Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-09-26 00:00:00

SEPTEMBER 26, 1859. however, the whole question, that the English Govern !tient 'would, with shot and shell, oppose the . Ambas sador, after having led him to understand that the river was free to him and his. fleet ! The fact is, as we have lust said, Austria is jealous of France and England being allied in any military or naval' enterprise. She Was averse to it in the affair of the Crimea ; and she is equally averse to it, it is evident, even in China. This is not a feeling, however, that can possibly do Austria any good, either with France or England. The announcement given in our late edition of Saturday, of a formal proposal having been made to the master builders of the* metropolis, by the operative masons, of their willingness, at length, to abandon the nine hours' movement, and to work ten hours a-day as 'Usual, provided the masters would agree to withdraw the 4, Declaration," is one of the surest harbingers of Peace that have yet appeared. It indicates a return on th e Part of that portion of the turn-out workmen to a better mind, and ought to be regarded, therefore; as 'worthy of the highest encouragement. However im- Portant it may be to prevent the work-people entering into combinations, resulting every now and then in thes e mischievous " strikes," we certainly 'think that, under the present circumstances, the withdrawal of the obnoxiou s 41 Declaration" will not only be graceful, but polite on the part of the masters. The fact of the Morning Post, condemning Lord . tanhop e ' s recent allusion to the absence of Irishmen in the present administration, is easily aoeounted for. Our contemporary, as is well known, is in the service of the noble Premier • andit is his duty, therefore, in ordinary, to defend him from any such imputation. More than this, the circumstance of Irishmen having been so completely overlooked in Lord Palmerston's ministerial arrange ments, is one which may well induce any Government organ to take up the cudgels for its patrons with all the gour it can display. We do not think there is any ogle thing likely to prove more damaging to the Administration, at present than that slight upon Irish 13 tateR -Me n • and there is every reason to belieie that the ir ieh People generally feel it to be most offensive. VISIT OF HER MAJESTY TO NORTH WALES We believe there is no doubt ot its being the present intention of her Majesty, on her return from the highlands, to honour Colonel Pennant, of Penrhyn Castle, Menai Straits, with a visit, should the weather be at a ll favourable, and nothing intervene ito render it necessary for th e C ourt to b e i n L on d on earlier than is at present arranged. This circumstance has given rise to a report, for which,. however, we understand there is but slight foundation, that her Majesty Will, at the same time, pay a visit to the Great Eastern, at Holy head. Should the Great - Ship have been got round to liolyhead by that time, it would be highly probable that the Queen board might take advantage of it, to go on and inspect so wonderful a vessel, in the success of which it is well known both her Majesty and the Prince Consort tak • learn at tae a lively interest ; but from what we can Easte r j res ent, it is extremely doubtful that the Great would snext month. 16th of at Ho, .hwould be in a state of readiness for such a visit ead by the time mentioned, namely, about the Rol e learn from that Nv The rnmour we refer to, therefore, e_eln to be, at least, premature. We may add, Balmoral, that the Queen will be at Yr?od on her way to England, on the 15th October, she Will p roceed next morning. to Penrhyn Castle, whe r e bue will remain, our informant states, "on a strictly the Court private visit, till the following Monday morning, when will go to Windsor." It is evident from this, therefore, tha the isit to the Great Eastern is not con templated on a roachinc , occasion of her Majesty's being in Wales. 17 ' ,OCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL IN FOREIGN PARTS. Yesterday (Sunday), sermi able institution of the Chum] in this torn and neighboarh. ST. NICHOLAS' PARISH CHURTI Afternoon : Rev. Canon Wil liams. ions in behalf of this vener ot England, were preached .orcl as follows.: - NEW BRIGHTON, Morning: Rev.W.H.Denny, M.A. NEWTON, ST. PETER'S. ST. Aigburth. Morning The Lord Bishop osf Brisbane. BEBBINGTON PARISH CHURCH. OXTON, ST. SAVIOUR'S, Morning : Rev. W. A. Tat tersall, M.A. BROMBOROIJOH PArrisn CHURCH. Rev. J. W. Welsh. ST. CATHERINE'S, Liverpool. Canter Cityncn, Hunter-st. Morning : Rev. J. W. Twist, M.A. Sr. PHILLIPS, Liverpool, Morninc.: Rev. Holland Lo mas, M.A.° ROCK FERRY, ST. PETER'S, Morning M.A. : Rev. T. F. Red head, M.A Evening : Itev.W. C. Dowd ing, M.A 1 Evening; Rev. Canon Wil- ST. LURE'S ST. GEolot's, Evertor g : Rev. H.. 3. Hind- Sr. SAVIOUR'S Liverpool, Morning : Rev. G. W. Warr, M.A. HALEWOOD. HOLY TRINITY, BIRKENHEAD Morning and Evening : Re v , Dr. Baylee. SEACOMBE, ST. PAUL'S, ~ Morning : Rev. Ca non Wil- ST. J01124-TRE-DIVINE, Faix field. ..- • SOUTHPORT, TRINITY CHURCH, Morning and Evening : Ven. Archdeacon of Liverpool. TRANMERE, ST. CATHERINE'S ST. THOMAS'S, Liverpool. WEST DERBY PARISH CHURCH WIGAN PARISH CHURCH WALTON REECE, Morning : Rev McCheane, M.A. Evening :. Rev. H. Lomas, M.A. WALLASEY PARISH CHURCH. WAvEnTßF.E,TrumiryCnuacti, Morning : Rev. A. Lodge, M.A M M orning : Rev. Ai '. Calder, Evenin 6 of Brisbane Lis CA.RD. ST. MATTHIAS'LLiverpooI ST. MARTIN'S, Liverpool. Sr. MICHAEL'S, Aigburth. Afternoon : The Lord Bishop of Brisbane. ST. MARY'S, Grassendale, Morning:: Rev. W. C. Dowd ing, M.A. Collections were made after the sermons in aid of the funds of the Society. The Lord Bishop James H. This evening the annual meeting of the Society will be held in the Hall of the Collegiate Institution —the Rev. Rector Campbell presiding. The meeting is ex pected to be addressed bythe Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of St. Helena, the Right Rev, the Lord Bishop of Brisbane, Australia, the Rev. C. E. Driberg, missionary recently re t urned from India, the Rev. David Williams, M.A., Rector of Rannerch, and Honorary 'Canon of St. Asaph, and others. As, from the peculiar facilities which a town like Liver pool presents, for giving practical effect through its .eommerce, with all parts of the w or ld, t o t h e important objects of such an institution as this, the advocacy of its claims has a deep and peculiar interest here. Its annual meetings have generally been well attended ; and there is every reason to hope that the meeting this even ing will be more than usually crowded by an attentive audience, prepared to respond in a liberal Christian B Plrit to the appeals that will doubtless be so eloquently made for their generous support. TWE lir NICIPAL ELECTIONS.—GREAT GEORGE WARD. --Intimation having been given by Mr. A. Shand, who. retires from the representation of this ward in November next, that he will not again present himself for election, h is numerous private duties requiring the whole of his time a numerous body of the electors have resolved to solicit Mr. John Buck Lloyd to allow himself to be pat in thi no mination f or the vacant seat. I n accor d ance w i t h Wh s .c !4esolution, th ey have adopted a requ i s i t i on, f rom 1 we make the following extract We do, 13 ,, valu nbie a . r excellent business habits, and also the •—" Knowing, as 1 you have a correct judgment a n d s so frequently rendered when We are auxieus.?_und advice were absolutely necessary, you m a y again l ';' Place you once more in a sphere where we pledge ourseleveosf se lion., and one which we ho ta rvice to the ' good old town,' and tilatnphant return" use all legal means to secure your 1 , and carried to a Lloyd e ectors for their 0 This is a step in the right direc pe to see responded to by Mr. the business; and in all r well known as an able man of ad Confidence and support require no of the town. W e e m p e ets fully alive to the interests , that the soi disant liberals stimulus in so good a —ay , ad d , if that can be any are bringing forward acsauas candidate, Mr. Filson, of the firm of Bathgate and Wilson t omself to m forward, who ha s , i N t timeOifi said ' is a l r t he a r d if Or i Pre tdelacebrdee r 1: t ; l y i .±. informed,the Cone a Yauninst work with servatives would hold their own, t 0. application of steadiness and energy. With 3' , without them, these, victory will be secure and eas the contest will be a brief, as well as an unsatisfactory one. THE LATEST NEWS. ITALY. THE ROMAGNESE DEPUTATION AND TIIE KING OF SARDINIA, Mum, September 24 To-day, at Monza, the Romagnese deputation was received by the Xing, and the following is a summary of the reply of his Majesty to the address presented by the members of the deputation : "I am grateful for the wishes of the people of the Ronaac b ma, of which you are the interpreters before me. As a Catholic Sovereign, I shall always retain a pro found and unalterable respect for the Superior Hierarch of the Church. As an Italian Prince, lam reminded that Europe, having in view the state f the Romagnese people, who demanded prompt and efficient measures of reform, has accepted formal obligations towards your country. I receive your wishes by the rights conferred upon me. I will support your cause before the Great Powers. You may rely on their sense of justice—you may rely upon the generous love of our country—of the French Emperor who will accomplish the great work of reparation he has so powerfully begun, and who, assured of the gratitude of Italy, and of seeing the moderation which has characterised your re solution during the late moments of incertitucle, will recognise that in the Romagna the mere hope of a National Government suffices to put an end to civil discords. When your numerous volunteers arrived during the days of the national struggle to enrol them selves under my flag, you knew that Piedmont would not go to war for herself alone, but for our common country. To-day, the unanimity of your wishes, and the order which you observe at home, is very gratifying to my heart, and nothing better could insure your future destiny. Europe will recognise that it is her common duty, and also to her common interest, to finish the era of disorder, and thereby satisfy the legitimate desires of the people." The Paris correspondent of the Spectator, writing on Friday night., says—" There is still a hitch. Austria persists in keeping an Austrian army in Venetia. When this difficulty has been surmounted, the treaty will be signed by Austria and France, and a Congress will be held at Brussels." FRANCE. THE FRENCH FUXDS PARIS, Sept. 24 12.8 P.M.—The Bourse again opens animated, and prices of Securities are tending upward. Rentes 69.35. 4.20 P.M.—The final price of Rentes is 69.55, show ing an advance of + since yesterday, and nearly 1 per cent. since Monday last. RUSSIA. ST. PETERSBURG, Sept, 24. The Emperor left Sarskoesalo yesterday for Moscow, from whence he will proceed direct to Toula. CHINA. ILL-HEALTH OF ADMIRAL HOPE.—DEATH OF CAPTAIN VANSITTART. • TRTESTE, Sept. _25. The Austrian Lloyd's steamer has just arrived from Alexandria, and brings'advices from Hong Kong to the 10th of August. Nothing further has taken place in reference to the disaster at Peiho. It is supposed that the American Minister is now at Pekin. Captain Van sittart is reported as having died of his wounds. Admiral Hope's state of health is serious. In the North, and at Shanghai, several Europeans have been murdered by the Chinese. Exchange on London, 4s. 101 d. to 4s. 1111 SHANGHAI, August 1. Tea favourable ; silk active. Exchange on London, 6s. 60. to 6s. 70. Freights for tea, £2 10s. to £3 10s. ; freights for silk, £4 10s. to £6. ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 24. The Northern Bee publishes a correspondence from Kiachta, which states that the loss of the Chinese in the affair at Taku forts was 1,000 men killed ; the number of wounded is not stated. The American Minister had arrived at Pekin, but is kept confined. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon. The Board of Trade Returns for August were issued on Saturday morning. The exports of that month amounted to £12,117,000, being nearly £1,000,000 in excess of August last year. For the eight months of the present year the value of exports was £68,400,000, being £11,000,000 more than for the same period in 1858. The following appeared in a part of our impression of Saturday : RUSSIA ST. PETERSBURG, Friday Evening.—The interest on moneys deposited with the - Bank is reduced from 3 to 2 per cent., instead of increased from 2 to 3 per cent., as stated in the previous telegram. FRANCE PARIS, September 24.—The King of the Belgians was to leave Biarritz last night for Geneva, vid Mar seilles, where it is said he will confer with several important personages. It is supposed that the journey of his Majesty is in some way conncected with the proposal of a congress at Brussels. The report of the foundation of a kingdom of Central Italy, under the rule of the Count of Flanders, has been positively denied and declared to be without foundation. THE KING OF PRUSSIA. The official journal of . Berlin states that the health of the King has again become worse. THE DUCHY OF ANHALT. The Duke Of Anhalt, a small Protestant state of the German Confederation, has just restored to his people representative institutions, of which the duchy has been deprived since 1849. THE HARVEST IN BELGIUM The Economist Beige says the harvest in Belgium is far from being so satisfactory as, up to the last moment, had been expected. The winter barley is scarcely the half of an ordinary crop. Bye is not much better ; and wheat will only be two-thirds of the average THE TREATY BETWEEN FRANCE AND COCHIN-CHINA According to the last accounts received at Paris, the treaty of peace between France and the Emperor of Cochin-China was expected to be signed August Ist. The French admiral has obtained four important con cessions, viz :—The exercise of the Christian religion in Annam ; a treaty of commerce, the first ever enterQd into by the Court of Hue ; the third ceding to the French the fine town of Segon and its territory ; and the fourth recognising the rights of the French to the Bay of Turon. CHERBOURG ON A WAR FOOTING The Paris correspondent of the Times says that Cherbourg is about to be armed completely on a war footing, rifled cannon being provided for all its batte ries; and asks, who is - France afraid of, who is coming to attack her coast ?—Not England. And therefore many believe that there is one man in France that is bent upon, sooner or later, bringing about a conflict which will be fraught with calamity for all engaged. THE BIARRITZ SETTLEMENT OF THE ITALIAN QUESTION. The Paris correspondent of the Spectator (who has on several occasions communicated early and authentic news) asserts that the Emperor Napoleon accepts the plan of the King of the Belgians, which is to give the fortresses of Peschiera and Mantua, and the States of Parma and Modena, to Sardinia ; to reinstate the house of Lorraine in Tuscany, and to restore the Legations to the Pope. After introducing a variety of reforms, 'Venetia is to have a government institution and an army of its own, under the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, with the title of Grand Duke of Venetia. This stipulation has the concurrence of Austria. A Congress is also to be held at Brussels, of which King Leopold is to be the president. This letter is date d Thursday evening. NORTHERN 15AILY "TIMES. AMMUNITION FOR CHINA An order for 2,00000 16s. of ball cartridges, packed in 2,100 bees, has been executed at Woolwich within three days, including the stowing on shipboard. Theie stores are to be sent to China by overland. A second order for the same destination, to a much larger extent, is in course of execution, to be despatched by sea. period to her existence. There is a decided mania, says the Herald, for - committing suicides just now, prevailing. J.. H. Kearney poisoned himself on Sunday at French's Hotel. Henry F. Wood put an end to his life by taking laudanum on Sunday, at No. 152, East Twenty-fourth street. Edward Cassenbrock, keeper of a dance house, at No. 81, "James-street, committed suicide early on Sunday morning by shooting himself with a heavily loaded pistol. About one o'clock on Tuesday morning, the 13th, a bloody affray occurred in Jackson-square, at the junction of Eighth and Greenwich avenues, between a large party of Irish labourers and others. During the tnelA,e deadly weapons were freely used, and several of the combatants were badly wounded. The riot and bloodshed were caused by some difference of opinion on the subject of religi - on. By way of Utah we receive an account of another massacre of emigrants by the Indians. The occurrence took place on the 24th of July, on Raft River, Oregon, the attacking party being a band of the Shoshones. Six men and one woman were killed, and six men and one woman were wounded. The waggons of the emigrants were then robbed of $1,700, and their stock was driven off. . _ MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. NEW Yotpc, Sept. 13, The general features of the money market are inac tion and uncertainty. Capitalists want to invest all their funds in A 1 paper, and are willing to take low rates for their advances on the secrity, of such paper. The banks are discounting freely to their customers, and find full employment at 7 per cent. for all their funds. Money at call is difficult to plate in large amounts, at better than from sto 5-1 per cent. The chief lenders on call are the foreign banking firms, who are keeping their receipts from the sale of sixty-day bills of exchange to use in the market in this way. The foreign exchange market is very firm at 110 to 1101 for sixty-day sterling bills, chiefly 1101. Duncan, Sherman and Co. sold £200,000 at 110 to 1101, but no other drawer sold belOw 1108 some at 110 3-16, and other's at 1101. Good commercial bills are scarce, and sell at 109 to 1091 MARKETS ASHES.—SaIes of small lots of Pots were made at 51c., while Pearls were quiet at 5/c. BREADSTUFFS.--FIOUT—The market was rather better for common grades of State and. Western, Which were 'rather scarce, while other grades*ere without change of moment in quotations • braced about 10,500 brls., closing witl quotations The transactions em- the following Sound old and new superfine State., $4 40 to 4 75 Extra State from old and new wheat 4 80 ... 5 00 Old and new superfine Western Old and new common to choice Western ex 5 10 ... 6 40 Extra Genesse Mixed to straight Southern 5 10 ... 5 45 Straight to good extra ditto Choice extra family and bakers' brands Rye flour Corn. mea 7 00 ... 8 00 Canadian Flour was steady, with small sales:at about $6 for extra. Southern was in fair demand, and prices without change of moment. The sales embraced about 2,600 brls., closing within the range of the above quo tations. Rye Flour was steady at quotations, with moderate sales. Corn Meal was steady, and in fair demand at our figures. Wheat was in larger supply, and the market closed with a tendency to lower prices. The transactions footed up about 24,000 bushels, includ ing prime to choice white Kentucky at $1 35c. to $1750c. ; white Southern at $1 25c. to $1 35c ; white Western at $1 26c; white Canadian at $1 30c ; red Southern at $1 18c. to $1 23c., Chicago spring at 7lic. and white Michigan at $1 25c. to $ 1 35 c. Corn con tinued in fair demand, with sales of 45,000 bushels, including mixed Western at 812 c. to 821 c., and Northern yellow at 86c. Rye was heavy, with small sales at 80c. to 82c. Barley was quiet, Oats were firm at 36c. to 40c. for State and Western, at 31c. to 41c. for Canadian. COFFEE.—The sales embraced 600 bags Rio at 111 c. to 111c. ' and 200 ditto Maracaibo at 117,-c. to 1.34 c. Messrs. Scott & Son give the following . statement. of stocks in this market :—Stock of Rio on the 6th Sept 1859, 59,074 bags ; received since to date, 3,942 63,01.6.; sales for consumption estimated at 8,742 stock of Rio on the. 13th day of September, 1859, 54,274 ; Maracaibo, 1,850 ; Ceylon, 4,956 ; Costa Rica, 676 ; Java mats, 27,000 ; government bags, 2,250 ; St. Domingo, 310; total, bags and mats, 91,315. The stock of Rio on Sept. 10 at New Orleans was 5,000 bags ; Baltimore, 28,000 ; Philadelphia, 4,000 ; 13th, about 1,200 to 1,500 Ne c w Y cyrT o o r ic k . ,_s4 T ,E4 B ; al t e o s ta f l oo 9 t l, ed 274. up bales, closing steady on the basis of the following quotations : -- • NEW TORE CLASSIFICATIO: Upland. Florida. Ita Y. 0.- Texa Ordinary Middling Middling fair Fair The annual statement of cotton for the year 1858-'59 gives a total of 3,851.483 bales, of which there has been exported in the same period 3,021,000 bales. The largest receipts, as usual, were at New Orleans, and amounted to 1,669,374 bales, or about one-third of the whole. Of the exports, Great Britain took 2,019,252 bales; France, 450,696 ; other foreign ports, 551,455. I&EICHTS.-To Liverpool, 600 to 800 bales of cotton were engaged at 3-16 d. to 7-32 d. ; fifteen tons oil cake at 12s. 6d. ; 400 boxes cheese at 355., and fifty barrels spirits of turpentine at 4s. To Lonon, 20,000 staves were engaged at p. t. To Glasgow, 800 barrels of flour were taken at p. t. To Bremen, 100 bales of cotton, and seventy bales of tobacco were engaged at p. t. NAVAL STORES.—Spirits turpentine was quiet at 451 e. to 46e., and common rosin at $1 56c. OILS were steady, with sales of linseed within the range of 57c. to 59c. Sperm was $1 25c. to $1 27c. asked, and crude whale at 47c. to 48c. ' PROVISIONS.—Pork- - --The market was steady and in 'some better demand. The sales embraced about 1,600 brls., including new mess, at $l4 931 c. to $l5 ; clear at $l7 to $l7 15c., and prime at $lO 25c. to $lO 31c. Beef continued heavy, with sales confined to some 70 to 80 brig., including country prime, at $5 to $5 50c. ; .coun try mess at $6 to $6 75c. Repacked mess at $7 to $9 50c., and extra at $lO to $ll 50c. Beef hams were nominal, at $l4 to $l7 50c. Cut meats were dull, with sales of some 75 hhds., including shoulders, at 'tic. to 71c., and hams at 81c. to Bf i c. Lard was less buoyant, while the sales were confined to about 300 brls. and tierces at 101 c. to 11,-tc. Butter was some less active at 13c. to 20c. for State and 13c. to 16e. for Ohio. Cheese was unchanged. COTTON (From Messrs. 11 7 : P. Wright and Co.'s Circular.) Since our circular of 6th instant, the news per Europa to 27th August, and per Ocean Queen, via Cape Race, to Ist September, has been received. The week's sales of Cotton in Liverpool ending 26th August amounted to 40,000 bales; prices closing at 6 13-16 d. per lb. for middling Uplands, bid. for Mobiles, and 7d. for New Orleans. During the next four days the sales were 31,000 bales, at an advance of 1-16 d., but holders at the close offered freely. From the manufacturing dis tricts the advices were good. Inactivity has been the characteristic of our market during the past week, the total sales from the 6th instant being estimated at 4,500 bales. Holders do not press their Cotton for sale, and former quotations are retained ; here and there, however, a lot is sold at a trifle less. In New Orleans on Saturday, 10th instant, the closing quotation for middling was 1 lie. per lb., and in Mobile 101 c., a decline on the week of lc. per lb. Freight to Liverpool was 9-16 d. in the former and ?-,d. per lb. in the latter. A good number of ships have been chartered and are on the way to these ports, and these rates of freight will probably be of very temporary duration. The quality of the receipts, at the latest iat-- 1v; I ,es advised by fetter, was improving. The clearances for the week have been—to Liverpool, 4,157 bales ; Havre, 420. Total, 4,597 bales. By telegraph the following has been received : NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 10.—Receipts for the week, 21,500 bales (net) ; same week last year, 13,073 bales ; same week the y ear bef ore , 3,000. Sales for the week, 20,000 bales.. Middlinm, 11 1 c. per lb. No foreign exports during the week. ' " Stock on hand, 55,000 bales , Bxchange on London, 109 to 109/ per cent. Freight to Liverpool, 9-16 d. per lb. P.M.—Sales to-day, 3,500 bales ; prices firm. Middling, 111 c. per lb Market firm. Low Middling, 11c. ; 111 c: per lb. F re i g ht unchanged. MOBILE; September 10.—Receipts for the week, 5,600 bales ; same week last year, 3,000 ; same week the year before, 177 bales. Sales for the week, 4,000. lOic. per lb. Freight to Liverpool, qd. per lb. STATISTICS OF CROP FOR 1859.—The following is taken from the New York Shipping and Commercial List : LCrop, 3,851,481 bales. Exports—to Great Britain, Strict Middling 2,019,252 bales ; to' France, 450,696 ; to North of Europe, 330,012 ; to other foreign ports, 221,443. Total, 3,021,403 bales. The amount consumed in the United States, North of Virginia, is 760,218 bales, and South and West of Virginia, estimated at 143,000 bales, making a total of 903,218 bales, showing an increase over any previous year. Of new cotton, there was received up to Ist Septem ber, 1859, 12,369 bales, in 1858, 8,031; in 1857, 100 ; in 1856, 1,800 ; in 1855, 26,079 ; in 1854, 1,890 ; and in 1853, 6,716 bales. CROP.-On the whole, the accounts received during the past week are more favourable than otherwise. The following is the movement in cotton since the Ist of September :-- Rec. a' Ports 15,000 11,000 2,000 10,000 30,000 Ex. to G. B 7,000 7,000 3,000 4,000 19,000 91 France 420 1,000 1,000 „ other F. P. Total Exports cotton, E xH and AN ci t .- . to o Havre. d 7aLo'vr9lne6 8,000 4,000 7,00 0 21,000 . Stock on hand 116,000 80,000 49,000 58,000 134 , 000 FREIGHTS.-To Liverpool, 3-16 d. to 7-32 d. per lb. for London, 110 to 1101 per cent.; and on Paris, 5.121 to 5.131. LIST OF PASSENGERS PER ROYAL MAIL STEAMER AFRICA, FROM NEW YORK.—Mr. and Mrs. Jover and maid, Misses J. and F. Jover, Mr. J. J. Jover, Mr. Y. Villegas, Mr. S. Rodriguez, Mr. Gorenria, Mrs. A. B. Barrett and maid, Mr. N. Aggars, Mr. John Moxon, Mr, A. Schlisenger, Mr. H. Rolffs, Mr. James M'Creery, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Corlies, Mr. and Mrs. . R. S. Lyon, Mr. S. H. Ellon, Mr. W. Benendahl, Mr. Jose Venetia, Mr. L. Henry, Mr. J. A. Lyabo, Mr. A. G. Findley, Mr. Fowler, Mr. Thomas Y. Croggon, Miss M'Dougall, Master M. Cameron, Mr. George Simpson, Mr. J. Schurager, Mr. John - Y. Porteous, Colonel Hawkins, Mr. James Napier, Mr. F : Neale, Mr. John Walker, Mr. Charles CrOfts, Mr. John Service, Mr. A. Ritter, junr., Mr. Bryce Gray, Mr. and Mrs. James Patrick and two infants, Mr. J. 0. Bartholomew, Mr. H. Dufort, Mr. John F. Hiltman, Mr. C. Feldman, Mr. S: G. Lawton, Mr. J. M. Lawton, Mr. George D. Parrish, Mr. T. W. Evans, Mr. G. H. Hughes, Mr. E. Beaun, Mr. A. D. Letson, Mr. Fred. Halle, Mr. Alex. Wrav, Mr. John R. Pentland, Mr. M. A. Wilder, Mr. Geo. Han bury, Mr. A. Bendol, Mr. W. Abbott, Mr. Peter Fuselli, Mr. F. liegle, Mr. E. J. Tottis, Mr. James Fairbairn, Mr. Robert Fairbairn, Miss Ann Robertson, Captain James M'Cready. THE GREAT EASTERN . A report that the visit of the Great Eastern to Ame rica is to be delayed for twelve months, during which she is to be exhibited at' the various seaports in the. United Kingdom, is positively contradicted at the office of the company. THE BUILDERS' STRIKE A formal proposition by the operative masons, a body very completely organised, has been made to their em ployers, to abandon the nine hours' movement, and to work ten hours a-day, as usual, provided the members of the Central AAsociation of Master Builders agree to withdraw the declaration. The subject is to be brought before the masters' committee on Tuesday. AMERICA The Ariel, which arrived at Southampton last evening with New York advices of the 11th, has . brought 150,000 dollars for England and 300,000 for France. Lord Palmerston arrived in town yesterday from Broidlands. Mr. Robert Stevenson C.E., is reported by the Advet-tiser to be dangerously ill. The Earl of Elgin and Lord Sohn Russell were among her Majesty's guests at dinner on Wednesday. The Post condemns Lord Stanhope's recent allusion to the absence of Irishmen ix the present Administra tion, arid quotes historical examples. A plan for preventing railway accidents, by Afr. Wrigley, of Timberhurst, near Bury, is explained in a long letter in to-day's Times, which also devotes a leading article to the subject. LATEST FROM AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA The British and North American royal mail steamship Africa,, Captain Shannon, arrived in the Mersey yesterday morning from New York, whence she sailed on Wednesday, the 14th inst., bringing journals to that date. Besides the usual mails, the Africa brought $390,266 in specie. She also brought 70 passengers. The Persia from Liverpool, on the 3rd instant, had not arrived off Sandy Hook at one o'clock, a.m. on Wednesday, the 14th. The intelligence received by this arrival is in teresting in many particulars, although not con taining anything of very great importance in itself. The elections are occupying a large degree of attention, and respecting that, for New York, the Herald has the following remarks : The State ticket and platform of the republican party of New York, for our local November campaign, are before our readers. The ticket includes a fair admixture of old line Whigs and original Van I3uren free soil democrats, and a. very liberal allowance of canal men but the concession of only one candidate to the anxious straggler of the Know-Nothing faction, but who repudiated the order before he was adopted, falls far short of their expectations. But even this concession was " not on the slate?' It was an after-thought, forced upon the Convention by the energetic General Nye, who, it also appears, exercised his peculiar eloquence with decisive effect against a resolution complimentary to Governor Morgan. This is the result of the some what independent coarse of the governor in regard to the Metropolitan . police. It is to be hoped, however, that he will graciously pocket the affront thus adminis tered, and remember next time that to a man in his Position all considerations of the public good must be held secondary to the demands of party. h p a a j r , e t y p , from ut be their fore h l e a t people eo p Con nle v e onf tNi oelNvhae York r o S e r p y k u r a b : c l u s i e s t a n a e , te ticket selected from their most available politicians of different stripes, and a string of Bun6ombe resolutions which, like " the three polar . stars" of the Hon. Tittlebat Titmouse, promise " everything to everybody ;" and thus marshalled and harnessed for the fight, they ap pear to be confident of an easy victory. They say that their forces are united ; they are flatter ing themselves that th e wranglng democracy are hopelessly divided, and that the rump of the late American party is too contemptible to be noticed. But upon the main issue of the canvass, which they have carefully disguised from the public e 3 e, the managers of our rep u bli can camp oug h t to be, can be, and may be, defeated in their calculations. In reference, then, to our State affairs, we re gard with comparative indifference the clamour on each side against the other. It is " all sound and fury, signifying nothing." But upon the great underlying and overshadowing issue, which has been so carefully put in the back ground by the republican scene-shifters, this approaching November election of ours may be more momentous in its consequences than any other of the last fifty years. This great issue to which we refer is the question of the endorsement or rejection by . New York of W. H. Seward for the next Presidency. His name is not mentioned in the republican Syracuse resolu tions, nor can we find the remotest allusion to him in them or in the debates of the Convention ; but his portrait adorned the hall of the Convention, as the image of the presiding genius of the party, and we may rest assured, in the event of a repub lican triumph, that the result will be claimed as equivalent to the deliberate vote of New York for W. H. Seward for the Presidential succession, Rochester platform and all. In regard to the boundary dispute with this country, the paper already quoted says : Our advices from the Pacific indicate a considerable degree of excitement in regard to the question of the right of sovereignty over the Arroo islands, lying between Washington Territory and Vancouver's Island. Previous despatches had made known the fact that the island of San Juan, the principal of the group, had been occupied by a few of our troops ; and now we learn that reinforcenients hadbeen sent there, as if Gen. Harney apprehended that an attempt would be made to dislodge them. Governor Douglass had declared his intention of sending. English troops there, and a rumour was also got up to the effect that thirty Americans had been killed in an attack made on the island by the British steamer Satellite. We do not attach the slightest importance to this last report, regarding it as a mere attempt t o a dd t o th e exc it ement, an, if possible, to precipitate a collision, which could not fail to lead to deplorable results. With respect to business prospects for the " fall trade," the New York Herald says : That the coming business season is to V be a pros perous one, in a financial point of view, is to be seen in the number of stores and mercantile buildings of every kind which are springing up in our city. Some six or seven years ago, the wholesale dry goods trade was in a great measure confined to that portion of the city lying below Barclay-street. Suddenly it made an up-town stride, and we find it taking possession of the neighbourhood included between Barclay and Chambers-streets and Broadway and the North river. All the old shanties and tumble-down dwellings which formerly characterised that locality, where levelled to the ground, and splendid palaces now occupy their plaCes. One can hardly believe that the Church street of to-day, is the Church-street of five or SiT vonra ago. This fill business seems to manifest a disposi tion to take another up-town leap. Many of the old buildings and tenements located between Chambers and Canal and west of Broadway, some of them nearly a century old, are now in course of rapid demolition to make way for beautiful stores. This fact is but a sign of the increasing prosperity of our affairs, and merchants and tradesmen may look forward to a pecuniary harvest this autumn. Several suicides have taken •place in. New York. Mr. Alfred Freeman, proprietor of the Inter national Hotel, committed suicide on Thursday in the house, by cutting his throat. He had been ill for a week of slow fever and a nervous attack, which doubtless caused aberation of mind, and led to the suicide. Anna Gosliercer, of No. 76, Cannon-street, had been afflicted with rheumatism in one of her feet, and on Thursday took three ounces of laudanum , which put a LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY.—The consecration of a Roman Catholic cemeterN took place yesterday at Sea forth. THE AMERICAN MAILS.—The royal mail steamer Canada sailed for Boston via Halifax, 'on Saturday. She carried out the weekly mails and 120 passengers, amongst whom is Mr. H. J. Wallack, ; the celebrated comedian. GRAND BAZAAR IN ST. GEORGE'S HALL.—A ba zaar, on a grand scale, is, we understand, to be held in St. George's Hall, for the purpose of aiding the funds for erecting a Lying-in-Hospital in Liverpool. The bazaar is to take place about the middle of next month ; and, so far as we can learn, it promises to be a most in teresting and successful one. The object is one which must commend itself to the sympathies of the benevo lent of all classes DEATH BY DROWNING.—A shipkeeper named JOhn Neal, who had been employed on board the ship Mag nolice, at present lying in Queen's Dock, fell overboard on Saturday night. Search was immediately made, but the body was not found till about half-past six o'clock yesterday morning, when it was taken to the dead-house. An inquest will be held to-day. AN IMMERSION.—A poor woman, named Ellen Martin, was, walking along the canal bank, near Lightbody street, yesterday evening, when a flat was being drawn down the canal by a horse. She unfortunately got in the way i of the rope, by which she was pushed into the soon succeeded in pulling her out. Police-officer 576 was called upon, and he had her conveyed to the receiving -house, where she was put to bed, and it was found that she had sustained no further injury than a thorough wetting. ACCIDENTS.—George DPGregor, a carpenter, who resides in Upper Milk-street, on Saturday last sustained a severe injury to one of his eyes by having something thrown in his face.—The same day, James Nolan,a cooper, who resides in Naylor-street, had two of his fingers so severely injured that they had to be ampu tated.—A. woman, named Ellen Drew, who resides in Bust-street, fell out of a car whilst it was in motion, and one of the wheels went over her and fractured her ribs. All the sufferers were conveyed to the Northern Hos pital, where their injuries were attended to. COUNTY MAGISTRATES' COURT, SATURDAY Saturday, at the county magistrates' court, Basnett street, before Mr. J. A. Tinne and Mr. J. G. Morris, Mr. Harvey Martin, of Litherland, appeared to a summons charging him with having ridden on the footpath at Seaforth, contrary to the provisions of the local act. Mr. Mason, solicitor to the local board, stated that the case was one of considerable aggravation. The defendant had been frequently cautioned not to ride on the footpath, but he continued to do so in spite of the warnings which he had received. The defendant was fined ten shillings and costs. IRON SHIPBUILDING ON THE LIVERPOOL SIDE OF THE MERSEY.-We were much gratified by a peep into the iron shipbuilding yard of Messrs. Thomas Vernon and Son, at Brunswick Dock, the ether day. There we saw several vessels in various stages of forwardness, including an iron sailing vessel of 1,000 tons register, two light ships for the Trinity House, London, and one paddle wheel steamer for the Mersey. These orders keep a great number of men employed; and from the wellknown skill of Messrs. Vernon and Son, they will, when com pleted, tend to sustain, and even elevate, the character of the Mersey as a shipbuilding river. _ SECOND SERIES OF ITALIAN OPIERA.S.-With much pleasure we direct the attention of our readers to the second series of grand Italian operas, which will com mence to-morrow evening, in the Theatre Royal. The company will be nearly the same as that which afforded such unqualified satisfaction to the musical public of Liverpool a week or two ago. In addition to that able company of artistes, Mad'lle Piccolomini will lend her efficient aid, and she will appear in several of her favourite characters, including Violeta Valery in "La Traviata." The places, we understand, are being rapidly taken up, and everything promises well for a most successful series. _ TRADE BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND NEW ZEALAND. — On Friday last we published a brief statistical epitome of the condition and progress of our colonies in New Zealand. We now direct attention to the fact that an important movement has been made for the purpose of developing the trade between those colonies and Liver pool. The movement referred to is thus noticed in the Neu, Zealander, published in Auckland on the 25th of June last :—" It affords us g reat pleasure to note the earnest attention which New Zealand is commanding in England. For some years past, at considerable inter vals, we have had an occasional clipper taking the place of the ancient bruise-waters, 130 and 150 days passage makers • it now appears that clippers are henceforward to be the rule, bruise-waters the exception, and in fur therance 'of that desirable end we are to have a new line, and from a new port, which was to commence operations on the 10th of the present month. The line we speak of is the renowned White Star Line, sailing from Liverpool, and owning the Red and Blße Jacket, and other of the largest and finest ships afloat. We learn, from what we consider to be reliable authority; that by the present month not less than 1,500 souls will have sailed for Auckland, many of them with a reason able modicum of that commodity on which our contem porary and his correspondents so gloatingly expatiate,— capital.—Tornado, 1,226 tons, Creighton, June 10 ; Mermaid, 1,320 tons, July 10; Telegraph, 1,108 tons, August 10; Blue Jacket, 1,074 tons, September 10. These vessels are of the celebrated White Star line, and are to sail from Liverpool. The Tornado has just arrived home from Melbourne, and was laid on for Auckland and Wellington, commencing this new branch of a New Zealand Passenger Line on the 10th of June. The other ships were merely advertised lot two New Zealand ports, not named, but of these we hate no doubt Auckland will be one. We have given the registered tonnage, not the imaginary burthen of these ships ; and considering what Liverpool has achieved in the way of passenger traffic with the Australian Colonies,we can see no reason why she should not be equally successful with New Zealand, especially at a time when emigration has set in with such a strong flood tide. As a guide to this emigration, Mr. Stanford, of Charing-cross, advertises (for the 18th May) a new map of the Provi nce of Auck land, land, compiled from the latest official document. and coloured to show the lands already so ld, the lands open and land acquired by the Crown, but n for selection by free grant emigrants others, date of last mail from the colony. rvaenydedotuhperstO ACCIDENT AT LUCAS'S REPOSITORY. — Yesterday a young lad was exercising a horse in Lucas's, paid, whey hl fell and broke his thigh. FATAL RAILWAY A'cciDENT.—An accident occurred .on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company's line yesterday, which resulted in the death of one of their servants. The train, which left Liverpool for Manchester at 8.15 a.m., had proceeded as far as Rain ford without anything worthy of remark occurring, but • da fell a t ,t on an a n t tdh s teabtreiafooinl before e between porter,ntwy eeassistancen he v named an ca L onu u dl k da e bs G ee e r o e r ne e nnt fiagyeedeararbioa:testpwassenteyd-ooNn,eeryheiamrs., w su a r s e i c n al th as e si ren dered, Green wood, d d putting o a parcel into one of the vans. He missed his h °n ld a a: class carriage act t nc o e f was at once senefor, but none could be had at a less distance than a mile and a half from the station. The body was so mutilated that the other servants of the company were obliged to throw a cover over the injured man to hide him from the many inquiring passengers. He died about half an hour after the ac ident occurred. OPENING OF A NEW PUBLIC HALL.—AN ATHEN/RUM FOR EVERTON.—No one familiar with the township of Everton for the past dozen, or we may say twenty years, can fail to have been struck with its changed character. Once the almost exclusive abode of our merchant.princes, before the exodus to Aigburth, streets now occupy the former gardens of the wealthy, and Everton is now the seat of a busy and swarming population. The .town ship has indeed become a town, and the natural demand has led to the supply of all social requirements within the district. The best proof perhaps that could be given of the fact was the opening of a new public hall, in tended for select concerts, lectures, &c., just erected in Brunel-street, Everton. The residents owe this to the enterprise of Mr. J. Duckworth, a well-known citizen of Everton, and we have no doubt that his efforts to supply a want which has so long been painfUlly felt will meet with due appreciation. The Everton Athenaeum is a brick building, with stone facings, and of plain and unpre tending exterior. The large ball, which is 60 feet in length by 40 in width, and 33 feet high, is approached from the front of Brunel-street, by a short flight of steps, flanked on each side by the necessary ante rooms frx a first-class concert-hall. It is brilliantly illuminated by a sunlight in the centre of the ceiling., is provided with a gallery, has, of course, a platform. at one end; and wears altogether a very neat and compact appearance. Such decorations as exist are of the chaStest description, comfort evidently having been considered rather than display. The acoustic pro perties of the room, for concert purposes, as tested on Saturday evening, are undoubted, but the ventilation might possibly be improve& The Athenzeum was inau gurated on Saturday evening by a grand concert of vocal and instrumental, music, under the direction of Signor De Braunhelder, and the proceeds of which 'are to be devoted to the Northern Hospital and St. Anne's Dispensary. It had been expected his Worship the Mayor and William Brown, Esq., would have been present ; but both were, unfortunately, detained by more pressing duties, so that the actual inauguration consisted not in speaking, but in a concord of sweet sounds, and the hall was right loyally opened by the strains of the National Anthem. The place was crowded; and the concert, in every respect, went off with the utmost success and satisfaction. CORRESPONDENCE [We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions of our correspondents.] CLOSING OF PUBLIC-HOUSES ON SUNDAYS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES. Sin,—lt is very pleasing to see the result of the remarks of our worthy magistrates at the Annual Licensing Session, on the conduct of the publicans. Many of the respectable publicans have ' in consequence, closed their houses on Sunday, which does them great credit ; and aritt shows' the confidence they must have in the gentlemen who sit on the bench: Although closing on the Sunday may be felt as a loss by some houses for a time, yet, in the long run, it will prove a great benefit; and it would be well for all to bear in mind Sir Matthew Hale's Golden Rule, which is well known to all.---. Trusting you will find a small space for this in your journal, I, am, &c.,. A. S. COURT AND OFFICIAL INTELLIGENCE On Wednesday, last week, her Majesty, accompanied by the Princess Alice, the Hon. Lady Churchill, the Hon. Miss Barrington, and Lord Chas. Fitzroy, arrived in her carriage at Morven Lodge Park, the shooting quarters •of Sir Joseph Radcliffe, Bart., where ,gillies with ponies were waiting for them. Ox alighting, her Majesty and party got on horseback, and immediately commenced the ascent of the far-famed Hill of Morvent J. Coutts, gamekeeper, acting as guide. When al,out half-way up, the royal party halted for about half an hour, and had luncheon. The top was gained about half-past four. The afternoon was beautiful, and an, excellent view was obtained. On arriving at the bottom of the hill, the royal party were met by Miss A. Rad cliffe and Reginald Radcliffe, Esq., to whom her Majesty spoke for a short time. Before entering her carriage a fire was lighted, by order of Lady Radcliffe, who was prevented from being present through indisposition, and a cup of tea was prepared, of which her Majesty and others most graciously partook. Next Friday, the 30th inst., will be the last day this vear of the Royal Palace pleasure-grounds and new Arboretum, at Kew, being open to the public, as they close for the season on that day. . The clerkship of the Crown for the county of Cavan has been conferred by Lord Carlisle upon Mr. Henry J. Rae, in succession to Mr. Swanzy, deceased. Yiprting auttiligtna. RACING FIXTURES FOR SEPTEMBER 26 I Whitehaven 27 I Walsall IBelford Newmarket F.O. Brecon MANCHESTER RACES.-SATURDAY STAND PLATE Miss Julia Adelaide Four ran, SCURRY STAKES Brown Bonnet Little. Poll STAMFORD NURSERY STAKES Greta La Hollonaise FOA r ran NORTHERN METROPOLITAN Julia Maid of the West Four ran LATEST BETTING. EASTERN COUNTIES' HANDICAP. 12 to 1 against New Brighton. 12 to 1 against As You Like It. 12 to 1 against Tiara. 15 to 1 against Glenmasson. 100 to 6 against Olympus. 20 to 1 against Conjuror. 20 to 1 against Killigrew. CESAREWITCH STAKES, 16 to 1 against Roman Candle. 100 to 6 against Royal Sovereign. 20 to 1 against Polestar. 25 to 1 against Clydesdale. 25 to 1 against Heiress. 25 to 1 against Petra. CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES. 15 to 1 against Volta. 100 to 3 against Target. 100 to 3 against Magnum. 100 to 3 against As-you-like-it. 40 to 1 against Meg Merrilies. 50 to 1 against The Jade. .trs.—September HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENOAORME. , . cheater; Underhand, Miss Stewart, Man -21, at nine a.m., Susannah, out of Tra d ff .h a an n d Miss Stewart, out of ° P li au i l l , a o n u di t coafPiVi lton Handicap at Manchester ; Susann ah Queen of the East, out Metropolitan Handicap, Maxlheste ni ber 22, at nine a.m., Susannah of all her engagements. eP S a n tengagements this year ; at 10.50 and Miss Stewart, out o a.m. Amsterdam, out of of C a mbridgeshire Stakes. SWIMMING i i E n a m t h e s r , o s f al E fo n r g d: on T h u re. , d next, 29th September, when he will go through hi s unrivalled feats in the above art. Two medals will b e given; one o p en to his p u p ils—distance to swim, f our lengths o f the baths; the other open to all Lancashire, for the chant pionsh ip—distance twelve lengths of the bath. This will b e a most exciting contest, as the best swimmers of Li verpool will compete for it. Eng land, otfeaskseosgrvbriosualntonnu,a 1 the benefit champion at th the scientific or imsg aswimmer PIGEON SHOOTING, Mr. William King, an American gentleman, from Indiana, is matched to shoot a match against an English gentleman, at 100 pigeons each, for £lOO a side, to come off at Newmarket, on the 13th and 14th October. thil l/C ' r Ilifni ) thers f do- w liell olici- n or 1.1011 the hav e ' I at LI a4O s, con' a 111'4 shiP' tbe ,a La P art" . A [ illit'