The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-09-26 00:00:00

Mantes. TO SOAP MAKERS, FRUIT MERCHANTS, and BACON FACTORS.—WANTED, a COMMISSION in either of the above trades, by a Gentleman calling upon Grocers, Rill hiving an extensive connection in the principal- firms of Lancashire and Yorkshire. Respectable reference, and security if required. —AddresS ♦lpha, Post-office, Bolton : FOR SALE, a Small PONY free from vice —Apply at a beautiful animal; quiet and liton's Livery Stables. KFan LEDGE.—A large an _ Also, BALLAST (Piz) IRON Vt ILLIAM F. stir -assorted Stock always on hand 4 Se CO., Sur VALUABLE FREEHOLD PROPERTY.—TO be SOLD, by Private Treaty, the DW e 3,LING-HOU SE, together with a COTTAGE a n,l - " ,, te 47, Sir Thomas's-buUdings. NORKSHOP, OUNT.—TO be SOLD, Four excellent Eb, to Wellington -terrace, all in good t-name. Rental £l4B. Price 2000 ph Kitchen. Fx,hlnge-court. ETON IN CHESHIRE.-NOW OPEN, MORPETEI DOCK, BIRKENHEAD. 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Field-Marshal General Lord Hardinge departed this life on Wednesday, at his residence, South Park, near Tunbridge . His Lordship died full of years, honoured and r espected, not only by his own i mnaediate friends and relatives, but by the country at large. H e was, London evening eotemporaiies ---- .4anclsome in person, frank and soldier la his bearing, with a full measure of the courage of his race. By the sheer force of his merits as a soldier, he rose, unaided by influence Wells. as one of our T tions, from the humble rank of Ensign to eat of Field-Marshal in the British Army. The ilitary exploits of Viscount Harding or conn e are matter His name figures in the proudest military glories. The roll of his exploits bears the names of Vimeira, Roleia, Corunna, Busaco, Oporto, Badajos, Ciudad Rodrigo, &lbuera, Salamanca, Vittoria, Sauroren, the battles e Pyrenees, Orthes, and Ligny. Passing from Europe to Asia, he is associated with the conflict annals of our on the Sutlej, which tested so severely the prowess of our arms. In Wellesley's second victory over 1 European troops Hardinge was severelor wounded; the same fate befel him at Vittoria ; and he left a hand on the bloody field of Ligny barkation of the British army, after its victory over Soult, at Corunna, Hardinge had the good fortune to attract the notice of Lord Beresford, and the At tho cin future organiser of the Portuguese made a note of the man he had found. But time and space would fail to tell of all the warlike dee is of this truly E ItS 0 THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY. llfor our friends has induced us to go to such extra ordinary lengths as to provide for them and their Posfority at the expense of the Imperial Ex c:iequer,and a long neglected Colony It is pro- bable, however, that as matters have gone so far, the jlb must he carried out, but we think it right to ask, that only a few Germans shall be sent out in the first instance, in order that the Colonists may have an opportunity of judging of what sort of people they are to have about them, before the country is inundated with discontented and rest. less spirits. The proposal, when first made, was not received very ; joyfully at the drape, vernor and his Secretaries the Go- it up with warmth, and quickly gave it tho complexion desired. They made it appear as if the whole plan had been concocted at 'Cape Town, and was approved of by the Colonists at large this is far from being the fact. The entire scheme dates from the highest quarter, and has been made a job of at every stage from Whitehall down to the Legion's cant -!ens, until at last it has b perfect outrage to every Englishman's sen justice, and a source of great uneasiness to the British colonists at the Gape, and all who wish peace and prosperity to our African possessions great man in the field so also in the Senate did he occupy a large space in the public eye as a statesman and a minister. In Parliamentary life he never appeared as one of the rank and file of mere blind, obstructive party. Hisbearing in the House of Commons was worthy of his deportment in the field—it was always frank and generous--actuated by the tru gentleman e spirit of an English He served his sovereign with fidelity and chivalrous loyalty, and Was th© country's servant for the country's sake. It is somewhat -d Hardinge's death singular: that, on t le day Lo anounced, the son of his late friend and colleague in office s Lord Raglan, should be mar t ..30 It was, for the present Lord Raglan led to the Hymenial altar the beautiful Lady Georgiana Lygon, daughter of the Earl of Beau- champ, on Thurs y last There are si2m3 of returning vitality in the politi. cal World. Within the last two or three days, some of our leading members of the House of Commons ing been " holding forth." In yesterday's NORTHERN TIMES we gave the speech of Sir James Graham, at Carlisle. To-day we publish the address of Mr. Fox to his constitute/its. at uch that that honourable gentle- of the King." Accounts from Persia, published by the Presse d'Orient, do not hold out any prospect of the differences between England and that country being promptly settled. A Maltese colonel in the Persian service has been dismissed because he would not renounce the protection of England. Among the local incidents of the day, we notice that the Licensed Victuallers' Association held their annual meeting yesterday. We report their proceedings at full length, and are glad to find that an institution, capable of effecting so much good, is progressing so satisfactorily. The proceedings of the Health Committee do not call for especial notice. At the Dock Committee, a suggestion was made by Mr. Thomas Bold to supply a collation to the purchasers of wool at the Albert Dock this day. Mr. Bold considered that that would attract a large attend ance of buyers, and thereby enable Liverpool to obtain a share of the Wool Trade which London now completely monopolises. Mr. Bold's sugges tion was not, however, acted upon, so that all who repair to the wool sales this day must, as Jonathan would say, "feed" at his own cost. Mr. M‘Donough, Q C., the eminent Irish Bar rister, is seeking senatorial honours. The Hon. Col. Cotton, son of Lord Combermere, having signified his intention of retiring from the repre sentation of Carrickfergus, Mr. McDonough has entered the field as a candidate, and has addressed the electors in public meeting assembled. He then explained his principles as a politician, and coaxed the electors to send him to Parliament. The contest—for contest there will be—is likely to be fierce. Another Irish Borough will be vacant, owing to the death of Lord Hardinge, as his son, who succeeds to the title and estates, represents Downpatriek. TETE enrolling of the German Legion was a piece of extravagant folly, if nothing worse, and their disembodiment will not be easily forgotten. The favours and rewards heaped upon thorn out of the public Exchequer, are perfectly scandalous. Officers and men, because they are Germans, are to receive such gratuities as the tritish soldier dare not expect. Our gallant countrymen, who have fought and conquered—whose deeds will adorn our history for ages to come--will be disbanded, and sent adrift upon the world, without a stiver beyond the trifling balance of pay due to them on the day of their discharge, and the few regimental clothes they may have paid for. If they have not served the prescribed period, they will get no pension. But the German, whose worth in the field has never been tried, is to receive 181. 55., clothes, and a free passage, with all necessaries, either to his own country or the Cape of Good Hope. If he goes to Germany, we shall get rid of him for 181. ss. and his travelling expenses, but if he goes to the Cape Colony he is to be paid sixpence a day, and receive rations for twelve months, and may take to himself as much land as he requires. From 6,000 to 7,000 of these mercenaries are to be disposed of in this way. They are to be sent out to a most valuable portion of our Colonial dominions, where they will meet as many more armed foreigners, whom we call " Dutch Settlers," ready for any mischief, and only waiting for a favourable opportunity to bring upon us the horrors and costs of another " Gaffer " war The rebellious Boers will hail the arrival of the German element in South Africa with unutterable delight. They have long cherished a mortal hatred to the British. If they had a few thousand pliant Germans at the Cape when they first became troublesome on the frontier, or revolted at Natal, they might have put this country to 10,000,0001. expense instead of 3,000,0001. to restore order. And we cannot help thinking that the Colonial Secretary, who would allow a large body of foreigners to be sent to that particular Colony without remonstrating against it, is incurring an amount of responsibility which will assuredly overtake him and his official colleagues. The Cape is not in a condition to receive so large a body of men all at once. Married couples, single women, and families, are the settlers the Colonists want amongst them. Farmers and women servants of all work are the class of persons most in demand. The country wants British bone and sinew to develope its well known riches, and not a host of useless foreign soldiery to make common cause with the restless and turbulent. The German soldier will never embark in the hardships of a frontier life. He will never settle on the banks of rivers where there is no society, and he must live alone, houseless, and friendless in the wilderness. A few may run the risk, and be satisfied with the fruit of his labour at the end of the first twelve months, but nine-tenths of the Legion will remain about Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Grahainstown, and some of the districts inhabited by the Dutch, until their 181. 5s is spent, when they will, most likely, be found ready for anything. If the Germans sympathise with the Boers in their grievances, the result may be clearly foreseen by Government, and no amount of popular repre hension will be too great for them if any evil conse quences should follow, what they must now know to be a most dangerous speculation as regards the welfare of the Colony. In Canada, New Brunswick, or Nova Scotia, the Germans would be much more acceptable. They would stand a better chance of getting employment in those countries, or by passing on to the States. England has been put to some trouble and expense to make the Cape a British Settlement, and why now attempt to Germanise it at one stroke? Offer the same terms to all the young and otherwise eligible English, Irish, and Scotchmen about to be disbanded from our Crimean army, and some thousands will gladly accept them. Offer to the peasantry of the three kingdoms Gd. a day, rations, and a moderate share of land, free of all cost, and hundreds of thousands will jump at the proposal, and be received by the Colonists with open arms. We question if those who know the Colony, and what the British settlers have suffered from their foreign rivals, will venture to say so much for the German emigrants The Cape is, it is true, a Crown Colony virtually, and the peaceable portion of its inhabitants are glad to consent to anything which the Colonial Office may be pleased to propose for them. They desire emigration on a large scare, and would willingly see the waste lands sold to raise funds for the importation of labour, but they do not want foreign soldiers or convicts. The latter they will not have on any terms, and the presence of the former they will look upon with very grave distrust. They will scarcely believe that our love THE COURT, BALMORAL, Sept. 23.—The Queen and the Prince Consort walked out yesterday in the neighbourhood of the Castle. The Earl of Aberdeen arrived upon a visit to her Majesty. The Duchess of Kent, the Princess Amalie of Hohenlohe Schillingfurst, Lady Augusta Bruce, and Lord James Murray, were included in the dinner party yesterday. In the evening her Majesty gave a dance. Amongst the ladies and gentlemen present were—the Earl of Southesk, Viscount and Viscountess Carnpden; Major-General Viscount Melville, Visconnt Stormont, Mr. and Mrs. Farquharson of Invercauld, three Misses Farquharson, Mr. G. Farquharson, Mr. J. A. Farquharson, Mr. and Miss Suttie, Mr. and Miss Nightingale, Mr. Peel, Mr. Stirling (Coldstream Guards), Mr. and Lady Agnes Duff, Mr. and Mrs. Broke, the Hon. Mrs. Hope Johnstone, the Hon. C. C. Boyle, the Hon. G. Fitzclarence, the Hon. H. H. Duncan, Col. Bertie Gordon (91st), Sir James and Lady Clark, Mr. Clark, Mr. Mayne, Dr. and Mrs. Robertson, Mr. Robert. son and Capt. Wyatt, Lieut. Alleyne and Ensign Camp bell, 79th Highlanders. 1 _T_ PRESENTATION OF THE BERKELEY TESTIMONIAL.—The public presentation of a testimon al (consisting of a salver and casket, filled with sovereigns,) to the Hon. H. Berkeley, in acknowledgement of his conduct in the House of Commons in opposing the Sunday Beer Act, and sub sequently procuring the Committee of Enquiry which led to its repeal, was made on Wednesday, at the Athenaeum, Bristol, in the presence of about 100 members of the com mittee and leading citizens. The room was appropriately decorated for the occasion with shields exhibiting the armorial bearings of the hon. member, and those of the chairman, Sir J. Kerle Flaberfield, and the other member for Bristol, W. H. G. Langton, Esq ,and also with banners belonging to various trades and other societies established in the city. THE PEOPLE'S SATURDAY EVENING CONCERTS. — We are glad to be able to announce that arrangements have been perfected for fixing a series of cheap Saturday Evening Concerts at St.:George's Hall. The prices of admission are to be 3d., 6d., and Is., and nothing but the first talent of the day will be employed. The conductor is a gentle man who has had much experience in the line, and who has given every satisfaction in that capacity. The first Concert is fixed for Saturday, the 4th of October. Mean. time, a programme of the evening's entertainment will be issued, and we doubt not that the spirited enterprise of Mr. Reynolds, who has thus thrown open St. George's Hall to the million, will be duly appreciated and liberally rewarded. THE GRAND IMPERIAL BALL AT Moscow.—ln reference to this event, a Paris journal contains the following : " The grand ball given on the 14th by the Emperor Alex ander was remarkable in this respect, that the ball taking place on a Sunday, the English ladies were not present, with the exception of Lady Granville, who is a Catholic. After the polonaise de rigueur, with which the ball corn mencel, the Imperial family having passed into the saloon of Saint Alexander, a country dance was immediately formed there. The reigning Empress danced with the Count de Morny After this, country dances, waltzes, and polkas, succeeded each other uninterruptedly. This time it was a real ball, and every one danced vigorously ; the Imperial family, and especially the Grand Dukes Michael and Nicholas, setting the example." BANQUET AT THE TOWN HALL.—Last evening, the Mayor, J. Stewart, Esq., entertained a select party of friends at the Town Hall, composed of the aristocracy of our county, Crimean heroes, and gentlemen connected with the trade and commerce of the port. Amongst the guests were Lord Sefton, Col. Lake, Rev. Mr. Fielding , Colonel and Captain Fielding, Rev. J. Howson, Captain Littledale, T. Bold, Esq., J. Aiken, &c., numbering to about forty. The toasts comprised " The Queen," " The Royal . gamily," "Prince Albert," " Lord Sefton," "The Lord Lieutenant of the County," " The Mayor," "The Army and Navy," " The Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese," "The Railway Directors," " The Town and Trade of Liverpool," &c. The musical arrangements were under the direction of Mr. Holden, assisted by Mrs. Holden, Mrs. Morgan, Mr. Wilson, Mr. D. Jones. and Mr. H. Roberts. The pleasures of the evening appeared to give the most unalloyed pleasure to the noble guests, and passed with all that eclat so usual to the gatherings of our worthy and hospitable chief magistrate. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LlFE.—Yesterday morning being appointed for the celebration of the nuptials of Lord Raglan, only son of the Dowager Lady Raglan, with the lovely and accomplished Lady Georgiana Lygon, daughter of the Earl of Beauchamp, the doors of St. Paul's Church, Knightsbridge, were besieged by a large number of ladies, many of them members of aristocratic families. When the doors were opened, there was a general rush, and the body of the spacious church was soon filled with eager spectators of both sexes. At eleven o'clock Lord Raglan arrived, accompanied by his bridesman, Lieut.-Col. Lord Burghersh, C. 8., followed immediately afterwards by Earl Beauchamp and Lady Georgiana Lygon. The organ Pealed forth a voluntary, while the noble families were arranging themselves round the altar. The Hon. and Rev. Mr. Ponsonby officiated on the occasion, in the presence of a distinguished circle of the nobility, including Lord Robert Grosvenor, M.P., Dowager Lady Raglan, the Hon. Miss Somerset, the Hon. Miss Grosvenor, the Hon. Lady Louisa Pakenham, the Countess of Bathurst, the Earl and Countess of Westmoreland, the Countess of Beauchamp, and many others. After the ceremonial the grand dejeuner was given at the Earl of Beauchamp's, residing in Gros venor-place. Lord and Lady Raglan left town in the afternoon for Motecomb House, the seat of the Earl of March, Chichester, to pass the honeymoon. 1 GOOD NEWS FOR WRITERS.—We have had our attention called to an ingenious and useful article of furniture for the counting-house, namely, " Hancock's Patent Improved Pnuematic Safety Inkstand." The construction of MT. Han cock's production is extremely simple, but so efficacious, that it enables a person to supply him3elf with a stock of ink, at one time, which will keep clean for a twelvemonth. It also regulates the quantity of ink taken by the pen, pre venting it from becoming overcharged. It is a boon to all writers, and we heartily recommend its general adoption, b-ing convinced that all persons who use it will reap advan tages of no insicrnificant character. . foi C lo o w tt i o n T i ' n s ci l u x e ca st u s xsrs. :—On the coroner held the the . body of Mr. Gililart Dobson, a licensed victualler,. carrying on business at 47, Scotland-road, who died in consequence . of injuries yesterday The received by a fall, under the following . circumstances : appeared that deceased had been ailing for some time past, with disease of the lungs. He was confined for seven or eight weeks past to bed, and was very weak. On Wednesday evening he got up to walk a littl e, when he leaned over the stairs (three stories up), and, it was stated, that he was so weak he fell down, an d came w i th great force on the first landing, fracturing his skull by the fall. Medical aid was promptly in attenda nce , b u t h e died in the course of the night. Verdict accidental death. —On the body of Grace Williams, aged 48, who resided in Menia-street, North End. The deceased was making haste to open the door for her husband, when she fell down some steps, and injured her head to such an extent that she died from the effects. Verdict, accidental death. MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY 'iTEI•IIIca The cotton Market keeps steady. Holders supply the market sparingly, and, compared with last week's rates, prices of American are id higher, particularly in the descriptions sold at 54d to 63d, good staple cotton of this value being scarce. To day's sales reached 12,000 bales, speculators and exporters taking 5,000 The rates paid were 611 to 81 for 61d to 81 for Brr.zi!s, and 4id to sid for Surat Egyptian, Our attention has been drawn to the growing practice of mixing cottons, in packing the bales before shipment from the United States. The magnitude of this evil is beginning to excite great apprehension. Our correspondent, who brings the matter under our consideratiott,states the firm to which he belongs has had to make 135 separate claims for Ameri can Cotton returned from the manufacturing districts as falsely packed, the bales of course failing to equal sample: The merchants and planter's Prices Current of September Ist, referring to the practice alluded to, remarks nixes 250 pounds of Cotton, worth 13 cents. that a r on worth only 9 cents. per pound, and it is discovered here, the whole 500 pounds would not, in that case, bring over 9 cents. per pounds round; and should a pore%aser find half a dozen bales mixed in a crop, he would likely, and justifiably, throw the whole purchase back upon the hands of the seller; and it not nnfrequently happens, that an entire crop has to be sold as mixed Cotton, when, actually, only the larger portion of it has been depreciated in this manner. When discovered, after shipment to Europe or elsewhere, the result is reclamation, trouble and loss, all round, and creates distrust between the buyer and seller, and the necessity for rigid and scrutinisin g caution on the part of all concerned ; which is greatly to be regretted, not to mention the injury inflicted by this practice upon the reputation of Mobile Cottons in foreign markets, and by which the owner of faithfully packed Cotton is the principal and undeserved sufferer. Equally pungent are the remarks of the New Orleans merchants transcript of the same date :—" This negligence often leads to vexatious reolamations, and sometimes to expensive lawsuits, as it fre quently happens that the discovery is not made until the cotton reaches the hands of the manufacturer, at a distant market. But it also frequently happens that the discovery is made here, by drawing samples from different parts of a bale. In such cases the cotton is thrown back on the factor's hands as unmerchautable, and when resold as mixed cotton, the factor can seldom obtain more that the market value of the lowest quality found in the bale. Besides all this, when the irregular packing is once discovered, as it necessarily must be somewhere and at sometime, it throws discredit upon the planter's crop generally, and thus operates to his disadvantage. It also introduces confusion into a most important branch of trade, and one that can only be con ducted with facility and economy upon the basis of good faith in the honesty and integrity of the planter. These virtues being accorded to him he owes it to himself, to his factor and to his purchaser to exercise more care and vigilance over those who have his interests in charge." Messrs. Brown, Hunter, in their monthly circular issued to-day, make the following remarks : per pound, with Cot The past month has been marked by an absence of activity in business generally, the transactions in our Produce Market having . been much curtailed in consequence of the uneasy feeling that has pervaded the public mind on monetary affairs, which has had the effect of retarding the improvement that was generally expected to follow and be maintained on the return of peace ; and although no material depreciation in the value of imports has been experienced. a measure of want of confidence in the future has existe.l in mercantile operations, notwithstanding tho continuance of a sound and healthy position of commerce—the declared value of manufactures exported to 31st July being twelve and a half millions in excess of 1855, and all apprehensions as to the result of a full average harvest being now removed. The continued of of gold to the Continent, and the large export of silver to the East, have not only absorbed the arrivals of specie, which have amounted to two millions since July, but from the extended circula i in inci dental at this season of in•gathering of the crops, and the pie parationamade to meet the engagements of the winter trade, the bullion in the Bank of England has decreased since the 26th June (when the rate of interest was reduced to 41 per cent.) nearly one million ; under these circumstances and the discourag ing condition of almost all the Continental Money Markets, where rates have lately advanced, much anxiety has been manifested each week, lest the directors of the Bank of England should raise the rate of discount, in the event of which commerce would again be suTeted to all the evils of dear money and a contraction of business. Happily, these apprehensions have not yet been realised, and as the last instalment of one million on the late loan has been liquidated, looking also to the healthy position of every branch of commerce, and an abundance of money for all legitimate purposes, there really seems to be no grounds for the anxiety and apprehension that have existed ; it will, however, be a subject of necessity to enquire whether the principles on which the monetary system of this country are founded are soundly based, and are meeting the requirements of a large and increasing trade, which can so easily be disturbed and unsettled by a trifling diminution of bullion tending to enhance the value of money, and thereby affect the interests of the mercantile community. The minimum rate of discount still remains at 4a per cent ; the stock of bullion in both departments of the Bank of England, at the date of the last returns, was £12,141,310, against £12,455,624 at the same period last month. The Liverpool Share Market opened with an improved tone, and got better in the latter part of the day. The transactions included—Caledonians, 27a 271 Counties, 9 5-16, 1. East Lancashire, 201. Great Western, 64i. Lancashire and Yiirkshire, 96, -a, 4,8, 4,4, 7, 97, London and North Western Stock, 1021 ; for next Account, 1031 -a. Manchester, Shefth-ld, and Lincoln, 321 Midland Stock, 781, 8,1, a, ; for the next Account, 781, 1, 1. York Capital Stock, 27 1 . Dover, 211 4. The closing rates were—Aberdeen, 131 131. Chester and Birkenhead, 154 154. Caledonian, 274 271. Chester and Holyhead, 164 161. Eastern Counties, 9 5-16 9 7-16. East Lanca shire, 201 204. Great Northern, 231 231, Ditto A, 104 101. Great Western, 641 65. Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock, 97/ 971. Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 181 187 1 - London and North Western Stock, 1021 1031. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 321 33. Midland Stock, 781 781. North British, 9 11-16 91. North Staffordshire, 54 4d. South Eastern, 211 214. York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 201 201. York and North Midland, 271 28. Leeds Capital Stock, 17 1 171. Buffalo and Lake Huron, 1-16 d 1-16 p. Dutch Rhenish, 2 21 p. Great Western of Canada, 234 234. Ditto New Shares, 14 p. Great Luxembourg, 101 101 d. The rates of Con tangoes are as follows :--Caledonian, 6i, La I_l6d, is 6d, Is 9d, en. Eastern Counties, 91, Bd, 711. East Lanca shire, 1 6d, is 93, Is 61• Great Western, 1-16 bk even. Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock, 4, 3-16, 1, 1-16, even 1-16 4-. London and North Western Stock, f, 4, 71, 4,4, con. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, a, 2s, is 9d, a. Midland Stock, 5-16,1, 5-16, 4. South Eastern, is 9d, 2s, is 9i, 2s. York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 2s, is 9d, 2s. Dutch Rhenish, Iod. Great Western of Canada, 2s. Ditto New Shares, Bd, 6d, 7d, 743. Eastern The Money Market has not experienced any change. The Bank of England, at its usual weekly meeting of directors to-day, did not make any alteration in the rate of discount, this, toiether with more peaceable advices from the Continent, induced a better feeling in the Coniol Market. A greater extent of business was transacted for the Account, the opening price was 938 94, after which they advanced to 94k. The earlier purchases for transfer were made at 931, they then advanced to 94, and again receded to 934. At the close of the day the market was firai, and the latest rates quoted were-94 to 948 for Account, and 931 to 94 for Money. The value of Exche quer Bills was 13s to 17s premium. At the London Share Market to-day there was rather more disposition shown to do business, and the market closad with a firm feeling at the highest quotations of the day. The transactions ;included Caledonian, 55 54*. East Lancashire, 932. Great Western, 642. London Stock, 1023, 1. Midlands, 78i 781, York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 712. The following were the last prices reported: Edinburgh and Glasgow, 52 53. Eastern Counties, 91, East Lancashire, 80 81. Greet Northern, 931, Accornt, 82 83. Great Western, 64i 65. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 971, -. Leeds Northern, 172 181, Lend, i and North Western, 1034,. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 32t to 33. Midland Stock, 78-2, it. North British, 38!, .1. South Eastern and Dover, 704 71. York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 80 81. York and North Midland, 55 56. The Produce Markets here are steady, a moderate amount of business has been transacted, and the late decline in Sugar has been fully recovered. The imports, by the Board of Trade returns to the 31st of July, are 217,381 tons, against 177,728 tons; the consumption, 211,327 tons, against 239,974 tons; for export, 647, 455 tons, against 217,939 tons to same period last year. T he first import of Ceylon Coffee, per the Malcolm, sold bi auction at very extreme rates, and we trust that the favourable result will encourage ferther shipments to thl6 . market, which has for some time been so barely su p pbea with Coffee suitable for the home trade. The imports, by the Board of Trade returns, to the 31st of Jaii , arB 29,422,350 lbs, against 24,096,692 lbs ; for home consun)r. Lion, 21,088,058 lbs, against 22,346,481 lbs; and foe' export 12,020,590 lbs, against 13,974,529 lbs to th e sate period in 1855. The public'wool sales commence here to-morrow, whell 400 bales East Indian, and 2,000 Egyptian, Turkey, lee; land, Russian, &c., will be offered. On Saturday, bales East India ; on Monday, 1,700 do, and en Tueeda; 2,100 do. There will be offered 1,900 Peru, Turk* e n u o Eest India on Wednesday. 1,400 East India, an d 8 0 Ayres, Turkey, &c., are set down for ThursdsY, ° which day the sales will close. Messrs Brown, llunter, 84rt in their Circular, ju4t issued, say :—There has been an 1 :: proved feeling in the Wool Market daring the past 10 11 ,, the favourable termination of the London Sales hal:11 imparted greater buoyancy to prim'. The quantity of me India brought forward amounicd to a, 225 bal es, the above of which sold at an average advance of . 1 1 1 p er lh• c hoice' our last sales here in June. A small va.' eel 0f c out quality, suitable for carding, sold at 141 d Po: lb. 06 next sales are fixed to commence on the 26th inets quantity of East India at present here is about 7,600 hew'. and some time having elapsed since our last sales, whit has enabled dealers to dispose of their stocks, a f a vottre b x result is anticipated. The imports of Wool, by the 13 T i n r e of Trade returns to 31st July, are 61,913,084 lbs., ag e : i t. 50,174,511 lbs. ti the same period in 1855. We m a i l` add to the foregoing, that some fair transactions in „f . have taken place here very recently, to the extent £50,000, chiefly in Persian, Kent Skin, &c., for F ree ; Account, and all the Alpaca sold, to arrive, at 2s. 8 3 . 10d., so that article is bought in anticipation; and by ',— Melbourne Argus, of 30th April, this animal is still drayliur' attention for propagation in Australia. Some further facts have transpired relative to the reeellt fraudulent re-issue of shares of the Crystal Palace Conille, tending to show that either the management of the transfer he partment must have been very lax, or that the fraud s of .tthi` company's late clerk, William Robson, were conducted extraordinary skill. It is certain that they have be to long standing, for during the last day or two transfors been returned as irregular to members of the Stock Esc' the in cases in which the shares had been registered is company's books, and certificates of registration given et ,„ - f back as nine months ago. Fortunately in all these install'i; as we are informed, the amounts involved are individlleist small: It is evident from these cases that Robson 011 0 have been almost entirely exempt from official control in.% own department, and the laxity of the company's pr ect .,, l %!, in this respect furnishes an additional ground for the dew"( of the sufferers that the company shall assume the vili ca n : the loss incurred through the malversations of their re" . nised officers Buenos The prospectus of the Australian Auxiliary Steam OI i P P I 0 - 1 Company (limited) is issued, with a proposed eePteil 4250,000, in £lO shares, upon which the deposit ill Li t — ho at £5 per share, The object of this company is „dOll establishment of a direct communication between J,O With and Australia, by means of fast-sailing elliVe r° , 3 ' . 0 01 Winds auxiliary steam power to propel them in light lus fo otil calms. By the arrangements contemplated, the which in ordinary steamers is occup'ed by coals find P ttil ti O fal engines is to be made available for cargo- As a reg d . 0 of a comparison between one of the company's shiPs vessel running on account of one of the large steam col:0 the direc ors claim to prove that " though the Pr °llc) ; If vessels will cost only one-half o f th e amo unt of those ' ° :„ e e p employed, and consume one - n i n th th e quan tity of coals, .)01; thEy will carry three t i m es th e quan tity o f cargo In aki r the passages in less or at l eas t th e same time." It i s °e ll , tior.ed that subscriptions ha v e a l rea dy b e en received t ° t extent of between L 70,900 and 30,000, and that the cstli' n a piny bare purchased three vessels, of 1,470, 1,17 ,1 5 0 r 1,400 tons respectiv e ly. Th e fi rs t o f th ese , ca ll e d the h° - boul, is to be despatched from London for Melbourne a ° 0 10:h November next, calling at Plymouth. The direst " state they " feel convinced from experience that the 11(1- 6• can be performed in about 60 days out and 70 days 11° , 111 Cli On the Paris Bourse, yesterd,y, the Market openetv;lol great weakness in the French Funds, and the apPr aa 7 l e ' " settling day" rendered speculators very cautious ia ap dealings, who have already lost considerably by th e at t decline in Rentes. The Three per Cants. left ' 9ll 00 0 further decline of 25c for the Account, and a recovel for fir Money ; and the Four and a half per Cents. fell O j os' Money, and 25c for the Account during the dal' Railway Share Market was a little firmer, with a r ec-r, se rf of sfr in Orleans and E as te rn ; an d C re dit Mobilier ou" rose 25fr. i, gi The accounts from Berlin mention that there pr ol activity at present ma n if es t e d b y th e mem b er s of th e Lieff sian Cabinet, in preparing for the ensuing ee e ; 10 especially the Minister of Fi nance . H e is sai d "TV engaged in drawing up a new financial measur e ; 0 0 increase of 25 per cent on the impost tax, wl lic " . iff consented to at the close of the l as t se s s ion, wil l ,1 e 1) 0 4 on the 31st of December n ex t, a nd the deTh e l caused by this must be made up to meet th e 1 00 1 , of the budget by opening a new source of rele o pef The impossibility of levying any new del f itis" the industry of the country, without meeting V the greatest opposition, has led the Mini ter fief, consider the necessity of including in 131 • 0 „ 1 10, financial scheme the question of a direct tax. It is t "; 00v that the new law will advise the increase of O i l t ' o°, 1 1; thalers upon the revenues and domains held by the ;borli and that this law will be brought before the Charabef‘p $O l , l l after their meeting in the month of November. I ,, h ,calit i es " of Prussia has raised their rate of discount n Ab bills to 6 per cent., and refused to cash their bill .0s tend to diminish the amount of specie by exporting t" to foreign countries. a mi te si.as intendedt aTseilleihilo il t I re ne A cricket match was played , between the Moun o p t! " and Collegiate clubs, on Saturday and AVedil e a ° of 'OlO 20th and 24th inst., and was concluded in fav e .'",SV latter, by 37 runs. The scores were as follovvs ' A i ;i" Vernon, 51 and 44; total 95. Collegiate, 85 and - 0 0 met 132. . d e ...- o r ROBBERY IN PLYMOUTH CITADEL.—POIIO ,00 e 0 Joyce has succeeded in recovering all the stolen Fie g t , viz., £lOO in notes, concealed in a coal-hutch , °PAO gold, hidden under some flooring stones near tri o c oo ;01 meats of Mr. Eames, the acting paymaster °l e ," regiment. Stack and Mullins, servants to . 1 1, 1 iolb Trigge and Austin, have been arrested on sag" - are now confined at Plymouth. PLANS FOR TETE NEW LIBRARY AND 1V1T. , -- i o ri o ld r ar 1i _.0 .1411.4 plans for the new Library and Museum will De 00 0 0 the inspection of the public, for a fortnight, fre i e .ria ete, next. They are in St. George's Hall, but n o 0 (0 present week the inspection. has been open only aer o 1, bers of the council, and those favoured with o r f lip admission.dj From Monday next no order ° ft b 9 requ rei. Vrt h O A ° ORR'S CIRCLE OF THE INDUSTRIAL ARV*--: {kith dp received a copy of the prospectus of a new work" jite;dl above title, and which, we cannot doubt from t ile a ged , o° ability and practical knowledge of the writers cog e , a I form a valuable a 'dition to our standard litersiode ~: 1 ° Circle of Industrial Art," now announced, i° ill se iell, form a companion series to the " Circle of the ja 'e l embodying, as it were, the principles of sciel e r ts. ti otir practical application to the various indestri" !o A br . , t p a;l : e r d c w e m l , a )or i sk n t . series will include treatises on the useful m etals " o rt aril alloys, and the precious metals and their alloYoe,. 0 rt , ,,, tecture, decorative art, painting, sculpture, plastir`t,bl9loo engineering, practical agriculture, the military 9 tt erp. o o f a s t tr tr i These c a t e y iv ing, dyeing, and painting, as also on glass, r t , p°4o o , ° we su it b l j 3ia e n c n t r s ltee w rn, il a l vno b ld e elucidated In to 9 0 r 1 12 0 9 W. S. Orr, of Londen. jos" t t o ok TnE linoustE FAMILY.—These gifted indivi i ., o o 9 .0 t, performances have given universal sa tisfae`; o o s 'oB o o elegant and commodious place of public e ps 96e .o• o o ll Clayton Hall, are about to terminate their t a pii`,,o ,i• This evening, and to-morrow, will be their las is frw e ts:;i in Liverpool. They have won golden opintir al r fli t ss who have had the pleasure of listening to to'r tlieie,' int. , ,, the sweetest of sounds, and producing, b r ig s t t ene fingers in the most accomplished and rnasi e yien i ft4i, musical compositions of Hayden, 11Iozart, tett r lot Hauser, David, &c. Truly, theirs is orchestra in solo, duo, trio, quartetto, and„o ti Thomas Thomas merits the gratitude of the Livert ro - usii'cl ; 1 ,0% giving an opportunity of listening to the -. `". 1 . 0 re,,a, el'of, We observe that he has another treat in ', 4 ", diVot o O, the far-famed Henri Drayton and his la"' on ' - of 0 1 0 their illustrated proverbs for the first 0 33 , e ' an y 00 next, at the Clayton Hatl. Meantime, if they readers have not heard the Brousil Family' do so either to-night or tolmoraovr. m. With ur. His ideas and sentiments on the connection of Church and State we applaud, and as to his condemnation of the County Police Bill, we have repeatedly urged in these columns the injustice of its provisions, and the gross attempt of its framers to extend the principle of centralisation. Mr. Fox makes some happy remarks on the conduct of the war, but he errs exceedingly when he launches forth against the Liverpool Town Dues. We can, however, feel for a gentleman of Mr. Fox's ability, when he addresses an Oldham audience on the political events of the day, and in some respects excuse him for using the clap trap arguments of the Cotton Lords of Manchester against one of our sources of wealth, as a Corporation. But it is simply ridiculous for Mr. Fox to declaim against the Liverpool Town Dues, and ridicule the public improvements which those very dues have effected—improvements, by the way, from which the people of Manchester, aye, and Oldham too , are reaping daily advantages. In the widening and improving of our thoroughfares, have not the manufacturing districts obtained facilities for carry ing on their trade, by rendering the export of the raw material to Manchester, Bolton, Oldham, Black burn, Wigan, Warrington, Chorley, Preston, &c., easier, with greater expedition, and at a much smaller expense ? Does not that noble ornament, the pride of Liverpool, and the envy of Manchester— St. George's Hall —afford the people of the Southern division of Lancashire a suitable place for the administration of justice ? And is not the Music Hall and the Concert Room a promenade which the inhabitants of the districts already alluded to do not fail to tread almost daily ? The oratory of Mr. Vox, about our Town Dues, and the arguments on which he seeks to vindicate their confis cation, are worth but little. It is a bad cause which he advocates, propped up by sophistry and totally unmindful of the binding principle involved in the eighth precept of the decalogue. Mr. Fox promises further battle on the subject. We tell him he people of Liverpool are ready to meet an entire - hese manufacturing " buccaneers." On se side of the former is right, truth, and justice, whilst the cause of the latter is one of jealousy —a desire to make Liverpool play second fiddle to Manchester. No movement, in our time, has so thoroughly verified the words of the poet— man said, we to rely of "Base envy withers at another's joy, And hates the excellence it cinnot reach." We have faith in our cause, and know that no matter how the people of Manchester or Oldham, Blackburn, Bolton, &c., &c., may rant and rave about the Liverpool Town Dues, they will remain for some time yet, unless the nation desires to purchase, at a fair price, their total abolition, and this the Cobdenie school will find much difficulty in inducing the nation to consent to. The Continental advices of the day are varied and interesting. The great topic of moment is the Neapolitan question. It has presented no new feature during the past few days, and we now learn that the English and French Ministers at the Court of Vienna have intimated that the appearance of an Anglo-French squadron in the Bay of Naples is imminent, should the King respond in the negative to the remonstrances of the Western Powers. The Vienna Cabinet has replied, that not only does it not refrain from reserving any objection, but it will convey to the King that it leaves to himself alone the consequences of his conduct. In fact, Austria will abandon the King to his fate if he do not make concession. The Cabinet, meanwhile, has not renounced all hopes of a pacific solution. We also learn, from the same quarter, that the, object of the visit of Baron Hubner to the King of Naples is to induce him to accept, not all the demands of the Western Powers, but the more important of them, and to come to an understanding with him as to their details. In the event of the King consenting to this, Austria offers to act as mediatrix, so as to cause the Western Powers to accept the concession he may The appearance of an encroachment on the sovereignty and independence of the Crown of Naples is to be avoided, if the King can be brought to an arrangement. The letters of our Paris correspondent, published in this day's paper, con tain a variety of interesting intelligence. He gives the latest particulars of the dispute with Naples, and adds some general items of general news, well worthy of perusal. From Spain we are in possession of intelligence as to the recent ministerial modification. It is said that part of the Cabinet thought that in allowing the sale of civil property to take its course, that of ecclesiastical property ought to be sus pended—not as an absolute measure, but as a pre paratory step to negotiations with Rome. The minority of the Cabinet, composed of M. Cantero and M. Bayarri, Ministers of Finance and Marine, did not share this opinion. In consequence, M. Cantero offered his resignation, and it was ac cepted. M. Bayarri also wished to resign, but allowed himself to be persuaded by his colleagues not to do so. Tt is not true, as has been reported, that the Minister of Grace and Justice, M. Alvarez, likewise offered to resign. M. Collado was offered the department of finance, but declined it; some other ex-ministers were also spoken of for it ; but at last it was given to M. Salaverria, director of the colonies. According to Berlin advices, the Prussian Government had not entirely given up the idea of its claim to Neufchatel. It has induced France to make a representation to Eerne• The note of that Government remarks that the Federal Government does not stand with regard to Neufchatel in a legal situation recognised by the European Powers, and that it must take its measures in consequence. In addition to this we learn that France will certainly do all she can to relieve the condition of the prisoners, and to obtain permission to leave the country for those who may be willing to do so. " A letter froth Athens i " says the Emancipation of Brussels, " states that the representatives of England and France have handed to the President of the Council a list of the Ministry drawn up by them in common. The Queen Regent has not accepted this list, alleging as a reason the absence