The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-09 00:00:00

TO-Mon ex Commodore Perr On FRIDAY saved fi the wreck sheds, no WOODS, Mending Ragging that the I fe' dera and u domes wherE 'S COK ft.ll'~2 at, Soda Ash, Wels TO EX PO VINEGAR. PICE WILTSHIRE, TR' DAILY TIM Y8cC0.,35 FOR EXPORT South Joh Stock, and carefully pac SAUCES, Je &c., for Exportation, KLE, and Other CHEESE, Always on Sale, b Intlnn IVEDY are, as " Nicaragua. o CLIBBORN & TIIOIfAS, 35, North John street, SUBSCRIPTION TO THE 14-T IN uRTIIERN TWO GUINEAS PElt ANNUM EVENING EDITION lir Ara Evening E TIMES is now Published ery iffeerno !ontaining Ilky, up to hour of going to Press DAY, --••••••10...-..........+ . ion Times a.w. In their forE 3n in favour of hostilit nen boldly passag important .1 WALK who dre NORTH ERN DAILY at Three o'clock, together with all the News of the Pak Zimts JANUARY 9 , 1856 1 yesterday rust, convince the most sceptical lot the lawl ess con ila have us believe along contended, c its at all seasons, ances. In to act, they have in- i relations, iilivided 's and armed irs of other countries, temmed the tide o and maintained intac national character some t integrity and moderation of the r and th Am erica fine fe )f lion Governor and oblig in Ne steamer proceed be told in a Washington that deuce, and San Doming carryir lceived b invasion of 350 m however, rtherrt 1 sufficient to Mr. JOHN McKEo York, and that revenue eutt, )nduct in regard to the fili. n set on foot in Central 1 assurance of those high and h the American I all their international compacts harbour of the she was about to Nicaragua pisode L. Th( ry ma past the ad reason to suspect 's success would mt of Cuban indepen 'erance to join common cause in f much greater magnitude v the several leaders of had no direct proof of N hours previous to the with a war freight aunitions Having evidence to justify 3tions were telegraphed the district attorney at New gentleman immediately boarded calling to his aid an armed ended in detaining her. A s belong search was then made, and a great portion of the recruits remainder se 10 had taken a conspicuous part in the transaction had been arrested, and held to bail in sums varying from 500 to 2,500 dollars to had on board was removed, the lg safe in a hast ;y flight, but not before wer a charge of violating the appear to a aws of th Republic Among t as a Mr PARK H. FRENCH who had previously claimed to be an envoy accredited by the President of Nicaragua to the United States of America. H eared on the stage lentials from the Supreme Government republic ; and when he asked to be nresent them, Mr. MARCY replied, " Your allowed " letter to nt, an aut of Nicar " States of Americ nstant, with the inclosed ograprl has b n the President •ed and laid " before the P. I am directed by him to to your communication, that he has not yet reasons for estab bhin g diplomatic inte claim to exer- tate of Nicaragua aental in suspend r any one American I aces BEES' STNTELI MIDAS Commercial aTtl. TO-MORROW 10th instant, at Twelve o'clock, Oldhall-stri .gs Marking NUTS, 3. COCUEUS INDICUS, NAX, GINGER POWDER, 3mbay.—Apply to BUCHANAN, BROWNE start, at Twelve o'clock, arious steam!rs ettiA . ,•;, ex T Turkey FIGS, e k RAI-INS, ex Parl!arne :, at Tw Ilackir EVY, Bri k S. H. S IGH, Br ,nstitution, and es Dock.—App WILLIAM PARE DWARD CHALONER Maho2 any 8^ 6, East Side Queen's Dock SAILCLOTH LTER STREET. SON, SOLE AGENTS; CO., Brokers ast One o'clock Broker. IA HOG vsy mFßciu NTS ; i AND OTHERS. URNITURE al nth instant, at e Huskisson Dock er and Measure' tr .lian Bags, Salt and Corn Sacks, slates, Fire Bricks, &c. Government of foes not as a llinis appointed by th Mr. Fr anti r of poll sha is on board the IV( ;ye will nov ned, the o Sta g to it, nor lerable part of Df the Centr d before, and American here, freely Dr acquiescence in, lairs in be the case, the per to receive Government le Government of lself thus urn to Light whateve. tatter onger left rho a There however ily canvasse ners if Nothings f employed ! citizens. The real intent and meaning of Messrs. KINNY and WALKER is simply to create petty Republics in Central'America, from which expedi tions against Cuba and San Domingo might be undertaken, for the purpose of extending the lominion of slavery and perpetuating that most tholical national sin. There can be no doubt on this head; and the Government of America may have discovered in good time that this is a subject on which the Free-Soilers, Aboli tionists, and Know- el quite as keenly xe do in this country, and that it is a of too vast a magnitude to be tate the public mind is to know that he American s they have entered into to be violated. nnexation of Cuba is purely a pro-slavery )n, and the subjugation of the free negro tion of San Domingo would be an outrage nanity, which Heaven itself would scarcely These subjects must, therefore, become with , kmerica matters for internal discussion, in which, xe may rest assured, the conduct of Cabinets will ed, and the objects of party If the present filibustering propensities of a few pro-slavery adventurers should be suffered to go much further, they will speedily precipitate a Ministerial crisis at Washington. The Know-Nothing movement has led to extra- ordinary equanimity in Congress, which an extension of slavery agitation would quickly demolish, when it might be found that there are under the Know-Nothing standard a far greater number of Abolitionists and Free-soilers, than the slavers have any idea of. But, on locking at the general tenour of the news last received, and the changed phase in which the Nicaraguan and Cuban affairs appear, we have good reason to congratulate ourselves that they henceforth bid fair to cause much more domestic disquietude in America than uneasiness in foreign countries. The American Government will, as we have all along contended, act coolly and moderately ; and will neither;allow the citizens of the States, nor those of any other country, to take upon themselves the exercise of supreme power, and the abrogation of treaties entered into by those entrusted with the destinies of the Union. TO-DAY the Council meet specially, for the purpose of considering the Report published by the Gas Committee, and the "Reply" of the Company; and the public will feel no small anxiety to know how the Corporation will deal with the finding of a committee of their own members. They have not yet adopted the Committee's Report, and therefore the Report and Rejoinder will be brought up at the same time ; and as both cannot be sanctioned, one or other must be laid aside as incorrect and unsustainable. Mr. Alderman BENNETT will be sure to endorse the Company's assertion, that " repairing" meters is very likely to destroy their accuracy ; and Mr. SAMUEL HOLME will doubtless contend the Company were quite right in carrying their pipes into suburban dis tricts, such as Mosley Hill, where there are certainly not more than twenty consumers. are others in the Council who, though not Gas Directors, are large share holders, and have property in suburban districts who will also support the Company in all they ive said. But, who will defend the Committee's Report, and stand by the till of the Gas consumer and the pocket of the ratepayer ? The defenders of monopoly will contend that all we have heard and written is false ; that Liverpool has better and cheaper light than any other town in the kingdom ; that pressure has nothing to say to leakage; and that burners are not made to pay for waste in manufacture and supply. Should they admit anything that has been said, it will be on the ground that it cannot be remedied; that the public do not understand the chemical action, and engineering details connected with gas lighting ; and consumers will be again told it is they who fill the meters with water, and would be that the Company 1. B NORTHERN DAILY TIMES.-LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1866. in the discussion. It is one purely of principle and pocket, and this day will show us how far those who boast so much of the former, will sympathise with their constituents in a matter so closely relating to the latter ! THE COURT WINDSOR, JAN. 7. —The Count of Flanders, attended by Captain Burnell, arrived at half-past twelve o'clock to-day, on a visit to her Majesty. Mr. Cobden's pamphlet on the Russian War is entitled, " What next, and next," has just issued from the press. Another portion of French troops from the Crimea will make their public entry into Paris this day (the 9th inst.,) when his Majesty will review them in the Court of the Tuileries. • We are very glad to learn that Lord Adolphus Fitz clarence continues to progress favourably. In conse quence of the noble and gallant lord's serious illness, the band of the Guards doing duty at the Palace, have for a time discontinued the usual musical performances. THE TRAGEDY IN THE AIINORIES.—At the Central Criminal court yesterday, the grand jury returned a true bill against Thomas William John Corrigan, for the murder of his wife, Louisa Corgi igan, the day after Christ mas Day, in Church-street, Minories. It is understood that the trial of the prisoner will be postponed until next session. HE PEACE NEGOCIATIONS.—The Dresden Journal of the 7th instant, states that the telegraphic accounts received there from St. Petersburgh represent the state of negotiations as not altogether unfavourable, there being no reason to fear that Russia will peremptorily refuse to take the new peace proposals. Oa the other hand, accounts received at Berlin from St. Petersburg, of the . same date, are announced to us " less and less favourable to peace." The preparations for defence are prosecuted with an energy and expense almost incredible. The appointment of Prince Menschikoff to the command at Cronstadt is merely an indication of the predominance of the old exclusive Russian party. He will be under the surveillance of Admirals Panuitine and No wosilsky, with the assistance of the best officers lately at Sebastopol. THE EAST.—Advices dated Marseilles, January 7, three p.m., announce the arrival of the Euphrate, with advices from Constantinople of,the 31st, and from the Crimea of the 29th December. She brought 125 passengers. A letter from Constantinople, under date of December 31, says :—Letters from General Williams, of the Ist of Decem ber, announce his arrival at Gumri, in good health. Omar Pacha had re-entered Batoum, and the question of replacing him was discussed at Constantinople, but that measure was deemed impossible. In a council held on the 26th the Divan decided that a new and numerous army should be sent into Asia in the spring. At the departure of the courier, 70 Turkish vessels were lying at Constantinople, laden with munitions of war, ready for transport to Soukoum-Kaleh. The latest accounts from Constantinople state that the Austrian Internuncio, M. Prokesch Osten, has evidently received orders to be on the best terms with the French Embassy. It is believed here, that Austria would be much pleased to see the influence of England decreasing at Con stantinople. A disease among horned cattle, imported into this country from Poland, is working such ravages that it is very possible communication with the Russian frontier will be placed under severe restrictions. THE COUNCIL OF WAR IN PARlS.—General La Mar mora will arrive in Paris this day, and take up his resi • dente at Meurice's Hotel. The General will proceed to England probably after the Council of War has taken place in Paris, at which the Emperor Napoleon and General Canrobert will assist. The precise day of meet ing is not yet fixed, but it is believed it will be some time between the 11th and 15th of this month. The Globe of last night writing on this subject says :—" The object of this Council is not to settle a plan for the new campaign, but to advise the Allied Governments upon the subject. It will comprise officers who have held important commands both in the Baltic and the Black Sea during the present war. Aided by their experience of the past, they will give their opinions after due discussion and deliberation upon the question, as to the manner in which the war may be conducted this year with the greatest advantage to ourselves, and loss to the enemy. When the sittings of the Council shall have been concluded, its reports and observations will be laid before the two governments, who will, of course, give proper weight to recommendations proceed ing from such a source, in finally determining the course to be pursued. The council will thus, as far as possible, bring the collective wisdom of the commanders of France and England to bear upon our future operations, and we look hopefully to the influence which it is likely to exer cise upon the events of 1856." ARREST OF A FORGER.—Yesterday a man named Brian McManman, who was engaged as a scripture reader at Ballyeroy, Achill, County Mayo, was arrested in this town, on a charge of having forged the name of the Rev. John N. Constable, of the above named place, to a cheque for £33, which it appears he got cashed by a shopkeeper at Westport, Mayo. The prisoner was transmitted to Ireland last night. It appears that in this case. " ill got was ill gone," for the delinquent lost all the money in a disreputable house in this town. LIST of PASSENGERS PER BALTIC.—Mr. E. S. Munro, bearer of despatches ; Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Halsted. Mr. and Mrs. C. Heath, Miss Jessie Hammond, Mr. Le Grand Smith, Dr. White, Messrs. A. Crawford, W. 0. Lamson, H. Young, J. L. Fitch, G. F. Wright, H. B. Robson, A. Berger, Greenberry, J. De Hay Hill, Jos. Roberts, R. Linsley, W. Gillespie, A. Gillespie, C. W. Field, Gisborne, H. J. Trowbridge, 0. Von Hoffman, J. H. Denring, Myers, J. Tinckler, Dr. Perry, Messrs. Bengal, Picrey, F. Binze man, A. Cameron, H. A. Fanshawe, A. Michael, G. Eschen. Luker, A. Frazier, Jas. Webster, H. Tucker, Dr. Tucker, Messrs. A. Ronald', A. Santine, A. Arcolin, P. Basaznio, J. Ciaspale, J. W. Benson, Jas. Murphy, H. Hank, P. Barber, Chas. Weller, W. Newberger, Jas. Johnson, W. Lord, 11. Van Seeman, Capt. Boyle, Messrs. F. Yes, R. Donaldson, L. B. Gunn, Wild, and Davis. Tim REV. DR. ScortEsey.—We understand that Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co. have just received from the Rev. Dr. Scoresby the following flattering opinion of the steam clipper Royal Charter, in which vessel that eminent scienti fic gentleman will sail on the 17th instant., for the purpose of ascertaining the deviation of the compass in iron ships. Dr. Scoresby, who has give❑ leave that his letter be made public, says : —"All my anxieties, as to preliminary deter mination of the magnetic condition, or compass deviations of the Royal Charter being now removed, I beg to congra tulate you and the Liverpool and Australian Navigation Company on this important attainment, of which, with the blessing of Providence on our voyage, I do humbly trust that many others may derive practical guidance and benefit. It is now a great satisfaction to be able to say that all the appliances for safe compass guidance that mo lern science has pointed out, and all, therefore, that I could desire personally, has, I believe, been adopted, and adopted in their best forms, on board of the Royal Charter." ST. MART'S SetrooL, KIRKDALE.—Last evening a very large number of the inhabitants of Kirkdale assembled in the school-room, for the purpose of hearing a lecture, to be delievered b y M r . W. R us ht on . Th e l ecture was addressed to the members of the Working Men's Reading-room and Night School. Mr. W. Brown, M.P., presided. The room was most tastefully decorated with flags and banners, on most of which were inscribed the names of some of the recent victories in the Crimea. The Chairman, on entering the room, was warmly greeted. He said their excellent clergyman (11r. Lister) had done him the honour of asking him to preside on that occasion, and he had much pleasure in accepting the invitation, because he believed it to be the duty of all ,to do their utmost to promote the social and moral condition of each other. The recent deplorable scene which had taken place in the township, would tell them how much need there was for educating the great masses of the people. He had recently seen the chaplain's book, and be found that there were many in the prison who were not aware of an after life and many of the children did not know the name of their Maker! He hoped each would use every possible means of obtaining knowledge, because knowledge did not only ascend, but it descended, and all ought to have as much as possible. Unfortunately, the country was then engaged in a war with Russia—all wars were more or less demora lising, therefore it behoved them to do their utmost to rise in the social scale, so as to prevent as much as possible, the demoralising effects of war. Mr. Brown concluded by introducing the lecturer. Mr. Rushton then came forward, and delivered an interesting lecture, chiefly to the working classes, which was very attentively listened to. A vote of thanks to the chairman and to the lecturer, concluded th e business of the evening. MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY EVENING, The tone of the Cotton Market has again been heavy, and the amount of bu s sinoss done has been very small, the sales amounting only to 5,000 bales, of which 1,500 have been taken for speculation and export. Prices have been irregular. The Liverpool Share Market has been dull and inactive, and in the same languid state as yesterday, pending the absence of news of a definite and reliable character from St. Petersburg. The closing prices were :—Aberdeen, 11 Hi. Chester and Birkenhead, 13134. Caledonian, 261 27. Ches ter and Holyhead, 111111. Eastern Counties, 81 81. East Lancashire, 171 17i. Great Nor thern, 22 224,. Ditto A, 91 01. Great Western, 511 52. Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock, 76k 761. Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 138 14. Lon , don and North Western Stock, 031 93k. Manches ter, Sheffield and Lincoln, 231 231. Ditto Prefer ence, 131.13 i. Ditto New 6 per cent Pref., 7-16 if). Midland Stock, 630 63k. North British, 74 71 North Staffordshire, 81 81d. South Eastern, 16 15-16 17. York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 164 168• York and North Midland, 221 221. Dutch Rhenish, d. Great Western of Canada, 241- 24 . -1 Ditto New Shares, 2k 21p. Great Luxembourg, 101 10d. In the Manchester Goods Market there has been a very quiet feeling to-day, and but a small amount of business has been done in both goods and yarns, but prices have not shown any impor tant change. The steamer Baltic has arrived from New York with dates to the 26th ult., and has brought 360,000 dollars in specie, but chiefly on Continental account. The:Baltic did not leave New York until a day beyond her usual time, and hence her deten tion. It may be mentioned as a singular coincidence that last year the Pacific at the same time, was de layed one day, and arrived here this day 12 months. The Commercial accounts now to hand may be regarded generally as of a satisfactory charac ter. The tenor of the news received from Europe having been of a more favourable character than was generally anticipated, had imparted greater buoyancy to the Stock market, and money, although not abundant, was readily obtainable, on good security, at moderate rates of interest. The market for Foreign Exchanges had ruled rather lower, and Bank Bills on London had been sold as low as 1081, and the best signatures at 108. t. The quotations for Commercial Bills were 108 to 1084. The last return of the New York City Banks was considered favourable, notwithstanding the in crease in the stock of specie was less than had been calculated upon. The figures are as follow : Loans and Die. Specie. Circulation. Deposits• Dols. Dols. Dols. Dols. Dec. 15. 93,800,018 11 54,075 7,701,052 76 82 ~517 Dec. 22 93,044,667 11,971,333 7,520,215 76 508,868 Increase. Decrease, 755,351 387,258 180,837 311,649 In Freights there was rather less activity— Flour was quoted at 35., and Wheat at 9d., to Liverpool. The loans now stand rather lower than two weeks since, while the specie shows a small increase. Certain Gold Statistics had been read before the New York Historical Society, and extensively copied into the papers, from which it appears that the total of Gold now in America is 241,000,000 dollars, and in reference to which a New York writer remarks : We believe this figure as nearly correct as the uncertain character of part of the data will authorise. A table attached to the report on the Federal Finances, made to the last Congress, arrives at the same general conclusion, though assuming a higher sum in Gold and Silver as in the country previous to the discovery of California—Silver being then a good part of the specie currency. Since that report another year's product has been added from Cali fornia, and another year's remittance been:made to foreign states—the two sums not differing in amount more than about two millions of dollars, or as $58,313,281 produced, is to $56,247,343 seat abroad. The reported amount In the Banks of United States, 1854 In circulation $60,000,000 181,000,000 Total Treasury estimate, 1854 $241,000,000 Historical Society to Nov. 1, 1855 241,000,000 GOLD STATISTICS TO DEC. 31, 1855 Gold in Circulation and Bank, 1848. Mined in California to this date 356,556,000 Foreign imported— Official 7 years to June 30, '55. 37,403,056 First quarter new Treasury year .. 623,000 Estimate second quarter 600,000 38,626,056 Total Export 7 years to June 30, '55.. 0210,231,160 To Sept. 20, '55, official Estimate to Dec. 31, '55 Left in country $234,002.160 . $241,179,896 PRODUCT OF CALIFORNIA. Total by N. Y. tables to January 1, 1855. ...$291,200,000 San Francisco tables... 5298,243,00 Add difference Total to January 1, 1855 Product of 1855.... Total since discovery $298,243,000 58,313,281 $356,556,281 SEPARATE PRODUCT OF 1855. Receipts at N. Y., by manifest, to Dact. 24.. $37,375,710 Ten per cent. in hands of passengers To arrive this week or by New Year $2,000,000 Ten per cent. with passengers .... 200,000 2,200,000 Total to Atlantic States To England direct:- 26 Panama steamers average, $250,000 each 6,500,000 Minted at San Francisco, and re distributed to the interior of California In Mint at close of year Product of 1855 Against Product of 1854 In the Southern States considerable attention was directed to the Sugar crop of Louisiana. Early last spring it was stated, and on what must be conceded as the very best authority, that a large portion of the ratoons had perished, owing to the extraordinary and protracted drought of the fall and winter of 1851 5 ; and that, for the same reason, the planted cane did not grow well. It was then confidently asserted that the crop, this year, under no circumstances, could be equal to that of last. As the season progressed, the weather became very favourable, and the cane which sur vived the drought, grew very luxuriantly; and during the months of June and July, the general impression prevailed that the crop would be better than was anticipated, should this Fall be favourable and late. During the last - week or two, the advices have been unfavourable; planters commenced grinding or rolling the cane about the middle of October, but discovered that it did not yield over one-third or one.half the usual quantity of juice, in conse quence of the fact that it had not matured, and then it became quite evident that the maturing was three weeks to a month later than usual. This has placed the entire crop in a most hazardous position ; because in case a frost should have come before the 10th of December, and which generally does, then the growth would be stopped effectually, or, in other words, the cane would be killed, ren• dering the yield of sugar not only small but very inferior. Letters have been received stating that a killing frost visited the sugar plantations on the night of the 26th of November. We have seen a large number of letters from well informed parties in New Orleans, and they all agree that the crop will be materially less than that of last year; some put down the deficiency at 90,000 hhds. ; others at 60,000 and 65,000 ; but, by comparing both of them, the obvious conclusion to be deduced from them is, that the crop of sugar in Louisiana, the present year, will be about 280,000 hhds. This would be considerably less than the crop has been since 1851. Below, we give the crop for a series of years, so that our readers may be enabled to make the comparison : Crop /ma Crop Hhds. of ' of of of 'Crop I Hug. Crop 'Crop Hhds. • 1854 346,6331 13491247,9 23 1844 200,000 1839115* 163440000 1853 449,3241 1848 1 220,( 00 ; 1843100,000 1838 70,000] 1833 75,000 1852 321,934 1817 240.000 1 18421140,000 1837 65,0 , )01 1832 70,000 1851 236,547 1844 140,00 1 1841! 91,000 1830 70,000 1829 48,009 1850 211,203 18451186,050 18401 07,000 1835 1 30,0001 1828 88,000 The return of the imports of Dry Goods into New York for the week ending December 22, showed an increase of about 400,000 dollars on the same week of last year, being 1,304,070 dollars against 919,711 dollars. The aggregate of the week is : 1854. 1855. Dry Goods ..,$606,,533 $1,507,829 General Merchandise... 919,711 1,704,070 Total .51,526,234 $2,811,899 Previously this year 169,272,901 139,245,613 Total $170,799,14) $142,067,592 . . The President's Message to Congress had not been delivered in consequence of ,the House of Representatives not having elected a speaker. As to when the public would be in the possession of the document vas- very uncertain, but it was most anxiously looked for. The Message is under stood to have been in type for some time, and it is said that very grave exception is taken to the course of the British Minister, Mr. Crampton, in attempting to recruit the armies of his Govern- went in the United States and the tardiness of the Cabinet of London to disavow or apologize for this conduct, which is treated by the Executive as an unjustifiable abuse of American neutrality laws. Beyond this point there is nothing likely to appear in the Message which, by possibility, can be construed into an unfriendly attitude. By telegraph from Berlin, it is announced that at a meeting of the committee of the Bank of Prussia, held yesterday, they have resolved to raise the rate of interest from 4 to 5 per cent on commer cial account balances, and from 51 to 6 per cent on deposits of shares and other public securities. According to the returns of the National Bank of Belgium for the year ending the 31st of Dec., 1855, it appears that the amount of bullion in their coffers has increased three millions of franks during the month of December, and four and a-half millions compared with the previous year. In other respects, the situation of the bank is most satisfactory, and the chief director congratulates his coadjutors on having so successfully overcome the financial difficulties of the year. Accounts from Madrid mention that the protest of the Catalonian deputies against the re-establish ment of the tariffs, was presented to the Cortes on the 4th iust., and a stormy debate was expected to be raised by the Democrats on this important question. . _ - From Rome accounts state that the pontifical Minister of Finance will have some difficulty in making up the deficit of 888,826 scudi,which occurs in the estimated expenditure for 1856. The total for the year is put down at 2,275,598 scudi. It appears, from the recent meeting of the Ecuador Bondholders, that the last dividend, due in January, is not to be paid until next May, in consequence of the delay which must take place in the transmission of the money. The government of Ecuador seem desirous of carrying out their agreement with the bondholders, and the latter consider that, under the circumstances, it would be advisable to procure the quotation of the Bonds in the official list of the Stock Exchange, and also that Mr. Mocato's terms relative to the Consoli dated Bonds, should be agreed to. The resolutions adopted embodied these two suggestions. The English Funds experienced a rally of =Z per cent. at the opening this morning. At a later hour, however, sales of stock on government account, being understood to continue, a relapse took place, and prices finally closed at 861 86k. Money, to-day, was in good demand, but without pressure- In .the Stock Exchange, the current rate was five per cent. on Government Securities. At Paris, to-day, the Three-per-Cents closed 4 to per cent lower than yesterday. The amount of specie brought in by the Baltic, from New York, is stated at 60,0001. This supply is not expected to remain here. The Tagus has taken 60,4461. in specie, for Lisbon and Cadiz. The Foreign Ex changes, this afternoon, were generally better, especially as regards Paris. Paper on that city was much offered. The following are the latest quotations of Foreign Exchanges : Amsterdam, short, 11 161 to 11 171. Do., three months, 11 191 to 11 191. Rotterdam, do ,11 101 to 11 19k. Antwerp, do., 25 45 to 25 50. Brussels, do., 25 45 to 25 50. Hamburg, do., 13 9 1- 4 to 13 91. Paris, short, 25 30 to 25 35. Do., three months, 25 721 to 25 77i. Marseilles, do., 25 721 to 25 771. Frankfort,'do., 119 to 120. Vienna, do., 11 16 to 11 20. Trieste, do., 11 19 to 11 24. Petersburg, do., nil. Madrid, do., 401 to 49. In the Railway Share Market to day, one of the chief features was a fresh fall in Eastern Counties. which descended to 81. Subjoined are the last quotations : Caledonian, 534 531. Eastern Counties, 8 3-16 8 5-16. East Lancashire, 692 701. Great Northern, 872 88. Ditto A, 721 731. Great Western, 51 52. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 76 76k. Leeds Northern, 12 121. London and North Western, 931 94. Manchester, Sheffield, and. Lincolnshire, 23/ 231. Midland Stock, 63 63k. North British, 281 291. South Eastern and Dover, 561 561. York, Newcastle and Berwick, 661 671. York and North Midland, 441- 45. LIVERPOOL BANKRUPTCY COURT.—YESTERDAY.—Before Mr. Commissioner Perry.—ln re John Plumbe.—The bankrupt, plumber aid glazier, of Southport, applied this day for his certificate. His onour granted an immediate certificate of the second class. In re John Jones.—The bankrupt, draper of Chester, passed his adjourned last examination, and the 4,h February was fixed for the certificate meeting. YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.—Rm v. MR. OWEN'S LECTURE. —T he fifth of the series of lectures in connection with the Young Men's Christian Association was delivered in the Hope-hall, Hope-strew, last night, by the Rev. J. B. Owen, M.A., of London. The subject was, " The Talkers of Society." The chair was taken by John Cropper, Esq, There was a very full au litory. Shortly before eight o'clock the proceedings commenced, when the chairman, in a few words, introduced the lecturer and the subject of his discourse. The lecturer then proceeded with his subject, which he treated in a highly interesting and effective manner, confining himself simply to an illustration by a series of well drawn character-sketches of the different frivolous, worthless, or objectionable forms in which the too-voluble " talkers of society" indulge. Among the principal characters, the lecturer, humorously as well as forcibly illustrated, were the hyperbolist, the egotist, the monopolist, the stock-phraser, the pot-valiant, and many others. The audience were interested, as well as instructed, and testified their approval by frequent applause. GARSTON BOARD OP HEALTIi.—The monthly meeting of this board was held yesterday evening at Garston, J. A. Tinne, Esq., in the chair. The following members were present, Messrs. John Bevan, Charles Chaloner, William Pritt, John F. Goodman, and John G. Morris. The minutes of the last meeting having been read and con firmed, a question arose in reference to a contemplated railway from Garston to Liverpool, which, it was stated, would interfere with Bailey's Lane in this way—the lane would be sunk at one place seven feet six inches, and raised in another to eight feet. The question was referred to the works' committee. It was announced that the intended amalgamation act had been lodged, but had been again withdrawn by the promoters. The surveyor was called on to report on the state of certain streets in the district, which were stated to be in a bad state. The proceedings of the finance committee were then confirmed ; and after the transaction of the u,ual routine business, the meeting separated. _ _ _ CORONER'S INQUESTS.—Yesterday the deputy-coroner, Mr. Statham, held the following inquests :—On the body of Ellen M'Laughlin, aged seven years, the daughter of a labourer res'ding in St. Martin's street. The child died suddenly from convulsions, which arose from natural causes. Verdict accordingly.—On the body of a woman named Margaret Evans, aged 41, who resided in a court off Hornby-street, who died suddenly of natural causes. Verdict accordingly.—On the body of :John Nelson, aged 33, a sailor, who boarded at No. 72, Park-lane. He died from disease of the lungs, from natural causes. Verdict accordingly.—On4he body of Owen Donley, aged 55, who resided in a court off Chisenhale-street. The deceased was a printer. He was crossing one of the docks, when his foot slipped on the rails, and some waggons coming up, passed over his limbs, and produced injuries of which he died. There was no blame attached to any one. Verdict —Accidental death. THE BARQUE CHEROKEE.—The following appears in a Waterford paper :—A barque named the Cherokee, of 265 tons, of and for Liverpool, from Benin, Africa, with palm oil, ran into this harbour, during a heavy S.E. gale on Monday night, and dr Ipped anchor between Dunmore and Creden-head, where she continued to ride for some time with a heavy sea running, and wind and tide up. The strain eventually proved too much, an d she burst her anchor chain, drifted above Creden-h e ad, let go her second anchor, and after a short time s napped her second chain. The Pilot cutter Seagull put three additional pilots on board the barque who bro u ght her to Ballyhack, and ran her without damage into the mud, where sh e now lies. It appears the Cherokee last week put into Bantry-bay, tin. navigable, in consequence of great mortality amongst the crew, nine of them having died seven lying sick in their berths, and only the master, one man, and a boy remaining fit for duty. Some men were shipped, and the steam tug Rattler, 184 _oils, Barnes, having proceeded from Liver pool for the purpose, took her in tow for her destination, but when off this harbour, the wind and sea being very violent, they were forced to part company, and both ran for Waterford, the steamer arriving about two hours before the vessel. The Rattler came up to this city, and having coaled, proceeded to Passage. The estimated value of the cargo of the Cherokee is £15,000. A claim of £lOOO has been made by the Harbour Commissioners for the services rendered by the pilots, who will, of course, be deservingly rewarded by the board. The Cherokee is now in the possession of James Delahunty, Esq., the Receiver of Droits of Admiralty. mmst..Mt LATEST INTELLIGENCE. SECOND EDITION. THE CRIMEA. DESPATCH FROM GENERAL CODIIINGTON The Gazette of last night contains a despatch received by Lord Panmure, from Genera 1 Cod rington, Commander-in-Chief of Her Maiesty's forces serving in the Crimea. The following' are extracts : SEBASTO POL, DEC. 25nr. My Lord,—Notwithstanding the recent severe weather (the thermometer, a few nights ago, having fallen nearly to zero), the general state of the health of the army has continued good. The roads are in fair working order, and, though the efficiency of the locomotive engines was impared by the frost, the damage has been made good. The final operations on the docks have been somewhat delayed on one side, by the influx of water, and by the freezing of pumps. The fire from the ports on the northern side of the harijour continues, and it is, at times, bevy, but the casualties, I am happy to say, are few. There has been no movement of importance orr the part of the enemy in our neighbourhood of late. A detachment of French troops surprised , a Cossack post, near Teilion, a few days ago, killing several men, and taking the rest prisoners. The general drill of the army makes goodi. progress. measures were The whole Council will laugh accurate at the idea of the meter being called a " conjuring box." The old bug-bear of ripping up the• streets, and the thousand other evils attending competition, will all be employed in the Directors' defence ; but we trust that Mr. KITCHEN, and those who aided him in obtaining the Com mittee, will stick close to the palpable facts proved by the Company's bills and receipts pro duced by consumers before his Committee. Let it be shown clearly that consumers have been overcharged from 10 to 50 per cent.—let them demand from the Company's defenders some - correct explanation of how these overcharges have occurred, and some positive guarantee that they will not occur again at any future period. With less than this, those who took a part in obtaining the Committee and their constituents out of doors ought not to be satisfied Light, like water, is too necessary and precious an article to be trifled with. We require it for manufacturing, domestic, and sanitary purposes and we should rather have a supera. bundant than a meagre and doubtful supply. We ought to have the benefit of every improvement that has taken place in its manufacture and distribution ; and, above all, we should have the full benefit of the commercial advantage of being 150 miles nearer to the source from whence the raw material is supplied than those who get their streets lighted for 2s. 3d. per 1000 feet. It would be well, also, for those who take upon themselves the direction of a gas company's affairs to know something of the the business in which they have embarked. Mr. CHARLES TURNER might, for example, explain to us what the public lose by excessive pressure, and what particular parts of the meter aro likely to lose their accuracy while undergoing " repair ;'' and Mr. LAWRENCE might tell us something about the retorts, how many tons of coal the Company consume in a year, and the number of feet and quality of Gas produced. We should then be able to know quantity of waste the consumers have to pay r ; and we should have no objection to hear Alderman COOPER, something with cost of the new works in respect to the Wa.vertree-road, the localities they are meant supply effect they are likely to have on the value of property in the neighbourhood, and when the inhabitants will cause them to be condemned as an intolerable nuisance. Without these expla nations, the Council will scarcely venture to reject Report of their own Committee, and adopt the - The whole question is +o supply, t of the C Jompans one, however, of immense importance to the mann- shopkeepers, householders, and owners o Borough, and there is s reely a question judging of the integrity awl independence of r Town Councilmen, who will this day be called u for their votes There are no politics THE CRIMEA. Advices from the Crimea, received in Constan tinople, mention that the Russian fire from the southern side had reduced its vigour on those points where the Allies were employed in com pleting their preparations for blowing up the docks of Sebastopol. The other Russian batteries, which could not reach the French head-quarters, were compara— tively silent. TURKEY Despatches dated Constantinople, December 31,. state that the French Ambassador, M. Thouvenal, had presented to the Sultan the Cross (in dia monds) and the Insignia of the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour. His ExcellencyAin addressing the Sultan, showed his Majesty how strongly such. a manifestation of the sentiments of the Emperor of the French evidenced the feelings of the Allies in placing Turkey under the safeguard of tha European system and of civilisation. Tlx Sultan replied to these expressions in very warm and appropriate terms. The Prussian Government has decorated two of the Ottoman _Ministers. DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, TUESDAY EVENING , A Royal Proclamation, just issued, decrees that the King's marriage with the Countess Dannen berg shall ever remain morganatic, and be so inscribed. iu the State Calendar. THE FRENCH FUNDS. PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING. The French Funds closed to-day at the following prices :--Four and a Half per Cents, 91f. 50e. ; Three per Cents, 63f sc. FRANCE. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, MONDAY EVENING, Rumours have been current during the last levy' days that a war with Prussia was imminent, and they received a certain degree of confirmation from the very violent article which appeared in the Morning Post a few days ago. But lam assured to day, in well tufo' wed quat lets, that the praeit intention of England and France is not to force' Prussia into war this year if they can help it. am told, too, that the principal foundation of tha rumours referred to was some declara tions against Prussia made by a General' connected with the Court, at a dinner party the other day, but I hear that the Prussian Minister has been assured that he spoke without authority. On the other hand, I understand that England and France are determined to put a stop to, or at least checking, the very active trade which since the commencement of the war Prussia 110 carried on with Russia. All accounts from Germany confirm the fact which I announced to you a few days back, namely that the inert German Governments, since the receipt of the Russian circular of the 22nd ult., are much less hearty in their support of the proposr tions of the Allies. A good deal of sensation has been caused to-dal, by a letter from Berlin in the Emancipation of Brussels, stating that the Czar Alexander received the Austrian propositinns from Count Esterhazy in a very icy manner—that he made no answer to the Count's supplication to him to accept them- - that he merely questioned him about his journey , and that a second attempt of the Count to get an answer led to no result ; whereupon he left the Czar. It is possible that the Emancipatio l is somewhat premature in giving these details ; but you will remem b er t h at i have already informed you, on the best authority, that the French Government has rs; ceived information to th e e ff ec t th a t th e m i ss i on Count Esterhazy is sure to end in failure. The same correspondent of the Emancipation says the rupture of diplomatic relations betweefl Austria and Russia, which is expected, as the consequence of the latter's refusal to accept the former's propositions, will cause Austria to place her army on a war footing, a n d even to take pa r' in the war; and he asserts, that France has under' ; taken to send to her / assist ance an army 100,000 men. These assertions, however, appear to be very rash ; at all events " they require con' firtnation." The semi-official Constitutionnel has to-day 01/ article in which the rejection by Russia o f the Austrian propositions is considered as a matter 0) no doubt, and in which Russia in consequence thereof is threatened with war a outrance. General Bosquet has been summoned to PO to take part in the Great Council of War which i f; about to be held. The raising of the interest on Treasury Bill mentioned in my letter of yesterday, is a proof thIL the government is in want o f money, an d t h a t 1" must, before long, have recourse to a loan. The last accounts from Constantinople, whic h came down to the 27th ult., say, that the greatest indignation was felt against Omar Paeha, for 1: 1° ( having velieved Kars, and that there was a talk sending him before a court martial, an confiscating his property. The Divan are making great efforts to place the army in Asia in a pel, tion to attack the Russians iu the spring. N° o withstanding the penury of the treasury, t,() Sultan's civil list had been increased from 0,500.0 0 piastres a month, to 10,000,000, in order to enab. r ` a him to pay off the debts of the Sultanas. Ji o the Crimea the troops were suffering fr° 0 the frequent sudden, and terrible e hang e e of temperature, and the Russians iv e ; every day increasing the strength of tile.' o fortifications. The accounts of the disasters i g the Black Sea are terrible—two English freighted with stores for the army, had gone dos s ' at the mouth of the port of Balaklava. n tfr Nothing ea u exceed t h e warlike character o f last accounts from Russia. They represent t 4, 1 ;g not only w as t h e government b ent on continuitif the war, but that the nobles were offering t to is s Property an d serv i ces t o carry i t on, the Pr-eile were exciting the fanaticism of the p eop l e , an d ', c l most gigantic preparations wer e ma ki ng t o defe' the coasts. MYSTERIOUS CA held 04! 1 SE AT WALTON.—An i nques t was Monday, at the Brown Cow Inn, Walton, before O . ; 04 Driffield, Esq., on the body of th e man w h o was f ou nd u'iti in a field at Walton, on the sth instant, as mentionedtoof this paper of yesterda)'s date. Dr. Johnston, of 101 ,0 11 made a post morton exam i nat i on o f t h e body, and del ) o 4 before the jury, that t h e cause o f d eat h h a d b een " se apoplexy," the brain being much congested. A verdio'oo, returned in accordance w ith th e me di ca l testimony'. tise o body was identified as th a t of M r , Th omas Foster, lice" victualler, of 41, Marybene, Liverpool.