt in Packets continues to obtain ery lair pries. Timber and Building Materials: Ste demand is gocd and the ra es are firm. Slates have fetched enhanced prints at auction this week; and both Deals and Hard wood have sold very fairly. Wines and Spirits:—Sulk Brandies rein dn.very and low prices would be ace , pied to eff'-ct sales. Martell's cannot be quoted higher than 193. On the - other hand, Case Bran lics, good as 'well as low sort't, are well inquired for, and prices are somew'iat firmer. Old Tom and Whiskey, both in bn'k and else, m . e neg 7 ected ; but Geneva and Ruin ari'a Table, and to J.D.K.Z. brand Geneva, 23s has been pail ; Ram reinaius at 6s. 31, for low, an'd 7.. for high proo. la Wines very httlo.is doi3g, hill we hear of no alteration in pace. WES r INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS. FR)M OUR SPLCIAL CORRESPONENT. SOUTIIAIVIPTON, SATURDAY EVENING. The Royal lVfail Steam Ship Magdalena, Captain Abbit, has arrived from the West Indies, with her usual mails in charge of Lieutenant Morris. The Magdalena, on her h 3eward voyage, experience d very fine weather. The Magdalena brings 861,552 dole. in specie, and 3,750 dole. worth of pawls; also 650 dols. worth of jewellery, and the.follo wing passengers :—. Messrs Kitchen, Stirn, Harris, Lieutenant B.)..tington, Mrs M'Cardy, Mrs Henwick, Mrs Norton and two children, Corporal Cocks, 2nd W I Regiment, and Lieutenant Den'ut do, &Jim Jamaica; Mr Anderson, M Montano, and Lieut King, 2nd W I Regiment, from Baize; Mons Durands, Messrs Lezer and Lavallo, from Porto Rico ; Messrs B and P Court, Rev R Combas, RN, Captain Rundle, R N, Messrs Rogers, Parz, and Monte*, from Colon ; Messrs Barnet and Harks, from Valpiraisa ssrs Viviere, San tiago, and Villoa, from Panama ; Messrs Ferandez and Peron°, from Carthagena ; Mr and Mrs M'Allister and three daughters, Mrs Suager, two children, and servant, from Trinidad ; Messrs Lyons, Smith, M•Pherson, and Irving, from Demerarn ; Mr Alleyne; from Barbadoes; Mr and Miss Lnager, from Martinique ; Mr and Mrs Ronsell, from Guadalonpe ; Messrs Candelan, Aldman and servant, from St. Thomas ; .Lieutenant Colonel Graham and servant, from St Lucia; Messrs Ponge and Schuller, A B, front Gm) town ; Mr J Cassidy, from Nassau. Tae latest .dates brought by the. Magdalena are : Santa Martha, 2011 September; Vera Cruz, 20 h; Grey Town, 20 h.; Nassau, 15 h ; Colon, 24th ; Demerara, 25th Trinidad, 26. h; Carthagena, 26 h ; Jamaica, 27th ; Grenada, 26th ; Barbadoes, 27th ; Jackmel, 28th ; Antigua, 29 h ; Ss. Kitts, 29 h ; Nevis, 29th ; Mont. Serra+, ,29th; Ports Rico, 29th; St. Thomas, Ist October. WEST INDIES. Jamaica, as wall as the other West India islands, had been visited with very heavy rains, accompanied with much thunder and lightning. The effects of this rain has been most severely telt, business of every kind being for a time suspended. We are happy to state, however, that at the time of the homeward mail leaving there was every appear ance of the weather changing for the better. The piment) crops were fortunately all in, or nearly so, prior to the rains setting in, otherwise the losses of the planters would, we fear, have been heavy. We are sorry to have to record the total loss of the British brig Mary, boand from Porto Rico to Kingston, in the Anegodo Passage. The crew happily escaped without lose of 10e. The island was com paratively healthy. We take the following interesting items from the packet summary of the Colonial Standard (Kingston) :—' The rainy season has set is with considerable severity, al hough some weeks in anticipation of the usual period. For some days previous to Monday, 21st instant, heavy rains had been experienced towards the afternoons, bat on the evening of Monday the rains com.tenced in earnest, and continued with little intermission until Friday mornieg during which period an immense quantity must have fallen. A great deal of sickness, we regret to say, has prevailed, and several fatal cases have occurred in connection with the army. Among the latter we regret to announce the death of Mrs Stood ley, the wife of John Staodley, Esq., H.M Purveyor; and of Lieut. Oldfleld, 2nd West India Regiment, aged only 2J years. A subs ription has been set. on foot for the purpose of obtaining the necessary preliminary surrey, preparatory to agptiog measures to erect a Patent Slip machinery in this harbour, capable of taking up the largest class of steamers employed in the mail service. Although the sum required to effect this au vey does not exceed two hundred pounds, so gener 1 has been the feeling is favour of the measure that subscriptions have beenlowarded to the, promoters of the scheme to nearly double that amount. It is estimated. that the cost of the actual t machinery, inoltaing ateaolginfine and the royalty to patentees, will --not much exceed £lO,OOO, and that this and all other expellees will be me by a subscribed capital of £25,000. The entire cost, however, might be greatly reduced if the Colonial Govern ment were to ccneede to the Company the gift of squared stone from the public quarry at Rock Fort, and the convict lab= nece.sary to lay it down. As yet, of course, no application h s been made for these clncessions ; but, as the erection of such a work in this island would be in the highest degree important to the trade of the colony, and would thus greatly benefit the public revenue, we cannot entertain a doubt that,whenever made, such an application would meet with the most favourable consideration from the local G)vernntent." The " labour question" has produced some public discussion in th's island, in c )nsequence of aletter quoted by Lord Brougham, in the lio . use of Lords, dnring one of his peculiar speeches on the subject of African emigration, said to have been written by a Mr. Clark, a twenty years resident in Jamaica. Some strong observations, pub lished in these columns, has induced an avowal from the Rev. John Clark, of Brown's Town, in the parish of St. Ann, a Baptist missionary, that he was the writer of the letter Lead by Lord Brougham, and he still insists that the wages of plantation labour are in fact only ninepence and a shilling a day. We have taken exception to this statement as being in fact both the sugg,stio faisi and the auppressio veri. There is, in fact, no such thing as a day's wages on. sugar p'antations in Jamaica, all field work and most boiling house work being done by the jib or task. It is found that, generally speak ing, a shilling task is performed by any labourer of common industry between the hours of aeven in the marni g and on 3 in the afternoon.. Any lab; irer who chose to work from six .to six might earn the .wages of two tasks with ease, but such is the independence of the labouring .lass that they are satisfied to earn a shilling a day for four days in the week, whilst if they worked, as they might do, for tbe six days they could earn with ease from twelve to sixteen shillings. It is clew., therefore, that the sum they now earn is simply the measure cf their industry ; and by no means a criterion of the wages which an industrious man might earn, if he hero willing to give an equivalent of labour. All the other Islands have suffered more or less from heavy rains. The planters were, however, sanguine of having their orange crops. Yellow fever has entirely disappeared from the Is'and of St. Thomas. The town was however, the scene of an insurrection on the 27th and 28 - h of September, owii g to a party feeling prevailing on the oper iog of the Catholic Chapel, which had been closed for two years, the most bitter fee!ings were evidently entertained by the mob against the priest who officiate 3, and even the .p esence of the governor failed to have.the desired effect of stilling the mob, and it was not until the military were c tiled out, and the town placed under mardal law, that any degree of peace could be obtained. BRITISH HONDURAS. Our latest news from Belize informs us that cholera was raging to a fearful extent in the interior, we are, however, happy to state that through the a3tive measures taken by the authorities of the city of Guatemala, its progress had in some degree been arrested. It seems to have originated with the troops coming from Nicaragua to Guatemala, which city, however, they were not allowed to enter, but were placed in quarantine a few miles from the city, where they stall remain. All trade between Guatemala, and the seaport of Isabel was enapended, owing to the panic caused by the ravages committed by this featful visitant. sourn PACIFIC. CHILL—We have Valparaiso dates to the let September, but there is nothing of general interest. The auuive-sary cf the Indecendence. which is celebrated from the 18th to the 20. h, engaged the whole attention of the people. Thera was a " masterly inactivity" in politics, owing to the chfAr ence between the Senate and the President. The new Ministry had not yet been formed, and the estimates were cense quently . not brought for warl. The Senate has passed a law prohibi.ing the government police from vo•ing at elections, and that to be able to read and write be the necessary qualifications f ,r the full enjoyment and exercise of citizenship It is generally supposed that the Executive will veto this measure in the Chamber of Deputies when the government has a majority. The Mercurio says:— " The Republic's exportation durirg the first six months of this year has amounted to $8,813,473, mere or less, equal to that of the same rer od of last year. The mercantile movements during this fortnight, thcugh not as active as it was last fortnight, is by D 3 means unimpertant. After last steamer left, the steamer Esmeralda sailed to the north; the real. object of her voyage was not known, the opinion most generally entertained that Govern ment, having been told that the Bolivian Government was exercising certain acts of sovereignty in a territory claimed by this Republic, Etzt the steamer to protect the national rights. Next fortnight we shall know wha'ever there may positively be in this staesca-mt. BOLIVIA.—Neva from La Paz is to Aug 23th. Ths journals aro occupied with the instaletion of the congress in Snare, and speculations on the proceedings of the legislative body. The Archbishop cf La Hate had been named president of the sena•e. The President, in his messsee, reminds the members that though five attempts at revolution have been put down, attempts are being made to subvert the goy rnmat. The minister of finance shows in his report that there is a emplas revenue this year of $353,671 71. Many ne v measures are popased, such as the introduction of the decimal system, and the free trade in Catearilla bark. PARU —Mr. Sullivan, H Charge d'Affaires, died from the effect of the wound inflicted on him by the assassin on the 11th July, as recorded previously. The funeral.took place on the 15th. The ve,sels in port fired minute gins, thg flags were all half-masted, and a g tvern ment order prohibited all public amusements on the day of the funeral. No clue has yet been receive jto the perpe trators of the crime, though a large reward has been offered for such information as will lead to their discovery and apprehension. The following, from our Callao cor respondent, gives further particulars 1—" In my last I ad vised you of the intirder of the British Charge d'Affaires, and that the steamer Vixen had gone to Paits in search of Admiral Bruce. She arrived here again on the 21st, without th - e Admiral, much to the surprise of the English residents here, he hariog refused to tido any s eps in the matter. As yet no clue has been found as to vh) ware the perpe trators. A few arrests were made the first'cley or two after his death, since which the matter' is scarct-ly talked of. The government have offered a reward of $ tO 000, and the British re idents have offered 650,000 more, payable by George Fernandez, El., to any of the assassins who will inform, and the personal safety of th , informer shall be guaranteed, and the strictest secrecy will be observed. Another correspendent, writing on the 2nd September says:--Sines my last to you, there is no clue to the murderers of Mr. Sullivan, and as that unfortunate gentle, man had bit vary few personal frieads amongst the English residents here, there are bat few who sympathise with his lamentable death. As a mnister, he stood high with his government. He always attended faithfully ti h . s duties here, and consequently could not be p >pular with the Peruvian government. We are anxiously awaiting to hear what steps the British government will take in the matter Considerab'e excitemeat exists amongst the guano char . terers, owing to a resolution pissed by the Convention, as fAI wi : - Art. let. To ascertain whether guano has been sold at a lecia price thin could be obtained. Art. 2ad. What are the calves of the depreciation in value of guano Art. 3:d. If it is possible to obtain a reater price, and in what manner. Art. 4 , h. If the guano charterers have strictly complied with the conditions of their contracts. Tee Minister of Hacienda has issuad the following order : " The National Convention, in compliance wish the resolution passed this day, to adopt effective measures and carry out the above resilutions ; as far as they affa?,t the responsi')ility of the guano charters, have named as inspectJra Don Tomas Vivero, to investig Ve the French charters and aitc3unts ; Don Manuel Basapitia, the English and Continental charters; and Dun Tontio Sanz, the American. The hmsee of Gibbs & Co., Barreda and B:o , and Si mtane an I Co., begin to IA alarmed at the proceedings of the Convention. Toe la Or house has published to day a lengthy protest against the resolutions. The news from the South by this steamer has called to Islay H. B. AI steam frigate Retribution, a gentleman from there iaorms me that the tro vs of Gear Castilla had occupied the Plaza at Islay, bat were dislo'ged by some sh 3 is thrown in the town by the figs.() .t.upurinac. The town is entirely deserted. Vivanca has fortified the custom house, and severe fighting is expected there. The arrival of D Doin . naa Elias from France so unexpectedly, is believed to b 3 the foieranner of another revJlu , ion. He is he most popular man in Peru, and the on'y man that Gen. Castilla fears. Business has been qaite brisk these last fifteen days ; t'ie principsl imports are latnb.3o, coals, and fitg-stones . COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. • KINGS `ON, JAM 4.1 C 1, Sept. 26. Incessant rains have increased the unusual dullness which we noticed in our retort last fortnig`it. Business has been alaost 'entirely f rgotten, and we hwd but few sales to speak of. Of the produce of cur own couati y, we may mention that Pimento has been receiving in large quantities and the crop promising so well, the price, it is feared, will not be sustained. Sugar is in very small supply, owing to she bad state of the roads from the recent heavy rain., and as the quantity at market is not ',likely to be inereVed immediately, the Ariel° its looking op in value. Cori ie abundant, and American is therefore little looked for. Logwood is also plentiful, apd of this article, as of Pimento, there a-e large lots ready for ship ment. Vessels, however, are not offering and freights, in consequence, are quoted high. Burrna.—None at market, either American or Irish, except about 300 firkins arrived in the Protector from Liverpool. All previous receipts were cleared at 131 for American, 1311 for Halifax. and 151 fir Irish. BREP: No wholesale transactions reported. Small sales have been made at 663 per half barrel. BRODY : No sales of any account have been made in We quote the value of best brands a t 22. . _to o is article,2li. BRZAD. —Both Pilot and Crackers are in fair supply—. no whole ale transactions reparted. Small sales fresh Pilot at 21s to 225. CANDLES.—A lot of 400 boxes, Smith & Cnrletts's was placed at 101 d. Resales of parcels some time here are being made at Md. The market is not stocked. COFFEE —What there is in market at th',s late period is only of ordinary quality, and sales are quoted at 4 4 1 s to 44s per 100 lbs. LoowooD —ls firm at 40; per ton free on b ard. Thl demand is small Sales have been mada of J. and R. Tennent's Pale Ale ani amble Brown Stout, at 83 par dozen, quarts; of Jeff,:ey's Strong Ale at 12s per dozen, quarks, and 7s per dozen, pints; of Harvey's bulk Porter at 903 , Strong Ale at 15 quarts, and 6 pints Rum : At auction 4; 51c1 was realized. Private sale; have been male at 4; 3d for 18 proof. The tendency 'is dmrnward. Sour : No wholesale transaction have transpired. SUGAR : There is a demand for middling Sales have been effected at 28. to 31s, according to quality. A lot very dark sol l at 255. Faztours are very name. We hear of only one vessel taken— the rate now transpired, but supposed to be over 40s for Wool to Liverpool: EXCIIiNGES : On London, Jamaica, and Colonial Banks, 90 day., 1 per cent. premium; GO days, 1 per cent. premium ; 30 days, 2 per cent. premium. MICRCILI,NTS I BULB: 90 days, par to -, 1 2 - per cent. premilm ; Commissariat Mils, 1 per cent. premium. AMUSEMENTS. THEATRE ROYAL.-To-night the first of a series of alternwe Italian and English operas takes place in this theatre. Some of the most popular vocalists at present before the public will be found in this company. The opera performed to-night will be " Sonnambula," in which Madame Gassier and Mr. Sims reeves sustain the leading parts. We believe the choral and orchestral arrangemeres of each night will be as complete as the public of Liverpool enjoyed during the recently produced eeries of Italian operas, and, in point of fact, equal to• those of the first metropolitan theatre. These attractions are combined with one which no audience will cons . der wanting in power— that of I ery remarkable cheapness. THE NATIONAL OPERA COMPANY —The services of this company are transferred for the present wer-k to the Amphitheatre, and, notwithstanriing the rivalry of no common kind the company will have to encounter from that of the Theatre Royal, we do not doubt that it will succeed in attzactirg audience., and earning, as fully as it has done, popularity and success Cuvrox .BALL.—Goanert CUHHING —We understand that, at the earnest solicitation of many persons, even those who have frequently been to the entertainment, Mr. Cumming has consented to remain for the present week, in order to give the artizan, and other working classes, an opportunity of being present at the instructive and interesting entertainment. Daring tha past week the hall has been numerously and respectably at►tended, and if any corroboration were needed to our description of the excellence and filelity with which the g'fied hunter portrays African li'e, the fact is to be found in the testimony of the REA?. D:. Livingstone, who visited the entertainment last we .k, and expressei his a tmirati m at the whole—and who so well able to jacks as that worthy minister, who has done so much for African civilization. and the diffusion of the Gospel ? Mr. Cumming hat added Same new scenes and descript'ons to the already thrilling passages giver by him, and as his stay will certainly be limited to this wmelc, none should allay/ the oaparLunity to pass without the allayment of. the intellectual treat offared at Clayton 11411, and which is now, as rega-ds the price of admission, within the reach of all our fellow-cminvynasn. CORONER'S INQUEST.-011 Saturd iy, the Coroner ionata - , on the body of a man who w s drowned in " Kno t's H le," So :then& He went to look for some shell fi h, when, it was supposed, be got tangled in the weeds, adL et his I.fe. Verdict —" Futud drowned." - A NEW BI3tIOPRIC.- I 'he Queen has rtcolstitutel the Bishopric of 'Co oito, in the Province of Canada, and ir:s created a potion of the si'd bish Trio into a new See, to be called the " Bisho_wie c f Huron," acid her Maj?sty his anpointe I t' e Rev. Dr. 13enj tatin Cronyu to be he first bishop of the new See. Ato etinz of the Co tleil of till Uverpo C:tain . )3 of C nnraerce. wad eon veqel on ni !ay, and we under stlnd the Eubjoct a' n mina ing candilates to the new Conserveney 13 )ard wts discussed. We thick such a n . . it 11 tioly as the Chamber of CimmFre.3 ought to be reptevlited at, the new Trust, an txe st , all be gl to ace an inti.leatial meaber of Loth our iinport and export trade retu ,ned. 11F.V. 'MR MELBURN'S FARMWRT.T. LECTUaR —Opt Friday evenin;the II Iv. Mr. Milburn tht ive,e I his farewell I:cture in ape Hall, to a crowded and admiring avidiene. The chair was ( ccupied by the Rev. Dr. M`Naile, all the pre,c eding; ae-e opened with prayr. The subject of the lec'tire Romar R I A nbilinr, C eod—the - 3xplorers of the Mi. s'ssippi V L all Mr. kiiburi's dire iurses, it was eloqu nt and graphic and held ench tined throughout the at , entior of the aodie. ce. A Dar , Gnitotts POSITMN.—On Siturday, a young min curled J. hrt Clegg, was brought up at the C iunty Magis rates Court, before M-ssrs. Rathbone, Hull, and Ea-le, charged with having been drunk and lying across the rails of the Lit:cast:tire and Yorkshire Railway, at Bootle. The man was set n, on Friday evening, by a porter, lying quite ac oss the rails, and was found to be speeehlssly drunk. It was stated that not two mictres elope d from the moment he was - removed until a tr,in pieced. The defendant admitted his having bun drunk, and exprisied his thankfulness fsr the si , gular escape, he bad had. He stated that his rather w.s a lamb.-eiitt n nrAter in Man &nester, and that he came to Licerpmol in company with anoth: r person. They went Dans. +ha river several times, and then varied the amusement br an excersion to Bootle; where they bad some cone'uliig potations, after which he recollected nothing further. M. R ithbone said the de fenlant ought to regard his esca, e as a w,:rning from Providtnc3 to amend his 'ife and ovoid habits of intA , xica- Von. The nrigistrates flicted asfine of l^o. ant costs. MARK Maso , lity.—Ltvic •PlnL orhm OF MARX MASarras, No. B.—i charter of c.ins!ith:i It having been Iranted on ha 17 h June last, ftim the S tpreml Royal Arch Ohap'er of Scatland, tl establish Mirk Masonry in Liverpool, under the till of the Liverpool Ladge of Mark Misters ; in favour of companions lienjamth Towndron, Thorn s Ycatmar, and J seph Clark membersof he Gr!its ,, ovv L'aige of Ma k Masters. The first meeting was therefore held in Liverpool. on Wednesday, the 14th Ootob r, for the purpose coistituting this new lodge, i , stalliog the office-hearers, and ad:nit in! new members. The companions to whom the Supreme Gran! Chapter oommitted the government of the lodge, were fornin:i:e in securing the s -rviees of their illustrious Brother, Danald C imphel 1. S.P R.S.. 3 'rid Degree, Knight Ccmmander of t'e T mple, &e., aisisi them is their eeren]..nies. The loge having been ope , el, the full uwing br e qu e n were b ,11.ted fur, and admitted in due and ancient fotm—Wns. r, M., of Lodge 701 ; Wm. Croft, M.M., of Lodge 701 ; Horner, 1 3 . M Z., of Chap 267, and Provincial Grand Pursuivant of the Western Division of Lancashire ; Joha i2,ht, P.M., of Lodge 294 ; 1 - I , .nry M. 11., of Lodge 3 8 ; Jahn Cooway,M.M. ; Wm. Henry Grimmer, Jin - .es A. Sharp, Wm. J res, 815. Alter wr.Lh the bretiren proce,sded to the election of assistant office bearers', to enable those appo . oei by the supreme body to complete th- fu'l workiag of ibis beau ifuld gree, and who were afterwards irryalled in.° office by Brother Campbell, who acted on the ore sion as R.W M. The offi:e-bearers ror the ensuinz year will be as follows : Ben jamin To - wndron, F.W.Nf.; Corn anion Thomas Yeatrean, ; C,mpanion J s'ph Clark Carver, J.W ; Brother John Wright, Treasurer; B• nth r W n. Jones, Sec'elary ; LG. Tae bilge was h eno ired by th pres.nce of fra Juhu Lowrie, of G asgow, S Pr, RM. * 18th Degree, which was thereafter c i cse 1 i n doe form CBorTipheirni Wm.o o J ,m e - a s „, 11 , imP", D. ; Brother Wtn. C ro f t , J. D . . T.e whole br..thren were invited to the residence of the RW. ,at Everton, where they sat down to an elegant and setriptious banquet ; an I amid so ngs , watts, and sentiments, ei,j thems lves in a ma nner p cu li a r only to those who are entitl e d t o t h e felic i ty of partaking i n t h e d lights of the mystic t:e; aid each yended his w y borne, earnestly ofshing Nn9ther reunion of a like nature. Tae proceedings [Lying been closed with the happy, simple, yet effective toast of " Happy to meet, sorry to pint, and happy to meet ag,io." The success which tins attended the opining of this new lode, to prae•ice the bJautifal and ancient order of Mark MasJnry, which, alt`icri4h in a flourishing condi . ion in Scotland ani Ireland, has not, tr:til lately, been regularly practi el in England ; and the n a s s w or e i ll as those ginally ap p na e e d s tbd;,..s the i re S.Q.evi n c ß e . i k !i c y t o n t ! s e c o u t na and,ni who were newly admitt , d, :were well f •i•lia prosperity of '77. 9 order, and of tiii lodge in particular.