Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-12-26 00:00:00

FOR SALE, in Sandon Dock, 4,4\The fine well-built Barque MARIANNE. Length, 100 feet 5-10ths ; breadth, 2s feet 0-10 the ; depth, 17 feet. 393 tons 0.u., 338 14-100ths tons durN.w.m. This vessel is built of the best Baltic Pine timber, is lavishly fastened with wood knees, and is thoroughly sound. She has lately undergone considerable repairs abroad. when her timbers were found first-rate ; has sister-kelsons and bilge logs, which render her a strong, useful vessel ; 'has a quantity of stores on board, and can be sent to sea at a triding expense. She would make a first-rate deal vessel, or coal hulk, her last cargo being upwards of 500 tons coals. Apply to the Owner, on board ;- or to CALEB D. WATSON & CO., Ship Brokers, 14, Water-street. 49f11 FOR SALE, ".- ," ~.‘S . The fine new Barque 1 0 V GLENARA ; r.%,:; 423 tons register, about 450 - tons o.m. : built at ,- ---77-7. Richibucto, in 1859. and classed A seven years. Length, 127 feet; breadth, 27 fect7-10ths ; depth, 18 feet 2-10ths. Has house on deck, and forecastle; yellow metal fastening; is well finished and a fine motel, and sails fast; carries a large cargo, and is a useful vessel for any trade.---For further par- Venlars apply to JOHN JARDINE & SON, I 6 126 5, Trafford-chambers. - ' FOR SALE, The beautiful barque ARBITRATOR I 14 . „..* 1 / 4 Lengtb, 142 feet 9-10ths ; breadth, 30 feet ; depth, eirsit4 .. .; 19 feet. 537 tons register, and 607 tons o.u. This superior vessel was launched at Quebec, this year, ICaving been built under speCial inspection ' of the best materials, and is classed in Hull for seven years (see Lloyd's Register, in Supplement N0..49) ; she is well finished, her s1)4)15 and rigging are of the best quality and dimensions,_ has twb neat houses on de.* for officers and crew, will carry a large cargo oa a moderate draft of water, sails well, will stand without ballast, and be found on inspection to possess the good qualities of a most useful merchant ship, and at the same time sightly in appearance : lying in Brunswick Dock. For further partieulari apply to CHARLES SAITNDERS. mwf FOR SALE, The handsome and superior Ship 4 • , MAXWELL; . 14'' , k Length, 168 feet 3-10ths ; breadth, 85 feet 6-10ths ; deOth, 22 feel 7-10ths. 1,000 tons iegister, and 1,026 tons o.iu. ; built in 1858, at Quebec, of the best‘nuderials, principally well-seasoned heckmatac, under special inspection of Lloyd's surveyor and a competent rerson sent from this; country ; is cldssed in Hull for seven years4sen Lloyd's Register, in supplement No. 33); has a full poop and eahm, neatly fitted-up, and topgallant forecastle,- with ample apace for crew ; spars and rigging well proportioned, and of the best quality, and is well finished in hull ; will carry a very large cargo on a moderate draft of water, pails well, shifts without ballast, and will be found on inspection a strong, well-fastened, and faithfully-built vessel, 'possessing the best qualities of a first rate merchant ship : lying in Brunswick Dock. Apply to CHARLES SAUNDERS. mwf (tommtrtiai Saito, TO-MORROW• ' On account of whom it may concern. To-morrow Tuesday the 27th instaur , , at one o'clock, at t he Brokers' office, 1, Oldhall-street, About 2000 bags Madras SUGAR, landed ea Medium from Point de Calle, and now lying in th e Albert Dock warehouses, 2 and C. Aply to N. 'WATERHOUpSE & SONS, Broke' rs. On account of whom it may concern. To-morrow (Tuesday,) the 27th instant, at One o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, :10A, Exchange-street East, About 2100 Bags Cleaned RICE, hailed from the steamer African, hence to Constantinople, ac.. put back from sea ; 'about 1200• Bags lying at the Wr sake(' ncith-east side Prince's Dock, and the remaind a,t, No. 2, north end Stanley Dook. Apply to . PERCIVAL, CAMPBELL, & CO., Brokers to the Liierpool Underwriters' kesociat; en. WEDNESDAY. On Wednesday next, the 18th instant, at the Broker' r Sale-roam, Apsley-buildings, . 9800 Bundles RATTANS, vx John Wood, from Singapore. Apply to Messrs. Y ;tech, Harrison, and Norwood, Merchants,; or to S. RICR3IAN, Btx. xk On Wednesday next, the 28th instant, at Twelve o'cic at the Commercial Sale-room, Temple-court, 762 Boxes St. Michael's ORANGES, 1 ex Zenith. 74 Small Do. • Do. r 32 Boxes St. Michael'EfORANGES, cx Arrow. '63 Small Db. Do. 758 BoxeS St. Michael's' ORANGES, 1 ex Redcoat. 15 Small Do. • • Do. 541 Boxes St. Michael's ORANGES, ex Excelsior. 52 Small DO. • • Do. • 107 Boxes St. Michael's ORANGES, ex Queen. 73 Half-chests Lisbon ORANGES, cx Arno. 135 Tlalf-chests ORANGES, ex Cintra. 454 Boxes Palerraa - ORANGES, I ex Bmotia. 40 Do.' Bitter 230 Boxes Palermo OBANGES,,I ex Corinthia's (s.) 10 Cases Do; Do. 200 Boxes Messina ORANGES, ex Robert Cottle. .53 ILVI-chests Port ORANES,.i ei I , linho (I.) 1600 String • Do. ONIONS, Bags Messina NUTS. 109 '-„ French WALNUTS, Apply to " , JAMES AT)AM, SON, and CO., Brokers. THURSDAY: On Thursday, the 29th instant. at the Broker's Sale-room, Apsley-buildings, About .300 Bags RICE, all fatiit. ' new landing ex John Wood, from Singapore. Apply to Messrs, Leech, Harrison, and Forwood, Merchants ; or to S. RICKMAN, Broker. Ouaccount of whom it may concern. On Thursday cxt, the 29th instant, at one o'clock, at the Brokers' OffMe, 30A, Exchange-street East, About 70 to _BO tons IRON, various Eiz os, saved from the wreck of.the Wave. And at the same time, about 8 tons HOOP IRON, landed from the ste liner African, hence to Constantinople, &c., pot hack from sea : lying at the Sheds for Wrecked Goods, north-east si4e Pi•inces Dock. Apply to PERCIVAL, CAMPBELL, and CO., Brokers to the Liverpool Underwriters' Association. 3n ,$4Te. NOTTINGHAM ALE. This celebrated ALB is brewed expressly for Families, and nay Le had in eases of 0, 18, and 3G gallons. Apply to JOHN StIELTO'N, Sole Agent. Stores : GB, Hanover-street, corner of Wood-street. 78119 ON SALE, SAL AMMONIAC, SALTS OF TARTAR, CARBONATE AMMONIA, GLAUBER SALTS, Ready packed for Export. GEORGE WILLIAMS, 32, Dale-street, ilTeSuls tat Apply to FOR SALE, BY PRIVATE TREATY, • The well-known Chepstow-built Brig ELINOR CHAPMAN, i;f7.4114. - ; coppercd and copper-fastened ; 293 tons - • For farther particulars apply to • CHARLES CAMAS, 2, New Wapping ; CAPTAIN FRANCES, Coburg Dock. or on board, to FOR SALE, BY PRIVATE TREATY, ' The Fine British-built Barque 'l -. tl ik s.. CONRAD, Al. , ' ,- - -"Fclek coppered and copper-fastened, 329 tons N.N.M. ,----- - Now lying in. the West India Export Dock, London. For further particulars apply to Suart and Simp . son, 9, Clement's-lane, Lombard-street, London ; or to d 24 CHARLES CALLIS, 2, New Wapping, Liverpool. rtsurs gk,ttrtion. - - Unless previously Sold by Private Bargais. On Tuesday, the 10th January next, at the Office of the Clyde arwl Mediterranean Packet Company (Limited,) Madeira buildings, Glasgow, • The Screw-steamer Sr. ELMO, • • 181 tons nett, 266 tons gross register. • • 1 Further particulars, and orders for inspection, - ma_y be had on application, at the .Company's °Mee, to THOMAS MEIKLE. CURRY, KELLOCK, and CO., BROKERS FOR. TUE SALE AND PURCHASE ,OF SHIPS AND STEAMERS SHIP VALUERS r.y AND APPOINTED BROKERS TO T HIGH COURT OF ADMIRALTY Wahuer-lbuildings, Water-street. ROBERT A. MUNN and , - 6P -- pq*?,,ADMIRALTY BROKERS, " •s BROKERS FOR THE SALE OF SHIPS Awr, s , STEAMERS, SHIP VALUERS, &c., 3, York-buildings, Dale-street. COMMERCIAL CIRCULARS, CATALOGUES, kc. rl IFFIN 8i M'GHIE, (succe6Bor3•to CHARLES WILLMER,) • GENERAL PRINTERS, Are in a position to execnte, on the shortest notice, and with correctness, COMMERCIAL CIRCULARS, CATALOGUES, &c. PRINTING Ormss, 15, SOUTH JOHN-STREET. MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. LIVEWOOL, Saturday Evening. The Cotton Market to-day was dull, without alteration of prices. The sales amounted to shout 6,000 bales, of which 1,000 were for export or taken on speculation. The market closed heavily. In the Liverpool Share Market great firmness was exhibited, igher prices were established in all cases, theton e at the close being very good, with a harde h n o i i n i Ltendency. Monday will be held as a close The transactions to day included Birkenhead; at 78 ri; Placlanirn, 11;3; Caledonian, 931 ; Eastern -Countie r s, 111 Edinburgh and Glasgow, 82 ;*Great Western, 69 2 1 • ' Lancashire and Yorkshire, 99i, a ; London and North-western, 98 a 2c. ; Manchester, Shef field, andlincoln, *3Bl a I 9 81; Midland, 10913 North Eastern Berwickstock, 951 South Eastern, 258 1-163 Warrington and Stockport, 9; Grand Trunk of Canada, 10,4 '• • Great Luxembourg eon stit., 7 3-16 ; Liverpool and London Fire and Life Insurance, 74c. p. . CLOSING PRlO'bel. Chester & D'head 7V 78 N.E..Ber. c. Stock 95 951 Caledonian 931 94+ Yorkeapital Stock 781 791 E. Counties...ll• , 11 13-16 - Leeds Stock .... 48-4 49 .N. Stodk :106 107 S. Eastern .. 25 1-16 254 Great Westerns.. .69:2, 694 Dutch Rhenish ..4 xcl 4id Lan. and York.... .991. 100 Gt.. Luxem ..7 3-16 7 Ln. & Nor._ West.. 982 981 G. T..of Ca. ..... WI 1.04 , 4-shares 7-16 d G. W. Canada .. 13+ 13 ia. S. and Lincoln 381 39 , new shares 7+ 7 d Midland Stock..lo9l 109,t- Buffalo &c. 41 5 N. British Stock.. 622 63 Great Ship ....11/6 1216 N. Stafford 4 aid Lomb-Venetian 2i 3b LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. Saturday Evening. The Market for English Securities, though very inactive, has maintained a firm tone. Con sols have been well supported throughout at yesterday's final prices, the latest quotation being 95'2, rather buyers, for the January account. Reduced Three per Cents. have been dealt in at 95":- to ; New Three Tor -Cents. at the same ; India Debentures, 988 ; and Exchequer Bills, 315., 285., and 31s. pm., large and small. Stock of the New Indian Loan is quoted flat, at 1041 Ocean Marine Shares .remain steady, at 11 to 1 pm. thelii market for English Railway Shares, although, hardly any business was done, the official quotations exhibit in some cases a decided improvement upon the prices -of last night. Great Western, London and North-Western, and Midlands have advanced each about 1 per cent. The Market for Foreign Securities has been dull and transactions rather limited, at prices slightly adverse. • Portuguese have declined I per cent. Original Turkish Sixes have not been operated in, but the nominal quotation is 76t, to / the New Sixes have realised 63 : 1, and-64. The' qUotation for French Rentes at seven minutes past twelve was 70 40, but they. have since declined to 70 35, with a dull market. VIE FUNDS: CLOSING rnwes. Con. Money . . . . „ Account..... 95i Exchequer Bills. 28 31 Bank Stock .... 226 9 Three per Cents. 9:5t- Next Account .. su ARES. RAI LWA-Y A. Not. &E.,T. .. 6k Caledonians .... 934 94 Dutch Rhenish.. '-- --- Eastern Counties 58 ?, East Lancashire. Edinbgh. & Glas. 82 83 Great Northern.. 10G I 7 Lane. & York Oq 7 1 , L. & N. W 98 1; L. & S. W 97 98 Leeds Northern 4Bl Man.Sheft&Lin 384 39 Midland Stock Mk North British N. Staffordshire — S. E. ez Dover York, N. 4 B 94 954 York &N. Mid 4 „ „ A. 95 96 Gt. Westerns .. , . 691 Gt. W. Canada.. 13+, N Gd. 'fk. of Can... 10 Gt. S. and W. . . 111 113 . The following appeared in a portion of our im pression of Saturday COMMERCIAL. The Emigration Commissioners require a ship to take passengers to Melbourne. The Admiralty have .taken up the steamers 'Kherso nese, Sir William Peel, and Tigress for transport seryiee. They will probably be employed in the China waters. The Times corrects the statement made yesterday : instead of the sailings there and at Liverpool being 8,000 tons in excess of the tonnage placed on the berth, the difference was the other way. According to a telegram from Hong Kong, dated Nov. 15, the rate of exchange had - declined to 4s. Bd., which is about 11 per cent. more favourable to this country. The prices of tea are said to have become firmer, while those of silk showed an opposite tendency. The Times city article says the colonial produce mar kets during, the week have been very firm, but Kan experienced little variation, the supplies brought forward being small. The prices of several leading staples, how ever, show a further tendency to improvement. Business. generally, will not be fully resumed till Tuesday, the 3rd of next month. MONEY MARKET, &c. The railway traffic returns of the United Kingdom, for week ending Dec. 17, show an increase of £37,890 over same week last year. The first annual drawing of bonds of the Turkish 6 per cent. loan; of 1858, took place yesterday. 97 bonds, representing. £ 50,000 of 1 per cent. on the nominal amount of the loan, were drawn, and will be paid off at par by the contractors on the . Ist March next.—Daily Hews. The Mornivg Herald says, there was ft moderately active demand for. money at the Bank, but it was not of a character.to lead to any apprehension ,of pressure. Out of doors the enquiry increased, though only to the extent of supporting the terms for the negociation of first-class bills at 2 per cent. The funds opened at a slight improvement, int showed dulness in the afternoon. The latest quotations were, however, a trifle better than those of yesterday. The principal British railway stocks were strengthened in the afternoon by the limited supply of stock in the market. The demand for money has increased, But there was no pressure. No gold was taken from the Bank for the Continent. The Russian exchange experienced, this afternoon, a movement unfavourable to this country. The Bank return shows that the stock of bullion is nearly stationary.—Daily News. Although the political feeling is favourable, and there is renewed tendency to firmness on the Paris Bourse, the English funds continue inactive, and nearly all other descriptions of securities show heaviness. In the general discount market, to-day, the - demand has been very active. At the Bank the applications were also com paratively large, but less than in other quarters. In the foreign exchanges the rates on France were slightly higher. The railway market has exhibited a inner appearance, chiefly owing to the small supplies of stock brought forwhrd. The heavier British descriptions have especially improved.—Ziines. STAFFORDSHIRE IRON TRADE. Mr. Samuel Griffiths, in his weekly circular, sayi "Reports have been. currently circulated during the week that the Prussian Government had abolished the duties on all kinds of English Iron. It is true nen tiations have recently been on foot with the Prussian Government, with the view of effecting this very desirable object, but we are sorry to say that they have utterly failed for the present, and so far from the duty being abolished, no change whatever has taken place in the duties on any - kind of iron imported by this country into Prussia. The preliminary meeting of the Ironmasters will be held next Thursday at Dud ley, no doubt present rates for finished Iron will then be confirmed for next quarter. The Iron trade of all the Staffordshire continues sound and healthy, the mills and f orges ' b e in g in full operation. The activity in the Pig Iron department is unabated. • The meeting at Wolverhampton on Wednesday last, was far above an average in mint of numbers. The market .was .buoyant,.. bordering' on a little _ e xcitement, and a very large quantity of Pigs changed hands, with fully the turn of the market against buyers ; the best kinds of Mine Pigs being in inc rease d request at improved rates. The sales effected were Na tive Hydrates, and best All Mine Brands. Large lots of Cleator Moor [hematite, Barrow Haematite (Schneid er , Hannay. and Co.'s), and Workington were disposed of, and indeed all kinds of Forge Pigs were in active demand, and sellers generally asked 2s. 6d. a ton more money (which was in many . cases paid) upon the prices which ruled three weeks since. The orders from the United States this week are on the late moder ate scale • the same may be said with regard to the South Americani States. On the other band, the demand for Australia and other Colonies, the East Indies, and the Mediterranean,is considerably more brisk,more orders having come to hand for these markets for Plates, Sheets, and Hoops, than have been received for several weeks past. The demand for Shanghai, Canton, and Foo -chow - foo, for Nail Rods, and ene or -two other kinds is • very :good, but freights have advanced to no '!less than 80s. for Liverpool ship ' meats to Shanghai, which - bids fair to put a dead lock on shipments of Iron for.the China market for the pre sent.. The -shipoWners -are crying out for protection, while they are ..adVancing the freights no less than 25 per cent., .to the ;great injury of our trade in the Chinese ports. •On the whole the' trade has improved consulerablfin every department during the past week, the Pig makers generally having sold heavily for forward deliveries, are not disposed to sell except at an advance of 2s. 6d. ;-and the increase in- the orders for Malleable iron this week has improved the tone of the market in this department. The official list of prices of Finished Iron as - fellows :-Common Staffordshire Bars, £7 los. at the works; Best Bars, £Blos. ; Sheets, £9; Doubles, £lO 10E, - ; Nail Sheets, £8 10s. ; Latin, £12.; Boiler Plates, t,9; Best and Best Best, in pro portion ; Common Rods, £7 10s. • Hoops, £8 10s.; Gas Strip, £8 ; Canada Plates, £l2, and all other sorts in proportion,' Current prices of Pig Iron: Staffordshire Cold Blast; £4 10s. ' • best Native Hydrate Pigs, £3 15s. to £4 2s. 6d.; 'first class All Mine Grey Forge Pigs, £3 10s. to £3 15s. ; good Mine Pigs'with a mouicum of Flue Cinder, £3 to £3-ss. ; Mine Pigs, deterioriated by Cinder, £2 12s. 6,1. to £3 ; Grey Forge Cinder Pig Iron, £2l2s. 6d. to £2 i 75.•6d, ; Melters, Nos 1,2, and 3, £2lss. to £32s. ; superior makes of All Mine Melting Iron, £3los. to £4, according to make and quality. Favourite Shropshire and Forest of Dean Brands, £4 10s. The Glasgow market for Beath Pigs has been very sensitive during the past week, and a pressure of speculative sales sent prices down on Monday last to 555. 61 Subsequently the buying became stronger, and the market has gradually recovered itself to the starting point, 575. 9d. cash, and closes firmly with a prospect of a further advance. Warrants, prompt cash, 575. 9d. per ton ; one month open, -58 s. ; two months ditto, 58s, 3d. ; three months ditto, 58s. 6d. Gartsherrie, 595. ; Calder, 58s. ; Coltness, 575. 6d. ; - Glengarnoek, 58s. The shipments for the week were 10,357 tons, against 9,331 tons, corresponding week of last year. Copper.-At the Truro ticketing on Thursday, 4,906 tons of Ore were sold, realising £29,417 Os. 6d. ; this, compared with last week's sale, shows an advance in the standard of £5 7s. 9d. per ton ; if compared with the corresponding sale of last month, the advance in the standard is £8 Bs. Sd. per ton. The large sale of Foreign reported in our last sheet, has considerably stiffened - the market for English. The demand continues active for all sorts, smelters, however, take orders cautiously at present rates. Fixed rates are likely to advance either id. or ld. per pound before the end of the year.-Lead : The market :more healthy; smelters firm holders, and more hopeful for the future. English Pig, £2l ss. to £2l 10s. ; Sheets, £22 55. to £22 10s. ; Patent Shot, £25 ss. to £25 10s. ; Spanish Soft, £2O 15s. to : Market without change for English, with a quiet steady business doing. Holders of Banca are firm at late prices. • Several parcels of Straits have changed hands this week at full rates.-Tin Plates : The demand in this district is perhaps a shade better; the trade, however, feels a degree of that languor which has characterised it during the whole of the last three months; prices unchanged. Spelter : A ritoderaie . business has been done durini the week ; on the spot - £2l 17s. 6d. ; for spring deliveries £22 ss. to £22 10s, 'Zinc; English Sheet £27 ss. Swedish Steel; Keg ecarce, price £l9 to £l9 ss. per ton; Faggot £2l; Regulus: French star £5O. Quicksilver ; £7 per bottle ' of .75 lbs , less three per cent., of course tare and tret allowed. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKF,T.—DEc. 24 There has been a quiet market for Cotton to-day, and prices remain about the same. The sales, inclnd ing 10 Pernambuco at 4d to 74, 100 Bahia at 7d, 100 Egyptian at 74d to 9d,, 400 Surat at 49d to 51d, are reported 4,00 a bales to the trade. LIVERPOOL ..A.GRICUL' 'URAL MARKET, DEC. 24. s. d. e. (1. Hay, old 0 11 to 0 13 Ditto, new ... 0 11 Ditto, clover 0 Ol e ... 0 11 Green Clover Vetches 0 - 0 ... 0 0 Straw, wheat Ditto, oat Ditto, barley 0 4 ... 0 5 Oats, in straw 0 0 ... 0 0 Potatos, flukes 0 6 0 0 s. d. s. d. Potatos, kemps 4 3 to 4 6 Do. Seedlings. 3 0 ... 3 6 Do. whiterocke 3 . 0 3 3 Do. Balshaw . 0 0 0 0. Do. Beldrums. 0 0 ... 0 0 Do. cattle Turnips 25 0 ...23 0 Carrots 30 0 ...31 0 Mangelwurzel 24 0 _25 0 Manure 5 0 ... 6 6 ST. JOHN'S M. s. d. s. d. Beef lb 0 6 G 0 10 Mutton Veal Lamb, fore qr „ 0 9 „ 0 0 „ 15 0 ~21 0 Fresh Pork Lobsters „ 1 0 „ 1 4 Salmon ,, 0 • 0 „ 0 0 Cod Fish Soles Bret Turbot Had decks „ 0 4 „ 0 0 Fresh Butter „ 1 4 „ 1 8 Salt ditto Grapes, for „ 2 6 „ 0 0 Do. Eng _„ 0 0 „ 0 0 Cherries „ 6 0 „ 0 0 Damsons „ 0 0 ~ 0 0 Eggs 11124 13 0 „ 0 0 Peaa, WA peck 0•0 „ 0 0, Potatoes, /a peck 0 8 „ 1 '4 Asparagus, 100 0 0 0 0 RKET.-DEC. 24. • s. d. s. d Fowls, couple 3 ord 3 6 Ducks Rabbits, c'ple 2 0„ 2 . 4 Pigeons, „ 1 2„ 1 6 Grouse, brace 4 0„ 9 0 Partridges per br 3 0 „ 3 6 Black Game „ 6 0„ 7 0 Pheasants,Vbrce 7 0 „ 8 0 Snipes llO 2 0 Currants, r. &w. 0 0 „ 0 0 Gooseberries,p. qto 0 „ 0 6 Strawberries,Vlqt 0 0 „ 0 0 Larks doz 1 0 „ 0 0 Geese each 4 0 „ 9 0 Turkeys „ 4 0„10 0 Hares Cucumbers, each 0 0 „ 0 0 Apricots, per doz.o 0 „ 0 0 Peaches, each ... 0 0 „ 0 0 Nectarines d 0.... 0 0 „ 0 0 Pines, for., each 0 0 „ 0 0 Do: Eng „ 6 6 „ 8 6 Filberts, per lb. - 1 6 „ 0' 0 LONDON TALLOW MARKET.-DEC. 24. The - buoyancy of thi market is maintained, and afresh improvement of 3d. to 6d, per cwt. has occurred this morning, prices beingrquoted is follows :—Peteriburk Y.C., on the spot, 58s. 6d. ; all the month, 58s. 6d.; January to March, 58s. ; March alone, 58s. 3d. MARKET AVERAGEi.—Town tallow,-595. 6d. ; fat b ditto, 3s. lid. ; yellow Russian, 595. 6d.; melted stun', 43.5. 6d. ; rough ditto, 255. ; talOw,greaves, 15s. ; mood dregs, 7s. LONDON MINING MARKET.—DEc. 24. In the Mining Market to-day Wheal Edward shares are rather more :offered, and are marked in the Stock Exchange East Wheal Russell have been dealt in at 12 to 2 , being dull, and Wheal Trelawney at 29a. Shares in Pelyn Wood, South Caradon, Wheal Hooper, Tamar Consols, Wheal Unity, North Roskear, and Wheal Ludcott have also met with attention. There are inqUiries for the ' St. John del Rey and Great Northern Copper (South Australia) shares ; the former are marked'l9i, ex div., and the latter prem. Eng lish and Australian Copper have been dealt in at it, and Dun Mountain Copper, at dis. BOROUGH HOP MARJiET.—DEc. 24. Holderi or most new Hops refuse to sell, except at higher terms. The market generally is in a healthy state. DONCASTER CATTLE MARKET.-DEC. 24. The Beef market very badly attended with both buyers and sellers, and trade very stagnant, with scarcely any business done. Pigs in moderately good supply, and no alteration in prices. Pork, 6s. 4d. to 6s. 6d. ; prime quality, 6s. 9d. per stone. DONCASTER CORN AIARKET.—DEc. 24. No vessels arriving we have only had a small supply of Wheat, but an average quantity of samples, showing trade has been Sum, rather tending upwards, but no quotable alteration in valuation, and trade altogether of a quiet - eharacter. Barley utaltered, — fine sarepres in request. Good heavy Oats and file Beans sold freely, at former prices. NEWCASTLE CORN MARKET.—DEc. 24. Farmers' Wheat in moderate demand, but the market is a holiday one. Wheat slow at is. per quarter decline from the prices of this day week. Flour : Scarcely any sales, and prices unaltered. Barley : Fine malting samplea at Tuesday's rates ; inferior no demand. Oats quiet. Arrivals from Scotland to a fair extent, and prices are in favour of the buyers. Beans and Peas sell more freely at late rates. -- CARLISLE CORN MARKET.—DEc. 24. We had a fair supply of all kinds d'f grain this morn ing. Prices were slightly in favour of buyers for Wheat. Oats and Barley.maintained their value. CORK CORN MARKET.—DEc. 24. White Wheat, 2.55. to 28s ; Red, 225. to 225. ed. ; Barley, 16s. to 20s. 6d.; Oats, 1 ls. Bd. to 13s. 9d. DROGHEDA CORN MARKET.—DEc. 24. We had a rather small supply of Grain at our market, and prices on both oats and barley show an advance of 6d. per barrel on the week. Wheat again at late quo tations, 295. to 30s. ; red, 28s. to 28s. 6d. ; white oats, 14s. to 14s. 6d. ; black oats, 12s. 6d, to l vs. ; barley, 19s. to 20s. The !Hudson's Bay Seal Skin Cloaks and "Atlas, One Guinea each, at the New Shawl aid Mantle Ware house, 40, Bold-street.—Shellard . and Hodgson, Pro prietars. TO CORRESPONDENTS.: Short letters are invited on matters of public interest. They should be legibly written on one side of the paper- only. Under no circumstances can we insert communications not at companied by the author's real name and . address, -which -are required, not necessarily for publication, but as guaran tees of good faith. MONDAY, .DECEMBER 26, 1859. THE DAY'S NEWS. The postponement of the Congress for a fort night—that is, from the fifth to the nineteenth of January—has been _occasioned, it is believed, by the still unsettled arrangements for the represen tation of all 'the European Powers whom it is deemed desirable to make parties to some final settlement of the Italian question. Sardinian and Italian interests will find in the Congress two very able defenders in Count Cavour and M. Desambrois, who have now been formally ap pointed by the King,—his Majesty, it is said, having insisted upon their presence, expressly as a matter of defence. The King of Naples, it is noW settled, shall• be represented by two able Plenipotentiaries, in order that his interests also may not be overlooked. There is still one', preliminary difficulty, we understand, having \ re ference to the Popedom • and it is not probable that the recent semi-of ; French pamphlet, " The Pope and the Congress," has any other effect than, to increase that difficulty—although its influence may be very beneficial, if only in preparing Congress for a proposition to reduce the -Popedmn within the small limits proposed as an indispensable requisite to the permanent peace of Italy. In so far as any indications can be relied upon, of the views of the French Emperor respecting the Popedom, there is. .every reason to believe that his Majesty is' quite decided in those views respecting it given in the cele brated pamphlet, which is supposed to have been written under his. direction. The far-seeing Emperor is no doubt - convinced that the Pope must henceforth confine himself strictly within the patrimony of St; Teter. And to enforce this object will, no doubt, be one of the endeavours of the Congress, and it will of course receive the support of England, Prussia, and Russia, as well as of France and Sardinia. The Spaniards are now doing battle with the "Moors with better effect. The Spanish army, Under General Prim, has repulsed an attack on .the road to Tetuan, with a view of obstructing the works, in a manner which shows that, since _the Spanish army is now reinforced, the Moors Will in all probability be driven within their fortresses. According to accounts received by the Bombay mail, there would still appear to be considerable doubt respecting the fate of Nana Sahib. 'There is some reason to believe, it would seem, that he' i still alive, and at the head of a large party of mutineers and rebels encamped in the Nepaul jungle. At any rate, there is a large rebel force- there, either under Nana, or some other desperate 1 - chieftain; and as a body of Nepaulese troops were about to commence operations against them, we may hope by the next arrival to hear of their dispersion. The declaration of the Roman Catholic laity of sympathy for the Pope under his troubles as a temporal Sovereign, and with the view of favour ing the restoration of his temporal dominions although rather numerously signed, has, by no means, obtained the unanimous assent and appro bation of that large and respectable body of our fellow slip - juts in England. Mr. Petro has ad dressed wetter to the Times, in which he protests against it, and maintains that the temporal power of the Pope forms no part of the religion of Ro man Catholics. It is very desirable, therefore, that a counter-declaration should be signed in order to•disabuse the public mind on a subject.. which is calculated to interfere injuriously with the interests of the Roman Catholics. The sailors of the Princess Royal, it will be seen, are to be released from custody to-morrow, which is the day before the expiration of a month's imprisonmenti—the' Admiralty having recom mended that this should be regarded as a sufficient punishment, and that her Majesty should there fore exert the Royal clemency and remit the re mainder of the three months' imprisonment, inflicted by tile sentence of the court martial. We have telegraphic-intelligence from Queens town, conveying the news that the 'steamers City of Manchester, and Europa, from New York, had both arrived at that port, landed passengers and mails, and proceeded towards Liverpool; The news so conveyed are interesting in many points of view, but from the importance of their indication, and the all but certainty that in course of this morn ing, or to-day, we will be furnished with ample details, we do not deem it desirable to enter into particulars, and content ourselves at present with merely calling attention to the outline already referred to. THE Peelites, if they have a spark of patriotism or conscience within them, must be beginning to - find out the inconsistency and the danger of their present vague ;connection with a Government - which includes an extreme politician like Mr, *ILNER GIBSON, and a vacillating partisan like Lord Jom RUSSELL. We have had a great deal said of late years about fanciful and useless adherence to old theories and exhausted memories. But of all the inconsistent uses to which the recollections of the past can be put, the vainest and the Worst is the practical influence supposed to be still depending upon . imaginary ties. t 6 the memory of a deceased statesman. The notion that the character of the late Sir ROBERT PEEL can be fitly made a . stalking horse for violent partisanship, and in reality a fund on which incipient democracy can indirectly draw for support, is surely not more fanciful - and more dangerous, than it is a deep injury to the memory of a Constitutional politician. Granted there are some few anti quated foSsils", here and there stiffly embedded in the long since up turned strata, and still passing.a sort of galvanised life on the memories of "protection and so-called monopoly, there is something more unreasonable in an intelligent body of political believers pretending to draw their inspiratiOn on general subjects from the past history of a single life. It is more unreasonable, because the other is, at worst, an excusable though barren reminiscence ; while this is meant to serve as a rule of conduct, and to influence the fortunes of a party. The perverted way in which such a delusive and unfruitful notion is likely to work, when turned into a prin ciple of action, is just .what we see in , the actual position of Parliamentary poli tics. Either these devotees suffer a moral paralysis in their public life, or when their com bined forces borrow a form of momentary activity they are at the mercy of designing men and liable to be swayed hither and thither in the exigencies and variabilities of party complications. The Peelites are sometimes drags on the Parlia mentary machine, their support is calculated about as a chance both by one side and the other. Often in these occasions of doubt and nicely weighed questions, their own unsteadiness and want of purpose are found in the end to neutralise their maral influence; so that in not unimportant contests they become the odd man among the gamesters whom familiar custom recognises as the " Jack." But it is a more serious accusation against their patriotism and conscientiousness that the merest personal considerations should be found at other times sufficient to do that, which high political motives and honest convictions should do at all times, and cannot,—and that is, intensify their opinions, and decide their advo cacy. Will any one tell us that it was any distinct conviction that threw the pretended adherents of Sir ROBERT PEEL into the arms of the present Ministry and their more consistent followers P What sympathy of creed is it that forms the bond at present existing through inter mediate gradations between extreme Liberals and Peelites Let us admit that there is a probable motive for intellectual men—such as it is the boast of many Peelites to be—in the wish to keep aloof from party organisations, with all their intolerance, their narrow-mindedness, their worship of words and names, their aspirations for place and power, their net-work of lower motives, and degradation of the principles of public conduct : let us admit this; yet we could expect that when the moment arrives which drags them out of their mental dream, and forces them into party arrangements, they might be found ranged on the side nearest to their traditions; and not in voluntary league with opinions alien from their original con victions. There is something pretty, no doubt, in the old Lucretian suave marl ?myna principle ; nor need it be a wholly selfish feeling, to wish rather to contemplate and criticise the struggles in the ocean of politics, than mix among them ourselves. Yet if it be even conceded that this temper of mind is as suitable for the politician as the philosopher, it must be for newspaper and not Parliament politicians. The field of private life is the only satisfactory stage for the in dependence and the indifference of criticism. But it is not with Peelites thinking and criticising that we have to do. Unfortunately for them they sometimes vote ; they are called on to support a Government ; worst test of all, they are sometimes invited to enter one. .It is the Peelites come out of their philosophy, that can alone challenge the atten tion or the apprehensions of the country. And it is precisely in their activity as party men that their present doubtful position much disturbs our calculations. We should never care to object to their• little prejudices and eccentricities of opinion, on their own account. Time is the surest and best wearer out of these mental peculiarities. But we have a right to expect, the country has a right to expect, those who revere the memory of the late'Sir ROBERT PEEL have a right to expect, that if they do enter into party alliances, their allegiance will be reserved for the party_ of the. Constitution.. It is idle. for these independent thinkers to suppose that they effect an available compromise by the platitudes they may utter, or the admiration they may profess, or even the advocacy they may venture to promise, in favour of Constitu tional principles. It is evident that the best interests of the nation are 'now greatly in danger, less from any conscious -wish to endanger them, or from legitimate power in the hands of those who entertain such a wish, than from party com plications and deceptions. The Constitution is not to be saved by talking about it, nor the intro duction of pernicious changes prevented by de , precating them. The country is now in the hands of Party organisations, and those who take part in public life have a ,very definite duty before them. It is to disunite themselves at once and decisively from the party-which affects the good opinion of Mr. BRIGHT and the democrats ; it is to throw themselves into the opposite scale, which needs only a small addition to weigh down all the open and disguised enemies of the Commonwealth. THE two great questions that are destined to agitate the approaching session of Parliament— agitate it, in all probability, to its dissolution— are those of * Our representation and our taxation. To both these questions Ministers are more or less committed,—to the first, indeed, most de3i d.edly so, since it formed the means by which they contrived to climb into office. Not only are they pledged, therefore, to bring forward a measure for further reforming the representation of the people in Parliament, but it must be a mea sure of a superior character : the " Advanced Liberals" will insist that it must be a measure of a very Radical description—much more so, we may depend upon it, than probably a majority of the Ministry will ever assent to. But connected with that question is the other one of taxation. .• All our Radical Reformers are now taxation, as well as representation, Reformers. They have found out, they tell us, that the one is, or ought to be, indissolubly connected with the other. That is to say, that since taxation can only be levied by that branch of the legislature which embodies the representation of the people in Par liament, taxation itself must ever be materially 'affected by the character of such representation. Nor are we disposed to dispute this, as a theory. But just because there is such a theory,' and the principle of it is one th a t must not be altogether lost sight of in any system of representation, is it' requisite that FRANCE. PARIS, Dec 24. The Patrie of this evening states that Senor, Calderon Colantes will be first plenipotentiary 01 Spain at the Congress, Senor Martinez de la Rosa having refused the post on account of his health. The Pays pretends that all the journals are in error in their interpretation of the pamphlet i Pape et le Congres, which, according to the Pays , guarantees the Pope all his present possessions. The. important part played by the artillery in the Crimea and Italy, and the success of the . rifled cannon, are about to lead to a considerab le ' extension of that arm, and a project for its re organisation is now under re-examination by th i ° , Minister of War. The Emperor has employ e( ' himself in moulding the project. The Paris correspondent of the Herald says Of pamphlet on the Pope is attributed to N' Mocquard, the Emperor's secretary. La Presse says the plan suggested will Mee", with the assent of England, Russia, Prussia , an Sardinia, and, of course, France. The Opinione National publishes accounts OW ' ing that the plan of restrictinq the temporal powe r of the Pope is the reproduction of a project eon: ceived by the first Napoleon ; and further, that 1798 the Court of Vienna endeavoured to ind ne __ the European powers to give Rome and th e tifical states to the House of Savoy in ex changy for its subalpine possessions, while the PoP e should have retired' to a convent. It is stated that the Papal P Count Walewski yesterday, in order to de ma an explanation on the rumoured official origillv, the pamphlet Le Pape et le Congres. Count: Walewski gave a positive denial t o this riunour• PARIS, Dec. THE FRENCH FUNDS. 12.7 P.M.—Market opens with a downw 3ra tendency ; Rentes, 70 40. 3.25 P.M —There was little doing, but th e Bourse closed firm. Final quotation of Rentes' 70 40 ; showing a decline of 10 centimes si-u ce yesterday. TURKEY. THE SUEZ CANAL QUESTION. 24. M ARSEIL LES, Dec . Letters from Constantinople of the 14th .1112, state that after numerous sittings of the 1)17; a definitive solution was adopted, calling uP irs Europe to settle the Suez canal question ?.1 political bearing by gndranteeing the into:P . l, l r the Turkish Empire. M, Theuvenel a 0,4,1 the the two-fold subject should be dealt with in cautious and Constitutional manner. Now, the Radical idea is all in favour of direct taxation. This is the object, as our readers well know, of the " Liverpool Financial Reform Asso ciation," which is a Radical body of the first water; and not only direct taxation, but taxation _ in a direction which would confine it very much to those who are above a certain status in society. Their object is to relieve from taxation, as much. as possi ble, the NVO rking classes ; and, as a principle, sofar as it can be justly practicable, much, no doubt, can be said it its favour. Yet, after all, were we under a system of direct taxation, and were the " working classes exempt from it immediately,. still they would virtually have it to bear in the adjustment of the wages of labour. It must. of necessity enter into the cost of everything to which manual or other labour is applied. Andif' the working classes were by such a system directly exempt from taxation, and their share of the public burdens had to be paid by their employers, their wages must of necessity be paid at lower rates. The same reasoning will apply to even a modification of taxation, with the same object in view. Besides, under direct taxation, there is no opportunity afforded for escape from it; whereas, under the present system, it is in every man's power, according to his means, and the circumstances of the moment, to dis criminate as to the consumption of such articles as contribute, whether by means of Customs or ' Excise duties, to the public Revenue. We have been led into these few cursory remarks by a letter 9f one of the advocates of direct taxation, which . has been addressed to the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. The plan he proposes, is, to establish three direct taxes,—a property . tax,—a business and profes sional tax,—and, what he calls, a residential tax; and on these three direct taxes he would base the - Parliamentary franchise. Mr. GLADSTONE, how- , ever, in a very courteous reply, cannot hold out any hope that the State would ever adopt such a plan as this ; while, as to his general premises and conclusions the right honour able gentleman very reasonably craves per mission to suspend his judgment. Mr. GLAD STONE admits, however, that it is " desirable in a high degree when it can be effected, to connect the possession of the franchise with the payment of taxes, and always .to establish flag right of the, individual voter by reference to some external' and independent standard." Now there is in volved in this view of the case a very sound principle. But then it is the very principle which was kept in view in the changes of the representation of the people that were proposed by the Reform Bill of Lord Derby's Ministry " The external and independent standard" was not, perhaps, very distinctly defined,—but there - , it was ; the bill proposed to extend the elective franchise to various classes of the people who' came up to such a standard. Mr. GLADSTONE himself, it is true, voted for that Bill ; but his present colleagues opposed it, in order, it was evident, to effect their restoration to office. If, therefore,. Mr. GLADSTONE be consistent, he will have much difficulty, we cannot but think, in being a party to any Reform Bill which would depart in any material degree from the principles which it was the great object of Lord DERBY'S Bill to give a safe and salutary effect to. The common rumour is, that Mr- GLADSTONE is already at issue with his colleagues upon the measure they are preparing ; and, 'for our part, we shall not be much surprised if, even before the meeting of Parliament, a rupture /5 the consequence. THE LATEST NEWS. IBY BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.] 4 NORTHERN DAILY TIMES. Monday, December• 26, 1859.