Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-26 00:00:00

E - Olumcrtin THIS DAY, This Day (Wectiesday,) 26th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at at the Broker's Office, 7, Exchange-chambers, 16 Casks TALLOW, now landing ex Frankfort (s), from Naples, in tke Nelson Dock. Apply to FRANCIS J. EATON, Broker. On account of whom it may concern. This Day (Wednesday,) 26th instant, at T:yelve o'clock, at the Public Sale-room, Exchange-buildings, 500 Bales GAMBIER, an faults, ex Queensberry, Albert Dock. Apply to T. and 11. LITTLEDALE and CO., Brokers. This Pay (Wednesday,) 26th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Public Sale-room, Exchanle-buildings 50 Tons Large BLACK EBONY, 22 Tons PALM OIL, 6 Tons'BEES' WAX, now landing ex Coquette, from Gaboon, Wapping Dock. — Apply to Messrs. Il:.tton and Cockson, Merchants ; or to N. WATERHOUSE AND SONS, Brokers. This Day (Wednesday,) the 26th insta•tt, atTwelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 2, Dale-street, I'4o Ctsks COCOA NUT OIL, 59 Casks TEEL OIL, 43 Cases Bombay Refined SALTPETRE, 570 Big's Bombay SALTPETRE, all faults, , 800 Bags MYRABOLAMS. Apply to BROWNE, HUNTER, Rc CO., Brokers. TO-MORROW, To-morrow (ThurAtlay,) 27th instant, at Twelve o'clock, :It. the Public Sale-room, Exchange builaLag, 300 Bales E. I. WOOL. For further particulars. apply to BROWNE, HUNTER, & CO., Br.kers. To-morrow (Thursday.) 27th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Broker,' Office, 7, E:v:hanze-chambers, 2,009 Double Bundles PIASSAVA, ex William Edward, in Brook-strnt. Apply to F.IANCIS J. EATON. Broker. To-Morrow (Thursday,) the 27th i':stant, at One o'clock, at 1, Oldhall-street, 100 Tons GUANO, ex Lady Franklyn from Moran am : George's Dock. Apply to How ;1,1 BAFCL IY, Brokers. 'To-morrow (Thursday,) the.27th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office. 8,000 Bags New Neeramile RICE, now landing ex Sardinian, Vritacc , s Dock. Apply to Messrs. Unlitlli, Merchants ; or to T. an'l 11. LIT fLEDALE and CO., Brokers. To-morrow (Thursd !?,) the 27th instaut, at Twelve o'clock, at the Broke' Office, 12, Lancaster-buildings, S Tons BORATE of LIME, ex Naomi, froth the Quay, Albert Dack. Apply to • ANTHONY WOOD & CO:, Broirf rs. FRIDAY, On Friday next, the 23t'a instant, at Tweivcs o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 12, Lancaster-bnillings, . GO Tons Fine City LINSEED CAKE, ex Henry Clay, from New York ; to he taken from the Quay. Apply to ANT iIONY WOOD and CO., Brokers. TO EXPORTERS AND TUE TRADE. M. SALOMON, Importer of every description of kj. TOYS, LEATHER GOODS, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, FANCY MERCiIANDISE and TOYS of EvJey Kiad, Whole sale and for Export, 73 and 75, DUKE-STREET. The above goods can be had in bond. iltssets b . ll auction. Without Itcserve.—On account of whom it may concern. On Thursday, the 3,1 November, at Three o'clock, at Cunard, Wilson, and C..).'s Sale-room, Exchange, LiverpoDl, The Useful Ship WALLACE, j. 503 tons register, per present act. T - , l!;th. 1117 . _ •.feet 5-101.hs ; breadth, 28 feet 6-10th, • , s 1!) • feet 5-10ths: Built at New York, o' locust; copper-fastened ; has deck cabin ; hou and 'tween decks laid fore and aft. Lying ti Graving Dock.—Apply to CUNARI), WILSON, & CO., B Unless previously disposed of by private treaty. . - - . On Thursday, the 3rd of Nov(mber next, at Three o'eloek at Cunard, Wilson and C0.'.3 Saleroom, Exchange, Liverpool, • The fine new fast-sailing Barque VANCOUVER, 456 43-100 tons ; length. 124 feet 2-10ths ; breadth, 29 65-700 feet ; depth, 18 feet 95-100ths. Built at ttisc=•Quebec, under the special inspection of Lloyd's surveyor, of the best materials ; is handsomely moulded, sub stantially beamed, and well fastened, being iron-knee'd and . strapped, according to Lloyd's requirements, for a seven years' classification. This vessel is well seasoned, having been four teen months building, and is eminently adapted for either the Australian, New Zealand, India, China, or Fraser's River trades. Wa 4 launched in September, 1858, register being dated 2nd October, and is classed seven years in Lloyd's Resister Book. Lying in the City Can 1, West India Docks, Loadon.—• For inventories, and furth?r particulars, apply to CUNARD, WILSON, and CO., Brokers, Liverpool. Omits on BY PRIVATE TREATY, • The splendid new Ship EGERIA, . 1,036 tons register, and 1,032 tons builders' measurement. Lenzth, 173 feet 5-10ths ; breadth, 36 feet 3-10ths ;* dcpth, fact 9-10th;. Bailt at Saint John, N. 8., this summer, by the builder of the well-known and favour ite ship Rowena, and classed seven years at Lloyd's. She is constructed of the best seasoned heckinatack and Savannah pitch pine; her frameis diagonally strapped outside with iron, , and iron kneed complete on the stocks; the lower knees are -fastened with yellow metal bolts; has pitch pine masts, top masts, &c., a beautifully finished cabin, and outfit of the best Liverpool manufacture, and of extra sizes. She is fitted with Cunningham's patent topsails, and all recent improvements. In addition to a very handsome model, combines great speed with carrying capapity, altogether making her one of the finest ships ever built in the colonies.—For further particulars apply to , tessrs. Liston, Young. and Co.. Merchants; or to CUNARD. WILSON, & CO., Brokers. d FOR SALE, The Barque SALACIA, j • , 383 41-100 tons register. Length, 106 feet 3 in c h es ; /1. - ? 1" , • :6 .21' breadth, 24 feet 1 inch ; depth, 17 feet 3 inches ; height between decks, 7 feet ;—as :she Row lies in the Victoria Dock, Hull. She was thoroughly repaired, stripped, and sheathed with felt and zinc in December last, and reused A? 1, and in May last was surveyed and fitted for the conveyance of passengers to Quebec, under the strict provisions of the Passengers Act. She has houses on deck for cabin and crew, and has a complete inventory of stores, her sails and running gear being nearly all new. For inventories and further pirticulars apply on board, or to Robert Garbutt and Son, Ship Brokers, Hull ' • or to D. A. B. MURRAY, 110, Buchannan-street, Glasgow. FOR SALE, A very fine Passenger SCREW STEAMER, E* l L Two years old ; has very handsome accommo dation for 50 first-class passengers, and carries 300 tons cargo on a light draft • steams very fast, with a small consumption of fuel ; is furnished and fitted complete ix every respect as a first-rate passenger boat, and is well adapted for India or China river navigation. For ftirther particular; apply to Cunard & Co., 32, King William-street, London, E.C.; or to 020 CUNARD, WIhSON . & CO., Exchange, Liverpool, CURRY, KELLOCK, and CO., , BROKERS FOR THE SALE AND PURCHASE IsiOF SHIPS AND STEAMERS, SHIP VALUERS , AND APPOINTED BROK TO TEE HIGH '',OURT OF ADMIRALTY ERS Walmer-buildings, Water-street. MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. LIVERPOOL, Tuesday Evening. The Cotton Market to-day was rather more animated, and it continued steady with a fair amount of business at previous prices. The sales amounted to 10,000 bales, of which 4,000 were taken on speculation or for export. By telegra phic message from Manchester, it was commu nicated that business was very limited, but done at prices almost imperceptibly favouring buyers. In the Liverpool Share Market, during the early part of the day, very little business was done, and prices slightly drooped. Soon after noon a better feeling seemed to arise, and some buying orders from London enhanced prices, especially for Midlands and Caledonians, both of which closed at the best point of the day. The business done, included Birkenheads at 771 ; Black burn, 111; Caledonian, 911, 1 ; Great Western, 64 1 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 961 ; London and North-Western , 95 1 , 1, 4; Manchester, Sheffield and Lincoln, 35 ; Midland, 1051, d ; North Stafford, 4-Id. ; South-Eastern, 23 1-16 ; Buffalo and Lake Huron, 51; Dutch Rhenish, 41d. ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 7 per cent., 1872, cum int., 691 ; do. 7 per cent., 1862, cum int., 83 ; Great Luxem bourg, constit., 7 ; Great Western of Canada, 144 ; Commercial Bank (Liverpool), 121 ; Great Ship, 1,. CLOSING PRICES. Ches. & B'head 7 73 77'4 N. Stafford . ... 4 3-16 4 1 d Caledonian 92 921 N. E. Ber. c. Stck .90 901 East. Counties ... ll 111 York capital Stek . 731 7 4 E. L. Stock Leeds Stock 451 46 G. N. Stack .. 103/ 1031 S. Eastern . . 23 231. Great W es t e rns .. 641 64 2 8 Dutch Rhenish 41 41d Lan. audlYork _961 96/ Gt. Luxembourg 7 71 1-411.84 1 N0r. West. 95 4 - s 94 3 G. T. Canada 9a. 91 » - -s h ares 1 15-16 d G. W, Canada.... 141 141 M. 6. and Lincoln 34Z 35 " new shares 6/ 6d Midland Stock 1054- 106 Lomb.-Venetian 2 21 N. British St. 59! 60 „ new shares --p LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. LONDON, Tuesday Evening. In the English Stock Market a general heaviness prevailed all through the day, and quotations were appreciably lower. Consols opened with flatkess, but at one period of the morning they touched the best prices of yesterday ; this, how ever, was not wholly sustained, although the Government Broker appeared as a purchaser of an additional £15,000 Reduced Three per Cents. for the India Loan Security Fund. Consols are now quoted at 951 y for money and the account. Bank Stock is at 226 and 225 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 941 -Z-; New Three per Cents., 941 India Bonds, ls. pm.; and Exchequer Bills, 2,i, 27, and 30 prem. The English Railway Market exhibited a very dull aspect, with an unfavourable tendency in prices ; l'ut the actual decline has not been of an important character. London and North-western, Midland, and South-easterns, are about ss. lower per share; Caledonians, on the other hand, are rather firmer. The Market for Foreign Securities was some what dull, and business was less • extensive than that of yesterday, although the whole prices were ratlicr more firmly supported. Mexican are a fraction better. - Spanish have not materially varied. Original Turkish Six per Cents. have been done at 781, and the New Sixes, 671 New Victoria Loan is quoted 109 ; and New Indian Ditto, 1031- The quotation for French Rentes at a quarter past twelve was 69f. 30c., thence to 69f. 25c., and again to 69f. 20e. The market described as aribmted, but not very firm. The Board of Trade Returns for the past month show a total of 1!11,631,426, against ;C10,713,765 at the same period in 1355, and £11,068,874 in 1857. For the nine months the aggregate stood as foilows:-1:98,037,311 for . 1859; £86,310,329 for 1858; anl £95,735,532 for 1857. Tit} FUNDS.--CLOSING PrtICES. Con. Money .... 954 1 , Bank Stock ....225 226 „ Account .... 95:4- - 1 - Three per Cents. 94 Exchequer Bills. '1 7 " 30 Next Account, .. 11.1ILWAY SliAltES, A. Not. &E. J. .. 6 Caledonians .... _9l Dutch Eastern Counties 551 6 Ea:3t.L Edinbg':. & C1.:3. 77 9 11:•: , .ti So - Ahern-102i 3 . _ . Lane.&Yorksbire 961 L.& N.Western. 954 L. and S. W.... 95t- Leed3Northern.. 76 Man.SiieiF.&Lin. 34 51 Mid:and Stock ..105-1-, North British .. 591 I- N. Staffordshire. S.,E. and Nver. „ „ A. 884 91 (It. 11 - 0-;!rn.. ... qt% V:. i,;:rrida.. 141 A (;J. Tk . ,'. : 111adi v.::;.. i 1;t. s. ;1;;,! 11' ...10'..%!7 York,New &Ber. 894 90 York &N. 7,141. . 731 FOR 7TG-N EXCHANGES. Amsterdam, slim' -11 14 to 11 141 11 16 to 11 16 1),., three ahmths ILJtterdara, do. '.twerp, do • 25 25 to 25 30 - • Ilrossels, do Tl•i•a , )artr, do l3 5 to - 13 5A Pars e sllort • 25 10: to 25 15 - ll.)., three months 25 32 to 25 37A Marseilles, do 25 35 to 25 40 Frankfort, do 117 to 117 g Yierkaa, d') l2 65 to 12 75 Tritsste, do l2 70 to 12 80 Petersburgh, do. 33 & to 3.1 !, Madrid, dc. :, 49 .; to •50 The following. appeared in a part of our impression of yesterday : THE MONEY MARKET. The declaration of war by Spain against Morocco, and the announcement that the Emperor Napoleon has consented to encourage, by an audience to M. de Lesseps and his coadjutors, a renewed agitation of the Suez Canal question, cawed funds to open 'it a further de cline. During the morning the Govt rnment Broker began to make - his usual half-yearly investment of the accumulations of the security fund, set apart for the redemption of the whole East India stock, the amount taken being t 15,000 reduced. In the discount market the demand for money continues active.—Times. The threatened Ulu . between Spain and Morocco ex cited very gloomy feelings in speculative circles this morning. Consols opened at a fresh reduction ofl to per cent. ; a recovery was caused, however, by a pur chase by the Government Broker. Consols opened 1-16 per cent. higher than on Srturday. Demand for money to-day was brisker, and the supply rath-n. limited ;it was, consequently, difficult to get even the best bills dis counted at n per cent., 21 being generally insisted upon. About £16,000 in bar gold was taken from the Bank to-day for exportation to the Continent. The £131,000 by the British Trident will also be sent away. —Daily News. RAILWAY SHARE MARKET. The Times says that, yesterday, the railway share market declined in the morning with consols, but closed with more steadiness, although, in most cases, slightly lower than on Saturday. COMMERCIAL, The next colonial wool sales are fixed to commence on Thursday, November 10th. The quantity in first hands is estimated at 38,182 bales. The mercantile firm of Pustourgee and Co., of Bishopsgate-street Within, have presented a petition to the Bankruptcy C our t, under the private arrangement clauses of the Bankruptcy Act. The ships Ellen Roger and Thracian have arrived from China with 1,415,400 lbs. of tea. One of them brings the new season's congou, of which some small sales have been made at 2s 7d to 2s 8d per lb. The Times says, Spanish stock has fallen heavily on the breaking out of the war with Morocco, the cost of which will reach a sum that would have sufficed to wipe out the stain of actual confiscation which now degrades her below all other nations. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.—OuronEn 25. The Cotton Market continues steady, with a fair bin i ness doing. The sales—including 100 Bahia, at 70. ; 100 Egyptian, 71d. to Bd. ; and 1,200 Surat, at 4td. to 5141.—are reported 10,000 bales, of which 4,000 are on speculation and for export. BANQUET TO THE RIGHT HON. THE EARL OF DERBY, K.G., AT THE PHILHARMONIO HALL, LIVERPOOL, ON THE 29th OCTOBER, 1859. DINNER ON THE TABLE AT SIX O'CLOCK PRECISELY. THE COMMITTEE request that Geatlemen will be in their places at a quarter to Six o'clock. Also, that Gentlemen will be in full dress ; and those entitled to wear uni forms will appear in them. The limited number of Ladies' Tickets which the Commit. tee could issue, will, also, be delivered at the oftlee in Sweet ing-street. The Committee trust that Ladies attending the Banquet will exhibit "The Gool Old Town's " Conservative Colours, Red and Blue. It is requested that Ladies will be in their places not later than Seven o'clock. Those who will have Tickets for the Galleries, will be ad mitted at half-past Seven. The following Police regulations will have to be observed : CARRIAGES. SETTING-DOWN. Carriages to set down in Hope-street, with the horses' heads towards Mount-pleasant, and chive off down Hardman street, along North end of Hope-street, or Myrtle-street. The line will be formed on the East side of Hope-street, to Upper Parliament-street, down the North side of said street, and continued, it necessary, on the East side of St. James' Road. TAKING UP. - - - Private Carriages and engaged Cars will take up in Hope street and Myrtle-street, with the horses' heads towards Mount Pleasant, and will drive off either down Myrtle-street, Hard man-street, or along Hope-street. The line of Carriages will be formed in Hope-street, ac in setting down, and also on the south side of Myrtle-street. LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKET.—Oar. 25. SUGAR.—The market continues steady, and the sales comprise 1,300 bags Bengal lihaur at 305., 500 bags grainy Demerara at 445., and 70 hhds. Porto Rico at 375. 6d. to 38s. 9d. per cwt. Rum.--60 puncheons Jamaica have brought full prices. There is nothing to notice in Coffee or Rice. LINSEED.-1,500 pockets of Bombay have realized 48s. per quarter, being 6d. dearer. JUTE.-No business reported. Mexican fibre, 20 bales, at £26 10s. per ton. DYEWOODS.-Nothing further to notice to-day. DRysmaEuiEs.—Being Manchester market, only small sales to report. Some discoloured tartar sold at 1 10 s. 70 bales heated and repacked Gambier, at 16s. per cwt. 2 tons tartaric acid, at Is. 63d. 40 tons best 3rds brimstone to arrive, at £8 per ton. 60 tons nitrate of soda, at 14s. 3d. to 15s. 6d. per cwt. Ground nuts, 2,000 bags, at £lO per ton. On.s, &c.-Palm steady ; 17 tuns Malaga Olive, at £5O to £5O 10s. per tun ; P.Y.C. Tallow 60s. 6d South American 58s. 6d. to 595. ; 200 b r l s. common Rosin, at 4s. 2d. per cwt. PIG IRON.—Nothing done. Market closes with buyers at 51s. 3d., and sellers at 51s. 6d., cash. LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET.—OCTOB ER 25. There was rather a better attendance of buyers at our Corn Exchange this morning, and a somewhat improved inquiry for Wheat, which, resulting; in a moderate demand, enabled holders to maintain the full quotations of this day sennight. Flour participated in the improve ment, and sold at former prices. Oats sold pretty freely, and realised an advance of 7 14. to Id. per 451bs. Oatmeal of 6d. to Is. per . load. Barley, Beans, and Pease THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. The secretaries of the different committees for managing the Municipal Elections are respectfully requested to forward to the office of thi- paper, in Leigh-street, timely intimations of all ward and other meetings, in order that we may be enabled to send reporters to record the proceedings. sold in il request. INTO bIVERPO3L, FROM Ireland Coastwise Canada,&e U. States Europe, &c. Egypt INTO RUNCORN Total EXPORTS TO For. Parts Ireland Coastwise LIVERPOOL AGRICUL s. d. Hay, old Ditto, new Ditto, clover 0 7i ... Green Clover 0 0 ... Vetches 0 0 ... Straw, wheat Ditto, oat Ditto, barley 0 36- ... Oats, in straw 0 0 ... Potatos, flukes 3 4 ... C. (1. 0 111 0 11 O 9 O 0 O 0 O 5 O 6 O 4 O 0 3 6 'URAL MARKET, OCT. 25, s. d. s. d. Potatos, icecaps 3 1 to 3 4 Do. Seedlings. 2 10 ... 3 0 Do. whiterocks 2 3 ... 2 5 Do. Balshaw . 2 0 ... 2 . 3 Do. Beldrums. 0 0 ... 0 0 Do. cattle . 0 3 ... 0 10 Turnips 20 0 ...22 Carrots Mangelwurzel 0 0 ... 0 0 Manure 5 0 ... 6 6 LONDON PRODUCE MARKET.—OcronER 25. SUGAR.—The large public sales are progressing with out spirit, and the market has a quiet appearance. Refined lumps remain quoted 48s. to 50s. COFFEE.—The sales are going off at about previous rates. TEA.—About 2,000 packages of new seasons' Colagou',' which arrived yesterday, sold from 2s. sd. to 2s. 7d The Board of Trade tables, to the 30th - of September, are out, from which it appears the importation for nine . months was 51,415,000 lbs.; the deliveries, 59,460,000 lbs. ; and the stock is reduced to 58,600,000 lbs. RICE has. a firm appearance, with a fair amount of business done. RUM steady. CorroN.--:Prices unaltered. In other articles no material alteration. BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—OcToBag 25. New Hops have sold to a fair extent to-day, at full quotations, but all other kinds very dull. LONDON TALLOW MARKET.—Ocr. 25, The market is steady ; prices are quoted as follows Town tall9w, 605., net cash ; Petersburg Y. 0., on the spot, 595. 9d. ; all the year, 595. 6d. ; December, 595. 9d. LONDON MINING MARKET.—OcropEn 25, In the Mining market to-day attention has been chiefly directed to shares in Great Caradon, East Caradon, Wheal Grenville, North Frances, Alfred Consols, Cam borne Veal], and Dale Mines. Prices are steady. In thl Stock Exchange Alfred Consol shares are- officially marked 41, and Wheal Grenville 4. Foreign and Colonial Mining shares arc quiet, at former prices. Mariquita have been dealt in at H, and North Rhine Copper (South Australia) at prem. • MANCHESTER SHARE MARKET.—Ocr. 25. Midlands, 105 Z: ; Dovers, 23 1-16 ; Leeds, 96r; Sheffields, 35. MANCHESTER TRADE REPORT.—Ocrr. 25, The market is quiet to-day, and rather dull in tone, relieved only by a slightly increased inquiry for yarns suitable for the Eastern market. HULL CORN MARKET.-OCTOBER 25, Farmers brought a fair supply of wheat, which sold at about last week's prices. Foreign in limited demand, and unaltered in value. Malting Barley as before. Grinding scarce, and rather dearer Very few Beans offered, and full prices obtained. Other articles un- changed LEEDS CORN MARKET.—OcT. 25, 'Wheat trade is slow at Friday's prices. Barley and Beans in rather better demand. No change in any other article. • NEWCASTLE CORN MARKET.—Oct. 25, Thin attendance of buyers, and business limited. Old Foreign held with great firmness. Flour, retail demand, value unaltered. Malting Barley sells on Sattirday'S terms, and Grinding sorts fully maintain their value.. Oats hang on hand, but are not offered lower. Beans,' little demand. Peas ls. per quarter cheaper. BELFAST PORK MARKET.—OcT. 25, Pigs at market, 924. Prices, 445. 6d. to 525. DUBLIN CORN MARKET.—Ocr. 25. Farmers' Wheat off stands. Of Oats and Barley there is a very small supply, at an advance of 6d. per barrel. Foreign Wheat in fair consumptive demand at last day's rates. Indian Corn slow of sale, without change in quotations. Weather very cold. GLASGOW IRON MARKET.—OcT. 25. All 51s. 4d. to 51s. sd. Shipped this week, 11,765 tons ; corresponding week last year, 6,386 tons. el RIFFIN & M'GHIE, GENERAL PRINTERS, 3 - Este., beg to inform ELECTION COMMITTEES tha; they are in a position to take orders either Night or Day for CIRCULARS, VOTING CARDS. POSTING BILLS, &C., and that they can execute the same with the greatest despatch, having men on their premises during the night. PRINTING OFFICES—IS, SOUTH JOHN-STREET. Orders may be left after Seven o'clock in the Evening at 40 Leigh-street, Parker-street. GREAT EASTERN STEAMSHIP AT HOLYHEAD THE GREAT EASTERN WILL CONTINUE ON VIEW ALL THIS WEEK. N.B.—TO-DAY will be a HALF-CROWN DAY. GALLERIES. Carriages to the Galleries to set down at the East End of the Hall, entering from Myrtle-street. To drive off by Caledonia street, and to take up the same way. SPARE CARS. The line of Sparc Cars will be formed on the South Side of Caledonia-street, with horses' heads towards Hope-street. To turn, and take up at the South Side door. NORTHERN DAIL I ; Indian Corn being in more general ARRIVALS AND EXPORTS in the 18th to the 24th October, inclusive. 'TIMES. . The HUDSON'S BAY SEAL SKIN CLOAKS and JACKETS, ONE GUINEA each, at the New Shawl alio. Mantle. Warehouse, 40, Pold-street.---Sncl.LAuo and Honosons, Proprietors. n 25 TO CORRESPONDENTS, Short letters are encouraged on matters of public interest. They should be legibly written on one side of the paper only. Under no circumstances can we insert communications not accompanied by the author's real name and address, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. li,e titirtkent Mmes WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1859 THE DAY'S NEWS. It will be observed with regret, by a telegram given elsewhere, that the strike of the London builders still continues, " accompanied," it is stated, "with indications that it is beginning to tell seriously against such of the men as persist in their refusal to resume work." The season is at hand when work generally becomes scarce in most departments of the building trade. And here are some thousands of workmen, who for the last few months,—the very best period of the year,—have been throwing away the opportunity of making an independent provision for their families; and now, at the beginning of the dead season of the year, are still unemployed, with probably less prospect than ever of getting to work again. It is to be feared that, in conse quence of their persistence in this -most deplo rable strike, there will be great distress among them, aggravated by the inclemency of winter. The Election Commissions are drawing their proceedings to a close. The Gloucester Commis sion is expected to conclude its labours to-day ; and the Wakefield Commission has adjourned for some weeks, in order to give time for the produc tion of the missing witnesses. It is stated that this Commission will resume its inquiry in Lon don. All the information that it WAS most desirable to obtain upon the spot, has now, it is understood, been obtained, and the witnesses who are yet to be produced may be as easily examined in London as in Wakefield. It is further stated, we observe r that proceedings are likely to be commenced, against some of the Wakefield wit nesses, for perjury. Bribery and perjury are not at all unnatural concomitants. Our latest accounts from Paris show that a very unpleasant impression has been produced in that capital, by a report that England would resist, by force, any attempt of Spain to occupy both sides of the Straits of Gibraltar, in the coming hosti lities with Morocco; accompanied, as it was,. by an intimation, that France would not be deterred by this language, from taking all necessary pre cautions for the protection of its Algerine frontiers from the troops of Morocco. The impression would seem to be, that our Government suspects the Emperor of the French of some sinister design in the Mediterranean ; not improbably of some subtle scheme for wresting out of our hands- Gibraltar, as the great entrance to that sea. It is. further apparent, that our Government is quite dis posed to resist the contemplated war by Spain oni Morocco,. under the apprehension, no doubt, that it would afford an opportunity to France of in flicting upon us some serious injury in that guar- I ter- It is to be hoped however, that this tem- I porary misunderstanding with the Emperor or the French will not be the cause of any distur bance of our peaceful relations with his Majesty: It will .be seen- by a communication, in another column, on- the early closing movement, that out of 895 shops, in one particular district of Liver pool, as many as 740 do not close before nine O'clock at night ; and a considerable proportion of this number, it is-probable, not until much later still. This- fact is adduced to show how impos sible it is that the assistants and apprentices in' such shops can possibly avail themselves of any opportunities that are presented throughout the. winter season, for the improvement of their minds,. by means of lectures,. evening classes, and the like ; while, in summer, this late confinement to business, must effectually preclude their enjoy ment of an evening's walk, or any other desirable. means of recreation- and healthful exercise. At a public banquet given at Beverley, Major Edwards, M.P:, in answer to a toast, addressed The meeting at some , length, on the subject which has for a considerable period occupied the atten tion of the public, viz., our National Defences. The gallant gentlemen, after reviewing at some length the altered conditions which must now be looked for in the event of a war coming on us, remarked that the prestige of British sailors for their skill in the various evolutions formerly in-- dispensable to nautical success in war, has been greatly curtailed by the introduction of steam, power in the practice of navigation. This, he said, had obliterated in a great degree the advantages secured by superiority in manning the yards, and so working the ship as to obtain the weather-guage of the enemy. Re then briefly,. but significantly, reviewed the efforts made to improve our defences, and while disclaiming any impeachment of the good faith of the Emperor of France, he contrasted the magnitude of the French preparations for defen sive or aggressive war as compared with our own. He further reminded his hearers that the French Emperor is himself, to a great extent, a mere instrument to be impelled or• restrained at the will of the 600,000 soldiers, of which the French army is composed. In every view of the case, however, he urged vigilance and observation, and the adoption of energetic measures to ensure im munity from any attack, whether arising from premeditated violence or resulting from an out burst of military enthusiasm. In to-day's paper we record the death of the sixth Earl of Jersey, who survived his predeces sor, and his own elevation to the earldom only a few days, having sueeeeded so lately as the third of the present month. Such an occurrence is un usual in family records, and scarcely meets with a parallel in the history of the Peerage _of modern times, The disease of which the noble Earl died was consumption. THE Church of Rome in any peculiar emergency seems always to have at hand the ally just fitted for the peculiar service of defence required. At the moment most critical to her spiritual fortunes, that wonderful body the Jesuits, by the unwearied exertion of a power more subtle, and it must be said more unscrupulously used, than . any the world had seen, restored her authority and in fluence. The crusade against her spiritual as sumptions is no longer seconded by statesmen, nor used. as a bond of union in international politics. The political world affects to despise the transcen dental claims of priests, and treats them with a supercilious indifference. But the modern de velopment of national life and political rights, having outgrown the stationary systems of the old world, it is the relative position of the POPE'S temporal power that now suffers a change, while the most sacred of all governments has not escaped the influence of innovating tendencies. That the Bishop of Rome claims to be head of the Church and Father of the faithful, supplies to his subjects no motive of contentment under an oppressive or unsuitable government, or any secret of endurance under the deprivation of social and material happiness. Italian Roman Catholics are still men,—even the most sincere and religious among them ; and what shall be said of that larger proportion in every society and every Church, on whose hearts and lives religious motives have but a slender influence ? If the Court of Rome could have destroyed, as in too Many ways she has per verted, the relations of social and family life ; if she could have put a final ban upon all the rest less heavings of human intellect, she might have remained in a barren and selfish security, un troubled by political aspirations, and secular de mands. It has been remarked, however, that Rome, when most depressed and humiliated at the centre, has been strong and vigorous at the extremities. At this peculiar crisis in the temporal power of the Popedom, which NAPOLEON BUONAPARTE initiated, and which, after a long but temporary lull, the revolutionary movements of late years throughout Europe have re-opened and inten sified, its threatened interests have demanded a special and peculiar defence, against an opposition based not so much upon a religious as a political principle. The Gallicanism, which was once the glory of the French Church,. and supplied so worthy an advocacy to the magnificent talents of BOSSUET—the modicum of national feeling which certainly did at one time leaven and improve the minds of Roman Catholic prelates in this country, have given place to a certain blind fanaticism, which laughs at every claim that may be made to conflict with the high assumptions of . the Popedom, and which seems almost to have turned the deepest religious motives into the zeal of political faction. The principle, therefore, which has come to the rescue of the temporal sovereignty is that Ultra montanism, which poisons a great portion of the Press, and perverts much of the otherwise religious mind of Europe.. It is, most probably, this-power that seriously strengthened the motives which deterred Louis NAPOLEON from going on with his Italian pro jects; and it is this power which the vain and pre sumptuous soldier has come home from Italy to encounter. Perhaps the issue of the contest is by no means certain. It is, evident, indeed, that none but personal motives, and the neces sities of his position in France;. will prevent the Eldcbt Son of the Church crushing—the pre sumption of his anathematiSing ecclesiastics. The sham of universal suffrage does yet testify to a reality; and if popular criticism in France should gain a new licence, and become gradually endowed with an unfavourable sentiment, the. Napoleon dynasty might begin again- to falter in its hopes of continuance. The power •of Ultramontanism is undoubtedly great ; and. the vigour of its fanaticism both deep and wide-spread. The poli ties. of religion will ever be • more , popular than religion itself ; and so it is-a Tact of history, that as the power of the Church has grown, its spiritual life has languished and decayed. True religion IS quiet, unobtrusive, uncomplaining, suffering, meek. She has no beauty in her that the world— even the theological world—should desire her. Ffer virtues are lowly; her hopes, are hidden, her rewards are future •and intangible. The day has passed when Religion in the veiled majesty of her true character can enlist the strenuous sup port of large societies of men. Rat Ultramon tanism is just the embodiment of that esprit de corps, that political enthusiasm, which is as much . of the earth, earthy, as the most. confessedly ' secular interests of states or parties. The reli gious champion finds just the same mean, or selfish, or vain, or unconscientiens, or angry, or malicious motives appealed to on the stage of his miserabk warfare, as the factionist of a senate, and the manoenverer of party machineries. He proposes to himself the same object of ambition, and has just as, poor an encouragement in the strife. The highr est aims of both are alike; the success of the society with which he is identified ; the outward glorification of the cause which has deserved bas advocacy, the triumph and exultation, knownland read of all men, of the bold predictions with which the attempts of the adversary have. been scorned; nay, the humiliation, the disgrace, the useless resentment, and impotent hatred,. of the discomfited opponents. Ultramontanism, is a de vice for enlisting. the " religious world!' in sup port of the Papacy, and as religion is more powerful as the policy of an organisation than as a principle of life, the Church of Rome presents, in this aspect of her defence, a not insignificant position. But this strength is, after all, the degradation of a Church, and the sure precursor of some signal corruption. It is more for her own sake, and for the interests of religion in general, than of the few inhabitants of the Romagna or the Legations, that we should rejoice in the death blow given to this accursed spirit in the downfall of the temporal power of the Church of Rome. It might be a step towards the accomplishment of that period when, perhaps, all Churches—our own among the number, where, alas, the lesson is so greatly needed—may learn that the true end of religion is the saving of the souls of men, and that the political spirit,—with all its tempers, aims, its. manceuvres, its triumphs, — i- it ' ?raxation, its caricature, and its ruin. iE active preparations which are still being ::tide in the French navy-yards, cannot but at tract our most anxious attention. The more we endeavour to divine their purpose, the more patent it is that they are intended for some secret purpose the Emperor NAPOLEON has concealed in his own plotting mind ; and we do not hesitate say, that the only Power against which sl e , preparations are directed is that of Eng land Our Government is forewarned, and ought th ere ' fore, to be forearmed. The Emperor of the French has confessedly endeavoured to depri ve us, by diplomacy, of our former influence in C ee tinental Europe; but he cannot do so with re g a rd to our supremacy on the sea, and, therefore, he preparing for a struggle. The accounts Wch reach us from the port of Toulon are sufficientii startling, plainly indicative as they are t of some formidable enterprise, cunningly contemplat ed l a this ambitious despot. We permit French an Russian naval officers to visit our arsenals, to spect our improvements, to study our Armstrong guns, and even to photograph our very fortifies' tions, leisurely seated on the glacis of our bastie lls. Surely, a system of reciprocity would not in ter d fere here with the principles of free trade; nil t we would therefore suggest that some effi ejeli g , English officers should be sent to see what fo along the French sea-board, and how it is ai lay. arranged. It is reported that, at Toulon, there are' 13ja down no less than twenty-two slips for 1) 11 °7 line-of-battle ships, and that each of these 514 : is occupied by the shell of a vessel, at Whlc shipwrights are working night and day. l ‘ f r , over, fifteen line-of-battle ships are in the ha e. b hour, en commission, de p 7 rt, w hich coul d manned by the Minister 'of M ar ine, at r nris ' n , at a day's notice, with a numerous and sce a . trained crew. So that, from first to last, tile vessels could be reads- for sea, and for action, fully and efficiently equipped, in a fortnigh t ' addition to these, there are at least fifty fl° at ' lj r ; battelies,'each carrying fifty rifled fifty-Pnlactg cased with plated steel, capable of resist" - cannon-balls ; for aught we know to the coo' trary, even ARMSTRONG'S: con i ca l balls are ready to be fired from his- own guns' pe i appears that the plates are composed of 4 3 : iron, and some amal g a m , w hi c h. renders then' almost impenetrable. The old floating batter which we built for the Crimean war, five I c , ago, have been the targets which. we have P re e tised upon as tests of the powerot the itrrost re gun, the plates of which; composed' alone of ir e ce have been so oxydized by exposure• that they 1 1 0; been easily penetrated by the balls fired at t he w , and, therefore, they afford no proof that th e sa et results would follow practice • at the taro i which the French naval authorities have been, unsuccessfully in. one • sense, fo r cessfully in another, experimenting. upon ' o te the last six months, at various interht edi ra % ranges, ,of from one hundred to twenty-fivg both with rifled and unrifled cannon) of ivw. t he only one conical ball partially penetrate d new Windage with which these floating batters it gunboats, and steam-rams,- are covered. no is diffteult to regard such armamenlsboi these, as formed for any other purpose itis aggression, and this against- some PoNver tlls It looked upon as a most formidable oppon er ` t. nrr is quitepreposterous for French officials' tc ' o f tend that they are necessary for the abCet til e their country, when it is apparent that - n° 13- th is intention is entertained again s t it, a t least b 'Y n or country. We are informed that fifteemort yre o, of ampep s seventy-two each incredible c - ri t nwe additionbltransports; t d'laid d° o oo ot ho t, oetheirnotordered n maf carce a ciwu are already completed, ca pabl e o f car rying int e at nautical affairs; but when it is remarxv-- a d these transport s are eac h as l arge as a hundr ea l : o f twenty gun ship, and carry no guns, i t 05 0 readily be understood: Now, for what P url) a , can such preparations be making of . so' la mer meet of steam-vesselS, unless for some sie attack and invasion.? ey es, With such facts as these then, before e'• we must be blincP indeed if we do not kee ` t he f h t good look out. It is satisfact or y-to fin.€ l 4. -El • necessity for vigilance has not escaped the a Lion of our present Gover nmen t, which is on ly, however, completing and carrying out tha t o b y tern of national; defences so 'wisely laid doh .413 a lt o , the last Conservative Administration, cio a , momentarily interrupted by- the prese lit sad cellor of ' the Exchequer's, penny - w ise 0 5 pound-foolish economy, bat whose parsime n i it• soon countermanded. Our- na tional def ence s .:O- is consolatory to know, have been aet i/ell fte r gressing : for some time; and harbours of 1 ; 0 0 are in course of construction., o f which S ir i d* PAKIN.WON thus expressesd himself at ro w —" I do not believe that any more irne steps st r en g c t o h ud , t h b e e takennnt national r defence,pniotinangd the ti°n " - mercial prosperity of England, than the e r a and "of these two noble harbours of Porte lity of "Holyhead. I trust , then , that the lib te a in " the House of Commons will not be rests'?, " this great item of public expenditure' ro b - G L ADSTONE, who was on thi s oc casion t hus t he licly appealed to by the l a te First Lord . 0 0ag ht a sentimen t Admiralty, in fav our o f suc h harbours, ta tib ije fit to declare against them, o n the plea of P economy. We feel nfint, hesNe-ar, h 110 the count r y, w hi c h i s not inclined to P b e trust in a BUONAPARTE. time This is no vt ir paring d o wn the means of ulaintaininb t° II We are 0111 Y w mficnodndeo re_sp or tra tila t t gt 5 0 1 1 ; n repairing, at great cost, the inefficient staticse national honour and security, OCIOBER 26, 1859